BY DAVID OVER.
1111rf |5 011 rtj.
MFC XOW-A-DAYS.
Life M but a spaa— of horses;
One is "Age," the other "Prime,"
l*p and down tire hilt our course is,
"Go in, poniea,"—"make yonr titne."
Bovdrootl plies the whip of pleasure;
Voirtliftd folly gives the stroke;
HatihO 'd £oads thetu at his leisure,
"Let 'era rip," "they're tougli a. cat.*'
"Hi, va ! there,' 1 the Hakes we'll pocket;
To the wind Mcare ho
Time, 2 40. "Whipin t'ni socket,'
Give p-njstring .isd let tiru Wcet.'!
Ou the sunny ro;ul to ftfiy. _ •
"I'rintv" is rhofwribH in Let Ire's s'reai.j;
gc 1 " left, lniic, oil, unthrifty,
Life then prove# a onh-torso team.
"Age" j 'gs on. grows quite unsteady, ;
Reels and slackens in Ms pace; j
"Kirks the bucket," nHvays ready;
'•G.ves it ujP'—iKiath wins the race.
'KOS OUT YOUR ROW."
Ouel zy day a farmer's boy
Wat hoeing out the corn.
And moodily had listened long
To Lear the dinner horn.
The welcome blast was heard at last,
An.! down he dropped his bo?;
Cut the good man shouted in bis ear,
• •My hoy, hoe out your rowI"
Although a "hard one" was the row,
To usa a plonghraan's phrase,
The 1 d, as sailors have it,
Beginning well io"'baze,"
'•I can," said he. and maufu'ly,
lie selzol a; ii:i bis h';
Ad the good ni in settled to see
The hoy hoo out his m*.
The t: it th? bid remomberfvl,
And proved the uior.il well.
1 hat perseverence to the ond
At last will nobly tell;
Tak'- eour iqO, tT'T. T >io!ve ; on can.
Anil St 1:1 a vigorous "blow;
In life's great field of varied toil.
Always "hoe out. your row."
| | I I an 11111 MI—IIIIHI I
the qlakeh patriot.
A 2tr.yLT TIUI iRf UAEfbll.
rv Aacor.A.
Throughout the land sounded the loud
s imuiotn —to arius! llumlieuj of our
' ••uutryiu' ii were flocking to the e'ufi fd
tiirowu b.ii ly to the breeze, by thoiv b'd.
rrs whiuii tho mini uis of the King flai d
nominated wßfUrl-." The battle of llrio
k'-r 11 ill, with all its L.uors, was fresh io
ti.o initida of the daring few h> b id StJ.od
their iives, fotnines, and sacred h n ift
their country's cuime—-yr rmfoiliugof io
tiniidntiuii caiue to ttie biccst of a sing t
man, for all felt tint tbev Lnd a ri*r*orii
interest in i ! ie ftrugclo. The i'', the puL
l it, the fnetory. the firuiu—all contributed
lueir stalwart sons to Jo ball bo for ihs right.
Vr • f •rinci ro rxcnqition. Viruth sttsutwed
t'..e powers o* mauhood. and joined the ri• I<*
setting 'owirds the bUoijy fioiu. There
was but cm: class thai teienied to be is
garded a.' nou-coiubatstiva. Tliey if era
tiic "Frieuds" or "Q'takers."
relet! th Payne had settled m early life
uron a farm ia the town cf <lo!d Spring,
Loo- Plind iieis Iw had married, sn-1
here he has ssod falling from his side, one
by one, the chiidicn 4Jod had given hurt,
• 'intil, in his rdd uge, he stood alone with tbc
) ar'iiC! of his ti uth and nu tursr vears, a
cL; dicis msn. Ilv.tta* era of tla leaders
ia tbc bccictv ot iKfieud*, aud in the pure
"vcrshtp cf his M 'Ster bis day* wnm drawing
so an bouwriUe so i
The niC'ssuger* nf ?Vuhingifn. who wzs
"ten supposed to b neir at hand, were fly
ing through that section, and eal'mg re
e-uitt to join him. Payne stood at air
gat ■•way us she < mricr appreadiwtj.
"Wh*t news froui this <?mno?' f h* inqsti
re-1. ~-t
"i is enemy i- g.-nwing n ore fi<rsii-i;dda
.ai!v,' was the reply, trs tbn rider drew p
his p.'.-nting Steed, - „r>.\ %9 sr p 'V
in every dirssction. Vity y*a padnT a to*
to ropn.sent you in the struggle!'*
1 he aged QSalter bowod his head, as
in-udry of l-.is lost oron wa. thiw ru*Wy
st wakened.
"Hut. you aru n Friend," cCntir.ned the
.c nrier, ''and be\i?tta b resist incw."
"Wlto stvt that Pettish Paytih does hot
a-tvocato reefer*tie# so epprestir a?" rrie<J
the old urn whh wtdthirtifm. "Who csn
'■lisrga him with the basenesa of inacfioc
when the fnca of his country Msnd at sS, P
"ir'-shlibli of that Ctwioiry's honor* Inn
n 1' lend, in the sck that thee pu' upnr
the word, * (■) 1 tnf:dcnd <e the enemies
• f IB) ti3ti; Isnd *•' -i - 1
'1 am g'a-i to hear yyu say o. I wsitd
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that youth aud strength were yours." As
it is, we are e'en graftful for good wishes."
The courier rode onward upon his mis
sion.
"Youth and strength!" soliloqnixed the
Quaker. "Ay, I would they were mine, iu
deed ! llut they have left me, as a wither
ed tree, almost useless. Yet not so! Why
may I uot join the forces of Washington ?
Why not stand besides my — f
My wife ? Y'et .he will not bid me pause}
We must see! we must see!" The gate
was okised, and Mr. Payne retired to the
duties of Lis farm.
Gloriously and -bright rose the sun on the
succeeding merniog, as our Quaker friend
came, with his horse already saddled, to the
: gate* At tlie pme moiueut, his wife camo
| fronrtbo h r ttse baring a gun. With tear
| Utl eyes she bttfcdid the weapon to her lius
pariff *3 site said: *
wMay that God who has watohfd over
thee and me, bo with the still, and if it be
his wilh tb return tho to iu ... <P
Sabs cilukeil her utterance. The old man
stoope J from hie saddle, sad impriuted tt
kis upon her upturned obeck.
"And what mutter it, Judith, whether I
return or not. Better die in such * ntrug
glo, tliau live for years ia the recollection
that I bore no hand in the contest. 130 of
good cheer 1 I will return it* spared 1 If
ud, thee will l>e proud to know that I fell
in toy country's service 1 Cheer up, wife !
God bless time I"
Onward to the fight rode the noblo man.
Joining the leader he had come to meet, ho
bore bravely und well his position iu the
front of battle. O'er many on ensanguin
ed field ho strode with others to conquest,
and DO one amid the dauntlcxs host who have
by their deeds enrolled their names upon
Fame's scroll, were deserving of a prouder
position than the old "Friend." ,V#r did
he tarn back, until Washington had bid
adieu to his army, and victory waj ours.
* • • •
Leaning on the same gate we have spo
kcD of before, stood the wife of the veteran,
watching the return of their neighbors from
the war. Sho had waited long and patient
ly f>r the comingof her only earthly treas
utc, but he came not. Daj after day pas
sed, aud yet no news of the ut-seut one.—
Hope had nearly died in bar auxious heart 1
A horseman approached her! mechanically
; she enquired of hoi husband.
•'I reckon he died ut Ivng's B<idgc,"
w?. the answer; 1 know he waa badly
wounded. But we will hear particulars in
about a month."
Ti.; *[>'■ ■; Iter srirrcd on bis borer, im
p tiet tto greet his owo expectant family
' "DttatJdead.'" nmrnmred the sorrow
ing wife, r.s she sunk nvetpuirered upon the
greet; SvvsH'af her fee'. !
"Judi'h, I tra here?' aronse
j rice!" (tViid the veteran, clasping the form
• >? ins aged wlfO in his arm. "The battles
| are done. The viefory is ours. 1 have
come to thee alive and well."
With the passion of earlier years he ii
; pressed kisses upon her quivering lips.—
Languidly sho raisedTtsr dimmed eves and
| gazed upon the returned-berr.
"Is thid a dream?" she sighed.
"Nay, Judith, rouse thee, wife' The
■ rfod of butths heard thy pray-r*, and his
urin wjs oVor aftdVrotiud me. I ain safe.''
The veteran ntid bis wilts rest in the old
bury'ng ground near their former home.—
j There were no children to mdurn their dy
| yet tho memory of th nr worth is treas
! ured by uvmy a hei'rt, and "ipiiiiv a tear has
h- ou el t* J upon their graves. The'tniim of
Petetian Payne occupies no place on thehis
fofic page, but liter*are' those, yAt living,
; wno wi.f with grati'uife for even fliL
; mention o'"the Quaker Patriß*'
■ Tut YI.KOB Fob Poor Mkn.—The Al
bany Kruotevbock'tr otta of tire following
j an boot raj America, which wi.l b rAtd with
s-uiitv by those ißtgpested;-
| oßtial America ia p-runnlyulw 'I 'ur
of jHior won.' In the to B of Jutcrolpa
jqtijt Capital cf UJiouho, the prkaof good
uuljkpom M onlo f<Ht* ds4l*r*. Hides are
t afcejldant at thyqy coot* apiece. tlaltiqber
|, four dollar* a
Mules, botsca and
j cat no no excess. A good borne cm baptir
{ o'uaaeii tor ten dolUtjH,. fciog'tr cauoou the
j i'nook % :h# bet know* w the (foiled
{states, aod grotModtuosi withopt rare. Ttr
b 1 cflo u jodigeoons and of (he; beat quality.
Labor is okawpor by kalf tb*ni* Nicaragua.
VVult ' lighl heart and a thin pair of
a m*o ojo live in Ccutrut Amer
ica like a pnuoc uo an iuconte of four sliii
llngs a month."
C-/'""Xii what di>e !r,e Ainerio.in Indian
d.ffcr from modern lidie* The <hi tror
vshxtpt ia tiiuo of battle, and the other c.r
fi'ynpt in tjme of [ oaoe.
_ —,
may Prised Albert be cooeui
cro4 a soring u.ud frugal personage? lie
oauae he layg Jty,a #orrrei|rw **■>• itight.
MRS SXOW'S LITERARY UIS
BAND.
Yes, Pm Mrs. Peter SDOW, on editor's
wife. 1 well remember the day when Mr.
Suo w, asked me to become bis. I confess
I liked Mr. Snow: and thinking it would be
| a very fine thing to be the wife of an editor,
1 said 'Yes' as pretty as I know bow, and
became Mrs. Snow.
I bavo seen ten years of married life, and
find my husband to be an amiable, good na
tured mou. He always spends Lis evenings
at home, and is in that respect a very mo
ral, but he always brings with him a pile of
exchanges, which are limited only by the
lougth of his arm; and reads while I patch
the knees and elbows of our boys psntu
loous. After we have had a Quaker meet
ing of an hour's length 1 broak the silence
by asking. 'Mr. £su&w did yon order the
eoal I spoke to you about?'
'VVhut did you say my dear*' he asks, af
ter a few moments silence.
'Did youordo* the coal 1 spoke lo you
about*'
•Indeed, my dear, I'm very sorry, hut 1
forgot all about it. It shall coma to-inor
row.'
Another boar's silence, which is relieved
by the laby'a cryiog; and rather liking to
hear a noise of seme sort I rnadu no effort
to quiet him.
'My dear,' says Mr. Snow after he cried
a minute or 80. •had'nt you better give the
baby some catnip tea to quiet Lim. Ho
troubles me.
The baby is still, and another hour pas
ses without a breath of noiso. Becoming
tired of silence, 1 take a lamp and retire for
tlie night, leaving Mr. S. so engaged, with
his papers that he does not even see me
leave the loom.
Towards midnight he conies to bed, and
just as lie has fallen asleep the baby takes
a notion to cry again. 1 rise as quietly as
possible, and try tost ill biui while I am walk
ing the room with the small iSnow iu my
arms, our next —a boy of three years—be
gins to screaui at the top of his lungs
What can I dc? There is uo other course
but to call Mr. Snow: so 1 call out, 'Mr.
Snow! Mr. Snow! Mr. Snow!
Tito third time he starts up and replies,
•What Tim —more copy?'
As though I was Tim —that litt'e devil
running about the o£S-e' I reply rather
tartly,
•No, I don't want any mora eopy —I've
liad enough of ihatto last my lifetime ; 1
want ycu to see what Tommy is crying a*
bout.'
Mr. Snow nmke* a desperate effort to
rouc himself, as Tofttoiy a:ops to take breath
ho falls asleep again, leaving tn pacing the
room iii as much vexathoi u# I can comfor
tably contain.'
The next tuortiiiig at breakfast, when 1
! give Mr. Snow ana ceonnt of u.y last night'*
adventure, he replies, 'lndeed, toy dear, 1
am soiTy the children troubled you.'
That it?always-the way. If 1 complain
I it is 'indeed tuy dear I am sorry!' but should
: the same thing occur the subsequent night
| directly before his eyn, very likoiy lie would
not see or know any thing about jt, unless it
hsppened to interrupt tlie train th * ideas.
; Thou he would propose catnip-tec; but be
fore I can pot it into the Lnlunt.s Mtomuch
he will be far awav m the realms of thought,
i leaving too not a Utile vexed at his appa
rent stupidity.
J • Mr. t-now knows tho name of every paper
published in JSugiaud, FnUiuoand tlesw ny:
j but he uan't For the lde ot bim tell tbi names
jof his own children,f- ll.e knowsjam the age
ot every Amefiosu jnumal, but he does uot
kuow tlw age of hia own baby. lie knows
just htuv onw of his eootributorn looks, but 1
' don't Iwiivve ho etui tell whether uy oyes
arc bl ick or blue.
The world-say* MrnSiiOW is pctriag-rieh.
| Alt I kuow about it is, hopivc mo money
:to clothe and fi'cd onr hnysj-ami r'not too
without a eotnplaitit of poverty. I hope lite
| world is right in opinion; and when I ■"
J folly satisfied tlmt It is, I slmll advise bim
i> to rosign his editorial honor*, and spend a
! few inondw in becoming acquainted whb ttis
wife ati'f children. Tiro littleon-* wil! feel
j much flittered at making the acquaintance
of so literary a gentleman.
C/""A loafty gy*. hold ola green pcmiit.- 1
uion, trtitob, before litey are ripened tjr the ■
froat, are said to te 4Uo uio.'t tiller nod <
puolterj fruit known. lie took the pereiui
-111011 ouuide 4.1 to gaijen will,' uadcoui-i
monc.id upon it l-,v soiling geuerouH ;
mouthful of Uie fruity irliioii jirored to be in j
, a wale to frizzle bis lips #nd tongue -auow I
, provskingij. .? _
'llovr do vou like it?' inquired the owner .
of the garden, l0 bad been watching
•bl?l. f . .• 1. ; f, . - " I
The saliva was oozing from the corners ot ]
if? rte flow's utoulh, and ho aras o-iij able i
•'WmpljK at ' •* J •'* '■ • < r
'llow do i bxk wabur' A0 Willing j'
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER ?0. 1857.
STICK TO THE FARM.
Are pale faces, white hands, and bad
health more genteel than robnt frames, a
good appetite, sound sleep and independent
circumstances ? Wo thiok not, and for the
same reasoo, we judge tb&t farming is not
beneath any pursuit whatever, in all that
makes man virtuous, useful and happy, and
it is surely to be regretted, that nearly all
our young men should prefer a mercantile
lifo or a profession, to the tilling of the
ground at their own quiet homes. Not only
is it to be lamented on aocount of the wel
fare of the young men themselves, but also
in reference to the piosperity of the country,
for it is a truth that cannot be coutradicted
that the best interests of the inhabitants of
any country, are intimately connected with
the prosperous condition of its agriculture.
It is the cardinal pursuit of man, and all
others must either prosper or decline with
it. It is that pursuit that, of all others,
will be most likely to help us comfortably
through the world, and is most prolific in
substantial enjoyments and real indepen
dence. We would not wish to bo under
stood as speaking disparagingly of other
Callings, or to make invidious comparison?
between the various occupations, in whieh
the people of civilized couutries are engaged.
All ate useful and honorable when fairly
conducted. But we would check the inor
d.natc taste of our young men of commercial
and professional life, which now wars with
a giant hand against the wealth and morals
iof the station. And ibis state of things
bears with great force upon the laboriug
poor. For alt Lough they can procure nom
inally, good wages for work, yet so ex
travagantly high are ali this articles of food*
induced by the limited number of the culti
vators of the soil, that it requires their ut
most exertions to obtain a comfortable live
lihood. It is not often that the poor see
harder timer than they have for some lime
past: and even men of moderate property,
who in ordinary times are easy with the
world have to scratch to get along, as (he
saying is.
Any undue proportion of cur people are
engaged in other pur-uit? besides agricul
ture, and it is Ligii time that means be ap
plied to remedy the great evil. Bit n
lutig as fashion is oa the side of professions
and mercantile life, it will require Hercules
to conquer our enemy, but it must be cou
quered, though we have to eolist Ilerculcs
aud B urcus, also to fight for us.
And why should our young men be so ea
ger to leave the farm and plunge into other
avocations! Is there one chance in a hun
dred; that their fond anticipations of obtain
ing wealth and fame will be realized !
How many professional uicn obtain wealdi
aud distinction! The chance is against
them, aud experience has proved it. Theirs
i- a life of anxiety and turmoil. Tlnugh it
may Leu useful and honorable one. There
fore we would ?iv to young men, who liuvo
been educated in husbaudry, -tick to y< ur
farm, and if your handsale not as white as
the minister's and your brow not a- graceful
as the lawyer's you hive substantial pre
rogatives that they know not of. TVs cul
tivate some acres, get some books and read
the in. keep clear of debt if possible. and if
yon are not happy in this selection you will
uever bo in anv,.— Pro v. Tran.
Ten Jtules to be Observed In
Int; llutter.
I * la making good butter there are several
I nice operation* to be pone through with,
| which require an eye to cleanlinw, forc
thougbt and experience.
1. (tn milking clean, fast yet gently,
acoularly twice day, depends the success
of tlie duiijmuu. Had uiilker*should not
; bo tolerated in a herd, better pay double
' tit a price for pood one*.
'J. Straining is quite simple, but it should
be-borne in mind that two pans about half
• full each, will produce a greater amount of
; cream tbau the sama milk if in but one pan
| the eaon of Ibis is the greater surface.
L 8. Scalding is quite an important feature
in the way of making btitter in cwol weather
; the rrcaui rises much quicker, milk keep-.
sweet longer, the butter is of a better color,
! and churns in one half tin tiaic.
4. Skimming should always be d<n- be
fore 'be miik becomes lnppered, otherwise
oiueh of |l* etaiiu turus itW*Vy uuJ is
I lost.
ft Churning wbe'lt-r by hand or other
wise should oeoupy fifty luiuaion.
6. Washing in c<d! soft water is one of
I its preserving qualities, n<l should l>a crih
! unwed until it shows no color of Ili£ mills
[ h.• the use of the ladle; very hard water it
' higldy charged with lime, and must il a
measure imparl Vd it alkaline pruperti&V' j
7. Balunff is neeefsait'y with thy
best kind of ground wifi; the quantity vai
ticr according to the state it * lake;! froth
the churn, if soft, more -il lnrd, less al
' wsj* taking taste fur the sureit guide.
8. First working, after about twenty
four hours, is for the purpose of giving it ■
greater eompactue??. >
9. Second working takes place at the '
time of packing, aud when the butter ha 9 t
dissolved the salt, that the brine may be t
worked out. ]
10. I'aeking is done with the hands or <
with a butter-mall; and when the butter is i
put into wooden vessels, they should be '
soaked two or three days in strong brine be- j <
fore using. After each packiug, cover the < i
butter with a wet cloth, aud pat a layer of j i
salt upon it; in this tray the salt can be re
moved at any time, by simply taking bolJ ;
of the edge of the cloth.
Butter made iu this way will keep any
length of tium required.— J • -A". dams, G.
Farm.
Tlic X e ws from India-
The DCWS frt to the seat of war in India,
brought by the dura, if accurate in its details,
is far the most favorable for the British artns
ibat has been received since the first out
break. The defeat of Nona Sahib's army
by General Have) >ck's comparatively small
force; the capture of the rebel-chief's artil
lery; the demolition of his stronghold at Bi
tboor; the desertion, under the influence of
panic produced bv repeated defeats, of a part
of bis forces; the self-destruction of the mis
creant and his family, doub 1-ss to escape j
the venganco of the British soldiers, whom ;
be saw he could not 1 >ng evade; and the re- !
lief of the feeble and suffering garrisou of j
Lticknow, are the most important features
of the news by this arrival, aud, if authentic
justify iu some measure the expectation of a
successful movement against Delhi, whither
! General Jlavelock was said to he marching
; with the remnant of his lietorions Land.—
Reinforcements were arriving almost daily j
from the British colonics The force des- !
tincd for service in Chins, the troops which '
were employed in Persia, *ud the detach- j
merits from the Cape of Good Hope probably j
reached Igdia soon after the departure of the j
mail,if not before i', and under the command '
'
of Sir Colin Campbell, w hose arrival is an- j
I ntunccd, and who-u well known military '
-kill and achievements in t'.e Crimea wuail
1 naturally inspire the confilenco of the men j
J aud officers under Lis orders, wou} 1 cause !
an important change in the aspect of affairs
before Delhi. The relief of JvickUow, with
i the dispersion of the Oude rebel- is of iu
! calculable value to the British - cause, be.
i cause trot only docs it circumscribe the the
i atre of operations and facilitate aooueen ri.
| tion of tbo British forae* for the attack on
l>e!hi, but is alts calculated, a? in the case
• of IS en a Sahib's ca.alr* and i iff an try, who
• threw down their aims aud fl-d in every di
j rection, to discourage the rebels, to increase
j their confidence in the possibility >f their m
j uuiph. Bo far as we have yet seen, Neu.t
Sahib was the most prominent and influential
! leader of the rebels, and as the pretended
successor of the last Peiebwa of the M .ii
rattas, f may be inferred that he was acting
iu concert with the King of Delhi, the nom
inal htWU of thn revolt and of the Moboimoo
datt cauw. Ilw luted overthrow, not wit it,
stand ng the immense superiority of his force
and his utter liepolessuess of sueecys, tin
shown bv bis deatr notion of Irtinuelf ami his
family, will u>t fad to discourage the rest
of the rebels, and if it does not cause deser
• tion in their ranks, will probably deter oth
ers from j"ir>iri them. The daily increas
ing strength of the British army, ar.d the ac
tivity aud determination displayed by the
Government, wil' tend to increase thi- feel"
lug: and if mice the reikis cease to hope.uitd
j commence to foar/hose already Compromised
may fight with the energy ofvii>spiratton,cou
seious of the terrible punishment which they
: deserve, and are autre to teoieve, buftboHe
, who hive not yit V ten lifted themselves with"
: the movement—♦hs country population in
' narvkfitUr—will .hesitate Wore Bißifri.sk.
■. 1 j
their lives and properly qii dasigoyous;
. adventure. 1 -
| At>V\NTAGE ()T PcNCTtTATins'. l'nu
otnation, that is the putting the stops in the
i right places, ('annot be too sednhm-lv
i studied. Wo lately read, in a country px
: per, the following sttflifig amount of Dord
j Pal i.eiston's anpe.arat.ffe in the llmho- off
1 Ctntitnons- 'l.aid pjini'jrstoii tfrvn peiei
on bis Lead,' a whiti. hat upon hi- fJwj Virgo
t bu' well jwlfsfisfl boots tipnti bis 'brow, a
dark cloud in bi-tnrf I, his faithful Smlltnig
ttit-k iit his eye, a menacing glut* soyiug
nothing. He sit
C NOT B.vii.—'Where I, said it
little nrchiii, <nie day to Lis mother, be
•tooij gating t|f<*>
, i; 'whfru was i winyi you married, jviVy- 1
Why didn't yam take, ine along! ? I couli
have pic."! out a l>-, ;• ut-.n than wo i- '
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CATTLT I'OR L>N-FE.M.VNTI!*T!TI—PNM-H
- says; , Thd Pope s'rnt h bhlt fnto • Ben* ihn.fc
i j The Scotch lend it ba-k again iud inform
- i liH holiness that they Lave a Ktox of their
' P*u.
THE ASSETS OF A MF.RC.VM ILK HOUSE, j
—A eomtnwsioß me.c:; i, whoso name is j
as {a miliar on Buffalo' Übaugc a • household
words, and whoso wit and humor never --lry
up" under any condition of things, a faw
years sioee went to Oswego, and, as uss Leon
publicly ormounced, bus "su-p-uded." Au j
eastern banker, whose INSTITUTION KM among !
ht3 largest creditors, paid him a visit with a
view to look into affairs. After the usual I
salutations and greetings due to politeues", ;
a coloquy, something like the following is j
said to have occurred;
"Well, Mr. , I undeist ;ud you have
suspended."
"That is so, I believe, sir."
"Yes; well, as our bauk is the largest
creditor, we should like to kuow what shape
the affair is likely to take."
"Certainly, sir."
"What is your indebtedness?"'
"Well, sir, as uear as I can get at it, l
owe übnut four hundred and fifty thousand
dollars."
TLin wis u poser. Things begun to look ;
a little blue.
"Have assets, 1 suppose!"
"Certainly, plenty ef assets."
"Well, to what amount, uuJ iu what do
they consist! '
"\Yell, sir, I value my assets to an amount
greater than my indebtedness, and they con
sist of a wife and four tat babies, worth to
me more than one hundred thousand dollars
eaeh."
The banker looked while the
merchant proceeded to whistle tLe air of
'Poor Uucle Ned;" keeping time to the
music with his fingers, ou a desk which had
a history i f his rise and fall in trade.
SINGULAR VISITATION lit A BIRD:
Captain Johnson, of the Barque Ei'.en,
s ays : ' Just before six o'clock on the after
noon of September 12th, I was standing on
the quarter-deck with two others of the crew
on deck at the same time beside the man at
tnc helm. Suddenly a his 1 flew over around
me, just grazing uiy right shoulder. After,
wards it fl~w around the vessel, thou it
again comtneured to fly around my head
It neon fl-w at my face when I caught hold
of ;* an l made it a prisoner. The bird is
unßfe" any bird 1 ever sm Lfre, and 1
don't know it's name. Tie color *f its
feathers is a dark iron gr.iy ; its body was
a foot and a half in length, with wings th-ce
ctni a half fe t from t p in tip. It had a
beak full eight inches 1 'tis, an 1 a sort of
teeth like a final! handsaw. In ouprnting
it, it give nit goof biro in my r'ght
thumb. Two of the er.-w win as&s'ed in
tvingbs logs wen also bitten. As it
showed a dip s tmn to bite at evoryb ;<jj i
hud its bead cut eft, and the body thrown
ovcrbour 1. When tite tir i flu* to the s'tiir,
the barque was g- rig a 1 ttlh north of uorb
rav. 1 regarded the arpearaace of the
bird as ;r. otnea, and an indication to me
thai 1 timet ciia-.ee my course I aoourding
h headed to rite ca*ttttrv direct. lshnu.U
not have deviated fr-un u>y course had u
tha b'rd visi'o l the ahipi .v*d iid it no'
been fur this change of course I should not
l ave fa'hti in with shcli pissprfg 's if the
Central America'*'
vnsDOM.
If tltere he no faith in onr worJs, of what
use are they*
Ilonorti come from diligence: viehea ro>n
economy
mthes fli>* lrke an arrow; da s and monthe
like a weaver's el.afiTe.
He who call repress S fhohieflfs stferr,
mtj' prevoht thady tfiys of snt*row.
' I'ast events arc as clear a utiror, tlw fu
as oVs urc as varnish. 4 '
The generations of men follow tcli ofher
.lik the waves nf^ewo'lciiwner.
I'oubt Bttd ' t!itraeti<*r on csrh—t'oc
."bVighmcss of tnith in lira ren.
i T<* oorredt an <|vil uliifh pfrti ufy
so well s firece aritl preecut iu
ly a iong j cirnuy we know the sircngxh
jt/.n horse, s ipK ] 'ttgdij Ojrd iy a tiuit w
i;lW*rt. i,-4 a II v . Ji
Do ti"t anxMS'ly cvpM what is tnoT. yet
r,.( tR.t Va'iuly t iflist
■ puU. i'."; '■ i
Of ali the li diftkti" acmfcrtifwiH the. mtod Is
i capable of, uotiet |eihaj>ii lct:l fhst
attcn if jehef if irodcd
hWH ttr;- ! . v , 'q'
| The sp tnianwiest pif'e of Heaven urn
' i>'<b value, ImilW .tr.rubil of jWtrs.j-vl-''re
f gains the pm*. 1 •* ! '
j it there- be l Ty.nt ot among
I'Wra of the ftt.'ly,tUte<' nieti will WtW"
j s.l vantage t>f ii teliajurd ibwui *i -■ ' !
, tj,,, '■ ■ | 1 it*
J 4 *Takk a titbit,' sir, f.irtbi beaefit of the
j *Vi low and (|rphan F4t>d °* thi s*pik3
ell, y-a-a-91—don't cart 0
tbtidi, for the arnbl'as, but I g* 11
rf/v.'.o )o' ('it u\ ij :tu!'
VOL. *i>: W'3£
TitERE is every reason to believe that
old Deacon Dash wiil Like care that then,
are no outsiders round the next tiuae La
prea!ie;
The Sabbath evening inciting at tav
Methodist church is a famous resort far tha
young people, -including the girU. T ; - a
oliurch dou't always take them aTI in, HDJ!
some of the hoys have to stand under the
window outside. Old Deacon Da'sh is an
••xcellont man in his way. He is a money
lender au i "landmark." Well, the oid uian
was down for a prayer the other night* The
hretheren were putting iu the tallest kinds
iif -'auictis," and the old irnu getting on &
powerful uuction, when, lifting up bib voice
like western thunder, he roared;
"Üb, Lords give us grraf r mitrest 'a •
Leaver."
I A young rascal out-ide, under tlie prorapS
j irgs of the moment, in reply, snug ottt •'
j the top of Lis voice.
"Hold on, old man, jou're ia for 6\*e per
cent a mouth dove* fort, don't cry out for
anything worse up that
The deacon didn't rise ai.V higher ou that
occasion. *
FRANKLIN ASKING FOR WORK.
When quite a youth Franklin went to
London, entered a printing office, and en
quired if ha could get employment a.s priu
tet*.
"Where are you from!"' inquired the
foreman.
"America," Was the replj.
"Ah 1" ? iid the foreman "from Amen
: ca ! Lad from Atnwiea seeking employ luent
'as a prin'er 1 Well, do yu really undei
i stand the art of printing? Can you net
1 po
Franklin .stepped to one of the eases aui
in a very brief space act up the 101 l iw.ng
passage from the firm chapter of the 'insplu
\ of Sr. John.
"Nathaniel saith u.ita him, can any g'wd
[ thing come cut of Naxirerh ! Philip *uith
! onto Kim, c?i)i* and sec
It w ij done so quick, so a'curattly, an!
: coDtaiued a deiioa'e rept'oof, so appropriate
. aud powerful, that it at once gave him a
character and a shinding with si! in the of
: fine. ' ' '
FATK Or THE APOSTLES.
St. Matthew is supposed lo bare jutf-rel
tpartyniom, or was put to death bj the sword
i in the city cf fithfopin.
j St. Murk was dragged through the,streets
i.of Alexandria, iu Egypt, till he expired.
St, John w+s put in oa cauldron of buii
: ing oil, at llonte. and escaped death. lie
afterward died a natural death at Ephesus,
' • i • *
> :U ASH.
sf*s James tbcQ-oif was byheadjJ at J ■-
! rusal UJ,
St. damns ilis Less .vis tiwowi from
| pinuacle jjr wing of ilte te-npie, and then
hasten ta> death whtiw fuller's ciub.
i St. Ihlijip Was httag upugiitist a pillar
• t liiorapous, a eitv of I'uygi i.
tit. liuri iolom >w w u fl y vj alive by tUa
' command of ah; b?rotf;kii.g.
| M Andrew wua bottui to a crass, yrjctva
! he preached tili he cxpiru i.
St. lii Huv wua run through the body
by a 1 luoeaaar Malipu, yi tue K ist lad:e
Ft. Jube was rhot with arrow*.
Sr. S.ineoa 7, 'jo'cs was 'uuoified in Perms,
St. Miihns *is vtoned ac itkety h^iead-
I *<*. i • ,■ ,
U no ecu to the to the pkf*
imjs ui.T bu Rondolph, of I send
,x.ou jhe-folding, if otio of Lis Wsf, and I
do not kutjw that it irtr b*s boon in {>P U :?
'•K oulolplv war o a tavern, ly ing jn a
sotu in the furiot , wa tipg for the a'age to
pouft.u> abu doiit. A dandified chap step,.
! pej ium tl>e fooui wih a yivp in bis banf,
| just come from a diive, ani standing before
j the mptor, arranged hts huir and collar,
i quite unconscious ot the prereuco of the gen
knnan on th.e *• it. After jti udidigiug p.
while It • turned to go "'ti, Mr. Randolph
! hint. ,
i "11 is the rug,- contf!.
j '•Jvagejur! e ild the fop, t r ve
.• nothing to do with ft. Sir.*'*
•()!,: 1 beg your pardon,' saiiTliaaduiph,
j rjukt v.;) '■< • . '■> you rr ■ th* iir : v' rl "' u
j fjetir, trfjal, ehsfl wnn'tv huh''
•\b a. , Uosfjand, H4 "on t!:<i nunc bf
j !V:fr.' 'Oh, diui't.* he r*-Wffv r ; '"t never
• iiivi I'itei, fcit be doiiicd hi t' ntiiter.*—
I 'l'tTell, tfii t,,' replied •vt'iit t auie
J! do sou itkel' should I ks"the 'naVo of
Juh'l b.' <MI, foX that,' mid his half,
. j '1 can't bmr Xoboph, foi he tlenhid'hl, tut*-
)S J ,CS: t.io'j itf k . if! 'i-s.
know what ymi eerue-Tor,' <tatd an
old virgin, as she hacked a bachelor into a
i sorner, 'yon came here to kiss Die alaieat to
i d.rrth. But you rhac't, wiibeut pa are
tie ttrtnj;eft, r.rd the Lord iuv> jtw