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_ Tiic/o thoV.nrt.of Ifco inhere** ,
" Aiouncesutingly.hptta
; Through (he infinite year*.
•Thewthe soft air ndala down
•; i, . fnm tlio amarinlh bower*,...
~, All&int.wiUrlbe perfume, „
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There troth', lave,and beauty
■ fmmdrtal ! W3/ihe '
. <■ o,»*y,-wilt (hod dwell '->
In tbit eweet elnr with roe 1 a
“SPfS I’JRS.’ ?
FIRST EXPERIEJTCE OF A DEBT.
by inches. -
Never did f fed prouder -or richer than
when mv father said “ Habßy, that calfis
yours; I’li giVe you Bossy' f she- shall ; bo
ytrtirs.” He was standing whittling in' the
old barn-door, white’ I, his' oldest 'son, Was
marking with delighted interest Bossy’s frisky
movemefits : tH the yard j how-she wriold snuff
in the street morning air, then whisk her tail
and caper around; if'not frith- ail the grace,
■with far more gfadsOmeness and naturalness
'than «' ballet-queen. Bossy seemed to think
il'a very pleasant thing to live. Mbch as I
oVed'lhdCrea til ro_ be fo re, I was'seized frith
o fresh puff of love at «ny fathers generous
announdejnsm. h .,j.
11 Nepl'U cried.,‘i Nep,that;ds «y calf!
see to it, sir, that-you treat her like a gentle
roan, and not bark at her 01 bite at her when
you fetch the cows from past tire.”
Neptune looked up, wagged his tail, and
glanced nt Bossy, os much as to say, “ Yes,
■yes, I understand the matter.'.’ To my broth
ers-and sisters—and there- were five younger
than myself—l was not long in - communica
ting the important intelligence that “Bossy
was my calf: .-father said so.”
“ Mother,” said 1, “ Ibok out the window
and see this calf; well she is mine, Bossy is
mine,’ father said so.” She thought it was
a nice little calf, and as she was churning,
she offered lo do my churning for me, when
Bossy's age should requite such services.
“ You shall, oid'hor!” I .shouted with a
glad laugh at (he thought of it, “ and though
It will be my butler, you shall have it all,”
and I am sure the words “ tnv" and “ mine”
had a significance unknown before. Beside
Bossy, we hid thu old cow, Bossy’s molher,
“ Star," a iwo-voars old heifer, a yoke
of oxen, a few sheep and plenty of fowls;
these, with six children, made quite a family
to be stabled and fed by our little funk, among
the Vermont -hills.
i did not go to ac-fino 1 that summer, for the
boy’s services were needed in the fields,—ah,
these glorious fields and hill-Sidep,, and ma
ple groves, and fire briers tail and high,
what do many boys imprisoned in the city
know of the light, and lioerty, and liihsome
nesa of God’s free sunshine among the hills.
They seldom pass their brick wall-bounds.
“ To range the fields and treat their lungs
with air;’’ and yet rhe “ country wins-me
ever,” not only as the heritage of my early
memories, but the hoped-for retreat of life’s
declining days,
“ I never (fame a wish or form a plan,
That flattered me with hope of earthly bliss,
But there 1 laid the scene.”
I'think I worked with a new alacrity now
that 1 owned Bosiy ; I felt like a man with
mote than a life interest in the world, for
when the farmers grouped together and talked
about their stock,l always wanted to add a few
words about my calf. .
“ Mother,” 1 said, one plehsant twilight as
she came and sal in the door, while I threw
myself on the turf u mother, I want just
one thing to make me just ap happy as can
be,” 1
11 And that ip, 1 hope,” said she, with one
ot her sweet serious smiles, “ to be a good
boy like Joseph and little Samuel; then lam
sure you will be a happy child.”
I blushed and rolled over in the grass, for
certainly nothing was then farther away
from my thoughts than Joseph or little Sam
uel. “No .mother,” I answered at length,—
half ashamed to own what it was, after this
expression of her maternal hope,—“ not ex
actly that, though I do wont to be a good boy
and nobody can say I don’t, but now I was
thinking of something else j oh, mother
mustering up my courage, “ I want a pail! a
little tin pail 1 mine /’’ squatting on my bare
toes before her and looking earnestly into her
face. “ And where is it to come from, Har.
ryT” she asked.- Alas, it was a question
more easily asked than answered, ■
“ The peddlers I” I roared triumphantly,
supposing I had gotten over the mount of dif
ficulty ; “ the pedlers 1 the next lime one
come’a won’t you buy me a, tin pail —my
pail /—to milk my 'calf in !”• “ Harry forgets
how little we have to buy with,” said my
mother. But, mother, you knO* ‘Bossy
vyill'give milk soon, and she must have a pail,
and then I can milk, and it will help you so,
mother.”
How weighty my arguments might hove
seemed had she had the wherewithal for the
ipUrchase', I have no means of knowing Vas
it wa», she pitted me "on the 1 head saying,
■“ by-and-hy, Horry will be able to ’ buy' one
Ihimself, and that will hetp’moiher.”' •"
f leaped ngy head on her" lap -with ‘‘ft re*
bigned and-loving ■ heart, for nothing- ever
conquered my vagrant or rebellious wishes
like the friendly palling of my mother’e hand
Upon my head.
And this was (he first and last of Bossy’s
pail
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Ijalbjwhea^ynpglfjeshortiniervnr^q^
sath sefVM^^.^Q.yrol^'^w^a^q^te
.oar dinners t tpgeiher in a neigbbpnng grpye,
pr- graves of the church
yflrd or ( in^Ji| p jshade ( pflij£ tong ' shed
built (or the accommodation of fit chu.rch
goi(ig,horspa. in these days,,there,were
,wsre no paßlurettie janribs
oh the Qockj so.thalwe .were, perhaps/sprpe
timesin dangerpf becoming goats.. .How I
Jppged.fw morning service, and
when pypr, hpyf, I f ,tri<(ji,lo inoderple, my "ea
gerness to find'hint.
" Here cried twitchtng my sleeve,
“ come and jhp Jed, the way to!a neighbor-,
ing well, while I lost no time.in setting him a
guessing. • ,;,. ’ _ ... ~V,
~!* Well.” ha, cried,.impatiently, “ I can’t
guass. No'y leil ua what it is. I should
think it was mpsl likely a knife, only you say
./ -0
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it isn’t.” , ' , - ~ , ' ,
“No 1 ,nq ; !” I shouted, charmed ,with his
jll success, '; : np t,it is a calf l our Boss !
Father,has, given her to me; be said so; she’s
.91i95.11* 1, „
. “ißo»s<-yp«rp I’’ and he looked delightfully
,ipcredu|yqs. -,'t You gofa.calf ? How.gqod
it was^n f your.ftiiher. [ suppose you know
that rve,gqt a.Jerob/” 1 knew it,
“ And now .Harry,” he stopped.and . took
me by.the,sleeves as if a great thought was
striking will the cnliVcnlves be yours T
That’s the question. Will Bossy’s Bossies
be your stock 100 ? Boy, you’ll have a drove
soon,!” .and he gave an emphatic nod,
*/ A drove J I shall, shan’t 11” .starling up
at the .full • comprehension. of this prolific
idea. , .
“ Now make a good bargain with yniir fath
er," spid my .friend, with a shrewd wag of Ihh
head l ;, lull.him as Boss is yours, her calves
will be yours also. Have.il understood.’’
“Yes. I will! That’s a faci!”’ And I
felt, profoundly that two heads were better
than one.
Here unhappily was food for the remain,
der of the day. Rvery now and then du
ring the ofternonn service I looked hard into
the minister’s face, and tried to hear what he
said —for my mother fixed our attention
and refreshed our memories ty making us
review to her the instructions of the Holy
Day—when io ! my drove came rushing like
a bund of cavalry upon the field of mental
vjsion, setting seemon and minister to flight.
The great question relative to the disposal
of Bossyts children could not be asked that
day, for the Sabbath was revered and held
as srered lime in my distant mountain home.
And never did it seem long or ivearysome,
diversified as it was by the Catechism and
Bible stories, and sweet psalm singing ; nev
er at (east until this Sabbath, when 1 longed
for the sun to go down and rise again, for my
truant heart was more full of Bossy than the
Bible. “ To-morrow and that matter shall
be settled I was the last waking thought.
I was awakened and up before Monday’s
sun, and tumbling over Ben, ran into into the
kitchen shouting lustily, “ Father!” He bad
gone to the barn, and away I scampered,
crying impetously as soon as 1 saw him,
“ Father 1 father, will Bossy's children be
mine,father! Won't they be minel”
“We’ll see about it," was his quiet reply.
“Well, father, but if Bossy is mine, I,
don't see why her calves won't be mine,”
determined to bring my father to a definite
agreement in the important point.
“ Well,” he said. j
« Well •, aud what does that mean, father 1
all Bossy’s children ; they are mine.”
“ As likely as not, Harry, but better wqit
till they come.”
I jumped enthusiastically up, exclaiming,
‘Oh, what a drove!” How 1 longed to race
over the hills, and tell the satisfactory adjust
ment of the case to Joshua. But , that was
out of the question, and I- contented myself
with strutting around Boss, patting her sides,
affectionately shaking her vail, examining he
small teals, un'il forgetting altogether the
dignity becoming to the master of a drove
pul my arm round Bosey,s neck and kissed
her.’- Bossy, show, of surprise,
and coqueiiishly attempted to-wilhdraw from
ray .embrace. • Sometime during that day,
under a generous ■ impulse, I determined to
give A,calf to each of my brojhera, and sis
ters, just as my father had given. Bossy to
me v “and they shall choose for themselves,”
I said, the best and handsomest, if they
please.” Nbvec did I feel richer, v»dp*hat.
was better, generous as rich; and jp these
affluent circumstances I continued for. several
happy days. ...
One morning in the . succeeding.weekly
falher senl me into the 'field.; with a,basket,of
potatoes for planting,; soon to,fol
low.. I-began to drop, them -into the hills,
andiwcflt on dropping, dropping,-, dropping,
until the bosket was -quite,, empty, ever and
anon-looking towards the house, and ,wonder,
ingrwhqt hsd becomeipf-imyi father.:,, HpJW
noKhpme, and, (having finished, tthifc-jrart.of
the work, I concluded to cut across.the.bar-)
ley-field and run home for; the hoe. In . the
yard! siw a man,-whom 1 instantly remem
bered my faj.iter .more than once tried to
dodge, and I also, inslinclivoly, began to edge
nUtTSTaanU ftiiuitjft fl<-atT jiiSH
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.nsyen forget his jones. ; ,-,,,
d»f& Iff Jfgfwlietlpfa 'torj”‘
. ifaWWMgWMSftr, aa he u fa’rlhpr
AmSlfatMfiP .|hg.niUr ,*/‘Shig dphV want
..v,.,,;7; r
~,„•;. Tispil a?, ahp.,pays, sajd t^e
■««J 'o,-#«ttrte kbne-;,, }»-,(i .. ; ;, ;; r ~ Kj
~!,I stiU rah. afiej, hardly, knowing .whallo
,do,or i}iink. : , To'gp bacll apdiask ofbjther.
an,, .pnd.i -’losing,
sight .o£ Bossy, and to (os[0;
could not be thought of. -, ; . ' ’.J,,
■uf‘- !W\ ere « re yPP, gqijig-. tqjakp hert”!
demanded,, my courage Rising, wiih ihe. ppin
fill qmergepcy.j
.. Sha’s. npi youfa, .my
Mr. Gibbs.*’ just ..takep jier for a;
debt.. I’m the . sherif, and 1 shall -( }pke you
soon,if.yog. don't leave,off;”’ pfT(i tquicken
■,ing hip,.pace,,he ■ luggecl . pqssy after hliti.p
, “ The, sberiffi” I stopped, lit
my own boldness, apd still ; more joy the fate
of .Bossy.-., The aherifF, tyas, a .formidable and
dreaded functionary—l did not exactly.know
hpwor why,onlv ihpt-he .had, bfpn myste
riously connected.jvilh much agitation oh the.
part of my father, and, w,ith the,occasional
disappearance of hens, from the,.'coop, pigs
from the pen, and lambs fropi the" fold,—
This, then, was- the sheriff! I stood still,
afraid .to go farther, and rpy eyes,
in 4he direction iof my cnpjive, favolritp,, as
Ihey .were,about to make,a bend in.the road,
I,roared out in a kind of; wild • excitement,
.“Bossy! Bossy!" tj She pricked up,.hpr‘
oars and turned around,;.then .the man jerked
(he halier, and both disappeared . behind the
trees, I shall never forget my feelings, im
petuous boy that I was, when tho lasi vestige
of ,Bossy’s ( tail was lost to my view. I press
ed. my hands ,to my eyes, to slide the Ipt'
tears, while I manfully tried .10 master the
cry of agony tha,t rushed .up rpy.thtoa.l.—
Then ,1 ran back to the house. Father was
nowhere to be seen; the yojees of the young
er children were in distance ;,,and I went
wildly in quest of my mother. “ Oh, moth-!
er 1” I sotibed, and unable longer lo res
train my feelings, I leaned ,my head against
the window and burst into. a, hearty fit of
crying.
“My son,” said she, well divining the
cause.
Just then the children came running in ;
“ Oh, Henry !” they began, but she hushed
and ipotioned them all away.
I tried to stop my tears, and sat dpwn
upon a block.. “ Mother,” I at length asked,
breaking the mournful silence, “ wha did Ihet
sheriff lake Bossy on for 1”
“ For a debt which your, poor father could
not pay,” she answered, sorrowfully.
“ And can they take anything for,a debt ?”
I asked with anxious interest.
“ A n y thing, even to the house over our
beads, though ! pray God it may never come
to that,” and her voice trembled a very
“ Then 1 wt)l never be in debt IV the cur
rent of my feelings abruptly turning, “ nev
er 1 never! never I" I cried with a fierce
energy ; “ never! if they can take what we
love best," and Bossy's dear image again
dimmed- my eyes. “ And. shall I never see
her again!” it was some time before I could
-venture ori ihisqueslion, and then tremulous
ly enough. . , , ,
“ You can go down to Mr Gibbs” and see
.her, but you must try to keep up heart, Har
ry, she added with a forced cheerfulness ;
“.perhaps' things will go better by-nnd-by,
and maybe if you are a good and industrious
boy, you can earn a calf all yourself.”-
“ And if I do, never a sheriff shall lay a
finger on her 1" and with a proud sorrow I
went baok.to the field. - could not, go to
pasture that night, j Bbn and Neptune
brought home the ciowa., Neither could 1
trust myself with a sight of the barn-yard,
and slender appetite had I for my bread and
milk, for was it not Bossy’s milk ! Just be
fore going to bed, 1 crept round the house to
take a peep where Bossy used to be,. There
was the. 41 Old cow” and there “Star,”
chewing their evening cud. in sorrowful lone
I i ness. 1 took a. mournful pleasure in going
where Bossy had beeh, and I almost hoped,'
by some.strange lurn’of .wheel, she
might still ; be found behind the. shadows. —
Ah, it’s no use!” . I sighed, leaping against
b post, in the light of a young moon ; “ It's
no use ; Bossy has gone—my drove is gone,
and. nothing is left. When.l, grow op, no
sheriff-comos nearme—-I’ll never be in debt.
No taking my Bossy,.Mr. Sheriff!, ,-No, Mr-
Sheriff 1 -• Noi sir 1” and I shook .my finger
at the-ideal imagb oft that lespectahlo official
in stern defiance, '•
After going.to-bed, f • could not sleep for
thinking of the day’s sad history. - “ Joshua
is-best off; he’s got hislambi and I—rl have
lost- my- whole .drove, l ,and;.Bossv..ijalo-.ib,e
bargain.. -There -is-one - . be
in.deblJ ,1 wonder,-tylterojfiossy is
b!*Bossy.*T“Bossy ;”a and sleep ; bor« .me off
wtthu. Bossy.’in- irty heart .lo the -Jand of
dreamspo m-": 1 « 'v--.r-. •>- - !>!•. -.-d cu
-rSuth we»?my.6rstexperiencenof' a.odchb
lndependtnL - ;-*t *. .• u d —b— " , '■>
■ Christian RoTn,oged4o years, nn in*
mate of. the Lehigh’ county Pour House, was
on Friday-found frozen to death in North
Whitehall township. Rum.
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ffIITOIWSMEi
* ■s’ poor'wi(Jo# 1 frad lifftoiiSd^FV/Mtett^lft
‘KjtowieffllftNHP
Ml of .painful anxiety,and. %f£fi!
famiVh&
sp-un(iappy af l^Vl^Bt^‘ a io,'^hi'd^l
'' t.'- ni awHj3n»» >rt!ssa 77juK art/Tlo iurva I
gWVhere,^^
‘, must no® tf®
-»* : “ lev. W ga^ l^“^#«Tei ?P^> e ;
<afe!e lp;eaf,p Bpmttljina,(o!' Wvw n *,«:■* !
•His poor. .(nq\hej 3 ( TOi£. |
entreaties,- but it cost-a great deal to-tel niroj
,6by wbfit'Vo th^ndklfest Itf Sei MMfc,
could 'gefdW'boatd j
He asked'S gfeafrtm tiy Capfatris’ft ,lakfe’ hittf,
fui if was'dll iif V&in’.‘ ’ ’AlTefgqi ng ; f/Otfidfie
to 'an6tf)ef,"Wdory ''a ! nd 'sa3, ,! lre El rapbgTii: ’We'
reiilst fefyrfj to jjis
being a iuiden’io fief, roadEfilnfifSp&meiy'
miserable.'" &Wi
caniajn looking at'hih£ "‘Jd|ux |uiSPisaB'‘il| < B
said—
.-“ Please, sjr,.don’i.yoq
“ Prp .lopklngouLfprone., harg^-.said^ilip
Captain*, . ..„ ,-j „. fj )w Majlis one
, “ Oil, tlien. dear
" Show me ;.,, r , 11| ..
*• No one kpnws .mCKhete, aitisifli,we(e
in my own parish, ! could easily gel, snipp.’’
- “I can't,lakea boy, into inyc-ship .without
any recommendation.’.*,, , r.tii tK) ~• >.&
• " Oh, sir, I’ll be ao obedient-; Plkpo what*
ever ytoubid me.” 'i r, i» is) w. i;.-
Oh tlml’s welkenoughlo say, my good
fellow ; but'once for all,'! saydlJKnotibavo a
boy without his certificates***'’ 1 '
Poor John thought a moment; end’ looked
about 1 him with gffenV'sttdhesS;'' Surideaiy ! he
Trecblledted he had got his Bibldi ‘‘fle'lOOki!
out of bis pocket ,' and ''shdwfed' ihe r ba plain
what was Written on thefitst page;' 1 ’ ' ”
' '• Well, ttVy'bby'i I’ll fake you on that reft*
commendation.' 'Follow me "quick'To rnv
ship. I'’ 1 '’ ■
John is now on board, on h‘is'"way tp St.
Petersburgh. ARefa few days, 'a " violent
storm arose, and Ihe yesl’et was*in ' dangei 1 of",
of shipwreck, tn'itio midst j
confusion and alarm, John tppk'opV Kis Bible,
and read tha sth Psalm alaud io lhem, Hd'
then knelt ddwn, ; nml fearnestly praybdibQod
to make the storm cease, and to save them
from itsTury. One by oneylhe Bailors, 'and
even the captain, fell' ot> * rheir ftnees j and
prayed with him. It pleased God to' hear
their prayer;' the wind'ceaaed, ahd the ship
went on her way ‘in safely; ''■ ; :
“ It was happy (hr me'when' I' decided to'
lake you, my boy,” said ihe’ captain.’ ’''As
soon as we reach Si. Pelersburg'you "shall
have a day on shore, for yourprayers’ have
saved the ship,.” ,
He kepi his promise, and the boy employed
his holiday in going, all over tl)al latge ar\d
beautiful city. -He stopped in front,, of i(ie
Emperor’s palace, apd, siopd, still, admiring
all the magnificent carriages wjijcpwere pas.-
sing.to and fro. While thus employed, he
saw something fail out or opq .of therp. He
picked it up ; it was a : beautiful diampnd
bracelet.. He ranafter- the. carriage, and
called out to the coachman to-stop, hut.it,was
useless. -The carriage was.soon.out of sight.
John went back direoily to the captain, and
showed him what he had foupd; -u
“You’re a lucky fellow, John : these are
very valuable diamonds.”" ■
“ Bui they-are not mine,” answered John.
" Where did you find them' 1 !” v ‘ •'■
“ They fell out close to me; 1 picked them
up nnd ran aftef the - carriage, bm the-coach
man drove on, and neither saw nor heard
mo. t
“ Well, John, you did all you could lo i give
them back to''their owner ; how ’they are
yours, you can.selljhcra in London, arid get
a great deal of money for them.*’
But John was to-honest lo v be,, caught by
the W v
“ No, no, 'Captain, the diamonds’ bite not
mine. If ive had’n storm in’ returning, to
England, I.could'ndt pray to the Lord, tViln
such dishonest intfehtioria in my heart; atid
what would become of usthen," ' '■
*, Ah, I had not thought of pdid the
captain, who only wanted, to try come,
we’H try a fid fin,a the owner.” ~, ~ , , \ t ,
He was soon discovered, and Jultn received,
£5O ns n reward for his .-honesty.,. An .im
mense sum for him! Am ho CnptamVad vide,
he laid it-out in ..furs, which -he afterwards
sold in England for double the price they.had
cost this little, fortune, .-and a
- hearh he began -bigujourney
home;'-iHe saw the cottage - where.'he .had
left hiapoormother; but'-the path wasmli
gtrowti ovdf with "grassj-ibe » windowaowere
shot op, the house etnptiy; “ Poop 'John
was almost brokenhearted. ■ ho
thought “my poor mother dicd i br , W9nt : atid
misery.” T -But recognized'One of'flie
neighbopsj who rtm up to hint,'arid ; told l hWt
his mother tfoSRWW wHf;
though ’i almshouse.' Vtfiih Whit dev
light how hhjipy hh‘d; graldtui
John'fell wbeir-he broughl'her' back, to'fher
'••lt'iS delight-to
take pgire, oilier^
labor, J ..-t 1 .-.cri—
, .-.Now,-dear children, it ywisjSie Bible.vlbnt
made Joho-oo 1 honestr faißifitl MiijyQfcjiig9&
youtbjHthak gave.-bint- tb%.!kbpistedg%fce£
spirit his hear* was andohe becadte
ihe joy.of his mother’s ! heari(--arid a blessing
to this world. ’ - '• • ■-'** m s-.-. ---.-ii ,
Brag is a good Dog—Hold-fast is heller.
Wpß*
i .«•'■"■ ■■■> l ~~*v- ■■ -
jpHirt arf
One-serene eveniog on
-ojfS? masterT/Klbe
ed among jD 'of’lfcahetgS'iri
4favt;ZZ,dwf#&
i yes.?e|^tp?se
; «En»;<l«fcely : .wedgpd dpse&t*, andjt
| sion of (S«i|>
: enchptherasfarffs^ha-eyecouidrerfcfiishow.,
i «toc*eB
up in that qUarter/rfJKrlhai'il hnd Probably
jie«p;6o,f(lEn* Cftp^in
feel ;ajipgqiher.,6alufiptl jvuh
■&ki»iw»iiQ£Hiibma J itliflM l^eingl ; ! p.a, wind, ,h?
■CouldtWot'imdyejoOftjivaynaf,. the -alb *, ao.d-,he
4heVa(brt JtBpl,a*;Slrict'!wotch, I kncwjpg Jlhal
■te/ long ißsthe icebergs con,
in iheipTespecliverf lateS.: -, l/r,,'j r r
J ’ i '-Abmu'»midnigbtithecwfnd rtwalo a gale,
•'iwsifnpttftlefJby ihick- showersiofsnow, white
i 6nremendoUs4hdsderiogjgtind>'
Img,7ifidls feSshirigmalsefe,‘gave Tearful cvkienfee
that *tbt? : Thfe =->Vessel
Tria/ived'"' viblritftsshofetfs;’ every- moment ;Tor
' lie BF J this' 'atmosphere prevented
"tHS&ef oih ooard ‘ rfBm ~dlS;bferiri| diJ
reclion the open water lay_or“H~ih¥te'6eTUolH'
mfimt s&,* -Tho
K)ght‘was'spent q^s^ 5 Sffferf aS ’ahV
Jiaq,noi sustained any seribu? injury,
j^rjynafked/wtih^s^^
igipj !S e hqcfs * 'lnnd'on I He' ‘ p rOceiiing
eve^g^o^^jpwe^t^Ve'l^Wt'VM
fecfn BqpaTpied.anajiswangod ijy jhe wind,
and;in pjacpa
ilstcpurs&qniong them,qs, jar na ilie qye,could
\dtBCnnt rri .i 1 :■:, ■, ; J... 1, „ ,
iv. It waatwo rpil?S; beyond jhn. entrance of
,th n ei,.. thn Vu .ahi i>. made,.-iia, appearance
•about-oqon.v'Thosunishnoe; bjigWy ni lh?
time,-and A gentle bryeseblew. from the north.
A*-first-some intervening' Icebergs prevented
Gaptaini WarretisTrom distinctly seeingony,
thing'but her mafels j but tie wna-slnick with
ihesirange-'inonner in-Which- her sails were
disposed; and'wiih'ftho dismantled aspect of
hfer yards and rigging;- -'She continued logo
beforW tbewlod Ibr a'few ’Hbrlongs, and then
grduridirig upon-the 'ldw 'icebergs,-remained
motionless. .. >
"Cfepiain Wart-fens’ curiosity was so much
esqijed .tW.be Trnnfedmlfely i’enpt into'the bbdt
wi(h several searhen, and'/owed towards her.
On,.approaching, Tie observed Thai her hull
was' miserqbjy weatherbeaten and nrit a soul
appeared on the deck, which was covered -
with snow to. a considerable'depih, He baili
pd her crew several times, answer waj
returned. /.Previous to slopping on board, an
open porthole near the mqin qhains. caught
bis ey.e, and. on-looking imp il, he perceived
a-man reclining back,on achuir, will) writing
materials on e table before him, l/ul .ilie fcp.
bleness oflbe-iight made.evorylhing indistinct.
The party went upon- deck, -and , having-re
moved the hatchway, which was closed, they
descehded to-the cabin. They first cnmetlo
the’npnrtrrient which Captain-Warrens viewed
throifgtj fhe p'nrt-hol'fe.’ A tremor seized-him
as he eniercd il. Its inmate retained his'fori
mer position, and’"'seemed tp be insensible Wi
strangers. ' Ile' : was fobbd'tb bevd- corpe,
anj green dam mould had Coveted his checks
and forehead, life cl Veiled his'ripen eyeballs}—
He haid a pen in his hqnd,.at)d alog-boolnny
hefore h’tmj the last sentence in whose utifin"-
ished page ran thus ’
, “ Nov, We have nbwljepb en
closed in the ice" syenlcpn'days. The fire
went out yesterday, hnd our master has been
trying ever since to kimjle it again wiiltpot
success. His wjfe .died \hU ir) orD ing.-, There
is no.relief,.” „ , , ~, ‘
. Captain .Warrens,and his seamen hurried
from tho'spot, without .uttering a word,. Op
enterina the principal cabin, the first,. object,
that attracted, their.attention^,was the dead
body of a female-reclining oq a bed in on 01.
litude of deep interest, ends nlienlion. , Her ’
cAuntennnce relained the -freshness 6f life, i
add a'contraction-of Iho limbs showed that
herforni was inanimate, ■ Sealed on the floor
was the corpse of an - apparently young man
holding a steel in. one hand, and eflint in the
other, as if in.t-he act of striking fire upon '.
some tinder -which. lay beside'him. In the
fore pa'rfoT the "vessel several sailors were
‘fit their berths, and live
body of n’bhy'yvas cVoiiched'utTjje'hottom'of
the.,gangway^stairs/" Neither 'provisions nor
fuel cp’ulil he, discovered ( any tylicrc, but Q>j>-
tain, lynrrcns was prevented by’the super
siitionq bis seamen, from rixnm
i.O.itigjtte.Vessel qs mjnutelyqs he "wishcd'io
have done, Ha ihcreforo .rarficd away t|ie
lt?g-hoqk,.alreq(ly.(ncniiqntid., and,
his pnn.ship, and immedjately aieered ta the 1
southward, deeply imprpqsed with the awful ’
exarnpla.which lie hai just witnessed of.the
danger of, navigating the Mgr, seas in high
norrhern klitudesa *u .r-i.,,.;.-. .-
<'On;retuin lOi Engl,and,iho made ,various
inquiries respecting vessels that) had disop.
pearedin att uqknqwn :way, and-by ootnpsr,
ing.the, rAultof inforigniiott which
was afiijrued by written documents in,htapos
sessirin, bp-ascertained Mho name-and history
of-the 1 imprisoned ship'flnd of her unfortunate
riißsterj hnd'found that hhfe -had been-froaen
thi rtririnP 4’feh id ptevloiiswo the hisxdisa
WV'dVin|bh/’ l a s mobd'lhe^ , icci^-Wi’shtirnjfe>‘
-r;-:r m -r-r^— —iu bBijr^-~tri>
t!-Bißrytwng^ep!kmjm7KwjK;.iflopflh( r ft^,
dyV*ye,4aj(equesied>tQ ? r,feluriiii,osJt,is,of
to anyone but ... ~,,
;';juE Papers are full of!runf'rpurders, mid
wiTenufd about nil opr shcel.witli lltp.various
details. '
■-' r
« ii Wa»' L
ctjßlwpD^Vsahte^lewa^
: fla ftiaVt
»*sft firjiew
HwfertoutWcnof tb%la
Uw Jd )(to'.ipeace»j(<iß dignitjHof
Wi^yr;;i.tJfcte^wefeihe j meta ofdGbddwwUy
aikrng fafTediiad HeayeiKldipirtlfyj tbe;tbl«iO«b
iiairrtsf touliofcihet .fyeijibliog victtm?;llfaem
■«(08 the ’iplaifartni lhei
dppp , v ind,r'obtei^ : «f!folf :
shivering
ate bis crime by yielding up.tbisririiaarabla
-lire as:(hd lasi Tea sob .hpi could feaddo.avil
doeri. fi;'That>^ejimitiafeiiras pilKb, preacher,
ibbeddn-aHVookhof- girlby «: black
aashyantboif bis browthedalal
ihist dreasingfor tUegrave ihatlisoracledinan
crfiedoul :;”!i'!;s jls-i ..» J- rr.--;. ■•
'-riiilOreht ,Gdrfii Oh'i.imya-God an
j?nd HiJvecieomei tojl ;Merci(ul;,G(«S>-ilqok
dbwq i on- nre)|! •■ Ob I -Loyd r-ha»% npetcy >ob
tny soul'li ItwathinUhal did «. ■•
To his dying moment did that terrified man
of
fend ilum'in; anything.-ilhbl beloved her, :and
Imbrued bis handin her.' blood.jflthafhand
w'iih n’hiohiethree 'short inbhlhai before»bs
hnS pledged'her.lds Me bnd.proleclion,: ’
;i -j Wc! havp never bend of &.mca&barrowJng
scene iham the ■ deal h-df shriek*
ed wiih deFroK .ories./or mercy were
phenusr But he rhad'beeit: guilty, of .one of
'thefoulest.-murders on. record, and-be must
safety of'society .demanded hJslife.
■He cdulrKnot "escape his.--, fate,
xviihthqbalter aboulhia neck, andlhehatchel
warreisedtoi sever ihecordT-whicUsbould
launch bim. 'with his; -sins :fulUblowo into
eternity.}( and there; looking upon thp terrible
pnsKnodjihe •dreadful fmure.did he raise his
voice and ulter ihe 'fearful 'warning against
theuseof Intoxicating drink. ’ ■ ' i
* Will ihe’&orld hear and'heed the words of
this ..despairing man 1 .'.‘t.Dbd'ihhl I ishould
come to siiclrao end! Jt was; rum that did
Ir/’J'WiIV those wba.daily pul an enemy in
iheir .moulhs tdjsteal away (heir brains lisien
to th!s; VOicdi>from.'tt murderer’s grave t—.
“ Tell' them to ten veliquor alone ; it has been
tha deathof;jncWeeping and groaning
us (the grave opened’ beneathbis feet,.h9
screamed, ‘JiGod' help me!” ‘‘God’.fotfgivo
me I” “ Christ assist-me to . pass through
this struggle I”
i ;This is noifancy.’pictuic, but drawn, word
forr.word;.frora lbD scene in lha prison. It
was rum that .did it.”— Cleveland Herald . ■
i. r-!) j,Jt good Story.
Two chops cbtjig in contact at one of our
restaurants febttife ilrtie 1 ' sihce,'and Avere rega
iling Over 0-“ lopg' ninei" when-the mud
and find roads became ‘h'e 'topic of the con
vemuon, -One observed that several coal
tesms'had'.been stdcU in . ih6 mud, axletreo
deep'and that he feaw twenty! yoke of r oJten
straining eve(y ’nerve but’without- effect.—
The other, ‘no doubt thinking that a very*
tough yarn, replied:
' ’’-That when he was coming to the city he
saw a man sitting oh n '-(fence cracking hia
whip and beljowing at a furious rate, be up*
prbached himftnd efiquired what waswrongl”
“Oh, nothing much;” replied the team
ster, *'only (pointing to tho road) F have a
Wagott and fojir : yoke of oxeh somewhere in
the mdd, and‘.(he phiguey brutes’won’tpull
a bit H’ i ■ t : •: a; ■ ■ .•
-At I hie-moment an old tioosier entered, who
heard only the windiag up' part of the'siory,
drew tip a chair and commenced a yarn
about what'he had aeen. h o
Says he, “Friend, were y6u ever on thg
Artierictin hntiomsl 1 crossed there once,
nnt( on, wading through ihe mijd, which', as a
mailer of course;'was hot'the'- test walking,
I'kickeddul a h'df, when a vdice which Said.
‘“C£lii( tjtat, 6ld-(el(6w',” saiuted itiy ears.
“Looking a’rOurtd' and’ seeing nothing, I
concluded lo give'll another kick; which I
did, when the sftme Voice was Heard’ to ex*
claim-, ■ ""
“ ‘Slop, you’re kicking hat !* ’
“ I then discovered ihSt amoVwai slick*
irig in lhe mud, and observed, t -
•‘‘ ‘Old (MtoWi; you'd belter bo getting out
of that btjfor'o riighf, or you will be dure to
ffiecze to death-(’ ho hallpwfed out, - ■ "
‘I don’t care a darn— l’ve a good Mvte
tthdermc ‘ - 1 -• *• - ■ ■
■ Hosier truths foh -wtvss;—Although
your husband may nbglcct lo give you a good
dress, do'not seek- revenge by giving hirrva
good dressing. -Do not .. hesitate - beteen the
choice of an expensive mamlonnd your hus*
band’s'afTection: the former may’fae dearer
to your incki but the loner should bo dearer
to yoUr bosom. Should your husband bring
a friend home to partake of yesterday’s bcefi
do not 1 bo tliurtish, but letavarm imilesisea.
son tWcdid repasts - Prefer:counlry* rambles
to towns lounges, Hhe- colo’r f of the rose are
brighter than the hues of si|k, and -Ihe dew
drops''puishinathe-'jeweliers l gem. Never
denyyOor husband the pleasure of smoking
a segar by the fire’ride,* it is (hd;‘dom'es(ic
peaw. .j &o ,careoj;in ;brwving
“thecup which chpers, UuVitolinebriates
strqogJpn
'This, hand Stycl) >yafp)edgedpf the altar, is
gpi saving'on and,
tempter, as jou spw, ,eo,sha|l
P«M (
l? R^Air,,,wjfcs ; in
“»>&^M(o.w«l
fte pp about a
ks&ibteAi.- arQ&V if.KVi I' .-j-y.-d ;•'
rhey open; (lea-jiods With i'opystei-.hViifer Itv
d riving lidrsas, they hiVe[ two' men to qach
quadruped—one’in hold the‘feigns, and
other to cVy, “ iviroa!”