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The following lines, written by a mother on a
blank loaf of a Bible presented to Iter son, arc
certainly very beautiful:
Remember, love, who gava you this,
When other days shall come:
"When she who hful had thy earliest kiss,
Sleeps in her narrow home,
Rememlier 'twas u mother Rave
The gift to ono she'd died to save.
That mother sought a pledge of love
The holiest for her son;
Ami from the gifts of God a'?ove,
She chose a goodly one.
She chose for her beloved boy
The source of light and life und joy.
And bade liim keep the gift?that when
The parting hour should eotue,
They might have hope to meet again,
la an eternal home,
She said his faith iu that would be
Sweet incense to her memory.
And should the scoffer in his pride, ,
Laugh that fond faith to scorn, *?
And bidffiim cast the pledge aside,
That he from youtl) 1??d borne,
She bade him pause arid ask his breast,
If he, or she, had loved hiui best.
A parent's blessing on her son
Goes with this holy thing:
The iove that would retain the one
Must to tliti otucr cling,
Remember 1 'tis no idle toy,
A Moth en's Got?Remember Boy !
51 grilling Jdnrrnttnf.
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A HISTORICAL FACT.
Early in the spring of 1780, Mr. Alexander
MeConnell, of Lexington, Ky., went into
the woods on foot to hunt deer. Ho soon
killed a large buck, and returned home for a
horse, in order to bring it. During his absence
a party of five Indians, in one of their
skulking expeditions, accidentally stumbled I
on the body of the dcor, and perceiving that
it had been recently killed, they naturally
supposed that the hunter would soou return
to secure the fiesh. Three of them, therefore,
took their stations within close rifle
shot of tho deer, while the other two followed
the trail of the hunter, and waylaid the
the path bv which he was expected to return.
McConneH, thinking not of datigcr, rode
carelessly along the path, which the scouts
were watching, until he had come within
view of the deer, when he was fired on by the
whole party, and his horse killed. While
laboring to extricate himself from the dying
animal, he was seized by his enemies, overpowered
and borne off a prisoner. Ilia captors
nowever, seemed a merry, good natured sort
of fellows, and permitted him to accompany
then unbound?and what was rather extraordinary,
allowed him to retain his gun and
hunting accoutrements. He accompanied
them with great apparent cheerfulness
through the day, and displayed his dexterity
by shooting deer for the use of the com
pany, until tney began to regard him with
great partiality, {laving travelled with him
in this manner for several days, they at
length reached the bank of the Ohio river.
Heretofore the Indians had taken the precaution
to bind him at night, although not
very securely, but on that evening he remonstrated
with them on the subject and com- 1
plained so strongly of the paiu which tli?*
cord gave him, that they merely wrapped the 1
buffalo rug about his wnats.^&d naving
tied it-in an easy knot and tfiwi attached the j
js extremities of the rope to ll^rbo Hpk in ordeHlb
prevent his moving without! awakenI
ing them, they very compowdlyvwent to
Sleep, leaving the prisoner to follow their ex*
ample or not as he pleased.
McConnell deteniiinod to-effect his escape
that night if possible, as on the following
morning they would cross the river, wbieh
would render it more difficult IIo therefore
lay quietly ruminating on the best
< means of effecting his escape. Accidently
casting his eyes in tho direction of his feet,
they fell upon the glittering blade of a knife,
which had escaped from its sheatlwund was
now lying near the feet of one Indian*.
. To reach it with his ^snds, without disturbing
the two Indians to whom he was fastened,
was impossible, and it was fjry haa|
ardous to attemptlodraw it up wHh his feet
This however he attempted. With much J
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difficulty lie grasped the blade between his
toes, and after repeated and long continued
efforts, succeeded at length in bringing it within
reach of his hands. To cut the cord
was but the work of u moment, and gradually
aud silcfttly extricating himself ho walked
to the fire ana sat down. Tie felt that his ?
work was but half done. That if he should f\
attempt to return home without doetroying a
his enemiee^he would be pursued and pro- ^
bably overtaken, when his fate would be cer- ,,
tain. On the other hand, it seemed almost a
impossible for a single individual to succeed
in a conflict with five Indians even though j
unarmed and Hsleep. lie could not hope to a
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uwu ? U1UH WIUl U MIIIU BU BUCIIHY ?uu Illtally
as to destroy each of his enemies ' in v
turn, without awakening the rest. Their p
slumbers were proverbially light and restless v
?and if he failtxl with a single one, he must |j
inevitably be ovorjKJwered by the survivors. a
The knife was therefore out of the question. ^
After anxious reflection for a few moments j]
lie formed his plan. * p
The guns of the Indians were stacked near p
the fire. Their knives and tomakawks were t
sheathed by their sides. Tho latter be dare R
not touch for fear of arousing their owners, ^
but the fonner ho carefully removed with
tho exception of two, and hid them in the ^
wood*, where ho knew the Indians were still t|
sleeping, perfectly ignorant of the fate pre- ^
paring for tliem, and taking one in each hand
and resting the muzzles on a log, within six
feet of his victims, and having taken deliber- n
ate aim at the head of one and the heart of
another, lie pulled both triggers at the same p
moment, Both shots were tatal. v
At the report of the guns, the othors sprang 0
to their feet glancing wildly about them. ^
McConnell, who had run to tlie spot where 8
throthors rifles were hid, hastly seized one a
of them and fired at two of his enemies who a
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other. The nearest fell dead, Being shot ?
through the centre of the body ; the second j
fell also, bellowing loudly, but soon recover- q
ing limped off as fast as possible. The fifth, ?
the only one that remained unhurt, darted
off like a deer, w itli a yell that announced fc
equal terror and astonishment. McConnel },
not wishing to fight any more such battles,
selected his own rifle from the stock, and v
made the best of his way to Lexington, where |,
ho arrived in two days. ?]
A short time afterwards, Mrs. Dunlap, of
Fayette, who had had been several months n
a prisoner among the Indians on Mnd river, r
made her escape, and returned to Lexing- f
ton. She recanted that the survivor re- h
turned to his tribe with a lamentab'e tale, f,
lie stated that they had taken a fine young b
hunter near Lexington, and brought him as
far as tlio Ohio ; that while encamped 011 the "i
bank of the river, a party of white men bad ?
fallen upon them in the night, and killed his
companions, together with the poor defenceless
prisoner, wno Iny bound hand aud foot, n
nuable either to escape or resist ^
'Diligent in Uusinkss.*?Sees thou a h
man diligent in his business? says Solomon ; v
'he shall stand before kings.' \Ve have a ?
striking illustration of tliis Aphorism in the v
lite of i)r. Franklin, who, quoting. the seu- 11
tence himself, adds: 'This is true.; I have < '
stood in tlio presence of five kingly and once 9
bad the honor of dining with one.'?all in ?
Consequence of his having been 'diliigent in R:
business' from his earliest years. What a v
leason is this for our youth and for us all. c
An incorrigibly lazy man, says the N. O. a
Presbyterian, cannot bo a good Christian, h
His life is an unceasing warfare, both with
nature and with grace. Constant employ- <1
mcnt is the surest way to cheerfulness, con- tl
^entment and happiness. There is no aituu- 1
tion in which the idle can be happy. They "
arc peevish, fretful, irasible. Nature and art 8
are alike uninteresting to them. Their springs c
of lite are rusting out. The decay of death lj
has already eommenccd undermining their ii
constitutions. ?'
Go, then, ye sighing sons of idleness, and r
learn that in the swaet of the brow, and in t
the honeet toil of the intellect, you may both >'
btj useful and happy. The magnificence of ^
fashion and power, and the splendor of wealth, r
are nothing but gilded misery without a 1
good conscience and an occupied mind. Ye *
sons of toil, envy not the idle great Bar- ?
bor no discontented thoughts. Know that
all honor lies in acting well your part, in 1
whatever sphere Providence has appointed, *
your lot Must you labor with your hands <3
for your daily bread, and for the coniforta- t
bit; maintenance of those who are dear to 1
you than life 1?then are you Nature's noble- *
man, intrusted with a high commission from 1
tl|e skies. Work it out?Look up : Hope ^
on: Be cheerful and brave, trusting in God, I
) 1 ! AL.I
<vuu cvur rviueuiuering inai niHJi Crt aorfOWS, ?
*xo went about doing good. *
Skchet or Beauty.?A lady's beauty de- ^
Kn<ls so mut-li upon expression, that if that e
spoiled, farewell to her charms; and which <j
nothing tends more to bring about than a
countenance soured with imaginary cares, instead
of being lighted up with thankfulness 1
for innumerable blessings. This is the cause
of many ladies withering into wrinkles car- c
ly in life; while nothing renders their;beauty
sip lasting tis that placid look of pute heiffr t
volenoe which emanates from a heart full of
Heaven, affection for thape nearest them, and j
good will towards all mankind. (j
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fPitrnt-IRnii ?>tnrtw*
X</VVV %j XI/ ^
I^nkggibin'g Stoirg.
4Maiy P said the younger of two little
iris," an they nestled under a course coverid
one oold night in December, Hell me
bout Thanksgiving-day before papa went
? heaven. I'm oold and hungry, and cau't
o to sleep ; I want something uice to think
bout.' **'Hush
P said the elder child, 4don't let
ear mamma hear you. Come near to me;'
nd they laid their cheeks together.
41 fancied papa was rich. We lived in a
ery nice house. I know thero were pretty
wurw mi uie wan, hihi mere was moo veiet
chairs, and the carpet was thick and soft,
ike the green moss-patches in the wood;
nd we had pretty gold-fish on the side taile,
and Tony, my black nurse, used to feed
hem. And papa?you can't remember
apa, Letty?he was tall and grand, like a
rince, and when ho smiled he made ine
hink of angels. He brought me toys and
weetineuts, and carried me out to the stale,
and set me on lloineo's live back, and
tughed because I was afraid! And 1 used
0 watch to sec him come up the street, and
hen run to the door to jump in his arms.?
le was a dear, kind papa,' said the child
1 a faultering voice.
'Don't cry,' said the little one *, 'please tell
le some more.'
'Well, Thanksgiving-day we were so hapy!
We sat around such a large tabic,
rith so many people; aunts, and uncles, and
ousius?I can't tuink why they never Come
a see us now, Lctty?and l>etty made such
sveet pies, and we had a big, big turkey,
nd papa would have me sit ucxt to him,
nd gave me the wish bone, and all the
luins out of his pudding; and after diner
he would take me in-kte lag^nnd tell me
ted Hiding Hood, and call me 'dcL' and
lird,' and 'fairy.' O Letty, I can.'t tell any
lore; I believe I'm going to cry.'
'I am very cold,' said Letty. 'Does papa
:now, up iu heaven, that we are poor and
ungry not.*!1
'\ es?no?I can't tell,' answered Mary,
riping away her tears, unnble to reconcile
er ideas of heaven with such a thought?
Hush! mamma will hear !'
"Mamma had 'heard.' Tho coarse garaent
upon which she had toiled since sunise
dropped from her hands, and tears were
orcing themselves, thick and fast, through
ler closed eyelids. The simple recital
aund hut too sad an echo in tint widowed
ieart."?Fanny Fern.
[be SJUqil of q SlroHeq ifcqH.
'Tis better to have loved and lost thnn
over to have loved at all.' Oh. no, no! else
ou have never passed from the shield of a
road, true breast, where for long years you
ave been lovingly folded, to a widow's
reeas, ana tno rude jostling and curious gaze I
f the heartless crowd; never knew long, |
retched days, that seemed to have no end ;
ever turned, with a stifled sob, from the
lasp of loving little arms, and the uplifted
aze of an eye upon whose counterpart you
ad watched the death-filin gather; never
aw that sunny little face overshadowed
r'ith grief, when other children gleefully
ailed "Papa!" nor ever beared the wail of
little one who might uover remember its
ither's face!
"No, no ! or you have never turned shuderingly
awnv, in the crowded street, from
lie outline o( a form, or the cast of a face, or
lie tone of a voice, tliat brought the dead
nockingly before you; never lain upon a
ick bed, among careless strangers, lacking
omforta where luxury once abounded, and
istened in vain for that footfall whose
ightest tread could charm your pain away;
lever droped from your archincr siirht the
ictured linemen ts that quickened busy, and {
orturing memory till your heart was hreakng
; never waked from a dream of Paradise
o weep unavailing, bitter tears at the sad
eality ; and never, alas! bent jjour rcbelious
knee at God's altar when your tongue
vhs dumb, to praise Him, and your lips refusd
to kiss the Smiter's rod 1
"Oh, r.o, no ! better never to have loved!
Pen fold more gloomy is the murky day,
rhose sunny morning was uaherd in with
lazjding, golden brightness! Agonizing is
he death-struggle of the shipwiwked mariler
who perished in sight of shore and
tome! Tiarshly fall careless words upon
he ear trained to the music of a loving voice!
iNearily stumble the tender feet unguarded
y, Jove's watchful eye 1 Oh, no no ! better
lever to have loved ! lie whose first breath
vas drawn iu a dungeon never pines for
fiiiUla ami Kliia aLlou ?n-l ' '
W*WVM f4v<v*Of I?1IU MIMV QAIWj AMU iiCVi Oil """
iod jrity the desolate, loving heart, the
tar of whose sky has gone out in Utter
larknesa F'
Some one qucn^u|hd Timon as to the education
of his chilttrijKi. Have them, said
10, instructed in that'which they never wttl
oniprehcnd. " W
Tbic Bey of Tenia, who baa the reputeion
of being one of the four beet chess ?[aym
in the world,haa challenged the Joumroy
?aaeage Club to Faria to a rubber-game for
ri
9 gfroKen ff.egH.
One of tho moat distressing and heartrending
events has recently occurred in the
neighborhood of, tyethel, llethel township,
Delaware c*, Pa.,'near the Delaware line,that
we ever recollect having heard, or read of
either it the pages of romance or the
more.startling incidents of reel life. The consequence
has been that a young aud lovely woman,
a bride of only five months, died a few
U'Pptj nPfrt nf 1 ?ertl*An
I vv*w v/? V?VA^U Ileal li
A Mr. C., r highly respectable fanner living
in the neighborhood, com ted and married
the daughter of another highly respected
and wealthy farmer living, as wo stated above,
it Bethel township. He took her to his home
where his cousin, who kept house for him,
received her with smiles, and bade her welcome.
But she soon found that some other
tie was drawing her husband's affections from
uer. lie left her to sleep alone at night,
which so often passed in tears. She soon saw
enough to confinn her suspicious that his
cousin had withdrawn her husband's affections,
and that with him she engaged in the
enjoyment of illicit love. She immediately
addressed him, telling liitn she would leave
the house for a week?that during that time
he must send his cousin away, and that she
would then come back and live with him,
and forget all. lie made her a promise that
he would. She went home. 1 he first, second
and third week elapsed, and still no husband
came. She then told her sister that it
was time for her to go home. The carriage
came, and her sister accompanied her. When
she arrived at her husband's residence lie was
absent, engaged in the woods. She was cold
Jy received by the cousin, who made no effort
to get refreshments. She was placing a
pie in the stove when she remarked rather
insultingly, "this is for Tom." The wife replied
that there was enough for him and
others too, but tho cousin reiterated that none
else could, lutve any. Up to this time she
had not told her gn?f4& an^member of her
family. The sister soon after departed, Alu)
the husband arriving, she reminded him ol
his promise of sending the cousin away, when
she was startled by his absolute refusal. She
immediately walked up stairs, put a few
things in a band box, and startled for her
father's house on foot. She had not gone
far before her husband overtook her in a
carriage, and offered to take her home, but
she refused and went the whole distance on
foot. She then unburdened her grief to her
family. The next day her father ordered his
wagon, and went to tlie husband's residence
for the purpose of taking away tho furniture
he had supplied his daughter with on her
running*. Upon arriving at the house, the
husband was absent, the cousin alone being
there. She had locked up all the doors and
drawere, and refused them admittance. The
father then addressed his daughter, telling
her she was mistress, and to give orders, to
break open the doors. She did so. The doors
were accordingly forced, and most of the furniture
and clothes belonging to the deserted
bride, were taken to her father's where, upon
her arrival, she took tojier bed an died, of a
broken heart.
Thus was a young and lovely being, whom
"none knew but to love," or, named her but
to praise,"?only five months a bride?
through crushed and slighted affection, hurried
to her tomb. The violator of the holy
marriage vow, will suffer the stings of a guil
ly conscience ior me muraer 01 wmcn ne
lias Wen instrumental. The funeral was attended
by an unusual concourse of tlio people
of the neighborhood.
Farkwkll.?Why so sad a word?farewell
? Wo should not weep in wishing, nor
sully felicity with tears. But we do weep!
because evil lies lurking in wait over all the
earth for the innocent and the good, the
happy and the beautiful, and when guarded
no more by our eyes, it seems as if the
demon would leap out upon his prey. Oi
it is because we are so selfish that we cannot
bear the thought of loosing the sight of the
happiness of one we dearly love, and are
troubled with a strange jealously and envy
of Wings unknown to us,and for ever to be unknown,
about to be taken into the very heart,
perhaps,of the friend from whom we part, and
to whom we breathe a sad, almost a sullen,
yet still a sweet farewell i Or does the shadow
of death pass over us while we stand for
the last time together on the sea-shore, and
see the ship with all her sails about to voyage
away to the uttermost parts of the earth:
Or do we shudder at the thought of mutability
m all created things, insensate or with
soul.?and know that are a few hours shall
have brightened the path of the swift vessel
ou the far-off sea, we shall be dimly remenv
bercd?alas! at last forgotten and all tlioiH
days, months, and yoars, that once seemec
as if they would never die, swallowed up ii
everlasting oblivion ?
To divert at any tfme a troublesome fan
|cy, run tothy bOoks, they presently fix the*
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w MIVIII, CUIU UIITO urn umui VI 7 V
thoughts. They always receive ther^itl'
the same kindness.?Fuller.
[ Compassion.?Tears of eqppaasion are
like drops fttfling from roses upon the bosom
of the smth.
When a thing is round can H be rounder!
Pebbles Picked up at the SeashoreBY
A SENTIMENTAL LADY.
One's existence down hero is divided between
donkey-riding and novel-reading?
. pretty exercise for the mind and body ! It
would'be difficult to say which were the
slowest?the donkea or the novels. It's
very strange, but how extremely rare it is
you come across a donkey or a novel that's
the least moving!
Youth writes its hopes upon the sand,
and Age advances, like the sea, and wushes
them all out.
We raffle, and raffle our best nflfections
away, like shillings at the Library, and Man
looks.coldly on, and smilingly savs, "llctter
luck, Miss, next time." . J}
I am sure that the sand with which Time
has filled his hour-glas, must have been
picked up at a watering place, fur nowhere
[ does the time run on so slowly, or the hour
succeed one another with such provoking
similarity.
It is very curious that the sea, which
' brings the colour back to our cheeks, generally
takes it from our ribbons 1
It is the same with dispositions as with
| bonnets; it is not every one that can stand
the seaside.
' Scandal is a rank weed which is general
' ly found in great profusion near the seacoast.
A watering-place is a harbour of refuge
that we, poor week vessels, after having
been tossed about for nine months in the
year, are obliged, during rhe other three, to
put into for repairs.
Nkveii ue Idle.?Life is too short to al,
low of any momenta being waistcd which
can be turned to good aceount. The ap
prcnuce wno spcnus ins evenings m siuuy is
sure to lay up a stock of ideas; which he
will find, at some time or other, will prove to
him so much positive capital. Ilis follow
apprentice, who squanders liis evenings at
; ^oy?ter cgllftrs, or in lon^iyj rtmpJLengiuehousea,
gains no such'mkw ??. ]*WfiaHh;
but on the contrary impairs his hearth
his early excesses, besides losing the contideuco
of all who might help him foward in
life. Ev< n he, who avoids the follies s > com
mon to young men, but yet makes fatigue
the plea for sleeping away tho evening, or
otherwise wasting his time, commits a serious
blunder. If more persons would resolve, on
emerging from childhood, never to be idle,
there would be twenty fortunes made where
one is made now, and twenty men rise to
emiuence where one attains distinction at
present. Every year, more hours are wasted,
of four people out, of five, than woulj,- if improved,
have made them rich in their old i
age. Nevkh be Idlk.?Phil. Ledger.
? ?
Ladies' Eyes.?Mr. Smee, after dilating
on the perfection to which the manufacture of
false eyes lias attained, bestows the following
admonition upon young men;?"You must
take care and not be enamoured with the
beauties of a false eye unwittingly, and afterwards
find, to your astonishment, that the object
of your choice carefully puteby her soft
, and captivating eyes in a little cotton wool
before retiring to rest! Do not think 1 am
in jest; for 1 have just heard of a case where
a fair lady wore a false eye, which her husband
never detected before marriage ; and
even up to tho present time, when two years
have elapsed, he had not discovered it! 13ci
fore marriage she never dared tell him, afterwards
she feared to avow her concealment."
All Sorts of Minds.?There is a strong
' disposition in men of opposite minds Jo des"
pise each other. A grave mau cannot coni
ceive what is the use of wit in society; a
i person who takes a strong common sence
view of the subject, is for pushing out by
s the head and shoulders and ingenious theo*
rist, who catches at the slightest and faintest
. analogies; ami anomer man, wiio scents
i the ridiculous from afar, will hold no cojn*
i inerce with him who tests exquisitely theg!''
feelings of the heart, and is alive to ny$, I |l
else; whereas talent is talent, and jg lift,j11
, inir.d, in all its branches! Wit gnf leads1 ^
one of its best flavors, common yf jts dai- ~
, to immediate action,and gives s?fiv? views,
ly motion; largo and compro^i^ f0Hy
its annual rotation; ridieuj^ ju their pro- '
I and iinpuedence, and keened 0f the flnc
I per sphere; sublety aeizu?rt> nwav in the ]
I ! ilifOUilo *1
" uaun W1 lIUM1 t
'oo?t sublime di'ecore/'' foe,in? Pa,I,t" ?'?
i the exquisite passion/^ ,nan8 sou I, and re- '
wards him by a ti/ nd inward visitations
' for the sorrows tyo?*neth from without.?
God made it ^ '* a" #f<x>d t We
> must despise/*?.rt ?f talent; they all have
1 their sepaw^duties and uses; all the hap1
piness of/"* f?r their object, they all prove,
-,/firladden life.?Sidney Smith.
A/4uV>r, who in skating fell through the
?/fce dSw*ed that he would never again leave'
' a hjvgooee for a cold duck.
1 Socrates maintained that there is but one
good, which is knowledge; and one evil,
, which is ignorance. , There
are peculiar ways in men, which
discover what they are through the moet
? subtle feints and close disguises.?Brogere.
dDoty^n's $obe of Sowfofitffo.
There are some women who wiii be, and
do, and suffer anything, rpther than sink into
obscurity and neglect; and if they cannot
be admired, they will at all events excite con-. *3
sidoration in one form or another. Indeed, ~
as a whole, they appear to prefer consideration
to any other feeling which can be stirred
up among their friends or society; and with
an ever-greedy appetite for distinction, they
arc often satisfied to excite uneasiness, anxiety,
and alarm in those around them. They
will even risk a little illness, rather than bo
entirely overlooked, and greatly enjoy the
eclat of bcinar pleaded with?nav. even re
proached, by kind and considerate care-takers,
for their carelessness about catching cold,
and incurring risks to their health iu a thousand
other ways. Thin shoes on wet evenings
form a desideratum with ladies of
this description. In going out upon the
water, or in an open carriage, they neglect
to take au extra shawl on principle;
more especially if they are known to have a
sore throat or cough ; and if there be one article
of food which they know will make
them ill, they have a passion for that verv
thing, and decline touching any other. It is
not sufficient, however, with these persons
that they do such tilings; they delight to
tell of having done them; and often smile, and
look exceedingly animated aud triumphant,
while thus engaged in disclosing their interesting
peculiarities; for in this manner a considerable
sensation is occasionally got up, a
precious life is endangered, a human being
has to bo preserved from self-destruction;
and there is always a sufficient number of
persons in society, influenced by the passing
emotions of the moment- to nrodueo a
in favor of these thoughtless, dear, imprudent
creatures, who cannot be induced to think
about themselves.?[Mrs. Ellis's Social Distinction.
JL i i \ I e C o u 16 3 i e 3 o f ? i f c.
The little tilings of life have more effect
,,tyt>on character, reputation, friendship and
fortunt^'&ii" the heartless and superfinial are
apt to imagiWOQ}^ ituL
ever rough by nnture, who aro\,
and softened by kindness and ?
civil word, a friendly renmrk,
compliment, an affable bow, of re&*^
?all have au influence?while surliu^k,
civility, harshness and ill temper, naturiK
produce an effect exactly to the reverse. TluK
American people as a whole, arc perhaps not s'
remarkable for courtesy. They are so active
ly engaged in the battle of life in onward
movements of commerce and trade, that they /
have little leisure to cultivate and practise /
those polishiiicnts which arc the result of /
education, of travel, and of enlarged interV
course with society. Nevertheless we ajr
not a discourteous people, and in the
cities the proprieties of manner and thy^
uiues oi lorni arc attended to with jK
mendable dcgfn of exactness. Jr
Still, \vc are bdundto confess tl//0,3
deficient in many. #f the littler c?
of life?courtesies that are % .
eulated to sweeten the intercj/*011 . /
feeling, and the general
takes place from day to d^F?witfiiiiany
bora and companions. TkF> practice tho
is, that they have no^^that they are
civilities to which w^^ matters. Thus
erigaged in more iiJ^e repaid, a polite
a friendly visit wU^wered, a neighborly
note will be leflTpleasant smile will bo
call be disregtufnc of indifference, and a
met witli a oyne hand will be responded
cordial gr:Jrcc, if not surprise. All this
n wJtV? f^niiuct and vet the effect upon
may scajfl the heart is chilling and pain- {
^Con-ByK."?There is hardly a greater
^Version of the meaning of a phrase in the
I iglish language than js contained in the
rm so often used in parting with friends,
iood-byc," words which, in themselves,
ave no meaning whatever. In olden times
was customary among pious people, w hen <
aitiiig fro:p those^thev loved or respected,
o commend them to the protection ut'Ckid.
rhe jtlinuw! in French was "a I)icu," to God
?Antflioe, "adieu," and now used by tliouands
without a knowledge of its meaning.
The old Knglish form of expression, "God 1>o
vitli you," a most beautiful expression when
making leave of a friend, is superseeded by tho
corruption of "Good-bye."
Gem? of Thought
The more true merit a man has, the more
does ho applaud it in others.
The\lefects of the mind, like those of the
face, grow worse as we grow oM.
The worst education which teaches selfdenial
is better than the be9t which teaches
everything but that ^
Ootxl qualities, lifcc great abilities, are incomprehensible
and inconceivable to such as
are deprived of them.
Those habit* which dignify, or dishonor
manhood, obtain their shape and complexion
during our earlier ye!|p. The fnut# of svu?
, tner and autumn vegetate in th$ aj^wtlfnT
the harvef.t of old age