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Lines.
I may not love thee—bat within my heart.
When night and darkness set my spirit free,
And f sit musing from the world apart.
There is a low, deep voice that tells of thee.
That voice is sweet and mournful or the tone
Of far F.olinn music heard in sleep,
Or the wild cadence of a spirit lone
O’er the hushed waters of the midnight deep.
I may not lnvo thee—lint thy blessed look
Forever haunts my sonl when thou art far—
It glances npward from each moonlit brook,
And downward from each bright and holy
star.
’Tis imaged in each flower that lifts ils evo
At mom to greet the sunshine and the" dew,
And in each fairy cloud that .wanders by,
ulue.
Floating in beauty o’er die mountain!
BUSINESS CARDS.
Walsh, Mallory & CO.,
IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN, AND COMMIS
SION AGENTS FOR
American Hardware,
211 Pearl Street, New York,
SOLICIT AN EXAMINATION or THEIR GOODS.
January 13—44—ly.
C. & W. f. PEEPLES,
&7T®OT!!I§ &Y
AT3BNS AND GAINESVILLE, CA
Pineries in the following counties:—Clark
M irg.tn, Walton, Jackson, Lumpkin, Forsyth,
ll-ilf. (iwinneU, Habersham, and Franklin.
One of the iWm Will constantly attend these
ce •>,ties,ami moslofthem will be intended by
both partners.
Che office nfC. r copies is over the store of D.
N. Judson, who Can, nt alltimes,eitherheor Mr.
II-.gains,give correct information as to our nb-
enco nr presence in Alliens.
Dec. 4—39—ly.
W. H. H. WHITE,
KOlEl'OlKlMlir TOOL®!,
BROAD STREET, ATHENS.
Jan. 1. 18.11.
W. P. SAGE,
Wholesale anil Retail JcWclcr
No, 7, GRANITE ROW,ATHENS.
Jan. 1st, 1851.
1 may not love thee—but thy gentle words
Cun stir within my snu) its fouul of tears.
And wake the echo of my heart's deep chords
Like some sweet melody of early years.
I may not love thee—but thy image seems
A loving radiance to my spirit given,
For oh! I picture thee in all my dreams
Of bliss on earth aud blessedness in heaven!
Capid and the Bee*
OT ANACREO.V.
Cupid once upon a bed
Of roses laid iiis weary bend ;
Luckless urchin, not to see
Within the le.ives a slumbering bee !
The bee awaked—with anger wild
The bee awaked, and stnng the child.
Loud and piteous are his cries;
'•'o Veutis quick he runs lie flies,
“ Oh mother!—I am wounded through—
I die with pain—wlmt shall I do t
Stung by some little angry thing,
Some serpeut on n tiny wing—•
A bee it was—for once, 1 know,
I heard a peasant call it so.”
Thus he spoke, and she the while,
Heard him with a soothing smite;
Then said: “ My infant, if so much
Thou feel the little wiid-bee’s touch,
How must the heart,alt, Cupid, be.
The hapless heart, that’s stung l>y Jhee
miscellaneous.
DOCTS. HILL & SMITH,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists
and dealers in
PF-UFOMBRY AND FANCY ARTICLES,
No. 10, NEW BRICK RANGE, ATHENS.
nn. 1. 1351.
PERRY & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DIALERS I N
Hat*, Caps, Roots,
Shoes, Trunks, &c
No. 7, GRANITE ROW, ATHENS.
Jan. 1,1851.
NEWTON & LUCAS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS I N
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, &c
No. 2, BROAD STREET, ATHENS.
Jair 1st, 1851.
T. BISHOP,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer,
NO. 1, BROAD STREET, ATHENS.
Jan.13,1850.
cries, of “Hats off in front;” aod.no
calls of “ Trallope!” All is decency
and order. Everything is regulated by
the great and glorious principle of
equality. The gentleman who’first gets
the best seat keeps it as long as he
pleases, and when he vacates, the one
who happens to be nearest takes it.—
The best seats are on the foundation of
the fence, and' as 1 usually go early, I
generally secure one of these. Next to
these, the curb-si one is considered the
most eligible. Af.er these, cotne the
leaning-places, such as lamp-posts, the
fence, etc. The performance com
mences at “ early candle-lighting,” and
continues generally until about eleven
o’clock. The well known modesty of
the performers forbids me to speak of
them in the terms my gratitude would
prompt; but I may be permitted to re
mark, that better music can nowhere be
had lor less money. If I might be al
lowed to make a distinction, where dis
tinctions are always invidious, I would
say that the gentleman Who performs on
the clarionet, and he who blows the
French horn, are both of them per
formers of peculiar power atid great
wind.”
Hasn’t this “the smack” of some of
the very besi humorists of the old Etig-
lish school]—Harper's Maganinr.
or even of your Redeemer, madam ?—
Love turnips! I hope you may yot
find something more Worthy of your af
fections !”—Boston Pi ‘
The Sparrow.
It was the depth af winter, at tire
time when want and distress among the
poor were Very great mail parts of the
country. Near a Certain forrest there
stood a little cottage where Joseph and
Anna and there eight thildrnn lived;
and love and industry, an? gentle pious
minds Were to He found there also.—
The childten, however, did not look
merry and happy as formerly, but sor
rowful anil pale. Their parents had
heeu^a^rdira without Majesties to°^psas easilyV'ThbAmeri^
and alFtheif industry-could met procure
food for their children.
THOMAS H. WILSON,
Deal.in Dry Goods, Groceries, &
No.1,COLLEGE AVENUE.ATHENS.
Jan. 1st,1350.
• ©a E3a HOIUL & ©@o
DEALERS IN
S’LK, FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS, HARD
WARE, CROCKERY, GROCE
RIES, AC.
No. 4; Granite /low,
ATHENS, GA.
Choice Family Groceries.
J OST receiving n large and complete assort
meat of the very best
Family Groceries;
Hermetically Sealed FRESH OYSTERS
SALMON, CLAMS $ LOBS TEAS;
Assorted Preserves, Pickles and
ALL KIND* OF— '
Pepper, Spice, Extracts, Cooking
Wine, dfc.
For sale cheap for cash by D. N. JUDSON.
Athens, Oct. 14,1852.
F LOUR,FLOUR! just received from
i enfield Steam Mill, a fresh lot ofibat choice
Flour, and lor sales, (Terms cash )
Feb.,17. D. N. JUDSON. Agt.
5 YRUI\—A choice article of New Orleans Sy
rup, just received by T. BI&HOIV
Nov. 18.
ffA f| SACKS SALT large size and iu fine
(r o:\ler, for sale very low by
march 10. T. BISHOP.
No. 4, Granite Row.
B. M. HILL & CO.
Aro selling some real French Printed de Laines
lower than they.eati be bought iu New York.
Feb. 3d, ’53—tf
% F.
INFORMS tits public tba
he has opened a
TAILOR’S SHOP
Up stairs, over the Shoe
Shop of Patrick Barry,nn
Main Street, where he will
bo happy to receive ordtn
for cutting and making all
kinds of garments, or other
work iu his line of busi
IlOSS,
Kat r cV r0mpt,r § eCOted w!th neat
new and dispatch;
Athens, Jnno 24, 135}
LIFE OF A LOAFER.
From among the “ Odds-and-Ends”
in our receptacle is the following pas
sage from a record thus entitled, which
describes the puisuitsof an idle metro
politan “ observer” in a manner that
would have done no discredit to “Elia
“ If I discover a fight in the street, I
join the ring and take upon myself the
duties of master of ceremonies. I hold
lie hats and coats of the combatants
(for I am sorry to say that some of my
fellmv-cilizens are not to be trusted
with such articles, they having the un
worthy hubit of abstracting from them
handkerchiefs and pocket-books, and
sometimes even disappearing with the
arlicles themselves.) keep . the circle
wide and roomy, pull a man off when
he has got his antagonist down, see that
there is no gouging or biting, and in a
general way conduct the affair in such a
manner that each party has fair play.
“ I am always on hand when a man
is run over, or falls from a building, help
carry him to the nearest apothecary’s
shop, and am always one of those re
maining inside when the door is closed.
By these means I have an opportunity
ot seeing where the man is hurt, and
what are his prospects of recovery, what
remedies are applied, and how he bears
his misfortune; and thus^ain a great
ileal of useful information.
“ I attend the parades of the ‘Light
Guards’ and the ‘Tompkins Blues,’
see them go through their perform
ances, their manoeuvres and drills, and
thus pick up a little knowledge of the
art of war, to place at the service of
my country in time of need. When
the ‘Brass Band’ comes out with these
companies, I am not too proud to march
along with the boys on' the side-walk,
and keep stop with the music. It does
me good. It excites my martial spirit;
arouses my ‘ American feelings;’
it makes mo think of the Revolution ;
it calls to mind the * time9 that tried
men’s souls;’ in short, it makes me a
more patriotic citizen and a greater
lover of my country.
I attend all the fires. I am an hon
orary member of Number Fourteen,
and am in favor of retaining in his of-'
fice the present chief engineer. I only
work at the engine when there is a lack
of hands, my general occupation at fires
being of a supervisory character. I
help females, and small children to es
cape from the flames, take care of val
uable packages that are thrown into the
streets, pick up pieces of china and
looking-glasses that are cast down for
preservation from the upper stories,
and see how a stop is finally putt© the
flames.
“ I go very frequently to funerals—
particularly it there are carriages in at
tendance. When I see an invitation in
the newspapers,closing thus: • |3P Car
nages in front of St. Paul’s at ptectsely
four, p. m. «^|,’ I am punctual to the
minute, select a good hack, and often
times mourp as sincerely for a man I
never saw, as those whom he loved
Avhen living, aud remembered when dy
ing.
“It is my delight to take a scat on
the stono foundation of the iron fence
opposite the Museum, and baton to the
music that-is there nightly discoursed
Our audience is large, and not perhaps
what would be called ‘select.’ But vye
are all amateurs, and really and unaf
fectedly foml of music. We assemble,
not to show ourselves, ‘.to see and bo
seen,’ but to hear. Any little difficul
ties that it might naturally be supposed
would arise about Seats, are avoided
by the high-toned and conciliatory spirit
of the audience* The regulations ofthe
street are well settled and well known.
There are no ‘front seats reserved for
]&ehjp0i3,’ no ‘private boxes;’ no seats
The Flogging of a Prince.
The Loudon correspondent of a North
German paper relates a story with re
gard to the Way in which Prince Al
bert disciplines his children, which the
N. Y. Tribune translates as follows:
** The young prince stood one day in
his room in the royal palace at Wind
sor, at the window, whose panes reach
ed to the floor. He had a lesson to
learn by heart, but instead, Was amusing
himself by looking out into the garden
and playing with his fingers on the win
dow. His governess, Miss Hillyard, an
earnest and pious person, observed this,
and kindly asked him to think of getting
his lesson. The young prince said : * 1
don’t want to.’ • Then,’ said Miss Hill-
yard, * 1 must put you in the corner.’
* 1 won’t learn,’ answered the little fel
low resolutely, • and won’t stand in the
corner, for I am the. Prince of Wales.
And as he said this, he knocked out one
of the window panes with his foot. At
this, Miss Hillyard rose from her seat
and said: ‘ Sir, you must learn, or I
must put you in the corner.’ *1 won’t,’
said he, knocking out a second pane.—
The governess then rang, and told the
servant who entered to say to Prince
Albert that she itreq crested the presence
of his Royal Highness immediately on
a pressing maiter connected with his
son. The devoted father came at once,
and heard the statement of the whole
matter, after which he turned to his
little son and said, pointing to the otto
man, ‘sit down there and wait till I re
turn.’ Then Prince Albeit went to his
room and brought a Bible. ‘Listen,
now,’he said to the Prince of Wales,
* lo what the holy Apostle Paul says to
you and other children in your position/
Hereupon he read Galat. iv., 1 and 2 :
\ Now I gay that the heir, so long as he
is a child, difl’ereth nothing from a ser
vant, though he be loved of all; but is
under tutors and governors uutil the
time appointed of the father.’
• It is true,’ continued Prince Alliert,
that you are Prince of Wales, and if
you conduct yourself properly you
may become a man of high station, and
even after the death of your mother,
may become King of England. But
now you are a little boy, who must
obey his tutors and governors. Besides
1 must impress upon you another say
ing, of the wise Solomon, in Proverbs
xiii, 24: • He that spareth the rod
hateth his son; but he that iovetli liim
chasteneth him betimes.’ Hereupon
the father took out a rod and gave the
heir to the throne of the weightiest em
pire of Christendom a very palpable
switching, and then stood him up in the
coiner, saying, ‘You will stand here
and study your lesson till Miss Hillyard
gives you leave to
Americana In PaND.
Presentation to the Emperor and Em
press.—A Paris letter of the 7th ult,
says i
“The first presentation of Americans
m Louis Napoleon, since lie has beet.
Jimperor, and to Mrs. Bonapart, since
she has been Empress, took place at
the rutlleries, on Thursday night.—
About sixty Americans aud seventy
bnglish were intrqdnced to their Majes
ties. The ceremony is briefly this: The
gentlemen and ladies to be presented
form a double line, the gentlemen on one
side, and the ladies on the other,, as if
they were to danco a Virginia reel.—
Space enough is left between 4 fbr their
On Sunday morning. Anna talled her
little ones together, and said) “ Come
and divide the last morsel of bread we
have left. I know not where we shall
find any more or bow we cat) find any
lndp.” ;
The children eagerly took the bread
and divided It, but begged that their fa
ther and mother would each" take a
share. “ We shall feel less ^mngry,”
they said “if you will eat BotjjriLtoo.”
Many tears were shed while the last
morsels of bread wete eaten j only one
little boy smiled, and was tod. Noting to
knbvV anything of their distress, or to
fear fur the future. But should wc not
all strive lo trust the fu’ure, like little
children, to our Father’d care!
The morning was bright and clear;
and Elisabeth, as she ate her portion,
opened the door and went out, It was
bitterly cold, but she thought irpleasunt
as she looked at the pure blue sky, and
the trees in the forrest, all white and
glittering with their dress of snow. As
she stood she heard a faint chirping
sound, and, looking around, she saw a
little bird upon the ground. It seemed
almost dead as if with hunger, and could
not move its wearied wings. It was
trying in vain to free itself from the cold
deep snow.
“ Poor little bird!” said the little girl,
are you cold and hungfy too?*’ She
took it up and pressed it to Ler face
tenderly, trying to warm it. “See,
mother,” said she, “this poor little bird
must not die of hunget and cold,
found it shivering in the snowd’
Then a bright thought of hope, like a
gleam of light, came into her mother’s
heait; and with a glad and trusting look,
she said: “Not a sparrow jails to the
ground without our Father’s u<»}icew_ I
believe the words of our Safmr. All
the hairs of our head are numbered.—
Shall we be so sad and anxions, since
He cares for the bitds? Children, let
us pray to him.’
She knelt down with her children,
who all repeated her words, as she pray
ed that her Heavenly Father would
gave them day by day tbeir daily bread.
Then she rose up, and saitj, “ Let
us take comfort and wait for help. Our
Father knoweth the things that we need
before we ask him “
Sho Lad scarcely said these words
when her husband came in ; and direct
ly following him came a rich gentleman
who lived not far distant. He was rich
in lands and possessions, and rich, too, in
charity
“God comfort you!’* he said as he
came in; the help of man is uot sufficient.
“Why, Joseph, did not ytkyiell me
of such need as I see is tit&oiig you ? 1
am alone, and have abundance, which
God has intrusted lo me. .1 was coming
from church aud still thinking of words
1. had heard there, how we ought to love
and help each other; as l was .passing
near this cottage, 1 saw your little child,
half clothed and pale with hunger, how
she cared’for a little bird, anil gave it
her last crumb of bread ; and i*toook it
as a sign of myself what‘I ought to do.
I hastened home and made still greater
haste to return, and overtook her father
at the door, and could see' how heavy
his heart was with care. And now, lit
tie one, come Mere, come, and I will re
cans had one-half of the presentation'
room. Stud the English the other. The
practice of the Empeoror would seem
to be to address some remark to about
every third person as the names of the
presentees are mentioned to Him—those
ofthe ladies by their ambassadress, and
those of the gentlemen by their ambas
sador. The American portion of the
Ceremony was easy, graceful and highly
successful; their Majesties were gra
cious in the extreme. Lord Cowley
mad a botch of the English introduc
tions ; and an incensed Lord was heard
to remark, “Those Americans always
do everything better than any one else;
we cut no figure at all next to them.”
The Emperor looked well—better,
indeed, more at ease, more desirous of
pleasing, than I have ever, before seen
iitm. ‘ The Empress wore white flowers,
both in her hair, and scattered in grace
ful profusion oyer her dress. She had
a necklace of large pearls around her
neck, but not a single diamond. The
American ladies that had put on all their
folcaudas, to compete with her Majes
ty, shone in undimmed brilliancy. We
made a very striking display. I doubt
whether thirty handsomer women were
ever collected on an occasion of the
kind. More than once the Emperor
seemed to single out a lady of more than
ordinary beauty, and call the Empress’
attention to her.
After the presentation there was
dancing and supper. Their Majesties
waltzed together, and were once or twice
bumped in a most unseemly manner
by Americans who had grown dizzy,
and lost the power of properly guiding
their footsteps: It was 'past one when
their Majesties retired. The festivities
continued, however after their depart
ure, and when the clock struck three
the company had not- yet left.
you leave to come out. And , f
never forget again that you are now un- pay you for what you did for the bird.'
der tutors and governors, and that here- A ~ ^ — -*■-- W l ’ - e L: - — 1
after
^ you will be under a law given by
God.” This, adds the correspondent,
is an excellent Christian mode of edu
cation, which every citizen and peasant
who has a child may well take to his
heart as a model.
It may be proper to add that the
youngster who is represented to have
received this paternal admonition, is
about 11 years old.
Loving aud Liklug.
That women were ‘j boro to love” is
as certain as that Gen. Jackson was
“ born to command,” or that every body
was “born to die." Their very dialect
shows tho strength of this proclivity—'
1 hey use the word to indicate any sort
of affection, passion, penchant, appetite
“ fancy.” They “ love” the lovers,
and their husbands, fine dresses gnd fine
dinners, sweetmeats and “sweet rib
bons, with apparently ihe same sort
and same measure. of affection
To
ltke is too tame an expression for a
!L- a 7u She .“ loves' every-
lh, "gX lh at she doesn’t happen to hate)
and can fin^ no other word in the dic
tionary that is equal to hcr-ueed.
And he took from the ’folds of his cloak
basket filled with bread, ch^ese and
fruit of different kinds; and giving it
to Elizabeth, he said, “ Now, divide
theses”
How her bright eyes sparkled with
delight! How the children* aejqiced 1
and all began to partake of the fbod
which the little girl rejoiced in having
to give.
“Ah! see,” said Anna “bow God
has beard our prayers.”
Tears filled the eyes of the gpod man
“ Listen,” said he to Joseph; “1 will give
you work from this time on my lands ;
and just remember, when you are in
any need, I have enough for you.” And
then he hastened from the door, leaving
behind ‘ him the sound of thapks ant
joyful! weeping.
Frohi that timel the Pottage beside the
forest was never empty of tb6d, though
want still lay heavily on the country
round. The gentle little Elizabeth
nursed her bird till spring returned, and
then set free the little messenger which
had seemed to bring them tidings that
help was at hand.
“Fly away uow,” said Anna; you
of the highest and holiest word in the
language is improper and :even inde
cent, therp. can bo no ground for
debate. “ O, I dearly love turnips!”
exclaimed, a lady the other day at the
table, a lady who merely meant to say she
liked the vegetable inqnestion. “Thed—1
yqu do!” said an ascetic old bachelor of
her-acquaintaince who sat opposite.—
What more could you say of your bus-
nanrl nr flint Konntir..! *1 »i i n
■ Wl UIUI HUB-
or No. J3; no band, or that beautiful child of yours,
O, my children forget it not! Ev
ery word of our Savior is truth indeed
—German Booh of Children^:
; “ Julius why didn’t you oblong you
stay at the Springs?”
“ Case, Mi. Snow dey charge too
much]”
“ How so, Julius?” j
“ Why de landlord charge dis color
ed individual with stealing de spoons'
AuotticF new Territory.
The Washington I7«to«containsa com
munication from Henry R. Schoolcraft.
Esq., descriptive of a section of country
which is known by the name of Allmria.
He says it is AH attractive, well timbered
and fertile area hf country, lying imme
lately west of the Rocky Mountains, in
mud, temperate latitudes, to which for
purpose of distinct alltlsion. he applies
the above aboriginal term. This area is
about fifty miles abroad, and Ties para-
loll to the Rocky Mountains for a dis
tance of several hundred miles. It gives
nse to both of the main and numerous
sub-affluents of the Columbia River. It
is a high plain, which is cut through by
these affluents, of a most fertile chnrad-
ter, bearing trees, and in some places
High gross ; and while the streams afford
abundant water-power for lumber and
grain mills and machinery, they are free,
or nearly free f om inurdstions of their
hanks. This district probably compre
hends twenty-five thousand square mi’es,
and if its capacities of production have
been correctly estimated, would sustain
a population greater than some ofthe
Eastern and Atlantic States. According
to the retient act organizing the Territo
ry of Washington, it lies chiefly, if not
wholly, within the boundaries of this
now Government. It is altogether gen
ial country, and seems destined to form
a link of connection, by ordinary means
of transit, with the Missouri Valley,
through the Yellow Stone. It.may he
noticed that while the eastern foot of the
Rocky Mountains presents vast sand des
erts and burning plains, the fertile lands
in this area reach to the very tops of its
western eminences.
My Wife was the Cause of it.
It is now more than forty years ago
that Mr. L. called at the house of Dr.
one very cold morning on his
way to II. “Sir,” said the doctor, “the
weather is very frosty—will you not take
something to drink before you start?”
In that early day, ardent spirits were
deemed indispensable to warmth in the
winter. When commencing a journey,
and at every stopping place along the
road, the traveler always used intoxicat-
“ Water is very beautiful.” „ ...
soothing to stand iu an hour’of despott-
dbnfcy bfesido the banks of a smooth riv
er, ami liston to the soft rautmurihr' «
StSFK- th0 X S°»tlydash against th
a com panionship
a l i«?fci lml V S <le, « htful - As one; t
u/'.' 1 another flows Howards.
a^° 3rSl ^ to the ,,exl a strong re-
mu, d is exorcised with
thMhJ’hts of tho Deity, who frame.: them
thus, anu nrmgaze in- wonder!
^5^6X6.18converse wuh the low ripple
of tHa iho_ tide, , t wo hear it rightly -
It qt lets the restlcbs leelt 0 g 8 „f bur na
ture, and bids us imitate the peaceful
bearing of Ihoso untroubled watels! ;
N‘ thing so quickly soothes the ruffled
spit if as the sight of gomo placid lake .$
upon vVtiich.thc sweet moonbeams play
in un disturbed tranquility 1 THtsrfe Is a
voice in the wave ! And wp cannot bd
lonely while ils sound meets our eah
It .vhispers consolation if distress as- '
sails for the fast flowing current tells
us th it whatever illawe noftr endure;art
the next moment past, and though dth* i
els n ay sutcebd them, the same sortowi *
cd'ajv ».t Wound us twice. The wave once
havii g glided by, returns not, but press
es onward to tile oceaoi in which it is '
lost f >rever. So our trials spded past
us, ot dy touching us as they sweep along, >
aud pre soou forgotten in the vast sea
of tit.ie ! •
W iter instructs us|—We sco It pdt-
form ng its daily, hourly routine-^ngpv-
iilg s ibmissive to the command'bf God.
11 ne or rebels against his Will —Wfiaiov-
er II ’ appoints it executes. While mati ‘
too oft departs from nature’s law, and
shuts his ear to the Creator’s voice!
Wnor loams us!—We see, whorl
lashed by the tempest’s boisterous ami;
it furiously rages—aud scattering do- ,
st'ruc ion, sinks the fragile bavk» that
trust, to its treacherous promises. Tbi>9 /
reast n risks her happiness upon the tide
of feting, which while calmly bearing
on ils way the precious burthen, safely
guid> } it tothe port ot safety—but when
inflamed i>y d'qtWard enemies,or inWdrd
violence, it bursts the strong centred of
virtu j, and hurls to utter ruin, the ration*
al in our frame!
V ater blesses us!—It is pure—frotri
its ciystal founts the baptismal stream
descends to cleanse tbesoul from sin. It
pure river,” that flow# from “be-
InSSt
Good Taste*
The f.dlowing very happy and equally
true sketch, is taken from the Loudon
Quarterly i
“You see tills lady turning a cold eye
to the assurances of shopwomen and
the recommendation of milliners. She
cares not how original a pattern may be,
if it be ugly, or recent a shape if it be
awkward. Whatever fashion dictates,
she follows of her own, aud is never be-
biud it. She wears very beautiful things,
which people generally suppose to be
brought from Paris, or at least made by
a French milliner, but which are as of
ten brought from the nearest town ar d
made up by her own hand. Not that
her costume is rich or new—on tho con
trary she wears many a cheap dress, but
it is always good. > She doats in no gau
dy confusion of colors, nor does she af
fect a studied sobriety V*but she either
enlivens you with a spirited contrast, or
composes you with a judicious harmony.
Not a scrap or tinsel of trumpery ap
pears upon her. She puts no faith in
velvet bands, or gilt buttons, or twist
ed cords. She is quite aware, however,
that the garnish is as important as the
dress; all her inner borders and head
ings are delicate and fresh, and should
aoything peep out which is uol intended
to be seen, it is quite as much so as that
which is. After all there is no great art
either in her fashion or her material.^—
itig drinks to keep him warm.
-No," said Mr. L., “1 never now touch* V" 3 ? econd ? im P\? f 0 "*'** in !< uow,n e
- . _ ... Tna t ivoo ituifna nr lino ilraoe- hut* oim.
anything of the kind, and I will tell the
reasou—‘my wife is the cause of it.’ 1
had been in the habit of meeting some of
our neighbors every evening for the pur
pose of playing cards. We assembled
at each other’s shop, and liquots were in
troduced. After a while, we met not so
much for playing as for drinking, and 1
used to return home late in the evening
more or less intoxicated. My wife al
ways met me at the door affectionately ;
and when 1 chid her for sitting up so late
for me, she kindly replied :
“I prefer doing so, for I cannot sleep
when you are out’”
‘This always troubled me. I wished
in my heart that she would begin to scold
me,-for thou I could have retorted, and
relieved my conscience. But she always
met me with the same gentle aud loving
spirit.
“ Things passed on thus for some time,
when 1 at once resolved that 1 would, by
remaining very late, and returning much
intoxicated, ptovokeber displeasure so
much as to cause her to lecture me,
when I meant to answer her with severi
ty, and thus, by creating another issue
between us. unburden my bosom of its
pent-up troubles.
“I returned in such a plight about 4
o’clock in the morning. She met me at
the door, withjxer usual tenderness, and
said: • “
11 Come in, husband, I have just been
making a Warm fire for you, because 1
knew you would be cold. Take off your
boots and warm your feet, and here is a
cup of hot coffee.” _ 1
“Doctor; that was too much. I could
not endure it any longer, and I resolved,
fr(im that moment, that I would never
touch anotheriarop while I lived, and I
never will.”
Quaker CoraTsutP.—“ Hum ! yea
and verily, Penelope, the spirit urgeth
and movetb nm wonderfully to beseech
thee to cleave unto me, and become
flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone
“ Humph! truly, Obediah, thou hast
wisely said,and inasmuchas it is written,
that it is not good for man to be alone,
lo! and behold, I will sojourn with thee,
hum.” j!■ t
Cincinnattian residing in Cali
fornia writes back saying to a friend-
the three utiites of her dress—her own
statioii—her own age, and her own
points—aud no woman dresses well who
does not. After this, vve need not say
that whoever is attracted by the cos
tume will not be disappointed by
the wearer. She may not be hand
some or accomplished, but wc will an
swer for her being even tempered, well
informed, thoroughly sensible—a com
plete ludy.
Pat and the Alphabet.—The fol
lowing rich scene -recently occurred in
oue of our private schools r, -
“Ah, Pat,” exclaimed the school mis
tress to a very thick headed urchin, into
whose muddy brains she was attempting
to beat the alphabet, “ I’m afraid you’ll
not learn anything. Now what’s that
letter, ehl” '
“Sure, 1 don’t know ma’am, replied
Pat.”
“ I thought you’d recollect that,”
Why ma’am ?
w ny ma amt the nighty deitfp ? If the voi
Because it has got a dot^over ‘be eve i speaks wilhin%s, it is t
tiea-i the throne of God.” bearing sal j
vatici lo each faint and guilt-stricken
spiri’. - r.-V,
Water is essential.— VVitHto’ut thd
broad ocean’s aid, how could we htild
comnunion with , our brethren of other
lands ? How could the Redeemed ^
banner be planted on the wide battle-
meuts of infidelity and error! How ,-
could the chariot of the Gospel be bornd 8
to older hemispheres,.and roll"onWards;
till tho whole earth becomes one vast
united band of bretliien? Without the
cooii ig spring how were the fevered
lip rjf resiled—the raging fever quench*
ed—he aching brow relieved ? With* -
out i he fertilizing shower, how would
vege:ation languish! Water does bless
usl
Water reproves us !—Wheever reast
by Grid’s decree, in sunshine or in storm,
its rr irroi ed surface still reflects within
its I reast high Heaven ! While mail
too « ft forgets there is a Heaven to be
jeflested in his earthsborn
Water is pure/—Behold the sriow*
fluke as it leaves its home jn the sky. If
is spitless as He is, from whose empire
it descends—like the soul as framed
it—t nsullied till it comes in contact with
out* dust formed tabernacle ! ^
W ater is wonderful! Behold it dash- '
ing i npetuously over the rugged, rocks,
which breaks it into a thousand atoms;
yet tach a drop, perfect in symetry; ra>
dianl and bright with the hues ofheay-
en’s own blessed bow! but. foamingand iv "
tet ri de in its wrathful career. Thus
the calm temper, perfect in each differ
ent part that forms the whole, reflecting
the peaces of the spirit iu A colors beauti
ful a t rich, tyhen tossed o.p the rough
scenes of temporal excitement loses it#
tran’ipiil loveliness, andstrikes dismay in
to every beholder! **
W ater \a fearful J Behold the rude
storms of Winter ! Resistless tor
rent i, swift descending, amid cold and
in hail-or sleet’s dread visita
tion,! aying prostrate things and animate
inanimate; like the-awful lavages of
sin’s dark influence, defacing and <lu-
stroying the fairest, best, sweetest gifts,
of a. Deity^s benevolence !
Water—Beautiful wtftbt/lVgVievv it ‘
as we may, raging or ralm, rippling " in : -
the ntrearo, or.ioaring.in the cataract,
we c an not loplf-upon it, and be indiffer
ent ! Who tbatbas Watched the swelling
billows,'as..hisfrail bark ploughed some
shoreless,ocean, now rising to moun
tain height, now sinking into a vast fay-
row, but mused of Him, whose jvord
has Formed, whose hand si 11 regulates
the nighty de<ip ? Jf the voice of God
* si
top of it.’
“Och, ma’m, bull thought it was a
fly-spec.”
“ Well, now remember it is 1.”
“You, ma’m?” -
“ No, no—uot U.-but I.”
“Not 1, but you ma’amtuiliow’s
that?”
“ Not U, but I, blockhead.!”
Oh, yes, noyy,I’ll have it, ma’am.-
You mean to say that not I,but you are
a blockhead.
“Fool!,” exclaimed the pedagoguess,
almost bursting with rage.
Wm
then. Anil
he who rides above that stupendous en
gine of power, and never remembers
the Great Aichitect, .roust be without
a soul, or lost to the highest bliss ere- ,
atei man may fee], the privilege of rc- '.
realizing Hw jaresence in His works!
It stems to Bear, upon its front “God
mare me ;” so plainly, that none the
—. w . A Avord spoken 'pleasantly is a large
“ I wish you would have the kindness 8 p 0t 0 f sun shine on the sad heart— and
*.. r 1 l,„ A/lama’ ThvnrPSS a *. . • . •!._ m . a - A .
to forward to me.by Adams’ Expresses
vounglady of the right kind; who wou
be willing to riiake California her home,
as I am busy, 1 have no time to attend
to it myself. I will do as much for you,
or I will, pay you now by putting you
in the way of making a fortune.
A Delicious , Domestic Scbno.—
Inquiring Young Lady.—Oh! dear, do
tell me how Charles declared his love.”
Expectant Wife—Well, Fanny; we
were ra the parlor, you know, and all at
once he turned up hiseyes.so 1 thought
be was ill. Then .he turned ’em down,
and squeezed my waist, and asked me
if I’d have him—and—and—
Inquiring Young Lady-—Well, dear,
—well, what did he do next ? “ -
Expectant Wife—Nothing, dear; but
1 said “yes,” and gracir.us! how he kiss
ed me ! Then, dear, I laid my head on
his shoulder, and then wc talked, dear.'
Oh, how 1 trembled. I thought I never
could go through it!—Pick.
language can mistake". And he wW
does tn.t feel His mercy in the giftyeh-
jqyn that gift with only half a heart!-
Art may produce much to please the"
eye apd gratify.the senses, but the Om-
nig Jteut atone could form (he glorious
waier! He seems to speak in every
echo of the torrent,and bids us to fear
anc.yet adore—to remember the same
hard which makes the Btream glide tran
quilly along, to fertalize the soil, and
cheer the husbandman, directs the over-
whslming cataract, which in its Un
checked course oft sweeps to ruin the
failest scenes of industry and peace;
ant thus he'can bless our souls with tho
sofi influence of .his grace, yet in a rr.o-
me it’s wrath, can ciush them to'the dust
with his righteous vengeance.
'Take it in what aspect we may, water
is inexpressibly beautiful—'inexpressi
bly instructive, and it is impossible id
ga::e upon it and not remember God.
BIJOU, ii
who has not seen its effects? A smile
is like the bursting out of the sun from
behind a cloud, to him who thinks he
he has no friend in the wide world.
All the virtues are in peril, when filial
piety gives way. . 'A
'If you feel like doing a generous ac
tion, do it at once. Put it off till to
morrow, and ten to one the present you
intended for “ poor Jenkins,” will be
invested in a barrel of flour or half a ton
of amhricite. Benevolence is short liv
ed; like fresh shad, it must be indulged
in to-day, or it will “spile.” . .
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