The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, May 19, 1854, Image 1
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Vi:k following ev/cet and touching linos nrs
from the gifted penpf -Mrs. Amki.ia S. Smith, here
published for the first time.?Home J
]?ron his sweet banquet,'inid the perfumed clover,
A robin soarod and sung;
? - * * v t f. \ .
?vcr tlic voice 01 nappy a?ru "?
\ Such penis of gladness rung. r ..
^ I.<k> echo, loitering by the distant hillside,
\)r hiding in the jU?i .
B CniKt up, with thirst ing lip. the tide ofOreetncw
T ' \eit budo It flow again.
The sukfv# air vm flooded with the music ;
Wiuflnv.fd their breath to henv,
And bluilA, wild flowers hung their heaps, en
To li?"Lut "joYftiiec cknr." w??.
Jnstthcn, neighboring covert rudely ringing
I. m Broke v\y,,v diseoriiunt sound;
' And wflnJinnL. from "the ainbttth.springing.
Gazed eni-iy around.
Still upward th\ the air tliuit yet was thrilling,
To his iueL|;0as lay, *
One instant 0ii
1>Tii, uii, the iteiofphot rankled in his hosonw^
' His life of 1; was o'er f
Back, back to enrV from out his heaven-Wat
lie fell to rise V more. [pathwa;
, A sudden silence chiyi the heart of'.Xnture?
ij-of, blossom, bi\ iuhI bee,
]. Jic^Jivd eitOi, tli Startl\hash gj mourn tlienns
Of that i??at mnA?w r:..
* An echo, hreathlesB in h\Hiyoot;<i welling,
Liko love-lorn maid. \ynin
i Waited ntid listened long tycatrh the amenta
She no'cr would hour iVin.
> Oh, bird! sweet poet of the Vomer woodland
t Ifntv like thy lay to thosiY
| Of tuneful bnrd?, who(p songs Kgun iu g]ndneat
Have oft the saddest close.y
Thus, many n strain of hntnau l\,? and raptnr*
i 1'onred from a fond full lira\
llath been, in one wild moment lUicd; forever
IJy sorroufc fntul dart. y ^
??????? gMWM'ji
5l Jfortfof tlje l&nokiott.
a?-A
J i) e^I c Hj J o b e i*;
i the balfle Of ^ram)tWIKE.
t BYPaOF?S8Q?maBAXAM.
On the outskirts of the vill.vje of New
ark, in Dolawarc, stood at tilt time of out
a story a neat farm cottage, wklila rairjesth
M elnf growing before tlie ?Mipr. \i tho di*
\ tance, over the fields and woodlaul*, ooulti
% be seen the spire* of the town," old silver)
I glimpses of the Delajyru-e, with it <jroup m
\ vessels of fjar anchored fuU. three otr'
The cottage stood a li tt ~~ Tfc t!J
l dust of the freoueittif^r<^jJ| fluAfl
[ greensward %etweenJfJ[ t^RmnHMH
I appearand of|D<nlflBfct> and uevef^ih-d >t<
inn hit tin- hearty" attention of tli^ pacing
traveller. ~^SjL ?-'
| Tire fiUii was near netting, lifI
ternoon, in &pteniber, l7Tfj who) a young
? man, halt in .uiyloriii, ii*W in, cifizen'a dreaa,
r stepped out of the cottage door, follgwed by
a young and interesting girb-jwh" wa* . linyrI
ir.? tS T& amir,
treaty with htin. lb- was talf .and -,bfl?*h
Home, tlaiugh inn br<vwtr^jf ttn#
appearance of a youngr#rm?r. to Sbd, wa>
rusUTtoo In her drcM^but her fhcc vedr
fair ami bwuitifiil. and her mnnne?> r? lined
above tne condition.to ^Itfclwdie i^rfmcd to
k- weiovr^r "MRr* weefljT her lurgql h|te eyes,
I ' and. one of her h*K?ti clagned In^wTiile thf
other lay laajpakl^^pon hw igfcvny shouldrr\<
> rra^yr^j^day have
unci war ( ??{#?< VUH' *?*' > "W^ry. J his is
v ^
arfljSS^SS^^^ bC put dowi. 3h,l
stiKBiECS
?uV j
houki unity your syt^pftweTrvit^ u*.n 7^
J "You need not speak, dear A nuttier I
am resolved, in the approaching battle, to
draw my aword tor my king. CornultlU#
avid Hove are now within a few leagues,
mareUii% on Washington, and bis turves
have taken ground to oppose lii& passaga of
the Biandvwine^ and on to-morrow the tittle
will take place, and Philadelphia b |in
our hands.*\
The maiden was silent for an instant, \ th
h?r Jftyejiid?at length she spoke, and a id,
^TJCmr (rAtdim Lfc\r?l M T wns
j|ipota ' to saorihco^'my love for you tojjiy
bmntty's honor. How can I love my blgtlW
country, *md at the same time f|to
those sword isready to pierco its bos<|fr t
lurn, for my sake, George, and be an Anwil'iu
in heart, as you are by birth, an^ asf***1
Hiowld be in hynor."
i "You need not urge me, Annette," sanjfce
ylurig man impatiently; "I will nevercfcw
irr sword in favor of a rebel eahsc."
l'Bc it so, And I pledge, myself netdpo
gi\e my love to a Iraitor /" answere<*,te
ni:lde:i. with spirit, "Thus perish thewlb
tint lias been plighted to one who has^pt*- 1
ed arise to himself and his country." |T
lnd Uius speaking, the spirited giv.uk 1
frok her finger her betrothal ring, hih (
it ta his feet
iio young tory lover gazed uponhvth 11
Su raise and" anger, which, as he saraHM** c
, enticing the dwelling with a rosoljOD fp, ^
witlLut even castihg a glance uponAiin"- J'
stanly changed into one of entreatK
" stay, Annette, do not leave fee V- j ^
. You ire not snrely iu earnest ? (flnetjk j ^
. and It mo. tnlk/ftdth thee. If ynSpnUtj w
. idly leak vour troth, I love you nio w-t )
do sobnyself." \ W JUli
" \\i love me, Georj^t Lee!" wtcpecj ',c
with sbrn; "you lov<*ine ! whin yoort p(
now rid J' to draw your anJ ttljco
your ije at the hearts of
I oiDtner, who are in ?(>? ? ?>;, l-.,
... ui niuMiinj;
. ' ington, rcady to do and die for thicr eouatry
*' Out up^n such love 1 I will have hoik
d of it. Ok traitor to love aid honor ! figh
* " for thy ty Wnt, King George,and l>c his slsve
as ho is tly master 1"
"With tkyeo. spirited worth, the young fir!
** entered taphouse, aiulclosed tlieinnerd^r,
? thus shuttxig off all farther speech with lut
unworthyknd recreant lover.. .
* The yoing volunteer of toryism stood fat
a moment i>oking both mortifiql and angry,
, and happeiing to see the ring tt his feet, ia
flivi sudden and bitter feeling oflhe moment
t, ho ground il into the earth with his iron
heel.
!* " Yes, letn and her perish ifihey will. I
am lUbol to Ipve a rebel's diigliler and a tebol's
sisfer." \
k Thus speaking, ho strode moodily to the
elm before thAdoor, wber^Jis caparisoned
horse vras staiiling, and jilting into the
saddle, spurmnat full spoetl in the direction
of t!\e British *niv. \ *+>
The following day, tho cAuntry for uiiles
around the cottage was echcing vfiih artillery
and the roar W musketrt T\Kico??flictmg
nrmiea woreVngngod iildcadljr^ contest,
close.at hand, am in the ?<4ne of dfatli and
horror."" Aunetttmad a fathr, a brfefher and
- ?-shall we say itk-a lover Itfor though her
r .patriotic Italianbii<1o hpr *?? *"
* V "* T"k ""J OIh IKT
i* Ifftoclion ?nn retalod his inifce in Ifcr henrt.
- On nlLaulua coiuAs were <|argiiiji oiign^*
I ina:, retreating, ami tlie tide of Uiltle noW
r rolled this ivay an? hat, mufti II e.uie in til?
f directiojk^ the ro;fc tlmt leak past tho cott
yijAJW wa? p?B of tlicfitixilo tVnrfulIyl
rfTttcl^fthe cloudekf siiiolAtMt parked!
1th.' progresn of the fenbntniiL and part of I
> the tftne oil hor kiwjAfor tfcof* she Jl*ed? j
. and wn# Geo. Lee ex\ded ftyin ,th4 jK'titlon
? Let each maid?* owntaeatt rniavor.
Nearer and nearer ekie the soind of kr
^illery and tlie roar <&>aVe ! Ske stood wtil
J1 ^er aged motlier hnn ktliered lipighboa,
iaiKin the green t?cnenth Le elik; it pnintij jj
expectation* Tht* uwaIr(% ' 1111. *.TmrT^iTTifKi
OMWard. and now JluAr conjd h<4r the shout* !
a us? -- :*
.....ic jL'uucrii ii* me ngnt. JSteir poeitiod
J view of HinJ^jfcfcg the roan,
[ and hoou they bjgheld watte ttojlroop* flyiptf
J^roqa it, at ita MBremity, i11 _
' TO the wood*. Theft cni^e 1T|Jnu<lron of
JhMf^brokvn and retr?ating,?| ?i iMfl aruneqjkdmwn
in full gallop into the
American fling flew frorn^ffs stuck
on we gun carriage*, and AunotA ll0W that
her caantifinen wire defeated, tidifr and
Inoredtiarfol now/grew the upm*i ttjhe hattie
beyond the v<*od, and *ugi|nfnl, jjLr regime*
broken and tfrrifiedjttlled th?|tr,ad,
4ild %ere retreating along itj|ftfrdtl Chester,
and paat thoAnrakcV, Anxiety
Tor her countrymen, and for het ftthc* and
brother, would #Klet her quit hit pojL jfid, I
the'ndc of battle eamo rolling pal hW^tfcririUc
ri<W byTiin?ol?wii, lii' J
"P*1 aa/kllo bow; tJi<v|
jjj^ |f\
f'Xt t>h<> ipoke, hK? Whi
fcsnthe road v a
I- ?' '; J i Am
<?Uing & the Tetrcatiig men to i?l!y She c
turned acd beheld Washington himself, who r
healing ofytAe giving %av of the right wing, t
hud comthJ at thehctui of a regiment to t
sustiiinJtJjgh^o^eiiind presence now in- <
stilled nSK^MRfie dying soldiers, and j
coon they rBu|^j[ thfe rotod,. and presented <
a front to t!vffl|Kpis of lh? lh^U^h??w2V8f \
were pursuii?^^?on. Howe, ^eeuijg"ini8 <
mohstra^ionfcf resistance, ami knowing ]
WashiugtoiAo be there in pereoitrwithdrew ,
from pursuitjldtisfied with having fouted the
wing. The^meriean troops then stywlv rotreated,
ii\go4I order, towards a strong posi- i
tion on tin- heights not far off. v
Annette, wtt delighted to see that Jhnong !
those who tl<Mwere neither her fathew nor I
brotlierhutSCebe was pained to djscover
"WTcnigTlSr^tirsiicre her own false lifter, wlio
seeing li* ttf a distance, reined his horse
and turuSd kdde, hoping to ese#>e her notice.
\\?w]uho saw this, she rSolved she
would in 'Offliy banish him iforevjr from her
heart, but fH?i her tliroughts. ?wt the resolutions
ofjjkinniden in love ar? made only
to be brokemitispeeially when th^lover is the
object of tli(Dp. :
it was ulaKst eight o'clock, tlxpvvcniiig of
ho battle, u[ficu Annette was seated in her
l?or, li?tcni tft every footstop^\xpeeting
?er father nnS I brother. It was a Sncasant j
ltfi^it,.but (ieji 4 time was a sad one. #he fanied
the wafted to her the ?onn* of
hv dnktr m* H wounded, from thewixids and
olds urnuj^^frftthcre the fight had ^%?n?
or heart?? W full of forebodinjBtT'tf evil t<>
"*e so dew II" her. AH ?t <tf^e she heard
ie appro4Jk^BRfchoi sea' feet, wid started up
itli iiPse^JBt ^expectation?%?r she knew
'i'ln n?>r brother %exe mounted ,
10 waited aerSf v^koU ~lv ^ie fiance el the
" Minim ^ ? ;,|ihe road, lie en mo at a
?\v pane,^ ljL'.|ak he dfew/nearer, she disvw<l
l,f |j,p ^K^ight of tljjc moon that In;
- ed, Instead of |>ateingthonOTSff^owirw
the t<Vu, lic'turnedlup at the door and rode
^ towards her. She waahoo familiar with scenes
t of danger, and tho incidents of those wart
like tiitcs, t<? feel nlarfti, aud quietly waited
the approach to the ddoi^stone.
1 "tJoodeveinog. m*ideb," he said, with a
foreign accent; UI pray thee give me your
liomitnl!^ WvJ o
u urtei space WD and my horse
are both rounded, and luowirj^earty mo no
farther, I fear." \ >
There *($$ something in thtVeWal tone
! of the stranger, as well ns in his\oole figure
and engaging address, that immatirfUfiy iuI
terested Apnette in him ; and witlniut ask^
ifjg whether he was a friend or f< H i\m,ahe
invited him to aligktnnd enwr the dweijjjig. 1
jWith someUlifficulty he got to the groWj j
for his leg was stiff with his vyound. .^Sp
insisted hnn,nnd received his grtcuful thank^
l\e then oxaminod first h}s hobVs wound,
i and with li0r aid dressed it, and hai him put |
\into the shed and protected from tlq night
uir, witli ykfnty of hay. When tlis was
lone, he went with her, iuto tho hom-*, aud
s\l?mitted liia Hot and ankle, which had
bin injured l>y cannon slmt, to the skill
of we'mother nu 1 daughter/*
Annette tlu'n iptlvideiiLfiim with , refreshments
and tried t) makrhim ns commrtablo i
as pdssiWe, withe it kniming whether lie was
one oihedifeunt y%a invaders or deiVulen/;
bnt hiskforstgn at .entfel her to su.sp< >-t tifct
ho wafoiefohnct l*uffAnnette was a<'H^i*tain,
and she rei^eintorVed anA ol>ey^d
injunction ?f otir .Saviourj^-' If thine i
hunger, fee& him:if heVhirst, givSThim <
drink.!' \ \ \ m I i
Tho ensuing *uiDrriiiir^ '> .e..+
- ? *,*v' tfi ?vcim siran- t
ger wiw about to leave. Ilis^ horse vni at j
the door mudi ir\*>roved,ij/uell his master. \
44 My *w?( & maid," snidHhoflDfticer, "you )i
hiust take folk fo|*1 eon i^pny the hospital- t
?y iii no i>fh?iYvvih\" \ ' n
\ 44 Coiwe fi Bg^it'ngaiiu^my country, is all 6
Ikisk, sir/Vsiies.tjci waring. ^ ii
\The offitig uinilid nnrl Xgicl, "IJtvW sou b
'V" Tf'V*1' ' atfoo, and still dono all oi
[tluLlfor .1 V r * m
| V4I liftveflild *^By dntAsir."
^ You liu fc^bioyiif, a^td I am happy to ot
lettoflu K ipw^u hate notfthrown your hos- di
e>itfj?ity a\my Son on* tuCles^rvincj of it. I j i^
sfln un ofliw-r nHtr A\Vsfmngton.'' | tii
TVtv t*trLi ?_* theq^ Vn(ountcd his home
and ?uR idnuBaking IeapK>f her, and An
nctteknd A> fcgue to bim who he was, flj
when two neflmade theil approach before in
die ^Mguns awllnnpsncks. hi
" Faftior fnlfbretlier HYVied she joyfully, th
receiviii^feif brace, s^tVey hastened LoJlgp
ward* her. rWjjjat oftieet \\ this ? ||b nay* tli
h?ia uixVer^Vii^>ington./ \ l 7
The y#mL nito glanc*! at Via face, "which ?,
hat t^n tuTnel froia *W?d answered ro
wii pride ahd >o \Yw not know J tli
hint t It UVuiyohng Kidudi Weqvral, La- n?
fnvitlo" 1
1>CV wentjM^nrdaJiill), aii.l paid th. ir re- th
(oeoft, inforiianj^ii'ih thulffOiere \fcrul been <Ir!
Xo Jutfl Ifccnalain. V^. vii
"N^dV'M ?4'. 4'?^r X3*
e*fy ivjimR red Tom mf "tan afW'
i'ti oointog U> f.^te houae, waamosiUaVJjr en-1 u$j
5^mvTl?y tbo iq ni<l< n, ^4 1nV,MV mo ! tlK
>r nnjfogliirii officer, y**t w ?<*liin<ll;?ck |<xk
i hc? chart tie*. You ufe honored, Monyur,
t having ?w i^cftcrouif achiW \* ., '
fjie^inff, tl?o young f'l. iu li *<>K\jer "w
\*ie-,Wa ai^diiui.!! rode awjky. j j4*
\fuWobilMflMlatanaem-h other up ?n tjittrl,
6at^^t|^e tc^rlh0^' thai had wljf^
* >mo to 8 0 her for a feiv hours, and were to
' turn.to the army the same night. They
old her also that the column which pursued
heir right wing along the road past the ,
jottage, had afterwards heen met hy Oener- >
il Knyphaosen, and had been compelled to 1
pve Up much of the vantage ground it had : i
Ws 'of a groat many mon, I.
lUiin and taken prisoners. Annette recollected
that George was in this division, and
die would have asked for intelligence of him,
but pride kept lier silent. At length her
brother and father went into the house and
she whs uhIq wing (hern, when ? young man 1
who had been a rival of George Lee, rode up
to the door alighted, and called in a high
fone of voice to her brother?
" IIo! Ueubcn, did you hear the news ?
Goo. Loe wax taken last night skulking in j
tho camp, and is to be hung this afternbon as
a spy !"
Annette henrd, and come near falling to
the ground. She, however, recovered herself
aud -frith n bursting heart hastened, without
making any outcry, to her own chamber.
She still loved her tory lover, and now that
he was likely to die, all her heart bled far
him, all her love returned in its strength,
"lie shall not die 1" site said, resolutely ;
"I will save him."
That afternoon George I.ee was brought
out for execution in the rebel camp. Lafayette
was in his tent, when Annette, breaking
through t he guards, threw herself at his feet,
and implored his intercession for her lover's
life.# lie recognized his hostess, and hastened
with her to "Washington. What he said
to his chief we know not: but we do know
that George I^ee was pardoned, aud the next
day was attached to Lafayette's body-guard.
In the subsequent battles of the revolutionary
struggle, he distinguished himself by bis
valor ami devotion to tho American cause,
1 and at the close of the war was
Annette, wW patriotunn was rewarded b>
i she had so noblysa(Tih<!r!^^f>^Ht^aT^|
3iiisrdlanriiU0 11 miring.
Spicy Proverbs.
He a friend to yourself and others will.
Better go about than full into a ditch.
Be the same thing that the}' wad be oa'd.
False folk should have many witnesses.
A man may Bay even his prayers out of
time. :
A friend to every body is a friend to nobody.
A fi'rgr who asks alms for God's sake asks
for two.)
After halving cried up their wine they sell
aw vinegar.'.
V A hnnd-sXw ia a good thing, but not to j
?Vva with. 7
\fcty go<Vl seholftr is jiot a good school-1
masflL V
I a great deal of credit who pays
jjut a s*?l debt. * .
lie thm^iiastiscth one, amendetji manv
? tt~ * i- -
J.
^inrmtii-an ill name is half hanged,
lie ? po^^dced wW can promise nothing.
\
lie that plun^M-^eji^ loves dtijers besides
himself. tL
He is a good oraLt- who convinces himself.
X
' ^Oivk Yovu Child a^k,.Kn.?A el) id l>c- 1
rinlTipg to read becoin(Vj0|jKilto,i nvitlt a i 1
iewsp$ty?r, because be ^ea^ktbe ltiiucs of (
liings which are very familia^kjwi u ffphaka^ 1
>rogross accordingly. A Uc^LaperTivpuo ?'
ear is worth a quarter's school inL^) a child, f
nd every father mns%^n*idcr th^^h-tan- 1
inl information is connected with '
lent. The mother of a faniily. iX.,, *
he of the heads, and having tlie in\L !l
nnnlb^ vhargo of children, should Inisowt'
p instructed. Children amused by reading r
study, are of course more considerate and *
lore easily governed. 1 low many parent.- 1
bo haver ?sdt spent twenty dollar.-' for books 1
r pnp<*>s fbr thrir families, #ould give hup- Jl
reds to re?h*|n a son twa daughter who hfc] a
;norantly or thi-,ol?tlik?ly I'ailcn into4enip- '
tion. . I "
Woman's Lovk.?IS? not giao a
v for the love of a ft^nnhRS-fci-reatl- "
g?j gung woman. \VAat is .'t^-toye i | 04
ear hothingntai, *he never dreams or&i^jb.
ing but rosy cheeks, bright ews aniTNw
lend id forms. The heart, the character, . 1
e disposition, have nothing to do with her T*
anion, She loves the outward appearance *
-thefoppish dress,ami the t?shioliabltf1ft*tl^f~
r>m manners. Not ?o is the pui?^e5Vo of * "
e industrious timid girl. Ifefdfmj Ojim- s'
to* frofii the 11curt, and when her affections *v
[> drawn out^JKHi will li?*U an obicffi xvoI>
v of thei^ Tdu will Wjfc bo ijrimoJlH M
eas or Stone will ooi^ ""
?I tfint her Ii js no lh:-o\*a a\^y.
v*r us tbo pfffpeet; and love of sucli .1 vrt>
in?timid, gentle, kind and industrious? ho
i-y&H are welcome to the tinsel ami gW, i??
v admiration and praia:-, of the bail-rgpu jpir
*ray ?nja>that ?eit and eigj^ejv^Sg^ki^
o roe, Nff.^Jalr<"
of J&boir.
In an excellent article ripely the Dignity ,;j
:>f Labor, the Philadelphia Inquirer remarks : |
* If a man bo the architect ot hi* own for- j
tune, and rise from indigence to affluence by :
the efforts of his own toil, energy and per-1
severance, the circumstances should be re- j
ferred to with pleasure and exultntion rather J
than pain and mortification. Far better thus
to commence at the bottom of the ladder, |
and ascend ghiduully Qyfi steadily to its top- j
most round, than elevated by sudden wealth,
to be compelled to descend by idleness, ini- j
prudence and profligacy. The distinction;
between false and true pride is not suflicient- j
ly appreciated. The pride of Worth, integ- i
ritv, intellect and character is noble and l?vt- ;
dable in its nature, while that of mere fashion
and money is ft arrow, empty and unworthy."
It seems strange that in a eoittitry professing
to bo republican, or in any land from
which common sense had not departed, any
audi lessons should be needed as this. What
j condition of society must that l>e, in which
| a mau can be ashamed of himself for being
j the architect of his ow n fortunes, or in wlnoli
; his children can bo ashamed that their father
was once a mechanic or a laborer, and endeavor
to rid themsolvewf the recollection
of it as a humiliating and a disgraceful
tiling ! Why, looking at the matter by the
; simple light of reason that Heaven has givI
en us, we should say the proudest feeling'in
| this world ought to he those of a self-made
man. For a man to raise him-olf from, a
poor and humble situation to eminence in
| any department cf human exertion, requires
the most universally admired among manI
kind?intellect, courage, and iron will, uni
j yielding perseverance, hope, patience, and
II self-denial. lie who elevates himself to a
1 j high position, is as much superior to tlu
? 70re?t
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J labor should be considered disgraceful
is o^rvpf thasc monstrous absurdities
j which woC^6Cf.,u t0 indicate either moral
moral or hieing derangement among- those
who entertain it. x'o nation, no community,
and jio individua ctuwirosper, who holds
and practices such a ?o?sc!ess creed. Labor
is our lot?amino maj^ e-u escape it. Work
lie must, eitheiswltlt We hc?d, bis bands, or
i both?or else he must become a shfve to
, Idleness, the hardest matter in nii+he world.
; The varioA kinds of labor ougbt to l>e
I eonnllv *
j .^oj?wuii)io wnoro tliey ard* aci
companion! by equally^Wev^d moral qu:iV
itiea. And never, uutil^hcy are so regarded,
can any community avail itself ot' the
energy and industry jiecesfary. to its prosperity,
dignity unci bhppincss.?Rich. Mail.
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Family Seci'd.s.
The foundry bell rang, and Matthews hast-1
encd lioine to, his breakfast. The first sound
that met his ears 611 opening the door of
his house, was the squalling cwlldren, while
his other sense waa regal led with a bad smell
of ashes and steam, and the hiodit nf t.t
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in tlie net of mopping up a puddle of brown j
and white slop, which was spreading if-><>|f
over the floor. TIfe character of poor Mat- }
thews' domosti<vcomfort gein rally. might he j
seen in his wife's toilet on-the morning in j
piestion. Her unegmVd liair sticking out1
mder the bordeisof a dingy night-cap, heri.
fovvn open behind, apron hanging by one j,
tving, and boots dirty and unlaced, eoinplc-1 ,
d her appearance of the thoroflgh slattern, j
Ier husband was up at work regularly at j
ix, but she lay in bod till the last minute, |
tnd th. n all was in a hurry to get brcakflyi] '
eady in tiirib. I *j
t On this morning, as usual, she brought
eNan the baby, which * uncomfortable in .
niL'ht-e!"otheh, lav scgjidbrnng in its '!
ntiHL tired ?r !. iug ! !:
h'lle.^L,] crUlV|)H|
the top of tlm Stairs.^j
ud thef^tcryinglntum. MflTMiitthi'^l
nd nmde an4fcp0t the milk
oil, and just run up to - magk^|
oisv, undrp^l^^,, OJ1 (f1e
tfl?F^o l>rr:"ikf^4&t^S^^^^t
B^torafor t i
and a <lidi <?l' pofridgi' ami milk on the table
fbr the children. Richard snapped Ins finffers
to the little Soy, kiss&l the littlo girl,
ifted thcn?%otli into thoir chairs, and sat
down opposite his wife, looking and feeling
very happy. His half-hour's visit to his fatuily
every morning sends liiin back to liis work
with renewed hope and confidence. The
secret of his comfort and good temper, lav
in his wife's habits of early rising and prudent
management.
Danger of*Men of Letters.?Everywhere
UiefC are dangers and dvils, of which
some ntFoet the intellectual improvement,
and others ore unfavorable to the moral
worth of literary inon. In this country, especially,
it too often happens, that the young
man who is,u> live by his talenta, and to
make the most of the name of a scholar, is
tempted to tyrrn his literary credit to the
quickest account by early making himself
of consequence to the people, or, rather, to
some of their factions. From the moment
that ho is found yielding himself up to their
. service, or hunting alter popular favor, his
' time, his studies, and his powers yet in their
i 'bloom are all lost to learning. Instead of
! giving his days and nights to the study of
: the profound masters of political wisdom,instead
of patiently receiving the lessons of
history and practical philosophy, ho prematurely
takes a part in all the dissensions of
the day. His lebure^is wasted on the proi
lligato predictions of demagogues, and his
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| cunosuy ueiu on inc nuiiuuaj 01 iochi pun'
tics. Tlic consequence is, that liis mind is
| so much dissipated, or his passions disturb
oil, that the quiet speculations of the scholar
can no longer detain hiin. He hoars at .1
| distance, the bustle of Ccflfutia,?die rushes
'out of the grave of Egeria, and Numa and
tlse Muses call after him in vain. It is. per1
haps, one of tlw incurable evils of our con!
stitution of aodetv, that tbis ambition ot im,
mediate notoriety and rapid success is too
eurlv excited, and tints the promises of litcr;
ary excellence as ao frequently superseded.
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What M*IM. the I:ND V?R ""U/,;
n boy angry with his parents, disobedient x
1 and obstinate, determined t<> pursue his own
j course, to be his master; setting at nought
th^expericiice of age, and disregarding their
admonitions and reproofs, unless liis course
of conduct is changed. I need not trouble
myself to inquire, "What will his eml be!"
When I notice a little girl quite fond of
dress and thereby her pride is increased;
dissatisfied and unpleasant at times if sho
cannot obtain her desires, end anxious to appear
better clothed tli^p circumstances will
l^frnit, her thoughts occupied with what
others will think ot her dress?unless she
i cnange* tier course of conduct, 1 need not
; ask what her end will be.
W hen T -ee a boy desiring the soctetj^of y
1 the wicked and depraved, associating witJT
those who swear, lie, client and steal: seeking
their e->mpni^ making their ' ?1
need not inquire, unless he alter nh?"
course, what his end will be. .He will soon
be as bad as his companions or worse.
But when I see. a boy kind, atloctionate
rcs|?ectful, obedient to his parentskeeping
holy the Sabbath day; found in the "sanctuary,
joining God's people in his worship; (
loving to pray io him ; who is punctual at
Sabbath S< Ii?k>I?attoifflPvc, quiet, with his
lesson well com in it ted to memory and repeat*
d accurately ; keeping good company,
forming good habits, I can predict with almost
a certainty what the end of tint boy y
will be. He will find a "house not .aadu^, (
with hands, eternal in the heaiA^f*
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