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IBM DGEFI D VERTSR 110r 3 olrni, ~m Of~t La ou111I)cn1 13 i.Ii,3isS, dh~ii ~'~.(n ~Y~IcticeC $t~, 1wd3 elCfflC ~1ln~ "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of )t must fhll -e will Perim -V -. -VO L. V i .--N O . 2. WV. F. DU~RISOE, Proprietor.ED FIUN3,15 ~chet %c~o~ij. WE ARE GROWING OLD. We are growina old-how the thought will rise When a glance is backward vast On somei long-remembered spot that lies .t late silence of thle past : .It may be the shrine of our early Vows, Or the tomb of early tears; But it seens like a far off isle to us, lin the stortiv sea of years Oh ! wide and wild are the waves that part Our steps fromtt its greenness now .And we mis tie joy (of my a heart, And the light of many a brow; For deep o'er many a stately bark Have the whelming billows rolled, That steered with us from that early mark Oh! friends, we are gr.wing old! Old in the dininesh and the dust Of our daily toils and cares, 01.1 in the wrecks of love ar.d trust. Which our burdened menmory bears, Each form na wear the passing etze The bloom of life's freslnss yet, A ntd beams mity brighten our latter days Which the ntwrning iever mtet. But oh ! the changes we have seen In the far and winding way .Tle graves in our path that live grown green, And the locks that have grown grav The winters still on our own may spare The sable or the gold; But we saw their snows upon brighter hair And, friends, we are growimg old! We have gain'd the world's cl1d wislom.a now, We have learn'd to paiuse and fear But where are the living founts whose flow Was a joy of heart to lear! We have won the wealth of tmany a eime And tile lore of natay a page But where is the hope that saw in Tine But its bounlles heritage ? Will it come again when the violet wakes, And the womods their youtlh renew ? We have stood inl the ligit of sunnty bralkes, Where the libowm was deep aand blue; Attnl outr souls tmiahit joy itn the sprintg-timie thten, But tle joy was faint and c"l.l For it te'er cotld give us the youth again Of ltearts that are growiti old. L1xdt-ii-d $fwtcNjjj' iY MRTA V. FULLER. " Her laugh is like a firy's laugh SO must.ic-al and swe. t : Ier f o.t is lIke a fairy's foot, So aintv atnd so fleet. 11tr smaihc it fittu! sm s'ait:e. I er hanl is hinpted snow, Iler lip is verv rosebtid, int .weettess and in glow." Hush! Did you hear that hrst of laugh ter ? Let us peep itn this rose-wreatled wit dow and see from whose merry leart came those gushitng atnd tmusical notes. Sie tust be beatutifl " Who, Leslie ?" " Why, the one who created the laug somtie fait, itnocetit voutig creature, with :t spirit like splin tg jaters, attd a face all "Aht, brothter ! in love witht a laugh'l ! -1 shatll tell Mliss 31lerrill; shte ttever contde scttds to even smtile.." "IPlease forget 3Miss M1errill, till I catch a nearer glimnpse of the lightt form whlich just glidled ptast the window. Comet, come," whtispered l4 a moment atfterw~ards, as he catrefttlly parted thte twittintg roses from the shtadowed casemettt, " saw you ever a bemng so beautifl ?" "Shte is, indeed, very, very lovely," an swered Ada Herwood, as she obeyed her brother and peeped throught the window. A young girl, of sixteen stmmters, with a profutsion of shining brown curls, a form of exquisite gracefutlness, anid a Iace of soft antd yet brilliant loveitness, was leanitng catreless Iv :againtst thte high back of an antique arm chair. Otne hare andi beautiful arm wvas thrown over thte richtly-carved and polishted ebony framte-work, and one titty foot was untconaciously beating a merry tune on a pro. trudittg rocker. She was alonet, and( ap peared to be lost in pleasant thtoughats, fotr a mischtievous smile stole graduatly ottt from the (deepening dhimpltes of hter cartmine chteek, and played aroumnd hter brightt attd htalf-ptarted lips, whlilst the dreamy light itt hter soft eyes grew elogttent with sparkling mterriuent. A t letngth, site statrted frott hter revetie, and thirowittg hterse-lf amotng thte cushions of thte high armn-chair, agaitt burst fortht in a thtril intg, mtusical, irrepressible peal of laughtter, which rung throntght the little parlor, more swteet thatt thte watrble of wyoodland birds, or the gush of tterry rivulet. She ceased not till thte glittering tear-s stood like gems on the long silken lashtes, b~eneath whicht her vio let eyes shown out like shtadowed waters; 'and whetn those gay atnd girlish tones tno longer gushed out upont the ears of thte lis tetters, she hounded frotmher seat, and cross ing the apartment, to. ant open piano, run her fittgers lighttly over the keys, singitng: It is wi-ked, I know, to laugh at htim so Jhtt ask me not to ntarry htint-dear! Whyv ! he's fifty, at least, antd .so oddly drest, Attd his qtteue atnd his coat are so queer 1 It's distresaing-hecigho!--to htave to say uo To a quiet old gentlem'nan, too: I never coumld see, how hte came to love me ; I thoutghit he'd forgot how to woo-too woo 1 thtought hte'd forgot how to wvoo -"Sotme sober old bachtelor htas been pro -posing, and thtat is what made hter so merry. I hope site does not treat the youn/g ones so " and Leslie Herwood sighed. ~''da was a1ient aralyingbher brother on 't:suddin gravipy oLhbis handsome face, wfkVb softooni tgbt ad'rovokfglY '~' ~l~~iii~'eY e butat that moinent Strcd g #dtb: h W ed to tul~al hasty fetreaa - Well, Leslie, have you concluded t4 make this quiet, beantiful village our sun iner residence?" asked Ada, as they contin ued their walk through the pleasant and tree shadowed street. " Provided you promise to procure me an acquaintance with that bewitching youn. creature of the silvery laugh. I do so lovo to hear a free, wild, musical, unrestrainct burst of laighter." "No doubt of it, Les," replied Ada, wirl her bright eyes sparkling mischievously But I am delighted that you think of remain ing, for our friends, the Harveys, wish us tc very much, and have made arrangements foi a litle party. You will have an opportunity of miakinig the hearts of the pretty little vil laige gils thrill, wheni presented to the dark, prond eyes, shining ringlets and faultless mnustae-he of the princely Leslie lertrood But take eare that you do not get served like the quiet old gentleman, by the lovely girl we peeped in at." "Don't rattle on at such an eloquent rate if you are released from the bondage of' a formed city. No d-inger of my- ." But the sentence remains even vet unfii ished, for at that moment they met their friends, who took theit home with them, to dliscss the suiject of the party. The next evening came, and with it a gay and smiling of village lads d lassies, ratih ered within th neat and tasteful parlors of the Ularveys. Many a bright eve and dim. pled ce teked imlaidenl, with :i eye more brilliant :md a cheek more dimpling and rosy, was presented to the stately and ehgant 31r. Ilerwood, but his restless glance found not the fic it sought, and the nmsic tones of the beautiful unknown met not his ear. At length the bnz of many greetings and welcomings, and words of admiration, renched himit from the adjoining apartment, and in a moment, the one he had so imipla tiently awaited, glided into the room, smi ing and blushing, and saying gay things in reply to the flattery addressed to her. She did not, for a moment, observe Leslie, and and lie had full leisure to gratifv his wonder md admiration at her exceeding grace and loveliness. A dress of snowy nmuslin Fell in rooping folds around her form, which was If the most exquisite roundness and synmne rv. 11er beautiful arms gleamed whitely eneath a fall of shadowy lace, looped up rith white roses, :amnd her Polished and dim. ling shoulders seemed laughing at the tres es which kissed them. A wreath of lillies Vemed designed to confine her redundant rown curls, but they were not used to res tanding- her laughing gavety, there was an Xpes1ion of spiritumal uritv tpon her white :row, atnd ever and anoin a soft shadow in eir deep violet eyes. Site was just mataking me careless repartee to the remark ofsome nay galiat, when her glance caught the rnest and adtttitittg gaze of the proud 4ranttger. The dtrooping friiges Swept down Iticlv over her crimsontin g cheek, mnd thein hose Iarge, eloquient eyes were rmised to his ith a timid, inquirin g look. That blush td ghmee-how should lie uttderstamd hemi The thrill of a long silenit chord in is heart answered him. Advancing with a right smile, he held out hii hand. "_Liii LelfrrI! Is it possible ?" Quite possible, Mr. flerwood ; none oth r than little Lillie Leiford, whom you so Mlantv rescued from a home amid thte muer mids, on the borders of the A imatic." " Alh! I suppose you would have been erv glad to have reigned queen of thte re els ini coralt palaces: but 1 prophtesied that o rcignt the fair sovereign of one wyarmt heart ~vould better gratify your tatste. Was I ight ?" and he drew her htandi through his irmn anid led her out upjotn the vinetrellised nud star-lighted portico. A fter thtat eventing. the shadow of Lillie eford's eye grew (deepter and dIreamtier, mud thme laiugh seldom came from her quiet ipt; andi when it did, her totnes wvere so low mtid sweet, aitd half sad, it was like the tink ing of silver bells rung at a fairy's funeral. 'henm thmere was5 sucha a sotft subd(ued lighat, utmbetring all over her becautifatl features: nd it evetn seemed as if the rich golden rown curls fell over her shtoulders in less vild :and careless redundatncy titan was heir wvont. Lilhie was into longer a child er young heart had thrtilled to the mitiiC f words of love, and its strings now vibtra edI to thte touch of deep, holy, inexpressible eeling, till evetn her fair foot pressed the arth withi a more thaoughtftl step. lThe snummer fled lay, and Leslie Herwood matd ltis sister Ada were compelled to retmtn o their city home. " Do not wveep, Lillie," he said, as he bde farewell to his btetrotlied, " the monthts wil flee lby, and byv Chtistmaus youl munst lbe edmy to return with me to my htome as my ride. Ada wishes to wvrite to yomu, and ou must answer her letters. D)o niot weep -we will soon be happy,'v" and the sorrow nggitrl was left to wait patietly for thte ime wvhenm she should see him agaitn. Throwvn once tmore amotng the life andt aety of thte city, for a titte Leslie scarce ly thought of anty onue but his distant love; ut by-and-by her sensitive heart was pined, eceiving shorter atnd colder and less fre uent letters. Christmnas came, atnd the tn mppy girl sat in her lonely chamber wvith a throbbitng browv anid a bosom tortured to ag' ny. No word-no lover? Tlhere was Leslie Herwood ? At the feet of his old love, Clara Merrill. Strange that he could forget the young, pure and bewvitch ingly beautiful Lillie, for that cold, disdain ful, but brilliant creature, with hter scornful eyes and smileless lips. Oh! it wtas such a change~, and men fove variety ! So while one young heart was silently breakinag, another was feeding its fountaini of vanmity from the love-vows- offered by the proud, the envied, the handsoin&Lesliederwood. Clara Mer rill did not iornhim, but sheewassa belle, and it fisttered self, to iectnre in her chains theie so utany lessifofturnfate ]aies vere sig iig for. - -. ~ '-- - STh i iter as~nearlj speut, lien anewi stai apjearid aitid the galaxy of fashion, dUC Befulty. Great wa 's "the commotiori among the upper-ten thousand ; and at tie opera, the ball, the private circle, every. where was ringing the name of the beauty and heiress, Miss Manley. Leslie Herwood procured a presentation to her-what was it caused his heart to thrill when her eyes met his, and made him for the time forget even Clara Merrill ? She was very beauti ful; could that he the charm ? He gared and gazed upon her queenly and graceful form, her classically formed head, with its heavy braids of rich, brown hair folded around it; her exquisitely sculptured fea tures; her gleanincr brow and lare, proud eyes ; her clear, pale cheek and lovely lip tie listened eagerly to every tone of her low. musical voice, till tie was convinced that it was one of his bovhood's dremns, grown to perfection and gifted with life aid breath. Clara Merrill's power was over. Days and weeks passed hy, and he was ever lingering by the side of Aliss Manley. There was somrretliing mysterious and incom prehensiile about her whichli e could not account for. She ever treated him with tire same unvarying coldness; she was ever proud and dignified ; aid yet ie dared to love--to worship tier, madly and devotedly. She was so peerless, so uneqrailled ! and Yet everY tone and look thrilled his heart like tie forrotteri nmtusic ol old. She was very intimate with Ada, wvho often threw oit mysterious hints which lie could not under. stand. One da tie fonrid them in Ada's bonrdoir. There was a soft light in the eve and a warm glow on the cheek of liss .\lan ley which was inidescrilbrldt be:utifiul. On some0 light prevteice, Ada 'left them alone. Leslie was embairrassed, anid lie as-ked her to sing: She iesitate:l, colored and began: A young hairt is pining-forsakn--aoe: gianimess tims 1iee1 frini a once merry tone, Ali eve lias grtwn iiii, andt a che '' Imas grown imle: She was ove1, was forgo en-ai - She attempted to finish, bulit her voice trembled, and she butrst into teirs. Leslie's heart beat faster, and tie feclt it was thie muo. ment to decide his destiiny. In an agoniy of' iingled hope and 1i-ar, ie poured forth a wild hurried confessioi o f his love. lIe dared not lmik ini her farce, but. he implored her to pity him, to speik aid em his sis. pense. A Iow sob wais the only reply. lie raised his eyes to her flce ; tears were stai ding on her downcast lashes, aid tier cheek was burning crimson. They told him lie was aceepted, and lie caught tier small soft hand in a deliriam of dligit and pre.se( it to his lips. but firin, .s she ..'d - "Perhapis,untiei othercirrums. -Mr. lBerwood, I might he induced to aset he hand vou have so generoinsly oiferel me. But I lluge a vyounig friend, surely You re. memmber her, Lillie Leliord ; and for hler hip piness and vour own, I iuist reiniii y ou of your dlutv. Think not that I conl ever consider von bnoeless or wot Iy oh 1 ove with the 'knowledgne emnbittering nay exis. tence, thait air innocent voing hmin wars sliding into the grave because her attectiotis had been igained aid then thrown away iy one whom I cnled tmly husbamid. Drema not, then, that I shall ever listen to vows which I have reason to believe false or un enduring' ; but of I have any influence over youfeelings, prove it hy returing to her von have so ieartlesdlv forsaken." Ste arose, and left Iim to tie burting thonghits of shramme and guilt arid dlespair which agitarted his bosom. A thousnd con Ilictinig emotions tromubled his heart, as he tossed thiait rnighit on his restless conch, and when lie catte with heatvy eves anid achiig heart to the bire.akfatst tattle, Ada informed him that MSiss.. Manley ha~d left the City that mormn 1g. For a week ire rovedt restlessly abiout tihe city, ptlungedt into every kind of atmisemetit, atdstrivigto forgetlhislaite re fusait, byv re newing his attenttions to Miss Alerrill ; bt that lady was no longer even interestitg tie name, 'Litlie Lelford,' wasj forever ring-~ ing in his memory. So, oiie plteasant spring morning, Ada was surprised anid delighted by tthe propositioin of tier brother, to return for a short t ime, to the residlencee of their friends, the lIa rveys. Th'ley were soon boirne, byv car and carriage, bick to the litle vilage whiere they hacd spenit the pireceditng summier so demligtfrilly. As they passedt again through its q1uiet streets, a 'thoiusand olden memiories' gushed over the heart striigs of Leslie, arid a strange fear stilled hijs impuirlses as lie prassedt by thre silenit cot. tage of Lillie. Wh'lat if she hard forgottenr him-what it shre wvere dead ? Scarcely were tire greetinigs of friends over, w~hmen LeQslie beggedt Ada to call on Lillie, atnd tell tier of his airrivat, Iris repei tarce, and plead~ with hrer to recei' e himi fa vorablv. Ada~ consenrtedi to hiis wishets, anrd talf an hour aifterwvardsn, he' fntdlowed her. low his heart beat as lie stood aga in on the viiewretheiid piza and( looked itnto thre i ttle hall. A whrite mistliin sun-i bonniet lay on the carpet, which hre k new to be Lillie's. lie a pproiachied tire parlor dloor andr~ ratisedl ris haind to knock, hut his cora~ge failed him. Thie voice of Ada reassured him, and1( he tapped lightly oii tire podishedc oank panel. TLhie door wvas openied and~ ihe stood ini thre room. A fair form was btefore himi, and as his eyes rested on thart face, hec gazed int mrute bewitlermernt. "Miss billie Manley Lelford," saiud the gay voice of Ada. Leslie comnprehenldedl all. Lillie heldt out tier hrand, arid her suniles ad( tears told hrim Ire was forgiven. "Strange that I never recognized you," he said, as they sait together on the sofa, where they had so often sa~t before. "Time atnd sorrowV andi~ entire change ini dress arid rmannter, made time diffenrenice. Burt J should have been. too proud to have w~on joudack in that manner, had it not been through the persuasIon of dear, good, kind Ada-." 'It was Ma1y-day, andthe bells of the lit ~tIeillage rang merrity. -'1'he snowy muslin *nians, in a certain Iparlor, )were .looped. bck by wreaths .of pale, roses, and the fra gant breeom as It stole lnto .tho apartment. fluttered t I ride Orange flo r shi ning curls, .iln her bosom. e wav from her el I li quivered wi -,.e a smile beam, -n oi her youg c'r -.ack among i.s CIimta She was ver.. er, proud eyes f her blushing fhc' ness, too de ho had brought ;.nd merry as a I cheek, and c.on CURIOUS MCT Onelileat. ies pave thle wlute TIhe fo~llowing~ S A sailor, rowL a.1 through tile in-! a rather dahe and( the rise w 1 or tier of a nIivi.:3V h- observed er ,nd plexity, appatof te muddy ne,;. spo site Side walU. -t.Ory Cll IIlloin -0. The sailor, ouad. mirer of ia' . -ce and the rise o ~ and ititenfine .: night temt ev ed a ance. Perplexed, pa . foot, wthe mudd . Tic itipulsivete-a foot, l:1dy, Shonk ,. flith Of tiik laitie; '.,and I will tmake So a.enter' shiroler f. plank btad that d con ilZ b~ack t( vas just CO~jI~t~ll(rI-vces of tie tandso '';ed the n;rrowvI l .01:1 across9 wait a en sile, ei CUb! be. lashon Samid each .. her eloqulent qnflm. -'rel4untly our lit-ru saw -fle young Ihidy- trip tip the ouride stepis of a1jmalace of a houseS, and disappear within its4 rosewood entrance ; for ull a niiute lie stood looking at the door, und theu with a wonderful bi- sigh turned ;wiy, dlisposedI of his draiwbridge, and weded'( his way hack to is ship. TIhe niext dav lie was astonished with ,il order of promiotion from tee captain. Pooi thick was specless with annazement ; i ha1( not dreamed of being exalted to the igity of a secoid mate'Is office 611 boardl one of t e most splendid ships that sadom nut of the vaort of New Orleans. jue ket lie was competent, for instead of spending his money t1or amusements, visititig theatre! and lmwling-rillevs, on his'returii from sea the purchas d hooks and 'a-d ;econie quite hiwith cosierel lninc, naih ime, knwmga adi eatehn oni, be.itlmnyyug e a cnr Ot.. nih he logt smaites Presetly wir oherswash iongited ti np tei Jisatpa thains ose.o Heentce for oi a ntestoodiet mookng te the idoorc eps that wthwodersbfor thi rightred viodisposd of se rawrider andmo wen'te his bray heart is wa sh t Te ret palo he aslk asised whan itbeat ofrooain, froimz Captain.ti Proor hard ot dreed daeigherand toithe leasanth smle, spdid sthip yohat laldn ioutdf the por oltNeswOrleasaHe n dry walk omeetfo iseadwr all spend hismoney fron cmueets, iseitg thte n ol ain-allensreturleng sen h ae ur at his side ha d income qte berisl abts nos ndsome aulieda ie spertiior andcer teemedrtt ladle."o hiswhconiderablte querenc andcgav hiomnly a airdt opportt togater mitht taim ~ knotde o an in ai vese, tei han sometii gefhemanlaunghmte, geadl racie manecapaHm, who had firststakeriedrsc th noathlitle bloc~ved elw ihh nt arpaliandtid thnde bashscabi aior. n nioght h on m n, wal th ther 01ceswa innied oan benea mnateCaptain 'soue.hoeset, san< this son i hmet mute he Cdentien ite tad twI easbeoe the brghte' pvrtiof had eve sentase vr a vitio ne thneve aogotedogp thm wenas rave herash a hred int ftienreat palo ;'nnlk y seg hme ookirt hi leee dagh eanih, a lesan sme, sad*"hyu gay onc indebtedrto4 yorpltns o a isen an' hs ron chesflse hoty, asth aote captai sanee-wy evn a Grae Hme athssd.Adisl tha t adhe, ahm alradte rtyld i." umeywho ha alas hrshdrs A TMMEACE ?hICY. Joe Harris was a whole souled, merry ellow, and fond of a glass. After living in New Orleans for many years he came to the conclusion of visiting an old uncle, away up in Massachusetts, whom he had not seen for many years. Now there is a difference, between New Orleans and Massachusetts, in regard to the use of ardent spirits, and when Joe arrived there, he found all the people run mad about temperanee; he felt bad, thinking, with the old song, that "kee ping the spirits up by pouring the spirits down," was of the best ways to make time pass, and began to fear, indeed, that he was in a pickle. But on the morning of his ar rival, the old man and his sons being out at work, his aunt came to him and said: " Joe, you have been living in the South, and no doubt are in the habit of taking a little something to drink about eleven o'clock. Now I keep some here for medical purposes, but let no one know it. as my husband wants to set the boys a good example." Joe promised, and thinking he would get no more that day, took, as lie expressed it, a " buster." AIfter he had walked out to the stable, who should lie meet but his uncle. " Well, Joe," says lie, "I expect you are accustomed to drind something in New Or. leans, but you will find us all temperate here, and for the sake of my sons, I don't let them know that I have any brandy about; but I just keep a little out here for my rheu. matisim. Will you accept a little I" Joe signified his readiness and took anoth er big horn. Then continuing his walk, he came to where the boys were maulirrg rails. After conversing a while, one of the cou sins said .< Joe, I expect you would like to have a drink, as the old folks are down on liquor, we keep some out here to help us to work. Out came the bottle, and down they sat, and he says that by the time he went home to dinner he was as tight as lie could well be, and all from visiting a temperance family. A DIntAx RALMZED.-Some time du ring the past summer, a stranger stopped at one of the watering places on the moun. tains south of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. After his arrival there lie was , taken sick, and for several days was apparently derang. -in his recovery lie informed the pro. .. dr in. Afterwards, ho-wevnr, they were walkine together in that direction, when the drean was again adverted to by tl'' stranger, am the proprietor at once proposed an examnt nation to satisfy their curiosity. The roel was sooi found, and after carefully brush ing the leaves away, it was removed, ai( to their utter astonishment, there sat a croel full of silver. They took it out Md con veyed it to the bonse, aid on examination was found to contain $400, all in hl~f dol lars, which was divided equally betwee them. The day after this discovery, the strange was about to take leave of the mountain and complained to his friend, the proprieto of the springs, of the inconvenience o carrying the silver, when an exchange wa propose] and made, the stranger receivin bankable paper for his silver. It was no logafter his departure, however, that th proretor made another discovery-u four har.dred dollars in silver was counter feit, and he lhad thus been ingeniousl; swindled out of two hundred dollars. Norwich Courier. ToLFERENCE.-AbinmeleCh came home on Sunday a little later than usual to dinnei which called to Mr. Slow's mind the fac that he had not seeni his boy in the famil pew during the reading of the "lithargy-, iand both facts together, suggestedl to hin ithe bare possibility that lie hand not been a tchurch. " Bimelech." said Mr. Slowi, solemnly, a he stood towards the grate; " Bimneleek~ have von been to meetin 1" "Yfes; sir," saild Ahbimelech stoutly, " I'y Sbeen to the Universalist." " Well, my son, I aint like a goed man fathers that don't want their children to g anywhere but jest where they say. No, mn son, 1 ain't one of these. Toleration is mn motto-largest libnerty, and all that, that or r forefathers fit antd bled for. Yes, my so t go where you lhease to meeting' I dot care; only this I will say, that if I ketch yo goi' to thsat meelin' agin, I'll take your hid e ATTENTION THEF WIroLE.-A major 4 militia, in Pennsylvainia, wvho had recentl e been elected, and who was riot overbnrthei ed with brains, took it into his head on ti m oring of parade, to go ont and exercise little by himself. The " field" selected f< this purpose was his own sloop. Placinm himself in a military attitude, with his swot drawn, he exclaimied--"Attention the whole ~I" Rear rank, three paces, march !" and I tumbled dow~n the eellar. His wife, hearing thme noise occasionedi falling, came running out and asked r " My dear have you killed yourself?" t Go inito the house, woman," said ti t major, " what do you knowv about war I" A PICTURE-A fair youing girl is leanir pensively on the casement, gazing wvil a thoughtful brow up)on the scene belos t'The bloom of fifteen summers tint her so t cheeks, the sweets of a thousand flowers ai gathered upon a neck of perfect grace, i d swimming eyes seenm lighted by the tende s est fire of poetry, and beauty hovers ov< a her as her own mostdavored child. Wh: ssare her thoughts! 'Love cannot stira bl d som so young, nor sorrow yet have'touche s a spirit so pake. Innocene itset seems have chosen hier as her owdn lati "disappointment tougehed that enthfu.:hear it Yes, it mastsbe so,; but hist! she: staita; b bosom haves.; heir eye brightens;' her 1i1 part; she speaks; listen-" Jim, you nasty fool! quit scratching that pig's back, or Il tell ma!" Correspondence of the Mercury. WASIImGTO, May 23. Henry Clay's obituary was pronounced too soon. le still clings to life and baffles both his doctors and his disease. Withimi the last few days lie has rallied, and his sanguine friends say that he may yet live to see the nominations. If he does this, it will probably be the utmost limit of his life. Politically lie is dead already, for the jug gernaut car of party never pauses for crushed and broken bodies to be dragged away -its progress is always over them, and if at times the wild cry of a broken heart or crippled body breaks on the ear of its high priests, it is drowned by the chaunt of re joicing devotes whose enthusiasm and hopes are as yet high because untouched by disappointment. Although Clay's life yet 'lingers in his worn out frame, the might and majesty of that potential name are already traditional: the fox Seward succeeds the I old lion in the leadership of the Whig party, and Southern men are the sycophants and satellites of his court. Evil in many respects as was the in fluence of the former leader of the Whig host, far worse is the ruling spirit now;.for amidst all his errors and aberrations, there was a redeeming nobleness about Henry Clay. There was nothing mean, nothing malignant in his nature; he scorned to stoop to subterfuge or stratagem, but with a mailed hand tore down the rights of his section. Both in his public and private career, his faults and errors were those of a generous impulsive lavish nature, recklcss of consequences, and seduced from the beaten path of prudence or propriety by over-mas tering impulses. III his character could be found nothing cold or calculating; but his successor Seward is the personification of calculating hypocrisy and deliberate malignity. Rob espierre alone can furnish his exemplar. Ii such hands the power of the Whig party i perilous indeed. With the prestige of Scott': name to aid him sand the countenance ol he maj out hi: .0 South it nionn I the outsiders show very little fight eve: should the Northern men have things al their own way. They (the Seceders) havi been themselves demoralized, and aided ii demoralizing the Southern Constitutiona Union party, of which high hopes were one, entertained, by their timid and imbecili orse. Most of them will probably eraw back into the ranks, and a few he madi examples of-with their own privity an consent. Local causes, had much to di with their apparent pincking up of spirit and dIne all allowances for this necessit; will be made by their political brethren j they will not actively oppose the regula . nainee. Mr. Cabell could not suppor - Scott in Florida, nor Marshall do' so in hi District, because lie would not be necepta hle, and for this reason they will not b) preseI too hard by the Party. :he rig of self-preservationI is acknowledged by al sensible leadlers of partiies. anid the Whij leader is a very sensible man. .So much for the Whigs, whose diflicul ties are now narroawedl down v-ery' muel The Democratic camp is in a stato of gre: agitation. Plots and counterplots, wir< working, anud log-rolling occupy the Genei als amid the privates, both of whom munst< 'here in great force at present. T1he qumarri , among these, is more about men than me: 'sures. TIhe former is deemed a paramonni ithe latter merely an incidental matte t Platforms are easily made ; the miain quel tion is, who is to secure the possession < s the place and the power. " Under wvhic King Bezonian ?" And wihose next friem: is to be the partitioner out of the places e These are considered as the practical issue and these occupy the attention of the deli w ates, a number of whlom are already his city for purposes of consultation am' conference. Every hotel swarms with na bent on saving the country ; every bar ron r is redolent with the praiises of Cass, B ebanan, Lane, Stockton, Rusk, or the lift tfour other prominent candidates. As Ti u Tappertit says: " Something must conme e Ithis; may it not be human gore ?" TI general average of intelligence am ong tl delegates is very good. They seemi, mo ,f of them, to be sharp fellows, and in point v ability, the Conventioni will probably be 7superior body to the House of Represent e tives. It certainly is able to exert a me a controlling inmfluence over the policy of ti ir country for some time to com:e, which Srather an anomaly in our institutions. The i Conventions are most, dangerous bodie ," because so irresponsible, ,and so irregular constituted. They constitute the urnperu' in imperio, and make pai-tisans more pote a than legislators. The first'are the muaster th latters, though it often hnppens th both functions are combined in the san e individual. Then they are like two-edgm swords, and cut both ways. The time is rapidly approaching, when I g 'ho is the most adroit intriguer, w~ill be r I: garded as the ablest statesman. Look r. Cass for instance. In fact, to listen to ti ft conversations here, one would suppose th -e the one thing needful, was availability in cadidate andl nothing else-the rest": r- leather and prunella." or course, pendim r the meetin5 of the Conventions no inmpc it tant public witf'efs ~wi be meddled-wvithi s either House. The cojfsequence is t . p'rivate ..chimb anil iIril sihes o have siome showing. So little his a s dani in this tvay, ow~eyer, ince ? g of theo Selion, that ar~ ith 1 member seriouslyfstd to eysrayt until September, unless some greater be way was made. The sessions of Congress. are becoming perpetual, for a very narrow isthmus of recess is now left between the adjournment and the succeeding session. It is a lucky circumstance that the quantity of new legislation does not keep pace with the extension of the time of sitting. The growth of the country and the extension of the " area of freedom" of course, must take the responsibility, not the members them selves, who, poor fellows, are always anx ious to get home, disdainfully disregarding the eight dollars per diem, which Cass Parish's restaurant ablorbs a large propor. tion of. timE 3EGR EGISLA2I0. The States are beginning to legislate for a ridance of 'free negroes. The Louisiana legislature has passed a law prohibiting the emancipating of slaves in that State, except on conditiort of their being sent out of the United States. A very stringent bill against free negroes has been reported in the Virginia legisla ture, the enforcement of which, it is said, will drive them out of the State. A bill of similar import has been reported'i; to the Maryland legislature. It im ses an iinnual tax on free negroes, and-in efault of payment, the tax collectors are authorized to hire them to any persons who *ill pay. their tax. Those who have not regular employment, or are of idle habits, may-be hired to the highest white bidder for them. The bill also provides that after. its passage no slave shall be manumitted, except upotn the condition that he shall emigrate to' Liberia. The last section of the bill is as follows: "That all free negroes and tnulattoed 1; who shall be born in this State after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty five, shall, upon their arrival at the age of twenty-one years, be compelled to emigrate to Liberia, in Africa, or upon their remain. ing within this State for more than twelve months thereafter, unless in the hands. the Maryland State Colonization Societ shall, upon proof thereof, before the Circu Court of any county, or the Crimin" Court of Baltimore city, be ordered by judges thereof to be sold as states for a Sterm of not less than five, nor more thj ten years, and the proceeds thereof shallib applied to the colonization fund of said county or city." Ma r E iC 'D Fi- t Th' NewYork Courier and. tains the following important a m nent: "We learn by special telegraphli des patch from our Washington correspondent , I that Senor Larrainxar, the Ministe- orthe Republic of Mexico, near this Government;:-j will he officially presented to the President tn-day. The published letter purporting to. he from President Arista is' not a correct copy, our correspondent informs us, of that presented by Senor. La Vega, Secretary of the Mexican Legation, preuious to the arri.- ' IVal of Senor Larrainzar. President AristaI in his communication, declares that Mexico. -- iever consent to the opening of the Tehuantepe b a foreign company. .!A IIf the work is execu t all, says the Minister, it must be by the 'can Gov. ernnwt. lI taking this position, ico contemplates the contingency of war, relies upon the aid of the English Govern minent tonmaintain her declarations." EnmsuNavy-Thecommercial se -'navy of Great Britain, available for th -national defence in time of need amonn ton th" first of January last to twelve hun. -(dred and eighteen vessels;'and it is states - upon authentic information that there wer SIat least one hundred rsteamers In adwince I states of construction or completed sine - the beginning of the year, and not included e in the ofliciail return. '[he vessels consti r tu ting this great steam-navy in size fromy two hundred tons' burden to three thousand( The steamers of' four companies how em-W Iployed in the ocean mail contract service,' IIand which were, under their contracts, Iavailable for warlike operations, compriked d Y seventy vessels, amouniting In the aggregate -of tonnage to 03,431 tons1 with 3'2,500. mi horses power. ii Tiui DEADu SEA AY JoRnoss=-The Rev.,~ SDr. Odenhimer, in a letter fram Jericho ad. dressed to the Banner of the Cross, makes this beautiful allusion: S" The contrast between the natural ap pearance of the Dead Sea and the Jordoam. eC was strongly symbolical of that between eC their moral asipects, as looked at by th. t thoug~htful Christian. Behina us was fDead Sea, perfectly enveloped in cloud a and hidden fro~m our viewv by the mist and. "- rain; before u-s wias the Jordon and place of~ e Christ's baptism, with the bow of promise' eC resting above it. ~ 'The one spot marks the s wrath of God against sin ; the other declareR . e the inifinite mercy of' God towards sinners.. 5, The bitter wat'e that rolls above the doomed y cities of the plain, may wvell be covered wvithj aclouds and darkness; the refreshing stream t that Jesus has, (as our haptismal servic 'says,) sanctified, and in, and by it, "a~" t to the mystical wvashing away of sin;s. eC most fittingly spnned by the sign ,of by d'bright and beautius.Gods love to certain and uifallin.0 IC wives it "Should you find it, npee~~' a undoubtedly will, many of yoii~ 1 your husbands, you should perow g aff'ectionate duty with the soft endo - broom, and not with the handle," 1~1