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Quarterly and Monthly Atvertise ments will be charged the sanme as a single in eertion. and semi-monthly the same as new ones THE DAUGHTER. A TOUCH ING STOIt. When the tyranny of the last James drove his subjects to take up arms against him, one of the most formida ble enemies of his usurpations was Sir John Cchrane, ancester to the pres. nt Earl Dundenald. le was one of the moost prominent actors in Argyle's rebell on, and for ages a set tled gloom hung over the house of the Ca:tptells enveloping itn common i ruin all who united their fortunes in the cause of its chiellains. The same doom encompassed Sir John Coechrane. le was surrounded by the king's troop's. Long, deadly and desperate was his resistance, but at length, over powered by numbers, he was taken prisoner, tried, and condemned to die upon the seaflId. He had but a few davs to live, and his jailor awaited the arrival of his death-warrant to lead him forth to execution. His family and friends had visited him in prison and exchanged with him the last long heart. rendin; farewell. But there was one who was the pride of his eye and of his house; even Grisel, the daughter of his love. Twilight was casting a deep gloom over the grating of his prison house; he was mcour tiig for a last lot k of his favorite child, and his head was pressed against the cold, donp wall of his cell, to cool the feve ish pulsations that shot though it like the sting of fire, when the door of his a'partnent swung on its unoiled hinges , and the keeper entered, followed by a Noung and beau'iful lady. her person was tall and con itatiding, her eyes dark, bright and tearless; but their very brightness spoke of sorrow-ol sirrow too deep to be wiped away--andl her raven tresses were parted outtr her brow pure as the polished marble - The unhappy captive raised his head as they entered. " My child ! my own Grizel !" he exelaimed, as she fell upon his bosom. " My father, my dear ftther !" sob. bed the miserable maiden, as she dash ed away tie tears that accompanied the words. "Your interview must be short, very short," said the jailor as he turn ed and left them, for a few minutes, together. God help and comfort thee, my daughter ! added the unhappy lather, and he held her to his breast, and im printed a kiss upon her brow. " I feared that I should die without be stowing my last blessing upon thte head of my own child, and thatt stung rme more than death, but thou .-t conie and the last blessing of my wiretched father" " Nay, forbear !" she exclaimed; "not, thy last blessing; niot thy last' My father shall not die." "Be calm, be calm, my child !" re plied lie; " would to heaven that, I could comfort thee, my own. But there is no hope-within three days thou and all thy little ones will be-" .Fatherless, he wotild have said, but he the words died on his tongue. "Three days !" replied she, raising her head fronm his breast, but she added eagerly pressinig his hand, " my latheri shall live ! 1.4 not my grand father -the friend of father Petre, the con fessor -and master of the king, from himt he shall beg the life of his son, atnd my father shall not die." " Nay ! nay, Grizel," returned lhe, " be not deceived--there is no hope -already thte king has signed the order of my execuition and the rhessen ger of death is nIow on the wvay." "Yet my father shall not die ! she repeated emphatieally; and turmnng to her father, said calmtly; we [part nlow, btut wye shall meet aigamn." "~ What, would miy child," itnquired lie, engerhy, gazing anxiotusly ont her face. "Ask no~t now.* my father," she re iblied--- ask not now; but pray for me, anid bless mue--but not with thy last bles~irzg." lIe prevssed her hatud to htie heart. and wept upont her nteck. In a low nu~i.tmen ts the~ jailor etitered and they wenre ti rn fromi~ the armns ofC each other, tLe interview we have mentioned, a waytitring man crossed the bridge at Lerwick, from the North and preceded duwn Marvgate, sat down on a beaelh by the dour of an hostlery on the side of the Street nearly fronting where what was called the " Mail guard." ie did not enter the inn for it was above his apparent condition, being that which Oliver Cromwell had made his headquarters a few years before, and where at sonic earlier period, James the Sixth had taken up his resi deice when on his way to enter the sovereignt. of England. The travel. ler wore a coarse jerk in, fastened round his body by a leathern girdle, and over it a small cloak, corposed of equally plain materials. He, was ev idently a young man, but his beaver was drawn down, so as almost to con ceal his features. In one hand he car. ried a small bundle and in the other a pilgrim's stall. IHaving called for a glass of wine, he took a crust of bread Irom his bundle, and after resting a few minutes rose to depart. The shades of night were s etting in, and threatened to be a night of storm, the tleavens were gathering black, the clouds were rushing fron the sea, sud. den gusts of wind were moaning along the streets accompanied by heavy successive drops of raid and the ace of the I weed was troubled. " Ieas en help thee it thou intendest to go Ihr in such a night as this," said the sentinel at the English gate, as :he tr aveller passed him and proceeded to cross the bridge. In a few minutes he was upon the borders of the wide, desolate and drea ry moor of Tweedmuouth, whien for riiles presented a desert of white, fern stunted heath, here and there covered with thick brush-wood. lie slowly toiled over the steep hill, braving the storm, which now raged in its wildest fury. Thierai fell in torrents, and the wind howled as a legion of tarnished wolves, hurling its hungry echoes over the heath. Still the stranger oashed onward until he proceeded two or three miles from Berwick, when as if to brave the storm, he sought shelter amidst the crai and bramble bushes by the way side. Nearly an hour had passed since he sought this imperfect refuge and the stoiin hal inc eased to gether, when a horse's fi.eet was heard spashing along the road. The rider bent his head to the blast. Suddenly his horse was grasped by the head, and the t aveller stood before him, hold ing a pistol to his bi east. " Dismount !" cried the stranger sternly. The horseman benumed and striek ened with fear, made an eilbrt to reach his arms, but in a in' mment, the hand Of the robber quitted the bridle, grasp ing the breast of tle rider, arid drag ge- himr to the ground. lie fell heavi ly on his face and for several minutes remained sensele.s. The stranger seized the leathern bag which contain ed the im .il from the north and fling ing it on his aboulder, u lied across the heath. Early on the following morning the iaiitants aof lerwic were hurrying in grontps to the spt where the robbery 4 d been committed, but no trace of tihe r bber could be obtained. Three days had passed, and Sir John Cochrane yet lived. The mail which catained his death warrant had been robbed, and betemre anaothaer crder for his exectian conhli be gi ven tire inter. eess.aan ofhis father, athe Earl ot Dun donald, with the King's confessor :night be stuccessful. Gaizel now lhe iaie hris constanit companion in pris. on. and spoke to himt words of corm foirt. Nearly fourteen days had pass ed since the protracted hope ini the bo somn of the prisoner became more bit ter titan mis first despair. Bunt evenr that hope bitter as it was, perished. Th'le inltereession of his father had been unasucesslnl-and a secondl time thre big .ted arid would be despotic mon arch signed the warrant for his deaih, and in little more tha a one clay that warranit for his death would reach the pa son. " The will of Iheaven be done !" groaned the Captive. "Anmn," returned Grizel with wvild vehemence, "c btet my father shall not die !" Again the rider'witlr the mail reach ed Twetedmnouth, and-a second time lie bore with him tha doom of Cochrane. [He spurred his hors6 to his utmost speed ; he looiked cauitioally before and behinid, and around him, and in his hnand~ he carried a p~istol ready to) de fend himtself. The moon shed a ghast ly light over the heath rendermng deso lation visible and giving a spiritual emboduimenit of every shrub. Hie was turning the- angle of a44traggling copse when has horse reared at the report of a pistol, the fire of which seemed to dash right in its cars. At the same momnent his horse reared more violent. ly and ire was driven:fr'om the saddle. In amoment the foot of the robber was unjacn his bret who, bending, 'over himan brandishing a short d -g. ger in his hand, vaid "Give me thine arms nr die !" The h art of the King's servant failed in hint and without venturing to reply, he diaihe-rs co mandEu. " Now go thy way,' cried the rubber si-rnly, " but leave me thy horsE, and leave the mail-lest worse come upon thee." The man thorcf ore arose, and pro ceeded towards Berwick, trembling and the robber, mounting his horse which he had left, rode rapidly across the heath. Preparations were making for the exe ution t Sir John Cochrane-the offTcers of the law waited only the ar. rival of the mail with his second detth warrant, to lead him to the scafsld% and the tidings arrived that the maii had beet robbed. For yet fourteen days the life of the prisoner would be prolonged. He again fell on the neck of his daughter and wept, and said " It is good-the hand of heaven is in this.' ' Said I not,' replied the maiden, and fur the first time sun wept aloud-that my father should not die !' The fourteen days were not yet pas sed when the prison door flew open. and the old Earl of Dundontald rushed to the arms of his sun. His initerces sion with the confessor had been at length successful, and ifter twice sign. ing the warrant for the execution ef Sir John, which had as often tiled in reaching its destnatuomi, the king haul sealed his pardon. le hurried with his father from the prison to his own house. his fltnily were clinging around him, shedding tears of ji y ; and they were marvelling with gr-attitude at the mysterious providence that, had twice in'creepted the mail when a stranger craved an audience. Sir John desired itim ti, be adioitted-arid the rbber entered. He was habited, as we have before described, with a course jernin; but his hearing was above his coidi tion. On entering he .lightly touched h:; beaver but 'emijuied covered. When you have perused these,' said he taking two paisers from his bosom, 'cast them into the fire!' Sir Juhn glanced on them, started and became pale-they were his death warr-mnts. ' My deliverer!' exclaimed he, 'how shall i thank then--how repay 'he preserver of my life ? My father, my children thank him for me !' The old Earl grasped the hands of the stranger, the childicn emibraced his knees; and he burst into tears. By what tn ao engetrly enquied Sir Jihn, shall I cll toy delivurer r The stranger wept alind, and raising his beave-r, the raven trines of Grizel Cochrane fell upon the clunk. * Gracious HIeau ens !' excaiimrd the astonishes and enraptured fatler ' y own child !--iny own Grizel!' The Richest Man in' Vir ginia. GENTLEMEN :-I have thought, fur sometime. I would write for your pa per something in relation to the richest man in Virginia, and the' largest slave holder in the Union, andJ perhais in the world, uiness the sera; of uisnsin be considered slaves ; and the wi'h expressed in your paper, a few days ago, to know whom it, was so wealthy mn Virginia, induces mee to write tis Samuel Irairston ;- b Pit tsy Ivaia, is the gentleman. When I was in his section, a year or two ago, he was the owner of between 1,600) and 1.700 slaves, in his oiwn right,, having but a liale whit - bueore takenm a census. He also has a gruespective right to about 1,000 slaves more, whic-h are now own~ed 'my his mother-in law, airsa. R?. Hai stun, he having married her only child. [Hi niw has the nianage mnent of them, whIch ma~kes the mn~ii her oif his slaves' reac-h near threer thousatnd. They increase at the rate of near' 100 every year; and lie has to purchase a large plantation every year to settle thema on. A large nuomber of his plantations are in Ihenry and Piatrick Counties, Virginia. Hec has large estates in North Carolina. 11is landed property in Stokes, alone, is assessed at, $00,000. His wealth is differently estimmated at from $3.000, 0.00 to $5,000,000 ; andl I should thinmk it was neat-er the latter. You think he has a hard lot, but I assure you Mr. IHairston nianages all his tnattors as easy as most persons would an estati. of $10,000. lHe has overseers who are compelled to give him a writte'n statement oif what has been made and spent oni each planiation, and his no gr'oes are all clothed and fed from his own domestic manufacture ; and raising his own tobacco crop, which is imnmensely large, as so much clea gain every year, besides his increase in negroes, which is a fortune oif itself. And now for his residence. I have travelled over fiften States of thi Union, and have never seen anything comparale to his yard and garden, except some in the . ssippi delta id none of them e . wt; :Mrs lIairstons has been, ' Ing'it fo years;,and a good '. era preachmng near the het hing Paradise, said, t'was as beauti flul as Mrs. Hairsto6" 'r, as a frieni who had visited Waiington 'oity fhi the first time, remarked, that " the public grounds were nearly as hand some as Sa-nuel Hair:on's.' He is i plain, unassuming gen.Ileuian, and ha never made any noi~ ini the world though he could vi1 ' th the Bruce: the-McDonoutgh's aril ~Astor's ; and il is strange, that, while etheir wealth i: co extensive with t ho. nicw, he is noi known 100 miles froifri home. I be lieve he is now the w.Althiest man it the Unaion, as Win. B. Astor is only worth about 4,000 050, and the estate. of city people are '.e tly overrated while Mr. Hairston ...n show the pro perty that will bring/he cash at anj liomeat. Mr. Hairston wa.gqased within r rew miles of where ._e now lives, ir Henry county. He bgh several broth .-rs. who are pretty wvbll to do in tl world. Ore of them, .,s rshall Hairs non, of Henry, own. ja)re than 70( negroes ; Robert Hairton, who now lives in Mississippi,'har *,000 an< [Jardin I i airst. n, who has also n.ove to Mississippi, about'600 slaves.-. George ilairston, of IJknry, has given most all of his propert to his childret reserving only about 1 . slaves f;r hi: oWni use. This, I leli e. is a correc .tatem:ent of the eirou $a'ices of tl Hairston famtrily- T SMOa.fTE. n; '.,: r.. Arsen ic Ejting. In some pal t of Lu r Austria ani Syrin, and especial' In the hilly re gion towards Ilungar " there prevail among the it:*iefui. Airfdiar1 custom of eating arsemlie. It is eaten pi1 f. d-y for one o1 hoth of two purposes : First. that the eater iay thereby acquire freshnes: of complexion and ilumpnessof figure F or this purpose, as will readily b< supposed, it is ehiely eaten by th, yomug. Second, that the wind ma) lie imopaoved, so that lo:ig tod steel heights may he climied without difli cuty of breaching. By the middle agl and the old it is esteeied fur it: influenaee. and both results ar de scribed as l iflowing a l most invariably from the use of arsenic. To improve tlieir appearance, youn peasants, of both sexes, have recoursa to it., somie no doubt from vanity, all, sonie with the view of adding to thei: charms in the eves of each other. Ait it is very rena kablo to see how won derfully well they attain their object fomr tl.ese poison eaters are generally remarkable for blooming complexions and a full rounded healthy appear ance. Dr. Von Tschuki gives the ftil lowing case, as having occurred in hi, own practice: " A healthy but pal and thin milkmaid. residing in the par ish of H-1 , had a lover whom shi wished to attach to herself by a moro agreeable exterior. She therefore hat recourse to the n. elI known pu'rilier. amll took arsenic several times at week. Ihe desired 0 tet was not long it showing itself, for in a few months sh< became stout, rosv.cleced, and al that her lover could desire. In orde however to increase the effect, shie in catitionslyV intcreased the dose of arse tie andl fell a victim to her vanity. She died poisoned--a very piaintu death." The number of such fatal ca1 sen, especially among young persons is described as by $0o means in consid erablIe. For the second purpose--that o rendering the breatintg easier whic goitng nfp hill-the peasat puts a smali hfnent of tarsenie in his mouth, ami lets it dissolve. '1Tie effect is astonish itng. HeJ ascends heights with fheility win 'a he could not otherwise do witi out the greatest difliculty of breathing~ The quatntity of arsenic with whiei thc eaters begin is about half a grain They continue to take this quantit two or three timesgu week, in thi tmorning hesting, till th'ey become hal ituated to it. 'They then cautiously it crease the dose as the quantity previ ously taken seems~ to diminish in it effeet. 'l'Te peasant 1U-a," say 1)9. Von Tschudi, ".a hale man of si., ty, who enjoys capital health at preset takes fiievery dose a piece abiout Lw< grains itn weight. For the last forta years he has continued the hmahii which he inherited from hisq father anid which he will transmit, to his clii, dren." No symptoms of illness or chroni poisoning are observable in any these arsenic eaters, when the dosei carefully adapted to the constit utio and habit of bo-ly of the person usin it,. But. if fronm any cause the arseni be hlft oiT' for a time, symptoms c disease occur, which resemble thosee arsenical poisoning ; especially a grec feeling of discomfort arises, great ir diffearoee to every thing aroutnd, anm iet~y about his own person dcr..g digestion, loss of appetite, a feeling of over.loading in the atom'ach up to the ' Throat, spansmi?in thdthri!at, pain. in s; stoy it is Bthing.: e. these symptoms there Is only oie~ speedy mode of relief-an immediate return to arsenic eating.-Blackwood'a Magazine. ABeauntiiu !ory. The most beautiful and effecting in cident I know, associited with ia ship. wreck, is the following: The Gros venor, an East Indiarnan, homeward bound, goes ashore on the coast of CafTraria. It is resolved that the offi. cers, passengers and crew, in number one hundred a'nd thirty-five souls, shall endeavor to penetrate on foot across trackless deserts, infested. by. wild beasts tnd savages, to the Dutch set. tlements at the Cape of Good Hope; with this forlorn object before them, they finally seperate in two parties never more to meet on earth. There is a solitary little child among the passengers--a httle boj of seven years old, who has no relation there; and when the 'first party is moving away, he cries after some member of it who has been kind to him. The I crying ofa child might be supposed to be a little thing to men in such great extremity, but if touches them, and he is inrrediately taketi into the detach. nents, from which time forth, this child is sublimely made a sacred charge; he is pushed on a little raft acro-s broad rivers by the swiming -ailors; they carry him by turns through the deep sand and long grass, (he patiently walking at all other times;) they share with him such pu trid fish as they find to eat; they lie down and wait for him when the rough carpenter, who becomes his especial friend, lags behind. Beset by' ions lard tigers; by.-'agei,-by -hint hunger, by death in a crowd of ghastly shapes, they never-O Father of all mankind thy name be bless?d for it! -trget this child. The captain stops exhausted, and his faithful coxswain goes back and is seen to sit down by his side, ar. neither of the two shall be any more beheld until the great last day; but, as the rest go on for their lives. they take the child with them. Tie carpenter dies of poiso:ious ber ries eaten in Rga- vation, and the stew ard, succeeding the command of the party, succeeds to the sacred gua:dianship of the child. God knows all he does for the poor baby; how he cheerfully carries him in his arms when he himself is weak and ill; how he feed's him when him. self is grilled with want, how he folds his ragged jacket round him, lays his ittle worn tace with a woman's ten. derness upon his sunburnt breast, Soothes hirm in his suliering, sings to himn as he limps along, unmindInI of his own parched and bleeding feet. Dividing 'or a Jew days from the rest, they dig ia grave in the land and bury their good friend the codper-these two companions alone in the wilder ness-and then the time comes when both are ill, and beg their wretched -partners in despair, reduced and few in number now, to wait, by them one day. They wait by them one day, I they wait by thesm two days. On the morning of the third they move very .softly about, i.i making their prepara .tions for the resumnption of their journ .ey; for the child is sleoping by the lhre, and it is agree-] with onie consent .that. lhe shall not he disturbed un'til the last moment. The moment c .m'es, .the lire is dying-and the child is dead. f Ills faithful friend the steward lin gers bumt a little while behind him. I lis grief is great, he staggers on for a few days, lies down in the deser t and dies. But he shall be reunited in his imnmo rtal spirit-who can doubt it?-with the child, where he and the poo capenershall be raised up with thewors," iasuchasyou have dune it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto me." -Advice to Young Women. Tr'ust niot in uncertain riches, but -prepare yourself for every emergency a in life. Loarn to work, and not to be s dependent upon servants to make your -bread ; sweop your floors amnd darn your own stockings. A bove all things do not esteem too lightly those honor able young men who sustain them. ,selves'and their aged parents by the , work of their hands, while you care -ibr and receive into your company those lazy, idle pmipinjays, who never o lift, a finger to help tlhemselves as long f as they can keep body and soul to S get er, aud, get . suflicient to live in i fashion. If you are wise you wvill look at the subject as we do ; and when you c are old enough to become wives, you f will prefer the honest mechanic, with f not a cent to commence life, to the t fashionable loafer, with a capigaI sof -ten thousand dollaro. WVh~nover we -hear remarked, "Such a young lady dI han married at fr-tu;no," u- aiwayn tremble for her future prosperity. Riches left to children by wealthy, ..a. 'tiis, andntex of souding the pur ses of your lovers, and examining the cut of their coats, look into their habits and their hearts. Mark if they trade, and can depend upon themselves; see if they have minds which will lead them to look above butterfly existence. Talk not of beautiful white skin, and of the soft, delicate hand-the splendid form and the fie appearance of the young gentleman. Let not these foolish considerations engross your thoughts. Treatfag. Treatiing is pretty much as our Southern brethern day, a Yankee cus. toin. All over Ytnkeedom, if a man is.dry, he first looks up somebody to treat and then a bar. In a company which is dry habitually every hour or .two, he is the lucky man who learns not to mention his desire to imbibe un il another has expressed h'imself; he gets his treats and save his coppers longest. But is no great gain after all. For whoever is treated nu'st at at times, or grow contemptible before his companions. Down East a man died who was a prodigious sponge. When he died it was thought the meanest man on earth ceased breathing. In town meeting the people talked over 'a monument for them, and the epitaph decided on was this: "He never stood treat hi his life." Treating is a very costly business. It multiplies the price of a' drink by the number of thirsty reifors that runin the cop any. It' is very unwise, since it makes as a supplement to each one's a petite, the appetite of every other. You pay for drinks for fellows who don't feel like drinking; and for fear of loosing your share, you drink with those who teat when you had rather not.' The Enrsh sty atie Tiltr^ 'ir: . 4; ofyoung fellows go to a bar in TAn. don, each pays his own bill. ft keeps accounts square. It simnplifies matters. There is no double entry in memorv. and there is less left on the mind to burden it. Treating has made drunk. ards of troops of promising youths; and there is a great army of them sois of our rich men and children of the poor. all on a footing-.now in training to take their places, so fast as the appoplexies and congestions, and other fashionable diseases .which re place dlirium tremens, and the trou bles that used to be in vogue with hard drinkers, shall pick off the pres ent supply. It is a foolish, thriftless custoin. It is almost enough of itself to keep a young man from ever get ting rich. RavENUE OF TillEvEs zN ENoLAND. -Did any of our readers ever ask how much does a thief earn ? This is a financial problem which should re ceive a clear and satisfactory solution. There are clerks, tradesmen, artists, clergymen, officers, and journalists, who have not as large an annual in. come as some expert thieves. A clever thief can always show you some ready cash. He gets so many bales of silk, hampers of plate, caskets of jewels. bundles of bank notes, and all cash boxes full of glittering coin, that he cap aflord to live in luxury. The ag gregate gaims of successful depredators is really astounding to ploddting souls, who never trouble themselves about the revenues of the dlishoniest. But it is high time to enqiuire into the matter. We find, then, the forty four thieves are ascertained to have stolen money, plate, watchres, .jewelry, shop goods, and other property, amouImting to moi e than twenty thousand pounds ; arnd that during a single year, the metropo. litan police accou:nted for stolen prop ert~y worth forty four thousand pounds. 'We need not wo-.der- at all this. Gen. tlenmen are so reckless of their pocket books, ladies of purses, and tradesmier ot their goods, that it is easy for s trained thief to secure valutable booty: and a miember of the predatory clast never throws away a chance of obtaip ing rich plunder, and plenty of it. W must not omit to remmnd our readeru that a large number of' thefts, bitrgla ries and street rubberies are nevei punished. The plunder goes to miin ister to the sensnmal propenisities of tho successful depredator, and the public rarely got to knowv anything about thi amount of property taken. Soinn illustration pertmient to this remark arm known to us. A'man confessed to ue that he dlrove a dozen sheep out o~ Smithfield, and remained unpunished In another case a woman held u thirty bright sovereigns which she hat stolen, and which she was then spend img in the most shameless manner and not far from where she stood is public house in which a person wva robbed by two thieves of .?300. The3 arc still at largn. Even the potty thie manages to steal a half a dozen o handlkerchuiefs..per day~ aird, does no think from' thirty shillings to'tw< pounds weekly, extraordinary gain. .nake ten shillings a day and who tilen does adii a ' 'letdj s di t heizad stofed r." dred and fifty pounds at one during his career of crime, up -ards of four thousand pounds' worth of silver plate. Such facts as those-show tha reformatory instititions' are a griew pecuniary and moral 6n to the entir6 community.-English Paper. A GRATEFUL NATION.-A. wronged man I have been-more wronged than this world tells of; forever the public good has guided me in sufIering and ir action ;-but when falsehood is in vig. orous activity, with encouragement and support and power; whien even from the judgment seat insolence and op-. pression are dealt furth, the dignity of human nature gives a right, without imputation or vanity, to avow good services. To me, also, as an inspired truth, has come that passionate burst of eloquence with which Charles Fox repelled enmity. "There is a spir it of resistance iniplanted by the Deity in the breast of man propo itiicned to' the size of the wrongs he is destined to endure." This spirit prompts me to vindicate a claim to better usage. I have woon'iato'ries sulfd'nd agrea kingdom by arms na legislation, so as to enable a million of humin beings to enjoy life and lift their hlgads in freedom. I hav o'p Iid a vast field for commercidJ enterp'rise by the fn' dns, augmented the revenue of the In dian goivernment by millions;' and in a moment of immint-nt peri! as the Anglo Indian Empire fromn mu. nity more formidable than ever bef o - menaced its stability. The return h'a been twice to drive me from high and honorable positions, and all but. pro claim me a pu'lic enemy.' In parlia ment villified by n' wttfhout tht ai' ch w t -'b hl 1a &d, ro ' , tection against slaidder. I leave mi e tions to history.-Sir Charles Napier. PROVERBIAL PmILOs PHY.-When a man sounds his own trumpet, be sure there's a crack in it. How few wonien deal in more than the bare necessaries of coniversatior.. There are min is as wellas streets,. that want draining. The glove that a duchess wears to-clay ,may cover the hand of her housemaid' to morrow, cleaning the grate. The best word in many books is " Finie," . Ile that contfsses to one particular weak ness. has many more in reserve. How. few coics wit'hin ear shot of f'ame! The tears of his hearers are the prea h er's applause. Miamnon ties a many marriage knots as Cupid. A' heart once given should he "not transferra ble." He that says, "I know a se cret," will tell it if pressed. Friend ship otten ripens, under the seed of intimacy, into love.--Digenis. QUA LIFIcATIoNs.-Somebody has very tiuly remarked that, A good ?Dije exhibits her love for her husband by trying to promote his welfare, and by administering to hls comfort. A poor wief "dears" and' " my loves " her husbar.d, and wouldn't saw a button to his coat to keep him from freezi ng. A. sen~ile ie looks for her enjoy. mnent at home--a silly one abroad. A wsie girl would win a lover by practising th'.se virtues which secure admir~ation when personial charms have failed. A simrple girl endeavors to recoin. mend herself by the exhibition of friv olous accomplishmuenms and a mawkish sentiment, which are as shallow as her mind. A good girl always respects herself, and theretore always possesres the re spect of others. A H-on RID THREAT.-Th' Ereemiin's Journal-the organ of A rch bishop Il'ughes-alluded to tke manifestations of dislike' wich the presence of Bedini has called forth'in vai-ous places in this country in'the following charac teristie manner : I.f the result of this damnable agi tation, created ond fostered by the dai ly papers, should hap;.en to end in a genoral slaraghter of misguided men hy each other, and a consequint flding of the city in some two hundred places al onice, in what repute will the coim mnunity, sobered aind taught, wisdom by commrercial'ruin, hold the misera -,lo newspaper mb~n who will have brought on so fearful catastrophe." Can' anyv our read3ers peruse the fol lowmng appeal, and retain a dry eye t If they can they must be atrong heart ed: Olh, Sally dear, the evenin 's clear, Thicsk files the skimimin swally,. Tekyis blue, the field's in view, All fadin' green and ylle.* ' Com 16tbi'stray eur toilsome way, And vie the charms of nater The barking dogs, the squealing hogs, And e' eiro eated tar. -