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eeds of Kindness.
Jup)Ose the little cowRlip
Should hanz its ffolden cup j
And eay, I'm such a tiny flower
-I'd better not grow up" I
JtJow manjr a . weary traveler
r -' Would nissite fragrant Bmell ;
jrow'manK' a little child would grieve
1 Ti) lose.lt from the !cll !
Rupjiose tie glistening dew-drop
Upon tie praps should pay,
."What tan a little dew-drop Jq?
I'd lietter roll away"
r The blade on -which it rented, !
Before the day was done,
.AV'Hioiit 4 dnop'to nioi.-'ieii it
Would Wither in the miii.
' .Suppose (hcjlittle breezes j
L'jion a sutnmer's day, ;
Should thfinselves too small tocool
'AYhat is it V , insisted Austin, -who
had not yet found out what it was.
Just then we came to ihe hos-bed,
and the hogs all ran off, frightened as
badly as Bill was. . x
'Umph !' said Austin; 'it's hogs, I'll
swear, that caused Bill so much run
ning.
- The tin
V-Vho won
A Jittle
Althougl
ejler o
1' nofj
on his wav
miss the gnialUst
And softest pnesHhat blow,
Aiidtliink tbc'y make a great liiistake
If they ivere talking ?o !
How mnnfv doed.i of kindness
cliikl niav do,
'it hap so little t-trenirth,
Ai1 htl le -wisdom, t-o ' j
It want-H i. loving spirit - j
Much i idre than Ptrength, tci prove
low niantv thing? a child may do
For others by his love. : !
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Id
coming
"re turned and went back to the
house, and had a fine laugh at Bill, a.
bout his ghosts; but Bill would not give
up but that his were real ghosts.
I learned that there were but feW
persons in this neighborhood who were
not superstitious.
I was informed that the place where
Bui had heard the ghost, was really
haunted.'
Among other stories that were told
that night concerning the place, one
was as follows :
Some time ago "a man ' was
through this place; it was very dark
he heard something by the roadside ;
turning in the direction of the noise he
perceived something white. It looked,
he said, like a woman, dressed in white.
He spoke to her ; she raised her arms
above her head, and said :
'John Kinsler,4f you would be ha"p-
py you must marry Jane Merton, and
have the Hubert family at the wedding.
Remember John Ivinsler !
Po saying, she dropped her arms,
and ascended slowly upwards, until she
was out of sight.
John afterwards married Jane, and
the Hubert family were at the wedding.
I expressed a desire to ce or hear
some such ghosts,' but Austin thought
that I would repent of my wish when
I saw them.
Bed time came, and we retired as
the "clock struck twelve.
I lay awake in bed a long time, think
ing of the incidents of the day.
I. thought of Adela and Julia; which
I loved best I could not telL ,
. Nothing else took place worth rela
ting, here during my stay at Mr. -Hubert's.
I left next morning 'living and
loving
Two years after the above mcntion-
"Wc, w ere sitting W a blazing fire, d incident took place, I was passing
talking tiwl Laughing as lively as if we through that part of thccountry again,
had begn ajcqKaintal tor years when and 0f course I called on Mr. Hubert
suddeia wise, as if some large build- I found that the neighborhood was
ing were falling, interrfrpted us. i S as superstitious as ever. The place
'Tgh1. ughHugh!! !' saidjsome one, where Bill Jenkins had heard the ghost;
as if .frightened but of his senses. ; was still haunted. Many things had
All the family rushed to jthe; door, been heard ; sights had been seen
'except Jiul?a: who sat still, anjd remark- from an'Angel to Beelzebub himself.
'!, j : 'I
I.t h Billl Jenkins running from the
ed, and started up; I hold fast, and up
we went.
No pen cart describe, no tongue can
tell, in 'fact jio one can imagine, my
feelings at this moment
Up we went. Still I held on to the
ghost; But I was becoming sick omy
situation. I had my whole weight to
hold up, by holding to the phantom.
'Let me down!' shouted I.
Promise me one' thing,' said the
ghost. 'Promise that you will leave the
spot as soon as you touch the ground.'
'I promise anything to get from here,'
said I.
'Let us down !' she shouted as loud
as I had.
Down we went. But as we went
down, I was very busy trying to find
rbut something more about her. I found
that she had a large rope around her, i
istcllanco
Solving: the Ghost Question.
x About t ic year 18 ,s business had
called mo to a remote part of B- r
eounty, Tennessee, and I w'jis staying
nt.thc hou?o of 'a Mr. Hubert. The
family consisted of Mr. Hubert and
wife,' onfi son, and two daughters. The
son's rianu was Austin; he Was about
twenty ycarsL of age, andjsecined to be
very intell gent. Thjb girlwwbre nonless
jnttiligent than Austin. Adela,: the
rldest, wan about seventeen, land-Julia,
the youngest, about fifteen, j
Prettier girlaj I never sawj. I loved
them both las soon as Iliad seen them.
From the FajetteviHe Observer.
: Gov, Morehead's Factory, &c.
Having occasion to go to Virginia
recently, I passed through Leaksville,
and soon came to what is -called the
Leaksville Factory, belonging to Gov.
J. M. Morehead.
Being attracted by the magnitude
and number of buildings, I stopped a
few hours to look around.' Here was
a large stone building, the cotton fac
tory, constructed in ther most substan
tial manner, and of the most durable
materials. It is situated at the'mouth
of a magnificent canal, leading from
Smith's river, and operated by the
largest and 'finest metal wheel that I
have ever" Seen. Near by are the oil
mills, flour mills, andfrsaw mill all
operated by the water of the same ca
nal, which appears to have aiall ot at
and, was drawn up by.it. - A loop was j j t 05 feet and at a slight eXpense
.glioses sam.
I was anxious to come across ore of
the ghosts and during my stay at Mr.
Hubert's I passed through the haunted
place at all times of the night, but saw
and hoard nothing. I finallv came to
.- ; . . iv. ' ' n m
awkward, filmost beardless tellow, putt- tjic concinsion that it was all imagina-
mg and blowing like a locomotive
ScmeciHf had the words escaped from
her itS when in rushed a. tall, gawky,
her,
'What's
rt. .
'Matter
the matter V- said Mr.
Ru-
tion,
One dark night in July I was pass-
ing tlirougu tins piace, anuiiearu: some
enough!' said Bill, his eyes. thi make a noisc jn te dry leaves
looking almost as large as tie bottoms
of two common sized'tcacupe.
Ouyopder, he continued, throw-
ing nimscijt uown upon a csiair ;
y.cmder, Icard. a baby ctyin,' and
then somebody a groanin' and 8111111111':
and I tell ye I iest got away from than '
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near me: turning towards tne noise
At this t Would not suppress a laug
'You ndeiln't laugh, old boss, co
tinned lie,
laugh, for
jest so
I
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turnct
us
lyhn ncedu t
up. fun ; it's
turning to me;
I'll swear it's
1 swear it. . J
to Austin and said,
Accompany him'bjick to the
place; where he- .heard the
'solve'the ghost for him.'
Austin was silent.
'Will you go ?' I asked,
Austin yegan to stammer
. thing.
r i '(IL II
interrupted pill, 'darn
me, gentlchnen, it you get md
any more; sec 11 you do !
'Then tell us where it was, said l,
'and if wo can hear it, we 111 solve it
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luisc, anei
out somc-
I
behold something that looked. 1
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thought, very much like a ghost. It
seemed to be the figure of a woman.
There .was, no waist to her dress, and
it was very long. All this I could make
:out, notwithstanding the darkness.
1 stood still to see 'what she would
do. I must acknowledge that I did not
feel exactly cool just then, but I man
aged to appear so. .
"'Marion,' said the ghost, 'if you will
be happy you must marry Julia Hu
bert. Remember Marion.'
Jud?e of mv surprise and horror
when the ghost spread out her arms,
and ascended upward, until she was
lost in the timber ! What could 1 do
Scared as I was, I did not run, knoek
ing down the fence as Bill Jenkins did.
I started on slowly toward Mr. Hu-
sure
'Austin don't .care much
ing, I believe,' said. Adela.
'l ou are not superstitious!
I asked him.
tTft ' emir? hn 'T'm not snnerstitioiis.
Vj wiyv w7 7
-ilent till
The moon
raid of catching cold
but I'm a
all.'
i'l propose,' said Julia, whfc had been
about go-
1 o
are you:
that's
now. 'that we all
"Marion, Austin, Adela, and
Mi
back thar kert's. aftcr 1 ia(i jr0ne a few paces,!
heard a distant roaring behind me that
continued more than two minutes.
did not look back, tor 1 did not care
about coming in contact with another
ghost that night.
At an early hour I retired. Next
morning .when I came into the parlor
Julia was there, alone. When I enter
ed she greeted me, blushing and trem
bling.
After I had looked around and con
vinced myself no one was near,' I said
'Julia J at last I have seen a ghost.
When I said this, Julia again blush
ed and turned her face irom me.
'What kind of a ghost was it?' said
she.
T Inhl her nil t had seen, but omit
proposition was accepted, tej wnat tne ghost had said.
us where he had heard the juiiatold me that she had seen one
jiistlikjg it two or three nights beiore,
'I suppose saitf she, 'that you have
become superstitious :
I could not deny, yet I would not
acknowledge that I was supersti
tious. ' " ' , '
I implored Julia not to mention it
made tor ner ieet, tnen one ior eacn
hand; and she could stand upright with
the greatest ease.
Just as we touched the ground, 1
took out my knife and cut the rope
just above the head of the ghost.
She shrieked and leu to the ground;
I raised her up.
'Oh! said she, 'JJeelzebub will be
herein a moment. See ! there he comes
now.' . .
Here she tried to leave me, but I
held onto her. I heardfa terrible noise
in the dry leaves just behind me. I
looked around, and something was ap
proaching. As near as I could discern
in the dark, it resembled a very large
man.
It came up very " close to me, and
stood still for a moment; then it tap
ped me on the shoulder, and said, in a
rough, hoarse voice,
'Come!'.
I put my hand down to the ground,
and as luck would have it, I put it on
a stick about as large as a man's arm.
I snatched it up, and gave 'Beelzebub'
a blow with it which brought him to
the ground. -
r My ghostly companion again shriek
ed and fell. I caught her up in my
arms, and retreated as fast as my legs
could carry me. Presently I ran a-
gainst the fence, and knocked asmuch
of it down as Bill Jenkins did. But I
did not stop, but when on and into the
house.
I sat the ghost upon a chair and
called, for a light. She made a great
effort to escape, but all was in vain.
A light was brought: a veil covered
her face, and it was with great difficul
ty that I removed it. After a consid-
rable struggle the veil was removed,
and lo ! its Juma Hubert !
She shrieked , and fell to the floor,
and was then carried to her room.
Just here, in came a negro girl, a
lave of Mr. Rubert's, looking as tho
she was frightened out of her senses,
'Massa! massar run in de Kitcnen
rio-ht nuick 'cause Sambo come in dar
all bloody, an' a bleedin' yet ; lie say
te got he head broke.
Austin and nvyself went to the kitch-
n . M . 1 J nil
en. to examine rsamuo s neau. xnex e
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was a very large gash cut to the bone,
ust above. his leit temple
To be brief, Julia had employed a
negro man. Sambo, to assist her. He
iad procured a long rope, and lasten
I . C J . A. '
cd it around Julia, as . I have already
described ; and then climbing a very
arge tree, put the rope through a fork,
ind then descended. By this he Could
raise Julia as high as the fork ot the
tree, where she would-be entirely out
of sight to any person below, owing to
the thickness ot the timber.
Julia was the ghost that told John
TvinsW t.n marrv Jane Merton : and
-j
Sainbo had always acted 'Ueelzebub,
when necessary. But alter he had act
ed 'Beelzebub' with me, he swore he
'neber would be debil agin.'
I bore no grudge on account of Ju
lia's manner of courting me: on the
contrary, I feel rather pleased and
complimented. In about six months
is now up, and it
myself.
would be
-a pleasant walk for us, besides,' we
, ; might have some real tun.
After s0mc hesitaton on Austin's
part, this
Bill told"
ghost, bus 'would not go with us.
Off we parted When we cam6 to
the. spot,' we found that Bill had knock
ed, down about twenty panhels of the
fence. AVb had gone but two or three
hundred yards, talking vry lively,
when we entered a low, dark place in
from that time, we were married.
Years have since rolled by. A ro
bust boy and a pretty little girl have
blessed our union, and never have I
repented for one moment that I saw
the ghost, or that Julia became my
wife.
the road;lthe timber was very tal and Until I could find put something more
thick. MiWhich caused it tot be darker
than anywhere else. When advanced
a few paces into thisplace, Our conver
sation stobped. Scarcely hsid we peas
cd talking, when
'Boo-woo-woo-ugh T went something
hear us.-i
,kWhatkf that ?' said Austfn, halting.
I advan ced, and Julia;stet)ped to my
side and f aid- : j
'That's Bill's ghost, surd.'
'Ou-bdQ-hoo-woo-ugh !' "came
again.
I could
forth
suppress my laughter no lon
ger; . It proved to be nothing more nor
less than k hog, which was
mg comfortably, and was
plaining.
not sleep
thus COm-
about the ghost, and she promised.
I determined to pass through this
place every night during my stay at
Mr. Rubert's, which was to continue
about two weeks from this time.
For several nights I heard nothing,
nor did I see any thinglike a ghost un
til the night before my departure, when
walking along, I beheld the ghost, at
the same place, standing about twenty
rWfc frnm me when I first beheld it. I
stopped, and tho ghost said, i
-f Marion, to-morrow you leave this
place, and you have not asked Julia to
be your wife. Go and ask her! at once.
Remember, Marion !' , - i-'t;;--Instantly
I rushed forward and threw
my arms around the ghost. She shriek-
A New Telegraph Cable.
A correspondent of the Utica Her
aid says that N. Parks, Esq., of Mo
hawk Village, but formerly of Rome,
has invented and patented in the Uni
ted States and in England, a new tel
Arranh cable. He claims it can bo
worked anv 'distance without the aid
of any-electric battery the cable be
ing of itself a perfect battery ; conse
quently the longer the wire tne great
er power in working will be obtained.
It(s said that some - capitalists are a-
. . . , .. ' 1 i . r : r
oout taking it in nana wun a view u
giving it a thorough testr
Something Worth Knowing.
'One day, while purchasing a lot of
v i j!.. j 11
anea iruu, we aiscovereu auia.ii pieces
of sassafras bark mixed amongst it,
and upon inquiry, were informed that
it was a preventive against the worm.
It is said that dried fruit put away with
a little bark, (say a large handful to
the bushel,) will gave for years unmo
lested by those troublesome little in
sects, which so often destroy hundreds
of bushels in a single season. The re
medy Is" cheap and simple, and we ven
ture to say a good one. Lexington
(S. C.) Flag.
could be' made to propel millions of
dollars worth of machinery.
After surveving this immense water
power and canal, capable of beingmade
to control the entire current of Smith's
river, I looked around upon, the hills
that jut in towards the manufacturing
establishments, to see the neat and
substantial dwellings some brick and
others frame where the hundreds of
laborers and their families live, who
earn honest ancf respectable support
from the capital here invested. The
store-house and factory appear to have
been built some years, and all the es
tablishments and plans show that in
telligent enterprise and capital have
accomplished much here for the bene
fit of the country, when such improve
ments were in their infancy in North
Carolina. Seeing such results from the
sagacity and enterprise of an individ
ual when there was no prospect of rail
roads in that portion of-N. C, I was
naturally led to reflect, what this por
tion of the State might become, with
its rich lands, abounding in iron and
coal, and its immense water power.
with the advantages of a railroad :
But this would not suit your Wilming
ton neighbors, and hence the people ot
that portion s ot JNorth Carolina must
be denied the benefits and blessings
resulting from such an improvement
In reflecting upon what I have1 witness
ed and learned, I am satisfied that no
man in the State of N. Carolina has
been more identified with her material
interests than J. M. Morehead. He
has been, and probably is now, identi
fied with the farming, manuiacturing, l
mechanical, mercantile and educational
pursuits of the people of the State. He
knows their wants and interests per
haps better than any other man. He
has done more to give impulse and suc
cess to the internal improvement sys
tem than any man in the State, The
N. C. Railroad would never have been
constructed had he not taken hold of
it and brought his potent influence to
raise the means and put the work for
ward almost to completion. Within
six months or less he would have had
the road completed. But here low
party malignity had to do its dirty
work. It forced him to resign that
position which he had filled with such
signal ability, that it might reap the
rewards due to another. It was an act
of black ingratitude, and some of its
perpetrators are now reaping its bitter
fruits.
He did more to build the Atlantic
& N. C. Railroad than any man in the
State. Although he was not the Pres
ident, he subscribed the money and did
the work, and to-day, I am told, owns
more stock in the Road than all other
nrivat.fi stockholders collectively. Yet
be has never even been tendered a
Director's place in the Company. This
is base ingratitude, and places the
Company in no enviable light, altho
I do not suppose that Gov. Morehead
wants any position on the road.
During the sitting ot the last leg
islature, there was developed a bitter
nnrtizan snirit. no-ninst him. ne had
mind and .capacity enough in m ou
iects of legislation to comprehend the
. 0 . 1 TT
whnlfi Ktntp ot North Carolina, lie
was for giving the additional aid nee
00. i i
essary to complete the AiDemarie and
Chesapeake Canal ; he was ior going
forward .with the W estern extension ;
he advocated the Danville Connection;
and he was for the Fayetteville Coal
Field Road, as well as other useful im
provements to the fetate. liis more
comprehensive and statesman-like pol-
icv did not suit all the local and petty
interests rfnresented in the Legisla
ture, and an attempt was made to hun
him down, by those pigmy politicians
and factionists
Men who would not dare to meet him
in discussion in the Legislative halls
or elsewhere, by misrepresentation and
slander, by whiskey and ground peas
in the lobbies, hotels and groceries,
endeavored to do their dirty work of
robbing an honest man of his good name
and iust fame. The decree had gone
forth that Morehead delendus est.
His public and private life were ran
sacked to find some fault or blemish
with which to damn him. Truly, 'u
ies parturiunt et ridicidus mm nasei
tur.' The result is too well known.
How like chaff before the wind he scat
tered the imputations of his adversa
ries, and how triumphantly he vindica
ted himself, and put to the blush every
accuser, is too familiar to your read
ers
mortalized almost any statesman ; but
to J. M. Morehead, who had proved-
the victor m an hundred hard tought
battles, it was only one among the many
triumphs ot his life, when his oppo
nents dared to meet him face to face.
North, Carolina has but few such men
as J."M. Morehead, A'statesman of
manlv bearing and frank views on all
questions tried in the severe ordeals
of public and private life, he is known j
to possess the integrity 01 a Cato ; a
man of brains and of great practical
intellect; identified with almost every
honorable and liberal pursuit of the
country, and having devoted the best
of his life and services to the improve
ment, both public and private, of the
State. These are qualities which just
ly endear him to his fellow men, and
well may they be proud of him.
It was these high attributes of char
acter, illustrated through his whole
life, that caused the people to elect
him twice triumphantly to the Guber
natorial chair, by such majorities as no
other man ha3 ever received, with par
ties so equally divided and the strong
est opposition that could be arrayed
against him. ,
lie has never asked the people tor
office, which they did not confer ; in
deed, he never sought office, but has
often served in public positions at the
sacrifice of his individual interests.
nd when partizan feelings shall have
subsided and the revil'ers and private
traducers' of his just fame and great
name shall have mouldered into dust,
and been forgotten, posterity willcher-
ish the name and memory of J. M.
Morehead and rank him with North
Carolina's most gifted statesmen and
greatest benefactors.
But I did not intend, "currente cal
amo" to be led so far. from my purpose,
which was to invite public attention to
the unjust and partial legislation on
the subject of internal improvements
in North Carolina. This Imust reserve
for some future occasion, justice.
your care made to feel 1 they aonly
a trouble and a burden 1 Then murmur
not, if, when the frosts of age f have
whitened your locks when yoif steps
are slow and feeble, and all th?hclp-
lessness of a second childhood arjiuptfnf of an oak, he beheld a godlike figure
vou you are treated m like minner. appro
Eiches A Beautiful Fable.
There is a'Gerraan fable which says:
On a sultry, hot summer day, anhon-.
est old man was plowing in his "'own
field, when suddenly! under thq shade
The Two Homes.
A STORY FOR MOTHERS. '
'Mother.' said a little, girl
j
, T 1 1 1 1 . 1
years
UBioved unhonored it mavbeo-vdu
will go down iri sorrow to your rave.
But let us tfljrn, kind readc to a
pleasanter scene. Go wkh:rhMd the
house of Mr. Cl" : . ,s. The .moer, a
pleasant-looking lady,' is busily e ngag
ed with her morning duties. lr4ly
have we entered ere the sound otllittle
feet is heard, and Charlie rusheljjin.
'Mamma,' saidhe, 'George Lae.has
just the prettiest new sled thatvever
saw it is painted ; all- over, hiS
name is in large letters, on thfyside",
and lie wants I should go lionrt with
him and ride on it rmay I go V- .
- 'Y'es, my son,' is the pleasant! leply,1
'if you will be back in 'half an ljur r
I shall want you then to d& an Ffrand
for me. Here, let me tici your sMrf a-
round your neck be. a good h&f and
play pleasantly with George,' aijd im
printing a kiss; upon jbis hrbsy lip she
turns again to her .work, . i '
But where is little Alitliee!t of
the household r .U.ne mother remelbera
that she has not seen her for soinpime.
'The little rogue is in some mlsc?;ief, I
presume, else she would rioibe soimet;.
I must find her. At ter. looking va 'Va
rious places, she softly opens tif, par
lor door, and there sits thelittUpne,'
Avith pussy by her side,!-and iif: her.
nanu a Deauxnui sieeieiigravmymcu
she had torn from one of the iooks
which - adorn the centre
watch with interest
upon the mother. Shall we sou' her
face flush with anger r- ill siuilp.ass
along with hasty steps seize t' en
graving, box the ears" ot the cliil(iin
conscious of thevrong though' sebe,)
saying she never did see uch a oung
one, always doing something sliejiught
not to do ? Very many mo ther should
have pursued such a course, butfiOt so
with xMrs. (J . bhe stops firtthe
f 1
a little gin 01 -ien
'I have done all the work you
gave me now may Willie and I goto
Mr. Grays T :
'I do wish you would keep out of the
wav, and stop teasing, replied the mo
ther, as she gave her daughter a push
which sent her reeling against a chair.
'Whv mamma.' said Willie a bright
sturdy little-fellow of five years who
iiad been busily -engaged for the last
hour trying to make a wooden kmtc
tor his sister Why, mamma, you
promised we might go to-day, and if
-m 1 . . -Ill .11"
telling a
tabled We
to note the; ?ffect
pproaching .him. !The man started
back. ! . . . .
(" I am Solomon," said the phah torn
in a confiding voice. I "What art thoxi .
doing here, old mant" 1
'"If thou art Solomon,' was the re
ply, ' hqw canst thou' ask me? When
I was a youth thou j didst send mo to
the-ant. I saw its psethod of drvinj,
and if. taught me to le diUgent,' indus
trious, and ; persevering, and gather
ing the superfluous for a stormy day.
What I then learned, 1 Still continue
to do.?
1 Thou, hast studied the lesson but .
half,' replied the spirit, " 'go once more
t te ant and learn of it, also, liow to
find" rest and "quiet jin tho winter of
thy .years, and how . to onjoythat'
winch thou hast hoarded np ' . --
There Is a world plf wisdom .in this
fablej'and there is no Human pnyloso
phy which should rbe more palpably
impressed On the Understanding. Ri-.
ches are jlesirablej twit theirreatest
use Is to make, the decline of life hap
py, and he' who after acquiring, fails
to enjoy them is certiirily to be! pitied.
It is an. imposition on one's self to toil
in the summer's heat and winter's cold?
(to accumulate property and then to
be too parsimonious to enjoy it. )One
ofthc greatest prmleges, one ot tho
most'glonous conditions that a,human
being can njoy is to be happy to
withdraw for a timej from JMammon,
to look up to God tand be truly at
peace with God and all mankind. The
ant toils through the! Spring-time and
Summer, but when tjie cold winds of
antumn come, when the snows of win
ter fall, it nestles dawn in its warm
cUarriberSjlives on' what it has accumu
lated, and we have ni doubt enjoys its
short existence. What a striking lesson,-and
how worthyj to be followed
by man.
vou don't let us, it jvill be
wrong story,
'Well, do go , along stay an hour
and I hope I shall have some peace
while you are gone
'Hurrah,' said Willie, jumping up.
'Where's my cap.? Mamma, I can't
reach it
'I'll warrant it always something
to hinder me; here, take your cap and
go;' and with the same impatient step
and frowning brow which had been
seen all that day, she passed again te
ller work.
But let us follow the children as they
eave the house. Sarah walks along
with a sad and tearful face her's is a
peculiar sensitive nature, and the harsh
reproof so often given is sure to cast a
hadow on her heart and as line
glances up into her tace, rebellious
thoughts arise, and his eyes flash in
dignantlv as he says, in a comforting
tone, '1 wouldn t ieel Dad it mamma
does scold. I shall be a big man pret
ty soon, and then I'll talk right back
to her, utst as she docs to us; and when
I get rich enough, I'm going to buy a
horse and carriage and you and pa may
ide with me, but mamma shan t, cause
she ain't good. Mav be she 11 grow old
sometime, and come to live with me,
just as grandma does to our house, and
then if she talks so to us, I'll just shut
her up in the dark, wouldn't you?'
Little does that mother think she is
sowing seed in the young heart vyhich
shall spring up and yield a 'hundred
fold' of bitterness and &rrow.
Ten vcars have hed ie.t us again
visit that dwelling. Where is now the
entle Sarah, whom every one thought
so sweet tempered. She is there but
how changed. Informer years the an
orv reproof would only cause a flood
of "tears, but as day after day, year af
ter year, the harsh words fell upon her
ear, angry feelings begfin to serge up
until her very nature become changed,
and she had " learned at last to throw
back the bitter retort. Sadly darken
ed mU?t be the soul of that mother who
thus wounds'and crushes the heart of
the sensitive, until hatred takes the
place of love, and the Evil Genius pre
sides where once heavenly angels lov
ed to linger.
But we mi3 the brave little Willie.
Where can our pet have flown ! 'In
davs of yore' his laughing eyes and
sunny smile were always the first to
nreet us.; now we list in vain ior nis
coming footstep. He is a wanderer
exiled by his mother's frowns and irri
tableness, from an otherwise pleasant
home.
Oh, mother ! how great an influence
. f
door to listen, while Allie talks fj, all
unconscious 01 the presence ot-.anttier.
'Kitty, ain't you glad that .wej-pme
in the parlor this morning, caui.. Al
lie's found a nice picture for yt$i to
look at ? Now, if you will keer$fgtill,
I'll tell you all about it. Theresa lit
tle girl just like me; only shefiain't
quite so big, and ner name is auk, 10,0
So there's two Allies here. YouJUon't
know, Kitty, what that! little 'l&l is
holding, but I do, cause papa toll rue;
its a rabbit; but I'd rather have if kit
ty than a rabbit; shouldn't yotf, Ivtty?'
'Why, Allie,' said her mothef ad
vancing and speaking in akindlyldne,
'didn't you know it was .v;ery natality
to tear papa's book ? How sory he
will feel to hear what his'little gjl has
been doing.' ' .. 1 ' pi ,
'Allie won't do so no1 morc-ot a
bit,' replied the child, with a quiver
ing lip. j "; - "
Well, we will go Out and eco-ijf we
cannot find something better tor'nie
to do than tear papa's bqok. GaRyou
bring some wood for mamma V "j t
'1 es, is the quick reply,1 and ?p'ay
she bounds, her eyes sparkling Q the
thought of really doing , eomcthpg to.
help mamma.
How it. cheers the heart to eifter a
household where lovo rcign3 ankind
words only are spoken. Childr liv
ing under such influences Vill grNw up.
good and noble, for the heart ;rjt -ex
pand, and its nobler qualities drelop
1 .1 - 1 n f 1 1
under ttie genial muuence pi kip
i r- i i. :nra J
ac-
the
ger
tions and kind words. Mother
echoes of your kind voice may
long years in the hearts-of yourhil
dren. Shall they be soft, sweet exoes
scemmg like angel music, wiping
them to the love of God and heYen V
If so,, then will vou be rewardedt'ith
a golden harvest. And should tlrOrind
Father when 'many years' ; Jiave
wrought their changes, and theffcyes
frrow dim with watching the advgzLt o-f
& ..... cz i Mf
a glorious hereafter allow you tofgazc
upon the household of your natural
children, they will "surely calV' you
"blessed.". : - ' -
Eaised from the Dead A CurioasM?ase.
A curious case occurred las s eek
at Rome, in thi3 county.J Mrs. Piters,'
wife of a German of that name,' ffter
a short illness, was supposed to fiare
lied. Her husband made immediate
arrangements for her lunerar, having
OniMac-
5i
procured a coffin in this city
ing her body m the comn a . general
perspiration was observed throujiidut
the skin, which wa3 reported, tjf fhe
husband, with the suggestion thi the
burial be deferred in the hope of 'an
imation. To this the husband objected,
and had her interred the sameifday,
(Saturday) After the burial eeiccs
were over some relativcs-ot the svpos
ed deceased,; who reside' in thierty,
r arrived at Rome to attend thefuvral,
j which had already taken placand
; hearing of the circumstances caused
I hZv which .then had beeri four
tllV tvtj ..... ';.!v.
hours in the grave, to be dismttred,
wlixn, to their surprise and joyjthey
found signs of life still remain rrfg.
Restoratives being administered ;Mr"s.'
Peters gradually recovered, waspkeh
by her friends to this city, and now
well. ' We are informed tlrat sliercfu
ses to again live with her husband;
'Pl.rt .;rf.nmititipf f-nnn((,tfil-uiili the
thy words, thy tones ot voicc possess. 1 - - - " -M(
'it::, y wt, ?n1rtno and! Ar thev harsh and vituperative i Arc anair aie u ,uu,
its vindication oftruth, would have im-1 those tender blossoms entrusted to unduo0 invc.ti0ation. J . .
Hints on the Preservation of the Piano .
Forte,
The New York Home Journal -has
the following valuable hints on tho sub
ject: j . .
The piano should be closed when not.
in use, in order to prevent tho collect
tion of dust, pins, etc., on the' sound
board, and also to prevent the firings
and .-"action" from the ill effects of
sudden change of temperature. No-
tltfng injures a pianq more than ex
treme 'heat, whether; arising from a
bright fire in front of it, or what is
worse, tne not air, irpm ine mruacea
in such general use j-few pianos canv
resist tlie injurious action of the latter.
Care should be taken jto prevent moisT.
ture of any kind from getting between
the keys, particularly when cleaning
them, as it will causb them to stick.
Moths are very destructive to pianos,
and should be kept out of them by pla-,
cing a lump of camphor wrapped in
paper, to prevent, evaporation, in the ,
inside corners. Anydiard substance ,
placed 00 a piano, will cause a jarring
noise, and if the top' part is unprotec
ted by a cloth cover, that also will of
ten rattle. Young pianists -would in
jure the pianos less, i they would re
train irom striKing mo Key wuu buui
force; a light touch, With a judicious
use of the loud pedal J will yield a fair.
better and equally as: full a tone, as 11
they exerted all thej force at their
command. Were tliii fact more gen
erally attended to, fewer strings would,
be broken, one cause bf the piano re
maining in' tunc would be removed,
and lesg injury would ircsult to the ac
tion f the piano. fJJhese various an
noyances are often attributed to infe
rior tuning or defective make, when
neither is the cause, j
Few arc aware of the benefit to be
derived .from having iheir pianos reg
ularly tuned and keptj in order; every
new piano should bd tuned at least
once ,a month, and none should be al
lowed to remain untuned Over three.
When a piano is half a note' below
"concert pitch," and it is required to
be drawn up, it should be tuned twice,
the second tuning about a month af
ter the first, or it wil not stand well
in tune. Always employ the same tu
ner, unless, of course, he prpVe glar
ingly incompetent, but should his first
efforts fail to give Satisfaction, give
him another trial, as jhe may not be in
fault As each music store lias one
or more tnners, it would sayej annoy
ance if, when the cp-der is left, the
name of the person rjequired be men
tioned, and if the onjlcr were left two
or three days before he tunerjis actu
ally wanted, it would insurp more
prompt attention. Many act, in this
respect, as if there Irere a half a do
zen tuners eagerly jkwaiting the first
order that came; whiereas a good tun
er always has as many orders as he
can well attend to. j j
It would be well to remember that
the tuning of a pianjo consists; only in
tightening and relating the strings to
tho requisite degree and doe not in
clude the regulationjof the action and
replacing of strings, andafe many
actually suppose a general renova
tion of the instrument. j
T
The happiest mart is
the most virtuous lifp.
A newly invented fly-trap
1 700 flics in one minute
he who lives
caught
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