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VOLUME IVIII
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ta r-) Jim
,Tllll aIALL tgeolintorri
velet throu
Strew acorns :on the lea
Actdoue tank root and sprouted up,
And grew into a tree:
Love sought ids.shades at evening time.
To breath its earlier rows,
Mid age was pleased, in heat of noon,
To bask beneath its boughs;
-I'he dormouse loved its dangling twigs.
The birds sweet music bode;
It stobd a glory Wits place'
A blessing e vermore.
A little spring had lost its way
, Among the grass and fern;
• ' A passing stranger scooped a well,
• Where weary melt Might drift,
.He walled in it, andlung with care
• A ladle at the brink—
He thought not of thudeed he did,
But judged that toil might drink.
He passed again—and lo! the well,
By summers never drird
Had - cooled ten thousand parching tongues,
And saved a A besides!
A dreamer dropped e random thoght;
A simple fancy of the brain,
But strong in being trip.
It shone upon a genial mind,
Anllo ! its light became
A lamp of life, a beacon ray,
A monitory flame.
The thought was small—its issues grehti
A tvaich•fire on the bill,
It sheds its radiance far adowni
And cheers the valley still.
.A_nameleis_man_amid_a_crow_d
That throngcd the daily mart,
Let fall the word of hope and love,
Unstudied from the heart.
A whispbr on t rt tumu
A transitory breath—
It raised a brother from the dust,
It saved a soul from death.
0 germ ! 0 fount ! 0 word of love !
0 thought at random cast!
Ye were,but little et the lust,
But mighty at the last!
STANZAS.
Qh! bow the human heart will cling
To joys that fele, to hopes that die,
To friends that change when sorrows fling
Their aliening shadows o'er our sky.
Ah, yes I the golden dreams We weave,
When airy fancy takes the icing,
Are ali ideal, changing as
The skies Mid &Wars otearly Spring.'
We seem to live for earth alone,
Its paSsing shadows seek to clasp;
And as the phantoms we pursue,
We find them peridi in our grasp.
Then oh, let holier thoughts.be ours.
And higher aspiration given, .
To place our thoughts, our, hopes, our joys.
Where naught can fade—above in Heaven.
~~g~C~~L~I~TSi'.
THE WIDOW'S STRATAGEM
Deacon Bancroft, though a very good man
in the main, and looked up to with respect
by the inhabitants of the little village of Cen
terville, was rumored to have, in Yankee par
lance, a pretty sharp look out for the main
chance, a peculiarity from Which deacons are
not always exempt.
In worldly matters he was well to do, hav
ing inherited a fine farm from his ather
which was grcw . ing yearly more valuable.—
It might be supposed that under these cir
cumstances the deacon, who was fully able
to do so, would have found a helpmate to
share his house and name. But the deacon
was wary. Matrimony was to him in . some
measure, a matter of money, and it was his
firm resolve not to marry unless he could
thereby enchance his worldly prosperity.-
Unhappily, the little voltage of Centerville
and the town id .the immediate vicinity, con
tained few who were qualified in this impor
tant particular, and of these there were pro
bably some with whome the deacon's suit
would have prospered.
So it happened that years passed away, un
til deacom Bancroft was in the prime of life
—forty.five or thereabouts--and still unmar
ried,, and in all mbability likely to remain
so. But in all human calculations of this
kind,they reckon ill who leave widows out.
• Deacon Bancroft's nearest neighbor was a
widow. -
The widow Wells, who h4passed,through l i
one matrimonial experience/was some three
or four years younger than deacon Bancroft . 1
She was a buxom, comely woman , as widows.
are apt to be. nfortunately, the late Mr.
Wells bad not been able to relive her suffioi
writ to make her independent of the world.—
All that she possessed was the small old
:fashioned house-in which she lived ) and a
eniall:innouut 'of money, which was insulli.
support her, and a little son 'of soy
. *is, likewise. to he, enpmerated the s chedule'
' of her property; though hardly to be class
----esi-art-frtillnetaVe*Uanytlsing-but-mischief.-
• Tbn widoir WAS iherekre obliged to take
„thrSejr,foni.bliardati; fn eke out her sin
• 114Wkoraei.strab:Of , :, Snares, impASe&
100:
,esnrprieiog: that ; der thesfotitanniv
Statues she would now and then bethink- her-
self 'of a second marriage to, better her con
dition ! Or again, need we esteem iti a spe
cial' wonder, if, herrefleo4on op this point,
she 'should haVe east her eyes op, her nest;
neighbor, deacon Bancoft I' The, 4eacon, as ,
,we already said, was in, nourishing, eiremn,
stances. He would be able to maintain a , The widow passed into , the Office, pretend
wife in great'oomfort; bud being one of the' lug to look very nonehalent.
chief parsonages in the village, could afford. , Tan . you give me small bills for a five del ,
her a prominent social position. He was not ,tar gold piece?' the inquired.
especially handsome, or calculated to make a 'With pleasure,' was the rel
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profound impression on ie female bears
this was true—=bat he was good' disposition
edi king-hearted, and would no doubt mike a
good sort of husband. Widows are, I' take
it, (if they do me the honor to read this sto•
ry, I trust that they will forgive the remark,)
less disposed to Weigh sentiment in a second
marriage . than at first, and so,, irk a widow's
point of view, deacon Bann:oft as a desire,.
ble match.
Soma sagacious person, however, has ob
served that it takes two to make a match, a
fact to be seriously considered, for in the
present case it • was exceedingly doubtful
whether thedeacon, even if he had
known the favorable opinion of his next
neighbor, would have been inclined to pro
pose changing her name to Bancroft, unless
indeed a suitable motive was brought to bear
upon him.
Here was a supurb chance for finessing
'wherein widows are said, as a general thing,
to be expert':
One evening after a day of fatiguing la
bor, the widow Wells sat at the fire in the
sitting-room with her feet resting on the ten
der. • • •
'lf I am ever so situate.. as not to have to
k - so hard, I shout
hard life keeping boa rieTs. If.l was only
is deacon Bancroft
Still the wido v, .ept up her thinking, and
by and byher face brightened up. She
had an idea which shewas resolved to• put
into emotion at the very earliest moment.
What it was the reader will discover in the
sequel.
'Henry,' said she to her son the next
morning, 'I want you to stop at deacon Ban
croft's as you go to school, and ask him if
he will call and see me in the morning or
afternoon, just as he finds it most conve-
Oent! •
he cancel in. The widow had got on the
dinner, and had leisure to sit down. She ap•
peered a little embarrassed. •
'Henry told me you would like to see me,'
he commenced.
t Town—
'Yes deacon, I do. But lam very much
afraid you will think strange—at least of
what I hive to say to you?.
The deacon very politely promised not to
be surprised, though at the same time his
curiosity was very much excited. .
`Suppose,' said the widow, casting down
her eyes, 'mind I was only supposing a case
—suppose a person should find a pot of gold
pieces in their cellar, would the law have a
right to touch it; or would it belong to them?"
The deacon pricked up his ears. , 'A pot
of gold pieces, widow? Why, unquestiona
bly the law would have nothing to do with
'And the one who had formerly owned the
house couldn't come forward and claim it,
could- he, deacon?' inquirea the widow with
apparent enxiety..
'No, madam, unquestionably not; when the
house was disposed of everything went with
it, as a matter of course.'
am glad to hear it, deacon. You wont
think strange of the question, but it happen
ed to my mind, and I thought I would like
to have. it satisfied'
'Certainly, certainly,' said the deacon ab
stractly,
'And, deacon, as you are here, I hope you
will stay to dinner with us. It will be ready
punctually at twelve.'
'Well, no,' said the deacon, rising, 'l'm
obleeged to ye, but they'll be expecting me
home.'
'At any rate, deacon,' said tho widow, -ta
king a steaming teince,pie from the oven s
'you won't object to take a piece of mince
pies You must know that I rather pride
myself on my mineo•pies.'
The - warm pie soot forth such a delicious
odor, that the 'deacon was sorely, tempted s
and after saying, 'Well. really,' with the in
tention of refusing, he finished by saying,
'on the whole I guess I will, as it looks so
The widow was really a good cook, and the
deacon ate with much gusto the generous
slice which the widow cut for Min, and after
chatting upon Unimportant subjects, with
drew in some mental perplexity.
'Was it possible, thought he, 'that the
widow could have found a pot of gold in her
celled—she did not say so, to be sure ) but
why should she have shown so much anxie
ty to know as to 'the proprietorship of the
treasure thus found if she had not happened
upon some? To be sure, so far as his knowl
edge extended, there was -no-one who Accu•
pied the house who would be at the
least likely to lay up such an amount of
gold; but then the house was -one hundred
and fifty years old, at the very least, and had
many occupants of which he knew nothing.
It might be after all. The widow's earnest
desire to have him think it was only curiosi
ty, likewise gave additional probability .to
the supposition entertained.
will wait and watch,' thought the wor
thy deacon.
It so happened thardeacon Banaroft was
one of the directors in a saving institution
situated in. the next town,_ .and
used to ride,Ovei once or - twice a month, to
attend meetings of the Board,
nextuaeasion - of - this-kindilheivid , , -
ow, Wells , sant' over to know if hi could oar-,
sy, hig%,pirer with ,as „slie had a little hu
alosak* attend there._
~ AboOguest was readily grata. Arrisi
,mitiCthe village, Mrs. Wells requested: ;to
beititAiwn at th bank.
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WAYNESinti I `''FRANPAN , COIJN"4 / PENNSVOiI* Fglikir"*lN:ll4 . o ) OCTOBER 7: 1864,'''
Deacon Bancroft was a little surprised at
•• •• •• • .•s• ' er about eleven oclock
t' ~ , ~'
'Ho! ho!' thought the'descsit, "that meant!
something) ' = .
He said nothing; however, hut determined
,Co come back and tad att,,as be could read
ily from flie cashiet',. whaPhusiaesstbe had
:With the bank. •
~
e she said, 'the bank is a
very flourishing condition, is it not?' • -
'None' in tire State on a better footing was
the prompt response.
'Yew receive deposits, do you not?'
'Yes, madam, we are receiving them every
day.'
'Do'you receive any as high as—as five
thousand dollars?'
'No,' said the cashier; 'or rather, we do
not allow, interest, on •so large a sum. One
thousand dollarsts our limit. Do you know
of any one who—,,
'lt is of no consequence,' said the widow
hurriedly, only ask for curiosity. By the
way, did you say how much interest you al
low on deposits that come within your lim
its?'
'Five per cent( madam!
'Thank-you; I only ask for curiosity.—
What a beautiful morning it is!
And the widow tripped lightly out.
Shortly afterwards the deacon entered.
business, Mr. Cashier?' was his
first inquiry.
'About as usual.'
'Many deposits lately?'
'None of any magnitude.' •
brought-over-a-lady-who-seetned to-have
business with you?'
'The widow Wells?'
'Yes.'
'Do
er
knOm ' asked_the_casMor
she has had any money left hei lately?'
'None that I know or,' said the deacon,
pricking up his ears. 'Why, did she depos•
it any?'
'No, but• she inquired whether we receiv
ed deposits as high as five thousand dollars'
'lndeed !' ejaculated the deacon. 'Was
that all she came for?' heinquired_apowen
afterwards.'
'No, she exchanged a gold piece for smal
bills.!
'Ha l' pondered the deacon reflectively.
'Did she give any reason for the inquiries ?"
'No she only asked for curiosity.'
The deacon loft the bank in deep thought.
He came to the,conclusion that this curios
ity only veiled .a deeper motive. He no
longer entertained a doubt that the widow
had found a pot of gold in her cellar, and
appearances seemed to indicate that its prob
able value was at least five thousand dollars.
The gold piece she had exchanged at the
bank appeared to confirm the story.
rather think,' said the' deacon compla
cently,' I can see into a millstone about as
far as most people'—a statement the literal
truth of Which I defy any one to question,
although as to the prime fact of people be
ing able to see into a millstone at all doubts
have now and then intruded' themselves
•
upon my mind.
Next Sunday widow Wells appeared at
church in a new and stylish bonnet, which
led to some such remarks .as these :
`flow much vanity some people have, to
be sure.'
'How a woman who has kept boarders for
a living can afford to dash out with such
a bonnet on is more than I can tell. I should
think she was old enough to knew better.'
The last remark was made by a young la
dy just six months yOunger than the widow
whose attempt to catch a husband hitherto
• --van'
had proved unavailing.
suppose she is trying to catch a second
husband with her finery. Before I'd de
scend to such means, I'd—l'd drown myself,'
continued the lady.
In the last amiable speeCh the young lady
had unwittingly hit upon the true motive.—
The widow was intent upon catching Dea
con Bancroft, and bhe iddulged in' a costly
bonnet, not because she supposed he would
be caught with finery, but because this
would strengthen in his mind the idea That
she had stumbled upon the hidden Wealth.
The widow calculated shrewdly, and the
display had the desired effect.
On Monday afternoon the deacon found
an errand that called him over to the wid
ow's. It chanced to be just about teatime.
He was importuned to stay to tea and some
what to his own surprise he did. The po
lite widow, who knew the deacon's weak
point, brought out one of her best mince
pies, a slice of which her guest partook of
with a zest.
'You'll take anotrer piece, I know,' said
she persuasively "
, 'Really. I am ashamed,' said the deacon,
bat he passed his plate. 'The fact is,' said
ho, apologetically, 'your pies are so nice, I
don't know whento stop.'-
'Do you call these nice ?' said the widow,
modestly. _.l call''them common. I can
make nice pies when I set out tu, but -this
tame I didn't-have as good luck as usual.'
shouldn't- want any. 'better,' said the
deacon, emphatically.
.'Then I hope if you like ,them you will
drop.in to tea ofter 4 We-ought to be more
neighborly, 'Deacon Bancroft,' -
'Deacon Bancroft assented, and he meant
what he said. The fact is, the deacon began
to`think . that the widow was a very rcharm
ino•e woman. 'She was very comely and then
she 'sills such nn excellent cook., Besides he
had no doubt in his mind that' she had a'
considerable Cum. of money. What objec
tions would there be to her becoming bits.
Bancroft ? He brought this question before
2 - 2 -T
-her one r evetiiii .g.-:he wide*: bl nshed-; L pro--
fessed to be greatly surprised—in ' feet;' she'
never' thought of such'i thidit in her life—
' but; milli° avhisle she bad 'always thoUght•
highly of the 'deactiii, itiof to 'out did 'inatter
shert, She aceopied him. ' • • '
A month after she. was installed as mis-:
Enna
tress of the dearon'4' large house, setiewhat
to, the 'Styprise of the - village• people, 'who
could not • eotioeivir 'how • she . had brought
him 'over.
Soto° week after the - Teerenteny, the den:
con ventured to inquire' about . the pot of
gold whieli she had kind in 'the cellar.
' 'Pot of gold she exclaimed, in surprise,
know of none.'
But,' said the deacon, disconcerted, '‘you
asked me:about •,• i • ••• I
'Oh, for 1 deacon, I only asked yola from
curiosity.'
'And was that the reason you , made the
inquiry at the bank r ~
'Certainly. What else could it beT
The deacon went out to the barn, and for
halfa an hour sat in silent meditation. At
the end of this time, he ejaculated as a clo
sing consideration. 'After all, she makes
good mince pies r
It giyes we pleasure to state that the
'union between the deacon and the widow
'proved 'a happy one, although to the end
of his life, he pever could quite make •up
his mind about the Tot of gold.
Maryland'S New Constitution.
Our patriotic neighbors of "My Nhoryland'!_
ha4e, in State - Convention, just completed
a State Constitution, which will be submit
ted to the people of that State,, for their a-.
doption or rejection, at an election to be held
in October nest.
The organic law, as proposed by the late
Convention, in addition to -the- two-promi
nent principles incorporated 'in the now con
stitution, to wit : the declaration of the par
amount allegiance to the General Goveru
ment on the part of every citizen of the State
and the clause in the Bill of Rights abolish
ing slavery on the first of November next
provides that the elective franchise sha'l be
limited and restricted to those only who have
continued "byal to the Government of the
United States ;" and, by a provision of the
Constitution those—whti — Vote'for of
against the Constitution -are required to take
a stringent oath that they have never "tided
those in rebellion," and that they will "de
_ -.fend-the-U-rtimrof
It also provides for taking the votes of Mary
land soldiers out of the State on the adop
tion of the Corystitution, and at all elections
for State officer:.
' The adoption of the foregoing principles
in the new constitution of Maryland will ef
fectually exclude traitorous Copperheads and
open rebels from the Tolls. Bradley John
son, Kane, Gilmer, and other •'sbiniog lights"
of the Vallandigham, Reed, Wood, Wall,
atm Hughes•school, will be made to feel and
appreciate the loss of the elective franchise.
Of the adoption'of the no* Constitution by
an overwhelming majority of the loyal peo
ple of Maryland, no doubt exists. Its rati
fication is assured and certain. The physic
just described will operate like a charm in
expelling traitors beyond the territorial bun
daries of Maryland.
Silence in Nature
It is a remarkable and , I l ery instructive
fact, that many of the most important opera
tions of nature are carried on in unbroken si
lence. There is no rushing sound when the
broad tide of sunlight breaks on. a dark world
and floods it with light, as ono bright wave
over another falls from the fountain, mil
lions of millions of miles away. There is no
creaking of axes, or groaning of cumbrous
inachinery as the solid earth' wheels on its
way, and every planet and system performs
its revolutions. The great trees bring forth
their boughs and shadow the earth beneath
them—the plants cover themselves with buds
burst into flowers, but the whole transaction
is Unheard. The change freak snow and
winter winds, to blossoms and fruits, and the
sunshine of summer, is seen iu,' its' slow de
velopment, but there is seard4 a sound to
tell of the mighty transfoitataion. The sol
emn chant of the ocean, a'El if raises its un•
changed and its unceasing voice, the roar
of the hurricane, and' the mighty rivoOnd
the thunder of the blackbrOwed stein' ; all
this is• the music of nature—a great and
swelling anthem of praise, breaking in on
the universal calm. There is' a lesson for
nif here. The mightiest worker in the uni•
verse is the must untibstructive.—Brukus.
INSECTS ..9,13 FOOL—In Africa they eat
ants stewed in butter. In Sweden they dis
till thorn with ryo,.to give a, peculiar flavor
to brandy. Pressed ant-eggs yield a mix
ture resembling chocolate with milk, of which
the chemical composition really resembles
that of ordinary milk,. The large terrnities,
or white ants; which are so destructiye to
the houses and furniture, are roasted by the
Africans in iron pots, and eaten by hands
fuls as sugarplums. They are said to be
very nourishing, and to taste like sugared
areaw or sweet almond paste. As for locusts,
"the Africans," says Dr. Phipson, "far'from
dreading their invasions, look upon, a dense
cloud of locusts as we should so much bread
and butter in the elf. They smoke them, or
boil them, or salt them, or stew them, or
grind them down as corn, and 'get' tat upon
them." -
The Rev. Dr. treckenridge,'one of those
:faintly gentlemen whose devotion to the U
nion is only surpassed by their dovotion - to
God, thus gives his views 'of the peace cop.
perheads would bring:
'We Jove peace--..lovitit foi its own sake..
They love peace because they arc afraid we'
will first and then' punish
I -them. They wait pciace'tbat they may make
new conspiracies, and, the„peace they Ira. I
-pose islclistinionleSee, `which 'Menos scipara-•
-tion of ,the 'Stapesand, endless ruin to, the '
,whole country, Ten thouiaind times better 1
WOUI it have been' to have .abquiel.md . at
'first; and enier - ilfed a drop of blood than an
thliOn •el rcitet stineeS and .at' t liner
'in_a_i(e_iiiiclajteleitlllihit! •
Beware of thinking all your own that you
possess and live accordingly. It is a Luis
-take-thatrmany—peeple—who-have-credit—fall-
into. To prevent this, keep an exact ac
count for some time, both of your expenses
and your income. If you take the pains at
first to mention particulars, it will have this
good effect—you will discover how wonder
fully small, trifling expenses mount up to
large sums, and will discern what might have
been and may for the, future be saved with
out occasioning any great inconvenience.
In short, the way to wealth, if you desire
it, is as plain as the way to .market. It de.
pends chiefly on two words—industry and
frugality; that is, waste neither time nor
money, but make the best use of both.-
-ther : ilnited -- Slate • taw* Id f al
`.• QUt%rt,i,
The Wti.g. to' Wettiti ,!";''
',Tho Way 'to Wealth, obieiVes in 'old' author,.
it, open to all wh o ore; industrious andTrttga4_
both with respect te, their - pansy and; time;
for tithe 'well employed is certain to bring
money, as money well spent is coitain of
gaining more. Lay down a regular .estimate
of your time, and What yeti musi do in•every
particular' hour godevery pa rticular day;
. .
and you will in one = ''
•
punctuality which ;will bc
,asonishing (wen
to yourself`, and which • will gain for, you a
character for accuracy that easnot fail o raise.
your credit the lithe that at thought
but few obtain. A Tuns:Anal man •is sure to
be respected, and he is almost sure of . thriv
ing and - be - cooling rich, for punctuality com
prehends :ndustry and foresight, two of-the
most powerful instrumente of . procuring,
wealth.
On the same subject, Dr. Franklin , says;
Remember this—' the good paymaster is lord
of another man's purse; he,that is ,known to
pay punctually, and exactly, to the time he
promises, may - at any time and on any occa
sion raise all the, money his, friends can spare.
This is sometimes of great use. After in
dustry and frugality,nothing contributes more
to the raisin* b of a young man in the world
than punctuality andjusticelifitil his deal-
ings; therefore never keep borrowed money
an hour beyond the time you. promised, lest
a disappointment shut upyourfriend's parse
forever. ,
trout industry ant_ trugality nothing will
do had. with them
.everything. He that kets
all he can honestly, and saves all he gets (ne
cessary expenses excepted) will certainly be
come rich if that Being who governs the
world, to whom all should look for a blessing
on their honest endeavors, doth not in His
wise providence, otherwise determine.
Draft Suggestions.
Since the authorities have discovered that
men who are drafted and are unfit. for sol
diers, may yet be made to serve their coun
try as hospital nurses and in various other.
capacities, I have reflected deeply upon the
subject, and am at length enabled to submit
the following suggestions which the govern
ment is at liberty to adopt or reject as it
pleases:
It is a 'well known fact that blind men have
the sense of touch more finely developed than
those wbo can see. Draft a few regiments
of Wald men to feel the position and strength
of the enemy. No exemptions granted on
the ground that they 'can't see it.'
Mn who have lost one, cr even both of
their arms, should o longer be exempt.L—
Government is preparel to arm any quanti
ty of men on the shortest possible notice.
Idiots shouldn't be debarred the privilege
of saving the country, in the ranks, when
we have so many among our generals.
Drift all the lunatic asyltimns—the mdd
(ler men get the better they fight.
Dumb men ought to make the most ser
viceable soldiers; as they can't cry:quarter,'
their motto must be 'no surrender.'
It is absurd to exempt fat men, they are
so well calculated to fit up the depleted ranks
of the army, It you want" to crush the ene
my by precipitating upon them large bodies
of troops let fat men be drafted by„all means.
Confirmed drunkards have been Objected to
because they are not so anxious to whip the
enemy as they are to have the enemy to treat.
a regiment of them armed with rifle whiskey
and sustained by a battery of delirium tre
mens, would do great, execution—to, some
body.
I have not heretofore favored the idea of
drafting the other sex, but a brigade of old
maids would certainly be useful in repulsirrg
the enemy. They are sometimes good in an
attack.
'By all means draft ConoTessmen. They
might do a little good. in the army, and they
are of no possible good where they are.
Conscript all lawyers—their charges would
be most disastrous to enemy.
SOLITITDE.—rMore „awl greater sins are
committed when men aro alone than when
they keep themselves in fellowship. When
Eve in Paradise walked alone, then came the
evil one and deceived her. Whosoever is
amongst men and in honest company, is a
shamed to sin, or, at least, he had no place
or opportunity to do so. When David Was
alone-and idle, and went not - to the wars - , he
I fell into adultery and murder; and I have
myself found that I have never fallen into
more sin than when I was alone. Solitari- ,
ness inVitieth to melancholy; and 'a person a.!
lone has often some heavy and evil thoughts
and construe th everything in the worst sense.
Melancholy is an instruinent of the devil, by
,which he accomplishes his wicked pnrlfiraci. ,
The deeper a person. is plunged intiithat state
the more power-the devil hath over
To Hie in ar *Altai - -tats - lesafest
Openly and'
must-liWrei
to fear aad,
Luther. -
danalir Once, s aid' o n'trtartan t'Yoircan
,ant:l4nd on' ode leg Ai loriginsv
hal? nat;:snid the Sp4oiiii . :'bq Otis 4.00,'
1 i _
,t. 7 . . , 1:::'• , ' 7 *.r f,ld •'T 9L,'. , '. - . 4 !' 'c; . 7 "'! ' l
. ,‘ Alid !thittgoe, -..,.1,, ..„ „'' t , ~e/
Give'inelhe'Olttv . Otorgqi rthosfi Oritdeite
ibutietifeV 100y:ithiek thrilled ltiOltrear
.of'
the inelAtieelibetsrai4loitillikelifirldni ago:
'Every note has born up - tribe air 'a tale of
joy and , raptureof-toprow, andr adneat .Nz... ,
They tell of , dayszone,by / ancl.titrielatbgiv. , ,',
enjibenta,voiee whiob speaka to no- of those'
1
w o once breathed these:melodies—of ---•
.
jra-habits of ,they CIVW ar id, wl•
anti, what we soon . shall,be f , 7 ,,,t
My . , heart, loves melodies; . may they be u nite
to, hear till life shall end, and, as. I "launch ,
my boat" upon the,uea eternity, may their,,
echoes be wafted' t6* ear, to. cheer me on. ,
my passage frorethe seene4 - of earth unit
eartblandl
Ave me the •oidt pasha; wherry we
wandered and. culled , the' floireis of love and
,friendship, in the days of "Auld.Lat4 Syne,l!
sweeter, far, the•cl_els. , whose tities have an- 7- " ,--
swered,to our voices.; whose turf is net
stranger to- our footsteps, and whose
have in childhood's days reflected back our
forms, and. thOse o f oar, merry play-fello ws, :from whom we have parted, and
„meet z ,.no
more in the old nooks we love_d so,w,ell.
give me - the" Old house upon whose "stills
we seem to heariight footsteps, 'and under
whose poroli_a-. merry-laugh-seems to mingle
with- . the - windi thathiStltY,th - rou - ,gh old
trees, beneath whose branches lie the g raves
of those who once trod the halls, and made
the chambers ring_with_glee._AncLitlabove_
all, give Me the old friends—hearta bound
to untie in sunshiny hours, with a link
so. strong that all storms of earth might not
break—it - asunder, — spirits - congenial, — whose
hearts through life have throbbed in unison
with our ,own. 0! . when death shall still
this heart, .1 would not ask for aught more
sacred to hallow my dust, than a teas- °few
old friefid. May my f uneral
, dirge be chant
ed by the old friends loved so fondly, who
have not yet passed away -to the spirit's
bright home
A God-tearing youth 'occupies the same
room with several giddy scoffers—his
fellow
clerks or fellow students Night and morn
ing-he-beads-the - knee ofp - rayer ism.
They see at first‘; but he prays on. The
daily reminder of that fearless act of devotion,
awakens presently in the minds of his com
panions the' Memory that they too had once
been taught to pray„hut_now—have—learned
sOoff. Example is an arrow of conViction;.
they' too "remember their God and are iron
bled.P John Angell James, !if Birmingham,.
says, in one of.his lectures, "if I have a right
to consider myself a Christian, if I have at
tained to any usefuliinsi in th o Church of Christ
I owe it in the wayof means and instrumen
tality, to the sight of a companion, who slept
in the same room with.me, bending his knees
in prayer on retiring to rest. That scene
roused my slumbering conscience, and sent
an arrow to my heart; for, though I had been
relHously. educated, I had neglected prayer
ancr cast off the fear of God. My conversion
to God followed, and .my preparation for the.
ministry. Nearly half a century has 'rolled
away since then, but that little chamber and
that praying youth are still present to my.
imagination, and will never beforgotteneven
amidst the splendor of heaven and through
the ages of eternity)'
SIASTITUT.2 ROZ TEA -.....1116 , a healthful
drink in the place of tea, Dr. Thompson, in
a late work. of his, recommends the use of
dried leaves of - the Red Raspberry. ,They
cleanse the system of canker and thus - act
beneficially to health. The leaves should be
gathered in a dry day and may be spread in a
good airteiEffiber, on, clean boards or papers
to dry. When stilliciently dry they may be,
kept in. sacks. A small handful is sufficient:
for tea for several - persons. This tea does- '
not require the addition , of milk or,sugar,.
and is quite as t rdeasant as other, tea, anti
much cheaper and healthier.—Eural. New
Yorker.
A. humorous old man fell in with an ignor
ant and rather impertinent minister, ,who pro
ceeded- to inform the old gentleman, in very
positive 'terms, 'that he never could' reach
Heaven. unless he was born again, and ad
ded : 'I have experienced. that change, and
now feel no anxiety.'
'And have you been horn apin?' said they
old man; musingly. . • • .
Yes, I trust I have.'
`Well," said the old gentleman eyeing; .him ^
attentively. "I don't think it would hart
you 19. be born once more ' •
A lawyer having, some legal. business to
transact with a widowed lady took occasion
to inquire her age. The matron, tyhe, had
long doffed , the "widow ' s weeds," atte mpted
to look Trim,. and ranch younger than she re
ally was , 'as she'rep,lie'd:
"Thitty-five' years; sir."
Then turning talthedaughterle said.'•
``blay I be so beldortiss,,as toinquiregour
age?"
"Certainly ;.I alifffe over - therty-two;
three jeers. yottiger than,mother." , '
A despairipg
~ ,ng ••A r .• n en
raad woman is i k e k hu s .
ban
"The great
.becurty of:, a wife-ii," said
he op eokecl, "that if sho.allconin
herself, she won'tlet any One elseabc34 , o4."
- Well, rani that grime 'coal:11101On? -"
,Ohe hoyi, the othetday, 4rrawecill's eitt#l;
of candy kg VoakroeAct 04 0 1V—hink: that
i-CtP Olll 4 -PO jt, Qqt ge,004/n!
cint, add thim Wilted; himself' in various
to estra 44,,ati.b3,ngth informed
*mare Chat .ha ladA'argattia—that
tac i ct.. 4 ,„
6.*".ttylatfuoikt
a a.' T . "join G e p.' , “ 4, agree, backwa*,
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