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mi tl-.U ; ' BPB AK TO* THAT 1 YOUTH*
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.ml-m*! t .«V?T-1«?f»rr J9i|M P W. . , ,
Kt ,»uj* flpMkkWbrftfyobth ;*tby W&hilftg
Msy gave'hlmmany years of pain;
, „-- 1 ,-,w3 , *S® 0 «h b P.j, kPRW" all counpll scorning,
«p»I A** f a Wrai uv ori . , raajr W"> w«trtln., ,
Olieck that young man-but do It mildly,
. Nor by neglect;
While vow bo seems to rush on wildly,
■.■|'V!‘Thy Voice may make himself respect,’
- Speak kindly; i|»ter, bo’s thy brother; '
■ ..Throw round love's fbttore whan he'd roam ;
■ThT voice, thy trollo, so Ilko none other,
- May win, the wayward to his homo*
. ~,■ ;• SroWa not; hot smile, whene'er yon meet him,
For eorrow'e cloud may dim his day; '
' „ ' ,; BWeot wbrds of kiudness. when you greet him,
• Will cheer him on lilu’s glooftiy way.
Apeak to that youth, with protpecta blighted,
- -Aod'ionl debated by boarded storo;
Thou. - parent, art the caute lio'b alighted—
■i),And sbbuldatthou turn him ; from thy door?
r :'‘ fetbpihat young man,thy frlendahlpproffcrj )
■ 'i-\ «*v-Cat confidence hiafoet reatrain 5
flbould he, in haato, reject thy offer, *
Forißko him not, but try again,
■ - f t* 4 /} O 5 >- . •-< v, I >
v , Bpeak to,lhat boy, ere aloth haa given .
•’ . ", U« g{aiil pcuyor to chain Ills soul,
i 1 '-’ '> ' And idlenets her cor hoc driven
' I.jt fieyoodthc power ofmoo'a control.
’ for good behaviour’s
• Show him that vice engender* strife;
And, moat of all, nako the world's Saviour .
.< , , Apatcon for hia future life. .
• ' While hero, keep trying—never falter;
/, ■ IDu good In every way youean ;
'Fot, If you cannot wholly alter, .
You may improve tho atate of man.
t j^iaceiiantou^
From Potoraon's Mogatine for March,
r KNOW IT.
K. W. DBWKBfI.
AtsoVsnlsen years of ago I was more of a man
tbkii'l have ever been ainoo. ■ I wore a long, lulled
coal and bools, (to whloh. appurtenance of spurs w« a
generally added) li aibaatache wee quite vlaibleon
myiipper Up* and a eoaaeiouenoaa of ripe maturity
never 101 l my mind. • 1 was studying for .the legal
prpftksimv, bat at* the-lime of which I write, was
epepdingmy eummar vacation at my father’i house
in ihe.coontry, ,
Though ao manly, almoal soldier like aa I fancied,
la my appearance, my inner was by .no means as
llern a* my outer man. 1 Joyed my molher with a
oblldifh tenderness, and eooner than.pain her pioaa
hearl. l pnmurmurmlngly accompanied her every
Sunday tp.lhb village church, to listen to long eor
.moos of which t could not hear a word, for the trem*
Uloiia, accent* of the very aged min liter, who con*
ducted iho.aervicea, wore so faint oa to be inaudible
Where we sat. Though incited by love and duly (o
•object myself to this weekly pcnanco, (well do*
served by ray weekly alna) my conscience yet did
nbt pretont mo from whiling away the lime by such
amusement as lay al'hand—that, namely, of obaor*
V)ng and 'speculating on 'the countenances of my
neighbors, an occupation of which I was fund.
• The physiognomy which interested me more tlisn
■II others, was that of a young girl who sal not far
from us, and who was oocompinled by an aged lady
probably her'grandmother—the object of her ever
watch fa I care. ’ Thle girl’s face, from first eliciting
my careless admiration,gradually tbsorded my whole
attention. It was very beaut! ful, but apart from that
it posssaled the greatest poiaiblo interest forme.—
Ifevsphad 1 seen a oounlcnano j which denoted ao
much sensibility; each emotion of her mind was
plainly written upon it, by its quick.delicate changes
nothing was wanted but the key of a corresponding
degree in Ihubohtoldor, iff road her tender. Innocent
soul Ilk*.an ppeo book. For hours t gated, and spec
ulated on that fair young face—l thought how sad
Wodld be the lot of ao Sensitive a being, should fate
Urtito her to one'who would not know how to read
•Hghl WhSl was so delicately written—to whom the
virylrig expression of that sweet oonntenance would
bb but a'blsnk—who would bo able to see In it only
its ‘coarser part—ben uty of feature. There wos no
end lo the reveries into which llioio swift coming
blushes led me.
Sometimes, by chance, the'fair object of mv busy
fancies would caloh my eye, or. without looking at
«*U< seem (o know or feel that 1 was gating at her,
and 1 wickedly delighted in noting the blush which
deepened on her cheek till 1 withdrew my eyes.
One Sunday, 1 happened in coming odt of church,
to bo close to my lovely neighbor—immediately be*
hind her— mv hand actually (ooched her unconscious
garments.. 1 fell an Irrealstiblo desire lo force her In
Some way to notice me—lo speak to lirr—lo occasion
pis of those charming blushes—any thing—l knew,
pot what; lit short *IH« an Impertinent coxcomb ns I
Was; I iionped forward, and with an insufferable In*
•olcooe,*whloh ;l blush now lo remember, 1 whlsp.
•red Inker oar,’ '
«»Vob : are very pretty . . , , i
Never, was 1 more surprised, llicn when she Calmly
Mpljed,' ■■ * • ’
I was absolutely startled. : I had expected a silent
conscious blush—an Indignant glance—any thing
father than .this cold, •! know It.*
I Was puttied, but I had plenty of time lo turn the
mtUer in my mind, for In a few days I returned In
college. 1 can truly say It was the only problem,
which throughout the term gave mo the moil iroub.o
(Oiolto and coil me most thought ’ '
''• Another ' year elapsed’ ere t relumed home, and
again aat in the little vllltgo ohotch. My personal
appearance was, meanwhile, somewhat altered. I
■(111 wore my moustache, il is true, but my coat
were not, nor did not sesm qolle ao long, and 1 had
left off my spurs.
My mother and I wore early seated In our pew,
and I Impatiently awaited for the arrival of my lovo*
If enigma. I tried to prepare myself for disappoint
ment «I have boon thinking and dreaming about an
Idoal/l said lo mysoir-'doubtlcss when the yoting
Itdy herself appears all my fine Imagining* will
vaulit i; there can be no doubt my fancy- has been
playing tricks wilh mo, Investing a more coun ry
maiden with transcendent graces and charms.—
While I Was reasoning thus with myself, the young
lady appealed'leading lior old rolutlro with londor
' Worahipplng nn 'ldoal,' Indeed! my meet charm
ing ramemeoninco did not begin to do ju.lloo to the
beautiful realilv. A Mill full of tdndeino.a and een.
■ibllity foontod lo have-found u filling homo In a pot
ion and face uf perfect loyollneio end giico.
6he bluahkd when looking roond.eho chanced to
MO me. end again tbo ploy of etpre.elon on her feu.
lotoakhloh hud an ioteroolod mo formerly, ohatihod
m Thu mote I etudlod her fjoo the more I aoemed lo
•eo Into the pure dopthi of her eoul, _I could have
ateakad my life on hor nob)o purity of thought and
rulurned homo, I doeorlbod my fair neigh
bor and diked my molher who "ho woo. _
' Uler name,’ my molher eald, '!• Grace Denny i
and aha la the lov.lie.t, the moat, inp.r or ymng wo.
man I hate ever In my whole life met with. Ilii
too eaon In think of inch thing* yeti «bo oonlioaed,
imlUng.'bol aomo yoate honoo It would make mo
hippy la eco ray dear *on mealed to.juet auoh u
/’SSlquitoifafist mother,*said I.laughing a good'
ieaVto riidoa Uulo boyish ombarrismont which I
was moil anxious to conceal. ....
I found that Grace had become a constant visitor
•t mv mother’s, and did not fall to Improve the oppor*
Unity orUcomlng bettor, acquainted,with her.
Bhl wns Indeed o gifted creature, endowed with
all •nature's best.’ She saug,slio danced, she con
vorsed wllh an fndisbribable grace peculiar Joherself.
Though generally thoughtful and earnest in her de
meanor,' she had a vain of quiet humour, and her
strokes of playfuldrollery charmed' all the more from
being 'unexpected; But. more alluring to mo than all
hor glfte and accomplishments, wee the shrinking
sensibility depicted on ©Very feature of her sweet
face. I soon found myself deeply, painfully inter
ested In her. Isay painfully, for Grace received my
Bssiduons attentions with a perfect coolness and un
concern which gave rao groat unoaeinoes. Sometimes
I thought she remembered my early impertinence,
and.was disposed to punish it. But there was a rival
a Cousin of Grace’s, who always stood in my Way,
and from whom Grace,rcco}ved,aaa matter ofooureo
numberless little attentions which I dared not ovon
offer. J hated this man; I wae insufferably jealous,
but Grace scorned either perfectly unconscious, or
perfectly indifferent totho by play of animosity which
was carried on between us.
Oraeei awfeot; noble Grace, .with all her child like
simplicity and sensitive woman's heart—who could
resist her 7 I could not—my whole eool was hers.
In x>ln had 1 struggled—ln Vain had I called upon
my Vonily, (or which I had plenty to invoke) to save
me from the mortification of loving without return.
I could not stern nor control the passion which,strong
aa a mighty whirlwind had seized me, . •
One evening 1 sal by the piano while Grace aang
to mo. The cousin was not there, and dear Grace's
varying color and glistening eyes suggested iwoet
hopes lb my vanity. I fancied I saw love, in those
bright dewey eyes, and on (hose soft music breathing
lips.
It was the last evening of my vacation, and surely
1 read a gentle, farewell thought in Grace’s face. 1
woe beside myself with joy at the idea—l was as If
In a blissful dream—a sweet dcleraira—a rapture of
love. As Graco roso to leave the piano I caught her
hand, and unable longer^to repress the one thought:
(hat filled my heart, I exclaimed fervently,
•Grace—dear Grace, with all my aoal 1 love you!*
Sho lifted large, soft eyes, and said slowly,
while n mischievous smile stoic over her face.
‘I, know it I*
She was gone before I had.time (p preyed il,or to
recover from my eurprlee..
The next day.'T returned to , oollnge,ozpeotlng to
complete my studies in another year. A year! how
long a time to bo absent frotn the beloved being who
wae to me, 1 felt, henceforth : and forever, whether
she returned my love or not,the nocleos round which
all my thoughts would revolve. ' I need not slyhow
often her strange and unsatisfactory answer torment
ed me. 1 perceived in her repetition of the same
words, her remembrance of the Utoo aho had used
thorn before, and this wae the just punishrriont for
my insolence. I tortured myself by bringing the
whole scene agoin and. again to my memory—my
passionate declaration of love, and her provoking re
ply •! know it. 1 ‘The dues you do 1* thought I, some,
times;*! would I had possessed the wit to have loft
yon a little more uncertain.*
I often wonder that I was able to study at all this
lime, for Grace, beautiful, graceful Grace, was hover
absent from my thoughls-sho had become the dream
of tny life—the object of all the love sonnets, which
had till now been icattored on various rival beauties.
I did eludyihowover, and study hard, and at (he end
of the term passed examination with high honor
much to my dear mother’s pride arid joy.
! determined to be wiser when I saw Grace again
—to discover beyond a doubt if I were Indeed, be
loved, before I committed myself as 1 had dona by
foolish speeches.
In order to satisfy myself on this point, end per
haps also to gratify a little pique, when I returned
homo I did not go Immediately Ho see Grace as my
feelings dictated, but wailed.till) at my mother’s
summons, she spent an evening with us. Even (hen
though my heart was full of tenderness for her, I had
made up ray mind to play a part, end suffer as!
might 1 would apt It out. There was a young lady
staying with my mother alibis time who dearly
loved to ilirt,and I was quite ready to contribute to
her amusement. I devoted myself to her (he whole
evening, end fell (he sweetest pain I ever experienc
ed when I saw, by Grace’s dear, changing, sensitive
face, that she was deeply pained and wounded.
When thia foolery had been carried to its height, 1
perceived Grace suddenly rise,.and slop through the
open window out on the pialza. In a few minutes 1
followed her, she had retired to a lilllo distance from
the wlndow.and stood with her bond leaning against
the railing weeping. Stealing spftty behind her, 1
passed my *arm around her and whispered,
, .‘Ah deafest Grace—do, not. deny il l You love
me !* '
There Was a little pause—(hen hughbig, yet
still half crying, Grace turned aside her bead and
Said—
'Alas ! I know it.*
A lioVer’e Bltilispi,
' Thera was (wo Sals tirin' in oor (own—-Sal Steb*
binaand Sal Babit; teal corn fed gall, I awow.' : Sal
StObbiha would lift a barrel of oyder out of (he cend
of a cait ae quick as any other fbller» and drink U
low,' Sal Bab!I waa eo lal, aho’d roll ono way jcal
as eaay .it t'other, and If anything', a lilllo Miiif.-
Well, (hero waa a corn hulking, and 1 wchlalong
with Sal Slabbing; there waa all the gala and boya
idlin' round, and I gol aot down ao near Sal Debit,
(hat I'll bo darnod If 1 didn't kiss her a fore 1 Know'd
whal 1 wno abeout. Sal Slehbioa aho bluahad; the
blood rushed, right up into her hair; she waa the beat
red critter lever did ace. 1 thouoht'U waa all.up
with me', and auro enough it waa, lor When I asked
hor if aho would go hum with me, aho aaid,
'No, you neodn't trouble yuurteif nothin* *tal 'bout
ll.'i
■ 'Well, ifyour'e mind to get epunhy, 1 guest I can
git a gat that will lot me ace her hum, Sal Debit,
ahall 1 go hum with you.*
•Well,* eaya aho, *1 don’t mind if you dew.’
Arter that, Sal Slabblna married a fellor Incur
town, by the name of Port—blind in ono aye, and
deafen ono ear—jlal, to apile me, nothin* olio; eo 1
thought ifaho waa • mind totako a feller that couldn’t
ice or hear any lew well, I'd bolter let hor alldyi eo
I went sway from hum, end waa gone about three—
four—five years 7 Yoa, jlil about five yonre, 'cause
I know when I gol back aho had four little Paid.
I went to aoo how aho got along. She aakad me to
conic in and aet down; ao 1 luck a cheer and iqunl*
tod; then she tuck another ohocr and equalled; and
wo both equalled llioro together. Her young one*
was all runnln* roound on the.floor; aho plated to
them, end said, in a ior( of bragging way,
* ‘You «e them, don’t you?’ .
eaya I, squintin' up ono eye, ‘I aeo, they re
all'gUl like their daddy, blind in ono eye* ,
Stio.was billn* dumpling! at the lime, and Ai soon
aa she eew mo ehul up one eye, aho oul with-a. hot
dumplln’, and let me have U in t’other, which mads
mo abut It up darn’d eight quicker than l over djd
afore and i hilni been in love alnoo that tlmo,
Ghostly Autographs op Washington and Napq*
lion.— A sol of spiritual philosophers, engaged In
receiving nndl recording tho manifestations of tho
spirits of depatod friends, and of the wise and holy
men ©fold, at present aro In the habit of holding
weekly meetings In New York, A mysterious parch,
meal document is ciblblled by the boliewprs % which
they claim, like the Mormons, to bo of holy or
spirits! origin. On it Is written merely a general
sohlimcnt, to which some forty odd spirits have sub.
scribed tholr names. "Peace, but not without free,
dom*' is the sentence, and then beneath It* in close
ouropnolonahlp,stand the names of George Washing,
ton. Nspoloon Bonaparte, John Hancock and other*
"Be large is life, and twice as natural." The
parchment wse directed by the spirits to bo placed
in the room of one of tholr noted mediums, and 101 l
over night, and they would evidence under tholr own
hands and seals tholr identity and individuality.—
In the morning it bore the motto above,and tho slg.
natures.
A Fact— Young ladies who are accustomed to
read newspaperese alwsy• observed to possess mos I
wlnnhtir moil .inl.bl.dl.po.Ul.il., ln«rUbly
ra.ko good wl«. »n«l « ood h “* tand,>
11 OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT. ALWAYS OS RIGHT—RUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1852.
- > Anßxpemlve Dlnastr ■
1 " The following excellent bit of fun' la oommunloa
todto the prince of sporting, jottfbals, (he New York
Spirit of tbs Times, by Its inimitable Bpston corros
poodent» “ . , .
At the last 'Hco'Conroniicm* In our city, lomo
weeks since, a tautaal friend ©fours, residing In the
■uborbs of our metropolis, name to (his city in the
morning to attend tho 'Hen'Fair/ where ho pur.
chased a very large and beautiful pair of'Shanghai
fowls to .breed from, and -os ho'was to remain in
town until evening, he sent tho birds by a boy, with
a note, to a friend of his living, st the Albion, ru
questing that he would take charge of tho chickens
until the afternoon, as he had some matters of bush
ness that would' detain him; ho also (old the boy to
say he would dine with him at four o'clock.
The boy delivered tho fowls, but .forgot tho nolo,
,antl simply remarked, ‘Here’s a pair of rousing big
Chickens Mr* M——e sent you, and says be will
dine with you at 4 o’clock.*
The,gentleman supposing his friend (who by tho
way, knows & hawk from a handsaw, and a canvass
back from a broiled owl!) had sent something extra,
ordered them to bo given to liio cook, with directions
that they bo killed and dressed at once, as he had a
friend to dine with him at 4P. M. The order was
accordingly obeyed, and at tho appointed time tho
dinner wae scfved. After imbibing sundry.'wine
bitters,' as a sharpener, to their appetites, tboy sat
down, and the Shanghai owner was requested to
carve; and as he was dissecting, those enormous
•culo members of Hen Convention,* he remarked
to,his friend—
•You have an extraordinary fine pair of chickens
hero?
‘Yes,* answered the .other,'they are Indifferently
good sized pair of birds; they were sent to me by a
mutual friend of oUrs.*
‘lndeed, were, they 7 : a dovetish .clever fellow be
must bo, Jim; a pretty present this, and 1 declare
they are of the must dolicious flavor 1 over lasted,
and as juicy, too, as a csnvass-back.* .
And so be continued praising t (ho rich flavor of
chickens until they hod tokop carp of a couple of
buttle of Schiledor, end while.chatting over their
bottle of sherry, and enjoying- their regalias, the
owner of the Shanghai said,
•Dy lbs by,-Jim, vrhtt do you think of my hon
purchase (his morning f’ 1 ...
‘Why, Dill, I think they wore moil delicious, and
wish you would dlno wilti mo every day in iho week,
if you will eood such chickens.*
- ‘Such chickens'.’ screeched Dill,' «e the thought
flashed across his mind that he might possibly have
been eating.hu own Shanghais, ‘What thp devil do
you moan!'.
'Mean,* replied Jim, 'why, I moan to say (hat
you have'dined off those chickens you scnl mo this
morning.' . •
Bill instantly jumped up from the (able and rammed
his hands up to his elbows in his breeches pockets,
and after striding across the room some,half dozen
limesT-wilhoul uttering a word, but his eyes all.lho
while withi'fin«-frcc«y.rolling,'<stopped shorthand
turning Ip his-friend, exclaimed, wllh» no little ges.
Uculallon—
•Good God! Jim, I psid thirty five dollars for (hat
pair of fowls (his morning! Didn't that cowed boy
give you a nolo this morning when he left the
obiekonsl’
•No,’ said Jim,.’ho gave me no note) he simply
handed the; Shanghais, and said you would .diao
with mo at four.. Therefore, I had (hem roasted.’ •
Bill instantly rushed for his horse and wagon, and
has not been in tho oily but onoo since, and then ho
was closely mufllod up, and both cars stopped with
cotton, for fear ho should' hear some one say Shan-'
glial I
A few days since, while passing his residence, 1
dropped in upon him for an hour, and after while
ventured to touch upon Iho different breeds of poul
try, but at onco discovered a wildness about BIIIV
eyes, thoroforo dliconUnuod Iho-topic, when he said
imploringly—
- 'Old fallow, don’t hit me now, I*m down; that
chicken dinner hat never yet digested.*
Waihtngton’a Farewell Address*
WaahingtonV'Fsrewell Address being recently
claimed as the production of Alexander Hamilton,
on the strength of a copy of It, in Hamilton’s hand
: writing, being found among hie papers, the following
passage from a letter written by Governor Jay Is
produced ss setting this claim aside:.
“Some time bolero.the address appeared, Colonel
afterwards (General) Hamilton, informed mo that he
had received a letter from President Washington,
and with it the draft of a Farewell Address, which
the President hod prepared, and on which ho re.
quested uur opinion. Do then‘proposed that wo
should fix on a day for an interview at my house on
the subject. A day was accordingly appointed, and
on that day Colonel Hamilton attended. Iloobierv
od to me, in words to this cffeot,(bal after having,
read and examined the draft,,it appeared Is him to
be susceptible of improvement. That ho thought the
easiest and best way was to leave the draft untouch
ed,'and in t(a fair stale, and to write the whole over
with such kmendmoola, alterations and corrections
as he thought were advisable, and that he had done
aoj he then proposed to road It,and wo proceeded
deliberately to discuss and consider it, until the whole
met with our mutual approbation. Suma amend
moots were made during the interview, but none of
much importance. '
- “Although this business had not boon hastily des
patched, yet eware of the. consequence of such a
paper, 1 suggested the giving it a further critical
examination, but he declined It, saying ho was press
ed for llmo, sod was anxious to return the draft to
the President without delay.
“It afterwards occurred to mo that a certain .pro
position Was exprcceid In terms too general and un
qualified, and 1 hinted it in k letter tp the President.
Aa the business took the oourso above mentioned, a
recurrence to the draft was unnecessary, and It was
not read, .There wea Ibis advantage in lbo oourso
pursed—the President’s draft.remained (aa delicacy
required) fair and not obscured by Interlineation, dec.
Dy comparing it with (he paper aenl with It, lie could
immediately obaerve the particular emendations and
corrections that were proposed, and would find them
standing In their places. Hence he was enabled to
review, and.to decide on the whole matter, with much
greater oleerntsa and facility than If ho bad received
them in separate and detached notes, and with de
tailed references to the pages end lines whore they
wore advised to bo Introduced.” <; .
Deuuttful Extract.
la law the temple roared by the hands of men <
a Unding with lie high plnnaolbs In the distant plain j
tho stream boat upon it—tho Qod of nature hulled i
his thunderbolts ogninst yet it stood ns firm i
«b adamant. Revelry wee Ip He hall—the gay; the '
happy* the young and beautiful, ware there. I re* 1
turned, and the temple was no more—lie,high walls
lay In scattered ruins, moss and wild gran trow
wildly there, and ol the midnight hour the onVe cry
added to tho'ypung and gay who revelled there had
1 saw a child rejoicing In his ynoth —the idol of
his father: I returned, and the child had become old.
Trembling wilhwelghl ofyears.’he stood the last of
his generation—*! stranger amid the desolation*,
round him* ; a -••••••</-•- ’
I saw the old oak eland InaUlU pride, on, the mor
niain—.the bird# were, carolling on lie boughs. 1
returned. The oak waa leafleis and sapless—the
winds were playing their psailroa through the branch*
Of. ‘i' .i
“Who it the destroyer?’*,eald Ito my. guardian an*
gal. *
njl U Time,"said he, when the morning stars sang
together with joy—over tho now made world, ho
oommenoed hls course, and when he shall have das*
troyed all that Is beautiful on earth—plucked (he sun
from Us sphere, veiled (he moou In blood,yes, when he
shall roll the heavens and earth away as a scroll, then
i shall an angel from the throne of God come forth.and
I with one foot on the sea, and one on. .tho land, lift up
t his: hold towards Heaven and Heaven’s eternal—
. Time is, Timb was, Time shall bo no longer."
The Dollar} Or,llovr Ood Provides*
: BY MBS. H.O.IHIQHT. >• -'
It was a season of groat scarcity bn tho hilt to -
gians .of New Hampshire, when a poor woman,.who
lived in a hut by tho woods, bad no broad for her
little family. She wae sick and wilhpulcilhcrfriends
or mono?. : There was no helper but God, and she
betook herself to ptsyor* She prayed long—sho
prayed in earnest! for she believed that Ho who fed
tho young ravens would /pc(fhop
On rising from her knees ono morning, her lilllo
baro-footed girl opened the door to go out. Some*
thing shining on tho sill stopped her. The child
stooped down, and behold, a eilver dollar! Sho ran
and tcok.il to her mother. It really teas a now,
round, bright silver dollar. Tboy looked up and
down tho-road; not a living person was in sight, and
neither footsteps or wagon wheels were to bo hoard.
Whore did tho dollar come from? Did Godsend
it? Doubtless it wasTrnro his hand! but how did it
gel theret Did U rain downt No. Did ho throw
it from tho windows of hcavon 7 No. Did an angel
fetch It 7 No. God has ways and means forans*
wering prayer without sending special messengers.
He touches some little spring in tho great machinery
of his providence, without in the least disturbing its
regularity, and help comes. Sometimes wo do not
see ozoolly how,as this poor'woraan did not; then it
seems to come more directly from hlm| while in
fact our all being taken care of over since we were
born comes just as directly from him, only he em.
ploys so many people do it, fathers, mothers, ser
vants; shop-keepers, (hat we arc apt lb lose sight of
him,'and fix our eye only on them.
But how did iho silver dollar got on the door-till?
some hoy may ask. It happened that a pious young
blacksmith w a * going down the sca’board Inquest
of business. ■ ll was several miles before ho could
Uke tho stage coach, so instead of going in the
wagon, which carried.liveliest, ho said ho would
walk. ’Como, ride, they said;‘it,will b° hot. and
dusty.’ Ho kept answering, ‘No,* to ail his friends
urged. *l’ll walk, and tike a short out through itje
pines,* and off he started with a stout wa]king.a(iok.
As )io was jogging on, through a piece of woods, be
heard a.voice from a’lonbly hut by the road side. It
drew his notice,and ho stepped towards U on tiptoe;
then ho slopped and listened, and found it was (he
Vote® •r'proyeiv»nd ho gathered from (he prayer (bar
ih o who offered U was poor, sick, and friendless.
•What can I do to help this poor woman V thought
the young roan.. Ho did not like to go into the hut.
Ho clapped hla hand into hia pookol and drew out u
dollar, tho Aral eilver dollar he ever had—and a dol
lar was a -big sum for him to give, for ho was not as
rich tiioif as ho is now. But no.mallsr, ho felt that
Iho poor woman mutt have it. Thu dollar being ail.
rer,*and likely to attract notice as soon as (he door
was open,'ho concluded to lay it on tho till and go
away, bat not far; for ho hid behind a largo rook
near the house, to watch what become of it. Soon
ho had tho satisfaction of sueing the little girl como
out end seize the prize, when he went on his way
rejoining.' Thd sllvir" dollar came Into (ho young
mans hand for.this very purpose, for you ace a pa.
per dollar might havo blown apray; and ho was led
to walk instead of rido—why, ho'did not .exactly
know, but'God who directed nii steps, did know.—
So God plansj and wc ore lho instruments to carry
on his plans. Oftentimes tye seem lobe about our
own business Svhdn wo aro about bis, answering, it
may bo, the prayers of the people.
The young blacksmith is now in middle life; ho
hat been greatly prospered, and given awty his hun
dreds since then; but, perhaps he has never enjoyed
g'ving more (lion when bo gave his. first silver dot-
Ur. ' • -- :
Frankllntfl Character,
Of oil that has been written about JBenj. Franklin,
this little sketch of, him by John Foster, the cele
brated English philosophical essayist, always seem
ed to os (ha most apt illustration of (he peculiar or
ganisation of that great man I
“Ilia predominant passion seems to have been (ho
love of the useful. The uioful was to him the turn
mum bonum, the-supremely fair, the eublimo end
beautiful, which it may pot porhapsbe extravagant
to believe he was in quest of every week for half a
century. N? department was too plain dr humble
for him to occupy himself In for (bis purpose; and In
affaire of the most unambitious order, this'was still
systematically his object.
, Whether in the construction of chimneys or Con
stitutions, lecturing on the saving of candles or on
the economy of national revenues, he was still intent
on the.same end; the question always being how to
-obtain the most of solid, tangible advantage, by the
plainest nnd easiest means. There has rarely been
a mortal of high intelligence and flattering fame, On
whonf the pomps of Ufa wore so powerless. On him
were i completely thrown away the oratorical and
poetical heroics about glory, of which heroics It was
enough (hat he eanily perceived (he intention or ef
foc( tq be,*lo explode all sober (ruth and substantial
good, and 1 to impel men, at the very.best of the mst
ler, IbruUgh sums career of vanliy, but commonly
([trough mischief, slaughter and devastation, in mad
pursuit of what amounts at last, if attained, to some
certain quantity.of noise and empty show, and In.
(oxicating transient elation. He wee so far an ad
mirable spirit for aetiag (he Mentor to a young re
public. It will not bo his fault if the citizens of
America shall ever become so servtlo to European
example as to think a multitude of supornumery
places, enormous salaries, nnd a frictions economy
or society, a necessary security or decoration of that
political liberty which (hey enjoy In prs-emloenoo
above every other nation on earth. In (base letters
of their patriarch and philosopher, they.will be.amply
warned by repeated and omphalic representations,
of the desperate mischief of a political system, in
which the public resources shall be expended In e
way to glvo (he government both the interest nod
the mcons to corrupt the people.”
Incidents of * Printing Oflloe. (
The eternal "rllckj" “ollok," of a prioiipf .sfßoe
is sometimes Interrupted by ludicrous incidents, nrl*
sing from Hie Ignorance of some people of the prln- |
oiploe of the "black art." One or two of 'theioj In i
our short experience, wo shall give, <
A eon ul' tho Emerald lale onoe oamo Into oor
office with tho request that we ehoold print him a
copy of the Catholic Bible, tho Protestant version
being uhsullod to ills notions* He generously offer*
ed us fifty oolite forth* trouble, but we couldn't
jnake him comprehend how It would cost nearly ns
muoh to print , s eingla copy as a thousand. Ho
wont away grumbling about Protestant Jntoloronoe.
Here is a horse of a different color. . A gawkey
I came swaggering Into the office some months since,
and enquired if we could ‘print a picture* of his
horse? Of course we could, .Thereupon he com
nionpcd. ‘Well, print him sixteen hands high, well
muscled, splendid, action, a dark bay, with a while
spot on his forard.' Ho had ua there.—OreanbusA
Tho above, says the Boston Doe, bring* to mind
one of the many adventure* of tho days of our ap
prenticeship. Wo were el (He llrheMie 'devil' o(
Ihe office—the subject of all the priollcsl jokes upon
out.alders. We-could relste e score of these, but
sueh la 1 not our present purpose; wo only wish to
give another illustration of what tbe world knowa of
the mysteries of tho craft. One day a Jolly gresn
looking chap walked up lo the case, where we wore
<l* selling up pi,” demanded lo know for what sum
we would print him an Preceptor.'—
•Seeing it's you, we'll knock tho price right down to
I a dollar,* was the reply 'And when will you drto
it?' Here was a noser of a question. It was evl.
dent the bumpkin intended to stay and tee it done.
So we bantered him with a bet, (tho printing office
always wins,) end sent him off afior a pint of'blaok
•trap,* lo * neighboring store, and in his absence,]
wont into the bookstore below, got the book *at cost,'
ami on greeny’s return, htd the 'American Prpoop-1
tot' all printed lo his mind! '1 swow 1* said he, 'l'd
no idesr you could print (he thing ao darned soon,
or 1 wouldn't a gone arlor tho bIaCK strap.' But ho
launched out his dollar—wo made fifty cents by the
operation, and a good eubjoot to laugh about, until
something olio turned up.
aonß.t
Within the circle of tbo aiguifioauco of this brief
Word Is contained dll tta( man can receive of;htp*
pines* In this life.'' As Is tbe Ban to tbo vegetable
world, ss motion to tbs ocetn, as life Id (bo anima
ted creation, so Is tho;pure, vivifying spirit that
emsnples from' Ildme—and it can come , from no
other where—to man. What, compared to tho joys,
the pleasures, the sweet emotions, that spring from
and cluster around our homo, and all tho praisca of
tho multitude, tbo conquests of ambition, or the suc
cesses of Jftio money grasping avarice! ‘ In them
selves, these oro less than nothing—worse than van
ity! for they cannot soothe.the aching head, are im.
potent to quiet Iho troubled mind, are powerless lo
satisfy tho lonesome heart. But, to tho possessor of
a dear, loving homo—that jewel priceless, above the
value of gold, or diamonds, or gome, bo they over so
rare—that sacred domestic alter around whtob nil
that is God like, all that Is noble, and all that is
pure, holy and disinterested, in oar fallen nature
clings-what, savo-the hand of Almighty, can bring
distress. Should the son, in his lifo struggle bo met
with distrust, find lushest motive misinterpreted,
feel his spirits giving way, Ills courage failing—how
speedily and certainly do tho kind and gontlo words,
(he unbounded devotion of bis mother, revive his
drooping energies; and, causing him to remember
that the Great Ood abovo judges us aright, rewards
as according to our deserts, tho sends her boy out
again to the battle field of life, armed with an amount
of fortitude, guided by a principle of integrity, and
strengthened by on energy, tint ever proves Irrosis*
liblo. Should tho husband, disheartened by roisfor
fortunes, oppressed by poverty, think It useless lon
ger .to strive, bo about lo yield to circumstances,how
toon does tho glorious example of tho partner of bis
bosom,cause him to blush at his incipient cowardice
—cheered by a sweet wife’s consolation, apprecia
ting the Inestimable treasure ho is master of, hia
self respect and self reliance ore increased, and,
boldly looking at tho future, he quickly finds a road
that lends directly to tho object of hie efforts. Does
the father become care worn, exhausted, wearied of
(he ceaseless strife of existence, how Instantaneously
docs tho joyful crowing .of his cherub babe, that
greets him at the home threshold, banish his gloom;
and, returning its bewitching endearments, gazing
npon nr innocent roeaotyi'ne 'it'insensibly oalroco
and comforted, as If he had held communion with
angels. A Peon then let ns alt sing to Homo—that
centre of earthly joy; end a heart*tribute,-a spirit
offering let us make to ila presiding genius—Woman.
For, though life without a homo ia a tedious travel,
a tiresome trial, yet, thanks to the Creator, by the
magic Influence of any true woman’s spirit—bo she
sister, wife'or mother—a dear home can be erected,
in the darkest dingle ofthe dullest district of earth.
Family Friend,
Kindness*
The strongest bond of. union ia society is kind
ness. It may be shown at all times and under all
circumstances, and Is (ho cheapest of all the rerae*
dies for (he numerous IDs that affect us In the jour
ney oflifo.
i “A little word in kindnessapoksn,*' 1
May beat the wounded bssrt or broken.”
And what Is so sweet as the memory of a hind
act. ■ Wo may have contributed to tho relief of dis
tress, or given succour to the needy—made tho
widow’s.heart to rejoice, or dried tho orphan’s tears.
Thoro Is a luxury in the thought,' that we have done
that which blesses twice, him who gives, end him
who receives. All without may be dark but the
sunshine is in our heart, the warmth is there. Who
u«* • |IOATi tU'nwti *! •’ ItAllU Ui CiSCUIV, Win
hoi be kindt Who eonsnltlng his own .happiness,
as well as that of others, v?Ill not do good, and Im
prove every opportunity to minister to the comfort
of those around him. Visit thp afflicted—spend an
hour with tho poor and distressed.
*• *Ti« worth a thousand passed
la pomp and ease—'Us protect to lbs last."
Genuine Poetry*
, There U ao little genuine poetry now a days, Ibal
it is quite refreshing to meet occasionally with so
beautiful a getn as tho following. Nope but those
who have fell the 'Mender passion/ can fully appro*
dale the Intensity, of the poet’* “phelinks.” It of
course must bp snrraised that Miu Elisabeth—eo*
deartngly called Betsey—was o charming girl, and
well worth the poet's adoration.' Nodes the beauty
and subllmity’of llio following lines:
"My love, slie !i my heart’s delight,
tier name It is Ml** Betsey;
’ ' |*il ro ami see her ihli wry night.
If Heaven and Mother’ll let me.”. -
But, alas! for the mortification* and disappoint*
menls tliat poets are doomed to suffer. On t|ie head
board of this young man's bed, the chamber maid
found; written in chalh, tho non morning—
«*l loved Min Del*ey—well, 1 did.
And I wont there for to toll hirt .
But like to gAose-greasa Quick 1 illd,
For she Jiid anotherloiler.”
Government of (hi Temper*
It Is as much the duly of teachers to endeavor to
Improve the tempers and manners of their pupils, as
It is to cultivate their intellects. How is this to be
dono 1 Certainly not by setting before them exam,
pies of ill-humor.' Not by continual scolding, op
braiding, faultfinding, the use of harsh and mena
cing language, and a vindictive spirit. Would not
a method of governing like thik, Inevitably
in ail Under-Us baleful influence, a corresponding
spirit resulting in obstinacy, indiffefanpe atiddlao
bodloncot Human nature is the same In every
pprlod of life—in Uio child as in the adult, Threat,
mg, disparaging and Irritating language cannot fail
of producing, ita natural effect upon tho temper and
manners of the pupil, rendering him morose, obstl.
mle, and Impudenu and thpa cresting the very ne
cessity of corporal punishment, which It Is so desi
rable to avoid.— Guildford,
Vulgarity.
We would guard the young against tbs use of
every word that Is not perfectly proper. . Use no
I profane expressions—allude to no sentence that would
pul the blush to the most sensitive. You know not
the tendency of habitually using Indecent and pro
fane language. It may never be obliterated from
your hearts. When you grow up you will find at
tongue's end tome expressions which you would not
use for any money. It wasono you learned when
quite young. By being careful you will save your
self a great deal of trouble and mortification and
•orrow. flood men have taken sick and become de
lirious. In these moments they hsvo Died the most
vile and indecent language imaginable. When in
formed of .it after restoration to health, they had no
idea of the pain they had given their friends, and
stated they had learned and repealed these expres.
lions in childhood, and though years had passed since
they had spoken a bad word, the early Impressions
had been indelibly stamped upon the heart. Think
of this yo who are tempted to usu improper language,
and never disgrace yourselves.
Ths Secret of Joy*
The love of duty Is as necessary a stimulant to health
and enjoyment, ee la salt to give flavor to our dally
food. Without It tha world becomes uninteresting (c
tasteless—objects there are none (9 arouse—purpose
there is none to attain. Theperaon deprived of the
means of happiness, or condemned to the endurance
of pain, suflbre, and sudors; but Hope Ilngere si the
bottom of the cup. Life retainee its enchantments—
the Hesperian gardens atlil crow In the west. But
woo to that wretched one wTio, like the gorgeous
Eastern king, ealed without wisdom, magnificence,
end pleasure, has tasted of everything thst the
world can give, end arrived at the dire conolualon
that all I* vanity.
Delicious—To have a pretty girl open the front
door and mlatako you for her cousin.
More Delicious—To have hey remain deceived ill)
•he has kissed you twice, hugged the button* off
your cost, in B ilWory tone, exclaimed—
•‘Ms, here’s Chawles."
IT 9S oio PjER AKNtrar.
Diamond! tiat DlitootlL > I-iV.
■■■■— t I a 1
It wee only a few evening* ago (htt I^'haypanall
to be aUling *la aide (able In R’sealiftg «aldM,ld
Ibis place, Indulging io *a few Dried* before goUjg to
bed. The oyetcra wore particularly fine; and should
have engrossed all my alteniiooi but vlsioai bfUoe;
tors and dyspepsia would intrude
mo; the opening of the door'dtsturhed ttynet very
ploaflaot reveries, and when 1 raised my heal*my
eyes fell open i rather ■[range looking SMUmdb of
humanity—he evidently btlongad tomifolaSsef
persona called Yankees—not a genuine YaOkfcs;su(iU
aa come from Vermont Stata, and are notorious fof
(hair wooden nutmeg propensities; riot (hkt kind;
here we apply the ‘Yankee* to tboee iridiViddaTsWbd
oomo down the river semi-annually with
Wall, as anon as ho entered, ho walked, of rather
lounged, up to the counter,behind which ft. vmtatuc
ding, and after watching bia motions for a moment
o{ i wo broke out with,
*1 say Capting, they look plump, *«pe»o yoqopen
as a few raw.* ■ ■ ■.,
_ A plate was put before him* and ft, ftfityaoiioed
serving them out pretty rapidly, as 1
not faat enough for Iho impatient rivar matijb'o oys
ters hardly touched the plate before tbs Tqßkta
would hook it np with hia fork, andgolpb it deirfc at
one swallow, and then be would flourish'fair fhtk-bt*
foro ft’s, face, and cry ’hurry up the oakaa! Wako.Bp
old man i* &0., until ft, who bad always prided Urn*
self on hie dexterity in ooossi'n the 'aoa
oamo quite ezoiled. At last, in reply to ibitoß BOU
ting joke of the Yankee, ft. said, io novsvygarilU
lone : \ r /c*
' ‘Look hero, friend, you «eem lo pride yourself ud
being * fast eater. Non I'll bet you 930 1 can open
oysters faslar than yoo nan pick them up tod-spa)*
low them, and not half try.*
*1 don't like to ho bluffed offln that, stranger,* says
tho Yankee, 'but vou are a leolle ahead of my- pUt.*
•Sposo you mike it ten, and I ew*q If 1, don't take
you, and give you five for a starter.*
This was agreed .to, and both parlies pUl)ed' ! Mt
their money and deposited It la my hinds* . ... -> ,
After all was fixed, R, deliberately opened the drd
ho was lo .start with, and then rolling misleercaop
lb hie elbows, called oat to the Yankee, Irhoiysls
HamfingfArrh ia JiuJ, (IlfW*
mcnccmcnl. 'Now for it.' The words bad hcrjliy
loft his mouth before ho had added anothertb the
plate, and a third, followed each other In qatekfWe*
cession. Tho Yankee was not idle all this time,bat
had been stowing thorn sway at a rale that threaten*
cd soon to empty the piste . before him. • lli'eraihbe*
ginning lojlook bjock, and 1 was, just iblnklnffilhil
he was going to give up ond 'aeknowledge the eoff*
when suddenly,by a dexterous twitch, he thrav.dati
out on tho bur counter. Yankee stopped anidttieirl
to cry'foul* but seeing that one bsd been gsinodod
him by his boiitaUon, swallowed it, dost; and. aILH*
The next one went clean pver ftie the coupler qn,lha
floor, and the next and the next. The Ytpk«l'e»f»
dontly began to boo tho game, for instead .of lasing
llmo expostulating, went scrambling 6m the flett!
afterthe oysters,which now flew to all oornifsttf
the room, only wailing to give them ja wfpp pn up
slsero of his coat before engulphing Item. Thu
we were kept in doubt which would beat, unlft'lf*
capped the climax by making one slight, accidently,
of coarse—right la the spit box. The .astonished
roan gated for a moment at the oyster, se iifayj
half embedded In the dirty saw dust, and then drdtf*
ping his fork, made a straight coat (til out at 4 dial
door.
As tho door dosed uponjiim jR j
In which U’s. voice was moil conspicuous, bfll a Wd*
Ail change came over his countenance ashe ezsni*
ined the steaks which 1 had just handed fiiihr’*’You
may judge how (he langb turned when he exdtlia*
od, in a voice not unlike the rumbling of a
thunder, 'Counterfeit, by the eternal.*— ~~.
Ann! Hetty** Adrleir
Oh, girls! tel your •flection on dais, poodJas*
parrot*, or lap dogs—but let matrimony Al9o*' Jt*e
ibo hardest way on earth of getting a
never know when your work la did op. laloßqf
carrying eight or nine children throneh the miulta
chioken.poi, rath, mump*,' and scarlet
of 'em twlco over; it make* my aides ache (nthtak
of It. Ob, yon may scrimp and save, and twist Aid
turn,and dig and delve, econoroite«Bd<ffoaftJi|roAt
Imaband will marry again, (aka what yopVe.darfd
to dreaa his apcood wife with, and she'll Uk#,y|tfl
portrait fora fireboerd, and—but whel'e (be, MM?
talking 1 . ‘ 1 Warrant ovary one or yo»*U
first chance yon got; there's a toil of baWUfoiftpfll
about it aomehow. . ‘ .4
Musical Catkobism.—Wo find Ibo foUo#io| %1
In th« pipers:
•Wlibl is * slur?’
•Almoilanj remark od6 ologer to»U* fttotfl afi<
other.*
‘What la the Mil?’ ,-v, . . ( v
'Going out of (be choir to oat
dorlng'tba sermon lime.* -
. ‘ What is called singing with aft ttnaertfiddllvr
‘Making tips on the floor with yoor foot*’ , ';
‘What is a ataooato roevemeDlr ‘
leaving the choir in a htij', becattabboaUdlmt*
iafied with tbo leader.’ , : ..ifl't*
‘What la a awoll 7* . ■ .
•A professor of muale, who prbtebda (b aoo#tfa*
ry thing about the atienoa, while ba cannot otfoeiai
hia Ignorance.' # 1 i;. ii -i..
A Gbot> Ona.—We learn that on (bio day pTwlif
fur ‘License/ at Cincinnati, an old toper wm *&§'
goring op to the poll*, with a ticket in Kla ha'pfljon
which was printed in bold characters, ‘No LtoUtpai*
A liqilor dealer, on noticing Uia old tnan’l' Uoilti
Inquired 1 '
‘Do jod know what tori of s .ticket joti ar#going
to rote?’
•Yes,* replied the toper, ‘I goea for
I want to gat the d—d stoffoul ofmjp Way.*
Not bo bad. Wo know ofacorot who vtant tßflfat
rid of the call, but who have not lbs nerve Ip.wllh*
•land the temptations conatanlly thrown la tjjalf
patha.
Dlahxkt took Hoasta. —Men abd faorlbi Only
•weal. Bo aay the medical men whole boatnaaa It
la to inrestigale the wonderful living medhannolpf
both. The oi Couli off by accelerated rtapMatfofi)
if heated io the fonow, he partially opina Mcnobth
and dropa hia longue, and by rapid
breathing, tbrowi off the cxoom of haal whlpbtai
accumulated In the system. The dog whlpb rutiial
the tide of (he carriage through the intense hbatpfa
July aun. ditahea Into the cold spring with lmpn,blty
and reluroa refreshed,haring on perspiration
•when men or horaoa submerged In A similar iQMMr
would auddenly check perspiration; and
vired the abook, it would bo to dle itltb aootg or
ohronio inflammation.’' s
In r latent motion, the reapiratinn of both mail add
hnraoa {• inoroaacd bat not sufficiently ad aa to
off the heat that Isgunerated—they ptraplfa through
(he akin.tha pores of which become opened or enlarg'd
and U la while in this condition that both aralUua
to be injured and when great care la ftebmaty
to praaerve the health of either. • ' w. i.r
Ltino.—L«l ttalwaye bo borne Id mind that ho
who knowingly utters whot )• fa|a»| tolls * liqiabd
• I in, while or of any olber color, io avroUUdnpflJn
divine command. And let as remember th«#
U no vied which more eaaily then IhU *
man's eomoienct. Ho who lella lice freqoantly/wQI
aoonWojne an habitual liar,and an habUoafiW*
will toon loit the power or readily
between the oonoeption of hie imagination end the
recollection of hie memory. I have known* ftp
t periods who teemed to have arrived In Iblennaity*
plonble moral Let every one, (herald,
beware of the meet dUtanl approaches to tble : 4<Re*>
table vice. A volcino might easily be written ofttlh*
misery end loee of character which ha»# grown pal
I of a eingle llo.and another volume of ilFuir*k)||ni
1 of the moral power wblob men have galocd by mttpi
of no mher promlnenl attriboia than Uuk of jM
uaebrinkiag veraoUy.[Or* \VayUfi4< . v V t^. ;
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