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Peter Straolkv, Esq., Flat Rock, N. C. A. M. Pkukx, Fairview P. O:, Greenville Pist. William C. Bulky, Pleasant Grove, GreenvilleCapt. R. Q Anders-im, Cedar Falls, Greenville. (.Original department. IWrltlon for the Soa'.hern Enterprise. VISITS BY THE WAYSIDE. Learning of the illness of Lula L? I called to see her. Neglect surrounded the hat>italion?rank weeds were growing near the door, and hero and there a shinglo and plank were loosely flapping in the wind, showing no ready hand was there to repair the wear of Time on their dwelling. Afier speaking to the family, 1 approached the bed where poor Lula lay with fevered lips, yet with a calm, serene countenance, that spoke of peace within. Oh! w hat reflections were aroused, when beholding this child of poverty, who so calmly lay there amid the close struggles of the household to supply themselves with bread. No, not all, for the tamer, wuo siiount ltave Oeen the support of thee motherless children, lay on the floor in beastly intoxication 1 My pride sank several degrees, in beholding a being having an in)mortal soul sinking into such degradation. 'Tis the mind which gives us supremacy over nil of earth's creatures, and can one with fevered brain have an idea tempered by reason ? No! it excites the imagination, and not those other powers of the mind which aro often called into action to counterbalance those of the overwrought fancy. Now, this victim, when drunk, rails of his freedom, because bis children and friends, in his lucid moments, beseech him to abstain from the intoxicating cup. So it is his theme, when under the influence of spirits, that ho is a " free man." Can we find a more loyal subject, than a drunkard is to his bottle ? No! for finally both mind ?nd body aro victims of this insatiate destroyer. Yes, this father, while his poor child was enduring such bodily agony, a,tended one of the ballot boxes of tho District. where men. with false liheralitv. so freely lavish the fire-water around ; and just such men as this poor, frail one, cannot withstand such temptation. lie camo reeling home to add to the overflowing cup of his children's misery. When I looked on Lull's serene countenance, amid such scenes And suffering, my conscience sinolo me for sorrowing over many trivial things I had faith, Lula, caused me to meditate, and to humbly thank the Redeemer for such a prop amid earth's affliction. May your influence, Lula, finally roach your falhor's hoart, " and teach him the better way." Sc-oi' sfier !?avin?r this bene, T called ?n at another close bv, where evidences of a careful affection and constant attention wm# manifest in the house and its surrounding*. The father was suffering with paralysis, but all that constant and vigilant affection could suggest was ministered to liis relief. A loving wife and children watched every movement, and evinced tfuoh pleasure in endeavoring to alleviate his pain, that it made the tedium of his illness much more pleasant. But he was also blessed with Faith that, puts to naught the stoie and philosophical themes of healthful and rosy hours. This gentleman, wherr in good health, I had observed, was impatient when compelled to remain in doom ; yet, with bodily suffering, now lets no murmuring escape hie lips, but rests on an anchor free frotn human mutability. Yea, Faith upholds, Affection cheers hjm, and Then only knowest, Father, whetber it he onto death or not. My steps were now wemled to iho third j | homo. Sulrdued voices greeted my oar, and i ' mournful countenances gave evidence of sor- | row wiihin. The mother had just departed,' ( and the stricken husband found it so hard i ] to utter: " Not my will, but thine, O Lord, j i be done." A friend asked her if Jesus was 1' t, with her. " Present, present, present," tnur ! ' mured tho lips, even then pale in their death ; hue. Oh ! if Faith sustains the dying, how ' should wo, tho frail mortals of an hour,. cling to it! The afflicted girl, the paralysed , father, and the dying mother, were sustained by the power of Jesus. Should not such scene) teach us that there is "a pearl of great price" more to bo sought than the world and all therein ? SUSIE. Irltrtri) ^nrtrtj. [From the Louisville Journal.] I Dream of Home. I only see through blinding tears The wihl vines 'round the doorway cling- | And ever in my weay ears Dng? The wild-birds' songs are ringing. In the still watches of the night Soft sleep to my sealed eves discloses I The Eden of my young delight Embowered amid its roses. Once inoro in the oldhomc I stand And see those dear familiar faces, The pressure on my mother's hand, I feel her warm embraces. Beside the softly flowing ri!l I see tny little brothers playing. And o'er the green and sloping bill My sweet-voiced sisters straying. With those dear loved ones, hand in hand, i I wander through the mountain passes, Or pausing, twine with careless hand A wreath of flowers and grasses. I muse beside the flowing rill, Upon its violet banks reclining. Or climb at twilight's hush, the hill To watch the Sun's declining. Beside my vine-clad casement set I touch the harp with skillful fingers, I Or watch tho western hills where yet The fading sun light lingers. ; The verdant lawns, the tranquil lake 1 see in softest moonlight sleeping, i The vision vanishes?I wake To pass the night in weeping. Jtfisdlnncnus 11 tailing. A Marvellous Conjurer. The Russians have long exhibited n remarkable taste for juggling and all that j smacks of the marvellous. Conjurers, professors of natural magic, ventriloquists, and ' the entire race of mountebanks, who in Franco and England astonish the gaping crowds at races and country fairs, ever find a ready welcome and liberal encouragement among the higher classes in tho Russian cities. About tho beginning of the present century, a species of Cagliostro, or rather a superior kind of Wizard of the North, made his appearance at St. Petersburg, and astonished the natives by his marvellous performances. His r.atno was l'irnetti, and his fame is yet retained in the memory of those who witnessed his unrivalled talents. The Czar, Alexander, having hoard 1'irnetti much spoken of, was desirous of see iiii? hi in, nuu uiiu uiij n? w w announced tho conjurer that ho would have tho honor of giving a representation of his magical powers at court, the hour fixed for him to rt-imuMtv ^.wY TiiiYtrtT,.Its:wy oi'rAoilw and courtiers, presided over bv tho Czar, had met, but tho conjurer was absent'. Sur: priced and displease I, the Czar pulled out his watch, which indicated five minutes after seven. Pirnetti had not only failed in t?eing in waiving, hut he had caused the court to wait, and Alexander was not more patient than Louis XIV. A quarter of an iioto passed, half an hour, and no Pirnetti ! Messengers who had been sent in search for him, returned, unsuccessful. The anger of the Czar, with difficulty restrained, displayi>() itself !n 1? too I? 1 ? ?... ... .. cnvcinng cxt-iwnnuon*. At length, after the lapse of an hour, the door of the saloon opened, and tho gentleman of the chamber announced Pirnetti, who presented himself with a calm front and the serenity of one who had nothing to reproach himself with. Tho Czar, however, was I greatly displeased ; but Pirnetti assumed ??? air of astonishment, nj;d replied with the greatest coolness, " Did n >t your majesty command my presence at seven o'clock precisely !" "Just so!" exclaimed tho Czar at tho height of exasperation. "Well, then," said Pirnetti, "let your majesty deign to look at your watch, and you will perceive that I am exact, and that it is just seven." The Cxnr pulling out liie watch violently, in order to confound what ho considered a piece of downright insolence, was complete- j t y nmnze<]. Tho watch marked seven . 1 /clock ! lie looked at the clock of tho sa- j s loon, which had heen twenty times consult- j t ?d during the space that the assembly were I kept waiting; the clock also marked and s itruck seven o'clock ! In turn the courtiers t Jrew out their watches, which were found, i as usual, exactly regulated by that of their I sovereign. Seven o'clock ! indicated with j t a common accord all the watches and clocks I < of the palace. The art cf the magician was ! at once manifest in the strange retrogression ? in the march of time. The anger succeed' ' ed astonishment and admiration. Porceiv- ] ing that the Czar smiled, l'irnetti thus addressed him : " Your majesty will pardon 1 me. It was by tho performance of this 1 nick that I was desirous of making my first i' appearance before you. But I know how 1 previous truth is at court; it is at least necessary that your watch should tell it to you, 1 Mre. il you consult it now, you will Hud that it marks the real time." The Czar once more drew forth his watch ?it pointed to a few minutes past eight? the same rectification had taken place in all the watches of those present, and in the clocks of the palace. This exploit was followed by others equally amusing and surprising. At the close of the performances, the Czar, after having complimented l'imetti, brought back to his remembrance, that, in the course of the evening's amusements, 1 he had declared that such was the power of his art that he could penetrate everywhere. 44 Yes, sire, everywhere," replied the conjurer, with modest assurance. 44 What !" exclaimed the Czar, 44 could j you penetrate even into this pr.iace, were 1 : to order all the doors to be closed and i guarded !" 44 Into this palace, sire, or even into the J apartment of your majesty, quite as easily j as I should enter my own house," said Pir- | netti. 44 Well, then," said the Czar, 44 at mid-1 day to-morrow 1 shall have ready in my I closet the price of this evening's amusement: ?ono thousand roubles. Coino and fetch j them. But 1 forewarn you that the doors j shall be catefully closed and guarded." 44 To-morrow at mid day 1 shall have the j honor of presenting myself before your maj csly," replied Pirnetti, who bowed and withdrew. Two gentlemen of the household followed ! the conjurer to make sure that he quitted the palace, they accompanied him to his lodgings, and a number of the police surrounded the dwelling from the moment he entered it. The palace was instantly closed, with positive orders not to suffer, under any pretext, whatever, any one to enter, wee he prince or valet, until the (Jzar himself should ' command the doors to bo opened. These I orders were strictly enforced, confidential persons having watched their execution. 1 The exterior openings to tho palace were guarded by the soldiery. All the approach- j es to tho imperial apartments were protect-1 cd by high dignitaries, whom a simple pro- I feasor of the art of legerdemain possessed no means of bribing. In short, for greater security, all the keys had been carried into | the imperial cabinet. A few moments pre1 vious to the hour fixed for l'irnctti's inter- j view with the Czar, the chamberlain on ser-' vice brought to bis majesty a despatch which a messenger had handed him through nn opening in the door. It was a report from 1 the minister of police that l'irnctti had not j left home. 44 Aha ! he hns found out that iho under- j I taking i* impracticable, and he lias nban ; j doned it," observed the Czar with a smile, j I Twelve o'clock sounded. While tho last | stroke yet reverberated, the door which com j inunicated from the bed room of the Czar ui ; the cabinet opened, and Pirnctti appeared ! I The Czar drew back a couple of paces, h*. I brow darkened, and after a inoinentry si-' lence. while fixing a suspicions look on Pi/( .->inn, .rr? jim s?rtir mai yo(, mjy I i become a very dangerous individual I" ! 44 ^ es, siie,'1 he replied ; 44 I am only an , humble conjurer, with no ambition than that I of amusing your majesty." 44 Here," said the Czar, 44 are the thousand I roubles for last night, and a thousand more I for this day's visit." Pirnotti, in offering his thanks, was in| tcrrupted by the Czar, who with a thoughtfid air, inquired of him, 44 Do you count on yet remaining some time it St. Petersburg ?" 44 Sire," he replied, 44 I intend aettiiur off tliis week unless your majesty orders a pro- j longalion of my sojourn." " No r hastily observed tho Czar, " it is not my intention to detain you ; and moreover," continued ho with a amilo, " 1 should vainly endeavor to keep yon against your; ! will. You know how to leave St. Peters-] burg as easily as you have found your w?y. into tins palace. " 1 could do no, sire," said I'irnetti ; 14 but far from wishing to quit Su Petersburg stealthily or mysteriously, I am desirous of quilting it in the most public manner possi-: Id?, by giving to the inhabitants of your! capital a striking example of my magical powers." Pirnetti could not leave like an ordinary mortal ; it was necessary that he should crown his success in the Russian capital bj I something surpassing his previous eftorts I ( I here fore, on the evening preceding the day j y ixed for his departure, he announced that lie . ai hould leave St.. Petersburg the following si lay at ten o'clock in tl|e morning, and that fn le should rjuit by all the city gates at the tl >aine moment! Public curiosity was cxci- h ed to the highest degree by this announce- g nent. St. Petersburg at that time had tif fi .ecu gates, which were encompassed by a multitude eager to witness this marvellous ri lepartnre. ' ^ The spectators r.t the?e various gates all > h Jeclared that at ten o'clock, precisely, Pir- y notti, whom they all perfectly recognised, h passed through, "lie walked at a slow U pace, and with head erect, in order to l>ejo the better seen," they said : * and lie bade ! b 11s ailieu in a clear and audible voice." |d These unanimous testimonies were confirm I o ed by the written declaration of the oflicers tl placed at every gate to inspect the passports c of travellers. The inspection of Pirnetti's h passports was inscribed in the fifteen regis- v tcrs. Where is the wizard, whether coming from the north or south, who could, in these I degenerate days, perform so astonishing an r exploit ? [From the \Vavcrly Ms^szine.] The Faithless Fair. n "A plnin, ungAriiislied tide, without j J lie mil 01 Ilclious garl>." II. \V joined n company df volun- i f tccrs during that great struggle between I ] Ureat Hritnin and the American colonies. L His youthful bosom glowed with that palri- j otic lire which seemed to animate the whole continent. At the period we speak of, ii I | became not the man to hold back?his lib . ] erty depended on the meditated blow?a I blow aimed at the greatest power in Kurope, j t the giant of war through ages of bk?od. Hut whatever obstacles might have created, they j | became pigmies when the truths contained ] in that paper biased on tho altar of evory ! j man's heart, they became pait of his nature, j | and the name of Washington was coupled i ( with Jefferson with all the enthusiasm wliich then and still characterizes the Ameiicnnj] people. I " Henry rushed info the battle heedless of ; dang- r and fearless of consequences?many . a youthful hosom has met with the glisten- , ing steel and fiery ball, in the wild enthusi | asm of patriotic feeling or romantic frenzy, j whereas the more cool and deliberate pre- , cision of nn expeiionced officer, has gained al, victory and saved the life of many a brave | soldier. Fortune clung to our young hero, i ( and, as she often dispenses Iter favors with a j Ii.ti ii.ii n.iiiu, ii<3 ^miivu inu ennny s siaiHl-! i ard in a moment of doubt between the con-1| tending parties, l?ore it off in triumph, and j , on its prostrate remains erected that of his I t own. A shout succeeded this act of youth-! j t'ul bravery?a rush upon the astonished en-' etny caused an instant flight. For this no ! j bio deed llenry was promoted to the rank , of captain, and received from his superior of-1 fleers a mark of their esteem tor his proiuis- j ing courage in the battle field. We shall j not follow our young hero through his va-1 j l ions and many Campaigns?enough lias I j been said by men, whose abilities as histo-i liana have made us conversant with the events of that dark period, as if we were ncI tors and not renders. One net of heroic' i bravery succeeded another, and at the eon| elusion of that memorable struggle, we find I liini returned among a line of couipetitorv j heroes as Major. Having introduced rather abruptly to our readers the hero of the tale, j we hog leave to introdiico the heroine. , Previous to Henry's joining the army, lu-j was betrothed to a young lady of con*-idera- j | hie property and personal beauty. She par-! ted from him with many protestations ofj love and continuing nfleclion. and her tears ; r.n ,i... _t.- i- v i i en wii me iniTK 01 ner lover to seal thei words?I am thine. Day after day sue-1 ceeding liis departure she anxiously waited 1 tlie return of the post. It came ; her lover's j' letters were filled with protestations of love L , mid umiotmiAi' tt l?,l/> ll.p i -r -' * 1 with the heroic actions of the luavc and the I rajiid promitions of his youthful companions, there was no mention of Henry. They all | spoke of Major Drayton?the young, tlie 11 noble and the brave, and the sigh of di?np- j ( pointment often escaped the bosom of Ilel j en, and a wish that this was htr Henry.' Helen was proud?the passing events of the [ j war had creited in her heart an ambitious j | fire ; it smothered her love for Henry, and J i kindled an>ther, flaming with every oppo-j f I aitc qtialty. But to return to Ilenry. lie- ( I turning villi liis youthful bosom elate with j : ! hope nn< joy, convinced that one faithful!. I heart vould sympathise with him, in re- . countiig his many sufferings and privations, J during a long, tedious and bloody cam- ! paiigi, lie determined to surprise his love by y a statagem. Others may condemn an act ofthis kind, as ono unworthy it man. a lov- , it?but whatever Henry's motives were he hid tliom entirely from others. Under nnother name he e ate red theaimy?under the ' issiimed title ho gained honor, fame and retown. Aware, with such to recommend c iim, there would bo no doubt of a happy H md joyous welcome, ho thereforo determin?! to surprise his Helen in another guest; h the garb of ft poor soldier. He tapped n tt the door of her mother?he was admit- it led by a servant and conducted into the par- ? lor. Oilier officers bad been there to pay I ibeir respects ; the brilliant drcs* of many a /I oulliftil warrior had passed before her eyes, ] rid with a beating heart she obeyed tire j iurinous. A tinge of red passed over her lee as he imprinted a kiss on her cheek ; nit kiss given in the fullness of a fond eart, was not returned with that fervor Iris lowing fancy had pictured?'twas cold, irmal, and trembling. " And have yon returned ?*' escaped her rther as a question than an exclamation. *es, Helen. I have relumed, the same in eart, the same fond lover as fever, lint on see my garb denotes the sufferings I ave endured, what misery, privations and ril?hut what of this? Wo have gained ur liberty, and planted on our shore the anner of " Virtue, Liberty and Jndepenencc." And thy dear, sweet imago was ver present to my sight; it cheered me in , lie battle, and I could press my cold blankt with ecstatic joy, knowing that one foi.d eart was beating for me, and that heart vhs yours." " AIjvs ! ITcnty, you?you must not l>c asonished to find a change in sue. My pacuts?" " Change ir. thee?in thee, Helen !? iood Heavens, what mean you ! speak !" " They have insisted on our separation, md fate lias decreed it?and we must now ?art." " Gracious Heaven ! Helen, is this their ornier kindness, and tlieir former love I Lint 1 forgive them ; their motives are to me >bvious ; but in you, Helen, this translation is beyond my belief. Is this your love ?" " Daughter Helen," was now repeated l>y Iter mother without, '* Captain Ellis is beow." " Captain Ellis," muttered Henry, " he mv ival Hut before she could answer, Captain El is rushed in, followed by Helen's mother, illia was in full uniform, and the contrast jelween the humble garb of llenry was certainly not much to his advantage. He was received with smiles and marked attention. Helen introduced him?"Captain Ellis, permit mo to introduce my friend, Henry W? lo? " " What. Major Drayton ! Our Major in this garb ? by my faith you become it well ! Dutf your beaver, Major, your bard earned laurels ill become these humble habiliments. Ladies permit me to intro?luce, in his true character, the gallant Major Francis Drayton. I presume fame has already [lone tlnit honor: von knnv; him in nmn.?i - * . - ; i?i? person, though I acknowledge, not in proper garb." "Captain Ellis!" exclaimed Drayton, 14 whatever you r opinions may be respecting this disguise, 'tis the plain gaib of a continental soldier, and honors the wearer more it this proud epoch of our country's glorv ban a diadem on the brow of a monarch." " And is my dear Henry, that brave Major Drayton," cried Ilelen, with every de melioration of joy. "Captain Ellis," continued Drat ton, " 1 have used a name in battle not my own?lain still Francis Dray ton. liy the last will and testament of a dear and beloved aunt, I became heir to her immense property, by the assuming of that name?my motive was the trial ol affection. Miss Helen can explain to you, Captain Ellis, the effect of that trial ? if her conduct would justify any further explanation, I am and still will be ready to give it. "fis her parents' command, and her wish?with such powerful reasonings opposed to my wishes, i silently ?bey." " My commands, Major, my commands, I never? " " Hold, tnadame, your words, if allowed j to explain further, will only tend to lessen Helen lower in my estimation than she is at present, and of course, will avail hut little. Convinced, therefore, that ambition, not love, actuated Miss Helen, I will dot!" my beaver, an Captain Ellis observes, and wish you all a very good morning." So saying, he departed, leaving the captain thunderstruck, and Helen and her mother equally nunc aiiu coiuouuueo. Tiie Eve.? While the human eye has been admired by ordinary observers tor the beauty of its form, tho range and quickness >f its movements, and the variety of its expression, it has excited the wonder of philosophers by the exquisite mechanism of its nterior, and the singular adaptation to the lumber of purposes which it. has to serve. The eyeball is nearly globular, being of a 'pheroidal form liko an orange, its smallest liimeter being that which wo direct to oh ects when wc wish to sec them most disinctly. It moves in a socket elegantly pre >ared for its reception, and lubricated l.v a 7 ~J " I >eculiar secretion, which entirely removes 1 lie friction, and consequently, the irrimtion | villi which its motions would have !>eon therwiso accompanied. Dy means of six , rinse) en nttnehed to it, it can direct itself, j vithout moving the head, to almost every H?int of a hemisphere ; but when the motion if the head or ln?dy is combined w ith that if the eyeball, it can command almost a ontinous picture?a panorama of everything round it. What Thct'kb Doing.?A bill admitting 1 egroes to equality with whites, as w itnesses i courts, has passed the Iowa Senate, and 'ill undoubtedly be concurred in by the louse?both branches being strongly itlaoh ( cpnblimn. i Tine Progress ok Life.?Men rejoice when the sun has risen ; they rejoice also when it goes down ; while they are unconicious of the decay of their own lives. Men rejoice on seeing the face of n new season, is at the nriival of one greatly desiredNevorih less the revoltr.ion of one season is tho decay of man. Fragments of driftwood meeting in the wide ocean continue together a littic space ; thus, parents, wives, child.en, ftiend- and riches, remain with us a short lime, ih> n separate?the separation is inevitable. No mortal can escape tho common lot ; he w ho mourns for departed relatives, low no power to causfe them t.o return. One standing 011 the road would readily sav to a number of persons passing by, " I will f.llow you;" why, then, should a person grieve when journeying tho same road which has been assuredly travelled by all our forefathers ? Life resembles a cata ract rushing down with irresistible impetuosity. Knowing that the end of life is death, every right minded man ought to pursue that which is connected with happiness and ultimate bliss. yi)ublin University Magazine. Heavy Dam auks kor Injuries on the Highway.? In the Supreme Court, now in session in Salem. Judge Merrick presiding, the case of William lVabody, of Top-field, vs. the Town of Middlelon, was tried, the case occupying four days. The plaintiff alledgcd that, as he was riding with his son over a bridge in Middiclon, his horse put his hoof in a crevice between the last plank of the I ridge and the land, in consequence of which the horse fell, breaking his legs, and the concussion throwing Mr. Peabody against the top of the carriage, slightly injured him. 'i he accident occurred in August, 18&3. The defendants allcdged that the horse, carriage and harness, cost but thirty-five dollars a year before the accident, and that the harness was by all odds the most valuable part of the establishment; but notwithstanding this, the jury returned a verdict of $1235, being a fi action over one dollar a head for every man, woman and child residing in the town which was defendant in the suit.?Ho*ton Journal. A Cure for Suicide.?The number of -I .I.- r... ... v v?i. Mrnvim mviii nuiv:iMt; in new i Ul K VCiU was sixty-two. During the year previous, the number was sixty-three, so there has been no remarkable increase. Throughout Kugland the crime of suicide has recently been much on tire increase, and in London it has latterly assumed frightful proportions. So serious has the matter become, that the city magistrates propose an appeal to Parliament next session, based on returns just | made by the Police Commissioner*, which shows that the suicides and attempted suicides in the city have been doubled or quadrupled within the last few years. As a remedy. the Christian Advocate, of New York, proposes the enactment of a law consigning to the schools of anatomy the body of every individual, of whatever rank in life, whom a coroner's jury should declare to have committed fclo Je sc. Such a remedy might j prove effective. Temperance.?" Peing satisfied from the observation and experience, as well as from medical testimony, that ardent spirits, as a diink, is not only needless, but hurtful, and f that the entire disuse of it would tend to j promote the health, the virtue, and the bap| pines* of the community, we hereby express our conviction that should the young men discontinue entirely the use of it, they w ould not only promote their own personal benefit, I Kilt lYui rrA.ul nf aiis /?/\nw?..?. ' ?1- ??' J ,..v v/hi wmiujr nun iiib world. James Madison, Andrew Ja-ksnn, John Q. Adams, M. Van Huron, John Tyler, Jas. K. Polk, Z. Taylor, M. Fillmore, F. Pierce." The foregoing document, framed, may ho seen hanging rip in the Public Heading Hooii), at Washington. -? - ? One of hie Picii Men.? It is estimated that one of the t icli men of New York lias I now a " regular income " of ?3,000 a dnv? j about ?1,100,000 a year. Out of this ho I can probably manage, with eeonomy, to " lay aside against a rainy day '' the respeci table sum of a million a year. Add to this another million by the rapid appreciation of his real estate, and we have an unusual increase of wealth for this individual amounting to two millions of doliais. Wni. lb Astor is that gentleman. ! Nice Calci'i.ation.?A Kansas paper asks :?Why is it ? Our government lands cost one dollar an ncre on an average, and ehampairne two dollars a IwWtlo 11^.^. many a man dies landless, who, during his life, has swallowed a township, trees and all ! Winter, which strips the leaves from around us, makes us see the distant regions thej' formerly concealed ; so does old age rob us of our enjoyment only to enlarge the prospect of the eternity before us. It was olmerved of a philosopher who was drowned in the Kid Sea, "that his taste would he suited, for he was a ninn of dc<*p thinking, and always like to go l<> the boir lorn '( any thing."