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VOLUME L
A. a. BOYD, PUBLISHER
SUNSHINE.
If tbara'a a ptaacant little nook,
f Where all la green and Arir,
Then maytt be rery ante Indeed,
The anoahlae hat been there.
if there's a tree that'a ladea with,
Ripe fruit, fine, rich aud rare,
Ton narer need to doubt the fhct,
'That eunahlne haa bean there
if there'a a field af golden grain.
That la not scarce nc; scare,
Look up to God with thankful hearts,
Tot tending aunahtne there.
if there's a Lee that'a glad with eanllee,
The heart may know lie care,
nut urtanny euuuua over.air,
Tou aaay aaa eunahlne there.
1 r there'a a joy out happy band,
Whoae hearta are foil of mlitb,
Dark clouda dare throw no ahedowe there,
Whare aunehine'a round the hearth.
God bleaa the aunahtne sn the hill,
The aunahtne In the heart.
It warmly through our heart doth thrill,
And dulla the aharpaat dart.
fcONG OF THE NEAVSPAPEh,
—o—
I an a Newspaper ;
I carry the nawa,
To all of your dwelling!-
Wheroeer you chooee i
A mora faithful aarrant.
Can hardly be found—
Alßcat dmnlpreaant,
I'm a. attend abound.
Like atara tn the hear ana,
And aanda an the abort ;
Like leaves that hare fallar.,
Whan (ummar la e'er,
I fly o'er the land,
1 peat o'er the aaa,
1 brave every danger
e It'* pleasure fur ma.
I gather the nawa from,
The etoamore and oara,
And talegrapha, sparkling,
With trade, poaca and ware .
1 fill up my miaalon,
Defending the Truth,
And toacb useful laaaon*,
i\t old man and youth.
Anerdotr of Patrick Henry.
Three Baptist praaohari ware s)."Ought Id trial,
in aboat the year lffl, for praaebing. The ic
dlatmant hroagbt again*! them waa, "Bor proaob
ing the Goapal of the Son of God" oontrary la
the atatota U that aaaa prarldad, and therefore
braakara of the peaaa. The clerk waa reading
the indictment tn n alaw and fermal manner, and
be pronounced the crime with empkaali—'Tea
raiACßix* Tin Qearin op raa Boa oi Go"—
when a plalnly-dra..ed man dlamonnlad from hi*
heree, entered tba court house, and took hlr icat
within tba bar. Ha waa known to thy aoart and
lawyers, bit e straigar to the nars of apeotatora
wbo had esisiblad on tka oocaalas. Tbta waa
Patrick lianry, wba, an hoarlcg of tkia prciaon
tlon, had riddan lone fifty mllaa from bit residence
In Uanorer County to volunteer his aorvioea in
dafama of the prisoners. Ha llatanvd to the folate
reading of the Indlotmoot with marked attention,
the first lenience of which had oamght bia car
waa "Far Preaching lA a Goaf el of lAe Sow of
Oed." . . - v .;
When the indictment had bass tend, and the
proasoatlng attorney had sabasttted a few remarks,
Heary areas, stretched ent bis head and reoelvad
tha paper, and then addressed the Court:
"May It please yonr worships : I think I heard
read by ths prosaooUr as I. entered this heist'
ths paper I now hold In my hand. If I rightly
understand, the klags's attorney of this sonnty
has framed sa Indictment for the pnrposo of ar
reigning and pnntshiag by Imprisonment tbreo
tooffenslvs persons before the bar of this Conrl
for a crime of great magnitude— as disturbers of
tbo peaes. May it please the ooart—What did I
bear read ? Old 1 bear.it distinctly, er was it a
mistake ef my ev?n f Did I hear ab expression,
as if a crime, that these men, whotd year Worships
are sbont ts ,try for a misdemeanor, are charged
with—what?"—and continued, In a low, solemn
heavy toae—" '/' reading Ms Oupsl e/ Its Son
of Ood ?'" Pausing amid ths mast profeend si
lence and breathless astonishment of his bearers,
ha slowly waved the paper three times around his
hsad, then, lifting up his hands and ayes to heav
•n with extraordinary and Impressive energy, kt
•xeislmed—"Qatar OOD I" Tba exolamatlon,
the aotlon, the burst af feeling firem the andienee,
were,all overpowering. Mr. Hanry resumed :
"May it please yowr worships : In a day liks
this, when troth is sbont to hirst bar fetters—
Whan mankind are about to bo raised to claim
their natnral and inalienable rights—When tha
yoke of oppression vfkibk has rata bed tbe wilder
ness of America, and ths unnatural alliance of
acolsslaatlcal and olvtl power ts about! tq be dis
severed—at suoh a period whso liberty—liberty
of bonaeieuoe—ls about to awake front her ilnm
bcrlnga and lnqnira Into th* ration of snob Charg
es as I fiad exhibited hers to-day Is this ladlot
msnt I—" Another fearful pease; while the
speaker alternately oast hi* sharp, ptsrelng ayes
en the oatart and tha prisoners, and resumed—"lf
I am aot dsoeivsd, according to ths contents of
tho paper I now bold In my bond, tbess men are
accused of ' Promoking lit Qotpol of tho Son of
Ood.' QUIT SOD I"—Another long pane, daring
Whioh he again waved the Indictment above his
hsad, while a deeper impression was mads on tha
andltCry. Ramming htaapeeeh, bo said :
"May it pleaCo yonr worships i There are pe
riods in tho history of man; whan corruption and
depravity have so lohg debased the human char
acter that man shrinks under the weight of tha
oppressor's hand and bsoomss bis servile, his ab
ject, slavs ; ha licks the band that strikes kirn ;
ht bows In passive obedience tc the mandates of
the despot, and in this state of servility he re
ceives, bU k fetters of perpstosl bondage. Bat,
may it'pliaia yonr worships, snsh a day has pas
sad aw ay I from the period when onr forefathers
left the land of their nativity (of settlsmant in
these American Wild*—for liberty— for civil and
rsllgiofti liberty—fof liberty of esSlcltuce—to
worship their Creator according to their Concep
tion of Heaven's rsvsalod Will—hot ths moment
tbey plaoed their feet on aba American Cost hie at,
and in tbs deeply imbadded forests sought an asy
lum from personation and tyranny—from that
moment, despotism was ornshad, the fetters of
darkness were broken—tbe heavens dsersad that
man should tin free—free to warship Ood accord
ing to tbe Bible. Were it sot for this, In vela
bar* bees taken the effort# eC sacrifices of the
"COMMON CONSENT IS THE ONLY LEGITIMATE BASIS OF GOVERNMENT
auloniiUj in Ttn were nil their sufferings nod
bloodshtd to sobjagate thii How Woild If we,
tbelr offspring, moat bs oppressed nod persecuted.
But, may It please your woiiilpe, permit neto
' loquire once mare, for what are these men about
to be tried t Thle paper iaja, 'Far Preathing
a..,,i „f ,A, S , N OF QUI , OTLIT QON [_ FFCB
raaaomaa raa Sarioa TO ADAM'S uttii MAOC I"
Another paoae. In tonea cf tbnndar ha then
inquired, "IVMAT LAW mve runt TIOLATSD F"—
Than for the third time, In a aiow, dignified ian
her.ha lifted bit eyea to heaven and wared the
indictment around bia head. The court and the
andleneo ware now wroaght op to the moat in
tense pitah of eacitemenl. The face of the proae
enting attorney waa pale and ghastly, and he ap
raloe, pat an and to the aoene—now becoming ex
tremely painful—by the anlhorltatlre command,
•'Skoriff, diickmrg* (A# men I"
Contrasts of War and Christianity.
Let ne pnt the main aepeeto of the two tide by
tide, and aae how far thuy agree. Christianity
eat eg men j War deetrojethem. Chrletianity a'.e
vatee man ; war debaeee and degrades them.—
Chrletianity periflee men ; war sorrnpts and de
files them. Christianity bleeaei men ; war curses
them. Goi lays, thou shall not kill; war tayt,
thon thalt kill. God eaye, blessed are the peace*
makers j war aaya, blessed are the war maker a.—
God lays, love yoor enemies ; war taye, hate
them. Ood taye, forgive men tbelr tresspasses ;
war aaya forgive them not. Ood enjoins forglve
oett, and forblda revange ; whila war teorna the
former, and commands the latter. Ood eaye, re
•let not evil; war aaye, yon may and must resist
eviL Ood eaye, If any man smite thee on one
eheek, tarn to him the other alto; war eaye, turn
nei Ibe other bh**k, bat knock Ibo emltrr down.
Ood eaye, bless those wbo snreo yoa ; bless, and
earie not ; war says, oarso thota who enrse yun i
curse and blase not. Ood says, pray for those
who deapitefnlly lie yon ; war aaye, pray agatnti
these, Dd seek their destruction. Qtd cays, see
that none render evil for evil onto any man; war
•aye, he ears to render evil fur evil onto all that
Injure yeu. Ood eaye, overcome evil with good ;
war saya, overcome evil with evil. Ood aaye,
If thlna enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst,
give him drink ; war eaya, If you do supply your
enemies with food aid clothing, yeu aball be shot
as a traitor. Ood says, do good unto all man ;
war do as much avil as you can to yoar ene
mies. God lays to alt, man; loro oaa anetW ;
war aaya, hata and kill one another. Ood saya,
thay that take the aword, ehall perish by the
■word; war says, they that take the sword, shall
bt saved by the sword. Ood says, blessed la be
tkat trasteth in the Lord ; war saya, cursed is
Stteh a man, sad bl***aO U ha vba trnstelh in
aworda and guna. Ood saye, bent your sworda
into plenghsh ares, yoar spears into prnnlng-booki
and laorn war no more ; war says, make aworda
and ap*ars still, and continue to learn war—until
all mankind have oeaaed from learning It, I. •„
tight, all of yoa, antll all of yea atop fighting t I
Old Eagles and Nest*.
Tba Olrard (Pa.) (Jnion of laet weak glvee the
following interesting account of an old eoople of
EagUa, their troubles and their eonstanoy it
■ays i _ , . j,
Sixty yc&r( ago, whan the township ires firtt
settled, x pair of eaglet of the white-headed or
bald species, had a nest in a tall tree on the farm
of Mr. Killey. Tbey were not disturbed, and
far twenty jeart they occupied the nest, annually
reifing and sending forth a breed of eaglet, when
a violent ttorat orerturned the tree, tod of course
destroyed their habitation. They then bailt their
home on a lofty add inaccessible sycamore, on the
farm of Riley Pettibone, adjoining Mr. Kelley's
and enjoyed aquiline happiness with uninterrup
ted security forty yeare.longor, raising to oaglo
bood two or three chicks yearly.
A few weeks ago a high wind wrenched off the
•limb containing the nest, and threw it to the
ground with tneh energy that it was torn to
atone and a very young and Tory bald eagle
killed. The neet wet Urge, being made of about
ten buehele of (ticks and leaver. This aged and
persevering ceuple are new making a third best
on another syoamore near the one lately destroy
ed. Bow old these birds are ts not known, but
that tbey ara the sunn psir found bore by the
earliest settlers, there is no doubt. They are so
long familiar with tha presence of men that they
•sn be approached within a few foet; and their
great age, constancy and friendliness have givtn
them the respect of tha neighbors, who wanld
tarn otrt en mass* and mob ths unlucky sportsman
who sbotld attempt to ehoot or despoil this roy-
Sl family,
How he Brought in his Game. 1
A u>li. m* rik'. l'_k M.S ki-guu ..J snaycd
a short distance frtm the tamp and shot a cub,
aot observing at the time the old bear, who was
near at hand, rtady to avenge the death of her
offspring. The hnnter approached bis game with
an exultant air, glowing in bis success, and antici
pating the astonishment of his companions to sea
him march into their midat with ax ample snpply
Of Under bear meat, when, to his surprise, he saw
a large bsar bounding toward him, very much de
termined to demolish him at a single meal.
Our hero dropped his gnn and started off liks a
frightened doer down the bill. His companions
saw him coming, tearing through the brash, and
snng etit to him—"What's the matter/"
"Qi-gl-gl-glt yonr gnus—ready for a shot!"
stammered be, almost ant oi brssth; "I'm bring
in' her right into eimpl"
A Valuable Discovery.
Professor J. B. Tnrncrsays, that through a ses- j
session of experiments open kimeeir, bis children, !
bis horses, and other oases, ho has discovered thst !
Goal Oil is a ceruin and speedy remedy lor sero.
futons sraptions, and all kinds of loctl diseases,
snob as rheumatism, pains in the side, sbonlderr,
baek and joints, orosp, sore throat, bruises, strains
outs, and lacerations af ail sorts on men and ani
mals. He mantions several cases la his own fami
ly, where tba application or this oil gate instant
and permanent relief; end finding its effects so
beneficial, be has thought preper to make ths diet
•ovary known to the public.
Will not this Professor, or some other "Ptofti
tor," no# hits the kindness to give ns the ahem
foal why and wherefore of tba oil't properties, ss
a basis of faith—l toothing more?
Wend that yei have to buy, won't be
worth what you pay far him-no matter BCw ,
little that may he
HAGERSTOWN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1862.
THE WIFE'S EXPERIMENT.
"Ma, wky don't you everdrsesapl" asked HU'o
Nellie Thornton, ae ber mother finished broshii g
the ebil'da bair, and tying ber clean apron. Tbere
waa a momsntary aarpriss en lirs. Thornton'*
face; bat ahe answered, oaralessly, "0, no oil
dares how I look."
"Don't Pa love to see yon look pretty!" peril* I
ted the obild. The mother did not reply, bat in.
voluntarily aba glanced at her slovenly attire—tht.
faded and worn ealieo dress, nad dingy apron. |
buth bearing wituoss to an lnllmata acquaintance i
with the disb-paa and stcva—the slip shod iho I
and soiled stockings—and aha oould not help re j
memberlng how the had tkat mora'hg appearel I
with uncombed hair, and prepared her husband'*;
mat ket town.
"Sure enough!" massd ahe, "how I do lookl"
And then memory pointed back a few years to a
I neatly and taatalally-drossecl maldsn, sometimes
busy In her father'! bones, again mingling with
her young companions, bat never untidy in ber
appearance, always fresh and bloeaing, and this
the knew full wail, was a platura of haras f when
Charles Thornton first won her young heart. Each
waa the bride ho had taken to bis pleasant borne
how had mature life falfillad th* prophavy if
youth!
Hbe was atlll oomelj la features, graceful In
form, but few eenld sail her a handsome or an ao
oomplishad woman; for, alas! all other character
istics were overshadowed by tbll repnlsive trait.
Yet she loved to see otbsra neat, and ber house
and children did not seem to belong to ber, so
well kept and tidy did they always look. As a
house-keeper she excelled, and her. husband was
loag In acknowledging to hlmaelf the nawelcome
fact that he bad mar ride an incorrigible sloven.
Whan, like too many yonng wives, sbe began to
grow negligent in regard to bar droit, he readily
excused ber in hi* own mind, and thought "she ia
not well," or, "the has so mnch to de," and per
ceiving no abatement of hie kind attentions, eh*
naturally ooneladed he was peefsetly satiffiod
As ber family earaa increased, aid aha want leu
lnt* company, she baeame still mara careless of
bar personal appearance, and contented heraulf
with seeing that nothing waa leoking which sauld
contribute to the comfort ef ber husband and i
children, never supposing that ao trivial a matter >
as ber cwn apparll could possibly efT.oS their hap
plnars. All thia ohain ef clrouxuUncst, hitherto
unthought of, pasiad tha query:
"Don't Pa love to see yoa laok prsttjt"
"Yes, dy child,'' she answers-, and her rseolve
wu takan,—ahe would try an experiment, and
prove whether Mr. Thornton were really Indifißr
ent on tho aubjeat or not. Giving Neilia a picture
book with whieh to amuse herself, she went to hsr
own roam, mentally exclaiming, "at any rate, I'll
never pet on thi* rig again,—not even en Washing
day." Ibe proceeded to her elotbee-preee, and
removed one dresa after another, —some were rag
ged, others faded, all oat of atyle, and some unfit
to wear,—at length the found one which had loig
been laid aeide as " too light to wear abont the
house." It waa a nle* French print, rose colored
and wklta, and ahe remembered had once bean a
favorite with her bua'- tnd. The old adage, "fash
ions come round once in seven years," seemed
tin* in this oat*; for tha dreaa was nad* loth*
prevailing style. . • ~. ; .
"Thle Is jail the thing," the thought, Lvi bas
tenad to perform her toilette, saying to btretlf:
"I moat alter my dark gingham to wear morn
ings, end get it ail ready before Chariea cornea
home." Then aha rtleaaed her long, dark hair
from ita imprisonment in a moat ungraceful twist,
and carefully brushing its atill glossy vans, she
plaited it In the broad braids. Whieh Chariea naad
to tpocb to admire in the days of her girlhood.
The an wonted task brought bask many reminis
cences of long-vanished years, and teare glistened
io her ayes as she tboeght of the many sbanges
Time hod wrought In those ahe lored, bat she
murmured, "What bath sadness like the change
that in ourselves we flndl" In that hour she r
r.listd how an apparantly trivial fanlt had gained
the mastered over bar, and imperceptibly bad
placed a barrier between her and the one ehe best
loved on eartb. True, he never chided her, nev< r
apparently noticed her altered appearance, bat
Shu knew he no longer urged her going into soci
ety, nor did be eeem to oare abont receiving his
friends at his own house, although be was a social
man, and had onne felt proud to introduce his
youag wife to bis large tlrolo of acqnsintanoes.
Now, they seldom went out together, except to
ohurcb, and even dressing for that was generslly
too much of an effort for Mrs. Thornton. Shs
would stay at home "to keep bouse," after pre
paring her little ones to accompany their father;
and the neighbors soon eeated crpccting to meet
her at publio worship or In the social gatherings
and so ene by ens tbey neglected te call on ber,
until hot few of thsnnmber continued toexchange
friendly civilities with her. Bbe bad .wondered
at this, had folt mortified and pained heretofore;
now ehe cleat ly saw it was her own fault, tha veil
was removed from ber eyes, and the mistake of
life was revealed in its true enormity. Sincerely
did she repent of htr past error, ealmly and seri
ously resolve on fntare and Immediata amendment.
Mean while her bands were not Idle, and at length
the metamorphose was complete. Thebright dra
pery bong gracefully abont her form, imparting
an unusual brilliancy to ber oompltxien—her best
wrought collar was fastened with a costly broach,
her husband's wedding gift, wbien had net seen
the light for many a day. Glancing once more
at tie mirror, to be aertein that ber toilette nee.
did no more dnlshlog touches, she took her sew
ing and ratnrned to the sitting-room.
Little Nellie h*d wearied of her picture beok,
asd wai now playing with the klttea. As Mra.
Thornton entered abe clapped her haoda in child
ish delight.
"Oh, ma, how prettyt" and rn'nninft to her kitstd
her again, then drew her little chair cloae to her
aide, and eagerly watobed her aa the piled her
needle, repairing her gingham dreaa.
Juat before it waa completed, Nellle'a bmthera
came from achooT, and, pnehlngat the half-opened
door, VfilUe whispered to Charlie:
"I gneas we're got oompany, far mcthar'i all
dreaeed up."
It waa with mingled eaotloni of pfeeaare and
pdin, that Mra. Thornton obaarred bar children
were annanally docile and obedient, battening to
perform their acaaatomed dtUea without being
•Ten reminded of them. Children and
unaffected lorera of (he beantifnl, and their lntni
tire jferceptiona will not often Buffer from com par
laon with the opinione of matnra worldly wledom.
It waa with a naw feeling ef admiration that tbaae
children new leoktd npan thalr mother, and
rotated to eentldar It a prlrllege to 4e aenethleg
I fir her. It was, "let ma get the kindling*,"—"!
J Will make the fire,"-may I fill the tea-kettlcf'' j
; \nstiad of, ai eat sometimes the ease, "Need I do '
if?" "I don't Want to;" "why can't WillUT" I
. Nellie was too small to render maoh assistance, '
I bnt she often returned from her frolie with ler 1
kitten, to loik at her mother, and niter some
childish remark aspresslre of jojr and lore.
At last the elook strnck the honr trbeo Mr
Thornton was eapected, and bis wife proceeded to
lay the table with nnetual care, and toplaoe there
an several ebolcs viands of whioh she knew he rra"
particularly fond.
Meanwhile let ns form the acquaintance of the
absent husband ted father, whom we find In the
-(ifttkTnJr.-'rttnrnl'tirra 1 1 hi,- '.it.u .
enmistskeable twinkle of kindly feeling in his eve,
•nathe lines of good hamor plainly traced abcal
hid noath—we know at a glance that he is cheer
fal aid ludulgsnt In his family, and ara at oace
prepoaeased in hie favor. *
As hi la leaving the store, where be has made
his lastparcbaso for the day, he Is accosted In a
familiar manner by a tall gentleman en taring tta
door. He recognirta an old friend, and exoUlmt—
"Cfcorge Morton, is it yeu!"
Th) greeting is nmtaally oordial; they were
frisnls in boyhood and early youth, bat tinen Mr.
Mor on has been practising law in a distant city,
tbeyhave seldom met, and tbis is no plaeo to sx
ckaigo their many questions an answers. Mr.
Thcrnton's span of horses and light "demnarat"
nrestanding near by, and needs but little perauz.-
siorto induce Mr. Morton to aorompany his friend
to lie home, which be has ns?er yet visited. The
oorvereation la lively and spirited—they resell
thl feats of their school-days, and the experienca
ef titer life, and compare their preeenl poeitl n in
thi world with the golden fature of which they
ud to dream.
..Mr. Merton Is a bachelor, and vary fastidiecg
ishls tastes—ae that olass of Individuals are prone
to be. The reeolleotioo of this fact Caches on Mr.
Ttcrnten'i mind as they drlTO along toward their
deitination. <
It once his teal ia the dialogue abate!; hs be
eonos thoughtful and silent, and does not crge bis
tean onward, Lot seems willing to afford Mr.
Moiton an opportunity to admire the beautiful
SCOOT; on either hand—tho hills and valleys olad
in lie fresh verdure of June, while the left;
monctain ranges look blae and dim in thodlstauos.
He cannot help wondering If tho; will find bis
wife in the same sorry predicament in which he
left ber that corning, and involuntarily thrinks
from intrcdnsing to alatttrn); a personage to hit
reSntd hnd cultivated friend. ~
But it it uow too late to ratraat bia polite invi
tation—tba; are noarly the old "homeetead"—one
field more and bia fertile farm, with its well kept
fences, appears in view. Yonder in hit neat
wbita bouse, surrounded with elmt and maples
Tbey drive through tbe largo gate way, the
man John oomea from tbe barn ts put up tba hor
sea, and Mr, Thornton harries up the walk to tbe
piatia, leaving bit friend to follcw at hit Uiaare
—he must tee hit wife first, una if possible te har
ry her oat of eight bofore their visitor enters.
He rushes into tbe iltting-room—words oannot
express hie amasemeet—there aits the vary image
of hie lovely beine, and talf-conaeioos blah man
lies her chtak aa he atoopt to kite her, with the
Wsrdi of joyful owrpvioo—-
"Why Ellen!"
He had time for no mere, George Morten has
fallowed him, and ha exclaimed
"Ha, Charlel as lover like aa aver; hain't tha
boney-moon set yetf"
lad then he ia del; presented to Mra. Thorn
ton, who, under the pleasing excitement of the
occasion, appears te far better advantago than
usual. .
Tea is sooa Span the table,.and the gentlemen
do amplo jnstioe to the tempting rtpast spread
before them. A hnppy meal it Is. to Charles
Thornton, who gases with admiring fondness upon
bis still beaatifnl wife. Sapper over, Mr. Morton
Coaxes Utile Nellie to sll on bis lap, bat she sncn
slides down, and ollmblng hsr father's knse, whis
pers. eonidontially:
"Don't mamma look prettyf"
He kissed her, and answers, "Yes, my darling."
The evening pastes pleasantly and swifliv away,
and many a half forgettvn mile of their life-pil
grimage it reeslled by torn way-mark which still
gleams bright in the distance, 'ihey both feel
younger and better for their interview, and deter
mine never to bocome to like strangers again.
Mr. Morton's soliloquy, at be retires te the octtly
apartment appreciated to bis use, is—
"Well, this it a happy familyl What a lucky
fellow Charley is—suoh a handsome wife and chil
dren—add ehe to good a housekeeper, tool May
he I'll settle down someday myself"—which plea
ting idea mingled with his Tisions.
The next morning, Mr,.Thornton watched bit
wife's movements with some anxiety; he could not
bear to have htr dastroy the favorable impression
Which he was certain she had made on his friend's
mind, sad yet tome irresistible impalso forbade
bit offering any suggestion, or alluding in nay
way to the dslisats subject ao long nntaentioned
between them. But Mrs. Thornton nosded no
friendly advice—with true womanly tact the per
ceived tha advantage she dad gained, and was not
at <ll inclined to relinquish it.
The dark gingham dress, linn cellar, and snowy
apron, formed an appropriate and becoming
morning attire for a housekeeper, and tha break
fast table afforded tha guest no occasion for alter
ing bis opinion in regard lo the ikill or affability
of hie amiable hostess.
Early in tha forenoon, Morton took leave of Irs
hoepitable friends, being called awayby pressing
affairs of besinese. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton re
turned to their atrnatomed avocations, bat it was
with renewed eaergy. and a new sense of quiet
happine - no less deeply felt because unexpressed.
A few days afterwards, Mr. Thornton invited
bis wife to asooiopany hint to town, saying he
thought she might like to do tome shopping, and
■hs, with no apparent surprise, hot with heart
felt pleasure, seceded to tbo propsssj. . ,
The following Lord's day, tha village gssa'pe
had ample food for their hungry eye a (to be di
gested at tha next sewing eooitty) in ths appear
ance of Mrs. Thornton at ebureb, olad in plain
but rich eoetime, an entire new ontflt, whioh th.y
oogld not deny "made her look tea years joun;-
tr."
This Wat tha beginning nf the reform, and It was
the beginning of a brighter day, for tha husband
and wife of oar story.
Titfe habits of inch loig standing are aot eon
nnersd In < Week, or a monti; and very often
Mrs. Tfaorntn was tempted to yield to their long
telerated eway, lot fenght valiaatly gainst theia
talnenee, sad la ttme she vanquished them. An
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■ air of tut* ad elegance, before unknown, now
pervaded their dwelling, and year after year the
: 1 nke or afleetlen wbieh united them ae a family,
| grew brighter and pnrer, even radiating the hily
light of a Christian home.
Bat It was not aatll many yeare bad patted
away, and our llule Ntllle, now a lovely maiden,
waa abocght to retign her plaae at pet 1# her
fathar'e hoaiehold, and ttinne a new dignity la
another's home, that har mother impart#* to her
the ttory of her own early errere, and earr?t'y
warned her to beware of that intidnone foe to do
meetlc bapplni tt— iitrtgord / Unit thiagt— and
kitting her daughter with material pride and fond
neee, the thanked iter fcp these simple ebild lika
Causes for Thanksgiving.
The Hartford (Cona.) Hem* gives forcibly at
taranoe o lta vlawa of the elootlon ratalta la the
following article: ,
We congratulate the frlenda of the Oeaetllntlan
on the grandeat polltieel triumph they have ever
achieved I The reanlt ef the great eleotloa In
New York, Independent of the emphatic verdiot
o r New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indian*,
It of more momentous Import thai any aleotlon
ever held in America.
■lt i the death-blow of Blaak Republicanism.— I
That soctloual party, defeated ia spite of lit base
nse of Federal gold, its slanderous linpeaobments
of Demooratlo patrlotla, and deepotlo tbreati of
dungeona and gibbets, to oTra*e freemen, fa
thoroughly, overwhelmingly beaten. New York
was ita Waterloo. Ita aoattbrad baitaiUons, Ita
broken and Ajing columns, sdn neTtr ba auceeai
fall; rallied agala. lit aarear of rain la ended—
ita dleaatroda- rtitildn, triumphantly foretold b;
Pbilipa and Qarrlion at ita blrtb, baa now been
dalf.lled; and It wilt rlaa ne more from tba mire
into which it haa been eaet b; an arotued and la
dignat people. Tbe da; af retribution baa over
taken that o.irrupt and deapotio part;, and It and
l(a fanatical leaders are hnrled to the earth togatkar
flnall; aDd forever. Thank Gedl , ..
It apeaka In a voice of thunder to Abribim
Mneoln and bia adrisero, and tella them that their
anconatitnnal acta, tkeir redioal and deatruetive
meaanrea, and their •yatem of aeialng and imprla
oniDg Democrat! for polltiaal opinian'a takv,
mutt ttatt 1 It will not be well for tbem longer to
persist In disregarding the voiee of the people.
The; must comprehend that the; are the ear rants,
not tho masters, of thost who pot tbem in eitlar;
It puts the tetl of condemnation on Abolition
ism. The itaca nut clearly and undeniable mad a
op between ultra Abolltioaiazn oa tba osa bamd,
and Conatittnal and Union prlnolplaa en tbe other.
Abolitionism goes to the wall.
It Conveys a crashing reboke to tho sectional
politicians, who, after having plunged the country
Into the horrors of oivlt war, with a vtaw to ulti
mate separatien, having dared to atigmatiie tbe
Demeerate and old-line Whige at "traitort."—
titata after Btate eriaet to brand these defamtra
as tbe; deserve; and now the great Empire State
adds ita roioa te the gaaeral verdlotf What do
these libelioaa stamp apaakera and newspaper
callumniators now eajt
It relieves tbe country from the fear of further
destructive aotien b; tbe Radloalt. Abasing their
power, the; are arrested midwa; In their arro
gant reval, b; the handwriting oa the wall; and
the; see it, and tremble i v
It rovlvee hope in tbe baton of ovary patriot.
It gives artoranca that paaee and anion areottl 1
poasib'e. _ . ,
It may lend to dUabnae the Death of the Idea
that the North ia all abolitioniied, and that pre
pare tbe way for a restoration of tbe Union I
It bringa the glow of life and light to tha eyst
of all Union men, for it bears with U tha evidanea
of ths death of Abolitionism. The reunite In Nsw
Jersey and other States only inenre for it a deeper
burial. . . ~
Thauk God that thle Is set II kae been the
party of eeotional hate and diaoerd—tha party or
fanaticism, and ruin. Its sestlbnal triumph was
only achieved over tha rnptara Of tha Oaten; ita
history, from tha day ef ill acoesaldn to power,
has been written in Characters of blood, fho dis
aster of the has been ita apportnnity. Its
plan to perpetaata ita power bat been the butch
ery and extermination of the American people of
the Sonthern States, and the establishment of a
aniveraal Reign of Terror and an Abolition Des
potism at the Nortbl
We speak bat what all eaadid mai know and
toknowledge.
This tyranicar and insane party—for sash R had
become under the lead of tho Abolition managers
is now overthrown foreverl
The President oannot longer deceive himself in
regard to tha real feelings of the people, If ka
wo aid. All hU political prlsOns,and all tha atak
orato enginery of tyranfiy and oppretsien by whieh
it bat been sought to stifle and silaoae and over
awe a free people, bate not availed te prevent
the signal defsat of bis party and tha condemna
tion of his policy and oanrse. This grind result
htt prevented a tenfold aggravation of thahor
rurs of the Abelition reign of terror which was
ready ta be lannohad upon ns ta Use stent of a
Radical triumph in New York.
And It bat been achieved in spite of an army of
election earing Federal o (floe-holders, and the use
of an unparallel Corruption Fund—the bate pros
titution of "government patronage" to hts tip
men whon tbey eon Id not be overawed I
Wat thoro over to signal a triumph ef Right
over misused Powert—of Justice ovar Corruption
snp Tyranny! It ia not a mere triumph, and
ought not to ba ao regarded. It la a triamph of
tha Union men ever Abolition fasfaUol<tt. ,
The Republican speakers and press have ali pro
claimed that tho election of Aeratfo Seymour
would be hailed by tbo South ae-u eundemnatlon
both of Llnoola and the war. Co tbey ao iecept
lit
Oooe ogala, wo congratulate tho frlaadt of the
Cuionl
Ex-President Fillmore on the War.
The New York World pnbUihea the following
extract fr<yn a latter reoently written by ax
Prealdeat Fillmore :
Enough of treaaare and blood have already be- a
spent upon the negro question. I am fully per
suaded that the unwise and untimely agitation or
thlasabtfcotgiTes strength to tho robellion, and
will cost millions of treasure sad thou sards of
!lrs ; and that there la no bopq for anything olio,
bat to restore the Union as it was and tha Consti
tution as it is. That atl efforts for anything else
must and in abortion, anarohy and dissolution.
A*"Tme valor Is tre—beasHwg, Is snreke,
NUMBER 3.
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
j tyacwnenU for the S€opfe.
| Cong re* shall make no law rejecting an 9a
tablishmcat of religion, or prohibiting tho Tree
exereise thereof; Oil ABRIDGING THE FREE
DOM OF SPEECH, OR Ot THE PRESS ; or
tha right of the pqople peaceably to aesemble,
aid to petition the Government for a redress of
grlavanaea—Awriali t, Amendmebta Con. O. S.
t L 1 1 —tin
A wail regulated Militia, being necessary to
tha aacarlty. of a frao State, THE RIGHT OF
THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND.BEAR ARMS,
SHALL HOT BE INFRINGED.—Aanona S,
Amendments Con. U. 8,
riRS, AND EFFECTS, AOAINrtT UNRKA
SONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES,
SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED, AND NO WAR
RANTS BHALL ISSUE, BUT UPOtf PROBA
•LB CAUSE, BUPPORTfcp BjT, UATH OR
altirmatidn, and. particularly de-
SCIiIDINO THE PLAOE TO BE BEAReHEU,
AND THE PERSONS OR THINGS TO BE
BllJEE.—Aavteta i, Amendments Con. U. 9.
No person shall be held t answer for k cepiUi,
er otherwise Infamens crime, unlets on a present
ment or Indiotarenf o( A Grand Jury, except in
eaaea arising iu.tfro land or naval foroes, or In the
Militia, A>£ah In aotnal service In time of oh
publlo danger; nor shall any paraoii ba subject
for the same olfenco to ba t*lc j>ht, in Jsopurdy
of llfo or i Hmh; nor shall bh compelled In any
Criminal Case to be a witness ngabfat ktlmeelf,
NOR BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY, OR
PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF
LAW; nor shall private property be taken for
pnblia use, without jntt eonspanaatlon.—AenoLi
I, Amendments Oon. U. S r w.
In all orlmina! prooecutlone, the located shall
enjoy tho right to a speedy and public trial, by an
Impartial Jury ef the 9tata and district wherein
th* arlme shall have teen committed, Whloh dis
trict ehnil have been preTlooily ascertained by
law, and It bt inftmtd tf lis nature dni cause of
Iht attutalion; to bt confronttd with t.\s uitntttcr
against him; to have Compulsory proecss for
obtaining Witnesses in bis favor, and to have ttau
assiltanee of Counsel for his defence.—Auncta 6,
Amendments Con. U. 8. '
Thit fro San odgbt to bo tuJksn, or imprittntd,
or dispelled of hit ffeehold; liberties or privileges,
er outlawsd, ok exiled; or; la buy tnxnnrr de
stroyed, or deprived of life, liberty, cr"prbj>erty,
bat by tho judgment of bia peere, or by the law
of th* land.—Declaration of Rights of the People
•f Maryland, Art. Si.
ADVERTISE.
pefDaW times are tk* very beat for advertioar*.
What little la going on,, they got; while othora aro
grumbling, they pay thair way, and with a newa
papar for a llfe-praaarver, awim an tha top of th#
watar, whila ethars Irannd art sinking.
To be Remembered ~
Baadtr, did jou know that every colama of e
newtpeper oontalni from ton to twenty thousand
distinct placet of matal, the mlspiaclog of *O7 one
of which would male a blandbr or typographical
error! With tbit enrioot faot before yon, don't
yon wonder at the general acoaraoy of newspa
pertT Knowing thli te be the fact, yon will be
more ditpoied, we hope, to exouse than magnify
errort of the prett. „
Yolcee of Animal*
There it a chapter In the natural htitory of ant
malt that hat hardly bean teuehed npon at yet,
and that will be etpeoially interetUng with refer
ence to familiet. The soloes of animals hare a
family character not to be mlataken* - All the ce
aide bark and howl. The fox, the frolf, the dog
here the tame kind of utterance, tbongfc 00 e
■etnewhat different pitch. All , the betrt growl,
from the white bear of tbe Are'.lo tnewe to tha
small bidet bear ef the Andae. All the eatt mau,
from enr quiet ffrecld* saejetliont to the, llont
end tigert, end panthers ef tIU forsti and japgle.
Tblt latt may leem a ttrange auerttonj but to any
one who bat Uttenederltloally to their tonnda and
annalyted their roicet, the roar of the Hon le bet
a glgantlo eiaii, bearing aboat the eame propor
tion te that of a eat at ittetaely and majaatie firm
doee to.the smaller; eofter, more peteeful aepeet
qf the oat, Tat, hottrithltapdiog the difference
In their tlxe, who can look ei the lion j whether In
hit mere tleepy moed, at be Uet onried np in the
corner of hit cage, or in bta fiercer momenta of
hnngerpref rage, vithout being reminded of a
oatT And this It -jot merely the retemtLneeof
one oarnitereae dt Imal te another; for ne one wit
ever reminded ef ec og or a itolf bye lion. Again,
all the kereee and donkeya neigh; for the bray of
the donkey it only a barrher ntlgb; pitched
on a different key, It it trne, bat a sound of tha
tame character, at the donkey hlmaelf I* bat a
elnmty and dwarflih horee. All the cowt low,,
from the bnffalo roaming the prelree, the musk-ox
cf the Arotio lge-ffeldt, or the Jaokof Asia, to the
cattle feeding la oar paetaree. Among tha blrde
tblt tlnilerlty of TOica la families it itlll mere
marked, fft need only recall the berth aadaelty
parrots, te similar la their peeailar utterance.-
Or take, at an example, the wpb footed family.
Do not all tbe facte and the Innumerable holt*
of ducks quack? boat not every member of the
crow family eaw, wbetber It be the jackdaw, tha
jay, the magpie, the rook, in tame green roekery
of the eld tfcrld, of the crow ef ear weed*, witt
it* long melanokaly o*w, that teemet ta make tha
ajlanee and telitoda deeper. Compare all the
tweet war(rlere of the tongiter family—lie elght
lagaiM, the thrushes, the mocking-birds, tha rob
blue—they differ In the greater or lem perfection
of the note, hat the temekind of rate* rant through'
the whole group.—Agattte.
livtosxce.—lt (a no petition that girts Infla
tnce, It fa tb areolar. If hat men aire, determines
their power tfrer elhert, not whore they art)
themselves,. hot the placet tbiy eland in. Whan
Diogenes (ad pstn captured by pirate*, and was
about to be sold at a tiara la Crete, he pointed to
a Corinthian, war/ carefully dratted, (eying,
"Bull me to that man, ha want* a matter.'' H i
wiah waa greeted htm; and tha treat demonetra
tad hia tagaelty. Character overcame poaitiea:
that man bought a muter U baying •logeneel
/•"A Cleveland paper eayt that the people t i
that town are nelog moeie-trapi, old Jeek-knittd
aed thirl bet teat far small ehtog*.