by’the.OASH,
onosqliiire, will "bef inserted
insertion- : Those of agr.ent-
Labels, &c., &c., exe-
iiiid dt tlio shortest notice.
,o» tbs ',' ■: ,
i^iiM''tWl vnitfT 17, CRV ",’
Hie opening year,..l. .
.ikji,my .annual cull,
i' your future cheer,
ny .bosoms bring , .
ry. anxious cure",,
•oiind each hearth’ stone
beat in friendship there:
d her brightest glow,
lirough this vale of tears;
doomed to feeler know
ilo’s;al'ler yUatH-, ■ :
red and revolving scene,
,nd will:silently pnrol,
ho iiglit that streams
;h virtue’s brighoat goal:
happiness which spring,
ice bo yours.to-day,
isses bring . • .
„ .eachcd its final close,
jesfcwhero age on ago repose.
I'd its rapid flight, could stay,
nbbrs add a single day—
'.bids the waves of Time.to roll,
Heir, circuit and direcls'tho whole,'
seasons ami to each assigns, 1
lace in Heaven’s great designs'. ■
isect floating in the air j< ; ■,
clothed in, beauties rich and r. re ;
;oak with giant arms outspread,
sc brow a hundred storms have sped,
tills, whoso brow and rocky summits
;phacurp them from our feeble eyes j
(vOj'roigiis in majesty sublime, • ,
)y power Almighty and Divine:
id as days and years.roll bn,
ising andjtblighlfu) song,.;
Mm who orders and ordains, j.
twee of Ijplfr word sustains,
lanefS in liinir distant spheres,
ist round shall end tho-march of
land the flelds.ara clothcdingreen,
rdiile With golden-beauties teem..
mnnd t]i ey_wßher and decay,,:
iT7»ut when. Harknb'ss yttiras to day i~
ind lightnings cleayethe vaulted sky,
:y clouds across its: bosom fly.
nies forth to gild tlm morning crest
V sphMidorio the distant west:
Vgs move subservient-1« His will.
's surge to peaceful murmuring rill,
the mighty, wheel nl Time,,
the stars in silent grandeur shine :
JJifbldS tlie beauties .of each rollingyear,
jAhd'Cfiofcr# thea»«l whim days of gloom appear.
’ mturefsjimpU* hook, .\ Xi . t
delighted 1 vos to took,
in characters sublime,
lea is mighty and Divine—
when man by folly drlv’n,
•e;to the will of Heaven.
io When'his people cry,
in’for timely snecor fly :
>rf.ivilh-l(»ve to Him incline,
which holds the reins of Time.
rica rise within the soul
itliko u vision roll, ,
. this delighitul day,
iet friends, and all is blithe arid
jiieh scene long past and gpnos
ftHy:in the dance and song, ■
led with feelings of delight
Ith happiness shine bright.
j(Hiio numbered with the past
(bet, too full of joy to last,
ie sunset tints which play
of the departed'day;
llk like shadowso’er the heart
nga from their slumbers start
i and with u to. ribi eye
>re where hopes dead flower lip
pleasure crowns the festive houi
)rrow o’er the spirit lowers,
ibevs of the soul with gloom
•ertho past whose misty tonib
jsjvill bliliitT no iriore,
foyjd bleed that hover bled bo-
V* ■
lose lost expiring ray
non linger round our way,
I with wasting power fraught
rork of change has wrought
ith fading beauties crown'd
■ting beams on all around:
leir golden store,
where changes aro no more..
Its many colored lines is gone,
id delights us with its song ;
weep o’er the barren fields,
tt)'change and silence yields.
\ tbo marks ot Time are seen,
fan the sober thought may
,nmt jpnrnoy of a day—
■ •" d fa<los aw»y.’
“'? rißht New
'rjMwMe fwta's 0C80,m% who then were here,
. ’ c their sweetest smile,
i wordsthat never breathed of
guile- -
But, it will be the same as though you lent—
For in.good will it back;again will come;
And I assure you, twill bo wisely spent—
For I’m tee-totle—never touch vile ruin j
And tis the cold that makes my nose so,red;-:
Not'Gin or Whiskey getting in my head.
Thanks I thanks! good sir! may many a happy
. year, , . • . ■
Still greet and bless you for (he coming time.;
May you .be blest With triends torevernear,
And conscience sting you for no secret prime;
Mav'vou live ever sale (roin harm and .tear;
Voiir Carrier wishes you in heart and rhyme;
And t hatlong years may crown your hoary head,
Till vou shall sleep amid the treasured dead I
, 18'59. • '
THE MAN WHO TRIED Til BORROW. UIMSEIP
OUT OF DEBT.
There are a great ninny difficult, and some
impossible things : but no matter how difficult 1
or impossible a thing may be,'you trill always
Hnd people in the world rcady'lo undertake its
accomplishment,'whether it be’the discovery of
.perpetual- motion; or the" equally romantic.at
tempt to get out of debt by borrowing.
; Of all the hard work in the world, to lire by
borrowing, is, and of all
the mean work in the world, that is about the
meanest. Pride, independence, and self-re-,
spent, one after the other, are sacrificed; until
the man sinlts into contempt. ■ , .'
Peter Oglethrope was not a borrower by pro
fession. '• He had started in life with a! small
patrimony, and worked alnng, independently 1 ,
until his fiftieth year,, when losses in trade de
prived him of the means of paying certain obli
gations, and he found himself suddenly involved
in trouble. , , ' .. ~
: • ■ Mr/ Oglethrope,” said a man who came
into his office one inorning about this time, “ I
want you lb settle that 'account'.",.' ‘ . - ..,
“ It is impossible to dd so now, Mr. Spicer.
Wholly impossible., You have heard of my
trouble?” Mr. Oglethrope exhibited bothdisr
tress and agitation.
;“ No; 1 have, trouble enough .of my own,
without looking after that of other people,’’was
rather gruffly answered. He find heard of the
trouble, however, and had; called among, the
first, to secure his.debt if possible. . : ;
- .'‘ I havemet • 1 heavy losses,’.’ said- Mr. Ogle
thrope-: * ‘ Losses that 1 cover . more tharf I am,
worth'. ■ Aba time'when I expected’to be easy
arid' comfortable; 1 1;firid;myself suddenly thrown
to the wall.” 1
What do you- purpose doing ?” asked Mr.
Spicer, abrupily. ;
“Doing justly,”, was answered with some
digriity of manner., : V • ■ , • , ■
“No one doubts that,”said,the creditor,;
softening considerably., “ JBrit what fire the.
steps you;promise taking?” ,’•; ,<•
My trouble is so .recent,’; r|»ltcd Ogle;
throne,.“. that I remain ; undecided as to the
best course of action; vßut.vof ;qrie thing you.
mav bis certain, there will be ,uo preference Of
oiie creditor,over another, .rAirwiU'fej treated
’aimer'- -~=-
“Then you mean: to slop paymeht? ;
’ If I havu>sl ■tltSi, ffietfns of ’payment,; how
am i to pay inyobli&iions ?’” ••
“You are ;tbo worst face
upon youf affairs. Mr. Oglethrope: “ The visi
tor’s manner underwent a further change.
•• Let trie suggest a different course of, action.,
•• S..y on.” Mr. Oglethrope cast Kis eyes to
the floor, and ■ bent-his head in silent attention.
“ Don't think of giving up in this way.
. .... ,
•* But bow am 1 to go forward, was the
debtor's prompt interrogation. “ For instance,
I owe you two hundred dollars, and you wan t
die monejri”
“ Very well! And what nest ?” ,
“ Borrow.” , ...
“ Yes. You; have many. fnehds who will
take pleasure in giving you temporary aid.—
This disaster may not prove so'serious as you
imagine, and you may be able to struggle
througn. and recover yourself without a shad
ow being cast on your good name. _lf you,
softer present obligations to be dishonored, re
liiember that yimr ' reputationmust receive a
stum. This cannot be avoided, ihere are
men who bave iio word but 'dishonest with
which 10 desigiihie those who,fail to pay them
whal is due, no matter what causes produces
'the failure. Think- of this, Mr. Oglethrope
and weigli well the consequences, before you
take the doubtful step you
yourself. Vou have a family, and for then
siikes, do not permit ibis disgrace to come up
on you and them.” > • ~ .
Mr. Oglethrope was partially stunned by
this. He had not thought of disgrace only of
misfortune. He sat for some time like one stu-
‘ ,lJ •■'Don’t give up, sir ! Don’t give up ! ’ Air.
Spicer laid his hand on the arm of Mr. ugio
thrope, and spoke cheerily. “Never let it be
said that you permitted an obligation to remain
uncancellcd. Put on a brave; cheerful face and
vou will go through. I can wait until to mor
row for my money. That will give you time
to turn around. And whenever you wont aid
or counsel, remember that Jacob Spicer is your
** The creditors counsel prevailed. Mr. Ogle
thrope, instead of standing up bravely, and
meeting his trouble Irom face to face, began the
hopeless task of borrowing himself out of debt.
He was- involved beyond his means of pajr ;
menl; about five thousand dollars. His busi
uess yielded him a little over twenty-five him
dred dollars a year, in net prpQta ; and as his
family expenses never exceeded fifteen hundred
dollars, ho was simply in a condition to pay
•up in full l at the end; of five years. , To dotbis,
however,, a fair arrangement with all his credi
tors was necessary , and all would have to make
concessions in bis favor. Strict attention to bu
siness was also requisite, iguch an arrange
ment could have been made,' and all would have
come out right-in the end. But unwise conn.’
sel prevailed. . ■ , .
. On the day following Air. Spicer’s visit, that
gentleman received his; two hundred dollars,
which Mr/Oglethrope borrowed from a friend,
under promise of re payment on the day after.’
Another friend furnished the money to make
this loan good, and a third supplied the means
of taking up .a small note that fell due in the
meantime. By the end' of a week or two, Mr.;
Oglethrope was fairly inducted into the myste
ries and miseries of borrowing. His line of ac
commodation in this direction, had already
reached the sum of two thousand dollars, a part
of which had been received from a professional
lender, who charged the moderate interest of
half per cent, per day. To, keep this large ac
cumulation ahead of him was no easy task, and
our borrower found but little time on his hands
1 for the ordinary, duties required in business.—
Steadily this accumulation wont on, until it
reached the full sum of his losses, and steadily
it increased by the addition of excessive inter
est;, while the poor man’s income decreased m
consequence of his neglect of business.
Jacob Spicer never loaned Mr. Oglethrope a
single dollar. His advice had been given sel ,
tishiy and heartlessly. To got the whole of a
iwn life’s narrow way.
the future bo
iness to all, ,
ly thinks' di, mo, :
lect my bumble call,
; and ever cheering ray,
jart its genial glow,
ingea and decay,
night that moves below,
years and death draws
ko sunbeams fade away,
d-the distant sky,
pleasures ne’er decay,
leisure of my song, .
different string; .
ill! hard,and long,
for rhyme or song.
coming’now,
K>ld upon their brow,
in ailonco deep—
Hi's long dreamless
heart has bled,
1 ones with the dead
mt grief oppreef,
orth and genius rest
lighty blow
the statesman^low,
ledom and of fight
rce one ray'oflight
sb in darkness play,
time-honored day.
w for. common place :
lx cakes cost a"“ ftp
\ake Time mend bis
ly slips away.
;h a smiling face ?
111 have no sip ?
ircely think it funny
id some money.
con’r so benevolent,
lr, a fixed mm; '
BY JOHN B. BEATTON. ■
VOL. 45.
THE CARRIER
3Stottllaniori«.
small claim, lie had been willing to lead an hon
est, but no.t clearsighted, man, into a wrong
way that led to certain worldly ruin. Many
limes, in cascaof extremity, had Mr. Ogleihrope
calltd Upon Spicer, but always the same cold
refusal mct.his application^.. The shrewd. un
scrupulous man knew thrf'lhe end must come;
that sooner or later. .Ogfcthrope must bedriv
en under, and be was not going to have even a
trifling risk in sb leaky a ship.
One day, itWas over,a year, from the time
Mr Oglethrbpc began his up-hill work, the
embarrassed map found himself in more than
usual trouble. There, were notes to pay, and
sums of borrowed money ,to return, making an
aggregate that exceeded two thousand dollars.
With feelings scarcely more. pleasant.tlmu. thi!'
criminal's on his way to trial, Mr. Oglethrnpe
entered his place of business, and. without’ even
glancing over the mbrning'papcr, sat'dpwn.at
his desk, and began to flguro.up the day’s pay
ments. A sigh that almost betrayed itself in a
groan, gave painful evidence, that the result had
been reached. . • ’
“ Twenty-three hundred !” tie said to him
self, and his heart sunk within him. “ Where
so large ail amount is to come from, is .beyond
my,skill,to guess. Ah! :me! This matter is
growing worse and worse. The night gets
darker and darker. .Illy feet are more en tangled
to day, than they were six months ago.' In
stead of finding my way out of this labyrinth
ofembarrassment, I am getting more and more
involved, and I fear even the clue is lost. All
my time is spent in money raising, to the ne
glect of business, and its consequent decline.—
Heaven help me! I fear the caegidhopeless.”
The unhappy man cat in tmk gloomy state
for some time, then arobsed hijnself, and start-,
ed forth on his daily round-of Solicitation. He
had twenty-three hundred dollars to raise.,and
must be active if he expected to get thrbugh.—
It is not our purpose to follow him step by step!
Almost any reader can-imagine the trials, dis
appointments, and humiliations attendant on
the work he had taken in .hand. At two o’-
clock, Mr. Hglelhropo found himself still short
about five hundred dollars. Whore,was the
amount to come froml He had exhausted eve
ry resource within his' reach, and in ordei; to
collect his thoughts, had returned to'his place
of business. - T Weary;'; wretched, and'sick iff
body and mind, was the poor, harrassed. al
moat;broken'down-borrower. Thought turned
everywhere, but could discover, no new re
source. ' S'-'
.“ ■Perhaps something might be obtained from
Spicer,” was atlast suggested. JBiit the sug
gestion was thrown aside as soon as' offered. —
It chine up jigaih, was resolved for a moment or
two,' and again dismissed. • ' , ~ .
, “It will never.do to give up !" ; .A’feelingof;
desperation caused Mr. OglctbfOpe to start to,
his feet, as he said this. !• Something must be
done." I Will see Spicer. ' He can help
he must.” : . ~'iv, .
And without waiting for reconsideration, ho i
started forth again. A rapid* walk brought,
him.,iu a few.minutes, .to the store of Mr. Spi-.
“ Went home an hour ago,!’ was the answer
which met his inquiry.. •: • : ;
. “ i)|) you 'to- return ■' hclpre three,
No. He is unwell, apd said, on leaving,
that he wou.d-not be. at the store again -to;.
d fdishrable, Mr. Olethrope turned slowlynwayi
is my last chance,” said he,to himself as he
gained the'sifeet- “ This men must be seen,
or-allis lost,” ' . • ,
Andsohe.we’iU.to the house of Mr. bpicer.
ho wants to see me!" Ho heard this
interrogation made in no amiable lone, os the
servant who answered the bell went back to
announce ihe visitor. To the servant,s reply,
came this further question :
“ Did you say 1 was in I” .
“Yes .sir.” '. . ' - • •
‘Confound him! What does come both
erin me here fur I Show-him in 1 ;
It Was .too loie for retreat. Feeling like a
culprit, poor Ogleihtope, with, a. furlorn_as
peqt, entered the room where Spicer awaited
llU “Well sir ! What’s wanted !” roughly in
terrogated the bear iu his den. •.
•• l—l—l am short to d-d day, a few hund
red dollars,” stammered out Oglethrope. _
•• Well, what’s that, to me V .returned .Spi
cer,'wiih a roughness akin to his nature. :•
- ■: Nothing—only—but,you.see, its hard on
to three o'clock—and —and—”
Ogleihrope choked, and.could say no more.
•• Well,” growled Spjccr, “ let , the o clock
come, and quicker it conies the better for you,
and all miserable fools like you.’
••Sir !” This outrage, penetrated beyond the
borrower, and reached the man. . .Oglethrope s
cringing manner gave way to an erector atti
tude, and his face of depressed solicitation,
changed its look to one 01. indignant feeling.—
“ Sir, this is riiean as well os cruel, he said.'
with a sternness of lone that added, anger to die
other’s ill-nature,' and made him still more
reckless of speech. ■
“ The truth may always be spoken, and if it
hurts it is because it tells hume," retorted Spi
cer, with inerdbsing asperity of manner.—
•• You are a miserable fool, and have been play
ing the fool for over a year, as all other, men
do! who start, upon that worst of all fool s er
rands, borrowing themselves out of debt; a man
may work himself out ol debt, but he might as
well try to empty the ocean with an oyster
shell, ns to borrow himself out of debt. There,
sir, you have my sentiments; and I hope they
will do you good;” '
Without h word of; reply. Mr. Oglethrope
turned away, and left the house. Tho truth
which came from the Ups of Spicer was a sharp
sword that cut away down into the heart ot
conviction. .
“Yes: lam a fool!” ho muttered between
his teeth,’as he strode off. “ I was a fool to
take a knave’s advice in the beginning, and a
greater fool not to have discovered myjwn fol
ly,-- Three o’clock may come now. The vam
struggle is over. The long dreaded day is
here. .1 am a ruined man .
Just two thousand dollars worse off was Mr,
Oglethrope, than when he began the task of
‘trying to borrow himsell out of dcbt. Neglect
of; business, and, excessive intcresta, Were the
causes that produced this result. But Inscred?
itors were hot hard upon him., They knew, the
man 'to be honest at heart, and pittled his mis-,
-fortunes. 1 Full time to wor# himself out of
trouble was granted; and.bejtid.work.himfielf
out, though it .cost him years tf active devotion
to business. . . ‘ i , .
. “ They Say.” —There is % decision In the
last volume of Gray’s which is at Once
sound morals and good law. i \ woman, sued
for slander, defended on the ground that she on
ly repeated, and without mali«, what was cur
rently reported'/ The' Court |eld to repeat a
storv, whioh'is false and slandtrous. no matter
how" widely it may have beerttcirculated.is at
the peril of the talc bearer. . Sbnder cannot, al
ways bo traced to its origin, Its pbwer.of mis-'
chief is derived from repetitiorjUvcn if a disbe
lief of the story accompanies u relation; 'ln
deed, this half doubtful way of imparting, sjan
dcr. is often the surest melhot resorted Ip by
the slanderer to give currency t his talc.
.<<ooll COUNTRY —MAT'IT ALWAYS BB RIGHT OH WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.’*
CARLISLE, FA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1859.
. ~ . The Sillj Fly. ’- : - ’
0 you liitleJsSlfr Hy. :
There’s nigh;
snare,
BuzzingwithouLhecd or care. .
-Is caught •
By the §piaep® ok as fought;
Lo, the fly ;, ’
Silly creathrtff.jjpu must die.
Carelcss oiiiMrenJ like the fly.
‘ - Up not think w.bpn danger's nigh—
" Mina do or spy,
v Thai bMQgiingfatan’s prey.
■, ' Children to, sin, •
'Curelesslyhthwbegin:
By tira^'W^wtohro'.boand,
■■■ are '
* Let Us always :vo»«shful bo,
Pray from sin tsijbe set free;
' . Though Satan'staiarcs are near,
God fear.
V.- JSboH^Paifp^iiQDii.’
. ' ■ . BV ;
: • I
X shall give you a.aomoi; to-day drawn from \
the foUowing tcxt :- '::,. j
Xbalndytahi •' <
•■ la not ashamed idling arid-rub; i
Or on the floor aSh«dSi*oscrub,
JXnd carea hbtfwKd cSIls in mtec, I
Her laboring sairid^siHously,
Will m»K6 _*■.. j
Sly brethern', Hicß.ydil J Rhovv !
is a divine institution'! and-that of !
you should hMe ? kind ot a rib ■
would yo'b.sbtedi^^M^#'' little doll,
or a womn'-bi^^^p.^M-«non /to .rated
with a. bear,; andj;oMi? wl®jond brat 1 l ima;
gine youwould care iiothuKjoreithcreztreuie;
but you ■wdoldil^^^jp®TO'^ - «!MnnB. y,Oh;
you foolish id6lat;Orjf.SlrM^Bhrino : of beauty ! j
Knovy .you not that; hnridtaii of .husbands are
• .wives,yand that
thqusarids arohUOTy. ih' thiposacsaion of home- ;
lyvdriesThomelybeautiful with 1
"It 'is ya flower
that wilts and as-it is
meteor,
a deceilful will-of-llie-;wiSWpublinigatcd moon
shine.' The kind of a want fa of good
morals, arid knows how' ’ttffaiki trowsers,' Who
can fcconcile'pcolingypofdttrajwith practical- or
fashionable piety, Who; datt ( waltz with:' the ■
churn dash, and aine:,with-.fhV tea-kettle; -sen
ence of
out knitting her treat?, up her hits
band’s ravelled sleeve'6f Ba§| who prefers scivi
ing tares' with hemneUle,kd,sewing lares 6f
scandal with her. tongue, s'uca is decidedly a
better half, Take her if you ban get her*-rlet
her be up to the elbow iri.thdstads of tho wash
tub, or picking Ihe in the cow
My hearers—my a lady before
awash tub- ; YonytmaySt^if:it'absurd, hut
let me assure yo^ ; a_ lady
, htsforc
liites a .lady ? It- is paint for
.but
u is. - her- general .'dcportirimihhieiv intellectual
endowments, and iliac evidtWNp of ivirtuowhicli
commands the silent admiration of
the world. She would be reepinizedas a lady
at once. . It matters hot.where m in what sit
uation she were found — for
bed-bugs with a hoc poker, pr|hollering, halle
lujah at a Methodist camp-meeting.. All that I
have further to say, felloW-bachelora, is that
when you marry, see that you gel a lady inside
and out—one who knows how id. keep the pot
boiling, and looks well to her household. So
mole it be. ■ ' t -
Kissing Him for, his. Mather.,
The cdildnof
the 3dnlt.. lias this iiToide&f tthput the ravages
of the yellow-fever in thatcity, related to him
by one of the Methodist posters: ;
“ The preacher Was called, afew days since,-
to attend the funeral of aJyduiiganani, Before
his sickness he was a s(ont, buoyant, manly,
youth-' Ho ' Tas from the'Stale of-Maine. and :
had been here but a shon time; ’ He was at
tacked with yellow .fever,and sooti - died. with
no mother or relative to.ralchby.his bedside.:
or to soothe him with tiht sympathy, which
none but’those of our owf ‘dear, kindled, blood’
can feel or manifest; Ilejlied among Strangers,
and was buried by themt- Wliqii the funeral,
service was over, and the islrange friends who I
had ministered to him «fre about Id finally:
close the coffin, an old lady who. stood by, 1
stopped them and said, ‘Let me kiss him for ;
Ins mother !' ; Wo have yet to 'find the first
man or ihiS. simple reci
tal has not brought icurf That dear old la
dy, whoever she is; is yipbably.wholly uncon
scious of having uttered! sentiment, and per-,
formed on action, unsurpassed "in ■ beautiful
simplicity ■ and sublime eloquence- ..May her
sons, when they die., not lack a mother’s sym- :
pitthy : but if they should; may thdy .find one
who will kiss them for thsir mother ! .:
• One touch infer- he whole world
kin.’
Blind W 1 llilldren.
Itisalwai ig anything,
that is irapn 80 before
children : m ;c " as Others,
are often li, have as many
ears ns grown persons, u«. - are generally
more attentive to what if, said before them.—
What they hear they are,very apt to repeat;
and asthey have no dissrelion and not sum*
c ent knowledge of the world tp disguise any
thing, it is generally found that children and
fools speak the tf«th."j Scc that boy’s eyes
glisten while you are sppUmg,6f a neighbor* in:
language that yon woujd ,not Jiave repeated.:
He docs not fully understand what you mean,
but he will rcmenibereveVy word; -aud it will:
be strange if he docs notloause.you to blush by;
the repetition. I ,
A gentleman was in the habit ,pf c .alhng' at,
a neighbor’s house, and the lady , had alvvays
expressed to’him much pleasure ,m seeing i
him- One day, just after she had remarked;
to him her happiness Irina his- vis t, the little'
boy entered the room. [The gentleman took
him on his knee and askpd:
/‘Arc you not glad-tO|See tfl c » George,* ,
V‘Nd, sir, 1 ’ repliedthaboy.- ..: • ,
“Why not, my little she Continued*
■ “Because mother donl want you to come,
looked daggers at der little
son, andbecamered as jonmson. But„he .saw ;
nothing. ■ I ■;
“Indeed! how do you come to know that.
George ?" { ■■
•■BecVuse sho said yesterday thaUho wished
that old bore would noli call again- ■ ,
The gentleman's hat was soon in, requisition,-
and he left with the impression, “great is the
truth, it will prevail.” ■ ’ ’ ■ .
Another child looked sharply into the Taco of
a visitor, and being asked what she meant by
'Njtfej&li’ <‘
it, replied—‘.‘l wanted to see if you had a drop
in'your eye : I have heard mother say that you
have, frequently.” ■
A boy once asked his father who it was
lived,next door to him; and when he heard the
name, inquired if he was not a fool. .‘‘No, my
child,' ho is not a fool,, but a very sensible man.
But why did yon ask. the question ?’*
■ -’’‘BecaUsc;” replied the boy, “mother said
the olherdaythabyou. were'next door to a fool
—and I wanlcd to know who'-fecd next door to
you.” J
“Mother sent roc.” said a-little gin to a
neighbor, “to come and take tca with her this
evening.” ‘ ' 1 ,
’ • “Did,she say at what timo. my dear ?
"“No, ma'am ; she only said She would ask
you, and then the tlnngWould be other mind ;
that’s all she said.” .
A correspondent thus speaks of the feats, of
the jugglers of Jeddo. tie says that the Prince
of Oiriano, (Oinano-no-Kairii) to whose particu
lar card it seems the Emperor confided his com
fort and,amusement, fancying that he was hav
ing a dull lime in the immense house that had
been appropriated to him, called up some of
his jugglers to perform before him, and help
him pass it. ; ’ One of them was the ‘Anderson’
Of Japan ;, his feats were so wonderful that lam
really almost afraid .to write them, I wish it
distinctly understood, therefore, that I am only
repealing what Mr. Harris told us, and what
we consequently believe. Here are some of his
feats:
. No, 1. ,He tookan ordinary boy’s, lop. spun
it irt.the air, caught it on Ilia hand, and then
placed it (still spinning, on thd edge of a sword
near the hilt., Then he dropped the sword-a
little, and the top moved slowly toward it—ar
rived at'the very end; the hilt was lowered in
turn. ’and (h|-tpp brought back. Asnsual, the
sword Was'dahKcrously sharp. rr
. No. 2 woffiileo performed with a top. He
spuudl in'fljijjttir, and then threw the end of
the string'back towards it with such accuracy
that it was caught-np and wojmd itself already
fpr a sccond case, Bythetuneit had' dortq this
it had'feached'kia.hand ahd was rcady for ano
ther spin. 1
.' No.-3 was still performed with n top. There
was an upright pole, on the top of which was
perched a little.house with a : very large frpnt
door. Thetop. was, spun, made to climb the
jtfilb, knock open thesald front 'door, and dis
appear.' As well' as I remember, ■ the hand end
of the String was- fastened! next the door, so
that' this - wasalmost .■ a repetition of thyself
winding feat. / 1
' But feat No. 4 wit’s something more aston
ishing thin all this; ‘Ho took two paper but
terflies; armed .-himself' with ‘the usual paper
fan, threw them into the, air, .and fanning gen
tly,, kept them flying about him as if they had
been alive, ‘
•‘He-can make them alight wherever you
wish- Try hiin,” remarked the Kami (phnbo)
through-theinterpreter. -,"-Vi • i
■ Mr-- Harris requested that one might alight
upon each car of. The juggler. No sooner ex
pressed than complied with. Gentle undula
. tionsof the fan waved them slowijf'to the: re? 1
* sweated. iV *Now,dvhethcr dim' piS'
cc-s of paper .ivjis obtained simply by currents
of air.or by: the'power of 'h concealed'wngoet,-
Hr.'-Harris could- neither Tell nor ascertain.
Qne'thing, however, was certain,'the power was
there.
Down and Up.
In the year 1849, d young man who was I
rich, anil engaged in a lucrative business in
Cincinnati, became enamored of a beautiful and
amiable girl—the daughter by the way. of
wealthy .parents—and after a 'brief courtship
married her. Ho loved her dearly; she loved
him’dearly., ! IA fortune of happiness seemed in
stoie for them : but evil days came, and after a
brief but violent struggle’ with fortune,;the
young man became a bankrupt. He was left]
without a dollar, but not without a hope. The
■ gold mines of California were open to the ad
venturous and industrious. He would leave
bis beauliful wife and seek its glittering shores,
where he would remain until his fallen fortunes
were revived. He came to California, but the
cloud Still hung over him. He was aclive, en
terprising. and persevering; yet while others
around him were gathering the golden harvest
in abundance, his every object failed. For
eight years ho continued thus. He became sick,
n’eary and disheartened, but his pride would
not allow him to write home for assistance. He
was at last reduced to sell newspapcrs upon the
streets for a living.
A few weeks ago he was at Folsom street
wharf, upon the arrival of the mail steamer and
among the passengers who came ashore, he
caught a glimpse of a richly dressed lady, whom
he thought he knew. He followed her to a ho
tel, got a fair view, and recogfiized her as his
wife, whom he had not seen for eight years.
He .was poorly dressed, but his affection con
quered his pride, and he immcdiately made him
self known to her. The recognition was fol
lowed by a beautiful exhibition pf unabated and
unfaltering love. The lady’s parents havmg
died, had left her heiress of great wealth. She
had not heard of her husband for eight years,
and, fearing for his safety, she resolved to Visit
•this State and make enquiries for herself. The
lady closed her conversation with her husband
by putting her arms around his neck, and say
ing:
“Now*, dear George, wc can go homo and be
as happy as \fre used to be.” They did go on
the steamer which left-last Monday. This sto
ry is true.- —Calijornio Spirit of the
Times . >
Capital Sermon.
A writer ot the Sierra, (Cal.) Citizen, under
the title of, “young men and tree frogs.” gives
a better sermon, a better lecture on morality, a
belter essay on mental philosophy, all in a few
lines, than are sometimes found in as many
volumes of standard authors:
“The tree tree frog acquires the color of
whatever it adheres to for a short time; if it is
found, on the oak, it will bear the color of that
tree, if on the sycamore or cypress, it will bo a
whitish brown: and when it is found on the
crowing corn it is sure to be green. Just so it
is with young men;. their companions tell us
what their character is; if they associate with
the vulgar, the licentious and the profane, then
their hearts are already stained with guilt and
shame, and they will themselves become like
theviscious. Thgistudy of bad books, or the
love of wicked companions, is the.broadest and
most certain aoad to. ruin that a young man can
travel, and.a few well directed lessons in either
will lead them on step by step to the gate of de
struction. Our moral and physical laws show
how important it is'to have proper associations
of everykind. especially in youth. How dan
gerous it'is to gaze on. a picture or scene that
pollutes the imagination or blunts the moral
prcqeplions, or has a tendency to weaken a
sense of our duty to God and man.”
■ O” Anger like a hu'rricance on the ocean
rolls the heavy surges of affliction over the tem
pest-tossed soul. -
’ AT 32,00 PER ANNUM.
The Speed of Bailway Gats.
Many of the accidents which happen to per
sons attempting to cross railrpads, arc the re
of ignorance of the velocity of the’iron horse
when fairly under way. A writer in the Hart
ford Courant gives some facts which it may be
well to bear in mind. ; .
"It seems almost incredible that os we glide
smoothly along, the elegantly furnished car
moves nearly twice its own length in a second
of time—about seventy-four feet. At this vel
ocity' wo find that the locomotive driving
wheel, six feet in diamclcrf makes-four revolm
tions per second. It is no idle piston rod that
traverses the cylinder thus eight times in a
second.
' "If a man with a horse and carriage upon an
unimportalit public road in a country town
should approach and cross the track at a speed
of six miles per hour, which would be crossing
rapidly, an express train approaching at the
moment would move toward him two hundred
and fifty-seven feet while be, was in the act of
crossing a distance barely sufficient to clear the
horse mid vehicle. Tf the horse was moved at a
rate no faster than a walk, ns the track is Usu
ally crossed, the train, would move toward him,
while in the net of crossing, more than live
hundred feet. This fact accounts for the many
accidents at such points. The person driving
thinks he may cross because the train is a few
rods distant. 1 ,
•■How compares the ' highest speed of the
train with the velocity of sound ? When. the
whistle is opened at the eighty rod “whistle
post,” the train will advance near one hundred
feet before the sound of the whistle traverses
the distance to, and is heard at the crossing.
The velocity exceeds the flight of many of our
birds. Dr. J. L. Comstock,: the well know*
author of several philosophical works, informed
the writer that he was recently passing thro’
western New .York when the train actually ’ran
down’ und killed a common hawk. The train
was stopped; and the game so rarely , captured
was secured.”
lepers.
Baycrd Taylor, oa his way to Bergen, in 1
Norway, says: • -
**. We took on board. four, or, five lepers, on
their way to the hospital at Bergen. A piece
of oilcloth had been thrown over some spars to
shield them from the rain,And they sat on deck,
avoided by the other passengers, a melancholy
picture of disease and shame. One. was a. boy
of fourteen, upon whose lace wart-like cxcres
cences were'begin'ning'to appear, while 1 a wom
an. who seemed to be his mother, was hideous
ly swollen and disfigured. A ■ man, crouching
down, with his head between his hands, endeav
oured to hide the seamed and. knotted maps of
preluding blue flesh which had once been a hu
man face. - The forms of leprosy, elephantiasis,
and other kindred diseases which I have seen in
the East, arid in tropical countries,'are not near
ly, so'horrible. 'For these unfortunates there
was no hope. Some years, more or less, of a
life which is worse'than death, was all to Which |
they could look.forward. No cure has yet been
discovered for this terrible disease. There are
two hospitals here, one of which contains about
oa
ses in the earlier stages, who may be. subjected
to .experimental oourocs of,,treatment, has, al-'
ready one hundred,- . This form of leprosy is sup
posed io be produced partly by exclusive diet of
salt fish, and partly by wantof personal clean
liness. The latter is the most probable cause,
and one does not Wander at the result, after he
has had a little experience of Norwegian filth.—
It is the awful curse which falls upon these
beastly habits of life!”
A Sermon and its Application.
Tho Bev. J. S. has achieved a high distinc
tion ns a very forcible, though somewhat eccenr
trie,preacher. lie was at one -time■ preaching
in the city where ho still labors, and had in his
congregation a rough but kind hearted butcher,
who was a little given to dividing tho sermon
audibly among the congregation—fearing, per
haps, that some of the hearers might, not un
derstand that the preacher meant them. On
this occasion, Mr. S. had undertaken to point
but some of the faultS'Of his people in relation
to the observance of the Sabbath, and then pro
ceeded somewhat after the fashion:
“Even when you come to the house of God.
■my brethern, your thoughts are not on His
words, or on heavenly and divine things. One
of you for instance will bo thinking of your
whale-ships (the city was a whale port) and
reckoning how much oil she will bring |m and
how much money you will make out of it.
"That’s you. Deacon . \V.,” ihterposed the
butcher, in a voice audible all.over the meeting
house.
“Another,” pursued tho minister, “will be
thinking of the houses he is building., and con
triving how he Can slight his work, so os to
make it more’profitable.” . ‘
“That’s you. Deacon L.. again broke in the
“Another will be counting his gains from his
■fisheries. ,and wishing that he could catch lar
ger quantities or sell them faster.”
“That’s you, Brother H.,” interrupted the
butcher. ,
“Another,” said the pastor, “and he the
worst of all, because -he .breaks the Sabbath
worse than tho rest, will rise early on the Sab
bath morning, and kill a beef and dress it so
as to have it ready for market on Monday mor-
And that's trie I” roared the butcher, and
ever after held his peace.”
Cbinese Habits.
Our readers have often read of the peculiar
customs and almost incredulous dishes_of our
underground neighbors—the Chinese. But the
following, written by one who mixes with them,
daily, in California, wo give as to us related
’ “In the markets, sucking pigs and dogs are
equally exposed for sale ; the one being as read
ily purchased as.the other. The latter, howev
er are not freely bought after they have been
fed on animal diet, except by the very poorest
classes i but are nourished with milk and nee
on purpose for the table. In the markets at
Canton. I have observed, side by side, a pheas
ant and a cat; and. upon inquiry, found them
to bear precisely the same value. The cormo
rant, the wild duck, the hawk and the pigeon,
being respectively indulged in by the bon vt
vant. while the salted rat, dried in the sun,
seemed to he an object of peculiar relish. Pre
vious to their putting this animal to death,
they frequently inflict upon it the most excru
ciating agony : whether or.not upon the same
principle that' we consider a haunted hare more
delicate than one that has been shot, I leave
my readers to determine. I have frequently,
seen a workman catch a rat, and. with the fore
finger and thumb, dexterously break all the
animal’s teeth, leaving it in that state until the
evening, when it is killed and llayed forsupper.
They are. moreover, constantly in tho habit of
nailing the rat upon a- flat board, by f thei four
paws, and leaving it in that
hours, and seem amazed at X . /phis
Enitely more delicate alter this preparation. .
Ijy Be good.
oy Integrity, hofjvever 'rough, ftbe tier than
smooth dissimulation. . . -
By Lose ho opportunity of doing afood ac
tion i-tlme ft Short. , ; !
'■i
Cy “i’in gottlng fat,” o*,thiß AwWr attW
when he was stealing lard. ~ ; t ;y;
Dy A needle will boat If carefully laid
surface of Water. - .
ay ‘Every pound of cochinale containsssr.
enty thousand insects, boiled to deatb. ...
ay A French writer calls dyspopay "tbs.ro.
morse of a guilty stomach.”
Qy Most diseases enter the system throqgh
the lungs.
NO. 30.
oy Why are horses in bold-weather like med
dlesome.gossips 7 Because theyaro the bearers
of Idle tails'.
oy A arfiall fhmily. may, be; mathematically
defined as that into which “two can gO onco
with nothing to carry;” \ V
Oy Tho man who went Into a Quakbr meef
log with a hammer to ■ break the silence, won
bound over.tbikeep tho pitee. > t
Oy The lady whose' heart swelled, wifhlß
dignation has reduced it with poultices.
try Why is It easier to be aclergymanvthia
a physiejau JBecanae It ft easier to preach
than to practice.
Oy The law of food Is, that man ahouldrea*
what is good for him, at suchtimes and in Such
quantities as natureacquires. ■ • 1
ay It’s all around my batl”,as the hypocrite
said when he put oh mourning Tor .bft. dead
wife.
oy “Be content with what yon have,”l«r
the rat said to tho trap, whan be saw that ha
bod left part of his tail in it.
Oy Heat rarities to such an extent lli&titcaq
.be made to occupy *5,600 times the space it did
before.
oy Simplicity of manners, as of dress, ft a
charm that a woman generally admires in atfo*
ther more than in herself.
Qy Many powder their faces so that their
skins appear, white; it is a poulterer that fibers
an'old hen that it may psssliar a yotiug'ctiVbayh,
[jy We become familiar with .theomSldoa »t
men as with the outsides of bones, and think
we khow them, while we are IguoJraut vf all that
is passing within them'.
oy The King wrote under a petition for new
windows in a parish church whichTOis.very'daiJS
—<> Blessed are they which have hot.‘seen, unit
yet have believed.” .S.t* Johmxk.'diiktf • '
Qy A Jury in Buffalo, a short time egd,’ i
warded Miss Hanimonsmiib SIOIXI, «»a Bowpen
salidh for the failure ol a young geutlcuiau. to/
keep bis promise,
Qy Ascientiflo god (lonian, after searching
diligently for the tu'nse of tho potatoblightjlias
arrived at the conclusion ■ that It-' Is the riot-ti-'
tor-y movement ol the earth; ; M _ . h.r.j’U
Qy The water that has noltftie ls purest i the
rain that has no odor is freshest; and. of .ah the
the modification of mtwners, the generally plea
sing ie simplicity; L .
.Qy A young lady, who lately-gavo anordor
to a milliner for {a Ilolinot, said: “ Ton are to
make if plain, but at tbo same fimo'shiarf, as 1 ?
sit in a conspicuous place In chilrbh;’’ Vo /
oy It if anndhncedi'for the : behefifof those
persons who did not get’a sight of the comet,
that it will again appear hefore.lho public, for
a Tew nights only. In the aiitumh of the'year
2147. --v:
oy The mist that hangs like olivet' curtains
around tbo plains before sunrise, and is lilted
by day’s golden cords out of our sight,:bas
death in the woof j it is woven hero and there Ot
fatal threads. ,
A little child just inquired, “when there
were’nt anybody in this world, who took car<?
of the first baby ?” Having heard the remark
tural
Women are called the '<softer aex“be.
cause they are so easily humbugged. Out of
one hundred gills, ninety-lire would prefer oi.
teutation to liuppinoss—a dandy husband-fo it
mechanic., , - . . .
O'?” Smooth Quarters taken at par at this
office, in exchange for receipts. Delinquents
will pleaso make a note of this; ■ . •
Oy Horse radish, grated flnb. and applied to
the taco or part affected is said to bo an imme
diate remedy for neuralgia and toothache.
Oy Handsome matures alone are incapably
of expressing real beauty, as speech alono 1»
incapable of expressing wit.
Oy Economy is a pauper without a parish,
whom no one will own or adopt unless compoU
ed_by necessity.
[jy Tho gay attire of the coxcomb makes
him a leaden rapier in a golden sheathes cork
leg in a silk stocking. , ’’
Oy Wo believe that whore religion has been
tho mother of wealth, the child .has generally
devoured the parent.
ay Competency is a sort of financial horizon
which rucudus us we advance. The word al-
ways signifies a little more than we possess.
Oy Beware of dwelling on the number of
your good qualities. It was King David’s count
ing bis subjects that deprived him of them.- . “
cy A distinction with a difference—bars arc
put on bank windows to keep thieves out, and
on jail windows to keep tbievos in.
Oy Although one swallow will not make a
summer, still, oho pin maliciously inserted in a
chair will make one spring.
Dy Avarice in old age, Bays Cicero, Is fool
ish ; for what can bo more absurd, than to in
croasu out provisions for, the road, the nearer
we approach to our journey’s end. ;
Oy If any lady chooses to bo ill-natured .to
ward us, we are disposed to say to her in hold
defiance of consequepces, that she is “ho gen
tleman.” r
tty An Englii-h paper says that hides are ex.
coodingly scarce in Croat Britain. We sincere-,
ly hope that our British friends have got One a
piece. ■
Oy A California paper reoords.fhat a young'
wife, only sixteen years old, lately hud tour
children at a birth. We wonder wlut she will
do when she gets a little older. :
Oy “ What would you bo,, dearest.” said a
gentleman to bia sweetheart, “if 1 were to pres*
the seal of love upon those sealing-wax lips' 2”
“ I should bo stationary, sir.”
K 7“ The young lady who “burst into'toars,”
the other day, has been put together ugairti%nd
is now wearing hoops to prevent a recurrence
of the accident. j
gy* The oldest pioco of furniture, Is the mul
tiplication table. It was constructed more lh«p
two thousand years ago, and la jot aa good as
now.
By* An editor down east thinks/children’s
games are becoming popular with older persons
now-a-daya, as he has seen recently "several
full-grown men chasing hoops In oar streets
ny « Put out your tongue a. little' further,”
said a physician to a female patient,'« a fittlb
further still.” “Why, doctor, d 6 yon think
there is no end to a woman’s tongue?” ofted
tho lair invalid; . , .
It is perhaps a debatable question whefli;
or a person, who has always boon noforiously ta
the habit of lying, has a
It Is, of course, the only device by wmen no
can deceive people.
, Shakespeare has written, that “uneasy
hand that wear# a cfown.** Many ft
noor mnowffhat ha. survived a scalping by tho
favaECß- has no doubt thought that unoaslorllell
the head that doesn’t wear a Crown, _ '
ny “That motion Is out of order,*’ as'tho
chairman of a political meeting aitid :when hB
saw a ruffian raising bis artn to throw a rotten
egg. ■
dnb -Wit- 1
[Ucry.