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VOLUME X.
(Original Portu).
Written for the Visitor.
LAMENT OF THE OUTCAST.
Oil God! in this deep, midnight hour,
Low on my trembling knee,
In the dark sternness of niv guilt,
Again I kneel to thee;
Wild is the night, and fearfully
The bleak wind howls around,
Swaying the strong boughs of the trees,
To its drear and angry sound.
Bright gleams of light quick come and go,
And the loud thunders peal;
And blinding drops sweep o’er me,
As bow’d to thee 1 kneel.
It is not love, or fame, or jmwer,
That sways my soul to prayer—
Those early hopes of youth and light
No longer linger here.
“Dark is my night, and night my day”—
Oh! fearful was tho sin
Tint drew from out the heights of heaven
A eursc so withering:
The good and beautiful of earth,
In horror turn aside;
And hearts that loved me once, forget
Their early hope and pride.
Oh! Father! I am all alone,
No friend or resting-place
To shield my weary soul from shame—
An exile from tin/ face ;
Vet I was once all pure and bright,
And, nightly, to thy throne
Rose the sweet prayer of innocence,
From out my girlhood’s home.
But now, with sin upon my soul,
1 curse the dulcet tone,
That falsely won my heart’s wild love,
And lured it from a home
Os happiness, to one of shame,
And left it in its fall:—
The heart that only erred for him,
A common a'j't/or all.
The careless smile now wreaths his lip,
And he hath all forgot
Tin* wreck of woe his sin hath left—
An trriivj woman » lot;
A lovely form stands by his side,
In beauty’s winning grace.
And love, in nil its holy light,
Beams in her fair young face.
F ither! Thou art all merciful—
Say! can 1 be forgiven?
All thought of earthly joy is fled,
Oh let me hope for heaven;
And in that holy prayer, revoke
The wish inscrib’d above:
No! no, 1 may not curse the heart
My own once dearly loved.
Tho’ I shall never hear his voice,
So softly sweet—untrue—
Trembling I ask one pardon more—
Father! fan/ice him too:
And when this “dust to dust returns,”
My spirit’s voice shall sing,
“0 grave,where is thy victory?
Ch death, where is thy sting?”
Shana.
A wjusta, Oeo.
FAIRY FOOTED ALLIE.
Where the rose-leaves, softly stirred,
With the breezes dally,
There are jaittering footsteps heard, —
In and out they sally;
Flitting like a humming-bird;
Fairy-footed Allie.
O’er the violet, nzure-cyed,
Softly she is bending;
At the honeysuckle’s side,
Fair buds gently tending—
For the lily’s glorious pride
Hear her song ascending.
Ob! she lives among the flowers—
With her touch they dally;
For her love, the shrubs and bowers
All their beauties rally,
Joying with this joy of ours,
Fairy-footed Allie.
Dyed with radiance from the sun,
Arc brr golden tresses;
Zephyrs lift them, one by one,
In their fond caresses;
Life’s best light for us ye’ve won,
Sweet, breeze-braided tresses.
Threading softly, all day long,
Each bright garden alley;
Following far the robin’s song
Dpwn the shaded valley;
Npne, ejan harm or do her wrong,
footed Allie.
Mourning o’er each young flower’s blight,
(.Shield her heaven forever;)
Dancing, with anew delight,
Where the rose-leaves quiver;
Breathing for each bliss, at night,
Thanks to God, the giver.
Oh! our hearts with joy are stirred,
All their love they rally;
When with tripping foot and word,
’Mongst the flowers to dally,
Comes our clip-winged humming-bird,
Fairy footed Allie.
Mrs. 11. E. G. Arev.
KNOWLEDGE.
he holds ten thousand wonders to the sight,
prompt inquiry and inspire delight;
'Nations, properties, proportions, ends,
“rst into light as her research extends,
’util unnumbered sparks around him fall,
the great source of light, and life, and all.
Gl Scuttlp'vn XUfrliltj Citcranj ant) ITUsccUamous Sotmtal, fur the ijomr Circle.
j Cl (Saoxr Sion),
THE DIAMOND MERCHANT.
AN KAST KR N STO RV.
[fONCIXUED.]
CHAPTER V.
In a short time all was silence in that
house of mystery. The Defter-dar,
greatly to his satisfaction, found him
self lodged in a mean apartment open
ing beside the door of entrance: and
having narrowly searched his chamber
to ascertain that lie could not be in
truded upon from any other outlet,
threw himself upon bis bed to think
over the occurrences of the evening. That
he was still in considerable danger lie
was fully aware : for lie comprehended
at once that he was indebted to the cu
pidity of his hostess for even the ques
tionablc chance of esca|>o which offered
itself. lie had marked the sparkle of
her eye when she first detected the jew
el : tie had observed her inward strug
gle, ere, in the hope of greater gain, she
had compelled herself to permit his de
parture; even yet she might repent!
And, as this last fearful reflection cross
ed his mind, tlie Defter-dar became un
easy and restless—fearing be knew not
what ; and at intervals imagining that
lie detected through tho deep stillness
tlie stealthy tread of feet and the rust
ling of drapery. Hours passed over
him thus —hours which appeared to his
excited imagination as interminable :
when suddenly lie become aware that
his fancy no longer cheated him, but
that seme one was beside him, whose
deep and hurried breathing came hot
and troubled to bis brow.
The Defter dar sprang instantly into
a sitting posture, and would hare spok
on : but a small soft band was pressed
i heavily upon his mouth, as the voice of
Felec.h-so murmured in his ear:
“ Khosh-biilditk !—well found ! Be
calm —be silent—or you are lost—
Ihissuii is lost—and 1 shall myself be
come tlie sacrifice of your own indis
cretion. We have no time to lose—
listen to me then attentively. llhsshii
is here, bowed by chains in a loathsome
dungeon, where lie will be suffered to
exist until iiis friend the Deftcr-dar, to
whom lie lias been compelled to apply
for vast sums, refuses faillier to assist
him. When tlie slave who bears his
letters first returns empty-handed, Saduk
and lii-s comrades will at once end his
sorrows with tlie bow-string: and I
need not tell you, Eft’endinr, that tlie •
grave betrays no secret. 11(3 is one of i
many who arc wasting away their bright 1
youth not a hundred feet beneath the |
spot where I now stand. Thrice have I!
saved the life of llnssan, when his hours |
were numbered by bis refusal to write j
those letters to bis friend. The accurs
ed love of gold is the impulse of the i
vile mistress of this impious house, j
We, her slaves, the creatures whom she !
has bought at a price, and tutored in her
wickedness, are taught to make our
miserable beauty tlie means of wiling
to tier roof the young and tlie wealthy;
and here they are compelled to drag on
a despairing existence, so long as their
prayers for gold arc answered by their
friends. But Ilassan ! can yon not save
him from this living death ? I have
watched over his existence as though
my own liong upon its duration, for 1
have learnt to love him in his misery,
lit was who wiled him hither; but
now, now,” site continued, as her voice
stifled with agony : “ now 1 would glad
ly lay down my blighted and unhappy
life, to know that lie was once more
free.”
“ Tchapouk, tchapouk—Haste! haste!
let me know all,” urged the Defter-dar.
“ I trembled for you a ftw hours back,”
pursued Felech-so, struggling to con
trol her anguish ; “ I know not why,
but, from the moment of your entrance
here, a strange wild hope grew in my
heart that you were fated to save Has
san—and I trembled lest your own tale
should destroy you. But you acted
wisely, and for the moment you are
MADISON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1850.
saved. Think not, however, that lam
duped by your fiction of tlie false dia
mond—trust not that Ilemdoune Ilan
oum, when in tlie solitude of her cham
ber her fiendish avarice yields to her
fear of detection and exposure, will not
also awaken to a conviction of its false
hood; and suspicious of your motive,
place you at once beyond all power of
treachery. ait not for the dawn, or
you will never see tlie rise of another
sun. I have drugged tlie sherbet of
Saduk wit.li opium ; lie should keep tlie
door, but even now lie sleeps a sleep as
deep as that of the grave. Take tlie
key from his girdle, and fly—return
speedily, but be it with help and arms—
away, I dare not linger another mo
ment—fsicwell, mid remember Felech
so.”
As tlie last words passed her lips, tlie
Defter-dar was conscious that she had
left his side ; and an instant' afterwards
a cold stream of air, entering through
a concealed opening in (lie wall of his
apartment, assured him of her depart
ure.
Not a moment was to be lo t, and,
hastily seizing tlie turban and pelisse
which lay beside his bed, tlie excited
courtier strode silently into the hull.
An expiring lamp still flung a dim and
uncertain light on tho surrounding ob
jects, and bv its assistance ho at once
distinguished tlie form of Saduk, stretch
ed on a mat in a heavy sleep. For one
instant, and but one, tlie Deftcr-dar hes
itated. Should this nocturnal visit lie
only a part of the plot, to induce him
to exhibit suspicion, and thus afford a
plausible pretext for violence ? but im
mediately came the reflection that, if
violence were indeed' intended, no ac
tion of his own would be required as an
apology for ils exercise—ami bad not
Felech-so told hint that Ilassan yet lived
—in misery, and suffering, and chains ?
The Defter-dar despised himself ll at lie
Irul yielded even momentarily to tlie
promptings of his cowardice; and, bend
ing over Saduk for an instant lo assure
himself that his slumber was not feign
ed, lie possessed himself of tlie huge
key t hat. was hidden amid tlie folds of
the shawl which bound his waist, and
ere long found himself beneath tlie
broad moonlight in tho open street.
Tlie Deftcr-dar stopped not to admire
tlie beautiful effects of light and shade
which presented themselves ns lie hurri
ed on, but hastily pursued -bis way to
his own habitation ; feeling as though
lie had been absent from his home for
months; so much had lie been impress
ed by' tlie rapid and extraordinary events
of tlie evening.
Morning was just beginning to break
over the Asian hills when lie reached
his own door, and beat loudly for ad
mittance : and he had traversed his ac
customed chamber more than once, and
examined minutely tlie rieli pelisse, and
tlie costly caehemirc that composed his
turban, ere lie could convince himself
that be had not just awakened from a
troublous dream. As his thoughts un
raveled themselves slowly from tlie cha
os of memories in which they were in
volved, tlie Defter-dar was glad that lie
had retained these vouchers for his sto
ry, for tlie more lie mused upon the
night’s adventure, tlie more lie felt its
apparent improbability and romance!
and, conscious of tlie imperative neces
sity of speedy and powerful measures,
in order to preserve the life of ilassan,
lie knew that he had but one line of
conduct to pursue; and that painful
and humiliating as it was, lie could not
hope for success through any other
means.
Never since his dismiss! >n from office
had the ex courtier sought tlie presence
of the Sultan ; lie felt that lie had been
wronged for anew favorite, and lie bad
too mucii self-respect b) expostulate,
where lie was conscious that expostula
tion would avail him nothing. And
now when years had gone by, and it
mi "lit be, that his very name was for
gotten by Mound, lie was about to pre.
sent himself at the foot of the throne as ]
a suppliant—as an actor in a wild and
questionable drama—as a mad and fool
hardy adventurer.
The resolution of tlie Defter-dar did
not falter for an instant but his pride re
volted, and lie sickened under his task,
as lie bent his w ay to tlie Sublime Porte
lo supplicate an audience of tho Sul
tan. Well was it for him that lie came
in a fortunate hour; for tlie court as
trologer had predicted that every under
taking of his Imperial master during
this auspicious moon should prosper to
his heart’s content; and, as it chanced
that it had hitherto ottered little save
satiety to tlie high-hearted monarch, lie
at once consented to receive liis discard
ed courtier, and to lend a favorable ear
to his petition, be it what it might.
But Sultan Mourad, when lie so gra
ciously signitied his pleasure, looked not
to be repaid by a tale so wild and strange
as that of tho Ex-Treasurer: and lie
had scarcely heard it to an end ere lie ex
claimed earnestly : —“ Be hey }—what's
this ? Why, 1t stuq Misses our most san
guine hopes! There is still adventure
to be found in our good city ! Why
have you been so long absent from our
presence, my lord Ex-Treasurer ? We
have always respected the man though
wo dismissed tho minister. And you
are to return to tlie haunts of theso young
I louri, said you not so i and your friend
is to be admitted on your responsibility!’’
“ Light of tlie World !” replied tho
Defter-dar, as lie still remained prostrate
before tlie Sultan: “I was compelled
to tlie promise in order to save my life
for myself, I have resolved to keep my
word ; and it is to crave your sublime
approval and assistance that 1 am now a
suppliant in tlie dust before you—but
tho fable is at an end : the rest of tho
adventure must l>o achieved bv force ;
for none would venture to share with
me tlie risk of further deception.”
“ Baknlum—we shall see. You for
get to whom you speak,” said die excit
ed Mourad ; “you shall yet pinv your
part, ovei to Iho end—you sluill still lie
Ibrahim Kflendi, and I will personate
Mechmed Cadi re Ishmael, the manuftic
lurcr of diamonds ! Mashallali, it is a
good trade, and one that were well
worth the learning! We shall pave
our palaces with gold dust when we
have mastered tlie mystery ! And now,
withdraw, Eileudim : we have of lute
had some defalcations in our public
treasury, and you bring tts a secret so
unlooked for and so welcome, that, we
owe you an instant demonstration of
our gratitude: retire then, Defter-dar,
and at sunset return hither, for we shall
look for you, and be prepared to start
upon our expedition.”
The Minister, reinstated at once in
favor of tlie Sultan and in his long-for
feited dignities, kissed the hem of tlie
sacred garment, and withdrew from tlie
presence to muse over his unexpected
good fortune. It was to Nefzi-Sabah
that lie first confided it.; but gradually'
(lie happy intelligence spread through
tlie household, and thence to tlie world
beyond ; and long ere tho setting sun
warned the restored favorite that the
hour had arrived when lie was once
more to set forth in pursuance of an
adventure which had already so deeply
benefited his fortunes, his ante-room
was filled with long-oblivious friends,!
who were suddenly seized with eager!
and earnest anxiety for his social and j
bodily welfare !
On arriving at tlie palace, tho Defter-j
dar was immediately ushered with much ;
ceremony to a private apartment, which
lie had scarcely entered when ho per
ceived an individual, plainly clad in the
common garb of a merchant, advancing
towards him ; and lie had barely time to
bend bis forehead to tlie earth, when
tlie Sultan exclaimed gaily :—“ Rise,
Ibrahim, my brother; with this coarse
and somewhat inconvenient garb I have
for a time doffed tlie Padishah. We
should now lie on our way ; and l can
acquaint you as wo traverse the city
with tlie plans which I have formed to
ensure success of our undertaking. To
our task, then, Ibrahim ! Tho sun will
set ero long ; and you were pledged to
return to tlie hospitable halls of Ilem
douno Ilanoum ere nightfall.”
Tho word of Mourad was law ; and
tlie god of day had scarcely dipped his
golden hair in tlie blue waters of tlie
Bosphorus, when (lie two disguised
merchants be,-it upon the door of llas
san’s prison-house.
CHARTER VI.
They were evidently not expected ;
for, tis on tlie occasion of tlie Defter
dar’s foimcr visit, they were detained
for a considerable time ere the door was
cautiously opened ; but, at sight of tho
well-remembered faco of tlie merchant
Ibrahim, tlie slave hastily bade them en
ter, and as hastily closed the door be
hind them. The words of his greeting
were courteous, but its manner struck
both tlie Sultan and his companion, ns
dark and threatening; and it was with
out regret that they obeyed his bidding,
and remained alone together in the hall
while he hastened to apprise his mis
tress of their arrival.
If they had been detained in tlie
streets, they had no cause to complain
of delay on the part of tlie old woman-
Only a few seconds had elapsed, ero tlie
rapid shuttling of her slippers was heard
in the distance, and tlie two merchants
bent low before her, as she emerged
from the long gallery, and stood beside
them.
“ Kliosli geldin—you arc welcome;’
she exclaimed hastily.
“ Kliosli hithltik— well found,” was
tlie ready reply of her visitors, as tliev
repeated tlie snhim alcikurn.
“ Why, tliis is well, Ibrahim, my son;”
she said, with a smile whose fierceness
she could not wholly conceal; “after
having played tlie truant in such un
seemly st) le, as to give us room to doubt
at once yo.ir truth and your honesty,
von re-appear, according to your promise,
when we had abandoned till hope of
again receiving you as a guest. And
this, then, is the honorable merchant
your friend, Mechmed (kidire Ishmael ?
lie is welcome to my house; and tlie
more so that you are his companion.
But come, come;” sin; added, somewhat
impatiently ; “tlie hull is chilly, ami we
waste time.” Then, as she moved slow
ly on before, them, attended by tlie
slave bearing a lamp, slio muttered in a
low voice, which distinctly reached the
ear of the Sultan, who was immediately
behind her : “ And lam lo select a
| score of stones—a score ? poor fools,
j poor fools—arc they not all mine— ullf''
and a fiendish chuckle and a clenching
j of tlie thin bony bands filled up tlie
j measure of her meaning.
“ But tell mo, Etfeiidim, tell me,” she
i said, a moment afterwards ; “you Ibra
him, my friend, it is to you I speak, and
! tlie excellent merchant, your associate,
will pardon me that I neglect him for a
while—tell me, I pray you, wherefore
you fled from my dwelling last night,
like one who apprehended evil i Did
any offer you insult or annoyance?
Did any wild suspicion, or weak alarm,
prompt your flight i Tell me honestly,
for I hate mystery.”
“Surely tho Ilanoum Effendi jests
with her slave ;” was tlie reply of tlie
Defter-dar; “ the cause was too simple
to need long seeking. I had an ill
dream, which somewhat ruffled me, and,
to rid myself of its effects, I passed
from my chamber into tlie ball, that I
might breathe more freely, when I was
attracted by the sight of tlie slothful
Saduk. I knew at onco that he should
keep tho door, and I remembered that
the safety of Ilemdoune Ilanoum and
her whole household depended on tlie
vigilance of this snoring slave, I did not
awaken him, for the.thought struck me
that I could teach him a lesson more
likely to produce amendment than any
reproaches ; and accordingly, i resolved,
even at seme inconvenience to myself,!
to depart without his assistance, in or- j
der to prove to him that his sluggish
ness, might, under some circumstances,
have been tlie cause of mischief. If T
did wrong, the Ilanoum Effendi will
pardon me—as to the slaves who slum
ber when they should watch, what are
they ? hiiivaii der—they are animals !”
“ ’Tuns shrewdly done,” said tlie old
crone; “a deed after my own heart. I
have myself finished tlie work which
you began so bravely; and there is
now no fear that tlie slave Saduk will
ever sleep upon his post again.”
As she uttered these words, tho party
emerged from the dark passage along
whic.li they had been slowly advancing,
and found themselves in a superb saloon,
brilliantly lighted, and occupied by half
a score of young beauties, among whom
the Deftcr-dar instantly recognized Fe
lech-so. But ere he made his salutation
to tlie bright band, lie gave one hurried
glance tit tlie old woman, and marked
with satisfaction that every shade of
suspicion had vanished from her hag
gard countenance.
The guests were soon seated on the
sumptuous divan beside their hostess,
and supplied with chibouques and coffee
by tlie fair hands of her attendant maid
ens ; and then tlie impatience ot Ilcm
doune llaticiini became uncontrollable,
and she abruptly desired the merchant
Mechmed Cadiru Ishmael to display his
diamonds.
Tiio Sultan bowed low, and thrust liis
hand amid tho folds of liis girdle, but
suddenly withdrew it, and pressed it
upon liis brow with an expression of
acute pain. “Air! air;” be exclaimed
convulsively, “ Ibrahim, air, or I faint!’’
“ Quick ! quick !” shouted the hostess
in her turn ; “ look that tlie lattice be
firm, and throw up the casement; see
ye not that the Effendi labors for breath.”
Felech-so was tlie first to obey tlie
bidding ; she sprang upon the divan with
tlie rapidity of lightning, and flung the
wide casement back to its fullest extent;
and, as tlie sweet breath of evening
came softly into tlie apartment, the mer
chant slowly revived, A goblet of
water, tendered to him by ono of the
ladies, completed his recovery, and he
lost no time in gratifying tho curiosity
of iiis hostess.
The joy of Ilemdoune Ilanoum
amounted almost to insanity, .as her
guest spread before her some of the
costliest jewels of the Imperial Treasury.
Her wasted fingers opened and shut, as
though she were already clutching them
in spirit; and her eager eyes fastened
on them as if she feared their instant
disappearance, ami would thrall them
with a look.
“ Oulu*—Zembrutf —MaifapJ—Fe
lech-so—” she exclaimed, addressing
the individuals on whom her glance
chanced to fall ; “wo have made a
precious harvest tonight! Tlie rail
some of an emperor! And now wo will
waste no more time upon tlicso simple
idiots, who have brought their own
necks to tlie bow-string ;” and she was
about to clap her hands, to summon
some ono without, when the Defter-dar
seized her forcibly by tho arm, as she
.shouted, “Fools! Maniacs! close tlie
casement, if you would not have tlie
city police upon us, and call hither
Memisli and Feriiat; are we to bo fright
ened by tho im|K>tent violence of two
hair brained madmen ?”
One of (lie maidens sprang to the
window, but she was held back by Fe
lech so, who bad already stationed her
self beside it; and the progress of the
others towards tlie door was arrested by
the sultan, who, as ho. flung himself
.across their path, drew a pistol from his
g’ldle, and fired it through tho open
casement. Tlie report of tlie shot was
answered by a shrill cry from tho mina
ret of a neighboring mosque ; and tlie
Sultan bad scarcely wrenched from the
band of tho fiendish old woman a dag
ger which she bail aimed at him, ere
the room was full of armed*men.—
Thick and fast they poured in through
tlie shivered casements on all sides of
the dwelling ; and the clatter of their
anas, and their shrill cries, as they pur
vßose. } Emerald. * Moonlight.
NUMBER 38.
sued each oilier through the iiitrioato
passage’, of the house sounded fearfully
through the silence of the night.
The saloon in which the Sultan stood
in this dwelling of darkness presented
a singular spectacle as the JanissafrCß
prostrated themselves before him.—,
Strewn over the rich Persian carpet
wore the costly jewels which had been'
scattered during the stiugolo of the
I tester dar with the old woman ; in tho
centre of the floor stood the Riiltan, ‘fifs
brow dark, and his eve blight with a
terrible meaning. Tti one corner of tho,
apartment were clustered together a
group of lovely girls, splendidly attired,
and wan with fear ; while on the rich
sofa of gold and azure, lay the grace-,
fill form of Felcch-so, one round white
arm falling over the edge of tho divan,
and a slender stream of blood flowing
from her bosom to the floor.
The signal shot of the Sultan had
been fired in haste, and the ball had.
terminated the life of tho fair and gen
tle Feleeh-so,
My tale is almost told. The wretch-'
cd Ilomdoune Ilnnoum was how-strung
by two of her own slaves, who had been,
made captive by the Janissaries. Cold
ly and sternly, Mourad, as they wore
brought trembling before him, inq» tired
ol each his name \ and then, selecting,
from their number, Me midi and Forhat, 1
who had been destined to the honor of
terminating his own existence, ho stood
by to see his will accomplished. The
victim littered no cry—made no suppli
cation—but submitted to her fate with
a recklessness worthy of her impious
life ; and, ns her quivering body was
thing down by her executioners, the Sul
tan bade them conduct him to the pris
on of ilassan.
The repoit of Feloch so to the Def
ter-dar was true in every particular.
I lie vaults beneath the house had been
converted into dungeons j where sur-'
rounded by squalor, filth, and wretched
ness, loaded with chains, and attenuated
by hunger, the Sultan found not only
Ilassan, hut a score of other victims, all
young men of wealth or rank, tinny of
whom had been lost to their families for
years.
1 lie joy 01 tho miserable prisoners may
he imagined, when they recognized their
deliverers. Ilassan fell on the neck o"
the Defter dar and wept, and, as his
chains w-re struck olf, he mingled with'
his gratitude an inquiry for Folech-so;
and his tears only flowed tho fastor when
lie learnt that she had perished in* tli'6*
service of her afl’uction.
Os the fate ot her companions there
is no record ; but, as they were Eastern
women who had come'under the ban of
the law, it is not difficult to imagine it *
while it is certain that in many of tha :
state documents subsequent to this ad
venture, mention is made of a certain
Ilassan Pasha, who held a high office of
State during the latter part of the reign
of Sultan Monrad the Second.
A Happy Uomk.-Wo fear there are
but few happy homes in this world.—'
e do know, that, if any connection bo
formed on nny oilier basis than that of
Christianity, there can bo no permanent
enjoyment. A happy home! llowmuch
is embraced in that sentence ? how glori
ous and instructive ? Alas, how rarely
do wo find one! We enter family-circles’
daily where there seems to he mutual
love and happiness. How little of it is
real! It has been said that there is a-,
skeleton in every house. How easy it
is to destroy the peace and unanimity of
homo! One unquiet spirit may trans
form the calmest circle into a place of
torment. A family-circle resembles an
electrical one:' while all are similar in
disposition, and governed by the fatno
motives ot mutual love, tho current of
love will flow free and undisturbed.
Let there be introduced- one foreign
nature, and tho circle is broken and,
where all was harmony before, there is
now chaos and confusion.
OLV There are many who praise vir
tue, but do no more titan prai e it.