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Her parents may have been unfortunate.' ' Must be. respectable, if Alice is her friend How do you know that ?' ' , How do I know that !' • Yes, you don't know anything about her, only that she dresses well, and appeats like a lady ; that is not always a sign of respectabili ty. I have tried to find out something by talk ing with her, but she never tells what they do at home, or what they have at home. She may be some gambler's daughter, for ought we know ; I should think she would say something about her folks, sometimes, if she was not ashamed of them' Hush, Julia, or they will hear you ; they are most here.' The two young ladies now approached, and Miss Vinton introduced' her :.s Miss Williams. She seemed to be a little embarrassed, and her dress was such as might be criticised by those who had no better employment. Mary Linn received the stranger with a sort of hesitation in her manner, as if she feared to offend 'Alice by too cool a reception, while the haughty Miss Summers bowed coldly, and turned sway. Alice saw how things stood, and redoubted her attentions, in order to make her friend feel at ease. • Only see,' said Julia, as they passed on, ' how attentivo sho is ; with all your efforts, you have not been able to win such smiles as that.' With all my aorta! What do you mean, Julia ?' Oh, I do s not mean you more than the rest ; you have all acted as if there was no ono else in the world, ever since she came here, and she has received your homage, as if it was her due.' Why Julia, how can you talk so of Miss Vinton ; what has she done to offend you 1' Nothing, but that does not prevent me from forming an opinion of her. I have thought from the first, that she was some great nobody, but you all were so taken with htr, that I said noth ing ; I am now convinced, from the way she take; to'lhis stranger, that my conclusions were correct. They are old associates, no doubt.' A•few words of explanation, will account for the bitternes of Miss Summers towards the un offending Alice. Julia had been a sort of lead ing star. among her companions, beautiful, witty, and withal, so' kind and obliging, when in conscious security of the position her heart coveted, that her real character did not appear. But when Miss Vinton came—' dear Alice,' as she was oftener called—she had unconscious ly divided, or rather won the plan that had been Julia's, and hence arose that feeling of envy, which Julia had hitherto been able to conceal but when she heard Mary Linn say, the stran ger must be respectable, if Alice was her friend' it burst forth in the bitter remarks above rela ted. • ' But Julia was artful as well as envious, and after a moment's reflection, she concluded she had said top much for her own purpose ; so:get ting Mary to promise that she would not repeat what had been said, Julia proceeded to unfold her plans. We'll - manage-them,' said she ; you see if I don't find out, in less than a week, not only who this stranger is, but Misa Alice also, and from their own mouths too.' ' You will not ask them,' said Mary. 4 Yes, I will, and they shall tell mo too, but I will do it in such a way they will not mistrust what lam about ; but come let us go and over. take them ; we must make up with Alice, or she will frustriito our plans.' Our plans. , How 'many are thus flattered and made to' believer that it is their own plans they are carrying out, when they are only led by some master *spirit. Daya passed on. Jolla' and Mary .treated Miss Williams cordially, Old :this, with the kindness of Alice, was sufficient to insure Alike. , treatment from the rest; tlionglitbey*rtinles wondered why such as she could `,rec eive so much attention ; and when to to who she was, Alice replie:4 l Minis** keniA; ) . they were more perpla4thiereveri;z2;;'.:.V.V . A feir days after Miss Williami'canni, a dozen of the girls were collected together, if. • PUBLISHED-WEEKLY BY HAINES & DIEFF t NDERFER AT ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUAL ter the etercises of the day were over—Alice and her friend with the rest. Julia was in high spirit, and had contrived, by her ready wit and timely sallies, to put all around her in the best humor with•themselves and "each other, when she exclaimed : Here are half a score or more of us ; I wonder from how many different places we have come l' There is Addie Owins from Pennsylvania, and lam from the Old Bay State. Is there any other star in the constellation,lrepresented by this honorable body, except the ono we are.now in ;if so, step aside. No other ; well then from how many counties is there a delegate ?' It was found, upon examination, that only three were from the same county, and only Alice and FJlen Williams from the same town. ' Well, really,' said Julia, ',Who would have thought that we Are the centre of such a large circle ? Now I wonder how many of the dif ferent trades and professions are, represented. My father is a •Physician, and yours, Mary Linn, is a merchant. What is yours, Olive ?' • A Clergyman.' Three different orders already ; all belong ing to these, please make it known, and then we will proceed.' All stepped aside, but Alice, her friend, and two others. And what is yours, Addio ?' continued Julia A lawyer.' ' And yours, Lucy May ?' ' A Judge.' A Judge ! I did not think we had so august a personage amongst us ; we shall have to look out how we carry ourselves. What is yours, Miss Williams ?' ' A Farmer.' Come, Alice, let's hear from you ; you are the last, I believe.' Julia's look of triumph, did not escape Alice as she quietly answered, ' A Boot-black;' but without appearing to notice it, or the blank as tonishment depicted on each face, she contin ued, ' And now ladies, I think you must excuse us, as we have an engagement at this hour,' and taking Ellen's arm, they left the room. ' Why Alice,' exclaimed Ellen, as soon as they were out-of hearing, how could you say that your father was a boot-black Because,' replied Alice, I am confident it was a contrived plan of Julia's to ascertain what she has failed to find out by other means ; besides I told no lie, he has blacked his boots ever since I can recollect. They will no doubt look down upon us after this ; but never mind it, Ellen, it will all come out just right.' Just as I expected !' exclaimed Julia, as soon as they were gone. ' You know what I told you, Mary ;didn't I guess right ?' You did so, but I never should have thought it.' ' Nor I!' Nor I!' exclaimed another and another ; but how has it been possible for her to attain her present position, and to appear so much like a lkdy as she does ?' I never Auld see that she was very lady like,' said Julia, ' but you were all so captiva ted with her, I thought I would let things take their own course. You know what she is now, and if you wish to associate with a bootblack's daughter you can do so ; I shall give her to un derstand, it is time shit knew her place I' • Julia now resumed the place she had hitherto occupied among her companions, and urged them on in showing their contempt for Alice and her friend. But they seemed perfectly content with each other's society, and took the neglect of the rest, as so much a matter of course, that Julia and her friends soon became tired of their haughty bearing, and relaxed into an easy familiarity ; finding the point of equal ity undisPuted, they commenced a sort of pat ronizing attention, in return for which it was easy to ask for some little favor ; and thus the Bootblack's daughter, and her friend became in a measure waiters for the rest, all of which was meekly submitted 'to and so readily per formed that they soon became quite favorites. The young ladies said that they were sensi ble girls after all, and could be treated kindly without forgetting their place ; and not unfro quently were presents bestowed by way of as sisting them in their struggles for an education. Ono day as Alice was bringing a pitcher of water up stairs; she managed to stumble just as she reached the top, and letting it fall, it was shivered to atoms. The girls soon gethered around her to commiserate her misfor tune, and ask how it happened. ' Oh dear,' said Alice, ' I caught my footlin the carpet and fell.' ' Well, never mind it,' saye one, you did not mean to do it' • • 4 lt is really Vico bad,'..said another: that old carpet ought to be fastene4 . down ; .it is a nreW' dor that setueef us have :lei fallen dowii before this?! „ lookligtheiieture'cif dis= ireim,:atyabitlanead.#the shattered fraginenp3, , Jt10 1 10;AIlqrift: 11 ';' 4 0 it-*8*494, b aid 6n need not pay. foi it i'exelaiMed , a half dozen voices ' stones : we can make it up Allentown, Pa., April 9, 1856. between' us ; it will be but little for each. 'Or,' said Julia, I can easily pay for it myself ;' it would be no more than right, as you were bring. ing the water for me.' Alice'xnade. all suitable acknowledgements for their kindness; then seeking out Elleu,"re lated the circumstance to her, and made such comments as the occasion called forth—com ments that we will leave the reader to'imagirie, when holears the sequel to our story. A few days after the affair' of the bioken pitcher, Julia sent for Alice and Ellen to come to her room. 'Now girls,' said she, 'if you can only spare me a little of your time .this after noon, I shall be so glad. That new dress of mine wants just a little fixing, and I don't know of any one that can do it as well as you, Ellen i and Alice, if you will put up my hair, as you did Miss Canfield's yesterday'—just then, Mary Linn came in, and asked Julia if she was fixing up to go out. No, but I have a particular reason for wish ing to appear to' dvantage this evening, and I think this new silk fits me the best of any thing.' ' Oh, I guess some one is going to be here; come tell me all about it ; perhaps I may think it worth while to fix up too.' • Well, you recollect the nephew of Professor Allen, who was here last summer, that you all admired so much ; he is to be hero this even ing with his sister.' That, we admired so much. He is certainly fine looking, but I thihk the greatest part of the admiration is left out, when you fail to in clude yourself.' . Well, never mind as to that ; they aro to be here to tea. Mr. Allen is on his way to Yale College, and has a classmate with him, but his sister is to stay here ; so you see, we shall have an opportunity of becoming •acquainted with her.' And with the brother through her ; but how did you find out so much Juliay You seem to know it all.' ' Oh, it takes me to (Ind out things, you know,' she replied with a laugh, ' but I must hurry, or I shall not get things arranged to suit me.' That is as much as to say, that I must stop bothering you ; well, never mind, I believe I have something to do too.' So off Mary ran to her room, leaving Julia to complete her toilet, with the assistance of Alice and Ellen. That evening, as the young ladies were in die setting-room, waiting for the bell that was to call them to tea, Mr. Allen, his sister and friend, in company with the Principal, passed through, on their way to the supper-room ; Alice anfl Ellen, were standing a little to one side, and just as the strangers were apposite them, the eyes of ono of the gentlemen met those of Alice, when he started forward with an exclamation of sur prise. ' Why, Miss Vinton, this is an unexpected pleasure. Allow me, Mr. Adams, to introduce an old friend, the daughter of Major Vinton, of M—n.' Why Alice, is it you,' cried his sister, as she ran forward and threw her arms around Alice's neck. Alice, in turn, introduced her friend, and together they passed from the room, leaving the young ladies to express their aston ishment as best they could. Alice was indeed the daughter of Major Vin ton, a gentleman as highly respected, as ho was widely known ; and Ellen was the daughter of his neighbor, a respectable farmer, in rather strained circumstances. 'She and Alice hhd been playmates, in childhood, and difference of position, had not, with the increase of years, weakened their attachment. When, a few months• after, the Major's daughter came to M— ' Ellen found means to follow. Alice, like the noble girl that she was, received her friend with all the warmth of her affeCtionable heart ; but finding that her com panions were inclined to •judge of worth by the texture of the dress, she had told them, in answer to their speciously covered impertinence, that she was, herself, a Bootblack's daughter, thus saving the feelings of her friend, and fur nishing herself an'opportunity for studying the workings of false pride. I might now take the privilege of 'the Novel ist, and say that Alice became the bride of One of those gentlemen, and Ellen of the other ; but then . it might 'be so, and then it might not, whereas, what I have related, is substantially true. The End of Time We are passing ori, slowly but surely on to our graves. Each day brings us.nearer to that unseen world, that strange country, into which so many enter, tO' dwell in happineds or misery fbreirer. Wo meet 'with travellers who Can-ielate.to us their experience; they pass on neicr . to feturn. iO l 4 ol 4 ol lkjrien# With erft; ah On by '1:00 or, life; dr a wing,! vanish .frovil nth ~ peaks yoli:Ogbit, Hug U;hii tit .. ••• 'Perehane we have seen a loved one takes from our family circle. We have seen the light fade froni Ayes that never beamed on us but with tenderness and affection. We have listen ed•to thetlear voice, and marked how each day it grew more faltering, till it was hushed in the silence of death ; then we have drawn the hair from the pale, cold .brow, and-seen the delicat: form deposited in the silent tomb. It is in moments like these that we fully realize our actual condition—that we ourselves are slowly, yet surely, travelling towards our graves. How many there are who seldom give any consideration to this serious subject. They ire too busy ; too anxious after worldly wealth and power, putting forth all their talents and ener gy for the one grand object in view, the posses sion of gold ; passing with a careless glance and unfeeling heart, the poor in their desolution and misery ; guarding with miserly care their dol ars and dimes ; unconciously sowing that others may reap, for the time set apart in the future for rest and enjoyment perhaps never comes; 'Ere that time, their souls may be call e 1 away, and an account demanded of the mis_ used talents entrusted to their care. Oh ! human nature ! what strange ph . ases you.present to an observing eye. The gay, the sorrowful, the talented, the obscure, the im penitent, the believer, the rich and the poor, yet all passing along to the unknown world. What are riches, talent, wealth, power or fame, placed in the balance with eternity? Mere baubles that do not, or rather ought not, satisfy the craving of the heart. Days, weeks, months and years follow each other in succes sion ; but we should consider, how shall we appear when the earth shall pass, away as a scroll, and Angels of God shall declare, " Time was, but is no more." THE PAST Despair not, though thy course, is droar, Tho past has pleasures . for us all; Bright scenes anti things to hearts most dear, And thoso how fondly we recall. Such as corns lovely girl we knew; Suoi ns some touching song we hoard; Such us some evening spent, when flew The hours as swift as passing bird. Such as some woll-tried friend wo had; Such as some act of kindness done, Yet rising up to make us glad, Aud so will rise when yours are gone Despair. not, still be innocent; Admi4ritho beautiful, the good, And when the cry of woe is sant, Turn to roller° In pitying mood So shall tho present. when 'tie past, Rich with harmonious scones appear, No gloomy shadows o'er it cast,• No spectres there, to make thee fear. Found his Father. " My son can you take a trunk for me up to the hotel ?" said a passenger stopping' from a boat on the levees to a ragged looking youngster, who sat balancing on the tail end of a dray. " Your son ?" cried the boy eyeing him from head to foot. " Well I'll be do d drapped if I ain't in luck. Hero I've been trying to find dad dy this three years, and all of a sudden comes up the old Koss, himself, and knows me right off. How are you ?" stretching out a muddy looking paw. The traveller, was. nonplussed. Between a frown and a smiti he inquired : " What is your name sir ?" "My name. So you don't, know. Well, its nothing for people in these parts to have so many children that they don't know their names. My name's William, but some folks call me ragged Bill for short. What the other part is I• reckon you know, if you don't you must ax the old woman." And shouldering the trunk ho marched off towards the hotel, mumbling to himself: " Well.this is a go. The old gemmen come home at last. Good clothes, big trunk, must have the tin. Well lam in luck." SEVENTEEN THINGS in which young people render themselves impo• lite : • 1. Loud laughing. Reading when others are talking. 3. Cutting finger nails in company. ' 4. Leaving meeting before it is closed. 5. Whispering in meeting. 6. Gazing at strangers. 7. Leaving a stranger without a seat. .8. A want of reverence for superiors. 0. Reading aloud in company without being asked. . • 10. Receiving a present without some mani festation of gratiMsle..; 11.' *eking pinrielf the topic"' of conversation; 12. Laughing at, he mistakes of others: 18. Joking at, nqiiin in conTanr. • .. 14Quveitingn111113,runts than yourself, en. peoislly your pru4w, 16 ?Fo ocnrosic; *l's • i9W,p9PAPwriql , ffr Comthencing to Eft itifieoll• IS irtiegittk Look at Home Should you fool incline . dikro neuro Faults you may in (Alters view, Mk your own heart, ore you venture, If Oat has not failings too. Lot not friendly'vows be broken, Rather strive a friend to gain; Many a word in anger spoken Finds its passags home again. Do not, than, in idlo pleasure, Trifle with a brother's fame; Guard it ad a valued tronsure— Sacred as your own good name Do not form opinions blindly— Hastiness to trouble tends ; Those of whom we'vo thought unkindly, Oft become our warmest friends. Traffic In Chi t ties° Children. Some disclosures lately made in China, will tend to awaken the sympathies of the civilized world to the horrors of a system as revolting to humanity as the African slave trade. . It appears from the Chinn Mail that a system has long been pursued of selling female children between the age of four and eight years, to be sent to foreign countries, though -chiefly to Siam ; but as the traffic was carried on in Chi. nese vessels, it had either escaped the notice of foreign merchants, or was notVmed worthy of their attention. An English vessel was late ly discovered having a number of these little ones on board bound to Manilla where, it was said, they were to be employed making cigars. In another instance, forty girls were purchased by a Portuguese in Canton and sent to Amoy, where they were shipped to Cuba.. On the discovery of the latter, the children were re leased and the captain fined £1000: Sir John Bowring:the British Minister, was determine. to put a stop, to this traffic and in connection with a Chinese official, had issued a proclama.: tion prohibiting it. These efforts it is said, will prove futile, as the most stringent prohibi tions can easily be evaded. These children who aro always females, are purchased at about s3:each, and afford there fore, a largo profit to the trader. Those of more tender years are often disposed of by their pa rents for a dollar each, which they do to save them from infanticide. They aro sent to the Spanish and Portuguese, as well as to the Eng lish possessions ; and the agent of a Spanish house at Ningo was - lately known to have an order for two thousand of these little innocents for Cuba. Young women command too high a price: in China to be sent away as a . commo dity. A considerable trade is also:carried on with boys ; though it is said, to bo less exceptiona ble than that with girls, as they are often adop ted by the childless, or in other cases aro re garded as merely adherents or willing vassals, by their purchaser, whose claim over them when they become adults is of a moral kind only. Sure Ways of Committing Suicide Wearing thin shoes on damp nights in rainy . weather. Building on the "air tight" prirreiple. Leading a life of enfeebling stupid laziness, and keeping the mind in a round of unnatural excitement by reading trashy novels. Going to balls in all sorts of weather in the thinnest possible dress. Dancing till in a com plete perspiration, and then going home through the damp air. Sleeping . on feather beds in seven by nine rooms. Surfeiting on hot and very highly stimulated dinners. Begining in childhood on tea, and going on from one step to another, through coffee, chew ing tobacco, smoking and drinking. Marrying in haste,.getting an uncongenial companion and living the rest of life in mental dissatisfaction. - • Keeping children quiet by teaching them to suck candy. Eating without time to masticate the food. Allowing love of gain to so absorb our mind as to leave no limo to attend to our health. Following an unhealthy occupation because mdney can bo made by it. Tempting the appetite with niceties when the stomach says no. Contriving to keep in a continual worry about something or nothing. Retiring at midnight and rising at noon. Gormandizing between meals. Giving way to fits of anger.' Neglecting Negiecting to take . Proper card of ourselves when a simple disetu3e first appears. = • The mode by which' the race of these fermi- . dahle creatures is continued; aiffiring osit does so greatly froin' . that of most. other' fishes, is ex: , 414iiglyqurioue; TtiesliarkilNd•Sad of , mg some Toiio the iso ' fi , 4o)oPsFO rl l? ).*, r cm* thi* E"Auo feni#4*;Leie4Aßki)Vii i k 440 , itl. are to the:taii of the enclosed heir are titian- 'NUMBER 28. ger and more prehensile than the other pair. The use of these tendrilleappears to be their en ' tanglement among the stalks of sea-weeds, and' the consequent mooring of the egg in a situa tion of protection and comparative security. Near the head' there is a slit in the. egg-skip, through which the water enters for iesiiiration, and another at the opposite extremity by which it is discharged.. That part of the skin which is near the head, is weaker and more easily rup tured than any other part ; a provision for tho easy exclusion of the animal, which takes place before the entire absorption of the vii elhts or yolk of the egg, the remainder being attached. to the body of the young fish, enclosed in a capsule, which for awhile it carries about. The position of the animal, while within the egg, is with the head doubled back towards the tail, one very unfavorable for the process of breathing by internal gills, and hence there is an interesting provision made to meet the emer gency. On each side a filament of the substance of the gills projects from the gill-opening, con taining vessels in which the blood'is exposed to' the action of the water. These proocsses are gradually absorbed after the fish is excluded• until which the internal gills are scarcely capa ble of respiration. Philosophy First 'class in,prjental Philosopy, attention Tibbles what ik life? Life consists of money, 2,40 horse, and a•fash ionable wife. Good r Next—what is death ? A paymasto that settles every body's debts, and gives them tomb stones as a receipt in full of all demands. • What is poverty ? The reward of merit genius, genCrally re ceives from a discriminating public. What is religion ? Doing unto others as ylou please,. without allowing a return of the compliment. What is fame ? A six line puff' in a newspaper while living, and the fortunes of our enemies when dead. Next and last—Which is the quickest and easiest method to reach Heaven ? Ask the Camden and Amboy Railroad Com- pang Glass is dismissed—Go home to your din- IME Statistics of the Bible. The Bible contains 3,566,480 letters ; 810,- 697 words ; 31,173 verses ; 1.189 chapters ; 66 books. The word and 46,227 times ; the word reverend only once, which is in the 9th verso of the 11th Psalm ; the .vord Lord 1,855 times ; the middle and knit chapter is the 177th Psalm ; the middle verso the Bth of 118th Psalm; and the 21st verse 7th chapter of Ezra contains the alphabet. The fines tchapter to read is the 29th of Acts the 19th chapter of second book of Kings, and the 37th chapter of Mahal are alike. The least verso is the 33d of the 11th chapter of John ; and the Bth, 15th, 21st and 31st verses of the 107th Psalm... aro like. Each verse of the 136th Psalm ends alike ; there are no words or names in the Bible of more than six syllables. O:7CAMPIIOR VIN'TJIENT FOR CIIAPPED —Scrape into an earthen vessel 1 ounces of spermaceti and half an ounce of white wax, and 6 drachms of powdered camphor, and four tablespoonfuls of the best olive oil. Lot it stand near the fire until iedissolves, stirring it well' when liquid. Before retiring to sleep, put the *ointment on the hands-; also after washing. them. 117 A NEW ERA IN VEGETABLE GROWING.- Dr. A. Alineworth, of Haverford, Pa., has un dertaken to produce plants of the cardoniferous ors of geology, by supplying to them an extra, quantity of carbonic acid. Ho has already pro duoed" a mammoth potato in allinvor pot, and thinks ho shall be able to make one grow •to fill barrel. (Obts ant en h. o:7lVhat do wo often• drop, yet never stoop' to pick up I A hint. P:7Why is the letter G like sport Because' it makes a lad D'Why aro fowls.tbe meat economical things farmers keep 'f• Because, for every grain they give a peck. galVhat is that which we wish fbr, and often obtain, yet rionw'•know when• we hale got it ? Sleep.. • • ••• '•, .11.7%fin angry woma n in a room is as bad as tr lighted eraker--foiWrieh once she goes off" , there's 'to' stopping her and when she' goes out it is sure to be with• a badge • ' 117.",' Hor : dato you.!':siid a young squirt to' titey Were both crowding in At' the•'4eititititTenipfe;ititlear Jenny Lind, how . dare-rit ciimeip4ear without • • , • have a shirt collar, when fiziniit. sent home my Wialtio ing I was the reply. • • El:
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