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im SHADOWS'OF TAB VALLEY.
There’s a’mossy, shady valley,
■\Vheratho waters wind and flow,
And tho daises sloop in winter,
’Neath a.coverlld of snowj
And violets, blue eyed violets,
Bloom In boauty in tho spring,
And tho sunbeams kiss the wavelets
. Till thoy-.socm to laugh and sing.
Cut in autumn, when the sunlight
Crowns tho codar-covorcdhlll,
(Shadows darken In tho valley—
Shadows ominous and still.
And the yellow'leaves, like banners
Of an Elfin’s host that fled,
Tinged with gold and royal.purplo,
Flutter sadly overhead.
And those shadows, gloomy shadows,
Like dim phantoms on the ground,
Stretched their dreamy length forever
On a daisy-covered mound,
And I loved her, yes, I loved her,
But the angels loved her to o,
So shofs sleeping in tho valley,
’Neath tho sky so bright and blue.
And no slab of pallid marble
Rears its whifo and ghoslly head.
Tolling wand’rers in the'volley
Of the virtues of the dead.
But a lilly is-hcr tombstone,
And a dew drop pure and bright.
Is the epitaph an angel wrote
In the stillness of tho night.
And I’m mournful, very mournful,
For ray soul doth over crave
For the fading of tho shadows
For that litllo woodland grave.
For the memory of the loved one
From my soul will never part,
And those shadows in tho valley
Dim the suoshino of ray heart.
A BRIGHTER WORLD THAN THIS.
ST VINLET JOHNSON.
"WTicd first I trod life’s early paths.
All things war® bright and fair j
Ami like, a bird unfld the flowers
1 Boomed to walk on air {
I thought on days of present joy,
And dreamed of future bliss >
Nor deemed that sorrow’s sombre wings
Could dim a wor|d like this.
Alas-l alas! my fairy dreams
Soon from my fancy fled i
And tho»o dear friends I dearly loved
Were numbered with tho deads
And as upon their pallid lips
I pressed a farewell kiss,
They spoko to me of heavenly rest
In a brighter world thau this.
My wounded heart required relief,
-1 found tho good I sought 5
And midst trials and my griefs
I have a soothing thought:
c And it is this—that In God’s book
.
I read therein there is Indeed *
A brighter world than.tbls.
3fiisttllnnwnj.
& STBONO-AUNDBD WOMAN.
nr, nit. doivam*.
fine winter's evening, towards Hie dose of De
cember. 1809, the snow was falling IhioWin the
district between La Chaise Dico and Briondo,
In the departmen tof the Upper Loire. A soli
(ary horseman, who had nothing at all of a
knightly aspect, and who looked bewildered,
uncorofotrablo and disgusted os the flake* fell
on his face, was the only hums* figure to be
seen in the dreary picture. The rider bent for
ward so far beyond his horse’s cars, as to give
him the air of one anxious to arrive at a cottage
in the distance before the steed on which ho was
mounted.
• 4 lf they are savages who live there,’mur
mured ho, ‘ they will not refuse mo hospitality
In such weather as this.’
And therewith, having reached the door, he
applied the hull end of his whip to the panel,
and knocked wjth apologetic hesitation.
•Jump down, doctor,’ exclaimed a voice frotp
Within: T will toko your horse in nan ti thin
ate. We have been looking for you this hour.
You have corhc too late, but you arc perfectly
welcome.’
. The doctor Was among t.he first tccturcrd on
therapeutics in Paris, and had not th 6 least idea
that lie was known, expected, or welcomed in
tins part of Iho Upper Loire. Ho was on hitf
way to Uriondo, Indeed, to KUfcnd a family fes
tival, the gf-and portico of Wlpchwas a christen
ing. Tho doctor’s brother had been for some
years sattlcd in the last named town, which (ho
professor of therapeutics was about to visit for
the first lime; for the purpose of standing god
father to a recently born niece.' He had been
making tt geological tour in the south, and in
tended to take briondo on b«s road' back to the
capital.
' -By this time night had succeeded to evening,
tho snow fell faster and thicker than before ;
&nd suddenly a man appealed on the threshold,
carrying in fiia hand a blazing pine stick, which
ho held aloft, while he looked into tho dark night.
. ‘Coma in, doctor,’said ho, ‘you’ll find your
cod-daughter wit hut, and your brother is not
/aroff.’ “
. oMy good friend;* said ilio traveller,»there is
Barely some mistake. My god-daughter—’
■ ‘Look you there, now,’ interrupted the man •
shaking tua nirtfrstlck the while, to enable him
to distinguish the stranger, ‘I took you for our
good Doctor Gerard, who had not only promised
to be here for a birth, but to bo sponsor fur the
baby. Ilia brother, the euro, too, engaged to
give it his blessing, and to taste our omelette
and a botllo.of tho year ’6.’
J The stranger explained his condition, asked
for hospitality, and was believed and welcomed
without hesitation.
. ‘lt is all one, 1 said tlio host. taking tho,bridle
of the horse. ‘Goyouin; yon will find a Jose
phinq within happier than the poor Empress
yonder; for sho is the mother of n child, and is
tinder tlio roof of her husband. Goyouin; I'll
bco lo tho horse.’
The doctor felt that ho had not arrived nl tho
most opportune of mbments; nevertheless, ho
was the most embarrassed of tho party in tho
Cottage. Under tlm circumstances, tho hospi
tality which he received was ' princely/ Tho
house and' tho inmates were poor, indeed, but
tho latter had largo hearts. They were all (ho
happier, too, that their child was n girl. ‘They
can't make a'conscript of her J' exclaimed both
thp parents, with a feeling which was common
at tho period when a girl was born.
On tho morrow, before loking leave of his
hind entertainer, (ho doctor, placing his hand
on that of the mother, observed to her that ho
should bo well pleased lo bo permitted to bo god
fallfcr to 'Mademoiselle' there, * if—’ lie was
adding more, when Mademoiselle herself
Uttered a cry bo shrilly that tho speaker paused.
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
VOL. 43.
* Pardi!’ .exclaimed, tho father, ‘ she agrees,
and docs not wait for us to give our 'consent.
You shall share the office, sir, with Monsieur
Gerard.’
This matter being arranged,the Parisian pro
fessor bade his hosts farewell. • They'promiscd
to find a deputy for him at the ceremony of bap
tism,end to givchim nows of his god-daughter,
or ask hia counsel in her behalf, should occasion
arise for either. And therewith he rode away,
and very speedily forgot his sponsorial obliga
tions.and Marie Lucille.
Tho child grew—a plain child, with a grave
took about her. She .tumped through Infancy
with tolerable credit and countless bruises.—
When she could run alone and was able tospenk,
the companions-©f her age invited her to share
their sports. She crossed her little hands behind
her hack, and sharply and peremptorily refus
ed. Her unpopularity was established forever.
She lay about at the cottage door, now in the
sun, now in tho rain, and seemed to care little
for’either. She was a ( dreaming child, hardly
conscious of what she dreamt, or wherefore.—
Sho had not the love of her fellows, bu t she won
theip respect. All the childish quarrels of the
neighborhood were referred to her for arbitra
tion. Pcoplestood near her on these occasions,
amused at the gravity of the Utile judge in a
tattered gown. They never found reason, how
ever, to deny the justice of her award. The
tribunal of Slaric Lucille was an institution in
the eyes of little village litigants.
Hitherto her life had been one of unmixed
happiness. She did not know that she was
poor; and she felt, without thinking about it,
that she was powerful. Bu t she was now placed
in a position which revealed to her her poverty,
and made her sensible of being In subjection to
others. She was sent to work in the fields du
ring half the day. and to school during the re
maining portion of it.
* Sho is not worth her salt,’ said the farmer
who employed her to pick up stones.
1 She is a fool,’ said the schoolmistress ;
‘and is always asking questions above common
sense. 1
Tho fact was that in the fields Mario Lucille
was studying even the stones. These, the herbs,
tho flowers, and the grasses, were her books:
and when she took them to tho school and laid
them before the purblind Minerva there, she
found the instructress could not read them. —
Her surprise was extreme. .
‘I can teach myself td'rcad/ sbesaid; 'butdf
what use is this-woman. if she cannot help mo
to do what T an) unable lo.doTor myself?*
She alrcady saw that there was something
Imperfect in the educational system. Thcgcnn
of the reformer was already in course of develop
ment in the little person of Marie Lucille.-
She remained tho only child of Ijyr parents,
whose ill-health but increased their poverty.—
The girl, before she was in her teens, labored
with an energy beyond her strength, in order to
aid her hopes) but almost helpless father and
mother. Within two years she lost both ; and
at the ago of sixteen, the reserved - , rather plain,
but strongly intellectual looking-girl, was left
an orphan, with nothing before her but a life
of hard labor, and very delicate health where
with to meet,tho burden.
1 There is nothing else;* said Mario Lucille 5
«lot «a inakqtbc best'of It.’ ' •
Sho found even this philosophy,'however, of
litlto avail. What sho could.gain by hard and
constant work barely sufflccd.to keep life within
her. Her strength daily decayed; and, worst
of all to her, she had not leisure in any way (o
4 team anything .tietd.* She was conscious of
an insatiate thirst for knowledge, and her heart
died within her as she discovered the impossi
bitUv of slaking that thirst.
* Well/ said she half aloud, ns sho stood on
the little 4 esplanade’ of the village one Sunday
evening. looking at the dancers, hut thinking of
tfiorc serious matters -‘well, there is something
wrong here. Jt cannot be God's fault. Itmust,
then, bo my fault. I will go to Monsieur 1c
cure ; ho of course will pul me right.’
Monsieur Ic cure, however, could not do what
was expected of him. A gentle shower of ordi
nary and well-intentioned platitudes failed to
refresh her.
•My child,’ said the good old man: ‘it is your
duty to be content with that which God has
assigned you/
4 Monsieur lo cure/ asked Marie Lucille,
4 does God always, as you say, fit tho back lo
the burden ?’
* Doubtless,’ was the reply.
‘ Then.’ said Marie, without the least awo at
finding herself about to beat the cure in argu
ment —• then lam not in tho position assigned
to mo. The burden I carry is intolerable, not
'because of its weight, but because it does no(
fit my back; I would labor twice as long as I
do, if the work were different from that to which
I am now improperly Condemned.’
The euro looked at her with the aspect of a
pope on the point of cxcdtnmunicating a rebel
prince who had defied poritifical teaching. She
stood life look firmly, not audaciously, but with
tho strength bom of tho cpntfidtimf ifytt she
was rigid, that eh 6 knew more about the mat
ter than (ho priest, and lhat Heaven would help
her if she only iriccl to help herself.
* Gu and dance,’ said tho cure.
* That is all tho comfort that the well-provi
ded ant could contribute to the poor lean grass
hopper, Who, according to its nature, had pas
sed the summer singing In th 6 grass. I will go
to Paris,’ said Mario Lucille.
The resolution thus expressed astounded not
only the euro, but the clUirc village. She was,
however, not to bo moved from it. Sh 6 had n
presentiment, she said, that her field of labor
was in Paris,
•Where they sow sin, and reap tears,’was
the comment of the cure.
•As men sow, even according shall they reap,*
rejoined the young logician. ‘May it bo so with
mo. Amen.
There was abundance of weeping when the
sickly looking butistout hearted orphan turned
her foco towards tho capital, and went orf her
lend and weary way. It was a work of many
weeks lo traverse that long road ; ond fatigue
and want more than once threatened lo kill her
before sho had accomplished her object.'
At length she glided into tho brilliant city,
like a phantom. Scared'and bewildered, sho
looked about her for tho first time with a feel
ing of helpless despair. .
Her strong mind mastered her weak body.
She had not como purposeless, and sho was re
solved lo carry her purpose out. 6bp bad long
carried about her her Parisian godfather's ad
dress. With nn instinct which resembled oxpg
ricnce, and winch told her that nn interview
would be more profitable than n correspondence,
she had walked to (he capital, determined to
consult him (if he were living,Vwho had pro
mised to givo her counsel if sho happened to
need it.
Mario Lucille discovered her godfather's a
bode, and she was laughed at by the porter
when she offered to ascend tho stairs which led
To bis apnrlmcnf.
The pilgrim had not wandered so far to bo
rudely turned away from the shrino now that
her hand was upon it. Sho stoutly maintained
her right; and nn altercation ensuing—particu
larly loud on tho part of the porter—ns the ono
ascended tho staircase, and tncother attempted
to obstruct tho ascent, tho doctor himself,some
what fatter than of old, appeared At tho door
and demanded an explanation.
*' our country—nay it always bb rut right or wrong, our country.’’
'.Morvdcrir ;Io doctor,* said’the porter, 1 this
beggar girl: ‘
4 Godfather!’ exclaimed- the. poor girl, who,
hearing tbo.titlc, concluded that she had reach
ed her desiredend, ‘ I am Marie Lucille.’
• And who thed—l is Marie Lucille ?* asked
the professor, good bumofedly‘who claims.me
for a godfather ?! .
The glcl could speak well,-and, exhausted
though sho was, a few sentences, spoken with
out circumlocution and to the purpose, soon
enlightened the professor. He Jeajicr into his
little dining-room with a gentle cars that; puz
zled the wondering porter; ordered refreshment
for her, consigned- her to his bohvei and .pro
mised to hear her full story, her experiences,
her hopes, and her desires,' oh tho following
morning. When that morning arrived, Marie
Lucille-lookcd two, or three years younger for
iter repose; and at tho conclusion of a long in
terview with the kind-hearted professor, declar
ed, Very considerably to hid surprise, that she
thought that she was best fitted .to gain her
livelihood in the same way that ho did.
The professor burst into a fifoflaughter, and
looked incredulous. Marie herself blushed, as
she always did when she or her situation was
misapprehended.
‘ I simply mean,’ she said, ‘that 1 should like
to teach.’
* What do you know ?’ naturally asked tho
professor.
‘Nothing,’ was the reply : and it caused the
doctor to look at his strange visitor most cu
riously. but with a respectful and admiring
curiosility.
‘Nothing!’ ho repeated. ‘Do you know,
Marie, that your answer does yon credit, while
it gives me encouragement ? I will place you
where you will bo aided along the first path
ways you arocager to traverse. If you answer
my expectations, future succor, my good girl,
shall not fail you-’
■ I will answer them,’ said Marie, ' Qod wil
ling. I think I have discovered the position in
which He is pleased that I shall be placed.’
Mario nm only answered, she exceeded the
expectations of her god father. And yet she was
not a quick girl. She was much better limn
that merely. She had intellect, and therewith
she had the most abundant patience, the most
unflagging perseverance. She was never in a
hurry to attain an end/and her object was ac
complished all the earlier.
1 Her progress was watched with extraordinary
interest by her godfather and by very many of
his jcipnds. It was singular to observe that as
horßßcllcct expanded, and her knowledge in
creased, she seemed to grow beautiful. Her
features remained what they had been, save
that they gained 'in refinement ; and over all
there became spread an expression so exquisite,
(bat it bad q bunderfold tbp charm of mere ma
terial beauty, It was an expression made up
of content, gratitude, and consciousness of be
ing viclbrjn a struggle of lung continuance. No
student ever worked for honor with such zeal
as this peasant girl labored .to accomplish the
object of her healthy ambition.
At thjj end of five years ofyilrnoat unremitting
application, there were not many men in the ca
pital wjio were acquainted With more languages
than the poor girl front-Utc Upper Loire, nor
,who had read to, more ''purpose, alUvOUgh/thcy,
might have read more extensively.
At the end of scveipycnra, the silent worker,
the laborious.student, was recognized as.(ho
most accomplished woman in tho capital.
She was among the most graceful also ; for
she seemed tojicquirogracoin proportion as she
acquired knowledge.
4 You arc one of our best scholars/said her
aged and delighted godfather to her ; 4 what is '
now your purpose ?'
' To repay you for aiding me (0 become what
I am. I still want lo leach —not children, but
those who aspire to become teachers. My hap- 1
Etncss is to labor —that is tho labor which will
ring me happiness.’
Mario Lucille found both lo her heart’s con
tent. Her establishment for teaching teachers
gained so well-merited a reputation, that-when
a candidate for liccnsc.to become an instructor
appeared before the government board of exam
iners with a certificate which described her. os
being a pupil of tho once peasant girl from tho
Upper the examination was made all tho
nioro rigid, from the conviction of tho exami
ners that tho pupil could distinguish herself by
tho brilliancy, accuracj'', and solid worth of her
replies.
Few, perhaps, have been In tho Tslo de Paris
without having had their, attention directed to
tho flno cloister-looking mansion in which she
whom I have called Mario Lucille labored to
admirable effect for rather more than twenty
years.
In 1855 sho withdrew from Us superinten
dence with tv fortune which sho had right nobly
earned : but not until sho had provided a suc
cessor whose qualifications gave warrant that
tho establishment and its object should not
suffer. .
* Why rclirq thus early V said a French pre
late to nor tho other day.
• To give others an opportunity of retiring as
early,’ she answered.
Jr they who were at Notre Dame on tho day
of the thanksglviiig'scrvicc for the downfall of
Sebastopol, remarked a lady, who was distin
guished for her grace, collecting contributions
fpom the faithful, and who was evidently on ob
ject of affectionate interest to all, such persons
'hove seen my friend, Mnrio Lucille.
* How happy,? said the archbishop to her,- at
tho dejeuner which followed the service—‘how
.happy you must be in the condition in which it
“has pleased God to place yon !'
' And that, Monscigncur, because! discover
ed st truth that is not universally known, name
ly ; that we may bo in places which Were evi
dently not intended fbr nd by licnven.’
•I hope,* said tho prelate, with his joyous
laugh, * that you arc not alluding to me.’
' I fancy,’ remarked an octogenarian gentle
man. who had been a lector;cr on therapeutics
in his day, * (hut our frifind Was thinking of a
cure in the Upper Loire..’
‘ I was thinklpgof a poor girl there who onco
gathered stones In ft field for her daily bread,
and who has to-day been associated with Duch*.
esses in collecting thank-ofierings for victory.
The place God expressly intended for her was
the ono she occupied between those two ex
tremes.’
Tho archbishop, by nn emphatic nod and n
sumiy snllle, gavo ecclesiastical sanction lo tho
sentiment of Mario Lucille. ‘
O*When Fcnclon was almoner to Louis
X.IV, hla astonished to find, one
Sunday; instead of a numerous congregation,
°JW tho priest, “What is tho reason
of this ? asked tho king. “I caused it to be
given out. sire,” returned Fcnclon, “that your
Majesty did not attend chapel to-day, that you
might know who enmo to worship God, aud
who to fiattcr tho,lcing.”
(C 7“ A recent writer called bowicknivcs “tho
long thorns put forth by tho human crab apple
tree, before it is reclaimed to sweetness by cul
tivation.”
(CT’TIio women of Albany have commenced
to out their hair short, like men. Tho next
movement of tho "strong minded” will bo to
raise whiskers and moustaches— if they cam
Carlisle, pa., Thursday, juneii, isa?.
Customs of various Natrons, in (heir Repasts-
The Maldivian islanders, cat alone. They re
tire to the most hidden'parts of their houses,,
and draw down the olOtha fohich'servo as blinds
to their windows; thftt' may cat unobser
ved.-' Ad absurd rcaSon'raay he alleged for their
•misanthropical repiist J thpy will never cal with
one who is interior to them in birth, in riches,
or dignltyjand as it is# difficult matter lo
settle this equality»' tUejaVo condemned to lead
this unsociable life. . i ' ' ■
On the contrary, tho fjnhabitafats of, the Phil
lipincs ore remarkably Scalable. ; Whenever one
of them finds without a companion to
partake of Ins until ho meets with
one'; and, however keenf.his appetite may be,
he ventures not to satisfy £t without a guest.
The tables of, the, rlcluGJiinese 'shine with a
beautiful varnish, and wre covered- with silk
carpets ycry clcganlly’worfcCd.' Tho’mastcr of
the house absents liimself'whjlc his guests re
gale at- his table with undisturbed revelry.
They do hot make plates, knives, or
forks..biit their food is sQfved-up in dishes, out
of- which they cat in cotoiflon ; and" for this
purpose every guest- haVj-.two little ivory or
ebony sticks, which ho liandles very adroitly.
The Ovahcltaua, who five tavern of society,
and very gentle in ThcirijtSanncrs; cat'Koparatc
from each other.’ At tlfe hour -of repast the
members of each family tiivino; two brothers,
two sisters, and even husband and wife, parents
and children,' liave each flTclrycspcctivc basket.
Thty place Themselves distance of two
or three yards from oachjolheriThcy turn their
backs, andTakc their mchl in profound silence.
Among the greater pari Of the ATricncan Vn
dians, the host is. conliriiUlly on the watch lo
solicit lils visitors locat(.hut touches nothing
himself.* In New Franceiho host wearies him
self with singing to divert the company while
they cat. ■' ■ t
The Tartars pu]l q, roojrt byj.ho car, lo press
him to drink; and thqyAjbontmuo tormenting
him, till ho opens his’ipbuth: they then clap
their hands and dance before him. -
“Know TfiYSULPi’I—s 1 —$ gentlewoman named
Miss Dash Dash infortnu^hp-world by adver
tisement that rUo “conllcftlca to give her gvauh
ic and interesting dcllncwons of character, dis
coverable from- ibo handwriting.” A spider
having been duly dipped'dn on. ink bottle was
suffered to crawl about a sheet of writing pa
per, which was immediately forwardul to Miss
Dash Dash with the required *‘l3 penny pos
tage stomps,” for the sybrt divines nothing un
der a dear.' shilling* andMjcr response costs a
penny. After tv very brief delay, Mlas Dash
Dash sent the of character
ajsQpplicd by the spider:—
“ The individual is a young who 100 of.
ton sußlts herself to become ft victim of useless
suspense. Moreover,.shc- is so frequently bent
upon conquest that It can’bo no wonder if her
most skillfully woven plans arc rudely broken
by those sho would ensridre. She is. certainly,
of a domestic character;-,nevertheless gives no
sign of honsc-wifcry, asii appears to me that
she can’t abide a has uo respect for
the tidiness of a housft&nd. Is an excellent
hand at crochet and opciftworlv'.” I
~ Ahd Rlight^
.young lady, flic
sidered perfect, and .well worthy 'lho thJricc.n
postage stamps.— Punch: ■; , ’ ‘Vv ;*
HZT* rt is n common opinion that cl/ffmto'o-’
/one is capable of producing: nil ifio diversities
of complexion so remarkable in iho human race.
A very few facts, however; suffice to show that
•such cannot be the case. Thus, the negroes of
Van Dicman’s Land, who arc among the black
est people on earth* live in a climate as cold as
that of Iceland; while the Ind s o-Chiucsc na
tions, who live in tropical-Asia, are of a brown
and olive complexion. It is remarked by Hum
boldt, that the American tribes of the equinox
in) region have no darker akin than the moun
taineers of the temperate zone. So, also, the
Poclchefl ot Iho Magellanic plains, beyond the
fiftr-fifth degree of south latitude, are absolute
ly darker than the Abjpones, Tobas and other
tribes, who ore many degrees nearer the equa
tor. Again, iho Charruaa, whnjlvo eouth of
the Rio do la Plata, arc almost black, while the
Quayens, under the line, arc among the fairest
of the American tribes. And those nations of
iho Caucasian race which have become inhabi
tants of die torrid zone In both hemispheres,
although (heir descendants have been for centu
ries, and in Africa for many centuries, exposed
to ihc rnostaciivcjnfiucnccsoftho climate, have
never, in a solitary Instance,!exhibited the trans
formation from a Caucasian to a a negro com
plexion.
A Real TnAORDV.r-T.ho history of Sweden
records a very extraordinary incident, which
took place at iho representation of the Mysicrv
of the Passion, under King John 11., In .1513.
The actor who performed the part of
(the soldier who was. to piercib tho Christ on the
cross in the.side,) was so transported with the
spirit of Ids action that ho really killed the man
who personated our Lord: Who falling sudden
ly, and with great Wbltnce. overthrew tho'nc- 1
tress who represented tlio lloly Mother. King
John, who was present at this spectacle, was
so enraged against Longinus, that he leaped on |
the stage and struck off his head. • Tlio sj>cctn
tors, who had been delighted with tho too vio
lent actor, bcca’mo infuriated against their king,
and they fell upon him in a % throng and killed
him.
Tin# People op Persia. —Though tho Per
sian peasantry are poor*—so far as that they
possess very litilo cash, and few valuables—
their general condition is by no means ns bad
qa might be supposed; and I suspect would
contrast favorably wilfi that Of a great propor
tion of tlic same class in Europe, • Famine
seems to bo unknown in this land—-In a coun
try so -Very thinly peopled, a small supply of
food suffices to maintain tho inhabitants, and
this supply is easily raised, in a scanty popu
lation, besides. there is room for all, apd work
arid means of living for all—individuals aro not
obliged to elbow, jostle and trample on one
another for a livelihood ; ntt they arc often com
pelled to do In populous and civilized regions.
Tho laborer in Persia may not have a coin in
Uia pocket, but he has plenty to cal, ho is not
uncomfortably lodged, and ho knows nothing
of the agricultural distress, tho starvation, ana
the frightful misery of which wo hear far too
much in civilized countries.— Winnings* Two
Years in Ptrxio.
Robert 11 Ml considered the word ‘tear’
surpassingly beautiful* It belongs to (ho Sax*
ton family UC so dearly loved. . The tear ((self
often glows likoo diamond 'on the check where
llto rose ami lllly blend. There aro tears of
gratitude, of Joy. These sparklcliko (ho morn
ing dew. There tears of penitence. Angela
celebrate them with their heavenly harps.
K - A few days ago. a teacher naked a little
hoy the following question; • •
, “Into what stale did the fall of A(Jam bring
mankind ? M
Tho youth pondered a moment, and then an
swered-““the slate of matrimony 1” Tho
teacher fainted and was brought to with a cup
ol water from tho spring of (hi year.
*'A i ■ I \)
Courting.
I don’fc see why people cannot do their cour
ting by daylight, thereby saving an extra sup
ply of lights, fud and forenoon n&pSi —A Break
fast table, remark. .. •
VThew. preach that'doctrine until your head
is grey, and you are nstoothless as a new-born
babe, and still young folks iciU' ü ß\t up,’ f till
the stars grow tired of watching and the roos
ter begin- to crow! ,
. There Is a sort of fascination in it, a positive
denial to the contrary notwithstanding. - An
indiscribablo,-undeniable, charm in the sole oc
cupant of a front parlor, with nothing to mo
lest or make afraid j the sofa drawn up before
the sinning grate, and tbb lamp regulated to a
steady blaze that will not cclipsctho brightness
of eyes, or make particularly prominent, unclas
sical, irregular features. ■'There is something
peculiarly pleasing in hearing the lost pair of
.household feet lake a beeline departure for the
upper chambers, ond feeling that the ever swingr
iug parlor door will remain closed until one of
■the party concerned chooses to open it.
Talk of courting by daylight I, Think of la
ming one's arm by quick, hasty withdrawals
from around a certain waist, at the incessant
ringing of the door hell, or seeing the pug combs
and curls fly in evcj r direction, by,a sound of
coming footsteps, fmnglhe prmid lover at the
feet of fair lady, puffing forth an eloquent, long
avowcl, wilh extraordinary expressions flitting
over his face; and, at the same moment, a puz
zled little countenance peering through the fol
ding doors, wandering what makes Mr. M.,
“pray with his eyes open !” Or. more disa
greeable atiU, have “mamma" open the door,
without the prelude of a rap, 6f course, just at
the moment you have ventured to test the tem
perature and sweetness of her daughter's lips.
And then what time in the day could one
lake? Not in the forenoon, certainly, when
music-teachers and fashionable callers are in
vogue ; not in the afternoon, when one’s sense
is stupllled by (ho eating of a hearty dinner ;
net on Sundays, when everybody is expected to
go to church ; not in church, with pantomimic
gestures that set the occupants of neighboring
pews a staring. No, there is but one lime and
that the veritable season set in old primitive
days--a lime and season for courting. An
hour, when you can pinch Ncljy’s fingers to
make her tell who she loves bqft; look in Nel
ly's hand to see if her fortune runs wilh yours,
and see what letter of the alphabet is formed by*
the lines therein ; kiss her when you please,
liug her when you please ; and all Uvte when the
old folks arc sleeping, when the sounds of foot
steps are scattering in the street, and there,is
no one on earth so near Nelly as yourself!—
Them'sum!— Margaret Veren. \
One of Ibo Soys.
A few days ago. a youngster, some six or sev
en years of age, stopped into Or. Frederick
Brown's store, and asked Dr. Wilhington for a
llrst-ralc cigar.
“Do you smoko, Tommy?” inquired the
Doctor.
“Now and then.”
“Folks all well, Tommy
“So Ro-hsh—pretty comfortable.’* ■
—■“lsawyour mothcr-tibc other day; she was
dressed in deep morning.' Who-'woa thot for,
Tommy?’*
Wf,y you-know thqfc father has been very
•sick?” • •• * • -
.-.“Yes, bill bless mo. hooint dead Is'l/e ? y
“Dead I no 1 He's got nearly well, and
mother was so disappointed sheput on mourn
ing, and says she is wearing it for an aunt of
mine who died some time ago ; but you and I
understand it doctor, that's all in a pig's.eye.
You don’t want-to step over to Young’s and
moisten tho alifqchtiary, do ybu I”
“"No.” -V"
“Well, Frank'Gucll'a a perfect trump; I
guess I’ll go and see him. Good morning doe
tor.”
(£7’’ We like neatness in dress, especially in
a woman. We do not mind bow rich tho ma
terial may be, but wo do prefer a subdued tone
in colors, and not too many of them, A ‘'tem
pestuous petticoat,” or “a careless shoestring.”
or “ a sweet disorder,” may. do npw and then,
but only noW and then. A snug fit, a grace
ful bearing, and a proper-harmony of complex
ion and the colors are what we affect. As a
wr tir has it:
“ A wife looks prettier, if she did but know
it, In t.cr neat morning frock of calico, than in
tho incongruous pile of finery which she dignl- <
lies with tho title of full dress. - Many an un-‘
married female first wins tho heart of her future
husband in some simple, unpretending attire,
which, il consumed about, she would pronotincc
too cheap except for ordinary wear, but yrluch,
by its accidental suitability to her figure, face
and carriage, idolize her youth wonderfully.—
If the sex would study taste in dress more, and
care less for costliness, t[)cy would have no rea
son to regret it.” •
A Spirited Bride.—A couple were going to
bo married, and had proceeded ns far as the
church door. Tho gentleman then slopped bis
intended bride and thus nxcxpcctcdly address
ed her:
“My dear Eliza, during our courtship llmvo
told you most of my mind ; but I havo not told
you the whole. When wo are married, I shall
insist upon thcrco things.”
“What arc they 1” asked tho lady.
*Tn the first place,” said tho bridegroom, “I
shall sloop alone; I shall cat alone, and find
fault when there is no occasion. Can you sub
m«t to ihesc conditions I”
“Oil yes sir, very easily,” was tho reply;
“fov if yon alecp alone, X spall not; il you. cat
alone. I shall eat first, and as to your finding
fault without occasion, that T think may bo
prevented, for I will lake ,cni*o you" shall never
want occasion.”
The conditions being thus adjusted they pro
ceeded,to the altar, and the ceremony was per
formed.
(£7» An absent wife Is hero balled upoato re
turn to bed and board. “Jane, your absence
Will ruin all. Think of yqur husband—your
parents—your children. Return —all may be
well—happy. At any ralo enclose tho key of
tho cupboard where the gin is.”
A Rapturous Kiss.—ln a German talc pub
lished somo time since, is a description of tho
“First Kiss” in tho following sonsaUon stylo*.
“Am I really dear to you Sophia! 1 X wins*
pored, and pressed my burning lips to her rosy
mouth. She did not soy yea; aho did not say
uo; hat she returned my kiss, and the earth
went from under my feet; my soul was no lon*
f;cr in my body! touched thoslars; I knew tho
loppincss of the seraphin!”
OCT* Ladies who wear hoops aro kindly ad
vised to look to their rigging. A few days ago
wo observed a lady sweeping along tho street
with about two feet of wnalebono slicking out
belaud. Ladies, ho careful.
HIT" “Dimes” says that everywhere tho old
adage has been realized by tho young ladies,
and thnt a Miss nowadays, in circumference,
)a os good as a WII9.
£ }p'' : Ak 'fo.'ibf
S 'lra r ‘1 11 I 0/ "S/ n
■. Jv
It was ono of those thunder nnd lightning
gales at night) when for a moment all trould Up
os light, as day, and a moment after) so dark
that you could notsco an oar’s length from the
vassal. The captain was forward, and all‘bauds
except tho cook and myself were aloft.
' The ship was pitching madly, and the wares
were toppling sometimes as high ns the yard
ornf) and then dipping away with a whirl, under
our keel, that made cycrytimber In the vessel
quiver.. The thunder was roaring liko ton thou
sand cannons, and every now amTtheU, as I
said, half tho sky would bo lit up in a stream of
fire that glared over tho top of the wares, and
glistened on the wet deck, and tho spars—light
ing up crcrything bo plain that I could sCo tho
men’s faccsiat tho mala top and catch glimpses
of the roofers on tho yardarm—clinging like
death—then nil would bo hofriblo darkness.
Yon could hear tho spray spitting against the
canvass, and tho great wares beating on tho
weather bow, and tho howl of tho wind thiough
(ho rigging and nowand then, when a gasket
gave-way, and tho sail bellied to leeward—you
could hear tho canvass slitting like tho crack of
a muakot.
Tou could hear,, too, the captain forward,
screaming out orders, and the mate in the cross
trees screaming them over, till tho lightning
camo, and tho thunder, both together, and
deadened their voices, as if they had been a
pair of little chirring sparrows.
It was in ono of tho flashes that I saw a hand
on the yard-arm loao his fool-hold as tho ship
gave a plnngo, but his arms were clenched
round tho spar. Before I could sco moro, the
blackness camo over and tho thunder broke
with a crash that halt deafened mo. I thought
I hoard sonu hing liko a tiny howl, as it died
off, and suro enough, at tho next flash of light
ning that came In a moment, what should I see
on tho top of ono of tho waves alongside hut
Tom Mocks; tho lightning glared on his face, so
that I could seo tho look in tho poor fellow's
eye.
As good luck would have it, ho had caught
hold of ono of tho studding sail sheets, as he
fell, and as ho pitched, I could aeo it slipping
otTlhe coil, upon tho dock. 1 shouted like mad
—«n man overboard,’ and just in time to catch
tho ropo when wo could aeo nothing again. I
was a boy then and could’l hold by tho ropo—
the sea was too high, and tho wind too high, and
tho man too heavy for mo.
I shouted and shouted, and felt tho sweat
starting all over-my forehead, us tho ropo slip
ped out through my hands. Poor Tom had
been our messmate for a year, and wo ftll loved
him.
Presently tho captain left his aft, and took
hold with mo, Just as tho cotl was nearly* spent,
and wo pulled upon him 5 and the cook came,
and wo three hauled together on him. Poor
follow I it must have been a desperate work for
him, tor tho ship was drifting at a prodigious
rate, and wo pulling up at tho same time; bat
ho clung like a wan.
By and by, at a flash, wo saw him on a crest
throe oar’s length from the vessel.
“Hold on, my man I” shouted tho captain,
“ For God’s sake, bo quick,” said tho man*
and wont down in a trough of tho sea. And wo
pulled the harder, and tho captain all tho time
calling to him to keep up courage and hold
strong. But in tho hush, wo could hear Tom
say—
’ “I can’t hold out much longer—T am,roost
.gone.* r... ..... ; - : ./r y
‘ Wo called out tho moro to him to hold on,
and presently wo got him where wo confd most
Iky hold - of him, and wore only waiting for a
•good lift ot *Uo bo a, to bring him up, when tho
poor follow groaned .out:
“It’s no usb, I can!t-*gpod-hyol”flnd n wave
tossed tho end of tha'ro'pb.clcar upon tho bul
warks.
At tho next flash wo saw him going down un.
dcr tho water.
I never shall forgft how ho looked—fop wo
saw him plain—when ho said “good-bye” and
let go Uls hold.
descendant of /Solomon has wisely
remarked, that those who go to law for damages
aro sure to got them. •
Never purchase love or friendship by gills.—
When thus obtained, they aro lost as soon as
you stop payment.
Somo Tunny fellow says that happiness U o
pig with n slippery tall, which every ono runs
after, hut nobody can hold.
Maintain dignity wilhont tho appearance of
pride; manner Is something with ovory body,
and everything with some.
Why Is a restless sleeper like a lawyer t Bo
cause ho lies on ono side; and (hen turns round
and lies on tl|o other side.
Tho Moslem creed divides hell Into seven sto
ries sank oho tinder tho other, (ho lowest being
for tho hypocrites of all nations.
Love 'nr China. —Meadows* Matoi’y oi tho
Chinese and their rebellions, lately published fn
London, Is tho most philosophic which has yot
appeared on tho Chinese. A chapter on love
contains (ho following story}
A*Chinese who had boon deeply disappointed
In marriage and had grovlottsly suffered through
women In many other ways—retired with his
Infant ton to tho peak of a mountain range In
Kwdohoo, to a.ppot quite inaccessible to tho
tittle footed Chinese women. lie (rained tho
hoy to worship (ho gods and stand up In nwo
and abhorrence of the devils, hut never men-*
tinned woman to him, and always descended
tho mountain alone to buy food; At length,
however, the Infirmities of ago compelled him to
take tho young man with him to carry tho heavy
bag of rlco. As they wore leaving (ho market
town together, tho son evidently stopped short,
and pointing to (fyroo approaching objects cried
—“Father, what are these things T Look I
look! what are they f” The father answered,
with a peremptory order—“ Turn away your
head; they are dovilsp* Thoson In some alarm
turned away, noticing (hat the evil things were
gazing nt him from behind, (heir fans.. Ifo
fn tho mountain top In silence, ate no supper,
ami from that day lost Ida appetite and was af
dieted with melancholy. J’or somo time his
anxious and puzzled parent could got no satis
tl»ctory answer to Ms Inquiries; but at length
tho young man, burst out. crying with ipexpll,
cable pain—r“ Oh. father, that tallest dovil—that
tallest devil—father.”
Q7“Tho Rov. Sidney Smith onc'o eahj, In
writing In favor of kissing r “ Wo are in favor
of a certain degree of nhynpas when a kiss Is
proposed, but U should not bo continued too.
long | and wlion the fair ono gives it lot it bo
administered with, warmth and 'energy. Lot
there bo soul In 1U It nho close her eyes and
sighs doopty immediately after it tho cfTbct Is
greater. Sho should bo careful not to slobbcra
kiss, bnt giro It as,a humming-bird runs its bill
Into ft honov-sucklo doop, but delicate. Thoro
1b Touch virtue In-a kiss when well delivered.—
Wo haVo bad tho memory of ono wo received in
our youth, which has lasted us for lofty years,
and wo believe It will bo ono of (ho last things
wo will think of whon wo die."
' Q7* A poor, emaciated irishman, having call,
od n physician in n flora hone, tho latter
spread a huge mustard plaster and clapped Ron
tho poor lollow’abrooat. Pat with a (oorftd oyo,'
looking down upon Hi sold—«Doothor,doothor,
dear, It strikes 1119 (bat Its a dalo of mustard for
to Wile maie.”
{£/*• Tho house of a man happily married is
his I’aradiso l ho never leaves it without regret,
never returns to 11 hut with gladness: the friend 1
of his soul, (lie wife of Ins bosom, welcomes Jus I
approach with susceptibility ; Joy beams on I
I,her check, mutual are their transports. )
AT $2,00 PER ANNUM
NO. 52.
A SIAN OVERBOARD.
' Omefik olp PtANT3.-—Wb find the ToUotring
loan exchange. It.will, no doubt, interest
many of oqr agricultural foaderif. / ~
Madder come from tho -East..
Celery originated in Germany. ' ’
The chestnut came form Itaij£ ' - -
The onion originated.in - :
Tobacco is a native of Virginia- 1
The ncttlo is a native of Europe; *■
Tho citron is a native of Greece.
The pine is a native of America;; *// -
i The poppy originated.in tho East.'
Oats originated in North Amcricjv.
Rye came originally, from Siberia*.
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and apple arc from Europe.
Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia.
The sunflower was brought from Pmi.
Tho mulberry tree originated in Persia.
' Tho gourd is probably on Eastern plant.'
Tho walnut and peach camp from Peraii. ' ’
The librscmhestnut cams from Thibet...’ '
The cucumber came from the East Indidt;
Tho quince come from (be Island of'Cre^.. ,
The radish is a native of China qhd Japan- -
Peas ore supposed to be of Egyptian origin.
The garden bean camo from the East Indies.-
The garden cress is from Egpyf and. the East.
Horse-radish come frdru the Eimjpb.
The Zealand flax shows its origin-'by its nattier
The corriandcr grows wild -near the Meditle
ranean. j ■ V--» ■f'<• 4
The dyer’s weed is peculiar to Southern Get*-
mony. ■ . j
The Jerusalem ortichoko isa BraailJmo pr&.
duct. t . i
Hemp is a native of Persia And the East In
dies, " ‘"J
The Cranberry is a native of Europe aft#
America. . ‘. . .1
The parsnip is supposed to be &
Arabia. ... a -.‘
The potatoo is a well known native, of Peru
and Mexico. • ' ( ‘ • [-, u . - .
The current and gooseberry came from SeuUi--
ern Europe.;- , -...- -
Rape Seed and cabbage grow in Stapled,
and Sicily. *
Millet was first known in India'and Abyri
hia. /■ ;• t . • „ „ )
Barley was found Wild id the mountains* of
Himalaya. 1
Hops, mustard and caraway seed originated
in Germany. ,
Anise was brought from,Egypt and ibo <?tt£
dan Archipelago- 1 '
The cherry, plum, olive and almond canto
from Asia Minor., , • »’ - t \
Linseed originally appeared as a weed .In-thQ
ordinary grain crops of southern Europe*
Rice came from Southern Africa, wncnce’ it
was taken to India, and thence to Europe .and
America. ........ -.
Wheat'whs brought from the central .(«Vlo«
lands of Thibet, here its representative yet ex
ists ns a gross, with small seeds. .. ... „.; rj
Turnips and mangel wurifcelscdmoffrOm the
shores of the Mcdittcrcancon. Tho prhileluri
-nip is supposed to be li native of Germany.
The carrot is supposed to have been brought
from Asia: others, hbfvcver, maintain it to bo
a native of the same country as the turnip.
An Old Coat.— Wo confers wd Jibe an old
coat—we have k WcaknbsS that way—a‘mf the
following article therefore meets our views ex
actly. An old coat is like an old friend, vritti
whom it is hard to part:
A roan in a new coat is never fit- feat. At
homo ho is uneasy for fear the not- of sitting
should derange its primeval smoothness, ana
abroad ho is still morcuncdmfortablc/inasrauclt
as tho transist of every passenger fills him With
inexpressible dread of an nnpropUiottS contact*
Ho steers, liko the pilots of o\d, an uncertain
and dangerous course—a baker hls.Scylla, and
a chimney-sweeper his Charybdisi . Now; a
new coat is Uke a troublesome stranger, an old}
coat is like a familiar acquaintance. However
restricted your familiaiuy may have been At
first, time renders you .perfectly at casewUff
each other, and all ceremonies arc forever baa-*
ished. An old coal is equally favorable to re
tirement and learning, for when your &>at IS
old, you lose nil inclination for gadding out
elsewhere; it sets as a gentle moralist, recalling
your mind from external pomps and vanities/
and bidding you look within.. And then flgalri t
how an old coat enables you to plunge headlong
into a whole train of adventures, regardless of
what place or company chance may throw,you
Into. What an enviable independence of tho
weather is feluin an old coflt! ' What Spartori'
indifference ho manifests foe limbec]) or orif»
nlbuscs! To him tho “ pelting of the pitiless
storm” has no terrors— his todt taniuit.be
spotted I
Description op one's own Wedding.— *
M’Carty. the lacfitious editor 6T the
(Ky.) Gazette, was married last week. Wo
arc indebted to bis own pen for tho following
description of the party : . ;
During our visit to Bullit County, wo heard
of a party and concluded 1 to attind it. Ilaveaft
indistict memory of a ceremony haring trans
pired where sundry persons were assembled;
where a dignified man in vestments aakW a
ficrvouS gcnlfcmfld inijpeciftdcSif ho (tad wil
ing td do bo and bo fyV the future m* regard , lef
a figure under A tail in his vicinity .And tho
nervous gentleman very emphatically promised 1
everything asked of ium. nna thep almiUr
lees were exacted of t/id veiled figure; ifteft
which, there was a shaking of hands amongst
the folks—followed by ft 6‘t t i fig of cake, popping
of chamnaigno bottle?!, fiinSib, daubing ana So
forth. Altogether, the party was aplcastotr
ond. . ,
“ A Rose ut anv Other NaMb. &o.’*—Tho
great facility with winch tho opposition tq thtf*
Dftmocrallo party change their namcS, has bteri
frequently the subject of amusing comment.—'
In several of tho ; NcW England State#, as well
as in Pennsylvania. they now stylo thdiustlvdl
“ (116 Cnlon party”—not'a party to uphold and
perpetuate, tho uniort of the States, but a party
W|iich owes its present temporary. mischievous
existence to a unlorvof Abduliomsts, iHaolc
jpfiWlcans, Know Nothings and Infidria.. In
alluding to this fusion or “ union’* party, (hd
New Uavcn Register vci*y traly rciWW: . - >
" Tills Is tho twenty-fifth narad that thd $Jt-‘
poncnls of the democracy have taken Inthb
present generation ; and wo notf predict they
will get (logged out of that, just oa they have
been from all the rest, before tho.yctfr fa out—
Their names have been generally good; tncftf
could be none better than Whig. Republican! Ar
American *, the then last vised Up'. It, is, l«>w«
ever, tho bad conduct, the udpairiplio And tra
itorous ends of thd leaders, that render# it im
material what nrftftfl lltfiy uflfc; Thby hfiVo ,ntf
national principles—no fixed policy—no com
mon bond of uniorf.. They trust to nothing but
some niomchtary excitement—some sido issud,
—-some new humbug about negroes, tod, hav
ing no confidence in the masses of tho pc6n!6,
Ulcy live on delusion, ami make a morohanaiiv
ofiiwj. . ;
FianEUMAN’a Luck.—Tho following account'
of an English fisherman, from, the Knicker
b6ckcr, is a good one.- A friend late on SKldf-'
day afternoon, hailed* him aa he was skillfully *
••essaying tho‘wily Usher’s art," for trout
with:
“ilelto, thoro! Got anything I"
“Got anything? Of course not. I,only
canto hero pa Wcdnhad&y I*’ was lha reply M.
tho patient angler onco iborocast Ids patent fly-
A Nodus Rkpit.— ,4 Hfary,lloyou ndl W c nrf,
to' cWo a dollar to tho foreign mission Inis
year?" said tho tfifo of a minister to a‘poor
shopgirl- ‘ ' ' V
"No," replied tho nobto giff. “I Beo every’
day in our streets, children as far from what l
(hey should ho os ony young heathen are ; and
if I have anything to spare niter my feick moth
er in taken cure 01, 1 shall give it to theho&then 1
nt homb—those whom tho Prirela and the Lc»
vilca pass by on the other side." ■ • *