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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 18(i8. VOLUME XVI?NO. 21.
THE SUFFERING FINLAND. I OVcrv Pinlnnilnp wlm l<>n t ?j.1 i .... -- - - '
Prom the Kirchoneietung.
Tho Northern nations of Europe
know that their country is poor and
sparingly endowed by nature, and yet
thoy are probably more attached to
tlioir barren and inhospitablo shores,
than tho Southerner to his favored,
sunlit and flowery home. Tho Finlandor
clings lovingly and faithfully
fto tho land of his fathers, and ho
jpraises it in bis ballads and simple
:songs. Nor is Finland deprived of
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hjuuumut twvuory. as nas iukos ; it
lias hills; and tho deop-blue sea girts
Its southern and western shores; but
tho soil is sterile, and the northern
portion is an uninhabited desert.
Scarcoly one-twentieth of tho whole
country is areablo, one-third is covered
with forest, and more than onethird
is lake and bog; tho remainder
is hills, brush, briars, and swamp.
Tillage is tho main branch of industry
in tho southern districts, but it is both
laborious and difficult. Tho season
is brief; heavy rains and early frost
blast often tho exj>cs^>uin? tfui ]
Avcuijandman. I
j Finland comprises an area of G,841 ;
iticrman square miles, and is divided i
into eight districts. The population i
is sparse, -numbering about 1,630,915 ]
souls. Of those i.589,.771.arc Luther- (
ans. The rest?about 8,000 Russians <
.and 39,144 Finlanders?are mcinbers (
of the Greek Church. \
The relation of Finland to the j
Russian empire, differs from that of j
the Baltic provinces. In Chur.land, i
Livonia and Esthonia, the German ]
conqucrors became both rulers, law- ]
givers, and owners of the soil. The "
Liflanders and Esthonians were com- ]
plctcly subjugated. It was different j
in Finland. When the Swedes, from I
;tho middle of the twelfth century to j i
.ino close ot" the thirteenth, became <
masters of Finland, the rights and <
privileges of the Finnish nobility I
were left unmoleatod; .and as in Suz- '
den, so in Finland, the peasants were i
never serfs. No animosity existed, <
therefore, between the Finlandcrs and 1
the Swedes, while in the German 1
provinces of the Baltic a constant, i
though vain, struggle was carried on 1
by the weak natives against the <
strong intruders. j
The Finlander is, therefore, more I
manly and more independent than 1
the Liflander and the Esthonian. "The i
man by his word ; the ox by hit horns," i
is an old Finnish proverb, and it voiy I
aptly describes the national character, 1
especially in the interior, where the ?
people have retained, to a greater :
extent, their primitive traits. <
Buhs, who was intimatoly acquainted
with Finland and the Finlanders, i
and' whose book, though written
sixty years ago, affords still tho most 1
correct and reliable information of <
that country and its inhabitants that
we have, writes: "The Finlander is ;
shy of stx'angers, tho' he entertains i
them hospitably. It is, however,
sleeps hardly four hours out of the
twenty-four. Quarrels, fights and
crimes are almost unknOwu." Wo
can add, that even now, when, in consequence
of the failure of the crops
for seven years, gangs of beggars
roam through the country, the word,
murder, has not . yet been spoken.
How very diftkrentin Algiors whoro
thefts and mnvrlprr* nm Joilw Aiinni.
-r. rrrr ?J VWUJt*
rencea among tho famishing Arab I
. Tho FinlandcrH are a giltod and roligioua
people. Formerly a strong inclination
prevailed to connect religion
and superstition together. They bolieved.
while ihev
.l^li0kt>;tliorr godB dweltin tbefur North
i; and thoy bad wizards of whom Aluggit
0- hassb&wn^
V&;. -fcifc Afrqja y- Mid, enperrtitioa throws
**?ttuow, ltd <Sff^/.lin^Gring shadows
on the i n nor life of the Finlander.
&at his o<*&plahit8 ?ad inn?*.
ftnd Hftllnhr la' ?*?
^ M MV IV1U uiu jLiULHUran
Church had to leavo the country ;
now tho Greek Church in placed on
an equality with tho Lutheran, and
Greek Catholics are allowed to hold
office.?Lutheran and Visikor.
[to be continued.]
THE HOG FOR THE SOUTH.
Of tho multiplicity of subjccls that
present tbemsolvcs to the Southern
I farmer at this tirno, nono is of more
I importance than tho hog for tho
South, srnco it is cloar that wo must
raiso our meat, and by sufficient preparation,
judicious selection and proper
management, West Tonncssoo can
coraparo with Weslorn Kontueky,
whore thoro is great profit realized
by raising hogs. Hut simply to procuro
hogs for fine blood, fino form and
sizo; is not sufficient to guarantee a
successful and prOSt-^blo propagation
of the samo in our climate. The
want of success which has heretofore
attended the raising of stock in this
country, has occurred from insufficient
preparation and want of pAoper attention
to crossing with oiur hardy
and native breeds. Holying lupon tho
propagation oi tho pure bl&od of
3tock imported within our parallels u/]
latitude, bred and raisod within othI
srs far from us, impressed by a differ- {
3nt atmosphere, and subsisted upon a
lifferont food, will always bo a failare.
Water is tho .fishes' oloment,
xnd ho must havo water to thrive.
(Teed a carniverous bird on gra9S, and
it will ?oon die. Tho Chester, tho
Beifcshire, the Grazior and Suffolk, all
have a naturo peculiar to themselves.
They flourish in thoir own country; t
aero they do not, and to attempt to
preserve and raise tho puro blood L
ticro, would always be a sinking busi- t
tiess. Tho Chester hog is, undoubt- f
3dly, tlio boat hog that wo can procure,
though a serious objection to j.
aim ie his color?ho is white. A
c
white iiog is more easily and deeply
mprcssed by tho debilitating inflti- j
jnco of tho hot gammer's sun, than ^
,ho long-haired black hog. Hence,
10 is moro subjcct to discaso in sum
nor. In hot summer ho gots lazy, ^
ies around, becomes dobilitated and
lisoased, and is moro sul-jcct to an *
ittack of Iho hog cholora, tban tbe
long-haired black hog. Tbe Cbestor j
bog matures early, takes on fat easily, t
ind carries a great dealof fleBh. Wo (
night procure the finest Chester hogs ?
that Pennsylvania could furnish, give ^
bom our best care and attention, en- j
Icavor to propagato tho pure blooJ, j
ind they would degonorato and besome
mere scrubs; but to cross tbem t
with our long-haired uativo black hog,
and be caroful t* scloct for breodcrs ^
those that aia blutk ami mn<i*. manm.
bio tbo Cke^ti#f~in form, wo can pro- j
ouro an in^artred stock. Wo havo j
tbo aptness i^jjji^iphester to tako on
flesh, coml^^.jmlth tho industry j
and bardib(^^j^^|fcp sel^snp^orting ^
?Memphis Appmt. 1
How t*. <)iik Rice. ,
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rru;? J
jl mo mvpicui pruuucuon is not ]
always a favorito, bat oftoncr from ,
being spoiled in tbo cooking tban
otherwise. ,
Bice should bo put in warm water
to swell, on tbo top of a stove or in a (
moderate oven, where it will not boil,
for an hoar or so j then pat to boil in ,
salted water a few minutes, afterwards
pouring on rioh milk and a little
buttor. It is better at this point,
to pat into a pudding dish, and bake
half an hoar. The addition of a few
raisins or English currants will im*
prove it mach. .
This should bo oaten with a thoroughly
beaten dressing of bottor
and sugar, flavored with wm
+j*. ' ",MVnutmeg
or sweetened cream.
Rtce needs to bo thoroughly,cooked
to bo palatable or digestible; but if
overdone, BO that the kernels loso
their shape, i* becomes A aickly, unsavory
meas,
;; Somo ODjoy 4ha old fashioned ifoO
padding*,^itb ibo nsualapftdiaaents
oTspices, frait, eggt, sogar, etc., but
<ri^pifcod m0r? lGTiUn^ wilht>u^
^ V Witn fruU is source, rice can be
made a addition to*!* ,
triable, Bad 4o ibft^oEnmou.i^w
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uy ub won as nutritious dish. If moro 1
convenient, turn into a good sized
bowl, and yon will havo tho sumo ro- i
suit with loss troublo. i
A beautiful dish can bo arranged, by I
putting cold rico on a plato with layors I
oi jelly, jam, grated applo, frosh straw- i
berrioa or raspberries on tho top j thon t
another layor of rico and fruit, and so ]
on until you havo a mound as high as t
you lileo?loaving tho rico at tho top. i
and being careful to trim tho edgos a
ucmiy to snow the strips of fruit i
This is dcliciouB cold, for tea, or baked <
half an hour for desert, with a good c
drossing. c
Tho rico which may bo loft from t
dinner, if put to sonk in milk the over
night, is nico in griddlo calces; it is a
also a charming varioty to tho broakfast
tablo, mixed with a littlo ogg and
flour mado into patties with tho hand,
and fried in tho skillet.
If you like a rice pio, tako care not c
to uso too much rico; lot tho solidity fi
consist in the egg. v
Jiico is invaluable in sickuoss oapeci- s
ally fn cases of indigestion and bowel 1<
difficulty. Cooicuu simply, with con t
siderablo nutmog, it beoomes a power d
ful astringent. This should be borne h
in mind by thoso who aro droading tl
the cholera.
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Will ihoBe of my readers, who call, bt
ice a "poor living," try tbososuggee- bl
,ionB, and find an agreeable surpriso ? h<
-T. S. H. hi
The Uso of Tobacco and Wine. ^
hi
nar jjev. henry ward beecuer. jri
ly
There are many liberties that meo may tl
ako for themselves which, it seems to mo, si
l wise consideralion of their influence upon (J
hose around about them should lead them Hc
o avoid. I rank among these tho uso of oi
obncco, and the uso of wine, as matters of C1
lensuro and of indulgence. I honored mv
athor's memory. I remember, from my ni
larliest childhood , that at a time when it jn
tras the custom of every minister, almost w
labitually, to smoke, anil occasioually to m
Irink?tbe occasioii3 sometimes coming rt
eryuear together?my fulher was remark UI
,blo for abstinence from the eup, and for t],
otal abstinence from the use of tobaeco.
^.nd every child of my father by my moth. n(
ir?every one of the eight oldest children a,
?has walked in the way he should go, and a
las not departed from it when he has grown jn
ip. And there has not perhaps, been an j_c
tunce of tobacco consumed by my father ^1
ind the children of the first family. B{]
STor has there been one of them that has not tc
jocn strictly and conscientiously temperate, tc
' cannot tell bowmiw;li T <->" ? ? *?
- ? V ?V I?V ?MJJ iULU" al
sr; I cannot express my senso of obligation tc
o him, in this respcct. When I grew old jn
iuougb to be foolish, I wanted to smoko c\
>ecause otbor boys did; and I did, at last h<
jestride a cigar; and I got my first reward. a]
. remember that the experience was followed
>y something sharper than narcotic iuflu- f0
snce, or unconscious influence. I reme.ii- u]
>cr feeling separated from my father. a,
L revered him; Ialmotf
I wa?noi moehofa
icd I threw ?ggj? tfc. weed. My Ok* |
experience, was substantially my last si
oxperience. From that day to this I have g<
never touched tobacco in any form or ai
method. And 1 thank my father for it.
Mow I perceive a great many men that are
employing narcoti cs in their families, ex- ^
cuBing themselves becauso it does not
burtthey; and they are bringing up white- a
skinned, cerebrated children in tho result. ^
Wo are living in an ago in which, by conjtitution,
children receive an overplus of
nervous influence. Wo aro living in a jj
climate that is stimulating. We are living
under institutions that tend to nrtuminniA
every nerve nod intensify all cerebral ifluences.
We?M8 just tbo people that do not *
need any added stimulus. And yet, I seo ^
a great many parents who are bringing up
their cliildrcn bo nervous that if one or two *
things of this kind be added, their destruction
or injury will bo surd; and they will
not put them away. They will have no 0
consideration of tho influence which they 0
are exerting upon their children. I am ?
satisfied that the fathers themselves in
msny of the*? cases art strong enough Q
to maintain a moderation in the use of 1
these Btimulnnts; bul yo that are strong *
bear -with the Weak. . ;
'* perceive the same thing take place *
Bomctimes among ?Wrjnr?nm. I am hup- ?
W tp believe, bdrtivaf that the custom is J
goicg Wof ?w. I do ttot belteva that a J
clergyman can be Uiooghtfal?at any r?t?t 5
oa th^SJ^^tod oot ibppote &*%% j
bis body: that, above all, will firo the nervous
system in such a way as to take bold
almost certainly on other stimulants, and
la likoly as not lead to intoxication and ut.or
destruction?this weought by all moans
'.o lay aside. Tbo risk of not doing it is
nore (ban any one ought to take on hiiniclf
who is a follower of Christ. It is a
perilous thiug for a man by his example
,o fire arrows which ho knows will poison
whomever they hit. And it would be a
iwcet and blessed thing if^in addition to all
i man's positive work9 of good in life, be
:ould say, when he comos to die, I have not
:onscientiously done a single thing, in ealin#
>r drinking or pleasure, that I thought had
endency to raibload or stumblo to their
estruction any of those who aro around
bout ino-"
Horses in Battlo.
Tho extont to which ' a ehargor
an apprehend the perils of a battleield
may bo easily underrated by one
k-ho confines his observation to horses
till carrying their riders; for as
3ng as a troop-horso in action feels
ho weight and hand of a master, his
cep trust in man keeps him secming/
free from great terror, and ho goes
lirough tho fight, unless wounded, as
hough it wcro a field-day At home;
lit. flio ninmnrif /nn n
VAttlU UVil <% UiOtV"
ling wound deprives him of his rider
o seems all at once to know what
ittle is?to perceivo its lvAl dangers
ith the clearness of a human being,
id to bo agonized with horror of
to fate he may incur for want of a
and to guide him careless of tho
ere thunder of guns, ho shows plain
enough that he moro or less knows
to dread accent that is usod by misles
of war whilst cutting their way
r.
uvugu wjv; uu , iui' im witen as meso
mdb disclose to liim tho near passage
* bullet or round shot, he shrinks ov j
inges. Ilis eye balls protrude; wild ^
itli flight, liCBtill docs not most com- 8U*
only gallop home into camp, IDs nQ1
stinct seems rather to toll him that
hat safety, if an}-, there is for him
ust bo found in tho ranks; and ho
ishcs at the first squadron he can find ,
ging piteously yet with violence
tat he too by right is a troop horse; HQ
tathe too is willing to charge, but
5t to be left behind; that ho must uj,.
nl that he will "fall in." Sometimes ^
riderless charger thus bent on align- ^
g with his fellows will not be count
to rango himself on that flank of
10 line, but dart at some point in the 10
[uadron which he seemingly judges me
be his own rightful place, and strives ^ d
? force himself in. Biding, as is usu- P a
to
"for the commander of a regiment,
? do, some way in advance of his reg- 1
lent, Lord Georgo Paget was c?pc- an(
ally tormented and pressed by tlio ^a
jrses which chose to turn round and an<
ignwitli him. AV 1
At one timo thero wero thrco or
>ur of theso horses advancing close 1
jreast of him one side, and as many nel
\.byp on $fie other. Impolled by tor- ho1
* jjpregariouB instinct, and by ms
W^Mbitof raging in line, they, so coi
Wsetl" in upon Lord George as to bo- saj
near his overalls with blood from tho am
ory flanks of tho nearest intruders,
nd obligo him to use his sword. tin
th<
Tiieodobb's Horse.?King Theo- yc
oro'a II01*80 whioh arrived in JGng- V<J]
iud on Tuesday night, was exhibited ^
b mo crystal i'aiaco on Saturday. ^
[e is a small bay gelding, and certain- ^
r gives pat a poor idea of a oharger. -n
Co is about as large as a good-sized
iuIo, thoroughly well built, however, j
nely formed in tbo fore and bind legs,
as a small bead and bright eyes. His
9Sth are so far gone as to cease to give ^
ny oorrcct indication of his age, and
e Is certainly over twenty years old.
Le has no shoes, and judging from tbo U1
ppearance of bis hoofo, which are
ard as iron, ho has never been shod. *
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im coat is one Ana sleeky, bust the
lane and tail have been sadly'disBgrcd
by tho qaanlity of relics, in the
hape of parcels of hair, which hate 6 '
ceil oat off or polled off by soldiers V.
nx oas to possess some momento of th
he campaign in Abyssinia. Ho can- v
ors well, and was ridden by bis captor ^
or nearly the whole distance from ,
Csgdafs to Goalie, and was found , veaarkably
snrc-iooted, and picked bis
9A/ with the sagacity which might *r
re expect in sift animal aooostomed to bv
THE MYSTERY OF NATURE.
Hie works of God aro fair for naught,
Unless our eyes, in see'ng,
Soe hidden in the thing the thought
That animates its being. t
>
The outward form is not the wholo, I
But every part is moulded
To imago forth an inward soul,
That dimly is unfolded.
1
The ow, pictured in tlio lako |
By every tree that trembles,
Is east for more than just the snko
Of tbat which it resembles.
1
Tho dew falls nightly, not alone,
Because the meadows need it, t1
But on an errand of its own ^
To human souls that heed it
The stars are lighted in tho skies, t
Not merely for their shining,
But, like looks of loving eyes,
Have moanings worth divining.
Tho waves that moan along the shorc^ ii
The winds that sigh in blowing, t
Arc sent to teach a mystic lore j
Which men aro wise in knowing. j
The clouds] around llio mountain-peak, \
Tlie rivers in their winding, k
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littvu secrets, wmcu, to all who seek, ^
Aro secrets in tbo finding. ^
Thus natnre dwells within our reach, ft
But, though wo stand so near her, 11
We still interpret half her speech
W ith ears too dull to hear her,
r>^ M
Whoever, at tho coarsest sound,
Still listeni for the finest, I;
Bhnll hear the noisy world go round
To muaio the divinest.
Whoever yearns to see aright ft'
Bccause his heart is tnnd(>r *?
? UJ
Shall catch a glimpse of heavenly light
In every earthly splendor.
So, since the universe began, til
-elnd till it shall be ended, w
The soul of nature, soul of man,
wild soul of God are blended 1 AV
3ear Little Headers: A little u*
j onco said to his grandma: " I
>pose I will have to be very good ^
,v, because we have this baby, for
ther won't want her to be naughty, 111
I she'll very likely bo so if I am." *?
is was a very thoughtful little boy *a
oly; and your friend, the editor,
ilies all little boys and girls were F:
thoughtful. Most children never 01
nk what cft'cct their actions ai-e ct
ely to produce on others. n*
3ut just stop a minute, Clmrlio or
n, as you read this, and ask your- ^
f, "Havo I ever seen my baby
twin rr f ft ? /> ??! ?* 1? ?
J ?f-, VU uu nuuii I1U Bll
do?" "Why, yes," you say, "it ar
s only this morning when I was ^
ying soldier, that I saw him try ^
play soldier too; and yesterday,
remember, when I was scolding al
:l whipping my hobby-horse, I afterrda
saw him trying to do like me,
I look real cross as ho laid on the ^
iip." And little Mary and Kate n y
well remomber, one day, after ^
/ had boon playing, calling on tlteir Y*
tli
jhbors, and acting liko real women,
IV liiilp Bisrtw />ornn ?!lL
...... uuuiv wvruuuilg lit Willi I ftI
Lina's shawl dragging about tywy m
aing up to them, shaking 1w
ring in hor baby way, ^
d trying her bestBut
you say, "Well, what of all t(
*t? I think it so funny to see jj
jra tiying to do such cute things." y(
is, so do we. And it would all bo
py amusing and nico if it would end jr
3ro. But here's the danger. If ^
ay will try to do what they soo ^
sir older brothers and sisters do
AnA fK?n r# lltAtF ??!!! * ?* ? ?
vuv wn'jj, mcj n ill ill UllUUlUr j BU, ^
you do wrong, they will likoly imi- n
io you in this. And thus you teach p,
ur innocont baby brother or tuter its ^
it lesson in tin. Tou look in your
>ther's gloss, and you see reflected
oro evory expression of your fea- *
re, whether a smile or a froum / ^
ery motion of your body, whether P
idig tlroking the hair of your kind 61
ij or in anger raiting your hand to J*
ike her. Now, your younger broth- 11
or sister is very much like that a
las, catching and reproducing all r
ur moods, and looks and acts. n
There is this difference ^between o
em, however j You can only see *
mr milky moods or ugly deeds re- (*
ctod in tho glass at the time of their b
,pp oning. Sut in the ease ef your r
tie brother or sister, that may re- ii
ipear days after you taught it the n
.ughty lossou. The ?laaa will only S
o^r tho temper dr act done, but e
ese; Hying ttftclort majr display it o
very thotightfttl and %
>od' then i^the Ht?? boy when I
1i.ii uJwii onril 'ran n* V-?.. . ?
DIDN'T THINK.
Opening tlio door of n friend's
iouso onoduy, I tnado myjway through
ho entry to tho small back court,
vhcro Ned, the only son was crying
utterly."
"Ah, Ned, what is tho matter?"
"Mother won't let mo ^o fishintr.
Tarry and Tom nro going to tho har>oi\
and I want to go." Hero Ned
ticked his toes very angrily against
ho post to tho groat danger of his
icw boots.
"Whoso littlo dog is this ?" I asked 1
is a brown spaniel camo bounding up
ho garden walk.
"It is mine," cried Ned In art altered
one. Didn't you know I had one ?" 1
"No, ^indeed. What a fino fellow. '
Vhero did you got him, Ned?"
"Father bought him for mo. llo *
i so knowing, and I teach him many (
hings. Seo him find my knife ;" and 1
fed, wiping away his tears, threw (
is knifo into tho clover. "Thero '
Vag," said lie, "now go and find my 1
nilb." Wag plunged into tho grass, f
nd after a groat deal of smelling and 1
ragging, ho came triumphantly forth, (
nd brought tho knife to his young 1
l aster. 1
'CJive it to him," Haiti Nod pointing 1
t mo ,* JVa'gr.laid it at my feet. c
' This iH a knife worth having," eaid c
; "four blades." v
"'Tisareal good one," said Ned5 a
nuu-r ??, 10 jjiu on my oirin-uay; t
id ho gave mo a splendid box of ?
ols, too." Ned looked up brightly 1
id quite forgot his crying. v
"Lot mo think," said I, "Was it ^
lis knife that you lmVt your foot so v
ith?" o
<;Oh no," cried Ned, "that was done r
ith tho axo; but I'vo got well now." ^
"1 was afraid you would be laid up
1 ~ CJ.?: n "
L lilU Upi IU^. *'
"Well, it was mother's nursing, tho v
)ctor Hiiys. Mother and father took t(
eat care of mc. It was lonely stay- *
g in the liouso so; but mother used.
> leave her work and read to me, and a
tlier often stayed with mc." 11
"I should think you had very kind v
irents, Ned." Tho boy looked down 11
i the floor, and a slight pout pucker- *
I his lips. "I suppose, tlicro are ?
)uo who have your interest and hup- 0
ncss so much at heart. r
"But I want to go fishing," mutter- 11
I Ned. " ?
"And can't you trust them, Ned, ^
id willingly agree to their wishes ?
uu muy ?ui< kiiuw ino reason w.iy
iey object to your going; but from
1 your experioneo of their kindness
id wisdom, are you not suro that f<
iey would not cross your wishes h
itliout good reason for doing uo? d
nd surrounded as jrou aro by so ma- 1'
? proofs of their love, will you sit c
lore and murmur and cry, and fill c
)iir heart with angry and stubborn s
louglits, becauBO of ono littlo denial^ fi
E your wants? Is not this a poor ?
id ungrateful roturn for their kind- n
wf It is tittU enough that a e&ild t
m do tor a parent, and that fifc t
agfct to do most eheerfaliy, I wife- jg
oso, tlio beat retuni a child can make ?
? parents is a cheerful obedience, -i
[ow small that seems! And will t
ou grudge giving that, Ned ?" 1
Ned looked sober. Tears started ?
1 Viia nxrna o??? ** 1%/* !?? " 11
? VJ VO* \yilj DUj oaivi IIU 11 Ulll** *ly,
"I didn't think of all this?I 1
Ldn't think of it." f
"Didn't think," is at tho bottom of c
groat deal of our ingratitude and I
lurmuring against btith our earthly I
nronts and our Father who is in t
Ceavon.?Children's Friend. <
, ? | \
Parents.?In a certain locality in c
fevada, is a large area of stofto of a j
eculiar character as to its component r
nbstances, but more strikingly pocu- c
ar, in having its surfhe-o all over
idented with tho tracks of various c
nimals. * J
These were doubtless impressions .
mdc there long back in the past, bat. j
nrccordcd, history of our world, c
rhen this vast bod of stone was in a j
oft and impressible state. Then, in ^
eastly thoughtlessness, various quad- (
upeds walked across its surface, lcav- t
igfootprints, not to bo effaced by the g
ext wave of- tiine, but to endure een- ,
u rios and-ages aftor they had perish- (
d; A*id hero let 110 pause, and ask ,
ur selves, as parents, if, in this stone, i
here is not a sermon for us, most sfcg|
tbo action of tlio elements, or tho
agency of man, may looso all traeo of
every impression made upon it.
Kut not so with regard to impressions
onco made upon tho minds of
tho child in its formative period. Onco
thoughtlessly orotherwisoiu the walks
of human career,'".place tho fool upon
tho tender mind of the child, and you
have not only made an impression,
but ono too often, inelTacable. Dr.
Priestly, a ripo scholar tells us that
though in his mature life ho could not
lldliovn ill wilclina nnil
? e?vo?o, JVU
Prom impressions made on Iuh mind
in the nursery, ho would often sulfur
momentary alarm, when at times in
the night, he would lind himself alono
and amid circumstances favorable, as
lie had been taught, to ghostly manifestations.
This is but one striking illus'
ration out of many that might be given,
}f the durable character of first impressions.
And what invests this feature
">f chihlVinnrl wi(l> ouiill ?!?. ?
? w- ?? . V?? ?? W?t4 liiviv I.VU1LU&importance,
is that wrong impressions
iro much more tenacious and indestructible
than right ones, Nor is this
surprising, when wo consider tho naLuro
of the mind in its fallen condition.
It is a soil of great fertility in
which every noxious and hurtful plant
inds abundant nourishment. WliiU*
)n tho other hart', tiio nfrtnent so necssal-y
to promote tho healthful deelopcmcnt
of the plants ol' virtue is
, forcgn substancc only supplied
brough the impartation of Ciod's
;raco. How careful then ought wo
o be concerning the daily impressions
t*o aro making on our children.
Vhcn in a state analagoug to mud or
ret mortar, impressions wore mado
n tho rocks in question that would
cquirc days of laborious chiseling on
lie part of the sculptor to removo. ^
o while the minds of childhood ia in an
nn..AUU':M? t- I 1
?ijy I V.MI uiu nnuu I nil J' 111 uu lllipi'USHUd
rltli llic character of Bin so as never
o be effaced. The sum of tho lesson
lien that wo would impress, is that '?
lie mind and heart of our children
ro in a high degroo susceptible to
rnpressions, that impressions of a
rrong kind, aro moro liable to ho
lado than correct ones; and that
hese, owing to tho character of the
iillcn nature, arc tho mostdiftleult to
rase. Watch thercforo that tho
ough footprints of vico and sin bo
ot rudely set upon tho young heart
f your child. ONVERSION
OP "CHILDREN EXPECTED.
It cannot bo God's purposo that for
rurteen or sixteen years, children
hould grow lip nnrcgcnerate?cliilren
of the devil?and then by a viocnt
revolution, a conversion, a great
hange of heart and life, become his
hildrcn. If they have grown up in
in. wo cannot bo too thankful for tho
f
;race that converts them. But why
hould they grow up in sin ? Is it
;ot God's injunction that wo "bring
hem *p in'jtheiHivtare adxnoniion
of the Lo^i if we obey
h&H we not, as a rale, realize the
jrcat promise of their pious manhood?
\.s a rule, we ea}r?for exceptions
hero will be. ias thOro aro to every
ivw?no culturo will always insure
;oodness; tho tcndcrcst father may
nourn his reckless and prodigal; tho
loliost homo may bo forsakon for tho
ar country of riotous living; but tho
ixception does not abrogato tho law;
>iety will bo tho goneral issuo of a
>ious and wiso oducation. Children
rained fof God, will bo found God's
ihUdrenf*nurtured for heaven, they
vill bo fcftmd in heaven.
May no% our want of faith in this bo
>no great season why we so frequent-4' i,\
y fail tovrealizo it? Do^^.
Vnd whpre this is tlio expectation, it
vitt almost ncccssarily color our feoltigs,
grab a hesitating charactor to our
rffort^und dash our prayer with la
?nt unbelief. Oh, if wo fully expec-ed
thjkt our children wQuUTto consc:rat^d
from the womb, and trained
hen^-and prayed for them in tho
strong, glowing, enihuslastio'fiiith of
inenlpoxpeotation, how much more
)f fciart, and yigoirr and joy there
.vofild bo in training, and J&OW much
we should see its blessed result t \
P nothing can be moro
, more unbelieving, moro
i morbid foars, almost oxhat
the children whom
ihis ' heritage" will break kg j
i the mother tfeat. .bore Bpf
iring dew* tooijr father's I|i
vith sorrow to the gravo.
e spirit of fear and not of
????? i j&jii
Mr. Joseph Eratmuel, of Suvannabv^1 A
ft pilot, had a fall od a tag bwita^pr