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Life's Har vest-Field.
RV MISS A. D. AVOODBRIDGE.
Wlien Morning wakes the earth from sleep
With soft and kindling ray,
We rise, Life's harvest-field to reap
Tis repening day by day.
To reap, sometimes with joyful heart
Anon with tearful eye
We see the Spoiler hath a partf-
We reap -with smile and sigh.
Full oft the tares obstruct our way ;
Full olt we feel the thorn ;
Our hearts grow faint we weep, we" pray
Then Hopejs newly born.
Hope that, at last, we all shall come
Though rough the way and long
Hack to our Father's house, our home,
And bring our sheaves with song.
Home Magazine.
I belong to one of tlte first Yirgii&s
ia Families.'
An Illinois Sucker took a great dislike lo
foppish young Virginian, who, a few weeks ;
since, was fellow passenger with him, on one of
our sieamboats. The V irgtnian was couiinu
ally combing his hair, brushing his coat or
idusting his boots ; to all which movements the t
Sucker took exceptions, as being what he j
lermed a leetle too darned nice, by hall.' He!
iinally drew up his chair beside the Virginian,
.and began : I
Whar might you be from, stranger?' j
' 1 am from Virginia, sir,' politely answered !
ihe jreui.' - !
-7 i
From old virginny, I ' spose V says the ;
Sticker.
4 Yes, sir, old Virginia,' was the reply.
You air pooiy high up in the pictures lhar, i
1 1 pose,' continued the first. j
t 1 1 don't know what you mean by that remark,-'
bir says the Vioinian.
'Oh, nuthing',, says the Sucker, 4 burihai you j
are de.-p'rate rich, and hev been brought up
Tight nice,1
Jf the information will gratify you in any j
wa',' says the gent., patronizingly, smoothing
lown his hair, 4 1 belong lo one of first fam
ilies V
Oh ! in course,' answered the sucker.
Well, stranger, bein' as ypu belong to the
4ut6 I'll jest give you two of the fattest shouts
in all Jlhnise, ef you'll ouy find me a fellar iha'i
jbelongs to one of ihe second Vargmny families.'
' You want lo quarreJ with me, sir,' says' ihe
.Virginiau.
4 No, stranger, not an atom,' 'answered the
Sucker, but 1 never seed oi?e of ihe second
family, and I'd gin suthin' to git a sight of one
on 'em. I know you air one of ihe furst, cause
yon look jest like John Randolph V '
This mollified Virginian. The hint of a re
Femblarjce to ihe siaiesmau was flatieiitig io
his feelings, and he acknowledged relationship
to the orator.
4 He, you know,' continued the Sucker was
a descendant of the injin gal, Pocahontas.'
4 You are right, sir,'answered ihe other.
4 Well, stranger,' say ihe sucker, do you
know ihgr is anuiher queer thing allays, puz
zles me, and it's this : I never seed a Vargin
uym lhai drdn't claim to be ither descended
from .au ingin, John Randolpn, or a nigger !'
We ,need not add that ihe Sucker rolled off
his . chair suddenly. They were separated, and
kepi apart until ihe Sucker got off at a landing
near his home As he stepped ashore, he
caught sight of the Virginian on the upper deck,
,?Lnd hailed him at once wi'th
4 I say, old Varginny, remember iwo fat
oais for the first fellar you find that belongs
:io ihe second Virginny Jamily .'' Reveille.
Discrimination. A schoolmaster, who had
an iuveterai'e habit of talking to himelf vvhei)
.alone, was asked by a neighbor what motive he
could have in .talking io himself. Jonathan re
plied (hat he had two good & substantial rca
wmik in Hie firs t place;4he tliked totaik io a
sensible man : itf -he naxUftplace,- he.Hked to
i' una, matt ulVeu.e talk. ' 6
KemarkabSc Story.
In Sir Jonah Barrinotoirs "Personal Sketch
es of his Own Times" there is an authentic ac
count of one of the most remarkable occurren
ces of which wo ever heard. A Mrs. O'Flag.
eny and a iJr. Lanegan, privaie tutor to her
son, were arrested-for the murder of her hus
band by "poison. The lady betrayed her ac
complice and fled; and Lanegan was tried,
con icied and sentenced lo be hangudand quar
tered ai Dublin, which sentence was carried
mio execution. And now corned the story :
A Templar and a fiiend of mine, Mr. David
Lauder, a soft, hit, good-humored, superstitious
ybung fellow was sitting in his lodgings )Dcve
reut Court, London) one evening at twilight,
i was with him, and wo were agreeablv em
ployed in eating strawberries and drinking Ma
deira. While chatting away in cheerful mood,
and laugning loudly at some remark made by
one of us, my back being towards the dotfr, I
perceived mv friend's, color suddenly change :
his eyes seemed fixed and ready to start out jol'
his head ; his lips quivered convulsively; his
leeth chattered ; largo drops of perspiration
flowed down his fureheadf and his hair stood
nearly erect.
As 1 saw nothing calculated to excite these
emotions, I naturally conceived my friend was
seized with a fit, and rose to assist him. He
did not regard my movements in the least, but
seizing a knife which lay on the the table, with
ih gait of a palsied man retreated backward',
his eyes still fixed to. a distant part .of the room
where he stood shhering and attempting to
pray ; but not at the time recollocting any pray
er, he began to repeat his chatechism, thinking
it the next best tning he could do ; as, " what
is your name ? David Lauder ! Who gave
you that name 1 My godfathers and godmoth
ers in my baptism'!' ect., ect.
I instantly concluded the man was mad ! and
turning about to go for some assistance, was
not a little startled at the bight of a tall, rough
looking personal, many days unshaved in a
very shabby blaff dress, and altogether of the
most uncouth appearance. The stranger and
I stood for a moment opposite each other, star
ajing and motionless; at length he broke silence
and addressing my intend, said in a low croak
ing voice, " Don't be frightened, Mr. Lauder;
sure ;t is me that's here."
When Davy heard the voice, he fell on his
knees and subsequently flat upon his face, in
whichposition he lay motionless,
The spectre as (as I now began to imagine
ii was) stalked towards the door, and I was in
hopes he intended to make his exit thereby ;
instead of which, however, having deliberately
shut and bohed it, he sat himself down in, the
chair I had previously occupied, with a coun-
tenance nearly as full of horror as that of Davy
Lauder himself.
I was now totally bewildered
and scarce
knowing, what to do, was about to throw a jug
of water over my friend, to revive him if possi-
ble, when ihe stranger in his croaking voice,
cried " For the love of God, give me some of
thai, for 1 am perishing !" 1 hesitated, but at
length did so : he took the jug and drank im
moderately.
My friend Davy now ventured to look up a
1 little and perceiving that I fas becoming so fa
miliar with the goblm, his courage -somewhat
reived, although his speech was slijl confused ;
he siammered, rose upon his knees, held up his
hands as if in 'supplication, and gazed at the
figure for some time, but at length made up his
j mind -that it was tangible and mortal. The ef
led ol this decision on menace ol JJavy was
as ludicrous as the fright had been. He
si-emed quite ashamen ol his former terror, and
affected to be as stout as a lion, though it was
visible that he was not at his ease. He now
roared out in the broad, cursing Kerry dialect,
44 Why then, blood and thunder, is that you,
Lanegan !"
Ah, sir, speak low," said the wretched be
44 How the devil ;'resiimed Davy, " did you
get your four quarters stitched together again,
after the hangman cut them ofivyou atjSiephen's
Green ?"
u Ah ! gcmleman," exclaimed the poor cul
prit, 44 peak low ; have mercy on me master
Davy ; you know it was I taught you .your
Latin. I'm starving to deaih?"
You shall not die in that way, you villanous
schoolmaster!" said Davy, pushing towards
him a loaf of bread and bottle of wine that
sidod on the table ; but standing aloof himself,
as ihoujjh, not yet decided as to the nature of
the intruder.
The miserable creature having eaten his
bread with avidny, and two or three glasses of
nine, the lamp of life once more seemed to
brighten up. Af&r a pause he communieaied
every circumstance relating to his sudden ap
pearance before Ui.. He confessed having
bought the arsenic ai the desire ol Mrs. O'Fla
heriy, and that he was aware of ihe application
wf ii but solemnly protested that it was she that
se.dueejd he then proceeded o inform us
thai after having been duly hanged, ihe Sheriff
had delivered his body to his mother, but not
uniil the' execuiiouer. had givena slight cut on
&aih liujjb gusi p,sav.e;thti law,;- .Which cuts bled
profusely, and were probably the moans of pre
serving his life. His mother, conceiving that
ihe vital spark was not extinct, had put him into
bed, dressed his wounded limbs,, and rubbed
his neck with hot vinegar. Having sieadilv
pursued tjiis process, and accompanied it by
pouring warm brandy and water down his throat,
in the course of an hour he was quite sensible,
but experienced horrid pains for several weeks
before his final recovery. His mother filled
the cofin he was brought home in with bricks,
and got some men to bury it the same night fn
Kilmainham burial-ground, as if ashamed; to in
ter him in open day. For a long time he was
unable to depart, being every moment in dread
of discovery : at length, however, he goi off be
night in, a smuggling boat, which landed him on
the Isle of Man, and from thence he contrived
to reach London, beating a letter from a priest
at Kerry to another priest who had lived in the
borough, the purport of which was to get him
admitted into a monastery in France. Bui
finding the Southward priest was dead, he
then went-to Scotland, using various'disguises;
and returning io town, was afraid, though pos
sessing some little money, sent him by his
mother, even to buy food, for fear of detection;
but recollecting that Mr. Lauder, his old scholar,
lived somewhere in the Temple, he had got di
rected by a porter to the lodging thenight be
fore. '
My friend Davy, though he did not half like
it suffered this poor devil to sit in the chamber
till the following evening. He then procured
him a place in the night coach to Rye, from
whence he got to J3t. Vallery and was received, j
as I afterwards learned from a very grateful let
ter which he sent to Lauder, into the monas
tery of La Trappe, near Abbeville, where he
lived in strict seclusion, and died, as L heard,
some years since.
Washing Butter.
As a great number of our subscribers are en
gaged in agricultural pursuits, and have a taste
for science in every one of iis departments, es
pecially what relates particularly to their own
profession, we extract ihe following remarks
from the Boston Culiivator, which are positive
ly sound to our knowledge," and to which we
would request earnest attention. .
" VVe doubt the utility of washing bulter in
cold water. There is in butter properly, made
from good cows in the best of feed, a peculiar
rich aroma and flavor, which is, in some mea
sure washed away by the use of cold water.
We know that a thousand evidences may be
brought forward to justify washing in the shape
of Dutch butter, and good productions through
out ihe country. But we want something more
than good butter. VVe want extra fine. Some
say butter is an oil and water will not dissolve
it. But what evidence have -we that the fine
savor of butler consists in "oil 1' We have seen
buiter that had all the peculiar properties of oil
and grease, and yet sd far from having z. de
lightful savor, it had the contrary, and if used
for crackers, as is often the custom with ba
kers, the odor was apparent in them, on welling
them in warm water.
Water will surely extract the fine flavor of
buiter, as has been shown by putting balls of
butter in s.ali water for preservation. It bo-
comes insipid ; and we have no doubt that
washing butter has the same effect, only less
from the transient operation. The finest bui
ter that we ever tasted was well made without
washing in waier, and it was sometimes kepi
in the best condition one year, and with no oth
er preversative but salt.
We have found sugar an excellent preserva
tive, for butler not to be used soon, and so is
salipetre, but as to the effect of the latter on
health, much -has been said, and doctors disa
gree. To preserve butter for a long time, ii is
usually sailed high ; and if we can modify this
excess of salt, by using more palateable and
salutary substances, of equal efficiency in con
servative qualities, it will be an improvement.
Sugar has these qualities. We have the opin-.
ions of chemists, judging from the composition,
decomposition, and combination of various sub
stances in their laboratoriewhich are all very
well so far as they extend, but we want ihe ef
fect produced in ihe laboratary of na'ure on the
living animal. The plain practical effect is ihe
phylosophy that we need.
!
Fraz-kim ozi ILeEidaEJg Ifloiscy.
Franklin, in a letter to a friend,' in which' he
sent, a present of money, said :
"I do not pretend to give much I only
lend it io you. When you return to your
country, you cannot fail of getiing nuo some
buisiness that will in lime", enable; you tq pay
all your dettis. n that case,- when you meei
another honest man in similar distress, you
will pay me by lending this money to him, en-
j'oining him to discharge the debtby a like op
eration when he shall be able, and shall meet
with such other opportunity, 1 hope it may
ihus pass through many hands. before it meets
with a knave to stop Us progs.,,- this, is a
trick of mine to do a. great, dealjof good, vith a
litile .money. Iam not rich noygh.'lo afford
much in, good , works, and I apt obliged io. be
cunning and make Jliejmost ola 4jule 7 J
Coiaiiiaoaa School Libraries.
The page of hisiory furnishes few examples
where a.government has as well subserved the
just and paternal ends of its creation, as did the
State of New York, in providing that libraries
of sound and usefql literature should be placed
within the reach of all of her inhahitanis, and
rendered, accessible to them, without charge.
This philanthropic and admirable conceived
measure, may be justly regarded, as next to the
institution of Common Schools, the most impo.r
lant in that series of causes, which will give its
distinctive character to our civilization as a peo
ple. The civilization of ancient and modern
limes present a marked distinction. While the
former shot forth at different epochs, with an in
ionsetbrilliancy, it was confined to ihe few; and
the fame of those few has decended to us, like
ihe liht.of occasional solitary stars, shining
forth from surrounding darkness. The ancient
libraries, though rich in their stores and vast in
extent, diffused their benefits with equal e&clu
siveness. The Egyptian peasant who culti
vated plains of the Nile, or the artizan who
wrought in her princely cities, was made nei
ther wiser nor belter by the locked up treasures
of ihe Alexandrian ; and though ihe Grecian,
Roman, and even Persia'n commanders plun
dered hostile nations of "their books, no portion
of their priceless wealth entered the abodes
of common humanity, to diffuse intelligence
and joy.
The art of printing first began to popularize
civilization. To make it universal, however,
it was necessary that all should be taught to
read. The Common School supplies ibis link
in the chain of agencies. But another was
yet wanting. Not only must man be langht
to read, but thai mental aliment lo which rea
ding: merely gives access, must be brought
within his reach ; and it is surely as wise and
philanthropic, indeed, as necessary, on the
part of government, lo supply such moral and
intellectual food as io give the means of parta
king of it, and an appetite for its enjoyment.
Without the last boon, the first would be, in
the case of the masses, comparatively useless
nay, amidst the empty, arid frequently worse
than empty, literature which overflows from
our cheap and teeming press, it would often
times prove positively injurious. In the lan
guage of the philosophic Wayland, "we have
put it into the power of every man to read,
Knd read he will, whether for good or for evil.
It remains yet to be decided whether what we
have already done shall prove a blessing or a
curse."
New York has the proud honor of being the
first govermeni in the world which has estab
lished a free library system adequate to the
wants and exigencies of her wholp population.!
It extends its benefits equally to all conditions,
and in all local situations. It not pnly gives
profitable employment to the man of leisure,
but it passes the' threshhold of ihe laborer, of
fering him amusement and instruction after his
daily toil is over, wilhoul increasing his fa
tigues or subsiraciing from his earnings. It is
an interesting reflection ihat there is no por
tion of our territory so wild or remoie, where
man has pefietraied, that the library has nol
peopled, the wilderness around him, with the
good and wise of this and other ages, who ad
dress to him their silent nominations, cultivating
and strengihinmg wilhin him, oven amidst his
rude pursuit the principles of humanity and
civilization.
A colonial nation, we -inherited the matured
literaiuro of England ; but in our country, as in
that, this literaiuro has not extended lo the
masses. In instituting a general library system,
we create, or rather put in circulation, the first
really popular literature, beyond that contained
in the newspaper, and in ihe books of the Sunday-school.
Can any one douhl, then, that we
have reached a point or phase in our civilization
which demands the exercise of a provident care,
an anxious, if not a timid circumspection 1
Annual School Report.
An Eaicatleat in .Real ILifc A Mystery.
The Bosion Transcript relates the following
incident in real life :
Not many months since a lady, who rasided
in Providence, encountered in the railroadcar
an ojd gentleman, who seemed io regard her
wuh an air of interest. Finally, assuming ihe
privilege of age, he ventured to, accost her and
they entered into conversation. Before parting, i
he begged permission to cell on her at her house, i
His deferential manner his advanced age and
his frank exporesrjan of interest, though a
stranger, in her welfare, were so many pleas
in ilia lavor, aid he replied lo his requesi. that
she would fee very glad to see him, and did
not doubt her, husband would also be. "What
is your ad'jress V She gave it. and they par
ted. Ha called on her'the next day, had an in
terview Aviih ht't in the presence of her hus
baiid, and asked ihe lady's permission to send
her his miniature. She turned to her "lord
and master," who at once acquiesced in ihe
stranger's proposal. Not many days afterwards
the miniature was seni an admirable' work
of art, het round with cp,sjjy diamonds and acr
companied with a. bracelet of gruat value.
, ,blusba,ud and wife were astonished, as may be
supposed. Some weeks elapsed before thoy
heard again from the stranger. A short time
since he called, and the interview wan lo thfs.
effect : 'Have you any objection io moving to
New York V he asked. 4 None at all.'if we
could betie.r our situation.' 'What is ymtr pres
ent income, Mr. T. V A very moderate uni
wasihamed. 4Humph! 1 have a house in New;
York, for which 1 want occupants. 1 sail for
Europe next week; and you shall coifie arid'
take posession.' 4You are very kind, my ven
erable friend,' said Mr. T. 4but we are very
comfortable here ; I don'i know that I could'
afford to enter into the arrangement you pro-,
pose ' 4I will very soon obviate that objection,'
replied ihe old gentleman. 4Come to New
York and live, and I will at once make over io
you the sum of two hundred thousand dollars.'
His hearers looked at him as if they had
suspected they were dealing with a fugitive
from some insane sylum. But there was no
insanity about it. The offer was made tri good
faith was accepted and has been redeemed
to the letter. Mr. and Mrs. T. have removed
to New York; aiid taken possession of a fine
house in street. Their benefactor ha-i
gone to Europe, tie will ptobably make his
newly made friends ihe heirs of hi large
wealth. Mrs. T. was, we learn, formerly ah
instructress'in one of the public schools in an
.neighboring city. 'The character of ihe par
ties and ihe history of the affair thus far pre
clude the imputation of any improper motive:.
The cause of the old gentleman's conduct is as
much a mystery to the lady herself as to Her
friends. He seems to have taken a whim, atid
to have carried it out. So much only is app';P
rent. But time may throw more light tfpot'i
the affair.
Welliaijr Bricks;
Few people, except builder, are aware1 of ihe-
tiu v a ii id m us in wcLi i ii p iirinKs numr ntriTitJ
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J
iiicuj. n. wan uiuues iuick, UUIll lip Wllre
ood mortar, with brick well soaked, is stranger
in every respect, than one 16 inches thick, bttilt
dry. The reason of this is, that itthfc brick
are saturated with water, they will not abstract
from the mortar the' moisture which is neces
sary to its crystalization, and cm the contrary,
they will unite chemically with the rrvniar and
become as solid as a rock. On ihe o.ther hand;
if the bricks are put up dry, they hjimediaiesy
lake all the moisture from the mortar, leave it
too dry to harden, and the consenjience is; that
when a building of this descvipiion is takeii
down of its own accord, the noriar fails from!
it like so much sand. New York Sun.
Edticnlioai in Swetfc,. aiici Norway.
Norway and Swederj. lately governed by
I Bernadoue, a Frenchnnn, a marshal of Napo
leon s, and his son-m-iaw, js King at the pres
ent moment, and h is one of the most interes
ting and intelligent monarchs of Europe. The
appearance of the inhabitants is very like trie
Scotch stubom, light complexion, light eyes,
sparp faces, high cheek bones. They are Hot
accomplished 'out they are intelligent, and ihis
leads me to speak oftheir education. Denmark
has a good system of education, and Sweden
has got a system which will be introduced into
Norway n a very short time. They have a.
teacher appointed who goes round from place
to place and teaches ihe children the bouses
are so far distant from each other, it would noc,
do otherwise. A great many, from this cause,
have never been at school. They will not be
received into the communion of the church un
less they can read, and there is a law in Swe
den that no person can be taken as a witness
unless h.e has been at the communion table
within a year. There is no other relignn tol
erated. If a man becomes a Roman Catholic
in Sweden, he may be put in prison or banish
ed ; and, in Denmark no Jesuit is allowed to
enter. A Jew agreed to supply fhe govern
ment of Denmark with a sum of money. Ho
went with li himself, and they sont agents to
receive the money, but wonld not permit him
to, land. This is .the uineleenih century .--Dr..
Bawd's Lectures.
A Yankee in Paris.
Among the combatants of the three days ort
Uie popular side, was a Western Yankee, who
fought at one of the barricades, showing John
ny Crapeau how Jentuckians drop 'em.'
' This here shorn in iron aint worth a darn,'
said he to a comrade. 4 If I had one of Wes
son's I'd show 'em how to cenre iip.'
At litis moment a Frenchman (fame up and
asked for a musket.
' VVe hafn'i got none to spar, said the Yan
kee. Bui jest you hold on a shake and I'll
manage it. Look at that 'ere grenadier, that
la pinting his old roarer at me. Perhaps he
couhln't hit a barn door if he tried.'
' Bang! went the Yankee's musket and down
went the grenadier. Leaping down from the
barricade he picked up the musket of ihe fallen
man, handed it to the new comer, and went on
loading and firing a9 coolly as eve.r4 shouting
ever and anon 1 Veeve lay Republic.''
"
. .The presenuarmy in Ireland consists 0133',-
r
uuu men.. .