1g rf- '■' E'^S^S f V-‘'| i l / ; _' I '- , ’^' t :
(tod-flrty/bobts,
§tft nd’v}wip6;|, T v y° C'ollaraifpald wlthip tho
V aria Ceijtb/;if dot
Vlthlriiiid , ypoi‘; , ' J Tdeyb tormß'wlll bo rlg
fdfy ddhbr’ba : td No subscript
flon*d^(Jodll’nuM' ! tlniU ; dll ’arireflrages Are paid
urilfcba’at'tliti^ptlbnpHheEdltor.' 1 i >•■
gash,
add not ‘dkcooding ono square,■ willbo inserted
t&Vcb’tlmes forbuo Dollar, and twoDty-ftvo cunts
ftirekob additional inscriioh. iThose of a groat*
A r yrigth in proportion. . .
as <Hand-bills, posting*
{ ) lIl flr X > ampl , lol3, BlankB,f.abulB,&o.,,&c.,'oso-
.with npcurary.and at tho, Bhortost ; notico.
i ; y:i'
Life is Real.:
' - jjy jj,’; yr‘. 1 pt'kimo* eu.6w.■ //' , tr
s! 'frcfftnbnbt ln‘ raburni ul'nmnbora,' : 1
J: ': , tifoisbutttn6mpty'dream}' \ " '• '
to the' soul is dead'tlmt slumbers, *;•' '
' v 1 And'things ire not avhat thoy sbcm.
is roall JJfdis earnest 1 i. . ■
vAnd thograve •!• i\otUe.go»l». •
ijtiat Ibou, art, ,tp d«?t roturnest, r ;
_; ;j 'Was not sppken of tbp soul., , :
' sbrrow,’;'
Is bur dbalined cnd'otr'wbyi ’
• fcnt toaplv that ca6h to-morrow, ,
Finds ns farther than tO-ddy.
' .Art is long,and time is tooting, ■
- ;And our hearts, thoughrstout and bravo,. •
/{frill, like mutliod,drums, are boating . ‘
tl , t Funeral marches to tho grave.' >.
' In tho world’s broad field of bpttlo, ’
In thV bivouac,Ofllfe, . , ,
Bo not like dumb; driven cattle 1 ,
Bo a herb iri'tho strife I
■. Trout no future,. howo’er pleasant I
. -Let tho debd Past bury its dead I >
Actl—nct in tho living Present, ; ’ i
.• t Heart within, and God o’er head/
1 Lives ofgroafmoh all remind us,.
Wo may triako our lives sublime, -
And departing, leave behind «a,
Foot prints on the sand of time.
Foot prints that perhaps another, :
Sailing o’er Ufa’s solooin main,,:/
•rA forlorn and.shipwrecked brother;
. vSoolngVshallitako hoart again.
ictus then hd up and doing; 1 ' V
**V 1 With a heart /or any late j’ _ 1
"'Still achieving, still pursuing;; “
r -~ ■ Lcarti to laborond to wait. , •
3&iattlldntm
;; iiAooLM Warren ;
I-.' it '■ v -OR.
' , ,TIIB fill) JUS'S IMS,
‘Malcolm’, t wouldn’t go oiit to-night. ,Comc
s|*y with mu this evening.’
.‘Not Alice., I' have promised
to meet Boine. ffiemts this evening, arid’ must
keep my word.-, I,will be at-home in goodsea
dpn*”
,’*l had hoped that I should have your com
pnr&y _ Come,', why cau'l ye'd try and see If I
ca^mot'make you as happy as those companions
whom you are Jo meet | Just this once, Mal
colm. VO, this unce!’ • .
'“‘Np.-rto,’’Alice: lam going ,o«tJ What—
crying!'' Now'what's the nse of that? ,Can’t
ijyllow go out ohcc.iu a while without leaving
a crying wlfel 1
" •I can't help It, Malcolm.; Biit here, kiss me
• before you go. ? " w . ~
■'Thus spoke Malcolm Warrcrt and his young
Wife. .&U\col«vyfaa aypaug mau f twenty-Bev
/h'yeara of age, and a carpenter by trade- - His
wjfe waiphe'of the sweetest dispositloned girls'
.in,town, and she made one of the best wive«;-l.
She loved her husband with, the who|o energy
of her pure soul, and she knew ’ that she ivn’s
loyed in heart. Her two children, a hoy and
girl often saw her'shed tpars when they. were
alone with her in the snug, little sitting-room,
and the boy wfts bid enough to osk’what made
]>is mother cry, but she dared hot tell him.
Malcolm Warren owned the little cottage in
which he lived, am) he had paid for it all out
Cf his olyn hartT darnings, while Alice had borne
her opdi ghhre.of' the burden, by purchasing all
the furniture. Malcolm was slept, and an ex*.
ccUcpt worktoan. and had never yet seen the
hciir'tyheh lie heeded to lay idle for tbb want of
b-orkV. A'bcttcr'heaylcd youth lived not in thb
fowh,'and when hd look .the gemlc Alice for
liis wife, there was many a fair ipaiden whose
bosom gave place to a kindly, wistful envy.—
They would n6t have robbed Alice of her prize,
bul thcy'diily hopo<l lliat their own hjt might
be as fortunate. AVhy, then, should a cloud
iomo upon that house 1 Why should Alice
weep ? , Ah, for the same reason that thousands
of pur fairest daughters wept.' For tho same
rw.<son that liol tears are ever crying out their
rilulit appeals for mercy; tears that fun until
they,roako a.Hood that fairly shrieks as it rolls
ovbr our loud. - ' '
•/Malcolm-Warren bad a highly social nature
*r:hia society was prized by, nil who could se
cure ho .had been indulging in the false
flmlles of tbb yviiie-cup., Foc.thc Inst year be
hftdbtcn allowing his appetite to gain strength.
Atfirstat was only an ’occasional glass, 1 then
'ftglass or.soonco*»n a while,’, and then ‘one
or two glnsdes a day. 1 Hut lately be bad gone
4b far 09 to snepd his earnings away from home,
and for nearly two months past be bad, spent
aUbis.monev- wUh his jovial companions.—
Alice saw aj) tills, and she knew, full well where
it would enddfUwerqnot stopped. .ShoTknew
her sbu.Knewhow sure.,
Iy be wits fallen. Slic hud whispered to him
her franq and bo bpd tried to laugh them oft as
Mlbwhiins. 1 She bod prayed io him to stop
the fafolcbrbcr while ho'yet' had strcpglh, but
he liad bp(jn'ofll‘(iclwl because sho would think
lUnt ho ‘would 1 ever become a drunkarq. ,5o
Mice was afraid Id speak all her fears. Vet
cyo all that was, ,homing.
MVSajv road upon which 'Her betov*
leveling; nnd ( her|itart ( was’abhlng.— 7
Sheknbwiliat even was Storing them
in tUo ? - 'lt Woa’ttdtumnJ'oml sho
W Malcolm for money to biiy f warmer clothes
whtrwlf and children, khd he had none to
“Y* a' diy before ho had bfodght home
• hueketful of lnstead of sending homo a
l j deed to . do* }Io eaimca rponey,
Jnd;whero .was it ?' Alasj poor Alicb knew
to<? WeUMnlcalm’a (ace, itld that lla
jn*n|y beauty 1 was ;: eloW7y-but/surely eating
'fiiolarge bide ; ’cyea ! weh}growing,'dini,
J^^^'obd Iho 'once fair cheeks
£*** swollen and bloated; odd hid lips
wktti dry and cracked, ‘‘No woudershb kticlt
?°K“, »*j:UdsWoank prajed/' T -V
1/ 1 :TWhow Sunday‘evemhg.ttrid/Malcblm
I?f ft P° wAa io hVcct sOihi
jnd A(lco knew 1 ho l6 ‘.meat ■'them'’at’ the
f h ; '.flq had worked only thftc dOyb, the
Ji^- R ud ho htidtlib pay for’ tluiso three
JJI® ' w<jrk l i IV,hia /docket, 'That mdacV'Was
it be^ij'/thc
to,? JWloolm did nnt' answer/ He kissed her
Z w no uecd-to do, but kissed her .merely be
so slio had asked him to, and then left his
'? e * i ■ A5 c ‘ r bo had gone, Alice sat down
Wv flould. not help it.j Her darling
hy'hor {«ldo, and plopcd hip arms
if® naked uo questions, but
bi her.not to,pry, HJm little mind seem*
u tai/uW 80,1,0 W«tof (thq coming,calamity-,
tuoJV ,?vvo hfon, vague, butit was clear
8 x to prfirept jiim mim fording ibo .diwi
7 -yfd.x u,:-.v ■/- \U tv At
" V. H 1 -)
*.•■’: £s B. ;f , , 9 i 1
in :/:%ui B,v«i. H • I-' 1 B' ;; >" w^ r B-^"' B B l * t%
' 'lft' & &> :J - : %y f -' m_ i' f;
sr .roiis k bbattos.
iVOL 42.
thoughts upon liW'nmtW. Onco more iio nak
ctl her, not to crV, anjTthcn.Wa, 6wri;iitf.le hcar£ ’
burst, midmoiner and'cliild >vcpt [ together.—
This W(w aftoihcr drop' in .the poor,'woman's
cup of affliction. 0, bow palpable must,(how
bo th'd hd'Sbahd’fl course, when even, tjbo prat
tling child saw and knew the danger! ? But she
could only clasp,and'pray I more fervently,., Arid
the little pdy, when,his motherhad done prayv
ing.’said,‘‘Ambn.’’. ;/ ,1 i
It Was a clear, cool and as Malcolm
Warren stepped out into the street, ho: seemed
toshako himself as though he .would shako oO’
tho hitlucnce of the place no was leaving. But
ho could not wholly do it. Hccould nol wholly
from his mind the tearful counlchnnco, of
his fond and faithful wife, nor could he; forget
the look of,earnest, simple anguish ho had.no
ticed 1 upon the face of'his child. - , .Yet ho tried
to crush the thoughts that, were thus springing
into life. ‘Pooh P s?id he, as the imago of,.his :
wife forced itself upon him; *lt's’only oMjttlo
fiin and frolic. Whoso business is it 1. Getput
with your nonsense.’, ' ; .‘
, , And thus speaking, tho young husband: and
father closed his hands as llioughhc would hold
upon the feelings he had tried to repress, and
then he hastened on. At length ho reached the
tavern, and here ho found.hiacompanions. .Tho
laugh and the joke .commenced, and ere; long
Malcolm forgot.oll about his home. He sat iu
the bar-room, and his,sharp wit made food for
much merriment., . ... . ;
i‘Who says there's danger in the bowl ?’ cried
a young man, as he raised the glass .to his
lips..
, ‘lt's the raven’s croak,* said another, ol his
companions. ,- jHcrc’s confusion to the idea-’
. .•Good!’ exclaimed, Malcolm Warren, poising
nis glass. . ‘Poison in the bowl ? Nonsense I
Look at old undo, Adam. now. . lie’s been used
to it all bis lifetime; and he-is,--the oldest man
in town. : Come; here‘s to.UncJo,Adam!’ .
The person to whom Malcolm had thus pi*
Hided,.wasan old, white-haired, man, wiiostood
at'the.baf with a glass of rum in, his .hand.—r
His name was Adam Stanford, and almost nine*
ty 'yeara bad rolled over bis bead. ;.Uis form
was bent, ond his limbs trembled, but . still - he
lived, and'his mind was yet clear, .Uo .heard
the remark, which the, young-: carpenter made,
and having set down Ips. untouched; liquor, lie
turned ana gazed .upotv the,youthful speaker.—*
Ho knew Malcolm Warren well.
, ,‘Malcolm,*, he said, ‘come with roc. Come
alone, for I alone would .sneak; with- you.--
Como !’ •
• .There was something very deep and meaning
in tho old mans voices and as hemmed toward
the door. Malcolm* arose to follow* ,
: ‘Detain him not*’ said Adam, os some of - Ins
companions sought to hinder him.; - ; ’
‘Why should I go with you ?’ heasked.;
' ‘.To please on old man. I mean todo yo» no
harm, Malcolm.- Come,!’
... Passing outof-thedoor they moved across
the street.; Near by was-the villngo 'church
yaid, and thither he bent his-stepH.i Arriving
at ihe gate, he passed in. When Malcolm his
ita'ed to enter, the old man'said:. -; ' •
Co-ne,‘follow me.* • -■ i
• ! Ma’colm went, and soon they • stood-, within
the,vil.«go church-yard 1 Ami thlswh-to hnir-i
ed guiue, was the .sexton, : ’,who for -morp thah
sixty years had made the beds for the- children
of Immortality. The palomoon shed lisbeams
upon ihe place, and the chill air sighed mourju
fully,among the weeping willows that grew by
the hedge. 'The grave-stones stood like-spec
tres among the faded gross, and hero and there
nitige a 'while monument, like some more pow-’
crfiil Spiritdlmt i.Watchcd-tho sanctify- of the
place.,' .
•Malcolm Warren,*.spoke tho old man, in a
voice bo deep that it-seemed almost-to come
from one of the neighboring graves, ‘hot long
since 3*ou pointed to me as an example of how
long a man bright live who smiled upon (he wmo
cup. You pointed lb- me as had out
lived all my companions, and j*ct as one who
whohadalwaj'sqiialTtdntthcintoxicating bowl.
Perhaps .you spoke truly, but you : did oof
speak the whole truth, for the whole truth you
did not know, and I have brought you here to'
whisper the truth into your car.-’ -*- . > -
• Malcolm Warren lookedup into thoold mAh's
face; and ns ho Saw how solemn was tho
pression that rested there,' ho l forgot the Bad
company he had left behind at the tavern, and
hiathoughts bccauio serious. ::
• ‘Malcolm,’ resumed Hid sexton, ‘I. cow look'
back now Into the past,and see ni score of young
men who commenced the race of life with mc.<
Wo loved to learn the excitement of the intoxi
cating cup,and wo thought not then ofthedau
f:rs we were courting. Years passed on, and
saw those twenty men smk ; iriio tho - arms of
death; and I buried them all here. J 3lalcblil»'
Warren, they all sieepin drunkard** graves!'—'
One after:‘another t saw thorn fall, and atr
Icnglh l was left alone of tho parly who' were
wont to assemble around the bar-room fire:’
A deep groan escaped from tho young man’s
lips, and p shudder ran thro’ his frame.
'All gone ?’ ho asked ’- J ' 1 1 •'■’
‘Yes. nil!’ tho old man utlfcrod." ‘But this
is not half, Malcolm. Their wives and chil
dren have died, and they, l too, Iio' ( hero I. 0/
how well can I remember when I 'saw theuv
standing &t the altar: and when they ‘turned
away from the place they were blushing brides.*
Hut a few short yearn< and I began to gather
thrin into the fold of death. They sank down
with broken hearts and'crushed hopes J. : Some
of them lived to bo gray-hcadithbut their gray
hairs came down in sorrow to the grave 1 See
that'gravo there—the one with tho : dark gray-’
stone- Ho who sleeps beneath thatmonml was
once the. Happiest youth in
a carpenter by trade, and ho built tho house in
which you were bom. < Ho used'to ddugh and
sing over tho wmq. cup, and ho thoughtmot
then of harm. I once heard his young .wife beg
of him to remain at homo with hc>Vbut/ ho ;rc
fUßed. htTtho boon. She tpld him ,that sho wn/*
qold apd bbngry, and that her children, m»dvd
clothing, but ho ligcdet) her nytw A' fow.shori
years afterward, that wifu's heart broke, apd
siiedial, and her,children*'it’ho hunband ami
father \ found: ouo cold night lying by the road
sidy, .and ho was dead,l.The?# arc:th<firgraves,
fl?ii I bwied them all togiljcr. You can.soo the
lyifo's grave next beyond the groysUviO' of tho
husband, and those two liulogravesarq
Uo tho frozen,boy and gfrU* lf i-'.n
d 1 The old man drew his sleeve across his roycA
to wipo nwAy tbc tears, and while 116 did :so;
Malcolia bowed hislioad and groaned roounU
fully, n f -’.'i • J'■ 1 ■ 1 “ :
. Warreri,* hospid, Hhcro was: once
a full regiment Of etobt soldiers followed Napoi
Icon Bonaparte into Auasia. • Thereivcre many
othcrTegmunits went also, but of this ono- in
particular have I read* Of that whole oonina
ny 6f men, oply one solitary individual lived to
return to tho home of- his birth. All tho rest
died on tho.way. They were fgarved and fro*
zen, and they dropped by tho wayside.- Now,
suppose,ROiuo thoughlless'youlh should point
to that single )iving;soldfvr. and,say that amid
the .eternal snows.of .thoro is no danger,
because that, man had. Pas>wdj thorn,and stijl.
lived! , Ink'o tlmt sjpglo. fragmont pf, tho,regi
ment, do,i,alßud.hQ^o,a ; nv'ing,mn«• ,, ; . .
Tho youth gazed upon tho.faqo of tho 'aged
speaker, and »ew emotions wore worfaihr upon
msfeaturriil >■ ' >l. ’
ctfllKKU.
i i ' n./ v.<
■ i
i! 1.. ;
h
‘, : i
; : . ( Cotnc, Malcolm; l-wuuld showyou one more
spot,before we;go.? ri;.. m i;: .
The old:manrlcaned upon his Blaff. and mov
ed slowly on among .the graves, arid
tarily did the i youth follow. At length they
stopped by a spot where two graves laid side
by side.. The slabs were Of'Wrblo’ and they
glistened .brighlly.in the moonlight. • ■ l .
! ,:.‘Malcolm,’ spoke the sexton, In a deep whis
per, ‘I remember well when I made those two
Graves; • There was. no sorrow to fill tho graves
which hfirel madc.tfor they who sleep hero died
amid the sweet-breathings of peace and honor*
Ihcy.wcre good,-virtuous-people; and when
they were goho our townsmen mourned, for our
Milage had lost two.of its most noble spirits.——
0, I love to come and stand over those graves,
for I know that God smiles upon them; There
U;no tint nor-dishonor here. .■ Malcolm, do you
know who rests in those two graves ?’
’> ’ .Th 6 ydutb did hot answer; nor'did ho rate his
head,-but.- with, one deep; wild cry, he sank
down, and there bo lay across both tho graves,
weeping and sobbing like a child. His father
and mother slept there! i -
- Fora while tho old man gazed tearfully upon
the scene, and then he took tho youth by the
arm and aroused him up. >
. :Tho youth followed his guido out from tho
church-yard, r and after tho gate was closed they
passed onto tbcstrect. Hero Adam 1 Stanford
stopped.•; . '
rNow, Malcolm,’.hc’said, ‘you can return to
your companions at the tavern, bullet me pray
you, never use my name again as you did this
evening. When you agaihthink of poor-old
Adam.tjttfntord, think only of what ho has told
you in.tho churchyard; think of what ho boa
seen and of what lie hafe sutlcred; and that you
may in welcome speak. 1
t Tho.oldinOn turned partly away, when Mai
colmisprangforwardand-caught him by the
arm.!;'., . ... --i ,? -:,v, -1 .it **v
!?Uuclo • Adam,! ■ bciuttcrcd,ih ; choked’!and
brokciirkccenta, '0; forgive me for what I have
now said and what I have done. I—l oarinot
tell you all,now. Lcannot spcak.'but X shall
go’ to the tavcrii nd more.'. Oy (lodi bless you !
God bless you !*> ;>-- ■
; r .1 •*, ( • ,
; The clock'struck nine, and. Alice Warren fold
ded the hands of her liltle :boy’ together, and
bade blmjsay hia pwyira.-; -Her youngest girl
Wfts asleep in thecrndlc.i*- Tho first words of
lho : prayer; were uttbred —‘-‘Our Father, who
art in ueaveh’ I —when there came the sound of
footsteps.upon the plank walk in the UtUo front
garden.,’; .- .■ ;c • i !-.;•• . -
ill’s papa,’ said tbo boy,-lotting* bis hands
drop-upon his mother’s knees, and bonding hia
car-to listen. But the mother dared not speak;
' -At lust the-door opened, and the husband
entered., Alice cost her trembling eyes up,and
saw (ho big tears that were/ rolling dowrt' the
cheeks of her beloved* Inetinctivdy she sprang
forward and clasped her arms about her hus
band’s neck. *
.-•Malcolm.!*Malcolm !*. *whht has
happened ?.; Tell me—o, tell mo;!’ •-
'rMalcolm.VVanvn sank into! ohnif, tind : as
hedidao. he drew his wifo into his-lap; ' ' '■
■ ‘Alice—U, Alice!’- he 'uttered; sobbing- and
weeping'-as ho Spoke, ‘can-you foivlvomcfor all
that iaipaSscd!? 1 ,-!i \
•;;;Th'e gentle wife. Was bcdildcrOd at first hay,
almost frlghtoned;: for thb apccdh of.'hdr liUsa
balul tvild and-incoherent; she feared his
brain was turned. 801-iTCldnghespokbagnin.
and na he spoke lie kisscd her. Ifo was ‘more'
calm, and bis roicb .was more low. -lle told
where he imd bccti,: and he spoke of - the resold-'
' tjoU be had made.-* He did not tcll'of'aiiy trial
he was going to makel biit-lie told her- of the
lion will that had entered his soul. The night
of his temptation had passed, and the-day of
bis solvation Imd dawned.! i ' '
■A ,fcw moments rnore. and tho husband and;
wifh were upon their . knees. Their emotions
were t6o deep for utterance —too wild and
thrilling for speech. r A' moment they strug
:glcd-therc, and then Wept in silence.
The little boy crept to the spot; and threw
his tiny liands aboutahe neck of his parents,
for own his young soul' had ‘ caught tho spark'
of new life that bad been breathed into exist;
ioncc within his happy.home. !;•
;0n tlie next morning,Malcoirn Warren arose
ia better and happier man. lie was calm i\ohv
And he,told Alicealljihat had transpired the
night iM-forc, and; when it was all told; they
•prayedas Redeemed 1 souls can pray, i
1 Days, Weeks, months passed suvfly, and Mal
colm Wirren becomb once more'tho imildsomo
iVOUIh that had-becn - ; I6vcd - And cherished by
Tionest friends in times Tho flowers
of affection bloomed- again about ;his' hearth
stone, ahd the angol of peace and Joy made a
' homo beneath his roof. -.‘i ■; 'mu’ ■>
People .wondered, when they, noticed that
Adam Stanford Went no moro to tho' tavern ; l
but; tho story of that night’s lesson in the ] vit
lago church-yard Wcame'gcnornlly krtown. and
other men took it to heart and proflted by it. —
It was a good seed sown in a fertile spot, and
the.fruit.was abundant. ' Tho good old sexton
never again gave his cxamplo' on tho side of
moral rhin, but to'lbc last day of his- Mfo he*
glbrificd m. the reform he had helped' to work
and tho laat hobrs of his life were cheered by
knowing that sdmo of the happiest families in
the village blessed him for tho joys that dawn
ed upon thcni.r . •) ■ ■ ,:v : '
(ty* An Irishman tells tlio following incident
of Ins first e'x pevicucc in Anicrica:,,
, "Ijcamo'to tliis country several years ago,
and as soon.oh I arrived, lured out to a gcntle*
umu farmwl a few acres. ■ ;
. jllc showed ioqovcftthi preiqlfi'cs, tlio stables,
cow, ai|d iwjierc the .corn, hay, oats; &0., \yerc
kept, aAd'then sent.me in to get my-supper.—
After auppcf he qajd .'to pic. you may
feed’the cow/arid give her tho ford if* tHe.ear.]
r t wcqi opt qpd walked thinking
could ho
scratched tny head, (Ijcn resolvcd l wou|d
ijuffg ago) n i] I, wqqt,iiifo, the library,. where
h« was.jWriUhk.yory ‘wfo.anAftc Wwwerod
without,^dHh|gyji,‘‘l thought X, to
giyalhc ppw'sonjo (Qrn iii ,,,
- ’ WA b»orq puzzle^'thfm.oycr.,, IVhat
sort nnmial lauat'jthlH bo ?--
inbuih and cars.,)
.WcrftgQotJ,' )ho 'ajrs ‘ hk?‘ thpflQ. pf. kin?
)q,tlj[ebidpoqnlry., ‘V,,- . ;
V Df)pp/pg will) Tcqtcrcd,my ( master’s
preb°n?;P
cows fiomc obrii intho por, hut; didn't
you mean tho faouf/f V , : >.
•‘Jlfo lbo|<fd, afmo. for; qiom cnt » tlicji
inl,b. a ipbnyiHsion of laughter, I
A r dtahles qi}' fqst. as my. feet could
takq ipy, wps ip,;tlio qf ai
criwy yntui.;] . 1 ‘ ’ : t
; ffTTA.-fow days fllhco a'gontloman, Who woa:
tn. route ;foy New ; Xork,;go( out At tho.station,<
Iqavlog Ids *.* bettor occupant pf tho
seal ; returning hu found agood looklnggoiitlo.
niqu occupying hls.atiut.apd making lilitmuir so
ciublo with his tra'volUng companion, and polite,
ly'ropncst’ea thO'vtraiigor In gjvo ,h(ni hlfl seat.
«< Your seat, said tho stVangerj a I don’t
Ichow tlmt yoq huyo atly ■better claim to if than
I have.** ■ 1 •
u Very well, sir,” replied our friend’, “ If yon
Will keep It,’allow mo to Introduoo yoU fb my
wlfo. J » : ’ • -•
.Tho stranger looked blank,"and 'madoYory
haaty tracks fbr the-hex* car. 1 .* -■- - - '
mB nff ■'
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,'CAKLIsiIi-': My,'llrasbAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1855;
SONGOFTIIB CO«tCETTB;
.1 !i. -y\ v,, , ,
Ain—Oh to mflrry.
0! I slmil neyer'maiW'
FdrmoheisloW df flm! ' •
’ The Dick and Harry
j: ■ Aretrailors, every,one;
, .',Thpy-worship and cajole us
. ' Wl)ile.maddens incur pride,
. , Thev arc surer to, control us
% When onte the knot is tied.
; Talk,of apippn.of bphey,
,v •, Of roses,and^o'forlb;
’Of making matrimony.
■ A paradise on carlo! ’
«■ For'Biicha.nicsg'orpPtlPge
•'-i: Hc-r.throldom who would weave?
For love yviihina cottnco
A palace, \yjto,would leave ?
; I do not caro a copp dr
; For sentiment and love;
It may be very.proper -
For .those who ape (ho dove.
But Such a bird as I aip
"Who roves os well as sings,
Has got (sometimes to try ’em)
A brilliant pair dfnfings!
Tlicn I shal|' never marry
' For money, love or ;fun!
’ The Dick and Harry—.
. Are traitors, every one.
.A little admiration, . ;
A Utile liberty,. ~,
Ah innocent flirtation,
Is just enough for mjJ.
■ Xhplicv.Dr. Sprague, in his .visits to “Eu
ropean ' Celebrities,” gives' antidotes of the
RevcrendMalhew TVilks, a celebrated London
preachen-i' ■.'.•lay: - un -y, .
• .There.was nothing for 'which he had a more
cordial abhorrence. Ilian an exhibition of dan
dyism in, a, young nothing of
Inis'kind ever Caipc jri contact with him with
out nutating’a-robukel On brie occasion, a
young mihistcr of a good jdcfll of pretension
and parade, went from;tho country to London,
and. carried Mr. letter, designed, to
procure for him an.ipyltatipn to preach.., .
“Well, young man,'” said ShrUhcw, with a
nasal twang that is ‘ perfectly but
which- has oboe ‘bcani can’ever
forget, “’Well* young man, yob want to preach'
in. London, don’typu.’V:
. ,* I am goipg to pass fifew days here, sir.ond
if it‘fi|i6uld‘'suit.Mr ? I
should be' very' happy indeed W give Ids‘people
asormon while I amhere,”. 1 "’• • ! • :v
i “VVell,”rcpUcd.Mattho\r, ‘jyoucan preach
—you can preach; comq along, next Wednes
day morning : to tho;Tabeniacle, and I’ll meet
you there, and youcab take 'my lecture for
that morning:” -'• >•' V-'
The young man'flgrced todo'fio; and iVosbri
the ground at the appointed hqur. • Matthew
met,him at the idoor, dlsgilstcd'fcs h** had been
before with ftis, dandy,aitB,-.and: addressed.him.
• thus; ' .V.'- - - ' fi
• “O 9 along into ilic nulpit.ybang-man, apeiX
will be belutr and'J'dok'oL yoif.. and fihallhcflr
every wordiydu «ajO'^'- 5 ’ ; •
. Thu young, preacher‘darted Jhrtmgb the nisltfj
hUo.ibe pulpit, in a manner,.that deemed better./'j
to bciit m bnll-roop) than a place of wprshjn*.— t
Uo : pt*rroi : mcd the Introductory service with an t
air ofmsufflrablC self complacency, and in duo (
time openod the Bible ahd read his text,which j
was the last Verse of the first chapter of John f
—“Hereafter you tjhall'seo JHcavcni open, apd t
the angels ,of, God ascending and descending ,
upon'tlie Son ,bf Man.'* lie .had written his |
scrriionVanil committed it all to‘memory, as he ,
JsiippofU’dHo a word, but unfortunately he had ,
left his-ifnanuscript behind. When he had ,
rend his text..ho found it'impossible iO remero- ,
her Iheilrst sentence. He bpsitatcd and hem- ,
died, and began tfTus; , , . . , . , ]
“You perceive, my brethren- 1 -3*ou‘ perceive ,
—that the angels of God-are here represent
ed—as ascending—and descending." Ho then ,
set up a good stout cough, in the liopo.that his
memory might get to work in the. meantime;
but the cough was ns unproductive os it was ,
artificial,' and he could do nothing but go rij*ht .
over again with the absurd sentence with winch
ho had started. He coughed again and’again, ,
but hia memory was in 100 pfoiound a slumber
to |be by it. - After three or four
minutes, during which he v was a.-spectacle to ,
the Congregation, and to‘ Matthew,
who whs all the time’watching ‘and listening,
according id hifi prCiriißC, he shot hift BiSknri
perfect, consternation, and 'nbrnptly ‘closed the
service.Of course he came opt of the pu)pit
with o.ycry difterent air from that with which;
he entered it.. But the worst was
had 1 to i 'meet Matthew and hear his scathing
comments.' 1 ■ •, i
.. “Well, well*” said ho, '“young man. you’vO
preachcd-ryou’ve preached in London—ham’t
you? ; ,I’yc heard.you;.l’vo heard every vyord
you’ve said, and I’ve only-., 0n0 .oopmiept to
make; if J yOu had-ascended you* descended,
then you might have descended as you ascend*
cd.” i •• •• i < •
It is needless to say that tho young man was
by lh)H tiptoi completely cured of ,bis ambition
to • ,> 1
Another young minister of n similar charac-
paid hinVa’visit,‘>nd Matthew'observed ho
sported whai he thought a very indecentnum- 1
her of watch seals. • 'ilcj eyed them for .some
time, as if crutmuing -.the. material oL which
they were made, and then said, with a terribly
sarcastic air:_ . ..
"it seems to mo you’yp got ft great many
seals to your ministry, considering bow young
ypu^rcV-;,;, ;R > nr " ir,M
• lip waspneq preaching on some public
sionhwhcirifierp Wore'not less than ,flfty per-
Bo‘nS !n [ 'tMo' <Mngrogatlon taking notes of bis
sermon. ; . At lcngtb lip’flopped suddenly Tor 1 of
rainutc.;opd theetenograpbers.having nothing
to do, all looked up, and , were g«iog at him
WiCh ’Patohi.sHmcnt..
" “Behold said hoi “I 1 nave confounded the
SoHbeS.”; I lM . ■ i ‘
. On odq, occasion, l as he was on hla way to n
mpcimgof ministers, ho got caught in p ?hpw.
er’ In (no placcß)llingBgato, wherethere werca
Iftrgb hdmbbr of •tvbinTO 'dcaling In Ashy who
werd using’tli o' most profane and Vulgarian*
guugq. in: the
mi4st of..lhcm ; ho ,lclt callod upon to giro at
least his teSlimonrqi.og/dnst their wickedness.
■ ••‘♦DonVyou’ thlritc,I’*' 1 ’*' said ho. speaking with
tho grcatcst dcliberaiion and solemnity, “don t
you ibink.l shall .appear ;oa a swift witness a*
gainst you. in the day of judgement?,; .'* » .
"1 ( presume pp,”‘'aald one,, ."for the biggcalj
rogue alwaya tiirhs State’s evidence. , ’■ ' '
-Matthew, when , be got to : meeting, related
tho Incident,,.. .. . * ••,
"And what did you,say In reply, Mr. iwflks*
said one of (ho ministers present. t .
, “What could I?” was the characteristic yo
pir
' iinnoTspapar mya tlicf o Is a man in
Olrtoywairty that tbb r assessor put him down
nsA*roal estate,• ; . ' ■
1 ; b^A , Bci6ni)fl'o Msoclatldu'his 7 dooldod that
* man bag w business to marry blscouiln.
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4 WITrV PBEICHKR,
: sr K!aTU(!.w.a hht
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THE LOED'S'PEA^EtI. 1 ';
A friend tcjls anecdote ofßooUi.lhc
prcat tragedian; which occurred in 1 I
days of his fame,'‘before • the sparkle of -his 1
great black eye had. been‘dimmed by,that bane :
of genius—strong drink. . , v „. '
Booth and several friends Had been Invited to 1
dine with an old 'gentleman in 1 Baltimore, of ’
distinguished.kindness; urbanity- and ' '
The host, though disapproving of theatres and 1
theatre going, had heard so much of Booth’s 1
remarkable that .curiosity ’to ace! the 1
man had, ■ in this • Instance,' overcome * all liia 1
scruples and prejudice. After* the cnlerfaini 1
ment wnapyer,damps lighted, and the company ■
rc-scated in the drawing room, some one re; 1
quested Booth 4 , asVparlicular fa'Vor, and one i
which all present would doubtless appreciate, i
to read aloud the Lord’s: Prayer. Booth ex
pressed h|s willingness to afford them this grat
ification..and.all eyes were turned expectantly
upon hinC" .Booth' rose slowly ond reverently
from his 1 chair. It was wdhdcffuT'to" watch
the play of emotions that convulsed his epunte
nance.-; lie became deathly ; pale, and hiseyes
turned trembling .upwards, wpre wet vyith
tears.' As'yet, ho spoken. 1 The si
lence cOuldoefelt. IfbecameabsoTiittly pain
ful. until ftt last thospcll-was brokonjas if by
an electric shock,- os bisrich toned voice, from
white lips, syllabled'forth, /‘Our Father who
art in Heaven.’’t&e.,’ with a pathos and fervid
solemnity that thrilled all hearts.
He finished. The silence Continued. ’Kota
voice was heard or a,muscle moved, in his rapt
audience, until from a, remote .corner- of the
room asubdued sob was heard and the hld'gcn
tlcman (their* host) -stepped forward with
streaming eycs.and tottenng frame, and seized
Booth by the band.,- .-
‘‘Sir,” said he, in broken accents, “you
have afforded me a pleasure for Which thy whole
future life will feel grateful; lam an old man;
and every day from my boyhood;to the present
time I thought 1 had repeated the Lord's X’rpy
cr, but I bad never beard it before, never.”, ,
• “You 1 arc’right.'’ rejilicd Booth, “to read
that Prayer'aS' it hnould bo’read, has cost'me
the severest Study drid labor , for thirty years,-
and I am far from satisfied with ray ren
dering of that wonderful production. v Hardly
one in ten thousand comprehended* how much
beauty, tenderness and'grandeur can beacon
densed In so small a. spdcci and in-words-so
simple. ,Th,at.Prayer of
tralcs.lhc' truth of.llic Bible, and ’stamps upon
It theseal‘ofdivinity;” :
.-So great was the ‘effect produced‘{says odr
informant, who was present) - that conVcrsaticn
was sustained but; a short thne,longer in sub
dued monysyllabVcs, and almost entirely, ceas
ed, and’floon after'; at‘ah early hour, the com
pany-broke! upland retired to their several
homes with, sad,feces and full hearts* , ,
the Floras.. ,-
lam about, to tpll ; you a tale, dear render,
that I bopc. feluill move thee to .pity, and leach
thee a-lesson of kindness and love. Wouldst
tliou bt’ar ,; it -Wouldst thou learn thclessbn
.it contains? - —lb. ad U -1 •' 1 :
li-... There iyas : bloomed sin ' a rich,
['gentleman’s greenhouse., tlip brightest
anil sweetest flower t/i'ero—sb de/ienfe.,so mod*,/
bst, and yet* so beautiful, SO lovely.' "Tou ihav'l
not And A' fuOrd’ h’«udsomo r AoH*e^ ,: (/ibn 'this I
in pay.place -where flotycrfl;grx>W at AlhjaTbis j
always looked bright, ; w]ie(her. thesunphown
scorchingiy upon* it, or whether its rays , were ,
entirely interspersed by clouds; 1 in all weather ;
it bloomed alike: in sunshine or in stioivcis. il {
still flung its fragrance to the breeze. Whed
the sky was clear and hot, and all other flowers
were scorched and withered. It but .looked the
brighter for the Contrast: and when" it was
dark and lowering; its perfume was diffused
the more abundantly around. And yet it was
a tender flower—a rude breath .would cause
the tear to' stand in its eves, and a careless
touch would cause it tc wither and pine tor a
long while in sadness. In every respect was
the flower perfect.
But, ah f n change, a moumful chango enmo
o’er that lovely flower. The gardner had placed
tlic flowers in the open air, to enjoy the sun.
and that his rays may dispel the chills which
crept over them in thfe'night. Ho set' this plant
apart from the -rest, and in a -more favorable
situation,’nnd,by some unhappy mischance it,
escaped his memory when he rejnoveutjw oth
ers to their original warm and sheltered green
house.' Ah! palogrew the flowers when the
evening .damps came on. ~Tho ooid dcw'fell
gently, very gently, upon it, but its touchyvas
moro* : than its delicate sense could,''hear, aye!
shivering with the cold, it turned its cycironce
more to heaven then slowly withering flwby.it
sank so gently to, rest, that, ond would have
thought it yeas taking its accustomed .slumber, i
after being rocked by the zephyrs (d sleep.—
But when the ; gfl dhi’f camo in the morn
ing to visit his fldwdrs. ho found this, tho lov
best of them all. dead upon the ground outside.
It had perished through neglect.,
■\Vouldst Ihqu know the flowers name, read
er? It was affection! for 1 have spoken, m
parables; afleclion tho loveliest flower lhat ;
adorns the soul of man. Tho, .human .heart jls
like the greenhouse, filled with rare exotics,mid,
bearing the divine impress anil stamp of their.
Creator. God: The flowers that grow there,
arc, Faith,' Charity, > Gentleness, •Goodness.
Meekness, I/mg-suflering, Peace and Joy: but
the sweetest of them all is T-qvc! ,Oh,mipi!
oh, woman!, tamper not with nffeclioVfor it
Is in all respects like the bloomfc alike
in all weathers, and.is ever constant td lla ob*
jeet, but a fiipglo breath may bring aitcar toi its
eye. ppci np nnkiup tpnch may to with-1
erfbr a long time* ,Tf thou knowest one that
loves thee,'oh,'speak not harshly to'hmb for;
uqw the heart,*is thlnot-fln<li With' oaro • anti'
kindness, thou maycsb.koep U Mne-Trlmt a:
[Jiarsh'wdrd iplikefho young. ruUuro which
(OrtuwJ Promctht’ufl.Vlnctqs—if.moy prey op
I IlSivilala foioVer. -A-hcart filled with affcctmtti;
if metwith COlducis and sodrn.i mast
have something Jo Jovo f ,and itfiU
and live in forand itself;. .Cojthicsa and disdain
M\\ triumph there, ppd however 'calm, and
composed the Interior may accm' likc the flow
er; it will sink gently down to ’thc' cola earth I
and will perish through neglect. .Oh, then .bp'
careful how you tanW wHh aflbotjpp. for it is
tho fairest; tV ewcclqt flower cyct.implanted
In the breast, 1 1 '' ‘ 1 ’ "
' New Wjt.—■'Uow.inuqh do you sh«rg£
rnaglfllrato, to marfylmo ond Miss
Dinah 1 y
•Wcll. Clcrn. I’ll inArry.you for two dollara.'
. ‘Two dollars ?. What.yqu.chargu to mftrry
white fplks, mossal* • „-1 , ,
* J ‘Wo generally charge flvd dollart. Clcnt.
■ ;, >VeIV you marry as like while folks* ana rll
alb you lire dollars,’too.* / ’.
‘Why. Olom, that's a curious noljon.but
dfj you desire It, I’ll marry yon like while folks
for five dollars.’ .
- Tho ceremony being performed* and Clem
and Dinah being one, tho uiagislrftlfl Mk«l tor
hia foo* , '
«q; ! yqu no corao up tq.uo g r . c c*
merit.’ ■ '' . . 1 ~ ’ „
•How 80, Clem; what’s lacking V
‘Why. you 1 no kloa the - brido»*i‘- -i> v
‘Gel out of my office you black rascal.* 1 !
.!3^3lr
• M j,
» At 32,00 PER ANNUM;
: t v ,' 'illother, '
I ft was the fate of-lliciatber of Lamartine,the
living French poet mid orator, to lie mix.-
w up with the first 'French Revolution; ' Dur
ing that stormy period, he with a great num
ber of compatriots, was immured m • the prison
at Macon.. Ho \vas not • there, long, before, his
wife, with her child, took lodging opposite the
w'lridow.of the cell which inclosed the rcpubll- ,
can. - She soon altcptipn' to liprself
and hla child, which though he could'not speak
to her fort fear of the sentinel, reconciled him in '
some measure to hia captivity and lessened the '
burthen of, his woes. “My mother,” says 1
Lapiqrtine, “carried, day in her arm 1
to the garret window; showed nip to my father, 1
• gave:mo nourishment before him, made me 1
stretch but my little hands towards- the bars
of- Ids prison, then, pressing my forehead to j
her breast,.she almost devoured me with kisses .
in the sight of the prisoner, apd seemed , thus
to waft him mentally all the caresses wlilch'she
lavished on me.” At last she hit upon' the
happy eipedicntof convoying to him letters in
the following manner: She procured a bow
and some arrows, then tying a letter to a
thread, she shot the arrow, to which was at
tached' the other end of the thread, into the
window of the prisoners* cell. In this way
she sent him pens, inknnd paper, lie then,by
the some ingenious expedient, sent love-lcttcra
to her. Thus the separated husband and wife
w'ere enabled to correspond, to cheer each oth
er s hopes, and sustain each other in their mis
fortunes. This was all donent night time, when
the scrutinizing eyes of the sentinels remained
in happy ignorance of the medium of cdinmu
nica,tion. Success having inspired courage,the
lady the assistance of the arrow and
thread, afterward conveyed a file to the captive
with which he silently filed through one of the
bars of his prison, Jmd then reslord It to its
place. On the next-evening when there was
np moonlight, a stout-cord was fastened to the
thread and transmitted to tho prisoner. The
rope was firmly fastened on the one end to the
bars, of the cell; then' summon!,ig up all his
courage, the prisoner glided along the rope, a
bove the head of tho sentinels: he crossed the
street, and found himself in the arms of his
wife and beside the cradle of his child. Such
aa adventure required, the hcroc’s courage and
; tho philosopher's caution, and none but thoso
, who were personally interested in it can ever
. imagine tho feelings which must have agitated
i theif - hearts. From lime to lime, when the
night was dark, tho knotted cord would glide
i from window to window, and the prisoner pass
i from knot to knot and enjoy delightful hours
. of converse with her whom he loved best on
. earth. 1
Journeyman Printers.
From high lo low,, they arc the same care
less, well-informed, good-hcartcd men—know
ing how to.act heller Ilian they do—nothing at
times, yet everything if occasion requires U.we
have seen one and the same individual of ! the
crrtft.a minister in Carolina, a' boatman on the
wpfitppi .flanal,,a lawyer in Missouri, & sheriff
. in Ohio, a sailing master on board a privateer, 1
an auclipnecr in ,iYork., a pressman p
garret'’printing office!' ' ' .
,; 'to ' law,' ho calamity' can
■I overwhelm' ijicnvahd carihg % fogai‘h nothing','
I.no tide of. fortune canrtes, them'upward'from
I the level, where they choose to stand the hap-,
* p/cst dogh'in all Christendom, phi/osopbefa by I
practice- .spendthrifts -by .inclination--. They!
complain not when the stomach cries for bread; I
alid they have hone to give—and the next hour I
if forlunc favors them with the means', they ex- ‘
pend liione'for unnecessary delocncics than
would serve to keep them in wholesome food
for a week.
Doesfltki j.iins thr Knov-.Yotliings.
Knowing more about Selling groceries than
about politics or religion, but wits scared Jo
death by Damphool and others of his kin and
name: told me if I didn’t join the Know-Noth
ings I’d'bo bust upi broiled on gridirons by the
Catholics : also, that the Irish burned natives, :
then fricasscd them ns a choice foreign lunch:
did'nt like to be burnt or fricassed: told them
rdjbto.
•Started at 12 o’clock at night, went down
• town, then up town: met watchman: Dampool
> and ho turned, round three limes then stood
on one leg: Dnmphool then said, ‘llorum sco
rn m: watchman said, 'llighcalalarum, go a
hcad;’ Damphool said, 'watchman was one of
■ 'em-* Went thro* seven back streets, then a
; long cross street to near where wo started,
' dived down cellcr steps door; Damphool wboo
! nli fed like an owl three times, knocked at door
■ nine times, somebody inside /quailed like a tom
: cat twice, knocked l door three times, door
' opened, dark os Egypt: tied handkerchief over
my eyes; another door opened, rattling of chains
and strong,smell ofsulphcr; thought my time
had come, end' tried''• to pray, hut could’ht
think of anything but! *now I lay mo down to
sleep.’ They led nuj.in; threw me down on
all aura,- hit mo nine cracks with a paddle on
uniut'ahtion&blc place, stuck two pins in the
same, blatcd like a blllygoat, then general cal
; crwaling by the whole company. Raised me
up and took off handkerchief, Saw large crowd
with fool’s cap on; big cars slicking up.—
, Damphool led me up to the man with the big
gest cars of any.bfllnmJ a table; madunio kneel
down:'tndn with the biggest cars said—‘You
• sofflmnly : Bwear:’told * him T'd swear to any-
I thing: don’t know what I did swetfr. was so
• sacred. : Man with big cars told mol was a
f member of the transient and honorable order of
Know-Nothings—-made him a bow; told him I
was much obliged. and took jpy scat.' 1 Sung
by’iho whole lmusc:j‘‘..; \ . ’
, ; 1 “Possum up^gnmstump, M
, hollar, Ac," , . ~i|
, 'After the''song, the man with the big.oars of
fered a short; prayer, that ‘the land might >bo
delivered frpra the Pom., the devil, and from
foreigners in general.’ to which; some said
amen, somn; add- others.- encore.
iwlth the big earatiieii ntaUsltbat tbo’buajness
for the night yfas to,'decide.upon a candidate
for Congress; said ‘tliqy, had nine hundred and
twenty-sevon, candidates- . Didn’t know how
it was, didp’t updcrsUintl it; but one thing jve
knowed. hb,wcrn’t going to give up his claim,
-vrishid ho might bo totally cxllnnctitloatcd if
heditl.’ hut-thought p little dqlay wouldn’t
hurt, beilqr cqiml noses first.; -
! Meeting' then broke up; went hcra? and sent
to-aa .apothecary for. .Jew, David’s Hebrew:
couldn’t jdt down for .three days/ effect of pad
dle* ~ i , ~
1 .-Dampool called totfleo mo; talked politics;
told him I should yotq for Stephens, lie said
I 'shouldn’.t; had awoya not to; lo\d himl’d
qyit: paid ;f - I’d IpsO- my austonv Na.
wouldn’t trade with mo. called n>o ‘traitor per*
juror;’ and all that., Didn’t know what to do;
reckon Vilhavo to stick to’em.
Reading ,anp TuiNitiNa.-vAlways have a
book or paper withliWyonr reach which you
may pick up at your odd- minutes. Resolve to
edge >n a little reading every day. If you can
glvcflfUen ripnulcs it,.will ho frit nt the eim o
llm ycgr. ,ihke im Ml) room- 'P '■
tlieyonn nflord a jiortaTiloplcnsmo. ivlihwhk
oni may tmt«l orinbor without nny trouw.ori
incumbrance.
.i "i' 111
T FjMc7or(a^Sffotfg-^|bflcd
r—---- - —BX *HOaAOg:.fIBBBtSr»
'ktsptcifuliy addrtm'd ioMist : £iicy fl/ansP * __,
X vino was growing besldo a. f h riTty&Ufc, ih 3
had .reached' th'atjhelght .
support; f
“ Ook,t* Mid vinb ’i< bontf yohr tnink e 6
that you may bo support to mo."T v
“My replied the dakj “Is naturally
yours; and yonniay depbrid-oil my ! fltrongth to
bear you up, but I am too large! and too solid (o'
bond. Pnt your firms around mtv ; roy pretty
vine, and I will manfully support' and cherish
you, If you have ambition to climb os high aa
the clouds. While' I thus hold froU bp ydUhfrUl
ornament my rough trunk withyourprcUygrcbll,
leaves and shining scarlet, berries. They will
bo as frontlesq to my head, as J stand iq.tbp
f oret-t liken glorious warrior, with all his plmriesV*
Wo were made by,the greajjjlaster to grow to
gether, and thnt-by pur. union the weak mny.-jbe
made strong*,'arid.the,strong render tho
weak.” »’ •* v * *
NO. 16,
■“But I [wish to .'grow independently ; s ?B4td
the vine; “why cannot you twino around too
and let me grow, up 'straight, and not bo a incM’
dependent on yon 7* ' -• ' ,v -
“ Nature, answered tho oak, “did not design
It. It. ia, impossible that,yon chould'grotv tp,
any height alone { aud'if yoii try ft the winds
and rains,itnotydar own weight,Will bring yob
to’the ground* Ncithqr is,it propdcfortyoalo
rdn yout abriis hither and ‘ thither' atobdg (no
trees. Tno.ti-befe'will any,-It fs not iny vino; It
is a stranger-get thee gone. I will not cherish
(bee., By this-time thou wilt bo so entangled
among tho different branches that (hpn const nol
get back to.the oak, and nobody will admire theft
or pity theelV • i v f
.. “ AJi, me !*? said .-the. vino, *« lot. mb bscflpet
from, such, a with this sbp twined
herself around tho oak, and, both grow an#
flourished bappily'togethor. • , ‘
Tho following beautiful tribute to woman, was
written several years ago, by. a contributor, |
believe, to the Saturday Post,- -It occhts this
talo ol'tourliing intcrcst, entitled “Thbßrokcrf
Heart.” Its author, Dr. J. P, Strattorvnowp
or at least seven years since, a resident nfJKrdr:
ble county, Ohio, contributed In-■ years .past,:
many.beautiful things to American Lltorathre;-
over the non do plume of Rasselai, - •<
Oh I the priceless value ot the love of a'trim
woman! Gold cannot purchase a gem so pre
cious ! Title and honors confer upon tho heart
no such serene happiness. In our darkest
nients, when disappointment' and
with corroding care, gathor thlck around, 1 unit
even tho guant poverty menaces with his ikele-'
lon finger it gleams around the soul with an an-j
gel’s smile. Time cannot mop-its brilliancy,;
distance but jta Influence, bolts and.
bars cannot limit Its progress, It follow# the pH--
soner Into hia dark coll and sweetens the homo;
morsel that appeases his hunger, and In Ihobl
lonce of midnight it plays around his heart, ana,
in his drcnpi# bo foW® tojus.bosonvtho form of
i her who loves on still, though tho world lias
turned coldly from him. Tho couch made pf
the. hands ol a loved one, is soft to tho weary
limbs of tho sick sufferer and tho portion admin
istered by tlic same hand loses halt Us bitter*,
ness. The pillow carefully adjusted hj* hot,
brings..repqsc to tbo_fevcrcd. brain, and ,hc£,
words of kind encouragement revives tho sink-’
ing spirit. It wonld almost seem that God
compassloning woman's first great IVallty, hadi
planted this jewel in her breast, whoso heaven* -,
like Interest should cast into forgetftdnos9,nianV
remembrance of the fail by building np In hia'
heart [another Eden, whore, perennial floweret
forever bloom and ohrystal p-aters ghsh from;
cxb&ustless fountains. " ' \ '! *
Woman.—A pretty woman is on© ortho <» in
stitutions’* of ttila countryman angel- in dry
goods and g]ory.. She makes sunshine, fourth;
lof July ahd happiness wherever she goes* Her (
path la onu of delicious roses, perfume and'
beauty. She U a sweet poem written In rare
curls, choice calico and good principles. Men
stand up before her, as so-many admiration
, points, to melt into cream,and then butter. .Her:
wonls,Hoot, around the ear like music, or tho
cliltiies of Sabbath bells. ’ Without her, society *
\ would'lose UitrudSl nUraellon, the church itf
firmest reliance, anjl.-young men the, very .best
i of cpmfqrta ami company. . Her influence and;
goncroflify'.rcsfnim' the' v/c/ousj.strengthen tho’
/' irenfr.'rufsd fh'o lowly,■ tfannel-shirt the' tifialheo, >
find .'strengthen , tho faint-hearted.? Wfatevet*
you find t/ia virtuous-woman, yo unlso find plea
sant Uresides, boqncts, clean clothes, order,good
living,, gcntlu hearts, piety, music, tight, and l
mode! tnfifilntionagcncrqHy.. Sho'ls tho flowed
of huuianltyr a Very Venus in dimity, and hdf’'
inspiration is tho hroath of heaven.- ’ ,i ; )
A Troublesome Cnußcii.Mßunßß.—^Spehdf-'
ing h night in a certain neighborhood bf-A - '
we inquired of bur host, a fair, Christian man, '
how the church got on. for we-passed a no« i
glccicd framcchapel at the cross roads. ,
“Ohl.poorly.cnough,” said he. ' t :
•"Why, whit’s to pnyl You arc in a thick”
petUement of intelligent people: able to keep If i
congregation and support ihe gospel.
“Just so,” said he. “but one, troublesome,
man has broken up the .society' and .keeps it
broken up. ’lt was ah unlucky day for the '
church when-he moved here. Vet
son of good parts, and has an interesting fau*i:i
ily. Before he came here he had troubles m
the same way. ’’ :
We suggested that perhaps ibo trtublesomA)
man's peculiarities were not consulted; indulge
him a little. May bohe wants the lead.' , ..
“Oh f os to that, we have tried him in’thp 7
, lead, and every way. He la not satisfied 1
leading, but tums.od buta the j!
Wy gave it up. Our host wop & farmer,and-;
the illustration cut like an argument. David,,
had a few of this sort in his 'blind ‘when he 1
wrote the 12th Psalm. - ' l '
Tin? Old-fashioned Mother.—Ah J.how.i
much incaring -comprised in (hat simple ex-' -
pression. the old-fashioned. mother. It carries
our thoughts back to those women, whosoj
homo mlWnce was pure and elevating; whtf.
(ought their daughters to render themselves ’
blessings to society by their' goodncss.' tbcfi*'
diligence, their useful knowledge. WqjWnk
of llio lofty heroism, the bravo endurance; tn«
thousand virtues they inculcated,-and sigh-A 1
the contrast between (ho post and the present*;!
How few modem mothers understand or per-,
form their duty in thy training of their chjl-.
dren. A smattering of (his. that and tho-oth
cr is considered quite sufficient education,- infr*
to shots off to advantage is made the great baa
in css of life. No wonder thore'nre so many un
happy wives, so many drinking; gambling bus*';
'bands. ■ .. -• v' ■■■ i
- AcTnO/UTf.*—Engage the people by thefr*
their .rcason-r-and they -
-wjll bo loyal from the only. principle that can,
make loyalty sincere, vigorous, or rational—
a conviction that it is their truest interest, and "
that their 'government la' for their good. Cent*
slraint is the natural porcnt.of resistance, and 1
a pregnant proof that reason is net ontbesidi.'
of those,who .use it.; You ,must all remember,
Lucian’s.pleasant story: Jupiter and
tryman were walking together, conversing wlm
groit familiarity on the subject of heaven and
earth. The listcntd with atlca-i
tion and acquiescence while Jupiter strove <mly,
to convince' him; .but • happening to Junta,
doubt, JjmUcr turned hastily, round’ and'
threatened nitn with his thunder. *'Ah lah 2'
said tho countryman, “now Jupiter,, l.bnow
that you are always wrong when you appeal,
to youp thunder.”— Erskine, , ,
Rules you Stukt.-—The other evening Ptoft*
Davis, (ho eminent mathenmtidon, .in «arcN r
sation with a young friond of his nj>on the iro<-
portnneo of system in studying,“ t™ 1 1" j?
every thing else, took a piece of popers v,n«
oflfor him the following rulffl i‘ «“«
tlnng nt » lime.
11101 *? kn “"' T ,y '
thing of s®.nettling, is heller than to Mw;
aoitfc^tiing°fevery tmog* .
nr* A single transgression of the low of God
irenks n link in the chain that connects uswitll
(him; end set* us (drift; on Wio slrenm of do
itfiiollon. ■
'Beantlfnl Eilraet.