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I woitn not die in Spring time,
"Wlion worms begin to crawl, c,
' When cabbage plant* are shooting up,
And frogs begin to squall: ni
Tis then the girls are full of charms, g)
And smile u|khi the men; HJ
When lambs and |>easc are in their prhne; w
I would not porish then. c]
I would not die in Summer,
When trees are fillotl with fruit,
And every sportsman has A gun.
The little birds to shoot, ^
The girls then wear the Bloomer dress,
And half distract the men? ^
It is lime to sweat it out; n
l would not perish tlisn. b|
I would not die in Autumn, a
When new mown hay smells sweet, ^
And tho little pigs are rooting round ^
For something uieo to eat; u,
Tis then the huntsman's wild halloo
Is heard along the glen,
And oysters 'gin to fatten tip;
I would not perish then. Cl
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I would not die Winter,
For one might freeze to death, p
When blustering breezes sweep around, g
And take away one's breath; 8]
"When sleigh bells jingle, horses snort,
And buckwheat cakes are tall? 8'
In fact* this is a right good world: ti
I would not dio at all.? WI*xm*m Argun. U
51 Ikthji b! 38ori)tr Hit?. *
[From Noah's Weekly Messenger.]
2)eaf Stoifb,
HIE CELEBRATED TEXAN 8PV. *
About two years nftor the Texan rcvolu- *'
(ion, a difficulty occurred between tho new P
government and a portion of the pcoplo, n
which threatened the most serious consequences?even
tho bloodshed and horrors of ,r
citil war. briefly the case was this: v'
Tho constitution had fixod tho city of a<
Austin the permanent capital where the publie
archives were to be kept, with a reserve- "
tion, however, of a power in tho President to ^
order their temporary removal in case of 1
danger from tho inroads of a foreign emeny, b
or the force of a sudden insurrection. w
Conceiving that the exceptional emergen- '*
ey had atrived, as the Camanches frequently
committed ravages within sight of the capi- **
tal itself, Houston, who then resided at ?
Washington, on the Braaos, dispatched an
order commanding his subordinate function- T
(tries to send the State records to the latter lc
place, which he declared to be, pro tempore, P1
the seat of Government.
U b impossible to describe llie at army ex- '''
cittwut which the promulgation of that fiat A
wNd in Austin. The keepers of hotels, al
boarding house*, groceries, and furo-banks,
were thunderstruck, maddened to phrensy;
fa* the measure would be a death-blow to |01
their business; and accordingly they deter- J*
mined at once to take the step to advert the sl
danger by opposing the execution of Hous- lf
ton's mandate. They called a mass meet- (i<
ing of the citizens and farmers of iho rircum
jaoent country, who were all more or less intermed
in tne question: and after many M
Beiry speeches against the asserted tyranny
of the administration, it was unanimously resolved
to prevent the removal of the archives HI
by open and armod resistance. To that end 10
they organized a company of four hundred n>
men, one moiety of whom, relieving the oth- 01
or at regular periods of duty, should keep
oonstant guard around the state-house until 5l
the peril pawed by.- The oomroaudor of this
force was cue Colonel Morton, who hid M
aahieved considerable renown in the war of
mdependenco, and had still more recently oi
IM tjred desperate bravery In two despcrato | fo
duels, in both of which he had cut his an tog- n<
Mist nearly to pieces with a bowie-knife.?
Indeed, from the notoriety of his character to
for revenge, as well as courage, it was fn
thought that President Houston would re- in
nounee his purpose-touching tho archives, as )H
socn as he should loam who was tho leader *?
of the opposition. til
Morton, on jiytjiart, wbpUevanity equalled
tScJ tH# by his boastful hi
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i ** JVi-.Mui'ir
treats. lie swore that if the President did
tccecd in removing the records by the '
iarch of an overpowering fbroe, ho would
ten hunt him down like a wolf, and shoot
Im down without ceremony, or stab him in
is bod, or waylay him in his walks of recre
ion. He oven wrpto tbe here of San Janto
to that effect. The latter replied in n
>te of Inconic brevity: ??
"If tbe people of Austin do not send the
Thivcs, I will certainly come and take
torn ; and if Colonel Morton can kill me, ho
welcome to my ear-cap."
On the reception of this answer, the guard
as doubled around tho stato-housc. Clio
it Buuiinum were sutuoncu along tno road
ading to llio captital, the military paraded
le streets from morning till night, nud a sect
caucus held permanent session in the ci'
hall. In short, everything betokened a
jniing tempest
One day, whilo matters were in this preirious
condition, the caucus at the city-uall
ere surprised by the sudden appearance of
strnngcr, whoso tnodo of entering was as
strnordinary as his dress. He did not
nock at the closed door?ho did not seek
Emission there atall*, but climbed unseen a
nail bushv-topped live oak, which grow bode
tho wall he loaned, without sound or
arning, through a lofty window, llo was
lolhcd altogcthor with buckskin, carried a
>ng and veiy heavy rifle in his hnud, worn
t life button of his suspender, a largo bowionifo,
and in his leAthern belt a pair of pistols,
alf tho length of his gun. Ho was tall,
.might as an arrow, active as a panther in
is motion, with dark complexion/ and luxuant
hair, with a sevcro iron-liko couuteaoco,
that seemed never to have known a
nile, and eyes of intenso, vivid black, wild
nd rolling, and piercing as tho point of a
a^gcr. His strange advent inspired a
mil of involuntary fear, nnd many present
ncomciously grasped tho handles of their
dc arms. 'Who aro you, that thus prolines
to intrudo among gentlemen, without
ivltation V demanded Colonel Morton, fcroiously
essaying to cow doVn stranger
ith his eye.
Tho latter returned his staro with coinound
iuterest, and laid his long, bony liner
on his lip, as a 6ign?but of what, tho
[icctators could not imagine.
Who arc you ! Speak ! or I cut an anwer
out of your heart I' shouted Morton aliost
distracted with rago by tho cool, sncerig
gaze of tho othor, who now removed his
ngor from his lip, and laid it on the hilt of
is monstrous knife.
The fiery Colonel thon drew his dagger,
?,i ?* -e ..i
iu ncu iu wv nui ui uuronuug ujivii luo
:rangor, when several caught him and held
im back remonstrating :
Let hint aiouo, Morton, for God's sake.?
to you not percicvo that lie is crazy 1"
At that niomeut Judgo Webb, a man of
irewd intellect and courteous mauners, sloped
forward, and addressed the intruder in a
tost respectful manner:
"My good friend, I presume you have
indo a mistake in the house. This is a pristo
meeting, whero none but members aro
Emitted."
The strangor did not appear to comproend
the words, bnt he could not fail to uuderiind
the mild and doprecatory manner.?
lis rigged features relaxed, and moving to a
kble in the centre of the hall, whero there
ere materials and implements for writing,
o seized a pen and traced one lino: "I am
enf.w lie then held it up beforo the specdon,
as a sort of natural apology for his
wn want of politeness.
Judge Webb took the paper, nnd wroto a
uestion: Dear sir, will you be so obliging as
?inform us what is your business with the
resent meeting!"
The other responded by delivering a loiter
iscribed on the bnck. "To the citizens of
ustin." They broke the seal and read it
oud. It was from Houston, and showed
leTnsual terse brevity of his style :
(1Vvi I AW TIiammI. ? ? 1
m. \ziil40nq iUUU^U IU CHUij
id deceived by arts of traitors, I will givo
>u three days moro to dccido whother you
irrender the public archives. kX the end of
iat time you will please let me know your
ciwion. - Saw Houston."
After the reading, tho deaf man waited a
w seconds, as if for a reply; then* turned
id was about to leave the hall; when Colo?l
Morton interposed, and sternly beckoned
m back to tho table. Tho stranger obeyed
id Morton wrolo: 44Yon were bravo enough
insult ino by your threatening looks ten
inutes ago; are you bravo enough tof givo
o satisfaction I"
Tho stranger pennod his (oply, "i am at
>ur 8erviceT,,
Morton wrote again ;uWho will bo your
eond!"
uThe strangor rejoined: MI am too generis
to seek an advantage, and too brave to
ar any on tho >>art of others; therefore 1
ivur iiocd I ho aid of a second." ?
Ouloiid Mnrlnn imniiAfl "Nimft vrtiir
run?.w The stranger traced without a moon
t's hesitation: "Time, sunset this cvong;
place, the left bank of tho Colorado, op>site
Austin; weapons, rifles; and distance
le hundred yards. Do not fail to be in
mo I"
lie then took three steps across tho floor,
id disappeared through the window as bo
tid entered.
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4^Vbat P exclaimed Judge Webb, "b it I
possible, Col. Morton, that you intern! to fighi
that rann t He is a routo, if not a positive
maniac. Sucli a meeting, I fear, will sadly 1
tarnish the lilstro of your laurels." '
"You are mistaken," replied Morton with a 1
smile; "that routo is a hero whose fame
stands in the records of a dozen battles, and
at least as many bloody duels. Hesidee he
is the favorite emissvry and bosom fViend of
Houston. If I liavo the good fortune to kill
hiro, I think it will tompt the President to
retract his vow.
MYou know tho man. Llion. Who u hn 1*1
"Doaf Smith," answered Morion, coolv.
"Why no; that cannot be. Deaf Smith
was slain at San Jacinto," romarkod Jiulgo
Webb.
"There again your Honor is mistaken,"
said Morton. "Tlio story of Smith's death
was a moro fiction, got up by Houston, to
save bis favorite from tbo vengeanco of certain
Texans in whoso conduct lie bad acted
as a spy. I fathomed the artitieo twelve
months since."
"If what you say, bo truo, you are a mad
man yonrsolfl" exclaimed Webb. Deaf
Smith was novcr known to miss his mark.?
He lias often rought down ravens in their
rapid tlight, and killed Caiu.mchos and Mexicans
at a distance of two hundred and fifty
yards!"
"Say no moro," answered Colonel Morton,
in tones of deep deter initiation, "tlio thing is
already settled. I have agreed to meet luui.
Thcro can bo no disgraco in falling bo fuse
such a shot, and if 1 Vuccood, my triumph
will confer tlio greater glorv."
Such was tho general habit of thought and
c is ~ ?-.1 A A\ I A rn ? ?
irciing pruvuiuui mrouguont xexas ni Ulill
period.
Towards evening a vast crowd assembled
at the placo nppoiuted to witness the hostile
meeting, and so great was the popular recklessness
as to affairs of the sort, that numerous
and coD-sidcrnblo sums woro wagejpd-on
the result. At length the rod orb of the
summer touched tbo survid rim of the western
horizon, covoring it all with ctimson
and gold, and filling tho air with a flood of
burning glory; ami the two mortal antagonists,
armed with long ponderous rifles, took
their station, back to back, and at a prccon
ecrted signal?the wavering of a handkerchief?walked
slowly and steadily in opposite
directions, counting thoir steps until
each had menaurod fifty. They both completed
tho given number about the same instaut,
then they wheeled, each to aim nud
firo when they choused. As tho distance
was great, both paused for somo seconds?
long enough for tho bcltolders to Hash their
eyes from one to anothor,and mark tbo striking
difference between them. The face of
Co). Mortou was calm and smiling,ibut the
smile it bore had a most murderous meaning.
On the contrary, the countenance of I)oaf
Smith was stern and passionate as ever. A
side view of his features might havo been mis
taken for a profile dono in cast iron. Tho
one, too, was dressed in tho ricliest cloth, tho
other in smoke-tinted leather. But that
made no difference in Texas then; for tho
heirs of heroic courage wero all considered
peers?tho class of iuferiors embraced none
but coward*.
Snlandv twn nflni rvnlrwl.*! vrilti limnl.
taneous roars. Colonel Norton gave a prodigious
bound upwards, and droppod to the
earth a corpse. Deaf Smith stood erect, and
immediately began to reload his rifle; and
then having finished his brief task, he hastened
away into the adjacent forest.
Three days afterwards, Houston, accompanied
by Deaf Smith and ten more men,
appeared in Austin, and, without further opposition,
removed the 8tnte papers.
The history of the hero of Lho foregoing
anccdoto was one of the most extraordinary
ever known in tko West, lie made his advent
in Texas at an early period, and continued
to reside there until his death, which
happened about two years ago ; hut although
he had many warm personal friends, no one
could ever ascertain cither lho land of his
birth, or a singlo gleam of his previous biography.
When ho was questioned on the
subject, ho laid his finger on his lip, nnd if
pressed more urgently, his brow writhed,
and his dark eye seemed to shoot sparks of
livid firol lie could writo with astonishing
correctness and facility, considering his situ
ation ; and although denied the exquisite
plonsuro and priceless advantage of the sense
of heaiing, nature had given amplo compensation,
by an cyo quick and far seeing as an
eagle's, and a smell keen and incrediblo as
that of a raven. lie could discover objects
miles away in tho far-off prariic, when others
could peroeivo nothing but oarth nnd sky,
and tlio rangors used to declare that ho could
CAtch tho scent of a Mexican or Indian at as
great n distance as a buzzard could distinguish
tbc odor of a dead carcass.
It was these qualities that fitted him so
well for a spy, in which capacity ho rendorcd
invaluable services to Houston's army during
tho war of independence. lie always
wont alone, and generally obtained the information
dpsircd. His habits in private life
woro equally singular, lie noyor could bo
pemmded to sleep under the roof of a house
or even to uso a tent chgh. Wrappod In his
blanket, ho loved to lfanpit in the open air,
under the blue canopy o( pare other, and
count theirs, or g.iae with, a yearning look
a- y
' r jfc, _
at the melancholy moon. When not em- i
ployed as a spy or guide, ho subsisted hy '
hunting, being often absent on solitary ex- i
cursiou*. for weeks and evcu months together
ha the wilderness. He was a genuine son
_jr i -i i .i-.i i _ i
i/i umhio, u vrvwn up ciiuu ui mu wooos una
prairie, which he worshipped with a sort of
Pagan adoration. Excluded bv his infirmities
froin cordial fellowship with hie hind, he
made the inanimato tilings of the earth his
friends, and entered by his heart's own adoption
into brotherhood with the luminaries of
heaven ! Wherever tlioro was land or water,
barren mountains or tangled brakes of wild,
wAvingjcauo, tboro was Deaf Smith's home,
nad there ho v/ns happy ; but in the streets
of groat cities, in all the groat thoroughfares
of men, wherever there was flattery or fawn
ing, base cunning or craven fear, there was
Deaf Smith an alien and an exile.
Strange soul! ho hath departed on the
long journey, away among those high bright
stars which were his night lamps; and he
hath either solved or ceased to ponder the
doop mystery of the magie word ''life."
Jfliarrllnnfnua TUnitittg.
Xhc life of 5it 13Q0c
K c to t o n. I
Men of great learning and talents, whom
all poeple admire and praise, are foiind to be
more modest than persons not so wise and
good. Sir Isaac Wowton was ono of these
great, and, at tho same time, modest men.?
When a little boy at school, ho surprised cvorybody
by tho curious little machines which
he niado with his own hands. lie had a
nuinbor of saws, hatchets, hammers, and
other tools, which lie used very skillfully. A
windmill being put up near the place where
he lived, iic frequently went to look at it,
and pHed iuto every part of it, till ho became
thoroughly acquainted with it, and tho way
in which it inoved. IIo then began with
his knife and saw, and hammer and made a
small windmill, exactly liko the largo ono;
it was a vcrv neat and curious pieco of workmanship.
lie sometimes set it on the housetop,
that tho wind might turn it round. IJc
also contrived to cause a mouso to turn his
mill. This little animal being put insido a
hollow wheel, its endeavors to got forward
turned tho wheel and sot tho machinery in
motion. There was also some corn planted
about tho wheel, and when the mouse tried
to get at tho corn, it made tho wheel go
round. llAving got an old box from a
friend, Isaac in ado it iuto a waterclock that
is, a clock driven bva small amount of water.
It was very much like our common clocks,and
about (bur foct high. At the top was n dial
plate, w?ti|,,fiiigers of the hours. Tho hourhand
was turned by a piece of wood, which
ether fell or rose by water dropping upon it.
This stood in the room whero he lay, and ho
took care, evory morning to supply it with
plenty of water, It pointed out the hour so
well that the people in the house would go to
see what was the hour by it. It was kept in
the iiouso as a curiosity long after Isaac
went to college. The room in which he
lodged was full of drawings of birds, beasts,
men, ships and mathematical figures, all
neatly made upon the wall with charcoal.
When Isaae grow a little older, ami weut to
college, he had a great desiro to know some
thing about tho air, the water, tho tides, and
the sun, moon and star& One day when he
was sitting alone in his garden, an apple
hnpponod to fall from a tree to the ground,
lie then began to ask himsolf, what is the
cause of tho apple falling down ? Is it from
some power or forco in tho apple itself, or is
the power in tho earth, which draws the apple
down I When ho had long thought
about this subject, ho found out that it was
tho earth that attracted, or drew tho apple
down, and that this power of attraction is
ono of tho laws of nature. I3y it, loose objects
aro retained upon tho surface of the
earth, instead of dying abroad through space.
You have learned that this earth is a "lobe,
which turns over day after day. It is attraction
which gives woiglit to objocts;
bcncc it is sometimes called gravitation,
which means noarly the same thing as
weight. Isaac Newton also discovered that
all object* whatever have an attraction for
each other and always in proportion to their
size an(l tho distance at which they arc placed.
Thus the moon, thouglv. a largo globe,
is under llie attraction of the earth, and the
planets are uudcr tho attraction of tho sun.
aim ii ih i>y uuracuon siioy aro all ina<io to
kcop their proper distances from one otlier.
These discoveries were jnstly considered as
the most imj?ortant ever made ; and for hi*
having made thcin reflecting men will over
venerate the name Newton, lie was never
known before.
lie was of a mild and equal temper and
was seldom or never seen in a passion, lie
had a little dog which ho called Diamond.
He was one day called out of his study,
where all his papers were lying upon a table.
His dog Diamond happened to jump upon
tho table, and overturned a lighted candle,
which eel Are to all his papers and consumed
them in a lew moments. Jn this way
Newton hist, the labor of many ynars. lhit
when he came into the study, ami saw what
had happened ho did not Auk* til. liul
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dog; Init only said, 4 Ah, Diamond, Diamond 1
thou little knowcst tho mischief thou liast
done! ~
Though Isaac Newton was a very wiso
and learned mau, ho was not proud of his
learning, but was very ineok and humble.
lie was kind to all, cvon the poorest and
meanest man. Though ho was wiser than I ^
most othor men, yet he said, a littlo before
be died, that all his knowledge was as noth- ^
ing when compared with what ho had yet j
to leain. Ho was sometimes so much en j.
gaged in thinking that his dinner was often
thioo hours ready for him before ho could Iks c
brought to the tablo.( Ho died in the year 11
17527, at the age 01 eigtity-nvo. f
SpiOcir. *
The children onco went with their grand- *
mother to sec a spider's web; they thought '
it very curious, and they talked a good deal >
about it, though thoy could not see the use f
of such things, nor why tliero should he *
such creatures as spiders at all. Their 1
grandmother replied, "My dear children, I *
cannot tell you just now all tho reasons why (
the all-wise God created and sustains the va- 1
rious creatures which wo see around us, '
though wo may be sure thoro is some good 1
end to bo served ; but I will tell you a pretty '
story, which may, at least, help us to think \
upon the subject. A young princo used of- 1
ten to wonder for what purpose God had 1
made Hies and spiders ; as ho could not see, '
lie said, what uso they wcro to men, and if 1
ho had the p*>wor, he would kill them all. '
One day after a great battle, this priuco was ]
obliged to hide himself from hi- enemies, ;
and wandoriug about in a wood ho lay 1
down beneath a tree, and fell asleep. A sol- '
dior passing by, who belonged to the enemy, '
was quietly drawing noat^with his sword to ]
kill the princo, when, all of a sudden, a fly 1
stung his lip, and woke him. Seeing his
danger, ho sprang to his feet, and quickly *
made the soldier run off. That night tho 1
prince again hid himsolf in a cavo in the '
sumo wood, and during th? night, ft spider 1
wovo hor wcbb across the entrance. Two'1
soldiers belonging to tho army which had 1
defeated him, and who wore looking for the '
prince, passed tho cave in tho morning, and 1
the princo heard their conversation :? (
'Look,' cried ono of thorn,'he is surely con- 1
cealed in this cave.' 'No,' roplicd the other, 1
'that is impossible, for if he had gone in J
thoro he would havo brushed down tho spi- '
dor's web at tho entranoo.' When tlioy had '
gono away, tho princo raised his hands and 1
eyes to hoaven, and thanked God for such
I goodness, in yestorday saving Ins life by a
j spider, and acknowledged that tho ways and
works of God aro norfoctly good and wise."?
London Child's Comp.
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J oh) 60 (ji5.
Tiik public mind is awakening to the tin*
portnnce of physical education. 1
At tho recent ladies' exhibition of gymnnstic,
callisthcnic, and dancing exercises
"iven at Prof. Stewart's ltooms, in Boston,
l)r. J. V. C. Smith, Mayor, in bis speech to
tho parcuts and teachers while distributing
tho prizes, addressed them at much length
on the importance of thus developing the
muscular apparatus of children, and made
the pertinent remark : "That 'Jio little girls
lie knew when a boy, who used to climb
trees and fences with tho boys, and were
called 'Tomboys' l>v their mothers wcro now ,
wherever found, leading women in society,
with strong healthy bodies and iniuds." I
Mayor Smith was right. Our girls had '
better be tomboys than minacing young ladies.
Undor a right systoiu of education
they would bo as far from ono extreme as
the other; but if we must have an extreme,
give us that which secures strong limbs, rosy
cheeks, and a constitution that will last ]
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Ibe 3JUoft>en in ifnncjortj. j
A i.kttku writer says that the Hungarian j
women aro in the abstract, passionate admircrs
of American institutions am)*Americans.
'Wo revere your Washington as adeinigod,' i
cowl Attn r\C l)mm < a lltn IaMaw urmL.t*
'?.? v? VUV * ! t IIV 111 IV# IUV IVIVUI niliUI* 1UU1 j
Americans ought to build p monument to
his memory that would kiss the very sky.?
You should then say your prayora at its (
base, and I would like to repeat ruino there
for my bleeding country.' I replied to the
demoiselle that I would be but too happy to
accompany her on an expedition of that na- (
turo. 'No.' said she, blushing at my si in pi ic-* ,
ity, 'we Hungarian women have rosolvod j
never to leavo our country. Wo wept at j
her fall?wo share her huinilitation, and
will remain hore, hopeful and ever confident ]
that wo shall ono day enjoy iier triumph.'
Gem from ah Olo Hook.?It has been
eloquently-and-truly snjd, that if Cluisliani
ty were compiled to flub from tho mansions 1
of thd great, luo academies of philosophers, j
tho halls of tli* legislators, or tbo throngs '
of ftiwy men, wo should find her hist retreat '
with women at the fireside. Her last audi- 1
enoe would be tho children galhoriug round 1
the knee of a mother; the fast sacrifice?the 1
secret pr.tvcr escaping from lyej* lips, and 1
heard palufpsjouly at the thiouFfT Cm*! j
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g-nbtmtl) IRtnftctg,
\ iUill fletilre fjroh) IteifiW fflf
irepQire fot Qriothet dUolrid>"
Who in i^Aorto tlU?t Imth not heard some"
onesl, j?ains-taking! man uttering some such'
Hying a* this when ohHrge is coming oiv?
fei, well meant as this may be, and plinth
Id as it sotmdeth to the imt broking. t
aiow no greater, though alack no mora <}oiiVuon
error ihan this notion, that the common
ligngemcnU of this world arc a hindr/Oico
o our preparation for the next, fot I- do1
iure!y believe, mid tliink 1 linvo the warrant
>fscripture and reason therefor, thnt we were*
cut into this probationary state to the end that
>ur souls might learn oxperienco among diqf
lircrso circumstances of active life, soils tw ^
enow good frCuu evil, and never to hnrard the
ailing from glory when once attained, by. any
aich mistake as was committed by tin***
.pints that kept not their first estate. But
f wo retire from temptation, we deny ouriclves
the schooling which God appointed
or our better teaching and so far from avohtng
the temptation of evil we increase it tour
oiil. i'or there is no stieli good frijuul to
nrtue as that useful weariness whiclvreavetli
no time for a selfish cogitation over tho
means .of gratifying the animal nature; y?^
lie who, in his daily charge, bo it what it
inay, bath taken no undue advantage, nor
oppressed any. if rich;?who hath served
Liuly, and in no way defrauded his employers,
eithcrs by negligence or dishonesty,- if
poor ;?and who hath lived in Christian love
tml amity with his fellow men, whether connected
with him by blood or otherwise?
linlh prepared well for another world, albeit
lis prayers may have been- short, and h*r
ime most actively employed, even in hisdyng
day.
It is not for our "much speaking*1 tliat we
iliall ho hoard.; and tho brief but feavent aspiration
of tho heart toward God, Which h
A'iae and good man doth use to sanctify the
ixisincss of tho day withal, while pursuing
he avocations of tins world, hath in it more
hnn tho vitality of religion, than tho dawding
meditations of one who niukoth prayer
.ho object of his life, rathor than tho means
ef leading that life aright. We pray for aid
to perform our duties; but to use many prayer,
and perform few duties, is but a mockery
mid a foHy; for man thusdisgui&cth (o bis own
eonscicwe his cowardice ami indolence, and
fancicth he is pious and virtuous, wbilo in
Lrulh he is only idlo and useless. 1 loubllesa
ihoreisa tiiuo when increasing iirtirinitv
may mako a man shrink from tho fatigue of
business which nUbrdclh no respite from toil;
hut then this greater quieludo is hut need#
of the body, ami is not nil to he considered
us the memM of improving tho health of tho
soul; on the contrary, we havo all seen, and
know, that it must he a strong ana well disciplined
mind which can resist tho natural
propension toward tho vices which arise out
of this state of inaction ; such as peevishness,
selfishness, and consequent carelessness of
the comfort and happiness of others,
Instead, therefore, of seeking a discharge
from all duty, as the means of improving the
soul, w hose true life is the fulfilment of duty,
we should endeavor ratlrer, as age aj>proachcs,
to cnt out for ourselves occupation
sufficient for tho diminished power of
tho body, such as shall give room for the
exorcise of that concern for others and carelessness
of self, which form tho best grace of
youth, and which may still ltovcr, like a
bright halo, round the head of age, making
ojroy hairs lovely, and giving earnest, even
in this life, of what will l>o tho society of
"just men niado perfect," In tho next.?An
Exposition of Vubjur Errors.
"i( Ifcbct 1 oirgibe.''
Tim following story is told of John WetIcy
and (Jen. Orglcthropo. These two gentlemen
were fellow passengers from Eurono.
In the coiirso of the voyage, Mr. Wesley
tcard Gen. Oglethorpe making a greut noW
n tho cabin, upon which ho stepped in to
lniow the cause. Tho General immediately
id dressed him saying:
"Mr. Wesley, you must crease mo. I
liave met with provocation too groat for inata
to hear* You know tho only wino I drink
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.= ji. v.-, no l mill iuu uv^i ui nuv ,
I therefore provided myself with Severn! dozens
of it, and thin villinn (Ids servant, who
was present, almost dead v. i111 fcai) has
drunk up tho whole of it. Lilt I will he revenged
on him. I have ordered him to l>o
tied hand and C*>t, and he canied to tho
man of-war which sails with us. The rascal
should have taken care how he used ine so,
for I never forgive."
"Thetssir,"said Mr. Wesley, h asking calnry
at him, **i hoj?o you never sin."
Tho (jroncral confounded at tho reproof,
hrcw his keys to his servant, and bade him
lo bolter m tho future.
/ What a severe reproofwas that! Would
t not be well for every one, whilo musing .
lo forgive ? person who injured him, to bear
in mind lli.it ho Jmnsclt' has no jnomiso of
being forgiven l>y his Jleavunly Father, until
lie cheii-diea a forgivingspiiit towards ev?
ury one? J low can unfoigiving man uttor
this petition in tho Lord's Prayer ; "Forgive
nsour ti-. i "> ? e f>r<pve tuosc who tu?
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