gp lint. V OLUMk XX hC~T7TIG.A~L. - ; -APRIL SEWER .411 day the low-hung clouds have' dropped Their garnered fellness 'Own; All day that soft gray mist bath wrapped H ills, TallelY grove, and town." Thereltas-notireema-sonna-to-day To break the calm of nature; Norrvition,l_might almost sa Of waving bough, oraarhiing - bird, Of cattle faintly lowing; 1 could have half Believed I f:eard The feavee mid blossoms gmwing I stood `to hear—l love it welt— The rain's continuous sound; small drops, but thick and fest they fell, Down straight into the ground. For leafy thickness is not yet Earth's naked breast to screen, Though-every—drippiri! nch-is-set- With shoots oftender green. Sure since I lookea et early more, Those honeysuckle buds Have swelled to &u' h, growth, that thorn Hath put forth lamer studs, That lilac's cleaving comes have burst, The milk-white flowers revealing; Even now, upon my senses first Methinks their sweets are stealing, The, very earth, the steamy air, Is all with freelance rife; And grace and beauty everywhere Are gushing into life. - Down; lown - they come,—those-fruitful stores! Those-mat/1.1(4i oir.ing_ttrops!__ • A momentary deluge nours,—, Then thins, deeresses. stops. AO Pre the dimples - on the stream Have eircleil-ought,_ Lo! from the west nparting gleam Breaks forth' of amber light. But yet, behold! abrupt and loud, Comes down the glittering rain; The farewell of a passing cloud, _ The fringes of her train. LAUD AND SET THEM FLYING. Let those who will repine at fate -- - And drop their heads with sorrow; I laugh when cares upon me wait— I know they'll leave to•m6rrow. My purse is light but what of that? My heart is light to match it, And if I tear my only coat, I lsngh the while I patch it. I've seen some elves, who call themselves My friend 4 in summer weather, Blown fat away, in sorrow's day As wind would blow a feather. I never grieved to see them go, (The rascals, who would heed 'em!) For what's the use of having friends, If false when most you need 'eel? I've seen some rich in worldly gear, Eternally repining, Their hearts a prey to every fear— With gladness never shining. I would not change my lightsome heart, For all their gold and sorrw, . For that's a thing that all their wealth Can neither buy nor borrow. And still as sorrows come to me— , As sorrows sometimes will come-- I find %he way to make them flee. Is bidding them right welcome. They cannot brook a cheerful look— They're used to sobs and sighing, And he that meets them with a smile, • Is sure to set them flying. TOUCHING STORY. The following circumstance which happen. ed in a family in the city of Boston, a few years ago, will commend itself to the heart of every father and mother who has any spa paqiy with or affection for their children.— I was convinced of this when opened the letter, from L. 11. ,11— which announced it, and in , the detail of`theovent which was sub sequently furnished me. , A few weeks before he wrote, be bad bu ried his eldest eon, a fine manly littleiellow„ of some eight years.of age, who had never, he said, 'known a -day: 'of illness until , that. which Boldly removed him • hence to be no . more. fieath-occurred; under cirournatan 'cies which were peeuliarly painful to his ta lents. A younger brother, a delicate sickly .child, from its birth, the nextin age to hint, had beeif down nearly a fortnight with ,an ' epidemic fever. In consequence •of the as. tare of diseaseovery.prticautiou • had , been adopted that' prudence suggested to guard the..other members of the family against it.— Bii6,'ofthis brie. the father's eldest, hi Said he'fiad little fear„rugged as, be was, and so geneially. healthy. Still, however, bi kept a vigilant eye olio° him,land espepially for bade his going into. the pools and docks near the school. which it - -„was,, the custom some times to visit, tor he was but a boy, and 'boys will be toyt,"and :.wirrought _the ,more fre 4,ttePttY, to thick that it.ia their nature to be. Ofidkoatursl:, Aims a 'freprtniah almost to Qliikdieh'trsnknealraad ionoeleiee, save me from 'twit vie!' :331,1t 'to' the'Story, WATNESHORI, FRANKLIN 'COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY. MORNING, APRIL 26, 18674 •- One evening this unhappy - tether came bone with klimg days labor and -vexed at. soave little disappointment,. which had soured his naturally , kind dispositiow, and rendered him peculiarly sweeptible to the smallest an. noyanee. While be was sitting by the fire in this unhappy Mood of (Mud, his wife en tered the room and said: 'Henry has just come in, and he is a per fect fright; he is eovered from head to foot. with dock-mud, and be is wet as a drowned rat' . 'Where is het asked the father sternly.' "He is shivering over the kitchen fire.— He was afraid to come here, when the girl told him that you had come Ifome.' • -- ATeti — traturto - telHtim — tcr - coure - bere tbis instant.' was the brief reply to this informs tic the he with fright and 'cold: His father g ante' at his sad plight, reproached him bitterly with hie . 'disobedience, spoke of the punish ment which awaited him- in the morning as the penalty for his offence, and in a harsh -voice,-concluded-with— 'Now, sir, go to bed!' 'But father,' said the little fellow, want to tell you—' 'Not one word sir, go to bud!' only wanted to say father, that—' With a peremptory stamp, and imperative wave of the hand .towards the door, and a lroww-upoo-his-bros;did-t - hat=lathei - out another Speed!, again close the explanation or expostulation. When his boy bad gone stspperless to his bed, his father sat_restless and uneasy while supper was being prepares, and at the tes table, ate'but little. His wife saw the real cause or the additional cause of emotion, and inter nosed the remark— '1 think my dear, you ought to have beard what Henry bad to say! 3ly heart ached for him when he turned away with his eyes filll of tears. Henry is a good boy after all, if he does sometimes do wroq,. He is a ten der-hearted, affectionate boy. Be always was.' And thefts withal the water stood in the eyes -of- that forgiving-mother, 'even as- it. stoodin_the eyes of Mercy, in the house of the interpreter, ' as recorded by Bunyan. After tea, te evening paper was taken up, but there was nothing'of interest in the jour. cal of that evening. • —He-sat-for-some-time-in-an-eviiently_pain flit reverie, and then rode and repired-to-his bed chamber AA he passed the bed room where the little fellow slept, he thought he would look in upon him before retiring to rest A hig tear had stolen -down the boy's cheek, and rested upon it; but he was sleep iog calmly and sweetly. The father deeply regretted his, harshness as he gazed upon hie son; he felt also his "sense or - duty," yet in the nightl-talking the matter over With the lad's mother, he resolved' and promised, in stead of punishing as he had threatened, to make amends to the boy's grieved spirit in the morning, for the manner in which he, had repellpd all explanation of his offence. But the morning never rose to that poor child in health. He awoke the next morn• ing with a raging fever in his brain, and wild with delirium. In 48 hours he was in his shroud. He neither knew his father nor his mother, when they were first called to his bedside, nor at any time afterwards. ' Wait. ing, watching for one token of recognition, hour after hour, in speechless agony, did that unhappy father bend over the conch of his dying son. Once, indeed, he thought he saw a smile of recognition light up his dying eye, and he leaned eagerly forward, for be would have given worlds to have spoken-one-- 1 kind word in his ear, and have been answer ed, but that gleam of apparent intelligence passed quickly away, and was succeeded 15y the cold unmeaning glare, and the wild toss jugs of the-fevered limbs, which lasted until death relieved him: Two days afterwards the undertaker came with the little coffin, and his son, a playmate of the deceased boy. bringing the low stool _on which it was to stand in the *wry hall. 'I was with Henry,' said 'the lad, 'when 'he got into the water. We were playing on the Long Wharf, Henry, Charles Mumford aad I, and the tide- was out very low, and, there was a helot. ran out from the wharf, and Charles got on it to get a fishing line and hook that hung over where the water . was deep, sod the 'first thing we 'saw he had ped off and was struggling in the water Henry threw off his cap and jumped clear front the wharf into the water, and, atter. a great deal of hard work, got Charles out; and they waded out through the ,sand to where 4'he wharf was not so wet and elippeiy, and then I helped them climb up the sine.— Charles told Henry to say nothing about' it, for if he did his father would never' et him go to the water again. Henry was very Bor• ry, all the way, home he kept saying- 4 What will father say when he sees me to-night? I wish we lad not gone near the wharf. 'Dear 'brave boy?' exclaimed the bereaved . father; 'ssed,thbi is the ' explanation -which I refused 'to hears' and hot bitter, tears. rolled 6tre his cheeks.' • Yes that stern fatter now learned, and.for the first time, that what he had treated with unwonted•selerity as a hulk-was butlhe im pulse.of a generous nature, which, for.clul of self, had hazarded life for :Wither. •• iat hut the ,quick prompting of that manly,sp it which he himself had $l2Ol manifest it self on more than one occasion. Let •tie algae this story in ,the very words or that father, and let the words sink de into the beart„of every parent who Shull r this skcite6. iEverythiog I cow lee, that ever belonged to reminds,inii 'of my tost hop,. 'rester. day I found some pencil aketChes which ho delighted to' make for,the •tunnseasent of Olinger brother: • Today, in ramtnagiag nu Old,eithiet l l'camoracidas iris 'lwntis 'atilt tor• orcii,with dock-,.mud;'si . Fhint ;Ift4.' ' wore thew.. Crow jusy;4leltlk,atrange;lat that which 'is Usually so unsightly ao object is 'All these things speak to me yiviily of his life, but I cannot, though I hare often tried—l can recall no other expression of my dear boy's face, than that which he'turnht from de on the night I so harshly repulsed him, ,Then my heart bleeds afresh' 0, how careful we should all be, in oar daily conduct toward those little beings serif us by a kind Providence, that we do not lay up for ourselves the sources of many a In. turn tear, How careful that with neither in considerate nor cruel word , or look, we un justly grieve moment of exeitementove be led to give ' the errors of thoughtlessness the punishment dished due only to willful crimes. entered balf 4331 l'is.d.42)rieratient Warilitrakirtroltwajper., now meet 'precious to me.') And every morn ing raid evening T pass the ground *here ruji eon's voice rang the merriest among his play ,matert • as. per spa ew parents suspect ow a - ten the fierce rebuke, the sudden blow is an swered in their children by tears, not of pas Rion nor of physical or mental pain, but of a loving but grieved or outraged nature. DEMONOLOGY. The Columbian, published at Bloomsburg; Columbia county, relates the following sin gular ease: For some time past the citizens of Williams port liave — be44rin a slate of intense mite , ment, arising' from wliat seemed_to_be_a_welt "ttienri gel ant en tante ease :of supernatural visitation.. We have bees at some pains to investigate the subject, not only because of its singular character, but because we have known the young lady who is principal in the affair, from her childhood. Miss Rebeeea Owens, about whom all this excitement is raised, is the daughter of Mor decai and Louisa Owens, formerly of Ber wick, in this county. where she was born , and raised_ We remember her as a gay, laugh-, ing girl, who apparently never saw a trouble nor knew a care. A few years ago her fath er died, and she went to live with an aunt who reside in Williamsport, where she be came a member of the Pine street Methodist Episcopal Church. Her.age is about fifteen years. -- Notiong - since - she - observed - that - wherev= er she went singular noises followed her, or if she remained standing, sounds like rapping with tffe,knuokles were beard ,- and sometime a scraping or scratching on the wall. At lother_times it,would seem as-if-s-heavy—sub..- stance was being dragged ever the floor So frequent did these alarming sounds become that the girl, and finally the family, became alarmed, and betook themselves to prayer. To increase their terror the spirit. if such it be, began to call her in an audible voice, using such expressions as 'Becky, come with 114, we want you;' 'Beaky, they are waiting for you in bell:. Not only was 'her name used, but that of other persons. - • On Saturday eveoll the pastor was call ed tor, and at first he thought there must be some collusion between the girl and out side parties,.hut investigation proved that she was not only innocent, but was really suffering on account of these strange visits. tione. '['he minister after satisfying himself on this point, called in another well known clergyman, but the 'spirits' were not to be overcome by prayer, and mocked the suppli cants. On Sunday morning the family took • the girl with them to church, where the' eatne noises were heard and her name was again called, whereupon she got up and left. These sounds and voiced were heard by all in her vicinity. They followed. her along the street, rapping and talking from the fences, from the growl, from board.- walks in the street, and from places inaccessible to human beings. During her absence from. the house the same phenomena were observed. At class, meet • ing on the same Sunday the same voices and noises were bsped. One of the hymns commenced about , as follows: . "If you want to smart heaven. You must be followers of thelml." No sooner had this been , sung thou the voice returned: "You must he brew of the Devil, Or you can't go to hell when you die" A pious old la* and gentleman tool her home with them to stay.one night, and bliss Owens slept with the lady, while the gentle. an' kept watch at the foot of the bed.' 'A boat midnight the ominous sounds wore a gain•heard, Miss Owens being sound asleep, but in a few moments a heavy' crash • at the head of the bed awakened her. This was succeeded' by sounds of sweet titugic, which apparently came from the walls; and to which • all three' listened in amazement. • • At one time, when the ' calls for 'Becky' were unusually strong, the aunt- said.' *Yon shall not have Becky; the voices returned, 'We will have Becky!' The aunt . asked What do you wilt with her? The reply, came, 'We want her to go.with us to holl.' It is needless for uts to recapitulate all the incidence - of this singular matter. Ifiindrecrs of people visited Williamsport to prove 'the truth of the statements or rumors ttutt were flying abroad: bhpy efforts were able:made te•detect imposture, but as yet the mystery remains. Some assort that a kau g of ,demi worshippers reside in that city,_ while 'others say they sire only a bandlif spirtualists.• The effect °alba girl was nearly to ile• throne ber rensoo; , and at 'one dime she was taken' with - a fft during which many sappo6 sed her so, bedead, atid straightene&ouvher limbs ctid.boutiti up her. she came to, and last week , neeoinnaisiod her .mother, who kind beCu sent - tor, to- Wilkes- Imre. Themother'heleiVes her to, be 'W. witched. She has' been offerniV enormunk sloths to'cxpiise her (blighter the 'law' , of the curious populace, but she has re fused. • Cur yiintm friend;'and stuterely trust this *jittery ,will , hilcteared up, and, if fibs hap titian made,:tlie ,!Acting of hcitethlos 44 eadyluulithed. „ , • , •. 11. ' , ing, making beds, lunch for the men may e —dinner and supper to be made ready at the proper time—the washing ; starching, fold*, and ironing of elothea—the care , of milk, including the making of butter and aheeseand the inevitable - wailliog - or i dish ,- es. In autumn there is additional work of picking, preserving, canning of fruit, drying apples, boiling cider, making, apple nonce. with the still more unpleasant tisk which falls to her IA at butchering time. Then here-ia-haying v harvesting,sheep-abearingr etc., when more help is needed, bringing an - - in - of--of-her-labOrs. Twite-e-yett treornea , house cleaning. By the way, of all the foes a housekeeper has to contend with, dirt is the greatest She may gain a complete. via tory and-think to-- repose _upon her laurels after her semiiinnual engagements-.but is only temporary. The enemy soon returns, and even daily skirmishing does not keep it at bay. "There is mending too. Sewing machines are a great blessing, but they can't set in a patch or darn the stockings. I no, not men tion theie things by way of complaining of woman's lot in general, or asking for her any rights which she does not possess. •I don't know as there is any remedy in the present state of the world. It seems to be, one of the Evils oflife which muat be borne as- WO what_Ldo wile is a due_ appreciation of the important part that wo man acts, and a concession that - her -- labors,- mental and physical, are as great, all things considered, as those of the'other aez. Wo men are not so childish That a little sympa- The pleasure of giving is necessary to true happiness; but tho poor may have it. When you give, give with jay an in smil ing.. Proud characters love those to whom •they do a service. We should endeav or, as mnoh as possible, to despise no one. Ornaments were.invented by modesty. • ' Eyes raised towards ' Heaven are always beautirul, whatever they lib. • A certain modesty should be observed in wretchedness. Ludicrous blunders sometimes occur in ca. tea where ignorant persons attempt the uao of language about tbe,meaninsof , which they know nothing: ' Not long since, whileltaVeliog from Pitts• burg to Cincinnati, two rather verdant ape. chime of, the female-sex came on ,board ;be boat at one of the ,landings, , who, , for the sake of diatinction, - wo will - call Mary and Jane. Now, Mary had her eye-teeth. out, or,, in other words, was acquainted with the-, rules and regulations which govern genteel socie ty. Jane the younger, had never mixed• in aociety to any extent. Her language. was such as, sbe had heard among her rustle, es sociates. Mary 'Was aware of this fent, Mid therefore cautioned her to observe how alio (Mary) acted; and govern herself according . Shortly after; while seated at the, dinner table,;tho waiter asked "Mary what pert of the fowl sbe would Wei She informed -him in a very polite Manner, that it was `perfect . ly immaterial. ' Ile accordingly.grive 'her apiece; and then inquired of Jane what part She woulcU pre; red - • • policy° T will talc& a piece of tho ins material • 'tool" The most common • things. Ore tho moat miefo I; •both , tho' "wisdom -and gootionse of tho GreetZithey of the:l4l3'4l3i O 1 tho,worl4,', T 1. ," • ' The citiv`of life 14 th e 'h u ripiolem which lierdOs °big biunelf, the .whiaislis apeful , tolothersl , •,.i, , Oarm'ekiei _ The reading of essays by thilt_lidies is one of the exercises which give life aid interest in i the meetings of the Springfield (Vt . .) Varmer's Club. Irroin 'oho of the essays. by MM. Daniel nice, published in the . Iteiment Pariner, we copy til6 folloviing ostagraphe: "Did yotLevet think of the ,aniotint of thought requsite to plan dime meals a.day for threelondrod and sixty Ave days in moos. don? To prepare enough and not too much, and for those living at a distance from the village„ to remember that the stook of flour, sugar, tea, eto., eta., is replenished in due time? Licloa ever thin* of the, multitude of her eares and duties? She must rise ear. y o prepare irea as or oversee i . F •r -haps there ate children to Wash; dress and feed,or-to*et_ready_for_sohools_tvidt • , here is !Akio • wee 'in: amt. thy now and then or neknowlidgmeat - oftheir efforts and sacrifices make them imagine their case woise than it is. I tell you, men and husbands, "It doeth good like a medicine," sad many a poor, crashed, broken•down wife and mother is dying for want of it." Gl3 m . No one is good, cannot be useful, deserves not to be loved, it be has not something 'heavenly, either in his intellect through thoughts, or in his will throigb thoughts di. rested upward. It is a great happiness, a great recluse, to be born good. A' part of goodness consists, perhaps, in esteeming and loving people more than they deserve; but then a part of prudence is be. Hove that people ate not always worth what we rate them at. - . Unless we keep watob on us, we shall find ourselves condemning the unfortunate. The heart should walk before the Intel• elitTind charity before truth. By gentle and indulgent to all; be not so to yourself. Good impulses aro naught, unless they be. come good actions. We should do good whenever we can, and do kindness at all times, fur nt,all times we can. Tall ing,'Fine' • • •• • • • • ratis Man. .It is'nt evert tet hat w eticminter iteteh . so ainusieg t ' 4 one subjoined rind where all parties seem to enjoy the joke with , so , good relish. Let• the reader peruse for bin'. self: - • • k.Bridget,!_seid aladjan, the eity4.00...._ IMO • morning as she was rdnonnoitering in the kitehen, 'what a quantity of soap grease your have - got here. We can get plenty o f. _soap 1 for, kt,and we must exchange it for so me.— / Watch for the fat man, and when he Oasts alone, fell bin) I,want to speak to him' • 'Yee; mum;' said Bridget. • • , All that .morning - fidget, between each 'whisk of her dishcloth, kept a bright look out - of - the Welles window and no moving crea ture escaped bet 'itratchflat gaze. At hat, her industry "seemed about to be rewarded, for Gown the etreet came &large, Tort' • gen- t °man e ourts mg a cane aqi oo t e very pioture of good. humor. ,E4t - te, therei the fit man now, thought Bridget -and wtithi he Was in front of the house, out she flew and informed him that her mistress wished to s peak-to- b ' ,'Speak to me, my girl !'replied the oget!. adman. 'Yes sir, wants to speak to rill n d sap would you be kind enough tti walk in air! This request, so direct, was not to be IS• fused i _so,_m_a state-of_aome-iondermentrup the steps went the geitleman and up the ainsLwentßridgei,-_ang at the mistress door, put her head in, and exclaim ed: ' ; 'Fat gentleman . in the parlor, mum' . So saying she instantly withdrew td the lower regions. 'ln tab parlor; thought the lady.• 'What can it mean? iridgen must have blundered,' but down to the parlor she went, and up rose our fat friend, with his blandest smile and most graceful bow. 'Your servant informed me, madam, that you would like to speak to me—at your ser vice, madam.' The mortified mistress saw the state •if the case immediately, and a smile wreathed it self about her lips in spite of herself as she afterwards said: 'Will you pardon the terrible blunder of a raw my dear sir, I told — her to call in the fat-man-to-take-away-the grease 'when she saw bim, and she made a misaake, you see.' The jolly fat gentleman leaned back in his - ehairi - and - laughed suck n-hearty ha! hal hal as never comes from any of your lean' gentry. No apologies needed madam,' said ho. It is decidedly the best joke of the season. tla! ha! hal 80 she took me for the soap grease 'man, did she! If will keep me laughing for a month. Such a good joke?' • And MI up the street and round the ()Corn er was beard, the merry ha! ho! of the old gentleman as he brought down his cane ()Very non , and the; and okolaimed, 'Stich a good joke 'Good for Forty Tunes The Shelby (ILA.) Courier says: .Organs in the churches have become very fashiona ble of late. In almost every church you go into you wilt find one of these instruments. A friend of ours who lives in a neighboring village, relates to us yesterday an amusing incident which occurred in their. oliareh. He said, to be in fashion, they must, have an orpo. The congregation could not afford to pay no organist, so they gut a self- acting organ, a romatict instrument, well suited to the purpose and constructed to play forty tunes. The sexton had instruoti :,tis how to set it goinig, and how to stop it; t unfortunately, forgot the latter part of .•• usiness; and .af ter singing the first 4 verses of a hymn before the sermon, , e organ could not ;x1 stopped, and continued playing two. vetoes more; then just as the clergyman completed the words "let us pray," .the 'organ again clicked and. started another tune. . The sexton and others continued their ex. ertione to find .the spring, but no one could put a stop, to it; so, they got four of ~the stoutest men in the church to shoulder,their perverse instranleut, aad they carried it.down the isle of ,the -church, playing, until, the whole forty tunes were 'finished. , That organ:was as funny as Artemus Ward himself. • WATMIIIje TILE STAILS.—Quite Re atnu. sing incident took place some time ago, in .a town about tWree mileslnd east from here,ioward the rising• sun. It appeais a ,young Man had been paying , some attention to a young' lady; buthsd only:ventured home as far as the gate till last week, when carried away :With •the . excitement he ventured to step inside, after being' assured by the fair damsel that all:wonki be right. Having for a while quite anxiously' waited for the firt star to shoot, •the old gentleman of the estah. lishmentetepped into the parlor, and looked over his spectacles at the . surprised couple, but before. any questions were asked, the , yeung lady spoke up and says: Pa, 'we 'are waiting ta see the stars shoot? • 'Yes, well your are hey? well go to bed and I'll sit lip. with this' young man, when. the stars shoot, tell' yer.' replied..the: inter-: - esti* 'parent,' ' the lady retired, casting - a ' side glance at the feller as sheilid so:- The , budge Man fiat a while quietly without speak.: ins,- whim he got up and looking' out of the window, reutarked, 'he didn't think tho Shirai Weald shoot after all.: and guessed , he'Cgro.':: The young man says he-shan't very woe get watching for tile stars , to shoot; and most of all lie wan-afraid of, after•tbe gal went to bed that, the derma things loula shute.-- Excltunfle. - • WhenOve . r'you buy or self," antke a c lea re bargain, and 'never 'trust tu,t "Wc•shanl agree abut trifles." 060 thiog.otr , thou , - don't . 00tnaloneo anykng your ,prayeva till you have done - with ; , Ostioo Per *ear. Nummt 43 Pure, Perfect Poetry.. What i. poetryT A smile ! a tear, a lon g: ; ling' after the'l,bings of Dereity; It liv'ra in all Created .ezistentes-- - in man and every objapt thtki ! surrounds him, There id , try in the gentle influences of love and eke. quiet thquiet broodingeof - the souk - cM- - the tneitiOriss' of Midi years; ;arid' ih the' thoughts of glcrry that chain Out spirits t,, the gates of ,l'aradise, There is , poetry lap 1,0 harmonies of nature. I ‘ t gPctors the pace, the rainbow, the lightinn g and the' star-•-•Ps cadence is heard•in the thimder and in the :etitiraet , tho.softer tones gargle sWeatlyfrom the thonsind voiced harps of this wind, mid rivelot, 'and forget-=the Clouds and sky .go floating, over utt to• the music ,of melodies =- and it ministers to .Heaven from the tipouti• tains of the_earth,_the_untradden_shrineu—of-- the' Ocean. Thorne dot a moonlight ray , that mll6llOlO upon stream or hill; not a brder, calling, front its blue air throne to the birds of, the • sum. mer valleys; or sounding through midnight rains, its low and mournful:dirge over the perish ing-tiowers-df spring- cloud bath— ing' itself like an angle vision in the rosy gushes (tithe antuinn twilight, nor a roek glowing in the yellow starlight, but is full'of the beautiful influences of poetry Earth' and. heaven are quickened by its spirit, and the - heavings - of - the -- great — deep — iw - teuipesti and in calm are but its secret and breath.; OUR. FRIENDS AFTER DEATH. - -A father once related to his children the following story: The governor of an Wand was once called to appear before his king to give an account of his stewardship. ,Those friends in whom he had most oonfried parted with him at,his house, others went with him to the ship, while many in whom he had placed but little trust and namely recognised as friends, much to his surprise, escorted him on his journey, went with hip to the king's, throne; there spoke for hitn, and Monied him the favor of the king. `So, man,' cmitinned the father, has on -earth-three-kio ..of-frien ds,- -whom -he- only : , learns to_know aright_when _he_is_called-to leave this world and render his account to God. .The first of these—gold and lands re main behind; the secomil—friends and !elm - tives=-ge only - to - the - verge - of the grave; the third—his good deeds7-acoompany him in - his . journey - to. the better landaralgre - with - Qhrist his advocates before the throne and purchase for him faVor 'Mid pardon. How foolish 'is man to pan's° little here what will constitute hitimealtrihersafterVl A lady in Nashville, on mercy bent, was Making a visit to the Penitentiary, was per. witted to look through the various wards.-- In one room she saw three woman engaged in sewing, and turning to the keeper, who was showing , her about said to him to an ua• der•tone; "fear me! the vieionsest-looking women' I ever saw in my Me! What are they put„ here foe" "They are here," he replied, "because I am here; they are my wife and daughters, madam?" •• But madam• was traveling:out as fast as possible. • BASHFUL JOHNNY.—,Some time ago a planter, a short distance from Memphis. gave a party to the young folks in , his neighbor hood. It was a.gay tithe, and iii the course of the evening the boys and girls played forfeits. While this• was,going on,, it ohan• ced that the soh of the planter., a nice, , mod • est fellow, bad to claim a fcirfeit of some of the girls, but he was overeothewith diffidence. 'Go ahead, John,' mid the planter, •sad' kiss some of the girls.' John hitched 'from lone foot to the other, , blushed, and finally blurt. ed,out:--1-I—never kissed a' white girl, father!' 'The laughter ensued may' be imagined: , • • EFFECTS' OF CLEANLINESS.-With what care and atteation do the leathered racy wash themselves and put their plumage order; And how perfectly neat, clean and'elegant d..) they , appear! Ariaoug the 'beasts,;of •tU field. we tied those that are' the - most Iy are.the most gay and: Cheerful ; or distil'. guisiied by a cerium air of, trauquility and euuteutwent; and singing hints ate always 'remarkable tur the neatness of their plumage'. .Bogreat is the effect ut cleanliness upon man; that it'estends oven to his moral character. Virtue never dwelt, long with fi lth; nor do I believe, there ever was a person scrupulously attentive to cleanliness who Was a consuul-, mat: villain.—Count Rumford. • • A Louisville newspaper,, in noticing the return of . Humphrey Marshall , to that adds that "the bar of Louisville is to be con. gratulated on the accession to its. strength " Tige.4 molts to know • which bar? ' Never trust with a secret a' married' man who'loves his wife, for he will tell her, arid— she will tell her sister, and. her sister will tell...everybody. Young men, aro pits . ' wiuting 4 for some door to upon lowa broadleua mule Ware? Don't wait. Select ther•duor awl pry, it open, evoO though yow get soar sager pinched. ~T1:10 sun is always shining , the liewe.rs are lalw*Cbltio win the birds aro always slag leg, tOtiltoitlau grain igaltrays,waviub, sou e& wfitetteitt4is„ wittked wurld. • „ 'PeiipTe.leraisigti-must have, had so bawd !celiac. time of it. "rust this kl No. railroad;, steamer; au gas; tio trietion matelt; no, tel egraph; no express; aosewing f4:RW.I , Oy ute, of, ar,e,•,ithnultt Utast* the itooicat utAriDers, whQ , withoz, leoaigg s lo t of th e earth, trik:rad to the beamfitas fix that guitl4l4o,!,i.
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