Lie NO. 2456. TE RMS of subscription. OfE DOLLAR PER ASXUM, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. ~J yFJV subscriptions must be paid in CT jf t ne paper is c >ntinued, and net lT f°- thin the first month, $1,25 will be charg *' t nail in three months, $1,50; if not months, $1,75; and if not paid in niters'a'lJressed to persons out of the • vrill he discontinued at the expiration of ""•L paid far, unless special request is made contrary or payment guaranteed by some Jnsible person here. "f advertising. T . lines of minion, or tlieircquivalent.con i a iquare. Three insertions sl, and 25 f*Mor each subsequent insertion. Ie West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOCK IIAVEA, PA., vit'RES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer ' handise, Farm Property, and other Build- and their contents at moderate rates. directors. John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, to ß.Hall, T. T. Abrams, J., \. Mayer, D. K. Jackman, r ie- Crist, W. VVr.ite, • rffekinson, Thos. Kitchen. Hon. G G. HARVEY, Pres. I T, T. Abrams, Vice Pres. fyi. Kitchen, Sec'y. REFERENCES. . e i If. Movd. Thos. Bowman, D. D. \ Win'egardner, Wm, Vanderbelt. Y Marker Wm. Fearon. ;Le. ' Dr. J. s. Crawford, lanQ'jisgle, A - UpdegrafT, 43 W. Maynard, James Armstrong, H Simon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. ~f\gent for Mifflin county, G. W. STEIT- A -•'< from Loss nn<l Damage by Fire, (ii'ir Pcrile "f .l'i rise and Inland Transportation. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. & crated b>f the h-'jislahire of Pennsylva nia, with a Perpetual Charter. Authorized Capita!, 51.000,000. liK k6l Walnut Si. above Second, Pliiln. Fire Insurance on Building®, Furniturp, Mer ardise. &c., generally. .Marine Insurance iCirines and Freights to all parts of the Fid. Inland Insurance on Goods, &.C., by ic®, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to I parts of ihe Union, on the most favorable la,, consistent with security. DIRECTORS. brge IV. Colladay, William Bowers, h .4. Coleman, Joseph Oat, binV. Machclte, Howard Hinchman, GEORGE W. OOLLADAY, President. Giles vVu.-os. Secretary. ??f*Apnt for Miillin county, Wm. P. F.L --lOTT. Esq. febl9-ly INDF.MMTV AGAINST LOSS BV FiKE. 'ranklin Fire Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. [•e 4.1a in 1 437 Chestnut street, near Fifth. TATKMEXTOF ASSETS, January 1, 1858, | foili-hed agreeably to an act of Assembly, Mortgages, amply secured, $1,596,825 19 a! present value SIOO.- W.jcosl, 74,280 93 ■porary Loan®, on ample Col ateral Securities, 101,088 17 Kks, pres't val. $76.964 22) cost 71.547 97 it's and Bills Receivable, 4.307 00 4U,555 48 $1,888,904 74 f;rp;!ual or Limited Insurances made on every Kription of property, in Town and Country, tela® low as are consistent with security. Sin?e their incorporation, a period of twenty "■tyears, they have paid over Four .Millions Dollar®' l-j®ses by fire, thereby affording cv iflce of the advantages of Insurance, as well the ability arid disposition to meet with ■aptness ail liabilities. ■J Losses by Fire. *fes paid during the year 1857, $203,789 4 directors. ■ -V Bancker, ! Mordecai D. l.ewis, 3:i® U'agrier, I David S. Brown, "ae! Grant, Isaac Lea, ! '3ii Smith, j Edward C. Dale, *■ M'. Richards, | George Fales. CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. "tA, Steei., Sec'y pro teiu. Agent for Mifflin county, 11. J. VVAL >*3, Esq., Lewistown. feb2s MOW OROOBR-T, WISION AND FISH STORE, HE subscriber ha* opened a Grocery, Pro vision and Fish Store opposite Major Eisen *' iotel, where he has just received a fine srtoerit of fresh jFamUg (Srocm'rs, which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar, •y. Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers, Ham, Shoulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy ■ iTrmaceo, Segars, Soap, &c. t w, Broom*. Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a . assortment of Willow-ware, which he f lor cash very cheap. *''"' pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes, wOfcS, fcC. 3 8ee prices, and judge for yourselves. JAMES IRWIN. Sugar, Syrups and Teas GREATLY REDUCED. y p Brown Sugar at 9 a 11 cts. per lb. % w hite " 11 al3 do , ifc4s ' ft 2 a 100 do ■Vvnng'a bent Svrup, 75 per gallon ' 1 50 do o:.°* Orleans Molasses, 50 do at the old Steam Mill Store, by J. Junkin k Co. Also, the prices on i J AI REDUCED, (ju ' a call. We. will sell for • -r than any other house. Kennedy, junkin &, co. Ivr DR MARKS - Inuv i re&umfc d the practice of medicine, Sit g r _ wa y he found at his office in the 7 1 iajc%* °PP oß 'te the Lewistown Hotel < 'i 1957.-tf IPIEHSJ4HSIB ASJIS 3>TtngE>HSiSI&IE) HSYT IHB'S'ffIIiSJSHBIBa UsIiSWaS'TOWS'G EOfflflFliiltsy ©ffiS'SSS'S'A IP.£O HARDWARE! To Buy Cheap for Cash, Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's, Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's, Saddlers, buy at Hoffman's, Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's, Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's, Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,; Builders, buy at Hoffman's," Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's. ! Don't forget, if you want good Stoves, Pump i Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery, i Vices, Bellows, Chains, Glass, <fcc , F. J. Hoff man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can | be accommodated. mhll DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS, Medicines, Medicines, Medicines, Faints, Paints, Paints, Glass, Glass, Oil*, Oils, Oil--, Trusses, Trusses, Nt HOFFMAN'S. / 1 AFIDEX SEEDS!—I have now on hand a VJT line assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds, consisting of some of the finest varieties. Pole and Bunch Beans, early and late. Dwarf and Bush do do do Cabbage, do Jo Also, Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese Sugar Catie, and other seeds. mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. 1 have now on hand and shall con t-nue to keep a supply of Extra Superfine Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant to give entire satisfaction. N. B. 1 hose who want a good article can find 'tat mhll F. J. HOFFMANS. ALL PAPER!—As the Spring opens, \\ housekeepers will be looking around for Wall Paper, where a good supply can be found and cheap. This can be done at nihil F. J. HOFFMAN'S. / 1 ROCERIES.—I'. J. Hoffman's is the store FT where good Groceries can be found, and at low prices. mhll O TO\ ES ! S POVES! —A large a*sortment at Fj low prices for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN". IMSII. —Mackerel, Shad and Herring for sale by nihil F. J. HOFFMAN. i?SS3: &&IMP Forsaleby [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN. Sugar Cane and Flower Garden Seeds At [tnhl 1] F. J. HOFFMAN'S. White Corn Meal. An exec Slent article for sale bv nhi 1 F. J. HOFFMAN. iiid iliiuJj i A good article for !2j cent* at mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S TO BUILDERS A\B CARPENTERS. Xj XT M BER! Wm. B. Hoffinan & Co. I T their Lumber Yard on East Third street, TL Lewistown, near the Presbyterian Church, have received, and are now receiving, in addi tion to their large stock of well-seasoned Lum ber— -20,000 ft panel Board* & Plank, from i to 2 in. 10,000 ft first common Boards 50,000 ft second common Boards 20,000 ft 1; inch Boards 15.000 ft Sidings 2,000 lights of Sash, various sizes, 70,000 Plaslerir g Lath, all size*. Plain Siding and ready worked Flooring, Hemlock Joists Scantling. 3x4, 4x5, 4x6, 6x6 Lap and Joint Shingles and Shingle Lath al ways on hand. £Cfr*Doors, Shutter®, Blinds, and Sash made to order. All orders thankfully received and promptly attended to. may2l State and County Taxes. is hereby given to the Taxpayers \ of Mifflin cunty that the Commissioners hnve authorized the different Collectors to make a deduction of PITS PEP- CrEITT. j on (' mutj tax assessed for the year 1858, and a similar deduction of 5 percent, on the State I tax for 1858, if paid on or before the FIRST DAY OF MAY NEXT. On all State and | county taxes for 1858 paid between the Ist i day of May and the Ist day of July, a deduc tion of 2} per cent, will be allowed on each I —after which date the full amount will be charged. By order of the Board, mh4-4m R. 1> SMITH, Clerk. jA- CHiUVCE For Every Person to Raise their Own GRAPES, AAD MAKE THEIR OWK K#E. THE undersigned will deliver from the Ist to the 15th April next, to any persons residing in Mifflin Co., ISABELLA GRAPE I VINES of one year's growth, from cuttings of "Juniata Vineyard," at the following rates, 1 payable when delivered: 25 Vines for $3, | 50 do. for $5.50, 100 do. for $lO. Good Cuttings will he delivered at half the rates for Vines. Also, Osage Orange Hedge Plants to sell, and Hedges grown by contract. Orders must be received before the Ist of April to insure attention. Address A. IIARSHBARGER. McVeytown, Mifflin Co., Pa. NOTICE TO FISHERMEN. IN order to preserve a spawning ground which may continue to supply the Kisha coquillas with trout, I am reluctantly com pelled to prohibit ALL FISHING in the waters on my premises at Brown's Mills. I hope this notice will be regarded by all, but should it not be, I am determined to prosecute those who will be so ungentlemanly as to render , such a proceeding necessary. E. W. HALE. Brown's Mills, April 8, 1858.—4t. |D) MIXiSrWCOD ACAD BMY. fTMIE next Session of this Institution will J. open the First Wednesday of May. ihe Location is healthy, retired, and free from many of the temptations incident to a town life. Connected with the Academy is a Commer cial Department, designed to fit or prepare young men for active business. Students can pursue this branch of study exclusively or in connection with other studies, a* they may see proper. Term. l !—-Per Session of Fire Months. For Board, Tuition, A-c.', $55 00 Double Entry Book Keeping, 20 00 Single Entry " 8 00 Students have the privilege of boarding in the Institution or in private families, as they may prefer. For catalogues containing full particulars, address W. 11. WOODS. Principal, api-Ot Shade Gap, Huntingdon Co., I'a. FREEBURG ACADEMY AND Snyder County Normal School. FREEBURG, I'A. T- rrns—Half payable in advance. j Board, Tuition, Ac. per session of five and a half months, $52 to SOO Tuition alone, Bto 14 Music, French, Drawing A Painting, extra. In connection with the regular academic cotirse, which is full and complete in all par ! ticulars, a Normal Department has been established in which Teachers, and those wishing to become such, can thoroughly prepare themselves f> r the profession. Terms, in this department, $0 per quarter, j The present quarter commenced on the 23d J of March, hut students are admitted at any ! time. !• or catalogues and particulars, address GEO. F. MeFARLAXD, Principal. Froeburg, March 26, 1858. N. S. LAWRENCE'S ; PAPER, PRINTER'S CARD AND ENVELOPE AO. 405 COMMERCE ST., PHILADELPHIA. SSL-Cm-h buyers will find it fir their inter est to call. janT.y rcLLix ®msm & smssh SOS Chestnut St., above Eighth, /.f< <•/ AY-. !.* fcVu'A ®Y cond Sire', PHILADELPHIA. At e now receiving their Spring Importation c f Silk and Millinery Goods, CONSISTING IN CART <> V " Fancy Bonnet and Cap Ribbons, Satin and Taffetas Ribbons, Gros de Naples, (Glace and Plain.) Marcelincs and Florences, Black Modes, English Crapes. Maline and illusion Laces, Ac. Also, a full assortment of FRENCH AND A AFRICAN FLOWERS. Philadelphia, March 18, 1855.-2 in STOVES! STOVES! STOVKS!— Our *!nrk i.f stoves Ihis season is llie laraesl anil most varii d of any slock on hanrl before. Onr assort ! ment embraces Ihe New World, Globe, Sunrise, Capital, j Wm. Penn, Fanny Forester, Girard, Crystal, Flat Top, { St. c ; all for wood and coal. For s ile low by septlT FRANCISCUS. I7URE BRICK! FIRE BRICK!—For Nohlc*. f;lobes Girant, Flat Top, Xe<v World, Oryii ! ui, F.inn> Forrester, and s4unrt.e Cook l?toves, awl for 1 .ill kinds of Kdoiii and Parlor Stoves, can lie bad at the .Stove Warehouse of septl7 F. G. FRANCISCUS. ]~>LACKSMn H'S COAL, J LUMP COAL, WILKESBARRE EGG COAL, SIN BURY COAL. • -Ttisst received, and for sale low, and deliv ■ ered in any part of town, by ; novs SAMUEL COMFORT. Pennsylvania Railroad. ON and after Monday, March 29th, 1858, trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: Eastward Westward. Through Express, 5 35 a. m. 5 51a. m. Fast Mail, 448 p. m. 722 p. m. Altoona Way, 939 a. in. 350 " i Through Freight, 5 45 p. m. 2 05 a. m. I Local " 5 45 " 7 30 " ! Express Freight, 1 40 " 10 20 " , Emigrant, 1 40 " 10 20 " s£sr' Passengers taking the Altoona Way j Train for points west of Altoona, will be de tained at that place until the arrival of the Fast Mail Train west. Fare to Harrisburg, $1 85; to Philadelphia, 5 00; to Altoona, 2 10; to Pittsburgh, 5 60. Ticket Office will be open 20 min utes before the arrival of each Passenger Train. D. E. ROBESON, Agent. 2£o H3o H3IB@WS3 , s> SUULEOA PROFESSIONAL business promptly attend ed to, and charges reasonable. OFFICE on North Main street, second door j below the town Hall, and nearly opposite the j Gazette office. je 21, 1855—tf. SEC. TT. ELDER, Attorney at Law, OFFICE in West Marketstreet,oppositeEisen bise's Hotel, will attend to any business inthe courtsof Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun ties Lewistown. Julv f, 1853. Fruit and Ornamental TREES, Strawberry, Raspberry, Currant, and Gooseberry Plants, in great yariety. Inquire of WM. BUTLER, Lewistown, ; Pa., or J. E. JOHNSTON, Agent, j aug!3 Trenton, New Jersey THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1858. ! iiaiiiiaaaDJa, THE GOLDEN COIN ; OR, THE LITTLE STKEI-'.T lIEGGAR. It was tlu® morning of a New Year that had just set in bright, golden and beautiful. Ihe sun glistined like jeweled raiment in the cloudless sky. The chiming of the silvery sounds of the bells struck joyfully ; upon the listener in the street. The air | was cold, though not piercing; bracing, j though not biting; just cold enough, in truth, to diffuse life and elasticity into every one that moved. I here was a little girl—a child of pov-o erty —on that New \ ear s morning, walking I in the streets with the gay crowd that j swept past. 11 or little feet had grown so i numb, encased only in thin shoes, and those i badly worn, that she could but with diffi j eulty move one before the other. Her | cheeks shook at every step she took, and ■ her lips looked truly purple. Alas! poor i Idsie Gray ! She was a little beggar! Just like the old year was the new year j to her. Just like the last year's sufferings ; were the wants and sufferings of this! The j change ot the year brought no change of } her condition with it. She was poor—her mother was a widow and an invalid, and the child was a poor beggar! In the old and cheerless room gleamed no bright fires of anniversary. No evergreens, no wreaths, no flowers, save a few old withered ones, decked the time-stained walls. There was no sound of merry voices within the door to say to the widow Gray, 4 A happy New \ ear to you, Mrs. Gray.' Heaven seeiued to have walled her and her abode out from the happiness -that was all the world's on that testhe day of the year. It had pro- i vided, to all appearances, no congratula tions, no laughter, no gifts, n > flowers for them. Why? Were they outcasts? Had they outraged their claim® on the wide world's charity"? Had they voluntarily i shut themselves out from the sunlight of j living creatures around them? Mrs. Gray was poor! Little F.lsie stopped at times and breathed her hot breath upon her blue and benumbed fingers, and stamped Iter tiny feet in their casement.® with all the force left in them, and then big tear.® stood trembling in her large blue eyes for a moment, and rolled • slowly down her purple checks as if they would freeze to them. She had left her j mother in bed, sick, exhausted, and faui ' ishing! What wonder that she cried, even though those hot tears only dripped on tlie ] c fld pavement. They might a.® well fall ! there a® elsewhere; and many human hearts ! that pas®ed her were full as icy and hard ! ened. She would have turned back to go j home hud she not thought again of her j ! poor mother; and she went on, though where to go she knew not. She was to ! become a street beggar. AVhere should ! street beggars go? Surely if not home, then where should they go? it was this thought that brought those crystal tears, that started those deep ami irrepressible sobs that checked her instant utterances. A little boy —a bright looking fellow— chanced to pass her as she walked and wept and sobbed. Ile caught the glitter of those tears in the sunshine, and the sieht smote his heart. He knew not what, want and ' suffering were. He had never know n them himself—never once heard of them—knew not what a real beggar was. He stopped suddenly before Elsie, and asked the cause ol her tears. She could make no reply, : her heart was too full. ; Mias anybody hurt you?' asked the feel ! ing little fellow. She shook her head. 4 Have you lost your way?' be persisted. 4 No,' answered the child. ' 1 What is the matter then ?' he asked. 4 Mother is poor and sick, and i am cold and hungry. We have nothing to eat. Our room is qui c cold and there is no wood for us. O ! you do not know all.' 'But I WILL,' replied the manly boy; i 4 where do you live ?' 'Will you go with me?" asked Elsie,her face brightening. 'Yes, let me go with you,'said he; 'show me the way.' Through street, lane and alley she guided him. They reached the door of the hovel. The cold breath of the wind whistled in the cracks and crevices and keyhole before them, as if inviting them in. A sick woman feebly raised her head frotu the pillow, and gave her a sweet smile. 4 Elsie, have you •come?' she faintly said. 4 Yes, mother,' answered the child, and I ! have brought this boy with me. Ido not ; know who he is, but he said he wanted to J come and sec where we live. Did Idowrong i to bring him mother?' ' No, my child,' said the mother. 'lf | he knows how to pity you from his little heart; but lie cannot pity moyet; he is not oldenougb. The bright faced, sunny-heart ed boy gazed in astonishment upon mother : and child. The scene was new to him. He wondered if this was what they called j poverty. lli3 eves looked sadly upon the wasting mother, but they glittered with wonder when turned t > wards Elsie Sud denly they were filled with tears. The want and woe, the barrenness, the desola tion, wore all too much for him. He shud dered at the cold uncovered floor. He gazed mournfully into the fireplace. 11 is | eyes wandered wonderingly over the naked i walls, lookingso uniuvitingly and cheerless. ! Putting his hand in his pocket, ho grasped I the coin that his mother had that very inorn , ing given him, and drew it forth. '\ on may have that,' said he, holding it out to the child, '(>, you are too good! Yon arc too gener ous I fear!' as if she ought not to take it from him. ' Mother will give me another, if I want,' said he. 4 Take it —take it—you shall take it! and he was instantly gone. It was a gold coin of the value ol' five dollars! Mother and child wept together. Then they talked of the good boy whose heart had opened for them on this New Year's Day. Then they let their fancies run and grow wild, and revel as they chose. They look at the glittering piece. There was bread, and fuel, and clothing, nd every comfort in its depths. Now they saw witli in it.® rim, pictures of delight and joy; vis ion® of long rooms, all wreathed, decorated with visions of evergreens and flowers; visions ol smiling faces and happy cmiuren ; sounds of merry voices, and the chiming music of bells; the accent of innocent tongues, and the laugh of gladsome hearts. Ah ! what a philosopher's stone was that coin ! 11.,w it turned everything fir-t into | gold, and then into hap] in ess! llow it grouped around kind ami cheerful friends, and tiiled their ears with kind voices ! How it garlanded all hours of that day with ever greens, and blown roses! Ilow it spread them a laden table, and those guests, too, all satisfied and happy! Oh, what bright ray® shone from that trifling coin of gold ! Could it have been so bright in the child's or man's dark pocket ? No, else it had be fore then burnt its way through, and lent its radiance toothers. Could it have shone with suc-h visions in the rich man's hands. No; else his aiariee would have vanished at once, and his heart would have flowed with generosity. No, No; it was only to the widow and her child that it wore such a sheen, and emitted such brilliant rays, and revealed such sweet and welcome vis ions ! Only for such a® they. The night returned this angel boy to the bleak house, filled with happiness, and lighted with joy ; but h- w,t not alone — his mother was with w,. Glessed boy. He had passed the v...; Now \c.trs Day in making other.® ap; y. Ana how much happier was he himseii ? How hi.® little heart warmed and glowed to see that little chiid uncover the basket he had brought with him, and take out, one by one, the gifts that were stowed there ; and how overjoy ed was he to see his mother offer the sick won.au work and a new home, and to see the sick woman suddenly strong and almost, well, under the influence of kind offices. He wondered il their happiness could be possibly as deep as his own—if their New Year was as bright to them as it wa® to him. He knew not how any one | could be happier than he was at that uio ! incur. Years have rolled away into the silent past. That little girl—Elsie Gray—is a lady. Not a lady only in name, 'out one in deed, in heart and conduct. She dwell® in a suburban cottage, and her husband is wholly devoted to her. The husband is no other than the generous-boy, who on the New Year', festival, accosted her so tender ly in the street and went home with her. Her poor mother sleeps quietly in the churchyard: yet she lived to know that God had provided for her child. She died resigned and happy. WITHHOLDING CORN, j Between eighty and ninety years ago there lived in the Connecticut vallev. two farmers, one of whom was named Hunt and the other Clark. The former in ear ly life had been a man of strong will and somewhat hasty and violent in temper. — Sometimes he had been seen beating his oxen over their heads with the handle of his whip in away to excite the pity of the bystanders, and when expostulated with he excused himself by saying that he had the most fractious team in town. By and by an alteration took place in the temper of farmer Hunt. He became mild and forbearing, and what was remarkable, his oxen seemed to improve in disposition at equal pace with himself. Farmer Hunt joined the 'Church' and was an exemplary man. His neighbors saw the change both in himself and his team. It was a marvel to the whole town. One of his townsmen asked him for an explanation. Farmer Hunt said, 4 I've found out a secret about my cattle; formerly they were unmanage able; the more I whipped them and clubbed them the worse they acted. But now when they are contrary I go behind the load, sit down and sing Old Hundred, and strange as it mav appear, no sooner have 1 ended than the oxen go along as quietly as a nuin could wish. I don't know how it i®, but they really seem to like singing.' In the course of a few years the two.far mers were chosen deacons of the church, and they both adorned their profession. About the time of their election a grievous famine prevailed in the valley, and the far mers generally were laying up their corn to plant the ensuing season. A poor man went to Deacon Hunt, and said: ' I have come to buy a bushel of corn ; New Series—Vol, llln ! No, 25. here is the money; it, is abc ga ;! u ' r -' " \ rarfc The deacon tuld him he could* 13, i■! r. a bushel for love or money, lie ing double the usual quantity for £„ , Ihe next year, aud had t,/stint e . os " family. The man urged his suit 4° 00 , I V~ At last he said : vused, it 4 Deacon, if you don't let me hav' ' ' un r i ii > next a corn 1 shall curse you. ■ t ~ "|. i,i ; ye it a 4 Curse me. replied the deacon : ... , , 1 ' A'lll not dare you do so ? 'Because,' answered the man, 'the I "A. , ' ,lrom says so. 'Nonsense!' exclaimed Deacon Hi ' 4 there's no such thing in the Bible.' 4 Ye.® there is,' replied the poor man.?' D 'Well.' ®ai j the deacon, 4 if you can 0 p any sueh text El 1 give you a bushel of They went into the house, when theb - went to the old family Bible, turne* Proverbs 11. xxvi, and read: 'He that vif hoi doth corn, the people shall curse ° but blessings shall be upon the hcad^ tal ' bim that selleth it.' The deacon was lairly caught. 4 Coq. said he, 'and 1 will be asgoodp a a ce my word.' He took him to the corn e measured out a full bushel of corn, helper, the man put it into his bag,assistedhim in slinging it iq on his shoulder, and just be fore his departure, being something of a wag, he said, with .twinkle <.fi the eye, '1 say, neighbor, a'-cr you have carried t.hi.- corn home, go up to Deacon Clark aim curse him out. of another bushel.' J&ornl anO lUUfltouG. A HOME IN HEAVED Here in liie boUv pent. Absent from him 1 roam. Vet tii'.-litiy pitch my moving lent A <i:ij'; march nearer homo. My Father's house on l.igh. Home of my soul—how near At times to faith's far eseelng eye The gohien gates appear! Ah. then my spirit pants To the land I love. The bright ifiheiiiaiu'r *f saints,. Jerusalem above. Yet clouds will intervene, Aud all my prospect iltes; Lite Noah's dove 1 tilt between, Kougit seas and stormy skies. Anon the clouds disperse. The winds and walers cease. While sweetly o'er my gla.iceued l.eait Kxpancis the bow of peace. [Moxioomcrt TIIE HOI. II OF PRAYER How quietly the hour of twilight steals on. The sun s ia.st golden ray. which lin gered ®o long upon the eastern mountain, as "if parting were sweet sorrow," hasdis apj eared. The last rosy tint is fading from the evening cloud. A deeper shadow set ;lcs over the vabey. One by one "night's unwearied watchers" shine out in theii '• iar off depths." The bin! folds its weary wines within it.® little nest. The murmur of the bee is still. "The busy hum of man i.®" hushed. For a hriet space the restless world reposes. It is the hour of prayer and meditation —the Sabbath of the day. " All is sr> still, g'® in <"irih and .nr You ncarcc would start t ine< i i ttpirit lliert- Secure, thai naught of evil con rt delight To walk ill such a -tcne on such a night." It breathes its own blessed quiet over the christian's spirit, and di®poses him to deep and earnest communings with him self, and with his Father. The world lo ses its hold upon hi® heart, wealth, pleas ures, honors, earth's vain array, seem now but what tliey are —illusions, fleeting eares aud vexation-, which, perhaps, too much ; occupied his mind, and ruffled his temper during the day, now sink into their real in- I significance. He lifts his eyes to the mag-, niticant firmament above him and feels he is but a speck, an atom, in the vast crea ! tion; he think.® of his immortal spirit, and the priceless ransom paid for it, and knows it outweighs the worth of worlds. TO BECOME EX HARPY In the first place, if you want to be mis erable, be selfish. Think all the time of yourself and of your things. Do not care about anybody else. Have no feeling for any one but yourself. Never think of e joying the satisfaction of seeing others hap py; but rather, if you see a smiling face, bo jealous, lest another should enjoy what you have not. Envy every one who is better off in any respect than yourself; think unkindly towards them, and speak ill of them. Be constantly afraid lest some one should encroach upon your rights ; be watch ful against it, and if any one comes near your things, snap at him like a mad dog. Contend earnestly for everything that is your own, tho' it may uot be worth a dime ; for your "rights" are just as mueh concern ed as if it were a pound of gold. Never yield a point. Be very sensitive; and take everything that is said to you in playful ness in the most serious manner. Be jealous of your friends, lest they should not think enough of you; and it at any time they should seem to.voglect you, put the worst construction you caw upon their oonduct. Time. —We look for the Louies ot our childhood, they are gone; for the friends of childhood, they are gone. The toyea and animosities of youth, where are thfcyX Swept awav like the sandy bed of the river
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