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PulUiMythiZawi g-e tth Untied State.
fbii paper fa pnbliahed lit TWO Domjms a year,
. in advanca Twa Dollar aai Fifty Cento hi
(iz uoatlia or, Thre Dollan at Ilia end of tlia
year. (8 proepeclUi.) ' .) -' ..;' ' !
AdverUiemenUtnaerted at On Dollar pr tquare
fat the fint, and Twenty-Fiva Oenta for each
ontinuno' . Court -Ordera "will be charged
twenty-fivs per soul, extra.
The hapyy Ittatch. t
1 Nov, said IlarryZIcmpluIt", to this!
young WJW, as wey wem i muu Kuepuigi
it's my bqsinesa lo bring money into the
houic, aod y6ur' to see that Wna goes
foolishlf out of it.' Thw was the agree.
tnent with which ,.they - set forward in the
wend.- lie chose her nr, because be loveo
- her, and in the second, place because he
knew she was sensible, economleal ond in-'
dustrtous Just the reason which Influences
a fenaiUe man ia hi choice now. And be
thou:ht it best that each should have a dis
liuct sphere of action. Their interests
wcm iodivisibla, conscqueotly each had
the same motives to acl wsll the atlolted
part.i His business called for his whob ati
tculioa; be wished, ttierefore, to pursue it
undistracted by otlusr cares for (limself,
he looked fur happiness only at home ; there
ho especteda supply lor biy uu wants, ana
he was of course not disposed to spend any
thins abroad in pursuit of what uo thought
every rcasonablcman ought to look for Fo
the bosom of his family. ,. Hqr duties being
ell domestic, she was able to compass them
boiler by turning her who! attention to
. them.: Her husband's business habits his
temperate and correct life, had all the pow.
era of example, increasing her esteem, and
jlpubling her anxiety to deserve his. , I
j. bey married without waiting to get rich
they neither distrusted f rovidence nor
each other, .Wil.h liulo besides health, and
a dispositioQ ta improve it, they neverlho
less hud that strong confidence of final sue
cess, which prudent resolutions inspire in
those who foel that they have perseverance
enough to adhere to , tucm. ; iliua they dc
uuu ttie world, - 'r t '
To attach a mno to his home, it is ticccs.
sary that homo should havo attractions.
Harry IlemiiluH's had. " There ho sought
rcpoue after the toil and weariness of the
day and. tbeco l fijuudiC - VVl erpa-
cdand low spirited, he retired Ihitber, and
and amid the soothing influence of its quiet
andncacoful sliadcs," ho forsot the heartless-
nrsa of tho world ."and all tho wronzs" of
When thinst went ill with him, ho
found nlwavs a solace in the sunshine of
nflcction, in the domestic circle ', tint bcani
ed upon,' and dispelled every cloud from his
brow. However others Treated him, theire
was all kindness, confidence, affoction y it
others deceived him and hypocrisy,' with
its shameless face, smiled" on hlra to delude
Jiim, there, all was sincerity-t-thatsincerity
of the heart which makes amend j for suffer,
inff, and wins tho troubled spirit from mis.
nnthrbpy. - ' l ; .
Notning so directly tends to make a good
vife ft coodhousckceporjs good domestic
economialr as that kindness on lhe pan of
the husband Which speaks the language or
approbation, and . that careful and well dU
rectcd industry , which thrives and gives
strong promises thaiher care and. prudence
will have a favorabie issue. - Ana wary
Hemphill had this token and this assurance.
, Harry devotod himself , to business with
steady purposo and untiring xeal ; he ob
taincd credit by his plain and honest dealing
custom by his faithful punctuality and
constant ftarcs friends by . bis obliging do
portmcnt and accommodating disposition,
lie gained the reputation of being the best
workman in tho village none were ever
deceived who trusted to his word. ; Ho ah
ways drove his business a Utile beforehand ;
. for, be said, things go badly when the
cart gets before the horso! 1 1 noticed once
- a little incident which illustrated his charac.
ter :' A thrifty old farmer was accosted in
the road 'at tho end of tho village by a
youngster, who was making a great dash
in business, and wanted to borrow a few
hundred dollars. 1 The wily old man was
perfectly ignorant where it could be had j 1
and slided off from him as soon as he could.
He rode directly, down, to. Hemphill, and j
""told him ho had "a few hand red dollars to J
Joan, and wished him to take it f the-pay
' mcms should be easy just such as would
suit. Indeed . replied Harry, you have come
to a bad market I have a little cash my.
self; and have been looking" around these
two weeks for a good opportunity of putting
it out '.
While Harry was prospering in his busi.
ness, all went like clock work at home the
family expenditures were carefully made
not a farthing was wanted, not a scrap was '
lost the furniture was neat and 4mjful, j
rather than ornamental the table plain,'
frugal, but wholesome and well spread
little went either to the seamstress or tailor
no extravagance in dress, no costly com.
pany keeping, no. useless waste of time in
ceaseless visiting, and yet the neighborhood
praised Mary Hemphill, and loved her ; she
j was kind without dissipation--and while
few people lived more comfortable, none
lived more economically. ; -
The results of bucb management can
never disappoint the expectations to which
it looks. Even the angry frown of misfor
tune is almost put at defiance. . A vantage
ground is soonained which the storm sel.
dom reaches..' A ud the full reward comes
in the proper timo to crown the niccd of
uvc8 taus spent. -. , -, , . ,v
; The music of ..ItarraV tools was fn 'ful
play on the jnorning that I left thq vilbg
lor a distant residence. It was net yet
sunrise. And as, the coach bore me rapid
ly past tlie-cool and quiet residence of tho
villager, I saw the door was open and the
breakfast smoking on the Uble. " Mary " id
her Deal morning dress and : white' apron,
blooniing in health and loveliness, was busy
amid her household affairs and a stranger
to tne place, observed it, and said, ' there
is a thriving family, my word for ill An
no spoKe won. - loero aro certain signs
always perceptible .about those , who ore
I . t . ia mi . . .
wom-ns thlnes right, that cannot be. mis.
taken by the mosteasual observer. On my
return to Atetibunr, many years afterwards,
I noticed a beautiful country residence on
the banks of the, river, surrounded by ol
the elogance of, wealth and .taste., Richly
cultivated fields stretched themselves out on
every side far as the eyes could reach
and nocks, and nerds, were scattered In
every direction. ;Jt was a splendid scono;
the sun wsjusf setting belund the western
hills, and while a group of neatly dressed
clulJron sported, , on the adjacent school
hou30 green the mellow notes of the fluto
minded with their noisy mirth... There.1
oW a W friend, lives Harry iicunphill
mui ig ma iarm- tnose aro nis cotilu, "icro
is his school house, and those his own, and
some orphan chddren of his adoDtion.
wmcn no educates at his own expense
t ? - 1
naving mauo an ample fortune by his Indus.
try and prudence, be spends Ins larse in
come in deeds of charity, and he and Mary
mutually give cacn other tho credit ol do
ins this? . -
My heart expanded then it expands still
when I think of Ihum -and I pen their sim.
pie history in the hope, that as it is not cn.
lirely inimitable, soma who read it will at
tempt jo imitate it. z
J2vE.-fra(- before Webdiso. ' will tell
you," continued her aunt to Louisa, two
things which I have fully proved. . The first
will go far towards preventing tho possibil
ity of any discord after marriage ; the se
cond is the best and surest preservative of
luminino cnaracter."
" Tell me," said Louisa, anxiously.
ine ursi is mis: uomand ot vour
onaegroom as soon as tho marriage cere
mony is over, a solemn vow. and promise
a iso yourself, never, even in jest.to dispute.
. . . ...
or express7 ony disagreement. , I "tell you
neveH-for what begins in bantering will
lead to serious earnest. Avoid expressing
rritation atone another's words. Mutual
forbearance is tho ono great secret of do
mcstic hopuincss. If you have erred, con
fess it freely, even if confession costs you
some tears, further," promiso faithfully
never, upon any pretext or excuse, to have
any secret or concealments from each oth
er; but to keep yourprivate afTa irs from
father, mother, brother, sister, relations,
and tho world. Let them be known only
to each other and your God. - Remember
that any third person admitted into your
confidence becomes a party to stand be
tween you, and will naturally side with one
or the other. Promise to avoid this, and
renew -the Towtipon CTenr "temptation." Ir
willrcscrre-that-rfcctoflfideneerrthat
union, which will indeed make you as one.
O, if tho newly married would but practice
this spring of connubial peace, how many
unionsrould be happyvwhich aro now mi:
crablo. Knickerbocker, ".
Nothing to do.
We never have an exalted opinion of a
fomale, when wo see her endeavoring to
spread abroad the impression that she bus
nothing to do, and that all her time is at her
own disposal. We know somebody must
work to support her, and if she is unwilling
to engage in house-work, or do her own
sewing, we know she is not a suitablo per
son for a wife. It is painful to witness the
manner in which many daughters are
brought up. They livo as if nature designed
them for butterflies, to flirt away their ex
istence without benefitting either themselves
or others instead of working for their own
sunnort and thd maintenance of othera.
Such females will never make suitablo com.
panions for men and if left without pro.
perty, must suuer indescribably lor their
folly to the latest period of existenccvs
Fcmalcsshould take pride To supporting
themselves. It is no disgrace to labor, and
those who learn trades or take in work, are
more happy, enjoy better health, and are in
a fairer way of getting good husbands than
tho lazy &r.d the fashionable. A man of
senso chooses a help-meet for life, and not
toy. A simpleton only will take to Ins
bosom a flirt or a coquette. Let girls re
member this, and betake themselves to in.
dustrious habits, and they will never regret
. l i ' " a P rr?rciJjyred down no less than three race nags sent
it to the latest period of cxistcnxa-Por expres8ly ,0 catch him, with a Mexican
MIA m nnuiv. I
Wiyes.I am acquainted with a great
many good wives, notable, and so managing
that they make a man every thing but hap.
py and I know a great many others, who
sing, and paint, ana play, and cut paper,
and are so accomplished that they have no
time to be agreeable, and no time to be use
ful. Picture and fiddles, and everr thin
but agreeableness and pood ness. can be had
for money ; but as there is no market where
pleasant manners and engaging convcrsa
tion are to be bought, methinks it is a pity
the ladies do not oftcner try to provide them
atliome. '
' Extraordinary ndvenlnres
The editor of an exchange, writing from
Le lloy, Genesee county, gives the fulfow.
ing account or the adventures Of a liussiafl,'
n.ow Jiving in that village ; - ,w v
Jacob Guiscr was born at St. Petersburg
in Uussia, in the year 1808. His father
was a German, by birth, and held rfie. post
of Qoloqel in the C4tb Regiment jf , Light
Urnsoons in the Uzar a service. His mo.
ther was a Russian- When at he age of
14 yours and 0 months, ho left St- Peters,
burg with the cartage of Madam Doibitch,
andas a military boy proceeded with her to
Wirtemburg, whore he was entered as a
cadet in a- military school. Subsequently
no received auipioma tront tho King of
VVurtcmburg, and returned to St. Peters-
burgh, when he was appointcS a Lioutonant
in the Russian service, and assigned to the
6th Regiment of Dragoons,! and iS 1820
marched with a crand division of the Rus.
siao army under the command of Field
Marshal Dcibitcu upon Turkey InAusrust
117, the army arrived before Shaumla, and
began operations to force the passage of the
uaikan. l ha I urkidh army amounted to
250,000 ; and tho defence t Slioumla con-1
sisted of 9 fortifications, the most of which
were circumvented by mtnins:. For this.
purposo a tunnel was excavated, extending
three miles under the mountain ; and in the
construction of ""winch 5000 miners wero
employed Iby Deibitch. for several months
Tho loss of the Russians in tho reduction
of Slioumla was 50.000 men. Lt. Guisor
belonged to the advance party thrown out
to attract tho attention of tho Turks while
the attacking party were making tho pass.
age of the tuiiuel ; andjwas wounded. IIu
was thcu sent to a hospital at a nlaco called
Suwfaski, where hlKrcmaincd seventeen
weeks, when he obtained permission to go
to Moscow in company with an officer who
iad charge oi a bajrzago trauV.x Whilo at
Moscow, tho cholera broko out w hereupon
ueJolt his past and proceeded tQ .WJrtem.
burg. To enable him to do this, he made
a passport out of-iico-flAcrjwhich ho had
previously received. This was in 1829.
At Wirtcmburg he procured nn oppointmont
under tho king, but was soon obliged to de
camp on account of somo irregular conduct.
Io then went to Holland, and thcro enlisted
as a soldier ; was assigned to the miriuo
corps, and promoted to the rank of a ser.
geant... When the first timo ho was sent to
market to purchase provisions for his com
pany, he made his two, fatiguo men, who
accompanied him, drunk, and deserted ,
London. On board of tho steamer he ex-
changed his military dress for one of a civil,
ian, with an Israelite, to whom lie gave a
small gold watch as boot money. After
us arrival in Lngland, he remained in Lon.
don about three weeks, and then enlisted as
a soldier in the 32J regiment, and was sent
out to Canada ; and in 1831 dcscrtcdand
came to Buffalo, having been about eighteen
months in the British army. - From Buffalo
he proceeded to the city of New York,
whero he learned a trade, got him a. wife,
and set up in business for himself. In 1 835
he was burned out ; and having lost all the
property he possessed, he left the city and
proceeded west; and the spring of 1830
found him at Louisville, in Kentucky ;
where. ho joincda-coiupan
and went to Texas. In Texas he served in
what Was called tho Louisville Cavalry :
and at an attack upon a post occupied
by
fie Mexicans on tho Colorado, was wound-
ed and -incapacitai(jd-for-furlhcr -present
service. After a few weeks delay he was
sent to New Orleans, where ho remained in
io hospital for some weeks until be reco
vered, and then begged his way up the river
nd to Cuhdlo, from whence ho proceeded
to Le Roy, whero he brought up with pock
ets to let but hands to work. Here he
found persons who gave him employment ;
nd then sent lor his wile, who had remain-
od at New York, and became a citizen of
io place : and has since, as 1 am informed
by respectable people of tho place, accu.
mutated property worth from 83000 to
$3,000. Guiser is now but Little more than
33 years of age.
Tho white steed ol the prairies.
Mr. Kendall, of the New Orleans Pica.
yunc, is giving some account of what he
saw and suffered in his Lite expedition to
Santa Fe which resulted in imprisonment'
1 Mexico. After noticing flocks of small
wMo..-hojsci..inj JLhQ
following: '1, -
44 Many stories are told of. a largo' white
horse that has been seen often in tho vicin
ity of tho Cross Timbers and near tho Red
iivcr; lie has never been seen to gallop,
but paces even faster than any horse that
has been sent out after him can run ; and so
game and untiring is tho 4 Whito Steed of
the frames, lor ho is well known to trap.
pcrs and traders by that name, that he has
. . . -
rider. Tho latter had nothing but a huso
or lariat with him, a long rope mado, cither
of horso-hoir or hemp, and which the Mex
icans throw with very great dexterity ; but
although ho took a fresh horse after tiring
one down, he was never near enough the
noble animal to throw a slip-noose over his
head, or even to drive him into a canter.
He has been known to pace a mile in less
than two minutes and can keep up this rate
hour after hour, or until he has tired down
whatever may be in chase. Large sums
hive been offered to catch liim, and the at
tempt has frequently been made ; but he
still roams his native prairies in freedom,
solitary and alone. One of the hunters cvea
so Mr as Jo tell mo thai he was too
provro be seen in company with the native
JTMl Jv being a beautiful aiimal of far
Deltefaenm Jlian tboaB-oMda- race t but
this part of the story I could not make cob-
vcnient to believe at that time,
Crowding the Professions.
Ouo ofaho ablest . periodical writers of
Great- Britain, speaking of tho ambition in
that country of adopting professional life of
all kinds, olid of the " rush," it we may so
call it, into the professions of " law, physio
and divinity," thus points the mind's eye to
the general consequences of some of there :
f, " But thousands have died of broken
hearts,' in these pursuits, thousands who
would have been happy bcjiind tho plough or
opulent behind the counter; thousands in
tho desperate struggle of thankless profes.
sions look upon the simplicity ot a mo ot
manual labor with perpetual envy; and
thousands, by a worse futo still, aro driven
to necessities which degrade the principles
of honor within them, occustotn them to
humiliating modes of obtaining subsistence,
and make up, by administering to tho vices
of society, the livelihood which was refused
to their legitimate exertions."
LCDICHOPS CIRCCMSTANCE I.f A ClItrKCM.
--Sjwaklug of first impressions at Church
to y miad a ludicrous circumstance
thatiappcticd somo fifty or sixty years ago,
at 4 Church. The Rector, though
a ntn of profound learning, and a great
theioginn, was of such eccentric habits as
oft Ji to create a doubt among the vulgar
whlhcr ho was at times compos mentis.
Haling remarked for several successive
Sunjlays, a gentleman who was no parish,
iondr, invariably using a scot in a pew next
to tlat ii which a young widow lady sat,
he iistaf-tly eyed them ; and ot one lime
detected too young gentleman slyly draw,
ing the lady glove from off iho back of
iho pcwSft here she was accustomed to place
it (her ltond and arm were delicately lair)
and placing in it a small neatly folded noto.
Byud by the lady's prayer book foil of
coufseaccidcntallv from tho lcd-je of her
pew into the gentleman's; ho picked it up,
found a leaf turned down, and , ho hastily
scanned a passage, which cvidentiy caused
a sroila of complacency.
Our minister saw all their proceedings,
and continued to watch them for two sue
ccsnve Sundays. On the third, as soon as
the collects were read, and while the beaile
- . 1 1 - . .i i - i
ycl wauea to nuenmum io ine choiicl-i, our
eccefitrtirpaistor; fd a strong tnstinctvotce
said4 1 publish the bans of marriage be
twccn'M. and N. (dolibcrately pronouncing
tho names of the parties,) if any of you
know just cau3e," &c. Tho eyes of the
congregation were turned on Uicm; the
lady with suffused blushes, and the gentle
man crimsoned with anger; she fanning
herself with vehemence, and ho opening
nnd shutting tho pew door with rago ond
violence ;tho minister meanwhile proceed,
ing through his duties with tho samo deco
rum as if innocent of tho agitation ho had
excited.
The sermon preached ond tho services
'Aded, away to the vestry rush tho party at
tho heels of tho pastor. 4 Who authorised
you; sir, to mako such a publication of the
l . . : - .. .. -i
weir
;7tTanrf deiiianathcytothn-a-bTCTtn."
rAnlh"rifi rnnV said he With a stare,
which heightened their confusion. 4 Yes,
sir, who authorized you?' 4 Oh!1 said the
minister with a sly glanco alternately at
achT1f"yoa don1! approved -it? I'll- for.
bid the bans next Sunday.' 4 Sir,' said tho
lady, youhaye been too officious already ;
nolwdy requested you to do any thing you
had better mind your own business !' 4 Why,
my pretty dear,1 said he, patting her on
the .heck, wnat l navo aono nas occn uu
in tho way of business ; and if you do not
like to wait for three publicrtions, I advise
you, sir,' turning to the gentleman 4 to
procure the licence, the ring, and tho fee,
and then the whole matter may bo settled
as soon as to-morrow.' 4 Well,' replied
the gentleman, addressing the widow, with
your permission, I will get them, and we
may be'marricd in a day or two.' Oh !
you may both do os-you please,' pettishly,
yet nothing loathingly, replied the lady.- It
was but a day or two after, tho Jicensc was
procured, tho parson receiveiniisToe, the
bridegroom his bride, and tho widow, . for
the last time, threw her gloves over tho
back of the pew ; ond it was afterwards
said that, all parlies were satisfied wilh their
gains. -? '; ' '' - '
Niagara Falls. A circumstance be
curred at Niagara Falls on tho 14th, quite
extraordinary , and. therefore the present
lipn of conversation. A horse w us seen,
from an elevation between the Clifton House
and the road leading to the burning Springs
swimming from Navy Island on the Cana.
da side, towards the opposite shore.
Strange and impossiblo as it may seem,
being a powerful anftnal it is supposed, ho
succeeded in reaching Grass Island, more
than two.thirds of the way across the Niag.
ifra river. This was accomplished by ha v.
ing started high up so that a diagonal line
enabled the bold adventurer to plant his
hoofs on that little patch of terra firma
Green Island, a narrow strip of grass that
peeps out of the water but a short distance
above Goat Island. After feeding awhile,
nnd therefore attracting a still larger num.
ber of wonder-stricken spectators, he seem,
ed to survey the mighty exhibition of fury
around, and again plunged into the resist
less current either intending to return, or
touch upon the American side for horses
think , aye, and reason too) but the rushing
waters, like ' an array of hungry tigers,
whirled the poor beast hither and thither.
aoq onward too, so that jusj as he reached
the first rapid, nothing; but his head could
be now and then observed above the angry
billows. ; Before coming to the brink of the
magnificent catarast. towards the mlddlo of
-ttiw -descent it was quite certain that life
waa extbcL. Over went the carcase, which
was soon discovered by tlioso below, at the
ferry, where it was towed on shore and ex.
amincd. It proved to be a very large bdrse
In excellent health, almost milk-white, but
every bono in tht body was crushed or bro
ken into fragments. At the lost1 advices,
the remains were at the whirlpool, running
an endless round, the race of magic horses,
us thougWt were intended to impress the
mind with a deeper aense of horror whilst
gazing Into thoawfil abyss below. Cor.
Boston Trant. y " ' ; :w 1 '.
Thoughts for youth Force of
On the coxit of Norway there Is an im
mense whirlpool, 'called by the natives,
xuacisirooro, wnicn signllies the naval or
the centre of the sea. The body of water J
which form this whirlpool, is extended in a
circle above thirteen miles in circumference.
In the midot thereof, stands a rock, against
which tlie tide in its ebb, is washed with
inconceivable fury ; wben innstaniiy swai.
lows up an inings wmcn como wuiun tne
sphere of its Violence
. JNo skill of the manner nor strength of
rowing can work an escape. The sea beat.
en sailor at the helm finds tho ship at first
go into a current opposite his intentions ;
his vessel's motion, though slow in tho be
ginning, becomes every moment more ra
pid : it goes round in circles still narrower,
till at last it is dashed against the rock, and
entirely disappears forovcr. .
And thus U fares with the thoughtless and
hapless youth, that falls under the power of
uny Yieious uauii. Ai.jirsi.Jue jnuuiges
wiui caution and timidity, and struggles
against , tho stream of viciouTihclination.
But evory relapse carries him down the
current, the violenco of which increases
and brings him still nearer to the rock in
the midst of tho whirlpool, till at length
stupified and subdued, he yields without a
struggle, and. makes shipwreck of con
science, of interest, of reputation, and of
every thing that is dear and valuable in the
human character.
Good habits on tho other hand are power
ful as, well as bad ones; therefore, no better
klvmaw w giv w- youth than the fol
lowing; "Choose tho most rationul and
best way of living, and habit will soon
make it the most agreeable."
"Honesty tho best policy," V
A farmer called on Earl Fitzwilliam to re
present that his crop of wheat had been se
riously injured ia field adjoining a certain
wood whero his hounds had, during the
winter, frequently met to hunt Ho stated
that the young w heat had been so cut up and
destroyed, that in some parts he could not
hope for any produce.
' Well, my friend," said his lordship, I
am awaro that we have frequently met in
that field, and that we have done consiJor
ablo injury : and if you can procure an es-v
repay you,
ihi
io farmer replied, that anticipating his
Lordship's consideration and kindness, ho
had requested a friend to assist him in csti
mating ibc. damage, and they thoughLahal
as tho crop seemed quite destroyed, fifty
dollars would not more than repay him.
The Lord immediately gave him the money.
As tho harvost, however, approached, the
wheat grew, and in those parts of the field
that were trampled, the wheat was the
strongest and most luxuriant. -.
Tho fasmcr went again to his 'Lordship,
and being introduced, saidri4I am come,
my Lord, respecting the field of wheat ad.
joining such a wood."
Ho instantly recollected tho circumstan
ces. '4 Well, my frieud, did I not allow
you sufficient to remunerate you for tho
loss!" -. '
- 44 Yes, my Lord, I have founa that I have
sustained no loss at all ; for where the dogs
and horses had most cut up the land, the
crop is most promising ; and 1 have there
fore brought the fifty dollars back again." .
Ah 1" cxclaimcd-tho venerable Earl,
44 this is what I like, this ia what ought to
be between man and man." , . '
.lie then entered into conversation with"
iW&rmcr, asking him some questions re
specting his family how many children he
had, Ate. His-Lordship then went into
another room, and returning, presented the
farmer with a check for one hundred - dol
lars. ,4 Take care of this", and whenrour el
dest son is of age, present it to him, and
tell the occasion that produced it." r
We know not which most to admire, the
benevolence or the wisdom displayed by
this illustrious man ; for while doing a noble
act of generosity, he was handing down a
lesson of integrity to another generation.
44 If you please, sir, can a thing bo lost
when you know where it is T" said an Irish,
man to the captain of a vessel
14 No," said the captain, " what makes
you ask such a question T" ..'
4 Bekase, sir, I have just dropped your
taypot overboard, and its at the bottom of
the say by this lime." . .... .... '
A clergyman was censuring a young lady
for tight lacing. 44 Why," replied Miss;
"too would not recommend loose habits
to your parishioners."
A Majestic' Flowjeb. In a late number
of the Petersburg Statesman, we find a do.
scription bf a flower tree which is found ia
the interior of "Ceyton, and may teonsid.
ercd as a wonderful cunowty, excel Hug in
peauiy ana grandeur ail other plants in the
vegetable kingdom. The body; of the tree
is sixty fuel high end straight as a ship'
mast, without limb or leafr.bat supporting -at
the top an Immense tuft of leaves, each
of hich ltod 'or twelve foot ionjj.ffiTho
stalks of these loaves clasp the body of tho1
tree and inclino outwardj theionjr leaves' j
bending over in a graceful curve. This vast
crown of evergreens is of itself very grand
but when the tree is about fifty years old
there rises from its centre a cone several feet
in height, which gradually enlarges, until at
length it bursts with a loud explosion, and' .
vast brilliant goldcn-colored flower, twelve
foot in diamctor, appears over the elevated
tuft of leaves as s gorgeous diadem on tha
head of this queen of the forest. The treoj
never blooms but once, and docs not long
sorvfvo thii grand display of magnificence.
-MMwawaaaMBMteBaapat tff3 ' ' J
An ExT b iment.I once knew a boy
who was employed by his father to remoW
ail tho loose, small stones which, from tho
peculiar nature bf the ground, had accum
ulated in ibe road before the house. lis,
into the pasture across tho way. . He soon .
got tired of picking them up ono by one,'
and sat down on the bank to try to deviso
some better means of accomplishing' his
work; ho at length conceived and adopted
the following plan. . Ha set ia the pasture
a narrow board for a target, or, as the boys .
would call it, a mark; and then collecting
all tho boys in thd neighborhoodho propo.
sed to' them an amusement, which boys aro
always ready for firing at a mark. . I need
hot say that the stores of ammunition in
tho street were soon exhausted," the boys
working for their leador when they suppos-
ed they were only -finding amusement for
themselves. . Hero now is experimenting ,
on the mind ; the production of useful effort -with
rapidity and caso, by the intervention
of proper instrumentality ; the converson,
by means of a little knowledge of human .
nature , of what Would otherwise have bct-n
dull and fatiguing labor, into a mere anlmd
ting spoit, giving pleasure to twenty In-'
stead of tedious labor to "one. Abboli
Tho following worb of exhortation,'1
which wo clip from the conclusion of a."
homily on,44 Hard Times," in the Spring- -field
Republican, is In our judgment excel.
lent i .... . " . ;
41 We havo a word for debtors who aro
pushed to the wall. , Let them not be dis.
cou raged let them not be overcome by
despondency. " Hope,' like truth, lies at tho
bottom of tho deepest well. On the ashes
of a new burnt dwelling may be laid thq
loundation ot a new building. . After thq
night comes the morning. If a man stum
bio, and fall not, he is holped on his jour-
ney. Aecp a cloar conscience. lie hon
est in spite of temptation. Keep up your,-
Rjurim, uoi oy pouring spirits ao wo, out Dy.
doing all that within you lietb for yourselves
and yours, leaving tho result to the hand
that moves the world. Above all, meet
your creditors wTThyourlinirt-sleevesoner-
upfiwt for-fightingj-but for hard work;
Mind all these hints, ond you H bo the hap
pier now, and the better off hereafter. .
44 A whole chapter for creditors : Do
Illnts to keep away hard times. '
Rise early in tho morning, and be dill-
gent during the day in attending to your
own business, and not worry yourselves by
your neighbor's concerns. ,
Uivo encouragement to homo industry.
and in all cases give the preference te Ame. ".
rican manufactures Over foreign.'.
Instead of following the fashions of Eu
ropeans, let us cultivato a spirit of indepen
dence, and decide for ourselves how our
coats, huts aod boots shall bo made.i i ; ":
Keep out of the streets, Unless business '
calls us to transact that which we cannot do
in our stores, shops or dwellings ' '
liy all means keep away from drinking
and gambling houses. " -
When we buy an articlo of clotlilng.
study commendable economy, at the sauio
time get a good article, and when made,
take partjculaijcare ofjt andwearit outf'
regardless ot any change of fashion, rush-
ion is a great tyrant, and men-are fools to -be
slaves to h. : ''H:!'si ''- ; - -
Stay at home at night, improve ourselves
by reading, writing, or instructive conver-'
sation, and retire to our beds at an early
hour. i ' . :
Be kind to our relations, obliging to our
friends, and charitable to all. JJallimort
Clipper.
Seve.i tcabs At cucrcu. The re resides
in Western county, State of New York,
an aired' man. a member of the resncctabla
society of 'Friends, who baa rode from;;
Mecpy Hollow up to Uupcoua Meeting, a r
distance of seven miles or fourteen miles -..
going and coming twice a week, for the
space of fifty years. A In doing this, be has v
riauen a oistaoce oi seventy two tnousano; -and
four hundred miles -or almost three
limes the circumference of the earth. '
Allowing him five, hours each meeting, ho'
spent, in Ids go-to-meeting expeditions,
seven. years and forty-five days. - ' " :-
A woman's heart is like a fiddle.;
,-it re-
quires a hau to play upon it.
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