THE PILOT IS PUBLISHED EVEY TUESDAY MORNING BY JAMES W. M'CRORY, (?I•orth West Corner of the Public Square,) et the following rates, from whioh there will be no deviation: Slagle eubsoription, in advance $1.50 Within six months • 1.75 Within twelve months 2.00 No paper will be discontinued unless at the option of the Publishers, until all arrearages are paid, No subscriptions will betaken for a less period ban six months tic ct Prom the Philadelphia Evening Bit!Jelin THE GOOD SHEPHERD. , 82.111 CHARD COIL The Lord is my Shepherd I know, And I am the Sheep of . his hand ; Ile lends me where still waters glow, Through fields of the beautiful Land: . My pasture shall ever be green, • .4 • And pleasures eternal. I ween, •3 1 • Are found in the path of his feet. His yoke I will ever obey, • • •. A stranger may cell me in vain ; know where- he guide: h, th e map • • • Is freedom from sorrow and paiw: Too tender is he to mislead. • -- • Too careful to eansirtne to fall; • • The Lord ictiirSliopitad, indeed,_ My Maker, iiti'gngei.eigW' The sun shall not scorch me by day. The moon shall not .smite me by night; The stars, in the,bright Shall hallow my sense of delight: 'Tie mine to lie down in repose, , • „ Assured, of his watohcare and love;,, "ps his !hell the ev,enirks shall olotp, T 9 spread his proteeffion,abovet When through the dark Talley I tread, No fear of ait'evil`cOmesottigla ; His rod end his' staff are outspread. His voice unto mine rnaltes.reply. Oh! where! have ali this and more,' To add to my portion of Wilts What else Oen I do thin adore, fo fall at his feet and'to kiss'? Qt9oob T ~„. 0 , , j1414E.51 BY PAIJG SIGIO*OLK, "What. Can such 'a little•iiseless thii'aa•l do in 'this' great - wide, 'wonderful, betititifuf world I' 3 thOught a iiindest * MOM nose tiut . l grew in a shelte,reci, tlock,,,in a fine ar,d,p, full of strange and costly. flowers, of almost,overy, shape, size and> color, in trout of a rich man's' summer cottage. "The bee, yonder,i works all; the WO, bright days,'-and'fills hid Stnrelniuse: with ddlicibla rood for lieit little , ones , fort; or 71.' man. T13.3„1it0,e l as tiq I hituself, and ney,er tires w, Ue t daylight lAtats.T. The birds are ,all.sbusy, building, hatphing,, feeding; tenclring—+doingt every thing forrthe: sake orinakfini - othlirtfhippy.'' ons and beautiful fliNeis Iltinnitig around Me, are weft'. jite gardener Cuts their tine blossoms and buds. and tthetxloiely, women 'who walkAftese paths 'talk' of thena. How charminA' they looked 'upon ihfi' dinner table • how;;sweetly they Cioiicheein them glossy hair ;,,,lvw they,filled, uß.tbe t kill-rpom with delightful odors. Everything has some thing to do-but me. tt lam idle.. Lam useless. lam worthless. I iiislY4 - tiad never grirwn'-:--: I wish the gardener eut trie"dtinoh burg me up. , • • The Moss Rose hung.her head in great l hep. i viness, and thought , many more stand gloomy; thoughts. She did not ( ,suppose any of her, thoughtEwould be known, or she would have: been frightened at her cfwo'boldness. *Yet she had spoken her thoUghts aloud ; and' timid Violet who sift 304: ityhe hedge, not far off, sepdiug up ,sweet purfutue from her dainty throat, answered:— • "Pear Rose, even you, small- and feeble as! , you are; may & gladden , the ' heart than with; your beautY. Please don't lie disctiiitented, and spoil the pv1311819 a n d has given you. Do what you can. Enj oy'this fbrightiutishine —this fresh morning air—this PU.agant South' songs of these happy lulling sounds of this sParkling, tricliting'fonn UM. Look up ; at the, dappled clouds, 'yid iuj to the broad blue sky that they float in, apd,be happy. God will find a use in his own good time." - "Thank you; deal. Violet," said the Moss Rose, who had been' gradually lifting her head, after earnestly looking down, and listening to the, gentle, words of her cousin. 'Thank you a thousand times. for your kind, affectionate, sisterly advice. I hope I shall profit it: —= I am so glad you' did not scold nie, for then 'I should hnvri lost my temper, I am afraid ; arid perhaps I might have spoken in anger. How wicked I must be, to have been so near an an gry feeling .toward you, who are so good and, gentle, and lovely to' all. But it makes mc , cheerful to "knOW that you love me. I shall try to be like yori." The Violet's lett'v'es 'literate - fled With tears, for abe was filled with feelings she could not tell words----they.were„,so,„mixed, and Bo many, things came toilter lips/at- once. , So She, was silent. And the Moss Rose wilt Afar/pi 4 t - , (ir f •ir • 91 0 --L744 ;; ' 1 4 Li A e 0 04 I 111 ; • 5 • , - . „ ..,,,,,..aItEENCASTLE, PA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1863. MEM 1 ad again an put f ort its ruddy leaves, and open ectiti fidli t freisures of fragrance to the kisses and caresses Of ilia froll'esLue summer air. It would make-my-story-too long to tell all abonethe plade Where ilie :dais Rpse and' Vio let bloomed. Cogent wiib' a liEtle. ~W ell, about atrimuata-ride from this great oily H of Ne 4 VOA I irOltd,. a n lien anotber.hmr, iyAt, pgriag,F,Lor. oq,llorseback, which I like beste) lies,a.lovely lake, called Rfe'Liite: It iS alinosesUfroukttedlirlis iOd''‘,; ken it is l dai in; in a summers day, and the snow:avbkig cluuds boat in the air Over m; IN& you' Can see .them — away - dbyrtir in the' gtill,lilde - p'water i . lim'kitig' as it'thvy - hting there, it reminds every4w4e who takes pleasure thipking i ot „such tkiktgs„,t i horfaisklathwe read i'so:much,of in. German. stor,ies- ~On one side , of , this lake .lies-a'sleeping hill bide, that begins in' ` a wove 'Of 'very 'tail, dark' g-reen hickory trees, anu, comes oilown,;,,in wavy slope to the very edge of.the lake..L 'thii . spot Stands , the cottage of the'rieh man. He comes 'll'erele summer, to get"away from the dusty streets of the hot city: • He has laid out beautiful walks, 'and.. groves, and flow er beds here. He has'buildings 'for his hor ses, apd a, 'and has fruits; lid . vines and rare plants, of' almost everylind.' spends a great deal of time reading; and liis , wife 'and ;children' are: Very fond of him, and can m scapely let him leiN , e them , for adlay- without tears. He,seenis ,very happy HO used to playtunder these very treeti; when he was a child, not bider thalCitiy- Self: I often see tears riill V;ilEAs. cheeks, when he is alone,Siing. winder these tiir;e‘ nld trees. I fancy he is thinking of days'pasr Sod One, when he was a boY;'find, perhipi,rof his dear com,pantons Rho live gone before`hiui. l2 - I believe he is, a good man • bvt I will not tell you who he is. I—wonder it- I shall be sad, at aS he' id, if T bri be eco old and i 'lave so much to make the happy. Dear me! I had almost forgotten I vi!as,,,tell ing a story. TWO or three days after the Moss Roseaud Viole2,,lhid their s Tilfc 4ll ,, o tt - dalghterglf i the rich, mail was strolling; dowu.to the , summer home; a.brisk , •little Skye terrier,- whom she fed kainbol lied running. Via &Tea tEttg info the beside'tier.'' Th 43`ilti trail 14 111 , 4:4;41...1ts I.t .101. 1. , t seemed to amuse her very much, for she was laughing almost too londly.for a little girl, and bi 3 chinkiug of nothingl"lidt her 'own Shddenly she stopped and held up . her hands VI.OPOPP., ~.,‘:../.ohnl.John.l7 she called, out. to Ole gard ener. who was busy not far off, +.'whatia lovely pp" I , 1?1 a Pot,,,iklid)et,me carry, it ,up tp Ohl how much- poor Jenny will like As tfigiyiduar put the flower in her hand+; ;!," ro. •tO , Alit: m told bun to send the black, boy Thoas up in a quarter of an hour, to go with her. Sjie went. toward tilt — llroialgraffd - met her mamma •114., , Wll4 a r .beaut,iful yose.,! Lauppowthae.s.dortJenpy. How ,Bleared'. she will '"Will'` you pleale pack ilfebaSk6t; for ThCiait's 'be'tie'r 4 „ 1 4it h+l. a-4 - I very soon to carry it? The lady smiled• anit.went- into the cottage. but 'soon returned " with a basket tii le`w nh something, covered a napkin white as snow. Up came Thomas, utull they, et out r - Thomas= carrying the , basket, and ,the ruse After walking abo'ut half an' fiber theyliop: SeTore V'poar lOoking; 'broken-down Old house. Thomas-set :lawn-the basket and re` turned honie. Edith took it up, and liducited at the door. A feeble voice cried "Come in." She walked into a little room, yery,neat,and clean,,but denoting poyertp—only, ope,, chair and a table, and the window panes.broken , and 'stopped with rags,. 4n one 'corner wasi and in' it lay a youn g ' girl, neeover fohrteeb year's' of age,Alry N thin 'awl blue eyes and king flexed hair. She was very teeble,.but had a,bright, cheerful As Edith entered the young girl said, "Oh ! how glad ffirc lo see Mother his ibue "out washieg, friust*he alblie 414. . • , t. .. 7 But what a sweet, pretty rose I ttowitnd,ot you to remember my. birtbday.,. Bow,l shall like to watch it! we up in my hours of loriehness. al • .Acter Edith had given the poor girl the haaketoma slie had, thanked, hey for,i,t, and they ,had,ohattered a while, dish bade her-good-bye.; and wont home: - 1 When she was gone. Jenny (for this was she) said ungrateful am ! A little whip Igo I was murmuring at my hard lot; when 'all ar 110 kiLid ttirtno." , • Then the Moss Rose thought to herself "My time *has come.- Thiw isd my worki=to cheer and soothe this poor, sielr - girl." So the Miss Rose put forth' all her -beauty and all - her fragrance, lud thetirt *as *happy with. the: tfoirrer.'' r The.next day Jenny talked a gfeit'deal with h er'. mbt htt .sbout - flowers. yoti thin k tuaiinna,":.said , she,"lhat•when'the flowers die in' minter, in& tire Covered' in 'the ground: they are like ourselves when we dieabdi are covered' ingthe.ground ?ft W heti sprin'g coihes'the 86w ers'.bliknotagaiii in beauty; and' shall w. bloOnt4gbinllll tar greateribbautY at've'f theves urrectiou, when . we shall be perfect?' 'l 4 liTalif'darliny, ,,,, yod-rier , a,othgi,; , Pl" of fen think of that:'.. Buvdonit talk , any - moreinowi' you. :lie' tod weak fin'd utll'euothelotpig girl ;full 'into a !sweat' sleep* The next day Jenny wrs a great weilrer . " About, suriset/she.opened;;lwreyes andftooked at.the "Ah, mother !" said she, "you •don't-l• now, how much, pleasure this rose gives we. ..110v, I do love ,it I s tits sweet fragrance is so delight•. fill. to:me The next morning, ,when Edith f.oame to< in.( quire how:Jenny.was. doing, ter:subbing,ututli er, said :,1 • . • ' ; nr , • "Dear Miss Edith—she died asleep last,night l her last words were about thexose.," ;7110,11105s Nose ,had• dime its work makinp happy a poor dying girl l's.Now.it, blootas , ht t gravp.! A e, ifotr'' ) lnnelf of true piety there of by den How many hunible; neglected - sing will i rifle at the firg lilaet of the' t trignpet to glitter a the jeweld or , electin g love,throuisLouLeternit3 Thus we thought when riding in "the r lowe past of'Georgia not king since: — Wehappenen to meet with a sPeeitifeiiW'geriuiiie hn 'faith,°Libt wiln essed'every dais c rf. t ord` tiAixrci*, 'With ii`dirtN bittidtah 4 hig "iiryttiligkiiii: ig Dame, Were so' Qinefi " st'rnek ' With `the iesiieefful net. it) i ed. find 't lie ty tittle Vr.itifrali"Y` pOssess, became £7' Lin ea deeply' ititeiested'in'' i Vi;(l l 'l3e,tihn `ii hiileferriaf N'Sne areignorant orthe swe'ets'lif Christian ship can underitandthe When. tipon inciniry.'we found that: we ts were in 'the presence Cean'heiVof we ;aid, "you told iffornen ago that'};hii lived nian3r years''in' the' &flinty' ' bid 'Y'Su etre the A l e v "Vs,'Zi4ter; f's%e listened ihahy 'tier liien of feii'lied,''ithe making a low bow on an air of'llidit th'ough't in this wdy 'we • • . best dise6er the true eharanter'of the' - iadi vidual we addresing, we 'continued; ' T Sumicl4 lie got - j'oic to `jolO . .4 1, 'lll . e''''d'hu i 'rah:ids - St i er ,`iimariy years ago, was his reply And as pa ized the pAinuVlL'a he wished us ti. understand thate acted fur ininlelf in the ~ tl.l matter. "What to t al 6' fotioVn rtlireltlinVoir?" . “ I •l% . .ldithiq I joinethtlreichurch becanse . l fel tha Imrrs a inntrri'l-ilare. too tliev r ord sin tier tWlifllprononneedtatethnoghlie tnerittaly3abOutitlitr plaf.tite 4" =OE= MEM Do tell 429 pt,hat - you. ill& ail bad: you , steal , arly thine it l kill. `an? bo - di, clhat ,, yon l4 had 'teertill and. 'gen ' Itionotti ChriAah'ikoplle'•" 0 • -,` • '"No.sir,!?•he'said, "I don'tthink reveestolt. an d°lflt now I , n'ever one";lint 41 broke the -Sabbath' day by.' hiin tinL.P: many viays I! diabbilyed 3, ' ' l, l3tit* iiiAttfuevtheit' yotiVeotirld ;Doi 41uni n „ the week ?;t tiny: , • Milst'et;" , he gliiiieklylvrbOlied'e bebeiffel Wad ifo "tinfet the .( ivek; 1 1 I hticil` to* right t'o.tek . e 'the Lord'A tiike 'on Sunda:yr, ' Our' teartinow begin to- 'yearn"toWailli the rtialf,4orit' was dot diffiedlfto perediiiVihar the') Holy Spirit had be'eh his , teacher;' and ens lolls to learn still wore olihis*experamee -"ow !: „ THE ?OLD ld ' AN'S CROWN •' "'llCiAtdchtivr; nia'n ! ' Flow I det'yolif itris , si'nfu'l'tot'hunt'an''ti do such'' , things Vri tM SO 'WA" crs i nut littit tirt !PP; "The bible tells me se; eif."'t • I ' ..f CM OW . •1 NM "-But does the Bible say you must join the• church or be lost! Could you not dm right and 4tay out'of the church ?" "No, master, 1 - cOuld' not do right and stay out of. -the church. know that joining the church would not'save ma, but in that 1 made it my business to both' serve and obey the fitird." •. ~( A By thiwtime our heart was nearly full. Find ing4,hat weteould. no6fonger appear a stranger towards .one whom we now felt the 'warm love ut a brother for; we. resolved-to bring our dia r logue to a close i meaner that we first assumed, we spoke: •1- •-. ••/.. /.. r Old man, I, know you Christian people ••-1 •• ' • 3. • ' talk and sal: , a v 1 areat P deal about , Christ and • ,•-• ~ • -.1 "1 “ .. 4 4 1' Heaven, l, but some people say. there is uncer . vl/4- , Et '"I 1$ IS tle. I . taint y, connected with boat. Now listen to •••,.. • l• me. We are here alone, only two of. us on the •••yo // , o •o• ••,••• ,t road, 'oitt of hearing, mit ut knowing every ~r . I 1 body. You r a I see c lothes P are rt. are poor, • ~e C A A' the , worse for, wear, besides you are . .od, ands doubt you would like comfort you have,yot . 1, • (} ..o.‘ leo vtosV) L , L , 14 8 ..h 40t. 11 , iltvmuch will., J ul Niko fur , your 1.0 •••••••/ ..ciou! Tell rue, will you, fur a hundred dol wwwoo w ok , t ars, stop singing and praying and goiug. auonK,Curistittu people,aqd oive l up 41‘1,, v,p e.ni his nutiou of yours ?",, .. 1 . 7 • • . . . Without hesitation he answered , at the sante une glancing aQhis clothirri; as though ,he knes• well their worth : ,"Master,,l am poor, very •••,•autt st, .081 , • ek•ells .nor, sir, but nothity , you can give we will wak, ••••„• 4P, ,t 4 ,1 ° I , N 4,4 411 , 4, 04'4' 4 ue give up tuy hope. 14 , . 4 ‘ 4 44 41T 4 f , • ),!. 444 The earnest, decided mariner to which thole wards were sp ?lien Lupressel us even wore Ilan the words themselves, and without dii dcultv,, we proceeded : „,..•• i! • • 'with your You seem pretty • well s •• • F - pleased FF . pINISEIVt I 9 „ I I 4. pan, butto ansVwer,welt! this : It', you t e C • 0,• should die just where y,o,u are, what do you 4 4 5 (4 • 4 . ” • hiuk would become.. !Ai you , , ,• • 1:J.0 4 W , 4, 441 , y d 41 4 4 • ..4 , o o .1; bright simile lig.lllhted)(.l up i his face as he • ‘ •• 11.11 i hu, h I would go a co Heaven ' 1, ope r•- "Heaven ! You 0•13 to Heaven that , II , 7'. :11., , 1 foll .irty bundle 0n,,,,y0ur back and old straw hat, •••• 0:t f , .o ,h Lad ragged coat! Yttu talk about going ailuilig • he bright shining angtes they say are in Hex • vela. Well,, y if ou . should Ilea go tu eaveu what 14 wouldyou,do r there; AfterAt S you eitt•lre hav passed t (14P or pearly, gates, 41:. and standing to the, giiiden •t- • 4 • i',Zr streets, (forXt `•••",* I think you say these Oit thng% are •4 '•l i ;here) what then ?". „,, 4' <7 .CY .55,04103,41 Never, eau I forget tbe holy, jpy Agit f umed ... 4 ,, . A 4 . 3: 1 •1, to sparkle :t iu the ol ,pilerm s yes as he res• t ••••:1 01• d , • p .ailed to this Query. • A iwt, •• ty . , T l hen the crown! Yes master , then I will e,et the• crown !" ;.., 'And now answer me one rum question . . Why do you hope to ao to ,Heaven, anti wily do you so confideutially expeut among . the uriht ankles there t}get a crown , r "Beeawe, waster, the Bible says there is in, 'leaven a crown laid up for Of who-loves . Jcsuh. sere." NVe now threw off our assumed charm:rel., and told the a,-ed love of Jesus that we too had, It; , hope ,for,, Heaven unly because °brief,, died for, bin ners, and nor because ur auy goudueis in us; 1114 . +1,,1 t.i /0•40.' • •!. • and as. we walked aiou , ,, wile after wile talk ••-• • • • ilia about the Sa.vior; surely Jesus himself drew nigh, fur our , hearts burned within us as rye ta:lked by the way. At leuv.th the, time eanie for us to separate and as we said , roud nut but feel we were parting. with a child of God. • 1" , v. It 4 "Nearly quell for his dwelling„ -e4 , a, • .2 4 , 1 Nearly ready tor the crown ,a •—i t ,llll „AN IDEA 1C)72, FAITca. • e . 't 5t.• - A, female teacher of a school that stood or 1 , 40 u, the batiks of a stream wished to commuoicate to 41. her pupils an idea of faith. While she watt. .. , 44 • trying to explain to them the .meaning of the word, a swail bum, glided in , si.ht t along ?. iskream. Seism. upon the incideut fur an , 3*t.c'l^ , • , lustration, she exclaimed g. , 1 4.0 S' 4•!.1 >t, , . • ' "If I were to,tell, ,you that there was a let of wuttuia tu that boat, you would believe me; wouldott. not without even seeing it your /m. 4,144 . 4, - selves 44 ...t.tq r t i t t. ••Yes, am,'' replied the scholars. t 3 0 , 4.140 03'SL:tow, e $, q that Is replied the soliook ,, mistress. t.ll# rya , • • The next day, in order to test their recol 44x41.. leettop of the iessuu, she inquired— :, tilt rririt r 4.4 hat is faith ' 11 , 1 A 1.414 tti) 2t, ,1 taA le.g of mutton in a boat I" was the ans. 0 " s‘. + +++;d. , `wet shunted trout all yarts o 1 the schoolroom, .41 4 -.4. A. L'! , 7 • hinet -nougervatitftt element of sc"kiefpfincl' ()Ohl" lurehnii§lied"anit en 'tnb4ns.'' People:neve pl'Ot 'atV"inertY.^' Laugh. teilsielng .- dEefit? to qhaligk 6 allititlitB*aelitrlalk and a triend to every virtue. It prottvlibl",4,lona p ttr'VE n ftieftsollll4riii htelig. &H E! Let ilaliurgir when e w' Advertisements will he inserted ID Tag PILOT at the following rates: . column, one year....... of a column, one year NO. 29. are smacks: "~' ; ta 11211 in) ADVERTISING RATES. of a column, one year.. square, twelve months square, six months square, three , months " , quitre, (ten lines oarless) 8 insertions... Leh inbsequentinserticin rofessional cards, one year titkle-or-Ntii,hilv,, .., ••••,••••••••••••••••••••••••• ..... ••• ..... The most .~ common craft on the sea of love Faith. is tl e ring t 4 light around the eclipse we call death. Melancholy is' the putrefaction of stagnant fe od is r• iedi•d by jlercianimtion., Talkers will refrain Irina evil speaking when teners refrain from .heartng. 410,,•7 Men free thinkers, who, instead of , , '4 O - t:e4ree frOin Those whn inok into everything are apt to see into notkitm.,, Inliteratnre, as in finance, much paper and povertyuch a '66:e Truth is an apostle, before whom every cow- Artily • • • A . Tailor can't play' the dog without being in mortal tear of - the. eat The prescription of medicine is sometimes ood; its 'proscription is generilly better. A 'single' woman' has .generally but a single &Ouse; , and we : all know what that, nf -person is next to godliness; Cleanliness of soul isigodliness. A. jester uriP: often boast of "a good bit," Aibeu, if it jut% his.,eye, it ought to be. The ani i hrs of snipe unpretending books have wade tens of, thousands of brains musical with divjosj . klutAktitity,, A widow and, a widower, when they unite r• ' ' ' ' • ' :kir respective children in oue fatally, may be said to join, issue. • _ to • ' Few rich men have cattle , and sheep upon a tho ci usand hills, ) but man l y poor ones have cure ~ it ) and potatoes in several thousand. 14014401 Mt 5a 4•,4 Mit , • t ) + • )"! .4 4 . 3 !v." , • 1-4 18 evident 'from the history of woman's reation, say what you will forler, that she is duly side.issue, r)'“ '4i, ,t , An honest, man 'heeds his bond. No bonds „ can bind a dishonest one unless lastened to his !qui. • , wrists or ankles. .13^. ••••• • • The ehridithAt . ikf It''na'tion way depend upon tnie MUD'S StallaCh j from pickled salmon and cucumber way break forth a desolating war. 'SOoie people's'heads are, eiterually, like ~, ~ cnurene.s, Dum s p or seir-esteem on the top represeutiog the'steeple. =MEI Consider rather the uonse(fuence of an argu nieidthikie'ehi etnisequeuee 01 hitnwhO ENE = 'D'ue't undertake to use big words without Oat, being sure as to the exact calibre of yuur mouth . * Listen in the flatterer who understands his trade‘an 'd then try to be, what be says Yon dro. OEM Admitting that horse races improve the ureed of horses, t may ,be, a fair question wbether they improve the breed of wen. =MESE Raiu contributes vastty to the wealth of man kitid. A fine shower in dry weather will al ways "dit'Wn with the dust." . It. is published as a curious fact that the Boodhists have all their praying dune by ma chinery.. but praying-watches seem quite coinwun verywhere. lady looks .older for not confessing bow Id she is. she nei.er allows her age to be upon her tow , ue it will shpw all the more iu Don't try to lie alWais upon the wing. Even he angels, tho - ugh wearing heavetily . pinions, those to aseeud an d de'saeod.upotriliteob i.lad . der.' is' said that's flea Van- draw fit:teen timeg Vei;ight' stronger; generally driwiiiesqlund'red othe4afterit;'Woh perhaps efiLker' thou 'itself': . $70.00 . 86.0( .. 20.00 .. 8.00 .. 6.00 .. 4.00 .. 1.00 .. 26 6.00 EEL !M