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And a soft stir•to Mgt - RP and heart, As when the Ism and blossom part And little feet that patter slower, Like the last droppings of the shower.. And in the ebildren's Tams aloft • What blossoshaPes do gayly slip Their salinty sheaths, and rosy run From clasping hand and kissing lip, A naked sweetness to the eye— • Blossom and babe and Inittertly In witching one, so dear a sight! Ah testacy of life and light. And, all, what lovely witcheries . Bestrew the floor t an empty Lty vanished dance and song left loose As.tlead birth` throats.: a tiny smock That, sure upon some tueadow grew, And drink the-heaven-sweet tains ;a shoe scarce I , lgger than an acorn cup; Frocks that seem flowery meads cut up. Then lily Itret In angPl-wiiiti, • To inothetlii knee they trooping ro m e, The soft clalins told like kiNsing And they and we go singing home— Their bright Meads bowed and worshiping, As though twine glory of the Spring, Some daffodil that mocks the day, , Should fold hls'golden patios and pray,- The-gates orParadlse swing wide A moment's space In stir( accord, And those dreaTt angels, Lire 341 Death; Al:torment veil the Miming sarim' As .e'er this weary world forlorn FroM Eden's to.cret heart Is home That breath of Paradise most Which mothers call "the child retl• prayer." All, deep pathetic mystery The world's great woe unconscious hung, A raindrop on a blossom's lip : . White innocehce that wooi our wrong, And love theme that Iwks again, Unconscious of the cross'and pain, Front sweet child-eyes,.atl in that child Sad earth andficaven reconciled:- Then kls . sed, on beds we lay them down At, fragrant-whit• ns Hovered sod, And all the upper fluor; hashed With.eldidren's drop , and-dcws of God, And am.ourstars their heains do hide, The stars of twilight op •• uing 5;)(1 , ;, • • Take up the brilV6lllY at even,' And light us on to Go 4 and heaven. ...ifpf/oz - ni)cellastratt. Anastasia's Ghost. how well I remember that dismal "November night. Some vague pr,„e sentiMent 'of evil weighed on my heart, as I sat alone in the twilight. And yet there was nothing, appar ently,• to make me ghlonly. On the contrary, I ought to have been more than _usually cheerful ;' had - I not re ceived a delicious pyomise from Kate Nelson 7 that very afternoon? It seemed odd, to be sure;that a gr4,l. aired widower like my elf w•asoto marry this girl of eighteen.- Her mother had been a housekeeper in our family, but died soon after Kate's birth. So it happened that she was adopted by us, as we had no children of our own. My wife treated' . her kindly, but Without much warmth o feeling. Anastasia was of such a pe culiar disposition that I actually be lieved she was jealous of this Poor Anastasia! she warned me solemnly, orr her deathbed never to marry again, and threatened to rise from her grave in case of such an event. K;ite was,in her tenth 'year when my wife died. I sent her away to a boarding school . ; and, :is - business called me abroad, did, not see her 'again until my return eight years :aftsrwards. I. was somewhat The wil- dered to find a lovely woman, instead of the little girl I had left in :short dresses. Of -course, you can imagine the sequel. 1 fell in love with thi - S charming adopted daughter. , There was - something in the frank tender ness of her manner that completely. won my heart. It was evident that she was (la* attached to me. I conld not lhat help seeing how much higher she valued iny society than that of t iny nephew, -Charles Raymond, who lad, accom panied her from abroad. • She never addressed him except in monosylla bles,, and would flush all over with, embarrassment if he enter .dl the room. But with me she was always self possessed," and so talkative and soci able that I could not help pitying Charlie. Ile was really gnite 'good looking, and I used to wonder some times at her antipathy. Poor fellow - ; how I dreaded to tell him'of my ape. proaching marriage. It would be a ffreat blow to his hopes for he had expected to inherit my ' fortune. • Katie wasn't a bit like othei; girls that I had ever known anYthing about. Instead of- blushing at my confession, that afternoon, she turned pale and shivered as if struck by a chill. I noticed, too, that there was a strange ; quiver in her voice when she finally' consented to be my wife. I was apprehensive that Clu:rlie had told • her what Anastasia had said on her deathbed. And yet I couldn't believe he would be so inconsiderate. Somehow, I couldn't forget that warning. • Anastasia was, a remarkar ble woman. and wonin surely keep her word, if ;hosts pre p9rmitted to walk the earth. Thinking thus, I began to blowfrightened at the shad ows in my room, and Nastily rang thellell fur li , jhts. " Why are you so late, Bridget ?" I asked, sharply. as the servant of tered the door. "Indade ' sir,,an meself that's been with Miss Katie - evely blessed minnit, and she's almost kilt with a pain in her bead " Could this be -a result of our con versation that: afternoon? Consid erably startled, 1 questioned Bridget eagerly. Charlie came in while we, were talking. "Katie ill ?" he said, with a shad ow on his brow. ." Is it anything serious, uncle ?" What business had he to take .any sifecial interest in Katie? " Only la headache," I answered, coldlyP 't She is subject to such at tacks. Bing in the tea, Bridget.-". _ "We shall have IL lonesome eve ning," Charlie sighed. • REGARDLESS OF DENTriTCIATION PROMANY QUARTER, I half believed that heves in love with the girl himselE T • It was cheerless;qhoAgh, ,without Kate.. Llnksed litr bright fakd be hind the tea tray. Charlie left his untested. My jealousy was arouse!, and I watched him keenly. •As soon as we were alone, I said, half angrily, " What is the. natter, Charlie ? You look as if you hadn't a 'friend on earth. I didn't know be- fore that you i liked Katie so well." .Tlic'erizikpon leaped up to hiq very • mow. ~• , ",I 'am glad that you do," .If, con tinued, hastily, " for you will soon be connected by ties of relationship. She has promised to wife." "You are jesting, uncle!" ho said, doubtingly. "1 was never More serious in* my life," I answered. Charlie showed evident signs of agitation. , " You have 'no' right to sacrifice that yelling girl," said, bitterly. You are old 4nough to be her grandfather. low dare you think o such a thino . ?" ‘No wonder that yon rave," re 111icd,'with .a smile ; " you are disappointed of your inheritance." At that moment the wind gave a fearful shrielcoutside, and I thought of Anastasia. • • "Are you not afraid to ; Marry :Twit ?"Charlie inquired, malicious ly. " You remember the warning?" " Nonsense!" I answered; " it will take something more than a i: ghost to frighten me out of, the marridge.". • had scarpely . finiShed sneaking,' when there &me a gusyof wind and aibrashing Of glass, 4'int th storm actually came into Aim We glanced at each . Ether' in .dismay. -Y The bough Of, a large elmilie that stood in fitint , of the house had fallen against tlre. window.- •q. CharleS • .aave me a peculilr: look Is I coweredt? over the fire; And- then . barred the window in' such a manner as to keep out the rain. i strange gloom enveloped us both, and'we did not return again to the suOjeet we had been discussing . . Our conversa.: tion was fitful, and it seemed a relief 'hen we parted at be,d tiMe. There ls'no use in denying that. I was troubled a little with supersti tious fears. 'What if Anastasia should rise from her drake as_she had prom fsed ? I peered around into every corner of the room -before; retiring, but found sign of any mysterious visitant. I had such a fear of the darkness, however, that, I left the candle burning. The fury of the storm had now abated ; and I lay some time - listening to the wind. At last, however. 1 fell into an uneasy slumber. How long I had slept I know not, when I was awakened by an icy, touch upon my forehead. I started up with a thrill of Appre hension. The light emitted a taint, sepulchral gleam. Oh, horror! what, was it that I saw ? A figure robed in white, came gliding towards me from the foot of the bed. The face was hidden froin my view, but I knew' from the for,rn that it was the ghost of Anastasia. i j "William Raymond," came 'in a lMarse voice from the figure; " I am here to avenge your infidelity, and to drag', you down to the grave in my embrace." I shrieked with terror as I, felt her clutch upon any throat, and cried, faintly, J' ,Mercy ! mercy !" "You would marry Katel Nelson, would you?" whispered the ghost, mockingly. "if you do not wish to die"—and here the icy fingers preissed so tight that. I gasped for breath— " promise me that -yeu will not" take a iiecon!l " Oh, I. proi4i-f-. , .e, I . proinise!" sai 1, half dead with terror. ." Woe he unto yOu, if you deJeive me !" answered the oliost; solemnly. And 1 heard no more. It was"some time, however, before I'-ventured to 'cast .a timid :glance around the room. The ghost had disappeared. The storm, •too . , was beginning to pt bside ; but I could not go tb sleep again, fur I found it impossible tv.forge,t the,phantom and its • deadly clutch upon my throat. I resolved* to . say nothing about •it.. , . Of 'course, peoble would ridicule thd idea of a ghost. Nevertheless, I did not dare to wed Kate Nelson ; yet, how could I explain this sudden change of purpose ? I fervently hoped' that she would not Ilie Of a broken heart, the'poor child ! What should 1 -say .to her;? . After considerable reflection, I re solved to trust this delicate affair to the tact of Charlie. The proposed marriage was so odious in his eyes, that I ktlew he would justify mlly ap parent treachery to her, if possible. Moining came, and I arose in a fe verish state of mind.•.llow 1 dreaded to meet Kate at the _breakfast table, but fortunately she did not make her appearance. Charlie looked so trou bled that I fancied he, too, had seen the ghoSt. After breakfast I. said to o him, with an embarrassment that. I- strove to hide, "My dear boy, do you rethem ber what we were talking about° last evening? • I have - been, dunking over the matter seriopSlv, an'd am afraid that a marriabe bttwees Kate and myself will hotresult in haiipjness; but I have not the courage to brave her reproaches. Now, Charlie, will you net as mediator, and make known to fier the change in my views ?" "•Why, uncle," he answered, and I Was almost sure that I saw a gleam of mischief in his eyes, " something extraordinary must. have happened. You are not usually so fickle." '" We •wem't discuss the matter," said I, in an irritated tone. "Will you, or will you not, grant my re quest'?" - • "Of course, I will," lie replied . ; "but it is a difficult task. The ,poor child will fie so disappointed !" I . detected a joli , ous ring in his toice, and looked at him rather sus-. viciously. His diplomatic mission was suc cessful, however. Late in the after ndon' Katie came down into the li brarY where I vv .s sitting.. I had never seen her lnk prettier. • Oh, Mr. Raymond !". she -said, eagerly, "I am so glad that you changed your mind! It was all so unexpected yesterday. I never dreamed before that you loved me in any other *ay than••as a daughter." Was this acting? Was she trying to deceive me in her sweet unselfish ness ?- ." Then you never loved me?" I asked. . ' • " Dear Mr. Raymond, you knOw better,". she answered ; " Only it not evactly the kind of love one ought to feel towards a husband. You are as dearlto me as if you were. thy r own father • but you are so much older tlian I , that—that—" :- She hesitated and did not. finish her sentence. fremembered my gray hairs witka pang of mortified vanity, Was not the ghostltvisit. enough ? Must I be tortured in this manner afteortag . „ I The veil was torn 'away from the delusion I had cherished. Alas 1 I' had misinterpreted her childish affec tion. It might.be that she loVed an other. VI looked down into the face •whero a vivid scarlet. glowed, and read her secret. ' "My dear child," . I exclaimed, at tempting to control my agitation, " tell me everything." • Oh, Mr. Raymond," she answered hi - confusion, " Charlie has asked me to be his wife." 'The rascal: No Wonder that he remained with her such a , long time that morning; no wonder that he boasted of the satisfactory manner in Which .everything had been ex )lained. • " The impudent fellow I" I mutte cd; "What. did you answer, chip ? Do you love him ?" Low and soft the answer came: 4‘ y e 4» The heart of a woman is a mystery that I cannot fathom, I was cer tainly outwitted by my nephew. He might have been afraid, however, that my conscience would reproach me.if Katie-Showed her disappointment. I have little doubt that she loved me far better than she would confesss. Ah, well they were niarried in due time, and we are all living to gether. The dear children do every thing they can to add to my.happi ness. Katie As' still a beautiful woman ; and Charlie is the stall of myold age. I never saw the ghost again. In fact, I have good reason to think that the mysteriousAisitant was a certain graceless nephew of mine, who had fallen in love with Katie. Of course I forgaVe - the deception long ago, as it saved me from a terrible Mistake., I am much happier, probably, than . if I Imo married the young-6d whose heart belonged 'to another. - I am not certain, however, that she did not accept Charlie 'from pique at my re jection. Any way, he. has made her a good husband. `` BY AND BY" Sonewhere. down the' stream of Time nn which we are floating, is a beautiful island called the "By and By." It may be just before us, be yond the next turn of the river,. or we may not find it until the stream disembo g ues into-the stream ofeter nity. 13 we all look for it, from infancy to old age, and dream that all eVil will be banished when - we arrive at that beautiful island—By and By t All day we flOat doNn the turbu lent, stream; the blue color of heav en burns above . us.; the - mysteries of God and immortality stream in upon us With awful splendors; and truths that have confounded the loftiest intellects—troths that in all ages have tp.used . up. the soul from its foundations, baptised it with' rever ence kindled it with love—environ us with their intensity, and all the thoughts'of the island are banished from the mind. But when the . sol emn gray of 'twilight falls around our bat N, in fancy we see its-magical shores, green with . the - trees •of beauty, flitting before us like stars 'over the- . broad shadows of years,' and our longings all return to wander on its fairy banks, and listen to the Olver 'voices of its inhabitants. And as the rosy final of the day fades in the west, and the watching stars open one after another, their holy eyes, we go to rest in the happy be.. lief th4t the morning sunrise • will gildthis immortal island, full in our vision—this clime we have sought so long and vainlY, and whither have fled all the Summer of our youth, that we besought with tears to stay. A land of promise is that By and By. in it . we all have possession, the,anticipated enjoyment of which - alone' renders life tolerable. The past has proven- a weary way ; the present full-of thorns and beset with danger; but in the golden 1;y any there is Ia recompense for all '1 here the brbken heart shall be heal ed and tbe weary spirit find a rest WhO would Sell his birthright, in this land ?l• Though poverty, gloom, and desolation eviron us here,. we have wealth and' loving friendS in that fair clime. How eagerly we look•for that is= land:t If it were laid down on . 'any chart, no matter how distant, so that we knew that. it would surely come, we gliould be satisfied- in the progrect. But no Ariande comes to reveal its labyrinthine secrets, and we must becuntent in itsa u ticipation, and posessjti:only in our dreams. WHAT IS THE BIBLE LIKE ? It is a lai7re beautiful tree, wh'eh hears sweet fruit-for. those that are hungry, and affords shelter and shade for pilgrims on their watt• to the king dom of heayen. It is like a, cabinct::of jewels an precious stones, which are not onl to be looked at and admired, bi used and worn. • It is•like a telescope,which.bringe distant objects and f►r-off things of the world very near so- that we can see something 'of their beauty, and importance. - It is like a treasure-house, a store ltousei for all sorts of valuable, and ueful things, and which:are to be had without money and without price. It is like a deep, broad, calm-flow-. ing river, the banks of which are green and flowery, , where birds sing and lambs play, and dear little chil dren. arc loving and happy. • "In choosing a' wife, be governed by her chin." The Worst of that is; that af terlaving chosen, a wife ono is apt to keN) on being governed in the same way. LOVED AT LAST. Mid so ho loves me; though they laid 'So lover e'er would come to me, Thstpltddhine'er be wooed or Wed, • Or ntiriiiraiiiiiirapon my knee ; They Weritstitat f should milts The womites of And T too, to the sad gray boars When through tow eloOds no sunlight ramie, And when the slow September showers . Seemed nature's team for liumeneigiine, I murmured, with a long, saal sigh, "My Summer Also has • But now I know that .111Wto me Seemed Autumn rainswere showers of Spring; Love's swilled:brighter' everything; He says he loves me, and today My year rolls back to early May. How did It come? I ask of him ; lie says my face Is sweet and fair; rind yet to me these eyes seem dim. And on his brow are lines of care ; But now these eyes shall yet be bright, Abd once stein this broil. grow light. He loves tool laves me 2 I repeat The bleet assurance every hour ; And - now the wine of 4 .llfe ls sweet That yesterday w„as sharp' nd sour; Now I can drink; with spirit bold, Love'siiectar (mows cop or gold. . I look through long, slow-coming years. Made by his larval! bright and fair; I look around through happy tears, And see his image everywhere; lir his great love I breathe and live; If It be sin, dearGOd,forgive. It cannot be. Since I have known fits lore, God's love seems dearer too; lie has come near to me, and shown' What for the humblest be can do I.lfe•s fateful fingers lyibertwlne The human love Kllb'the'dh•lne. • oh love, love, love Okblessett word, That never did I understand Till in my ear his voice I heard, And felt the pressure of bis hand ; No move-I walk with eyes cast down; -I am his queen, love is my crown. JOHN BRi)WN, A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAIL- ROAD General James G. Blunt relates the following, story in a cummunica- tiou to the Kansas 'Historical Socie "My last intimate associations witl olin Brown were in the winter o 858-'59, and 'their bripf narration a his time may not proye, entirely un. interesting. It was on a cold *inter night in the latter part, of December, 18 - 58; about the hour of two o'clock, A. M., that I was • awakened by a rap at the door of my house, in An drus county. Upon answerin g it and looking out, I recognized by the light of the full moon the' familiar form and features of "Old "Jobb Brown-," whom I had not seen for a year prior to that time. , In front of the house; was a covered wagon, with. two yoke of oxen attached.-• Brown wasted no time in perliminaries, but proceeded at once to business . by re marking that he .had some of his Teo ple, there - - who must be cared for without delay 4 as the slave hunters were* close on their trail. 1 direct ed him to disembark the passenaers, consisting _of five men and ° four women, while I proceeded to buid a rousing wood fire in a large fireplace of the_ sitting room, around' which the fugitives were soon gathered, and soon undergoing a process of thaw- • ing out. "While my wife was preparing for them a 'square meal', Brown and myself were considering as to the. disposition he would make of these human chattels.' The weather was extremely cold ) and snow aboqone foot in depth Oirethe ground, which made•traveling tedious and danger ous, while still anothcr difficulty was. interposed by the fact that one of the women was in such a - delicate condition as required the party to halt for a' few weeks: therefore proMpt action. .Was .required to get the party into permanent and safe quarters. In this dilemma I recol lected of two log cabins, joined to gether in such am anner as to form two sides of a square located_ across and north of the.Potowotamie river, and about two .miles distant .from my residence, and at this place I de termined to establish the- headquar ters of the `colored troops.' These h6uses were situated in a recess or niche of the bluff that separated the river bottom from the table land or high prairie, Ibid being about' one mile from any traveled road tilt) , af forded a suitable hiding •place fos our purpose. - Before daylight we had our guests 'comfortably quarter ed in their tehiporary home, and supplied with fuel, bedding and prov isions. The men were all well arm ed, aril we instructed them if attack: ed, or any attempet made at: their ' capture, to defend themselves to. the death. Thus-provided for, we left them With a promise to return again at night. I then proceeded to notify some of my reliable neighbors of the, situation, and- that their assistance was required. • " Upon sending out 'scouts' we ascertained. that the pursuers of these fugitive slaves had lost the trail of their game and .had passed in a northerly _direction about twelve miles east of us by way of Osawoto mie, and Were entirely off the scent. The oxen they drove to the wagon— all of which they took from their master were immediately slaughter ed, and quite a sum realized froM the sale of the beef tO replenish. the -treasury of the 'emigrants.' The hides of the cattle were 14iried in the ground and the wagons broken up and Tburned. Enh night some of the faithful would visit them to as sertain,their wants and supply them with'such necessaries as they need ed. ".Living near the rendezvous of those fugitives were fonr bachelOr brothers, who had formerly lived in Missouri, and, although having never owned slaves themselves they believ ed in the righteousness of the institu tion of slavery, and thought it a . frreat . crime to aid fugitive slaves in their effort to gant their freedom hence 1 feared they might discover the parties in my charge and betray them. As - they were my personal friends I determined to intrust them with my confidence, and accordingly explained to them the situation ; urging upon them that as they were blesSed with plenty it was their duty to ctribute from their abundance for t sustenace of these distressed . people, which request they readily complied with*. I limp informed them that their own interest:and salvation depended on their keeping the whole matter a profound secret; ' i inasmuch as they,. had violated the l Fugitive.. Slave lair, and it detected In', aiding thes e slaves to escape they iwould . be responsible, to their OvrVicirs - to an amount equal to' their prcived value and also, liable to 'all the pains and peaalties of that odiods ,- With this light . let in upon' their -under standing.they -, . concluded they might as well be "hung for an old sheep as a lamb," and continued .to - render, us their efficient . uid, thua s unwittingly. becoming stockhelders in the Under ground Railroad. • "After Brown had placed i his peo ple in my charg e he proceeded to 'l4awrence and - &her points,. and in about-four weeks returned with a span ',Of mules and wagon whereupon I surrendered.to him the chargelie had left me, with the addition of one more passenger. to the list, in the person of a wooly-headed picaiiinny' about three weeks old, and that was the lait time I ever saw Old John ' Brown.' After crossing the Raw river; and iwhile making his • way •through . .;NOrthern Kansas, he *as pursued and overtaken by. the =slave-hunters, who-had at last got on his track, and aided , by the United States inarshars.4 posse, attenipted their capture r but in this attempt the minions of the Fugitive SlaVe law were badly, defeated, for the-reason that the colored troops fought nob ly,' After this little episode Brown and his 'party of ffigitives proceeded through Northern Kansas and lowa and finally crossed into Canada at Windsor, trom whichipoint they (the fugitives) wrote informing me- were 'their safe journey, and-that they; were then enjoying under the .protection of the British flag , the freedom that had been denied them under the ' Stars-and Stapes."' WREN WE REALizE , OuttiEL VEs.— As , the trials of life thicken and the dreams of other days fade one ',by one in the deep vista of diSs.apoint ed hope, the heart grows weary of the'struffales, and we Wain to real ize our ,insignificanee..2Those who have allied to the pinnacle of fame Or reveled in luxury and wealth, go to the grave at. last with the poor mendicant who begs pennies by thy wayside, and like him are soon Toe.' gotten. Generation after generation, Siva an eloquent modern writer, has felt as we feel, and their fellows were as ' active in life as ours. are now. They passed - away as vapor, white Nature wore the same aspect of beauty as her Creator commanded her to. .And so, likewise, shall it be 'when we' are gOne. The heavens will be as , bright over our graves as they are around onr,path ; the .world will have the same attractions for offsprings yet unborn that she had once for our children. Yet a little while and all this Will have happened. Days will continue to move_ on; and ' laughter and song will - be: heard in the verychaniter in Wl:deli - We died, and the eyes ,that mourned for us will be dried, and will glisten with joy; and even our Children will' cease to think of us, and will not remember to lisp'ournames. LosT TlME.—Many odd bits Of trine arc allowed to go to wasts 'which, if improved;. would produce great re sults.' History is full of examples of those who ' have risen to: eminence by simply using, in a proper manner leisure moments. 'A person can . be mime proficient in a science. or a languageby snatching liifteeni minutes a clay and applying - himself to it. How often is heard the remark. "1 would like to read that book, or be come acquainted with that language or science, but I have not . the time!" And yet those very persons- spend three hours- a day at their meal There are few, if t here are any per sons who have not half an Hour day mdich they may call their . own. That half hour, rightly used through out'. the year, will store the mind with a large amount of useful. know ledge. Let no one then falsely assert, " I have not the time," but speak the truth, and say " I am too lazy." WaEN.Philip Henry, the father o the great commentator, was preach ing, toward thelend of his long min istry 'at Broad Oak, on the words, " My yoke is ease, and my burden light," he appealed, in a manner tha attegt&l niany..that heard it, to—the exiwriences Of all that had drawn in that yoke," in the following worlls " Call now if there t he any that wilt answer you, and . to whi6l) , of the saints will you turn? Turn.to whom you- will, null they will agree that rthey have e found wisdoni's ways pleasantness and Christ's commands not grievous; and (he added) I will witness for one who. througliTrace", has in, some poiii measure been drawing this yoke.now about thirty years, and I' have found it an easy ypke, and like my choice too well to eCange."—N. Obserrer.. - LOVING Fint - mis.— Never cast aside -your friends -if by any possi bility you can .retain them. f•We are the weakest of spendthrifts if We let one drop off through inattention, or let one push away another, or if we hold aloof from one through petty jealousy or heedless slight or rough ness. Would you throw away diamond because pricked you? One goof friend is not to weighed against jewels on the cal th. If there is' coolness or unkindness 'betwen let us come face to face and have it out. Quick before the love grows cold! Life is too short to quarrel in; to carry black thoughts of friends. 'lt is easy to lose a friend but a new one will not come ibr the 'calling, nor make up for the old one. A tins - who had two children sick with the measles Wrote to atriend for the best remedy. The friend had just receivedi.a note from another' lady inquiring her method of making pickles. In reply, the ,lady unfortu nately placed ,the notes ; in, the wrong envelopes, so that the person Who in quired about the pickles received the remedy for the. measles. and the anx ious.mother of the stet: eldhlr'en read with horror. the following :." Scald them three ar four times in very hot vinegar And 'sprinkle them with salt, and in a few days they will be $2 per Annum in Advance. When a moth flies Into a lamp flame and is consumed, may not the fire be at tributed to a defective flew? An old salt, sitting on a wharf the oth er day, very soberly remarked : "I began the world %I nothing, and I have held my own evince:" , . "-Ain you a Christian?" asked a spec tacled colporteur of a flower girl the litber day. "No, sir; I'm a Budlust," was the prompt reply. Ofinamen about to ',testify in court ils,vcar not on the Bible, hut on a chicken. There is some sense in this, for. boarding hotiss spring chickens are as old as the Pentateuch. There \ is a woman who Winks among the Kennebec lumbermen, driving' logs - down the liver. And Mr.- Beecher says, " Hurrah, she doesn't believe in a miser able he-rafter i" - l e . If you cant't kill the fleas on your da., you can get a good joke on them by kill-- ing the dog. It alwaya makes fleas mad to kill'the dog they have become attached to. Try, it. Statistics show that the number-of idi ots is increasing; and yet some newspa pers continue to make war on quack doc tors. What is a quack doctor• for but to . kill off the fools?. Anglican - 'Priest : "We had not the pleasure.of seeing your ladykliip at Church on Sunday ?" Lady Blank : " was not present, but—l left my card with the• Church warden !" -. Take an-old jug, knock off - the handle, spatter with several kinds of paint, and you have soMething'equal to the glory of Pompeii, and a good deal more COilVelli cut. Keramie—kerreet, The number of people who prefer old cheese to new is gradually growing (smal ler. People have discovered that licking an old herring will pucker the month just as well, and at far less cost. o "Charles," said she, to one of her Sun day-school class, " mention some act of violence that was inflicted near the sea about this-time." "Don't remember any, 'cept Jonah was whalelaid on the shore:t George Francis Train has discovered how any man can live in luxury on. five cents a day. But why should we live in luxury when - we see so many poor fami lies around us who are struggling to get through the. Winter with only one dog ? Young wife—" My dear, -do'l't be eter nally Iluding fault with the fashion. If you don't like the style of my hair don't • dress yours in 'that-way, that's all, If I. were to follow your example I should have to wear my hair bald headed." Hus band collapses. ' • A kind-hearted clergyman asked a con vict how he came to be l in jail. The fellow said, with tears in bis eyes, that -"he was coming , home from Prayer-meeting, and sat down to rest, fell asleep, and while lid was asleep there the county built the jail around him, and when lie awoke the jail:, or refused to let him out." . . A young lady who is studying French lately wrote to her parents .that she was "invited out to a dejeuner ' the day be fore and was going, to a fete :dhametre' the next day. The professor of, the col-. lege was surprised to receive a despatch from the ." old man a day or two after, saying : ." If .you can't keep my girl away from these blarsted menageries and side shows, I will come dblipa and see what ails her." A-hut of logs without a door, Minus a roof, and ditto • - • A clap-bond cupooard without crocks; Nine children without shoes or frocks; A wife that has not any - bonnet With ribbon bows and strings upon it, SciAding; and wishing to be dead, Ilecau she has not any bread. - A tea-kettle without a spout; - A meat-cask with the bottom out; A •• comfort " with the cotton gone, And not a bed to put It on An aze-hntitite wtthout an'axe . A hatehel without wool or flax: A pot-lid awl a . wagon hub,'° And two ears of a washing tub; Three broken plates of different kinds; Some mackarektails and bacon rinds ; A table without leaves or legs; -- One chair and half a dozen pegs; One oaken keg with hoops of brass One tumbler of dark-green glass; A fiddle without any stringy, A A gun-stork and two turkey-rings. 'Om bad example soils many good pros wets. - .It is always safe to learn even of our enemies--seldom -safe to venttire to in struct even oar. friends. lan wastes his mornings in anticipat ing his afternoons, and wastes his after= coons in regretting his mornings.. Make no more vows to perform thin or that; it shows no great strength, and makes thee ride behind-thyself. . _ have more power than will, and it is often by way of excuse to ourselves that We fandy things aro impossible, :When the heart is pure, there is hardly anything which, can mislead , the under standing in matters of - .immediate per sonal concernment. • Try to condiine beauty and utility. A dower is none the less' sweet because it has a germ in its heart that will fructify after the-fall of its petals. ' • =2 NUMBER '47. 1118, FACT AID PACIETIE. DRUNKARD'S EtiVENTORY I= O, readers ofthisinventory, •• - Take warning by its graphic story; For Lltt.le any Man- expects, Who wears-good shirts with buttons on 'em, Ever to put on cotton checks, And only to have brass pins to pin 'mu: remember, little stitches Keep the rent front growing great When you can't tell beds from ditches, Warning wo . rd , t will be too late. BITS OF WISDOM. - 11 wise mau makes more opportunities han-lie finds ' Indolence is the rust of the mind and lie inlet of every vice. Is it jest to forget all the kiminess done tis by those with whom we live for a little pain, which, after all, may have been given unintentionally? Men are not made to hang down their heads or lips, and those who do, only show that they are' departing from the true paths of common sense and right. . There i 3 more virtue in one sunbeam than in a whole hemisphere of Oen& and gloom: Therefore, Cultivate alt that is warm and genial . _ Life' is itself neither good nor evil. It is the scene of ,good or evil, as you make it : and if you have lived a day, you have seen all.. One day is equal to and like all other. days ; there is no other light., no . (kin:J. shade; this very sun, these iery stars, this very order and revolution o. things, are the , same your ancesters enjoy ed, and shall also entertain your ))osterity. Leisure, the highest happiness Si earth, is seldom enjoyed with perfect - satisfac tion euept in solitude. Indolence and indifference do not'always afford leisure, for true leisure. is frequently found in that interval of relaxion which.divides painful duty ,from an agreeable relax— recreation ; a toilsome tusinesa from the more agreeable occupations of literature and philosophy.