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THE GAY WORLD.
BY CHII'MLIS wtN
Pass on. iton Vuol,
Follow the prosperous ai tihle er.t,
N'or syrnpathisu with sutil ringt fate
Nor let one tear for others low
Pass or-the poor und fricnite:s know
'Tis nt for long' !
Thy hnlis are bright
With music, beauty all that Venhlm reveails
Why should thou pause tu think what inisery
feels ;
Witi what rul terrors poverty mun.,t cee;
-Pass oi-tIe wrotehed look to heaven, aid
hopo
'Tis not for lone !
Thy I-tik, and la wns
Yield health, and b'uoi, umi ever penLceful
skies,
Why seek the couch where hagg'ard sicknvt".i
lies
In streets contined-in alleys cheer and lorn ,
juts ot-there is God's iosi. fursorruw's thorti;
'Tis not for long !
ILL T-TEPR.--t is undi~outekdlyv
ttruec, that more isery isi rlue
.Inn usfl'. Il by the irregularities of our
hms, itha by reail isfortunes.
A it ha1! 1 ens 1 unfortuna11-telV, Lthat!
Lheg irregularities of the templer :u
iost apt to display tlets.lves at outr
firesides, where everyt'aing otglt to ie
tratiquil and screnc. Iut the truth is.
ve are awed b)y the pircsnce of stran
gers, and are aruad or appearing wea
or ill-natured when we get ou.tt iato the
world, and s- very heroically reserve a'l
our ill-humounir for one wives, c.ildreua
.aud servants. We are meek where we
might meet with opposiitin, but feel
(oIrSJvCs tu la.nutedliy bb.l where we0
are sure of no ei1eetuil resismtiaee.
IIINTa TO LAD[ES.--MeuI of sens !
*-I speak not of boys of eighteen to
.five-and-twcnty, during ticir age of de
.estability'-men who arc worth the
-rQuble. f 1g n ,ie wo'n', ait the
Intss and inconvenlioen of *aing unarri
ed to, andl~ to wht)r ot' uJh afw
some inwar'd co:ats. ;o.t a t(.nt
Ueoblds f~tkhrdc fasinad er ithon
lnsumito fulfilwtose ill otnk e i vowt'
tanter--achr menrwa fpor adir scom
sipnionswomen anot lil; andtwomena
whos wouldV brutuh ofeni :n- jus teas
cithe Rige' attaful oonmy onu nty
~iloe theiornner--catmt tik ho er ojd-t
trins-faith ies t>mte h ce herut
>o (itrlti e ine libctbrushe du
heireutifu boair-w.d s not,for te
worldes, tpriks he delic fin gerit ti ioth
p~lai s e ti; bt iwtoho aitnork he
thand ia faclto gt ir upon'i himb's-wo
sy heeress-i dac luiketa dervisen t
Ahnack'sf -riderlieu iox-lit uo-.-ande
wilt every tith ofit agtir gives herott
cold i e ather'stt~ gloomiiy thomitry
hoseiad she cannl ot in hof o lei
ca eduehs ima~.tei %o sit can oout
u. t iner-p~ a'rties cs insebemu-y an
gret iam at ond. ofpture 'ately niL
B1iiiIAANT REPARTEEs.--Thle dexc
erots leap of thought, by which the -
nind escapes from a seemingly hopeless c
lilemina, is worth all the vestmnents of I
lignity which the world holds. It was t
his readiness in repartee which con
itinall v saved Voltaire from social over
urn. lie once praised another writer
ery heartily to a third person. 'It is
ery strange,' was the reply, 'that you
peak so AI eli K imiia, tor i. says that
sh , I in aveylikel. : t i t of
Is Iay be mAistakeu.' Ag 11in, yII
uanst all have heard the ancedote of the
ouugy gintleniaua who was discourlsiig
ery d.niatically about the appropriate
;pliere of woman. 'And pray, sir,'
;ereaiTed cut an old lady, 'what is the
piropriate sphere of woinan't' 'A ce
estial sphere, lmadan!' Ro bert I11all
lid not ltse his power of retort even in
nAduiess. A hypocrital conduler with
bis miasIrtunies once visited him in the
mad-house, and said, in a whining tone,
What brought you here, Mr. Ilall''
signriifiennitly touched his brow with his
replied, 'What'll never
brin yo6ir,-tot) mu1ch br-ain.' A
rapidl change from enthusiasu to non
ehalanec is often necessary in society.
hus a person one eloqujitently eulogiz
ing the angelic qualities of Joan of Are,
was sudleinly let by the letulanat ques
tioi, 'X hat was Joan of Arc made ofe '
h was Mai'l If Orleans.' A Yankee
is never upset thestonising. lie
walks aauoIng1 the Alps %ith his hands
iii his pockets, and the smoke of his ci
iar is s lnalng the mlists of Niagara.
''ir is sctn a Z'
One of this class sauntered into the
o!liee of the hliting telegraph, and
asked l how long it wotuld take tc transmnit
a mlessae to \Wasliiigton. 'Tell uiii
'was the repy. -1 can't wait,' was
the rejimiler. heridan, wil) never.
WaS with.tit a reason, lever Failed to ex
tricato himself ill any emergeicy by
his Wit. At a ciunt ry house, where he
was onice on a visit, an Cld. rl i naidenk
lady direai to) beC his comtaiiion 'i a
walk. IlIe exeased himself at first on
the gIr"i of the hadiess of the weth
cr. She soon afterwards, however, in
tercepteiI him ill :tll attei.ipt to es(a11
withpm her. "\Vell,' she said. it is
cleairedi 111. 1 see.' '\Vhy y es,' lie an
sw.tee1. 'it has clcared uIp enioughk 1ar
n'-, )t not enCIIuh Fhr I Po.' It ais
this en; n which 111:,10 J.41m Rlm.
illh st tel rih!e inl r trt. lie wvas the
Tr[Ii test ofI CaongeSs, a tong:.ue-stabbterI.
N ) IlvyIerb014le I& colittoiligt or. seori'
ccubl Ie laliihed againist hima , but
he coIul "over t.; it with sIometlingf
lnore1 (c-r,:tI Ia eslte ntilollo s. 0 1)
[I siti aill iii i aid llea 1 luilli into inure
b arilli at 'it terniieSs. 'ISn't it a shmu,
Mr. .resideit , said lie in i lay ill tlle
Senate, 'tha tie ib l.dogs of the
aIillillistratioll shot11-I ILU was-ing" thleir
preciols tiie in wrring tihe rat of
the doiin' midael h -
ate wLaa ina oproau-, meilihe n asch
,!!ieer, hw.vi'r, s stindIl him; an.
poiniting.- his 1lng. shinn ingla at his
Ip!oui& :It hi- Il~ih sereme.:d 'a; '
r: .IL, * ':'1' iar m ic . '* I
'.elv even t heir Sen1ses. If (eleaili
was is ti e fii-n'm, then cleana!inessi
bahire.l; ii dirit, laire p wdier, mal11 po
.5slalaeh.i no t iii're, from their baeii
liSiaireeab le. Thi e secret is, th at fah
ois i5mit~iating. iin certain thaings that
re Iu 'Jir jaieri ad that areC iieaily
nd' ifl'erenit in thiem selvyes, those5 who ps
of~ ini our lpower, anal that the losses
rts are as little dispised to) part ithd
sthey are iager to obhtrudie thielni uponii
he n otice of ter~s bay ev ery ex terna
ymboal att their imaimediat'e coatrol.
aXe thinik the cut of' a coat line,blaecauise
t is worn i by a muan with tean a thouisaial
year', w .h a fino hoause, a uni a hine
ariar e cannot get the tent thoau
. d ne hiouse or thae carriage,
e 'n'an--th de cut of' thae line
rentl' 11 I , and11 thuns are in tile
IE\*vi fr aendiv the fin!Ilation ta
>f ill reper; * ere'i is a jealousy in t
tome chauraet i ich i eiersi1 thet sute-'
ess ofother's .ie subject of maalev'olece c
istead~ of appr'obationa. TIhie Sui~don
ire~ssionl of those with whom they arei
~oIected, would give fecility; bitt if I
hoepara ente in the scalo of society,t
ndii 'oooive the juist encom~tjims of mlei-"
t. '3retes htred, They3 rnow gessoc
ipon a' hevol with; lad as they[
I ut oe by- what pr inciles they
e d4.aohlistanced,.thiey seek to avoid
1lpFrgvIdy. nti begin to dhetract either
r-ea I .. ia'ral or'intellectual qualities of
hot. M ~if' onco loved. Thusm I
a~ u unl umnmohgted upon ther
'.1 e i-price, or dev'4ed to the sul- I
lm b1 4' suspicion.t
TEMPERANCE IN WINE COUNTRIES.
-My observations in France, as well
s in Germany and Italy (says Dur
in,.in his "Observations on the his.
ory of Europe"), satisfy ie that the
>eople in wine-growing countries are
auch more temperate thani in the North
>f Europe and in America. The coin
non wines which are used on the soil
hat produces themu do not intoxicate,
mlt nourish, forining a Irage item in
lh-d in the pabuluin of the peasant.
Khen he goes out to his daily toil he
:arries with him a loaf of coarse black
)read and a canteen of wine, and these
'efresh and sustain him: he rarely
astes meat, butter and cheese. This
in ordinaire makes a part of his break.
list, of his dillier, aid of his evening1
neal; and costs him, perhalps, two or
hree cents a bottle, if lie put chase it.
[t is the juice of the grape, not deri
Vinlg its body or taste from an infusion
Aspirit and skilful combination of drugs
is in our country, but from the genial
soil and benteficient sun. The truth of
what I have here said is suppor ted by
the general remark, that drunkenness
is bit selom seen in France; and when
it is, it does not proceed from the use
of the common wine which enters so
largely into the sustenatice of the peas
antry and common people, but from
brandy and foreign wines, particularly
the first, to the allurements of which
the hard-worked and closely confined
mechanics, artizans, and dense factory
populations of the capital and large
towns are particularly exposed. I am
obliged to believe that the use on the
soil of any native wines ini any country
is conducive to health, cheerfulness, and
temperance; -ind I lm as eually con
vinced that all foreign n0ines are injiuri
ous in all t''e;g t. luee the
had effects U the x ines imported :ail
used in Enigland i:,1 America.
There is a great difference between
the power fI 6 .d! 0l ice awl tho
ability to a.t uponI it. !l' o r ;Il
wisdoui is, ':iaL[s. rim tlv aneintedt
with practi.: idom; t%-o e 0t111
find that meln of no talent whatever
contrive to pass through lie with credit
and14 I.iopriety, II(ler the guidatnce of
a kind of instinelt: These are the per
Sons Who soen to stumile, by mero
gooi luck, upon1 the phlIilosopIher's st- onie.
Ill the coloni-rce of life every thing
ther toauch seemmls to tirnit into gold.
It is not essenltial to ithe hapy home
that the e shohul be the luxury of the
eareiotedl flo or, the ri-:bly Cushioned so
fa. the soft shiole of the astral laip. -
These cheg:micies gil tle aparticmeits,
butt thev reach noot the heart. It is
entniess, order, and a cheerful heart
which iniake home that s-.eet paradise
it sj often is feutul to be- There is
joy, as real, aS heart felt, by thI e. ot tagpre
tire-side, as ia the Imiost. sp ledid sta
liotin; of wealth and relineicnt.
W it a lovely picture has Uurtns given
us f lie rCtut 'f.1' the cottager to his
h1ome, Ifrer the 1,1bour11s of the day:
-At h- ::: hv l 11 . -l Co1 uppe;irs ill view,
Bei-oetth ilhe AhIIh..r oif 0i0 agIed Iree,
ith oti-ath,
To iie- t ther d ho ito thtiterinog noetioid
'0 - ;i , w .0.: i r o o r w . -.1
hoos twi.'
'lie hi xurtties and elegancie's ofl Iife are
oit to b1 dt esp isedl. Theiy arte ti be ire
'iele with gratitudle to 1limt whIo hias
.r'ovid ed thiem for' our enijoymetnt. liuit
heirt posossiions dIoes totl i nsure happli
es<. Th'Ie sources of' triue jis~ are not
i shallow. Souw pesos like somen
eptiles, have the faceulty of extracting
ovis.otn fronm ev0er'y t hinig that is bueauti fut
uid swee t; othlers, like the bee, will
athter Itonoey' from iso uces in wnichi we
booudI'I h ini k tio s weet ciuld0. be founid.
hel ceerful htear t, Ii ke thme k aleido
(*Ope01, Cauttss itoost dhis~orno t intatert
Ito a rratnge thicniSelv'0es itt to harmtioti)y
tio beatuty.
(h'rt'.\0TuiN 11011 ('mllL~oaEN.--Th'Ie
Iabits ofi chtildre rove uo th at occupI ationt
Sa necessity with milost ofI them. --
hey loove. to lie butsy evni aboout nothi
ig, still niore to lbe usefully empiloyedeo.
Vi th somet chii 1ren it is a s tronigly de-I
'eliopeu.d physicah iecessity0, and ifii not
tutned to guood accunt, wiill be 10r0odime
ive of positive evil, thtus verifyinug thie
lid adage, th at ''idlleniess is the intothler
1 mischeiif."' Chtlidreni should lie en
ouraged, or' if indepoend ant, diciplineod
ato performting for thiemsielves ever'y
ittle office relative to their toilet, n htieh
hey are capale of' perfuomintg. They
hould also keep their own clothes and
thetr possessionst, in nteat or'der, and
etch for themselves whiatevet they
r'ant; in shor't they shoutld learn to be
s indopendenit of the services of others
s possible, fittinig themi alike to make
~ood use of proosperity and to meet with
ortitude any rever'ses of' fortune that
may befall them. 1Iknow of no rau~k,
owever exalted, in which such a sys
cm wvould not nrove beneficint.
INCONSISTENCIES OF GENIus.--Of
the relations of authors to social life, of
their ltbits, manners, dispositions iln
society, as contrasted with those dis
played inl their writings, a great deal
that is interesting might bo said. A
man of letters is often a man with two
riature,-one a book nature, the other
a human nature. These two often
clash sadly. Seneca wrote in praise
of poverty, on a table formed of solid
gold, with two millions of pounds let
out at usury. Sterne was a very selfish
lin); yet a writer iexce(led forl-athos
and ebarity. Sir Richard Steele wvrote
excellently well on temperanlce, when
he was sober. Dr. Johuson'-s essays
on politeness were admirable; yet, his
'You lie, sir!' and ' You don't under
stand the question, sir!' were too com
mon chara cteristies of his colloquies.
Ie and Dr. Slielbeare were Loth pen.
sioned at the same time. The report
immediately flew, that the king h ad pII
sioned two Lears, a le-bear and a she
bear. Young, whose gloomy fiacy
east such sombre tinges on life, was in
society a brifk, lively man, continually
peltinig his hearers with puerile puns.
Mrs. Carter. fresh from the stern, dark
granduer of the Night Thoughts, ex
pressed her anizement at his flippancy
'Madam,' Said lie, 'there is nmuch dit
rerence between writing and talking.'
Tht(e same poet's favorite theme was the
nothiin gness of worldily things; his fa
vorite punsuilts was rank and riches.
I-lad Mrs. Carter noticed this incongru
ity, she might have added. 'Madam,
there is much diffierence between wri
ting didactic poems and living didactic
)oCImS.' aclon, the most coml)prelhenl
sive ail forw ard-l' ing of modern in
tllects, an i i: fe.hiw. one of the most
beniev,'lent, was Ireauil ly m.d wickedly
awhiti:ms of' 1L :.- W -p1lsi Lee.
tura.
CoxA we i:iidi ar h emny
nu'horf im moln n1 is art, but
few n'o pr.ilice it. though it is far
frni tiig the least ;Important that be
longs to writing. True, the production
of ideas must ever stand first, but tc
what undue lengths will the unchecked
fame go even in the strongest minds;
:and41 it is wnly by keeping them withi
proper bounds, discarrling the weak and
supe:-fluous. aid adopting the true and
beautiful, that we can ever hope to give
anything worthy of the admiration (A
posterity. Some canl never write a letter
without fillhig the whole sheet, and if
tie inik holds out they will write across
aw) across the paper again; so that what
at first was searcelv inltelligible, at last
defies iot uily the skill and ingenuity (l
manl to unwderstaiid, but defeats every
atte:ilpt to read it, w hile a clever mani
letter is ever sht, pithy, and initelli
gent, aind y.I feel satisfied on arrivil
at die end 0' his ejpistle. Many a youn
author of real talents, begins his pro
fessionl by labiouriig too much in th<t
collecting and joiing together of words
To colleet words will ever he a eommOi
Loa ..ib.o;sj nt.n.ai conl
dense ideas a rare alt diflicult one.
The very best auitho is but an artificer
of' a iglier gradeu. and hie akssured that
hv learin i to eti ciese yonu will great
lyv incras - the iiunbler of y''m- ieaders.
A x A NEI)' ~T'1E W\i:a, T1or.i.--Du
rinig the reenti liailrotad Cnavenitioni
at t his llace, towards th e ele i-iig scene
a m esoltionm was inltroduced by, toie ol
the Coniany~ii proc eed to purebainse hm: d
and cerect wor'k sh ops att A a'delrsoant i.
age for the en tire i rout e. Variious
amienduunmts we rc offeredl which cut
downi andi~ altered the restohithin materi
ally*-wheni Geli. Wh itne&r arevse, and
with miuchi gravity re'inarikedh, these
amenudmien ts iretninuded him i of an alnee
dote related '> D.r. Frainlin of a cer
taini Johnii Jr.wi a ha1t ter by trade,
who desiriing to akdvekrtise dr iew up an
ad vertiseinenit as follous, ''Jun Brow'n
nwltkeS andi ~ises ats~f reaca lsh"
--buit b efor'ie publishingr it, he coincluided
to consult his friendts. Showing it to
one lie aidvised him to strike out "for
readly cash,' for"' said tie, "yvoura patrons
willI sooni le'airn your1 t ermas." 'B rowin
thought this well enotugh , anmd mieeting
another, his counisel wa:s to "lteave o'ut
'inatkes4,' 1for it is no mnatter who makea
thecm,'" aiid this was stricken o'ut, and
the advertismieiit then read "'John
Brownm sells hatst."' Presenting' it to a
third ini this formn for his views, he m cpli
ed, "wuhoc in the lune of Hleaveii wouldl
siipptse thamt you1 galve bats away', 1
would leavye ott'sells hiats' also,' which
was doine, arid the n'dvertisement then
r'eadl simply, "'Jolin .lrown.'"
Thlis anecedote was told in an admnira
ble style, and never was one more aip
priopriately thrlown'i in to illustrate a po
sition. At the recital of it, the whole
Convention was convulsed with laugh
tcr.-Abbeville Banner.
Conintnent iS ibiin wo1l1s hapmjhmcs.
WH AT IS PitEJUDICE.-Prejudice is
the contrast of judgment, since it antic
ipates reflection. It has often been
acknowledged that precipitation of
thought, as well as of speech, entails
very fatal consequences; and that the
man who, through life, can wisely steer
clear of this double inconvenience, de
serves the appellation of happy. He
thinks, and thinks again, before he lets
his tongue mingle in the flow of conver
sation, and consults his inmost self ere
he ventures to decide. He has also
learned by experience, that Nature has
its mask, Science its obscurities, the
World its artifices, and Merit its one
miies; and, hie consequently never deter
mines, without having first deeply
searched into the matter. He lifts the
veil ihat unfolds each object, and dis
covers that it would be madness to
judge too harshly and at first sight.
What would the result be, if we
trusted to our eyes only? Why, the
sun would be pronounced to turn
around the earth, instead of the latter
encircling the orb of day.
The prejudices of a single mind can
easily be destroyed; but when they
have been reduced into i egular systems,
and found their way into social circles
formed to accredit them, there is no
remed v.
CONSOLATION ron GENIUs.-Let no
man, who is in anything above his fel
lows, claim, as of right, to be valued or
understood: the vulgar great are com
prehended or adored, because they are
in reality in the same moral plane with
those who admire; but lie who deserves
the higher reverence, must himself con
vert the worshipper.-The pure and
lofty life; the generous and tender use
of the rar' creative faculty; the brave
endurance uf neglect and ridicule; the
s' ange and cruel end of so much g -ni
ous and s much vi:iue-th*s% are th.
lessons by w iich .e sympathies of man
kind must be interested, and ieac facul
ties educated, up to the love of such, a
character and the comprehension of such
an intelligence. Still the lovers and
scholars will be few: still the rewards of
fame will be scanty and ill-protioned:
no accumulation of knowledge or series
of experiences can teach the meaning
of genius to those who look f. r it in
additions and results, any more than
the numbers studed round a planet's
orbit could approach nearer infinity
than a single unit. The world of
thought must ienain apart from the
world of action, for, if they once coin
cided, the problem of Life would be
solved, and the hope, which we call
heaven, would be realized on earth.
And therefore men
" Are cradled ii.to po.try 1y wroig
Tlwy hearn inl suirerinig WhIL the'y teach lin
soig."
Cinxirsi.: Mr.:non or ColuING
HAIL.--M. Stanislaus Julien, the
learned orientalist, has communicated
to the French Institute the Chinese
method of coloring hair. It is said that
ith"4,jhinesu have succeeded in reaching
and transforing, f'vi-so1 .medi
eine and a peculiar diet, the liidd
whicb colors the bilous system, and
giving to white or red hair a black tint,
ulne ih maitins it selft during the cont
tiniued g'rowth . e coloring is pro
dluced by mleanls of certain substances
miixed wi (It the food and drin1k. Ths
siustanices areC not hutfu tl to the 1body,
huaving for basis andl elements ferrugi
(us priinciles which are recommended
by p~hysicians, ad alwa ys succesfullyv
emiployedh. . Debmay, who hats writ
tent a treatise on this s;ubject aund pre
pared a formula of the means to be em
p;loyed, says:
It is astoniishinig that the phiysiolo
gists whot have experimented and sue
cceded ini coloring the bones of living
animuals, red, byv mankin g them eat and
dligest madder, have not thoughtt of
~seeking in- the same way to color r-ed
anid u hite hair black. Th'le hair and
die beard belong to vegetable life, and
are dhisposedI to the same phenomena.
In fact, after a sufficient quantity of
ferruginious salts has been introduced
inito the body, the circulation takes them
up; the blood loaded with these substan
ees deposites them ini the follicles of the
hair-, which in turn, pours them into
thde oil, saturated with iron, becomes
black, and the whole hair- withi it.
M. Imiber at present bishop in Chii
na, offers, according to the testimony
of the A bha Voisinu, one of'the director's
of foreign missions, a living proof of this
i/r ernal coloring of the hair and beard.
It is by th is method that the Ch'nesc,
correocting thio vagaries of unaturec, have
beenx able to claimt the tithe from thn
highest antiquity of the black-hair-ed
xiation.
The Pope lelssed the Neapolitan army on
their flight fromt Roman territory, as follows:
"I bles&'d you marchuing to the fray,
I bless you no0W yout've ru away~
1I othefr honor you have ap
Van'll mininv. ba ble~uaA lot
A Gallant Soldier.-At the funer
al honors paid to Worth, Duncan and
Gates, John Van Buren delivered an
oration, in which he related the follow
ing anecdotes of the former:
'While General Scott was under
charges by order of General Jackson,
and a court of inquiry was investigating
his conduct in Florida, a party of gen
tlemen met in this city, and after dinner
the conversation turned upon the sub
ject of Scott's services. Worth, indig
nant at the proceeding, was describing
the part which Scott took in the battle
of Niagara. le said that Scott's brig
ade were advancing, towards evening,
under the cover of a wood, from which
they were to deploy into the open field ;
Scott had already had one horso shot
under him. and, as the column were
deploying, his second horse fell, and he
became entangled under it. The col
umn wavered, and Worth, then his
youngest aid, rushing to his assistance,
dismounted. and tendered him his horse,
saying, 'General, can you mount, the
column falters for a leader?' Scott
immediately mounted, and riding to the
head of the column, cried out, 'Advance
men! the night's our- own," and Worth
followed Scott, as his aid on foot. At
this moment a discharge of grape from
a single cannon prostrated Scott, the
horse which he rode, and his aid, Worth.
Scott and Worth were'immediatelv
carr'ed to the rear, Scott seriously,
E*d Worth, as it was supposed, mortal
ly wounded. Attention was, of course,
first paid to the commanding officer.
After some time a deep groan was
heard, apparently from the adjoining
tent, and Scott, with that forgetfulness
of himself which distinguishes him on
such occasions, begged the surgeon to
repair to the quarter whence the sound
proceeded, and attend, as he said, 'to
poor Worti, who must be dying.' In
stead of this, as Worth concluded. 'the
cry of agony proceeded from my faith
ful dying charger, who had managed.
to drag himself upon three legs to the
edge of my tent. where he had lain
down to die.' Pausing for a moment,
while there was hardly a dry eye in the
company, he added -'I beg your par
don, gentlemen, I find that, in defend
ing Gen. Scott I have been incidentally
led to describe my own service.'
THE SwEI-TNEss OF IloME.--He
who has no home has not the sweet
pleasulre of life; he feels not the thous
and endearments that cluster around
that hallowed spot to fill the void of his
aching heart, and wile away his leis
tre moments in the sweetest of life's
joys. Is nisfortune your lot, you will
find a friendly welcome from hearts
beating true to your own. The chosen
partner of your toil has a 3mile of ap
probation when others have deserted, a
hand to help when all others refuse,
and a heart to feel vour sorrows as her
own. Perhaps a smniling cherub, with
prattling glee and joyous laugh. will
drive all sorrow from your care-worn
brow, and enclose it in the Nyreaths of
domestie bliss.
s-o matter howi humbic the home
maiy, 7lioradmuremg - how
poorly its inmates are clad; if true hear a:
d well there, it is yet a hlome-a cheet&
ful, prudent wife, obedient and affection
ate children, will give their possesd
more recal jory than bags of gold and
windy honor.
Tfhe home of a temperfrte, indiustri
ouis, honest man, will be his greatest
joy. ie comeIs to it "weary anid worn,"
but the sounid of the rhlerry 1augh and
happy voice of childhood cheers him; a
phanu but healthful meal awaits him.
Fnvy, ainbhtiof-, and strife hatve no~
place there; andl, with a clear' consei
ence, lhe lays his weary limbs down to
r-est in the bosom of his family, and un1
der- prlotecting care of the poor man's
friend and help.
Ertention-An l political song,
sung iln the days of T1homas Jefferson,
contains the followIng lines:
From G~eorgia to Lakea Champlain,
From set u toMisuissippi's shoue," &c.
Ilow vastly has our country beehi exten~
ted since ! What empires have been
added to its domain. The Misissippi
no longer- hounds our territory,but from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, fiom the
St. Croixt to the Rio Grande, our flag
waves over every foot, of land. Wo
should sing now-a-days
"From oti Rio Grand,'. waters to the.e
luke. ofuin.
From tbe'broad A tlantic's billows t6 Nevadla's
golden cLhuin,
Tht- irnner of our coun~try over ell dominion
holds,
Muhlg one the mailion be-arts that beat high
beeaeth its (elds
Baiyard Taylor, in a letter from Cnlifonin,
says that those who'return home disappointed
say they have been humbugged abooutathe
gold. T1he fact' is, thgey havo humhg~
themetes about the work. If the y yzpt
to make money out of thfe0arth) Wtli se
vere labor, they pr6 Jr nleow
all classes 61 mesion~ ihs tM pitoe~treets
14i quryi rott~ r e adQsq f(
AE
A new death de'1Ltt#
shape of a Rifle Psju ip te
in ew York that 4es o
ima'te uses4amnitgspp en tf~ t
war still'fuh ivt
known as Jennings Paet t ien
siged 1o be an ahivot etwR/k:'r
ud .to udoid the gret doiffiegl
ping and prinng.'est 1.4d, ;'4
be unconanon y free g dirt
which is a force we hat e -uJ 11
equalled. The ournfl I
says its appearanlce tigzd weig 4s
ditlfer fronithe common gun i
it has an Iron breechvith iabd6IJ
By a simple eontrivncoi
stock, the brech pin of tiin arrel lija
ed as-the gun is cocked. A cafrfi
placed in this.opening and h n
trigger, the pin- lostioba g
strong block ofsteel fallsbehintd Ir
the gun primes LtsefamEni . 4isobargs
all at'one -motioi It is so simplell
can hardly by any accident got outf of
der. It is capable of being loaded at i
breech asoflen as it is fired off, and as
pidly as a man's hand can move to thrt .
in a cartridge. This is at the rate of 1
shots per minute, for a person who I
practised with the gun. 7,t
Another variety of the same gun is
nearly completed by the patenteesj.i-Ji
which the ramrod is a tube of the. sad'V
size, capable of containing 24. cartrid~s
which areso arranged that they srdplaided
in the barrel one by one, and fired su
cessively without any intorruption.
moment that the 24th ball. is. fired
gun may be used as the first oned
at the breech.
But the chiefstrength of this forA-do
weapon rests an the cartridge which
used, and for.which, indeed, the guh t
expressly manufactured. Thiscartidg
which is also patented, is simpTy a
hall. A hollow cone.of lead. or raihor e
bullet elongated on one side in -n hollow
cylinder to aboutone inch in length . t
filled with powder, and the . erec
with a thin - piece of corkii the
centre of which is .a sm1 mit
lire from the pinning, on
which ti., hall does. is no'..
tIhn everything else cousm .
gun. At forty rods the ha re.br ed
more than four inches in the b.dy of a
livo butternut tree. 4
The priming is in small pillsi.of whabil
100 are placed in a box ftroi %hichtlie
gun supplics itself wihout tail.
MORE INVriTO.X Mt iohLL1N . -p
sicur Vandenberg of Bruss li has :nhe
teda new 6ie sidtioj.be iar bef 1:i
the famous P ,tsiganfiredeedle g9t
From six to eight disch a caese mad
ina m cane srnm
2000 to 2300 feet;'.th baL1wighkfs t#1,614
-onec oul*nen aind a quarter, afs.: powdoe,
is one twvelfthl the0 weignhoti *bull. .'An.
oiidiniary gun requires three times niora
powder, although tho ball does.not eigih
half an ounce.' The new gun isiouck d
from the breech. Tho shape f'thc b li
is round, not conical as in the Trussian
gun. It is not consoling to think thatsio
much ingenuity is spet by me in devl
sing means to kill each other, bit if theif
will fiht let them be astired that 1h6v
u ill lo'w their lives. ..The' coura#,b
men of the middl Would ry1t 4a0.
fought one fiftetv irtch~t4 V
had notb6 iain'awe V
armor that they could haci n t
midst of gft19ti~ tto
is one tindahbted ciretirustip hzi
tnctly declted be& wrst ajf tarj
the fiuct that bodi4s'ser indturn
edl In their coflins atttu the beh
disrrnged. EBtt What wabain;ribad
with seeming reason, to the tW~p f vdi
t ality,-is now known to beodq twage ai
cy of corruptioni. A gas is aevoopoetti#
the decayed body which mimics b* is
imichaunical force, many of the moverrer.
of' ifi'. So powerf'ul is thisgas indepse~
that havte lain long in the wtatot that Al.
Devergie. the physician to theMf.t --
Pauris~ and the author of a text.k st.
legal medicine says: that~ unless' 46eu tre
to the table, fthey are often heaved iraitd
thrown tothe ground. Prequeruily sft'
gers seeing the motion of the lnms,~u~
to the keeper of tihe Morgue, and a
nounce with horror that apeofi
All bodies, sooner or later,
in the grave; and it constatilAbu
the corpso, blows outthe skini Till it re nd
with distention, and ometimnes bursma the
coffin i.t*f. When the gas e.ike4 k
withy a liqise, imagmnatioh has -couvertei! It--s
'itito arioutory or groan; the6 'gave
been re.'oyered; the positiontbf ie:
coiintmod the suspicioni, atnd tti
tioutbeeri taketv:for ovidennoe
wroet'hiagnawed his boshlit t~i1e
of despair. S&wsry ~~ee '
:stat tces which will confr% -
sonorh a conoluraionghait lithos'd ..
stanitial than the fabvie of'a dr-snr.
"You know whaft p v~fr~1fainin s'o
course, Mye.Partiton maid &hi
mild way "Oh es," replied efSf
seen a piciure tt~ a whole famly f '
&r.ldren thaft6cik udijn 'Prhr
feir thirty years! 'P'h' e was yic >
na for you." 'The doma~r shen Tie ead u
if Ticreda loums. 'What,aote f )ils
Me be, so nutricousl "Vgetablen 5
4dbe swe," wts the esponmoe& itit1
hunl thme doe'or ruisiedIrn f e ron n n frarnre
Whlether Aereadiio va d
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