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Entered according to Act of Congress, in June, 1867, by J. W. Burke & Cos., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the So. District of Georgia. Vol. I. “ TIT FOR TAT.” UUlc oft he which means the same thing. In r&P' plain English, they mean : K ‘‘Give to your next-door neighbor but a pat, A He’ll give you back as good, and tell you Tit t p for Tut.” \ In sport, this principle will do well enough, and little boys and girls should never play on each other any joke which they are unwilling to have returned to them in kind ; but a spirit of retaliation for injuries is oppos ed to the religion of the Bible, and should never be harbored for a moment. — Christ’s command is: “Do good to them that evil entreat you,” and we are as sured by His Holy B ord that this is the true way of revenging ourselves upon our enemies. “But,” says someone. “ what has all this to do with the pic ture of the elephant?” Wait a moment, and we will tell you. This elephant was one of those belonging to the train of a great Eastern monarch —for you must know that in Eastern countries elephants are nearly as plentiful, and are used very much in the same way, as horses are in our own. 9ne day his driver was taking him to the river, where he went from time to time to drink and cool himself in the wa ter. The driver was seated on the ele phant’s neck, and as he rode along he passed a stand where cocoa-nuts were MACON, GrA., NOVEMBER 9, 1867. sold. Some acquaintance in the crowd; thinking to do him a favor, treated him to a cocoa-nut, which he had a mind to eat as he proceeded on his way. But the cocoa nut, though a very nice fruit, is, as you all know, enclosed in a hard and tough shell, which resisted all the driver s efforts to get inside. At length, out of patience, he cried out : “ Who will hand me up a stone to break this provokingiy tough shell?” No one answered, because they were ail too busy with their own affairs. « What a stupid fellow I am !” at length he exclaimed, “sitting up here and beg ging for a stone, when I have, so near at hand, a solid bone which will do just as well.” So, half in earnest and half in jest, he banged the cocoa-nut upon the elephant s head, and cracked it open. So far so good ; but elephants ha\ e feelings, as well as men, and this one thought it very hard that his head should be used for any such purpose. “To make my head an anvil, good master of mine, was never the will ol Him who made us, and you may repent your cruelty before you know it.” So j thought the elephant, no doubt, but he ' only shook his broad ears and went quietly to the river, his driver thinking no more about the matter. A week or two elapsed. One market day driver and elephant again passed through the row of shops and stalls which were stored with cables and trinkets. At length they reached a stall where I cocoa-nuts lay piled upon the board. “ Ha!” thought the elephant, “ ’tis now i my time to show my skill at the newme- for tat in mind, and “ Xever give on elephant a cuff, Unless your sure you’ve nerve enough To take one back in kind.” Thoughts from Joubert. Wherever there is no order and har mony, there is no longer the work ot God. There is desolation, and there has been degradation. Think of the evils from which you are exempt. All are born to observe good order, but few are born to establish it. Truth is like the sky, and opinion like clouds. Time and truth are friends, although there are many moments opposed to truth. No. 19 thodof cracking nuts •—my friend above will doubtless like to learn, even at the cost of an aching head.” So he seized one in his curling trunk and waved it over his head with a sudden sweep, that brought it down upon the hapless driver’s head with such force that he cracked both co coa-nut and skull. Now, little reader, learn a lesson from this story; bear tit