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THE SUN TIE AM.
EH MKSi HfiMAKS.
'V'iou ad no ; : !?»rer in a monarch’s hall;
m l a wealth to a !
A t)4arer if ho >e unto lan I ami sea
feunba .! what gut hath tha world like
th ,-t,?
Thau vt wa’king the billow-', and ocean
scales * *
Thou ha v touch’d w th glory his thousand
isles;
Thou ha-t lit un the ships, fc the feathery
foam,
And ga Men’d the sailor, like words from
home.
To the. solemn depths of the forest shades,
Thou act stream ng on through their green
T TIL -3}
A ) .1 • ' uvering leaves that have caught
thy glow,
Like tire-flies glance to the pools below.
1 look’d to the mountains,—a vapour lay
Folding their heights in its dark ana,';
Thou hrakest forth,—and the mist be
came
A ' * uwu 8s. a mantle of living flame.
I look’d on the peasant* ' lowly cot,
Some h ng of sadness had wrapp’d the
spot;
But a gleam of thee on its lattice fell,
And it laugh’d into beauty at that bright
spell.
To the earth’s wild places a guest thou
Flushing the waste like the rose’s heart;
An i thou scornest not from thy pomp to
shed
A tender smile on the ruin’s head.
Thou takest through the dim church aisle
thy way,
And it • pillars from twilight flash forth to
dav,.
And its high pale tombs, with their tro
phies old,
Are bath’d in a flood as of molten gold.
And t’nu turnest not from the humblest
grave
Where a flower to the sighing winds may
wave,
Thou scatterest its gloom like the dieani
of rest,
Thou sleepest in love on its grassy breast.
S mheam of summer! O what is line
thee?
Hope of the wilderness, joy of the sea!
One; ihng is like th e to mortals given,
The faith touching ail things with hues of
heavenl
m -;S01S.■£>£« ABFC S,
A RUSSIAN WEDDING.
The officiating priest, decked in
his rich church vestments, accompan
ies by the deacon, advanced from the
sanctuary towards the door of entrance
into the church, and there received
th.. pair about to be made happy, to
whom he delivered a lighted taper,
ni king, at the same time, the sign ol
the cross thrice on their loreheads,
a 1 conducted them to the upper part
of the nave. In ease was scattered
before them, while maids, splendidly
o! ired, walked bet ween the paranyni
ppy, or bridegroom and bride. T lie
C. ek church requires not tlie pres
en e of either of the parents of the
biiile on su h an occasion. Is it to
s ,re them the pain of voluntarily
surrendering every authority over
t e r '•hil 1 to one who is a stranger to
he blood.- I stood by the side of the
ta’de on which were deposited the
ri i -;s, and before whi h the priest
h ed at the conclusion of a litany,
vh rein the choristers assisted, and
from which he pronounced, in a loud
and impressive voice, the tallowing
pi v r his fare being turned towards
lV*" ictury, and the bride and bride-
,nm placed immediately.behind him,
finding llieii lighted tapers.
,ii() denial God! thou who didst
coin'd together the scattered atoms
by wondrous union, and didst join
th.-m by an indissoluble tie, who didst
bless Isaac and Rebecca, and made
t i-iii heiis of thy promi e, give thy
b : ssing lo these thy servants, and
guide them in every good work; for
thou ail the niereilul God, the lover
of mankind and to thee we offer up
our ,r se uowv and forever, even lu
ag •» of ages.”
mutually exshanged the rings an e-
quul nuuider oi times. Thu lings
were now again surrendered to the
priest, who ciossed the toreheud of
tiie couple with them, and put them
on the lore-lingcr of the i »_,lit hand ot
each; a.ni, turning to the sanctuary,
read another impressive part of the
service, in which an allusion is made
to all the circumstances in the Holy
Testament, where a ring is mention
ed as tne pledge of union, honor, tnd
power; and prayed the Lord to “bliss
the espousals of tiiy servants, Anna
Ivanowna and Nicliolai Demetrivici,
and confirm them in thy holy unioi;
for thou in the beginning didst create
them, male and female, and appoin
the woman for a help to the man, and
for the succession of mankind. Let
thine angel go before them to guide
them all the days of their life.” The
priest now, taking hold of the hands
of both parties, led them to stand on
a silken carpet, which lay spread be
fore them.
The congregation usually watch
this moment with intense curiosity
for it is augured, that the party which
steps tirst on the rich brocade will
have the mastery over the othe
through life. In the present cast
our fair bride secured possession ol
this prospective privilege with mod
est forwardness. Two silver impe
rial crowns were next p educed by a
layman, which the pries! look, and
first blessing I he bridegioom, placed
one of them on his head, while th<
other, destined for the bride, was
merely held over her head by a friend
lest its admirable supei structure
raised by Charles, the meat fashiona
ble pemiquier of the capital, cm
ployed on this occasion, should he dis
turbed. That famed artist had sm
cessivcly blended the spotless flower,I
emblematic of innocence, with llit
rich tresses of the bride, whi. h wen
farther embellished by a splendid tia
ra of large diamoiius. tier wlmf
satin robe, from the hands of iViadeuf
olselle Louise, gracefully poneiiihii
the contours of her bust, was gather
ed around her waist by a zone stud
ded with prec ious stones, which tast-
ened to her side a bouquettc of while
flowers. The communion cup being
now brought to the piiest, he blessed
it and gave it to the bridegroom, who
took a sip from its contents thruc, and
transferred to her who was lo he his
mate, fora repetition ol the same
ceremony. After a short pause mid
some prayers from the reSj miser, in
which the choristers joined with the
musical notes, th« priest took the
bride and the bridegroom by the
hand, the friends holding their crowns,
and walked with them round the desk
thrice, having both their hands last in
his, from west to east. Luring the
last part of this ceremony, the crowns
are removed from the heads of the
wearers, and supplication is made, al
ter which the business concludes, and
the party retire to the house oi
the bride's father, where feasting
and convival enjoyment are kept up
for the three succeeding days.—Rr
Granville s Travels in Russia.
The import of this beautiful invo
cation was. at the time, interpreted
to me bv a friend well acquainted will
tue whole service and office of espou
s ds the language of which he ns
s ired me was all equally impressive
T ie priest next turning round to th>
r -iiple, hless-d them, and taking the
r i,g S from the table, g»ve one ti
cn h, hcrinning wdth the man and
proclaiming aloud that they stood be
trothed, “now and forever, even un
to a-’-s of ages,” which lerlar- tion hi
repeated thrice to them, while they
SHIPWRECK OF A WHALER,
OFF ABERDEEN.
Accelerated by tha Intoxication of the
• Crew.
We direct the serious attent ion of
all our readers to the melancholy de
tail comprised in the following narra
live, as a painful illustration of the
uncertainty of a sea-faring life ; hut
principally as a fatal record of the
dangers of intemperance, a vice too
common amongst our Seamen. Alas!
how many valuable lives were in an
instant sacrificed at this shrine! and
what an alliance is here between
crime and ruin, as between cause and
effect! What must he our fears
with reference to those who are sum
moned away, reeling with intoxica
tion, into the awful presence of Him
who bringeth every work into judg
ment?—they have given up the ghost,
hut where are they!
The oily event worthy recording
which happened at this time, was (he
•vreck of a tine Greenland whale-ship
belonging to this port.—The circum
itances of her loss were peculiarly
Ireadful She had sailed on her out
ward hound voyage at day-break oa a
me M tv inor iing.thesky clear & beau-
iful;& it would have been difficult to
onccive that tbe mild & balmy breeze
vhich gently waved her sai's. could
have been converted, in a few short
tours, into the racing and un.rovern-
blo tomaost hich "->s t- snip her
solid timbers with as much ease as a
child crushes Its fragile toy: ^fhe
weather continued lair and promising
lilt ahoul eleven o clock, by which
Uiiieuie ship had become scarcely vts-
luie lo the uuked eye. Un a suiidi u,
and in a manner must unusual in our
iuiuudes, a gloomy haze arose from
the east, which, tilth overwhelming
rapidity, swept the horizon: gusts of
wind were heard to moan, though
tlieir clients were not perceptible on
the trees around; llky eoimyed to
tne muid the idea of loose unearthly
sounds winch have been said lo atleiiu
on parting suuis; there was something
evidently unusual in the atmospheie,
and me haroor in consequence ex-
uiutlcd a scent e of bustle and con-
1,is.on, caused by tlie endeavours ot
lito Seamen lo avert the probable
d.itiger. By degress, the gusts which
uad oeeu beard weie felt, but only
at intervals, and a death-like silent i
prevailed between; the sea, whi h
bud gently curled before, now arose
in a manner quite disproportionate tc
the fom e of the wind lelt on shore
vVhiisl standing looking towards tin
ocean, and ruminating what might hi
the fate of ni.my ships then afloat, a
I no'St came su loud, su violent, su sud
den, as nearly to throw me on tin
'round. From llint instant tlie ivim
oared without intermission in a man
iei to which the oldest inhabitant
ould remember no parallel. As ibis
ale was directly opposed to tin
ourse of tlie ship which had so lately
left the port, all became anxious f. i
her safely; but the fog continuing i>
■lung heavily over the sea, the view
was greatly cireums ribed. In about
ni hour, however, she was made out,
standing for The habor, under smtt
sail as, considering the gale, astonish
ealall on shore. On she came, the
\aves dashing into loam about bet
ows; and every glass was busy lo see
.vital steps would he taken to avoid
iho rn ,ny risks she had to eucounlei
in her return.
The harbor of Aberdeen exposed t.
the east, and form, d by a pier on one
side, and a break-water on the other,
and so narrow at the entrance as uni
to admit two large ships abreast, was.
under such circumstumccs as the pre
sent, highly dangerous. Inevitable
destruction awaited any vessel which
with an easterly gale missed the en
trance. and struck on either side;—
and at this moment it was e. ident to
the most inexperienced sailm, that
there was something wrong on board
the Neptune. In the attempt to
shorten sail dreadful con! s un was
apparent; she was now, too, so near
the land, as to make it plain, that, un
less some instant remedy were ap
plied, there could lie no salvation tor
her. As if to hei-fhten the honor of
tha scene air ady too appalling, a peal
of thunder tolled along which made
itself audible in despite of the tem
pest; and the rain as it h um an ocean
overhead, poured down in solid mas
ses. fly this time the wives and fam
ilies of the men thus It sterling to death
were assembled near the pier; but
the waves, whK h were now dashing
in tremendous force over it, prevent
ed even the attempt to pass along;
and such was the fearful uncertainty
which hung around the vessi I, that
not one of those most interested dared
to utter even an exclamation, hut
stood in silent horror to await the
catastrophe!
This was fast hastening to its com
pletion,—the Silcike ol the specta
tors was at once broken by the cries
of— -Stic is lost! she islosi!” as the
vessel, lashed on by the tempest, pass
ed to the outer side of the breakwa
ter, and in one instant struck with
awful violence between two black
rocks, while, in the next, a furious
s,.a washing over, carried rway the
masts. All hope of saving the c rew
vanished; and what rendered then
Tier crew and timbers were hurled a-
guiiisi tiie ioLt\b ott mm n wc sioud,
and, with the exception-oi one man,
w tiu was w nslicu A. lodged on a project
ing it dgo, none escapee oi tl.e tliirlj-
six who had that morning tell lt>e
shore in health am! spirits.—T he man
thus providentially saved was 0i| e
the harpooncis. From liiin the mel
ancholy (ruth was learnt, that moSl
uf the new were in such a slate ot
intoxication, as in be unable lo work
the vessel; and tins iutly accounted
tor tiie confusion and mismanagement.
Jbonaon Sudor s Jhaguzuie.
LEGII RICHMOND’S ADVICE.
Aausements.—Flays, balls, public
concerts, cuids, private dances, Ac.
Serious, consistent Christians must
be against these limits, because tlie
uungeious spun ol tlie world and the
ilesii is in them all: they are the
•pomps and vanities ot mis wicked
world, so solemnly renounced at
mptism. To be conluimen lo ihtse
seductive and more than f. ivotous
s eiies, is to be t onloi med to tins w oi Id
<r to be. opposed to me charai tei and
precepts of Christ. The) dial see no
liirtn in these thin..s are spn wuali)
oiind; and llu*y vvhuwili -..ui hear aU-
mnuiiion agan.st liiom ate spniluull)
deaf Slum, my gnls, me t icnsu.es
of sin
without affectation, is tfi&onlfsnfy
path—grace is ueedkni here, eta fur
it; you know where.
Journeyings.—Cultivate knowl
edge as you {ravel.
History, antiquities,—in cities,
wns, churches, castles, ruins, Ac.
tow
situation more heait-breaking, was
the near approach their relatives
were enabled to make to the wieck
tlie ship having struck not more Jhar
three times her length Bom the spot
which they occupied!
The cries of the victims wen
most horrible; but human aid was ii
vain. At this dreadful crisis, wl.u
we expected each moment woulo
strew the Neptune in fragments on tin
waves, twelve men of our regiment
volunteered to man the life-boat, and
make an effort to take her round tbe
breakwater: but such an attempt
would have been but adding (host
brave men to the list of those whosi
troubles were now almost concluded
a heavy sea, rolling o’ ihe wreck
for a moment corral her. and
whan we looked ag. in tin* was gone!
and s«.i k ihust; which are at
o<od Slight hand tor evclinoic. Ton
Cannot love belli.
Blessed be God, yon have been
i.cpl iur Iroin muse, v ho mane such
ecre.aUons ihi ii iu s tu Vvc-au liicii
icarts tiuiii Liuil. Never many con-
t. * sat i«>n speak ligtni) ui luiiiiigty ul
!iicst suuje. ts, as it )uu huu uov an-
nibed proper siiitiiniuts ecueerning
iliein. Eve. puscivc the cunsisitu-
..V of your parental iiunse aiut piiiici-
plt s.
B.tOKs—Charaeteis are speedily
.'isterned by their et.uti-e ui boons.—
Nov eis ui pi use, I ni eu nut now lui -
imi; ignoriffil as you aie el iheir bau
icnuemy by expenonee, you, i am
( eisuamul, trust me on Uuu head, auu
vv iil n> ver sac-1 im e Line, ulit*. tion, ot
attention lo them. x»ut beware ui
uov els in, ra se. i'ufls an nmie m-u-
O eio'!s ibail j iuse wiileis, ui.cn their
piiiuijilt-s are ban. Leie. i- uiu
I,- no bettei poet than be is a man,
he mi r hl have (tunc hlUC- tn.»m, but
when a bau man is a go> u j oei anu
makes his good pueliy the vchivie ul
bis liad seiitimt.ius.l;e di es mis, liu ; by
wholt'sale. Lo nut be ash; n.vd oi l av
ing never read tht. Ii siuoi.able pot ins
of the day. A Christian l as no time,
and should have no intimation tor any
reading that lias no real tendency lo
improve the heart. T he tun si luie I
ever met with in legaid to the choice
of hool.s, is this:— Books aie good or
bad in their chects, as they make us
relish the uo.d ot God tlie more or
the less, after we have read them.”
There are too many valuable books on
a variety of subjects, which ought lo
be useless ones.
MUSIC. — bliun all tlie wretched
folly and corruption ot light, silly, and
amorous songs, on the s,.ine principle
that you would shun books ol the same
nature. Sacred music is the true ref
uge of the Clnistian mush ian. 1 wish
your ears, your hearts, youi tongues,
were oftener tuned to such melodies.
The play-house, the opera, and the
concert-room, have deluged the world
with the abuses of the heavenly art of
music. Music was designed to lead
the soul to heaven, but the corruption
of man has greatly perverted the
merciful intention. Do not you belong
to such perverters, nor seem to take
pleasure in those who do.
Dress.— Aim at great nealness
and simplicity. Shun finery and show.
he not hasty to follow new fash
ions.
Remember, that with regard to
dress. Christians ought to be decidedly
plainer, and less showy than the people
of the w oi ld. I wish it lo he said of the
females ol my house, “with what evi
dent and be» oming simplicity are the
daughters of Simplex* attired.”
.Behaviour in Company.—Be
cheerful, but not gigglers.
Be serious, but not dull.
Be communicative, but not forward
Be kind, but not servile.
In every company, support your
own and your father’s principles by
•autious consistency.
Beware of silly, thoughtless speech-
os: although you may forget them,
others will not
Remember God’s eye is in every
place, and his ear in every company
Beware of ’evity and familiarity
with young meni a modest reserve,
Natural history,—in plants, eaitlis,
stones, minerals, animals, Ac. i
Picturesque taste,—in landscape
.scenery in all-its boundless t onibina-r
lions, . ’t
Cult.’Vate good-humoured content*
meat in a'.H the • little inconveniences
incident to in.'is, roads, weather, Ac.
Cultivate a u.eep and grateful sense
of the power, wisdom, and goodm ss
of God, in creation and providence,
as successively presented to your no
tice from place to pla:;e.
Keep diaries and inenoranda of
daily events, places, persons, ob
jects, conversations, sermons, public
meetings beauties, wondeis, and mer-
■ ics, as you travel. Be minute and
faithful.
Ask many questions of such ate
can afford useful information, as te-
what you see.
Write your diary daily;—delays are
very prejudicial. You owe a diary to
yourself, to your friends left at home,
end to your father, who gi’es you the
pleasure and profit of the journey.
Pnayer.— Strive to jres^rve a
praying mind through the day; not on-,
ly at the usual and stated periods, hut
every where, and at all times and ia
all companies. This is your best pi e*
s< native against error, weakness,
and sin.
Always think yourselves in the midst
of temptations; & never more so, than
when most plea sed with oat w ard ob
jects and intercourse.
Pray and w atch; for if tlie spirit 1 ’® *
w illing; yet the flesh i» deplombtf
weak.
* Mr. Richmond’s signature is the Chris
tian Guarthan.
THE LEVEL OF THE SEA. -
1 nere is, perhaps, nothing which
nlnsuaicb iu u-Miuie sinking man..or
me exact accoiuuuce oi Nau*
piniiuii.cn- the lew gtnr. aJ l A "
j.. casiu* s **1 tans Which yCSCiiber
iiicu. all, than ti»e ptilcci level ot toe
o.. can as a liqiuii tuiiace. 1 tie soft
ncvci iiSes or laws in any pl..«.e, eveit
out inch, hut in oocu.cm t lo hxed
laws, anil those cnauges in. y gene!al
ly be iutesci n anu uiiowei. ioi. * ! or
instance, the eastern liaue wintis and
otlidr causes, lutee the water ui tluf
ocean townies the Atman ioast, s®
as to keep tin Red feta about Jic 1< ot
above the gentiui oecau level; snd
Lie Meuilei laneau beu is a little 1®*
tow that level, htcause tlie evalua
tion Item it is greater than the s. pq y
of its rivers—causes it lo receive a»
acditional supply by the btivit ol GiL-
ralter: but in Tt such eases the d-
leet is as icnitant as tiie ctisturbing
cause, ami tlie elore can be calculat
ed upon with confidence Weie it
not lor this pertect exactness, in what
a precarious state tvoulit the inhabi
tants exist on the sea shmes, anu < *
the honks of low rivers! I' ew ol ll •
inhabitants of Ltndon, perhaps, re*
fleet, when stnmUig close by the side
of their noble liver, and gazing cn
the rapid llooii-tide pouring inland
through the bridjes, that although six
ty miles from the sea, they are plac
ed as low as persons sailing upon it»
fate, where perhaps at the tune
there may be tossing waves, covered
with wrecks and the. drowning. l«
Holland, which is a low flat, loimed
chiefly by the mud and sand brought
down by tiie Rhine and neighbouring
rivers, much of the country is really
below the le'vel of the common spring
tides, and is only protected from dai
ly inundations by artificial dykes or
ramparts of great strength. M hat
awful uncertainty would hang over
the existence of the Dutch, it th©
level of the sea were subject to
change for, while we know the water
of the ocean to be seventeen miles
higher at the equator than at the poles,
owing to the centrifugal force of the
earth’s rotation, were the level now
established, from any cause to be sud
denly changed but ten feet, millions of
human beings would be the victims.
Scotsman.
Dyspepsia.— A writer in the New>
York Daily Advertiser states, from
bis own experience, that a strong tea
made of flood Soct, and drank free
ly, cold, is a certain cure lor thf
Dyspepsia.