IpIIICAJf VOLUNTEER.
J»CBUBUED EVERT THURSDAY, MORNING BY
< ' jotan B. Bratton.
TERMS
, seosOßirrioH.^ One Dollar'and Fifty Cents,
Md In advance ; Two Dollars if paid within the
L W5 ;And- Two Dollars and'Fifty Cents, if not
ijftld within tho year. • Those, terms will bo rlg
dly adhered to in every instance. Wo subscrip
joq discontinued until alt arrearages'are paid
oaloss at tbs' option of thd ; £ditor. ■
-AoyHaTiaRMENTS-rAcconipdnicd by the oasit,
‘ and not-pxopeding one square,, will bo inserted
threp'tlmos for Dollar, and twenty-five .cents
for each additional insertion. Those of a groat.
«r l&hgtb in
j 'JtfD*Ppii«TiNa-7Sucli as Hand-bills, Posting-
Blanks* Labels, &c., &c.,0x0-.
fcutea with nfcCdrdry and at the shortest notice
The Heart’s Guest.
e bgVhas cast its shadows
’■ p'er llfo’if declining way,
? .!<■■ And the evening twilight gathers
: •>! -.(.ttoiin'd bbp departing day,
! t iThen wo Shall sit and ponder
' iLP n ant * shadowy past ?
VrJJhln tbo heart’s still chambers,
: YThO guests: will gather fast.
' in youth wo cherished
' Shtill ebrao to us once more,
' ; A‘galtitbJip,ld ftommunipn
• •/" As (n ihb days of yore.’
’ "vPfiov may ho stern and sombre \
I ■' •. They* may bo bright and fair:
> ’feitt the heart will have its chambers j
’■ Th 6 guests will gather there.
/ how shall it bo, my sisters 7
rWhb, then, ’shall bo our guests 1
How shall It bo, my brothers,
•’'Wtfen llfo’a shadow oh us.rests/
/ 'midst the silence,
, J • In nhcohta.soft and low,
1 T '’Tbertheat' fymiUar voices.
. 'And words bf long ago?
.5 .Shall Wo not sco dear faces,
; :Swci>( smiling asof old,.
n ) -.Till tbo,miMsof that still chamber
, .. ;AfO JTHiset clouds of gold,
When Age has castjtß shadows
'<•' OWll/e’s declining way.
And tho evening twilight gathers
, Round our tlcpartjng day ?
V^isttlfonroib.
THE RESOLVE.
. ■ CHAPTER I.
• tl WO9 a cold, dark, sleety, wintery night.--
Thefiiercirig wind whistled along the streets of
a % small village in tho Western part of Virginia.
■ and each' inhabitant drew his chair closer to
’ the fireside,'as the wind raged wildly without.
' Our attention is attracted toward a large house,
*but the songq and yells borne the blast,
'tells us-too plainly, that ills a tavern, where
’ that scourge of thoTmman race, liquor, is daily
' vended to tho unfortunate victims it has coiled
• -Within its dcadly'grasp. Although it is revolt
ing to the feelings of ratlonalmcn, let us enter
• and bdibld those within. Behind a counter
: sits a portly man, 'wha fa the proprietor of the
1 place. ,r At yarfous distances around, arc sea'cd
•persons, now, and then ’drinking from the m
r loxicatihg bowl, and ’how 'smoking cigars.—
There iaoneof them of .whom wd shall more
•minutely speak; ‘he sits clbso’ by the counter,
•and his bloo’dshot eyes. and.bloated face, Bitfll
- cienlly show that he is intemperate," And here
the words of the poet strikes US wltli peculiar
emphasis: ;
‘ , "Ho looked around, ho blushed, he laughed,
•'/Jlo spied tho sparkling wave.*’
to soy, that no,V>lue!t c*n bo
’j%een Yea,’He has - lost all
.'shame* and glories in his own ruin. Charmed
"with, everything round, bo no sooner empties
.theglass, than tho liquor sparkles within it
'.fgaio. . Know begins to have its effect; stag
peering to the door, he falls and at length crawls
’.back to bis chair.
CHAPTER 11.
.At the extremity of along narrow street,
;sUndt-a. small house; whoso color was origin*
o«Jly-ov&ite, iiut which old Father Time has al
' 4SWdtagroy;«a faint light within reveals to us
Titsjamates. On a Hlllo pallet, sleep two little
■t«tfns v lockcd in each other’s arms, the very
personification of innocence ami love. Close
sits the mother, with her caro-worn
cuunlcnanCe lifted up to Heaven, and her hands
clasped, praying for the welfare of her worth*
*tau» husband,-and her dear little children sleep*
.ins’before her. -/How anxious is that-look! how
earnest that gaze 1 how eloquent those words !
-'.Ah, .Who can £dt the agony, the untold misery
•of the drunkard’s wife, as she sits, in dreadful
•suspense far 'many hours, awaiting - the return
.of bet husband*. O, could iny feeble pen pour
.forth the. thoughts that bewildered my mind,
-on viewing the misery the drunkard brings up*
.flu. himself, and-frionds, surely the inebriate
.would pause iri his dreadful course to ruin f—
vO, it i& a feorful thing indeed to -see an immor
-4al houl degraded to the level of o brute f And,
'chl yc. this liquid poison, God will
rarefy bring you fo' Judgment, and the ory of
: thq orphan, and the tear of tho widow, will be
*witnettagainst youl But I am digressing.
roust again tp my story. Tho last rays
of thecindleArtTffickcring faintly, and yet no
Appear, for, in tho words of tho tract,
dream, ho does not foci
’Their agonies ohtl fears.
■ The candle burns po longer, and the whole
Ts'enrclopcdin depp gloom. There must wo
‘lcava the' innocent babas and their anxious
mother*. . .* •., •
V " V cItAPTEK nr.
was sqntfct* Yes, one of those sunsets In
nature - shows innumerable bcautfos to
,tba delighted ’ oyo of man. Tho whole horizon
pvuiilue.'savqin tho west, where were shown
.all the varied, tints that sometimes deck tho
.sky* wlrep tho king of the day retires to rest.—
flfaluro deemed sunk into a. quiet repose, and
nothing could bo heard, save the distant mur*
’roaring of thochuroh bell, which camo softly
tho car* The homo of tho drunkard was
yicarpbut sickness withhi. On tho little, low
pouen,*lay. the dying mother, tho injured wife.
Around were her children weeping bitterly, and
Jbe father who gazed with uncontrollable cuio
tjons ■ upon, tluj end scene.
e ,, !*ni» jgajrod find saw—Ms children woop,
dying.wifo.** , .
lds dying wife lying on tho
cpuchfbcfore him; and'hio babes -around him,
Jro .rawed noycr, to taste the , accursed drink
again;. IBs tyifo was speechless. but tho smile
4hU played upon her lips’, iJro Aha spirit took
fts flight, showed that She. uhderatood tho im-
t ,
*JIi *vU m,.!J i ' ’■
CHAPTERIV.
.T.Oq? scent) ia laid in tho villa of a gentleman
Jnijio-eoalbwcsicm part of Virginia. Before
jwli ft Jftrge.jbtvndsomo building, and tho long'
Plana attached to it, is covered with jessnmihe
! faU bloom, perfuming everything around
with itfl- frigrancO. Surrounding the house is
£ spjwlousyard, at the farther end of which, is
agates lading into & garden tilled with fruits
*nd (lowers.'; Listcfil ‘ From the arbor comes
VttMund ofjoyous voices. There is a strong
m there,.and a littlo girl was
swinging to and fro, while her brother plays a
few, jfos on . the llutc. But'sco yonder room,
with (ta -windows closed as If in mourning.—
9-hatris the Übrary*rooin. Within that room,
e|ts,tha master of the hbuso, sccinlngly engaged
m tUq volomo bofofo him, but over and anon, a
•b*WO. passes .over his features, and throwing
►ba’WQrkJrQp* b' m » his head oinks between his
h%odB, and* overcome with sorrow, the tears'
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
VOL 42.
trickle down his cheek. -Then throwing opeh'
the window, toward tho sitting sun, he ex
claims, in.anguish, “My God, that I should
nave killed her, the partner of my bosom !” '
icBj tins is tho man, who, ten years ago,,
was the vile drunkard; although lie was sur
rounded by the coils of that mighty serpent.
Alcohol, Temperance rescued him, and ho is
now the owner ot this rich villa. But there is
a gap left in his mind, lifted with the bitter
waters of sorrow. Ten yedrs have not dimin
ished his anguish at the death of that saintly
being, who, crushed by hisdespicable conduct,
and bowed down under her suHorings, had at
last found repose in death. But to return to'
my story. IZa, dosed the window and went
oat, hoping to calm the troubled waters of His
mind; no had not reached tho arbor, before two
youthful spirits came running out to embrace
him. Do received them with'a faint smile,
which soon subsided into tho same cold, grave
look.
They saw he was distressed, and guessing
the reason, they tried to console him. lit fold
ed them to his arms, and returned*to the house.
On reaching it, he sat down in the piazza, call
ed them to him, and warned them of the per
nicious effects of intemperance. "It is,” said
ho, “the rock upon wh'ch many a gallant ves
sel splits, and I warn you to beware of it. It
is like a raging lion, going forth to destroy the
happiness of all, who unhappily may bo enticed
by its powers.”
It is now time for mo to draw the curtain,
and I earnestly entreat every person not to
touch tho accursed drink. If you wish to be a
truo Christian, and finally, if you wish to bo
happy, “taste not, touch not, handle not."
A Ghost Story.
One of tho most remarkable cases of sudden
euro of disease of long standing was that of a
rheumatic individual, with which is connected
an amusing ghqat story. There were a couple
of men, in some old settled part of tho country,
who were in the habit of stealing shocp and
robbing chnreh-yards of the burial clothes d»f
the dead. There was a public road leading by
a meeting-house where there wua a grave-yard,
and not far off on the rood was o tavern.
Early one moonlight niglrt, while one of the
thieves was engaged robbing a grave, the other
went off to steal a sheep. The' (irst one, having
accomplished his business, wrapped the shroud
around him, and took his seat In (he meeting
house door, awaiting tho coming of Ids compan
ion. A man on foot, passing along tho road,
toward the tavern, took him to bo a ghost, and
alarmed almost to death, ran as fast as Ida feet
could carry him to tho tavern, ho touch
ed, out of breath.
As soon as ho could speak, he declared that
ho had seen a' ghost, robed in white sitting In
the church-door. But nobody would.'beliovu.
him. flo then declared ,thiit if any of' them
would go back, they might be : convinced. But
Incredulous ns all were, not one could be found
who Imd-oourago to go, At lengfh a man who
was so afflicted with rheumatism that he could
not walk, declared ho wghTd-go with' lilniff ho
could walk Or get therov* ‘TbtfmiVn thou oflhrcd
to carry him on bln back, took-bim up aufi'-off.
they wont. • ; . v*.
When thoy got in. sight, sura anongh'fhAttf ft
was, m ho had ' WfehiVß'to
solvosr*roU*-f»4l-io~-get^**nofu‘« ft
ghostaldp as possible in tito dim light, they kept
venturing up nearer arfcl nearer.-, XJjo man with
tho shrond round him took them to bo Ids com
panion with tho shocp on bis back, and asked
him In a low (ono of voice—
“ Is ho fat?'*
Meeting with no reply, ho repeated his ques
tion, raising his voice higher:
“ Is he fat V* ■ I
No reply again, when ho exclaimed, ftnjrfc--
homent tone— • ■
«!s he fat?” :
This was enough. The man with tho >other
on Ills back; replied-- * -■
“Fat or lean, you may have him;* anil,
dropping tho invalid, travelled back (o I lie lav.
orn as fast as his feet could carry him. But lie
had scarcely gotten there, .when along came the
invalid on foot, tool Tho sudden fright had
cured him of his rheumatism; and from that
timo forward ho was a well man !
The Great Earthquake at Jcddo<
An arrival at San Francisco from Japan re.
ports the destruction of the city of Jcudo, by
an earthquake, on the Nth of November.—
One hundred thousand houses were destroyed;
and thirty thousand lives, were lost. Jidda,
according to the best authorities, is the second
capital of the empire, being tho residence of tho
military emperor.' It is located on the north*
cast coast of the island of Ninhon, and con'
tains a million and a half of souls, it is stated
to be enclosed by iv trench, ami intersected by
numerous canals amf of p river navi*
gable for vessels of a moderate burden. It has
a fortified pafaco with very extensive grounds,
many noble residences profusely ornamented
with sculpture rtnd paintings, several largo re
ligious temples, and ether public edifices. It
alsocontoins the Imperial library, composed of
I5l);000 volumts. Thu houses are mostly ono
story In height, but being generally built of
wood, aro subject to frequent destruction bv
fire; Certain 1c Is, that ol the 100,000 dwell*
fngs demolished by the recent convulsion, n
largo portion of them fell a prey to the limucs.
Earthquakes are not frequent at Japan. We
need scarcely refer to the one in tho bay of Si
moda about a year ago, during which the Bus*
sian frigate Diana was wrecked. In 1500 a
number of Japanese Cities were destroyed, and !
many thousand persons perished. Indeed,that
quarter 6f (he globe has afforded the most ex
traordinary instances of the phenomenon on re
cord. ‘ In 1002 an earthquake at Pekin buried
300,000 persons, and at tho sarpo place alrapt
70 years later, 100,000 persons' were swallow
ed up. On the 12lh ult., a shock of.au earth-*
quake was felt throughontOalifornia. At Son
Francisco it is reported some slight damage
was experienced from it.
A Touch iso Scene. —A correspondent 61 the
Elmira Htpubliain, says, .that in a recent trip
ovor (ho Now York and Erio Railroad, an in*
cidimt occurred that touched uvory boholdor’a
heart with pity. A comparatively young lady,
dressed lii uoop mourning—her husband having
recently died—was travelling southward having
id her care and keeping ft young dnvightor of
somo 0 years; The,little girl wus mlld-eyed
as an autumnal sky, and as dotlcato mt tint hya
cinth—-her emaciated lingers as dcllcalo'and
trauuifarCnt as tho pearls of Ceylon. Touch-,
Ingly bcftulllul was tho affliction of her heart for
tho mother, whoso sollcltudo for her daughter's
comfort was unceasingly manifested. Looltlng
ovor and anon from tho car window, she tarnoa
to her mother, saying* "Mother, I uni weary—r
when 1 shall wo got-homo?” After a tlmo aho
full.lnto a slumber, and awakening suddenly—
a radlont audio overspreading horfunturcs —sho
exclaimed, pointing upward—“Mother—thoro
Is papa!—homo at last!*• and expired., It was
yot many weary mllea to the mother's homo, but
tho angels pitying tho 111110 sullcroi , gathered
her to tho paradise,of Innocence.
Newport Newt hoists tho nsmo of
Millard Flllnmro for Prdoidont, but loaves“that
other Individual,” JACKSON !>on
olson, to blow Ids own horn. j\Voll,iu\lf a loaf
Is bettor than no broad, Perhaps some eWit
ahlo Institution will furnish tho hk\a» with
what Is wanted to mako up a ticket, belivoen.
(his and November.
“onit it
AN ORIGINAL HORSE TBADB.
Mr. Samuel Havens resides in Brooklyn,.and.
; is a great admirer-of On Monday
last ho went up the river to Albany for the pur
pose of buying a marc belonging to his -mend'
M’Call. The grey mare is a very fine looking
animal, and also very fat. She can do ft mile
in 2.55, with two in ft wagon. Havens Heard
of her merits last week, and resolved on ft pur
chase. On his arrival at Albany he took break-,
fast at Stanwix Hall. Shortly after which he
buttoned up his coat and started to find M’Call..
Ho.mct him in Broadway, near the City Hotel.
With ‘Mac’ he had the following conversation :
4 J M'Call, that you wist* to
sell that grey of yours.’
‘I did.want to sell her, but I imagine slic is
now disposed of.’ ■
‘Disposed of I— to whom V
‘To your friend Skcrretl, of Brooklyn. 1
‘What did he’agree to give you ?’
‘Five hundred and thirty dollars.’
‘lf you wi/I let me have her, I will give yon
five hundred and fifty dollars cash down.*
•But I’ve promised her to Skerrett.’
‘VVhcn?*
•Last week.'
‘Never mind that. If he should call, say;
she’s dead—that X broke Jior leg on the Troy
road, in consequence of which wo had to blow
her brains ,out.’
‘Of course.! will. It’s a bargain then. Give
mo the five hundred and fifty, and I’ll send thC'
marc down to-morrow night.’. But hadn’t we
better crop her mane and hob her tail, so that
Skcirctt cannot sue mo for lying to him I*
‘ Just as yon .please—there’s your money;—
Be sure to send her down on Tuesday night on
the Knickerbocker.’
Mr. M’Call promised to do so. Soon after
which he folded up ids five hundred and fifty
and walked around to Capt. Knight's for tho
purpose of putting the parly through.
‘This was Monday morning. On Monday af
ternoon Mr. Skerrett made his appearance in'
town. He met M'Cnll in Sfatcstrcct.
‘Well, Mac, I’ve called to pay you for that
marc.’
•What mare V
‘The grey marc, the one you wrote to mo
about last week.’
Tlavn’t you heard about that ?
‘About what ?’
/About that grey mare—she is dead and
’buried.'
•Dead—nonsense. You arc fooling me,*
’ ‘Not at all. If you doubt it aftk your neigh
bor- Havens, who broke her leg on the Troy
road.*
'Jfl Havens here ?’
‘Yes—you will find him at Stnnwix Ttall.*
Uis not necessary for us to Kay that''M. J 3.
went - to' Stanwix Hull and saw Haven's,- neither
is it necessary for us to say that Mr/Dayens'
swore that -the prey marc pas dead, and that lie;
killed hc'r« ; . flo .could, not ,do otherwise, with
out losing ono-of, tho--best bargains ho ever
made. ‘ .i. : ‘
Mr. .Sljcrret, regretted- tho catastrophe,-but'
concluded thcrqwosno use fbf crying, over split'
milk.' illushook hands with Havens‘imd’ loft.
s*3** **6 lie ‘wOuiU tryTttiVi find a «icoo of speed
having'
qmttcd SkeiVctt took the 4.45 4rnin lor New
xdrt afid arrived At Brooklyn * Utile after 10'
o’cldclcdn Monday orenftlg; ;■ •
ArCairprorntsed to send (he tharo'down on
Tuesday evening. He did not do anything of
t(io In consequence of this, Havens* wen t
up ajgnitl on Wednesday to see “what ik.-all
meant.". He found 51’Uall at the. gleam boat
landing.
‘Why didn’t you send that mare down lost
night r
•IVhat marc
‘Why that grey marc I bought of yon'on.
Monday •’
‘Oft Monday ?*
‘Yes, on Monday
‘You're mistaken. T sold you no marc on
Monday, and for the best reason 5n the world,
she was dead a week befmo.’
•Dead ! What do you mean V
‘What do I mean ? and have you forgot that
you broke her leg on the Troy road, and that
so badly, that wo hud to blow her brains out ?’
‘You don’t mean to swindle me by any such
game, do you, - ?’ '
•Swindle !’ not a bit of ft. You killed the
mare, and I caw prove it.’
•Who by V
•Your oiru neighbor. Skorrott, of Brooklyn.’
‘And what does ho know about it V • ‘
♦Just.•whatyou told him, And that is, that
you killed tho inaro while trying her speed ou
the Troy road. ’ . ,
• Ifrtvens could hear no more, but rushed for
tho Police pfflce, where he swore out a warySnl
against M’CalJ for swindling. It was issued
by Justice Parsons, But aa ‘Mae* proved by
.Skerrdt Dint the complainant admitted that ho
killed tho mnro on the *f>|h ot December, of
courflo ho could not jiavo purchased her on
Monday, tiro 10th. Verdict for the defendant.
Mr. Havens left for New York, on Wednesday
night, in the Manhattan.' Ho was accolnpaoiod
by Skerretk. On going forward, after** tci, ho
saw a grey marc, that lod to tho folloiviftg dia
logue:
•Who’s bob-tailed marc Is that, Skcrrcltl*
‘Mine.’
'Possible—where did you get her ?*
‘Bought her from M'Call. She is not qulto
as good-looking as the ono I wanted, hut I
think she is full as speedy.’
•What did you give ?' ,
•Four bnddrbd dollars.’
•6ay no drink.* . , ;
Skerret obeyed orders, went in and took “a
little Something warm*’ Havens paid for it.—>
As ho'ditl'.so, a
an imprecation, about a certain Scoundrel In
Albany.-, .■ •; ; *. , i
Moral.— Nerdf hire a mat) to tell a lie, un-t
'lcjls'yoti wish tq chcatc’d-youraelf., t ,j i
A Sight nt Anclcnl Lguilon. ! !
"When Sir Christopher Wj-cp. began' tobliifd
the new St. ’Phltl’s, in digging for a : foundatjo'u
lie caroo to a layer of Saxon graves Jibed with
chalk, 1 some in stone coffins t pnd'at g distance
below, the bbdickof tho British; only wrapped
In woolen shrouds 'fastened' with’ plus of hard
wood. In the row,, yet deeper,/(this was cigliJ
tech feet or more,) • wore Iho ashes pF Romans
in urnd—Britons and' IWmnnS; together—the
conqueror and conquered; both 'vanmjishcd.—i
Lower than these graves stood • tluj old fpunda*j
lions of St.'' Paul’s resting oh. Very ■ clpso pdt;
earth'and,still lower nothing* ;bilt dry -sand, 1
Romolimefc miked uncqhallyi biif jnoslly "b’o
loose that It would pass' through 1 the fingers;
thou water and sindpllxed with periwinkles and
other-sod ‘shclld—this Was about, the’level of
low water mark. TlidgrAdUal rise of tho .'site
of London by the formation df> hHoUhb’Ao./wiU
bo rcadilyutulcrslood liy the account. It grew
by natural causes, and at tho lipid of tho arri
val of tho Romans was probably a rudotlrltmh
strongholds defchded by earthworks, amVback
cd by thick woods towards tho norlli, and mir
sounded on other sides by nti immcnso'cxtcnt
of water, amid which thopfesent course of Dio
Thames could scarcely bodcfincd.-'JVic JfuihUr.
'ey Do bonosl ami proßporlly will follow.
CARLISLE,: f APRIL 3, 1856.
By Diyiijfe f ATtdn
Tho «oa Is'aJdvJftftftiitojidOj’■ '
Uojlaughs whcrdtts#ho goes •
C!b merriment-slUicCi&lho dimpling lines 1
' : That.wpinldq hiatba^fcposo}
Hc-layp him down atUt? feet of tho Sun, .
■* shak«s nil OYeySflth glee, 1
Xnd (U<3 fall faint on
’.. . * tho-shore, ~.
, la tlio piirthbf seal
, But the-winA iS.fladfth^rcstlrßs,
And, 'cm^cd.’wlth'htyjnwnrd pain;
Tou mny hark ns' yqfttflll) by Talley or hill,
'But you hoar hhß^Jll-complnln.
He walls on thoßarrtftf mountains,
And Shrieks on scat
Ho sobs In tho Cedc&jfoDd moans In tbo pine.
And shudders nil by«jr-tho aspen tree.
Welcom'd aro hoth tpfifr voices,
And I krtmyljot VpbW»‘i»beat—
Tho.llulghtcf, that shDtvdm tlio ocean’s lips,
Ot* the ddmfortlcasSmid’a nnrest.
• There's h pnng m nUmoiciiig,
A joy ih the bcarlTwpfiin,
Attd- iho"Wlh<t > that i .»ldacnß, tho sea that
1 '.gladdontr, *’
' • ‘Are sibling thasolf * train!
THjB-SIiIPPEri THE SNOW.
- .ASKKTCn-drtm'UPß.
New York is at nlf tittfts'tho scene of a deal
of whatis called' “ UffeiVdhd even in the snowy'
covering it baa now work bo long a period (for
New York) incidents' CtmtHuially occur which
arc in’themselves mm&ta& 'romances. One of
these; frliich-wa find in ; ’a recent Conner tfes
El&tai/nts, la so piqnaptaiiat wo aro tempted
to-give it the beneQe-of :&T-Eng!ish dress.
A few days, since, in oisrof our most fashion
able Avenues— it indiscreet to’Pay
wliichf -ah Irishman wldli walking along fetura
blfcd upon’a ccrtoin artiofrwhich ho did not cx
pcfct loilndin the snow, vlit was a small slipper
of yellow 'leather;. embroidered with' chcrry
oolorcd silk.’ - : n . *i; v s ,
Pftt stopped. - picked imp, looked all over it,
■&ndimmediatdy.cdmim!ii4cd a menial calcnla
lion as to its probable wdac- At that moment
a man suddenly fipproacljfttfhim,' glanced quick
ly, at -the slipper, and pbgposcd to buy it of
■him.' '• ' v
The bargain was strnda Pat received a dol
larmnd* went off tospemldt, while the unknown
purchaser, rrtSbbsoTcMafcbs were entirely con
cealed by fttt fiat, disappear
ed with Lhdslipper.is m/jlcrtously ns became.
. *TWa little scene-was'witnessed by a man
sitting at the window ofnlto house in front of
which it occurred. - who had hot*
Allowed'the lcastdcUvU (s> tHttape him, was Mr.
N-t-lhoowhof of the hohsci ;
r -Hu.rcniaincd at the window for a long time
aftcif . the occurrence, 'bflt; paid' attention pb
longer to what was-goin'fjdn outsider "HI; was
,dccp;in : franghj 4silh 'pnirifuVappfo--
-henSions..- Our reader* wifeexcuscf-hiro. when
this
wciOth.-awd-Uigl i atandr^y>
Louisiana, about txvqyfF'iltsf years yo unfit*
tlmr* himself, *nd tbA&JehA pionfh before/)©
had given hi* wife a piVor slippers embroidered
with cherry-colored silk. *
"• Tb.'tell: tho truib; oiflitUct- palp of slippers
exactly like Iter of his Wife,-also existed fa
the house. .Mr. N—- had, made.'a facsimile
present to his wife's sister, Miss Louisa ——,
who hqd come from the hanks gf the Mississippi
to pass.the winter in New York. ‘ Miss Louisa \$
a chttrftiing g»rl, quite spintuclloi but quite in
dependent in her opinions, and her frank avow
al .of "them frequently alarms her very rcspccU
able hmTvery orthodox brother-in-law.
Tberfl-was a rather agravatihg circumstance
whicli Alisa Louisa’s father had confided to his
son in-law. when he sent him his second daught
er os a,visitor. She had been strongly su peel
ed of a flirtation with Alfred B—, a young
gentleman of New Orieahs.-wHose principles
were slightly too Parisian; and it was conse
quently deemed dangcrona for Louisa to pass
tho winter at the south.' Thus, frhitoTio loved
his sister-in-law, the worthy Mr. N— felt an
anxious, npt to say paternal intcrqrcst, in her
welfare.
As Ip N—. he had ntiver auspcclcd her
of even a venial fault. Btot ho loved ncr dearly,
and .with the lovo of a mah past the meridian
•of ;lifo, who knows: just; -many years,
months, days, and hours eypn, his wife is yotingr
cr tMa himself. .Sp.it may well .be imagined
that when ho got tip-from Ids Chair, after ms
profound meditation," at the window, he was
Eald, and cold drops -drswetit atSbdupon his
row,. cirisamstanccs'-which hot very
well bo explained by’ thtf-tanpetaturo oflho
room.ln whicli he sat. *
He had recognized the riirmer which was
found in tho snow, anda doublo’ihuT perplexing
problem presented itself before him :
Ist. Does tho slipper bblOhg to my wife or to
Louisa ? { ■ • f :'
2d. How the deuce dtdiU g<jt in the snow.
His agony wnspoigifaiit* put it, was neces
sary to conceal it stall hazards, and so with an
horoiocouutonance, he wenf.to.tho rooui'ivhcre
his.wife was sitting, for tho.purjiose of ascer
taining whether sbo had hfip sh’pjjers on. To
his horrtr ho found her wearing gaiter boots.
Ho hiul hardly dosed thedoop oil going out,
when ho met Louisa, who asked— »
" Where is my Bister 11-’I 1 -’
“There,” ho replied* Mn tlirtthoom.*
Ud answOrc<l in a peculiar totio of voice, for
tie noticed that Louisa had on hr yclloiy leath
er slippers, cmbi-oidcfcd wiUi ;chcrry opJored
Silk. , ~ - . r
' To'conccal Ids agitation/Mf. N-- went to
his library and remained-(here -reading and
writing, tho greater part of the day. .Tho two
Jodies determined t'pfln. *Tfvalkr buMbd
terrible condition of Ufa streets, caused'tlicm to
fofcgotffaii*Mention, and asishe - was- to re
main at Konto.'.Mrs: N ——— hAd taken offlicr
.bpots-to pufrpn~hcr
say, without any*appnreuVm<?Uvo, just before
Mrs: N—U* piado/ihb! 'ctjaogc', Miss, Louisa
had taken off/jtr alippccknhd.put on her bools.
-.Thusdhey, were sitting .\y berr Mr*- N- ■■ ~j
entered and took up the first book .which, pis
’cyO rested upon. It Ivas a.bopk .of Trench
gravings recently receive*! from Paris. Tho It*
■tie vds “Fohrbcrics des Femmes cn.’ maticro do
sentiment, par Qavarni.VTbattitle,was enough
for him/ and ho dosed the book violently. « !
1 V WhqVfs tho. hotter, my, dear?” nSlfud
ploiumiit voice. t -"J
’ ;“'NothlAg,'l Voplicd ho,, and with a ierOcioUS
look at tho two woman, wont puL . • ;
Mrs: H—, looked at her faster; atiipiflod.—j
For moaUTdon there would bavo boon butono
means, simple- and >fbr. ridtilng
thomaclvca of their anxiety, and Unit a dlrccfi
search! ’lie hod thought of Jt, but hlB -roflccj
(ionbad made him recoil atthis, , A
loan of, a nature at onco violent and timid, ho folfl
himself disposed to doppomto' tnoasuroH, In thq
Taod of a flagrant In mill; b(U thtf-ldoAot canting
oven Indirectly a dishonorable.suspicion uponi
his wife, overthrow iiU.lfia.rosphdioq. lie pre
ferred rather to live In Uio hulnrcn of imqcr-.
tulnty, than to give nnoftbncuwherethotooouW|
bo no excuse.- ' •
But tho next day at breakfast* Mr. N— look-
I
IT—DDT BIGHT OB WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.”
cfi at hia wife's feet, and couldn't refrain from,
snyihg,
“You haven’t your slippers on?”
“No,” replied she, with' a simplicity which
sounded angelic in her husband’s ears, “Louisa
has borrowed them of mo.**
“And what has she done With hcra?**
“She lost ono of them day before yesterday*
bo shCldlcV me,'**
* Mr • N—■ - seized ids wife with convulsive Joy
and emhraccd her tenderly.
“My dear, what’s the matter?” asked she
With the same sweet voice she used when he
closed, the book of Trench engravings bo vio
lently. . '
“Nothing*/* replied he, but with a much dif
ferent tone than ha uttered the responsive neg
ativc on the occasion referred to.
Louisa cnnio in at that instant. Her brother
in-law’s‘manner, she thought, had never been
so tender and affectionate towards hep.
With a light stop and heart, Mr. N went
to his place of business. While riding down in
ono of the omnibuses, and in conversation with
a friend who aat beside him, Nc\y Orleans was
mentioned, and his friend inquired—■-
“Apropos of New Orleans," have you seen
Alfred B—?”
“Alfred B , did you say? Why, is ho in
New York?”
“Certainly ho is. He has been herq for eight
days. Thought ho* was an intimate CHdftd of,
your family.” iV
“Ah—yea*? said Afr. N——, with some em
barrassment, and quickly turned the conversa
tion to the money market. Bnt his thoughts
were not In Wall street.'
Arriving at his counting-house, lie wrote a
long and pressing totter io his father-in-law.—
Without absolutely revealing to him the.secret
of which ho believed hlmaolf possessed. lie said i
enough to induce the planter,\tho,'aftcr oil, h.ul
no Insurmountable oljcclion to Louisa’s mar-1
riago with Alfred B , to send his consent to j
■ their engagement. For the sake of precaution ,
Iho letter named no one, and was sent tn Mr. N.,
to net according to circumstances, and with the !
prudence essential in such a matter, before an- I
.nonneing his consent, which must not bo given
except in Case ofurgont necessity', fee*., iic.— !
This reply, enigmatical ns n hieroglyph’without'
a-cluw,*was received id n few days by Mr- K—l
who, alter -dinner, with proper dignity, told |
Louisa that lie \vis)»ed lo speak to her in her
chambcri- 1 .When they were alone .’be took the
letter solviOnlyXrdm ins-pocket and said, with
ouf preface,
“Lonlsa, rend that.”
She took tho’ letter, rend it, and re-read 51,
pndjhonr Jeturhiog ft Ip her brother-in-law,
apked— .
“tn the name'6f ljcavcn ; what does this j|d
dloTn’c&n7,, ■' •' I '■ '' ’
■t Xt was now Mr. K- ’a turn to bo profound
ly, astoplsbcd, •, ’ •
' ' “Louisa,” 'said ho‘with a grave air, “I know
all." ■ '
’i VAlj what?” '
.. ‘‘That which has passed belwpqn .you-and
Al(Vcd $—■—
■ “Ifl'it’bniy thA’tT 1 ? That’s ■veryoclcV’Bald'sho,
rather cavalierly. “Tho flirtation coasedJonr
ag0.!’..,. i •. ft
“T speak of lhat whjch hhs passed .between
you sfneo his arrival IP New york. iv ’' ‘ 1
,YoTkJ.' , Y l^y; wolV"* 1 ’«ha\V
Tho .honest Mr. AT—— was oxnspftfated at
tb/s excess 'of 'tffssfniar/lfroa/nnd asked jo a
sllghtlyironlcdl fono^' 1 r v - ' • T\•
■ .“What haver you done with, tho slippers I
gave.you last month. Miss Louisa) 5 ? .
Miss Lodlaa’was visibly embarrassed.
“Spoakl answer!’ 5 Insisted tho Implacable
brother-in-law. - ‘
“I will,” Louisa answered at length, <slmtjon
one. condition—that you will not punfab; bu£
will pardon tho guilty, wbilcvcr (ho fault/* ;
“Unhappy cirl (’’ groaned Mr. N ——alfiiosl
siflbcatcd, at hoaringher treat so liglitly so grate
a fault.
“Oh, tho popr girl isn’t to bo blamed, after
aU,”-satd sho. .
. “I should rejoice (o think sol” returned Mr.
N—r-,.in a lugubrious tune.
“But,” said Louisa, “you know (hem—”
•‘I know ail. Haven't I told you so •al
ready?”
“And how?’*
“I have seen you myself.”
“Mol Aro you talking of mo?”
♦‘And nf whom olso7”
“Of whom? Why, of Julia. the chamber
maid—of Julia, wlio wont to a ha)) eight day*
ago \ytth a cousin to whom she is to be married,
who lost in tho snow one of my slippers. I lent
fhnm tohnr to wear over her s-ifln shoes. You
know gherbai an infant’s foot.*’
Mr. N-*- saw (n n moment how ho had been
deceived. All the culpability of Louisa c-nsint.
eel in her innocent complicity in keeping (ho
secret nffbo Approaching marriage of the cham
bermaid.
As to Alfred I? .neither ho nor Louisa
had at that tlmo tho toast idea of marring®.
An honr after, tho tulegraph carried to tho
anxious papa this laconic but reassuring mes
sage—“ All right. More details by mail.**
Tho soqnul can easily bo divined*
■ <7old feet nrc the avenues of dca’th to multi*
tildes tvery year; it is a eigti df. imperfect cir
culation and want of vigourtif. copstitulion.—•
No Unc can be well whose, feeb arc habitually
cbld. WhcjVthc blood is distributed to
every part of tho body there is general good
health. If there bo less blood at any point
than is natural, there is coldness; and not only
so, there must be more than isjialural at some
other part of the system, and' there is fevtr,
that is, unnatural heat or impression.- In tho
casc,of cold feet tho amount of blood wanting j
there collects at some other part of the body,
which happend to bo tho weakest, to bo the least I
able to throw up a barrio Ado Against the in-1
rushing enemy. lienee, when the are
weakest, the extra blddd gathers there in the i
shape of -a common cold, or spitting blood.—|
Clergymen, other public speakers, and fingers, j
by improper exposures often rendcf the throaty
tho weakest part-; to such persons, cold feet
givtSt hqaftitrtcsa, .or a raw burning feeling,
at the Jiitlo hollow at the bottom of
.tho neck i and’ so wo might go through the
whole body, for Illustration.
If you aro well, let yourself alono. But toi
those whoso feet are inclined to be..-cold’, frai
suggest that as soon as you got up in the morn
ing to put both feet ' at onco into A basin of
cold water ~so as to cnmchalf.way to the ankles;
keen them in half a uuiiuto. in, winder, a uiinutoi
or Vo in SmnmV. rubbing Uicm vigorously,’
wipo hofd to tho fire, If convenient, ih i
cbld weather; uhlil cvory part of tlio foot .
os' dry ostyour- hand,' fhon.put on your socks,
or. stockings.; •* f •' ■ : ’ . ,
Ongoing totals* night draw off your slock*
uigsapd hold iWfcctjp. tho fire for ten or fif
teen minutes holil perfectly dry,'amt gH Into
bed. This Is Vt most plcasent operation, and
fully repays fpfTho trpublo of it. ffo one, cad
sleep well or -refreshingly with cold feel.' -AH
Indians and hitmens sleep with their feet to.tho
N* Y. Journal.
ICT* “ Dr. strong, there la ft pront ileal of hay
out, ami a storm Is coming '• "'W Hioro ho any
harm In working a UUlo this pclosont Sunday, Id
OT<lot to RftVC ft ?” ,\;*Ltor'a
K7*Tho boat thing to give your enemy la j Tho Oumov waited anxiously for ins mm
[ovglvonosfti to yauv ophonout, toloruuco;lo ft | answer, , 4l tl „, ,t,, mirimr. or
Irlvml, your bowl] to yonr oliilil, a good oxmn- ••tioil blmsulf mw'o
i)lu ito u t’.tlbor, dofortmeu ; to yonr ’ molbur,' plmlgblbg timo, rui'l In ,I[M ' W ’ ~
conduct (liut will uuiku bur proud of you t . and I uovnr boon) Ibut bu repented. it, un
lo yourself, respect■, tu all men, charity. j sworod tiio man of Go«.
A hair of silvery whiteness, like the first faded
leaf of early autumn, has fallen silently upon
the table beside iia. Ithftsnnt thesonnd of the
rustling leaf, but tbcrq is a sad and touching j
eleoqueucc in its leaching. The leaf lives and
biboras again in after .summers ; there is but one i
summer and one autumn in life. The tenement i
of clay awakes nob’ from the grave of its winter
sleep to again live in the beauty and greenness I
of youth. Childhood springs not again from \
the mould of life’s autumn decay.
A while hair! Well’, thou wamest us. Tears
have been busy ln*tho locks* The first silent
driftings of winter are lodging gently there.—:
The season is passing! We have no dread of
old age. There is beauty and sublimity in ,
honorable old ago. We involuntarily reverence l
tho forms which bear the marks of years of l
| storm. Grey hajrs rife sacred. Do wfe not love ]
I tho old with a- more, .hallowing love because of i
Lhosc.who'iircycl moored by the old hearth ?
A white hair ? such" withered uhes arc thick-1
cning- oh the brow. More and more frequently i
they are falling. With tho summers and sunny j
memories of childhood yet fresh and unfading
in the heart, the white hairs of decay arc falling
beside ns * The bud and bloom hath been
closely followed by the “sear and tho yellow
leaf.” And tho years— £o quickly have they
gone by ? .It is so—that hair came from our
own thinned locks. And yet it seems byt yes
terday that at the old homestead and in the
school room, wo leaped and laughed with a
childish band with the borizdh of years far away ,
and unlhought of. It is but a step from this
day lo lhc early springtime, yet a broad battle
field lies between.
Well, well, let tho hairs whitcwand (nil. Be
ours the task of keeping these footprints from
tho inner temple. The waits may grow weath
erbeaten, hnl “the light of other days” shall
burn brightly within. The winter even may
come, but linger the warm glow of sunny mem
ories and of Hope, the (lowers shall bloom with
out fading. The loves awUippea of the past —
all its friendships—shall live perennial through
tho year of life, while a thousand memories and
allcctions shall cling closely to (lie Inst.
A while halt*! We’ll heed tho monitor. Tt
tells that the day of Jabor is westing, and-lhc
night conjclh.hy apd Ijy when we can toil not.
Welcome then, the lifc-bSUIcs to come. Tnfull
hanfess, thcmiCishcst'to wait the gpirig down
ofiiie sun, for deeds: tbatari} right; and true,
will leave a “lingering ray,”.Jikc the lovely
crimson of (he last daylight,'to make “beautiful
life’s sunset. Chief.
Domestic Happiness. . : «
Ah? wfmt so refreshing, 1 so soothing, bo sat-' -
i>fying, os,tho placid joys ,bf homo-1 SCbtllo
call hijrr for.a j
Icavo.)iis beloved circle?- Tho his
earlhiyhkpplnesß contlmica vivid in hisfcmcm- j
hrahcei it’qulckons him to diligence: It makes
him haU'tho hodr wlqph sees his pnrpose,ac
complished, and his face turned towards home;
it communes with blni &s'JTic, journeys, hndhc
hears tho promise which tahsis-hirtv to'nopo.
U Ihow shall ktibw’that thy labemkcVo sbaU^bc,
In wacc. s\wttl>y'tat*T*molftHEhtt
family—tho pleasures of i. renewed' interview
flnif coftrotWtiOrii/teiJdays qf absence?- ■" ■ j
Behold tho man of sclcqcoj ho drops tho la-1
borfous find pflin/hi research, clpscs (he rvl.nmo, I
smooths his wrinkled brow, leaves Jiis study,
.'and ui\b(jmling himself stoops to the capacities!, -
yields to-the wishes, and mingles wilh the di
versions of children. - ’
.-.Toko thojnan(jr,|rado.* what reconciles him '
,to tho toil of-.business ? ’.What enables him to *
cndurcVUioTaaUdioushcsf and, impertinence of.
customers?’ AYbat rewards him for so many
hours of tedious VxKlfincriicnt ? By and by, in
I the season of intercourse, ho will behold the do-
I sire of his eyes, and. the children of his love for
I whom be resigns case ; ftnd in their welfare and
smiles ho will llnd recompense.
Yonder comes the laborer; he has borne the
burden and heal of tho day. the descending sun
has released him of his toil, and he is hastening
home to enjoy his repose. Half way down tho
lane by tho side of which stands his cottage.
Ins children run to meet him. One he carries
and one he leads. The companion of his hum
ble life Is ready to furnish him with his plain
repast. Sec his toil-worn countenance assume
an air of checrfulncs. Hth hardships arc for
gotten— fatigue vanishes—he cats and is satis
fied. The evening fair, he walk* with uncov
ered head around his gardfrn-uniters again
and retires to rest; and “ tho rest of the la
boring man is sweet, whether ho cats little or
much.” Inhabitants ol the lowly dwellings!
who can Iks indiflercnt to thy comfort! Peace
lo thy house.—lfTftinm Way.
Frederick the Great being Informed of the
death of one of his chaplains, a man of con
siderable learning and piety, determined that
his successor should not be behind him in these
qualifications, look the following method of as
certaining Die merilß of one of the numerous
candidates for tho appqintmont-Uo told the
Applicant that he wtald-himself furnish him
with a text the follpwing Sunday, wheahe 'was
> to preach at the royal chjipet.’frora winch, he
j was to tnake an extempore sermon, 'flic clcr-
I ffvinnn accepted tho proposition. Tho w&ibi
i of such a probationary discourse in» spread
1 abroad widely, and at an early hour the royal
I chapel’was- crowded to excess. Thirking ar
rived at the end of tho prayers* and on the
candidate’s ascending tho, pulpit, one of his
majesty’s aids-do camp presented him with a
sealed paper. Tho-preacher opened. 11, and
found nothing therein. He dit|-not, however,
lose his presence of mind ; but turning .ho pa
per on both sides, ho said:—“My brethren,
here is nothing, and there is nothing; out of
nothing Godcreated all things ami proceeded
l‘o deliver a most admirable discourse upon tho
wonders of Creation.
COLD FEET.
Tench a child there la ft harm In everything
however Innocent,’ arid soon as It discover* thy
choftl it "’III soo no sin In anything. That Is the
reason doaenn’a sons sometimes turn <mt Imkl.i
oriA i\roachoT*B daughters aro married. through
awfudow., Innpcanptt Is the sweptesl ■ thing. 1«
the world and them Is more of it than lolka
generally Imagine. If von want aomo to Irons
plant) don’t nook it In tho enclosures of can t—
fOf it has only counterfeit ones—but .go to
(ho gardens of truth ami souse. Cached Inno
cence Is like fln Imprlsoncd.lftrk—open thouoor
end lt*« olflorovor, tho bird that ronmn.(lirougU
(bo sky and tho grovo uniost rained, know? how
tq (lodgo thtf hawk and rioted itselfi but the
caged one, tho moment U loaves Its bats’and
look* hofilnd, Is pounced upouhy the fowler or
the \qlturo.
JVT §2,00 PER ANNUM",
NO, 43.
THE WHITE lIAIB.
Sermon on Nothin;.
Inoofpnl Bcrrcatlon.
1 mm
Pilikt} AND.CovEßiNaAlAianial-Kflaßae is
doubled in value by being drawn oat and piled
in tho fall, dght'or Un loads ifa'a'pilc, like ft
hay-cock, and covered over with plaatec^ftad
ashes.
llbaunr Paint for DroateP 1 branches
AND OI.D WOUNDS IN TUEES.j—Dissolve tWO
ounces of corrosive sublimate in spirits j of wine,
and mix with three pints Cf-best tar!-' The de
cayed parts to bo pared off, or gouged oat bo*
low the level of tho surrounding bark* aod tho
mixture applied. ‘ All limbs’ thatSrOCpilrtld re
moval should be cut olf closo.to tho trunk* op
larger branch; and treated
Übatk.—lt is asserted by irumuioctorcrs
that from three to four hundredweight’oturato
form an ample dressing for aijaerc 1 ’ bfVhpat ;
but it is much better for tfic-farraer ' tO' ceono
mlro tho liquid rolingS’ of his domestic ablnals,
and apply it to his crops of hay* gjftia.’fcnd,
ron(s. as his necessities or wonts may require.*
All urine is rich in the food of plan(B r th»ureat
and safts,ora all highly.valuable-, By. altcnd
ing to this matter; the fartner‘rimy easily! save
; o large amount of his richest fcMlljZcfalrt ft'Bin
j gfe season, ifia land will .bo Ml ihfc-richqfcfor
| it, and'their increased productiveness ,wi|J. jrepay
him libeiatly for allthe_trbuble and cxpcuso.in-
Ivolvod.
[ Pom.Tiir.—Their fohd-atioatd" tfevctTrft? or
1 corn and oats, kept where they.ca&:tayfifcscss
to it, at all times, also wafer
cooped up, they .should py]vcnzbd;oyswx
shclls ana gras-ef where- they rart J ofotmft tMem
when they require, and decision ally IlVcfitfrn&t,
wltli tho meat bonds and other.scmplftt&Crpnx
the ial)le, and two or three limes a week they
j should hare raw vegetables; chopped flnejsuch
. as cabbage, onions, turnips, carrots,
in summer a daily supply oPgrass.. 1 Tt wllllbo
j found beneficial to feed ohcea daw -With meal,
( wot up with warm water. csp'cciaUylhrtrinter.
j (Japes in (’uicKKNS.-*-AginaU.pincliprfiqn
powdor, given to a chmkcp with the gapes,will
utket a sure ami complete Cufo in'frOih'Ußp to
f three hour’s lime. , ‘'
Parsnips for MnJeCows. —Whbbpfi&nips
i arc given lo milk, cows, with -a
I the winter season, tpc butter is found to "bo, of
as fine a color and excellent (favor tho
| animals are feeding in the best pastufeBv'’ y AB
f parsnijw contain six-’per cent..morc-toudlttgo'
| than carrots, iho difference maydx>.-sufficient
! to account for die superior fattening,
as butter-making ‘quality of the *,ln
the fattening of cattle, the
equal if not superior, to the carrot, porfoftfting
the business with ns much expedition,-and.-ff*
fording meat uf exquisite flavor, nnd.of, highly
juicy quality; the animals cat wirilteucli gree
diness.
Manacrmrkt ofMucx.— Theprbsonf aiSison
is the time to throw up thu ricb.iqupjc
bed of tho swamps to the surface of.-thgcarih,
so that the frost can exercize Itspulvpritfjn’gjn
fluenoc upon it; and, by thcaddittonof kßuAh*
el or two of air-slacked lime to a idkd'.bf the
muck,.its fertilizing properties wi|l hto.ggcfdl?
improved. Allow it to remain in
tins state until it Is needed for use thd coining
season, and it will proveTo be •*compos Cwhibh
on soil not decidedly heavy; is well wdtthr the
expense. Mote especially are ita-good effects
seen on root crops, or on very light
soils. _ 1
Makure from the IIEN-non3F..T^lnre
cept discussion upon the profits of poultry, cv
•iden6e'wan adduced by two or threepbreons,
!tha( the manure from tho hen-houseprodubed
fbeiter results on crops than any«ther fertiliser
.used on the farm. . in ,pno, mstapee, ifh’croja
*bo«t one hundred fowls' were “ kept',’ Band’Was
scattered plentifully upon lhd‘floorVntt ; width
j the droppings fell. Two or three times a tteck,
the surface uf this was carclully. aHefi.tigath
j cring up a portioil of The sartd-with the’drop*
. pings and depositing tho whole fif.bwrelKi > In
the Spring this *wad in' the moat CtoMOucnt
fonrt tb be 1 takerf to, tho field* find, applied to
'tbehills where corn was ta be plapttd v .M\d , .pn
a large field where excellent barn-yard manure
* \W#iapplved.ai t U>or&lo pf S 0 ox-cw;tlpads l or'
i, about o cords pcr.acp); the portion yrcjq a sin
ldgl(vhAndruYol'-hom<i wadeguahoTiaS beenfip-
Wk# and-tbe-chrij *SvaS
•jcari/cr and-more Bound. ' .. •
'. Tiic Lark anil bee i’oang.
A FABLE.
“There was a brood of young larks ilt.aficfd
of corn, which was just ripe, and lire mother,
looking every day for the reapers, left .word
i wiry day whdj she went out in search'of food,
that the young ones should report tuber all tho
news they heard. One day White slfeAnrfiS ab
sent, tho master catno to look at the slate of tbq
crops. Tt is full time,’.he said, To, call. ffteall
my neighbors and get my torh'r&pcd.*—
When Ino old lark came home,’thiTyontJg tones
told the toother what they had heard aiixHttcg
gwl her to -remove them forth
enough,’ shid she; ‘if he trust to ills nrighw®*
ho wtUTiavc to wait a while yet for his harvest, ’
Next day, however, the owner catno again,
and finding the sun still butter,, and ,lhaycorri
more ripe, and nothing done, ;' > Thcre'ia* not it
moment to bo lost,’said ho; w<i oandtlt 'de
pend upon our neighbors;- we: nUistvQaU
relations; and turning to. his" «m .Til :OUf
son, ‘Go call vonr uncles and couaha, and
that they begin lo morrow; r ‘ Itl 'fllill' greater
the young ones told their mbther tW)’far
mer’s words. Tf that be all,’ Say* Sh'toV*dBfcot
be frightened, for the relations have got harvest
work of ihrir own ; hut takeparlicular '-nOtico
what you hear next time, and'bo sufo you.let
mo know.’ , . ; •
She went abroad the next day *. and thOhirri J
cr coming ns before, and llnding Iho grain‘ftlb
log to tho ground jrom ovcr-rSpciirss, an.d BCII
no one at work, called lo his son, *Wo toast
wait for neighbor* and friends ho longcr ;go
and hire some reapers to-toghl, and ‘wowill Set
to work ourselves to-morrowi’ . "Wlacn’thp
young ones told their mother this, ‘Then, |*ald
Ahe, *it is time to bo 'oil, indeed; for wfitn o
man takes up his business himself insldutrof
leaving It to others, you rimy bo sore -thftfe.lio
tncxiiß to set to work in earliest.’
Visit Vonr Scbooji,
Tho following remarks nfo worthy of
(entfou of those Interested : Jtfb ’• . . f
You oould not do a bettor tnliig. Yqnrlkry
lias the idpa tbi>l y.jw euro scarcely' mriro ;
n fig’s value about Ills progress thtfro t yotir girl
thinks'you nro (oo busy about more impottaiit
matters to worry abottt her rocltatlonk.'' Grcni
mor ts dry as (lust to her, Geography Is.todioos,
Acitlunollo is a bore, Heading Is horrid* jWgi
ting la her special abomination. If she
either at the tublcj seh U lmihcd up, -Vou
talk of,stocks and Serinloryhip, of tho war’‘and
ffeo trade. Tho yourig one# loin)- td Ihfrik
their studies very small matters in comparlaqn
with yours. - - - 7
Visit vour aehgobtO’day. Iloar-a leopoft or
two recited.,’ 'l*earn from (heir ’toaphers ’NVhat
their stdiMllng-IH.-in what they'oTteucki ‘IMH >V\
I what'tboy exec). See who alts juixl -ihefar *in
tho, acyool room. . See how they compare |n
personal appearance, whether il\oy look Jiappy
and at “homo. If Acquainted SvIlU tlieir acbobl
; habits; you cannot but.bollntorcatcdlnthtfio,arid
thun ypu cannot, possibly avoid
Making their mailers Aubjec(s.o|‘ homo' chriyoK
aatlonwlll certainly Htinmlnto them (0 bet(<fr‘«r
(brU—make bu'tlec scUokrs Qf them. Dy- ftjl
moans then visit your achoolu. -Go aloiio, ifuo
no one will go. \vlikypu. Tow wlllulwiysho
welcomed by (ho teacher; unless Ito Is a lit oftu
(o bo turned oll'.—Pilfeburg Vhilor.
' “Pa.-wJjat is. lliq interest of oUsei”
asked sweet aixlf'c'n, of her ; x
MVhy ,’vcnllyVl don’t Ktjow.« Why do-ydu
"’‘"JkwisrJoHn.
Inst night firm' me, and «nid ho a finy tho (mok
soiAo ofthVstf nights with interest af ler wte-i»o
married.’'
The ojd gent caved.
tHT* A. physician in f» T e\v Tork |ios extracted
84 pins from the person of a Indy, who Jhi\d
swallowed them m papers, ft£p,
while insane. ;
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