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UISCELLANEOUS.
For thc Galaxy.
Logic.
From the German.
Krc half a ycar was spcnt, liis head
Lined willi Philnsophj-,
Comcs liomo his Falhcr's hopcful Frcd,
From tho Academy.
Scarcely llie learn'd mati was set
Bcside hisFalher's table,
Wlien he begnn to shmv wliat wit
Anil wondcrs hc was able.
Upon tlie bonrJ, tivo chickcus fair
Wclcom'd the boy's returning :
And hc, with conscquential air,
Thus introduccd hislcarniog:
"My Fathcr, dcar,
You say that hcrc
Are two young roasts; for me, sir,
What I will do
Is, provc to you
That llicre are cvcii thrce, sir.
Without ado
If tliere are two
Tico coutain one, you see, Bir:
And tivo and one
Maketl.rce; I'nidonc:
This, Lodic tcaches me, sir."
" All risht, all right :
You'vc proved it quite I
27iV one l give your AToAer;
1 lake the sccoud;
And so well yon've rcckencd
That you shall have the otiier."
Ciuts.
A WHISTLING YANKEE.
Snme years since, a Yankee from the
land ol 'notions, travelling westward, i ful; that consolation which cometh only from
fouud himself mtnusof cash, aftcr his arri- 1 above. With irresistible pcrsuasion sheen
val at the flourishing and bcautiful villagc i deavorcd 10 rcclaim thc vicious, and lead the
of Paiiiesville, Ohio. But Yankecs are
proverbial for tact, and can turn their wits
many ways, to supply the ncedful. So
our Yankee traveller being kcen at whist
lin, pcrambulated ihe villagc, with his
hands stuck in his empty pockels, wbist
ling a variety of national airs.much to thc
amuscmcnt of all. Seeing that his cm
ployment 'took' with the multitude, he set
himself up as a teacher of thc Scicncc of
Vt'histling, and reasoncd very gravely, that
as mnltitudes would whislle, it would be
wcll for thein to learn thc science, rightly
judjring, that what ouglit to bcdoneat all, i
should be donc well i. c. upon scicntific
pruiciples. Iie belicves that there were
far iess persons ho could learn this sci
cuce, than was gcnerally supposed that
thcrc w:is iio rcnsr.n why thc femalc scx,
with acknowledgcd bcltcr voices than
t:i:les, should bc denied thc privilegc of
v.histliiig; and descaiiled largcly upon thc
vantage lo be derivcd from a lliorough
kuowledge of the science. In short, a
school was started at once, and mauy a
young limb ofthe law, medical students
and clerks, with their ladies, wcrc subscri
bers. Thc price was fixed at fifty centS
per couiile, and always piid in advance,
by which our Yankee friend well spliccd
hispockets.
The cvening for the lirst lcsson arrived
and with it a goodly number of gents
and ladies, at a Hotel, wating the promis
cd instruction. The preliminarv observa-
tinn was made, that no one would be as- i
sarjd of any iinprovcmcnt, without they
carried out the prccise instructions and
obeyed the connnands of the teacher.
All were stand'ms upon the floor upon
the tiptoe of expcctation, when our Yan
kee "ave forth his first command witli
srcat gravity: PREPARE TO PUCK
ER!" All anticipited the next command.
" PUCKER !" and instantly a roar of
laughter shook thc house to its foundation.
It is unnecessary to say that the next
day our Yankee traveller was seen wend
ing his way westward, with full pockets,
and whistiing many a merry tune whijc
those who had taken their first lcsson in
the science of whistiing, were hailed at
evcry turn of thc strcct, with the by-words
' PREPARE TO PUCKER! PUCK
ER lCaltaragus IWiig.
John, how I wish it wasas much thcfjsh
ion to trade wivcs as it is to tradc horscs !'
Why so, my dear friend '!' 'I'd cheat soine
body shockingly afore night !'
'William,' said a carpenter tohisappren
tice, 'I'm going away to-day. and want you
to griud all the tools.'
Yes sir.'
The carpenter camo lioine ai night
'William have y ou ground all the too'.s right
sharp 2'
All butthezanrfsatr,5 said Bill, 'I could'nt
get quite all the gaps out of that.
111 be blessed ifldo as the girl said
whenlier lovor popped thequestion.
ALBANY DAILY ADVERTISER.
This establishment is offered for sale and
nossessinn niven immediatelv. Besides the
o - .
Dailj, a Weekly aud Semi-Weekly are is
sued, which have an extcufive circulalion.
The establishment is well worlh the attcn
lion of any gentlemao wishing to embark in
ihe business.
The Avcrtiser has hilherto been conduc
ted on true AiERicAf Whig principlcs, and
in whatever hands it may fall we hope to s'ee
these pnnciples carried out. It has no fel
loHship with eilhcr ofthe factious which ac
complished thc defcat of Henry Clay. -
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VL' IX irTDTT.T7TtTTPY, VT WEDNESDAyT APRIL 16, 1345. NUMBER 50.
From thcRemcmber Me.
THEL0ST CHILD.
A cbildislost!" was the fearful aud pulsc -
stilhug ruinor, that coursed likc wild-fire
throughout one ofthose settlctnents wblch
occasioually skirt the cntranceto our Ameri-
can fnresls. A cry like this was ciiniirli tn
thrusttlic warm blood bnck to tlie beart with
the chill of horror; to arrcit the throb ofjoy,
evcn iu its gayest liuniors; and to send the
busy irnasination forth with the little wan
dcrcrin thedeep solitudeoflheforest; whom
it picturcd. seckiug in vaiu to discover some
opcning, wbile hc wiped away the tears that
wcrc flowing ovcr liis youns face like rain;
( holding himsclf in an attitudc to listen, till
iiusiarncu laucy tirouglit back the growl of
somchidcousinbabitatit of thosedark places;
then, running onnnid, would cither fall a
jirey to the very fato he was endeavoring to
lleefrom: or, aftcr treadiog the samc little
: .11 r .
i-M uil-, iiu mimiic ovcrpowereu liis litll
limbe. lav bimsclfdown deiiairinK- in iVtf
Sueh tagcdics had bccn actcd: nud the sons
ofthcforest wcll kuew that itis casier to
, ., .
luiauc uiuir i-uura: iiirougu me trackless '-'" inoiuer: iue uarrci oi mcai wm uaruness ; or llicy were alraiu tlie sus
J nccan without a compass, than to ascertain ' not waste, uor thecruiseol oil fail! You pense excited by their intellicence micht
: little rvilliu -ii- in llmjn.Ufli. ... : I J .. I. .1.. L-nntr tln i.T.I .ix- I..- . 1. . f .1 . . .. 1- . . . . O S
Ilightofthe sun is alinost excludcd, and no
t foot-print guides to liumau habitatinn.
In thc prcscnt mstancc raen crowdcd to-
gcthcr, scarcely daring to whispcr to their I
own souls that the sweet son of Agnes Wade
was lost. "He was the only son of his moth
cr aud she wasawidowj" Can there be a
iuorc patheiic appeal to the scnsi bilitics of
human nature? Can thcrcbsa picture of
more tittcr desolation, than the heart of the '
bereavcd one tindcr such circumstauccs ?
Agnes Wade was the idol of the sctllcmcnt.
She had becu in it but a fen fletting uiontbs ;
yet they had becntime cuough for her mcm
ory and her intercsts to find a rcsting place
in cvery bosom. She had coinc there to rc
sule with the parents of her lost husband.
They wcrc iuhumble lifc; butit needed only ,
to look at Agnes, to know that she had hecn
educatcd in rtfinement if not in clegance.
And she had bornc the change ofcircum
Rtauccs wiih so much sweet and pious resig
nation; she was sogenile, so condcsccnding,
so benevolent, that it was iinpossibla to Iie '
nith her, and not love her. She alwayshad
a word ofeucouragcincnt for the tiinid, she
nlways whispcrcd consolation to the sorrow-
conlritc spirit to "thc Lamb of God who la- , rational attachuicnt bccmncs mdolatry bc
kcth away the sins ofthe world." iforcweare awareofit; and not till tlie idol
Agnes Wade was young. She had mar-
ricil tiic tiusbanU ol lict nllcctions; nne to tl,e licart was clasped around it. ltwasdu
whom her fond vows of constancy had bccn , ring this abscncc thisahscnce ofafewhours
yiclded nhnost in Thildbood. liis parents only, in which the mothcr seemed alinost
had laborcd had to givc him an cducation; to have a prescntimcnt ofevil that the.
aud it was diiring his collcge ycars that he nne little lamb, wbich alone death luul
saw and oved the dchcate aud atlraciive Ag- . d , , disappeared; no one knew
ncs. J here hearts asit wcrc mclted mlo ; , . .,, n .i i r .
one. The opinions and fceliugs of M'ade ho"- ,or, wh,lhe.r B.ut the .da Iforcs.t
were rellectcd inlo the mind and soul of his : stretchcd to an almostintcrmtnable length
sncctbctrothcd'oue, and whcn they weddcd, from ncar hcr dwelling, and more than
itnasoulyto make the blcnding ol" intercsts one innccent had already found a grave
nd emoiious more closclv intimatc. Jlut
happincssso pcrfcct cannot abide long in a '
world which has bccn blastcd by the fronn of
me oreaior. iJreams tnai arc so . cng miui,
miKF lini-( n ctitlrint, iritnt n fnnrrtil ivnLmrr 1
Two ycars had pascd riuce Agnes felt all the I
desolation and all thc miscry, v hich is com-
prised inihitoiic word widow. She had
Uuown sorrow before in thcloss ofhcr young
cst born, butilwasas thefew drops which
prccrded thc torrcut. Slie cnmmittcd its
liody to llic dust iu the sure hope that its
spirit was evcn at that tnomcilt, mingling in
kindrcd liolaicssand happincss wilh the bles
scd in Iieavcn; that it was a bright angel
around the llirnne of God : aud it was a
thouxht full ofbcau'y.and full of consolation,
that shc had been thc intrumrnt ofadding one
to those purespirits who divcll in thcblissful
prcscnce of their Iteilccmer. Butnhcn the
grave closcd ovcr him, who had been her
Euardian, her counsellnr. hcr support; who
had slnrcd her joys andsooihed hersorrous;
who had been her companiou inhcalth, and
pilln.ved her hcad in sickness, shc felt as if
shut out from thc lovcliness of life forcvcr,
aud she would have willingly laid hcr throb
bing temples and dcspniring heart ou tlie loI!
earth lieside him, never more to rite. Agucs
lniHcver was a Chris:iau. Andthoughdeaih
whcu it cumts aumu; us robbiug us
jfour dearcst and our loveliest, secms lo
paUy thc hearL ofsurvivors wiih the samc
chills that he fas'.cus on his victinis, the
Lonlof life will not snffer our cnemy to tri
uinph. Ilepours into the 'stricken sonl the
cmphatic consolatious of liis gospcl. He
comcs with hispunfying, vivifjing influcuces:
Iie lclls ofabrightcr world, wherc bcings
thus sundcred, shall niect agaiu to part uo
more forcver. It is in scasous of the most
ilhering alilictiou, uhcn earth is robbed of i ' u, . iue iigmness anospccuoi inc me.ope,
its attractions by one mortal stroke, that j l'ar"l m.ngling and hannonizing togelh- s he passed over tbe brush and undcrwood
Heavcn secms to opcn upon us. The soul , whcther thc song be grave, orgay. lliatsomet.mes lay scattcrcd m hcr paihway.
Iooks townrds it with the longing ofa child 1 Agnes had endeavored to confirm her Difficultics seemed to vanishasshe approach
towards its homc Oh what a home ofrcst taste totheirs when she was east atnong 'herri, and shc cxplorcd every little hid.ng
tn tl,P bereavcd one! And words caunot ex- il,om l.nt hP wn, mmnnl nfmnrP .IpI- !,li,cc 'hatm.Bht conceal her darl.ng, wilh an
prcss, the heart ofa Christian tnourner can
ouly fcel. how peculiarly and how tcuderly
God manifcsts h.n.selfa Fhci ovea in thc
storm isnosooncrpast, than the bow offor -
givci.css and consolwion ,3 radiant in tbe
t,,vn. Wb-n 1 1, ;..Hn.,.er,t i. nerom-
nlis!.P,l. ns if !.rifved at its necessitv. God savs
to the bclievcr, "Coinc now and I will heal . griefs like hers and onetear of sjmpa
your sorrows!" ' thising friendship, shcd more balm into
ThntPiidpraml trustinff nature of A'nes. ! her soul than volumes of verbal consola-
viplded at once lo llic sweet soolhincs of
Almi.-'htv love. Two of hernrecioui fam-
il y, she'irtiMcd, were safely moorcd inthe
naven oi eicrnninappuiess; mw siiciiuwiu-
solved to traiu up her remaiiiing little one. to
mcet him, by Divine grace, iu a better world.
Wo lil n t, tlipm." w ould she sav. "out
they wiltno'treturutous." She spenthours!
iudescamiu-upon thc brightness and beauty
of their blessed home. She talkcd of the .
mcrcv and kindnessof ihcir God: ofthe ex-;
cellence and love ofJcsus Christ; ofthe pure
and liappy spirits tlicy were associated wun,
till his youug soul caugbt theardour of her'
own, and iu the simplicity of childhood he j
would long to be one of that glorious and
blissful band. Then she would tcll him ofhis j
lost slatc by nature; ofhis redemption by
the Lamb ol uod; oi tne love, tnesunenngs
:r.T"C:rX.:::S'i' Vn .TV i:S::.
ri,.,i;,,i nn'P. inpliin,. at ihe wondrous
talc, would pour forth its sympathy in flow
ing tears. The interesting narratives ofthe
palriarchs and propbets.were also repcatcd,
for his instruction and enterlaiirment, till
ihpv hecame as familiar as his daily lessous.
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Thus was the young orphan taught in tbc
bcauty and oxcellcnce of our religion, till it
seemed toliea part of hisbcmg,to euter into
cvery couceiu of life.
.Agnes was Ieft without fortuuc, but she
contrivcd. bv mnn,. r.n.1 ;..,i.,.,; . vl"
1 herself faom absulute dependencc, and was
always able to bestow the widow's mitein
i cliarity. She treated hcr son asacoinpan-
I in he was associated in her visitsof bcncv-
i oleuce he sharcd in hcr labors with n!l thi
...v..,.u u,u iugtumy ma juuug uaja comu
"Mothcr," hc would proudly say, "whcn
I growlargc, and am a man, like grandftther
you shall uot take care of me auy longer, but
tbcn you shall be tny child, and 1 will be the
mothcr; and you shall not be obligcd to
work asyou do now.my swcct.dear mothcr!''
cutnining his little arms around her as he
spokc, and iinparting a kiss of infaiuine cu
dcarment upon hcr palc, yet lovely clicck.
"You will be a comfort and a support to
me, ifyou are spared, my child! And oh!
may Godsaveme from the addcd bittcrncss
ofsceingyou too fade before me. But I am
poor, my son ! I k'now not whcre I shall ob-
'ain the mcans to cducatc and prcpare you
. fr future usefulncss."
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' care of 2"
"Yes, precious boy! and he will uot suf-
,er us to want for any thing!" said the loud
Agnes, clasping lnm to her bosotn as he ut
tcrcd this scntimeut of faith, in thc simplc
and touching acceuts of early childbood.
"The Lord will provide formy little father
less lamb 1 He fecds the young ravens h hen
tlicy cry unto mru : '
And it was tbisdarlin!T.coti this fair nledirc
ofhcr young affcctions that was now no
whcre to be fuuud. It was abrigbt day in
thcspring, and Agucs hadriscn with thc sun.
and gone scvcr.il miles to visit a dyiug fnend.
Un tlus occasion slie Ieft hcr little dcar at thy rigliteous cliastcnings! 1 cach mc to or tlie lielplcssncss and ignorance, ofthe tim
Will bchind, contenting herself with iinprin- trust in Thce, alihough tbou slay mc !'' idity and cowardice of children, and the silu
ting a mother's kiss unou his glowing cheek, "Ycs ; that is right. child putyour trust i tion ofhcr dcsolatc little one, camc over her
as he lay wrapt iu sluinbcr. "Is he not the
swcctcst of all the sivect children 2" thought and Hc will comfort jou; so don't take on
she, as shc turucd to look once more upon his so" S3t tho warm heartcd old Iady, address
sleeniiiE: lovcliiics. "Oh. if I were bc-eft of . ior Agnes.
hini, too, I should have notliinc to livc for!
She frequcntly askcd her heart the qucstion,
if it was willing to surrendcr him cuterely to
God, but her heart returned a fearful answcr.
And then she would try to govcm it severcly,
and scck to put a limit to her love. Yrt
whcn the soul has but one objcct on earth
that it may call its own but one, iu which to
ceutre all its warm affcctien pcrmittcd and
istcmovcd do wc fcel how evcry tcndrill of ,
in its bosom. 1 here was not a uoiibt
then, that thc little fellow was at that
j moment wandering alone, aad hopeless.
, find som(J aveuc from ;,s Jrea so,
. .J
tttdes. Thc men of thc settlcment hastily
formed themselvcs into companics, andi
departed. Each hf art bcat high with
hope, whenever they entered nn unex
plored region ; but anticipation was soon
changed to despair, when they had gone
over it again and again, without the least
shadow of success. Their wives in the
mean time had gathcred aroung the afilic
ted grand-parcuts, to bc with them du
ring the hours of suspcnsc andsufTeJing.
Their honcst cxpressions ofsympathy,
although they might have seemed cold
and harsli to the rcfined andscnsitive smiI
of Agnes, fell on the cars of the old coup
lc like a song of their nativc hills They
listencd to the stories of others' griefi, till
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lliev sceineu iu lurgui iueir unii, uuu uc-(
scanted upon the araces and loveliness of,
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their grand-clnld, tui tuey aPPearca to
loose the remembrance lliat iie was lost to. , -- -i-
. jdcrcr. returned, despatmg of success.
!' , , , . "Lct nonc but mofitn scarch !" cricd Ag-
Thus the hours and moments sped , ncs al)( darte( (rom tl)c ll01isc They caU.
away until the time arrived when Agnes ,C(; toherin vain. Oue ofthe partywhohad
was expecled. Ah! who shall be the jusrarrived, followed; hallowiug as he went,
first to tell hcr of these heavy tidings ? to his comrades, to light a fire for a be acou, if
All shrunk from tbc task. They could they returned uot before uigbt.
have done it to a beinrr moulded likc
themselvcs: and interlarned the intclli- i
gcnce
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Wllll 111UIIV tTlilUS U llCV lUlllJi!
kinducss.
jiuucauon, nauit, anu sociai
mlercourse, had madc tliem like notes ot
icate materials, and involuntarily shrunk
' from the ,onest i)Ut chilling cxpressions
of t, wUh ,vhich ,jie. lla(1 often
1 greeted her. Likethe Eolian harp, which
pours forth music only at the breath ol
Heaven. she felt that the soft whisnerinss
. of Almiirhtv love were alone adaotcd to
tion. Their honcst hearts were conscious
ofthe difference. and they. sat ffazinn at
' eacn 0ther in silencc and conslernation,
d j,,,;, lest tne ext Iool jau sliould
, raothel..s . and not abIe to im
. . . ,mnn hr
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ens'tive and tender nature.
She camc yes. they could not help
her coming and they sat crowded in a
little circle, as children press togcther
,vhen they are Iistening to somethmg
frishtful all eyes turned upon her with cy near the very place wherelhey r.ommenced! textare. This specimen is probahly a
sad and fearful meanin: but not a word shue s? c1e ,oasPt mo.rc P?n ! mong the best that can be obtained from
Sau uIJU icuiiui uibauiu0 , fc th-in cli liarl liilhprtn n.iscpd z where the i .. . , i c
was uttered.
"Whatis thematterJ" she
1-ckly
child 1
n.nrk-ly asked 'vhere is
mv r.lll Irl f
SnmPthinrrdreadfuIhasoccurred! where
r. "I. ; ;M7PMhPrlMother! Will
i. ,,i- n m 7Then he is dead!
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Tho inrlampnt is at last adniiuistered :
the righteous judgment which I have
been so long anticipating !" She con
tinucd in a low nla'mtive raoan. as i f com-
muning with her own spirit : "Oh ! 1
hm fnn fnndlv better than 1
have loved my God ! I tried hard not to
do it. But oh ! he was so sweet, so en-
&&g so aiiccuonaie ! iie was my las ,
to the last being on earth thatl could
ca" mJ' own! the last ! do you hear
tllat Agtics? the last; and that is ta-
kenl Yes! I am Ieft alone alone, nnd
solitarv in all tliis wnrlil ii W .1,;,.
noiv ior me to love anu 1 too mavdic!
Exhausted by the strcngth of her cmo-
grief. There were no tears, no wringing
of hands, no frantic cxclamations ; but
tlie low breathings ofutter desolation
the solitary joy cut ofT, in a heart fon fa-
miliarized to sorrow the oneoverllow -
awakcn the leastglimmering of hope, Iest
it should be aaain cxtiiiffuished in tleeper
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be worse for her than the inost painful
certainty. Agnes was conveyed to bed,
and thc good women left her to consult
togcther what it was best to do It was
determined that one of them should re
turn to her, and tcll thc whole truth.
She found ber giving vent to her heart iu
the inost pathctic cxclamations. "My
swcct, sweet Will ! I had hopcd that we
should cntcr Iieavcn tosethcr! that tocethcr
we should join the dcar ones nho have gone
before us ! but now there is no more hope
for tison cartli Uli ! what do 1 say? Fatb
r savc mc from sm ! save me from mutiruing
111 heavcn ! thc Lord is good, and He is kind,
J nc voice ol atlectiou brouglit tears totlic
dry cyce of Agnes. But they were not the.
rei'resbing tears that muisien aud cool the
withcring spirit; they camc not geutly and
swcctly, like tlie ilews ol heavcn. lhc short
convulsivc hcavings of an almost bursting
heart, wcrc minglcd wiih violent aud pain
ful wecpiug. This soon spcnt itself, nud
was succccded by sufTocating sobs; like thc
swelliug ofthe ocean whcn tho slorm is gouc.
Thenfiectiouate woman Icaucd ovcr hcr per
suasivcly. "May! now dcarie.you do wrong togrievc
so! you mustsubmitto thc will of God!"
'Oh.'" interrupled Agnes, "I would that
I could rcsign myself cntirely to Hisjustice!
butuiy soulis full ofdarkncss! I can only rc
mcmber tbat my child is dtad"
This one thougbt had occupiedhcrmitid:
but now, as if a new light had broken in up
on hcr, she suddenly raiscd herself from the
pillo w "Dcad 1 who knows that he is dead l
Whcre, how, when did hc dic."
"He is not dead ! dcaric, not dead !"
"Xot deadj" cricd Agnes, starting up,
"for the love oflleaven, tell mc what you
mean ! oh, spcak, u here is he !"
Both haud were upon hcr bosom as ifto
hold in hcr throbbing heart; and thc wild
ncss of her Iooks made her tremble.
"Be quict, my child ! only bc quict, and I
will tcllyouall about it! The dear little boy
was playing at lhc door, and picking daisics
to put in your hair. IIo was so much di
vcrtcd by it, that his grandmolhcr let him
play on, only tclliug him uot to go away
from the door. Shc was busicd about thc
dairy, and when shccanie to look nflcrhim
hc was gone. Shc gavc the alarm right
away, and all thc men iu the scttlcnieht
turued nut to hunt him up. But you kuow
j, .v.,1. u n ,l t fi,l n i.n,lr
MIJ. JIUl ,WM "
. j. . '".'. !
Agnes stopped not to hear thc conclusion
oftho scutencc. She was at the dcor in an 1
instant. I
Thc old woman pulltd her forcibly back.
"Are vou crazv 2" said she: "Uo you want
I . i .. - lr r....t i.? l...
iu fiei hm iuu: ji iiuiii i:aii nuu iiiui, iie 1
will bc brouglit in before sundonn!" I
l'l.-.l I... 1 1 ...1
- - -
rtgn.es ?a ,v'"i mcrcdible nipiuny.
AITcclion lcnt her winss, and slrcnilh and
or rather, she was supported by
Him who nith such sweet andpowcrful cm-
,, i,!mir ...i, nj f ,i,
, w;dolVi aDli ,iIC Father of the fatherless."
ingcnuity aud industry, resulting from thc
miehty workings of a mother's love, that
amountcdaluiost to iutuition. Hcr compan
ion looked on wilh wonderat hcr performan
ces: to sec a crcaturc so dchcate, do tha
which appcared to rcqmre the streugth and
judgnicnt ofa man. He pietendcd not to
cope with her in lhc search she was accom
plishing. He scemcd but the passive instrn
ment of hcrplcasure; bnt the hurnble sptte
hte attendaul upon the evolutions of its miglit-
y pl.inet.
"1 must tind my boy !" she exclaimcd, "or
the forest will receive us both into the same
grave ! But I shall find him ! He who has
ever been my cuide in dilHculties, my de-
fence in lemptat.nn.my strength m weakuess,
and my consolation , sorrow will giye him
back to mc I JUy trust n in the Lord I
Agnes xvent on and on. She knew not
how far she had traversed the forest, for
thcrc arc no waymaiks to ascertain thc dis-
tance or direetion; and one may wander on
for hours and days, and termmate theirjourn
,..a.. ..D u-u U,,U,
wild flowcr and the w.ntcr green grew m
- S Sra almo o ovcrtlieTarlh
w;.h , r!ch carnct of scarlet. and Kreen. and
. IVIIM J ricil Cdl UUt UI OWII51, ami tivm, uuu
. U nr .nlAt inl m-ann 1 tiM
pu.ple. Agnes' heart beat quicker as she
hoU!:ht-"Ah!" this is the place tbat would
attract my darling !" She almost cxpectcd
to see him sleepiug on the bed of flowers be
fore her. She east a rapid glance around
William!"
Shc paused cxpecting a rcply
Myd?rIiugWilIr"
1 There vas a slight nistling in ihe bushes
tstretchcd arms
near hcr. Sbe new witli ou'
ttons, slie sunk ititothe arms of the sym- 1 cersaw any oouyeo cute in tne woous ton Institute in
patmsing lemaies wlio liad clustcred ,, ', V , r u eold medals
arounu ncr, penc rateu to tue soul by halh w; will "7".;"' - T V; jts vcry little doubt
tnis, to tnem.novel exlubitton otmaternal tt, Bron-n have a
mg drop added to thc cup already full of ' l"eonlJ nursling tliat is lelt in Her nlled nest.
bilterness. Every tongue was silent, as 1 P?n 'f l?3 ,onf! '"'" b
if ,pell bound. Either they dareJ no. ! 1 'J.tXZ.
to clasp hcr son but it was only the young
fawu bo had been atartlcd from his slum
bcrs. Agnes' heart died within her. She
felt the sickness of "hope deferred.'' The
transition from expcctation, from almostcer
tainty, to disappoiotment, had becnso abrupt
aud sodecisive, that she eeated herself on the
cold grass, and wept in uocontrolled emotion.
"Cheer up, Iady!" said her companiou;
"tlon't be down nearted! the boy mllyet be
j
lounu. 11 naman nattire can accoinplisli it.tor
"Itis true," renlicd Agnes, "aud itisthauk
lefs mnratitudein me to be sounmmdful of
His precious promises, and so distrustful of
goodness; but my heart hovers overmy
i r,eiDain'u? treasure.ag tlie bird flutters around
spcnd the nicbt
They nursucd thc ccarch but Azues with
lessbuoyant hopes than before. As her's
faded the faint expectatiotis of her compan
ion vanishcd uttorly; and he geutly hinted
tlut shc had better consuh hersafcty aud re
turn. "I will dieheie," shcrcplied, "ratherthan
dcsert my pieciousboy! do thnu go hotne,
and Ieave me; thc God of the wilderncsswill
bc my safeguard !"
"No, no, Iady! no, no! I don't value it at
aM ; many's the night I'vc lain in tho woods,
with no othcr covcring but the blcssed heav
cns." Thc shadons of cvcuiui catbcred slowlr
round them ; and tho trccs of the forest be
gan to nssume in the twilight those fearful
and uncarllily fornis which excitc startling
i fancies evcn in the stoul heartcd. Agnes tho't
clad in tcnfold horrors. In the anguish of
her soul shc supplicatcd.
"Oh God! tbou heatcr of prayer tliou
Fathcr of tho fatherless! in mercy lead a
mother to her child! for His sakc white ou
earth nevcr turncd a beggar from His feet,
oh, listcn, listen to my cry !"
"Hark! do you not hear
fomcthiuc?" she said quicklv turninc lo her ,
companiou. They stood still "There
itis again! oh, hearkcn!" Every fac-
ulty was now slrained to its utinost point to
asccrtaiu the nature of tbc sonnd.
'It is! it is! Oh God! thou hast hcard
my prayer! itis his anscl voice! bc still
mysoul! oh, which waj ducsitcome! my
heart bcals so violenlly I cannot listen!" j
"Quietyoursclf, Iady!" said the man, who
now distiucily hcard tbe soft sweet acceotsof
a child. "You are right! yej, the little in
noccntis saying his praycrs I do belicve!
Comc a little furthcrthis way whcre in na
ture docs this sound come from? Well it's
thc slraugcst thiug that wc can't scc him !"
"Oh, look! look!" said Agnes, whosc
eyes seemed as if they would pcnclrate the
tbickcning datkess ofthe forest in their in-
teusiiy. " 1 here hc u! kneeling on that
rock; that hard, bare rock. My child! my
precious boy! My God, I ihank thee."
blie sunk npou hcr knees but a tew pa
Vm l,r n,nd,M -i,;m Tl.o rr,
. . . .i .
was at tbat mcmcnt rising in thc east, as ;
... , . , 1
lftogazc upon the dclightful and holy ,
spectacle. Thc widow and her son wcrc ;
kneeling togcther undcr the broad canopy 1
of Iieavcn; one rendering the fcrvent
homagcof her heart for distinguished tner- j
cy ; and the othcr rcsigning himself in all
thc helplessness of infancfto the protec-
r... u ,. i- ' ...i
lliill iliu cuiu ui iiiai iMviy uuiiig, n iiuiu
he had always been taught to love as his
Father and his God. The kind compan-
. r . , , , I ...
lon oi iv-jnes iookcu on in suence; uui ne
,., .... ii.. i u: l . . i
coinu nui iuip uowiug m ncan iu w
power and goodness of Him, who had
rnatii fcstly guided their wanderings, and
shown himsclf in a remarkable mannPr '
,in Knnrxr nrnnr mndn in tho faitli of
1 J 1
Jcsu
",r,
Al
Tho little Williatn was soon lockcd in
,oali and ,1W
happy
mother ; and was relating to her the sim-
plettory of his wand'erings; his alarm ;
liis trust in God: his asccnt upon the rock,
to sce if hc could discover any signs of
habitation; his conscquent disappointmcnt;
and thc fcclings with which he was sub
mitting tohislot ; wbile their sympathiz
ing protcctor shed tears of pleasure and
admiration.
"If this doesn't beat all !" he at length
exclaimed, swallowing to keep down the
emotion which choaked his words. "Wcll!
it. l,.,r nfnlnfil Iue! l.irnrn llin
, i-i ., i t i? i . .. .u. i.i
(tawn oi uay : uuu x i.au g , uj, t .u i-u ; yho (hat fea wams intoi;cali, uurs for
for lost, the moment before we found him ! a lnei,iciue, ,VOuld be unwilling to have his
But now, just sit down a bit on this log till nalne laeD ? Rca jnnoccnco nevcr covcts
they kindle the bonfire, for wc shall bc as conccalmcnt, but delights in openucss and
like lo get further into the woods, as to frankness And evcn if tberc were sonic
net out ofem if we trust to curselves." ! thing unnlcasant in havingonc's nametaken,
The liappy party were soon seatcd ! but , would not a frieud ofiemp.crnnce be willing
they were not long obligedto wait. The ' bearit forthe sake of niaintaininga ruleso
befnstreamedupwardstothe heavens; --ry. m ZtZZ
and showed them to their astonishment,. a protcctionto :le temperar.ee man who re
that they were not vcry far from their own a!Iy Iiurchascs for mcdicine, since he may be
dwellings. The light ofa brilliant moon accuscd of purchasing fur a bcvcrage, and
shown upon their foot-steps ! and Agnes might find his best dcfenco in thc recordshow
and the kind-hearted associatc of her ' ing what he had purchased. It must be ob
search, returned, to awaken happiness in vious to every one, that it may often be quite
i . ,i,:-i, t,l loft cnrrmnim ncccssarv for the scllcr to take the name ofa
l"V 1 . , V.i t
and to render dcvout thanks?,v,ng3 to the
FlNE Wool IN OlIIO. We wereshown,
the other day, a sample of wool taken from j,e begios his sales.unless he is well acquaint
a sheep belonging to the flock ofMessrs. jed with all the drinkers. But then a real
Perkins & Brown, kept on the farm of ' drinker may sometimes need the liquor for a
Col. S. Perkins, ncar this village, which medicine:, and tbe only way to detect any oth
was of surpassing fineness and bcauty of , osc of it . may be tbc frequcncy ot h.s ca Is
.L. s . Fnr- .1 Mh.fh m.!I l.pt hr rlflprminpil lir tho
i nrnhnhlv a -
th s flock, many of which are pure aaxon,
, . . . ' . ' , . . aWcourse
( -hich have been subjected to a long c
1 of careful breed.ng. No exper.se or labor
.
; have been spared by these gentierncn w
obtam the hnest wooleu sneep m tneuni-
ted States. and afterwards to bring them
. .i t.- u- . 'r .-,.(;,, hr
10 uie mBiies cia. p.... "tC
uinuua -
been their success that tnetr nocs, now,
probably, yields wool of a quality superior
tn nnv in thp whole cOuntrV. A sack of
' their wool was sent to tbe Lawrence Mills,
Lowell, last summer which was pronounc
ed to be the best that had ever entered the
Mill. The woo of eight hundred sheep
oeionging to tliis tlock was marketcd the
past scason iu Lowell, for some of which
ninety cents per pound wasreceived, and
for the whole an average price of sisty-
eignt cents was nbtained. Samples of the
j " LA111U11V.U ai
bt-st were exhibitcd at the Fair of the
American Institute aud also at the 3os-
both of which they took
From this evidence there
but iMessrs. Pcrkins fc
ery superior flock of sheen.
and that they deserve much credit for their
cnterprtse and satracitv in thus bnn"in:r
their flock to so much perfection. Akron,
U. lieg.
THE GAJjAIT.
Wednesday, April 16j 1845.
For tkc Galaxy,
MUSIC.
j How sweet and checring: how scrcne and
melodious: and yet, a calin nnd holy spcll
ureatiies around tliescuccp toncu vibratioiis,
' that is unearihly in ils nalurc. It brcathes
, forth the Ianguage ofa sonthiug poncr, aud
' stcals upon our fiame like a voice from thc
Spirit Land to call us awar to soinc happicr
climc. And hat a minglcd difplay of cron d
' ing remenibranrcs of jojs and sorrons. arc
boruc ou its tcndcr strains to fluat in niiir
! murs o'er the mcmory. Even tlie angry pns
sions that rise unbiddcn iu our hearls, are
hii9lied into ilencc. The cares and fullics
oflhis life are for a whilc forgotlon, aud wc
, rcmaiu uncoiiscioug of the v:,riou3 scenes
around us. Ncithcr is its soothiug powcr
limiicd to human bcings: but its iiiflucucc
may be witnessrd, swaing thc rudrr, aud
lower order of auiuiaU; remlcriiig their sav.
, age naturcs incrt and harinlesg. Yes,uiUMC,
tliy power is great. i uy patlielic uumbcrs
are dillVrent throughout tbeuuirersc: callin
on all aniniated nature tojoiu iu one nuiver-
sal chorus of praise lo their Creator. Me-
thinks inii'ic hath a clinmi in thc hour of
. death. Iu ecntlc uotes seem to lull the soul
into clysiairslumbcrs, and deailcn thc pangs
ol tne sunercr. J nen wlio would uot sijzli
for ils gentle approach; wheu likcan angclic
visitant, it comcs to lead the soul frum Karth
to nearcn. i nc sweets ot music nonc can
tell. It defies thc power of Ianguage to ex
press thc cnolhing melody of its nature. Yet
wokirawthatit exists, iu evcry dcp.irlment
ofcrcalion We can hear it in tbe running
stream, tlut in niurimirs sof I, lloatsgcntly ou
ward iu mazy windings through thc dccp ra
vine ; mingling its sweet tnnes with thc ccn
tlc zephyrs of tho grovo. All nature teems
with music. And thc human voice; what
a melody in its varied iutonatious We were
made for harrnpnious bcings: and if soliludc
and silencc reigns around, wc are still sur
rouudcd by a musical mcdium, that imparts
a melody lo our scuses, which secms lo come
from far offlands. Even the departed Spir-
' . V ' r .,' .
ils secm to hover around the placc or llieir
u ltivi , wach ovcr the ,ovcd oncs
,iiey nvc Pft bchind. ButlhercUa swcct
and secrct mu:e inlheevcuing tnilighl.uhcn
she is shrouding in hcr daiL cuitaiu thcbcau.
tics of nature, and thecarcs of the day have
ceased: there we can co.ninuncv.ithourown
105''ts, and lind music sweetcr st, l-'t.s
the music ofthe itiind. L. M.P.
Fur the Galtixy.
AHusionbciiigmade, in Mr. Itich's cora
municaliou last wcck, to ihcrulo adojitfd by
thc Commissioiiers rcquiring ihe )xrson li
ccnsed to kell for iiicdicinc lo take the uamca
ofthe purchascrs, I Jcsire (ennission to say
a word ou thc nli-ct. Tbc law renuircs
rthat reporl should be made bv persons thus
licensed, to the ComiiiissiniifTS, who ai
i thorizcd to take away the liccnse if it shall
i.n. hCcn abuscd. Oncofthe mcins for cn-
abling them to detcruiine wbclhcr thc tcrms
1 ofthe l.ccnse have been viol.iicd.is an :nspcc-
tion ofthe names oferji)iis to uli'iru s.it
have been made, witl- thc qaantiiics snld lo
them. It would iuilecd be vcry difficult for
the Commissioncrs to dclcrniinc whclher lhc
saU-s had been impropcrly luadeMithnnlsuch
inspcclion. It was for that rcason I suppose,
that the Commissioners in Washington
Couuty, nhere gencral licenses are allowcd,
adoptcd tlie rnlc rcquiring those licensed to
scll for tneilicine to kccp a Kt ofthe namcs,
as in ihis County ; and I do not learn that in
Washington County tliere is auy complnint.
Aud why should llicre be auy cnniplainti
purchas.r, in order to determine.upon cnqui-
.ro drinUPer(andla9
represented his want ofthe liquorfora med-
lcine, to deccive tne scuer, lorncuiusi some-
;,.nj,i ,. ofihp.liniior.esneciallvwhcn
: . J. .
rccnrd of sMe.. Acd then il such driuker
shni.M cnnipl on h it he ts not able to gct for
IIU.(,, ie . of en as may he nercssary, thc
1 1 j'" "!i.L- wmliryi.r ,L
,, d f d himse.f .,
And fina!!y ,f he spiler ,s acc
i accnsi'il of sclhn;
1 .
, to ur.nKersar,. SS ne aJ
- ---v "'V'
eeu ..ow.ouucr.nec.rcm..... -
ces, aoy seller for a mcdiciue should be il-
' ling lo mi-Iertake the business nithoul keep-
,n5anrmlofsalriii.eir-tleleiice. J can
hnw ,nrh ,...,: i.. iiic Com
mis'iom-rs can !o regarded as a burden, orbe
nh.prtprt rn lir nnv pvppnt habilunl drinker.:.
And ia fict I'believe they nnd thc mcu w ho
'U'SIS 3AI& &ZS'2'y
S rrjRLISIIED EVERT WKgXESDAT UORMBO
I.t STEWART's BUILDI.-C.S,
BY J. COBB JR.
BT WHOM ALI..ORIE4tS FC R rBIJETlSO
HAMDBILLS.
CattiE,
gftjn t. c i,
Ofeverr dcscrintinn b n!,ti -.,.
f ishionably c.iccutcd, at short notice.
want to driuk arc the principal conipl.iiners.
2iey caunot bo plcascd wiih anv ihim. thnrt
ofuiilimitedicdiilgencetoecllanddrink. AnJ
even lrijicCoininisjioucrs should rescind the
rule which rcouires an nccount oftho salp i
bekcpt.lhcsc men noiildiiomcdialclv say that
it was donc to scrccn professed 'rriipcraiico
men, wauliiig lo purchase for a bovcragc.and
unwillins that thc nieans of detcriinf ihm
.boiild be fiiriiishd by a rccord of salcs.
It will always bemoreor lcss difiicult tocet
cverythiue just right upon the first trial of m
expenincnt. l c iiuist expect ihat the nieu
who have long been lallening npon the mise
ries of drinkers and ih.ir families, as ncll as
lhc drinkers thcmselrcs. ill comnlnin at pv-
ery lliing donc uuder the cxisting Uw. But
It is to bc hoped. that the friends of Trmnpr-
anco ili have patieute, trv to makc lhc best
of cvery thing done for l!ie"honest purpc.se of
advanciug the causo,niid quiclly wait rtfults.
We should benillimr
of opinion and feelitig, Ior the good ofto no
bleacausc. JIoderation-
BBIG1IT EXAMPLE TO YOUTII.
"RiciiT about Kace. Mr. Dclavan of
Albany, who has dcvotcd inoncy and talcnt
for the prnmotion of Tcmneraiicp. amlnbn
has doueas much os any othcr indmdral in
America iu givinc dignily and imparlai.ee lo
lhisniibIes!itcrpri!.e,iH8, in his yotilh, ouo
of a clubof fifty, who were in thc lml.it of
mectinz ata room ina nublic housc tu rnmv
llionisclvcs in "ihe feaat nf rcason ?nd llie
llow of sonl." It was not long, iiunrvcr,
before Mr. Dol.ivan wasliil to sprious u-ficc-tion
upon the folly and d.iugcr ofthe prac
licc, Ull on acertain cvening, bitc or his
nay lnthc chib, hc suddenlv stopped aud
cvclaiinod aloud ; Kioiit aeolt fack! Aud
hedid right about face: aud, said hc.lo tlus
gcnticuian to whoin-hc related tho cirriiui-
btaucc, "the first blocU ol" buildings 1 ever
ercctcdin Albany uascrccted on thc rorucr
dirrlly in from of whcre I fnriucd that rts-
oluliou. '
We have cnpicd lhc abovc fnim the Iins-
lon Tcinpcrancc Joiirnal; which :ila savs.
in rcfcrcncu lo lhielil'tv younz inen. 7-oriw
Ikrte nflhtn berame drunkardr, aJ viaslo'f
them Jound a dtunkatds dialh!" ,
And now, what if Mr. Dcl.ir.rn had not
madc thc noble rcsolvc nnd adhoreil tn it ?
What if he had not manfiillv rcsislcd ihoso
fashioiiable allurrmpiit.s at.d changed his
coursc Wh.it might have liecn his char
ncler! nhathis iiilluence in sncictv nud
tvhat his prospects for thc couiin; wo'rld 2
Apart ftom all ptcuniarv cotisideratinua.
wlut yonih nnuld cxchange lhc iutcllec-
lual and moral wmth, r.nd ihn craiiindp aud
cslecm ofthe coiiiiiiunitv. and of thc Tcm-
perance world, now rnjovcd by this distin-
guishcd philaiilbropiMl, for all il t-'
uf ctrnviiial inicrcoiirse, cnjocd by all thc
incrc volanes ol lashmn or anil.itiou, Irout
the f.ital banquct of Alexandcc the Gtcat
Juii lolbc presrnt uiomrat!
Lct cvery thnuchtlr-s rounc man now
makc the tstimatc; lct him rarrfuHv t-cmiit
the coit of miTC idle,r.i-lii(in;tb!c iulcrcoursp,
the wa'e of precious time, tbe waste of
licallh, auil Ihe loss oftalent. cliarartnr.nrop'
crty and soul, which il ohcn iuvolvcs lct
luui tlunk that lhc noblp clcvatinn attaimil
by others, is within his rcachalso; lel him
think of tbc of lhc high desliny lo v.hicli
riglitreason.au:! true lrieinUli!!i, and con-
sciencc. and his coiintrr.and Gud, aro r.ll :n-
vitiughiin, and then IpI him dccidc.whclhcr
itis not now time fur hini to say, likc Mr.
Dclavan. "Kiuiit avoit r.vx."
True, iu this a"c of rcforin, hc may be in
no such iinminciTt dmigrr from thcinloxica
ting cup. But tberc re othcr dcstroyers
equilly iosidioiw. Thfrp arc olher itiflu
ciicps, that may rob him of his time, tho
most precious o( all talontM, tob of his cou-
scicnce, his sensc of ncrountaliility, and bii
scll'.rcspcrt, as aiiiinuiorlal bcing, nnd thus
roli Ium. rrc Iip 11 nwrc, ol liis birllingbt Ior
both worlds. iV. Y. Ttltyaph.
A MAN K1LLKD BY AN ELKPHANT.
Wc learn by a gcriilriii.io frnrii Balon Io
sue. that thc large lnalc i'!eph;ni ofMtSirs.
Ilopkius c Co's tnerrni; lii-. on Satcrday
inoniiiig killed the pcrfun v.In. hai bitn for
soinc length of time eniplov d lo lake i l.argc
ofil. It appenrs th'it llip two t Ir hrn s ai.d
a camcl Ind been sent inadvaiicco!' t!if oihcr
animals en ronte for Clinton, llie ft malr c le
phant anil the cainel chained togeilier. lii n
about fotir niilrs frnni Baton L'oguc, tl t m.ile
elepbant refust-d to cioss a srnall bridr ; thc
kcnpcr, who wa on foot, prq.eurrd a" hotso
(one which lhc clrpliaul was not acruslomcd
to) for the purposs cf driving it ovpr, rnd iu
altempting lo lnoiiut, the horse sl.yed cnd
threw the man iu the road. The pjrt hant
iminediaiely rusbid upon Iilrn. caiiKht him tip
in his tusk and llircw him forty or fifty fi-rt in
lo lhc air, which was repeatrd a great iiuiu! r
oftimes, tho lu.ikifrcquently pasing ifircugli
his body. It then csrricd the budy from the
road towanls ihe w oods. tossing il in lhc air
at intervnh", uulil it fill I e"wcen lno fsilltu
irees, which saved il from further violcrce.
The iufurialcd animal thpn relurncd lo tho
road wherc thc frn.ale clephaot and camtl
had bccn chained lo a iree by anothcrkccper.
and rushed upon them, liistusLs assing lliro
the camcl, knocking down the fcrnale nnd
breaking the chain in two. f he cnragcd ani
mal then tnadeo.Ttowards the ivoods, carry
ing the camcl by its trr.nk, and throningit at
intcrvals in thc air with its tusks. Thc olhcr
portion of the caravau now coming to lhc
bridge, the elcphant rilnrncd and made de
monstrations ofattack upon it, whcn Srcarnis
were brouglit into rcquisition. A number of
sholswcrclircd npon it, but without any cffect.
Word was then sent to thcU. S.garrison, and
somethirty orforty of Ihe soldiers wcrc scut
to despatch it wilh their muskets. The neh;h
bors also turncd ont wiih their riflcs ai.d shot
guns, and some fifrj- or sixiy shots were fircd
inlo or raiher npon him, for llie bnlls wrrc
frequcntly (lattcned upupon striking, and fpll
to the ground. At length it was determiurd
upon to scnd to ihe garrisonfor a fieldpivce lo
despalch bim, whcn one of thekecpers pru
curing a spear, mounted a horsc ar.dsccccrd
ed in wounilins llie elcphant unlil hc causcd
it to screuui tviih pain and fin.illy to yicld to
subjection, when it was drivcn off willi llw
balance cf lhc animals. This is the sanie an
imal nhich killed one of itskeeperssflmc o
or thrce jears ago. at Algicrs, oppoile sbla
city. and was only stajcd from furlher mfs
cllief after fourlcenslic.t5 had bfen firrd iniu
it. Jr Orleans llce, !!artA Q-