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Little Lucy, and the Words She Sung:.
A little cliil?l, six summers old,
So thoughlfill nnd so fair.
There seeui'd about her pleasant ways
A more than childish air,
"Was silting, on a summer eve,
1 Henentli n spreading tree.
Intent upon nn ancient book
Which lay upon her knee.
Sho turned each page with careful hand,
jN| And strained Iter sight to sec,
Until the drowsy shadows slept
Upou the grassy lea;
Then closed the Look nnd upward look'J,
And straight began to sing
* A simple vorso of hopeful love?
This very childish thing :
" While here below, how sweet to know
His wondrous lovo and story.
And then, through grace, to see Ilis face.
And live with hint in glory !"
That little child, one dreary night
Of winter wind and storm,
Wa* tossing on a weary Couch
Her weak and Wasted form;
And in her pain, and in its pause,
But clasp'd her hands in prayer?
Strange that we had no thoughts of heaven,
When hers were only there ?
IJctil sho said, " O. mother, dear,
How sad you seem to be!
Ifav-e you forgotten that He said,
' Let children come to me !'
Dear motlwej. bring that blessed book,
Come, mother, let ns sing."
And then again, with faltering tongue,
She sang, that childish thing :
" While here below, how Bweel to know
His wondrous love and story,
And then, through grace, to see His face,
And live with him in glory !"
Underneath a spreadiag tree
A narrow mound is seen,
Which first was cover'd by the snow,
Then biossoiu'd iruo green ;
Here first I heard that childi-di voico
That sings on earth no more ;
In heaven it has u richer tone,
And sweeter than before;
For those who know ILis lovo below?
So runs the wond'rous story?
"In heaven,through grace,shall see II is face,
And dwell with Ilim in glory !"
Degrees of uliss in Heaven.?livery
truo child of Oo<l will reach heaven?<1 we'll
there fores*cr; but the Scriptures clearly
teach, that although none will purchase
Jienven with works, all will bo rewarded according
to their works. " The more we
keep ourselves in the love of Clod." said Dr.
A. Alexander, " the more meet ah all wo be
for the heavenly inheritance, where peifect
love reigns in every heart. Not only so,
but the richer reward will be possessed ; for
notwithstanding the imperfection of our services,
God is pleased to make our good
. cvorks here, the measure of the reward
which he will bestow hereafter. All ids
people are counlly justified, but all will not
l>e .equally glorified. " In our father's house
are many mansions," and some are doubtless
much nearer the celestial throne thnn
Others. Some saints will occupy in heaven a
much higher and more honorable throne than
ntfiffrt. All will he im liimrtv n* tlinv Are
capable of being ; but the capacity of those
wbo lored God most fervuitly and constant??,
be ulster then that of those who
loved hi in less."
What fti) encouragement is offered by
this doctrbio to the cimivatnn of nn nrdent
y piety, and to the performance of an abundance
of good works?** Forasmuch as ve
know that your labor is not in vain in tlie
. lord.** Tlds can be truly said of no other
labor. Thore is no treasure laid up for future
use, so safe as that which is laid up in
heavco; iftnd no labors so certainly yield
treasures, tu* those porformod in tho servico
k.* 1 j '' ?'? "?' v
S8R? man whoso feelings were " worked
up * has obtained a fresh supply.
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3nftifsiiufl little Itnrirs.
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CIIIEF'S DAUGIITER.
A curious story is related of the " fierce
wars and faillifn 1 loves of the Indians." Il
is connected with one of tTie immense
mounds which pave so striking n peculiarity
to the sccncrv of the prairies. A few rears
since, at the lave of this mound, a chief re
sided whose young daughter was jT lovely
j giil of uncommon beaut r, and this beauty
I was hut the external manifestation of a pure
ami nohlo spirit. As a matter of course, she
had many admirers nniong the young
braves of her nation. Her nature was above
the aits of a coquette; and loving one
among them all. and only one. she hesitated
not. to let her preference he known not only
to the Young Eagle, who had won her
heart, hut also to those whoso suit she had
rejected.
Among the rejected suitors, ono alone so
laid it to heart as to desire revenge. He,
the Prowling Wolf, was filled with rage,
and took little pains to conceal his enmity,
though lie manifested no desire for open vi- '
tilonntv Hull* flman * ?,!???/> ???" ? K
. ?> ?.ov i i;ui^ men neii: UHfVf,
both skillful in the use of weapons, which, j
fur away in the buli'alo plains, had sometimes
boon used in battle; but while Young I
Eagle was noble, generous in spirit, and i
swayed by such high impulses as a young
savage may fed, the Wolf was reserved, i '
dark and sullen ; and the naturally lowering 11
brow seemed, after the maiden iin?l refus- j '
ed him, to settle into an habitual scowl.? ,!
The ft iends ot tlto Young Eagie feared tor
his safety, lie, however, was too happy in
the smiles of his chosen hride to trouble '
himself concerning the enmity of another, :
especially when he knew himself to be his' '
equal both in strength and -kill.
The happy couple were in tho habit of *
meeting at the top of the mound?Young 1
E'igltf armed with a revolver he had reeeiv- '
ed from a while. One summer evening,
just as the moon was up Young Eagle
ought the top of the mound for tltepurpo.se
of meeting his future hride. for their mar !
I riage was agreed up-rn, and the-appointed
: dav was near. One side of this mound i- I
[naked rock, which, for thirty feet or more
1 is almost perpendicular, .lust on the edge I 1
I of this precipice is a footpath, and hv it a '
' large. Hat sand-tone rock forms a convenient '
[seat for those who would survey the valley, '
j while a few low hushes are scattered ovCr a
I part of tho crest of tlie mound. On this
I rock Young Eagle sal him down to await
I tho maidens coming.
| In a few minutes tho hushes rustled near
j hill), and rising, as he thought, to meet her, !
a tomahawk flashed by his head, and, in the
j next instant, he was in the arms of a strcr.g
| man, and forced to the biink of the preci!
pice. The eyes of the two met in the moon*
light, and each knew the struggle was for
1 life. I'inionod as his arms were l>y the othi
er's ?rasp. the Eagle frustrated the first ef
' fort of his foe, ami then a desperate wrestle,
a death wrestle, followed. The grasp of the
I Wolf was broken, ami each instantly grasj j
ing his adversary by tho throat with the left
I iiniinrltl li!< \vou?vt?t wi I. it,A ? l
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the one his knife the other his revolver. In
! the struggle llie Ii mdle of the knife of Wolf
! Iin?l been turned in the girdle, nnd missing
it at the first grasp, ere lie could recover
himself, the revolver was nt his breast and a
bullet through his heart. One flash of hatred
from tho closing eye, and the nun of
the dying warrior relaxed; and as the body
sank, tho Eagle hurled it over the precipice,
and, in his wrath, fired bullet after bullet into
the corpse as it rolled heavily down ; and
this not satisfying his revenge, ho ran
* round down the side of the mound, and tore
I off the scalp of his fccc.
There had been no witness of the conduit
for tho young girl did not arrive till its
termination, when her lover was scalping
his victim. Ilis life was therefore in imminent
danger from the justice of the tribe,
and he knew that his onlv chance was to
stand upon his defence. Ilis chance aro-o|
from the custom of the Indians that if the!
murderer escaped tho blow of the avenger!
of blood?the nearest relative of tho victim!
?tho family were at liberty to accent ai
ransom for tlie life of their kinsman. The'
Young Kngle at once took lib resolution,!
sustained by the advice of his fiiend*.?
Completely nnned, he took possession of the
top of the mound, which was so shaped that
while he was concealed, no one could approach
him by day without being exposed !
to his lire?and the two devoted and skillr..t
..ita. ...i.:.i. .1 -?
i ims nnir?t u?^ri|inr mill HIS position,)
rendered him far more then a match for hi*'
tingle adversary, the avenger of b!ood~~lho
l? oilier of the Wolf. These allien were hit
bride and a large sagacious hound, wliiHi
Imd long been bis Homing companion, and
hud guarded him many a night when camping
on the prairies. J he git I had in her
veins the blood of Iudian ncroes, And she
quailed not. Sho demanded, with lofty enthnsiasin.
to l>e niado bis wife, and then nci
quniiited with every stratagem of savage
war, and with every faculty sharpened by
affection, and her husband's danger, she
wntcbed, and warned, and shislded him
with every art that the rowed spirit eoul.l
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Miggest, nn<l which could be safely practiced. |
The brother of Wolf prowled about ihe I
fortress night and day. In the daytime to i
ftseend tlio mound tar enough for action 1
would have been to placo himself helpless i I
nnd without care, within range of the war- ?
rior'e title; and at night he could not oven t
ptit his foot upon its has* without the baying
of the hound giving its master warning t
lie at length hit tqwrn a stratagem ; and by {
careful observation of lit* young wife, who ?
was frequently going and coming, tlint she |
might supply her husband, succeeded in im- I
dating her dress, walk, nud manner so com- I
pletely, that he hoped to deceive both man I
snd dog. IIis scheme was skillfully execut
ed. The dog wagged his tail, and the mas- >
ier spoke to his avenger as his wife when 11
ihcre wero only a few feet between thctn;il
lull suddenly the gallant hound discovering I
liis mistake threw himself with a yell upon <
the throat of the enemy, and Iwiro him to!
iho ground, Thq Young Eagle now de ! '
prived hiin of his arms; but the next nio !'
inent. from an impulse of generositv, he
,.,i t.:.., e. 1 i . -
vi > nv.u 4uiu M*m uini noinc armed an 1
usual. '
Tliis was the turning point of iho savage 1
Jrama. 'I'lio shodder of blood surrendered 1
Iiimself to the justice of the tribe -to offer a <
ransom, or. if that was rejected, to lay down '
lis life without resistance. At the day ap- 1
pointed, the parties met in an open space <
with hundreds to witness the scene around. '
flie Eagle, all unarmed, was first seated on i
lite ground, then by his side was laid down '
* large knife, with which ho was to he slain '
if the ransom was not accepted. By his <
ode sat his wife, her hand clasped in his,
while the eyes even of old men wero dim 1
with tears. Over against them, and so near | 1
that lha fatal knife could bo easily seized. ; 1
stood tlie family of the slain Wolf, the fa- j '
ther at the head, by whom the question of j '
life or death was to bo settled, lie seemed | '
lecplv moved and sad, rather than revenge ; '
lul. A red blanket was now produced, nnd j?
quoad upon the ground. It signified that !
Mood had been shed which was not yet I!
washed awav, the crimson stain remaining !!
Next a blanket all of blue was spread over 1
ihe red one. It expressed a hope that the 1
blood iniglit be washed out in heaven, and '
remeiribeied no more; nnd last, a blanket
pttielv white, was spread over all, significant I
nf ilesiie that nowhere on earth or in hcav- '
lmi a stain of blood should remain, and that '
everywhere, and by all, it should be forgiv '
I'll mid fnri?ii!l?n
Those blanket*, thus spread out, were to
receive the ransom. The friends of Eagle I
brought good* of various kinds, and piled ]
iht-ui high before the father of the slain 1
lie considered tliein a moment in silence,
and then turned his eye to the fata! knife. I
The wife of the Eaglo throw her arms (
around her husband's neek, and turned her
eyes imploringly full on the oM man's face
wiihout a worth lie had stretched his
hand towards the knife when he met that
look. lie paused ; his fingers moved convulsively,
but they did not grasp the handle.
His lips quivered and then a tear was in
his eye. "Father," said llio brother, "lie
spared my life." The old man turned
away. " I accept tho ransom," ho said :
" the blood of my son is washed away. 1
see no stain now on the band of tho Eagle,
and he shall bo in the place of my sou."
TIITH PARENT'S LEG ACY.
Whoever lias traveled among the Scottish
hills and dales, cannot have failed to observe
the scrupulous fidelity of the inhabitant* to
tho old family liible. A more honorable
trait of character than this cannot be found ;
f."?r nit ni^n I.?n.l..l - i
? tuvi Wl IIHKiri>,
are proud to put relinnce in those who
make the Bible their confidant, and whose
well-thumbed pages show tho confidence
which their owners possess in it,
A few years ngo there dwelt in Avre
shiic an ancient couple, possessing of this
world's goods sufficient to keep thein independent
from want or woe, and froin totter
ing steps, A gallant of a farmer became
enamored of the dang!iter, and she, nothing
loath, consented to become his. As the
match was every way worthy of Iter, the old
folks eon-ented, and as they weie desirous
of seeing their bairn comfortable, thoy were
made one. In n few short years, the scythe
of time cut down the old couple, and they
gave their bodies to the dust and their soul*
to their Creator.
The young farmer, having heard much
of the promised laud beyond the sen, gathered
toerother his duds, and sellincr such as i
were useless, packed up those calculated to
ho of service to him at his now home.?
Sotno neighbors, having tiio sumo itching
for adventure, sold off their homes and
homesteads.and set sail for America.
l'osscsscd of considerable property in the
shape of "siller," this company were not
like the generality of emigrants, poor and
friendless, but happy and full of Impo for
the future. The first thing done after landing,
was taking out their old heir-loom, and
returning thanks and praise to Him who
had guided their b*irk to a safe haven.
Ae the farmer's object in coming to this
country was to purchase a farm and follow
his occupation, but little time was spent in ;
the city he had arrived in, and as his fellow.
passengers had previously determined on
ihetr destination, he iiade them tHrewe'li,
in'l, with n light heart, turned his face totvaide
tlie setting aim. Indiana was, at this
lime, settling fast, and having heard of its
:heap and fcriilo lands, lie determined on 1
settling within its borders. j
On lite hanks of the Wabash he fixed on <
\ farm, and having paid cash for one half, I
;avc a mortgage for the balance, payable in i
tie year. Having stocked his farm ami I
nit seed in the ground, he ro-ted from his <
abor, and patiently waited the time when i
ie might go forth and reap the harvest; i
hit, alas ! no gram gladdened his heart or I
ewarded Ids toil. The fever of the country i
tttacked him, and at the time when the I
sclds were white with the fulness of the la- !
Hirer's skill, death called him home, and i
eft his disconsolate wife a widow, and his l
>n1y child an orphan. |
We leave this first sorrow, and pass to i
I.. -r.i t
> <: uf;gicn in nie ninicieti wiuow a year <
ifierwnriln. Tiio time having passed when i
he mortgage was to be paid, she borrowed <
lie money of a neighbor who had been very I
ittentive to her husband nnd to heratdf, one
.vho knelt at the s?*tnc tablo with her to relew
their professed obligations to the Giver I
>f all Gotxl. Hard and patiently did she <
.oil to repay the stun against tho promised i
iine ; but all would not do?fortune frown- I
>d and she gave way to her accumulated i
rouble*. Disheartened and distracted, she >
relinquished tho farm nnd the stock for a i
ess sum than she owed her Christian neigh
L?or, who, not satisfied with that, put an ex |
edition on her furniture.
On tlie Sabbath previous to tho sale, she j
look courage, nnd strengthened with the
knowledge of having harmed none, went to
ihe temple of her Father, and with a heart
lilled with humanity and love, poured out i
Iter soul to " Him who turneth not away," I
md having communed side bv side with
Iter Christian neighbor, returned to her deadato
borne.
Hero ber fortitude had like to have fortaken
her, but seeing the old family Bible,
die reverently put to her lips nnd sought
consolation from its pages. Slowly she peiused
its holy inspiring verses, and gnthered
hope I'jotn its never failing promises.
The day of sale having arrived, her fewgoods
and chattels were in due course
knocked off to die highest bidder. Unmoved
she saw pass from Iter possession article
after article without a iniirintir, till tho con
stable held up lliu old family Hilde. This
was too much. Tears flowed and gave hi
lent utterance to a broken heart. She beg
ged the constable to spare her this memento
of her revered and departed parents ; the
humane man of law would have willingly
[riven it to her, but her inexorable creditor
ileclared that every thing should be sold, as
he was determined to have nil that was owing
to him.
The book was therefore pat up, and about i
being disposed of for a few shillings, when I
she suddenly snatched it. and declaring she I
would havo some relic of those she loved,
cut the slender thread that held tho brown
linen cover, with flip intention of retaining
it The cover fell into her hands, nnd with
it two flat pieces of thin, dirty paper. Surprised
at tho circumstance, she examined
them, and what was her joy and delight to
And that tiiey called for five hundred pounds
on the Hank of England. On tho back of
one. in her mother's handwriting, weio tho
following words :
* When sorrow overtakes ve. seel- mr
Bible." And on lite other, in her father's
hand, " ^ er fa'.her's ears are never deaf."
The sale was immediately stopped, and
the family Bible given to its faithful owner.
The furniture sold was readily offered to Iter
by those who had purchased, which she
gladly took back.
Having paid oft her relentless creditor
the utmost farthing, and rented a email
farm honso in the village of , she placed
the balance of her money in such a way
as to receive interest enough to keep her
comfoitable, and is now abio to enjoy the
prosjtects of the old family Bible without
fear of molestation, ller time and attention
are devoted to the bringing up of the bright,
blue-eyed Alice, and if the happy smiles of
the countenance may be considered an index
of the heart and mind, little Alico bids
fair to be a shining star in the community
of which she at present forms hut a unit.
At the meeting-house, in the centre of the
village may be seen, every Sunday, sitting
about half way up the south aisle, n lady
about thirty years of nge, dressed in deep
mourning, with the beauty of holines*, but
on whom may be seen deep traces of sor
row.
A . .1 M! . t
jwiimo nouse, in inn ?im? plnc?!
and at the Mine time, inav also l>e sean n
being in (be garb of man, blomed and net
ling over the poUotiing bowl. The one is
the profcMing widow?tbo other the pro?
fussing neighbor.
44 What's iy a Namk ?"?Beware of top
heavy names, such as Byron, \\ ashinglon,
and Shalo-peare, which only servo to belittle
the wearer. Better by hnlf call them all
John and Mary. Give them good, plain,
manly, spelling- l?ook titles, and then, if any
ptnn nicknames your child, prosecute him
fc>r slander.
JfiisttHattrnus llealting.
"Never Had An Offer."
Look nt Iter as she sits sewing l>r (lie
window wit It the clear light on her forehead,
uml a cherry smile hiiglitoning her whole
souiitennnce 1 Many h maid less fair of
race, less gently bred, less kindly dispositional,
goes'to I he bridal altar every day. True,
liei cheeks havo lost the first fresh flush ol
early maidenhood ; her form is not so round
mid symmetrical as it was n low years since;
itnd tho shining braids of ho.* dark hair
luive parted with somewhat of their old lux
iiriance and gloss, lint look deeper into
Iter blue eyes and you will see there womanly
purity, serenity of thought and earnest
new of purpose enough to counterbalance
llieso deflciences. You will rend the expression
of a heart that puts its own loneli
tiess under fi>ot, and compels it to lift her
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i/uo nv|? ivnmt.n i? nig Mir 1IIU ? IIISII IIH"
strung tlio spotless lilies of contentment upon
the very cord which binds her back from
llie mated lot of other women.
Never had nn offer I What n pity!
There are wives who sell themselves for gold
to husbands they cannot love?willing to
exchange the white pearls of maidenly truth
#nd purity, for paste bom d jewels, so that
ihey only glitter in golden setting. Their
me others, (in shame and pity for my sex 1
say it.) who prefer marrying their inferiors
in mind and heart, linking themselves to
pollution even, rather than carry to the
grave the honest name bequeathed to them
in the cradle. They arc the ones that an
glo for husbands, who delight in "offers,"
who despise "old maids."' Among them
you will find the heartless, extravagant wo
man of fashion, and the Mrs. Caudles of domestic
life, following in their train are
bankrupt business men, hen-pecked bus
hands, spoiled children.
Never hud an offer! Perhaps if she had
straveil farther from the charmed ground of
genuine modesty and womanly worth?il
fashionable novels had occupied the place of
the work-basket?if t,lio had drained the
purse of a hard woiking father fo giatify a
foolish pride of dress, or been content to
diine a giddy, mincing, artful attendant at
halls and fashionable parties, instead of a
gculle, self sacrificing, ministering angel in
the home-circle, she might, ere now, have
enjoyed the blessed privilege of devoting
(lie rliegs of her wasted life to the service of
some smitten simpleton or dissipated roue.
Never hud an offer! Piobablv she never
will have one. There will l?o ro strong
hand cla*|?ed in Iter's to lead iter safely
when her unsteady feet are crossing the
ipiieksand of evil ; no dear voice to whispei
that she is all the wot Id to one true heart,
when her life tings like a hollow mansion
with the echoes of its own solitude ; no rosy
children to clasp her neck and nestle in her
bosom. Hut il she must give up this sweetest
part of woman's destiny because tic
whole-hearted, worthy man ever asked hei
to bless his path with her companionship
she, at least, has not manoeuvered for it vain
ly, and staked the holiest portion of her na
ture on the throw for a husband. God blesi
her!
Toll Gate of Life.
We are on our journey. The work
through which we are passing is, in sonx
respects, like a turnpike?all along xvhcrc
Vice and Folly have erected toll-gates foi
the accommodation of those who choose tr
call as they go?and thorc nre very few ol
all the hosts of travelers who do not occa
sionally stop a little at some one or other o!
them?and consequently pay more or less k
th? toll gatherers. Pay more or less, I any
l>ecause there is a gieat vaiiety as well ir
the amount as in tlie kind of toll exacted ai
these different stopping places.
Pride and fashion take heavy tolls of the
purse, many a man has become a beggar bv
...it - -?
l>iMiug nb wicir gaie*, me ordinary rate.they
charge are heavy, an<l ihe road thai
way is none of ihe best,
1 Measure otters a very smooth, delightful
road in the outset; sho tempts the trnvelei
with many fair promises, and wins thousands,
but she takes without mercy ; like nu
artful robber she alluies until she gets hoi
victim in her power, and then strips him o!
health and money, and turns him o!T a miserable
object into the worst aud most rug
gcd road of life.
Intempernnco plays the part of a sturdy
villain. lie's the worst toll gatherer on the
f.._ ...i? ' ? ' -
vnu, ivi iiv iiwi. vsuijr utiruil) llhCIISlOni
ers (lioir money and their health, but h<
robs (Item of their very brains. The men
you meet on the road, ragged and ruined ii
fWimo find fortune, arc Id*
And so I might go on enumerating man)
others who gather toll of the unwary. Ac
. ideal* sometimes happen, it is true, alonfl
the road, hut those who do not got througl
at least tolerably well, yon may bo sure h<
hat been stopping by the way at tome o
the places. J he plain, common sense men
who travel straight forward, get through tin
journey without much difficulty.
This being the slate of tilings, it become:
every one, in the outset, if ho intends t<
make a comfortable journey, to take car
what kind of company ho keeps in with
We are all apt r? do as companions do?
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wliero they atop, and pRy toll wlitw
they pay. Then the chance* are one to '4
ten *, hut our choice in thi* particular decides :>J
our fate. *<v' y --'JB
Having pnid due respect to ft choice of i4jj
companions, tlio next important thing is
closely to olwerve how others manage; to
mnik the good or evil tlint ia produced hy
every course of life?see how those do who ^
manage well ; by these means you learn.
He careful of your habits ; these make the
man. And they rcquiro long and careful
culture, ere they grow up to a second nature.
Good habits I apeak of. Had habits
are more easily acquired? they aro rpontan
ous-weeds, that flourish rapidly and rank- jjl
ly, without care or culture. .. ^fg
41 Fatiibu is Drcnk all the Timk."?
Such was the expression of a little child
who came to our floor n few days ago, beg.
ging for bread and clothing. 44 Father is
drunk nil the titno." Poor child! what a
volume of misery and woe are expressed in
those six words.
Home, whero comfort should hare an
abiding place, aftd where happiness should
dwell as a ministering angel, is transformed
into a hell upon earth bv 44 Father being
drunk all the time." Starvation, rags, and
all the hideous forms of poverty, gather
round the house of that father who 44 is
drunk all the time." Mother broken-heart*
?d, children growing up in ignotance and
di-grace, unfitted to perform that part on
the stage of life which tlio creator designed . ijfl
for them, are the result of 44 Father being
drunk all the time."
44 Father is drunk all the time." This little
one knew the fact, could appreciate the
- - * i
ftiect, felt tlie pinching of hunger, had experienced
the horrors of the past, and with
ein-?tion* of grief, whiclt no pen can describe,
looks nt the black gathering cloud
which hangs over the future, from which no
gleam of sunshine is visible, and from which
. lie has 110 reasonable anticipation of better
. days."
Poor child ! a beggar from door to door,
a dependent upon the cold charities of a
heartless world, wi?U words of truth and
frankness proclaiming the snd news of his
own destitution, misery and disgrace, in order
to get bread to sustain life, and clothes
to protect him from the chilling winds of
autumn and winter?and returning to his
home, if, indeed, a home it may be called?
. his eyes meet the form of him who should
I l?o a protector, supporter, and friend?but
! the vigor of his manhood is gone?his intellect
is impaired, his form is haggard and
dejected, ami the whole appearance of the
victim again reminds the sufTeiing child
1 that " I-'uthcr is drunk all the time." ^
[ Alliance Timea. *
Raffling ron a Uajjv.?The Dubuque
Express relates that u woman recently caino
to the Minnesota House in Dnnlieth, w th
a young child, and after stopping a day or
two suddenly left, minus the haby, and did
not return. The landlord happened over to
"I Dubuque, ami mentioning the circumstances
I 10 a couple of friends, married but childless,
^ one of them proposed to adopt the little one
as his own. The other immediately made
the same proposition, when a dispute arose
as to which of the would-be " parents"
should have the infantile waif. Finally, an
' appeal was made to tho dice box. Quite a
number of people gathered around the table,
interested spectators of the singular contest,
and the winner, named Kesler, was greeted
k with a shout of applause. The child is a
^! ivrptlv tin!/* I*,.-! 1 1 1
, j ? , iiiicd neeks oki, nna HA
1 now-found parents are brimming; over with
' i happiness.
j Loveliness.?It is not your neat diess,
' , your expensive shawl, or your pretty fingers
t that attracts tire attention of men of sense.
Tliey* look beyond these. It is the true lovelinow
of your nature that wins and continues
' to rptnin the nflections of the heart.
1 Young ladies sadly miss it who labor to
J improve their outward looks, while they beslow
not a thought upon the mind.
I Fools inny be won by gew-gnws and fash*
ionable showy dresses; but the wise and
substantial are ncrer caught by such traps,
i Let modesty be your dress.
Use pleasant and agreeable language, and
1" though j*on may not be courted bv the fop
and the sop, the good and tiuly great will
love to linger in your steps.
' J Ma nt of our citizens nro a good deal dia*
' oouraged bv the late cold weather, and conclude
it in the innst remarkable " spell " ever
' experienced in this country. We have short
' memories. From our old files we learn that
1 thero was a " heart/ frost " in thia region on
the 23th of July, 1845. Let us ?*ot deupalr.
' [Ashevllle AVmw, 4 th inst.
To 1>k Huso.?There nre two culprits to
1 i be hung in this Slate, on Friday, tho 26ih
^ instant. One is Cliesley lloatright, convicted
and to be hung in Camden, end the olh
er is Price, who was convicted, and is to be
3 hung in Union.
2 M You have only yourself to please.'' said
e a married friend to an old Iwchelor. "True,"
replied he, " hut you cannot tell w hat a difl
ficult task I find 't."