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iF0R GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." W. FLETCHER AUSBON, EiTm. C. V. W. ALSUCN, bUBlHWS AlllUOKR. VOL. Ill- ; PLYMO UTH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1891. NO. 15. Published by Eoanoke Publishing Oo, AM OLD TORT. 0 rou are fair and young, my love, Bnt I am growing old. And la good sooth you do me wrong ' To ask a story or a song-. For all my songs are sung.my love, And all my tales art told. " My voice has gona this many a year, My wit has grown so small I'm even forced to speak the trnth ; hnt somewhere Uvea a lucky youth, "Who'll tell you lies, I think, my dear. But youH believe them all. Be'll have a noble scorn of pelf, He'll slnir, and sigh, and sue. He'll Bay his love will last for aye- W And heaven knows what he will not say I've done this sort of thing myself, -., It is not hard to do. He'll talk of dying if yon doubt ' " The ardor of his flame; , " You'll save his precious life, my dear. And In a quarter of a y ear But there, you'd better find it out It's always much the same. Ah, then, forgive my foolish tongue. Or better, frown and scold, Tis certain that I can not know; These things are changed since long agoj 1 said that all my songs were sung, , And all my tales were told. Herbert E. Clarke, saved; by strategy. : "Can you guide me to Mason's ranch ?" HYes, scnor. " . : v "Very well, v I Bhall expect to start at sunrise to-morrow. " "I will be ready, senor." ' "Can you furnish two good horses?" I asked. : ;' '.V-A- .',yv;. s-'-' "Yes." ; "Then you may come at the appointed time..w-v; : .;- u-iMU$ ' i ' With . -low bow the Mexican guido turned and strolled down the street I was seated . on the piazza of a large (wo story frame house, which possessed the distinction of being the only hotel in Nuttfs Station, a little town situated on the Santa Fe Railroad in southern New Mexico, 25 miles from the Mexican line. ! I had just arrived front Los Vergos, and was on . my way to Mason's ranch, which lies 40 miles to the northwest of that place. '. .;; ' The guide whose services I had en gaged was a young Mexican not over 16 yearg-of age. He was slender in build, with hair of a jet black and skin of a deep copper color. ;.u He might easily have passed for a full blooded Indian, so dark was his complex ion, yet there was an Indication of intel ligence in his face and something of shrewdness in his deep black eyes. Though only a youth, he had been rec ommended to me as a thoroughly com petent person (a guide me anywhere in the Territory. , It was just sunrise the next morning when my youthful guide, Manuel Gar cia, made his appearance at the hotel with two horses bridled and saddled, ready for our journey. .; v He was armed with - a repeating rifle . and two pistols, while I had only one pis tol a 6mall 82, which' I always carried with me in my travels However, Beeing ' that Manuel had thought it necessary to be well armed, I procured a rifle and 100 rounds of car tridges before leaving the station. - - Thus equipped we, set out on our jour ney, taking a course to the northwest, iu the direction of the San Francisco range of mountains.. The plain over which we weie travel ing soon began to give place to a more hilly and broken country, with here and there a narrow canyon that wound its way through ranges of low hills. . It was , in the afternoon. We had . traveled 25 miles at least, and were mak ing our way across a strip of barren plain, when . suddenly Manuel reined - in his horse and dismounted. Bending down .. he examined the ' ground closely for some time; then . he cast a hasty glance about us. - - . . ; . . -;. , "Los Apache!" he said, making a gest ure to the. west with his bands. "Do you think there are Apaches in this vicinity?" I asked in alarm, v - " lie nodded his head and pointed to the ground. I glanced downward and could plainly, see the' marks of unshod horses in the sandy soil. - '"... ' " Perhaps we had better turn back, " I suggested. "I am not auxious to en counter a band of hostile savages. " " But Manuel assured me that such a course of action was not to be thought of. There might be no danger after all, but if there were it could not be averted by returning. It was just as probable that we might encounter the Apaches, by do ing so - as by continuing on our. course. Eo, after a few moments spent in con sidering the matter we resumed ouz journey. . ... - We rode on three or four miles further, when, in crossing a little hill, we came suddenly in sight of a squad of perhaps 20 Indians advancing from tho north, and not more that a mile away. . Turning our horses quickly about, and keeping under the brow of . the hill, wo gt-lloped to the south, hoping to avoid an fncgunter with them, There was a chance that our presence had not been discovered by the Indians, and it was our aim to put as much dia tan. r-Tlr- cn us before ven r "racross tho ojca "plain that luf to south. ,, , i few niinutrs p'Llop hiwint us to a of sandy plain, but scarcely hd y 'tched thw &Win;? barl- we eaw tie w ' la-' M-" ' their poro eoir.-;-j: i:i ::t pursuit. ' . , ( The war ponies of the Apaches are al ways the best that can be either purchased or stolen In . the Territory, and I ; recog nized the fact that, as we were mounted I on animals far inferior to those ridden I by the savages, we were ia a decidedly close place. However, there was nothing left for us" to do but to trust to the fleetaess of our horses to carry us out of : danger, as a fight on the open plain with such a num ber of Apaches would be " worse than madness. We had not ridden a mile be fore it was plainly evident that our pur suers were gaining on us rapidly aud must soon overtake us. .' . I - The sun was still high In the western horizon, and there was no hope that we could keep - up the race till darkness would offer us a chance of escape.' Un less we could soon gain cover of some i kind we would . be , forced to stop and j fight our pursuers on the open plain,' and. ' in that case it was not' hard to irnagino the outcome. .' - . - On, on we urged our panting horses, with the yelling savages drawing nearer and nearer to us with every Btep. ' Suddenly Manuel turned his ' horse slightly to the left, and, pointing across the plain r said: . , . . - . "We must get to the house." - Tlicn for the first time I saw a small .. building nearly a mile ahead of us, and toward this we urged our horses at their greatest speed. ' - ; A few minutes' ride brought us to the house, which proved to be one of those small adobe structures so common in New Mexico and Arizona, erected for tho use of the Mexican sheep herders, but ; long since abandoned. " 1 : r In a moment we had thrown ourselves from our saddles and stood by the open 'door. , ". v. . . . " Come, " said Manuel, " we must get tho horses inside. " Quickly we entered the cabin, leading pur horses after us. A glance showed us . that were ia a room about 14 feet square, with a single hole in the western wall that served as a window; . The door, which was on the eastern . side, was , a rickety affair, rudely constructed . of pine slabs, . and now Bhowing very plainly the signs of decay. .' . We had barely time to gain the inside and bar the door with the wooden bolt with which it was provided, when' the ' Apaches, with yells of savage rage, dashed up to within 60 yards of the cabin and began circling' about it, but not a shot was fired. - - ' : -; ' - - After some Kttle time spent in maneu vering they suddenly separated into two 6quads, one going to the west of tho house, and the other Remaining on tho east. . ', -. . ,v They had now withdrawn out of rifle rouge and seemed to be debating the ques tion what they should do next. , ' - It is hard to understand the maneuvera of a band of Apaches, and we kept , on guard, ready for an attack that might come at any moment. I stood by the door,, rifle in hand, whilo Manuel, stationed at the west by the wiu dot, kept a sharp lookout in that direc tion. It was soon evident that they did not mean to attack us immediately, but doubtless intended to wait until nightfall,, when they could do so under, cover of darkness, - v This was Manuel's view of the situation, and it required no argument to show us , that we had little hopes of being able to "hold the place against them. ' Scattered about the room were a few, pine boxes and several articles of cast off clothing, and in one corner a pile of coarse black wool and straw, which had doubtless dene service as a bed in tho' past. . ' .-. ... . The floor was of clay and the wall of sun dried brick or adobe, while the roof Was rof boards, held in their place by; huge wooden pins. ; , i . Now that we were apparently free from ; any immediate danger, I began to rack my brain for ome plan of escape. ; Night would soon be upon us, and then " we might expect an attack. It would not require much force to beat down the rickety door, and then we would be at . the toercy of the merciless foe. What was to be done? I looked about tho room,. but could see no way in which our fortifications could be strengthened. ' . We must make an attempt to escape from the place before the attack came ; but how were we to proceed? ' ' ' There was only one plan, so far as I could see, and that was to wait for night j and then steal from the cabin and try to ' elude the enemy in the darkness. . Calling Manuel to my side I hastily laid my plan before him, but he only ; shook his head. ' "I "No, senor, " he Baid ; "I have just been , thinking of a way . " What is it?" I asked eagerly. ...... Wait and see, " he replied briefly. , -. Then, signaling for me to keep watch upon the Apaches, he walked over to tho i fur end of the room, where the horses were standing. .Presently I saw that he was busily engaged at work on some j object in the comer, but the scant light afforded by tho small window prevented my seeing what he was doing, r ' J . -The sun was just 4 throwing its. last j golden Maze across the sandy plain when j Manuel came f of ward, leading; the two j horses ia lixnt of the wmdow,- 6. . ' uWJ.;.i (- on thinkof that? lie asked, poli.t".. r t 1 V. . fiiibnp.Is. y-:v .. ' ..-.r-nt I way t - ' I to at th. .- w -hat At first appeared to be two men sitting in saddles, fastened securely in their seats by ropes and straps; but a second glance told me ; that these, figures were1 only dummies made to closely resemble men. "What' does this mean, Manuel?" I questioned, wondering" If, the guide had taken leave of his senses. , . v.. " Will the Apaches take these for men?" he asked, pointing to the figures and not appearing to notice my surprise. " " Why do ; you mean" I stopped short, for a light had suddenly dawned upon mef! "Ypu mean to turn the horses loose upon the plain so as to. deceive the. Apaches into thinking that it is we who are their riders? I asked. n v ; "You are right, senor." , i . ",' . X held out my hand. '' ' , . ' I see, " I replied. You are wiser than 1 in these matters, and I believe your plan will work. Will WOrk!. ' It is pur only chance, he. said in a calm tone, "and if it fails we are lost " ' ' Having completed every arrangement for carrying out Manuel's plan, we took i contracted the thirty-second of its volume our . stations to watch the movements of I on being cooled down from the tempera the savages till night should give us an ' ture of freezing water to zero, and "ex- opportunity for action. It was not our purpose to wait until darkness had fully set in, but to carry our plan into action just at dusk, when the light would be sufficient to show the Indians that the horses had riders, but not enough to reveal the deception. As the twilight settled over the plain I . could see that tha Indians drew closer to gether, as if holding a final council. - "Its time nowf'senor," said" Manuel in a low tone.t : "7 -: . 'r ' ' ' Keeping in the shadow of the house we led the two horses to the outside, then, turning their heads' to the north, we struck them several sharp blows.' They reared violently "and plunged away in the darkness. . .. ; At the same , moment we threw our- selves in at the door and lay flat upon -1?irl,?n?f-- " ' " " ' & We held pur breaths as the sound of. retreating hoofs . broke the stillness. Then rose a fierce tumult to the east and 'West, with a succession of terrific yells from a score of " savage throats. The Apaches; had discovered the two retreat ing horses' and Jaad gone thundering in .pursuit.. --.' ' Tlirough the open, idoor I could eo a lino of dark forma moving- to the north against the, eastern horizon, and knew that our . ruse was having the desired effect ' ': "Come," said' MaiTuel.we must' not lose' a moment" We most be as far away as possible before they discover the trick ana return to search for us, ". Carrying our rifles in our hands, ready for quick use, we darted from the cabin tiling besides dress and dine and dance, and ran with all the speed we could com- vi e have no doubt he would have said so ; mandto the southwest,' while from the .that is, he would have written a dif horth came the fierce yells of theApaehes ferent book. But you can not make ns they swept on in pursuit of our two ; something out of nothing. W. D. How- flyig horses. A s-"4 -.', . ,. ells, in Harper's. . itr- . ....... .... ; . e ran lor nearty a mue, ana men po- ing ahnost exhau.-ed by tlie violent ex ercise and hearing no sound of pursuit, we dropped into a walk. ' " ,. We traveled steadily for three hours,1 until we. found ourselves among a range of low, sandy hilli, and there, secreting ourselves in a patch of mesquite bushes that grew in a small canyon, we rested for nearly an hour. Then we resumed our journey and by traveling in a cir cuitous route reached Mason's ranch at sunrise the following morning. '; 5'' Thus ended One of th6 most dangerous adventures of my life, and but for tho shrewdness of a Mexican boy I should not be alive now to tell the story. Two weeks afterwardas we were re turning from Nutt Station we came upon the dead bodies of our two horses, which had been; literally hacked "to pieces by the savages, so enraged had they been ou discovering the deception' that had been practiced upon them.-Golden DaysJ Great Flames la the West. . The great lumber flumes of California are little known in this part of the coun try, where railroads run into every place that has anything to transport ' In Cali-., fomia streams of water are carried for miles in .wooden flumes f or -irrigation and mining purposes, and similar flumes are used for floating lumber from tho forests in the mountains to' the ' mills in the plains. The Engineering Keios gives an interesting account of the great flumo of the King's River Lumber Company in Fresno county Cal., which etarts nearly at the snow line in the .Sierra . Nevada Mountains', and extends' 52 ' miles to the lower plains. k "' ; 1 ? i ; V 1 f - The flume is of V-shaped section, 8 feet 7 inches 'wide across the top ' and 21 inches deep. It is built of 1 inch boards and is supported upon trestle work somo of the canyons being crossed at a' height of 130 feet The "construction of the flume consumed about 9,000,000 feet of lumbermuch of which had to be carried on men's shoulders over the mountain. In one stretch of about 1,000 yards near its head, the flume falls nearly 750 feet. - Logs ere the chief freight of this novel transportation line, hot passengers arc often carried. The boat for the carriago of passengers or freight is . a V-sliapod box about 18 feet long. The front end if left off as the' velocity of the water ia such that it will not "run back Into tho boat to 'any extent , X' plank ? is ; 'blueed along the bottom, and on this" the y.xn sengers rest their feet, setting on crews seats.. When all is ready the spikes that held the boat while loodin are pnlle-1 o.:: nud away it gU'S On mile jour: a trip full of exdting cxiri.-ctcs. . .. Zero. v - This little word, which means so much in winter, is from the Spanish, and means cmtltv. hemna nnflilnfr. Tf'rooa flrat. iiaod 011 a thermometer in 1709 by a German nhvsir.int numpd Fahrfinheit. Fmm a f boy he was a close observer of nature, and when only 19 years old, in the re j markably cold winter of 1709, he experi j'mented by putting snow and salt together, I and noticed that it produced a degree of cold equal to the coldest day of the year. As that day was the coldest that the oldest inhabitant ' could remember, Ga- briel was the more struck with the coin- cidence of his little scientific discovery, and hastily and incorrectly concluded, that he had found the lowest degree of temperature known in the world, either natural or artificial.1 He called the de- gree zero,' and constructed a thermometer, mirlo TjrrortfViiit vlotsa wi irli A annla graduating up from zero to boiling point, i which he numbered 212, and the freezing i point 32. because, as he thoucht. mercury m uuv v UivaiVA smajj w sun DUV1U panded One hundred and eightieth on be- ' rag heated from the freezing to the boil ing point. Time showed that this arrange ment was by no means truly scientific, and that these two points did not - repre sent the extremes of temperature; but i Fahrenheit's thermometer had been - widely adopted with its inconvenient scale, and none thought of any better un til his name became an authority, for Fahrenheit early in life abandoned trade and gave himself up to science. Then liabit made people cling to the established scale, . .. . ..... , ... :. Ulr.' McAllister and New "Fork Society, The .contempt in which aristocracies have, always held commercial 'society is natural. "and it in natural that Rjir.h a mu cety should always try to escape from ' itself by reverting to the ideals of aris- tocracvf this was thawavof commercial- . ized society in Venice and in Florence ; btit it is none the more dipmified in York for that reason It L" always and every where amusing to see a plutocracy . trying to turn into an aiistocracy, and this is what Mr. McAllister shows us : with no apparent sense of its comicalifyr These men, who hjg had no ideal but to get money and more money, these women who have no ideal but to spend more and more, are necessarily ridiculous in the 1 transformation act ; but it is not Mr. Mc Allister who has made them bo ; he has' merely , shown . them so. He did not create society ; it created him ; and if he I la rtarlirahl. nnr.iptv in tn lilstmn for Mm If sdcietv had known how to do some- The chewing gum industry is a big one in this eountry. There are dozens of factories which produce $450,000 worth of gum each per- year. Their - product, with the output of smaller institutions, will amount to $6,000,000 a year. There are 103 Irish members in the houso of commons of Great Britain. Then Wil Room. ne rolled up to the counter in a Lan sing hotel about 3 a. m., and the clerk was ready to receive him. "Want a room," he said thickly. "We're full,"- responded the clerk briefly. "So'm I," he said. "Gimme a room. " "I tell you we haven't got any room. They're all full." . "Tell'm better sober up. Gimme a room." . "There isn't any room in. the bouse, and you'd better get out, " and the clerk began to get ready for business.' . "Been out nearly all night already. "At's swat's matter " wiz me. Wan tor room. "Once for all I tell you there "isn't any room in the house that Lsn't occupied. " Tlievisit6r didn't answer, but he looked at the clerk, then at the floor aud the ceiling and the walls and furniture, and moved unsteadily toward the door,' .s "Tliere'sh plenty of ; room i here, ; ni frien""he called back to the clerk, "plenty of room (hie) fer'm - prove (hie) ment Good night, m' frien'. " . . The Blgsrit Farm, :" In the soutliwest section of Ixmisiam is a farm of 1,500,000 acres, the .largest in the world. It is 100 miles loug by 25 widei and is owned and cultivated by a syndicate hi '' Northern" capitalists." It is divided into ranches. All the cultivat ing, ditching, etc., are done by steam power, a tract of about half a mile wide being taken aud an engine placed oa each. side. Tho company" has three steamboats upon the 3lK miles of navig able waters which traverse their estate, and also possesses a shipyard, a bank, and lice mills. : . . i lie Was IIr Prferl gallon "Mr. Partus, "askt'd the Boston maidoij blithely, "what was tlie name of th patron saiut of France?" . . - "St. George, James, PaLrickrja suro Idou't know." "You don't ?" hv ri:hoed. colily. (;ut u--t incredulo.t! , f . 1 i..o.iug hor chair i-fT r.buul sev4'i: U- '.. P. S. Hi" u.imfl wl)rt:. AILIANOEMEM BEWARE. AIXIANCEMEN OF NORTH CAROLINA BBWAKE. ' The Farmers' Alliance, as I understand it, was organized for the, protection and defence of the agricultural classes, and for the advancement of their interests. Thin is a noble object that of relieving honest, poor men from the oppressions of rich ras cals whose god is gold, and : whose motto is ''gold at any cost." Bat there are men ia the fold of honest laborers whose every interest in the cag3a and its expotems is vested in. the pecuniarj benefit to be derived by themselves, and who would forsake the Alliance altogether were there a chance for a more lucrative position in either of the old parties than the one they now bold, or hope to hold in the new party, ' Such men are dangerous to the welfare of any community, order or party. Aye, more dangerous and more ''to be dreaded than the pirates of old. For while the corsair roamed the high ' seas openly ia quest of prey, these wen claim to be honest, and their outward appearance is us pure and chaste as the driven snow, while their hearts are as black as night. The Progressive Farmer, Col. Polk's paper, is boouiicg the third party move, ment for all it is worth and a great deal more. It Beeius to think it voice the senti ment of the people in denouncing the Dem ocratic party. It even gets worried because every other paper in the btate don't think as it does. . . . ' ' Now if Col. Polk and the ' Progressive Farmer think they are "cook of the walk" in this matter, or that the farmers are dopes enough to ran a third party ticket because they tell them to aud advocate such a meas. are, they are going to be veut badly fooled. The Colouel will find out that the farmers of this land are not to be so easily fooled as he may imagine, aud be had better keep a little quiet or they may take away from him the office he now holds. Then what would he do? - "'' There are some politicians, who are work ing the Alliance like the liepablicaus have worked the negro for the past twenty-five years they tried every election year to get an iasue on which they could risk the success of their party, but every time they fail aud have to fall back oa the poor negro. So it is with these men. They have tried both of the old parties and not getting an office from either, have joined the Allia&ce, partly as a last chance, and partly as an opportunity ta veut their spleen upon the parties who failed to see them as they saw themselves, and would not allow them to pose as " candidates on their platform. How does that Btme you As perhaps you all k'flow 1- &JU a wemn crat, first last aud all the thus; and-jn favor ofand iu full sympathy "with tue Alliance because its platform but ochos the sentiments of the Democratic party, which is ever tfce ruthless enemy of anything or anybody that is detrimental to tue people. Now, there are in America to-day over 122 men who are worth upwards of $5,000,000 each ; 35 who are worth over $10,000,000 each and 8 who are worth over $100,000, 000 eacb ; while there are thousands upou thousands of men who are not worth one thousand and a large namberwho are uot worth one 'hundred dollars each good, sober hard working men too. ' And yet Col. Polk and a few othets ask and seeia to expect the poor man to ruu a third party ticket, in direct opposition to their best friends, the Democrats, and which would be of great beutfit to their old enemy, the Republican party, under whose rule the poor have been steadily becomiug poorer and the rich richer. Isn't tain so, fneud farmer ? Have you ever got any relief from the liepublicans, who have been iu power tver since the war ? . . Bv the wav I want to say that I under. stand that Mr S. L. Ramsey, associate edi tor of the Frogressivw Farmer, while serving iu that-capacity some mouths ago made some very disparaging remarks about Sena tor Z. B. Yamte, (it i am mistaxeu i oeg Mr. Kameey's pardon) and t would advise him to be a little careful as to how he speak of the Senator iu the futuie, for were Old Ztb" to notice it enough to make a reply ihe niobubiiities are that Mr. Ramsey would feel likfe the parrot. "What a darned fool I was for saying anything,' ULI -HAN. , FAITHFUL NEGRO. A COtOHED MAN Wnd SERVED THE EX- FBE81DENT. Baltimore Sun. . . . Frederick B, McGinnis, a well known colored man of Baltimore, has received from Mrs. Jeifersou Davis a handsome osage-orange-wood cau which is a bequest from the ex- f resident or tue joniederate states. The cane has iusive tulvtr head, hand somely wtongUi, ud bt-neath it a silver baud witn the inscription: To Frederick McGinni, from .leffersi Dvw, iu mem" ory of faithful services during 18G7-" - - McOmnu was with Mr. Davis iu tue ea. pacity of servant during his coufinemeut at Fortress Monroe, and by his forethought and tact coniribut. d largely to ih com tort of Mr. Davis, , Speaking of .Frederick in the biography of her hUsbaud, Mrs, Davis said: . "What this judlcioun, capable, delicate rniudid uian did fjr us could not be com pu. ted iu mont-y or told in words. He and his gentle wile tuok ihe sting out of many indignities ollertd to Us iu our hours or ii;isforiunu. They were both objects of affectum and esUeiu to Mr. Davis us long as ho lived." : ' , . Mrs, Devl als) Telates of Frediick two iubtaneis iiiui-tr.ithe of hi d vuiiou to Mr, Davis, To vn gur iuqmiy m to the where' abouisof Jfft',M hCMiisnertd Witu a bow, :l R ni sorry, madam, not t lw able to ic. form jou here be; is. I do uot know such a person, " She insisted that bs did. saying; "Are you not his strvaut T Me auswered: 'No, madam, you aw quite mistaken ; I have tLe honor to serve W-FresideCt Davis." At another time, when about "to marry Mrs. Ditia" cisul, Mrs. D;ivis wk him ii shs might invito several tf thft'ofliwira at tho fort.- notably Geuerul Burton, "to witne-ss the . marriage. He said : ! will send tticm a liiix-h cake and witic m you ehoosn, but canuot rcttivd pop. . - J'Jcts who hold Mr. Davis a prisoner." Frederick said last uighti 'T first sw Mr. Divis in front of General Beauregard's tent during the battle of Manassas. . I had no idea at the time who Mr. Davis was, but I kuew from . the dignity ef his bearini:. that he was a man of prominence. The next time I saw him was at Greensboro, N. C, and after the surrender at Appo mattox, when i bad the pleasure of serving him with a eup of coffee the first, he iu formed me; be had bad since he left lUch mond. When I saw Mr. Davis again he was a prisoner at Fortress Monroe. I went there to wait on him, to prepare delicacies for bis table that he could not procure at the fort, I remained with bim nearly two years, until he was released from prison. I went with him to Kichmond. tneuce to Montreal, and for several weeks had the care of the children whils Mr. and Mrs. Davis went away. I stayed with them until they completed their preparations to go to Europe, when I bade them good-bye aud came to Baltimore. " IMPORTANCE OF PRATEK. BY WES. ASM A N. IBWX2T. Written for tbn Ssacon. , . . Prayer is An imperative doty we owe to the divine being fur the many blessin.ee lie has bestowed upon ui., and we' should pray that be will renew us with grace and zima gin which Will enable us to serve Lira faith, fully.. The angel of cooiuiuusion stands near by the bowed soul kud blends the fragrance of tba incense of mercy with the rising prayer, aud thus it eutera heaven, reaua lalls upon the anguished spirit, for the music of harps steal down from the infiuite profound, and the tempest of the soul died away as the face of tJul grew calm wheu the melody of David fell upou his spirit. How beautiful is that other vision given to John, vhere spirits had every one golden harps and vials filled with odors, wLicli . K II . . t.. . were mo prayers oi saints r xieaven mauea everything sweet that rises from a prayerful heart, Tue speech of an agonizing soul, that holds fast to its reverence for tlie recti, tude of God becomes fragrant odors in golden vials wheu it rises to the courts of heaven. Mysteriously i thus cnanged, li comes back to the soul aud lips that so late were praying. '.Let this cup pass from me cease to grieve with anguish, and utter the pious language of submission, lhy will be uoue. ; The serenity that marks the after lifd of suoli spirits is all explained by the prophets words. . They poured out prayer wheu thy chastening was npou them, - The prayer of faita has saved the rick at heart, and out of the cool urna of thetuouu. tain heigths of devotion the soul has druuk the waters or ma. rrayer leaas luunn iu the true atmosphere of ihe spirit out of the close chamber of wearyiug meloncholy. it (iiirj.rt;s.the boundriesof thought.iuid give better"thautli .W iga of a dove, thst it may flee away and UeTrt-ntiot from duty auihropio and desponding musing. It lead it above the shades aud sublimity can it make an application to its owu bit etiei.ee of what thu aeronaut described ia bis flight. At last a thick vapor beiug past, what a scene was diseiosed t A etortn wss sweep, ing through the sky nearly a mile beneath ana 1 looked dowu npou au ocean , of rain bows rolhas in indtsscribsble cmndurH to the music of the thunder peais as it moaned alar aud near ou the. coming And dying wind, Wheu we get beneath, such Cloud they seem less dark from the rememberance of the beauty to be Been above them. 1 he dyiug poet who exclaimed "give me a great thought that 1 may refresh, ruyselt;" utiereu aujdoa that is worthy of being constantly remembered, for like the influence of thu atmosphere of a fountain to the travel tvoru pilgram or the bracing mountain air when lie ascended the lofty mountain, is the re. freshing of great thoughts to the sonU Prayer brines us into the heaven of thought, we tuier into the presence of the loftiest goodness, we - commune with th spirit 01 all life and new energy enters our souls. Where ever there dwells a mourner who restrained! prayer belore God, there is weakness indeea. I'uo . prime meatus ut renewing the wmd is set aside, aud the strengthening angel comes hot to the iu-ih. semaue in which they are . bowed. If wo are bereft of our friend by death or meet with lusfottunea, or disappointments, " lu ( us not yield iu dispair, but give ourselye.-' to prayer. Let it bo the OLtguslung oi'ieei . lug, as when a child comes to its jmreut with its Whole heart open and pours out lit ertef at Dbte, The way of prayer is al wav s opeu and he that humbly seeks wisdom assured that he shall uot meet with u oriental monarch, lie is the God of mercy and the Uud of all comfort. Lie not do u . on a prayerless bed recount the mercies stui spared, and sea bow holy thoughts will strengthen the memory to recall long for gotten blessings. , . Prayer wni bring serenity to the spirit as it breathes the calmness of heaveu hjh'u the trjubled thoughts that night gathcis iu the audience chamber of the soul, aud wheu slep comes it ill bring rest aud ro. thishuieut. Uh, If tue departed could speak to us they would say the loving word of her who said to the weeper ere sho died. 'ttemember mo, remember God." HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Port. " Take time; it is no use to foam or fret. . An mi thn anrrrv house-keeper who llHS got hold of the wrong key, aud puhe-. shakes and rattles it about the look until both are broken ana the aoor is sua vu.- tki .i,!i.f Bi-f rrl tif Romfurl !i. in not raflWing trifles to vex us, aud mi cultivating our undergrowtn ot smau pi. M.a 'i'r to regard Dreseut vexatious Hi you will regard them a mouth hence, Siuv we cannot get wuat we use, lei us uk what we can get. It ia not riches, it not poverty, it w human nataru that i th trouble. The orkt U like a looking-gUt. Laugh at it and it laughs back; lrou m it at. A it frowr.a bu'.k. Ancrv tlior.!1 in ,u i . v. - - - - , Tj j a canker the mind and dispose it to the i temper in the woriathsit ot nxea ui'u.i .. and reveqj;. It", is while ia this ten ; tbat most .men beoomw criuiiu&ls. ha.- your snsa Ly saying much in a 1jw w.a Trv toijlik K;. s kind word or uo i luud 3?eC)ifh J.iyy.t j our i-fa. You "