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I 1.1 - ' • - 4 .? - . 1 • 1- • ' 11 ! . .. • '. l 1 I . . I • , • . • .. • • '' _ _ . • , . . base Pag, ,::$.,. titti ..totttt i - . ~. The .coisquenies tirave: s ir 4 6 iLLLAWCULLES DIETARY. i . .. - . -......-...... . ithin ' - - - 1 Within ibht lowly grave a Conqueror.lies, Add yet the monument proilaims it not,. " Nor round the sleeper's name bath 'chisel The* ems of a.fame that neverdies, Ivy and 'amaranth, in a graceful sheat- Twined with the laurel 'a fair, imperial leaf, - IA ample name alone, . . To the great world unknown,. . 1 . .. Ki. b velfhere, and wild flowers,.rlinng rou At meadow-sweet and vie is of the ground, Lean lovingly against the grimble i stone. . ' • 11 in the..quiet dacth, they laid apart '' I N man of iron mould and bloodY_hands„. Wh , sought to wreak upon the cowering lands T . passions that' consumed his wrestles:li heart ; . . . ' \ . t .. ' de of,tender spirit and deli to frame. Gentlest in mein and rnind, . Of gentle womankind, dly shrinking from the breat of blame • in whose eye the smile of kiidneis mad I haunt, like flowers by sunny brooks fn man , , I I it the thought of others! pain, a *tirade - sweeter sadness chased the smile away: , •-•, • • . . leem that whezithe hand which mouldent hero t raised in menaec, realms were chilled with fear, , : id armies mustered , at the sign, as when ' Ids rise on clouds before- the rainy &tat -ray captains leading bands of veteran men I fiery youths to. be the vulture's feat. them were waged thei mighty wars that we, . victory to her that fills this grave; • ,Alone her task-was wrought, Alone the battle fought; 1 • • . )ugh that long strife her constant hope. 1 was staid i On God alone, nor looked for 1 r aid. • ... t _ ; .he m et the hgsts orSorrow . ith 'Sleek - That altered not beneath tir frown they 1 ' wore, .• .- And eon the lowering brood st 7 re - tamed, and took, I Meekly, 'her ' gentle rule, an frowned- no more. I I - • ' I Her foft hand put aside the assaults of wrath, i And calmly broke in twain 11 ' , ' 1 he fiery shahs of pain, • And Tent the nets of passion froui her path. By that victorious hand despa was slain. -With love she vanquished hitte andovercame Evil with good,in her Great Master's name. lory is not of this shadowy slate, I rithat,with the fleeting season dies;, hen stm entered at the sapphire gate, , I at joy was radiazt in celestial eyes! heaven's bright depths with sounding welcomes ruing,- 1, • Het i . I GI But • %V }Low cowers of heaven by shining hands were Anne,. ' And'He who, long befOre,- Pain, scorn, and sorrow bore, 'he Mighty Sufferer, it iuspo..t evra Smiled on the timid stranger from his 'llle who returning, glorious, from the Dragged Di!ath, in chains, ierouching I See, tis I linger here, the sun grows lox Criol sits are murmuring that. the I near. i • entle sleeper, from thy grays 1 g. insoled though sad; in hope and yet. in qar. 3 rief is the time, I know, ' • i he warfare scarce begun ;; all may win the triumpbs then bast Won. flows the fount whosp waters strengthen ed thee; ~ = . .. e vitthre' names are yet too few to fill en's mighty roll ; the glorious armory; : it ministered to . thee, is open still. 1 , • —Putnarn'i Magazinu. fyilling *ht4. Tinveling• in Russia. A TOLT6IIII%O It was a stormy' evening in the month.ofo- . ve l mber, • that a Russian gentleman, ca red Baron' Jarosloe; his wife, and ' their 14tle da i tighter Helena, and their faithful servant . 1 ink heavy traveling 04114;4 and four, d riven by two " postillions, drew up • at the only nn of the little town of Kobrin, which lies ion the borders of Russia and Poland. Tliey were returnizig.irom'their travels in Euro - and as the Baron had already overstayedt he e, tiine;he had intended to be, absent from lia e a 4 khe Weather was every day growing, svoTA and worse, he was anxious to• press for- War 4 with all the speed possible. The I l ur caps of 'the postillions, the long manes and r. tails f their horses, and even the rough !Cull r ihrtmantehus were white with ,frc4t, -clouds-it steam rose troth • the weary beaits, 14 Ma Jandlord coming up to the door ofthe chaript, observed that Ina honor would hot thinkl of proceeding further.s ,1 1 . 1 ' Notif I were at liberty to follow my own i Inclination.s, , said the Baron ; ,' but as h is ? I am pressed foi time, and_ : we must get over anoer stage to-night.' i',l is a long one, sir,' said the lanclor , " tin v versts at least, and you hive the for 4.ilt est o 'Roster to pass. The , road is bad, and I dae say the snow' is deep, aid the tol 'es ire. getting hungry' . 'Oh, I am , not' afraid -of wolves,' cried e Baton,' they would not dare to attack a u s so early in the year ai this. 140 ' ve four or fire good - horses and we may be' in b'y nine, for it is not more'than half-p t si x' .. . , 1 1 I Well, sir, a wilful man mst have his oWn , way. I only hope you may not' repent your determination. _Horsii on direCtly, .Ifichol as. Butt may be your honor,ancr your honor's It d. will take something hot, for • yon will neec.. it before you go in Bolisvo: ', . • 1 ' SO a cup of spiced wine was hroughtlfor . - th c t•ttavkAlers and Erick had a double pior ti a. Re sa t wrapt up . ' in a huge fur cloak one a low kind of a box in , front, fur the 'gar r on's carnage, though old fashioned, hadsbOen lima in Flglatul. In a few momedts the fresh horses were harnessed, -' and - the lx: 6l— lions cracked their whips,' and amidstlthe ! thanks and good night of the landlord, ;the Carriage rolled on. , 't...., i , 4 Itos bitterly cold,' said the baronies,' as 814 she pulled the • cloak more completely i a nd her, and took little Helena on her ap ,it is bitterly cold, and a fearful nigh. to ti i travel.' . . 'lf the moon can bit break through ,the clouds, as..it is trying to do,- we shill have a pleasant ride yet,' replied the husband. 'Vhat,l I C' . ~ ather3ne, a Russian, and ,yet afraid a little snow.' - - ' MIEN r l i d ' Well, lam g - i a ame on, too,' said the wife, 'it is pleasatit to . , think that every mile wel I traela hriagsl ,us Inearer to our home, aid 'my dear little Nicholas and tied enca. . , ~ ~, , I - , enca. . i , .. . They were ,l l o * ; :plistaug over a wild moor, the windwhistled mournfully round the car riage, dr iving and chaPag the snow beTOre it, for it was iinowitigr,hea l Vily. 'The glare of the lamps cast ain4.l , of a ghastly •han on the 'immediate i n igh • k sl • oixl of the carriage, and seemed to in ke, • e diattnce still - darker. • in , ' 0, ma a l'44,ried.)llelena, ' let , me come clOser to yia ,it ,ak" me afraid to look out k of the window." 4;,. . : i ' ' ' Why,' what shoul you be afraid of my lovely one F `:ii 1 .' `. - - 1' One is alw of h4l atit . in the dark you know mamma; atid'en just listen to the wind how it holt? 'I ; I The clouds passed o ,;,the moon was Walk tl. ing in.brightnetbe heelsrolled noiseless ly along over the'snovd, and as•far as' the eye -could-see was oi4 glistening; sea of - white.— On passed theriagd, 1 . i 1 ' What is E rik. locking at I' asked the , baroness, for 'the .. .itix wait so low that its oc-• • s tupant might bei . aeenoin,the window. ' l'cannot telolsaid fir htisband, 'but he Must have good 4es i he can see "anything.' 1 1 I 'Hark I what ittha r:, cried his wife, 'as a long, low, .m long, howl; different from the wind and yetlike it, washeard for a mo ment and then diOd away,. ; . 'lt is woles,'Aplied the baron, ' this cold weather Makes tifem rasile.ss.' ',There it it is again, it is certainly nearer. • 'Erick,' said his mat. ter, letting down the froUt;windo , k, '4l the liiiys, to drive on, we must (keep - out of the way of the wolves: , " ' ' ' cin with you ~ trien,'! shouted. Erick ; and I . thea.ina low voici„ Le %id, ',I doubt wheth er we can altogetherlg t 'but: of the way' sir.' ' How is that r'...4.cke ' , the baron much a larmed. 1 . ' There is a lar ge. pa are in scent of us k; . . ' They are there not off ? 1 ' ;', ;. What' -are we ti> chi 'I know• ,you are tt CO used to those things Oar, 'Why sir,' said,ihe up with us-we will talr. l unleis; they attaele s ps. id creatures the.gtare • sight of us will keiji th, we, shall, be iu. }fat I di-aw the bullets fiOm load them with" st''an nidre. io'the purfic e. to thin tb kill one Orgtwo. i 0, pap !' cried 11.1elel his' pistols front' thit top We shall do Fiat W and God will dp tlite--te. Oat danger froirohesl ve:rY l depth oflwintei i andi delivered DaVid fr4m th ail! I Ilky Or iiiei: 11l the. Seven hungry 'pm 1 . 4 Thek,are 1 toming,' ss - he I:_tAma looked, ar yard's - back,' to the rig coed just make ;out s throueth the I trees li and Jj ridge. track. They Aid fearfully7Tliey mred s eft and Were evidentlyi n.l ame. The post hoys 1 s slour, and, horses - themse i b ke out in a Oaten °IC • • . i c ' " Lk thi d t, eat ; I rave, • .1 ight, is Do you th in.. .aere is ~ay .. ar husband!' ached e., baroness. 'I cannot tell,' eaid her ; husband, ' they do it seem disposed,' to attack us yet, but they 'certainly savage. It is for the horses we re to fear first:; , 1 , . i • ' ' Are they gaining on us !I . . 'A little, but ;they !aid not putting Out eir Speed; they', could be, pup with us in a cl e oment if they...liked: ' I . Thus-the.carriage rolled on; for about two inutes Erick never took ibis eyes off the p ,clr, and 'the baron thrusting himself out f l e the left windOw, i Witching them care n'. f ly. - ~ t tV,i . • . ' Are your pistOls loaded, Far l' cried Erick. ' All with swiin shot.' • ~. I • . ' ' I have two i lbaded with ball, and two with shot; so we',.shall , de: I 1, • The pack was now not more than ten yards behind the carriage; there might be about , tire hundred in it. At the head was ineold, strong grey-headed welf.,, The leader sprang on one of the wheel ligirse 4 ,. I and at the same tittle received a bullet :through his head from Erick who was preparedfori him. ' l' Now, sir ; if yOu will letime have a piece o string we Vbe able to, make something o it,' said Erie 21 ,- I ' A p . iece string!'' of cried his master,' yes h re it is, but to l i What,purpose r . 'Why, sir, said heil wolves are cowardly ; creatures, ' as they ‘ are always suspecting , a . , . e. trap ; so. II will jlis t tie 144 1 string to this stick, and let-it drag beliind . the carriage. It will keep them off ten minutes.'. - ' Erick ;was right; the stick was dragged along about the! : .distanee of ten feet behind, and for some title -the pack kept behind it, ' a '4 were plainly' , afraid of !it. q At' last they gan.ta grow holder; . they seemed to have discovered the trick, passed the stick, and ,c w re-again making up to the carriage. They will be:upon us in a moment,' cried E, ck. ' When I cry;' no sir,' be ready to fire uponthem -from One side, and so I will 1 • nylon the other.'' ; . ', . , • ...- ‘. Very well. ',‘ • 1 .] . ' Helena sat dswn ;with her 'hand to her mother's, looking "up to' her face. - Her moth er looked bid, hut very calm; she was evi deetly pitiying. i'i - ; . ' Now, sir , exit d Erick. 1 Master and servant fired at the same. mo ment; there was a savage yell from the fore most of the fierce pack, and three or four fell. 'load again,' l kried,Faick''N if this lasts you will 'want all yopr pistols Soon.' ' 'After they had fired cake or twice, the wolees were no . .longer frightened by the fire and flash ; I andi'they 'began to_surround the coach on every fide.' 'There . 'There is but one thing left, said Erick, we mustcut the traces of one of theleaders a turn him off—that . :Will divert them for a little while,' and turning to the fOrehoy he. direct ed him to cut the traces nf his horse. The man obeyed . , and the terrified animal sterbiel off te the right t i" t into the c forest ; ' and with. a loud yell' the Whole pac rushed after . him. 4 Thank God for that; exclaimed the baro neSe.:. Then .o.9nay betsafe after all: f Ay; magiainiif it, pl e ases . Him,' replied the ( WEEkLY 3'OURITA,I4--DEVOTE3) TO ,P NEWS, lONS, LI`I I TRATTIRE, A.GRICTILTTEE,; SONO, AND MOM* _ 4s. • t! ki of them, and they o ' re than, hal - f a mile ri asked the ; baron, tlandfinan and more n I am.' • • ervan!, ' ifthey, come e ho notice of them i As th'ey are very tin:- 1, the' ianips and the off i and n an hour voul.dl advise'you to otir 'large pistols, 'and lOt, as it wOuld, be, IwOnnii • a good .many f is • • a as the baron took f his carriage 4e Can, my dear child, for us. There is no eicept in the :there were, He who e.Paw, of the lion and .04 Erick. rid., about a•; hundred ;hi; in the wOods- he grey mass moving !leaping . into the ear , Emit howl, but bayed 1 tekdilv, but altogeth gaining on the car plied both whip and in agerny of fear, 4eslite the heavy 4ny danger, my , anitise, S , n.rpitannit Ca4ntg, lu - sZrita ;j1 crrning, iftbritais 11854 servant, ' but this relief not last long, and they will soon' be upon us again!: • 'How far do you imagine we fare frO , m the post house now reagerly inquired the baron. ' Some lhalf hour,' answered I, Erick, but they will chaste us up to the verydoors. I never knor them to be so fierce. Hark ! they lave got 'him: . - • 1 I ; As he spoke, there came asc m, or rath er a shriek sohorrible in its sound that once heard it 1., Could never be forgotten. Hel ena and her mother exchtimed -' what can it be I' I ,'', ' . It is the 'poor horse,' eiclaimed the buron ' they are tearing him to pieces.' I , A horie shriek is qie most horrible off all ,things.' \ ' f I l \ ' Drive on, for your lives,' shouted trek, 'they will be back presently.' 1 I Brit the. snow became deeper, and tlieroasl/ worse, \and three horses worn out withrfa tigue ill supplied the place of four fresh ones. Oa the right hand the road thi ned a little, opening into's \ glade, in the cen re of which, was a frozen .pond •as the travel passed it, .the wolVes appear ed dashinvu the valley, and the jaws, and li . lids of man were steep fed in blood. F , -., 1 ' rxe must. l let another \ horse ,' cried lEr- ick, 'or they will betoonuchlfor us; ' but' we must take career at we ,are bout. You and I, sir, will fire at o ca; and hen do You, I..zri Peter,' he added, a dressing \st. e foremost 'post hoy, ' ctit . the t c,es of your orse, jtrip down, and leap up h by me.' • This was done, an the pack we again drawn off. The rem ining two horsesrain ed their utmost, and the travellers n \ lute 'tic' listened for sny sign of the m . re-aPpeanc ' t . Q il t their enemies;- The baron spoke twice to r \ ick, but, received no answer; he seemed to -en up by his thoughts. :At length - the carriage reached the tbp of the hill, and at the dis tance of apparently two miles bef re it, a cl i ear 1 steady light was to be seen. , ' Thank. GOd ! there is Bolisvo exclaimed Erick. 4 Now, then, sir, I belie e that You are safe:. f• • . . As lib'spolle the wolves were ' g ain IteLrd in the distance, and though the post. light _grew lighter Snd larger every moment, ligh t pack gaioed on.them, and at last surrounded them. . ' f ••-I . , 4 It must Come at last, my -said Erick. ‘ I have served you tiler these twenty years, but I ue better service than I now intend) we all rema i together we shall u pieces. I will get down and wit I shall, Itru4t,he able to keep t 'a few minutes. You go on wit possible, and 'leave me here. I take care of my wife and child,' ' No, Erick said the baroness, be saved or all perish together. bear to escape at' the price of you ' No, indeed, Erick,' said Helen': The baroilooked at' his wife 'and said nothing. ,'Besides, I will try' to climb ri if I delay a moment longer we. i. lost. together; • ` 4 God blesi yen, Erick,' said h; 'God bless You and he will blel you perish and peria t,, h ri l; :g wil u l p y loo o k u o r f n ch y i o ld ur as own: f ' Thank yen, sir,' said Erick;fif Now God be with you all. pistols at -once:.. . And the Baron fired r •• Erickle ground: Ou dashed the horses, tI tified fora moment, stood still a' Almost instantly they- heard th pistol, and about a minute after together, tut they beard no m And now : . they were within yards of then strong log-built in are close behind them; the pos his whip; the baron and the whol and as the jarriagedashed up to a fresh light pins into the road turn and the baron and family a Of Erick Ino trace was found. were discovered next morning, been, left, = three-discharged, one it is sUppOd-he bad not time fore he Was ]pulled down. I nee boT nobly the baron fulfilled hi I his wife and child. . , On the'sacred spot now star ment, beArrg on one side its name and tory of Erick, on `Greater love hath no man that man may lay down his ownlifel Industry is Tal) We Oftenillear persons explaii man succeeds,' while another fai/i pursuit, by attributing to one a business., but refusing it to the without denying that some indiv greater aptitude for partieu I arav others have 4 ire' think that 't ' question 1 ccpfd be easier solvi that the successful man' was ind the other was not. , Bulwer, for example, is considered a man of the highest abilities as a novelist. Yet whey . ' Bulwer began his career',l he composed ii with the utmost,diffitulty, ofte •- writingihis fictions twice over. He persev red, however, and now stands almost at the head nihis class, his latest productions, moreover, 'being regarded as ;the best from his pen. 1 I - Every school-boy is 'familia'r with thelfact that Demosthenes became an o i a,tor only by pursuing a Similar plan. Nor are our illus trations confined to the big ler intelleCtual pursuits.' When Girard trut d the Custo mer Withoutlan endorser, who c cried his goods home on his Shoulders, the shrewd'old French man was acting on the truthrideducedl, from his xitvn_expeiience of mankind. All eminent persons, whether mechanics, lawyers or States men, were, indiistrious, from IN att and Nor ris down to l Thurlow and Williati Pitt.— Washingtoti Franklin, liarshall,Madison,and every other ~ distinguished , liinerican,, were busy men. - Industry, in short, is talent nine times out of ten..—Phi/a... Le4gfr. tarA lady was once dech could'nt understand how gei "Iti certain l y said she. "I didn't know Alit," replied &gentleman. "There is !my father' who l'smokes I every blessed day, and he is now seiTnty years old.' was the reply; had nevei smoked he might have been e!ghty..", A ar Gen.' Gorman the new Govenor of MinneeS has isgued.im ordei., in Which he says the licinor traffic among the Indian:l"mnd and shall be; stopped. . •WhO are the H appiest P,' .-` ~ " *liattrcitibles,you William!" said Mni. Aiken, in:a tape of• kind concern to her hus band ',who' , sat moody and Silent with his eyea now tlxed uphia the floor, and now following the plainly clad children as :they sported; 441 of health and Spirits around .the room. : It was evening, and %r: Aiken, a man who earned hisJbread by thesiSreat of his brow, had a:little while before_ faitumed from his daily. !labor. 1 ; , . "Li anything wrong with you, William 1" "Nothing Moro than 3341," was replied. "There 'a always something ; wrongthe fact is I' i:int of heart." - I ' "William - I', Mrs. Aikeri4ame and'ateod be.side herlins band,jiind' laid her hand ginitly on his shoul der. J ' - ,i. The evil spirit of envy and discontent was in the poor man's heart—this his wife under stood right well. Sho bad' often before been him iii this frame of mind.; . . " rth a.s goo as Freeman, am I not ?e i .• "Yes, and !ixreat deal better, I hope," she replied. . i E . . - -. I "And yet biis rolling in wealth, -while I, though compelled to toil early and late:can scarcely keep:soul and body together." "Bush! William ! don't talk so. Iti noes no go o d." We have a comfortable homemith food and, rainient—let us therewith be. eon tented'!and% thankful." j.• . l,' "ThankfulL fcir 'this mean hut! ' Thankful for .hard.labor, . poor fare and coarse cloth inging?" r - , ~ i . , • • ~, .. 0 \ "NOne nre;s4 happy as' thosewho liars . are the plainest food. Do you ever go -to !bed hungry, William 1" - "No ofcourse not." i ' "Do \ vou' or',your children shiver in I the winter f,"ar,lack Of warm clOtliing." ! " "CO b , , " - .1 " Williain,`44 not look past our.real corn 'forts in envy O4lae blessings- God has given to others." . , I , "Give tne Plent of money, and Tll.fincl a way latgely to inc the . bounds of enjoy- . ment.". ' 1 , "Thti largeSt 1 amount Of happiness, I be lieve is ever to be found in that external 'condition ' whidh God halt given to oth ers" -• ,' `, . 4. . '\_ j "Thn every Mart should, willingly remain poor ?t .! 1. I \ • "I did not say that,, William r said Mrs. \ \l Aiken;;" I 'think every map Should seek to better his worldly affairs— , ,yet be con e*ed with their lotrat ;all times, : for, only in`ori tentmebt is thdie happineis, and that Ts a bleasing the poor_ may shire equal with :the, rich. Indeed! I ;believe the poor have this blessing inJlarge store. • _You, for instance,are a happier man than Mr. Freeman." "I'zfl not sur& of that." "I ate; then. 1' Look at ' is face. T; . i .. l .i''- 1 with him in every respect it , "No; not in ever I reiped i t. 'I would like to have his rrioriey. i " Ali, Williana, William l" •Mrs. Aiken shook her head.;;. "You ire giving plice in vourheart:for the entrance of bad spiriti= Try tnenjoy,lfully, what yOu have, and you will beta far happier man . than Mr. : Freer ran. You can sleep s'und at .night." . . "I know. -: A man that works as hard ris I . . $ sleeping i ~- - do, caret helpsoundly..., , - "Then labor is a blessing if nothing else. I took - home to day a couple of aprons made t f ro or t; b ik la. lrs ' d: a F n ree d l ina as n k . ed Sh h e e i r looked . he P ulas, le ' la n n o d t well 3"..." , t . '.' T - " Nat very," she replied, I ". I've lost so Mucli :but res' . t l ef d la d ie tha noias t- I a Lb rn al etw m h os i t worn out." thiswass; after remaining - in silence for a few moments, she sald—" j: ' t ear tnas , I nd you -er did Ito do. 1.1 be for {my pis 1. ern at . all sp ow you I : we will could riblood.'. • tree,' - hall all s mmte .- you. ife as a 'U ly„ ire, sir aped to 'he pack d bayed.-- repert t i flf .a f two close re. a• hundred ; tbe r tac'k boy, e eks arty sbout, e dnor ( fild the w lves e safe. His -pi6tols here he lhad still loaded ; o fire it be 1. not te4 yon 's promie to " Freeinin has got himself so excited abouthusinees;:that he sleeps scarcely three hours, in twehty-four he -cares neither klieg ing oti!drinkins• 'ana l if I!did not watch him; be wonldacarcely appeari in decent apparel. Hardly a' day passes. that Something doe*ficit go wrippg. :Mr orkingmenlfail in their. 'dem trauts;"i prices tall below F whit he e9eoted theni to be, isents prove -lunfaithful; in 'fie, a hundred things occur t 4 interfere with his expectition., and to cloud his mind with dis appointment. t We were far happier When we were podr, Mrs. Aiken Thee was a time when : We"enjoyed. life. I had . fewer Wants then, i than I ever expect to have again on this side df the graie." . • Just 'then a bry 'was herd in the stree t.] "Fire I Fir'e ,t,Eirel" the startling sound arose,c)ear ikri4 shrill upd`n the air. !' 'Ailten'spiang to-the window and threW it open,' then suddenly, dropping it he hurriedly left the honse.l. It was an hour ere be return ed. -MeariWbile the rite , hurned furiously,Rnd from her window, wher e she sat safe tiom harm, Mr4. l ,Aiken saw the ° large factory—a new one,' which the-rich man had just erec ted—?entirely I:consumedi Story after story was sitlfOslivelY wrapped it/ flames, until at length, over five thousand! dollars worth of propety'lley in a heap cot black and' Bulbul derink ins. the ]akin and Covered with cinders was Mr.' , .A.iken,when heteturned to his hum ble abddc, - ifter kaving worked manfully in his efforts to rescue a portion of his neigh bars'lT°l2iitY; fruirr destmetion. ' • "Vow: Freeman! I ,him from my very heart PI ! was his gem ions symathiring excla mationyasiscxin as he met his wife. - " Ile is insured, is he not 17 enquired! Mrs. Aiken. , - ." Partly—but,then, a full insurance would be ta,,poor 'coMpensationlfOr such a less than a week this 'new faetory„with all its perfeeti and new machinery, would hate been indperition. Theprice of goods ienow high, andiMr.Freernan iwould have cleared a handsomesnir of riaonei on the first season's a produce his mill. I ]never saw a man so much disturbed." "Poor pulo! his sleep will not be sound as yours to-night., William." "Indeed . , "Nor richla he is, 1011 he be as hapity as yon'tolnorrtiw. - • t.; "If I Was ; rich as hi i's," said Ailian,l"l would rathetbe thankful' for the wealth still left'in ply pOessioo."l Ws. Aiken ehook-h €l head. spirit that -makes yogi restiou and discot4eated now, would be with you; uo, mattati how greatly improved Might he!your,,extemateAditiou.. man was.onie 88, pOor aS you are. Pb you • . ds a mpon- Lpedestal the he other . — ; this—that ti 'or his friend: nt. ing how one in the{same talent fi7 his other. Yet, • *duals have a , oeationithaa e problem in • d by saying ustrious while ring ,that she_ tlemeril their hype," tisctilailtous. think` himhappier foi his riehee I Does he enjoy life mare? Has w e alth brought a greater freedom froni care I Ilan; it made his sleep sweeter ? - Far, 'very fir from it.— Riches have but increased the sources of dis content." , I. "This is not a necessary' consequence. - If Mr. Freeman turns an; evident blessing intoa curse, that is a defect in his particular case." 'And few, in this fallei and- !evil world, are free from this same defect, William: If wealth were sought frern'unselfish ends, then it might- make ita pOssesiors hippy. But, how few so seek ter riches. It ; ukhere, be lieve Inc that theevil lies." ' - .! -! Mrs. Aikens spoke I earnestly, and some thing of the truth ill, 14 was in her : Mind shed its beams upon the Mind of her husband. • • 1 "You remember," Said she fuelling, "the anecdote of the rich inan-in Novi York, who asked - a person who gave utterance to words of,envy towards hiinself- 7 -would j?,•ou,said he, take all.tbe care and anxiety attendant- upon the management of rnir large estate and ex tensive business operations, merely for your board and clothing j" i • • 1 "No, indeed I , would not," was the quick I answer. ' , ' 1 said the "I get no mOre • ,", said the wealthy man gravely. 1 1 1 1 . - "And it was the Oath, William. They who get rich in this wield,..pass lip through incessant toil and auxlety ; and while they seem 'to enjoy all the ood thing of life," en joy but very little. T hey get' only their vic tuals and clothes. I have worked for many rich ladies, and 'I do not 'remember one who appeared to be happier than - 1 aim. ,And I am mistaken if your okperietie is not 'very like m y owti: I ' ' -' ' I , • A few days,. after this' time, Aiken _came home from his work (towards evening. As he entered the room where hiS wife-and chil dren sat, the former loiaked up to him ;with a cheerful smile of .welcome, - and the latter gathered around him filing his ears, with the music of their happy voices. ! The father drew an arm around one another, and as be sat in the midst, his heart sw'elled in his bosOm,and warmed with a glow of cheerful happiness.' Soon . SoOn the evening meal was serbed by the hand of his wife—the good angel of his hap py home. William Aiken. aS he !looked ar ound upon Ilia crnillinic al:a:Iron, !1:1d their true-hearted and even-tempered mother felt that he had many blessinfor 1 which be 1 1 .should be thankful.' • 1 , " I saw some th ing-Iv little lane Ago,' that I l shall not soon forget." ' ' 1 ; the h ouse ,"I_had occasion to call at the house ofMr. Eldred, on some besieess asl -I- came home this evening. Mr. Eldred is'cli and ! I have shall do envied him ; butl I shall do so no more. I found him in his sitting r In aloha walk , ini the•iloor, with a trbubledlook on hisfaee. „ I &entioned my business, 'when he said ab rciali( and ri,rl.7.- :--1..... -.....i.... ...,.•., 4 A .a c,' was turning 1 aw'i' "" j 7 -.. . 4 ' *LA I room opened; and Mrs. Eldred and two crut dren entered." . s ll , "I wish yflkti; would send those children up , to the nursery," he exelaimedl in a half angry tone. , ! "The look cast upon the father b those two innocent childr el asthei mother pushed them from the Toole, I, shall of soon, forget. I remembered as' I leftile h use, that there had been a large failur by e,-ten i rket atreet, and' Mr. Eldred was a Inse thousand it iict dollars—lesa , than a tWentiet par i t of what he is worth. .I am happier nn Ihe is to night, Mary." ; 1 I_ "And happier yOulmay he , Wli iam," re turned, his wife, ", if you but stoop Ma hum blest flowers tat spnng up ailong yourlath, and like the bee, take the honey 1 they`e s on-• min. God knows what, in external things best for us; and he will make either poverty \ or riches, which ever !comes, a bleising, if we aro humble petient,aiad contented,' i Tus PDILOSOPDED AND TUE Consf.—A Philosopher once 'asked a little girl if she had a soul. She looked #p into his fSce with an air of 'astonishment, and offended ditnity,and replied.— . - -1- • _ "To be sure I have." ; . - , - " What makes yoti think yi'm have I" Because I havershe promptly replied. "But how-do you know pin have a soutr 44 Because I do ' know , " she answered; a .l • • gain- ' It was a - child's.reason but the philosopher could'hardly have given a better. , "'Well then then said he after ~ , a moments con sidemtidn; "If you know you have a soul,can you tell the what your soul•iiil" • • Why:' said she, 14 am six years old, and don't you suppose that I'know what my soul is I" i "Perhaps you ' do. If yOubwill tell me Z shall find out whether you do not." " Then you think I don't know," sheire plied, but I do—it is my think." "Your think!" said the philosopher aston ished, in his turn; " ! who told you so?" - "Nobody. I shoiild be astonished if I did not know -that without bing told.", •. , The philosopher had puzzled his braiti a greatefound: del a a bo be ut t t he betted desofi n u i l a b o u n t o plt i C i o n u s? ld to w words: Ti Pultosounr or 'loam:atm.—What do, you charge for beard, asked a tall Green llountainboy, as he walked up to. the bar of a second rate hotel ;in New York. !IVhat do you ask a week for; board and lodging!" "Fire dollars." 1., • " Five dollars! that's 'too much ; but 1 1 suppose you'll allow for 'the ,times I an ab-, sent from dinner and supper!' "Certainly, 371 cents each." . - .Here the,conversation-ended, and the Yan kee took up his' quarters for two weeks. ',Da ring tithe, he lodg4d and breakfasted at the -hotel, but - did ,not hither take •dinner or suie, per, saying his - husiness detained - hint in an other portion of the town. At., the expira tion-of the two weeks, he walked up ta the bar, and said— • ,; - 2 Stpose we settle ,that -scoonnt—l'm to leave in a few thinutes." The landlord handed him:his bill :—!‘Two weeks board at five dolbtra—ton dollara."• 7.1 " Berta, stranger !;" said the ','. "Weis wrong—you've Made: a Mistake; yoChays not'deduoted the limes I was absent from dingy nor and supper---I4 days ;two, wields vet dsy. at. 37:1 oaAtsevil/ 140,60 cent. If xetertnot got the fifty cents thit's die to , me, I'll take a drink, and the balanceseem". Death-W4 Advice of Wm. Simoit Smirk SHOWING TM& MANAGYMINT OP THE MAN WIIO HAD NO sauna. BY W. 0. EATON. 1 . --- 1 , ' • - Simen Smirk was on his death bed. His son Simnel was standing by his side, arl# while lie Was f hold ilag his father's hand, bra father . spate tO him- as: follovis : 'll "Semi:4 , , I am dying—,tt-the age of fifty five, I wish you to pay par ticular • attention to my dying advice' - 1 'l "Father; I will." . I 4 " I .An wi4 d l I l ! fli wi t a h h er y .. ou to r. , follo l W , my; advice ._ ti li ter I run dead," --! H. 1 " SammY, the neighbors and all my frien,da tell me I haven't an enemy in the world, and I believe khaven't, I want you to understand why Ibiveuit, It- is all owing, to policy,' Sam ; poliey and:nothing shorterz When was of your age, my 'boy, I L was, as poor an old, broken down village lioriel turned o to die. ',Age has, at last broken me do but I aintilmr thank _policy 1-'Follow g m -example, and yburwill became a far richer man than Your father Satunry, and die with!. out an enemy, as I dO." , I Samuel Smirk wept, as iii, duty bound:-1. But grief and his handkerchief choked his ut4 terance, and so he said nothing . . - 1 1 1 " It has itl7ays been my tx . rlic i ," resumed the dying Smirk, " to avoid grvi g offence to • any one. No mittter . what peop le said tome —or any one else—right or wrong —I have always endeavored to forbear and submit;. wherever Ircould; to be cairn. and cautious on all occasions, and , to avoid the exhibition - of any sign of resentment. By long experience in this coufse, I 'have found! that by perseve r , ring to agree with everybody, seemingly, and to flatter embody, skillfully, is a sure even tual gpide to universal popularity.' r , i t " But have you never hid any difficulty with any one l" . - 1 '•. , ; " Not; since 1 was twenty-One ;" said the dy ing man gasping for breath'. ' " Reach me A' little water and wet. my lips. hey are too' !berated for, me to speak plain.ere—therei it he added as, his son obeyed ' b r m ; that will do,.and, you shall be initiated into my invarij able, invalnable policy. Be deferential, S. it,' dpfarcintial and enntird ynnif - t9nipor, and flat l ' ter, whenever you get , a chance ; have a bowi' and a smile, and a word; and :it shake of the ~ hand for everybodymark !4 for everybody and then you will get along." "But I musn't be friendly to villians 11111 S ' t' I I" ~,1 " Frigidly ! Humph'! Jae fri endly. to no; body; only seem So. Trillions! they . cont-i, pose two thirds of the cometunity; . and they',.' are the most influential. As for -the other third, , though it is well enough to keep their good opinion, they are only subordinate' nagele-enrtsdointhatihe ; building-up of a man. But: clog O , b uit n less o Sa yo m j i away, It ybit 11...: N .i - 7 erkjei r! Though his father was dyniii..sta l ltet driutk not but smile at this language: " That's right,' said the elder Smirk, "Dike that. Smile again, Sam, 'smile again. \By smiling 1.- have gained many •a - friend. 4 smile is a powerful weapon, but it must be. used with judgment. Do yon know, .San:4! why. I was I always Such a 'favorite with the women t' I - i " No said Samuel, looking curiously at hia father's ugly, face. "What can have been` the reason?" , I - . 44; I'll telli you. I confess, Sam,l am not handsome, iapd never was; so that wasn't the reason' 1 - - - - Sam nodded hie - decisive belief. • "I was always careful, .in the first place ? to feel my way with the women; took cam to understand their charactera, their senti:. meats, their particular vanities and hobbies; keeping my own ideas in s the back ground, till' could coincide withf theirs.- I always - took care never to elite* disrespectfully of the sea. •'I never, in presence of a "woman," or a " female." I had but one isthe---ladies —for all\the feminine gender. I - " Bow aid you do when they; differed and asked your ':Oinnionr , - _ "I would agree with one, at the"same time wink at the of Slyly, as much as to say, "It's all liumbug;, what I'm saying." If a woman' was'Agly, ra, would prim her inte)-1 lent. If she did'ut know anything, I'd praise her virtue. In this wai \ l 'seldom missed my mark ; for it is very seldem - you find a wo man who is ugly, t_mmoral\and a fool into the bargain. In fact, it ifOtal work 4o find anbody who has't some one good poi*, pr who isn't susceptible to flattery in som - elw# or other ; and a man must . * an who, if he is determined to flatter and make is flat, in‘ tery acceptable can't seize,hold of EOM 'rkerit, in mind, heart, form or face of the peraoi be wishes to please, and ceighning_ton admire \ it I make the person. friendly." . "Must I be liberal or sttrigy r , ~ "Oh,* liberal—be liberal by all means said the dying-man with a ghastly - anther that is—in sentiment. Whenever a generous deed is dOne';. exalt it to the _ skies. Always praise 'generous people. Clap yonrhand, sfor philauthrophy, and then put them in yOur pocket an keep them there ' I - "Suppese a begger aska alias of Me, or"I z am called on to subscribe tkt some nhaOtable . _ - object I" I ' 1 , _ / t.. I- ' T "If any person begs , sap 'certainly my poor woman,"ior 'my man, or tnypoor child, and then quiekly feel in your. pockets. 'You .wil l find no Toney, of course, Ibut you.ninst sa with a sigh; and st.tear rn your eye.. If YID can scare one up, "I am 'really ashamed:{ m say. it, bilt.unfortunately I ham% a cant about nie. If y ou: t‘ don't get "God bless, you,," for that I'm mistaken. ' I !never found , ,it tc fail." • " But a subscription I" , $ ; "Read 'the paper, praise', the object, but sa that you have, 'just subseribedmore than yo could. afford, for another objec t of a aim - nature.'• I.f . the applicant 1 believes, by 04, that yeti Arkin a dia . :itch/0 . be will Jet you,off,, , whereas, if you refused, oat and out, without) an expliusation, be- might abuse: yea behind year_-batik. . : I have- made myself greatlll446o4 for bene r volence,, merely. I'dti.ung.ftrinthieribe this way This is a qaaer, world Sa.m." I 4F- :tare elder : Durk was gel ',nth 24 '• ' `i(4 ' of, ccaiglii44llich nearly took hini out Of his queer. world, - - I . "I fide father, that talking 40 "uolc be fatal t; you," said es=d, ..; ' • 09hUne 11, Ituinittr - 7 - . - . ~„ . . 1 i ' "No ;to resumed his &their "I'm det i er.l . . I 1 . , .. II - , mined not to die till I get * m il. , ' . A..' r was say: n'g,, Sammy, this is a - 13ueer oldd - worlitv and _you can't lot long in it without religionr 1 " Without cilia" exclaimed, his son;.., iii: famatoment. • He had never bear d him nuniir ition religion lieforein hie life. ~-. " Without religion. Hire a' liew,.br Wl' means: Talk religion occasionally—lon - 4i 'coon get the , hang of it. Profeiii- - 7;suidirtis; . eke when. you're obliged to. But atinylata 'profess ; it helps al fellow 'along_ in bus** , I got some of my. Moat profitable -cmiteisiont and-best ftiends by professing religion.'' Par 'real is no object, when you come.to think .of that."- ; ' • , . ' • , . "But it -yon belong to a -church you will . , eve to defend its' doctrines; and-religion. ~,,. controversies ccrosztenemnit whenevert i enmity, don't the found yr ilia . 1.. Pwae getting into trouble on,, attostatofi;* religiose;liwas . always careful io yield a point two,smilein-statist' lik 'it and pr UM- e. ay, . back out of the Serape. ' That'athe way todo `t, Sammy, that's the way to do it." - - - "It ia.bast, I suppose, to be Isetup kind pr As .0 . liticiani" inquired hit son.' - , • - ' - 7, • i 4 , 4 Ely all', means ;but take care aid Away*, ;- 1)a onth e litrog Ode. You cen,'_-although tabid u aimed , dog ; in your views, whew nth' body but your side is present, erect bimieq . 'bend in your ixintunente,,wlMll you talk-with oft_ of an opposite political creed: hianinn' d, ove &liberal man; and if you 'flatter - 3 , ot*. I Cseli "th VCk e l tD 'ai i ilann a good th rdesd ." 'in din - t:' l ' iaii. Bl o4 - -- usingly i.reflecting upon the many ‘ existing instances of its truth. I " That there is," and hie the sick . May nearly exhausted, his lips as 'pale so-ash es. "Double dealing , done well, will fix the flints of :everybody.. When I livid in. Sqlieil t ; bury—a toigish Set there, Sass—; was AI , , great gun. was, a general favorite, owing to my, mnnagemehtc- - -and I had money: They were going to build a Town HOuse. There were two parties, each. favoring a differen* lite. They sent committees to ask my_opiii-- ion. As the parties were about equalinnum ler and influence, I hesitated at first, which. o Diver. - • - - .. "How did yr, overcome the difficultyr "I told the committees that if Ihey'would all a meeting . of both,,parties, I would give Omar my opinion. The meeting was called, I went. Smirk, Smirk, Smirk r they all r Oed. I arose, and, after coMplimenting the wdiei generally, the town,ita chtlitet; aid forth, disclaimed lays - right, either to the - distinguished honor conferred -upen me, or to elifer any opinion on the sibject. 'I was,' alive of Squealburry ,' I 'midland no meddleit 4 , would-not express any' preference, or any fc)) pinion.; I had that the intelli-- gence 'of the Squealber.rians would , enables diem t 6 thoosefor themselvea, and vrithgteitt affected Modesty; I b6wed and withdrew, in the midst of cheers from both parties." -_ - "That was well done, father!" -said- Sara, adrairingly, "and, was ,that 4 the reason you were elected to the Legislature!" - proverbial. 'i .was eomparealo taneuinattii; and General Washington, put up. for Rep* , sentative, and elected by both parties. Do- I did, Sam, do as I did i and you'll . prosper - , • ~ h!" "God bless you,may dear father 1 What's e matteil" ~ .! .0 'l'm going.,,Siun 1 I shall be off in a minim te, ! Call in the master, and the . . *the res, nick I but remetalmr,i)olicy• Sam, ped.T. CJ, TxlitcY, i . And with the unfinished word, which ;had L,, his guiding. star throUgh life, upon his lips, the HOD. Simon Smirk expired., : -.. Intelligence of his death was telegraphed! all over the Vnion, and a great many edito , ial obituario3 were written uponhim ending with : "None knew thee but to loiei-theo, Nor named thee , bat to praiser is not. Gobi oilstwo. • - ---, , "Man is the noblest work oi.God" „ ~' i - -''., You spoke without thought, 'Surely, S 9 not mean him whose dim. reads thirs:-.--r. ot up at ten—was shaved,by s.seinnt•ii•-ri‘ . ree.meals—drank a bottle of pcirter , -tor4 1. , au hour's nap after dinner—visited the Wise for recreation=took a dose of antiAlyspepthr ' medicinewenkto bed at eight."' - ' " Man is the noblest work of God," ' • _ That's doubtful of him arlso crises -thatail*#, the washerwoman, the editor, the butt:lien this barber, the bootmake.r, and haslmarriscsitheirut.4 fifty thnei : that the Money should be feetkoolls. ing on the morrow. . ' : -, - "Man is the noblest work , of {toil.".: . _•._ Please except the Back - biters the miloblart t ' maker, the bearer of false . . si)me . ss„iarrfne - all'. enumerated iri 1 Corinthians, vi chap, 111 mad ' 11th v.. • / ' "Mantis the noblest work of 0,441. •.. ..; See that long-neSed, sharp featured :beinge t ,. \who robs the Iciaow, cheats thei mplnta,rdsa. vesthe poorzinthout asissor l and felt .. a pap tence takes the sacrament ? sings, the loidiate sighqhe oftenast, -boars Ins head the Inve st. and ; es the longest and putt . affecting prriyers. \ .. ~. .f.. "Man is the noblest work of dad; . 06 to that. Gentleman of the jury", who tali , never cleared a - pliOr, nor .convicted, a rich :- man; then looks a,- - thc face that, ati4f4taired i r, snake. eyed lawyer who upon his bers'er, bes. lieveshim innocent !bons he knows to ; bci guilty..-; • "Man s the noblest orii of God? , Who says so I , -; -"Pope , " -, , ,...-: . ,- , ~ t ,_ __, .•:, : Well, let's wt.: Come iil ' inistiaravii'm of brick. Beheld him, whotkln , rtyllet of manhood, bound with gam, .; obakiwit chains, looking through iron gras,. watcaelt. with-eleelgeta eYeklaud guarded with ma* and muskets. • 7 Read his history, written on his -Ins - nano; thui it runneth:--430ruirmeilatalai fame—was given. strengtb,lialtb, atit .*0 lea-.4l r d his hands in his briabeiti . igapa....... broke his parcnt's hearte—Will •• baltuat'aiiS Friday: s . - -..; a ~- 1 ; _, " Asa is the * noblest Irork-ei" • " Yes.' '::: ' ': i ' . ,, T. Opals the door, &lima a Pair,• 4 an 424 steps, whick in MOM; senses d 44. one, owards,the dons of Tattariutl orß,sac 4ll ",„ .er dnoT f atita, a moot du g down.deft. 4 l -41 ,- 30046 = bowels ' of the earth; and goei xrli 't' who vowed at the alter to aara 2l o l Mal rapport his earifidinel ,:- , Iltik• 1 4 BY NELLL
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