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. J f I if i f r it 1 1 (Him UNION. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY. Vol XXX. o. 1300. i ill III 1. consTrnmori OF subordinate divisions. ritfUMBL'S. VTc whose pantrs are annexed, desirous of farming a society, to f hield 1Vm the evils if i.itcmeranre , afford niutuil assistance in eae f fciknes. and derate our character inrn do pledge our K-Urr to be governed by the fallowing Constitution and lljrIas. CO.STITlTIO. ARTICLE L Name. Ti.ii Association t-hull be known at r tub or Tear cexcc ot shall be declared elected t bat if Jite or more black balls appear, shall be rejected, and so declared. No person so rejected stall again proposed in aey Division of the Offer, under sis mon'Jts See. 4. A proposition for membership shall not be wiihdra af'er it his been referred to a committee for investigation, widiiit me consent 01 a majority of tne members present. I See. S. A vote of rejection may be reconsidered within thre meeting, exclusive of the meeting at which the rote u taken, wi a vote that hat resulted in an election shall not be reconsidered. ore. C rhe name of a candidate or bi other constitutionally sis- of. ARTICLE Flcdck. fin brother shall make, buy, sell, or use as a beverage, any Spirit tious or Mall Liquor, Wine or Cider." ARTICLE IIL OrricEfta. The officers shall consist of a W. P.. V. A., R. 8., A. R. S.. F. 8., T.. C A. '.. I. S and O. all of whom shall be elected by ballot every three months, the : last regular meetings in September, December, March and June; and installed the first regular luteting in Uetobrr, January, Apiil and July .t ARTICLE IV Dctiks or Oinctm. No. , pended. rejected or expelled, shall not be published in any tier 'opposition to the resolution, all jiuiiner proceedings shall be "See. 6. When the commit tee report the charge sustained, and a msjonty of the members present at a regular mretinr. ballot in favor thereof, the of fending persoo ah til forfeit bis membership, and the W. P. shi'l direct his name to be era sed from lite Constitution. 11 a majority of the Division tote in manner than the asm! notice to the Divisions. ore. 7. Any brother applying for membership by denosit of esVl.i staved. shall be subject to the same Ullotas a new applicant. J. j Arc. 7. If Iwo thirds of those ARTICLE VI. CoxTnacTioss axd Hcxcrrrs. i vniwg are in favor of le-instat-See. 1. The regular dues to this Division shall not be less itea ng member who has been 6 re cents per week. J jfound guilty of violating Article Ste. 2. Every bona ftJe member, who shall be qualified as a- j IL he shall be restored to roem quired by the Constitution and By-Laws of tint Division, shall.m ;berhip by re-signing the Con case of sickness or disability, be entitled to, and receive weekly, lot iiiuiion.and payingfor the first tess than one dollar, except it be shown that such sickness or ua- 'offence, one dollar, and for the bility be brought on by his own improper conduct. Nerenhe!fM-!ren,H- offence, two dollar. i.:. rv..:.: . 1 1 c. i . ... t .k.n t .i,. c ll iUII lu ill i f 1 1. IV I in, n.!.U In lli DirL ! IMy vurfKtHl UCHCUIB, lJ IvIVIIIiruS VOle III 1110 mflO ' w V"v piivii s sB's'ta Sit ! tinn, enforce i a rift aim in lh f?it1ssi t.nJ tsi-nwM smf llios linUe Ia ctea lliit i iilt ufticers perform their respective duties; appoint hll committees and allii-cr not otherwise provided for; give the easting vote on all matter Itelore the Division when a lie may occur; inspect and an nounce the result of all ballotinjf or other votes; direct the R. S. to themselves and esn render all (round ll cm so miserable. Thfir endlrss disattsfac lion. their ceaseless fauli-diuline, are rath er the natural consequences of a long in dulged habit of looking on the shady side of everything. Disappointed, it may be. in ilirir craving after distinction ; fretted by the successes of those whe early, promi-e was much less than their own; and couscious, possibly, of ondereloped powers which would " have made ihem shine in the world; they have become morbidly sensiihe to everything that ef- kcu their own reputation or minisur to the reputation of othets; and the indul gence of this mnibid feeling has gradually wrought itself into a spirit of f.ulifindin with everybody and croaking at every thing, which has at length rendered them the most nndes'uable ol human associates. Does any one see the lineaments of his own eh. racier in this sketcha little ex aggerated, it may be, yel truly drawn ? . Button Traveller. the vole ,r the memher In stand See, 3. No brother residing within five miles of the DivUioa of i suspended until the fine is paid, which he is a memler, shall be entitled 10 benefits for more ipn ,The power to reinstate, howe one wetk previous to his case being reported to sch Division. ISa ;rr, shall not extend over the benefits shall be granted for a less lime thsn one week. All arrears, icrm -l one month irnni the gained him the command of that brarch of the service. ' I'p to a recent period he has lived in retirement in France and Eng. land, devoted t scientific purui, lie was on his return lo his natire land, when the command of the NatWrnal Ouard of Vienna was conferred en him. which he held with Louor p lo the surrender of the city. A price bring nut on his head, he es caped to Pesih ; and Kossuth and the n ar Committee gladly availed ihinc!res of his military genius, since so amply dis playea in the neius ot I ranrylvsnis. Bern's greati ess and galUntry as a soldier are not moie remaikable than his l.naiani. ty s a man. Despiie the vile calumnies of the insatiate libellers of freedom in the Gernnn and English press, be has in no single iostanre abused the fortme of war, but has been generous to excess in for bearance. Indeed, throughout the war, the whole conduct of the Uungarinns to wards their prisoners has been chivalrous, snd cflVrs a noble contiast lo the cold, blooded fusillades on defenceless men. and the scourgings ol delicate women, of the Austrians. WntmiHrttr A'mVic. e,llse,al , nee mgs when applications! eu irom n g ,e mendier. of the Division ; draw upon the I . f all sums nece.- , case of the death of a brother e milled to benefit, die ote in favor of reinstatement. , , sary to pay he benefit, provided for by the Constiiuuon and By- ,um of not ies, than firtretl dollare .hall be appropriated n. fu. real and the member neglect, to ful law, and other appropriations made b the Division. He shall. on the ncht he t aratc the chair, see tbal lite Quarterly Returns are prepared (or the Crand Division, anil the per rentige appropriated, and forward ill sime in time for the Quarterly Session, certified bv l.im. witli .he seal of the DiviMon. lie shall perform such other ,hMh9 ;n,iUea 0 ,ie Uuties as me ihiihmi or iii cuarge siiau retjuirr. Are. 2t It shall he the duty of the W. A. to render the V. P. suih aitunrc as he may require of him, and in the absence of the W. P., the W. A. shall perform his duties. Ste. 3. The R. S. shrill keep a fair ami impartial record of the proceedings of the Division; write communication; notify all Sub i-rlnuie Divisions not more than ten miles of its place of meeting, within one week after, of the name, occupation and residence of every pmoii suspended, rejected or expelled fnun this l)i t it-ion. lie shall fill up certificates ; notify meetings when ordered by the W, P.; aliet to all monies order d lo be paid at a regular meeting, and none other. He h ill make out at the end of his term lor the Division, a full report ol the pioccedings during his term, and alo the Quarterly Returns lo the Crand Division, which shall embrace the number of members initiated, admitted by card, initiated by diupcnsaiion, sus pended, reinstated, am who have withdrawn during his lerm, togeth er w itli the names and occupations nf those suspended, expelled and rejected, with the dales and causes n expulsion, the number who vio- j late the pledg-e, how many sign over, and how many tHate it the second time ; the number of deaths, and the whole number of actual contributing members ; the amount of receipts for initiation fees anil tbies, with the per coinage due the Crand Division; the amount espemhxl for luiift. uitb iba amount on hand t . and with the V. '., certify l the sime. He shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Division or ins cnagr, J. .... .....I. r.tn tbo niration of his p t Ills successor, wnmu vnv " --i ; . . benefit. The W. P., in the bbsenre of competent relations or come forward to sign the Con. ft tends, shall take charge of the funeral, and keep sn account of the stitution for one month iheieaf disbursements. , ler. he may be declared expel- Sec. 5. Un the death of the wife of a brother, also beneficial, he . leu iy a t o-uiiru vote. sum ol not less than ten dollars as a funeral Vc. 0. ll a Division teiuse benefit. r jloic-inMate a member, he shall ARTICLH VILOrrtxcE. be declared expelled by the W. Ste. 1. Any member who shall offend agsinst these Article,' or jP.,and the R. S. shall give the the II v-Laws, shall be subiect In be fined. reorimandetl.susDendcd or usual notice. " cvnrllpd. two-thirdi of llie inririlirra nreseol. at anv reotilar meet- i Ste. 10.. A member COnviC' tng, may tletermine. See. 2. Every member shall be entitled to a THE LAST KISS. I was but five years old when my moth, er died, but her image is as fresh in my mind, now that manv vears have elansed. as ii traa at ilio lime of her deaih. ' I ri. 1 An ADOiOKT. lien jonn viarw member her as a nale. penile bcioir. with (Lord Ebbm) was st the bar, he was re markauie tor tue sang iroiu wnn wiucri lie treated the Judges. On one orca sion. a junior counsel, on hearing their Lordships give judgment ugainst ins cli ent, exclaimed that" he was surprised at such a decision."- This was coastrued into contempt of court, and he was order ed to attend at the bar next morning. Fearful of the consequences, he consulted ' his friend John Clark, who told him to be reel smile, snd a voice soft and cheer- when she praised me, and when 1 cr iedfor I was a wild thoughtless child, there was a trembling mildness about it, tht always went lo my little heart. Me thinks I can now see her large blue eyes, moist with sorrow, because of my child ish waywardness, and hear her repeat, My child, how cn you grieve me so I Sli had fur a Innir lime hero rtnt and " - tm " - I ' ; - , .... feeble, and sometimes there would t ome perfectly at case, tor lie wouia apologise hriobtanoiimon her cheek, which made for htm in a way thht would avert any ..I r..r iii iliir.l limn nflinvinirl i... i..i- .n l itmimht ah. m.i.t h unpleasant result. Accordingly when tl e fair trial for any .violated Article II. shall lose j well. But then she spoke of dying, and, name of the delinquent was called, John offence involving reprimand, suspension or expulsion. Hut no the privilege or rc-tnstatement.! pressed me to her bos m, snd told me M rose .nu c.h.i.j "" i u.ii i ... ,.:i i' a.S .M-;r; l i. land shall he detlkrcdexnelled:! be m.od tbpn she was irone. and to love bled tribunal: 1 m very sorry, my IIITlllirt'l C IIUII UQ I'llV tll II Irtl Ulllv Vliniaxver sssv srkr-.vsajisix.essw,' I Ta ' I m m . . .... fm... Vx.tm lmirx . . t i c.i.r;r.:.: ' f ,i il. it s aba Uive i t.e n. m r..i.. - .t..i fn, hm .n..t,t ha' Ijords.that my young friend hassniarlor oucnre ic suomiueo in wriung uj r raeminrr i..e s...ioi,. , - ................ yxw to treat vonr honorable See.2. When chanres have been preferred s?ainst a brother in a, mai nonce. no one else to tovc. i rer.oueci sno was j -- ; , nroncr manner, or anv matters of grievance between brothers are Ac. 11. If a brother come broueht before the Division, iher shall be referred to a snecial com. forward and acknowledge that mittee of five members, who shall, with a littla delav as the cue will h has tiohted Alticle II, (ex admit, summon the nanies. examine and determine the matter in cept it be ill thiid offence,) the Question, and if their decision docs not involve the suspension or ex- .Division, after erasure of name. nnUinn nf a memher. anil nn anoenl lie laken from it In lbs DirUinn. &C. mV, at their Option, re ii shall be final, without other action. Should the committee be con- i instate bun on the same even- i went to bcil, and l must go witnoui iu vinccd of the necessity of suspending or expelling a member, they i"g. two-inirusoi tne mem shall submit a motion for the purpose to the Division, for sclion.. 1 bers voting are in faror thereof. Ste. 4. When a motion for the expulsion or suspension of a ote.it. aii omceror repre ill nil day. and mv little hobby-horse and bench wult oisrespect: ne is exuemeiy whip were laid aside, and I had to be ve- penitent, snd ynu will kindly sscr.be his ry quiet. I did not see her for the whole unintentional tnsuli lo his ign..r,nee. You dW, and it seemed very long. At night must see at once that it did originate in ,b;J .ni l to. mv o.o.ber loo akk to was surprised at the kiss me. as she always used to do before decision of your Lordships ! member shall have been submitted in due form, it shall be snnotin-' Mutative to the Grand Division term, all books, papers or other property in his possession, ociongtng the i),t4jon may proceed to consider and determine u of the membets present voting m aor . carried; but the Division shall be fully competent, a I.sa r lT"i rt (J MS Will' 9 . . a r a- 1 I AVr. 4. The A. R. S5. shall be on aid lo the R. S under whose direction he shall act. He ehall render such assistance the. R. S. in the peiformance of his duties, as he or the Division in iv require of him. . ... , . See. 5. It shall be ihe duty of the F. S. to keep just and true accounts between the Division and its members, credit the amounts paid, and pay the same over to ihe T. immediately, taking his re ceipt He shall, just previous to the close of his ler.n, notify every ' i... ....... :. ...... I,, nr more in arrears, of the amount due mviiiori nici is iw . . I, U nail ccnis to viivu t i... i.;.n ilia liiviamn. addimr twelve aim a notice. At the end of his term he shall make out for the Division a full report, and tarnish ttie It. . wnn me amount o. tr. , initiation fees and dues during his lerm. with any other information connected wiili his office, necessary to enable the R. S. to prepare coirect returns for the Grand Division. He shall perform such other duties as the Division or his charge may require of him. Ue sh.ll deliver tip to his successor all manors appertaining to his oflicc in his possession. , , e.-i li b il.A bnv of the T. to oav all orders drawn on hi.n bv the W. P., attested hy the R. S., and none oihers ; he shall receive all monies of the Division, and hold the same until the expiration of his term, unless otherwise ordered by the Division. He shall keep a full and correct account of all monies received and expeiiucil. lie siiau givp mo uiusiuh mu ; funds, and deliver up. when legally called upon, all monies, books, papers and other property of the Division, to his successor in office, or to whom the Division may specially appoint. He shall periorm such other duties as may be required of him by the Division or his d,SfC.Y It feliall be the duty of tho C. to introduce for initiation persons who have been previously elected. He shall also introduce m.'.-l.w. ..a.t l..eii!utv Innm with Stilt nhln retraha. He shall, Willi We aid of the A. C, examine those present at ihe opening or the Divi sion. He shall ce that the officers' regalia are in thetr proper places nt the opening of the Division, and take charge or the same at me close, lie shall Inve charge or such property of tho Division as mav not be otherwise provided for, and render a full report to tbo Division at the end nf his term. .Vec. 8. ilm f! nr tliA f )iviiiiit mav rpnuire Sec. 0. ll shall be the duty or the 1. s. to auemi mc "... admit none but members of the Order and candidates for initiation. .Vec. 10. The O. S. shall guard ihe door outside, and keep on intruders. ' ARTICLE V. Eligibility ron Membership. S,r. I. No nerson shall be initiated into the Division under ced at one regular meeting previous to action being taken ; and jhe violating Article 11, shall not te VA Jj"U..be suramoneil ' be in attendance at the Divisii4 ; f lifiihle lo fill any official posi- Tie Time wneii it ris-iy .m-v - :';...lji mnnilia fn.m the .. - i.;.i, ,!me. uhe.herihe imnhcated member be present or not, , t.mt kw 4 -""ii fro mjM Two thirds OtC. IS. A memuerrapeiiru of the membets present voting in carried ; but the D, viston .nan oe ... v - - . - ; IMOnl, thereafter. is under consideration, io va.y u.b ... - nvriri R 't See. 5. When the decision of a committee appointed undeec. AR HCLE X I. . lion 3 of this Article, otherwise final, shall not oe sat.s.aciory i. , " J,r,!in Const iio nr ies either of those interested shall have the privilege of an -shall be made to ibis I onstuo o 1 Divln-and ut the time appointed for trying the inn. urds. by a-htrd vote appeal, ihe committee shall present to the Division, in writing, me wounds on which their decision was founded ; and the parties shall . ... i i r. have the privilege ol oeing nearu oen But I could not. I stole into the room, and laying my lips close lo hers, whisper ed, Mother, dear mother, won't you kiss me V Her lips were very cold, and when she put her hand upon my check, and laid my head in her bosom, 1 felt a cold shudder pass through me. DUl lie COtlla IIOl SOCHI. nn -tnwj y Now if he had not been very ignorant of what takes place in this court every dayhsd he known you but half as long as I have done, he would not be surprised -at any thing you did.' , ' a a a V . . ...I. !l. il.i..bina I m..s a mr as iiinir wisiiaw lnnias. niv i . i u .TM ;miJ iW. fr iwaits all. I TL J" mv Z U ; K ' Je fel "tne lo our knowledge a day iici Villon "v " i The nncertaintj of Life. Scarcely a day passes that we are not reminded of WlUillMara mnn haaUDOO life andthe slant preparation for that charge whicn A striking illustration ol this of the National Division. Erasure of nams for violation of fore the Division and the Divi- Article II, as ptr Article X, Pec. 6, of the decision of the committee, i. not evpuWon. An pelled mem ' I her csnnot be rennstatsJ. M. . 8. I don't know, I don't know gbout that." Of course you I don'l. endless croaker. No one I l. ,.or vmi lo he nnilft sa- jt'CI J sion shall determine the correctness i - .....I i f ... ffAi,i nrp.pnt- . . i . ll.l nni hit mnnnRAd bee O. Any memoer naving oecocjtncu,o.. r.-4 for membership under six months from ihe date of expulsion. See. 7. The provisions of ihis Article shall not extend to viola tions of Article H. ....... .r n....i-.n..,.-.irTr.n. hall commence on the first of October, 'tisfied with anything, except t ...i t... elKnied nresions to the expiration ' nerhans your own opinion janua.j,air..m.r.7. 7 " " r ik.T.rm 'vu.l was a nlan nro- -f 1 ir .K. T.rm chnii h eniiueii 10 me iuii muiiuh i n. .v...., ncn. : . Ul lldll ll.. . v.., ----- . , , , , - . . , . h those elected after half the Term lias expired, snai. ..01 c u..i i .c poseo honors, except where they be elected to fill vacancies ot-easioned by resignation, suspension, expulsion or death, in which case ihe brother who selves ihe residue of the term snau oe rnuur . 10 ors, and claim. , ARTICLE IX. Eligibility for Chikf Officers, s o. ir... - n;;;nn h- been instituted three terms, no . . V 1 ... m r W. 1 unless he has served ! souint eye cannbtdeiect a curve brotner snau uc iBiu . -"": " : . ...,. L. i- :. 1 . : :. . .u Mn be woven so regular Quarterly Term aa W. A., nor snau any oromer or cugouc m n, " did. when she died, and they carried her or sweet body away where I never saw 11 again, but I soon fell asleep, as children will.. In the morning I rushed into my moth er's room with a strange dread of evil to come unon me. It z just as I feared. .. .. .1- rhere was a white linen, over me suu cold bed. I tore it aside. I here was eve, the stonv - . . . ! .1 - mother's i ear. deur smne, was mere man, or mv heart would have broken. . i. s . s a I . i - In an insUtnt. all my lime .auus, iot which she had so often reproved me, rush cd upon my mind. ieel ; nor an enterprise ounce taken or which you did not complain : if tl failed, you new ll WrtO - - - J in the projector. No line can be draw so straight thai your a ' to 1 v.. Vo hrother shall serve two terms in the same olbce dur ing the term of one year, except in the offices of R. S.. F. S., and I . S,e. 3. No brother shall be eligible to the office of W. P., W . A., or T., who is un ler twenty-one years of age. ARTICLE X. Violating Article H. See. I. Any member who knows a brother to have vio.ated Ar- .:..i- 11 ...t nanom tn nrefer the charge and speciiy mc iwence i : lli:ic lit a Mj," I .- . t- . . .,,. 1 1 shall be the duty of the A. C. lo render such serum 1 he DivUjoi,t Wlthil, lhrce weeks after the violation snau nave come ollttin. !to his knowledge, shall be hneii one oonar. , .. o. o ri. nhnriTA lor vio 1:111011 01 Ariicie 11, Bui" rME' in writine, duly signed, when it shall be referred lo a committee of five members, who shall, as soon as practicable, summon tie parties and investigate the matter. . I.. Ste. 3. The Committee shall organize by appointing a Chairman Secretary shall make a correct recced of the A CPiuleman, actively en gaged in extensive business in East Bos ton, was crossing the ferry in company with a friend, and in the course of con versation remarked, " Well, I have work ed long enough, and hard enough, and have managed to secure sufficient proper ly to suppott myself and family through. life ; 1 mean, tnemore, to reure irom du mb 11 asiuc ... tine j and enjoy myself the rest of mv lhh VSlnk rod " The gentleman arose the next mor ' S tlul nil i" his Ssual health, and went o the place or business, at aboul two P. M. ho was seized with the cholera, and ere the sun again arose, was numbered among ' I - 1 I I 11. ksinhl anltmnnliAna Al Illa It - ll U- ine UUU ; wit Wtitn oiiiiiiirouwiia a., longed to tell her .,, ftll rlK werl hb,sied. and IUIQ VIIJJ ii'vhs " ' eighteen yea,, of age, nor fi.r a less sum than two dollars. proceedings, with such testimony as may TZ See. 2. No person shall be admitted into this Division who vthMbe produced to the Division on ihe call of any member, after . . I . !.. ...... aa, akS Bit. I . 1 .....I..I I doe. not posses, good mora character, or wno . , ... nie uommtle nave . . Ste. 4. II ine commuiec -; ... , shall report the fact to the Division by resolution, with a second resolution lo ihe effect that the brother be reinstated or expelled, as the case may be. which report and resolutions shall he upon the table - i., -.., ,0L- .ml ibn nffendinir brother shall be notified of the character of the resolutions by ihe R. S.. and requested to be present at the time appointed for considering the same, wtm a u: nn.riiiniiv to maltA a defence. ! llld 1 1 1 II VUUUI .Mil". ' ir , , ... ni aiuilainiul. c-. k it ilia rnminuiPH nvrru tiiai mo vnii;o they shall repoit a resolution to that effect, and if the resolution be a.b,med. the ehar2e shall be dismissed . r. .-.k...i.in m Vx MM-riveJ at a noccial msrtinsr. M.W. S. A iwmlr Mi.rnlel for the period of six months or lonscr, for non-payment iwv be admitted a a lifw mcinp". .u. capacitated from earning a livelihood, or who has no visioie me-no. "Acrt3. The name of a person offered for membership must be proposed by a member in writiiif, slating age, residence and business, which must he entered on the record, and the subject referred lo three brothers for investigation, who shall repotl in writing at a sue- i: ...l.o.t lb. nmlblal. abnll he balloted for With ball ballots, and if not more than four black ba'ls appear against him, ne The following resolution, explanatory of the Pledge- of tha Order, was unan- !. National Division . li,Jvtd, Th.it the National Dtvlsimi herehy declare Asl the Irus intent and nnunine of the Pledge is to prohibit the manufacture, purchase, sale and uea el all alcoholic or intcxicatins liquors as a beverage, wnetner cnum.u in mo nuiise ot n. . . ... ., f A V. W. 1. is not a cous.titulioir.jl rfi:or, oi iubjeel to fiiio as I.. f 1- of dues, mav hnilt so compactly ihat you cannot pick a Haw in it. You bive indeed a wet cloth lo lay on everybody and everything ii.ni comes within your reach It never rains when it should and as it should; it is always loo wet, or too.dry; it is too hot. or it is too cold. In short, such a disposition as yours find fault with the New Jerusalem itself; its walls would be too high, iw gates too nar You fret yourself, and fret all around you, and , v.. . , .i.,t .-ontinuallv. in a woru. lia - . nn are a poor, tmnappy croa 1- I. ...... aAW l.. NOW. SUCH Cliaiancir, r" . .. l I more or less luiiy ueveiopw. .o be found in every com ....,;iv. ever surrounueu oy atmosphere peculiarly their in which neuner uie iung, nor the heart of any one but ibemselves can freely play ... .imnsnhere like that in which iho poor needgrinder labor-fu of sharp and deadly narticles. But it is not because these men are by nature so much worse than their neigh bor, that ihcy arc so unhappy how good 1 would always be, if she would but stay with me. . I longed to tell her how, in all time to come, her words would be law to me. I would be all she prayed me lo be. I was a passionate, headstrong ony; but never did this fiame of temper come upon me, bul I seemed to see her tearful eyes fall upon me, just as she used lo look in life ; and as 1 strove fur a mastery. I felt her smile sink into my heait and I was happy. Mv whole characler underwent a ..ham, even from the moment of her loath. Her snirit was for ever with me. to aid the good, and root out the evil, that wui iii me. I felt it would grieve her gentle spirit to see me err. and I could not do so. I was ihe child of her affection ; I knew she had prayed and wept over me, and that even on the threshold 01 me grave her anxiety for my fate had caused her spirit to linger, that she might pray once more for me. . I never forgot mv mother s iaai s. It was with me in sorrow; it was wuh me in joy; it was with me in the mo- r like a rternetual eood. f he above is a part or a letter of an t r . wh bad seen his children and mil nidi.. " ------ r I a cneeriui man, of reverence.3 his chil with his grey hairs full the wealth which for years he had been toiling to secure, was in a moment forever snatched from his possession. Life is in deed suspended by a brittle thread, which the faintest breath may sunder. 00$. on Jour. The Sandwich Islands. A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, writing from Honolulu,' draws rather a sad picture ot the condition and prospects of the king dom of his Kanaka Majesty, Kamehame ha 111. So rapidly is the native popula tion diminishing that, according to this wiiter. the probability is thai by the end of the next ten or fifteen years scarcely a native will be found on the isl-and.-i. Indeed, one of the oldest resident physicians there has expressed the opin ion that this result will be realized within the next five years. Four-fiths of the po pulation have disappeared since ihe first ' visit of Capt. Cook, a period of seven ty years, and about one-sixth of the rem nant have died within the lasl year. The mis? ionarics estimate the number of deaths during the past year at aboul ten thousand, or more than one-tenth of whole popula tion. A maioi iiy of ihe infants born were 1 - j . - cmmico ... amnn. lhe VM,t ms. -rhe present popula his grand-children about him, and who is Ljon of llie jsian,s u about eighty thous- History of General Bern. Of a noble Gallician family, he first saw service as a lieutenant under Davousl ana Mar...- in the French expedition again. ........ On the reorganization or the Polish aimy. , ioi.ni. nrooureu linn - 8 tons and ttoa his 2 and. rv nrmwu."1"!" rc i . pt'rit and his bold utterance Qf free optn- cap,nred. T ins subjected him to long imprisonment, of lhe tlanR( Z eve i torture. In the Polish reyolu-1 - Wll real skill as au artillery otncerl Yielding ttt Temptalion. A black snake.four feet and a half in length, was cap tured in an apothecary shop in Lowell. He was brought to the cuy in a load ol wood; having made his way 10 the apo thecary shop, liquor was pui upon the floor, and the unfortunate visiter yielded to temptation, got drunk, and was easily . This isan-'thersiriRing u.sianre angers to which unsophisticated lha city are exposed.