- _ , - ', - , I l• . - _ . , - t • ' , ~ _ • " II,V ' , i.t * , 1 , ~, f' ' i • ~e ,r . ~, 'i t ., . , 1 . , :3 , , „ ,...., , ,,, r , ~ •1 : s ' (1' . , , • , t ,.. ', ' 'r, f / • ~ .4 .f ..-p,, s • , iv ,„ i . i ~„. ' .„! k .,5: 1 • e i- 4 : l `- -; , 1 A l if n; ,w • r z.,.. !.....,si,. 4 zi,7 / 4 t a ' l 'i ll :41 1,',/, , - L / 1,0- i r t l r 1 4 Fr: • , ' 7 ,', _ 1 ~-. '/- 0: I , ,P ! i ', • " 4 .„ --''''; 1 - : rz.; ' • • - ?" - ~ ; :', •i: , . . ,' 1, I '; -.! , c ' .. , , , _ " 11822k8 A 1 '. '' . '' 111 7 t ' l . , : ..,, e. tee 4• /, eii9 ' • 1 . .. i ' l - I 't • ' le I 1 . 1 ' • I • • •• . , ei j ase lc pail, Ilivprirtars clert 3 Voctrß, Ole . is. Sweet. . . . wOh, life is sweet," said s merry child, : &i l ls(' I lore, I liire to; roam In the meadows green, 'Oath .the skyerene, Oh ! the. world is a fairy hnsne.. There are trees hung thick with blessciras fair, And flgw•ers gay and bright; '(day, There's the moon's. cleariray, „and Oh, the world is a world of light." "Oh, life.is sweet," said a oallant yoyth, . As he conn'd the storied " Page; And he ponder'd on 14e days lii-gone,; • And the fame of a further ag,. , There was hope in his bright beaniini eye, And he . long for riper.years; He clung to life—he dared its strife He felt no dread nor fears— . . . "Oh, life is swc et," ; earner , merrily • From the lips of a fair. ,young bride ; And a happy smile she gave the while To the dear one‘hy her side. • • "Oh, life is 'sweet,- for we shall li% e Our constancy to prove, Thy sorrows mine, my trials thine, . 1 Our "solace in bur love. • • . . I, .011, life is sweet,".said a mother fond, As she gazed on her helpless child And she c I2serpressed to her gladdened breast, •• • Her hal* who unconscious„stuiled. - . , , "My life shall be.for thee, my child, Pure, guiltless, as thou art; And who shall dare my soul to tare • From the tie that forms a 'pita ?" . " oh, life is sweet," said aa-aged Whose eyes were , sunkland dim'; • His form was bent—his strength was Spent- 7 i Could life be sweet to him ? ' 0, yes; for round the old mans. chair ; • 1 • His children's children clung ; • . And each dear face and warm embrace • Made life seem ever pang, .. . , • Thus life Is Sweet, from early youth f • - To weak enfeebled age=; ~ Love (wines with life, through care and strife, In every varied stage. . • . : - Tho' rough, perchance, the path we tread, And 'dark the sky above, In every state there's something yet I I To live for and to love. - O'aommunitatiolls, Railroad - . Excursion: 1; ''n alt sns. Entions g been one or-tne. few from this'.'eotinty who enjoyed_the:exenr . • lion of last week, got up b‘ . - 'the De ?- • Lackawanna & Western 4ailroad-Coinpany, I thought it probable that gilori*ebunt that trip would - he intenjsting to Many of I your readisrs. As most of the stoeklioldersvr that road reside at the EaSt....and out`of the immediate vicinity of the read, ilie:managerg" very reasonably concluded r that it would be gritifying_to them to visit the locaiiti...of the road, and become-acquainto with co. accordingly • the invitation was: given, and on Tuesday, Oct: ?4th} the party met at • Great Bend, and stared thence fur Scranton, some in high spirits, free from care and The iiifluenCe of fickle stocks, and others prepared with many queries and close observation to become thoroughly :acquaihted ,with the nit- Care of..their investments. ; The nOyelty of the trip,. hoWever, soon distracted . : much of such attentiOn; and blended all under the influence of the varied .seenery.itito the smile u{,hle es ure. : The P.reSident„GEO.l - % PIIELi'S, Esq., of whom, by the, way, the Company are just ly proud; and `perfectly ..e4tifident in% his 'a li ,?? sty, met us at 4reat Bend, and took charge of the excursion. ..? We reached Scranton between 4 - and 5-P. M., and Were escorted to the Wyoining tiouse, where tve found ample acc i ontrnodations for e our large party, -and 'comfortable antiCipa-'.I, tions in this feaitire oursojourn. At' the - • tea-table the arrangementSl for vis'-ifing the 'works and nines were . given out. That eye ming we-, visited the lolling .Bill—which, is the approach presented a beautiful sight; the many chimneys crowned with lurid- IlatiteS of varied colors, and the glare -shed front the windows and. the doors upon . the night seas a ,display to those unaccustomed- 'to the sight. and many !marked .that it mint be a. favorite resort.of old Vulcan." Our attention was first attracted to the mike - ad iron—that girls the world; and -is binditg, state to state, and_ country to7couniry, in the bonds cif' fra ternal interest. Three thousand tons . were piled upon the grounds, ready for the orders already received, showing that a great busi ness was being-done" in thiS branch of the iron business. Op entering the building, which glowed with heat and resoupded with the din of massive machinery, we were hrotight tea halt. by a gleaming block . of iron taken from a furnace near the entrance, to be wheel-, edto the ponderous rollerS, Where, being pass , ell several times between their unyielding 'ev olutions, assumed the form Of . the rail, and .then.were passed ; to : the saws;.yrhieli, in eut- . ..ting . theril to the proper leigth, threw off . a beautiful constellation of sparks - After view ing ilk s the detail 4 of this. transformation, we passa hastily through - the remainder of the vaitbuildirtg, taking a hasty view of other rol I in& . tutwhi nes and the:ir'aceompaniments, the furnac&t, dre., and thin retired to. Ho tel, well pleased with.our visit thus far. In the morning we ,took a train amid - start- ed for the coal inities'Oictutil by the RailrOad Company, and on arriving " there a groteir e sight greeted us, prooicing many a merry' laugh froth the fair'ones. The miners had, an Collected. at the mouth of their sUbterratiean world in their flaming ;bead pi eees an d sooty 'appearance. After we had landed • from:the train, they gave us-three hearty good will cheers and prepared with.alacrity to bear us •: to view 'the-Awealth of the world within.. The told ears with clean straw spread on'-their bottom, and • with a mule attached to:eaeh, ..1 were drawn . up and freighted with the" now FOR THE ':DE3.IOaRAT merry party.! Crowded in and sitting down upon the straw with their heads ... just '.above the We started off: with 'the attendance of- three or ifourl of ,those blazing miners - tO each . : car, vhojlit np the dark corridors excavated into (the minefal wealth,: with i< dim, smoky glare. 1 This vein of coal was the eight foot 'vein th4refore tall hats. were . in danger roof. Slate stone was the.stra- of nteeting tl hap nest. 81) wall'over ou ve,• and or• course form4l the . . head: , , It seems . there, are !urge number !c.l the coal .veins, one nho}•e the otber, anti all l ivarying in thieknegs, the'thiek-, est . being fotirteen • feet. Many conjectures were throwndtit by the gentlemen of the par- ty as to the origin of bard coal, but they were Ivague and indefinite. It lay before us in rich profusioik and t it is apparent that ages • ; upon loges would not exhaust the 'supply. On - Our passage into the caverns We noticeitchainbers : branching off from the main-entra . nee, arld.'af-. : branching - entering aliont half a.inile We left the ears to -examine ; the; deposites, and explore sonie of these chambersi, which we were entihled to do with tinneh interest by .the aid of theititelli evnt Superintendent -and --! Foreman ot, the ; A ; 1 .... . I works. After Satisfying our utmost curiosity , h• . ve stepped into the Oars, biddingl adiOn, to ( thesedark abodes, a cid . started for 4ur tipper . 1 .. , ,there arid - More conmenial ',- atiuosphere. i A l inerrv, t happy band—sitting upon strata; and . w , • - - i • ..; lrapped n tinffalos—never sped. over'. the fieetini..); snow, to - the music of :they criSping I lcrvstals, and the stirring sleigh-hl. After ; 1 E.' meriAng, we tea . a hasity .sur vey of : the 1 hrushcirs, the.sifers . ,a.c,:c., i v 'here the coal! was i sil forthe; market. l preparl i t __ .. ; Tlii.i RailroadiCottipirny own a large tract of_theie coal lands, .:41 '4 is a principal, fea turee : of ! ~. , their lin4inessi protnisng withal to I.\- , i '‘ • .).., inake it a 'flourishing. .;onipany. Weinext visit9l 014. machine shopc, - ;anit then ald i joinned i 4 (limier, nitwit ;pleased ; With the • in,4llincr's Oecupation, and well satiSfied thui Or with .the !soutiilness of our stock.i In the afeintoOn we visit4l the. -Blast' Furnaces, lantl - tlie large . Engine 1 connected with . them. I • , ‘. f . 1.1 i S Etlif i liejs1:10 to he thelargestin the cOuti 't.rv, and - gives one sOMewhat ,of an idea of Libe Mi, ..,v power of At - 1; ,.. -ini It 1,4 a beautiful , 4pecitifen of art,and speaks proudly for YOring t Aineriita.. - As the FM-fiat:es which it stipPlies . tw - ith . wind cannot be `stopped without 1 .-t - rat. ~,xpe1....,,, time in starting : it 1, , ,4n perpe t ual ' I , ! :jilt - 4101i Int r .Vifier with h , stateliness:grand to ~1 ,- ,•,,'l,,f e' ;_. , i , , , Loenolil ( 'Th e steam is g e n e rat e o b y the w i L st t ! :lse.S ' f tithe furnaces, SO that there; is a ;meat coonol'lV of fiiel and ho additional expire he:ski - it the • eiigine and its buildittg. Aftkr I ! . - • ! -- Nvittic4t e inz the blown 4 otfvf two of th e 1..k.,1s We,:i.iiiiirifed for - the .day . • ,i 1 . , - In ',the moraine we - started' on - a tour ' , to i j- ; • . . six mil's h the iro mines, i .- • - - smalliyirs had been fitted up to convey uS on this trip' . .\fules supplied the inetive poWer , 1 t Whieli - ,1,1v the war ate much used about : the Ininc.:. 11 1 akitnired their trtiene!.s.and do-edity . „ very tnieli, , •ind. won - d , red why our farniers .did'ut.tmake more 4:-.4 of th e m.; .We' first .1 '• 1 ' t passed lir(itigli the village of ;the; operat4-es ; tha't•seomed to have been cast upon the ide Of the hill without intii:ll reg.:ird to reguliiri- tY'. -- TliLti wepa.sSed . into the ifills, following 1 up a be.intiful stream, 'that often greeted us . , With its glistening element, as the winding si,.av ,anvarving sta,lterr brought it 'to bur cl view. . leavy forest skirted our way and Oy ,, i •qed -did l InOuntiii . its Which, with the frowntn,g cliffs of the latter, added wildness to th e i secure, } .semen were-engaged in one Or tWo .; Places, felling the : _ trees and g7rtlicritie. thein ,0 .1 .into - convenient places to load upon the sniall .1, •, I 1 ears. About half Way to the Mines our at , , . , • tention wit:4 attra cted` far up .the face of the i tounta4 . where, aga i nst its •precipitouS sijes and supported some 'distance by high trestle WOrk, wits Suspended, a 'railway. Our train' stopped ,„ trains &awn- up bfit statiohary power over that dii)v height; imagination in the mean tinie Conjuring up inativ.:a possible' catastro ,, - plie -.;After this - interesti , nr, sight we hasten ! e 4 on tolour destination, ladmiring the , beau -1 til I and .the . i;randebr pi . SatO . N. that greefed , •;; • ~ us on every: 7l hand. On rcaching the mines, .w! -e final the ore pik.;ll inlgreat beds ; enough t,4 supPlY , the fern. a tong time... It seen) . - 'd to iropthre as ;they e4tended the mine r -L , That whichl they l i iiuf use 4 was too hard kut ~. liad been very muLdi improved by b e i ng m o. t,ed with other ores .brought from York state it; : 1 . in the return . coal, trains.t. A few'. fine spec): i Meng of ore were handed me, one (the- deli ' est) said to 'contain sixty 1 t ier cent of. iron.--- il ere, , I i - !-, . • iT I s noidoubt of the, existence !Of vast fields Of this', ore in the vipuity, and that the I blisinesS of the.Coi - ipany can be increased ih definit , elv. - t-ideed '' as a [gentleman a - tile . .. party Tenn - tried : t Pennl.lVania is - the great mineral labOtatory• l l of - .;:)4 union:' EVerf 'thing here; about time milies and abOut 'the works, seciuL'(l i to.he flourishing, and stru4 with this, T asked rt stoc..k,u)irler in the Penn-, i':v:vania . 111itiity* doinpani if they wanted m pr l otttiVei fariti. .": , ,N4),i ir," said he, "we et4i get-al:Ong! without ar y tariff., Indeed, i s when our pti . sineis ' i's perf :tea, we shall stq l .)- I - 1. I . ply Enrope t with iron.. C nrs, 'like all other -•; business, rl , e.ed , s time and iixpe rience 'to attain _ '...., a Orm ands; healthy -..i•ospe ng. Alp e r ate ppl pe; 0,1 pi .x.l by a ly.fm, &wily, 5 ,beer, cakel)ind eheese, we 0 1 ) 1 the-ea . OS, and started the mules' l*hind, as it the w ay bikeit,' sud the tra Out their help. The retur i mad mere ex'eitingi anti m swept out 11", v- , . trou ptams. • t • ' • ^-701•1.n r'" " - -TT "r`t, r , 4-- ..0-1 ~ , "1 - 1 4 1',"1 , '"` rr7 .1.17,d) SO L . , J, L.tl ti , EL? •1 u uht kPT`,i I:#.;?# , .t 4 ..r's „ , The next it - tinning !lionring brook, awl at half-past ten took the for Great our very iittterezting ex cursion, or which this is bot a very' ettrsOry ieeotint, tutu] nocessurily passes . over Many in .. tOrestint.r,' ! 4esiweltllll3'. you N. Lodertiyille, ()et. 31, 1834 Messit:s. Enrrons—Your last issue contains a.eointnUnieation from Mr. A.. 1.1. Clarke,. of 1 Brooklyn, N. Y., on the suhjeet'of liiteruut tiug Springs. . tells us how' to construct artificial intermitting spring, :: nnJ speaks'' of the prOceSs lie proposes as atfoOling" a perH fOOt:sPecinten of an intermittingsprin4, which floe :is often as the small cube i can Mi l • the vessel." adds—" the action i tile! apparatus abOve de. Totiter of liostold it i the! 'ado. t • t i 'lliti Committees oft the }ovation of an In- ~.; , , ' -, ~ , }reported as i f t. a vale' r lik , al aas at last cuncludtsi— sriii4trcuorted as follows fir their re:pet:live ;i ' ' i ••• i - Ile Mall t innwei lifm .or tie aimpt • 1 '; ,.,] , , , . :c 1 lot .atiOns: • 1 l '• i wary tn. nao reeeti,eo; and opened the door Nlontros• - >—no reportt. t ,i ito g•ci,- thitittwastquite dark, and the :idouds I.)i4took renorteTtlir W \V 11-tyvA .1 I l•denlitilig :t sto t lii t]ii led the b e ; i e e i„, t ..„.. 11 - i', ,` ', ' • tl''' '' '„t " 'fiei s•iv it' is fail thi'ec miles to i> t" Would funti-di 't \ rooyi fur the instittinetfree - • , ~. •• - it ' ; " I do," :.,:tid, Mr; \N. coldly ; I said :...o a • r . Li; -.1 Ti ar iters to furnish t...i...r, own „I..its atisi l r,,o. , ~,,ko „wail board for ..1. 4..- J-?•' per week. it too prat}, stolii•ed, anti you ought to ' loot:yet-lied or), like a pi talent - man. I You , id ,i . . :Iloioklyn—woolia t faruisii a room i free. i could . have retiOitsi thou beture-it was• quite , 'nachos -to fine!. tlwi . • oWn lights and fti`t•l-- I d"'ki'l'. I , . i i " Out I was told . and liongry, and l'atight War:Horn' €51,7'..; to 'k r :l,so. i _ ii . imse.fitinted bit t h e wat ..•• • • .1 fiNetii; Milford—no } , lore. i 11 I It I Tile manner ;of saying this touched the far! ti I II:titord—WOIII•I flirliisli room, lights 'and tuer'iii feelings a little. • 1 " l ron have fuel lit-e, at llarfor,lr,?iver.itv. Al-o ‘q,ittil 1 "lon have warmed and fed me, for which , i 1 am'itlia . ukful. W . ill you not be-toW :moth furnish,all the rooms vitcated lov'the sttuli:nt, er act ol kthdness up o n one In a strange piaee at the ,ind of the term 'Xo the use of tette:hers anti i l. he sues out in the ilarkties-t, may lose I 'mud Others in attettilam•e free of ellat c geti I hitnself and perish in the cold Pt'' . I it, „ , ~. , I Wf)lnitaiso :mord faeilities to• 'lova:: who de- t The particulartbrin- in which this request , t .41:,-.d to Loan! t i,,,,,, 1 F,,,p,. t . 5. : rw,,,dd f ur t t i,i, i %%is made. an•l the tone in which it was ut k-iiimi .tier . 1. for of . 0 v , til . • fli i teiedlput it .out: the farmer to say no,I- . , Reel, or ~,•• .t? . i o 1 . itiso oil -•: ,i_ • i " (,o in there and sit down," 'le answered, .1) f - the - 4 thella , ••• Pei 's (,; FOR - rueDENso , - . . it Ai. •or4tie use ai ttielystittte, oTipbical - Outline Mail. '; 1 • . .. 'llie:: , ,tepUrtS we.ni rtieeivedrii4 .A...ommi tlik:ejuir;7,edl On nio 4n thei were diet ke,ti tip ; for . for eonside.rat oli. f . ,' . • \ i•, • • A: 4L:Gerritson sad : Al• , thiiqh Diir wifs liihlindivillua) ell,,he, and Iklotnrose fertable: to \ Parford solfir`as',dii.tance is 1. eeinedj stilt he coni,ls t be Iblind to the that- ~ .i . ~. • , torAtie e.omtutinilv i of tkehers at 1 1 , i; • r• 1 I iiarfor t i offered the drrpest atO most ar f '. •- : •••• - •1, , i. • finillititl.. . [ i ik. I•1'; Kent said:: Mu l nt rose Was; the p, of )lis 31, hot iiktp definite 1 1 ;o1' 4' e L L , JoiCe, as tr st itnner i.l s uite asgertattied iu regard; f,o• its. c Mditions, tI. • --• h:,Ve nu , chance for cotimderin4 it. :After' some further teotriUltation it 1 -eoficitidCk.l that - natio di ITuiVemify slionl4 , Cm! place (if t~ti ItkitUtC fur thel Icing easotis,„ viz : I[4'faciiity of ;Kees uperiar to, an v other ,pace reported. I, ofek better acconmiai. ns in the wit' Id 1 , lt rooins and , other ,e,onee ienees.. .urn, i, - 11 1 liOili la.tid fuel-free, -tt otii \ ,:r4 board ellei per'. : wee*-, and tenderifiteiliiies . ko thoSe I desire ;to board theinsMies. - ',. \ 1.1. vi as. then decided IR:at:it siirkuld (.: , : , mened, its session ou tik- 1301 of, isfc; v e in 1854, Arid last one- we4l at le.Ht,'and , ilt: , lotikelission be left o'ilonaf withs.those )H ent,4" ''rtiition to be $l, 0 for mul e s, : th . (j ., in es triu be admitted fr(le of eh:irge. ' 1 • . .trelfollowino . oflicersi O f the Institute ere , . 0 . their ele4teti : Rev. Lyman Pella rdsoni Pest. B. E. te.Wksbury, See' 'yi i AJII3J Rena,, TreLas iirei,i IP. R. Tower, ~ „1 S. Ptnrer and L. I'. 13irjiriiiI, committee of-4riintokrit. Ibose , L - • 1 - wird!de;;:ign attending pie tn%otnte - are reqres - .1 r - ted ).o inforin Mr. P. I. Tower,. .I.larford 11,,ni- II versity,;. wltticiekn be.arkling t sotii. theyl!Jtra:expkted to e peeted ilMt the • Institt sernlile•in time tO.reeei a leOttro. on the evenin6 of Monday the . ] but nll vho earl are desired to weet at •. . in the C lapel at liaiford 1 yen* utt the above n; tned.day,: for the pose l ofil,making all .n •e&tgary arrang,ern , andl. )erfecting the Org nnizat on-O if the I tute t tliat tits remli ß d e of the week tnaVl • ,• devcited entirely to menial ittber and i mint I ' • • i mend • - • . Let n 6 teatheri hesitate about attend 'F wil meet with a IWartn 'welcome, frienclg, and enjoy a ,ipleitaa vic4. A doctitre he delivort'd j a vi ary 4ral ;1• .+-N,rrrTt, , 1 t .41, j . 1 • w 144 • • •, ft 1254., ' - 'p r e' aet, R be ifol s is I- • Intnetti:itety, as tiuse, tea4clrs; Ilesir? to lilac neat. the nutOber It is uotl er e Ex; able ltl anytliitif more o' it wo sti kie Rlisttitaiens. l rointiti l , to the :kitchen, and .1 Nyill se .my %vile and - hear that • she says. :Lrid:ir. W. vent into the • palor where the supper tithhi. stood, covered with irnovi s%liitt.t! cloth, and displaying hii set of_ blmi-4prin-ged c hina; that %yin; only ~ beohglit , 111 out on .sveciai tieitAons. The tall mould candles were hittrningqiiete' : - on; add oh the hearth -blaied i - eheerfultre. . !"lia, , o.i!t. that cild fellow. gone yet r.- asked Mr`. She heard his voitie as he icttirned ytn thi3 ,loon.' . _ •! - No, and ivii!tt doyou suppose ? Ile wants us to )et him,stitV ai,l night 2 4 ' l 1 . al) :no such : thing 1 ' 11 1 ;C:' can't have the 4kos Of him in the how • Whert: ecilild hesleepr ..!'-' ! "Nut in • ! I ! "Not the I.lest room, even if Mn .l ..V-4---'. should not eoniii." .' : - ! - 1, - " .N6,•indeed 1 .1'• ' "B ! nt really Idon't see. Jane,.how . •welearY turn lim out..ofl,Aoors.-•:-.11: . doesn't look : like a very! strong mini,-an! it's dark and 'cold; • : , and Ml _ three nliles to D.---." • 1 • "Itl , t -, io much; lie oug ht to have' goi.ii•cin while be liiiil daykkht, an d not lingered here as he .iiid, till iCgof dark." ...„..., tin icon 0..._ " We can't tal.n,liint nut of d•aorti t Jane; and k' , i no use to think of it. He'll have to stay. sonehoir." i • , -, " Bttt wlkat ean .we do With him r' --- „I . "114, seemi like a Accent Man 'at least ; and' do.sn'tl look .as.if be:had Ani •thing 'bad:about him. ' •\\'e might mike hit . kited oti- the' i i door soniewhere.l' • . . . • _ "I Wish he had been at anima before' be 'mine here :"said Mra. W.. fretfully. • The dis.; aimoitiment; the . conviction \that Mr. ,7,51. ; wotild iitit arrive occasioned her . to feel, and:- the intension of so unwelcome a•visitor as the] stranger,'eompletely unhinged her mind. ' l ` -. .1 "Oh, well," teklied her husband, Ma sooth ing voi',::, "rieiver mind. We must, make thel' best Ufbt. , He Anne to its tired and bungiy, ; ! . alai ivel warmed and s fed -him. He now asks! shelter for the night,.and. we mast, not refuse , I: ' --- , nit It' ' ' --nalal---. pdr grant his r6piest. in. a complaining I. 1 You know ivliat th e Bible sayA abOut .. . , I i;1111Ing angels unawareg.," ;,• 1 ti . gels did ye m ever see an , angel Icka' ini "."• ) *. • ' - N * • i axing never SCCJI an angel'," ' r id t 1.44 far i iii , iling, " I iam unable to - speak; as 'to • • . appearance..i . - . . . \ , ~.. ... 1 / 4 pirit eliteli c• I mer. thiir Tii;is'li a ,i t h e •,.itf e e4 .to-eall . an .answering mile frbut Mrs. '%. and a better feeling 'aN. her -tie.2ol, It ryi lit:illy agreed between: them that the m4ll, its lie seemed like a de o clt..,kitid of persim,_ Should • be• • permitted-Ito. ; oceapy the ntit&ter's:room, if that individu-' al did not arrive,ain..eyent to which they kith' lookio %•iitt 614'1,4de:expectancy. .If ha 4.id 'comei why the maii Would have to put iiv with' oty•wottiinothitiOns.. . NVer'! Mr. W. returned to the i kitph4n,., ,:. whe.r• the strang4r had seated himself before thell e, ;he inforiried Itirn that they had dee'. tied . , .liitlim stay. all nilit. The M an ex pr E 4 k s few words tre: grateful - settee Or, • • . . 1_ ~„ • , . , •• .s their kindness, an 1 then -became Silent , and thoughtful. Soon after,the farmer's wife;giv itig up all h - Ope of Ir.' . N'.• lirrivat, , bad sup per taken itri, whit II consisted of c off e e,warm shortcake and br . ilea ellickens. , After all was on . t he table,li, Slkert conference was held as.' to whether it w • uhl do ikot to invite the stranger to..take.,s piker. It was true they had given; him as t melt bread and bacon as lie could ear, but t ten, as . l o ng as li l e' WAS go ing to stay all: nigl t, - it looked too inhopita ble to Sit doWn to 'hetable and no't ask him to join them. So, naking a virtueiof • neetN sity,,lie wits'kindlV asked toicome Ito supper —an • invitation wit cN he ,did not decline:— Grace was said ove the.ueal by Mt. W., - the coffee poured ont, t . e ',breadi hekpedl ,and the , meat carved. ' ; 1 ; •I . There .was a .fine little bok, six years old at the cable ; who had ; been:; brightened up And dressed in his beSt,lin ; order to grad the min-' ister's reception. • %odes . Was full of talk, and the parents fel tOnutual pridel in shoW- ' ing him off, even b fore their lrunible gtfest, who noticed him. pi rticulail'tliouoh he had not Much to say: "Come Cletrleyrkiaid,Mr. W. after the vas over, and lie,Sast lean ing in 'hi, chair, " an't you repeat flie pretty hymn teamma.learned yen last Sunday 11' . Charley started off without further'invitaL • lion, land repeated, very • acenretely ( two Or three verses - of a, 'new, :camp-meeting' hymn, I . e • that vas just then-kery 1 tilar. 1 • ,t. • lethea r P i,l ; '-.:'.?ow us you i .4.kyr the n ommand- 1 molts Charley," s mice ula the m4ther,..well ' pleased at her cliihrslperforinance.l : f -I And• Charley re ,fited them tvirli 'the aid'-; •1 of a little promptin - 7.1 ; I •• 1 ' •. - " How many cut mandmenti are there?" asked the father., I -.; i ..l Tbe.child hesitated and then, I§oking up at the stranger,near whom he sat, inno- I cently-- 1- ; , i I "flow many, 1 are there?" 1 - The man thought for some rooMents,' and said, as if in . doubt : r i' ~ 1 .4. ~_ :. 1 • •• wt , . ....even, are there tr o t-?" i ." El vell :" said her' husband, with More , , rebuke than astotii4Ment in, leis vli.ace: "Is , L 1 , it possible, sir, that - yOit Ait4 . :.ll.QtAlpow, ,iow i many coimnandinerastbere :ire,? tlowi N many I are the:-e, Chailey ?, Come, tell me—you . . . I j know, of course." . ' " Ten," replied ti, ! I " Right; my son:' ling With a smile ofl V- -1„ - tight. There i,.. 1 4 tidies m Ito can% tel unandinents." I " Did you ever. r., Idressing the . .strangt When I was at 1 ,It sometimes. But were vieVen coiniW IlUstak.Al 81.)!Alt.tilt 1 Sit•tei W. 11 . 114.?..1 ii lOllishitUVlit, a Ilti - CN , 1 ," Could any one I turn Ur the '1111:Au t'l ' . 'Mi. AV. did hot reply, but tress,, rw,, -and . going,- of. , - , , ' to. onecorner Ur 1 . 4.0/11 Fylll.fre the good book lay upon the H mall ' stand, he put it on the table Lefore him; atrl op;),!ned at that por-. tion in which the .CoMmandnients are recor . , (led.' . .. . i `'There r' fie said, placing!, his finger upon the proof Of the stranger's error.. " There :,. look foryourself." • ; - I ;, I Tie man•catae round fron. his side ; of the. table-rind looked. oker;• the ..strauger's shoul der. • IH. • I . "There: den, d'ye see ?" \ I —• • " Y. it: does say, .replied I thei . man ; and ve+, it:seems to Inc there are eleven; l'ursure 1 have always thouht so." '1 . . • ' Doesn't it say ten here - f' inquired Mr. with narkedimpatience. tin his voice. -- , , -It does - certaiel v. ' - 1 " Well, Athat: more do you want I Can't yoU I.)elieve the• Bible ?" , . I . . "O yes, I • belie% e the 'Bible; and yet, it, strikes fnesoniehow; that there must be elev ,en etentuandmentS. 'Hasn't dne been added somewhere, else r' . ; . . . .Now this.was too Much ter brother and sister W. to heAr... Snell icilarance of sacred e (matters they'felt to beiunpardonable. Along lecture ItAloweil, iu•which tlteltnan. was scol s , ded, admonislied i . and-threateeed with divine I indignation. At it& clew he •inotiestly, asked if he. might not have the Bibk to read for an hotly or two before .retiring Icy the night.—, f This request kvaa'grant4d •witit MOre pleasur 1 e 1 ,: ~ than any of the preceding ones. - .- ; .. Shortly aftersuppertlic man -was eendue . ted to the little square , f . ?iiot,i), accompanied by the Bible. , Before -leavitTir Irink alone, Mr. - W. felt it to be 'lti duty id ;exhort li - ink to spirit--k . things, a»d; he ' did • , o most earnestly for. ten or fifteen minutes. RBut he could not ;see that his words made lunch impression,end; he finally left his - guest, laMenting his obduracy and ignorance. - " / \ In the, morning he came down, and meet ing Mr. W., aske - d• him if lie AWO'llici be so kind as to lend him a razor, that he might remove his beard ; which .did riot givelfis .face a very 1 attractive appearance.. his request was cotn : Iplied with. , -,. • i:- - ;-; - " We will have prayers in About ten min-,., utes," said Mr. W. as Ikel handed_ him the re- i zor . and shaving box. -• 'I. , ! • • I The Man appeared and behaved with due propriety at family Worship. After break fist he thanked thee - farmer and his wit . ..! for I their hospitality, and palrting ) Went on his' journey.- . .' Ten o'clock came,' but Mr. N. had not or- i rived. ' So Mr. and MS. W. Aarted for Oke ! I meeting-house, not doubting tl at.they week! 1 s i, `find him there. Bet theY wer e { disappointed.: I A goodly number:of - people were 'inside. Ole meeting-house, and a goodly number outside, but the minister had not arrive,d: ... 1 : I - " Where is Mr. N----17 inquired a deer ; )111 voices, as a little crowd gliihered around-,K e rn faker. I•• - I i "lie htotA come Yet. SoMethine• has t: e, I mined him. But Istill look for hitn 7 - 7 . ititie .d, , I fully 'expected to, find Itiikk he l re." : ~.. If .. The' day Was cold, and ;Mr. IW., after'be comini,thoroumblv chilled; concluded to „,..6. 0 lin and e. . ,-,. • keep a good lookout fer.,the minister fron the:window near whielt he usually ,t: Others, Polo the same,enti.Se i tollowed - his, x.- T ampre E mid Abe little. meeptig-lionse was so ,. 4. filled, and one after another .came drOpping• in. The \farmer, - who ferried towards. the ' door -each' time it. wan .0010, was -a little 'surprised to .his guest of 4.4 previoustight enter, ; and come 'skowly *town the aisle, look ing on either,side akif tenfthieg, fora vnerint seat, very feW of whink - wire new ' left. ' Still advancing, herllnally gOtWithin,tNi Ititle en tikried -altar,.and aseendhigto the pulph,took off his old im i. overcoat fuaiit, dciiira. i . • • - ; . 1 _ .i "- . . .. - Vdalltt ' , .„ V,' Child. thrnel Mr. W., look aPprovair on the child.— t child of his agein ten yO,u the are ten corn- I 1: • ad the I.3ib l e, sir t" • ad er, ittle both T uceti ti,. read :itti surj . l Otought the.re Are , ydu not ~crj liantisi in unlvig4ed as _ I:litre t/' sUoli iguor- 11, 'll, itintra 44. • BY this -time!Nli AV wat; at his bide, and had his band- - upon his arm. .' , --,' • _., - .. . .Yeu mustre i t sit - here. Come - dOwn and • I will show you a seat," he•said, .in an e . aci- , ted tone. _. 1 -.- ' • . . .. i ... "Thank you," replied the :man n a coin- po§ed, voice. "It's very _comfortable - beie:r And the map reinained immovable. . - :''.. -•:..' - ; • - .W. W.,. feeling embarrassed,. 'went down,.. intending-to get, a -brother 'official' ~ti- i .assiat ' film in pinking-a forcible ejection of the - nian from..the place he Was desecrating.. - Imniedi- , . ately upon his •doing. - so,. however,. the Man_ rose, and standing up at the desk;:opened"the hymn book. is . Voice was thrilled ~to " . the - _ finger ends-Of bethe'r W. as.in 'a - distinct and impressive !Tian er he gave out the hymn.he- - ginning— , • • ' . . - ' - he Ipcuell oilier Lord, rs cross to bear; friendly aid afford, brother's care." . • "Delp us to Each utll,; 'Let rash hi. And feel:. T he 'eopgregltion . rose after the. stranger. had 'read the entire -hymn, and had 'repeated' the first. two lin'es for them to i's,...„nfpf - : Brother T. W. usually, started the tunes.: Ile tried,this' trine, but weutOff on a long metreluile.jjip,-... covering his mi4ake at the second Word;-(fie: balked and. trieit again,.but now . be stum bled •on short -metre.. • A musical brother here.caine to iiis aid; and led off . 4 - itli , a tune tirat. suited •the tnettsve in, which_ the hyinti las written. - . 1 , ••.. - • ~ ... .After singing, the congregation kneeled; • an . d• the minister—for no one doubted his real Cliaracter--addke,.sse . d the .Threne of. Grace with . much fervor'and eloqueace. The. -read-. ing of a chapie t t in the Bible Sneeeeded.- - Then there , was ! i a. deep - pause throtighout.the . room in anticipation of the, text, whichirthe preacher prepared. to announce. ' - -It • 1 • . Brother . W..4oked pale, ' and his hands nett : knees' trembled.' ' Sister W.'s. face looked like • 1 crimson, and her i heart - was •beating•.so Iland that she -- wondered Whether the sound *iv not heard by the sitter who sat beside het.- - There was. :a Illeathless -silence. The drop-. .I - ping of a pin titt;lttita,ve been heitrd - Then the fine, elflpiNiye tones of the preacher - filled' ' the crowded room:. -• . • ~ . • " And a new 'Fonid:andinent ijipe unto you that you love - One another.",! , ': . ~-, • 131.othei W. had bent for Ward: to liston,but now he had sunk . back in his Seat,. This was ' the Eleventh Commandment, ~ . •-•.-- • The sermon wasdeep, searching, set affec tiottate-and impressive. Thepreaclier utter ed nothing- that i;ouldin:the-least,wound the, brother and siltrlof wh'4x-ehospitality - hetad, , partaken. but h said much that. Stnote upon` ti bearts, ati.l made them' - painfully con- - . scions that they lia..lnot shown as Mita kiral ne,,s to the stra . ter, •as he had . been entitled - . to receive Ou „tht-broad Priacipies Of humani ty. But theystfiered most -from i mortifica tion of feeling.' To , thitik that they had trea Ted the presiaing Elder of the .District after, such a fashion Was deeply. humiliating ;..ana , the idea of the % . vitole affair getting 'abroad, interfere;] sadly' . thriittahout the 'whole period of service.', , :-. - 'At last the sermon - was Oyer, 4 theordinanCi ad ministered, anil ri the benedietVon:pronounced- Brother W. did ot.knowfwhat - was-best fob him to do. Ife'nerer was m0„,,,,,re at a - loss.-in his . life. Then Ai. N.'descetlirett from -the . pulfiit, but he did - not: step forward to meet him. flow could he do that 1 Others gath ered around andi,shook shook,-hands with:lint - , but" Still he lingeredhnd.held back. '' .7 • - --.:. . " Where is brber NV r. heiat iength hettid . t 1 ~.it Was the voice of the Minister. 4. 1 . .' Ilere .he. is," "aid one or, t iio, opening the , way . to where . thi r _fatnier stood. I ' - The preacher advanced, and catching his hand. said LI . ) - flow do you do, brother *T., I atn glad to see von. An where is sister - - brought "foiward, and the 'ands with Item heartily; lit up with . •4miles. • to -find a 11Mue Witkyott," as settled. . • . I embarrtthed brother and repl;, some 6ne ttaced. , . - ,•• 11. to bti, detained - so . 41 last' nirrhtil And -•ivhere Sister ,W.:"iva preacher shook while his' Lee w:1 " I believe I at he - said, as if it „W Before the stil sister could unik( • "How canie y Yon were expect , is brotherß Y". "Brother R. isr i sick," re Mr. N., " and, .Iliad to come alone. Five ndles from : this my horse gave out, and I-. hag -. to come - the rest of the way. an foot: • BO! I becmpe wy cold and weary thht I-Coued ,it necessary to • t. ,•.. la 4: a farmer not ptr from here- to givelun a 1 mght7s lodging, )vhich he- waA' kind enough. to do. 'I though t Lwas still : three miles- oti,r, • hart it happened !tat I. was much nearer rny journey's end tha I supposed.l'• ~ ------,.. This _explanati n - was satisfaCiory. to -- alI, (parties, and in due time the-congregation did,. lpersed, and the presiding - elder- Went :Dime; with brother and sister \V.. One thing is . cer.- thin, however,' the; story . never g6t. out 'for' I.- • !smite years after the worthy brother arid sir.; 'ter had' passed front= their I labors, and it'Fita ' 'then 'related by Illr. N.:himself, who ,was rath-, i er - eccentrie in WS ;character, and like niiin ben; of his•ministerial brethren, fond of joke 1 , , - And giVen to- relating good stories. - jElbiv much Sugar .de we'eatt I-• • • Last year the were were . c o n s umed- `.in this '2ountry about .705,090,000. pounds of - cane ititgar, and '27,000;000 pounds,bf :maple su r. This gives;rnore than twentrfouribe. ... of pane sugar and" ont . ,. pound of maple - sugar- to every- man, woulan.and.child: This does hot include molas4es or honey:. :If this attar Were put in liarreiholding two hundred Rik 1- and each barrel . copied sphee, of . thre6 ,: . .. . . 4quAre feet only, it would require "33(l'aeres, i • , . ftf land - for it to sra upon.- The -barrels,..if placed in a row, s-ould reach 220 miles,,,::if -fhb; sugar was put up in paper patkomes of fire pounds each,..it would require - 4467400i.. 00 Sheets:of wrattping ,paper ;, and if onit:ti era of string- was • used: to each patel44 . - here walla be.re i tßuired43o,2oo,ooo'-feat i cir. 1000 'miles of strung, spore than-.three, au* hough. to go round the' Warta. i„lf every: r , ail clerk ol . ii A I:undied poittids of . sugar 4:4 - th day,. it' - wo Id - require • near1y...25;000 t'llerks to sell it i a year. • If: the ..dettlers, wholesale and retail, made ft._ profit -o fit f _Daly, f i Wo;cents a pound _ on this .- .:stgar,,the pro,. 06 alone would •ailiotint• - te• 'nearly - 41115,000,-. 10'0. - - • • , atir "So, here tun between two.tailors,". Said a beau at a pUblie table, where a ' COPIA,' Of young tailors Were seated, who had jus t Megan business forl themselves. „ teas ; the reply, "'we are aewasegin n -- nets, and eamonlyi atTord to keep one gel : between tie