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THE (|t'EEX OF END LAND.
William IV., third son of George
HI had left no children who could
have succeeded to the throne, and the
crown passed therefore to the daugh
ter of Ins brother, fourth son of George,
the Duke of Kent. This was the
Princess Alexandrian Victoria, who
was born at Kensington Palace on
Mav 24, 1819. The princess was
therefore at this time little more than
eighteen years of age. The Duke of
Kent died a few months after the
birth of his daughter, and the child
was brought up under the care of his
widow. She was well brought up;
both as regards her intellect, her char
acter and lier training was excellent.
Hie was taught to be self-reliant,
brave, and systematical. Prudeuce
and economy were inculcated ou her
as though she had been Irnrn to be
poor. Due is not generally inclined
to attach much importance to what
historians tell us of the education of
contemporary princes or princesses;
but it cannot be doubted that the
Princess Victoria was trained for in
telligence and goodness. There is a
pretty description, which has been
often quoted, but will bear citing once
more, given by Miss Wynne, of the
manner in which the young sovereign
received the news of accession to a
throne. The Archbishop of Cantep
lmry, Dr. Howley, and thesLord
Chamberlain, the Marquis of Conyng
liatn, left Windsor for Kinsington
Palace, where the Princess Victoria
had been residing, to inform her of the
King's death, it was two hours aft< r
midnight wbeu they started, and they
did not reach Kensington until live
o'clock iu the morning. They knock
ed, they rang, they thumped for a
considerable time before they could
arouse the porter at the gate; they
were again kept waiting in the court
yard, then turued into one of the
lower rooms, where thev seemed for
gotten by everybody. Thev rung the
hell, and desired that the attendant of
the Princess Victoria might Ire sent to
inform Her Highness that they re
quested uu audience on business of
importance. After another delay', and
another ringing to inquire the cauc,
the attendant was summoned, who
stated that the Princess was in such a
* sweet sleep that she could not venture
to disturb her. Then they said, "We
are come on business of state to the
Queen, and even her sleep must give
way to that." It did; and to prove
that she did not keep them waiting, in
a few minutes she came into the room
in a loose while nightgown ami shawl,
her nightcap thrown off, and her hair
falling upon her shoulders, her feet in
slippers, tears in her eyes, but per
fectly collected and dignified. The
Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, was
presently sent for, and a meeting of
the Privy Conncil summoned for
eleven o'clock, when the Lord Chan
cellor administered the usual oaths to
the Queen, and Iler Majesty received
in return the oaths of allegiance of the
Cabinet Monsters and other privy
councilors present. Mr. Greville, who
was usually as little disposed to record
any enthusiastic admiration of royalty
and royal personage as Humboldt or
Varnhagen von Lnsc could have been,
lias described the scene in words well
worthy of quotation ; "The King died
at twenty minutes after two iu the
morning, and the young Queen met
the Council at Kensington Palace at
eleven. Never was anything like the
fir-t impression she produced, or the
chorus of praise and admiration which
is raised about her manner and be
haviour, and certainly not without
justice. It was very extraordinary,
and something far beyond what was
looked for. llcr extreme youth and
inexperience, and the ignorance of the
world concerning her, naturally ex
cited intense curiosity to see how she
would act under this trying occasion,
and there was a considerable assem
blage at the place, notwithstanding
the short notice which was given.
The first thing to he done was to teach
her her lesson, which, for this purpose,
Melbourne had himself to learn. She
bowed to the lord, took her scat, and
theu read her speech in a clear, dis
tinct, and audible voice, and without
any appearance of fear or embarrass
ment. She was quite plainly dressed,
and in mourning. After she had roud
her speech, and taken and signed tbc
oath for the security of the Church of
Scotland, the privy councillors were
•■worn, the two royal dukes first by
themselves; and as these two old men,
her uncles, knelt before her, swear
'ng allegiance and kissing her hand,
£ho blushed up to the eyes, as if she
felt the contrast between their civil
and their natural relations, nnd this
was the only sign of emotion which
she evinced. Bhe seemed rather lie
wildered at the multitude of men who
were sworn, and who came, one after
another, to kiss her hand ; but she did
not speak to anybody, nor did she
make the slightest difference iu her
manner, or show any iu her counte
nance, to any individual of any rank,
station or party. The interest or cu
riosity with which the demeanor of
the young Queen was watched was all
the keener because the world in gen
ial kuew so little about her. Not
merely was the world in general thus
ignorant, hut even the statesmen and
ofliciuls in closest communication with
court circles were in almost absolute
ignorance. According to Mr. Gre
ville, whose authority, however, is not
to be taken too implicitly except as to
matters which he actually saw, the
young Queen had been previously
kept in such seclusion by her mother
—"never," ho says, "having slept out
of her bedroom, nor been with any
body but herself and the Baroness Len
zeu"—that "not one of her acquain
tance, none of the attendants at Ken
sington, not even the Duchess of
Northumberland, her governess, have
any idea what she is or what she prom
ises to lie." There was enough in the
court of the two sovereigns who went
before Queen Victoria to justify any
strictness of seclusion which the Ducli
ess of Kent might desire for her daugh
ter. It was remarked with some in
terest that the Queen subscribed her
self simply 'Victoria,' and not, as had
been expected, 'Alexandrina Victoria.'
Mr. Greville mentions in his diary of
December 24, IHI9, that 'the Duke of
Kent gave the name of Alexandrina
to his daughter in compliment to the
Emperor of Russia. Bhe was to have
the name of Georgiana, but the Duke
insisted upon Alexandrina being her
first name. The Regent sent for
Lieven,' the Russian ambassador, hus
band of the famous Princes de Lieven,
'and made him a great muny compli
ments, en fe persifiant, on the Em
peror's being godfather, but informed
him that the name of Georgiana could
be second to no other in this country,
and therefore she could not hear it at
all.' It was a very wise choice to em
ploy simply tho name of Victoria,
around which no uugeniai associations
of any kind hung at that time, and
which can have only grateful associa
tions in the history of this country for
the future.
DISCOVERY OF MASONIC EMBLEMS.
From despatch to the Now York World.
WASHINGTON, March '*o. —Judge
I Philip H. Morgan, the newly-appoint
|ed Minister to Mexico, bus recently
' returned from Egypt, where for three
| years past he has held the position of
' Judge of the International Court. He
is here in attendance at the Department
of State, receiving his instructions pre
j paratory to assuming charge of his
I new office.
To a representative of the World
Judge Morgan last night spoke very
| freely regarding the discovery of Ma
| onic emblems in the base of the
i Egyptian obelisk now being removed
!>v Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe.
' He was in Egypt at the time of the
| excitement fiver the matter, and in
, company with prominent members of
; the Masonic fraternity he visited the
obelik and examined the emblems.
: He says that as soon as the Masons
who visited the scene were shown suc
cessively the column, square and trowel
in the base of the obcli-k they pro
j nounced them exact emblems of the
I Masonic order. "Not ouly," said he,
i "were these things identical with the
Masonic emblems of to-dnv, but they
j were arranged in precisely the same
| position in which thev would he placed
now by a Masonic lodge. The square
: was made of much finer stone than
| the stone used in the other part of the
! base, and was the only piece (hat differ
\ ed in thape from (he block* contained in
i (he ba*e. The most conclusive feature,
! however, alsuit the matter was (he well
' defined and genuine trowel that wa*
found imbedded in one of three stone*.
' It woe precisely the name form a* the
trowel* now used by Mason*. It was
made of irou, and although corroded,
the shnpe was well preserved with the
exception of a small niece broken off
the flange on one side. I *aw these
\ thing* myself," said Judge Morgan,
"and J have 110 doubt that they are the
sign* of Masonry. They were not put
there without a purpose, nnd no one
can dispute that they are symbols of
something, and in view of their being
identical with the Masonic emblems
and arranged iu precisely the same
order, I think that the most natural
inference is that the foundation of that
obelisk was designed to perpetuate the
emblems of Masonry."
Continuing, Judge Morgan said;
| "The importance of this discovery to
Masonry rests in the fact that if we
assume that the obelisk was erected
some thirty vcars before Christ, Ma
sonry will Jute back much further
than heretofore. If, however, that
obelisk was transferred to Alexandria
and re-erected on the same base that
had previously been used, and in the
same condition that it had existed at
Helinpolis, from which it was taken,
then it dates back the origin of Mason
ry to a period beyond our knowledge."
Judge Morgan spoke very highly of
LieuL-Cominauder Gorridge, whom he
regards as a* very capable man in
scientific engineering. He said that
while there had been more or less jeal
ousy on the part of European engi
neers of Lieutenant-Commander Gor
ridge and a disposition to ridicule liiin
at the start, those, at least, who wit
nessed his engineering operations were
surprised at the simplicity of his meth
ods and the ease with which he han
dled the huge stoue needle. When
Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe was
iu London he endeavored to obtain an
insurance on the obelisk, but the Eng
lish companies would only agree to in
sure it upon condition that he would
pledge himself to adopt the methods
by which the other obelisk had been
removed to England in 1877. This
he refused to do, saying that he would
adopt his own American method, which
he thought was the best. Judge Mor
gau has no doubt that the obelisk in
due time will be sufclv landed in New
York.
Walking with tho World.
MY MM*. MATILDA C. EDWARD*.
The Church nnd flic World wHlkr.l far apart,
Oil th* changing shore of (line;
Tin* \N orld wan singing a giddy mug,
And th<* Church a hymn luitlimn.
"Com*, give iu<* your hand," cried tho merry World,
• Add walk with ino this wa>
lint tins good Church hid her snowy liamift,
Ami solemnly answered, "Nay,
I will hot give you my hand at all,
Ami I w ill not Walk With JWU
Your way is llie wav to endless death,
Your worda arc nil uulruf."
"Nay, walk with me hut a little spare,"
Kald the World, with a kindly air;
"The road I walk Is a pleasant road.
And the sun shines always there ,
Your |Miili is thorny and rough ami rude,
Ami mine is broad and plain ;
My road is paved with llowers ami dew,
Ami yours with tears and pain ;
The sky above me Ualways blue;
No want, 110 toll I know ;
The sky altore you is always dark ;
I our lot Is a lot of w<e ;
My path, V'U aee, is a broad, fair one,
And my gate U high and w ide ;
There is room enough for you ami for me
To travel side by side."
Half shyly the Church approarhed the World,
Ami gave lit tit her hand of snow ;
The old World gtaspwd it and walked along,
Haying Iu accents low,
"Your dre-s U too simple to please my taste ;
I will give you pearls to wear,
Kit h velvets and silks for your graceful form,
Ami diamond* to deck your hair "
The ( liurcll looked down at her plain white robes,
And theu at the ds/rlirig World,
Ami blushed as she saw his handsome lip
M tth a smile contemptuous curled.
| "l will cliaiige my (IISM f.r a costlier oli."
Hani the ( bun n with a smile of grace ;
Then her pure white garment* drilled away,
Ami the World gave in tlis-lr place
Beautiful satins ami shining silks.
Ami rose* and gem* ami pearl*;
And over her fopehead her bright hair fell,
| Crisped In a thousand curls.
I "Your house is too plain," said the proud old World :
"I'll build you one like mine;
Carets of |titinsels and rnrtsin* of lace,
Ami furniture ever so fine."
So he Unit her a costly and beautiful house;
Hplendol it was to beliold;
Her son* and her la-autilul daughters dwell there,
| Gleaming in purple ami gold,
I And fairs nod iliuwi in the halls were h> Id
And tlm V\ orld and Ins < hiblrco were there.
And laughter and moalr ami feusi* wer- heard
j Iu the place that was meant for prayer ;
j Hha had cushioned pews for the rich and great
To sit in their pomp ami pride;
Vt Idle the poor folks, < lad iu their shabby suits,
i Hat meekly dowu outside.
The nngel of men v flew ovr the Church,
And wht*|>ered, "I know thy sin."
! Then the Church looked Isu k with a sigh, and lobged
To gather her children it*
But some were off at the midnight laiii,
And som* were off at the play,
Au i soim a.-re drinking Iff nkoaa .
Ho she quietly Went her way.
Then the sly World gallantly said to her,
"Your children mean no harm,
Merely Indulging In Innr* ent s|*rta,"
I Ho alie leaned oil Ills proffered arm,
- And smiled ami chatted, and gathered flowers.
And she walked along with the World!
j While millions and millions of deathless souls
[ To the li>rrihle gulf were hut I'd.
I "Your preacher* ace all too old and plain,"
I Hold the gsy World with a sneer ,
"They fright* II my children with dreadful tales,
W hlch I like not for them to hmr;
' They talk of brimstone, and Are ami pain,
| And tho horror* of rml)aa night •
j They talk of a place that should Out b*
Mentioned to ears polit*.
: I will send you wme of the——tamp,
Br ill lan', and gay and fast.
Who will tell them that poop I • may live aa they list,
j And go to heaven at last
. The Father is merciful, great and good.
Tender ami I rue and klud;
; IK. you think lie would tak- a child to heaven,
i And leave the re| to-hind '
i Ho he filled her house with gay divines,
| Gifted and great ami learned ;
And the plain old men I hat preached the croai
Were mil of her pui|*JU turned.
"You give too much to the jwor," said the World,
* Far more that, you ough* to do.
If the jaa.r need shelter ami loud and dothes,
W fy need It troih|* you T
Go fake ywur money and bay rich robe*.
And horses and arriages fine.
And pearls and jewels sml dainty f.*d.
And the rarest and costliest wine .
My children, they dote on alt such things,
| And if you their love would win,
' Yot MI *T no a* TMBT no, and walk in the ways
Thai the? are walking in."
• Then the Char* h held tightly the string* of her purse.
Aiel grao-fully lowered her bead.
And simpered, "I've given (no tnorh away ;
I'll do, sir, a you hae and ''
J Ho th" poor were turned from her door In arum,
j Ami *he h#*.rd not the orphan's rry ;
I And she drew |er beautiful rotas aside,
A* th* widows went weeping by ;
J Atd Ihe *ott* of the World and the sons of the Chun h
j Walked closely hand and liert.
And oJTLV THE M VST If. WHO RROWETH ALL
I CoiTUI TILL THE TWO AfAET.
Then the Chnrch sat down at her ease, and said,
"I'm rich and in g>>d* Increased ;
j I hare need of nothing and naught to do
' But to laagh and dance and feast
! And the sly Wi*rhl heard her and langhed in his tletrt,
And morking|y said, aside, •
j "The Church Is fallen, the l*eautiful ChWfrh,
And her shame is her boost and prids "
; The angel drew n*wr to the mercy seat,
| And whispepad In sighs her name.
And the saints their anthem* of rapture hushed,
And n irrel their heads with shame ;
And a voice carne down through tire hush of heaven
From llim who oat on the throne;
I know thy work, and how thon hast said,
'I am rich,' and bast not known
That thou art naked, poor and blind.
And wretched l*efura My face;
Therefore, from My presence | cast thee oat,
And Idol thy name from its placa."
SEVER HNl'B A CHILD.
From the Rnrel Nw Yorker.
This was what our minister said in
his sermon recently, anil if those four
words made as much impression on
the rest of his congregation as they
did on us, that sermon will prove of
more real practical value than most
that are preached, and the children of
generations yet unborn will have good
renson to raise up and call the preach
er blessed. We have no idea of giving
a report of that sermon or even a
synopsis of it. What we have quoted
is iu itself a sufficient topic for con
sideration, aud enough to furnish for
thought through one sitting.
"Sever snub a child." Mind that,
you fathers and mothers who will read
this; Think for a moment what is the
effect a hasty, thoughtless word may
make on the child's disposition. The
little one may come to you when you
are worn out by toil, tired from mental
labor, engaged in reading or in con
versation, or busied with some per
plexing task, and trouble you with an
innocent question. If you arc vexed
don't show it, don't fret, dqp't look
cross, don't speak hastily, answer the
question as well ns you can—some
questions that children ask are not
easily answered—and send the child
away kindly. Its pleasant face will
diffuse light and love over the whole
bouse anil do you a better service than
you may be aware of. A frown, a
rebuke, even the slightest check will
■how its effect on the child's counte
nance, and you may be sure it goes
deeper than you can see, aud lasts
longer than you may think.
No opportunity to cultivate a child'**
self-respect should ho neglected. That
is the foundation of true manhood,
and he who builds on any other builds
on quicksand. Belter that than the
education of the schools or fortunate
business connections, hiirh birth or
intluoutial friends. These are all well
as adjuncts, but altogether thoy are
less to be desired than tbat self-re
spect which begets confidence, energy
anil self-reliance.
If you want to try an experiment,
take a dog and subject it for six
months to the same treatment some
children receive, and observe the ef
fect. Our word for it, you will give
it such a disposition that it will be
known all over your neighborhood as
nn animal to lie avoided. .Somewhat
like edicts are produced on all other
animals. There are, of course, differ*
encea. Some will be more easily af
fected than others, as their natural
dispositions differ, but a harsh word is
never without injury, and, if this is
the case with animals whose apprecia
tion a 4 ' praise or blame must be com
paratively small, what must be the
result when a finely organized child is
the subject ?
Many brutal instincts may, in a
measure, bo overcome by kimiucss,
and, on the contrary, humanity be
comes dulled by undeserved reproof,
even when it is not formulated in
words. The world would l>e better if
there were more kindly words, and
many a child grows up to be a hard
hearted, unloving man who, if reared
in an atmosphere of kindness, would
have nourished the seeds of affection
planted in his youthful days, and in
his maturity been a blessing to all
around him.
Il MSI!Fit ItV KINDNESS.
A (Quaker having been disturbed
! one night bv footstciui around bis
! dwelling, arose from bis bed and cau
tiously opened the back door to re
| eonnoitre. Close by was an out-house,
and undur it a cellar, near a window
of which was a man busily engaged in
receiving the contents of his pork
barrel from another within the cellnr.
The Quaker approached, and the man
on the outside (led. He stepjed up to
the cellar window and received the
pieces of pork from the thief within,
who, after a little time, asked his sup
|M>sed accomplice, in a whisper, "Shall
we take it all?" The owner of the
pork said, softly, "Ves, take it all;"
.and the thief handed up the balance
through the window, ami then came
up himself. Imagine bis consterna
tion when, instead of greeting his com
panion in crime, he confronted the
Quaker! Both were astonished; for
the thief proved to lie a near neighbor,
of whom none would have suspected
such conduct. He pleaded for mercy,
t*egged him not to ex|K*se him, s|*oke
I of the necessities of poverty,and prom
ised faithfully never to steal again.
"If thou hadst asked me for meat,"
said the Quaker, "it would have been
given thee. I pity thy poverty, and
thy weakness, and esteem thy family.
Thou art forgiven."
The thief was greatly rejoiced, and
wns about to depart, when the Quaker
said :
"Take the jKrk, neighl>or."
"No, no," enid the thief, "I don't
wan't the pork."
"The necessity was so great that it
lead thee to steal. One-half of the
|xirk thon must take with thee.*'
The thief insisted that he could
never cat a morsel of it. The thought
of the crime would make it choke
him. He hegged the privilege of let
, ting it alone. But the Quaker wa*
inflexible, and furnished the man with
a hag, had half the pork put therein,
and laying it upon his hack, ynt him
home with it. lie met his neighbor
daily for several years afterward,
and their families visled together, but
the matter was kept secret; and though
in after vears the circumstance was
mentioned, the name of the delinquent
was never made known. The puuish
ment was severe and effectual. It
was probably his first—it was certain
ly his last attempt tostcnl.
Had the man been arraigned be
fore a court of justice aud imprisoned
for the petty theft, how different might
hnve been the result! His family
disgraced, their peace destroyed, the
man's character ruined, and his spirit
broken. Ucvengc, not penitence, would
have swayed his heart; the scorn of
the world would have blackened his
future, and in all probability he would
have commenced a course of crime at
which, when his first oflence was com
mitted, his soul would have shuddered.
And what would the owuer of the
pork have gaiued ? Absolutely noth
ing. Kindness was the best punish
ment, for it saved whrte it punished.
TIIE IXTEKEMT THE SEW BIBLE.
From a paper by Dr. Holland in
Seribner for March wo take these par
agraphs : We recently attended a par
lor meeting of the American revisers,
at the house of Hon. Wm. E. Dodge,
in New York, during which we became
aware of what seemed to us the ignor
ance of these revisers touching the
tremendous public iuterest that gath
ers around the work they have doue,
and are to do. It seemed to us that
they did not understand the fecliug of
the public upon the matter at all; that
they did not appreciate the interest
with which the result of the work is
regarded, nor the perfect confidence
with which that result is awaited. It
ia the modesty that naturally attends
true scholarship, we presume, which
leads them to suppose that their work
will be severely criticised—that it will
disappoint many by its changes, and
many others by its few and trivial
alterations. Ami it may as well be
stated just here that they are not to
present the Knglish world with a now
version. It is simply to be the old
version revised, freed from its errors,
and possessing in every way the ad
vantages of all the study and discove
ry of the two hundred and seventy
years that have pnsscd since 1010—
the date of the issue of "King James'
Bible." The old form of language,
which has itself become sacred to the
eyes, ears and hearts of Bible-loving
people, is to be preserved.
j \\ e say that it seemed to us that
I the revisers at this meeting failed
to appreciate the popular confidence
j with which the result of their work is
awaited. We believe, from the feel
| ing everywhere around us, that the
j result of' this revision will be received
with unquestioning confidence. The
i public understand tbat the revision
will be the work of the hot scholar
' ship of two countries, selected and ex
ercised upon a broad and catholic
j basis, and arriving at a result that is
essentially unanimous, his believed
tbat these men know all there is known
! upon the subject which engages their
attention; and the new revision will
f be received, in our opinion without a
I question. Indeed, we doubt whether
| there is any divine living, outside of
j this circle of ni"o, who can publicly
; undertake to criticise their work with
out danger to bis own reputation. Of
| course, there will be great curiosity to
; see what kind of work the revised vc*r
| sion will make of accepted doctrines
and various sects. It is quite |>ossible
! that certain proof-texts that have been
1 used to uphold precious old dogmas, or
instate uud support sects, will be rid
dled; but we have no idea tbat the
| essential facts ami doctrines recorded
lin life Book will be changed. Indeed,
j we already have this assurance from
j the revisers themselves. lx>ve to God
ami men will remain the beginning
and end of religion, and obedience to
law will lie the whole of morality.
The record of the life and death of
Christ will be changed in no essential
particular, and lie will still remain,
what he has always been, the central
figure and the informing ami inspiring
j force of the religion called by his
name. If the men who have called
themselves by other names get a turn
-1 hie, who cares* But the great, unde
niable fact that Bible-reading Chris
tians, of nil names, are waiting f.>r the
new revision with such interest tbat
| there is not one of them Iwtween the
| Atlantic and I'acific • feeans who will
| not purchase one at the first opportu*
! nitv, is full of grateful significance,
alike honorable to themselves and to
the self-saeritiring workers who have
sustained, without money and without
! price, the long and arduous task of
preparing a perfect Bible in the Ivng-
I iish language.
To (ontrol Federal Flections.
BOll* 1.1 1.1. TO BEGI I.ATI THE SIMIIER OF
M rERVISOB* AMD Did'TV MARSH At.*.
The House Judiciary committee, at
its meeting on the 10th instant, pissed,
by a party vote, the bill introduced
into the House June 4,1*79, "to regu
late the uumber and pay of United
; Statisi supervisors of elections ami
special deputy marshals Hppuiutcd un
der sections 2012 and 2021 of the lie
j vised Statutes." The bill is as follows:
Be it enacted, Thst not more than
one deputy marshal shall he ap|K)inteJ
i in any voting precinct or district by the
marshal of the district in which such
| city or town may be situated, by virtue
'of the Huthority conferred in section
j 2.021 of the Hevised Statutes.
Section 2 provides that the supervi
sors appointed by and under the au
; thority of section 2 012 of the Hevised
. Statutes and the deputy marshals al
| lowed by section 2,021 as modified here
j in shall not receive more than one dol
lar and fifty cents per day for their ser
vices, and the marshals shall not serve
more than three days and the supervi
•ora more than six daya for which they
receive pay.
Sec. 3. No other fees SHrII be charged
for any aerricea by said officers to the
United States, nor shall any other fees
t>e paid them out of the public Trea
sury.
Sec. 4. Xo fees shall bo paid except
in pursuance of an express appropria
tion by Congreas for that purpose..
When the bill cornea before the
House nn amendment will be offered
in the form of an additional section
providing that it shall not he lawful
for any deputy marshal or supervisor
of election to nrreat or iinprisou on
elecliou day any election officer, act
ing in such capacity, for any offense
against the election laws, hut a war
rant of process may l>e executed at
any time after the close of election
day. There was no discussion ou the
bill in committee, though the two Re
publican members who were present
voted against, all the Democratic
members in iu favor.
The Art of Talking.
If we notice closely we shall find
the people who are the most popular
in social life are those who understand
not only how no talk themselves, but
how to make others talk. This is a
very valuable gift. To be able so to
direct conversation as to draw out the
opinions and quicken the thoughts of
thoso with whom you talk—this is an
accomplishment Indeed. It makes
each a contributor to the enjoyment of
all, *Qd leaves with each a pleasant
of having said something which
others were trim] to hear. There is n
good deal ol this sort of conversation
missionary work waiting to l>c done,
and the time which we *|>ciid chatting
aliout the weather might be profitably
devoted to it. it should \nc borne in
mind that there is scarcely any one of
average intelligence who cannot, if he
is drawn out, talk interestingly and
instructively about, at least, one/thing,
the thing with which he is most prac
' tieally familiar or which is connected
with his regular labor. Whoever talks
! thus much with socialist* upon their
i chosen department of labor or thought
will get together a fund of valuable
information not to IK; learned from
I book-.
M it. JKFPEIISOH, when his second
I term us President was approaching its
i close and some of his warm jersorial
friends desired that he should again l>ea
! candidate, addressed the following let
ter to the Legislature* of Vermont,
; New Jersey and Pennsylvania, iu which
he sets forth in clear and concise lan
j guage why he would not disregard
! the precedent of his illustrious predt
, eessor by another election. Just now
when this question is agitating the
1 public mind, his letter should be care
fully read and deeply pondered by
every citizen. It should be tbe one
bright guiding star to his course in
the great struggle now approaching.
We hope our readers will give this
letter, herewith published, the mo-t
profound consideration and medita
| tion :
Ir.f rsiiFK 10, I*o7.
To thr Lnjufahtrc of Vermont:
i I ieceived in due season the address
I of the Legislature of Vermont, bearing
j late tbe "<th of November, 1800, in
| which, with their approbation of the
general course of my administration,
; they were so good as to express their
' desire that 1 would consent to bo pro
i posed again to the public voice on the
expiration of my present term of office.
| Kutertaining a I do for the I.egiMa
| tore of Vermont tho-e sentiments of
j high re-pect which would have prompted
an immediate answer, 1 was certain,
nevertheless, they would approve a
! delay which had for its object to avoid
! a premature agitation of the public mind
! on a subject so interesting as tbe elec
tion of n t'hief Magistrate.
'1 hat 1 should fay down my charge at
{ ft proper period is as much a duty as to
have born it faithfully. If some ternii
! nation to ttie services of the Chief Mag
i-irate tie riot fixed by tbe Constitution,
or supplied by practice, his office,
! nominally for years, will in fact become
; f>r life; and history shows how easily
i that degenerates into an inheritance.
Believing that a representative govern
ment responsible at short periods of
; election is that which produces thn
greatest sum of happiness to mankind,
i I feel it u duty to do no act which shall
| essentially impair that principle; and
i I should unwillingly lie tbe person who,
disregarding the sound precedent set
by an illustrious predecessor, should
hirnih the first example of prolonga
tion beyond the second term of office.
For tlie approbation which the J.i-gis
latuieof \eimont has been pleased to
I express of tbe principles and measures
pursued in tbe management of their
I affairs, I am sincerely thankful, and
j should I be so fortunate as to carry into
retirement the cjual approbation end
good will of cy fellow citizens generally,
I it will .e tbe comfort of my future days,
j and will close a service of forty years
with the only reward it ever wished.
Iwo days after the publication of
tbe foregoing letter, to wit, on the 21st
of December, I*o7, lie wrote to tho
Appomattox Association (Baptist)
j thus ;
Believing that a definite period of re
tiring from this station will tend mater
| tally to secure our elective form of gov
eminent, and sensible, too, of that
decline which advancing years brings
on, 1 have (elt it a duty to withdraw at
the close of my present term of office;
i and to strengthen by practice a princi
ple which 1 deem salutary. That others
may be found whose talenU and integri
ty render them proper deposits of the
public liberty and interests, and who
likve made themselves known bv their
eminent services, we can all affirm of
our persona! knowledge.
An Awful ( on bat.
RATS IW CorNTl.lt*® SWARMS ATTACK AND
PlsriGt'Rß TWO U*N.
From S|>M-tal PS|k-b to thr Pot.
PKDEK, N. C.. March 9.—A re
markable and perhaps unprecedented
combat took place at Boslick's mill,
near this place, this morning. It
seems that Gen. Boslick and oue of
his employes, Anderson Wayleas, went
into a cornbouse, which had been
stored with corn for nearly twelve
months, and which has beeu closed for
that length of time. After getting in
they found that tbe place was literally
alive with rats, which began to attack
fiercely the two men, who in vain
attempted to beat them off. The rata
came upon tbera in droves, biting them
about the bends, face and legs, several
actually getting under Wayiess' shirt.
Both men cried for help, and were
rescued from (heir perilous situation.
Tho whole of Gen. Bostick's left ear
was eaten off and his face horribly
bitten Wnpless' nose and lips were
so badly bitten that his best frieuds
could uot recognize him, and hia left
eye was torn from its socket.
Now being leap-year, any wife is
privileged to go down town after 10
o'clock and hunt up ber husband and
read him a lecture on larks and other
birds.
"THIS has nothing to do with relig
ion—it is a worldly concern," said a
Syrian convert to the missionary who
had reproved him for lying in busi
ness.