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Oc4n.-rci!un,n twelve mobths 1 00 ; 6" ; e oo J0 00 35 00 10 on IS 00 i500 .Iww 10 00 the h!ce rowi. and diWiea: wtcTe the sunlight klleih not, where the Way is I too juiribirjbtlhi swinging scytfteV'akd" tHe "toll hbo mneu Hor Ae golden' gTalirf' Gather iu l- Gather in !" for all S "tny field nnd the taxes Vpfin 5' quickly iiv forgotten places r . -.; ;. "r''l S1' : And I' scarchfed; and 16 !, HC larci were plready sprinjlDff At the root of gnarled and crooked trees, and no kindly sanbc:im fell atUtrart their neglected branches ; no happy birds built nests among their leaves. . And searching still, I rfoand, f ragnjeuts'of brokenjdols, forsoten-household tvordi, periihtd dreams, rejected prnyers, and Infants c!irs;'uu hcurd cries, of stan inir. dying souls, bitter curses, tatters of want and diresl ivivrty, strong 'deixiir,' broken cups that hehl no cbld ,vuter,,striyibgs and failiuss, and Unaptiltions, erjured .tpwsj and TOlden snlinters of weddin??, rimrl, "the dust of fa-1 aska for extra copies of the paper-containing it; and when yodm ask hiin; b;"pay for the jpapers he lookVsufpHsed "you 'surely-don't "take payl for such small matteri - That is called patronage. ; f ;One 'inan, and it is good to see sucht1 comes in and says,: 'the year forVhieh I paid is ' about iq expire, I want'to pay foranothier." Ho docs so c-d retires.'3 That is newspaper patronage. r: ? " I Now isn't newspaper patronage a curiona thing? In that' great day when the gentleman in bkiek g: is iXhad been inaxriedteen?years,i Three beautj-! ful daughters enlivened the donustie hearth, ;the youngest of whomHvas in her eighth year, j Aniorc happy; and .contented household was.nownere to be found rt Mv if q was amiable intelligentjand con tented. We'-were' not wealthy, but Povidetocc had preserved ws from wan.t;, and we had lcfarned that contentment without wealth is better thah wealth without contentment? i 'il' T" j -T: . - It was my custom when, returning corne, at night to dm6 into J one of Che lnanv: shops that 1 are con- statftly open in the business streets of the rnetropo I his dues as he surely, wili-how "many of the p - lugnd purchase some trifling daihiiesrsucu as fruit rons enumerated above will fall to his share ! WLi.s I or confectionary to present to mother and; the chit- it will be seen that while certain kind3 ;of patron a are the Very' life and existence of r.cwsFrsV tin: 0 drea. On one occasion 1 naa; purcnaseaome re markably fine apples. 4 After the; repast half a doz- are other kmds of patronage that are xaoxcdtotrt 1 . mnved th ' . lo ul ofi denbsit tivc than the. r-aoacwy njgni-suaae,. . f. A- i whii It wa rinMkttAii to-'firesel-ve-the rimafes'of tVV4rv w ' -'.'J'-'i ' iourj)ick-nack3..,AiUavot two rtitenjwnen iuaa "1 ' J seated mvse;lf attiie tablo to dine, shesad ioihie, . ' -J J mnil: ng; 'SW f atherJjAs- found fthel'Way to niy"saf e- Of- t..;r;wti.' ir- f? .- ......I ded memories,. friendship . bctrtj ed. nstLrc-iUJn-Mni rpn rrM,T"-' , -ji?3 ? luetf fc7:i;i:;-::.::':r:V u,x7i.:.:. jiranged, love, crushed and rammed. rniM)cdCruJj knowledge; :U3y r:r X;;f.,S.I cibksthal once heM iioA broken Hearts, and grow the most obese Potion ls a great J ..mf!1! ,s;r. ' pHo.md$i;xViktWtiii.e.: " r- i - 'j -S.o ;n.i! ' f the serpen I ot evalllf. I ' ' ' ' deal to;do in .Both ces xcessive reauinga3f .Tiie;npper dmwer of niyVlmtiiber brqaa Did The c-u lua-t ibjriabir .m.pMiy ail '!,... t ' , . ..iT.: i;,V'ts ir! nnj fraj Rnii bid a habit tts'txcesstve etvting.j if i one overloads: Vou not take- therefroiri the largistf of ;thf pppits tir- Ai,lr)cra5mi,Tln?averiteTuci!t'are ta theri? is work for manv llut the'-voice 'replied j the stomach, the oiher overlodch :ind stupefies the I bed put away from the girls.? .hiL ' f f - i i " "Work and nrav.'and thou Shall see the end!" And mmd, ana renaers n inrapameor-reiainm win. ( ;4iV.;.;i 1 v; i ,1 U '4vii r From the Cvrmtry &tntiAnqtK ...,-J -r NC0KTIDE. ' I ; -Tic liHlray breerc of morn hath died awayj ' And M lis tt aJ it sultry calm descends - . - L'p1" tb eweltring earth. A golden haze j HIU the warm air, and lazily through the sky """"Float ncnttcred clouds which saraetiiues Intercept , -The filing FunbcimsJnd ulAfftbp hills;.- . . Oust shadows strangely interwoven with . . ' The glaring light. :ught stiw amidlhe leaves, And BM)tionless ufwrn the trees -I hey hang, Though in the stream the willow Jbr.iEchcs iraTl Ifcu kvanl and foprard on its rippling tide, 4 l;nlir'''licn by aught ehe. save.whtrc a plash AnT widening circles tell of luckless fly I). v;Un.ti by hungry trouU -ThesAly snake lirccpHfrom his den to bask, upon the shore. ; ti:at.-t darting to and fro on airy wings ! lloisc Vhcrc the rays of Miishino tremblingly i Drop trough the iarted foliage. To the pool The hwjng cattle slowly wend their way, 1 . - And driukiog, see their own reflections move DcloWthcm. Yet, unhmling these, they stand . Rejoicing In the shade and Iyinpid flood. I , . Along the valley sounds the echoing horn,; In strains f untold sweetness to the ears ,. Of rp;TH toiling through the burning heat. V KlirhMvillingly they lay their cradles down Amid "the swath-s. and leavc the standing grain, "Vlii h now no ljng-r Ues.as the se;t, l!ut tK-iuIing wait the sickle. O'er the fields r i- Tliev Itiyteu, ami, ere lmg, from yomler grove i fjeKiaWf "mc farin-house rises to their view, ' Them weary. grown roof repose awaits - . ' , ; O:? asnowy boarn -. , , irr pldn. siist.inti.tfoml is spread, and iJif-, Ti.t V-gHthei ni i.d, while one in referent tone ' Cives thanks to ilim whose ever watchful are 5upp:.e ihvl; i vry want; then cheerfully ",'l-r- "..Vir iiis !..;- in convirs. uiiuliiig nurth And iViu., laui'iitir. till refreshed they nso r faihtlr ncalinsr in the distance I' heard the silver; chime of convent belKs. and 'lioiy voices as of hunsj chanting "Om ct laboral' .-Arid I knelt;" anud- tha echo of that prat er, while, the Infinite stars- span-! gled the darkness that1 suddenly "dropped jirounc me. '" ' - " ' H Two soft, dark little eyes jlookinginto mine t two little hands flashing whiter than! the pearly chalices' they he'd, pouring a golden tide bar k 2 and , forth,' that shimmered and -scintillated ;nd dropped a! shower of tinted sparkle, as though rainbow had been shivered across an clpal cioo'd ;j nnd ithe darkj eyes bent nearer, nearer: and the chalices of : pearl dissolved into a cool glare, out of which trembled a p;dr of overshadowing wings, white and soft as the down on the cygnet's throat; and they fanned the! dark eyes away, and swept aver my tired brow lov ingly, tenderly, oh, so tenderly ! j j ! j ; A harp-string sweetly thrilling downward; n breath of violets; a June splendor flooding the west ern skies, impelled mc to the window,; a! child's face, pure and radiant as an angcTs, drif ting in a cloud of golden hair, floated jiear ihtby!me j-up-j ward, higher, and higher, until the golden,; liair v-as tangled nmong the stars ' and fhe harp tones growj ing fainter and sweeter to my enraptured cars, fulj lowed the child-angel, and 'mingled in the! ;Gloi ia chanted! by heavenlj': voices around: the shining Throne of God! r c.m in accent MY K0THEH. padlv Wild. Ti -.-'x',gain the fields. Mtt.il- thro'i tht- lattice, ;hile fho 5h-. c -a-j. f.tTl a.:l i.-.: anJ noun uj:j the -luva tidtf s fcr. -jlvv. i They calle(l;it fever. The bannered and gor. ftiusly draixred hall seemed a vast kaleidoscope, w herein revolved, witha'dizzy rapidity, thcjglitter ing nud costly Alhambra tables, like richly freight ol argoiU s-that ceaseless, surging human sea, with 4 ljtindM of leauiif ul uirls flashing along its tide, like cytUtelkitions exquisite robes of fairy hue and tex ture jew els gleaming on rounded arms and snowy brows exotic trailing their fragrant lengths aloifg golden curl and ebon braids sparkling tinted fans Huttcrinz everrwhere like sunset clouds the inn n- " merable jets of flame. that lHU st.nr-hke through i perfumed floral ristas, till my brain ached and reel ed amid the splendor, while that wild, heart-breaking "prayer" the band was playing, came wailing Mid crashing down the garlanded , arches, floating out above the swaying throng, and shaking my oul wjth its terrible passion, until my lips caught up iheangubihed cry Hobert I Robert r and 1 faint ed .acd knew no more. ' ; . . ;-' . f .' ' . ' ji;..- t Krized'upon a new and" Stronger life. I sprang , like a Titaness to the height of a splendid physical perfection. .Into my hand was given the lance of .. -Power,''? and a shield with the woid "Preudice" , g!;t;ir::iimoug Its blazonry ; on my helmet b.urn- .-d k li b!ttl-red star; and I leaped, ready arm ed an.jKivt'non a r.K::cr stieJ; v.i:h fiery :;:s.j tri!s Tuafg i;i:puticntly, whoso name .was "tiiUc LaoJ,"anf I roileou; vith a mighty Lt o T iiattle affdSnst the weak and doubting am ..ng the (children o men. "." ' ""' I j. ' I The Ivlr note of a single bugle wonnd.niusic.il lr'adownj the' 'mountain fastnesses; the counties ! buvlcs o'f 2ur warlike host one by ono caught up the solitary nob?, till swelling, swelling, swelling, a inihi.! tyrn throats shook lha cacti wilb a mad. A stnrei? "tfj P . 5n U Your Hwlhcrca,niriIusu lncl! flf 7'rne again ! ' : Sad whispers laid the Antumn air. J: Ai:d filleth y. t!i?j( world with .elooin .' : White angel wi;j-4 in si'iYceh&.r, I. r TJie happy .spffij o thf ;tombl-. V,h-i!, -roue ? No answer to hi cry ?i No comfort for iriy pleadings vain f ' . '' Tears are no solace -o;:id 1 r!ie, j. j Would I the long lovjfcdi meet again ? j j' ill. : Would white hands from the spirit land ' Grow gay to feel the Claspjof -mint? 1 1. Would we be an unbroken iband ?' i ; Would love around the hearthstone twine But she is gone no'JIotherV vice v - Drives sadness from our lonely hour3 jj Bids our world-weafy hearts' rejoice,'; has received The mind cinnot properly; (impose oi atnass of reading on various subjects hAStjly cram med into 'it1 The khowledge whiclr is merely re ceived by the; mind j vanishes like ft dream; but eiiborated, appropriated and assimilated, by "reflec-, tibn, becomes a part of the intellcctuaT as food be comes tissue ; in the 'physical man.: ilatty personsj who read hastily nnd read a' great deal, wonder diatj they forget so much, and charge the fault to a fail-; Ing memory. But- the memory : is rnot to 'blame.' The trouble (is, they; crain; knowledge into their, minds" faster than "theirininds- can appropriatej; it,! and the abused memory is bound 'in self jdefense to disgorge the whole load, lit is this class ;cf render who boast of ability to "get through" an elaborate novel from the' pen of a first-rate author in a singlej day.! But the tiuthis,they had better hot read atj all than read in this way. j ' They perceive ; no more' o the beauties of. the book than a so-called tourist who "walks into the Louvre at one door and out at the other, perceives of the spirit of the marvelous, pictures and statues that adorn its galleries or than the weary traveler perceives of the details'of a pic- turesqne landscape thorugli which ho has been shot by the express train' at forty miles an bpuri But besides doing no gid, hasty, promiscuous read ; ing does a great deal of harm. It is a vice. - ltde b'auches the mind. It blunts its powers,! impairs; its receptivity, and denies to it the healthful vigor and acumen which systeiimiic 'reflection imparts. Ii li renders it callous, and incapable of receiving and retaining impressions.; There ought to be judgment aiid system iit reading as well as in business orllat bbr. S It mut be attended bv meditation. Two i i- i. . -. j t i . . i 1 - I hours a week devoted to deliberate and cardful reading will gi.ve more real knowledge than three 'Not I h i have not seen ; an, apple WMUdkU tU 111. " h ; V T ' i sinicj I pur- hours a dav of the 4kinimtng over sujih"ersal a habit with young peoplcl which is: eo ' x 1 Ji...Jl;C WS; iiejf a short time since. i-.There And covers pain with, tinted flowers, Ah! saddened lives will feel the deatl : Of Iut, who for a tiuicwas given i H ' "We find our all of joy on earth, .. . C u ; In 3Iother, Homo, and Heaven. ; . j s : ) ."" I ;-i h-ii ? ' ' Now the first i-nrl from off the thaiu4 1 ' Has slipped into the boundless sea ; , ; The next is darkened by the pain; i ; ,,; , That gives geuis to eternitr. . '; And so we yield them day JSy day, : i " Bach of the cems we've learned to love: We lose them and they float away L , 'Into the gilded 'Ileaytn' above, f: ' ' I h ''- NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE. - There appears to be niany different Ways of un dersnding the true meaning of hewspajw?r patrons au is uuieu, hhu its ,u jiiicicsicu pariy, i give place to a disquisition on the; subject ; by one who knovs whereof he speaks; rlt will .'erye per-j haps, as a mirror in which certain parties inay ''secj themselves w. others sco thein '.-1 ?: ) -"I'-jf. ; ' 3fanv long and weary ve. of i experience in-the publishing bnjiness has forced , tiie conviction upon, us that newspaper jtroiu:c is a word of ; many definitions, and. -that a great majority of mankind nrc cither ignorant of the crcct. dcfinition,' or ere dishQncstin n strict biblical, sense of th6' word. Newspaper patronage is composed of as many col ors as the rainbow and as changeable as ii chame leon. , .' . U j : j- r. ' J; , , One man comes In and subscribes for a paper and pars for it in advance, then goes hohic aiAl rea'ds it v iut .me. creud. ai iceting at the South jEr.u late in the ct-iin", ajfuendly iiolicemaii; hired a small loyj. to r a cunoiM inafi i ... v'-iiS a sensational and and notify the Post editors. Mr. Harlow, who pre sides over that journal atj night, had visions of a go6d exclusive, and he gave the boy a dollar to go directly home and keep away from the other offices with his information. Small boy thought that if if. was worth a dollar to one! paper it was to another, and he straightway visited the other editorial rooms; and by shrewdly representing that ho had not and Would not visit any other offices, he was liberally rewarded by the several iiight editors. iWhen,1 an hour later, the.severaj reporters arrived at the scene there was mutual astonishment and profanitr all u A slight cloud passed ovcr4ths'io(iititenance 4f-f myelin. - tone wairpuDiea. ne iussoi.;uMJ npo was in itseJt nothing but wq mm carejUJn-;insiruej.-ed our children- not to Appropr,iafe;to jtheir uaeLny article whatever of family. cou4uiition withoiu permission; when the demand wjks at -jail reasquable. ii h'ad never been denied thein.1 5a &rwis loth to; suspect auy'oiic of the offeno jf vviij had 4,-servant girl in the i family, but as slid wypbose4 to know nothing of 'the:appies, my wif; hesitated to charge it upon her. r She at .length1 broke the silence by saying: ' ' . ' , ".. :;: ! "): II ' ' ' X- : j Wc must examine the affairi ' I - cah Jiirdly think one of. the.children would iojact. If . wefinl; them guilty we must reprove tlieuj.i , Will bu'pTease,' look into ii." : - -y v-'HV fi-SI The, girls were separately bpught into .my.nrcs nce-r-ihe eldest one firht. "T j :f1j v t" . j';T':' Eli7a did ybu' take f idvx -ybur-tnother'a drawer apfapplo?r- -V -"No. sir."; "3Jai ia. did you take from your mother's drawer an apple r' : r ; ; 'No. sir.'i ' ' i "Mary, did you take from your mother's drawer: an apple ?" j.;. ,'" .: n - fll "No, sir." ; r ; ' ' ; f - : " j ( -t V It must have been taken by tt e setvantj;? call her to me;" said I, addressing my wi f.... ' :; t !r A "Nell, how came you to take f oni jtheiclrawcr of your mistress, without perniission;the largest of the apples she had'placed there V. i h .-' -I . I ' ;!' "Wot apples V" i : . T ' ' :-'j. H-'T L J-f : "Did .you . not - .take apples from the, drawer, of vour mistress VI s .-- .. i - - .:. . . -'; 'ij- ' i : "No, sa." 1 ' . !. I .i : Now, it was evident that faisehoodQxisted sorne wUere."' ' Could it be ' that one of. my "children I had tolo; me a lie? The thought harfeed me. 1 was not able to attend to'busihesS"I wcii't: to jthe store, but soon returned again:," Meanwhile ; the - servant girl had communicated to her jai; stress, thpt.s.he had seen our youngest child go'intb :he garret witi; a large nppla the mrirning before. ; On j-examination, Uie ctre ami several pieces ot tne rjna were iouna upon the floor, l again caiica ait in her riflfactionalelv : T f ! -' -2Iarv m"5' xiaugn.ter,'aid yott ,4 'o' ihtd inc gar ret Vtsternay t(Ehe llobsman" i!uiide?3 ?by - manttal -dexWrilvi He is! a liindicrtsf tsnjtan. From five arid six years cdd3he is educated iiito'the Rei-deniaiiiTdF treti jnfirsrlinjr. i For ft shafecvCciuick ear,d3gkt-,oiich, and velvet fslep, he hai$4io equal Ho Appears to boj an inaureTencc, ne-is iiu auenion ;--no swms io moving -in -ofeef direstionlioj is,re4i;iy:boTindrJij another;. he looks to lie pitching coppers with bovs on the crossing; butiis really planning ftoXlMirlol a that eldsrly gentleman's b:tid nts, T6 pretend; one tilings andibe JiEothei has' been the" eud of his edu cation. .Whv'T dotfou5tow but the chimney sweeps used to.be rcMtc from fli ofmgerpickj pockets,, : I mself. ikiifew one such case? . It. was two years since! jr harsiciil'J'im bouiid'over-'bi- 'thi Police-IJ us iicft to -a fMsr-swpnold mpriw in? of Janfearvi when .the Tfiames was covered wilh missis t5f:poafin ic4nj3titnelubHVi ?fcad been' 'For wec-ics Sed.ifpniiH 4 grok$tU , I encounterel h!m on ivy way tpjhe railway ; fetation.- lie was bare foolcdtaBdirigOn pis bsgj which hejliad doubled fip'hbik hedpj(rstep, jiind ip$ng, away! ,-writh-. ;a'cIs Xhir;-h w .ii'ye V, adirelsiKg Mm.;';:,tYo6 ate? b'reVikfas'tiBsr'.earIy!thlsmorn-ing V" One of the Mndsoinest nndtcC ftssed gcnllo , ' I . 'it . men in a certain souinern ciiy, is a wfy mercuani whose great personal ca-ro of himself and his addle lion to tir.elLYinglms procured him a rotundity which, whiTeTT'dCtracts nothingronT ly conceals fromluadwfl lrijfcctfiisX f lymitlet. T-as he pccaioa of. himvajnorUfyTig exposuxo, whilst "others' looked urwn4i4ina!iittsitgpccta cks. Before breakfast he InvarUb! v takes a tnoniing" walk.-wIds" ubtyatrtmUlC-TCognition aro looked, for by ,e?jrly pedetriau with pleasure. ! : ,t-DressujgaJnuifce,lX .Uieryfore,.witu great care jae sulHetLpuu - jBut, suauge to say", every ono be met the 5 turned their heuls and. Jaughed, aim somoj ladiet from . the gallery of a. ireaidenco over the WMy ran; Screaming into the house, i ! j I j' "What did it mean V ' i ' ; At last he mot a' little ' boy, whOe Immoderate lauchter drew fronf him thn indignant Inquiry: 1 I "What do.yoti BCp!aJbQ3tTOeiT0t little, scoundrel. thatevfcryljody laughs at?'!- f. : .nil This potato. lisv-tbreakfdstjfeliid ha ."This is a ,cold ,i Tti 'a7 TAre'Ciie? ;Miatress gave IV to me ia&t pight tf -kec lheilcow at.of myypnacli.fi ; r A.nd-whht-dp4you git fobraklat fj f : t t l sfet brlad and cheese Whn I've dono-lha-'flue;4 h nd I.lmye pfija?wi;teit It horewHbmy-.bag.!'. get ptenty lo.ea' , .4 . . - ' , y,. Pretty' wdl;'it -1 aey -'tvjoriH cgiveiis food, wc onojim-fbflueih supper the loihec ntebt. beciuse he let the the soot leak ittiip't the sack in priciirtg'lthora t but mastdr wagowigea ioaive ahm a-ieea Atore jmtu so.io in. the moininc Wc. dou'i'mind a thrashing, we must hare victuals".'? '- "PFr- o; i.i .. work but ?"How MraYIcfii1d-4ay .?? Where jyoijr master r;--, -i ; !Ji ' l 1. He's alofig with'' Bob oref the wayji They,ll be done afore itieyi let, i& -in lret they always? keeps Ton 'waiting an houtf at this hoafc : they sleep so .t Thist-bov coold fedircfclIiave reached his ninth ye,ar, , He was only seven wf len he. was bound. At5 that'time4 hh "hidiBe;mo'i;"ci' than d IwelicssdnQi rtone oflthe poiicemesiiid.tWo yers) pn the streets. No wonder that. he hdl2.nrhed human nature, and woa ready pveu thusgenrly to- antagonize ' v,'ith' his ! "Why, Mr. D -,yoa'x: .forgot ju pat on yoar, ptrrrts. :r -.t - 1 t - -V 4 , .-r ' ' " PvtTwherned' with'hans,-: the: old freutltxaaa . employers for tBe riiain enaiice of iiis rights. , f...- I L-ot, j. - - yy) - f ;:--. ' Bo Collcocd.: - ' r ' " Be yourself; at allj;ttmes,iacd, it possible; "cool and coll(;ete1.1 This is an axiom, showing t the ex perience 01 itne. woria-r-or n smau parr, uowever. around. Harlow generously offeis a week's salary ine small ooy can dc touud. ! r p Great Virtues. ' : I i ; . , . j , , 1 f Do not be troubled because you have I no great virtues.- God made a million spires of grass where he made one tree. The earth is fringed and carpet ed,1 not with forests, but grass. Only have enough of little virtues and) common fidelities, rand; you need not mourn because you are neither a saint nor J fl bor?f .capft- "Yes. sir." . '.'Did .voju-go theid w ith an app - "Kof Mr: . . 'J "' : riu yon notice anyilang on t "Xoj, sir.'- J; . ; ; I was1 unwilling to .believe mv ble of telling' me a falsehood, but ed against her.' The fault lay betw. servant, and .while i was desifcuS , to acquit my child, I did not wish to Accuse unjustly the negro. I therefore took. Mary into a room alpne. to her of the enormity or.Jving telling the truth of the severe p I KnOkfi of the necessity of enaltv I should be obliged to inflict upon her, if she. did not confess in my eres arcred. f injcleed, she had. Of her eiUilt: and Hd" Confess. . ; My swept cbiltl appearances seem n her and the en i fro ber knees she a . -i a hero. ; i' 'I Hi -,! V'' uiihian brazen tkroats shook triumphant blare. rQ'i -. 4 i Thu 7- JLf!CTyParisODet steeds pranced proud-. : -jy in. the bnDianitunshino; the polished 'nWof the warriors flashed like mirrors of steel ; and the ViMl rloTTir rloudlcssIy upon that boastful and haajhty array.;. ' 4 ArunV the clear, steady note of that silver bugle' ounded. anJ tfange, craven itsir crept uown our fccrriej fines; slowly; mournimrv, 11 woauu among . the Luis; and died in an echo. The monster False hood shook? out Lis" flowing, mane, and trembled. Once more that note of warning, and a slight, youth- falform on mailed, unhelmeted, dashed down the rugged cliffs, upon a cnarger wuuo iuc wiui vi tbe eat fleet as the wings of the wind. " Proudly ho lifted Lfj brow to the sanlight, glorious'fjr its . rays fihttered upon the naked sword he cartied in his - right band, upon whose blade "Truth blazed, like cfasler of royal gems." - Sin fho'bugle sounded, and ourmighty chief-tn-was challenged to mortal .combat Writhra smile of disdain, be poised his lance, but the youth ful Vrrr?killfully lifted bis trusty blade, and -f - ' . - r I roTeia unerringly through th orazen iron 01 Another man don't take ynurfiapctj it Is. too small -"Error ana :Falsebood" sped riderless fom the or too high priccd.lmt ;borro--s? regularly and. I fieldaii the mighty army that'went forth ; to Sn. reaJs, tbit 'could T 'ce'ft,ialfoiiami?, V ;"';,L' i luer, wai piit to fligbt and couf usion. : j j Ona man . likes the paper he Uke a copy , and i . -Tit; "':': ; ! pays 'forlk, and geU his friend to' do thei- same; .lie' ! A rribJAL nnto me, MArise sloggish soul, arise is toot always grumbling to ybu or others but has a TWO PARTIES TO DSUSKEESESA i This infamous crime of drunkenness is not soli-J tary in its character; it requires two men to commit it The law has been punishing I one . parv ' who perpetrates this crime under temptations tha-likeof wbich.no other man is subject to, for he, will sacti- fipo health, reqntation, .wife, children; and (lire 1 3t s(?lf,f to commit it.. There is another party1; to this crime, and ins , temptation is to make three cents out of it-, It ia possible' for every iruin. to: Ireforni. bilt . I' know that men won't and therefore, for Shn purpose of this argumdnf1, 1 say7 ifcat f",ll the world knows it is Impossible, idle aiid'crtiel to p'umsh men hi thai way, when it. lias no effect (for good. The other party 'to i the crimel.ismore guilty, .for I he ixrpetrates it under the' intluenco of -a temptation so pitiful . tliat a pickpocket )von Id ,be .ashamed of it. ir mi r 11 1 1 1 - ! II I III I I la his advcrtisenient,-ask3 .ihe.price,-paya.-for it, goes to his place of business, and feaps the advan tages thereof. This is patronage. 4 ' ; ! : ;1 ; t Anoiuer man as.s you 10 senu mm inc paper ana goes off. without "saying a word about. pjiy. iTime passes on, 'and you are' in need of monej; "and ask; him to -pay the sura be owes you. - Hp flics inta a passion perhaps paysy -perhaps, not.'and- orders his paper stopped. . This is called imtronage. f.i Another man has your paper for a long time with out payment, and becomes tired of you and wants a change. Thinks he will, have a city paper. .. He tells the postmaster that he don't w ant that paper 4 any more, and a copy comes back marked j 4ref us ed." But he don't pay, oh no t he has to keep your money to buy a city paper. , Fay comes when you sue him. Such may be called patronaee. i . . One man brings in a fifty1 centtolvertisement and wants a two dollar puff thrown In, .and when you Even this may be, called t i H HlJfl V. irj, tlllR WPW nut SninomifiaD m mrsir-a uiuereni speciacie in the ioiice court from the one already described. The drunkard! would be brought up, and.the judge would say i6 him, "Tom, where did you gefe your liquor?" f fAt the Fifth Avenue Hotel, your Honor." j "Foliceman, go fort Mr. Fifth Avenue,' Becomes down with his refll.es. his jewels,, and his gold chain, and he is brought face to face witbTom. who swram jrhnttm got-the liquor at his pluccl 1 Flf th Avenue is very wiry, out ine luoge lens tne Clerk to fit him Out for sixty days to AJJacKweirs Island How many drunk ards do you think would come from the Fifth, Aven ud on the -next 3Ionday morning; or from theAstor, Metitpolitan. or. St Nicholas? Sixty days' ; jail would cure the whole concern.': And we are! rguic to do it There was a little touch of Nine law lop before it was though of. j A frigate sailed from Boston at the time when liquor rations were given to! the sailors. It was arranged in such a way that sauors couia exenange liquor rations among each decline he goes off mad patronage.- r the whole to me, and1 with tears her to say; that she had done it Gradually I -became convinced now I felt determined she alio Ihreatenlngs were not without effeCtJ;. After -'-weeping and protesting h-r innocence my threateniagi seemed to alarm her, and falling. S:Ut , - - -. -. i - ' - "Father. I did take the apple ! 'Never; shall I forget that momeni. Jy. childja tesseq that sue was a jiar in my presence 5 t - 1 Suppressing the emotion, I retired; and Mary, mm? from her positiont ran to ner mother, ; ana -in a p'lroiysmof grief cried out: j"3Iother, I did not take the apple, but father .made ine confess -...that" I did" i:f- ti::A.'uU.r urr-ii'iij- '.Hei-c was ainew aspect of things.'1 l&e multiplied upon liel Could, it Iba posiible."? My '.dear, Mary- who has never been known to deceive us so atrec. tlonate, so gentle--so truthf ulin till the past-fcould it be possible that she was a confirmed liar? Ne cessity was stronger ;than the tenderness - Of the father.: J chastised her for the first time in ray life, severely chastised her I It almost broke her. heart, and,-! may add, it almost brOike mine also. ' 'Yet Mary was innocent , After -events proved that the servant girl was the thief. ; She bad con jured up the story of the garret, knowing that Mary would mot deny having be:ithere ; and'.to make the circumstances stronger i against her, had strewn apple rinds on the floor.. I never think of the event without tears. But jit has! taught me 'it usef ul lesson, and that is,- never; flo t'ji-eaten a child into a lie, when it may be he is telling" the truth; The only lie P.evcr knew Mary tdtelimeJl mhrself forced uooh her bv threateiiingsl j- -Tt'lms alw fixaA4 -ta-Twj tiirmrxuc ticiermination to empi.oy no sei vant in my family whom I can possibly, do' with out Hairt Journal oMmm. ;i hy i for we are if tlie habl.tof lH'ng governed otherwise. Itjs thejuj a iiabit ; w(j!l permi ourselves to be carried away?-! Tekre!xcitkl- whijc matter pround us is quiet-that Is, collected,' is itisclf, but w6 afe not... Yet, there -are a few of this stanip; and who are ihey;? j Notj thegrpt-majori3y'thatdo little ornoth ing'but few ho succeed-H A collected man Is prepared for .emergeinqies : of all kinds. 1 Ho 'looks them iJi thel. dfe ;fii(;$ees yrhal they lire; and.:' as c()ol as theyf, be goes qj m.c: )hih-thilps'.Mmler than they 11 winch case he so hvay si as the advan tage.' . j' 'f;- 'j:'tl:-'-ii--pv v-'T- ; ' - Wc caii acquire tbi$'colle;c,'ti sWte of niif.d, and it is.the qftly way ivecan hayeit. It may .accom pany us'troja:ypuni't&f! trist42ciibn,f dncl-''tl)cn it is if periuhiiciit Ihitig, ; doing u service" through life. Saeft a.rriani is a .ihacidnc aoincr active, thorough wt:rJt. :j The! general Vfithoutjt fails the sla'tesiuan, the lawyer, she doctor.? ' h ng rool H3 tilt? fiirnrea ih'at reib j. ... - I O! -" -,r r fv . . ' ' . iese nrer tbe levers (hat .siicpecp j w na- hurried 'home and -cjrlVsmi-Lt (.urths -mirror. In.lris haste h had c.irvfuily,acljuik4 his atllro. but had indeed, forgotlns pants; :" " I" i" ' t' ..t';;.7 ;.t, 'n ,' . . TkQtt Cramp, rr . 1 4. 1 -One' afternoon,' lately, a number of persons wero gathered on the bridge; near tho I foot of Gal vet 1 street, JNfcTy uneans, lotting at the flood widen ; spread everywhere around them. Among them was 1 a youth attired in the latest fashon, and assiduouily ) devoted to a Grecian bend; which was burmounted , by a very pretty face. Excessively witty and agree able the gentleman made' himself J and recounted with much . apparent unction' similar experiences which he had encountered in former years. Whilst elaborating an instance rf daring bravery wheu ho j had rescued three ladies in a storm at sea by his cx- : pei t swihimlng;and great presenqu of mind, tho man stepped too near the bridge, and before ho was . awaro of the danger, tumbled over. M i M I His shriek wrs like Ihafof a JocOmOtito, A. i "Help 1 help!1 he cried . frantically. swim arouaovvsome one cried, , "ltjan; ccip -mo, rat , arowmngr caoo dud bllng f fom Uie water,;' : U : Mi i :y' '2 J 1 Assistance was immediately' given 1 htm, and lIo was soon drawn out, wet and chillyJ hbd very much crestfallen., , f ;':f'.t "111 j'. U "Why, .Jame3, 1 tkougbt you could 8wlm,,,ro. ciarkecf the lady. ' ' 1 ' , j - I'll ' - ! 1 1 "I can' was tho stubborn reply, Vbat when I foil OVcr mcre 1 took im crampti" A 'ChiaaBuui'a Oplalaa of Eup, Taking a walk, one day, throegh the eommHsiarM stores in x Hong Korg,with a friend, I cauie, u a ponion c a luai esiaoiisnmens wucre iour viunsnicn where engaged in emptying 4 '.largo! tub of rum which they were carrying iq galton', measures to another .portion. of the building. Addressing-my; self to the one who was appearantly tile' hcod of tho party, I inquire, "Do you like5 runij John?" "No, sir," ;sidd the.Chiuaman ," Why not?".' RonY tot ! ' ' ' - -: -' ' ' . I i 4 ' ' accuracyf-t imitdte her -- 1 1; - Tuvizg nia Cod.' 1 ' When an Arab woman intends marrvlnieiln af ter the death of her husband, the goeii the night be fore the ceremony to pay a visit to his grave. There she kneels, and prnys him not to bo oifend- p tTHeftau to b jejilous. - As, howeyiri j she feels hu 13 1 reArcsent him.' . Cfxjlnesa. r 1Vill not be offended and jealous, the widow briefca wttn a donkey laden wltli twui'goats skins of water. The prnyer-rWt pwmt Wafer on the grn-, to keep the first husband cool Under the irritating circumstances abmt t tako phce, Rtid having well saturated hlin.'kho ; departs. ie; irfjil-'kisatai waisi 'eccecd9. M We but Khea we ;are collected. i 1 focMn? Inoldtat cf Alt Eatle-Celd.- 'r'.-zLu.ioiio if w ivsnzt iuv ifO juiczawm ugui, t licit:. was pickadiup by h ldir, id .presented to a. lady a'smhll :'rXaerj'yhcl dotaied two sep-u-ate locks of hair attached tnertto, umicted to iV24i Weweri'ord, front Louisiana by hiswifcein a beautiful hand writiog. Below one lock was Fanny Wellerford-r. and j below poth jwas Our Darlmgs !" j. These ten uer Q I of war had) brought him ; aud- pro.bably he wore the tender 'testimonials idir, his 'heart when the fatal from those ha loved rcuienioi!'i name imu cuuurcu uau. ouen en til nn inllilrri hn hk attachSsd. wifd.'' to cheeri:- h1a ibaft in the far distant land to which the fortunes missile seiiaratied hiih far-Bff SsukheriirhoDie. ICIKiCl , UliU iiU f lU'Nl. . iiOf 1U : III lilO Stra(nger3 now possess the ests bfcneath thd clods of n. Northern! valley,lhi3 grave "probably nn marked and L...1?.- Tl C L. 1. j .AJ 1. : unuisi-ingiusuou .jioiu nunufcus itiuunu. liim, wno met j their fleath' nrii the1 bloody field of Gettysburg ; . I . . : f i , . 1 ' 1 T " ' r .1 ana snis ware nnu cnuaren iqub m vain,iortne re turo jof the loved husband ana father J ..... . -l I :t---:t . --. . - i-.' ! g ; 1 7 ) A steamboat captain on one of the Hikes ws re. 1 Gently Jechng his way nlong hi the Uaik, wheh tho V look-out ahead cried out, i"Schooutr without a light" It Was a narrow escape, and ki tho steamer passed Iheschooer, thecaptaiu demanded:-"What ' are yon doing with your infernal sfchooner hero In the dark without a light ?j To his dismays tho. sikpner., who was a Frenchman, answered. "Vat do i fliable youdo here viz your ole stiamboi?t iu treo feet of water, eh?" andju'tt then thai, steamer 'lunded hioli nnd d.iv on. a Kand hitnW ' ! 1 ! f I I A notion seller. was offering a Yankee clock, fln 0 y" varnished and colored.' and with In looking irlass . In front, to a certain lady not remarkably for : per j tonal beauty. i ...!,; (j-if -'l-'I! 1 "Why, It's beautiful," said tho Tender. ! : i ? B'jtmtifUl, Indeed t why alook at It almost fright ens rae," eaio; the lady, A . , ;. t "Then raarm " reDivcd Jona'thaA: "T irn. had better buy one that hatne ot iTo' lookln' cltti i - ou giafis Mr;, - i-t "A farmer .who had engaged the services of a' son J.!l.-"n 1 J Ti . Li ' ' . ,1 . . barrow1 a 'piece of : ground. 1 'He bftd "riot worked long; before, npjrly all tlie teeth, camoj out of ; the harrow." Presently the '..fainter webt 1 0ut into tho field to take note of Pat's progress, (and asked him how he like'd harrowing. ,'OhI" .replied Iif, "It goesAbitsmoother.since theteg3aro out" 1 .i i- "Aw.r exclamed an Engusji epekney tQa.Wi ox the law of la Aracwica V tern travler ' in1 England,' speaking pnmogenHure.' if'ave' vou hentail. i fllentail?" said aMJ.American'iwkinff at his Inter rogator withcuriosity, no sir, we have cocktail la Amencai and; a very popular drinK it isI '1 i r -j f t j -i v ? What areryou doing there,' Ijan'o V t'TThy. Pa j I am going Jo paint my doll's pinafore red." "What have you got to'dVp itr ' Ale.'" Vv"ho on earth told you that aid would dycred ?" r. Why, 31a said a young mis- 11 .wwo, .vitf jwu cure fjuuen aooui, liquor, ana 4 , u 7 .w.i rr- Aik others cared a great deal foMt. so that some of the f ?'V?n 1 d;1a mnM iini a i-. j y..- j. I iN o. t ha t L don t. - ; nn"'!. trnt. -it" --'Can you tell me who the mint i used-was anio : with short i handle! havine-1 .tJ0' SIL : . IVt feleanen .7- busy the golden grain falls rapld(b-. but Jias notajjaiorit.ana tnte,ccmes- within sdJ nratfc tfeg-kle and' every haaiT 8c$th1tS-owri tork 1 ' i. LA! Jen or - twelve strands jpf sniall cord. which made mu yiufju uuu b.in pe, wnoie cre.w mustered, as'at rOlI-cdllto tvitnessr the'ptinishment: and when all ; wa teadj,1 fbe off ender was stripped 1 doiva "to the waist and his amis tled;up at the gangway; and the captain, in uniform, came out to see howit was f done. One day (l orn was brought np to be punish- from a preceding flogging, could not. flog him at that time, -and asked him where he mt linonf' frfeudly word." If an accident "occurs Tin his sec-i He said he got it from Jack. ?By tho captain's or t i " Li""l' t :rf.. -f,- i ider Jack was brought and tipd n T4o uma'nna npIrQ ? T . ,.T .a . . . wuv uivi9 vii waiu u4p, uuu am not care piucu ior nquor. ; -1 ney gave acK -a dozen I blows and all the sailors stared in amazement. fop !i. w-i ntyer drunk : but the captain said 2 "3Ien; F will not have "drunkenness; and every "case of the kind thatflhave I will flor the man that lets th otbr Z ' x v . - Tcaciing ThimWeriggcrs. Visiting a' sick thimblerigger -with Isionary, I requested the latter! to talk With him on religious suojec's. ,ine am Bo;-uepaiiing -10 oiui ine falhn.'con'lition 5f mankind, the need of salVatiOri, and the redemption by Christs reading ; to' the sick man, in' jproof of what he said, passage from the gospels. The poor fellow listened and acquiesced Tq every5 interrogation of tlie njlSsionary - he an-: sivered, ""Certaihly, sir,w;'In jcoiirse; Wp so - that my companion was gitlf encatlraged f Iisaw, however, that'll" was all deception, acd stepping forward,1 said, "Joe, ; my boy; the minister is-' vary kind.'and nov 1 Will ask yoa a few questions; Do you know who Jesus Christ -was ?f' ' -f '""! -j WC-H,' no," said he, after a pause, ? "i snouKi say la't's werrv hard to tell"?- r -4?ffMMdf .csrtji- beatity eye of H and thize beauty Hressi 1Wi UJ, UUUII I)U1UI JMHUIUM viHW out 1, CUUIIV, l. - ,:-l- siasts-hayel. harped, for so .many penturie3. Xbes.J obstinate' old bachelor, 1 ,jL.. ? 1 .i!ewtT...- '1 n n ill it was ale that made your nose so red, and' "Hero . raoxt 'Sem& posseMng , 4 Sus take this child ' " A ' A';' 'V. ': 'q'mwktatia Modest' flel that outsixaks iuteiitenc0; and purity wumu , . . . - . - j. . . , pa. -i-fcjw,u,l,iTi . I i '. i ..w.ttihcr a Ulna J hare asked vou oftftn enough for.lt nnrf f ttt n 1 'A benevdient dipposruona can that qan sympa-i &,rw.,'Jr),." .r?T.::" i?.r i7 IT ,." with distress-andlltw 11 never aik; fbr tbeJ" . T " V, l1 Ltht dwells n Vuby ; lip or -Rowing ..11. , - ' Tf . Ti ' es,p Of 'snowy hards, or the; other rosy" ei " ' vt. r.: t ' " "? i ' ' ! - j -Mn VI DiiaTAIJU,, BUiU U VlVllY Kill IV UJ . ) sliOUld fade iwhlen fouched 1 by theiand of timi?,' but' thqjetpatr of lhandiome eyei would be thd bcst mirror to "Ytsl many a poor fellow" has hcin shaved by ever enduring gtialxtiesqf: tb heart :shill:outlivihave by,",., his reign afrd grow brighter and fresher as the ages ': of eternity iollaway.; J i;; - Jthe erofesH-oQT . iTrinifv'aeT?'! r ! .u aw r. rf '; HW- jriitfiafJEiiixs sal -Xhitiesicf the Frela,4- 4THE.press hi3s right hut also its ,d!uties. Its rights arej Hull fed Its' duVies are unliiitejl .' : It has the right tq publlEii tha truth .when tho publication p. the jtr.uth will conduce Jo the public welfare, j It Is equally' tjie dutyof the Press" To withhold r facts, theipuhheation cif; which avonki lead to public detri ment and (Usordenjj The; Press has the right. and the ;dutr tqf speak plainTyj'and fefrrlessly in the 'efi 06ufeif shams aadhypiiistica of; all descriptioci LTho p?ly qaestioniiscana triily independent Press peaK (he trtlthlihdlly'e ? frTTothlng is easier than to 5 1 1 A"Oh; eerlainlyf sir. -; We are alf tlnlertrnisera ble sinners, ii rt tMr.z Hiptr; & i Have vou ever done wrocg? Hr.itjjaA Z i li l uWhy no ; T don't consider as"! ever hate ; not as T can rrmenihpr." 1 3 1 vyejtiseincn whicbT he waturiosertf.i Xr. because' tt iaVan old patrori'.' This is callori patronage.- j . 'But do you not think.Joe, that you areasmner ' Oh'certaiBlyi:r'waTe-alIsihnef?;J-a.liC it.i '7Well, blest if T know. I never had no head rbiecc.' t-- - T 'And ; yet' thia'rnan; was: among the shrewdest of criminals who had eves been - admitted at Fenton- Put. Jfag 2 ville, and could' both read andiwrite. as , cThe use of alcohol. shortensLlife. ' The mortality of drunkards up to the age pf 30 is! five; times greater than the mortality of temperance men.! i From SO to 60 itvia four; times as. great At the age of 21 the thonijthaold wretch quickly replied. ! I prA stnfy is told of twoEnglishmen wh travelled togeiuer tnree-aays in a stage cfuco witmut a word cverpntbrng between them.' On (the fourth day ojne of ;thera at length ventured to remark that ft vfasa line mornicg. "And who said it warn't V tras thejreply..4 ' .- ,;. j -j .j: ." rf, j i "Mr defr,". inquired 'a young wifo of jher hiis -baod,' drills' return" from business, Vhave'you seen he 'beautiful, fu-t of walnut A urnitnra . which th SWths have bought T MHem,. no; rmy Live, but I iave ecentbe bill, and it quite satisfies ma.".: ' i raakemoaliin journaisra. ( itia -as easy asjying ' ?,nrfvf I Jaampsjiirofwijeeung,. a Daret - app: Not r4yJiidividuals, -but, governments will pay j-iweniy i mues iwcau3o the.Harvdrdh were tieatenj fi4-1rrtKitlttiri terilifili f n)jhirti v hfit'n-hnnr. Thi3 wfll ston his bett!nN6n.'that alda. u.it i I " . , - - - . ;- i i it j Wnv 1: one dollar ercenbackHbettcr than a allrcr dollar? t IWhen you fold It you double it and when' wardus ;f or speaking; the truth.? o Whvv it U almqst as much as. one's life is worth hero in London, to ex pose a rotten nnance company ; ana wncn a oor- you open ityou find it in creases. reh'gious bubbles of the day, he must be! prepared to accept ni own martyraora.f-o'ipsmofitoi, if;Fot Bu troubles ini mined time I. iV-v"""';".- .- 4wuiffia-xuBW3wu iwaru cuaitnin aiierwara. , 1 j i.jk,..iksi'i-.-.-,.i,.,i.La!n L-.t.iiA !.,v 1 v.:.sn'.inm o editors, not at all satisflcd with tho m.bles ncdent to newsjaper; life, recently deter ned to enjoy! a balloon j excursion. In a short ime they landed in the to of the tallest pine tree on kock ttopDie, ine nignesi spur oi tne Aiiegha niesnear inzca llyarren county, Pa. They stay ed all night in the tree, no doubt highly relishing beinjrl rocked to sleep by the: wind Eventuallv j yeara ji -Tbati of jlthey reached terra fiima resplyed never more to Purnya and blowing are often considered as sy nonymous terms. You will discover a differance, however, if Instead of puffing a cxanj up ybu should blow him! up. I An Indiana poet of some note Huntington "for stealing hogs, j Harriet Bccchcr Btowo is inquiring if the hogist has any sister. 7? Is on trial at f -A West crn man advertises his wife who bus left his bed and board "with a gentleman named Deck- ' ' ." !' ' his back1-e ; A maa jcant help what Is! behind the man said when he was kicked out of doors. There Is one disease of "hlch o:no tatn will neyer die-i-enlargementotth hart . i ' 1 t iiM it hi !oj . sctj us.rilJM . Mil? ' f A f -rikrtll Ay4 1 1 rr.2 i 1 j j
Weekly Pioneer (Asheville, N.C.)
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