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SO HE PASSAGES IS TIIK Hfjp OF UlUCON
" " ' . GOODMAN,
Wherein is shown the inconvenience of not
having the "Musical Ear."
.1
Deacon Good mail was extensively known,
not merely in Wis own parish, but through
several miles; of the surrounding Country,
for his amiable disposition, active benevo
lence, and unquestioned piety, So thor
oughly was the Deacon's character estab
lished, that when the peopli; of the neigh
boring towns saw hirn passing by, they!
would say 'That kr.an was rightly named,
for if there'ever was a good man, he is one
And from this there was ho ' dissentinj
voice. Nay ; I am wrong; in savins that ;
for there are some who never hear any
body praised without an interposing ' and
qualifying but He may be well enough
on the whole,' they will ; say, 'but' &C.,1
&c. : and then they will co on nnu make
him out 'any thing but a clever fellow.
The qualifying 'but' must be interposed
even in the case of Deacon Goodman. He
had a fault: He would aingin meeting.
'Call you that a lault!' Failli the reader.
Well then, kind reader, call it a misfortune.
'But why a misfortune J" .
I will tell thee. Nature has go formed
us, that some have the 'musical ear,' and
others not. Now this 'musical car' has
nothing to do with real character, moral or
intellectual; but yet the persons who have
not the 'musical e'ar' ought never to sing in
meeting. If they do, they will be sure to
annoy others, and make themselves ridicu
lous. Deacon Oootlman uaa not tne 'mu
sical ear.' Whether it were the 'Messiah,'
or the 'Creation or Jim Crow and Zip i
Coon, it was all the saine to Inm, as iar as
music was concerned ; it was just so much
singing. Whether the artists were Sivori,
or Ole Hull, or poor old John Casco, it' was
just so much fiddling. He had not the
'musical ear,' and still less, if possible, th
musical voice ; but yet he u-ould sing in
meeting. And the gentle and respectful re
monstrances of the choir leader were met
with the unvarying reply, 'Singing is pray
ing;! you might as well ask me not to pray j
1 will sing in meeting.'
It is not proper for the biographer to
hint at another trait in the good Deacon's
character. He was rather 's"t in his way;'
or in other words: he was dreadful obsti
nate in wu.tt he thought a good cause ; and
f,e was general'.' correct iu appreciating
the merits of tli cause. . . - ...rriotiv.i iut
We all know U, musical people are
apt to be sensitive and sonu-i.vnes a little
capricious; and who has ever' known 3
theatrical orchestra, or even a village choir,
that had not a regular 'blow up' at least
once a year? Beyond all doubt, Deacon;
Goodman's singing M as a very serious grie
vance to the choir, and no small annoyance
to the" congregation. Yet in consideration
of his great merits ho was indulged, and
his regular Sunday performances, often
drew forth the remark, that if music murder
was a sin, Deacon Goodman would have
much to answer lor. But there is a point
beyond which forbearance is no longer' a
virtue. Great pains had been' taken by the!
choir in getting up a new anthem, (selected
from Mozart l for Thanksjiving Day, and
the very gem of the piece was a solo,.which
had been assigned to the sweetest voice ana
the prettiest little girl in the village. All
who attended the rehearsals were perfectly
delighted with the solo as sung by 'little
Mary.' It was very difficult. It was
marked from beginning to end, 'Andantiuo,'
'Dolce,' 'Afllruoso,' 'Crescendo,' "Piano,'
'Pianissimo,' with changing keys, and flats
and sharps, springing out from unexpected
places ; but she had conquered it all. Three
or four accomplished singers who had come
from Boston, to pass Thanksgiving in the
rni'iutrv. and who attended tho last rehear
sal. Were in raptures with Jittle Mark's ising-J,
inc.' J ney nan nearu icnesco, auu xia
cae'eiaoti, and Madam Bishop; anil yet
they say, 'for a country girl, she is a pro
Zy - . q.L-..l.n Uif nrpil-.il
In due time iiiuiKii ui-.ut
and while the 'second prir was ringing,
i,i. .am Wth!' village that a very seri
ous accident haJ h;p "ed to theUniversa
list minister. . Hi horse had throwi. him,
a :.v. I,: w nrh.s nect.was oroKmi
the boy who had brough t the news had lor
,..i,;ei,.T hr it i not his neck,
" : i .u r, .ha.-itu iia oia ciiurcu
u- wun n,.aen Gaodman hard
that remark he held up hi hands and ex
claimed 'I never !' Now the uea,-o". ')
loved good preaching, and the meeting
I ...oo .r. him a ti inline OI ICUail "r,-
IIUU2.I7 tta ...... - i', 1
Rut his leliifiori was- of ai Wqry WW
ultiinno-h he thought but precious
MHUj a r .1 " , 1
little of his -ood vwrtot, 3 UX)K caix,
good many oftnem, and was iar irom o-
lieving with Amsdprl that 'good wois
ouly impedimehts to salvation." So, said
he to Mrs. Uoodman, ao you go iu
church of feasting, and get all the good
you can, and I will go to the house ol
mourning, and do alll can.' .mm away ue
went to see, and if, posslbl! to relieve the
Universalis! minister, . . '
In the mean time the congregation as
sembled, and the worship proceeded in the
UBual way. . At length ftime the anthem.
It even went beyond expectation. A !onS
'rest' immediately preceded the solo. , It
was no rest for poor 'little Mary.' "It was
the most auxious minute she ' had ' ever
passed. She arose, blushing and tremblyi.
Hr agitation gave a tremor to, her voice,,
which added fc? the pathos of the musics
It was beautiful. -
'Now, Deacon Goodman always made tf
a rule, when any accident had detained bira
until after the worship had commeuced to
A. it j:iT..n4
come in very soitiy. now uiucrcv
I the fashionable ! All were .intent on the
1 k-1o. None heard, and but few saw Dea-
Con Goodman enter his pew, nhd take rip
the' sheet on which : the words Kit the' an
them were printad. f. .i-. . i t i..;.H '
Unlike that of many lingers the articula
tion of, ,'JiltIe , Mary') was perfocUt.rTIie
Deacon soon found, the. place;. and, to the
astonishment of the coiiErefration, indigna
tion of the ttioir, and the perfect liorror of
little Mary,' he 'struck in,' and accompa
nied her througlthe, w(iole sola., Accom
panied! ! 'Oft in'the stillyi night,' accom
panied ' by dipt. Brass's battery, woidd
give some notion of it. Poof little Mary
was sick for a fortnight. Whv don't you
cut that old fi'l low's tongue off!' said one
of the Boston singers. 'What good would
it do?' uid the choir leader,' he Would
howl through his nose.' They were . all
very. cross. .As for, the Deacon he looked
around as innocent as a lamb, - and thought
he had sung as well. as any .of them.
" rmmediately ' after meeting the choir
leader ealled'on ' the, minister. Sir,'"said
he,: this must stop. If Deacon Goodnian
sings again, I do not.' 1 '"" ' "
Oh I know ir,' said the minister, 'I have
long felt the difficulty; but what can we
do ' Deacon Goodman is a most excellent
man, and his only faults are that he h rather
set in lis wnyind vsill sing in meeting."
, JJut Deacon Goodman is a reasonable
man,' said the choir leader.
'On most occasions, replied the minister.
'Do go and see him, sir, Air my mind is
made up: if ho sings in meeting I will
not.' 1 ' - ' ' : ' ': '
'Deacon Goodman,' said the minister, T
rhave come on a delicate errand: I' hhve
come to present -the respectful ' request of
the choir that you will not sing in meeting-'
i V '.:..
The Deacon was thunderstruck ; but he
soon recovered, singing is praying,' said
he : 'I hey may just as well ask me not to
pray
I shall sing in
meeting.' And on
the next Sunday, sure enough he did sing
louder, and if possible, more inharmonious
than ever. The men singers looked dag
gers at him; the eirls hid their smiles be
hind their' music books,
not there.
little Alary was
'This shall slop,' said the choir leader.
'I will go and see him myself.'
Deacon Goodman, we all most highly
respect you, as you must well know ; but
j'ou have ;to,the music ear or the musical
voice, and it is the earnest wish of the
choir, and many of the congregation, that
you do not again 4i';: in meeting.'
The Deacon was acrain thunderstruck,
but soon recovered. 'Singing is praying,'
sold lie; 'They may just as well nk me
not to pray; I shift sing in meeting.' And
on the next Sunday, slue enough he 'did
sing buder,'Bnd if possible,' more inharmo
nious thnn ew.' The men singers looked
daggers nt him ; the girls hid their smiles
behind their music books. Little Mary
was not there. ' ''"" . i '
The good Deacon was dreadfully set in
his way, and so it went on again week after ,
week, in the same old way. - :
But an incident occurred which contribu
ted much to brjng this singular case to a
crisis. About two miles from the Deacon's
comfortable dwelling there was a wretched
hovel, which imperfectly sheltered the
miserable wife -and children of a still more
miserable" drunkard.
On one of the most inclement evenings
of a New England January, the Deacon,
and his family were cheerfully and thank
fully enjoying a glorious hickory fire ; Mrs.
Goodman wns sewing for the family, and
her daughters for the missionary society.
His son. was reading the Massachusetts
Ploughman, and the good man himself was
just finishing off a sermon by a distinguished
divine of his own denomination, when :the
door opened and in came his good neighbor
and own bejoved and respected minister. :
Why! I never!' said Deacon lioodman,
'what has brought you along in such a night
as this ?' Now, this minister had his pecu
liarities as Well as the Deacon. Among
others," "he was very close mouthed -about
L . 1 A J' -T'J ' 1 . ,T 1 ' 1
HIS own gooilueeus: no merely miaurren,
I have been ubout, my duty, I boiie.', Tlie
fact was hp had been to visit, and-, to talk,
and to pray,' with a poor dying negro.
'Seems to mo you are rather crusty,' said
the Depcon, 'but I wppose you are ual) lion
zen, and so sit down and thaw yourself put,.' ,
'I thank you,' said the minister, 'but 1 mere-
,. ., . 1 . I ! , v. '
ly caned to leu you man navejusi ii-ii a,
scene of misery ; and I want you , J,o 'o
there early as you cari in the morning. Oil
my way here and home I passed that
wretched hovel which we all know so well.
I felt it roy duty to stop and learn the cause
of the horrible uproar within. . I found the
wretch Ix-uVmg hi wife; audhcr screoads
and his horrid, oatha, made, piy , Llood ruu
cold, I knocjied the rascal down, ('served
him right,' said the Deacon,) and, think he
will be fillet until rno'rning ; hutdQjgo, 'as
early as you can.' 'Od rabbit the varmint.
--tid Deacon Goodman, 'and od ratibit the
ete.'nal blasted rurt shop." ' That ; Wai the
nearest to' swearing. 'that the Deacon was
ever known to come. i-
iP.. n!d Ma i tlie wajon,' said tie to
bis sob 'Deucon, don't go to night,' said
Mrs. Goodman. 'Do wait till inoraiug, said
all his daughters. 'Let vie go,' said his son.
'Mind your own bune said the" Deacon
to all ol them, f I shall 20 .to-night.', , V'.hen
it came to , trat Uiey m'W. there was H9
more to be 'said.' lie was dreadfully set in
his way.' He took a bag and a basket, and
went to the cellar, () He fillyd the bag wth
potatoes. He took n piece qf pprk , from
one; barrel and a piece, of Wef from another,
andputtheiri in the baskeL'v 'He wenl to
the closet and took a brown loaf andj 8 white
oue.1 ' Ho' went to the wood pile and took
an armful ol wood, and told his son to take
another. All was put in the wagon; he
not forgetting six candles ' and ' a paper of
matches. Deacon lioodman 1 Beotiea no
secondary motive to Christian duty;yet
historical truth demands the concession,
that the wife of the poor drunkard was his
first love. .Tshe jilted him or as we Yan-
kees say, 'gave him the mitten,' in favor of
the abje'et ' wretch who 'was- how become
her tyrant. And this was the- way he 'fed J
fat .tin ancieqt grudge', he owed her! .The
trulti is,' Deacon Goodman knew, nothing
about grudges,' ancient ' or modern. Tho
old Adam.ypuld pccasioually flare up, but
he always got him under be fore sun down.
All Was ready, and in five minutes the
Deacbn was 'exposed to the pellings of the
pitiless storm.' But what did he care for
the storm ? 'I am going on God's errand,'
said he to himself. I am going to visit the
worse than widow and fatherless.' The
next thing he said was, 'Oh, get out.' That
he meant for the promptings; of his own
proud heart.' .
"' MiserjV misery, indeed did he find in
that' most miserable dwelling.' " The poor
wretch himself was dead drunk on" the floor.
The poor pale voman; was sobbing her very
heart out. The children were clamorous;
and but few were the words of their clam
or. 'I am cold' 'I am hungry' and that
was all, The Deacon brought in the wood ;
made '.up a ..fire; lighted a candle: and
emptied the bag and baket. The poor old
woman wept and sobbed her thanks. 'Oh,
you varmint,' said the Deacon, as he looked
at tho luband and father; and broke oira
Iiece"of bread for' each of the children.
The general commotion aroused the poor
wre tc h from his drunken stupor. He look
ed up and recognized the; Deacon. " "
. 'I lajlq, old music,' said he, ara you here ?
five us a stave, old nightingale. Sing as
you do in meeting. Sing and scare the
r.its away.', .'Why, what on earth does the
critter mean 1' 'said the Deacon. The poor
pale grateful woman smiled through her
tears. She could not help it. She hud
been a singer in her better d;iys: she had
also heard the Deacon sinrr.
I do not record these incidents merely
because they are honorable to Deacon Good-
man, but localise they arc particularly con
nected with iny story. In this errand of
mercy the good Deacon caught a very seri
ous cold : it nfl'ected his throat and his nose
and even his lungs; and gave his voice a
tone not unlike that of the lowest note of a
cracked bass viol alternating with the shriek
of a clarionet powerful!'; bur unskillf'ully
bIovn.' On Saturday evening lie soaked
his feet in hot water; drank copiously of
hot balm tea; went fo bed. and said he felt
comfortable. 'Now, Deacon,' said Mrs.
Goodman, 'you are dreadful hoarse: you
won't sing trmorrow, will you V 'Singing
is praying and ' he dropped asleep.
And sure onourrji he did 'sin:; to-morrow,'
and it surpassed all that had pone before.
' I Ins is t he last of it' said the choir leader ;
'I have done.' In the afternoon the choir
was vacant, some of the singers absent, and
others scattered about in lhe pews.
The minister' read three verses of a
psalm : and then observed, 'the choir being
altefnt, singing must necessarily be omitted.'
But, Deacon saw no such necessity. He
arose, and sang the three verses himself!
Ho -stopped six times to sneeze; and blew
his nose between the verses by way of sym
phony! Tho next day he was sick iuoed.
A parish meeting was hastily called, and a
resolution unanimously passed, that 'Where
as the solemnity and decorum of public
worship depend much on the character of
tne music ;. resolved, 'that hereafter, no per
sons shall sing in meeting, in this parish
without the approbation of tho choir !'
Rather a stringent measure ; but' what could
they do? The minister railed on Deacon
Goodman, and handed him tho resolution.
He read it over three times'. He then
calmly folded up the paper, and handed it
back to the minister' ' I Ins is a free conn
try,, yet I hope. ahull sinz in meeting.'
He said those very words! lie was dread
fully 'set in his way,'
'' 'Then, Deacon,' said the minister, 'I have
a most painlul duty to perform ; 1 am in
structed to tell you that your connection
with the society must cease.' The deacon
here started from his seat. Had tho full
moon split into four pieces and danced a
quaorille in the heavens, Orion sinking
and the North Bear growling bass, he could
not nave neon more astounded, lie was
silent. EmolTori after emotion rolled over
his heaving spirit; ' Af length tears came
to Ins relief,' as they say 111 tho novels. He
spoke, but almost inarticulately.' 'I know
I 'am a poor unworthy creature, but I hope
they will take me in somewhere.' The
minister wept himself; how could ho help
it ! 1 lie deacon's cold was nearly cured ;
and about an hour alter the interview he
was seen mounted on old Mag, heading due
North. Four miles in that direction, lived
the worthy of another parish, , The deacon
lound nun 111 ins. study, where also, was
his daughter copying "music. She was a
proficient in the art, and played the organ
in her father's church.' She had heard of
the deacon's musical trrinlileii,' and had also
heard him sing.; 'Sir, said ho to the min.
jster, 'there has been a little difficulty in
our parish, which riiakes ' me ' feel It my
duty to vfithurawy and I hafv cOme to ask
the privilege ol uniting with yours. (At
I that moment the young lady vanished from
the room.) -..:.. 1
'I much regret tho difficulty ia your paritb
said the minister, 'ami Lopu it will be ami
cably settled. But if you finally conclude to
withdraw, weshujj be most happy to receive
j-oii j tuid when it thai) pleaM the Lord to
tuke'gvud plj Deacou Grimes tu himself, (aud
a very few day must uow give him his dis
mieolmi,) we shall expect uu to sit iu his
at'iii.! At the moment, a hoy . cam ' in and
luu.bid a billet to the minister. lie glanced
at, the bilWt, buJ, Daoon, sit dowu one mo
ueuiAsaid he.. ( lie read the billet, aud after
soine hesitation said, 'I have received a sijru.
Iar cemniQuioaiioa from our choir leader; he
bus somehow or other heard of yonr intention
to join our society ; and he heard of it with
pleasure; but he odds that it is the earnest
and unanimous wish of the rhoir that you
will riot sing in metling.' Tha Deacon was
again electrified, but had Jt"t use A to the
shock 'Singing is praying,' and I join no
church where t cannot sing in meeting good
day, sir.' He was very 'set in his way.'
Five miles west o his own dwelling, lived
the good pastor of another flock. ' The Dea
con found him shelling corn in his crib. The
minister, although eminently pious, thought
it no harm to bo a little waggish in a good
cause, nnd for a worthy object of his visit.
'Deacon Goodmnn, I am glad to see you,'
said he, 'this is not exactly ministerial labor,
Is it V 'I am of a different opinion,' said tho
Deacon, 'any honest and useful labor is min
isterial labor; 1 halo nil dandies llie Lord
forgive me, T don't like them; and I like a
dandy minister least of liny.' 'You ttnd f aro
agreed there,' said the minister ; come, walk
into the house and see my wife; she says
she, is in love with you for your honesty and
oddities.' I never!' said tho Deacon, 'but I
thank ymi, t am in something of a hurry; nnd
have n little bnsines which we can just ns
woll settle here.'
'There has been a littlo diflienlty in our
parish, which makes tno feel it my duty to
withdraw, aud I have conio to ask llie privi
lege of joining yours.' At this the reverend
geutlemau looked nsif he was very much sur
prised. 'Is it possible ?' said he. .'Well, Deacon,
though an ill wind for them, it is a good one
for us, for It hns blown' yon hither. We shall
be nwt happy to receive you especially us
our choir leader has followed the multitude
and gone West. We havobeen looking about
for a competent mail to take bis place. Our
singers are all young and dillident, .and each
0110 is loth to take the-lead. We hear that
you can sing the most diilieult intiaie, and,'
''Why, mercy upon you ?' said lhe Deacon
'1 don't know one note from another. I
know that singing is praying, and I sing in
mectinc as I pray in meeting.'
Excuse me, my fuend,' replied the minis- I
ler, 'it is vour modesty that now speaks; you
lo understand music, yon must understand
music or you could never sing Mozart with
proper expression ; anil did you not sing that
beautiful solo which is worthy of an angel's
ar and voicu?' Now this was all Greek to
the Deacon, nnd like a sensible man as ho
va., he always said nothing when ho had
nothing to say. 'You say truly, continued'
the minister, 'that sinking is praying. Kut ,
to those who know nothing of music, it is i
pravinir in an unknown tongue, and I run
sure you are not Papist enough to npprove of!
that ; music is u language, nnd like other
languages must be learned before it can be
spol'en. When tho deaf and dumb attempt
to speak our common language they make
strunire noises, and still worse noise do we
make when, without the musical ear or musi
cal voice, wo attempt to sing.'
Thus sensibly did that good minister speak.
The Qeaeon was a good deal 'struck up,' tho'
set in his way, he was not a fooj ; and only
needed lo be touched in the right place, -ft
never appeared to mo in that light before,'
said the deacon thoughtfully.
'And yet, my friend, it is the fn licht,"
said the minister. 'And now, do let me give
you a word of advice : 'Go home nnd take
your old seat on Sunday; aud never again at
tempt to siag in meeting. For if your heart is
right, your ear is untuned, and your voice, tho'
kind, is anything, but musical.' The Deacon
'said nothing, but thought the more.' He
mounted old Mag. Tho uugul of reflection
camo down, and sat upon her mane, and
looked him full in the face. Reader, does
that seem incongruous ? Is tho old mare's
mane improper seat for an angel ? 1 am a
fraid you are proud. Who once rodo on an
ass !
Tho Deacon passed a point on the toad
where on oue sidu was a sturdy oak that had
been hlown over by a recent whirlwind, aud
ou the other, a flourishing willow gracefully
bending before the passing breeze. fJd rab
bit,' said the Deacon to himseif ; it 'was th;'
first word he had spoken, 'to think that I
should be such an obstinate old fool.'
" Ho approached his own village. The rea
son for his errand abroad bad been strongly
suspected., nnd they were all on tho look out
for his return. There stood the choir leader,
Welcome home, Deacon,' said he, 'hope we
have not lost vou yet.' 'Get out,' said the
Deacon, with a ood.imtured but rather cheap-
ish look ; and on he went. There stood the
minister. 'Welcome home, Dearou, I hope
we have not lost yon yet.' 'Get he
was just going to say ret out, but habitual
reverence for the minister, cut him short. He
looked at the minister, and theminister, look
ed at him, nnd both burst into a fit of laugh
ter. The choir leader came up and took the
Deaegn'a hand joined in the merriment. 'Od
rabbit you all,'. said ho: and on he went. At
the front door nnd windows of his own house
were his wife and daughters, and two or three
of the singing girls, 'all of a titter.' They had
seen and heard his interview with the minis
ter and knew that all was well. 'Od rabbit,
the whole of jou ;' said he, and went to put
old Mag in the stable. ' ' ' '
Deacon Good man took his eld scat on Sun
day, but since that day's adventure, has nev
er sung t'n meeting. Once, and but once, did
ha attempt to raise a psalm' on his own pii
vate account.'- He Was hi the cow's manger
Now, the neighbors were always ready to do
good turn foi Deacon Goodman ; and before
he had finished the first verse, two of them
rusKed iu and asked him if I114 tov wa
chokid I Hq never sung again. . . -
Generals Patterson and Quitman are al
present sojourning in New Orleans, and are
every where greeted with rotdial good feel.
SELECT POET11Y.
GES. SHIELDS AND SENATOR I1REESE.
Hox. SmEt Bref.ss:
Sir: When I came from Mexico,
After seeing "the elephant" fully.
With a grape wound under my waistcoat,
And ahcro'muUBtnduos truly,
You were tlio only man sir,
That greeted the hero cooly.
When, aecing my pileous plight eir;
And that liattlo hnd made 111c thinner,
Tlie cily authorities fed me
Willi an alJennunic tlinnt.r,
You wcro the only man sir,
That eouMn't digest it you sinner !
When I ran for the Senator's toga
Of the Stale of "suckers" anil varmint,"
You said t was loo much a 1'a.l.ly
To wear tliis Ainc: : :nn giirmcnt.
Now tell me what, I pray yen,
By these strange proceedings are mcaiitl
"I had poured out my blood like water"
Real Mississippi.! they said, air,
The could see my lungs by daylight,
Without the stetbsrope's aid. sir,
And they saw iny heart through tho oj.ening
Looking quite undismayed air!
' And ycl you say Inm Iiiah,
And talk of ineligibility
. I rnther guess I'm Yankee enounh
For a sui ker of your agility
You owned it once, and you're hound again
To own it, Ly common civility.
Ifyou don't, then, my dear friend Sidney,
I'm u ft a ill there's no escape, sir;
I'llliuvc to send my card by a friend,
And you cun't got out of the scrape, sir:
For choice of weapons, I tell you now,
I fight with cannon and grape, sir !
Your obedient servant,
JAMES SHIELD-?.
Our correspondent adds some further par
ticulars of his own in regard to this Uoody
affair, but we have no room forthoir publica
tion. Wo give, however, tha concluding por
tion of his despatch as follows :
If Shields and Breesc will shoot or not,
No human beuig knows ;
8o.no think a fight, with ISi-cese eugagcJ,
Would surely end in blows.
It may be so; indeed the r.uo
Willi other such ugrces,
And SLi'.esnieu'isdui'ls c-ften end
In UiJ.ir. up a Breeze!
Illllrlitl.
POSITION Ol' THE MOIi.UOVi
Wo call tho reader's altoiiliou to lha new,
and tho most extraordinary position of iho
Mormons. Seven thousand of them have
found a resting place in the most remarkable
spot 011 tho New Ameiican Continent. Sinco
tho children of Israel wandered through the
Wilderness, or the Crusaders rushed 011 Pales
tine there has been nothing so histoiieally
singular as the emigration ami recent settle
ment of the Mormons. Thousands of them
came from the Manchester and Sheilicld of
Europe, to join other thousands congregated
from Western New York, nnd New England
boasted dependents of the Pilgiim father
all gathered together to follow after a new
Jerusalem in tho West. Having u Temple a
midst th.) Churches and Schools of Luke
county, Ohio, and driven from it by popular
opinion, they build the Nanvooof Illinois. It
becomes a great town. Twenty thousand
people flock to it. They are again assaulted
by popular persecution ; their Prophet mur
dered their town depopulated and finally
their temple burned ! Does all this series ol
signal persecutions to w hich they have been
subjected destroy them ! Nut at all. Seven
thousand nro now settled, in llom irliiug cir
cumstances, on tho Plateau Summit of the
Norlh American Continent ! Thousands more
are about to join them fiu:u Iowa, and thou
sands more are coming from Wales! The
spectacle is most singular, nnd this is onu of
the singular episodes of the great Drama of
this age. The spot on which tho Mormons
j are now settled, is, geographically, one of the
! most interesting ou the American Continent.
j There is no other just like it, that we can
j recollect of, ia the globe. Look ut tha map
1 a ,iltlc Ei,sl of the Great Salt Lake, and just.
South of the South West Pass, and you will
See, iu tho North East comer of California,
the summit level of tho waters which How
ou the North Ameficau continent. It must
be six thousand feet, perhaps more, above the
level of the Atlantic. In this sequestered cor
ner, iu a valo hidden among mountains and
lakes, are the Mormons, and there riio the
tnigl.ty rivers, than which no continent' has
greater Within a stone's throw almost of
one another, lie the head spriugs of the Sweet
Water and the Green River. The former
flows into iho riatte Kiver; that into the
Missouri ; and that into the Mississippi; and
that into the Gulf of Mexico, becoming part
of the Culf Stream, aud leaves the shores of
distant lands. The latter, the Greeu River,
flows into the Colorado; the Colorado into tho
Gulf of California, and is mingled with the
Pacific. The oue Hows more than 2.500 mile ;
the oher than 1,500. These flow into tropi
cal regions.'- Just Norlh of the'aame spot are
the head streams of Snake River, which (lows
into the Columbia, near lat. 40 deg ,' Bftor a
course of 1000 miles. .Just South are the
sources of the Rio Grande, which, after wind
ing 1700 miles, fiuds the Gulf of Mexico. It
is a remarkable point in the earth's surface
where the Mormons are, and locked in by
mountains and hikes, they will probably ie
main and constitute anew and peculiar colo
ny Ctnrmna't Allot.
Jiixii: spencer. 1 . r.
The following beautiful incident Is related
of the lute Chief Justice Spencer, in his re
tirement and cherished repose, towards llie
closing scene of his life : ' . . j
"Judge Spencer had withdrawn to his ro.
tired residence at Lyons a philosopher; but
it was soon made apparent that in that retire
ment, he was to be a Christian. Ilo was
then, iu a great measure, alone. His last
wifo was dead already for ho had been
three times married, and this one, tho last
of rtio three, a sister of Mr. Clinton, (as was
also his second wife, who lived only a few .
months fioin her marriage,) had died in 1837.'
Of his children, sotno were living and others
were dead. One of thorn had brought him'
honor in his death, having fallen in the war
of 1812. Another had brought him more
distinguished honor still, in his left. Dccoti
deens aiUU avito. All who survived were the
pride nnd comfort of his age ; but none were
then resident with him. His honsri there
fore, though not desolate or sad, was in a
measure solitary. He hud strong nnd vigo
rous health, preserved by great regularity
aud strict temperance; and this continued
nearly unimpaired down to his last mortal
illue&s. His spirits were habitually clastic
and cheei ful.
, f :
"There was nothing of yloom about him iu,
his retirement ; yet ho ws more alone that
he had ever before, and everything .was fa-i.
vorable for communion With his own spirit,
for cor.temp'atien and serious thought. Ho
tuni"d his attention to religion for which
he had always felt and preserved a becoming ,
reverence bnt cherished now a new interest
in the subject ; nnd he employed his powcrr,.
so admirably trained and used to deep inves
tigation, i.i looking into the evidences of
Christianity, and taking up and weighing the
foundations of that holy faith. The result
could not bo doubtful. What Hale, and New
ton, and Bnyle, aud Chateaubriand, and Mar
shall ha'd found before him, that, by tho bles
sing of God, he found. Ho was a Christian ;
and henceforth this man of giant mind might
be seen, bowed and kneeling, in the temper
nnd with the simplicity of a little child, at
las chosen altar of worship, a professed disci
ple of Jesus Christ, and habitually 'showing
forth his death till his coming again,' in tho
Sacrametit of tho Lord's Supper? He was in,
communion with tho Espicopal church. In
tho now state of mind to which he had been
brought, it was natural that he should turn
with even unwonted interest towards the
cherished fiiendofhis heart and life. Ho
hid t:o;v to perform towards him the last, tho
t;:o?t yrdvmn, and tho most touching act tf
his whole life long course of friendship and
brotherly love. lie wroii promptly to Gen.
Armstrong, to inform him . of his religious,
thoughts and opinions, and to biing the gen
tle persuasives of his own example and his
earnest convictions to Liar on his agad friend.
It was timely and successful mission of love
and mercy on w hich his letter wis sent. Gen.
Armstrong was thou it was in 1842 alrti-
dy feeling thrs ha nd of age Begin to press hea
vily upon ; and ho died in the spring of the
next year. Ou tho receipt of Judge Spencer's
letter, ha was led to give tho subject of Chris
tianity and its neglected claims upon him, .
an immediate nnd earnest consideration : aud
the result was, that ho received and em
braced tin religion so affectionately coin- .
mended In him, and was admitted, at his
own reques', to tho Holy Sacrament of the
Eucharist. I n"ed not Fay, what a well
spriiu; of consolation all this was iu the bo
som of hi surviving, sorrowing, and yet re
juicing f:-i"nd "
HOPE, .
The may change frjin uM to new,
From new to old nguin;
Yet boe and luaven, fur ccr true,
Wj'hin man's licurt remain.
The dr. ama that blesa the weary soul,
The straggles of the strong,
Are steps towards some happy goal,
The story of Hope' song.
Hope lciiU the child to plant the fiwci',
The man lo sow tho seed ;. ,
Nor leaves fulfilment to Ur in ur,
Hut prompts a;;i.ui to deed,
And m' upon the eld maii's.lust 1
The gi.ss is seen lo wa.c,
We look tbioagb fallen tears to truat ,
Hoi c's sunshine en the' grave. , , , , ,
Ohni! It ia 11a IbJiaring lurk.. '
No fancy, weak or fond, , , , ... , '
When hope would bid, .us rat soouro,. ,
In belter li: iiryeva, .f . . ... v,,,? I w
Ncrloss nor hu.e, pur grief upr aia,
' Her promise may gainsay j ( y ,,
The voice Divine hath spokc within,
And God dh'. ne'er ictrav.
Tmportakt to Tcrnpike Traveu.cuj.
At lhe February term of the Court iu Mont
gunieiy county, tha Judge decided that a
turupike company could not recover toll of a
tiaveller, by suit, cpon his refusal to pay af-
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lui 110 l.uu ureu pernuueu iu pass- imuuii, n
. .l... .1. . 1.. J.... .
guip. mm iiiu uniy compulsory jwvtei iuvi-ai-ed
:u these companies, . Is tho privilege of
closing the gnte upon those refusing to pay.
It is stated that if a horse be shut up in 'a
pasture where there is no. water, he will ct
certain times of the day, make it it a prac.
; i. .Innrl in t hii. situations where water
iii rw re.it (be surface, and thiij indicate the
best places for digging for it. Those" who '
allege this to he the fact, say that horseg
have the faculty of smelling the water, liki
the camel of the African desert, or the
camel of.the South American 'pampas,
The local and national tax of England it
f;.iivlnt " S17 SO a heai, pf fsrr.u.T.