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OLIVER BASSELlN".
i
BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
In tlio Valley of thfl Vira
Slill is seen nn ancient mill,
With its gables qunint and queer,
And beneath tho window Bill,
On the stone
Those words alone
"Oliver Casselin lived here."
Far above it, on tho sleep, .
Ruined stnnds the old chateau
Notliinp but the don john-kecp .
Left for shelter or' for show,
Its vacant eyes
Stare at the skies, f
Stare at the valley green and deep.
Once a convent, old and brown,
Looked, lint nh I it looks no more,
From the ni-ijihlnuinir hill-side tlowu
On tho rushing ami the ruar
Of the sliciun
Whose siiiiiiy (ili'am
Cheers tho little Norniau town. ,
In that darksome mill cf stone,
To the wuter's tUibh mill din,
Careless, humble und unknown,
Sing the pot t U:isse!in
8iuijrs that liil
The ancient mill
With a tpliinlorof its own.
Never feeling of unrest,
Broke tho plciisuut drenm lie dreamed,
Only made, to b his nest,
All the lnvr-ly valley seemed J
Xo desiii'
On soaiinp hiphrr
Stirred or :!utt.-ii.i! in his breast.
True, his soups wrro nt divinp
Were not sonps of tlmt liij;h art ;
Which ns winds do in the pine,
Find an answer in each heart j
But the mirth
On this preen earth
Laughed and revelled in his lino.
From the nle-houso and the inn,
Opening on the narrow street,
Cume tho loud convivial din,
Sincring and applause of feet,
The laughing lays
That in those days
Sang the poet Bassel'in.
In the castle, cased in steel,
Knights, who fuiipbt ut Aginconrt,
Watched and wailed, spur ou heel j
But the poet sang for sport,
Songs that rang
Another clang
Songs that lowlier hearts could feel.
In the convent, clad in gray,
Sat the monks in lonely ejlls,
Faced the cloisters, knelt to pray,
And the poet beared their bells ;
But his rhymes
Found other chimes,
Nearer to the earth than ther.
Cono are all tho barons bold.
Gone are all the knights and squires,
Gone the abbot stern and cold.
And the brotherhood of friars j
Not a name
Remains to fame
From those mouldering days of old.
But the poet's memory here
Of tho landscape makes a part ;
Like tho rivur. swift and clear,
Flows his song through many a heart ;
Haunting still
That ancient mill
In the Valley of the Vire.
MATED AT LAST ;
OR,
A Very Bold Stroke f:r a Husband.
BY CARL CANTAB.
CHAPTER I.
W IK8 "Pdn.-lnnn Pnrtr.ioa Cnt in AAmrV
" - ivj'i vim urn ocas, ill uiri V tin -
table sitting-room, with her feet upon the
C V .1 . . l 1 .
iuiiuit. j',veryiniiig annul nor lOOKea neat
and cheerful. In one corner of the room
gtnnd h. ninnn Imt it wau cht.t .n.1 U..n
all day Fenelopt" hud no disposition to plav.
Why should she? There ni no onp to p'.n'v
tr lr nn. l.n .1 . I I 1
. i, i,.n, run unit u i.uii ; lit.
It was unnn this vtv . .i t . t il t Mi.j
Fenolope was nteditating.
Thrt fllCt W(14 Pl11l..a P.npua a.nfr...l
but six months of being thirty, and no one
had yet mudo her a proposal. '
it was rattier singular tlint it should he so.
Penelope was good looking had received a
good education: she wn skilled in music,
would have in. nip n bn.b,,iirl limmv l!i:t
such things can"t be neeounled for. She hail
seen me most niicomproimsiucr nt tier com
panions even to uglv little M;s Henderson,
with not on accomplishment in the world.
mm muieuvMi' Kim a nice pitted w:tn tne
small-pox, married oil' in quick stiec ssion
nn. I ... . I... r.l. ... . , . i , .
.... f-i nn n. Mit. ai, on nun eiou'iv nioriiliig
iu December, a devotee to single blessedness,
and likely to remain so.
U us there ever a woman who did not con
eider a married life preferable to a single one,
provided she could secure the right compan-
J'offtVort in 1 i.a X 1 T .
, , uo!ut-. iu nniiniou
t her other specified at tractions, she owned
A noni ii, 1 -Is . .
- -oi"iKu wmeu sue oceupiwl. und a
lufncient sum in the funds t0 irive her an
p. .!,, miucieni to live on with coin
rort and even elogauco. Suruly ull the beaux
mutt have been blind. .....
Something must be done, and thut quickly !'
Said M.1SS PvnvUna .1 1? .
approaching thirtieth birth-day tttI. wilu
...... ..vw k m.r muiUi sumennng
must bo done l(t whut?Thut is the
question. Such is the state of society that
woman hemmed ou ull sides. She lias not
even the nnvll,. nf i,..:...
f i , . -"u'iug Bvompuuion
fur life, but must wait meekly till some one
' " y M n or iiuooujr. it u
Miss IVnelope was in" a suitable frame of
m nn nt ti,.i. . ... -
. inuiiicui, io become an advocate
or woman's rights.
1 Jiea"wl'i f .a8 mowing dark, and Feue
lope run? the hi.
"Sally," she sai.i to ber baud, qiaiden, ' you
may brino-in llirl.t j .i. . ,.
Ihe haud-ina.don vanished, aud pVeseutly
the articles llns riut n.u.l . I...: v '
-mo tueir appearance.
"That will do, kiully-yoa g0- bne
Penelope Penrose looked rw it,.
riafes. It was no more than natural ; then
nt tho deaths. Finding that none of her ac
qtialntances had committed either one or the
other, she turned to tho advertisements.
One in particular attracted her attention,
and we will look over her choulders as she
reads :
TO IIOfJSrKEErERS.
'piIE umlersienerl Is desirous of securing tho
A services of a competent housekeeper, to
take chnrue of an establishment. As he keeps
two servants, her chief duly will be to superin
tend, and preside at tho table. Early medica
tion is uosiiaMn. GREGORY M'KIM.
"Gregory McKitn," soliloquized Miss Pen
elope. "1 remember to havo heard of him ns
a bachelor, inheriting a largo fortune from
his father. 1 suppose he in nst be thirty-five
by this time. So it seems he wants a house
keeper. I wonder whether, supposing I were
to apply, just for tho juke of the thing, he
would givp me the situation.
It whs a new idea, nnd tho novelty of it
struck Penelope so favorably; especially as
she had become heartily tired of her present
mode of life, that nfter ti little consideration,
slit determined to carry out the plan, and if
sit' eesl'nl in her application, retain the situa
for a, month or so.
Fossildy another thoutrht recommended
the adoption of this course, but we must not
inquire ton particularly into a lady's motives.
The next morning very early, Miss Pene
lope summoned her obedient hnnd-niaideu.
' S-aliv. Faid she. "I m thinking o going
nut of town for a month or so, and durinir
that time shall close tip thp house. 'If you
have friends that you would like to visit, you
are tit libertv to do so. .Your wages, howev.
or. will be continued as usual, and you will
h t mo know wherever you go, iu older that
I may call upon you if 1 should return unex
pectedly. ' ' , t
1 Ins proposal suited very well wtlh sally 8
inclinations, as will readily be believed, and
though she was at u loss to conceive what
had all at once sent such a home-body as her
mistress on a traveling expedition, she was
very well disposed to take advantage of it.
Eleven o clock found Miss Penelope in tho
cars flying with all the speed that steam
could iinpurt towards her destination. ,
CHAPTER II. j '.
Mr. Gregory MeKiiu, as our readers havo
already been informed, was a bachelor of
thirty-five. Inheriting a largo fortune from
his father, it was a matter or no little wonder
ment to his numerous friend, thut ho called
no one to his side to share it. Gregory was
one of those easy men who nevur take the
trouble to go after anything. If it is within
his reach, well aud guod otherwise the ex
ertion was too great, mid was voted a boru.
He seemed content to live on us ho had over
lived, in single blessedness to quite ignore
the greater blessings of matrimony.
It was after dinner, mid as was his wont,
he wa:t leaning back in his rocking chair,
plunged into u peculiar dreaminess superin
duced by a choice Havana cigar, when the
door-bell was heard to ring.
'Plague take it." said he, rousing himself ,
unwillingly. 'Sumo visitor. I wish they
would choose a better tin.o."
"A lady.' uunounred tho servant opening
the door, and announcing Miss Penelope.
'Your servant, madam," said. Gregory,
bowing "Most happy to see you. Pray bo
seated."
"This is Mr. McKitn, I believe," said the
lady.
'The same, ma'am, at your service," said
he.
"I noticed un advertisement of yours in the
paper "
"Ah, yes, for a housekeeper. Can you
recommend one ?"
"I have come to oiler myself for that situa
tion. Being nn interested party," said Miss
Penelope, smiling slightly, perhaps it would
be ns well not to recommend mvsclf too
highly."
"Ah ah hem ! Have you ever served in
that capacity before ?" suid Mr. McKitn, a
little embarrassed.
"No, I can not sav that I have. I believe.
however, that I am acquainted with the du
ties that it would devolve upon me."
i oeneve i siaiea in mo advertise
ment, your chief duty would be thnt or super
intendence, and presiding at tho table. As I
keep two servants, they would be f nfficient
for nil other household duties. What are
your terms T"
" I hat point is quite immaterial to me,
said she, a little amused nt the novelty of her
situation.
"Shall I snv four dollars per week T Will
that content von T"
Perfectly. It is rmite liberal. One thing
I should like to stipulate. An unfoiseen
fitvttmstnni'e limy arise to chance my plans,
and I should like to engage for only four
weeks.
"A von plenB. When will you be in rea
lines to ei me ?"
"A t once. A soon, tit least, ns J can find
nienoe to ' convey my bfirgnga hither.
"Where have you left it?"
"At the hotel."
"lo not trouble yourself about it. I will
Feud for il immediately. Oh, I hid forgotten
one thing your name." .
Penelope had not provided herself for this.
To give1 her own name was a thing 6he hardly
dare venture upon. Alter a pause she said
You may cill me Julia Malcolm."
".1i.m Julia Mulcom. I presume," said Mr.
McK im.
"Yes," said she. blushing slightly.
In two hours from that time Misn Pene
lope's trunks arrived, the kevs wore put into
her hands, und the servants introduced to
their new mistress ,
We mav consider her fairly installed in
her uew office. Let us see how she Cuds
it. .
CHAPTER III. ,
Mr. MeKim'i establishment was a large
one. Being situated but a few miles out the
city, in a delightlul neighborhood, many visi.
tors were drawn to it iu the summer season.
Sometimes half a dozen tit a time were visj-
Xiuj it. ,
Miss Penelope Penrose was well qualified
to preside at the tuble, haying been always
accustomed to do so ut her own. She did
so Willi a mingled graco and elegance, that
Mr. McKim was us much surprised at ns
delighted, (still lurther, Iter education quail,
lied her to mingle in conversation that be.
trayt'd she was well read. This quulilieation,
so rurfl in housekeepers, pleased Mr. McKi.u
not a little, and arrested the atteution of his
ruests.
"Certainly, Mr. McKiin." said a friend,
you huve a purngrn of a housekeeper.
Where did you pick her up T"
"One of itie advantages of advertising, my
dear fellow." . , ,
; "Then hereafter J shall believe in itJr-You
most take care, though. Mr. McKiin, or some
of these days you will be marrying ber, and
fuith, I shouIUu t blame too ir you did."
"It seems to ma from your enthusiasm,
that you are much wore likely toget caught,"
retortoa dm inetia. ,
Tho company were sitting in the parlors
on a tranquil summer's evening. Tho lights
had been removed on account of tho mosqui
toes which they attracted. Conversation
had gradually ceased, and a feeling of quiet,
such as is apt to come over the mind at such
seasons, had stolen upou all.
"How pleasant it is." said one of tho com
pany, "to sit hero in this pleasant moonlight.
There is but out) thing wonting to complete
tho enchantment."
"And that is "
"M usic."
I was just thinking of it," saidMr. McKim,
and wishing we had some oue present w ho
could play. Gentlemen, ure ouy of you gif
ted in that way V
The answer wns n general negative.
"Perhaps," interposed the housekeeper,
"in lieu of better, you would wish me to
plav."
"What. Miss Malcolm, do vou plovt"-
asked Mr. McKim in surprise
"A littlo."
"Then you will certainly confer a great
favor by giving us some specimens cf your
skill."
Miss Penelope was nn accomplished mil
siciun. having cultivated itssidiously her natu
ral talent, which was very considerable. Id
addition to this she sung very tastefully,
Without further ado, she proceeded to the
piano nnd played with her uccusfomcd exe
cution a variety of pieces, some of them very
difficult. Then pausing a moment, she ac
companied herself on the instrument wiih
the words of a popular song, after which she
arose and left the piano. i
-. Warm encomiums and flattering compli
ments were lavished on the singer, who re
ceived them with duo modesty, and soon after
retired.
After this Penelope's musical talents, ns
may readily be judged, were often called into
requisition. . .
It was about a fortnight after this occur
rence that rnolopp. who had left directions
to forward letters wi'h n friend who was iu
tho secret, received 8 lotie' inf ir-ning her lhat
her sister who liaJ been abrond was expected
daily, nnd would probably proceed at cuec to
her residence. . .
This made her immediate departure im
perative, and so she informed Mr. Mc
Kiin. "Leave mo 1" said Mr. McKim. in a troub
led tone. "You are not dissatisfied I
hope."
"Not nt nil. But my sister's presence will
render it necessary."
"And will you not return ?"
"I do not think I shall be able, as my
sister will probably wish mo to remain with
her.
Mr. McKim raced tha room in somp
perturbation, and then suddenly drew up a
chair and sat down beside Penelope.
"I do not think I can give you tip." ho
said, "and I have therefore another propo
sition to make. If you will not stay with me
ns a housekeeper, will vou stav as a wife ?"
i.'IM.:, ; : .' i ..
tins is ho bu uuctprcieci, muiuiurfcu
Penelope.
"JsiH you won't refuse ?"
"Let mo make nn explanation first, nnd
then you shall be at liberty to do as vou like.
tvnow then that I am possessed of nn inde
.eiident fortune, and merely assumed tho
post of a housekeeper to gratify a whim, and
that the time for which 1 had resolved to
Wp up tho disguise has passed. Mvname
is not Julia Malcolm, but Penelope Pen
rose,
1 his explanation only nindo fJrecni-v mess
his tint more vehemently, nnd iu short it was
only a month from that time that our heroine
promifed to become a "housekeeper for lire."
THE SONQ OF THE HAND.
I clutch the steel so bright and keen,
And plunge it in the beating heart;
I wipe the tear from sorrow's eye,
And build tho magic dome of art.
I wave the pall and dig the grave,
I give to merry music birlh ;
I sc.ourgo the poor, and through the pen
I speak to all the peopled earth.
I forge the fetter of the slave,
I bear tho banner of the free,
I press the sacramental cup.
And rear t hit gloomy gallows tree.
I grasp the gold nr.d starve the poor,
To bnild a church and pray for prayers;
'Twas I that crucified tho Christ,
I slew the promised man of cures.
I took the gold that Judas got,
And hung the traitor on a tree;
I tied the cord nbout his neck,
And set his guilty spirit free.
And in the senate-hoiiM) of Koine,
'Twas I immortal CVsar slew ;
And thrice I bathed me in the goro,
That Bruins' friendly dagger drew.
And many a pious saint since then
Fast to' tho burning stake I've tied?
And heaped the binning faggots round
And mocked them ns in pniu they'vedied.
But all the merry deeds I've done ;
Obedient to my master, Man,
I could not tell w here I to sing
Until my judgment day begun.
FRIENDSHIP.
. Cold indeed would tho world be, solitary
indeed our position, if it were not for tho de
lights of friendship. Man must live; he must
link himself to some being, for his own happi
ness depends upon it ; otherwise ho grows
sordid and scltish, and tustes not the reul joys
of life,, It is trim that wo have misapplied
the word friendbhip, for upon a slight acquain
tance with a stranger, we desiguato him "our
friend," thus applyiug tho idea and deceiving
ourselves, as we have not as yet proved him
as a friend. We create woe by our own acts
of indiscretion, aud then ast ign to others the
cause.
True friendship is built upon tho highest
tower of nature ; there exist between two
lands thus joined together iu honest friend
ship an indisolublo uttachmeut, that neither
time, pluce nor circumstance can destroy..
How noble is that friendship that seeks the
elevation of its object, and how poor must
thut heart be thut i over expanded beneath
the rays of that geniul suu ; that never lets
an act of pure dlinterelcduess animate its
cold aud icy soul I Friendship hath greatness
in it, and great is he who hath so curbed the
workings of his scltish nature as to becomo a
friend to his fellow man, and he who bath bat
tled gloriously uguiust obloquy and contempt
of tho world, ns to be worthy' of the laurel
wreath But alas how seldom do we find true
friendship in this world. " - '
Pahmj Tom owx Canoe. Married', Mr.
John Paddle to Miss Canoe.
Very independent that man who enn ex
claim with the poet,
"I paddle mine own canoe."
' !
TUB HMTOltYOF TIIK CORSKT.
The corset first had its origin in Italy, nnd
was introduced from that country into
Franco by Catharine do Mcdicis ; Mary
Stuart and Diana do Poicters (lid not, how
ever, follow the fashion, but it was once ad
mitted by nil the ladies or the French court
it was indispensable to the hcanty of the fe
male figure, and was, therefore, adopted by
them. The corset, was, however, in thoso
days, in its infancy, nm. it ussnmod more of
tho rough character of a knight's cniras.s.
Tho fruine was entirely formed or iron, and
the velvet which decorated the exterior held
a frightful and cumbersome machine. This
slate of things, so detrimental to health, and
the cause of so much personal inconvenience.
not to s.iy torture, could not last long ; and
tho citizens of those davs contr ved to give
more pliabilitg and lightness to tho metal,
and prepnreo the way by degrees for whale
bone. But ns reforms are always slow, the
cold iron continued to clasp the warm hearts
of their fair wenrers in its embrace, and eveu
contrived to exist to the present day under
the name of buse nnd who can blame its
pertinacity. T
The corset found favor in the eyes of Louis
XIV. In the following rein, however, the
corset, was threatened with banishment from
tho toilet. Fashion took a rural and simple
turn, and was almost guided by the taste of
the painter of the day, Boucher, iu whose pic
tures many of the court celebrities figure as
shepherds and shepherdess. But when the
painter departed, fashiou returned to the
prim eccentricities of former tin;es. .During
iho Revolution the corset was ngain forgot
ten, and under the. Directory it was com
pletely interdicted by the fashionable world.
The belles of that diiy took a classic turn and
apod the Roman dress the toga, sandal,
ic. The empire dethroned the classic fash
ion, but without taking tho corset into favor.
High waists were in favor, and In mode re
velled in a taste certainly the reverse of pru
dery. Everything has its days and its falls,
and with the fall of thp elnpi're fell' alo the
waist ; and then came, as a necessity, the re
turn of the corset, which since that timo has
continued uninterrupted in favor. And cer
tainly, when tho fashion is followed in niode
ration. and the last inventions and improve
ments in tho corset are adopted, it is rather,
perhaps, beneficial to the health of tho fe
male, ns it supports the fianip, and develops
the nnatomv in a right direction ; w bile at the
samo time it gives graco and beauty to the
ire. Londun Court Journal,
JOHN' t :IIKA.MA AtlL.W) OF A YANKEE.
A San Francisco paper relates the follow
ing incident as having occurred lately at n
shoe store in that city. The parties concern
ed were the proprietor of the store and a
John Chiunman. Examining n pair of boots,
the price of wlikh was live dollais, John in
quired :
I low mutlipn yon nxeo for urn bootee ?'
Iu a spirit of waggery, it is presumable the
owner replied :
Two dollar and a bailee, John. Very
cheap bootee, uintoe?'
'Cheap bootee,' said John, who thereupon
examined a pair, and concluding to buy, offer
ed a quarter eagle.
'lint,' said the dealer in leather, 'this is on
ly enough lor one boot They are two dol
lars and a half a piece tho two cost live dol
lars.' John was somewhat astonished said lie
would not buy nnd demanded the return of
hismonev; but the leather deidi r was inex
orable. "
No, John,' you have got one boot and
paid me for it. Now give me another piece
ust like this, nnd take the other.'
j John saw the drift of tho game, and was at
once resolved.
'Well,' said he, 'this bootee be mine, may
be I paid for urn?'
Yes,' said the dealer.
'And you no give me the other bootee?
asked John.
'Not without tho money,' said the other.
'Well.' st.id John, 'I do urn bootee what I
please 1 cuttcft urn tip.'
And thereupon John whipped out a knife,
cut tho boot to pieces, and threw it into the
street exclaiming as he departed
'That am my bootee that other be your
bootee ; you sell uni to next fool Chiuaman
what come along.'
At last aecouuts tho boot dealer was look
ing for the man with n wooden leg, to whom
he might sell the odd bootee, and thus save
expenses.
Caution ok Vimtixq Hick Rooms. Never
vent nro iu a sick-room il'ymi are in a. violent
presjiiration (if circumstances roquiro your
conlinuuuco there) for the moment jour bodv
becomes cold, it is in a state likely to uborl
the infection, nn.l rive you th" d sea-c. Xor
visit a sick person (e? peciullv if the complaint
be of contagious nature) with n empty stom
ach ; as this disposes the sytem moio readily
to conceive the contagion. In attending a
sick rierson, place yourself where t lie uir pas
ses from thu door und window to the bed of
tho diseased, nor betwixed the diseJed per
son and any fire that is iu the room, as the
heat of the firu will draw the infect ious vapor
in that direction, and yon would rim much
danger from breathing it in.
Will Cbanberries Ci;re Euvsh-ei.as ?
All we know about it is that tho New Haven
Paladinm said they would, A lady visited
our family a few days since nnd stated that
her daughter had the erysipelas quite bad.
We called to mind the remedy recommended
by the New Haven editor. Un returning
home in the evening she found the disease
spreading raj idl", and had assuiut d a t'lightful
appearance, cihe immediately applied a poul
tice made of cranberries, which seemed to ar
rest it at euro, and a second poult ico affected
a completo cure. Ki'es J!pi lUcou.
Pjikntice's Last. Two or three papers in
tho interior of Kentucky are occasion!- at
tacking us, and a friendly correspondent aks
why we do not "castigate them." The truth
is, they aro ultogother to smull. A woman
once handed her crying baby to her husband,
requesting him to make it hush. It contin
ued to cry till sho got out of patience, and
then sho called out to her lm.4aml, "I do
wibh you would spauk that baby." "Yes,"
said he. I Ie fumbled about for some timo,
and at length sho angrily exclaimed "A hit
you a going to spunk the buby 2" "I would,
but indeed wife, emit find any place Liy
tnouyh to spani."--Lbui(cilU Journal.
Thm Human .Voir. God has made the
whole earth vocal with sweet sounds. The
utitravolod forest echoe's the notes of the w ild
bird, and the inhabit anls of men are made
glad by song of the feathered minstrel. But
abovu all, the liumuu . Vuio, that combines
the highest charms of sweet sounds with the
inspiration of thought, is given for no ordina
ry purpose of earthly pleasure.' In jt hisper
of affoctiorj how jrraleful. For its participa
tions in joy how unke akuble.
I THE EARTH Til AT YVE WALK OS.
It may surprise some renders to learn that
an tlio earths clay, Hint, chalk, Jcc, nro
nothing moro than tho rust of metals ; that
at ono tunc, during the ac of this world, they
were nil shining brilliant metals. Geologists
speak of tho earth as being hundreds of thou
sands of years old. All their philosophy is
based upon ineclianical fccieiice ; tho forma
tion of strata, tho upheaving of mountains,
thu bnrying of forests, have been uttributed
to some "great convulsion" this is, to eomo
shaking together of the earth's crust.-
Whether this trrent nge of the world be true
or not, it is very certain that before nny of
tlicsc events could havo tnkcit place, tno lof
mation of each of the earths nni'-t havo been
the work of njes ; otherwise the metals of
winch their base consists could not nave noon
so completely rusted as to nssume an earthly
texture. To understand this we mnst leave
tho mechanical, t. ., tho geological theory,
mid cuter upou the primary or chemical theo
ry. It cannot be deputed that the lirst
changes of the earth's surface were of purely
a chemical nature. Cunibinations took place
then as now; the metallic bases, by mere con
tact with tho atmosphere or water passed in
to oxvds, ns thu chemist culls them, or earths,
ns expressed in daily conversation. Chemists
thus recognize something like forty different
kinds of these oxyds or earthly bodies, some
being very scarce", nnd others us plentiful.
By the merest touch of air some of the metal
lic liases of these earths instantly pass into
the rusty or earthly state ; some bv contact
with water are so energetic that tfioy burst
into flame. By this process of reasoning we
come to the conclusion that tho world is Olio
mass or globe of mixed inelals, of which the
more crust hns become rusted, or of earthly
form: the outer rind, ns it were, preventing
any rapid combination taking place with the
metallic surface, five or six miles below tho
face of the dry laud. Eruptions from volca
noes nro probably produced by the rea get
ting down to the metallic surface through
some fissure in the earth's crust ; decomposi
tion of the water then takes place : fire, flame,
and steam causing an rruption. It would be
an instructive lesson to man to quarry into
the earth's crust the depth of ten or twelve
miles. Septimus Piessc.
AN HOUR OF PEACE.
BY THOMAS MOOIIK.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
Tho stilly hour, when storms aro gone !
When warrior winds have died away,
And clouds beneath the glancing ray
Melt oil", and leave the land nnd sea
Sleeping in bright tranquility
Fresh as if day ngain wus boru,
Again upon the lap or mom 1
When tho light blossoms, rudely torn
And scattered ut the whirlwind' will,
Hang floating in the pure uir still,
Filling it ull with precious balm,
Iu gratitude for this swet culm ;
And every drop the thunder showers,
Have h ft upou tho grass and flowers,
Sparkles, us't were th.-.t lightning gem
Whoso liquid flame is homo of theiu I
AX EVIDENCE Of ILL BREEDING.
There is no greater brench of good manners
or, rather, no better evidence of ill breeding
than of interrupting another in conversa
tion while sprnLinij or commencing a remark
before another has fully closed. No well
bled person ever does it, or continues a con
versation along with any person that dot s.
The latter often finds mi interesting conver
sation abruptly waived, closed or declined,
by tho former, without even suspecting the
cause. It is a criterion ivlueh never fails to
show the breeding of the individual. A well
bred person will not even internpt CiO who is
in nil respects greatly his inferior. If you
wish to judge the good breeding of a person
with whom you nro but slightly acquainted,
mark such persons strictly in this respect,
ami you will assuredly not be deceived.
However intelligent, fluent, easy, or even
graceful, a person may app. a", for a short
time, if you find such individuals guilty ol'this
practice, you will find him or her soou prove
uninteresting, insipid and coarse.
As Orkmunt Child. No object is more
pleasing than a meek and obedient child.
lie reflects honor upon his parents, for their
wise management. He enjoys much ease and
pleasure to the utmost limit of whut iB fit.
He promises excellency and n-:efulness ; to
be when age has matured tho human under
standing, a willing subjects on all things to
the governnieut ol God. JNo object, ou 'lie
contrajy, is more shocking than a child under
no management. We pity orphan', who have
neither father or mother to eare for them. A
child indulged is more to be pitied ; it has no
parent; itisitsown inast r peev.'&h, for
ward, headstrong blind born to a double por
tion of trouble and sorrow, above what fallen
man is heir to, not only miM-rublu himself, but
worthless, and a plague tu ull who iu future,
will bo connected with him.
Bbvjtiful Puvvkr. Lird, bless nnd pro
serve that dear person whom thoa butt cho
sen to bo my husband: K t h slil'e be long and
blessed, comfortable tnd holy; nnd let me al
so become a great comfort and blessing unto
him, a sharer in all his joys, a relVehhiuetit iu
nil his sorrows, and meet u helper for him iu
all his accidents and changes cf the world;
and muko me amiablu f.ir ever in his eyes,
uud ever dear to In in. Unite his heart to me
iu the dearvsl nuiuii of low and holiness and
initio to him in all sweeti.ttrs, charity uud
compliance. Keep uie from all angeallenoss,
und ill humor, uud make nm humble and obe
dient, ustiiul and observi nt, thut wo may do
1 ght in each other according to thy bio-ted
word and ordinance, nud both of us may re
joice iu thtej, Itav.ug our p. rtion'iu tun lure
and service of God- MoiLer't .l?uiat;M.
' Ginebal Asskmbi.v or THE Fnr.SbVTKKI AN
Ciiriirii, ("Sew School.) The sixty-first ses
sion of the N. S. Presbyterian Chinch in the
United States of America, commenced in the
Union Church in St Louis, on Thursday, May
l"tli. At tho opening of tha session' about
one hundred and twenty Commissioners were
present, a number subsequently greatly in
creased. '
The General Assembly of the Presbylerinn
Church was first orgunixed in 1 "(!', the year
of the organization of our n .tionnl Govern,
incut by t lit adoption of the Federal Count i
tutiou. It tirst session was held in Mat,
1769. in Philadelphia, Rev. John Rogers, l').
1)., Moderator. There urtt now in connection
with the General Assembly, '23 Synods, 109
Presbyteries. H42 Ministers, 16ei churches,
and 141,477 chinch member.
The session was opened with a sermon by
the Itev. Thomas H. Skinner, l. P.. of the
Third Presbytery of New York, the Modera
tor of tho lust Assembly, assisted in tbe pre
liminary services by the Rev. J. P- .Wibtoa,
1. D.i bf lb Presbytery of Newark.
LAL'GHARLE scene.
A very laughable scene took place in ono
m the London theatre, soon after tho gront
battle nf Waterloo. A dramntic representa
tion of that world-renowned engagement was
in tho course of representation j a great num.
ber ofenilors had been hired by the manager
Jo reprcsont the English nt.d trench forces,
bet they utterly refused to be . Frenchmen ;
the wouldn't put on tho onpmy's jnckets at
nny price ; so that tho manager had to pro
cure landsmen to represent Nnpoleon's nrmy.
In ono part of tho play the English forced
were to run from the French, but instead of
this they stood their around, nnd actnnlly
pitched ull tho French nnny into the orches
tra, among tho fiddlers I
The "recusants" were brought up before a
magistrate, when one of them uiadcthis nmus
iug defou?e :
"You see, Bill Snykts, nnd I, and Jon
Brown, nnd six more, was tho British nrmv,
nnd opposite ns was somo six or eight land,
lubbers, a-hactincr the Mounseers. The skin-
per or tho show-folks told ns after we'dsqnib
bed off our muskets over the Mounseers
hoads, lo turn and run away from tho French.
In course1, this here was hard work for Jack
tars as had sarved their country for twenty
year, to be told to run away from halTa do&.
en land-lubbers, pretending to be French.
"Well, it wurn't no use o' kicken' up a row
then, (this was a rehearsal,) but at niyht Bill
Snvkes and I argufied the. matter over a not
o' 'uf-nhd-af, nnd w e concluded not to disgrace
our flng, but to ttaud up for tho honor of Old
r.ngiaud!
"Well, when the scrimmsge began, thi
Inndlubbers called out 'Retreat! retreat!
why don't you retreat V
" 'See yon shot first !' says I. .
"They come nt us, nnd Bill Srykrs, jn
slewing round to gnnrd his starn, slipped on'
a piece of orange-peel, missed stays, and eomo
down plump on his benm-ends. One of the
imitation Perlryroos made a grab to captivate
Bill, when, in conrsp, I covered my friend,'
and accommodated the sham Moiniscer with
a h'ist as didn't ngrpo with him. Ho was one
o' them mutton-fed chaps ns can't stand much,
for he landed nmong the fiddlers, and squealed
bltto murder!
"Well nrter a row begins, you never know
nothin' till it's over. Bill Snykcs nnd I clear
ed out the French nrmy in less than no time,,
nnd then we tipped the player-folks a brood-,
side, nnd took their powder-niagnzino prison
er. The cabin passengere (the pit !) and Bill
und I got surrounded ; bnt if I'd had a bag
net Bt tho end o' my musket, I'd ha' cleared"
the decks like winkeii'l"
(VJttHVn' Wt (-AV
PiANOitt. who attempted to assassinate tho.
Emperor Napoleon, has been condemned t
death.
Tho Wushington Union says that tho Court
of Claims is now ready to receive the peti
tions of claimants.
Tho Columbus, Ohio, Journal announces
tho Death of Kx-Govpnior Senbnry Ford, a
distinguished Ohio Whig politician.
Tho Cincinnati nnd Chicago Railroad Co,
have purchased sufficient iron to completo 10S
miles of their road.
The eyesight of Lord Charles Welleslev is
irretrievably lost. He is brother and heir
persuinptivo of the Duko of Wellington.
How melancholy the moou must feel whon
it has enjoyed tho fullness of prosperity, to bo
reduced to its last quarter.
Abominable Custom Revived. Snuffbox
es, containing snuff exquisitely scented, are
said to bo the fashion iu Paris at present
for ladies 1
President Hitchcock says, that tho wholo
amount, in solid measure, of the coal of the
United states, equal at least 8of0 square
miles.
Boys is the Navv. Within tho past
month, upwards of four hundred boys havo
been enlisted in tho Navnl service at the '
Brooklyn (X. Y.) Navy Yard.
Important", if Tiiuk. Dr. Tinsley, of Cuts,
claims to havo discovered that voccino virus,
after passing through the system of a negro is
valueless for the whito race.
A Lad in a state of mental absence, gav
three cheers for tho stars and stripes during
school hoars, and perceived his error when he
got tho stripes without the stars.
Growino Wheat in the West. The St.
Louis Republican has reason to believe that,
notwithstanding the drought, rust and flits
prevailing in some parts of the country, the
coming harvest will bo oue of great plenty.
Vhitat is Canada. The Cayuga (Cana
da West) Sachem says the wheat crop
throughout the providcuco looks exceedingly
well. The fall wheat is entirely free from
winter killing, and as there is tie further dan
ger o' injury fr jni frost, the prospects of nut
abundant hurvest are encouraging. The
qiriiititv of land un.'er w heat is far gveater lhaa
iu uuy former year.
Tbe OiPKsr Chime is the Uxroxv Tho
chime of bells iu Christ Church, Boston,
Ma.-!., was first rung onUlst Peoenibor, 1754,
and has announced tho approach of each suc
cessive year for' a cetUuiy. It is said that the'
man who put up the bells, who had caine over
iu the same vessel with them, refused any
compensation for his labor, but requested
thev might be tolled, muffled, at bis death,
which was accordingly done it: his ca.e, ur.-J
a'.-o in that ofliis wile1.
Fata.. Fooi.iarpiskf;i. A few devs ng.v
nine men pot iuto'a ennce at Wcstfalj's Mill'
Ohio, for the purpose of crossing the croek
when some of them, with the view of hearing
the rest, rowed too elosn to the fall and tht
host filled. The rennlt was, that lemiisor
Mctrimiis and W. Nappor were drowned, and
M. Doran, so severely strangled that he died
next day from congestion of the bruiu. Tb
rest were, with dillicnlty, saved.
The Crocs The Pittsburg (Pa.) Journal
speaks in favorable terms of the appeal unco
of the crops in Western Pennsylvania, In
Alleghany, Westmoreland and Fayette coun
ties, the out and wheat "wave in the passing
wind," while the blossoms ou the trees have
becu so ubnudunt us io challenge uuiversi 1
reuiurk, and the past drought seems to have
been a blo.-.-ug to the land, in exterminating
many of the most injurious insects aud grubs.'
Tus Wheat Crop is Mh hkSan. The De
troit Democrat state? that the sight of the'
wheat fields in the northern part of the Stato
is perfectly glorious. The breadth sown i
unusually great, aud the staple is adcep pvn.
almost to blackness, rank, strong, thick ami
high. AVith all allowance for eatsai. it .
may be mo. confidently predicted that t4
wheat crop ef Michigan will be most nttit
llv abundant and excelleut