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Columbia March 27.15524(
Gas Fitting.
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wok in this line himself; it will be warranted equal
to any in the country, and at as low mien.
Thankful for the patronage with which he has al
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tinuauee of the same. HIRAM WILSON,
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Columbia. Feb. 24.11,55.
Cedar Ware.
CONSTANTLY on band, an assortment of Cc
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WRENCH MERINOES, &C. I have j opened
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sisting in part of French Alerinoes, all shades; French
Cashmeres., all shades; Figured and plain be Imme , ,
Paramettas, all colors; Chintzes, O.IICOCK. Gingham..
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DRUGS,lladieines and Perfumery, by whole
sale and retail. I have just received from the
Cities of Philadelphia and Haltlmore. a large slack
adamant! to my farmer meek. with a general variety
or oihergoods kept in Drag Stares, which lam deter
mined to dispose of at the mast reasonable primes
persons desiring to purchase will do wrll hy call
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ATER'S Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic
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BIBLES, Prayer 'and fliain Books, of all
denomiaatimm, beautiful and railed. Jun m
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December V2,18:15.
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,L.A. fashion and folly is folly aufolded in a work of
this tide nistriasand for sale cheap, at
October V, 1835. 11c1t1A HON'S.
Spangled blossoms, smnmer's bringing,
Deck no more the prairie plain,
And, alas! the wtld bird's ringing
Greets the ear no more as then.
SI 50
Brightest flowers, greenest verdure,
Withered,hang on winter's shrine;
And have gone the birds of summer,
To a more congenial clime.
Fairy clouds, with '•silver
Bask in summer beams no more,
Twilight zephyr's gentle whining,
Through the leafy grove is o'er.
Bleaker clouds, through heaven soaring,
Laden up the wintry• sky;
Through the grove the tempest's roaring,
With its cheerless, mournful sigh.
Merry, blithsome sounds of summer,
Chime no more through dell and hill,
And how changed the rippling murmur,
Of the gentle, gliding rill.
Sad and dreary sounds of winter,
Tremble on the sullen air;
And the brook, with muffled murmur,
Moves along its icy lair.
To the scene, in mournful cadence,
Sadly chimes the lonely heart;
Joys agone, in sad remembrance,
Pierce the soul with keen dart
Like a “fer-off..ird-harp's" sounding,
Like a distant, gloomy wail,
To the heart with sorrow bounding,
Comes the moaning, wintry gale.
SeMMEIIVILLE, 111.. 1856. R. s reNsi
Iftt gtnrij.
It was the epoch of the Congress of Vien
na, when the fate of half Europe was decided
amidst pomps and festivities without a rival
in modern history. Tournaments, carou
sale, masked balls, theatres and operas,
horse-racing and gaming, regattas, illumina
tions, fire-works, everything which the ima
gination could devise, was employed for the
amusement of these "kings taking a holi
day." Amid the programme of festivities
prepared by the Imperial Committee, there
figured a stag-hunt, and the woods in the
neighborhood of Schambrun were gay with
the crowd assembled to witness or partici
pate in the sport. One person alone, ele
gantly dressed and mounted on a hjgh-bred
steed, took no part in the amusement of the
day. His eyes were intently fixed on Sir
James Reilly, an Englishman, noted fir his
wealth, his eccentricities and his passion for
flay;„he followedhitu,-wheiyani and
trocinednf vnedi To a IttiErifislitWittion.
"What does this mean?" said Sir James
to himself. "Twice my eyes have evonn
tered this young man, and lie has made the
same mysterious gesture. I cannot be de
ceived; it is intended for me?" and he turned
his horse's head toward the stranger. The
latter, seeing the movement, advanced to
meet him.
"Sir," said he, bowing low, "I have had
the honor to meet you before."
"]e. 3 ," replied the Englishman, who was
vainly interrogating his memory; "yes, - 3
-our
face is a creditor which torments me, and
which I cannot satisfy by giving him the
name he asks for."
"You have never known my mime. We
met at Moscow."
"In society?"
"No; at the Hotel Sans Saudi, and iu
public places. Pardon me if, with no claim
to your notice, I h,,re ventured to :,ccost you
nt so inopportune an hour. The importance
of the motive will, I hope, be some excuse
to a mind so generous as yours."
"What can I do fur you?" said Reilly, in
a tone of extreme courtesy, yielding to the
sympathetic interest which the pleasing face
and manners of the young man had inspired,
"I have come to ask for liberty."
"Of me?"
"Of you."
"Are you not mistaken?" asked Sir James,
with some hesitation, not knowing exactly
what to make of such a singular demand,
"I ant Sir James Railly, an Englishman by
birth, remarkable for nothing but a lore of
play." -
"And for success in it," cried the young
man. "It is my only hope. If I should tell
you, sir, it is perhaps reserved for you to
rescue a fellow man from an opprobrious
condition, to efface from his brow a mark
which devotes hint to humiliation and scorn,
what would you reply?"
"You embarrass me; for I do not see what
such an hypothesis can have to do with a
gentleman like yourself."
PHILIP F. FRY.
Orsreette ih Baek
"A gentleman! Yes, by elevation of soul,
perhaps also, by education; but not by acci
dent of birth. lam a slave."
"Youl" said Rally, with astonishment
"My - name is Swerkof-Feodorwitz, and the
estate on which I was born belongs to Prince
Gouloubskoff."
"How, can, I serve you?" asked Ridlly, ex..
tending his hand affectionately to the young
man. "I would gladly do more than pity
you. But let us go this way," he added,
taking the direction of a path which led from
the throng; "it is more prudent. You know,
perhaps, that the Prince is here."
"Yee; but I could not choose the moment
to speak to you. This evening, I believe,
the court gives a fete at the Itetterburg."
"Yes."
"You will not return to Vienna, for after
the fete you are to go to the chateau of
Count de Solanalc."
"Yes."
"To play there?"
"The whole night, and Gotdoubskolf will
be these."- -
"I was well informed." He hesitated a
moment' r.nd a deep shadow passed over his
countenance. • •
plittnj.
For he Columbia Spy
STANZAS.
THE RUSSIAN SLAVE
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS -REA
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATU ;lAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1556.
1 "Is not tbat the livery er the Prince which
I see near us?" asked Sir James.
wag
"He cannot• be far off. Shall we not avoid
meeting him?"
"With all my heart. Not that I fear to
' be recognized immediately; long years have
passed since we met; but I could not ex
change ten words with him without exciting
remembrances, and all hope would. be lost."
"Let us follow this path, then," and put
ting spurs to their horses they soon found
themselves out of sight and hearing of the
chase.
"Here," said Sir James, "we are safe
from observation."
"Before going farther," resumed the
young Russian, "I must ask you to take
charge of this," handing him a pocket book.
"Within it are bank notes to the amount of
a million roubles."
"A million!" exclaimed Reilly, surprised
out of his usual calm by the amount.
"Take it, sir, I beg of you, and deign to
listen to me. My father and I were born on
a small estate near the Volga. The estate
belonged to Prince Gouloubskolt the father
of the Prince now in Vienna. My father
was attached to his person fur a long time,
and served him with such zeal and devotion,
I that at his death, he bequeathed him a con
siderable sum; but unfortunately for our
family, he forgot his enfranchisement. My
, father trafficked in furs with Southern Rus
sia, and being intelligent and energetic, he
grew rapidly rich. My education was en
trusted to a French emigrant, and to his care
I owe all my success, for when I grew up I
joined my efforts to those of my father, and
extending our operations to the East, I
doubled his fortune in the course of a few
years. Our positions as serfs excited the so
licitude of' my friend, the Frenchman, and
he urged me to seek an adopted country in
the Western world; but, though I ardently
desired to withdraw my neck from the yoke
of bondage, I could not fly without leaving
my puor father a prey to my master's yen
geanee. If I once left Russia finally, the
smallest chastisement for him would be.the
loss of his property and a return to the
rudest labors of slavery. I could not do it. 1
Besides, I nourished a hope which strength-
oned me each day to await the morrow. I
thought that Alexander, who, it was said,
was ambitious of the title of regenerator of
his country, wotild associate his name with
the abolition of servitude. But all the phil
anthropy of the Emperor, restrained as it
Z W2l4 o4rVit r iltis
dividual sale of the serf; they could only be
sold with the estate. I had waited in vain.
"Why did you not try to purchase your
self?"
"It would have been useless. The great
Muscovite lords have made. a horrible com
pact, binding themselves not to accept the
ransom of a slave. Are you ignorant that
a serf of Count Scheremetoff offered two mil
lion of roubles fur his liberty and was piti
lessly refused. Yet the Count receives but
a small annual tribute from this man; only
a few roubles: but these great lords find a
cruel pleasure in counting the number of
their vassals, and absolutely dependent on
their caprice, millionaire, whose fortunes
they could ruin at a word. 1 have borne
my hard lot with the fortitude of a Chris
tian. I have sought to forget it in business,
travel and deeds of charity; but now my
courage fails, fur I love—and the woman
who accepts me for a husband must accept
the chain of slavery."
After a moment's pause, the young Rus
sian resumed: "Prince Gouloubskoff, I have
said, possesses an estate on the borders of
the Volga. It counts only fifty hearths, yet
he will not sell it at any price. Rut the
Prince plays, and play with him is an un
bridled passion, for which he will sacrifice
everything. In the feverish excitement of
this passion, lie may be led to risk this estate.
If he does so, he may lose. In this village
I was born—my father was born there—my
familyarestill there—gain this village for me
—Man, Englishman, Christian—under this
triple title I put my fate in your hands—
you have an unlimited credit over my purse
—stake everything—triumph at any price—
if fate should 1e against you, if I must lose
everything, and yet remain a slave, I will
bless you for having tried to break my
chains."
"I accept the task," said Railly.
"This night?"
"No, this night circumstances will not
serve. They will playlansquenet. Besides,
I have an engagement with O'Bearn. But
the day after, I think, a favorable occasion
will offer naturally between Gouloubskoff
and myself. He will not recoil, I judge, by
the temerity he showed yesterday. I will
profit by it.
"Thanks: Sir James," said Swerkoff; "and
now we must separate. Your friends will
seek you. I would avoid meeting them." •
Four days after this conference, a dense
crowd was collected in one of the gaming
halls, around a small table under the rotun
da, at which were seated two players. They
were Sir James Rally and Prince Gouloubs
koff. For two days, these two bad been
contending for victory—now at lansquenet,
now at faro, now at ecarte, and the losses of
Rally amounted to 100,000 roubles. The
game at present was ecarte, and had been
four against four; but the bettors, becoming
alarmed, thought it prudent to resume their
stakes; they were renewed by the Prince
and Rally, and the stake now amounted to
the round sum of 80,000 florins.
The curds were shuffled and distributed;
the trump card was hearts; they were to be
renewed twice.
Fire eparkled in the, eyes of the Prince;
but those ofltailly tee impenetrable. It
was not a man, but sin 7 thie, the s.pression
never changed. ' --4 " •
"Hearts!" said the 4 14;nee.
"I have it."
"Hearts!" he replied"P!
"Here it
"Hearts!" again.
"Here!"
"Heaxts!"
Rainy leaned hack i ' his chair, looking
with indifference on th - rtable at the heap of
gold, to which the han - of the Prince were
i 4....
eagerly
extended. 4' -
The joy of Bouloubstoff amounted to in
toxication; "you 'will ro t cpiit playing. I
hope, Sir James," he sral; "an Englishman
never abandons the fiehro l f hattle."
"Never, Prince!. nor • 'Riissinn either. Is
it not so?"
"It is a national pr mice with us; hilt
perhaps you would like o change the gamt.
Will faro for two suit 2 4. , :u?"
"Faro let it be."
The two adversaries e , tered the list
The Prince held the bump..and gained 20,000
roubles. His good foritme seemed fatality
itself. Yet the perfect ittlmness of the Eng
..
lishman was not less astonishing. He pm.
sued his object with thelimpassibility of his
compatriots before the:Tien& batallions at
Waterloo, when Wellington, seeing his sol
diers fall one after the Itbet, took his watch
and said: "They die Oa° many a minute;
I have Yet such a number of men; it will be
an hour before the la.ski,..one falls; Blucher
will have time to arrive; the victory is mine!"
Railly dealt in his 14n. This time for
tune passed over to his side. He gained.
He doubled his stake, and gained again.—
He had just gathered:l4 80,000 roubles,
when he announced 'Ol4 he had tripled his
stoke.
The Prince was too - food a player to re
coil. Reilly still gained GouloubskotT still
played on, till he had u4utusted all the gold
and notes at his disposal'. He then proposed
to play on credit, dial:Mllg the atakes upon
the table. Reilly acceiiied and gained three
times in succession. 71
"By St. George," he cried, "I have gained
900,000 roubles." •
"I congratulate yoti,v said the Prince,
with a nervous contraction of- the counte
nance. Ile began.to stiffer.
"You will not quit playing, I hope, Prince.
A Russian never aliticidons the field of
baffle."
"Never, Sir Janes td.-Tan-4
,Q 1,044
et us go into the gar ,n. You have a rep
utation as a marksman; suppose we try a
shot."
Raißy, who saw the feverish agitation of
his companion, readily accepted. Besides,
custom required that he should be at the
disposal of his adversary.
In a moment the hall was empty.
"What shall be the stake, Sir James?"
"Two hundred thousand roubles."
"Agreed, but I have no more gold; and I
must not exhaust my credit at the bank of
Vienna, which is quite indispensable to me."
"Then I will wager 200,000 roubles
against one of your estates."
"Do you wish to become a Muscovite
proprietor?"
"It is a mere whim, like any other."
"And one which I am not disposed to
thwart. I have something of that value
near Moscow. It is on the declivity of a
hill, from which you can see admirably the
yet smoking ruins of the holy city. I have
also one at two miles from Vologda."
Itailly shrugged his shoulders. "It is too
cold," he said.
",11il then I have something else which
may suit you, a charming little village near
the Volga."
"Here goes for the Yelp., then. And you
estimate this property—"
"At something more than 200,000 roubles."
"Then I add 50,000.t0 my stake."
"Agreed; but I have not the title-deeds
hero."
"Pen, ink, and paper can supply them."
Writing materials were brought, and the
Prince engaged in writing to transfer to Sir
James, if he were the winner, the title of his
domain upon the Volga.
The bet was to bo decided by ton shots.
They drew lots for the first fire, and the
Prince won, and took his place.
About seventy feet before him were
placed, in a circular line, five small cages,
twelve feet apart, each containing a pigeon.
Cords were attached to the trap-doors which
closed the cages, and were sufficiently long
to reach the spot where the marksmen stood,
which was called the post.
These cords, by the rule of the game, were
to be placed in the hands of the adverse par.
ty,who always stood behind themarksman;
and, while the latter had his eye intently
fixed upon the cords, his antagonist was per
mitted to sikitate them, and to feig% to
pull before doing so; thus it was impossible
to foresee on which side the shot was to be
directed, yet it was necessary to aim quick
ly, for the bird, from its love of liberty, de
parts instantly and with an energetic wing.
You might have hearda pin fall upon the
turf when,Railly and the Prince had taken
their position, and the signal was given. The
cords were agitated, and a door fell ;on the
left. The Prince turned his weapon in that
direction and fired.
'Down!' cried distinctly the•.voice of the
official.
The same stillness prevaile‘when-it,was
Sir James', turn to fire.: The trap fell. The
shot followed instantly.
'Dcrqml' exclaimed the voice
'Did you eay.Prince, that this estate, bor
ders on the:Volgar
A'Ni'PLEASUIiE SO laiTlik.G."
Tim the balcony of the house, you can
see the' courie the rih•erl'
An explosion was heard. - •' •
'Down!' said the same voice
'There are magnifiCont plantations of
young trees; grouped with infinite art. De
frui hi, fine poaches.'
`Thal is My favorite fruit:
`Down!'
The strife continued, with sueeesi on both
sides, till the sixth shut, when Reilly failed.
‘3l.lo3setl!' said the crier,
' At the eighth trial, the-Prince haYlag fail
ed and Reilly succeeded, and they were
'again equal, the two sportsmen toolz n, mo
ment for repose.
The Prince again took his plac,l , , fired and
missed.
Reilly was more fortunate. The bet was
approaching its solution.
What passed then in the souls of the Prince
and Sir James? It was a mystery beyond
human intuition. To some the approach of
an important event is announced by low in
ward voices; To others presentiments seem
mero follies and chimeras. But it was re
marked that, when the Prince took his car
bine again, it was without a Word, without
display, without the haughty look which wne
natural to him.
Ire fired. The bird which had flown hi a
straight line, suddenly turned.
`Wounded!' said some
`Dead!' said others.
'No, no!' cried several voices
Es-ery eye was fixed upon it; but it mount
ed, its flight bee:uric stronger, and it disap
peared, while Reilly calmly whistled "God
save the King!"
Rainy having killed the ninth bird, the
bet was decided by a single shot, fur the
Prince failed again.
The two adversaries were superb at this
moment, each in his fashion; the Prince by
his courage which raised him above his loss,
and Reilly by the deep, concentrated joy,
which he felt in thinking of the serious con
sequences of his success. They exteaded
their hands to each other, and separated the,
best friends in the world. 'lt was an inci
dent of sportsman life, which might have
its counterpart to-morrow.
Fifteen days passed. The act of cession
first made out in the name of Reilly, .then-
transferred to that of Feodorwitz, was fully
authenticated, and Sir James quitted Vienna.
lle attempted to restore the million rou
bles,. which was entrusted to him, not wish-
MD
Only "nierii, lie said, was success; but
could not resist the entreaty of the ransomed
serf. reodorwitz forced him to accept it,
inscribing upon the pocket book these words;
'To the free man who has made me free.'
Mi,stlltaittzuts.
SCENE AT THE BRITISH COURT
On the Recognition of American. bulependenee
Soon after•my arrival in England, having
received at the Insurance office, one hundred
guineas, on the event of relict ing Gibraltar,
and dining the same day with Copely, the
distinguished painter, who is a Bostonian
by birth, I determined to devote the sum to
a portrait of myself. The painting was fin
ished in most admirable style, except the
back-ground, in which Copely designed to
represent a ship bearing to America the in
telligence of the acknowledgement of Inde
pendence, with a sun just rising upon the
stripes of the Union, streaming from her
gaff. All was complete save the flag, which
Copely did not esteem prudent to hoist tin
der present circumstances, as his gallery is
a constant resort of-the royal family and the
I dined with the artist on the glorious
fifth of December, 1782, after listening with
him to the speech of the King, formally re- 1
cieving and recognizing the United States
of America as one of thenations of the earth.
Previous to dining, and immediately after I
qur return from the House of Lords, he r
vitcd me into his studio, and there, with a
bold hand—a master touch—and an Amer.
ican heart, attached to the ship the stars
and stripes. This was, I imagine, the first
_American jlaghoisled in old England, on can
vas:
At an early hour, on tho fifth ofDecetuber,
1782, in conformity with previous arrange
ment, I was conducted by the Earl of For
rem to the very door. Ho whispered, "get
as near the throne as you can; fear nothing."
I did so, and found myself exactly in front
of it, elbow to elbow with the celebrated
Admiral Lord Howe. The lords were pro
miscuously standing as I entered. It was
a dark and Iftfggy day, the windows being el
evated; and constructed in the antiquated
style, with leaden bars to contain the dia
mond-cut panes of glass, augmented the
groom. The walls were hung with dark ta
pestry, representing the defeat orthe Span
ish Armada. I had the pleasure of recog
nizing in the crowd of spectators, Copely,
and West, the painter, with some American
ladies. I also noticed some dejected Amer
ican royalists in the group. After waiting
two hours, the approach of the King was an
nounced by a tremendous roar of artillery.
He entered by a sniall door on the left ofthe
throne, and immediately seated hiciiself upon
the chair of state, in graceful attitude, with
his right foot resting upon a stool.- - Be was
clothed in royal robes. Apparently agita
ted, he drew from his pocket, the tiertill„txut
taluing his speech. The Commons were,
summoned, and after the bustle of tineirim ,
trance bad subsided, he - proceeded to react
his speech.
I was.near the King, and watched, with
intense interest, every tone of his voice and
50 P
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: every =lotion of his countenance. - It sviig'
a uioment of and' divined ekultd
tion. After'sornegineral and Usual reniarke.
he continued, "I lost no time in giving the
.
necessary orders to prohibit the further pros
ecution of offensive war upon the continent
of North America. Adopting, as My - it
I nation will always lead me to' do, with Cie. , ' •
vision and effect, whatever I collect to be
the sense of my parliament and my people l
I have pointed all my views and measures
in Europe, as in North America, to the en:
tire and en-dial reconciliation with the Col
onies. Finding it indispensable to the at
, tainment of this object, I did not hesitate to
go to•the full length of the powers vested in
me, and offer to declare them." Here he
paused, and was in evident agitation, either
embarrassed in reading his' address by the
darkness of the room, or effected by a very
natural emotion.' In a moment he resumed:
"And offer to declare them free and inde:
pendent States. In thns admitting their
separation from the crown of these king
doms, I have sacrificed every Consideration
of my own to the wishes and opinions of may
people. I make it my humble and ardent
prayer to Almighty God, that Great Britain
may not feel the evils v‘liieh might result
from so great a dismemberment of the Em
pire, end that America may be - free from
the calamities which have formerly proved
in the mother country, how essential mon
archy is to the enjoyment of constitutional
liberty. Religion, language, interest and
affection may, and I hope will, yet prove a
bond of permanent union between the two
countries."
It is remarked that George 111. is eclo
brated for reading his speeches in a distinct,
free and impressive manner. On this occa
sion ho was evidently embarrassed; he hesi
tated, choked, and executed the painful du
ties of the occasion with an ill grace that
does not belong to him. I cannot adequate
ly portray my sensations in the progress of
this address. F.very artery beat high, and
swelled with my American blood! It was
impossible not to revert to the opposite
shores of the Atlantic, and not to reidow, in
my mind's eye, the misery . and eo P had
myself witnessed in several stages- of the
wide-spread desolation;reSulting from the
stubbornness of this very King, now so pros
trate, but who had turned a deaf ear to our
humble and importunate petitions fur relief.
LeaVing the House, I jostled Copely, and
West, rlao, I thought, were enjoying the
rich elidedriliqadaf t" '4 ;.‹..T 1 -" f t 4 ttlA
_ „
Orig;iirirties of our American Tories.—Pcr
sonal Recolleclions of Elkanalt Watson.
I RAVE NO TIME TO READ
The idea about the want of time is a mere
phantom. Franklin found time in the
midst of all his labors to dive into the hid
den recess of all his philosophy, and ex
plore the untrodden path of science. The
great-Frederick, with an empire at his di
rection, in the midst of war, on the eve of
battles which were to decide the fate of his
kingdom, found time to revel in the charms
of philusophy,and intellectual pleasures.—
Bonaparte, with all Europe at his disposal,
with kings in his ante-chamber begging for
vacant thrones, with thousands of men
whose destinies were suspended by the brit
tle thread of his arbitrary pleasure, had
time to converse with books. Ctesar, when
he had curbed the spirits of the Itoman'peo
ple, and was thronged with visitors from the
remotest kinkdoms, found time for intellect
ual conversation. Every man has time; if
ho is careful to improve it as well as he
might, he can reap a three-fold reward.—
Let mechanics make use of the hours at
their disposal, if they want to obtain a
proper influence in society. They can if
they please, hold iu their hands the desti
nies of our Republic; they are numerous,re 7
spectahle and powerful; and they hare only
to be educated half. as , other profes
sions; to make laws for thequttion:' ' •
ilerStop thathoyl A cigar' in his mouth,
a swagger in his walk, impudence in his
face, a care-for-nothingness in his manner.
Judging from his demeanor, he is older than
his father, wiser than his teacher, more hon
ored than the Mayor of the town, higher
than the President. Stop him! he is going
too fast. He don't see himself as others see
him. Ile don't know his speed. Stop him
cre tobacco shatter his nerves; ere pride
ruins his character. ere the loafer master the
man; ere good ambition and manly strength
give way to low pursuits and biutiz,h aims,
Stop all such • boysl They . are legion, the
shame of their families, the disgrace of their
town, the sad and solemn reproach of them
selves.
tifirA colored'sonant sweeping out a ho
tel boarder's room, to*id ii:sixpence which
be carried to its owner.
. ,
'You may keep it for your honesty,' said
Shortly lifter lie Inei'n•geld pencil case and
inquirod . cif the iserv..if hnhad seen it..
'Yea, sah' said thkdarkey.
'What did you do with it?'
'I keep 'limier my honesty,' said the dar
key with entire simplicity. `
<-est .
DerWheurratneet w ith neglect, let• it
rouse yesi'ito esertion instead of mortifying
your pride.:'Se:t_thent lessening thosocde
kat,. s Whielise:i.; neglect; and improve
tboeetesoelleno s which command. attention
reipset.rkhe wosidemay bet love you"
of they ciumetwithhold Their-respect; wiles
t i 4WoP.4 B r 4 7 °
444,•
. .
lerNaives, is the gold in the mine: talent
a the miner who bringe it out.
MIQU_ . N1TM.13p,1133,1 - :'.F°
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itiln ; : et Biitt4-:-.
"I
-DREAM NOT 1 ~ ,TOY.7 01- ::,-.7,
I dream not of loy,„or perfection 04iis, , ,-- ,• ..:,
0? of 'amyl:tem pure, 'mid etseeneeh.c sus this_
Jo land intermix'd so with sont hires toad cloud,
The robe of the bride—with-the seraantrabroad. ' '
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„Mere' poverty moping, bewilder'd &ear,
tijostled by wealth, or same hough 'Feme's trneer;.---. •
Where the mean and the liberal join their way,
And the tad and the sorrowing mix t the gay :
? '
NVticre ignorance, rolling in riches, haft: nit on,
With a frown at yonr lo,wty, intelligent one;
Mere a smile from a lordliag can ellcai the sad tout,
Or his scowl can bid aU from the bosornipepart.
IVltere worth lies low humbled, near y court,
Where the vicious ore flattered—the pioussisgiort
Where fraud Ea,unts,itt sauns—the honest fpaa e,
'Aid the poor hugs his tatters—the miser htsisazs.
w•onld,not altray"—nor linger for ave, ,
In a land n:it dla id - roses and thorns all the Iran
‘Vltere oppression triumphant usurps the et:waiter
Nut alone of the body—but chains. too, the soul. •
Nfore than drenzaj, of lands far uplifted above,
i' eu the land of the sinless—the "Eden of love•rz
The pure seats of bilis, far retrieved from the land;
'Micro virtue stoops lowly, where vice stalks so I;land.
Where Spring is eternal, where IVinter ne'er frowas, - "
And the groat oaz, hie long.bardshed object now own.;
Who am freed from all—uumoved by alamta,
Arc ,heltered secure by Omnipotent anon.
BE CHEERFUL. - • . • ... -
I once heard : a young lady say to an indi
vidual, "bony countenance to me is-like the,
rising sun, for it always gladdens -me -with
a cheerful look." A. cheerful countenancer
was one of the things which Jeremy Taylor .r
said his enemies mould not take sway from
him. There are some persons who spend their
lives in the world as they would spend their
lives if shut up in a dungeon.
~.e terything
is made gloomy and „forbidding. , They go
mourning and complaining from day to day. ..
that they have le little, and are mnurtintly
anxious, lest what little they, have should
escape out of their hands. 'They look. al
ways on.the dark aide, and can neyer eitjoy
the good that is p a resent for the evil,tlmt
to Caine. This is not religion. - Religion, .
makes the heart cheerful, and wlien,its „
large and beriv p oient yrinciplel exer r
cited, Man will,be happy in spite of Idnvelf.,
The industrious bee does not stop to com
plain that there are so many poisonous flow;
Ors and thorny branches in its' i-oad; Vat
"buites on, selecting 'his honey- . Where can
find it,' and passing• quietly by" the ilaces
sithertrit is not. There is enough In': thlst'll'
world to complain about ;
if men have the disposition., - : We—oftenf
En. his mercies, we may -walk therein -with
comfort, and come to the end of our journey
in peace.
PERSONAL DEVOTION.
No Christian can be comfortable or pros
perous without retirement. Popular minis-.
ters may preach, converse, or pray in com 7,
pany, to the edyfying of others, and yet de
cline in their own souls for want of self-ex
=illation, humiliation, and secret prayer,
suited immediately to their own case. Nov
the most able preachers will generally cease •
to be very useful, if their personal religion ..
is neglected, or hurried over in a formal
manner. This the fervent Christian knows.
lie will, therefore, redeem time for retire
ment at the expense of many inconveniences;
and the friends of popular ministers should
this, and not too much intrude upon the reg
ular and needful hours for retirement of •
those persons in whose company they most •
delight. In prosecuting the work of God.
our own inclinations, and those of our be
loved friends, must often !be thwarted; we
must not "spend our..ciate".witb them when
duty calls us another way, or when . a. pros
pect 'is - heron:7 us of" doing inoro essential
good.—Thotnris : ." • 7e- • • •
• WORTH PRHORRVINOt`" rs •
Master yeur.pitiiitits,or they. will mutate
Waste nothing; 'zieitiver Ansoney; lime-nor
talent., v• • ' ' 4 •
Let every" , Ahing - havn its place, and every.
business its time.
Omit no duty, commit no unkindness.'
Obey'promptly that you may learn to
command.
Keep the body perfectly. pure, as au indi
cation of purity of the mind.within.
• •
Resolve to perform *lint you ought; per
form what you resolve.
Eat not to 'dullness; 'drink not to elevation; ,„
Speak the truth, or be silent.
Be courteous, be charitable—in honor pre
ferring ono to another.
If you can say nothing good of ono, say
say nothing at all.
Without application, the fl vast talents
are worthless; a,nd with application they
may be_valuable. •
.„
POVERTY OP SPIRIT
A man must be emptied of himself, .
der that lus may be filled with the blessing '
of the gospel: lie must become poor4u--
spirit, in order- that he may become rich in
faith and a partaker of the kingdom, of
heaven. Blessed, therefore{ is the man who
thinks meanly of himself. and hiFhly of diis
Maker and Redeemer. Blessed is the man
who walks homblylwith iCalsir
htrasle towards his-Adlow.creanues., -
sed is the man who both feels and manifests' -
this povert7 of spirit. This tikinw 110 3txlett:
exalt him an the eye a the world r bet,it
the temper,
_Witting hie condition--it is a •
temper honorable to God,andetralrbeacd
offal to his fellow-creatures. It is the lent- r .,. •
per which Christ has-pronooncodtabe char
acteristic of the ChristiamordSoradester"*-10£
igerPrayar was not invented; it waa born -
with -tha firsa.Asighti the.fanst aorraw...afilas4,
human hoar* or.-rathessrpaus Vac Awsnioloaa-or
pray; to glorify God, or to implareltim, was .:y
his only missicarbere belong Wheat&
before blin orwitir bins: bolt aryreftileFf;
or admiration, oroflove ' whi to sistanOrAti.-- 4 - 0
ards the Creator; dela nokiienslThLoisAtisr4iaho .
sing frontilwilftwitril
4 frflinsta io age;in th* '-
Ebb the'rellectkoir of hit
It in thaonly thiwg Inv
divine,' and ieh ii
and pride in homage
ago alone is due 4 --tlie
being.
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