"acrid Nottrg.
THE OLD MAN DREAMS
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
For one hour of youthful joy I
(Itve bark my twentieth apringl
I'd rather laugh a bright haired boy
Than reign a gray be Ird king)
Off with the wrinkled spoils of age
Away with learning's crown!
Tear out life's wisdom wi Men page,
A ml dash its trophies down I
Ono moment lot my lifeblood stream
From boyhood's !bunt to flame'
Olve mo one giddy, reeling dream
Of Weal! lore and lame I
—My listening angel Lewd thu prayer
And calmly smiling, said,
HI but touch thy silvered hair,
Thy hasty wish bath sped.
But Ic there n , thing in thy track
To bid thus fondly stay,
Whitt, the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished-for day ?"
—Ala, truert soul of womlnklnd I
IV:th"ut thee what were ?
One bliss I emitiot leave behind:
I'll take—my—precious—wife!
—The augal laali n kapptilre pen
And wrote In rainbow dew,
The Illa n would be a boy again
And be a huaband too"
And is there nothing yet unssid
Ile foro Chu change appilitrs ?
Itnitivinbor all their gifts h.t,
Kith thogo dis.Jlving yeat
Why, yes; fur memory would recall
My fond paternal joys ;
1 could not hoer to leave them all ;
I'll boys!
The smiliwz au ,;(.1 dropp , i hi pon—
• Why, this g ill tv.vt, tlo;
The m,vi Wli Uhl Ile II lii)' atv‘in
n lather tvo
And . 0 I I.l_olrd—ray Inughtor wisko
Thy hrti•rlpdd with lir Irdfze—
A ti.l wn)te in T di elm. lc Itoil ttiornin.A
ple:m• thy grny hlirvil boys
411 it4rllamolo
THE BACHELORS THERMOM-
ETER
11Y - A NO -MAN
At the age of twenty five, I found my
self in posse,sion of a foldable exterior,
sonic three hundred a year private prop
erly, a heavy "stick, which ill-fiatured
people call c• a ferocious bludgeon," and
a bull dog, which they called '• a quarrel
some brute." Yes lam bound to admit
that he it'us warrelsome—to mankind
very frequently, hr dog kind nearly al
ways, but to Inc never. A faithful, an
attached, arid submissive animal; who
seemed striving, by his zeal in my service,,
to make amends for those cynical propen
sities which he betrayed to the world in
general—a creature gifted, it rnuat he
confessed, with a bad temper, yet with'a
substratum of latent worth, and a courage
of that positive character which, in dark
lanes and questiornible neighborhoods,
rendered him a most efficient member.of
the anti-gar, wing .t,sociation.
Now, pray remember, that a knowledge,
on your part, of this portion of my prop
erty, gives you no right whatever to re
gard me as a ‘• dog fancier." On the
contrary, I am singularly ignorant as to
"points' canine. To my own perception,
this specimen was exceedingly ugly, not
withstanding fl•ote-it, : - dictum of all
stable-minded men, who looked on him
with a serious air, as they reflectively
sucked a straw, and shook their heads
with rn imposing gravity, intended to
7 - ablrlsy" that - Mgr appfeefiirVii - 61' iS
merits. It was, I suppose, a matter of
taste, but I could not see his beauty. The
space enclosed by his legs was, to me, a
villainous compound of e lipse, rhomboid,
and triangle, the apex of' the latter geo
metrical demonstration being admirably
represented by the sympthetic pedal
convergence. And then he had that hy
pertrophied condition of head and neck
which, combined with massive jaws and
a zenith•searAing nose, go far, 1 believe,
in the opinion of the knowing ones, to
constitute evidenced' of good breeding,—
He was nearly all white, with a black
patch over each eye, and a dirty-looking
mark on one side of his mouth—charac•
teristics by no means contributing to his
amiability of expression ; and, as a sum
ming up of his peculiarities, it must be
observed that he had a way of occasion
ally goiug nu three legs—a tripod style
of progression which is, I am told, a great
thing in dogs of his nomenclature.
"What a vulgar beginning 1" I hear
some fair reader say. "What do we want
to know about the man and his dog ?
Doubtless the mister went about in a
rough coat and large buttons, and wore
his hat on one side—the horrid stick in
his hand, and the savage cur at his heels!"
Ladies, to the hitter elauses of your charge
I bow assent, though venturing a protest
against the justifiability olyour adjectives
I always carried a stick, awl toy dog al
ways followed me; but to your preliminary
indictment I most positively demur. I
dressed as a gentleman, and my conduct
was, I trust and believe, in accordance.
Well, filen, how did I become posses
sed. of this apparently objectionable prop
perty ; and why did I so persistently
flourish it in the eyes of the unapprecia
tive world ? In the first place, let me
say that my three hundred a year was the
bequest of a kind-hearten, eccentric old
bachelor uncle, who left it in company
with the appendages you object to. Ile
said that he felt assur id I should care for
and respect the daily companions of his
walks when he was no longer on earth to
protect them. They Were, even beyond
the comfortable Me income, an evidence
of his affectionate feelings towards me,
and I did no injustice to the good old
man's confidence. Thus it was that I
became possessed of three hundreffa year,
a large, finely-polished, gnarled oak sap
ling;and a very far from polished-speci
men of the canine race. "'Still," you will
say,- "why so determined to carry them
into society ? Why court hostile criti
cism ? Surely you were not, by the clauses
of your uncle's will, bound to such a lino
of conduct 1" Well, no; but it was my
fancy to continuo on the link of the old
. man's associations. To be ashamed of
his.speeialities was, M sonic measure, to
be ashamed of him ; and, besides, I gaug
ed my friends by their friendship for
these ray belongings. If they were cold
to me ia.consequence—well,l didn't care
ratherliked it. To be sure, the.dor.
was,foruvergetting me into scrapes: He
seerro4 resolved to believe every-body and
everything,as:set in antagonism to his in-
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A. K. RHEEM, Editor & Proprietor
terests, and the consequence was an iras
cibility which involved me in many an
noyances ;. but I bore it all, and stuck to
the creature with a dogged resolution
which did considerable justice to my stead
fastness of temperament.
Now, don't make another mistake, and
regard me as contented with single life
On the contrary, I pined for domestic
peace. It was the one sweet dream of
my early days ; but somehciw toy dog gave
me a bad character. I was not looked
upan as a marrying man ; and, being the
victim of a sensitive disposition, I rather
withdrew myself from the chances of that
communication which I had mused on
even in the time of boyhood.
My occupations were, for the most part,
of a literary character, and I frequently
indulged in my favorite pastime of
It was while prosecuting a ramble of this
kind in North Wales, that I received the
following letter from my good mother,
who had been left a widow in my child
hood. In truth, I was se young, that f
could scarcely recollect toy father; but
the tenderness and respect with which
my only parent hung upon the memories
of her married life, were atnon , the most
beautiful traits of her gentle, loving nia
cure, and prow id how happy she must
have been, and how happy she must, have
made the path of her lost and dearest
friend.
Now for my mother's letter :
"MY DEARIST CHARLES: How often have
I heard you say that you sigh for domestic
peace : and I ant sure you know how to at
lain it, There is no fonder wish of my heart
than to see you fulfilling the duties of home.
Well, I have lately made the acquaintance of
an old friend of your noble father's. He has
lately conic to reside in our neighborhood,
and you will be prepared to hear that he has
a daughter. She is certainly handsome and
manrii-lied, and, I think. amiable, hut you
must form_your own conclusions.. Come to
toivu and introduce yourself ; you viill'ha . veti
cordislsgreeting„ The rest is in th future•
"Ono word, my tikar boy : don't appear
with that stick and dog, which I mint say. I
am very much opposed to as your daily corn
pinion', I have great veneration for your
good uncle's wishes—siill, I think you carry
them out to a length not called for But
won't worry you on this rubjeel, for I know
it lo be a tender point • only you must re
member that your appendages are not quite
satisfactory credentials where with to gain
the favor of n lair lady
"The 11A1111. Nlajor General Clreton; tho
address . Olouceder Terrace, Ilyile l'atk. 1
am going to Richmond to morrow for a few
days, but. I shall return by the end of the
week.
"Believe me, love,
"Ever your offeetlonato ni ther,
lIESRIETTA DALTON."
To which I replied as follows :
Ven - Muninn : Your wish shall
he at once respected. Iwi I come owl I will
call at the general's, heartily tru-nag that
your kind thoughts for my happy lot ore may
hive n piensi-trg
icquaintahre_y (.11 ilefilre me 10 mike Yet
I lutist say, an a rule I ant rather doubtful of
art arra, , ge I Olin - of this kiwi I should like
mute accident to be the in"en'tce ; y I
promise you I will not harden my it art
Dui, mother ilea'', I am obdurate touching
the household gods of my bachelorhood; I
keep them and show them as ihermoineters,
whereby I test the sincerity of toy felluw•men;
but I really roust take them to his house So,
for having a will rut his own on this subject.
you 101101 forgive your undwiful, but very
liffectionate, sou,
" 111 LES D LTON."
Two days after the dispatch of this let
ter, I rang the bell of No. -t;
ter Terrace—my summons bringing into
view a tine specimen of the flunky tribe.
To my inquiry whether the general was
at home, he replied in the affirmative,
and certainly in a respectful manner ; but
it was evident that those nervous suscep
tibilities, so especially the attribute of I is
race, were painfully excited by the obser
vation of my oak sapling. There was a
melancholy expostulative look about the
creature which was quite touching Ile
was, however, only at the commencement
of his trials; the mental equilibrium was
to receive a still more paean'
While ushering ate into the hall, be sud
denly cried out, with a voice of lamenta
tion and cruelly wounded 1.. r-hues, tee a
boy in buttons "JaWll, 'ow did Lilac 'or
rid haninial get in 'we ? Urive 'int out
hiintriediately."
I regarded the aggrieved Jeanies with
a stern air, and informed him that the dog
was mine.
JearrEts was frightfully taken aback
his very hair scented to get out of curl,
and the powder to fly off, while a percep•
tible shiver ran through his admirable
calves. He was quite upset—what with
confusion at his untortunate mistake, and
horror at the impropriety cf such an ap
pearance as a bull dog in the classic ito•
main of fiunkydom.
Begging pardon in a hurried tone, he
desired we to ascend the stairs ; but I
could sec that his delicate sensitiveness
had been rudely trampled on. Ile was
suffeling—l. heard him sigh. Beady I
pitied Jeames
From the old general I received a very
cordial greeting,. I liked his heartiness
of manner, albeit somewhat tinged with
that pomposity which might fairly he as
cribed to the habit of command and In
dian experience Miss Carston vas a
handsome, showy girl, with dark
_hair and
fine eyes ; but there was too much self
possession. I read her quickly; a woman
decidedly clever, and withal imperious;
fond of admiration, and exacting it as her
due.; with sufficient knowledge of the
world to render her ilerfectlY ut ease in
the presence of a stranger The eyes
shone with a brilliant gleam ; they looked
straightly into your face; there was no
tender, soul-subduing light; andi do not
think I was mistaken' in regarding her as
fully gifted with the power of sareaSin—
at all times a most objectionable Weapon
in the hands of those who seek to con
quer only by the, force of affectionate
.earnestness. You will at once
.perceive
ti[bv,( l l4Axiii.ss-iir
that I was not favorably impressed with
the lady recommended by my good mo'h
cr. I had promised her that I would not
go prepared to resist the influence of Miss
Cat ston's charms ; but there was an un
controlable conviction within me as to the
insuffiency of their power to subdue
1 will not afflict my readers with the
details of a morning call ; they can easily
fill up the conversation from their own
experiences of such necessary sacrifices on
the altar of custom. This present obliga
tion was not, however, I am bound to say,
so dreary as the majority of such suffer
ings, for Miss Carston was certainly an
intelligent and accomplished girl.
Several titres during my stay with the
general and his dauenter, I fancied I
heard something between a smothered
growl, a whine, and a hark,• which I
strongly suspected were indications of
approaching eccentricity on the part of
my dog Monthly. The sounds seemed
nearer than I could have desired. I judg
ed that the animal had surreptiousiy
found his wayLp stairs, nod I was nor
deceived ; for, on taki n g and
the door being opened, in ru>hcd iny dis
reputable associate.
"Oh! mercy on us, where (lid that
hideous cre.(ture come from ?" said, «r
rather sei ((allied. Miss l'arsthe. "I oh
served a ruffianly looking man with a sack
over his shoulder in the street—the wretch
is probably his." And she rang the bell
- • -
Not, of course, with the indignant hook
which I had directed at the sensitive
Jeatnes, tint, still with sonic coldness of
manner, I stated the fact of my ownership,
at the same time 'apologizing most freely
for the unwarrantable intrusion of her
dra win;;-roust.
OXFORD SQUARV:
I ler aceeptanee Illy explanation was
not exae,l3—m4racions, but there was m , t
assuredly zm warmth of . response. The
satire, too, must eome-1 could are it
the corners of her Mouth,
and—pLe,milly site said
"Excuse me asking., Mr. DaTton, why
you
"Why I tun seen in conipany with such
an appendage this, I presume you
moan, Miss Carston
"I eonfess that to be what 1 was about
to convey."
"Will, Miss Carston, my dog is called
Mummy—it is an abreviation of—thermo
meter Ire card him in this- light ;
keep him as a test of temperature on the
part of my friends."
"I see Of course I could not be sup
posed that you had any interest in this
very peculiar dog; so that must, he my
excu,o fur surprise at his. sm.iden appear
ance."
"On the part of Niounny, I humbly be
pardon. It ceitainly was a nmi-d improp
r proceeding."
“Oh," replied the lady, say imthing
nl7niit if
riling this pet of yours in> a thermom
eter does not give evidence of the freezinei
point, being attainahle in consequence.'
"1 1 / 4 'henevcr I find stud' to be the, ea-e,
I know how to meet it."
There was a little more bantering of
this kind, in which I am hound t o a d w i t ,
that )li ,, s CranAton shone to advantaze;
but here, again, her powers of sarcasm
were an i.fTectual bar to tlmse tender feel
ings which toy mother had visional for
le.
In all this little warfare of wc.rds, I
have said nothing with re ! , ard to the
share of the old Ile apps ared
vastly amused, and exprossud his opinion
that the dog was a line specimen of his
class.
So \loamy and I descended to the re•
,ion of the plurally sensitive .Jetuites,
who seemed to shrink hack in apprchen
jun From the very carnivorous look which
Mununy directed to the immaculate stock
ings. Thu dog was, I aril sure, aware
that he hail licen made the subject of
conversation fitr complimentaiy, and
wit , : quite prepared to resent it. Ilea r
tainly growled iu an ominous way, awl I
Was •lad Cli(digh Io lair th, Sit
out a iffili2 valhica',;.
heard smut h, rcd ,11,2,hh . r NV Acr,
duo!' •,Vas closed, autl I felt dial
the cruelly wi ,)iwt , d icalut•s had I , ,•vii
luttc aware
drawin_ room, ,tuts ,li,i our ch,,,e iu d.s
hurl, the Wishes oC the animal. dvanws
had bowl shall], fitly HU,' I iu till' tillt,t
m ,tiun Or his flunky breast, and h e h a d
his revenge in exposing the author to the
critickm of the higher powers.
Oil the Friday following, my mother
returned from Ifichinond, arid, though I
could see she was touch diVirted at this
fresh recital of illioutny's eccentricities,
she shook her head in a mild, depreciat
ing way.
" Ah, Charles, Charles! there it is a
gain. Why, that unhappy dog is your
rock ahead. What infatuation ! I won
der you are not tired of the annoyances
you receive at his hands."
" But, my dear mother," said I, "
really don't know that they are annoyan
ces. You are acquainted with my theo
ries on this subject."
" Oh, yes, obstinate son of mine, I
think I am pretty well conversant with
them. But now, seriously, do you really
mean to say that you were right in bring
ing, your dog into a sphere where you
might be almost sure that he would do
you little cr.dit, ?"
" Well, dear mother, as a question of
conventiOnalities, no ; but taken as a part
'of my moral position, yes.'
Ah 1 your old sophistry. Well, I
suppose l.must forgive you; On consider
ation of quick attention to,my desire
" I fear l am a very bad boy, and it is
true that I have much to put up with
from Mommy; out let us hope that he
will do' something' grand by and by, to
make amendf "
I hope ao, too, but-confeas to be very
doubtful, I . think you are thore likely. to
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1863.
get fined, Through'some outrageous con
duct of his."
" Well, it must' be admitted, my pre
cious mother, that L have had to compound
more than once for sundry delicate atteo
tions of his to the legs of mankind."
" Icon easily believe that. Oh, you
queer boy !"
"Still, I am resolved to be his friend.
say;rnother dear, your kind scheming
for thy matrimonial prospects will not. in
this case be successful. Miss Carston is
not to my taste, without any reference to
my v,tlgar associate."
" Well, be it as you will; I only wish
to see you happy," sail my kind parent.
smiling in her own affectionate way, as E
reverentially kissed her fine, open fore
head
" Oh, it will crime all right some day,
dear mother. I see I. must go back to
Wales and have a little inure fishing ; so
on Alonday morning I return, and you
Anust, when you see the Carstons, make
the best excuse you 'tan for your hopeful,"
y jounieys by rail were not all with
out their excitement. I travelled about
`teensl deal, and I am sure that Moutony
well known at sundry statitms. Ile
had the strongest objections to dog boxes,
and his antagonism to railway porters was
a peculiar feature in his character. lal
lit;iys felt that. I. was in Some measure.
bound to ':tip" these unfortunate officials;
for unfit Ninety they cell:dilly were when
it became- their Amy to - provide - travelling
accoMModations for Ony irascible quadru
ped. When stowed away, his dismal
howling was anything but pleasing to a
musical car. I. rather fancy he, kept it
up all the ugh the journey ; for whenever
the train stopped, I heard hi; vocM. , ra
tions, and the inference I. drew was, I
think you will say, more (lien probable.
1 wits ~,t rt engaged in following the
course of a beautrfni Wel,h mountain
stream ; and one after noon, a long
and'Pretty s'uc'cessful spell, I kid thrown
my;ell on the grass to enjoy the luxury
of a rest —:\limitny, too, taking a siesta
on the edge or Ilya river path. While
gaziug, now down upon the merry leaping
waters, IDll+7 up to the lofty I ill range,
behind which the sun was•:•inl:i:l , 2;throu:gli
Hie blue hate of an evening-in `.d.y—iny
chain of many fancies was in a monient
interrupted, to Make room for a hirer vis
ion. A young lady, book in o ;nil, her
attention evidently fully engrossed, came
,lowly on by the meadow pail'. Before
the distance had be.m sufficiently abridg
ed to allow a glance at her features, I was
struck by the easy, graceful, though state
ly tread. She was tall, of slight, elegant I
i bane ; and as she came tv; ; , 44 34 I was
;dale to recognize a beautiful cl-,Nsic out
line, with ',down hair, of th a t enc h an ti ng
-bade which , 2 oche; the g'eatirof the. sun
light. But the eyes Inn] the chierest
eharm tender, loving eyes I could not
wiaclfing 'iliout:!lt - careful -
avoid the slightest evidence of an tru
te It was clear enough tent she
did mu observe me, and soon I had a
more positive confirmation or this ; for,
unmindful of loininy's presence in the
course she was treading, she came down,
much to his astonishmentand indignation,
upon that worthy's tail. 1 had no time
ti pre'Vent it—my attention had been so
thoroughly centered upon the fair un
known, that. I had no room for other
thinights. But. I was up 'n a moment—
and not too quickly ; for the anger of
loininy was such that lie at once growled
furiously, and sprang upon the lady, catch
imr hold of lit r nines. in his teeth. 1 could
see she we; touch alarmed, hut she forbore
any exhibition or screaming. Muttony
came in for a kick, which sent him flying,
and I. hastily a xpressed great concern at
the fright she lied undergone.
" Oh," said she, in the sweetest or
voic e s, thank you very much ! But
pray, don't hurt the dog; it was all my.
tank. Poor thing lam sure I must
nave hurtßoni
All th e indile nature shines
on' in the. ind we'll —my heart was
str,lozely -.ltried IV t iin ine. She was
fr,ini the fright ; and,
ncely knowing what I was doim, and
ever . ) io , vr und then stallion.] ing like a
1,o ) of eo l liteeti, by her sid e . It
ota we reached her moth
et.- !Wetly c,)lt.,ge. .\s 1 on
e niScintisiy, She stunped down, and sofily,
th.ingli it seem. d rather tinudiy, 'ated
the u g ly head of my generasly shunned
aniand, saying "I hope you'll forgive
ine," Bless you, be understood it at
nice —I never saw him look so amiable
:\t last 1 left her, and went home with a
tumult of thought that had never befwe
moved the depths of my spirit.
In the morning, I called on Mrs. Fos
ter, a nice, kind old lady, who reminded
me of my own good mother. Gertrude
was an only child. Dot why need I give
a narrative of that which -you know must
come 7 Wc loved each other—and now
Gertrude is my own precious wife.
It is eight years ago simo r our fi rst, meet
ing, The time is evening. You shall
see our," home circle." .)ly wife is en
gaged on some abstruse geometrical divi
siops, familiarly known by the title of
" cutting out toy mother, who is on a
visit with us, is knitting; and lent writ
ing, On a low stool at the feet of mamma
is seated a brother and .sister, looking
over a book of pictures; while Our young
est sprawls on the hearth-rug by the side
ofTommy—now old and lazy, and upon
this occasion enjoying one of his
.privileg
ed nights. Dalton, junior, is busily em
ployed in the eltilerating amusement of
boring
his dimpled fist into iliounDy's
eye ; but there is no sign of displeasure
,—only a alight deprecatory movement
when the operation becomes a little.more
energetic than is consistent with the prin
ciples-of the Society for the Prevention
of• Cruelty to Animals .
Pr6ently 1 look up from my occupa
tion, and my heart is full of a calm, soul-
TERMS :—51,50 in Advance, or $2 within the year
satisfying, grateful joy. My mother ob
serves my peaceful. reflected look—l
know she can read my thoughts—and
then I say :
"Mother dear, was Mommy such a very
bad dog, after all ?"
" Charles, my son," she replica, smiling
in the time of my wife, whom she dearly
loves, " that dog was one of your best,
friends."
Then my wife moves to my mother's
side, and as she steals her hand to meet
the pressure of a fond husband's clasp,
affectionately kisses the kind old lady.
And our two eldest children look up in
wonder, fin• none of us speak', and ma
mma's beautiful eyes are full of tears.
And we are very, very happy.
INDIAN SUMMER
=
Indian Suminer is the season, peculiar
to the United States, when the lied Men
are accustomed to go upon hunting ex
cursions to provide food for the Winter.
The plentifulness of game, the regularity
and delightfulness of the weather, and
the near approach of the season of ice
and snow, all combine to induce the In
dian hunter to make amends for his lazi
ness during the Whi.e. Man's Summer by
sallying into the woods armed and etinip
ped with bow and arrows. In this sea
son, also, the Indian gathers his corn,
aull_nuts, ..attd,riec rather, -his - wife
gathers them for him. lint not alone do
the Indian hunter and his squaw go forth
to their harvest, Indian Summer is al.
way. ;a period of gladness to the husband
mei, whose plow and axe are rapidly
pushing the Ned Men for toward the set
ting sun. l! it he, too, gathers the yel
low cars or Indian corn, and stores those
piles of ripened tipples for the Winter
fireside which his dusky brother knows
no:hing of. And it is also a perbel of
gladness to the•lowo irrrt, who - mak - es
himself merry among the nuts in tile
forest and the corn in the field ; for none
knows better than lie that Winter is
(mmlll4
Indian Summer generally makes its
appearance during the month of October
—never until after t..e occurrence of the
September equinox,-although its coming
is sometimes postponed until the early
part of November. When thus delayed,
its advent is always preceded by a few
days of cold and wintry weather, usually
accompanied by a snow. This foretaste
of the time when the rivers are frozen
Over, and icicles hang Irma time trees, ts,
by the Indians, denominated "Sluaw
Whiter," arid the term fitly represents
the &mntempt of the iordiy Red 31 n for
his hard-worked but unc,mplaining
spouse.
Time characteristics of Indian Sum
mer arc a mild and genial temperature ;
s , e ill le- —sett( h west ern rerzr's •,-• • mictrri
brightness. of the sun ; extreme bril
liancy f. the moon ; a clear blue sky,
sometimes half hidden by a v•il of gray
smoke; dawns redder than scarlet, and
sunsets l a den with golden fleece ; f.rests
all aglow with the tire of richly-tinted
leaves; a holy stillness thromrlit till of
nature's walks, and an intuitive senile in
every devout soul of God's goodness to
his ungrateful children. From this holi
day of nature the limit draws his holiest
inspiration, and the artist his warmest
and ripest coitus. It is by far the pleas
an test season of the year—balmy, genial,
dreamy, peaceful, and fruitful; tint_r•d
with the halo and bathed in the bright
ness of Summer's departing glory.
We have Indian Sunning- now—
Squaw Winter" has paid us her unwel
come visit, accompanied by a freeze and
an exhiliition of blue noses which would
do no di-credit to the month of January
But now no traces of her foot
prints are anywhere visible; for, the oth
er day, the sun flung his arrows of crim
son amid gold amid the chilly drapery of
the friendless visitor, telling us all that
•pale, concluding Winter" was yet at a
respectful ilistance, and that the Summer
lied Men had come. And all the
week the hills and valleys around us have
been baptized with its brightness and
canopied by its gorgeous splendor. The
trees Daunt their —banners yellow, glo
rious, golden, — in the went winds from
•Texas and the Gulf ; while a peaceful and
joyous influence leads the fretful spirits of
us mortals to
tour eith the bird and that, s‘ lilt the lenf
Dn., Ith the needed gruel lit ft hlgy play :
nil a Ith the ,h,o d. once wall the dreaming pine
And twat with nntu+e all the live ung day."
And when the day is done, arid dark
ness has not yet come, who can suffic
iently praise the moments which lie be
tween . f IV ho can ever forget the twi
light of the Indian Summer? Who
would fail to keep it holy all the years of
his life 7 It clasps joyful momen ts
moments Which bit:lk not wore the gor
geous sunset and the silvery moonlight
than they do old friends and young hearts;
moments which bring back our dead, that
Wo may imprint once wore upon their
lips the kiss of undying affection, and
place again in their hands bunches of
rosemary for rememberance. Thus does
the twilight of the Indian Summer lov
ingly and tenderly follow its brilliant
forerunner, the day. It comes.
"--111 to tho bonedirtion
That follows after prayer."
We love the Red Man's harvest-time,
which giveth us both—kingly day and
holy twilight ; and we envy not the head
or the heart of him who feels not, in these
daysi which are so soon to be rolled away
as a scroll, that ho ought to thank God
for them if he does not.
Autantowwit I God of the Red Man's
Summer ! All hail to the for thy gift of
this most lovely .of . the seasons Well
may the untutored Indian ascribe to thee
every blessing which he enjoys, and wor
ship.thee as the guardian of the spirits
,qoiM
of his dusky ancestors ! And deaf, in
deed, ('autantowwit, must be the car of
the Christian Pale Face who does not
hear in the whisperings of thy gentle
breezes the "still small voice" of a God
of Love, which says as plainly as the
language of inspiration itself, "My peace
I give unto you!" Blind indeed must
be his inward vision if he discern not the
prompting to high and holy resolves
which conies to him front the leaves of
want a,nd brown, and scarlet and orange,
and silver and green, which mark every
where the presence of the "varied God"
—the God who, if we bet do his will,
will some day lead us with a gentle hand
into the far.off "Silent Land," "the Land
of the Great Departed," of which an In
dian Summer day is the only tree typo
on earth I
Ah ! if' we would all but heed the less
on of the IndiAn Summer—conveyed to
us in - the nntrtnurings of its warm south
western wind ; its brilliant-colored clouds,
floating lazily in the azure sky ; its va
riegated forest leaves; its mornings of
red and its sunsets of gold; its hallowed
and tender twilights—how much more of
earthly happiness would be diffused a.
round us, tool bow much more
like we would all become' Then, read
er, ere good Cautantowwit lists withdrawn
his face front our view behind the blast
which stags the dirge of departing u
-1111111, cute the peaceful lesson of theln
dian Summer, and
'• o'er the q uirt soul
Don't cot that lan,licon of' sweet-meats
and sugar cake, girl. just before going to
hed ! 'Nothing but bad dreams, bad
breath and cross mornings ran come from
these lute, berme bed indubrenees. lie.
fuse that sip of wine and piece or mince
Tie, -That stout-hrother-of -your's, who
has been driving in the wind, or at work
in the shop, or trotting oo[liis feet all
day, and who can find rosy sleep on the
soft side of a pine plank, perhaps can
stand it—though it would be much better
f, Lim to deny himself—but you, who
have been cooped in the house and glued
to a chair, cannot. l)rop that chicken's
leg! Save it till breakfast, or, better
still, for the first hungry boy that whines
at, the door, and you will enjoy lighter
dreams, sleep sounder, feel better,. look
better, and be better in the morning ;
and you will carry the rose of youth on
your cheek through many long yettA.
(1( t lulu Gel, girl, and go off to sleep'
Don't spend a full hour in doing up your
curls arid ty;ck - hair, and heaving up
sighs, as sickly, scot imental young fatties
do, while thinking. of the lock which you
—don't deny it, you know it is true—
could spare for Willie or Freddie. if' Willie
Lor- Rreadie -W4 kUld---14111y.,-R, , k
stand thus sillily coquetting with Cupid,
till the wind is all excited, and then get
into bed to spend half the night in stupid
suspiratiens, in lieu of useful sleep
Mow out the 'light, girl ! That is a
datps:ortqla and deleterious habit, SU en
limn with young ladles of reading trip-di
in bed. That "illy stuff, that is so
ly read between the sheets, keeps awake
excites unhealthily the feeble mind
which it entermins. It is also very had
for the eyes. lied eyes, headache and
inereseness in the tool ning, and uneasy
nerves, are all that, can be gained by sit
ting up late, or lying down to read "The
sigh over.' Th, ,
Fide of the I".iest flows,-.' Hut these
are not all that come of the habits of
WlllOll We complain. Sensible, wife de
serving, bachelors dislike to look into dull
eyes and pallid cheeks. They look out
for clear, bright eyes and rosy cheeks;
and these habits may cause young ladies
to hang on their father's hands faded,
fragrantless flowers, drooping and sighin g
for even a crooked stick to support them.
Go into the kitchen lielp out that
overburdened mother. Lt, will do you
good, and a crusty old bachelor never
else finds his affections so saucily and
straightly walked into as when two deli
cute, little fists come walking into them
through the crispy dough.
Temperance, cleanliness and exercise
—light suppers and reasonable hours—
early morning and jolly long walks in thick
bouts and warm wrappers, through the
snow, through the mud and moist, with
thy feet, a quick puce and heaving lungs
—lots of tepid water, with a little brown
sugar, (fir the benefit of the complexion,)
and a plenty of soap. From these, my
dear Flora MeFlinisey, some good hu
mor, good sense, good digestion ; and
that's the way —erinolinely speaking—
to be healthy and wealthy wives; to be
hearty and handsome, and to exercise a
direct and potent influence over the soul
and silver, the constitution and institu
tion of' wan, and to keep the "scent of
the roses" hanging round you still,
twenty years hence.
LlFE—Life is made up, not of great
sacrifices, or duties, . , but of little things,
in which smiles and kindness, and small
obligations given habitually, are what
win and preserve the heart, and secure
comfort.
tte_Bread . is the staff of life, and liquor
the stilts—the fortner sustaining a man
and the latter elevateng him for a fall.
rrf
tere is nothing so happy as a
young maiden of "sweet sixteen. Then,
she wonders who she will marry ; and at
twenty-five she wonders who will marry
hey.
,Passions '
like wild horses, when prop
erly trained and disciplined, are capable
of being applied to the noblest purposes;
but when allowed to have their own way,
they become dangerous in the extreme.
Toq Gt.4l)n sweet tt,•hings ripple tilLit soil way.'
TO GIRLS
AN ITEM EVERY MAN SHOULD READ.
—We have probably all of us met with
instances in which a word heedlessly
spoken against the reputation of a female
has been magnified by malicious minds
until the cloud has become dark enough
to overshadow her wihole existence. To
those who are accustomed—not necessa
rily from bad motives, but from thought
lessness—to speak lightly of females, we
recommend these "hints" as worthy of
consideration : "Never use a lady's name
in an improper place, at an improper time,
or in mixed company. Never make any
assertions about her that you think are
untrue or allusions that you feel she her
self would blush to hear. When you meet
teen who do not scruple to make use of a
woman's name in a reckless and unprin
cipled manner, shun them, for they are
the very worst members of the communi
ty—men lost to every sense of honor—
every feeling of humanity. Many a good
and worthy woman's character has been
forever ruined and her heart broken by a
lie, manufactured by some villain, and re
peated where it should not have been, and
iu the presence of those whose little judg
ment could nut deter them from circula
ting the foul and bragging report. A
slander is 80011 propagated and the small
est thing derogatory to a woman's char
acter will fly on the wings of the wind and
magnify as it circulates until its monstrous
weight crushes the poor unfortunate vic
tim. Respect the name of woman, for
your mother and sisters are women; and
as you would have their fair name un
tarnished, and their lives unembidered
by tile slanderer's biting tongue, heed the
ill that your own words may bring von
the mother, th. sister, or the wife of some
fellow creature "
NO. 48
THE FEMALE HEART.—Pure and un
sullied as a young girl's first love, has
become an adage. Aye, pure indeed is
it, and unsullied as the sncw flakes that
fall in the gloaming. The most felicitous
moment of man's life is when he is bles
sed with the timid avowal of love from
the worshipped idol of his heart. Noth
ing is purer than.a - woman's love— noth
ing so devoted as her affections. Bo it
for a lover, a busband, a child or a parent,
it is the C pure flame kindled by the
coals from the altar on high. Give her
an assurance of love in return—a token
of deathless affection, even if it be amid
the gloom of poverty, or the darkness of
death—and the feelings of her heart will
gush forth pure as the crystal wavelets
that spring from the mountain rock, des
pite the bonds and mercenary ties of
fashion . an - c 1 pride. llor worshipped idol
is love, and she makes it tile secret Mec
ca towards which she bends all her ener
gies, faithful pilgrim, 'for life. This
principle shapes all her actions, and it is
t,%te great incentive of her life-a faculty
that absorbs her being, and eoneentrates
her soul 'Tis better to be the favorite
idol of one unsullied heart, than to sway
the gilded sceptre over empires and king
doms. The impassioned devotion of one
high souled and noble woman.is t( more
peerless gem than the sycophantic fawn
in," of millions. Who bath this gem,
let him preserve it with a jealous care.
SCIENTIFIC PARADOXES.—The water
which drowns 119—a fluent stream—can
be walked upon as Ice. The bullet which,
tired from a musket, carries death, will
be harmless if ground to dust before be •
ing fired. A crystallized part of the oil
of roses—so graceful in its fragrance—a
abi ii orAiiiary IdfilrefaltilteS; ThoUgli
readily volatile—is a compound subastnoe,
containing exactly the same elements, and
exactly in the same proportions as the
gas with thick we light our streets.—
The tea which we daily drink, with bene
fit and pleasure, produces palpitations,
nervous tremblings, and even paralysis,
tl tak on to excess; yet the peculiar or
ganic agent called theine, to which tea
owes its qualities, may be taken by itself
(as thrive, not as tea,)without appreciat-
The water which will allay our burn
ing thirst, augments it when congealed
into STIOW SO that Captain Rosa declares
the natives of the Arctic regions "prefer
enduring the utmost extremity of thirst
rather than attempt to remove it by eat
ing snow " Yet it' the snow be melted it
becomes drinkable water. Nevertheless,
although incited before entering the
mouth it assuages thirst like other water,
.when melted in the mouth it has the op
pusite effect. To render this paradox
more striking, we have only to remem
ber that ice, which melts more slowly in
the mouth, is very eflicient in allaying
thirst.
ALL EQUAL ifERE.-It is related of
the Duke of Wellington, that once when
he remained to take the sacrament at his
pariah church, a very poor old man had
gone up the opposite aisle, and reaching
the communion table, kneeled down close
by the side of the Duke. Some one—a
pew owner, probably, came and touched
the poor man on the shoulder, whispered
to him to move further away, or to rise
and wait till the Duke had received the
bread and wine. But the eagle eye and
the quick ear of the great commander
caught the meaning of that touch and
that whisper. lle clasped the old man's
hand, and hold him, to prevent his ris
ing, and id a reverential undertone, but
most distinctly, said, "Do not move—we
aro all equal here."
THE GRANDEUR OF MAN.—The birth
of nn infant is a greater event than the
production of the sun. The sun is only
a lump of senseless matter; it saes not
its own light it feels not its own beat;
and with all its grandeur, it will cease to
be.
ritaL.The late Dr. West having married
a very tall lady, whose name was Expe
rience, in animeting a question as to his
opinion on matrimony answered that by
long Experience, he had found it to be a
most comfortable thing.
Hail ! ye small, courtesies of life, how
smooth° do ye make the road of it !
Like grace and beauty, which beget in
clinations to love at first sight, 'tis ye who
open the door and let the stranger in.
The proudest triumph in a mates life
is When ho makes a friend of an enemy.
The joy is then akin to that which angels
feel as they rejoice over a sinner that re
pentetb.