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'IN ITS CIIILDISII,PINIITY.
Monti! kit, While the shadows gay_
Steal aid? the hills''of the ilyi clay; '
Low at my teet lies a broken love chain,
I may not &lint its links'uto again;
One gem is Missing. Will it e'er be Mese
Sad echoes answer, ~N ot vet, not yet!"
Never—God pity!—never, all time,
To hear that voice with its musical rhyme—.
To feel life's bounliing pulses beat;
Or watch for eagerly tying feet--t
Oh 1. pattering fest, that nevermore
May cross the threshold of our door!
Never, oh! never again Will twine
__
The dun gold hair with the brown' of mine,
Or 'fragranelipe, that used te 6'e, = •
Give back fare hikes unto me! •
For the folded hands.lie strangely stilly
3 Neath the May violets under the hill,
A darkened hearth, an empty-fol.
The old, old story tearful told—
A broken bud on a marble sfone,
Little pet name engraved thereon!
Over my life bleak shadows creep,
Only a grave o'er which to weep!
And thus are all my dreams of gold .
I builded in trust, in those days of old,
For him and me, by death's chill wand
Forever dimmed:, tut np beyond—
A jeweled crown, and a harp of gal
My own liustifFirt Hifitvenly - fold.
•
A I L Ull .
BY 0.• IV. HOLMES.
Alas! that in our earliest blush
Our danger ,rst we eel,
And tremble when the rising flush
Betrays some angel's seal !
Alas ! for care and pallid woe
Sit watchers in their turn,
Where' heaven's too faint and transient glow
So soon forgets to burn!
Maiden! through "Oory change the same,
Sweet semblance thou mayet wear
Ay, scorch thy very soul with shame,
Thy brow may still be fain
But itchy lovely cheek forget
•
The rose of purer years—
Say does not memory sometimes wet
That changeless cheek with tears!
Maxisfamx.a.a..4s.WW.
THE DIAMOND RING.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.
It was the night before Christmas.
Mr. Almayne did not observe the little,
blue nosed boy, crouching by the brilliantly
illuminated plate glass window, as he sprang
out of his carriage and wont into the throng
ed shop. How should he ? But little Ben.
Morrow's eyes, eager with the sickly light of
extreme poverty, took in every detail of the
rich man's .equipage, Sand his purple fingers
clasped one-another as be looked.
"oh 4" he thought, "how niee'it must be
to be rich—to have cushioned carriages, and
big red fires, and mince pies everyday ! Oh !
I wish I were rich !"
And Ben shrank closer into his corner as
the Wind fluttered his thin, worn clothing,
andlifted the earls, with freezing touch, from
his forehead.' .
Not did Mr. Almayno observe him • when
he entered his carriage, drawing on hifs ex
pensive fur gloves, and leaning among the
Velvet cushions with a sigh scarcely less earn
est than little Ben's had been. -
The child's ideas of the "big red fire"
would have been quite.realited if lie could
have seen the scarlet shine that illuminated
Mr. Almayne's •luxurious drawing rooms that
night, glowing softly on gilded tables, alabas•
ter vases, advialls• of rose and gold=while,
just before the genial flame, the pale wiclawer
sat, thoughtfully watching .the flickering
spires of green amethyst light, and very lone
ly in liis solitude !
"I Wonder what mail; me think of home
just then,'ltraciormured, idly tapping his
foot upon 'the velvet rug. "I. wonder what
alchemy conjured np the old house under
the walnurtiees, and' the broken bridge,
where the.,:lillow branches swept the water
—the bridge Vihere little Clara Villas used
to ifit and ;studther lessons, while I .angled
whily . Torthtillsihes' that never •would bite!
with lan% blae•veined • forehead; and dark,
.dozwitlitmieslr• wig: very, much in love
with Clara VPt~lis, thasii boy.and.girl days.
I.shottl& like, to know an .what Aim. the
waves-of time have east , her:barque. It ',la
•not of:Meant a ;person one. has known in
larig.aya4 - ;',:iqiitlres so entirely and utterly
from ene'aberiion., :Poor Clarni *hat Oil;
terinfilriiiiiineir nee-built in the , future—
:llbl solentili-w*Oghted our childish troths:
klldttisM bank; )iiilf:the fortune on
. .**gt4ilfsiApPdadis cinr - ,,faicy cootie- of
bitipiness% upiesied its •pinioreo--oke
- solgicvwolo*.mgcli,:;gooti .
Oral,„ l4tilktlA s )l o,, F l4ll ?di : Orant,
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114,41 , 40Vinilhogt soy • toowledge, ~,I; must
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IVAUFSIIRO'FRANKIM COUNTY PENNS!LWIA.I FRIDAY MORN ,36,1864:
notify •the *Aloe at oboe, and have it • adver-,
tised. Poor Mary's ring 1 would not lost
it for twice. its value', and that would be no
meta 'stint r .
It 'was a nfirrow. and , murky little street,
with here and'there a dim lamp flaring fee
blythrough the white obscurity of the drivf
ing snow; but little Ben Morrow knew eve
ry one of its covered flagstones by, heart, and
ran whistling down the alley-way of a tall;
weather .stained building, 'nada muted by wind
or tempest.
"See, sis, what a jolly glove I've found I"
he ejaculated , , , ailing suddenly into a narrow
doorway, and coming upon a small room, on
ly half lighted by a kerosene lamp, , beside
which sat a young woman; busily at work.-- :
"Hallo lie the fire out?"' '
"Wrap this old shawl around you, Ben,"
said the Woman, looking up, with a smile that
partook more - of-tears-thib_mirth, — "and - you
won't mind the cold so much. All the coal
is gone, and I can't buy any more until I ‘ ank
paid for these caps. Did you sell any more
matches ?,"
—"Only-two_boxes," sighed the boy. "E
las so 'mid, Clara, thatl crouldul - go -- rouad
to the houses."
gi
Vell, never mind, Ben 'she said, cheer-
fully. "Bit close to me, dear—we'll - keep
each other warm. . Oh ! Ben, I should like
to-have friven_you a nice whole coat for
"Don't cry, ski," said the boy, leaning - his
head against her knee. :"Didn't you give me
your shawl for a comforter, only I lost it that
windy day? You're just as good and sweet
as you can be, Clara, and I love you just as
well as if you were my whole sister instead
of only half a one !"
She smiled through her tears.
"What was it about a glove, Ben ?"
He s .ran_ suddenly up as if remember.
mg.
A gentliman — dro - p'pect it in the street. I
ran after the carriage, but it went too fast for
me to catch up. Isn't it nice, sis ?"
"Very nice; Ben."
She drew - the fur glove abstractedly on her
hand, and looked at the rich, dark fur.
"Why, Ben, what's this ?"
Her fir ;11Ttd --- - -ntactv''h
_lnger had comein contact - with — some
thing in the little finger of the glove, and
she drew it out. Even by the dim light of
the lamp she saw the myriad sparkling fas
aets of a diamond ring.
"The gentleman must have drawn it off
With his glove," she said, while little Ben
stood by in surprise and delight. "Ben. this
is very valuable. We ought to return it to
the owner at once."
How can we, if we don't know who he is?"
said Ben.
"It will be advertised, dear; every effort
will be made to recover so valuable a jewel.
To-morrow morning you must borrow a
newspaper, and we w il l look at the adver
tisements!'
"Sister," said Ben, under his breath, "is
it very valuable ? Is it worth a hundred dol•
"More than that, Ben.' Why ?"
3 'Oh Clara," he sobbed, burying his face
in her lap ; a hundred dollars would be so
nice I wish it wasn't wrong to keep it !"
Clara did not answer. She only smoothed
down her.little brother's tangled curls and he
never knew how hard it was for her to keep
back her own tears.
Mr. Almayne was walking impatiently up
and down hie long, glittering suite of rooms
in the Christmas brightness of the next day's
noon, when his portly footman presented
himself in the doorway..
"Well, Porter ?"
"There's a young person and a little boy
down stairs, sir, about the advertisement."
"Ask them, to walk in, Porter.P
Porter glanced dubiously at the velvet
ebairs and wilcon carpet.
"They're very shabby and muddy. sir."
"Never mind ; show them in!"
Porter departed, by no means pleased, and
in a minute or two threw open the door and
announced—.
"The young person and the little boy."
"Bo seated," said Mr. Almayne, courte
ously. "Can you give me any information
in regard to the ring I have lost ?"
Ben Morrow's sister was wrapped in a fad
ed shawl, with• a thick, green veil over her
face. She held out the fur glove, and with.
in it a little paper box, from which blazed
the white fire of the lost ring. •
"My brother found it in this glove, last
night;sir," she said, in a low, timid voice.
i
"The nirials—M. A.—correspond with your
advertisement, so we brought it at once to
the street anti number specified."
Almayne opened his pockethoak. • —'
"I have promised a:liberal reward," 'he
said, taking out a fifty dollar bill. "Will
this be sufficient?" '
Clara Willis threw back her veil.
"We are rery poor, sir,"• she said, "but
not no pooraii to hiked reward'for doing our
duty. Thank you, rill the ' same. Come,
Bea"
Henry Almayne's alma bad grown very
white as he saw - the golden braids and clear
blue eyes of his sweet first !pie , lieneath the
faded black bonnet.' • • •
fcClaral" he emilaimed. '"Olari Willis !
is it;possible that you do not know mel l !
she mined at his wild •ozelamation;
,zind
gazed fixedly at . bhp withlawning-reeogii
tion.
"dr, you—can it be that you are Henry
jamayne she faltered;ofily half certain of
the correctness of her'confeaturi. -
ge took Vaal her hinds tenderly and rev
erently in his. If she bad been a duchess,
the action oordd nitluive" boon more full of
fiOtrtly yelped:
fiare; 4 1 9
Ay 0
.„.,,tl,l , 0 0 ;,„ ta ve ai t vw, A ms
of One two limit Oti I Olare,ift 'is
Obrisi
mae day has v indeeckbrought "me
.the`
-which nereilet Airadistektrinplife, I
11+11lidessitUlay Wei ahalt ,bleast ir to
my dying day I" • '
.
The low sun flamed redly in the west be
fore Mr. Alnsaytie's • earriage- - -the• very, one
which Ben had so ignorantly admired , the
night beforo-4-ivas summoned to carry 'Clara
and her_ brother,
for the lad time, to, their
squalid home. •For, ere thi4Tew Year dawn
ed above Abe wintry earth, Clara was mar
ried•to,the man, who had , courted:tier...Under
the green willows that overhung the wooden
bridge, ton weary years ago. It was a very
short engagement—and yet it was a very
long one! .
And little Ben Morrow, basking in
.the
reflected sunshine of his half sister's happi
ness, found out what it• was to be rich.
Witches in Africa.
Rev. H. W. G., writes from Gahm, West
Africa, says t.
A few weeks since I was extremely pained
and shocked at something which occurred
a few miles from here. These people have
great faith in witches. They think if a per.
son dies suddenly,,or if any, accident hap,
pens to another, or any ono is unfortunate
in any way, that somebody is a witch' and
has caused the 'misfortune They then se.
bet some person as the witch, and after a
ial kill him.
I wilt tell you w a th — e — tril
is a certain poisonous weed of which they
make a toe, and if they desire the person to
- die, - they give him a suitable quantity to
- poison - him. If they' do not wish the person
to die, they give him an overdose which
sickens him, and then he gets _well. They
say if he is the true witch, it will kill him ,
if.he is not he will get well. They have
other ways. however, of killing witches. .
The other day a man died from some dis
ease, and his friends said he was witched.—
So they took a poor man who was a slave,
and bound him to a pile of wood, , and then
set the wood — on --- fite — and7 - burned — him — to
death. To drown the poor man's screams,
they beat drums, clapped their bands, and
shouted and danced. Sometimes three or
four persons are put to death for one man.
I will give you another instance. Not
long ago there was a dreadful accident here.
There :are a number of factories or stores you
would call them , EngtishcotchT-French F
and German people-bring cloth, dishes, rum,
tobacco, etc., and give them to the natives
for ivory, ebony Wood,.red wood, rubber, etc.
One day three native men and one boy got
into a boat, and went up the river to a tow
er severs mite - a - frourhere-to-purehawivory
for ono of the factories. They had their ca
noe full of goods to exchange for the ivory.
It is always customary for them, when they
come in sight of a town, to - fire off a.gun sev
eral times. So one of the men opened a keg
of powder, loaded his gun, and fired it off.
Some sparks fell into the.open keg, and the
powder caught fire and blew them up. The
men were thrown violently into the water
and the boat was completely destroyed.
Two men and the boy were burned so
badly that they died next day. But one man
was not hurt at all.
&bw, what do you suppose they did with
that one man ? you say "Why, they. all re
joice over him, and feel very glad and thank
ful that ho was not killed."
But no, they did not feel so. They bound
him and put him in jail because, they, said,
lie was &witch and killed the other men ;so
he must be killed. We made efforts to save
him, but I have not beard whether he was
killed or not. Probably he was.
Such things are • of frequent occurrence
and it makes us sad to see hoiv long the peo:
pie 91ing to their old customs.
The Soul's Peril
It was Sabbath evening in a quiet country
village. !Through its streets and lanes the
inhabitants were wending their way to the
place of evening worship. It was an occa
sion of more than ordinary interest, for he
who would address them that evening was
an earriest preacher, whose words came with
life•and power. It was thus God's message,
was delivered that still summer night. It
was a solemn hour. Under the influence of
those burning words, life appeared very
short and eternity very near. How trifling
seemed the cares and pleasures of life's pas
sing hours 1 how vast the immortal interest
of the undying soul!
It was the writers privilege to return from
that evening service in the compaoy of an a
ged Christian. Half the Way was walked in
hushed had sweet silence. Then the full
heart of the aged desciple burst forth in
these words : "Not for a thousand worlds
would 'I run the risk of laying my head up
on my pillow to-night an impenitent sinner."
Did this aged Christian overrate the peril
of the soul that is unsheltered , from the wrath
of God?' 'Did he over estimate the value Of
the ark of, safety, in,-which, long -years be
fore, he had taken refuge, when he felt that
for the wealth of a thousand worlds he would
not step from its shekel' for one brief night?
Reader; when you lay your head itpen your
iillnirto-night - , - Wilryciu - be — doing - what this
sober minded Christian' would bet have .isen
turecf to do for all that'this world can 'Offer?
Tirnes. • ' • ' •
"SAVE yr
SOMETIII;IO.4t - unforttMately
hapileas that as no man believes' lie is . likely
to .die soon,- so every °be is mach disp osed to
deter: the consideratioa of what Might •to be
done at enact, The' detertaitiatioir to lay by
Often creates tie:Poiver by;' the
first effoit is the most difficult. Let' it at
wAr .be ronaembercd that in puming siime
tbing for a
a rainy
,day, a map: p nrcbaseda cer
tain mount
,of mental tra?qu4i,tyi-aiiid lb=
he inaf , netttallY, eitteud
againstMb' iesulttVot hiti'deatlek" '
V ri a• • t
'.4a
Jl jobNo is more healthful
proleai:llfh 4 thiehhaiiiritilf,Xiiibe`fhithd
of
good aiStilheirtul*4oolo l rildrikaiiiishithig
with atilight the betpitlei'orgaiiire,—
. • Wasl;dogton,on.Tiities. ,
The tories of, the revolution occupied pre
cisely the plebe of the ,eepperheids in km
Ably. They reelated he Govermilent, gave
aid and comfort to the enemy, get ins a fire
iff - the 1' ear on -every, occasion that offered;
and did their best to distract tied divide the
public sentiment lad britig defeat union the
'army. General WashiegtOn, itithbugh UAW,
amiable and conciliatory could not stand these
fellows,and he accordiugly,advocated extreme
easureo against them. , In a letter to Gov-
ernor Tru — mitt ,
ring the reVOltitian, in - reltition'to disal
and disloyal persons, be said; - •
. "As it is now very apparent that we have,
nothing to depend upon in the present con•
test but our own strength, care, &Moose and
union, should not the• stinie ineasdrea
dopted in your and aviry Other Government
on the continent?, Would it not be prurient
to sieze on those tories who have been, are,
and that we know will he active against'
Why should persens, who are preying Oen"
the vitals of their country, be sitiferea,to skulk'
at large while we know they will do us every
mischief in, their power? Mele, sir, tire
points 1 beg !Cairn to Stibmit yout serious
consideration." • •
a - . = s :entimenta exaotl and the
argument that was:good then, is equ y goo ,
now. 'Why, indeed, "should persons, who
a preying upon the vitals' of their country,
be permitted to skulk at large?" Especially
with arms in their hands, ready for assassina
tion, arson, or any other villainy that will
help their allies—the relief's. 'Or, silly should
they be unwired to secrete immennse' quantiz
ties of firearms and ammunition on- tbe ; plea
of having the right to bear arms. if our au
thorities have been at fault in these matters,
the error has been on the side of lenienay.—
We hope that no further harm will wine of
.
Interefiting Facts
The - population of the earth is estimated at
one thousand millions. Thirty millions:die 1
annually, eighty-two' thousand daily, three'
thousand four hundred and twenty-one every .,
hour, and fifty seven every minute.
• bu s hel of-wireutT-weighitrg-62-pounds
contains 550,000 grains.
In Greece it is the custom at meals for,the
two sexes-always-to-eat_seriotialr.
The walls of Nineveh were 100 feet high,
and thick enough for three °ballots abreast.
Babylon was 6(.) miles within the walls,
which were 75 feet thick and 300 feet high.
A clean skin is as neeeslialy • to; health as
food.
•
flops entwine to the left, and beans to the
right. - -
There is iron enough, in the 'blood 'of .42
men to make fifty horse shoos, , each weigh-,
ing half a pound..
Water is the Only universal medicine ; by
it all diseases may be alleviated* cared.
About the age of 36, it is said, the lean
man becomes fatter, and the fat man leaner.
A map of China, made one.thousand years
before Christ is still in existence.
The 14th of January, on an average of
years, is the coldest day in the year.
In the Arctic regions, when the themome
ter is below zero, persons can converse at more
than a mile distant. Dr. Jamison asserts
that he heard every word of a sermon at the
distance of two miles.
A hand used for measuring horses is four
inches.
There are, 2,509 known species of fishes
Perfectly white cats are neat
In the human body there are 240 bones
Rebel Humanity.
The Richmond .Express, exulting over the
burning of Ohamborsburg Pa., says : , '
We love to hear those cries of anguish.—
The howl of desolation and despairTrom the,
quarter in which it is heard comes upon our
ear like 'music on the water.' It-is sweet
beyond all earthly gratification.. Glad are
wo that retribution has at last put forth its
terrible arm and assumed' its most terrible
rhape. We hope it will be pushed, to the
tarthest extremity to which it is capable of
going, .We,should be glad to hear that the
whole 'Valley of the Suaquelianna was one
long, unbroken, irresistible flame r not to sub
side as long.as a house, or a, stalk of corn re
main to testify that it had ever been inhabi
ted by man. No sight could be more agree
able to.our eyes than to behold every part of
Vankeedom within reach of our armies, con
verted into .a mass of ashes—to see every
beast that walked on four feet, and could not
.be driven off Mr our use, slaughtered and
left to rot ,upon the ground."
- A BUCKET COPPERHEAD.—O. A. White
a dishonerable member, of CdngresS from 0.,
hio;'who has recently been nominated by his
Copperhead friends has been making speech
es in his' district, from which we quote:the
following as specimen bricks:
"I.f.this Administration is, permitted to go
on, when - the-soldiers ;come home they will
steactnureler, rob, and rape .your , mothers,
wives anddaughteri, and you will, be power
less. - There-will bo no law to protect you."
4 +This Administration must be , put, flown
and whipped oat. ..Onr Southern brethren
cannot" he r . : whipped; . You , must . withdraw
year , from their :soll„ raise, thithionit:T
ude, restore to them all the territory,,Youlture
,talteu fruit, thom, , pay thetn„all.,,tha„ . damage
'you haver dote them and „then, , gpd ; not, tilt
then, walou,hare.peaee." ,
Such, ti4ellowfough.t to. VO 6raiAtilmi 3o4
oat of biCowo:Stotc,kaod: then.' 44ett •of
the country„,,by,tbn .breve „men *hp •haye
.been Ling audAonquoring tho'rebela,sinen
: rreptioo IRV§ .of e ditor of ,114,
1,01614 . ,tieen ociiihidea sad
lhunk
ihoos Tee thaneeliio equate, tOd; -
ihitget i t - 1414e "
-: The Loudon PunelliAlthotigh it views the
matter in a joriOritilight, telly timiee hotne.trifli
in summing
# l):moMeofF r,has s 36 nweet uses, of
, 'adversity" .`'This is the catalogue:
You wear bit yOUr old clOthea.
You are not troubled With"visitors.
You .afe'emonerated from ' iiialt'itig calls:
Bores do.nokbore you,
Spongers do not haunt your table.
Tax gatherers hurry past your' door.
Itinerant bands,do not play opposite your
ndocr,
,
Yon avoi
ries.
No one thinks 'of preseating you with a
testimonial. ,
No tradesman irritates by asking "Is there
try other little article you wish to-day, sir?"
Imposters-know
iia no usefo bleed you
You practice temperance: •
You swallow infinitely less poison than oth
ers. - •
Flatterers do nokshoot their, rubbish into.
Your ears.
You are sated many a debt;' man . "' a
ception, many a headaehe,
And lastly, if you happen : to have, a true
friend in the world, ion are eare in a very
abort time to,htiow i . -
A ToUch . of Nature:
LA car full of passengers passed over the
Western railroudon Whitt' a simple bat touch
ing scone occurred, worthy of record.' One
of the passengers was a wallas, Carrying
,in
her arms a child,,who annoyed every one by
its petulance and Drying. Mile after mile
the pasiengers bore the infliatiOri of its noise,
which ;ether increased than diminished, un
til, at last, it became furious, and the pitmen.
gerenearly so. There were open complaints,
and one man shontill, "Take the child out."
The-traiti-stoilled-Lif-Lit-Statiol,—andr—an2told
gentleman arose, and made the simple state.
meat that the father of the child had died
recently, away from home ; that the mother
hal been on a visit to her friends and had,
died while'on the visit, that her body was on
bbard the train, and that the child Was in fire
arms of a stranger to it It • was enough •-
, ereumwr,ten, • , •" t • .e I.
were melted into pity and patience. All sel
fishness was lost in thinking of the desola
tion of the poor little wanderer, who 'would
have round aarm welcome la hamis-thatTa
moment before, would almost have visited it ,
with a blow.
DISCOURAGING CHILDREN.-4t is some.
where related that a poor Soldier, having had:
his skull fractured, was told by the 4oetor
that his brains were visible: "Do write 'and:
tell father of it,' said he, for he always Said'
-1 bad no brains ' How many fathers and
mothers tell their children this, and how oft
endo-es-mteh-a-remark-contribute-not-a - little
to prevent any developinent of the' brains.--
A grown person tolls a child he is brainless,
foolish, or a blockhead, or that, he ,is defi
cient in some mental or moral, faculty and
in nine cases out of ten the 'statement is be
lieved—the thought that it 'may bd partially
'so acts like an incubus to repress the confi
dence and energies of that child.
We know a ,boy who, at the age of ten
years had become depressed with fault-find
ing and reproof, not only mingled with en
couraging words. The world appeared dark
around him, he had been so•often told of his
faults and deficiencies. A single word of
praise and appreciation carelessly dropped in
his bearing changed his whole course of
thought. Wire have often •• heard him say,
'that word saved me.' The moment h e
thought he could do well, be resolved that
he would ; and he has done well. Parents
'these are important
,considerations.—Ex
change.
I DON'T` DAN .-A plain, unlettered• man,
froin the back frountry, in the State of Ala
bama, came up to Tuscaloosa, and on the,
Sabbath went to church. He selected a Seat
in a convenient slip, and awaited patiently
the assembling of the congregation.- The
services commenced. Presently, the music
of a fall toned organ burst upon MI aston
ished ear; he had never heard one before.—
At the same time, the gentlemen, who owned
the slip came up,the isle, with .his wife lean
ing upon his arm. As , he .apploached the
door of the slip he motioned•the string,er to
give place to the lady. The 'hiovemOnt he
did not comprehend, and from the situation
Of the gentleman and lady, associated as' it
was,. in his mind, 'with. the music, he imme
mediately concluded that a cotillion Or French
contra dance, or some other dance was intone
ded. Rising partly from his seat, he• said to
himi "Excuse me, sir—excuse me,- if you
please, I don't dance'.
HOME ,—The road to home happiness Hai
over small stepping-stones. Slight dram
stances are the stumbling-blocks of families,
the prick of a. pin, says the proverb, is enough
to make the empire ' The tenderer
the feelings themore painful .the
A' told, unkind. word checks and. ithers the
blossom of the dearest, love, as the most dol.
jute rings: of: the vino are ' ,
troubled the
faintest:breeze .Tbe misery of is,life is bOis
of .a chance. obitrvation. If .the true history
of quarrels, public, or private,. wher,e honest,
Iy written, it **id be silenced with an up
roar af , derisidn.- 7
When 'GnOrie Stophensoii. was'prenent i ug
the olaims fat ' the
British Tarlioisioti. he waipsdeered'at hyina.
.nYmeilberts• Stiid9riliefttio4s;:!.'Woli,,Dlr.
sfephensop, ROOM .0)110d'tplAT:141:"Alit4.
SuppoS`e it Wero gpsaiblc for' gain ta'iuu your
' 6r:tag's, Rie o ty 'tour
rails; so thiteit t eohkissot - geiolv'.,tWirstifr,
calv:.gott wale -traek r vitt. y0w,00;141r430
tura , out for;;ltir?''- ~
` eata : Stephenson' " tq
4641:(vbe beau: for
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tee':
1111D=IMI
A Talk with r lltetikthpr, Often - r --
, >
tas just,-To /M
-ed friinf'S' CIO rtilates Ciin 4 -iti=
sresting emiyersation - lie with the fath
er tliMetil find'
corded in itie• • - •
reeling `a desirele• see' the. old.' gentleman'. ,,
Who is a venerable Tilitibitche eighty years,,
hei'tobk the ferry boot to Covingtonanci , call,
eit upon him. lie -found ,, him quite active,.
for his age, and bearing , wen, that he
might read ily be taken , for only, sixty.
-tratin With..a„
cordial welcome, ii,ml,3i t eeSed, a most , PleOatt c
Hour with the tild , gentkireaii;iihO 'is ati'ex-7" -
cielleat subs /-
jeot of conversation' ilia distinguished,
see: rst
-
-- "trlysses-stild—he i -witita, -quiet smili i .*".
"hassbown some gootl , qualities, but ‘I must':
Say, he has inheritedAliem:frotn his 'mother: •
His perseverance and, hang on disposition he
may Aare received from me, birt the rest are
1 mother's.".: _ .
-.er hear
you ever Tiear
"0 yei,l ieVeive,i laterfroiu Minisflsty \4
"Well, what does he say about the war ?
Does he seem to think there is any cause to
1 - dirtibrour-sace
"His letters are hopeful. In his last, ho
says he has not a doubt that he will be able
to fetch them yet. ,
Among other traits
_of 'character spoken
of, was , his quiet placid Manner.
"Übisses,", said tke old gen t ielnina; "is Very
agreeable othipanY and feels sorrow 'keenly,
but from - his childhood - I never knew him to-,
laugh or cry.",. • ,
- "Did you see the account in the newspa
pers of his weeping on hearing of the death
of'general McPherson ?"
—"l.--ditle-replied,-qad_it_may_be true_
thit 'l.ll.tates' wept when' he heard of -his
thotighit surely mused him sor-*
row I doubt the story!! . ,
A dried-up herringlaced, githlet•eyed old'
bachelor says ,he don't'ttiontter at so many of
the young veterans getting married. Fle,
sa a one who has facied a cannon's mouth mid.
ear. a °UMW "
ever,betrightened by a woman. 'the . old
og I He ought to be compelled to Climb a
_,•
A Mithodiseand a Quaker having sfoPped .
at a public house, agreed to sleep in , the main'
bed. The: Methodist knelt down, prayed fer
vently, and confessed a long catalogue of
sins. After he arose, the 'Quaker observed.
—"Really, friend, if thou art an bad as thou
sayest thou art, I think I dare not sleep with ,
thee."
If Ott don'tyrint i'Wcitnati ,to go estray,
the sooner yoi provide lief with a "baby the.
the better.' A blue eyed boy will dO more,
toward, keeping , Mrs. Gladder's morals eOr
feet' than'all the sermand that Were over de
livero'd. - • • I!
At a recent railroad dinner, in comPliram4o,
to the legal frateiniti . the toast witegiveti---.
'An 'honest lawyer, the noblest work - of tked!)
But an old farmer in the baok 'part of, Ole ,
hall rather spoiled the effect by foltintik,
loud voice, •and about. the :Journal"- - • 1 ;7
A lady correspondent of a Providence pa-,
per competes that if the women would 'cut;
their dresses to escape, the ground oneltich,'
instead of, trailing two inches, as is now the
fashion, a savin,, ,, of one milliou'dollars would,
be annually effected. Here fire chance far:
"dress reform," as well as for improienieni
in neatness. Think of it, ladies. ,
Tom Hood speaks , of a- bird building itet
nest upon a ledge over the door ofa doetore
office, as an attempt to rear its young in the
very jaws of death. - •
In a late raid - of rebel guerilla in the east
era part of 'Ceuta°lcy,. the leader of the band
was, severely bitten by a big, dog. 'And the
deg died.' , .
"Will you take the lifo of Pierce or Scott
this morning s madam,?" .said e newsboy ,pa
good Aunt Betsy., , "N'o, my. latl f "' slut .re!.
plied; "they may live to - the " tia of
days for all of me—X;ie nothint"agin 'em.r
. ,
It is found that•wouten niallezthe very best
clerks for the eletrio falegraph. •
The greatest difficulty is to prevent „emit
young lady at', gie ,end of they.ne havingsthe
hist woid. -
"I shall be," apcl "Tralght have beenl!,!,—,
The former iiilia"inusie ,of youth, sweet as
'the sotiods,,of silver bells; the latter, the paint
of Ige, the dirge of hope; tlie , inscription-Tor
a tomb. • -,- .`
. Coru-dodgiria,ofcirelitly, to, lle„preferrect
itr : owxierstqp.. a ,own;, thosci as
love; The' nniVeifse is God 'e ,because he loves
„ _ 0
Vegetation t u rns' to '.conk . and gives, !
„liglit.
centuries afterniiids'7•'Aliiti wehiiiioThell —
Joni so honerable4 tieStiuntioe.;, •
:lye, can o9dit7e.te 109 k upop,e,,melincrholo ,
)y ma n bit not upon melanobolly ehi)d r ,t
Thie Et' theladdistipeetacieli mature...,
Why do ~ien'e nlwaya itty iu , thea daytime?'
Because at-night-they become urine.
thituitgeiri" , ita tha pig 63 '
.thosboy whiS, haEl.qattrot,bjnitaik4
vrisirttuulgitißnpeakiNtOlinit', nee&
bor., lOve his , wife,, take , thilltnini*lncrpay
fur it in advancei-----
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b way 'rtabe,;.;
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fit„r,tukto
fire.
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