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friends
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The
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world:ingruth's as good a world
i e'er.was known to any,
rho have not seen another yet,
And these are very many;
'„'A r nd. if the men and Ivomen too
). '.., !lave plenty of employment,
Those surely must be hard to please
Who cannot find enjoyment.
This world i 4 quite a clever world,
In rain or pleasant weather,
If people would but learn to live
In harinony together;
Nor seck.tii burst the kindly bond
'By love and peace cemented.
Arid learn that best of lessons :„.et,
Always to be contented.
Tlien were the world a pleasant world,
And pleasant folks were in it;
The day would pass most pleasantly
To those who thus begin it;
And all the nameless grievances
Brought on by borrowed troubles,
Would prove, as - certainly they are,
A tria‘;s ol'empty bubbles !
1
A distinguished man in a large city died.
Ddring his illness his friends had merely
Said that he wa s a "little unwell ;" and a
re 1V Moments before the death-stroke, the
doc;ur 9b3erved to the nurse, in a decorous
ECM
on,
• ral
whisner, "his appearance does not please
to . The man himself had ben so com
pletely deceived, as to the f al nature of
c e
his doea.3e, that it was only when he felt
the hand of death upon him, that he star.
ted and said, "I believe I am dangerously
sick." A 'moment after with a sudden!
horror, the thought thrilled through his i
!:01i,•-="r110UART Diaxo." IL: struggled ,
for a few moments—then all grew dark,
he flunk into an insensibility, Which he I
supposed to be the commencement of an- i
,iiiifilation.. His friends stood horror strick
en
and saipitied ; and now, at length, they
r entured to speak of his death.
if, 11 , * I I I
Tile night Winds in the lonely church
yard
sighed heavily over the fresh grave ;
mound of the departed ; and above it, wa- !
vering itfthe moonbeam, a shadowy form
seemed slowly and gradually disengaging!
ikelf from the earth. It was the soul ofj
the dead now breaking itself loose from its:
earthly tenement, as the butterfly frees it-'
self from it withered and uselcs shell.
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"And am I then still living," sighed the
departed, "and is there, what I never be
lieved, a life after death ? But how cold,
how dreary this solitude? Whither shall
Igo !" lfere the cheerful voices of some
olas.
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.alt.
ad.
travellers, who were passing by the grave
ynrd into the city, struck upon his ears,
and stretching his arms towards them, in
an imploring tone, he besought them to
fake him with them into the city; but he
perceived they neither saw nor heard him.
"Ah ! I see how is. lam no longer
able to hold communion with living men,
I am foreVer seperatcd from the warm and
breathing to-ms with whom I have hither
to lived, Whither then shall Igo ! Who
will g,didc the in this cold and lonely world
Which I have' entered ?" ,
ould.
& Shoes
°reboots
and see
SUN.
n reduce
1V,3 lie spoke these wends, an angle forM
swept downward from' the skies and Lip
readied him; his 'figure was glorious, and
his face marked with a strong benevolent
yet somewhat sorrowful expression. •
"Sun Of Adam," said he, "thy connec.,
tion with life is over. Thy Creator bath
placed the in nt territory of the spiritual
world. To which part of iCdo you now
tlesire, to ho led 1" . • . •
. Affirst the spirit seemed. overawed ' y
this riddrOS,'but striving to.oVercoinc him
tote hl replied ;
• . .
4,19.0 treat ran with more consideration
than had,redsen to expect, in the event
.ofiny,COrping into si.tch, a life as this. ,lii
no.}r,
pat existence, priests ; we re „ wont to
thr* ! t,:to p.
1 Bell. and eternal torments tp pe
til.?r.;kjiy_,lipbit° and turn of
- nowT,lnd that I conk! .l
sect farther
thrOug, the Snbieet thanihey, and that 1
always'treated their threats with, contempt.
Wit ti's . yOu ask ine..Whither I would go I,
say',Winie remain in' this . world, us here'
are' all thethings:in which'l have ever ta
koii
any interest. 7::
‘. 4 lLru cotet,', replied. the ` i t! l 4t
you t
can, longer; hold communion
with'ineii, or partake_ in any of their modes
and enjoyment."
. I
- "Ali !'too :true,", replied' the dead . .
shotddlefily 'be'a• forlorn • wanderer aino ng
the' scenes' of forme r pleasures add: could
kroVeati myself :to , my., former !friends,'
,shatllo9llly .hnari,ebject ,terror:.. Well
take me then ; into the . bc,ttcr)smi.”:itb
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/, after all, is b great deal Gem; than
edit foe:: There is inure of kindness,
nil truill, than philosophers are •tilling
Ve like these verses.—CARKET.
d. is not so bad a world
d would like co make it;
whethea good or 'whether bad,
ds Cu how we.take it.,.
..c scold and fret all day,
..dmiylriorn till even ;
:orld will:no'cr afford to man
'a retaste here of heaven.
WEI
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• The Land of thy Choice.
TA:nslated from the German
COH\TRY
Volmne 1
"The better land," replied the angel
seriously "is large and wide. in my fa
ther's house are many mansions. To
which of these would you be led ;"
"To the most perfectof all, good angel,"
replied the departed.
"The most perfect," replied the angel,
"is where God unveils his face—where
Jesus is surrounded by the spirits of the
I .
I just made perfect—where praises and hal
lelujahs to God and the Lamb are contin
ually resounding."
The countenance ofthe departed expres
sed a feeling of ill repressed disgust, as he
answered:
"Is there no other place but that, good
angel? I never liked to hear about .Jesus
Christ and lam sure it would be very
repugnant to my feelings to he any where
in his presence ;and as to all this psalm
singing and pietistic jargon, I always had
the utmost contempt for it, and do not find
the least disposition to conform to it now.
But bring me into the society of intellec
tual men, of philosophers and men of lear
ning."
"There is no learning in this world but
the study of God and of Jesus, as seen in
all the multiplied forms of creation. If it
displeases you to hear of Jesus, there is
nothing that you can investigate with
pleasure, for in him are hid all treasures
of wisdom and knowledge, and all things
are by and for him, and is before all things
and by hint all things do exist."
"But then, if I cannot associate with
your learned men," replied the departed,
"bring me, at least, to the society of ar
tists ; for I have spent much of my life in
the contemplation of the fine arts, and al
ways found in them the greatest enjoyment.
I think I am fitted for company of this
sort."
NiQIM=
"It is true Imre i s such society here,
replied the angel, "but the object of all art
is to shadow foal), and express, by new
images, the Divine beauty, and grandeur,
as it appears in all his works ; but most of
'all as it is reflected from the fiice of Jesus
Christ. If youcan take an eternal delight
in such exercises of the creative power,
come with me."
"No, no," replied the dead angrily, and
shrinking back from the touch of the an.
i gel, "are these same ideas to haunt roc
everywhere ? 'Fake me to the society; rt)f
the polite, the refined, the courteous; to
such society, in short, as I have been ac
customed to on earth."
"But what is refinement but purity ?"
replied the angel. "Those whom you I
seek,' are these same ones who stand with
uncovered heart, beneath the eye of God,
yet look up to his face without fear ; in
whose bosoms every passing thqught may
be read, yet not a blush rise to his check,
or one shrinkin g feeling lead than to draw'
away from God, or each other. If with
unveiled heart, you too can be happy a
mong these, ascend with me.''
"For Heaven's Aake, no," replied the
dead, with a mixture of terror and anger.
"What ! have all 3I v thoughts seen
heart forever unveiled !—a fine eternity
that would be for me!" and he laughed in
a hitter derisive tones "You must know
—you must sec," ho suddenly added, "how
you mock me, by presenting at eery turn
these same ideas. You know 1 always
hated and disliked all these imiges and
associations; my whole life hasbeen an
effort to keep them out of sight ; and do
you suppose I can change in a twine nt so
as to take pleasure in them 1"
"I only tell you what it is," replied the
angel, in a grave and steady tono, "and a
gain I ask if all these things disp;ease you
whither would you go!
"Take me to those who feel and think
as I do," rejoined:the departed.
"You exile' yotrself from all good in
saying so ; " sighed the angel ; "neverthe
less, come with rre."
Then, witha bpad wing the angel swept
upward ; they cane near to a fair, a gol
den star, where dight be seen forms of
unearthly beauty!passing to & fro ; and us
they passed, they seemed to be commun
ing in an earnestand loving manner, or
singing hymns it a sweet, mild, full-hear
ted. Joyfulness aid though there were ma
ny different voices, yet there vas no dis
cord, but all Waded togethe in a calm
and soothing harmony. But Ole spirit of
the :dead rebounded backfrom i the sphere
of the star, as by some nature repulsion,
and passed downwarl into soi shadowy
region. And now they diew near •to a
nother world where were • for .s'of. men,
walking slowly and converaingjwith etiel
other. and over and . anon they lotted up
ward with an earnest and im • ring ex.
pression
"In this world," said
_rho
those, who never (ay in their lit
the ofrew of tho Gospel by-Jesus,
died wtth a' hinging alter truth,
voloped . genn of good- in.then
Here, by prayeir and by,segel
germ is unfolded,
,till•they,aSee
presence of.GA."
oNaY,".said the dead, "thid
phien I am in qUe:stpf. ' I,suppoA
shoUld ilnd an armvnrchuFehestu
all in mini,
.to make a proselyt9,
never heard o '
gov ' he . re allthcse {h'
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own'Olace ; and with the.<
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it of the departed sunk to a gloomy re
gion that lay far below. The angel fol
lowed him not, but stood above. He then
found himself joined by two ill-looking
figures, one of whom, laying hold of him
roughly, saluted him by a vile name, that
reminded him of the sins of his youth.
"How is this 7" he exclaimed. "Where
am I now ? Are there no laws—no po
lice to protect me from abuse 1"
The angel from above answered, "that
police which you fund so convenient in
the world you have forsaken, owes all its
efficiency to that moral sentiment inspired
by the religion of Christ, which you say
you always despised. You wished to be
where nothing of the sort existed, and
your wishes granted. This is a world
where no relic of those restraints, which
come from God, in any shape remain—
where there is no trace of any kind of vir
tue that had its origin his laws and insti
tutions. All that can be expected from the
associations of the ungodly and profane—
the haters of God, you will find here; but
look not for security, rest or peace of mind
in such society. These only arc to be;
had among the friends of God."
Then the face of the dead man grew
dark with anger and blasphemy, as he bit
terly replied :
"I see now how it is, thou most holy,
most virtuous, most devout son of God,
thou most excellent preacher of righteous
ness. lam in the so called regions of
despair: this is what 1 t/111 to understand:
and call you this the land of my choice
—this gloomy and sterile descrr, w here,
no one flower can unfold? Such a resi
dence is contrary to my taste, end there
fore contrary to justi44 •
"Nay," replied thebOgel, "is it not meet
that the beautiful mansions of my Father's
house should be inhabited by his children, I
who love his presence and enjoy his
smile? Because thou canst not bear him
and them ; because all that thou findest I
there is disgusting and painful to thee,
therefore it is that thou art compelled to I
seek this outer darkness. According to
the character of the soul, so (loth the ma- I
terial world form itselfaround it. Around
the pure and peaceful spirit, pure and
peaceful skies arise ;around the lovely, and
the good, forms of loveliness and beauty'
are constantly springing ; but around the'
.dark minded and impure, and passionate,
dark and stormy clouds forever arise ; for
the world without must forever image the
world within. Such is the immutable
law, and does it seem to thee to be just."
''lt may be so," murmured the dead,
angrily, "but these vile forms around me,
arc these my equals ?"
"They arc so," replied the angel.—
"He who first addressed you was indeed
a low and coarse voluptuary ; thou vast a '
polished and refined one; but still ye are
both ofthe same order; and the artificial
distinctions m hick separated you in yon
der world no longer exist."
"And how long ,'' rejoined the spirit
angrily, "is this to be my residence!"
"Till thou canst love God whom thou
now 'latest; till thou eanst fall in repent
twee and submission at the feet of Jesus ;
till thy heart beats with the heart of the
blessed—not till then."
By the disobedience of a lad in 1809, a
garden gate in Rhode Island was left o
pen; a pig got in and destroyed a few
plants ; a quarrel between the owners of
the pig and the garden grew out of it, which
spread among their friends, defeated the
Federal candidate to the Legislature, and
gave the State a democratic Senator, by lie who has no home, has not the sweet
' whose vote war was declared in 1812 with est pleasures of life, he feels not the thou
" Brothers," exclaimed llollenbach, "a- 1 Great Britain. Can that boy-, now in a- sand endearments iet cluster around that
gainst such cowards, who watch for our matter world, see the consequences of that hallowed spot to fill the void of Winching
absence, and who now rejoice in victory one act of disobedience? and does he suf- heart, and while away- his leisure moments
over women and children only. Every fer the remorse of the murder of a thou- in the sweetest of life's joys. Is miafor
one of us can stand the ground against sand human beings? tune your lot, rind friends turn from 'your
eight of them. Let us send these brutes Napoleon became a soldier in cense- path, at home you will meet a friendly
to 11-1 in such a manner, that even the quence of one disobedient act of his moth- welcome from hearts beating trite to"your
.
, d-1 himself must have respect for the er; then General, Consul, Emperor, tyrant own. The chosen partner of your toil has
TIM INDIAN WAR 1N YUCATAN.—Re- ' Germans of Wyoming Valley.' and exile, for you a smile of approbation where oth-
cent advices from Yucatan state that there 1 And raising himself from his saddle he Washington became in early life, a fit- ors frown, a word of hope. when others
is a pleasing prospect of the paqifjoation . waved his sword intim air, end spurred vorite with moil of influence and power have deserted, a hand to help when till
of tlutt country. The rebel Indians, it , hishorse onward, And thundering hurras because of his obedience to his mother. others refuse, and a heart to feel your son
appears, received a severe whipping, forty I followed his words, and , his men rushed An accident made this known to one who rows as her own.. , Ora smiling 'Cherub
miles from Tihosuco, when 400 of them . forward, eager for the ensuing combat:— never lost sight of the obedient boy, which with prattling glee, or with a joyous laugh,
were made prisoners, 600 muskets were lAt the first volley, more than ono hun- resulted in his becoming head ot the A. will drive all sorrow from - a: care worn
taken, and, 5000 silver dollars. After this dred of these red skins (which formed the merican army. ' - ' brow, and. clothe it , in the wreaths of do.
defeat or the 2d, the chiefs seut to the I advance guard.of the enemy) were welter- One single Vote sent Oliver Cromwell mestic bliss.
government; asking for peace, and offering !ing in their blood. The enemy were qui- to the long parliament, Charles Stuart to I No matter how humble that' home . y
•
to lay doWn their arms, on " condition of: oily reposing in their camp, but in an in- the scaffold, revolutionized England, and be, how dekittite its•stores, Or . hoist poor
being permitted to remain and cultivate stunt the whole army of the enemy was made Great Britain free. " ly its inmates tire clad,irtrue beteradwell
their lands, and have their caciques re,‘.es-; apprised of the assault, and from all sides Four votes in the city of New York, there, it is yet a home—a cheerful'prti;.,
tablished over them. They abandoned : they rushed upon the gallant little corps. made Thonins Jefferson 'President oldie dent with; obedient and nfrectionate -chit—
their former extravagant , pretensions to a ,The sun rose, spreading ifs animating United States; one vote gave us the tariff dren, will give their possessors -mo l re real ,
division of the territory of the State., beams upon the, exhausted Germans, who of 1842, and mie vote made the, . tariff of joy, than bags of gold and windY , heinors, I
Their movement, it is believed, is • not Lin 4.rnoinent made. arrangements to. take 1,8 , 16. One vote gave es Texas; made The borne, an temperate, indlistrioul. ---..;
pleasirigto the British settlers of the tialize: the:stand behind a row of .ruins, and to war with . Afexice, slew thoirsands •of our hottest , Mari; 'Will lie his greatest joy:. ' y ,
Tile propositions heretofore insisted up- wait for the approach •of their enemies:— 'people'' and purchased California, •turtied comes to it "weary and Worn,. b o lt .s . ,,''.' l ••
ouhy the insurgent chief, were in sub- The first assault of the enemy waa repuls- thither ; ,the tide of 'emigration encl . :will music Of theta)
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Stone() its follows.: That the war should cd, and: many kissed the..carth in death, change the,deStinf of the world. . ' voice off chi -.2. es .:"ji-'• , 7 .7 -:: 1 :7:-., , „•;','Y!:.:.,
be:puffin end to, on the Condition oftrant caused by the dense drift of bullets sent , By not 'giving the 'right: change fora but pea •,,, i , ' .- ‘ ll , - .
lug to the' insurgents the IVhole of the' ter- forth:from behind the entrenohinents: : 'newspitper,'S boy preVented a passeng,cir ambitil i w: - ,,,,,,.. :. '.' . . •.- - '
ritory :Comprehended "between trio line 1,, The mockery about this powerful re- from 'getting on board :a ferry - beat . ' . ci ittiryLr' , l '.
drawn •from„south, to' north, drawn from sistance and bravery,'. which, the appear- - thenext boat he met a friend, 'in' conyor !e oye; , ' -:•.! .: '.
Baealar, as, fur as,, to the entrance into lance of the•little band so openly demon- sationWith whom a plan for'tlic tratt . . / sy.,-4 : .,' -:',,•:..
the GUlf of Mexico, and that all, within the stratcd towards the enemy, seon,engagert =tier' or - a''siinOle business., was adqls - ,, -- i4„:: , ,,,„':* ' •
area Bounded by, this line, should remain its whole army in
.a furious cOmbat,..bin Which ihits 'eluting out, has atiflifF-7..,,kef:
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independent of Yucatan 'government; they:were 'not able to stand, their ground nation and is fast becOminethe rAi r7 F . , : .
and xecognizeii.'es 'theindependent gov- against the discharge of the pieces of the a newspaper discussiOn'onbotli t i!', .0 . :' . ,„ : ..,
eminent of Belize."
~ . !,. ;:. ~ .: . : little band, which rattling, Cleared - their atilt) civilized ivorld.: li:Willi,o s pAr:7,.:,,
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posed at "the suggestion of the Britishin,jiiilrsyinrs iincre*,•:, tif . -- ~,- - ' . " 1 •••.,....-07.-,-, - - Aar. - • ) : ks- ,r' .
habitant of the Belize; 'The' extent' 9f; DOA gall . : . , F t~ g-': 4 r -,
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country-thui demanded, ' is so treat; that i guns.. ' ,-. e - •:..-. . . ~ . , one act onbsti/,
the:lndian&Within it E wOuld.':he masters ofhpower
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"Till then!" rejoins the dead man ; "I
love God !—I ask forgiveness from Jesus!
Never! never! never Outer darkness—
eternal storm—eternal fire were better
than that. Here I shall at least have one
comfort—to hate and dispise and hold
them in utter contempt forever—be sub
dued I no, never!"
No never!" responded the angel, in a
voice that thrilled through the dark region.
"No, never! Thou host spoken it?."—
AMEN.
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Translatedfrom the German for the Pitts
burg Post, by C. P. Sanders.
THE GERMAN MURPHY.
A SRETCII OF THE A3ERRICAN RE:VOLUTION!
There are, we presume, but few of our
readers who have not heard of the beauti
ful Wyoming Valley, that rich and fer
tile tract of land, situated in the State of
Pennsylvania, and which has often been
celebrated by poets and writers. This
valley was first and chiefly settled by Ger
mans. It contains ri.ch farms, fields and
meadows, together with valuable timber
land, and was visited with fire & sword,
by a party of American Tories, British,&
Indians, in the year 1778, at a time when
the male population of the settlement,
which number amounted to about 350
souls, had joined the army of the great &
immortal WASIIINGTON, at a distance of
several days journey, where they expect
ed to encounter the main army of the en-1
cloy.
The Colonel of these Wyoming Ger
mans, was Ha/en/kick, a justice of the
peace. lie was an intimate friend of Wash-
ington, who knew how to . appreciate his
distinguished qualities, as %veil as his rare
intelligence; although as to matters re
garding religion, their views and opinions
diared greatly from each other, as it is
well known that Washington was a strict
believer in the Bible; whereas llollenbach
did adhere to the doctrines of Thomas
Paine, who was a philosopher and free
thinker.
The heart-rending call in distress, of
their parents, wives and children, which
they had left nt home, soon reached the
cars of the Wyoming Volunteers, and in.
an instant I tollenbach found himself stir
rounded by his men, who urged him to
meet the. enemy, whose three consisted of
more than 2,000 men.
In vain ‘vpre the representations of
Washington, who, being aware of the su
perior numerical strength of these barbar
ous and' plundering hordes, had prognosti
cated to all a sure death.
Terror and agony moved the heart of
every one at the thought of the dear ones
which they had tell behind and unprotec
ted, and clinched their lists in eagerness
for combat and vengeance at the gloomy
prospects of their ruined happiness ; and
it was now no longer possible for them to
remait with the army.
' At the sound of the trumpet, and head
ed by their colonel, they began to return
homeward in great haste, marching day
and night, until they arrived at their set
dement, instead of meeting again their
peaceable abodes, they beheld the smoking
ruins of destroyed dwellings, near to which
the enemy had comfortably erected their
tents. their morning fire blazing triumph
antly in the air, intermingled with their
huzzas.
They soon recognized the red hordes of
Brunt, the notorious spoilers of the "Ger
' man Flat," who had joined the rapacious
and blood-thirsty Tories and British, who
but a short time ago in Cherry Valley hat)
given such terrible proofs of their cruelties
With doleful looks, Hollenbach regarded
his gallant little band, who gnashing their
teeth for rage and vengeance, stood near '
the place of destruction, and the looks of
his men announced to him the inmost
thoughts of their hearts.
There was none who would have trem
bled at an assault on these hordes of mur
derers.
. ,
DOIJI
Trifles and Consequences.
If in the world ofspirits the consequence
of every triffinc , act of an individual shall
be plainly visible to him, how great will
he the remorse of those whose evil works
and words arc as numerous as the sands
of the sea shore. Who is there that can
not trace back to the most trifling incident
or accident the cause of an entire change
in his whole life? Some have been made
immensely r:ch by the turning of tt feath
er, their children educated, given influ
ence, and perhaps charged with the desti
ny of a nation : while another has become
' poor in consequence of some slight and al
most imperceptible incident. Poverty has
brought on disease or dissipation, and a
vagabond's life, or a drunkard's grave be
come hisp.ortion. Someofour richest and
most influential merchants—sons of far
mers—can trace their coming to New
I ' York to the meeting of a play-fellow in the
street, or the running away of a colt, or
perhaps, as in an instance we have heard
of, the breaking of a bowl. Had these
boys remained at home and been farmers,
how different would have been the situa
tion of their families. Their daughters,'
instead of flaunting in silks in Broadway
and enjoying a seat at the opera, might
have been engaged in the more worthy oc
cupation of making butter and cheese.—
Steamships that now form regular lines to'
different quarters of the globe, and effect'
the destiny of nations, would not have
been built ; wars might have been made or'
avoided, as subsequent circumstances have
dictated.
Thirty years ago two boys in N Ha mp
!shire quarrelled about a box of blacking.
To get rid of one of them, he was sent to!
New York, and is now one of the first
shipping merchants, a director in n bank,
and owner of a line of steamers. A dis
pute about a tin didper with the steward of
a steamboat, resulted in a lawsuit thatcost
a thousand dollars, and laid the founda
tion of the fortune of one of our million
aires, who now owns more tin clippers and
steamboats than any other one man in the
world—Once a deck hand of a boat, now
the captain of the "tipper ten." An acci
dent made him, an accident may unmake
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Finally, and with the last glowing of the
setting sun, the fate of the day was decided
—3OO Germans had fallen in defence of
their adopted country; and 50 more lay
badly wounded, who would not seek for
quarter, and still striving to make a last
effort against the enemy, who seeing their
determination,, had almost been driven to
madness on account of their bravery.
What a noble military achievement!—
What persevering heroism! Had these
men been Americans, they would up to
this day have been remembered by the na
tion as the "Immortal Wyoming Boys," '
but they were only Germans, and their
memory, which is as worthy of immortal
ity as that of the Helens of Thermopylm,
remains silently recorded in the book of!
History of two Pennsylvania counties !
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' know. We know that a right acticn will
bring no misery. These things are worth
reflection. The boy who tried to cheat
the ferry-boat passenger, may have been
made a newsboy by some unlucky stroko
or fretful exclamation of his mother. Tho
boy who lefl open the garden gate and
brought on the last war may have been
indulged or neglected or wrongly. instruc
ted by his. parents. The quarrel about
the tin dipper, which made one man poor,
and another rich, may have riseri from
still more trifling incident. If our spirit's
in another world can see all these things
—can trace all, effects. to their causes—
count the evil of every wrong, and meas
ure the amount of human misery and hu
man happiness that every act has produc
ed, they will enjoy the pleasures oflieam
en or suffer the pangs of Y. Do y
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A bachelor is a sort of a whimsical
, ing, which nature never intended to cre
ate. He was formed out of the odds and
ends of what materials were left after the
great work %vas 'ATT.. Unluckily for !Ifni,'
the liner passions are all mixed up in the
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composition of those creates intended
for social enjoyment. What remains for
the bachelor, is hardly enough to rithrround
the crusty mould into which he is thrown.
To avoid waste, that he may not he quite
insipid, sonie seasoning must be substitu
ted in the stead of more valuable ingredi.
ents; so in dame-Nature tosses sey-rorc,
without weight or measure—a kind of un
derstanding that is fit for no other use..—n
sprinkling of wisdom, which turns to acid,
from the sour disposition of the vessel in
which it is contained ; and the whole com
position is concluded with nn immoderate
portion of oddities. Thus formed, thils
fin ished, a bachelor is popped into the
, world mere lumber, without a possibility
of being happy himself, or essentially con
tributing to the happiness of others,'
His only business is to keep
quiet. He gets up, to lie down; he' lies
del n, to get up. No fender passions en.
liven his waking hours; no a.„ , •reeable, 'rev
cries diversify his dronish slumbers, If
he ever speaks the language orsensibilit),
he speaks it on the excellence of 'scrilie fa
vorite dish, or on - the choice liquors with
which his cellar abounds. On suclisub.
jects he feels the rapture of a lover.
The pace of the 'bachelor is sober. the
would hardly mend it to get out an storm,
though the storm were to threaten a del
uge. But show him a woman entitled fu\
the compliment of his hat, and he will
shuffle on, as jibe were walking for'a wa
ger. His housekeeper, or his laundress,
he can speak to without reserve; hut any
other of the sex, whose condition is nho4
a useful dependant, is his terror.
A eaten-house is his sanctum saiiclo•
rum against bright eyes and dazzling com •
plexions. Here he lounges out halt' his
days. At home, he solitarily sits• down
to his unsocial meal ; and when his palate
is pleased, he has no other passion t.
gratify.
Such is a bachelor—such the life of a
bachelor; what becomes of him after death,
I am not casuist enough to determine,
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