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Advice to louiit; Ladies.
Detest disgust ; remember tis your part,
By gentle fondness to retain the heart.
Let duty, prudence, virtue take the lead,
To lix your choice ;—but from it ne’er recede.
Despise coquetry ; spurn the shallow fool,
Who measures out dull compliments by rule,
And without meaning, like a oliatt'ring Jay,
Repeats the same dull strain throughout the day.
Are men of sense attracted by your fare ?
Your well.turn'd figure,or their compound grace?
Be mild and equal, moderately gay,
Your judgment rather than your wit display.
Bv aiming at good breeding, strive to please,
'Tisnothing morn than regulated vo-e.
Does one dear youth among a worthy train,
The best affection of your heart obtain ?
And is lie reckoned worthy of your rlioice ?
Is your opinion with the general voice?
Confess it then, nor from him seek to hide,
What's known to overy person e'se beside ;
Attach him to yon, —in a gen'rotis mind,
A lively gratitude expect to find :
Receive his vows, and by a kind return,
Affection's blaze will ever brighter burn.
Disdain duplicity, from pride be free ;
What every woman should,you then will be.
One of the Weddings.—A Connubial S ketch.
A few ilays ago, there arrived, at a hotel
in Boston, a couple from Rhode Island,
who came to get joined, quietly, in the
bonds of matrimony. As soon as they
were fairly domiciliated, the would-be
bride-groom—who was a rough, but ap
parently honest specimen of the country
Yankee—sent for the proprietor of the
hotel, who quickly answered his sum
mons.
‘ Say lan’lord,’ proposed the stranger,
pointing to his modest dulcinea, in the
corner of the parlor, ‘ this is my young
'unman. Naow we’ve cum all tho way
from R'ode Island, and we want to be
spliced. Send fora m'nister, willyer?
Want it dun up, tile strait oil’.’
The landlord smiled and went out, and
half an hour afterward a licensed minister
made his appearance, and the obliging
host, with one or two waggish friends,
w «ve called in, as witnesses to the * scene.’
‘Naow, Mr. Higgins,’said the Yankee,
'Jeu it up brown, and yurc money's rea
dy >’ and forthwith the reverend gentle
man commenced by directing the parties
to join their hands. The Yankee stood
’ip to his blushing lady love, like a sick
kitten hugging a hot brick, seized her
hand, and was as much pleased as a rac
cnon might bo supposed to be with two
'ails.
Vou promise, Mr. A.,’ said the parson,
t"take this woman— 1
‘ \aas.’ ‘aid the Yankee, at once.
h> be your lawful and wedded wife.’
\V las —yttas.'
‘ I bat you will love and boner her, in
al ' tilings. ’
* Yaas.’
I bat you will cling to her. and her on
S so long as you both shall live.’
t aas ’ndeed—nothin’else !’continued
’ lO ankee, in the most delighted and
e irnest manuc ; but here the reverend
c e, Syman halted, much to the surprise of
THE SOUTHERN MUSEUM.
VOLUME II
all present, and more especially to the an
noyance and discomfiture of the intended
bridegroom.
\ uas—yaas, I said,’ added the Yan
kee.
‘One moment, my friend,’ responded
the minister, slowly, tor it suddenly occur
red to him that the law of Massachusetts
did not permit of this performance, with
out the observance of a ‘ publishment,’
etc , for a certain length of time.
‘ \\ ot n thunder's the matter, mister?
Doan't stop —go on—put ’er tiireu.
Nothin’s split, ei’7? Ain’t sick, mister, be
yet ?’
‘Just at this moment, my friend, I have
thought that you can’t be married in Mas
sachusetts —’
' Can’t! wot ’n natur’s the reason ? 1
like her, and she likes me: wot’s to ben
der ?’
* 011 hav’ntbeeu published,sir, 1 think.’
llaiiU a goin’ to be, nuther! ’at’s wot
we cum 'ere for. On the sly: go on—<ro
on, old feller.’
I really sir—' said the parson.
‘ Railly ! \\ al, go ahead ! ’Taint fair,
you see, ’tain', 1 sivaoiv; you’ve a married
me, and a liairit teched her. Go on —do n't
stop ’ere? ’at aint jes’ the the thing, naow,
by grashus taint!’
‘ l will consult— ’
No yen wont —no yeu don’t—consult
nothing, nor nobuddy, till this ’ere busi
ness is concleuded, naow mind I tell ye!’
saiil Jonathan, resolutely—and in an in
stant ho had lui nod the key in, and out of
the lock, amid the titterings of the ‘wit
nesses,’ who were nearly choked with
men imen!!
‘ Naow say, mister, as we ware—’ con
tinued the \ ankee, seizing his trembling
intended by the hand again—‘ go on, rile
strait from ware yeu left off; yeu can’t cum
nun o’ this hnaf-way bis’ness with this
child ; so put 'er threu, and no dodging
It’ll all be right—go it!’
1 lie parson reflected a moment, and
c< nclnding to risk it, continued—
‘ \ mi promise, madam, to take this man
to he your lawful husband ?’
‘ \ aas,’ said the \ ankee, as the lady
bowed.
‘ I bat you wd; love honor and obey —’
‘ Them’s um !’ said Jonathan, as the lady
bowed again.
‘And that you will cling to him, so
long as you both shall live V
1 That's the talk !’ said John ; and the
lady said ‘yes,’again.
‘ Then, in the presence of these witnes
ses, I pronounce you man and wife—’
‘ Hoorah !’ shouted Jonathan, leaning
nearly to the ceiling, with joy.
‘And what God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder!’
‘ Hoorah !' continued John. ‘ Wot’s ihe
price ? —haow much ? spit it aout —don't
be afeard—yeu did it jes’ like a booh, old
feller ! —’eres a\ —never mind the change
—sen’ for a hack, lan'lord give us yeur
bill—l’ve got her!—Hail Columby, hap
py land!” roared the poor fellow, entirely
unable to control his joy ; and ten minutes
afterward, he was on way again to the
Providence depot, with his wfe, the hap
piest man out of jail.
We heard the details of the above scene
from an eye-witness of the ceremony, and
we could not avoid putting it down as
“one of the weddings.”
Am Arab Retort.— ‘ Why do yon not
thank God,’ asked Mansur of an Arab,
‘ ihat, since I have been your ruler, you
have been afflicted with the plaugeT
‘God is too good to send two scourges
upon us at once,’ was the reply, hut it cost
tlie speaker his life.
A Modest Lady. —A would-be modest
lady pulled the sleeves of her undergar
ment over her wrist when a physician was
about feeling her pulse.—The doctor took
the corner of his coat and laid it upon his
patient’s arm. saying “ a linen pulscshould
have a woolen physician.”
03~“ Those writers are fatiguing in the '
extreme who attempt to say everything
that can possibly bs said upon a subject—
who write as if they thought their readers
knew nothing, and they everything.’
frT7 c ' Y hat is the difference between
Noah’s Aik and Joan of Arc? One was
made of Gopher wood the other Maid of
Orleans.
tifiT" As gold which he cannot spend
will mako no man rich, so knowledge which
he cannot apply will make no man wise.
gC7~" Richter says: ‘No man enti either
live piously or die righteously without a
wife.’—A very wicked old hlachelor of
our acquaintance says to this : ‘O, yes
sufferings and severe trials purify and
chasten tlie heart.’
f>i '?-> “What shall I lielp you to?’ in
quired (be daught r of’ a landlady, of a
modest youth, at the dinner table.
‘‘.4 wife' was the meek reply. The
voting lady blushed, perhaps indignantly,
and it is said that the offices of a neighbor
ing clergyman were rerjuisi e to reconcile
die parties.
|Cjo It is ve v interesting to see two
persons get into a passion and scold half
an ho r and then discover that ihe whole
quarrel arose from a mistake, and that
neither of them knows what he has been
talking about.
JACUN, (GA-.) SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1549.
Ah Old Raid’s Soliloquy.
’Tis wondrous strange how great the change,
Since I was in my teens,
Then I had beaux and billet-doux,
And joined the gayest scenes.
But lovers now have ceased to vow ;
No way they now contrive
To poison, hang or drown themselves—
Because I’m twenty-five.
Once, if the night was e'er so bright,
I ne'er abroad could roam,
\\ ithout—“The bliss, the honor, Miss,
Os seeing you safe home.”
j Bat now I go, through rain and snow—
Pursued and scarce alive
1 hrough all the dark, without a
Because I’m twenty-five.
They used to call, and ask me all
About my health so frail,
And thought a ride would help my side
And turn my cheeks less pale.
But now, alas ! if I am ill,
None care that I revive,
And mj pale cheek, in vain may speak,
Bccaugc I'in twenty-five
| Abu-, if a ride improves nry side,
I’m forced to take the stage,
For that is deemed quite proper for
A person of my age.
And then no hand is offered me,
To help me out alive—
-1 hey think ’tvvont hurt me now to fall,
Because I'm twenty-five.
Odcar ’tis queer, that every year,
I'm slighted more and more ;
For not a beau pretends to show
His head within our door,
Nor ride, nor card, nor soft address,
My spirits now revive—
And one might near as well be dead,
As say— l'm twenty-fire.
A Humorist. — The duke of Montague
was a great lmmoi ist. Among other ori
ginal modes in which he contrived to min
ister to his own amusement, lie had a de
fective looking-glasssuspended in iiis draw
ing room ; so that all the noble guests who
chanced to dine at Montague House, were
induced, on passing the treacherous mir
ror, to adjust their wigs awry. In that
day a full-dressed wig, was as essential as
a lull-dressed coat; arid his grace’s dinner
table commonly presented an assemblage
of noble lords with their perukes dragged
down into the right eye, each wondering
at nis neighbor’s disorderly appearance,
and congratulating himself that in settling
his own wig in the thawing room, he hail
escaped from the absurdity of disfiguring
the rest of the company.
Elegant Compliments.—Notwithstan
ding Quin’s rugged disposition and cyni
cal turn, lie was distinguished for his at
tachment to the society of ladies. One
evening, when some Indies were present,
tlie conversation turned upon the doctrine
of Pythagoras.—Quia remained silent.
One ofthe parly, remarkable for (lie white
ness of her neck, asked Qin his opinion.
‘Do you believe in the transmigration
of souls, Mr. Quiii ?’
‘Oh, yes, madam.’
‘And pray, may I inquire, what crea
ture’s form you would likely hereafter to
inhabit ?
A fly’s, madam.
A fly’s ?
Yes, that I might have the pleasure at
some future day of resting on your lady
ship’s neck.
On another occasion, being asked by a
lady why it was reported that there were
more women in the world than men ? he
replied—
It is in conformity with the arrange
ments of nature, madam ; we always see
more of Heaven than of earth.
Forgetfulness of God. —As soon as
the sense of a Supreme Being is lost, the
great check is taken off, which keeps un
der restraint the passions of men. Mean
desires and low pleasures take place of
j the greater and nobler sentiments which
1 reason and religion inspire. Amidst the
tumult of “tlie wine arid the feast.” all pro
! per views of human life are forgotten ; tlie
duties which as men, they have to perform
the part they have to act in the world, and
the distresses to which they are exposing
themselves, are banished from their
thoughts. “To-morrow shall he a3 this
day, and more abundantly,” is the only
voice. Inflamed by society, and citcula
ted from one loose companion to another,
the spirit of riot grows and swells, till it
ends in brutal excess.— Blair.
Getting ms name Up. — I say, Mister
Highflyer, won’t you let a feller go up
with you in thnt’ere balloon ?
I could not accomodate you, my dear
riend.
Well, then, he kind enough to take my
card along ; for I’m determined to get my
1 name up, somehow or other.
OP The rose is sweet when it first opens,
and the spinkenard when it dies. Beauty
belongs to youth and dies with it, but the
door of piety survives dea h and perfumes
the tomb.
i
fry* When you have lost your money
in the street every one is ready to help y<>u
look for it ; but when you have fi st your
character, everebody leaves you to recov
| er it as you can.
Europe— lts Races.
T he present races of Europe, divided
by what is now the philosophical rule—
the roots of language—and connected also
with their origin, are divided into three
families, namely, the Latin, or Romanic;
the Teutonic, nr Germans; and the Scla
vonic—under which may also he classed
the hnne —a distinct classintlie North.—
So also in the Latin class might he inclu
ded the remains of Celts in Ireland, and
of the Iberians in Spain. But, without
going into minor distinctions, of more an
cient date, the present nations of Europe
may properly be divided into llnee clas
ses, Romanic, Teutonic, and Sclavonic.
Between these three races, it must be
borne in mind, there is neither affinity
nor sympathy. The division by nations is
as follows :
Romanic race.
France, inhabitants, 34,500,000
Spain, do 14,000,000
Portugal, do 4,000.000
Italy, do 22,500,000
Latin Race, 75,000,000
1 he languages spoken by these people
arc all consanguineous, and they, in fact,
const it u'cd almost the whole available por
tions of the Roman Empire, when over
run by the Northern Sclavones and allies.
THE TEUTONIC RACE.
The Teutonic race are chiefly the Ger
man and English—-though Mnltc Brun
places the Scandinavians among them,
i lie present English being chiefly Anglo-
Saxon, are of that race ; hut the Irish are
of another race, the Celts. The Teuto
nic nations may be thus set down :
Part of Russia, 8,000,000
Part of Austria, 6,000,000
Part of Belgium, 2,000,000
Germany proper, 16,000,000
Part of Switzerland, 1,000,000
Holland, 2,000,000
Part of Denmark, 600,000
English, 18,000,000
Teutonic Race, 54,000,000
We have left out smaller tribes and na
tions; hot this makes the hulk of the real
Teutonic family. Their language is more
nr less kindred, and their origin the same.
SCLAVONIC RACE.
These races inhabit the North and East
of Europe, spreading into Asia. They
probably occupy more of the surface of
the eartli than any other race of men.—
The nations are as follows :
Part of Austria, 15,000,000
Part of Prussia, 2,000,000
Russia, 50,000,000
Sclavonic. Race, 67,000,000
We have left out the Scandinavians of
Denmark, Sweden, and Norway; also the
Turks, the Greeks, &c., as not distinctly
belonging to either of the great races of
Europe. They all, however, assimilate
more to the Sclavones than either of the
others.
Os ihe three great races, the Slcavonic,
hardly known in history till within two
centuries, arc the most powerful in posi
tive strength of natural resources, hut in
ferior in art and culture. In the last par
ticulars, the Teutonic is far superior to
either the Latin or the Sclavonic.
O tT He was a man of sense who wrote
the following, and if we knew who it was
we shouldn't consider it “confidential”
exactly: “ A man strikes me with a
sword and inflicts a wound. Suppose, in
stead of binding up the wound, I am show
ing ft to every body ; and after it lias been
bound up, l am taking off tho bandage
continually, and examing the depth of the
wound, and making it to fester till my limb
becomes gren’ly inflamed, and my general
system is matetially affected; is there a
person in the world not to call me a fool ?
Now such a fool is he, who, by dwelling
upon little injuries or insults, or provoca
cations, cause them to agitate or inflame
the mind. How much better were it to
put a bandage over the wound and never
look at it again.”
Taking away a Name. —Some person j
whom Quin had offended met hint one day !
in the street, and stopped him.
‘Mr. Quin,’ said he, ‘I—I—I under-!
stand you have been taking away my
name.’
1 What have I said, sir V
‘You—you—Vuu called me a sconrr- j
drel, sir.’
4 Oh! then keep your name,sir,’ replied
Quin, and walked on.
Humility.' —Of all trees, I observe that
God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that
creeps upon the helpful wall; of all fowls
the mild and gentle dove. When GoJ ap
peared to Moses it was not in the lofty
cedar, nor in the sturdy oak, nor the
spreading palm, but in a bush.—As if lie
would by these objections, check the ar
rogance of man. Nothing procureth loVe
like humility ; nothing hate like pride.
A Modern Cannibal. —‘ Do you see
that fellow lounging there,doing nothing?’
said Owens to.Jenks theotherday. ‘ How
does he live ? By his wits V ‘ Oh, no ;
lie’s a cannibal! *A cannibal!’ ‘\es,
a cannibal— he lives on other pioplc /’
JC7* A gentleman taking an apartment,
said to llie landlady, 1 assure yon madam
I never left a lodging but my landlady Bbed
tears.’ ‘I hope, sir,’ said she, ‘it was not
because you went away without paying.’
Tiirilling Incident. —Professor Hitch
cock, in a letter to the Amherst Express,
from Virginia, describing some ofthe coal
mines in that State, relates the following
thrilling incident :
“A hunter, one autumal evening eager
ly following in the chase, found himself
sliding down into an abandoned coalpit ;
hut seizing upon tlie top of a bush as he
slipped down the craggy sides, he hung
dangling in the air over the gulf, and felt
conscious, from his knowledge ofthe place
that if he fell he must drop at least two
hundred feet and be dashed t > pieces on
the rocks beneath. He snuggled in vain
to regain a foothold. T-Ie heard the cry of
his fellow hunters and of the hounds os
they bounded past, lie shouted with all
Ids might, and the forest returned tlie echo,
but no voice of rescue came with it. The
winds whistled around him, and the moon
his face, but they b:ought no
relief. His strength rapidly failed ; he
thought itr agony of his family and fronds,
out he must die an awful death, and even j
his mangled body never ho discovered, j
His mind became bewildered, his muscles !
gave out, and down he went—down— j
down—swifter, nor struck the bottom till!
he had reached the enormous depth of— j
six inches !”
Natot eonon Suicide. —ln the journal
of Dr. Warden, English Surgeon on hoard
the Northumberland frigate, which con
veyed Bonapart to St. Helena, we find
recorded the following remarkable senti
ments ofthe imperial prisoner, as express
ed to Warden.
‘ln one paper Tam callad a liar, in one
a tyrant, in a third a monster, and in one
of them, which 1 really did not expect, I
am described as a coward ; but it turned
out, after all, that tlie writer did not accuse I
me of avoididg danger in the field of battle,
or flying from an enemy, or fearing to look
at tlie menaces of fate and fortune ; he did
not charge me wanting presence of mind
in the field of battle, and in the suspense
of conflicting armies—no such thing. 1
wanted courage, it seems, because I did
not coolly take a dose of poison or throw
myself into the sea, or blow out my brains.
'1 lie editor most certainly misunderstands
me ; l have at least too much courage for
that.! On another occasion, he expressed
himself on suicide, in the following terms :
‘Suicide is a crime the most revolting to
my feelings ; nor does any reason suggest
itself to my understanding, by which if can
bejuslified. It certainly originates in that
species of fear which wo denominate pol
troonery. For what claim can that man
have to courage, who trembles at the
frowns of fortune 1 True heroism consists
in being superior to the ills of life, in what
ever shape they may challenge him to tlie
combat.’
Fun at the expense of Judges and
Counsel. — The Richmond Republican
gives the following actual occurrence in a
Virginia court lately, in the trial of Cng
zeil for kidnapping. It is a most ludicrous
instance of the manner in which the time
of com is is wasted :
“A witness (Miss Sloan) was under ex
amination, and it became very importan,
to know what another person had said to
her upon the subject matter in dispute.
The ques'ion was therefore propounded:
“What did Mary say to you?” There
upon, the opposite counsel rose very much
excited, and slated his objections in a speech
of about an hour long, to which the other
replied in one of almost the same length.
Then the Judges consulted together, and
in a very learned and pompous manner,
one of them slated the reason for consul- \
ering it a very proper question, which j
must he answered. The greatest excite- j
merit was manifested by the audience, and !
a solemn silence was observed as the coun
sel repeated tlie question, “What did .Mary I
say 1” To which the witness quietly re
plied.—“ She didn't say a word /”
A Tough Jon.— A fellow writing from
somewhere out West, says—“Wo started
for some little town in the vicinity of Hols
tein ; l would not undertake to spell or
pronounce the name ; but if you will take
Ivickapoo and Ojibbeway, mix them up
with Ompompanosuc and Passimaqnoddy,
End pronounce the whole backwardy, yon
will get within about six miles ofthe name.”
Reverence for Age. —How beautiful
it is to see the young reverence old age !
Wo never see a little hoy bowing respect
fully to an aged man in the street but we
feel sure he is a good boy. “Reverence
is always due to aged people. Good na
ture and a proper education, say to the
young —Reverence old age. Grey hairs
are a crown of glory, when found in the
way of righteousness. The promptings of
our kindly nature teach, us to respect the
aged, to rise up before the hoary head.
The eye, the furrowed brow and temples
thinly clad who would not respect, rev
erence, and love them.’
Begin Right. —Are you just stepping
on the thershold of life ? Secure a good
moral character. Without virtue you can
not be respected ; without integrity you
Can never rise to distinction and honor.
You are poor perhaps. No matter ; pov
erty is oftener a blessing than a curse.
| L >ok at the young man who is heir to half
a million. What vs his standing? Os
what use is he to the world? You must
make yourself.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING,
Will be executed in the most approved sty' t
and on tie best terms,at the Office of the
scttthep.it mtjsettm
-BY—
WM. B. HARRISON.
NUMBER 1
The Prayer.
BY ENNA.
Sunrise was not yet gilding the glitter
ing dew drops upon the tendrils of tl te
vine, the sweet odours ofthe deep, choral
tubes of the woodbine, stole softly to the
couch of the sleeping *»ill, and the note of
her own crumb-fed bird was bidding her
come forth and look upon the young hudg«
which the gentle softness of the night had
brought into maturity. It was a morning
oftranquil loveliness, tlie misty vapour was
curling and dissipating upon the hill-side
—the dark, deep pond lay unrippled at the
i foot, while the red and purple clouds were
rising higher atul higher and higher above
i the tall trees, as the glorious king of the
morning sent forth Ids heralds to proclaim
Ids coming. The air was vocal with the
early matin, the cock with his shrill cla
rion marshaled his barn-yard train, the
robin piped his lay, and the lark soared as
if to greet the majesty of day-spring.
The cot of Helen Lee was fur np in a
quiet glen, and no sounds, save those of
I labor, had ever troubled the feathery and
bl ight company among tlie great branches
of the old wood—little robins had built
| their nests in familiar places about the
: mossy eaves, and the fish hawks cradled
; theiryoung in tlie pines ; beneath the grape
natural drapery formed the sweetest bow
j cr.nnd hung its rich fruit quite in tlie little
i window of the maiden’s bed-chamber.
She arose, and quickly arranging the toilet
where vanity had no voice,noislcssly threw
open the lattice that had shutout her little
w inged songster, and, in the companion
ship of nature’s ministers, held commun
ion with her God. Tlie little bird, who
had so jealously disturbed the slumbers of
the early dawn, had flitted upon her
shoulder, and, softly folding its wings,
stilled its notes as the voice cf sincerity
lay its small offering cf gratitude upon the
altar which no eye hath seen. Lovingly
the words of our Saviour fell from the
lips of the gentle girl, as she said “Our
Father”—and the simple neighbors, be
yond the rude crossings of the dark pond,
were embraced in the feeling of Helen as
she spoke for all—for all wete of one
family in the singleness of her pure spirit,
and God was their Father. And, although
t lie beauty which grew about her daily
walks would make her feel that the earth*
with its sunshine and flowers, were a
throne fitting the Eternal, still she felt that
lie was encompassed by a greater glory,
such ns is “ in Heaven ;” ami for the good
which she enjoyed in her peaceful home,
and for the content of a happy spirit, she
uttered, from the depths of holiness, “ hal
lowed he thy name.” When the duties of
her domestic cares were accomplished, the
smooth cape and bonnet were loosened
from their hiding place, and, with a small
store for the needy, she would trip over
the soft grass, and entering the door of dis
tress, her actions spoke what her morning
orisons now breathed, “ Thy kingdom
come ;” but if the sorrowing soul uttered
words of despair, she would twine her
arms winningly about the sufferer, and,
drawing tlie small volume from her bo
som, she would open to the words “Thy
will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven ;”
and thns soothing the broken-hearted.
The luxuries coveted by the great had
never reached the hoard where sat the
aged Patriarch gracing the meal as with u
crown of silver, yet, as the sweet loaf was
laid beside tlie tray, they bowed their head
in acknowledgement, that from on high
“ was given their daily bread.*’ A reproof
from a sinless conscience, even ivaited
upon the day, which set its sun upon a
supposed duty unperformed, and earnestly
did this pure girl pray “to be forgiven the
debt she had neglected to pay, ” as she
fervently forgave those who had remained
“ her debtorsthe paths of temptation
had never crossed her way, hut the hope
that she might never he “ led therein” was
the hope of one who, knowing not “evil,”
still feared it, atul sought a constant de
liverance from it; and tlie petition was in
the belief always, that he whom she ap
proached was Lord overall “in the king
dom,” with “ Power and Glory,” and that
“ for ever.” Arid this day, as the bird still
rested on her shoulder, the dim woods
seemed a fitting temple for tbo Anthem,
and the whispering of the leaves, stirred
by the early breeze with the melody of
the choir, whose notes God has set, was
the natural “Amen”—to tlie Maiden’s
Prayer.
Rincino in the Ears. —Mrs. Parting
ton’s niece complained one morning of a
ringing iti her ears. “It must he owing to
the guitar in your head, dear,” said the old
lady ; she knew every sort of human ail
ment, and was like the Down East doc
tor, was death on fits. “I know what ring
ing in the ears is,” continued she ; “for my
ears used to ring so bad, sometimes, as to
wake Paul out of his sleep, thinking it was
an alarm of fire!” There was no doubt
she was telling what was true, but there
were some that questioned it in a gentle
cough. We hav’nt a doubt of its truth.
Men are like bugles : the more brass
they contain the further you can her them.
Ladies are like violets, the moae modest
and retiring they appear the belter you
lave (hem.
In a Nut shell. —Some descendant of
Solomon has wisely remarked that those
who go to law {oxdamages are sure to get
them,