California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 38, Number 11, 26 September 1872 — A LEGEND OF NORWAY—FOR AMERICAN MOTHERS. [ARTICLE]

A LEGEND OF NORWAY—FOR AMERICAN MOTHERS.

Tbere is in Norway a story of a girl wbo had a bur-or uf becoming a mother, and therefore, the evening before htr marriage, went to tbe water* mill where tbewitcb dwelt, to. a k for some remedy wbicb should prevent tbis. Tbe witch gave ber twelve seeds which sbe was to fling into tbe millpool. This sbe did without thinking any more about it; but at eacb seed she flung into the water there was beard a slight sigh ; It was a child's heart tbat broke eacb lime. Sbe became a wile, Lnt remained childless ; In old age remorse seised ber.

Her band was unstained with blood, and yet sbe waa a murderess, and endured agony of mind as an infanticide.

One day, she went into the church to pray lor tbe removal of ber guilt, she saw her twelve un - born sons staoding before tbe altar, and tbeir whole race, all tbeir descendants, the number of which was so immense that tbey filled all the aisles of ibe cburcb. And she knell down lo pray— she, the taarderees of a whole race I T.ie clergyman broke furlb in anger against the woman., sin : " I will not grant thee absolution, and God the Lord will be equally unforgiving. Sooner shall roses spring up out ot the flag-stones than I forgive tbee."

The night that she had this vision in the church theclerymun dreamed ibu same Ihingas tbe old wonmn, and wben be awoke the flag-stone bad split, aod twtlve odoroje roses grew out of tbe apertures. There were tho twelve sons of the childles9 wile. "Now is our mother happy,'' said the clergyman, and sought for ber in tbe church wbeie she lay dead before tbe altar.—Rural Soulhttner. \ Foa Ornvsivs Bbiath. Tbe best and safest way to remove this is by usiog from six to ten drops of the concentrated solution of chloride of soda In a wineglassful ol pure spring wtter, taken immediately after tba operations ot ihe morning are completed. If tbe odor arise from carious teeth, rinse tbe mouth well with.a t.aspoonful ol tbe solution of tbe chloride in a tumbler of water. There is one thing that can always be found — and tbat is, a t ml.. Tbe flower wbicb we do not pluck is tbe only one which never loses it beauty or its fragrance. — Algtr. There is noghost so difficult to lay as tbegbost of an injury.— Orlando Smith. Everybody remembers the first cigar and tha first sweetheart. Papa—" Well, Sissy bow do you like your school?" Siasy—"Ob, aomuts." Papa—"Thai's rigbt. Now tell me all you bave learned to- day Siaay—" I bave learned the names of all the lit— c, c boys."