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CHELSEA, Vi.
RODINAND ANNA.
IlY UNOWLES.
Slie lislcna "Tis tlio wind," sho crics;
Tlio moon tliat riiso so full ontl liriglit
Ts now o'urcust; slio loolts, slio aiglis,
Slio fwirs 'twill lio a stoimy night.
Not long wns Anna wed. Ilcr inato,
A fislicrman, was ontat sen;
Tho niglit U dnrh, tlio linur is lato,
Tlio wind U higli-and wlicro is lio?
"Oh! wlio would lovo Oh! who would ,wcd
A xvanilcnng li?ncrm.ni, 10 no
A wretcliud, lonely wifc, and drcad
Each brcath lliat Llows, wlien ho's at scn?
Nor long vvns Anna wed. Ono plcdgo
Of tcnder lovo lior bosom boro;
Tho siorin coines downjtho hillows rago!
Its falhor h not yet on shorc!
''Oh! who would ihinli licr portion blest,
A wandoring scuiniin' wifb to bo,
To Iiug thu ini'.int to licr breasl,
Whoso fiithor's on tho atormy sca!"
Tho lliunder bursl.' llio lightning falls!
Thc casomcnt raltlcs wilh tlio tain;
And is llio guaty tcinpcsl howls,
Tlio lllllo cottugo ijuukcs agam!
Sho docsn't speak, sho docsn't sigh;
Slio giizca on her infant dear
A Miiilu liglits up llio cliorub'a cyo,
Whicli diiiu its inothcr's with u luar!
'Oh! who vtould ho a gcainaii's wifo!
Oh! who would buar a scaimin's child!
To trcinblo I'ut ht'r husbnhd'fl lifo!
To wcep becausc her infant smiled."
No'er hadst tlmu bornc a sonnian's boy
No'ei had lliy'husband left llio shorc
Thou nc'cr hndt folt tho frantic juy,
To bco lliy Robin at llio door!
To prc'RS m woathor bc.itcn cheek,
To U'm it wann and dry ngain,
To wcep tho joy thou could'st not epcak
So ploasure's in tho dobt of painl
Thy chcerful firo. thy plain rcpaRt,
Tliy liltlu couch of love, I wcen,
Wero ton timcs swunter that tlio last
And nota cloud that night was stcn!
O linppy pair! tlio pnius yon liiiow
Still hand in hand wiih ploasurc comc,
For oftcn docs thu tenipest hlow,
And Robin slill is safoat liomo!
GOD SAVE T1IE l'LOUGII.
ijv sins. siGounNEV.
Tune God Succ thc King.
Sob, liow tho diining shnro
Makolh carlh'u bosom fair,
Crowning licr brow,
llrcad in ils furrnugli eprings,
llcnllb and rcposi! it brings,
Trcaiurjs unliiiuun to liings,
God savo tlio plough.
I.oolt to tho ivarrior's bl.ide,
Whilo o'er tho tontcd glado,
Ilate hrealiBs his vow,
Strifo ils unsheathing wakos,
Love at ils lightning quakcs,
Wccping and woe it inakos,
God savc tho plough.
Ships o'er thc decp niay rido,
Stonns wrcck thcir bannor'd prido,
Wnvcs whelin llicir prow,
Itut llio well-loaded wain,
Gnnieeith thc golden grain,
Gladduning tho houschold train,
God savo tho plough.
Who aro tho truly grcat?
Minions of pon:p and stato,
Whero the crowd bow,
Givo us hnrd hands and fruo
Culturcrs of liold aml trcc,
Hust frifnds of lihcrty,
God eavo the phliigh.
Tlic BJuck Ilorsc and liis Ridcr,
on,
"WHO WAS THE IIERO OF SARA
TOGA." It was thc Sevettlli of Octobcr, 1777.
IJornlio (Jnles stood bcforc IiieIciiI
gnzing slcnilfastly tipon tlic two nrmies,
now arrnyed iu order of a bnttle. It was
n clcar brncing day, mclluw with thc
riclmcss of Autiimn, tlic slcy was cloud
lcas, tlic folinff o of tlic woods scnrce ling
cd with purplo andgold; tho buckwlical
on yonder ficlds frostcd iiito suowy ripc
ucss. It was a culm, clcar day, but thc trcad of
lcgions shook tho ground. rrom cvery
bush shot thc glimincr of the riflc barre,
on cvery hillsidc blazcd thc sharpcncd
bayonct. Flags wcre thcrc, too, tossing
in thc brce7n; hurc thc Bamier of thc
Stars yoiidcr, tho lled Cioss gonfalon.
Ilcrc in solid lines werc arrnyed the
Contincntnl soldicrs, piiusing on tlieir
arms, tlieir homcly costumc looking but
poor and liumble, whcn coinpared with
tho hlazc of bcarlct unifornis reddcning
along yonder liills and ovcr tlio distunt
fields. Ai, that huntiiig Eliirt of blue was
but a rnde drcss, yct on ihe 10th of Sep
tcmber, scarco two wecks ngo on tlicse
vcry liills, ittatight tlic scarlet-coalcd Bri
lon n severo lesstm of rcpontanco and
liuinilily.
Ilcrc, then, on thc moriiing of this
cvcntful day, nas lodecido tlic fatc of
Aincricn, whcllicr Gatcs should flcc bc
forc Burgoync, or Hurgoync lay dowti his
urms ut tho fcet of Gatcs, hcrc at tho door
ofhis tent Etood thc Ameiican Gcncral,
his couiitcnancc manifcstiiig a decp anxio-
Now he gazod upon thc glittering ar
ray of Burgoync, as it shono over yonder
fields, and now his oyo rovcd ncvcr thojc
hardy iueii iu hunting shirts, with riflcs
in tlieir hands. Ile reinembcrcd the con
test oflhc 10th, when Ijcnodict Arnold,
at tho hcad ol certnin bold riflcnicn, cnr
ried thc day, boforc all the glittcr of llrit
ish alIns, and now perclianco a fcar
scizcd him, thnt this 7lh of Octobcr might
uy a uark day, lor Arnold was not llicrc.
They had quarrelled, Arnold and Gates,
about somc miliary courtcsy; thc foruier
was now without a commission; the lattcr
commandcd. alono. nnd now would havo
to win L'lorv for himsclf with his owu
hands.
Gatcs was sad and thoughtful, as in all
tho array of his uniform hc .stood bcforc his
lcnt. watchins tlic cvolutiona of the ar-
mics, but all at oncc a sinoke arosc, a
thundcr shouk tho ground, a chorus of
sliouts and groans yellcd along the darken
ed air. Tho play of death was begun.
Tho two flac;s this of Stars, that of thc
llcd Cross tosscd annd tlio sinoke of
battlo, whilo thc slty wus cloudcd in
leadcn folds, and tho carth tlirobbcd as
wilh tho pulsation of a rnigbty heart.
Suddcnly, Gatcs and his olliccrs startcd
with surprisc. Along thc gcnllc hcight
on which thcy stood, there camc a wur
rior on a 13lack Ilorse, rushing toward
tho distant bttltlo. Thero was sometliing
in thc npiiearanco of this liorso and ridcr,
to striko theni with surprise. Thc horso
was a noble animal; do you mark that
cxpansc of cbcst, thoso slenderyet sincwy
limbs, that waving nianc and tail? Do
you mark tlic liead crcct, thoso nostrils
qtiiveriiiK, that cyc glaring with tcrriblo
(ight? Then his color thc raven is not
darkerthan his skiu, or a inaidcu's chcck
morc glossy than his spotlcss hidc.
Loolc upon that gallant stccd, and rc
nicmbcr the words ofJob
IJasl tliou jjivcn tho horso streimth?
Iiasl tliou clothcd lus neck with thuuder?
Cans't thou nmkc him afraid asacrass-
hoppcr. Tlic glory of his nostrils is tcr-
rible!
Ile paweth in tho valley. and rcioiceth
in his streiigth; hc gooth on to incct the
armcd incn.
Hc niockcth at fear and is not afiVii'ht-
cd; ncithcr turncth hc back from thc
sword.
Tho quivcr rattlcth agaiust him, thc
glittering rpcur aud the bliicld.
He swallowelh tlic ground with fior-
cciinss and ra'e; ncithcr bclicvetli hc
that it is thc souml of tlic trumpct.
IIo sailh ainntig the trumpcts, Ila! ha!
and iic smcllcth the baltlc afar off, thc
thuuder ol'Uie caplaius and thc shouting.
Uul the ridcr prcscuts also a sil'Iu ol
strauge aud pcculiar forin, wilh a dark
brow gathercd in a Irown, a dnrlter oye,
shootiii" its glance from bcncatli the pro-
jecting forcheud. J I is lip is compresscd
lus cravat, unlooscucil, cxposcs thc
voius of his bared throat, now writhing
likc scrpcniH. It is plaiu that his spiril
is with thc distant baltlc, fur ncithcr look
ing to thc riglit or left, not even casting
a glatico nside lo Gatcs, hc glarcs ovcr
his horso 's hcad toward the sinoke of con
flict. No sword waves in his gras), but whilc
tho rein hangs on his horse's neck, lus
hands rcst by his sido, tho fingcrs quivcr
ing with thesamc agitation that blazes
ovcr his facc.
Altogethcr it is a inagnificent sight,
that warrior iu tho blue iiiiifonn on lus
Black llorsc, who moves along thu sod
at a brisk pace, his tail aud uiano tossing
on thc brcczc. Aud as tho uoble borse
movcs on, thcsoldicr spcaks to him, and
culls him by namc, and lays his righl
hand on his glossy neck.
"IIo! Warren forivard!"
Then that Black Horso natned nftcr
tho fricnd of thc soldicr, a friend who
now is slccpiug uc ii r Bunkcr Ilill, wlicro
lio foll dnrts forwurd, with ouc stiddcn
bound, nnd is gono likc a flash toward
the distant battlc.
This bricl scenc, this vision of thc
borse and his ridcr, struck Gatcs with
unfcigned clingrin, and his officcrs with
uuuiinglcd surprisc.
"Annstroiig!" shouted Gatcs, turning
to a brave man by his sidc, "I'ursuo that
niau! Tcll him it is my cointuaud that
hc rclurns from thc ficld. Awuy! Do
not losc a minuic, for hc uill do soineth
mg rash if left to himself!"
Annstroiig springs to his slccd, nnd
w'hile thc bcaven abovc, and tho broad
swecps of woods and fields yonder nrc
darkcned by tho sinoke ol coiiHictlic
pursucs thc black horso and his rider.
Uul that rider looks ovcr his shouldcrs
with a smilo of scoru on his lip, a scowl
of dcfiance on his brow. Look! Ile
drawshis sword thc sbarp bladc quivers
in the air. Ile poinls to thc battlc, nnd
lo! lio is gono gonc llirough yonder
clouds whilo his sliouts echoo over thc
fields.
Wherevor tlic fight is thickcst, throtigh
thc intervals of battlc sinoke and caniion
glarc.you tnaysee, riding madly forward,
that slrango soldicr, mounlcd oii his stced
black as dcalh,
Look al him, as with his facc red wilh
British blood, hp wavor his sword, and
sliouts to tiio legions. Now you scc him
fighting in that catinon's glare, the ncxt
moincnt hc is away ofl'yonder, lcudiiig thc
forlorn hope up tho stecp clifi'.
Is it uol a inagnificent sight, to scc
that namclss soldicr, and that noblo black
stccd, thisliing likc a mcleor llirough thc
long coltimtis of battlc.
And all tlie whilo, Major Armstrong,
spurring his stccd lo llio utuiost, pttrsues
biin, bulinvain. IIo sliouis to him, but
thc wiirior canhot' hcar. IIo can scc
thc black horso through tho lifted folds of
battlc smokc, now and then hc hcarsthc
ridcr'a shout:
"Warren! IIo! Warren! Upon llicm
chargc!"
Lct us look in for a inomciit though
tlicse clouds of battlo. Here, ovcr this
thick hcdgc, burnts a band of Amorican
inililia mcn tlieir rudo farmcr's coats
staincd with thcir blood whilo, scattcr
ing tlieir arms by tlic wuy, thoy llcc bc-
foro yonder company ofrcd-roat hirelings,
who conic rushing forward, thcir solid
front of bayoncts glcaming in tho battlc-
Hght.
Iu llio momcnt of llioir flight, a Black
Ilorse crashcs ovci llic fiold. Tlio un
known warrior rcins lus stccd back on his
hnuiichcs, righl in thc path of this broad-
sliouldercd imlitia niau.
"Now, coward, advanco anothcr slep,
and I wi!l slioot you to the heart!" shouls
ihe ridcr, c.xtending a pislol in cithcr hand.
'Whal! aro you Aincricans we;i and
fly bcfore thcso Brilish soldicrs? Back
and facc them oncc morc seize yotir
arms faco the foe, or I inysclf will ridc
you down!"
That appeal, utlcrcd with dcep, indiij
naut toncs, and a faco convulscd with pns-
sion, is not without its cllecls. J Iic niili-
tia man turns, soizcs his gun; his com
rades as if by onc itupulse. follow hia cx-
ainple. Thcy form in solid 'ordcr along
thc ficld, aud silcntlv load thcir pieces;
thcy wuit thc onset of lliu.se British bayo
ncts. "Rescrtc your fire unti! voti can tonch
tho point ol your bayoncts!" was thc
whispered connnand of the Unknown.
llioso niilitia-men, so lately panic-sti ick-
en, now rcgarded Ihe approach of thc red-
coats in silcuce, yct cahnly and without a
Iremor. 1 Iic liritisli came on ncarer
aml ncarcr yet you can sco tlieir oycs
uleam, you can count the bultons on tlieir
scnrlot coats. Thcy seck to tcrrify tlic
iiiilitia-incu with sliouts; but Ihosc plaiu
larmcrs do not movo nu inclu
In onc line biittwenty mcn in all
thcy confront twenty nharp bayoncts.
Tho British advance thoy are within
tvo yards.
'Now opcn upon thu robcls cbarnc
bayoncts!' shouted the rcd-coat otlicer.
fii i i . .
incyspriiig lorwaru, wiinine samc
bound look! Thcir bayoncts nlmost
touch tho inuzzlcs of these rifles!
At this inomcnt the voicc of thc Ridcr
as hcurd.
'Now let theni havcit -JireP
A sound was hcard a tmokc is sccn
twcnty Britons are down, sonio writhing
in dcalh, somc crawling along thc sod,
some specchlcss as stonc. Tho remain-
iilg ten startcd back but then is no limc
for supprisc.
'Club your rifles, and chargo them
homc!' sliouts tho Unknown, and the
Bcuck Ilorsc springs forward, followcd by
thc miliiia-iiien. Thcu a confuscd con
flict a cry of 'quartei!' a vision of Ihe
twcnty farmers grotipcd around the Ridcr
of thc Black Horso, urectinc; hini with
bearty checrs.
Thtis it was all tho day long.
Whercver that Black IIorfG Aud his Ri
der wcnt, thcrc followcd victory. The
soldicrs iu cvcry part oflhc fiold sccuied
to kuow that Ridcr, lor thcy haileil him
with shouls, ihey obcy,ed lus commands,
they rushed after him, ovcr yonder can
iion, llirough yonder lino of bayoncts.
His nppcaraucc in any.tjuarter of tlic ficld
was succccded by a despcratc onsct, a
ternblc chargc, or a strtiEri'lc hand to
with thc soldicrs of Burgoync.
Was this nota stningc thiiiL'? This
unknown man, without couunand was u
bcycd by all tho soldicrs, as though thcy
rccognize tlieir Ocncral. Ihey acluiowl
edged him for a Leadcr, whercver hc rode;
thoy followcd him lo dcath whcucvcr hc
gavo thc word.
Now look for him again.
On tho summit of yonder hill, tho Black
Ilorse siauds crcct on his hatinches, his
forc-lcgs pawing thc air, whilo thc Rider
bcnds over his neck and looks toward the
cloudcd villey. Tho hat has fallen
from that Ridcr's brow, his facc is covcr
cd with blood nnd swcat; his right h.ind
grasps that batlcred sword. llow ini
prcssivc that sight, as nn occasioual suu
beaui hghls tho Rider's brow, or a red
flash of bntllc light, baihes his facc, as in
ray sof blood!
At this monicnl, aslhc black stccd
rcars on I iic summit of ihe hill, look yon
der from thc opposiic valley dashcs ftlajor
Armstrong, iu search ofthat Uiikuowu
Itider, who sces him coniing, turns his
horse's hcad aud disnppcars with a latigh
of scorn. Slill thc iiallaut JiJninr kccos on
his way, iu eoarch of tho man, who ex-
citcs tlic fcars of Goucral Galcs this
brave Rider, who was about to do "somc-
thiiiL' rash"
Al last, towards tho solting of tho sun,
the crisis of thc conflict camc.
That fortress vondcr oii Bcbmiis Ilcight
was to bo won or tlic Aniericaii causo was
lost.
That fortress was to bo naincd, or
Gates was a dishoiiorcd man; Burgoyne a
tritimphanl Gcncral.
1 hat lortress yonder you can scc it
ihroiinh tho battlc clouds with its wall of
red coats, its lincs of British cannon, ils
forrsi of bayonots.
JiVcn thoso bold riflcmen, who wcro in
he wildcrnoss with ono Bonedict Arnold,
who stormed thc walls of (iuchcc, with
this Arnold and Montgomery, on tho cold
dayh'roak of Dccember thirty-first, 1775,
cv'on thoso mcn ofiron fell back, tcrrified
at the siglil.
J'hat clifl'is too stecp that dcnth is
loocerlatn. Thoirhfliccrs caiinot pur
suadc them to ndvancc. Tho Anioricar.s
havc lott thc ficld, Even Morgan that
Iron Man niftoni' Iron Men leans on lus
rillu, nnd dispairs oflhc ficld.
But look yondor! In this moincnt,
whilc all is disnmy nnd horror, heic clash
ing on, comcs thc Black Ilorsc aud his
Ridcr.
That Ridor hcnd . from his stecd; you
cnn sco his phrcnzied faco, now covcrrd
wilh sweat, aud dust, and blood. Hc
lays his hand untltat bold riflcmati's falioul-dcr.
'Comc on!' ho crics: 'you will not fuil
mc now!
Tho rifleman knowslhat facc that voicc,
As though living fire had becn pourcd into
hislns, he grasps lus nllo, and starts to
waVds thc rock.
'Comc on!' crics tho rider of tho Black
Ilorse, turning from onc scarcd facc to
anothcr. 'Comc on! you will not fail tne
now!'
"Ile spcaks in that voico which thrjlls
thcir blood.
'Yon wcro with mo in thc Wildcrncss!'
hc crics to onc: and you at Q,ucbec!' he
sliouts to anothor; 'do you remcmbcrf'
'And you at Monlrcal'
'And you, thcro on Lake Chomplninl
You know mc you havc known mc lonjr
Havo I cver spoken lo you iu vain? I
speak to you now do you sco thnt Rock?
Come on!
And now look, and now liolil your
breath as that black slccd crashes up thc
steeprock! Ah, thai stced quivers he
totters hc falls! No, no! btill on, still
up ihe rock, still on towards thc fortress.
No, look again his Rider turns his
face
'Comc on, Mcn of Q,ucbcc, whcre I
lcad. you will follow!'
But that cry is needlcss. Alrcady the
bold riflemcn are on tho rock. And up
and ouward, one fiercc holt of battle, aud
wilh that Wariior on his Black Stced,
lcadiiiK the drcad way, swcep tho Men of
the Wildcrncss, thc Herocs of Q.ucbcc.
Now pour your fires, Britiah cannon.
Now lay the dead upon tho rock, in tcns
and twenties, Now hirelings shout
your British battlc cry il you can!
For look, as llio battlo smoko clears a
way, look thcrc, in thc galc of thc foitrcss
for ihe Black slccd aud his Ridcr!
That Stced falls dead, piered by an
huudred balls, but llicrc his Ridcr wnvcs
tho Banncr of the Stars, thcrc as thc
British cry for quarler, hc lifta his voicc,
and shouls afar lo Iloralio Gates, wailiug
yonder iu his: he lclls him that
'Saraloga isicou!'
And look! As that shout gocs up to
heafcn, hc falls upon his Stred, wilh his
lcg shattcrcd by a cannon Imll,
Iic lays there, on his dead Stecd, blced
ing and insciisiblc, whilc his hand, laid
ovcr thc neck of tho gallant Ilorse, still
grasps thc Banner of thc Stars.
Who was tho Ridcr of tho Black
Ilorse? Do you not gucs3 his namc?
Then bend down and jinzc upon that shat
tercd limb, and you will scc that it bears
thc scars of a former wound a hidcotis
wouiid it must hu'vc bccu. Now, do you
not guesa his namc? That wound wasre
ccived at ihe storming of Quebcc; that
Ridcr of tho Black Horso was Benediot
Aronld.
Iu this hour, whilc thc sun was selting
ovcr thc ficld of the Scventh of Ojtobcr
whilc tho inisty of the battlc lay pilcd iu
hcavy clouds abovc the walls of thc con
quered fortress, hcrc up thc stecp rock
camo Mnjor Armairong, seckiug for tho
man who "might lo somcthing rush."
Ile found him at last, but it was iu thc
gatc ol the lortress, on the bodyofthc
tleau stccd, blccdini: from his wound, that
he discovercd the facc of Bonedict Arn
old, thc Victoi of Bohnitis Heighls.
This was not thc momcnt to delivcr the
messngn of Gates. No! for this Rasli
Man had won laurfcls forhis brow, dcfcat
cd Burgoync for him, rescued thc nrmy
from disgraco and dofcai. Ho had donc
sometliing uask.
Therefore, Armstrong, hravc and gcn
crous as he was, bent over the woiinded
man, lifted him from among tlic licnps of
dead and uore luui to a .lace ol repii.-e.
Would it he creditcd by persons tiitnc
qttainted with our history would the facl
which I rccord witli blushcs aud sliame
for thc pcltiness of human naturc, bc bc
liovcd, iinlcss supportcd by-cvidcncc that
cannoi lie?
Gcncral Gatcs,"1 in Itis bulldm of thc
baltlc, ditl nol mendon Ihe namc of Br.Nu-
IIICT AltNOLIl!
Mcthiuks, cvon now, I sco tho same
Horntio fly ing from llic bloody ficld of
Camdcn wlicro an army was annihilated
his Imir turning whilo as suow, as he
pursucs his tcrriable fiight, without one
rcsting for cigh'.y milcs mcthiuks I hcar
him call for anothcr Arnold, to wi. this
BATTLE, AS S.UtATOGA WAS WON"!
Aornou's Notk. This incidi'nt, sniiporled
by llio strongest cidoncc, niay afi'ord the rtador
sonio ideaof lliat woiinded selfcsleciii, that irniif
ofrank iniuslice and nealect, which aflerwarda
cnded iu llio Trcit.cn of Arnold.
It iiuijt bo conlessecl that tho clnracter of Gates
gains :is liltlo glory from this circinintiinco, us
Iroin lus riiiiiorcd cnnni'ction wilh the Cakil, who
cunpircH for the overlhrow of Washington. Ilur-
Kouio spouo in llio lusricrt tcriusm Arnoid's cou.--
nge and military genius, as displayed in this bntlle,
nnd llio light ol hept. I!). Wiisliliisloii snnn nUer-
wards preseiitcd Arnold wilh a sct of cpauletcs and
sword-knnts, (which ho iiad received fiom a
Ircncli iiublcinan, as a tcjlimonial ofhis cslueni
for tho Victor of Saratoja. i'Ai. Courier.
Koyal Love Ldtcr. Napolcon was vcry
fond of Josephinc, and his lcltcrs to her
werc written in a spirit of pcrfect romance.
In ono of them ho says, "I am very tinca-
sy to know how you are, I havo oecn in
thc villago of Virgil, on tbcshorcs of lliis
Lake !) n iittteri mooiiihine, and not a
momcnl xeithout Ihinfdng of Josephine."
I ii anothcr ol tlicse curious cllusious, ho
writcs as follows: "A ihoufand kisscs, as
hiirning as my heart, as purc as yon, I
sent by thc courier; ho tuld mc that he
had sccu you, aud thut you had no com
mands for mo. Oh, fto! naughty, ugly,
cruel tyranuical, prctty little monstcr! you
laugh at my folly. Ah, you know that if
I cotild put you in my heart, you should
rcmaiii in prison!"
WINTER EVENINGS.
Among the changcs which autumn
brings wilh it, there is onc which o al
ways'Jiail with delight the rcturn o( long
cvcnings, Iu sununcr thcrc sceins scarco
an iuterval bctwccn day and mid night;
nnd though n sutntncr cvcning, what thero
is of it, is very finc for a short stroll over
tho dcwcy ficlds of tho country, and a city
promcnadc iu thc rcgions of soda aud ice
creani, it can Inrdly bo held of great val
iiclorany othcr ptirsuit. Give us tho
good long cvcnings ol Novembcr no
inalter how cold and stormy and if we
can havc a blaztug fire, asupply of choico
books and pnpcrs, aud thc company of
Iriends aud kindred spirits, we cuvy no
man's happincss. Homc, always prized
now sccms dotibly dear, and all tho cnrcs
and toils of tlie day arc amply rcwardcd
by tho ji.ys oftlie cvcning firesulc. Hap
py thc man who has a home al this scasou
of the year; thrice happy hc who luves it.
"Lct othersscek for empty joyt,
At ball or concert, rout or play;
Wliilsl far from fashiou'a idlo nniso,
licr gildcd doiiic and tinppings gny,
I whilo tho wilitry evo uway
'Twixt bnnk nnd lule tho honrs dividc;
And marvsl lioiv 1 o'er rould stiay
1'roin thoo my own firc-eiil-e.
Yoting men, lake carcofyour cvenings,
Learn to valuo your leisurc hours too high
ly to squander ihpni away in tho strccts, or
to wastc thcmnll in the pursuii nfmcrc a
musements. Thcy niay bo worlh inoro to
yoa llian gold or silvcr, if properly improv
cd. Now is llic scason to comnienco a
coursc ofuseful reading or study; and an
hour or two each cvening.ihus devotcd to
uicnial improvcmcnt, couiiuticd fur aycar
lo comc, will effect a result which yoti
now Imrdly aiilicipalc. But you say you
arc not a 'genius' you have no unconi
mon laleut. No niatter fur thnt. Genius
es are as scarce as tho fablod pliocnix
hut one vi.its thc carth at a titnc; and as
lo extraordinary talent, thcrc is not half
so much of it as tnauy iniaginc. Il you
have cominoii sense, that isenouglugo a
liead and incrcase your mciital furnituro
and niakcyourself a v i:i.i, iNroitjir.n man.
Lvcry vouug man ouglii to aspirc to this;
aud this is a all we ask.
ElcUricilii, Light and Aslronomy.
Licut. Maury, in a lelter to the cdiior o
tlio Union pronouuccs thc lelcgraph
ihe most cxquisito of lutronomical iu-
strument. I ho specd of tho mac-
uet ic fiuid surpasscs thc vclocity of light,
and this fact can he taken advantage of
for deterniining difl'erences of longitude
between Washington city, or nuy othcr
part, aud thc priucipal citics of thc Union.
" Whcn it is rcincnibered what time, h
ond nioney have bccn expcnded by astron
omers in thc sululion of this problcm, the
importancc of the new process mny bo
readily imagined. lnstcad of scnding out
an cxpcdilion, at grcat cost it is contcm
platcd only lo scnd an ufficcr with a tmall
instrumciii from plucc lo placo. Being at
(his statiou, ho ndviscs by lelcgraph, his
principa! at the observatory ol llic fact,
aud rcceivcs answer to be rcady, thnt
thc star is npproaching tho ineridiau of
Waslungton;at thc momcnt of culminatiou
hcrc thc signal is givcn, aud thc time is
notcd thcrc also. iu a little whilo thc
wiry passnuger brings word that tho star
is upproaching that distant nicridian, aud
nt tho iuslaiit of ils trunsil there, signal is
repc.ilcd. Tlic iuterval of time between
thc.se two transits is the longiludo requir
cd!" Tlic wire at Washington has alrcady
becn carricd iiito tiio observatory, and a
series of obscrvaliuns commcnced.
Wind Waggim on Ihe jirair'us. Tlic
Mifouri Expositor describ'.'s thc ncwly in
vcnted inachinc callcd Ihe Wtnd-Wagoii,
which is lo bc useJ wilh sales andrigging
as a sliip for running oicr ihe prairics.
The inachinc is simply constructcd, nnd
thc itircntorsays hccan run upand down,
acrots the plaius, ovcrconio a stecp with
a gcuilo asccut without difficulty, aud will
carry freight to Bcnt's Fort or Santa Fo
al $() pcr huudred pounds. A gcntlein.iu
who rodc iu llic wagou says, that niih
only ouc sail and a light brecze, it wcnt at
tlic ralo ofeight milcs an hour.
The last Miller Stoni. Tlio fulloivins
auecdoto will do iuimedialely after diu
ner: A maltcr of fact of an old gcutlcmnu iu
New England, whoso vifc isa thorough
"Dosti'uctionisi," was awakencd out of
his slccp by his possesscd rib, onc stoimy
iuglit in Jilarch, with
"llusband didyou hcar that noisc It's
Gabricl a comiug! It's ihe sound ofhis
cbariot wheclsl"
"Oh, psha, you old fool!" replted tho
good man "do you 'spose Gabriel is &uch
an ass as to cnio on trhrcls iu such good
Meighing as this? I tell you it's iho wind
lurn over and go to slcep."
GOOD ADV1CE.
Tako a ncwspaper, and you do morc
to securu thc morals of your chiJdron aud
prcparc them for futtirc uscfulncss, with a
siuglc ilollar, than by livc timcs tho
atnount hcstowcd upon Ihetn in any othcr
way. It isa dtity which cvcry fathcr
owcs lo his fainily and his country to tako
a nnwspipor. Il cultivatcs a taslc for
reading and sprcada bcfnrc the minds of
tho rising gcncr.ttiou a chnrt of iho paw
ing cvcnls of llio age, which thcy will
consult, nnd will, by sq dping, athl daily
or wcekly to tlieir ttoo'k of knowleilgc
No person, who rcads a ncwspaper regu
larly and carcfully, gocs inio thc world
without a knowlcdgo of its doings, that
secures fur lum intclligence and respcct.
We say to cvory man, and ovcry man
should say to his ncighbor, "tako a ncwspaper."