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NEUTRAL IN POLTICS?DEVOTED TO LITERARY, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
VOLUME IV. LANCASTER. C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1856 NUMBER 49.
SELECT POETRY. ?
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BYRON'S PRAYER. not
My soul it aick of thin long dnv?
I'm weary of iU lingering light?
And, loathing lifts, I turn away, ear
To wocp, and wiah for night. cur
(long to lay me gently down ing
In slumber, on my mother'* breast; an(]
And would exchange an empire's crowC dm
For overlastiug rest. |a
Though but iu Man hood'a morn I aland, pit
Pre Heed the laurel wreath to g'tin; bro
My songs are heard in every land, kin
And beauty breathes the strain. BII(J
Here smiles and aweeter teara are mine, ^ur
And yet of love, yoxth fame possent,
Oh, gladly would my heart resign
All?all?for endlata rest.
mm
The dreams for which men wish to live, I,ac
Or dare to die?the gilded cloud nig!
Of glory o'er the tomb, I'd givo lalii
For eileucc and a shroud. lie'*.
1 >uk no Pnrndiae on high: 4l'lc
With being'* atrifo on earth oppreat, fu|
The only huaven for which 1 *igh, Cn |
U rest, tUraal rest.
out
My natal day In tear* I keep, '
Which 1 rejoiced in when a ctold, ??n
And each return the birth I weep, wo'
O'er which my mother entiled. *d;
Bid Heaven take back the breath it gave, of c
That I, a cold and ailent gueet, in
Within my tather'a houae, the grave, YO;(
May Cud a long, long rcat. CMU
the
Without my own conaent I came.
But with my wildcat wieh I go; ,ro
Fori would fairly be the amine
I cm- ere born to woe. l'ie
My cold hueh'd heart, with no pale gleama "
Of crnaeionaneea to wake and waate. fied
I would have alevp, without ita dream a, con
And reet, eternal reetl the
' MISCELLANEOUS. ?
THE THREE BRIDES.
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A TUHILLINO 8TORV. Iecl
had
" Do you aee," aaid the aezton, "thoae ^?e
three hiliocka yonder, aide bjr aide t? 'P*
There aleep three bride*, win wo h'ntorv
I am about to relate. Look there, air, on ,K>a
yonder bill, you may observe a little de- Wer
solate house, with a little straggling fence 11111
is front, and a fe.r atunted apple trees on but
the ascent behind it. It is sadly out of lb"
repair now, and the garden is overgrown e,'?
with weeds and brambles, and the whole dan
place has a desolate appearance. If the Ad<
winds were bigii now, you might hear d*r
the craxy shutters flapping against the Mai
aides, and the wind tearing the gray shin. ^r0
glea off the roof, Many years ago there Tb<
lived in that house an old inan, who cub l'?"
livated the few acres of ground that be- g*r
longed to it. ben
* The father was a well-tanght man, eou
deeply verted in the inysterios of science | UP
and m lie could tell the name of every bo*
Hewer that blossomed in the wood, or ?n3
grew in the garden, and used to sit up fr?r
late at night at his books, or in reading 1? *
the mystic story of the starry heavens, I f?ct
fnef) thought he was craxy or bewitched, uev
pnd avoided him as the ignorant ever *'
sSwm the gifted and the enlightened. A san
faw there were, and among others, tho the
physician of the plaoe, who showed a of r
WitliegoeM to Afford him countenance, aeci
but they very soon dropped hi* acquint- mn
aim*, for they found the old nun wu at t
eomewbat (tewd end moreover tbeir the
fAoity wee wounded on discovering the roi<
extent of hie knowledge. on*
** To the minuter he would quote the lect
father* end the scriptures in the origin d Tb<
tongue, end ebowed biioeelf nrmed with the
the wee pone of polemic controversy. He cpi
eetonielied the lawyer with hie proJbend ?o?i
Acquaintance with juriepsudeoce; end ?ru
the phjsieipa wee eurprired ** the extent line
hie medical knowledge. 80 ell of aflft
them ImrtiJ him, end the luinieter from
whom he differed in eome trifling point ace
of doctrine, epoke eery lightly of bun; ?iet<
end by end by looked oe the eelf educet- one
erf former with eye* of nremiow. ed I
* He IneU noted hie eon in ell hie lore; elry
the Innguago* Hteretwre, history, pbiloeo- ly,
pby eed *dinee, were enfolded, one by ger
pea, fo the eetheaieetle eon of the oolite- row
* *
17. will
<* Yenm relied ewey, end the old men *?t
died. He died when n (term convulsed ed
the Am of enter* when the wfcd howled her
emend therkeUered dweittng, eod the "
Bflhtidntg ffotycd flberw the iwr< eed tho' yea
went to heaven in faith and purity
vulgar thought and said the Evil On<
mod his own in the elements. I can
paint to you the grief of the son a
i bereavement. The m inister cami
I muttered a few hollow praises in hit
, and a few neighbors, impelled b\
iosity to tie the interior of his dwell
, came to tho funeral. With a proud
I lofty look, the son stood above the
t and the dead, in the midst of tlx
J of hypocritical mourners, with s
ig at his heart, hut serenity upon bis
w. He thanked his friends for theii
dness, acknowledged their courtesy,
I then strode away from the grave, tc
y bis grief in the privacy of the desert
J welling.
lie found, at last, tho solitude of the
usion almost insupportable, and he
ed the ehonv fioor from moruing till
lit, in all tho agony of woe aud deso'
on, vainly importuning heaven for se
It cntne to liim in the guise of po<
inspiration. He wrote with wonder
ease and power. Page after pagt
ie from his prolific pen, almost withan
cdo<-t, and there was a time when
J reamed (vain loo!) of immortality.?
rte of his productions came before the
Id. They were praised and rircutat
and inquiries set on foot in the bopr
iiscovering the author. He, wrapped
tho veil of obseurity, listened to lh<
*o of applause, the more delicious be
se it was obtained by stealth. Fron
obscurity of yonder lone mansion, ant
n tbis region to send lays that aston
id the world, was indeed x triumph tc
visionary bard.
Ilia thirst for fame had been grati
, nnu ?ie now oegan 10 ream tcr tlx
ipaniotiship of some sweet being o
softer sex, to share with him the lau
be had won, and to whisper consola
i in his ear in the moment* of despon
cy, and to supply the void which tlx
th of a father had occasioned. Hi
lid picture to himself the felicity of t
tied intercourse with a h'ghly iutel
ual and beautiful woman, and as hi
I chosen for his motto, Whatever hat
n done may be done/ he did not de
ir of success.
In tbis village lived three sisters; all
utiful aud accomplished. Their namei
a Mary, Adelaide and Madeline. 1
far enough past the age of enthusiasm
never can I forget the beauty of thorn
jo young girls. Mary was the young
and f fairer-haired, more laughing
nsel, never danced upon the green.?
elaide, who was a few years older, wat
k-baired nod pensive; but of thethre<
deline, the oldest, ]>ossessod the inosl
, spirit, cultivation nod intellectuality
sir father, a man of taste aud educai,
and being somewhat above the vulprejudices,
permitted the visits of the
0 of my storf. Still he did not en
rage th? affection ho found springing
between Mary and the poet. When,
revei, he found that her affections wen
aged, he did not withhold bis conseul
n their marriage, and the recl'.uo bor<
he mansion the young bride of hi* af
ions. Oh, sir, the house assumed i
r appearsnce within and without.
' lvo.sos bloomed in the garden , Jos
tines peeped llwough the '.slice, Ibt
fields about it smited with the effooti
nore careful cultivation. Lights wen
1 in the parlor in the evening; ani
ny a time would the passer hy pan*
he garden gate to lialcn to strains o
sweetsst music, breathed by chora
res from the cottage. If the rojstori
student and his wife had been neg
ed by tbe neighbor*, what cared thrv
nr enduring mutual affection m*?l
ir borne a little Paradtae. But deatl
le to Eden. Mary suddenly fell aid
> after a few liour'e illneea, died in th
i? of bfr huaband and her aieter M.?d?
w Tbie wae ibe atadenl'a trcond heavj
iciie*.
I)aye, montba rolled on, and the eol
of the bereaved waa to ait with tlx
ir of the deceaaed and talk of the loe
To Adelaide he offered bia widow
beart. Tb? bridal waa not one of t*v
' and mirth. Yet they lived l.appi
and the roee agate tloeeomed in Un
den. Bat it eeemed ae if fatality par
A thie aingutai man. When the row
bered, and ibe leaf Ml, ia the mefAov
urn of the year, Adelaide too atuken
and died like her aieter, In tbenrma o
buabend end Madeline.
1 Perbepe yon will think It etmnge
W% WWH tkat %Hrn **? Ae wretch*
, | survivor stood again at the altar. Mad
a i line ! I well remember bcr. She was
-1 beauty in the true sense of the word.t
She might have sat on a throne, and tl
i most loyal subject, the proudest, pet
? would have sworn the blood in her veil
r descended from a hundred kings. SI
loved the widower for bis power and h
I fame, aud she wedded him.
) " They were mnried in that churcli!
^ it was a summer afternoon? I recollect
1 , well. During the ceremony the blacke
1 cloud I ever saw, overspread the heaven
nnd the moment this bride pronounce
her vow, a clap of thunder shook tL
>. building to its centre. All the fernah
shrieked, but the bride herself made tb
response with a steady voice, and her ey
( glistened with a wild fire as she gaze
' upon l.cr bridegroom. When they arm
' ed at the house, she sank upon the threi
' hold; hut this was the timidity of th
maiden.
"\\ hen they were alone, ho claspo
her hand, and it was as cold as icel'
' Madeline,' said he, ' what menus this
' Your cheek is as pale as your weddin
1 gow n.' The bride uttered a frantic shriel
' ' My wedding gown I' exclaimed she, 'n<
1 no; this is my sister's shroud I The hou
of confession has arrived. Tis God thr
5 impels me to speak. To win you I lot
' my soul. Yes, yes?I am a murder em
1 She smiled on me in the joyous aftVclio
of her young heart?hut I gave her tli
1 fatal drug! Adelaide twined her whit
1 ninis around my neck, but I administe
ed the poisou! Take me to your arms'
I have lust my soul for you, and ruineyo
must be!'
" And then," continued he, in a hollo'
' voice, "at thnt moment came the tbunda
f and tbe guilty woman full dead on tl:
' floor!"
rhu countenance of the nariator e:
|>re?sed what be fclL
'And the bridegroom 1" asked I, "tl;
husband of the destroyer and tho victim
what became of him I"
" He stands before you!" was the tbri
' r
ling answer.
i ?
Hooks.?A learned,* ritersays of book
I They are masters who instruct us withoi
rods or ferules, without words or ange
, without bread or money. If you ap|*oac
them, they are not asleep; if vou see
^ . they do not hide : if too plunder they d
not scold ; if you are ignorant they do n<
\ laugh at you. Few thingsnre more ei
' ' tertaining than to pore over a book stal
(j There.are few here at they linve thei
, in Europe, in the open street, where
^1 passcr-by may aaunter, look at the var
! ous titles, or dip into a volume. This i
rather to bo lamented kjt loungers, aj
even for book norms, as great lovers <
( books are called. Tbe latter person ofle
see* works tbat are not to be found else
, where, and is often treated with novelt
amid old musty rubbish that no one coul
, ever suppose contained anything new.?
t And then you are smitten with thecheaf
nets, or what you think is cheapccss, fu
, he it known, that whenever you seo
k hook you liko, and are determined to bu
it is always cheap. A book does not cots
to you at an intruder. You seek it ;an
, by reflecting aa you read, you hold cot
verse with a nan acquaintance ; you d
not compare each other's minds wit hoi
j i danger of violent collision. If you appro*
; of what he s?ys, yon turn from bimquie
ti It, without liHr?i words pawing. It yc
Approve, y?>u dwell upo.i the expreesioi
. and rend them over again. Here is i
once a double pleasure. La B soy ere say t
'When a person of fooling and disccrnrnet
roads a book, and it excites in iiitn elevi
; ted thoughts, he may be sure the work
, ' good, and he nc-ods no other mode
proving it.'
w Early Lovb ard Late Mauriaok.Tlie
Cincinnati Columbian relates the fc
. lowing:
"A couple, each of whom was over se
C entjr yean of age, were a night ox two i
. go united in the bom la of wedlock, at or
- of our principal hotels. They had he<
- lovers in the spring lime of life?but ci
s eun stances parted them. Each nsarrie
raised a family, lost a mate, and then r
s married; and, finally, having lost the se
r ood mats, and mot their first love, tb<
- concluded So 'travel uowo the hill of li
f together, and sleep together nt iu foot.'Tbey
were both frail, tottering and whit
? headed?hit the fire of love still bur
hrighUy lb their hem lb*
Jfi *
e- From the Charleston Standard. | to tl
a A SIlOIiT CUAPTER ON GINS. The
? The word Gin, is supposed by some a'on
je philologists to be a contraction of engine; mon
t, but Miltou and Shaktpeare both speak of *'l*n
i* gins as synonymous with traps and snares, noul
ie and the Scriptures denounce "the gins of lorit
is the workers of iniquitythe kind of gins Wl"
hero alluded to ia not specified, and the 'ow"
? planters of long staple can couceive of no
it other thau cotton gins, which all acknow- 8et c
Bt ledge are very dangerous snares to the l'JHl
s, temper, and consider all kinds of gins as '>c,ei
d ?ery iniquitous things. Tho evils result- w'"
ic ing from the gins are incalculable, produ- "7 4
* cing much inquietude Riid exasperation, | rcser
e destroying the love of households and dis- p'*-',n
e turbing the domestic peace. It is seldom nier
J that evil can bo traced directly to its d?1"'"
r. source, but there is no doubt that very CHn 1
j. much of the ill-temper and impatience of jlo w'
,e the planter of the long staple, is justly at- ; v'n8
tribulablo to this cause. There are many ; ino 1
d I doubt not, whose gins act as perfect ba- *l?w
_ roineters of tho temper, aud tho riving or
1 falling of the mercury does not indicalo
p the slate of the weather more certainly^ OBH
c, than the working of tho gin does the
>t change in the temper. The planter who .
it- has been subjected to the ordeal of the
it gins, and been proof against their assaults, ^ ^
it must be one in whom patience has had , j (
a very perfect work, l'ope lauds tho wo- ,
n men w ho can keep their temper still tho' otjjC|
,e china falls; but show me the planter who
Le can hear tho seeds crushing?crick! crish!!
? upon
r. crishlU?and preserve his equanimity, and
_ you show mo a philosopher indeed. No
ii greater moral and physical boon could be '
bestowed upon tlie inhabitants of a wide exacl
belt of the seaboard of South Carolina l^e "
r and Georgia, than by the invention ol L
some implement which would separate
_:,i. i r -i IK>V
nun luiiiuv mi' netru irum me staple. *
I propose, if sufficient encouragement
be given, to prepare for the press, "Ten 01,1'
years among the Cotton Give" which will rt ^
contain many graphic and pathetic do- -?Ul
*' meslic scenes. The retrospection of a few
I years brings up a world of fond hopes and 10 '
blasted expectations; recollections of cogs et- *
and cranks', rollers long and short; gudg- oc
eons, belts and bands. Mv first recollec- J!'0'*
...... . , . , tion.
tions of ginning are associated w ith mcrII
riment among the lusty foot ginners reck
p? ing wi.li "
1 "Deads of sweat standing upon the brow
Like bubbles on a late disturbed stream." ro?*
0 Ginning then appeared to me a pas- ler C'
>t . . . . ... . ! woul
tune which those occupied in, enjoyed.?
1 J Later in life I changed my opinion, and '
' i determined to relieve the laborers by ^rea
n | horse power. My first exneriment was
* I llnnn A l.arr.l itln . I >-?!? T ' 1 - I t 10 I
, I ?J""-"- ? "??vu a vuuvnvurvu IV
I | make lighter to the mule by attaching a M '
* heavy pendulum, operated upon by a c'Pnt
crank and cog-wheel. The difficulty wm n'
^ to adjust the speed of the mule to the wor'*
n swingof the pendulum. All being ready w'1''
y however, tor the firat trial, the mule was etorn
i started and went too fast, the beast of a w'''c
f
pendulum gave a heavy swing the wrong un
way, li s frame work be ng insufficiently ^row
** ! braced, tottered, and the whole fabric came |
r clashing down, nearly killing the mule er Wl
* , and driver. c
This raised such a laugh against ino a '
ie hold
^ ittong my young friends, that 1 had not
| the nerve to persevere. I then adopted
' ] the I irgc cog wheel and barrel gin, which
was very heavy. Great was my chagria I
11J and mortideation at hearing of complaints j 'n
e 1 among the ginnert, that whereas, they i '^ilM
were formerly 'done task' on the foot gins "nnh
II early in the day, they now were obliged ,u"'' '
'* to feed the gin until dark. The gin got Rre
1,1 out of order, and I took to 41 urns,' long *P'M^
1" roller gin, Lere troubles were ten times an<^
multiplied. Many a time have i risen in *n'' '
the looming, with a temper as bland as 'ooun
'* the soft southwest, which I enjoyed for s
? few moments in the piazza, before scat- ^ilce
ing myself to breakfast opposite the bright ?"e '
face of the mother of the blooming little c<
a _ ? .a s a ttAnr
? one#, who were eyeing wisuuiiy me ouck- i
1* wheat cukea whicli were being dipped in ?'wc
the rich butter, w hen the waiter announced
v- the little black imp, Jonas; immediately w',er
R. all countenances fell, for Jonaa was the wa8t
ie usual bearer of despatches from the gin *ro?l
a tkouse. Being impatient to learn my
4. fate, i rushed to the door;. "Well, what
d, now!" "Barwiaeu* ray sii, dat de gin sir, t|ier I
e- i? doin dreadful bad air," "What is the ^ de
c malted" "Nobody kin tell air, ho der
jy chaw up the seed and apit urn out like *11 the d
fe the wul air." "Did he screw down the 01 tri
? rollers properly!" "Yea air, he screw dem heart
e- tight and he screw dem alack, no use, still than
nt be keep chaw up the seed." "Go tell j who
BertioMiua he aod the Burns' gin mey go eon*
le douce?to start the foot gins,
foot ginners lmve continuod jogj
g At a slow pace, with a case of p:
ia occuring among them now
, when McCarthey's invention is
iced, which I sincerely hope wil
led the seed extractor, not gin, (
bo forever distrustod. And now,
planters, and fellow-sufferers, win
?speak out, "nothing extenuate,
lown aught in malice." What <
mighty one, the cotton buyer, i
i Jove Dod approving or frowni
not be bebiud the age, and intern
ivcry well authenticated improiein
ving, however, a supply of foot
euts to meet emergencies, as a
resort, when reduced to extremity;
ig always a refuge to them, un
irrivj on the scene of action and
ork to redress what is wrong, pre
my temper in tact, and etidea
to bear in mind, that "ho tha
to anger, is belter than the migh
long staple
:dience and disohedien
loner thy father and thy mother,!
lays may be long upon the land,'
mid the thunders and lightning!
Sinai, ami awful indeed were the j
i attached to its violation; but to
rendered his parents due honor, o
r words, strict obedience, was gi
iroinise that his days should bo "1
i the land."
L?ediclice is the first lesson which
Las lo learn, and the parents i
L it in the years of infancy, will li
atibfuction of knowing that their c
are in a way which they will not |
when they are ohl, for the obed
invariably makes a faithful hush
a good citizen. Show us a di&ol
froward youth, and we will show
arverse, wicked man. Show ui
h who delights to honor and obei
nta, and we will show you a rr.ai
>ure?t integrity; an ornament to i
and a blowing to the world; an
not require the inspiration o
hot, either, to make such a pre
'lIAT THE (jrOSI'KL I)oE4 >-OR
EA.?It has, in all ages, been a
live of Christianity to plant and
omestic feeling and felicities,
d figure the religion of Jesus as w
imong men, and offering them
t boons : in one hand she holds
lures of immortality, in the other
wild blessings of home. 1'hiloso
sver been high, remote, and nnpi
ing: in her glittering robes she tre
aiAttl v ftl/\ner 11>* ?vU
--J?-J ? ?"S" ui
J, amid a light that scarce min
earth's Atmosphere, but falls on
al snow, a cold, intellectual lij
h has never yet brightened the c!
speak able sadness resting on
A high task is hers, and wo si
ter all honor ; but let us dwell rt
ih Christanily iu the valleys and
lefts of the rocks, where she spre
inplhsl couch, and lights the bo
fire.
ik Laiiokst Mill ix t?l World
largest and moat comprehensive :
e world is the Pacific, at Lawren
acbu&elU. The floor surface of
ense structure is 10 acres the larj
in England is 11 1-2 acres. Tl
now in operation 40,000 cot
Ilea and 10,000 worsted spind
these are to be iucreased to 80,(
20,000 respectfully. There are 1,!
IV IU U|/?in%IVIIf IV UTJ IIILIUilBCVJ
0. These, with 2,000 persons, ]
300,000 pieces of elolb pes asm
i a If delaines. The weekl y conemupt
>tton is 20,000 pounds or 1,500,1
ids per annum, and 500,000 pou
n>I. Once a month the two tbousi
>ns assemble at the cashier's offi
e he pays out $50,000 to them
^appropriating to each one the ei
int she has earned.
?io*a.? An angry person should i
bo believed nor opposed; his intel
ranged. Mark well how his paasi
de; on that determine for, or aga
titration of your intimacy. Hut l
ust the sulky w rot eh; malice is in
l; revenge, hatred aod more pass
there are namee for. lie ia a sp
spins delicate filaments on all side
lab hie unwary victim
COLD FEET.
5,ng Cold feet aro tlio avenues to the death
neu- of multitudes every year; it is a sign of im- gi
and perfect circulation, of want of vigor of con- w
an* stitution. No one can he well,whose feet pi
II be are habitually cold. When the blood is fa
or it equally distributed to every part of the 1 In
fol- body, there is general good health. If! tl
it of there bo less blood at any one point than j ir
nor ig natural, there is coldness; and not only |
joes so^ there must bo more tliun is natural at tl
say? some other part of the systom, and there ft
I I is fever, that is, unnatural heat or opprcs- a
^ to sion. u:
en'? In the case of cold feet, the amount of
Im* blood wanting there, collects at some oth(lcr"
er part of the body which happens to bo ^
or* the weakest, to ha the least able to throw ^
I up a barricade again it the in rushing cne'
8? my. ilence, when the lungs are w eakest 111
B6r" the extra blood gathers there in the shape k
vor* of a common cold, or spitting blood. g
' ' Clergymen, other public speakers, an]
?) singers, by impropor exposures, often render
the throat the weakest part; to such> ir
cold feet gives hoarseness, or a raw, burn- n
CE. fueling, most felt at the little hollow at
j the bottom of the neck. b
To others, again,whose bowels are weak o
througii over-eating, or drinking spiritu- w
ous liquors, cold feet give various degrees
,. of derangement, from common looseness ei
up to diarhceas or dysentery ; and ?o we h
mi "lit go through the whole body,but for ai
iven 1 . . . (
j the present, this is sufficient for illuMru- ><J
~"b lion. ai
If you are well,let yourself alone. This w
is our favorite motto. Hut to those
a''? whoso feet are inclined to be cold, we siig- g
ave gest? ?
As soon as you gel up in the morning ?
Part put both feet at once in a basin of cold w a- a
ient ter, so as to come half way to the ankles; j
an^ keep them in half a minute in winter, n jd
minute or two in summer, rubbing them j n
)oU both vigorously, wipe dry,and hold to the 1 ii
s a fire, if convenient, in cold weather, until j c
' '"s every part of tho foot feels as dry as yotir I
n ^ hand, then pnt on your socks ir stock-J
,oc'* inga. j
^ 'l On going to bed at night,draw oflT \our ^
f * stochings and hold your feet to the fire for '
^'c* ten or fifteen minutes, until perfectly dry,
and get right into bed. This is a most
pleasant operation, and fully repays for 11
our the trouble of it. No one can sleep well
pre- or freshingly with cold feet. All Indians 1
f<?** and all hunters sleep with their feet to the s
We c
alk- Nover step from your bed with the na- I ^
two ked feet on an uncarpetcd floor. I have a
the known it to be the exciting canse of |s
*re months of illness.. P
phy Wear woolen, cotton, or silk stockings, Sl
srti- whichever keeps your feet most comforla- F
ads blc; do not let the experience of another he v
the your guide, for different persons require r
gles different articles; what is good for a perthe
son whose feet are naturally damp, can- 11
jilt not be good for ore whose feet arc always S:
oud dry. The donkey who had his bag o( salt r<
her lightened by swimming a river, udviscd his S
liall companion w ho was loaded down with a P
itil- sack of wool, to do the same, and having k
I in no more sense than a man or woman, ho ; ^
ads plunged and in a moment the wool nbsor- j P
use- bed the water,increased the burden many ?
fold, and bore hiin to the bottom.
M m m. b
A CHILD'S INFLUENCE.
:i'" An English lady of readability resi ^
lC#.' ded for a few years attcr becoming a wid- >
l'1'* ow, with her little son, in on* of the clii. f _
'0sl cities in Canada. The child had been ju
" re faithfully instructed in the elements of the _
ton Christian faith. He was about four years j,|
lc*' of age, very lovely and promising, and jj,
,0? and greatly easresssd by the fellow l>oar20(1
ders. An elderly gentloman in the fami*?
ly, Mr. 1L, wns exceedingly fond of hiin, K
and invited Litu one day, upon the remo- ! jt
"m *?1 of the cloth after dinner to remain up- ; p,
,K'n on his knee. The ladiea had retired, and I u
>00 i
free conversation ensued. The gewtleman ti
alluded to was given to expressions which p
,m' ever shock a pious mind. "Well,Tvmmy, IT
C*T' said one at the tahle, in high glee,, "what
or do you thiuk of Mr. 15.!" Tha ehiUUes jict
.
ilated for a moment, and then replied, "I |p
think he did not have a good mother, for
if he had, he would not uae audi naughty
nei- wordt. The gentleman waa a Scotchman;
lcct home and a pioua mother rose, in all their t|,
iona freshneaa, to hia mind. The effect upon
inst hitn waa overpowering be roae from the
ten uhle without speaking, retired, and waa
hia never afterward knowa to make uae of
iona aia ilar expression*.
ider ??^ . fa
s.to Thee# two linea, without m
Emctly (U1 Urn ootumn oak Jw
A SHORT CANDLE.
As I sat in my chamber, I saw a littlo
irl working by the light of a candle. It
as burnt down almost to the socket. 1
ijrceived that she plied her needlo very
st, and at length I over-heard her say to
erself, 44 I must be very industrious, for
lis is tho only candle I have, and it is allost
gone."
"What a moral there is, thought I, in
:ie words of this child! Surely I may learn
om it. Life is but a short candle. It is
Imost gone, and I have no other, llow
arnestiy engaged shouiu I then be in eveit
duty of my life. While I have tho
ght of life how careful should I be to pci irm
everything enjoined by my heavenly
[aster!
1. I ought to be in haste to work out
iy own salvation,with fear and tremb'ing
nowing that when this light is extinuiskcd
there is no other allowed to mord
for preparation.
2. I ought to be alive to tho immortal
iterests of my fellow creatures, working
bile it is called to-day, striving to bring
nners to the Lord Jesus Christ; for my
rief caudle is soon to go out, ami there
in be no conversion of sinners in another
orld.
3. I ought to bo unceasingly active in
icry act of benevolence, inakin j as many
nppv as I can, relieving tbe miserable,
nd doing good to all within my reach ;
>r this light is soon to be put out, and in
nether world the miserable and suffering
ill be beyond my reach.
4. I ought to use every talent for the
lory of God and the kingdom of Christ,
orking tue works or llun that sent mo
liile it is to day, for the night coincth
hen no man can work.
44 Whatsoever thy hand findcth to do
0 it with thy might; for there is no work
or device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom
1 the grave whither thou gocst." Holes.
ix.
WHAT IS MAX.
Originally dust?engendered in sin?
roughl forth with sorrow? helpless in
ifancy?extravagantly wild in his youth
?mad in his manhood?decrepid in ago
-his first voice moves pity?his last comoands
grief.
Nature clothes the beast with hair?
he birds with feathers, and the fishes w ith
calcs?bill man is born unked?bis bands
annot handle?bis feet cannot walk?
lis tongue cannot speak, nor his eyes see
right?simple his thoughts?vain his deires?toys
bis delight. As soon as lie
uts on his distinguishing character, reaon,
be burns it with wildfire passions?
mints it with abominable pride, tears it
ritli insatiable revenge?dirts it with avaice,
and stains it with lust. His next state
k full of miseries?fears" torment?hopes
ltoxicate?cares perplex?enemies asilllt
him?frioiuls IkiImi' liim?thiavaa
ob him?wrongs oppress bim?and dan"
ers way-lay bim. llis last scene is delorable?bis
eyes dim?hands feeble?
et lame?sinews shrunk?bones dry?
is days arc full of sorrow?bis nights of
ain?bis infancy is full of folly?youth
f disorder and toil?age of infirmity.
In other worths, man is a dunghill
lunched with s .ow?a may-game of forme?a
mark for malice?a butt for envy
-if poor, despised?if rich, flattered?if
rudent, mistrusted? if simple, derided?
is beauty, a flower?his strength, grass
-his wit, a flash?bis wisdom, folly?Ids
idginent, weakness?bis art, imperfection
-his glory, a blaze?bis time, a s >an?
imself, a bubble. lie is born crying- re.
laughing?and dies sighing.
A Witty Meiisoo ov Makixo a SpsaL'ti
IT. in ( >nA TI/Mi*tAn r\f A laKfimi
a jolly wag, a# good-natured ns ha is
onest and sensible. The other day, af>r
several votes for Speaker had been
tken, without effect, Houston crossed the
Representative llall, to the seat of the
icinber from the Utica district, wheu the
dlowing Dialogue ensued :
Mr. Houston.? Mattcson, don't you
now how to make a Speaker f
Mr. MaUesoa?No! do you!
Mr. Uouston?Well, I can tell you.
Mr. MAtteson?For Ucavgii's sake do,
cn, Houston.
Mr. Houston?Why, let the Banks sus>nd!
An explosion occuied just here.
Bxai tt, like the drooping flower, soon
des, but the divine excellency of the
ind remains, when all those beauties am