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Entered according to Act of Congress, in Junc, 1867, by J. W. Burke & Cos., in the Clork’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the So. District of Georgia. Vol. I. *• KNOCK AGAIN.” REMEMBER having been sent, when I was a little boy, with a message from my father to a particular friend of his, who resided *2B fj in the suburbs of the town in which my parents then lived. — M/jol This gentleman occupied Jw an old-fashioned house, the door of which was approach ed by a broad flight of stone steps of a semi-circular form. The brass knocker was an object of much interest to me in those days, for the whim of the maker had led him to give it the shape of an elephant’s head, the trunk of the animal being the move able portion. Away, then, I scampered in great haste, and having reached the house, ran up tho stone steps as usual, and seizing the ele phant’s trunk, made the house re-echo to my knocking. No an swer was returned. At this my astonishment was considerable, as servants, in the times I write of, were more alert and attentive than they arc at present. How ever, T knocked a second time, no one came. At this I was much more surprised. I looked at the house. It presented no appearance of a deserted one. Some of the windows were open to admit the fresh air , l° r it was summer; others of them were closed; but all had the aspect of an inhabited dwelling. I looked around to see if any one was near who could advise me how to act. — Immediately a venerable old gentleman, whom I had never seen before, came across the way, and looking kindly in m y hice, advised me to “ knock again.” MACON, GrA., OCTOBER 5, 1867. I did so, and presently the door was opened, and I delivered my message. I subsequently learned that the sorvants were employed in moving a heavy piece of furniture, which required their united strength, and prevented them from open ing the door sooner. As I was tripping lightly homeward, I jf _j il pffljfjfo j passed the kind old gentleman in the street. He took me gently by the arm, and said, as we walked on together: “ The incident, my little friend, which has just occurred may be of some use to you in after life, if it be suitably improv ed. Young people are generally very en thusiastic in all their undertakings, and are, at the same time, very easily discour aged. Learn from what has taken place O t this morning to persevere in the business which you have commenced, provided it bo laudable in itself, and ten chances to one you will succeed. If you do not at first obtain what you aim at block again. A door may be opened wnen you least expect it. “In entering on the practice of a pro fession, engaging in trade, or what is called starting in the world, young people often meet with great disappointments. Friends from whom they naturally ex pected employment not unfre quently prefer others in the same line, and even professors of reli gion do not seem to consider it a duty to promote the temporal interests of their brethren. Nev ertheless, industry, sobriety and patience are usually accompanied by the Divine blessing. Should you, therefore, my little friend, ever experience disappointment of this kind, think of tho brass knocker, and knock again. Bo sober, be diligent, and your la bors will be blessed. “ In the pursuit of knowledge many difficulties are encounter ed. These the studont must ex pect to meet; but he must not relinquish the investigation of truth because it seems to elud# his search. He may knock at the gate of science, and apparent ly without being heard, but let him knock again , and he will find an en trance.'' The Very Place.—” Where was John Rogers burned to deal h > asked the teach er, in a commanding \ nice. “Joshua kno -a 1 1 iie O ' •‘Well,” said the t cue nor, •• i? Jo.no'm knows lie may tell." .. 1,, tv!w fV'-h ” - '’ ’ ■ ' No. 14.