VOL. 47. AMERICAN' VOMJNTEI^. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SfOR.VINQ fIY JOII* B. BIUTXOS. SwßSCtPTioJt.—One Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid j m ano ° * Two Dollars, if paid .within the 'your;, and Two Dollars uml I*ifty OopAfl. if. nut paid within c^ r * Those terms Will be rigidly.adhet.ed to in VWj instance. No subscription discontinued until arrearages are paid unless at the option of the Editor. r Advertisements—Accompanied'V»y tbocXsVr, and cucecdirtg one square, will bo inserted throe finics for One Dollar, and- twenty-five cents for each Additional insertion. Those of a greater length, In proportion. « £ us'lLind-hills, Posting-bills, Pamphlets, Blanks. Labels, Ae. ate.,-executed, with kccuratov. arid at the shortest notice. .i» • * i |sortintl. THE F.IEMR UOV. God’s blessing rest upon him ! Thatfeunhurnt farmer boy, .Whose-ibotsteps ring with music, And eye is lib with joy', Upon whoso check, sun-darkened,' The rose of health ho wear.. And whoso clear gushing laughter, Hath.not a-sound of tears-.. . What though in .russet jacket,. And course and homespun shirt,. And with a Laud toil-hardened, '• That hath a trace of dirt; And boots so torn mid tattered,. His toes scarce keep within, And..hut,.through nuuiy-a cranntf, ,'i.ho Oiinbcauis'ncstlo in. ” What heeds berries.. G row ripe on yonder hill, Or at its foot in spring-time, • • The fish sport in the rill; Or in the did, old orchard, The apples'ripe and, red, . When autumn conics to garner, Are dashing round bis head ? Up in the morning early! The slook, fat .cows'to bring, •Or. up the,green slope toiling . With water from thespring; - Then far olf to tlio.-mun.dow, ■ Whore stands the ripened diay, All ready ty ho gathered,.. Up helps us best he'may, : No wonder that ho catches * • The light from summer skies,- As lovely and'as peaceful, r i& tremble in his eyes ;. And every ilowor springing,.. , And bird in dewy dell, Their music and their sweetness Send, to his, heart to dwell. «MJB AllltlJE Elfi3L. “ Gh! bo not the first td-.disoover . A hlpt on the fame-of a friend -. -A flaw in the faith of a lover, Whoso heart may ju-ov.o tmo to tbo end; Wo -hono urns icnow one another, •' And oft into error wo fall.; rium let uh speak-well of our brother. Or speak not ahoyt him at all. ' A smile or a'sigh may awaken Suspicion most false and .undue, - And thus our belief may ho shaken In hearts that are honest and true. Ifow often iho light smile.of gladness Is worn by the,friends .that we nrjet, To enter a soul full of sadness, Too’ proud to acknowledge defeat.’ How often the siirli of dejection Is llolm l from tlie hypocrite's breust, To parody truth and iilluction, ■ Or lull u sus])ieiou to rest. In business tins Belgians are slow careful nnii deceptive, ready to cheat each other when tliey can, a foreigner always, Hospitality. is not one nf their distinguishing characteristics, nml, if ever there is an approach to it, vnu may rest assured that it is upon tlie ground-of in terest. Many.of the mercantile Houses have, neon in existence for almost centuries, hcin<<-. handed down from father to son, in the same, manner ns their titles of nobility and landed estates. Kaeh member of the house endeav ors to increase, as much as possible, the for tune.he.has received, and hy joining prudence and .care to avarice, they easily succeed. The wcnlth thus amassed is- very great, and very Careful are (he possess.n-s that it does not. get out of-their hands. A dime-is-largor. in the eyes of Europeans, than a dollar', in those of the Americans, notwithstanding its reputed almighty qualities among the Yankees. If there he some amongst 11s who “squeeze the eagle” until lie screams, these people.would, assuredly, choke him.to death. A, great de-. sire fa- decorations of'honor, etc., iVnnnther trait nnlveraidm Europe. The man who can B. Bratton, Enq, snort a little piece nf rod.rihhon in lii.s button Deau Sib.—Wooever, upon n San drt v„ n ®- l’ p tt , pic,!o " r K !,W «'!>on his coat, breast.- nmg, enters any of the numerous churcdins f .| !otls -“- ,<,r " I , ,, . niself ln,,,ih superior to his nebi-h -s* ”■ ;,T.zi" k ” r-* "> *•» * - wmoh throng them, or watches toe continual „ . . ' .- . fitream whiou ilows in and out of the doors w * riirna .a: 0 18 an affair of dollars and cents.— Ji , take the Bolg ans to he a people pecu’- * n a y(),,n ~ "'an is “ smitten,’ 1 either with’ ImrlypmusaMdrel.gious. . WhueJorsees those - 1 !® «>>;»"«« or the,charms of a young lady. «nne persons, upon a Sunday afternoon or ( - ■ ttol ‘ 18 (>f ,- a' - o occurrence in these re e enuig w,ll ea)! them, peculiarly irreligious v a ™"" nr : of «■ dniicieiicy of smilinq nd wicked. They dce.n it their duty m o mat ® nal ') ,Mn * done i"'the nnnnint lmTl,alt' ,UUO I dIU:I ‘ ,g l . r,l ; t ; mn * brought liy each are rope Grout lim rf 19 J£u- f n f l tn ’ e,v (llsfcinct marriage as ho -1! “ ox,io l ,te3 « directly tilo ****** hein- **.inuoh a partner the week Y <,llo , Ra 'f himself through " P btTBlnc f as anything else. Ymmn dnv on, f , firnnd ‘ b,ow out” upon tins ,lnt nllowoi? to visit youn-r. ladies” Hat rrl p llr<> 1 1U ’° <,| ? e " lirst uf the day "Po l- icans are following ine h! ’ Bl tI "S at 811,1,11 tables, and eniov- 1 . r Pß ? n , a vo,-v cl esely, viz: in the fom Proaclio«"« Vo!i I " ,, 1 110nsely - Wllon night an- 1 Ch ‘ h *' n'’ e, - v " nn horo holongs tn the sn ° ’ th ? 01-Ow«»mo. Every nt? “ha’ S inl ,mlta , ~0e t 0 ' vl,ich i 8 procured hy WlO ° U i'“° k ’ nntil 12 - or tafor, those Portion*,,f f. ,Uf3 ut llfier - Hero the younger “p ’’ !{’ U 8 aro frequented I.y momliors. who Sou oOf M tha Pepniation have .thoir timet- tho 1)1,810088 the day. wish recreation good *Mn eS ° P l,,eo3 , ft ™ gotten up in very am,,Bol nent. Hero they find all things Promonm o 7. a . fl °° r for dancing. I ' F ZTZ\ for b , ]"- rr ', nS f I>rovi,,e ' l them. t [or spectators, and an or- ,- r y , Kmoke ' drink beer, play at cards twocont „ u| ‘ for" 181108 obedient music. p or billiards, chosv nr whatever - else may please the nrivfto yoll / IK gontloman nnd his girlhnvo t fa , nCy- T leir "ttondnnco at the elnh is ber?f,i n S ° of £ o| ng through. a certain num,- a « ro S ,, ]av ns npon their daily business. With rof dauees. “P ( some, of them, it is doubtful whether they place only linn ‘e 108 ’! thlS amusom ent takes exeenTs"?T ght !l T oar- llar,l| y nnything 111 a very In mi Sun(, T- nnd 18 ko P l 11 P un- couMt^in 88 ’ ° r absonco fro.m.the country, that on fL l fT - • ‘ C ? n ea Hily bo- soon, t ) k on P h °"; a "' a '; - e ° hab! t«atod aro they '•dry li t t| e awfrk° rt they aro abl °' to do part of the T ° f ; pondm K tl,oi r evenings, and “ under wav'"*it P l- °tty well Trlon the ?°° n untU in tho af 'oildenly an'Mm " ,S -‘ t bo 'n.iurinus to stop is fiiNib!iSt T° f ‘ 10 day ’ °™ rv *o c °u,ur es nr °Tl7 em - 1 f “ iM . P ool,lia r to the low ti.e S I,'’°^ °° n , th “ . lah '“ -i " 11 ' 1 Dutch and ®oring 08 '|,i a (Ilm- 1 lnC | P '°! is the “ Kormesse.” “ .t 'L f'T;’ 0 ' 1 ' this h e ''nlc has neithor Vs i nlni iai n,. ’ .'.'’h'oh continues several nf tI.T, ti f-V Ct® ono, nnr the .intelligence iog lift I?n r u i® V ® l yk I P I of amußcrnent, savor- ® f . tl ‘" ot ,er - being very elinap each (art* 0 r t , d ‘ culoua ’ >s resorted to. I n some tr ‘ eS to / " n , s . 118 possible inn day P Thov f tb9 town lon » P0l«. to which nIC | ZC ,™^ lned ■ to taak ® 1,80 of any of tho | modern labor saving machines. Tnstiad of a How often tlie friends ive liold do rest Ilicir riuhle ciurttious conceal :• An ! bosoms the fairest, sineercsf, Jlavo, aucfets.tlwy cannot reveal. Leave base minds to harbor suspicion, And.sui.all odes to trace bur defects, Let onm bo u, uqbju «i»bUu>«,’ bor busy is.the iipiuX that suspects. We none of u 9 know, one another,’ And-uft into error wo fail, Then Ictus speak w‘ll of our brother, Ur speak npt about him at all. Misdlanmis. r " rc! 'J n C*rre V g n d e ,,' t o/ the V,,1, M , ce , % LETT FR FJxOM A NT W ERp AnTWEKI*, ( ) 1 iu:ijcii loth,, I.BtU. . , J TERMS. ?' s pplyof grease lias been given, arc: raised. saw-mill, they cut up logs.with the old fash infers fir -f ■ vain attempts to grasp the covoted prizes. A are made ' \ u lc,UB l)oar( ‘S little oil buttles-, the whole crowd, in spite of same scale Not onlv dn >ftrC U *!? n * ,e bare legs., slindnndret,raw, freely mode'uac of- mnehinestf i tJ-T' 10 U " tpgot vid-uf.its troublesome presence; | hut thorr'existence ti n merlcn ’ Another plltn of testing the ability of the uinvor of this ; . C ! ! ’ l /. J . lie ®" ur K ,,n «5 °r crowd, is. a long smooth mole, also greased. lioTthnV y ait 'Vely refuses to. ho projoctiiig over the water, about ten feet above' cnninc Wlint “"I its surface. At the end are prizes. Whoever tXeil i. I nh f £«« allow a - man' ear. walk out secures a prize.. It i a a feat of th ! .1, r h 'fi n, ’ rHncc! U T? citizen of considerable difficulty to perforin. A sinola cureh ’ , r .'' l l!' “ ta,,t a s . ul| sepiption'to mis-step, and down goes tile nin ntotlm wf n ™ r®' instrument, fnwfho ; ter. , of al Z e i mn": aZ 'S'wfT''? ‘l’® ■ces, Is the tying 0 f an eel to a ronesfretehe I * Aal " c M\ Why laugh at atpeoplo for their ! across the dock: It is reouired ZiZn im !m ? J™'*.'*"" 01 hul l' if - Still. lean the water, swim to the, rope, and ciu the fis-- "* n - flon 'i ‘ So ’ boast of -1 tellings of the eel with the teeth Tliis-wonlil - ?npenor. education and civilization. In he easy to do ilMcft to Zrk hi . «noV " ? r « ’■ *in the soon as ho begins, bo is raised several fi. P r ~? ts ’ a '." l knowledge of language. It is a above water and-let fall. This is repented un- lilt Tor I Ip- *" Bp ° nk tl "', eo f "»V of tlio gill., pun, 1.11.. V 1. ..m petted i„, s „irii/SSii'S-. ”5wE: see them, read vto laU't-Ivlit the fiZit-cs "if the IT! f V V’T’' •', h . cy nH,st '™ rn h ' actors, or apfiiaud' then. I earti ' w hen rl v ' ' T™] "‘"H't.v. 1,1 a " W«else they succeed. . j£,ry. ..noZuZo K hh.Z f wHiZZm 0 ' hoMn i! and ft from the gray-headed grnhd-sireV to tlio-oH 1 ciin V’'i ’ y if '• tentury honce ■'''fore they dren who crmvd every passe.M.v to doiu- , i f" tu - I,a ™ tl : o, t r e - Te 1 8 °P e "«V They are,- the aecustomed gift. jtvas thus their an'ces- necceVZvT I,apPy ' vl '“ t 11,OTe is tors dnl generations hack, and thus their do-i scondauts will do centuries to cbniO; Carnival is a fete universal ns far as Catho lic oountriea. are concerned. It seems to ho dying out.in this country, or at least, in this oity,;- Two or threo.’mmiiitohank processions, a great deal of noise ondhostreotß, and sever al masked halls is'the extent of the oelehril turn, These masked halls are on quite an ex tensive scale. They are held in a largo thea tre, the price of admission is very low, and as a consequence, every one attends.' The.music is very fine, and retres 1 1 incnts ,aimnthint. No wonder then that morning dawns before they oeavo for home; It is true the respectable classes of society V)o not take part In-the dan cing;, hut many attend, carefully masked, to see the fun. Towards morning the spirits of the crowd are in .proportion. to amount swallowed,.which is considerable; i It looks, strange to soo-a saloon filled with men. and;women,.enveloped in,tobacco smoke, eat-, ing all sorts of dishes, from eat and dog sausa ges up to oysters, and drinking .everythin" drinkable except water. Girls and hoys.tipsy” jolly and hois erous. All this is allowed du ring carnival season ; after which they settle down into comparative quiet. TliC 1 daily life of tho citizens of;Antwerp is I very different from that’of bur countrymen and .women. They have their Harmony gar den, outside of tho walls, in which they gath-> or .every Wednesday and Sunday bvonui"s to piomenade, drink.,coffee, beer, or anythin" else, and listen- to -music:. This garden - is a' private .affair, supported by subscriptions of the mom hors, is situated .at a convenient dis tance from tlic town.; groat care is taken to. bcnut.\ry, mnro pleasant jji.tco'of re-, sort could be desired. A restaurant is with in the grounds,.af which great numbers take' their evening meal in -preference to remain ing at home.. Another private society has a Zoological garden, plentifully, stocked With animals, which Is a placo.mueh favored by the inhabitants during the. day, as the Harmony is in i, ho evening. Thus instead of remaining day after day in the -streota of a city, as do Americans, the ladies hero spend much of their time in the-' country, where they have health^’exercise, and can enjoy pure air. much to the iuipruveiiieiit of their health and strength. Gborob the Third and ll, s Keepers— It Uould have been well if the errors of the physicians had been confined to ignorance ' out tlioir nenjUgeneo was still moro reprehen- 1 sible. >V hi In the poor maniac was deprived of those tender, offices which . his wife and daughters might have rendered, lie Wasnhan upned to the caro-of low mercenaries ; and so little discrimination Was observed in-the choice of his attendants, that .the; charge of his person dßvolVod.chielly on a German page, 1 named Ernst; who was utterly- unworthy to i be trusted with the charge of the humblest, of his -fellow creatures. This man who hud been raised by the .patronage of his Mhiestv repaid the kindness of his royal, master with the most brutal.ingratitude. lie went so far as.to strike the helpless-king, and on one oc casion, when his Majesty wished to protract his exercise in the gardens of Kcw, Ernst seized him in his arms, carried him info a chamber, and throwing him violently on a' sola, exclaimed in an, insolent manner to the attendants, '“There is your king for you inese outrages were perpetrated in the se clusion of the palace at Khw, to which the King had been removed in the month of Oeto her, at the instance of the Prince of Wales. His Ma,esty hao been persnpd.adv to. leave' Windsor, to which ho was pinch attached; by the,promise that ho should see his children at Kew. He entered the carriage cheerfully, ipt, on passing through the iron gates of the, little park he put his hands before his face, and burst into tears. Recovering his com posure. however, ho talked to the equerries who accompanied him to the carriage in his ordi ,nnry.hurried , manner,. pointing...turd-thc si-i jeets in. the road, and anticipating the pleat'' Z-ffl le T d ' ,iln ’ro fseein ff hf. wifi and daughtois. Lnt, on his arrival at Kew hei found himself a prisoner. Proceeding to ward the apartments he usually ho’-upied ho was stopped and conducted into a large room,'' Wime he found the.pagos who were to ho his keepers waiting to receive him. The equerries, among whom was his faitla lul anu valued servant, General ILircourt ac cording to the orders they had received with drew. The physicians, also, who liadacnnm-- panted the royal patiept from Windsor hnv mg consigned'him to the charge iif the po-os also thought proper to retire, ami actually re turned.to London'the same, night. Thekinn- ' then impatiently demanded to'see his family” and the promise under which lie liad heen in duced to leave his palace .if Windsor was - in cruel mockery, fnllillcd. The princesses wore brought before the window*: tlio kino*, on seeing them, rushed forward to lift the sash, hot if was screwed'down. A paroxysm was the immediate consequence of this cruel restraint; the princesses werehnstilv reranv od, and the king was dragged from the win dow entreating to he allowed to ipenk to his .children.— Massey’x History nf Eni/laiul. ’ft T ° B,,eak Bu ’ lUuits.—Kvil IniliJts, ; ■Uimigli .they- nomotimcs liuunmc nppaioiitlv irrosisliMe, mid, incurable,' ami; lead many c t\oi men into speedy destruction, yet none . I‘ vcr 80 powerful that lliov’nmy not m corrected’. - The fbmr and.resolute detenni •mt.on w more than , half the battle -rained, cie is the way (o break off from pernicious Understand; clearly the reasons, c** i reasons.why tbcH.ibitis ininriou'*, ♦Study the subject, till there is imdlmmrin<>- doubt in yopr miml. Avoid the places, ,tlie| persons, the thoughts, that load to temptation, f I'refjuciU the place *, ass tciato with i-'m por-j sons, indulge, the. thoughts,'that load awav .from the temptation,.. .Keep .lViW v ._-:dlcnoss ts the, strength of had habits..' D.» not give up I to the struggle' when you have broken your lesolutnm once, twice, ten limes, a- thousand tunes. That only shows bow much need there is for you to.strive. When you have, broken yonr resolution, just think the matter over, anil endeavor to understand why it was vou faded, so that you may Co upon your guard against a recurrence of the same circumstances. I Do not think it a little’nor easy thing that you have undertaken. It is a fiiMy to expect to-break of a habit in a day, which m‘ay have been gathering strength in. you for many years. A Pair op Houses for President Lrxcor.N’. 1 7T\ i* mv (U .V- S filneo President Loin >1 u gave , Wood (the gentleman who conducted the X resident and suite to Washington;) a com- J? 1 ? 3 ™* 1 for him a pair of horses, tol. » ood went into New England ar.d spent scleral days in a search there, hut found nothing that suited him. Ho then came into 1 M*i°i Ur or^c State, and made inquiry. At. \‘n K° was informed that Win. IT. Van ; Gott of .Victor, Ontario County, had a pair‘of horses that might answer his expectations. Col. "Wood immediately repaired to Victor and was not long in concluding a trade. The I horses wore just what he desired, and wore! taken for $2,000. Wo' have from a friend at Victor a deseription of this team, as follows: Horses, sixteen and a half hands, high, six years old. a beautiful dark brown in color, with fan noses, flowing tails, well matched; and altogether, a. very stylish and attractive team. . These horses loft Victor by cars this, morn ing, on*route for Washington—Mr. Van Gott going with them as far as New Yurk.~£fym cuse Journal, . In order to deserve a true friend you must first learn to bo one. - , The human heart beats about seventy two times in a minute: or in a life of sixty years, two thousand million of times. ■ Married—Mr..Tohn Strange to Miaa Mary Strange. Strange, indeed! The next thing noay- be a little stranger, “OUK COUNTRY-MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.- CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL is, 1851. il Military Tf^.. During; tlio last war with .Great Britain, a | very remarkable . circumstance occurred in [ connection with the invasion of Canada* A company of Kentucky volupteei's destined for Sliolhy'a army had their yCndyzvous at Ilar rodsburg, in Kentucky, anil" formed a sort of neolous.or rallying point.fpr'tuo military re cruits of that part of the .country. When they niarohed-from HarrydfAurg towards the .Ohio fiver, having got aminV'ffr two on their way, they noticed two pigs'lighting, and de layed, their march to ecio it .out. After (liev had resumed their march’,-the pig wineii had boon the victor iti the, Contest,"was ob served to follow them. .! • / • 1 At night, when they, e&Kfhptdi the pi<- found a shelter near, anA halted also, (the nex.t day the pig accompanied the .troops as bolero-.; ami thus it marched, every day and halted every night with the' fiddlers, or near When.they name ; On the, joins ncy; as the men.-grew familiar .with their comrade, it became a pet.feceivipg nshareol the rations issued to the soldiers,'and desti tute of provisions as the .troops found them selves, til times, no one thong-it.of,putting the knife to tire throat- of-their follow-soldier. What they had was still aharod, and if the pig fared as scantily as the *est at .times, it still grunted mi, and-manifested as much pal Iriorism in his own lino as bipeds itaceompa nieil dill- in theirs. At -tiny- margin of-the Lake she embarked .with- 1-he.tronps, and went as far as Bass' Island.'' Batjwhen offered a passage over into re fuseil to embark a second tiljve. :Some of the men 'attributed her ''oenclactjig cooslilntioiial | scruples, and observed'that ale know it w contrary to ihe.Cqnstifu'tiim fi) force a militia P'n- w grew very dark and all (he fuel was exoausted. .Presently, , a distant- I mv.ling nnnmrrtced (he approach of a new pack, on whose arrival the old ones, which. Invl linen silently Pilling their, time Inman to niamlost their presence l,y jenlons growls, wlnrp soon gave way to a <*orieral fmht I'among tin mse.lves. ■ Some of tli o men now, | we,l armed, crept, along the marn-in of the. I hike to collect .some fuel, which."was then phireil ini the lire. The H,ime.was Ivlown itn, ami a groan of-eight or ten wolves was seen within (ifieon panes, with others he-mid.— The rifles omie morel erarkeili nm ) t]lo wilh a frightfrih hmyl seainpererl off. In the morning eight, .wolves were Ivin"- (lea'.l ami Ihehlnndv t mc ks showed that'ma ny others had errriod awav mortal wounds the rcmiilisconsos of this frightful nP-ht Tub Foundation- op (Tu.ui \otrh.— I The !rrnnndwork of rill manly aharnatar is rar ., c ;. ty. That viHno Has Ht tha foundation of everythin-; solid. flow loinnvmit, is to hear narants say. “T Itnva Tirtli in, nty clril-T so lons.as Im speaks the trntti.- Tfa may liavo many fault, la,t I know ha will not daaaiva I ma. T 1 mild on that contidanan.” Tliav a-a j ri"!it. Tt is a lawful and i.nst wound tnlinild upon. And that is a liaautifnl cnnfldanaa u hatavar nrrorp temptation may hatray a chdd into. no ion a* as hraya, onan truth ra mains. thorn is,somethin-; to danand nn—theto is nnalmr urnund—flutro is substance at, tlio centre. Alan of the world foal so about ona another. They aan lia tolerant and forbear -1U!? so lan? ns tliair errin-; brother is trna. It is tna fundariiantal virtna. Ordina-v aom niarao aan hardly nrneearl a sfen with hut. a cood .naasnrn of it.. If wa annnot believe what others Rny to ns. wo ennnot ant nnon it. and to an inimonse extent that is savins cannot nat at all. Truth is a aomnion intar ast. Whan wo dafnnd it, wa dafand tha basis or. nil snetah order. When we vin#lii»nto it wa v.-ndiaata nnr own foothoM. Whan wa nland for it. it is lika nlaadin-; for tho nip of health we breathe. Whan you undertake to hanafit, a ly.n-r man. it Is Ilka puttin'-; your foot into the mire.— F. J). TTimhntjlon ' (C 7“ Two or drops of a paturated so lution of camphor in alcohol, put info halfi an ounce of soft water, forma a mixture! which will revive flowers that have heernn to I dnop and wilt, ami give them,freshness fora long time. I [)C7“Tlin storms of advorsitvnrc wholesome thousrh like snow-storms, their drifts are not always soon. SSs?*. The virtue of others is always a terror to tb® wick®d* Old Billy” was the, keeper of the ferry across the Tallahatchie at tlie little town (if Belmont, and was greatly respected and re- by his colored bretliorn nil the country around as a pious and orthodox Hard Shell. Qn one occasion, the heavy rains having wid ened and greatly angmented the impetuosity of .the.sLx'am, an ox-driver, tho color of char team" into tho boat; and as t(>Bghl|Hmni turned his wheel and drew off from the ox-driver, looking occaaional ly-fonh upon the turbid stream, appealed to tins reverend ferry man: “ I sa}', uncle Billy,s’ pose dem ropes break, \rhar you reckon wo*d go to?*' -,’ 1 T reckon m do boat,” answered Old ..Billy: ‘•Yes, continued tho other—“do boatinmight be in heben 'fore we know it.” i Old Billy .looked upon his young disciple ! wdh tho utmost scorn and contempt, and re- i plied: . , - “Bid you eber hear of a boatgwine to bob* on ?”, ** .“Whardo old ship of ZionV* promptly asked the other. This was a stunner. Old Billy, being a Hard Shell of strictest kind, could not gain say the existence and destination of this illustrious craft. So eyeing .his questioner for a moment with extreme annoyance, ho at length uttered a groan,-and said: "‘‘Bat boat wam'fc made oh wood, it was made oh faith. 11 And, as if emboldened by a now idea perfectly unanswerable,, he added —“ And it didn't go to heben neither.- It jist went lo do shore and divered do passengers.” This explanation was rather too much for the younger; and deferring to the greater ago and Biblical learning 1 of’his “ elder brud dcr,” h« resigned, himself and team to the care of Providence and the nautical skill of William Guzman.. A BEHJTIFDL PICTURE OF OLD AGE, lie greatly errs -who imagines that old age can not bo= beautiful. There are naturalTy hut one disease-—that of old age.. To leave tlie world as gently as go ou't the.embers on, the health, or «s the candle in its socket with out pain, shock,’ or spasm, this is worth taking pilins for.. Literally, the .lot is terrible, of a man with tottering limbs andgrav hairs; dy ing by piecemeal, from racking rheumatism, from spasmodic; ■asthma, from torturing. gout, or the slow-eafing cancer, the mind all the while, by’rent on of incessant pain,: growing mpi-o-o, querulous, hitter and' atheistic ! On the other hand,, how ineffably beautiful it is to arrive at a hearty, buoyant old ago, with out ache, or.pain or sadness sunshine nl ways’ in tlie face; gladness in the’ eye dho heart meanwhile, welling up nud running over with human sympathies and love divine? of whom “ hiy mother sang” ki» oft in . tlie ..clear,, sweet, and cheery, tonga of youth and' health’.. . . . f :.Vie-;h'y ttVidrs swiftly o’.er th"ir heads,. Made up uf-innoeonco ami love,- Anil soft mill silent ns the shade, ■ Their nightly minutes gently move. I "i? 11 . 0 * as thoughts'their joys comes' on, lint fly nut half so swift liwav,- Their souls arc over bright ns noon,. ’ I Antl.'caim ns summer evenings bo.''. Ami when their work is done, their journ ey ended, tho- life of time hiclts into an im mortal existence, - • ■ As fades n summer cloud away, . , . As sinks a gale.when slorms iiro o’er, , As gently shuts the eye of day, . As dies a wuvu along the shore.” , To have the lump of life thus go out, phys ically, we must live regularly, temperately actively, for by these moans only can the hu man chick work well, till all the wheels wear out together, ami all cense their ninninir at the same instant; then.there is no shoek7.no pain, no torture, and scarce - a perceptible struggle, so that the moment of.ilopnrture can he noted hy the most scrutinizing cyd. Read er, may such be your exit ami mine. , I have a swee. tmerrv-hearted littli friend file sum mere, with a smile like the sunshine, and WP call her by (ho pet, name of Birdie. Uor limn heart loves nil tlmnrs bright ami mire, and many are the questions she asks .about God ami heaven , One day Birrjio got vexed about something that did’nt quite happen to suit her, and a young aunt nf hors won her hack to pleasant ness by telling, her . how munli better soft words sounded'; and to make her remember this, she taught her the text. ‘A soft answer turnelh away wrath, hut griovious words stir un nnrrcr/ /tittle Rirdie thought, this a most beautiful text, and whenever She happened'to got pee ■vish, the words, ‘A soft, answer,’ are sure to win lin ek smiles. So. you see. Birdie learned fsorn the BMde. nnd it 'helned her to ho good. She was governed by Bddo rules. Bht my little friend, wan ted to help others Wo. She was visiting a family who loved her very much, and who would rather hear her prattling tones than flie sweetest song-bird they ever listened to. When one with whom sho is mi especial favorite, snoko rather hasti ly. Birdie remembered her text ; clinging close to-his side, in her simple earnest wnx7 she whispered; ‘A soft nnswer—it soft nn swer.’ The sweet little pleader's words could pot he disven-nrded. Though a little one, her inti nonce for good was powerful. “ -Tiidee, yon soy if I punch a man, even in fun. ho can take mo; up for assault ami battery V* “ Yes, sir. r said that, and what I said / repeat. If yap punch a man yon are guilty of a breach of the peace, and can ho arrested for if-,” “ Ain't there no exeentirmß ?” “ Ko sir. no oxconfions whatever.*' “•Tudorc. t'thinlc von are m’stahen. Snn t>oso for inß f nnee. t should brandy punch him—lic6 Coart to-ilay, juid Dittmer was required to recognize Bsiooo fur his appearance foy trial in the Superior Court.* He has no rela» lives in this country, except, a,.brother in Ohio, and in appearance is rather dull and stupid. , ■ Things that are Foolish; A great pinny foolish • tilings are-said rind dune in the world, among which au unkriowii writer classes the following , . a.young plan to- think,that ho deed himself credit hy hanging round stores.‘and taverns,.smoking bad cigars, and paying for wmskoy and‘oysters, in order to be called “liberal/' by a Clique of youths as soft‘la the brain as himself. I'ora lady to bo annoyed .because gentle men do not always give her the best half of the street and the nicest scat in tho public-- assembly. Slio should not forget that these conventional courtesies are not her. right any farther than they choose to concede them; I'm- an unfledged'clerk to think that he must buy extravagant gloves and cravats for c\ery festive occasion, because doncs,-whose lather is worth 30,000 does so: The best way ut proving his matihood would bo to leave such things entirely alone. X*ur a girl to stay awayfrom a party has worn all her dresses and can't have a new » no. Isn't it something a kin to self-conceit for her to imagine that people u>vo nothing to do but to think about her and - her dresses. I'or a man to be extra-fastidious about col ognes diamond finger rings, and scented .pocket handkerchiefs, and then set society at defiance with his cigar case and tobacco-box; I'or a girl to think that she is establishing her character ns a young lady of fashion, by allowing her mother to toil , through all the drudgery of the house, and the investing her ' money tn gaudy broaches and artificial flow ers. I 1 or « man to suppose himself a gentleman because he touches his hat to a party of splen didly dressed young ladies,-while ho scorns to' lend a helping hand to the old woman strug-' glmg across the street. ' .' ®', l> , r - a mniplo working girl to buy imitation jcu elry because her wealth v neighbor spend* it small fortune in the Veal." . For an elderly young lady to think she re news her bloom by dressing in the style of sixteen, with pink roses in her bonnet and ermine roses on her cheeks. For ait old bachelor to attempt to darn his own stockings , without-a good: stock of pa tience, or to venture ■where there are a dozen pretty girls. SimtFutalo Girllurr—Starlfirsr tlvcP/anM. I herewith give you the method of starting I sweet potatoes in'the Spring, to obtain sots for transplanting, which I have adopted after twenty years experience. From tlih Ist, id the 10th of Aphil X begin by diggings trench -i feet dpep by 7 feet wide, and'as many foot Joiig as I hare' bushels of seed. The tuber* fir seed vary from I to 2 inches in diameter.- ’ In (he bottom of the trench refuse buy or other litter is lard to the depth of a foot, well trodden down, and Vvnler poured upon it, a hucketfnl to each foot in length of the trench ■ warm water is preferred, ns it raises a heat Sooner.- Next a layer 4 inches' thick of warm stable manure, is placed on the hay, leveled nicely, and left lying as loose as' may be lie manure slnmld have heaped up a few ' days holore.-.fo commence heating; I then place 5 inches of the highest, soil I can find upon the manure, spread it evenly, and lay the potatoes upon it ns near each other as’ possible without touching. These ftro covert cd 1J inches deep with light soil, and over this I put a haul layer of hay. making it One loot thick around the edge of the bed. and rounding it up gradually to the centre, where' it is o lect thick when finished. The heap is watched closely, and I examine it daily, by making holes in the bay large' enough to admit my arm, and run my finger' down to the bottom of the potatoes i if it W warmer than blood heat, the hole is loftopen. and if the heat increases, the hay is turned over to allow the steam to escape. After' 10 or 12 days, if the weather be fine, the heap' IS uncovered for a' fowhours, and if the plants are coming up-nicely, this is repeated daily, ' I saving the covering off ii little longer each'-, time, until, it is entirely dispensed with/ when the seU ure ready for tranapiaatin*.—r American AffricuUurisi. NO. 40.