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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--
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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,-
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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,
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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
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.. reri ues t—nlako vta art
r o.ood +urn 41e , :erves another—in walzt
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y is whiskey, like- the .sword? Be
o
•cause it kills.
Agricultural fairs— farmers' dstigliters.
Lore ail, trust Lw, • rifruu6 w rtoa:;..
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