v ~;II4o Tow AND A: eon Montag.), 31119 2, 1858. ittittO PAR. HOME WHERE LOVE IS ST CLILALES SWAIN pie's not mendy four square walk 'vie with pictures hang and guilded : where Affection culls— fined with shrines the Heart hsth builded! Ern: witch the faithful d o ve na .nrath the heaven above us— Bone i , where there's one to hive, Name „ where there's one to love us ! Env., not merely roof and room, Lo ds s_mething to endear it ; where the heart can bloom, ttliere.there's some kind lip to cheer it! Mar is home with none to meet nswelcome, none to greet us I E Is sweet—and only sweet— a here there's one we love to meet us! _itlett Cab. ItIONY MARTEL; Ott, The Death Warrant. BY \\M B. HAYDEN Morel vf-is a t rave youtisal,l , er as ore aints on the field of battle lie ryas al universal favorite in his regimen. lie :.if country awl a maiden named Cadeline, v, considered ihe prettiest ;did to Viselle, a i was the hearts that be.:t a till hive end Lug Cadelirie iorired tier beautilul eyes - , e , rl and - returned their salutations with a There was not a bras e soldier in ineut but would have teen pioud to last drop of blond to resent ant. in ittlh! of Vis Elle Many were they ped at her shrine, but only one receiv• lo ' WS passion, and ha was the gal :Martel. of the regiment to .which he belong. a ma:: of violent passion, insolent and over t t.te extreme to his Fubo t 'tidies, and was •a.,v de:e.t..ed as Martel was beloved. orods:ons he had made infamou pro e. which she had reemed with e hocame more importunate, until ' e.; in al, his endeavors, he de- a new mode of procedure, hop , ','Cl!•••!!11 I:1 his des.itis Accor ! un Ca:kline one evening when tria,le an apology for Ins for a-ked tier forgivenegs. which u.kygoinled, presuming that he woult,t iron : but in this she was di-appoint• maje new aye:tures of it she wouf I listett to his •e outs toad tier %i'ith presents and also make •hwitil bride But ail these flatlet-tog tioltk,.. aJ no efl.ret upon her, for she was true to ::r•de: Cadeline,•' said be, 44 my rank and r.(l' yen your posiiton would be :••i lady in our village; bebidep , you and all the luxury, at:d ti can lurnlth." what would tho. , r : , •be u i 00l 'he heart?" replied Catlelme. wourh • A a learn to love me." N C.:D7.,..1 se c•ou!d never love but one." lvt.y not love me.' 8 ,, ..a; , e I al , eady love another:' replied Ca- ~.airtier," said the Culonel it mat I be p.-rrntled to ask the namsof • e I .21! :all' I,trei." was the innocent reply of qrpri , 01,11 e —a miserable hire By t raven lie exclaimed in a IftilantlV accept m) • - ;:r Lr,_ady' churl. l %,‘ 111 have hun /' a 002 :or W• aud•tewu. presumittLm, .oral tQp La a rnoment In decide his fate' Cailettrie, " he ie guilty :.e ever injured you " tt.cetl to supplant un officer of the ,1 1. y a7l he only a nomrr.on,tioldier !" • C 0 Lavalter—l• loved him ere I saw He .1 ge7.erous. noble ; and would not injure thc , :tuoe ome in idle words; consent to be ere ~e rnottuug sun his risen an hoar in tmart -had have ceased to beat." heaver:'. !•: . 2 a , e 1,. !" cried Cadeline in I u plead in ram " ..ve n:e bu , a air,;le day lo tleciJe." N all LODI 1 • • moment a'majestic form cast a slight shad :e ihnrway but it was not observed by ei• :•:ie persor,s within lie room, so deeply ab. aer e they in their own affairs. Stepping a `''le so ai to be unseen, the stranger remain ''':';l or °lull that passed. • , Ripior e yen to let me speak to Anthony be you a final answer " a word to him ; therefore instantly give It consent to become my bride, or you sign warrant of Martel." , man monster ! I would rather die a thous. than be your wife, even were you proud C1(11 France. Anthony fears not death and gtve his life than have me prove false 4iri, you are in my power, and I will use Piece since you, have so insultingly op°. EMI )su dare to defy me to ,my face Thus, 1, trio prove my words by snatching a oreatb h tect fragrance (4)1)14 scornful lips." , And cleaning his arms around the fair form of Cadeline, Col. Lavilier endeavored to put his threat into execution. " Help! mercy ! help !" exclaimed she. At this moment the report of a pistol, in the hands of the stranger whom we have before mentioned, was heard, and the bullet shattered the arm of the aagressor. ren4ering him powerless, but from whence the shot. both were unable to telt, for no sooner was the weapon discharged than the de,liv. erer disappeared and Anthony Martel rushed into the room by another door, Observing the wild ap pearance of Cadelme, breaking from - the aims of the colonel, in an instant he divined the whole and with a powerful blow he;laid the base 'insulter at hit. feet. By this time the report of the tire arms had brought a large detachment of soldiers to the spot. who' on entering, - were immediately com• mauded to arrest Anthony Martel for attempting to murder his superior officer In vain Cadeline pro tested his innocence; they dragged him away under a stroll_ omit. Ou the following morning an unusual activity among the officers, told that something of more than ordinary importance was to take place, as cacti one hastened to the quarters of the comman der. Although a court martial is not a %ery unus ual affair, yet it is sufficiently rare to attract great attention in a camp. Soon the quick roll of the drum told that the court had convened, and were ready to try a criminal.— Wi!hut a spacious tent ware gathered a large num her of officers in full uniform. Seated on a raised platform was general Levack, acting as judge Another roll of the drum announced the entrance of the prisoner. ' "Of what is this man charged !" asked the Ju 'go " With an attempt to destroy the life of hie su perior officer, Colonel Laviiier," said the advo cale. Where is the accusorr continued the court " Here, may it please your excellency," replied the colonel, whose arm was bound up in a sling. '• How came Martel to attempt youelifer asked the Judge. I know . not," said Lavilier. " What provoked the insult V' " A conversation with a young gill, with. whom ihe prisoner is acquainted." " Is that all'!" " It is, your excellency." A her a short consultation with the other officers, the judge turned lo the prit , oner and thus address eel turn - , " Anthony Martel, you have been found guilty of an attempt to murder a superior officer of the French army, the f.tinishment for which crime is death (Chat have you to say why you should not sutler the extreme penalty of the law which you have offended?" sti,nd as though uncon,eious until now, manly form; statrang erexi, he bent his searching eyes upon the the colonel and said to a clear. firm voice " Your excellency, I am a , va! - e thrd any vindi cation which I may make would be of tin avail, but being thus peimmed, I vt. ill ~peak the truth that my fellow soldiers may know that I die innocent of the charge whieh lies been brought against me not fire upon Colonel L tether, slid had nu weapon A hen arrested At the moment I entered do- dw elluig of Catiehrie l I found her sirogL!ling in he. arm, 1 r.h.piied riot to enquire his rank.' but struck him with my clenched list to , the floor This is all I have done, and had it been the Em peror himself in his own palace, I would have done likewise, for the duty of a true soldier is to protect the innocent and defenceless lam wil ling to die, but my death will not be unavenged, for the grass will not have. coveted my grave be fore thy weapons of my comrades shall have found the heart of my murderer, for there is not , one who will shrink when the hour comes. :I am ready— pa,s your sentence ‘• Martel your language (I , .ed riot become a mall 41110 i. 1/11 , lie dire-held of e ; eni oy," , • fruiti becomes a :nun at a , l times," replied Atithany Colonel Lay.her, during, the time the prisoner was speaking, seemed grea:ly excited, iind turned pale. I .r tie knew that Mattel was a great favorite in the redirnent, and he feared that Its (mil lite was in danger. " Anthony Martel," said the judge, " the sen tence of the court is, that you die to•morrow morn ing at sunrise, anti that you be shot by twelve of your comrades." Again the roll of the thorn told that the case had been decided, and they were about -to conduct the prisoner to his quarters, when a young girl rushed past the guards into the tent, and prostrating her self at the lee► of the presiding officer, exclaim• ed— "lie is innocent ! spare him ; he is not gaily, and did not shoot Col Lay dier." As the tears flowed down her beautiful face, eve• ry heart was touched with pity save one. He stood unmoved by her supplications. The judge informed her that it was impossible for himlo alter the sentence of the court, and that the only hope that was left her was that Colonel Lavilier who was the injured party who alone had , power to ash: or his pardon or to recommend him to mercy. In vain Cadeline'pleaded with him ; he was Mexora ble, and she was borne senseless from the lent. " On the following morning, a little before sunrise, some soldiers were busily engaged in placing red ag,s.at short intervals on a beautiful plain not far .trom the camp. No sooner had this been eccom• plished, than the muffled thorn and the band play. in; a dead march was heard. A company of sol diers now drew near; accompanied by a large num ber of (Accra, whomame to witness the punish• ment of Death.—Anthony Martel was walking with a firm step to meet hil doinn. Arriving on the spot designated fel:him to die; he was calm and unmoved at the approaching crisis. Twelve ofhis fellow•soldiers were brought up into line; every -ate: ; _~~, . ... - • • - • .• .. • . _ . „ . • _ PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT, TOWANDA, BRADFORD2 . OOO, - -P44 : * E O'MEARA GOODRICH. " RESAItIitESS CF DrsimetAvort nwit ANY O,I2LTEiiYI movement told their anvvillingness•to perform the odious dirty which•had been - assigned to them. All being arranged, the commandant walked tip to Martel, and taking him by the hand shook it warmly Bidding him farewell, he gave him per- Mission to address his companions in arms. This mark of kindness moved the condemned man,and a tear started to his eye; hut luckily regained his comprsure, he addressed those who were to lay him low in death. "Comrades, I have come here to die like a man and a soldier. lam guilty arm crime, I have never dishonored my country or re giment ; I have fought by your sides in the thickest of the battle, when the guns of the enemy poured hot lead into our ranks and swept our brave coun trymen doA !Ike chaff before the whirlwind.— But you all can affirm that I did not quail or falter when the grim monster stared me in the face, and should I tremble now when I am to die by the hands of my beloved comnides I No, I consider it an honor, and the last sound that will ever greet my ears wilt be the glorious dying Music of your own true guns as I fall. I know that you will nut suffer my ashes to rest unavenged. Let not your hands tremble, but with a firm steady aim, level your pieces at my breast, when I give the word vies, for I would have the mark of every man if you love me Comrades farewell, and may we all meet where the warrior rests from his battles and his victories." The soldiers brought their pieces to their ehoul. ders, but stopped suddenly as, the frantic Cadeline rushed into the arms of tier lover. " Oh, Anthony, Anthony, you must not die. Cul. Lavilier will have mercy; he cannot be so cruel as to murder you. " Cadeline, there is no hope. I had prepared to die, but this meeting unnerves me. 1 could have wished you had been spared this scene ; but cairn yourselLand do not weep when lam gone. You will not want for defenders, tor my regiment will protfct you, an it will go hard with him who dares to oiler an insult ta Cadeline, be his rank what it may." "Commandant," said Colonel Lavilter, in an impatient tone, " it is past the time ordered for the execution ; have them parted and perform your duty." With great diffinity Cadeline was torn from the embrace °planet and conveyed to a distance horn the spot. The word " arainv" was given, and quickly lot lowed by the second : Ecommand, " PnrsEN - r." " AIM," and the loupifcill last latal word "rigs" was on the lips of the commandant, when a stern voice from a person who stood a short distance apart, and closely moll:led up gave me command to " Rrcovca ARMS!" So sudden and abrupt was the ruder, that every eye was turtle] upon the person who had thus dared unceremoniously to countermand an order on so important an occasion "Order that man ander arrest," said Col Lavi tier, as the person approached rapidly to where he stood; throwing his cloak from his face, the aston ished officers beheld in him FIELD MARSHAL MAC- •• Will Col Lay'her inform me fur what crime the culprit sutlers?" For an attempt on my life with a pistil," was il.e answer. " Are you sure he is the guilty one?" o y es 3, Will you not pardon hum V' It has been decided by the court martial that he shall die.' '• Still you ha k e the same power to pardon him " "I decline all interference in the course of jus tice," replied the Colonel. I do no:'" said Macdonald. " and therefore I slop the execu.ion Anthony Mattel is not guil- 12 ‘• May I then ask your excellence who is!" in quired Lavilter, with an uneasy air. I am," -aid Macdonald. you please explain this mystery?' Yes; having nu-iness of importance with you on the evening of the assault, i called at your quartets but found you not Ott inquiry I learned the di rectum you had taken, and followed in pursuit.— Fin / ding that you had entered Cadeline's cottage, I arrived Just in Lig.° to be the unobserved witness of your villainy, and the ball which only shattered your arm was fired by me, and had it not been for endangering the life of the lair girl, it should have entered your heart. Colonel Martel, I greet you in behalf of the Emperor, to whom I have related your case, and w o has been pleased to confer this honor and title upon you. Colonel Lavilier, your sword—henceforth you are no forger an cfficer in the grand army, and now take Martal'a place, and receive the fire of those guns which a few minutes since were aimed at the breast of an innocen t man!' Every heart beat with joy at this sudden change. Poor Levitier . , trembling wi.h fear and shame, was led to the red flag; again Were the fearful orders given, but the heart of the culprit sunk within him, and he impored for mercy. " Hdw can you ask for that which but a few mo ments since you refused to an innocent man?'' " 1 uwn my fault," was the reply. • "Then I refer you to Colonel Martel, who has full poWeido pardon you or not, as he shall think proper," said Macdonald. • " Colonel Martel,'' said the disgraced officer, " dare 1 hope for mercy ?" " I,grarit Yan a full and unconditionalparden.— You ace at liberty," was the wdling . reply tel, " and do not forget to show mercy that you may receive the same." • • Bs this time Cadeline had heard the gladsome tidings, which spread wish rapidity. throughout the camp, and hastily returning, she was clasped in his warm embrace. That day was a glorious day to the regiment, And a grand celebration was given in hoitor of Field Marshal Macdonald and :%1 am I. Q *~iL yl In h old cbutch at Viselte wrisovorflovied by Bose who assembled to witness the nuptialset -colonel Mar._ tel and hie lovely briday.Cadeline Dopey, and ma. ny were the little presents and keepsakesdial the, happy pair received from the regimen', Who loved their brave and generous commander. The poison which - gives rise to hydroph . obia seems to originate always with dogs, cats. foxes, arid wolves—thatje, with the canine arid feline class of animals; bathe disease is often communi cated from the above to other classes of animals ; and also to human beings. It appears that although the bite of other animals, such as the cow, or the horse, will communicate the poison to human be iogs, that it cannot be communicated from one ho man being to another. This circumstance if cog-. reel, inclines us to think that hydrophobia in the human species is not a disease of the specific mor bid nature which is attached to its name, but mere. ly a general nervous affection produced by the pois on of man or rabid animals. When a dog becomes affected with madness he looks dull and dejected, and shuns all society ; he seldom barks, but makes a sort of discontented murmuring ; he refuses food and drink, altogether looks very listless and sleepy. At this stage of the disease ho is not much inclined to bite ; but soon becomes more restless, and moves a little more about, with his head and tail drooping, and bites at almost every other creature or person except his master, %%limn he generally respects. Alter those symptoms have connnued for a day or two the dog looks more furious—ho begins to froth at the mouth, and ;pant with his ----..,.,.. ~,, -1- , 0rf, , 01.17.: fr:frit J. l ~ .t; 1,1 [•-•441 ~.. . . -.......--...-.........t.......4.. ~... :i f ', , e, ~. •:,:•.:c , x i. .. ~.. , 1 .. •: 4 i ... 7 R . .' • ' ' f. R I' ---:• • -• . _ ~ . i ''..: .., -. :,-, '4 . . • ':: .. r. • i , Hydrophobia tongue hanging out—his breathing is very quick, and laboriously pertormed—he is unsteady in Ins movements, being sometimes very quick, at others very slow, but he generally goes straight forward. Under these symptoms he becomes very thin and weak—recognises no person not even his master-- gets at times into an it ritable lun,and bites at ev. wything, in his way. In a haw hours hie eyes look red and suffused, great depression snpervenes, and he dies in a most worn out and dr jecLed slate. IT'S WHAT 'You SPEND.—" It's Will 11 thee'll spend my son," said a Page old Quaker, " not what thee'll make which will decide whether thee's to be rich Of riot " The advice was Id's, for it was Franklin's in an other shape: i• Take care of the pence and :he pounds will take care of them , elves " But it can not be too often repeated. Men are continually in dulging in small expenses, saying to themselves it is only a trifle, forgetting that the aggregate is se rious, dia. even the sea shore is made up of petty grains of sand. Ten cents a day even is thirty-six and a halt dollars a year, and that is the iriterest 01 six hundred dollars. Every sixteen years tell cents a thy becomes six hundred dollars ; and if invest• ed quarterly does not take hull of that time. But ten cents a day is child's play, some will exclaim. Well then, John Jacob Astor used to say that when a man wishes to be rich, and has saved ten uhous. and dollars• he has half the battle. Not that Astor thought ten thou-wind dollars much but he knew that in making much a mum, a man acquired a habit of prudent economy,v. haft' would keep him constantly advaneing in wealth. How many, however, spend ter, thoesatid in few years in extra expenses, and looking back, cannot tell, as they say, '• where the money went to " To save is the- gulden rule to get rich. To squander, even in small sums, is the first step to the poor house. FLOW Ens —The very name is sugges•ive of al l that is fresh and lovely in nature. The gems that spark's in her diadem—the rich embroidery and the glittering adorprnents of her gayest and her sim plest robes—the pearls, the rubies, the diamonds, the sapphires, .he gorgeous jewels :that enrich and beautify her lair person—are they not sweet flowers? 1V ho loves flowers Thet highest and the lowest, tire rich and the humblest, those who are gifted with Iii:411 intellects, and those of limited ca pacity —all unite in this one sweet sence of the beautiful. It is a sail house that has no fl , wens in it ; a hardiand harsh soul which can let the surn• mer•tinre glide away, and find no pleascre in look' rug upon this choicest gifts of nature. We may expect to:find the exquisite blossoms of our gait land, and rare exotics, in the lordly dwellings of the rich ; and vie see humbler, but riot less lovely, in the homes of the poor, as carefully attended and cherished as their means and limited time will per mit, even though it he one small flower in a little pot, struggling for Ide in a smoky garret.--9/bany Trait. WEALTH.—If weahh is the obedient and labori ous slave of virtue arid public honor, t h en wea l t h is id its place, and has its use; but if this order is changed, arid honor is to be sacrificed to the conser vatton of riches, riches which have neither eyes nor hat ds, nor anything truly vital in them, cannot lopg survive the being of their vivifying powers, their legirimate masters, and their potent protectors. If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor in • deed. We are bought by the enemy with the trea sure from our own coffers. Too great a sense of the value of a subordinate interest may be the very source of its danger, as well as the certain rum of interest of a superior order. Olten.has a man lost his.all because he would not submit to hazard all in delernling At., A display .of our, wealth ,ftelore robbers is not, the way, to restrain their boldnces, : or to lessen their rapacity..liurke. Igr "1 - lellow, 1 say, what did you say your medicine' would cure 1" 9111. it wilt one everything—heal altttnst/v -ery thing." r, - - "Ah well, I will take a bottle. May be It'll heel my boas." 2=I2E=MEMEMIIM=IIII I.ayard, the explorer of Nineveh, who is tumil• iar with Arabs as he is with antiquities, gives in ilia late work-on Assyria, some curious details respect. ing the true horse of the desert. Contrary . to the popular notion, the real Arabitin is celebrated less for unrivaled swiftness than forextraordinary pow. era of endurance. Its usual paces are but two—a quick walk, of'en avetaging four or five miles an hour, and a hall running canter—for only when pursued, does a Bedouin put his mare at f 11 speed. It is the distance they will travel in emergency, the weight they will carry, and the comparative trifle of food they require, which render the Arabian horses su valuable. Lay and says he knew of a celebrated mare which had carried twa men in chain armor beyond the reach of some Aneyza pursuers. This mare had rarely mare than twelve handfuls of barley in twen ty-four hours, excepting during the spring, When the pastures were green; and it is only the mares of the wealthy Bedouins that get even this allow. ance. The conseglence is that, except is the spring, the Arab horse is lean and unsightly. They are never placed under cover during summer. nor protected from the biting winds of the desert in winter. The saddle is rarely taken Irom their backs. Cleaning and grooming are strangers to them. They sometimes reach fifteen hands height and never tall below lourteen. In dtspo• sition they are docile as larnbs, requiring nn guide but a halter; yet in the flight or pursuit their noe -1 tills become blood-red, their eyes glitter with fire ; the neck is arched, and the mane and tail are rail. ed and Ppread out to the wind; the whole animal I becomes transformed. The va4t plains of Mesopotamia furnish the best breeds, and those breeds are divided into five races, of which the original stock was the Koheyleh.— The most famous belong ether to the Shammer or to the Aneyza tribes. i iiheir pedigrees are kept scrupulously, and Mei value so great that a thor oughly bred mare is generally owned by ten or even more persons. It is not often that a real Ara bian can be purchased. The main ri is that on ac count of its fleetness and powers of endurance it is invaluable to the Bedouin, who, once-on Its back, can defy any pursuer but a Shammer or Aney za with a swifter or stronger mare than his own. All American racer, or even an English hunter, would break down in those pathless deserts almost before rot Arabian became warmed up to its work. Where thorough bred mares have been sold they have brought as high as or tlimpiand dollars ; 'but these, it is understood, are not of the best race. The Arab who sells his mare can du nothing with his gold, and cannot even keep it, for the next Bedouin of a hostile tribe who comes across tits path, and who has retained his mare, will take it from him and defy pursuit. lajard thinks that no Arabian cf the blood has ever been seen in England. If this is so, we can scarcely suppose that any have come to America; but mu-I believe the so-called Arabians given to our Government, at various times, to be of inferior breeds. Rarely, indeed, are the thorough-breeds (nun I beyond the desert. It will be a subject of 'egret, to those wino admire horses, to learn that the Arabian is considered to be degenerating, the consequence of the subjugation of Arabia, and the • • decline of lie Bed:mitt tribe. Ono Fisd —A story is related by the Yonkers Ileiald *Lit a w oildr Ifni nondescript of fish which was caught near Spuylett Duyvel, in the Hudson river. in the chad kes of a fisherman named Kiiitfin. It measured about lour feet fram , the nose to the tip of the tail, and in shape resembles a toad fish The mouth whice, when dissiended, would take in a peck measure, %ils filled with teeth, indi cating a most voracious disposition. After directing him, his stomach was found to contain a full grown -had, two bald shell crabs, a moderate size puppy dog of itte wilier breed. But what was most sin gular of all, was his being supplied with hands, just about that part of the breast•whetu the Siamese twills are connected, each hand having four distinct tinge's, arid a thumb about the size.of a four:years o►,l child. lie was also provided with fins similar to those of a green turtle, and, upon the w hole, was a most fiendish, ill-look ing ,customer. It was a puzzle to all who viewed the monster to . say to family ul fish tie belonged. A Wolin TJ LITTLE G —Who is h,vely is the gull who drops sweet words, kind ieniaiks, and pleasant Frmleo, as the passes along. has a kind word for every boy. or gill she meets in trouble, and a kind hand to help her compan ions out of difficulty. She never scolds, never con. tends, and never teases her mother, nor seeks in any way to doniiiisti, but always to increase her happiness, would it not please you to pick up a string of pearls, drops of gold, diamonds ur precious stones, as you pass along the streets? But these are the precious stones that can never be-lust. Ex tend a trtendly hand to the,liiendless; smile on the sad and dejected; sympathize with those in trou ble ; al ive everywhere to d.ffuse mound you sun• shine and joy. II you do this, you will be sure to be loved. Rc-rt:crrt•t. —r\ snit tty old gentleman in l.ll,..paeliu.et:s, returhe.t home flue Sunday bum Chinch,' and began to ex,nd the merits of !be scr. • '• I have heard, Frank," said he; ''one of the most drlighifel sermons ever delivered before a christiatt society. It carrier/ me to the Gates of Hee. MS " Well, I think," replied Frank, "you had bet ter have dotlge4l infer you Will never gel such an other chance ." Q*- An editor down eastlian insulted the whole feimale 'ex - He says tbut tileilldiaL3PWColll6lll from a feeling of instinct, hateinre natarat love for being gqieezed. lINI I=l lIIIIIEMEZE The Arab lleirse. MMIMMIgMIM= M•Aw.M , .... -- 4L•••Ja-A4 o 4ttcal EWE iZINg Virgin Mary awl Savior. Mre Jameson has giVen :in her Legends of the I Madonnas," descriptions ot , the" t.ertiona of the . Virgin and Savior. The former„is extracted from the history of Niceporous•Callistrision the hothority of Epiphanius, who had himself derived it from• more ancient authority.- The latter is in Substance from the famous letter purporting 'to have been written by Len'ulus to the Homan Senate. It is very well established that! these poruaits are the works of mom; monks of the middle ages, descripz live of real or imaginary pictures prevalent in those days. Even as such, however; they may have value, for these pictures of the pencil or imagina tion perchance have authority from the traditions of the church. However it may be, these eescrip lions are the only authority for the portraits now generally - received, and stamped in Bibles, Prayer Books, &c. . . " The Virgin was•of middle stature; her face oval, her eyes brilliant; and of an olive tint; her eyebrows arched:and black ; her hair was of pale brown; her complexion fair as wheat. She spoke little, but she spoke freely and s affably; she was not troubled in her speech, but' grave, courteous and tranquil. Her dress was without ornament, and her deportment was nothing lax or feeble. , Mrs. Jameson mentions the'general belief, in which she apparently concurs, that the Savior resembled his mother in person,'for; she observes, "It is argued Christ had no earthly father, therefore, he couldon ly have derived his earthly lineaments from his mother All the legends assmue that the resem blance between son and mother must have been perpect. Kugler, in handbook• of Italian Painting," gives two descriptions of the Savior— The first is horn a letter of Lentulus to the Roman Senate, originaily wri:ten übout the end of the third century, but not found until the eleventh ; the bee. and by John of Damascus, dates Iron) the Bth cen tury. In the former, Chritt . is described a a "man of stately fuim, dignified in appearance, with a coun tenance that inspired veneration, and which, whn look upon it may love as well as fear. His hair curling, ruttier - dark and glossy, flows down upon his shoulders:ar.d is parted in the middle abet the manner of the Nazarenes. The forehead is motile, and very serene, the countenance without line or spot, of a pleasant complexion, moderately ruddy The nose att.] mouth faultless, the beard thick and reddish,llike die:hair:lnn long, but. divided, the eyes bright, and of varying colors!' John of Da mascus describes Jesus as Fat stately growth, with eye-brows joined together; beautilul . pyea, large nose, curling hairjsotnewhat stooped; in the broom of life; his beard black ; his complexion olive, like that of his mother, With long fingers, ikci. The description given, by Lentulus agreed with the ac. count 01 Epiplianius of the person of the Virgin.— It is the European, and one might almcst say, the Greek type, and in this she has the sanction of the great masters of art.—S. Y. Post. FIDELITT.—Never forsake a friend when ene mies gather thick around him—when sickness falls heavy around him—when the world is dark and cheerless; this is the time to try thy friendship.— They who turn from dieiseene of distress or o ff er reasons why they be excused from extend ing their s)mpathy and aid, betray their hypocrisy and prove that selfish motives only prompt and move them. I f you have aI; iend who loves you— who studied your interest and happiness—defend ed you when petsecuted and trozbled, be sure to sustain him in adversity. Let him feel that his kindness is appreciated and that his friendship was not bestowed upon you in vain. QUigEli TOAST. —This is (ruin me and mine to theeYrid thme. I wish when thou and thine come to see me and mine, that me and mine witi treat thee and thine as thou and thine hare treated me and rnine. This is a new version of the 01,1 compliment which runs somewhat alter this wise: " I wish thee and thy Mika loved me and my folks, as well as me and my 'folks love thee and thy folks. For sure there ne v er was folks, /moo tolka was folks, that loved folks hall so well as me and my folks love thee-and thy folks." '• I),J your tall hurl you? said one hod earner to another who had Julien from the top of aiw tory houge " )tint in the least Pat, 'l,cas stopping eo quick that hurt nte:' Kr It is hard to form a true estimate or any man's happiness, because happiness depends most upon things whieh lie most out at sight. Oz:2— A young widow was asked why- she was going to get married so soon after the death of her first husband "0, la said she, "Idoit to p.e vent flatting mybllli to death on account of dear Tom." p"j The Scoichman'e prayer—Keep my puree from the lawyer—my body from the doctor—and my soul from the dela (*- A lady being asked what business her hus band followed, said be was engaged iu finishing' Explanation was necessary, and after a brief heel [anon, she continued, " he is finishing hip time. in State's, prison!' . • etr" Ike," said a rusty old heathen- of theilesk, " how do astronomers measure the distance to . tho sun I" " Why,'!seplie4.l the young hopeful,' they guess at One fourth of the disuuree, and then mul. tiplies by four." • • psitsiott Pitovisos.—ln the Senate of the United •srates, reoeutly, a pension waa grunted to. iletiiey Norton, a widow of ninety odd years " to continue for tile ; unless The marry 'agent." !=1E=1:1 1 4 , ~