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- TIIL STAUS. .
ET GKpr.GE P. rUF.XTICE.
Tbobn reins Jtsrs! what aro tlicy ? I hftTedrenm
That they were Llos3oni3 on the Ticc of f.i:e. ej
Or glory finn; back from the ou.sr.-road wing3
Of od's aroLaogc-l or that yoa blue skies,
With all their gorgeous blazonry &f gom,
Were a bright hauccr w.v. intr o'er the earth
From the fair wall of Heaven! And I have sat
And drank their gushing glory, till I felt
The:r Cash of ejectrie trembling with the deep
And strong vibrations down the living wire
Of chainlets passion and my every pulso
Was beating high, sis if a spring were there
To buoy me up where I might ever roniu
'MM the nr.fatbomcd vastr.cs of the sky.
And dwell with tUo4j high stars, and see the light
Pouring down upon the blessed earth, like dew
From tue bright urns uf Naiads! ,
Hc:utifnl stars !
What are ye? There h in my heart of hearts,
A fonnt. that heaves heneath yoa. lika the deep
Beneath the glor:e of a midnight moon !
And lirft 7"oiir Kden tones are floating now
Around me like aa clement ?o low,
Ko wil-ily beautiful. I almost dream
That ye are there the living harp of Cod,
O'er whih the incenso winds of Eden stray.
And wake .nch tones of ni3-stic minstrelsy
As well might wander down to the dim world
Tofnshion dreams of Heaven ! Peal on peal on,
"Sature's hih anthciu '. For tr.y' life has caught
A portion of your parity and power.
And jcnis tut as ssreoi. and glorious to no
Or wild star music?
r'rsed. blessed things!
Y are in Heaven and on earth. My soul,
jvsn with (he whirlwind's rush can wander ca
To your immort-.l realm, hut it must fall
I.iiio your ancient Plaiid from its height,
To dim its new cla. g'cries in the dust!
Tke earth u beautiful I love
Ia wilJerneFS of ppring flower. is bright'clonds,
The majesty f mountains, and the dread
Magnificence of ocean far they come '
Like visions to irt heart but when I look
0n yon unfading loveliness. I feci
Like a lost infant gnring on its home,
And weep to die. and c:ime where you repose
Upan your boundless Iloaren. like parted souls
On an eternity of blessedness.
(Drioimil 3Hornl (Bnlc.
written rsn the jornsxt.T
Tin:
oopysicni seccr.es.
CIIAPTEU XVIII.
For an hour or more, the seats have been
rpid!y filling i:p with persons of all ages, sex
es aid cla?ses; and it is now filled to its" ut-j
roost capacity. The Emperor, with Lis mag
iatrates have entered, and occupy the project
lag platform, all dressed in the richest regalia
of office. The Emperor 13 seated forward on
tha front of the platform, conspicuously, and
from which his eye can sweep around the en
tire areni. Ha is looking somewhat better
ths,n he did yesterday in the Forum. Eat he
still has with him the bleary eyes, and the old
grin, and the long, yellow teeth.- Then, it is
easy to see from- his quick- movements, and
the restlessness of the thousand? around
him, that some scene of more than ordinary
Unction has drawn them together, and that
they re awaiting its opening with anxious in
terest. : ' "
Suddenly, the entrance door into the arena
is thrown open. Every eye is directed to
wards it. The Emperor leans forward on his
sea, grins, and shows his teeth. Two of his
guard enter, : Between them is a tall, portly
man, with a long, doqss : rob -thrown -over
him, and concealing from view' his entire per
son. They advance slowly to the centre of
the arena. , Here they stop ; when ono of the
guard, quickly catching hold' of the loose,'
outside robe, snatches it away; an J before (he
Immense assemblage, stands the man whose
fate has brought them together . . .
The reader -need hardly be fold who this
minis. It is enough to say, tint his head
and hands are still ,bandr.ged ; and that over
his manly and dignified person still Jiangs
the black gown, with its torn "and tattered 1
Virts.' '''" . " ; ". ' .
Now look at him. . Poor , man !. his face is
epotied with blood ; and is quite-palu and
blanched with suffering. 1 Cat there "he stands,
firm and unmoved, while ho-is casting hiseye3
around the vast concoursj of his follow citi
zens, with an earnest, benevolent. ' forgiving
look. ; ''-" : "
-Xhen, with a clear, loud, distinct voice, he
.jays "God bless you all fare well; and
raising his hand, with ?. r.vi!e, points to the
skiesr j. ; . . .
- Now he -is knelt down. His eyes are turned
up towards' b'eaven, Lis hands are joined across
his breast,' and his lips are moving inaudibly.
His countenance is every moment more, and
more brightening; now it ' is rail shining and
lastroni,' and thousands of eyes are gazing, in
astonishment and even terror. 1 , .
- The ' two soldiers had quickly left the arcni ;
and have securely.barrcd and bolted the door
behind them. " At the same7-tiniei the keepers
sprung'onjhe tojSs of thV dens or or cagj
which enclosed ihe, wild hansts, with a sort.of
club or wooden Tiiallst irrlhcir hands. -, There
they stand, with their eyes set upon tho Era
Pror, awaltiijf the signal to strike the Wow.'m
At length, tho Erpperor grinned, and raised
his long, bony hand. The h;ts of the men
on th.3 dons fall quie'e and heavily on the
bolts, at;d tho doors fly open. In an instant,
a score or rnoro w;l 1, ravenous beasts. of prey
rush out into the arena, causing the very walls
of the vast . buiMing to tremble with their
growls and roars. The shouts of the specta
tors nr? almost as Io'td and terrific.
There i.s cot the slightest change percepti
ble in the countcn ttice of Valens. It is still
white and lustrous, and his l:ps more on in
prayer. -'"'.'."'
J ust at this moment of intense anxiety, a fct
male entered wildly at one of the entrances
from the portico, and rushing down a narrow
ai.sle, stood on the vcr-o of the platform that
jetted out over the ;ircna. She threw her veil
aside, and gazed a moment at the pale, lus
trous face of tiie praying man ; and then,
throwing out her arms, with . a loud scream,
bounded into the arena. , Tint, . before she
reached the illustrious martyr, i.he was in the
jaws of the will, ravenous atiimals, r.nd they
were boiii, r.r.d the same instant, torn to piecs.
This was Valencia. .
And as the anin:a's snarled, and growled,
and trotted round the arena, with limbs and
portions of their bodies in their mouths, the
Emperor shouted and clapped his hands, and
cheered lustily. And then, turning round to
the magistrates, declared trie sight was "worth
half his Empire." It cost him his life.
Valencia, the evening Valens and his daugh
ter were arrested, hearing the latter scream,
had rushed to the door, but only in time to
catch aglimpss of their fading forms, as they
were hurried over the crumbling wall. She
comprehended at once the truth, as well as
the horror of her own trying and forlorn con
dition. She quickly passed to her chamber, and
clasping little Vara in her arms, fled, in the
dusk, to the house of a family of poor christi
ans on an adj icont street, where she remained
during the night.
The next morning, she went to the house of
the Jewess, in a mom retired and safe part of
the City. Here she met with Fr-theus, who
had came to condole with the poor woman, on
the loss of her boy ; and who, by his skill in
administering the comforts of the gospel, done
much to alleviate their sorrows, and lessen the
burden of their aflictions.
She had left a short time before the hour set
for the martyrdom of her husband. Whether
she had premeditated her death is unknown.
Possibly, arriving just in the midst of te in
tense excitement, when the amphitheatre was
tilled with the roarings of the wild beasts, and
the shouts of the spectators, and seeing the
situation of her husband, the .shock' was too
great for her tender, loving heart, and she
Hung herself into the arms cf death, as
related.
Wc now turn to pursue the fortunes of Ver-
titia. .1 - : . '
To he continued. '
Spsixg. Spring! sweet spring among ail
the seasons of the year, none has a name that
calls up such- bright fancies and warm hopes as
spring. Even the pale cheek of the ia valid as
Minu s, for the moment, a glow of delighted
hope, as the fresh flowers and green field? of tho
merry spring-time come over his thoughts. -W'nilo
Nature is putting oa the mantle of health
and-joy, decay and mourning find no fitting
place for their dark train of s!uvlow3 and sad
ness. We know that spring is here,' and that
;-?hi will steal into the shadowed recesses ..
Where the tithid young violet lies,.
Till it wake to hr playful ca.xsses,
- And r.'iuk T.eath her dazzling blue' eyes.
Hhe wiTl whisper within the grocn woods, ' '
'J ill the birds catch her tones and rejoiee; ''
And the hoiy and F.tr 'solitudes,1- ; ' . ' ''
- fcliail echo her musical voijc."-' ' " '
OCT" A Quakeress being jealous1 'of her bus
band ,t ouk occasion t,t watching his movcuV-iits
rather closely, and on morning actually- dis
covered the tritant' Lugging nnd. kising the
pretty servant maid, whilst seated on the 'soft.
by her side. ' Broadbrim-u as not l,n;g in dis
covering the face of his wife as she ; jeped
through the half open door ; and rising with
the coolness of a general, thus addressed her:
"Betsy, my wif;:, thee t had better quit thy
peeping, or thee will cause a disturbance in
the familv." The effect was electrical. : 1
.Xatcue Cuties ...-Piseasss. A truth known
ti every really intelligent physician; and wor
thy to be ktmwri to all men arid women,' was
' declared bv"I)r.' Camplrdl, id: vsieia:i-ia-ehief
to thy Fhilade'ph'i i Hospital, in a lecture deli
vered . to medical student!,'. ' Xuture," said
he, "nature cures diseases, gentlemen:. Xev
cf' forgot that, "?Whe.n you get into practice,
and begin to prescribe largely, you wiil begin
to overlook that fact, and to think that yon,
vourselves : and vour m.licrueH cufc. '. As
soon as you do so, you begin to lull..'' ' s ,
Peiters To.vsr. At the Franklin Festival
at Lo'well.th'c following, was amon thetoistsor
sentiments proposed and licartfiy.applauded:
'.The- rrinter, tha "iLwter all .Trade's He
beats the f.ir;iier with his f tsf flee, the c irpen
ter With his ruler, and the'Yiason in e!:bt-uji
tall coti'mnii'he surpasses, the Lawyer and
Doctor; in. attending to 'his c'a$eanA boats the
Parson in hi management of tho DciU ' 1
5."
AN EVENING AT IIO.ME.
The wood fire 'burned 'cheerfully in the
little Franklin stove, and the polished brasses
reflected its bright light. Not n, shred was to
be be seen on the lag carpet. The plain table
was cdvered with a neat cloth and strewed with
books. Tho muslin curtains were snowy white,
and the plants that stood on the little stand
were thrifty and well cared for. On a small
lounge, covered with curtain calico, sat a lady
who might have been twenty-five." She was
not beautiful, but her soft chestnut hair was
braided so becomingly, there was so much ex
pression in her dark eye, with its long lashes,
such a simplicity and m-atn-s in her attire,
that one could scarce' behold her without pro
nouncing her a lovely woman. By her side
sat a plain but intellectual looking man, some
five years her senior. One arm encircled her
waist, and his brown hand clasped hers as he
bent towards her, and his tones were low and
and tender while, ever and anon thosa eyes
looked up to Lis confidingly.
The twilight deepened, and the flickering
flames cast but a faint light; still ' the lovers,
(for such they really were, thougo twice twelve
months had pissed sinCfc they took te vows
that united theiti noted not the coming
shadows. .-'-
t.Tf- i o r. n!ajeiTit i v t of rm r rw:, Vi nnl f
agin," saiu Ellen. . ,r.
"And it is quite pleasant to have you
heince ie,"' auswed ber husband: "I
can nexer'consVnt ihavyon leave home for
a whol J week agnin.""v:y$jhjt there has been a
shadow upon everything.. Vh, Ellen, j on 'arc
the light of nii' homA JJiit say dearest,"' and
a slight shade passefftover ; his open brow,
"did you not sometimes sjgh amid the
sj lendor of your cousin s tnvoijiug, when you
thought of your plain home, aird still plainer
husbirfd And when you reflected ' tht her
S2ilendid mansion might have been yoars, but
for your girlish recklessness, to prefer a plod-
ing lar.mcr to a city merchant?"
"Oh, Edward!" answered his wife, a tear
dimming her eye, "how can you speak so?
You know I never'Toved .William Speace
you know I gave you my whole heart and
have never repented it." 1'" ''
"No, my love,", answered her '.husband,
soothingly; "I did not mean that; I have ner
for a moment doubted your affection; .ijut
when vou saw vour cousin surrounded with all
th
he luxuries and elegance of life, with servants
. , , , , ,
o do her bidding, and her husband dressed to
- , , ,.
he best advantage and then tuought of yo;rr
':.,.:....:-:.,..
to
the
own low roof, with its simple furniture, with
only your own self to be the.maiiJ'of all work,
when you saw Isabella always at liesure,.or
only employed about sonic pretty piece of fi
nery, did yon not think of the scrubbing the
cooking, the patching, the darning, and all the j
etceteras that engrossed vour tiller And then I
your laborious husband with his work-dayat-
tire .lid not one sigh escapf.-J'i' and he looked
half playful, half earnestly Tnw her face.
"No, Edward, never. I never loved Will
iam, and of course could not have been happy
with him in any situation. Isabella does love
him dearly, and her husband deles on her. yet
I doubt whether they have half the real happi
ness we enjoy. Isabella is adittle, a vcy lit
tle fretful, and her "servants often vex her.
Then cousin William is so particular about his
food, and an overdone beefsteak is no more
palatable from a silver fork, and heavy cake is
no nicer f rom a silver basket. I am glad you
arc"11 not annoyed at trifles, Edward.' I shiU
know how to appreciate you now." - ,
"And are you quite sure that I am not annoy
ed by ti:t!es.'"'a-kcd her husband archly. '
"Certainly,, have I not proved it by two
years' experience 1 '. ' ' ".'"'' :" "'
f-J am r.o sq sure of that E tlen. You have nev
er fried me with such trifles. Let me hsvve my
food half cooked and ill-seasoned from the
hands of a slatternly girl instead of the-plain,
well cooked dishes prcmred bv mv neat hand
i'd .wife,. and at:o then-t-but I i uterruped' you
liiiinteationally. Iam sure Isibellrs'must be
vvry happy all the, day j in thesplendid parlor,
with a Carpet so dainty that it seems a breach
of propriety to step on it, those enormous mir
rors that betray all one's awkward movements,
then those 'antique chairs,' I believe you call
them covered with lic.h velvet, and thejoun-
ges, the sofas, tho wrought ottomans, and the '
other elegant tilings of Which your; 'humble
husband does not eyea know the uajn;s?' -
"No, no, Edward,"- said Ellen, "VoiVarenot
quite so ignorant as' you profess; but it is of no
consoqueiice, for it will b'jb'ut a little while be
fore tha. fashionable---world- will be obliged to
have a new style of furniture, Wcause.wc coun
try peopl-e have learned the names, and are be
ginning to imitate the style but wo w-ere speak
ing of Isabella. I think she js notas happy in the
midst of splendor as I ant.becausu I am always
busy:. It is. not necessary for Isabella to la
bor, and it requires; considerable decision of
character to keep one's self employed where
there is no incentive.. . . t :
' "If I set my pantry in order, I have1 to one
to dlsirr-inge; it, and I am more than repai dby
the pleastire I' tako ia ' seeing ,iti; tidy.; If I
stitch -the wristband, or darn the stocking, I
k'nov that this will add tq' the Comfort of ; hiai
1 love df I weed and water my flowers,' they
always smiki upon ,ne Jn "' :'retnrn.l Evtq , in
cooking, which' so many count a drudgery,' I
am always thinking how I can make the best
article with the least expense and trouble. At
cousin-Isabella's, the servants do all this, and
she takes no interest except to scold them oc
casionally, when things are too bad. ' When in
company Isabella is the personification of gai
ety, but I suspect there are many hours when
she sits alone in her splendid apartment, and
j sighs.though she cannot tell why. I&mfarmorc
inclined to pity than envy her, I am sure." -"But
j-ou say they love each other. ' Surely
wlien evening comes, when the brilliant chan
delier is lighted in the hall, and the parlor is
illuminated when the heated air is diffused
so softlyj when they draw around the splendid
centre table, covered with engravings and pe
riodicals, then Isabella must be happy."
"i'es, her dreamy eyes light up; and as Wil
liam puts on his embroidered slippers and seats
himself beside her, kisses her cheek, and plays
with her jewelled fingers, and calls her all sorts
of fond names, she looks perfectly happy .but
after a short time he takes a newspaper (tho
only reading h2 seems to have any taste for,)
and she looks over the last magazine, or does
a little fancy work, and so tho evening passes,
varied perhaps occasionally by some trifling
conversation, or a dish of fondling."
"You do not disapprove of affectionate man
ners altogether, do you, Mrs. Howell V said
the gentleman, with mock gravity. .
"No, you knowj do not," said the wife,
smiling; "but it is afce rich cake; a little min
gled with plainer food, is delicious; but were
I to live upon it I should soon get cloyed.
No, Edward, when, after having been busy all
day, 'the evening comes, and we sit down in
our own little sitting room, and read together,
occasionally laying aside the book to inter
change thoughts, and give expression to ideas
and fetilings we might never have had, if the
reading had not given rise to them, I am sure
I enjoy a more exalted happiness than Isabel
la ever knew."
. "But look it has grwn quite dark since we
have been idling here. Let me go till I bring
tights, and then I will take my knitting work,
which I have scarcely dared- to show at
cousin .Isabella's, and you will read to rnc
from those charming Miscellanies of Macau
ley's once more." :
The next morning, when Mr. Howell saw
his wife in a neat morning dress, tripping
lightly about the house, aud heard her mu
sical voice sirring
' " 'Tis hrttne where e'er the heart is,
'-,-. t, , . .
ho felt quite sure the heart contained a wealth
t , ,i ,
of happftess, which money could never have
1 , te -
bestowed, f , . - t.i , . :
w here cr tho loved ones dwell.
- AI2X PIGH. '
It iirftd that when of the ex-presidents
was a young man. and bout leaving college,
some of his classmates, who were settling
their rd:s for We, ai&ed him
"n-uhat do you mean to be ?
; presumti!rtjh: United States," was the
They went their ways, and in time his re
solve was accomplished ; the young collegian
stood at the head of the nation. - -!
. The Manchester Gnardiitn tells the following
story of D'Isracli, a popular English author
and statesman : - t ; '. ' '
. "Wheu Mr. i D'Isracli was a boy at school,
be was asked by a companion, who is now a
respectable tradesman-: at High Wycombe,
wh it course of action lie meant to adopt in or
der to make his way in society. The young
aspirant promptly replied . -" '
i "I mean to write, a boo!l; which will make
me. f anioiis. rWhen I have jurcb.asjd fame, I
mean to . get a seat, la Fiudjament ; and when
onee in Parliaiaent, I shall bo deturmiued to;
bp come a.right h.oiiorabl(."v ,.-,.;; . n...-' m
"All this has been fulfilled. And we be
lieve the anecdote vrcr. have recorded. solves
any my&tery whicii. may cling .to Mr. D'Isra I
cli's public career." , ; .- .: . ' i :' . !
, Aim lugh, boys;-but, remember, the top of
the ladder is not to be reached by One might
jump some -fine", dayrafter: ry.ou have become
men.. i The. "ath of the hill. of science, begins
jtist where yoii now are-in your school-room,
and every lesson veil-learned .is a, s,tep. .... Do
you see .that I little ddue-eyed- fellow',., in the
corner', looking "so quietly andy staaddy. r.pon
his book ? " His body is. still'; . but . bis soul, if
you could only see it, is taking steps along an
unseen but real path which deads .through, the
broad and beautiful '.fields of knowledge, aud
up to the.heights of fame- and wealth and hon
or. Perhaps he is on his way, eveupoWj
Congress; ay ! just as fast now as wheu twen
ty years t hence, thousands. shall be delighted
at his wisdprn ' and eloquence, . and , vote., for
him a3,' their 1 representative . in the national
, ; t . ... - - -
council. .. . - . 3
.07 la Salem, sMassachustitts, . after tho
heavy .snow-fall, a man , was found; sticking
sticks into a huge "winter bank of snw,'. ,0?i
tiC.ing asked -,why, he . aniused himself .thus,
"Amuse !" said he, with a voice that betrayed
the deepest anxiety of mindf .,-Finc; amuse-;
pientlj I have lost, luyshojit used. -tpstaml
somewhere near this spot,'.', ( 5 ar.;
: PifTT-'SHiaTsi.-iC'ouBsellor Kttdd,. of . the
Irish liarTFa eqitaily reraarkable for his lore
of w hist and tho dingy color of his linen: ncj
i r"My.dcar Dick,"-said Curran to him 'one
day, "yon can't think Kow puzzled, wa". are "to
know where you buy all your dirty BhirtB-'
Stpmnrian. .
. Cunning and treachery are sure evi
dence of want of brains. " .
' . .
The head is always the dupe of the
heart. ...
To s'udy men is more necessary than to
study books. . '
.. The., area of ClcarSeld County is 1200
square miles. . . ;; -
; Clearfield tovfn was laid out: in 180-3,
and incorporated in 1840. f : " -.
.. . You mr.st command "by example, rather
than by authority. ' ' "'' - '
When is a lady's neck not" a neck?
When it is a little bare, (boar.) "...
Tattlers and hypocrites are twins their
father, the devil. . .. ,
The first school in Pennsylvania, was
established in 1GS3. . . .
; Why is a dead duck like a dead doctor?
Because they have both ceased to quack.
' When we record our angry feelings,
let it be on the snow, that the first beam of
sunshine may obliterate them forever.
No man was ever ruined by being lib
eral. There is a vast difference between lib
erality and prodigality.
' Thomas Mifflin was the f.r?d Governor
of Pennsylvania, under the state Constitution
which was adopted in 1790.
Men cf genius are frequently dull and
inert in society. The blazing meteor when it
descends to earth, is only a stone.
In Kansas it costs a man only fifty dol
lars to have a city named after him; towns and
villages in proportion.
. Byron was born on the 22 nd of January
17SS in London. lie died at Missolonghi, in
Greece,' on the 19th of April 1824.
A gentleman never pries into other peo
ples business. He always pays the postage on
his letters and pays in advance in good money,
for his papers.
' Pan taught the Thracian Shepherd to
carve his love notes on the invisible air, and
fill the summer night with soil, flute like mel
ody. ',,'..
. The cost of the extra inch on .the tall
shirt collars of our young men is equal to the
sum necessary to put the- Bible into the Laitu
of every one of the Paligonian giants.
There aie about seven million pores in
the body of a man of ordinary size. If these
were joined lengthwise, a tube would be formed
twenty -eight miles long ! '"
Richard TIeneryLee was born in West
moreland County, Virginia on the 20th of Jan
uary 1732. He died on thelOth of June 1791,
aged sixty three years.
It is said our County and town derive
their names from certain clear fields, apparent
ly old In liail corn-flehl found in different
parts of the county by the first settlers. -
Money is so scarce in this neighbor
hood that when two dollars .meet, they are.
such strangers to each other," 'that the . fortu
nate possessor has to give them an introduc
tion. ..' , .
. - now -does it happen that whenever you
chance to stop out late, upon your retirement
as quietly'as possible,' every door "creak's ten
times as much as usual, and the stairs go off
like parks of artillery? '
'' 'I'An editor 'out West" says, that be
hoped to be able to present a marriage and a
deatli.'iVs original 'matter for his columns; Irat
a thaw .broke up the wedding, and the doctor
fell sick, so tiie'patitni.. recovered: c. .... j
rr- A certaia newly-elected. Irish Mayor
speaking of certain artieles- in, a vivacious
newspaper! observed, "I dapise those under-
1nmd attacks. ,W1mju I; write .; i.n aiionynious j
letter I always sign, my name to it." . -
. -A philosopher who is fond cf diving to
the bottom ef things, thinks'that w hen a young
hid v is oReiuled with a kiss, the only remedy-
is to give her anothfri according to tha. theory,
similia similar-bus enrantur. iVery ti.y.
' Ll-Cash lielps 'along- courting atiiasingly. !
Astonishing what' oyster suppers,.' bracelets,'-
"love of a bonnet," suburban rides' and balls
will do towards expanding the f-minih heart
and gcting into the parson's house. " "''
' . . The men of "70',' have gone down, to
the grave, but to their country -they yet live,
and live forever. . They. Jive. in . the, recorded
proofs of their own preat actions; in thedecply
graven lines of ublic gratitude;. and iu the re
spect and homage of all mankind.
. A.--yUncss-.bci-n rcqnested' to jglvc in
jiis testimony, at Court, respecting the loss 'of
a shirt, gave it iu (hus,"Mother said thi.t li oth
said that Nel sid that Poll tld her'Ttiiat. JSiiO
sCn a man that s-en a boy, ran. through' the
street .Y. itb a nitctked flannel shn: t,nul checker,
and our gals "won't .lie, for-, uioiber -lias I licked
them more than a hundred times for it!" - -?W..
. The.foliowing paragraph 'avc clip from
the regular-reiort-of the Connecticut Legislature:-
"Bill to tax geese,-cats ar.d bachelors.
Mr. narriioa was - opposed to thd bill taxing
bachelors There was a tax already laid up'orl
agoo'sef and any 'matt who had' lired twenty-'
five years without getting married f oould :h
t tken nrider 'tbetaeotloo;'- - ."i' -' c "!:
'.; ' THE 2IBLE. '
How comes it that this little volume, com
posed by humble men in a rudo ;ge, when art
and science wore but in their childhood,, has
exerted more influence ca the human mind
and on the social system, than jdl other hooka
put together? W Lea caches Utlullhis book
has achieved such marvellous changes in tbo
opinions of mankind has banished idle-ship -
has abolished infanticide has put dov. n
polygamy and divorce exalted the condition
of women raised the standard cf public mor
ality created for families that' blessed thing
a Christian home and caused , its other, tri
umph by causing benevolent institutions (epen
and exp-.r.sive,) to spring up as with the wand
of enchantment ? . What sort of a book is this,
that even the wind and waves of human pas
sion obey it? What other engine of social
improvement has operated so long, and yet
lost none of its virtue? Sir.ce it appeared,
many boasted plans of amelioration' have been
tried and failed: many codes Vf jurispru
dence have arisen, ar.d run their course and
expired. Empire after empire has leenlauncb
ed on the tide of t !?:;?, and gone down, leaving
no trace on the waters. But this book is still go
ing about doing good leavening society with
its holy principles cheering the sorrowful
with its consolation strengthening the tempt
ed encouraging tho penitent calming the
troubled spirit and smoothing the pillow cf
death. Can such a book le' the offspring cf
human genius? Does not the vaslness of its
effects demonstrate the excellency of tho pow
er to be of God Dr. T'TCulloiirh.-
THE EPIEIT CF L0V2.
"Charity (or love) never faileth." Cor. xi-1. 3.
Beyond all question, it is the unalterable
constitution of nature that there is efficacy,
divine, unsp-akable efficacy in love. The ex
hibition of kindness has the power to Iring
even the irrational animals into subjection.
Show kindness to a dog, and he will remember
it; he will be greatful; he will i rf illibly return
love fcr love. Show kindness to a lion, and
you can lead him by the mane; yoa can thrust
your head into his mouth; you can melt the
untamed ferocity of his heart into an affection
stronger than death. In ail of God's vast, un
bounded creation, there is net a living ard
sentient being, from the least to tho largest,
not one, not even the outcast and degraded"
serpel.t, that is Insensible to 'acts of kindness.
If love, such as our Messed Saviour manifes
ted, could be introduced ii.to the world, and
exert its appropriate dominion, it would re
store a state of things far more cheering, far
brighter than the fabulous age of gold; it would
annihilate every sting; it would phtck eveiy
poisonous tooth; it would huih' every discor
dent voice. Even the inanimate creation is
not insensible of this divine influence. ' Tie
bud and flower and fruit put forth most abuu
dently and beautifully, where the hand i f
kindness is extended for their culture. And
if this blessed influence 'should extend itself
over the earth, amoral Garden cf Eden would
exist iii every land; instead cf the thorn and
brier woaTd sj ring up thc'Cr-lr.-e and the myr
tle; the desert woti'd Ib sst ni'ar.d the solitary
place be made glad. Br. Vpkam.- . . .
.Watcii. Who of ail men in the wprld most
needs this exhortation ? The Christian. Wbyf
1. Because he is a Syldier surrounded by
enemies who are waiting; to destroy his soul.
Tin'3' are ready to. take advantage of his care
lessness or neglect f duty; they are vigilant;'
they are numerous; they are subtle. There
fore he should watch. , ; .
2., Because he is a Pilgrim traveling through'
a. hoftilp land- Thore may be. sn'es'm his
'iay;, stones over w hich he may s.v.rabie; pit
ir.to which he may lail; enticers, wa would,
strive to roake.-hira linger cn his way and lure
him from his heavenly heme. - Therefore ha
must watch. : i j .' . i :t : ...
' H. Because he isa Steward. He haspreciona
treasures to take care of his . own sonl; bia
taleiils;" hiff timt; . his Master's honor. . Ho'
must take' care that he does not lose the first;
misuse the secondi;waeto the third; and-cn-.
danger tho fourth. Therefore he need watch..
,4, 'Because he is . a servant. : His Lord is ab-'
sent; liis return uncertain; it may be yean
heiioc,' but it maybe tonight.'. When he comes
back he will expect all to be in readiness fori
lus reception each one at his post; each one
looking. out for him. Therefore the Christian!
must watch. . ., , . - -sij - -. ' ; .- 'a
, EJ If is a great mistake in the preacher tat
iuitice- his text or his su1 jeet too small, by;
great .number of subdivisions; for it ncce3sari-
ly occasions gecat confusion to the understand-?
ing.-: .When we sit under such .preachiugi tie-i
ifancy oursrlf broegbt iutolbe valley of Eze-s
kieb's Vision, it was full of bonea and behold
thete were very many in tho: Talley,, and . lo;;
they were very dry.'-' 7 ; -.-.v.':;'!
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' . C. Go no further than' the Scriptures for
your religious .opinions. .1 Embrace these you i
find clearly revealed, and never perphsx yourr;
self about ihos vou do '; nbt understand, but.
1 ireat thom with silent -aad becoming revett
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