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THANKSGIVING.
Wo uiflet agiviii In Kfci.lness, .
Ami thankful voices rai ;
Tj "'l, our ln-avenly Fatln.-r, .
We'll tunc our graWul prai:
TU Imh Win 1 lmnil that kept us,
. Thrpunh all ihe changing viar,
Ilirt.love it in that brings u
Aain t j worship here.
We ll thank him f.rr the Pnhhnth,
Tliif day of holy ret: .
AnJ for the Weil bihl-,
The book that vet 1 ivc
For SaMiath-sehoold anil t'-iU'iteVf,
To 11 so kitnlly given.
To Kiii'l" ns in the pnthway
That lewis t . joys in Heaven.
We'll thank him for our country,
The laml our fathers trod;
F or liberty of conscience,
' AihI riht to worship fi'l.
O Iwil, our b'Kivenly Fatlner,
Aeccpt the j. raise we biinj;,
A;i 1 tnn o'ir le'erts ami voit
Thy -n n nvnt to fing.
Poon may thy r.tcions arepK-r
Kxt-H'l t i tv 1 iml.
An 1 all willing subjeetg
iilimit to thy command. j
, :vl forth th- pos;id t;
"AH hasten on ttK- it-i.v
' Wb".n eveiy ile and natfon
Phall own Mesdiah's gway.
Kfrrintn'vA- in-rvrfla. 1itf : hrnkfn --rnnstc.
. P' ... . - - , t i ' r i. V. - - :i'
measure; - floated i hrotigh her tnmd. a siiau nevcnu gci mB mteresiing
Dear" promises ofyhelp anO comfdr), "History which a soldier of the Empire
came wafteT ia wonderful minstrelsy related to me :
to the portals of thou ghrv and held iAn old soldier, about to;qnit his
i . ' . ' - - " ' - ml a i- 4 n lvil j-ktw4.. .1.
I their station there hKe angels, to ward
off doufyt and fear, I , Dear promises of
help and comfort, hundreds of .years
old, and familiar tto all of lis as a
lious?hold story, ' hut ever beautiful
afidncw. "When thou passest through
the waters I will Ve with , thee ; and
thrbusrh the" rivers, they shall not
1 i
Ttverflow tliec
. -v.:i, ,.;:.! rit.V :.0 i tlm rhotives of wuichi you. are not now
die upon 'thee' VL .i ' - to inquire, you shall have no cause to
re?iment.went to bid his captain adieu
f Well ! my brave said the captain to
him, 'you are going to leave us ; ypu
are about to change the life of a sol
dier for that of the citizen. As this
career, will be new to you,, my esteem
nml friondship. which are due to your
rrntid r.tmduct. induceMaa to ofFer vou
; - when i tbou wallrtst ! some advice before you depart; and if
irc,iuoU- shalt not be you will submit to my conditions, into
trarelers, who have been witnesses 'of: putting off till to-morroy whai,ought
what'you have seen, but who rrave not be. idoiie totlay seldom has titke
had your discretion; I satisfied heir refuge iiiIcr the pitiful jb2af; bad
curiosity, and their death -atone could " luck. IT . . " I ff .
iillll llK'fltcjil.
r?r' )i )i ti
them. rt'r
Hniuis to
ftft'inls in .VtJtttitvi'.lt
. StnU-vi
ijicit 1-iiily 1'ivsoiit.s
the i : 1 1 1" f 1 1 ;i ire oi"
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lo. I:m-i , 1.'.. .1 f-if
dOLLEQE,
mii: ESLTO. aESTSL
.111 5iieis ;', ri;vjVs iss-Si i
hii's It lie. iunrovi ii.'c
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4 ho t riilcssioi'
fr"ell IMIp in tl
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Sil Ol' lli.ilO Oil CO'll Ji!
ii.Tccti Extracted- withe
ABIGAIL THORIf.
II V 51 AIK. ETAKUOIi.
A woman, obi ami poor, -
Oropi.'S fur her humble door
i In storm and nighf.
morning's an the bill,
Ami, stamlins on th" sill
Of that louo but,
Jlehobi: an angel bright! '
It-was night; a cold, bleak, .winter's
li'ght. Great clouds were piled up in
the sky, and round balls ,of hail -were
whirling down, covering all the high
ways with a dull grey sleet;, while the
cfucl wind came swooping along, sharp
and keen, not. suffering even tjho hum
blest, thin 2 to escape its icy .fold.
; ' Hugging to her breast an alrmful of
. i wood, and a small loaf of bread, a
"The'Lrd is my shepherd ; I shall
not warit. lleinakcth me to he down
in green .pastures ; he leadeth me be
side the still waters. -:
"Yea, though" I ! walk through the
valley of 'the shado'w of! death,' I will
fear no evil ; for. thou ; art with me;
thy: rod, and thy staff, '. they comfort.
me. . i. ....-' . '
And ever ever, as 'aj sweet refrain
to these j)sahos of consolation,": came
those lines breathing so much of prayer
ful trust and pathetic tenderness :
"Ail my trust on thee ia stayed, -.
All my help from thee 1 bring, -Cover
my delenceless head ......
With the sha low of thy wing.''
Darkness folded jibout the. senses of
poor old Abigail Thbrn--the darkness
of life, not the darkness of death ;
then gently and quietly she" fell asleep.
Some one touching her, presently"'she
awoke ; there was a soft, tremulous
light in the room, and, a man, noble
bVowcd and kindly-eyed stood beside
( .V.
woman,
through the
, i i . t '. .i
old ana poor, struggles.
on
I.I-.' r;:i!,;:r
-. nj' t in
v trojii'..!.
storm and darkness
11 ... ,1 I rri.,.
jy woman, o;u aiiu i;ooi j neiu
I Si
'STEVESIiON & KOiVEIV.
lATi-:sTl
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Whore :'it
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TEL M. CII
of 1iNi'Oi
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was not a rent in her scant, thin gar-
will ments, that the bitter blast; did not
sock out: and, seeming to know where
her slices were most worn, the frozen
loot crent in to her cold, cold fect.
Hut she went along bravely for all
that; talking to herself, striving with
cheering words to keep alive the hcart-
fire thai. Were v.'etl nigh tiymg out Ijor
lack of feed ii nr.' On she went,
in- th
fin- 1 h nno'i rovmiiiiii. where. Jiait a
1
1
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city's more shelt
nieii common where, half
o-.t: eovere-.l i
her
."Wako up," he said";; "some one is
comipgtosee you. ' See, I have made
a fire, and spread the; table ; your
guests .may be. cold :and! hungry, you
know. . -
Sure enough, a glowing -fire danced
and crackled on the; humble hearth,
apd out upon bet own poor table was
laid a. cheerful feast. Just then a
knock came at. the door ; her unknown
friend went to open it, and there, right
on the thrcshold.'stood'tfte husband of
her youth lie who clied long ago, the
lost, but ever Jovea : ;ine heart 01
Abigail Thorn was' too full for any
outjvard token of .joy, but in deep,
onict penetrating' rills,- it pervaded
le;iv-; hcr entire being, when. Reuben drae
r-vett streets .i.-.Tid kissed tier with Dlcaiant sikkoii
il: a
curiosity, and their death -atone could
Screen me -from 7 its conseqnencest
l our discretion nas sa eu your -me-,
But on the otlier bantL hi
qucntly and ;imnccessarlysifeds an
Y" v... . v. j - , j , - r . i j -r
J l 1 .1.1. ... a I. n w . . 4. a - a am am 4. ( 1 rtni. An , , - aK ina tt j a V .1 "
with my esteem, this purse. ' You can shpjvsfore, sale, or other publiiiace,
n-ll liova oa Ion rr n s vriii -nlon Vir ! CtY with 51 llO'.crhbnr. not. Onlv illTlll'T Ivist
un i . t . a'-j . . ..... , . ' TO ' ' J - o.".
tn-mnT-rnw it vftu nwfftr Yfm mh roTi- i own time- but hindorinr Ids 'i riehd's
also, who in all probabililyl'twould
much rather be attentjlng tt' their
"own concernsl or it mavibcthal he is
be surprised, if during that night, . even wasting his time at work upon f some-
C 1.!i,lAAn 1, y-TiPl 1owtA KrT lifiv1 I fhino Ti Vv rvr-infi f trt-lvtm wit n . lite"
to-mprrow, if ybu prefer, you can con
tinueyour journay. .
Conceive, if it is possible, thc-crno
tions of the old soldier! I 'should not
11!
Hi - J
i i O W
Mill rnd ! tovm,
1 the low hut sue (.iile l home..
greoirog
t he wiin
1 t
oyoit with her now
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III.
in.hic.Miii'iit -
.( in (ho Triule,
I. S-P.m -
heat in
-ti-.-n';
ivfh.
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to
down upon her bent figure like
wing., then surging , up like
heavy wavos under her feet,! almost
raising her oh" the ground : i tossing
her backward with a rush of blinding
hhow again. And all the while the
cold seemed like a wolf's teeth, with
burning pain 'gnawing at her heart
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T. T.iM iS STU"
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A'notiier knock, and then in came
Reuben the younger ;! Ixcuben her first
bprn, entering in alb the, flush and joy
of. life, with the sarqe dear, beautiful
face he had-turnod back towards her
the last day she had seen it thus the
fatal day that the; dark water in one
ovcrwbelming torrent washed out- its
beauty and its lifer He, too, came
and kissed her; and next was admit
ted her dove-eyed daughter Agnes
the dear darling -of her 'home, "ber
sweet and willing helpmate, the third
one that theancrels called away." Then
within the fainting soul turned heav- came Charlie, and Jessie, and Ltilie,
,'mv:.rd. in all the sweet reliance of I and Annie. Ah! seven times-had
.inborn faith, ih all that reverent love . her uiother s heart been' rent almost
repent my advice. Bow muph njonej
have you : r, ,- v ; : r
'I have only'three louis d'or (nearly
fifteen dollars).- captain, u an d isome
francs to '. pajcUfy expenses.' , , .:
'Very .well"-! give me the louis d'or,
and I will giye you three counsels.':- "
'Tli'e state ef my finances render the
pri'ce rather dear,' said the soldier; but,
tis v.'i?dom is more precious than gold,
and to prove my. confidence in you, ij
consent. . -
Saying tlis, the soldier handed his
three louis d'or,. all his fortune. -to the
captain. -.. . v.?
" cMv friend;7 said the .captain,. rc-
member well, rjand put into practice
these thrce'nra'xims :
Make Torn eoad stkaigut ; .
Never meddle with: the crsixEssor otueks:
Kemit tiuV'to-mohrow vota axufr.
Kow, await mo here a few moments. v
During the .captain's absence, the
old soldier remained pensive, repeat
ing to himself, ' make yo u r road sfraifiJtt;
never meddler with the business
of others ; remit till to-morroio your
anger. Very wise assuredly.' . well
worth three louis a or: but yet it is a
great pity that they we re all my for-
une I - . ' .. :
Some minutes after, the captain re
turned, and giving his friend, a little
roll, exacted a promise from him, that
ie would not open? it, till the moment
of his greatest happiness. Then shak
ing hands, anu pressing the soiuier to
us breast; with a sincerity and ineml-
ship characteristic of the French, this
old .-companion-in-arms bid him adieu.
lhe soldier began his tourney, llav-
ing joined a travelling companion they
arrived at a place, where the road cep
a rated inta two :. branches, both of
which, however, met at the same point;
one, apparently the more easy, turned
7 i 1 ' ,v .,
to the right, -whilst .the other, a Jiftle
inclining to one side, was a continua
tion of the mam road. They were de
liberating which route to take, when
;he soldier', remembering the maxim,
at once concluded, saying
i - ' j, j t . ' , - .
in 1Tl3 sleep, be could bave been heard
repeating 'never Tricddlet&iiTi tJte- bifs
incss of others f X ,
iini thft morrow, ne ; resumeu nis
rcmtel xiTid-tire rest of
cd hnppilv
He. at last, arrivec
where all that, he cstccrhcd
thing of no" profit to him, whin his
farm requires Jiis attcutmn, ia jjften a
week behfnd business, always "pec tend-
ing to have mofo to do tliaii ok; ; other
V. TT Tl JL jfL-J-'l-- 1 -.1
Luna InflticnceV ' , , j v
i According to. popular .betief, the '
mpo;i not only, presides oveiT human .
maladies, but, like comets,' is made
responsible for a vast variety of inter-
ferences upon the , weather,' aa well as
upon arganiscd riaturc. The i circulation
of the juices of vegetables, tie quali
ties ef grain, the fate of the vintage,
are alls attributed to its infiuenco;
timber must Jbo felled, the hafyest
rcapcdL-and gathered in, and he juice
of the grnpe expressed- at times, "and
under circumstances regulate bT.the
ajspects of our satplite, if i excellence
lie hoped for in these producis of the
sil. If tliese opinions were limited ,
to particular countries, iney. vouiti ue
' j: I before he plants his conifer io rca-; but it, is ajicur
rived at his cottage, son that he" only halfway dfs .any them prevail, t
cstcejlied most dearj- j thing which he begins. lie harplov. ''actions of the
h i legs' entitled to. serious considieraiion, ;
curious fact that many of
. la
I, ami have prevailed, in
the "lobe so distant and
ly awaited him. His heart beat, for he j Ids corn and works his entire ei-ppm : uneonnected, that it is difHculIt toima
had placed his' fooTupon Ylictjirestiold j slovenly war!; and wheii the 'BVves. gipe the error to have proceeded from
of that dear home mun -which -he" al ' conic, ana he aoes nyt reap auuuc;;- a smo source. ji an evcuis,
been so long absent. v ithout knock
ing,
ccpti
move
1 Ivcadcri :tho picture rdrawiVKibove
is no fancy sketch : we arc wilMng. to
leave it to you to say wnethcrt' docs
not, apply to many 'faijmers'1lk:ithin
vonr knowledsre. ' And . if. reader, it
.' . r , ' 4
should aiwrily to you, I would sa v-mend
j-our ways at once, and po" longer be
trmg.-
Yet even in this fierce roar
'of battle with the outer elements, and
,.r tvu'-irle v.-it'h lhe ''failing1 powers
(SliNKlfA tf CttM iSSKiX M ifitCif AT:
TiJiiiSnsoii, f.
.and truthfulness that iqdifts" to the
Lather
The f.'. bb- hands and helpless,
Ovoi.iiirr l.lindtv in the darknes
son
liOt"
ly.er. Otilom for
without
March 4
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.rjVUI'. Pithscriher's having. bee
JL of this spacious Na-.v
"i- I HOTEL
derated nffar the public Squnre
Hoiisc. ih B'alesvi'ilp. re -nrctto'.
that they are pi'oaare.l lo nrcorilnioihile lhe
traveling tfublte ami aU who tnay lnvor tft'cin
with patfofiagt', 'it!i cnleitainnijoi.t ejna! to
anv first cfia?s Hotel in tin? I'ninjn.
1
me.!-
and Court-
y
'So f fly' the old woman, murmured to
herel C '
'All my tn-.;t on the? U stayed, '
All my help from the? 1 bringj.
C.iv.'i- my d.-f.-neel'.' head
Willi th : shadow of thy wiiiTr.'' '
Tow long the way was ! Many and
many a v.-inter- night had she traversed
that road- before, but never, had it
seemed such an endless distance, or
Vt bitter, bitter cold. She had been
working harder than usual that day,
and was so tired, perhaps -that was
the reason. .
Lng before -she reached : her own
door, lier numb limbs refused to give
Mrs
July 3.
-
M, A. WHEN & SCXV,
3Pf
WIIiSON rf- NEWIIAHD,
-0 i
OOKHinee ' , -i. ..- rt !, nrarw th.flf Imd 1m-
III IC lit lit t l" o-v ......
gercd in her heart all the weary while
the one star, shining for "her in all
that 'darkened night.
"All my tmst on thee ia (stayed, I
All my help from then 1 bringi
Cover my defenceless head j.
r With tl9 shadow of thy wlis t
A push against the rickety door,
and staT,rering blindly to a chair, her
! garmentV sliected with snow; and ice,
Abigail Thorn found herself , at home.
: Sheat'a moment half insensible, still
! lrolding fast the bHmdlc of wood and
AVith the decision of an old soldier,
he raised his-musket and a ball would,
soon haw 'pierced' the heart of the un-
fortunate'priest, had not' a thought,
traversing his mind'' like an elcctrie
shock arrested his" hand Rcr.nt 'till
fo-morroie your tf jcr--eausing him to
drop f lic muzzle ot his gun and sadly
to lower his head." His jealously," how
ever, was hot of long duration; for the
priest was-his own son! Adopted in
his youth by the good pastor ot the vil
lage, who had attended to his studies,
ho had recently Keen ordained to" the
ministry, and had preceded his father
to the humble home of ; his chilcthood
only' a few moments. " - r
The old soldier, after along' absence,
nnited to his farnilv. and find
ing his son, a 'priest, then tne 'neplus
ultra' in the minds of the "peasantry,
exclaimed: 'AVhen shall there e i
moment of greater" joy-?.' It is surely
" . ' T. -V.. 11 ' ' IT.' l.i'.l
tne time to open me roir. , ne nauj
scarcely opened it, when a praytui
kitten, "which wished to partake of the
general joy skipped after something
brighi which fell from the roji(upoii
the floor it was the three louii' d'or,
which the" good , captain had hidden
there !" . 'V G. II. T.
to make my road
STATESVILLE, N
KEEP constantly on hand a lare
f Watches
kind.
Clocks,
repaired in
reasonable
August
and Jewelry of
li1
Watches and Jewciry
the lest manner and
teraiia.
23th, 1858. .
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The Subsffriber dinvihg b'ocn npHiintoil Arcnt
oi inc
TJ
IV the small oat, then recovering bnguu v
b in the temperature scarce half a de
ll q gree warmer than that she had just
C. I left, her froxen lips found feeble voice,
assortn.mi and she tn'ed to say, cheerily :
all
onn h
X I I II I I w
luuiinMuti
Now for mv one match I' must
make a fire I'm almost perished."
. . , ! , 1
of every snrt-.l rrepanng the scant supply ot Kina-
on the mo?t ! ling carefully, she attempteduie ngrit-ino-
of it with still greater care, for
sprinkles of raili were dropping down
k ii -vntr-ivArl pbimnev. 1 With a
ITPtrn, tlv ftlip mnnacfl to lTiakc
the match flare tip with ajduflblue
llamc, then, as she hastily bpplied it
to the light chips, a great ; hail-drop
splashing on it, extinguished the one
frail spark ! 1 . .
"Father in Heaven !" exclaimed
MUTUqL lNSllrTEKHF rflMPfiKY
I. Of Charlotte, - . SfeSfi!
Will reoqivo ami lorwanl Application? for: i . o ' -.. 'bi
mr.,fi.,i.i,., nr,t , Tt was a nrAvcr. a wild, plamtne
i. . .... , n a i . uAlnlAf,0
1 9 111 as: e v l-n-e. on tiv nvm.. i. ,- nrnvor. brcaKino" irom ue uci uwao
heart; then tiicwretc.neu uuiau wi.
despairingly to her poor coucli, and
gathering Jits scanty covering about
her, bowed head humbly to thatwhich
seemed the will of the Father:.. Sweet
to the 'tearing asunder ;: seven times,
for amid this little gathering from the
gates of the Morning-iand, stood a tiny
creature, whose "brief earth-hour had
been too short to give it any name but
"baby." , ;-'- ','.-,.. ;
jph l: it was joy unspeakable unfa
thomable to behold them, one and
all, assemble about the table, and
bow their heads to hear: their father's
. , - -v - . , -1 r
prayer, then commence- the cneeriu
dream. ISo wonder poor old Abigai
Thovn ibono-ht it surclv was a drenin.
. j., ... i
from which he woke to the Trgony o
11 f 1 L ' . 1Ul. t' Tf : I- V
Slowiy lteczmg. to ueaui : jli iu vma
dream, the angels isiirely had ent it
her heart told her - so , for what
blersed reality attended it. . Oh, what
months , and years 'cfi "untold misery,
sncnt in toil and loneliness, stretched
between the wilderness -of her- present
life and the flower-bloorjiing" paradise
of davs that had seen them thus bound
together ! Oue by one, they had left
tbo earth-walk: one -tbV: one, on this1
I dearest jof nights -they had returned
land with their low, tamiliar converse.
in her pvrs, and the ruddy hre-glcams
playing on the roughjWall and rafters
above'iier, she feared," Jrcmblingly,
less one by. one they should depart a
gain. ,..:..' ; : -
The "meal was ovef,; and then Reu
ben, her husband, cainc and stood be
side herj saying, as he laid his hand on
her brow:.-, jj .-''-'-:
"Oo to sleep. now,; mother ; we will
watch beside you. Itjis' now night ; in
the morning we will take ; a journey . V,
So,-with the long lost, but ncwiy
found arid ever lovedi watching about
her humble bed, Abigkil' Thorn . fell
asleep. Softly as themother withdraw
the.clasp of her arm troui tne oaoe sue
nnts to rst. so-was" the life, the spirit
of Abigail Thorn siolcifaay from the
tabernacle that had nnrsea and guard
ed it like a mother. -
K .1 it. ..Krtr,f .mAriiln Xv-ViiIa
yet the stars 'shone undimmed by the j
y-0' '
is no .discoverable correspondence be
tween the lunar Changes andj 'tno-vi-.
cirfsi tudes of rain find drought which
can justify, or in any degree Counten
ance, the popular belief so generally
entertained.
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The Africans
A correspondent, of .the : Sdpthern.
Recorder, writing from Jacksonville
Telfair county, Georgia, givpi. tefol
lowing account of the Afiicari ;i that
were recently at that plabc : 4-' :
.The most of these negroes. arl, very
likely, and are from six to twen y-ohe
years old ; there is onlj one ujoman
among them. They sem perfectly
happy, and are as contested arJ'free
irom care as it roaming: tliejrf atrve
I am
'straisrht.'
'And I,' said his companion, 'prefer
the most easy route.'
Tint it happened that ibis easy route"
traversed some cbingerous forests, an"d,
the next day, the soldier learned that
his travelling companion had becn as-
sassmatcd-T-1 assure van that he now
appreciated the maxim which had "led
himtto choose the safe-road, and that
he no longer regretted his three? louis
d'or; but thanked, in the sincerity'of
his' heart, his good captain. ; " ' "''
The next day, he arrived at the lira
of a small village, where he was advis
ed to pay a soldier's visit to tho lord
ofihe chateau, who took greatpleas
ure m hospitibly entertaining tho sol
diers who passed through the place.
1 i .
. He was very politely received, as
sured that he wa s welcome;' and invited
to the table ot the lord. . . ,-:
, But strange to tell ! In the midst of
the repast, a lady olofhed in black,
with humble sten. and downcast "etc's,
approached, and took a seat at the ta
ble; and this lady,.one of the noblesse,
a French -woman, drank from a human
skulll The soldier did not cf en seem
to notice itj, and the convcfsation con-J
t inued as b e fore. He wa 3 none 'the less
curious to learn the reason of this ex
traordinary conduct but the important
service .which the r&c maxim naarenr
i J - i i-tl.r ' .Cj.; I.e. olrtF 1,'
UertHA UnUj -1U, 1UU.UU11I". oucmw.iuv,
safe road, made him practice the sec
ond; never rneddle with the business
of others. . Ih -
" After supper,-the lady haying al
ready left her scat, the lord jof the
chateau,' addressing the soldier'regard
ed him. attentively, and said : ; L.
Oly-friend, you are not an ordinary
man; for one ol the strangest ot scenes
TirASPTited to vour eyes," and
you have not even appeared to remark
it. . -.. i - :-.K - : "" '
.ATtt lrt.rt -. inliod the sold ip 'it is
x.a v iviiii. x , i . v. - , .
one of mv principles never to meddle
wnn tne anairs oiwiuwiw. .
'Brave man,' said the lordr 'I see
that I can put confidence in you, and
thai:you'are.a ' in'anf honor ; follow
m"e,rand learn what "your discretion
has J)e.ei worth! Then he conducted
him into the castle vaults. . ;
Tint: -Ah horror! The pale andflick-
erinf li rrht of the "torch wa s reflected
! on all "sides.of this gloomy place by
i , , . , , v t. az, i
NewspaTjer Borrower s.
An exchange paper says : A ' bor-
rower is an unfinished cemg. lie is
incomplete. There is a screw loose in
his organization, ife is a bad man
that is, an unsale one. lie never
comes to anthing gbod; and is always
poor. : It is an old Scanduiivian pro
verb that when Satan wished to, angle
with and finally catch a man he first
set' him a borrowing.: The whole tribe
of borrowers, are utterly mean; "and the
newspaper" borrowers are" the meanest
of any of the tribe. In . jthia country
. -? t . ,i . " -.
newspapers arc so cheap mat - every,
man can and every decent nian does
buy his own. At any rate no decent
man will borrow a newspaper and obtain
. .. . . " . Tl 1
his reading in that way..,, it ne can t
get one. of his own he will do without.
It dirties and rumples a paper to han
dlo it. and no man likes to haTc his
favorite family journal spiled by box
rowers unclean hands. Subscribers
to f'ood Danefs like to preserve them
in'gocldconditioh j ;and in ordQr that
thev may Mo this, the papers must be
kept clean, smooth . and. whole fone j
number ot .a paper lost hreaivS the con
tinuity of a volume,' and there is p de
gree of sentiment, too, about favorite
"....il-rr nrtirDTKinerS A m A 11 Jlffffllirf'S
an affection for them, and asin thercPGitac'a
case of his wife and baby he don' t want
any, one else to meddle with his paper.
Therefore a newspaper borrower is a
disturber of the peace and hapinesa of
wilds. They remain in! jail, uy. at
mgm , uui ing LUKi u.ny wc 'a,l-jl : lJC "
mitted tho frpedom of the yard; viSomc
of them are quite sma'vti and are
quick to learn. At first,' theycould
not speak a word of English ; jveral
of them, since they have beonjbere,
have masttred -many words. Money
and ,wltiskf ar favorite wo.r-djt:with
them nil dove money, aind all j)pear
to love whisky. They seem toiyavo a
knowledge of tho valucdf . coiilj"- but:
none of eur paiper currency. d)-gave
one an orders, for. something at atore,
since which time all scrapsof paji.are
in great dcma,nd with tliem.. A-iew'S-paper-was
torn into small pieev and
carefully put away;, they thitd Jng it
will answer the same purpose asnji iriey.
Their dances and sports, ajre verymus
ing anl original . - M?st: of ' the-plder
ones are quiteingenious, making jgpives
and Mother things out of iion hoo and
sardine boxes. -They are very fVd of
fine dress, and some of the: boys ?lf the
place have placed gay ribbons though
the holes in . their ears, iwhioJi?3kako
them quite proud. I do'&'t thin?.tfhey
have any idea of God. '. haveaken
some pains to find out tlieir belief irf
ri t 1 ...i. tl - jiTM.I
a oupreme j-eing, uui iuvu ynuu.
Thcyare from three- different nations.
of tribes,, there berg thi.ee difiprent
marks or tattoes among tem, ij(fcat
ing, as they say, dilFerent; 'natiot p, or,
perhaps as lnoro reasonable, diterent
eastes.' Thev soon. learned somTI pro
fane words, tut being toldiit'wa'siyroug
do
to
to use them,' it is seldom theyMl
iso, say big niarbc, bad, wjien ased,
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Life in Tlev? York
The hardships that broughtforth
Tom Tlonil's-SoiVir of the Khirt aSeex-
2 peace and napines oi, " -y- " . .v. , ,
families; lie is, a pest, a nuisance, audi . 0.-. A.,, . . . r ,'; t.l
".'i . T l i?:;ill(! I.T 1IIK 1 ILl'. lUUUL UI UC HtHi'iJLlll a
:homd, be permanently oisposcxi oi iu t - -. r . ,fs... '
V T T T ...... r In.ln.f.lr 'l, ,1. T'. :t lTl 1 CT
7, . 11 C HUaSl Ul- AiAlltlOl I V ,- Hill, "H 'k;i"" ,
a manner tuat wouiu iorever piu.yui.ti , - . . t . i.... i
Dying honesty decent pec-J auioi.gpe ciiuu, u n m
him from annoy
pie who pay for .their newspapers, and
should be allowed to read and preserve
them. in '..peace, . , '
Good and Bad Luck; .
Tbn. remark is often made tnat
some "m3n are more fortunate than
a hard-working, honest looking -'idoiv
in..Mulbcrry street, who )iad dioseil
of overv artielo of furniture thatIL'soulu
be plejged, to support j her jnH.
aVc found her,": aidt$c ;itor,
"hard;, at work, making; boyslack
r-loth cans, trimmed with braid; : bow,
Others and if taken in its proper sense, and button-, lined with glazyd Jshn
and wash leather, , and 'with latent
leather front,' for. the makinj-j and
. .... -c i. i. ,.t.
r: .... c ,
very justly made. Jiut the idea-usu
ally intended to ue onyeyeu ts wi-
j.:t-. T ,Tf orf'nn onn ? wlti fill i.T. that
fortune dispenses her gifts with & far-ishillings per dozen, or it wo efftts -a
t iabhimd ; and she often rewards th- j pfe I did nqL behevei it,, -a-
. ... j .. ti-VI 4,14 a 1 ,1 a 1 4t1 to baa hr nass book. It was :4lie.
OuTmcmf'auu.'-uiapwiiiw' Aui.j vv " , r" T -f ,,T a i
exeftiorr --And indeed sueh would ap-j "In good times. she -said, "I ied to;
nearltoi be the fact to the-supernciai! get turec .aim aiApeuu n
observer who Xmly considcrsr effectslnow the price, is reduced I had
without tracing .them to their origin- $
where onlj; the true cause carr Der ae-i
tected. But' on closer examination:
Anr niiifnrtnnea mav be .mostlutraced
VV.. v -rf - -. . i
to pur own errors committed eitneri
throrrtrh irrnorance, or that whicn is-;
far less excusiible,- wilful vneglectJ
Thus the farmer who .'gives ciogc at-.
. I?.' 1. t.: j' l..,s.l rx'd tTllt ll!:-
rif the Comi'anv.
TheCfrtniianv is doiu2 a'prooorious hnslnoiss.
i;-. )
No. call has ever yet been made for an in-
Btahuent on a premium note.,
K B. DRAKE,
11-tt
A cent.
V t- tllvJ AiillO OJiv il V . ....... v- " j j v. . - O .. I . .
rlo-ir nndrnpri the mantle that ! monlderinor skeletons, which its flick
1to,1 A thr rlnnd's dark bo-' orintr soATnf-d to animate, and which
pom, lay white"and" still over the Mn- Appeared to menace the two visitors !
to a'Va. fiaA tliAr tonlr their iournev . ! 'Arvfrrpnd.' risumed the. lord, 'the
4iiA"hnilAn T fml nr.fl lonnlmo5s3 1-uW in hliink. wKora-vousaw.drinkiD.2
nevet moro'rcsts upon the spirit of ! from the hnman skulr is the mistress
Abigail Thorn.. She has drawn nearer
thft shadow of that loving ;
whose sheltering fold the storm never
b5ats.
of the" chateau, by wife, "whom I have
4-ondftmnod to drink at mv table from
that skull if; her - paramour" whom I
sle-r -These- are tbetWes; of .those
pledged the bed from under irself
and , children, the trocK jtrora. 0.7 ner
back: andhv close application work-
in' fom. early light tili.dar (she
X iiu) trie. t) . , tr,' . s -ir- r
teritiori to his"' business, sees that InsH a, httle. to her store
lands ore" well "cultivated hijfences another woman ml
. J - -1 -1 i : v!l r,oH A rmv AftAr 51 wt
nH to-rTTi T T I T 1 1 1 I 1 1 T'VJ K(MIL ill ll ULI . Ilia luuvi
stock Of a" Kri&i cll'ovided ;with
shelterrfood and water 'ins iiagurcj
drd and sticiired from waste.
and all spare timcmplp eiliri epllec t-j
tt v-in short, hv. vigilance in 'th'eTcxi'
ercile of such a regular course .of e'eon
that the whole businesi of the
- ' - -rv -."4 .i ' .
farm maybe aone in. aue tune,
is even made the ground of legislation"
m b ranee, with the bcliei that its in
crease causes -the sap to ascend, and,
if cut during the latter period, it will
contain more sap, and will, therefore,
be more spungy, more likely to he at
tacked by worms, more difficult to sea-,
son, and more readily split and warp
ed -bv changes of temperature "Hence
it' -would follow, that the proper time
for felhnrr timber would be at. a new
moon. Patent Office, lieport;
A' telorions Record. ' - .
The Richmond Enquirer publishes
tho report of tho Secretary! of the
"Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of
tha Union," from which it appears that,
although it is not yet one year since
tlic' Association was organized, they
have succeeded in collecting ;:nd pay
ing over the large sum of one hundred
and ffty-ctylt 'thousand thieee hun
dred 'and thirty-three, dollars ' They
have now only to provide for jthc sum
df 41,Q6G G'G, which is net due until
February 22d, 18G2, but.wh.ijeh, it is
believed, will be collected, and paid
over in a short time. This is a grand,
achievement, and reflects infini ;e honor .
upon the WtMEX op A'.MERic.r! '
"1 11 take It for my Children."
"In our familiar 4ntercourpejrith
our subscribers ' at! the Courts, "we fre
quejitlymcet with men whotsay thby1
hare not time to read, andj others'
who never learned to read, vho re
mark of our paper, after paying'off
old scores. " Send it on, sir ; Itake it
for my children they find it very en
ticing they will read yonrpaper wnen
thej won't read books" One gentle
man in Walton observed to us the"
other day, I have a bright-eyed lit
tle girl who never attended" school
but. three; weeks, during which timet
he learned to spell m three syllables.
Since that I have j been taking your
paper, and she is now -one of ihebest
roatlers in the. neighborhoodi" .' "We
hear similar stories of smart little girls'
and boys all round the neignnprnoea--Southern
Watchman. '' -
It is even so that children will reaoT
newspapers, when they woul d read
notliing-elsc, and in this wayjacquire
a taste for reading. ' The ground-
work for' the education of ft number of
the smartest men and women tlyj world
ever produced, was first laid in news-
paper reading, when the idea ef books
was repugnant."" " I
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Cheap IJarpmeter. - - H '
i'. D'tssolve some camphor in alcohol
and throw. in .Uie solution soipe soda.
The camphor precipitates ini snowy
flakes, which are collected by passing
tbo mixture througVa filter : they arc
then collected and put into a vial con--taining
a saturated solution .of icamph
or (in strong alcohol.) Thei jvial is"
then tightly corked and placed, where
it, will not be disturbed, when -it will
prove an unerring index of theweath
cj. .In fine weather the precipitate
rests on the. bottom, but on the -ap-
proach of a" storm k will'rise.to the
surface with a tendency -oppo.iuw-.Mi .
the quarter from which the storm is
cQming, the flakes being aiTectfdelec-!
trically. - ' f
Th? Elastic Egg.
place it
"to "re-"
ill then !he come
! soft and elastic. ' In this state iit cart
wide
st Tie
soda
nStdaing' be' 'sufirecl 6
juugvii. v i"- """-"T.' . s.-r j covered wnn water na:ng s'
lodger ran away, d carrid WylUier rJ it. jn a fcw bouw tl'iisrepafa
all the poor widow hat dj earjifl lent, t- rCHtor& the egg nearly to-'ifs
and she could hnd no trace oi ttuuniei. - ,i crta:,i:tv '.fter which the liouid
The agent was inexorablej, and, hough bc poured off and th 'hottle
a sooer, uoiiusi. wuujjaia, iiAivi h- ji duo
must go out, unless the rent wc; paid.
Itis gratifying to learn that, ater the
Tvnl. ligation of these factsi somea&enev-
olent people sent her, 18 thpjigh a
waste y "tbilncirspaper" oflice-Bofan Poi?:,
"J" IT Li .V.JW.v, ..v, - ,
original solidity, after which the liquid i
should bc poured on aim tup
dried. Keep it a curiosity to puzzle
your friends for an explanation Tiow
the egg was laid in the hottle.l ;V
; jThose arc the best instructors
Lwhoseiive3 speak for them;- t
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