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I boast no stores of priceless gold Laid up In coffem - vast, For fortune in my pleasant path Hath not her favors cast; But while earth shelters suffering souls, Black, white, or bond, or free, God grant that I may gladly give As He bath prospered me. ...,.... THE LOYAL NORTH. Oh say not the Union is broken, That the flag 61. the free is disgraced; ThrLugh the world %s o d freedom the token, And if lost it can never be replaced. That old flag has made a nation; What pround memories throng on the brain When the hope of our country's salvation, Though in tears, bursts blightly again. Oh say not that liberty falters. That base despots shall look o'er the sea And proclaim that our nation's proud alters Are no longer a hope for the free. Though traitors-mn-y lurk in our bosom, They are lost 'mid the hosts i.f the brave, Who start from the hill and the valley The flag of our Union .to save. OA 41 gu_A•ki .Wirr----",:o.--401 BIMILD ALIVE. My name is Daniel Tyler, and my skin is dark, as my motherls was before me. I have heard that my father had a white face, but I think his heart was blacker than my moth er's skin. I was born a slave, and remained a slave until last April, when I found deliv erance and shelter under the flag, that my master was fighting to dishonor. I shall never forget the day when freedom came to me. I was working in the fields down in Alabama, my heart full of bitterness tterable longings. I had dreamed for two long Yeats of escape from my b.. age; the thought hung to me through' the dark nights and filled all the days with a wearied sort of nervous expectation. But • my dreams had proved nothing more than dreams; the opportunity I yearned for did not come. Bttt that day, working in the field, suddenly along the dusty road there flashed a long column of loyal cavalry, the old flag flying at its head Hew my heart leaped at the sight; how, like a revelation, • came the thought: "This Daniel Tyler,,,s your opportunity!" Need I tell you how I acted upon that thought; how, in one second of time, Heaped out of slavery into freedom, and from a slave became a man? Well, joining the flashing column, I rode with them for days, coining at last into Ba ton Rouge, and thence having joined a regi ment of my people, came to Memphis. Thence 400 of us came to Fort Pillow. But there are not 400 of us to-day, for 300 and odd were murdered in cold blood wi l y a week a go by Forrests rough raiders. It was day of horrors—that 12th of March. There was7oo of us Mall in the fort, SOO whites of the 13th Tennessee cavalry, and 400 blacks, as I have said, all under command of brave Major Booth. The fort consisted simply of carthwot ks, on which he had moun • ted half a doyen gem. I knew that Forrest had been pillaging the country all .about us,' and imagined that, perhaps he would pay us a visit; but the thought did not alarm us, though, we knew, those of us who wore black, that we had little to expect at the hands of the Rebels. At last, about sunrise on the morning of the 12th, Forrest, with shoat six thousand mon, appeared and . at once com menced the attack. We met the assault bravely, and for two heirs the fight went on ;briskly: Then a flag Of truce came in from Forrest, asking for au unconditional surren ' •der, but Major Bradford—Major Booth ht.%;- ing woxinded—declified to surrender unless the. enemy would treat those of us course, ivirobwar, lack as prisoners of which, of Course they refused to do and the fight went on. The enemy in the next few hours, made new:tit desperate charge's,' but were each "time repulsed; At last,,about.. tour o'clock in thi3 afternoon, they sent in another flag. ,AW,e, ceased firing out of respect to the flag; but Foriest's mon had no such notion's of honor and good faith. The moment we stopped firing they swarm ed.ill-abon.etho fort; and while chafing was yet withdrawing, made a 'desperate charge from' all . sides. Up to that time only about thirty of Our - men, • had been. hurt. But in this charge the '43nemygot:withia •the earth works, and forthirith there , ensued'S scene which no pen can describe. • Seeing that all resistance was useless, Most of usthrOrdan eur arm?, expecting, andbegging for guar 3raidailly-,N,..wer'aper a Neutral In. i - N;qlV.iole, Emma. Ntellitacmi. tOOiTY, PENNSILit.OI4, I tRIDAY MORNING, MGM: R 23, 1864. tera. • But it: was- in vain,,lntder, was in ev ery rebel heart; flamed io'every rebel eYe„--, indiscriminate massacre followed instantly' upon our surrender. Borne of us, seeking shelter, ran to the rivet and tried ; to conceal ourselves in the bushes, but for the meet part in vain. The savages, pursuing, shot down the fugitives in their tracks. , There Was Manuel Niehols, as brave a soldier as ever carried a musket He had beeiFtifece - begro in 3lichigan but, volunteered, a year ago to fight for th_e_Unien. He with others, had sought a shelter wider the bank of the 'riv er,but a cold blooded moustar . found hitn,put ting a pistol close to his head, fired, failing however ' to kill the brave fellow. He was then backed on the arm, and only a day af ter died delerious, in the hospital;. Then there was Robert Hall, anether colored sol dier, who was lying sick in the hospital when the massacre commenced. The devils gash ed his head horribly with sabres, and then eut off part of his right hand which he had lifted in a mute appeal for mercy. Then there wris Harrison, of the Thirteenth Tennessee, who was shot four times after surrendering, and then robbed of all his effects. Before I was shot, running along the river bank, I counted fifty dead Union soldiers_ their blood One had crawled into a hollow to and was killed in it, another had got over the — biffk - itr - the-river,and on to a board that run into the water. He on - his face, with his feet in the water, and when I saw him he was already stark and stiff. Set- - eral‘had tried to hide in the crevices made by the falling bank, and could not be seen without difficulty-, but they were singled out and killed One negro corporal, Jacob Wil- Km, who was down on the river bank, seeing that no quarter was shown, stepped into the water so that he lay partly under it. A reb el coming along asked him what was the mat ter: he said hs was badly wounded, and the rebel, after taking from—his-pocket all the money he had, left him. It happened to be near a fiat boat tied to the bank. When all was quiet, Wilson -crawled into it, and got three more wounded comrades els ) into it, and cut loose. The boat floated out into the channel and was found ashore some miles be low. There was, alas, few subb fortunate es .capesl I was shot near the river just about dark. Running for my lite, a burly rebel struck me with his carbine, putting out .one eye, and then-shot me in two places. I thought he would certainly leave me with that, but I was, mistaken. With half a dozen others, I was at once picked up and carried to a ditch, in to which we were tossed like so many brutes, white and black together. Then they cover ed us with look dirt and left us to die. Oh, how dark and desolate it was ! Under me were several dead, and right a cross my breast lay a white soldier, still alive. How he clutched and strained ! How, hurl and weak as I was, with only one hand free, I struggled for air and life, and feeling my strength waning every moment! It was a strange thing to lie there buried, and yet be able to think and pay May be, friend, you I have known what a ony was, but you never hid such pains of b ul as I had down there in that living grave. I thought I could feel the worms'gnawing at my flesh ; I am sure I had a taste of what death is, with the added pain of knowing that was not •ea , an' ye unable to live in that dark. dismal tomb So I clutched and strained and strm4gled. on, digging upward as I could with my one pu ny hand. At last—oh joy !. --afaint streak of light looked in; my hand had carved an avenuete the world of life ! But would I dare to lift my head Might not some rebel, standing by, strike me down again on the moment ! But I could not die there in that grave; Il i mutt escape Slowly, I rolled the burden from my breast - he was dead by that time —and then carefully crept out from that liv ing death It was dark, and no one was near. A moment I stood up on my feet : then— The next thing I remembered I was iu the hospital where lam now. They had found me just where I fell, and brought me to a place of safety, where after a while conscious , ness returnini 1 have been here a week now; and I think I shall get well. I lie in my cot where poor. Robert Hall lay when he was butchered by the rebels They showed me yesterday, a hitter he had written the day before the massacre to his wife. He had learned to read and write at Memphis, after his enlistment,' and used to send a message to his wife and children, who still remained there, every week ur so. This was his letter which a surgeon had helped him put together : "DEAR AMMY"-it ran—"l am very sick here in.- the hospital. but am better than I was and hope to get well soon. They have been very kind to me; and I find it very sweet to suffer for the dear flag that gives me shel ter. You must not worry on my account.— Tell Katy she must not forget to say her prayers and to study her lessons carefully now while she has an opportunity. And, mammy, take good care of the baby; I dream ed of her last night, and I think how sad it would be to die and never see her face again. But then chaplain says it will all be right in heaven, mammy, don't forget we are free now; teach both the darlings to be worthy of their estate." That was poor Hall's, letter-,—it had pot been sent, and we have no heart to send it now:. Ho will never see the baby's face here; but then God may let. hint see. it up yonder I I hope to recover and, get away from, hero - very !wolf; I want. to be in my place again ; .for 'I have something to avenge now, and I cannot bear to wait.' Poor „jlall's blood is crying to me from the ground ; and I want to be able, sometime, to.say, to,Diunnel Nioh 'cis' wife, up there in Michigan, that his fall has had its Oomponsation. And may God speed the day when this whole slavebolder's rebellion—what remains of Ative THE REASON roR, REFUSAL Popi‘Rd his tiro hundred and sixty seVeiith visit to Miss Clarissa Cooler, a damsel of about three hundred and fifty Avoirdn , OA, the" other starring. He found her in't[ rocker, alone lit 'the parlor; Stole his arm it roind,:her alabaster necki and sipped •in . the nei3tor of her cherry lips- , -a-proceeding there -was,Oot-the least harm in, considering that they had tom& to an agreement, and were generally reported to be on the_high road to matrimony. The lady took it all quietly— even indifferent, to judge from the lassitude of her attitude in the rocker, her lazy use of her fan, and her exclamation of something between a hoigh-bo and a ya-hum. Commonplaces were disposed of. Then followed by a , silence broken only by Mr. Popps slapping at the mosquitoes. and kiss Clarissa fanninc , 6 herself unceasingly: At length P oppa propoSed a promenade and ice cream. _glarissa deolined both, add ing: wish to stay at home, for.l have some thing particular to tell you.' deed !' said Popps ; 'what is it dear ?' 'You expect our wedding to take place in three weeks don't •ou ?' 'To be sure I do W ell, I am sorry to disappoint you, but I must do it. I cannot marry'- -'Good-heavens, Clarissa I what are you say ing ?' 'Don't interrupt me. I mean I can't mar ry you just yet awhile—not for some months .to come: 'Why. Clarissa, what's the meaning of all this ? You gave me your positive promise, and said nothing stood in the way. I anrall ready, and worried with waiting. Why do you put it off, dear ?' 'That you will have to excuse my telling you. I have a good mason for it— I have thought the matter over well—and mymind >is made up. Will that satisfy you ?' Popps mused awhile Clarissa kept her fan going Finally, Popps spoke. 'No, Clarissa; it won't satisfy me. You' postpone our wedding, and refuse to tell me why. It yon have a'reason for it you ought, to let me know it, and may be it would sat isfy me. But I won't be satisfied without the reason ' 'Well, then, youe lave to remain unsatia fled. I tell yoU I have a reason, and a good one—what more do you want ?' see how it is—l've courted you too long; I didn't strike while the iron was hot; you are tired of me, and wish to get rid of Well, if that is your wish go Ahead.' 'Dlr. Popp!, you're a dunce—you're a fool !' 'Maybe I am, and maybe I ain't,' said Poppa rising with his temper, 'but this I'll say, Miss Clarissa—if you don't tell me why you post pone the wedding for a few months you may postpone it for ever, .so far as I am concern ed. fell me, Clarissa, else I swear that when I leave this house tonight, I will never set foot in it again • 'Well, then, you'd better go!' !Very well. Good night, Miss Cooler.' Popps reached the door. Clarissa follow ed him, and seeing that he was in earnest cried to him - to stay Poppa came back-Cla rissa put her head on his shoulder and cried. 0 - p - ps - maltet - Popps-spoka-first. 'Well, dear, what's the matter ?' 'Oh, I think you're so unreasonable • and cruel I Indeed, indeed, I have a good cause for putting off our marriage—but I cannot, I must not tell you what it is. Oh, dear Mr. Popps, do excuse ma I' And she cried a lit tle more. 'Well, Clailssa, toll me thi6. Do you put it off to please your father or any of your re lations ?' 'No—they know nothing of my determin ation.' , 'Do yon put it off on account of any thing concerning me F' 'ln God's •name, then Clarissa, what do you want? Why keep me in this suspense r 'Oh, 11Ir. 1 3 ,opps, you are so cruel I May, be I ought to tell you the obstacle—but I can't indeed I can't.' 'Just as you please, Miss Cooler.' And Popps again picked up his hat. 'Oh, 31r, Popps, pray don't go—don't go yet awhile?' 'Then, Miss Clarissa, tell me the obsta cle.' Popps was evidently determined. Claris. sa put her hoed on his shoulder, laboring un• dor a strange agitation. Several times she essayed to speak. At length she breathed 'n-to-his-ear-these-feartul words : 'The weather's too hot Poppe wilted. When our sprite Left, be was advocating a trip to the Allegheny moun tains. LECTURE SEASON.—The following parties are respectfully requested not to attend ei ther of the series ufpopular lectures to be given in the city. thO,ensuing.winter: ' The .inan mith croaking boots. • The Woman,withthe cough: The man friond'and:desires to sit beside him. , ,‘, The, man, who hisis'ts up o n i - pronniing a bet ter seat fot the ladies under his aeon. The ,woman who cannot refrain, from an dible of the lecturer. . , . , The man wno eats pea nuts. . ~The.man who laughs in the wrong place. The rano who, is invariably ton 'minutes too late. The young woman wbo goes invariably to see the faihioni. The man 'who. invariably has .to'go'out five minutes before the, termination of .the ture. The',ronn continues to road even iog paper ' doiing the entire lecture:- (, , Which is arouse , tho easiest an 4 of 'oe'cipationa?— . The musician's.' plays whei he - Works and work ;11 „ , plays.• • • • • • [Foa Trpi Rzoosp. • LIGHTS 'ARO SHADOWS. • `B4•N. - The years seinn dull and thick with gloom That hide a black andllicing tomb, ' Whrch me my gitzti - whenrdarker:Tears Bollid•riti their Weird' arid phanbainlears, Like . speCtral clouds t ithickest Nor gilt by "one kind streak °flight, • But chiashirig dorvu beneath their weight— bq the rushing wheels,of fate, _ ach-nisi - • • That made my . life - what Byron taught; A self-styled king, and yet a slave,. Who'd welcome glory with the grave. No glowing hopes of brighter days, No adulator's selfish praise, No friendly hand to lead me where, I could not feel this black despair; But like a friendlesi I Wandeied as a forest child— Or as a bird 'neath yrison bars, ' I screamed my sufrring to the stars. But as the darkest hour of night, Isiust before - the dawn of light, co_r_Ortune bete thy fears away, Ahd bathed my soul in shining day. The clouds were right lo setting sun, N / The dapple morn of life begun, The st ere et as Angels eyes, 1 To bless me from thriir native skies, The birds as gay, the grass as green, As mortal eye bath ever seen, And sweeter smiles I could not see, Than mildly shed their light on me; And what beloreseem'd doubt an fear — Now glisten'd in the peed) , tear, Or minted the fond and friendly hand, That led the to this fairy land. Oh! brightest star, of Virtue's crown, From Mercy's throne of love gent down, To shed thy blazing little light, Through every dark and cheerless night; Oh, wilt then still a beacon be, To guide me through life's troubled sea, And when 1 sink to peaceful rest, I'll call thy name forever blest. Some grief lies deep in every heart. The most trifling dircutustances awaken rewp brances that roll over the soul in ovelwhel ming waves' of -woe. A grave—a picture in Memory's hall—a strain' of music—may chase smiles from the lip, light &ow the eye and joy from the soul. A sorrow that we thought almost forgotten is revived by a clasp of the baud, a glance of the eye, or the fa'millar perfume. of• a faded flower. W e cannot forget what . has caused us both joy anti sorrow; and though the lips may be decked with transient smiles the pain i n t h e heart is not lessened but increased by t h e vaill'attempt to smother grief. Bu t w h y seek to forget f If we mourn for th e d ee d it should be a sweet, sad pleasure to dwell upon it—to recall the kindly glance s of the eyes, closed forever—the friendly c l as p o f hands, folded in quiet—the loving tones of a dear, familiar voice, though it be hushed in- death forever. • Thoughts of the dead bring tears: The founts-of—the-heart—are_as •i• s id_s, ,q; wraps the soul in gloom. Forget not ; but cherish with tenderness and tears the mem ory of those who have passed away from earth forever. Though the heart be heavy with anguish—though the spirit cry out in bitter lamentation—strive not to forget thy sorrow. It purifies us though it causes ,us deep suffering. A Singular Sermon Four gentle Men and an old minister were assailed on. the highway by three robbers, who demanded and took possession of all their funds. The old minister pleaded very hard to be allowed a little money, as he was on his way to pay a 'bill in London. The highwaymen, as out authority informs us, being generous fellows, gave him all his money back again, on condition of his preach mg them a sermon• Accordingly, they re tired a little distance from the highway, and the minister addressed them as follows: 'Gentlemen—You are .the most like the apostles of any men in the world, for they were wanderers upon the earth, and, so are you; they had neither lands' nor tenements that they could call their own, neither, I presume have you. They were despised of all, but those of their own profession; and so, I believe are you. They were unaltera bly fixed in the principles they professed ; and I dare say. so are you. They were of ten hurried into jails and prison, were perse cuted by the people, and endured great hardships; all of which, I presume, have been undergone by you. Their profession brought them all to untimely deaths; and if you continue in your course, so will yours bring you'. But in this point beloved,, you 'differ mightily; for - the apostles ascended from the tree into heaven, where, lam a fraid you will never come, but as their deaths were compensated with eternal glory, yours will, be rewarded with eternal shame and misery, unless you mend .your manners.' TILE SILVER APOSTLES —Napoleon hay ing entered one of the cities of Italy, the church wardens recommended to•hiw the rel ics of the church. , kSiro, will you deign to lake our apostles under your protection ?" • . "Your apostles ! Are they of wood ?" "No, Sire." "Of what are they, then ?" "Of silver, dire. "" "Of silver'?" , , "Of solid silver." , iffiolid , silver I" replied Napoleon; quickly; 01 yes4 shall .help - them to fulfil their mission; it had' been 'ordained' that they =should throughout the world, and. they. shall " Having said the Emperor sent the twee Arryqich In the mint, in Paris rdest r. ho a be Grief 4br!i. I hold that, in the contemplation of u n i. . venal law, and of the 6citisiiintioh, the Union of these States is perpbtual.-L-inaugural Ad- dress, March 4th, 1861, <4, —I-appeal-to oitizens to favor, and aid the effort to maintain the honor, the in. tegritY, and existence - of oui natural and the perpetuity of popular Government. Proclamation of the 15th of April, 1861. . Now and ever, I shall do all in in3r power for peace, consistently with the maintenance • • s ...—:Better to Governor of Maryland, April 29th, 1861. You will in 'no ease listen to any sugges tions of compromise by this Governtneni, 1 / 1 11- decforeign auspices, with its discontented cit izens.—lnstruction a to Minister Adams, Ap ril 19th, 1861. It is with the deepest regret that the Ex ecutive found the duty of etriploying the war power in defence of the Government forced upon him. He could but perform this duty or surrender the existence of the Govern- Metit.—Message ofly 4th. The Union trust be preserved; and henee ar indispensible intans must: be Message of. December 3d, 1861. Our common country is in great peril, de tt--aiding the loftiest views and boldest action to bring a speedy relief. Onettrelieied; its government of governent is Saved tot e World; its beloved history and o cherished memories are vindicated, and its happy future are fully slued and rendered inconceivably grand Appeal to .Border States, July 12th, 1861. -41ercafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically re storing the Constitutional , relations between the United States and each of the States.— Pkiclamation of Sept. 22d, 1862. My purpose is to be in my action just and constitutional, and yet *notice] in perform. ing the important duty with which I a char ged, of maintaining the unity and free rill ciples of our common country.—L ter to Horatio Seymour, Aprt 7th, 1863. This nation, uner God, shall have a new birth offreedom, and government of the peo ple, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.—Speech at Get tysburg. Nov. 19th, 1863, An Incident of the War. • Upon the ghastly picture presented.ly•-qv. ery war there are always many bright spots that stand out all the more vivid from the darkness of the background. In the pres ent strife in which our countryis unhappily involved, there have already been many in teresting incidents, and an occasional one may be recorded here. One occurred at the time the Rhode Island soldiers went into Maryland While moving westward from Annapolis, a company of men were acting as an advance guard, and becoming hungry and weary, they entered a farm-house and asked for food. The woman was greatly frightened, and cried out, "Oh, take all I have; take everything, but' spere my sick husband." "Oh, don't be alarmed," said one of men ; "we ain't going to hurt a hair on your head, but please give us some thing to eat" • The woman could • not be pacifild, but hurried a meal upon the table, The men gathered about - the table, and baring their heads, a tall, gaunt soldier rais ecrlacht—tYdToffered—th-ants—to God for t food, and invoked His' blessing upon the bounties spread before them. At this, the woman broke down with sobbing. and knelt down and thanked God that she was safe.— Her fears were at once dispelled, and bid ding them wait a few moments, she made good hot coffee in abundance, and brought forth milk; cream and luxuries from a well stored cellar. While they were eating she emptied their canteens of the' muddy water they contained and filled them with coffee. Her,astonishment was still further increased, when they insisted upon . ' paying her; and on her refusal, each -man left upon his plate a half dollar for his meal. The lieutenant, himself an irreligious man ' tells the incident with great expression. Said ho : "That asking the blessing knocked out my under pinning; and when I saw this, and the evi dently united feelings of the rest of the men in the ceremony and their kindness to the woman, I felt that I was the officrr of good as well as brave soldiers." In the Life of Dr. Raffles, just published the following story is told, in connection with a preaching journey in 1864 : On our way from Wem to llawkestone, we passed a house, of which Mr. Lee told the following occurrence : "A young lady, the daughter of the owner of the house was addressed by a man who, though agreeable to her, was disliked by her father .Of course, he would not consent to their union, and she determined to elope. The night was flied; the hour came, he placed the lad der to the • window, and in a few minutes she was in his arms. They mounted a double horse, and were soon at some distance from the house. - After - a while the lady broke silence' by saying, 'Well, you see what a proof I have given you of my affection : I hope you will make, me a good husband.' Ile was a surly fellow, and grufly answered, 'Perhaps I may, and. perhaps not.' She mad: him no ,reply, but after a silcpce of, so feW minutes, she suddenly exclaimed, 'Oh what shall we do? 1 have left my mo ey behind me in my room.' 'Then,' said • he , 'we must go back and fetch it.' They w 're soon again at the 'house, the ladder was / gain placed, and the lady reticulated, whle the illnatared lover .waited below. • But she delayed to cotne,, and so ho gently , called. 'Are you coming ?' 'Perhaps I may. and perhaps not;' thenslcut down the wind6w, and left him , idi.:rettitir. upon the double horse alone."' = . That which we acquire with; the ;neat dif ficulty we retain .the _longest, as those 'who have earned,a fortune, are usuallyners•Oare , ful of it than those Who have interipAene. sa.o6: kier Vcosa- The,Eduostion of Chi l d:ea: TereAS one prevailing error among prac tical farmers, Ouch :,Olight be era dicated and deitroYed. -It is sore fattillo the" Susi• ness of the agriculturist than the growth of Canada thistle or the destroying effeois'of May frosts: I mean' the tegleCted educe; tion of fanner's :Children. It is frequently remarked that edticdtiiiniig'of little or uo.use to the practical farmer, and 'very little set eine will suffice for him---great knowledge is only for the professional man. Such expressions are founded upon a wrong estimate of one Of the most useful and elevated professions of life. It the habitual business of the etvitiftitor. does.not afford the ' inental powers a field for--their most extended exercise, I know not where to look for such a field. A man cannot go forth into the land' with. any good degree of promise in scientific ex periment without the light of past experi ence upon his pathway, and this Wean pier ly obtain by a passage through the.institu tions.of thecountry, where , the ,result ~,of the labor of the learned for ages are collect ed together and made accessible to the stn. dent. _That thpfartner,by a scientific, cultivation. of his land, .can in crease by a very great ex tent its productiong there cannot exist the least rational doubt. That the time is 'Com ing when there will be•actual, necessity ,for this increased production there is every ap pearance. It is, therefore, not only. wtSe and expedient to commence and carry , on now but it is a high duty which you owe to posterity in consideration of the blessings which past ages have bequeathed to you : Give your sons and daughters not the less education because you'design them for a' ru ral life and agricultural pursuits. you are able educate thein; they will find ablindant employment for all their sfaionc6, though their farms are located in the far west. . Farmers give your children, a good edupa tion—it is the only inheritance you can 'be queathe to them which is beyond the ,reach of accident. All other human, property is constantly changing .S‘cience is not trans 'Arable, and is not, like other . property neg leetable. Sy .far two many of our practical farmers who have families of children are working, hard and shortening their lives in order that they may scrape together some money to leave to their children. It would be Much better for the ohildte'n of such fairners if they re ceive their fortune' as they -were growing up, in the form of a good substantial oducatiou, instead of being so ignorant that they :are not capable of enjoying life as they should. • , A StIARP TRICK. A. ingenious trick haS just been detected in P. is. man, and a woman worked it. The man would go into a - shop and make a small purchase of a few sous only, for which he paid with a five•franee or ten-franee piece, and received the change.— Immediately after his departure his female confederate would enter, and also make a small purchase. Then, after looking at oth er goods for a few minutes, she would polite ly ask for her change, and when the shop keeper denied. having' received any coin from her,. she would reply , that he must have for gotten, and that it he looked in his till . he -oulAnd-a-trold-piece wi th-a_eertaiu_mark_ on it. On finding such a ;piece, the aston ished tradesman would, of course,. give the change, with many apologies. A person complained to Dr. Franklin of having been insulted by one who milled , him a sconudrel. "Ah," replied the doctor, "and what did you call him?" "Why," said he, "I called him a scoundrel, too." "Well," resumed Franklin, "I presume you both spoke the truth." "rom, you seem to gain flesh every day ; the grocery business must agree, with you.— What did you weigh last?" "Well Jim; X really forget now; .but it strikes Inc it was a p3und of putter."' ' • "See, here, my friend, you' are drunk."— "Drunk, to be sure I am, and have been for the last three years, You see my brother and I are on the temperance mission. He lectures while I set a frightful example. • Our "darling Lillie," of thrco years, while trying to &et on her stockings one day, dis ebvered.ae.few hairs on het' legs, when sbe exclaimed, "Mother, I thick I shall be an angel soon, the feathers are beginning to grow !" .g.l3tibby, why don't, you go home and have your mother sew up that , awful hole in your trowsers ?' 'Oh, you git eout, old 'oman,' was the respectful reply, lounfolks are economising, and a• hole will last longer than a pateh,,any day.' An evil heart can make a hell without the aid of a devil. • ' All our natural aetiena grit' "done witlaont thought, and we clad Maks breathing a dia. milky by thinking about. it. , "I, didn't think yoli - would be„eo hard on me i theshark - iiiiid 'when - he bit the an- Every-man is ,involuniary. Original' in at leastone thin. L-his manner ofenatiing. What . 4 hog BriOaie Yoeng,is:te have so raw spare "ribs, Thelest thing out-Tlonts of, debt. ; The weist thing out—oat of temper.. The pung.ll,lk i that, „kept her ,word bas fe nimilt 'very; usefri) ' • r ••• , 7^,ri;:lii , -.1. ; ;,,,ciutricly a Irma saLI to, wallow CallSe andtoMetl. When be dribkiiiii ae = tat "r -1 " • '' •. , • 1 , I,' NUMBER 28.
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