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I VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CA ROLINA, AUGUST 24, 1852. NUMBER 68
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TRUST IN GOD.
" What time I am afraid, Ivcill trust in Thee."
The billows round me rise and roll,
The storms of worldly care
L **" Beat heavily upon my soul,
And shroud me in despair;
I Forsaken, comfortless. betraved.
With none to succor me,
"Father! what time I am afraid,
Then will I trust in Thee!"
As feeble as the bruised reed,
l Infirm to will or do;
Oft working out the ungrateful deed
? 'Twere better to eschew;
f How were the sinking soul dismayed,
1 Could it not cry to Thee,
" Father, what lime I am afraid,
Then will I trust in Thee!"
v When hope is faint, and faith is weak,
And fears the bosom fill,
And I a strong assurance seek
That thou art gracious still;
I rest upon Thy promised word,
To Thine own truth I flee:
"Father, what time I am afraid,
Then will I trust in Thee!"
%
When saintly paleness marks my face,
And dimness fills mine eye,
And, hoping only in Thy grace,
r l lay me down to die;
If, entering in the vale of shade,
Nor sun nor star I sec,
^ "Father, what time 1 am afraid,
Then will I trust in Thee!"
A JOVIAL FARMER'S EOT.
O, a jovial fanner's boy I'll be
As fresh as the birds that sing,
And carol my merry song of glee
Among the flowers of spring.
O, I would not live in the crowded town
With its pavements hard and grey,
With its lengthy streets of dusty brown,
And its painted houses gay?
Where every boy his ball may bound
kUpon his neighbors dome,
And ever} shout and every sound
Disturb some other's home.
The squirrel that leaps from limb to limb
In the forest waving high,
Or the lark that soars with his matin hymn,
Is not more free than I.
Then give rne the trade of the farmer's boy
From city trammels free,
And I'll crack my whip, and cry' who hoy ;
O, a farmer's boy I'll be!
How to Disperse Musquitoes.?Among the
newest books of the season published by Murray,
w is "Fortune's Journey to the Tea Countries of
China," from which (p. 179,) we take the following
useful extract:
"Seeing the swarms of musquitocs, our Chinese
boatmen asked my servant why he did not
go and buy some musquito tobacco. In a few
minutes he did so, returning with four long sticks
in his hands, costing only two cash each. Two
were now lighted and suspended from the roof
n 1 T /V. .
01 ine ooat. Ill live minutes every musquuo in
in the boat had sought other quarters! and we
0 enjoyed a sound and refreshing sleep. The substance
composing these sticks was made with the
sawings of resinous woods (mostly from juniper
L trees,) and mixed with some combustible matter
f to make it burn. A piece of split bamboo three
or four feet long is then covered with this substance,
as thick as a small cane. This is hooked
on to the wall or the roof of a boat. Sometimes
the sawdust itself is burnt on the floor. Wormwood
is employed for the same purpose."
IIow the Franking " Bisis-ess" is Done Ui>
_ is W aphinoton.?\\ e see by a statement in the
House the other day, from the clerks in the Washington
city post office, asking to be allowed extra
compensation, and, among other reasons why
their pay should be increased, they say that the
letters and parcels received from the House of
Representatives during two years amounted to
the enormous number of C,043,479, weighing
;lit il l..,...U,wl o,.,l utvd.. '. i !
OUC IlimiUIl LllIC*; IIUUUIVU rt?u tiiuUNiiiu
pounds! The aggregate number of free letters,
<fcc., passing that office, amounts to 10.380,150,
weighing near twelve hundred tons. This enormous
amount of labor is performed l?y twentyk
seven persons, and, during the. Session of (Jun^
gross, compels them to l?c employed sixteen haul's
out of the twenty-four.
' 1
.list. XEWTOS:
OR, ANOTHER "WARNING AT A "WATERING
PLACE.
It certainly appeared a most improbable circumstance
that any event should occur worthy [
I of being recorded, to vary the even tenor of life j
! which Mr. and Mrs. Norman enjoyed in the j
j whole state of matrimony. They wore young j
j folks?they had married from affection?and
| moreover, their income was more than sufficient
! for all their unaspiring wants ami tastes; and it j
: was also a "certainly,'' a great good in these j
j days of speculation and going ahead. Charles
1 Norman held a government situation, with a i
, small hnt yearly increasing salary; his residence
! was at lVntonville, and his domestic circle com |
! prised, besides his good, meek help-meet, two
j little children, and only sister, some years !
Charles's junior; indeed lJab Norman had not
very long quitted the boarding-school. Bab and |
Charles were orphans, and had no near relatives
i in the world; therefore Bab came home to live
j with her dear brother and his wife until she had
' a home of her owin?a contingency which people
whispered need not he far oftj if Miss Barbara |1
Norman so inclined. This piece of gossip per- j J
haps arose from - the frequent visits of Mr Nor-; i
man's chosen friend, Edward Leslie?a steady j1
and excellent young man, who tilled an appoint-, *
incnt of great trust as well as confidence in an ! I
old-established commercial house. Edward Los-(
lie was not distinguished for personal attractions '
or captivating manners; but he was an honest, ;
/V.AMA1./-.1U l,rtr.v4,./1 f/.IlAtir nt..l CAntifn'A . '
muni), ^v.iii;iv'u?iiuu icu luiUHf unci ov-uriin v j,
enough to feel very keenly sometimes that the
pretty Barbara laughed at and snubbed him.? 1'
Notwithstanding Bab's folly, however, it would j
have given her great pain had Edward Leslie j j
courted another. He was patient and forbearing; I '
and she fluttered and frisked about, determined |
to make the most of her liberty while it lasted.;'
"Of course she meant to marry some day," she. '
said, with a demure smile, but it would take a !K
long time to make up her mind." |'
Charles quite doted on his pretty sister, and *
often could not tind it in his heart to rebuke her, i |
because she was motherless, and had only him !
and Cary to look to; and Gary's oflice was not to
rebuke any one, much less her dear little sister-.'
in-law. So Barbara was spoiled and humored, I ,
while the children were kept in high order?a '
proper discipline being exercised in the nursery, ^
as became a well-regulated and nicely-decorated '
house. Cary thought Bab a beauty, and so did 1
Charles; the young lady herself was not at all 1
backward in estimating her own charms; and it 1
was a pity to see them so often obscured by alloc- 1
tation, for Bab had a kind heart and an affection- 1
ate disposition. One day when Charles returned "
home after business hours were over, Bab flew I
towards him with an unusually animated conn - |'
tenaace, holding an open letter in her hand, and :1
exclaiming: "Oh, dear Charles, read this! You'll j "
let me go?won't you? I never was at the sea I'
| side in my life, you know; and it will do me j -
such a deal ol good. | '
Charles smiled, took the letter, and tapping |f
his sister's dimpled, rosy cheek, he said loudly: 1
"I don't Think Lab, that y?u want Mofng good |'
to' so tar as health is concerned. The sea-air can-j'
not improve these roses."
"Well, well, Charles, never mind the roses? . J
there's a dear. They only ask mo to go for a j '
fortnight, and I shall .so like it; it will be so nice j 1
to be with one's school-mates at the sea. In-1! i51
and Lucy Combermere are sur't bathers, they ;'
say; and as for me, I do believe, Charles, I shall j'
drown myself for the love of the sea! Oh, you j1
must let me go?do!" 1
There was'no resisting this coaxing, so Charles 1
said lie "would see about it, and talk the matter |'
over with Caroline." '
"Cary thinks it will be delightful for me," ox- |1
plained llarbara; "she's always a good natmvd :
darling." And ]>ab felt sure of going, if Charles 1
talked the matter over with Cary; so she ll. w oil')*
in an eestancy of joy, dancing and singing, and ;A
r . . .V".j ? l.-f-.i'i- . . iv t
iorinwun commciiceu preparation, i>\ pumngou j *
the faded pink ribbons which adorned her boil- i '
not, Mild substituting gay, bright, now stream. :n. ' *
'J'he invitation in question came from Mrs. j'
Conibonnore, who, with her two unmarried j)
daughters, were sojourning at a favorite water- 1
ing place?always crowded during the season? !
and where Mr. Comber more, a rich citizen, 1
I could join his family every week, and inhale a
breath of pure air. Charles did not particularly x
like the Coinbermeres. Mrs. Combei'iin-re was j'
a fussy woman, full of absurd pretentions, and |
with a weakness for forming aristocratic acquaiii j1
tancc, which had more than once led her into 1
extravagance, ending in disappointment and mor- j !tification.
The Misses Combermorc inlieriied '
their mamma's weakness; they were comely dam- j'
sols, and expectant sharers of papa's wealth, wlm '
was "very particular" on whom he bestowed his ''
treasures. IJell and I.uey had bi'en at school with ;
Barbara Xorrnan, and a strong friendship?a ; *
school friendship?had boon struck u|> unionist
the trio, whom the trench dancing master dc- '
nominated "the Graces." And now Barbara c
had received an invitation to stay with them for \
a fortnight, a private postcript being inserted by
Miss Bell, to the effect that "Bab must be sure 1
to coine very smart,for there was most elegant j'
people there, and such beaux!" 1,
Bab went accordingly on Saturday, escorted j
by Mr. Combermcro, who always returned o>;,
the following Monday. Never before had 'Bah
belield so gay a scene; never tiil now had she, 1
looked on the glorious ocean; ncver had she pro- '
menaded to the sounds of su/eh exhilarating music.
1 ler pretty little head was quire bewildered,
though in the, midst of all her delight she wishod
Ibr Charles, and Gary and the children; tin-re.
was such delicious bathing for the tiny ones; such '
with their little spades in the golden j '
sail-Id Innocent happy j^old diners, they!
She found Mis. (Jomberincre and the efirls in |(
the full s\vini? of sea-side dissipation?quite open- |'
house kept, free and easy manners, which at j!
homo would not have been tolerated. J hit it '
came only once a year, and they could nll'ord it.
Quite established as an inmate, was a tall '1
young gontlcin.m, with delicate moustache, who )
seemed to be on terms of friendly familiarity with <
half the aristocracy of the nation. Mrs. Cumber- 1
mere whispered to llab that Mr. Newton was a 1
most "patrician person," of the ''highest connections;"
they had met with him on the sands,
where he had been of signal use in assisting Mrs. j
Comberim-rc over the shingles on a stormy day. I
lie was so gentlemanly and agreeable that they <
cou'd not do otherwise than ask him in; lie had
remained to tea, and since then he had been a :
regular visitor. (
Mr. Newton had been at first treated with )
groat coolness by Mr. Comber mere; the latter ?'
gentleman did not like strangers, and looked
on a moustache with suspicion. 1 hit Mr New-? j
ton was so dilll-rcntinl, so unexceptionable in do- 1
porlmciit. and prudent in his general sentiments, i
warmly advocating Mr. Comhermere's political
opinions, that he had at least won the good oj in-'t
ion even of the father of the family. 1'- sides,; i
he paid no particular attention to thT> Misses j s
Coinbermere; there was no danger of his making i
love to them?that was clear: and Mrs. Comhormere,
inot!ier-like, felt a little mortified and clnt- grined
at such palpable indifference. But when 1
pretty Bab Norman appeared, the case was dif- 1
fc-rent; her brunette complexion and sparkling
dark eyes elicited marked admiration from the i
patrician Mr. Newton; and lie remarked in an >
jff-hand way?solo ?-occ, as if to himself: "By ! -
Jupiter! how like she is to dear Lady Mary! *
Man vers." Dab felt very much flattered by the 1
comparison, and immediately began to like Mr. [ 1
Newton immensely: he was so distingue, so fas- t
cinating, so refined. Bab did not add that he J
iiad singled her out as an aspcciul object, of at- t
tcntion even when the fair dasliing Misses Com- i
bermere challenged competition. J
The fortnight passed swiftly away?too swift- I
v, alas! thought little Barbara Norman ; for at tl
die expiration of the term, Mrs. Cuiiibcrmere ! h
lid not ask her to prolong the visit, but suffered e
icr to depart, again under the escort of Mr. Coin- c
lermore, without a word ol regret at parting, p
Yuel Mrs. Ccinbeiinore! she wished to keep Mr. u
Newton's society all to herself and her (laugh i h
ors! However, the young gentleman .asked i 1<
Barbara for permission to pay bis respects to iicr
ivhen lie returned to the metropolis; this had n
jeen accorded by Barbara, who, on lier return to a
rentonvillc, for the first time found that comfort- n
tble home "insufferably dull and stupid." Ed- i n
ivard Leslie, too?how dull and stupid even he tl
ivas, after the chattering perfumed loungers of o
lie elysium she had just quitted! Vet Edward v
ivas never considered either dull or stupid by com- t
X'lcnt judges; but, quite the contrary?a sen- 1
fible, well informed,gentlemanly personage. But, v
hen, lie had no great friends, no pat rician weak- n
losses, he knew nothing about racing, or bet- t,
iii"\ or onorn dance:s. or slanL' in eai r.il. In <J
.hurt, lie seemed tlat and insijiid to Kilt, who e
:;i<l been compared to the b^autitul Lady Mary J c
\Ianvers, l?y the soft and persuasive tongue of
Lady Mary Maimer's dear friend. Yet, in her "
iocret heart of hearts, Bab drew comparisons hy J
10 means disadvantageous to Edward Leslie.? t
Yes," thought Bah, "1 like Mr. Xcwton best by li
lie sea-side in summer time, when harp-music d
loats on the balmy air; then I should always "
like him. if summer was all the year round. Jlul b
Lr over, day life, for winter hours, for home, in t
diort, I'm sure 1 like Edward Leslie best?I'm ^
aire L love cdward Leslie;" and Bab blushed and t>
.csilated, though she was quite alone. Cary
istened good uaturedly to all Bab's descriptions c
>f the happiness she had enjoyed: and Cary b
houirht, from all J'?:il> said, that Mr. Newton j t>
mist be at 1? a>t some great lord in disguise.? I v
-lie felt <|iiite nervous at the idea of his coining |
,o such an humble house as theirs, when he talk-, il
<1 of parks, and foiirs-in-liand, and baronial balls, j v
is tilings witli which lie was familiar, and re- li
d as mailt rs ot course. 1 ary hoped mat t
Jharlcs and I'M ward Leslie would bo present e
vhen Mr. Newton called, because I hoy wore fit
o associate with royalty itself. ' 'ary had a very s:
iisinblc opinion of herself-?sweet, gentle soul! c
..'harks ot'ton wished his dear sistor l>ab might a
:losoly resemble her. At length, JVU Comber- j<
mre wrote to say that they were about return- h
ng to town: and Mr. Newton declared he could h
i<?t remain behind. 1 tab's heart fluttered and ie
alpitated at each sound the knocker gave, and ; o
lie was thankful that Can's cousin, Miss Ward, h
was staying with them, to call attention oil' from w
icrself. tl
Miss Ward was an accomplished, charming wo- t<
nan of middle age, who for years had resided in p
he Karl of St. Miner's family as governess? w
jrcatly valued lbr her many estimable (pialdies. r?
N'ot. being in robust health, she had absented
icrself for a short season from her onerous du- a
ics, and and in her dear friend and cousin's e?
IllllslV KoIIo'iii Iillil i il ,t *lllif*il .Illi.tt Olid I'.illoVMt il 111. I \\
diss \V;ir.| often t<iiuiil difficulty in repressing a ii
smile at J Sub's superfluous graces and animated c<
jest u res ; but il was a kindly smile, fur tin* stnto- t;
y Conveiitionalilies amongst which sin: usually f
existed, rendered these trails of less reliued 111:111- 0
tors rather refreshing than otherwise. M:.,s 11
^ ard was out when Mrj, Cotnbermigi/s i'?jni >ago
drove up to M f. Gorman's door; and that
ai'10' lady, W'An her daughter Hell, accompanied I
1) Mr. i,i wtun, made their wav upstairs to Mrs. a
^'''mail's drawing room. Mrs. Coiubct'iuerq was p
always astoundiuglv grand and patronising when a
she honored Cary with a callMrs. (.'umber- u
mere liked to call upon folks whom she deiiomi- a
nated inferiors?to impress thorn with an over- a
whelming idea of her importance. Hut 011 the
simple minded literal Cary, this honor was lost,
she received it. with such composure and uneon- 1:
scions placidity; on Habit produced, indeed the (J
ilesircd el feet; but whether it was Mrs. Comber- p
mere's loud talking and bonding, or Mr. Now- t
tun's easy negligence and patronizing airs, that ,s
caused her to color and hesitate, il is not possi
Mo to ili'liiie. was ii"t herself; :nul she l?o- <
[j:in t<? Ihj ashamed <>f living at IV'iilouvillo, t
when Mr. Nfwtoii spoke of a ltelirravio. Miss f.
Wanl, who had il l mi ii' il Irom her sin?j'l?ing ox- j
lursion, glided into (lie room unnoticed, in tho <,
middle of a description Mr Newton was giving
jf a magnificent place, belonging to a dear friend,
ivith whom lie had been staying, before he had
the " unspeakable felicity of meeting .Mrs. Combcrmorc."
" Your description is a graphic "one, John
Rloomfield," said Miss Ward in alow voire,close
:o liis ear, " but howcarae you here?i:i this
iompany ?"
John Kloomfield alia# John Newton, started
js if an adder had bitten him, and gazed franti:ally
uj)on the the intruder. " Miss Ward,
l?n AVfl'iimi J int*/-?1iiviffirilf 44 ilni/f
my more, and I'll go this instant!"
"Then go;" continued Miss Ward majestically,
lointing to the door; " and beware, Ploointicld,
low you dare to enter a gentleman's house unuilhorised
again."
Pale and crest fallen, the young gentleman and
lear friend of Lady Mary Man vers vanished;
tor did he require a second bidding to rush down
(tail*, and out at the front door, which was shunned
violently after him.
" What doe* this mean, ma'am ?" inquired
Mrs. Coinbermcre, very red in the lace, and
ooking terribly frightened? ' what does all this
ncan, ma'am ?"'
"<>nly," replied Miss Ward quietly, "that this
ndividual, who calls himself Mr. Newton, and
vhose conversation I overhead after entering the
ipartment, is in reality, John Liloomficld. cic/mm/
alet to Lord Lilburnc, the eldest son of the
. n,.l ,.f C( V!,..n.. ,.rU.^n i'nr.,1 l.?r? tl.n
iilll vi ?.L. J *11111.1, III M HVOt i<lllJU> L CUV,
lonor to bo governess. His Lordship showed
olcration and kindness unprecedented to the
oung man, 0:1 account of his respectable parenage,
and the excellent abilities and aptitude for
nstruction he displayed. l>ut 1 grieve to say,
blin lJloomlield was discharged from Lord Lilmrn's
service under circumstances which left 110
ioubts in our minds that he was guilty of dis
lonest practices?of pilfering, in short, tocon.sidrahie
extent. We heard that he still continud
his evil course; but though knowing him to
o o
icssess both skill and cllVontery, I was almost as
uueh startled as the delinquent himself, to beiold
him thus playing tlie line gentleman, and
mnging on Gary's sofa."
A faint groan escaped from Miss Comhcrlere
as she ejaculated: "Oil, my pearl necklace!"
ikI a still deeper and niureandible sigh from her
lamina, as the words burst forth "Oil, my diamond
bandeau/" which led to an explanation by
he distressed and bewildered ladies, of bow they
ntrustcd these precious jewels to Mr. Newton,
rlio urged them 011 returning to town to have
hem re-set, volunteering to take them himself to
,ady Manvors own jeweler, a "rirst-rate fellow,
> ho worked only ;or the aristocracy." "They
aust not be in a hurry," Mr. Newton said, "for
he lirst-rate fellow was so torn to pieces by
iuchessos and oountesse*, that even weeks might
laiise before tln-ir comparatively trilling order
otiU be attended to."
" 1 tear," f.'i'd Miss Ward, commiseratingly,
that you will not see your valuables again,
ohn l'doomlied is a clever rascal, and has good
usto, too," continued Miss Ward, smiling, " tor
ic invariably selects pretty things. 1 hope, my
.ear," turning to Hah, who silent and petritied,
your beautiful gold repeater set with brilliants
. safe, and that it did not require repairs or aleralions,
to induce you to part witli it into Mr.
fcwtoifs hands .' 1 doubt nut he had an eye
j it eventually."
I'oor Hah?what a blow to her vanity! She
ould only murmur something about the watch
eing very dear t<> her, because it had belonged
l> her deceased mother, and that she .'llwaVS
ore it around her neck.
"And I don't think that Hah would part with
t, out of her bands to any one," said Cary, "if
,o except ourselves, save to Kdward Leslie; but
,e is such a careful soul, one would not mind iurusting
him with the most precious treasure on
arth." .
Hah blu-hed dec-ply at this speech, because she
i\v a covert smile on Miss Ward's speaking
ountennnco. That lady, notwithstanding her
miability and philanthropic character, rather cn>yed
the consternation of Mrs. and Miss Com
rini'i'i', \vli?? retreated more iirmoiy titan tney
a>l entered, having received ft hsson which, it
; tn he hoped,they profited hy for the remainder
I" their lives, The pearl necklace and diamond
andean were not recovered, though a reward
as ollercd 1 ?v the enraged Mr. Comhermere for
[ioapprohoii>iunof thetliief; yet Miss Ih-II,with
?ars declared, that she would far rather lose her
earl necklace than give evidence against one
hose attractive qualities she could not cease to
jnieinhcr.
Wry shortly after this affair, llarbnrn ha.l
not her short trip to the sea-side, and wi'.h a
oinpaiiion whose happiness equalled ley own; it
as the honeymoon excursion, nn.j Edward Lese
was J iah's companion ','or life. After this send
sea-.-idesqjoui"(l)t]ie I,ride returned to a pret;
house ot h;;.r own, quite near to Charles and
ary : Barbara was never hoard to complain
i finding it dull attd stupid though summer docs
ot last all the year round with any of us.
Seizures of liquor are taking place in Rhode
slaiid. Three thousand dollars worth was seized
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t I'.'lll I,Ivor till UIC mill. -II. nvn |KI| I VI'IIIil.iinls
wore entered against the Ocean, Atlantic
ml 1'nitoil States Ilotols, and a seizure was
undo at the Ocean House. The informers were
ssaullod with rotten eggs, Ac. One man drew
pistol. JIo was arrested and bailed.
The Memory of Friends.?Another friend
ins loft us, with his face turned towardsthogollen
shores of the i'aeilic. Henceforth, tor a
eason at least, he will only appear to us as disanl
objects come, in dreauis and in the rcmiiiicenecs
of the past. There are pleasing memoies
which constitute a chain of sympathetic asoeint.ion,
and a medium of spiritual union, with
lie absent, enabling us to call up the forms ntul
ices we have met on life's journey, and whoso
n ' i liL-.> a eh armed
niiuciico yei miitcrs iinmuu ?? -> ? -
itiiuisj)hor^ ?>r ;in inspiration of the soul forever.
Conspicuous among tne elements and the evidences
of our inmortality, are these golden recollections?these
dauntless memories? which
rise like stars in their mental heaven, and shine
as the eyes of angel-watchers, above the darkness
of the pilgri'ms lonely way. AVe yield to a celestial
magnetism when our spirits go out, far
over mountain and wave, to seek the remembered
objects of our devotion. And do we not require
this mysterious fellowship with the absent?
bur how sadly does this world of time, custom
and business, trifle with human hopes, affections
and sympathies! How often are earthly pleasures
destroyed, by the abrupt changes and arbitrary
conditions of 'the life that now is!'?
\n,l ll.n 1 ?
a uiv .vuuwo ubbaviiiiiv;!!^ uu? uuw arts uiey
violated by the 'Necessity that knows no law!'
Ainid t he conflict of the outward world, the
soul delights to prophesy of a day of rest, when
duty and inclination, in all the circumstances of
being, shall be united in conjugal relations, to be
divorced no more forever. If mortals may bo
permitted to enjoy so great a boon on earth,
may the blessing rest at last on those who now
wander from kindred and from home. And as
the sun-beams fall on the flowers, that open to
receive the golden light, so may the benedictions
of angels descend and rest on the true and loving
souls that are faraway, quickning into increasing
life and perfect beauty, the germs of immortal
hope and joy.
From the East Alalamian.
Early Days.
Who can look back upon the days of child
I Loud without heaving a sigh for'the rememberI
auco of innocent hours, and happy, pleasurable
I enjoyments nearly obliterated by the vista of
j the past. The dark cloud that hangs over them
j gives them more the appearance of dreams than
realites?happy dream, such as leave upon the
mind a holy, soothing influence, and cause an
insuitable desire to dream them over again.
Happy urt/s?because their .pains, disappointments,
dangers misfortunes,?all arc forgotton?
pleasures, loves, kindness, scenes, hallowed by
consciousness of innocence, beaming with a
'youthful ardor, peer above the clouds in bold relief?these
are indelibly written uporr^>ur hearts,
for these the deep-drawn sighs for days no more
to be recalled.
I love to think upon the past, yet sadness to
note the changes a few passing years have
wrought. The companions of ray youth no longer
elate with boyish glee, are found in the sober
walks of manhood, or rest within the gloomy
shades of death. Brothers, then sportive, eager,
careless, now arrived at mature age, are seen
breasting against the stormy scones of life. Sisters,
then blooming in youthful beauty, now
matrons, with anxious care rearing their offspring.
A mother, she, who with careful solicitude watched
o'er my tender years, now bowed with age,
awaits the hour that calls her to her final home.
Heaven smile upon her failing years, and be to
her a recompense for all her toils, her care and
I devotion to the happiness of those who call her
?mother. A father?gone. What worthy
tribute could a mourning son pay to the memory
of liiin so much beloved. 'Twas he that loved
as parents loved. 'Twas he that toiled to make
our pathway smooth. His furrowed cheek, his
anxious brow, his locks, too early whitened, told
the deep solicitude ho felt for those he dearly
J loved, and marked him for the silent tomb. Long
years have passed siuce last I saw that father's
face, vet clearly can I trace its every feature now,
an<l hear that kindly voice, recalled by memory
from out of the darkness of the past. Those
days were happy indeed, but now have sadly
changed?the grave holds all that now remains
of him of earth.
The pleasures felt by_looking back to childhood's
hours, are never unalloyed with grief:
yet 'tis a pleasure to look back a mournful pleasure
to coutempletc what once we were, to sadly
note what changes time has wrought, and vainly
that we might love those happy days again?
Ilappy childhood, gone forever,
Hays that beamed in golden light
I'll lament thee, but can never
Bring tliee lH m my distant flight.
Yet in distant still I see theo
2dom'rv paints mc to thy charms,
Parents dear that onco caressed me,
Fain would clasp me in their arms.
uuiuy inquiry, gaydeceiver,
rioasures thou doest paint arc o'er,
Tinn thy hero, thy dread boreavcr,
Lets us know those joys no mora.
Still I'll think ol*early pleasures,
Wand'ring cheerless and alone,
And I !1 mourn as precious treasures,
Joys thai have forever flown.
Four sons of Temperance, who went from
Providence to aid in enforcing the liquor law,
were pelted with rotten eggs at Newport on Tuesday,
and with difficulty escaped their assailants,
only one of whom was arrested. A very bad
<y/7?-ample of resistance to the law.
Many men lose tnueh by "being too communicative
in their matters of business. The great
laconic philosopher Burke, says, "Keep shady;
and if you see a quarter on the ground, put your
foot on it."
Resignation.? A very worthy and respectable
gentleman from Portland, who occasionally takes
a "smile," was asked by a friend, how he managed
to >*ot along where the Maine Liquor Law
was so rigidly enforced. "Ah, sir," he replied?
"like a good Christian?I go to my closet."?
The Chinese continued to arrive in S.an Fianciseo,
in great multitudes. Nearly 4,000 had
reached the city within a fortnight. They stopped
but a short time, and made liheir way at
once to the mines. The hostility of the miners
towards them appeared to be abatin ,r, as few renorts
are received of their om>uL :from the
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mines.