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Homestead Law? Exempting Certain
Property from Levy and Sale. Passed
December, 1851.
Mr. Editor: In presenting to yon, and
l1 ough your Vr?-ss, to the citizens of South
('s'o'ina. s< in remarks on the above act,
I I???|m? it will not Ih? regarded as censuring
our Legislature, or the purpose of
making po'itical strife or division, of which
vre have ?lr?<adv had too much, hut that
the above set. which is now become a law
should b<* brought to the notice of the people,
that il ey may consider its proprictv
and the result of its hearing, and if by
them sustained, he it so ; if not, let it be
modified or repealed as the host interests
of our country seem to demand.
The act ahovc referred to, exempts from
I^-vy and Sn'e to each family, (over and
above property heretofore exempt,) the
dwelling house and houses, with fifty acres
of land, one horse and twenty-five dollars
* rih of provisions, except in in orporato
* .t : mid provided the land does not ex
the value of $600 j in which case,
ininissioiieiv are to lay off so much laud
-? then fifty acres, as it shall not exceed
that value ; and if I understand the meaning
of the act, those Commissioners may
lay off a part of the fifty acres, so as to reduce
the value of the land within the(t.500,
hut the homestead and houses must he
left, though they should be worth five
thousand.
The obj?-ct of this law must be either
for a general benefit or ageueral nuisance,
froin necessity. If u general licnefit, who
are those to Ik- generally benefitted ??
ii -from necessity, where is that necessity ?
In the former, we ought to inquire whethe
ue re would be lienefittcd by it than
are rji,r?|, and in the latter, if necessity
wui justify all the sacrifices it may make.
It must l> apparent to every thinking
jiuidI, that the necessity or propriety of
ao ?? is to protect people in their persons
and piojwrty m this case property is contemplated.
Now, what class of people
need the greatest or the kind of protection
contemplated in this act ? I tliink the
lionest, industiious class should tie those
who most need security, as the wealthy,
the aristocracy, are above ita operations,
nud the very poor need none for propertv,
as thev do not use the article, and only
care for to-morrow.
Adv cates of this measure seem to advocate
it a* an act of Htale policy to iirevent
emigration from the State. Others
a-1vis-ate it as a kind of State charity or
public benevolence, for the support and
raising of indigent families. Others adv.?cato
it no farther than to try it awhile,
nnd if it doea not work right, repeal it.?
First then, let ua consider ita operation on
the honest, industrious class. I think that
I tl?e fulfillment, pmmjit and punctual ob?u>rVHii<
i> fif tumn fiife .-oritrHi ts would lyt
their interest, and a law to enforce them
w uld be U??r greatest security, {unless
the credit system was entirely abolished,
which 1 presume none would advocate as
being pursiMo or practicable at present.)
Let us so? its operation. A, a mechanic,
has been doing w??rte for B, C, and other*
--has a family, but has not $600 worth
of land, houses, nor horses ? he has
done faithful work lor those men under
fair promises, not only verbal, but under
note and seal?he calls on ibem, but it is
not convenient to pay at peasant, and each
wonders why ha is so very urgent about
eo small a sum?twenty or thirty dollars.
Either could pay it, hut the one needs his
money to send a son or a daughter off to
school?another w?h? to aid" hm son a
little who in jnst starting in business?another
declares ho is owing debts ?t longer
outstanding, which ought to be paid in
preference to his, but cannot pay either,as
it will inquire all he can conveniently raise
to keep his family at present reepecjablo.
A pleads necessity, anil claims his contract
?peaceably, if ho can, forcibly, If he must.
He is consoled by the words, push a? soon
as you please, you will get it as soon without
pushing as with it. You know I
have been out a great deal lately building;
the carpenter, the mason, the sawyer, the
painter, and the merchant are all dunning
me, and liev. Mr. has said nothing
about some I am owing him, neither has
the editors of my papers, (unless in gener
a) remarks.) These men I will pay the
lirst money I can spare?as for the rest
of you, get your money outside of the exemption
and welcome. If you tako the
benefit of the law, I will take the benefit
of its protection. It would he useless to
continue the picture throughout, as the
creditors after prosecuting claims hv law
found from the return of the Sheriff, that
all the property that could l>e sold by him
was sold, and barely covered expenses lea
ving their debtor in possession of a fine
house and much better property thati either
of them possessed ; and also learning
that he was al>out to sell hss reserve, individually,
to which he could tnake a good
title, pocket his cash, and move off. The
only consolation of these creditors would
be, that according to law, they must ol
necessity do as he had done, violate their
contracts, ami let the creditors charge it
against or to the laws of the country, and
not as a premeditated thing by them.
Such must be its bearing uj?on all the
industrious class, whether merchant, farmer,
mechanic, pastor, or teacher, in a
greater or less degree. Can it then be either
hen* fit or protection to that class ??
No?we answer no. It compels liini who
in good faith promised, to violate that promise;
circumscribes the limit of his credit;
depresses that spirit of industry and energy
which makes men worthy of the name
of sons of South Carolina. We may further
see that it will rather injure than help
those for whom it was intended to benefit.
The young man commencing business
could extend his credit and also credit others
to the full amount he was worth ; but
under this protection, the public consider
him worth nothing outside of the exemption,
whether he be honest or not, it will
take all inside of the exemption to ensure
him to l?e honest, let that i?e five or ten
hundred dollars, and though he should be
strictly honest, lio must deal with others
nocording to the same rule. He who has
a family, hut no house or land, must feel
it sensibly. The landlord (on application
to rent) would consider what has that fami'v
to pay with outside of exemption. If
?hoy cultivate my lands they may use or
dispose of the product as they make it.?
On what then can I distrain? The consequence
is, he has to go farther and accept
of any shelter he may l>c able to get. Indeed,
history furnishes no record of good
State or national policy interfering with,
or making void, any part of faithful promises
or bona fide contracts. On the contrary,
we read of a contract of a whole
hirth-right sold for a mess of pottage, (and
that in no mean family,) and notwithstanding
the mess of pottage was not a fair
consideration for it, yet it was a contract
? was observed and fulfilled.
The next is to consider it as a kind of
benevolence or charity to enable |Ka>r widows
and indigent families to be raised and
educated. Now, the end of the commandment
is charity, Ac. Hut let as enquire
what is charity?to whom should it Ik>
extended, and who should give it. Charily
is something given from the bountiful
to the needy, fiotu pure motives, without
grading, and we think no gift can he really
charitable where the donor knows the
donee is less needy than himself, or that
the donee will not apply it to a proper use.
In accordance with the old axiom, charity
begins at home, and if it travel away
it should U" in accordance with the will of
thedonor. Hut farther, charity ought to he
extended hv law in rearing and supporting
institutions, as well as tor taking care
of the insane and itifirui, as also lor educating
the poor who aru unable to make
a living?of this kind of charity we are
happy to boast our stale is not altogeth r
hindmost, and hope much more may \cl
he done bv her in that rcsiieot. Hut il>i^
kind of charity in nut maintained, or got
from the people l?v any law authorizing
an individual catcn-and-keep system, but
by proper order?requiring every man to
pay according to his ability, (for hieli we
refer you to the tax book) 1 uin inclined
to think that the homestead law of which
we arc speaking, has no just claim to either
individual or public charity. For it
would be a poor ease of reasoning to over
tax the sympathies of the provision seller,
when the buyer did not have the cash in
hand, but had other visible property, nnd
on pay day tell him he might have known
bettor?and tho debt must he Isioked to
charity. Such a law may be designed for
llie protection of widows and children,but
we see that the shrewder the knave, the
greater the gain can be made by it. Sucli
protection may be found fault with, as was
die case with an Irish seaman, who had
once taken American protection for fear of
Hritish press gangs on sea, during the late
war. Aftei becoming a landsman, on one
occasion he found himself relieved of bis
cash by a piek-poeket, when lie instantly
overtook, and demanded his money, w Inch
was refused, and told if he pressed hint he
would use his protection. Patrick, who
was neither wanting in courage or girth,
was about to feel the firmness of hia flesh,
when tlm other nri'tonlixl his nr.it...-tun,
which was more like u Revolver, than a
sheet of paper, such as I'at had expected.
He instantly resolved to let him aoep it
under such protection, but still believed
litem was something wrong either in the
person or protection ; for had it not been
for him the money would not have been
taken, and had it not been for his protection
be would have got it back.
The next ia to consider it as an act of
Slate policy to prevent emigration: on
this, little need be said. In the first place,
*
t
we must ask, is it possible to prevent tho
wild fowls from passing from place to
place, or those of passage from taking
their annual flight ? If so, would tho cost
i not exceed the profit ? Wo ask, is South
; Carolina in such a poor and defenceless
condition as to bo under the necosity of
i either hiring or compelling tlioso who
wish to leave, to remain in her. I trust
t not!!! If she were,any of the operations
| of the law in question would not have that
effect, it would be to roust tho better class
i and locate the worse?moving the class
, who is the bone and muscle of our couni
trv. for otliorc * L
-v, ..-DO Iiiicgriijr llllglll DC
questioned, neither would they be stable
longer than their interest#* would demand
a more favored spot, sacrificing the intcri
ests of their State as cheerfully as the
comfort and happiness of those whom
i they have driven off, by living oft" their
labor without remuneration. Such men
Corolina don't need for protection, and
would be ashamed to own as sons.
But some days let us try it, if it don't
i work well then we can repeal it. This
must also be a poor argument to sustain
; it onward in its operation. Would we
ask any sane man to permit anything
, like a young rattlesnake to be nourished
and brought up as a pet in bis family,
because it was liked by some of his chili
drcn, was pretty, and at present could do
no harm; if he understands its nnturo will
he try it a while, ami wait to see its future
operations? Wo think not. lie
would dispatch it, and learn his children
to make pets ofbetter matured things.
A few words about its consistency and
we have done. This law takes effect outside
of all incoporated cities but not in
them. Why not make the man living
outside of the line of incorporation liable
to be sold out to the uttermost farthing,
as well :u* the man whose house is inside.
Is their houses not the same, their goods
the same, their property as valuable to
them ? Have they not the same right for
protection against fraud, or the same right
to make gain by lawful fraud if we might
use the expression?certainly?their interests
arc identical, and their liabilities and
protection should he tho same. But my
own opinion is that the whole system
is wrong founded, and that the best State
policy would bo to make contracts binding
and valid to the full extent of the defen
| (hints ability?thou confidence would bo
restored ; business men could then operate
' I l?otb on the strength of their veracity and
their proporty combined?which is nothing
but tneir reasonable dues.
If the writer is wrong in these remarks
he hopes some abler pen will show Itiin |
whore, and ho pledges himself to acknowledge
his error, tor it is certainly not from
the heart, but the head?as he has no
selfish motives in view?entertains no animosity
or personal jii<jue against any man
?neltheir claims the title of politician or
candidate, but a fellow citizen of South
Carolina, aud fanner?he remains,
J. R.
Tiik Pmkhs.?The Richmond Kmjuirer,
speaking of the common notion that every
body has a right to publish what he
pleases, ait the publisher's expense and
not his own, says, very forcibly:
The press is only free to its .alitor*, and
to those w hom its editors believe to have
good ground for addressing the public, i
and something to say w hich the public 1
has an interest in hearing. We would recommend
those who latter under this mistake
to consider the following fact?that
new spapers are made for the large class who
read, and not for the small class who want
to write. The idea that when a man
I v.??x,.1 iw ?? IIU iitjrn II* |?ni|?netor
under some indefinable obligation, or
tliat he lias n right to |>uhiish hit communications
therein, with the single pro- 1
viso that they shall t?e inoffensive, is a 1
popular fancy atul moat ridiculous mistake,
which ought to la; corrected. Not only
has he no such right, hut the editor who
permits him to put uninteresting matter
in his columns, infringes upon the rights
of four or ttvc thousand other people to
gratify one individual. Very few editors
act so ahsuredlv.
Kkvknoc.? When the mind is in contemplation
of revenge,all its thoughts must
surely he tortured with the alternate pangs
of rancour, envy, hatred and indignation;
and they who profess a sweet in the enjoyment
of it, certainly never felt the consummate
bliss of reconciliation. At such
an instant, the false ideas we received
unravel, nnd the shvness, the distrust, the
secret scorns, nnd all the base satisfactions
men had in each other's fiilts and misfortunes
are dispelled ami their souls appear
in their native whiteness, without th..
least Hlrvuk of that malice or distaste
which Milled (item; and perhaps thoae
very actions, which (when wo looked at
them in the oblique glance w ith which
hatred doth always see things) were horrid
and odimn. when observed with honest
and open eye*, are Wautenua and ornamental.
Death ov R Draytos Kahi.r?We
have heard with great regret that E. Drayton
Karlo diet! at hia residence near Greenvillo
C. II., on Thursday tin* 1st instant.
For versatility of genius and high social
qualities he had few equals. lie coin menced
the practice of law at Greenville in
early life, and if he had continued at the
liar, would have distinguished hi unclf in
that department, as few men commenced
m - rm . . ?
wiin more nAttcring proaj?cctA. He wan i
n fluent aim) jrmrdfal apeakcr, nn easy i
and elegant writer, and beguiled many a i
dull moment by contributing to the nrwea.
For ftome year* I ack ho haa lived in nimoat i
entire aeclMftion, devoting himaelf mainly
to literary and eciontiflc pumuite. There I
| are many that will ahed team of regret, .
I now that ho U no more.?A. Oarrtte. i
Benevolence and Gratitude.
A TRUE STORY.
It was a raw, bleak night, the rain was
falling fast, while the wind blew in violent
gusts. A Portsmouth night coach
stopped at the principal inn of the town
to change horses. The cold and wearied
travellers alighted for a few minutes to
enjoy the comfort of a blazing fire, as well
as to take refreshments.
"Will you give a poor fellow a night's
shelter in your hay loft 1" asked a weather-beaten
sailor, addressing one of the
hostlers who was fastening the harness.
"No, not to such as you," answered the
man ; " you had better make the best
of your way off, or you'll get more than
you look for if you prowl about here any
longer."
" Perhaps, young man," replied the tar,
"you may one day, be set adrift upon
the world without a penny to keep your
ncuu above water; and as to honesty, 1
know better than to take what is not my
own, it' L have not a shoe to my foot."
" I wouldn't trust you further than 1
could see you," said the hostler; "and if
you don't he off I'll make you."
l'oor Jack was turning away, hungry
and foot-sore, when he was tapped on
the shoulder by a lad who acted as stable
boy. "If you were to go down the road
to the first little shop you come to, widow
Smith would, 1 dare say, let you sleep in
her wood-house; she is a good old creature,
and is always ready to help any one
in distress."
"Thank you, thank you," said the
sailor.
These few words caused a revulsion of
feeling in the breast of the forlorn stranger,
they told him that there still were hearts
in which kindness flowed.
John Willis, on coming ashore, had i
been robbed of his little all, a thing of
no uncommon occurrence; and he was
now compelled to beg his way to London,
lie deeply Idt the rebuffs he fre<juently
met with. The prevalence of impositions
frequently renders it hard for those who
are really in need to get help, for their
truthfulness is often questioned.
Jack followed the direction given him;
but he found the shop closed. He felt
that it was an unseasonable hour; still,
the favorable account he had received of
the owner encouraged him to tap gently at
the door, llis summons was answered
by the worthy dame, who, having listened
compassionately to his tale ot sufferillfr
l.n/ln -..J 1
r,1 nun viugi iiii*j niiiiru iier
frugal meal. Tiro tar entertained hi? benevolent
hoatew with a roniul of souio of
the shipwrecks and narrow escapes
lie had himself had. And she piouslv
directed his mind to the good Providence
which had preserved him to the I
present hour, and the Saviour who had
died to redeem him. The repast over,
the widow placed some clean, dry straw
in one corner of a shed attached to her
dwelling, and, with a thankful heart, the
wearied ti.iveller stretched himself upon
it, and slept as soundly as if on a bed of
down.
lleforo continuing his journey in the
morning, Jack looked in to thank the good
woman for the shelter she had given him;
he found, however, a warm meal awaiting
him. Having partaken of it, and accepted
a few pence to help him on his way,
he departe I, with a heavy benediction
from bis hostess.
Ten years passed, and the little incident
here recorded had long eacaj?ed the memory
of all save one of the parties coneemed.
Ten years had wrought many changes in
the town and most of its inhabitants; but
they hud glided gently over the bead of
widow Smith. The only alteration perceptible
in her was, that her hair had become
more silvery, and her form was
slightly bent. She still continued her labors
of love; and thought her means were
very limited, she was looked upon as the
friend and neighbor of all w ho were siek
or in want.
One morning a large, official-looking
letter was put into Mrs. Smith's hand by
the postman. Its puriMirt was to bee her
# t o
attendance in the city i>f London, on the
following day, when, the writer said, she
would receive gratifying intell'gtnee,which
it was wished to communicate to herself
personally. Much consultation and gossip
ensued. One of her neighbor? thought
it a hoax, to play the old lady a trick;
another said it was highly imprudent for a
woman of her years to take such a journey,
osjh.'c ally to trust herself alone in
in such a wicked place as L>ndon ; while
a third was quite ?ure that the writer
had some ovil design. It did appear a
formidable undertaking to one who had
never strayed ten miles from Iter native
place. The widow's credulity had often
been imposed upon, yet she would believe
anything hut that any one would intentionally
deceive or wrong her. Shu bad
great confidence, too, in the protecting
providence of God, whom she served in
humble dependence on his grace in Christ,
and therefore felt no fear in complying
with the request in the letter. Wherefore,
notwithslamling the ridicule of some and
the remonstrances of others, the good
damu started hy the first coach which
p.issed through On the morrow, and
re icIh><) Ixindon in time to meet the ap|s>ititment.
The uddresa given Iter was at an inn,
ami on arriving there ?hc \va? immediately
ushetcd into a private apartment, where
two respectable young men wore waiting
to receive her. The widow's surprise was
increased when one of them accosted her
with the familiar phrase, "How do yon do,
mother f?Don't yon remember me, my
worthy! added h > in answer to her baif
frightened, inquiring glance. "I aiu
Jack Willis, the sailor you housed
and fed ten years ago, when he had neith
er money noi friends. I am now captain
of a merchantman; and this gentleman,"turning
to his companion, "will, in my name,
do the needful to settle an annuity of fifty \
dollars upon you as a proof of my grati- ?
tude for your kindness, and especially for t
your goixl advi. ? which, I hope, by God's
mercy, led me to think of Christ, and to ?
trust in him for salvation." c
The widow, unable to give utterance j
to the emotions ofher swelling heart, burst ?
into tears. ^
Widow Smith returned to her cottage- ,
home, thankful to God for His blessing on a
her humble efforts to benefit a fellow crea- I
ture in body and soul, and for His bounti- t
ful care for her,and delighted that she had I
now increased means of usefulness; and f
never after did she listen to a tale of suf- j
fering without thinking of poor Jack Wil- t
lis.?London Tract Magazine. r
The Bride's Departure J
The St. Ixniis correspondent of the *
Cincinnati Atlas, relates the following fincident,
which oceurod in the boat in c
which he embarked from Louisville: e
"After 1 had got on board, a few mo- '
ments before we started, my attention 8
was attracted toward a group of friends v
with whom I became very much inter- ?'
ested. It was a family parting with a *
beloved daughter and sister, who was I
a bride, and was leaving the home and c
trends of her childhood, to cast her e
lot with the one she loved, and seek '
another home in the far, far West. She ti
appeared to be an only daughter?at least "
there was no sister there?the parting of y
the mother and child was one of the most c
affecting scenes I ever witnessed. They >'
sal for an hour side hv side in silence? w
the heart was too full to speak? waiting v
for the boat to start, and appearing anxious
to remain together as long as possible. >"
At length the last signal was given, they tl
then arose, and with a look of grief, that '
I will never forget as long as i breathe, h
they regarded each other for a moment 'j
and then enclosing themselves in each t
other's arms, stood for a while trembling "
in parting anguish, as if in fear least to )
sunder that embrace, would tear every b
heart-string loose, llut at last, summon- P
ing strength, they bado each other tho d
sad farewell, in a tone and manner be
yond the power of words to describe, such P
as told all the depths of a mother's and I ?
a daughter's love, and sueli as suhdued "
the whole company who saw it into sad- "
ness and tears. The father then came ?
and gave his parting blessing, and bid his t
sad farewell, and then took the1. cincr, ami f
they moved sadly away. When they *
had got to the cabin door, she turned t
to take that last, long, lingering look 1
that the heart loves to and will take, 1
when parting with some dearly loved <
object, though we feel that in doing so, the '
tide of grief and woe, anguish, will j>our ]
with tenfold force around the soul. Their '
eyes met, and if they should never meet
on earth again, that lingering look will be <
remembered till both hearts arc cold and i
still in death, till they meet again in '
heaven. The brothers, two of them, ?
remained on board to take their parting *
at tho foot of the Falls. The eldest brother t
almost a man, tried to part with manly 1
dignity, but tho last cnibraco was too s
much?he quivered for a while like an c
aspen leaf, and then bade farewell in tears, o
The youngest, a small l?oy, gave loose to f
his anguish, and sobbed as if his very h
heart would burst?and after kissing her c
again and again, left, her as though lie
had left the sweetest and dearest frend on a
.1 i. e. i._.i A ?*.i ?
ITUIIII, lis UHMI^II IKS II .HI llll'l Willi IUS J
first ami great loss?and I doubt not that t
amid all the storms of life, that parting i'
hour will be remembered forever. After f
they had got on shore, they stood on a t
|K>int and waved their last adieu till c
they were lost sight of in tho distance, t
Then, no doubt, a full sense of her loss i<
coining home with all its jiower to the
young girl's heart, and feeling that she v
was alone in the world with the man she t
loved, fwho stood by her with his arm h
around her,) she hid her face in his l>osom, *
and gave way to all the agony of her t
grief. Then I thought what will woman "
not do when she loves with all her heart! j(
And what a treasure that man could caII s
his own, when lie held that young girl in c
his arms, and knew lliat she suffered all p
that anguish for her love for him; and "
then I thought what a bnschrart his must r
bo if he could abuse that love, and betray ?
that trust and confidence. Yes, base he *
must be, if ho does not love her more o
than his own soul,and if he would not f
sacrifice every selfish joy lie has on earth R
to make her happy. *
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Jt-tT The Mortnon Bible is a curiosity |
of literature. The following description
.1. I- _L!A .1? -? t
ui mo vessels m ?iueu mo ciiosen people
crossed tho Atlantic, in a fair sample of its
contents : " These barges wero built after
a manner that they wero exceedingly
tight, oven that that they would hold water
like a dish, and the bottom thereof was |,
tight like unto a dish, and the ends ?
thereof were peaked, and tho top thereof t
was tight like unto a dish, and tho length c
thereof was the length of a tree, and tho f
door thereof, when it waa shut, was tight t
like unto a dish. And tho Lord said un- t
to the brother of Jared. behold thou shall i
mukc a hole in the top thereof, and also t
in the bottom thereof, and when thou t
shalt suffer for air thou shalt unstop the c
hole thereof and receivo air, and if it be {
so that the water come in upon thee, be- {
hold ye shall aton the hole thereof tliat <j
ye may not perish in the flood."
??1- ? ?
A loquacious tailor having asked a t
Quaker in what fashion he would he r
measured. "In silence," was the solemn e
reply. a
A Daughter's Marriage.
We find the fol'owing flouting abot
without a claimant. It is one of the pi
est gems we have ever met with ; full <
ruth and feeling:
The departure of a son from beneath tl
larental roof does not present any specti
'le of desolation. Masculine life has, froi
nfancy, an individuality, an independent'
m exotism, so to say, which is essential I
vanting to female existence. When a so
ibandons his parent, to create for himsc
i separate interest, this separation caus<
nit little interruption in their mutual reli
ions. A man marries, and still maintaii
lis friendships, his habits, and his filial a
actions. Nothing is changed in his life
t is only an additional tie. His depa
urc is consequently a mere simple sep;
ation ; while the departure of a youn
jirl, the wife of a few hours, is a real di
muuii?uujwinun tvini <111 usuuues an
eelings still fresh about it. In ono wore
ho son is a sailing which has alwa}
frown apart from the trunk; while tli
laughter has, on the contrary, formed a
sscntial portion of it, and to detach lie
roin her place is to mutilate the tree i
elf. You have surrounded her yout
vith unspeakable tenderness?the exhaust
ess tenderness of your paternal and 111.1
ernal hearts; and she, in return, has aj:
icarcd to jiour fourth upon you both at
rpially inexhaustible gratitude ; you lov
d beyond all the world, and she seemei
to you with a proportionate affee
ion. lint one day, one ill-fated day, 1
inn arrives, invited and welcomed bj
ourselves; and this man of your owi
lioice carries oil' to his domestic eyri<
our gentle dove, far from the soft nes
Inch your love had made for her, and t<
hich hers hail clung.
< >11 the morrow you look around you
ou listen, you await, you seek for some
liing which you cannot find. The cag<
i empty, the tuneful linnet has flown; si
:nce has succeeded to its melodious war
lings ; it does not come as it did only 01
he previous morning, fluttering its pertu
ned w ings about your pillow, awakeninj
ou by its soft caresses. Nothing remain
lit a painful calm, a painful silence, 1
willful void. The chamber of the absen
arling offers only that disorder which i
i so melancholy for a mother to contem
late; not the joyous and impatient dis
rder of occupation, but that of abntidou
iieiit. Maidenly garments scattered ben
lid there; girlish fancies 110 longer prized
hairs heaped with half worn dresses
Irawers K it partially open, and ransacko
o their remotest corners ; a bed in whicl
10 one has plept; a crowd of charruin
rifles, which the young girl loved, hi
which theyoungwife despises and which ar
itteredover the carpet like the feathci
lroppod by the linnet,w hen the hawk mad
he timid bird his prey. Such is the d<
crossing sight which rings te th
nother's heart.
Nor is this all?from th is day she o<
aipies only the second place in the nffeel
ons of her departed idol; and even tha
nerely until the happiness of maternit
hall have taught her whom she weeps t
ttsign to her one still lower. This niai
his stranger, unknown a few months, i
nay be a few weeks previously, has as
umed a right over affections w hick wer
incc almost entirely her own; a few hour
f fleeting, and it may l?e of assume*
enderness, have, in a great degree, suffice*
o efface twenty years of watchfulness, o
are, and of self abnegation; and they havi
lot only rent away her right to be the firs
nul best beloved, but they have also de
irived her of the filial caresses, the atten
ion, and the adored presence of the heart'
dol, whom sho has herself given to hii
or life. Nothing is left to the mother bn
he attachment of respect. All the wannc
motions are engrossed by the liusbam
0 v horn his young bride owes alike obev]
pneo and devotcdnese.
If she loves hiin, she leaves her horn
without regret, to follow his fortunes t
ho end of the world ; if she does not lov
iim, she will perform the duty with r<
ignation. Nature and law aliko imjios
he obligation on her, and her own heai
oust decide whether it will constitute he
oy or her trial; but in either case the rc
ult to 'the mother is the same. No
an that mother reproach her with thi
ainful preference, for she has roaoed he
1 the conviction of the necessity of mar
iage; she has herself ottered toiler its ex
tuple in her own person; Heaven it
elf has pointed it out as a duty whoa
mission is culpable; and, therefore, fa
rom venturing to u ish that the lost on
hould restore to her all the tendernes
vhich time and habit may enable her t
withdraw from her husband, the mothc
* bound, on the contrary, to pray tha
hey may every day Ivecome more dea
o each other, even at the expense of he
iwn happiness. This misfortune is th
nothcr's Inst blessing.
j ur. i iTb i/rtiwuifcnn. i\
ind five daughters, all of whom he brougli
ij) to sonic useful and respectful oecupr
ion in life. These daughters mnrriec
>nc after another, with the consent of thci
sthcr. Tho first married a gentleman b
he name of l'oor ; the second, a Mr, Lit
la; tho third, a Mr. Short; the fourth,
>fr lirown; and the fifth, a Mr Iiogg. A
he wedding of tho latter, her sisters, witl
heir husbands, wero present. After th
:cremonies of the wedding were over, th
>ld gentleman said to the guests, "I hav
aken great pains to educate my fiv
laughters, that they might act well the
>nrt in lire, and from their advantage
md improvement*, I fondly hoped tni
hoy would do honor to their family; an
iow I And that all my pains, care*, an
xpectationa have turned out nothing bi
i Poor, Little, Short, Broim, Hogg.
\
I
J k\\\h\\\ UMing.
Ll?
jf ~ =
Spiritual Knowledge.
ie ,ri
j. Ihere is not bo much need of learning
n as of grace to apprehend those things
e which concern our everlasting peace;
v' neither is it our brain that must be set to
work, but our heart. However excellent
M the use of scholarship, in all the sacred
^ employments of divinity, yet in the main
act which imparts salvation, skill must
,s g|V*3 piaco to attection. Happy is
f. the soul that is possessed of Christ, how
,. poor soever in nil inferior endowments.?
r_ Ye all wise and ye great wise, while vo
spend yourselves in curious questions, and
g learned extravagances, ye shall find one
touch of Christ more worth to your souls,
than all your deep and laborious discussions.
In vain shall ye seek for this in
s your books, if ye miss it in your Ikjsoius.
lC If you know all thing and cannot say,
? "I know whom I have believed," you have
,r but knowledge enough to make yourselves
completely miserable. The deep mysteries
], of Cod lines, which to the great clerks of
t_ the world are as a book clasped and scaled
t. up, lie open before him, (the pious and
devout man,) fair and legible; and while
? those book men know whom they have
.. heard of, he knows "whom he hath be|
lieved." The truth of Christianity, says
a pious author, "is the spirit of God, livu
ing and working it, and when the spirit is
j not the life of it, then the outward form is
, but like the carcase of a dead soul." Divini j
ty has certainly been confused and perplexed
t bv the learned. It requires to be disenj
tangled and simplified. It appears to me
to consist in this single point?the restoration
of the Divine life, the image of God,
. lost and defaced by the fall, by the. opera3
tion of theIloly Ghost. "When this is res.
tored, every other advantage of Christianity
_ follows in course, l'ure morals are absou
lately necessary to the reception of the
. Holy Ghost, and an unvoidablo conscT
quenec of his continuance. The attains
ment of Grace is thus nunc nccessarium.
3 It includes in it all Gospel comfort, it teacht
es all virtue, and leads infallibly to light,
I life, and immortality.?Bishop Hall.
From the Xcw Hue/land Farmer.
e "Isaac's servant said unto him wc have found
j 1 water."
; I Living as wc do in a land abounding
j with rivers, lakes, and running brooks, it
li is difficult to imagine a region less favored
g in this respect than our own; while we
it cannot rend the old Testament without
c I being reminded of the value of a "well of
rs water" to those wandering tribes whoso
le flocks and herds were their principal
j- wealth.
e The traveller, in these days visiting the
holy Land, journeys from fountain to
fountain the most beautiful and valuable
t- land-marks that so sterile a country affords,
t From afar his wearied vision catches the
v waving of the palm the blossoming of the
o shrubs, and the fresh green of the grass,
i, which speak in their poetical language of
it the clear, cool water baptizing their roots;
>- and when alighting from his camel, he
e throws himself down in the shade and
s quaffs the liquid element, he realizes all
J the fervor of enjoyment which impelled
.1 Isaac's servant to exclaim "wc have found
if water!"
> The universality of the blessing with
t us does not render us wholy unmindful of
t- | its value and beauty. Far off amidst the
i- 1 trees w e see the gleaming of a blue lake,
s 1 as its quiet waters repose in the sunshine,
n and the eye grows brighter, and the smile
it sweeter with irrepressible delight. Wo
r pass into the woods where the winds make
1, pleasant music and the birds love to gath[
or ami sing ; and blending with their voices
wc hear the plaintive melody of rune
ning water. It glides along at our feet
o over the smooth poppies, and through
e flower-gemmed banKs, till by and by it
?- meets with an obstruction and dashes it?
ooir ~i--i -5?->
^ ovii v?w?n mui iioanaonraeni, ma t
king the greenwood ring with the sound
r of its rejoicings.
]>avid compares tlie good man to a
r "tree planted by rivers of water," and to
a him it was probably the most beautiful
r aud npt comparison his poetic mind could
suggest. The tree whose roots arc nourished
- by a never failing supply of water knows no
abatement in growth and vigor, whilo
e that which struggles into life ainid a
r parched soil, lives but a brief season, a
e half grown and unshapely object. And
s the good man's soul is strengthened and
o sustained by a fountain deep within, fed
r by the hand of God. While in the s< 1
t of sin his neighbor's spiritual growth 'a
r dwarfted and unshapely, he is reaching i p
r to the heavenly light, and attaining to the
o perfection of its powers.
In addressing the woman of Samaria,
Jesus compares his religion to a well of
living w nter, springing up into everlasting
n life, and this precious fountain ho hath
it left unsealed. We speak of the fever of
i- life, and the expression is scarcely figuraI,
tivo.
ir The pursuit of wealth, fame and pleasy
lire, creates a fever in the heart an unquiet
i- longing that earth cannot satisfy. Thero
a seems be no repose, no contentment
t but an endless grasping that closes upon
li nothingness ; and this results from ths
e nnworthiness of the oWerfc. rairsuert.?
o Ho who makes spiritual perfection
c his aim is sometimes disheartened but
e never abandoned to despair. The well of
ir living water is to him a reality, and
* though his burden be heavy ami the road
it rough, the voice of faith assuree him, "The
d Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want;
d He maketh me lie down hi green pastures;
it He leadeth me beeidea the still waters ;*
and be believes and is cotnioatad