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VOL. 24.
Colombia democrat;
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GOOD ACTIONS.
BY MM.1UIIRIET K. FRANCIS,
llclicve mc, nil good action
Are garnered up in Heaven,
And yield tn earth a hundred foM
Of inul-rcvh ing lea en.
We can not, with our vilon,
HVr nee the blet return,
No more thinwuin sublets
'I lie sunshine bright can urn.
Hut we can feel it prefenre
Like xon distilling dew,
l're on uur acmes gently,
Tailing our lu'trlitringa throujh.
Turning each thought to pcrcn?sii(
To patience meek, tatli Mgh,
Throwing ur lnpe' f.iUe things,
Truth'! robe of sober dye.
Winning tha oui to labor
I 'or eiulffs word mid tked,
Buih na will K1" l' leaven
Again the priciom need,
wimlj unw Miiffwwwwwftiyi lajnww
ICE -WRECKED.
ruoM in. ah; wood's mauazini:.
What a fearful scono of terror and con' thoy had not power to put it into motion,
fusion ensued 5 the shrieks and lanicnta-, wo know not how soon they might sweep
tinna of women, tho cries of children, and over it or shatter it in pieces. It was a
We had hardly eroded tho Atlantic,nnd
were beginning to look eagerly for our first
fight of the New World, when a sudden
change occurred in tho temperature, and
the balmy days of April were followed by
a May cold and cutting almost as winter,
At length we entered the broad estuary of
the St. Lawrence, and then the mystery
was eolvud, for its entire surface was
checkered .villi maws of ice ; evidently
tho broken up winter covering of the river
iibovo being swept by the current out to
xoa. Nothing could exceed the beauty of
tho ice-fields as they Hashed and sparkled
like gigantic gems in their petting of azure
pea Many were of great lizc aI.o, like
floating i-Oands, and the heaped up blocks
upon their surface gleamed from a distance
like cities of dazzling crystal.
The wind was in our favor, and our good
ship sped up tho gulf, threading her way
through the channels of the floating ice
fields, while , hour after hour, her p.n.cn-
gcrs stood watching with unwearied eyes
tho splendid scene around them, Even
when night came, there was the same eager
throng of gazers, for those largo frozen
plains glittering in the moonlight with a
htranso spectral beauty none of us had
e:cr peeii before.
After a time, a inas of ico huger than
common. appeared floating down thestream.
Subsequently, wo learned that it was part
of tho cone the spray forms every winter
before the falls of Montmorency. On it
' came, gleaming palely against the deep
blue sky like u castlo of ppotlcss marble
il.-intriii tower and turret, anil massive
buttress, and enriched by tho most delicate
tracery. Every cyo was fixed upon it in
breathless admiration, as it swept majesti
cally by ; until, as it passed between us
and tho wind, by it3 loftiness it momentarily
becalmed us. Suddenly tho stationary
ship received a severe shock, which not
only vibrated through all her timbers, but
through every ono of tho hundred and
forty human beings who formed her living
freight. Never shall I forget the shrieks
of terror that followed, as women well-nigh
frantic with fear , clasped their children
.to their bosoms, believing that tho ship had
struck upon a rock, and that their last
moment had como. A cry from the bow,
that it was but a blow from tho ice, some
what relieved their fears, and they stood
quietly by, while the helm was put down,
and tho fails drawn round, in tho effort to
free us from the hugo mass of ico which
still lay across tho vessel's lows pressing
aud grating aubitly against her timbers.
A minuto more, aud abovo the din of
blocks and cordage, aud tho stamping of
men's feet, there aroso a wild cry that ech
oed far aud wido over tho surrounding
fields of ice, and through every cranny of
the neighboring ico castlo "Tun Ship is
sinking!"
It was an aroallinc announcement ; and
the silent anguish of men, as they beheld
the fears and dangers of those dearest to
them. On nono did tho blow fall heavier
than ou mo ; for I had a delicato wifo on
board, and of my two littlo ones, the
younger was an invalid. Meanwhile, no
time was lost. There was no space to lower
the boats, and the pale, terrified passen
gers were hurriedly passed down, by tho
bowsprit, upon the ico. It was touching
to sec some snatch a cloak or wrapper as
they passed, tho solo relic of all their
worldly possessions j whilo others, in their
terror, departed without even that. A few
provisions were next sent down, quickly
followed by the crew j and then we stood
a wretched, cowering group upon tho field
of ice that had wrought us so much evil,
watching for the last moment of tho good
ship, which had .brought us in peaco and
safety more than two thousand miles. It
was not long in coining. Suddenly the
bow bent low, as if it to salute the waves,
and the stem rose high into tho air ; then
with a rapid forward movement, tho stately
ship passed silently down into tho bosom
of tho deep, every tall mast and tapering
ard in its place, and every sail spread to
its uttermost, and gleaming whitcly in the
moonlight, until each in its turn passed
from our sight. For a few moments thoro
was a troubled vortax,and then the moon
lit sea rolled placidly on, aud the gentle
night Tiind swept over the spot, leaving no
trace of the fearful bhipwreck which, in
scarce ten minutes from the time tho ice
hud struck our devoted ship had left us
exposed and hulplcss upon tho broad sea,
our only refuge that desolate field of ice
hard, inhospitable and shelterless.
That night was ono of infinite raftering
to hardy men; what then, must it have
been to the feeble and helpless ! A few
loose planks and spars had been thrown
over from the ship, and tho scramblo to
obtain them was like a strugglo for gold
was so fortunate as to socurc ono, and on
t I placed my poor wifo and cider child,
rolled together in our only cloak ; while
through tho livelong night I passed to and
fro beside them, with tho little one wrap
ped in the breat of my coat, f truing in
vain to still its cries ; and as I walked, my
feet clung to the frozen pavement benpatl:
them, and tho cold shot up through my
limbs like an icv fire, causing intolerable
nain.
. ... , ., , , .
is the night passeu on tue com incrcas
cd, or else we felt it more; ana many
times, as I looked on the shivering beings
crouching around me, I thought that few
of them would survive till morning. Hut
thanks, under Providence, to tho officers
of the ship, who served out, at short mter
fearful night, and so exhausted and do-
vals, small allowances or spirits, tho day
dawned upon all save a few small children
m v own dear babe among them. And
truly, when I looked on the wido waste 0
waters around us, dotted hero and there by
silvery ice fields, but uuchccrcd by a sin
gle sail, and thought of our desolation, our
miserv, and probable fate, I felt that it
Bpair'ing did it lcavt us, that wo scarco
could rouse ourselves to exertion, until a
sailor's cry of "Sail hoi1' awoko fresh
hope.
How many tearful eyes brightened and
heavy hearts throbbed quick and grateful
ly, as thoy watched that sail speed on to
wards us before tho last breath of tho ex
piring gale I As sho drew near tho only
fear was lest sho should not have spaco for
all. Nearer and still nearer sho came
until wo could sco the men upon her decks,
and then wo could scarcely believe our
eyes she passed us by, unobserving or un
heeding the signal we had placed upon a
spar, and tho dark group of human beings
clustered around it. If unheeding, Hea
ven forgive them, for it was a fearful depth
of despair into which to fling back so ma
ny of their fellow creatures. The women
sank down too heart-stricken for words,
and the men lifted up their voices in bitter
indignation at the cruelty that could thus
leave women and children to perish.
Death in one of his most fearful forms did
indeed seem pressing close upon us, for our
scanty stock of food was exhausted. Ma
ny flung themselves at full length upon the
ico, utterly indifferent to all outward ob
jects ; while others prayed earnestly over
tho dear ones for whom all earthly hope 1.
nassed.
r. . . . . -1 ll.
Buuucniy a iouu snoui rose auovu iuu
plash of tho waves aud the murmur of
sorrowful voices, and echoed cheerfully
over our frozen resting place. Every cyo
turned seaward, and there, but a few fath
oms from us, lay a large vessel, which, ab
sorbed as wo were in our misery, had ap
proached us unpcrccivcd. Her bulwarks
were filled with sympathizing faces, and to
our feeble cheer of welcome thcro came
back so hearty a response that it scut a
glow through our shivering frames.
Never was kindness greater than wc poor
ice-wrecked vovaccrs received from the
crew and passengers of that ship, crowded
though she already was. To their care
and attention we owed not only our own
lives, but those of tho dear ones who seem
cd about to die ; and never can wo feel
fully grateful for their good offices, or tin
many sacrifices they made in our behalf.
Tho ship was westward bound, and on
our arrival in Canada, tho account of our
misfortunes brought us many offers of em
ployment. Years have passed since, and
the world has gone well with us, but noth
ing can erase from our minds tho haunt
ing remcmbranco of the days and nights
of suffering we passed upon that fearful
ico field.
"Guy Fawkes' Day."
This day is ono of tho bost observed
or it was, until within a very fow years
of tho numerous English holidays and an
niversaries. On tho 5th of November, 1G05, in tho
third year of King James I., was discov
ered and frustrated tho attempt of Guy
Fawkes, or (Faux.) to blow up tho Uritish
House of Parliament. Tho plot grew out
of tho onerous laws with which tho Catho
lics of England were oppressed by James,
and tho intense hatred which his unexpoct'
cd courso towards Catholicism excited.
Catesby, who is described in history as
"a gentleman of good parts," originated
tho idea, and communicated it to Percy,
'a descendant of tho noble house of North
umberland ;" tho latler received it with
great satisfaction.
Guv Fawkes. a bravo officer in the
Spanish serucc, was engaged to accom
plish tho deed, tho preliminaries wero all
arranged in tho Bpriug of 1001. Thirty
six barrels of gunpowder wero purchased
and put in tho vault under tho House of
Lords. Tho secret had been entrusted to
j only twenty people, who faithfully kept it
I for more than a year. Hut Catesby became
pressed for money to carry on the Boheme
and was forced to take others into tho con-
piracy. Sir Everard Digby and Francis
Trcsham, two opulent Catholio gentlemen
were admitted, and it is supposed that the
latter revealed the wholo plot in a letter
which was received by Lord Montoaglc,tho
brother-in-law of Trcsham. Sir Thomas
Knevct was scut by the King's Chamber
lain to investigate tho affair. Ho first sear
ched tho promises, and discovered Fawkes
in the vault, arrested him, and having re
moved tho fagots and rushes which cover
cd the barrels, discovered tho powder,
About a Snako
rrom th. W.rne Oounljr H.rili.1
I am happy to state nioro explicitly the
particulars of my case since it has revealed
itself. In tho fall of 1858 I was tending
mill for Atkinson, Taft & Co., in Hawloy
Wayne county, Pa., and in tho month of
Search After a Lost Invention'.
A most interesting search, says tho London
Court Journal, is about to take place, that
will draw all lovers of invention to the
tombs of the Beaufort family. It seems
that the first Earl of M'orccster, of tho day
of Henry VII., invented an engine tho or
iginal model of which has never, up to tho
present moment, been discovered. Through
was mercifully called away lrom tho evil 1 t,o deepest researches Mr. AVoodcroft ob
to come. Hut the mother could not feci tained undcniablo proof that tho Earl of
so, and amid her own sufferings, her tears
fell fast on the sweet placid face that would
never weep again.
With the morning, tho ships company
aud passengers were mustered, to ascertain
if any were missing, and great was our
consternation to find that Mr. Grant was
absent. Every inquiry was mado, and
every search among tho crevices and cran
nies of our rugged ico raft j but all in vain.
In the confusion and misery of the night,
none had missed him, nor was any traco
of him to bo found, and we wero at length
compelled to believo that our kind friend
and master had cither perished in the
wreck, or elso in his pasangu to tho ico.
Meanwhile many wero tho eager eyes
continually scanning tho horizon in tho
vain search for .1 friendly sail. As tho
day wore on, tho sun shone out brilliantly,
and his beams flashed in a thousand daz
zling rays on our ico raft, until wo wero
almost blinded by their radiance Yet
they shed a warmth through our chilled
frames for which wo were most thankful,
and in many spots thoy melted tha ice,
which ran in littlo rills, enabling us to
quench our thirst without filling our
mouths with ieo. Twice in tho day a littlo
December I commenced feeling cold and
had an unpleasant feeling in the right side
of my stomach, and when in bod, it 1 lay
cd on my right sido I would feel such a
beating and thumping through my entire
system that I would often times get up on
account of It. I then called upon Doctor
John It. Thomas, who was my first phys
ician, and having a bad cough at tho time,
ho recommended to mo Ayer s Cherry 1 c
toral. I took somo of it and my sufferings
grew worse. Then I consulted Doctors
Stephens and Bonuevillo of Hawloy ; but
they gave mo no relief as to what the com
plaint might bo. I then went to Allen-
town, Penn'a., and consulted two Doctors,
Charles Martin and Uocmioh, and they
ronounccd it Liver complaint. I took
some modicino, but my pains wero the
ame as in the fall of 1859. I then quit
medicine and mado up my mind that it
was Consumption ; and in August last I
returned from tho South again to ayno
county, aud rosuracd the milling business,
nd my feelings were about tho aino in
doors as when outdoors.
The last week in April, a friend recom
mended to mo hemlock gum in liquor. I
took it three times a day for five days, and
on tho morning of tho first day of May I
was very thirsty for milk, which 1 always
cfuscd to drink ; but I went to where
they were milking cows and drank of it all
I could, and in the afternoon 1 felt very
bad and told Mr. Phillips, a young man
at tho mill, that I filt like sitting by tho
warm stove. I went to my boarding houso
and told' Mr. Wm. Ilortreo end Harriett
Lcshcr, that I felt something choking and
crawling in my throat and stomach. Im
mediately afterwards I felt it coming up
my throat. I strained with my breath
outward, then reached with my fingers and
pulled up a reptile, that is pronounced a
live suako, ten inches in length, which has
been seen by hundreds of persons up to
this time. I should call it .1 water snake ;
but there arc different opinins in regard
to what kind of a snako it may be, when
it first came from the stomach its color
was whitish, but it has now changed to a
light brown, with black spots, and is still
living in a glass aud feeds on milk
Since it has left my stomach 1 have none
I of those feelings which I have described
and suffered for seventeen months. At no
time was my usual weight reduced but four
teen pounds j most of my time i was ablo
to do business, except in February and
March 185'J. My mind was effected and
I had a distress on tho braiu. The week
unfortunately it was a true one. Tho ieo biscuit aim raw pone wero cusmuuieu 10
had struck us heavier than wc thought, and us, and thus sadly and suffering passed
its hard, sharp edge, keen and resistless the day. till a second night of misery set
as a knife, pressing agaiust the bow of our in. This proved far woro than tho first,
vessel undefended as she was by the ( for, cr long, wild gusts began to howl
double timbers needed for ice-encounters ever the ocean wanes out among which
had nut them completely through, bo' we now had drifted; and heavy waves
that tho water rushed in with the force lashed and raged around us, and dashed
Worcester desired in his will that this
model should bo interred with him, and 1
actually in his coffin. Therefore, Mr.
Woodcroft's next step was to obtain per
mission to have the coffin opcucd ; but bo
foro that could bo done, tho whereabouts
had to bo discovered, and no ono know
anything about it.
It was not till recently that, coming
across an old manusaript, ho found an
allusion mado to th coffin of Charles
Somerset, first Earl of Worcester, and
that it was buried in a vault which had
fallen in, and, as tho writer observed, was
never likely to bo beheld by mortal eyes
again. Tho manuscript is upwards of ono
hundred and fifty years old ; it, therefore,
may bo imagined that to find tho spot
whoro tho Earl is buried was difficult
enough j that, however, has been accom
plished, and Mr. Woodcroft, having ob
tained tho Duko of Beaufort's permission
to opon tho coffin, is only waiting tho nec
essary permission of the bishop to do so.
Tho Duohess has signified her desire to bo
present.
The Washington Family. Singula)
Coincidence. Col. Lewis W. Washington,
of Joffcrson county, Va., was married on
tho Cth inst., to Ella M., daughter of Geo.
W. Rascett, Esq., of Hanover county, Va,
In this marriago a singular coincidence oc
curs, tho groom being tho great-grandson
of two brothers of General Washington,
and tho bride tho great-grand-daughtcr of
tho only sister of Gen. Washington, and
alsogrcat-grand-daughter of the sister of
Fawkes could not deny his guilt, for he
was provided with matches and fuse ready
to ignito the powder at the appointed In
6taut. But he never could bo tortured in
to revealing tho names of his accomplices
However, the public rebellion of these pco
pie, though only about fifty in numbcr,dis
covered their guilt, and being surrouuded
by the populace in their retreat, thoy were
killed or taken, and afterwards executed
except Trcshanr, who was confined in the
Tower, whore ho died.
'1 bus ended the famous "gunpowdcrplot,1
tho boldest, as it was the moat diabolica'
attempt to wreak vengeance 011 political
foes that tho world over heard of. It's
timely discovery was ono of those extraor-
di nary interposition of divino mercy which
save men from tho. infernal designs of each
other. Tho English peoplo have good
cause to bo thankful, and, they have annu
ally rendered their tribute in joyous dem
onstrations, not always remarkable for pi
ety during more than two hundred and
fifty years.
"film worKRfor n. Livlncr." before the snako came from my stomach
Commend us tho girl of whom it is sneer- I talked with the Itev. William Bortrcc,
inglysaid, ''sho works for a living :" in an old and much esteemed citizen of Wayne
her wo nro alwavs sure to find tho clem- co. Ho had witnessed my troubles for tho
cuts of a truo woman a real lady True, I seven months, and thought them of a sin-
wo. are not nrenarcd to sco a miucine step I cular naturo until tho snako camo out o
a hamrhtv lip a fashionablo dress, or ' my throat. I told him before, that, should
hear a slriu" of splendid nonsense about ' I die sudden , I wished to have a postraor
tho balls and youna men, the new novels tern examination mado, thinking it might
and the next party, no, no ; but wo aro be a bonofit to tho human family, and sat-
prepared to hear tho sound words of good , isfactory to my relatives and friends,
nsn. lfinmn'.n hocominor woman, and to Mn.TON J. GEKIIAUT.
1 0- 0- 0 .
Mad Elopbant
Cochin, Aug 18. The inhabitants of
Trechoor, (a few miles hence ,)arc just now
in a groat fright, owing to a nowly trained
olephant having gone mad and becoino un
governable. It has already killed three
men, and occasioned considerable damages
to property. Ono of tho men scorns to
havo fallen a victim to its fury through his
own folly. It appears that while himself
and his older brothcr,(who wero both trai
ner3oftho animal,) wero on their way
down a hill with tho elephant, it suddenly
rovoltcd and attempted to scizo them.
Findinc every effort to calm it unavailing
they took refuge on tho top of a hugo tree
close by. The animal pursued them, but
after a few minutes fruitless endeavor to
knock down the tree, it descended into tho
paddy-fields below, and committed great
devastation in tho place. Afterwards,
whilo it was directing its way to the village
tho young brother, heedless of his elder's
remonstranccs.camo down from the tree
and hastened towards the clephant,intcnd
ing to recall it to obedience, in order to
avert further mischief. But tho animal ns
soon as it caught sight of tho man, furious
ly chased him. who, after running despo
ratoly about tho field for nearly an hour.
hid himself among tho tall paddy shoots in
a somewhat secluded place. The elephant
awhile after missing his objoct, was about
resuming its course to the villago, when tho
ill-fated man suddenly rose to sec whether
his pursuer was cone. Tho noiso of the
water and crush of tho leaves occasioned
by his rising, mado tho elephant, which
was not far off, to turn round, and ho was
discovered. Tho infuriated monster nt
onco rushed upon him, and within a few
seconds tho unfortuuato man was torn limb
from limb, in tho very sight of his brother
who still continued on the tree. Tho ani
mal soon after proceeded towards tho vil
lage, where within tho space of an hour, it
killed two other persous, (Poolichs) dc
stroyod several houses, and ruined thebaz
ono it would spoil you for nil useful pur
poses. Do you lack education? Havo
you been cut short in tho text book ( lio-
member that education, like somo othor
things, docs not consist in tho multitude of
things a man possesses. What can you
dot That is tho question that settles tho
businoss for you. Do you know men and
how to deal with them 1 Has your mind,
by any moans whatsoever, received that
disciplino which gives to its action power
and faculty ? If so then you are moro of
a man, a thousand times better educated
than the fellow who graduates from collcgo
with his brains full of stuff that ho canno
apply the practical busiucss of life stuff,
tho acquisition of which has been m no
senso a disciplinary process as far as'ho is
concerned. There aro very fow men in
this world less than thirty years of ago un
married, who can afford to bo rich. Ono
of tho greatest benefits to bo reaped from
great financial disasters, is tho saving of
a largo crop of young mon. Timothy Tit'
comb,
MiNNlK,TUEltirLE-MAKEn. A writer
thus describes a visit to the great rifle ma
ker at his workshop in Paris : Our atten
tion was next directed to tho chefs col
lection of cartridges, bullet-moulds and
bullets. They were arranged in a scries of
drawors ; and looked a grimly menacing
assortment of inTtutnents. Ho told us
that ho had made balls in every conccivablo
shape, and that ho had manufactured tho
moulds with his own handsi Ono of tho
specimens was remarkably ingenious. Min-
nlo declared that it was calculated to give
tho least possible resistance to tho air.
And thus the chrf illustrated his assertion.
He took up an iron tube, and standing at
ono end of tho shop, blew his bullet with
such forco thatstuck firmly into tho opposito
wall. Again and again he blew it from a
fixed point, again and again it reached al
most the hole it made at the first shot.
The bullet was on the principlo of tho
m.rt m.1.!aI. ...nt.. rT...l.l I.I. ( III M...h .11 I
iiitl.1)HUlWU IIUU UWUlltll VJ iui.wiliuui.wi ll f . f .1 m 1,11
. . !..,, .t UI1LUUU1U 111 i UJU I UU1.U 11 Lino u.i,n-uuiiiv
on Hearing mo approaen or mc ueasi
and rapidity of a caicade.
themselves against our refuge ; and though j Mrs. General Washington
sco a neat dress, mild brow,and to witness
movements that would not disgrace-in angel.
You who aro looking for wives and com
panions, turn from tho fashionable, lazy,
haughty girls, and select ono from thoso
who work for a living.and never our word
for it will you repent your choicS. ol
want a substantial friend, and not a doll ;
a help raato and not a help-eat , a coun
sellor, and not a simpleton. You may not
1 bo ablo to carry a piano into your houso,
but you can buy a spinning wheel or a sett
of knitting-needles. If you cannot pur-
chaw every now novel you may bo able to
tako somo valuable paper. If you cannot
buy a ticket to tho ball,you can visit some
aflictcd neighbor. Bo careful then when
you look for compaions and when you
choose. We know many a foolish man,
who, instead of choosing an industrious
and prudent woman for a wifo, took one
from tho fashionable stock, and is now la
menting his folly iu dust and ashes, nc
ran into the fire with his eyes wido open,
and who but himself is to blame 1
Ihotiniawas when tho ladies went a
visiting and took their work with them.
This is tho reason why wo had such excel
lent mothers. IJow singular would a ray
woman look in a fashionablo circlo darn
ing her father's stocking, or carding wool
to spin I Would not her companions laugh
at her ? And yet such a woman would
be a prize for some body. Blessed is tho
man who chooses for his wifo from dispis
cd gir.'s " who work for a living,"
Sterling, May Cth, lSliO.
Minnio took this ingenious bullet and a
tube to tho Tuilcries, and submitted his
now projectile to tho Emperor, A few
days afterward the chef paid a second visit
to his sovereign, and found that his majesty
had riddled the richly ornamented walls of
ht3 cabinet with tho new projectile. Wo
passed from the subject to another. Hold.
ing up ono of the compact cartridges he had
recently made, Minnie proceeded to provo
how boldicrs might bo sent into the field
with an inexhaustible supply of ammunition .
At every turn in his crowded little work
shop, ho had some experiment to pbow, or
some half developed idea at which ho was
working. At breakfast, over his slico of
melon, or at the butts of Vinccnnes tho
chrf is the Bamc man. His idea is beforo
him. The perfection of arms is the devour
ing passion of his life. Always attempting
something new always practicing his arms,
he may, any day, produce a great authority
on fire arms; and it was to him, therefore,
that the Emperor appealed for advil"'
wh'in tho new Imperial Guard wns
I armed. Tho question was w
luces nn
suninionci",
views frankly ; and g-ave
Tha Emperor listo'uei'
Minnio armed tho
Franco.
A Mother's Love. Children, look
in those eyes, listen to thattdcar voice, no
lice tho feeling of even a singlo touch that
is bestowed upon you by thatgenflo hand;
Make much of it whilo you yet havo that
most precious of all good gifts a loving
mother. Head the unfathomless love of
thoso eyes ; tho kind anxiety of that tone
and look, howovcr slight your pain. In
after life you may havo frlenil fond, dear,
kind friends but never will you havo again
tho inexpressible love and gentleness lav
ished upon you which nono but a mother
bestows. Often do I sigh at my struggles
with tho hard uncaring world, for the sweet
deep security I felt, when of an evening,
nestling to her bosom, I listened to somo
quiet talo suitable to my age, read in her
lender and untirine voica. Never can 1
forget the sweet glances cast upon mo when
I appeared to sleep j never her kiss of peace
at night I Years have passed away binco
wo laid her nsido by my father n tho old
church -yard ; yet still her voico wh'upcrs
from tho gravo, and her eye watches over
mo as I visit spots long since Tiallowcd to
tho memory of my mother..
"An," said an Englishman, the other
day, 'I belong to a country upon which
tho sun never sets.' 'And I,' said a lan
kco, 'belong to a country of which there
can bo no correct map it grows bo fast
the turveyors can't keep up with it.'
At
length it entered tho spacious premises of
the pagodo,which is enclosed by lofty gran
ite walls of considerable strength and du
rability. Immediately on its ontranco,
which was effected by tho manoeuvres of
its keepers throwing stones, &c, on its
heels and other vulnerable parts, all tho
gates were closed and strongly barricaded
to ensure public safety. It would appear
that several expert elephant trainers were
also in tho cnolosurc, who voluntarily un
dertook tho perilous task of quieting and
taming tho animal, by dint of professional
management. Tho pagoda, which has
alrcrdy sustained a good deal of damage
by the attacks of tho elephant, is their only
refuge ; and if that is demolished tho fato
of the trainers is inevitable. Tho only al
ternative I sco now is cither to destroy (ho
beast at onco by bultets, or to Btarvc it to
a degree which would render it powerless
that the trainers may effect its capture.
uombay Times.
Poverty not so Great a Cup.se. If
(hero is anything in tho world that a younp
man should be more thankful for than an- j filtered through conimi
other, it is tho poverty whitfi necessitates i jj, jjinn'ie was summc
hie starting in lifts unuer great disadvanta
ges. Poverty ts ono of tho best test of
human quality in existence. A triumph
over it is like graduating with honor from
West Point. It demonstrates stuff and
stamina. It is a ccrtifioato of worthy la
bor) creditably performed. A young man
who cannot btand tho test, is not worth
anything, no can never riso above a
drudge or a pauper. A young man who
cannot feel his will harden, as tha yoke of
poverty presses upon him, and bis pluck
riso with every difficulty poverty throws in
his way, may as well rvtire into some cor
ner and hido himself. Poverty eaves a
thousand timos moro mcrr than it ruins ;
for it only ruins those who are aot particu
larly worth saving, while it 6avcs multi
tudes of theso whom woalth woulxl have
ruined. If any young man vho reads this
is so unfortunato as to ba rii'h, I give him
my pity. I pity you, my rich yoang friend
because you aro in danger. You lack ono
stimulus to effect an excellence, which your
companion possesses. You will be very
apt, if you havo a soft spot iu your head,
I to think yourself abovo him, and that sort
of thing makes you mean and injures you.
"With full pockets, and full stomach, and
fino linen aud broadcloth on your back,
your heart and soul plethorio, iu tho race
of your lito you will find yoursclt surpass
ed by all tho poor boys around you,before
you know it.
No, my boy, if you are poor, thank God
and take courage, for ho means to give you
a chance to make some thing of yourself.
If you had plenty of money teu chances to
a
elowlv
-J :puiieils.
IJo.Btatpd jiu's
rcecojBs for thais.,
asih decided. M.
IsippiaJ,, Guard of.
FnoM n;-ESAj, Tha Galveston N,ics
says the, Bugac.crop will be better than has
been cspejtedi FxosU aro reported in
various sections of tho State. Several
I counties on tho Ncsthcru frontier, have
voluntarily associated themselves for a
campaign against tho Indians. Thp Sabino
Pass Times-nays that there aro GOO hands
at work-on the East Texas road an.d tho
lromaH purchased, for 100 niilos.
A roon Irishman offered aa old' sauce
pan forsalo. His children gathered around
him, and inquired why ho parted wiih it
Ah , mo honeys, ho answered, I would not
be after parting wid it but far ssot of
little money to buy something to, put in it.
The clergy livo by our sins, tho doctors
by our diseases, and lawyers by our follies.
What do printers livo on echo answers
What!
Heading scrres for delight, for ornament
and for capacity ; it improves nature, and
is perfected by experience,
If yoa would talk much, you should
particularly endeavor to talk well j ho al
ways speaks to much who speaks ill.
Great Cry and Little Wool a,u
African infant just born