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'^ ^ ' "^ '"' ''' ^^ ^ ' " '" ' ' ''' '^ '': ^ '"' '" '^''" ^^ A* REFLEX OTP POPULAR EVENTS. V, _. --- -....- ? - - -1- -I.LL.-?:. - -J- :.-^: . - I paolcd to $ntgrtfsr>, the nights of tht .t^onth, tutd the Diffusion of i'befut iinoultige nmong till glasses of iuitoifliing sffleu. I VOLUME VL GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER- NUMBER M ME MUTRER^R^nPR'R^Van^^^^""" ^ r?-i Ik Umrfd Every Thursday Mtmlni, hy C PR I Oft A M\TUNKIN, l'KoruiKTon*. Wm. P. Prlco. C. M. McJunk.In. 3 SI a Year, in advance; $1.50, if delayed r - - ?? frlfrtrit ^ottrij. I " JegnVwcpt." 1 A human grlet?an curly gloom, 1 I The Sutiodr'n epirit swept! Add by the cold nnd silent tomb Of La?? *-vIIn ??el. tea, "Joaua wopt"?and lol on bigh j i 'The angels ceased to alng, i While cvory seraph In the aky I .Low droopod bin eh In log wing, i Tb? with grief bud atriron, ' Had mourned o'er raorlol ill, ' And orcry voice was buskod in ({haven, . < And ororv harp was still. i Tbe Saviour's oj o grew inOlat ana aim, , And aad with butrton tease, 1 And all tbe angel* w.'piwith Ifim Through countless glittering apberae. i Ob, holy griof! that tbna could uaove The God whom aaiuta fcrore. And concentrate abcundlcra loro, 1 ' Within one human tear. ' Bright, viewless watcbera bare awa* ' - - ' Thiil spiritual gem I To beam?one ujore immortal ray g la Ood's own diadem. v ( When many a deep and crushing wrong f Was tea^od upon 11 iu here, r die mourned o'er the misguided throng, I But ahod no selfish tear. i The vroaa to Calvary Jle boro, f Wit bin a manger elept, g The torturing crown ia meekness wore, j Hut only race 1U wept. Bat owe the waves el sorrow rolled - 5 Above Hie sacred bead, t And awe-atruck gaters. cried, " Behold 3 > How Jcnua lorcd the dead!" , j lie who but truth and wisdom spoke, t Had said that Latarus slept j t Oh! was it strange lie should au uko ( When DirUl abave biui wept? ^ What wonder, if the ators of even 1 Had wandered from their spheres, t To tetl the startled hosts in Heaven t Of their ltedeeoier'* tenrti t f If burning suns, which have grown bright In God's perpetual .-mile, To sac Him woop, had veiled their light, And paused in grief the while ? ( And won it strange the eternal Choir, t AmntfJ, should ces.re to sing? *A That tears should steal o'ar every lyre, 1 And dim e??h <gotd?o -Uiug ? ( Well might the rose* of the sky p Id their iuiuuiiU bloom, j Grow pale to hear the Saviour sigh, I Beside u mortal's t<>uil>. ( P?vhancc, where unknown systems blaze, g Of which we can hut dream, f Immortal souls through endless days j Still eh ant this wondrous theme ; , I Perchance, with swoet and mournful thrill, ^ Forever onward swept, j. Eternal ochoos murmur still, "The gentle Jesus teept." t JHistrllanfoiw BraMng. ; Wmt Do Ciuldrkx I>ik f??'The reason why t children die, ravs Hall's Jonrnal of Health, is l>e- v cause they arc not taken oara of. From the day n of birth they are stuffed with food, choked with d physic, sloshed with water, suffocated in hot h rooms, steamed in bed cloths*. So much for in n doors. When permitted to breathe a breath of u pure air once a week in summer, find once or t1 twice during the coldest months, only iho noao is h permitted to peer into daylight, A llttlo later si they are sflg> out with no clothes at all, as to ii the porta oft he body which most need protec- h Hon. Bare leg\ hare arias, l?arc necks, girted w middlemost; with an iuvaeted umbrella to collect b the air and chill the other parts of ths body. A ti stout, strong tnan goes out on a cold day with e gloves and overcoat-, woollen stockings and thick J, double-so led boots, with cork between and rub- e Rom Tt.o .1? - _WtlJ ,1 *.?v m?.j ?s iimu ui inree si your* oM, on infant in flxsh And blood, and bono a and constitution, goce out with soles <qs thin a* w prfper, cotton socks, l?ga uncovered to the knees, li nock bare, an ejej-osnre which woaid dUable the ei nurse, MH the mother in a fortnight, and make m the father an invalid for we4k& And why) To f< harden them to a mode of dress which they are T never expected to practice. To aeenstom them a to exposure, which a do-on years later would be p considered downright foolery,* To rear children tl thus for the similiter pen, and then Iav it to the ?1 Lord, fa too had. We don't think the Almighty h baa any hand in it, And to draw comfort from b the pri-sumption that he hna any agency in the p death of a child, in the manner of the quoted b rlcle, isa presumption and s profanation. u A Faitiwui SoLOtxa,?Onp day hi the middle of winter. General Orsonc, when passing A sen ? tu.i ...i.~ .... ..!J ?* r? ?? MI'VI nuu WW" wmwiwvw., MiVf * Rpv, m V f^OOll fellow, yoa enffe/Stamh from th? >over* cold." n - " Very much," :wo* tW iwply, * W I do not v complain ; 1 know 1 ahould fare helt.-r luid our h .y Qenoral tlto inekoa of getting Mippllea They , ay, however, that (n a few (faya we ?Im)l have * t flght, and then 1 ahull take caro to eocure A pnlr li of ahooe." * f W*K?? y?>or worde," mid a man to a fellow '' who wao blistering away Hf a tbweffng pardon * at another. "They wont weigh notch if ho ^ tJoee>" mid the anlagopiet, coolly, '? flfj I ih I* . Awuuouur VI fcUO MXBf. The moderns in the education of their children have too much followed the stiff and prudish manners of ancient days, Incite separating the male nml fcmftle children of * family. This la Well enough adapted to the absurd, unsocial rig. or of Grecian manners; hut It is hot so agreeable to the mixture of the sexes fn a more advanced age, which prevails i*^ ftnropenn and AmerlsAO society, itla not cosy to ho accounted fur, hut from tho absurd notion, that the education of Females shouM ha of an opposite kind to that of males. * * . . >-" /* The dcgn^M^ difference in the culture of. the Female understanding; which has prevailed for leverrtl centuries, oifccU deeply female happinenu and female importance. It must be obvious to til those who are not blinded by the mist of prejudice, that there Is bo cultivation which fields so promising a harvest as the cultivation >f Uie understanding, and that A mind irradiated ay the ol??r light of wisdom, must be tqoal to ivsry task which reason imposes on it Tim >ooial duties in the interesting characters of Jsuglitcr, v,oM?p?\ will be hot ill perbrtned by Ignorance and levity, jgyfr1 hi m dot u*-?tic converse of hus>hnn<l and wife, thealternitive of an enlightehed or an unenlightened cominnion cannot be isdiffcrcht t? ?n?n of taste uid true knowledge. Be no longer niggard*, Jien, oh, ye parent*, in beitowtng on your offspring every blewlog which nature and fortune ender them capable of enjoying. Confine toot 4?e education of your daughtars to what i? re;ar?5?t as the ornamental parta of it? toor deny he grc 'C* to your sons. ftuffer no prejudice* to trerail on .75u t? weaken nature in order to ODdor her iritiro'beautiful; take-measure* for ho virtue and harmony of your family, by unitDg their young minds early in the soft bonds of rirndship. Xet your'children be brought up together, ht their sports and studUs be the same, et them enjoy, in the constant presence of tkone vho are set over them, all thftt freedom which nnoecace lender* harnile?s, and In which nature -tjoices. By the uninterrupted intercourse vhi< 11 van will lh?? ?- j - "HI iud that friendship mar be enjoyed between h^m without passion. The wiadorn of jronr luughtert will preserve them from the bnno of iOqiuitry ; your son*, looking for something more olid in women t.hun a mere outside, will be no dnger dupe* to the meanest, the went est, and be most profligate of the aex; and will become he constant benefactors of that part of their itmily who aland in mo* need of their assistance. Dying:. Tbc beautiful and sublime sentiment* expressed in tlie following paragraph, cannot fail to inert-at the general render : The aun has set. Ilia last faint mellow rnya are disappeared I J >nt Uncus and silence brood ?ver the face of the earth 1 Tho pawing brcoko minds a aad requiem to the departing day.? Jently. but quickly throb* the poise ofi . fi* life has long been fading Under the ravaging tf. cts of consumption. His last hope of life ia [one! lie has ^repnred himself to die fcffli* ortn, all wastod by disease, lies quiet 1 NotlRog ndieatee life except the quick gnsps for the >reath which is fast leaving him I Now his lands are stretched forth, as if <rfn?n'm? f.? . ??r..^J ?ortl Ilia dt*op bine eye* gazing wildly around in til ill 'y meet those of liU wi/c, who, with soul uU of agony, stands near, watching.the last faint park of life, aa ita ray* are thrown around 111 itful gleams. She bowa her head upon tlio pilaw, and wraps hot, bifler, tears. Boftly she laups the watted hand, and prays to (?od that ho bitter cup may pnaa untested. In all the ride world, 1 have no friend so kind, bo dear as iy dying husband, lie ha* hern my all?tenor, kind, and loving. Oh, I cannot cannot, giVo iin up. lint the grim angel of donth is not roved by sorrow, ho lingers not for the. wantaof lortal.' The dying man loses aft knowledge of liingfs in this earth. He seems passing the " val* iy of the shadow of death." But. suddenly a mile illumines his features ; hie reason is return ug. lie reoognicea his dear wife, cli*<<}>8 bar to Is l>rea?U and prints n kiw upon her Hp*. and 'hiapera t M Farewell, niy own loving wilfc<*?s| lay our Father in heaven watch over and propel you; lov<\ cherish, nn^wnteh over our liild I Fouw times Chink pf your Joel husband I loot me In Hearcn I" An?l the la?t vpark is for* ver extinguished I Ilia weary spirit has sought last resting place! lie has gone to dwoil >ilh Ood lo Jlraven. Oenitly. they force the ife from the rbooi, \nd array the 'form in its i?t appal-*), Two day# and night* pa** unheedil by, and _tbey lift her into tho carriage, and deiimly wend their way to the grave, whore >rever 1* to reat the form the loved *o well!-? errible waa the agony of that widowed wife, i t the form was let down into it* )a?t reding iaetl and a* the sound of-the earth, fulling'on is eoffin, atrikca on her etnw, site becomes in?e?-; ble, and,!* borne back to h?r lone homo brokert* eartod. On hi* gratMkthe bright. *t dower* loom, and aa th^i^Etaka to rest on eaoh Isarant 6pmtn<n'* furTO uyay H? e<>cn beiultg (,v. r tho l^llowed potvMjrthi>ddir.if u tear 9 tho memory of the dejortai^inc. a*~> - ~ T~*"\ ' i "lr U suited, a* a- rnHona fart, in rogard to f??ri<nt nho tiro kilbd by an cx^/io?ivn of ?tmiu, lint in larnn cascs for n few iiiornnrtt* after file* ceidant thoy ?ro apjiarantly.RnUurfcn^.are^lo i> walk an4 converse Vflisra not begrhnnu-d j t)i? *r?w>ko and the p^uuijnr bright, gift .hitnness of facs, hands, or breaat, bnw?v?r. II at one* that the pkln, though. jit broken, has ibttbstn boiled I>y th<? atones, and they so >n ink frotti llis fnnit of thidt ii/Jririt*. One man ii tho fit-eat Earthen, when 4#??taneo wfia i#of. ured, MM, fjoiefjv. "Tarn all tight; other* are rofee than I s go nlUr ifcetn," .whfhs nt tha- rnOpgt though wilking nl?>?il, Uw) fUr or lit* Iftgha was burnt in de<i> hol?nggftJ Jle was tlie * I - -* T . > * . # * * *. ' : France Keeila a Sal-bath. Ijiraartine, in one <d liie kfdcla, written since i the Revolution of *4&, declared thut the f-ttnl <le* < feet In French character,-which made * .poTma-- t nent French Republic impossible, was lack of conscience. HiJs 1b exactly true. Rut how happens ? it that this want should so especially prevail in Franco, nn<l not ia England nnd America, -whero 1 free government b in tmcoefsfal operation T Certainly it ennnot be said that nature, in muking t wp Frenchmen, has omitted conscience, or the laments out of which a developed and enliglit 1 cned conscience proceeds. The cansc, then, must c be, that conscience Is not cultivated, flic root I Is there, bnt there is no outgrowth and no fruit. < And the plain cause of this want is,_piat there is ? no time ect apart for attending to-such cnltlva- t tion. > The Frenchman at hofhe line no BaoMWH*, bnd> * in consequence, what little religion ho has, cou* I sists of sentiment, not principle, and lies in acquiesenco, not conviction. It originates not in ' the deep-rooted springs of moral obligations, bnt * b rather tbo result of that vogue instinct of worship which is common to nil races. " The thoughts of this people are not tne t thoughts of a civilised race," exclaimed Casimcr * Fcrier, in Ouizot's Memoirs; " their iiiinginatioim * are thosa of a savage tribe t" Their thouglite and imaginations will nfcvcr, never, never, be dif- B forent until they shall become subject to the purging, chastening, solemnizing influences of * the Christian Sabbath. Not otherwise Can thejv E anmuM n '-i * * ...V..UVC iur, miu allegiance to, the Groat f* thai humble, self denying, ? self disciplining faith which enable* man to "ereot P himself above bhnsclf," and to act in constant view of eternal truths and Immortal deetlnlca. v Not otherwise can they ever obtain that Tnoc! or- A ation and prudeoqe, that earnest reeking after ' the truth and right, that habit of aeting in re- P ferenee to aottled maxima. 6f conduct, which alone qualify man for freedom. ,i Wo profoundly believe that Ihcro ia no In all- j tution under the sun, Divluu or human, that !? rt? absolutely indispensable to o free people as a .day set apart for retirement from the whirl of pleasure, and for sober attention to the higher ^ aspirations of the heart and eoul. The uinu who j, saps this institution ie a traitor to his country ; ^ he is enpjrtng the very strongest pillar of this p P..nnl.itO It" G I-s-in_ A J- ..v -H ?rrj ?UIWl III<NUl?lO J assimilate us with the turtles of Europe, and to c involve us in the same degraded destiny, Sua- t; daj?? for self-indulgence, may suffice for slaves, ^ hut freemen iin.Jl have Sabbaths for Iha worship 6f (iod.?Courier and Enquirer. Not a Minute to Spare. - ? " The cars are leaving, and you liave not a I minute to spara?hurry, run; you have not a I ir.Jnnte to spave." Dot it was too late. The cart I' had jhat quickened their apoed when the unfortn- t onto loiterer arrived, breathless, excited, aurpriscd nnd out of all temper, to llnd himself left ? behind. Tho grin and ill suppressed langli df c the bystanders ; the quiuical and amusing com- s mvnta on 2:40, Ay., and sundry suggestions to try li the " wires'* and catch the cars, did not serve to t soothe his irritated feelings. Apart froiu the 0 mortification of being left, it was too serious a n matter to make light of in a business poiift of a view. The result of being just one minute too f late, was no less than a Titc-long embarrassment a and pecuniary trouble both to himself and a n widowed mother. 'What would he not hare '? given, had he fiot stopped to light his cigar at tho bar t Many a fortune, dear reader, lias been made by always being ready at the very minute when ^ it was to he made, and lost by being a minute ' behind. Many n man boa secured his hew West- ^ era home at the land office, by being Jhst one * minute ahead of tbo speculator. Many a sua- 0 cossful voyage has been made around the globe, 8 by being ready every minute to mnke the moat of every wind, tide or current. Many a great V buttle has been won, by the improvement of the 8 Tery minute on whleh the erisla hung. There is ft many a man now liking, who can say of some event or other of his life, " A minute more, and n I would have been a dead man.* ? When we take Into account the importance of time, in itself considered, it ntay be emphatical- n ly mIi), " there is not a minute to spare." When 0 we rtslln how often, if not constantly, momentous results depend on the fullest improvement of e< the present moment, one nn.l nil miictsuy, "Hiiro n is not * ntDaite to spare." Muoh more, dear ^ rcade", when we know that the present is given " as to prepare for eternity, to secure a hcnvonly inheritance? to save the immortal sonl from end- M less rulo?and that this *11 depends on this rery '' presont moment of life, because, for aught we r know, it may bo the "lost of earth," is it not the r' worst of folly to lose it, to Waste it in idlo trl- r> fling! What eternal mockery will fall upon us; ** what i-cinoMe and fcelf-upttralding* will conntime us when, iqpned fry the approach of denth, wp f' find wo iisve not eveit* minute atottr command, ll to seouro our ojcrngl food. n Oughi^H noh therefore, to he ImprrOyd upon fl tis at eVery t urn of life, as we are moving to etern)ty, " there is not a minute to spnrof" f( [San Francisi? Pacific. ^ ,. --v-? i? i ? ^ TT?LrK*BS is an Advantageous stimulus to the ^ mind, t lint It ntay m.iko up fo" dvfioUueirs of the li . .. i- - - " TWiy*, Moral beauty, tlm n floctiop ?f the eool, ^ U a? anp'.'vioe to enperfietal cnmelineia *? mind ia )( to Matter. Tfcla e halo whk-h will win worship- -#| jjorr, however tramUiecd -the-shrine wheiwe.lt M emanate*; for ehe who look* good cannot uil to u be good looking. . ; . . J'' - ti '* Srrxr. cat," #uU a little girl, flvayrar?t>f oge, tl the other day-, to a naafW one, only three. '' -I ertkt.' vrn*t^,,lv. j " *>11. ikn," cMRn?c<l the youlljjy mljtrcM, M if c?^|p?pon eat, ' , | I V ^ ^ r ^ ^ ' . What I Bwtt* toBkmsvjc.?"liubblef," of the California Oolden Krs, furbishes that paper, \mler the'head of "Jsfoles an Cog I ta tu> n e,*\ w 111 * be following: I begin to b.lievo that nowadays tnoncy nnkcs this uutn, nnd dress tho gentleman. .1 begin to kcllerc that the purse w mora poerfl thiyV the'ivord end pen together.*,,, 1 begin to believe tliat those who sin the moat luring the week, are most devout upon Sunday* I begin to believe thnt honesty i* the best pt?ley??to speculate with until you gain everybody'*, i^uudence ; Uivu Hue your poyriceto and M break." J begin-to believe lu humbugging peop'e out. >f thfPF dollar*. It l? neither -robbing, *t epilog tor-begging, *n<i thoeo who ore humbugged have hemselvrs to blame. . I begin to believo'that uinn was net made to mjoy life ; but to keep himself miserable Su tho MiFAiiit nr.d possession of riches. % I begin to believe that the surest remedy for tard times and a tight money m&rkct is an ex- I ravagaat expenditure on ttan part of-individuals ?to keep the money moving. I beglu to believe that none but knaves are jttsllHf*? *? *">'') ntrice under government??-witli he exocption of a few natural born fools and I lunatic*. ^ ^ v! _. 1 begin to bclieVo thnt a plnho-forto 1* more iteessr.ry In a family than meat and potatoes. I begin to believe that a boy who does not J wear, smoke and chew tobacco, mav h* ? uj|' , ?J ?, - . WJ ;ood boy, but L naturally stupid. I begin to believe that if tho devil. should die ne-hnlf the world woold be thrown out of eroloyment, ~ " I begin to believe thnt he 1ms tlie most merit rlio ninhc* the most noise in bis own behalf; ml that wlrt-n Gabriel comes?hot to bo behind be times?he, too, will * blew hi# own horn rctly loud. ?? ?. Wurmen Smklter for Animal*.?flolonrou says? A rlgbi. ons man rcgardeth tho life of his beast." I is remarkable, that, on a very large majority f our fniji'te, far lesa attention U paid to the omfort of onr domestie nniuinls during tho long ?riod of confinement during.the winter months, linn tire well known humanity of our farmers, ? other Biattcw, wciuld seem to insnre. Liehlp, be distinguished German Chemist, ?ijvj thnt our lothing is an equivalent for food ; and every isccmirig and reflecting person miut hnvo revived a very striking nnd impressive corrohor*. ion of the truth of the observation In the plain let thnt an animal comfortably sheltered, and rovlded with litter or bedding, consumes, dur*. wmwr, icbb iooo, oy nearly one-linlf, tlmn *n nimal of the same size and kind will require If lucared for and exposed. We have frequently >oen surprised and shocked by what appears to 10 an unmerciful rcgnrdlessness of the comfortand cultli of their domestic animals, particularly ho young stock, by many farmers. > .Every correct farmer will study the eomfortof vory animal under his care?not only from s oinmon principle of humanity, which 1?, or hould be, instilled into Itim by the gentle and minimizing character of 1)U pursuits, but from a leallliy and laudable regard for Ids own intorsts. As a facetious writer once said, " misery lever yet fattened any one, and cold and hunger re miserable lied-fellows." * Good barns, .comurtablc sheds, close " aotcs" for slieep and wiuc to go to when thsy please, are among the fioat elegant embellishments of which a hotnelcnd, in a rural district, can ppssildy boost [if. E. Farmer, raorAKIM^Hkfcrt?'The Jlev. Samuel Wosey, motor ot*jBbwortlik and father of the celcirntcd John tV^ley, gMice went into a coffeeiousc, In London, for some refreshment. Tlicre reru several gentlemen in a btfx at theollier end f the room, one of wliotn, an officer of tiis ;uards, swore dreadfully. The rector saw, that ic could not speak to him without much diffiauly, ho therefore desired the wnitei to giro him a ;h>M? of water. When it wa? brought, be said loud: " Carry it to yon gentleman in the fed coat, nd desire him to wash his month after Ids , utlia " "Tho officer ro * tip in a fo.ry; bnt the genttclcn in the box laid hold of him, one of thcro -jl ry i>o? out: " Nay, ('olonel, you gate the first bffence ; you fc tho gentlemau is a clergyman ; you know it is' , n afTront to iwcur in hl? pretence." , The officer waa thus restrained, ?*d Mr. Wee , ?y iKiwrted. \ , Sofue yc?r? after, being again in Tjpirdon, no<l j rslking in St. James's i'ark, a gcbilcnmi. joined | in>, wlw, afl<r nome convenntion, inquii .d ii" In- , ^collected having seen him before. Ma. Wesley ' [.piled in tho negative. Thejplfctlimian then , scolhd to bis mind tho rafl n tho c?>h'<e j ousc, and add. >1: I , "Since that time, air, I thank Cod, 1 have ( tared an oath ; and its t hnv? a perfect rcoolleft- , oo of yon, I rejoiced at toeing you, and could ( ot refrain frotn expressing my gratitude to God , nd to jfou," ^ ^ ( Or tritAt , t? Salt a Stiio*>i.??*Of 'fidelity; a ' Mtn who to* partaken of salt with you Is lioum! n > you l>ythe law* of hospitality; *nd thns ' read and'salt nfo eaten at the gratification of a ar^-iin or treaty to make it binding, op ?H ' Artie*. t*nl* Is al<o an onil.1-in of Intl.. , ; int^uorcd cifies were *own uril'i .nlt. In Scot- 1 ?nd nnd lrelond, salt appear*to hnvo Un cop- ' Idvred to repreeen$. the incorruptible*spirit; and ran, therefore, laid above the Ife'prt of a qorjVseN nd in atone ease* a plat I on tra* *> placed o?m- ( ?thing k email portion df a*lf and enrlh unmixd, the one to repmeat the immortal. the. other ' ae mortal part. 11? former dayx, ;*{??? it wna .1 lie onefiTU, fur all the houiohrthl ?i lujbUupnn < r aohtloninfl to dtrie-together, lb? Urge mlteel , lr which wot pinned in lb# thhmle <* IMrfe. ra* ijm touuuary kf dietipctntn hetw^eu.tto 1 unity ami the rnoidel*. ; J ?r ' -r ' " - * j ' ' r % .? \ ^ ^ ^ ~ JS" " Cavbe oy Svnhfal Death.?Dr. ITalV, in hi* Journal of Health, says that very w of the sudden deaths wbjeh ?re said to arise from diseases of tho heart, do raallj ntlso from that cause. To ascertain tho reul origin of nudd. ii deaths, the Doctor says, the experiment hns been tried In Europe, and reported to ^scientific congress held at Strssbitrgh. Sixty-six arises of sodden dealli were mn lo the subjects of n thorough pott mortem exnnilhntion., In these cats, only two were found who died (rem diseases of the heart. Nine ont of the sixty six died frOtn oppoplexy, while there were forty six case* of congestion of the J longs?tlmt Is, the lungs were so full of blood tlicy could not work, and there not being room enough for a sufficient quantity of air to support life. T The Doctor goes on to enumerate tho eanses that may produce congestion of tho. lungs, They arc cold feet, tight shoot, tight clothing, eo#tjvo bowels, sitting still until chilled through after being warmed by labor or a rapid walk ; going too suddenly from n close, heated room, into the cot/t nl? -a- * "l , . mwr ^iiiKiny; ana sutuien depressive new* operating on the blood. Theso cause* of sudden death being known,' nn avoidance of tbetn may serve 10 lengthen u?v v~!uaV;!t live*, which would otherwise be lost under tho verdict of a heart complaint. That disease is supposed to be inevitable and Incurable, and hence tnen may not take t he pains they would to avoid sadden death, if they knew that it lay within their power. V Nrvtn Corv a Blov.?* Mother, who of all the big boys should you like for me to pattern V asked a little boy, who was looking around for n good example. " Who should j*ou think I'.' asked his mother.? " You know the big boy* better than I do." The little l?oy thought. Then ho said: '/There's Dan Parker, he smokes; there's Bill IWkcr, he swears ; Torn Jones, he's got a horrid \empor; Ssm Jay, ho sprees it; Jim Wood, he bates study; On* Tyng, he tells whoppers.? Mother, there isn't one that it 1 eopy I shouldn't copy a blot froiti." Oh, how the ugly blots in our character stand ont " Well," said his mother, " there is one perfect pattern" " Who?" acked the boy, omreilv. "I should lo?o to knowhim." "The Son of God," answered she, * who did no eln, neither was guile found irrhlsmouth, who left ns an example (hat wo should follow his stepa." Oh, children, God knew you would ne?*d n perfect pattern to copy from. You could not copy God, because he ?s a spirit; therefore, lie sent Ilia Son to become a child in this world, to show you the pattern of a Heavenly boy, and he wished you to begin when a child to grow into his likeness. In His character there was no blot to copy. lie is pure. Wiiv 9hocu> Maw Swear??I can conceive no reason why he should, but ten thousand reasons why its should not. 1. It is m?nn. A man of high moral standing would almost as soon steal * sheep ns swear. 2. It is vulgar; altogether too mean for a do cent man. 8. It is covtartEy ; Implying a fear cither of not being believed or obeyed. 4. It is ungmtlttnanli/. A gentleman, according to Wel^ler, Is a gcnletl man. Well bred? refined. Such a one will no more swear, than go into the streets to throw mud with n clodhopper. 6. It is xrulccehl; offensive to delicacy, and extremely unfit for human ears. fl. It is foolith. " Want of decency is want of sense."? Pope. 7. It is u&tMtW. To the mind which conceives the oath, to the tongue which utters it, nod to the person gt whom it is aimed. 8. It is uennmnuM > ilmwU- - ' * 1 ?- v - - f < umii n iimn to UC a nest of vipers, find every time he swears, ono of them sticks ont his head. 9. It it contnnptibU ; forfiijlog the respects of sit the wise nnd good. 10. It is irtelsd;. violating the divine latk, end provoking the displeasure of Hint who wlltjnot hold him guiltiest who takes his antne in vain. Toll Faiuikh's M'ifb.?Is there any position a mother can covet for her daughter, more gloriout than to ts* the wife of an honest, independent, hnppy farmer, in a country Hks this? To t>? the wife of one who is looked op to by the neighbors atone whose example may be safely followed?ono whose faroi is noted far and near at t model of neatness and perfection ofmuillvationt 1 to be thp mlstr> s?of a mansion of her own, that | be the eti*'JT ?f every passer-by, because it la ncnt and vomtnrtablo?a tweet and ^ovely cottage home. To ha the angel (hat flib through , die garden, htMii-.g flowers bloom, arid twining ro^es.and bona/-suckles aromnl ihe bed room, trwrettnistf their fragrance with lior sweetest ( anile*; or spreading the snow-doth beneath (lie ?hl oak at the iloor to w?leum> her husband an lie return* from hie toil} of ^Ver "tipping the cmlie with her foot., ?i? e 11< . pJKi the dober with her hand, of tneily move* the needle, at 4?e 'flDtjTtlpte hemming a joyinia eong of prates Chat the i< the happy and foi j^pbeloee# an T < American former?oq^of the true iu|hfemen of ihU heO country? onlWtiit ahould by right*, mnk m the pride nn.l glory of America. Putvf.i> tub Fool Itiour. H?? yenfe ainee, 4 hrndfc In lilinwiH^pytwiihftandliig nil his neigh!<oriTadetnd lie \yaa playing She. fool, act out on lie Mm one thou?*tftl peach tron-i, nivd thle waion he vraa offered tei^hotiMtltd dollar* for the !K>p. wtictrho afterward*. rold. in l^e lot, for "enrteen ttfhtm ind doflmw. Atiy man that will >* fool CMtwgJ' to rnlaf fijult on^ht to he aerred 'iftfT # 'J ? i 7' : Fuiuay.?It is strange enough thut lridny is regarded Ir. all countries ns a peculiar dny.~ln England U Is generally Considered unlucky r many people will not commence any undertaking on that day; and most sailors be!LoT? that the vefsel is sure to bo wrecked tliat dltl on a KridaV. If a marrlAgc take place on tliat day, the old wives shako their heads, and predict nil kinds of misfortunes to the bride and bridegroom. Nny, they even pity nil children who ore so unlucky as to be born on a Frldny. In Germany, on the contrary, Friday* Is considered n lucky day for wedding#, commencing new undertakings, or other memorable erente , uud the fciiouu of this superstition Is said to be the ancient belief that the wiehes and fcorcererB held their weekly meetings on this day ; and of course, while they were amusing themselves with dancing, and riding on brootn-stick9 round the^ lilocksbere thev coma tinve no timo to work any evil. And by nil sensible people, Friday is regarded no better nnd no worse than any other of the six. ItotaAT.rn AxnTmcKontr.ifAS.?A nobleman who was both plain and deformed, sat for his pictnro, which wm executed iu llognrtir* happiest manner, ird"f it?! inmitnr anil riirid fiilelitv. TliS poor, disgusted nt this counterpart of his dear elf, was not disposed very readily to pay for a reflection that would only insult him with his deformities. After some limo had elapsed, and numerous unsuccessful attempts had been made for payment, the painter resorted to an expedient which he knew must alarm the nobleman's pride, lie sent biro a card, with his dutiful respects, stating that " if his lordship did not send for It in throe days, it would bo disposed of to Mr. Pave, the famous wild beast man, Mr. Hogarth having given tlmt gentleman a confidential promise of it, for nn exhibition picture outside bis van, on his lordship's refusal." This intimation had' the desired effect; the picture was paid for. Slander,?-Against slander there is no defence. rt-11 - * ' noii cannot noma ot so foui a Gcnd, nor man do* plore so fyol n foe. ll a In Us with a word?with n nod*?with n shrng? w\th ?look?with -a smile. It is the pestilence walking in darkness, spreading contagion far oiul Wide, which the most wary traveler cannot avoid; it is the heart-reaching dimmer of tlic dark nssneain ; it is the poisonous arrow whose wound is incurobie; it is the mortal sting of the deadly adder} murder is its employment, innocence its prey, and rnih 1t? sport Ita foundation is envy, jealous}*, and disappointed ambition. Its heralds are found in all clas?ea> among all scots, in every vicinage. The slanderer is vindictive, malicious, n cowardly, insinuating demon?worse than a murderer. Tast Taouni.es.?-Don't harp on past troubles. When we see a pale, nervous woman, in the midst of her friends, preferring to entertain them with a list of tho racking pains she has suffered, to a saunter in God's free air and sunshine, wo cannot wonder that the rose returns not to her ulnnehed check. Why is it that to some those memories arc very meat and drink I They consume them?the bitter agony is acted over and over again, the tears thrice shed, the place cherished where such a droadfai thing occurred?the ?4 -? -? -v--- ....ui; jicntu mot iciio in me inmost laiAl knife. They gi?ep over, and yet oling to i ^ i A Waumxo Cosriwatox.?Wc saw yesterday evening ft hill whieh had been paid to a conductor on the South Carolina Railroad. It was endorsed with the following t llere goes the Inst of one hundred thousand, and it eoca for whiskey, which has been my ruin. To nil *ho see this bill nnd drink the accursed stuff, I say <^uit. A. DRUNKARD. WouaS.?'Tbo star of infancy, the day star of manhood, and tbe evening star of old 'age. Wiirn tllQn receivost a kindness, n-member it: when thofl rsstorcst one, forget it. Buy what thou needest not, and It will oblige thee to sell thy necessities. "What sculpture is to a. block of marble, educa tton in to the liQinan soul. It 4s foolish to lay otft money in the purchase of rcpentnnce. The green turr is the poor man's carpet, and God wenves the colors* Passions are the gales of life; and it should bo our care to seo that ltoy rise not into a tempest. A fai.sic friend is like a shadow On a dial: It an pear* in clear weother.'fcut vanishes ?rw\? as a ctond approaches. . Tnurn.?Truth lan good dog; but beware of harking t"o c1om> at tin- heels of error, lest yoa jot.yoor brains kicked out. ^ . v " Roast b^f," said A boarder lo n waiter.? * How wllf yJfn hove It, ?irf " Well tlonc, thou ^ood and faithful aervant." ^ A monrky and a goat quarrelled about etil'u-iU?jwhi n a jflck?t-\ us usual, wan called in to Kttli cont realty. Tits thousand dollar* rosear<l have been offer?<i In the Richmond Whig for the delivery in that jlty of Joshua ft. (lidding*. lit uanity la tbo first leaaon we. learn from re- ' ilection, and sdlf-d'utruxl the first proof we give >f having obtained n knowledge of ottrselvoa. Iara it not all *w>Ue* and roses; and without deeply looted conviction* of faith ami hope, It ia imitoe.dhHfnr any human being to live a truly happy Ifff. Tub tearaof beauty are like ligbt floating over " a heaven of star*, bedimming thent for a moment, that they may shine with greater lualre than before. Tiik mo?t influential hjftn, in A free eo?leant, ! * man who Iraa tho nUli'^. m w H Iho courage, Io apeak w!:|j ho ?lil)k'g ** j e.?nk?n mny require it.