Mi. Can: If IheToHowlhgline* ire worth on insertion, pleflM publish and oblige (he wither. We hare many men of (be chancier described below, acme of whom are almost del* fled when they die and leare a part of what the/ hare Wrung Irm the poor, to , ’ B. >&. E. 1 Are youright In Ihtw constantly atrifing t ''isasSKSSfiSW l TfcefaHiSyi talmhbUißomehtOfcaael QWe over the i And the spirit letiflw Vvm aeuei Bnt dtinessad doßesitiiHa ro«? M}»ws equaesa <2§jli worldly wealth. »u nought of the Joy otaye. n of the dbthlrig love ,Bat cent per ceat£-rjgbt QnwwdinoTe, In DW« track, *t u crowed—above 1 The grade la downward and easy. ' Don't Uke the landing f trust your skiU To cheat the Devil;, mike yopr will, Of every dollar bequeath a mill In aid of ebe Church, /t will joar coabcjence sfili,' ‘ To doubt bo Iqbocnsj, r Mqreovar, bjen yoar-ehalUny Tout heart, or aoul, or spirit! nay, Your moneybags! you'll make display In pious pripts. ana prV«t« will pray < fit Peter safe to odj<yqa; Tis true their prayTt may not avail, .** Like print, like people”—each may fefl Above, but styckau Bank or Hail* sOth'pray*ra of D. from Oxford Or Yale, Mart make a Ueavento fit you. Yet where to placeJt Pm parried to tell* Tho* under 4 gold-mine would do qdite weH: Then your thoughts would ba upward, for aye in Hell The lofty old spirit from tfearen that fell Won’t be pestered with souls so small. Uttle space will be needed, for millions of such Might cling to one nugget, andgrovelllng clutch Thi coveted Joy of the gold you touch, Aod u your Joy will be fall,’’ tho’ It won’t be nnch, Wbeu down to your place you crawL fcntmntins Narrative. Tie Creole Slave Betrayed. Let us again introduce the reader to Nich olas, as bis hoe manly figure, marked with impressive features,stands before us in Grab guv’s work-shop. Tall and finely formed, he has grown lo manhood, retaining all the fiery impulses of h's race,' Those black eyes waoderiog irresistibly, that curl of con tempt that sits upon his lip, that stare of re venge that scowls beneath those heavy eye brows, and that hate of wrong, that ever and anon pervades the whole, tells bow in his heart burns the will that would bear the op pressor’s lash—that would emb r ace death rather than yield lo perfidy. He here (ells us “I came here sold—so they told me—by God’s will. Well, I thought to myself, isn’t inis strange that the curious God—they tell me he loves everybody—should sell me 1 ll all seemed like a misty waste to me. 1 re membered home—l learned to read myself.— 1 remembered mother, I loved her, but she lell ms, and I have never seen her since. - I loved het, dear mother! I loved her—but ttiev said she was gone far away, and I musn't mind if I never saw her again. It seemed hard and s!range, but I had to put up with it, for they said I never had a father, and my mother had no right jo me, (his piercing black eyes glare, as fervently he savs mother /) i (bought at last it was true, ior every body had a right to call me nigger —a blasted white nigger as wouldn’t be worth nolh'og. And then they used to kick me, and cuff me, and (ash me ; and if nigger, was nigger, [ was worse than a nigger be cause every black nigger was laughing at me, and telling me what a fool of a withe nigger f was that niggers was nobody, could be nobody and was never intended for nobody, as nobody knew wnere white niggers came irom. Bui I didn’t believe all (his; i( wasn’t sen sible. Something said—Nicholas! you are ius; as good as anybody; learn to read, write and cvoher, and you’ll be something vt. And this someilnng—l couldn’t tell witai il was, nor describe n—n seemed ir resistible m iis power to carrv me (o be that somebody it prompted in my feelings. I was white ant) when 1 looked at myself I knew t wasn’t a nigger; and feeling that every body could be somebody, 1 began to look forward to the lime when I should rise above the burden of misfortune that seemed bearing me down into the earth. And then Franconia, like a sister, used to come to me and say so many kind things lo me that I felt relieved and resolved to go for ward. Then I lost sight of Franconia, and she seemed so pretty and loved me so affec tionately. How long it seems since I have seen her. She dressed roe so nicely, and parted my hair and kissed me so kindly and said good by when I left her, so in regret. I never can forget it. And it wai then Ihey said I was sold. Mr, Grabguy said he owned me, and owning me was equal lo doing what he pleased with roe. Then I went home to Mr. Grabguy's ; and they told me that Mr. brapguy owned me just as lie owned his great btg dog they called a democratic bull dog, the foreman said he paid a democratic ten dollar gold piece for him. They used to sav me onlv difference between me and ttie flog was that the dog could go where he pleased wi.hout being lashed, and I couldn’t. And me dog always got enough to eat, and seemed a great favorite with everybody, Whereas I got more kicks than cucumbers, didn’t seem to be liked by anybody, and, if i got enough to eat I had nobody to thank hat good old Margery, the cook, who was kina to me now and then, and used to say, “I like you, Nicholas I” And that used to make me so happy I Old Margery was coal black, but 1 didn’t care for that —the knowl edge ol somebody loving you is enough to light up the pathway of life, and make the heart feel contented. In this manner roy thoughts went here and there and every where ; and the truth is, I had so many tho’ts that 1 got completely bewildered in thinking how I was lo better myself, and bo like other folks. Mr. Grabguy seemed kind lo me at first —said he would make a great mechanic of me, and give me a chance to buy myself.— l ' 1 didn’t know what this great buy myself meant at first. But I soon found out—he tells us that we mast speak with caution— that I roust pay so many hundred dollars afore that I cab be like other folks. The kindness Mr. Grabguy first exhibited to me didn’t last long; he soon began lo kick me, and cuff me, and swear at me. And it ap peared to’me'ha if I never could please any body, and so my feelings got so embittered I dido’tiknow what to do, 1 was put into the shop among the men, and one said, nigger get here! and another said, nigger get there I and they alt seemed to be inclined not to help me along. And then I would get into a passion, but that never made things better. The foreman now and then said a hind word to me, and whenever he did, it made my heart feel so good that I seemed a new being with brighter hopes. Well, Mr, Grabguy. put me to turning the grindstone—the men i > 1 ; I '. I ii(l fryfij j ‘liW y^wawl > - •-3 .skcßiH oißfiTßßsj'*- - «»•< ,’’ r ‘k''> >U'M .ai; pm!i' 'np i;iv ,. J V..IH ■WmH‘ W'B®pfe» *k?»K - .» • c;-:-', •’*? ’” ! ' ' ‘" ■” l ° -•-.■•■:7)v/ • , ...ji,'.<._jn , > < j.Tcjtil' I ' .' ' ~ - _ ■ • ! oi’l sj)u.i,/i iivi k -iV. vrtab ml ; V! >,■ •.;. t tj > ' . t. : . *■ • * * r : ds CO.. , „ V YOi. 2. used lo throw water Jo tny face when they ground their chisels, and their plane, irons, and axis and adzes—l learned, {o saw, ,io plane boards, and then to mortice and frame, and make mouldings, and window-sash and door frames. When I could do nil these master used to say I was bound, to make a great workman, and, laughingly, would say I was the most valuable property he ever owned. About Ibis lime I began to find out bow it was that other while folks owned themselves and master owned me; bat then, if I said anything abopt.it, roaster might lie me up and lash me as he used (o do; andso.l re mained quiet, hut kept a thinking. Bye-and bve I got perfect at the carpenter’s trade, and I learned engineering; and when I got engi neering perfect, I took a fancy for making stucco work and images. And people said I learned wouderously fast, and was the best workman far or near. Seeing these things, people used lo come to me, and then end by wanting me to make them specimens of stuo. co. I seemed liked by every bodv who came to see me, and good people had a kind word forme; but Mr. Grabguy was very strict, and wouldn’t allow me to do anything with out his permission. People said roy work was perfect, and master said I was a perfect piece of proper ty ; and it used to pain ray heart when mas ter spoke so. Well, I got to be a man and when the foreman got drunk master used, to put me in his place. And after a while I got io be a foreman altogether; but 1 was a slave, they said, and the men wouldn’t follow mv directions when master was away ; they all acknowledged that I was a good workman, but said a nigger should never be allotted to direct and order while people. 7’hal made my very blood boil as I grew older, because I was whiter than many of them. Howev er, submit was the word j and I bore up and trusted Heaven for deliverance, hoping the day would come soon when its will would be carried out. With my knowledge of me chanics increased a love of learning, which almost amounted to a a passion. They said it was against the law for a nigger to read ; but I was raised so far above black niggers (hat I didn’t mind what the law said, so 1 got “Pilgrim’s Progress,” and the Bible, and “Young’s Night Thoughts,” and from them I learned great truths; they give me new hopes, refreshed my very soul and made me like a new clothed being, readv to soar above the injustice of this life. Oh, how I read them at night and re-read them in the morn ing, and every time found something new in them, something .hat suited my case!— Thfougii (ho inKiKst/J , [ saw freedom hanging out its light of love, fascinating me, and enticing me lo make a death struggle to gain it. One day, as I was thinking of my hard fate, and how I did all the work and master got all the monev for it—and how I bad to live and how he lived—master came in look ing good natured. He approached me, shook hands with me, said I was weight in gold, and asked me how I would like to be free. 1 told him 1 would jump for joy, would sing praises and be glad all dav long. “Aint you contented here, Nicholas 1 be inquired. 1 told him I did not dislike him, but freedom was sweetest. Give me a chance for my“ freedom, roaster, and yet you may know me as a man, said I, feeling that to be free was to be among the living ; to be a slave was lo be among the moving dead.— To this he said, he always liked me, was proud of me, had unbounded confidence in my directions over bis men, and always felt safe when he went away from home leaving things in my charge. In view of this case, Nicholas, says he, I have come lo the conclusion —and it’s Mrs. Grabguy’s conclusion too--lo let you work evenings on over time for yourself. You can earn a deal of money that woy if you please ; just save it up and let me keep it for you, and in consideration of your faithfulness I will set you free when you get a thousand dollars pul into my hands. Now that’s gen erous—l want lode the straight thing, and so does Mrs. Grabguy; and What money you save you can iput into Mrs. Grabguy’s hands for safe keeping. She is e noble minded woman, and will take go6d cate of it. This was to me like entering on a new life of hope sod joy. How my heart yearn ed for the coming day when 1 should be free like oilier folks I I worked and struggled night and day, and good Mr.,Simons befriend ed me, and procured many little orders, which 1 executed, and for which I got good pay. All my earnings I put intp Mrs. Grab guy’s hands, and'she told me she would keep it for me safe, till I got enough to buy my freedom. My confidence in these assurances was undivided. 1 looked upon Mrs. Grab guy as a friend and mother; and goad Mr. Simons, who was poor but honest, did many kind things to help me out. When 1 got' one hundred dollars in missus’ bands I jump ed for joy; wiih it l seemed to gel over the first difficult step.^\. Then missus said I must take Jeruslm for my wife, 1 didn't like 1 Jdrusha at first—she was almost black; hilt' missus said wo were both slaves, hence tliat could be no objection. As missus’ orders were equally positive as master’s there was no alternative but to obey it, and Jerusha became raw wife. Weyiqre lawfully married, aud missus made a nice lit tle party for us, and Jerusha loved me and" was kind to roe, and her solicitude for raj' welfare made me 1 repay her lord. 'd pitied her condition, and she seemed to pity mine ; and I soon forgot that she was blackj l end we lived happily together, and hadtwo chil-; dren, which missus said were hers.'' - It was ; I hard to reconcile this, and yet it was so by 1 law as well as social right. But then rrtissus 1 v*'*’ 17 • • - ! '■ ‘'Mi.-', j * •.«« j **. j .t.'.s 1 * hv.vv- - L “THBiGITATIOK OPTHOOOHTI9 THEBBOINCUrJO 0 P WISDOM.’? WmSBOROI'GU, MCA COUSTT, PA., TfICRSMY MOSSING, JATOART ti, 1856. Wasklnd to Jaroshe, aod let bee her tittle tit 1 four' dfqlljurs! a jhavipg leafnedto make dresses, 4lie coulcTpay, and havea small surplusih'Jlayby week. JerushekhewT was struggling for freedom, and sbe would help me to buy, iliatj freedom, knowing, that if j was free I would 1 return her kindness, and, struggle\o make her free and our children free,' Yeats rolled on—we had placed, nearly 'five hundred dollars in missus’ bauds; but how vain "Were the hopes that had borne us through so .many privations fur-.ljie accumu lation of this portion of our price of free dom! ’Master sold my children—yes, sold them! He wilt not tell me where nor to whom. Missus will neither see nor bear mo; and master threatens to sell me to New Orleans if I resent this act. To what tribu nal can I appeal for justice? Shut frotn the laws of my native land what justice is there for the slave where justice makes its law op pression I Master may sell me, he cannot vanquish, the spirt God Iras given me i never will I yield to his nefarious designs. I have but one life to yield a sacricfie to right, 1 care not to live for wrong I” Thus he speaks as his frenzied soul burns with indignation. His soul’s love was free dom and he asked but justice to achieve it. Sick at heart, he has thrown up his zeal for his master’s welfare, which bore him on ward—summoned his determination to resist to the last—to die rather than again confront the dreary waste of a slave’s life. Grabguv has forfeited the amount deposited by Nicho las as a part of the price of his freedom— betrayed his confidence. He tells ua his simple story as the work men with fear on their countenances, go heedlessly about the foom. As he concludes, Grabguy wiih sullen countenance, enters the great door at the end of .he budding ; he ia followed by three men in official gaibs, two of whom bear manacles in their hands.— Nicholas’ dark eyd flashed upon them, and with an instinctive knowledge of their er rand, he seizes a broad axe, salutes them, and defiantly cautions their advance. Grab- Iguy heeds not; and ns the aggrieved man slowly retreats backward to protect himself with the wall, still keeping his eye set on Grabguy, two negroes make a sudden spring upon him from behind, fetter his arms as (he officers rush forward, bind him hand and fool and drag hrm to the door, regardles of his cries for mercy ; they bind him to a dray’ and drive throngh the streets to the slave pen of draspum. We hear his pleading voice, as his ruffian captors, their prey secure, dis appear among the busy crowd. Not long since, when (he cars drew up at one of the stations on the New York and Erie road, a curious looking man was seen to peer anxiously through The window at (he dif. ferenl persons on the platform. Presently he beckoned 10 an individual, who cams up to him and pulling his head out of the window, he whispered in (he man’s ear in a cautious tone, but loud enough for those in the vfcinity to hear him. My friend, can you tell me if there is an officer of jusiice near here? No, I cannot, replied the man, I am a stranger here myself. By gracious! that’s bad! exclaimed !the inquirer, I’m sorry for that—the cars ’llj-be off agin in five minds. I’d like to know if there’s one around —What'll I do? and out of the car he bounded, and was soon upon the platform, running first to one end and then to another, inquiring if there was an officer around. Very soon the rumdr got abroad that an immense robbery bad taken place and the news fiew from mouth to mouth liM it reached the ears of an old resident, who, anxious for the honor of the town, rushed off alter the squire who lived bard by, and just as the cars were abolu sta• i‘ni, thev arrived on the ground together, brea-bless with haste. Wliete’sihe man that wanted an officer? inquired the squire, when he could get breath. Here he is ! shouted twenty voices at once in an excited lode, pointing out the individual who made the inquiry. ■ \ Are you an officer of jusiice? saiuNthe latter, looking at the squire intently. , 1 \ Yes, yea, was the reply, what have you been robbed of, and where’s the man. you wish.to have arrested? Then I’m satisfied, sard the man, without answering the interrogamry, —and he was about entering the cars again. But where’s the man vyuoibns been rob bed ? again asked the squire with some im patience, and where’s thq thief? why don’t you point him out at once 1 1 didn’t say nothin’ about po man .bein’ robbed, replied the inquirer—and didn’t want you to. arrest nobody neither—l only wanted to know if you was around, and - now I’m satrafied. The steam whistle, uttered a shriek just hen, and,the train started. , Give Yohb Child a Paper.—A child beginning to' read, becomes delighted;with a newspaper, because he reads the names of things vshich areiefoiliat; and will progress accordingly. A newspaper ip one year is worth a quarter’s schooling .to a child, and every father mualiconstdet (.hpt substantial information is connected with advapcempni. The mother of a family being one of the heads, and having more ipimediate charge of children^'should hprsetf bp .instrpotpr.A iptrtd occupied, becomesifortified againsi the ills of life, and iabraced for apy emergency. The iilerfeoulrso of friendship is a cordi al 1 for (He heart. It 1 beguiled rhei hour of griefi.gently weans (he thoughts from the eel fiehneS’sof sorrow, End'gives the mburhef lb feel that earth is not a wilderness. ■ w M W V-* M Where’a the Squire? ,jjt f iffti • Ifi ■ iNaUrisihi : yoUig iJader Dlffl^uities. . ■ -.ttprrespqndent pf t h ejtnichefiocher fur tpshtja to iha editor of that, journal, foj-. lowing sketch of the purity of tbe elective franchise in the State of bhio s In the oprth-weslero portion of (he Stale,- in the couyty of Anglaize, there is a town ship, the citizens of which are principally German, and notwithstanding their “sweet; accent,” (hey arc all -Democra>s of the reg ular strips. From the lima of the'erection of the county up to the year 1853, there had never been a Whig vole cast in the township spoken of, althougb ihere were over six hun dred voters; but at the fall election of 1 ' that year, upon counting the ballots, it appeared that -there was one -Whig among them.-- There was the proof,-a regular straight-out Whig ticket, and they dare not pass it bv.— This caused great commo-ion ; tbeir escut cheon was dimmed; there was a amongst them ; that blot must be wiped out, and with their courage—Dutch of course— up to fever heat in (he shade, they went to work slyly 10 find the man who had dated to vote the "Vig dickelbut their labors were unsuccessful. In.the mean lime anoth er year rolled round, and the good people were again assembled at the election precinct. It had hot been forgotten, however, that at the las! election some one had voted the “Vig dicket j” and it was now the subject of open remark and wonder. While they were having an out-door dis cussion of the subject, Sam Starrett, a late immigrant from the eastern shore of Mary land, came along, and demanded the cause of tha commotion. “Veil, ve vas vondering who it vas wat voted de Vig dicket at lust election,” said an old Dutchman. “It was me,” Sam said, “and it wa’nt no body else 1" “1 dinks not,” said the old Dutchman, and the balance shook their heads incredu lously. “I tell you it was though," said Sam, pull ing out a Whig ticket, “and may I be chawed up• if I aint going to do it again. I’ll let you know that 1 am an independent American citizen, and will vo,e just as 1 please, and yon can’t help it, by Jemima !” So in he went to deposit bis ballot. There sal the three old Dutch judges of election, “calm as a summer morning and true to bis word, Sam handed over bis ticket, open. One of the judges look it, and scan ning it a few seconds, handed it back towaid the independent voter, and said: “Yaw, dat ish a Vig dicket.” “Vat you sov?” said the old Dutchman, his eyes big with surprise ; “put him in de box ?’’ “Yes-sir.ee, put it in the box I I’m going to vote it!” “Oh I no I nix goot, nix soot, dat ish a Via dicket.” “Well, I reckon I know it’s a Whig ticket,” said Sam, “and I want you to pul it in the box dat nation quick too.” “No, no I dat ish not good; dat is a Vig dicket; we not take ’em anv more,” said the judge, turning to receive “good dickets” from some of his German friends. Sain went out and cursed dll all was blue —said he had come there to vote, and he’d he flabbergasted if he “want goin’ to vote in spite of all the Dutch in the township.— So aOer cooling off a little, be dgain went in and tendered his ticket, very neatly rolled up. The old judge took it again, and not •withsunding Sam’s demurring, unrolled it and looked it over; then turning to Sam in a manner and tone which could not be mis understood said: “I tells you dat ish a Vig dicket, dat it ish nix goet; and dat we not take-’em any mote!” Sam again retired, cursing all Democrats generally, and the Dutch particularly, and assigning them (he hottest corners of the brimsiom region ; and was going on to curse every tody that didn’t curse them, when he was interrupted by an old Dutchman in the croud, with ; “Sim Siarrett, I tells you vat it is, if .you will vole der Dimegrat the jldge and counsel tried in vain,to brpv beaij him, madeusein his evidence of the txpressob, “The creative power of a me chanic, ” tin -which the judge rather tardy aslpd' hint) what ho meiint by the' creative poterpfi; mechanic 7 “Why, my lord, ,v sa|d th|engihecr, “I mean that power-which en atbps a' man tp convert a goal’s tail into a jura’s wig.” ■■ it ehjoy to-day siop. W9rrytng v aixmt.,toi. tndrow, -Next week will be jus t .as capa blepr takiDg carp of itsself as this one; and Wm eliouldji npi ?—it .prill have seven days m»ip experience. fk.-i// him ;.■ .i.-i.'rii #ts>.*»«) j. PUBLISHERS! 1&! PROPRIETORS! ; T , T* O' J - Far} tii -Agitator.' EFFECTS OF KINDNESS. ETi JOG, A JBBREVUIITEi' I saw recently, ip the Agitatos, the de cision of a learned Judge ia ..relation to the use of the rod In’school, and cannot’ help lliinkingthat ilis.basedon the principle of truth and Juslice. Teachers are liable to be prosecuted and fined oryif ; not fined, sent to prison, idrorder to-satisfy the parents of ; tbe, pupils. Thus the: teachers are:at ihomercy of the pupils. If a pupil dislihes hia teacher i he goes home and tells his parents that his teacher out-Herods Herod, and the result is,, the arrest and imprisonment of the teacher oil og. the evidence of one pupil, which is equivalent to the testimony of a woman who swears to the criminal conduct of more than one man. I know of a man who, though innocent, was tried, convicted and committed, on the oath of a woman, who was notorious for her lying propensity. When I commenced teaching school, 1 framed for myself a law known os the “law of kindness,” and strove to act ,up to its very spirit. With ibis law kept in my mind, I ttied to initiate my scholars into all the se crets of the school philosophy, but the en deavor well nigh cost me mv health and life. I asked the wisest of my pupils how Massa cDusetls was bounded. “Massachusetts,” was the replv, “is bounded on the nftrth by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Tmkey, on the south by Prussia, and on the west by Asia.” My dander was raised’; but I put on a smiling face, and pointed out the errors into « hich the inglorious blockhead had fallen. I inquired what was the capital of Massachusetts. “Lon don,” replied the pupil, laughing. “No” ; said I in a gentle manner, “Boston, remem ber.’.’ The pupil laughed on. I said, “24 from 310 leaves how many ?” The stupid feigned not to notice my question. I repeated it. The scholars answer is what follows: 4’.*6. I was vexed, but my manner was gen tle, and I said, “No, it shall be 276;” On, on laughed (be pupil. 1 (old my class that the sun is 95,000,000 miles distant from the earth, and that it is the earih which turns over, day afer dav. A few days afterward I enquired what was the sun’s distance from the earth. One said. “10q.000,000 miles.” Another said, “15 miles.” Up popped a third, and exclaimed, “500,000 miles.” I blushed for the ignorance oi these children. After telling them that the sun’s dis : ance from the earth was 95.000, 000 miles, 1 asked which the sun or the earth Iffrnco viti uaiir, j iiCßOiluiaiq wciw oi Ullt* mind that it was the sun which moved around the earth. One of my scholars was'offended with me and told mo to my very teeth that I was a (yiant. I lifted up mv finger in a re proving manner, and the little rascal went on abusing me. Kindness is ctuel, especially in such cases as the above. Se*eritvof man ner, though painful to behold, is useful in cor recting the foibles of scholars. Disagreeable, but beneficial. A necessary ingredient of school discipline. Important to ensure good scholar. Melhinks it- wou.ld be cruelty personified for me to pass over the faults of my other wise agreeable pupils wi.bout correcting them. My manner of teaching roust be altered. 1 will be a little severe if severe 1 must be. My ausleek v had the desired effect; the at tention of my scholars was aroused, and tbeie'ore .hey improved. While hey Tea red, hey seemed to love me. I had no difficulty in making them acquainted, (to a greater or less degree according to their mental power*) ■with the general principles that govern the s -uclure of language. One of mv bovs, who is endowed with a good deni of energy and good judgement, composed a short piece about the earth, which, considering his con di ion, certainly d'd considerable ciedil to his mind. The following dialogue which occured be tween me and one of my scholars, whom 1 call Marv, though in many points calculated to provoke mirth, may give the reader un idea of the beneficial effects of the course which I pursued in teaching my class: Mary inquired of me if my parents were both living. I replied, “My father is dead, but my mother is still alive.” Mary asked, “Is your mo her clothed in mourning?” 1 an swered, “Not now. My father has been dead many years.” Mary said, “My mother is clothed in mourning for the dea.h of mv fath er.” I was silent. .She continued, “Is your mother fat ?! “Not very,” relumed I. “Is she pretty ?” asked Mary. “She has some pretensions to beau y of face,” replied I. Maty said, “How* old is she?” I told her. She said, “Is she pretty?” I nodded mv head. affirmative) v. “Was she ever sick?” inquired she. “Yes, often,” responded I. “Do you love your mother?” said she. 1 replied in the affirmative. “Whv do you love her?” demanded she. I answered;’“Be cause she is-a kind mother.” The'lit le girl saiffi. “Didyou dften kiss her? “Quiteoften,” said I. “Do you pray for her ?” Said she. “Always,” replied L ' She put to' me fhe startling queadon; “If she dies, will you cry?” I Was silent; would not tell the juvenile .que rist; 1 ' ' ' ■’ Mary is now ip her lenlh year. She is far above her, oljler,classmates, in point.of mind, as ihp sky .is above the earth. She learns quickly , but to tell the truth, she seldom at tends to her night .studies. So. young, a child; perhpps, ought not. to. make a- tnsk of her studjps; until aheia a little older-Bull-anr strict tvj>|i her,iwhen a regard for her ioteK improvement .demands it, even at the' expense pf liter-good: will., -.1 - ' A way-with the' blind love'whichsets its faco against the punishment due to a way- ward child! I rep««t, it I, Blessed di^Bi'i -’ P, . ?v W', P *n jWW. fIW to - us,i,iM!«aw%iilie most prpmioeoi;f(?r fbefetenuioD of bdreaohpdlaaf* Teachers MMiuai;bSfrov e grown into the profession by instinct, and can teach a good school extempore, show too much presumption or ignorance to merit the confidence of the guardians of children. Of the same general design are Teachers’ Associations for Mutual Improvement. We desbe in these, to group all the teachers of two or three contiguous townships into an association, to meet once a month from place to place, to spend the day ia relating each others’ experience, discussing the various questions that pertain to school government, different modes of leaching the different branches, listening in the evening to an ad dress from a clergyman, or other friend of education selected by themselves for that pur pose. To encourage teachers to vitalize these associations, we have recommended and stilly recommend Directors of our various districts to imitate the example of Directors in some of the best school counties in the State, to allow the teachers who attend these associa tions, tneir lime, the same as though they taught school. We are happy to learn that the Directors of a few districts, and especially Liberty have the noble generosity which their name implies, of encouraging their teachers tp improve themselves and their schools, by meeting one day iq each month for this pur pose. The consequence is they have there, a corps of live teachers, and though the asso ciation met on the cold Tuesday of this win ter, yet every teacher of that district was theie, and a more interesting and profitable sessioo of teachers we have rarely attended. In a few of the places where such associations have been appointed, the teachers have failed to come to them ; and these are the districts where the complaiets of the people are the loudest against poor schools. Just as might be expected. When we can not get ambition enough in mu tcaurco iu tmij tvr> «i. v . v f tjsclr profession from (he football degradation where it has been kicked about years enough. Let not (he teachers complain of low wages or a low appreciation of their calling. We desire to meet such teachers’ conventions in all the Districts of this county. We pledge our selves to stand by the teachers who will as semble for their own improvement and the elevation of the schools. We have more faith in this way of improving our schools, than in almost any other resource that is commit ted to our hands. We know that already it has galvanised a healthful pulse into a few dial i tcls and schools. We are looking hope fully to it, among other means to magnify our office and make it honorable only as it is use T fill lo the county. VlTe bespeak in this, as in every effort, the j co-operation of Directors and Teachers, At several of these associa tions, highly commending ibis plan of ciea.ing a deeper interest in these schools have been passed, showing a just ap. prccia.ion of our efforts in this direction, by which we have felt encouraged. In pursuance of ibis plan we earnestly invito tne teachers, whether of public or private schools, to meet ! as follows foi mutual improvement. The ex ercises we believe will abundantly pay for a Journey of from five to ten miles, the farthest that any will 1 have to travel. Westfield, Mopday Jan. S 8 2, o’clock P. M. Knoxville, Tuesday. “ 29 “ “ El Hand Wednesday 30 “ “ | Keeneyville, Thursday 31 “ “ NO; .27. Discussions.io the afternoon. Ad address in ihe evening, J. P. CALKINS. Co. Sup't. Stoey of the Campaign.—The editor of. the St. Joseph , Cycle, who was one of the proslavery troops sent to subdue Lawrence,' gives the following history of the campaign: Warriors numerous—seven hundred at Lawrence—seven hundred and fiftyat Wak arusa—the first above and ihe second below Lawrence scouting parlies scouring the country prisoners 1 brought do daily—pale; scared, miserable—surgeons solicitous—Gov ? and staff negotiating in Lawerence—exp'rea* ses passing hourly—warriors panting for bat* tie—spirits tip—spirits down—schnapps weather cold—storm rages—hail, rain, show wind—tents blown down—sheets and blank ets blow nop—fires blown out—ardor cpoiedf —warriors shiv ring —no aleepihg—much cohiplaining—-action desjred impatience growing--povender scares.-corn for one hojsa —s'blen for another;—officer tried for petit larceny-fined osyter3---prbsecuiion lb ffiriiish liquor. Va'ribus wors ted—an officiaf fir ring, warriors exhausted —going lb charge-express arrives—-peach declared-—ordered retf WKh n end^ m , -j Wnnir ybu rheel with riegleclj jdt itrouie you db'bxeflidh' instod,'of mortifying your , pride. Set ‘inpu t teSsening iKose oefecia Whidfj expdfte la neglect’; aijJ; : im^roye- ffiosh hiceu iteribßa which'hbnJmahd a'itemibftiiiii! iThe tvorlfi may ndt hut tfjey'cihqnl j Withhold theirres[«cti : deserve it.