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VOL ft -RUBBER 15.
Prayer a a IBM Vow
IT ItU WOODVILLI.
"fwa
1 saaltsw Indisn 11 in
mmA i-Murht had bsaraa U aather in bur Aumkv
hand ths roMeu traaate of the da. Bat the
gathering obscurity hid not the lore-light in
CWa'a ey.. while it softened to extreme tweet-
tas (be anile upon her lip? She eat upon a
rxstic bench before a little cottage, orer which.
one might tow faaeled the godde.. of telle
presided, ao graceful and appropriate were all
iu appointments within and withont. The
w war-
hoar wee beautiful, and an artiet or poet would
hare dwelt enraptured upon the dreamy beau
ty of the aceue. Bat the young mother heed
ed naught but her little Charlie who rolled in
frolicsome glee with Carlo -on the turf at her
feet She aaw only the pretty boy; heard only
the pushing laugh whoee lightest tones made
music i her beart
f 9 A .,',-nscer'e eye he was surpassingly
Wr.-and to th.J htT' h,wt how beMti
fel! Hi. delicately pentd felur" wh'M
imaged from her own, tho' bii bro .
dr cant, and his blue eves looked un win.
mirthful glance rery unlike the serious tender
ness of her own.
Clara bowed her head upon her hand and
closed her eyes in a sweet re very , still she eaw
in her mind's eye the golden head of Charlie
resting on Carlo's black, shaggy eoat. Then
ehe wore in fancy the web of the future and
every thread was bright with love and happi
ness: eke led her boy in a flower strewed path,
way, eaw him a noble youth, and then a man
with fame and honor encircling his name. She
forgot tbe temptations of life; she forgot the
passious and weaknesses of this earthly nature,
and for.dly saw her son grown up with all the
innocence uf childhood How proud and hap
py she would be in him; how fond and tender
he of her! 5he smiled unconsciously at these
pleasant imaginings, and felt her heart go out
to her little one, with a lore that was almost
worship.
An angry cry smote her ear, and her vision
dissolved in air, as many a sweet vision has
before, She raised her head in lime to see
Charlie's tiny hand fall with an uukind blow
upon Carlo's head which but a moment before
be bad hugged to himself in fondness!
'0, Charlie!' cried the mother imploringly.
'Bad, naughty Carlo! he scratched me with
his great paw,' cried Charlie, passionately.
Clara took her child in her arms, kissed tbe
little wound and soothed the tumult in his in
fant breast, then a few gentle, judicious words
sent Charlie to the dogs' side again; be put
both arms tightly around his neck, and Carlo
forgiving fellow growled a good nalured
growl to evince his satisfaction.
Though Charlie was good and h ippy again.
Clara still looked sadly and seriously upon
him; The sensitive child observed it and said,
'Don't look sorry now, mamma; I'm good now,'
I was thinkinc what a sad temner mv little
boy has. Do you know, Charlie, that persons I
sometimes do things very wicked when Ibey
are angry? 0, if you should grow up a bad :
passionate man!'
Charlie stood before his monther, and the
look of enxiety, almost of terror, upon his face,
aid plainly, 'What shall I do, mamma, what
shall I do?'
'Kneel, my child,' laid Clara, as if in answer
to his inquiring lqok, 'Kneel, and ask God to
help you, and to teach me how to lead you!'
2ue little one knelt with clasped hands, and
the penitent tears glistened like dew upon
the roses of his cheek. Clara bent over him
till her dark curls mingled with his golden
locks.
It was a holy, light! that young mother, in
her girlish grace and beauty, praying with her
little one. The stars came forth and looked
down ia silent awe upon them, and the record
ing angel traced that mother's prayer in char
acters of gold.
Eighteen years hare circled away with their
changing hopes aad fears, tbeir sorrows and
their joys. Let us look again upon the little
cottage, once sq tweet a home. 'Tin night,
aad the full moon looks down smilingly upon
the spot; yet there is a lonely look on every
thing that saddens us as we pan up the grav
ered walk. Tail, rank weeds have chocked
the flowers, and the zephyrs whisper mourn
fully throu6h tbe untrained vines. Let ui en
ter. HoW still it ml How oppressive is the
silenee!
Clara is sitting here alone and bowed as f
10 griei or meuuauon
The hand supporting
her head is pale aad wasted, and though the
lender Unwri the tears are falling one bv one
Why sits she here alone and weeping? If here
is he who won her girlish heart with its trust
ing affections? There is a grass grown grave
hallowed with her tears Clara hi widowed!
Bat Charlie, have the angels taken bim too, to
the happy land, and is Clara indeed alone?
Yes, Clara is alone ia the saddest sense; yet
Ohar.ie it not with the angels, bat with those
who could soon change the angel in his heart to
a demon. Temptation hat allured ibe youth
fan aside from the narrow path, and Clara
weeps despairingly for her erring ton.
Liet US sees; mm, ana percnauce we may
ii.4.. him tn hla mother's side. In an uDDer
room in the village hotel are heard the soi.fMs
of revery aad boisterous mirth. Charlie a here, j
tbe youngest and faireit of the group, but with,
and fki, roasd A, (WHfuMi,
Ai aagtl homed over Olurlis with droop
ing wiag Ml doweest eye, holding in her head
traatpereat scroll with goldsa letters poa it-
oui ii neeaea not 14 keavenly presencs sad
piayea wilt 1 Diane eagerness. 8000 Ultra a
lose an angry dispute, and Charlie's roiee roee
" " WID lo mi: lnen 0D accused him of
Ule,r7 d deception, ud in mad paaaion the
youn m" heavy bedded caae to
,ttnk h" 0CM" dMPte blow. At thia
huM moment lhe MU PUwd le gic
i"1 U" h,i Ma bi n"d dropped
I to b" ,,d M ,f P"d Frooa ddeo '-
I ,UT''' "clur roM
itseir Deiore bis mental vision: he saw himself
a tiny boy kneeling by hie mother ' side her
low toned voice filed his ear, he fell the touch
of bar toft hair upon his cheek and her gentle
hand upon his head. How the terrible passion
melted in his heart and the old feeling of grief
sad penitence thrilled its every cord!
A sudden fear seized him. fear of himself
and his own unguarded passions. Though the
taunts and jeers of his companion! rung in his
ean he started in wild haste for tbe only safe
place for him bii mother's side, nor stayed
bis steps until he sank upon his knees with his
hti k'" N " he so oft had done in
childhood.
'Mother, mother, ?Ty for .'' b lobbed,
lever pray for you my toiV iiu c&n
smoothing the damp hair from bis
iieaicd !
brow.
'I know it, mother.' replied he in a deep
tone, and perhaps it has this hour saved me
from being a murderer.'
In li enabling accents the young man confess
ed his errors and the danger from which he
had flown to her side. Clara's tears fell fast;
her feelings were too deep for utterance
Then Charlie, still kneeling, raised his clasp
ed hands and tearful eyes heavenward the re
cording angel floated softly in, and bent her
head in rapturous expectation, then the earn
est, solemn words parted Charlie's lips: 'Be
fore Thee, Great God, do I pledge myself nev
er again to taste the intoxicating cup, never a-
gain to neglect my mother, and to become, if
possible, worthy of such a mother!1
With tears of holy jjy the angel seized a di
amond point and wrote the young man's vow
beneaih the mother's prayer, traced on the
shining scroll long ago in that sweet twilight
hour.
Then joyously, did the angel plume her
flight upward; bearing the tablet to present, a
precious offering at the Father's throne!
Bethel, Vt., March, 1855.
An Anxious Wire. Some women are never
happy unless they are scrubbing, brushir.g(
sweeping, or otherwise toiling in household aff
airs; although they have servants to do all they
require. The Hon. H Erskine's first wife
was one of this class, and her extreme nervous
irritability eccentric ways .it may be supposed,
did not contribute greatly to herHarry's domes-
tie haaaiaaaa. One of her n.-cnlinriiii-' ,-nnaia.
ted in not retiring to rest at the usual hour.
She frequently employed half the night in ex.
aming the wardrobe of the family, to see that
nothing was missing and that everything was
in its proper place. The following is told as a
proof of her oddities: One morning about two
or three o'clock, having Oeen unsuccessful in a
search, she awoke Mr. Erskine from the sound
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sleep by putting to him this important mterro-
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gative: 'Harry, love, where s your white waist-
0ttl.
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Tbe Broke 1 Heiirted.
About two years ago, I took up my resi
dence for a few weeks in a country vill i ere, in
(he eastern part of New-England. Soon after days by Mr. h. u, Collins, who pronounced the
my arrival, I became acquainted with a young frame to be.in quality of timber and workman
lady apparently about seventeen years.of age. ship superior to anything which be had ever
She had lost the idol of her heart's purest witnessed in the way of ship-building in this
love, and the shadows of deep and holy mem- country or in Europe. The frame of the Niag
ories were retting like the wing of death upon ara is now complete, and the workmen have
her brow. just commenced putting on the planks. She
I first met her in the present of the mirthful, jbids fair to be the 'crack frigate' of our navy.
8he was, indeed, a creatuie to be admired: her . 0
brow was garlanded by the young year's sweet: Hone aad Wile oa Saturday Alight.
flowers, and ber sunny tresses were hanging
beautiful and low upon her bosom, and she
moved through the crowd with floating unearth
ly grace that the bowildered gaser looked al
most to see her fade awsy in the air, like the
creation of a pleasant dream. She seemed
cheerful, and even gay; yet I saw that the gay
ety was but a mockery of ber feelings. She
smiled, but there was something in her smile
which told me thai its mournful beauty was
Dat the bright reflection of a tear; and her
eyelids at times passed heaviiy down as if
struggling to repress the agony that was burst
ing up from her heart's secret urn. She look
ed at if she could bay e left the scene of festivi
ty, and gone out beneath tbe qaiet stars, and
laid her forehead down upon the fresh, green
earth, and poured out her stricken soul, gush
after gush, till it mingled with the eternal foun
tain of purity and life.
I have lately heard that the young lady of
whom I hare spoken is dead. The close of
her life was as calm as the falling of a quiet
stream; gentle as the singing of the breeze that
lingers for a time around the bed of withered
roses, and then dies for evry sweetness.
CARROLLTOM, CARROLL (WHY,
It cannot be that earth is man a oaly abiding
plce. It eaaaat be that oar life u a babble,
cast ap by Ike oeaan of etenmty . u float a mo
at oa iti surface, and then sink iata mm
Mt"i darkaeee. Else, why ia it
that tbe high and glorious aspiration which
leap like angels from the temple of oar beam.
are forever wandering abroad uisstisasd1
Wby is it that tbe rainbow and the eload easae
over aa with a beauty that is not of earth, aad
then pass off and leave us to mate on their
faded loveliness? Why is it that the star
which bold the festival around the midnight
throne, are eel above the greep of our limited
faculties, and forever mock ins; as with their
unapproachable gloiy? And finally, why is
that bright forma of human beauty are presen
ted to the view, and then taken from aa. wav
ing the thousand streams of affliction to flow
baek in an Alpine torrent upon our bearU?
He are born for a higher destiny than that
of the earth. There is a realm where the rain,
bow never fades ; where the stars will be m,i
befoie us like the islands that slumber on the
ocean ; and where the beautiful beings that
here pass before us like visions, will stay in
our presence George D. Prentiee.
The Mew 1 ertm Frigate laaarit.
There is now upon the stocks at the navy
yard. Brooklyn, the frame of a wsr frigate.that
is intended by ber builder; Mr. Geo. Steers, to
be tbe strongest and fleetest of her size and
Man afloat.
m, - -I I. nnji of lU tiv tnr miXA
propriation was made ij Ia,t Oongress.tbe
others are now being constructed a! oiue.".,,TT
yards throughout the country. This frigate Is
to be called the Niagara, and will be launched
sometime during the present year. The Niag
ara is sharp at the bows.eomething like tbe fast
sailing yachts which generally take the prize at
the match races. Her extreme length is 346
feet, breadth 65 feet, and 31 feet the depth of
hold from the floor to the under side of spar
deck. Hhe is intended to carry 11 eleven-inch
swivel guns.
As to the speed of this vessel, Mr. Steers ex
pects wonders, and from her shape one feels
thai his expectations may be realized. Mr.
Steers says she will sail 17 miles an hour
under an ordinary press of canvass, an J is wil
ling to risk all he can commend upon the Niag
era fulfilling this expectation.
The usual speed of sailing vessels of this
size, under full spread of canvass, being only
from eight to ten miles an hour, and from ten
to twelve miles being considered extraordinary
speed, this expectation of Mr Steers seems
rather extravagant, to say the least of it; but
still he feels sanguine of success. Th is speed
goes even ahead of the Grapeshot, and if gain
ed in the Niagara, it will puzzle the world to
catch her in a fair race.
As to the strength of this vessel, there is lit
tle if any improvement to be made. Her frame
is of the best live oak, every piece being care
fully selected before allowed to go into her hull
She is diagonally braced on the out side of her
timbers, instead of the inside, with iron, which
dd 99 Per 0fnt" toeir strenlj',u
This is
the first opportunity Mr S. has had of testing
the truth of his belief as to the mode of iron
bracing, and feels confident that the Niagara
will austain him in her extraordinary strength.
These iron braces are five inches wide and sev
en eighths of an inch thick, running diagonally
at an angle of 45 degrees each way, from the
UUIbBllI UVCI .uc null uunii fcU niuuu UI5
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of the keel, with al the crossings bolted thro
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and through with large iron bolts. All the
elampt, ceilings and bilge streaks are coned and
. '11 ,Un Jman II 1 i I V. i fitfa fnAt
bolted edgewise, between every timber of lhe
frame. The workmanship on this vessel is car
ried oniwiih the greatest care.
The Niagara was visited and examined a few
Happy is the man who has a little home and
a little angel In it, of a Saturday night. A
house no matter how little, provided it will
hold two or so no matter how furnished, pro
vided there is hope in it; let the wind blow
close the curtains !
Whai if they are calico or plain, without
border or tassel or any such thing ? Let the
rain comedown heap up the fire. No matter
if you haven't a candle to bless you with, for
hat a beautiful light glowing coals make, red-
dening.clouding, shedding sunset radiance thro'
the little room just enough to talk by ; not
as load as in the highways; not rapid as in the
hurring world but softly, slowly, whispering
with pauses between them, for the storm with
out, and the thoughts within, to fill up.
Then wheel tb sofa around before the fire ;
no matter if the sofa it a settee, uncushioaed
at that, if so it may be it it jait long enough
for two, or say two and a half, with two or two
and a half in it. How tweetly the mutio of iil
ver bells from time lo time, falls on tho listen
ing ear then. How mournfully swells the
chimes of the 'days that art no more.'
OHIO. THUB8PAY. APuTL il 1855.
Under each eireasnetaaeet. and sstab a time,
eases ;tal Wast sixty -aias and a half tut
ale mites nearer kiagdom eosts.'thaa say oik
er point Ud down ia 'Ms! is Bras f
May be yoa smile at tktt picture; but there
it a secret between as, vis ; it is a copy of a
pieture, rudely drawn, bat Was as lbs Peata
teach, of an original ia every human heart.
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The Li lis of Tohaero.
It costs stors than sdaeaUoa er religion, the
army or navy. It eotie Rnglaad aad A men
ca a sum taOsisat to support 50,000 mini stars
with a salary of 1.000: or more than 100,000
missionaries Ths students in one college pay
more than flO.000 for segars yearly. It tends
to idleness, poverty, strong drink, aad the
whols family of vicss. It tends to debility .ay s
pepsie. palsy, cancers, insanity, delirium tre
mens, aad sadden deaths. Il weaves a wind
ing sheet around 20,000 in oar land evesy
year.
"CAR T I Oal TOBACCO, SIB. It I PLBAS8 ?"
0, yee.my friend, you ean be a chewing smo
king, snuffing, spitting, disgusting mortal, if
you please. So can your little son. -'Sland
aside my liule boy, I want to pate." "Don't
csll me a little boy. I have smoked and chtwsd
these two yeart."
A tllOIT WORLD, ran I
Bishops, doctors, deacons, lawyers smoke !
Boys smoke. Little ragged, dirty, thieving,
swearing boys smoke. "Father," said an ur
chin., "ain't you opposed to monopolies ?"
"Yes." "Then gel me a box of Havanas and
a shawl.'
BtMBDT.
I. J ever uss u yourself. 8. Banish it from
your Unties na p:?mise. 3. Parify the
church. 4. Rebuke tbe sale of it. 6. Look
after schools, and save the yenng. 6- Sign
and circulate this pledge. I hereby pledge
myself to abstain from ths use of tobstco, in
all forms, totally and forever.
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Tin Last House ov Nicholas. Tbe Trib
une relates lhe following :
"It seems that the deceased Emperor took a
severe cold, reviewing some new regiments.
His physician did not, at first, deem the ease
grave, bat soon a violent gripe manifested it
sell, followed instantly by an inflamation of the
lungs. The disease was first discovered to be
really dangerous on the 1st of the month.aad
the Emperor, aware of its character, told his
doctor that he felt that his time was come.
His wife and son AK-xandtr were constantly
with him. When one of his physicians, Dr.
Mandt, told him that there would, probably, be
a paralysis of the lungs, he asked quickly :
"When shall I be paralyzed ?" He demand
ed in Russian, of his olher physician : 'When
shall I be suffocated ?' This occurred early
on the morning of the 2nd inst. He ihen
went through religious duties taking the sac
rament and bade his wife, children and grand
children farewell, giving to each of them the
benediction, with a clear, voice, and with full
and quiet consciousness. In the evening he
took farewell of all the persons belonging to
his Court. The Empress, his son, (now Em
peror,) the Grand Duke Coustantine, the
Counts yllderburgh, Orloff.the Prince Dolgor
ouski, and a few others, remained around him
to tbe last moment. He died on the 2nd of
March, at ten minutes past noon."
PaosPiCTs or thx Whzat and Faort Cbopi
From all the information we have been able
to gather we are gratified in feeling justified in
stating that the prospect of the Wheat Crop
in the Southern part of Indiana and Illinois is
unpreced ently favorable.
Tbe severe dry winter now drawing to a
clcse, has ou some of the prairie lands caused
the plants to turn yellow, bat has not affected
it in less exposed situations, and the injury to
tbe prairie crops will soon be repaired by the
return of genial spring weather we may now
daily look for. A much larger breadth of
ground has been sown with wheat this season,
so ihat with a favorable time from now till har
vest we may safely look forward to a coming
year of prosperity.
jThe short crops of the past season were se
verely felt by the farmers, and many have
found it a hard matter to supply tbe necessary
sustenance to their stock, bat we hope the les
son, though severe, may be in the end benefi
cial to them and influence more provident hab.
its, and induce them more effectually to pro
vide against a similar occurrence.
All the accounts we heve gathered of the
prospect of the crop of peaches and apples.al
so gives us hopes of a bountiful supply of these
fruits, at the frost has not so far at we hat
heard, occasioned any serious injury to the
treet.
It is oar earnest hope that an all wise Pro
vidence will so order the season that we may
not again be visited with the disaster of the
past year.Evansville Enquirer, 24'.h.
THE COBPOBAIi.
During the American Revolution, an officer,
not habited ia the military cottume, waa pass
ing by where a small company of soldiers were
at work making some repairs on a small re
doubt. The commander of a little tqutd wat
giving ordert to thott who were under him. rel
ative to a Hick riting 10 tbe top of the workt-
The timber went up bird, and oa this account
tbe votes of lbs little great man was heard ta
is regular voctffsraUoa of "Heave awsy !
then the goat! hears ho "'
Tbe oascer before taokea of, stopped his
horse when be arrived at ths place, aad ttwsat
ths timber scarce!) moed, asked ths eosasaaa
dsr wbv u did not take bold ao J render a
Utile aid. The latter locked somewhat aston
Mbad, aad laraiaf to the officer with lbs aa
tbatfty of aa etapsror, said :
"Sr. I am a Corpora!.'
'Yoa are not though, are you f said ths
officer. 'I wae not aware of it.' and taking off
bis hat and bowing, 'I ask your pardon, Mr
Corporal.
Upon this be dismounted from bis elegant
steed, flung ths bndls ever a post, aad lifted
Ull lbs sweat stood in drops upoa bis forehead
When ths timber was stsvated to its proper sta
tion, taming to the msa clothed ia brief au
thority. 'Mr. Corporal Commander,' be said, when
yoa have another such job aad have not men
enough, send for your Commander-ia Chief,
and I come aad help yoa the second time.'
Ths Corporal was th under -struck. Il was
Washibotob.
MxcBAincs. St. Paul was a mechanic s
maker of tents from goats' hair; aad, in the lec
turer's opinion, he was a model mechaaie. He
was not only a thorough workmaa at his trade,
but was a scholar a perfect master, not only
of his native Hebrew, bat of three foreign
tragus, a knowledg of which he obtained by close
application to study daring his leasare hours
while servine his aoDieniieeshiD. It was a cus
torn among the Jews t) learn tatir sons some
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trade, a custom not confined to tbe poor clsses,
bat was also practiced by the wealthy; and it
was a common proverb smong them, that if a I
father did not teach his son a mechanical occu-1
nation, he taukb1- bim to steal. The custom,
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was a w'se one, inu i iu vi tuc uracut c, . , . . ,
. ,, . tl , .u . fj ,. .1 Stephen, in holy ca mness, m the quiet sab
day won d imitate lhe example, tbeir wrinkled n.. r . . a . ,. "
, ' . ,. , ( 1 , . . limit of a triumphant faith, prays for himself
cheeks would not so often blush for tbe help- ,, . T , :"?.. . -
lesess, and not nafrequcntly criminal conduct
of their offsprntg. Even if a fa her intend hi.
son or o-e 1 1 - pome of heaven. 'So he giveth his beloved
calculable- benefit 10 ih at son to instruct h m 7 , , .. . , . 6, .
nwicoiiow u sleep. In the hour of dissolution every saint
msorne brsnch of mechsn.sm Hi. education whether sinking under a'.how
would not only be Lnore complete and healthy Qf , fc
bathe m.ghtatsome.atureime measeoffa.l- Toice ,ayi lCome bilher,. Before eseap
ure in his profession,!.. his rade very enure- . - P
ninnt as a means of earn.'iZ hi bread; and he
must messarily be more confident in mechan
ical from his professional eduection. An ed
ucated mechanic was a model machine, while
an uneducated mechanic working under the
superintendence of another's brain. Let the
rich and tbe proud no longer look upon me
chanism as degrading to him who adopts a
branch of it as his calling. It is a. noble cal-
lng-as noble as the indolence and inactivity of
wealth is ignoble -Lecture by Rev. Dr.
Adamt.
T ,
There are about jeven m.lhon pores in the
body of a man of ordinary size. If these
were joined lengthwise, a tubs would be form-
ed twenty-eight miles long.
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Terrier Doos Nearly every farmer keeps
one or more d, gs; and many, permit me lo say ;
plainly, are mere cms of no value whatever. !
Now a pure bred terrier is more valuable upon
a farmstead, for destroying rati and mice .about
the house and barn, than a dozen cats. I have
kept a terrier the past two years, and previous
to that my barn was overrun with rats now
they are rarely seen or heard, upon my prtm
isea. The Terrier is also good as a walchdog,
to hear, give notice of intruders, and a dog that
thieves dread, as il is impossible to coax or
wheedle him into silence. O. Farmer.
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Ltvt Stock Working oxen that are well-
tended now. will be far more serviceable for
tbe spring woik, than those that are neglect
ed; so if good buiter cows are desired in the
summer, tbev must be turned to pasture in
thrifty condition.
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We fed, last year, from ten to seventeen
swine on a mixture of Swede and flat turnips,
beets, carrots and parsnips, boiled and mixed
with a small portion of cob meal. They ate
it greedily, and throve well. New England
Farmer.
Fire-wood, split fine and housed at once, will
be best, if a current of air passes through it at
ter being under cover.
tW Tbe Gover nor of Alabama appoint
ed last Saturday as a day of fasting and pray
er. He calls upon all pious citizens to pray for
the peace and harmony of the Union, anl lor
the cessation of the A nti -Slavery agitation at
tbe North,
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The Farmers' Branch Bank of Ashtabu
la, bat recovered judgment against tne for
mer County Treasurer, for tbe amount of tax
el illegally distrained from it The amount
distrained was 16,668 91 amount of judg
ment obtained isf7,026 9l. This is another
of the beauties resulting from Locofoco Leg
islation. Z3r0n Monday .night the 26th ulithree
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young men named niescn, Miner, ana von,
residents ot Cincinnati, assaulted a man namea
Geoddell; end in the hffray oneoflhem,Hieseh,
drew a loaded pistol.and shot Geoddell through
the lungs. It was the opinion of the physi
cians that the unfortunate man could not possi
bly survive- The assailants were arrested,
and held to bail in 93.000 each.
9The SteubenviHa and Indiana Railroad
was opened to Newark on Monday lhe 19th ult.
It connects at thai place with ths Central Ohio
Road for Columbus. Regular trips will short
ly be mads between SteubenviUe & Pittsburgh,
which will add much lo the travel on the Wet
tern end of tbe road.
When ia a man thinner than a shingle?
When he's s shaving.
wflou Ruimrmi
tWk rnkwoaary had oacsbaaad a Soaih
Sea Islander for the sin of p- lygaaiy After a
day or two lbs cannibal rstoraed, bis face ra
diant with j j
'Ms ail right, bow ; one wife. Me vry goo
christian.'
'What did ye do with the other? aaked the
missionary
'Me eat ber up '
Woald'at yoa call this the calf of a let?
asked Bob, pointing to one sf the nether limbs
BMW bat resembling barber poles. 'No,' re
plied Jim, I should rather say it wtt the lew
of a calf ! Exit Bob, ia a harry.
An Irishman in recommending a eow said
she would givs milk year after year, without
having calves Because said he, 'it runs in the
brade, for she came of a eow that never had a
calf !'
'I don't believe it's say ass to vase) nets for
small pox." said a baek woods Ken tuck iao,
'for I had a child vaccinated and he fall oat of
a wiadoa and was killed in less than a week sl
ier' It has been satisfactorily ascertained that
nocks eater lhe water for oivxa
come oat for sew oar motives.
A woman's hesn is like a fiddle,
quires a bow to plsy upon it.
h. ro-
'Bill, did you aver go to sea?'
'No. bat I doubled one of the capes of Flori
da
'Possible! Which one?'
'The one thai belongs
Tallahassee.'
to Lilly Jones, of
My German, friend, how long have yon
been married?' 'Yell, dis is a ting dat I dont
seldom like to talk spout, but vt-n I doss, it
. , -Mr -
seems so long ss it it never vas
gunftqg tlcaimtfj,
THE ViiBlaTlAyTuKATnT
hu mard , not this lo their charge;'
bu, . h and jnU)
f,? , A. ?. f 1 u , .
Gleams from tbe sunshine of everlasting glorv
find tbeir way lo their cell,
'0 what joy!' exclaimed Dr. Gordon. 'Peo
ple have said that death is frightful. I k ok on
it with pleasure. I see no death at my bed
side. It is that benign Ssviour waiting to take
e. I could not have a fear. This is not tbe
testimony of one who has nothing lolive for. I
a m in t!A nrim, rtf lita Willi rnmfnrtm on. I
frjend. me And the t of fcev
ven j, more tbaa all,' I fear I am sinfully im-
patient in so longing after heaven; but it is so
gloriousl Christ, not death, is about to take
me from eartb There j, no aeltn to tBe
Christian. That glorious gospel takes away
death.' 8uch a departure a morsine roort a
dying without death; it is the believer's blrtb-
day of eternity his last best birth-day, his
birth into glory unutterable and unending.
Tbe saint no less than lhe sinner, must depart
this life. Uf ail the millions who nave yet nv
ed, only two have been translated; and in time
to come, those only who are alive at the coming
of our Lord shall in the twinkling of aa eye be
changed, without lasting death; but the kw is
and these exceptions are hardly to be named
that all must die. lhe most eminent
saints, the men and woman after God's own
heart ; the beloved disciple the one just refer
red to who on tbe eve ot departure saw the
heavens open the right hand of God; and be
who years before decease, waa canght up to
the third heaven, have alike been obliged to
pass through the same door unto tbe unseen
world. It was revealed unto tbe venerable
Simeon that be should not see death befoie lie
had seen the Lord's Christ; but the sight of
him who is light lo lighten the gentiks ar.d
the glory of Israel, made it no less necessary
for him to behold the King of Terrors.
0
SUNDAY SHOOL0.
No institatien contributes more to the cenc
prosperity, morals and respectability of acorn
unity than its Sunday Schools. The law can
only pumsb, while bunday Schools prevent
crime. Colleges and Seminaries and Publi
Schools, it is true, enlighten the mind and de
velope mental genius, but the especial object i
of the Sabbath Schools instruction sre the
heart, the life, tbe destiny, tbe soul. The nat
ural demand of the soul for a religion of som e
sort for a Divinity to do homage to, is tar
greater than the aspiration after fame or
wealth. A kind heart is to be more desired
than a wise head, where the two qualities can
not be combined. The conquesis of genius are
the flashing of livid lightning that cracks the
gloomy thunder cloud and leaves the world to
woncer at bis power, cut the heart that feels
lhe thrill of kindness, that is good, and true
and pure, beams like the unobstructed rays of
mellow moonlight upon the world, imparting
pleasure, elevating the desires, subduing the
p assions, and leading men lo imitate its virtues.
Not even tbe family circle is so well calsulated
to improve the heart of the child as ths in
struction of the Sabbath School, for here great
er truths than ever parent uttered are taught
and tbe child learns, what many men nevir
learned, "who is my neighbor?" To a faith
ful teacher there is no more deligtitfui employ
ment than to teach children susceptible as
they always are the simple truths of the hi
ble, and when we contemplate the silent influ
ence which these Sabbath School instructors
have in forming the future character of lhe
man or woman, the position becomes one of
great importance and responsibility.
1 -1 fi: 11
an, "I never go to church," said a eountry
tradesman to his parish clergyman, "1 alrayd
spend Sunday settling accounts. " The minis
ter immediately replied, "Yen will find sir.
that ths day of judgment will be spent in the
same manner."
Nudity and rags, sre idlaess and ig
norance on exhibition.