LI abooidmog.,,. =1 Ifttaktrt. Biel Yd. • ` of 'Maui 4'' "And Hs buried him in the land of Moab, over against Beth-Peor; but no man knoweth of hie sepulchre lento this day."l—Daum. xxiv : 6. On Nebo's lonely mountain, On . 410011,0 Jtilaslt'S &vele of the land of Moab, There Bas i n lonely, Anti no malt dug the ietfrlehie, And no man saw it e'er— angsist9f•psoi Itpttglrgt.tite.eld, Anala - the `dead man them. That was the grandist funeral 139Ve 9 13 ,carkli; Butam man saw.the tramping, Or saw the train go forth. Noitelessly as the daylight tomes when the night - is done, And the crimson streak on ocean's cheek crow's into theigreat.sun. .I,lolSeleitalps the Splieg-time lie; 'Crown of verdure weaves, And all the trees on, all the hills Open their thousand leavn; 50, witheieesonna of Or voice of them. thatavept, Silently down from the mountain's crown, Th,,ireat: procession' Swept.' Perchance the bald old eagle On gray Beth-peor's height, thititoglii roeky eyrie' 3 • Looked on the wondrous sight; Perchance the lion,stalking, shuns that hallowed spot; , l'or 'inapt and, bird have seen and heard That Which man knoweth not. Amid. the noblest of the laud, Men lay the sage to rest, And-give thehard'an honored place costly Marble dreased, In thi great minster transept, , Where lights like glories fall, And the choir sings, and the organ rings ' Along the emblazoned wall. This was the bravest warrior That ever buckled sword; This the most gifted poet Ttat.4l l Tr.`PSPlOel l, t:' - Yord; And never earth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen, On the deathless page r truth half so sage Ai he wrote down for men. And had he not high honor— The hill-side for his pall— To lie in state while angels, wait, With. i,ters. for `taPtirs ; And, the dark pines, like tossing plumes,. Over his.bier to wave, And God's own hand, in that lonely land, To lay him in the grave? It Out deep, grave without a name, Whence his uncoffated clay Shall break again, most wondrous thought! Before the judgment day, And stand with glory wrapped around, On the hill he never trod, And speak of the strife that won our life, With the incarnate Son of God. 0, lqety tomb in blottla's land! 0, dark Beth-peor's hint Speak to these curious hiarts of ours, And teach them to be still. God : hath, his mysterya,of grace, . Ways that we'eanuot tell ; He hid them deep, like thelecret sleep Of him he loved so well. 14eIttie Fruity in Danger Prudy, was always climbing and jump ing, like a squirrel; and when people saw her on fences and gates, they would some times say, tc How do you do, my fine little fellow ?" This hurt Prudy's feelings .. very much. Oh, mamma,", "she.,..would, say, cc me and Susy _was just a playing out here, and Miss gni! called me a boy. She's the naughtiest lady I ever see." Mamma would kiss her and say, " Never wind, dear." 4 ' Why, mamma r she...didn:t..know I was your darling, did she? Won't you tell her howrl.make you so happy.?- Tell her how I get up in.the morning and: put every sin gle clothes on me. If you did n't have me sad Susy, how would youu keel l" Now Susy was six years old and more. Prudy said, ger ;nape; is Susy, and her middle name is sister Slay, and she takes care Of me." ' Yes, Susy 'took care of her little sister, when she could think of it. You shall seb whether she ever forgot to do this, before my story is done. One, day the, children :wanted* go. and play in -the " new house." Mrs. Perlin was,; almost afraid Prudy might get hurt, for there were a great many loose boards and tools lying about, and the car penters who were at work on the house, had all gone away to see some soldiers. But at last she said they might go, if Susy would be, yeay , careful of her little sister. Busy promised to w.itch Prudy, every minute, but she forgot her promiie. Oh, Mrs.' would never have let those , . children go there to play if she had known what would happen to Prudy I I will tell you. Prudy wanted to play Pitch," but Susy wanted to make block N t QW,,I know a..ae i at deal,more than , , you de," said Busy ; - Fused to wash dishes and, econr knives when.l. was four years old, and Allot was .the time I. learned you to walk, Prudy ; so you ought to play with me and,be goody.' "then 1 will ; but them blocks is tot) big, Susy. If I had ,a ax I choi) 'ern; I'll ,go get - a az." - Little Prody trotted off; and Sup) , never 'looked up fronvler play, and .clid'uot notice that, she was gone 'a long'while. By-and-bye Mrs. Perlin thought she would - goand see what the children were , doing ; so she put on her bonnet and went to, the:. nit% itORSe." Busy was still busy with her blocks, but she looked, up at the sound of iter mother's footsteps. a There is Vrudy ?" said mamma. heaven," cried•a little up, vgiRAPIANAke: PIA away np,--iway, overhead. They looked, and what do yon think they sew?' It waSPrudy, standing on the high est _beam of the house ! She had climbed, three ladders to get.there. She thought this was the way to, heaven. Her mother hadgheard her say that " she did n't want to shut up,;, her eyesvand,die. and be all deaded:9R-, 7 11e meant to.have her bands an, h*. ploatt, and go tcp to heaven on a "Oh I" thought her poor mamma "she; ozwAlutray,tos for'she eat. never get dowalifiv-my -darling ! my darling!' . Poor _ Suly i .maruld. , have calk!' out to gfits# , EeroxtoAcarn, Kook; s and that was encnigiSusy neither spolf,mor eth;#4l.. Mrs. Parlin stood`' looking' up at her dear ehild—stood as white and still as if she had been *hien. Her trembling lips moved a little„.but it was in prayerl • she knew that aiid'couid save the child I s!dffedbatite:WilVbeWhg tell her what. to do, a; tlicrakht- flushed acrosqhcys .414141;,,eka chiatt - fa -the sonndgil,„„f .one • aveb walinPUSesll4P ilker 4 . ”r 4 Akir`•') intg r,;44411 Angel Carrie. "Have I lost my story, ma ?" said little Sumner, as he bounded into his mother's • room, at the call of the bell. His earnest gaze was fixed on his Mother's face, as she silently looked into the eyes of her boy. " Yes, mother," he said at length, well_un derstanding that searching look, which re ally did mean to inquire if be had been a good boy all day, obeyed his mother, and came very quick when the little bell called him from his play to prepare for bed. "Yes, mother, I shall have a story now, because you promised it when I was good." " Well, then," said the mother, " I have a true story about a, sweet little' girl who is now an angel. She learned to sing as soon as she could talk, and always seemed very happy in singing the hymn, ' I want to be an angel,' and many other pretty songs. Her father and mother were deaf and dumb, yet the children, five in number, could hear and talk. They at first learned their moth ers silent hand-language, and afterward to talk and sing of hearing friends, and especially at school. Little Carrie and her sister Emma were so pleasing in their ap-' pearance,.and so pure and sweet in heart, they were much beloved by their, teacher. They were almost always seen hand in band, very affectionate to each other, and often singing together. Their teacher was struck with their love of truth and saint-like man ner. They were sometimes invited to go on the stage when company was in the school, and sing some one of their holy songs. The unearthly glow upon their baby faces, and the fervent rapture with which their songs thrilled forth from their hearts as well as their tongues, often drew tears of tenderness from the eyes of the lis tener. '" I do want to be an angel,' Carrie would sometimes say, after singing the hymn, it will be so bright in heaven—and then to Fee the blessed Saviour that loves little chil dren l' "It was not uncommon for persons who had learned something of her love for holy things, to take her in their arms and ask her questions, to draw out her beautiful and touching thoughts. I wrote an inquiry to the mother of little Carrie a few days since, as to her method of instructing so young a child with such wonderful results. " She wrote the modest reply, I do not think I have been more faithful with my children than other Christian mothers.' She describes the early piety of her child all to the Holy Spirit. She writes in reply to some inquiries as to the first evidences of their early Christian love, ' She has seemed to love the Saviour ever since •she could understand. She would often come to me, and ask me to tell her about God and her dear Saviour. I always attempted the best I could, to make her infant mind under stand. She seemed very fearful of doing something God would not love.'• " We learn from a lady whO had spent many months in the family, that these mute parents taught their children to observe the Sabbath, and the morning and evening wor ship of ;the family. When they came around the table, each little pair of hands was folded in quiet reverence, while the father and mother silently invoked the Di vine blessing. When night came, the chil dren were-gathered around their mother's knee, and each were asked if the day had been spent aright. Sometimes one or ano other would hear the inward voice, con science, telling them of some harsh word or unkind act that was seen of God. The little self-condemned would cover the face with the hands, and begin to weep. They, were taught to kneel, and ask God to for give them ; then, with the usual evening prayer and mother's good-night kiss, they were taken to bed. "'One Sabbath evening,' .writes the mother, •'Carrie came to me with the Bible. I took her in my arms and began to, read and explain to her the twenty-third Psalm, The Lord is my Shepherd,' etc. She seemed very ranch delighted, until I came to the fourth verse—' Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death: Here the tears came in her eyes and She said she was afraid. Of her own accord, she slid down from my arms, and kneeled • down, covering her face with her hands in my lap, and prayed. In a few moments, she rose up, smiling through her tears, and said, 'I love Jesus. lam not afraid now.' She wished me to take her up, and read• the psalm again, which I did. She was often, ' after this, seen with the Bible, studying that psalm; and an only sister says she was chanting it, when she was about the ' house, every day. She often said she should soon go to be with God."—Aforizing Star, So. they, went in the.. honse,.anll._ up-the long - stairs, until,- they _came to a window where their mother was sitting, expecting their Baer did yob Mean - , mother ?" 4g Well, my dears, you'. may get an Aster, in the first , place—one of each color—they are brothers= and sisters. Then you may get one of each variety of Dahlias—the-3r are cousins of the Asters. .Now, can you think of any more flowers that must belong .tto this family—that looks-like= them, and have thick heads ?" "I guess Marigold, mother," said-Jenny. "And I guess_ Coreopsis--and Daisies are thi,clasa i dsd m if_,thy , ; are , so, said Alt' - 4 • - ES pocket, and she jingled the keys and held them up high, that Prudy might see what they were. When Prudy heard the jingling of the keys, she looked down and smiled. " You gain' to let me have some cake and,'serves ii,tbe china closet, me and Shay?"' Mamma smiled—such a smile ! It was a great deal sadder 'than tears, but Prudy did pot know that—she only knew that it meant " yea." ".oh, then, I'm coming right dolsvn, 'cause I like cake and 'verserves ! I won't go up .to leaven till biize-by Then she walked along the beam, and turned about to come down the ladders. Mrs. - Partin Veld her breath and shut her eyes ! She dared not look up, for she knew that -if Prudy took one false step, she would fall and be dashed in pieces! It makes me shudder' eVen to think &it ! But Prudy did not know that one false step wotild• be sure death. Oh, no! She was only thinking about crimson jellies and fruit cake. She crept down the ladders without a thought of danger—no more afraid than a fly that creeps down the win dow pane. 'The air was so still that the• sound of every step was plainly heard, as her little feet went pat, pat, on the ladder rounds. God WAS taking care of her ; yes, at length the last round was reached--see got down —she was safe ! " Thank God ! thank God 1" cried Mrs. Perlin, as she, held little Prudy close to her heart, while Susy jumped-for joy, exclaim ing, " We've got her ! we'vugot her, ! ain't' you so hippy, mamma?':` " Oh, mamma', ' What' are you crying about?" said Priidy; clinging about her neck, " aint I your little comfort ? There, now, you know what you .peaked about , ! You said you'd get some cake and verserves for me and. Susy."—Little Pilgrim. Families of Flowers. "Mother!—mother! ma.% I have some flowers?" "Yes, my dear, a whole family of them if you wish." The two children gazed at each other a moment in mute astonishment, and then inughedhoisterously, the elder exclaiming, "Jenny, what does she mean?" "Don't know, I'm sure; let's go and ask her.ir " Whit should you think', of Mayweed?" "Is that cousin to, ,the Daisy P—that is too bad," sighed " Now, think of another--can you " " Thare's, the Chrysanthemum, and the, Everlasting, and—". " The = the Burdhck." " Bah Burdock ain't ,a: flower," said John, with a sneer—" nor. Thistle I" " Never mind ; weeds belong in families, as well as flowers," said the mother— " what do you call the Ifandelions?;' "Oh, they're cousins, and they are pretty, too," said Jenny. " Feverfew—hde's• some, mother—what relation is that?" "That's a cousin." " Oh, mother ! there's the great, big, old Sunflower—higger than all the rest; let's have him, too," shouted John--" regular old thick-head!" " Yes, get a Sunflower. Now, go and get your family—all the. brothers and sis ters of each branch that you can find." " Maybe , we can find the grand-father, too," lisped Jenny, as.she iiittedaway, en deavoring in vain to keep_ pace with her shouting brother.—Little Pilgrim. :-..t 1: -st:-.41.410,01L How Old Hickory imprisoned the Judge. The following historical reminiscence is taken from the New-York Ledger. -It will be: read with pattioular interest just now. Soon after General' 'Jackson arrived in New Orleans, in- the latterpart of the- year 1814, he placed that city, and the whole district within his lines, under martial law. This was coneidered a wise, and ev'en a necessary precaution, and was zealously submitted to by the patriotic portion of the population. After the great battle of the Bth of January, 1815, in which the British were so totally routed, the malcon tents in \ the city began to murmur at the maintenance of the martial law, declaring that as the 'British had fled, and, there was no danger from any foe, the continuance of the military regime was down-right • ty ranny. Old Hickory paid no attention to these murmurs, but ,went on -his iron way, with an eye single to the safety of his country. But soon news came, vague and unauthentic, that peace had been declared, and 'then the murmurs of the malcontents became frequent and loud. The French portion of the population were especially clamorous, and finally, they began to get certificates of French citizenship from the French Consul, hoping thereby to be able to set Old Hickory at defiance. But they mistook their man. As soon as the old hero learned what - they were about; he or dered 'them and their Consul to leave New Orleans, within three days, and not to come nearer than one hundred 'and twenty miles to the city, until peace should be officially announced. He, at the same time, took judicious notice 'of the rumors of peace, and hinting that they might have been cir culated by the enemy, for the purpose of throwing him of his guard, he assured his army, and the inhabitants, that the fruits of their glorious victory should not be snatched from them by reason of any lack of vigilance on his part, and, that, until he received official notification from his Govern ment that peace had been declared, he should maintain within his lines the most inflexible discipline. This Proclamation produced a prodigious excitement. A Frenchman, named Louail ler, who was member of the Legislature, published in one of the city papers a defiant commentary upon it, and declared, in sub stance, that the French citizens would not obey such a tyrannical order. The Gen eral at once had the editor of the paper brought before him, and demanded the name of the author of the " 'mutinous arti cle." The editor gave the author's name, and, a few minutes after,. Louailler was tap ped on the shoulder, as he was promenad ing the street, by sergeant, at the head of a file of soldiers, and informed that he was "my prisoner." He protested against the arrest, engaged a lawyer on the spotinamed Morrill, to,take charge of his.case,,atid.was marched off to prison. Morrill at once ap plied to the United States Judge, named Dominick Hall, for a writ of habeas corpus. The Judge granted the writ; but when the official went to serve it on the General, he seized it, kept possession of it, "as evi [ dente against the Judge," gave the officer a certified copy, and at once issued an order for the "arrest of Dominick Hall, on a charge of aiding to excite mutiny in the camp." '‘‘ Be careful to permit no escapes," wrote the General to the officer detailed to arrest the Judge, "as the emissaries of the enemy are more numerous than we suspect ed." Rather a hard hit, that; for the United States Judge. Old Hickory's pen was sometimes sharper than his sword. Judge Hall was speedily arrested, and imprisoned along with his friend Louailler, where they could talk over the matter at their leisure. But, in a short time, the General had the Judge escorted beyond' his lines, and set at liberty, with -a command not to come within the lines again until peace should be officially declared. Not long afterwards, peace was officially de clared, 'and then the General, in an elo quent and heart-stirring Proclamation, dis banded his heroic army, permitted the civil power to resume its legitimate sway, and released all prisoners confined for diso bedience to military orders. Judge Hall returned to the city, and de termined to have his revenge. He soon had the General served with an order to show cause why he should not be attached for contempt of Court, &c., &c. On the day of' the return, the General, in citizen's dress, and accompanied by the renowned Edward Livingston, as his counsel, went to the Court-Room, which was packed with an. eager multitude,. anxious to get a glimpse of the "old hero." As soon as his tall and. majestic form was seen, the audience burst into such a tempest of enthusiasm that the Judge, not knowing what the excited throng might do, gave orders to adjourn the Court. But the General entertained different views. Springing upon a seat, he waved his arm, and at once a silence, as of the grave, pervaded the hushed multitude. Then, in a few words, he reminded the au dience where they were, and besought every man who was .a friend•to him -to be have with a decorum due 4o the place and the occasion. Then; turning to the scared Judge, he said : " The same arm that pro tected this city from. the invader, will also protect this Court in the discharge of its duty, or perish in the attempt." So, under the protection of the General, the Court went on. The Judge refused, on techical grounds, to hear Livingston's argument in favor of the General's course, and ordered the at tachment to issue. On the return., day pf the attabhment, the Judge propounded nineteen interrogatories,which the General declined to take any notice of, because. Livingston, had been, refused:: a hearing-in his defence, and, stated thaho,was a ready to hear and ahtfde by the decision • of r the„ Court:" The judge then „fined - fain on'e thousand dollars, fbr which amount the General at once drew his check oton city, bank, and thus the matter was for the time, ended. Bufi twenty-seven years after Wards, A-D. 1842, the Congress of ,the United States voted to refund to General Jackson that one thousand dollars, with in: serest to date, amounting to some two-thou sand seven hundred dollars, and the money was paid over to the old ,man, amid. the plaudits of the nation. And thereby Con gress and the .people.set ro . . ihatien =0 nS'!NM gave Judges notice to beware how, in criti cal emergencies, 'they interfere with Coro wanders 'ailed into the field to defend the honor and the safety of the country. From the Central Christian Herald IWO - Man China. SOCIAL LIFE A.MONO THE CHINESE,_ LOSTRAT'ED BY A REFERBNOE TO GUS TOAS - RELATINO. TO BEGGARS AT FITS CIIAU. Native beggars are very numerous at Full Chau. They are of all ages and both sexes, blind, rreAmed or leprous. Sonia are enfeebled by vice-or by sickness, others are in good bodily condition. Some doubtless follow begging a profession, partly be cause they are q;o 'indolent - to labor, and partly because th6y can make, more money by begging than by working; others are incapacitated frout`physical exertion by old age or'diseaie: The blind sometimes pass through the streets, to and from the place where they sleep, in' single file, by com panie„s led by one Who can see. The first one of the blind beggars places one hand on the shoulder of the leader, the second one places a hand on the shoulder of the pre , ceding, and .so on through the whole com pany, thus marching along. Sometimes the beggars visit the stores or shops in squads, with loud entreaties for pity, pounding on the floor, or the counter, with their staff, or making a deaf ening noise with gongs, in order to expe dite the giving of money. A single lug.) , beggar, ; with, his lungs, his staff, or his gong, will' make such a noise as to inter rupt business 'by drowning conversation, so that the shopkeeper, in a kind of self defence, tosses him the caslu he demands, then he goes away to vex and annoy a neighboring shopkeeper in a similar man ner. Some, begg irs carry a tame snake with them, coiled about their person in some way, held in their hands, or, fastened on a stick. Others have a heavy brick, or a large stone, with which they pound their bodies, either standing or after having laid themselves down on their backs, in. the street before the shop, whence they expect to' get a pittance. Some have a monkey, ~which they have taught to perform some amusing maneuvers; othersy on presenting , themselves before or in a shop, commence, a song in the mandarin or local dialeit, keeping time 'with a kind of, bamboo clap persdield in one band. All the beggars dress in clothing which is both scanty and filthy. Some have lit tle more than an old piece of matting thrown over their shoulders. Not unfre quently are, they seen with : a bowl in their hands, or an old bag suspended from their necks for, the purpose of holding what they may pick up, or what may be given them. But I intended to notice some of the sin gular customs which relate to this unfortu nate class of people. What his become an established custom, has all the force of law in this part of China, and - oftentimes cus tom has greater respect rendered-lo it than the law. . The beggars, both in the city and sub urbs, are governed, so far as they are gov erned at all in the pursuit of their calling, by head men. There are several head men, whose names are entered in the offices of the district magistrates in the city. All the beggars residing or staying within certain understood boundaries, are, under the.control of a certain head man. This man is not appointed or selected by the beggars. In the first instance, it is said, head men were appointed by the mandarins a long time ago, in order to relieve themselves from trouble relating to beggars, originally ap pointing beggars to the position or office. It-has now. become hereditary in certain families, which are, nominally, at least, beggar families. The head men are not now acting beggars, but live on the " per quisites" and . " spoils of office." ';Some of them, are reported.to be iich, and to live in good style. , , The head man of the beggars may make an agreement with the shopkeepers, mer chants, bankers, &c., with his district that beggars shall not visit their shops, stores, banks, &c., for money, during the time stipulated, and the beggars are 'obliged to conform to the agreement, if naive "beg- gars. Mendicants or refugees from other provinces, who take to begging for a living, do not come,under these regulations. The head man.receives from each of the busi ness men, with whom he can come to an understanding on the subject, a sum• of money varying from a few to twenty or thirty dollars per annum, and in proof of the agreement r he gives theni,a strip of red paper, on which is printed - a sentence to the effect that " the brethren must not come .here to annoy and disturb." This red paper is stuck up in some conspic uous part of the shop, store Or bank, &c., and the money is taken away by the head man, and professedly distributed among the beggars concerned, though it is sagely sur mise,d that the lion's share is appropriated to his own use. After one has'rriade this agreement with the ruler of the beggars, and, has the red paper pasted up, in his place of business, should any common beg gar come thereto beg, if he will not.depart at once on being reminded of the engage ment. he may be beaten with inipunity, by the master of the establishment, which, without such an agreement, he would not dare to do; it is said the head man might, if he pleased, flog him to death, without any notice of the, matter being taken by the authorities. Those business men who do not make' au agreement with the bead man, are liable to be called upon at their places of business, not at their private residences, day, afier day, and at any time from morning to night, by the common beggars. - These are often scolded and abused most' shamefully by. words, but never by blows nor are they ex pelled forcibly from a shop, unless they at tempt to steal, or to violate some well un -derstood custom. For if a beggar should 'be treated contrary to custom by a shop :keeper,,the beggar would at once proceed to annoy and disturb him most offensively, till what he deemed an adequate compen sation or satisfaction sheuld be rendered him. In all such cases, the beggar comes T off first best, as he has no reputation or pe euniary interest of any kind to lose, and what he requires in the shape of money, is' all all clear gain. As a general rule, beggars may not visit private dwelling houses in the pursuit of their profession. They may station them-• selves by the way-side and solicit alms from the passer by, or they may enter pub lic places of business, as shops, stores, banks, &c. The only exceptions when they may beg' at private houses relate to the oc currence of some extraordinary event, eith er joyful or mournful, as the celebration of one's birth-day, or a wedding, or of a suc cessful competition for a literary degree, or u_n the public performance of a certain so called, meritorious perfermances, on the death of, an..elder ine,mh,6r of a family, or on carrying forth of his Mtn to the burial, or on ,the return to the , house, with his , ancestral-tablet, &o. ,On these and similar occasions, *hen considerab le expense is in nvolyed, and,',U-great deal oftpomp and parade is madebyrich families, - . beggars may, ac 7. cording to custom, come to the family resi dence, and demand alms; unless an agree _inent, ,isprevioasly entered into with their 'head man, similar to that described above, relating to • shopkeepers,' and banks, &e. In 'such a case the red paper is put' upon the premises, and one of the mendicant fra ternity'whods furnished with his food, and; a few cents a day, is stationed there to keep away any of the brotherhood who uiightbe disposed to intrude. When burial, connected, with 'Wealthy! families, takes place on the bills; or the' ,regular -saerifices to thudditral:e to be Rer,- rdo -!• formed at their graves, beggars often come forward and interfere for the sake of get= ting some money, or some food, unless for bidden to do so by their bead man. Often times a considerable sum of money is distributed among the beggars, lepers and refugees on occasions such as these, before they will allow the burial or the sacrifice to proceed without interruption, and with proper solemnity and silence. According to the superstitious views , of the Chinese, the burial must take place• at a certain hour fixed by the fortune-teller, in order to be propitious, and the beggars take advantage of this fact to hinder and harrass in the hope of getting more. money to be quiet. On the first occasion of the burial of a native Christian at Fuh Chau, in 1857, a company of beggars and lepers gathered around and demanded 20,000 cash, as the condition of allowing the coffin, to be low-. ered into the grave. One of them got down into the grave, and thus prevented the low-. ering of the coffin. The burrial was delayed for two or three hours, till nearly dark, when, finding no hour was fixed Vihen the burial must take place, at any rate con trary to usual custom, and, that their exhor bitant demands would not be complied with, they were glad to accept 800 cash, and the coffin was allowed to be lowered into its. place. When certain showy and expensive cere monies, which. are regarded as. meritorious, and have for, their, professed object the gen eral deliverance of the souls of the dead from Chinese purgatory, (as nearly as I can describe it in English,) are about to be per fOrmed, beggars swarm around, and covered with rags and filth, importune and vocifer ate, unless a definite understanding has been entered into with their head man. In such cases they must confine themselves'to their accustomed beats, and be content with sub_ h' a part of the sum he has received, as he- is pleased to give them. Fwill close this letter by saying, that ac cording to established custom, beggard are allowed to call on keepers of rice shops for alms, only twice a year, at the• times when new rice is received from the country. The rice harvest is twice per annum, in the sixth and tenth: Chinese months. Probably on these occasions, every rice shop dispenses, in the course of a few days, several thou sand cash, in charity, as no beggar who pre sents himself will depart before he recei;ves one or more cash. Farmers also are ex pected.-to give a small quantity of rice at each rice harvest, to all the beggars who come to their fields. AN AMERICAN RESIDENT Ft& Chau, China, June, 1861. Prince Napoleon andthe Old Soldier. Last evening there occurred one of those rare incidents in the progress of Prince Napoleon's tour through the United States, which will not soon be forgotten by our il lustrious visitor, albeit the tender recollec-, tions thereof may not .be of long duration with one of the parties interested, whose gray hairs will ere long be moistened , by the clammy dews of death. Lorenz Harte, a relic of the Grand Army, of the First Napoleon, now an inmate of the Cook County Poor-Honsb, had an in terview with Prince Napoleon. County Agent Hansen, learning the swish of the old soldier, kindly conveyed him to the Tremont. His card was sent to , the Prince's apartments, and the old man, bow ed down with the weight of eighty years,. was ushered into the august presence. The Prince arose to receive his remarka ble guest. There they stood for a moment looking each other in the face—the second heir to the French Crown, and the scarred and bronzed veteran of a score of battles. 'Advancing, the Prince grasped ' the old man's hand, and conducting him to a seat, spoke so kindly that the veteran's heart overflowed, and he burst into:tears. • To those at all acquainted with the his tory of the Napoleonic dynasty, neither the kindness of the Prince nor the emotion of the old soldier will be wondered at. All such well know the remarkable power that the First Napoleon held upon the af fections of his. soldiers, as well as the wild, and , uncontrollable idolatry manifested by the latter toward- the former, upon all oc casions, whether,in victory or defeat. In that interview, yesterday, the veteran "fought . his battles o'er again." The Prince questioned him, and listened with glistening eye to his recital of those thrilling incidents which ever had as their hero a Napoleon. The quick eye of the Prince noticed the absence of three fingers from one of the soldier's hands. " Where did , you lose your fingers ?" "In the retreat from Moscow. I was at tacked to the cavalry, and in one of the charges of those villainous Cossacks, a stroke: from alance deprived me of my fingers. But," and the old veteran's eye shone with the old battle-light, "'my sabre finished. him; sire. Ah, those Cossacks were. the most splendid horsemen that I ever saw, brit they were afraid of Murat's cavalry, after all." And the old soldier's mind wandered back to that terrible retreat from the burning capital of the Russians, surrounded by the inflexible rigors of a. Russian Whiter, and harassed day and night by those furious onsets of Cossack cavalry—tho'se wild and daring children of the plains. "'.['his, sire, was done at Lodi," exhibit ing •a terrible scar upon his left shoulder; made by a,grape-shot. " And this,' baring the calf of his left leg, showing the track of a bullet through and through it, "was done at Arcola." "This sabre cut upon my head was,re ceived at. Austerlitz, and so was this, sire,"' tenderly holding up the Cross of the Legion, of Honor, bestowed upon him by Napoleon for special service on that bloody field. And thus the old battle-scarred veteran whiled away two pleasant hours—hours fraught with proud and tender recollections by-both Prince and soldier; and when the veteran arose'to go, he blessed the munifi cence of the. Prince which had pressed a well-filled purse into his hand, and given hint assurance that /rx belle Prance had not forgotten her veterans, and that , a liberal Pension should be provided, for him.--67ti 4ago-.Exchange. Sating for Old, Age it No one denies that is wise to make a provision for old age, but we are not all agreed as to the kind of provision it is.best to lay in. Certainly, we shall want a little money, for a destitute old man is indeed, a sorry sight, and suggests to every one the suspicion that his life has been foolishly, if not wickedly spent. Yes, save , money, by all means. But an old man needs just that partienlar kind of strength which young men. aretmost apt to waste. Many .a foolish • young fellow will throw away on , a holiday a certain amount of nervous energy, which he Will never feel the want of until he is seventy*, and then, how much will he want it I. It is curious, but true, that a bottle of champagne at twenty may intensify the rheumatism at three-score. It is &fact; that pvertasklngthe eyes at fourteen payuec:ca : . sitate the aid of spectacles at forty, eighty: = We , advise our, young readers t io. saving of health for their old age, for, the maxim holds good with regird to•healthae to money--waste not, waut not It is- the 'greatest mistake to suppose that any viola r Lion of the laws ,of health. eau escape its penalty. Nature forgives no sin, no error. She dets off the offender for forty years, dome times, but she catches him at last ands n- flicts.the punishment just :when, just where,, just howle feels it most. Save up for old 'age, but save more than money;:, save 'health", save honor, eaye',kiovilnige'' dye .0„414. the recollection of - good deeds and innocent pleasures, save pure thoughts, save frinds, save love. Save rich stores •of that kind of wealth which time cannot diminish, nor &atilt take away. TES T B A I . ! B I Ar RDLESALD AND' RETAIL. p_ 114 Smithfield * Street, filltsburgh) HAS. FOR SALE .& • • ` Choice Selection . VIEEN - AND 13 LACK .ITAA; RIO, LAG IJAYRA AND JAVA COFFEES, NEW ORLEANS AND REFINED SUGARS; N. 0. IifOLASSES AND EXTRA HONEY STOPS With all Culinary etceteras. 4/41/ 1 • Orders by mail promptly attendee to, arid Mollu,rwardwl. pis.BLIcATLoNs OF. THE. , Prenbyterian Board of Publication DURING JULY, 1861.: THE LETTERS OF , JOHN CALVIN. Vol.-IV. Con taMing cqpions Index to all the Volumes, and: completing this very valuable and interesting work; by which will - be preilerved• and transmitted•to posterity many writings of the great Reformer, which perhaps bad never otherwise seen the light. Price $l.BO per volume in black cloth, fell' sheen, or half calf. SERIES FOR TOOTH. •ILIMSTRATED. THE WONDERFUL LA - 41P ; or, Saone sou sun DARKEST PAT[!: Pp. 239. Price' 84 and 35 cents! THE LOST BRACELET. By the intbbr of -" &c.Little P10ra, , " 4 James Haswell," Chriatimis at Home," Pp. 100. Price 15 and 20 dents. Address orders to ' WINTHROP SARGENT, Business Corneep?lident. 821 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Atir . For sale In Pittsburgh at • the Presbyterian Boek* Rooms, 57 Hand Street: • . • feb2l-tf OHN d. RENSHAW, guy Family Grocer and TeiDe fer, - Takes pleasure in announcing to his, friends ,ati d .cctstom that he has recently removed to the sieiv , and tiPacions w house, Corner .of Liberty And-,ll.and . Streets, .(Alsto doors above his old stand,) And having largely increased his Mock by recent. pnrch now offers to the public the most extensive' and complete sortment to be found in this city, of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Toas, Spices, Dickies and Sauces, Preserved Fruits in great variety, /Mb, Iffsms, Dried Beef, Be., besides an assortment 'of Domestic' Rouiekeeping articles ; thus.lconstitufing a Houselcespees Bmporium t w,here most all articles that are useful or necessary for'the Family allmay bepurchased at reasonable prices. , A.WHOLESAIE AND IMAM IV* Catalogues containing an extended list of my stock fur nisheiby snail, if desired. JOHN A. BBNSHAW., ap7.17 Bor.. Liberty and Hand Ste.. Pittsburgh. R 00FING.. WILLIAM JOHNSON , (Late Bass' & Jarman ' ) •* • Sole Manufacturer and Dealer in the following three distinct kinds of Roofing: Ist. Gum Elastic Cement, Pelt and Canvas Reciting. 2d.: 'lmproved - Pelt, Cement and Gravel Roofing. 3d. Patent English Asphaltive:Yelt Roofing.. All Fire and Water Prate, and Warraiited. Roofing Mqtexial for sale, with printed instructions for using. Moo at Bates & Johnson s old stand, 75 Smithfield Street. Pittsburgh. Pa. N. B.—This GUM CEMENT .is unequalled as a paint for Metal Roofs, Jesting twice as long, and cheaper than common paint; also as a paint to prevent danipness in Brick Walls. deo3.ly WM. JOHNSON. JOHN D. Draw JAMES S. IiPCPORD 2011110 1 1M100 Maar. gle MiNTI:PAOTErj2.Eii.g . AND DEALERS IN Hats, Caps, and Straw Goods, WHOLESALE' AND RETAIL, 431 Wood Street, Pittsburgh., Have now on hand for Spring sates, as largaand 'complete an assortment of Goods as can 'be found in any of theßnatern cities, consisting of Fur, Silk, and Wool Hats, of every style and quality - OARS of overy,quality and latest fashions; Palm Leaf, Straw, Leghorn, and Panama HATS; Straw, and Silk BONNETS, etc., etc. Pawns lviabing to `purchase either by . Wholesale or Retail, will find it their advantage to cull and examine one steak. mariP-ly _CARBON 01-16 - • • For Brilliancy and:i Economy, :SURPASSES ALL ant= ILEVIERiATINO OILS now in Atarket. It:vfiP nrnixi all styes of coal oil lam - A. . ia pea fectly aafe, And free from all offensive odor. Manufactured and for sale by W. MACKEADWN, fro -iv 167 TARERTY Prrasnusan. , . . MERCHANTS' HOTEL,. 46 North Fourth, Street, PHILADELP;HiA: C. WRIBBEN & SON, Prolletors. Trliwp,-I.r 131ALSTED SE:- STILES, a-0- 52 and 84. Murray Street New-York, . - Importers and Jobbers of CLOTHS, CASSDEERPA,' TES' INGS, and every style and quality of gati. by 01,41de, and Merchant Talton for Mena and Baja' Weai. .opt -Tv' . •• • TpOA.Q . IL A•193 - LEATfiLE4S743-EX D. KIRKPATRICK .& SONS, No. 31 South Third Street, BETWEEN MARKET AND CELESTIPIPP STILIEETE, PHILADELPHIA- Have for Sgle SPANISH ANDGREEN , SLAUGirrta HIDES, .CALCUT TA AND PATNA ZIPS, TANNERS' OIL, AC., AT THE LOWEST PRICES AND lI,PON THE • BEBT TERMS ZIP- All kinds of Leather In the rough Warited;lfor Which the highest market price will be given in. cash, or taken in exchange for Hides. Leather stored free of charge, and sold on commission. Liberal Cash Advances made on Leather Consigned jantll4y T .A 11.,RANTIS Effervescent 2,4 APVg30111 - 4,I2•_:2III6ItETB,LOV e • Thiit valuable and populitiMidicine h Inversally receive' _the most favorablerecommendationi of' the, bledical Profession' and Elie Public as 'the most err . cient and agreeable. Saline, Aperient It maybe used with the best effect in BILIOUS AND FEBRILE DISEASES, COSTIVENESS, SICK HEADACHE, NAUSEA LOSS OF APPETITE, INDIGESTION, ACIDITF OF THE STOMACH, TORPIDITY OF THE' LIVER, BOUT, ItHEC/MATIO:FAEFECTIONS,'".GRATIM• PILES; sase,calterarrrirs warns. A. Gentle slid . Codlint Aperient 'or' Purgativ.e. is • Required. It is particularly adapted 16 the *anti of Travelers by Sea and Land, Residents in. HotTilimates, Persons, of. Sedentery Habits, Invalids and Convaleinints; Captains of Vessels and Planters will . find it a 'valuable addition to their Medicine Chests. It is in the form of a Powder, carefully put npinitiottles, to keep in any climate, and merely requires water poured upon it to prdduce a delightful effervescent beverage. Numerous t9timonials front professional and rither4en tlemen. of the highest standing throughout the country, and its steadily increasing popularity fora series of•yearsistrong y guarantee its efficacy and valuable character, and com mend it to the favorable notice of Unintelligent public. • TAAAN' RT'S CORDIAL ELIXER' Or TURKEY RHUBARB: • This beautiful •preparation, from_ the TRUE TURKEY BILDBARB,,has.the approval and sanction of many of our best Physicians as a valuable and firiorite Family' Medicine, And is preferable to any other .forin in which Rhubarb is administered, either for Adults or Children, it being com bined in a martnrm to make it at Once palatable to . the taste and efficient irrits operation • TARRA_NT'S I M P - Rll VE D EN - DE L. IB LE INK-, FOR MARKING LINEN, MUSLIN, SILK, ETC., has been proved, many years' experience, to be the best, most per,. mamint an y d reliable preparation ever offered to The superiority of this,artiele is aeknowledgeciliy, all, and purchasers and dealers will find it to their interest to give it a preference over all similar preparations. Manufactured only by • JOHN A: TARRANT id. Cik.,Rruggiets. No. 278 Greenwich St., cor. Warren St., New-York. And for sate b:yDiuggiate generally. Irni22-1 y. FARMERS, GARDENERS FRUIT GROWERS, OATTLE DEALERS:, &C, Will find the most complete assortment of books relating to their business that can be found in the, world; at .0.4c.,,aAx., : TON, BARBER & 00.'S Agrtnultural, Boole ,Nosite, 26 Park Amor. 'ffe.:... Veirlr. ' Pj.. cr.. .1 . •,..i.1,,,ru..... 14-141c,i, . . ' SIVE INVITE iTIIE ATT-ENIIION•,OR . ' the public to thePHTLADELFNIA , .. Housekeeping Dry Goods Store, - where may be found a large assortment. of all kinds of Dry wh e r e required in furnishing a o f thin, saving the trouble usually qxperienced in hunting sualLarticies,.in -va:.- rions places. Si, consequence of our giving our attention to _ this kind of stock, to-the exclusion'of dress and fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices and styles to be the most favera,, ble in the market. IN LINEN G OODS, ~..- we are able to give paifectiatiefehion; being the Oldest Bt- tabitehed,Zinen Store in the city, and having been for more than twenty years regular importers from some ;oft ' , .-t best' manufacturers in heiplid. Wtotrer, also, a large stfiekaf . ' FLANNELS AND NiUSLINS,.. of the beet qualitiei tb 'be - obtained, emir afike very 16a - est Prices.,- Also,,,Blankett,,Qpnte, SheetingiN Tickings,-Damask. 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Theygleikr the Throat They-live strength and volume toi the voice. They hawk wilielieieus ire*. to . the breith. They are delightful to the taste. They are made of- ehitplelherb& and cannot harm anyoutc.. I adv&Leveriiiio,:wbolop4a:Oo Husky' Voice, or a Bad Breath, or itky diliculty of the Throat, to ge package of my. ThTpaa Confections; they :relieve you nistaatly, and youmill. agree with . _thatme. 6 f,they go right „ , to the *OW' Ton rind them Teri nnefa and pleasant while :t yelling `,4 matiending'.-public Meetings, for otnlinN yourcougtiorsahlyiug your thirst: It one package am a:tfa' in saying thai consider iheaitYaaiN,B) at Draggist6 Ana beniexs 1 r ediui 158. ~PriI(* T I VM, T V4IVEICENiTS. - - My.l"ttude :41.1. 1 otims are counter ME A T4kl",fiellnli selikbY mau7, P,rePaid, on receipt at Thi4 amts. Addre&q , 7 7 , =I FIENRYti C. -SPALDING. . • • ~ 1 1 . ' ,; -INE 2. w—°l4 bovnay m=l 3 ".k.: - ... ..
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