Ciyase Vreprittors, *elect Vortt#., The Old. Old nome. DY REy.. EDWARD _C. JONES. When t long for sainted memories, Lila angel troops they come, . • If l foldinty artns-to,ponder ' • on the old, old home. The earth has many, p assages . Through which poor feelings roam, `Bet its middle aisle is. sacred To the thoughts of old, ohi home - Where infancy was sheltered, • Like a rosebud from the blast; Wbere.boybood's' brief elysium, • i n joyousne*s was past - `-To that sweet spot, forever, I . As to some hallowed dome Lies pilgrim bend.s his vision, the obi, old home • • A father sat -how proudly!— " By that dear hearttistott,s ray, And told nis children stories Of his early tnanhood'ii'day . .And one soft.eye was beaming,— . From child to child ‘tWould roam; . Thus a mother counts her treasure,. . In the old, ()billow. The birth-day gifts.and festivals, • The blendcd 'vesper hymn, (Some dear ones who were swelling it . • • Are with the Seraphim.) - `,The fond ".good nig,hts," at bed time,' • • flowqUiet_si eep ulouki come, And fold I.llfl a together. In the old, . Id home. Like a wreak oc scented flowers, Close intertwined each heart. Bet time and change in concert, • Have bloWn the wrealli apart, Bat sainted, sainted- memories, **Like angels, ever'kime,- if l fold my arms and ponder' • On tile 01d,.01d home.' . • ; F - Alisrelianton,s. The Brother Mutters: roplt TOM'S FATE. - I‘ . .it the foot of the OzarlOiountains,Abere, t;lie rocky slopes extended far into the eultiilt, ttd iettlements; - and at no great distance !not the bank of the Mulberry,_which . foatn-., 41 and roated against the sharp ridges of ice xiith which the-. extraordinary severe Winter 4ireatened to imprison it, two white hunters Talked wrapped in their blankets, along the stream, and seemed to Le looking fora place ihere they could cross to the other' side - . They were two powerful looking,fellepws, they walked on with their rifles on their , hoirlders, and 114 elegant fringed. leggin, .V.ae closely-fittiog and carefully soled nioc ns showed that-they had 'assittned the hali g4 the woods and not of those " land htin ters" who, especially UT - that day, had begun: traversing the western part of - the . State in order to find out the 'most favorbly situated iFtric*., and purchase; or at least" layclaimto them. "Bill," one of them at last said, as - he stop -1 "our searching is of—no use—you see I f 1 rag right t the stream here is too wide for us ed ~0 find a tree laying across it, 'and. if I really. I '4ent to work with my little tomahawk, and felled one of the nearest plane trees; it would not be longn -ugh e o , . Besides' a heavy - storm s gathering behind' us and Ilhink we shotild ,not do wrong were we to make arrangements. ife,r passing this night better than the last; it Li ill be hi tier] v cold." . i; 'lt's rem- anoying, though," Bill answer -10-bis brother, crossly,' that we should not beach the ravine over-there to-night, for in the first place, we should find fatimus quarters in one of the numerous caves, and then, besides, Ishoula have liked to looked for bears; there r.? sure to be some there. The- wafer's-too cold for unto sivitn . across, and thestorm will net be a trifling one • so thin, to work; here re old trees enough ' lying about, and a hark , f can be easild made." "There are almost too many trees lying 'hunt," Tom .replied, looking all around-him, i`ant-1 those "standing seem rotten and tads to fall. 'I do not Much like the thought' camping here; for yort know' the story ta llier told 'once about such a 'place." "'Nonsense 1" Bill said, laughingly. 4 Can ire fitid'a b c tter-ca l it i ii fig place? -The little Itream runs-along at our feet, there's =plenty f wood close and handy, the 'young treess ill furnish famous poles, and the bark there first rate for roof." • Torn made no rurtker'ajecti" ; the sPE't. , xled to inviting, - and they were both soon engaged in raisipg'a rongirthelter for that ihight at least, which -could afford then ref '‘ne 'against the' collecting storm. '- Under. ,such good bands the work was easily aCC01:0- plikhed; and the ext half hour foundAloth tinder. their 'quic - kly • erected •toof, watthing the 14eps of -me broiling in-the fire. I " i t's t.tra ngt ll bOw -cold-it has suddenly I turseil.' Tenn - tit! , lingth'broke the , silence; f"osly look the water in the tin pangs frozen 'quite hard, and the,wind has cho i ssi mind {to the north east ; ' it blows - confoundedly sharp too" - ':'''. ..' h"Let it tlow, -13111 yawned, as he wrapped imself closely'-:in Abe folds of his hlanket; "tam tired and want to sleep, Toni, lay a couple of boughs oWlhe firelefore you turn in, and the one first awake - to-morrowiriust - ,- . , r,.. 16 arouse.tlae.othe " . - ". - . - ' ' ' 1 3fidnight was I) t, tittd' the' ffte" Iti& nearly expired,'Vat the wo brothers slept:firmly ; and the icy north wing -that liosrled - over the sno*-eltid hills -into the' valley, could' - uot disturhe their slumber. , - Heavy' maaww of clonds'htid f loweVer, collected together_fretn various qtitfrters; darkly threatening they brooded' iifiii-the - iittstlints -forest, and, the stately tees ‘-ishook And bowed 'their leafless branches:ELS if in titnid fciebodings of the ap proaebitigatortit.:-:- &bright Mash ofiightning suddenly turSt from the black heavens, and a: terrific' peal:-OfAhttnder almost instants iteouslyfollowed the messenger of destine tion. l c itie'ofthe terrible winterStorrns was impeptt: tug, Ad the'Unchained•truilimne hOs4e4 and tore tlaioUgh•the itarrow*untaits•rsiyines. - 4 4%1117 • eriollo - m; spii at* , g op ift hortor, "Bill, 'get- up; we. dare aayd not -,Vowit ; see .flow the-Old' trees quiver;land' , 're- hear, there's one of - them erackistfr-.i , --i( - - . 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