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' Tcr'iui of 1 lie) Watchmaii., t
r 3acriji0"i PfT year, Two Dollars payable in
Jrsrtca. But if not paiJ ia advance, Two dollars
- tnJ fiftf wiI1 h charged., p '
i,"iTi"iniTted at $1 for the firsthand 25 cuT
r each wVsfquf nt insertions Court orders chirged
5 per ct- Higher than these rates. Alioeral deduc
tion to thovwho advertise by the year, v ' v - : 1"
jxrrtH to ife Ed'nors must be post paid.
tCtfrttpoJ& of the Vt stern Christian Advocate.
The O rent Sal f La ke Clt y. .--
I J -; . ,- ...
Erlv jn April, 1817, one hundred and
forty three; men, two women nnd two chib
dren, stilted out ns pioneers from Council
nirtfrJ IoUa. These Mormnns made an
entire; neSi road on the North side ofhe j Ewst or" WeMth mountnins being eh
Platte. cr4sin6 ElkfTiorn'toFori Laramid; rdefed impassahle- by the snow. Thiscity
the)' then took tho;Oregon trail, to Fort is situated about forty and a half degrees
jjrjdgf r, 'vjhen, they, commenced a .new.f North latitude, and one hundred and elev
ut ihrolgb the Rocky' Mountains iOri en degrees longitude West of Greenwich,
the 22d bijjuly of the same year t Key say ,v The productiveness of the soil is asjton
thc Hrst rnin Professor Oson Pratt-eri iishing. W are here in the midst of their
trrrd this! valley. On the 23J of July, ? harvest, and never have we' seen such
.k. tirt camp moved Into and halted at ! wheat. We will cive vou one out of ina-
what now Is called the centre of the city. ny authentic accounts. M. Hoi I id ay, from
In tbe af(enoon of the same day they had the booth of this place, raised upwards of
one hundred and eighty five bushels of
wheatrfrom one bushel ofthe seed,?and
threp hundred bushels of potatoes from one
bushel of the seed. i 1
This valley is regarded as one of the
heahhiest portions ol the globe ; the air is
certainly the purest lever breathed, i Its
altitude is four thousand and three hun
dred feet above the level of the sea ; land
some of the mountains on the Etst of the
valley are more than a mile and a qliar-
ter high, and are covered with perpetual
- 'if.-
snow ; while in the valley the thermome
ter frequently rises above one hundred de
grees. , V
ISo much for this city and valley, j As
to the moral, and other aspects of this peo
ple, 1 have not at present time orspace to
write anything. It is due to them tofsay
that I have not seen anything vicious since
my arrival. They are very kind and hos
pitable to emigrants, c The emigrants drop
them a thousand commodities for a small
consideration, as they change from the
train to the packing method of accomplish
ing the remainder of their journey ; while
they, in turn are greatly accommodated in
obtaining supplies atuf refreshment, at
this Utile more than half way house over
plains and deserts.
' Keep 4 check rrox ill tour
' RCLEJtS.
Do this, and Liberty is safe
j 1 Gen' I Harrison.
4
, NEW SERIES.
VOLUME VII NUMBER 27.
o A-LilolS U K x , IN . UM THUKtSilAY, jNUVKMpKK 14, 1D0.
ibree plows and one, harrow at work.
At two i'clock, P. M of the same day,
rjry comrnenced building the first dam
for irrigation. The next day, Satur
the 2 1th, they planted five acres. of
potatoes. '".jOn the 28ih of the ame month.
what they style, the quorum ol the Twelve j
pasilt'S assembled, and laid obV a city as
follows : Ulock often acresteach, 8 lots to
the hltckiti acre and a quarter in each
j0t ; the S)rets 8 rods wide ; ihe side-walks
20 fret wide; to be beautifully shaded ; the
! blocks! to be surrounded" by a purling
brook, Issuing from the, mountains ; every
bouse to be built twenty feel fiom the
' front fence No two houses front each
other: fcHding in his own door, every
; man may not look into his neighbor's door,
- L... kiv rila noifvhhfir j - itu nfiin I
bave four public. squares, which are here-
after to he adorned with trees from the
four quarters of the globe, and supplied
, with fountains of Water.
On thetemple square they intend to
lhave a garden.that will costal l-ast 8100,
000 at th commencement. I neir mis
wonanes
? commencement.
:have already made arrange-
I i'f.. - A -i
ments in the Eastern States, in Great Brit
tin. France, Italy, Denmark, ihe German
ic States, find in thje Islands of the sea, to
gather -thd. chbicest seeds and fruits, and
every thing that can beautify and adorn
tbe garde ri. At first the city was laid off
to contain one hundred and thirty-five
blocks., Since then an addiiion of sixty
five blocks' has been made on (he East,
and sixty ion the West. They have laid
ofTone mile square on the East of the city
for a University. It will not be two years
until next.October since the first house
was built; In this city, and it now numbers
at least 'ftine thousand. They already
have convenient houses built of dolies -dried
brick nd most of the luxuries of
life. Tbfy expect an emigration of at
least 10,000 of their own people thfs year.
The on method of cultivation is by ir
rigation, fr6m what they call "City creek."
Just as thijf'creek opens in the valley from
the snowcapped mountains, it divides in-
T
THE DIAMOND! CROSS.
Written for the Schoolfellow."
BY CAROLINB HOWARD.
A very, unujual sight appeared, one morning,
before) Simon Barton's humble door, in tbe
shape of a gorgeous equipage and a pair of
spirited horse striking the ground with their
impatient leet. les, a very unusual sight it
was, in that dim and miserable street, to be
hold so grand a coachman flourish so formida
ble a whip over the beads o( such glossy steeds.
Why, ihe steeds themselves tossed the'u finely
shaped beads in the air, eager to go forward
on their way; but the elegant looking lady,
who was within ihe coach and bud pulled the
check-string for the coachman to slop when and
where he did, seemed determined that they
should await her pleasure. The parly were
evidently strangers in the city, and consisted
of the lady, a gentleman, and a bright and
beautiful boy.
Why do you slop Agnes," said ihe gentle
man, languidly, 'at this out-ol the. way, forlorn
looking place, called a book store ? You know
thai we have not a minute to spare; for the
captain told us he would certainly sail at ten
and, if ihe vessel goes without us, I shall miss
ihe last rhance I have for reeovery.
Do not lea r. Albert,' replied the lady, as she
look from: her bosom a jewelled watch ; it is
out just nine o clock, and they tell me that the
wharf is very near. My motive lor slopping
here id not altogether selhsh : for I want some
books for both of us to read on tbe voyage, and
though I have unwisely put it off until the last
minute I possibly may rind something here.'
the invalids eyes grew bright, tor an in-
slant, as ihe lady spoke, and he as usual, let
her have her own way, gazing proudly on ihe
rich beauly and ; noble air f his lovely wife,
and then sinking back into the carriage with a
sigh of regret and a troubled look at the pros
pect of bis early death.
At the door of ihe humble book store stood a
girl about ten years old, who had a weak look
ing child in ber arms, and the lady paused as
she encountered her. The girl's countenance
was one of peculiar loveliness, and the clear
hazel ol her eye was uplifted to the stranger's
face.
You are very Jfeautiful,' said the lady, has
tily No I should not say that, for it , will
make vou vain I mean. I like to look at vou :
LAWSOF HEALTH.
Children should he taught to use their there is something enchanting about you as you
left hand as much
to two main branches, which afterw'ard
subdivided This water, from the moun-
and as well as their
right.
Coarse bread is much better for child-
renytnan fine.
Children should slpep in seperate beds.
and should not wear night caps.
Uhlldren under seven years ot rage
should not he confined over six or seven
hours in the house, and' that should be
broken by frequent recesses.
Children and young people must be
made to hold their heads up and should-
si ana with that dull ol a child in your arms.
How old is she, and where is the mother!'
Loite is only two' she answered, and sick
ly most of the lime. Ever since my mother
died 1 have taken care of her, and she told me
not lo part with ber until we meet in tbe blue
sky up yonder.' j - 4 .
Do not fear,' returned the stranger ; I shall
not rob vou of your treasure. And, the father
where is he V
' In the book store,' answered the child; and
ihe lady remembering her errand, entered.
Simon Barton showed no sensation of astonish-
ers back, while standing, silting, or walk- nient as ihe bright being stood before him, and,
jrjg. ; - advancing from among his dusty books, asked
The best beds for childern are ofhairj ner Pleasure- . ,..!
or in winter, ol nair ana cotton. ? i , J"" ...... .
From one to one pound and a half cf dy, ' herewith to while away a ledums sea
j r BUiiirrmiig tiiiu ruici laming 2
tains to the temple block, has an average
fall of nin inches in a rod, for a distance
of more than ten miles, with a greater fall
the farther you advance into the moun
tains. At"one mile and a third from the
city is a warm sulphur spring, which pos
sesses great cleansing and purifying pro
perties, arid which, it is affirmed, cures
most diseases of this climate. About a
mile and a half farther is a hot sulphur
8Pf'nK ,0n the South side of thn valley
is a, hot spring of pure water.. The wa
ter of this spring is twenty-nine feet and
three inches deep.
The citV is located about twenty-two
miles South East of the great Salt Lake,
i The lake (s considered more saline than
.the oceanthree gallons of the- water ma
j king one gallon of the purest, whitest, fin
; est salt. The valley is about thirty miles
' by twenty. Wo, joining to a valley of about
. fifty miles'. by eight in width. From the
centre North to the South these two val-
, leys are studded with settlers, numbering
from' fifteen to twenty thousand. The
Lieutenant Engineer, Mr. Gunnison, esti
mates these valleys having explored
thrrrt as capable of supporting a popu
lation of from one and a half to two mill
ions. I
On the South of this valley lie the Utah
Valley and lake about fifty miles from this
city. The name of their city is Provo.on
the South'side of the Provo Biver. The
! lake is ptire water eight miles by four -abounding
with fish. About one hundred
j miles South of this they have established a
.j Settlement of about one hundred and fifty
families, j This valley is called San. Pete.
j Here there are many ruins covered with
hieroglyphics. One place, in particular, I
I is called by the Indians 44 God's Temple."
Here also, many remains of ancient potte
ry, both glazed and unglazed, arc found in
great abundance; and, here also, is a
.tnountairi of pure rock salt, and: abund
ance of bituminous coal.
During five months of the year there
1 can be nO communication with the North,
solid food is sufiicient for a person in the
ordinary vocation of business. Persons in
sedentary employments should drop: one
third of their food, and they will escape
dyspepsia.
Young persons should walk at least two
hours a day in the open air." !
Young ladies should te prevented from
bandaging the chest. ' We have known
three cases of insanity, terminating in
deth, which hegan in this practice.
Every person, great and small; should
wash all over in cold water every morn
ing.
Reading aloud is conducive of health.
The more clothes we wear, other things
being equal, the less food we need.
Sleeping rooms should have a fire place.
or some mode of ventillation besides the
windows. 1
Young people and others cannot study
much by lamp light with impunity. S
The, best remedy for eyes weakened by
nigbf use in a fine stream of cold water
frequently applied to them. '
London Lancet.
MIDDLE OF THE YEAR
As we are now at the middle of the
35th year of the society, it may be stated
that the receipts of money and the (ssues
of books are just about w hat they were
during the first half of the preceding year.
This would be a gratifying fact, were we
not painfully convinced that we do not
keep up with the growing wants of our
country and of the world. ' ( I
While many of the auxiliaries arp ma
king noble exeriions to supply the desti
tute around them, a large number are do
ing little or nothing in this work. IThus
too, while many churches are contribu
ting liberally to meet the wants of te for
eign field, a great number contribute noth
ing. The Managers will need from! forty to
fifty thousand dollars to meet the plain
urgent calls for the Word of Life! from a-
broad, between this and next May.
Much of this sum is wanted now. Will
the auxiliaries about to hold theirlanni
versaries, tell usvvhat we are to Expect
from them respectively B. o. Heford.
Look up!" said an Admiral jo a dar
ling son, who had climbed to the topmast
of the vesssel,and wasnlready dizzy -the
boy obeyed, and was saved. Young man
look up., and you will succeed.? Never
look down and despair. Leave -danger
uncared for, and push on. If you falter,
you lose. M Look up, do right, and trust
in God.r H
. - " ' ' ' ft!--
The store-keeper displayed Some books.
which were by no means new, and the lady,
turning ihem over, contemptuously, said.
Why, these must have been prinlpd before
tbe flood. Have you nothing more modern 7'
4 It takes money to lay in a new stock,' grum
bled ihe man, and money is not the lot of every
one.'
The stranger looked inquiringly at him, and
said to herself, 4 I see thai you are poor, but
you are proud :' then she added, aloud, 4 1 will
lake a dozen of tbet-e books. What is the
price 7'
He named the price and she paid it. He
carried I be package to the carriage, and then
resumed his occupation of dusting books.
A the lady crossed again the threshold, the
girl, whose strange beauiy bad sb struck ber
met her gaze.
4 Here child,' said she, 4 take this trifle and
buy a new dress forLotie and yours.elt, and if
you are ever in want, remember that there is a
person in the world ready to help you, whose
name is Agnes Mordant.' '
The equipage rolled proudly away, while
the girl stood looking her mule ; thanks, and
soon after tbe invalid found himself reclining
upon a sofa on the deck of an outward-bound
vessel, which was boldly ploughing tbe waves,
with his wife cheering him with words of hope
and comfort, while his child pressed bis thin
hands to his little red lips. A deep sleep some
what refreshed him. and, opening! his eyes, he
mechanically inquired the hour. Mrs. Mor
dant ag:in refered to her time-piece, but an
air ot consternation overspread her features
when she discovered that an ornament, which
was always attached to the watch-chain, and
which she wore next her heart, was missing.
'Good heavens!' she exclaimed, my dia
mond cross is not here !'
Her husband looked astonished, but answer
ed her, while she searched about for il.
4 You will ioon find it, Agnes, in tbe folds o
your dress.'
But tbe searrb proved unavailing, and, at
night, Mrs. Mordant fairly wept herself to sleep.
It was nor merely ihe value of tbe ornament,
although it was of almost princely worth, but
the gift had been bestowed upon ber by Mr.
Mordant on the day of their marriage, and be
required that it should not be worn for show,
but next her heart, and, in case of bis death.
he said it would remind ber of him. A thou
sand thoughts came into her mind las to where
she could have lost it, but she could not ac
count satisfactorily for its absence. No one
could have stolen it, for she never took it from
the chain ; and she at last arrived ai tbe con
clusion that tbe ring which was attached to the
chain must have snapped, and that she must
have dropped it in tbe city as she took out her
watch. To regret it now, was; useless, for
iheir voyage would, in all probability, occupy
two or three months, and before it could be
advertised, the finder would have appropriated
it to himself as having no owner.
W left Lucy standing at the door of her fa
ther's book -store, looking tbe thanks she could
not find words to express. Her tine, intelli
gent face was lit up with feeliugs of gratitude;
for, never before in ber life bad she been the
happy possessor of what teemed to ber such a
large sum of money. In ber simplicity, she
thought thai it would las Lotte and herself a
lifetime, and she felt doubly rejoiced at the gift,
for now she rould avoid jibe cold, harsh look
which ber faiher invariably gave her whenever
she asked him for money lo supply even the
daily necessities of life, f
44 Let me see,' said sbe, musingly, 4 Loite
shall have two new Sunday dresses, and 'our
bonnets shall be freshly trimmed with pink
ribbon. Tben, I shalj buy father a new vest
for he wants one sadly ; and Betty, for ber
kindness and care ot Loite and me. shall have
a handkerchief and apron. Tben, I shall pur-
cnase a new sugar oowi, lor me old one is a
very miserable-looking thing, wilb lnth handles
broken off, and but, should 1 not show the
money to father first 7' And, acting on this
suggestion, she entered the store where be sat
counting over his late gain.
4 Well child asked he, what do you want 7'
Oh !' answered Lucy, delighted, 4tha. lady,
who must have been a queen, has giveu tne so
much money !'
4 Money !' said the faiher, eagerly ; 4 Where;
How much 7'
Lucy displayed her treasure, and he, clutch,
ing ai it, look it from her tender baud, as if it
had been his own.
4 Ten dollars !' said he triumphantly ; why,
a rich present, surely ; and will purchase
many goodly things. Here are the window
panes lo ue mended nnd tne bin i owe tor
bread lo be paid ; then, there s that old stand
ing bet to Ned Burns about the election. It
will do lhat and more too.'
But,' faiher, said ihe child, reproachfully.
4 Weill' replied he, roughly.
4 The lady said that it would buy something
for Loite and me ; and we want new dresses lo
look neatly in at Sunday school, and many oth
er little things for house keeping that you do
not know of.'
4 You have plenty of dresses,' returned Bar.
ton; 4 and vou are ihe most indulged, spoiled.
child in the city, your wanlsare endless.' Then
seeing the tears gather to her eyes at this un
just charge, be bade her begone from his sight.
and, while she led Loite from his presence, be
pocketed, with a miserly gleam on his hard
face, his unjustly acquired gains. Lucy did
not weep ; for the scarlet flush on her cheek
burnt up the few tears that flowed but she
turned her eyes upward towards that heaven
wbere she believed her mother was watching
ber, as if she had these words :
Mother, thou seesl it all ; thou knowest all
my sufferings, ihou seest how hard is my task;
that the faiher, who should cherih and love
me, is harsh and unkind ; that there is that in
his nature which ihe angels must despise, and
which thou, mother, must condemn for such
conduct, helped lo send ihee early to the grave.
What must I do 7 What must be done 7 Shajll
1 stand idly, and let it all go on, or shall this
1 it i les frame and weak heart try to reform and
make my father better 7 i Weak though I be, I
will try, even if my reward come not on earth,
but in heaven.
In a mute aspiration, something like this
Lucy made her resolve.' She had a more dif
ficult tafk before her than she at present divin
ed, for her father, from his youth, stern and un
yielding, had lived an irreligious and careless
life. His wife, who was lovely in every gift
of mind and person, wanted that resolution of
character which could make such a man hap.
py, and she was not possessed of lhat spirit ol
determination, the germ of which showed it
self but just now in Lucy s resolution. Thanks
to the liule book store and her mother's exam
ple, Lucy had acquifd a : taste for study and
reading, and child though she was, ibis appli.
cation to hooks had given her a refinement of
manner and conversation i which children do
not often possess. All her spare hours were
spent in pouring over those volumes which her
father, strangely enough and at variance with
his usual indifference selected for her. Every
one, in a lifetime has bad some such moments
as these now endured by Lucy. She felt de-
pressed in mind and body.- lonely and misera
ble, without one friend on earth to whom she
could appeal for sympathy. She was called
Little blue bird, on the high tree top, .
You have nothing to do and you will stop,
I'll show you a way to baild nest, '
An easy way, the nicest and best.
v But tbe bird said no !
San, water, and wind, and stream say no !
I too, to my task will quickly go ;
I mast not be idle alone all the day,
But when ray work's done, then can I come and
play!
And they all said f ft .'
And Lucy sat on the stone step there, sing
ing and talking to the child, wilb ber bear! any
wbere but in the words she was saying, ber
fingers in the sand, for she was thinking deep,
ly upon her newly made plans. As she turned
over the loose soil she saw something glittering
in it like a sunbeam. She took it up and found
lhat it was a brilliant cross, composed of the
rarest jewels. Quick as thought, she bid it in
her bosom, afraid to exhibit her treasure to ihe
passers by. Her nature was not one to
conceal any circumstance of the kind, but she
had an undefined dread that if she showed il to
her father he would insist upon keeping it for
his own, and she too well remembered ber ex
perience injhe affair of the lady's gift. The
owner must be found at once,' said she lo her
self, 4 But how 7 Shall we put it in the papers 7
Yes. that would be most strait forward plan,
and then, may be for our honesty, we will get
a handsome reward." This plan seemed to
be so correct, that not doubting for an instant
that her father would acceed to it, she rushed
into his presence with ihe glad tidings on her
lips. 4 Oh father, I have found such a beauti
ful cross. Let us have a good look at it before
the owner calls for it. Here are twelve large
white stones encircled by twice as many red
ones. I never saw such a perfectly beautiful
ornament.'
4 Let me see,' returned ihe faiher, 4 what
have you found, some bauble, I suppose.'
4 No father, no bauble, only look at it.'
As Lucy held it up a sunbeam coming thro'
the window lit upon its shining surface and a
thousand butterflies of imprisoned light, taking
their exquisite colours from the rare diamonds,
danced over tbe walls of the room. Barton saw
the sudden light and looked up surprised at bis
a i. r t j i is i -
daughter, one stood mere beiore him like a
flower lhat had sprung from an old decayed
trunk, so difTerent were the child and the man
she, with her flushed face and graceful fig.
ure holding up the cross in the sunbeam, with
her dark eyes turned admiringly towards it
he, with his face full of wonder and coveteous
ness looking alternately at her and it. He
sprang forward with greedy eyes to take her
prize away, but she closed her little hand light
ly over it, and said :
4 Tell'me first, father, what you are going to
do with it.'
4 1 will tell you afterwards,' replied he.
4 No,' said she coaxingly, 4 I ihink that the
cross i9 mine until the owner comes for it,
for I found il by the stone step in tbe street.
Now I want you to advertise it.
4 Give, it to me,' said be coldly.
4 Promise me,' reiteraled Lucy.
4 1 make no rash promises child,' answered
Barton, 4 hand it to me instantly.'
4 Oh, my dear father,' said the troubled girl
earnestly, 4 I did hope that you would let me
have my own way about this. I did hope that
when you saw this rich jewel you would have
said to me, 4 Lucy, go and find the owner,' but
I am afraid that you are not going to do that ?
Yes, you are,' continued she, tenderly, ' I was
mistaken. I think lhat you are looking more
kindly now, something as you did at mother
those time when you loved her best. Your lit
tle Lucy can go and find tbe owner.'
Her father deigned to take no notice of this
gentle and politic speech, hut coming nearer lo
her said sternly, 4 if you do not give me that
cross I shall force it with my strong haud from
of obedience was ostronglhat the considered :
herself bound to ber parent by the holiest lies,
and moreover, tbe feared th&t, we're be delect
ed, some dreadful punishment wnu!d.await him. A
She could not often yield to thoughts f flying,?.!'
away from ber father's roof, for ber belter kn.
gel raue and told .ber. that the was wrong, and V
her whole tout became tilled with the idea ofj !
accomplishing ber lather reform. And to ber. 1
mind there was Inii "one way to acbiere bj
good, and that was through tbe Bible atua(
aided by the guidance ot heaven.
. Lucy was an early riser, for hertacVs weia
many ; ber father rose Utv. Oue morning as i
she sat down lo read ber usual portion of ibo
Holy Word, tbe thought struck her that per.
haps ber father might not object to bearing it
also. So she took the volume and knocked '
timidly at ifce door. - ..
Are you awake. faJberf inquired she. l
4 Yes,' replied be, but what on earth do jotl
want with met If 1 am awake you woke me J
up.' " i
I am come to read tbe Bible, God's Word,
to you.' '.i -1
There was a long pause, and Lucy might
have counted one sixty times, but her heart
leaped with joy anspeakabta when -ber father ,
at last said 4 Come in, child, and read but burr ;
and begone. - ; j
She went in sofily, and sluing down by his "
bedside, read in a clear sweet vojcelhoie words, :
lhat bae ,fin proved a comfort to the sinner
as well as a delight lo ihe christian ihe heati,
tudes. When she had finished she arose with '
out saying one word returned to ber room,
where she bad left Lotte asleep, and kneeling .
by the bed-side, prayed earnestly fr her fatter
and the sleeping child. What could have been
the old man's reflections as ihai'angel of tn'er.
cy vanished from his sight 7 Was the spirit ol "
peace left wilh him, or did bis bard heart know
no peace 7 His manner continued unalttied
towards ber; no kind wotds passed bis lips,
and yet she despaired not. The next morning
found Lucy again at tbe dreaded door. Tb
same awful pause succeeded her tueiion, and
again be gave her leave lo enier. Some limes
she would read a hymn, wilh her musical voice,
and once her father asked ber to repeat a cfcap
ter in the Bible. These were golden moments
to this dutiful daughter, and the-bud of hope .
bloomed in her breast ; but it seemed only ia
ihe dim light of morning. lefore the broad dar
.a a. I a . . .
snone inroujjn me closed shutters lhat Ihe influ
ence lasted sunshine aud cares of business
dispersed il all. -
One day Barton went out lo purchase a few
new books, and left the siore in Lucy's charge.
While Loite looked over some pretty pictures,
Lucy, feeling that this was a real holiday, turn,
ed over the leaves of ber favorite authors, and
felt happy and free.
concluded next week.
How it Operates .'Domestic Drama :
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Tbe Jenny Lind furore not only excites live,
ly interest in the open air miliionare and bull,
ionare circles, but there are as it has entered,
and we cannoi forego the temptation of having
a dash, with a free pencil, at one scene lately
overheard in our immediate vicinity, touching
the bubble of ibe hour.
Scene, a parlor time, 4 P. M. charac
ters down loan merchant and his lady mer
chant enters his domicil ; finds wife in the par
lor laying back over the last new nor el so
lemnly merchant rushes in, tries to look cheer
ful, abortive eflort.
Merchant Ah ! dearl I've got borne, how's
ihe children 7 Did Jones's man bring tbe nevr,
carpels 7
Lady, languidly. Ye-e-e-s, they came.
Merchant. Why dear, what's tbe matter !
How dull you are : are you ill 7
Lady. N' no puts her handkerchief to her
face. f -
Merchant. Bless me, Polly ! what's the)
mailer 7 I thought you would have been in tbe
very best ol spirits upon my return ! I thought
the elegant carpets would have been a pleas-
ant theme for your afternoon discussion at least.
Lady. What are these mere carpels, Mr.
Spudgins ?
Merchant. Mere capets 1 Yes, true, they
are mere carpests, hut those rriere carpels cost
me 830. The best Jones bad in his rooms.
They were your own choice we could have
done well without them, iut now at-least, as
tight
money is light with me $30 being i Worth
your lender grasp.and crush ihera both perhaps, j nearly 8800, at ibis particular time, throws
you bold, ungrateful child.' j himself doggedly into a chair. But 1 did it, to
Was Lucy angry at these words 7 No, not I ?U6e Jwu' lo l,U'a),e ,he k wh conre to
nncrrv. hut hurt. Her eh-ek frlwpd with I look al . drink our wmes, eat our dinners and
S t . . ys
away Iroin indulging long tn such forlorn
thoughts, by Lotle, to come and amuse ber, and
although any thing like amusement was for
eign to her present mood, she tried her best to
entertain and quiet the wayward child. They
sal together upon the slone step before the door
at which the great carriage had stopped, and
told the oft repeated stories of Cinderella
and Blue Beard, or drew from the corners of
her tried brain many wonderful tale of ber own
invention. There are not many things in the
world more tiresome than the task of tale-tell
ing to a frelful and impatient child. When
you have exhausted all your powers of inven
tion, and think that you have done something
brilliant in the way of unheard of adventures
of some giant or ogre, and look down at tbe
child, expecting to see il wrapped in thought,
or expressing thanks and wonder, the only no
tice lhat is taken of all your exertions is ex
pressed in these words ;
4 Is that all ; do tell me 'another.'
And it was thus with poor Lucy and Lotle.
4 Sing lo me now, said Lotte, 4 mamma's song.'
And with a heavy, listless heart, Lucy warbled
the nursery song lhat Lotte: loved so well, call
ed the 4 Idle Girl, while Loite. joined in ibe
simple chorus contained in the last Hue of each
verse.
Oh, sun, bright sun, come oat of the sky.
Put your hard work for a minate by
Give up for a white your endless round,
, And come and play with me on the ground.
But the sun said no !
Wind, cold wind, with your whistle and roar,
Pray do not toy with the waves any more.
Come frolic with me, that's a good eld breeze,
la the orchard green 'neatlj the apple trees,
i But the breeze said no !
Oh, water, clear as you Sow along.
Come close to my feet and sing me a song,
Don! go forever that endlesis way,
But pause for a moment arid with me stay.
Bat the stream said no !
deeper crimson, and her eye fell beneath her
father's fierce gaze as she said, 4 I will give it
to you, father, without your uing force, because
you are my parent, but if you do not act about
it as 1 ask vou lo, I think lhat some day vou
will be sorry for it, for your conscience will tell
you that you are wrong ; and oh, remember sir, i
remember, that there is a God who sees in se
cret.' Her small and trembling hand unclosed
and placed the cross within ber father's brown
and coarse palm.
4 Lucy,' said he, after examining il well,4ihese
are real diamondi and irue rubies. They will
make us rich, girl. We can buy houses and
grounds with them, and you and Lotle shall be
ladies of the land. Hurrah !' added be, in a
sudden burst of exultation, 4 1 have within my
band, without one effort of mine, what I have
for so many years been wishing for, and in
vain riches, riches, riches. Say nothing a
bout the cross, Lucy, as you value my favor.
I shall always keep it about me, until all fear
of detection is over, and the proper time comes
and then once more, hurrah !'
Lucy could not sympathize with this wretch-
ed spirit and she said to him, for ihe last lime, :
4 Then you will not promise me faiher 7'
4 Do you think me mad,' replied he. 4 I pro
mise you nothing.'
The poor girl rushed to ber own little room,
and, throwing herself upon her bumble bed,
wbere there were no witnesses, wept until she
was tired ot weeping. Was there no sunshine
in her heart, and no light about her 7 She
thought not.
The next day ber father's manner was ster
ner iban ever he evidently wished lo make
her afraid of bim. Her good morning was re
ceived coldly, and even Lotte, the pel, was un
noticed. Barton spent hours making calcula-
go home and talk about it. It's all nonsense,
but we must d as others, of course.
Lady Heavens! M r. Spudgins, you need'nt
get inio a passion, you ueed'nt be so cross about
it.
Merchant It's enough to make a man dis
gusted !
Lady Weeps. Merchant walks tbe floor
stops. t -
Merchant Polly forgive my foaming passion
I've come borne to be tranquil, not to worry
and fret. I've enough of (bat to do in my count,
ing house. Forgive me; come, that's a dear
kiss your Billy.
Lady f won't, you naughty man, I won't
sobs so ( won't. i
Merchant les you will, there now, come
that's a dear, and let us get dinner, aud l'Klc
at the carpets. -i
Lady what's carpels any body can bate
carpels !
Merchant Can they 1 Well, I'm glad to
hear it, limes will be letter ihen, if everybody
invests as liberally in carpets as i bare within
the last two years.
Lady Well, don'i Jet us talk any more
about carpets, for heaven's sake !
Merchant With all my heart hang the car
pets.
Lidy Now you are getting angry again.
Are we to have nothing else but earpeis J f
Merchant Nothing else but carpets 1
Lady We cau'l wear carpels, or eal car.
pets, we can't
Merchant Folly, we have seen tb time
when we bad not even rag carpets in our bum
ble house ; we had no bores or tattlers about
us ; no spies lo see what was in our closets,
and pantries, kitchen, parlors or attics; we
were poor and content, and an infernal sight
J happier and heattier, to say nothing of our in-
lions on paper, and when he knew that he was dependence, than now, amid all these gaudy
unobserved counted the diomonds and rubies
over and over again.' It was a difficult ibing
for one of Lucy's disposition to take meekly the
harsh rebukes that were showered upon ber
every day. In tbe extremity of her anguih,
she formed plans of escaping with Lotle lo an
other city, there to beg or work for her bread
for she felt persuaded that ber father, by bis
actions, would rather bare her absent than
I there ever before him, conscious of bis secret.
She dared not reveal il to any one, for her habit
trappings of a naerchaat'aJiome.
Lady Goodness ! you are gelling very sen.
timcntal, Mr. Spndgin. I'm sure. I, I, I (finds
use for the bankerchief again,) do my best to
make, make home happy, dou't I. MrSpud.
ing!
Merchant Umph. ye e.es, I suppose so. but
let us drop this uonsense ; go to dinner and
tben
Lady Now you are gelling back to ibe car.
pets.