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THE SILVER TANKART.
On a slopo of laml opening itself to tho
south, in a new settled town, in llio Statu
J'uf Maine, some hundred or more years ago,
eiojd a farm house, to which the epithet of
comfortuMc might bo applied. The old
forest came down to the back of it; and in
front were cultivated field?, beyond which
wa ground partially cleared, full of pine
stumps, and there, standing erect, the g'ant
(pinks of the trees which the fire hi
ecorehed and blackened, tho' it had failed
to overthrow them. The house stood at
the very verge of the settlement, so that
from it no other cottage was eeen--the;
nearest neighbor was distant about six
miles. Dan'l Gordon, the owner and-
occupant of tho premises wo r.ave described
had chosen this valley in the wilderness, a
vvjile. rich tract of land not only as his own
homo of his children and children's dhildren
He was willing to bo far off from men,
thai his children might have room to sotlltt
around him. He wa9 looked upon as, the
licli man of that district, and was- known
ove.r that part of the country. His house
completely finished, and was large for the
tinges, having two stories in front, and ono
b)ltind, with a long slnpifig roof. It seem
ed a3 if it loaned to the south, as if to offer
its back to the could winds of the northern
mountains. It was full of the comforts of
life the furniture ever a lilde 'shnwey,'
fur a Puritan, and when the table was set
there was to use a Yankee phraso, 'conai
ilerabjo.' silver plate, among which a large
tankard stood pre-eminent. The silver had
heen the property of his father, and was
brought from the mother country.
'Now we will no back to this pleasant
valley, as it was on a blight and beautiful
morning in the nionili of June. It was
Sunday; tnJ though early, the two sous ol
Daniel Gordon and tho hired man had gone
to meeting on foot, down to the 'landing. 'a
lililo village on the banks of the river, ten
miles distant. Daniel himself was stand
ing at tne donrs, with the horse and chaise
ready and waiting for his good wife, who
had been somewhat deiaintd. lie was
standing at tho door step, enjoying the
the freshness of the morning, with a little
pride in his heart, as he east his eye over
tlia extent of his possessions spread before
mm. At this instant, a neighbor ol six
miles disti rice, rode up on horseback, and
beckoned to him from the gale at the en
closure a round thchuuse.
'Good morning, neighbor Gordon.'said
lie. 'I have como out of wav in eoiwr to
meeting, to tell you that Tom Smith
that daiing thief with two others, havo
lieen seen prowling aboul in these pans;
mid that you had better look out lest ye
nave a visit. I hare cot nothing in my
iiouse lo brills? them there, but they may
lie after the silver tankard neighbnr.and the
silver spoons. I have often said these
thing were noi fit for these parl3. Tom is
a bold fellow, but 1 suppose the fewer he
meets when he cues to sienl llio heller. I
don't think it is safe far you all to be off to
meeting to day, but I am in a hurry neigh
W, so L'ood bve.'
This comimin'tcat'ioti placed our friend
Uaniel n an nnnleusan dilemma. It haii
been Eeuled lhai no one was to bo left ai
, home hut his daughter Mehilablo, a boauli
fid lillte gitl aboul nino yeatH old. Shall I
f 'ay or not wr.s tho question Daniel was
a furitau; ho had strict notions ol the duly
Ul't then he was a father; and little Hilly
was tho lieht and inv of his eves.
But these Puritans were s'em and un
linehini'. He soon settled the poi-.it. 'I
wontcj.M n!uHiuy wihiue;for'iwill make
""vanity, u hut thieves may nut come
my house, thov will not hurl lhai child
At any rate she is in dud's hands, and
' will nn to worhio Him who never fur
takcs thufo who put ihcir trust in him.'
As he jcitlsd ibis, iji.c luio girl and her
mother slepped lo tho chaise the ftiiher
saying to itie child, 'If any strangers come,
Hilly, treat them well. Wo can spaie of
our abundance to the poor. What is silver
and gold when we think of God's holly
word?' With Ihoso words on his lips he
drove off a troubled man in spite of his
religious trust: because he left Ins daughter
in the wilderness.
Little limy; the daughter of a Puritan,
f 1 1 icily brought up to observe the Lord's
day She knew that she ought to return to
the house; but nature, for once at IcdSt got
the belter of her training, 'No harm,'
though; she, 'to see the brood of chickens.'
Nor did fcho when she hud given them
some water, go into the house; but loitered
and liugeied, hearing the robin ping and
followed with her eye the bob'olincnlii, as
he Mined from the iiouse, because she did
nut feel alone when she saw him fly from
shrub lo shrub. She passed almost an
hour out among the birds, and whs gather
ing here and there a iitilu wild llower. lint
at last she went in, took her hook and
seateded herself at the window, sometimes
rending, and somotuncs looking nut.
As she was there Seated, she saw three
men coming up inwards" the house, uud
she was riglu glad to see them; fur she
felt lonely, and there whs dreary a long day
ueloro her. r athcr, thought the, 'meant
something, when he told me to ho Mud to
strangers. I suppose he oxpeetc I them.
I wonder tvhai keeps them all from meeting.
Never mind they shall see 1 can do some
thing for ilicm, ifl am little llitiy; so
pulling down the Bible, she ran to meei
llieiu, happy, vonlidiiig, even ghid thai they
had come. She called litem to come in
with her; and said. 1 am alone; if mother
was here she would do mote for you but
I will do all I can,' and nil this, with a
frank, loving heart, glad to plejae her
father, whose last words were to spare
none of their abuudaucs lo the wearv travel
ler. Smilh and his two companions enteied.
Now it was neither breakfast time nor
(inner time, but about half wav between
both; yet little IIhiv's head was full of (In
direction, 'ariare out T)i' our 5.ibti:fdSi,-cr,'-i
and almost bclore they were to ihu limine,
she asked if she should get llicin somelhiii"
lo eat. bmith replied. 'Yes; I will thank
you my child, tor we are all hungry. I lnr
was indeed a cnil speech fur a thief, who,
half starved, had been lurking in the woods
lo walch Ins chance to steel the silver
tankard, as soon as the inciifolks hud gone
lo meeting.
'Shall 1 give you cold victuals, or will
yon wan until 1 can cook some meat?' asked
H my.
li e can t wail,' was tne reply.
I am glad you do not warn me to cook
lor you hull would doit if you did
because father would rather nut have much
c.ookiit" on Suiidav.
Tl en a wav site tripped about, making
her pieparuous for the repast. Smith him
self helped her out with the table; the
spread upon it a clean white cloth, and
placed upon it the silver Mioons and ihe
silver tankard full of -oil orchard,' with a
large quantity of wheat bread, utid a dish
of cold meat. 1 don't know why the
silver spoons were put on, perhaps litde
llttty thought they made thu tuolo look
prettier.
Alter all wa3 done she turned lo Smith'
and with a courtesy, told him that dinner
was ready. 1 ho chid had been so busy
in arranging her table, and so thoughtful of
house ivil'eiy, that she took little or no
notice of the appearance and manners of
her guests. Shu did the work as cheerful
ly and frcelv, and was as unembarrassed
as if she had been surrounded by ho father,
mother uud brothers, . One of thu thieves
sat down doggedly with his hands on his
inecs, and lace down almost in his hands,
looking all the time down lo the tloor.
Another i younger and better man. stood
conlour.deil and irresolute, as if he had not
been well broken in his trade, and often
would go to the window and look out,
keeping his hack lo ttie child. Smith on
the other hand, looked unconcerned, as if lie
had quite forgotten his purpose. He never
once touk his attention off from lh. child,
but followed her with his eves ase.hu bus
tlud about, in arranging the dinner table
there was even a half smile on his face,
They all moved to llio table, Smith's
chair at the head, one of his companions
on each side, and the child at (he foot,
standing there lo help her guests, iiml to
he ready lo go lor supplies us ll;ey weie
used,
Tho men ate as hungry men, almost in
silence, drinking occasionally hearty
draught from the silver lank.ird.
When they had dime, Smith started up
suddenly, ami said, 'Onmo let's go.'
'Wltail' exclaimed ihu other rubber, 'go
with ti in ply hands whan this silver is here?'
Ho seized (he tankard.
.'Put lhai down'.' said Smith, 'I'll shoot
tho first man that attempts to take a single
thing fnm this house.'
Poor Hilly at once awoke to a sense of
the character of her guests; with terror in
her face, and yet with childlike frankness
she ran to Smith, look hold ol his hand and
looked in his fate, as if she fell sure that he
would lake care id" her.
The old thief looking to his young com
paniun, and finding lhai he was ready lo
give up the job, and seeing thai Smith was
resolute, put down the tankard growling
like a dog that had a bone taken from him
against his will.
'Fool I catch me in your company again'
and with suei other expressions lefi the
house, followed by the other.
Smith put his hand on the head of tho
child, and said, 'Don't bo afraid slay
quiet in the house nobody shall hurl
you.
I litis ended the visit ol the thieves.
Thus God preserved the property of those
who put their trust in him. What a story
had llie child to tell when the family came
home. How hearty was the thanksgiving
that went up that evening Iro n the lam
ily. A year or two after litis, poor Tom Smith
was nricbted for ihu commission ol a crime,
was tried and sentenced lo be executed.
Daniel Gordon heard of this, and that he
was confined in jail in a seaport town lo
await the dreadful day, when lie was to be
liuiii; like ii dug between heaven and earth.
Guidon could nut keep away from him; he
lull drawn to him for the protection of his
daughter, and went down to eu him H hen
he entered the dungeon, Smith was seated,
his face was ;.,lc. Ins hair was malted to
gether for w by should he' cSre for his
looks. Theiu was no other expression in
hta counieuancK than thai of iriiianou, from
being intruded upon, when he wanted to
hear noihiug, see nothing of hi fellow-men.
He did not arise, nor even look up, nor
return the salutations of Mr. Gordon, who
continued to Maud before him. At la jt as tl
wearied bevond endurance, he asked,
Jh,at do you want of me? Oan'l you lei
me? aJrJnc here' My name is Gordon I
'-jtt. itiV n:an wirjrTii)U.o yr.ii 5 our
companions came 10 rob a year or two since
on tite Sabbath.
As i) lunched to the heart, Smith appear
ed changed; an expression of deep interest
came over his features he was altogether
another man.
This sullen indiftcrence passed away in
an instant. "Are you the father ul' 'hal litile
;irl? Oh, uhal a'dear child she is! Is she
well and happ)? How 1 love to thin!; of
her! Tltat'u one pleasant thing I have to
think of. For unco I was treated like other
men. Could 1 kiss her once, I think I should
leel happy ? In tli i &: hurried manner he
poured nut an lutcuMty of feeling liille sup
posed 10 lie in the busuiu of a condemned
thief.
Guidon remained with Smith, whispertd
10 him of peace beyond the grave to the
peuiieiil, soothed in some degree his pass
age through the dark valley and shadow of
death and did not return to his lamily, until
Christian love could do no mote for an
er ing biolhcr, on whom before scaicely
had the eye of love rested; who.-e hand had
beun against all men, because their hands
had been against him.
I have told you the story more at length
and interwoven some iniuriani circumstan
ces, btu 11 is before you substunially 113 i
whs related 10 me. Tho main incidents are
trie though doubtless as the story was
handed down from generation lo generation
11 has been eolored by the imagination.
The silver tankard, has desi ended down in
lite family the pioperty of the daughter
named Mehilible,-uud is now in possession
jf a clergyman in Massachusetts.
What a crowd of thoughts do these inci-ilmiio-
cause 10 ru.-li upon the mind 1 How
sure is the overcomiui; of evil with good.
How truly did Christ know what was in
the heart ol man. How true 10 lint best
feelingf of human nature are oven the mil
easts of society. How much of our virtue
do we owe to our position among men.
How icee:sani be our exertions lo dirsem
inate the truth, that tho world maybe re
formed, and tho liw of love he substituted
for the law ol force. The reader will not
however need our help to 111:1 ku the right
use of guarding the silver tankard, by tho
innocent kimlm'sn of u child,
A quaint old writer lemarks, that a man
should dress his wile above Ins means, his,
children up to his means, and himself below
his means. He further remarks however,
thai the ladie? should nut hi told this they
will have the goodness therefore nut lo read
this paragraph?
Do good lo all,- lo your friends he
cause they tire such, and to your enemies
that they may become yout friends. This
maxim ia ancient and worthy of alien-
lion
BRITISBI TREATY.
Jl TREATY,
To sctllo and define tho Boundaries be
tween the Territories of the Untied
Stales and the possessions of her Driian
nie Majesly in North America, for the
final Mippressiun of the African Slave
Trade, and for the giving up of Crim
inals, fugitives from justice, in certain
cases :
Wheieas, certain portions of the lino of
boundary between the United States of
Ainuiicu and the lirhish dominions in
North America, described in the Second
Article ol, the Tieaty of Peace of 1783,
have not yet been asceiuiued and deter
mined, notwithstanding tho repeated at
tempts which have been heretofore made
for thai purpose; and whereas, it is now
thought to be fur the interest of both par
ties, that, avoiding further discussion of
their respective rights, arising in this re
spect under the said Treaty, they should
agree on a conventional line in said por
ttoi's ol the uatd boundary, such as may be
convenient to both parties, with stirh equiv
alrnts and compensations, as are deemed
just and reasonable : And whereas by the
I ireaiy concluded at Ghent, on the 21lh
day of iJecemrter, 1814, between tho Uni
ted Stales and His Uriiaunic Majesty, an
article was agreed lo and inserted of the fol
lowing tenor, VIZ : "Art. lit. Whereas,
the traffic in Slaves is irreconcilable with
the principles of humanity and justice. And
wheruas, both His Majesty ana the United
Slates are desirous of continuing their ef
forts lo promote its entire abolition, it is
hereby agieed that both the contacting
parlies shall use their best endeavors to ac
complish so desnable an object." And
whereas, notu ilbsundinglhe lawn of which
have at various limes been passed by the
two Governments, and the efforts made to
supprekS it, thai criminal traffic is still pros
ecuted and carried on. And whereas, the
United Slates of America and Her Majesty,
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Hritaio ami Ireland, are deiermined.ihat. so
rr u0-ni--trtr wr mcir-jirjwcr, iinshall bo ef
fectually abolished. And whereas, it is
found expedient lor the belter administra
tion of justice and the prevention ol crime
within the teintories and jurisdiction of the
1 wo parties respectively, that persons com
mitting the crimes heretnalter enumerated,
and being fugitives Irom justice, should un
der certain eireumsiiiiiee.i. he reciprocally
delivered up. The United Stales of Amer
ica and her Britannic Majesly, having re
solved lo treat 011 llicso several subjects,
have for that purpose appointed their re
spective Plenipotentiaries to negotiate and
eomdude a Treaty, that is to say, the Pres
ident of the Uoiied States has, on his pari,
furnished with full powers, Daniel Webster
Secrttaiy of Stale of the United States, and
Her Majesly the Queen of the Unite d King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland has on her
part appointed the Right Honorable Alexau-
dei Lrd Ashburiun, a Pee- of the said"
United kingdom, a member of Her Majes
ty's most houotanle Privy, Conncil, and
Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary on
a Special Mission to the United Siaiesjwlm
after a reciprocal comuiunicaiion of their
respective full powers, have agreed to and
signed the following Aricles ;
article 1.
It is hereby agreed and declared that the
line of boundary shall bo as follows.
.Beginning at the Monument at the source
of tne River Si. Croix, as designated and
agreed lo by the Commissioners under the
5ih Article in the Tioty of 1794. between
the Governments of ihe Uiitted Stales and
Greal Britain; thence; North, following the
exploring line run and marked by the stir
vevorsol ihe two Goiernmenls in the year
1817 and 1818 under the fil'ih article o'l the
treaty ol Ghent; to intersection with llie
ruer St. John, and to the middle of the
channel ihereol; ihence, op the middle id
the main cirannel of said river St. John, lo
mouth of the river St. Francis; thencu up
me middle of the channel of ihu said rivtr
St. Fr.uicis.aiid of the Lakes thriiuh which
it Hows, to the outlet of the Luke Pohenaga
monk; thence Southwesterly, in a straight
line to a point on thu North West branch
of the river St. John, which point shall be
ten miles distant Irom the main branch of
the Si. John, 111 a straight line, and in the
nearest direction; bin if ihe said point shall
be louitd to be less ih.m seven miles from
the nearest point or summit or crest of the
highlands that divide those rivers which
empty tliemeelves into ihu river St.- Law
leuce Irom those which fall into the river
St. John, lo a point 7 mites in a straigl t
Hue from the said summit or crest; thence,
111 a siraiglu lino in a course about South
eight degrees west 10 ihe point where the
parallel of latitude of 10 deg. 25 min. north
itilcrseels the Southwesi branch of the St.
John; thence, southerly by the said branch
jo tho Botircothereof in the highlands at the
Metjarmrtte poitage thenre, down along
the said highlands which tliviaUd the waters
which empty themselves into the river St
Lawrcnro from those which fall into llio
Atlantic Ocean, to the head of Hall's stream
thence, down the middle of said stream till
ihe line thus run intcrsccfs the old line, of
boundary surveyed and marked by Valen-1
linn and Collins previously to "the year
1774, as lite 45th degree of north latitude,
and which has been known and unde.rsiood
to be the line of actual division between tho
Slates of New York and Vermont on ono
side, and the British Province of Canada
on the others; and from said point of inter
section west along tho said dividing lino as
heretofore known and understood, to the
Iroqubis, or St. Lawrence Ri-er
ARTICLE If.
It is moreover agreed, that from the pjaca
where the joint commissioners terminated
their labors, tindtr ihe sixth article of the
Treaty of Ghent, to wit: At a point in that
NeebricR channel, near the Muddy lake.the,
line shall run into and alone the shin chan-
nel, between Sr Joseph and St. Tammany
islands, to the division of tho channel at or.
near the head of St. Joseph's Islandjlhence,,
turning eastwardly and noil'iwasdly,arouim
the lower end of St. George's or Sugar Is
land, and following tho middle of the chan
nel which divides St. George's Irom St.Jo
seph's Island; ihence, up the east Neebrik
channel, nearest to St. Georce's IslaniL
through the middle of Lake George; thenco
west of Jona's Island, into St. Maty's Riv
er, to a point in the Middle of that river,
about I mile above St. Geotne s or Stirar
Island, so as lo anpronnaie and assicn the
said Island to the U. S., thence, adontinr
ihe line traced on ihe maps by the commis.
sinrtprs, through the river St. Mary and lake
Superior, to a point north of Isle Royal in
said lake, one hundred yards to the north
and east of Ule Chapeau, which last men
tinned Island lies near the northeastern point
of Isle Royal, where the line marked by tho
commissioners, terminales; and from tho
last-mentioned point, souihwesterly.throirgh
the middle of the souud between Isle Roval
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mouth of Pigeon river, and at the said river
to, and through the north and south Fowl
L ikes, to ihe Lakes of llio height of Land.
between Lake Superior and the Lake of llie
Woods; ther.ee aloni; the water communica
tion to Lake Saisaquinaga, and through that
hake, thence" to and through Cypress Lake,
Lac du Bois Blanc, Lac la Croix, Littlo
Vermillion Lake, and Lake Namecan. and
through the seveial smaller lakes.strails, or
streams, connecting the lakes hero mention
ed, lo that point 111 Lac le Pluie or Rainy
Lake, nt the Chaudiere Falls, from which
the Commissioners traced llie line to the
most northwestern point of the Lake of the
oods. thence alonir the said line to the
said mosi northwestern point, being in lati
tude -lti" irn bu" north, and in longitude
95 11' 38" west from the Observatorv. nt
Greenwich; thence according lo existing1
treaties, due south to its intersection with
llie 49th parallel of north latitude.and alorlg
that parallel to the Rock Mountains. It be
ing understood that all ihe water communi
cations, and i.ll the usual portages along the
line irom jvaue superior to the Lake of the
Woods; and also Grand Porlago, from the
shore of Lake Superior lo the Pigeon River
as now actually ussd, shall be free and open
to the use of the citizens and subjects of
both countries;
article III.
In order to promoto the interest and en
courage the industry of all llio inhabitants
of ihe countries watered by the River St
John and its tributaries, whether living
vviihin the State of Maine or ihe Province
of New Jlrunsvvick, il is agreed that, where
by the provisions of the present treaty, tho
River St. John is declared to be ihe line of
boundary, the navigation of said River
shall bo free and open to both parlies, and
shall in no way be obstructed by either:
that all ihe produce of ihe forest, in logs,
lumber, timber, boards, stales, or shingles;
or of agriculture not being manufactured,
grown on any of those pans of the State of
Maine watered by the River St. John, or
by iis tiibuinries, of which fast reasonable
evidence shall, il required, b e produced,
shall have free accees into and thronghl the
said river and its said tributaries, having their
source vviihin the Slate of Maine, to and
from the seaport at the mouth of the said
Ri-er St. John, and to and around the
Falls of said River, either by boats, rafts,
or oilier conveyance; that when within tho
Province of New Brunswick, llio said
produce shall be deali with as if it wero tho
produce of said Province; thai, in like
manner, the inhabitants nf the Territory
of ihe Uupei St. John determined by litis
reaiy to belong to her Britannic. Majesty,
shall have free access lo and throuGh tho
river for their.produce, in thoso parts whero
l.iho said river runs wholly throtiMi tl o
1 Stale of Maine provided always, that thi