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From the commencement of our Revo. lution till the year-1815, a period of forty years, England was' engiiged in war without any intermission. - These wars were with the thirteen colonies, or Uni. ted'States, France, Spain, Holland, the French Republic,'Bonaparte, and again with die United States; sometimes sing. ly, sometimes with several of these na. tions at once. Trhelattle of Waterloo was fought.on the 18th of June, 1815. That year the army of England amounted to three hun. dred thousand. men; and in 1845, al though she had eij, - .%! peace, her standing :: - bundred thousand sr . In time of peace such a host of sol 'q-ired fot any pur;. 41Y axe pt, .but it gov. hs,h - sibile. "Wsay not,. - it is easy, in an army of a- hundreu Lnvu sand s6ldiers, to huive four or five thousand commissioned officers, who genierally be long to the class of gentlemen-a class that is found to furnish the most useful, because, being well born, well educated, and well connected, they are very capa ble in themselves, and very influential with- others; and more submissive be cause they are so .well Oaid, and have no other service than public office which it suits them to 'accept. The army of England is crowded with officers, who enter it merely as a trade or profession, by which they may gct a living. A horrid business it is, indeed, to under. take to do any killing of .men anywhere that the government may command with. out askiig any questions, or'knowing or caring whether it is right or wrong! Btut so it is, when rightly understood; and yet we must not be surprised if we find, once in-a while,a man too good for such a trade engaged in it, for it is generally thought honiorable, of all professiotns, and fewv stop to inquire if it be right or wong. My story'will introduce the sort of man that is ani exceeption to the rule. To be perfectly candid with my read. ders, I must inform -them that I have for. -gotten- the names~ -of the persons that I ani to.tell about. The precise place where it happened hbas also escaped me, but ITam sure it was somewvhere in Ire land ; and the exact date is gone too-but I knmow that it was after the year 1831, and before the year 1835, for .that was the time when I heard it, The general- peace of Europe which followved-the fall of Napoleon, released the army of England fronm foreign service, and' after reducetion to about one-third of its former number, -it was distributed timong the military stationis within the kingdom and provinces... A large num her of the surviving, officers of the field of Waterloo were garrisoned in Ireland. They were generally meni who had seenI hard sertice, and had earned their honors and their offices in the battle field: but a coissiderable number of new men receiv ed appointments through favor of their wvealthy and powerful friends, and came atmong thme reteratns with commissions in their pockets which gave them high ratnk in the army; The old soldiers, naturally enough, looked upon these raw recruits us mere upstarts and intruders. They de spised themi for their inexperience, anid hated them~ for the injustice suffered by their promotion-. In a profession where bonor is gained by killing~the country's enemies, it -will scarcely be thought im moral to bate the individual's rivalg and supplantera .The Apostle John says that murder arid baing one''s brother go to. gether. And, tilking the-military senti menit for thi.staudird Mf judgment, it is mean to beg. -or buy promotion where >. other people have tollgit foi ~tit this Is done elsewhere Its wvell as in the British my;zj for the offices which are -thouglit tfimost honorable areofteniobtained by sii' the most dishonorable. : Th earo of my story was in this situa tion, and whether he deserves the judg- I ment we have passed upon this class, or I not, he certainly suffered it in full mea sure. He* had obtained by patronage, the appointment of.Ensign, after the es- 1 tablishment of peace, and was quartered, with some dozen or twenty officers of Wellington:s army, in- one of the cities of Ireland. An ensign is the' lowest com missioned officer, and the salary, or pay, is so small that it is a saying " if an En. sign has wine for diiiner;be- must go with out supper." . Our Ensign was very poor -he was-friendless, very young and con stitutirnally shy. On the other hand, the officers of the station were: generally ~well supplied with money, and had nothing- to do but to spend. it; they lived fast and high, and I .were, by all their habits and tastes, un. ] pleasant companions for such as he. . e- I .sides his retiring manners, there was somethiug else which disinclined him to their society, and exposed him to their I dislike. This was a certain air of self- I respect,. showing refinement and culture and a strict propriety, of ,language and i manners, which quietly,.but all the more . severely, rebuked their general looseness I and rudeness of conduct. They hated him for the manner he entered the army, and still worse for his personal.character and demeanor aniong them. All this had I its effect upon him also and so the breach between them widened every day. A certain amount and kind of courtesy E he was entitled to by the rules of the ser- I vice; this they, gave him, but so sharplyi measured out, that-every salute was an affront, and every look an insult, and he t might have had cause of quarrel at any t moment that-he-pleased. It was in fact f the settled purp6se . of several of these A men to di ive imi out of the army by their i incivilities, or drive hin into ,a duel, and so dispose of him finally- t This -grew worse continually. The f enteipt ofhe older bifices for the young f evo'urtznvoe. --- -. - .. Poor fellow! Ile was alone, friendless, nd without a dollar in the world but his v nonthly pay. With these beggarly cir umstances, he was a scholar and a gen- ti leman, with feelings rendered over-seni- t Live by high culture and recent misfor- t1 tunes. But his chief impediment was a n conscience-a religious sense of right, C vhich left him no liberty to relieve him. b self or mend his prospects by any means t which the-highest morality forbade. He ii hffered much every way and most of it r all he endured for "righteousness sake." c Of course lie had strength and nobleness r vhich such sentiment bestows; but it is f easier to do great things than to bear lit. s le ones. There are more heroes than ints in the world. St. Peter was not t afraid of the soldiers in the garden, bat d lie was ashamed of his master in the , Judgment Hall. To bear disg'race, and i shame, and scorn-to stand quiet under t suspicions that drive one out of society, for the sake of a priciple which nobodyt elieves or respects-this is cross bearing. L Our young hero occupied the position f a soldier amnd a' gentleman, with the 1: haracter of a coward and a slave ! It s vas a bitter cup, and his enemies kept it I onstantly to his lips. One day lie received an invitation, as a atter of course, to dine with the General n command, who had just arrived at the I tation. A meeting with his brother offi- f cers promised him no pleasure, and he was ersonally a stranger to the General, whlo r ew nothing of him but by report of I hose who despised him. He managed tor rrive at the latest allowable moment,, andr e contrived to procure a seat at the ta c lenext to the General, who both as~h'is < ost and superior officer, was bound to a &fford him protection from the insolence f the company. I need not say hiow the dinner hour ' passed with him.' Totally silent and ne0g lected, except for the..necessary notice I of the General, the time, so full of plea sure to the .company, wvore away heavy [ and painful to him; but he was contented ( to escape rudeness, and made indifference C comparatively welcome. . t Aftec the cloth was removed, the wvine I circulated, the company drank freely, the mirth grewv loud, and the presence of our young friend was nearly forgotten, until a circumtance of a startling character 1 brought him into notice. The General suddenly cried out: " Gentlemen 1 have lost my watc-1 had it in my hand ten minutes ago, but it: is gone !" - *A painful suspense instantly followed;i every man exchanged glances vrith his neighbor, until at last every eye. [settled .a with suspicion upon the young -Ensign. Who but he, of all the company could be -t guilty' of .such. a crime? Besides, he was perhaps the only man near enough to the General to effect the theft. .Such thorghts as these were in every mind,< they left not a shade, of -doubt. The mienbo wretch was caughtL at last, and here was as little pity as respect felt for lim. "Shut the door," shouted the Colonel )f the regiment, "let no man leave the oom. The watch is among us, and it -oncerns every man present to fix the ruilt where it belongs. I propose that a iearch be instantly made, and let it begin vith me." " By no means," interposed the Gene al. "It shall not be so. No gentleman s capable of such an act. A hundred vatches are not worth the impeachment >f one gentleman's honor. Say no more tbout it. It has no special value aliove ts price, and I care nothing about that." "But, General," said the Colonel, " the vatch is in the room. One of us must ave it," looking sternly at the young Ensign, "and the rascal must be driven rom the station. We cannot have a iekpocket among us, and we cannot con ent to leave it a moment in doubt who lie wretch really is. ..There is no fear hat the shame will fall on any- ex ieeted place. We must finish the fellow tow, and be done with him." T;[he Ensign sat steady, motionless, but ale as death. Every eye was fixed up in him, and in every eye the signs of ,uilt were perfectly clear. The General had no -doubt of it, and e was the more anxious to prevent the earch on this account, but lie was over ome, and submitted. A few minutes ufficed for the examination of every one resent, till it caime to the Ensign, who vas left purposely to the last. "Now;young man," said the Colonel, rning and advancing toward him, "now, ir, it is your turn,"-his face looking per L-ctly savage with scorn and hate. "The atch, sir, without a word;'r.'noment's elay ?" But a terrific change had passgd over [e long suffering, patient boy. -sprang rom his seat with a scream so "vild, so erce, and so full of agony that every eart stood.sti1L moment *ith surprise. Instantly the tmotin- luuneu sworus .ith him in furious combat. "Hold! peace! arrest them !" cried ic General,.and sprang forward himself prevent the affray. At the first step, e watch rolled on the floor. He had issed his fob, and now the watch MIll -oil its concealment in the violence of is movements. The company was elec -ified. The conduct of the Ensign was explicable. He had braved destruction, isked his reputation, and periled his life, n a point of honor too nice for his supe iors to feel; and he had insulted and de ed them all in one breath, and there lie teod justified, and victorious before them. It was too much to bear, for they were )o much excited to understand it. Their eterminatioi was taken, and the com any dispersed with resolutions set and urposes inflexible. The General'seized be opportunity to apologize to the En ig for the unhappy mistake which led a tihe quarrel, and requested him to call pon him that evening at a late hour. Our hero was scarcely in his own room, efore the Colonel's challenge wvas pre ented to him. Without a moment's de y, he answered the second wvho brought " I syill not accept this challenge to ortal combat. I am opposed to duel. ng in prinlciple, anid I will not be driven rom my sense of duty. You all know 'hat I have already endured rather than evenge or defend myself by taking~life. think you have done your, most, but if ot, I anm prepared for it. I am my own aster, and will not allowv any man to itate my opinions as a matter of right, r compel me to a course of conduct hich my heart and head condemn." "Sir," replied the second, "you have een fit to include me among the men vho despise you, and you are right in that pinion. Let mte tell you that cowardiee nd conceit, covered with preaching arid antinig, will not protect you. You have rossly insulted every gentleman in the arrison, to whom, you were odious nough before, and you must either give hem tihe satisfaction which the code of onor approves, or you must leave the rmy. Be assured of that." When he met the General that night, nd informed him of the challenge, and is. refusal, that officer shook ils head, nd looked at'him sadly and earnestly, if ot doubtfully. " My dear young friend," said he, " I m afraid it won't do: T'hese men -will ot be satisfied, withr an argument; and it m plain that you are not the-man to make nu apology while you are convinced that ou are right, nor do I believe they would Lcept anything short of your resigna ion. You have, somehowv, got tile ill vill of. the whole corps, and to-night you iave affronted themi imortally. I am sure ro cannot know how-sharply your con: lut and language touiched. them,. and our tzimph only aggravated the offence. m n m ov m.u resl to aeccent the Colonel's challenggis, under. the most favorable construc Oin' attack. upon the code by 'hich litgry men govern themselves towa L h dther. I see no escape. Fight Yo ust,!or' your cial lenger will heap..u yor such personal indignitids as will ourlife intoler able or drive youi ,.166nce, which will amount to the hing as accepting his. challenge, I that in your eye. which convinces af-ou are gs brave as Julius Casar. Isa -dinething there braver than phjscal.courage) an.d I felt'its supe y; but youcannot convert the world d reform thearmy soon enough for y r-purposes, and you must submit to its korbe driven from it in disgrace.. I' or your :principles, for I understand- m; but. you cannot maintain them. - Our ho 's refo bus -that -night must be left to imagina .The difficulties which surrounde t -coipulons that were upon. hi jaAbe known only to those. who have "Ftetrpted aid tried, V) the utmost, wi e idifl and' their. own necessities a y them. In the mornuig challenge was ac cepted. H ving-th rigl o choose the ivei pons, he named all l-sword. -When the Colonef heard is, with a tough of feeling which-a]l (tieruess could not extinguish,. he sa "Does' the moth dr that he is flut tering itito the fi Theecornd nri d "I told hi hat %yere reputed the best swordsmanm. army, and- begged 'ii to choose .: -which wodid give him some ehie. iablty in the'fight, but he dedmedl ' aet I ydon't know what to make'oft ung fellow-like the sword hensc '. fightAith,-he isgop lim~r,.ndf clastic and met tlesome sonie times Suph a mnxt'ufs of Methodist uf dindmat that I cannot make hin nd, Colonel, he is not a-light barga ir, for anybody. - er making no I don't wantto bea boy budir." The next morning at early sunrise, they met on thefield of honor. When the ground was prepared and the champions' . tood armed and ready, the Ensign suddenly lowered his swiord point, and addressing his antagonist, said: "Sir; I -am here, under compulsion, merely. I do not consent to this practice. To me it is as absurd as it is wicked. It settles no right, aid it redresses no wrong. Let me . say, then, that if my patience has given way under my persecutions, and I have by a hasty word or act, justly of fended you, I am willing to retract it. What is your complaint?" Young man, I came here not to preach but to fight. I came here not to confer with you about nice points in casuistry, but to punish your impudence; but if you have no relish for that, I will spare your lfe, on condition that jou leave the army-falle-your choice." The Ensign's answer was prompt and firm: " You will. have it so--I am guiltless." and the feincing began. The seconds and -iiitnesses had never seen sneih a display :of skill, and they never dreamed of such a result. In five minutes the Colonel was disarmed and at the mercy of the insulted and outraged boy. Heated by the struggle, and excited by the imuminent peril, and the-bloody bitter ness and fury of hist'enemy, he turned from him-somewhat-liiughtily with- - "1I have taugh't-you a 'lesson 'in swvord play, and now I will set you another, which you need even more-an example of moderation in success." The Colonel's mortification and rage seemed to knowv no bound; "I accept no favori'from such a can. ting, phrase-making sentiientalist-such a mere fencing-master-such a tiikster and conjuring sword-player as you are," the Colonel burst out' through his grinid ing teeth. "You knew wved what you were about when you chose thiese toys to play 'tricks with. If you have a senti ment of hmnor' left' in you, let me have pistols. I tell you, 'this' quarrel is not maide up. .: I will not have my life as your gift. .You .shall take .it,'-or I wvill take yours. -The quarrel is- to the death, aid there is a blow t~o clinch it," striking at the Ensign in a: transport of. passion, *hichu he avoided with equalcoolness and dexterity. ' ' - The' seconds interfered and the specta fors cried shanie; but-ii was-eclear enough that blood must flow-befofe~tke parties should quit the ground. - 'The Ensign's sedond, carried away by the excitement, urged him to accept .the new challenge .or change of -conditions, for lie despaired of any'other adjustment. " Will nothing-'satisfyv this madman but my' life 1"-'said the yomigdofficer, deeply agitated. aYo ae - mae him mad, a id the seconds, ' and there is nothing left for ii but a fatal issue. You have the right t< refuse, having already spared his life, ani I will sustiin you,.but I do not advise it for it will be unavailing in the end." "I have gone too far," replied the En. sign sadly,. 'too far from the line of strici principle, to recover it now. I cannol any longer'ay that I am opposed to-fight ing; -I have broken down that defence by yielding to-an expediency which Ithoughl a safe one. Oh, it is horrible! I did nol dream this morning, that I might die v fools death. to-day." "You will-accept the offer," hastily in terposed the second; "you must be c good shot, with such an eye and band and such self-possession as you have shwn to-day. If your. pistol matches youi sword, you cannot tbiss him, and up on my souL he deserves it, and I say lei him'have -it. You accept 1" The Enisign stood silent. The ground was mdasured, the . pistols prepared,.and the combataits'stationed. The word wai giver.. One-two--three. The Colonel'i pistol was discharged at the instant,.and and.the-Ensign stood untouched. He hac reserved his fire, and had the right now tc talke deliberate aim. Steadily h raised the deadly'veapon, till it'bore point blani on the Colonel's heart, and then it restec a minute in deadly suspense; not a. nervc quivered, not a limb.trembled in either, and the spectators held-their breath, hush ed as the 'death they waited for. ' Bul suddenly wheeling, the Ensign marked a post in a different direction, and twice the distance of hii aitagonist, and pulling the trigger, delivered his ball in it. breist high. It was a centre shot, and instantly fatal if a living min 'had -tood there. .Thenext instant, throwing down die pis. tol ivith a decision that could not be mis taken,-he cried out: " I will go no further in *-this wicked foly. If there is nothing else for me-but murder or submission I will-submit." The grandeur of his position %Vas too strking now to be nistaken or ddnied. -onerous, and that was enough, without looking deeper for the hidden springs of the nobler life within him. Advancing to him, lie offered his hand, apologized frankly for his misconduct; ac knowledged his misconception of the character which lie had put to so severe a trial, and added that he was willing to owe his life- to " the bravest man he had ever met, either friend or foe." " Brave !" said the young man, with the color mounting to his cheek and brow. " Brave! Colonel, pardon me, pardon me. True bravery consists in refdsing to fight altogether. But I have betraged a prin. ciple which I should have valued more than life. I have risked my life, not for that principle, but to satisfy a caprice; I am the miserable hero of a miserable falsehood, instead of the martyr of a greater truth. I havd lost confidence in myself, and men's praises only mock me." " HE's DEAD."-When wve meet a friend, and ask after the health of an as sociate, or one we have been accustomed to meet in our daily walk, and -received for ani .answer, !' he is dead," it awakens a flood of thought and feelings, and dead! comes. unvoluntarily from ~our.' lips. Death is the lot of every son of Adam, but when it overtakes our companions, in the prime of life as well as the old -mani " weary with the weight of years," we can but feel melancholy. Suddenly are our friends aed associates called away by te- grim baliff of the grave-called to lie down in the narrowv tomb, and we would not be human could wie stand un moved, and not startle at the announce ment. We remember that we too,' in a fewv fleeting years at most, must go to the silent city of the dead, and render our account at the bar of. God. We remem ber that our tenure is at the command of an invisible and secret Power,,and that we cannot knowv the day nor the hour. Wie may be the next-w'e know it must be. . Life is unertain, bnt death is cer tan, and let each be warned as his neigh. bor is called. To MEmAsURE AN~ ACRE OF GnoutrD. In measuring land, 30 1-4 square yards make one sq'uare. rod, and 40 square rods make one square rood, four of which, or 160 rods make one 'acre. It is evident therfore that 40 rods long by 4 rods wide will make an-acre. The same re sut may be arrived at by measuring 229 feet in length and'198 feet~in. width, or by measuring 73. 12 yards in length, by 6 yards in breadth. To lay out an acre square, 209'feet on each side is the near et foot that -will 'make an acre, being less than an inch each wvay over the exact distance, 43,560 superficial feet, or 208,95-100 feet on:.each side. cdustitutes an acre of ground. - EEBrNa says, that women are a good dal like French watches-very pretty to 'look at, but devlish difficult to regulate when ne they get 'to going wrong. FORBEAR TEAT -UNKIND WORD. BY nELE C. CAGE. Forbear, breathe not that unkind wrd, That trembles on thy tlioughtless tongue: Know'st thou how many-afaithful heart To sudden anger ithath stung.? Hast-thou a care save'for thyself,' last.tbou a thought of-pity born1? Then cheek.thy ownrebellious heart Plant thou the rose and stay the thorn Talk not of woman's destined lot, As though 'twas her's alone to bear, The measureof earth's common woes It will become thyself to share Talk not of her submissive grace, As tho' she wereohy.servile slave, Remember she is frail-there lies But one step !twixt her and tlie grave - If thou couldst know,-if ili'ouldst feel One half her suffering, pain and eai-e, Where would thy.Job-like patience be? Thy boasted resignation where ? 0, then forbear that unkind word, Withhold that-look so-harshly stern, The heart that feels so much for thee, Needs only kindness in return. GIVE ME A FAITHFUL HEART. BY ELIZABETH A. 3LINN. I do not crave bright gemi of earth - Nor gold of dazling line, But ask for something of more worth A heart that's pure and true. Though earth may yield her costly geii Tht lookso fair to view . .Iask not for such diadenis . *But for ailcart thatsztrue. A heart that glows iith -noble deeds, - For tlis i o'er ivill'sue; A guiltless heart from cnvy freed Aid-art that'spuri"and 0r'1e." A heart like this is realvorth; - Iuiethi.ng-ean 6iitshiaej * 1!.. ozrhere-n on from ain uy - W: ~. scenes of his childhood, and all the ten der 'associations - connected with them, and lunches his frail bark upon the ocean. For a time it bears him nobly on ; but at last darkness thickens around him ; his life is in danger, but he fo.rgets not the last injunctions of his mother, which appear to him as a Star of Beth lehem, to illuminate his bewildered path way. "Oh, my mother," lie cries in the hour of peril, I'll still remernber thee." As he uttered these words the sea parted as a scroll rolled together again ; the victim sank beneath the waves to rise no more; no more to behold the glorious sun in his daily course, o- with the gentle moon - to hold his nightly converse. These words may have been, the la -t of a loved and loving sister, ere she bio adieu to those on earth, or of a . tender and af'ectionate friend, when about to leave the cares and troubles of this world for a happier home prepared for, all.. When but. a child I well remember standing by the bedside 'of my Idearest earthly friend, " My Mother." Mourn. ing friends gathered around to witness the.departure of one so dearly loved. It was at. the .hour of twilight; all nature seemed hushed into a pensive quietness; the laborer, wearied wiith the toils of the day, wended his way liomeward; the birds sought their nests in the trees ;.the soft beams of the young moon stealing through the wvindow fell on the pale and angelic, countenance of " My -Mother," wreathing her brow as with a crown of heavenly, light. I clasped her hand-it was -cold ! A seraphic smile rested upon her features. It seemed as though the pure spirit had freed itself from the mnor tal tenement of clay, but yet lingered near the objects it had so dearly loved, ere it.p~lumed its wings for its heavenly flight. For a short time it tarried thus: ~then casting a smile on the encircling friends, that no pen can portray, it whis pered, " Remember me," and winged its way to a brighterpivorld. Years have -passed since then, yet tinie with his wasting soothe, nor age with his many cares, can ever blot from my memory .the saddest event of my whole life. ' Sweet words-!. Methinlks I hear them even now echoing in. soft -whispers through the room. Years'may pass away nor can I. forget them.'. The thousands tinged leaves of the forest murmur theni to the wind, and the even. ing breeze sighs them gently in my sar In the hour of meditation I listen with rapture to the reverberation of these soul thrilling words. They~ are united by a golden chain of love, to all 'the fond as sociations of my youthful 'aas.* By memory's magic art the present 'is con nected with the uinforgotten past. I can-. not forget all the dear companions of my childhood. 'Oft as I' sit musing. on 'the :bappiness of these blessed days, -the savcet silvery tneA 'voie of the npat W! 4 ghides traroug my tatat~si " nyear. emembe n ; US iichoes die aay, gtfl~iesii '' left on my mmO ri At&-d brighter. Youiethpi Englandad *eS~e 1We owe toJCa Georgqa, J"ao q of the New Yo&C ot6 hI intei-esting''rnisnil~.h~b Englandhad eistablikhW tionmof slavery inrthiso "England, dow n o eiir ningsof-th'sPresent ~ foreinot in prosebutingtlie.'la A royal:charter-was granted -by conferring *n' exclusive privilego 'p joint stock:edniianye Lndod to W. ry on .the trade:.vith1fri 6, ioet by Charles I, and botl b In 1792,twentysiai encouraginga sanctopig t could be-ennierated . 5 Utrechit 17I3).1 ga0ot~ -exclusivei ei-i foil p~ortin-a Spanish West dies 4 - uegroes - nually for 30 yearsM B ierbtt~ finally engr6osecitwdifftli African lave tride~and bi e cars riersaof the Euriopesaudd in his- history of ti-adenand- Xr; states tliat Snglandst-riasof40 froni Africa- to. Apenc 0 TEEentireinumber se a - k ocean, duri.g thiwtoi coniire - - she iiosejufed the tirade, hIr q it V miated td.ie from six to teiirmilli i'Ths traffic xcit'e'd no condemnation iu#Einrg. tion of iny kindexite-iInst questronof io efq liament in 1787, frtekst fiuveyh- Q7 suspension of the taewaereiy~# v'ostedbw otheis; T&Ti ted ir:e L; iota"~ a .ta -i t : - . .I- e c i.aM condemnation. .It rquired thecoinbi'ad effort of almost evefy *statendiin and oia tor in Parliament for twenty years to' carry the act abolishing the trade; and after all, the bill would have probably failed, had it not passed and received the royal assent before the dissolution of the Grenville ministry, -during which party power and discipline weie unusually effi. cient. The trade was abolished in 1807, but for many years afterwards it was ear ried on by British subjects and British capital under the figs of Spain and Per tugal to a very large extent." OMY OscE.-Ah!: that has destrojed the bright hopes of many a parent.. One taste of.. the intoxicating cap -has sent rain and death -to many.-a household; .o0e profane word has. filled the heart with' sorrow and gloom. One penny~fronr the. miasteFs- drawer has sent the once happy yosth to the ~penitentiary and the gallows. When tenipted to break the lawv of God. will you stretch forth the-guilty hand and say: " This once, aind once only, wRil I sin 1" -Stop where 76a- are. It ijth6' first act .of transgression that: 'wel@!ay the ruin with you. -Step but an inefs oere the forbidden ground to-day, and to-mor rowv a foot will not seonm to be so dange rous, aind next mouth you dmay be beyond the reach of love l affection, and Christian influence;' Resist the first-sag-' gestion to do evil. Tear yourself away from the first grasp of- sin. -There-is lit. tle.honor in-saying I hav'e fallen-bult once; but a gloi-y attaches itself to te chiei ter-of him whol'iever for one overistep?~ ped the boundslof virtue. 'GEoGRAPHY.-" How many poles ara~ thereti" - "Three." "Name them;" "The North"Pole, the ioh-Pole anA~ the pole which knocked.dowamthe Peisim-~ mons." .,. " " Right: Next. Which is the principal sea in Europe I" " The see of .Rome." " Very good. Which are the principal capes in the United, Statest" " The capes 'of fashion."- - "Good. NWhat kind of fish are most common ?"~ " Cod-fish arIstocracy."6 A xwn with a red face, siid loking' rather shabby, called, at a hensliin the country on Sun daj and as16xd fta dinhl of cider. The good -lady co the .house refused, telling' that shiiweitn'ot.. His urged; telling herK~lt'he 'had better,'rot some persons had'entertaizv angels unah wares. ' "Yes " said' sal how that, but angels .don't go abcza drThjat~ on $unday." ft-i n.excellent-rule to-b6 in al-disps, that mens wrsadhard agmt4 shouhl.not0 somc tiet e convine an enemy