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Wr'' ,or to eradicate every er- . _arid and heart, . xerort ~6nt fairly when you fight; but ' make _,,er way is not to fight at all. Ficid* inublat „ no fools .;gumthese I t num G. Graces, goodness, gninpl' i easy cli . tlattritin: _tle_gonse—grease„—enahles-- A poodtdew and we (lido% through the world !nigh' weac. _ „.. itself most singulary and glory in them. ut tht advanced in years.. Any 11. harbor ho •• 4 4 4 e: 4 • :-, i• ; onld be bay oclish ..ore's harlequin. The old dame gets render rott -4., nothing more ludicrous or more ineonsis- I. Jr tent. Every one feels like laughing at the not ' —eu to poor old follow's infirmity. —is preten. We once saw an. old man who was suffo4- .amily, excepting lac , from an attack of it. lie was well en -En hie addresses—were a 4 life to have a — dozen gr dren. We know him well. IT .A. Mr. Smith showed him ordinary civilities of his house; playmate of our illustrious ...I not asked to partake of the hospital- wasn't quartermaster in '' .acs of the table, and it,is reported that his Iran if he had been horse was doomed to share with his master better off than we to- J> the negl ect and mortification to which lie for some time a ..mph tell; was subjected, for ho was ,frequently seen We saw him .pper bell shivering in the cold, and gnawing at the i n hi s h,, , ..mg wreath for me '- post at the parson's door of long ;sinter even, readies and take a cup of lea.' lags. In flue, it was reported that Mr. Smith 1 on' had intimated to him that his visits were TWI i I L.. unacceptable, and he would do him a• fa , - by discontinuing them; he told his day , Joha Adams -was not worthy of ' his father was an honest trade. - , neer, who tried to initiate J , '' husbandry and shoe-may eess; and that , he se last resort. Ho.' • ter not to thir' neath her Mis , But the page may still impart,(la,- . . Some dream of feeling, else untold; The silent record of a heart, E'cn when that heart was cold; Ps lorn mcracr:als here may bloom Pe-chance to ger.tle b030m, , ' Like flowers that linger o' Bedewed with boa' • I ask not fir il - The wr- Enom, ' tl • OLUIIR XXI, Oh! weav ding wreath for me, But make a good, ong cup of tea. Connubial joys are ill 400 light, In these I could not take delight An easy chair, a book to read, Then Weave no welding wreath flr me, But put the kettle on for tea. Moustaches black had broadcloth clothes; Bright boots o f patent leather sheen, - And Marched cravat, blJe, pink and green; One fig Prislilla would not give For any -feller" that cloth Hew Then weave no wedding wreath forn_c But put the kettle on Sur tea. Then let the servant girl prerre, A supper good with needrul care, And steep the aromatic leaves, From China brought (as she believes); l hen shall my hiug,h with triumph tell; Add when I hear'the supper bell cry,"no wedding wreath for me But come and take a cup of tea.' As sweeps - the - bark before the breeze, While waters coldly close arouud, Till of the pathway through the seas The track no more is found; Thuv, passing down Oblivion's tide, The beautious visions of the mina Fleet as the ocean pageant glide, leave no trace behind. But the page may still impart, Some dream of feeling, else untold; The silent record of a heart, E'cn when that heart was cold; lorn metncr:als here may bloom, Pe'chance to ger.tle bosoms dear, Like flowers that linger o'er the tomb. Bedewed with beauty's tear' I ask sot f,r that mcm,l of rime, The wreath above my rest to twine, ab fir me to leave my name Shin this hallowed shrine; think that o'er these tines thine eye May wander in some future year„.- And memory breathe a *sing sigh For him who traced them here. Atris6 - 030 - 1_81_9.E32 4 1 - E". COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE OF JOHN ADAMS• The following narrative of the courtship and marriage of the elder Adams was first published in the Cincinnatti Chronicle of 1533, but it will doubtless be read wit inter est at the present time. Seine years since I spent a college vaea- Con in the town of Weymouth, Norfolk county, Massachusetts. While there I at tended church one Sunday morning, at what was called the old Weymouth meeting house, and heard a sermon from the venerable pas tor, the Rev Jacob Norton. About the same time in company with a friend, I made Mr. Norton a visit, spent a delightful hour with him and his agreeable family, and, in fact becAne much interested with the old gentleman. I mentioned my visit to an aged but intelligent lady of the parish, whose ac quaintance I had made. The lady loved the church as she did her own soul, it as the place where ,she had heard from infancy to advanced age, the words of eternal life, and it was lilerally to her the very gate of Heav en. Next-to the church itself in the scale of her regards, was her reverend pastor, Mr. Norton. Weymouth is situated twenty or thirty miles northwest of the old Plymouth rock; it was settled not long after our forefathers landed at the latter place; and of course the church must be among the most ancient of New England churches. This estimable old lady beguiled me of many a delightful hour at different times, in giving me tradi. tional history and relating anecdotes of the old church and its different pastors. She informed me that Mr. Norton was ordained their pastor when about limey-one years of ago, and that he had been with them, at that time nearly forty years. She observed that most of the present parish ioners could remember no other pastor; but sbe could well remember his predecessor, the Rev. Mr_ Smith, and that be and Mr. Nor ton had filled the pulpit for the bettor part of the last eighty years. t•Mr. Smith," said Wm, "was a very different man from Mr. Nor tan—an able man—an excellent man—and a fiao preacher,but he had high notions of him.. self and family—in other words, that he,was something of an aristecrat." One day he said to me, °to illustrate to you the char acter of old parson Sinith; I will tell you an anecdote that relates to himself . and some other persons -of distinction. "Mr. Smith had two charming daughters, (the elder of these daughters was : Nary, ,the .othees name I have forgotten), who were the admiration of the beaux, and the envy of all - the belles of the couitri around. Various .page and dJop disquisitions were, had • by tho wise.ones . of the parish, on the dark • questions, who would . be the happy lads that should find favor in the eyes of theta ladies? .13ut these careful guardians of tho parson's lam . wore holding consultation on the subject, it was r umored that two young lawyers, (I think both of the neighboring bin) of Qain 3P4I=O3E'MIC 3 At-ra.. IDE JOYS OF OLD DIAID'S HALL. WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20. 1361. 00, a Mr. ()ranch and a Mr. Adams, were paying their addresses to the Misses Smith. As every man, woman and child of a coun try parish in New England, is acquainted with whatever takes place in a . paractes fam ily, all the circumstances of the courtship noon transpired. Mr. ()ranch was a mem ber of a fatuity of some note, Was considered a ,young man of promise, and altogether worthy of the alliance sought. He was very acceptable to Mr. Smith, and was greeted by him and his family with great respect and cordiality. lie was received by the elder la dy as a favorite lover, and was in fact a young man of much respectability. He afterwards rose to the dignity of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Massachusetts, and was the father of the lion Judge Cranch of, the District of Columbia. The suitor of the other daughter was John --- dr - r who aft -grds be Preside .dams,-tube afterwards became the United States. But at that time, in the opinion of Air. Smith and family, ho gave but slender promise of the distinction to which he afterward attained. his preten sions were scorned by the family , excepting the youngiad_y_to when his addressee—were. especially directed. Mr. Smith showed him none of the ordinary civilities of his house; he was not asked to partake of the hospital ities of the table, and all reported that his horse was doomed to share with his master the neglect and mortification to which he was subjected, for ho was ,frequently seen shivering in the cold, and gnawing at the post at the parson's door of long Winter even, logs. In fine, it was reported that Mr. Smith had intimated to him that his visits were unacceptable, and he would do bim a• favor by discontinuing them; be told his daughter John Adams .was not worthy of her, that his father was an honest tradesman and fir mer, who tried to initiate John in the arts of husbandry and shoe-making but without suc cess; and that be sent him to oollege as a last resort. Ho, in tine, begged of his•daugh ter not to think of an alliance so much be neath her. ;Miss Smith was among the most dutiful daughters, but she saw Mr. Adams through a medium very differentfrom that which her father viewed him.. His vision was clouded by the film of prejudice, her's was assisted by a warm and radient glow of affection, which magnifies every fancied excellence an hundred fold She would not for the world offend or disobey her - kind father, but still John saw something in her eye and manner which seemed to say "peraerere and on that hint ho , acted. _ _ -Mr. Smith like a good parson and affec tionate father, said, that if they would mar ry with — his approbation, ho would preach each of' them a sermon after the joyful ocea• sion, and that they should have the privilege of ehoositig the text. After the due preliminaries of courtship, the appointed, time for the espousal of the elder daughtyr, Mary,-aritveti, and she was united to iNlr. Cranch'in the holy bonds, with the approval, the blessing and benedic tion of her parents and all her friends. Mr. Smith than said to her, "Mary, my dutiful child, I am now ready to prepare your ser mon for next Sunday; what do you select for your text." Said Mary, "I have nice 'ted the latter part of the forty-second verse of the tenth chapter of Luke: 'Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be ta ken from her.'" "Very good, my daughter," said her fath er, and"the sermon - was preached. Mr. Adams persevered in . his suit in spite of all opposition. It was many years after, and on a very different occasion, and in re sistance of a very different opposition, that he uttered these menaorabie words, "sinlc or swim, live or iliC, survive or perish, 1 e my heart and hand to this nzeasure." But though tic measure was different, the spirit was the same: 13esides he had already car ried the main point of attack, the heart of the young lady—and he knew the surrender of the citadel must soon follow. After the usual hesitation and delaythat attended such an unpleasant affair, 3lr. Smith, seeing that resistance was fruitless, yielded the contes ted point with as much , grace as possible, as macy a prudent father had done before and since that time. Mr. Adams was united to the lovely Miss Smith. Afer the marriage was over, and all things settled in quiet, Mrs. Adams remarked to her father, "You preach ed sister Mary a sermon on the occasion of her marriage; wont you preach me one like wise ?" "Yes, my dear girl," said Mr. Smith, "choose your text and you shall have a ser mon." "Well," said the daughter, "I have chosen the thirty-third vers'e of the seventh chapter of Luke: 'For John came neither eating bread nor dritticing wine; and ye say he haat a devil.'" The old lady, my informant, looked on me archly in the face as she repeated this pas sage, and observed, "it Mary were the most dutiful of daughters, I guess the other had the most wit." c a.yi I Id not ascertain whether the last ser mon was ev r'preached. It of be inappropriate here to re mark how well these excellent ladies justi fied the prekzcnce of the distinguished in aividuals who had sought them in marriage. Of them it will hardly bo esteemed extrav agant eulogium to say that they were res peetively an honer to their huntrai3ds, the boast of their sex, and the pride of New England. Mrs. Adams, in particular, who from the elevated position in which she was placed before the world, was brought more conspicuously before the public( eye, was supposed to bold - the same elevated rank With the gentler sex, that 'Mr. Adams did a mong ihe Men,' and she is reported to have r n 0 - 4 red.. - Iteri, liusb an cd - taunt% assitan-ce li u his muitilinditibe - ri - ortrie On.' - ' . 11-''" A oegroo.about dying, was told by • the tuidiater 'that he roust fqgiveacertain ,key tew*dr4ls hom • be seemed to tatert:iiii Hwy ckesolab,' hp !Jut if I Bits well , dat nig. must take c„tie.' Love on the Brain• This disease is confined to no particular , age or station. We had an attack of it when about fifteen. We had it so severely that our mother wanted to give us paregoric. We recovered in course of time.- Onq it broke out fully in the shape of a certain question to a certain young lady. She answered in a monosylable of two letters. It brought us to our senses. It swept.;the mist from our eyes like a fog before a hurrieane. We look ed for a cloud and saw a large white bird sailing on a pon3. Thought we were very much the same kind of bird with our wings clipped. A few days after we.told our chum we didn't see an • thin in that flaunting_ Dorothy Diddle to admire. And we dida't. .The disease devefopes itself most siugulary in those who are advanced in years. -Any one wh I ' : • • rt_ftn niel -- • seen nature's harlequin. The old dame gets up nothing more ludicrous or more inconsis tent. Every one feels like laughing at the poor old fellow's infirmity. We once saw an. old man who was suffer ing from an at tack of it. lie was well enough itivaeeed-ia life to have a dozen granclehi/ dreg. We know him well. He was the playmate of our illustrious grandsire, who wasn't quartermaster in the Revolutionary war. if he had been we would have been better off than we are now. We had noticed for some time a singularity in his conduct. We saw him several times with roses stuck in his button-hole. We caught him once reading Burns.' Highland Mary.' We were out with him once looking- at his stock, and w_cctsked_hwhich-washis-fa-verite - lreiffer.7 Ile said, Widow The cat was out. We knew what was the matter, but then, several months after, we saw him wash ing the dishes while the widow—that—was —nursed the baby, we thought he was cured permanently. There is no preventative for this disease. Like the hoopino•- caugh and the mumps, it comes to all mankind. c But it seldom kills. We have heard of persons dying of it, but as we have never aeon a case of the kind, we are not 'willing to record it as a fact. All the eases that ever came under our observa tion including our own promiscuous eases, recovered in one way or another. Most of he cures have been the result of a wife and a few children. -Most any preacher will help a person to the former, while the latter comes—in time.—The more of them, the sounder the cure. Can You Keep a Secret ? 'Dorothy,' said Ichabod, pale and trem bling to his wife, 'Dorothy, 1 have a secret, and if I though you would keep it inviolablo I. would not hesitate to reveal it to you; but oh, Dorothy, women—' 'Hay I rely on your fidelity?' - - 'lchabod, you know you may.' 'Well, then,—we aro both roined?—un dee..--eTtave committed murder?' ' M ardor 1' 'Yes, murder!—and have buried him at the foot of a tree in the orchard.' Oh! awful! lehahod. Committed mur der! Then indeed We aro ruined. What will bo done with us!! Tanned left the room, and Dorothy hur ried off to a neighbor's. Mrs. Prattle ob served a great change in Dorothy's counte nance, and in her general appearance, so great as to induce her to ingairo into the cause of ir. 1 011! Mrs. Prattle,' said Dorothy, am the most miserable womaul Lam ruined for ever.' 'Mercy, Dorothy, how gloomy and distreSs ed you look! What has turned up to make you appear so dejected? Why, how you sigh, woman. Telipe the cause.' 'I wish I might, Mrs. Prattle; but the oc casion of my unhappiness is a secret which I am not permitted to divulge.' 'Oh you may toll me, Dorothy—l shall never speak .of it again.' 'You know, Dorothy, I never tell secrets.' `Well, Mrs. Prattle—l scarcely dare say it—my husband has committed murder, and buried him at the foot of a tree in the or chard—he told me of it himself. For bea.v ven's sake don't name it to any one !' 'Ardor Your husband committed murder ! Indeed, indeed, Dorothy you have reason to think yourself ruined. Poor thing, I pity you from my heart.' Dorothy went home weeping and wringing her hands and Mrs. Prattle, leaving her dough half kneaded, and her infant crying in the cradle, hastened to hold a tote a-tete with Mrs. Tellall. Soon after this last confab was ended, the report of Ichabod's having com mitted murder became general, and the dis closure'of the fact was taraed to his wife Dor othy. Process was immediately issued against him by a magistrate, before whom, and in the presence of a multitude of anxious spec tators, ho gave the following explanation, and plead gusty to the charge of murder. 'My object,' said Ichabod, in the course I have , pursued, was to test my wife's capability of keeping a secret—l have committed murder in as much as I killed a toad, and buried him at the foot of a tred. in my own orchard. Dow far my wife is capable of .keeping a secret, has been sufficiently proved, and with respect to the murder, those who feel an in terest in it are at liberty to inspect the body.' Never whine over what you 'tiaalsuppose to be the loss of opportunities. A . great many have good early opportunities without learning mach, every man may edheate him. self who wishes to. It is the will that makes the way. Many a servant that wanted know-, ledge has listened while his master's chit then were saying their lettcrs„. and- putting them together, to easy words, h a a thus caught•the first Omen's. of Fpellink. If acy one has a str. ng third fur knowledge we do not care where he is put, h 6. will be c•oue an educated man. The first ; step wArds self-iinprovemeak is ta • bare off whist lug over , the past; sod bend every energy on tbe , imprevenieut of the present. Alphabetical Advice A. Always attend to sour own avooalicmi, avoid ale houses and artful women, B. Be benevolent but not prodigal; bury all bickering+ in the bosom of forgetful. nese. C. Contrive to collect cash and keep D. Do your' duty and left' the devil E- Early endeavor to eradicate every er ror, both of head and heart, . F. Fight fairly when you fight; but the better way is not to fight at all. Fiddle for no fools G. Graces, goodness, gumption and a lit- Ale_goose—groase,—enahles—a—mau t o paqi through the world mighty easy. Get them and glory in them. 11. Harbor hope in your heart, if you -would be happy, but hark ye, hope can't render rotten the rope of the hangman. I. Inquisitiveness is insufferable, indulge not in it. 3. Juleps may be called the juice of joy and the yeast of jest; but let them alone, for too much joking often tiestroy_s the o the social circle. K. Kindness kindles the fire of friend- ship, A kiss avails more then a kick.-- L. Love the ladies—look before you leap eschew loaferism. M. Make not mischief by meddling with other folks business. N. Never be caught napping. except in the right time. 0. Order is heaven's best law—obey it. ItnTsue thi plain path — Taf probity, and put in practice .what you will giv.c in pre mt. Q. Quarrel not—quibble n o t—be not fond of asking questions, or addicted to que ries It. Rum surely ruins respectability—re nounce, reams , and renovate. S. Seek salvation, oh, yo sinners! become saints, and you are safe. I'. Take time by the forelock, try to turn every moment to account. • U. Union unites to unity, in tiR whole universe there is unison; be you theeefore u nited for the seise of unison. V. Vanity has no connection with valor, remember that. Women and wino bring want, and woe, and wretchedness when wibkeilly in dulged inf. X. 'Xtra 'sertions accomplish 'xtranclin ary ends. Y. Yield to no tyrant-, yeomen and their yoke fellows aro lords oiLtho soil. Zig zaging is characteristic of a zany; take a straight course think life, and pur sue it. k. & mind your - own bup.iness, alone, &e. Last Man In the Barber Shop. We have seen many illustrations of mix cry, many that move the baldest heart to pity; but nothing can be more touching to an observer, nothing better defines misery, than a man io a barber shop with a dozeu or so ahead of him waiting to bo shaved. It is impossible for one who never experienced it to know how much nerve is required to pass successfully through this Dif ferent natures, of course, experience differ ent degrees of misery as they wait. 'The poor but virtuous young man,' struggling with a moustache, (the fading hue of which has brought him again to the tensorial ar tist), having an engagement with Susan— who has told him, 'anything but a feller as isn't on time'--can probthly be put down as the , subject of most abject wretchedness and despair, as he enters and looks around upon 'less rniserables' who aro ahead of him, the last of whom mingles with his misery a grim satisfaction that seine one aomes after Tho young man would rather 'dye' at once than be subjected to the suspense he must endure. Talk of ambition, of fame, as she beckons from afar to the midnight porer over volumes Hod with learnini , . and wisdom, or to the warrior who eats his -- war with his sword and wades through seas of blood to her shining goall - The scholar's ambition fades to insignificance, the soldiers . ream of glory vanishes before the 'mighty yearnings of the last man in the barber shop, waiting for his turn. No goal but the cushioned ehair dtles he sec, .so near, 1 and yet so far.' There is music to him in the barber's 'next,' as it' lessons the distance between him and his ambitious goal; and when it finally appeals to him, ho experiences a joy that the honied words of flattery fail to bring to him who has found fame. Enforce the Maine law, prohibit tilting hoops, make good street crossing, etc., and we will submit, but deliver us, good Lord, from being the last man in the barber shop. 'What studies do you intend .to pursue?' said a erudite pedagouge one day as Sawniy Raw entered his school room. 'Why, I shall study reading, I suppose, wouldn't ye?' 'Yei, baryon will not wont to read all the time; are you acquainted with figures?' 'lt's a pity if I ain't when I've of tiered c'ean through adoption.' 'Adoption ! what rule is that?' Thy,it's the doable rule of wn; you know that twice two is four; in according to adoption twice four is two.' ''You may take your scat, sir,' said the master, 'You may take your'n too' said the pupil,. '.`for it • 's a poor • raja that won't work ,both ways'• A Countryman going to market wiFii a load of pork, was wet by a young girl Rho very graciously made him a very, loth cour tesy, .when - lie exelaimed: 'What 'do yeti wake a courtesy to dead hogsl 'No; eir,' uuswered the girl, 'to a lire oac,' Good Advice to the South, • ThelolloWing sensible talk .is from the Riehmond Wlaig: "Those very fastidious people who at, waiting for everything to tura out exactly to their taste before they go in for . recon struction according to the Republican pro gramme, will have to wait a long time.-- While they are halting, the machinery of reeonstruction is in motion. They will wake up ono of these fine mornings and find Vir ginia in the Uni7e; and themselves without the rights; franchises and privileges they so I much talk about. They are madly biting off their noses to spite their face's. _ When we remember that we fought our conquerors for four long years, shattered many of, their armaments, gained numerous BlrßlßlywNorllw,: a e era capital almost in our grasp, the wonder is that we fared as well as we did, after they got their heol upon us. When their white and black • soldiers came into Richmond which had so long defied them; that 'Rich mond which was the heart of the Soil • Ma es eracy, an ound it in flames amid' the inhabitants at their mercy, instead of ti gars, they, became asiambs. IFor our part, we wish the politicians of the North had been as magnanimous as the placers and soldiers were—but _ are not -wo somewhat to blame? When we , could no ca-res conger fight the Federal armies, • did we not 'Z. Thousands . a year to suppor t my af turn around, plant ourselves behind Presi- f a i r 3, dent Johnson, and defy the politicians to dal their "worst 7- We did, and they have fought lts-over-M - r — Johnson'^ — shouldern 31 ,n's — shoulders until Mr. Johnson's shouldera have given way, and we this :noment stand boforo them without any protection. We are unarmed, powerless, and at their mercy. Is it good policy to continue the fight ?" CUT Tura OUT. Tito Mercantile Times divesa t following s asonable rule for young men commencing business: The world estimates men by their success in lite—and, by general . consent, success is evidence or superiority. Never, under any circumstances, assume a responsibility you clan avoid consistently with yourself and others. Base all your actions upon a principle of right; preserve your integrity of character, and in doing this, never reckon the cost. . Remember that self interest is wore likely to warp your judgement than all other cir cumstances cowbioad; therefore look well to your duty, when your interest is concerned. Never make money at the expense of your reputation. He neither lavish, or niggardly, of the two avoid the later, a mean man is universally despised, butiftiblic favor is the stepping stone to preferment—therefore generous feel ings should be cultivated Say but little—think mush—and do more. Let your expenses he such as to leave a hallanee in your pocket. Ready money i 8 a friend in need. • Keep clear of the law for oven if you gain your case, you are generally a loser of money. Avoid borrowing or lending. WHAT NEXT —A gentleman ri.liog near the city overtook a welt dressed young man, and invited him to a seat in his carriage. 'IN hat,' said the gentleman to the young, stranger. 'are your plans tot the future?" am a clerk, said the young man, 'and my hope is to succeed, and to get into busi ness fur myself.' `And what next?, said tho gentleman 'Why, I intend to marry, nod to set up an establishment of my own, said the youth. 'And what next?' 'Why, to continue in business, and accu mulate wealth. 'And what next?' 'lt is the lot of all to die, and I of course cannot escape,' replied the young man. 'And what next?' once more inquired the gentleman; but the young man had no an swer to make; he had no purpose that reach. ed beyond the present, life. How many young man are in precisely the same condi tion! Wnat pertains co the world to come has no place in all their plans.—Am. Me. - senoo.. Too Tnux.—The world is crazy for show. There is not one person in a thousauil who dares fall back on his real, simple sea for power to get through the world, and exact enjoyment as he goes along. There is 100 much living in the eyes of other people. There is no end to the aping, the mimicry, the false tuts, and the superficial arts. It requires rare, courage, we admit, to live to one's enlightened convictions in these days. Unless you consent to join in general cheat, you ate jostled out of reach: there is no room for you among the great mob of pre tenders. If a man dares to live within his means; and is resolute in his purpose notsto appear more than he really is,, let him he ap• plauded. There is something fresh in such an example. A traveler who lia.s just returned from journeying through Africa, say:.: 'A savage holds to cows and to his women, but especially to his cow' fle adds. 'The prico of a good looking, strong young wifo, who can carry a heavy j•ir of water, is ton e , ,ws. Throughout savage lands, a family of daughters is exceedingly profitable: The Vrench Aott . ticmy lots awarded the prize of poetry to M. Uranier. The subject or the poem is 'Tito Death of Abraham Lin coln.' A religions exchange says: (Soppesinc all the trains worn this stiturucr t the lash ioattb!c watering- Oaces_were,out c ren with the nulilaa, tor? litany p,oor 'ohildr n !mph they elothei how in uchViiti'd, they ri:..e in t t estimation or men!' Anloincent each • Gc. rem rksr 'Suppose your , aunt w your une e— what then?' A ill - vs./wry EXPLAINM—Rov. of Lawrence, Mass., is a ha Noticing early in the season, that on es mombers, 'a married lady, was not at meeting for sev eral Sabbaths, he called to ask the reason. As her reply was somewhat evasive, he sur. missed that she had frothing to we IT,' and laid; -you are waiting for your Spli ig - bon net, I suppose ' Weeks passed, and still she did not make her appearance. Ile there fore thought be would call again. Ap proaching the house, ho saw her sitting 'at, the open window, and, blandly remarked, f havn't seen you at church yet, hasn't that bonnet come?' 'Yes, sir,' she archly replied. 'Shall I show it to you?' . '.1.1 you please,' answered the wonderitr, Holding ap a wee bit eta baby she said blushing, 'This is the Spring bonn3t I was waiting for; did I do ;Wilt?' A 11Abnir.ott's Wism—Wo find in an old .English periodical long since eitinct tho tie-whim witsh of one w o was not one of the 'crusty' sort, which is rccomended to the serious contemplation of such as' do not de. Fire to comb under the liabilities of the con seription act. The sentiments are to the poetry.. • 1 An amiable partner to soften tn 3. Dog and giln, when to huut I in- 4. Horses and chaise to iuthlge nic and mine. i. Clltiver oompanionn-, largo lacarv3i 1 and 6. Dibbos coon day and six bottles of sher ry. 7. Beds in thy house for any friends at their leisure. 8. Souiethiog or other to add to their leistiro. D. Pounds in my packet when I ensh re- 10. iloalthy,—fiue brats —rod no more I de6iro. FALL OF TIIF.: LEAF.—TiIe SCASott of the full of the leaf has coma again, with all its sad and salutary teachings. Who can shut his heart agaiust its lessons? —Who as he sacs the forest withered loaf ,driven by tha fitful wiuds, is not reminded that such is human life? Even us a leaf when the frost has dried ° up its sap, and its stem clings no more to the parent tree, so is our life. It be green to day and float gaily upon__ the-- summer, brecz3, but the frosts of death arc gnawing at its ste.n, and we know not if it shall wave by the wintry blasts to eternity flappy are we, if Nature I raaches not to us in vain,. in this her solemn day.' A FRAN& MAN.—The Most agreC.ablg of ail companions is a simple, frank wan, without any high pretentious to an oppressive great ness, one who loves life, and understands the use of it, obliging alike at all hours; above all, of a golden temper, and steadfast as an atehor. For such a one, we gladly exchange the greatoat izenius, the most ,brilliant the profouudest thinker. A young min asked an old gentleman for his daughter' in marriage. The answer waq go into the orchard and bring in a pare ,rot' apples. Give toe one half of the whet,: natal ber' and the mother one half of the balance and half an apple over, and to the daughter one half of the remainder and hatf an apple over, and have ono left for yourself without cutting an apple, and than if she la you can have her He solved the question, and how many did he bring ? _ EY ES OPEN. —Keep your eyes open, boys and girls. There is not a leaf on the tree.. 4, a linchin on the bark, a face in the street, but' that can teach you so hing, if you will only keep your eyes open. "Pompey," said a goof-natured gentl,2• man to his colored man*, "'I did not know till to-day that you had been whiplel last week." "Didu't you, missa?" replied Pom pey; "I—l knowed it all de while." ' An irreverent, rased publishes the follotr ing atrocious cuuuodrutu: - What i.i the dif ference between a maiden of siLte:n tuaidon of sixty? One careless and h a pey, and the other hairless nod cippy. An exchange says: To mike a muss— Pour a quart-of inolzk,se3 in your wife's new bonnet. Ridiculous, the thing wouldn't hold a pint. josh 1;illin.: ; q '1 you. trade with <V-, Yankee, ateal A« j o‘k.icnife_llo; f o r it he git 9 to whittling, you aro gor., rj,itc of thun der.' • ---- if ill 111,71 c befall you, thick that it may be a ble , ming to sJoJebo , ly else , and that your turn way cotne ues,t. Our lives aie truly at an euti when we tre beloved , o loug0; the. ehilluess of the grave has been pa . through. Don't tonel t t 3 sounding! A Art6e f >uls 'a re speakin,. ', owe t. ~ w. Why do bed won't The you offer. A ww7- y .7 .. reri ues t—nlako vta art r o.ood +urn 41e , :erves another—in walzt -0 • , - I Eb 47". y is whiskey, like- the .sword? Be o •cause it kills. Agricultural fairs— farmers' dstigliters. Lore ail, trust Lw, • rifruu6 w rtoa:;.. "r ®.a X 2 NUMIIEII 10 utc vetiewdrums are re -tn rewaius s.leut whom eti? Because ii;;;\
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