AifeKl ;
foiijuaatDWxay wbiutaa nifj 1
t-j. iiipwtn John UK-- Btatton.r; j.n *-> t -.
’ *snbifcmmo».—Pno bol|ar,' ani
‘brtdlti adfdticb'{'tWo Dbllare if'pald SvithiH tlio
yuafi'ftHcl l Two-Dollara dndFifly Cents;'lfudt
bold tfJthln'Sbo bo;rig
idly inhered
Uon discontinued until, all airearagos ’arc paid
unless'dfc tho bptlob bf't&o EdltbiV' |;, ‘ ! ■’ •"
and pot iexceoding oboiflquaro,.wlllbo.inserted
Xor ouo I)ollar,andtn'only--flvo cents
&roaw additional in^oHion.' TlioBtj,of d, great.
eHongthlb proportion.'• ! ~ ' r
planks, Labels, &q-> kc.jex&
entdd with „shert^at.-notlco*
Watcli>Moilicr»; iihM.
' l> ’Mutirei’i'WatclVth'ii ITtilb'fbot,’ }
i';' i\‘ 1 Clliuhltigd’or tbo gaMoh’wMl, ; ”' i
vj.-•]Bounaiag-thronghtUio ‘husy street, ((•;;»■> >■ ■
. ringing cellar, filled and hall, j,
.Jfpvur couot.tho moments lofit}, , , ~
I ‘-' vtvovif mlhd’ th'o titno'U co T ala',./.. , ;.V
Little foot will go astray, , • . ‘
!:T 'lJuldo thtfrri,' mplhQt'i yon may. '
thbditllohind, 11 ’•
.51 Picking Borricfl bytho way; -
houses in the sand, ; ' • ' .
; /,• il TbSsingiip thefrograbthay,'
-a: jforct'darJ tbolinCslfon nslc-, f; "••
•i i VVhy to Wo'thia' ttoai-y task;? 1 * • ;
•• • '-SThoyo samoifttltfhnnda /
oHight atid ioreii ■ i; ‘ l '•
~.-.liCx>thec, watch thoiiltlolfongno, < ■ v,- - - v .
, i-Brattling,, oldquonfand Wild/
:• i WluU. arid tfhiit isisung' : ■ ■■■ {'.': i
By thy Jmppy, joyous child,, !■
o: j .Cotchitho woni whl|sl,yct unspoken,. ( l 1
Stop t|m.vo\y b^fpjfo’tis bcokcui; ,
* V ' ?I 'This'saifro’tongueVupy ybtprbclalni
Blessings Iri'a SavlbarVnhmo. 1 1 1 r|l:l
' ' (lio , , ,
,vl ’ ■ Bedllh^ 1 soft Wanii for you
••nit Wholesome lesions' rib\v impart}'’ '■ -' I' 1
Keep, 0 keep Hint young heart true, • :
~^,lExtricating eyory weed, ,-,i„ ,
’ ‘ S6jvtnggqud ( aricl precious seed i,
•Invest rich ybu then may slip '
Keeping foruternityi ■' l |: -’" ;j
| !*!;!■>;!' ADeJItU SCCHC. ‘
I her breathing through iiio^iglit.
I . 3:) ' irHorbrcafthirigibftond low,' '• ' " l, \ ' l!
r? c :A«iU hbr hroast'tbo vravo ol IIA) - ' •'* >->
V ,j„-.r lt lf9ptheav|n£,to l undffO.
fer o 'fi6 JiHonfly Tfb scbtiifcd W t/pblilr,' ! ‘“ 1
aft So slowly moved about,
B, ■«; A» vqihadihmt hor,lioJf r pur powers,. .
B t ~To( e ko,her living ouJ. ( . >n , , li> , i i
K. Our very hopes ••* "
Bt i.:<)ttrj’eafa(otjr hopes belied—
■ fought hc.r.dyiqg wheu abo slept, . ■
B. aleepiftjj \vhon shedlcd,,, , , ,
I For Svhcu'the morn came.' dim and sad^
I * Ahd chill with cariy fehowbra,'
| ■ Hop quiet eyelids closed—she had [‘
► Another nioro j.'V’l; ; ‘
|r r "’ , r ' WKV'OTIOJtf..
DT; OKO. fi.iIUyMOHJV
The'long and'dosp'u rato'Btriigglo yhich bad!
fAf years "booh carried onbctwoentho'lmporial;
Government of BruiH; and the royoltcd southern
; wzuj .drawing,to,.a closo;■ apd I,who;
•>■£o* nearly flvo years had.boon almost constantly
||s;- bn the 'wing,' dr- wbiitniriouhted td'abouttho
m atmo thing, on horseback, in tho' pairiotlc Btfr-
on my way little Brnjsiliytn
. to.w;h‘om I had/heoQuuitcd some flvo monfbl
had boon
within three hours alter our marriage.
my oommnnd against a body, of Don JL*o
pndro Dognndo’siancoiroa/wlio wore committing
ln tbojielghhorhood. l ... j
* ..r.lhad boon sorevclyiwounded in-tho aide and
.shoulder, and what,with the exposure intho an*
'-Comfortable qanm, tho entire:.-lack of proper'
nodical and surgical skill, land tho. fever which
had for.throe ,weeks, hoop, consuming mo—my
. irop .constitution had given way at last, and I
‘.was as near dead as p tuna cau)d;wcll ho, apd
bis ; scat,ln hissaddlo. .. ~
,My,‘honip,*,or ( rnlhorihnt.ot / £ny,wifo,was op,
banks of tbo beautiful qn tho ox-
western limits of tlio IJrazilHan fimpiijo,
r*S^'d, w y way tliltlior led through tho wild passes'
gterf,iW Southern Drazllllan Andcaj ’a region!
• with ; oypry, specie# of wild beasts,
s£.«crcd savages, murderous banditti, who killed!
and band of Imperial troops:
j|&-, sarago than, brutes, Indiana or robbers. ‘'
rdon’t you lh|nk it was I for
invalid scarcely able,to keep' hia sent, in tboi
' ■Aodlo, and accompanied by only two uegro
akyps possessing but littlo more senso or reason;
V ,^»n,the horses they guided. , ,
S long, tedious duyp wont by, nnd.l had;
■", jjHsigglcdjon, thus far without oomipglo contact;
; ‘ l beasts, savages, robbers, or Imperial
rv to wltl|ln ( ;Hfiuun, lopguos of, piy jout-i
» oml j niy overtasked energies could'
1 '-jKjnr mo up no longer, and despatching tho most,
h • JlMolligont of. my servants tqnpprlso my wife'
><■■■: gum hor family of my situation, I lay down un-'
tliQ sliqllor of a sbulying rock, iri ono of the,
' ( r(igged.'dosol{ito. mountain passes I liad*
sqon, with but slight hopes of surviving Jill;
~ * atd’should arrive from my friends cn tho Uni*
| v.
iicar noon departed pn|
1 had promised blip freedom!
m|3 lon,ounces, in,gold,lf, J»e reached my .wifeV
jraraio (lifl|t'nlgli't,, } 'kpqw, ho \v9ulll not.loso' a
igpmuut, and J might expect rpliel before night
providod,.! lived till that time;
flmelitU "not. probable, na within two
gjfmnl yraa halt, delirious. ,Tho holhlood dri
extremities by, tho paging favor aepw*
loapjog liquid currents of fire 5, while my,
appeared td scorch and cr|sp with
-Vtlo boat,, and my whole frame was
m6st ojtquiaito''t(>rliiro. ' *
mos ijuflngtlm afternoon,llmdsont
ig aljivu to tho 'stream which'wound
>ltom of the ravine fur water to slako
thirst. ’
/as perllaps'nn hour nhoVo tho horl
was suddenly surrounded by a hand'
mty foroclous.lookjng.brigands who
tlng.th'o mountain puss to tbo west*
jult of a train of mules totaled wlt)i
id that had proceeded them but the
hing about mo to attempt tbo roii-
Hyl' 'As’they wore 1 rather partied to
■lonnry party whoso uniform I wore,
| wp, no, violence, and ouo of thorn
ht mo a gourd of water, for my slave
tho approach of th’o brigands, and I
dm afterwards;' •' ’
entreaties, prayers, and promises
, <S3?
.Bwftg : ‘ino thoro nlono, fi'VnVdvmJ
wlld mountain pass. ■■ y n ®* In that
‘ up, l ly '*“» soon oxhmiat-'
«vlu g mad.win.
a I torotho bandngca (\ om mv .
' r T ~o* ,a °Hw fochj
l«»HW tM lormod my bod, ,imd 0 n,ow L
doalh. °' v
101 ' K I,orrlll night, HU |t wo,
Jwll#(W»h.. nn>\ than I sxnh into a doallf. Ikd
.torpor. ffoni which I wna nronaod hv- a hoitw
uFMshtJljojulnp; on my ohqal. mid my rintsbnea
,011, »I>m>:lho well romom
i bored fbitbrcH of tlio. most deadly uneray I had
ArCo '" ; 01 ,h ° lm V°-
■ /’'l’i'S*®®™" l *» «i-o an mot, Honor Kayo-
Ww bruin! ruffian, with his boot
' ,c 2E^ra¥^!: l, ®!l lns i nto my ' ,hroafc ‘HI myoyoa
ffiffSffihii ■?***, rom »pcko|a,;aud my
' , tonguo protruded ftom my mouth,
o) *;>/ va f .[ -nv;--, rb-.U >.
J ' ''‘fib VU'v rtf <■'} '!
b'M! VTf bi" siy.‘■■
-Mm 'i%',,4w
n 'if I* W.y Ht M ir 9 B‘ : ’
i V'lUtlm H.-V.V H H M '-' H H ■ H H H';- v ■-'.■3.
||p jjy| i
('!'• M. K.’ll! .ft; > .'(.Mil f
ihl ■■ »In> t;
arid lho wifetch -Jaughtdiin dcrißibn of ray torrid I
bltfngpnyaa ho continued it ,«<•• \. '/■> m. -j*t lr,
mfttj I e«y»iScnor,RayoxnondQ,!
lady
: ipws p£ wlipjtx yop I rqbbc4iP°j, w Ul bo very grata- :
, ful that r'wdtohod.’dver, you, In your, last, taQ:
meots. i Como,,, my nidp!. r
must facejla o(£flomowbfti jbTilUy, gather ,0 good
supply of (Iry'brii andWo .wiH trywliat
effect l)r& trill’ lidvo 'dn thptfisoasd that seems to
bp’tfastlh'iJ ,J .‘ ‘ ll ‘"’ * ■ •
-Fifty sot.-about obeying
iliblr- CtmUnflndorVbtdor,'' ahd thou after five
foinutds had elapsed, 'and 1 was placed all help
less, as I was, - onia pile of branchcs/I'iin
dcrstood it oil.;: about to
burn mathoro nllv-6. ; -i.it: I iM
I would not ask my Ufa of tlie .demon, 1 for >1
well know that Itw.ould bo unavailing. Cut, O
Gpd;l,may I-no.yer suflhrjapoh mental torture ad
I rtld -whilq lying ;.tho.ro ; . surrounded ib/ timed
davils.ih human shape,,cs.l, thoughtjOf . all tHo
heart agony ttliat my wifd ip.ust suffer when ,tho;
revoUjng.fletall of iny ; d bor
c6mq]kp6wri-to Jicr. , V,';.,
* , ray'hcaa Rewards the west to
cafch i'glimpsb at thb Getting sun, and tho next
moment I was Insensible. s “'.
■ ’ It whs not. long 1 remained'thus,'for. l was
aroused again by tho' quick,rnltlo bf pistol shots,
thO Clash of steel, the wild batllo -shouts, and
dying scrcarhs'ot filrpngTUCnTn thdir last hur
ried death agony. . * [•'
All orbund! mo X Kdhold a vision of gallant
men, led on by a slight girlish figure lu tho light
blue frock, goldorabroldyt<jd;Veitt,/andlpldmed
cap of tho pouthem ; Gaa, c hBi who,.mo<mtetl upoh •
a superb horse, black/as nigh^, ; 6pod,horo;an(J
there, shouting our,haptic-cry <‘Mucrpn losa.lm-,
permutes,** Inwlucfy she was joined, by horbun-,
drod followers, ; Wb’6 jhiirlcd thcriisblyfs.tipohtbQ
doomed ruibans ih|, a, ’whirlwiud bf’ gloaming
Tho last w’rblbli Wa‘ ilaln, and th6 ; iqybly*wcu
man knoll h'cSldd mb,’tier arms y;btll N about my
neck, her warra klss Was upon'iny Cheek, aS ! sho
brunthed in a gchtlo tube the words 2 ’
“My Husbandl”' I-' • '• II '■ '
It vraiifay Wile—m'y l own Angel Trie*.- - She,
had ridduii-on In advance of more-thnri four
hundred men, with only a hundred Wbo : could
keep puce with her, and I was saved;; ' '
' Xotc, Oultti|inl Sansagfcs.
About a hundred years ago, ft young,lady of
Rotterdam, named; wlihelmina Turachollng, was'
riding on hpfee'back, through ttio village of,Box.
moor when her hbrsq becnmo frlghtejicd andran
away* with her v ’/flip young man who Accompa
nied her, ftnd td wbo'm.fllio was betrothed, cried
out thut ho wb.iild glvo a hundred, ducats'to any
ono that'Wduld ! stop'the horse. 1 ‘ ''
Tlie young villagers, who were plpylng'ball
upon tho ! grcon‘ near “by, seeing a woman in
danger, threw-themselves before-the-furious
animal. Oho of them was thrown I 'down and'
wounded two bthers Vcccivcd contusions; the
horse and th 6. bctiutiful >Vilholralna'<rollud
in the dust. ;'A .yomlg man wbt> was 'passing
throw imn)odintely\bisic)oak over thd lady, bb-j
fore any ppa else ,had;time to perceive a finely
turned log anti a pretty garter,.' - 1
Mademoiselle. on.hclng carried!
homo, had time t<> reflect, and the result of her
reflections was, -that (hero ‘must 'never bo two
mou/lfi/tlurworld-wbo had -ebon .her garter.—>
■Sho;s'cnt,forUior._bQtrothcd and said,' “ will ybU
kill tho man who threw hiaoloak.ovcr me ?” •
; ; <‘,\Vho t I? j : JVbat,an onprmlty.** i
- .“.I, thought, yhu-would, ...ThCh I shall
marry. Whori^my. life, waq In danger, you
btTerqd pub hundred ■duca<i| , to save jn°*- This
Is <hb pricb‘ sot 1 upon my hand., Hero are!
ttvbnty-flvu mind/cd.' ’ You have made a good
bargain,** ‘ * *’!
• 1 She then sent for tho stranger. u Monsieur,*’,
taliTehO,’ ‘*l am rlcli and' ybung, And rsho blush'- 1
od prodigiously Whllo.ndding oitb of theap'hypo
critical periphrases liy which women speak of
their beauty)-! Am not considered-repulsive.--1
wislt to marry Immediately. -I Abo that youaroi
surprised. I will bo: frank »with you.' I have
sent for you bocanso you hove scon my,garter.!
.You havo rendered mo, a grpnt service, Mon*'
slpubf. .Without you, all the young men of Box- 1
roobr wopld ,liavo seen it, and, os I could not
huyo married them, all, I should have killed my
self. But, if you are not free, or'l am not so'
happy nS to please you, I shitfl give my hand ond.
ray fortune to a man who will' kill you. Do youj
Accept, ycs 'or not**
■ “Yes, a thousand yosl a hundred thou
sand tlmcs/yos!’*'
The marriage took place, and wob like all
other mnrrlagos probably | wo have no,part!cu
lare on tho subject. All the young men of Box-,
mccr wore invited to the iiuptlals and feumptu
ou,sly toasted.'
• At hot- death, which took place' In the confso
of time,,tho following codicil was found tohor
will; • > :*
“My-flmn, situated'on tho bonders of tho
Mouse, will remain forever, whoever may bo tho
proprietor of it, snlijoct to tho following
tion. Every'year, under penalty of forfeiture;
;on.tljo thirtQonth of May, tables shall bo. prepar
ed, and n ton of strong beer, amHwonty. oils of
tlio bust sausngoi lirllottordupv shall. ho served
young men pfßoxmocr, as a token of gm
tUudu that thay saved iny life, and of rejoicing
flint thuy did hot see my garter; the IStUflf^lay,
n /Uni'll tjih present time, that Is, during a hun
dred (ho'nfshes of tho testatrix have boon’
punctiliously* executed. But tho prcaopt hoir,
on'the Idth of last May, Attempted to elndo
-thorn. Under pretext bt conforming to thb'do
olmal system, ho gave twenty motors 6f sausages
Instead of twenty oils, which rnndo a difference
oi four motor# to tho detriment of tho youth ot
Buxmoer. • -,..i
Not to loso their foto, they devoured the twen
ty meters «« under protest,” but'this,year they
have brought a milt against tho liolr, aud domand
tliat the caso shall be decided before tbo 18th
of May.
Origin of 11m WWW, nod nnd Block Jinn
'"From Washington living's now work, ‘‘Wool
ftot Boost,” wo find iho following pleasant le
gend t ' ’ ’
;-Whcn tho Groat Spirit had made Iho throo
men; ho cullod them together and showed thorn
three boxes. Thoflrstwas tilled with hooks And
maps and papers. Tho second with bows dnd
arrows, knlves and tomahawks. The thlftl with
spades, axes, hoes and hammers. ‘‘These; my
sous,” said ho, “ are tiro means .by which you
aro to 11 vu j choosy among them according to
your fancy. ,
Tho white man, >bclhg tho favorite, had
first choice, Ho passed by tho box of working
tools without notice | but when ho edmo to tho
‘weapons for war-hunting, ho stopped and .look
ed hard at them. Tho rucUmah trembled, far
ho had sot his' heart uport that box. i Tho white
mart, However/after looking hard upon it for a
moment, passed oh, and chose the box of books
and papers. Tho red man's turn can\o next, and
{-on may bo snro ha seized with joy upon the
»ows aiul arrows, and < tomahawks. As to tho
bladlc man, ho had no chofco left but to put up
with tho tools. ' ,
. 1 From this It is clear that tho Groat Spirit In
tended tho white man should learn to road and
write i to understand all about tho moon and
stars,, and. to make overylbiug, oven rum and
whiskey, . 'jjhat the rod, man should he a first
and a mighty warrior, hut ho was
*°Mo learn anything frotuhooks, as the Groat
Spirit had not given him anys nor was ho lonmko
v ' llla h°y» lost ho should kill himself with
v.i i * * to tho black man, as he had noth
l?.?ril >l f w . < ? rk,n 8-tools, it was clear ho waatd
cohUiSw aol“ ? , “<, l’‘ 'vl,lch 110 , lwa
cS luto
'll
; i
jj! r ,'V “binf,-nonJ^ri^^rAV- Rl&DT^Bpfr; aiggT ; 6lt f -1-1 i"l >. t•■ | ,i ~[.(-*.!•
,1 ! l ■ '
I • hO ■*.!.
VuX'i^rlticre’s » tetter lor ji:VV-',
i .;What : wclco'tao'wordk! : How-many times the
heart hn&bcon stirrcd’by'-thcm! ■ Wnbtbathas
everi been k w'andcrcr front, home,- & stranger in
a strange land, surrounded by new. faces and
hew sccncs.’the hcarl-srckcning loneliness steal
ing over you; and yon Wish ..oh !-feo much, for
hn oldfnend, a kind-wrirdpThen how sweet
arid gentle would tho reduest voice sound os it
utters these words. That Halo letter is wel
comed os If it were tho pure face of a dearly
loved-friend. - 'Perhaps it may bo from mother
—hcrothc heart swells with mitiglbd emotions;
and; tho weary' spirit; starts hacktd tho: old
home, ’ lirigering over each’ well-remembered
spot.-. Prathers, sisters, parents, aro! all seen
againdn your mind’s eye recalled; by! those fa
miliar characters; end es you slowjy fold up
tho letter, you feel that indeed “the fetters are
strong-round the household: thrdfig?’ and their
love will cast a halo around-ydur.lonely path
way; . which. will. prove 4 • shield in' times’ of
temptation and darkness. r . rr , ! '
a letter for you !”■ Ah, It comes from
the “far distant West,” from the dearemignmts
who havoleft the fireside circle to seek a homo
in that bright and golden land *of promise.—
How tremblingly tho fingers break the seal, and
a load of anxiety is lifted frqrii the heart as good
nows is read—news df contentment and • prds
• perity—-though perhaps a few Tears may full as
you rend a discretion of their ; beautiful 1 new
; homo,-and then Arid they have' still yearning's
, forihp roof-tree. You wre glad they - love The
old “cot at home,” that they often fed “t f would
-be an assurance most dear that they - miss 'me '
' athothe.”. <• ■■ ■' ■ • ••• -- 1 ’ •*'
i f Yes I letterstq thc homecircle, from'tho wari
dbring from. tho- fold, arb treasures
Hdw cheerfully each 1 one goes to' their -monoto
nous round of duties, with plbasarit
after such a letter has been discussed; - *’■' “ ,,i
There arc times, too, those words fall upon
the car as doth the death knell—they almost
palsy the ■ heart* ■ You have been anxiously,
fearfully, expecting it; for rumors of illness oT
some dcar onc for, far away, may have reached
you.. -Every step, every sound, you hope, yon
.fear,:may bring'yoa tidings. • flow‘subdued
the voice sounds to you, as they ; say—“licro’B
.a letter for you." i , <
Youtakcil! With sickening, dizzy sensa
tion yon break the seal, which you see is black,
and read (ho talc of pamlslckncss qrid death,
written, perhaps; by a stranger’s hand, wlio has
gcntly'clothcd the crushing news in words of
sympathy ahdcomfort. Ah] that -letter has
indeed been a messenger of woe. ! • ’ - •' 1
. ■ Who caonot go back'to their old school days
when you had such a dear sweet correspondent 2
Nothing sounded go cheerily as these words
“Here’s a,letter for you.V- How‘you wduld
steal away-with tho'prccious missive, and retd
‘its long; closely- written, crossed-pagca, chron
icling the imaginary woes and hcjirt trials bf
poor, dear, sulfcring Annie. • -How she would
pm\r into vour willing car her many sbrrOws,
until you bdicTcd bar a poor persecuted angel,
and longed to fly to, her relief, (o shield her from
.the rude touch of sdrrow, • Then-with-equal
feeling she pjjist describe her lost' now -dress,’
bonnet, beftO, ornoxel, just as.the cose might
-bo. • 1 ■.• •• -;
In when Ihcheart rtiayTiare tru-'
lyTclf the iron hand of odycrsliy and Buffering,
perhaps letters maybe filled with regrets, with
wanderings bafck to the happy past~Our old
schooldays; era tho heart knew a sorrow, for
gcltingthat those happy days might once hare
been thought almost Unendurable, l ' ;
. I ask no greater pleasure; than, when I am
away to have these little messengers come to
mej-to.scc my. dear friends come 'flocking
around mo from distant cities and countrits,
brought by memory’s wand. OfthoSo who
cannot be : With me, when I read their kind
words I seem to see their well known ,faces,’ to,
hear the words fresh: from their lips. 11 There
ftrd no. words moro'pleasing to me than "Here’s
a letter for you." ■ '
It Is little things that'make arid unmake us
all. There are thousands ofjfoungmcnof gen
ius and enterprise at this moment 'who 1 dream
of fame and distinctiohj'and whoj if ifdnly re
quired some one great act of daring or sacrifice
svithin tho scope of-htiman be-.
Come distinguished, would bo heroes; out bo-,
cause true eraihcnce is only 1 to bo attained by
a preserving application in a number of. daily;
virtues, aro constantly* at warvrith the Wbefe
'Schemo of things; and esteem it a very badly
governed world, in which they find ho higher,
place.'
'' : It is a man's litlld habits of drefcs,' demeanor
and conversation that make or unmake tho
friends oh which his,'success and happiness in
lifo'depcnd; It ■ is- on a man's little habit Of
eating and drinking, of loitering over trifles; or
knowing how to' brush'them aside,that'his
character for idleness Or industry, and tho oc
cupation of tho largest pari of his time depend.'
It isthfi way in which a man takes care of the
pennies iu his pecuniary transactions that de
termines- Nvhether'ho trill’ ever 1 take'care of
pounds. 1 ’ 11 ••
Little habits drive nails Inti.our. coffins. Tlicy
mord than m'ako’Up.by their, what they seem to
lack in individual importance. 'They are the
true seeds of character. Wo might as well plant
acorns, and not expect them to grow, as cher
ish small viccs and hot calculate on their in
crease ; or os reasonably Jiopo to see ihb firm
and noble oak where no acorns were cvcrplant
ed, as true greatness gnd success in life, where
tho seedlings of a thousand little habits of in
dustry ami virtue had not been first carefully
cherished.
In a word,character ig the sum of llttlcthlngsj
rather than great oneg. The true, estimate of
an individual ig'not ascertained by his ncci
dcnl&Vor occasional riohicvmc4k,'but hit) eve
ry day habits, A natiori’k character is not do
termined'by its famous men, 1 but by tho hob
it's of its tnoSscs. nrid tlio character of tho ago
by tho vices or virtues that were so inherent tig
to be unnoticed. ' ■ ; •'
Bo Comprchefislvc.
Talk to tho point and stop when'yon reach'lti
The faculty some possess of making one Idea,
cover a <pilro of paper, is not good far much.—
Bo comprehensive In all you say or write. To
fill n volume upou nothing Is a credit to nobody,
though Lord Chesterfield wroto a Very clover
poem upon "nothing. ’
There aro men who got ono idea into their
; head, and they make tho most of it. You can
suo.it and almost fee) U,whon In their presence.
On nil occnslousjt Is produced till it is worn as
tliin os charity. They remind us of a twenty
four pounder discharged at a humming bird.—l
You hear a tremendous noise, see a volume of
smoko, hut'you look in vain for tho effects.—
Tho bird Is scattered to atoms.
; Just ho with tho Idea. It is enveloped in a
cloud and lost amid Iho rumblings of wOrds and
flourishes. Short letters,' sermons, speeches,
and paragraphs, aro favorites with ua. Com
mend us to (ho young mon who wrote to father,
“Dear Sir, I am going to bo married,” and ol
so to 'tho. old'gentleman who replied, “Dear
Bon, go ahead I” , • .
. Such, aro the men for action, thoy do moro
than thoy say. Tho .half l» uot told lu their
case*. Tnoyaro worth tholr weight in gold for
every purpose In life. ■, Ituador, bo; short p aud
wo will bo ihorl with tho advlco. .
wvrsl’
n\ ;VV
'' cißiastE;^ii : 'X':' : ; i;: ; ; : ■: i s i
~ !l •!.* ‘.lit 1- -.i. -if v.l J.--.-11.-,'. if!
; I: jla ji 1 • Podrlreland; f .v'i : ' 1
. The hoirifelo pib
turt oflrcljmd &mHlw bfea of Mr. Dufly.' He
rfayax\ ri-fi-r-a.-.-.y*. «•« -■-
.words printed in/ft
wheyo will give any ipnn. whp hos.not seen it, a
conception of’the/alien'condition ‘of ‘ thq ‘ west
and south.' TH6' .-fathmO and ■ the' landlords
havoactnally cfcatedaneWtaco Sn I
hate, seen on tho/atrepta of .Galway, crowds- of
creatures.-raqrO' .debased. tjmp the Yahoos.of
Swift—creatures having only.a distant.resemr
blanch‘to'htnttm beings. Gray-haired oldiricn
wh'hsoidfot faces >had ! hnidcftcd■ into a‘6Cttled
leer; of mendicancy, spniious and ficmi:hutnnn;
and and padre frightful than,the
harpies who*,.at tho jipglo hf com on tho pavc*
thcnti 1 flivarmed'in feyrifida Trotn unseen plfcccS,
struggling, screaming, shocking fdi 1 their prey,
like somo.^mOnaterdua'•ijnclcan; hnimals. In
.Wcstfort, tho ( of spriest on ,tho. street
gathered ap entire pauper thickns
a,village him fof rp
lief.\ ’Beggarphildrcp, hcggaij adults, heggara
in wh|tehair; ;girl^'with gifay and filmy
died,’ add the >stampfd upon them in;a
decree which' codlJ”.npti;bC|i-recaUed;, women
wjth more .toeing and; tragical [aspect of; lin
gering, shame upd self, npt. yct alfcctcd i
and realities,. imposture;
shaking in pretended fitsj to add the last touch
Of hornblogiofcsqueneSStotho picture), , I hdvo:
ecen.thcsp apeprfied aTght&ahd; thcy<aro burned'
in mymenory. VAway. from .the. tow*Q ;
(>thcr scenes of‘.ummaglfijihlo horrpr ; dis?|oses 1
themselves. ‘ Tho" iravcifcr.rnccts : group§jAnd,
even, paup-;
er?,,wandering pVcr ~£hp country, each..with
Sprao talc of pxtcrminailop to, tell.. If b° pene
trate into; a cabin, ‘and; paii ;disli ngui shi obi ccts
among ojf.wliich an ordina
ry pig-stay alTords but -£$ failit, iumgc, lid will
probably discover from udozcii .to twenty .in
.mates in the hut-r.thc ejected cottiers —clustcr-
ing;tp gethervand brccdingapcatilcnce. ■ What
kind of captures, rpcn'yyomcn’and.children ’ Uv r
ing in’ this, kind of children
reared here, to w. upiujp. a generation I.havp
.nb^wrdatop,amt.';:. • • ■ i.-Ji
Little Things,
| ConstpntinoplTfr'.tliii tfijiin/f tti^Wpild.
’ In hia scvcnth ■volu&obt the consulate and
empire, At. Thiert narrate* the negotiations and
confidential twoEm- *
perors, N apolcau and Alexander, in July, 1807,. I
ntiTllsit... There, Iw tella us, they: I;
•that jmrpcnso syBt<mrbVi which they* werchcldj
joint .-rulera ( ovw;JSuropO-’.. ThO! possible, '.thc :
.probable, partition df-thuTurkish empire, was
the continual tbpio.qf/thq conversation.’ No-: ’
■polcaq ; was. to,hnyo the"; maritime provinces,;
Russia the .backs Of ; tho .Danube as Tar os the'
Balkans;, .‘Opo day,’Pays the historian, ‘the
twoEmperors/on returning from a long rids,
shut themselves' up in - lho .writing cabinet, 1
where numerous maps were spread out. 'Na
.polean, apparently continuing' a' conversation,
btjahly begun with i Alexander, desired M.„ do;
Mcncml to bring him therriap of Turkey; im- ;
folded it, then, resumed the conversation,.and,'
suddenly clapping his tingtfr on-Constantino*,
pic, exclaimed scyeral times; regardless ot bc-i
mg heard hy'hU‘SrerotAfy*m,.whora ho. Imd,
absolute confidence,' 'Conatantinpolc,! Con
ctantinonlo!.. Never?- *tis tho Empire oflho,
world?’ >. ' , s r ; ';, .■, ■; ... ... , I
M. Thicra adds In n note that hb had these
particulars fVom'iM.'do Mcneval’ himself/and
that their accuracy is guaranteed by tho cbr-l
rcspondcnco of 1 >Wf. de Savory and Do Caulain
court., They prove,, be remarks, thatnotwith-!
standing all the efforts of Alexander, the limit
Of the Balkans 1 was never passed, 1, - j
. The Occult-Treaty signed at Tilsit, he fur*’
thcrslatcs, merely contained a stimulation that'
in case the Turkish; Government .refused tho
mediation of France, its European provinces,
excepting Constantinople and Rbumelia, should
be relieved ‘from the vexation of tho Porte.?’—■
Anxious,, then, qs Napoleon, was; in Iso7 to
gain tho' Russian alliance, there was one price
he would not pay for it. Ho Would n6t tolCr
atb Kussiaft dominions south of 1 tho Balkans;
Ond though ho professed, Undcr'ccrtain-. cOn-1
tingcncics, q willingness. to advance tho - Rus*
sian frontiers to that
proved, that ho was insincere’ih these’profes
sional and never intended any real • augment*-?
lion of tho Russian Empire at tho .expense of
tho Sultan. , > •, n i
',' ' Personal Appearance of Jfsns,
Crirncllius Gostulicas, a'j&tgUnguishcd histol'4
icalahd poetical Writer, was* Roman Consul in
the time Of'Jesus Christ. ; thus describes the
personal appearance of the founder of our roi
ligion:, , : •: : > i
. ‘A tall well proportioned man, straight iri
statuo, Of nearly Six foci in height; hiShair was
tlic color of new wino from the roots to the caraj
and from thence to Uio shoulders itcurlcd,and
fell to the lowest part of.them; upon the crown
ofhia head it parted in two after thamanner
of thb Nhzftrchcs|,. his,, forehead .was flat and
fair;, hto'fcyca Wete grey, large and extremely
livelyj ’his nose and'Jnontu Were’ well prOpor-j
,tionc<li his ftico Was neither round norsharpj
resembled 1 his motlicr’s and .was adorned with
graceful vcrmilHbn; ,hla heard was thick*and
forked, arid of tho’color of his hair,"which liq
woto long, the scissors havlng'bcC'n used;
Upon his head, nor had the hand of anyone
touched him except that of his mother, when
lie was a child; his neck" wa? not stiff, nor
his carriage proud; he dtooped a little with his
head; his Imudb were largo'and spreading, and
his arms were very beautiful; there was an air
of serenity in hla'counlbnauco which attracted
the love and re\crcnco ; of all beholders; in his
reproofs ho Was, terrible but In his exhortations
amiable and cortcous; ho. was never peen'to
laugh, but often observed' to Veep;'gravity,
prudence, wjetkncssand strong
ly depicted in his countenance. 11 ‘ j ‘
MkciiXnioh.—'The following beautiful ; ex-,
tract Is from IJulwcr’s celebrated play, entitled
the “Carpenter of Houcu.” It is a nigh com*
pliment to mcclmhicsl.
1 .Whofc have they not tldno? Tlnvo they not
operied the secret chambers of the mighty deep,
ami exacted Us treasures, and made thq raz
ing billows highways, on which they riud
aa.on a tamed steed? Are not the elements of
flro and water, chained to the crank, at the tne
chanlo’s.bidding compelled to turn it?''llayo
not mechanics Opened the bowels of tho earth;
its products contribute to our wants?
Tho forked lightning in, their playing, and
they rido,triumphant on the wing of the mighi
ty winds. .To tho wide they nro Hood-gates 6f
knowledge, and Kings and Queens aro
ted by their hftndlwdrk. Ho who.mado tlio
universe was a great .mechanic. .
OC7“ ‘I como for tho saw, air.’ 1
‘What saucer?’ 1
sYby tho saw, sir,that you borrowed.'
* *1 borrowed no saucer.’ , ' (
•Surd you did, sir, you borrowed- a siwi
aif.* !1 ~i, • . ' .
, *Qit out; you rascal} I hover saw yoiir satli
cdr.* .
■ ‘By dab, hut you did sir, there’s tho saw air;
noWßlr-V ’ *''vi ;<
‘Obl you waut tho saw- Why didn’t yoi|
say sot* ’■ • • ’ ‘ 1 ,f
■ ".Tinra'daT n M.-aar'
i Vi’- 'lM'■■'"• v f"f ■!
I ! ‘ /Klal^' 1 ‘ I BT y li K;d-( r >
''•; H Hii ' i ■'■ rI- B r |B V- i; B• H • H ft.?1 1 ■iVTt B'vfu l /; B'lii-u •■ !| >
l' « ;j i b 1 IBB' • B 1 "■ I i; K Mr I i:
I I B -' fl : IB’’*’ ,; B; Blh •-r Bwij? B-^V 1
<jh\ 'in
» Vi--.'
Srß.:'
. • We pgissoff thifce'frbdks kt Malta, whitirig>for
dcspdlchegi l Various plans were devised ! to kill
tlttb. dh& norerHldit'pass sbplcafeantly aWay. l
Fismng, rbririg 1 , dinner, Vliie,.istipp6r» formed
oar principle amusements; and as l the Karbhr
Avaa filled .withVessclsJof all inter
change of courtesies was kept up until'our'an
chor wnsweighed/'and-old Ironsidb'tyuS again
- 1* 1
At one of the entertainments gWcn 6n shorb
by 1 thbOfli&rs : of a'Britishift-ignto, theconvcr
satldii turned whlchlcdtq
an animated discussion, in which our><ofScors
took.ftnlftctiVcparti ;i . ;u:h v.to-i •.
Thunderer, *7,that you.have, ‘fellows .Ihybur
country ctdltd 1 Kentuckians’, yhb are grfcat
shota wlth , 4 , Hflc. ,i> ! i. l:(1 •• '•
~fYes/Bir/ieplks,,Lieut. N.,'; Hheir .famo-.is
grqit £hcy.copimcnco practicing in,
childhood, and m cqurSo of ,Ura6 become exed-
IchtTh'arksmen’.* i ''* *' l *’\ u<,n *. ’
- •'They ifiay bo f very Let evert fintT'bolicto wb
.shots on board of our, vessel.’
„. ‘1 do not belong <tp that .sqptionjpC. .country,’,
observed' Liciit? N,, ‘and . have but little prac
tice with - tho' rifle; blit if T ‘nHstakb : hol/ we
at tfrtfejrtt-wb o
will‘Stand Up’fdV hiS;nAtivC . r _StatC.f i ! , </ .1 .ru
‘Yes, on all occasions.* sa’dour purser, atolj
muscular dcsccndapLof one of tho first families
brihn€Sfdio:- :: -' ,,n °‘ c :lx ,:i
What'feby-'ybuv then; gcfttlcmcii/tb a shoots
tq-fnorroW,morning.*'.' • .r,-/ : ■ ;1 1
‘Agreed, with all pur hearts,* said tfio. toll
Kentuckian. ~ ... • ,; r
. ’Tho [next tnbfniHg ‘ they 'met in a beautiful
grove, ,'aridjptaccd tho target sTVcnty-fivC yawls
distant. The English, rifle is' different from' tho
'American, 1 the /barrel'being',shorter And tho
stocdcdieaVlcr. ' Slje picked nleh £roin ttliojrhu'n
dcrir were On the grolind; all fired.—
dhb/however, cuftho paper, .(th6 ftiio oftt
several of the,balls, carii®'close
to it; Tho ahoth were considered excellent by
ihfi ISrtglishthhd French'ofnccrs. an^’ tHo na
tives werij greatly ’astonished by iho'proficien
cy of tho\riffcnien. ",
The cbmmandercr of the Tlitthdcrcl*, turning
tbihC : ptlrtbr,'with o smile, .said; i'Whfildo
you think o&dhatl I take it yoii find it tfifil
cliltio cottiftap'to'tbati*' ; ‘ '. '; ¥ ” f ,'
••' ‘Yotf may think so;'' but 1 X .consider no
shooting at alK’ fifdd'thifpursbi 4 .' ’
‘Yoix pidq high said the, French dffl
ccri‘'''’; ‘ *’ 1
' ,‘T will show,’.said’tho Kentuckian. ’‘'
I VFih! atVijyT* said thb Englishman. 1
* '/‘l’ll beta-wipe Supper for oil the hands,’wild,
tho I make thke'shots/bve
ry one of’which’tfill' bb better 'than.’iiny yet
made,- and bach r sucbcbding'Bhbt 'better th dh
thefirat.*-’ lr,! '■
- - '‘Fll take tijo bet,* said tho Englisbmari.smil- 1
■' ‘ ‘ '‘‘V 1 '
' Tbo’Kcnthcklah slowly raised a rifle ho bro’t.
'from home, and fir Cd. ‘ Tho paper' was 4 5uK-
Tho'accdnd was belter ihan tho flrat,,«nd v th& i
ihird ‘buried the' centre.’ 1 Nbthirrg"could de
pict tho surprise of ’.all prcscnlT' tho ■ English
inan'ackppwlcdgcd’lho com/qnd said ho whs
tf hearty
laugh; declaring *notEln.-5.-ln J whoti-Jm.
could do-rtbafc ho wouldihoflahamed of,such
firing in ‘old .Kehtuck. 'Rolluig 'a quid from
one corhcr'ofhis c'ap&oibus toouth to another,
hpcontinued’;" 1 n ’ ■ ’ 1 "■ - ,
- ‘I must bavc anOthcrsbot’tb'shoW you whht
can be done with A’ rifle, and to ednvinco thia,
•French gcntlemah’that lam hot bbastihg; { ' 11 '■
The whblo parly’ slood in a silcht.rbw, and
the Kcnthcklah retreated About' forty yards.—
Ordering A papcr'of tho'sanio size of the other
to bu put up ih the same placed he reloaded,;
drew his broad brimmed beaver over hid eyes,:
and AflCr, taking a deliheralo'aim; blazed a-
Way.'';' ' • : ' 1 " ■_ • ’ ■' 1 •' V
1 ‘That wad rather too lowj'hb said: Iho' boll
is about the eighth of an inch below (hd paper/
the time I'll bring it.’''
1 Oh examination the ball'Triis fbuhd'lo bo
precisely Where he said it-was,which focrcascd i
tho astohishfticht the rriharkAblc phot hod pro
duced on all present, with thb'cxcopUdn ortho
man who maadif ‘'■ ’ p '- 1
• ;; ,‘ThiS liek’Will 'bring tho persimmon,* said
the'Kerttuckian, na He raised his piece liigh'up
and gradually lowered it and.fired. The pa
per fdl.from the tree, the drivinghptho the
nail which sQpphrtcd'it. Language cannot
describe tho looks of the foreigners,* particular
ly;tlio natives; who now crowded around 1 the
Kentuckian-ib 1 gi*CAl numbers.'' That night
wine flowed freely at tho ‘Old Admirals’ And| a
party never met at Malta.
•Yes, l'mlc6ihiri£,!.hmg out front the silver'
voice of a child, through the half opoadooxj of a
house on bur street, wo Were passing the other
day. We Saw' h<j oho, but', the 'sweet;
tone,still lingered 'in bur cars as wo pascal on,
ahd We thought td butsMvcai'ycS,' hfy 1
aro.'comihg.-> Coming from the guilless sUnny
limir-gardcn, of childhood’s glory, aud beauty,
and joy, into a,world of thorns, and sin, and
•BUlTcring—from tlib sweet harmony of infantile
melody and gladness, into a world of harsh dis
cords, atid human deformity-^—coming from the
worm;,lips.and,(kindly embraces, and gentle
w6rds ( of.mothcr’slo>vo. into air mode poisonous
by the breAth 9P Ihbslandcrcr’s lungs—a World
Mlbfrudo jostHhgsvwhciV the traveller need
bo And in hervo, and 'strong iri sinew, or ho" is
asjdo, or.tromplpd underfoot*-7ft world
full of cursing and bitterness, that almost turns
to'gall thbfeiy cups of Eden’s nectar, still kept
piiVb from the clfuctsof thefall."’ Coming from
the sweet peace of your loved behveri of nbni'6,
into where there aro baok
bitlngs .and cnvyiugs,. ami falsehoods—.man
striving' to' over-reach ,luS,
neighbor, whom ho dally greets" witli'a Smile
anda ptoftssfdn of friendship,—all hurrying,
rdnriing, snatoliipg, clutching after yellow gold;
crazed with its serpent charm, forgetting the
very ties of nature,rariddocking up..forever all
its kindly sympathies; Coming alas! to bo
ovaricious, and ; vain,-and cold-hearted as the
rest of mankind; arid criming, too. to the same
narrow home to wldcliiwo all hasten, m.-
• -‘All 1 Sweet Child, may your ,'cdomingi' bd
such that when’thy hour is como, and tho bn
gels'bcckch ybu. away, you may look up with
joy, and cxdlaim again I'm Coming.’
.1 Too .Modest ; mr Half.—‘llaro vOu any,
limhhorn bonnets?’inquired a very modest faixs
of .a shopkeeper. ’ 1
> ‘Ahy wbatr • . i •
‘Any limbbom’bonnots?! i ■
■Any—you don’t mean leghorn?! . ■
Thoyounp My was brought'to by the pro*
per restoratives. ’ • ’. • ■
■i Ov” A new play has beta introduced at tlio
National Tnealre. Boston, entitled tho “Nun
nery Investigation,” or the Smelling,Cbmmit-t
tcc on a Lark. It is said to abound in funV
, K7* A Printer out‘West; yhosoofllcoisliilf
a mile from any other building, and who hangs}
bis slgtf 6n the limb pf a tree, advertises fdr ah
apprentice. Ho says.' “A b6y from the cotirt
would .. [
j ;r;i:yrwc'q-) ;:i mwmxw :i .a
,Hi.ji’t -y " Mju;v. Hi :/•/
■• : (1 •-
,7 A
■\rl-l nl
Why la it ttiixt roustohds hWci*
yet. been' introduced' into any of the common
schools urbar :county 1, Some’ persons may*,
perhaps., think it a strange idea (bat ypcal mp} l
me. shouldbctaqghtin Uicso primary, school^,'
blit such ‘ah idea w'rib how thmg.' it Istdaght
In ttidby.'if not'alliitho'fcommon BfchnoTs in the
Eds tern 1 States; a'ndih some phftfc of. ourt.'Cwn
S(atc, and wo bc beqchcial
results.' We believe it.ia generally con,cca6d by
that ’mbUcrato e’xcfclfio In 'siriging
has ahcdllby tendency—thdtit'fills, exp&nila
ahd gives strength to the’lungs. ;'lt ia thoohly.
exqrcis? jyhiph .will dcvclpnthcfulL powcj-pfmd
compnss ; ot tfic voicoJand unngils sound,under
the pcrlbct contrblbithchund 1 ; 1 nhdtlichbrore,
wo arc df opirtibn at nifty aid greatly in making
’good rcadcrai&ndSpeakcrs^ , If this bOßOrwhy
neglect so important a branch o/ studjr? Again*,
if it were tauglit in the schools, Jts' exercises
kbuld : boa : telilxatlfmof thb constant'stretch of
mind in other studies, and \rould enable the
piipll to rocommencoilbosestudies With,'renew
ed yigor.and ncyy wimp, tjmc*
1 the pupil-will hcflhiro a knowledge of a science,
Which is mh ; bnly h‘d r cSli I bhlc :l dcchmiin3'hTh'bht;
: but onowhichis Uficfiilin the iruggod pdthway
oflifo.’rltißEaid, that; I ..j li.-.u
i“MusiptUo fittest;gfßf can charm, >,i ;
:Ans fatc’s,SjDrcr,cstrage disarm, i;i . j, i( } ■,
'Wusiccan softcji.paip to ease," ' ,
,:18-not,thp.Bubjcotworthy/ilbo attention; of
ourjSchool Directors 3 i "Wo. now merely-sag:
gest tyo ‘propriety of introducing.'this da
branch of study; and leave mo 'subject in"thc
Hands •of those who havb thd control of odr
common schools. ■ : . • ~v ;,]• Q,.. t
", -l ; ’’/(lj'sterlctf Side; - "J' :! I,a
’ Tfto worta is’fult of Vnyptcricb..' Tlib cbd'm- ;
berm which the infant opens its eyes’ is a uni
verse! of mysteries Tho .father's : Voice, the
mother’s smilo, reveal to it,slowly the, mystor
rious world of affections, The child solves many
of these mysteries,;’ but as the,circle of knowl
edge is enlarged; its vision is always ’ bounded
by.avcUof mystery. The sun that wakens it
at,roornipg v again at night looks,in,;
wmdoWjto.bid it-farcwell the,tree that, shades
itb| homo,rind in Wlidso branches the birds conic
anti betorb the deWSnrodry.thc clouds
with Bhining.cdgcs that movd across tho',sky,
calm ,andjslatclj ; Ijkotho chariot. of an .angch
all,arc mysteries. Kay to grown up roaij therp
ib tlofn thin# which’ the ‘ hand .tbuchcs or on
which the oye.hsrts/wKUfli fshdt cnvclopodm
mystery..- Tbb floWer thatspriiiga rit ypprfcct 1
—who thp wpndcrful peered .of- its■
organization } It,s.roots .snobtdown, and'lcp,f
and flower'rise ‘up arid <sXph*d inio thb infinite
abyss of mystery. We are like emigrants trav
eling ,tbrbbgh; an/iihkhown‘ wilderucss j they
stop at night by a flowing 'stream t thcy .fecd
their horses,'set up’tlfdr'tcnt, and build a fire.;
and as thcflamcs risc up.-tdlwithiil lhO circlc
of ftfew rpda around Is; distinct arid clear in its.
” m x, But beyortdondboundjng thla.are ro?kfl
gily seep, and trees witb'yagiie outline |hnly
ip! forward Xd' Ibcyohd;- tho
ncnes -it,- —nuumnii "jfept- 1
- their beds; and wild; unknown, animats £towl
in thp dark; realms of night.and silence*,, Sugh
is tho light of man’s .Knowledge, and, so it ii‘
boandfidbythc infinite realms of tdfstikjfJ'
' .A spirit of fault .finding: ah unsatisfied tort-;
pcr; a constant. Irritability;,little. inequalities'
m the loqk,tho tem pernor, thomnhncr;, a'bro\y
cloudy anddissalisfiM—y<nsr husband otyour
wife cannot tell why—will* raorothan rtiuttial
izeall thagood you. cart do; and render^life 1
anything but a blessing. rI It , isiasuch
and quiet virtues as meekness andforebcarancq,
that the Imppincss aind 'usefulness 6f : life con'-i
slats, far more than Irl brilliant eloquChtcVih
splendid talent, or [illustrious idtcdslhat shall,
( send the name to future tithes. : ,
‘ It is the bubbling spring which flows gertUy.
the little rivulet which ’ glldca' tHrongh the
[meadow; ahdl whithwims along l day and night:
by the,farm ; house that is .useful, rather- than
lho ( swoUcn, flood or the warring .cataract.—*
Niagara excites our wonder; and wo stand a
mozbd tit the power and greatness of God there,
‘os hopOqrsit from his hollow, one Ni
agara's cpqugh for the continent qp the.world:
while that same world needs thousands, and
4cnn of thousands of silver' fountains nntf gent
ly flowing rivulets, that watt* every forth’ and
racadolv, and every garden, that shall flow on,
every day,and.cvcry : night with.. thcir ; gentle
?iiict beauty.,—So with the acts.of our,lives.—
t ik not by great dwids'orily like of How
ard, not by great fiallbririga', 1 only like those of
.the martyrs—that good is to bo done : it li by
the daily. apd : quiet; virtues Chris
tian temper,.the rncclc forbearance, the spirit
of forgiveness iii tho'busbahd. thc wifo - x 'ihe fa-j
thcr, tho mother; thd brother; tlio'Bister 1 , 1 thq
friend, ,tbo neighbor, :lh»t good ia lo bo done :
p.nd in this all inay.be useful. ■!
Vm -Coming.
•Why is it, my don,* asked amother of *n|
ten ycar old, one, day,.-‘Why is it, that when
you let yot,ir bread and butter drop,.that ft is
always with the butter side downr
H don’t know: it hadn’t oughtcr, had it?—
Tho slronghst ’ side ought to be uadcrinoSt,;
b&dnlt it, ma? and' this is the strongest butter
~ ‘Wlmt, your aunt?* ;
•No, this.ycrc butler. To make that poor
woman Churn it; it’s Strong 1 and rank enough
to churn itself.’ -- • *r
*Eo Btj|l, ,Ziba; it only wants working
oyer.’, ~ • > . ‘ ~
*)Vcll, mprk, if I was you, whcnl did it. I’d
put it in lot's of’lassie/ ’’ ’ '• 1 ■ . * 1 .
' ‘Yok good for nothing Ibltow;l’Voatoa great
deal worse in thomost, aristocratic boarding*
houses.’, . . ( , ..
.‘Why people of rank?’ - .1
‘Oaqso it’s rank-’butter!’ , _ j
‘You vnrniipt, you,. What makes you ,talk
qo smart?’ .... : . , .
• ‘The biittcr is taking the ikin of! iny tongue,
mother.’. ; - ;■ ! • ; 1
‘Ziba,. don’t lie. I can’t tlirow away the
, butler. It don't signify;’ , ,
‘I tell you "what I’ll do williit, 1 inarm ; I’U
keep it to draw blisters; Yoh bught to Kcd'lho
liica keel over and>dio as soon as they touch
1 . ’ ' . , ~ (, ; - , :
r j tya, pon’t exaggerate; go to the btoro nod
buy a pound of fresh.* ' 11 1
ExitZiba'. * : ■* l • ,i 1 1 1. • 1
, T ho young lady who. Is unablo to sport 1
a ndmg-habit, should get into a habit of walk
ing, being-’fully tho best habit of 1 tho two, nnd
by far tho least expensive. ■ .. .
\CT Frugality may bo termed,.tho daughter
bfprudence, l thd slater 6F‘ temperance, ami tho
parent of liberality.. 1 J . v i'. iti*. ' «.■;;
■*' ; : No.'s. !
■ : 'Bldslß' xa School*;'
And rniikc ahit VHafln'dss pWtfitl;'
OdrJoj'A’'6fclow > 'it cfc«ltnpft)V6, i - '-•
Amiantcdatqithc blies aboye,’.’! ?i- n>\ :f
Eloquent Eilroct.
. Smart DnUrr.
[ ever seed in my life-’., . .
'Hush up! ft’s some o! your aunt’s chun)-
»s•' 1 ■ / r 1
‘Did she ohurh It? ' Why,-'the great lazy
hint;V . ; - ■ 1 • I ... , • .
•Well, all great people 6f rank ought to crjt
1 jfo aro noVcognlzan ton wlmt authoWjrtoo
Philadelphia'Tiricd'asserW 'thftiX'lwijßP
goodmsOnJtd BeHcVo’thattho sUhorjtoeXin
adas to tho Government of tho United. States ia
abouttd bo’ taken -‘fnto' cbnadcfaU6n "617 .tho
British Cabinet, ondto bo subtflttcdto part#
mcnt. , :BuK wChtfypjrto,doubt that? sgch:» pro*
position would r fftTor/rom top Ad
ministration, ana would bb'p^riivropf
pcoplo.bTlhoUnitaJ Stolcfl.
forHiippbsfng that <3 teat BritaiVWilllW Wllbg
topartwiththoCft'uadiai'dro’bf ncharncte^Up
aaliiiaOubtcdlV wilf/at some time/ fared fadfe-ftt
roako the tihnifcriti This iropottarit/htepißaya
the'TjmeS'bas been suggestedby(tho
lating dobtof-Engldnd, tho financial
menta Ontailed on’tho mother country
productive colonics, and tho forinidablp dtutiroft
of opposition' recently-assumed by
cial classes against tho rule of tho aristpCrticyf
and T tlio cViladnhfifpoliticnr supremacy. Tho
public debt of England now amounts to shoot
eight hundred millidn pounds sterling; or Ton?
billions ofdbllnrs. ’ ( A 'W/ir is' »n progress, iM
extent pf which. no Ono can cftlcoiate; norf w>
ainpbht of new bQfdtns’it'rmist 'add to aU nl
readyovpr-tKxcd people.' ‘ hatidnolj
cHurto£,nulch longer W sustained thla
cnorpoUS • pressure, and the question natorally
arises whether it Js xidt.a wiser, cotyrso for‘ i tM
British "parti in lot
yyitU some of its supcrfluous
sessions, liked' pnvato individual when
mssed-hy dobt, Uian to. hold on to; thctn;mcn*j
ly forthc purpose of : Bustaining
andlhommal power oMUc nation.; ( - ; u )-■ ;*■
i. - \J)ctroitiTitMst. i 1
; The Btolm-’PoW- s ''
Wphavo recently received letters .from Mr/
E.'L. Hydri, 1 bfMystici'Conticcticcif, concerning
ahrtcd'hf fowls! know as tlio 'Russianand
from the
seem to bo, a .variety, worthyof, attention.j.-m
says: ‘Russian fowls, aficrscTcnilyCara'
trial, [ suSlatri‘ihb character which' whs gives!
them.muny letter l to Dr* ißemiett.' They ato
tho most sought ,after and esteemed of any fowls
wo have ever had in this region, where some of
tho choicest breeds have been originally Imports
Id. TheyaVe truly"“the' farmers’ fowl/’
layers, riUrscb raid readiness to fatten.! In this .
latter rcsppct.they rcscmblc the Suflolk plgi*
tire, without exception, tho hardiest
fowls that I haye over seen., I knew of six pul
lets'tbaf lay 1 cd constantly throughout'onc of the
coldest winters 'in this region for several ycargj
nud yet they roosted out of doors, with no shd?
ter. whatever. -i.Xhcy were not in, L tho least' .in
jured hr the frost, except in their combs-r-lhojr
being/as n'mattcr of course, frozen. - They
weigh; from fifteen to seventeen pounds tho pair;
have large single combs, small wattles, with:#
ruflaindcr tho throatsmall wings: large, long
body.;'wide breast hud back,’and. very; deep
in the quarter; legs not long, but block: Thev 1 ,
eVc of UnifoVm color, bciilg greenish black, 1
red hackles on tho cocks. v. 3
.{j.vjf understand they were brought, from tho
north' of Europe, by a New London. winding
vessel/ —j4iiicri<imrJlgrtc»lfur>'3f. ! '
! A' Tcntrilocitiist o'n the pock-'
t Quite an exciting scene,occurred atoncof our
Wbnrycs lately : •' .
■ ‘Thb'hhndsof one of oar steamers were ‘ tti'-
gaged in rolling «fl a cask; when to the donstcr*-'
nation pnd.surprise,of .tho persons .engaged, id
performing that operation, a voice was-heard
within tho cask., t . ... .. j-'.i
‘llbll it cosy, theso darned l hails hurt’; I’d
ratherpay my .passage than!stand Oil this/ ', wV
, Holding their visuals expand- r'
ca to the size of twp’fiauccrs, the two labotcrjr
■ ' ' ■ . ' ' • ' v ~-‘
-«Tha’t bcaU thbd—. ' i? /’ ‘j^*’
1 . Tho 'inalo /up at this mom&ft, <zn .
the cousoof delay, Commenced cats.. ’ 1
; ing them for their dilatorincaa, when from
T^.tWyblocbgaiu«mo forth— ■••••
. of this camC/w' /C.
■ said th&p&tey^-
i - .‘Why^t’ama—~
get out-~-I won’t stand, tins any Ipngctl* •. ,
'Eiuf up'tho cask,mate. ' '" %il ’
•; ; kIU said tlm tOiCc.
•Xhcfl.p tjampd nails prick mo. Look.outlay
d-a-n-t!’ again sail! thQ ; caskcd up
as tho men were turning it over*
'Cooper,* said tho mate, i'unhcad this cask,
andtakOjOutfiiat roan.,’ . <•-
( As thoadzo isundcred thaboops, and the Head
was cbriiliVg blit,’ the voice again broke forth—
• '*Bo easy, fnow is thrto anyone 'aboutl 1
,dOn’t ( wantto bo caught!’ ; . - • ,f
~ Quito a crowd had now; gathered; round jthtf
‘scene of action/ when, to .the utter astonish
ment of (ho bystanders, l a loud guttcral laugh
■broke forth, 1 which made our hair bland on bod,
tho cask was filled with bacOn.. i
.» ‘What fiocs.it mean ?’ says one.. .. ,
. :l 8 l VCflr r bcats my time,’ said the mate.
Wo thjoyed (hejoke too well to “blqw,” as
we,wmked : o{l’arm In arm with the “f'akir of
Avk,’,lhd ventriloquist and inagiciin.'i , . i.:
,i ft’ .■ ;! I .* •’ r , • ; . . ,
Twelve Buies for. the, tear. •
TheTollowinj* rules an) Intended, fnainly, for'
the guidance of young men and women:.,;, ...,
1. Gct.marricd—if you can,; but look before
you leap 1 . Ed\‘o'matches are .romaHtlc—nice
things torend about—but they hare brimstone
in them, now.and then jso toys Ike Marvel,
Esq. - . ~
2. Unite in overthrowing the fashion which
translates civility into love. ’
3. .Go to church at least once a week. ;
,4. ( Whenever ypii seen lecture advertised, set,
the cycning upon which it is to be' delivered
apart for* reading ftftcch pngei oPa good hook.
• 5. ’Circulate no scandal; - ! '
, 0. Avpidjvli; kinds’, of spirits—particularly
spirit rappers.
7, If m;Uio tlioatrc, or other public place of
ara\iscmcDt,- do notjcycl your opera glass at
btyaripers. .
B;‘Ncvcr hoticb the Clothing 1 of persons aU.
tbndidg: divine worehip.nor stand in fron t of
the house of God after the service.'
.it •,
v 0 V Never, ayk. another roan wlmt his business
is—where he is going to—where he carte from
—wbbh ho left—wlicn’ho intends to go hack,
ortho number of his dollars! You roky in
quire as to the stale of his health > and that of
his parents, sisters and brother—but venture
no farther.
10. DlTciul the innoccnt,help,tho poor, and
cultivate a spirit of friendship among nil t your
acquaintances. , ,
11. Never speak disparagingly of wbrnert,
hml endeavor to conquer nil your prejudices.*—
Beliovo all persons to bo sincere in tho .religion
which they profess.
12. lie economical, but not parsimonious* or
niggardly.’. 1 Makegood usd of your dollars, but
not, idols, ; Lira within, your - dollars, ,and
never borrow money in anticipation of you*
salary.' ‘ - ; " ; y ; u ' ’
Pomtrkrss.— A sensible corespondent, im
a. .paper published at,Washington, lays dbwn
tho following rplcs, which if merpbrited ami
practically observed, wilt hot put any ono back.
In that courtesy which should over mark lh«.
true gentleman: , , ~
,1. Ikfuro yoii bow. to a lady ,in tlid street,,
permit her lo i decide whether you may, do, so or.
pot, by at least a look of recognition.,, ,
2. ‘Excuse ray glove,' is an unnecessary,
apology; forthoglovo should hot bo’withdrawn,
tol6hakdlianUs.. • 1 ■. -
;,3.,;Wheu your companion bows to v a bitty,
you should do tho same, When a' gcptlomarv
bows to a lady in your company, alleys btfwr.
to him In return. “ I*'' 1
•k Wo Suggest tho following i ■; '• ' '! * iil
~ 4. ‘Excuse my,calfskin.: is an unnecessary
apology, for tho hoot should not bo >»
for a'kiok In tho rear. ■. > > .*■
fl. Wlicn your companion winks at adady"*
on the street, you should not do, tho same.
•' [£7* Tho Now York Herald .estimates lliit
44,000 persons daily visit places of arauodment
in that city, at Jt cost of $25,000 pc* day. -uW'