Br lIENRY J. STAIILE.
37' YEAR.
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ID" — The following'. which appeared sorneti ine Ainca in
the New Orleans Delta, seems tia' us exquisitely Witching
sad beautiful :
• LITTLE BENNY.
I bad told him Christmas morning,
AA he sat upon toy knee,
Holding fast hiti little stocking.
Ruffed as full m full could be,
And attentive listening to me.
With a face demure and mild,
That old Santa Chws who 1111(41 them,
Did not lore a naughty child.
But we'll bo good, won't we. inoder!
And from off my lap Ito slid,
Digging deep among the goodies
In hi* erimum Ntookin , 4 Ind; •
. When I turned me to my table,
Whore a tempting goblet -stood,
Brimming high with dainty egg-nogg,
Sent me by a neighbor good.
Bat the kitten there before me,
With his white paw. nothing loth,
eat, by way of entertainment,
Lapping etf the shining froth,
And, in not the gentlegt humor
At the loss of such a treat,
I confess, i rather rudely
Thrust hiiu out into the street.
Then how Denny's blue eye.; kindled!
Gathering. up the precious store
He had buqty been pouring
In. his tiny pinafore;
With a generous look that shamed me,
Sprang he from the carpet bright,
Eliowiug, by his mien indignant,
Alt a baby's sense of right'.
' , Come Wck. Harvey," called he loudly,
As he held his apron- white—
g•Yon shall have my- wabbit !" -
But the door was fastened tight ;
69 be stood abashed. and bileut,
In the -centre of the floor,
With defeated look alternate
. Bent on rue, and on the door..
Thou OA by none sudden Impulge,
Quickly ran hi' to the lire.
And while eagerly hi, bright eyes
Watched the ilittlleS• go high and higher,
Itr a brave clear key be shouted,
Like some lordly little - elf.
g• Tanta Kansa, come down the elthnbly, -
Make my moder 'have herself !"
gcf will be a good girl, Denny,"
Said I, fei.ling the reproof,
Awl straightway recalled poor Itarvey,
Mewing on the gallery roof. =,-•
Boon the auger was forgotten,
Laughter chased away the frown,.
And they gamboled 'neath the lire oaks,
Till the du'.ky sun went down.
In my dim, fire-lighted chamber,
Harvey purred beneath uiy chair,
And my play-woru boy beside mu
Knelt to Ray his evening prayer,
4, God two. father—God Less umder—
tiod , be , sb.ter"—then a pause:
And the meet young lips devoutly
Murmured—"lied buss Santa Kause."
Re Is sleeping—brown and silken
Lie, the lashes, long and meek,
Like caressing, elingmx bhadow
On his plump and peachy cheek;
And I bend above !inn, weeping
Thankful tearsv-Oh, underlie , ' !
Fora woman's crown of glory,
For the blessing of a child.
Select
Wonderful Discovery.
The Cleaveland Plaindealcr has witnessed
the result of a series of experiments made by
Dr. Taylor, The celebrated clairvoyant physi
cian of that city—the actual production of a
brilliant light, and of course an intense heat, by
the decomposition of water. The apparatus for
.%roducing this astonishing effect is very simple,
and has, as he alleges. been constructed en
tirely under spiritual direction. It is imper
fectly made, and yet serves to demonstrate the
fact, and the principle involved in the process.
The light is exceedingly brilliant, equal to the
best quality of gas, and superior in color, it
being slightly of an orange tint, and producing
not the least smoke. A caveat for the discov
ery has been tiled in the Patent Otlicein Wash
ington, by a gentleman, who compared the
apparatus with that of Paine, and the two are
entirely unlike. Distinguished chemists, who
have examined this invention, pronounce it a
triumph. The Platndealer says the expense
of this light, aside from the apparatus, will be
next to nothing, as it is upon a self-acting
principle.. The discovery can be applied to'all
the purposes for which light and heat are now
used, and will mark a new era in human af
fairs. It is a severe tax upon the imagination
to conceive of the changes which will be
wrought by the discoiery of a process by
which water and other simple elements of na
ture can be rendered subservient to the cora
- fort and convenience of mankind. We shall
look for further light on this subject.
POPUGAit. MN " ORANCB.—The Morris Jersey
man
learns that on Saturday, the 10th Jilt., at
the Rockaway basin of-the Morris Canal , a boy
named henry llerring, aged about 13 years,
:while performing some duty on a boat, fell over
'into the canal. An alarm was immediately
- given, a boat-hook procured, and the body
taken out. lle had been in the water only five
minutes, and it is stated that he had every ap
pearance of coming to life ; but his rescuers
tied a rope around his neck, and threw him
back into the canal, where he remained until
the next mormiT; : they alleged as a reason
for so doing, that they thought the law re
quired_him to retnaiwin_the water until an in
quest could be held.
lieutir D.imAGEs.-7.W. B. Scebers, a young
man of good character, had Lhe misfortune, last
summer, in Mewptkis. under the operation of a
city ordinance, to he sentenced to the chain
an in ittonementW-somo—trivi-al
wherewithwor he was c arge . ing
on-the bluff, with a chain around his ancle, a
heavy pile of dirt fell 011 him and broke his
leg. Thereupon, lie brought suit against the
city, claiming 659,000. The jury found a ver
dict for plaintiff, and awarded him 25,0)0
dainagcs
r'i'Vei - dant—for a man to advertise for a
wife in this country. %011ie there are any
number of girls- between 15 and 40 anxiously
waiting tor L-oine one to pop the question.
Iyk 10.011 c if --el•ei..,on pit, on a
clt en : , iIN t (fficu a 0.1,. ht. i. Liciluuutxal au
lAII-Lve. t
icuttaq 31.tillspaprr---auntit i n vauti rs , 3orniturr, litrraturr, •3rts nn Ifirung, nr Varkets, antral Voir"Blir nuui ,forrign Suttltiginr4 faurrtiing, Rmusrunut,
Pulling the Wrong Bell.
I have heard a story of_bell-uulling , ,, which,
as many of my readers May be ignorant of, and
as it is worthy of telling, also being mys'elf in
a gowiping mood, I will even out with it.
A fine Western steamer, of the largest class,
was plowing her way down stream with a "full
head" on.
The time was early - in the morning.: the sun
had not yet conleU his fiery beams in the mur
ky waters of the 3lississippi few of the pas
sengers were astir : aitti the boat quietand
still, save the regular scream from her iron
throat, was making fine headway. -.
Suddenly the engineer's bell rang out a fu
rious and.' alarming summons, which, being
translated into the vernacular, meant--,"Slow
her
The man at the engine obeyed the mandate.
and with his hand upon the lever, awaited
anxiously the next call.
• It soon came, And louder yet, "Stop her !"
"Some trouble ahead," thought the engineer:
but hardly bad the idea passed through his
mind. when the busy bell again pealed forth—
"flack her !"
Steam was let on in an instant, and seizing
the - lever; the man commenced working the
engine by hand ; but the wheel had not yet
completed the first retrogade revolution, when a
louder tintinabulatiou tinkled out. successively.
"Go ahead !" -
"Slow her !"
"Back her .!"
"Go ahead !"
Having obeyed the command, and supposing
all was right at last, the man quitted his post
for a moment and stepped out upon the guards
to see what the trouble had been, when sud
denly the over-busy S bell again was heard.
"Slow her !"
Before he could put his hnnds upon the
screw the bell again ordered: "Stop her!"
immediately after, "Back her !" and "Go
ahead !"
Instead of going ahead, the engineer scratch
ed his own, and then applying his mouth to
the speakirig tube, addreSsed the pilot thus
-rut -stop, let us turn fbr a moment to the
pilot, and see what was going on in his do
minions.
This gentleman had been but a few moments
at his post. and was not fairly awake when the
bell commenced its mysterious operations,
but, sleepy as .he was. the queer antics of the
boat, excited his attention. and he arrived
at the conclusion that something was wrong,
at the same moment that identical
. idea had
forced itself upon the engineer : so, apply
ing his mouth to his end of the tube; the AA
lowing remarks went up and down simultane
ously.
"What in thunder are you about up there !"
"What in thunder are you about down
there !"
Having. like two vessels about - commencing
an engagement, tired these shots across their
bows, the twain went in inediatrdly into action
as follows :
Pilot—“ Who told you to 'stop her' and 'back
her' ?"
Engineer—"Yo did ; what did you_ ring the
bell for twenty. times ?"
• Pilot—" You must be a nice fellow to trust,
Mr. 'Kettles,' to get drUnk before stinrise.
Call your mate and turn in."
Engineer--•• Drunk! Drunk yoursolf: I havn't
had a drop, and you're just lying drunk ! that's
what it is."
Pilot—" Look here, 'Old Kettles,' hold on n
bit, and 111 be down on you like a thousand of
brick."
Engineer—“ Don't trouble yourself to come
down. I'll be-up to you in two shakes, and
then we'll see who's drunk and . who is not."
Now this backing and filling had excited the
attention of officers and crew, and as the pilot
and engineer, having obtained relief, met half
way down on the "boiler deck," captain and
clerk, mate and steward, barkeeper and cham•
bermaid, all hastened to the post of observa
tion, and ere the two. combatants could join
issue, they were seized and held, and an inves
tigation of the affair was entered into.
While all this was in progress. neither
boat nor-bell had been touched, but the same
singular succession of orders was going on,
and the two assistants, above and belOw, were
meditating a little affair of their own, when
that of their principals had been satisfactorily
concluded.
The mystery Was apparently past solution.
but the ettputin bethought him of a possible
cause, and stepping to a stateroom, in the
•social hall," kicked the door open, and there
stood a lanky young Tennessean, who had em
barked at Memphis the previous night, very
actively jerking at a cord-that ran through his
room in the further corner.
Seizing him by the collar, the captain de
manded, "What are - you about ?"
"About !" ansixered the Tennessean, "why
don't you see I'm ringing for my boots ?"
Pulling the wrong cord, that was all.
He "Couldn't Stand That."
A young gentleman of our acquaintence, who
had been -paying his devours," (as Mrs. Par.
tington would say,) to a young lady for sonic
tune, suddenly- left her.—We asked him the
reason, and he told us, in the following words :
had been with tier, you know. a good while,
and noticed that she was rather cool in her re
trial ks, and hinted - that she would rather go
home alone than have me with her ; but I
didn't mind that, you know. Well, one night
when we got to the door, says she, •Mr.
, I do not wish your company any long
er, and thank you to keep in your place,
and away from me.' • That was a little too !lard,
and I wouldn't stand it. I sacked her Mat very
nigh!."—Lynn (.11a45.) Ntia4.
Avotn DEnr.—The youth of this country
should be taught to avoid debt. as the bane of
their Tr7js. Pay as you go--is a golflOtt max
im. It should be the rule of private lite. True
economy would make it the governinciital prac
tice. It:, wisdoOtould be_ profitably- _taught
lion of some other things upon which Ameri
can scholars waste so much time and money.
i ii Mayor Wood of New York is saidto be
a cigar maker by trade, next became a ship
chandler, and then entered the shipping busi
ness, at Which he amassed a handsome for
tune. lic is a native of Philadelphia, and
twelve years ago was a member of COngress.
Elder pliivia;.! Richard 111 du
the it ea.- 011 at
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GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, JUNE 2'5, 1855.
From the New Yuck e 'ling Post
Sixty-five Happy Children.
On Saturday morning, sixty-live of the happi
est children in the world were packed into om
nibuses, and driven over to the depot of the
Hudson River Railroad. in Slst street. It
might be doubted if any one of theui ever had
an omnibus ride before, except on the step out
side, holding on to an iron rod with one hand,
and carrying in the other ahasket-full.of dirty
rags picked out of the street. Sure none of
them -- were - ever - so - trappy. — The - sutrvinas - bright,
but not. so bright as
,their faces. Every one
was full to the eyes with - merry- gladness.
They were the pupils of the German Industrial
School, at N0..2 Avenue C, and were now on
the way to Dobb's Ferry, by the invitation of
Mr. Hamilton, for a pie-nie in the woods, and
such a romp as they had never yet dreamed of.
They were all girls, from six to ten years of
age, mostly blue-eyed, with • broad foreheads,
expressive of more intelligence than any other
class of foreign children among us. .And such
a jabbering of Dutch was never heard in those
omnibuses before.
Soon they were tumbled into a car, for the
first time in-their lives, three on a seat and one
in the middle. At the first snort and jerk of
the iron horse, there was one burst of laughter
and a general rush of heads for the windows.
Off they went at thirty miles an hour, enjoy.
went, curiosity, wonder and laughing, all ac
tive at the same yate. "Teacher, is this the
country ?" They knew they were going there.
but didn't know if the country was in the car
or not. Such a tearing rattle as the train made
against the rocks or under a bridge set them
into a new laugh. - The dogwood blossoms
brought out a shout of admiration. The train
stopped, and directly it was off again, with a
jerk that nearly threw down the teachers and
attendants who had to stand in the aisle—great
fun and tittering over that !
The car was,detached at Dobbs' Ferry, and
rolled up on a • side track, where it stopped.
There was another tumbling out of the car. up
a steep hill, and across fields of grass. No.—
, the grass was clover, and they were in it,
racing and tearing in wild enjoyment. The
older ones knew how to get through a rail
fence, but the younger never saw such a curi
ous thing. and had to be helped. "Teacher,
is THAT the country ?" they asked, with a sus
picion that they had now 'found it. A lilac
hedge brought the whole bevy Co a stand.
The owner gave the word. and the young Goths
made spoil of its last flower.
One of the teachers remarked that it was
found very dillicult to induce these children - to
go to places in the country, and it had occurred
'to - tier - that the reason might be—that they did
not know what the country was. They were
the rag:pickers, and were much better ac
quainted with dirty streets and alleys, which
had hitherto been the bounds of their wander
ing. Everything was an object of curious in
vestigation. , "What •is that ?"' they asked,
wondering at a calf, and as eagerly, interested
as a company of SA VANS over an exhumed ante
diliivian monster.
The next scene was a wild romp on a shady
lawn. Some laid down and rolled over and
over. Some chased each other, and fell head.
long, with shouts of laughter. Some scoured
the neighboring thicket for .more flowers.
Next, to the woods, and after rambling and
k x
climbing over rocks, hey were allowed to fall
to on. oranges and ca es—another surprising
and laughable occasion. It was well- worth
the journey to see and share in the gladness
of these poor children, -most of %%damn, perhaps
all, were out of the city streets for the first
time m Ives. Trivial as it may seem to
describe such an excursion, no one could wit
ness it, without sharing its pleasures. and wish•
ing, for the sake of this class of children, that
they might often have the opportunity repeated.
There could not be a brighter picture of unal:._
loyed happiness.
The homeward journey was scarcely less ex
citing. There was the tumbling into the cars
and out again, and into the omnibuses. - The
last the writer saw of them was, dashing oil'
in th ree re d 'minibuses, and shouting,
and hands full of lilacs and dogwood and haw
thorn blossoms. They were still the sixty-five.*
happiest children in the World.
The Child who Died in-a Passion.
'•I was lately taking a journey from home,"
says one, "and happened une day to be drink
ing tea with a clergyman,
,who said that he
had just had a very awful death in his parish.
I thought it was some drunkard, or swearer,
or Sabbath-breaker, who had been cut oft in
his sins : and I never for a moment supposed
that it could be a little child. But how was
I shocked when lie told me the story ! A very
little child, about three years old, had her
naughty will crossed by her mother, - and flew
into a violent passion. She screamed and
cried, and stamped with her feet on the ground,
and was like a mad creature with rage. And,
0, (dreadful to relate.) it pleased God to strike
her deadin the midst of her passion. Wheth
er she broke a blood vessel with her rage, or
how it was, I do not know ; but she died in
the midst of her sins, and is gone to the world
of spirits."
A Yotm;Asn.—On making a call the
other day, at the house of the American Mis
sionary in Je'rusalein, 1 saw a little boy, in the
Turkish costume, sitting on- , a sofa. My tit;
thought was "what an enormous turban th'
boy has on," my second •how very wall he
is ! ' Judge of my surprise, when I'lltbnd he
was a husband ; he being little more than ten
years old, and his wile not nine ! Truly this
is beginning life young. And this reminds me
that a frieud amours saw an American lady in
Alexandria, who, though but irvcoiy-six years
e i a w e , w a ,:, a, tr.ranibuoihrr. This
_goes_quite
beyond early marriages in the nited States.
—Mrs. Eames' "Trace!. in Egypt.
r, e have heard of cu'il things, but never
any thing cooler than the following :
The landloid of a hotel at Whitehall called
a boarder - tulinu one day,, and
1119IIVV, for the last year, ha, more than paid all .
tip. ON of the association, and von had in
your treasury, at the last settlement, home
s2.rici. Ido not suppoie, that in the same
perio , l of time, there ever has hen au enter
the kind, started in Our county, which
reaelied the !4atne ?tint oiwealth that von
have. You have far outstripped all o ther s o f
editor out. West savh ['Jac he felt uhicii I have any knowledge." You have in
called upon to pulilish Father CValworth's s et , (To 11 numbers awl in wealth with won
twirr-o- n the -Location of -Hell." as it was a ‘l+ i - f-1 rapidity. It wai at first but an experi
fit/12;•tifni nearly ',la went, awl like all other experiments you, no
oeeply ineete-Aed. Ltd , ipt»sition to eontend with. There
lie— V; ; I. prophe-i,• , 1 that, in a year or
= lie repe , tt tha t bo , .lina ter 0.1 •,_!,•( V w.+:l+l 1 ). -IC:JV I.IIIV,
a t.s_ , , . e •• 0, o.l;
~vol: o here . win't you to Pay your
bard bill, and you tuna. I've asketLyou fur
it often enough ; and I tell you now that you
don't leave my house till you pay it !"
"Good!" said the lodger; "jum. put that in
writing ; make a regular agreement of it ;
stay with you long as I live !"
"TRUTH IS MIGHTY, 'ANI) WILL PREVAIL."
ADDRESS
OF
Vi r . L. CAMPBELL, -
DELIVERED. BEFORE THE "BERLIN 'RENE
'
'ICIAL bOCCETY," OF ADd'i3lS COUNTY.
I MAY 2Stli, 1555. j
EAST 'BERLIN, May 29, 1855.
W-. 14. CAMPBELL, ESQ.
.I)ear Sir—The undersigned, on behalf of
the mem bm of the "Berlin Beneficial Society,"
lea& to tender you, our thanks -thr the able
and eloquent Address you delivered befi4re -us
yeterday. In soliciting a copy forpublication,
we express as well the wishes of the members
-of the Association, as of the Cuminittes that
you will accede to our request, and thus give
the Address a mom extended and permanent
publication. We have the honor to subscribe
our elves. - ,
Very respectfully, yours, kc.,
WILLIAM W 0 L
J Kumx,
(;FO. SltwAnfz,
J. B. &walnuts,
IL It A Pl' RN:3I'MM ER,
COM in MCC of Arrangement.
G F:TTYSIWRG, June 5, 1R55.
CT I.:7k:T LEV :—Your polite and' complimen
tary note, of the 29th itlt., is at hand. - I feel
honored, over much, by your kind notice of my
Address before your Association. I -would
that it had been more worthy of the occasion,
and the holly of noble-heart ea ile a , upon which,
and betnre whom it was delii - 'ered. Such as it.
is, it is at your disposal. I have the honor to
In very
,respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
W. 1.4 CAMPBELL
Mesors. WM. WOLF, _
J. J. K 1711( N.
StrfiW A.RTZ,
and others,
Gentkinen o 1 the Besulicial Aslomafion :
Upon this beautiful May 'morning, perhaps the
most delightful season of the year, when all na
ture, animate and inanimate, seems alive to
the praises of the great Creator 'of all things,
when yfatiland smiling prosperity are within
. vuttr nnY ; when every mountain, hill, and
valley hung in the gorgeoas_scenery of-tut;
titre, von have come up here to meet your
hrt‘th olt of the association, to interchange the
greeting of an exalted friendship, to • lay - .upon
the altar of von r society rene‘i.ed feelings of fi
delity and love, to take counsel as to the inter
• eats of vt,iir nssnciation, and to return thanks
t 4) Almighty (3(0 for having watched over you
and proteeted you, as an association, from Emr
'first i.: , ;istenee. down to the present. How
cheeringis the scene this dayesented to your
hearts While the hand of death, within the
past few vears,, has been busy with same of' the
other societies in our county, and fearful in
roads have been`made upon their ranks, while
nor brethren have silently, one by ,one, drop
pod into the grave, and we have been called
itism . to hear them to thechurch-yard, and shed
a tear to their memory, your association has
escaped the shaft of the fell destroyer, no one
of your number has been -called to his long
home. hat VOU have steadily advanced in num ,
hers, prosperity and/ wealth Indeed it is a
remarkable fact that you have not had one
single death in your society since its Organiza
tion, and this, too, stretching through a period
ofm ore than twelve years I Twelve long years I
Alt I what changes take place in that period of
tine- I flew many vacant seats are made a
-
route, sn faintly hearth ; how many warm,
kind hearts mast: to heat; how many eyes grow
dim with age 1 and yet in all this time not once
has it been your painful duty to sit by the bed
side of your dying brother, to wipe the damps
4 if death from his brow, to bear him to his last
rest, and nourish bi..s little ones when he
.had
gone. Although these are some of the earth
nal principles upon which your association is
'based, yet it has never been your lot, experi
mentally. to know and feel them. Again, how
elieeri'og is the scene presented to your hearts
slay in point of timbers. On the 7th slay
of April, in the year 1P,13, sixteen of your num
ber set this enterprise in motion. Then it was
t hot these pioneers in this uniertaking bantled
theto:elye4 together into a brotherhood, in or
der to IN! of mutual assistance to each other in
times of, orrow and distress, of sickness and of
death. Then it was that these sixteen men de
posited in your midst the seed of benevolence,
friendship, charity, and good will to man.- -
They nourished it with their tears, guarded it
with their prayers, watched it with a jealous
eye. Under the blessing of Providence it
struck its roots deep in the earth, reached forth
its long arms, put on a bright foliage, and thi i %
slay oneAutnlred and fifteen sit down inill•!r - its
shale. Here the aged of your number
may find a sure staff upon which to lean as he
totters to the grave, and die with the knowl
edge that a long train of sympathizing broth
ers will follow bon to his rest, and pour the oil
of gladness into the heart of his bereaved with
and orphan ehildren, Here, when the strong
man is stricken down with disease, he may pil
low his head, and find a hand ever ready to ad
minister to his wants and necessities. Here,
V. hen the cold blasts of adversity blow across
the garden of the heart, You may turn for com
fort, assistance, and advice. Within thebosom
or your association nu Shylock can come to de
mand his pound of flesh, to take away the wid
ows mite, for it isltiaced beyond the reach of
the law, no execution can touch it. Like the
small acorn; which in time becomes the lord Of
the forest, and rears its head to battle with the
lightnings awl the storm, t;o has your associa
tion, from a small beginning, increased in
numbers and power until it has become So
deeplr - rooted - in — the affections—of- the pe o ple
that it must endure through all time. , Again,
how cheering is the were presented to your
hearts day in point of the wealth of your
soeiety. do far as my knowledge extends I he
e you are the richest body of - men, of the
-Idnd..-iti-our-eounty.- The interest-upon—your
prophets and sons of prophets have been mis
taken.for once in their lives, and your society,
instead of dying a ; premature death, now bids
fair to become - the - most useful, - most perma
nent, and safest institution of the. kind in our
county. Others, it •is true, languish for the
want of means ; some have been rent as.smider
by internal broils and dissensions ; but you
have quietly, steadily, and peacefully gone on
increasing. in .wealth, numbers, and prosperity,
until you occupy a position already which but
few societies in our; county may hogie to reach.
Occupying this elevated stand you havea right,
gentlemen, to be proud of your association, and
you ought to feel a deep, permanent, and ; abi
dinginterest in its welfare..
Let us now, for a few moments, tura our at
tention to the main, lending features of your,
association, its objects and designs. And in
the. first place, all soeieties,'-having a tendency
to create feelings of brotherly kindness . and
love, based npon theprinciples of mutual sup
port
and assistance in times Of distress, sick
ness, and death, the cultivation of charity - rind
good Will to our fellow Men, arc of the most
praise-worthy and exalted character. "Do un
to others as you Would that others should do
unto you," and "love thy neighbor as thyself,"
is the golden rule by which all nur actions and
condnet ought to be regulated. We are but
members of one great tainily, each individual
man is but a unit of one vast brotherhood, de
scended from the same common stock, haying
wants and
_interests in common, being liabla tai
the same . embarrassments, difficulties, sorrows;
and trials ; tending to the Same grace and vast
eternity. The air we breathe, the light we -en
joy, the bread we eat are given to us by the
same - kind hand, - and being so constituted, and
having all these things in common, each 011 P
must, in a greater or less degree, contribute, to
each other's happiness. Man cannot be happy
without man, mid 'the law. of association Is
-stamped on all nature. In many instances the ,
stars are grouped together; flowers, and frees,
and email of the same kind, bloom and flourish
best in the some soil, ainT iii the same garden ;
"birds ofa feather will flock together ;" it was
not good for man to be alone and a help-mate
was provided for him. Our interests are so
indentffied that the one cannot live ,without the
other, and that man who supposes that he has n •
right to live for 'himself exclusively, who wraps
himself up in his own sordid selfishness, and
cares naught for his neighbor, is a mere blank
in God's creation. „
Indeed the grand end of all law and society
is to afford protection to all, and therebysecure
the happiness of all. Cut an individual entire.
ly off from his fellow men, banish him from so•
.ciety, and he is miserable and wretched in.
deed. Bring him into an association of his
fellow meti, having a unity of interhsts, one and
the same object to be attained, give him to feel
that there are hearth in that aitsociation which
heat towards him with a brother's love, give'llim
to, know that, when the hand of sickness is laid
heavy upon him, ho will be provided for and
cared for, let him feel %ATM he dies: there will
be a green spot where his, ashos may rest in
peace, and kind hands to wipe away the tear
of affliction from the eye of his bereaved wife
and children, and you render the man happy
indeed . : flow refreshing and cheering it is
to now and then turn aside from the worn and
beaten track of life •, from the dissensions and
heart-burn i ngs which too° ften array man against
man, from "the rush for power, the struggle to
be rich, the war of passion, and the cry of
wrath," which are continually going on in the
great world, and take shelter in the bosom of
some association of men, where there is but
-one-leclitig-ollove-and-kindness,-butimie-umbi
tion to be reached, - and that the ambition ofdo
ing good, but one object to be attained, broth
erly kindness ! good will to man. • Such an as
sociation is like an oasis in the desert, a river
gladdening a dry place, is great rock, overfilled.
owing a weary land. No great good can .be
accompli shed without association, the formation
of men into bodies, into societies. It is an old
saying that "united we stand, divided we fall."
Almost every great enterprise which ever shook
nations, or made monarchs tremble in their
capitals, has hen the result of Association.—
When the old thirteen colonies we're rocked by
the storm of the _revolui ion, our 'fathers knew
full well that, if they ever did succeed in throw
ing oirthe yoke of bondage and tyranny, which
hail long been patiently borne, and, establish
their independence and
freedom Amongst the
nations of the earth, it must be done by stand
ing 'shoulder to shoulder, presenting one undi
vided front, making one undivided effort. And
so they fitrmed an association, under the name
of the "United States of America," and. pledged
their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred hon
ors to mantain the great fitcts set forth in the Dec
laration of Independence, which was to them,.
4104 r. consti t utioo and their by-laws. The strug
gle was a fearful one, stretching through eight
years of toil, and blood, and smoke, but being
so united, so associated, and bound together,
they were in the end victorious.
The christian church, throughout the world,
is but a society of men and women, an associ-
Ution of individuals, having but . one grand
object in view, to_wit, the spread of th© Re
deemer's kingd, and they know full well
that in order to accomplish this stupendous
undertaking, there must be concert of action,
unanimity of feeling, but one desire, 4)00 hope,
one ob i
ject in :view. This great republic is but
one sisterhood of states, one vast brotherhood,
knit and bound toether for each other's hap
piness and prosperity ; every individual man,
in this great family of twenty-five millions of
freemen, is a member of that association, and
feels a deep interest in the happiness of the
whole mass. Strike one discordant note upon
the chord which binds the Union together,
and the great heart of the Republic feels the
shock in__every part. Communities are but
associations of individuals formed for each
other's support, comfort and protection. It is
natural for men to associate themselves togeth
er in order to accomplish any undertaking.—
Associations exist in eyery business and do
partment of life, We have in our country so
in of the la` racts kc.
_ .
Young -men's debating clubs, teachers' associa
tions, odd fellows, sons of temperance, &e.
Now you have formed a society, and you have
a certain object in view; what is that object ?
In looking over your constitution and by-laws
I find the following provisions, which will
fully explain the object of your associatidu
"A sick and disabled member, confined to
his bed., and requiring the attention of a nurse,
shall receive i, 4 :;.50 a week; and if his disease
be of a less p.4.trious character, yet so us to i n
eapfleit:ite himfrtgli following and prosecuting
hi. profm-ional 14kor ei.tri7f-liall revel% e
:!...10 per wf alloivance i, to con
tiuur lic i:. rt•:•turefi to health, or un
TWO DOLLARS4.A-YEAR.
til he dies. In ease of his death' the'asiocia
tion shall pay to his widow or relatives .$25,
for and towards his decent interment, and at
the next stated meeting each ineroberehallpay
an extra contribution of 25 eta: which shall
b e g iven to the widow'. If the deceased Was a -
widower and leave miner -children, then the 25
cents extra is to be paid to the - guardian of
said children. Should the &Teased' member
be an unmarried man then the niembera shells
pay 'at the next regular iuceting 121oti. each,
which is to go to the widow er children of Such
A ieeen m ed members asi committee appointed
for that purpose Shall deeni fit. If the wife of
a member die, such member Shall receive $l5
.towards her interment. If any inember,gbidl
be disabled 'by religion of old age. bedil3finfir
raity„casualty, or become Mentally_ &pinged,
he shall receive $2.50 per week during - such
disability or affliction: .Incase of the" sickness
of a member, confined, to bed, a committee is
appointed to sit-up with him,. and attend to
his Wants." From-these and eimilar,expree
skme in your tenstittition and hy-laves, it is
plain to. be seen that your association is based
upon benevolence, mutual, support, friendship,
and love. Perhaps the meet...beautiful - lea
titre in your society is the beneficial, part.—
Now, we are all liable toeielinesiyditiense, and
death, It is -said that the ,midst of life we
are. in death.!' Loaves have their timertefall,
and flowers wither-, „ist tai e „north .wind's
breath, but thou hast r sill seasons • ,for thine
own, CP death.! • The bride, in.: her:jlatitimin
bower' the slave in his. dungeon, sunny'ehildi
hood, happy youth, the riiidilloaged,and;- the
old, all bow themselves and.die. „ Tuslay.• the
warm tido of life courses freely" thrutigh -the
veins, .vigor and strength is in• every Amgen, ,
and we anticipate. yowl of , _happitteite ,and
health.. - To-morro w .we ire; etrtoken,,,fown
with disease, and laid_ upon
To-day the fond father gatherkhialittle„
dren atoned his inse, and,* itb hitartawcil,
iug with 'are and gratittide„ lialisionatetheir
innocent - prattle, :and watches
, - theikamuce.
ments. Tomorrow he ictort„ froti,,their,cm
brace, and a vacancy is =edit, in that,
_faniily
which all time can never 'fill. • When your
brother is prostrated" upon a bed of :disease,
then your association stops in, likein 'angel
'of mere y, takes your afflicted' member:by the
hand, sits by hishod 'of pain thninghilhe long
hours of the night, and itamitilittere to- his
wants, 'closes his eyeln`, &Wit, 'and- Beare hint
to the quiet-church-yard. Then itiathatyour
association calms the. sorrows of his .heart
broken wife,' takes up in,its-arms his`-orphan
children' and bears them in its- beani.. , To
know and feel-that, though the world may for.
sake us, therais one-keen spot In the-waste .
of life where womay.turn and' be tatra - of
lfigmarm hearts-10 bid-us welcome ;:-to know •
that when disease overtakes wt-tberewill be a
brother's band td Stipport•our. aChing heed;
to know that when death eerues.there be
kind friends tolay us in the grav% - end- eyes
to drop a tear to our memory to knovethat
our children, and the partner ofour buseinwill
,not be loft entirely destitute; , hearteleeS -and
homeless in-the wide world, .whmaAv s otire dead
and gone; are some of the . feelings ',suggested
to the mind from the object -of year lissticht
tion'; - and• vrheir you advance, 'Moltke:night of
ngo,'and your *op becomes, weak and - feeble
and your eye dim,vhon gray hairs begin to
gather around your temples, - and :the frost or
many winters sits upon your bra*, when your.
arm becomes weak And nerveless,
noble association stops in, end "plaires in-the
hand 'of your Iged brother a Miff ' 'upon ivliieh
ho may lean in -his old days; ;and - under the
- alifolw.theit - down - andstist-from ----
the heat and burthon of the 'day. • IVO are all
growing old. The years, one after einither,
roll 'mewl With wenderful rapidity, There is
a time eomiif when the buoyancy and-mks
tieity of youth will. have gone, the vigor - and
strength of middle ago Ike
shall be weitkati a. child. , 'Our sons 'wilt have
grown up around us, but their:arta, ',and not
mire, will fell the oak 'of the forest, guide- the
plough, and wield the anvil. - ,Their.voice, and
not ours, will be heard in the purpit, at the
bar, and in the councils of the' nation,, At
that time of life how eonseling to have kind
bonds administer to our necessities, arid gent
ly bear us up in their strong arms, -There is
a certain kind of bird which, when its,parents
become old and week, 'bears tieni - upon its
back, protects them- from danger,- and supplies
their wants. How beautifully does this
trate one feature in , your association.: When
your tnerribers become oldend weak you carry
them in the bosoin of your 'society ; protect
them from the cold charity of the . word, Wand
supply their wants.
Again, associations of 'this, mouse - have a
tendency to engender._ feelings of pure affec
tion among 'its members one for ;LW other.—
Where is nothing in this World so beautiful es
affection • it, soothee, it balls s, it alleviates,
and eubdues. I know that assume breed
ground, for there aro many things in this world
which are beautiful. The strange' and com
plicated machinery of the hemaneyetem, in
all its windings, labyrinths, intricacies; and
workings, is beautiful. The broad expense of
ocean, in its awful stillness, or in the tones 'of
its awakened wrath, is beautiful.. The glo
rious sun in his noon-day splendor; the stars,
which hang like lamps from the vast dome of .
nature's temple; the far-off clouds, which ,sit
in the distant west like crowns upon the heads,
of giantie the silvery moon, queen-of the night.
robed in royal majesty, are all beautiful.--
"This land of forest and of rock, ofvicar blue
lake, and mighty river, of mountains rotted
aloft, to mock the storm'seareer, the I igh
shock," is very beautiful. The bird that tangs
its evening hymn at your cottage door, : the
little flower that lifts it's modest head' upon
-the bill side, is -beautiful. The pure, warm,
gushing love which exists in the_ heart of the
husband towards the wife and the wife towards
the husband, is beautiful. /tierin, obedient,
docile spirit in a child, is beautiful; but there
is nothing so beautiful as pure, deep, sincere
affection,and_that, too, .artionget_a_bod.y__ of _ _
en----of-different--halperarnents,-e#4—
feelings. The love which exists between' bus
band and wife, parent and child, is natural ;
it is no more than that same feeling, in a more
refined and exalted sense, which pervades all
creation ; and that man who does not enter
tain feelings of love, of affection towards his
offspring, is worse than a brute, for an animal
will even lay down its life to defend and. pro
tect its offspring. But here is a body of ureic
one hundred men, nut bound together by
. the
ties of kindred, relationship, or blood. living,
seine ,of them, many miles apart, coming from
party of the surruu country, and at
the aurae time entertaining fl each nffi lys r pure .
tosuLt nun ON ~VOLlt'fLi yAGE. I '
NO. 39.