rights of his neighbor, he is bound to obey this law himself; that is, he is bound, in all his intercourse respecting the personal liberty, character, reputation, property, and families of others, to obey the law of reciprocity, or to do unto others, as he would that others should do unto him.

2. If other men disobey this law, and injure him, he is bound not to take redress into his own hands, but to leave it to the society; that is, the courts of law, to whom, he has agreed that all such cases shall be referred.

3. As he has agreed that all laws shall be made by legislators, he is bound to obey all the laws which they make, consistent with the power which he has entrusted into their hands.

4. As he is a member of the community which has promised to protect every individual, he is bound to use all means necessary to ensure that protection. He is bound to make every effort in his power, to secure to every individual, whether high or low, rich or poor, the full enjoyment of his rights; and, if he be wronged, the full redress for injury.

5. As the purposes of government cannot be carried on without expense; since governors, legislators, judges, etc., must be paid for their services; and, as every one has the benefit of these services, every one ought, willingly, to bear his share of the pecuniary burden.

To illustrate what has been said in the preceding remarks. Suppose a man has stolen your horse, and there were no laws, and no government. You might go to him and ask him for it, and he would refuse to give it up. Suppose you attempted to take the horse away by force, the man might resist you, and if he were stronger than you, would drive you away, and injure you, or perhaps kill you, to prevent you from troubling him. You thus could have no remedy, and the next day, he might take your cow, or turn you out of your house, and you could not help it.

But suppose there were laws, and a government; observe now how differently you would be situated. In this case, there would be a law to prevent men from

stealing; and judges to decide whether a man had stolen; and officers to punish the thief, and to reclaim the property taken.

Let us now suppose the horse to be stolen. Instead of going to the man who stole it, you would go to one of the judges, called justices of the peace, and inform him that the man had stolen your property. He would immediately send for the thief, and bring him before him. If the thief would not come, the sheriff who was sent, would have power to order all the men in the town to help him. You would then tell your story, and the man would tell his; and, if you could prove the horse to yours, the justices would give him up to you, and would send the man to jail, to be tried for the crime of stealing. When the judges of the higher court came together, twelve men of the neighborhood would be appointed, who are called jurors, or jurymen. The thief would then be brought before them, and the witnesses would be examined, to prove whether the man did steal the horse, or whether he got him some other way. judge would explain the law, and the jurors would decide whether the man was guilty or not guilty. If he was not guilty, he would be set at liberty. If he was guilty, the judge would pronounce the punishment of the law for stealing. If it was imprisonment, the sheriff would take him to prison, and he would be kept there, until the time expired, for which he was sentenced.

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We see from this case, how much better every one can obtain justice, where there are laws and government, than when there are none; and, hence, how great a blessing it is, to live in a civilized country, where such laws exist.

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EATHERBY, FREDERIC EDWARD, an English song writer and lawyer; born at Portshead, Somerset, October 4, 1848. He was graduated from Oxford in 1871 and was called to the bar of the Inner Temple in 1887. He is widely known as the writer of popular songs, many of which have been given musical settings. Among them are Nancy Lee; Polly; Three Old Maids of Lee; Darby and Joan. Of his published volumes mention may be made of Muriel and Other Poems (1870); Wilton School (1872); Oxford Days (1879); Rudiments of Logic (1879); Questions in Logic, Progressive and General (1883); Two Children (1884); Lays for Little Ones (1898).

LONDON BRIDGE.

Proud and lowly, beggar and lord,
Over the bridge they go;

Rags and velvet, fetter and sword,
Poverty, pomp and woe.
Laughing, weeping, hurrying ever,
Hour by hour they crowd along,
While below, the mighty river
Sings them all a mocking song.

Hurry along, sorrow and song,

All is vanity 'neath the sun;

Velvet and rags, so the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.

Dainty, painted, powdered and gay,

Rolleth my lady by,

Rags-and-tatters, over the way,

Carries a heart as high.

Flowers and dreams from the country meadows

Dust and din through city skies.

Old men creeping with their shadows
Children with their sunny eyes,

Hurry along, sorrow and song,

All is vanity 'neath the sun;
Velvet and rags, so the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.

Storm and sunshine, peace and strife,
Over the bridge they go;

Floating on in the tide of life,

Whither no man shall know.

Who will miss them there to-morrow,
Waifs that drift to the shade or sun?
Gone away with their songs and sorrow;
Only the river still flows on.

Hurry along, sorrow and song,
All is vanity 'neath the sun;
Velvet and rags, so the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.

DARBY AND JOAN.

Darby dear, we are old and gray,
Fifty years since our wedding day,
Shadow and sun for every one
As the years roll on;

Darby dear, when the world went wry,
Hard and sorrowful then was I-
Ah! lad, how you cheered me then,

Things will be better, sweet wife, again!

Always the same Darby my own,
Always the same to your old wife Joan.

Darby, dear, but my heart was wild
When we buried our baby child,

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Until you whispered Heav'n knows best!" And my heart found rest;

Darby, dear, 'twas your loving hand

Showed the way to the better land

Ah! lad, as you kissed each tear,

Life grew better, and Heaven more near;

Always the same, Darby my own,
Always the same to your old wife, Joan.

Hand in hand when our life was May,
Hand in hand when our hair is gray,
Shadow and sun for every one,
As the years roll on;

Hand in hand when the long night-tide
Gently covers us side by side

Ah! lad, though we know not when
Love will be with us forever then;
Always the same, Darby, my own,

Always the same to your old wife Joan.

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EBB, CHARLES HENRY ("JOHN PAUL "), an
American humorist; born at Rouse's Point,

N. Y., January 24, 1834; died at New York, May 24, 1905. In early youth he ran away to sea, and on his return went to Illinois. From 1860 to 1863 he was editorially connected with the New York Times, in 1863-64 the San Francisco Bulletin, and in 1864 became editor of the Californian. He also wrote in the New York Tribune and other papers under the well-known name of "John Paul." His books are Laffith Lank, or Lunacy, a travesty of Charles Reade's Griffith Gaunt (1867); St. Twel'mo, or the Cuneiform Cyclopedist of Chattanooga, a travesty of Mrs. Wilson's St. Elmo (1868); John Paul's Book (1874); The Wickedest Woman in New York (1875); Parodies, Prose and Verse (1876); Sea-weed, and What We Seed: My Vacation at Long Branch and Saratoga (1876); Vagrom Verses (1888); and More Vagrom Verse (1901). He is also the author of two plays: