VOLINE 19i POETRY AND MISCELiIANY: WINTZIn. Hoe not that the earth is dreary. • When have flown the Sunitner t po Or that the bright and beautiful faded with the tioners. Hay not that Flghing Autthn ii indv, Breathe but of death and doom; Or that the tones of n intry blast, Are requtetne of the tomb. true lye love the Spring lone, - And the iephyr's ER% VC', low lore the garland's summer s} maths !slid a sunny, laughing sky. IVe love the dark boiNlis waving,. By n murmuring stream, iVhere the bright-Wimp:it birds are singing, And the .uniiirlit's But a hp eoutplain k dreariness? *till earth is bright and gay— Though the getitle, beauteous llow&-quee Has N andered far away. 11:hat though the tt orolland's music, Fur an lute i. hughed and .011, Or in ir y chlinn is sleeping now, The rippling, gliding rill? Ilath not the robe or Wintf'r, Hues ns brieht, and Glad, and warm As the ramhow frucs that Summer thugs romul her graceful form? *IICM -k log's 2.hronil w restung or hill .nolptlrrit glop; {Vitt should it in idn cold embrace, Eno rat , the souls of men! to Ivnttalt twart Atutll.l ref.l not, th,, liw 4 +4 ttim• nut vl,m Iwne.llll I It Ott. cl.oul. of SViliterh sky. ‘014) mourirst f;,r 1111 far ay..l) Till ‘s rlr duk.‘l hp thr Rprill -tiutc'a 6111 11.v!Ic 10 Its sutiiß limy. cm 11'hart• the wintry rt hide Y'.• p. NIT too n's to wly roitage. Awl hte 111th %% all gladitt,s fat. /kit:IIIII till . VT( I !IL: cc Illlderl'r I ‘ ll,lll path:4 Din; oi bull the pasaion dark. That rage and burn , Cu Ilion the spirit, SL 1,1,m rd u'er Grills tears A , ' 1,11, to ll1,1111.1 . 11:iriltilt,a r Er, )4,11A 11110-e4 tu I,ars. Wtk .411 AI thr • brat rn r•unlr • . rally. And plf•ZINIIT1 don u. tol light 1% it 11 I Vail,: Till . Cl/11)1.11 u•rutr)• iron u. Thou . )) mourn nut Alien iii Spri ( )r S 1111.111'r null :111111,11,1•N; Wit kill .11,1t1 . 01:1111•1.1111e.A, lVsiat•r (Lir o•-t how, THE Two FUNEII A or, 33cuevolcnre mono thai I= ..1 wrattig noc F:4111 sire. , that sicked the pc l ily's I,lloll—i Anil died .1 testiel—den. ilig - tb their peed A world e. iiifi uiy _o lougr away. Anil not one x uutr II) ethic% e the uork. hly fattier toiled like .Ixlani. gained his II ) !IN Idon 'Nllloi%illre: died, and 51( . 111 IL I, Lea% mg nie nu leg.tey, sax e v hat Ile Livvlit iiie to extract Crum yon old IlLik; IVtocli old-f.ishioncd taN, of Ilea% eti And that God A Iltp kale."—llene ri 'Pull •—tall—loll! sounded Gem the r t ling to and fio in the bitty spire that t into the air—a mighty finger in the mid, as eit . )—pointing, the earelt FS prv,er-hy the licavenii - nhich -i•pread theit laopy over it. As the e •12, firocecds ill its , An the base upwarilLl4ving the loft , idondid eddiee—loolsing in at the nyxvin T ke eyes half opened; seem to keep a jeal cr the mighty city—patising with amomeit .ducal, to mark what hour llimc's faithful si the ear nttl•ntivelh to catch then nil by the iron-tongued' preacher, as It , iaatonetics fearfully .tai ding death death i '. ihen sparing almost uninterinpleill!., it at ixhausted and weary, upon the gilded cross 1 lei y pinas.te, to which it cling. Cyr safety Hat the knotted tree which crow of:d tho cf Mount Calvary is poorly emblentatized ',able. and it awakes no holy aspirations It gazer, who, having gratified his curiosit dint doleful romild i‘t;ll bi calor open b Tell—toll=1011! it coines—through the. i —lawn the dizzy height—hovering for a 're streets below, and then soaring aloft, l‘a) upon the Sabbath air. From every direction people seem to bp flocking to , IIA t h e splendid structure, attracted as it( were, by the •asivetie influence of that doleful sound, as it breaks Oi n. ears—sending a thrill to the heart] Presently the (woe appears. There is lobe a funeral crevice; and a long train ciT carriages stojis opposite the isteway. The encollined body of the deceased is being elntepul into the church, followed by 'a long train of rlourners—with downcast eyes, and sorrowful courtte alnes—whose almost jetty black habiliments alone soald have a tendency to make the sad he l art bleed, even . 11.. re were tie other semblances of grief.' • Smelt some great man has passed away i 4 intellect been made dormant by the apt 40 1 . 31 , 41 it in one who has fought the anvil! r• - •oatountry on the battle-field, attd tourage..on laurels which may only croW .I^ath. Or, one, who. having girded of Muth, and clad in the garments of H u a ''z'nt , 4l in a high and noble warfare—fig! izati-t Error in its many guises: and, wit r. 414,, of his fellott,s has fallen in tl " .7 1, i all'the encomium.; of a world hez log. ha. inn& a nation !Imam, bi l l ''ll% 0111:i kwon a, to be rightly apprecitil ffIED Bet let um trith the crowd that is in the solemn services, she& wit sorro4t which guiihCs up from , The congregation is seated, and%Met. Tho solemn t''' ' " Z i dLii , bell IS ii;longer heard; and the last note of the ' 4 7?) o ,l' mg upon the oar. All is ttill as death.— The niq °° l ""ifclt is the quick, henry pilsations of the thousand lioart., heating their "funeral marches" in those 'l,..u.sand strellln g bosoms. Presently, rom a remote put of the buildin g , whero standsthe carved pulpit. _ :,- , 1,.. , , a voice saying, in tones of meastired rhetoric,— id,,,1 are the dead, Alto die in the Lcird"—and from ::. andience comes np tho response—"F Or they rest from '' hbolc and their works do follow thr And a w. averting onr CVOS from the "`I: tbero In that little pulpit, with hi ''' 'rd heaven, ;mil nuns outstretched fj i , :o , sii—lie, 1100 log gown hanging upott ' l i lt •,; min•nt, of self-righteousness urii '' h` 1" ,, t11..-11.1. us tvitintraw from tits ol:' ',,,. I', rd. Wilk t_i_)le • continuo I All ~ I I • - . i ' 1 . • r- (s . . .. . , . . , . .1. .. , i , .E,, -. _R .., ,• ~, 1 , •,• ~ I . .. .. . LS; °trio!). RIM MIME awl 111.11, MIMI 0-tolled bull towered high Ist of a . pupil- Upward—up j• broad, blue !laring oFeent roof of tho Ww., which, ous vigilance tar thought- entitle!. point langliage ta te' uttered in [ —death! and length rests, \nch crownsi and support. mitts raumnit V the guilded n the mind of y, 1110VC9 on, 11112 2 verted Mindy 110thiCrit ovur it gently dies -somo migh trit of death.— lex of his coin galantry and his temples nthe armor of I mtv, has been • titan 'manfully )'ale contending he mitten of the Aped upon him nt %%hose great tcd, in his sad entering, and tho mourner the fountain of Mister, as he s eyes upraised ' , ter the congre him as loosely i l ea the world's solemn ossem- their worship and learn vihat we can of the d , merits—his vices or his virtue • De we inquire of the rich? ing l)eon a man of immense f , luxu l ry; the envied of those be, posiiion ho occupied; and the morry their G od, Without Hal weahh, still ho hud yielde. tho sphero'in which ho had m idol. lie had served that idol tune had heou loft without a w contention an i fl strife among 11 heirS. Do we inquire of the tner , hent? Many a prudont, careful man, who has 'failed in business, charges hil, (satire upon him, whose severy and uncompromising I promptness has made it impo sible for them to meet his demands; while ho chuckled over their, downfall, simply because it added to his own dell'arte. Thus reaping his fortu i lie from.their misfortune his wealth Ili i con their pot: ertvi -1 . The mechanic spealyi i d hi umOling to pay a fair ermiv and the necessitous business BEM True, he had made large donations to some 'Foreign Missionary Society, and had ontributod liberallyfor the (fashionable) support of the ospol; for which Ii had bern heralded through the public prints as a maujof rent benevolence and noted piety. i hut the poor and the outcast. Have they nothing to i say become praise of his charity am benevolence? His name has become a terror to them. None ask the blessings of God upon him for his goodness; w h ile hundreds curse him for having driven them from the mean tenement they had occupied, because of their inability to meet his demands for rent at the exact ime specified. few days before his depth i Mr. Ross:for that was the name of the deceased, was seding in his counting-room, witli a newspaper in his hand, 1 from whikth ho was read • ing over and over again a huh! notice it contained of a 1 libinid donation which had i been made to ono ..if the elluijc lies by—himself. Ile was a portly, robust, hearty ll 100 ing Ma, apparently just gast the middle ago of life, 1,, %rid au habitual scoot upon iis face, and possessing a elf-sitilivicin, pompous suit o - manner, which made him disa l grecablo lin the extreme. Throwing from him tho paii l cille' had, been reading, be wits just about to strech Intl(' upon' a lounge, wh e t a l e:light rap at the door kroised him, Stepping - the door, wb -h _..piling qt. opehed, hu wit; surprised to girl about ten years of pgo, p witl l l a sweet, inUiletit connielli ItMS% ' "That ' s my name," said I you have any thing of me? 7 I he little girl Made no ref way, as if hesitating whether ... 31r. [Lye> w is of hasty let ) 1 patence with the little girl. s upon the fl oor, while witit o f ping against the door-post, tlt I I 1 nt the Warne time saying,_ in it 'Don't stand there -like a oirilie door-post. if you ha in and shut the door, or else iil .1 'rising from hit seat and advli abc.tt to stint it in !terrace. The tune and manner of t thoughtful position, and she ape ) rtment, at the sane tint, ttliielt that had stolen front he delicate wanderer, and press het! under lip to make it firm, open a chair near by, just as with a slam. Having done , and began looking o ref , som .! I I heod to his little viciter, unt I, 1 neSs, he had quite forgotten tl 1 eat. , A slight altetn! from the grOw (ioitoimpatient, nod „rte of confidence, mooed piper..and seeing her ho tr.tited. I My poor mother is very .fitatiry, "rind she sent olio °tithe Sale of our things that slio'may—" tears fil l ] ncr, and her voice becarir lon. "That she tnny what?" What right has she to 1•1:1 d she Rend the money h •\o, sir, oh! no, sir!" got no inoncy, and Ivo ai good men gave wi l . - heeausi to their order before he d`` food; and now that's all g pet on tho sale a few days 127111-" ”Can what?" Said Mr. iv° linty, to'clenr out wit 1"011! no, sir!" she rep? 'Jelled her bosom, and ni I pII. "She only wants hay r ~I ready to go: but she r d before ,die dies, and o the street. Oh! don ,ntinued, springing tort hand, which he with( ut, "it will kill her—it r sale may be she will vs elm will par you the II put it oil, won't you, loOking imploringly in ..!n covering her face wi though her heart wool IA dark frown had been r. Res, while the little i = opened hie inemorandil MOE "Humph!" sivid he to himself, as ho heavily closed the book. `"This is pretty well Wants me to postpone the sale!" he said, with a sneer; "and for what? Why, merely because her mother is sick, and thinks the sale Will kill her quite. lltm pit! ' Well, well; Minas -have come to a pretty pass the a man must be 'cheated out of his rout, and than have to ho insulted in this way by this miserable, filthy little creature. Come, come," he con tinued, addressing the lit to girl, "don't stand there blub bering. Go home and tthe came of your mother if she's sick." Yes, yes, I reccollectl'your father's impudence, aid I taught him a lesson that ho didn't forget right away. But the poor fool died before I had sufficiently revenged myself. "Coitia. come, you have been hare long enough," said ho, Tgain, at the same time motion ing her to leave the apartment.. "Tell your mother sho needn't giro herself an? unnecessary trouble about the matter, as I never make a practice of indulging my ten ants; and she may expect the Shorifftlicro this afternoon. SO you had better go hoMo and slick up your duds a lit tle, that they may brin a bettor price, and bo more like ly to yield me what is d i e." But tho little girl did pot hoer the latter Fuld this un feeling remark, for she had left the counting-room. and was gliding oat of the store as noiselessly as she had on , tored, when Mr. Ross stepped just outside the door and told ono of his clerks to be in attendance at the remidenco t r otTivAnzo,. : „.l 'SATURDAY MORNING ) . DEC . . ceased —lds merits or de- • boy speak of him as hav • rhino; living in ease and oath hiniwho coveted the dored of those who make •eing possessed of intellecti • 'unbounded influence, in • ved. Gold had beenhi ivelh l and now his vast for r ill. to become a matter o r oso who claimed to be 'n as a bard task-mastor— lent for labor Performed; lan knows him only as a to filch - he see Bh-tinting, there little but neatly clad, and lice, who ingnircd for Mr. ml go nil° man. "Would but stood in the door o venture in or not. yor, and becominiJout of ho stood with her eyes cant Io foot she was gently tap ew himself upon the lounge. n angry tone— ittle fool, kicking the paint ebusinecs With Inc, come )car out," nt the same time acing toward the door, arl it o man roused her from her darted noiselestly into the . britAing a tear from her r mild blue eye like a little, ing her teeth hard against she tremblingly sat down Mr.' Ross throw the door to this, hC stepped to his desk papereuithout paying any . in the excitement of busi hat there was any Mil) pros- Illittle girl. who bad bekitn to l ho had now gained some &- l ir. Ross to look ,up from his 'ettilantly asked her what bile sick," 'said she, with some Ic to ask you if you wouldn't for a few days, that she may led .tho eyes of the little pet?. l e so choked that she could not aslaql Mr. Ross unfeelingly. eel that I will pot ofr the sale! - you to pay the rent?" hhed the little girl, `•She ain't had nono only what somo father, as they said, belonged ed,' and we took that to buy ne, and the only wants von to o that she can—can—so that oss, interrupting her. "Can out paying rue the rent?" lied, while honest indignation ,ado her childish voice ,niore- die-in peace. She says she n't bear to have her furniture ter poor little daughter turned t do it, don't! good sir," she rds him, and seizing hold of ew as from the bite of n ser rill kill her: but if you put off et well, and then ono of these cut. You won't do it—yOu ood sir?" she raid, more calm () his face for a moment, and h both her hands she sobbed lirenk. gathering upon the face of in wasepoaking, but it soon rile, and turning to his desk, um book and cast his el es over of ;lira. ,at two o'clock that afternoon, to seo that there was no cheating done at thei sale of her furniture. As ho turned his eyes from the clerk to whom ho had been speaking, ho saw three gentleman who had just en;• tered the store and were making their way toward where ho stood, whom be at once recognized as tho pastor acid two of tho leading members of tho church of which he was a member. • 1 . - I "Ah! good morning, Mr. Prince," said Mr. Ross,..in a very altered tone from the one in which he had just been speaking, at tho same time extending his hand, which .was shaken cordially by that gentleman, who was a little in advance Of the other two; and you, too, Mr. Burtis, and you,' Mr. Wise. I aiu.glad toseo you, gen tlemen. You look unusually well this morning. Come, walk into my office and take a seat," sai he, handing them chairs. "I noticed a little girl come out of your office and step ping briskly through the store, pass out at the front door just as we entered," said Mr. I'd ice, addressing Mr. Ross, who colored slightly, fearing lost they might sus pect what had been her -. errand: Out he' regained his usual composure as that gentlesnani continued—" Some more of your kind arts of charity, I impose, as I saw the glistening tear of gratitude in her e -e as she passed by us at the door." ' Mr. Itoss's conscience smote him l somewhat at thisre mark, but ho quickly answered, though with some agi tation. "Oh, its only a trifling affair. The mother of the lit tle girl is 0110 of my tenants, and being very poor, and at present quite sick, has very honestly sent to tell me that she can not pay me the rent for the last qt l iarter. Know ing her to be n worthy woman, I told the little girl to tell her mother not to give herself any uneasiness about the rent, as I could not have the hest to require it of her when I knew she was sick andad no means of getting the Money. The poor little creature said, too, that they were' very destitute, and had nothing to ent in the house, and so 1 have given instruction'to ono! of my clerks to call there and see what ore her necessities, and have them all supplied. But it is a very little thing—a Mere trifle; and then it gave me no much pleasure to see the smite ofjoy that lit np the sweet, innocent face of the lit tle girl that I felt mjself richly, rewarded fur the small act of kindness I had done. my good brother," ho continued, evidently touch affected, "few know how tho poor stiller, and starve, and dio for the necessaries of life, while hundreds ride about in case and roll in luxury without ever giving them a thought. Could they once taste the pleasure I have felt, at il see their eyes fill with tears of gratitude as I have see t them, iti return for somo trilling act of kiiidness, they cn i uld not be so indifferent• to their necessitien—they could not stay their hund from doing deeds of chanty." . , Spite of his hard - heartedne7, Mr. !lose felt , a alight sting of conscie i nce as he closed this remark, awl taking up a paper, he commenced unfolding it as, if about to read, when Mr. Who stepped up to him and with 'a smile pointed him to a little qaragraph in a paper which that gentleman had been lioldin,g in his hand ever since they entered the office. A smile ofconlplaeency and vis ible regret mingled together tiponthe face of Mr. Ross as-he read 'a brief notice of his own liberality, which was spoken of iu terms highly commendable to the donor.— The fact was, Mr. Ross had given ono thousand dollora a tow al4lll borore-townni clearing up a 'wavy doldwhiab was resting upon the church, mention of which was made in the : public journals. The three gentlemen stood up and looked knowingly at each other, as Mr. Ross glanced his eyes over the article. and then manifested much surprise that it should have been made public.— ( fie had read the notice at least a dozen times that mor ning, and had as often repented him of the act, as•ho felt it was paying too dearly for a little reputation.) "Really, Mr. Ross," said Mr. Minis, as he laid aside t h e paper, `.l am proud to have the nequaintraco of a man so noted for acts of charity and liberality, -and 'am almost envious of the praises which are lavished upon you hr the membership of the church, not to mention the many blessings asked upon you by the poor, for whose n ccet.saies run so bountiful!) provide." yon flatter me." said Mr. llosS. "I don't deserve all thiii - "praise for havitl i g done what the claims of suffer htimanity and the t eeessities of the chureit require of me, and 1 don't know WC I shall make myself a poor man yet hi- my liberality," andlio licared a deep nod heart felt sigh. "The Lord will Weyer suffer those to want with dis tribute to the necessities of the poor, nod give liberally of their substance to build up his churches," remarked Mr. Prince, in reply to his fears. "He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord," said Mr. Bettis, veryreligioush. "And •'the Lord loveth a cheerful !giver," Chimed in Mr. Wise. "My dear sirs," said Mr. Ross, quite overcome, "will yell not be so kind as to change the subject, for really I feel that I have done no more than was , my linty as a Christian, and 1 am so rery sensitive upon thin point that. really, gentlemen, really, I am quite overcome by the eneonain that 'you have so lavishly leaped upon me," l and he picked np n newspaper which lay by his side, and commenced fanning himself. • . •• We hope we have not hurt your feelings, Mr, Ross," !said ditty nil; ••Intt we could not help admiring this mo ld° trait in your character," and tho conversation took a different channel. In a few moments the three gentlemen left the store of Mr. Ross; though not untillhey had been treated to a glass of wino by that gentleman, just far the "stomach's sake," and had also remarked upon the fulness of his store, not noticing, perhnpi, as they casttheir eyes over the well-bound barrels, hogsheads, and tierces, that lay piled upon the floor, or stMding against the, walls on either side, the little tin signslwith "Cider Brandv," ',Ja maica Rum," "Holland Gin," and many others tacked upon them, like so many sig (boards on life's hig h way. pointing- the unwary traveler to tho various' avenues to death, all of which pass by ho haunts of poverty, and vice, and misery, and degradation—having a common •o. termination The little girl, on leaving the store of Mr, noes, wen ded her way homeward with a heavy heart. She had been sent on this errand as A last and only I resort; and now that she had been refuged this lade kindness, she . felt aS if hope had fled.. S. mething told her that her poor sick mother would nee r get well, and situ felt that it would be'a hard thing to 'two that mother die, and she be left alone, without a tome, with no friends. And ' yet she felt that she had at eitil one Friend- who 'cared for her. For she had been .arty taught by her mother to put her trust in Him who has declared himself to bo the widow's and the orphan's Friend. 'A hot, scalding tear freed itself from beneath the closed eyelid of the sick woman, when elm knew that her peti tion had been refused, and, stealing down her pale. 'wan cifeek, paused for a modtont, and then dropped front her sharp features into the delicate little hand of her da•-gh ter, who had gently put her arm beneath her mother's neck, and stood looking upon her with all the agony of ono about to be bereaved of all earthly hope; aye more. of a fond and affectionate mother. It was a simpithtto thing, that burning, scalding tear; and there are many`jtst such being shed every day.- 7 But they aro jewels—pr7;ons jewels---springing from the soul—dug up by the beretspade of unkindness. None know their value but they ho shed them. And that k x,i little weeping girl. who quick closed her hand as the little tear fbll upon its palm, kna x . not that she clasped a AMER 30, 1848, - Dore value than all thejgold and silver that fin eof the man who ha d hilt just refused her k , or she had craved. Sho did not know it gacy bequeathed to her by her ding moth: not examine it closely enough to see the iso it contained. Yet she clasped it tightly, in she opened her hand to seo the little i was nothing there---her soft flesh had drunk treasure Of ed the coffe the tall fa was rich cr. he di bow of protl and when a jewel, thin I in. • "My den "we hitve ni then commi The baulweenpaadid:sh,t.titie:Yivnbrwi will gently :11 i unkind to yl trust we ha ‘c c vl l: lT i is l ee d hrd — ea That i t al v wY Tt l it 1 19, —and her ti perhaps of I soul in ear' upon that . do them a man's life. they felt pr. her a holy, Thild," said tho sick woman, in n whisper. iling now to hope from tho world. Let us purselves into the hands of God. Ho, at turn us empty away." irl had long before' bcdn taught to pray, and, g herself down upon her knees beside the 6'hand clasped in that of her mother, she 'if ' I t voice in earnest, supplicating prayer. She I . rise. When her mother pr sad her hand. 1 leper, said, "Pray, too, for him Who was so .u, and auk God to forgive him as freely as I vo. tt A._ • a beautiful scone—was that sick chamber,' o wasted form of that poor woman, her eyes •ut heart-devotion; and that little guiltless .nt father—having neither brother nor sister nether lying upon aimed of languishing, and loath, down upon her knees, pouring out her est, agonizing prayer, and asking a blessing ruel, hard-hearted man, who had rofused to kindness,-even though it cost the poor wo- Angels love to tools upon that scene, and seitce of theihlohy Spirit made that Sick chem . awful placp. - I ;mile of resignation rested upon the face of )man when her little daughter rose, from 4r drawing her closer to her, she said, "Lilly, m, I commit Hou 'into the hands of Him re taught You to serve-1 feel that my time' t. 4 I shall soon have passed away, and you ' I -• —an orphan; with none, to provide for you— o for you—without n home., and not u , friend o wide world. Do not weep, my - daughter," blio heard the sobbin,gs of her child, "when God will provide for )(in, and care for yon; promised never to forsake those ivho put n A calm the sick w knees, and my daughtj whom I ha l here is sho will be leftj none to cal in the who said she, n I am ,f,roto for lie has their train . Just as °finished speaking,, the door of the apart- mslied gently open and a serioui noble-look ith Christianity beaming from every feature, to the bed-side. ECM= Ong man w stole softly the sick chamber for a moment, let ns briefly e of thelhistory of dm poor widow: Iler d been dead about two years. lie had. a few . his death, been in the employ of Ar. ROSS, p Leavingl lehruf a lift husband 1i years bolo I n cluing a, fair business as n grocer and whi) was quor dealp . (Ho now dealt solely in liquor, by the Wholesale). By indtt..try and economy Ito !managed to lay by a fm hundred dollars from his earnings, with f i lm which he luilt him a neat little Cottage in the suburbs of the cih. ,Bilt not having sufficient means to pay fur it at once, ho_ mortgaged' it fur hull its value, to his em ployer.' A short Limo after this, a good opportunity pre sented itself, he left the employ of Mr Itutt, and com menced busineee for himself directly opposite the store of that gentleman—on a much smaller scale, to ho sure —but immediately,afier his name followed in large guilt lettere the.noystioel ' , Ora...Temperanee Grocery." This so enraged Mr. Ross I that ho strove 'ivory way in his power to injure him, and. if possible, cause Ids failure. Ho was of a delicate constitution, and to close applies tioM at length brought on a lingering sickness, and be ing unable longer to - uttend to his business, ho was obliged to close tip his store. Paving started upon cre dit,-it took all that was realized from the solo of his goods to meet the demands of his creditors. Tho poor man's health grew more and more feeble, and his circumstances became more and more straigh- ' toned, until finally he neglected to pay the quarterly in terest on the mortga i ge which Mr.' Rose held on his house, who, seizing upon the opportunity. foreclosed it at once, and had the place sold at public auction—bid ding it in himself for about half its value—even while its owner was lying helpless and dying upon his bed. After her busband's death, the poor widow had man aged, by hard labor,'to pay the rout asked by Mr. Ross, and also to support herself and datighter quite comforta bly. But the task was too much for her. Tired nature at last gave way, and she Was obliged to keep her bed. Consequently the rent was not punctually paid, and Mr. Ross. as if glad of another opportunity to revenge him, self upon the decedsed husband, seized upon her fund , 'titre, which ho was about to have sold, and turn her from what she had once called her own, and which had been made happy by her husband's smile. Two Weida - , the hour of sale, at length arrived. A few poiJsons had collected at the auction, and soon the harsh voice of the auctionocrer was hoard, turd the slow rap—rap—rap of his hammerfell upon the deathi-deuf ening ear of the sick woman, as one article of furniture' after another was struck of to the highest bidder,—ma king strange discord in the sweet strains of angelic mu sic which the quick ear of tho spirit caught as it was about M stretch its wings and take its flight front earth to heaven. Finally. the salo had closed—the crowd dispersed, and alsigniticant •''ro t.et," hung up along side of the front s door. It'was Friday, and tho houso was to be vacated , by the following Monday. There.are some 'grange scenes enacted in this world of ours, and this is ono of thorn. While tho hammer 4 the auctioneer was striking off the goods that had been harired for, another baiter bad been made in a little re tired bed-room of that cottage—a barter of time fOr eter-; nits—sorrow for joy—tears for sadness—a life of trial and sutlbring, and poverty, for a blessed immortality of joy, of happiness, and love. A Soul was the chatiel sold —Death was the auctioneor—and Jesus Christ was 'the, highest bidder. . A large party was given that evening at the house of Mr. Ross. Everything that wealth could do to add to its brillianCy, was done. Wealth was the only ticket ,procured admittance to that gay circle, where were gath ered the votaries of fashion and the world's vain plea sure seeker. Beauty was there in all its 'getVgawed loveliness, and bright eyes sparkled to bright eyes as the wine - cop was freely passed and repassed. There was no thought given to the morrow. All were wrapped in the ploasureablo garb of the present. Tho three gentle man who had called upon Mr. Ross that day Were also there, and ateast Was given in honor of the man who •'served God by gi‘iug to the poor." Another guest was there that night. Ile came as an intrnder, unex pected, uninvited. Ito mingled with the throng-7grin nod awfully discordantly when the loud laugh broke from their lips—looked into - the Wino cnp, and smiled as ho saw his image reflected there.. He had a strange errand that night, had that mysterious, uninvited guest. , But ho had boon commissioned, and his work was yet un dune. • The company dispersed at a late hour. They had drank their fill of pleasure. The sound of mirth was hushed. The lights wore all extinguished. The slill ness of midnight prevailed. All had retired. drunk with excitement. to rest. Morning soon ,came. Bat gloom hong about that splendid dwelling. pervading its every apartment. The window blinds were not thrown open as usual. Doors were open and shut softly. Servants started at each Other. and were dumb. A strange, mel ancholy sadness rested upon the faces lof the whole household. Those eyes which but a few hours before were sparkling under the oxiliarating effects of wine and wit, were 'tow cast down, and rod 1 with weeping. The strange guest was gone. He did not leave with the rest —but tarried to have his feast alone. His banquet was soon ended—ho had fulfilled his commission, and as he want noiselessly out at the door ho left his name—Death. Ho had made strange footprints in that family circle.— Apoplexy was his peculiar garb, and Mr. Ross—the be nevolent man' who "served God by giiing to the peif F r," —his victim. He wee dead. The funerahwas too take place on the Sabbath. 1 It came. 'Twos a lovely day. Earth has seldom seen its equal. A silver-toned bell tolled solemnly upon that day, and (ho clear pure air caught iti melancholy musi 1 iff its other arms and carried it up to heaven People ga lie l fed into the house of God, that day, to worship; a ifTlie minister stood up, and in a trembling voice, mad ielo quent by grief, rehearsed the virtues of the decoased. 'the services nem finally concluded, and tho mourn ful train wended its way to the grave-yard. They had entered the hallowed enclosure, and were" drawing near to the place of burial, whoa a rich, clear voice, full of pathos and tenderneis, broke upon their ears, sayihg, "Ill+sed aro the dead who die in 'the Lord," and a Jew, sweet voice, as of a spirit, seemed to float over the spot, whispering "For they, rest from their labors, and tlieir works do follow them:" i s The sou n d of that voice Preceded from nn obscure cor ner of the grave-yard, whero was gathered a little cern pany, who were just about to consign the remains of a poor, lone widow to the dust. There was no pony there, no hypocrisy. The only mourner was a little, grief stricken girl. She stood close by the lido I dle minister, who was performing the last sad rites of ,her deceased mother. When the painful duty was done, and the little company had dispersed, the minister took her trembling hand in his, and, as they left the new mademade - grave, she cast ono long, lingering look toward the humble mound, and then brushing tho tears Trom!her swollen eyes.'with a sweet, confiding smile she looked ill> into his face, all beaming with benevolence anti love, and she called him-,-Father. She had been adopted in to the family of the holy man.—Ponghkrepsie Telegraph. THE MIND . Of all-tho noble works of God, that of the human M ind has ever been Considered the grandest. At is, however, like Milt:lse created, capable of cultivation; and just in that degree as tho mind is improved and rendered pure, is man fitted for rational enjoyment and pure happiness. That person who spends a whole existancq without a re alization of tho great end for which he was designed; without feeling a sowing of the soul above mere ineric naiy motives and desires; not knowing that ho is a ; por tion, as it were, of one vast maenine, wh i c h cacti piece brits a part to perform, having no heart beating in com mon with those of his fellow men, no feeling in which self is not the heginning and the end, may well be said not to live. Ills mind is shut in by moral. darkness, and he merely exists, a blank in the Lworld, and goes to• the tomb with scarcely a regret. Such be:ngs we have seen and wondered at—wondered thitt a morttil, endowed with so'many noble qualities, and capable of the highest atain tuella of intellectuality, should slumber on through a world like ours, in which is every thing beautiful and sub lime, to call forth his energies and excite his admiration —n world which affords subjects for exercising every lively attribute with. which we 'are gifted, and opens a scone of the richest •ariety to tho eye, the mind, and the heart, and of such a devemitied character, that we may never grow weary. If, then, you wish toilet:, in the true sense of the term, cultivate the mind, give vent to pure affections and noble feelings, and pen not every thought and desire 'in self. Lit 11101 P for the gjod of your fellow mon, and in socking their happiness yolk will protnotii your owfi AM I SHOT IN THE NECK? A difficulty ocen l ed near the 'Theatre on Saturday night last, between the notorious Bill Otitis and a man named Kelly, Which resulted in Cur is drawing a pistol and firinit into his antagonist's face. Kelly, who W4S hadh l friOttened, ran down Third street to the Corner'of Pine, and making up to some gentlemen who were standing near a lamp, stripped the clothes front his neck. and inquired vehemently, " I gentlznien, am I sliot la the neil.?" The persons of whom he in q uired, being a lit tle waggish, would give hint no satisfaction, and he eon Muted to repeat the inquiry. "tint f - shot in the ,reek?" n the same time•rubbing and feeling for the wound until sufficient time clasped for hint to satisfy himselfthat if ho was shot in the neck . his - luny were unimpaired, good evidence of which he soon made manifest by his repeated yelling for the watch; hut no worthy guardian of the night appearing, ho was forced to make his way home, accompanied by some half dozen persons to pro tect him from any further assault front Curtis. We have often seen men who wore "shot in he nerh;" and unconscious of the fact—hut to run a square and make the inquiry of gentletu3n, rsthor . caps a)ything that has comesunder our'pereonal observation.' St. fonds .New Era. MORE LOV LAND ROMANCE A young girl was found, in sailor's clothes, on board a vessel lately arrived at Charleston, South Carolina. Sho is 'about 17 or 18 years old, very pretty, though looking a little masculine, from having her ringlets cut aff. It appears that sho dial not Ship ui a sailor. but atowltd her self away on board, and was not discovered until after the vessel got to sea—when the captain learned that ho had an extra hand; and upon questioning him, (her,) he said ho had a brother in Charleston whom ho wished to nee—that his father would not consent. so he had tin away. The captain, not suspecting anything, made hint "turn to," scrub down decks, and go aloft—which she did with consummate bravery, in gales of wind, singing out, "straighten up," to the old tars when reefing topsails. It was not until they were near port that her sox was dis covered. It turns out that sho was anxious to accom pany a passenger on board, who, lifter tho - discovery of the trick. would not "acknowledge the corn," but put out in the cars for Georgia. tho morning after their arrival, leaving his friend to tako care of himself. She is now under c a re of the captain. and will bo taken back to her Gavin ir vo.'En Conn—A BRIGHT IIP:4.—A venerable Missionary, who had struggled long and had to convert the inhabitants of 'a very cold country to his teachings and thrratertings, at lust was relieved by a .young man, who had asked theelner's advice as to the course proper for hint to plume. "My son," replied he, "for ton years have 1 given these .people the terrors of the law; I havo pointed hell in its warmest colors; but the idea has ROOM ad to please them! ;and, going to a warm climate, was rather a'comfort than otherwise. Now the hest thing for you to do is, to girt it to 'eta cold, make it out fifty de grees coldertlian it is bete, and I guess you'll bring 'em. They can't retail that, sir." We shalt look anxiotisty . for the Secretary's report detailing his success. lla'Young mechanics, who would prosper in business. hs'eo only two rules to live up to, to insure success.— First, do your work as your customer wishes ,to have it done. The other rule is. to do it by the time you prom ised to have it done. These two rules complied with, and there is little dan7er, if any. of failure. Wnciso Emenasts.—A clergyman, on reading the 27th verso of the 18th chapter of the that of Lint). placed the emphasis on the words denot e d by italics, ren dering the Verse en absurdity:—"And he 'Mike to his sons saying s'addle me, the-ass, and the) ti - addloir him." ( , BONG OF THE GO= D I=2 Dig--dig—dig— Toupierce Gtr the golden ore. DlK—Dtg--dtg Tin you sweat at e% cry pore. To root inthe deepbladt Band, And this 1x to he a ettlten Olin En e nod a Chri.aian land; And 1t . ..0h to be a RIM t• Tu lhr 111::101,1111 and the Turk, To rid the !Glad,' of a eltrkii.ut mvl Frol/1 Such dirty and tollboutv tlorkt %Vault—Ai ns—wa.lt— Till the bark is'alinost broke; Kash—lt ash—wash— Willi your legs and }our thighs in soak; War ti—wash—wa.ll— Revolt it , an old tin pan. and w a ?Slung about with a shake and a splash; Till you doubt you're ni Christian that)! Soul and body and in intl. lad) and soul, uli. van it be right t% hen they're alt confined To the basin and the botti I When it's orgy a little heap— l'ile—pile—ptle— Tall it "gradual)" grows mere deep— Pile—pile—pile— A lid stow it atx ny m a tag. )ou gaze n ith Iles or wild surprise tht the contents or that rag! eau it he here I stand? Anil rat, it he gold I see? ilo! ho! vill ott fur a Christian land; rro spend it eo merrily TSB 'FATE 01'an "FORM= =atom" rit' U. O. LIIIPMA Tin: morning of the Nth of September broke clear and taint over the dark and frowning battlements of the • castle If Cheputtepece 'The flag of the Mexicans strpatned proudly out from the ramparts, and waved in its gorgeousness in the gentle breeze which swept alonwthe plain, Shining bayonets and glistening sabres reflected back the sun's bright rays, and deep-mouthed • cannon boomed out upon the surrounding coUntry 4 threatening death and destruction to the advancing foe. On they Caine, filing out, coltimn after colemn, from the suburbs of the little village ofjaeubaya, int] sweeping. like a destructive tornado 'upon the devote ramparts.— Suddenly, from the baneries of the castle, a stream of flame and smoke shot for:th, and all along that lengthen ed line; the missiles of terror and death wept hand in hand, cutting down the noble and brave, the hood andr generous, and strewing all in .one mingled heap of gore: and blood. War, with all its blasting apd desolating of fects, was carrying grief and misery into many a hereto. forcliappy family, and striking down the father and hue- , band, the son and brother,in terrible and bloody havoc,: and consigning them to one common and sorrowing" grave. While the faces of the wife and sister at home were, perhaps, wreathed in smiles, that of the husband - and brother was writhing in the agony of deatkupon a foreign soil, and breathing out life's last sigh amid the roarLof Ca 111101 1: and the rattle of muskets. The scenes of that le irful and fatal morn will never be forgotten. But while this was transacting around Chepultopec, another, and a still more terrible scenp . was passing in the little town of Micoux, some half :4 mile distant from Ti enbaya. At the battle of Cherubuseo, the deserters un der Capt. Riley Inn% been captured, and after an impar tial trial, sentenced to he hung. They were known by the title of the "Foreign Legion," and were made up of men who had deserted front the ranks of the ,Americans and joinesi,,the forces of the enemy. The day set for their execution x l vas the I la] of September—and it also hap pened Maliac attack upon Chaptiltzpec took place the same day. 1 . The sun had just risen, and tinged the cast „with his . purple ray, as they were led fo'rth to die.hirty in num ber, and surrounded by a strong body of en, they ad vanced with slew steps:toward the gallows; the molted drum sem ing forth its solemn death-not s, and giving to (hi) wholo-fite appearance of a military funeral rather ' TI than rt - pubhc execution. They were arra ged under the _ gallows; wilich was one erected for the purpOse s —being nothing more than two" large posts set firmly in the ground, across the top of which was placed a pole of euf ticient lengith to admit rho bodies of thirty men. Beneath it the prisohc:rs were 'arranged, with the noose ) around their necks H-the other end of the rope being {flown over the pole,%%ai greir3;;Cd by three or four men, reedy at a moments'sl warning, to launch them into eternity. A gloomy silence prevaded the spot, and as i they, gazed up on the group collected there, they found no sympathising glance in the scowling faces and glaring eyes which were. fixed upon them. They had de'stroyed the last feeling of respect felt for thein, when they took tip arms against their own Countrymen. The, usually da'klirow of Col. 11—y, who supei•Mteadod the execution,i was contracted a deep frown and his deep grey eyes twinkled savage ly in their sockets, as ho galloped up io the spot, and reined in his smoking charger beside the i. ' • ••11 all ready, Lieutenant?" ho asked . commanded the guard. "Ever thing," replied the officer. "Then, let them swing," was - the sac Tho Lieutenant turned and advanced , otters, when suddenly the eye of the COW Castle, and tho deadly roar of the attil "Lieutenant," he suddenly exclaime , energy in his voice. "Aye, sir," replied the otticer, hero everything rcalY„ but don't dr. til the American flag waVes out from Chepultopec Castle. "Aye sir, it shall be done;" and the, Li ed to the gallows. "If we aint hung until the castle is tak icons, wb shall live good long, life yet claimed one of the prisoners under the "Then live you shall, for till the Siar ncr waves in victory over your castle, y replied Col. H—y, sternly. 's".lltirrah! boys, We'll live along life yet. ! Old Bravo's the mail to stick to the castle as long ag there's a shot in the locker,. or a man to stand by him," ieplied the fellow, with a shout. All eyes were now . fixed with a deep i height—andgblltug was the agony ?f they endurbd between the moments, w ring the terrible contest which was eoi, castle hill. Suddenly the flag of Om amid the strife, and the Colonel shonte "There goes the enemy's banner; di "And there goes the flag back again, shouted another of the Legiiint, as the to the top of the stall, and waved to tht A tiered ejaculation escaped the Ii and each ono again fixed his eyes upon contest raged on with unabated vigor, ments the brow of the hill was hidden dark cloud of smoke which hung thick hour passed, and as a strong wind swo and lifted the Smoke from off the he, flag had again disappeared from the Qf deep anxiety followed, and then the ran up the ?defraud floated proudly ove . "Up with them!" 'thundered the d, Colonel, and the neat moment thirty h' swinging intho last agonies of ; death and as they quivered in the rising I glanced along the plain, no 1004 l.! 8, their detested features, for all c ' ' e ly deserved their fate, ' '- I Such, reader, was the fate of the ' men who, .scorninw all tha attributes love of country which generally exist i Doom, left the standard of. fieedota, omrades t in the heart of an enemy's : ' d by air overwhelming force, to lend ! ',Straying the bravo little army - whip I •ard to death or victory. Dishonored and despised they met the traliter's do. NUMBER 33. MIL [Californian !f . an officer whO ags reply. toward the prig- Rol fell upon the cry reached his . with startling u -, them up un ho flag-staff of • utenant return- on by the Amer " sullenly ex- Min Spangled Ban - u shall not dm," density upon tho suspense which licit elapsed &l ig on around tho icons went down I • castle is W go it, old Bravo," I leiiicau flak rose brc czo s of the Colonel, the scene. The; Ind in a few mo rel% siiht, by the round it. A half )t down the plain ght, the enemy's taff. A moment American banner the battletnertt.l. Ipep voice of tho 11111 an beings were rom the gallows: sunbeams which -wadh fell open d that they rich- oroirt Legion— of nobleness and in an American, and a handful of wintry, surround , helping hand in I was toiling on hey lived—hooted , rn: -
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