VOLUME 2.
DUTY TO irosni
A termnn preached by Rev. J. H Fritz,
in the Emflith Evangelical Lutheran
church, Butler, l'« , Feb. 19 th, ISGS.
MAM, 12:17.—"And J*""* «n*w®rin#f. **id unto them:
Rcodo! ioCatsnor Ibo tMugw tlint ar« Ite-tari.
At the time when our Lord and Saviour
was upon the earth, and when the words
of our text were spoken, there were two
great political parties in Judea. The
one party, to whom the Pharisees, as a
class, belonged, were the followers of Ju
das of Galilee, who denied obedience and
national submission to any ruler who was
not of their own Jewish nation and relig
ion. They avowed submission only to
God and the established hierarchy among
them, founded upon (he law of Mosesand
the prophets. They especially denied
submission to the Roman emperor, the
"Caesar who had conquered them and who
was a Gentile and an idolater. The
Pharisees endeavored by every possible
moans to deny and throw oil the liotuan
yoke, so galling to their proud necks.
They advocated Jewish political liberty .of
which the Jewish people were now de
prived and unworthy, on account of their
national sins. Tliereforv, also, their op
p sit ion It) the Saviour, the true Messiah,
the Redee ner of Israel. They did not
desire a sp ritual king to save them from
their sins, and give them the true li -erty
of the children of God, which to possess
is to possess all else desirable on earth ;
but they d sired a great political prince,
a Messiah, who would come with great
pomp and power, with a mighty army
and great military glory—a David and a
Solomon combined —who would be able
to throw off the Roman yoke, and raise
up the fallen fortunes of the Jewish na
tion. In this national humiliation, they
acknowledged their helplessness, and
therefore this was the sort of a Messiah
that they wanted; and because Jesus did
not suit their notions in this respect, they
rejected him. I hey. therefore, endeavor
ed to ensnare him, laid political traps, as
in the question, to which our text is an
answer, ill order thai they might take
away his life. In this they were not suc
cessful at this time ; but finally did sue
eeeil in having him accused as a political
king of the Jews, before Pontcus Pilitc,
the Roman governor, who tried hitu on
political lies, and crucified him, as a mal
efactor on the cross.
The other party were called Ilerodians,
the name no doubt derived from Herod
the great, anil the three younger Ilerods,
and composed that class of people who
supported the interests of the Herod's
and the Roman power. Herod the great
and the three younger Ilerods. had rul
ed among them as kings or governors,
under the Roman power I hese kings
derived their positions from the Unman
Caesars, and were tiibutary to them.
Hense the Ilerodians, as a party, advoca
ted submission to the Roman government,
paying tribute or taxes toil, and proclaim
ed the duty of being loyal and obedient
subjects to Caesar. Some of the Jewish
people, and of the baser sort of ibis par
ty, even went so far. as to lay aside their
own enlightened worship and service of
Jehovah aud adopted the Roman my
thology. supcrstit.on, and idolatry, with
its lusts and vices.
Cutler these circumstances of party
loyalty and disloyalty to the Roman
power, the question was proposed to the
Savior : "Is it lawful to give tribute to
Cic-.tr fir not?" Before answering the
question, the Saviour asked to be shown
a Roman penny, (a coin, in currency
of the value of about sixteen cents,) and
after having seen it, the Saviour said:
" Whose isthisiniageand superscription ?"
They said: "Caspar's." Then said Jesus
unto them: "Render unto Ctesar, the
thiugs that are Caesar's, and unto God the
things that are God's." That is, that
the people should give unto God those
things that belong to Ilini, as the holy
ruler of heaven and earth; and give un
to his temporal rulers, sent to bear the
sword of justice, in the order of llis
wise pruvidence, that honor and submis
sion that is due untothem.
This subject is still applicable to our
own tiiues. Many arc still desirous ot
knowing, "wlut is my duty to the gov
ernment, under which Grid in His provi
dence, has placed me?" The answer of
Christ is: "Render unto Casesar, the
things that arc C®e»ur's," and the true
Christian iuu*t bee J. Another may also
eu«|uire of the L.»rd: ''For how longwill
the Scriptures warrant the extension of
the sword of justice over the rebellious
spirits of our land?" The answer is:
"'Uutil they "render unto Caesar the
thiugs that are Cae-tar's.'" The term
Cassar was applied to tbe Uomau eui|«-
rors, aud is thus a term that can be ap
plied to all kings, chief rulers aod magis
trates of every land, oven to our own
chief iiugiotrire of the nation. Certain
duties l.cwti,; u> i lie. C chief "•agisrrate.-.
ttw poup.o «io tuiuuuoi Uuajtliuuj,
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
us a Christian duty, pleasing to God. Let
us they, consider now particularly, the
doctrine of the text, which is: "That
men should renderto the chief rulerthose
duties that belong to him." And, we
would remark :
1. That the ruler is to be prayed foi.
The Scriptures enjoin this, as a primary
duty. Says St. Paul toTimothy! (2:1-3)
*' I exhort therefore, that first of all, sup
plications, prapers, intercessions, and giv
ing of thanks, be man for all men ; for
kings, and'for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful
life in all godliness and honesty. For
this is good and acceptable in the sight
of God our Saviour." Prayer is a holy
power with God; for we are told: (Jas. 5:
1C) "The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availcth much." True
prayer will be beard and answered on the
part of God. The good people are there
fore exhorted, first of all to make sup
plications, prapers, intcrce-sions, for kings
and for all w ho are in authority over them.
This is a duty of the first importance,that
the blessing of God may rest upon the
ruler, and upon the people through him.
They are to pray for him personally that
God would bo pleased to bless him with
His fear, which is the beginning and con
tinuance of true wisdom. Hlesshim with
divine wisdom, to discern clearly bis du
ty, and to discharge it in such a way as
will truly be conducive lo the extension
of God's kingdom of righteousness, and
the best interests of the whole people.
'I hat be may be kept free from ignorance,
dishonesty, and corruption, and that lie
may give him courage to execute the laws
without fear, or favor of man, not holding
the sword of justice in vain, but thai ''c
tuny be " a terror to evil-doers, and a
praise tothem who do well." That thusthe
people n,ay have one of God's choicest
blessings upon earth, namely,of being well
governed, lithe whole jieople were to
observe this injunction of the word ol
God, they would have no lack of good
rulers. King Saul after being anointed
king, was by no means as good a man,
as ho ought and might have been;
but when be came among the company
of prophets " the Spirit of God came
upon biin and he prophesied among
them," so that it was said: ''ls Saul
also among the prophets ?"
They are to [TVay lor themselves, also,
as a part ofthat government, for where
there are no subjects, there can be no
governor, and where there aro no good
subjects, there can be no good governor.
So, also, if the subjects are good, they
will in a general "»ay have a good govern
inept. They are to pray, therefore, that
they may lead quiet and pent-cable lives
in all godliness and honesty, and pi ay
to be kept from all unholy passions,
which give birth to uproar, tumult, strife,
and rebellion, lloptiblics, especially, will
never stand unless these virtues of a good
citizen and Christian are prayed for, ami
sincerely cultivated. A good people wili
be fjee, be-am-e they desire lo do no
wrong, and 'rue liberty consists in every
inan being privileged to do right, and not
to do wrong. Were men all good Christ
ians, observing the command of Christ:
" love your neighbor as yourself," there
would be no necessity for jails, peniten
tiaries, and capital punishments; yea.
there would be no necessity for law, ex
cept those defining civil rights, and civil
duties; but certainly the penal code would
have no place ol application. But be
cause of the wickedness of men, who dis
regard divine s's we 1 as civil law. and
break tbeiu. these places of punishment
must be erected, and penal laws must be
enacted: My these men of wicked ways
are deprived of their personal liberties—
they loose their freedom, aud justly so.
because theya>eenemies to all true liber
ty, and the peace of their fellow men. Ig
norance and vice will beget tyranny, and
a bad people will become slaves and bond
men. Thus the heathen, in darkness and
depravity, arc governed by the whim of
the one man power —thus Rome lost her
.liberties in the same proportion as she lost
her moral virtue ; and thus modern Italy
Spain, Mexico, the Southern republics,
were religion is adulterated with super
stition, and were but the twilight of true
intelligence anil the pure religion of Je
sus exists and where vice aud wxkeluess
abounds, are but lrdl civilized, and if not
obsolute monarchies, yet republics but in
name. A good people must then pray
for their rulers, and pray for theuisclve.
that they may lead quiet and peaceable
lives in all godliness and honesty.
2. The second duty to be rendered to
the chief ruler is. that he should be hon
ored. Says the apostle Paul: (Rom. 18:
7.) " Render therefore to all their dues
tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom
to whom custom: fear to whom fear:
honor to whom honor." Aud says the
apostle Peter: (1 Pet. 2:17.) " Houor all
lueu : love the biothcrbood : fear God:
" Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our e'jty as we understand it"— LINCOLN
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1865.
to worth—it is high estimation of the
character of the ruler by words or actions
Tho chief magistrate has the title of " ex
cellency," and the principal law-makers,
have the title of " honorable." They
should be esteemed as such, and in order
that this may be done without doing vio
lence to a Christian conscience, none but
the excellent and truly honorable of the
land, having the grace and giftH to adorn
their stations, should be elevated to those
high positions. They should be honored,
not only from a seuse of cold duty alone,
as those mast be honored, who occupy
thei'rstations unworthily ; butfrom a sense
of love and duty, as a faithful subject to
a faithful ruler. Honoring the ruler, im
plies :
A godly fear. Says Solomon : (Prov.
24:21.) "My son fear thou the Lord and
king." This is not a servile but an hon
orable fear, such as ig due from a son to a
father—from a subject to a magistrate,
from a law-enjoying subject to a law-dis
(tensing power—godly fear, profitable to
citizen and sovereign. This implies al
tJ a
Proper Reverence such as David show
ed to king Saul, at the cave of Kn-gedi,
when David said : " My Lord the king."
And when Saul looked behind him, " Da
vid stooped with his face to the earth and
bowed himself." (1 Sam. This is
not only an outward reverential respect;
but a truly inward reverential regard.—
Saul was the enemy of David, and at this
time sought his life; and David had Saul's
life in his bands, while in the cave, yet
reverential fear and dutiful respect for
the person of the kit):, arid the ruler of
the people forbade lniii touching a hair
of his head. Honor all men, especially
the king, in word and in deed, is a Chris
tian duty. Improper defamation of the
characters of rulers is licentiousness, and
is a vice to be shunnel by the wise and
good. Says Pluto: "Law is the god of
wise men : licentiousness the god of foo s.
The wicked and vicious despise and break
the law. and dishonor its administrators :
this suits their purpose, it is their gi'in,
but with the wise and good it must be
otherwise. They must love tile law,lion
or, fear and reverence the king."
3. The third duty to be rendered to the
chief ruloris submission. This is a very
important pait of Christian duty. This
implies
Submission to ordinances, or the laws
of the land. Says St. I'etor ; (1 I'et. 2:
13.) "Submit yourselves to every ordi
nanceof man, for the Lord's sake; wheth
er it be to the king as supreme, or unto
governors, as unto thetn that arc sent by
hiin for the punishment of evil-doers, and
for the praise of theui that do well." The
words rendered "every ordinance of man,"
may signify every human constitution, or
form of government and code of laws,
not contrary to God's will, as expressed in
His word. If a statute commands any
thing clearly contrary to the word of God.
then we have, the injunction of the apos
t'e I'aul: ( Acts 5:29.) "We ought to obey
God rather than men." Hut within this
limitation, it is Christian duty to obey ev
ery ordnance of Caesar. God is a God of
order. This is evident from His word
and His providence Order brings peace,
and godly peace brings prosperity and
happiness. Laws and all rules for the
regulation of society and its things, arise
from the very nature and constitution of
society. Society in a state of nature, like
the heart of man, is in moral disorder. —
Laws and constitutions have a tendency
to remedy this evil and to produce order,
peace, secuiity, and happiness. There
fore the breach of them is crime, in the
sight of the law and in the opinion of
wise and good men, and, in the sight of
God as 112 mi tied upon His word, tin —sin.
because contrary tothewillof God. whose
will is always good. Therefore, too, the
teaching of Jesus, "Uender unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar's and unto God
things that arc God's," and as tar as
duty to Caesar, and obedience to the civil
authority was concerned, giving the ex
ample, in his own person, of meek sub
mission to" I'ilate's unjust decree, and dy
ing the death of.he cross, the jus! for
ihe unjust, the innocent one for the guil
ty, the loyal one to Caesar aud law. al
though supjiosed by the ignorant aud
wicked to be a malefactor and rebel agaiust
constituted authority; but nevertheless
the true and the good to God and toman.
No man then, who pretends to be a follow
er of Christ, in precept aud example, can
be a rebel against the wise laws ot the
land. No one whose mind is en lightened
with right kuowledge, unblinded and un
biassed by passion, can be a conspirator
against the wiselawsof society. No one.
who loves domestic peace, domestic hap
piuess, his land with a pure patriotism,
which is a common love aud charity ft.r
the whole nation, can be a rebel. But
the igu rant outlaw, the slave of lust and
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system of humau slavery, ami a course of
robbery of the liberties of the poor, help
less, oud despised of another race, under
the iguorant pretext of adifference of col
or —such an embodiment of pride and per
sonal selfishness, and hater and despisertf
the rest of the human race, can be a reb
el. The devil was such at tho beginning,
and all rebels possess his spirit, and are
like him. Their end is not peace, but de
struction, death, and hell.
But submission to ordinances and the
laws of the land, implies, also, submission
to the ruler in person, as the magistrate
and executor of the laws Therefore,
says theapostle Paul to Titus: (3:1.) "Put
them in mind to be subject to principali
ties and powers, to obey magistrates and
be ready to every good work." Kvcry or
dinance of God toman has been repre
sented by a living personality. Moses
was the mouth of the Lord, and to him
Pharaoh and tho children of Israel were
to pay special obedience. The prophets
of old, "spake as they were moved by tho
Holy Ghost," and were living oracles of
the Will of God, and were to be heard and
obeyed. Christ as a person taught the
way the truth, and the life, and is to be
obeyed in all things. Persons give life
to principles—what is dead and lifeless, is
made alive by persons. So it is with the
law and human ordinances—they are dead
and useless, unless there are persons to
carry them out, to execute them speedily
and faithfully. Says Solomon; (Kc. 8:
11.) ' Hecause sentence against an evil
work if not executed speedily, therefore
the heart of the sons of men is fully set
in them to do evil." Presidents, govern
ors, kings, magistrates, executives, repre
sent the law, therefore the submission is
due to them. They as persons,'are also to
be obedient to the law, as any other per
son or subject; but subjects in general,
are to be obedient to their persons, be
cause of the law. This is to be douo, al
though the rulirs ui*y in themselves, not
be as good men as they might and ought
to be. The peisonal morality or immo
rality of another, addsir subtracts noth
ing to or from (lie dignity of our pers n
alduties Kingsmay become cast-aways,
while the subjects may bo saved, and
kings maybe good and faithful, whilesub
jects may reap ruin. Therefore tho good
Titus submitted even to tho Crctian rul
ers, who were idolaters. Paul and Peter
submitted to the Konian powers, who were
idolaters ; and Jesus, the ever holy ex
ample of all righteousness submitted to
the person of Pilate, the representative of
the Roman Caesar, who was an idolator;
and as a lamb is led to the slaughter, so
he offered up himself as an example of
obedience to the 'aw of God and man. —
Then submission is due especially to per
sons, and no personal objections to the ru
ler, will justify rebellion, the subterfuge
of wicked and rebellions men, infidels and
unbelievers.
4. Hut finally, it appertains, as a duty
to tic rendered to' sesur. that lie should be
be defended. Tho chief magistrate stands
for the com mill) detvnee of all the people
and, reciprocally, all the people stand tot
his defence, lu him they are one, e plu
ribun unum, and if thus united in a per
fect harmony, are terrible to all enemies
" as an army with banners," and especi
ally so, if for king and people, God is the
Lord. Every good thing, in this world,
of which a good government is one of the
best, requires that its objects should not
only be promoted, but its interests de
fended. Good governments, like every
thing else, have their enemies, internal
and external, —pnemies in principle, and
enemies in practice—enemies in the way
of error, wrong thinkig and wrong
planning—undutiful citizens within, and
hostile *oes without. Caesar must be de
fended against all his foes.
Its principles of government must be
defended by the understanding, the wise,
and the good. Is it republican in form,
where the voice of the people is the voice
of the ruler, or the will of the people is
the will of the ruler, then it must be de
fended against all luonarchial sentiments,
*here the reasoning is quite different. In
monarchies, the voice of the ruler, who
has obtained his station by the accidents
of royal birth, by ecclesiastical sanction,-
by the power of wealth, or ipilitary pow
er, is the voice of the people. In repub
| lid, the judgment of the whole people, is
the judgment for all, expressed through
the ruler. In monarchies, the judgment
of the ruler, is the judgment lor all. Iu
the uue, the people are sovereigns, and
the ruler is the servant, fulfilling their
expressed will; in the other the king
alone is sovereign, and all the people are
servants, or slaves, having no will of their
own in governmental p»wer. The prinoi
j la ot the one l ;ntagouistic to the princi
ple of the other, and if notdefeuded, will
be eousumed as the lean kiue eat up the
liu fcif UitsiUi of I'kMauhl La-
peeially must republics combat such 9cu
tiuienta as have lately beeu enunciated by
pope Pius IX, of Roue, in his encyclical
letter, dated Home, Dec. Bth, 1864, (pub
lished in the weekly jV. Y. Tribune, Jan.
21st, 1865,) iu which he says : '• Actua
ted by an idea of social government so
absolutely false, they do not hesitate far
ther to propagate the erroneous opinion,
very hurtful to the sifety of the Catholic
Church and of souls, and termed deliri
um by our predecessor, Greggory XVI, of
excellent memorj, viz: " liberty of con
science and of worship is the right of ev
e y man." This is not ouly a thrust at
religious liberty, but also a blow at civil
freedom.
If a Christian government, its morality
and religion must be defended. This is
essential to its very life and happiness.
No scheme of government ever so per
fect, wi 1 bring with it, the ends of n
good government, peace and happiness,
unless it is conducted in the fear cf God,
and according to the principles of a true
Christii n morality. God governs heav
en and earth and this greaCMieocracy.
men can never set aside. The various
forms of government are equally pleasing
to Him, if they but maintain Ilis true
spiritual kingdom in them all—His law
within the law, as a wheel within a wheel.
God never changes the outward form of
any government; but his. spirit modifies
them all, that they work together for the
glory of His name, and for the real hap
piness of the people. Therefore its pure
and undefiled religion must be defended
against the inroads of unbelief, infideli
ty, and against such vices as the monstr
ous vice ol slavery, and against all in -
morality, profanity, dishonesty and all
ungodliness.
Agfin Caesar must be defended against
temporal want, an empty treasury. Those
who share ("assure protection in person
and property, and partake of the many
blessings of a good government are also
justly called upon to share its burthens
and dangers. For the support of the
government men oughttobc willing to pay
tribute, tax, labor, and be prac
ticc some self denial. This was implied
by the penny shown to Christ, which rep
resented labor, and He meant to say :
'•Render this unto Caesar also;" and no
man, especially a Christian, con evado
this duty and please God. Not to do so,
wtuld be dishonesty to ('aesar, ingratitude,
a petty rebellion on the basis of a vicious,
covetousness. • ,
liut finally, f'aesar must he defended
against bis domestic and foreign foes—
rebels at home, enemies abroad. This is
only another form of labor. Iri peace,
labor in the form of taxes alone is needed;
hut in war, personal labor as a soldier, for
,he common defense, is additionally ne
ccsary. This is often a jwsrilous duty to
perform; but nevertheless an honorable
duty in all christian men ; for it belongs
to that class of duties, of which Christ
lias said : "Render unto Caesar the things
that be Caesar's." A course of conduct
the reverse of this, would show dishones
ty, cowardice, offeuiinacy. a lack of Chris
tian gratitude, from the fact of having
shared Cassar's days of prosperity, in peace
and plenty; but wheu his evil days came,
and his very life was imperiled, then to
desert him. The Chris'ian in his rela
tion to Christ, is alone to use.the sword of
the spirit, and fight the good fight of faith;
but iu his relations to C'sesar, who holds
the sword of temporal justice, he is, with
him, to fight the battles of the laud, and
like him and with him, "to be a terror to
evil doers and a praise to them who do
well."
"And Jesus said unto them : Render
unto Caesar the things that are Caesars."
If these Jewish people had harkened to
these admonishing words of Jesus, and
had laid them to heart, and carried them
out in their lives, they would have been
spared the greatest calamity, probably,
the world has ever witnessed.and history
has recorded, namely, the destruction of
Jerusalem forty years after, in the year
seventy-one, by this same Cajsar, and the
dispetsion and annihilation of the Jewiah
people as a distinct nation. Ihey were
still a nation then, although subservient
to the Roman power; but they did not
repent, and carried their rebellious spirit
towards God and towards Cassar, so far,
that (Jod's fiery wrath was poured out
upon them, aud now, for nearly eighteeu
baud red years, they have had no land,
no country, no nationality strictly their
own ; but are disbursed among all nations
Surely then, we and other nations, ought
to lay lay this lesson to heart, and render
unto «'»sar the things that are Caesar's,
and unto God the things that are God's.
And also to remember St. Paul's injunc
tion : (Rom. 13:1-2.) •'Let every soul lie
subject uuto the higher powers. Forthere
is no power but of God ; the powers that
be. arc ordained of Go<l. hosocver,
i tUOiuiuru roMMotlt Uio powei* ro<u»U»Ui Uio
ordinance of Ood: and they that 'esist shall
receive to themselves damnation." May
Ood guide us by His Spir.t, and save us
by His grace. In Christ,
Amen.
A Story of Napoleon.
In the beginning of bis consulate he
often used to escape from the Tuilleries
disguised in a big great coat and a large
round hat, so that even the soldiers did
' not know him, and go early in the morn
ing to Ocn. Sebastian's lodgings, awaken
him, and walk arm in arm along the Bou
levards. In one of these morning walks,
Bonaparte wishing to make a handsome
present to his Josephine, stopped at a
large store of precious curiosities. They
found a chamber-maid cleaning the store,
went in and asked the master of the house.
The servant answered in R dry tone, that
there was no master of the house, looking
with a suspicious cyo upon the two in
truders* whom she thought might be a
pair of rogues who bad entered the store
so early, truly with no favorable exterior,
their boots and great ooats covered with
mud. She ran quickly into a bed room
where two youngclerks slept, and awaken
ed them in haste, whilst the two stran
gers looked upon each other and smiled.
One of the young men came hastily and
' half clothed from his room and asked
i their pleasure. Bonaparte's eyes fell up
ion two large and beautifully transparent
vases of an exquisite workmanship,whilft
! Sebastian spoke with the clerk, who sent
immediately for the mistress of the store,
when Bonaparte in his a' rnpt and per
emptory manner, asked th"priceof these
. vases; the widow measured him "from
head to foot and said, '"that thoir prices
were beyohd his reach."
"That may bo madame," said Bona
parte, irritated, but still in a moderate
tone, ''but I think it would not cost much
to answer my question."
" Ten thousand francs, sir," answered
the lady in a dry tone.
" Well, madame, is that your lowest
price ?"
" Yes, sir, I have but one price, as ev
ery one of my customers know."
" Well, madatue, I think I shall buy
tiiem; be so good as to place them aside,
so that nobody else may take them."
'•But, sir," said the astonished lady
' how then? I shall say they are sold,
but—but "
" What but, madame?" said Bonaparte,
growing warm.
Sebastian gave him a hint and said:
" Madame is right; she does not know
us, and of course is not to be blamed for
asking at least something by which she
might be assured that we are in earnest."
lie handed her at the samo moment a
bank note of one thousand francs. The
widow, still more astonished, received the
note, turne 1 and re turned it, and handed
it to a clerk, directing hiir 11 a whisper
togo to a neighbor's and see if it was
> not a forged one, and then addressing
-herself to the two strangers, said with the
Parisian gracefulness so characteristic of
• all those female shop-keepers.
"Gentlemen, I ask your pardon; you
! appear to be fine and well . red gentlemen,
' but God knows since that Corsican has
' been as the head of our government, wc
are overrun with rogues and vagabonds,
who have ever attempted to commit fbr
' geries, (which is true.) and, therefore, I
' have sent to my neighbor's who is an
1 agent de change, (a broker,) and who un
derstands his business well."
' " But how, then madame, I thought
' Bonaparte was a good Frenchman," said
the consul, -'and although born in Corsi
ca, that he baa never ceased to be a
Frenchman."
' "Yes, yes," answered the merchant,
' smiling, "he has been a good French
' man, because he was too greatly interes
-1 ted to be otherwise."
Sebastian saw that Bonaparte began to
I grow warm, and interrupted the loquac
ious lady by asking her "what she bad
to say of the first consul, if he had not
crushed anarchy, re established order,and
put France in a flourishing state "
t "Yes, he has so re-established order
L that we have now instead of laws, bayo
, nets —instead of liberty, slavery, and a
legion of miserable spies who denounce
t and arrest every one who dares to speak
, against him or bis adherents."
This woman was of an exalted charac
r ter, very handsome and bold, and aston
ished both by her vehemence and the
t facility with which she talked to them,
r Bonaparte could not -resist interrupting
ber in saying, "but, madame, you forgot
yourself in touching those very delicate
political matters, in whicb you cannot
shave the least concern, being obliged ot
o teu M deal with the first consul's t'rieuds
t and adheteiits; aud if we should belong
•, to ibem. what theu. madame! would you
u»uut luur tuU>*ir«iUiu?"
NUMBER 13
" I fear to be arrested," said sho,
laughing aloud; "'you, gentlemen, could
you denounce a poor widow who has five
little children to provide forf No cer
tainly not, I hove nothing to fear from
yon—you appear to be too honest and
good, gentlemen, to wish to ruin a poor
woman because she used with freedom
the only gift of Ood, her tongas, which
she usurper has left her."
On leaving the store, Bonaparte told
her he would send the money, aflcl also
for the two vases. In walkiug out they
took a hackney coach, and stopped at a
short distanco from the Tuilleries, in the
rue del' Eschelie. Bonaparte, although
not well treated by this spirited lady,
was, nevertheless, the first who said ha
liked her frankness, but that she deserved
some good lesson for the future. As soon
as ho arrived at the Tuilleries, he sent
Oenoral Lnsues with one of his carriages
in search of the widow, with a polite in«
vitation to come immediately with him to
see the gentlemen who had bought the
vases, as they wished to speak with her
upon other purchases, and pay her what
iheyowcd. The unsuspecting lady
ing a gentleman clad in citizen's clothes,
and an elegant, but a plain coach, was
soon ready togo, and off they went at
full speed. On the road she inquired
very anxiously after the names of these
gentlemen—if he (Lasnes) was their
friend, and many other questions, which
l,asnes was expressly prohibited against
answering. But what was her perplexity
when she alighted at the great staircase
of the Tuilleries, and aaw that she had
to deal with one of tho generals attached
to the consul. She exclaimed at inter
vals, "Oh mon dieu, mon dieu, what
will become of me if these should de
nounce me to the consul." Lasnes, al
though a very rough soldier, was never
theless humane, and of a good as
sured her, as well as he could, that no
barm was intended against her.
But wliut was her terror when the first
consul's cabinet opened, and she recog
nized in him the stranger to whom Bhc
bad spoken so freely. She was ready to
faint, and fell upon her knees and wept
bitterly, humbly asking pardon. Bona
parte himself was moved, helped her upi
led her to a chair, and requested her to
be quiet ami composed. These kind
words restored her spirit*, and she was
able to listen to the following:
" Macame, you have been a little ini'
prudent in speaking so freely of me to
strangers; happily for you, these words
have dot been heard by Fouche or one of
his agents, you would not come off so
easily. Let this be a warning to you for
the future. Here is your money, and
give this (20,000 francs) to your chil
dren, and say to them that if the mother
is not my friend, I wish at least the chil
dren should be."
It was liy such means that be made
himself ■uvular.
Tiir. KWECTS'OF IMPATIK.VCE.—Noth
ing more incapacitates a man for the lead
than impatience. No constitutionally im
patient man, who has indulged this ten
dency, ever gets to the bottom of things,
or knows with any nicety the standing dis
position and circumstances of the people
he is thrown or hag thrown himself
amongst. Certain salient points he is
possessed of, but not what reconcile* and
accounts for them. Something in him—
or a train of thought, or liking and an
tipathies—will always come between him
and an impartial judgment. Neither
does he win confidence, for he checks the
coy, uncertain advances which are the
precursors to it. We doubt if a thor
oughly impatient man can read the heart
or be a fair critic or understand the rights
of any knotty question, or make himself
master of any difficult situation. The
power of waiting, deliberating, hanging
in suspense, is necessary for all these—
the power of staving off for considerable
periods of time merely personal learnings.
—Loudon Saturday Review.
IICMOROUS. —If you lose an opportu
nity, your opponent may find it.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they
are smoothest.
Wealth is not apt to be modest; the
face on a guinea never blushes.
If there is unbanity in cities, may we
not look for suburbanity io suburbs?
Puns are unpopular. Men with one
idea are perplexed with a double mean
ing.
With great trees the seed is smaller
and the blossoms .later than with small
bushes
It isn't pleasant to be in company with
fellows who are only what a sandwich
should be—halt'-bre«i.
* Beauty has iia privileges. A woman
who has plainness of countenance mui-t
not indulge in the luxury of plainness ti
hpaifr