THE DEAREST TO ML bi x. x, uoro. I lore tbß breath of the opening bad*, the eight of tnf cjtib at erory ««t>i -In or ® a^en the itarlfke eye* of tho prairie gnu*i ** *®^ e rom But »?« of U 1 " 61, °”’ 1,1 f***” tar “ me- > ' riori ft. Tolco of tb. gentle vrlniM, u they righlhrougilho Tis mumurof"f«r off dancing rilli, as it comet on the ov«- Ibo nrtM*of Ibeb’lrii, whoto Joyous layt ring oot In sweet harmony, Bal the gentle tone* of the mice I lore, Is dearer Ihr to mel I lorn to gaze on the glpriourf eon, a* U aloha ty ita bed In the drest And watch the moon Ja it* silvery Mght, emerge lrt>m the cloud* in the eaat, I lore to ait ’neaUi the sky of spring, when tho bright stars gloam out above. But dearßr to mo than sun or stars, ore the amllos of those I lord Sltcttl), Dying Advice of Hon. Ur, Smirk. Simon Smitlc was on his death bed. His son Samuel was standing by his sidd; and rthiie he was holding his father's, hand, his lather spoke lo him as follows : '•Sammy iam dying— Al the age of fifty, live. I wish you to pay strict attention lo mv dvmg advice 1 ” 11 Father I will ” “ And 1 wish you lo follow my advice aitor 1 am der..' ’ “ I will, father " Sammy,the neighbors,and all my friends tell me I haven’t an enemv in ihe world, and I believe 1 haven't. 1 want vou 10 under stand why I haven’t. It’s all owing lo poli cy bam ; policy, and nothing shorter. When I was of vour age, my boy, I was poor as a broken down village horse turned out to die. Age has at last broken me down, but 1 ain't poor thank policy ' Follow mv example, mid you will become richer by lar, than your father, Sammy,- and die without an enemy, as I dr ‘ Samuei wept, as in duly bound, but grief and ms handkerchief choked his ullerunce, so he said nomina, "li has always been my noiicy,” resumed Ihr dying Smirk “lo avoid giving offence in No matter what neonle said or did u> me—or any one else —right or wrong;—l nave always endeavored to forbear or sub mi,. wherever 1 could ; In be calm and cau nous on ah occasions, and to avoid the cs inbuion ol anv sign o( resentment. By long experience in ihis course, I have found that bv nersevenng to agree wilh-evervbodv skil uii' is a sure eventual guide to universal nciouMrit’, .mi uni '■ bm have you never haa any difficulty with nnv on*- ’ '•Nd - since'!'was twentv-one.” said the livin': man gasping for hreali. “ Reach me it nine water, and wet my Ups—thev are 100 mre her lo speak man. Tnere, mere,’' lie added a" his son obeyed him ; “lhal will do, an: vou shall be initiated m'o mv invariable, ami ii)t*uu,ibie polici bo deferential, Sam, doiereniiui. and coniro vour temper, and I'Uip' whenever vou sre’ a cnmce, have a in«. and a smile, ana a shalte of the hand ■i- cvervboiis . maik everybody \ and then wii iipi mor.. • but I imisii t be ineudiv t" viiunns, mas' “ Pri■ n■ 11v I humph be friendly in no nmiv , seem sc. Vll nn n-e • Hum comimc !'»" thirds of the comituimu. ami un- rnnsi I’ill u‘nHn. As for Ibe other 'lurO, though n ii wel' ic Keep their pond oimuon, they are on:v subordinate apenh in Hie building un uf a mac But don’l uet affronted with them. Oi. nn Sam ; never do lha’. Never kick a 'Mi- unies- ynu arc sure lie hasn’t any own c:, then kick away, if you like ’ 'I non 2l ms father was dying, Samuel cou i; nn help smiling at such language ‘ 1 tin: s right,” said the elder Smirk ; “I like in:. Smile again Sam, smile again.— to smiling ! have giuied many a friend,— ha. ue careful you don't smile at the wrong time A smile is a powerful weapon, but it must De used with judgmer. *■ LA vou kno«. Sam. whv i was always suen a favorite with the womer ” “ No. fate: ” l was aiwnvs careful, in tne place, to lee: m> wm wun women ; look care to un- demand ineir characters, their sentiments, leer ptirlicular vanities and hobbies, keep ing mv own ideas in the back ground, until . couio cnmcide with theirs. 1 always took care never to speak disrespect fully of the sex i never in the presence of a women, called n woman a woman, or a female I had hut one name, ladies, for all the leminme gender.’ ‘ how did you do when they differed, and asKec vour opinio.. ' worn; agree wild one, and a! !ne same nmc ivitn, ai Ihe olhers slyly, ns much as 10 sa> 'us ah a humbug, win; 1 am saving ’ — '■ t woman was ugly,! praised her inlellecl. i sie aiun'i Know anything, I’d praise her 'i'iue I’d seldom miss me man; : lor il is u ?''. immoral and a fool in ine bargain, in uo,. i is. n.ird to find nnybodv who hasn't some grind poini, or who.isn’l susceplible to naucrs u some wav or other ; and a man mus' a; r Too 1 who, determined to flatter, and mane m. inucrv accc|ilible, can't seize hold o some men., j r. mind, hear; form or face o me person he wishes lo nteasc, and feign, ing io aomire i., make lhai person friendly." " us: !bo slingv or liberal” ‘‘ Oh, be liberal, bo liberal, by all means,” sa'iii iht dying man, with a ghastly smile, “ iba; is, ii, senumen.. Whenever a gener ous ueec Ib done, exau uto (no skies. Al ways braise generous people Clap your nanus lor philanthropy, and then clap them in vour pocket, and keep I'nem there.’’ “Suppose a beggar asks alms of mo or [ nm called to contribute to some charitable ODief ’’ “ li any person bogs, sav certainly, my poo: woman, or my man, or my child, and 'non quick)v feel in your pockets. You will imi, no money, of course ; but you must say wan a sisb and a tear in your eye, if you car scare n up, I’m really ashamed to own but unfortunately I haven't a cent about mt i son don’t gel a “God bless you,” mr ina.. i m mistaken, 1 never found it to f: ” tm, a subscription 1" “Read tne paper, praise ihe object,’ bui *av i hat \ou have just subscribed for more than you could afford for another object of similar nature If your applicant believe B > this lhai you are in the charitable line, r - 4 "i 1 : ie- ton off, whereas if you refused For the Jgitotor. COBB, STUftkOCK & CO., YOL.< 8. out and out, without an explanation, he might abuse you behind your buck. 1 have made myself a 'great reputation for benevo lence by merely refusing to subscribe in this way. This is a queer world Sam.’’ Here the old man was seized with a vio lent fit of coughing, which nearly look him out of this queer world. “ I lent father, that talking so much will be fatal lo you,” said Samuel. “ No, no,” resumed his father, “ I’m de termined not to die till I get through. As 1 was saying, Sammy, this is a queer world, as you can’t get along in it without religion.” “ Without what 7" exclaimed his son, in amazement. He never mentioned religion before in his life. “ Without religion. Hire a pew by all means. Talk religion occasionally, and you can soon get the hang of it. Profess and practice when you are obliged 10. But, at any rale, profess ; it helps a fellow along in business. 1 got sotfie of the most profit able customers and best friends by professing religion. Pew rent is no object when you come 10 think of that.” “But if you belong to a church you will have lo defend its doctrines ; and religious controversies creale enmity, don’t they V’ “ Sometimes. But whenever 1 found that I was getting into trouble on account of my religion, F was always careful to yield a point or two, or smile in a Christian like way and then back out of the scrape. That’s the way lo do it, Sammy, that's Ihe way to do it.” “ h is best, I suppose, lo be some kind,of a politician?" inquired the son. “ By all means ; but lake care and alwaiys be on (he slrongest side. You con, though be rabid as a mad dog in your views, when nobodv but your side is present; affect to be very liberal in your sentiments when vou talk with those of an opposite, political creed. Mankind love a liberal man; and if you (latter your foes, you disarm them.” “ There’s a good deal in that,” observed Sammy, musingly reflecting on many exist ing instances of its truth. “That there is,” responded the sick man, nearly exhausted, and his lips os pale as ashes “Double dealing does well. When I lived in Squealbury, a hoggish set there, Sam, I was a great gun. J was a general favorite owing to my management, and 1 hod money. They were going io build a town house. There were two parlies each lavonng a different sile. They sent com mittees lo ask my opinion. As the parlies were about equal m numbers and influence, I hesitated al lirsl which to favor.” “ And how did you overcome this difllcul iv 1 ” 1 told the coimnilteps that if they would cnll a meeting of both parlies, I would give th'TT\ my opinion. That meeting was called, and I went. “ Smirk, Smirk, Smirk,” thev ah cried, and alter complimenting the row dies ge.nerally, the town, its character, and so forth, disclaimed my right euhur to the distinguished honor conferred on me, or to deliver my opinion on ihe subject, J would not express my preference or opinion ; I had confidence that the intelligence of ihe Squeal bunans would enable them to choose. I bowed and withdrew, in the midst of the cheers of parlies.” “ That was well done, father,” said Sam, admirably ; “ and was ihal the reason you were elected to ihe Legislature.” “ Yes,” said senior Smirk, faintly ; “ 1 made a hit. My firm-mindness became prov erbial. 1 was compared to Cincinnalus and Washington, and pul up for representative, and elected by ho'h parlies. Do as I did Sam, and you will prospe oh!” “ God bless you, my dear father! what is Ihe matter V “ 1 am going Sam, 1 shall be off in a min ute. Cull in ihe ministers quick ! but re member policy, Sam, policy.” And with Ihe unfinished word, which had been his guiding star, through life, upon his lips, Hon. Simon Smirk expired. Intelligence of lus death was telegrnnhed all over the Union, and a great many edito rial obiiiiiir.y notices were wriilen upon him ending with A Name Obscured by Smoko. I have somewhere read of an old lay who was professedly "ery pious, but allowed, for manv years, devotions to her pipe, like thou sand in the church, to exceed her devotions lo God. She was more sure noi lo for get her vows lo ibis carnal appetite, than not to forget her closet for prayer. One night she dreamed of an aerial flight to the regions of the spirit world, where not only her eyes could feast on the beauties of elysian fields, but where she could converse with perfected spirits. One of thesc’sho ask ed to go and look for her name in the book of life. He complied; but at length return ed, with a sad countenance, saying it was not there. Again she besought him to go, and search more thoughtfully. After a long and anxious absence, he re turned with a brightened face saying it had 1 after a great labor, been found ; hut that so deep was the covering which years of tobac co smoke had laid over it, that it was with great difficulty it could be discerned. She awoke, and found herself prostrated weeping. It is not for me to gay whether there was, or was not, any divine instruction in this dream; but il pioduced in the old lady a repenlance from her evil habits, and a pious resolution henceforward to give unlo God, not a divided, but a whole heart—io cast the idol at her feel, and lay no more of her lime, and money, and vital energies upon its unholy altar, T 1 E Brfcoteo to tlje oe tfjtateaof :#|e WBI/LSBOSOUGH, TIOGA .COPTI, PA., THTJBgBAy iioBKINOi.W 15i : ii56: 1 “ Nano know tlieo but to lovo tbee, None named thco but lo praise.” ; f '■ r'T /, r Ml® j ’-f ,j*; 71 ‘‘THE AGITATION OF THOUGHT IS THE dr wifeDOM;” 1 A Pet Lion. The Westminister Review, ip a recent ar ticle on Gerard’s (the celebrated .lion-hunter of Algiers) account of his adventures, re lates the following anecdote of a pet lion, Hubert, which Gerald caught when a cub, and raised till he was big enough to be dan gerous, when he was sent to the Jardin des Plqntes at Paris: “ Hubert was sent to Paris, and placed in the Jardin dis Plantes, where, sometimes af terwards, Gerard went to see him. “He was lying half asleep gazing with indifference on all ihe visitors, when sudden ly he raised his head, his eyes dilated, a ner vous twitching of the muscles of his face and Ihe agitation of bis tail showed that the sight ol the well-known uniform had roused him. He had recognized the uniform, but had not yet idemiTied his old master. His eyes vaguely interrogated this vaguely re membered form. Gerard thrust his. hand into the cage. It was a touching moment which followed. Without taking his eyes from Gerard, he,applied bis nose to the out stretched hand, and began to breathe deep ly ; with every breath his eye became more affectionate, and when Gerard said to him, “ Well, Hubert, my old soldier,’’ he made a terrible bound against the bars of his prison, which trembled beneath his weight. My, friends, alarmed, sprung hack, and called on me to do the same. Noble beast I thou art terrible even in thy love I He stood pressed against the bars, striving to break through the obstacles which separated us. He was magnificent ns he stood there roar ing with joy and rage. His rough longue licked with joy the hand which I abandoned to him, while with his enormous paws ho tried to draw me gently (o him. No sooner did any one approach the cage than be flew oul in frightful expressions of anger, which changed into calmness and caresses on their retreating. It is impossible for me to des cribe how painful our parting was that day. Twenty limes I was forced to return to re assure him that ha would see me again, and each lime that I moved oul of sight, ho made the place tremble with his bounds and cries. Poor Hubert ! this visit, and the long We a teles of subsequent visits, made captivity a little less patnlul to him, but the effect seemed In be injurious on the whole. He drooped, and the keeper attributed it to these visits, which, perhaps, made him languish for the camp and bis old days of Itbertv. He died leaving Gerard firmly resolved to kill -as many lions as be could, but to capture no more; denth in the forest,'by a rifle, being i infinitely preferable to a pulmonary disease bred in a.prison. Keep Your Eye on Tour Neighbors. Take care of them. Don’t let them stir without watching. They may no something wrong if you do. To be sure you never knew them to do anything very bad, but it may, on you account they have not. Per haps, if it had not been for your kind care they might have disgraced themselves and families u long lime ago. Therefore don’t relax any effort to keep them where they ought to be; never mind your own business, that will take care of itself. There is a man passing along—there he is looking over the fence into' his neighbor's garden—be suspi cious of him, perhaps he contemplates steal ing some of these dark nights; there is no knowing what queer fancies he may have got in his head. If yon see any symptoms of any one passing out of the path of rectitude, don't say anything to the erring individual about it, but tell every one elsn that you can see, and be particular to see a great many. it is a' good way to circulate such things and though it may not benefit yourself, or any one else particularly, it will he some thing equally important about some one else. Do keep somelhinggomg—silence is .a dread ful thing, though it is said there was silence in the Courts of Heaven for the space of half an hour, don’t let any such thing occur on earth ; it would be too much like Heaven for the inhabitants of this mundane sphere. If, alter all your watchful care, you can’t see any thing out of the way in any one, you may be sure that it is not because they have not done anything bad ; perhaps in an unguard ed moment you lost sight of them—throw out hints lha.l they are no, heller than they should be—that you shouldn’t wonder if peo ple found out what they were afier a while, and that they may not carry their heads so high. Keep it a going, and some one will lake the bml, and begin to help you after a while then there will he music, and every thing work to a charm. Gough’s Desciption of Cold Water. — “Look at ihul liquid which has been produced from ihe clear dislillery of nature,” holding a glass of water. “ The Eternal Father of us all has brewed it for his children. It has been produced not in filthy distilleries, but in beautiful, fragrant places. U has been brewed down in yon grassy dell, where the deer linger, and the rippling rills sing their wild lullaby ; oraulay upon the ocean, where showers and storms are born. It sparkles in the ice-gem. It makes the graceful frost tissue on which the moon-light ploys. It dallies in the cataract; weaves the snow wreath and the emetald selling on the moun tain peak. It never injures, but always does good. It is blessed always, at evening and at morning. It is ever beneficent and kind. God made it glorious. Take the pure liquid which God, our father, gave us. Take it as it is—brjght beautiful and blessed.— Mail. A friend of ours, being told if he wonted good health he must "forego cigars,’’ replied that he would rather “go /out” cigars, {ban forego one, y)0 IT A:: a ;i ho , v > )< -h :<• . * its* Education and. Occupation. It is. said that of ihe six hundred, and six convicts who now.occupy ihe Ohio. Penitsti lary, two hundred and forty.four cannot read: or write, and four hundred, or nearly sixty per cent, of the entire number, have no trades. This brief return is full of meaning. It.at once admonishes, and instructs. There are two great essentials for success in - life education and regular occupation. There are others, -but these nre among the most important. Moral training should of course never be lost sight of. But without a habit; of industry, which can only -be induced .by regular occupation, the perils to. the young are fearful, Almost any trade is belter than none. The error with many parents is, to neglect the great essential until too late, when the habits become formed and fixed, and (bus nil useful control is lost. The figures quoted from the annual report of the Ohio Peniten tiary point nut the true causes of the misery and crime that prevails throughout the land. The annals if other and like institutions ab ound with singular details. Many children are over indslged, and thus are ruined: They 'are permilt&l to follow their own-inclinations, and with no experience of the world and its vkays, ihevhnltJrnlly go astray. It is indeed difficult at limes to know what is best to be dune, We ore all apt in fancy that our own offspring possess remarkable ■ qualifications, and hence to look to some very elevated pur suit or calling, as eminently calculated for them. Too often we misjudge, and by a mistaken partiality, place them in a' sphere for which they are unfitted. ; But, <ve repeat, regular occupation should bo regarded as es sential. Some trade, calling or profession should bo selected, and fully acquired. At least (he habit of industry would be secured, and thus the first grekt ' step to success in life. But the longer we delay, the greater will bo the difficulty. The old and experienced'cnn-* not encounter idleness without great risks.— How cruel then, to submit the young and thoughtless to such a fiery ordiealf The pa rent, too, who neglects to give his son a business, may well be reproached by (hat son in after life. Occupation is the grebt safe guard. It not only engrosses the mind, but it curbs ahd restrains the passions. It not only elevbtes the individual in his otvn cSti-- motion,hht if makes him useful and indepen dent. Tie l&els that his faculties are tasked, and’he therefore contributes something to the well-being |f society. Nay, the real powers, mental and physical, can never be full known, until called into play by some emergency of professional life nr Business requirement.— Nevertheless, there j re hundreds of young men who are permitted to grow up with false notions of position, influence and pride, and who find to their regret, when they become a little o'der and wiser,rthal they have, .been wasting fhe best years of their youth ,in the vain conceits produced by idleness,:a{ the vis ionary speculations engendered 'by experi ence. Again, therefore, we earnestly urge the necessity of a regular occupation. It may seem irksome at first, but it will soon lose its severity andi terror, while the tact, and art thus acquired, will strengthen and fortify for almost any emergency of life. A fair education, industrious habits, and' a use ful calling, are infinitely more valuable than a fortune without these priceless qualities; A Methodist Pabson Looking for lost Sheep.—A preacher of (he-Methodisf Church was traveling in one of the back settlements, and slopping af a cabin, where an old Indy received him very kindly. ’ After Setting provisions before him, she began to question him : “Stranger, where moiighl you be from I’ 1 “ Madame, I reside in Shelby county Ken tucky.” “Wall, stranger, hope no .offence, but what mount you be a doin’ up here 1” “•Madame, I am searching for the lost sheep of the tribe of Israel.” “ John, John I 1 ’ shouted the old lady, “ come tile here this minil; here’s a stron ger all the way from Shelby county, Ken tucky, a hunting stock, and I’ll jest bet ray life that .tangle haired ole black ram, lhaijs been in (fit lot all lust week’s one of his'n.". Okigin of a CunHBKT Adage'.—Our readers halve all heard rhe baying, that “nine tailors hake n mab.” Possibly, however, some of,then) vould like to know the origin of the faying. Here it is: “In 1742, an orphan oeggar boy applied for alms at a tail or’s shqp in London, in which nine journey men wqre employed.. His forlorn but. intelli gent appearance touched the hearts of the benevolent tailors, who gave him a skilling each. With this capital the young hero pur chased fruit, which he retailed at' a profit. From this beginning by industry and perse verance bn rose to distinction rind usefulness. When his carriage was built, he caused lb be painted in the panel, “Nine tailors mike n man." "Patiwhal are you digging there?” "Digging tho ground, sir 1" • "I doti't-want my garden dug up in that manner,' what -are you digging that enor mous hole for?” “Bekase, sir, you told me yidtherday thn| ye was goin’ to get a post of honor from the government, and that hole’s for yo to put it in, sure.” . " Good mind to pinch you Sal,” said an awkward Jerseymen on his- first visit to-his rustic flame. "iWhafido you wanllo pinch, me for, Zokiel ?” •” Golly,-‘cause I loveyoa. so." " Now, go long, Zeke, you great hate* ful! I should think you r might-be big enough to feel ridiculous.”' | Why is sympathy like, blind-man's .bitft? It is a fur afellow-cre-iture. yjj t T 0 R - p«iWs^irci^»Ss. Sdien'te'should'ettuhain' all' nature'by it* gulden Ijnks Of cbrisecutive thought, ft teaches us, that in the material tho slightest alteration in the (price of gravity would alter the- position:of the tiniest flower ; that an earth greater or less, by the smallest increase or diminution, would require a change in the structure and strength of our flowers j and that, therefore, the whole mass of ■!he earth from pole to jtole, and'from cir cumference to centre, is employed in keeping a snow-drop in the position most suited to its vegetable health. This indeed is wonderful and beautiful—surpassing the sublimest .ide ality I ~Not less wonderful and beautiful arc. the results of science applied to human char acter. “How wonderful! that even The positions, prejudices, interests Tint, away the meanest being, the weak touch That moves the finest nerve, And in one human brain Causes the faintest thought, becomes &'Unk in the groat chain .of Matured’ These may be the subjects of observation by all—the philosopher as ,well as the clod pole, the poet as well aa the proser; yet how transcendamly superior in delight and won der is the observation of him who ranges his observations under their appropriate laws. The «ye of'science penetrates the superfices of nature, and "opens out a way (br the im prisoned splendors of the soul" to illumine arid beautify all outward'objects. True illu mination and beauty are the the daughters of .science, not of fiction.' Science is the har mony of truth. Not a bird trills its carol to the hushed air; not a vine curls its ringlets over the glassy lake; not a petal is painted by the sun; not a (ear trickles down the cheek of beauty ; not a ripple frisks over the face 6( (he river j not ad eddy dimples its placid features; not a fish cleaves its silvery way through the stream; not a* rainbow arches the fountain but has been watched, admired and embraced by the Genius of Science.— To each, new beauty and grace have been added, by placing it in his precise relation ship.in the domain of nature. Science requires facts, and men,have been collecting them.about humpn nature since the deluge I. still the grand tqmple is not yet per fected. Facts, like the blocks lor the Wash ington monument, must be. brought frpm every quarter of the globe, from every age and ftatton. The remarkable Minerva—birth is no fit companion for tho generation of sci ence, A filter comparison is found in the little coral of the Indian Sep,[which adds slowly opd „silently,lo its small beginnings, until in tipae it rises surely and strongly, above the waves, an islet of beauty, a gem set by the Genius of Perseverance amidst the wild waste of waters ! The sources of our observation upon hu man nature-are numerous. Our every, day associttiion —being conversant with the best and most acknowledged treatises on human character, and with the biographies and ex periences of remarkable men—withiwriiings of fiction which, have a veri-similitude, as Shakspeare and others of similar fidelity to nature —studious observation of thepeculiari lies of the prominent ages of the world, and the influence of different characters in devel oping and controlling the age ; all these are ifib reservoir whence facts may be drawn for illustration. The best time for truthful observation, is when a whole class of which we are enquir ing are in action at once. We have .had an heroic age, a chivalric age, a fanatical age, an artistic age, a devotional age,, a free age, a scientific age ; each so termed from same predominant characteristic, his well to ob serve the general opinion, the laws of the land, and especially is it requisite to under stand the literature —not alone that which was born at tho lime and reached- maturity nftervyards; but the Currently received litera ture, If you doubt of the age, study its men. [f doubt still exists look to the physical in fluences. If the flower be new and unclassi fied, examine the stalk ; if the stalk beget misgivings, look to the soil ; if that be not satisfactory, turn to analogy and (he elemen tary and universal principles of human na ture. Tako tP|p age of Queen Elizabeth. It is full of great and distinctive features. Enter prize was linked with learning; courtesy was combined with Christianity j and philo sophy went hand in hand with poetry. How. nrd was on the sen ; Coke upon the bench ; Bacon in the chair of philosophy; Shales penro on the living stage; Sydney in the field And in the boudoir. Honker in the church, Raleigh every where, dt one time polishing a “sonnet lq a lady’s eye-brow,” at another Cutting with his keel the-western sen afler splendid Eldorados; and Quepn Elizabeth the real of Spencer’s fairy ideal, sat enthroned as tho Genius of tho time. Gtven.lheso spirits, their works, their dispo sitions, and the"principles of human nature, and you' may construct the science of the age. No such ago can occur again. True, it.,can never afford basis for pertain predic tion. True agqin. Does ft require that knowledge.should attain the degree of proph ecy, to V>« practical? May there not he a great potyer of influencing future phenomena in ao imperfect knowledge of causes j No opocan tell. the elements now at work in so ciety, nor what they .will accomplish-;, hut we., can tell-.lbo tendencies. Wp cannot tell cer tainly that un ago.of heroisnurnd.letters likp that of Elizabeth, will invariably givq an im petus'to-Puritan freedom and true philosophy.- As yyel? attempt to tell certainly that oldage will al’ways give'wisdom ; or that ybuthWill always be accompanied by inexperience.! But Uiq .tendencies of old ago and of yputb are-tp ilitio -gma! ppE, Tb«o leiidotwicj I** { .1 j t»f Utv- . xi ’ 1 1 Fyr the Agitator, Science' in Observation. i T *'t i! may be counteracted. Bacon hath said that “a man that is young in years may bo old in 'houra, if be loao no lime; 1 ’ .but alas ! th..t thq ytfttjd, prpfitfd so little by, l|is wisdom. wfip has'not during tho tfio distinguished part ‘r r" % anJ l “? ?,I.Mjen|p of the and always royal aggresstoqr ||erb Is jn,aclidn. Corpbioo facts, with . Ifmyecpgoized in* Alienees oT liberal sjut&r., inculcaiod by imbibing’ino spirit of “the hu maniiies,” as the classics weri wont to be called’; Iffad youmay safely predict what tho fbtlirb conductor scholars end sludenls will be; undet similat circumstances. 4 ‘ObsferVation is a prolific source of informa tion. I (has Ijeen the only-schoolmaster some gftat minds have'ever known, —some who have.made the world ring for centuries in ad miration of their great names. ' Men’s faces in the busy world have been their library. Men’s actions (heir lecture' room of history and science. ‘‘While Ctesnr, by diligent sludv and varied experience gained that knowledge and power'with which ho made Romo the “Mistress of the World,” —Pizarro, ignorant in every brahch of looming and unable to write his own name, yet by his acute obser vation of men and things, and his rough ex perience, carved out for himself a name as dazzling and enduring as any on the scroll of fame—the renowned cbnquerer of Peru. Combined with a thorough knowledge of books, what an aid Is here to education! Not on education useless and chimerical, depend ing on man book knowledge; bui an educa tion of the soul wholly, and complete. How many sparks of excellence have been smoth ered by the perversion of education. It is n remark of Lander, that “very wise men— wary and inquisitive, walk over the earth, and are ignorant, not only of the veins of gold and mineral wealth beneath, but of tho very herbs and plants they are treading. How true is the remark applied to the gold of thought—the spiritual wealth of the soul, and of the glowing intellect. How shall a man grow, how shall his char acter become completed, unless he gropes after every means of goodness, greatness and usefulness? To produce growth, there is more to be done than the mere planting of the germ ; it requires thought within, and keen observation without. We all wish to make ourselves men ol honor, men of mind, men to bo esteemed and revered. Great and good characters are the illustrations ol every ago and country. The immediate advanta ges and remote influences of such, are hnp py and benignant. They raise the standard of morals, arrest the progress of degeneracy, and awake in distant bosoms the sparks of kindred excellence. The mythology of thu heathen, and the tradition of the savage, con secrated the merpory of their heroes ; invest ed them with great attributes, djlated them in imagination, and clothed them with ail the awful associations of supernal power. We can easily pardon the simply blindness of such devotion, even when tt pprfo'ok of the vices and defects of its olycct. They bad no reve lation of the consummate 'character of the Deity. A I i I 1 Bui liow is it, now that we have a perfect standard displaced in the founder of our re ligion? Are we yet to bow to every hero, and to idolize his earnestness and energy, re gardless of the motives which prompt and the aims which guide? is resolution lo Go regarded as character!; or, is it truly, a means to cha'iacler ? Is energy of decision to be praised, when away from the guidance of principle? Shall wedisregard voluntary.aml reflective action, and become enamored of a heroic something which sways the head, heart and hand, and overmasters intellect, nobility and virtue? Oh! but it is prettily said,— belter that the human soul ran riot in its na tive spontaneity, than to have it pinched and confined by the laws of science ; better that Appollo’s locks were dashed and dishevelled by the hurricane, than that they be cropped and cued 1 Bui is it irue, that the human soul becomes enervate, or that virtue wanes, because men reason about them ? Does the dialectician degrade human nature? Is Socrates lobe reproached, because he confuted the Sophists with his interrogative method ? Is Aristopha nes to be adored, because he obeyed the im pulses of a depraved humor I Such an idea would make Paul an object of contumely, and Luther an object of suspicion, because they reasoned of hope, faith and the judg ment. We should bring to the study of the lives of the groat, the well defined principles of observation, study and experience. Thev will at once dispel this crazy worship of headlong heroism, and unfold character, so that it may he truly and philosophically re vered or detested. Under the eye of such discrimination, worth will olways be worth ; and no glitter of intellect or flash of genius, shall ever sink it into contempt or raise ns opposiie inio honor. It needs no wild, un reasoning mummery, no ceremonial obser vances, no blast from the trumpet? tor usher in us presence. It is humble and among us. We Would admire, cherish, love, revere and venerate il, upon well grounded reasons, worship it—never! There has been hut onn character incarnate, worthy of worship. Hart we no pure religion, in which His character is the guiding star, this devotion to earthl/ heroism, might be pitied and pardoned. Its very similitude to Religion makes it more ex ecrable. He who would place human chai acier in any other than its appropriate place in the parthenon of science, deserves thu reprobation of the good. It has a temple in. the hearts, of men ; but reason is the presi ding minister there. Let human greatness rise,< Let it rise even above the clouds of thu sky, and bo gilded by ihe glories of imagina tion ; but let us remember that its noblest splendors are but the shadow of the Almighty, to whom alone the soul should rise in its na tive strength, spiritual beauty and inborn in dependence. (j. B. E. A colored preacher eloquenily (old his good brelhern lhey “ would muuui on wee gle’s logs, and son? to de land ob catfish and eels, wj)ere de fraby rune down bofe sides yet;, .ipouf., Yea, verily, de day will cum whop you all will.mount on do weagle’s logs <V(td play upon de harp ob h thousan’ strings I'* “ Patrick,, where is Hridgoi.” “ Ipdadc, ma’am, she’s fusj aslapa Ipoking ul ifjo bruad baking.' 1
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