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IRONTON OHIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 18551 . ' -" .r i;,;;.u .
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" V THE FIRST J.ESSON , ,
" " '' cnt) Tiik tor and tui uiwoniE. ,
r ,;'Ho old attlhou?" the gaga began "
, . f bo child, trowed from piny, . . '.
- Towing hi lYesb-plucked flowers uido,
'Sprang to liii fuot and gaily cried i
"I'm nin yaara old to day
, What long, long yearn! .. Hoar I do with
' ' The year would pan away I"
X bluili of consciom carnostncsii -"'
Athwart hi bright ohock rani
' ''J "Thou'lt tlnd,'rthe a'nKc went on tnjiay,
' "When manhood cornun, a ibnrter dayi
' " ,Re tlat " " Pn 1
, .what oanit thou wiah for now; my boy?"
; '1 wiah lobe a man." ,. y '
"What woutdat thou do, wert thou a man?"
"1 would a traveller bo, u
. And evry ourioua thing I'd know,
V And over every land I'd go, . . . ,
' And orer every scat
' And I would viait mighty kings, .
vAnataer raignt.yiui me." ;
1 But kingi apurn crmmon men." . The boy
v ' looked up with flashing eya.
t.. "I thought that kings were good great mon;
But I would be n monarch then,
,' ' And have a palace high
for none I saw in all lliu world,
Should be more great than I." '
'.'But greatness is not happiness;
My son. an embkm see,
How lovely grow these liumble flowers 1
How peacefully they pass the hours !
While yonder lofty tree,
'' That braved the lightning in ila pride,
' Was acathed most fearfully."
The boy upon the blasted oak '
Oaaed long in earnest thought;
' "I'll pluck these flowers," at length he cried,
. ' "And they will die as thou haul died;
And sooner, will they nut?
And ne'er a trace that they had lived
' Would aland to mark the spot."
" Tis true, 'tis true," the old man cried,
In accents low and mild, ..
"The hand of man, or Heaven's decree,
' Al'ne can bow the stntely tree;
. The finger of a child,
Or step of senseless brute may prow,
( The flower is crushed or aeiledl .
' 'And humble hopes, and lowly joys, '
What but a dream are these?
A fable, framed by artful pride, : '
Tu keep the many satisfied; , ,
' While the choice few, with case.
firaspthe high trusts impartial Heaven
".: As five to all decrees.
Press onl my noble boy, press on!
' As rivtl'ets form the A' o l, '
The thoughts that swell thy simple heart,
. . .May guide thee to the lofiieat part;
UntsEi.r muRtbe witlist'KMl;
' And keep thy boylixd' fnith nmhanged,
TUK QitKAT ar.,-ATB THE GoOI!"
FRANKLIN AND GOV. BUQNE V.
When Franklin, was about sixteen
venra of age, he went to New Vorkd
""where he colled on Governer-Burnot, in
company with, the Captain of tlia vessel
which took him to that city. The Gov
ernor received him with poliienes?, and
invited him into his library..
When he saw' the pleasure which
sparkled in the young man's eyes, as he
' surveyed the large collection of well
chosen books, the Governor with a
unite of complacency, said, "Well, Mr.
Franklin, 1 am told by the Captain here,
that jou have a fine collection ot vaiu
nhln hooka."
"Only a trunk full, sir, said Franklin.
l'-:A trunk full, replied the Govornor;
"why what ue can you have lor to
many books! Young people of your age
-have eolilom read Deyonu ino iwemii
chapter of Nchemtah.
"1 can boast, said Franklin, "of hov
ing read Jar beyond that myself; and I
should be-sorry if I could not get a
trunk full of books to read every six
months." " . . -
"At this the Governor seemed stir
prised, and said, "you must be a schol
ar, then, though, so young; perhaps i
teacher of the lanenaees."
"ffo, sir," said Franklin, "I know no
language but my own." -
"What! not Latin nor Greek?" .
' "No, sir not a word of either,' : ,
"Why! Don't you think them ncces
"1 don't set myself as o judge; but 1
should not suppose them necessary.
rAbi well, I should like to hear you
reasons." ; "
' jit am nl nunnnifinl. sir. tft oive re a
Mim that mav satisfy a eentleman of
your teaming; but the following are the
reasons with which I satisfy myself."'!
"llook upon language es an arbitra
ry medium whereby men communicate
(heir ideas to each other. I already pos-
iess a laMuage'which is capable , of
conveying mdre'ideas than I shall ever
acquire; and would.it not be wiser for
roe to improve my time in tetite through
that one language, than to waste it in
eettins mere rouni . through fifty lan
guages, if 1 could learn so many."
"Buli'my'dear sir, you certainly liffor
from the learned world: who are, you
know, decidedly iu favor of the lan;
not" wantonly' to differ from
ba learned world; more especially when
they maintain opinions that seem lo me
to be founded in truth; but when this is
not the case, to differ from them I have
eves though) my duty; particularly ince
Jitudied Locke." ' .-v.,-r
"Locke, cried the Governor, with sur
' pnsfou turlied tocket" ,v; :', , ;f
"VesrSir, Latiidied Iock on the nn
derstsnding three years ago when 1 was
but 13.-: -v.;. ..... ' .
"You tmalre me. sir! you studied
Lockon the Understsnding at the age
of thirteen-
. .VaarsirTtclioTr
And prof, f what" College did you
-kitii lJiifca ai lhlrleenr-: ' T-
ttat P.rtihrlHBe. in EnelanJ. where 1
;toi rtucttodi tbey ieer allowed jht
'Mftior. Uf to looit at i.o,co u
vi wft hikbeei mmrsforlhne,sir,neffer
td t ot i eoHef nor evetf at a gtsm-
mai" school r except jloo mouthi, nhen
and starfng at Frenklin, cried out,
"Never at college! well where did you
get your education, prayf"
, '"At home, sir, In a tallow-chandler's
shop."' ; I-
"In a tallow-chandler's shop!" scream
ed the Governor. ,
"Yes, sir, my father was a poor, old
tnllow-chnndler, with sixteen childreh,
and I-the youngest of them all. At
eight years of age he put nie to school,
but finding he could not spare (he money
Ipkeep me there, ho took me home into
the shop, where 1 assisted him by twist
ing candle-wicks and filling the moulds
all day, and at night I read by myself.
. Al twelve, my father bound mo tu my
brother, a printer in Boston, and with
him I worked all day at case ana press,
and attain rend by myself at nicht."
Here the Governor clapped his hands
together and gave a loud whistle, while
his eye balls, wild with surprise, rolled
about in their sockets, as if half Inclined
to hop out
" Impossible! young man! impossible!"
ho exclaimed; "you are only mounding
my credulity. 1 can never believo ono
half of this." Then turning to the Cup
tain, he said, "you are an intelligent
man, and from Boston; prey tell me, can
this young men be aiming at anyihing
but to quiz m?"
"No, indem!, plesse your excellency,"
seid the Captain; "Mr. Franklin is noi
quizzing you; he is saving what is really
true, for I am acquainted with his father
and rnmily."
"Well, mv dear, wonderful boy," said
the Governor. "I ack your pardon for
doubting your word; and now pray tell
fne, for I fcel a stronger desire than ever,
to hear your objection to learning the
dead languages."
"1 object to it principally on account
of the shortness of human life; for taking
them one with another, men do not live
more than forty years, Plutnich puts it
at thirty-thrce, but say forty; and of thif
full ten years are spent in childhood,
before any boy thinks of a Latin Gram
mar. This brings it down to thirty.
This leaves us but little time; and to
sppnd five or six years in lenrnin? the
dead lanpuAzr-, eipncially when all the
best books in those languages have been
tianslnted into ours, anH, besides, wo
have more books on every subject than
such short-lived creatures can ever ac
nuire. seems nrennstcrous."
. "But what will bo done with their
creat noets, Viw.il and Homer, for ex-
.' I I
antple; 1 suppose you wouiii noi hunk
of tianslatin? Homer out of his rich,
native Greek, into our poor, homejpun
Enplmh, wtjuIu your
"Why not, sir?".
"I should as soon iliink of trans
planting a pine-apple from Jamacia to
Boston.
"Well, sir, a skilfull gardener, with
his hot house, would givo us nearly as
good a pine-apple as any in Jamacia,
ana rope, wun nis una iiuaiunuuu, nan
given us Homer in English, with more
of his beauties than ordinary scholars
would find ifi hinn after forty years
study of tho Greek. And besides, sir, if
HomeJ were not translated, i am lar
from thinking it would Ije worth spend
ing five or six years, to learn to reud
htm in his own ianguage." .
You differ from- the critics, Mr.
Franklin, for they tell us his beautios
arc inimitable. .
Yes. sir. and the naturalists tell us
that the beauties of ti e basilisk are inimitable."
"The basilisk, sir! Homer comparcu
to a basilisk! really don't understand
you, sir." ' : 1
"I mean, sir, mat as tne onsmsK is
the more to be dreaded from the beauti
ful skin which covers his poison, so is
Homer, for the bright colorings he
throws over bad characters and passions."
!'l don't think the beauties of poetry
are comparable to those of philantbro
nv. nor a thousandth part so important
to human happiness; and I must confess
that I dread Homer, especially as a com
naniort of vouth
The humane and gentle virtues are
the groatest charms and sweeteners of
llle; and 1 suppose, lir, you wuum imui;
think of sending your son to me Acnu
laa ta learn these-"
l aeree with you tn saying he has too
much revenne in his composition.'
" Yes. sir. amr wnen painiea in mo
brilliant colors which Homer's glowing
fancy lends, what youth but must run
iha most imminent risk of catching a
spark of bad fire,; from such a blaze as
h throws UDn his pictures.
"This; though an uncommon view oi
the subject, is, I confess, en ingenious
one, Mr, Frenklin; but surely 'tis over
drawn.""' :.'-i."'.; -:(.'.'.
- "Not at all, sir, we a.e told,, by good
authority,, that the reading of Homer
first out it into ihe head of Alexander
the Great to become a -hero;, and after
him, of Charles trje Twelfth.
What millions of creatures were
slaughtered by these two great butchers
is not known; but proDaDiy it was noi a
tithe of what have perished in duels be
tween individuals, from pride and re-j
venge nursed by reading Homer. .
"Well, sir, . replied the uovemor,"i
never beard (he prinde of barJs treated
in this way before. You must certainly
be singular io-your charges against
Homer."' ' -;. t.r?.'
' "Ask your pardon, air;'. 1. have the
honor to think of Homer eactly as did
the greatest philosopher -or antiquity
I mean riato, wno stricuy loroaue we
raadinc of Homer to bit rpuBlie;-and
yet plato was a haatkenV a ,
Here the uovernor came is a pause,
but Aercei vine that Franklin cast his
eye upon, a splendid volume of Pore,
ha MiamM mat as a nne OPPOiiuniir i
turn iha cdnveriatlon.
"I entertain a most exalted opinion
of Pope, sir," replied Franklin, "but
still 1 think b is not without .his
faults," ,.
"It would puzzle you, 1 suspect, Air.
Franklin, as keen a critic as you are, (0
point out one
'Well, sr."' said Franklin, hastily
turning to the place, "what do you think
of this famous couplet of Pope's!"
"Immodest words sdmit of no defense,
For want of decency is want of sense."
"1 see no fault there," replied tbo
Governor. -"Nono!
Indeed!" replied Franklin; "to
my mind a man can ask no bottor ex
cuse, for anything ho has dono wrong,
than the want ol senso.
"How so, my doar air; pray how would
you hotter ill"
"If 1 might presume to. alter a line in
this great poet sir, I would do it in this
way ;
"Immodest words silmil nf thit defense,
That want of decency is want of Sonne."
Here 1I10 Governor caught Frenklin
in his arms, as a delighted father would
his son. sovini at the same titno, I am
creatlv obliged to vou, Captain, for
bringing mo to the acquaintance of this
charming youih. U! now aciignnui 11
is la convcrso with such a person!
"The worst cf it is, most parents are
blind lo the true glory and linppincsr of
iheir children. They never look higher
for them, than losce them delving like
muck-worms, for money; or hopping
about, like sy-birds, in fine feather";
and' hence (hofr conversation is no but
ter lhan froth or nonseriW '
Franklin then took leave of the Gov
ernor, with n pressing invitation to come
and see him whenever he visited Now
York.
' From Frecdley's Treatise 011 B isiuess, .
HOW TO BECOME WEALTHY.
Miny of those .who have risen to el
evated positions by unlocking tho golden
;otes of wealth, have lavored tho world
with very valunble opinions which they
regnrJcd ns tho key to their success, ami
a recapitulation of them in a connected
form, which never has been dono before,
will all'irl us entertainment, and perhaps
instruction.
Rothschild's Opinion, The founder
of this world-renowned house, whose im
mense transactions we may frequently
notice, is said to have nscribed hid early
success to the followm" rules
1. I combined three prolits ; 1 ma le
tho manufacturer my customer, and tbo
one I bought of my customer: thol is, I
supplied the manufacturer with the raw
material, anil dyes, on cacn 01 which 1
mado a profit, an.l took Ins inanulnc
tured goods, which I sold at a profit;
and thus combined three profits.
2. Make a bargain at once. Bean
oir.haridcd man.
. 3, Never have anything to do with
an unlucky man or place. I have seen
many clever men who had not shoes to
their feet. 1 never act with thein ; thoir
advice sounds very well, but Fate is a
gainst them ; they cannot got on them
selves ; how can they help mo I
4. lie cauliovs and loU. Il requires
a great deal of boldness an l a grc;'.
deal of caution to a great forfune,
tried a partnership with his brother,
which in tho course of three or four years,
explodod as usual, in a rupture. Short
ly alter this', his prospects were materi
ally aided by (he acquisition of t50.-
000, deposited in one bf his yesicls du
ring the insurrection at at. JJoiningo, for
which (he owners never called. In 1701
he commenced ship building, and from
that time until his death was engaged in
various mercantile speculations, and in
banking. In 1811, ho had- $1 000,000
in the hands of tbe Harings, who were
then In Imminent danger -of failing.
Had they failed, it is very probable that
the Giraxd cullego would never have been
built. Tho effect on his peculiar con
stitution of mind wouldmost likely,
have proved fatal. Ho died in 1832,
estimated to be worth (12,000,000.
. Ho nevor gave an vopinton rfs to the
causes of his success that I urn nworo of.
When requested to furnish incidents for
his life, ho refused, saying, "My actions
must make my life. We can probably
glean his opinion from the following two
or thrco littlo actions.
A gentleman from Europe purchasod
a bill of exchange on-Girard, to dofray
tho expenses of a tour to this country
It was duly honored on presentation,
but in the course of their transactions,
it sn happened llibt one cent remained to
be refunded on tho part of the European,
and, on tho eve of his depnrturo from
this country, uirord dunnneWhim Tor .t
The gentleman ppologized, and ten
dcred him a fix and a quarter piece, re
questing tho difference. Mr. Girurd ten
deied him in change five cents, wliirh
ilio gentleman declined to accept, ane
pina that he was entitled to an addition
al nunrter of a cent, in reply, Uirard
admitted tho fact, but informed him it was
not in his power to comply , as tho go
vcrnmcnt had neglected to provide tho
fractional coin in question, and return'
cd tho gentleman the six cent piece, ro
minding him, however, that he must still
consider him his debtor for tho balanco
An acquaintance was invited to wit
rlcfa i!ie improvements at his farm, an 1
vns cliown a strawberry bed, which had
been in the ercater part cleaned of its
contents, and told that he might gather
in thnt bed when tho owner took Iceve.
That friend, finding th.it this tract had
been nearly stripped by his predecessors,
Koon strayed to anotlici tract, which ap
peared to bear more abundantly, when
ho was accosted by Mr. Girard, "1 lold
you," ho said, "that you might gather
strawberries only in that bed.-'
Wo tow that remarknblo man, after
his head was white, with t!io frosts of
nearly four-score years, and could not
help noticing, even then, tho minuto at
tention he gave to everything that could
affect his fortune, "loke
fowls nwsy ; tho roosters are too many;
thev would keep the hens poor," said tbe
old merchant to a farmer who had bro't
ihcm for ono of Girard's ships, "lake
them away I will not buy thenj."
"Take care of the cents, and the dol
lars will take care of themselves," was
evidently his fundamental maxim.
A Merchant of Boston, of fifty years'
standing, who is represented lo have a-
massed a forluiio, slates soma iucMcnts
- ' From Todd's "Young Man."
SELF IMPROVEMENT. ::
I micht here have tiven a Ions and
wonderful catalogue of self-made men
men who havo accomplished wonders
in their day but I presume their names
from that of rerguson to nurown Bow-
ditch, arb fnmiliHr to-you; ' Thoughts,
like money, will accumulate wonderful
ly, if you keep all : but like money too,
thoy will not remain with you- without
great caro. How many thoughts have
vou heard in conversation or seen in
books, or heard from public speakers,
which would be of great value to you if
ou could only make them your own,
by clossilying and retaining them. Vou
must think voursolf; you must recal
thought you Iihvo met with, you must
read, and you must converse' with those
who have mind and thought.
. 1 have often lied yourr men, such as
clerks and apprentices come to me, and
say in substance as lollows ; "bir, 1 nad
very poor advantages for education when
I was a boy. - My mother was a widow
and poor. I now find myself growing
up, ignorant and uneducatod, and begin
to feel my deficiencies. 1 need improve
ment. What can I do to aid myself?
What course Con you put mo upon T" '
This is not imaginary. I have had
young men come inoro than one or even
two hunted miles to converse on their
situation. I always try to give them
suir-conndencc, self-respect, and resolu
lion. ' I then say (suppose I am speak
ing to .an apprentice) you have a lit
tie spending money. Take the first dot
lar or two dollars if you have thorn, end
fit you up a plain, 'simple (amp, anl
lamp-filler, and get your own oil,- You
will then have the leeling of inilepcn
denco, anil your omployer will not com
plain on this point Next fit you up a
plain leaf in your room at which you
con 'stand, if possible. , Thon get your
pen, ink, paper, and almost any book
It may be history or eeoirraphy. 'It
makes hut little difference where you be
gin. Now go to rest, and be up one hour
and a half every morning before you arc
called to work. With your pen make
yourself the master completely the mas
ter of that book. One hourand a half
eveiy morning, standing up, and with
your pen in your hand, will make you
an intelligent, large-mindod and respec
table man. You will do just as much
work ; you will sleep all that you need,
and you wilt put the mind in a school
where these results will certainly lollow
Remember that new habits of body, a'nc
especially new habits of mind, are dif
ficult at first. But perseverance and
resolution will overcome old habits and
that lot ouform new ones y and he who makes dai
ly improvement, even though it be but
small, wVl, in the end, make great fin
provemeni. -Keep doing, with untiring
effort, and your early losses will be made
up to you. , 7
Sir William Jones hos long been ad
mire! as a prodigy for methodical hab
its, for industry, and for attainments.
He we never known to depart from the
following simple, but : comprehensive
rules ; . . '
in his early life, which ;,preuod upon h Never to neglect any opportunity
fits mm1 it. iu f n.Av!..io I - ... 0
path of safety, wilTcarry you 'thrbuih,1
give you peace of conscience, the similes
ol hia lace, and ultimately tbe respsct
and honor of your ; follow men, and bis
own elernol rewards. '
Snares ore continually besetting your
path, ami yoa cannot, by fixing your
eyes on tbo ground and exploring by the
lamp which you carry in your own hand,
muko yourself safe.. .Light must ever
come from 'above ; and you look in vain
elsewhere for tafcty."' "
: . INo pains-taking of parents, no watch
inzs over your, childhood, no borne' ed
ucation can prevent the young man from
nietins with teniniations. Coma thev
will and must,' sroncr tr Vcr. 'jfirrcl
no biding place where they will not find
you, There is no -unfrequented path
which you can tread, where you wilt not
meet them ; but remember that if you
nro faithful to yourself, they wilt never
be greater than you can ' bear or ' over
come. .You must gird yourself 10 swim
manfully, tq rise over tho.,bu!ietings
of the waves, not fearing but that you
will have strength "according ' to your
day, if you look for it whera strength
can alone bo found. John iwa. '
.II !
: READING A. LOV&LETWfeT V
"-."An lnchJeftt ol imiiiy J affsfiWl
by; Ibe following little jtorrMplJJjo "4 '
cotemporary by effrionJ,.IO wh,f qU
St i glveiJJ . 4 i,"ti . y'i. 'hi !'. ..
Mel ly, oor kousertatd. Il a model oi
who haadles ika brootasiicfc' rk -.MVP',
ter, andt who" bsa'.an'kb&urrenca for But
anil t a sympathy- for" soapiudr" lho
amounts to a ptssiori; Sue fa a buetliacv
bright-eyed, rosj-cheekC -HibefttllrLj
who hovpra about ouf'book-sbelTae.ma
king war upon ourpajicts,'andj6jls
about 4hrrttng for 'ittWwvAfcWQSSl
qucr in the shape of udJthtod and un
righted corners. .'xizr' ?i
One day sho entpred pur librsrjr ji a
confused ami uncertain manner, quite
different from her usual bristling' my.j
Shu stood at the door, with. a letter be
twaon her thumb jibi pager, whicbjlho
held at army lengtbjtas jf. shp bad a.
gunpowder plot in hexT' grasp, ' In an
swer ro our inquitiet'fj to her bislnessf
she anrwered: i .V- ',ft &
"An' plase ycr honor, I'm a poop girl j
ana ha nt much lernin' and asoes.
which ho ever nfierwards adopted as bis
for self improvement .
2. To believe thit whatever ' others
andwhenipu have got it, it requires ' 0 ' on ' tX',7 hed done, he could do, and therefore no
.?, "1 bnve thcte Mentors before me, ;
01 tha uovernor praoa.w ma ien
"Tha ii a autbjjr I am sure jov will anJ cider 'lfii'
not quarrel with an" author which 1 . ladelphia, ana
ten times as much wit to keep it
The continued prosperity of tho em
inent bankina houso of the Rothschilds:
is ascribed in the following biographical
extract, to 10 principle: "He-who
does not delay for casualties, and has
knowledge enough to percuive thai in all
jireot affairs the success not only depends
on the choice and use of the favorable
moment, hut especially on the pursuit of
an acknowledged fundatufntul maxim,
will soon perceive that two principles
wero never neglected by this banking
house ; to which, besidss to a prudent
performance of its business and to ad
vantageous conjunctures,' it owes the
greatest part of its present wealth and
respectability.
"The first of these was that which
caused the brothers to carry on their bu
siness in a perpetual uninterrupted com
munion. This was the golden rulo be
nneathed to them by their dylns father.
Since his death, every proposition, let
it come from whom it may, is the object
of their common deliberations. Every
imoortant undertaking il carriod on by
a combined effort, after a plan agreed
upon, and all havo an equal chance in
the result. Though for several years;
their customary residences were very re
mote, tins circumstance could never in
tcrrupt their harmony ; 11 rather gave
them this advantage, that they were per
fneilv well instructed in the condition
of things in tbe different capitals that
each of them on his part, could better
nrnnara and initiote the affairs "underta
ken by the firm. The second principle
in perpetual view of this house ts, not
to seek an excessive profit in any under
taking; to assign certain limits to every
entemrise and as much as human pru-
danca and caution can- do, to make
themselves independent of the play 01
accidents."
Stfvhen fjirari'was born on the 24ih
of May. 1760,' within the environs of
Bordeaux, in France. He sailed to the
West Indies as a cabin-boy, when only
twelve years of age t andafter residing
there some time, removed lo the1 United
States. He followed the sea, as mate,
..ni.lni and nan owner of a vessel, and
finally" accumulated aome: money.' He
niernu lnio narineisinu mn nv
Ha.alhurst of PhiladelphiB: and 'pur
tn.mfiwo Vessels to Commence the Si
Domtn'go trifle 5' bit tW were Rapture J
mkk ihattliiaolvail the; firth. ' ' '
' Jhtni sW wai.' hV wai i'at !nt
nl .unnncJ A i Hi -ill 'l ifi t fnrmfll ff11
"Do whit you underlaJce thoroughly. rcasnn vh h. shoad not en,r(7e in any
"Dejuithjid in all accepted trusts. undertaking with c0eMce f ,uCcess.
"1 'am satisfied they have served me I 3, jVot to be deterred ly any diifleul-
well threescore years." ties, which could be surmounted, from
John r iieedlby s never-varying motto vroscculins to success, and to its ter mi-
was self-dependence, self-reliance. nution, any plan hs hadon.ee commenced.
"It is a misttikon notion, 'ho says, Th.. il,ri, rntn made Sir William
. . RELIGION. .:
One reason why the memory not
better and stronger in most persons is,
because they h?ve not had conscience
enough, in all their conversation, to tell
the exact truth, without abatement, ex
aggeration, or alteration. By cultiva
ting tho conscience, you inaanb!' CUi-.
livato the memory, you state facts as
they are, and habituate tho mind to con
template truth in its relative proportions.
1)0 you suppose that there would be
such a thing as Slavery in this or any
other land, il nil men looked upon the
immortal mind as the religious man
ought to do ? Would there be such a
thing as slavery interposed botween the
immortal mind 01 the slave and his be
ing enlightened, if all men had a proper
sense of the worth of that .mind which
God created in his own image T . I aek
you, tuo, to' look around on the circle
of your - acquaintance, and see if It is
not so, that the minds which are bal
anced the poorest, whose judgment is
least to be relied on, and who have the;
least stability of character, are riot those
who are farthest from religion? ' Who
Joes not know that the same mind is
worth more to itself, to its family; and
to tho world, after it has had. religion
engrafted upon it than before ? Todd.
A Gentleman. Did you ever see a
gentleman! We have seen tvJo or three
in our day,' but -real gentleman are very
tare. A gentleman ia one who treats
every body with respect, .whether black
or white, low or high, poor or rich.
lie dose not bow to wealth, scrape knees
to honor, nor hold his tongue when he
see? wickedness in high places. You
always receive from him a civil answer
to your. inquiry, and he kindly imparls
to you any information in his power.
He will not, sny a word to injure your
feelings, or olludo to a subject to pain
your heart. Whatover maj be done he
wilt not manifest angry feelings or use
unbecoming language.;. He uses no pro
fane or indecent language, smokes no
cigars in your presence, nor spits " to
bacco juice on your floois. He is the
same kind and accommodating in di
vidual, from one weeks end to another.
Scientific American.
ntua. nn, knnA, Pl.Uj rVftdifla. '..J
the better nor him doesn't live inv6ulj
Ireleriil, has been'afther writih'lma-'sr4
lotther a lova letther, plsso f er hoooti
an' an '-V. M ra'tl
Wo guessed at her emborrasimenf
and offered 10 reliove it by reading ,th
letter. ' Still she' hesllatod.' whllo aha
;vited s piece of raw cltoii'-lr'lHr''
fingers, s j ;!-,V He:- i
''Shure," she resumed, "an fhal'ijus
what 1 want, but it isn't a gentleman
. . ' ' t . . . . .: . . . :
like yenelr that would b knowing tho,
sacrets between us,:;and so," here sh
twisted tho cotton quite, nervooslyv-')!
it. "ill plase yer honort.while yalre read- ;
ing it so that yor may not hear, it yerv
self if ye'll iust put this bit of cbtton la
yer eai ana stop op yer hearin,' arid'
thin the sacrets '11 be unknown toy 0.
"that capital clone is necessary to ob
tnin success in business. If a manlins
head and hands suited to his occupation
they will soon procure him capital. My
observations through life satisfy mo that
uc-1 , , - ,- J .,,n,..
cessful in business, Mart in life without J.,. n, ,VB rannot
any reliance, "save in their own head and
hands boo their own row from the
ill i.'t s 1
jump. - All proiessions and trnues atiKe
give held lur talent, perseverance anu
industry ; ami thuse qualities, whether
in the Eost, West, 01 Souih, sooner or
later, will crown tho. aspirant with sue
cess. But to enable any new beginner
to succeed, he must. not be allured from
I:
think you will proponnea faultless." 1 Orleans and
-and followed, will make any man
great. - '. v . .' . ' - v ... .
"BE FIRM AND TRUE."
It is no trial of 'virtue to follow the
be virtuous without constant self-denial.
A thousand times you will be solicited
to go here and there, and to do this and
that, when you lose ground unless you
hove the firmness to say no. A thousand
times will indolence plead with you to
omit doing this or that, and excuses and
anolocies will voluntarily present them-
.,,!.. lulinn .lutu ntita in iiAf nlpfi. nnrl
lis course by attractive appearances nor . 'm m,,K.nv orrvou iose
be driven from it by, trifling adverse . ,. J;ft .nmpiimB
He must nt nimseii lor tne can- " , , . . v ., 1
Home Attraction. Sco' what' a
picture is here drawn (in an article of
tho iNew York Ddily limes) ol the repu
taiion given 10 thi sacred placo by
lashionablo life in jNew York:
14 vvhy bhould'a boy spond hisevenings
at homer What is there to charm hnn
in that great mansion that pulsos with
alternate fover and gloom one' night a
hot, crowded party ol rouged wuraon and'
silly mon; tlio next, a dull, desolate
arry of empty chambers,' with the tired
mnfter of the house snoring oh the sofa,
and lus untiring lady and daughter up
stairs diessing for another - belli . No.
(ircside comfort to tempt the young man
to his bomov Every 1I1 r-ng is hue, and
splendid, and dismal; in sell-defcnce h
lias to y." .v;- vt-w ...
S.
V , , , ii' 1. 1 very tu'-iuuii. uu mun kw ivuiwm
U a. Unit nnrl than nnrfti1A4t With III V " . .... 1 1 .
m.s r-"' " what is sudden. It will be very strong:
meet it. Set it down
J .u.-.'7 ... I. ! .. A It .nan I an
v;:, , - - . . . I an a nxca viumtiw, vviucn uu vou ji
-to have the means oj iiwunooa.wim- n .. -.,..-... he n8th of
a(eyActflWirCatiT - pt
life, is to make ymr self independent, ricile
'.0 have the means of livelihood, with- " ...,,,:'
out being under obligations 'to any per- P of f -; -Jo.
son whatever more is acquired, increas-1 ji found Davij found ft g0.
cs tne power 01 uoing goou, . . u. DaM ftruna i,i0 and so you will find
influence-."-
it. However sudden or strong tbo temp
Deots. Blessed is he who can. slapltation, do. not yield.
in tho fc of ih(.l Thevath of duty is the path of sate
IIS UI UCI IIOJ puvnvi 1 - " - - - " I m - -i-
world, and triunwhanily dxelaim ty, and whenever we leave that pain we
..ni,i,i i,i iAn,i nnnnll ve hettvilv cease to be able to claim the uromiso.
laden debtors 1 come and look' upon a "I will give my angels charge over ihee:
man D KointT I'lll A till If) VOU rselves who and they shall keep thee in all thy ways.
i.iui. v...e . .. , . . -. . ,. 1 :
owes not, a dollar.", We would, travel kou nave, no vision wnicn can v,,uv
far to see such a creature; we would ihrough tbe clouds which hang ovm the
contribute liberally towards providing a future you cannot say thjt any event
glass case in which his embolmed re- win prove a, mossing or syrso. ru
mains slioutd be preserved after, death,! cannot calculate the chances or, the rc-
. V i I kf innnl atma A r t Ail linn A sA niAfl
as a aacred relic lot posierKy a speci- y, .. , '
ot a species almost extinct in tnci mueou m uu.vw j wntn nnuu ,uo
nih r.ninrvtha Cash.. Phil-Meeting 'care of Heaven.'' Let 'the path
osophe'r:- BiW'no dons can harrass, nor be ever.sp AffrroWj lat'-tt ba ever sa rM"
the approach of inevitable pay-day Jis- ged, you, muat, noiawarYC from tbat path.
turb. , Hia subslhee no voracious law woxiaiy monves atntuai pieawirca, ?v.n
yer ean-devourr nor, their, ruthjesa my f temper, jtimttpthuniUm.V
midonsaeiieupon, He, securely armedjleaipty.oo ttfleayo ' this path W,f
in specie, smiles at the dread aherilt, and tempi your eiernoi oesuny oj m ui..6.
i.e.; i.:...;. tu I. rhnhrfut n Dntv and truthfulness; and olirasorp
U6IICB MIS f"" ' " 1 f. . .1 I -r t
on th;awTub eva.of quartet day;; H God 'a appouta4 p?b,..and if yvu iefu
ABVERTisEMBirra. In one of the pro
verb3 pf Solomon, says the. New Bedford
MercUry,..we find tjie most , comprehen
sive and satisfactory exposition iOf the
philosophy of advertising that ever was,
or could be written," viz. :':
"There is that scatteretti and' yet In
creaseth, and there id that-twiiblioldoihJ
more than is meet, pnj, U tenje.to
poverty." j. r- ,. .... ,' .'...,,.,.,.' kj.
Anf the" words,' of Paul jo tfio ppr
tri thtans aptly express the" aameldefti
"He that eoweih sparingly shall .resp
also . sparingly;' end hd .ihatnow'eib
bouutUully reap also uoupiiluUy
unknown to M.H
Wo hadn't the heart refosa bar, a ad
with the gravest face pobsible coriad;
with her request. , . . , j
JCS" One of the greatest men- w Tha"
early times of Arkansas, was Ueatrsl'
Whitehorn, and hia "riso" in;Aa rorld.
was was often quoted as infceiin tha.
reward that always attends pjtienllu-,
dnstry and true genius." The story goes
that old wnuehorn went to VArasnsaw 1
with a wagon load of tin-pans and pjhat:
notions, and getting "the. feyer.V be cotu,. -sumed
all hia "Visible raesns" in' caloV
mol arid medical bills, ' and recrjyertd1
his health to learn tha melancholy fae't'
that he waa "dead broke.'!.; BulWhita
born was not a mao 'ta fee ''put Jo,V.j
so he went to work to find "an open
in where be could "put in:" "but tha
season "being dull," nothing' prcsehied?
any ' inducement but "Running 4ot Ho
State Senate.'' . Having raadet up, bji'
mind la do this, ami "having the strong,
est man ib " tlie ' State to' oppose," ka,
earned "by heart the Declaratfoo 6ftnV
lependohce," and startin ont ori hf
electioneering tout. ; From every atamp
he repeated - the language--of tb. ;VMlJb
known document, and. so won uoonia
constituency that they declarb"3 "tfist a.
111 on who couiu goi up ana ibik iiibi
way off hand should -be electedfeiia
the ojd General was eloctedr-andi a bo:
says, gave an evidepca of Abft willfSg-t
ncsa of the Americaa. people tVe,waji,
nivliiinl luV?Aifrv allH 'Iriln VMnWla' k 1 k
I ' it
. ii , - - i rrBI 1 i ' 1 '
Bvi.es. First, never lose oay atiife:
lo not think that lost which. isapani.iu.
nmusemomt or recreation, sometimo
every day but always be ifthe heb'S (,
being. employed. Second, never etttbia
least in truth,, Third, never say . an ill
thing of any persoc,, when you can ay;,
a coocf thine of them: not. only speai
charitably.' bul ,feel go.' "Fourthj netrer
be irritable or unkind M any body.''
tilth, never indulge yourself w luxorier
ihat are, r.ot necessary..-. .SLxth,-io '
things with . consideration andwh
your path to act ngbt ts more. airaculiU
icci cuiiuueiico in nisi power, aiuna
which is able to! assist you', and' exit t
your own powers as far as-tbey ga,iy-n
Ofpskts. The lovnlit valla
a muddy swamp,' the nobles'tnduntalu' .
a piercing blast; tlnd ihe' preHresf Isw
some ugly fcaturo.T Tho TaitesMouiptb
ion is most aubject to frckbLlhek4atlt
somet girl is apt to be proud the "
i-uunuiBimu isuy iuvci eviu poraf sigi
Ibe gayest- mother lew 'heVlclmdreio.:
ragged. Tha kiret.sHei l.rn-
iiiDas.ovprIpok-raboit.-attfltutthy
alone lalbf, fra eiujpen? oaiye-oan w nagiew weaaj-a; ytN.jry.yJV'
feel truly independent!. Hsppy monal! Hgbi.apJ under tha frowr of Heaven,
OfNV:. SurfSay TImmV 'fV.V-i brcallaafool,yottrnayaVe
Mi-VI'ftt ... r ! i.'m --'-i M mfwalk ihroah tha arid death. Of eiw
. ,HAtntrA) it ut in U(Bi( lorrejibfougb .the rflerjr furnace ;-ya6 ooa;
1 -.1 ." ' 1 . I I I - --' --
1I7V,U returned to rnt'itpat. mail csn.nna irus anu. eoMUfioguutier tha was ot proiaasott ieBdil.ann
"entered 'uport the New eppInesslone cap ho find irue and os opiorluniiis of aniichint youraJf,
oi, uomwm iraue. iie,ewciBBi cuuswiiiun n- ivuuuv. ,; c.a scrr:? M a riK U " '
a Bumbef Jf")0unjf irrMi fo-SeMttif ';
ev'J ufihirn, asked the'sa ik I',
and should baye a aW mojo jwdjrt tlV
more'1 MTth tyrant JaM'
d.srnissea'thrrl. WV'&atut'W:
batJM4ae,:of ikiissitsiWdl i :
GeInius? Mrs. ElixabethOakes Smith!
w a recent lecture before the "Augusta
LyceguK.o.'S AmertcamWomea) Bids-,
It L'uh.'I. .....I r.k :,,. I. . I mmrt Ann r.11.1, I
UV TftlW, KM in. Jira w mviiwr ,
three Ihinaa belora his .proBM destiny M - -n. pur
complete--maKe nimseii wuwn,jfii anu; s'-w if.up7 m fs
i ., . . i . T7l J I - . J 1 . .1 1 ...In llhrn m. r. n fit.u .r. I ffl M . 1 11 n J n . ,
neeaea.7 Margaret r uiicr rnsaa nerstn
to beiuin,amleG but sol c6fbuM&
She TVftuld neter luve b,C9rn f popu
arMhor for a similar reason to that a a
signed by Daniel 'Webster .'ipr Wrftn
c
largct V(. of offtadesAcBOfBi..- fisSs;
BtlkokW-iWSryW-,T1r-,rVW?H
e. aii in a 'I 'L! J'H fl per--SrraiTUALiai,-Tb.
Makawk XJnUrisc,
aays thaffajba.n, aibajisonHa. G.flWanJ
pedtsV 6f jewelry, W teh '. IrlAfa ' V
raving luvmac asm witoessmg tna vaurr
ftOVing Bl,Mpag''SOr1ei SrlK
itttaHatK?'He Mcst -slBrilsslatta
ihioir; biiVat Janztfa. Jiecaaaa.iaaUitaih
M. WIS? atep; by ftap, pntOft, b,
csmi i -poasa'asoa'. ipitb (he idea 'that -be
Jsal'l Jmi irumMhitr'Ma' rTatiiTii'a'nrf
arena 'iwetcc atovai .kfX- tnaatisitoriir
nflutnftt-'iuJ, tmtbcfta4awirs ty
biqmii a 4asBca(.pcinariij ra ;; .,
ht.tlNctatsjsAn . laaa.f-rt "t ClU
ttmattiaa sr supOssi;'
fteaoasaa tlia.a'a?-1' tltt?r -
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