Huntingdon journal. (Huntingdon, Pa.) 1843-1859, May 15, 1851, Image 1
VOLUME XVI. The North to the South Sends Greet ing. A RESPONSE BY BRAINERD WILLIAMSON. Southern Brethren—why this clamor From your their nod sunny land? 'Tis not sound of loom or hummer, Or of work's industrial hand; Nor the voice of Love's devotion, Nor of Friendship's holy word,• But of turbulent commotion, Threatening war with flashing sword. Itnow ye not our hearts will nere' Traitors to our Union turn? Think ye that our. Love shall ever For our country cease to burn? Or that now, no blood paternal Swells its tides through Northern veins, Blood of sires! embalmed, eternal, On our mountains, hills and plains? Think ye, that our hearts are craven— That they fear war's sterner test— That no Past's high deeds are graven On each Northern's fearless breast? Think ye, that the trumpets calling Now shall fright the sons of those Who, 'mid battle's storms appalling, Conquer'd Freedom's fiercest foes? Or that by your angry quarrels With your Northern brethren here, Ye shall gather greener laurels, Than your brows already wear? When ye know, that Abolition, Faithful North men hate and spurn, Frowning on that mud ambition, Which this Union would o'erturn? Southern Brethren is it kindly In your hearts to curse us all, If perchance, fanatics blindly, Serpent-like, among us crawl— Hissing only—hurting never— Vainly seeking whom to strike, 'Till their fangs in foil'd endeavor, Fiercely fasten on their like! And, for this, shall ye e'er tender, Naught but seornings, bitter threats, And those taunt's that must engender 11l borne feelings and regrets? Better tar, to love and strengthen All our Union's hallowed ties, That its joys may live and lengthen Brightly thro' its destinies! Then, 0! listen to our greeting! Reed no madman's angry cry— Round our Country's altars meeting, Let us swear it shall not die— Living—Loving—Law and Order Reigning through our smiling land— Village, city, town and border, Bound in one fraternal band. Else, Oh! Southern Brethren, ponder! Else, we part these sacred ties, And our ruin proves a wonder, To all Earth's astonished eves; With each token ever clieristi'd, Dear to Freedom, dear to Fume, Broken; bleeding, shatter'd, perished, Cursed in being—cursed in name! Hymn to May. It is the spring, the soft, delicious spring, Wreathing a garland of just budding flowers, Stirring the young leaves with her tender wing, And making green the paths to forest-bowers; Whose smiles, I see, such perfect beauty fling Along the track of Life's swift-gliding hours; Her breath falls freshly on the grateful earth, And Is! what joy and loveliness have birth! The fields put on their verdure; the small rills Dance merrily along with shout and glee; The sloping woodlands, the uprising hills, Blue vale, gray rock, brown bush and emerald tree, Taste the sweet influence which the air instills; While snow-white clouds in Heaven's unruffled sea, On their bright voyage from shore to shore; Like angel ships majestic sail and boar. The icy gales of winter, that long sealed The mirth of fountains and the play of streams, Are lulled at last, and now to light revealed, Like brilliant insects Hash their jewel gleams; The frozen, wounded land, is gently pealud By Morn's end Eve's alternate showers and beams, And waves, unbroken into spray and foam, Roll, melt or slumber in their ocean-home. Welcome! thrice welcome! favorite of the year; "Ethereal mildness," hail! though loftier lyres May wake their music, anti in tunes more clear And sweet than those my humble Muse inspires, Hymn thy perfection, thou wilt deign to hear The thrilling gratitude my heart desires To pour to thee in this unheeded lay, For all thy gifts, thou soft, delicious May! Crßarnum wants a spare spar from the Balti more clipper. Cir What day in Spring is a command to go ahead? March fourth. grAvarice starves its keeper, to surfeit those who wish him dead. Kink says that tailors would make excel lent dragoons, they charge so. pliff'"Pa, isn't that man in what is called the spring of life?" Why, my son?" "Because lm looks so very green." ''There is a man in Troy with a nose so long that he has had holes bored in it and uses it for a claronet. trA wag says, that now-a-days when men marry, they get more whalebone than women, and more coffee bog than "tin."—Exchange. Pooh! this wag is behind the age. Corsets and coffee hag skirts are exploded long ago. e - There is no greater grief, says Dante, than to remember, in our misery, the happiness of the. ° 3)lt( - tingboll HINTS ON SLEEP " Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep." " Early to bed, and early to rise, Make men healthy, wealthy, and wise." "An hour's sleep before midnight is ,worth two after it." In what sense is " an hour's sleep before mid night Worth two after it?" It is the order of nature that men should go to rest early. The birds cease their singing as the sun goes down ; the sheep and the deer go to their resting early, and throegout nature quiet ness and repose are the order of the night. It is natural, then, to sleep early ; and for this rea son it may truly be said, ." it is twice as good to obey nature's law as to break it." It is twice as good to sleep regularly and habitually before mid nightns to wait until after it. Sleep is one of the greatest of Heavens bless ings. When fatigued and careworn how grateful, how refreshing its influence. Were it not .for sleep, bow dull and montonous would life become. The poor mon who labors hard the livelong day, and the student who toils no less in his health trying employments—what would become of these were it not for the ever-genial influence of sleep? Without it, life could not possibly be sustained for more than a few days. But, necessary, refreshing, and invigorating as is this provision of nature for restoring the sys tem, people know very imperfectly how to use it. They generally know almost nothing of the real how to cat drink or sleep. It would seem as if their whole study were (if thermay be said to study at all) continually to get the cart before the horse. Many kinds of the most unhealthy food are, by almost every family in Christendom, eaten merely from habit; and tohoeeo, ten, and coffee are used as if they were the most fliendly and healthful substances in the world. • So too in sleeping the room must be almost hermetically sealed, to keep out the night air, and the softest feather beds with down pillows are everywhere used. People do not know, or seem to care to know, that breathing the air continually over and over again, renders it a perfect poison; that feather beds and feather pillows are among the greatest causes of physical debility, horrible dreams, nightmares, and the most unrefreshing sleep that ran be. Who (lees not remember of being put in those best rooms with a feather bed so high as alms,: to•need a ladder to enable one to mount P....1 - and how one almost loses himself in the smothering envelopement of these "best beds?" Remember, too, what a stench there is coming from the feathers and the impure air when we enter in the morning such a sleeping room, and having just come from the fresh air. Will peo ple generally heed any admonitions on this sub jectl Not one in n hundred, We fear; lint now and then the seeds gall on good ground; and this encourages as to work on. One of the most per nicious customs in regard to sleep, is the prac tice of sitting np late at night, and losing the best and most delightful " hours of early more."— ' Studious persons particularly are apt to contract this habit of sitting up late at evening. The sol i emit stillness of night is supposed to be more fa vocable for study and reflection than the day. And settee a person nukes a change, and' under takes to observe the proper hours, he finds that he is dull ie the morning, and cannot study so well as nt late hours. Soon, however, if lie will persevere, ho will leant that by rising early, and retiring seasonably to rest, he will accomplish more with less exhaustion of the nervous power, than by sitting up late. It is, too, an important fact, that artificial lights, of whatever kind, are much more trying - to the stereos than the natural light of day. Occulists tell us that the former of ten injure the sight, and sometimes produce dis ! ease of the eyes, very difficult to remove. What are we to say of theatre-going people, and those who frequent balls, parties, &c., habi• tually, and Into at night? They are living contin• nobly in opposition to nature's laws, and must re. ceive the penalty. Such people never enjoy good health. See the fitshisonable young Indies of our cities who remain in bed late in the morning and sit up late at. night. How feeble, pale, sallow, stud nervous they are; crooked-backed often, and not more fit fora wife than a doftbaby. lint it is fashionable; therefore, they must be up late at night to show off in society. Shall we sleep at all during the day? It is natural, evidently, for infants to sleep much of the time, day as well as night. Nature demands it. We think, too, that some feeble persons are the bettor fur a "nap" before dinner. Farmers, who rise at daybreak, and toil hard during the long days of summer, have a habit of sleeping after din ner. This may, on the whole, do good, since they, in such eases, need more sleep than they get at night; but if they will make the experiment, they will be astonished to find how much more re- Treshing the sleep will be before dinner than after. Fifteen minutes sleep before the meal is better than a whole hour after it —We do not see the animals going to sleep immediately after. Sleep during the day, should be in the forenoon, so that it be not disturbed at night. If a person sleep in the afternoon, he will be much more liable to wakefulness at night. Some have agreed that sleep during the day, in the case of adults, is always wrong. Persons" often feel unrefreshed and feverish after a day-nap. Women when tired, often throw themselves upon the bed, and are surprised to find that they feel I smothered, feverish, and worse than before. Now the cause of this often is the lying down with their clothes on. It is natural for the skin to breathe. "But," says one. "the clothes are on while we are up, and why not the harm then?" HUNTINGDON, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 185 Because then the clothing is more loose and the skin is left more free. But when we lie down, the clothes are pressed against the skin much more than when we are up. To have sleep refreshing, then, we should remove the external clothing as we would at night. Then if we need sleep it will lie refreshing. But as a general fact it must be ne- . knowledged that it is the best not to sleep at all during the day; to keep active, and then early at night to rest. Then sleep will be worth the while. Indolent people have a pernicious way of dozing in the morning, taking a second nap. The habits should be so active, and everything in our power so regulated, that we sleep soundly, and on the first awakening, which, with good dietetic and other habits throughout, will be early, we should rise. Do not wait in the vitiated air of your room to sleep more, Rise wash, drink some cold wa ter, and if possible go into the open air. It will give a good appetite a keen relish for the plainest food, vigor, health, and strength of body, and peacefulness and eontentment of the mind. Try it idlers, regularly for .three months, and then tell us if we are not right. Try it, ye stu dents, literary men, merchants and ye ladies; it will give you a good circulation, warmth of extremi ties, and glow of the c heck, natural, healthful and beautiful. Try it all. Woman's Constancy. Some four years since a young man, residing in this city, funned the acquaintance of a young holy, and, after visiting her for some time, it was mutually agreed that they would be joined togeth er in the bands of wedlock. The day was deter mined upon, and with anxious hearts they looked forward to the time when they should be made one. About a week before this period arrived, the young man was called upon to deplore the loss of a fond and affectionate parent—this unforeseen event rendered it necessary that the marriage day should be postponed for months. A few weeks before this time had passed, an advantageous business engagement was proffered to the intended groom to visit California. On consultation; the bride and her friends came to the conclusion that a second postponement of the day would prove beneficial in the end. After spending a year in San Francisco, the young tnan determined to settle them permanently; and, in accordance with this determination, wrote to the holy awl reques ted her to join him in California; at the same time naming the day for the consummation of their anxious hopes. With great joy the lady made due preparation for her departure, and in course of time readied California. Imagine her sorrow on arrivng there to find her intended Hus band lying at the point of death from an attack of brain fever. Months passed by, and through the providence of Cod the sick man was sufficiently restored to be enabled, by the advice of the medi cal attendant, to return to the United States. Once inure the bridal day was named, and with joyful hearts the lovers started for home, deeming it advisble not to be united until they should reach Nosy York. On reaching Panama the hero of our tale was attacked with Chagres fever. After months of delay here, lie again recovered sufficiently to resume his journey to this city—not, however, until the fifth appointed time had passed by. Yesterday afternoon the lovers were united in one of the up-town churches.—The young lady has certainly given a Most satisfactory cxempli (leaden of woman's constancy.—N. Y. Sun. girA fellow was doubting whether or not la should volunteer to fight the Mexicans.—One 0 the flags waving before his eyes bearing the in. scription "Victory or Death," somewhat troublei and discouraged him.—" Victory is a very goo, thing," said be, "but why put victory or death?' "Just put," said he "victory or cripple, and PI go it." A PRACTICAL Jour.—The Legislature of lowa recently passed a law prohibiting free =grecs from entering the State under severe penalties. A free soil member didn't like the law but knew its passage could not be prevented, 4 suggested a compromise to his hunker brethren, with a view of conciliating his free soil comrades. It was that the bill should be amended so that the law should take effect "from and after its publication in the 'lowa Free Democrat,' a prominent free soil paper. A majority of both houses adopted the amend ment without suspicion: When we add that the law has not yet taken effect our readers will hard ly need to be told the reason. We aro told that the editor of the Free Democrat was heard pro fanely to exclaim when the bill had passed, that he would see the Legislature in a place not set down in any of the geographies, before he would publish the infernal law. Cr The National Intelligencer has information from Georgia to the effect that the Hon. Alexan der H. Stephens, whig representative to Congress, from the Eleventh District, declines being a candi date for Governor, and recommends the Union men of his party to rally to the support of Hon. H. Cobb, the democratic Speaker of the House during the last Congress. The Intelligence• ex presses much pleasure at this evidence of frater nization on the part of the leading men of the old parties of Georgia, on the great platform of the Union. gig.- A Cincinnati paper states that in the year 1838 a German gardener purchased a lot of two and-a-half acres of ground at the west end of Eighth street, in that city, for $2,500. Lest week he sold the same for $52,000. A SMALL REDUCTION.—The fare from San Francisco to Sacramento and Stockton at last dates was one dollar. A year ago it was 50 dollars. Returning Good for Evil. Obediah Lawson and Watt Dood were neigh bors; that is they lived within half is mile of each other, and no person lived between their respec tive farms, which would have joined, had not a little strip of prairie land extended itself sufficient ly to keep them separated. hood was the oldest settler, and from his youth up had entertained a singular hatred against Quakers; therefore, when he was infomed that Lawson, a regular disciple of that class of people, bad purchased the next farm to his, he declared he would make him glad to move away again. Accordingly a system of petty annoyances was commenced by him, and every time one of Lawson's hogs chanced to stray upon hood's place, he was beset by men and dogs, and most savagely abased. Things progressed thus for nearly a year, and the Quaker, a man of decidedly peace princples, appeared in no way to resent the injuries received at the bands of his spiteful neighbor. But matters were drawing to a crisis; for Dood more enraged than ever at the quiet of Obediah, made oath that he would do something before long to wake up the spunk of Lawson. Chance favored his design. The Qua ker had a high-blooded filly, which he had been very careful in raising, and which was just four years old. Lawson took great pride in this ani mal, and had refused a large sum of money for One evening, a little after sundown, as Watt Dood Was passing around his cornfield, be dis covered the filly feeding in the little strip of prairie lend that separated the two farms, and he conceived the hellish design of throwing off two or three rails of his fence, that the horse might get into his corn during the night. He did so and the next morning bright and early, he shouldered his rifle and left the house. Not long after his absence, a hired man, whom he had recently employed, heard the echo of his gun, and in a few minutes Dood considerably excited and out of breath, came hurrying to the house, where be stated that be had shot at and wounded a buck; that the deer attacked him and ho hardly escaped with his life. This story was credited by all but the.newly employed hand, who had taken a dislike to Dead, and from his manner, suspected that something was wrong. He therefore slipped quietly away from the house, and going through the field in the direction of the shot, he suddenly came upon Law sea's filly, stretched upon the earth, with a bullet hole through the bead, from which the warm blood was still oozing. The animal was warm and could not have been killed on hour. He hastened back to the dwell ing of Dood, who met him in the yard demanded, somewhat roughly, where he had been. "I've been to see if your bullet made sure work of Mr. Lawson's filly," was the instant retort. Deed paled for a moment, but collecting him self; he fiercely shouted: "Do you dare to say I killed her?" "How do you know she is dead?" replied the Dood bit his lip, hesitated a moment, and then turning, walked into the house. A couple of clays passed by, and the morning of the third one had broken, as the hired into met friend Lawson, riding in march of his filly. A few words of explanation ensued, when with a heavy heart, the Quaker turned his horse and rode home, where he informed the people of the fate of his filly. No threat of recrimination coca. ped him; he did not even go to law to recover damages ; but calmly awaited his pion and hour of revenge. It came at last. Watt Dood had a Durham heifer, for which he had paid a heavy price, and upon which he count ed to natio great gains. • One mornmg just us Obediah was sitting down to breakfast, his eldest son came in with the in formation that neighbor Dood's heifer had broken down the fence, entered the yard, and after eating most of the cabbages, had trampled the well-made beds and the vegetables they contained, out of all shape—a mischief hnpossble to repair. "And what did thee do with her Jacob I" quiet ly asked Medial'. "I put her in the fartu-yard." "Did thee beat her'?" " I never struck her a blow." "Right, Jacob—right; sit down to thy break fast, and when done eating I will attend to the heifer.' Shortly after be had finished his repast, Law son mounted a horse and rode over to flood's, who was sitting under the porch in front of his house, and who, as he beheld the Quaker dis mount, 'supposed he was coining to demised pay for his filly, and secretly swore he would have to go to law for it if he did. " Good morning, neighbor Dood; how is thy family 1" exclaimed Obediah, us he mounted the steps and seated himself in a chair. All well, I believe," was the crusty reply. " I have a small aflitir to settle with you this morning, and I came rather early." " So I suppose," growled Watt. "This morning, my son found thy Durham heif er in my garden, where she has destroyed a good deal." "And what did he do with her 7" demanded Hood, his brow darkening. " What would thee have done with her, had she been my heifer in thy garden I" asked Obediah. " I'd have shot her!" retorted Watt, madly, "as I suppose you have done; but are only even now. Heifer for filly is only ' tit for tat.' " "Neighbor Dood, thou knowest me not, if thou thickest I would harm a hair of thy heifer's hack. She is in my fitnn-yard, and not even a blow has been struck her, where thee can get her at any time. I know thee shot my filly ; but the evil one 3ourintit. prompted thee to do it, and I lay no evil in my heart against my neighbors. I carne to tell thee where thy heifer is, and note I'll go home." °tidie] rose from his chair, and was about tai lesccnd the steps, when he was stopped by Dood, rho hastily asked : " What was your filly worth 1" " A hundred dollars is what I asked for her? !Plied Obediah. "Wait a inoment," and Dead rushed into the houso,from whence he soon returned,holding some gold in hand. " Here's the price of your filly ; and hereafter let there he n pleasantness between us." " Willingly, heartily," answered Lawson, gras ping the proffered hand the other; " let there he peace between us." (Medial' mounted his horse, and rode home with a lighter heart, and from that day to thi,, flood has been as good a neighbor as one could wish to have being completely reformed by the RETURN -INO GOOD FOR EVIL.-Cin. Columbian. What will they say at Vienna. The Germans tell a story of a traveller who, on visiting the springs of the Danube, and noticing what an insignificant rill trickled at the source of that great river, formed the bold resolution of stopping up the stream. Ile put his hand across it, and as he fancied else various cities upon its course deprived of their supply of water by Isis means, he exclaimed, in the pride of his heart— " What will they say at Vienna?" This simple traveller is a type of a large class of people, who have a very indefinite notion of the regulations of cause and effect. A man conceives a grudge against a neighboring mechanic or mer chant and determines at once to drive him into ir retrievable ruin by "withdrawing his patronage," as the phrase goes. What will they say at Vienna?" he chuckles to himself; as he walks stiffly by his old friend's place, and trades at a new store. From his bearing, one would suppose him "big with the fate of empires," but his enemy survives the loss of his customer, and laughs at the impo tent attempt of the "bolter" to break up his bns- A newspaper subscriber takes unbrage at an editor, for daring to express an opinion counter to his own. Having nurtured his wrath to the re quisite degree of strength, he dashes off a few wpeds on a letter sheet, the most prominent of which nee, " stop my paper," and speeds it on the way- to the luckless editor, imagining "what will they say at Vienna," when the direful docu ment is received. The letter arrives, the name of the wrathy gentleman is quietly expunged from the mail-book, and the circumstance is never heard or thought of agaih. The old lady who pulled up the stakes for the new railroad, probably wondered " what they would say at 'Vienna i" bet the railroad was built ill Spite of her opposition. Much of the opposition to railroads is at the same soot. A diseffected stockholder turns his dozen shares into the mar ket, and then very patiently and very knowingly watches the rain of the corporation, or at least a general panic among the shareholders. Alts? he never hears " what they say at Vienna"—for the reason that they said nothing. " What will they say at 'Vienna?" exclaims a noisy politician, as he determines to withdraw his support from his party, and give it to those who will reward !din better. His prophecies of political ruin to his old confederates, fall upon the ear and are fiwgotten. The fierce bugbear which he discovers in the Heavens, is nothing more than animalchte begotten in the corrupt humors of his own eye, and invisible to all but himself. The error of these people is, not so much in showing their resentment, as in overrating its of- The noon the destinies of mankind. We hold that every man may lawfully indulge in an occa sional fit of" virtuous indignation;" but let hint not imagine that he is going to blow up a granite mountain with Et pinch of snuff, or move the world from its foundation by the stamping of his foot.— It is poor philosophy to expect great results, mere ly because the antecedent is small, though it is sometimes true that small causes are connected with momentous events. The three tailors who held a meeting in Tooley street, London, had a right to issue their address to the world, but when they begun it, " We, the people of England," they rather over-estimated their importance.— This comes of " living in a barrel and looking out of a hung-hole," as Rabelais describes it. To take a conceit of this kind out of men, all that is necessary is a little observation, a little common sense, and a little modesty. When these com modities become more abitudant, we shall hear fewer people inquiring on every frivolous occasion, " What will they say at Vienna!" (WA Quaker, on hearing a man daMn a par ticular bad piece of road, went to him and said, "Friend, lam under obligations to thee. What thou host done I would have done, but my reli gion forbids it Don't let my conscience, howev ever, bridle thine. Give thy indignation wings, and suffer not the prejudice of others to paralyze the tongue of justice and long suffering—yea verily." "THE STARS AND STRIPES."—Mr. Lucius C. Duncan, who sailed from New York recently, in the steamer Baltic, on a tour through the Eastern World, carried among his baggage a very beauti fully wrought miniature flag of the United States, which he designs to hoist above the ruins of Nine veh. The staff that is to accompany the flag con sists of several sections made from a branch or stick cut by President Fillmore, at Mount Vernon, within a few feet of the grave of Washington. The stall was presented by General Scott to Mr. Duncan. £ NUMBER 19. Inelegant Language, Coleridge was not die only one who labored under a sad mistake, when he mistook the man- Anal) for a philosopher, nod was only unde cylten 'The apple dumplings were set upon Miable, by his exclamation, "them's the joekies lbr me!" Not long store, a fashionably attired fe male upon whom some devoted parents had lavish ed money enough in the fair exterior to pay for a year's tuition where gramninr uas taught, seated herself at the dinner table of a large hotel. She was at first glance pretty, decidedly so. Her eyes sparkled bar cheek glowed wit!: a natural tinge, her neck was like alabaster, and upon it glittered a chain of uncommon rielmess; her hand was deli cate, and a brilliant diamond ring shone upon the front finger, and I was about congratulating myself upon a short acquaintance during my stay, when suddenly the charm was dissolved by a gentleman on the opposite side ofthe table, who interrogated the damsel by asking if the horse she rode was not rather it fiery animal Y and this brought out the yelp'. reply. "Oh yes, we put her right through!" Truly the appearance was tll,44gged now. t saw only a course, illbred girl, where a few mo ments before appeared to my unsophisticated gaze, a lovely female! Certain I am, young ladies would study refinement of spirit and manners, if they bat fully understood the immense, advantages which accrue from. The gold lever,. with the most massive chain, the diamond of unsurpassed brilliancy, sparkles in vain, where the mind is in a crude state, needing far more labor and care to refine it than has been expended upon those showy jewels. Nothing:compensates for this loss; and it is sure to aim a fatal dart upon the vacant head :Ind uncultivated heart. Pardon me if I relate an anecdote as my friend told it tome.. "I was," said Iw, "beginning, to look around or a (rife. Among my acquaintances was a young Indy upon whom much money had been lavished to give her a thorough education. She had read Virgil, could speak some Italian, was mistress of French, and eould warble' eign amateur; at least so said her m heard she knew something of houscho and, to tell the whole truth, I looked upon her with a keen eye. She certainly did appear well; but one evening I was rallying her upon some trifle I had forgotten, when suddenly she turned round and gave men slap and declared..,g/te did not care the ,first red cent ((Gout it. Heavens! said my friend, how my love did cool!. I never thought of marrying her again! Thus one cant phrase spoiled a young lady's prospects of wedlock, to our knowledge, and this is enough to cause all others, who aspire to that state, to cultivate refinement of thought, which , will invariably lead to a refined utterance' ITEMS. WHAT is CRIME . ? A wretched vagabond, traveling from place to place in a fruitless endeav or to escape from justice, who is constantly enga ged in hot pursuit. A foe to virtue and happi ness, though at times the companion of poor in nocence, which is too often made to suffer for the Wriver IS Tuountrr ! A fountain from which flows all good And evil intentions : n mental fluid, electrical in'force and rapidity of its movements, silently flowing unseen within its own secret ave nues yet it is the controlling power of all anima ted matter, and the chief mainspring of all our actions. WHAT Is IlAmINEss ! A butterfly that roves from flower to flower, in the vast garden of exis tence, and which is eagerly pursued by the mul titude, in vain hope of obtaining the prize: yet it continually eludes their grasp. WIIAT IS FORTUNE : A sparkling beverage who often rejects those who ere most anxious to solicit her favors : whilst others, more unworthy, are the recipients of her bounties without their solicited.. WHAT IS FASHION! A beautiful envelope for morality, presenting a glittering and polished ex terior, the appearance of which gives no certain indication of the real value of what is contained therein. WHAT IS WIT 2 A sparkling beverage that is highly exhilirating and agreeable, when partaken at the expense of others I but when used at our own cost, it becomes bitter and unpleasant. WHAT IS KNo w Ll:non ? A key that unravels all mysteries, which unlocks the entrance and discovers new, unseen, and untrodden paths in the hitherto unexplored fields of science and liter ature. WHAT IS CONTENTI,IENT 7 The philosophy of life, and the principal ingredient in the cup of hap piness a commodity that is undervalued in conse quence of the very low price • it can be obtained for. WHAT IR JUSTICE? A pair of scales in which the actions of mankind are often weighed? the. true weights being brought up by power and wealth whilst others that arc innocent are sub stituted. WHAT Is AMBITION ? A fierce unconquerable. steed, that bears its rider on in the high road of preferment? but it oftentimes throws him such a full that he rarely ever recovers. WHAT 19 IDLENESS ? A public mint, where various kinds of mischief is coined and extensive ly circulated among the most despicable of the human race. Weer is JOY? The honey of existence ; real ly beneficial and agreeable when partaken of in moderation, but highly injurious when used to eXCCPS