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No subscriptions will be taken for a less period an six months. '2 (13oob i' A LIGHT iN"TIIE EVENING. - . t , BY T. S. ARTHUR,. 1 - , "The days grow datker. and drearier as we et older." This came from one of two friebds, hose years had fallen into the 'yellow leaf " "But, there shall be light at evening,"' said k "the other, in a cheery voice. ' lt'',. "Not unless the order of,mature be reversed, , , f Vtidr. Fairfax," was replied.' "Wh'ett -the 'sun ~„, t . l4ets, day goes out in darkness." l' s "And vet, for all this, friend Ascot, there {'ill be light at evening. Not half se dark as A feared, will the shadows .fall; and, quickly, tkiehall the east grow radiant again. Has it.not ulways been so? Have we not always 'found 'i light at evening, iriSteird or fatnedEgyplian I t ila , ;kness. Take your own exp,erienae.. Think ek over the dark days through , which. you. ,;sir ve passed, and to the close 'of Which= YOu 41looked with a shudder. Did notlight cdrne'at i , , I "7evening? The sun broke ihialtgli "lifting 41ouds ; or, day came socltlFol'i l iic . the 'east—a '.,:k : ,!urer, calmer ,day, than ,anyyou had ever ' ' known." -' eyes, "I often wish that4ll'-oottld see with your 4 Mr. Fa i rfa x ,"' - i- 41 ie T cf ilie"trieil'a . . "" , Bia. 1 -, ' my natural temperament . is different,. I em .;, ;mgt to look on the gleotny side of .things; to turn my back to the light." "Of course, if we turn ourselves from the *: light, we cannot receive its blessing. And, yet, sitting down, of our own choice, among' ihed• oto A rs, we complain that the days grow darker '''und drearier as we get older." 11: ' The door of the .. roomwhere - the two, old . l'cuieri were sitting opened, and a' young woman "triterea with a tFaYlV.her, hand, on, which , , :,,trere two saucers of ripe, strawberries. , She ,Set them down on a.table, saying, with a smile: :.'`''{,,''They are just from the garden. I thought , , ilyou would enjoy then:" ' , 10 "Light in the even g!" Mr.'Fairfa* look ',''' ed at his friend, as th,e,youog woman went out.' ~propping his eyes to,the floor, Mr. ,Ascot Ascot mea -1 f ~.° led fur a little while, then said, .: partly spenkiog '.f . ,' ... •, , ,• ' :: Cirto himself: - ~ 1 , itY "Yea, it is lighter than. I anticipated. 1 , 4, - . .y,thought this day, in the days'of my , life, would f ~,lie down in the very blackhess of, darkness.-- k, AI was angry with my •wayward ,sony when 'he sfook hitt a wife, becattiS' I ":fahcie f ebe,:liad ~ i4.ooped in marriage. : He.hadsneverlbeen Much t o • ~, mfort to me before that time, itid rgave ' * up ' 44:41 hope in him , , for: the futnee:',47.flut:theretras .',., , . ' s,ll ' il good providence in the event, which"itedid ~tmot then see. Even while I' Wai dinwhig . , 'A. i '" ' ' 4' roved me the - curt:fins of dotibt - end, , 'gloom, er hand was moving among the overhanging .. '.'''';,tebuds, and bearing some of their 'heaviest ~' • Colds aside. To my son she , proved: a good ' agel. He loved her, and she was worthy of %' • -• ~ is love. You know that he died. I • did not, 4.11 t first, feel like receiving the widow home.— ,M. herewere no children, and I said to myself, Elie is nothing., to TII C now. ' Why should I "ike up the burd,en of her support ? Let her 1. 4 -4) back among her friends.' Partly to satisfy 4 ~.) , •,'Ulolic sentiment, and partly beesiuse he:- pure ' hd loving nature had' begun to influence me, took her home. It was the closing of a day sorrow and disappointment, and 'yet I say W , ,thankfully, at the evening time. there was , ght. No daughter could be more loving, or ore thoughtful of every comfort. What q;;} „;,should I do without her?"- ? ,, i' - "Yet, only a little while ago,yon complained ' l 4hat, as years increased, the days aritwJdarkei," j Oraid Mr. Fairfax. , :Ne• •iv, "And so I find them." Mr: Ascot's conn , ~ oance, which had brighiened while he spoke •,, his daughter•in-law, fell agatn: "There '''lti fr ay be a little • gleam here and there—a sung ,sling, of light, in feeble rays, through broken A: l aces—but, I 'see ,over all things a steadily, •• , increasing gloom." •'' '"From whence does, it come, my friend?- i',;l';'''This gloom is an effect. Do you see the Cause?"' - • "The causes are tuatiifold:' Eierywhere dis mppointment tracks my path. The full promise of spring has never untie in the summer-time, mar the promise of summer at fruit-gathering. Always, realization falls below the hope. So 't has ever been with me, my friend; until now • have lost all eonfidence in the future; .have aced to look for any good." , ',. "And yet,",said Mk Fairfax , "eren while "'u are thus complaining, good gifts are show , ' red upon you in doh abundance." 3. , 44 "I should like to see them," answered Mr. ;',:j-:•/tscot, half amused, Yet with a flavor of irotly jp his voice. i , "Sometimes there' is , nhscurity. of vision:— f he objects exist, but we do not perceivethem. I think it is so in your case." "Lb?" with a faint, incredulous smile. "Take your natural life," said Mr. Fairfax. "What is lacking to your enjoyment?" "0 dear! almost every thing," was impul sively answered: "What? Is there'lack of pleasant food', or refreshing drink, or soft and siarin clothing; for the body ?,, Have yOu - Sit'ill.things. in liberal abundance? Is any. thing desired for comfort absent 'froth' yOble or') does an 'enemy threoen to despoil you ?" Mr. Ascot shook his heitd.. "I. have nothing to complain of in this respect. "But ne paused grew thoucrhtful' and remained' silent, "Yet, for all this, your heart is, troubled.— There is on your mind a weilit of dissatisfae- tiOn=you feel a constant yearning after some thing not clearly seen; the nature of which is not clearly apprehended. Your days are not sunshiny, and you feel, as the evening draws on, that it will go down in clouds." . "Yes. You state the case exactly." "And still I say,',' Mr. Fairfax spoke cheeri ly again, '•that:there will be light in, the eveu ing: AlwaYs, even in the Most external events of your life, when, the period of trisa, or sor row, or misfortune closed—when the day's 'dreaded termination conic—light poured in from the west through rending clouds, on, the day of o new and ,higher state, broke in the purpling east. The instance to which you a little while ago referred is• but, one of .hundreds' that stand recorded, in, your tnewor3yif you will open, tbe book and ,read:. Buct.for you and for. me, my friend, ,there is a day, going' down, toward the evening, of• which, thought cannot, fail often telook forward,. .Shall there be light themr: Will the,. last setting, of our sun leave us in darkness; or shall it be only the herald of a day-spring from on high ?" "You have 'touched 'the keynote of •a de pressing theme," was answered. "Some men turn , from• the idea 'of death stoically, and some with •indifferentie, , •while ' , Other'S Contemplate the event serenely, and Sew in it only'a' brief -pissoge•tol Weave:a.' Not 'so-,with ' The thought , of :this-. last time conies in glooM. • 'I tiripfroin depreseionsinite timekwith a shudder." • ' ' • "And yet you are a church-member." "Yes." - ; "And have, I think, tried'earneitly teleep the divine law:" ; -;; "AEI :far as -I understood - the' eifunniand of God', I have tried' , to li4e''up tO th'etn. The Liu►e was when I did not give much heed to this ;law Omit for many yeah; past, I lutve'not wilfully gone counter to its clear enuneiations." "If lye' 1040 Ine, keep my 'emiitriandments. If continue in my Word, then are ye my disniple indeed. What more than this ?" The friends iiiidke in a low, impressive Voice. ""It'. We Obey the divine law; sincerely; that is be cause it is: the diviniilaw;aud not because we may 'heve'worldly gain as nominal Christians, we need haVe'ini fear of the'last time. Death WilVeome heti`ien . tle spirit, and, taking us by the hand, lead us through the valley There will be'liglit at eVen . ing, though the declining day be veiled with clouds." 'Sooner than 'elther orthe 'friends 'had itn agined,'this prophecy: wias elOsed. A year had not pa'ss'ed; wheri'MrjFitirfax learned, one day, that Mr. Ascot' w - as'Siek.' lie fotind the daugh ter-in-law in tears. • • "Not - seriously ill, niust," be Said. ' "We hive very tilde holies'of . him'," 'eras in: alcoved in a' Voice eboknd by sobs. lle seems' to be failingPrapidly:" - ' ' I sin . ''said Mr. Fairfiii, "Ho* l , oifg las .he heen sick?" "For some months I had thought him fail ing; bu the made nc:lcOniplaint,.. Three weeks ago he 'became 'suddenly ill, 'and has been ra pidly going down ever 'since." "Wlit about his state of mind P' "He is very calm." Mr. Fairfax went up to the sick chamber: On the face of his old friend he saw death writ ten; not italearful lines, butin radiant charac ters. A smile broke, over the pale features, lighting them up as if a curtain had just been drawn aside, admitting the sunshine. The hands of the' ftio old men were laid within each oilier and tightened. '"I did not, until now, bear of your illness," said Mr. Fairfax, "or would have seen you before." "' It has been severe, breating me down rapid ly," was feebly answered. Then, alter a brief pauSe, he added—“ The evening about which we talked, one day not long , ago, has come." 'ghat evening which conies, sem 9r lat.!, to' all." "Yea." "And is ti,ere light?" "There is light, my friend. For a little while it seemed as if the day would go down in blackness: but angel hands soon commenced folding back the cloudy curtains that shut away the.sun-illumined sky, and now, instead' of sun set, it is sun-rising. Even as .I trembled at the approaching shadow, ,a sweet voice cried to me, 'La, the morning breaketh "And all fear is gone ?" "What is there to fear?" feebly answered the ,sick man.. "God is just and merciful., He knows what we are; how. mach w,e , have' been tempted; and how sincerely we, have tried to keep His law. He is a discerner of, the Theughti and intentions. Our purpose to do right; even - thotiFh — we 'have Often failed of right action, will be the witness in our flivOr. Hete, confidently, I rest my case, and tranquilly await tnY Lord's 'decision." "Actions ate really good only "in 'the degiee thWt they have the insperatioa of good pur pose," said Mr.•Fuirfax. "Only; such 'actions, find favoi4'itWO-Od.'' So resting in cat;fidnee' on your will to do right, you look fur the joy-' ful wordS'Well done !'" kedat closed his 'eYee and lay . still for sometime; The lOok of heavenly peace did not failefreui his cohnteriarice. Preseiitly the eyes opened again, but their expression was 'pew. They saiv,:but:'net die fixed and ,'circumscribed' object' in that death chaniber. There had been granted a clearer vision—mortal invesinres wete'foldeil away. The lips tinned, as the, face grew bright. Mr. Fairfax bent to hear : "It shall come to pass—that—at evening time—it shall be--lit? ht.!' "God's promise fulfilled," whispered, Mr. Fairfax.. "The ,ereniug has come, and it is "Light—light!". Faint as a sigh the re sponse came, in the last 'notion of dying The night and the morning, had: wet, day breaking in beauty on a human sou l ~_ In, the evening time there was light.—N. Y. LaAryer. WASHINGTON'S BY 'WESLEY BRADSiIkW The last time I ever saw Anthony Sherman was on the 4th of 4uly, 1859, in Independ ence, Square, He was , then ninety-one, and becoming very feeble; but though so old, his dimming eyes rekindled as be„look,ed at Jud,- pendence Hall, which, he said, he had come ,to gaze upon once more before, he, was gathered home. "What time is it ?" said he, raising his tremhlingeyes to the clock in the . stepple, and endeavoring, to, shade the former Trith u,shak ing hand- 7 "what time is it ? I can't see so well now as I used to." f'flalfpust three." "Come then," he continued, "let us go into the Hail; I want to tell you an incident .of W as hington's life—one which no ,one aliye knows of except myself, and if you Jiye, you will, before long, see, it verified. Mark me, I am it' , tt. superstitious, but you will see;it veri fied." . Reaching the ; visitors', room in which the sacred relics of ow early days are preserved, we ,sat down :upon .coe ,of the sold-fashioned wooden benches„ and my venerable frtend re- ; fated to pie the, following,singular narrative, which, from the peculiarity of our national af T „ .fairs ta, the present time, I have been induced to give to the world. . I give it, as nearly us, possible, in his own words. thehold action of. our. Congress, in .asserting. the independence of the plonics, came known in the world, we ,were laughed and, scoffed at as, silly, presumptuous rebels, whout t ßtitish grenadiers would: soon tame into; submission.; but, undauntedly, we prepared, to,, make good what we had said. The .keen counter came,. and the world knows the result. -It is, easy and pleasant for those of the p.teseut, generation to talk and write of the days of Seventy-Six, but they little know 7 --neither can they imagine = the trials and sufferings of those fearful days. And there is one that I, much fear, and that is that the American peo ple do not properly appreciate ,the boom of freedom. Party spirit is yearly becoming stronger and stronger, and unless it is checked. will, at no distant day, undermine and tumble. into pins the noble structure of the Republic. But. let me hasten to my- narrative. From the opening of the Revolution, we ex. perienced all phases of fortune—now good and now ill, at one time victorious, and at another conquered. The darkest period we had, how. ever, was, I think, when Washington, after several reverses, retreated at Valley F6rge, where he resolved to pass the winter of '77.-- Ah ! I have often seen the tears coursing down our dear old commander's care-worn cheeks, as he would be conversing with a confidential officer about the condition of his poor soldiers. You have doubtless heard the story of Wash ington going to thicket to pray. Well, it is not only true, ;but he used often to pray in se cret for aid and comfort from that God,'the in terposition ,of whose divine providence alone brought us safely through those dark days of tribulation. . • "One day, I remember it well—the chilly wiud whistled and•'howled'°throogh the leafless: trees, though the ski `was . loildless and the sun shining brightly —,he :remained .his quarters nearly the, whole afternoon, alonn.— When he catnerout 1 noticed that,his face , was a shade paler than usual, and. that there seem ed to be something on his mind;of , more ordin ary. importance. Returning just after dusk, he dispatched an, orderly to, the quarters.of the olfteer. I mentioned, ,who was .presently. in at tendance. -.lifter, a„preliminary. conversation, which lasted some half .an hour, Washington, gazing upon big companion, with that strange look 'of dignity which, he alone could eorruand, said to the latter I • , • "'I do not know Whether it was diWitig 'to the anxiety , of my mind,. or ' , Alit; but 'this after noon; as I *as sitting at this very table, engaLl ed,in preparing a dispatch; something in' the apartment seemed to disturb,the'. Looking 'tip, Pbeheld, standing directly opposite me, wain . gtilarly beautiful female:. So astonished was I —for I had given strict order's' not!tii be-dis turbed—that it was some Moments befrire I . found language to , inquire the cause- of her presence. 'A second, third, and 'even a fourth time did I repeat the question, but received no answer from my mysterious visitor other than a slight raising of her eyes. By this time I felt a strange sensation spreading`through me: Dwotild. have risen, but the riveted gazerof the being before ine rendered volition linpoSsible. 1 essayed once'more to address 'her,.but trly 'tongue had become 'paralyzed. A. new itafful ence, rnysterious,-potent r irresistible, took Poi session rof gne. All , I could Was lei' gitie steadily, vacantly; at 'turinknown 'visitant. Gradually, the surrounding atmosphere seemed as' ,though' becoming filled with sensations, and grew lu Minot's. ' , Everything:about me appeared to,rarifyithe mysterious;visitor 'herself becomr. ing'inore'?airy and ' , yet even more distinct' to to my sight than before. I now began , toleel as.,Ame dying, or rather to exporiente tke'sensa tions.whi,h I havelieme thnes-ilnagined accoth panying dissolution: I did not think, I'did'not reason; I did not move;' all Were' aliiceimpos sible. It. Was only.conscions of 'gazing fixedly vacantly, at .my Companion'. "Presently I heard a voice, saying; 'Son of the 'Republic, look% and. learn V While at the swim time, my visitor extended her arm and forefinger eastwardly. I now beheld a heavy white.vapor at, some distance rising , fold upon fnld.. Thii• gradually dissipated, and I looked upon a strange scene. Befote me lay stretched out in' one vast plane; all the couritriesl:if the world—Europe; Asia, Africa and America:--- I saw rolling.and'tossing. between Europe'.and Asia and America lay the Pacific'. , "Son of the Republic,' said the same mysterious voice as before; 4 look and learn V ' " 'At 'that moment T beheld a dark, shadiAvy being like an angel, standing;or rather floa r tini in Mid-air; between Eur Ope 'and .Atnerica.- , Dipping wafer out Of the ocean in the hollOw of each hand, he sprinkled some bpen America with his right band, whilst he cast upon Eur Ope some with his left. Innuediately a dark cloud arose from each of these countries; and joined in mid 'ocean. For a while it remained- Sta tionary and then Moved slowly westward until . . it enveloped . America in its murky folds.— Sharp flashes of bghtning now gleamed through out it at intervals, and I heard the smothered groans and cries of the American people. "'A second time - the-angel dipped from the ocean and springled it out as before. The dark cloud was then drawn back to the ocean, into whose heaving waves. it sunk from view. A third time I heard the.mysterious voice, saying, .Son of the Republic look and learn.' "'I cast my eyes upon America, and beheld , villages, towns, and cities springing up, one after another, until the whole land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, was dotted with them. Again I heard the mysterious voice say, 'Son of the Republic, the end of a century cometh —look and learn. "'At this the dark, shadowy angel turned his. face southward, and from Africa I saw an ill-omeuded spectre approaching our land. It flated slowly and heavily over every village, town, and city of the latter, the inhabitants of' AD - VEILTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted in THE PILOT at the following rates; column, one year of a column, one year I of a column, one year.. 1 square, twelve months.. 1 square, six months. ............ 1 square, three mouths • ......... . 1 square, (ten lines or less) 3 insertions.... Bleb subsequent insertion Professional cards, one year which presently set thomselvesin battle array, one against the other. As IL continued. look - ing I saw a bright angel, on whose brow rested a crown of light, on which was traced the word UNION, bearing .the American flag, which he placed between the divided nations-, and said :.. 'Remember, ye are brethren '"lnstantly, the: inhabitants, casting from them their weapons, became friends once more i . -and united aroma - the national standard. Ana again I heard.4be mysterious voice saying,. 'Son of the .Republic, the second peril is pass-. ed-r---look.and •''And I beheld Elie villages, Wang,. sod cities,of Amesiea increase in size and numbers, till at 4ast:they covered all the Wad from the , Atlantic to the, Pacific , ,,and their lahabitants becaide as countless as the stars. in Heaven, or as , the sand`-.on.the .sea shore... And again I IliCard , the , in . yaterious, voice i .saying, 'Son of the; Republic, t eudiof a century—look and - ""At--this, the- ,dark, shadowy angel placed a= trumpet, o bismduth,•and blew three distinct blasts, and taking water hum the ocean, sprici -!kled!it out-upon Europe, Asia, and Africa. my eyeslonked upotrafearful scene. From each"or ,Itho§emountries arose thick, black !clouds, which soon joined • into: one ; and Ihroughout.this mass gleamed a dark-red light, by which :I saw :hordes a armed men, who, moving with the cloud,: marched by land and sailed .by >sea to, America, which country was !presently, enveloped in the volume of the cloud, :Ands I dimly saw these vast armies ilevastste the whole'country, wad pillage and burn villagekeities„and towns that I had be held springing up. As my ears listened to the thundering. of cannon, clashing of swords, and shouts and criesiof millions in mortal coin bat, I again heard the Mysterious voice sayin . g, 'Son of • the Republic, look and learn.' "'When the voice had ceased, the dark, shadowy angel• placed his trumpet, once more to his ,riaouth,awd blew a long and fearful blast. "'lnstantly a light, as from a thousand suns, shene , down , frema above me, and pierced and broke.into fragments the dark. cloud which en veloped America. At the same moment I saw the atigel- lipon Whose 4 forehead still shone •the word—limo/4, and who bore our national flag • in one band mule sword in the other, de scended ,from Heaven, , attended by legions of bright spirits. These. immediately joined the inhabitants of America, who I perceived were nigh overcome, but who, immediately taking °enrage again,.clesecr up their broken ranks and, renewed the.battle.. Again amid the fear ful ,eoise of the conflict, I heard the mysterious voice, saying, ‘Son. : of the Republic, look and learn.' -7- 'As the „voice ceased,. the shadowy angel, for the last time, dipped water from the ocean and sprinkled it,:npon America. Instantly the dark cloud, rolled back, together with the sr mica it had brought leaving the inhabitants of the land victorious. Then once more I beheld the villages, towns and cities, springing up where they bad been befire, while the bright} angel,,.pjan i tdd,.the azure standard he had, broughtin the midst of them, cried in a loud voice to the inhabitants: 'While the stars remain and the , heavens send down dews upon the earth, so ; long shall the Republic last'.' "And taking from his brow the crown, ou which still, blazed the wall UNION, he placed it upon the standard, while all the peop'e kneeling down, said 'Amen "The scene instantly began to fade and die colie, and I saw, nothing but the rising, curl ing white vapor I had first beheld. This also disappearing I, found myself once more gazing upon my mysterious visitor, who in the same mysterious voice I had heard before, said : %Son of the Republic, what you have seen is thus interpreted; three perils will come up( n the Republic. The most fearful is the second, passing which, the whole. world united shall never be able to •prevail against 'her. Let every child of the Republic learn to live fur his God, his,Land, aud,Union !" "'With,these words the figure vanished. I started from my seat, and felt that I had been shown the birth,, progress, and destiny of the Republic of the United States. In UNION sho will have strength, in DISUNION her destruc tion.' "Such, my friend," coueinded the venerable •'were the worAsl beard from Wash ington's own ( lipa, and America will do well to profit by them. Let her remember that in UNIoN she has her strength, in DISUNION her d:structiorr."— The G maid tan. narrator, Woman may he nearer akin to angels hant man is : but she got intimate with the Devil first. $70.00 35.0( 20.00 8.00 5.00 4.00 1.00 25 5..00