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THE SZCGSD Y71YZ-
They told me be bad won before
Another heart than mine,
And laid his rt and l:ej,et love
Upon uri earlier (shrine.
Thev said my spirit oft must grieve,
If" I ir.y lot would ca-t
With one who held so p acred still,
-Remembrance of the past.
I Leaded not ; my bs
iiirK vra launciiei
With his on life's swift tide:
And earth holds not a lumpier heart
Thi.u mire a neeoiid bride.
I know thet be hits loved and lost
What life may ne'er rive back ;
Th flTrs that hl'innnd in freehueeeonce
Have withered on bin track.
I know that he, the angel-called,
Looks out frora you hlue heaven,
A watcher o'er the earth-hound soul
From which her owii was riven.
Together do we oft recall
The dream of other year?,
Nor do I love him less to know
lie oitoe had cause for tearH.
More hlesrt'd am I, that it ha'h been
My love-appointed task
To watch aiiew the "liht of home"
In which his houI mav bask.
THZ STEP-DAUGHTER.
She is not mine, arid to my heart
Perhaps she is less !ear
Than those who of my life are part
Thin is the sin I fear.
Arid ever in the dread to err
By loving those the best.
More pen tie have I heen to her,
PerhapM, than all the rest.
Han any little fault occurred
That may rebuke demand,
Ere I can iqeak a hasty word,
Or lift a chiding hand.
An angel'a voice conies flitting by,
With look no Had and mild -A
voice floats softly from the sky,
"WouM'st harm my orphan child?"
No ! witness thou and all above,
I'll cherish her as mine,
Or may I lose her father's love
A love that once wa.s thine !
Alitmiittj.
A DISCOURSE
On Predestination and Election.
BY WILBUR FISK, D. D.
4. This doctrine is objectionable, be-
cause, contrary to express and repeat
rd massacres of Scrinture. it iicctiBarilr
limits the atonement. It will surely
not be expected that we should attempt ; with their doctrine. It modern al
to prove that Christ "tasted death for ' vinists would do the same, we should
every man" that he "gave himself a j need no other refutation of the system,
ransom for all" that he "died for all" j But even the early supporters of Cal-
that he became " a t ropitiation for , vinism,when pressed by their opponents,
the sin3 of the whole world" because, resorted to various forms of explana
these are so many express Scripture i tion and modes of proof, and also to
propositions, and rest directly on the j various modifications of the system it
authority of God. And while these ; self. Goodwin, in his work entitled,
stand, the doctrine of particular and j "Agreement of Brethren," &c, says :
unconditional election must fall, for the j "The question, as to the object of the
two doctrines are incompatible. That J decrees, has gone out among our Cal
particular election and partial redemp- j vinistic brethren into endless drghxlia
tion must stand or fall together, has ; tions and irreconcilable divisions," and
horn .irknowledrred-and is still main-! then soes on to mention nine of these
tained by most CalvJnists ; and there
fore they have endeavored to explain
awav those passages which so clearly
declare that "Christ died for all." But
in this work they hf.ve found so many
difficulties, that others, and among
them most of the Calvinistic clergy in
New England, have acknowledged a
general redemption, and have under
taken to reconcile with it the doctrine
of particular election and reprobation.
"Rnt. this reconciliation is as difficult as
the other. To say nothing now of the I
utter usclessness of making an atone- it is now a common thing to hear pa
ment for the reprobates, unless for the ! rishioners contend strenuously that their
purpose of making their unavoidable
damnation more aggravated, we woum
ask, What is the object of the atone
ment ? Let these very Calvinists them
selves answer. They tell us that its
object was, to open the way, by which
it might be possible for sinners to be
saved. But has the atonement made
it possible for the reprobates to be sav
ed ? If so, then perhaps they will be
saved, and therefore the idea of uncon
ditional election and reprobation is false.
But if the atonement has only made it
possible for the elect to be saved, then
it was made only for the elect. Let
the supporters of this system choose
which horn of this dilemma they please;
either will destroy their doctrine. For
as it is absurd to talk about redeeming
grace and gospel provisions, sufficient
- to save those who are eternally and ef
fectually excluded from these blessings,
so it is idle to talk about a redemption
fnr nil. which includes provisions suf-
cient only to save the elect. Not even
7 l
the fiction ot a natural aouutf m an
men to serve God and get to heaven,
will help this difficulty. For allowing, j
in the argument, that the reprobates
have ability to serve God and gam
heaven, without grace, and in spite of
God's decree, still, as this is called a
natural ability, it is plain it is not the
fruit of the atonement. It is equally
irrelevant to argue that the atonement
may be said to be universal, because it
contains enough to save the whole world
if they would or could embrace it, and
it is only their excessive depravity
which renders it impossible for them
to receive the atonement. For this is
the same as to say, that a physician
hag an efficient remedy to heal his pa
tient, only he is so sick he cannot take
it This'excessive weakness is that for
thc? physician should prescribe.
and
AT,',
Lo ".hich the medicine should be
ed. And if it does not come to
this it is :o medicine for this case. So
! ri
!
he atorr men:, if it is not a remedy for
I man s ex rerne deprsviy, it is no provi
: lion for him. If it does not give a gra
j cious power to all sinners to embrace
lalvation, it has accomplished nothing
for the depraved reprobate. Since.
! therefore, according to Calvinism, the
atonement provides for the reprobate
j neither natural nor moral ability to
serve God, nor make it possible for
him to be saved, it follows that the
atonement is made cnlv for the elect.
But as this is contrary to the word of
(iod, the doctrine that leads to this con
clusion mnst be false.
;". If time would permit, I might
here notice at gome length several ob
jections to this doctrine : Such as
that it takes away all motives to repen
tance, by giving the sinner just cause
to say, "If I am to be saved, I shall
be, do what I may ; and if I am to be
1 1 -w t r 4i
joamne'l, J must be, do what 1 can ;
1 it leads to the idea of infant damna
j tion it weakens the zeal and paraly
j zes the efforts of devotion and benevo
(lence it destroys the end of punish
tment, the original design of which was
j to prevent sin, but which, according
j to this doctrine, was designed merely
j for the glory of God ; and sin was or-
; dained for the purpose of giving God
'an opportunity of glorifying himself in
! pur.i shing it. These and others might
j be dwelt upon with effect ; but passing
J them all, I hasten to the conclusion of
i ...
I m)' arguments, uy urging only one
i more objection to the system I am op-
posing.
I G We are suspicious of the doctrine
I because its advocates themselves seem
j studious to cover up and keep out of
J sight many of its features, and are
j changing their manner of stating and
j defending their system. A little atten
, tion to the history of the controversy
! between predestinarians and their op-
! posers will show the truth and force of
this objection. The charge that Cal
vinism covers up and keeps out of sight
some of its most offensive features,
does not lie so much against its advo
cates of the old school, as those of
the modern. With the exception of
some logical consequences, which we
think chargeable upon the system, and
which they were unwiiling to allow,
election came out boldly and leariessiy
"irreconcilable divisions" that prevail
ed at his day. At the present day
these school subtleties are not so pre
valent ; but numerous changes of a
more popular cast, and such as are suit
ed to cover up the offensive features
of the system, are now introduced.
The modern defence of this doctrine
consists chiefly in the dexterous use of
certain ambiguous technicalities, which,
in this theology, mean one thing, and
in common language another. And
this is carried to such an extent, that
pastors do not hold to predestination,
when it is well known to some, at least,
that they do ; and that they are exer
ting themselves to spread the senti
ment. This is a subject, permit me here to
say, on which I touch with more reluc
tance than upon any other point invol
ved in this controversy. To represent
the thing as it is, seems so much like
accusing our brethren of insincerity
and duplicity, that nothing but a regard
to truth would induce me to allude to
it. Whether this arises from an exces
sive but honest zeal for their system,
or whether it is supposed the cause is
so important, and at the same time so
difficult to be sustained, that the end
will justify what, in other cases, would
be judged questionable policy, and
hardly reconcilable with the spirit of
a guileless Christianity, is certainly not
for me to decide. With respect to
their motives, tliev will stand or fall
bv the judgment of Him that trieth
tiie reins, liut the course, at any rate,
seems verv reprehensible. Take one
instance : All sinners, we are told.
may come to Christ if they will ; and
therefore they are criminal if they do
not. Now this mode of speech corres
ponds very well with Scripture and rea
son. And who, that had not been spe
cially instructed in the dialect of this
theology, would understand that this
mode of speech, according to Hopkin
sian technics, implied an inability and
an impossibility of obtaining salvation?
And yet this is the fact : for though,
according to this system, if we have a
will to come to Christ, we may, yet by
a divine constitution it is as much im
possible to have this will as it is to
break the decree of Jehovah. ience
all such modes of speech are worse
t which
than unmeaning ; they have a decep- Those who accord with the sentiments
tive meaning. They mean one thir.g Lere defended, wiil of course approve ;
in this creed, and another thing in pop- and those who believe in predestination
ular language. It never '-ccur-i to the will of cour:-e be reconciled to the
generality of mankind, when they are preaching because God hath decreed it.
told they may do thus and thu.. if they It hath come to pass that I have preach
v:Vl, that there is a secret omnipotent ed as I have, and therefore it is a part
influence impelling and controlling the of the divine plan. It has come to
will. They suppose thee expressions. ' pa-s that Arminlaiiism exists.and there
therefore, mean that, independent of fore this is a part of the divine plan,
all irresistible foreign influences, they , We bej our brethren who differ from
have, within themselves, the power to jus, not to fight against God's plan.
choose or not to choose : and yet the 'If they say it is "right for U3 to fight
real meaning of the speaker differs as , against it, "because this also is decreed
much from this as a negative differs I answer, This only confirms our ob
from an affirmative. jjections against the system, for it ar
In perfect accordance with the fore- j rays the I)e!ty against himself. From
going, is the common explanation that; all such inconsistencies may the God
is given to the doctrine of election and f truth deliver u. A.D.
reprobation. Reprobation i.s kept out j
of sight ; and yet it is a3 heartily be
lieved by Modern Calvinists as it wa3
by John Calvin himself. It is taught
too ; but it i3 taught covertly. And
yet, when we quote old-fashioned Cal
vinism, in its primitive, plain dress, we j interest connected with the following
are told thp.se are old authors ; we do j incident, in the life of the illustrious
not believe with them : Hf we had lived Hamilton, which has been related by
in the days of our fathers, we would; the celebrated New-York florist, Grant
not have been partakers w ith them in ; Thorburn. The day before Hamilton
their frrors," and yet, "they are wit-; met Burr on the "dark and bloody
nesses unto themselves, that they are ground," at Wehawken, he went into
the children of them" who taught Thorburn's store, and with more than
these errors. They recommend their ' his usual tender solemnity of manner,
writings, they garnish their sepulchres, purchased a boquet of rare flowers for
they teach their catechisms to the ris-; his lady and each one of his children,
ing generation ; they say, even in their He presented them in the evening with
church articles of faith, "We believe that sweetness and delicacy so pecu
in the doctrines of grace, as held and ' liar to him in the sanctuary of his af
taught by the fathers and reformers in j fections. No word escaped him of the
the church," and especially do they ' morrow's doom. For any- thing his
hold to that root and foundation of the family knew, the next sun would rise
whole system, "God hath, from all eter-land set upon them, still blest with a
nity, ioreerdained whatsoever comes to I husband's and a father's love. What
pas3." 'must have been hi3 emotions while he
Since I have alluded to church ar- cherished in his warrior soul the vivid
tides, it will be in support of this ob- certainty that he should fall on the
jection to say that the written creeds j morrow as it is well known-he did ot
of churches partake of thi3 same am- j expect to survive the meeting un
biguous character. They are cither j harmed ! k
expressed in texts of Scripture, or in Just as the dawning light purpled
doubtful and obscure terms ; so that the east, Hamilton arose before his
different constructions can be put upon family awoke he gazed in silence upon
them, according to the faith of the their placid features, asleep in their
subscriber. And instances have been innocence and beauty, and never dream
known, in which articles of faith have! ing of a pale flower that should be
been altered, again and again, to ac-1 plucked before the morning dew was
commodate scrupulous candidates. And j wasted, from the forbidden ground of
yet their candidates for holy orders,
and for professorships in their theolog
ical institutions, are required to sub-
this way it is expected, doubtless, that
the doctrine will be maintained and
perpetuated, though in other respects
public opinion should be accommoda
ted. How would honest John Calvin,
if Tin bp introduced amoncr us.
with the same sentiments he had when j the orator holding charmed senates m
on earth, frown upon the churches that the enchanting thraldom of as pure an
bear his name ! He would not only call ; eloquence as ever gushed from fhe
them "silly and childish," but he would j fouat of patriotism. But alas ! the
doubtless, in his bold, blunt manner, ! silver wave of the Hudson was redden
chare them with disingenuousness and j ing with his blood as he was borne back
cowardice, if not with downright du- j to the city, and to his home, to spread
plicitv, for thus shunning and smooth- ; paleness and consternation through the
ing over and covering up the more re- j one, and agony and irrepressible tears
pulsive features of their system. How ; through the other,
would he chide them for shifting their j Before the flowers had withered, the
ground, and changing their system, giver was "a thing of earth" a cold,
while they nevertheless pretend to j pale dweller of eternity.
build on the same foundation of pre-j
destination ! He would, we believe, ; Pleasures Derived from the Cultivation
sternly inquire of them what they
meant by saying, all sinners, not excep
ting reprobates, may come to Christ
and be saved ? why they pretend to
hold to election, and not to reprobation?
how they could reconcile general re
demption with particular election ?
and especially would he frown indig
nantly upon that new doctrine, lately
preached and detended in wnai nas
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consists,
Jiwwwj J - - '
i i t i i...l.ll.Al.l
exclusively and entirely, m
moral exercise : xut pruuauiy nc nuum i
get little satisfaction from those who;
profess his creed and bear his name, j
They would tell him that the old forms j
of this system were so repulsive, the j
people would not receive them ; and;
that, beinr hard pressed by their an-1
taonistshey had thrown up these I
new redoubts, and assumed these newi
positions, not only to conceal their doc- j
trine, but, if possible, to defend it. j
And as he could get little satisfaction
of them, he would get less from us.
Could we meet the venerable reformer, j
wo would thank him for his successful
zeal and labour in the Protestant cause ;
but we would expostulate with him for
giving sanction and currency to his
"horrible decree." We would tell him
he had committed to his followers a j
bUrrpnt. tn rpason. and so
difficult to be supported by Scripture,
that they had been driven into all these
changes in hope of finding some new
and safe ground of defence ; and that
while we considered this as a striking
and convincing argument
against
the
doctrine itself, we viewed it as auspi-
cious of its final overthrow ; that these
changes, refinements, and concealments
were'svmptoms that the doctrine was
waxin old, and was ready to vanish
away
But I must conclude this discourse.
TV r sprinn rvmsidpration. Chris -
tian brethren,I commend the sentiments
contained in it. Whatever you may
- ' " '
think of the discourse itself, I cannot
. fail, I think, of escaping censure.-
been supposed to be the head quarters jana enjovs conuuuairy we giauu spcu
of orthodoxy in New-England, by j tacle of nature. The azure sky is hi3
which we are taught that derived de- ! canopy, and " the earth embroidered
pravitv is not any taint or sinful cor- j with flowers his carpet. Far removed
ruption of our moral constitution, but j from the murky atmosphere of towns,
5.
The Ominous Flowers.
There is a touching and thrilling
false honor
Their sweet scented boquets were
mmdTng"tn'eihIl8l Wj'ug'MlnfflCi
love. As they looked upon these pledges,
perhaps the thought stole into their
hearts of their lover and father, as the
friend of Washington; as the chival
rous chief of the stormy revolution, as
of Fields and Gardens.
The cultivation of fiaLiaand gardens
is one of the most delightful of all oc
cupations, and perhaps the only one
the toil of which is recompensed with
much pleasure. The greater part of
laborious employments confine man to
his shop, or within his house whilst
he who devotes himself to agricultural -
pursuits always breathes a pure air,
i j.: n it. A
... ,-1 i
itliDmci vm in hia vipw and hf r.roil
a muu&anu ueauuiui uujv.-i-l3 picu
beautiful
lumci... ..
never want a pure spring of delight or
real banquet of pleasure. Soon as the
first rays of morning beam light on
the earth, he rises with tha lark and
hastes away to hisfiedds, brushes, as he
passes, the glistening dew-drops, and
inhale the fresh air, sweeter than the
rose's perfume.
The joyful songs of the birds glaaden
the skies, and they express their loves
in a thousand sportive sallies, iheir
sweet carols mark the pleasure tuey
feel in the new day, and the full chorus
swells with the praises of the God of
nature, whose blessings
thev again re-
ceive in the returning influence of the
sun, in their food, and in the sweet at
tractions of love and gaiety. And
surely, no heart can remain unmoved
amid this scene of joy and festivity;
nor can the mind contemplate a more
august spectacle than the perfection of
God in the grandeur of his designs and
the beauty of his works.
What contributes to render agricul
ture and gardening more particularly
j pleasing is the constant variety and
i succession cf objects always presented
lto us, which relieve the weansomeness
; of continued uniformity and undenatiBg
: sameness. We continually observe a
vast variety of plants, fruits, herbs and
! trees grow up under our auspices and
1 assuming every diversity of appearance.
! -T . T J I JT, l-r,
!- atQre as ner 1U1,
' thousand flowery paths,
! j.aiure ieus uer wwnsis imuugu
ever diver:
ified
j bj new changes ana iren aengn.. une
Pla J5' PPS above
the ground, at another those which ' Blasphemy. We can scarcely take
have arisen ar.d are fully developed. up a paper which does no: contain, in
x S h!cL are m fuI L3t"- some form or other, cue or more ! h.
vVhiehever way w e direct our views -we : plemous expre.-sior;. These c xr res
see new beauties. The heavens above ; sions are general! t introduced into little ;
and the earth beneath contain exhaust-j tales cr anecdotes, for the purple c f
less treasures and boundless delights, imparting piquaccr and making them
, uvi-csaii 'ii- j ia.jre "sp-cv in tneir navor. lr.e au-:
fined within the walls of cities some-jthors of these tales or anecdotes seem,
times emerge from their smoky atmos-1 to imagine that.unless their productions -phere
and respire a purer air in the j are well seasoned with oaths and cur-;
country, where their hearts may be se, they fail to win the applause of j
rejoiced with a pure and innocent plea- the nublie. Ccrtainlv. so b.n- as tha i
?ure, and their souls rise up to heaven public are willing to receive blasphemy
in aspirations of praise and gratitude to for wit. we are not surprised that writ
the Author of every blessing. ir.gsofthis character plentifully abound.
It should be the dutv of the public
Tue Bert Youxg Max. There is a to frown upon this infamous svstem,
period m the life of a young man which j hich, wc ro?TOt t0 observe, has grown
may appropriately be called the age of I to an enormous r-xtrnt. WWtW - in
puppyism. It is at that period when j conversation or public newspapers, the
he is a little more than a boy, and a i use of blasphemous expressions should
good deal less than a man ; when the be discountenanced bv every Christian
hand, stroked across the chin, detects a man and respectable "citizen. Howev
sort of downy inequality, and visions of,' er innocently those expressions mav
barber? and razors rise up constantly
before him ; when the tailor suddenly
becomes a person of vast importance,
and he begins to talk of the "men of
our college, and the ladies of our ac
quaintance." Very tight pantaloons,
displaying immense moral and physical
courage in venturing into the would
with such slender supports as they con-
tain; a cravat of great proportions ; a
knowing, half-jockey, half-gentleman
hat ; fancy vest, gold chain, and a quizzing-glass,
make up the external quali
fications of the pert young man. lie
sts his legs apart in addressing men
old enough to be his grandfather, twirls
his cigar, and calls him "mv dear fed-
low," or "my boy." His paternal pa-
rent he always calls "the governor, scene oppressions. Self-interest alone,
and never thinks of him or refers to him, if no higher motive exists, should pre
except when he wants the "governor vent this abominable practice. Papers
to come down ' handsome," who, he of this kind are of course excluded
maintains, has no right to "expect a j from every respectable family circle.
man"' to be unable to pay his billiard I Pittilura Mercury.
expenses, tie walks the streets as
though he owned them ; salutes the la
dies with a fascinating smile, and takes
ofj his hat to them when he passes
,i .. . Ai. - , , , . f
them, a3 though he did not wish the
courtesy to be observed ; and then he
has observed older men do this, and he
thinks it "deenn'd gentlemanly" tolo
so likewise. His conversational powers
are very limited, never having fathomed
anything deeper than the bottom of a
brandy smash, or extended his inquiry
beyond the bill of fare of his favorite
he is rather patronizing, and at "the
same time very hunrane ; for, in the
first instance, he acts upon the convic
tion of the inferiority of the sex, and,
in the next, with consideration with re
gard to the killing effects of his own
beauty and manly accomplishments.
He cannot possibly marry them all,
and to show partially would be unfair.
IIi3 head is the only place where
Nature acknowledges a perfect vacuum.
Ar. 0. Delta.
A London Boy. Young people in
our favored land have very little idea
of the sufferings of the poor in Eng
land and elsewhere. The following
little sketch will give them some idea
of the truth :
Upon one of my visits to the various
ragged schools in the metropolis, I be
came much interested in a lad of fen or
eleven years of age, with a frank, open
countenance ; though somewhat dirty
and dressed in a suit of rag3. He wa3
reading busily in his Testament, and
would stop occasionally and ask such
curious questions of hi3 teacher, that I
could but smile. His "particular ob
servations" on certain portions of Scrip
ture, if clothed in elegant language,
would do honor to men of education.
There was a free-heartedness in him
that gleamed out through all hi3 rags
and dirt, and I sat down by him to ask
some questions.
"Where do you live," I asked, "and
how ?"
"I live anywhere I can," he replied,
"and almost how I can !"
"But," said I, "what is your trade
or business V What do you general
ly do for a living ?"
"I am a water-cress boy," he replied,
"and get up every morning at two o'
clock and go on foot three or four mi!e3
and sometimes six or eight, into the
ede of the city to buy water-cres3e3.
I get a basket of them for a shilling, i
and by crying them the whole day,
generally clear another, which pays
my board and lodging.
Just then the superintendent came
along, and a3 I took hi3 arm he said :
"The lad you have been talking with
comes here every night to learn to read
and although he cannot get to sleep be
fore ten o'clock, and is obliged to be
up at two in the morning, yet he is al
ways punctual. Not long since his
mother was imprisoned for arrearages
in her rent the sum needed to release
her was but ten shillings. Well, this
bov almost starved himself, and slept
out of doors to save money, out of his
scanty earnings to release her from
prison."
I went back again and talked with
the boy, and in my eyes, he was a truer
hero than Wellington or Napoleon !
Hartford Republican.
The circulation of the banks in Kentucky
has increased nearly three and a half mil
lions of dollars since the 1st of July last.
appear to be used, they ehould, on all
occasions, be condemned. They have
a tendency, insensibly, to undermine
j all sentiments of respect for religion
nd virtue. The press, above all
should never allow itself to be made the
vehicle of blasphemy under any shape
or form. It shoul I never, on any pre
tence, admit into its columns a word
or expression, which could offend re-
ligion, or bring a blush into the cheek
of modesty.
These observations, we trust, will not
be deemed obtrusive. Thev are true, '
and they are called for by a practice j
which prevails extensively with some ;
country editors, of inserting stories or i
j anecdotes filled with blasphemous or ob
Examination of Attokxeys.--The
n , f i . i . i
didate for admission to the bar. taken .
from the Western Law Journal, is de
cidedly a good one. The examiner
commences with the following.
'Do you smoke ?'
'I do, sir.'
'Have you a spare cigar ?'
'Yes sir.' (Extending a short six.)
'Now, sir, what is the first duty of a
lawrnr 2'..
'What is the second ?'
'To increase the number of his clients.'
'When does your position toward your
client change V
'When making a bill of costs.'
'Explain.'
'When they occupy tho antagonistic
position, I assume the character of plain
tiff and they defendant.'
'A suit decided, how do you stand
with the lawyer conducting the other
side ?'
'Cheek by jowl.'
'Enough, sir you promise to be
come an ornament to your profession,
and I wish you success. Now you are
aware of the duty you owe me.
'I am, sir.'
'Describe it.'
'It i3 to invite vou to drink.'
'But suppose I decline ?'
Candidate scratches hi3 head.
'There is no instance of this kind on
record in the books ! I can't answer
the question.'
'You are right, and the confidence
with which you make the assertion
show3 that you have read the law at
tentively. Let us have a drink and I
will Eign your certificate.'
Tna English Language. The in
telligent foreign correspondent of the
Newark Advertiser, in a letter from
Rome, says: "The wide diffusion of
the Anglo-Saxon language is not among
the least striking fruit3 of the growing
influence of the two great empires that
use it. There is scarcely a court on
the Continent where it is not more or
less spoken, and commercial or friendly
intercourse is rapidly promoting the
cultivation of it among the people.
The time i3 ot distant when the Ame
rican traveller may go round the world i
with our conquering and commercial
tongue alone. It is worthy of note,"
he adds, "that just as all the world
abroad is seeking a knowledge of Eng
lish, young America is becoming ambi
tious to jabber in foreign tongues."
Give Your Child a Paper. A child
begining f) real beeoa;es delighted with a
new-paper, because Le reala tie names of
things which .are very familiar, arjd will
make progress accordingly. A newspaper
in one year U worth a quarter's schooling
to a child, and etery father niust consider
that substantial information is connected
ith advancement. The mother of a fami
ly, being one of the heads, and baring a
more imaiediate charge of children, should
herself te instructed. A rn'.nd occupied
becomes fortified against the ills of lift?, i
and is braced for any emergency. Children
amued by reading or study, are of e&urs
more considerate, and more easily govern
ed. How many thoughtless youcg men
have g pent their earnings in a tavern or
grog shop, who ought to have been reading?
Uow many parents who have not iptnt
twenty dollar for bocks for their families,
would haTe given hundreds to reclaim
a eon cr a daughter who Lad ignorantly
and thoughtlessly fallen into temptation f
T ri
c t try rr
, . .
t. :a t? wn ?
je rci 1 ii- sr
tc-ht ar. .' Ju
do it a WvII
?. then : rid.-!t au i r ;
r; Terence zzl e'vy 1.
. n the i e! 1 ; h ! i ni
ing it t- the !v-t.
a Tart? er' Wamy,
senses, and er!; ;
A g n!-v wcr and
tren-:Ki, yar:. ! :.'.-.
; t ut h r r.Tf t a
an whn he crn f rl'. ;j
raotaer is as tt
t
flight : f v-i: i a!avs i i :b- ttertJuo.
anl l;n w.th r-5 evening. The p-r a t.. ir
e grey-ht a hut her rcotaerlj rcl .ti a
U ever in fiVarah. It may t- utur.
yea winter, wi:h th-j wntnan. bit with !.?
mother as m ther it is all sprin.
A I5 At T:rt n Inr.v That was a b
tifal idea of t je wife cf an Iri-h ch !
mister, who, while pc-r himel' Ll pv
en gratituou instruction t r-r vh-Jar,
but when increased in worldly g !, be
gan to tLitjlc tm he C 'uld n t p Li r
vices fcr coth.icg. "Jam-, d -n'l nj tho
like o' that'jsaid the g- ntl-; hrtc wife,
"a poor scholar don't eimc icfr. ihe Lou-o
that I don't f el as if h- li -viht fr, h ir
with him. I never n;i th- I i'.- r pro
hiru ; my hc:ijrt warms t j th ft. h e . !y
sound of hid jbare f- t fi tl.. 11 r. ..!
tie dr aiuiM-t rp. n tn h
n t l.:r:i l;;
Itf:u;inrs: ri.FLls.;. If pirn w-ri
really a-i anxipr.s thit th ir clul !r u 'd. u-I
love a tjlut they sh-rj 1 '.. t .-- -
selves, '.Ley wjull uo th-j m.-n.? f r
exciting this ij.vc ; they woul j i. -: s r. . 'i
enforce it as a lu!y tl.nt I!t .11 !
ed nn 1 thaiiied, as K-al tic chit ! '.- , ,
of his own ti-eorJ ; tiny wf.uhl i .. r
that He sdiouM b af.seiat'.-d iu their n. '
with every idea of thtfrfuluess an 1 s j
nit nt, and tLu hy the fuiiltti..n f r'
pur-, rations5, anl cHiri nf. rcligi-.u. j i ;.
ciple, theonlr source "f -ruiat'-nt -n
s.-. L I .ii 'ihon tf t!t '';,
arj tljc vEljitan.
I Don't Thiik the Whole World Worth
ISwearirg1 lor.
These werj; flic words of a pr'-fane iii'Ie
boy, about Ujn years of age, wl.tn suff. iiijg
f-jverely frojtn tea-!ckiiess, an I, as !,
thought, very near d-?atli. As his berth
was near u.ii e, I could !n ar him j it ouslv
moaning and; sobbing, "H, I fhall die. 'l
wi.'h i coul'lj.sie ruy' nrjthf r i.ac.' iijor.';''
vkhen he ftdl jhack exhausted on his .ill-.w.
After liug f i 1 1 a little while, I hearl hiin
ay, "I wouldn't wcur ; I wouldn't iwur
for a dollar.' j After another Ct f voniitiu,
at which hli was evidently very uiU'-Ji
alarmed, he pxclaimtd, "I wouldn't swear
for two dollajrs ; no, nor for five d dLrs,
cither when he again fell back in his
berth tired out. A third time, whcD f rc. i
wortli swearing fjr7 A"ftTt!iJii fTir
asleep, and did not awake until the I a ws
calm.
This litthj b y was the on of a profane
and intemperate n.ao, who taught hini to
wear as sooia as he co'il i hp' nk. I'ut h
had a good) mother who taught him fhe
third eomujundnjtijt. TI.ii was the in
into which he had most frequently f-l! n,
and this wis the sin that troubled him
when he thought he was going before that
Cod "who will not hold hini guilders who
taketh his tiauej in vain."
! Arn'-ri' ,i n Nlryr.
I i;r: i. Lioiit I'm Almost Ilowr.
The fjllowjing i3 related of a yourg pirl,
whose jourhey of lify was nrar the end.
About hfcr chamber g!;d.-d g-:nt!y tie
loved formi of her parents, and only sister.
.She silently noted their movements with a
mild expression of her dying eye, turning
it from bids to side. Arretted by her pecu
liar look, bo expressive of afii.rtion au i
patient suilering, they psu'ed to look upon
her, whom they only now siw but dimly
through their tears, and foou should s';j
no tiiore.
A feeble effort to sp.-ak, a quit-ring
voiceless tioveuieutof the ',, flr:r . - 'y
around her the loving hea.ts f t.! . r
rowing circle. Mother, t:.i
came closer to her side. A j r.. ; t
lit up her; countenance. Hl.e I .i i hr I. fie
puhclc-ia hand within her m 'ier'. "i,
then clod her eyelids to the light f ar : ,,
and sunk; away. The col 1 dsn.p .f ! -i t
shadowy valley feemcd circling o:r I t.
fc'lowly sibkicg down, tie gii i i, .
that rivei-'s thore, which, likj a ?ir -w
stream, jJivi Jet tLo spirit land for.i o r..
Uut see 1: the quivering lip evay to y : ': !
"Mother '." How each h-arl throbbed f. ,
and then each nulse stood still. ''M-u. t 1 '
the dicg zirl
breathes form "I tee a
Uffbt
I'm s!mo-.t hou.e !"
JJ!es- 1 thoceht! L3,ht is for
man, even amid the glxita and darku'; of
the grave.
. . -
WiivlEvEitTBOL-r is Chos. )&i day
little John Wilson eatue running in'-j the
houi-; where his sister Msry waa sewing,
holding something in hia ban! whch he
haJ fj'tnd in the back yard.
'Oa,j sisUr Miiry !" sid he, "I bavj
found a! a pretty thing. It is a jit-ce of
red ghi-s, and when 1 looked through it
every thing looked red, too. The trees,
the hona, the preen graii, jour face and
everything is red."
Miry replied. ''Ye3, it is very htaV.i
ful, aud now let me show yjuhow to leara
a useful lesson from it.
'Vol remember the other day y&u
thought every person was cro to you.
"Now, you were like thij piece of glass,
which makes ttc-rythiog red because it is
red. You were cross, so you thought every
body t roucd yon as cross, too.
"If you are in good humor and kind to
every oce, they will seem kind ta you."
It is Only a Cent. 1 Now, my littlo
lad. don't s-oend that cent for candy.
"Why, did't my father give it to me?"
Ceruialy he did, but that ii no reason
why y ou should spend it. If yem rua over
to the can Jy store, and buy roll, ia Cve
minutes yoa will be no better off fjr h ving
the money; now pave your money (anl
jour health) and put it in a box."
Tnr. M'-Tin;!:
when .!. ii r-'i !.