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If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the ill I would riot do ; ' p f Still, he who felt tcmptatiqn's power, Shall guard me ; in that dangerous hour. When vexing thoughts within me rise, . Ajid, sore dismayed, my spirit dies, Then He, who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair, hall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The throbbing heart, tife streaming eye. When, sorrowing, o'er some stone I bend Which covers all that was a friend, ; And from his voice, his hand, his smile, : Divides me for a little, while, Thou Saviour, seest the tears I shed, ! . For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. And, oh ! when 1 have safely past ; r..Th rough eVery "eohfliet but tlie last, r s till,' still, unchanging vtatchliCuU; ., ; 3Iy bed of death, for thru has died. ; Tlien point to realms of "endless" day, j And wipe the latest tear awav. MARRYIXG A FORTl'XE, "Yes, I Ibdo it, Ralph, even if she is a scraggy, worthless,hairless, dried up, yellow, vinegar-faced old maid. Ill, marry her, or, rath er her fortune !;' and, so saying, he leaned himself back in his chair, and commenced puffing away as coolly at his cigar as though marrying were the mo?t commonplace, uninteresting at fair cVcr dreamed of. "You speak qiiite confidential-, lv, vouug man," returned " his companion, 'perhaps the lady in question won't have y ou Don't i called irresistible." - j "Fiddlesticks! I guess my! uncle's 'fortune was the most ir- i.n. -rJi t;-: illlU X Hill UCllillU IIUW iuai my greatest expectations have passed! away, there isn't two of ing with me. I tell you KalDb, . -j i, - i: -.mJi .roata?o ofihe fahcr-for I liave .nnhl .ttnv l (,,A,bn,lnibiin, j iiiii'i cnmi o lifnttv nrii! nit TMnf . Hu 1U.; vixm .iot a uy cons.derat.rfn, responded Ralph. ... . . , .' k -J3" 1 hoped to become oetter acquaint- " " , i,u J1 V. ". .'Wi ed with' her: - thouirh : lie hated et np work. lawyer wains, nor love; usa great , --- v , i ' r. Kwliilo Via Wn yi j . . . i '.',& : himself for it two - minutes after, wnue ne was . . . 1 whf-ti lt- r;uv 1 .po s nn-ar-hiof- :1U3 lateniS I i JJoivt doubt it; but 1 wouldn t , .-, ,-y.t. , j". . t! ,, .mil U ir i i x .- -ij -. .-.i. . loving eves resting upon him. and ; ateu, ana ne.w Y and, in my opinion; Bart, you are a fool if you heave yourself away There, now, that advice is free gratis no fee asked-only do tell me the whole story.' : l I can do it in a few wofds. A hont a ttap.V ncm T Ravod a fine . looking but gouty: old gentleman j the sheet, expressing hereverinst fmm bpinp- ntPf hnt nf hk car-! "ig --4atteetio ! whiclit he assured riage oh Broadway. He Vwas' profuse in his thanks, learned my ti?itti a nrfd Riii d -Vift imonr ; nft hv name, ana said he lene w ; me by reputation, told me he was weaJth y, with but One child, a daughter, and if I would come down! to Sea View, where he intended to pass a few weeks, he would make a match between me. and her. I modestly suggested that the lady ; in! question might object, but he insisted that .she could not; she was devoted l. to him and heart ; whole r.There it is -verbatum. I I then made "inquires of a friend what kind of a girl MrLafourn's j daughter. wasnU they told me 1a5 a scraggy! pldmaii "X j ; : OXEORD, GBANTHLLE ..COUNTY ;K have her in my mind's eye, but its ho drawback. I'll marry for mon ey,1 and! let her afterwards take to her cats, just the same as she does: now: 3 That's, yi.; i I'm' too lazy to workl f r ! v; k : And he relapsed ltito a profound silence, .wondering secretly what time on tne morrow Air. xaiourn and daughter would arrive. I i fThere, pa! do you, dear ; old goose, listen to the description of your Nell?' exclaimed pretty lit tle Nellie Lafourc, arranging the curtains so inat tno oia geuuemnn could overhear the conversation on the piazza between; the two 1 young gentlemen just mentioned. , 4 Confound ; his j impudence ?' growled the old man in a rage, bringing his cane down '.lu3tilyj 'I'd iike to see him get my darj ling, the heartless wretch, and my money even if he has got you mixed up with your aunt Lucille.! i 'Slightly mixed uV.-,. ain't itpa But, after all, jhow much the pic7 ture is like her,' and she burst in to a merry laugh; that caused a dozen dimples to play hide and seek around her cheeks and lips. ; 'He may be blest ! I'll send for him this - moment, and I'll j ril-I'll cane him" almost shouted the irate old gentleman. . j 4No,! indeed you .won't, pa; you let me ? manage ' him, -won't you pa ? Let him comelet him im agine Lucille is your daughter and heiress, and I your niece, with no expectations! We'll see how he will carry hirrself.' ! Qn 4he next day Mr. Albertiue Gower waited upon; Mr. Lafburnj and was formerly introduced to Miss Lucille Lafourn. He in quired after the (old gent's health very affectionately, and soon be came quite engrossed, apparently iii the conversation that was start ed, but secretly evein his inten (led I' ride, and he confessed to himself that the enthusiastic de scription he had given his friend Ralph,' did- not belie her, or scarcely do her justice. Just then tlie door opened,. and a graceful i young lady, with a great aoun- cc oi golden curls, and very large eves, walked in. My my neice, Mr. Gower ; Mr. Gower, Miss Lee,' observed Mr. Lafourn : and Miss Lee ac- knowledged it with a slight but nevertheless, graceful bow. SMr. Gower was enraptured, and the contrast only made, his i, r t , , . , ? I however, he determined to act lll,s.Var,; a,nd f.-lu.ncc present- i latPd tOllCS tO MlSS Lucille tint he re'U;iathat Sha dU.card him tnirt sne natt ..earn mm, too. - Day. -after day , he called, and proportionally ho fell in love wilh laughing Nell, and fell out with Miss Lucille; while she became apparently, desperately enamored of him, and wrote him poetry by friejid KalPh she meant was sure she was invented in oah'a ark. In vain-he -tried to make love to Nell. :' She accepted no atten tions from her. cousin's lover, so she j assured him, and left him more despairing than before. -At last he could not endure it any longer,' arid- accordingly sought an interview with Mr. La fourn.. ------ , ;Sayou haye conae , to 7prop5se for my ' daughter, k:iGpyir: . - . quenea tnc-geutlemany-when he was i3:nslieredih.-.w '? 1 v r li No; ir,Il5ave-noV he VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, i callyJ replied -il 'I ,have - come to make a confession -to; ; ask ; your forgive n ess, and., crave a boon . You know how you came to make me the 'offer, vhichfk yod did. Well; haying beenr brought-up to believe myself independant of the world, and to study a profession more . for pleasure than aught else, after finding myself bereft of all hopes, and poor, I gladly accepted of your proposal. - I scorned the idea of love; I vowed I loved my ease oetter tnan any woman on earth, and though I was informed your daughter was was' A scraggy old maid,' slyly in terposed Mr. Lafourn. :Bart blush- j ed a his Own remart, out pro ceeded :K rr -'I determined, provided she would accept me, to marry her for her money. There, sir, 'is the truth, and I know I cannot but be lowered in your estimation Since I have met your niece, and I've?,, ., ' ,- 'Fallen ! in love with Jier,' ob served the father, aiding himl along. 'Yes, sir. exactly so; and am willing, if she will' have t me, to give up all I ideas of weajth obtain ed by such mean practice,. and go away and work for her. Do you think there1 is ' any hope ? Will you forgive me!' . , .'Certainly,' he .responded. 'I should not want j my. daughter wedded to any man from such mercenary1 motives. 'I'll call Nell and see what she says.' And suiting the' action to the word he summoned! Nellie.! - .'This gentleman has withdrawn his claim to your : cousin's hand,' he observed, taking Nellie bv the hand,' 'and actually has the au dacity to ask for yours. W hat shall I tell him?' 'And I am poor, Nellie,' ejacu lated Bart ; 'but you shall see that I am no conceited jackanape. I will go away and commence the practice of my profession if you will give me hope.' Nellie looked at her father through her blushes. 'But I would be a penniless bride ' 'And all the dearer ! If you are not worth working for, you are not worth havin"" 'If, then,' she returned slylv, 'vou wait a year and, do riot i chano-e your mind, if uncle is willing ' 'Which he will be,', interrupt ed the gentleman. '4 The ruse' was still kept up. -Mr. Lafourn gave him letters of iutrc)-' duction ta several , influential j friends, and he went away arid iri earnest . hor a successful ; at ; last egan to oe appreci- as on a fair way to ! prosperitv. J--At the end. of the 1 I year he wrote and told Mr.' La- louru how lie had ; succeeded, and asked if he would have any jobjection to his wedding taking place then. lie returned, and tvViAn Vf -rrtTiAfl - Ka . -fVvn nr! Viiu Nell prettier thaa-ever. Mr. La- fonrn said udthing, and; Bart wondered at his giving such a 1 u T costly wedding to his neice; but ie bride s iatner, he was dumfound- ed. Aft soon as the ceremony was over he rushed - to his father-in-law : , 1 ; . ' ' -- y ' ;. . ; : : 'What does it mean ?' Uh -1 'It means that you have married my.daughter, sir,-, responded the happy parent, .'and we have been deceiving you all ; tho while. Lu cille is my maiden sister.' ; v Bart was paralyzed. -. ; 'Your daughterJ: ; t: 1 : ! And niy -money, as Ipromised ! 27eliiy and I heard your conver sation and' determined to test you: We aid so,'and Nellie still insisted emphat-.fonyour being tried, and;f THAT 6lVES IT ALL ITS FLAVOR. C, TUESDAY MORNING, fYou have taken the deceit out of me.' . ...,'.,, "Rrif Hhrmcrh, !r?nH- " "hf did nnt leave his Profession and enter m- to his careless idle life again, , he . steacuiyipusnea nis-way up, ana is now; nnfinfthfiTnost influential men of the timeswhich he al- Wfivfl n va 1 5 mnrA dn a to "KaIIi a.'r stratagem than 'Marrying a For- tune' ? " " - Beautiful Allegory. Crittendon, of Kentucky was at one time engaged in;defending a maujwoo nau oeen muicieu lur ' . 1 I. I 1 I Z J J A' I a capital ottense.. Alter, an elab- orate ana poweriui ueiense, uo -i ' - ji I viuscu ins vjiiurio wiiii iuu luiiuvv- ing beautiful allegory :i -i '- "When God in his eternal coun- cil conceived thehought of man's uieuiiuu, jllc uaueu . lu uilu. tue three ministers who wait constant- ly upon the Ihrone; J ustice, lrutn and Mercy, and thus addressed them : "bhall we make man V j mi i t i ' ,ai rt 1 . I men saia justice : "un, taoa, make him not tor ne will trample upon thy iawsl" -Truth made .an- swer also '0h, God, make him not for he will pollute Thy sanot- uaries.r iJMit . JNiercy oropping upon . her . knees, looking up through lier. '-tears, ? exclaimed: un, ijoa, maKe. nim : . win watch over him with 'my care i ' t 'ii ii -i i ii i ?i i he maj tread." Then God made lYinn nilfl cnid fA Vnm f01l .moil 1 iv orotner." v The jury, when he finished were; arownect in-'tears,- ana a-i - ' ' " 1 ' -i . 1 . : 1 , I gainst evidence, and what' must have been their own conviction, brought in a guilty."; Does ;The Oriciet Fiddle cr Sing. The chirping an d ; singing of the cricket and grasshopper are -'. i i. i i ' ! frequently spoken of; but they do not sing they naaie. iy ruo- bing wings and legs together -in a mariner peculiar to the species- these insects produce the sounds which characterize them. Perhaps pur best instrumental periormer the "Katyaia. ; Jiacn wmg contains a liuie xamuounne, anu by opening and shutting the wings they arc rubbed agamst I each i other, and produce the sounasoi "Kaiy; aici sue uiu, : which can be heard at such a long -- . aistance ana gives tne mseci us namei' "-'--- : -i.: -y. ' ;! To Preserve- Grapes. i .- Take l seven pounds,, of good, sound grapes on' the stems the orancnes - as periect .; as possiD le, and pack them - snugly without oreaKing m a stone jar. - .aiaKe a syrup ot four pounds ot honey and rrA ninf nf rWI xrin AmT ' TOirh cinnamon and cloves touit (about UUVf W. WWL . .vu A. -. . - 3 to each is our rule,) . bou them well together for 20 mmutes, and I skim them, then turn boiling hot ove7 negraanuBeai.immeui- jateIyi.;They will keep years if Tu T31 and exceeding' nice, I PPes peaches arid plums may ue none in tne same way. . . Two young1 men out riding were 'passing a farmhouse t where a tanner was trying to namess an obstinate mule. 'Won't he draw?" tnrougn ail tne aarK pains wnicniwara oe liKe tnat or mm wno. re- said one of the men. "Of course,", and also requires; thorn " to -open' . , - ' "' . ... ... . -i -.!.. rr. " ' r-r . . ' J . 1 C said the larmer, .vne ii ciraw tneitneir omceone nour on ounuay u attention of every fool that passes tins way. tne . young, men arove on. ' Now is the time when the ir - responsible urchin glneth the house-fly s wings together: and walketh him- against time around the hese of his 'sleeping grandfa- f therv - re : --.-.r I SEPTEMBER. 29 ;187 , ' - T&ongfcts frca . tlis Talnzi : f Tho thought oi sin is worse thati Aho older the wise man gets I,, - ,.., --, tllG fer grows; tneiooi wnen sy "ra vu!rtu He who studies for a good purpose., wm nis stuay oecomes a Diess- mff I to . him wllb , d0C3 110t, it grows mio a poison. oau wne is like a hailstorm. Do not dwell you win ena. in saying things against him. Do much : or little", so that you do it for a good pur- pose. Refined music is liked by 1 - 1 - X renneu people: weavers ao . not much care tor it. Three cry out, t i i l ' - -r-r ; i tI ji ! dui gei no puy, viz;.: ne wno leuus out ms money wnnout witness, the hen-necked liusband. and he who cannot get in one place, and does not try another.,- Even th e common xaiK. oi me wise suoum be pondered over. One goose generally tollows another. : Bad servants first ask only when 1 they have committed a blunder. The i -i . t . - . 1. t i i loaa is laia upon the camel, ac- cording to it3. length. If a word is worth a pound, silence is worth two. A pig is the) richest animal, everything is a piece of goods to mm.. noever does too - much does too little. The greater " a man the greaterhis passions; He wno presess tne nour, tne nour.wiii press him. Mayj our future re- -" ft i . ' i mains silent' underfa falsb imputa- firvn Duo TorvT-ntr-Mr ?a Virtni hundred gourds. A learn- eel man whose ,aeeas are evil is like a man who has a door and - - - . . - - - - y ' t no house. He who prays tor ms neighbor will be iheard first -?for himself. - He who marries hi3 ducated man a wild beast. throws her before He who throws out suspicions should at once be (suspected him self. ; Three keep out fellowship strangers, slaves and ravens. A C 1 1 ll x. it, fool always rushes , to the fore, Do not cry. otft before the calami- ty nas reany nappenea. 'i a man says something strange, -beware to mock at it wantonlyd Passion is at first like a thin reed; by and by it becomes like a cable. r ; : IHe Qiaier and the Siejtic - - r A skeptic youngl collegian coh- fronted an old Quaker witn ;the statement that; he did not believe m tne JJioie. oaia rne-uuaKer: . , "Does thee believe in France ?" "Yes: ' for though I : have not seen it, I have often seen others that have. Besidesj there is plenty of corroborative proof that such a country does exist.' J : .. . - - - .a 'i i . i- .- "Then thee wn1! not bel eve any- thing thee or or others ' have hot seen V Xo; to be sure I won't." , nici thee ever see tny .own brains?" I ttT " I .III. 'fEver see any that did!" "Ko." "Does thee believe! 'thee has any?" i - ThePostoffice Department has lately issued an order which is of I interest to persons in the rural dis- tricta. ' Tne oraer requires country postmasters to kiep their offices 1 open every day clnnng the usual I business hours and to attend; at all otner umes mai may pe requireu to receive and dispatch the mails; a mail arrives at the olhce on that i aay. "It's awful lonesome in Mexico 1 iust now; and tears, trickle down the father's cheeks a3 he takes his son on ni3 Knee, and tells now the country used to be Diessea to be ;blessed laoout every with" a ?rev three :weeks. revolution ner Annnm. In Advance. ! - ; .. . fNO IS. .. .... A ITew This .. . I;- ' . ; : ' 1 1 papbr1 ilour barrels are being' frihde in Iowa. Thev "'are said to ' Xm air-tight , arid vaterrproof . to . TOjjgii mucli less, thau tue orui- . ni wooden ; . barrels,, and to j bo . al-to stand ' more rough' usage. 0je of the manufacturers predicts fliprt in five years every barrel of Western flour will be sent East in. ; rpels; hi ade from thp straw, tlie f Wueat srewbn. : . .a " ; . . . r Mi axton had a fascinating widow wSb, one day last Week called on ; Mt- Graves editor of tlie; Advance - anil after a pleasant chat said she fuld subscribe for the Advance trj three months, tendering him ajfiauch worrt -fifty cent currency ipayment. x G; looked' at the pblched shinplaster hesitatingly, , a the widow anticipating him , ig the sweetest of tones asked : . .; 'IrJ'G. would vou like a better ' lf:f?" ' Q blushed 1 painfully, and affr. he had cleared his throat of: something that . happened j to sliiHdown accidentally, remarked, T- tro llflnn f hinlnnn enmn 4-ttm n tht matter.'' ;;,The widow blush ed ;;ah(T said, "I mean 1 a 'better hftf dollar." Mr. G., "Ah I this ? j Ifine of the 'queerest duels "on ' rej)rti':wa& fthat in-whicliv the SlUte rBeuve ' was engaged. 'It began to, rain sjightly after - he hai taken up his- position, where-. ub; he coolly held his umbrella; ov&r hfe head with his .left hand " wfe holding the pistol with life' ristlt. The expostulation of hii witfaesses had no.eflectupon -him tt M is all very well jtq be Skilled;" BaMthe famous essayest;' ( 'but 1 1 , obffct to catching cold iu mv pls estimeted that .: there .; arc on;hundaed and fifty, candidates tofJihe clerkships and ''doprkeejh erPp'' of the two houses of the Nh Carolina Legislature, yet strige tb'say, we have not heard4 of jie . independent candidate: for : anIpf these positions. All seem wiling to submit their claims to thejiaucus. We hav'nt space for the; jiamicg of all the candidates, butj Will merely. say "they are all iiorrable men." 7 z - ; ljiere are interesting ' discov erukj.' The Cleveland 'Lead's cor respjndent in Persia has z fbtTii d piecjifs of bricks which the; mcno gratt of ,x Nebuchadnezzar.: .Thu3 we'le,' says the Courier-Journal, ?fin: the'flap of KebuHiad, etc.' the fills' ground out lei: :r paper exciiSdingly slow, the geiitleman? of thp period having to carry on theircorrespondence -with brlck- uai nry C. Hardison, residing a- bounve miles from Little Wash ington, wa3 attacked in his -field on &t Tuesday c of last week Lv foutj Wild cats. . j They all -jumped on Mm at once ana , came verv neapBtifling him to rdeath before he :&buld extricate himself. ' A partjf of his friends 'pursued the varments and succeeded in killing on The Washington Echo i3 re sponsible for thii cat-tail. ' -. : f S& careful: how you drink- or youA wash the color from-your cnepi ' saiaa ,genueman at a faslvipnable party, a3 he handed a glajf of water to a lady, ktThere is r'fdanger of your ever taking; water enough' to' rcmovethe color froiff.your face," was the good natied'refort, r T cm need a rifle comrian'v - biaMS; r Netmn.h.". .There' heeJrto6 rnny jriilirig! ! cc dotjf thatvwfo already; companies. Wait- m - " 'Mb -