• , - { iritair.- 3133 r •vlin VOLUME XVI. xpaitrz.itcumi. • n*--- IAIIIIIII ABRAIIIIIII% KEPIS. [We published a few ,weeks ago a beautiful poem entitled .we are coming, Father Abraham, three - hundred diousand mtre," to which the following has been added: I welcome you, my gallni.t boys, From Maine's resoanding shorn— , From far New Hampshire's granite hills I see your legions pour; From Massachuits fertile vales, From old Vermont they come; . Connecticut wheels into line At rolling of the drum ; And little Rhody springs to arms Like David in his might, Upon rebellion's giant front To strike one blow for right: One blow for right, my hero boys, For right and Uncle Sam— Strike and receive the blessings Of the God of Abraham. I see from all her boundaries The glorious Empire State A countless host is sending forth With freedoms hopes elate; From Deli ware there cornea a gleam Of white and crimson bars, New Jersey answers to the call, As it along her shore, -• Each grain of sand had said, we come, Six hundred thousand more : We come to strike-for liberty, For right and Uncle Sam, Who gives all the blessings Of the God of Abraham. And Pennsylvania, keystone of This glorious Union arch, Is sounding through her thousand caves' The thrilling order, sums! I ree her dusky sons come forth From every darkened mine, And, like the clouds along her bills swift forming into line; , - - Their eyes have such a fiery gleam From glovviijg-finges caught, Thte — Tß --. lml such strength as if they were Of lion sinews wrought; I think when on Secessions head They strike fur Uncle Sam, Each blow will fall like vengeance From the God of Abraham, I see adown'our Western vales Your legions pour my boys, Ohio, Indiana and /11) own loved Illinois, And lowa, and :Michigan, And Minnesota toe, And far . WiscOnsin's prairies send Their heroes tried at.d. true. Come on, 0 living avalanche! •"" lireati, into floods of light, And roll your waves of truth along Seeession's shore of night, Drown out rebellion as of old, And then wits Uncle Sant, Sate in the Ark of State, We'll praise the GOD of ABRAHAM WREN WEARY. When weary with the ills of life, With sorrow' and With care, 'Tie sweet to to Jesus' feet And lay our burdens there. When hearts grow faint with feat and doubt And grope in darkest gloom, 'Tie sweet to know there is a ray That lights beyond the 7 tomb. When adverse clouds oh,cure life a way And durken future years, 'Tis sweet to know there is a rest Beyond this vale of tears. When we've obeyed the gospel truth, And know our sins forgiven, sweet to tell of joys that wait The faithful ones, in heaven. imracanxJzi.,eLrTir. VALtEY FORGE. BY R. B. POOLE, A. B. The dreadful struggle through which we are passing for the Maintanee of liberty and union, will render memorable many spots on our soil. They will remain as monuments of our freedom and institutions, and be en deared to thousands as the soil on which they fought for the integrity of our govern ment, and the cause*of liberty. They will be remembered by some in sadness, as the last resting-place of a brother,, or father, or son ; but they rest on hallowed soil, and in patriots' graves. These new battle-grounds, the scenes of so much suffering and heroism, carry us back in thought to the fields on which our fathers struggled and fought. The recital of their privations, self-sacrifice, and bravery, inspires us with a fresher courage, and a nobler en thusiasm. Every scene, every relic, and every incident eoinected with the Revolu tion is invested with interest. The eventful winter of 1777-B,.at Valley Forge, will be remembered as long as our Republic exists. its trials are ineffaceably recorded on the en during page of history. We will not' recite them hero, bat endeavor to draw lessons ,from its associations, incidents, and relics. * 1 * '* * .* We rode immediately to the intrenchments which lie on the hill-side beyond the Valley. Driving to the edge , of the - woods, we aligh ted from our carriage, and hitehing our horse -began to ascend the hill' by a windig- foot path. We soon reached the principal re doubt. 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His own language will illustpte this, as well as exhibit his own magnanimous nature. The army arrived at Valley Forge'near Christmas, tunia the frosts of winter. They commenced to found their - military' city, composed of huts. The exposure which the soldiers must endure, while constructing their,. huts, was of ignored by the Commander-in-chief,— but nerves their arms and warms their hearts with the assurance that, "he himself will share in the hardships and partake every in convenience." Noble words, and worthy such a patriot! High hoiors and superior powers did not paralyze the finer qualities of our noble Washington. Washington afterwards had his headquar ters in the village. The building still stands an abject of ,curiosity and interest. It is near the mouth of Valley Creek, is a two stury, stone edifice, quite substantial, and was formerly owned by Isaac Potts, a Friend. The house preserves its ancient appearance almost entire. The curious stranger may feel that he is treading the same flo or that echoed to the feet' of ashington and Lafay ette; that he is in the identical apartments once occupied by the- Father of our coun try. The lower, front room, it is supposed,-was occupied as his reception-room; the one in the rear as his business office. There are some arrangements about the office which were evidently designed for greater secresy. The windows are framed with deep embra sures. In the broad sill of one is construc ted a boa, the lid forming part of' the -car pentry of the sill. This was the depository of Washington's papers. ,In another part of this room you observe what appears to be a closet; on opening it you find a place of e gress by one door, and by another a cominu nicatim with the reception room. Though this property has changed hands, we are glad to see this honored building preserved unchanged. In this age of , innovations it is well to have something to - remind us, of the past- -somethingthat shall be a realization of history. We are indebted to the present occupants for kind attentions while there. We linge (1 - r long at this place which had been hone ed by so noble a presence. The associatio 9 that cluster about this relic of the Rev lution are many and distinguish. ed. _Mrs. Washington resided here for a while. Lafayette and Stuben were doubt less guests at this humble habitation. It was the - scene of much trial; of sympathy for a distressed soldiery, and forbearance with aspiring enemies. Many of those offi cial communications, and letters of friend ship, which enrich and dignify the corres pondence of Washington, were penned here. The winter of 1777.8 was one of severe trial, both for power of endurance and patri otism. Lack of proper food, a want of cloth ing, and the inclemency of the season, test ed the energ ies of the yeoman soldiers, and the-general ship f - W as h i ngion. Rut the -Continua& r-in-ch ief 6 as-stayed-by- a-ffig - er Power. A touching incident is related 01 him, which will show whence he derived his strength. One day [saac Potts was strolling up the creek, when in a retired spot' he heard sot emu tones, and, as ho proceeded, Observed the horse of 'Washington hitched to a small tree; but what was his surprise when he ob served the object of thei,e solemn tones to be the General-in-chief of the American army. On his bended knees, his cheeks trickling with tears, the hero of American Indepen dence was holding secret communion with a Beim , . r' who. could sympathise with his dis tressed ariny. The scene was too sacred for Potts longer to observe. lie retired much affected, and related what he had seen to his wife, adding. "If there is any one on this earth whom the Lord will listen to, it is Geo. Washington, and I feel a presentment that under such a commander . there can be no doubt of our eventually establishing our in dependence, and that God in his providence, willed it so." By the fervor of his prayer." We are experiencing, to-day, the sad re sults of war, mourning for thA slain, and sym pathizing with the sick, wounded, and dis tressed; but we are struggling to preserve a heritage transmitted to us by our fathers, by such endurance as Valley Forge witles sed, and in. answer to the prayers of-the faithful. We feel that we have, the - same God on our side to-day, who will not forget the cries of his children. Greater sacrifices may yet be before us em our liberties- shall be established; are we not prepared to•make them as were the heroes of, Valley Forge ? We have not exhausted our resources or pa triotism. We,believe there Ire depths that have noryet been' -moved. The times -are stirring, trying, and disciplining. They de mand our energies on .the battle-field, -our aid in the hospital, our prayers at home. Let Valley Forge inspire us with a loftier ' feeli::g of sell4acrifice and patriotism, and the praying Washington with a fervent spir it of devotion; remembering, that "His right arm doeth valiantly."--7C/orhms School Visi tor. . IVl.armtiu'li,--hata rare gift it; that of tuannerar how difficult to define—how much More diffieuitici invert: . - Better for a man to possess them, than wealth, beauty;er- cal• ent; they will more than supply all. No suention is too. minnte, no labor too exagge raten, which tends , to perfect them. He irliosenjoya their --advattydgea in the highest degree, - rta., ,lan who can Owe, .penetra_te, pinnacle the object-stay pow*. zee •the sobtlent secret of the diplomas* and the atateanaufiiiid. wants nothing, but..oppo)r. tabit7- 10-10 19‘at." - . ,Ougi Wasnm WAYN,ESBORCO, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY MO4NING, OCTOBER 81,18i2.41, "Oh. who shall know the might Of the worts he tattered there ! The fate of nations there was turned L i ireausair Nrevirmspixperir-weriztrai 133,wpcattloss 2ia-ite,u.stpia.,.,. • .r at are we Living. - How .reak from the stern behests of business to ask themselves this simple ques tion., Simp3e; we said, and yet frkught wi • . as Mighty interest as eternity itself. Every day we are winding the chains of destiny a bout us; every hour taking from life some spice to embalm our memory, or gall and vinegar to make bitter the - role:leo:160a of our sojourn on earth. , • For what are you living, followers of fash ion ? The night wears away, the rout is en ded, the faded face turns languidly from the mirror, and the beating temples are pillowed on down; but where is the heart? Back in the heated room, throbbing in the glare of the gas light, drinking in the wine of the fiatterer,feaktlng the empty froth of vanity. For the utttr annihilation of all good and vir tuous deeds----the earth of heaven's sweetest blessings. To sing . the death dirge of hope, not as the mother sings her cradle song with busy hands, and the beauty Of maternity man tling before her thee, but as tlie friendless stranger wails the coronation above the sleep er, whose eyes, before they closed were the only ones that ever smiled on him. Was it only to wear elegant garments, on ly to add acre to acre, only to think all the time - of ourselves and our interests that God gave us being ? --,Sonse time ago an old !nail died in Boston. All his life he had been living for a bag of gold. And to see that old man on his death bed, bow his yellow eyes and hotly fingers fastened to the bag.- Poor old wretch I It was very hard that what had given him so niueh joy in life should Was forsake , - him. Better have been a begg ar with the consolation of having spo ken a kind word to a brother in misfortune ! then wouldle have lived to some purpose. For what are wo living? Settle this all important question for yourself before you sleep. Glean from the reapers of the hour at least one hour-from every twenty-four, of which you can say, gave it to my neigh bor and he blessed me.' Agitation of the Slavery Question. Strange as it may seem, there are persons and news papers that still utter lamentations over the "agitation of the slavery question" whenever allusion is made to the muse of this war. Notwithstanding the whole rebel lion—according to the declaration of the rebels themselves--:is for the .extension and the establishment of a purely slaveholding confederacy; notwithstanding every gunfired by the rebels declare this war to be for sla very there are still men in the loyal States who condemn any allusion to it on the part of loyal tongue or press. The ab- , urdity is manifest. it is like the puny arm of man attempting to stay the whirlwind or to direct the war of elements. Suppose the war ends and slavery remains the same way it is? Will that terminate ag itation ? Is there any possible way in which a compromise could prevent free discussion on the subject? The very idea is an _absur dity. Whoever advocates a settlement that l — leaveshiverruntimehed — &les — kis — vat towards continuing an agitation on the sub ject, which will increase in intensity and gain strength by the cruelties and the sacrifices of the war. "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church," and every northern soldier who has met death at the hands of sla very's defenders, will produce an hundred fold in the shape of undisguised opponents of the whole system: As long as slavery exists agitation will continue. This country cannot exist "half slave and half free." It. must become all one or the other. No great er truth was ever uttered. It will be a work of titne, but the result must be, freedom for every human being in the land. Until that time arrives opponents of slavery will. con tinue.— Chester Cowley Times. . "Our city," writes a patriotic corespondent, "you must know, is a great place for Union people, Union speeches, Union flag raising etc. The boys 'are .even more vociferous in cheering for the Union than their parents, and when the 'Stars and Stripes, are to be unfurled to the breeze, specimens of Young America may always be seen honoring the occasion with their presence. Lately, at one of these gatherings, were assembld the staunch Union men of our city; one among I he latter class was chosen to address the assembly. Accordingly, he arose upon the platform, and amids 4 t. , e deep silence of the audience began, 'slowly, but surely,' as follows : 1 " 'Countrymen I—friends !---fello*-eiti tens !—why are we here assembled, this eve ning ?' • " Scarcely had this question been put to the listening crowd, when an impatient ju venile patriot, indignant at the very thought that the man selected to address the _people should be ignorant of the jeasou why they laid assembled, answera in a drawling, whining, 'but perfectly audible voice, " 'To raise that flag, yti big fool ye I' This information was . , applauded by a gen eral laugh ; and I can assure you the orator asked no more such provoking question- du ring that address." Oui Ain's LAST.—Somebody—BOVle in quildtiye%Yankee, likely' as oat—asked the President ..what lumber of men have the enemy .in the field?" "Old. Abe" looked, se : ri otui,stud 'replied: "Twelve hundred thou sand, aeeordiug to the best authority." That interrogator - ; binnehed in the face and ejac ulated; "NlyG:od?" The. Prea4lent contin ued, "Sir, air, twelve hundred thotuand—no doubt of it.. ;You see; all of our Generals, when they ,getifhippedi eiy . the etielny'out -numbers 4lietuireui three t.) five to one' els& 'L must belie thew. We hare - - lintr '412,e -cited thomnind 'Mint in the fieldAhrei' theta foUr sunklitwelve. Don't you pea' it'?" can't see it," said the bore; 0.); he , wig hteried and started for hie' lint.,,, Own nu Many the primer particularly-. Patriotism. The ;"reeldent's Emancipation Proclamation. As was to be oxpeoted, the Breckenridge esa is very much troubled about the Pres ident's Proclamation declaring the slavoi free ) after the Ist of January . , in those States Which may at that time be in rebellion. Among others, the Northumberland County Democrat is particularly noisy and indignant It has been the custom of the Breckenridge newspapers, ever since the war began, to denounce and oppose every measure of the President adopted to put down the rebellion; it is therefore not at all surprising that - 'this last stroke of the Administration, which will be most efficient in crippling the strength of the rebellion, should be must opposed and denounced by the sympathising newspapers in the North. When the President first proposed to meet this insurrection with coercion, these same Breckenridge newspapers declared that such a policy was unconstitutional—they said there was no constitutional authority for coer cing a sovereign State. After the captruear Sumpter, when the President called out 75,000 volunteers to put down the insurrec tion, they denounced this movement as un. constitutional—the President they said, had no right to call out this force without the sanction of Congress, although at that time Congress could not have met, because Wash ingtor was surrounded by the rebels in Ma ryland. When the President ordered the Southern ports to be blockaded, to prevent the rebels from being supplied with arms, ammunition, and support from Europe, the Breckenridge newspapers denounced him for going beyond his Constitutional powers. When the Ifalieas Corpus was suspended in order that open enemies at Washington. in Maryland, and in our midst, who were giv ing the rebels information, aid an d com fort, might not be exempt from arrest and pun ishment by sktilking behind a form of law, the sympathizing press saw in it nothing but a gross intringetuent of tha Constitution, and the President received the full measure of their abuse When Congress , passed laws authorzing the imposition of taxes to carry on the war agaitist this rebellion, . the whole country resounded w;th the cry of "taxes, taxes, faxes," and every effort was. made by the Breckenridge leaders and newspapers to prejudice the people against the Government for this measure so necessary to sustain the struggle for the restoration of the Union, and the enforcement of the laws under the Constitution. When Congress passed the law, and the President signed it 'confiscating the property of those who have severed our Union, broken our laws nun Constitution, plundered and destroyed our property, and slaugo l\ hte ed our fellow citizens, the same opposi o and denunciation of the measure was indulged in by these Breckenridge jour nals. Thus it has been from the beginning of the rebellion. Every movement made by the administration to suppress this most un holy revolt has net with the bitterest hostit. ity of the secession sympathizers of the Norh. 4t-is T -therefore-not at-all-surprisirw-that t-t thah President's Proclamation, the hardest stroke yet aimed at the rebellion, which will deprive the rebels of their means of .upport, cut off the right arm of rebellidn, raise up enemies that will employ their attention on their own p!antatious, and thus save thousionls of loyal lives, and prevent, in a great measure, the necessity of drafting froin our farms and workshops the very bone and sinew- of our people—it is, therefore, not surprising,, we say, that this measure should receive the condemnation of those who have condemned every movement against the rebellious slave ' oligarchy of the South. We expected it, but we are confident this opposition will last but a few months, as the hostility to ev ip ery measure of the Administration has ceased when these demagogues saw that the people were willing to sustain the government in its successive measures, and that there was no chance of making any political capital out of them. They have regularly abandoned each point of hostility to the government, assumed by them as the war progressed.— We see nothing more in the lireekiuridge journals about the unconstitutionality of co ercion- . They have nothing to say in denun ciation of the despatic power of the Presi dent in calling out troops. If they howl a bout the Habeas Corpus; it is only senii-ocea sioually, when some one of- their friends is snapped up for communicating with the ene my or discouraging enlistments. They-have even given up that harp of a thousand strings' upon which they played so industriously six months ago—"taxes,- taxes, taxes,". You hardly hear a growl from them-in regard to the Confiscation Act; for the justice and propriety of that measure are so apparenttO 'the people that no political capital can be, made by opposition to it. Now they. have laid hold of the President's Emancipation Prdelattuition: They rave and rant over its ,iniquity, its immorality, arid unconstitution ality, to sink into contemptible sileuee in a 'few mouths, when they find that the good seuse of the loyal people see in that measure the surest ,means o f saving their, money, their lives, and their country, by . knocking the main prop from under the rebel eteuetare, Exchange. A DEOLMLATION.—IIev:Birauk Eddy, of Winsted, Conn., who . lias juitt'beon, relea.od after it year's captivity in the South, was received with public demonstrations of re ' i s oicing,,,,on his arrival home: "t am for the Cnion'en trionsandlinasi more .thaa ever beltirO;'tny hairs. have: whitened during the year of, my captivity, but for every white -hair I haie scored a black 'mirk against :this' . • A s . Western — editor hearing it remarked that lie:Nuns in a drowning eouditiou audlcn ly..recuVected all the traraiaoti,uns of their "live,, wished thata few of his deiiMiuent subscribers !Aga take s bath in , deep Stand by - Yo President and_qo-y- erzuneitt. The President's, Emancipation Pro°lama.; tiotr is dedounced . by -t tree, classes,. all of wheat' fear the crushing'effect Alvin hare upon the rebellion. The Confederate 'Congress,-and the jour nals' of the South, are -raving in their denun ciations of the Proclamation., Why ie this? If , they thought it would have no effect upon them, they would take' it candy, or laugh— fear prompts their ravings. They see the tremendous engine that is about to • operate upon them—they know its crushing force— they tremble at the prospect-of either-aban doning their Confederacy, to save their in stitution, before the day of grace shall ex pire an the Ist of January, or of having both their Confederacy and their institution swept "away. The other class that abuses tk President for his Proclamation are 'the London nines, and the Tory press . of England. They de• nounep it as atrocious and villainous. And why? For - years they have hated and envied the Great Republic—for years they have longed for thebreaking up of our Union. They rejoice in our present troubles. They wish to see us broken lap into a dozen con flicting States. They have encouraged and sympathized with, aided, and abetted the rebellion from the start. No wonder then when they see the President aiming a thun der bolt to annihilate the insurrection at one stroke, they howl and rave like Jima whose cherished hopes 'have been dashed to the ground. And what third class do.we end in com pany with . the rebels of the South and the Tory sympathizers of England, railing at the President's Proclamation? Is it possible that this, class can be found here, where the blood and tire money are furnished to put down this wicked rebellion? Yes, the ech oes from the Rebel Congress and the Lon don Times are heard on every Breckenridge stump, and in every Breckenridge newspaper. The President As denounced alike by all three classes; for the same reason—the Proclamation will surely kill the rebellion. 00.0. Dialogue on N'ewspapers. "How does it happen, neighbor 8., that your children have made so much greater progress in learnino• ° and knowledge of the world than mine'? They all attend the same school, and for what I. know enjoy equal ad van ta.res." "Do you take the newspapers, neighbor A ?" "No r sir, I do not take them myself, I sometimes borrow one to read. Pray, air, what have newspapers to do with the edaoa tion of children t" "Why, sir, they have a vast deal to do with it, I assure Nu. I should as soon think of keeping themfrorn school, as to withhold from them the.n - ewspaper ; it is a little school Ip Itself. Being new every week, it attracts their attention, and they are sure to peruse it: while they are storing their minds with useful knowledge, they are, at the same time, acquiring the art of . reading. I have often been surprised that men of understan ding should overlook the importance of a newspaper in a family." "In truth, neighbor 13. I very frequently think that I should like them, but I cannot afford the expense." "Can't afford the expenses. What, let me ask is the value of two or three dollars year, in comparison with the pleasures and advantages to be derived from a well conduc ted newspaper? As pdor as I am, I would not fur fifty dollars deprive myself of the happinessi now enjoy of reading and hear ing my children read, and talk ,about what' tlley have read in the newspapers. Aud then, the reflection, that they are growing up useful and intelligent members of society. Oh, don't mention the expense—pay it in advance every year, and you will think no more of it. Try it. • I!=I=I=1 Nine Follies. To think that the, more a maa eats the fat ter and stronger he, will become. To believe that the more- hours children study at school, the faster they learn. To imagine that every hour taken from sleep is an hour gained. To act on the presumption that the small est room in the house is large enough to sleep in. To argue that whatever remedy causes one to Teel immediately better, is 'VOOO for" the system, without regard to no more ulterior effects. To commit an act which is felt in itself to be "prejudicial ho - ping that somehow or oth er it way be done in your case with impuni ty. -- To advise another to take a remedy which ycia haVe. not tried yourself ; or without' . zna• king epeeist inquiry whether all the muditious are alike:: To eta :without an appetite, or continue to eat after it has - been satisfied, merely to grat ify the taste.' - 'l'o heavysupper for the pleasure ex perienced during: the briettime-it ie paming down, the throat; at the ex.peuce of a whole niht . of distdrbed slecp t and a weary wakiiag id dui morning.' A young lady fainted at . dinner, the other day, because tha servant brought.a‘roast pig on the table that showed its hare le0.• - ' 'What made. you faint fl'arkiionsly ed her trieods as soon as she eaine , ''Themakedness, of that horrihle guadrap= ed,' sublied this blishfiii pieta of modesty, 'Och, ;us' heditd,', oxilsinied the servant *hi; 'had broaglit ia the offensive wasn't nak4at ail; I draised-it'thyself be fore brought it ia snre.' A man Who' inan't'take" 'a pipet botttuse he can batrow one, has itiventiict s machine, with ,whiolt ito:caw oink /Ordinal*, by, 'the mei* ,If we •10,6040 : , - • .-4 0 l alt dedire, i*stittatithing whic h end. yet, to: posses s : is, 'a treniini.e.": l Whiell its hard to find, but t -- when Once 'diFfediiiiid; tritely enriches its poiSeastriGed alone is the source of it; and; tkerefore, , true __happi ness ,is found , ezisting only in ,the breast ; of the -Christian. • , The worldly man possessi ng this treasure' aiv .161* as ' youth; • health -and beauty.sinile uprol . .him; but wlaiii-,he raft of these, when misfortune :Mid _afflictieu follow, or when the hour.of death arrives, where then is all his happiness? - Alt st be awakes to find it only a delusion. Al!. the enjoyments which he once poireiSed, all'the objects' from which once draw (as heiii: - - eied). pleasure, 'are `then forever'fled: Flo looks back with sorrow on his ill-spent,-and in many ref:meta, useless life. _, He looks forward, but,, sees no star to brighten the brightness of the grave. Nothing presents itself to him but dreariness and g100m... Net so with. the Christian'. Ile is enabled' to remain peaceful and tranquil ,amidst the storm and commotions of life, although at times he exPerienees hours of sudnes's, when misfortune and bereavement assail hint, yet happiness is not absent then: lie knows that that hand which has inflicted - the blow, wi,l sanctify itto his well-being, and he rejoices in the knowledge of it. Happiness is within the reach of all, and yet few or us strive to grasp it; bat .rather content ourselves with the empty_ shadow, whilst.we might possess the lavalitable, sub stance; we eagerly pursue. ever3thing in the shape of earthly happiness while we negloot a richer and invaluable mine. We endeavor to draw happiness from every source but the right one, and the consequence is we remain miserable and wretched, whilst we might be peaceful and happy. Happiness admits of two slight modifica tions, "true and perfect." True happiness may be enjoyed on earth, but perfect happi ness is found only in heaven; fbi there is always sompthing to mar the enjoyment 6f the Christian while on earth, caused either by struggles with his own heart, or by the cures and anxieties of life; but when he makes his glad exit froin this fleeting earth to a never ending home. No thorns are there found 'hidden underneath, his path to mar his joy, no'sorrow there arises to obscure the brightness of an eternal day, but all 'is peace, and all is joy, and happiness 'reigns universal. . • TETE ffANDSOMEST MAN - IN TROT, N. Y. —:At an exhibition given in Troy on Wednes day evening, a committee of ladies was ap pointed to make a pilgrimage through the c mtn \i, audience to select the handsomest in the Kona. , The fair judges pron ptly 'B. charged their duty, for which tl y wer the recipients of the loudest plaudits. of the assemblage. The lucky man whom the de cision of the ladies pronounced the'lianclsom est present, was the Major of the Twenty fourth regiment. The-superb Major:recelv-. ed a prize . as'a reward for his good looks.— The whole - affair must have- surprised - - the gallant major, who, it is reported, was . con veyed to his, residence in a hacut wheth• er in charge or the charming emitted does not appear. . . . Strnuturts.—Of course we know there are places where men ought not to go, if it can be avoided; but it, strikes me that many men, who were never known to make any very- re markable exertions for the comfort, or their wives and families, have been seized with a very sudden and affecting view of the duties they owe them durin. , i' this war, and the utter impossibility of their leaving them to suffer! I hope every mother's son of them will he drafted," we want no such sharn-manliness perpetuated in the knit generation. And as to bachelors, twist of whom never see their way clear to this or any other species of self denial, they ought each- to be provided with a sewing machine, and set to making soldier clothes for some relief society.—Aranny. Fern A young lady who was rebuked by her mother for kissing her intended, justified the act by quoting the passam—"Whatever you would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them." "I say, landlord, that's a dirty towel for a man to wipe on !" Landlord with a look of amazement replied': "Well, I swan, you're mighty particular: sixty or seventy of my boarders have wiped on that towel this morning, and ynu, are the first one to' find fault with it.' , • Why is a man Who .beats his wifelike a thorough-bred•aniival._ Because he's a per fect brute. What 19 that word of one syllable which, if theftrst two letters 'are taken frotu it be-• comes a word of two syllables?—Plague. The rerhtis a farce, andits fairors are rot ; but,both farces and follies are, very dear to hweadhearte. • . , The angeliciof our race die earty. Prey cicala gems are not fora lasting flame; • they but perfume the temple and expire. • Get into no qttartel or fight with a 'black gnard;liko chaff he isn't worth thrashing. The best books for a child is a good moth er', face and life. • . • , If you would have , U. blessing upon gone riolieKlioato'W good portion of theta' in , . „ . " W hen we are inclined to sin, that old pimp the'Devil is ever at liand with the - means. Why, is a dull and plaisible man like an Is - mined gun ? Because he is a smooth bore Talk often; but, not, long. 13•ixki pevartry. •7`zi: . i v* '4 14:- .4 - r 411,:t, , - • . . eatimit*;.4; ••• , • " Ye ar `~~\ ~. ,y:: f ,c 1 `..''~- NErMiER 81. liappineisiii::, a .'i
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