%' .5e "k: . Paii;: . VtoOrictors. tiett Vottrg.. smrow4l6,olicics. " Hark! the wild north wind is' frolicking, Idid the leaves that lie so low, Antrim wstehing, Fin wateldr.g, For the first filling of the snow?' The clouds look dark and threateniag, - _ And chilling winds Aloes blow; ' Yet to mether's something cheering, to the soft pure fakes of snow. I love to see them dancing, So lightly in the air, - p'On every side they're glaneing, - - There's ruseght so pure and fair, They :bid us seek for happiness' Around the home fireside ; -Where busy hands, and loving hearts, , Make the moments swiftly glide;— Then our quiet winter evenings, • ,When seated round the hearth; With •hooks,—or music ringing, Hearts ifilied with joy And mirth ; &pone rif us feel lonely, ,Buktill rare comfort take; And watch with joy each falling Of, the soft pure snow-flake. Thanks! td - ntkr Great Creator, Who all our wants provide; :Oh! may we nil remember Him, Around that home fireside.',BEßTNA. Vaisctilantous z:1) • TFE• a.V.t , • The Magic of RiOduesm. -hits 'been nn uncommonly warm and sultry day; and as the cool air of evening. . wept onward' and fanned4le broWs of the heated lagoiers, they, one ; arid all, thanked heaven, that_ the, - toil of *he- day • was over.— Bet to-none ardong the hotnewaN bound did the evening b'releze seeni.mer'e refreshing, than to three whose ba'skets of , tools borne over their shoulders, denoted them ;carpenters.-- rAt the entrance of the village where thet• liVed,Jones,,Yater, and Fields separated,each to seek : his own dwelling. There Wits not.a cleaner or neater abode in. tell Air than that awaiting the reception of Jones. : Not a speck of dust dimmed • the .brilliance of the windows; every article of furnitnre was polished fill .it shone like a mirror: iresh flowets breathed forth their fragrance from the .chimney piece ; a spotless• cloth covered thniittle supper table', and Mrs. Jones and the children Was neat as - it :was possible to - ' - Tar different . the scene • Which awaited Yatee'l hiQ house was . in disorder and his 'wife absent." The-.last named evilwas; how ever, scion rernedied,lor oneof -the children was -d i spa tolled in quest of. :re o the r, . who soon 'returned with her. ; Yaiihere i _already, he exclaimed, frisbineins hreathiessly,in a dim dirty gown, no idea it was so late- Light a fire, that's'a goorl . :b6y, arid we'll have nipper.' so tired, Mary, that I'd rather do without slipper: said Yates throwing himself upon a seat. 'Are yOu f Wel) then, make it ;' and u st;e hurried to light the fire, more than one piece of crockery was broken, which had for tite . time, been put.in the wrong place. j Where . hare you been inquired Yates. Ictst next door to see poor Mrs. Brown's sick baby. 'Mother his been gone erer since two,' chimed in a youngster. You abominable story-teller, take that ;' and here the mother boxed the ears of the I ' - Off vient.the.ebild in a crying fit; acid off went Mrs.Natea to prepare the fr. upper. The children became cross and sleepy, and when tea was.at-last ready, she had to,go up stairs and- put them to bed, then •returning, swat= lowed bet:own meal hastily, and putting a skle:the dirtr plates, declared that. she now must go and crash : _ Wash 1, exclaimed the husband in aston ishment, I thought you were to do that yes , tOrdaY 7 7 . - ',Well so I meant : but Mrs. Brown tame in and prevented ' me. And now I must wash, fo,r neither I nor tbe children have a •oleari thing toiont on.' `-$O . -it seems; said Yates, snrcantially. - So , it seams.—indeed r she cried,-angrily, I anppose,You expeCt. me to keep its.. cleat - I' r and-neat as if I kept twenty servants.' No, Mary,' said her huseand, gravely, '1 1 , form no such extraiegant notions; all I ask is t'hrit tbe 'hours- T'm working to earn our bread,nuty bespent by you in,a manner more 1 : profititbk-than gtissiping; and so let me find] a quiet and orderly, house on my tenant, awl I a comlianion such as you u.led to be is the ": days of our wedded life:' , But the affentionate tone of the last words exernisied no softening influence on the towed spirit-of the indignant wife,, and a quarrel en 'sued, which ended :in Yates faking his hat and finding a public hottSe the:tomfort which he could / not find at * hia own. • Meanwhile Jones ,pase,ad through his trim little garclen,eid bisplitty tottage *MI Set** Jown his basket, mated .4itesetf by the window. . ` C) 4 ...Tones,_you never wined your - fe4t - when YOU esine.iw . "-was his irifetiselutation •• whip sheenietid to :room. i'' ^ • -. ;, ..... ... - my dear. and if I, did not, the. re cesid'bet - it* attid co No, be, bound there's. plenty of I dust on them, and.you know I hate dust.— And here—Lord bless me if Soar dirty bm ket.ain't set doWn ort.the clean wax cloth What isihei use of my beings slave if this is the Way you act 8' 13ut, Nell, fim'so tired' • Tired, forsooth, and don't you think that I get 'tired working about all day as I do 1' You are indeed a very industrious wife; Nell; yet even as he spoke he sighed, "for his home, though it was-pleasant to look at, was very uncomfortable. • Mrs.-Jones was econscientiens and ind tlft tliollg woman, and she esteemed it her duty to work hard for. her husband and children. But she perceived not hotv.her spirit of house worshipinterfered with her duties as a wife and, mother. The latter demanded her house should be a home, the former that it should be an idol, and she boWed unresistingly down to the image she had herself Set up, without Once suspecting that the mile word home' was in her keeping but an empty sontid„ Her hu.band, when . his hours of labor was over, felt- as if be hnd fairly won a -happy evening . , but he Was ever i)fretidingagainst . her rules of propriety, and therefore betook himself to , a public house, where le was . , an object ,of. cOnSideration, Which he - never • Wait ' at hoine. And thus, i t hough. Mrs. Jones was eortside'red a better wife than Mrs. Yates, they both, by different_tneans,ficcoMplished one end, of dri vi Irotu their homes domesticated-hits . bands. e • Field 4 too had gained, his 'Mine; a neat • - little cottr'e, like those of his fellow': work-•I Wen. \ Within; all was clean And neat, and as;orderlyas the gambols of the children would, perrnit, and the wife who advanced to meet hint was ak neat a person . as the eye i would Wish to rest upon. • ' Well, Carrie,' Cried' Fields, gaily,' herel 1 . . . nm, tired and hungry, wanting -my suPper— do you .mean to give:me any r - - • ' Whyif yon behave yourself I will; she replied in the same tone,' and it is 'all ready roe might as .Well , have., it, now. I should think you needed it aftet so hot a day.' At l.• 1 ength thecOmfortable though frugal . meal was' ended", and the children put to bed. , and - then-the -little livrife came -gaily (lower 1 stairs. ' , Fields was wean-, and,had ',bleed his 1 feet npon a chair, but no frown - darkened Car- i ~ riesbroW at the sight. On the:COntrary; she i advanced good humotedly to his side, and inquired if she should go on 'with the' book sholiad been reading the previous evening, or if he would rather chat while she worked. But the pleasure of listening to an int - m*ollg book Was fayr,vreater to the weary man than that of hearing. the village gossin, and soCar- • 'rie road on t till 11e.d time. . ..-.7 Time passed 4m, and with it Mrii: - Yates -grew more Oreless and fond of gossip, Mrs. 1 Jones a innte devoted, loose slave,ttiel their I husbands as s necessary,eOnsequerice 'grew 1 more atta-.:hed to ale-house corri - pat4'; white Cat tie Fields punitied the even tenor of her 1 wa„':.contented, .neat. and cheerful ? and good- I tempered ;'• her mouse a haven of l peace and 1 happiness, to which her husband ever tettArrit ed with pleasure, and herielf most happy in'i making hirn,so: . - - Guc day parrie was btisilr engaged in weeding herliittie‘g`anie - n, when Mrs. Yates passed by, KM.seeing.her, paused • 'to chat a -' . , ‘ You hare'• not seen t he new cloak Fields bought me on my birtioday,' said Carrie. ' isro, rye not, but come in now,'. and Urs.Yates entered. Upon . my Word it. isi a pretty Cloak ;:I wish I could affordsucli. , one,' • said Mrs. Yates. •. 4 :And nieelyoit have everything around, con. I wish I could be so comfort able.' - ' • •.°- ` And why shotad you not ?`•said Carrie, ' your itushiind ha A i s the same wages as mine.' 'Alt I hutt vonr hushunfl does ;not, spend so much of liSlmoneY at the public house. • No, he never eUter,, it. .• • ; • • ' And when' they were both Married, i every Way said -mine was the best tittelt,!he . cause Yates WAS tire 'steadiest *man. I can't think bow youtoanage to keep him alt. home.' ' By making it, neat, clean and eonifortable , by . letting him find- his supper waiting fur him, and his wife and children read y l to wel l-come . him and keepifttn Coilipaity.'. 1 . . .. I Mrs. Yates stood for a moment silent and iself-convinced. She 'said little to Mrs.. Eields, Ibut bidding her : soon 'good-bye` sped borne, I nesolving . as She went that if her bmsband's I reformation • depended on her, it should be I - I set about'without arty delay. • 1 :That evening'at the usual hour the . three i men returneato Bell Air ; .Fields jesting on the way, fot bis heart was light, the others dull and weary, for they were exhausted by I their day's work, and 'had no bright home- I thoughts to cheer them. At length Yates parted ftom his companions - cad sauntered • sl ow ly hOtneward, knowing that however !• . late bemi,ght be, he was always too soon., • Al !ail be re:uihed his home, but stood still ! in astonishment- at. the scene before bin), _al 'tmist -doubting whether he bad not .entered. the wrong door.' The t:0In war: swept 'and dusted, and every thing 'was put in its prop er pla ' the supper ready and the children neat. ' . ~ But fl next motnent hii wife entered, aid' he knew his home again, for, her own dress' was a matter that amid all b a r reformation 'ked. she had suite. iwerloo - . But those •ahe had ,effected tmfficed for thitime, for, pleased *ilk etrWooted comfort her ist*tad - remain- ett eemteatenteda trite**. : A 74 sp4 A WEEKLY TOURNAL--DEVOTED TO. POLITICS, NEWS, LITERisiTURE, AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE, AND MOIULETY. was Mrs. Yates. She looked upon the victo ry as already gained; and great was her dis appointment on the following : evening . Yates Went to the public.house. . The.next..mor rt, .', ing she took her way to Mrs. Field's ;cot age to communicate to her the hopes - and. fears. Of the last t•wo OM ' You mast not below d u hearted, said Car rie, only go on in the way you have begun, and before long your busbnnd will sit at home of an evening as happy and contented as"mine.does: Do you really think so t' said Mrs. Yates, wiping away the tears. To he surel do, .said Carrie gaily, and now I'll tell you what 111 do; 11l lend you a hook; read a little of it to Mr. Yates of an evening, and when It is ended you shall hare another:. Thank you,' and Mrs. Yates departed Carrie looked after her a moment; anti then calling* hei back exclaimed: • i‘ Whatever you. do Mrs. Yates don't forget to put - on a clean gown before evening.! Mrs. Yates took both pieces of advice—she put on a clean gown, and she read the book, antl,they both answered excellently; Carrie had proved a prophet, and at the end of a yearnr two both seemed leformed, and were as happy and peaceful in :their neat little cot tage a;- any eimple in Bell. Air.. Meanwhile? months came_, and Went, - , and brought no spell upon their wings; for Johe,;' happiness. One evening there liad been the usual display cf great anger fot little sins, When Jones, +lry Of the share that fell up on himself, puSlred back the chair, and rising; turned. to leave the house.] ' And now, Observ.eil Mrs. Jones, drily, I stippoe becaue you arc not allowed to make ef(lytliing in a mess;,you are 'going to the . publie : house to spend your tnOney.' No, rviilied lie quietly, I am going down to Yates': . To Yates', tepiied his wife, contempt u= ously. Truly' you luqe a good taste to choose a dittv_hOuse like that! - 4 MrS. Yates sloes not keep a dirty house now ; it is as neat and clean r.s any one need to see, and whatis more she lets her husband lire inpeace and quietness and - goOd'tempe r.' . - 1 3 eace, epliet !ICS!' and goodtemper. How thele words echoed in Mrs.. - Joues' ears long after her .husband had left the,house. Yet peace, qujetrie.sliand good temper; conscience whispered-to her; were not to bC // found in her dwelling. There was an error somewhere and she' had always been used to 'itscribe' it wholly : to her• husband, but could it be pos sible that it existed as much, perha;;ts. more, in herself ? - Mrs. Jones took ebunsel of bone sas;e her own heart and conscience, but in the end th - ey . guidcd Ltr aright, .though Painful indeed were the efforts made to follow their dictates k i nd much it , cost •her sacrifice even in part the habits which had irrown upon - her until they ahnost seemed a part of herself.-- . Rut time and good intentions. on both sides lobtrrlit back the peace Intl happiness which s . eemed to)mve deserietd their dwelling,• 'and at length the faces within grew as fright as the tables which was ready to mirror .them; for th.ti neatest'cottag . . e in I3ell. Air became one of its cheerful best loved homes. . . • . At five o'elockron Than'kivitig morning, Deacon Wilson arose as was his wont. No holiday made any change in his house.' Yet he no longer sprang from - his bed with the nlacrity which changed . duty to pleasure; he arose because imperious necessity commanded it. There were the cattle to be fed and wa tered, and the poultry to receive the same at tention; and.there was, moreover. a fire to be built in the huge old kitchen fire plitce., -Fo'r the deacon had .no servant or help er, nnd:in the grey %slitter of his life; the wl4 burthen of managing Its place hnd bit ten Op his shoulders. Fortunately they were -and strong—fortunately his constitu tion vas good, his spirits elastic, and his pi -etc sincere, for his burthetts- and • trisls were indetid weiglity. He had been comparative ly was now in embaressed eircurn stamies. He hat looked fot'ward to the-time witeti a, son should relieve him of the most lab,.”-lops of his toils, while a diughter fAirmild the situae . kind .office for his wife.— - Both ihad been disappointed—and -now the Old'couple were the solitary tenants of that old Niew-England farm-house. This :deacon went mechanically about his ucnini,r lalpors ; be drove the cattle to ..the wateri t tank; he•supplied• them with fresh fod-- der, r#wl'after Seeing that they, were comfort aide,. he returned to the old kitchen. By this i time the g ood life had prepared a breakfast, •and a genial fire of walnut was diffusing its heat through the apartment. The old couple'sat down to/breakfast, af ter* blesiing by Abe farmer, but the meal passed off in silence. It Was, followed by . a re t fervent prayer and s the_rea ing of a 'portion of the Scripture . After t tis, they adjourned , to the •sitting , :room, whe a good. fire was burning, and where the dame . assumed her' knitting, one of Acme incomprehensible pieces . of female industry which seem to ; hive nei ther beginning .or \end. _ • Well,' said she, with a sigh, ' this .is Thstuksgiviug day. It dont' seem • like old tunes at *lk We used to have is house full of company, frolicsonie young folks and cheerful old company—and now we are all alone—alone!t 'Last Thanksgiving,' said the old man, 'TWO vilmefve with 11C, who Nome& ie wr.e, Montrose, tonittn, yienn'a, parstrun sCorning, Pemba 13, 1855. A Ski!lrk from Real Life. old eyes, like an angel.,of light;, with fairy golden hair - floating like glory on ,shoulders, and her.little foot making m as she moved about the Louse. Bute e then there was a hectic flush on. her ch like the red upon the maple leaf in auto When IheJanuaty snows lay deep upon hills, and in the.hollows, we carried he her last home-but God's will be done.' , You forget that you 'laic another c alive.' • • No, I do not forget it,' said the old bitterly. '` There is : . one living somewh who has brought disgrace upon'Our nam who has folgotten hia parents and his G who ha 4 drunk . deep of the Zup of inip and who has biougnt ruin and woe upon name and family.' Do not speak se harshly of poor Willi I pleaded the mother. • Why - ,shOuld I not! Was be not in . Bible to kindness—steeled against affecti! Did . he not eßatter my hard earnings to winti I Is It not to him that I owe the p pect , of beggary and destitution ber the. first day of February. That is the day of grace.. If the money comes not t —and God knows from whence it is to ell -=—we are driven from beneath this :roof. ' —a pair of homeless beggars., Who. care for us then V • • • God will care for us,' answered the woman, going her eyes reverently to I The 0141 man made no reply, for his u ance Oas choked. At that moment the clock that stood in the: corner, struck hbur of nine. The de,a4ln arose, _ ' It is time to harnesS up old •Dobbin,' he for we. hale a long way to ride I to tat log, and the roads are in a bad condition.' i - 4 Their preparations - were Soon made, and the 9id couple, poorly but . decently' attired, sallied forth to their public - devotion. The services ended, the deacon and his wife, its they, isstied from church; were kindly greeted . by_Marty. old friends and neighbors, mote than one of whoa) pressed them to come and . partake of - their . Thanksgiving cheer. But the deacon shook his head. • ' Many thanks, friend,' he said,' b L itt ever since I have been a householder I have kept my Thanksgiving at liome,.and I shall cone tinueto. do so, as long.as I have a house over my head.' • So . they rode home together. .While the d - eacOn• drove up to_tbe barn.to put up. his • , horse, the old lady .opened ; the baCk door, avltirh .was always on the latch,. and entered the kitchen. As she did so, she started back. A stranger Was Seated. by the kitchen fire, who rose on her entrance. •He was tali, stalwart man dressed in a rough suit, with a 'broad-leafed :hat, his countenance embroWn i ed by exposure - to the 'sun and wind, and his. 1 upper lip almost concealed by a heavy and i luxuriant black moustache.. _ luxuriant black ' Good In - omin.; ma'am' said- he with :Some etobarres.snient.. ' Finding no one ari -1 swered inykrocks,l took the liberty of walk ingin. I believe 1 owe you no apology, for I have offli?ated as turn-spitotnd . sayed your ' Thanksgivi . hg turkey' from . buroing. ' I, am vei l. much obliged to you, l a m sure,' - answered ti e old lady pulling of her mittens. 1 'But did you not Want to see me' or the deacon r- I - ' • . . ' Both oflyou,' answered the *stranger., ' You hake a sea, I believe.' ' Pies,' replied. Mrs. Wi !son,. wi th hesitation,. andasting-down her eyes. ' i ' r 1 171VC seen him lately.' . . ' I' Where r inquired the mother, with in_ ', creased azitation. . . ' le California.' . .. .1 ' Was he doing well I' I ' Admirably. Mother! mothet ? added,. 1 impetuously throwing back his hat,' don't l you know me--don't . you know your Will iam I' . . . , . Efe 'rushed into Itis motiver'a anns and wail clasped tolier beating heart, while the.. tears streamed freely from the' eyes of both. , Af ter the first passionate greeting was over, the. ~ young roan asked-- • Where is sister Emmy r • . '.Gone ?answered the Mother as her tear& flowed forth anew.. ' . ' William sank into a seat, and -hiding his . face in his hands, wept bitterly . . The mother did 'not attempt. to cheek - him. She knew those tears were precious. _ ' And my father r asked the young man, when he had gained his composure. 'He is well. But you had better retire for a while. Go to your old room; my son, it is: justas you left it,'and wait until !I sum mon you. . . „ .. ~ 'lt was . with a fluttering heart that - the [ overjoyed mother went about the* prepara tions for -dinner, and when the - table wo neatly set, every dish in its •plaes,, and the turkey, smoking hot, waiting to be carved, -she summoned the old man. He made his appearance at once, and took-his, Seat. Glancing round the table, he asked— ' What..is this, wife? you have set plateS- for, three. . . ' I thought perhaps somebody might drop, in unexpectedly' ' There is little danger -7---hope, I mean, of that,' answered the deacon sadly. 'At this juncture, Mrs:Wiison, with a Mys terious expression.. rang the little hand Vell, with which in happier days,she had wont to summon her fluky children to their meals. , • Itlwei answered by the appearance of the long folk Willis*. . ‘' . Thideacoo ' who • rear/nixed hitit after a aidavina, - 0261 - Oda itiaa with a Aka . tie, IbUt a quivering lip that betrayed the force of hiS ill-stippressed emotion.: • - - . So you have Come baac at last,' he said. - ' Yes, father, but not as I left you. Fath er,last Thanksgiying day - I went into my lonely room adtihere falling on my knees addressed rntiae . I? to Heaven, and solemnly . ab jured the fatal cup Which had brought ruin upon Mei and woe - upon this once happy fam ily. Froth that day to this I have not•tuuch ed adrop. IS my probation enough t . - Can you now welcome back yonr son and bless him I' 'Bless him-I yes I yes ! bless you, my- dear dear'boy,' mid - the old deacon, placing his tret 1.1 bring hand en the dark . locks of the ple.d'er..-'You are welcome, William, though yo have come only to witness the downfall of Ur house.' • . Not so, father,' answered the young man >uslv. ' I bare come back to save you - ~. o atone for my prod i gality - for all my emirs. It was this hope that sustained -me in the lone heat of the Sierra Nevada, When I ryas pantingwith thirst and dying of. hunger. Thoughts of homes ofyou and mother, and of her who is now one of Gods angels, ena bled me to conquer fortune. I have' come back with a store of guld—you . shall not be . - a beggar in your old age; father,_ we 'shall keep the farm.' -. ' . . After this, it is unnecessary to add, that joy entered the - old NeW-England homestead. It was a chastened joy, for the shaclows of the past yet mingled with the sunshine . of the present, but the felicity- which - attended the prodigal's return was enough to compensate for many sorrows.—[Bostfin Olive Branch. her her The. Three Jolly Husbands. - Three jolly husbands, out itt - ;,the . country, by .tl:e names of Titn Watson; - `J , )eßrown, and Bill Walker, sat late one evening .drink ing at.the village tavern, until being 'pretty well corned, they agreed that each One on retiring home shoidd do the first thing that his wife told him, •in default of Whie,h Ile should the next morning pay — his bill. They then separated fur the night, engaging to meet again the,'ilext 'morning and give' an ilionest, / aCCount of their' proceedings at'home„ so far as • they related to the bill. •The.: next moraing.Walker and brown were early at their posis, but it was some time before Wat son made his -appearance. Walker began hfirst : • • . "Idu see 'when I entered my house the candle was out; and the fire giving (it/ ti vlimerinfr light, I came near walkiric , into a pot of batter' hat The pancakes were to madel4 in the :naming. My wife,- who was dreadfully out of Infludr- said i 6 me saretip.a. calls: • : . • "Bill, do put your foot in the bitter:" "lust as you, say, Magay," I, and without the least licitatioti. I put my; foot.in the pot of batter, and then went tb,bed.!' .‘"ext,Tye Brown told his story : My wife bad already retired in our usual sleeping room which adjoins the kitchen, the door of which Was ajar; not being able to navigate thornghly, you know, I thade a dreadful clattering among the bousebiltl fur niture, and my wife in no pleasant tone, bawl ed our: - "Do break the pudden p0t...!" • "No sooner said than done, I seized hold of the pot, and striking it against the chim ney jamb, broke it in a hun.dred pieces. Af ter this exploit, I retired to rest, and got a curtain lecture all night for my pains."- It was now Tim Watson's turn to give an account of himself, which he did with a very long'face as follows: •" My wife gave me the most unlucky com mand inthe.world : for I - was . bltindering •up stairs in the dark, when . she eried ont : - " Do break your neck, do, Tim !" - " I'll be cursed. if I do, Kate," said 1,. as I gathered myself uLi3. -" I'll sooner ..pay .the bill." . And so landlord, here's the catli for you ; and this is the last time I'll ever risk five dollars on. the command of my Wife. Popping the Qumtion: Speaking of popping the question,' we don't know but what it would be fairly in order to' writing iu' the following from an exchange: ‘ Bo sure before you comenee cooing. 7-- Our friends T—and S- 7 7--, one evea ing met at the house of an acquaintance of . some young ladies for wh - om both gentlemen entertained tender feelings. In a - spirit Of frolic one of the - young - ladies blew out the lamp, and our friends thinking thisa favora ble movement to make known their feelings to the f;iir object of their regard, moved Seats. at the same time, and placed . themselves as they supposed by the lady's side, but she had also moved, and the gentlemen were in real ity seated next to each .other. As our fiends could not whisper - without betraying .their svitereabouts they both gently took, as 'they thought, the soft hand of the 'fair 'charmer and which after a - while they ventured a . . gentle squeeze, each was surprised to . find . it returned with an unmistakable pressure.— It may be well - imagined that the . triOrnents flew rapidly, in the . silentinterehange mu tual affection. But the rest wondered at the unusual silence of the gentlemen, one of them noisleisly stepped out and suddenly returned' with a light - , and there sat our friends'T and most lovingly , squeezing each others hand' and supreme 'delight beaming in 'theireyes.. Their _consternation,. and the ecstacy - of the ladies, may be imagined,' but not described. Both gentlemen sloped, and -*as afterwards heard 0 say thathO thought all the • while ll* felt 4i4.) A Tough Witness. _Proseenting. Attpruey—tMrs:, Parks, state if you please, - Whether you have ever - known. the defendant to follow any Profession." . • ," He's been sriiro&ssor ever .since- I bane known him." • • • .. • _ •"Prefessor of whit." _ •, - •. _ "Of religion." " You don't, understand tue, Mr. What does be do t" : "Generally What.he pleases." • I "Tell the jury, Mr: Parks, wbakthe defend- - ant follows." • • ' . • " Gentlemen of the jury, tIo defendant fol lows the crowd when they go in to ' "Mr. Parks, tills kind of prevarication will not, do. here. Now state how this defend ant' supports himself." ." I saw Win last' night supporting himself ar.,Painsta lamp-post - " - . " May .it please your s4uor, •:this witness has shown' a disposition .ito. with -the Court." -•- • Judge=" Mr. Parks, state!, if you know any thing about it, What the dcfendant'a.occupa : lion is." • - - r . " Occupation' did you say V' - Council—" Yes, what is !Ili occupation IT If Lain't mistaken, be axupids a garret. sornewherb in town" r . • `,Tildes all, Mr: Parks." Cross • Cross exiiminecl---"",Mr. Parks, I understand you to say_that the i defendant is.a prof es sor of religion. Does his practice correspond with his profession I" - '- "_ I never heard bf any . correspondent or let ters passing between them." ' "You said - something abotrt, his proPensity for drinking. Does ho drink hard i" ".No I think le drinks is,easy as any- man I ever saw." • , ' - "One more question; fir. Parks. You have known' the defendant rt•lf.ng /time; What tire- his habits—loose. or 'n%thera'iser :" The one he's got on now;• L thihk, is rath er tight under the arms, and tovshortivaisted for'the fashion." • _ _ You can take your seat, Mr. Parks." AVOID SLANG WORDS.--‘ There is no wit,'. says the 'anthor of:the behavior book. ',lnn' lady to say snooze,'„ instetul of a nap—in c Ring .pantalooons pants,' or gentlemen ' gent saying Of a man whose dress' is, old, that . he looks seedy,'-and - . in alluding to an amusing anecdote, or la diverting dent, to say that is rich.' All • slang words are detestatie from the Ups of We are always sorry to liear a young lady use - such a word policing,' when she tells! of having engaged in •a certain dunce; ,1.60 fashionable not long since, but happily, new is going.out, and ;din 04 banished from - To her honor, beit-remembered, Queen 'Vic toria has prohibited the polka being danced in her presence. how can a genteel girl bring herself to say, • Last• I was pOlkiug with Mr, Bell,' or 9tr. Pope came and ask-; ed me to Polk With him' Its coarse and ill sounding name is worthy of the , dance. We have little tolerance for; young ladies, who, having in•realityneither. wit nor humor; set upfor both, and, having nothing the right stock to' go upon; substitutes, coarseness and itnpertinance,(not to say int -pa lence.),and try to excite Daughter, and - tract the attention of gentlemen, by - talking' slang. .Wheredo . they pick it -up f .Yront low newspapers, or frOttrvulgar books ? Surely not front low coMpanions. We have heard of one of these ladies, when her . collar chanced - to be pinned awry, sar that it. WAS pinned on drunk--also, that her bonnet was drunk, meaning crooked on her - head, When disconcerted; she was' floored' When sub- 7 mining to do a thingunwillingly,-she was. brought to the scratch: • Sometimes she did things on : the Sly.' She talked Or a certain great vocalk 'singinglik%a beast' 4 7 . lieved it very S mart and pitjunnt to us:4 , t4se vile expressioni. It is true when at parties, "she always had half a dozen gentlemen ahauf .her, their cariosity being.eXcited' ipt she would say next. - . .And :yet she was man of many good qualities ;aiid One Who boasted of having always lived . - in Society' The Ladies. Paj7er.. . . Timm; Ecos.—There is no difficulty whatever in testing eggs. Take them into a moderately dark room, and hold them be; tween the eye and a candle or lamp. If the egg is good—that is, if the albumen is' still: unaffected,the light will shine throughwith a reddish glow, while if the egg is'affected it will be opaque or dark; A, very fear trials Will show the simplicity of this method: In Fulton an 3 Washigton markets a man may be seen testing eggs at almost, any time in the year. 'He has a tallow candle placed under a counter 'or desk, and taking up the eggs, three in each hand; passes. 'rapidly be, fore the candle and deposits them in anotier, box. His practised eye quiekly pereeitea the least want of clearness in the egg* ' d susOcious ones are re-exantinO, and thro, n away or passed to a `'doubtful box.' .1. The process, is so rapid, that we. -have seen eggs inspected perfectly at the lite of onelto. two hunted per minute,or as fast as they could be shifted from one box : to, another three at a time.—American .ttgricsatttrolisk Sarmotorat,.-4,lrs. Child - once - heard young girl remark to her , like of all things iii , be.morrieri,:jf kcould:be gummy husbiad would dial') a lortUigbtitbea I should acoid the clivreee of beiag, an: old aud,get rid of the resiOut and trouble of w married !ire! 79 01 0 3 49' h ad x. &11 I;4'l' 6-(ooart4.l.lelAodo., +: . :i .:- ...4,, .'-' attune _l2 Cheap -A4Terti#llll* It ha's I.4come . quitel'ashioindae: for deftt v era to paint their cards upon-side: aralles„ Yester4ay \we wain ailinsed nide lutndietsit of iCHirte vrag,iisb nesa - caid.'l;picted upon a flag4torie;-patietiiiii' 4l over it hi flat black IN itiliollY Rli by- way of prefer. ' :: 1 - ' 'sl - !•'; ~;,,, rieAW s'aw a man beat at this game it V4Ol--' r; thi other d:s-..1 1 -Upcin the Mite. - wail t epot, was painted in bigietteh, :-•'.--'1.•.`5. 04 TO MARIO/AMS . • • . under Which 60113 . 46 , mi had painted; IF YOU IVANT. TO BY Tams . risk. This beati the "inak medicine man.. . TAKE DR. lIODENSICK I S .. TLLE AMR along came : a track.vander, ,Lick, u derit, so as to continuese PREPARE TO Iran iroim oolk. 'A friend at our elbow suggests' 441! saw in Brooklyn, the other! day, a postitx reading, - LECTURE To NIGHT Di DR. C: nit g , under which protruded, iii big red ettera,t;4 TES MOST succassrit VEKMITCGE 4 %t gratis advertisers maras Cross - readings ,-- Detroit Advertiser, The Emperor of ~ Faith in his star is ge albtioatinating t''.4; viction. tools XL had not firmer reliandiPi . on his leaden angels' than Loofa Napoleiiii: on a certain ' lucky' penny' he got from 11 - • Norwood gipsey,.rapresenting herself 'ts the grand-dauthier of that zingaro Who - foretold that Jciftphine would be xi empress Pik' - eribing his agnisitioti of 'that enchanted; coin,' one day, shottly After his cicapttr from -Raul, ' when a very disconsollte;l66king ail' about' . town here , and being asked what he t a - 1 h tight ; would becotne l pf.him4:--he replieit he 'bait. not the. El niallesi doubt the-ptedieticiiiof tiiii i - fortune-teller would be fulfilled, that het woidd'-' ' ', . become Eniperorof the F4nch, the - - arbi , teik- 4 .. l i. of Europe, and dioby the , and of o •sromaul . :' 'now redicalone, you exel im. - Well, 'is--it"' any more so than his . who c career for 'tie last 'seven years would have sounded if rists;." i . kenof as a thin g of possibility: seven pistil:- -\ - . , . ITIMIS FOR inn LADIES.—Lt!dy Tender! wilt::' the following - hints' be useful I ,I3rittai4a,.l . should be fir 4 rubbed .. geutliwith- a teciol,:',k cloth and sweet oil; then washred in warm eude, . .1 and rubbed with soft- leather and _whiling:. Thus treated, it will retain its. beauty. tir...the . , last. , New' itodshould he gradually: beetk .. . first; after it I_hecOm l O inured with ~ th i e ~ -heat it iii not li 13 , to crack. It is a. good Ifplan to put ne ,earthen . ware . into *liter and :..... let it heat. gradually until it..boils- 7 thert,- cool again. , Brown earthen ~ ware,. particullOy,..: -.- may be toughened in this way4A Inendful, ,, , .of - Wheakor rye bran thrown in while boiling.., ' 11 = - thel so ,th a t ' it . ll i.b 'al ,pre.erNeg ;mug s . , t rat ert ;no ._ 1, . destroyed by-acid or salt: • Clean a brass'ket t .', Ile before u-.mg it for cooking, with salf_andi rine , Yar. The Oftener - e'h ken the ~ carpets 4T 8 a ~ longer they will wear:. The dirt-that college under them grinds out 'the - threads.... If pit .. 1 wish to preserve fine teeth, alwaysclean them ~ throughly after you have eaten your last peel at, night. Woolen . should- h - e washed in very 1 . hot suds, and noiiinsed.- - --Luelewerm ' . :Oretei... , shrinks. woolen goods. Never allow asheiitii,be':. takep up in wood or,,Pnfinto woOd. -- Allays . • have Your matches apd lampreedy kte......* : - of sudden Marin. Havelinperia it P ‘ atteoelt . . together,where you can lay you bitude.,..o. 3 , _ them at once in case of fire. rtto i)rA . , irrao . _ - /J knives and forks in woolens.... Steel_is injured' . by laying in, woolees• ...Old bread : =Sy be.: .., made'almost as geodes new by dipping :t4 . , , - . loaf in cold water, then puttingit in'tcert , after the bread indrawn,:or in. a itorre . *kii k - let it heat through. Isinglass is mmost. de.ti;'... salt;,` satesate starch m for fine muslin. , _When boiling . common atarch, sprinkle in a little fine t; it will prevent its -sticking:- Some ' *0 '64'. An iMfOrtunate vietim'of unrequited - rotiii•-• signs in this lamentable strain - "I'll throw myself into the deep `lrint', ocean, "where mud-eels and eat-ikh :on Inv. body shall riot; there Roundly' slumbitiL , beneath the. rough billow, and 'dabs withocat..- number; crawl o'ei my -pillow.' But spirit Shill wander through gay anal bowenv and frisk with the ennaids-4-it shall, 14 th. , e , , rn powere - - ' Zir At an'auotion sa)e Ina .101011 tArirai:- a-trunk wu - putup;_wheu one a a-PartY. Irish laborers observed ton cotniNstkinu7.7"-.Pat,, , I thinic,you should .buy that. truak t •-• ..! 1 •413e, • what.ahou4 dh with it r replied I, ll at, witk, some degree of, astonishz,nent:,"rm, raih eloth:3s le it>" _acs hip. gazed on hint with a rook bwriab,:s4 then, with that ',Annie 'elf-4 4miv . , . 14004 peculiar to a sou of the Lirootd Isle t iaetakopt, --" an sto,uctked:' Any - zot. toro. -100,, aie raid. s ' - -.to- ~ - b o- --4' ' :kind lnd gftlieras if -there ` is.: 4-4Y.'''at• school who has a club fOot s .dclet /et lii9/ knOlt , 19 11.- t?0? Say/ it. 11 . - thorf . il4 ; I. boy ,wit h , MP . god- clothe, Aon't. talk about ragsi, lii : kop, ,i - ine. ' If t here is a lame boy l i Aafga -44,..?14* - some part of tbo game whie ciaff.pp . ktkriNr ruutiing. If Owns is It hupglypw-g!.**4 part, of you!. dinner; -1 ,f,t4 1 ik a . 4ukiep*,,. 1 help bite get, ii !lheetafit - * ll- _ ,tI4, 101 5 1 ,1:; f will'abow by tbeire.otokbpwkbes, how lifp!at.,.. better_ it is to tom 4 41tott* tbait ~ tLriow,:. MEE= ,-v..17:)_ .:(1, 41: ~ ~£'* ~ ...:Ir - _;: - .;,1:.. - ',71 - .::. - _-..: IMIE3 INMWS .4',':'.; ,,, '.; tf e..::f4-.;li: WORLD. _.4
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