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VOLUME VII. LANCASTER, C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT 27, 1858. NUMBER S!
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From the Boston fiazette.
Twenty Years Married.
)BY B. P. SllILt.AnF.il?(MRS. rARTINCTOR.)
?.'es, twenty years have winged their Might,
Since that mysterious Avord I spoke.
VVhen. on n beauteous summer night,
.1 t assumed the flowery yoke.
tf long had craved the blissful chain,
And cheerfully subscribed the vow;
Perhaps I'd do the same again?
Perhaps?though I aui older now.
.Ah, well do I recall the time
When she, now pensive by my side,
Stno'd, in Iter blushing morning prime,
A tender, sweet and bashful oride;
And I, so proud of that dear hand,
Could source contain myself for bliss;
I'd bought n tract of fairy land,
And sealed my purchase with a kiss.
For happiness we trimmed our ?nil,
My darling little bride and I;
Hope's breezes blew a pleutaut gale,
And gently smiled the summer sky,
? The world seemed made for her and me.
All bright wherever we might turn,
i i... i:r.. .. i? .. ? :i ?
v/ui mc m? in* ;i ?.rraui|ii|i ?r.n ?
Sweet innocents! we'd much to Icnrn.
For hood did care's disturbing breath
Its baleful iulluenee impart,
Alui bitter sorrow, born of death,
O'er cast tl.e sunshine of our heart;
It.ii still. a> trouble roui d us rose,
i'liu'ii closer, louder, eluno tJ^i.'j.
lllcssid ? 'ill tire jtlivngth of love a rcp(w, j
Ihiduii, g all that grbf could tench.
'I > d iiiu.lioi' joy, though small ourspherc, '
And craved no more extended fume,
Kor children made our dwelling dear?
' I'wim wonderful how fist tlievcnine 1? )
"'J Kjo/y'tVio merrier." we said,
And in them every wish wis blest:
A part in otp- embrace hare staid, "
A mound at Woodlawtl tells the rest.
Yins? twenty yearn have ieft ilieir trace
tl ion her brow, then smooth nod fair, ,
And s'oicn, some say, the witching grace
That i nee her features used to wear ;
Jb?t ?lill ! ?ri- the same l.ind e\es
y. mi <m nil with a light as true,
Ah when, in love's your.g paradise,
J first tin ir in 'piration knew.
And I?well, eel!?we'll I, t that passNone
more than I time's changes see
K.i< h day I sh..\u inyselt ?alas!
Aly mirror nol limirt me;
l/iii if I'm eiumgid lor worst or U si
,1 unuol answer, oil iny hie,
Ace c-.i?e the uniting of thin lest
To (u< ii us choose lo nhk my wile.
Tliitloson Wi lntvo !c..rmd:
Pure happiness tint men have deemed,
In Imt a hope soon ovfrturnwl,
A vision Imt in fanny d rem tied?
Tint all of happiness b?ln v.
Pursuing' whirli tin* lifi- is spent,
J ii mingled scenes of 4>li*s and woe,
Is ii-ensnrcd l>y the woril content.
Thoughfortune may wilhliolii its smile,
Aa il hit* done in time before.
Content ahull still our way beguile,
And rust the future landscape o'er.
The future?who its tale may tell!?
Hut for it we've no doubt* nor fenrs,
And like our life that'll pant no well,
We'll try another twenty years.
iflrrtfii J>tnrq. |
The Two Homes.
Two tout, on their way borne, met at a
street crossing, and walked.on together.
They were neighbors and friends.
This has been a very bard day,' said
Mr. Freeman, in a gloomy voice. And
as they ??ikod homeward tliey discount j
ged er\oii other and made darker in*
clouds thai obscured their whole horizon.
Oood evening' was at last said, bur- j
riudly ; and the two men }>asscd into ,
their homes.
J
Mr. WmIcoU entered the room where j
hi* wife and children were gathered, end 1
without xpeaking to any one, Heated himself
or a chair, and leaning hit hand
back, doted l.ia eye*. Hit countenance
wore a tad, weary, exhausted look. He
had been aeat?d ihut only for a few min
utea, when hia wife aaid, in a fretful voice:
.'More trouble again.'
'What ia the matter now |' asked Mr.*
Waicott a I moat starting.
'John bat been tent home from school.'
What!* Mr. Waicott partly rote from
bi? chair.
'He hat been tut|>ended for bad con*
duct.'
Oh, dear T groaned Mr. Waicott
'where ia he '
Up in bia room ; I aent him up there
?f toon hb he came home. You'll hnre
to do something with him. He'll t>e ru
Ined if he goea on tbia way, I'm out of
all heart with^him.'
Mr. Wafeoit, eicited at much bv the
manner in which hia wife conveyed un
pleasant rnformat ion at by the information
itae;f atarted up, under the blind impulse
of the moment, and going to the |
footn where John had I wen aent on corn L
...H uvurc, |7uniaiieu me ooy severely, and
this without listening to the explanation v
which the poor child tried to make him t
hear. r
'Father,' said the boy,with forced calm- v
ness, after the cruel stripes had ceased, i 0
'I was not to blame, and if you will go 7,
with me to the teacher, I can prove inv j
self innocent. |Mr.
Walcott had never known his son i ft
tell an untruth, and tho words fell with a *1
rebuke upon his heart. c,
'Very well?we will see about that, he w
answered, with forced* sternness; and i
leaving the room, ho went down stairs, 0
feeling much more uncomfortable thair 1 d
when he went up. Again he seated him- ft
self in his large chair, and again leaning ft
hack his weary head, and closed his hea- ft
vy eyelids. Sadder was his face than ^
before. As ucsat thus his eldest daugh- h
ter, in her sixteenth year, came in and 1 ft
stood by liim. She bold a paper in her
hand?
'Father !' he opened his eyes.
'Here's my vjuarter's bill; can't I have a
the money to take to school whh me in gj
the morning V t,
'I am afraid not,' answered Mr. Wal- 1 h
00U half in despair. p
Nearly all tho girls will bring in their ci
money to morrow, and it mortifies me to 0
lie behind the others.' The daughter 1 Sl
spoke fretfully. Mr. Walcolt waived her j
aside with his hand, and she went o(T e<
muttering and pouting. c]
'It i? mortifying,' said Mrs. Walcott, a
little sharply; 'mid I don't wonder that
Helen feels annoyed about it. 'llie bill
lins to be paid and 1 don't see w hy it may ! p
not be done as well at first as last.' J r(
To this Mr. Walcott made no answer. p
The words but added another pressure to i ?
the heavy burden under which he was al- 1 ft
ready staggering. After a silence ol some <j
moments, Mrs. Walcott said : fi
'The coals are all gone.'
'Impossible !' Mr. Walcott raised fti* J o
head and looked incredulous. 'I laid in f
sixteen tons.' n
*1 can't help it, if there were sixty tons (|
instead of sixteen, they are all gone. Jlie 0
girls had hard work to day to scrape en- ft
ough to keep the fire in.'
' There has b-en shameful waste some
where,' said Mr. Walcott, with strong tf
emphasis, rtariing up and moving about d
tho room in a vorv diMnrlu..'
'So you ftlways say, when anything 8,
runs out,'answered Mis. Walcott rather |4
tartly. 'The l#:?rrel of flour in gone, also, i,
but I suppose you have done your perl, ' u
wifli the ri-st, in using it up. H]
Mr. Walcott returned to hi* chair, and ! H
again iteming himself, leaned l>ack his tl
head and closed his eves at first. How |,
sad, and weary and hopeless he felt !? , p
The liurdeua of the day had seemed al- 1 ri
nmst loo heavy for liim ; hut lie had ' |c
home up bravely. To gather strength ; jr
'or a renewed struggle with adverse cir | ei
cuiuslances he had come home. Alas ! 1 h
that tlie process of exhnustation should ' M
still go on ?that where only strength 1 f<
could l?e looked for on earth, no strength fa
was given. ' \
When the tea bell rang, Mr. Walcotl j jr
made no movement to obey the sum- u
inons. | (i
K Ifililtt lit c 11 r\r\A? ' q??1 ! 11 --
nuul Ilia nuc, LUiUIN. I
1 Wit lie did not siir. . w
. 'Are you coming to supper?' she call- 1 h
ed to Liiin, as site was leaving the room, i
*1 don't wish fur anything this evening. j,
My head aches very much,' lie answered, j |,
In the dumps again !' muttered Mrs. ; |(
Walcott to hertelf. 'It's as much as one's |j
lite is worilt to ask for money, or to say n
anything is wanted.' And she kept on ?
her way to the dining mom. When she |,
returned, her husband was still silting V
where she had left him. 1 H
'Shall I Ltitig you a cup of tea,' she 8|
asked. f(
No, I don't wish for anything.' j,
'What's the matter, Mr. Walcott??
what do you look so troubled about, as if
you hadn't a friend in the w orld ? What i M
have I done to you ?'
There was no answer, for there was not
a shade of real sympathy in the voice si
that made (hequeries, but rather of qtier cl
ulous dissatisfaction. A few moments u
Mrs. Walcott stood behind her husband, a
but hs he did not seem to be inclined to . g
answer her questions, she turned away si
froin him, and resumed the employment ! r<
which bad been interrupted by the ring- n
itig of the tea bell. ! ci
The whole cres?ng passed off without p
the occurrence of a single incident that j*
gavo a healthful pulsation to the sick j I
heart of Mr. Walcott. No thoughtful si
kindness was manifested by any member h
of the family ; but, on the contrary, a n
narrow, regard for self, and a looking to vi
him only that he might supply the means a
of self gratification. t h
No wonder, from the pressure which w
was on him, that Mr. VValco'.t felt utterly
discouraged. He retired early, and sought u
to find that relief from mental disqiiie- ir
tude in sleep which he had vainly hoped t?
for in the bosom of his family. Hut the ai
whole night passed in broken s'umber ei
and disturbing dreams From '.he cheer- u
let* morning meal, at which he was re- ?
minded of the quarter'* bill that mu*t be n
paid, of the coal* and flour that were n
out, and of the nece**itv of supplying p
Mr*. WalcottV empty purae,he went forth p
to meet the difficulties of another da), r<
faint at heart, and almost hopeless of sue- (I
cc-ss. A confident spirit sustained by t?
home affections, would have carried h;m ?
through ; but,unsupported as he was the u
burden was too heavy for him, and ho 1 s
sank under it The day that opened so it
unpropitiously, closed upon him a ruined r
man! Ir
Let us look io for a few moments upon
Mr. Freeman, a frionJ and neighbor of j It
Ir. Walcott. lie also, hail come hoi
reary, dispirited and almost sick. T
rials of the day had been unusually i
ere, and when he looked anxiously li
rard to scan the future, not even a gles
f light w as seen along the black lie
>n.
As he stepped across the threshold
is dweling, a pang shot through I
eart ; for the thought come, 'II<
light the present hold upon all tlx
omforts? Not for himself, but for 1
fife and children was the pain.
Father's come !' cried a glad little voi
n the stairs, the moment his footfal sou
ed in the passage ; then quick, patt<
lg feet were heard?and then a tii
>rm was springing into his arms. F
ire reaching the sitting room hooi
dice, the eldest daughter was by his sit
er arm drawn fondly within his, and li
iving eyes lifted to his face.
'Are you not late, dear V It was l
entle voice of Mrs. Freeman.
Mr. Freeman could not trust himself
nswer. Ho was too deeply troubled
pint to assume at tbe moment, a cheer!
me, and ho bad no wish to sadden t
carta that loved him, by letting the d
ressioti from which lie was suffering, I
amo too closely apparent. Hut the ey
f Mrs. Freeman saw quickly below t
nrface.
'Are you not well, Hubert ?' she iuqu
J, tenderly, as she drew his large ari
liair towards the centre of the room.
'A little headache,' he auswered, wi
sliuht evasion.
Scarcely was Mr. Freeman seated en
air of hands was busy with each fo
amoving gaiter and oboe, and suppli i
heir place with a soft slipper. Tin
as not one in the household who did r
el happier for his return, nor one wl
id not seek to render him some kind <
ce.
It was impossible, under such a bu
f heart-sunshine for the spirit of ^
reeinan Ung to .remain shrouded. /
tost imperceptibly to himself gloou
loughls gave place to more cliesrl
nes, and by the time tea was ready,
ad half forgotten the tears which h
> haunted him through the day.
Hut they could not he held buck i
>gether, and their existence was rnarkt
tiring the evening, by an unusual silen
nd abstraction of mind. This was o
srvetl by Mrs. Freeman, who, more tit
alf sus|*ectiug the cause, kept back frc
er husband the knowledge of cerU
taller* about which site bad intended
[teak to Itiin, for she feared they won
dd to his mental disquietude. l>uri
te evening she gleaned from sontethii
e said the real Vuse of his changed i
ect. At once hor thoughts continenc
inning in a new channel, Hy n f<
wading remarks she drew her husbn
ito conversation, on the subject of hoi
irpenses, and the propriety of restrict!
:..4_ tf .?
i vntiuua puuiia. aiany tilings wi
iiitiialiy pronounced superfluous, and *
y to be dispensed with ; and before sle
II eootiungly on tlu heavy eyelids
Ir. Freeman that night, an entire chan
i their style of living lnd been det
lined upon?a change that would i
uce their expenses at least one half.
'I sue light ahead,' were tbu hope
?rds of Mr. Freeman, ha he resign
iniaelf to slumber.
With renewed strength of mind ai
ody; and a confident spirit, he we
irlli the next day?a day that he h
>oked forward to wilh fear and trerr
ng. And it was only through this
ewed and confident spirit that he w
Lie to overcome the difficulties tl
K>ined up, mountains high, before hi
Veak despondency would have rum
II. Home had proved his tower
;rength?his walled city. Strengthen
>r thu eonfiict, he had gone forth agi
ito the world, and conquered in t
iruggle.
'1 see light ahead' gave place to 'T
mrning breakelh !'? Orange Ji lost or
A Stohy For Hoys.?"When I w
x years old," says a well known m
lianl, "my father died, leaving nothi
> my mother hut the charge of inya
nd two young sisters. After selling t
reater part of the household furnilt
le had owned, she took two small upj
>oms in W street, and there, by t
eedle, contrived in some way?bov
vr.not conceive, when I recollect the hi
ittance for which she worked?to sc
ort us in comfort. Frequently, howev
remeinbei that our supper consist
mply of a slice of bread, seasoned
unger, and rendered inviting by t
eat manner in which our repast was a
ed, our tnhlc always being spread wi
-1-sl ? 1
ciuwi, wmcn, iikc my goo<t motlie
eart, seemed ever lo preserve * sno
Lite pnrity.**
Wiping his eye*, ilie merchant conti
ed, "Speaking of those days remin
le of the time when we eat down to t
tble one evening, and my mother h
nked the blessing ot our heavenly Fa<
ron her little defenceless OUM, in tones
uider pathos that I remember yet, a
bieh, if possible, must have made t
ngels weep, she divided the little rti
ant of her only loaf into three piec
lacing one on each of our piatee, b
reserving none for herself. I stole
>und to her, and was about to tell I
at 1 was not hungry, when a flood
?ars burst from her eyes, and she elm
i| me lo her bosom. Our meal we* I
ulourhed; we sat up late that night, Y
'hat we said I cannot tell. 1 know ill
>y mother talked to me more as a co
anion than a child, and that when 1
nelt down to pray, I consecrated rays
> be the Lord's and to serve my moth
"Hot,rt said he, "this is not telling y
ow neatness made my fortune. It w
no some time after this that my mo
he found an advertisement in the newsp:
Re ' for an errand boy in a cominision s
or- ' in It street. Without being nec
im tated to wait to have my clothes men
>ri- for tny mollier always kept them in
feet order, and although on ininut
of speclion they bore traces of more t
bis one patch, yet on the whole they hi
>w 1 verv respectable air; without being i
>se ' god to wait even to polish my shoes
bis , my mother always kept a box of hi
' inz, with which my cowhides must la
ice j off before I took my breakfast; will
in- | wailing to arrange my hair, for I
er- obliged to observe, from my earliest yo
iiv the most perfect neatness in every resj
le- my mother sent me to see if I could
re, i lain the situation. With a light st
!e, | started, for I had a long time wished
ler mother to allow me to do somethin
j assist her. "My heart boat fast, I as
he you, as I turned out of W into H;
street, and made my way along to
to | number my mother had given tne
in i summoned all the courage 1 could nui
Ful and Htcpped briskly into tbe store,
he ; made known the reason of my callinj
le- I The merchant smiled and told me
kj- there was another hoy who had cotn
'es a little before me, lie thought he six
he h?re. However, he asked me some q
1 lions, and then went out and conve
ir- with the other boy, who stood in the I
m- part of the office. The result was,
the lad who first applied was dismis
th j and 1 entered the merchant's emp
i ment first ns an errand bov, then
a a j clerk, afterwards as his partner, until
ot, J death, when he left me the whole 1
ng ness, stock. Sic. After f had been ii
?r? I nervi/v. I-- -
... ..w \ ciHOf no unu ino ir.e re,
tot lie chose me in preference to the o
lio boy wns because of the general neat
of- of iny person, while in reference to
, other lad, he noticed that lie negle
rat : properly to tuck down his vest. To
fr. ! simple circumstance lias probably I
II- owing the greater part of my succe?
ny business."
Election Scenes in North Carolin
A correspondent of the Pendleton 1
?l- senger, reporting a trip through Spar
burgh to North Carolina, gives som
5? lustrations of'election limes,' which i
o , .
HO be interesting aud suggestive :
itn "Arrived at the election ground, ti
whs a sight worth seeing. Apple br*
ruled. There were about as m
ng many women as men on the grouni
ng | This is a peculiar feature in North C
ts- I lina gatherings ? the women nearly
ed ' attend, and it results beneficially so
jw times. 1 once saw a fellow get int
nd j tight at one of those elections, while
lie wife was along with hiin- The f
on yard of the doggery had heen giav
?re with very coarse gravel. Our hero pi
ia- off his shirt and pitched in, but was i
ep I made to bite the?gravel. Ilero N
of jumped on bini, but was uo snone
ge ' than off, for our first named hero's
er- 1 gathered a hooppole, and such a lamn
re- as hero No. 2 got it has not been my
j tune to see since. All hands ?too<
ful i and saw it well done. Hero No. 1 w
ed sight. Imagine a man's back fu
coarse gravel gouged in through
ad skin.
.... I i.T_ ? - - -
- ?n approacnmg the election gro
ad young men and women could be seen
?b ting on logs in the woods, eating gin
re cukes and drinking cider and brand
a? Iioap of land to the acre there. On?
lat 1 low jum|>ed out of a shanty there w
in. 1 they kept their apple brandy, ami si
od , that lie could wliip the man that
of I anything against hitn. Kverybody s?
ied ed too drunk to take much notice of
iin Two fellowv got to scuffling on a 1
he scaffold, and down it came, causing a
eral row. Some were knocked dowr
he the falling of the scafihld, and, suppo
w. somelnaly had knocked them d<
1 pitched in promiscuously. I thoug
H* was time for a peaceable man to lean
er* I took the road."
elf i TT V
|,e Fhk.ncii Fashions.? A teller from .
Ire is says : *The materials prepared for
?r ' coining season do not denote any deer
ier in the extravagance in toilette which
, i been so remarkable for the last few v<
tre > The fabrics are gorgeous, the prices <
ip- 1 higher, and the profusion of trimm
i ttad decorations on the ir.cre*?*, W
etj was once the great charm in high d
l,j aela toilette?simplicity is now enti
jie : lost sight of. Flounces and furbilf
er. | laces, ribbons, jets, bugles, leathers
nl, dowers, are all worn togellier, and w
r'? 1 out the discrimination of time and circ
w. | stances.
'There are magnificent new black s
jn. which the looms of Lions have sen
for the winter. These silks are so i
||a that only three breadths are necessar]
Kj me skirt. The texture is thick but <
ill soft, anJ the prices very moderate, v
of ing from 12 to $14 per yard.'
he Whom to Makry.?When a yo
m- woman behaves to her parents in a n
es, ner particularly tender and reepec
>ut from principle as well as nature, the
a> nothing good and gentle that may
ler be expected front her in whatever co
of tion slip may be placod. Were I to
ip- vise a friend as to his choice of a wife
eft first counsel would tie, "look out for
mt distinguished for tier attention and as
lat neee to her parents.' The fund of w
in and affection indicated by such beba
we joined by the habits of duty and com
elf ratiop thereby contracted, being trans
er. ! ed to the married stale,will not fail to
ou i der her a mild and obliging eompat
as j Star.
is hu\h\\\ iWftiitn
>tore ) Ot
Jed, The Fair-Weather DiscipleThere
is such a character, lie indeed
e.,n" comes to the sanctuary on the Sabbath,
'Hn but only in pleasant weather. There is a
\\H species of biru called the petrel, which
J makes its appearance only in a storm.?
' When then winds are still, and the sunlight
sparkles on the azure bosom of old
? 8el Ocean, he is not to be seen by the sailor,
lout but when the tempest threatens, or is aw*s
broad, and tho waves are lifted up, then
' he is the how of the ship, and in fine spirits.
In this respect there is between the
. bird and tho fair-weather disciple a mar?1)
ked contrast, for the latter fails to 6how
,n} himself on the Lord's day, unless tho day
^ lo be cloudless.
sure Xhis description of character may be
~ found in most of our churches, Pastors
I on a Sabbath morning can determine
with a good degree ol accuracy whether
certain persons will be present in ibe-sanctuary
or not They can foretell the name
of the absentees, by tho weather-empty
. pews, by the size and density of the clouds
e "! There is, however, another and differJU
ent class of" individuals, whose constant
,,eRj attendance upon the public means of
f L- grBCG? changes of weather does not prevent;
and they are vigorous, thriving
^ Christians, an encouragement to the pas?e
tor, and are those whose spiritual profit'
n ing is apparent to all beholders.
." I It is our pood fortune to have a few
t>usV *ucb persons "l the church where wewor.
. ship. They are of the stamp of the ex1
,,s cellent Countess of Bur ford; of whom it
is said, that, though her place was .nuro
ur than srxtoon miles from the sanctuary,
ne.88 she invaribly rode '.hither on horseback
'? eacli Lord's day, prevented by neither
, ! fiost, snow, rain, or bad roads. We overm
took one of them the last Sabbath in
March on his way to church. It was
kS ,n snowing, he was on foot, and the walking
was horrid. "You are out," says I,*'as
usual." "Yes," was the answer. "Toa.
morrow is freemen's meeting day?the
first Monday in Apiil. I thought as 1
rose and looked out of my chamber window
this morning, that if it was Monday,
e instead of Sunday, I should nevertheless
may go to the polls, and that weather which
would not preveut nie from going to the
polls, ought not to keep me from "the
here place where Cod's honor dwelleth." We
indy have often thought of the sage remarks of
lany our worthy parishioner.
j Were this rule laid down, and adhered
to hy the male churcli-goera of our land,
HK|" there would be of fair weather disciples an
immediate and desirable scarcity.
line*
0 a
l,i8 lhereisthat Scattereth, and yet In
rout creaseth
eled 'Ilow is it, Betty,' said a minister to a
il ed poor woman in Wales, who was always
soon observed to contribute something when?i
2 ever a collection was taken; 'how is it 1
r on always see you drop something in the
wife plate! Where do you get it!'
"'ng 'Oh, sir, I do not know,' she replied,
f?r' 'the Lord knows my heart and good will
1 to llis cause; and,somehow or other, when
as a a collection if to be made, I am sure to
ill of have iiiv penny before me, aud when it
ll'? comes, 1 put it in the plate.'
'Well/ said he, 'you have been faithful
und? in a little, take this, and do what yon w ill
i sit- W|tb it.'
iger 'Five dollars ! sir,' said she; 4I never
>' ? had so much money in my life; what shall
1 fel' I do w iih it!'
here dare say you will find means of
*ore spending it,'said he,'if your heart is de
had voted to the Lord's cause.'
800.1 after this a in an carne round to
liiin. solicit subscriptions for some benevolent
HrKe object: he went to one person, who gave
Ken him three dollars, and Another gave him
? by on(>t Lsotli of which were regarded as ve*inf?
ry liberal donations. Happening to come
)Wn? to this poor woman, he asked her what
'il k she would do.
B? ?o 'put my name down for five dollars.'
'Five dollars!' said he; *whv. where
did you gel it from ?'
Pur- *Oli, sir,' ssid she, ' I got it honestly ;
the Put m>' "nine dowii.*
ease She gave hiin the money; and in ahout
has lwo week# from that time, #ho received a
:ar?. letter, informing her that a friend had just
jven ljer 'lv0 hundred dollars,
ing . How often do we see fulfilled that
ri,5t ! Scripture, 'There is that scaltereth, and
lam ! )'ct incrcaseth; and there is that willihoL
rely detli more than is meet, hut it tendeth to
ows, poverty.'?l'rov. xi: 24.
and "largely thou givest, gracious Lord!
dth- largely thy gifla should oe restored,
um- Freely thou givest ;and thy word
la?'Freely give,'
ilks on'v ^ l10 forgets to hoard,
^ Has learnt to live."
side1
r for Touching Incident.
rery j Some gentlemen nasi ng through the
?ry- beautiful village of Kenton, in the Vale
: of Levin, Dumbartonshire, about 0 o'clock
' at night, a few days ago, had their atten
>ung 1 tion directed to a dark looking object in
nan- the church yard. Ou going in to ascer
tful, tain what it was, they found a boy of
re is tender years lying flat ou his face, and
not apparently sound asleep, over a recontlv
ndi | mn<le grave. Thinking thia not a very
ad- 1 safe hod (or him, they shook him up, and
!,my asked him how he came there? lie said
one he was afraid to go home, as his sister,
ieet- with whom he resided, had threatened to
orth beat him. 'And where does your siatur
vior, live !' asked one of the parly. 'In bumtide
, barton,' was the answer. 'In Dumberferr
ton?nearly four miles off! and how came
ren- you to wander so far away from home t1
tipn. '! just came,' sobbed the poor little (el1
low, *t>ecause my mother's grave was bore.1
Ilia mother had heen buried there a short
time before, and his seeking a refuge at
j lier grave in his sorrow was a beautiful
I touch of nature in a child, who could
: scarcely have yet learned to realize the
true character of that separation which
' knows no reunion on earth. Thither had
! he instinctively wandered to sob out his
j sorrows, and to moisten with tears the
| grave of one who had been his natural
protector, for he had evidently cried himJ
self to sleep ?jYorlh British Mail.
How to save Potatoes from the Rot.
From the 10th of April up to the 1st
j day of June, I planted at intervals, some
twenty three varieties of potatoes. In respect
to these several varieties my general
course of culture was the same, and every
j aspect was of the most fluttering charac
terin all cases until at least one-half had
parsed the period of ripening in apparent
safety. What then ? Why, dark, head
s(>ots began to appear upon some of the
leaves, otherwise of a deep green color.
What could be done? These early
varieties must rijien; their tops must die;
aud to die a natural death amid a pestilental
atmosphere, was impossible without
a miracle.
It soon turned in my mind that by pulling
the tops of rijMi potatoes previous to
the limo when the juices of the stalks
should become vitiated and descend to
.1. - ...t .-I.
i iuw muerssiui joined to their parent roots,
llie tubers might be kept sound in the
earth until desire for the table or for shipping,
and aiso secure the toughening of
their tender skins before removeiog them
from the soil, as well as gain a cool and
more pure atmosphere before exposing
them above ground.
Every circumstance that has transpired
since I put the above suggestion in practice,
lias only served to confirm ine in the
belief that it is the only sure way to save
early potatoes from becoming infected, if
they ripen between the loth of July and
the 5tli of September.
No variety to which I have applied the
above rule of prevention to the rot in due
season, lias suffered at all, hut it is just as
light and line flavored when cooked as it
was bofore the blight appeared.
I did not harvest the tops of my potatoes
beyond what was needed for the table.
before the 1st of September; and yet
I was in time on every variety that was
still in a thriving condition; whereas, 1
ought to have begun the harvest by the
10th or 15th August, and I need not
have io*.t a tuber, in the application ol
the rule of prevention, in regard to time,
a mistake of one day would prove fatal
in some cases. This ujtparent exception
to the rule would thus only serve to confirm
it.
If we can determine from the appearance
of the surface of the stalk or tuber
the np|?ruach of disease, wo can, by applying
the rule of prevention the same
day, arrest or prevent it.
The stalk must continue fresh and green,
and the tuber bright and smooth, or otherwise
if an occasional stalk or tuber ap
pears of a /xt/e.or (lull color, the *plagut
has begun;* there is no time to lose.?
! Observation and practice will give the agriculturist
power to determine and antici
pate the approach of danger with a precision
sufficient for every useful purpose;
and thus thousands of bushels of summer
and fall potatoes will be saved in good
condition, that are now lost to the world
annually for the want of this timely remedy.?
Corresjxmdent of Country Gentleman.
Seed Wheat.?A correspondent of tlx
American Farmers' Magazine asserts thai
the weevil, midge, llessian fly and rusi
may be exterminated from preparing il
for sowing, as follows : Wash the when'
thoroughly in several waters in a tub
fttirrinrr il u-oll ??.?HI ?1.~ - * ?
- uiiiu liio water runs or
clear. After this take two quarts of caus
tic lime to every bushel of grain, and mi]
it well with the wet wheal in the tub.?
The amount of wnter in the tub should
just cover the grain, which must he left U
soak for twelve hours. This lime lye kills
j all the seeds of the insects, and the w heal
i is then rendered fit for sowing by turning
, it over among dry wood ashes on tlx
1 barn floor, and using a pound of the flow
! of sulphur to each bushel. It is state*
' that the sulphur protects tho grain froir
the attacks of vermin, while the alkali dis
solve the insect ova in the seed. Wheal
thus prepared has yielded large crops ir
New England. We have seen this graii
prepared for sowing by various modes
such as salt brine, lime and ashes, but w<
like the above method better than anj
hitherto known to us. Farmers residing
in sections subject to tho attacks of tlx
| Hessian fly, wtio do not sow fall wheal
| until October, should give this method o
* preparing it a trial. It cannot injure tlx
grain, ar.d we l>eliovc it will be the mean
; of greatly benefiting it.? Scientific A mcri
i can.
Storing Winter Vkgetabi.es.?It i:
i time to think about storing away vegeta
i Lies for winter use, not that it yet b*
I done, but provision must be made for it
I 11 -1 ? II? J > ?
iiBic ? cellar is lnVHIUAOie, 8S 1?V 111
ai?l much of the garden stuff can be pre
1 served in safety during the presently in
dement weather. Of root crop, parsnip:
and oysters plants are both benefitted bi
being left in the ground during winter
but as it is difficult to get tliem out ii
hard weather, enough for first use shoult
be stored away along with beets, turnip;
anJ carrots all thai is necessary, is to g?
some dryish sand, alternate the layers c
sand and roots; this brings them ou
fresh and plump; in the absence of Mnt
ordinary soil will do. Squashes ant
pumpkins, if thoroughl) ripe, will keep ii
, any dry place free from frost. Onion
j the same.
9
| iurirtij.
Every rose has ils thorns ; you never
saw a huly without pins and needles.
An exchange says, that it is just as sen1
siblo a move to undertake to get married
without courting, as to attempt to suc'
coed*in business without advertising.?
' True as preaching. Our business folks
'can stick a pin there'.'
'Billy, spell cat, rat, hat, with only one
j letter for each word.' 'It oar.'t ho did.'
j 'What! you just ready to report verbatim
phonetically, and can't do that ? Just
look hero! c 80 cat, r 80 rat, h 80 hat,
b 80 bat.'
A 'ady asked a noted doctor if he did
not think tho small bonr.ets the ladies
wore had a tendency to produce a congestion
of the brain. 'Oh, no,' replied he
'ladies who have brains won't wear them.'
Everybody must have altered very
much in a short time; only a few years
since, General Jackson, being seated between
two ladies, said be felt like a thorn
surrounded by roses. I. I?. said, a few
days ago, while riding it) an omnibus, and
being seated between two ladies, be felt
I '.ike a stave in a hogshead of molasses,
j surrounded by hoops.
II aviso as Eye to it.?A barrister,
blind of one eye, pleading with his spectacles
on, said :
Gentlemen, in my argument, I shall
use nothing but what is necessary.'
'Then,' observed a person in court, 'take
out one of the glasses of your spectacles.'
John Adams, being called upon for ft
I nnnfriKni'iAii fr*.- -
, ? ,vi ivivigu missions, remarked
: 'I have nothing to give for that cause,
but there are here, in this vicinity, six
ministers ; not one will preach in the other's
pulpit; now I will give as much and
more than any one else to civilize these
clergymen!'
An Irishman, who had lain sick for a
long time, was one day met by the parish
priest, when the following conversation
took place :
'Well, Patrick, I am glad you have
recovered?hut were you not afraid to
C meet your God ?'
'Och, no, your riverince, it was the
meelin' of that other chap, that I was
afeared uv,' replied I'at.
llere is a conundrum worth two silver
goblets, got off bv a Nebraska editor :?
Why is a Nebraska shinplaster like an
impenitent sinner ? Because it does uot
know that its redeemer liveth. Here is
another still better : Why is a muff like
a fool? Because it holds a lady's hand
1 without squeezing it.
An old Carolinian once said : 'I was born
the last day in the year, the last day in
the month, the last of the week, very late
in the day, and have always been behind
hand. I believe it would have been fifty
dollars in my pocket if I bad not been born
! at all.'
A young lad recently ran away from
home, and went to a tavern, where he
was found by afiiend, with a cigar in his
mouth. 'What made you leave home V
I said his friend. 'Oh, confound it,' said he
' I 'father and mother were so saucy, I could
' not stand it any longer, and I quit 'em.'
1 A slorv is told of a man who, on star^
titig for Baden Baben, by an excursion
' ; or pleasure train, took care \o forget bis
wife. 'What do you mean, you good forI
nothing rascal! You were going to leave
* without me V 'Why, my dear, don't yo?
- .1 ?II
net-, cii:i mis n pleasure excursion 1'
4 i 'Sambo, you black lief, Sambo you
t betray dat secret 1 told you de oder day?'
r i 'I botrav the secret ? I scorn de 'puta^
tion. I found I couldn't keep um, so I
r told um to somebody that could !'
, ; 'Mister, will you just lend pa your news
. paper i lie only wauls to send it to his
t uncle in the country.' 'Oh, certainly;
, and ask your father if he'll just lend me
, I the roof of his house. I only want the
f i shingles to make the tea kettle boil.'
r 1 A gentleman wishing to be considered
r a perfect phraseologist and gallant, had
s occasion to ask a lady, one evening, to
L i hand him the snuffers and thus addressf
ed her:
s i 'Will your ladyship by an unmerited
> and undeserved condescention of your
| infinite goodness, please to extend to your
most obsequious, devoted and very hum*
s ble servant, that pair of ignopot exaspc.
! rators, in order that the refulgent briglit3
ncss of that nocturnal luminary dazzle
, the vision of our occular optics more pog
tently.
Vj.kadino Guiltv.?An Irishman ber
ing recently on trial for some offence,
f 1 pleaded "not guilt/;" and the jury being
in the l>oxt vhe State Solicitor proceeded
a tocall Mr. Furkiason as a witness. With
J the utmost innocence, Patrick turned his
?, face to the Coutt, and said: "lX? I unit
derslsnd yer honor, liiat Mr. Furkisson is
?f to l?e a witness fornenst me again ?" Tlie
t judge said drily. "It seems so." "Well,
j thin, yer honor, I plade guilty; sure an'
1 yer honor plaise, not because I am guilty
n for I ain as innocent aa yer honor's sucks
ing bahe, but just on account of saving
Mist her Furkiston's ao/cf,"