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MISCELLANY.
From the True ring.
Off the Track.
BY AX OLD STAGE.
Quite a stirring incident oceureil as I took
tbe train at Fredrecksburg, in Virginia, some
years since. As the bell struck, and tlio
care were about to start, a carriage was
driven iunousiy up 10 we sihmou, huh n
young ronn banded out a beautiful girl,
whom he hurried into the cars.
"Hold on!" shouted a voice; and we
saw an elderly gentleman driving madly
towards the station.
"Go ahead, caplain! For God's sake,
go ahead said the young man with the
beautiful girl, to the conduclor.
"What is the matter ?" asked a passenger.
"Go ahead, captain? It is the lady's father,
you can understand the rest," replied
the j'oung man.
We did understand the rest. TIio young,
fellow was running away with llio young1
maiden, and our sympathies were all on his
side.
"Go ahead !" shouted a dozen voiccs in
the car.
The conductor lavorea tuo strongest, tiie
most romantic side of the question, and pull-'
cd the bell which was a signal for tho train to
start. But tho delay had been fatal?fatal
to the father, a* it afterwards proved.
The old man, the girl's father, had leaped
from his gig, and was running with all
his might to catch tho train, which had not
yet gone under full headway, llo was a
rough, wiry, brutal looking wan, and we
coujd notiftame girl for taking ligr love
? jnattere into her own hands.
The engineman saw the pursuer, aud realizing.
what was going on, let on all steam
but to no purpose; the wiry old man perpeved,
and, panting with excitcmcnt and
f>*!]ftnslinn itimnn/VVin tho liimlmrW r?.rir.
"Stoj?fKe train, captain!" shouted the father
to tho conductor.
"What for*1" coolly asked tho captain.
frhe girl is my daughter; aho has run
away with this fellow without my consent,'
puffed the old man.
"If the lady wishes to get out, I will stop
for.h?r."
|U5be dotes r
P cried the gin^clingiog to her lover
#y^itiid|.aaid. the man, fcLernly, if you dc
iSfttMBv-hptBe peaceably, I.will handgofl
yp^?wd,dr9gyx>u bftck }n
?k* I.I k,.? ..
will |IP?y IOM4IM 110 IUO WHO VI
F/oderick L^a^TI," replied the fair girl
'gjB^ IIeay^n 5 Stop, yo'ti-BbaW! Sto{
theltain, captain!" StoRji/^mmand you A
t out, I^will stop,'
"I appeal to the passengere!'" roared t^c on
In nnniiJ'ljt lltMn fttl
. t Ho da ugh
tlfwr^Mn^n^'? n ou^}> lo
to ifOry 6f the elo?p??n?nt
Mrr^Cijfborn-?ifa&t was hitf mMfter^hadi
.4 low forehead, a grey ejrc, ,and a grizzlj
<1
beard. The animal seemed to predominate j
in liis features, and expression, and those in j
Hie train had already decided against j
him.
In vain Mr. Carborn blustered, raved
' I
awl swore. Frederick Leuthall, the lover. |
though temperate and dignified in his speech j
and deportment, was more than a match fur j
him, and more than enough to prevent the
rash father from executing any of his oftrepeated
threats.
Finally he calmed down a little, and appealed
in more gentlemanly terms to the
( -passengers; when it was proposed to hold a
"kind of court, decide on the merits of the
; case. Mr. Carboru reluctantly consented.
; 'J'hree gentleman were selected to hear the
| statements of the parties, and decide wheth- '
| or the lovers should return to their homo,
j or go lo Richmond in the train.
j Frederick was called to slate It is case first,
: and it was shown tliat they had been betrothed,
without the consent of the father, for
three veal's; that,seeing no hope of winning
his consent, they had mutually agreed to get j
married without his consent.
On the other hand, Carboru declared ;
that lie owned a large planation, and was 1
worth a hundred thousand dollars; that!
Frederick, who was only a surveyor, with )
nothing but the income of his profession, |
was not a nt match lor iiis daujnitcr. lie
! ? |
I declared that lie would never consent to- i
such a union.
Julia Carborn added tbat slie liad cliosen ;
Frederick, and tliat no olbcr man could win
her love; that, as girls in love always say j
she would be miserable without him.
The umpires at once decided that the
parties should be married?at least that the
1 # I
train should not be stopped. Mr. Cat born ;
raved again; called the umpires sundry hard !
should be slopped any how.
Hushing from the car to the platform, with
the evident design of committing some rash
act, he repeated his threat to stop the train*
llis movements were quick, and we did not
at onr.c discern his object; but lie Ivlicit
down and unfastened the coupling which
connected the car to the engine.
l^robably the engineer discovered that :
I something was wronir, for lie shut ofT the j
steam suddenly, which threw the engine
back upon the car pitching it off the track
down the embankment at the side!
The car was smashed in pieccs, and the
: passengers thrown into a "mass of humanity
among the ruins. I felt a tremendous jarring
sensation, and saw some stars, but was
not injured beyond a few scratches and
bruises.
To sum the result of the catastrophe, all
were more or less bruised?only one lifu
was lost?that of Mr. Carborn, whose rasbjjj |
ness had caused the accident. The shock
had hurled him from th? rar and lir> had
been crushed to dentil beneath the fragments.
Julia and Frederick wore but slightly injured.
They were horrified when thev beheld
the mangled remains of the unhappy
father, and both wept bitterly. The passengers
consoled them, and no doubt some
spacious logic was used to reconcile the
fair girl to the dreadful calamity.
All obstacles to their union were removed,
" and thfird tvns no longer nnv npppssilv for
^ " J J I
I a run away match. Providence had interi
fered to take away every impediment. We
j afterwards learned that Carborn was the j
i pest of his neighborhood, as well as his fami i
ly, and that the community could well afforded
to spare him.
Julia was almost paralyzed by tho shock
caused by the pudden and terrible death of
her father. She clung still to her lover,
weeping incessantly.
The passengers who wishc^fi^g. return to
1? 1 f 1?1 ? ? l f - ?.1 i
icucricKsuiug wore piaceu in me unggage
car which had not been thrown from tlic
track, with iho.cnrpsc of Mr Cnrborn, and
tbo engine backed up with it to tliat place.
Jn a couple of hours it returned with u
car for our accommodation, and wo proceeded
on our journey, saddened by the fatal
accident whiclv^ccurred.
i On our return from the South nine months
after I stopped at Fredericksburg,' and rode
( out to the late residence of Mr, Carborn.
Fred erick and Julia were married, and were
cbeerfut and happy; now that the shock had
expended itself. They were living in good
j style, and the neighbors, I learned, were
P much pleased with the house. As
. I gazed upon'their cbaBTOtf&ome and re
. anzeu now nappy ttiey were, 1 "Could not'
but recall ibc oldf>ymn?MGod moves in a
1 mysterious way." ^ ,|
> A ge^tlditikp *>( Edin?
burgh, who had ioujkI it difficult to sure
bis grounds from depre^fttidn, flbd bad-pRmted
"roiari traps and
i adorjia n
r worpan, but rttina a mfcn.
Thomas Jefferson.
The following short extract from llan(lull's
Life of .Tudvrson contains so much to
bo admired of this great man, that we deem '?
it a duty to publish it: j(
Mi. .litVcrson was generally rather a fa- A
vorito with the other sex, and not without ''
reason. J lis appearance was engaging. Ilis
face, though angular and far from beautiful j,
beamed with intelligence, with benevolence, w
and with the cheerful vivacity of a liappy, si
hopeful spirit. His complexion was ruddy P1
and delicately fair; his reddish chestnut tj
liair luxuriant anil silken. His full, deep w
set eyes, tlie prevailing color of which was !o
a light hazel, (or Hecks of hazel on a ground n<
work of gray,) were peculiarly expressive, ''
and mirrored, as the clear lake mirrors llic ^
cluud, the emotion which was passing ! ft]
through his mind.
lie stood six fi-et two and a half inches
. , . , , , , II
mi ncigni, ami inongn very sum ai nns penoil,
his form was erect and sinewy, and his
movements displayed elasticity and vigor, p,
lie was an expert musician, a fino danccr,a i'u
dashing rider, and there was no manly ex- |?
creise in which ho could not play well his J'J
part. 11 is manners were unusually gracc- *
ful, but simple and cordial. I lis con versa- U
lion already possessed no inconsiderable w
share of that charm which in after years
was so much extolled bv friends, nnd to P
IV
which enemies attributed so seductive an |c
influence in molding t ho young and the h
wavering to his political views. There was a
a frankness, earnestness and cordiality in its
(one?a deep sympathy with humanity?a ;
confidence in man, and a sanguine hopeful- ^
ness in his destiny, which irresistnbly won o
upon the feelings not only of the ordinaiy
hearer, but of those grave men whose com- <:'
meroe.with the world had led them to form L
less glowing estimates of it?of such mep
as the scholar like Small, the sagacious
Wythe, the courtly and gifted Fauquier. 11
Mr. Jeflerson's temper was gentle, kindly
anu lurgivmg. ii u naturally Had any- q
thing of that warmth which is the usual l!
concomitant of affections and sympathies so 01
ardent?and it no doubt had?it had been c.!
sl
subjugated by habitual control.?Yet un- "
der its even placidity there wero not want- jj
ing those indication's of-^calro self-reliance si
and courage wliichi^flH inslMfctivoly rccog- u
uize and respect. Tliere is not an instance l'
on record of his having been engaged in a |r
personal rencounter, or his having suffered a |j
personal indignity. Possessing the accotn- c!
plishmenl.0, ho avoided the vices of the
young Virginia gentry of the day, aud a ?
class of habits, which, if not vices themselves ?
worn fnn nftpn msiflr* tliA nr/?liu!nc Hmm
, " ".V.... ||
He never gambled. To avoid importnni- tl
ties lo games which were generally accom- Sl
Prii^ci'with belling, lie never learned lo .
distinguish one card from another ; he was ?
P
moderate in the enjoyments of the table; e
to strong drinks he had an aversion which o
rarely yielded to any circumstances ; his lJ
mouth was unpolluted by oaths or tobacco!
Though lie speaks of enjoying, 'the victory n
of a favorite horse,' and the 'death of the i<
fox,' he never put but one horse in training j <
to run?never ran but a single race, and be a
very rarely joined in llio ]>!easant excite- C
ment?lie knew it to bo too pleasant for the
aspiring student?of the chase. With such
qualities of mind and character, with the v
favor of powerful friends and relatives, and i<
even vice royalty, to urge him onward, Mr- 6
Jefferson was uot a young man to be lightly
regarded by the young or old of either sex. p
"Something Else to Think on."?The ?
phrase originated with Df. Chalmers, and
is thus illustrated by tlenry Rogers:
You remember the coachman who said ''
to the gentleman on the box, "Do you see
?!._? -11- I I-- ?1 .!- ? s
uiiib nil ii'iiuur mere, Mr :
' Yes; whnt of liiin ?" ]
"lie always shies when ho comes to that
'ere gate. I must give him something to ,
think on." No sooner said than up went ,j
the whirling throng, and came down full of
its sting on the skittish leader's haunches. n
Ho had something else to think on, no time a
r. ? c
IUI j rail IV.., UI illlctlL'U Jl.llllC, JUKI I1CW pasi
the g;?te like lightning. If we can but give
youth, in time, "something else to think 0
on," we may Iceepoutof their minds, by v
pre-occupation, more evil than we can ever s
directly expel. One of the essential proper- 0
ties of matter may be said to bo also one ?
or the essential properties of mind, impenetrability.
It is as Impossible that two J
thoughts can Co-exist in tbo same mind at
the same time,-as that two partioles of mat* ,
ter can occupy the jBanrt^spaco.
monmok Statistics.?An official statement,
published by the United States Gov- (
emment, gives the following' statistics of c
i# 1L ^ mi ? '
wormoDi&m : ine Mormons imve about 05 i
missionaries in,Europe, nnd rfn equal num- t
ber-in,>Asia, Africa and tfia EaciftcrlsUnd?, I
besides lnrg6 n inn hers of ' nativo eldors in (
tho various fields ofljibor, ond.acontfdera-- ?
bl? number scattered through out the United i
^ have (
JSpuU^Watesi ohe'in^ "f
An Interesting Incident
'Rank Nolo I Importer, sir? Tliroo more
m?KS down V said a bright little boy of
ss than half a score years, as he entered a
muting house in Broad street, one mornig,
with a bunille of papers under his arm.
s ho entered, two gentlemen were seated in
out of a warm lire, engaged in thoughtless
mversation. 'IJank Nolo Reporter, sir ?'
lid the little boy, inquiringly. 'No,' relidl
0:10 of the gentlemen; \wo don't
ant any' 'J>ut stop,' added he, 'If you will
ng us a song, we will buy one of your Ue:>
iters.'
i ne uoy agreed to terms, and llie pencrncn,
with an air that showed that they
ere anticipating sport, placed the little fel>w
upon a high stool, which was standing
\ar, and bade him proceed to eing. Then
icy waited evidently expecting to hoar
>tne jovial song, when to their astonishicnt,
he commenced singing that beautiil
little hymn ?
"I think wlien I rem! that sweet story of old
"When .lesus was here among men,
<>\v he called little children as Ininhs to his fold i
1 should like to linve been villi tliotn then."
Tlie eflfet upon his listeners was at once
?rccptible,aiid before lie haul finished the
mr verses, they were botli in tears. Af r
lie had finished, one of the gentlemen
iquired, 'Where <1 id you learn that hymn V
U Sabbath school,' replied the boy. 'J.?ut
hat Sabbath school ?' continued the genenien.
'At Spring street Sabbath school,'
as the reply.
The gentlemen then purchased the 'Reorter,'
and presented him with a sum of
loney in addition, after which he was al>wed
to go on his way, but not until they
ad called him back to obtain his name ci
nd residence. w
A Sabbath so.lionl fonr.lior r-hnnrrwl fr? lia ! lil
resent and witnessed the whole interview, | tL
nd his heart rejoiced as ho discoverd that i gi
right-cvcd little hoy was a scholar in his ! pi
wn Sabbath school. ' in
How often does the simple eloquence of j
liildliood roach the heart, when tlie more fa
laboratc efforts of years are unavailing.? r.i
Cor. JV. Y. Evangelist. ia
Tomatoks.?Few gardens are now found w
nsupplied with tomatoes, but ver}- few per- fl,
>ns take pains to cultivate them. The a,
ines are usually left to struggle libitum. n,
his is both bad economy and bad taste.? |,j
f lonin'llPS !in? hl.ltilml ifl o
nt plan is to put np stakes on both sides of; ai
noli row, and nail on horizontal strips or j 0:
a Is to keep the vines perpondicular. They ! j;|
iny be carried up to the height of three to
ve feet, lly this means the vines will j0
low much better especially when covered t|,
iill ripened fruit clustering thickly upon ct
ie sides. The fruit itself will bo much su- w
eriortothat matured on the ground and
1 the shade. Strong twine or wires may G|
e substituted for the horizontal slats. A j1(
lieaper process of supporting tomatoes is a,
-> bush t) mm in tllpsnmn nmnnopllial Knonc I ..
, u,
r pe.*i9 arc treated. Our own tomatoes are
lanted around the border of the garden, jg
nd trained up the fence, the vines being ^
pheld by strips of leather, doubled around vj
ic stalks and fastened to the feheo with ^
nail nails.
Tomatoes are also benefitted by shorten- j1(
ig in. Three-fourths of the mature fruit is j..
roduced upon a small part of the vine near- J,
st to the root, say one-third or one-fourth ni
f its length. It is recommended to stop jj
lie further development of vines after a
lir supply of fruit is set, by clipping off the
ines growing beyond. The clipping should d
ot be carried too far, as a supply of foliage d
> required to gather food from the air.? rr
)ne of the most successful cultivators in our it
pniijiintmifft it n rnlr> rinn it
xteud beyond four feet from its root. it
Am. Agriculturist. ti
I.
Idolatry of Intellect.?There ir.nl- l<
- ays a fear lest intellect shook! become 11
Julized among the eduacted classes, lest it M
hould create false views of the dignity of l<
lUinan nature, lest it should be used selfish- "
p, because it lifts men so easily above their v
dlows, and places them on high as objects
f admiration. Literature and science, in ri
heir countless branches, are, after all, great ?
empters; they are apt to become idols, to
nnlcB men tlinir ilftvn?of"i tlio fnmp nnrl a\.
enlion, and note, which they bring, when 8'
ucccssfully pursued, are cords of great P
ower in tying our souls to the world, and
ho Christian^raccs are apt to be secondary Ti
objects of desire, if desired at all, amid all
l>e excitement of.it' scientific or literary life. e
'he vefy exercise'of intellect; app^fc from P
ny feelings of ambition, is so pie(^rab|ei. ?T'
8 it seems the nearest of anytfeinfc&^the' 81
reative power, that we af**' to r>
reat it as such, to live in a worJd*of <Jur 8
wn making, .1# live upon onr own thoiij^itv ^
irtuallv to worship that through which wo
ucceed, to delight ourselves with our own
nind's work, to gaze with fond admiration P
>n the surprising flights of reason, and to '
ill ourselves wtyh those notions of the dig- 0
iity of man as a reasoning being, Which.. "
ittl^dispose us for the humble doctrines of
he^sri^ [or the daily duties of life.] *
kt Bishop Armstrong.
73 ' ,
M , . ' ? ? ^ 1 -L' . O
OhsiNi.?The Paris correspondent of t&e r<
Jourter det Etat? XJni? thus sJ^tchtR the ai
elebrap&d conspirator :?"d rein? wns born
n~48l0. Ho v.'.n a man borrva cohnpiraor.
His entire life was a Btrbggfe agaidnt f<
aw at?l order. Hews active, violent, en- ?
Grprismg,inde&iUg*b1e, full of vanity, pleas- tj
id with ocoopvinn the Rcene and- wilh talk;
ng of himself?writing ip bii own Memoirs
hat tb? pete of bis )ifb Had laddered o$i, il
P'J
From the Oscaloosa (loica) Herald.
John Anderson, my Jo'John. ,
John Anderson, my Jo, Jolin,
I wool remember yet,
Tlic time sae lang ago, John,
The day when lirst we met;
It wns a bontiie day, John.
Within the month of Juno,
When lambkins were a' playing, John,
Alang the banks o' Doon".
Since then we're scon n few, John,
'O earthly iij?s ami downs,
And hud nac scanty view, Joint,
O' fortune's smiles and frowns,
But when misfortune came, Joliu,
Each bore apart, you know ;
And thus we made the load inuir light,
John Anderson, 1113* Jo.
Arhl now licit we hae grown, John,
Nhc rich, but well to do,
Jfae King upon his throne, John,
Mair blest, than I mid you ;
For we hao gear enough, John,
To last us till we go
To where there nre line rich nor poor,
John Anderson, my Jo.
John Anderson, my Jo, John,
When ill Ihnl hanic on high,
"SVe meet to pnrt nno mair, John,
Nae more iiyiun to die.
WIj.it pleasure will it gie, John,
Still hand in hand to 150
Thro' a'the flow'iy walks above,
John Anderson, my Jo.
The Empty Cradle.
The death of a little child is to the moth's
heart like the dew on a phmt, from
hieh a bud has just perished. The plant
Its up its head in freshened greenness to
le morning light; so the mother's soul
itlieis from dark sorrow which she has
issed, a fresh brightening of her heavenly
upes.
Aa sho bends over the empty cradle, and
ncy brings her s- et infant before her, a
iy of divine light is on the cherub face. It
her son still, but with the seal of iminorility
on his brow. Sho feels that Heaven
as the only atmosphere where her precious
ower could unfold without spot or blemish,
id she would not recall the lost. But the
miversary of his departure seems to bring
is spiritual presence near her. She iudulu'S
in that tender grief which soothes, like
i opiate in pain, all hard passages and
ires in life. The world to her is no longer
lied with human love and hope in tho fuire,
so glorious with heavenly love and
y; she has treasures of happiness which
10 worldly, unchastened heart never consived.
The bright fresh llowcrs ,wkh
hich she has decorated her room, the aplirt
ieut where her infant died, arc mementoes
'the far brighter hopes now drawing on
:-r day dream. She thinks of the glory
id beauty of the new Jerusalem, where
io little foot will never find a thorn among
le flowers, to render a Bhoe necessary,
or will a pillow be wanted for the dear
2nd reposing on tho breast of a kind Saor.
And sho knows that her infant is
lere in that world of eternal bliss.
She marked one passage in that book, to
er emphatically the World of Life, now
ing closed on tlic toilet table, which she
Fiily reads : "Suffer littlo childrcti to come
nto mo, for of such is the kingdom of
Leaven."?Good News.
Washington as a Civilian.?IIowzcr
his military lame may excite the wouer
of mankind, it is chiefly by his civil
lagistracy that Washington's example will
istruct them. Great geuerals have arisen
1 all ages of the world, and perhaps most
1 those of despotism and darkness. In
mes of violence and convulsion, they rise,
y the force of tho whirlwind, high enough
i ride in it and dircut the storm. Like
leteors, they glare on the black clouds
rith a splendor that, while it dazzles and
;rrifies, makes nothing visible but the darkess.
The fame of heroes i3 indeed growing
ulgar ; they multiply in every long war ;
cfoi./l tti ltlalnrv r.nrl ttiw*L-nn in
,v; _ ????
inks, almost as undistinguished as their
\vn soldiers.
But such a chief magistrate as Washingon
appears like the polo star, in a clear
ky, to direct the skillful statesman. His
residency will form an epoch, and l>e disnguished
as the ago of Washington. Al2ady
it assumes its high place^in the polital
region. Like the milky way, it whi^ns
along its allotted portion of tbe beroishere.
The latest generations of men will
iirvey, through tbe telescope of history, the
pace where so. many virtues blend their
liy?, and delight to separate them into
roups and distinct virtues. . As the Beat
llustration of. them, the living mpnumenb
> wnicu Wio nrslpt pxinois wouiu uave
bosen to consign his fame, it is my earnest
rayer to heaven that our country may'subat,
even to thi|t late day, in the. plenitude
n,?^MMRd happiness, And mingle it?
Washington'*.
*^ssr^. fishcr ames '
?? ftjg * ; .
Valuable ricrfptb.-^To FH?s
nt of the House?Put your molasses barsi
and preserves in the back- yard, in the
an. . . ' - i
Tp C\tcj**Mxce.?.On gpjog R?t a
)w cruraedf cheese in your month, and.lay
r?th it opon, a#J wJlen mooeA.' itbiikm
c^e 7<^r ^ w ins
.c. ?
Annie Laurie.
'Ifyou want to hear Annie Laurie sung,
come to my house,' said a man to his friend. T
lWo liavo a love-lorn fellow in tlic village NV
who was sadly wrecked by the refusal of a
girl whom he had been paying attention to
for a year or more. It is seldom he will at
tempt llic song, but when lie does, 1 tell |?
you it draws tears from eves unused to Jc
weeping.' J
A small selected company had nftsemhled ^
in a pleasant littlo parlor, and were gaily n
chatting and laughing when a tall vouug- ^
man entered,whoso peculiar face ar.d air j?
instantly arrested their attention/' JIo was 1
very pale, with that clear vivid complexion jc
which dark-haired consumptives so often w
hgve. llis lochs were as black as jet, and
hung profusely upon a square white collar. ^
11 is eyes were very large and spirited, and
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ins mow slieii a one ns a poci couiu nave. Ri
But for a certain wandering look, a casual w
observer would have pronounced him a man sl
of uncommon intellectual powers. The c
words 'poor fellow,' and 'how fiad he looks,' ,-j
went the rounds as he camcforward,bowed 8|
to the company. and took bis seat. One a
or two thoughtless gills laughed as they
whimpered that he was 'love cracked,' but ^
the rest treated him with respectful defer- r(
ence. e
It was late in the evening when singing tl
was proposed, and to ask him to sing'An- a
nie Laurio" was a task of uncommon deli- v
cacy. One song aflor another was sung,
and at last that one was named. At its c
mention the young man turned deadly pale, 1
but did not speak ; lie seemed lost in a rev- 5
erie. 'The name of the girl who treated ^
him so badly, was Annie,'said a lad}', whis- s
pering to the new guest, 'but oh ! I wish he 'i
would sing it; nobody else can do it jus- a
tice.' h
'No one dares sing Annie Laurie before' t
you, Charles,' said an elderly lady ; 'would |]
it be loo much to ask you to favor the com- <1
pany with it ?' she added timidly. 1
lie did not reply for a moment?his lips ?
~.i ? i ii i I -c a
ljUIVUICU ik UlUU, itllU IUCII lUUiklll*^ up US II J
lie saw a spirit present, ho began. Every r
sound was hushed?it seemed ns if his voice n
were the voice of nn angel. Tlio tpno -vi- r
brated through nerve and heart, and macfe
0110 shiver with the pathos of his feelings ; j
never was heard melddy in a human voice p
like that?so plaintive, so soulfull, so tender
and earnest!
He sat with his head thrown back, his."
I eyes half closed?the locks of hair glisten- *
ing against his pale temples, his fine throat |
swelling with the rich tones, his hands light- 1
ly folded before him ; and as lie sung?
"And 'twas there that Annie Lnurio *
Gft*e me her promise true"? x
it seemed as if he 6hook from head to loot r
with emotion. Many a lip trembled?and a
there was no jesting, no laughing ; but in- t
stead, tears in more than one eye,
And on ho sang, and on, holding every 1
ono in wrapt attention, till he came to the ;
Inst verse? i
' Like dew on the gowan tying '
lathe fa'of her fairy feet? i
And like winds in summer sighing, j
Her voice is low and sweet? ,
Her voice is low and sweet?
And ahe's a' the world to me?"
lie jvaupuu utriure xic uuiilmi?
"Anil for Ijonnie Annie Laurie, ]
I'd loy me down and die."
Tlicrc was a long, solemn pnuse. Thft
black locks seemed to grow blackej;?the
white temples whiter ?almost imperceptibly
the head falling back?the eyes were
.closeshut. One glanced at anotlur? all
seemed awe-struck?till the same person
who had urged him to sing, laid her batfcU
gently on Iiis shoulder,saying :
Charles, Charles 1' / c
Then cajne a hush?a tlirill of terror crept I
through every frame?the ppor, tried heftrt I
had ceased to beat?Charles, the love-l>e-. J
trayed, was dead ! 1 /'.j
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Mumi a?'a mkdiciije.?Our sentiments ,
are most encouragingly expressed by Dr. 1
ArnotU?"I kn'ow of nothing equal to a ,
cheerful and even mirthful conversation for .
restoring the tone of Mind and body, .when (
both have been overdone. Some great.and' j
good men, on vbom very heavy cares and ,
- toils have been laid, manifest jp constitution- ,
al tendency*H>.*elax into 'mirth when their
work is over. Narrow minds denounce the
* incongruity; large hearts own Gobi's.goodness
in the f??tr and rejojge in the wise pro- '
vision made for prolonging useful lives, 1
Mirth after exhaustive tdilt-ispns of na- 1
tare's instinctive efforts io'JuaUthe pctrt y
which has been racked 'or bruised. You
i cannot too sternly repiobato a friwloua life; <
r: but if the
. with here ar\(I- there a lawyer of mirthful- M
Hesp protruding, ft Soft "bedd Iifg -to receive <
' otfier*i8a won'd *?<!? |
circiunfer^e of1 alargJ'j
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Fine Talk and Plain Talk. > V
'Fine' talk is oot peculiar to 'fine* people,
he following passage, from a'Tatd English
crk called,'Town Life,' n'diqirably hits off
fashion among laboring inch*"of ?calling
lings by names by no means appropriate
> their character:?
What is called 'a day's spree' by wortig
men, and is looked on by thein asen>yment
or recreation, in a source from' "r
'bicb may social evils spring, .and is, in
utb, quite the reverse of erijoymenCto.
lemselvefc or any with whom. tbey-are,con
ukivu. it wtn ue wen jiere to notiMTttria.'
f you speak to tbe employers of labor, id
Imost,any branch of business, 'ifTjftili be
>und that great inqonvenipnce abq anjjoytice
are occasioned by working'.- men negcting'tbeir
employment' in o*derto'bare"
'lint is termed 'a spr^e.' These "epreftSj in
ie'majority of oases, are not preconcerted:
ut tlie man drinks too deeply on .Sunday
veiling, is lalo for :diis work on ^ondny
lorning, goes tb lake a walk to make bi|flJlf'all
rirrlit to rro'in afdinnpr
ritli a companion who is in aimilaV circqm-1
lances, they must then take a glass tdgethr,
and, after this, they fefil totally-fndiffernt
as to whether they go-to work at all;
'he day is spent in mean and miserable '
(lifts to procure money for drink. ,Friends'
ro tested, if possible credit is obtained,andj'
ntlier than be defeated, clothes are pawned,
'he men, infuriated with liquor,^go1home'
5 their families, and, if they meet with a
sception only such as they have a righVto
xpect, they,either beat their wives, terrifr*
beir children, or damage their furniture,'
rwi ~.wi-c ?i.yv ,i?.. ^i.~'
uu v? uo UIIUO iliu U CI J ? VII iu*3 IUUIIVW
hey iiiny be really ill, J totally unfit for
rork, and if they be-not hardened drunk-^
rds, will feel somewhat ashamed of a their
onduct, and wonder what will be safd or
bought of them at the shop. As they be^in
to recover, they will sneak about.tlio
loore'to see some of the ban^s,' in'- *,order
o learn wiiai wyi uo uost lo say, or wliat
ort of faCe ' they must put'' 06 tjy) flatter,
'hen they set aptT-dQUcOct soipe.'
bominable lie ti> tell their empl^r^ We'
ave knowaa'tnan: in such-circumstances"
0 state th^t -7?'s w2/e icb'8
hat ho might play on lh?
lis employer, and tbus.sec}ireJ money. for
[rink, whilst the wife was waiting* ootaide
he shop to accompany her ^Irasbandrto the- >
?n-shop, and this is called 'a spr$?' What
n abuse of terms. If a spree means anyIjing,
it means jollity, and there isvStirely
10 jollity in a course of- corfductso*repug
.nit lo me views aim leenggs, 01 any upight,
honest op well-meaning rajin.. Workng
men frflijuently
jrward besi Hh(Cplaiop^?^8p^oh jif.-VW pjr
o they^tjeara to: call- ^i^ga^- ? theif
roper: nameaV "- ' z^ ' ^
>' -" ' * vfrk . ?'. & I?-A:
Sit as W ri o iit's We a jvui.?The -Qjiflyv
Visconain, edited oy Cramgiyformerly.-of*
Albany, speaking of thef wealthofHlle rftpta
minent American statesmen^ concludes
ist with the following reference to Sili^
kVright: '.
"Silas Wright, with his estate of 14,000^
va3 really wealthier than-many others are"'
vith $100,000. IJo owed no man vany2^
hinsr: he met his obligations with tha'\nki
nost ^promptness, and nover indulged.in
my luxury tlint lie could not pay for.
vas a model of republican simplicity# Jj[t
.liould also be understood, that lie wnp'noV-.
nean in saving money. " * .
There was something glorious in withe#i*~
ng a great statesman like Silas Wright,"
levor asking a pecuniary -favor?of^etf'
accepting one ; yet possessing only an~iii>
:ome that could support him and his'^ifefn
frugality. When ho was elected Goverior
of the great state ofcNew York, lie was*
known to be too poor to furnish his house:
[lis rich frienJs got together and without
liis knowledge '.made 6p .a, 6ubscpptioa'
svlifch .waa^widered^rfhim- a& a'gift, ib orJer
to furnish his mansion. " Tfiiltbe re*,-,
tiectfully- but kindly .dffejincd, snjtqrarfrilh' i
true, Roman grandeur,: that lie "could pbta
consent to. receivc sueli k fajor^cpip WVfr>bo?even
from his m^st^teejpedjfcifin^
?he was elected by the peop!&ft& w'wC
irnor of the "State of *Newt*5^rk^M|^.|?w
considered it his imparati^j^ffig^M^
!&. that wu^ip did ftf
:otne,vrti1l<j.h9 was Governor, ingoodsty le j
jut^vith no ostentation.- Stick .atfequm-'
ijo on the fi*rt of so eraiment -jt jjt&n as4ie
vas. is one of those precioos legacies 0
lie 'youpg men of the prjpsfent - tfay^hoql^
>earin mind?aa ntf tme g>eiit?e& <Sa?e$|r'
)e achieved so long as. the^fa&fj^jra't^*.
try slaves of cVen their
Whcnjfc public'ma^'r^pei*^
:annot repay/he -i^es tUat
)encienc6 so essential t& '
;nduring popalrtrity^
QCome," is more. iinpoy|flft
lima to be ai\JofhieDtial \an? ftiitfam*
nan, than airy other masfft." '*
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Wrt JbK*.** ji Jv. Ji
GfaotJ#?.~The e&tor of tbferator
publisbeeUn fgw.'fers Jii? nmS- J
ig*|*entof one scfd 61 gwrrid? J
sve^gathej tlie'followtng refculu' ' j
iu ffiejeht'.for fiimily vJ[i
3no I?ri*& or two. saialLJoflfw<4 FAft -iflF. i
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