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.i.f THE BATTLE OS X.OC1S VII.L.E. - i
.t I ongratuUt you on your glorious victory, , ,
ft May&Marbcc' speech, j,. .' .,"f.tw'u' j f,
f It was on August evening ' ' ,' -1 .
lTh Woody work was donc,i- . '
And." Samuel", at his cottage door,
.,, sitting in the sun ;
t, : ;And by hiinsitting on a stool ., , . ..
r 111 StUe grand-child, XVilliani roofo, .....
Tliej ' saw the dead, with ghastly wounds'V
lL i'i ' And I'unbtt burnt o(T, . borne by j : ; :, ' : ;
j'Ani.then old Sam he shook hjs head, . ( '
x : And 'with a holy igh , .,;. . ' .. : ,
t.L -i . They'n oy Dutch and L'Uh," said he,
-j-.!jf. Whofttt i the greai vtciitfy 1 f i j v, :'
j" ' Now toll me what t was all about ,; ; ;
1 ' ! A" oung Yi Uam l'oole be cries '
While looking in his grandid'a ; face - ' V. i
WUU wondcr-waitin,; eyes. "c ' (
i JCow. tell jue all about th war,ft)
11 '! And what they killed the. Irish Ion?? j. -,?. j
.V!"'.? tbey were Know-Nothings' S.imuel cried,
;",")' M Who put them all to rout j ' ' ' , ." " '
But what they shot and burned thehi for- ;
. . I could not well make out, , . -: . . ;
ni::.But Mayor Barbee said," quotb he, : ,.r f
o r, r 'Ami a glvrious cktoty!" -,di : i !
1 The l"uU-li and Trisl livet in peace,' ' 1 . ' !
-1' I
X on suvery aireum uam uj , .? r. - , j
The Hindoos burnt their dwellings down, f
f, . .And they were forced to fly : ? ? j
jj So with their 'wives aud children ' fleiV - -4
h . Ni had they where to rest their head, .j t.
u ; Witb fires and guns the iity round
' 'f Was'wasrcd fat and wide ; ' ;
j 'Awl many an Irish' mother thenf
. , , . And new-born baby died :'
'1 s
4 i
t
t- hut thincrs lile thst- vou know, must be
, JLl a fiitoie-Nothiny ?irUry I .
; r -They say it was a eltocking sigbt, i
After the day was won ; -: j ; ; - -.-;r.'ri
' :k' For twenty bloody corpses there -' ;v-
T!' Jay rotting in tbe sun J '''"'" !
But things like thatj you kuow.' must be" v
r4'r A'aoif-.VoAinj tictoryl " ' "' 1 j
Great glory George D. Prentice won, t ; '
: V.1 ' ' And also Captain Stone." ' ' '
-'Wby, 'twas a very wicked thVng,''. v - ;
r-y. 'Quoth Saniuel's little mi (
-k ,'. .'' Nay, nay, my little boy, said Ins?! ' :
r.xi -f ;nd Xayennt said ' Aniericans Vrji:;-. '.
"Ji :W-r?America shall rule .' --f
' But what good came of it at fast V
-Qdiotli little William Poule. iiS3
, .Vhy, that I cannot tell," said he j . 1
:T? Zo 'rwa a OLOurocs ticlOry!"!i y,; :
. , Named after the great prize-lighting bully,
-who was canonized in New York, and followed to
-big grave by eighteen thousand men. ? , i ;
T , From the Mug of Our Union." i
'' ' the ;; -; '!
IjEHSSIOimiLE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
- S
- BY CUARLES CASTLETOJf.
the snng cosy iar-room of "the "'Part
mersInn," at Missionville, sat six young
v men.' It was a cold, bleak evening in Decem
t V I nd the wind that howled aud drove "with
5-out, drifting the snow ' and rattling the shut
ters, gave to the blazing fire and steaming
Icettle additional charms aud comforts.' There
' Peter Hobbs; a youth of five-and-tweuty,
? mho seemed to be the leader, par excellence',
' of the party. lie was a good natured, intel-
ligeot; frank-looking man, and was really a
" noble hearted citizen. ' Then there was John
' Fulton, a youth of the same age, who worked
T with Hobbs, both being - journeymen carpen
ters."1; Samuel Green was a machinist; Walter
Mason, a tin-worker ; Lyman Drake, a eabi
r, Vet maker ; and William Bobinson- a clerk.
They' ranged, inage, from twenty-three to
rwenty-eight, and were really industrious
youths, receiving good wages, and maintain
ing good characters for honesty, sobriety, and
general good behavior. 'Yet they were iook-
',' 01f b?16 "Mgodly youths, and given
r over to piuon. Trnef Woj, no
-IZZTk ir x . tue "fulous conflicting
- - creed, by which they were surrounded, they
had not ret settled U . ... .. ' .J
i i . ,. .7 any one m
particuUr.i believing that ther r
cllof them, and evil among the membera 0f
' yo tho present occasion, they were all $f
them" smoking, and! the 'empty mugs' which
'2 ;tood; upon the table near them, showed pret-
- ty conclusively that they.had been drinking
J: aomethinar besides water. iJ The subiect nf iu
J eold winter had been disposed of; the quality
1 f V wann M4 cigars had been thorough-
v y wscuased, and at ; length the- conversation
- jfd- pon the missionary : meetiDg.vwbich
- ?nl4Wcii In the town on the Previous
Dw bui this missionary busi
pen
au rieht." S, n t,i.:
the ashes from his cigar with bis little finger,
' but at the same time I don't believe in it ;
Tbem Hindoos and South Sea Islanderg ; may
be savage and ignorant, by our scale of meas
uring folks ; but that is no reason why wc
should send all pur money off there, while our
own folks are starving at home," .
"Did you put anything into the' bos T,.
asked Lyman l)rake.' ', ' '
' No, I didn't.5 When tbej' ph'oved it into
my face. I told 'em I'd left all my money at
home and soIhad.M,t5 '' " "; v
You're about right, Sam," said Bill Rob
inson. 4 But I did more than you did. -When
the box was handed to me, I spoke right out,
so that everybody around rue heard. .- I told
the old deacon if he'd take up a subscription
to help the poor folks in our own town, I'd
put in something." - ' - ' ' ' ' J ' .-; !
'What did he say to tiatr ;:
i; Why he said ' souls were of more con
sequence than bodies t .'So I just said back
that I guessed he'd find, it hard work to save
ka soul out of a starving body . ; But you see
that arn't the thing. They won't try to save
the souls,..oor the bodies j either-of their own
towpsfolks , ovr; ; when . Squire Trueman
came here to settle, they tried quick, enough
to save his bou!.' " Ye see his body was already
salted down with ten thousand dollars, bo his
soul was worth something to 'em. That's the
dogs of it. '"Why don't they try to save poor
old Israel Trask's soul,: and his wife's too ?"
Wasn't there a comniittee of the church
that visited old Israel last month 'C queried
Drake. ,1 ,. t. v. -f . . .
" Yes there was,- answered Sam . giving
his' cigar an indignant shake; '"and what
did they do ? , They went there four on 'cm
and found the bid folks suffering for want of
food and clothing. They tried to make the
old man believe their religion ; was the only
true one m the world but he.woulun t;:so
they cave hini three tracts and a little cheap
book, and ; then went away. T bat's.. .what
they .did, By hokey; afore I'd give a cent to
such chaps to send off to feed their missiona
ries m IJaugwIiank and blapnam Islands,. ! d
throw it into the fire." " ";' " .. ' , ,
4 4 But these missionaries are honest people.
and do some good," . remarked Peter J lobbs,
who had not before spoken on tlie subjecL.
, 44 In course tuey ao, responaed atu.
"But wouldn't it look better, of 'em to begin
some of their charities at home ? , , By jingo, J
judge of a man's order by the way he may
fuss arouud on another man's premises; And
just so with these philanthrcpists.- I'd rather
see how much their religion does towards
keeting the Gentiles of their own. town, than
to go away off to the other end of the earth to
. - " .1 r i . ni .r ' I
look for - the- fruits of theirChristianity
Them's my sentiments." c-I qrr.l
" And mine., ton,", nttc red Walton. ITasoa
who had just thrown, away the stump of one
cigar, and was about lightiug another, 4 Just
think ; they collected, last Sunday, to send off
to the Hindoos,., ever, two hundred dollars
jNoiv, that would nave made uait the poor
families in this town and I don't know. but
all comfortable for the winter. There was
Mr. Netherly worth forty thousand dollars,5
. . . t 1 1 T . . .
ne put m a ten aouar oiu. xt was ra great.
new bill,' and he opened it and held it up.
aud even turned it round.-? so t ererybodv
could see it before he let it
drop. . "Then at I
the end, when the box was carried, up into
pulpit, the deacon whispered to the minister;
and the minister got up, and, said he, taking
hold, of the .corner ot ,the ,nch manX bill :
4 4 Here is ten, dollars from one brother,' Let
that brother be assured that this jleed is re
membered of him In heaven." " Yes. thafs
what was said; and Mr.' Netherly held up his
bead, bowed very low, and then looked around
at the rest of the congregation, ai much as to
say, thats me!" - xsow 1 know of another
thing that I guess'll be xcmembered in heav
en, : alongside of, this one : Last week, poor
old Trask Uncle Israel called at Nethcrly's
with some baskets. Aou know the old man
gets out stuff in the summer, and then in the
winter makes it up. Well, . he went there,
and asked Netherly if he would buy a basket.1
No; he didn t want one." The old man told
him how he and his poor wife were suffering!
and he asked him is he couldn't help him in
some way; and wnat a ye ' think isettierly
said 7 W hy, be said that be had to pay tax
es to help support a poorhouse, and told Un
cle Israel that- he u nnd nelp-there, if he d
only apply to the-selectmen I - Now, what
d'ye think of that, eh?" J 1'. t
W by," returned Sam, " I think if he's
got aD account in heaven,' hell find a balance
against him, when he comet, to settle up."1 !
Ybo he will, TTeepooded three sr four of
the others; ; -: . ' :' .-' -. s j ;
lor some moments after this, the i party
smoked in silence. f Peter ! Hob bs had been
pondering very deeply upon something, -'and
at lengtu he spoke : -i- u :-
ivow, look here, bovs." he fiaid. throwing
his lialf-ismoked cigar into the fire, there's a
good deal of truth in what's been said m
fact, it's all true ; but before we blame others,
we ought to do something ourselves.; Now,
l in ready to torm a regular benevolent soma.
ty'l1 n t goai the work, and see what
we can do towards - alleviating Bome of the
distress about us. W hat say you T-
The othef five looked on id wonder.
But, said Sam;1" how are we to do it?
1 JL ' .!--., ' ..
We arn t among the favored " ones We
wasn't born with silver spoons in our mouth?."'
, "1 should like to do it," added Drake,
V but whaf s the use ? : i We couldn't do much.
any way uot enough to amount to anything.
. An 80 tne others expressed their opinions
m like manner. They all " would like.' but:
t,; , . was tntr money to come frbm
. . listen satd Peter ; and they all turned
towards
knew that he
uiui witn real 'lfronv Tnr f hnir
never wore cloak over his
heart, and that when lie spoke in earnest, his
apian. mere is n .1 TTnu t .i ut
wife ; then there is! the widow Manlpv ' with
J" -w VUl.ll- 1BI OC'I UlllA 1MB
iour ntue children,- suffering for want of tliei
Oxhi'il rn- I IT. . . . . 1
m-.Hvi ucvubiuich ui lire ; hon .h..
, . v. VU.U V ...
Irs.'Williams-iehe ia" Tery poor. .-.Uer soni
Philip, who is her main stay, was sick all (he
summer, and fall, and ia sick now ; ao the wo- :
man got nothing from her little patch of land,
and . is now absolutely reducedto beggary,
with herself : and sick son to support. ,Now
let us take these three cases in hand, and sup
port them" - -
" Uut how T assea tnree or lour- voiees,
anxiously, for they really and fully sympath
ized with the noble plan : iT
"rillell you," resumed Peter. 4 Here,
Tim, he called, turning to the bar-keeper,
" what's our biiir 5 ; ; . f ' ;
Let's see," . responded that worthy, com-;
j 44.There's two cigars apiece, three centji
each that's thirty-six. Then the ale three
pints eighteen cents Land wine thiee gills
that a eighteen more--tnaKea just tntrtyvaix
is-c-rs--seTenty-two seventy-two ceute-. fii
all." 4 ' ' : ' " ' : '
44 Come, boys," said Peter, "let s pa an
equal share to-night. Lets give him nine
pence apiece."
So the y poys paia up, ana aiier xim naa
gone, Jf eter rusumea ; 4
" Jiow,; ace what wo ve tspent to-nignt -lor
nothing,:: I'll begin with you, Sain. IIow
much do you suppose you spend each day .for
cigars and ale. Now reckoo fair.y.? . . .
4 Let's see," was Sam's response, after gi-
ring into the face of his interlocutor until . be
had fairly got hold of tho idea. ; " I ceitainly
average four-no, ,hve cigars a day ana l
suppose they average threb cents apiece. Then
comes my ale but I couldn't tell how much
that amounts to, for I don't drink it regularly, ;
but perhaps six coots a da'. ...
44 That a just twenty-one ccnu per day ut
terly wasted," said Peter; " and I'll own up
to wasting twenty-hve yer day. lipw is it
with you John?" ;
44 I II say twenty-hve.
44 And you,. Walter?"
4 Just about the satneJ' .
4 Lyman r ' - ' --r: . r : - -
44 The same.". . ., ' '
44 Now ' look , at it.": Here we arc. a little
worse than wasting about a dollar aud a half
1 1 1 . . 1 -11 f
per uay. jut ici us put our loss u.k a turning
each ".! r. ' ' . X . - . .". '
No, no," .' cried Sam,' who saw; through
the whole plan, " let's give honest measure.1
I'll own up to the twenty-five. Let's go tlie
whole if any. . ; .
4 ery well, returned I'ctor ; 44 then let
us commence ana pteoge ourselves not to
smoke or drink ale for one. nipntb .from this
date. 'A Every night we will lay away a quarter
of a dollar, and at the end of the week we'll
put ' our savings all together - and then go en
-! , .HT.it V , 1 :-:
oar mission. - u nat say you r .
I !
With one roice, the other fivs jdiixed in the.
iila n.. .The jaovclty .of . the-thiw; may .hav
pleased them ; . but the real incentives lay
deeper down in the natural goodnet-s of their
hearts. - 1 here was no written pledge ; . put
tbey took a more speedy method. Peter laid
his hand iipon the table, and said: '
' " Here s my hand, pledged to the work. - ,
;-44 And miue, too " cried Sam, laving his
broad palm a-top. of Peter's. ' ' ' !'
'And mine, ,4,and mine..;?.. 4 4 and mine,
14 and mine," chimed the rest, placing their
hands one a-top of the other until the six right
hands lay. upon the table in ja" pyramid.
Peter.
Will we meet next Saturday?"
Yes," ' answered ' Sam, :" and "call
it a
week." Let's throw in the two daysi ;
And so the work was begun.
On the next day, as Sam Green sat a-top
of bis - bench after dinner.' he felt rather lost
without bis cigar, and for a while he aigued
the question with himself, whether 'twouldut
do just as well for him to put an extra quarter
into bis box and have bis cigars as usual.
But he : remembered his pledge. . He looked
forward to Saturday, "" when he " should J find :
himself an ambassador of merey to the sick
and needy aud ' his resolution grew strong
again. lhat was his last real hesitation;
though it must be confessed he had some tri-
als and hankerings : ' 1 ' - : " : ;
; And so with the rest they had some mo
ments of doubt and mental warfare with appe
tite and habit,' but they conquered, and were
true. , ' '
Saturday came, and the six youths left their
work at noon, having done more than over
work enough to make up for the loss of the
half-day. ; ;;": r' ; ; : ' ' ; ?' ;
44 Must have a time once in a while, eh ?"
said Sam's boss, as the young pointed , to : the
work be had done, and informed hint. that he
should not work the rest of the day.' ; - ,
44 Some sort of a time, replied bam.
44 Very well. But you're too good a ; fel
low to go very deep into dissipation." !.
44.m te up bright m (be morning, sir;
and with this he left. - ; -- i
The new -Benevolent Society met at Walter
Main's tin shop - Each took out his money
and they had ia all nine dollars, it being in
thirtysix'ilYer quarters. ,- . i
44 JNow," said i'eter, 44 let's visit the three
families we have token under charge. We'll
go together, and expend the money as we see
it is most needed. Let na go to Uncle Israel's
So" off they went to Uncle Israel , Trask's
The old couple lived in a small hut at the
j edge of the village, which ; was reached by a
I 1 - 1L '.I. . 1", ..1 ? A
narrow laue, and here : the six philanthropists
found the old lady , who was now in her eight
ieth vear. sufferine with a severe attack of
the rheumatism, while the old man satcroucu
ed oyer the' fire, shivering with cold. ""'
" 44 Good day, good .day ..Uncle Israel."
- V.Aha, irood day, boya, rood day," t cried
the old man, trying to smile. -" Can't ye find
seats? Sit down somewhere and make ; yo
sclves at home.' But ye see it's a poor home
that old Israel can offer you to day. n 4 .' '
''. '"'But how areyou getting along T4 wtcd
Peter,' after the party had found seats
'4 Ah' God Vmerev. I won't complain, for
I ho is a takin' raeself and Molly home . fast.
Only cold an' hunger aren't ki
..- 1 1. flit
Only cold an' hunger aren't kind help-mates,
. . 1 . 1 1 , an f
c i ii r. iiaiiw. ve eu .uaiw.eu i k
1 J " " . - -
44 llight well, . Uncle Israel. . And . we've
come to help ye, .Do you want any medicine?"
' Nay,; nay, the old oo man's got a the med
icine laid, up we want.'. It's only the food an
the heat we need. I can't wade through the
drifting snow as I could once." ': 1
" Suppose we send you a dollar's worth of
flour, a dollar's worth of pork, and then an
other dollar's worth of other .things, such as
tea, coffee, . suar butter and the like--could
yon live a week, on it ?'. ... : .
J..44 Ah, God ,V,.mercy, boys, mesel' , and
Molly 'd live a long, long while on that. '." But
ye'U not do it for us.",. . ,
44 Yes, we wiU." ' V ;! '""'' ' '
44 Ah, ifs toe much." r ' ' :';;-; -y--'
tii-Ho, no cried Sam,' 44 we're got to do it,
Uncle Israel, for We six have aworo ; to-help
yo throti th winter. i4apuak ap," .
..MD'y feicaa &at ottered ihexcld man,
clasping his thin tremulous hand. ( -,.fi;.
, ;.W do,,' they all six answered, and then
Sam added,. " and while one of us lives, you
shall not suffer the want of what we can give.'.'
A moment the bid. man bowed his snow
white head, and then, while the big tears
streamed aown uis iace, ne -raised, ins eyes,
and ururmcred : ' ; J
fjod'a'blessiii' be on ye, ye noble boys.
If my heart was. gold, an' 1 could take it out
an' give it to' ye -for it's yours, all, all; your
own ; ;:.....;:... vij
i In a little twUUe the six went away prom
isicg to send, or come back soon, , and even
after they had reached the, yard they could
near tne .voices oi israei ana nis wiie, poiu
raised to God in blessings upon their hcadC
. I say ,"Sam," said Peter, 44 this is better
thau cigars and ale."'' "'- ; - '''' :-J '
' ' 44 Don't feay a word now," replied Sam,
for my heart's full, and ; I can't bear iany
more." ' - " " ' ..''; ''
: "Next they drove trough the biting wind
and snow to the 1 humble cot of the .Widow
Mauley. , ' They jouud her . in. the .. habitable
room of ; her dwelling, sitting by a fire of chips
and fagots, with a babe asleep m her lap, and
engaged in sewing a coarse frock. Three
other chddrcn were grouched by the fire, the
oldest not yet eight years old. t
. Mp, Manly had beeo-one pf jthe many-jin-fortunatcs
who are swept off by rum, and , in
the prime of early manhood he hadone,
leaving a young wife with four children iu
absolute penuary. -; ' .' ' ' ''
"; 44 Ahj good day Mrs. Manly '
''jThe woman would have arisen," but Sam'
Green placed hU hands upon , her;, shoulders
to keep her down., r - , , ..-- ... ;
- " We have come," said Peter, seeing . that
she was anxious and tearful, to -see how you
get along, and also to sea if we eaa help you "
Help me, sir," - answered 'the wouiau iini
inuieuM&t." ...''' .1 '-'f wt '.;... U -4
44 Yes. Now tell us "plainly kayf you " are
situated."! ' . 'V . , . '. '
The woman was silent for a few moments
but at kngth shc seemed to require her self
control, aud replied: .-:';. .si.?
x 44 Ahgentlemen, it's allcomprised in three
short words.." Hunger, -eild and nakedness I"
' 44 And if we will supply you with food and
fuel for a week, can you manage to get along
until tht time without more clothing V
; , Oh -h--yes yes sirs. . But what is it"
Who will help us? . Who can care for the-?
" We can, we will," " cried the1 euergetic
Sam,' not so good to plan as Peter; but good
at execution, v We six ' have pledged our
selves to see yoa': safe through the winter 4
So cheer up and take hope,' , for neither you
nor your children shall suffer while we.; cau
helpit.'rJ .i.it f: - j . ? - v; j;; ,'-;- I
.The widow's hands were clapped, and her
eyes wandered vacantly from one to the other
'of her strange visitors. - She aaw tears of
goodness in their eyes, and '" her own soul's
Hood burst forth. ' ' "' '.-'' . '.-.'.'. "".'"' i
44 Oh God bless you bless you always."', j
4 4 And shall we have something" . good '., to
eat, mama, and something to make us warm ,
asked the eldest girl, - clasping - her mother's
kneesr1"'"-' r"'--'---"l - 1- .
14 Yes. vcs. ycu shall," exclaimed Drake,
catching the child up and. kissing .her. clean
pale face. 44 You shall have it before ; supper-time,
tOO. -. ; ; t - r 1 v
. . . ,11 1 ,1
The widow gradually realized tne wnoic
object of her visitors, and she tried to express
her gratitude in words, but they failed her,
and her streaming tears had to tell the tale of
thanks. ' '" '' ''' , ' .'.' ' J
After this;' biir society went to the Widow
Williams." Here ! was a neat cot but they
found suffering painful enough inside; Philip,
a youth of about their own age, sat in a large,
stuffed chair, looking pale and -thin, and was
ted away almost to a skeleton, and his great
blue eyes peered at them wonderingly as they
entered. The mother, too, looded-careworn
aud sick, and the dry, hacking cough that
sounded, in her throat, " told how muchvshe
needed proper food and care.
; The youths made their business knows as
before, - and with the same result. The wid
ow and her son could hardly realise that such
a blessing had dawned upon them, but when
they did realize it their -joy- and gratitude
knew no bounds. ;: ' ..-,-. j
- "Look here," said Sam Green, as soon as
they reached the road; " it strikes tne that
we are just about a week behind hand. We
ought to have commenced this work just one
week earlier than we did, for our nine dolUrs
wont quite bring matters all. up. square to the
present time. But . if , they d square , n
they'd keep so 'with our weekly allowance.'
44 By enckee, Sam, you're right," aldi
I'ul-
yr 44 Then ietV commcuce back t,wo . weeks
44 1 think so " said Peter. ,
Aud all the rest said so loo f " So they had
eighteen dollars instead of nine 1! ' '
" First our party went and ! bought three half
cords of wood, which tiey sent at once to their
respective destination, and tbey agreed that
when the Other matters -were attended to they
j would go and work it up. i Then tbey went to
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the stores and purchased some articles of pro
vision and comfort as they ' could agree were
best adapted to meet the wants of their charges
and having done this separated into three par
ties of two each, co as to have each fmnily pro
vided for with as little delay as passible. . .
j - Peter and Lyman Drake went to Uncle Isra
el's Sam Green and Fulton to the Widow Mansr
ley's and Walter Mason and Kobison to Mrs,
illiam's, and to each they carried provision
enough to last a week, besides leaving with
each about a dollar in change. "
' "When the poor people saw the promised bless
ings when they thus met the fruition of their
newly rahd hopes their joy was almost pain
ful. The noble youths were blessed over and
ever 'again') . v-"j f-- ..
? i The wood, was sawed and split, and put un
der cover, and then, the ' 4 society " returned to
the village a happy as happy .could bc-.0 .
the next day they, went to church and heard
how many heathens had been converted to the
peculiar isms of the preacher '; and 00 the day
following that they' commenced another week 1
of their newly found Christianity? -: ' '' i ,
- ; 4 Bani1' said the owner of the machine shop, i
44 what were you and the rst of your" party
doiijg last Saturday afternoon?" ,; r-ff .
44 Converting the heathen, answered bant.
... His employer was a church member, and
wcutinjor foreign missions, and moreover,
had ofteo tried to induct Sam iuto the myster
ies ;; " ;; - ' ''' ;
' ' It was sometime before Sam would tell the
secret, but his boss became so earnest that he
ot leHgth told the-whole story. ; For a while
the employer gazed upon the journeyman with
wonder, but' gradually, ', as a sense of the fact
came over him; he hung his head...
4 ; Sam" .he said, at length earnestly, and
with a tear in his eye, 44 let me join your soci
cty.., .;, . ... '.. ..
, "Buthow'll you raise the money?" inqui
red Sam. '. ' '. " .""
' ' 44 Jloney,?"; echoed the boss. 44 Look at
my bank-book. " : t: 1 " '
Ah,: but that wont answer.1 - You must
save the money by : dnying yourself of some
superfluity ,Nor luxury you1 now enjoy.' - ;
. Is that tho rule? J . - 5 ; l.i V ! : - - j
-44 It is, most rigidly.' Our cigars and ale
furnish us. 7j,;x . . : ,. : .' . ; ;
j 44 And wont you, smoke again? " . , , , 7. ;
, 44 Ncver. while within the reach of my influ
ence there' a human being in want!" r
44 Then IU terow away my tobacco and beer.
May I join at that ?" T' 1 ''"
' V propose : you: " -'"- ;5,; ' '
And the master-machinist was proposed and
admitted. :-rr - - "';' '"' -'"
Another week .'passed away, and' the new
Christians; went again on their mission, and
there, were more ; tear 9 f joy, more prayers,
and more 'blessings. , Mr , lioothby the ma
chinist, bad gained a new ray of light on the
oubject of Christian miiisions. . . ; ' , i
At leugth it became kuown that the poor
families in Mis;ionvill had found friends. Peo-i
pie were wonder-struck when they discovered
uow nappy and joyous tnese -once miseraoio
wretches had become ; and more still, when,
one Sabbath,-they -saw-Uncle-Israel and his
wife, and Mrs. Jlanley, wituJier two older
children, enter the church. ; ,.;. . . .,-.7 1
Of course the truth leaked out, and we can
imagine where the publio eye of sympathy arid
appreciation was turned. 1 Before a month was
out, more than fifty people had engaged indi
rectly in the work by placing money: food and
clothing in the hands of the original six, for
them to distribute as they deemed "proper. ' - i
But there was one rule to which the " so
ciety adhered. ...j. hey would not .receive a
cent in money which was not uie rosult ot: a
cutting off of some superfluity, and thus they
showed to the people how simple and easy m
. . , -. 1 ! " - t r : 1
its. wors is irue cnaruy, .ami iso uow uiauy
professed Christians not only lose tight or their
duty, but really lose the greatest joy or Chris-
tian life,""'" ''' ' " ' ''V ' """" ' '
It was a glorious day for Missionville wheu
those six young mechanics met in the village
bar-room, and concocted the plan for their soj
ciety. - And the good has worked in two ways.
The members find themselves happier, heal
thier and stronger for having given up thir
pipes and cups; and the poor uufortunate ones
of the town are once again basking in tho suni
light of peace, content and plenty. ' ", '
Hew many professed Christian churches are
there in our land which would be benefited,
and even Christianized, by following the ex
ample of the six noble " youths who still stand I
at tne neaa 01 toe uitc tn xiuc
The Putufe of Turkey-Speech of Earl Grey.
r. Earl Grey,- one; of England's ministers nn
der a former administration, .lately delivered
a speech in the House of, Lords on the finan
ces of Great Britain; and the propriety of
Her Majesty's government guaranteeing the
Interest of the Turkish loan iu which ho used
this remarkable language':' - - -;; ;
We are, in the first place made responsible
for the whole interest of the Turkish loan.
If Turkey does not pay, and Jcouceire ui
man in his senses lidieces that the ' T urkith
emjn're will be in existence forty years hence,
or that there is the remotest chance of our not
bein" called upon to pay the interest which
we have bargained to pay. W hen we Have
paid the interest, it will be for us to call upon
Franco to reimburse us her proportion,.- But
looking at the future, many changes ma UiYe
j&icc, and many questions juay.ariso between
the two countries which are now upon, the
best possible terms.,. Jlting some su))xsrd
. . ... , .... ' -
right of KiUtnoiunj jyin-iii. n c, u
the other hand, pot admitting fcDy such right.
may insist on being reimbursed, and diffaui
tics may arise octween the'two countries
. . . 1 . .. .
Your lordships know ' the present state of
that wost mrrupt of all goeerumsnts, the Tur
kish government, und Uiat it is notorious thai ',
of ike monty vhieh ought to go into thr Tur-L-itk
ttrnttiru ftr tiuMic nurpotc. no s)nall
'portion. goi into the hind f corrupt px
u and gripiHJ 'on- ncrs: V?u,vf
J - I . .
- j sA
ships will remember the , distressed state of
the Turkish army in ' Asia last winter. By
the concurrent testimony of all the hef a
pcrs, the state to which the army was redueed
was, not because Turkey had not a sufficient
sum of moneyjwhereirith to pay, the tnen, ppt
because the funds had been' the subject of u"n
bounded peculation In all countries there
is a disposition to extravagance in the expen
diture of the government money; but, in a
country like Turkey, that extravagance and
peculation it is impossible to check. I did
not intend to advert to this subject, but it has
been incidentally raised by my noble friend.
Before I sit down, as the bill before the House
provides another loan of 1 ,000,000, it is
impossible for me to forbear' expressing the
alarm and regret with which L have received
this proposal for " additional, loan. . My
lords, we have already sanctioned a loan of
X18.000.000; then there is the guarantee of
tho Turkish loan, which, in : the most favora
ble view, is equal to another loan of half the
nominal amount, 2,000,000,: which the gov
ernment are now authorized to raise', making
fftotal ofi25,2W,trOrjrof bdtrowiBg-trhlch,
Parliament has sanctioned in a single session.
My lords, for one look tcith the utmost dis
may on fuch draughts vpun. Uie resources of
the country. .Myjioblo friend ; has. alrevly
called attention to the enormous amount- of
our preseat expenditure, for, 4 in addition to
these loans and our largely-increased taxation,
the expenditure is going on at. a rate that is
truly frightful,.-. :
When the tinio comes that (hU reaction
shall tako place, and when injudicious reduc
tions, shall be called for, this House will have
the most difficult question to consider, how to
relieve the people from the pressure of taxa
tion ? Your lordships will remember lhat
the state jf the world is much altered from
what it was in former days. Already a great
stream of .emigration is setting out an emi
gration not ouly of the - bet of population,
but of those men who carry with them no in
considerable portion of the national wealth.
If your taxes press too heavily on productive
industry, you artificialy increase that tenden
cy by rendering it difficult for men to live at
bome, and thus injure tho very source of
I-'
your power, the same ciiect will be produ
ced upon your trade. ; In tho prcsaut ttate of
tho worldi with- aetiy-rivals- the other
side of the Atlantic,- with the competition of
your colonies to contend against, you cannot,
without injury to tho "vital -sources of your
power, impose taxation upon trade and indus
try beyond a eertain amount ; and, therefore,
when peace returns,. , you will find., if this
syBtem of loans, is carried much, further, that
you have inflicted a most irrepaiable injury
upon the country. I' hope that thepe things
will be considered not only by 'your lordhip
but also by the public, and that there will be
a general desire to prevent" tlie-contiuance
of the present enormous expenditure.
Notwithstanding the opposition of the no
ble Earl, the bill passed through the Commit
tee, and will become a law without doubt.
But bis speech shows what a peer of tho
realm thinks of the future prospects ' of their
ally', Turkey, for whose protended integrity
England is now shedding her best blwtd and
spending her vast treasures. in the. Crimea.
If the. Turkish Empire is so near dissolution
if the " sick man's" condition is so deeper- "
ate we will warrant England, and France
ill be 44 in at the 'death," .when they 'will
cast lots for his garments. . .
" XSTThe Louisville Courier Umis tletcbea
tho characters of those Know-Nothings who
wcro' killed during the Louisville riots v '
u- Graham was a wan f bad character, who
had been guilty of previous riotous -conduct,
for which he had to answer in court.. Some
time since he was arrested for robbing a house
of ill-fame on the plank-road, and the stolen
property found in his possession. Believing
it to have been his first offence , and in consid
eration of his youth and promises of good be
havior for the future. Judge Joyce merely
held him to ; bail iu the sum of Slt'OO for hia
good behavior. " : - ' -
rtnoo.es was a man. 01 vioieni temper, ana
of such character that . his neighbors would
hold no iutcrcourse with him... .lie had been
" indefinitely, suspcuded" (which was tanta
mount to expulsion) from Boon Ijodge,.I. Q.
of O.; F., for bad conduct. He treated his
wifo to badly that she was driven away from
himand for several months before his death
they bad not' been living together. " : ''
" lie refused to pay her physician's bills in
curred after their separation, disowned her as
his wife, and only two or thrco days before hia
death forbade the physician who bad born
tailed to 'visit her during sickness, from longer
attending to hcr.- But abused aud maltreated
as she had been, with the holy devotion of her
sex, forgetting all his faults, Mrs, Rhodes now
seeks to remove the cloud .that surrounds his
memory She is represented as being a wor
thy lady, and her womanly devotion cannot
fad to excite admiration.- " -
Hudson Z who was murdered by his own
friends, and not killed by the Irish as was sta
ted, was a man of notoriously bad character.
We see it slated that he was recently released
from the lndianna penitentiary, where he had
been sentenced to serve a term for tealing,
and at the time he was killed an iudktmrnt for
felony was hanging ever hinK ,f
" Bkavkk Island' Lake 'Michigan, is said to
.. . . - .1 r 1 f '
rnntjiin M HI .Mormon?, luosiiv icmaies. iix
4 .nm I. ill KIrtp .PK knliull
ji'r imic -v
wear Uie bloomer tume,! aud many of them
arc said to be well educated..-1 A large num-
1 . . . 1 . n ...... . w r. t . r ! m p.nn , n.
, nc, are irum n. i.. v. s....su.
Some come with muih money. They are
absconded wives, daughters, Ac. . Strang, the
chief of the tribe, is descrilwd as au educated
Philadelphia lawyer, who.se lawful wife re
sides in Wiconsin( - He publishes a ncw.'pa
per, and is potnutcr a member of the Mich
igan Litljtui e, and au importaut rftan among
them. ". " " '