(1 V I I VI I II 1 1 1 -T i t.s " w MSI ?LEVI L.TATlMlitor. fVOL. i4-fa 1. i ' 'Cnlanilmt lemotntt II rCHtlHIID M T iTJnT MOKKIHO,.lt LEVI L.TAT1S, IN BLOOMSBUBG, OOLVMDIA OOONTY, PA. n TJTi-TflK J in at k Bri AUMi. ii"', ';,f 1 of,';,.1''' , of Ma turt rtje. "i-"'tr"V TERMS OP SUnSOUIl'TION. SI 00 In a-Jvnticc, for one copy, fur Ix moiulin. 2 W If no "paid Itl.In tha nrH thtM monthi. i a If not ,al 1 within tlio first ill monlht. 1 50 If not paid Will " 1M' ?tnVpa,SpcrU1'CW't''','C'','''llU1Utr'',',S':,'l'',lll'',V J,SS!:','t'i'miimytm aPSS T7-a Bubscrlntlon taken for hi than mx mnim CHOICE FOE llli. ni, ev,tL TATEi-Am Umo like the promt, Henatenraco? republish th3nfi.u"uii4 n. m Uw memory vf the 1 . -. 1. ....i.l...l.l..nttr iii mir . 'Father cf hin Country; cimhihwch a u..e a , compuacu a coup.e . tur. , r.i.t n T hMilevo it necessary Tur every Minpervniive io it necessary fur every Conservative Kcituen to speak out; believing that if crUpuious,ad incongruous party, iccuro JU'dfrw" wouia""' and Union loving the present unscrupulous, a tenure of office J iTER. a Caiholk and thoflt; of Arnold, IIsrr and the sainted John IIrow.. I remain, Ur Hir, Vourd, D.T. McKIERN'AV Conyngham Township. Tvh'y 10. lcfW). HI RTTIDAY OF TUB 1MMOHTAL WASHINGTON, Aurtpi.lo.i3 dav.M ach rcaJlnj iar, Tlu iVii i rfiiKmbr.mq.j if ttu past bring near, l.tt Hwl, ro-Opjn 't! illalKJiit ray ; To tluir ilu dre'iry tcusim ol tint tiny. Ltt ir.tht rn milium, itti on nijj now cheer, The iKniti3 Ui.y tlml uiarki-il hid firht career. Far, f.ir. i'i iVutjrj'i uolujiUs tliu tlnlJ, From Court and Cities, grew up un.Ufilodl In Country lit--, wa'tliM by u mujIIi. r' care, In p ports atliljtic, maiihcHMl'i) part to bear. Let licro, h gliu.-rin tiu hid.int paijo, With v.-nai writ-", lie tli.-lr Himik'. tlulr rngt1. r.n.it Viw ami Virtu-', lieu Uk ciimpire, WtTi.1 bliitk amLiti n ' ns the -ii I'tf i(enire. What kin Ircd tli'uliti, to liini' nlm,; mighty mind Wa ta rail mm. cnciual with his kin J, TiiTV.' Insfotinirj.vl nti-h r nuiiu ; To duck imcIi T r tut, hij n-plrins tani". AVIutu I'o.i tryiaN.h r muiuiiI'jim lm uhujn; Hit .Ian is h,hu, h.-rdroopinj,' ttpiriH rai Ik hiiiiioru Ilea vii, h M'ft. Jn.r mm,' m jut : Hp Wv-ut, lu nni'i-iiT'il, lleaen fullUl',1 hit trust. Tli' liir-nns f'trct-, ciiuij iu mad rurcer; T Vict try ed, toe ceoft ttl'i inouiit.iiiifjr ; "Thi'! CoiilliU'iitulf- we ohall nwn la) ihud, M.,ii r.,rr. iriilniL' tn our llritHli red. Vu li.net rue Iru-'iuti, wide pr.'ad, around the coast. True Tor kuniruu, iirii.nn in ui.-ir ihmi, Willi i ic.i otir ait. we'll mki tlio Itntiali name, Willii irnau' lunlrtiui, as in France and fSpniu." fSiimt- Ine who tlu tapour id tli.-ir IhmhI, Tiu intiiilt reiiiiuitii, ofthit mfuht) hoht' - At I irxril, r.-t,irutd. 10 I -t fU( ll d 'BUut kllOW: Tn il j'Miii't' titfrv the arm, for lreodm blow! Tn it ''i 'it'i; ra-t1' h iv no p' r in t.Uld Wa r f .lum' luipuKH nives tlie ieru loiiiiuand! )h V.ihitutiiii' who t-iu th ttn riii iTiii i f u War r-mruii't, nn'r lori mt t ill in peace! Mil t..l rati u. -ill Ihy nai iti t-liuw t Tootj-tn'in a tn . er , ar.i a t jr. With :n .,iFj l',n'Ul;t; Am ju t ntpdru r, n.i.iRLd w nh th bh-ot. It for such nn,ii s, h tan b ij trutur t-tand, Tn huh th lrtr.-nou! -i tliis happy lau 1 i Let Nurlh.'rii '.ilot. trmu p.it tut recoil; St i"itt' ih-unii'ii, on a H.'iiin "rn mil. L.t J i-ti- g'inie. mid n tv Hi' arm vi liw 1 And iiiuk vui'litrut r Irum th lau I w itluiraw; Or l.-t th Ir hcouuird acts Willi AruoLt h hjiiij ; tiu I it triij r tord, on ol I ti.u ' is t-tiain. Hut dill, lo'd iTM0N, imy mi cvr h ; Tit true deposit.- 1" p-ir Lib riy , - h reui-in, in dignity i f truth and n.tttir . rib til viiiUcfs thanks, sivo to the (Ireat Creator I THRILLING ROMANO). Written for the Columbia Democrat. on, TIIK MOUNTAIN' 110BIJKKS. CIlAPXKll I. A party cf us, fifteen in number, had determined lo live a hunter's life in the j "far west." Accor'liftcly wo bought Gov- crnmwit land. When we came to our land, we were at lust fifty miles farther than any ' .iothcr civiliz'-d settlement. It was a hilly ) tnnmilnli.nn. nmiitv Tlinrrt wn s one mountain that was abruptly to u great height, its f.ecp erouces and jutting rocks formed a scene of grandeur and sublimity. At the baw of this mountain, we found a f i-..!. innl.- Jielier from the scorching nys of tho tun in summer, and the piercing winds of winter. In short, it answered .11 the purposes of a house. finmo alnimded nleiitifiillv in the sur-! rounding country, u was our o.i.y means, of s,ibsi,t.i'iee. The flesh served as food, T . . .. 1 - and with the fur, eontc of us would goto the nearest settlement and trado it for ( goods aud provisions. Twice in a year, 1 . . JV.1I . .1!.! l...u rlunnn of it. I i.r.i..j ..,, nr, . tJ n v leei uveu in lius iiiaiiutji iwi tu-j ( years, t was fpring, and twelve of our party Ir p..i,e to the settlement, leaving three if us b bind. They had been pone v for five d-is, and it luver before took nurjithn i tiiir we were constantly expect- '1112' hem, I .it the sun ro.o and set on tho ' mi ' iv, and yet they did not conio back, I hi d noticed a restlessness in William Lesier, ono of my companions, left nt ( try, in my wild employment, to lorget ,l "lijiiie" since morning, and in the after-j ma; but I cannot do it. Do youbolhno in jioi ot the sixth day, as wo were siiimg at Ihi ciitranco of our cavo, 1 determined ml mil if nns.ililn. what it was that i.i.ni: T lirnVo ilm silcnco . a , . ..,..i, ... n. ti.n.titt. t.tvitfir iimmr mil sun 13 iiili ci'vith you?" 01, nothing,'"ho answered. Doa't try to cvado me," said I, "for I e ncticed vour restlessness since mom- know tliut something is tuo . . . il, vou" Ho eitzed into mv laco in a voico made trcmujus by . . .1 . emotion I havo something on my ftind,moro Cannot wisll,'rt commu. YW'M . to! 17 ... K iielmJt AND nioato it, but us you insist on it, I will, T . . i e 1 . i 1 nave a sirango lorcuocimg 01 coming ill Something is to happen that will bring groat calamity upon some of us. Iain not croaking, I am only reading what tho unseen hand has written in my soul. How- ever, you have heard that my patents woro 1)01,1 ,osl al sea-" " Yes," said I, and he continued. " Aye, so it was ; I was a boy then fin,-....., . my futher commanded tho ship Amelia, " sho was a staunch and noblo cralt. I was at scI,o1 tll0U. in Philadelphia. When I 1'card that my parents were dead, I was well nigh mad with grief. 1 fancied then, in my first hours of orphanage, that my heart would break and I think such would l,nvn liopn tlio c:isr if T ti:id been tout nf of ,n' frie,,,lrt Cll,I, to seo ni0) nnt it was fmally arranged that I 1 , , , , n . tft(l tov vw v l" r,v")i"" pored 80 well, that when I wastweiity carg 0f ag0j tnc gavc ,UQ coimmimi 0f jt , . o 4 The man who owned the fir.-t ship that I commanded, was named (Jrahatn j ho had a daughter uamcd Alma sho was i one of the sweetest purest and lovelier - creatures that ever graced this poor earth. SIio was four years younger tliaii myself; but even when 1 first knew her, and hu was not more than fourteen, then, "lie was a woman in intellect ami grace though a child in the Minjilicity of love ami confi dence. Mr. Graham did not obj.-rt to my Miit, so I loved her with all my soul, anil washiest to know that she loved me in re turn. It had been arranged that we should be married when she was twenty Mr. Graham, himself, having set the bounds. That had been our nl.in for more than two years. It lacked two months of the time, and 1 had arranged to remain at Imuii" un til we were married. But .Mr. Gralrtm had a ship freighted for Copenhagen, and her captain was dying, lie could tin 1 no .".('' t'k' h: iilr.Ci. but lno, .-o in' asken me to go. 1 could not refuio, but 1 asked to be married lir.-t. lie shook hi-t head and said uo, ho had a better plan : h' h id thought of visiting Copenhagen, vh r.' h. had two brothers iu business. They were iu company with him, aim ne said hi would take tiu ii Jxt ship and bring Alma out with him, and we should bo niarri 'd there. I consented to take out the ship, and lie and Alma was to meet me there, and there we were to bo married, and all come h 'uie together. Tho evening before I s'liled, I npoko with Alma, and when I left her I felt that I was leaving my very life. " Well," continued he, wiping hU ey . " I went to Copenhagen. I waited a month, then I heard that the American ship Justice, with Mr. Graham and dau. (t ther on board, had touched at Dover, am: that all were safe and well when -he left, I waited another week, and then cro.scd over to Hamburg ; I could learn nothing thcro. Next I went to London, and there lc.rne.1 enough to s.itisty me mat the sllll) had llCCl! lost Oil the SCCOlld llllV ilttlT she left Dover. A severe storm had arose, and several vessels were n ported lost, " I i-cnt my ship home in charge of the mate, and spent lour months in se.iiemn. for the lo-t ones, but could train m i traces of th-ui not even a piece of the wreck could I find not a mark of the ship, nor one of the crew. 1 came home with a sad and heavy heart." I Here he stonned a lew moments, anu . - " - ' lowered bis head upon his hands, for bis feelings had overcome him. Iu a little whilo however, he looked up and added iu a touching tone. " All ! my dear fiiend, frtn .1 rt ll.tt I.-n.-ltl' wlint t llilVO Sllfl'l'VI'd tongue cannot tell it, pen cannot write it- .1.,? 1.1.,.. , 1,,,,,1, mv heart: break it il. ..... w.v... ..... j , tho reiidin . of its tendercst chords, and in the crushing of its earthly hopes. 1 havu left tho sea because I could not follow a business that so constantly reminded me of a circumstance so touching to me. AC ter leaving Copenhagen, 1 arrived at l'hila- delphia, as you know, just in time to join this party. My motive in joining it was to (i reams : I startled not so miieii ai mu quesuou as at the sudden maiiuc riii which it was nut. "Not as a ireneral thing," I answered, i t i... i ,1 f,l,-,.ii,s enniimririio.", --iiiil i null) iivmtt vj ........- n , " Well " said he, in a lower tone, "I have had a dream repeated many times, but never has it come to me so directly and 60 viudly as within the past few days. " Alma Urnimm is .not .(', i know . t i sheistml She lias appeared to mo re- ... . 11 patcdlyin u iiream, aim sue cans upon 1'iuo to savo her." Hero ho was interrupted by tho approach of James Townloy, my 1 other compniou, in a high state of gloo. BLOOMSBURCt GENERAL "TO HOLD AND TRIM THE BLOOMS BURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA He instantly ordered us to follow liim, I which wo did in silence When wc had I clambered about half way Hp the mountain, ! 'lownlcy proceeded to niovo a largo flat stone ; which, when moved, disclosed tho ' mouth of a cave. " Quitu a discovery, Illlu" sil'd he. "Indeed it is," said jiosicr. vuu nave youxainiuod it I" 1 asked. W ell, yes," said he, "I did just 8" 1,1 a ,llt,c Pleco but I found uo t'inl, and ho 1 tho't I'd tfist frit vou to holn " And how did you come to find it!" I ilsMM - ell yo sec," said he, "1 jist "10vi!l1 tl,U cro !,lo,,c) aml the ) see I ow" t,lis cr0 "". ." u ",tu1 t'"-' eavo. It was narrow at 1110 "nuance, " wo advanced, it be- 01,11,0 w',,cr) unt'' 'l was HviJeel into two rooms. 1 entered one of them, while Les- To"lei' terod other. Wlnlo w:w wll5 itround, admiring the beau- ty 01 t,n room wmu1 A ;ia ontere ; ia. , . . . , . P - ,,1( - 'd to t ike liold of a piece of the rock that jutted out a little. I found that it was loose, and with a little pull, down it t-'oine with a great crash. 1 was greatly Mirpried when I found that tho place in wmcn thu stone had been fitted, was the l'Illrlllcc tf anutuer room. lJut 3-ou can better ima"iim inv surprise, than I call describe it, when I tell you that on enter- ing this cave, I found it nearly filled with old clothes. I inolunt.irily uttered an exela- matiou of surprise, which soon brought thimi to me. ' U'hat does that mean!" said Ii"ster. " That s the ipiestion, but I cant answer it,'' said I. 11 Well," said Townlcy, 1 cin tell you what, they did'nt grow here, and we had better look out for the feller's what put Yin here; that s my jiulgmeiit on t it 1" U -Hiri! this, I had not dreamed of danger, but now the words '-A foreboding of com- ing ill, a foreboding nf coming ill 1" kept ri lying in my ("Irs. " Well, let's examine th cluthes, anyhow ; no dillercnee who put them hoi",' said LetJr. Accordingly wc, e jnuiKiiee i c: imiinng th.'clot'.iiiig. Noth- ing was found, however, exee ting an iu- duinlt; number of pocket knives and pulgs of tobacco, for some time. At lat 1 came ti a nvirr of the room, where, under a large buneh of tli! clothing, there lay a three liu-hel bag. "What under tho wo heard the tread of hor-e, and iu an sun e m this eont liu ?" s lid I ti L-ster, at other minut" our p uty i ntered, headed by th m line time ende-ivoring to set it upon dim Townlcy. Th.- robber surrendered end; but with all my e.vcitions, 1 was un able to nnne it. L st r came to me, and with our united strength, wo mado out to I set it on tn I, " What can U contain . i said L 'ster. "You'll soon see," 1 answered, ' and reaching nr, hand in thu bag, 1 took out a handful) nf iior.i) am stl.VKii'. I ''Look here, Jim," said 1, holding out a 1 If. .11 . I. . .. . . . .. n t.tlM ..ti "'".uiuii oi uie pneious sum. "iwi.ii, siu-i ne, juu nun i mean to &-iy mill ui.u j bags lull ol sieli sort of stuff, do you ';' "Yes, that it i, said J. lell, by the believe me, words e;.uiiot expiesswhat uu jiiiiiiiies, I move we git out of this as soon agination can erniei-ive. as we kill." ! At this juncture, wc were interrupted in ' I'llAi'i l.lt III. , ,. ,. , ,.. ,v uile thev were embracing, I entered l-'ttl t Villi llllUllj t' , lilt' .-I'llllll Ul .1 lllll oice at the ciitranco of the room in which we were. I turned to see what it was, and my eyes nut those of a stalwoith man. His face wore the look of a demon, rather than that of a man. 1 ipiailed,as I look- ...1 I.... l.i ..-ti.l.rii lllttl llll'llllll. IIW. Atlll '. " .. n ' . . . . lie shouted, "Couie on boys, 1 vo tound the ,. ., , ... , . , ,.. ,,.i,; tho hands ot these rufh.ms." I a-ked. diviK! e II make em pay for disturbing ,.,.., ... ,. ,. . , ,-, i ,i . ,. iw i " We , ' said she " tho tact ot tho mat nur works ! ' lu another moment, lour i . r .... , .., ,, i. ter is this, after weh.id lelt the straits of inure ot his party entered the room. He- ' , , . , , ,, ; , ,., . J)ocr, two davs bcliind, there aro-o a sit nice would have been vaiu, tor what ' - ' ,(l unarmed, do with five, ' ' 11 armed to the teeth. "What's your name J" demanded tho foremost one of them, who I took to be the Captain of the baud. " William Lester, sir, and now to " ""''. - our name I " Men u,ed to call n.c Daniel Abranis, but it you ever was a sailor, as I think from your iniper teiianee ou was once, I guess you'ye heard , . ... 11 r enough about me, without my name." I noticed that Lester shuddered as he heard the name of the ruflian with whom be had , ,, j answered, apparently with- . ., , V, on, " liy, what have you, a to deal, but he out any emotion western gentleman, to do with sailors ?" " He s a darned clever feller, but I guess he 11 have to go it, liko all the fellers have, what s fell into our bauds," said the ruf fian, by way of reply. And then came the order, "bring cm along, boys." We were driven out ot the cave, where horses were in waiting for us. e mounted tlio horses and started, our course was due west. Just us tho sun was going down, wo enter- , ed a thick vioods, and traveling a little imncr, we came .o me ...oiun 01 a e,,,e-. " u -vu. i.tT.0 r-i ' ln.wl..H W (lla.t.iAimtrtfl tiitfl tliifirfil flirt .-... " i itd.-n nitfHrnl lt nttr nnntnrs Manacles .,., e. -j were clapped on our hands and feet, and wo woro thrown on a bunch of leaves that had been gatheresUbrJhaUn TORCH OP TKUTH AND WAVE IT CHAPTER II, James Townlcy, when ho first heard the voico of the ruffian at tho entrance of the room, had hidden himself under roiiiu clothes, in tho hopo that tliey had not seen him. Nor did ho hopo in vain, for. when Wo wcro taken out of the cave, it was Les- ter and myncll only, so that our position was not hopeless, us wo lay on our bed of leaves. Wo still hoped that the rest of our tnrtv would return, mid TmvnW would tell them what had become of us, and then tlio rest would lie easy, for thoy could ea- sy follow o, ,J0 " t that we live r our trail. This 1 honed would but Mill it was uncurtain, so in hopes and fears.'' As wo lay eouvcr.-ing, the cnptain ot the rullians came in with some water for us to drink, but uo food fur us to eat. " There now,' said he lifter wc had slaked our thirst, ' tl Vou d better not try to come out of this 1 crc cavo lor lt v,m (Jo you m ,flt M, f ..... ,7 ' as n as yo set loot out the cave." llicn going out of the cave, we were left to our- selves. A perfect silence endued which was broken only by thee deep heavy breathing of William Leer, to which plainly told that ho was in deep dinti-os. 1 broke tlio silence with Lester, " what do vou think thev arc coinir to do with us?'1 Starve us to death, of course, but it is not the thoughts of death, even iu tliU horrible manner that litrc--es me so much, but tis 'he iniageof Alma Graham, and she reaches out her pale thin hand towards mo, as if appealing for help." And I cannot ban- ish it from my sight. What shall I do! What shall I do." l U't (Jot lis Alma's t'o;'c,"said Lester with great emotion. Perhaps we may yet have tho plo.uurouf seeing lpr and our- selves both safe, for I still have a hope that our party may return and thi n Townlcy will tell tlrm what lun become of us. Then the rest will be n isy, for they can easily follow our trail h.'ie I was intjr- rupted by tho sudden retreat of our captm-s in a hurried way, there wa' two more of them, two Ladies. I instantly saw by Lister that one of th- Lull's wa-- Alma ; b t li of thuiu wire upim their countenances evidence of great beauty, lint 'twas near- ly worn olfby de pair. At tlii moment without any re i tanee, and our manacles were removed. Luster' j y at once more meeting Alma sate anil somei, nearly overcome him. However he contrived to tell her who he w.is, before clasping her in his cm- brace; but after she heard who he was, they rushed together ; but I will not nt- ...!l. ..(..!.. i I i -mpi 10 m-ni men- j..y .it ,ee.,g, i vui xi-iie n. i'j ntn itu.tui.ttitjii kvhv,- ing that it will lie much better iloue, lor C.lr. r.nt .....tl.... UMtl. 1... r.llllt) lllllf Willi . ,, i ., told me that her name was Kli.abetb Iiiooke. That she had sailed 111 the ship with Alma and her rather,-that she was an intimate f.iend of hers-" in fact," said she " 1 was ,o J,e her bridesmaid." " l.mv .li.l von niiM lo fall into north great sioriu ; oiu snip was mown 10 wiu west. About midnight wo wore iiroused by tho joyful calling of a sailor, " Light-house, ho ! " At the next intai.t, crash went the ship against 11 rock ; the violence of the shoek was so great that most of the passengers and crew were thrown over-board, and thoe who were not, iii-tiiutly jumped over ; tru-tiug to the mer cy of the waves, rather than to the posi- e 01 me wines, i.iinei inuii iu inj"i - ' .' ""l u '7 norm auaicu. j-i.vepung .wma ami ur) - self, wu stuck to tho ship and strange to ' , , ' . n , say, tlie storm ceased betoro morning, and 1t , r i . ,i the ship held together. l!y daylight the sea had became quite calm, and our ship wus visited by this motley crew. They were cuccc-sfully limited from their hiding place, and had barely time to escape to tho west ; bringing Alma and myself with thcm bmco our capture, God only knows We now went to what wo havo suffered. work preparing leaves for beds, and soon Wo all retired. I lay awake long after the rest were sleeping soundly, thinking ot uzauetii lsrooice, ior jet 1110 ouscrvo imu, m my uisi oigueui u-.-i, mimiiai mi uui 1... 1 ..il ...,., l..l wm mm grauo uimium n.n. snmug ui. within me. Hut uow it amounted to morn than admiration. Aud hero my thoughts ( began to waver couciousncsa gradually Isit ADVERTISER, O'EU THE DAltKENED EAUTH." - , SATURDAY, MARCH 10, I860- When I awoke in the morning the sun , was high in the nky they were holding a consultation over tlio prioncrA. (C Why cannot we take them to the settlement,', and then deliver them to tho authorities, ' said I. To this proposition they all agreed. 1 So Alma, Lizzie, Lester, and my&elf, re- J turned to our land, while the rc&t with tho prisoners in charge, went to the settle-' mcnt before mentioned. The sun had jifct t-ct as wc once more entered our cave. Alter our frugal supper had been fimthed, we took Miats for a pleasant tl chat," Letter said, turning to Alma, " when shall we go back to JMiiladelphia ? " 11 As boon as is convenient for yon," rfio replied " Let it he as boon a3 they return then." He then whi-pcrcd something to Alma, to which bhe gave an aent ; then turning to Lizzie, he baid, " Lizzie we would bo nlf Msoil tn havo. vou and Ho ht-Tt tro 1 ith us, and act as bridesmaid, and grooms- man." " It would afford mo the greatest ph - a - ure to do so, and how is it with you, Hubert," said she. u i would be very much pleased to do so,'T I answered. u There you have our answer,said Lizzie." " I liank you, JjeMer answereu (with a eouvt. - cv vou will excuso Alma and I for leaving you, but we widi to fix matters relative to tho fulfillment of those vows to which wc pledged ourselves so long ago." " Vou are excusable said 1." Then with- drawini;, Lizzie and 1 was left alone. I was con-idcrably embarrassed ; however I involuntarily moved myself c'.ose to her, and took her small soft hand in mine but Mifiico it to say, that I proposed, and he accepted. When Alma and Lestor enter- ut again, I said " Alma, wc can now ask the same favor of you and Lester, that yo.i did of tn." What said Lester, " you dont mean to say that you and Liz- zie have struck up a match, do you." "Certainly, why not." 'Tis gloriously done," said Lester, " Just, what I hoped would come of it. ' 1 n.'ed sc.licely add that Alma and Les- ter are married, and Lizzie and Jiiyself, are now made one, in the holy bonds of matrimony. - HiXNiis ami Hooks. 11 lfooks arc the windows," we are told, " through which soul looks out." If so, how careful should we be to have those windows always in a condition to picture the truth, and never to c.lt us ,tri,v vy depicting as facts what are only the result of their own do pravity and unelcanness. Wc should take fully as much pains to choose associates. And yet, with all our care in selecting the one, how blindly we submit ourselves to an intimacy with tho other. Take tho mo-t circumspect young lady, who would be shocked at the bare idea of a private communion between herself and a woman of known loo-enoss of principle is she eipially shocked at taking to tho privacy of hor chamber a book ju-t as equivocal? Vet that book is as suggestive of evil as any confidant could be, if entertains simi- ' ' 0 1:l1' l'on. " '!'. 1J.0WS of;h. fcoll!" "hat indell.ble .niprcssions of impurity u luavu lT" tho lmm1' ,vhcu thc' are hegriuied with ultny thoughts, and stained with gaudily colored, but sensual inspirations! .Many a ruined girl may trace back her first false step to the sug gestions of some florid novel. Many a villain on the gallows may attribute his taste for murder to its awaking by somo chivi aloiis tale of blood. I!e careful, then, of the character of your books. " Hirds of a feather flock together." In liko milli ner wo may say, that " beings and books grow alike in their looks," and mentally S1VU It IHq, 1.:.... tho truth of this is iudi-puta- ble. , , n T , A Chauok as is a CllAnaE. Judge ! Jonah doles recently delivered the follow- , , . , ,. I " . .. , , ... , Crunch, tor stealing : 'Jury, you km go I . ' , . i out, and don t show your ugly mugs hero till you find a verdict if you can't find one of your own, git the ono tho last jury used.' Tho jury retired, after an absenco of fifteen minutes, with a verdict of 'suicide iu the ninth degrco and fourth verso.' Then Judge Jonah Joles pronounced upon Klim Crunch, this sentence : 'Elini Crunch, stand up and face tho music Vou aro found guilty of suicido for stealing. Now this court sentences you to pay a fino of two shillings, to shave your head with a baggauct, in tho barricks, and if you try to cavo in the heads of any of tho jury, you'll catch thunder, that's all. Yourfato will be a warning to others, and iu conclu sion, Sheriff bring me a pint off red eye SABBAT tl READING. LOOK ur. BT OEORQE W'. CROWCtL. Look up I the futuro'R all before! Thcro-lit tha past deep burled If e t While lifj still nerves the arm to dc, Let hope )ct fire the soul to try. O, bow not down before the blast, Hut stand erectly, firm and strong ; And bravely mcit tho opposing fate, What tho' the ttrugglu' fierce and longl Yes, hare your arm, and raise your head, And let your pare bi upward stilt; The palm of victory lays b-fore. And ou shall grasp it, If you will) The world may seek tn keep you down) Hut that the world can never do, If strong in conrious truth and right, Your purpose firm, )ou firm pursue. Tha men who've made a living mark. And won a name w hich ne'er can die, Have tmted thro1 eam nf doubt and gloom Up to their immortality. How bright the grniratlve scroll. Which marks tin lonii, ilcscended line That bore the sacred ark of truth Adown the dusky slopes of ti rue I They've often on the scorTotd's drek, And often In the lonely cell, Maintained the digniiy uf right, And triumphed over death and hell. O. Ciinting smil, fresh courage tak?, While (leods like ihcie Immortal shine ; If thou wilt Hrugftle to tlie end, The irtory must and will be thine. And in that toil cudi drop cf sweat Hlia 11 tl.it h a Jvwil in thy crown; The world ma trew your path with thorns, Hat it can neer put ou down. , THE LIGHT-HOUSE. The apostle exhorts to bo blameless and harmless, tho sons of God, without rebuke m tho midst ot a crooked and perverse na- ' tion, among whom ye shine as ugrf in the uorld ; holding forth tho word of life. 1 (Hill. n. in.) Allusion is iiercmaueto light-houses in which a bright flame is kept burning during the night, for tho benefit of mariners. Our own coast is studded with these lights. Iu erecting thcni, two objects arc to be , , ir . i -ir i secured ; namely, sufficient brilliancy, and ., .. ., ,. .,. , the means ot easily distinguishing one from another In order to give intensity of light sufii- cient for dark and hazy weather, highly polished silver reflectors are used. That the lights may bo readily distin- guished from each other, some aro station- ary and some revolving ; some are single, some double, and somo triple. Some cast a white, some a red, and some a purple flame. All are so marked, that the mari- tier can learn his exact position, and safe- ly navigate the most winding channel, by observing the bearing of these light3. . At ancient llhoues, a colossal statue ot his days and nighti in spending it. Lux man held in one hand a flame which en- ury) amu9cment idleness, misused powers ightcned the whole port di3ai ; and fc f f ; w isometiiuei, these lights becomes dim ; ' . ' . , . or men who live on plunder erect false ,. , . , ., . .,, :,jj lights, and thus the mariner is bewildered, vesscls are wrecked, and merchandize and . ! . . i!.... t. i precious mua uiu lust. Now, says the apostle, ye arc designed to be lights in the world, by which others may learn their position, and bo guided to the port of peace. Men aro sailing on a dangerous, rock-bound coast, Wu'ie utoruw ari.o, t ii. t hr..n If ira Or.iv 11 . If tho light of Christian example goes out, becomes dim, is hid, or if false lights are set up, the peril becomes imminent. And when spiritual disasters take place, who can calculate the lois? "Tor .aJJr .igbt ilia eye can know, Titan promt lark lo.tur scama-l's oe. llr bauls fir or t'mn.'at cluuJ, Ur prt-y birl'M .hrik, ur ouan'i ihroud.- Thi iktyirtelc rf the tout." SPUIIGEONS GEMS. What is it that makes tho young man devoto himself, as a missionary, to tho cause of God, to leave father aud mother, , . . ,. . . , , , t. :. . .1 : nd go into distant lands ? It is a thing a 1! 1 1 !. . !l ! . ll , ,1 of power that does it; it is the go'pcl. mi . v .1 . . i i What is it that constrains yonder minister, . . , . ,. , , . ,. , ' in tho midst ol cholera, to climb up that , . , . . 1 1 1 . u vi cracking stairciso, and stand by the bed . 11 ilil of some dying creature who has that dire disease ? lt must bo a thing of power which leads him to venture his life ; it is ' love of the cross of Chi 1st which bids him doit. What is that which enables one man to stand up before a multitude of his P.illmw nil miTirflfi ritil !f mnv lilt t fln . , ., . , .,, i 1,. , termined that he will tpeak nothing but pi,-; t .,,.,1 1.,, r,.,.;...i ? ri..,. f. .1,1. ri ii 1 . enables bun to cry, like tho war horso of j.. in, 1 1 , , , . Job, in battle, Aha ! uud move glorious in might? It is a thing of power that does it : it is Christ crucified. And what emboldens that timid female to walk down that dark lane some wet evening, that sho may go and sit beside the victim of a con tagious fever ? What strengthens her to go through that den of thie.es, and pass by tho profligate and profane? What in fluences her to enter into that charnal house of death, and there sit down and whisper words of comfort ? Does gold niako her do it ? They aro too poor to give her gold. Does fame mako her do it ? Sho shall never bo known nor writ ten among the mighty women of this earth. What makes her do it ? Is it love of mer it ? No ; aho knows she has no desert be fore high heaven. What impels her to it? It is the power, tho thing of power ; it is the cross of Christ: sho loves it, and sho therefore says, 2 00 PER ANNUM. YOL. 24- NOTHING TO DO. There is a clasi of pcoplo who profess ' a willingness to work, but constantly as sert they find nothing to do. That this complaint should be so often made by tho 1 young, is indeed lamentable. Thcro sits a healthy young friend ; ho has lately fallen in possession of some , thousands of dollars by tho decease of his j father. Ho is full of energy and hope, i and the thousand mischovious actions with which he tantalizes others shows his capac ity and desire to be busy but ho has nothing to do. Some years ago the father of this game young man came to this city to find em ployment. Ho had no foolish pride, that this and that occupatiou would not be re spectable but ho resolved to work. Tho first offer for employment was tendered by a bricklayer. I was accepted, and for tho small amount of fifty cents a day, for six months he pursued the business of mere tender to bricklayer and mason. Then he became an apprentice, and so gradually up to a master workman ; he contracted largely; prudence was his watchword,and accumulation was the result. He married a notable woman, whose thrift was only equalled by his own. Years passed away, and one of the heaviest capitalists was the pruuent bricklayer ; He was, howcTer, cut off in the prime of life, and his largo Cstato was mainly bequeathed to an only son. uut marke the difference between tuo gotting nnj spending of this property, Th() gentleman we have just in- , , ' . b , , . J . 'roduced is that son and heir. He has . , , . , . just graduated without honors at a ncigh , . . ui.i uuiiuiaiij,, uui uu Uiiuuvl uiaiko choice of any profession, for all the world says to him, "you are rich enough ; why should you work V So ho will probably be loitering in tho vinneyard all his days perhaps a spendthrift, with all his fine estate, a vagabond 1 And now come3 tho question, of what avail ij wealth to such inheritors? Is not gold sometimes tho curse instead of the blessing, when tfeus perverted? One father toils anxiously day and night to amass the golden store- he gams it ho dies his successor employs . ... Where is the wrong ? Is not labor im- . b ,, , , . ,. ty? Is not wealth unduly magnified? I,, i,., And ho sows tuo sced3 Ulch creat0 ttl3 moral waste? Fond fathers, indulgent mothers, teach your children early tho laws upon which all true happiness de- pends give them employment; let there be no drones in tho hive. Show tbem tho true value of riches never pamper tho appetite, never flatter a coxcomb-pride of dress, but show them tho great law of ap- proximation in a right direction, and hav ing done thus, the class of those who yawn out existence, having nothing to do, will gradually become extinct. SSS It was once said by Solon, " No man ought to bo called a happy man till he dies, ' because he does not know what his life is to be; but Chrhtians may always call themselves happy men here, becauso . rf J niltiuit;! VUVll KUI 13 tailieU, IUU UOilLUk . , , , , ... pitch it whore the cloud does not move, r , , , ,7 1 and where they aro not surrounded by a . , , circle of fire. " I will be a wall of firu , , , ItUll'l UUWU. lllt.111. Lt ui v in tuc . ' . .. ,J . midst." They cannot dwell whero God is not householder, warder, and bulwark of salvation. 'All niy way. .hall ever be Unler'il by uii mae decree." J-0 young man, build thy studio on ', Calvary! there raise thine observatory, 1 , ' , . J ' ! nn(1 8Can by faith tho lofty things of nature 1 Tako thco a hermit s cell in tho garden of , , , , , . , ., Gethscmane, and lavo thy brow with the . ' , , , standard classic thy last appeal in mat ters of contention. Let its light bo thino illumination, and thou shalt become more wise than Plato, more truly learned than tho seven sages of antiquity. SSf Tho evening clouds wo seo were mado to-day and of such trifles as tho breaths of singing birds tho melted jewelry of the morniug dews, tho silver night-dress of the rivers and tho voico of prayer. is tho heapod-up utterance of yeUerd; Dim, bluo and beautiful, it is an ted mountain, though men ' cloud. SrCulti dcavor, as to bear a siui that this is " zm' jflflr u HHjHRHHjBgflSSEf' - ttm s-'bIjsM V . IV. -L... A
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