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A Prayer.
Pray thou for *11 who living tread
Upon thU cfnth of grave* }
For *11 tehoao woary pathway* lend
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Ainuuj mo wuius ana waves; |
For hire'who madly takes delight
lu pomp of silken mautol bright,
Or swiftness of a borne ;
For thoao who, laboring, suffer still j
Cuming or going?doing il!?
Or on their hsavonwnrd courae :
Pray thou for him who nightly sina
Until tho day dawns bright?
Who at ovo'a hour of prayor begiua
His dance and banquet light |
Whose Impious orgies wildly ring,
Whilst pions hearts are offering
Their prayers at twilight ditu ;
And who, those vespers all forgot,
Pursues bis sin, and tbinkctii not
Ood also hearoth kim.
Child I pray for all the poor beside ;
Tbo prisoner in bis cell,
And those who in the city wide
With crime and misery dwell;
For the wise engo who thinks and dreams ;
For him who impiously bhifpbqmes
Religion's holy lsw.
Pray thon?for prayer is infinite? |
Thy-faith may give' the seorner light, ]
Thy prayer forgiveness draw. <
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3fltsrrllournii0 limbing.
roll tujc hovther.1 emtebpbuil
The River Nile, in Africa.
XXTBAOTS FROM A JOURNAL.
COMPILl:t> BY OtSTjiri'i.
This river Is not only remarkable for. its eat a*
vneU, but also for its annnul beneficial overflow.
Tliia annual inundation has been for centuries
the source of Egypt's fertility, although the
cause of such overflow has not been *?- <
certnincd. I tldnk it is no doubt that which <
produces the same effect on ail the rivers in the *
northern part of the hot zone. The rainy sea 11
son, in all countries that arc situated between >
the firotniul twentioih d< greeof northern latitude, <
commences generally in April, and lasts, with <
long intervsls, until October or November. All i
rivers at this time begin to rise, and soon over- t
flow their banks. From November to April is t
commonly clear, hot wcothcr, in which the riv- i
?rs fall, and, in souiu instances, entirely dry up. I
Iu the hot countries of southern latitude, the i
same change Is observed iu the season, only vice '
vtrut; the latter have a dry season, when the t
former liavu at the saine time tiieir rainy season. I
In K;^ypt whenever the rainy season sets in, its <
effects arc observed In the river Nile ceasing to i
fall. It now ramaiue stationary for aome time. |
and its waters become foul. It now rises by I
imperceptible degrees, generally in April, nndcon- t
tiuues to rise through the wliole of May and, till <
the middle of June. On the 20th of June every
body become* attentive, regarding the height of f
the wt'er, the doily report of which U publicly '
announced. A sheik hne to inspect the column t
on whioh the height of the water ie measured. 1
(Makket* or Makkins.) He daily goes there by ?
himself for the purpose of marking the height of t
the Nile. A public crier then brings the new*
to Kshirs, (Cairo,) first to the palace o' the
Pattella, under the windowe of which he atnounces
it; nay, he lias even the privilege to en
ter the divan and make it known there, after ?
which it is published in the principal streets ef t
the city. From this time the rise of the river is t
the object ot daily conversation, and all are re- s
joined at a quick rise, as in audi eaae the future J
promises a prospect of fertility, and consequently t
abundance; but when, on the contrary, the riv- <!
er should unfortunately rise very little, or not at f
nil, or even fall, all are lamenting and sorrowfuL t
During soma days it frequently only rises a few i
inches, at other timet agulu two or three dra, s
(Egyptian yards.) On such occasions it is thai 1
speculations la corn are at the highea*. through ?
which the people have to suffer to an incredible r
extent, and which the government only ean put 1 ?
a stop to, by falsely announcing a rise In the Nile. 11
This public announcement continue* until the 1
river ban reached the height of twenty four dra. I
Whenever it ha* rleen tp the height of eixteen f
dra, the government d-pooit* a document, set- r
ting forth the particular*, in the archive*, and 1
nil tenant* have to pay the third part of their r
rent* in advance, wherea* the river not rcoeh- f
iitg thw height, they have nothing whatever to t
pay. Joy and gladness now reign throughout t
the whole eonntry~?coi>graUtlntinii* ere ex- t
changed?banqucte ere held, and for wim time c
iceuvuies ana plensnres of nil kind* arc lite order ?
of tli?s day. 'IT*e height to which thh river rises, c
aud the time tho water remain* tUtiomry upon i
the in undated lend, 1* variable. Twenty-two to <!
twenty-three dra yield the richest crop#; eigh- 3
teen dr^, only moderate; sixteen dra, had, and
twenty-four nlso had, beeante the water haa ro- <
mained sumling too long upon the fields. Ia *
Upper Kgypt the.Ml? rise# the highmt, on ae- I
count of the proximity of lira mountains and
the situation of the land, whereas in Lower <
Kgypt it haa a tnst plain on which to extend I
and whieh, overflowed, presents a miniature ap- <
pearfenaa of the ocean. At the mouth of the i
Nile tJ&fr*tev rises so little that diyebea and ea- I
nala a iw%a? rifle lent to the soil, and water wheels <
and engines arc u??d to make it productive. To t
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retain and use the blessings of this Innovation,
preparations Were made and works executed already
by the anelente, that are wonderful, and
yet the admiration of the age. The Nile, at that
time, ran In its course far to the west, through
the Lybian Deserts, and another channel was
dug. In whieh this river was compelled to flow
more to the east, sud through the delta?that
well known part of Egypt Extensive dame
were erected to protect cities and fields against
destruction caused by inundation?costly aqueducts
were built to carry fertility even to those
pirtsof the country which nature appeared to
have condemned to eternal deserts; large reservoirs
wsre dng out, in extent, size and depth
like lakes, to hold water sufficient, in time of
need, to irrigate those parts of the country requiring
such; aleu a great number of canals
wers built for the purpose of irrigating the higher
and more distant parts of the country; in
short, hydraulic architecture, In nil its remifica
lions, could here be found. But, alas for the
works erected by human hands?works of great
intelligence, showing the industry of tho anterior
world?what has become of them ? Hie
most of these grand works are tn ruins. One
by one they have crumbled to the dust, during
the pest centuries. Some few canal* are all that
remain* of the grandeur and magnitude of those
work* that challenged the admiration of the
world. Without counting tho minor eanal^ there
ire etill ninety principal canals yet existing, of
which Upper Egypt has forty, the eastern proviuce*
thirteen, the western eleven, and the del
ta twenty-eight. At the time the river begins
to rise, all these canals are thoroughly cleaned
ind provided wilt, a dam, towards the river,
which nobody has any right to pierce at his own
!>leasure; even in ancieut times, laws existed
>rohi biting this. To every canal is appointed a
:ertain time of opening, measured according to
h<> height of the river, and there are public registers,
in which the time, even to the day and
tour, is prescribed, on which a dam can be
tierced. During moderate or insignificant overIowa,
the inhabitant* of neighboring hamlets
watch each other closely, and bloody conflict*
frequently take |>lace, in consequence of opening
i canal before tho time prescribed by law. In
fua;-* wheu the river readies its greatest bright,
which generally takes place on the 24th of Sop.cinbor,
transgressions of this kind are not much
leeded. Without this river, Egypt would not be i
nhabitablc, n* in the most regions of ft it never j
>r hardly ever rains; nearly all the water used
omes out of the Nile. There are only n few
iprings of sweat water, as all the wells contain
aline and bitter water, which is scarcely fit for
rrigatiou and wntering of stock. In AlexunIria
the rain water is collected in cisterns, and
ised there for nil culinary purposes, as well as
or quenching the thirst; the canal leading from
h Nilo to this city frequently driea up. But
his rain water la not so good In quality at the
satcr from the river, which is said to be not ony
very healthy, but also particularly agreeable
n taste. The traveling Egyptians miss, thereore,
the water of their country rery much,
he goodness of which has been acknowledged
>y all European travelers. It is kept in lnrgo
iarthern vessels, wherein it remains cool and
resh for a long time. It Is purifled by putting
>ulv*rized bitter almonds in the vessels, or rub |
>ing willt the Mine the interior of tueh, and afar
wel! shaking the water, all noxious ingrediints
settle st tho bottom
This river U not only s blessing to Rgypt in
ertilising its fields, but alsolp favoring and pronoting
its commerce. In one half of the vusr
he Nile and canals are literally covered with
reatcls of every description, and persons arc enibl??d
to reach, by means of these, the most disant
parts of the country.
Education of Mechanics.
The mechanic whose mind is enlightened with
cientific knowledge, has a much greater chance
>f being instrumental in improving the art* than
I.a ? -l-:? ?? " -?
-V ?? ? vinnulM VI pilliunu|l|icr. DII1IC 1*16
sere philosopher U demonstrating principle*
md forming theories in hit closet, and sometimes
>erforming experiment*, only on a Small Male?
he workman, in certain manufactories, ha* a
laily opportunity of contemplating chemical
iroe eases and mechanical operations on an ?
enslvc scale, and of perceiving numberless mod6ration*
and contrivances, which require to be
Mended to, of which the mere scientific speeua
tor can form but a very faint and inadequate
onceptlon. Being familiar with the moat miiuta
details of every process and operation, he
an perceive redundancies and defects impnrAepibia
to other observers; and, n he hae accurate
inowledgw of the general principles on which
lie operations depend, he mnst be beat qualified
or suggesting and ooutriving tha requisite imirovemcnts.
As the maehanie la constantly
tandling the tools and materials with which
tew experiments and improvements may be
aade?observing the effects of certain contri- '
socec, and Of deviations from estaMWhod praeiee?and
witnessing the chrmieal and mcchani*1
aetions of bodies on each other?he has more
ipportunities of observation in these respeeta
md, consequently. Is more likely than any other
ilaas of society to strike ont a new pnth which
nay lead to noma useful invention in the arts, or
lisoovery in the science* But if his mind is not
mbued with knowledge, he trudges on, liks a
nil! horse, in the same beaten track, and may
rverlook a thousand opportunities of performing
ixperimenta, and a thousand circumstances which
night suggest nsw improvements.
In short, so far as chance le concerned in new
liaeoverlae and improvements in tha arts, the
oientifte mechanic has a hundred chance# to
ma compared with the ignorant artificer, that,
n the course of his operations, he shall kit upon
i new principle of improvement. Ilia chances
>f such results are even ?n peri or So those of the
noet profound philosophers who never engage
J
in practical operations, aa he is constautlyln the
eraj of perceiving wtw?i U UXlc?, "*
In nnj way amiss In the common methods ot
proceedura. To use a common expression, "he
is in the way of good luck: And if he possesses
the requisite information, he can take the advan
tnge of it when it comes to him," And should
he he so fortunate as to hit on a new Invention,
be will probably enjoy not merely the honor
which is attached to a new discovery, but also
the pecunlsry advantages which result from it
We have, therefore, every reason to hope that,
were scientific knowledge universally diffused
among the working classes, every department of
the useful arts would proceed with a rapid progress
to perfection, and new arts and inventions,
hitherto unknown, be introduced on the theatre
of the world to Increase the eqJuymenU of domestic
society, mid to embellish the fnco of nature
No possible limits can be as-iirned to the
. _
jrow. rs of g. mills to th? resources of science to
the improvement of machinery, to the aid* to be
derived from chcniioal resources, and to tlic skill
and industry of meclianica and lahorere when
guided liy the light which scientific discoverica
liove diffused uround them. Almost every new
discovery in nature Iaya the foundation of a new
art: and air.ee the recent discoveries of cliemistry
lead to the conviction that the properties
and powers of materia) substances arc only lieginning
to W discovered, the resources of art
must, in some tm-nsui-e keep pace with our
knowledge of the power of nature. It is by
tei/.ing on these powers, and employing them in
subserviency to his designs, that man has been
enabled to |K>rforni operations which the whole
united force of mere animal strength could never
have accomplished. Steam, galvanism, the atmospheric
pressure, oxygen, hydrogen, SDd oth
er natural agents formerly unnoticed or unknown,
have been called into action by the genius
of science ; and, in the f?rm of steamboats
and carriages, voltaic batteries, gasometers, and
air balloons, have generated rorces, effected decompositions,
diffused the most brilliant illuminations,
ami produced a celerity of motion, botli on
sea and land, which have astonished even the philosophical
world, and which former generations
would have been disposed to ascribe to the agon
cies of infernal demons. And who shall dare to
set boundaries to the rnnge of scientific discove
i j, vr iv Mjr mat principle BI1U powers 01 1 BUI1
more Wonderful aiol energetic nature, shall not
be discovered in the system of nature calculated
to perforin achievement* still more striking and
magnifioeul 1 Much has, of late years,-becn performed
by the application and combination of
chemical and lucchnnienl powers, but much
more, we maj* confidently expect, will be achieved
in generations yet to come, when the physical
nnivcreo shall be more extensively explored,
and the gates of the temple of knowledge
thrown open to all. Future Watts, Davys, and
A. kwrights, will doubtless arise, with minds still
more brilliantly illuminated with the lights of
science, and the splendid inventions of the present
age be far surpassed in the " future miracles
of mechanic power," which will distinguish the
i_; ? - ... I
HgTii which ?rc yci 10 come, if tit, in orut-r to tins
" wislu d for consummation," it is indispersably
roquUite that the mass of mankind be aroused
| from their slumbers, that knowledge l?e uniyorI
salty diffused, and that the light of science
! shed Its influence on men of every nation, of every
profession, and of every rank.
That the remarks of experienced artists and
laborers may often lead to useful discoveries,
may be illustrated by the following facts: A soap
manufacturer remarked that tlie rcsidnum on his
ley, wheu exhausted of the alkali for which be
employed it, produced a coeroelon of bis copper
boiler, for which he could not account lie put
it into the hands of a scientific chemist for analysis,
and the result was the discovery of one of
the most singular and important chemical elements,
iodine. The properties of this being
studied, were found to oeeur most appositely in
illnstratlon and support of a variety of new curious
and Instructive views, then gaining ground
in chemistry, and time exercised a marked influence
over the whole liody of that seicnee. Cu
riosity wo# excited: the origin of the new substance
wo# traced to the sea plants, from who#?
ashes the principal ingredient of soup is ohtaincd,
and ultimately to the ten water ilsolf. It
wo# thus hunted through nature, discovered in
salt mines ami springs, and pursued into all bodie*
which have a tuariue origin; among the
rest, into sponge. A medical practitioner, Dr
Coindet, of Geneva, then called to mind a reputed
remedy for the cure of one of the moat
grievous and unsightly disorders to wliieh the
hnranet -pe-iae is nuMect?the goitre?which infests
the inhabitants of mountainous districts to
an extent which, in this favored land, we have,
happily, no experience of, end whieh woe said to
have been originally cured by the ashes of burnt
sponge. Led by this indioatton, he tried the eff..i
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tci wuiiiv i?i iiwv rurnpismi, ana m<* result
established the extraordinary fact, that this siu
golar subalance, taken as a medicine, acta with
the utmost promptitude and energy on goitre,
dissipating the largest and nwwt inveterate in a
short time, and acting, (of oours? with ocoaalonal
failures, like all other medicines.) aa a specific
or natural antagonist against that odious deformity
It is thus that any aeeeeion to our knowledge
of nature is sure, sooner or later, to make
itself felt in some practical application, and that
a benefit conferred oh science, by the casual observation
or shrewd remark of even ao unscientific
or illiterate person, Infallibly repays Itself
with intercet, though often in a way that could
never have been at first contemplated.
[Tk* Pea and Ltvtr.
A istormiL thought is suggested in the Koran :
" Angels, In the grave will not qoestion thee ae
to the amount of wealth tlton hast left behind
thee ; bat what good deeds thou hast done, while
In the world, to entitle thee to a esat among the
biestr
i
Another Bnby.
IT U A Jt X A II Ul'MLOCI.
And why not another hnhy, pray? ain't little
Tommy throe year* and a half old, I'd lilte to
know ? And who lias a better right to hav< another
baby ?
" Oh, ma," mj? some bread-and-butter Mia*
looking up with eye* like two great coffee soncere?"Oh,
mat Hannah Hemlock'* got another
baby?why we all thought ehc waa an old ninld P" '
Not so fast, my little dear?I didn't My I Imd
another baby?nor did I my I had any right to
hare one?bi.t there is another l>aby In our corner
of the land and it is a fine, fat, bumping,
bouncing boy, full of life and fun ; lie's got two
little bands, juM a* natural, and two feet, wllli
five toca on each one- and his eyes, which arc 1
blue, eery, are placed one on each side of hia little
nose?and he'a encli n funny little fellow, but
he can't talk a word yet?though he eon crow
almost an well as a young shanghai; and he's hie
fethAfV H.rlln,. ....I II- ?. I??- ?-L.
lilm onc? in a while, anfl jump liim up and down,
you should hear him crow. Yes! and we're got
jumper, a real patent Chineee lathy jumper for
him ; Ideas those long eued, yellow-skinned Clil- 1
neac, they are good for something, after all, nnd
when he gets a little bigger he shall hnve a hob1
by horn and a hohhy cow, too, if he wants it?
he shall?ond a little hobby dog with a stump
tail.
I don't see how anylmdr can object to noother
baby, when there are hut fire in a family. Bless
my heart, in old limes w e read of old men who
| were the fathers of forty, fifty, sixty, and even
I seventy hnbieti?* three score nnd ten sons, riding
on (hreo score nnd ten nss colls." Think of
that, will you ! That looks like doing something
for one's country; that presents a pretty fair in
voice of stock both in the house nnd on the farm.
And then look at our country?the home of
the universal Yankee nation; ain't this a good
land for baldest True, we may not bonstuf any
children as big as Anuk, nor have we any reul
live Sampsons among us?but I'd like to see the
eountry that boasts of any surer crop titan wo
do. Already we have increased from three to
thirty millions of people; anJ we ought to have
had twice as inuny, nnd wight, too, just as well
as not if our fathers had imitated the patriarchs;
and are they not set before us for our emulation t
Now 1 hold that it costs less to raise our own
oitisens than it docs to import them over the water.
We do claim to be a great nation, yet Eng
land, Ireland and Germany are raising more babies
every year with which to stock and subdue
and cultivate Unelc Sam's farm, than we arc
raisincr for rniwlrM. Unrt-sK tli.>n fn? ii,? ?.?
bica ?for the five-tocU, two fist*-J, doable-eyed,
crowing, jumping, real American bitliicc, who
shall suck milk and patriotism from their mothcr't
breasts in mixed quantities of just about hulf
and half; so thut while they grow in stature they
tuny increase in love of country, as well as love
of pnp. Just look at England and her queen :
They have got but one crown and one throue,
and yet little Vio has presented her loved country
with some?I think thirteen babies?that
looks like doing something. Then look at our
present Uncle Sam?not a child in tho world?
nary baby?and no hopes of any.
I'm in fnvor of Just as many babies as there are
mothers to tend them, and fathers to supply the*?.,
and I do tiiitik, as the greatest and freest nation
on th* globe, we have been setting a nioet miserable
example to tho world by electing so many
child lea* presidents; and If I were a member of
the national convention, no man, democrat or republican,
could get my vote, unless he could
show the title to st least one baby.
Dmcairno* or a Ywvxo Devil. ?Nothing can
be more instructive to a thinker than the manner
in which the devil is personified to some
good people, who eoetn to have too good a knowledge
of him for their comfort. A worthy farmer
at? country meeting, for the relation of the
religious experience of its members, said he bad
beeu severely tried by a young devil. Said he.
M lie oome laat night and not down on the side
of my bed, and grinned at me as 1 was eayiu'
my praysrs; be wa'nt tho old devil, dear brethren,
but a little }oung one, that wonld weigh
abottt forty pounds, lie sot down on the side of
the bed, and I could jest soe his tail and huffs a
etiekiu' out under his cloak ; it was terrible coid |
| lliat night, and he looked aa though they took
I good care cn him to hum. I had a good chance
to look at him, but I went on a pmylu'; he don't
frighten me a bit; I'd aeon Ida daddy before; ao
1 looked out of a corner of my eye, and I eould
w li'e Bttk home; tljey wee )eet heiriuin' to |
start, like a little bull calf; they waan't more
than two inehea long, but they looked as though
they might get to he terrible pokerieh some day."
LA'rw York 8ca*j?L
Burn OntL?Powaa or tut BiaLt-^A littTe
girl had been attacked with a severe paiu in the
-.m-i. i-J i- it: - .1 ul. -1
is crave, which ciiuvu iu ihiiiuiicbv. oltv wus ihkoii
to in eminent oculist, who pronounced her incurable.
She wlehed to know whet the doctor
bed aeld about her state, end her mother told
her. " Whet, mother," exclaimed the child," em
I never more to see the son, nor the beeutlfhl
fields, nor you, my deer mother, nor my father f
Oh I how shall I beer itf* She wrung hei*
hands, aod Wept bitterly. Nothing seemed to
yield her the sKghteet comfort till her mother,
taking a pocket Bible from the table, pieced it In
her handa, "Whet ia this. otothirf* inquired
the disconsolate little girl. " It ie the Bible, my
child." Immediately a soore of its most eonsoiatory
passages presented themselves to her mind.
She paused, turned her poof benighted eyeballs
towards the eeiHng, while aa angelic expression
played oa her countenance, and than, as If filled
with the Holy Spirit, breathed forth, in an Im
pensioned, but seareely endlfcle wMnper, - Thy
*ili b$ done on orih a* it U im {Jtafrm T
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?Ww*
r From the Columbia Ounroinn.
Lett?r from Hon. W. W. Boycc.
Famhb Farm, >liy 11, 1869.
An intelligent correspondent, ? Harper," in a
recent number of your paper, seems anxious to
know iny opinion on certain nnint* tlmt lie si
In Jos to.
I utterly repudiate Judge Douglas* idea that a
Territorial Legislature ibat discriminate against |
slavery, aud nothing could induce me to support ,
for the Presidency any one standing or. this j lat- |
form. I
I consider it as elenr a* a mathematical prob- j
lem, tlint tho South linve a right to he protected ,
with their slaw property in tho Territories, and (
that Congress, or their instruments, the Territorial
Legislatures, should oft'ord this protection.? ,
As a question of practical action, I would not at {
this lime have originated this issue, hut having
been raised, ns a Southern lteprescntative, I shall
demand the fullest measure of our rights.
In reference to the African slave trade, I cordially
agree with " Harper," that while the
Union lasts " it will ptore a firebrand todielract
and divide our people, and divert us from the
greater and mora important issue " of safety and
independence.
When I have gathered my fodder I design to
visit my constituents in their several Districts,
and hope then to b? able to give tliein nt length
my views upon the political complexion of the
times.
I may be permitted, however, to say now thai
never has the future looked more gloomy to me.
We are threatened with the grentest possible calamity?the
domination of an imperious North,
and the paralysis of a disunited South. We ahull
need all wisdom and moderation to avert the
disasters that threaten as, and yet how markod
is the alisenee of t eae great qualities on the part
of many who aspire to direct public opinion at
the South.
It ie hut too probable that a hostile eeetional
party North will soon acquire possession of the I
Government. In thnt event, the South should
not remain a moment longer in the Union. Yet
w ho does not feel that the success of tliat movement
for independence de|>ends upon the opinion
of the people of the South as to how far the
success of the sectionalized North was owing to
the impolicy of the South. But how little deference
do many of the best frieuds of Southern independence
pay to this truth ?
In conclusion-?1 fear the North scctionallaed
will soon take possession of the GovernmentThen
I go for Southern independence at all hazards,
by a single State leading otf if necessary.
To make this movement successful, the South
should be made as much as possible one in sentiment,
the North should be divided as much as
ii.i . - I:.A -I.:. i ?.i
puwiuiv , iu nccunijuisu mis, in uiy opinion, inc
throe great requisites of Southern Statesmanship
or*?moderation, moderation, moderation.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM W. BOYCE.
Mr. C. P. Pxuiasi.
"She Hu Done Very Well."
Wc arc not going to preach a sermon commeudntory,
but condemnatory of the suggestions
of our text. We inveigh against the use ot the
expressions wl.'.on head this paragraph. We do
Pounce it, used in the souse considered, as one of
the meanest expressions that ever conveyed an
idea, for it conveys the idea that the girls of the
time and country sure reared with the one lead
ing ides, ever prominently before them, of making
the best possible merchaudice of themselves
?of selliug themselves to the highest bidder.
If she goes oflf to a wealthy bidder, the approving
remark, in common uee, is, "She has done
very Weill" ? if the object for which site was
created, and for the consummation of which she
had been watching, waiting and atriving with
unmaidenly anxiety and mercenary calculation
had, at loot, been accomplished. In many inslaireea
we had rather hear the expression, " She
has inade money by tlie operation." than "She
has done very well," as coining nearer the true
statement of the fact that tho money waa the
chief thing considered by the party commenting
iu such language. This would doubtiesa be offensive
to ears polite, but the truth often is and
the cirQ>uiistanoe makes it none the lets proper.
"Site has done very well," is often unjust to the
person of wboui it is spoken^ for it insinuates
that slia has tried to " do wellbut it is generally
just to the speaker, folr it betrays what he
or she esteems the end of lernale existence?to
" do well," financially, in marrying, all other
considerations of eligibility being of lesser moment?that
women are l?orn on speculation,
reared for s wsfLsi, a;;J knocked cf to the !<? ?
purchaser, like other live stock.
To Monicas.?A medical friend requests us to
publish the following prescription, which has '
proved of great use in all inflamatory attaoks of 1
the chest, head or bowels It is reOoiutneuded
by Ksspall, ons of the most futnoua cotemporsry I
chemists, and formerly s member of the French i
Provisional Government t I
Dissolve one tablespoonful of coarse salt in a
quart of eold water; add to it strong Liquor ,
Ammonia half an ouo?a and one-fourth of an
ounce of Ppirit* of Camphor. Shake w?U to- |
gellier, end keep alwaya ready for dm in a well- |
topped botllo. It la applied externally, with
overal tbickneeaee of linen or ootton fabric, and
will inaure more apeedy and uniform aucoesa
than all other wean a adopted by the generality 1
of medieal autborlty. Ae a Waeh in fevara it
will anawer admirably. It aliould be kept alwaya
on band aa a doaaeatie remedy. 4a
" Bmita," aaya Italwer, * hatra often teemed to '
me Hke the meaaengera from aarth to hearen-? {
charged with the homage and gratitude of na- i
lure, and gifted With the moot eloquent of ere- |
ated voleee to fulfil) the odtfion,"
SlattktxnWcmTarny lYrti luvtrmid a
truer tiling; tlmu when die said the following:
" Chiefest of aft sublunary abonhistktat, 1? *
slatternly woman. I U*me no man who rutdic*
from a hou<c whose mistress habitually, nn<1
through ihoiee. pours out his coffee in curl paper
or tumbled lialr, dingy, eollnrless morning gown,
and slip-shod feet If there Is any time when a
woman looks prettier than at any hour in the
twenty-four, it is in a neat breakfast robe, (calloo,
if you will, provided it fit well, nul the color
he well chosen ;) and if there is a time when a
plain woman cornea nearest to being handsome,
it Is In thlsloveable, domestic dress. I will maintain
that the coffee nnd eggs taste better, and
that the husband goes more smilingly and hopefully
to his day's task, after helping such a wifu
to liread and butter. I ebulo never comprehend
the female slattern?thank heaven I there are
but few of Uiein; or understand how a woman,
though she bad no eyes to please but her owr,
hliould not be scrupulously ncol in all the different
stntn of her apparel; and certainly in these
days when no omnibus ean drive up to a ferry
house, without encountering nil ex|teetant body guard,
of male uncle connoisseurs, waiting to *e?
hurried ladies alight, who shall say that a trim
gnuer oooi or nicely titling stocking, wastes its
triiiinee*, or is unappreciated ?
" I repeat It, I l>lnme no man for rnsliing in
disgust from a house where is a slattern; who
never pays her husband the compliment to look
decent In her person or in her house, unless company
Is expected; who reserves her yawns and
old dresses for her husband, and strikes an attitude
for his male friends,"
Dox't Fret.?This i* n world of npsnnd downs,
crosses and contradictions. Every day turns np
something to distnrb the equanimity of one's temper.
But it Is worse than useless to fret Fretting
is like CHttsiic applied to n sore. It inflames,
hut never cures. A fretful spirit is never happy,
and it drives happiness from all other spirits with
which it comes in contact We say, then, if tho
world goes wrong, ami it does that pretty often,
don't fret If n man cheats, and then laughs at
you for a verdant ont^ make the best of it and
then keep cool. Fretting will only make a bad
thing worse. The stage upsets or the cars leave
you behind?if the cook spoils your dinner or
the thick-hcAded servant misdelivers an important
message?if the " dear image of iU beautiful
mother " repays your caresses by thrusting itatiny
fingers into your plate of soup and wiping them
on your snow white shirt bosom?If the bank
fails and State repudiates?keep your temper.?
Repeat the alphabet, rend the hundred and nineteenth
psalm, do and say anything of " lovely
and good report but n* you value quietness of
mind and the good temper of others, don't fret.
It. li lUAI'Vf'llmik Its*a* nr?tts*l? ewrfwwl OS !'?> ?..-1
tienec will do towards curing the ilia to which
A .L 1 a
nvsn ana spirits art; heirs
LaI'IKi' Si'klllmj a llt'kl'hko Ykai:s Ago.?Mr.
Murphy used to relate the folio wing story of Sam
Footc, the heroines of which were the Indies
Chevre, FU-lding and Hill, the Inst the wife of
the celebrated Dr. Hill. He represented thero as
playing at " 1 love my love with a letter." Lady
Cheero began and said, "I love my love with
an N because he is a hight j" Lady Fielding followed
with, " I love my love with a O because
he is a giistico (justice);" " and I lore my love
with an F,M said Lady Ilili, " because lie is a
fisisLun."
Qlilt eOoscicbce gWes quiet sleep.
Fast men, liks fast rivers, are generally the
shallowest
Ik folly were a pain, there would be groaning
in eVery bouse.
HocitTY, like still, Must be viewed in all Its situations,
or Its colors will deceive us.
Ws like better to see those on whom we confer
benefits, than those from whom we receive them.
Ha that is bholbe of his time, will be chwiee af
hif and choice of bis actions.
A woman frequently resists the lov* shefrsb,
but cannot resist the love she inspires.
Ir the mind Is hot Isid ont snd cultf vsit.AI Tike
a garden, it will be overgrown with wevda.
A PlH has a* mncli head its a good asaay authors,
and a great deal mure point.
Tna Jiang of a moment becomes intolerable
when we know of nothing beyond the moment
which it soothes us to anticipate.
A smg Laplander in a foreign land one# said,
"Give mo but a pillow of snow to lay my head
on, and I shall die happy."
Tcrtcs at conversation among the multitude
lire generally peri**..?KttdiiBa Uiir-gr?ieatw
ly aver prineiplaa?Ctwlo*e.
Ionokaxcr and conceit nro two of the. worst
qualitira to oombnt It is easier to dispute wl'k
a statesman than a blockhead.
Natvrb has not conferred upon us a responr.
Ide existence, without giving us, at tlie same time,
the strength, rightly exerted, to perforin its dull..*
F.vkrt girl who Intend* to qualify for mnrriaga,
ibouhl go through ? course of cook? ry. Unfor.
Innately, few wives arc able to drvM anything
but themselves.
Ha who desires no vlrtur In a companion, h*?
no virtue hlmaalf) and that Mute i* hastening to
rulOi In which no tftfferenoe is tuude l>vi?ee%
good and bad mem
It require# more magnanimity to give up wha%
it wrong than to muintain what U right; for oar
pride la wounded hy the one effort, aud Unttored
hy tiie other.
Ifian remarkable fact, according to the " eh em*,
letry of this world," that tree# whiehnre n-gnlarly
disk en every day in the green house grow mora ^
rapidly and are stronger than others nhU-h ayq
lc?pt ttnngltated.?Uopnn.