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MI Lettersand Communications addressed to tho Editor by mail must bo post-paid, or they will not be attended to. TU E GARLAND. —" With sweetest flowers cnrich'd From various gardens can't] with care." SONG OF TIIE AMERICAN GIRL. Our hearts are with our nidive land, Our song is for hor glory; Her warrior's wreath is in our hands, Our lips breathe out her story, Her lofty hills and valleys green Aro smiling bright boforo us, And him a rainbow sign is seen Her proud flag waving o'er us. Anti there aro smiles upon our lips For those who meet her foemen, For glory's star knows no eclipse When smiled upon by woman; For those who brayo the mighty deep, And scorn the threats of danger, We've smiles to cheer—and tears to weep For every ocean dtinger. Our hearts aro with our native bunt Our song is for her - freedom, Our prayers era for her gallant band Who strike %hex° honor leads them We love the taintless air we breathe, 'Zia freedom's eyeless dower; We'll twine for him a fadeless wreath Who scorns a tyrant's power. They tell ofFrance's henuties rare, Of Italy's proud daughters; Of Scotland's lasses—England's fair, And nymphs of Shannon's waters; Wo heed not all their boasted charms, Though lords around them hover; Our glory lies in treetiorn'sorms— A ertEEMAII FOR • Lovsu! _ • _ _ maaquaa4mululva . 0 TUE PCYOR•PRINTER, ♦ND THE EXCLUSI YES. On the fourth ofJply, Harriett Lee might have been-secn sitting on the sofa in her neat little parlor, in a house situated in P. street, New York. The metropolis was alive with men, women, and children, of every color,class and creed—old men whose, heads were whitened with the snow of age —young men in the meridian of manhood, unitedly and unanimously agreed to 'drive dull care away,' acid join the jubilee to celebrate the birth day of American Inde pendence. Ever and anon the bursting thun der of artillery seemed to shake the island of Manhattan—the carved. eagle sat pot._ ched upon a pOlo of liberty, and our star spangled banner became the plaything of the balmy' wind. every American heart was brim fiil of iey and gratitude, there were two gen-, erous hearted, no' le minded' individuals bowed down with sorrow so pungent, and disappointment so bitter, that the soul-stir ring proceedings of' the everto-be-re.-nem. , bared Fourth could not raise their drooping spirits. The persons alluded ,to are Harri et and her suitor, Wm. Malcolm. When the intelligent, patriotic and high-minded William entered Harriet's ,apartment, , he was disappointed and surprised to see the' object of his love bathed in tears. .Why do you weep, my dear. Harriet?' enquired William, in a voieirlich as music, at the same time grasping affectionatelyher snowy tapering fingers, which were ornamented with three costly tinge, the offerings which friendship and respect had laid upon the altar of her fairy hand. Harriet gently and graw-fully raised her head, while the warm tears of 'grief flowed free and fast from her (Ink hazel eyeS, and fell upon her fair cheek like dew drops froth arose leaf. 'What can l do,' continued William, 'to tear away the dark draPery which seems to mantle your tender feelings in . gloomy sm..' row on this high and happy day?' Hard et's feelings were too big for utterance; she could not vent her thoughts in wordS, so vi olent was the temper of excitement occa sioned by one who had'breken up the great deep of her heart. Soon after she was able to speak, she said she had ~ just, returned from a visit to her nimt 11 7 ----,,having paid her a visit for the purpose of inviting her to attend the anticipated wedding which would 'probably take place in a few (lays. She described the interview she' had with her aunt; it was as fallow: When she had made known her q,rrand her aunt observed--"-- its a poszUhle !hat you, Tlarriet hnvo as sumed the rovonsibilify of pledi,ing, heart J and hand to a matt without soliciting my advice?' • Harriet replied— , Whea I first became ?acquainted with the man of my choice, 1 Sought the advice of my mother who hap pened to be in the city at the time; upon in- quiry she dis Covered that my friend was an honest and honorable man, niid had, no ob jection to my associating with him; our friendship has ripened into love—we are pledged to each other, and the wedding day is appointed.' 'What is the gentleman's name, Harriet. 'His name is William Malcolm.' 'ls he a physician, or a lawyer, or a mer chant, or a minister —what is he?' 'Ho is a journeyman printer,' replied Harrier. 'A journeyman printer/' exclaimed her aunt with great emphasis. 'Do you intend to disgrace your connexions by marrying a man who picks up type for a living? You must be foolish, and 'your mother must be mad to sahetion your folly. You must not imagine, Miss, that I shall condeicend to mingle in the society of mechanics; you lack common sense, or you would not thus throw yourself away.' Harriet again replied: 'William is a respectable, industrious, ►nd economical man, and loves me.' 'lt makes me think of casting pearls ho. fore swine,' continued the old aristocrat. 'You are n beautiful girl, your accomplish• merits are superior to the attainments of most girls of your age—how can you so lower yourself as to marry an illiterate me chanic?' 'My dear aunt do you know that a print ing office is an Academy whore lessons of useful knowledge are continually before the mind? Willinm is not nn illiterate man, but is a self .. .taught classical scholar, and oc• cupios a lofty place in the estimation of all who know him.' 'I will pay the expense of your wedding, and give you a splendid set of furniture, if you will try to forgot him and take my ad viCe; there ie Squire who thinks a great deal of you;—would you not like to have him, or Doct. —, or Mr. —, the merchant? You can, I have no doubt, mar ry either of these gentlemen, and thus keep up the dignity of your family?' 'Pa is a mechanic, and 1. am not too proud to marry a mechanic,' replied Harriet. 'Your father is my youngest brother; be is an extensive land holder; how can you call him a mechanic?' • 'l - -bavo frequently heard him say,' repli ed Harriet, 'that he earned his farm by dili gently using the saw, the broad axe nod the jack plane; furthermore I have heard himsay. that you in your younger days used to pound putty and prime sashes when uncle R— could not offerd to'hice help; you have'not forgotten that my dear 'uncle is a sashma. kor; it is but a few years Since he relin quished that business.' . • 'lmpudent creature, how dare you thus insult me in my own bean? your unclti is President of --, and one of the richest men in this wealthy metropolis.' 'Aunt, I don't intend to insult you nor in jure the feelinffs of my uncle; you know better than. I do, that he shaved wood be (bre he commenced shaving notes 7 —yonder stands the old frame building which, was 'nice his humble restdeoce.' 'Harriet, you must quit my house imme diately, and never dare to darken my door again.' Poor Harriet's feelings were wrought op to the highest pitch of excitement; when her proud and arrogant aunt spoke dime. spectfully of William, she introduced the sarcastic remarks which mortified the old woman's pride. Until that morning she always respected her aunt, but her tyranny completely changed her feelings. * *- . On the ninth day of July, Mr. R--, liarriei's uncle, whilst perusing ono of the daily papers; discovered the following, and road it aloud to his wife. 'Married in this city on the Bth inst., by tho Rev. Mr. ()hese, Mr. Wm. Malcolm to Miss Harriet Lee, both of this city.' On the opposite page he - saw a long edi torial article respecting the wedding, from which the following is an extract: • 'Lek evening, in conformity with a polite invitation, we attended a wedding party; ev ery thing went off with great eclat-:--the cake, coflee and.wine - were . excellent. The bride looked more like an angel than a hu man being--'—hei hair was smooth and dark ns a raven's wings,--her mouth like bloom ing tulips. The groom we are well ac quainted with; he is a clever fellow—the wealth of intellect 8110110 . 0 n his supot b fore head, and a great soul looked through his alibi blue eyes; he is the talented anther of seteral splendid articles which haVe appear ed in our most popular periodicals. We understand he is abbot to resume the Man agement of a periodical in this city. May the sunlight of success beam upon his exer- Patient reader allow the . author to digress a few moments in ordorlo lay before you n brief history of the two professiOnal men and the merchant who was selected by liar• riees aunt as a suitable companion for . a young lady occupying such a conspicuoto stand in society as she did. The physician was an .lifferiorlooking man, rather and dwarfish. tie was round-shoulder ed, had small twinkling grey eyes, a heavy .intellectual brow, and month indicative of ekquence. Notwithstanding his personal appearance, ho was esteemed and respected by a large nequaintance-:--he was n natural dwarf, but an intellectual giant—he was an ordinary looking man, but his attainments were rich anti rare, and hie brilliant talents dd The liberty to know, to utter; and to argue, freely, to above all otber liberties."—MlLTON ataneuneenuants. wtratazodza% malvatartrastai 80 a,skte. look into this dwelling house, you will find it neatly fuinished, and clean as a new pin; a pale female plying that little polished lance the needle, attracts your attention— she bas seen better days—but now she earns a subsistence for herself,.her unfortunate husband, end throe little ones. She is the wife of the talented and liberal lawyer we spoke of a few seconds since; the bewitch. mg voice of flattery spoiled him—he min. gled much in society, was a public pet.-- His friends deemed it an honor to drink a social glass with him; thus he engendered an artificial appetite which like a serpent imprisoned ;titre in its folds; his business was neglected, hie time misimproved, his property worse than wasted, his intellect blunted end his health destroyed. The merchant was a huogry speculator, greedy after dollars and cents, wealth rolled in its golden tide around , him--the more mu sic there was in his purse the more friends he won—he was too stingy to get married; determined to get rich in a hurry, ho leap. ad into the dark--he committed forgery;— in Auburn prison may be seen the man who was selected for Harriet by her aunt; fortu• pately ho has no wife nor children to mourn his fate. We will now resume the narration ofthe your printer's history. 'Twas on a bright end beautiful morning in the month of May, that one of the splendid steamers which pty between New York and Albany was crowd ed with beauty and fashion; the passengers were amusing themselves by gazing on the romantic scenery of the Hudson.' At noon the bell rung to inform the passengers that dinner was ready; a rush was made to the table which was loaded with the richest ' luxuries the Market afforded; at the head of the table sat a nine somewhat advanced i a life; the hand of time had scattered a few grey hairs upon his head; the next seat to him - was occupied - by his wife, who with an air of affected dignity looked towards the door, which at that moment was opened by the captain, who politely requested the gen tleman and lady at the head of the table to .give up their beats to the Hon. Wm. Mal colm and his lady! Ifa voice from heaven, in tones of thunder had spoken, they could not have been more surprised than was Harrieeti uncle and aunt when they, in the presence of more than one hundred persons, were obliged to make room for the plebi ans they bad refused to associate with ten years previous to that event. To this proud pair of aristocrats, the scene was extreme ly humiliating—after all, it was an honor to sit by the side'of this' self made main— after the cloth was removed, a great many apologies were made •by the old couple.— They invited the Hon. Wm. AL and his la. dy to call and 'see them. They did so, and the old hypocrite.) strained every nerve to please the ouce poor printer and his beauti ful wife. William assumed the management of the periodical spoken of in the commencement of this article, and his labors were crown ed with success,• at the close of the year he removed to the south, and the same success attended his footsteps; ho roso in spite of the obstacles in the way to the honorable eminence he now occupies. ECONOMY IN A FAMILY.—There is noth ing which goes so far towrirds placing young people beyond the reach of poverty as econ omy in the management of their domestic affairs. ' It matters not whether a man can furnish little or much for his family, if there is a leakage in his kitchen or in the parlor, it runs away he knows not how, and that demon waste cries more, like the horse• leach's daughter, until he that provided has no more, to give. It is the husband's duty to bring to the house and it is the duty of the wife to see that nothing goes wrongfully out of it—not the least article, however un important in itself—to establish a prece dent; nor under any pretence, for it opens the door for ruin to stalk in, and he seldom teaveian opportunity unimproved. A man gets a wife to look after his affairs, and to assist him in his journey through •life, to educate and prepare his children for a prop er station in life, and not to dissipate his property. The husband's interest should be the wife's care, and her greatest ambi tion _should carry her no farther than his welfare or happiness, together with that of her children. This should holier sole aim, and the thea tre of her exploits in the bosom of her fami ly, where she may do as much towards ma- G. V7.4.I3=INGTOIT 130717117 R, 321ZITOR. & PROPR.I.VIIOII,. won for him nn imperishable name on the page of immortality; by Marriage be con nected himself with a poor but honest fami ly—he has obtained a princely fortune since the sacred band was riveted; and still lives to enjoy it with his amiable companion and beautiful children. The lawyer was a tall graceful man—he had an eye like an eagle, was straight as a pine--and strong ns Hercules; a large pair of brown whiskers fringed his ex:.ressive countenance; no artist ever beheld a better looking mouth than his--a heavy mass of rich brown hair hung in clustering curls over his fine forehead. He rose - to emi nence in his profession, the syren song of flattery was perpetually sung in his ear— one praised because of his eloquence, and another alluded to his benevolence. At the age of twenty-five he m trried the daughter of a rich merchant. • a * • 4 Let us leap over a period of ten yeare. In yonder white frame house in Centre street, New York, may be seen the wreck of a ruined man, his eyes are bloodshot, his tooth yellow, his hand trembles, his face is red as the rising sun—he is !he victim of intemperance. If, reader, you choose to =7:1:=1 king a fortune as he con in the work shop or the counting room. It is not the money earned that makes a man wealthy--it ie what he saves from his earnings. A good and prudent husband makes n deposits of the fruits of his labor with his best friend; and if the friend be not tenet to him, what has he to hope? Übe dare net plate confi Bence in the companion of his bosom, where is he to place it? A wife acts not for herself only, but she is the agent of the many she loves, and she is bound to net for their good and not for her own gratification. Her bus. band's good is the end to which sho should aim-his approbation is her reward. Self gratification in dress, or indulgence in appe. tile. or more company than his purse can well entertain, are equally pernicious—the first adds vanity to extravagance—the sec ond fastens a Doctor's bill to R long Botch er's account—nodule latter brings intemper. ance, the worst of all evils, in its train.- 7 - Stinbury Amer. The art of Printing is a noble art. Its dibcovery an event of transcendent impor tance. The press is the property of the world. Its influences innumerable and in • estimable, at once the triumph and glory of universal mind. There is something pecu liarly grand, solemn, and sublime, in the voice of acclamation. It eChoes and re echoes over the tombs ofpassing genera:ions and the cenotaphs of national existence.— What stupendous changes to all individuals now living before the year nf its invention, 500! Infancy, childhood, youth, manhood and old ago,‘ all swept into one common grave! What changes among the nations! With the present invention and operative genius of the earth, what physical changes! —Mountains penetrated or evoluted by thinks as of lifit—oerans traversed in deri. sion of storm and tempest--the eternal granite moulded into temples and dwelling places as easily, as the potter fashions his clay—and the whole physical population of the earth perhaps doubled! . Who can predict the form, mechanism, and operation of the press of 1840? Who the comparative standing and intelligence of its editors? Is it too much to imagine wheels of burnished steel, supported by pil lars of gold, and centres of motion sustained by massy diamond? Presidents, Govern ors, Princes, Kingeand Emperors for the fountain of light! We are at a loss for language—we dismiss the august subject in silence—we leave that allelic° to• be bro ken by the voice of future gene-rations. krstosencure EvrecT.—We tire' all aware, it the weather be damp and foggy, that a bstless and languid state is produced; whilst, during dry wsnther, however cold it may be, there is a feeling of lighthearted ness and cheerfulness pervading the whole system. In - the first instnnce, the atmos• phere is robbing us of our electricity, which it greedily absorbs; is the latter case, the dryness of the air in such, that it lenyee us in the possession of the electricity which seems to belong to us; hence the buoyancy of spirits on the cold and frosty days of De. ember and January, and the suicidal des pendency of November, and hence the elas ticity, the life, and animation ethos French man, the sluggish, heavy movement of the Dutchman, the variable feelings of the Eng. lishman, one day full of hope and cheerful. ness, the next day at war with himself and the rest of mankind. To every one in dump, moist conditions of the atmosphere, flannel is a great comfort, but silk is the most useful covering of the body. It is by far the best friend and comforter that can be applied. We know that if a silk handker chief be perfectly dry, lightning the most accumulated could not pass through it, so decided a non conductor is it; hence, if worn next to the skin, the air cannot absorb the electricity of the human body. Silk waistcoats, drawers, and stockings of the same material, are of the greatest service during the humid state of the winter months of this country. The hypochondriac, the nervous, will derive from them more bene fit than from the most active tonic, and they will prove n more invigorating cordial than any spirituous dram; nor are the effects transient, for a buoyanCy of spirits and an agreeable warmth are thus diffused over the whole frame. Patients, too, during mercurial influence, are much better wrap ped in silk than even when confined in bed. —Dr. Sig mond. QUARRELS.--One of the most eaby, the most common, most perteotly foolish things in the World is to quarrel, no matter with whom, man, woman or child; or upon -what pretence, provocation, or occasion whatso- ever. There is no kind of necessity in it, no manner of use in it, and no species or degree of benefit to be gained by it; and yet strange as•the fact may be, theologians quarrel, the Church quarrels, and the 'Rate quarre:s; nations and tribes, and corpora tions, men, women and children, dogs and cats, birds and beasts, quarrel about all manner of things, and on all manner of occasions. If there is any thing in the world that will make a man feel had, except pinching his fingers in the crack of a door, it is unquestionably a quarrel. No man over fails to think less of himself after than he did before one; it degrades him in his own eyes and in the eyei3 of others; and, what is worse, blunts his sensibility to disgrace on the one hand, and increases the power of passionate irritability on the other. The truth is, the more quietly and peaceably we all get on the better; the better for ourselves, the better for our neighbors. In nine cases out of ten, the wisest course is, if a man cheats you, to quit dealing' with him; if ho be abusive, quit his comp:my; if he slan ders you, take care to live so that nehotiv will believe him. No matter who he is or how he misuses you, the wisest way is gen erally just to let. him alone; for there is nothing better than this cool, calm, quiet way of dealing with the wrongs wo meet with. j oilm —W e thought that this ancient name would be handed down to the latest generation, and we' now doubt not that the last inhabitant .of this world, when. its bus. iness is brought to a close, will be a "John," and in the world to come, • the last' on the list of debtors to grace will be "John,"- - We infer this from the rapid increase of "Johns," and we fear that the name of "John" will be given to every body. Step into the street, and the first name you .hear is "John;" go into the crowd, end "John" has done it; a wedding on hand, nod "John" is a party; a defalcation, and "John' is . • off to Texas; n row in the street, and "John" is its author; a slander, going the rounds, "John" is its retailer; a loafer brought be. fore the Police court, "why, is that you "John"?" is witness wanted, call "John;" a funeral invitation, "ah, poor "John" ie dead;" a mob raised, "John" is the very• man, and no other name will anawdr. Hee. yen be praised that our name is not "John." Oh, "Jobe," "John," what a black list will appear against thee at theigreat day of reek• oning. • IMITATION OF THE HUMAN VOICE.--We are informed by the Final, Brussels paper, that Mr. Glantz, one of the first mechanics of Vienna, has been at work for several years in forming an inirument, which -his ingenious mechanism has at length euccee. ded in making imitate the sounds of the hu• man voice. The instrument, it is said, is now completed, and that it eats in' n manner altogether unexpected. It is stated to be .the chef d'couvre of mechanism. . By pres sing a spring, it executes diffe.rent melodies in a tenor voice, a bary tone or deep base. This instrument, it is further more added, excites, as it might naturally be supposed to do, if the account of it be correct, the most lively sensations in the saloons of Vienna. M. Glantz . intends to make an automaton, in the head of which he will introduce his voice instrument, the mechan ism of which occupies very little room. FTlsifilMG FAULT WITH MASTER!.--A:p• pram ices are very prone to complain about their masters—to exaggerate the amount of their labor, and lessen the kindness of their employers. The) say -those things to their associates which •nothing would tempt them to mention in their - presence;— end being friendly to the apprentices, they advise them to pursue Certain steps, ivhich are in direct disobedience to their masters' wishes. The best course to pursue is this: whenever any fault is to be found with a mas ter, let it be made known immediately to him, and the difficulty settled between' the two. For, when wrong feelings begin to ex ist in an apprentice, he will not he careful to please, nor hesitate to do his work unfaithful ly—which will soon be not ieed,and give place foe severe reprimand. Thus will the boy's situation be made unpleasant, and the cause will be imputed to his master, when in fact dbelongs to himself. And what comes next? Oppeilunities are sought to leave the employment—the advice of inierested companions are solicited and givert—and then follows a step which will bo regreted perhaps through life. HONOR AND PROFIT OF INDUSTRY.- The greatest at men have been trained vp to "work with their hands." If there is an encouraging senteEce in the English language, it is the above. God ordained that men should live by 'the street of his face,' and intelligence can breathe and live only in a being of an active life.-- Aikeriside, the author of The Pleasures of Irnagination,was a butcher until twenty-one, and first took to study from being conhned in his room, by the fall of a cleaver; Marshal Ney was the son of a cooper; Roger Sher man, Allen Cunningham G ifford, were shoe makers; Sir William Herschel wall a fifer boy; Franklin a printer'a devil; Ferguson a shepherd; Ben Johnson was a bricklayer; James Monroe the son ofa bricklayer,Gen. Knox was the son ofa bookbinder; General Green a Blacksmith; Gen. Morgan a wa goner; Burns a plough boy; Bloomfietd was a farmer; Frazer, a stone cutter; Cdibbe, and Keates apothecaries; Sir Wm. Black stone was the son of a silk mercer, and a posthUmous child.—Sgrieutturisf. NIIMBZR OF INMABITANTB TO THE SQUABS MILE.—The United States furnishes a pop. ulatton.of 14 to every square tnile - for the inhabited portions of the country, and 7 to a square mile for the whole territory em braced within the limits of the federal Janis. diction. Contrast the present occupation of the soil with the population of the most thickly • peopled portions of Europe, and it will be seen that there is ample room for us to increase our numerical strength, and not be crowded either. Belgium hail 323 in habitants to the square mile; Holland 254, and Great Britain and Iteland 200. Rut. sia has but 25 to the square mile, and Swe den and Norway only 13. France has 158; Italy 17`2; 'Germany 147; Austria 127;and Switzerland 133. Ar InrsitsAN's ILLUSTRATIO27.—The fel lowinil capital illustration, by the 'son Of the "Seagirt Isle," we find in a late number of the Vicksburg IYhig: "An honest son of Erin, whose talents UPai k tf2l2 QX.R I VO .0570 have been partieurirly exerci-ed- in keep ' ing a livery ataldr. 'recently - d aerted Van Buren, and declined hiceelf in favor . of Gen. ilnrinon. • A prnmirient loco Inc° called on him, and afterexpressingsnrprise et his rhnn g o de:lied to know the.-rensone Which induced it.. "Why Major," said,he, "I am not very gnu! nt Fig hig i f raliona, but I'll illustrate the Matter to ypn. Shp - - pose you vere.m.hting me-a horte=a fat horse, round, es a butter ball, not a hair amiss, mace nod tail ernonth act] nice - . -and were to say to maTwant you to knpe horie and return him in me in..good order as ye find him and I'll pay ye well for it, and suppose yor hOnor was to come back in a month, or may he more, and were to find the name horse as poor thakyp conid count his ribs across the strafe, and his eyes sore and dirty, and,his hiir rough, and his inane hanginn•both sides of his neck, and his tail chawecroff by calves, "woulun't yer honor be after changing yer livery stable keeper? And ain't it FO with the country? Wa'nt it fat and nice when Mr. Van Buren began to kapo it, and, now can't you count its ribs? yor honer will not deny - it. - And- 'so let's change the keeper • and put in Child Tippe canoe." 114nnciorrztx .lome.—Tinsfollowing is_ a. good one. Two merchnnts meeting in the street, one lamented lo the other that Her. rison.could not go nt mice into ' office.— " hy," says he, " Van Buren has got four months to run yet." "Never mind," said his friend, "we'll get hian - discounted."— Cincinnati Chronicle. "A GRINDER"—There 15, says the Ohio Confederate, in Jackson county, Ohio, a loco•loco by the name of Snooks, whoyesis, ted all the light and influence the friends of Harrison could use to induce him to vote against Van Buren. ilo persisted in his determination to go the whole for Martin, and at the election carefully took out a pa per from his pocket book and handed it to the Judges with a flourish, saying aloud, to the Whigs,--"there goes a grinder for you." When the votes were counted out, the num ber of tickets was just one lees - than the number of linters, and in the box was found a receipt in favor - of Snooks, of nine dollars for three grind atones! The old fellow will never hear the, last of his grinder for Van Buren: A ROYAL NosE.—At a table whore the present Emperor of Austra, when only heir to the throne, was a guest, a question arose as to which was the strongest part of a hu man frame. One said that he• thought tho legs, because they carried the whole body; another spoke up for the arms, because of the labor they were capable of performing; another said the head, because it directed the whole. When the prince was appeal ed to, he said that for his part, he gave his voice in favor of the nose. W hen the laugh which the odd idea - of .8 prince (and every body laughs at the odd idea Of a prince) had , ceased, his highness was askedloi an exp lanation, when he pithily said: "Why,' Prience Metternich has led my father by the nose for these last twenty years and it is still as good a, nose as ever, and not a bit the wore for the exorcise. - -..:.00 0 •••.-- TO MAIM A BEAUTIFUL FIRE-SCREEN.- Drim a landscape on paper, with Indian ink, representing a winter scene, or mere out. _ line: the foliage is to be painted with murt ate of cobalt for the green, accetate et' cob alt for the blue, and muriate of copper for yellow, which,Avbeti dry, will elf be visible. —Put the screen to the fire, and _the gentle warmth will occasion the frees, flowers, dt.c., to display themselves in- their natural colours, and winter be changed to spring. When the paper cools, the colours disap pear, but the effect can be produced at plea sure. LAitnE.liosEs.—Meh with , large roses are always honebt and candid ticople, for their nose is distinctly visible:to their own eyes, and they haia nothing to do but to follow it, which makes them atraight.for. ward persons. AN ILLUSTRATION BY WAY OF Dcrixr- Tro:x.—:—"Pray what is _nonsense?" naked a Wight who talked little else. "Nonsenser replied his friend, "why, sir, it's nonsense to bolt a door with a boiled carrot." The United States contain 2,300;000 square miles. One half of this is settled, and contains about 18,000,000 of inhabi tants. If the United -States 'numbered as many inhabitants to the square mile , as France, our population wonld.be 363,000,- 000. Tho whole area of cultivated land in Groat Britain and Ireland, is- about forty five millions of acres. -44 es "lithe devil should loose his tail, where would ho get anothet?" D'yo give it up? "In a gin shop, be sure, because these they re-tail had spirits." Girls ere - always crying about something. The most delightful moments of their exits•' terice are spent in crying; whether ►t is for their pins or not, we canna say, but they frequently express theniselves very much. refreshed after a `gold crying spell,' as they 'call it.—School girle'cry ever a vain t fruit to manufacture a "composition;' they. will cry when they Meet fiends, and when they leave them; they cry because they can't art married, and sinho .cry because they or e married! What melting ereaturev!—:l4r. ring Miler.
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