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i W —*™' — mwvrt Button fc »'Roirrifroc, Urt'UH SIIOIMllkBK. - <:* 4 ** JIM##? 1 AuvritTisnu ii vri s t * <$► /v ^'!rstin«« , rtifti. )#>» ««jflnre.'trh fi !»«?•< «r tc «. *•! 00 Kserv «miIim*»|w tit 07" Liberal iledaetions «mute oh yearly ailvf ti>*-m<*ntK. (y-y» f •-vt-illf* »•* pnl»li'ti#<l every wSMnitiluv .JHo pop^r t|i*rontitti>rii until p*t«t tor pout Master*- aru Kq«Cst«(t,IOMtM agent» f >r nw / - CM TERMS. . V 1 1 H Tna.Hsoce i * . . . S2 C0 it the e«pirntii>n of air month* - .* .too At the «mkI oClhe y«'ar . • - 4 Of) ftT 1 "' AU communication» to the editor mu»,t lie po«t-pai«l. i i i ! A ' L Ai V? A 4 AS y a* 4 -sfc j-p: * oluino 3. » . A POLITICAL, LITERARY, AGRICULTURAL, AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER. >iiiiiIm i 52. v* J- M. Merrlûeld, Publisher PORT «.ntsov, < i COUm, mss WEDWKSlUt, AlOUST 16, IN54. Whole Number, 15C. • a - — - wFpjvM fiat«*» -tc*. 'stSso-^Ks; r-t 1» 0 J T K ï i ! For the Port (otanit Reveille, Young Folks at Home. nv I'l.ABA r. V. IIA*KK1.I*. ' F10111 ehililbood's sunny joy« ileWreil, l.ikc lices robbed of the floww-t, Some harsh disconlant tones e'er jarrctl, I'pon my happiest hours; Hut uuny a joyous, blithsome «lay I've spent, nor cared fo roam. When the * Old Folks" wire all away, And th* Young Folks at home. »'lit this world is always bii-;ht and. gjy,' Nsmntter where I roam. It the"Ohl Folks" are all away. And the Young Folks at home. When liome from school we dropped our hooks, All merry, young and free, A maiden aunt, with prudish looks, Chided onr childish «lee ; Rut many « happy gala day I've spent, nor thought to roam, * * When my u Old Aunt " was far away, 4,» W'ith the Young F>dka at. home. Oh ! this world is ever bright and gay, Ac. : i 1 ; * "T" 1 ; fit» ml-«tame, whom age bad made «0 blttid She aearee eotiM see the su», t'ould always see enough to find Some fault with every one ; Hut many • ph-asaut holiday I've s|K*nt. nor cared to roam. When the"Old Dame" was lar away. Ami the Young Folks at hhme. Oh ! this world is ever bright and gay, No matter where I roam. If the 41 O.d Folks * arefsr away. And the Young Folks at home. ('npiaH Çnüepint* I'tUilutr, Juif* 1 **T» I. England. Subsequently the sentence was elmngo .1 to confinement in his house. A w'ntinel was kept, at his door dnv and night, k whom b«was wont to call bis nhxrrua-tnry, ^ At last \lxv vigilance of the board of war re laxed, and the sentinel disappeared ; adora «tnlo ho wa. roph.co.1, ao,l i . liUl. ro moved altogether. The doctor used pleas aotly to remark that, lie had been " guarded,!^ regarded and disregarded " Once \lic Doctor | tried lo have 'the sentinel let him go after j aome milk for his family ; but he was firm : and would not II« then urged the case with ; the honest but simple ftllnw. and actually in- ; dneed him to go after tlu*milk while the Doe -1 tor kei.t guard over hiinsclf! The neighbors filled with wonderment to s£e their pas tor walking before his own door with the sen- ï Li'. p,nn, kb Ml« .n.l when story got abroail. it furnisliod fwl for town go<4n and merriment for several days The Doctor had rather a shrew«Wi wife, so j)M day ho called at tho old distillery tliat n.^Cil to Blnml oil fitnola itrcct, and acoo.stuJ •».amMarttai: . l'î'û Tcpiicd Mr. um. to Ä" «M w. eLr. -1 .«ou sanie gll Im ly at nnoU.er time Ho bad noma curiosities wlneh p-opje occasion ally called to ace. One day Mrs. H. was 'in the «ads an LC 1 ! husband to shut her ,n £ Amt Ï M ï S fi R 11X N S 0 T 8. — 3 — •=rs Tho Jokir£ Clergyman. Dr. Bylr* was the most original compound of religion nnd mirth, ronspicuon? in the lat ter part ot the last ccntiirv. in N«*w England. With a good heart, a mind of rtnhle pinciples nnd decent reverrnco for his liolv office, lie nevertheless possessed a buoyant and genial flow of spirit« constantly running over with pnn* or witty conceits. Ho maintained his connection with his (the Hollis street) church for forty-three vears. He was a hale, yet aged fnan when tho Revolutionary war !>egun, and in his political predictions loaned to ward tlie roval side. In May, 1777 . it was deemed le ensaary to arrest him as a torv. lie was condemned to be placed on l»oar«l a guard-ship and «nt to hibited his curiosities, cry thing *lse ho «aid : .« N..w ladies, I have reserved my greatest curiosity to the last and opening the closet door, ho cxhibiteil Mrs. B to the lad.es. ly • slouifli of aciponu There was au unsrem ■HHHH U*forc his door, in Ute slrnpe of a quagmire. Which lie bad rcjicatcdly urged the U»wn au 1 horitic* to remove. At last t wo of >C effnrers got fairly Uuck in it ; they wl..pH 1 heir horses, they hawed and geed. but they couhl not get nut. Dr. Ryle* saw them from his window. He at«>pped out in the •< ! am deliglOod. gentlemen," said be, rub hing his hand* with gl«. " «ce you stin - / ing in this mailer, at last Hw * ,n - 111 the ground ' was soon after healed. Coing along the stiect one day, lie found himself in a great crowd near the North Church. ... t •* What is tho matter ? inquired ho of a bystander. ., » ; . , a t " Why. sir. there ia a man going to ny from the fileftplts 1 " I'oh' |K>h !" raid he, " do you come Itère nwu flv ? Why, I have seen a boric ,P , . A learned lady of Boston dispatched a note |«i him on Mio Great Dark l»ay, (May iJ, 17H0.i in rite following style •« J »ear Ifootor^-Huw <io you acoouut for tbi* darkness ?'' Hi« reply wa* . z -,, • Roar Madam-I am A* mu eh %n Ike dat k s* you are "—Etshnngf Paper. to see a »*> fly i __ - r., « %^ z«* - «rr i „• brt yX J tl ,ÜT, hour y"« ' T, 'l f « , , h 1 a ;,y "*«**;; JCrSÂÎjSÎ . 1 , an What is more contemptible than a scandal -1 manger ? What is more *> he dreaded than tho «pirit of fow. mean "OMip. that pervade« too niany heart a ? * There U a ein«« of meddlers in the worjd, who mind cvervlKxly s business li.ittheir own., - - • - " ■ A Word to Meddlers. that Instead of endeavoring to discover the pootl traits in a person's character, they seek with tho utmost diligence for the evil. When a neighlior or an acquaintance falls inti* an ror, tliey do not ndministet a reproof in f'liristiaii-like manner rocommendid in tbc j Bible. On the contrary, ilw*e (MMp> con st'Uute themselves renorten-in-chief of all " wT havc no confidence in thoarr who would rchoar.-e long stories nUut the Lwlth and fob boa of others, for we U licve, and with rcaron, too that we have no ccapc.. Tho sincere*« 'nature is, by their misreprerentation, made i to seem ! torted into falsehood, and religion into a mere pretence. They arc always wondering why - •_ n • ; n iif Ci aod w hy •* * er staute themrelve* Tt. I misdi nir anora wbiob cone under their wutoh fc \e« Kvery word, look and deed, how trtvîal, i* magnified by the braieu tnngue of rumor, till it it a difficult task to ascertain the truth. * *" * • 4 ' '1 • ■ r». cv artful and designing; truth is di^j : people chose certain conr.-vs they entertain views opposite to their own. i Tliey nrc constantly on the alert, that tliey 1 may be duly appraised of the movements of those around them. Do?« Mrs. Heine, the rich h«ly across the way, purchase a common 41 k for a walking dress, rather than n hroendo, they give it ns their opinion, that she can no longer waste much in extravagance, and that «orne omiu ous reverses threaten to bring her down to a level With them. liocs the pour scboolinistresa leave her sit nation on account of failing health, they come to tlie sage conclusion, that, though she hag the plea of illness for an excuse, they be licvo tlie committee saw that aho had been .there long enough. % J * * ; Dues Deacon Morton send his handsome son to a distant seminary, tliey declare in council that without doubt the young man was so wild and reckless, his father was obli ged to send him to the country. poo* the niillionarie, whose prinecly home 1 excites their envy, decide to tako hi* whole ; family 011 a family tour to Niagara and the i.akes, they surmise that this is a plan to con ceal tho chagrin of the eldest daughter, bc slic could not secure that Luglisb 110 Ml Oxtn IN Havti.—T he donkey is the most common carrier ol I layti, and there is noth- j \n% •> awkwardly shaped whethor it l>e a bar- j rel of flour or a load of hay. that the islanders cannot secure it upon their hacks. Occasion ally a team of oxen may be met with, but no j K , t(cr cv jj oncc 0 | thejr unfrequeney may be f(1)jni ] t j >an tfia un «.-kilful manner in which ,| Riy ar0 i, nn ,lled Wo quoto Spat » letter to ,j 10 v* rW y or k Ere nine* Post:'" They drive oxen as i f they were pigs. One „ before and «'tows tlicm tho way r .'""X,' X. H how them what U uot the way ;*a fourth „„ tho M a mrt 0 f vigilance com | and all four whin and scold, shower j ; th ^, an<1 order9 lipor | the poor animals : a moat distracting volubility. Four ; |{ av ,; ons drtvin" an ox team make quite as ; l ««wc as "might be expected from two -1 | lllt| j rc j sailors gettin*« an eighty gun frigate un j or Rytwecn'thc noise and the scour • ( | 10 WM , r ; >n ,tcs, who arc rarely more ï i tl (cî|ij>cnt thau their drivers, have a sad Tlie same writer says that a cargo of cat tie, tied together in threes and fours by ropes aroun j their necks, were landed at Dort au j» r ; llC0 . ()f course, as soon as they started ^| lC y .jj pulling in different directions, ,„a U f,.ro tlxty l.id got mf a fr-.ni tlie ts ÏÏÂTÆÂ äTÄÄ'S oLtrëingto.ny one of tlic drivers to untie their ropes and let them walk by thenwclvei. Five hours, at least, were consumed ,n get ! ting the cattle, abWt fortr tn nnmbcr, hne blocks from the „bore, aud one perubed on thejoamey. ---e Knoi;tino a \VoW*N.-- Hcniauia de Dag ny. a Frenchman who has spent some years in Russia, relates the foüowiug interesting in cident:. * " In 10 Ô 0 . under the reign of tho imlolcnt and luxurious Elizabeth, who bad abolished capital punishment, Madame Lapoukin. a wo man of rare beauty, of which the Czarina was envious, was condemned*® the knout and transportation, in spite of the privilege of the nobility never to suffer the fortm-r punisli ment. She had been fetcJ, carcs-wd and run after at court, and had, it was said, betrayed the secret of the Empresses luison witli the l 'rince RiiZ'mmosky. She was comlucte*l i»y the executioner to the public square, where sho was exposed by. one of them, who relied up her chemise as far as lier waiat; when another arranged her with his coarse dirty hands, in the required position, obliging lier to hold her head .town, while a .mau of the lower classes squatting at InA feet, kept her Tho tfkeeutioucr cut her fledi into tfdred «trokes of the knout, cause blvman for Her husband. Rut this is not all : their suspicions and reports-arc not always so harmless. They sever hearts that have loved and trusted,— plant discard and strife where tho dove of peace should Told her white wings ; 'and make enemies of those who hare once been friends. Dear routier, from such gossips uiay you and wc be saved.— »V, Y Wide Awake, îegs still. shred* with 00«* hu .from her sltodUcn to tho lower portion of Wn>j ; vf u . rt hc inflieüo» of tho punish ni( , flf> ( lf . r | 0 „guc wa* tom out, and a short tnno sub«qucntly sue wa* sent to Siberia. ^ raaaliedm Iflftä by Roter 111. 1 "1 i • fl /" BU^ccplikiltty to delicate attentions i tul o 'sense of the nameless and exquisite teti .Irrncssuf manner aud thought, cmstitute 111 i «en »"■! «.«»prewu. .«*«» t, , nrelv found in the rhiraeterl of men. *""is -H A A Mistake in Weight. Andre* Wyman was like Lord Byron in one re^-coet : he had a great horror of grow. in*;fat. What added tn hi., apprehensions on thUi Bcnro. was the fact that hi» father, before he died. attained a degree of rotundity which would have onat.lnd hitn U» fill respectably .1v. . -*.s ahlarma». stood five feci eight in his stock the ofhe^of alderman. Andrew 1 ings! and weighed one hundreil and forty-live pounds—a very reijpeclalde weight—within which he endeavored to keep himself, by tho 1 , _ t ü ,. . free use of vinegar and other acids, wbieii are reported to dimmish any U-ndcncy to pmgui dity. y Andrew was in the habit of Weighing bun self once a fortnight, in öfter to make that ho was ubt transgressing proper bounds. Hg bad ltccn absent fnnn home rather than.a week, and just stepped out of the oars in the depot, when his attention was ar r. s«ed by •« instrument jor dcO-rnmung the we.ght. Mrchaincrdly he placisl himself on thc platfm m ami adjusted the we.ght to one hundred and forty-fivc. To his surprise ho .. . . ® pounds-sltll .ncff-ctual lmagme his con sicruation when tiie scales foil at one hundred and seventy-five ! f " Hood heavens !" said bo t.o liimaclf.— There can't be auy giistaka about it —Prr sure mow found ihu not^ uflTuÿent. \V ith an :ur of alarm he advanced it five " There can t be auy niistalto about n-nr thirty pwmis tmUnmaJoUn&Ut I was af.a.d it would be so. It was so with my father before me. At tins rate 1 slmlhgo beyond bun in a few weeks, tlic *ouso with an a.r of molnn<-he*lv upon Ins face which exc.lcd the hare of las wife who had come lorward U) af ! ür 1,8 ab8 f. ,,co \ v . ft hy* Andrew-Mr. W y man - what a Uie matter? she asked, " Matter enough !" ho groaned. . ** 1 weigh one hundred and seventy-live pounds ! Hain- j ed thirty pouuds within a fortnight—or at the ■ rate of fifteen per week ; in three months 1 ' shall bo a perfect monster. I am the most unfortunate of men!" " I'm .sure you don't look any larger," said Mrs. Wyman. "You don't find that your clothes hafe grown small for you !" * " Why no." " I'll tell you what, Mr Wyman," raid his wife, struck with a sudden idea, " are you ourc you didn't have your ralixc in your hand triten you tvas 'weighed Andrew's face brightened up. " Wffit a minute,'* said he. He aped out of the house like an arrow— flew to the depot, aud renewed the experi merit. ,,, A moment after he entered the house again, his fa®c glowing with joy. M You've hit it, wife," ho exclaimed.— 41 I've weighed myself again, and only weigh one hundred and forty-three." Mr Wyman was so elated by the altered stale of the case, that lie at once gave his wife mu „ c ^, CUO iigli to purchase a " love of a eol | ar -» t;l»o had seen at Warren s the day [T?-The principle of getting tlm good of a thing was never more forcibly and aptly d lustrated than by the littlo anecdote we are going to toll ; U was the case of a niggardly man, who adorned the outskirts of a country tow» iUh I» f—ily m*mf appoint by tlm villagers, waited upon hint irt a certain time to secure a Tittle of Ins pc cuniary assistance to tlie project of pu reha.Miig a puttie hearse. The sight of tint dreary looking old bier had long troubled the pc.plo at large, and it was in accordance with tlmir refined sentimeut that the committee alluded to. called to sco if he were willing to give them a lift. Greatly to their surprise, he did squeeze his treasury ohest till it leaked to tho amount of a whole dollar ! JuK :,b™t .,«.r .Hcr.nr.lsrop. resentative body had oeeamon to attend upon him again. Thix time, however, it was fur fielp to baild a bewree-/«o</»r. Tho new Hearse [ la ,j no t a cover suitable to a vehicle so costly. Q|j Pcrrcrutint stood aghast. •• A if-Jl.r more V'«ai<l lie. eacb cf i|if eyufl »/ i« *• ~ - *• l* ^ r tcr WI " ^ Only last ycurMgikve a doilar-a whole dol * r ^ uya * "HSi*the world it waît anottier y a * t , til it J l tell you ! Let dollar^ J^^Vve ^iî aircady. will vo a«..l liu.n it'll he time euoudi to come for more'" ^ ^ Cüni taitteo on a public hearsc-liouso \ UT that day, »udgot . . • on buttons.—*V. Y. ! Journal 1 ' / _ " ' " ' Ann's pnn a Statue. I'lyeryhody has soon or hcartl of tho Vomis of Milo—that wonder ful creation which of itsell is worth a whole museum It will be remembered tho hUtue i ? destitute of arms, and aoademieans. antre «juartea, ami sculptors liavo long been id dis potc upon their truo position and movement, while every artist has deplored their less— Itseemj that these, arms have been recently foumWnot the veritable original* belonging to this particular ktatne, Inrtu o«»py with the -arms in their rigid, place, na-* ju*t >ecn ex humed from the trenches of lwo.nc. The Vc nus of the I«ouvro is nearly seven feet high. The copy just found is of reduced size, benig from fonr and a half to five foot. only, lim Venus, it seems, .has trimuphed over her ri vais, Minerva and Juno, with whom she has disputed for the prize. One of her arms, the left, is elevated in the air. whöro she Uni the apple which l'aris lias just given her. The right i.s inclined downward, gilher.ng and adjusting her raiment thus ha* Je problem he«h solved ; nit where is the artist chisel out the arms of tho \euu* ___ , a-.'A gcntkft.au who had borrowed mo no? of all his friend*, at last rcsortc-l to au old Quaker who raid, *' friend Fordye«, I ; dice; but \ will uot be mined by 1 our- ; . -j«., jte "It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good."— True Fla g. m who dares of Milo? two dice ' Tho Nobleman's ton. fa a «tatet* earths overhanging »he bay of Capernaum, a child i*<Ijring.' Uotd 'r.ed lali cos admit t bo chill IWrober air, to wave tho gorgeous ha ngings of Tyrian dye Upon a piio of cushions, embroidered and spangled in gold, lies a l>oy. whose bloc eyes and locks, bright as the spangles on his pil low, j>roelaijn his mother a daughter of tho Kgean. Tliat mother, leaning upon the no He form of her husband, gaies upon lier child with an eve of weary terror, and orte ;, " Alas ! my lord, what shall we do V' " 1 know uot." u tuo stem reply. Airacl approaches. " If Jesus were here," said t!»c littlo sister of tlie Kiifhter. " he could cure him—nurse Judith said so." And who » Jesoa ?" they demand of tbc aged tnatron, who jm«t enters the ohauilicr. "A prophet!" is the reply. lie wrought manv mighty works at tho Passoydr. He has just come tn Cana " "l heard of him!" exclaims tho noble •VVliat. ho! make ready my chariot!"— and ho liastrns fbrtli, and prerentiy the sud den rush 'of wheels and clatter at hoofs ring through the roidniglit streets. The shouts die away ; tho dash of the waves along the starlit shore is only heard. As dawn approaches, the delirium of the suflerer roan. iBoretpcfc ^ His month is furred and black, tho eye is sunk and surrounded by n livid circle, the skin begins to bo spotted with black, an omen too well understood. As noon approaches, lie sinks rapidly away. His extremities arc cold, his pulse is gone, and tlie sure tokous of immediate dissolution appear. Tho watchers prepare to repeat for tho fit ting spirit the confession of faith for tbc dy ing Israolite. The mother and sister are led j to an adjoining apartment. The maasion still as flic grave, save when breaks the mother's irrepressible sobs of un ■ grows ' forth guish. All wtil to hear the loud cry of the watch or: " Hear, O Israel, Jehovah, thy Hod is one Hod!" and to reply, " Jehovah, he U Hod !" Dot the dirgç comes not. Moments pass like hours. Anguish heightens to agony. — • When hark !* from tho chamber of death, in stead of a funeral cry. comes forth the rnusi eal voice—" Mother !" She starts—she screams—she rushes to wards the door—when, gliditig, white-robed like a spirit, to her embrace, his long locks floating bock, his olicek, lip and eye, radiant with health, comes tlie augelic figure of her son. She clasps him to her bosom, cold, ner vous, clinging—though weak, her child, her joy, h r pride! * * * . - » xv n I uapin«; tijeRösebu» A - . .. often watched an impa c ,p n T T I f ! fij behold it a full o u ■■ • ' leaves apart, and thereby bn n - 1 ami death. Th.s morning we paused to look little ones we nut on " eluteren w.10 eoukt scarce spe ! .. dling along with «tiort uneven s p. o tightly 111 their tiny hands, the tx»o , piges for tlmm.^ooald coiitoin W h V'fY were einbellisüe J, 7 eoh.rcd pictures They uearc it - ^ ÄÄÄtÄ j! . ' . , • . -."y «huuld rest upon .' . * , * f ehildhiMMl " this sudden chan<n> , , * ', , . : t liar inL* eneu » • * ?, ' f.ir joang (Äb wil» pure »? r'^uÄfE * Tt 1IS3 andtlauko f "tearing open the ro sebud. PrrnnsTlTOtis —'The thirty Lascars (Hin doo>) Spart of the crew of"the ship l*,...-,, of tho Pacific, wjm arenow in jail aa witness cs on char««, Referred by them against the capMdCof that ship, art a most superetitioa* setof,nou. Tlyjy are allowed tlie privilege of the jail-yard, and will not cat any article of food which is cooked by a Glnistian. They ! do not cat ;uiy animal food, but live on lisli and rice, and jure allowed to do their own cooking. They passed Snnday in tho juil yard, preferring tn remain in tbc hot sun ra t j wn j Q +.hade. In their walk aL*ut ^ yar ^» discowr «4 a fig in his aty, at t |, 0 jiHitbf vyhicli they wc)e greatly alarmed, 0 " nu aoouunk coaid the?, bejndaoed to tako ;i Hc'comJ | w k at the terriblo crcaturc.^— of ^ offinCRJ put t j, e boatswain's wiiis ^ ^ bps, and blew a blast; but th* ^ >ont ^ wni(| aiw i iwo ot h t *rs imme«liatcly regain ^ possessionpf llw whistle, and sot to work ! flI bbinig Jff tl*e itt. »in of an left by the officer'*, ^ ^ ^'hristian's," lip* And, as if rph hure wruiild he unavailing, they retort 0 q tu fi rP t 0 purify tlie mstaumeut .—Boston r _ ' —. . ■«-, - ß'^LCv o i* never lost for language ade u .j£ BXpr es* H»clf When it i* out ol' rose-colored adjective« aud gilt-cJged oida- j ^ squocxiuy y f the bauds, klss ; n „ ' au d embraces. There ta more phi h^ophy and mcaniog in a single hug. than jy ^ ut the whole world, in pUl .l)ng the amorous ton-no of the .Mormons au j th c entire book of Genesis. Dove, like murdcr> wi |l " out." if school doc* keep and candy has " ri*. ' ^ ^ M . IT/" Always trust a pretty girl. Loauty « raercd It sj* cheat* you n will be a prêt ; ty i art! - bowc 5 cr ! tuilt *** ; # * * Across the far plains, two chariots rage fiercely from opposite directions They meet —tho^panting coursers elwckod suddenly in their headlong career. •* Thy son Tiveth j'' is tho thrilling cry. •' Since when ?" gasp* tho toil-worn lather. " Yc.-terday, at the acventh hour, the fever left him !" "The same!" exclaims the nobleman — And without anothor word, followed by his retainer, thunders away to Capernaum. The True Beauty of Home. Tho cimntry 1 « a trn« home of beauty. rod hnrtienltnre is tho free reh«vd of mate, in which' all our render« may lien. nie »ft pupiR, if they choose, anil gratified and useful pro lessor* if they will it. and help to create ns much beatfy m their spare hours as the wealthy citisen can purchase, with the gams of years, to decorate his bnek and lunr tar palace in the metropolis. There is no mere ornament, in the house or out of it. so cheap and so tasteful as heal thy plants aud flowers; and you will hear ten i*;r»un* of sense admiring your geraniums nr fuehsiana, where on« wi I! notice your rieh curtains and tali mirrors. And ont doors, the ey< that would never be attracted by glar ing paint, cornice or column, will be instantly arrested by the living arabesijuc of a native creeper, or tlie umbrageous outline of an American tree. • Do yon not admire that simple !it& rot tage, with its gracedd trees, fr.u H our nat.ve woods? The vines making lrautiful while tliey conceal tho rough outbuildings; the little "front yard," or more fitting lawn. gemmed with shrubbery and Rparkltng with bowers, with neat walks witli a tingu of vel vety turf or natural ones over it, all in keep ing, and all suited to the means of the taste ful owner. If you have been able to lift the veil that hides tlie life within, have you not found real comfort and truo happiness there. and are uot the inmates really deserving of what they enjoy? ^ \ And how much in time and money has all this cost? Pcrhap* less thau a tithe of what your rich neighbor has expended to rear that great pilo of tsmrds and shingles, or more ambitious mountain of brick and mortar, with a countenance as blank M an overgrowing idiot's, and as barren of beauty as a lumber yard or a brick-kiln, and not athiiig--cxeept weeds in the grounds or paints on the walls either greener or brighter than the man who Can deem this huge abortion the ne plus ul - Ira of architectural taste. . Ten to one he who built that dwelling, if a farmer, is one of those who " would rather have a hill of potatoes than a rosebush," an*] would sootier raise a snarling cur thau plant a beautiful tree — Prairie Farmer. O.ve Happy Heart.—H ave you made one ? m ppy heart to-day ! Envictl privilege .— How calmly you cau sock your pillow ; h«iw sweetly sleep ? In all this world, there is nothing so sweet as giving comfort to the dis tressed, .as getting a «un-ray into a gloomy ( lcart _ Children of sorrow meet us wliero uver wc tur „ : tluwo is not a moment tliat tears aro Wlt »Imd. pigh« uttered. many of those sighs are caused by our own thoughticssiMjn ! How many a daughter «Up U,c ^ 1 of.fon.l uukindnciw and ingratitude . How many husbands, by one little word, make a whole of sad hour» and unkinfl thoughts.— 1,,,w man . y w ' v . cs *. lj >' recnmination, estrange Jiu^l embitter loving heart« . ImF Mj"!i^^ ÂÜiï il. - l «*• Deaitifüi. Rk.ntimknts —The following from " The Hous«* by the River Side," is tru ly eloquent, ami embraces the belief of every Jl.ri Jan heart : ^ * " Ho preach to tlie block« and stone.-*, J who believe that love is ohsyd Go preach to the d«*a<lly who deny t,he immortality or t in affections ! Ho reason wiUi trees, or hills, image* ot wood, or with your motionless, icy soul«, ye who believe, because there is no marrying yonder, there shall be no embracing, or because wc may not use the gentle words, " uiy wife," wc tusy not clasp those sanctified forms in our own arms! I tell you, man, that immortality would bo a gloiipos cheat, if with all our day, dio all our afleetions. I tell you ttmt annihilation woald bo heaven it I bclievcl that when my head at length rests os», its coffiu pillow, and my lips «ink to si ieuco and repose in death, those loving eyes would uever look into mine again, that pure clasp never be around my neck, that holy ca res* never bless me inure.'' Propaoation of Hnk Roses-I t may not be kuown to many of our rea.ler*. that tlie fine roses of the China varieties maybe read j|y propagated by means of slips ut from thewell-ripened woodshpsthreoor four iiieh e* in length, strip oil a part of the f«* tage, and insert them tu clean white rami placed i u pots or boxes. Keep tlicm regularly wa tcred, so that they may not get too «Iry. ami at regular temperature. 1 hey strike roo' very f.cely. Snwo practice wwntig them with a bell-glass, but those ot most ixpertenee du uot confier the praotioc necessary. Lie *'<» * T\T 1 JnZ ^the a * fruit troc «sw budded .. hwk l* mueh^o the beauty of the bar» y di^. . » | "f l " ,ru "^ 7 ^ Wr «tassoal« ^ ,, J( , ra lh c shrubbery of the hotue-sicad •Tlie Polandors, A Polish Aneuoote. though a brave and high-minded jreoplo, had of the worst government* in tlie world, and this proved their ruin! It was an Oligar chy. with an elective Monarchy. They had a diet or supreme legislative body ; hut instead of a niajority, a single vote could stop the passage of any law, or the adoption of any This often led to «eue* of violence The diet ou one occasion wished one iceasure. or outrago. to pas* an important law, which they had rca to believe would be opposed by one of their body. They therefore contrived to as semble earlier than he expected they would Tliey closed tho doors and proceeded to huai He got some intimation of what tliey were about, came to the house, and demanded It was refusod him. He then *>n entrance. climbed upon the roof and descended through a large stove-pipe, and lay concealed until the question wa* taken, when ho unexpectedly put out hi* head through the stove door and pronounced " V cto !" No sooner was this done, than a nobleman who stood by, drew his «word and cut off his head. I hi* effect ually silenced all opposition, and the passed tic mine eonlradicen/c. measure Yet how Tho Conditional Man. There nrc some men wire* nre never knnwn {to givfran unenndiiSOnnl »«rout to any j.rep<v Mt»m. Imwcycr Helf-nwdent. i We hate in mind a person of this ehan»c ter to whom, for the «dmjrt convenience, we shall give 1 he name of \\ lute ! A U aaUful morning. Mr. \\ lute, we rcrtinijed. 6n one occasion. " Ves'' »aid he. iloiilsingly, " but T should nt wonder if it mined before night." ' " Vonr puna is a orreat improvement to yonr house." we continnc'l. ''Vos. sir ; but it'« u little too narrow. If J ii was.-a f (K) t, «.y.-wider, it would be just j the thing " In that care, yon most like Mr. Smith s ; for. if I am not mistaken, his is precisely that width " ' Very troc, buttln*n it's too high. " I low do yon like our new minister ? H<v| 1» generally popular—a cood preacher, a mssl p*if.or and a tum». ' " M liy, you, f admit all that , but did'nt you notice how askew his ncck-cloth was last Sunday ?" | " No; but admitting that to lie the ease, it j was no objection to him in his official cltarac ter. ^ ^ " Why. no ; hut then wo expect n minister to pay as much nttcntiou to dress as other folks.^ • " Von have a flue field of potatoes, yonder, Mr. White. "tes: they look well enough ah >vo ground, but there's no knowing but they may bo all rotten hdore they are gathered." "The new railroad will be a great thing for the town, and do very much to build it up —dont you think so ! " Well, I don't know hut it may, hut then it wjll lie very noisy, so tliat a body can't have a quiet moment to himself. '» " We must be content to submit to a little incmivenience for the sake of obtaining a great good. That is the troc philosophy of! l'umv kt — In buildine a Ralt ïotn w i' llic b tho intoreourwe-s erf tho brick The «fleet will be that there ta W tîUl i» th.1 ïLC The £Z"phy l thus stated : .„SiuTS which U exposed Ihe^ ^ ^ atm0ipbcw c¥ , ry | | Tlie soot thus bcoomiug damp falls down to the fire place ThU appears to ; \m«m m Canada. 1 crlisps it is; but toon, them railroads are confounded noisy. _ _ _ Almost ucspairing of Obtaining a straight forward, unconditional answer to our umpii no*, we, as a la^t nMt, pointed out u boy passing by, and remarked : " 1 hat boy has^very dirty hands. ' Yes, said ilr. Wlnto, "yes,but but -hut. he was evidently seeking some way in which to bring ill an objection. At length his face brightened up, and lie continued hut it^ they were washed, they would lx* cleaner. Wc left him to hi* reflections. DG?» Tlicro is a fast buy out in Madison, the capitol of Wisconsin, who, if he gets no back .«cts, will scaroely'lail co reach Congre.- s or the poniteutiary, one of these days.—His Mbool teacher, a youtig lady, was prosecuted by his parent* for pretty severely welting the youtig rascal's 'back for his badness. The ease wont up to Court, and the verdict of tl c jury was iu effect, " Served him right." We givc 0110 of the items of the boy's testimony, tho wit of which attoned for its rodenes*.— life. He asked her to " do a sum lor him "— which was to subtract 9 from !W. One of the counsel asked him iTlie could not do with out her assistance ? Roy—" I might, but Lhe Titliemtic said I couldn't aubstract 9 from 8 without borrow ing 10, and I didn't know where the h —11 to burrow U !" It is a little questionable whether a boy who don't know where to borrow a ten will ever get to Cougrcs.-. To DcsTgov Cockroaches —Aid about a teaspoonful of powdered arsenic to about a tablospoonfnl of mashed boiled potatoes; rub and mix them well together, and then crum ble about a third of it. every night at bedtime, about the kitchen hearth : it will ali lw eaten up or nearly so by th* following mdhiing. The creature is very fond of potatoes, and, devouring them greedily crawl* again into its bole and pcrulte*. I had occasion to have alterations made in the kitchen stove six months after l pursued this plan, and found hundreds ol wings and dried mummies of dcfuuct cockroaches. Their disappearance not attended with tho slightest p-roopti ble smell, and though tivo years have elapsed, not one has again been seen fu my kitchen. In putting it into practice, any remaining crumbs should be swept up tho next morning aud burned.— F. dl■ Homes, A/. L). *'11111' [£y— A ghotklbiaii named sHiiweU Wood, wa* being examined as a witness. Upon giving bis name, the Judgu said, " Pray, Mr. Wood, how do you sp«ll your uamo ?" The geutlcmaii replied : *• O doulJo T I double U E double I« double (J double UD." I'pou which the astonished law giver laid down hi* pen, raying it w;n the mo>t extraor dinary name he had over met with iu hi* life, and, after two or three attempts, declared he was vulsed iu laughter. unable to record it. The court was cou In the time of Oliver Cromwell, the magistrates in tho north of England punished drunkard.* by making them carry what is called the dcuukard's cloak." 'I'lli* was a lar^c barrel, with ouy head out, and a hole iu the other, through which tho offender was made to put his bead, while bis hands were drawn through two small hole*, one on each side. Willi tiii* he wa* compelled to march along Ü10 public streets. VV liat a straugc sight it would b\ were all the drunkard* now-a-daya compelled to inarch about wearing barrel* for cloak* ! i POlITICAl. - - 3 m ■ f... ~r~ Democratic Party net Obsolete .» "T" _ J | We do not understand ho* any >1 irem an< j m * friani] ,, f l(|<1 iS ,j, arpt -„vo j the idea of Hie disrupt Ion of tire R.*m«*cratic ; |i; , r , y The ninn w'm agents In this more mont fnm* the b *lief tluit it will contribute j „nytliin-» to the Seenrity t>f lb * ] Ute strengtiMif the I'nii.n must he very f .r ,,f',] 10 | ( . RS)J „ S ,,f t . x ' iM . r ; cnc0 and very i blind to »lie inevitable nilration' of mor;il («»uses. T'sat On* Soutli finds in Un* a-o*n . 4 anoy of ,| c [*„ parl y t t c ; | rjn .<e»t bulwark of i s rid.ls and the Union the best ; ! g n „ rnlltv 0 f \ t - gShility, may Ik' re**arderl as a nioll g ih„ f,- w p..litieal lrn«.hs that are strsa p t ihl ( ; of absolute Im«rni1iii'iiiii 1 It is absurd to imagine that nnv <oiua t ar coa ititi*}« cm» avail « • hokl ihU <x ■ < «1 , era cy together hi the absence of other and j strenger prim-ipl.^ «; e* 4 i«shm. iVriotism 1 ' u a compound af prejudice, of neniiment. ol habit and of principle, and the *1 »! , and * atability of every pvlitiual community consist m „ rj j,, UII j t y ,, f {„1^^ „„J feeling than 1 identity of government and law The Hi gious ritea and the common games and festi V m1s of ancient Qreeoe, combined the separate ! yt a |„ j„e (> a M , rt 0 f national unity, in tin • j midst of incessant collision of interest an* 1 j at -tive political rivalry, in liku manner have ja partial identity of interest and harmony <»l j f)<( .| lu;; i mpttr t c .l to this confederacy a strnHl, , w |,i,.|, „ci more community of government Pou ld have given it. If, therefore, we fed j n „y concern for tho stability and pcrpduity ; 0 f the 1'ni.m. we must deplore th** decay ol * those moral «»anses and principles of cohesion which have imparted strondh and compact ness to the confederacy, T1.0 Democratic party has contributed I*, the stability of the b'nion nd only by this a «wicral influence, which it shares more <u of! with e Smith or to U wwuM ^ jf would encourage young men on amount < f their good characters, than their good do&c.* A g Jl reputation is b«-»tor cpiut thau ,» fin^eoat in almost auy kind of ***** « »epk wooing a M.iÄte »Uft- n | -__U^ \XJr The good man is always in lieavco, ; and tho evil man U always iu the other place . J every national organization, but in * more upeeinl and effective way. by it. eon j ^rvative and patiiotie policy. i'n«j'tc*tion 1 | bly if the priucipio* and policy of the Whig party had triumphed in the administration of ibç government, the Slates would I ong since |, av ^ be**n driven to the assertion of their ul Innate sovercignt y and to their oii-iual i ou-1 1 tion of imlcpendeuce, or else would have been J subjugated by thp power of Federal usurpa j ticm-ciiher event being fatal (0 the IT.,ion ' an q ; 0 our hops, of republican liN'rty. In every crisis ot diili-Milty an*l peril, tho prov idcut : al ascendancy of l Iso Remuera tin part v has rescued the Constitution from perversion. (be Ciikni from inevitable overthrow, and American fi.tom from hopeless oxtin«^t?on i I» 1800 when the jealous tyranny ol feder abam had perpetrated tho great wrong ol s , The alien and sedition laws, the Democrat 10 ' party restored the reign of justice, ami re 1 F»ire*l the wound upon the constitution. At | terwards, in 1 SI* 2 , the same party rescu'd 'he country from suhservicuey to foreign c domination, vindicated the national honor, and established the republic on an impregna bio basis. Again in 1 N 30 , when tho National Rank menaced tho country with the domina tion of n vast «honey corporation, a Democrat ic l'rosident interposed, and interposed with success, for the defence of the constitution and the protection of the interest* of repub lican liberty. Thus it lias been the mission of tho Démocratie party, on tlic*«« nod on other occisions, by resisting tint lids of fed cral corruption, and by fearlessly assur ing the honor and wisc'y promoting Mi » interest/ of tho country, to elevate the Cnion to it-« present exalted position of glory and p >wci And in that controversy which hastitray« d section against section in licics antagonism and which still rages with portentous fury the patriotic «er» ice of the Democratic party has been not less signal mid «Jeoidve lu (»very crisis of anti slavery a:ilalioti. thabrst. bulwark of the Cnion and the surest safe guard of Southern rights, has bren found in the organization of tho Democratic party Much of applause and gratitude is due from tho Routh to the Democracy of tho North Tliey have not hesitated on more than occasion to rc.-i-t tlm contagions impulse of fanaticism nml to hazard their ascendancy, in defence uf tlic right* of tho Routb. . Their htstory abounds in splendid illustrations ot devotion lo principle and fearless discharge of duty in the midst of. prevailing defection and against every sc«lu*lion of wlfisli interest Hut for the Democracy ol the. North, (line would be no law lor the recapture of fugitive slaves. Rut for the Democracy of the North, tho H'gma of inequality and subserviency, involved in the Mis ou i restriction, woo'd still rest u|H»n tho .South, Rut for tho Re ■Mflracy of tlie North, Urn triumph of al«ol - tionism, would lung since have Irren çoinplofc, either *" tho subjugation of tho South, or in its expulsion from the Imion? 1 In view of its brilliant sorvwe in the cause o( tho Union, ot it* present power, aud its promise fur tho fu^. * turc, the dissolution of the Demoeratic party would boa national calamity ; and no truo friend of the South can contemplate the con tingeucy without alarm and an earnest prayer that the deplorable event may be averted.-* Richmowl Enquire/. of I a one r {fy-Judge 3 . had a very wild son named Rob, who was constantly on a »pro«), 9ml un< n being brought up for di uukeuusHM, tho J udgo cried out, •• Is thatour Bob ?" " Ye« *ir," rcpliod tho «dork "Fine the rasoul two dolbtrv and Costs' I d make it ton dollars roared the J udgo : it 1 did uot kuow it would eotuo out of uiy own pocket!" ay»The London Morning Chronicle says tlie Turks do not oocupy the position* which the Russian* abandon, is a concession to Austria, which is very joal of any exercise of the Sultan'* author*! y north of the Ikmnbe." This it i* umlorebsod. •list«. f •», 1 r* i "k y. V