btiit i ~1 'AI 1.1(f L 4 •BUEELER. ~,}t -• • ' -lt:1 1,10.1 • -•11 la. the, Old 4ria-, '7. 1 • 1 'ChM • lOM 411 y. fil • a., /gaucho. • me it,gaii t' tonles' With mieet affection greet mar— Familiar objects everywhere It'll9ge P l 4. °R o3 l,DiOnil meet we . apt linked again with kindred he arts, , ”1 1 . lh' &hind onnit 1.43V/teritheat,it.the =ilea tof lby and love In one harmonious union. 'Tie the hour for joy—so away with cue— •L.Poc,Prwhomittigtin in old armchair. , ? . rithiro*d . again7 Witire'wanderiag far, • - 1 'With WOW, bit itrangent . 4o me; Thetpliasabf, memorial* Of Home, • Like' come to cheer me; fPgt. kid asif, from Heaven, W, 1 14 Y.A.40 8007 4 11 'Onto& thsslery name How, - thantwlnttig ' - It; die iniirtoijoy--so 10,4 with care— 'For FM' HOrdetigolia In.the old arta•chair. . " rn,ttome agouti I sea them all 11 ' 1 Illy the heitilt.fiti blazing' brightly, mAild It brings ttr mory by.gone times, , • a 1.4 Aid the sweet , re.ntiions nightly; i T entßoaseragairkm.l ask no more -041,06.0f4aven has kindly bleat me ypio.soie T ful heart and happy Home, AnAria an old armchair to rest me. fr its'the hoar for joy—so away with care— Pisillibino-al am Home— in the old arm. ' t' The Child's Prayer. BY IleiDOtil AgAN ESQ. Into her chamber went ? A., Jittil maid, one day, And by a chair she kaelt, And thus began to pray: • ' . 4 1eitte, tny eyes T close— • ' fotm I Cali apt see: 1-7 IT (tau art near tne, Lord, • ~ I)pnty thee 'speak te me." A.,still small voice she heardwithin her soul, ulkluipla it, child ? I hear-thee—tell me all." "I pray thee, Lord," she said, „; ft , , • .Thet thou wilt condescend To ; turry,lit my heart, -• • , And ever.be my friend. he path or life is dark— , would not go astray ! ' 01 let Me have thy hand • To lead me in the way." not.--I will not leave thee, child, alone"— SheAhought she felt a soft hand press her own. f. • ' "They tell me, Lord, that all Tho livingpasb away-- . .. The aged soon tnustdia, And even children may. 0 L let my parents live, Till I a woman grow : For if they die, what can A little orphan dor "Fear not, in child—whatever ill may come, ru not forsake thee till bring thee home." ter Ettle , prayer was said, , And from her chamber, now, • 'She pass'd forth, with the light i Of heaven elm her brow. • "Mother,. I've seen the Lord— • His hand in mine I felt, And, 0 heanl him say, As by my chair I knelt, "Fear not, my child—whatever ill may come, i'll'uoeforsake thee till I bring thee home." Old Dog Tray. 'AL Charles R , a poor author. I,iviqg in the, ouiskirts of Paris, had ow big to him 11 debt of five hundred and twenty Lancs. which he never expected Se gel, go lung had it been due. and so , ' otten had he spplietLin vein for it. Itowevcr, finding himself entirely with inivetitolikl', a situation by no whole ou r „etoombn• among authors, he resolved to sty , the non-paying debtor once more, I,,l[V,hat were his amazement and delight, when a note OM , e hunthed francs and a oventy, franc pieie were placed in his bahlll. Itegardiag it as an•absolute prov.l litihde;'hti reii'olied to change the gold iiiit:e', and testifY'litto gratitude to heaven br4iVing Win altecon his way home. .'Placing the tioteln his pocket-book. he hilfilled his verb 'benevolent design, and no' egitir bpplied . in Vain to hint during hie bog Wept. . 1 '' 'Air: he ilreW near, twine, A wretched iittla,dog came to him, and besought his h,i c t a iitlaniiph,u) his starving conditiqn. At i to,y ,i)Ptor,litot hi, might have s sndelLy dm- in litway, ktis this evening . 11 111 ,heart,' w i e opiM,,an4 ,4 ie , concluded to take the T°ri brute ; ,,pith kin. TFue,, ht. wife tlateil,loo. out, he trusted to, his good for t* O mifitin her, heart as it had his. i If was unite . dirk Whan he' reached 211 , 4NY 1 1 ,4 1 .9. 1 11 11 . 1 14 the house wish hie l cril eloaa, to F lu heals. 1 4 il Tha l " i , lieli, , l or ed the, , lady, pre rierifi,to'thiva the .intrOsc out of the ~,, pool, ittle flog I have made b2!) 0 19,, t ix rg,t l O,Me with UM But jiaien, IfYtIPPY Ood TAriime:!! 2 . ,` . o ,o,ll4l,aied:the story, thogood, lady 1 ,ipphit4fistAlified l . and, the little dog was •ill s ki ' f or giM n • ~ ~ ~,: . b t, im,)imv:is, the Money, ears in. my I t iP,o, tPcP, i ttl'' -, concluded the husband, tfigi i tig ,it tit, head tn,hie ,pockst,to furnish, ,the vivaria bieetory. ttfu'lkffi c :oo ,ll° o l ~,w was there.,..,Tv I 'l 114 Rt ;, .-494,. 1 4 1 Wir jeika .11 w ' PCT. all (. 01 1 0'e , 1:, .‘;) ~, , , f 1 1 i. ~ to? agiun..coat tn. thO good. !Niro. inct 41 %I 1 itiOielui:i4iiiikigir,iihl;*sPeistioitt.. Bela. •. , 11 .. J !" ...... she: .:.: 1.• i ,;ii I VillPtPl,l.l3P4let "1e5.7, hi 4 te r •LA t t9MiPc. i ß Yll. that il tupid i p s rat TriY ° l , P ll 7 4 , lol 4 hia monev.", !,e fi dog,,woukd 'not move, antrcaw cil : Natio tbn,feet of b;s 'friend who, hate iloni7:01!1elik to ear, hi gh „i,; ng on tither arms, the ' angry lady, I ii ig hifgrtigd eject . I h I l e 113 M mouth % i v:: t l i, Armg pookM-hook, which the obscu-, , 110,Ftr,eventell:their seeing before,. 1 , d ftylen through a rent to the man's pa g io,„ ~i,,a . ; ifiro,, g i.at ! iful creature had "RA Aup and kept it safely till discov . owed. 41sentas vat :thief day'no morn honored :camakblikol,the lauthor's family ' than the Plkirtflketiti , eleek dog, who ever occupies IWithirmiagi corner of :the hearth.' M°r,o7oll often slit-, rAayonr,anger anti .gtiar, than. frm ory A thinp for, you an; angry aid viand, ~~Y~ivpf ~~.~ i~~ra~o. "Heigho I" - sighed !Minnie Arlin; "Vehat a plague' these , lovereire I pirtioularly if ono is not quite certain whether they 'ate enamored of ons'aself or one's fortune:4— I wish I krave.," ;And as, she said this she, glanced Ahpughtfully after the retreat. iog forget °fatal!, geqtlemanly looking man at that Diemen' passing out of the gate in front! of her father's ,mansion. Minnie' will - net at Wanty as heroin generally are, but she possessed a sunny;' gleeful temper,.a *aim heart and well old. cleated mind, which amply compensated for all deficiencies of form rid face, do thai among the truly discerning she found ma ny warm, friends. !, • • As her father Was very wealthy, many suitors kuqlt at the feet of Minnie,, who would, otherwise,• have, sought a .lovalier. bride. Rut to all she bad given kind but decided negative, until she met Walter Roby, die visitor, who had bid her adieu.— He was iYoung lawyer. who had recently come into' the village of Relmont, and who, possessing a handsome person, filial. natiog' conversational powers, bland and agreeable Manners, very soon won the confidence sad good will of the people , and partiaularly of the ladies. He did not at first, however, notice Min nie with much attention ; but in the course of a few weeks he seamed suddenly enamored and soon became very atten tive. Though Minnie was mach flattered by the' apparent devotion of the handsome lawyer, yet she had a large share of that rare but important artiele—oommon sense ; and as she suspected that this assiduity did not arise wholly from a love of her own plain self, she determined to prove her lover. He bad, this very day, made her the offer of his heart and hand, and begged herb in return ; but Minnie had given him this reply.: "Mr. Roby, jam not prepared to an. ewer you immediately. I shall require at least two weeks to reflect upon it. " Ho was somewhat daunted by this cool answer to his rather eloquent and ardent proposal, for be deemed his handsome per son irresistible. He urged for a shorter probation, but she would not relent, only telling him that if she decided before the time bad expired she would inform Minnie sat long in her room that night devising some means to ascertain his real sentiments. She thought if sho were on ly handsome, mho might rest assured, that he loved• heT, acd - then she could' return that love., She revolved many schemes, ' but none seemed plausible; and dually when the boll chimed twelve, she retired, resolving in the morning to impart. her trouble to her father. and implore his aid, fur she was motherless. Morning dawned, and Minnie arose un refreshed and pale. As the breakfast bell rung she greeted her father ut the foot of the staircase. "What ails my birdie this morning ?" he said, as he gave her his accustomed kiss. "I'll tell you after breakfast, papa," re plied Minnie. . Accordingly when the meal was finished she twined her arms within his, and no- compacted him to the parlor, where she unfolded to him her suspicions, plans and hopes. Minnie'■ father was not.surprised. Mr. Roby had appealed to him to sanction his intended proposal to Minnie ; and as Mr. Arlin thought him a worthy. talented young man, he told him that Minnie consented, be would." "Don't bo troubled, my daughter," said- Mr. Arlin, 'when she had, concluded. "It would be strange if we could not devise some means by which to ascertain wheth ler this young lawyer is in love with you. HO then unfolded hie plan, and when they. parted, Minnie's face bad resumed,some ' thing of its old , look of careless gaiety, The first week of Walter Reby's "ban ishment," as ,he told her ho should call it, I had not passed when it was rumored that I Minnie Arlin had entered the shop of Mrs. Read, the winner, as an apprentice, and "that when questioned she had replied she 'did not wish to be' a burden upon her ,father in his present circumstances."— There came also flying reports of the loss of property, which seemed in accordance with Minnie's conduct; and many people began to believe that Mr. 'Arlin would bo obliged to dispobe of the handsome man sion and fine farm. Minnie contin ued her daily tasks at the miliner's shop until the two weeks had' nearly expi red, Two days before- the ' time , expired she dispatched to her lover the following note : "Me. _Row! :--If you still entertain the sentiments "you pi-dossed at our last ioterVlOW, I will giro you my reply this ei'eOing; blittrin'Aitram." . . , Walter hid heard the 'rumors and had endeavored' ta iiidertain the truth.:, trembled fest' thefliere. true' for he felt could aot-inake Miuoie ;din, if pod., hie bride . Ale was TIRO undlittideit' vihat to do when be received Minnie's -'note; but. he 44=410401y sallied forth, datesmiti ed, if poiiible; to satisfy himself ,as . , to - the truilb of the rnaior. - Stepping Into An house of a physician, with wheal' he ' was upon terms of intimacy, he said; "after 'a few momenta' conversation, "What Is it, doctor, about this affair of Mr. Arlin's ? Is he - really so reduced that Minnie is obliged to become a shop girl ?" "Well," replied his friend, "I, thought there must he some mistake, but I heard the old gentleman say this morning, when some ono spoke of Minnie being so indus trious, that Minnie Arlin would not sae i her father reduced to poverty, and pot melte some effort to twist him. So I pre. 811030 there is some foundatiem for the re. ports., But, , my , dear fellow, Minnie ie a noble girl without bar property-.,although go,* not eo pretty a lamas porno young ,w9men?" , . . r 0 0k," replied Roby. `of, 14 / bop , you doug think r. 43 cornalicted there,-- 1:0E.T,ft.5:itifiet,:i,14,;,:.F , R1, , 1,Y4.Tig,:V:;pN . .11,J,.5 .. r.. , i:/:prIl 15, 1856, Lhave beim somewhat: friendly with ',Min+ We, it is true, but ,up:bittg serious,j .as. sure,you, No trouble about the beert,' l and he liiugh4 . ; ihou6" , added he; .4 itionld. Yegtit 'exceedingly to line 'thine reek with . reierseso" ~,‘ He •• 'MU after took his ; ' and rn-- turning to . his ofAce f eeated himself at ~his writing desk and wrote, sealed" and„das7, pitched 'die tollciwing note: MY' D4ll Milii1 4 4#14iNiL.:4)111111i time *hide half. elapsed "Ono& I "saw you but, my feelings have•'becionse st.mortihat changed—or rather I. have analysed them Moie'closely— , ind felt' 'ire OW merit' be happy together. Lime mow - 1 that; ; wig somewhat premature in ;my, ;proposals, (though I still entertain the Tamest. feel 7, age, of regard .and frjondship:foi you. Your cool reply '1 ed me to suppose 'that •your feelings were' htit much interested- in myself—and perhaps it were•beit,ferhoth,tberthe affair; should terminate here, 1 remain most respectfully your obedient' iervaut. WATAitt 11614.” • Minnie 'shed some; teen; When. she 're.; waved: this cool epistle ; for she had hoped, as maidens lometimes do, that her lover might "be tried in the - and not found wanting." But tirtfiliiig the team away, sho wont to her father; And tundra thenote to him saying,• wAh, father:you've lost the handsome, accomplished - young lawyer for a son•in-law. He does'nt think your homely, poor Minnie can wake him hgPOY." Leaving the room, she oanght by her straw hat, and went out to ramble in the woods for her favorite haunt, hoping the sweet influences of Nature might soothe and dolor her somewhat troubled spirits. The some .was lovely ;' for it was the newt hour, and the dreamy, golden light danced down between the interlacing boughs upon the soft, green moss, making dancing lights and shadows iu every greon wood path, The air 'Was soft and balmy; no sound broke . the stillness of the forest shades, save the highing, plaintive wind harps, or the , oecasional carol of a bird.— Yielding" to the lulling inilueutse of the scene, Minnie seated herself upon a fallen tree, and was woo lost is a revery. In her musings . she thought how pleasant it would be to be loved for one's self alone; and a voice seemed whispering in her oar with soft, thrilling tones, love's own ca, dunce, and dark e 3 os wore gazing into her own, with tender, loving look. She had wandered thus far. into love's fairy dream. land, oritirely.onegrapicos z When the cricking of a dry twig startled her, and she sprang up• in alarm ; but a pair of dark eyes looked into her own, and a familiar voice reassured her. ShoVaulig ingly greeted the intruder. saying. "Why, Herbert, how you startled me I" He smiled, and advancing to meet her, re plied : .4 am sorry I frightenedjyou—l did not think to find,you here , but you Are look ing pale—are you faint ?" and ho gazed at her with so much anzieussOlicitude that poor Minnie's equanimity was entirely overthrown, and sinking again upon her seat ' slid covered her face with her hands' and burst into tears. The feelings so long pent up, and the tears which had been gathering for several days, bad at last found vent. 1: Herbert Clayton had grown up with Minnie from childhood. He had always', loved. her, but had felt that a deep gulf separated him, a poor widow's son, from the only child of the wealthy Me: Arlin, and therefore he felt compelled to '