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EreriPlCE BEAELY OPPOSITE THE PUBLIC SQUARE. .41 • MI ;CZ o • •• aitasiit4ihts.--82.00 in :"vance $ 2.25 at the ei taptin. se itmitio; 62.50 after the expiration of the year. :sec square for ADTEristeritEnTs inserted at $1.50 *nee insertions, and 'SO eqoare ex, ‘! additi°a al insertion; (ten lines of lest counted a squaT,.. l . go- /I liberal deduction made to yearly adverti: Prs • go- Joe Pattimao, of all hinds, executed in the bet.: style, and on reasonable terms, at the "Messenger' JO Ogee. Tiliztgatsburg 'fusintss itarbs. ATTORNEYS. DEE= PURMAN & RITCHIE. ATTORNEYS AND CoIINSLI.I.OII.S AT LAW Waynesburg, Pa. itifrbetter:—lVliin Street, one door east of tyreold Bank Building. Erdll Justness in Greene, Washington, and Pay etts Counties, entrusted to them, wilt receive proinp stAlation. N. B —Particular attention will be given to the col lection of Pensions, Bounty Money. Back Pays and Oar claims agaitist the Governm ent. 1851-Iv. 11. , 1. WCONNELL. T. J. HUFF.V.ii!I. IMPCONBirZILL 8L ECUITECL&N, iIiTTORNEYS d a X y D nesbur Pa . COUNSELLORS IF W7MroMee In the "Wright IR tee," East Door. Arms, lac., will receive prompt attention. Waynesburg, April 23, 1662-Iy. DAVID CAAWFORD, Attorney and efiunsellor at Law. Office in the ging limese. Will attend promptly to all business fattusted to his care. 4001ria7aeebeng. Pa., July 30, 1863.-Iy. •. *LACE' BLACK & PHELAN, • Arrommits AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Office in the Court Douse, Waynetburg. Sept. 11,1881-Iv. 111OLDIERS 7 WAR CLAIMS ! D. R. P. HUSS, yllllllllEl' AT LAW, WAY NEISBUIV3, PENN A., • r received from the War Department at Wash f..• ingtOn city. I). C., official copies of the several pwe passed by Congress, and all the necessary Forms .Rd Itiettoetione fur the prosecution and collecjion of lONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY, due dis 'lnd disabled soldiers, their widows, orphan .Ithiblypeit.,widowed . mothers, lathers, sinters and broth /M.P. Wkicb business, Inpon due notice} will he attend. tedtolpittraptly and accnratelyif entrusted to his care. °Gee, No. 2, Campbells Row.—April 8, 1863. - - - LIMIiEI PHYSICIANS Itre T. W. Ross, sus geiNll.3rgeiCa3l3., Waynisburg, Greene Co., Pa. Ovirks AND RESIDENCE ON MAIN STREET, Pit, end nearly opposite the Wright house. .16re1iesbn:g, Sept. 23, 1863. . DR. A. G. CROSS itOULD ,very r espectfully tender his services as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people or bon end vicinity. He hopes by a due appre . PO blown I* and health, and strict attention to , to merit* share of public patronage. ~.. ifornbiang, January 8, 1802. MERCHANTS WM. A. PORTER, 4iiii;:o;eilale 'and Retail Dealer in Foreign and Domes 'Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, &c., Main street. *pt, 11:1881—Ir. • • MINOR & CO., - Ihreidentiti Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Gro eiwyksiotacessasware, hardware and Notions, opposite the Green Donee. Main street. 1861-Ig, SCR' AND SHOE DEALERS BB J. D. COSGRAY, , , )fit and Shoe maker, Main street, nearly opposite Ore 'Vermeer; and Drover's Bank." Every style Of 41 /E t r awl Snots constantly on hand or made to order. Th ISli—ly. \ . ..) 4 ' , ANXEIRLES & VARIETIES JOHN MUNNELL, Dodder in Groceries and Confectionaries, and Vallety GlendsGenentlly„ Wilson's New Building, Main street. ASOlLik"lB4l-IY. IMILTOXEXIS AND JEWELRY • : • a. lit. BALLY, sow, opposite the Wright House keeps #4 l ,zup A: ei large and ele g ant assortment pc gof r acks; W a tches and Jewelry wil attention. Mee. 16. 1861—ly 41; BOOKS. , LEWIS DAY, i m . /.l=n a d ni blis i : a e pe lle n nrus D e o L ks ; fletatiooni . 004 learn Street. ' Sept. 11. 1861 ly. ;11.402741teNi AND it.sairmse. • I;AlattlEl. 1 , 41 , ALLISTER, karat= and Trunk Maker. old Bank Build ;44 ion--In MANS. - InitICERS' & DROVERS' BANK, Waynesburg. Pa. .."iz Btj k.i res't. J. LAZEAR. Cashier - W E 1 );17 7 11 3 E 40 1 Y 11 ' Xices' Wing, ..,AAILY MAIL HACK RIGITLARLY BETYTEEN 4 ‘'l IRE 111E11. - 2 1 4 e if i hd reapecathily informs the generous - tilltdraving tbe contract for the carrying/lithe she soova points, he has placed uptn the - gig rw end- 'eranoodtous Hacks for the ae at, lipizzates rainnuinftv, Qneyil datn'a Waynesburg, every worn , - tc at 211 k wench, and will arrive for the Beetle Pittebttqlk Wane ' Landing at the MINI time , et steep. No will be Won of ''" • V bOV= l"ll Vraprisser. pogfiAloll4 l l64 • • riv WOMAN 1 / 1 14 1 L, Wm.. bit Minds -t barn keged bs NNW 11711 AN , —4 " .1111 .1% e whirs be.witilliays be 1 10 0 Wog mt the limns 141 .101.WasitalgWeir tha weIgNM ?6r- . PPCSVP L e k 1111 r Nottrg. If we knew the cares and crosses Crowding around our neighbor's way; If we knew the little losses, Sooely grevions, day by day, Would we then so often chide him For his lack of thrift and gain— Leaving on his heart a shadow, Leaving on his life a strain? It we knew the clouds above us, Hold but gentle blessings there, Would we torn away all trembling, In our blind and weak despair? Would we shrink from little shadows, Lying on the dewy'grass, While 'tis only birds of Eden, Just in mercy flying past? J O. FITCIIIg If u'e knew the silent story, Quiveritig through the heart of pain, s Would our manhoj," 1 dare to doom them, Back to haunts of guilt :._' in ? Life has many a tangled crossing; Joy hath many a break of woe, And the cheeks tear-washed are whitest, This the blessed angels know. Let us reach into our bosomz, For the key to other lives, "And with love toward erring nature, Cherish good that still survives; So that when our disrobed spirits Soar to realms of light again, We may say, "Dear Father, judge us As we judge our fellow men." E121121= The light at home! how bright it beans When evening shades around us fall; And from the lattice far it gleams, To love, and rest, and comfort all; When wearied with the toils of day, And strife for glory, gold, or fame, How sweet to seek the quiet way, Where loving lips will lisp our name, Around the light at home! When through the 'dark and stormy night, The wayward wanderer homeward flies, How cheering is that twinklicg light, Which through the forest gloom he spies! It is the light of home. He feels That loving hearts will greet him there, And safely through his bosom steels The joy and love that banish care Around the light at home. The light at home—how still and sweet It peeps from yonder cottage door— The weary laborer to greet— When the rough toils of day are o'er! Sad is the soul that does not know The blessings that the beams impart, The cheerful hopes and joys that flow, And lighten up the heaviest heart • Around the light at home. I ask a perfect creed; 0 that to me were given The teaching that leads none astray, The scholarship of heaven! The one whole truth I seek, In this sad age of strife; The truth of Ilim who is The Truth, And in whose truth is life; Truth which contains true rest; Which is the grave of doubt; Which ends uncertainty and gloom, And casts the falsehood out! —Rev. H. Amor The heart of the patriot and philan thropist is sickened by the too frequent details of the privation and suffering to which the families of the brave men who have gone forth to. battle in the sacred cause of their country. A case has very recently came to our knowledge in which sympathy for the helpless victims of want and penury struggle for the mastery with feelings of scorn and indignation against the base wretch who could be so hopelessly depraved as to deprive them of their just dues, earned under most peculiar and trying circumstances. A poor woman, whose husband is in the army, and who has not received any money from him for the last four months, almost driven to despair for want of means to support herself and three little children, offered to enaA the part of scavenger for her neighbor, for which she was to receive four dollars. She went to work in the night time, performed the disgusting job, and when claiming from the unfeeling - and unnatural neigh bor her hard-earned pay, he gave her only two dollars and fifty cents, telling her that she had earned the money in a very short time, and ought to be satis fied! She has instituted a .suit before Justice Kuhn to recover the balance.— Comment upon such base conduct is un =amour. The ease of t* poor we n **es tin as an exceedingly proper me for the intervention of our humane wad charitably disposed oitizena:"De Irak Ai tiler, A Cops THOiVq*--4,e = boy * ti sitging Dear a window pun 'bents blight eSing,. 14 1 414 2 4, Wiled Mt, A O f . 1 1 1* of slor for I. vigirgypthd. of 10;c13 4 foo . ' ' C.) ICI If We Knew. The Light at Home. The One Truth. A Sad Case. .t.'vt WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDkDAY, • 14D.' 30, 1864. •%1,11 iottliantono. fit JOHN S. C. ALIVOTT When Napoleon returned from Egypt, the latter fart of the year 1797, he found Republican France assailed, both by sea and land, by the eomhined fleets and armies both of England and Austria. The peril of France was so (neat that dictoral power seemed essen tialb for its salvation. Napoleon by gen eral acclaim, was placed at the head of the Government with the title of con sul. His first act was to write to both England and Austria, imploring peace. Both Governments contemptuously re fused to heed his appeal. An Austrian army 150,000 strong was on the banks of the Rhine, menacing the Northern provinces of France. Napoleon placed 150,000 veterans, the elite of the French army, under the command of Moreau, and sent them to repel these invaders, The work was effectually accomplished i n ne great battle of Hoblenlinden. The General Melas, with 140,000 men 14 - f , re marching upon FranCe through western it:Aly• Re had already reached the plains from which the Alps ascend, and was preparing to penetrate France through the unde fended defiles. Napoleon formed the plan of presenting no resistance to the head of these formidable columns, but secretly to cross the Alps, where his passage would not be thought of, and to assail • the foe unexpectedly, and with sn overwhelming energy in the rear. 65,000 troops were assembled at points on the Eastern frontier of France, where they could attract but little ob servation, but trom which, at a few hours notice they could be concentrated at the contemplated rendezvous at Dijon. From this station, at the foot of the Alps, almost with a rush they were to cross the pass of the Great Saint Ber nard, and to sweep down like an aval anche upon the Austrian hosts. The minutest details of the expedition were arranged with the utmost care, tbat there should be no possibility of failure, Immense magazines of provis ions were collected. An ample amount of gold was placed in the army chest to hire the peasants, with their mules, to aid in dragging the guns over the pass. Mechanic shops rose as by magic, all along the way, to repair promptly every possible breakage. The ammu nition was stored in small boxes, which could be transported on the backs of mules. Hospitals were established on both sides of the pass. On the summit of the mountain is a convent of world-wide renown. The monks were provided with an ample supply of bread and cheese and a cup of wine to present to each soldier as he passed, Napoleon superintended all these details, while at the same time he arranged all the combinations of the campaign. As the precipitous path could only be trod in single file, the car riages were taken to pieces, and slung on poles, carried by med. Large pine logs were split and hollowed out, so that the heavy guns could be fastened in the grooves, and thus they were dragged by a long string of mules, in single file. When the mules failed a hundred men were harnessed to a sin gle gun. The summit of the pass is eight thousand feet above the sea. The distance across, from the plains of France to the plains of Italy, is twenty miles. Though there were several disasters by the way, and not a few lost their lives, the feat which had been deemed impossible, was accomplished, and the army appeared, as . if it had descended from the clouds upon the plains of Italy traversing the banks of Aosta. The Austrians, who were eagerly crowding upon the frontiers of France, had no conception of the peril thus gathering in their rear. Melas heard the tidings, and alarm ed, began to concentrate his forces.— Napoleon gave him not a moment - of leisure. To Lannes and Murat be is sued the order, "Gather immediately your divisions at Stradello. You will have,on your bands fifteen or eigh teen thousand Austrians. Meet them and cut them to pieces. It will be so many enemies less on the day of decisive battle we are to expect with the entire army of Melas." The prediction was true. Lannes and Murat encountered 18,000 of the foe at Montebello, strongly posted with bat teries which swept the plain. The French soldiers, inspirited by the al most miraculous power, with which Na poleon infused his own spirit into his troops, appeared to pay no regard to shot or shell. Though but 8,000 in number they rushed upon the entrench ed foe. "At the first discharge of the hostile lotteries," said Dames, "I could hear t bones crash in my division like glow in a hail storm." Rif nine hours the tornagecontinued. Just as the Austrians were routed, •and were, c r i pic re their victors, Na pelf** ibon - the field. Lan flehltiiiiThu the - hero of this bloody. AtiV be staid, Mast mounds of tbW 4 lloflece' rilped his hand 34141` telttflinabbilx# etiaol.llie4 '24 t t 114% - t` - „ • ..Ataft - ,t4.41.' At.v2 MARENGO. upon him the title of the Duke of Mon tebello. Four days after this,. Napoleon with but 30,000 men, encountered Melas with 40,000 troops upon the plain of Mareno. The Austrian force included 7,000 cavalry, and 200 pieces of artil lery. The French General Desaix, with 6,000 men was nearly 30 miles from the field. Fortunately, when reclining in his tent he heard the first crash of the bat tle, as it came booming over the fields like distant thunder. His troops were instantly on the march, and they press ed forward with all possible speed to the aid of their comrades. All the day long Napoleon held his ground against a foe outnumbering him two to one. It was now three o'clock in the afternoon. The contending hosts were within pistol shot of each other, and in many cases blending in the fier cest fight. ".'On part; of the field the French exhausted and overpowered, were retiring in confusion, pursued and cut down by the cavalry of the foe.— Napoleon by his personal supremacy, still held a few squares together, slow ly, reluctantly, but in good order retir ing, while the victorious Austrians close ly f6llovired them, ploughing their ranks with two hundred pieces of artillery.— .blelas doubted !Wt that he had gained the day, and dispatched couriers throughout Europe to announce his victory. Just then the solid columns of Desaix appeared. impetuously entering the plain. Desaix cast an anxious glance over the confusion, around him, and upon the broken bleeding, and re treating battallions of the French, and spin-rim; his horse, galloped to the point where Napoleon stood envelloped in the smoke and dust of the conflict. "I see," said Desaix, "that the battle is lost. I can do no more for you I suppose, that to cover your retreat." By no means," Napoleon replied.— "The battle I trust is gained. Charge with your column. The disordered troops will rally in your rear." Desaix, at the bead of his division, made an impetuous charge upon the front of the advancing foe. At the same time Kellerman received an order to charge the foe in th© flank with his cavalry. The change was like one of magic. In an instant the whole aspect of the field was transformed. Those on the retreat were partially raked by the voice of Napoleon as he rode along their broken ranks. "My friends," said he, "we have re treated far enough. It is now our turn to advance. Recollect that I am in the habit of sleepinz on the field of battle." The French now raised shouts of victory, which rose above the thunders of the canonade. A panic and a well founded one, now pervaded the ranks of the Austrians. In the wildest con fusion they broke and fled. They were pursued, cut down, .and trampled beneath the iron hoofs of Kellerman's dragoons. When the sun went down behind the distant Alps, after witness ing 12 hours of this frightful carnage, more than 20,000 human beings were strewn upon the plain weltering in blood. The rout of Melas was so entire that escape was hopeless, and he was at the mercy of his victor. Napoleon rode over the field, and gazed sadly upon the aspect of misery spread everywhere around him. As some ambulances passed him laden with the mutilated forms of the wounded, lie stopped and uncovered his head, saying : "We cannot but regret not being wounded, like these untappy men, that we might share their sufferings." Under the influence of these feelings he took a pen, upon the gory field, and wrote as follows to the Emperor of Austria: SIRE : -It is on the field of battle, amid the sufferings of a multitude of wounded, and surrounded by 15,000 corns, that I beseech your majesty to listen to the voice of humanity, and not to suffer two brave nations to cut each other's throats for interests not their own. It is my part to press this upon your majesty, being upon the very the atre of war. Your majesty's heart can not feel it as keenly as does mine." The letter was long and eloquent, but unavailing. England and Austria still continned the strife until the French ar mies, within sight of the steeples of Vi enna, compelled a peace, A Touching Incident. A correspondent of the Blair county (Pa) Whig furnishes that paper with the particulars of the fallowing interesting incident of which he was an eye-wit ness. It occurred a few years ago on the line of the great internal improve ment of that State. It was one of those acts of genuine kind-heartedness which fill the mind with the involuntary con sciousness that there is something of the angel still in our common nature. At the point this side of the moun tain, where occurred the tran-shipment of passengers from the West, was moor ed a canal boat awaiting the arrival. of the train ere starting on its waytiwongh to the East. The captain of the boat, a tall rough, sun-embrowned ma; stood by his craft superintenaeg the Men of his men when the ears 'up. and a fini , Moments attar it party of about a half dosen of gentlemen came oat, and de liberatclywalking, Arpto: the capes aft dunaing bib itmisatng asaittatiaiipe: . fru. r J ..t~t fr, ..,; v~ •. "Sir, we wish to go on East, but our further progress to-day depends upon you. In the cars we have just left a sick man whose presence is disagreeable.— We have been appointed a committee by the passengers to ask that you will deny this man a passage in your boat. If he goes we remain; wat say you?" •'Gentlemen," replied the captain, "I have heard the passengers through their committee. Has the sick man a repre sentative here?" To this unexpected interrogatory there was no answer; when without a mo ment's pause, the captain crossed over to the car, and entering, beheld in one corner a poor, emaciated, worn out crea ture, whose life was nearly eaten out by that canker worm—consumption. The man's head was bowed in his hands, and he was weeping. The captain advanced and spoke to. him "0, sir," said the shivering invalid looking up, his face now 1 4 with trembling expectation, "are you the captain, and will you take me! God help me! The passengers look up on me as a breathing pestilence, and are so unkind! You see sir, lam dying, but oh, if I am spared to reach my moth er, I shall die happy. She lives in Bur lington, sir, and my journey is more than half performed. lam a poor prin ter, and the only child of her in whose arms I wish to die." "You shall go," said the captain, "If lose every passenger for the trip." By this time the whole crowd of pas sengers were grouped around the boat, with their baggage piled on the path and they themselves awaiting the decision of the captain before engaging their pas sage. A moment more and that decision was made known, as they beheld him com ing from the cars with his dying burden cradled in his arms. Pushing his way through the crowd with the sick man, he ordered a mattrass to be spread in the choicest part of the boat where he laid the invalid with the care of a parent.— That done the captain ordered the boat to be got ready for starting. But a new feeling seemed to pervade the astonished passengers—that of shame and contrition at their inhumanity.— With one common impulse they walked aboard the boat, and in 3 few hours af ter, another committee was sent to the captain, entreating his presence among the passengers in the cabin. He went, and from their midst there arose a white-headed man; who, with tear-drops In his eyes, told that rough, sunbrowned man that they felt humbled before him, and they asked forgiveness. It was a touching scene. The fountain of true sympathy was broken in the heart of nature, and its waters swelled up, chocking the utterance of all present. On the instant, a purse was made up for the sick man, with a "God speed" to his home, to die in the arms of his mo ther! Married the Wrong Lady. Love is a very uncertain thing, and it is not safe to be too certain of the symptoms until they are unmistakable. The following will explain . our mean ing: • Vienna has been stired up, lately, by the comical result of a strange love story. It seems that in the house of one Herr Kuhne, a teacher of languages, Dr. Kant, a young lawyer, happened to make the acquaintance of a lady, burdened with some property and thirty years. The lady being unmarried, evinced particular interest in the young, shy, and rather abashed man of law.— She made love to him, in fact, very strongly, and persuaded him to visit her at her house. But alas i be loved another lady. One evening, while con versing with the doctor, she said : "With your - favorable idea of matri mony, may I ask if you evei thought of marrying yourself?" Dr. Kant, sighed, and his eyes rest ing on the ground, hesitatingly mut tered in reply-- "I have already thought of marrying, and made my choice, but—" "But?" he continued, "the lady is rich, very rich, and I am poor. lam afraid I could hardly aspire to her hand, and rather than allow myself to be tax ed with sordid designs, I will bury my passions in my breast, and leave it un avowed forever." At an early hour the following day she, however, betook herself to a solic itor, and in legal form, declared her wish to present and hand over his prop erty the sum of 150,000 gulden—(ls,- 000) —to Dr. K.3pt. When the docu ment had been signed, countersigned, and, duly completed, she sat down in the office, and, encloping in it an elegant envelope, added a note to the following effect : "Dear sir—l have much pleas ure in enclosing a paper which I hope will remove the obstacle in the way of your marriage.. Believe. me, &c., Alace Martini." Dr. Kant, for he and no other was the addressed, was the happiest man in the world on receiving this generous epistle. Repairing at once to the parents of Franlem Fische', the lady . ,of his love, he proposed for and received the hand of a girl who had long beer flattered by his delicate though unmoved. attentions. His re ply to Franlein Martini, besides convey ing We sincerest thanks, contained two eartee visite, finked together by the magnificent rose-colored Miss Martini . finthwith sued the happy bride= grain 14 width*" beik as tre-prorip. ise of itiartfage ha&been toad% the em was by two lineeeeliTO emits, - decided N o mp t, h0m,4.4 Litis • ;. , - 4 4. 11.t • :tea .14-* Sizing Down .the Age of Man and The man that dies youngest, as might be expected, perhaps, is the railway brakesman. His average age is only 27. Yet this must be taken with some allowance, from the fact that hardly any but young and active men are employed in the capacity. At the same age dies th e factory work woman, through the compined influence of confined air, se dentary posture, scant wages, and un remitting toil. Then comes the -rail way baggage man, who is smashed on an average at 30! Milliners and dress makers live but little longer. The av erage of the one is 32, and the other 33. The engineer, the fireman, the conduc tor, the powder-maker, the well digger, and factory operative, all of . whom are exposed to sudden and violent deaths, die on an average under the age of 35. The cutler, the dyer, the leather-dresser, the apothecary, the confectioner, the cigar maker, the printer, the shoe cutter, the engraver, and the machinest, all of whom lead confined lives in an un: , wholesome atmosphere, do not reach the average age of 40. The musician blows his breath all out of his body at 40. Then comes trades that are active or in a pure air. The baker lives to an aver age age of 54, the butcher to 49, the brickmaker to 47, the carpenter to 49, the furnace man to 42, the mason to 48, the stone cutter to 43, the tanner to 49, the tinsmith to 41, the weaver to 44, the drover to 40, the cook to 45, the inn keeper to 49, the laborer to 44, the do mestic servant (female) to 43, the tailor to 42, the tailoress to 41. Why should the barber live till 50, if not to show the virtue there is in personal neatness and soap and water' Those who average over half a century among mechanics are those who keep their muscles and lungs in healthful and moderate exercise, and not troubled with. weighty cares.— The blacksmith hammers till 51, the cooper till 52, and the wheelright 61150. The miller lives to be whitened with the age of 61. The rope-maker lengthens the thread of his to 55. Merchants, wholesale and retail, to 52. Profession- I al men live longer than is generally sup posed. Litigation kills clients some times, but seldom lawyers, for they av erage 55. Physicians prove their use fulness by prolonging their own lives to the same period. The sailor averages 43, the caulker 64, the sailmaker 52, the stevedore 56, the ferryman 65, and the pilot 64. A dispensation of Provi dence that "Maine Law" men may con sider incomprehensible is, that • brewers and distillers live to the ripe old age of 64. Last and longest lived comes pau pers, 67, and "gentlemen" 68. The only two classes that do nothing for themselves and live on their neighbors outlast all the rest. A Nail in the Stomach. A correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writes Upon reading the account in the morn ing papers of the fatal result which oc curred to a gentleman from swallowing a nail, I felt much regret that I hail not, for the benefit of the public generally, made the following case known. A few years since the landlady of the house in wi icli I was residing informed me, in a state of great alarm, that one of her chil dren, about four years of age, had swal lowed a nail. She said that she was sure of the fact, and that it was an iron nail about two inches long. She re quested my advice as to how to act, and as to whether she should give the child a dose of castor oil.. I told her not to give the child anything to relax the bowels, and upon reflection I advised her to make the child a hard dumpling for its dinner. As I was quite aware that the ease was dangerous, I also advised her to consult a medical man. This she did, and informed me that he quite agreed with my opinion ; and I was pleased to find that she had not brought back any "mixture." In the evening At3he again consulted me as to the child's -supper, and I advised another dumpling, with as little drink as possible. The next morning she in formed me that the child had slept well, and had not exhibited any symptoms of hysterics. Upon asking .me 'what she should give the child for breakfast, she could not refrain from smiling when I advised another hard dumpling. In the course of the forenoon, however, she smiled most satisfactorily upon entering my room, at the same time placing be fore me an iron spiked nail, about an inch and a half long, which the child had passed without having shown any consciousness of its presence. I had much difficulty in persuading the moth er that I was not connected with the medical profession,but was merely 1;1.0- (4 by a general knowledge of the intes tinal organs and by common sense. Rev. Dr. Cheever writes, in'the Indepen dent, that, "After the slaughter 02 hundreds ot thousands of our citizens, with the cor responding frightful desolation and demoral ization of a four years war, and a debt of two thousand millions ot dollars, we are in all other ,respects, just where we were when Mr. LificcAri began his career." Now what is to be done with an eminent clergyman and sboittionist who will talk nub naughty copper as that ? illirGoogi manners are 4 . part . of g oo d morals, and it is as much you dsty as intereAfttolow*Weilt 4iliewl '..,,',. tv;;..... ..:',.'. OEM NEW. SERIES.---VOL. ft, NO. 25: Woman. .. ~,~ i yrrs, "asik ° ~r3 .. Igtitte, ft. tit lig irdt. Family Intercourse. This is a sore subject to touch. One feels like treading on a hundred corns all at once. Nearly every family has its sore spot—its dark corner—its pri vate closet, caretblly locked up and the interior hidden from the light of day. It seems strange to say that most fain ity difficulties arise from the ignorance of the different members of each °their, and yet it is sadly true. Many familie live together for years, and separate, knowing less of each other's secret feel ings, motives, and the springs which guide action, than of others who Mere lived together outside the fami l y Small jealousies, petty selfishness • 4 in and produce estrangsseank frequently mar_ the happiness of a life time. There is little appreciation of 414 ail vine beauty and loving graceial mibiliit ties of the family relation, It Is ,iip common a fact that we loose sightllW wisdom, just as we forget to be that the sun shines, or that the 01, rain fall. The sweet name of brother, sister, falls upon the atioill out meaning, while we are associated with them, and firt% ual enjoyment of their kind offiemarytit is only long after, when, perhaM so bright eyes have become dimmett, ME the weary, tired heart seeks *owl among strangers, that.thet 131fittat household names, and the deetr; meaning of the household rehOlotaillp is really felt. . - „ iii Of course, the fault of this lies. NiFitki the parents. Precept is of little VIII without example. Some parent. it it beneath their dignity to prefix i, fie- - • quest with "If yon please," or "MIA the kindness," and then wondet their children cannot be "manne2 rl like other people. We have known' sons of a poor widow, who on no Ailig coUnt._ would have permitted the to sit down to a table with their moodlig without first arranging their; wog in the best manner their circums would permit, never suffered her,lB matter what the temptation, to Mod church or her weekly player meeting alone. This consideration eatento their minutest acts of their Ilailr. and was most charming to , see: ~ mother, it is hardly news" aro/ VI was a lady by birth and educatick; ' had carefully practiced .towardAlNlP children that respect of their issiiiip* and thoughtfulness of their :essarquis which she afterward reenised.drom them. The great want in' funirAwis jogs! and reciprocity and that fore ' s it is necessary for morinis / Amfm to exercise towards each 0the . ic,.. : ,,y0 willingly accept it from other% kfftwit i e are not Willing to give it in: We establish a claim on some NA tal circumstances, or the bear &Warfel iationship; and impose burthebs Mai* cept kindness without a thattgiet of - '4116 ligation on our own part Chen make the life of their parents onele never-ending toil and anxiety, and retuse even the poor reward of,, love and confidence. Sisters def. aid, protection and favors of all AS from their brothers, and if asked make their shirts, and mend their shei; or eve?i•hem their handkerchiefs 414. turn, would have a thousand execsiii4 or, perhaps, flatly refuse the needediamar vice. • Habitual politeness . is a valuable -:ele ment of family intercourse. A exeless, rude; speech is less excusable, address** to a father, mother, brother or sister than if used to a stranger or a aminAo acquaintance, and yet how cxxnuml.# is. Take Your Wife with Yew, What a blessing is labor, whetliii of the hand or of the brain ! How itesoller pens the appetite for sport: , With what an exicurean zet one enjoys g jot ! iday in the country after three or .. weeks of hard work ! Shaking, dust of care from the feet ot the one passes at once fkm purgatory: paradise—and but for the preview ur gatory, the paradise would haver' charms. What do rural people thehr ot rural felicity ? Nothiwg. Theiruilb. eustomed senses take little tiote:olll4he meadows flushed with clover *mew or of the deep, low anthem of the %. ey gathering bees. In them .. 1 with Nature has bred indifference to' ,--, attractions ; but the city man, thithipla for a day or two, sees with other'senv ) . hears with other ears then thiskaa r , , he cannot thoroughly enjoy his country holiday alone—Adarn , fresh irons the , dust, no doubt thought Eden Wiwi pretty place, but he soon get tieedDot wandering about the gswdoffir bra and went to sleep. It war not,:meln Eve joined him that he became t il = ly alive to the loveliness 'of the ' 41 "TL. world was sad, the garden liaftibield> And man, the hermit,- sighed. * !rasa smiles." • I` ',;. ,4 4 Therefore, ins* of the- :tows 4111 11 'forget to take yew wile, 7.if yoskAllift One, with you, whew you lip ing in the green and Bowe - rl , raid the bricks. 11" a , 7111 1 r suede a friend or two to woo on your trip 9nd, iti*Od ter, invite her to mile I. .14; ',I i 11 El k .144
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