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THE OEMUS OF FREEDOM.
ST S. MASON.
When nations were govern'd by monarchs alone,
And freedom no country to rule as her Own,
Her genii's arising adjusted her claim
And follow'd Columbus across the wide main;
trected her standard,and gave her command
This land be for freedom, be this freeman. land,
fro monarch. nor tyrant shall here hold their reign
for here I will plant the republican name.
The oppress'd of all nations, shall, flee to this land,
And here find a refuge from tyranny's band,
Here learning increasing to splendor shall rise.
Enrolling her sons with the great and the whe.
Invention and genius shall here spread their fame
And artisans follow in glorious train,
Her stars thus a dawning still upward shall rise,
Be seen in the East, and extend to the skies..
A Franklin with lightning, fair science shall raise,
And steam with a Fulton, shall fah up the blaze,
Till ships in full - motion with•+ut wind or tide
Across the wide ocean, majestic shall glide;
The are-horse shall travel with speed o'er the plain
And carry his loading like ships on the main,
While Morse with a magnet with lightning onturl'd
The news shall be spreading with speed round the
world.
Her fame still increasing, her sons shall explore,
And add to her country, the great western shore,
A n d emigrant, millions shall cross the wide sea,
And mingle their toils with the happy and free.
Thor onward improving a Whitney shall rise
Elmll'd among freemen as noble and wise,
Completing a Railroad from "tide unto tide
From ocean to oceal the fire-horse shall glide.
Her starspanaled banner with eagles o'erspread
Her word Independence, my sons "go ahead," "
E Pluribus Unum, her motto shall be.
Shalt wave on the hind and float o'er the sea,
All halloos shall view and with rapture behold,
While freemen their freedom to millions unfold;
Thus spreading through countries to firesides and
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homes,
Tillmonirchs shall tremble on tottering thrones.
From glory to glory. shall freedom ascend,
Till aspiring monarchs shall cease to contend.
Republics ascending, shall lead on the van
Till monarchs surrender the great rights of man.
The banner of freedom o'er empires unfurld
And floating in triumph throughout the whole world
And liberty reigning from shore onto shore
Till worlds shall cease moving, and time is no more.
Ttere were Ghats la these Days,'
Profess& Silliman, in one of his lectures, men
tions the discovery of an enormous animal of the
lizard tribe, measuring eighty feet in length, from
which he infers that all animals have degenerated
in size—and this supposition is fortified by a refer.
ence to the history of giants in the olden time. It
appears.from the list furnished by the Professor,
that we of the present day are mere " Tom
Thumbs," when compared with the huge individu
alities of antiquity. Here - is the list— .
The giant exhibited in Rouen in 1745, measures
over eighty feet.
- Gorapius saw a girl who was ten feet high!
The body of Gresms was eleven feet and a half
high!
The diant Galbara, brought from Arabia to Rome,
under Claudius Caesar, was near ten feet.
Funnman; who lived in the time of Eugene 11,
measured eleven feet and a half.
The Chevalier Scorg, in his voyage to the peaks
of Tenenfle, found in one of the caverns of that
mountain, the head of Gnance, which had eighly
teeth, and it was supposed that his body was nor
less than fifteen feet long!
The Grant Ferragn . s, slain by Arlando,. nephew
to Charlemape, was eighteen feet high!
In 1614, near St. Germain, was found the tomb
of the Giant 'sores, who was twenty feet high!
In 1 1 590, near Rotten. they found a skeleton
whose skull /add a bushel of corn, and whose body
must have been eighteen feet long.
Platen:ls saw at Lucerne. the human bones of a
subject nineteen feet long!
The Giant Buart was twenty.two and a half feet
high : his bones were found in 1705 : near the banks
of the river Moderi.
In 1613, near a castle in Dauphine, a tomb was
found thirty feet long 1 ,twelve wide and eight high,
on which was cut on a grey stone the words " Kes
toloclins Rea." The skeleton was found entire
twenty-fire and a half feet long, ten feet across the
ghoulders. and five feet deep frcm the breast bone
to the back.
Noir Nlazarine, in Sicily. in 1516, liras found the
Fkeleton of a.giant thirty fief MO' ! His head was .
the slve. of a hogshead, and each of histeeth
weigh
ed fire ounces
Near Palermo, in Skil), in 1548, was found the
skeleton of a giaiat thirtyfiset long, and anotherthir
ty-threefed kigk in 1550.
Tat Rcsr or Lars.—lf the people live without
an object, they stand as it were, on the outside of
active life, which Ives strength to inward occupa
tion, evetif pe noble endeavor or sweet friendship
give that claim to daily life Which makes it occa
sionally, at least a joy to live : disquiet rages fierce
ly and nimultonsly in the human basalt, undermin
ing health, temper, goodness, Pay, even the quiet
of conscience, and conjorinn up all the spirits of
darknege ; so does the corroding rust eat into the
steel plate, and dface its clear mirror with a trac
ery of disordered caricatures. "He who has no
employment to which he gives biassed - with true
earnestness, which be does not love as himself,
has not discovered the true ground on which Claris.
barmy brings forth fruit.
Coa i know ematenareet is denied
lc many. for it comprehends a life of paartresess.—
To act, to ate for an object, or to Weep because
Path may not be obtained, is inherent"
1:1 a region not a hundred miles from this place,
where the " young idea" is taught " bow to shoot, -
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WOMAN'S REVENGE.
None excelled, and few equalled, on the coast of
Spain, the beauty of Lady Enna; nor ever did tru
er knight crouch lance in the detence of the walls of
the castle, and in honor its peeress than her manly
husband, Ludovick. They seemed formed to com
mand that homage which honor, love, and virtue.
ever do; on her fair face one might perceive the
kind, beneficent heart that throbbed within her
breast ; and in his bold and towering front might
be distinguished the manly, upright virtue, that
characterized his actions. He was a warrior of
noble frame and distinguished prowess; invinci
ble alike in the gayer tourney, or more deadly bat.
tle ; a scourge alike to The wicked and to the ene
mies of his country : the low-born quailed beneath
his eye, while the noble tell beneath his arm—the
minstrels loved to sing his praise ; and many fair
ladies sighed in envy of the lovely Enna, when
they heard in their bowers the goodly praises the
minstrels bestowed on that puissant knight. Bat
vain might be their sighs, for his heart was devoted
to his wedded wife and nought could change his
love.
Their bridal feast had now go - ne by a twelve
month, and the pompous and final rejoicings of the
first five months had subsided into the more touch
ing joys and moos endearing companionship of the
power—where they loved to hold that sweet con
verse, which minds elevated, by the stilt emotion
of deep-rooted love, alone can feel. On a sum
mers eve, when the deepening shades toll Enna
she might expect the return of her husband from
the gay and busy coon, be with a heavy step and
heavier heart for the first time since their alliance,
entered that love-fraught bower.
"In the name of all that is dear," cried Enna,
casting her arms around his steel-cased neck, "tell
me, my Luclovick-, what has Caused this zhange in
thee! what hath crossed thee, love I"
" 11l news have I for thee, dear Enna," answer
ed he, " no longer shall I share thy peaceful bow
er; no longer shall I listen to thy pretty tales of
love; nn longer kiss thy love inviting lips! No, I
must to arms; my country calls me to battle for its
rights!"
" Oh, shod-lived joy !" cried Enna, " are we to
part I"
" Again to meet, when on my head fresh honors
shall to poured ! Igo to scourge the Turk, with
thousands of brave warriors of Spain, my partners
in the strife ! Thy husband shall return with the
bright trophies of captured banners, and the loud
shout of thousands in his train—his name upheld
to honor—and spoken with reverence by all Span.
ish men—and thou shalt esteem me dear, more
worthy of thy 10ve. 4
" I must :not mourn then," cried Enna; That
while thou tut away, days will seem years; and
my only joy will be some kind messenger to tell
me of thy glory, and dreams of thy return."
Ere a month had elapsed, the sun gleamed on
the armor of Count L t odovick, as he issued from
the castle with his, band of warriors, to join the
body of ha country's troops, who were ,already
fighting with the Turks, where we shall leave him
hewing his way among the enemy, creating pools
of blood and heaps of taway slain, and follow the
fortunes of our fair heroine.
For nearly twelve months did she keep herself
aloof from the world, closeted in retirement;
whole days would she love to sit and to contemplate
with fervent look and fervent hope of some gift of
her absent husband ; or pore with eagerness over
the book he loved to read when together in the
bower. But constant tidings of his health and safe
ty, his prowess, his success in arms, gave 'her a
confidence which gradually wore off a portion of
her anxiety; and repeated invitations-to court, to
visit those friends whi had been companions of
her husband, at last summoned her from seclusion.
And how delighted was she to find that her change
enabled per to converse of her husband, and gave
her more frequent opportunities of hearing him.—
Bat alas! how soon may the nectar be dished
from from oar lips ; bow quickly will happiness
tarn to bitterness and despair, especially in the in
nocent and unprotected ; as quickly as the dark,
lowering, stormy cloud, wafted by the winds of
heaven, doth obscure the mighty sun.
It may easily be imagined that the beauty of
Enna bad raised no few admirers; who, when her
husband was near, dared not so much as breathe
to themselves their very thoughts ; but him they
bad no longer to fear; and tender looks were giv
ing way to tender speeches; and those who sought
merely to gain a sight of her form as the panned
by, were now stnwling to reader her some ser
vice, to draw her lineation. For a time she was
unconscious how tar she had attracted the attention
of so many ; for her mind was superior to evil
thought; and want of knowledge of the world led
her to esteem all as virtuous as herself in idea and
deed. Alas ! how much she erred !
The truth, however was too glaring, and could no
longer be concealed; and much anxiety and an
noyance did it give her. But they were too puny
and insignificant to her to withdraw and seclude
her • from society ; she merely contented herself
with casting them to a distance with divest and
wounded pride.
While matters stood that, there came from the
army Lord Xavier, bearing important despatches to
Philip, then king of Spain, praying him to mire
fresh troops, and transport them with all speed to
the south. It was in a time when the king was
surrounded by his nobles, and a galaxy of beanie
nus dames, that Lanl Xavier had the honor of pre
senting his dispatches, and had full time to view
with admiration the amazing beauty that serroonds
him. He was a man of no pretensions, save a
large and magenta: frame, a dark, piercing eye,
and a pair of lips, on which ever eat a peculiar
sinister smile, that -bespoke Viilany of purpose.—
A strange lonsboding-seized on the heart of Enna
as she caught his gaze full on her fan, and that
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with no concealed expression of intefie admira l
lion : her head seemed frozen within her, as she
saw in him an old neglected lover, whom she had
ever reeved arid despised ; she knew not why she
dreaded the Man more at that moment than abe
had ever done. The court was at an end, and as
the nobles passed under the platform, where the
ladies were seated, Lord Xavier, as he passed La
dy Lima, bestowed oo her a rude, vulgar, but ad
miring stare, and whispered audibly, " would she
were mine!"
She could not mistake his thought, his purpose ;
she knew well be would resume his old wit.
Alas ! her trial was at hand. A few hours af
terward, he gained admission to her presence to
give letters that Count Ludovick had intrusted to
him, little suspecting he placed himself so much
in the power of a viper. From that moment she
kcew no peace ; each day she was tortured by his
vile persuasions that brought the blush of shame
into her cheeks, surmounted only by the glow that
conscious pride induced. Strong were his persua
sions and forcible, but n;tililness was succeeded by
anger and stem determination, on finding himself
rejected, and spurned as a base creature; threats
were alike useless ; each day brought fresh forti
tude and r3newed firmnees to her, and further re
moved his chance of success.
Bat the preparations for the departure of Lord
Xavier were drawing to a conclusion, and he re
volved to - make his last anemia, and accordingly
threw in the lull force of soft persuasion and harsh
threat; but he was met with scorn, and repelled
itith disgust. High was his passion—bitter his
imprecations; his ardent love, or rather lust seem
ed tamed to the most implacable hatred, and, long
ing for revenge, he,mshed from her presence re
solved on her destructions
On the same evening Lord Xavier rtpaired to his
cafe, burning with revenge; and anxious to catch
something wherewith to gratify the will. In this
mood he took his seat at a little distant from a par
ty of young nobles, who were full of mirth and
conversation, so much st:), indeed, that they did not
notice the entrance of Xavier, to most of whom he
was personally known. Their jokes, however,
were laid aside, on the name of Lady Enna being
mentioned by one of the cavaliers.
" By my sword !" cried one, " she is the
est in the !and."
" My, body should pass through fire and water to
obtain but one smile from her lovely lips," cried
another; and every gallant then gave vent to his
feelings in similar tones of enthusiastic admiration,
yet somewhat tempered with respect. But while
this was passing at the table the beau of Saner
beat high, as be floc he now saw a favorable.
mode of revenge within his grasp; twice did be
give it up as ungenerous, but the evil spirit was
stronger than the good, and conquered; and before
his mind could be again changed, he was at the ta
ble of his frien3s, and had stripped sweet Enna of
her fair name. Some believed ; others looking up
to her as a thing too pure to be contaminated, be.
tiered him not—still, doubt oppressed them, as the
slanderer wore a bold front, on which appeared
stamped the image of truth—yet all - grieved that it
should be thus.
Report soon spread—Enna's name was in the
mouth of all—those that were jealous of her could
now take exceptions at her actions and multiply
their trifling reminiscence. Poor Enna! she was
doomed to great !uffering. At the same time that
the odious aspersions reached her eats, and bad
roused her indignation the highest, her senses were
overwbelme dwith grief at tidings from the army
that her husband was either killed or taken prison
er : silently, bat deeply, she sorrowed, that the on
ly being she loved was carried from her perhaps
forever. Still there was some bops ;he might mill
be a prisoner, and time might restore him to her
arms ; the afflicted ever catch at hope. Her mind
was fix a time numbed with the poignancy of grief ;
bat hope afforded some consolation. Who bath
she now to protect her in case of need whom to
fly to, to sustain her against malicious wrong !
None bath she, save the supporting strength of her
own virtue.
"God aid me now in mine extremity," cried
she, "for I am sore beset, forlorn, and =protected!
'Twere better he should die than suspect my honor.
Oh, Ludoviek. Ludoviek would thou wen here to
avenge thy injured wife! but deeds not words, mmt
urn. be thought of!" and with strength of mind
worthy of a politician, her course was quickly
shaped.
Early on the morrow, when King Philip was
bolding counsel with the elite of his warriors, En
na footed herself into their present t and "on bea
ded knee pawed forth her grievances and accusa
tion against Lord Xavier, claiming at omit protec
tion of the king, and demanding vengeance. All
cried shame on him ; but ha still persisted in his
affirmation.
'- Shame on ye, shame !" cried Enna, "to drive
a woman to this extremity; tot I challenge ye to
to the lists ! the trial by me sword !"
A dozen nobles, on bearing this, minx to their
tees with a cry of admiration, and threw their mail
ed gauntlets, in defiance before Lord Xavier.
" Thanks, ihanks, my lords!" cried Enna, gath
ering up the gauntlets, and restoring them each to
its owner; " I would not that ye embroil yourselves
foe me : Heaven defends the innocent, and to
Heaven I intrust my cause."
The hour for the fight arrived ; all was excite
ment sad bustle, for all knew and all revered the
Lady Enna all hoped that a fit than:prat would be
provided, and that her knight might be xoccessful.
But time wore, and the king, in the midst of thou-
Aands, sal a judge. Many a bran beat quick, and
quailed with doubt and fear as Lord Xavier appear
ed befiife the busting& He was a man of noble
bearing; tall and muscular, more fined to be the
champion of honor and truth than of his own
vili
any. But where was Enna She was nowhere to
be found to name her champion. Twice the Wimp ,
et of Lord Xavier sounded its lord defying Male,
and yet no champion appeared; but the third was
OM=
answered ; and a knight clad in bright steel ap
peered before the exited, and made his obeisance
to the king. He seemed quite a stripling, bat
wearing his visor down his face could not be dis
cerned : on his shield were three maiden mass en
a pure silver fillet. Lord Xavier east an eye of
pity on him, and exclaimed : " Forbear, rash strip
hug, thou art no match for me; get thee gorier while
thou hails thy file!" His exclamation was only an
swered by defiance, and both took posture for the
fight
'Twas a fearful thins to see the young and puny
knight of the three roses opposed to the giant frame
of Xavier, and all trembled for the lady's cause.—
But the young knight feared not, and met his an
tagon;st's thundering blows with intepridity and
caution ; avoiding them with alacrity when he
threw his whole strength into the' blow, and catch
ing them on his shield when less heavily dealt.;
occasionally giving a well-directed, though not very
ponderous cut, so mach so, indeed, that the look.
era-on cheered him with shout of praise. Fiercer
and fiercer grew Lord Xavier, and warmth for the
fight was succeeded by passion and rage, to be so
long foiled by so puny an antagonist; the shouts
of the crowd maddened him ; and, concentrating
his whole strength for one tremendous blow, his
sword cut through the air with • force that wodld
have severed through helmet and skull of the knight
of three roses, had he not hiniself leaped aside.—
All held their breath in, fear and sospence--Lord
Xavier missed his aim, and bit the dust.
Louder than ever did the crowd shout; and the
pale cheek of fear was exchanged for the smile of
joy as the young knight planted his foci on the fal
len man, and placed his sword against his throat.
"Confess thy villainy, or die r' he cried.
" Heaven Lath conquered," groaned Lord Xavier,
" 1 do confess that 1 have slanderei, foully slander
dared, the Lady Enna. She is as pure as thy own
silver shield, and may God forgive me as 1 do re
spect it; yet spare my life,"
"Take it, poor wretch, cried he, "and see to
whom thou owest -thy life." The knight removed
his hamlet, and discovered the lovely face of the
fair Enna.
• A few months afterward, Count Ludcrrick dup
ed his beloved wife again to his bosom. He had
been a prisoner and was now exchanged . ; love and
honor held them united in peace and happiness, but
Lord Xavier was an outcast from mankind ; the fin
ger of scorn was pointed at him as a base and vile
slanderer. He fell in the warsol his country, fight
ing to retrieve his lost honor.
Bcuer IN • &Tam Haiin.—We have often
wondered if there was an Atheist in the world—s
man who believes in no such omnipotent all-wise,
all-governing power, as we call GOD. We do not
believe that,such a man exists. He certainly does
not among wages and heathen.. The rude races
believe as devotedly in GOD as in their own lives.
They do not learn to believe this, it is instinctive
—Goa is born in every human soul, and can the
soul be unconscious of its own life. Among the
civilized and enlightened, the belief of Goa is deep
er and stronger. In the pride of vain philosophy,
fools and sometimes sensible men will pretend to
disbelieve in God, bat they' only deceive them
selves. In the darkness of the night, and the con
fines of the gnaws, they confess their error—they
shudder at the-blank they would if possible have
created. Men who bold the idea of God light in
the merry days of fife, wall cling and call open God
in boon of agony. The necessity of such a pillar
against which to repose, destroys the possibility of
actual Atheism. What a fool he must be who
would reject God to prove there is nothing greater
than man. In akw days this boaster's greatness
will be duo and oblivion, but the God whom he
dended—duiugh clinging to Him with desperation
to the last—will survive as glorious, majestic and
beuificent, as though the would-be-Atheist had
never existed. What a blessed thing that the smal
has a God to which it can tarn with confidinace and
A Rizarm—Some time ago, a sailor, who kir
medy belonged to his Majesty's navy, went one
Sunday to the kirk in his native town of Kirekal
day, where he behaved with great propriety mad
the minister read his tem, which was as follows.
" Whe will go up walls= to the battle of Ramoth
Gilead r
The sager, having first crammed a quid of to
bacco in his cheek, rose up, put on his hat, then,
looking about him, and seeing nobody moving,
exclaimed:
" Ton cowardly Jabbers, will none of you go!
D—n my eyes, ru go for one !"
'So, out be went, giving three cheers at the door,
to the amazement of all present.
Tee Tarr km Tharsi.w.as.—The N. 0. Deka
u We saw a Frenchman, the other day, most
cordially embracing a Choctaw Indian at the lower
market.
aße gare,r said he, abe be one real native
Ansericni—the true red Republican.°
Th only difference we can discover between a
general and a captain. that one says "come on,"
and theother "go on." One gathers cypress and
the other lames The captains become candidates
for the glare—the generals for the presidency.
Jest So.—St:direr, in one of his philosophical
dissertations, says, " Society has esected the gal
lows at the en.' of the lane, instead of guide-posts .
and ditectirta-boardttat the beginning."
Mr. declared that his wife had five falls:
" that she was beautilul, dutiful, youthful, plentiful
and an arm-fail.'
A lady names the quesEtou as to " hew the
trees get their clothes otrt of their trenb without
opening them 1" by saying that " trees have out
their summer dress!"
War is a dead dog's tail like a turnpike ode ?
Because it's stopped a sarg-itig,
ml be et bonieg.
" I'm tired of going 13 school," *id Herbert Al
len to William Wheeler, the boy who sat neat to
him, " I don't see any great use, for my part, in
stodyits geometry, and navigation, and surveying
and mensuration, and a dozen other . things that I
am expected to. They willoever do me any good ;
I am not going to get my Hying as a surveyor, or
measurer or sea captain."
" Flow are you a going to get your living 'Her.
bell 1" his young friend asked him in a quiet tone,
as be loisked up in his face.
Why, I'm going to lama trade ; or at 'fast,
Ember says that I am."
" And so am I," replied William. " And yet my
father wishes me to learn everything that I can I for
be assures me that it'll be useful some time or other
in my life."
" I am sure I can't see what use I'm ever going
to make, as a saddler, of algebns and surveying.'?
" Still if we can't see it Herbert, perhaps our fa
thers can, for they are older and wiser than we are.
And we should endeavor to learn simply, - because
they wish us to, if, in marry tilling we are expect
ed to study we do not see clearly the use."
" I can't feel so," Herbert replied, tossing his
head, "and I don't believe that my, father sees any
mote clearly than I do, the use of all this."
" You are wrong to talk so," his friend said, in a
serious tone, " I would not think as you do for the
world. Our fathers know what is best for us. and
if we do notconfule in them we will surely go
wrong."
" I am not afinid," responded Herbst; closing
the book over which he had been poring reluctant
ly for half an .hour; in the vain auempt to fix a
lesson on his unwilling memory ; and taking some
Marbles from his pocket, commenced amusing him
self with them from the teachers observation.
William said no more, but turned to his lesson
with an earnest attention. The difference in the
character of the tdro boys is too plainly indicated
in the brief conversation we have reconle I, to need
timber illristrauon. To their teacher it was evident,
in numerous particulars in their conduct, their hab
its and manners. William recited his lessons cor
rectly, while Herbert . 'never learned a task well.—
One was always punctual at 'school—As other a
loiterer by the way. William's books were well
taken care of—while Herbert's were soiled, torn,
disfigured, and-broken externally and internally.
Thus they began life. The one obedient,
preiptsindus
trious, attentive to the ' of those who were
older and wiser, and w to be guided by them ;
the other indolent and Lac lied to follow the lead
inp of his own will rather . than the mare experi
enced teachings of others.
**.* * e - *
As men at the age of thirty-fire, we will again
prevent them to the reader. Mr. Wheeler is an in
telligent merchant in an active business, while Mr.
Allen is a journeyman mechanic, poor, embarrass
ed circumstances, and possessing bet a small share
of general information.
" How do you do, Mr. Allen I" said the mer
chant about this time, as the latter entered the coun
ting room of the former. The walnut in their ap
pearance was very great. Themerchant was well,
and had -a cheerful look, while the other was pow.
ly clad, and seemed sad and dejected.
can't say that I do very well, Mr. Wheeler,"
the mechanic replied in a lane of despondency:—
" Work is v 07.41,311, and wages low, and with so
large a family as I have, it le tough enough to get
along under the best citenaistancea."
"tam really sorry !ci hear yen say eo, Mr. All.
en," replied the me4tiaot in a kind tone ; how
much =I you earn noir r
"lf 1 had steady work, I coutcrearn nine or ten
dollars a week. But our business is very bad ; the
substitution of steam engines on.'rsi!roads for hor.
sea upon turnpikes, has broken in seriously upon
the harness making business. The consequence
is, that I do not average six dollars a week tbeyear
round."
"Is it possible that railroads have Wrought such
a change in your bosiness.
" Yes—the harness making branch of it—espec
ially in large cities like this, where the heavy
wagon trade is almost entirely broken up." " Did
you say that six dollars a week were all that you
could average?"
" Yes, sir."
•
" How large is your family e
"I have five children sir."
" Five chillies and dn& six dollars a week!"
"To support them, and I am in consequence go
ng behind band."
"You ought to try to girt into some other busi-
But I don't know any other."
The merchant mused for a while and then said
"perhaps I can aid you in getting in something bet.
ter. lam president of a newly projected railroad.
and we are about putting on the line, 'company of
engineers, for the purpose of surveying and engin
eering, and as you studied these sciences at school
at the time that I did, and I suppose have still an
nul kpowledge of both, if so, I will use my influ
ence to haveyon appointed surveyor. The engineer
is already chosen, and at my desire will give you
all requiset instruction until you revive your early
knowledge of these matters. The 'idol is one
hundred &glaze a month.
A shadow still - darker than that which before res.
F
ted there rested on the face of the m ' .
Alas ! sir .' he said . "1 hare not e slightest
knowledge. It is true 1 studied it or preten
ded to wady it at selmol—bot it made n permanent
impression on my mind. I saw no s in k then,
and am now as ignorant of sarveyin4 as if rhad
oever taken a lemon on the sabjeo."
"I am very sorry, Mr. Alien," the membam re
pried in real comma " If you were a good aectet=
tare might perhaps get you into a store.
"'What iS year equity in this rasplet
" I ought to - have been a good accithitant, sir,
far I studied mathematics km: eticsgh ; bat I took
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hale interests in fogaree and now although heal Rd
many months at sehool l ynstendo! to wady book
keeping 1 am_ =eft - incapable taiingehaqp of
a get br books s
" Such being the case s atr. Allen, I reeky do hof
know whit I can do With you: But shirr I am
about sending out an assorted cargo to Buenos Ay
tes, and thentii stforlnd Callus, and want a man td
go as supercargo who can speak lib Spanish lan
guage- I remember that we studied. Spaniih to:
gether. Would be willing to lease your Subic) ,
and ea? The wages wilt be one hundred dollars
a month." .
" I have forgotten all my Spanish , sir I did not
see the tine if It One at sehdoli and therefore, it
mrde no impression on my mind."
TM merchant really concerned krr the poor me
thanit; again thrieght of AIM *l4 , to eerie
At ltingth, lib NW, "t can think of but' one thing
that you can doildr. Allen, and that will not be
such better than your present ernploythOdt. k it
a ses site for . which ordinary persons are employed,
that of chtitt ttorttlug to the surveyor on our pros
;foiled railroad expedition."
a-What ire the wages, sir!"
"Thirty five - dcillan a month."
"And found 1" '
a Certainly."
"I will accept it, sir, tbankfilly,h said:
gg It will be better than my present
"Then make yourself ready at once, . lot the
company will start iti a week.`'
"I will be ready sir," the peer man replied and
then withdrew.
In a week the cmtoperry:of engineers started. and
Mr. Allen with them as carrier,--wheal had he, as
a boy, taken the advice of his parents and Mends,
and stored op in his memory what they wished
him to learn, he might have filled the attrieyor's
office at more than double' the wages paid him as
chain carrier Indeed we cannot tell how high a
position of usefullness be might have held, had be
improved "all the opportunities affintled
S him In
youth. Bet he perceived the use of learning net'
late.
Children and youth cannot possibly know so well
as their parents, guardians, and teachers, what i$
best for them. Men who are in active contact wilt
the *add, know-that the more extensive their
knowledge on all subjecb ) the mare toilful they
can be to others; and . filet higher and more import. -
ant use to society they . are fined to perform, the
greater is the return to themselves in wealth anti
honor.
Essacv.-A-Energy is ominpthent a elottilif
that surrounded the litheness boy today are diver
ged, and he is inviisitto a palace. Lis the: work .
of energy. The child, wo is a beggar at this mo
ment, in a few years to come, may stead forth the
admiration of angles. Who has not sten the
fi►-
en power of energy! It makes the wilderness
blossom as the rose; whitens the . ocean ; parigates
our rivers, levels mountains, pates, With iron a high
way from same to state and sends through with speed
of lightning tram one extremity 01 the land to the
other.—Without energy what is map 3 A NA,
clod.
A grown op matt; without enercr, is one of the
most pitable objects we know. He plods on the
same cow track his hither madet uses the gourd
old asbiont4 flint and steel i fits before the same
old4asioned fur-place; reads the same old-fash
ioned books; takes no newspaper; and has all hie
tbonghts—if such s a man can think—east in a Moffitt
worn. ant a tentery auto. If he shows a vote, he
deem it to please a neighbor, end sends his children
to sohool becanse he has been adiised to do scr--..
How many sada men there are stumbling blocks
on God's footstoolcloninn the wheels of indus
try and altetprize or hareem Vie a milt to Upon
the skins of those who would mount op, and do the
wok the Almighty designed them to accomplish.
Are yon a young mane Be not like those who
live and die like fools. Give full play to all the en
ergies of your bodies and minds, mounts up and
press on, when defertnhidd to imompttilk
.eome
thing worth pinking back upon, when deaths hurries
you away. Measure not influences by what other
say. Take new groend--break your way through
—overcome every obstatia and go. on fccatt con
quering to conceerer.
Thus will you live not in vain. Your activity
your zeal—will survive when rots slumber in the
dust, and be =incentive to the pc:severalties of
those who follow after.
thcatmety Rica.—One of the parteini lidierof
our village, bet would be ti f ionderfully aristeeratie
in all domestic matters, was visiting ; a feat days
since, at Mr. 0- I s, (all knew the
when, after tea, the 'following conversatial'oceer ,
red between the' Major's eiceiletit; 0113 3 Miidefelif
lady, and the " topitiot," in couseqcferree tether
hired girl occupying t o spit et the lib*:
Why, hirs. G—! you do we allow
your hired girl to es with you at the table I Ti's
horrible!"
Mr 'J lost I do: You know' this
has ever been my practice. ft was so when you
worked for me—don't you reeeilteett"
This was a " cooler to sd and satin greathem,
or as die boys railed it, "codfish aristocracy
And after coloring and garnering. she answered, in
a very low voice, " Te-s, I b-e-l-i-e-v 4 i 4
and " sloped."
Posits RL Erzarrutsc.—An Englishman meet
told an Irishman tbarporter washii meal and drink
and mon after Pat found bhp, haiitigiy become
heavily baled' Iring Dina &tick. After surveying'
him for some Sine ; be exclaimed: ".Ariab my boo ,
ey, you said it leas meat and drink to you ; by my
scowl ; it's a mach better thing, for is reaskisig and
tortgirrg too."
An artist painted a cow and *cabbage so nannat
that he was obliged to sepetate- them before they
were finished, because the one contalowel sena. is
cobb,g•
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