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1 WuM Jl^31 ei) if o h>e.
1 Must hasten home, said a rosy child,
Who gaily roamed for hours i
1 must hasten home to my mother dear?
She wiN seek me atuid the bowers ;
If she eh idea, I will sen! her lifts with a kiss,
And offer Iter all my flowers.
I must iMMbew home, said, a beggar girl,
Aa she carried the pitiful storo
< f crumbs and scraps of erueted bread
She had gathered from door to door ;
I must hasten home to my mother dear,
She M fceMe, aud old, and poor!
t must hasten home, snidlhe ball room belle,
As day began to dawn ;
And the ghttetsng her ?Iark hair deck-..
Siumo LtiffUl wnilifl 4?w? of atom ; ?ed
FA forsake the J?y* ef this changing world
Which leaves in tin? heail bat a thorn.
] b?xwe, rait] a <jnnj[ yopih,
Who had vainly sought fo; fame?
Who ha J vowed to win a lam-el wreath,
And immortalize his name; 1 ''
Hut. a stranger, lie died oil n foreign shore?
All the hopes he had cherished were vain.
I an) hastening home, ?aid mi :ig..J man,
A* he gazed on the grassy sod,
Where oft, ere age had silvered hi? hairs,
His feet had lightly trod ;
Farewell 1 farew ell! to this lovely eaith?
J am hastening home to God!
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Jllisttllnntons llatbing.
[Froiu the Pennsylvania Inquirer.]
iiqbe you MaOe IJouir diJili?
A DUTY TOO OYTBH DALAYED
*lDZ WISE TO DAY."
Tarn are hundreds of individuals who,
wkh large fortunes and advanced in years,
nevertheless hesitate to inake, by will, a
proper distribution of their e*Ut<*. They
postpone from day to day, and from year to
year, until at lost sickness prostrates and
death paralyses, and thus the law is compelled
to play ita port. A few weeks since, a
young gentleman frotn the South arrived in
I Philadelphia, who only year before had
! attained hit majority, and at that time beI
came possessed of a large property. He
J waa seized with sudden illness, when a physician
wm called in, who aunouneed, .o the
; surprise of the few f iends in attendance,
3 that hit patient oonld uot live forty eight
hours. The young man was incredulous,
but si last, through earnest solicitations, waa
I prevailed upon to make his will, in which
y he gave a large portion to his mother. A
few 1 tiours after he died, and but for the w ill
r alluded to, bis estate would have gone to
distant relatives, and his mother would have
I been left comparative!? -poor.
On another opcadon, not long since, acitisen
of Philadelphia, whose fortune amounted
to nearly s quarter of a million of dollars.
: seat for an attorney and desired him to
aketeh out n will. The request was complied
with, and bequoau were made to varioos
benevolent societies to the extent of one
| hundred thousand dollars. The rich man.
' however, waa not quitG satisfied, and thus he
-j concluded to poet(K>ne tlie final act of his
.* signature io the presence of witnesses, tiutil
I aonne future day. This postponement was
extended from time to time, until at last
2u^jb became impatient, struck a sudden
Claw, and the will was left unfinished.?
| Thro, tb? good intention* Mid benevolent
j mirpoeM that the intended testator had cberuhed
for y ear*, {ai M at being carried into
effwt, m oqnetqMnoe of hesitation and deIAt
this moment, be* co*r.j are pursuing
asfcoiferaotwaet Bow aun have r*?J
. steto & oyr:
(jSS^Slilo charity, but neglect to diedbar^
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tbe duty !. They mean to do it,' honestly
nuu conscientiously, yut thoy prevaricate
with thetmeive*, if we may be allowed the
expiation ; or foolishly fancy that the ma
king of a will involves tho shortening of a
life. In brief, they are superstition*, and
Ultra tbey are wegk and irresolute. In other
cases, a stratige infirmity exists against
tile distribution of property, oven by will.?
The feeling of avarice u to powerful , that
the possor-sor persuades himself that he o.tn
retain his- crrnsn nnon 'hi* ornhl ??in
the vita! spark shall hnve parted from his
frame, Ttiero is scarcely one individual in a
thousand possessed of large means, or even
of any considerable properly, who would not
rather have his estate, real nnd personal divided
on his decease, in a peculiar way.?Heavy
obligations that linvo been ?ocurnuSating
for life, may be thus cancelled or requited.
Old friends may las remembered, early
kindnesses may oe reeipiocated, and pi iceless
debts of feeling and affection may be
acknowledged. The merest trifle, too solemnly
appieciated under such circumstances,
has a meaning and a magic, and the gift that
i* received after the giver is cold and still in
the embrace of death, s]>eAks with n soullike,
solemn voice, and a* if from the deaths
of the gravo itself, "lie still remembered
ine !"-r-ia lira natural axnliunalam vl juiiL
hold n place in his friendship his affection*,
and his heart. He wiuf apparently cold and
indifferent while alive; utid ret, when lie
came to make his will, my imago arose to
iho eye of his mind, and uiy name was recorded
among the beings of love." This is
the language which is apt to be uttered under
the circumstances wo have described.?
How important, then, the solemn duly of
defining by will, the manner in which our
property shall be distributed, when life shall
be no longer. Alas! fur the many whose
just expectations have l*>cn disappointed,
fidelity and kindness have been nitre wauled,
whose hearts have been crushed by some
*ud neglect oh the part of a parent, a relative,
a guardian or a friend. The Courts of
Laws abound with melancholy illustrations.
Cruel wrongs have becu perpetrated, propeity
has been ttasappropivatevt, imd life-long
fiicuds, whose condition might have been
so greatly improved, have been left to languish
in privation, waul nud beggary. And
yet, we repeat, there are thousand* at this
iilomciit, who have, ample foitunes at .thuir
command, and wlio still aeghct the sacred,
the solvltm, the imperative duty of ,tanking
a will, in audi :i luotueutoiis matter, delay
is iudoed daugerou*, for Death is 110 respec
tar of peraous, l?ul often steals upon his viohhk
like * tlwe uight J
Jobqcco Shioliin^.
N-ot long ago, wo called on a gentleman
in a neighboring city?an educated wealthy
mail he is, who was sick with what some
physicians call (he tobacco disease.* He said
lie had alwuya enjoyed good health till within
the last six months. For the hist four
weeks be had been confined to his house
wiih a species Wf dyspepsia induced by a
long course of iiHeniperato smoking. During
these four weeks he hnd lost tuore than
twenty pound* of llesh. We qwtetioucd
liiio to know if he had surrendered his injurious
habit. wAh, no,'' he replied; "and
what is more, so strong is its hold on mo.
that I cannot abandon it. 1 hare this day
smoked six si-gars." There are thousands
in very nearly the same condition with this
gentleman ;and thousands moro on the road
to joii* tliein.
We often meet lads in our streets whose
heads are surrounded with clouds of smoke;
they are trying to make gentlemen of themselves.
A sorry way in which to arrive at
that eminence. Our nick friend above des
cribed, exprer^cd over and again, hie regret
that he had ever contracted this injurious
habit, for, said he, it has been only an injnry
to me whilstit is the source of no good. It
has injured ray health and my pocket, and
I always advise all lads to be exceedingly
cautious how they learn to smoke or chew.
He had carefully estimated tho cost of the
habit to him for the last thirty years?reckoning
the consumption at six cigars per day,
at three cents each, aod compound interest
on the money expended.
Who among our yout'nfu! readers car.
work out this sum correctly ; and will do no,
apd send us the result for the Star f Come
hoys. let ne hear from you. Notice; six cigars
per day, at three cent* each, for thirty
yearn, with ten per cent, compound interest
on the money expended ? Star of the Wett.
To Mm a Balky Hours Draw.?The
h London Time* give* a remedy which
proved sucCessfuL After nil sorte of
meana hnd been tried and failed, It wm sugEted
that a simple reinedv used in Indin
old be tried?that i*, to get a email rope
and attach H to one of the fore feet of the
stubborn animal, the person holding the end
of the rope to advance a few pace*, taking
with him the horse*' foot, when, ae a matter of
course, the horee must follow. The suggestion
was at first ridiculed, but at last a rope
: was brought and applied as described, when
the horee immediately advanced, and in a
i few minutee was out of sight, much to the
l amazement of the crowd. The experiment
> ? simple and worth a trial.
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E, !i C.: THURSDAY
! 1--1ggfuirfla[j
flight.
Whit blessed thingsSattwlay Nights are
and what would the world do without tliein
Those breathing moments in the tramping
marchr of life; those little twilights in th<
broad and carith glare of noon, when yes
tordaya look beautiful through the shadows
and faces "changed" long ago smile swceth
again in the hush; when one remeiubeti
"the old folks at home," and the old fashion
ed fire, and the old arm chair, and the iitih
brother that died, and the' IhiiirJiiht.tlMI
was translated."
Saturday Nights make people human
set their hearts to beating softly, an they usee
lo do, beforo the world turned thein intc
wor drums and jarred them to pieces witli
tatoos.
Tho ledger closes with a clash, iron door
ed vaults come to with a bang : up go thf
shutters with a will; clink goes the key in
the lock. It is Saturday Night, and'hiuinesf
breathes free again. Homeward ho! Tin
door that has been aja all the week gentl v
closos behind him the world is shut oht !?
Shut in, rather. Here are its treasures after
all and not in the vault, and not in the?
save the record in tho old family Bible boeli
?and not in the Bnnk. " '
i toriy. men poor fellow iS.tturday IN' rglil n
' nothing to you, just n& yon are nothing tc
anybody. Get a wife, blno eyed or blank
ye?J, but above nil true eyed?get a littlf
home no matter how little, and a .ittie sofa
just to bold two, or two and a half and then
get the two or the two and a half in it, of ti
Saturday Night and then read this paragraph
by the light of your wife's eyes and thank
God and take courage.
The dim and dusty shops are swept ; th<
hammer is thrown down, tho apron-is doffed
and Labor hastens with alight step home
ward bound.
"Saturday Night," freely murmurs the lan
guishing, as she turns wearily upon her ooucl
and is there another to come !"
"Saturday Night, at laatt' whispers th<
Weeper above the dying, "and it w Sutidal
to morrow, and??to morrow.
Tribune.
9 jDaniog.
A few weeks since, in llie courso of con
vcrsatiou with an eminent broker, who lot
been over forty years acquainted with th<
leading moneyed men of the country, w<
asked if he ever knew a schemer, who ac
quired money or position by fraud, coiiliniK
successful through life, and leave a fortutn
at death f We walked together about threi
minutes iu silence, when be replied?"jVo
\e*cf I have seen men," be said, "beconv
J rich us if by magic, and afterwards reach i
i high position in public estimation, not otib
for honor and enterprise, but even for piety
when some small circumatauce, of no appnr
enl importance, has led to investigations
which aesnltod to disgrace and ruin.
On Saturday wo again conversed will
him upon the same subject, and be statet
that since our last interview ho had extend
ed hi* inquiries among a targe circle of ac
quHmtufcces, and with one solitary exception
and that doubtful, their experience was t
the same ett'oct own. lie then gav
a brief outline of several *m??U
mers and their Cools, their rise and their fall
Suicide, murder, arson, and penury, lie said
were common crimes with many of tho*<
who made haste to be rich," regardless of tin
means; and, he added, there are not a fov
men, who may be seen on 'Change ever
day, ignorantly striving for their own des
traction. It U not, he said, so much tin
love of gold that leads many burinoss niei
astray, as the desire to be thought sharp o
successful, lie concluded that fortunes ac
quired without bouesty, generally over
whelmed their possessore with infamy.
[Button Atlas.
Supfioiriiog' 1 6o3pei.
A certain small sect, which shall he name
leas, writes, a correspondent, are in the hab
it of holding a yearly association in our vi
ciuity, generally in a piece of woods near U
a good spring. The brethren from abroai
are uuarvereu upon iiiuse in mo neighbor
hood of the infesting ; and these are require*
of course to lay in a good supply of the crea
lure comforts, and among them, as the moe
important, a plenty of whisky. A shoe
lime ago, suoh a placo having been selected
the brethren near by were putting up benches
and making the place ready, wheu brothei
Smith said:
"We'll, brother Gobbin, what prepara
lions have you made at home for the big as
sociation !"
Wby, I've laid in a barral of dour, or so
and a gallon of whisky "
Drotner Smith expressed great contemp
at bis preparations. . ^
UA gallon of whisky for a big meeting
Why, I've laid in a whole bar'l, and you'n
just aa well able, brother Gobbin, as 1 am t<
support the Qospsl P*
PaoerxKiTT is the only feet that a vulga
man can't peas through. If a man has any
i thing mean in hie disposition, a little 'foot
hick is sure to bring it out.
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Scot!) ^rcfclrlreO lo Jife,
, i Tlio Jacksonville correspondent of the :
! Charleston Courier write* us follow*:
J One of our poor health Reeking strangers
& ?tired and overborne with the pains and
- pang* of a diseased body, fong endured, and .
unassuaged by time or place, had himself ]
r conveyed into an adjacent, wood, and delib
5 erately took his own lifo, yesterday; llo
had a boy driving him in a buggy to the
) bccAo of the tragedy, and on his was stop
i perl at a gunsmith'* and there purchased and
yworr<?\ pH|ol. He paid for it, got hi*
; change, and drove "on. tteaohipg a secluded
I spot, lie paid the boy for his driving, and
tut) money for the hire of the vehicle, and told
i him to drive hack. The boy had liardh
dmcn fifty yards, when he heaid the crack
of the pistol, and turned back and found the
l unhappy victim with his brains blown out.
i lie had but a letter into the office, which
i lias been scut on to his brother hi i>ost<?i,
t under an envelope, by the poslmmtcr. Tin
' laxly was brought home to theJudson House, j
and to day respectably interred. Tlic name '
, of the peisOn is J. N. lvnox, of Boston, but c
for some years ft resident of Alabama. lie j
i fore committing the deed, he had deposited (
about $1,000 with the keeper of the hotel,
tii?. ?juuo. -lii* uru.
> in oxtremely bud health, scare able t<> walk. '
i and had renmiked that he had a uttered inure 1
than forty deaths. "Vincit qui pnlitur." '
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' The Banner of Temperance tells of a I
. lliiilling incident whioh oceurreil at a lein \
per.nnce meeting, some year* since. Ahum- I
; ed clergyman spoke in favor of wine t;s a i
drink; demonstrating it quiio to his own t
' satisfaction, to l?e scriptural, gentlemanly. t
ami heathful. When the . clergyman sal j I
ilown, a plain, elderly man arose, and asked | <
( the liberty of saying a few words. "A ^ <
young friend of mine," said be, "w|io had i i
4 lung been intemperate, was at great pains ?.
. prevailed on, to the great joy of his f.iends, I
to take the pledge of entire abstinence from I
all that could intoxicate, lie kept the j
pledge failhfully forjtomo time, though the I
struggle with his habit was feaiful ; till one I
evening, in u social parly, glasses of wine <
were handed round. They eauio to a cler- <
t gyman piesent, who took a glass, saving a I
s lew words in vindication of the practice.? ] I
b Well,? thought the voting mail, 'if a clergy-1 i
e man cau take wine ami justify it so well, why I
not 11' So lie also took a glass-*. It in I
e stunlly rekindled Lis firey slumbering up ?
u petite ; and after a rapid down ward course, lie i
a died 6} delirium tremens as a raving mad I
t man."
a The old man paused for utterance, and <
? was just able to add:?"That young man i
J was my only ton, and the clergyman was the ?
, Reverend JJoctor who has just addressed this
- assembly /"
, expect 0i0 fitje.
| Wk take the following pithy remarks '
from the Cayuya Chief, aud would rccotn- '
mend them to the earnest an?l careful atton^
lion of "Young America," in our own VilQ
lage, and l>istrict. ??? '"
j~ "want to sit all together." The individual (
spoken to, was an old man, liis faded locks (
't hanging thinly from under his worn hat, |
c and his hands resting tremulously upon his )
v polished cane. The one speaking, was a ,
l?oy of about ten yenrs, having in company i
three others of about the same age. "The j
B old chap did not like to go, did he Hill I" ,
1 broke iu another of the youngsters as the j
r old man slowly arose and started unsteadily j
through to the other end of the car. We K
tendered hitn our scat, and remarked sarcas
tically to the boy. "Little friend*! wellbred
boys never speak ill to old people, or '
ask them for their seals." A lady's face i
grew very red at the reiuurk, and we learu- ,
ed that she was the belle mother of the lit- ,
lie spokesman. ,
It is most huinilituting truth that age is (
treated with less respect than formerly. Oar .
children know more of school lore, go to col t
i lege earlier, and, as the phrase is, are smart-, <
er than old fashioned children, so to term ! ,
thoee of years ago. A hoary head is no- ,
where safe from insult. We have, in refined .
circles so called,"seen young gentlemen and *
1 ladies indulge the fuost gross mid ill bred ,
1 treatment or old j>eoplo, their ldtoo born wit
* levelled at the tottering step or old fashion- ,
' ed speech. The children in the streets, are M
r notoiiuusly insolent and abusive. A civil (
question ie answered with taunting insult? ,
A deoripid form is ample food lor wildest ,
* tnorriraeut ,
To Ma?B UllSAD CnEKSK-CAKK.?Slico A I
, loaf hh tiiin as possible. pour on it a pint of i
boiling cream, let it stand two lioura; then j
; take eight eggs, half a*pounJ of curreuu *
9 well washed, and dried before the fire, and *
, bake them in raist crust, or putty pans.
There is this difference between hap*
t pinem and wisdom j lie that think* liiin- ?
? self the happiest matt really is so } hot he ?
j that thuja* himself the wisest man is generally
tl^^wene. *
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; 1856.
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fnthluitji Hfithinq.
i to p r o p c ir Speech li to o o (j
C h i 10 ir c p.
There in no greater source of evil jounce
Oil w tit this rising generation than il e in
minions manner in wliirli children ?>
trough t up. Parents are strangely incon?ienl
in the management of the little oneJ
oil h:i< given. The following remn>ks on
ho cnlmreof children uro worthy of being
end by all parents :
"The proper cnlture of children looks to
he elevation of intellect mil and moral char
ieter7 aTrd silb-idiayv to this, a good con
s'ienoc, high self resist. ?fl>- ?f^:J!ain-c< n?^
o be oveiltH>k"d. if once the mo al sen-,
nieties. sotue-siti-li mod*'of punishment a
hall prevent a repetition < f the deed in fu
tire should be immediate! v : doj ted ;if ihe
ire not, it is decidedly nnj'.pt and iii?ni '
:hargo it upon tbein. It sit eld b -edition*
y reint n?bu:ed. that words are l? lit s ggeive
and nullifying. that oriill- a new b fine
toticeived uro often suggested by a word :
md that thu mind inoiintiu and fi-lnon.il
>V ideas received", easily adopts any conr-i
<? which Thin i* especially
true where, In a falra) repicseiifuti.oj ofchar
tefer, every motive is taken mvnv to <!<
ight. A cliil<l rcpn seated bad and wicked
>r eliArgyll with apit-ifit; crimes. as prcvuricn
ion, pn>f>mity, cruelty, reveling, <fce? enrl\
Mines to feel that helm* nothing to lomicoi
jdn by hi* conduct in such ca*i?s; that it
in refrains fiotii mtc.b arts, he is none the
tetter; or if lie does them lie i* none the
vorse ;?and with lit'le ltcMtaney, therefore
ie surrender* hiuwlf to any impulse thai
nay prompt his future conduct. These ase
aets in the philosophy of iniinl, ami thev
brcibjy illust'Htp the stii< tne?s which slioul i
>e observed in promising, threatening, eey
>f a child becomes corrupted, or his fading>f
self respeet destroyed, there is no proteejon
against at least a secret indulgence in
rrinie, which like the pent-up tires, may at
asl break forth in the 1110s destructive con
lagration, and ii' he sees not a proper exam
[?le of purity, veracity, and veneration of the
supreme God. in his natural guide, it can
liardly be imagined that he will reaped these
virtues in himself. To say nothing of that
:unslituliotml feature in youthful minds to
iliitafe the Words anil ru ts of those around
[hem, e>j)crially -parent#, n<tilling sootlftr
makes si sensibility to light mid wrong, than
the use of indelivatc ami impure speeches in
tlu ir presence, as nothing sootier di courages
every attempt in them to Jo right than illnatured
and opprobrious censures?characterising
litem as 'mean,' vulgar.' fools.*'
'liars,' 'vidians,' ami the like. If they aie
dearly and manifestly guilty of such iinprouning,
judging or condemning the acts of
children.? Christian Era.
5 to i e J i I) o u g b f *.
We often meet with selections of sublime i
<ud beautiful thoughts from the works of
men of genius, But thcie are thoughts >ug
jested by the Bible, infinitely more precious
than the choicest cieaiions of genius.
How sweet the lliuugl?? tfcm ?Ttstis sym
^iLhum with, all our joys and sorrows! The
great demand of human nature is the de
inand for sympathy. Men must have it or
they canndt bo happy, however extensive
heir possessions or high their rank. But
iow little sympathy is to be found among |
men ! Iiow precious the thought that oui
saviour sympathizes with every joy and
jvery sorrow I Christian, do you sometimes
feel that yon are alone, that there are noite
ivho care for you i Vou are mistaken. Vou
brget that Jesus is over by your >ide ; thai |
ie approves every innocent sutile, and notices j
jvery Tailing tear, and feels for a love audi
lympathy that no finite inind can measure. !
How sweet the thought that (foil rriyns !
The nations are perplexed ami troubled, the'
oundalions of (UecttrMi are out of oourse, i
ho wisdom of the wise seems to t?e of no j
tvail, ami the strong man is as a child : still ,
,VO CHI) look I1M..11 lint I r. in I .I.-. 1 ki'i'im u'iili.iiii i
eat ; for (fuel feign*. Amid rill the confusion!
mil uproar hi- counsel .-IimII cliiud, and lie!
ilmll do all hi.s pleasure. Not only is lie the*
jrovornor of the nations, l?ui lio govern* and
IhecUiliuU matter* ni?>inl?lhg id out indie id j
ml interest. Not a hint of our head fall* to the i
ground w ithoue his notice.niiii the rw?urcv> I
>fOiniiijioleiice are pledged to cau*e all;
litnga to woik together fv>l out go<n|. :
How sweet the thought thai death is go I
ny home/ lie who line been an exi.o in a
iliangy html, who has dwelt ntndng jhojm<!
?f H strange tongue ; rejoice* at llie login. of |
he vessel winch is to hear hriu to his native j
holes, where he shall enter again the pater- j
lal mansion. and receive the welcome nl,
ovetl ones there. Denth rightly viewed, the j
IKI eager who is to conduct 1.1 to fur lioiriv |
it lieaveu, where our loot hi en who hate
joimj lieforc us are waiting to welcome ns ?
wlieie Jvans, who hang >111 to prepntaa mannoil
for in*, is waiting io t ecei ve u-. llow j
tweet the thought, ill a few yea. 8 tnorC, pet
raps iu a few days, 1 shall be safe in heaven!
Smely, with thoughts like toe 6 for. coolant
themes of medtU.iou, t e Co.iuian
oay well obey the command of the apostle,
Rejoice evortricnc and again I say icjoice.*'
Prxhytfrtnn
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"So d be Mitt) you/'
vllow long the sweet sound thrills your
ear, uii'l sublines aittioftt l<> ttftip.' You
s aire think a shame to your mnhhootf f6r
t ie waitn ?lro|? to gu-h thus frotn the foun
tiin of sailne**. for it ?'*? your mother's
v<>ice that uttered the farewell. Yotf Itti
through the tears that fill her eyes, s* she 1
fi tally ^az?-e after the i el renting citrriagty
ami you tltrow yourself upon the cushions,
and drcntn waking dreams, yet full of th#
oilier teslilies of life.
You have ttirned frorti lh* light of hotns,
mikI ure going forth into the world?yotf
have left ln?yho? d'* j.?v? and ?orr?)w*. and,
alas j much of it* light heartedness, in tho
old homestead wheie they tub* you ro muck
?fiTr- f/.'Hjjue a man now, and rtitWt Work
vour own ?l ? "! iii 'Id- &ot <j(en
them?<trjuiit of a mother's glance wm "**"
> ? upon you. and for a moment you smile a
1 tie thriumphantly and draw tip your eoll
with a new digtrity hut it is only for it
in tuent. Title, you will bo free from restr
.jnt, yet who in that vast multitude with
wh iu you inu-t mingle will there be to car*
f r \out You teel tor the first time that
y .u will lie alone, and your heart grows
h-n\ier. and yon almost w ish yoQ had claimed
the shelter of a home a little longer, audi
hecu content with its humble pleasures.
Hut shall you he alone? Not so! Hoar
all toil foiget wo soon the parting hIeKrfing
4 thai he with you." And so He will, if yod
carry w ith you the teachings of your cliildli
a?d. follow the pure precepts that dear
mother gave?you will la* in the w6rKI, but
not i f it?and yet you will not be alone ;
f.>r lie who promise* to l?e a father to ths
fatherless, will go with you always.
Should they seem dark. Himself will be
your light; should you grow weary of life's
battle, Ills own arm will strengthen and support
; should your heart faint, through manifold
temptations, be not dismayed, for lis
w ho is stronger than the tempter will be
your deliveicr; through life be will guide you,
aiul when vour feci are near the whores of
J on! an, -'liw rod and His staff shall comfort."
"God be with you" to the end 1
[Baltimore Despatch.
9 ? H i* e >7)' 3 8 9 0e s s <
k A profuoate youth who had formerly
klisiegarded all the promt instruction of lii*
parents, on one occasion went with thein to
near a |?opular milliliter who had come to
the town * here they dwelt. The inibject of
the discourse wn> **tlie heavenly state;" and
die minister dcsciibcd, ill glowing language,
the iinluie ot the happiness, employment,
and company of thespiirt* of just men made
pcifcct. On his return Ironic the yotuh expressed
his admiration of the speaker's talents;
"hut," said he, turning to his mother,
"L am surprised, that while approbation
1 was visible on the countenance of alt around
I me, you and father appeared gloomy and
' sad, and more than once were in tears. I
\ ?? - -
i .-mi wurpnseu,' continued the youth, "bei
cause 1 thought that if any could claim aft
interwo in the subject, jou were the happy
ihtmhu."
"Ah, mV son," replied the anxious mother,
"I did weep; but it was not because I
feared my own personal interest in the subi
ject, nor that of your pious father. I wept
t when 1 thought of you ; it was the fear that
I you, my son, would be vanished at last
J from the de ighla of the celestial paradise,
wliH'li caused my bursting heart to give rent
in tears."
"i supposed," said the father, turning to
hi.- wile, "those were your reflections. Tue
thought <>f the spiritual condition of onr sow
forcibly iu.pierv-ed my ow n heart, and made
me weep too.' The pointed, yet cautious
and tender admonition of the mother, wisely
sanctioned by her liu-bnttd, found ?U way to
the youthful heart of her child, and terminated
in his saving conversation to God.
ft ope Slppd Slope.
It is in the providence of God that none
stand alone; we touch each other; man acta
oti man. heart on heart; are bound up
with each other ; band Is joined ill band;
w heel sets w heel in niofion ; we are spiritttnllv
linked together, arm within arm : we
cannot live alone ; nor die alone ; we"V.nnnot
r
. ..... ...,v ...? wun my own soul;
1 Niii |N-ejwtn-d to disol?ey the lx>rd for such
h pleasure or such n gain, hut i <Jo not want
to implicate others; 1 onlv want to he an*
stMiai'le f>r invSelf. This cannot be.?
hacn living soul ?ih<I ii? influence on other*
mi some way and to some extent, consciouw*
ly or unconsciously ; each has power, more
or io# direct ?-r indirect; ?uie mind colors
another, a child acts oil children; arvMiti
on thi'ir Icllow tfirvaiua; ninsters on thoee
they employ; parent* on tholr children;
f.iriid'Oii friends. Etvn when we do not
design to influence others, when we ate not
thinking in ;he least degree of the effect of
what we do, when we are uriconeious that
we have any influence at all, when we do
not wish out conduct or way of life to effect
hu) but ourselves, our manner <?f life, oor
conversation, our deeds, are all the while .
having Wright Komew here or somehow ; our
feet leave their impression, though ?-e m\5*
ha? lor-lc behind u? to the ms'lr.