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: '' '' - '; I ,-' ' .i! I T S :: V - - ; A FAMILY MWSPAPER-EUTRAL IX POLITICS. WILI-IAM t. COOKF, ! V EDITORS. TERMS:STWO IOLLA?S i PER ANNUM. LVTTKIrON WADDEI.jL, JR ;'..'' I !. N : .. . .. . . , . . . -. . .: r T - : : ; " . ,-7-v : : - . - tMtb tf all tije tttitti& tf Jtatf) feolma, ucaffes multure, literature, ifcte!!) iftatfats, Sc. A ').? J ' Tk I T TIT nif TATkmTT 1 T T TAT i O i' fnTTTl "TV i 17 If 1 -r'r . , . II. SO; 26. R A LEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATpDAY, MAY 28, 1853. WHOLE NO. 78. SELECT POETRY. I ' .-' , " -. . From he Olive Branch. WE BURIED OUR BOY. Where the robin" flyeth to and To pick art the berries red that From the heart of eaith that is ,' . . j' : clow warm below, We buried our boy.- i ' i'. ' ' it :- TiTild music running the beltsToit-ifluug, For a merry festival they rung, Af.d the flort ers of June on the hedges hung, "Where we. biiricd our boy. I We hardly knew that the. day Syas fair, children's hair, Our hearts were breaking with h.riefand care, When we buried our boy. Then first we thought of the w prld's-great woe ; How every, hour some mourner go, To lay: sweet babes, hi; the. dust" below, As we buried our boy. The men at. the vilh-ge doors.loifccd grave, ' Aii-a we blest their wives forjt ie tears t hey ave: . . .. ;. M ' But our grief came foster, wav onwe, ' . : 'Tor our dar i'a-se.l a. martial band with its tlead boy. F janners gay, J f ul the drums beat softer thej bugle's play as changed to a soit.auu sorrowful lay, i - . As we burie our boy. llin.bri?ht-fyed school-mates ,tbod quietly there, ; l.ooklng sadly upon him throuali! tlie prayer, b 'i houii the bugles sounded, they did not tare, ' . ' J l'ur they lovitl our boy. To bear such beautft-, fha rave how blest ! 'Vet "it' did not-seem that the child could rest, ."!fave on his mothers loving brefist ; Lut the Lord th.it wanted him i - i " He knew bent. -SKETCH; THE COUNTRY CHUKGH. W'WiTi-X XXFRESSLV SOU THE 'sOCTHHRN WEEKLY POST,' ! , bY A MO.fXrAIXKJ.k i i V : :?- little things. feting back jo toe "i The thought ot by-gone huqrs ; ,-'. .:'- The breath uf kino upon the ' ! f .- - The. murmur. oi'ilw 'tnouuiaia llict; .1 1 The scent olhawtaorn flowlei"." Sio i-ot among .the fVeq'ueut resorfs.of m-yiyoutl t'j. ' .lavs .has eft s dtiuct and " i -. - Ilidcllt' an 1 1 ii - HV-s-iiu upon my -memory1 as t lie old Country ific'i. Lo skiii"; back ilnouti'fl lie dim shadows niimy: intervening' years, tlie Siindav mornings s nidi I u-ed to be put m ti'im "for church, s'vein l - n nie-tu-J iriLrtitesL suniiie-t l.oiiits l ever exnen c d, and evni now glow upoii the awakened yj-nn ot the ini:ui with, a brilanck" and ardor that i iuieu-e .evciiito pai;. fulness. I lin vv nt how it vjas.rbut the .iU'p!'esioi.i still C-u ;in4ie that those ! Sui'iavs Were a!i bright, .sunhiu d ivs and thai i everfthiug Rfl ;ic:ed- a keener glai than I was-ac- 1 l'erhaj's oiie ; ill -toii-icu to observe at other mud. rcajyu was that on 'bad ,d-avi we viere not so punc-.; tuai'Mu our attendance upon public worship, and ! a;nHier may oe au-le that the itrict in. , ra reel- i m. :i m. u: to w filch- we" were'sulM-'Ctei ... . i I by our. parents ued .'U-s' irotn the' active -etercsse which on I'tlkr days tended to render us !e t;v'. l.ut although' the afcerno is- morbidly seusi ins or' these still W'utnu d tvs were genera. lv sea.4Juis of lassitude 1-and j headach - to 1ijyseif, the ' re' ospectioh ; which i Ibrightness is by ' fjel a ,soit of again the- little i'inve?ts them vvitii. a pocu.i tv i:o ineaus . a painful- one, and I ni-.aneholy "dt-hght in .living over I ai t 1 played in' the weekly soleiiiiiitv jirettiug ready for Church in th i country implied la'iwuose days;a considerable vat iRty ot efforts and iiKUioeLivies. .. ..The saddli'ng of horstis. the preparation ot. the, carnage, fhe 'c.h.caon ot wn.ips and timbrel las. (and a trreat-nuniber of minut fe must be attend- fed to. whictt teeJ'd-'m 'interrupt th Sunday ih)niing nieuatioiis ot a vi;,age congregation Cur own party .Usu-aiiV' culisisU d'of tvoiU-Jpioui, the insider and the' outsiders ;- tae former ei oMI fas'liioned CJiages- were coiiv a'lubg1 bv Ja venerable driver an rcoiiseo- in a close ved veiv -soberly t V a -a air of venera- ble: horses... That old driver 1 can never forget. He was 'One of thoVe otd family servputs who born in . lower Virginia prior to the KevoijLition, hid experi- eiK-ed m early lite- many of tlie vicissitudes and lWuships of thatjviqg"' period aud retained in l tiiJlr ! recollection someof the nikt interesting de- t.tHs"rtn"iHf'te.l with its Ivistorr. He had: belonsred the iililuential patriots t-f. the State, and when very v.'Ung aciuarlv rode as I v piiyjiie conveyance to tmd fr'ofn the Continental t.-.'a '! , lie could n !snxr,eniPii!n)er the horrors of . t!i- Ok t hrrite.l I pvton l.-iMiloirtn -:.i:.e Jiege-of-Yorlc Town, having teen seized by the .troops of Lord "CornwaHis and kpt in their hands .; k i their niemutabie stfrrender to the combined. I-re'tiCh-and American' armies. After being restored to ins master he -passed' by .hereditary -descent into various hatids. and finalh-'into tllose of inv .-father. who. retained h'mvm. liis . t'avoiite decupatio.il of Ceuman ana gave mm the opportunity of indulg ing his. t;ttes .every Stniday mpruinn-.' Poor old inan" ! In inoffensive -meektie s int,-tnen.Jnt siinpiicit")-ah'l in iinwavenng fajthfuiness, he was .... 5:1)- st hi to be the Model ot anh' Uncle Tom." lie lived Tor many years atcerlhis pil.Tima.i-es to the Country Church hiid ceased! and died as trail- 110 Pill: i i UlrtL: ta lAJ. Qiuiiv;.aU'he had lived the object of v'erieratiou and :&Gtiotv from all who knew hinji. : Well ! the insiders were under his. coramarid, an d the : outsiders, consisting ot ny father and his sohs;: including -nivseif, followed) or went before on horseback".'- Those are-fine times for boys in the country,- when mounted"on stiff and awkward plow - horses,' in saddles vastly too large, and with their I jet m stirrups forcibly shortened tor the occasion, liiey. whip and jerk and kick ineir iu3 iue favorite pace,- and imagine everV sprightly motion 4f the head to be an evidence of coltish spirit. .1. The road was a single winding track made by iuf Sunday travel through a toble forest of oak, hickory -chestnut and pine, an the solemn shade of the." woods contributed not p little to our im I rcUi )tl oj the sanctity of tlit diy. The silence of thoe dark'solitudes broken"only; by the shrill chirp- ing of the locust, or the occasional barking of the squirrel, I j accorded well with Jthe purpose wikh wliich we slowly journeyed thiotrgh .them ; but the pure cool air, sweetly perfumed by the buds of the young trees, and the odor of wild flowers, gave dc light to thesenses and regaled the passing worshiper with the ingense it wafied t,o heaven. Those fresh, reviving odors, and those occasional sna'chea tof woodland melody have left upon my memory in , indelible impre&sion. rf Baf soon -we apprfh the ehnrch.; "Before we come in sight, the neighing horses tethered an the grove, and the dust raised by caniages qii the main road, indicate that 'we are not the first to reach the place We-oceasiona'ly ineet sihall-parties of young men slowly strolling among the trees, en gaged in quiet conversation, or idly- smoking thf-ir riding-whips at the bees and butterflies. These are only the stragglers 'about. the camp. It is not lopg before we arrive at the faot of the rising ground covered with old , clumps of trees, on which the church stands. The pot appears as animated as an ant-hill. Under almost everv tree horses of evtrv color are seen tied to swinging limbs, some pawing ihe turf with the restlessness of youth, and others v i'.i i i - el i v i"- 1 the labors of the week. umerous vehicles ot every , size aild rm kre -llist..rnersed in the nv,Pn snn I tlie noon-fn'i'iwl wnrriin witli its tiinr-li, h-a tw.im ranged at any imaginable angle with, the big coach of the county squire, on the box of which the lazy negro driver is taking his morning- nap. Here might he seen a series of blocks arranged as a style, unon wiia'ch the . -vauntr ladies of the "conore- nation disinount at a lJav, assisted as a mere liiat- ter of form bv the- genilemen in attendance. Un- ; der a 'large tree are wide benches, where theloid i men -with broad brim hats are seated in warm weather, patiently waiting for" the services to be ; gin, and leisurely discussing tlie state, of their crops, ! ur the health of the neighborhood; on the other hand the young men are pa.-sng and: repassing in j couples between tlie church and the springjaud ; moving, so slowly that it would seem they are i afraid let too rapid a pace would constitute a:vio j hiti.on of the SaUbalh. What they talk about with that close conlidcntiaL air it is not our Lu.-iness to j determine'.- - . - , I - Hut -the pre.nel.er has now acendedj up the steep i staircase to his roost in the pulpir, and we must all' with one accord be. in one -place. The psalm! w ill : soon be raised, aval tlie solemnities fairly comm'en- -'- d. ' ! -'In .front 'of the pulpit, in those days, and for j. i. aught I. know it may be' so still, there sat upi'p 'a ; laised platform the luty clerk or precentor, w hose j office was to read each couplet of the palmor ; livmn, and lead the con-jreifation .in- sinijiiigi the-- same.- 11$ might be etiMidvred tlte liviig j or- ! I an of the1, sanctuary, but for the otlen-iveue-fs of the name,; but it must be confessed that the. in terlude, which consisted in rehearsing the stanzas,, was generally as dolefuily monotonous as the tune was varied. Varied I say, bec:iue the independent singers of that day and region were nt to be fc. n-' trlled by any ot ihe arb'.taiy ruiei ot modern N'Salmody. tvery b dy was expK-teq to sing,aiid suig tiiev d:d with a lively velvclty. limited btf!.v - iy me iiecesuy ! respiraiv..u The-sweet s iou'l of tlie pastes daughter contracted witu the. gut- tiiral b:.s ot tlie eld. -r.s 'son, illustrated to : their viticfaction the vast c.ympa-s ot the sacred injstru- uient known as a country congregation. ; It is hard for young eyes to be kept steadily- fix- ed during a iong service upon one pt tnoser old fashioned' pulpits though occupied !by the most energetic sn-iunTd that ever tngliieneu a nock. 0)f;eu has mv n-ck aciied iioin the painful effort, and compelled to relaxation I have, in spite ofcou sci'eiitious gcr-uples; found, niy observation wool gatherihg among, the bonnets, bald heads, j and flaxen ciria of, the around bi-fore m'e. . Otciiuise rny nieinorv daguerreot vi ed many of the individ uah with a tideiitv which the mo dern art has! uevi er reached. There was thea luiudy, in full yiew, t-cctipying several pews, and -suffering deplorably in warm weather from mutual coniaat. Even the baby was corpulent to tlie serk-us ii.eonyeniehee of its niirse, and the grown up' daughters exposed an amount of distended face to the immense' fans' they were accustomed to use which I will notven ture to estimate. Then there was the little boy of ' one. of the elders who appeared to; be constantly teedmg on biscuits, and would occasionally! walk up to the pail of water that stood bu a table by the pulpit tor the purpose of washing dovyn the masticated mass. The solemn port of the; litlle white haired elder, whilst engaged in this pilgrim age to the table, is still distinctly traced in mv re 'co. lection. , ' ' J Put the preacher ! yYell, the' preacher wjas the great obiect iu that grave assembiy. ; He w jll not ; soon be forgotten by those who alternately.-jtrem- . bled and smued under his bold and eccentric ero- 1 quence; We will not sketch him, because it j is no I possible to Dicture action. IMental activity and physical energy were characteristics of thejsma.l, ped ,the sweet persuasion of the gospel frofii that ; rustic nuloit. He was a man of the Kndx and Luther school blending ,a great deal of natural pluc with the zeal of ah apostle' and the faith ot a martyr. Had he lived in the age of miracies, no man " would have waiked up to a mountain com manding it with more confidence to be cast into the sea, and under the Ccesars he would probably have -"encounted the terrors of the stake with no less heroism. He was a srreat terror to evil doers, r and had, in early days, even bearded grim infidels 1 in t heir domestic retreat. T think I see hi in now, ; . i .. .1 1 -. jtLMf'trith. a eveino" the sinner nom inat eievateu iu4n. -wi the ring gaze, and hurling ovei his: head the fire- The whole corgre- ! nation sits chilled' with awe, and a profound stihnegs i wiauuo v v - . i '.broods' over the place ; But the terrified children I are very soon relieved by a change ot tonej on tive I part of the speaker, and the elders by one ot tno e ' brief pathetic appeals by which tie wed Knew now to melt them. The tears- are now; seen dlstu.ing j over their weather beaten cheeks. j 1. The children are again making signs to one an- other across the narrow aisle, and I amoug others i seek to forget the recent shoes m couienipi5 ,iue uars eyes ana nair oi ui ; twisting her neck over the adjacent pew. Reader, ; there is an artillery in that little battery which is I destined oneday to play with summary execution upon my heart. A sweet little creature- she was then, winking her eyes convulsively every time the preacher frightened" her, but soon" lighting up the scene around her with the radiance of happy smiles. i ! Ti M ' '1 !-!:. .W? II f,3L -- VIEW OF THE LATTING The most attractive building near the Crystal Lat octar examinim angles with about forty tons of stone and timber. Jiie most attractive building near the Crystal 1'alaee, is the flatting observatory, now unhu:sne.l, so caned rrom ine name oi us projector, .Mr. n naruig ltting. It is situated on the highest part of the island in full view of the c ty an 1 stirroun tiu country, and will reach the height of 350 feet. It is of tagon form, vvith a base of seventy-five feft in diameter, and will accommodate 2.000 people at one tim;, on its various landings. The Grand Jury after amining it in company with a skilful architect, have pronounced -it se:ure. It is of t mb.-r, well braced with iron, and anchored at each of the eight refreshment saloons, ladies' ordinaries, tc. ; at the highest. will be placed a telescope of great pover, which wiil be the largest in the country, with a 14 inch glass, or a glass one inch larger in diameter than the C imbri lge teh'scopeT; The glass is now manufacturing in-Europe, and until that is completed, a 10 inch glass will be use .1. The instrument will cost about $.22,000. At the lower landings the vision wiil b? aided by achromatic telescopes, with four inch openings. From the second landing the ascent will be by means of a sp'ral stairway. The observatory will cost about $75,000. A". Y. Eve. Post. . The morning services are over, and the conrreg ation disperses through the grove to consult their several bdls of fare. The scene becomes one of ; general cheerfulness, w here many a hearty, friend iy 1 greeting takes'place around thti fallen trees on ; which the cold viands prepared on Saturday r.re neatly spread for the enjoy ment of all. Parties of : gentlemen are seen passing and repassing from one clump of trees to another, servants are bringing I pitchers of water from the spring, and boys are j wandering about i lly munching the cakes and pies 1 dispensed to them with a liberal hand -from the wagons and carriages, it is in tact a great rie--Me party, atlording perhaps more true enjoyment to those participating in it than is geneiaily experi enced on other occasions. . But the recess is over, and ail again repair to the church, replete with dinner, and it must be confessed, rather less prepared for strict attention to the coming discourse. The heads of several of the elderly members of the flock are goon seen to droop very despondingly forward, and occasionally an incipient snoring betrays the cause. The ever vigilant preacher however, has no idea of being de prived of an audience" bv Morpheus or any other ? invader of his rights. Stopping short in his sermon, ! and clenching his- bonv hand, he brings it down in ! sudden thunder upon the great bible before him, ; andjas if summoning the dead to life, exclaims in tones sufficient to wake the seven sleepers, Harvest times ! Harvest times ! Awake thon that sleep iest ! Sbarne on the men of this congregation to' ; sleep away their time at such a busy season ! It ' : need not.be wondeied at that these startling apos trophes effectually drove slumber from the droop ing lids'of the culprits, and secured for the speaker their undivided attention for the next twenty min utes. It need not be surprising to learn that some of the juvenile members of the congregation, the girls in particular, buried their faces for a while in white pocket handkerchiefs, and appeared very much affected, or that the dear little fairy whose i merry eyes bad just been doing unconscious ex ; ecution on my heart, came very near tumbling off ' her seat, and actually hid her affrighted face in her j mother's lap. It was ray privilege of course to contemplate the nascent charms of little Mary, Sunday after Sun day ; to see her passing from the child with a cake in her hand during sermon, to the grade of a school girl with the dignity of a fan under which to hide her blushes, and at length ripening into the com plete development of a charming woman, the cy nosure of many wistful eyes, and almost the idol of my own. Fancy, in spite of my control, flies forward through the intervening years, to one day of mingled pleasure and embarrassment, when for the first time spurred up my venerable horse by k. " . n f - ;K " ' ' plowees. r .. Is tha palmy days of Athenian refinement aDd Roman luxury, flowers were med not only as " personal adorments, and necessary signs and accompaniments of fes- .v M.c.rjr-wHKingt qui uiey were-essential to religion, and decked the - Itare, crowned the priests, and . filleted the heads of the victims to be sacrificed, fror . the bacchanalian goat to theinillc-White bull that bled in honor of Jupiter. . lX 5fiSedicated4-thekgodar and statues were crowned with them, j Hence enusn sometime represented wearing roses, while Juno holds.a lily ia her hand ; . tecil?e n!SBaU9feJS her hzar braided with corn- poppies and bearded wheat.!- With the people Uiem' elves wreatna were 5ir3aTiynrMr; quisitioo, andx persons made a livelihood by manufacturing them. Every occasioti had, its . characteristic chaplet, and every diner-out oue of a different design. The exquisite could run through each shade 'of coloi that suited his complexion ; the wit (for each wreath was supposed to impregnate the wearer's brain with the qualities of the plant that composed it) might, quicken his with brys : the scholarly gentle-, man be content, like the bachelor Ilorace, with myrtle ; and the gay bind rosy fillets oil" his brow. The bride had her crown, and the corpose its garland : neither of which customs are yet extinct in in all the districts of these classic regions. In Italy, we read that mothers still twine chaplets of the blue flowering periwinkle on the foreheads of their dead infants ; and at the wedding ceremony of modern Greeks, the priest is supplied with a garland of lilies, and another of ears of corn, which he places on the heads of the bride and bridegroom, as emblems of purity and abun dance. Tavernier and other Oriental travellers inform us that flowers have been, and are still used as natural ornaments in the dark tresses of Indian maids; and Moore telUus that the appearance of the blossoms of the gold-colored campac on their black hair has supplied the Sanscrit poets with many elegant; allusions. Even the forest children of our country are not without an instinct of their beau ty; and considerable skill in imitating them; some of the most perfect feather flowers are made by the savages of South America from them, the brilliant plumage of their birds, the colors of which have all the viva city! of floral dyes : and as" they never fade they in th;s particular excel those manufactured by the nuns in Spain and . Portugal, who tint, the feathers artifically. The use of artificial flowers was introduced-into England during the reign of Ed ward III., whose beautiful w ife, Philippa of Hainault, with the ladies of her court, courageously threw oft' the hideous head gear of the period,-"and, with no other addition than a chaplet of flowers, allowed their "hair to ornament their- faces. This fashion of wearing flowers in the hair does not appear, however, to have become general in France till 13S7, and then Queen Philippa was in her grave. A weddixg was about to take' ylace in Southwaik Philadelphia, lately, but was interrupt, d by the bride's shrinking out of it because she happened to discover, after' the company had assembled, that her intended did not belong to any benevolent society, w hich occasioned a reasonable fear that should he happen to die there would be no funds to pay his funeral expenses. A new rat extirminator has just been invented. It is a sort of snu'7, of such. power that one smell gives a rat a tit, of sneezing that continues till he jerks his head off! jy j OBSERVATORY NEAR THE NEW Palace, is the Latting observatory, now unfinished, so At the distances of 100. 200 and 300 feet, passengers' Miss Mary's side, and in ?' a' threaded with her the win Jin: d . 1 i g 1 1 ' f u 1 r r o x i m i f y forest road that lead to her mother's r- iene Tlie widow was on intimate terms with my own family, and I knew , the reception would be sutGciently polite and kind : 1 but as my gallantry wa quite new and awkward, unexpected by either party, and gave indication of a very serious motive, I found it-impossible at first either to behave with ease to mysilf or to interest my fair companion. The ride was therefore a very ; sober and solemn 'pilgrimage to a shrine which I had long intended to visit. Suffice it to say how ever, to avoid a tedious episode, that I reached it1 at last, and. once seated in that qjiet circle of'; gentle and Christian friends, where the unaffected simplicity of the pious mother and lovely daughter i maue the intercourse as easy as it was lasciuating. I soon forgot my difficulties and apprehension and consented very willingly to remain to tea. The ride home that night through the still woods was a season of poetical and romantic delight. I was alone in the forest. The moon was up and at the ; full. rendering tl,P natb nerfeerlv clear, and dappling i the broWn earth with the beautiful mosaic of the"; spot, in all probability for ever, and both its living shadows of the trees and bushes. I thought the j and inanimate features excited an interest in me ! moon never swam' in her blue ocean more majesti-. then which they had never done lefore. The af ! call v. The few apparent stars seemed to drop a i fetionate voice of the man of God as he pressed liquid light, and the niht air came floating over me, with an influence indescribably sweet, the rea-; son was that I came away ten times more in love and more in hope of one day reposing in a terresti- j cat raradise. What intruders these thoughts of love and. courtship are ! Here they have led me off to the j distance ot some years from the scene of my earner j experiences. .Let "me see ! We were in the church, listening as well as a warm summer afternoon would permit to a serious discourse from the rev erend pastor. But we will not detain the congreg ation. The last prayer has been offered up and he doxology has been sung. The preacher's venerable hands are uplifted in the solemn act of benediction, and the dismission of the assembly immediately j ensues. The various families disperse rapidly through t trtk rrrrva o t. . . . nrr n ,c Tricini mi u onn-i. -3 ui.ffl! maffntA1 the equestrian parties, m double nle, move on at a . i ! . . . i I pace consiaerabfy quickened by the revivea appe - ! tetes of their hordes. The sharp smack of thej .irirpr vH a u. uji nf th wheels 1 - r) aiiA cite uuLUb Licaui v i in the descending sun, announce the departure of j one carriage after another, and the wagons, and ! carts bring up the rear. Even the old widow of j 300 pounds' weight has ascended into her solitary I gig, ana is slowly urging her horse atong wun ni burthen. Now is the time for juvenile criticism, t least for observation ' upon the various persons in the cavalcade traveling in the same direction with our? YORK CRYSTAL PALACE. called from the name of its projector, Mr. Wharing will be lifted by a steam car to landings containing selves. This was always a propensity which I could not Weli resist. The vehicles, the horses, tlie drivers, 'afforded' me constant subjects for rum ination, and many a good sermon has been lost in the voxtex of entertaining thoughts. As I lookback to .my Ptest associations with the dear old church in the woods, I cannot of course leave unnoticed the last occasion on which it was iny privilege to visit it. It was my Mary, and she a lone whose presence preserved me from a bitter part ing from Us hallowed pjrecincts. I here rises no railed altar within its walls, no deep toned organ ever swelled beneath i's roof, but still I cannot but feel that it was a fit sanctuary for a bridal, when Mary and I. accompanied by a few friends, repaired to it one fine morning in June to repeat our mutual vows to our pastor ana receive ms iasx oeneaiction. If ever the birds sang sweetly in a church-yard, or the breath of early summer passed softly and per fumed through a consecrated grove, it seems to me it must have been that day. But there was a mel ancholy reflection mingled w ith the rapture of con- summated hope. I knew I was leaving a beloved his last injunctions upon us both, caused my heart- strings to vi orate most tenaeriy, ana l roae away from the old church with my treasure at my side, satisfied to the full, yet. visibly sad from the rupt ure of ties;which habit had long woven around my heart --. - " Dear children," once said a considerate mother "you must always remember the poor,; after you -and I and father have feasted, and you have fed the chickens, the pig, and cat, if there's any thing left that aint fit for soap grease, give it to the poor ; it's desput good to be charitable and prudent, and feed the hungry with what's left, T would a been a sight better for the rich man, if he'd a liased the big pieces and a gin the little crumbs to Lazarus. The bov that s " wolloped too much, and the - , r nre that s nnt. " wnllnrwHi " at all. am both eauallv - " - - - "- . , , S 7 i a bad. On j, is hardened the other humored in in, quity. The first is spoiled with raw hides, the - " i ill latter with lollypops. " " " ' ' ? There are two things an Irshman cant do hold his temper, or look at the sun without show- ; mg icciu. A merchant who lately advertised for a clerk who could bear confinement, was answered by one who had lain seven yean in jail ! GEITING MARRIED. During the last summer a'little incident occur red iu one of the Eastern towns, which afforded some amusement to the spectators at the time, and furnished food for considerable gossip thereafter. It occurred in church, on one of those quiet Sunday afternoons, when all the world seems ready todrop . asleep when the.fl.es buzz lazily on the window panes, and the dog lies on the door-stone. I The lWj-oon-Sfervice had ended, aqdthe cbfr gregaiion were arraugiug thmb&oTal&,SZ tdiction, when, to the great1 astonishment and manifest interest of the worshippers, the good parson descended from the pulpit to the desk below and said in a calm, clear voice : "Those wishing to be united in the holy bands of matrimony, will now please come forward.'' A deep stillness instantly fell over the congrega tion, broken only by the rustling of silk, as some pretty little girl or excited matron changed her position, to catch the first view of the coupli to be married. No one, however, arose,' or seemed ia the least inclined to arise. Whereupon, the worthy clergyman, deeming his first notice unheard or miauudertsood, repeated the invitation : "Let those wishing to be .united in the holy bands of matrimony now come forward." Still no qne stirred. The silence became almost " audible, aud a painful sense of the awkwardness of the position' was gradually spreading among those present, when a young gentleman, who had occupi ed a vacant seat in the broad aisle during the service, sloly arose, and deliberately walked to the foot of the altar. He was good looking and well dressed, but no one present knew him, aud no female ac companied, his travels. When arrived within a respectable distance of the clergyman, he paused, and with a reverent bow stepped to one side of the aisle, but. neither said anything or seemed at all-11 disconcerted at the idea of being, married alojie. The clergyman looked anxiously around for the bride, who he supposed, was yet to arrive, and at length remarked to the young gentleman in an uu-.er tone : The lady, sir, is dilatory." "Very, sir." ' . ' " Had we not better defer the ceferaouy ?' . " I thiuk not. Do you suppose she will be here soon ?'' , ' r " Me ! sir," said the astonished divine, "how should I know of your lady's movement ? That is a matter belonging to yjuiself." - A very few moments more were suffered to elapse in this unpleasant state of expectancy, when the " clergyman renewed his interrogatories : " Did tlie lady promise- to atteud at the. present . hour, sir V " Wlfat lady P ''" ing here, for "I did not hear her say anything about it," was the satisfactory response. " Then, sir, may i ask why you are here, and for what purpose you trifle iu tue sanctuary of the most High '' said the somewhat enraged clerical. " 1 came, sir, simply because you invi.ed all those wishing to be united in the holy bonds of matri- niouy to step forward, and I happened to entertain sucn a wish . I am very sorry to have misunder stood you, sir, and wish you a very good day." When, after the church was closed, the story got L wind among the congregation, more than one young Jady regretted tiiat her. wishes had not been as boldly expressed as the young geutlciimauVwho had really wished to be " united in the holy bands of matrimony." If. 0. Picayune. A Fool's Decision'. -A poor beggar.in Paris, being very hungry, stayed so long in a cook's shop, who was dishing up meat, that his stomach was satisfied with only the smell thereof. The choleric, covetous cook demanded of him to pay for his breakfast. The poor man deuied it, and it was referred to the decision of the next man that should pass by, who chanced to be a most notorious idiot. He determined that ihe poor man's money should 1 be put betwixt empty dishes, and the cook re- compensed by its jingling, as he was satisfied with only the smell of the cook's meat. Fuller. Prettv Good. The Western Times tells a sto- ' ry of a distressed agriculturist. A farmer popped iu here on Wednesday last to pay his rent, put 1 ting on a long face to correspond with the times. On entering the house, he said that times being i so hard he couldn't raise the money at all, and, I dashing a bundle of bank notes on the table, ! ' there,' said he, ' that's all I can pay.' The money 1 was taken up and -counted by Mr. , the land lord, who said, 4 why, this is twice as much as you owe" 'Dang'ee, give it to me again,' said the farmer, 'I'm dashed if Taint too it out of the wrong pocket.' The pastor of the New York Tabernacle, Rev. J. P. Thompson, who is now travelling in Italy, writes as follows, in one of his letters to the Inde pendent: "To the passing traveller the common people of Italy wear the aspect of simplicity and decorum. Tnere is no visible intemperance among them. Indeed I have not seen a drunken : i erson since I left England, with the exception of one or. two saiiors at Genoa, who I believe were English men. As a general fact the people of continental Europe dos "hot drink brandy and spirituous liquors, as th se are drunk in the United States. The na tive wine is everywhere in common use: not, bow ever, for the 6ake of exhileration or of conviviality, , but as a palatable and refreshing beverage," ; A Yankee has just complete! a very important invention. It ia designed for editors, and when per fected, will cut out items, patch trowsers, grind out poetry, nick little responsibilities, stuff bustles, and dun delinquent subscribers. " Is thiTthe Place where they are selling wet goods, sir,?" ' ' "We have none wet yet this morning, Mis?, but if you will wait a few minutes, I will set the boy to wetting some immediately. What kind of goods do you wish?" ; A Massachusetts, woman,Tn view of the accor dance of the right of females to vote, asks that election day be changed from Monday that being, from time immemorial, "washing day." Does it follow that a man raised on ginger mast be ginger-bred ! Let some of our young lyceums, discuss this. The warmth of the subject will ad mit of a spicy debate. .'I -. I V I : . r t J .' '" '(- I i