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Oh, morning sky Ere the wild sun bath dashed F t ascorching banner zenith-high, ',splendor unabashed, q a ale out thy 'dawning eye, .17.1 e is a look so free, of love and grata and glee Ali liberty serene, 1:t oh! thisburning heart of tine -yearning for the hour divine When it may seek thy scene. could the grave were in thy breast, insteaff-of on the earth ; lie field - of an eternal rest Should have a boundlcssi girth. were a charnel fit for Ale; ar nobler than our couch;of sods, here outward bloom and inward gltom Can never harmoniie ; •t sweeter were an azure tomb Among the,stars and skies. - am the,Philaclelplaia Dollar NergFpaper.] .The' Choice. WE 3. LYTLE 6761:013.50:5. WILL IT PROFIT IF RE GAIN .oLt-won.LD AND LOSE HIS OWE SOUL?" • this world. its pkmp, its pride, who bieathe, to Death allied, with a common fate? . ',lto store up wealth on earth, ing . ioys of priceless worth, :h the just man await ? irked man, in princely halt, lye obedient to his•call, bid idle plea Sure ; :en disease attacks his frame, hed on his Led in racking pain, boofs his swollen treasure? )rtitless7proi.es the garnem'd wealth, ircha3ed for him while in health favor of the great; . his fad approaches nigh, les, with a moisten'd eye, ggir at his gate!: hours around hirrVerowd, iyers and protestations loud, .ultures round their prey ; world of future bliss, cantrated all in this, ❑ks from Death away. hat - humble claristian's life ! -are, and Worldly strife, _ his peaceful way ; lot fortune's smile or frown— an immortal crown, of endless day. 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I . -. ..',.. --'''' - . ' .., ' • . - • • , ' ' , ISH . 4 1 . [From the Ladies' National Msgazine.J The Christian Maiden. BY MARY V. ST.EVENt. " Away with her—she Blasphemes-the gods —let her be cast to the lions." It was a high day in Carthage. The sun shone with'unclouded splendor on the white palaces dial:glittered along the beautiful bay of the,Numidian city. The streets were throPged with the populace in gala press; for it was a fes tival in honor" of the gods. Towards the great hall of justice a crowd poured continually, though the avenues lead ing to it' were blocked' up ; but the ru mor had gone abroad that ,a N;aarine maiden was that day to be tried, and the public curiosity was alive to behold the demeanor of her fate. Within the hall - there was scarcely" room to stir. A dense mass of specta tors filled it to suffocation, and it was with •difliculty that the officers could keep from encroaching on the space re served for the judges. The most in tense excitement pervaded the apart ment. The audience, as if impatient of control, heaved to and fro. and more than an ineffectual attempt was made to rush on tha prisoner,. while ever and anon the shout would rise from the crowd Away with her—she dasphemes the gods—let her be cast to_the lions:" The object of this angry cry was 'a girl scarcely yet in her eighteenth sum mer, and, vet' beautiful. She stood at the bar with clasped hands-and - uplifted eyes, her lips moved as if in prayer, - apparently regardless alike of the howls of the mob and the angry looks of the 'judges. ‘•• Wilt thou sacrifice? Again I - ask thee, wilt thou sacrifice ?" said the prwtor sternly : "_remember to refuse is death—the emperor is inexplorable." The maiden convulsively wrung her hands and a large tear drop started in. her eye. A breathless silence en sued. Notwithstanding the cries for blood, the spectators were aghated by many and various emotions. Some were secretly favorable to the religion, and others pitied the youth on account of her youth.and- beauty, but at least half the audience were bigoted Pagans - and thirsteth for 'her death. Those being the most brutal had the ascendency, as if . in every popular tumult. But all kept silence now, awed by the feelings of suspense which ever attends the crisis of another's fate or our own. To, the maiden those few moments •of silence were crowded with recollfe tions. The events of her whole fife rushed past her. She saw once more the pleasant valley where she had spent her childhood. She heard its cool wa ters, the rustle of its palm trees, the tinkle of its sheep bells on the distant hill. Then other associations. rose up before her. She saw herielt attacked by an angry wild beast, and only saved by an only javelin of a passing traveler, a young Numidian hunter. The gratitude, deepened into love which ensued ; her mutual pledge of fidelity to death ; their • separation in consequence of his entering into .the army,_ and being' ordered to the Ger man frontier with his cohort, moved be fore her like scenes in -a magic phantas magoria. Then came her conversion, to christianity, her secret baptism in an upper chathber where the persecuted sect met, her arrest and imprisonment, and new this scene ! She felt that she stood alone with no• friend nor relative to advise; and orphan, poor, and of a despised religion. Oh . ! if - her brave soldier had been there, she .knew - she would have one bosom to —, lean on in this terrible crisis:. Bat _no pitying eye looked on her frOm the crowd, and seas rolled betwixt her and her lover. 'et, though thus deserted, her faith - did not desert her. In earnest , prayers she sought strength from heaven, and he who stood by the Polycarp among the lions heard the cry. The momentary weakness brought on by her recollec tions of how many ties yet bound her to earth disappeared, and she looked firmly at the judge, key form erect, and her eye like that of Stephen which he confronted his murderers. Wilt thou sacrifice"? I ask' for the third and last time," demanded the prceter. " Cast incense on the altar of Jupiter and thou shalt be saved. Re fuse and thou diest ere.noon." The spectators bent eagerly forward and held their breath to catch the maid en's answer. lam a believer in Christ," she said. calmly : " Him' whom ye call the Nazarine. /canncit sacrifice to false gods. Do with me as yoti will." • There was something so meek, yet dignified and ,courageous in - these words Regardless of Denunciation from asp) Quarter. --Gov. - P OIITS.II cII'OMYSE3I)I9 232ZDITCYM3 eiD:Mßthtst 1:P&o 9 MITMETLIIER; SOD 2,66.4.4 that the mob 4 s fury Was - for a Moment choked in admiration.. But their hem , then prejudices and thirst for blciod soon attained the ascendeney . of better feeling. A low sullen murmur ran through the.crowd like the half stifled growl of a famished wild beast which gradually deepened into a shout; and then came execrations and cries for venaeance. Away with her—she blasphemes the gods—let her be cast to the lions P' roard the angry multitude. .“ Thou hast chosen thy fate," • said thevjudge rising, away with her to the lions:" The maiden turned deadly pale, but though only a weak woman,she evinc ed no other sign of horror or , fear.— When the soldiers approached to seize her, she shuddered for an instant, as if she already felt ' the-fangs of the lion ; but immediately this trace of emotion vanished, and she signed for them to lead on. Yet there was still left one mortal feeling in, her bosom. As she stepped from the bar she shrouded her face in her veil to conceal it from the gaze of the crowd. "To the lions with het ! Let her be cast to:; them at once. Ho " for the ampitheatre !" shouted the crowd, rushing tumultuously after theconderon ed maiden jtruggling and fighting with each other th get near, that they might spit' tupon the prisoner, and now and then lashing themselves into a fury so great that it was with difficulty the sol diers could keep the mob from tearing her limb from limb. The slight frame of the maiden shook perceptibly with terror, for though she had neved herself to face the 'tons, her virgin delicacy shrunk from being made the victim of the cdarse and brutish rabble. In this manner her conductors strug gled through the streets, until in sight of the anapitheatre. Here at the cor ner of one of the ways, they were met by a vast crowd composed of the low est mob of the city, who hearing of the condeumation of the Nazarine kad ga thered'tegether ripe for mischief. Led .on by some of the vilest of their dema gogues, they had resolired to assault the officers in charge of of the prisoner, that they might sacrafice her more sum marily than by the lions in the arena. Stand back !" said the . Captain of the guard, unsheathing his sword as he saw the threatening aspect of the crowd. Down with him !" cried one of the rabble,,hurling a missile at his head.— Give us the prisoner or die with her." " Close in men, close in !" shouted the officer undaunted. " You pay with your lives for the safety of the prisoner." The little band gathered in a com pact circle round the maiden, and pre pared to maintain the unequal contest. .‘ Down with them all ?" shouted one of the most prominent of the rioters, soldiers and prisoners—they are all se cretly Nazarines. Down with them." With these words he headed a rush of the crowd, that bore back the scanty band of the soldiery like feathers that are swept.by the gale. Stones and bricks, meanwhile, filled the air, and though the soldiers were defended .by shields, several were wounded. The prisoner, in this onset would have fall en a victim to the missiles of the moly, but for two of the more humane of the soldiery,, who covered her with their buckles. Thus pushed back by the rabble, the guards retreated against the wall of a neighboring house, and being now . covered in the rear essayed with more hopes of success to make good their stand until succor should arrive from the city legionaries. But the futility of this hope was soon apparent. The, mob swelled rapidly, extending far down the thoroughfares on either hand. The whole city seem ed-up.---There were doubtless many among. tllie crowd who were secretly favorable to the prisoner, and a still greater number who wished not to'see her perish except by a lawful death— but the more violent, if not most nu merous, had attained temporary ascen dency, and the others uncertain of their power; were afraid to move in her be half. More than half of the guard had no* fallen ; the others were worn out and wounded. The soldiers began to mur- EMI Why should we die to protect the life of a Nazarine?" said.one of then.. Comrades', let - us surrender her to the peeple:". A sullen.murtnur of assent ran along the scanty -ranks, and tho mob, now hearing the mutinous words. desisted, and broke into- huzzas. The maiden saw that her hour had come, and sank shuddering to her knees, lifting her ,igonized eyes to heaven in a last ap peal. Suddenly over the deep roar of the hozzas, rose the larinpet of the cavalry, and the pavement seemed to . the kneeling girl to rock beneath her, under tile tramp of many horsemen.— She started to her feet with sudden hope. The shouts of the populace had ceased simultaneously, and now was heard close at hand, the clatter of hoofs and the shrill sound of the trumpet.— Like a flock of sheep awaiting the ap proach of wolves stood. the latariotous mob ; now silent, ivith black laces, and sanding aghast at the sudden apparition of the horsemen. Down they came, the solid earth Shaking under them— while for in the vain, on a barbed horse, rode their leader. Disperse ye knaves !" he cried, in,a tone used to command, as he rose haughtily t o his stirrups. •" Disperse, or we ride ye down." And turning to his troops he waved his sword and shouted. Charge !" The word struck terror into the popu lace. For one instant they hesitated, but for one instant only. Up the long avenue to where it turned to the left, they beheld the glittering line of caval ry advancing at a gallop, each file wheeling around continually as if count less numbers yet remained behind, and at the sight the stoutest hearts gave way. The cry "fly far your lives," rose on every hand, and darting into the by streets or rushing headlong down the main thoroughfare, the crowddispersed with the rapidity of magic. By the time the. leader of the cavalry had come up, the streets were entirely empty. Throwing leis mud steed back on his haunches as" he reached the guard. the commander of the cohort addressed his brother officer. "W e are just in time I see. I heard on landing that there was a riot in the city and the cause, and I galloped at once thither. We are to-day come from Italy ; and I bring important news. Diocletian is dead and the persecutions against the christians arelo be stopped. It is well we came up as we did," He would have spoken farther. but his attention was arrested by a shriek from the prisoner and the mention of his own name. He quickly turned round, and for the first time his eyes fell on the maidens Quick as lightning Ire leaped from the horse throwing the bridle to the nearest by-stander, and rushed towards her. " Lorette !" " Anthony !" were the mutual exclamations of the lovers as they fell into each others arm : for it was the Numidian hunter now- risen to high rank who thus opportunely arriv ed to rescue his mistress. Language would be too week to de scribe that meeting. In haste the lov, er ordefed a chariot to be brought for Lorette, and by his commands she was conveyed the house of the whose wife took charge of the orphan girl. The intelligence of Diale,lian's death spread with incoriceivable,apidi; ty, and those who were favorable to the christians now spoke boldly out.— The great mass of the influential citi zens•as usual, aided with the - new or der of things: The tide of opinion turned; and ihe'moh, finding their as cendency over, sullenly submitted, like wild beasts cbnfined to the limits of their cage and restrained from harm. The young officer himself soon became a christian, his conversion to that-faith being doubtless attributed to the exam ple and arguments of Loretto. On the ple4ant shores of the Numt dian bay stands the ruins of a once splendid palace. Tradition says that there lived the ciiristian maidk and puissant husband, the hero and heroine of our story. • It would seem from the following the Reveille " entertain the same ap prehensions of the influence of widows, as Tony Weller : ' • BEWARE OF THE • Wtnows.---Young widows are always blithe. They ever meet one with a smile and flattering word., Can any one tell why ?• , Young widows pay very scrupulous attention to dr6ss. None knows so well as they what colors, bliick, or otherwise, are best suited to their com plexion, nor what tricks of millinery best serve to heighten the beauty of. their form. Their knowledge on this. subject they will put in practice. Does any one know why ? Young widows are better pleased with bachelors than with widowers.— W hat can be the reason ? Young widows arp the most charm . - ing part -of creation the envy.of one sex, and the beloved of the, other—rand w !iv A Sketch Founded on Fact. What. wonderful changes there are in life," observed a•stage passenger to his seatmate, - as the °carriage was pass ing through a small village in the wes tern part of N. York ;:.. Do you see that miserable, half-decayed dwelling on the left?" Oil being answered in the afirmative, he thus proceeded : You are a stranger in these parts, and I suppose, do not know the histo ry of the unfortunate family who re side there ; but I will give you a sketch of it. as you are very young in life, and' the lesson it affords may be a useful one, if well treasured up in your mem ory. The fine brick mansion situated on yonder little eminence, surrounded by beautiful gardens, orchards and pleasant fields, was but a few years since the estate of Doct. N., now the occupant of that miserable cottage. He had acquired a genteel compe tency, by close industry to his profes sion, and although he sometimes drank too freely of the adder's milk. still he was kind, amiable and laborous; and the world pronounced him the niost promising man in his parts. At length, however, his besetting sin was found to be growing fast . Upon him. and the certainty was truly painful to his rela tives and the large circle of his friends; but their advice, their prayers, their admonitions and their tears were alike unheeded, and an amiable wife and two lovely daughters were soon re duced to poverty and wretchedness, by the increasing dissipation of their dear est earthly friend'. " He is now a most despicable sot; and the amiable daughters, by-their un- Oring industry, procure a maintenance for their heart-broken and feeble moth er. and, their degraded and wretched father.' " 04, woman, many eanst thou look on the many ,}vrongs and •suffer ings of thy sex ; canst thou see the misery to which they are often reduc ed, and perhaps even feel in thine own bosom the bitter rankling of the thorn planted there by intemperance—the in temperance of some dear friend, and fold u 2 thy hands: and weep. and say thou hast nothing to do! Dost thou not see that this field of the g reat mor al reform is whitening; anddost thou refuse to labor there because the son of public vice is blazing in the sky ; and thou fearest its scorching rays may fall upon thine head, or because thine arm is feeble ?. Dream not of such objec tions; but draw over thee-the beautiful soothing shelter of self-approval before God; lilt up thy sickle in his strength, and go into the field; and if thou canst not cut down the heavy (Train, thou can'st pluck up that which b is tendel: at least thou mayest follow the reaper, and glean carefully, that - nothing be lost—as did the excellent Ruth of old, the immortal heroine of he age.— Come: to this resolution, thou Wilt soon find That thou cans: do sprn4thing— thou canst dp much—LadiW Tem. Mirror. The Mother. Heaven has imprinted on the , me• ther's face something which claims kindred with the skies. The:waking, watchful eye, which keeps its tireless vigils over her- slumbering child; the tender look, the angelic smile, area jects which neither the pencil or chisel can reach, and poetry fails in attempting to portray. Upon the eulogies of the most ;eloquent tongue We should find Tekei. written. It is the sympathies of the heart alone where live the holy picture, and the eye may look abroad in vain for its counterpart in the works of art ! A mother's love,! Oh what joy i in the sound. Entwined around our very soup in our earliest years. we Cling 'to it in{ manhood, and , almost Worship - at its shrine in old ;age. To use lan guage of a celebrated writer, we say that he who can approach the cradle of sleeping innocence without thinking, 'of suehi is the kingdom of heaven," or view] the fond parent hanging over its beauties, and half retain her breath lest she 'break its slumbers. Without a venei•ationbeyondiall common feelings, is to)be avoided inc very intercourse in life, and is tit 'only for the Bhadow of darkness and the solitude of the desert ~ §ally," said a lov r ecto Ois intend ed, • give us akitis, ‘villyon Sally •• No. I shent,7 said &Hy ; '•help yourself." A dandy with a cigar in his mouth, entered Van Awburg's menagerie, when the-proprietor liolitelyi requested him ito take the weed from his mouth. lest he should teach ttKi. othe monkeys had habits," !, • , • " - • ' 49. ' [O4 Lao Eto cdumazmui t 3 Itrixt,* Work for Children. I There is no greater defect in educat ing children, than neglecting to accus tom them to work. It is .an evil that attaches mostly to large towns and ci ties. Children suffer much from it.— The parent never considers whether the child's work is necessary or not to the child. Nothing is more uncertain than their future independence , and comfort—much depends on being ac customed to work—accustomed to pro vide for the thousand constantly recur ring wants that nature entails on If this were not so, still it preserves them from bad habits--it secures their health—it strengthens both mind and body. it enables them better to bear the confinements of the school-room, and it tends more than any thing else to give them just views of life. It is too often the case that children, _ provided they spend a-half dozen hours of the day at school, are permitted to spend the - rest as they please. Thus they grow up in .the world without a knowledge of its toils and cares. They view it through a false medium. They cannot appreciate the favors you bestow, as they do not. knOw the toils they cost: Their bodies and minds.re enervated. and they are constantly exposed to whatever vicious associations within their reach. The daughter probably becomes that pitiable, helpless object. a novel reading girl. The son, if he surmount the consequences of your neglect, does it probably after his plans and station for life are ifsed, std when knowledge, for one of its important ob jects, comes too late. No man or woman is fully educated if not accustomed to manual labor.— Whatever accomplshment they possess, whatever their mental training, a-de. duetion must be made for ignorance of that important chapter in the world's great book. It is easier to bring up a dozen chil dren right, than to reform one block head. MAXIMS OF BISHOP Moutrrox...-- Maintain dignity without the appear ance of pride. ',- Persevere againsl discouragements. Keep your temper. Be punctdal and methodical in busi ness, and never Kocrastinate. Preserve self-possession, and do not be talked out of conviction. Never be in a hurry. Rather tet than follow example. Rise early and be an economist of time. Practice strict temperance . . Manner. is something with .every bcdv, and every thipg with some. Be guarded in discourse, and atten tive and'slow to spealc. Never acquiesce-ia immoral or per nicious opinions. Be not forward to assign reasons to . those who have no right to ask. I„i...*Think nothing in conduct unimpOr-' I tant and indifferent. In all your transactions, remember thefinal account. How TO GET A FEATHER am—The following 'is an extinct. from Lover's Handy Andy :" " In carrying off eveu the small.thing of a feather bed, Jack Tate, the bowld burglar, showed the skill of a high prac titioner. for he descended the stairs backward's." Backwards l" exclaimed LaiTv Flagon ; what's that for ?" You'll ice by and by," said Grog gins. He descended backwards, when suddenly he heard a door open ing, and a faymale voice excLiiited— • W bite are you going with that bed ?" going.up stairs with it, ma'am. said Jack, whose backward position favored his he; and he began to wan: pp again: ..!Come tlown, , said the lady. 6 , we want no bed here„man." *Mr. Sullivan, ma'am sent me home with it himself." said Jack. 1 tell von," said the ' lady in rage, ".there's.ne Mr. Sullivan lives here." beg your pardon. my lady," said Jack Tate, turning round, and march ing off With - the bed,fair and aisy. Well, there was a regular shillo in the house when the thing was foohd out; and.cart ropes wouldn't 'howl(' the lady for the rage she was in." A Musty MAN.—NanCy, 'you must have my things read to-morrow morn ing early—the, boat starts at i7.o t eloek. dear, husband ! With you it is always rmist,. "must, must -yon are the most m'iestztinan.l ever knew." - "Beat again CLAT, El EMI Ell EINE ri M.Do 110,2