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Every man is in danger nf be<*ininga drunkard who id in
Aa, tho hahit ofdrinking ardent spirits, |
1. When he is warm. K 11 . When he is at work. N
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3. Wlien he is wet. / id. IVd'ore meals.
5. When he is dull. \ “>. When lie gets up. V
/ 6. When lie is lively. ( It*. When he iff*es to bed. ‘ a
tA. 7. Wiien lie travels. / 17- On hollidays. vj
‘2. Wi-.ou lie is in o -in[uiny v !1. On auv day; 01 ;\ !
10. When lit*is alone. / 2i. Onany 0 c.t i<m.
k IjrSf” Every friend to Temperance St !
take lire Temperance
ii“lf Temperance men will not
>(!m Tempi ranee Press, who will
amnan mm gaeaesaa rEnaaeasasissnaßas^ua
MOKAI Mb REli[(jM)UB.
Hifjher.
lliphei ! it is a word of nolile mean
ing, 1 hn inspiraiion of nil great deeds—-
tlie sympatiielie chain lliat lends, link
hy link, the impassioned soul to its ze
nith of glory, and still holds its myste
rious object .standing and glittering a
mong tiie sin rs.
Liighe.! lisps the inCaiit that clasps|
ils parent’s knees, and makes iis fee- ‘
hie essay to rise fruiti the floor—it is
the first inspiration of childhood—to!
burst the nuriow confines of the cradle, I
in which its sweetest moments have:
passed forever.
Higher! laughs the proud school boy!
at his swing; or as lie climbs the tallesl I
tree of the forest, that he may look down j
upon his less adventurous companions j
with a (lush of’exultation, and abroad!
over the fields, the meadows, and his
native village. He never saw sx> ex.
tended a prospect before.
Higher! earnestly breathes the stu- 1
dent of philosophy and nature, ho has
a host of rivals, but ho must eclipse
them all.—The midnight oil burns dim,,
but lie finds light and knowledge in the ,
* lumps of heaven, and his soul is never i
weary when the last of them is hid be- ‘
hind the curliuns of morning.
And higher! his voice thunders forth I
w hen the dignity of manh-od lias in- j
vested his form, and the multitude is;
listening to his oracles burning
with .eloquence uud ringing like true j
steel in too cause of freedom and right.:
And when time lias changed his locks
to silver, and world-wide is his; when
the maiden gathering flowers hy tne
road side, and the boy in the field, how
in reverence as he pa-sesj and the peas
ant looks to him with honor —can he
breathe forth from his heart the fond
wish of the past?
Hig-er yet! lie lias reached the apex
of earthly honor, yet his sjdiit burns us
warm as in youth, though with .steadier
and paler light, and it would ever bor
row wings and soar up high to heaven,
leaving its tenement to moulder among
the laurels he has wound around it, for
the never-ending glory to ho reached
only in the presence of the Most High.
For the, Temperance Banner.
Dear Banner—The following is se
lected from an old Washingtonian pa
per; if it is new to you, you can publish
it as 1 doubt not it will be new to many
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in Georgia.
Death and the Grave
’ “1 am hungry,” said the Grave,
“give me some food.”
-i will send forth a minister of de
struction,” replied Death, “and you
shall he satisfied.”
•<And what minister will you send
forth?”
“1 will send forth Intemperance and
he shall carry Alcohol for a weapon.
“It is well,” said the Grave, “but
how know you the people will fall into
the snare.”
“I will demand the assistance of tne
tempter,” replied Death, “and lie -h ill
disguise the snare under various ran
• Aug forms, such as food arid medb i n-
and pleasures, and hospitality, and he-j
nevolence"; tho people will ll> n drink
and die.”
“I am content,” said the Grave. “So,
I peveeive your scheme is skilfull, and
will succeed.”
The church bell began to toll, and |
the mourners to walk through the street,
and the Sexton ply his mattock and
I spade, for the minister of destruction i
; had gone forth, and once more Death
and the Grave met together to exult
: over the success of their scheme.
“And who is this they arc bringing?”
asked the Cl rave.
“This is an old man, wiio fancicd that
wine was necessary to recruit his wast
!ed strength. Ha began with hut a lit
tle at first, hut gradually increased the
| quantity, and finally drunk to a .v
; and died.”
; “And who is this?”
“This is a young man, who fond of
I company, and liquor was thought he
l cessary at convivial meetings. He con
! iracted the habit of drinking, and is now
j a corpse.”
j “And who are they bringing, follow
ed by a train of wet ping children?”
I “This is a broken-hearted woman,
whose husband became a confirmed
: drunkard, and who left her and his chil
dren lo pine in want, whilst he spent his
! time and money in the; tavern. And
| now they are bringing the corpse of the
husband himself, who lias lost his life in
j a drunken bFoit.”
j “Hush,” said the Grave. “I hear a
loud wail, and the sobs of grief that will
not h; silenced. What is the meaning
of this?”
j “Ah!” said Death, “they are bringing
! the body of a little infant, whose drun
-1 ken father, aiming the blow at his wife,
i destroyed it at the breast; and the rno
! tiier, like Rachel, refusvth lo be com
| torted, because her child is not.”
“And who are these?”
“These are the bodies of a female
profligate and her-stillborn offspring.—
Bhe was once fair and innocent, but li
quor inflamed her seducer, and depriv
ed her of caution. She was soon, how
cver, deserted, and after pursuing a
short career of crime, died.”
“And these?”
“These, are the bodies of a murderer
and bis victim; they were once bosom
friends, but wine snapped the bonds of
friendship; they quarreled over their
cups and one having died by,the hands
of his companion, the other sutiered u
felon’s death. But here is u crowning
incident of our scheme. Behold the
corps of a suicidi! This man drank
until his property was dissipated and
his mind deranged; and so in his de
struction he laid viohht hands upon his
own lif\”
Long did these dark associates th is i
converse and loud tvas the cry that as-!
cended to heaven from injured parents
and children, and brethren and friends, j
until at last Mercy was sent down to;
see what could be done to check the mis- ]
chie'. And Mercy instantly sent her]
healing minister, and she called it To- j
tal Abstinence; for, said she, “lliey can- 1
not touch the evil without contaaiina-1
tion. Like the poison of the Dpas tree,
its very smell is deadly, anti no one!
come within the reach ot’ its influence:
unhurt.” j
The church bells were but seldom ;
heard, and but few mo rners were seen;
in the streets. Tlie wailings of the
widow and orphan were succeeded hy !
hymns of praise ami thanksgiving, for!
Death and the Grave were despoiled of
their prey.
Augusta, Aug. 18, 1852.
The Pleasant Acquaintance.
AN AMERICAN STORY.
1 “Who is she?”
! “Ay, that is precisely tlie question
! which every body asks, and nobody can
( answer.”
1 “She is a splendid looking creature,
| bo she who she may.”
“And her manners areas lovely as
; her person. Come and dine with me
’ to-morrow; I sit directly opposilo her
at table, so you can have a fair oppor
i tunity of-gazing at this new star in our
! dingy firmament.”
“Agreed; I am about changing iny
I lodgings, and if I like the company f at
I your house, l may take a room there.”
i The speakers were two gay arid
| fashionable men; one a student of law,
! Hie other a confidential clerk in a large
j commercial house. They belonged to
that class of youths so numerous in
New York, who, while in reality la
bouring most industriously for a live
; lihood, yet lake infinite pains to seem
idle and useless members of society;
; fellows who at their outset in life try
j hard to repress a certain repeatability
I of character, which after a while comes
up in spite of them, and makes them
] very good sort of men in the end. The
lady who had attracted so much of their
1 attention at that moment, had recently
arrived in the city; and es she wore ot
widowhood, her solitary position seem
if] sufficiently. explained. But there
\ in nttiactiven ■.5 in tier appear
ance and maimers which excited a
PENFIELD, OA. SEPTEMBER 25, 1852.
more than usual interest, in the stran
ger's history. Siie hail that peculiar
laspinalion which gentlemen regard
as the most exquisite refinement of
frank simplicity, but which ladies bet
ter versed in intricacies of female na
| lure, always recognise as the perfec
tion of art. None but an impulsive,
warm hearted woman can retain Iter
j freshness of feeling and ready respon
| sive ssnypathy after five and twenty;
and such a woman never obtains a
; sufficient command over her own sen
j sitiveness to exhibit the perfect adap
; lability and uniform umiabieness of
; department which arc characteristics
! of the skilful fascinator.
Harry Maurice, the young lawyer
ling, failed not-to fulfil his appointment
.vith ids friend ; and at tour o’clock on
the following day he found himself the
\ vis-a-vis of the bewitching Mrs. How
ard, gazing on her loveliness through
the somewhat hazy atmosphere of a
steaming dinner-table. If lie was
struck with her appearance when he
saw her orly stepping from a carriage,
lie was now completely bewildered by
the whole battery of charms which
were directed against him. A well
rounded and graceful figure, whose
symmetry was set oil’by a close fitting
, dress of black bombazine, superb arms
gleaming through sleeves of the tliin
| nest crape; a neck of dazzling white
ness, only half concealed beneath the
folds of a kerchief; features not regular
. ly beautiful, somewhat sharp in outline,
but full of expression, and enlivened
; by the brightest of eyes and pearliest
of teeth, were the most obvious of her
■ attractions.
The ordinary civilities of the table
proffered with profound respect by
Maurice, and accepted with quiet dig
nity by tlie lady, opened the way to
conversation. Before tiie desert caine
on, the first barriers to acquaintance
had been removed, and, somewhat to
his own surprise Harry Maurice found
himself perpetrating bad puns and ut
tering gay lion-mots in the full hearing,
and evidently to the genuine amuse
ment, of the lovely widow. When
dinner was over, the trio found them
selves in the midst of an animated <1 is
j mission respecting the relative capac
| ity for sentiment in men und women,
j The subject was too interesting to be
I speedily dropped, and tho party ad
journed to a convenient corner of the
drawing ronai. jVs usual, the pecu
liar character of the topic upon which
they had fallen, led to the unguarded
! expression of individual opinions, and
: of course to tho developctnent of much
implied experience. Nothing could
have been better calculated to display
Mrs. Howard as one of the most sensi
tive as well as sensible of her sex. She
had evidently been one of the victims
to the false notions of society. A pre
mature marriage, an uncongenial part
ner, and all tiio thousand and one ills
attendant upon baffled sentiment, hid
probably entered largely into this lady’s
by-gone knowledge of life. Not that
she designed to confide any of her per
sonal ex peril nee to her new friends, but
they possessed active imaginations, ami
it was easy to make large inferences
from small premises.
Tlie acquaintance so suspiciously be
gun was not allowed to languish. Har
ry Maurice took lodgings in tlie same
house; and thus, without exposing the
fair widow to invidious remark, he was
enabled to enjoy her society with less
restraint. Unlike most of his sudden
fancies, he found his liking lor this lady
“logrow by what it fed on.” She look
ed so very lovely in her simple while
morning dress, and pretty French cap,
and ner manners partook so agreeably
of the simplicity and easy negligence of
the breakfast attire, that she seemed
more charming than ever. Indeed, al
most every one in the house took a fan
cy to her. She won the heart of the
Indies by her unbounded fondness for
Un ir children, and her consummate tact
in inventing new games for them; while
her entire unconsciousness of her own
attractions, and apparent indifferences
to admiration, silenced for a lime all in
cipient jealousy. The gentlemen could
not hut he pleased with a pretty woman
who was so sweet-tempered and so little
exacting; while her peculiar talent for
putting every one in good humor with
themselves—a talent, which in less skil
ful hands would have been merely an
adroit power of flattery, sufficiently ac
counted for her general influence.
There was only one person who scorn
ed a proof against Mrs. Howard’s spells.
This was an old bank clerk, who for
forty years had occupied the same post,
and stood, at the same desk, encounter
ing no other changes than that of anew
ledgi r for an old one, and hating every .
innovation in morals und manners with
an intensity singularly at variance with
his usual quietude, or rather stagnation
of feeling. For nearly half his life he
had occupied the same apartment, and
nothing hut a fire or an earthquake;
would have been sufficient to dislodge
him. Many of tlie transient residents
in the house knew him only by the saw.
briquet of “the Captain:” and the half.
dictatorial, halt-whimsical manner in
which, with the usual privilege of a hu
morist, he ordered trifling matters about
the house, was probably the origin of
the title. When the Indies who presi.
tied at the head of the establishment
first opened their house for the recep.
lion of hoarders, he had taken up his
quarters there and they had all grown
did together; so it was not to be won
dered at if he had somewhat the manner
of a master.
The captain had looked with an evil
eye upon Mrs. Howard from tho* morn
n'Mr after her arrival, when he had de
tected her French dressing maid in tlie
act of peeping into his boots, as they
atonl outside of the chamber-door.—
tno instance of curiosity, which 1m
could only attribute to an nnjusthble
anxiety to he acquainted with the name
of the owner of the said boots, was such
a flagrant impropriety, besides being
such a gross violation of his privilege
of privacy, that he could not forgive it.
He made a formal complaint of the
matter to Mrs. Howard, and earnestly
advised her to dismiss so prying a serv
ant. The lady pleaded her attachment
to a faithful attendant, who had left her
native France for pure love of her, and
besought him to forgive a first and vo.
nial error. The captain had no faith
jin its being a first fault, and as for its
; veniality, if sjm had put out an “I,” and
j called it a venal affair, it would have
! better suited his ideasof her. He evi
denlly suspected both the mistress and
! the maid ; and u prejudice in his mind
| was like a thistle-seed —it might wing
ils way on gossamer pinions, but once
planted, it was sure to produce its crop
of thorns.
In vain the lady attempted to concil
iate him; in vain she tried to humor
iiis whims, and pat and fondle his hob.
hies. He was proof against all Iter al
luremnets, and whenever by some new
or peculiar grace she won unequivocal
expressions of admiration from tiie more
susceptible persons around her, a [>••'v
j ish, “Fudge !” would resound most em
phatically from the captain’s lips.
Three months passed away and Hnr
! ry Maurice, was “full five fathoms
: deep,” in love with the beautiful strang
j er. Yet he knew no more of her per
sonal history than outlie day when
! they first met, and She old question of
i “Who is she ?” was often in his mind,
’ though the respect growing out of a
I genuine attachment checked it ere the
; words rose to his lips. He heard her
speak of’ plantations at the South, and
on more than one occasion he had been
favored with a commission to transact
! banking business for hsr. Ho bad
! made several deposits in her name, and ,
had drawn out several small sums fori
her use. He knew therefore that she]
had moneys at command, hut of her
family and connexions he wss pro
foundly ignorant. 110 was too much
in love, however, to hesitate long ot.
this point. Young, ardent, and pos
sessed of that pseudo romance, which,
like French nikling, so much resembles
tho real thing that many prefer it, as
being cheaper and more durable, he
was particularly pleased with tho appa
rent disinterestedness of his alfection.
800 poor to marry unless he found a
bride possessed of a fortune, he wus
now precisely in the same situation
where alone he could (eel himself oil
the same footing with a wealthy wife,
lie had an established position in socie
ty, his family were among l ho oldest
und most respectable residents of the l
sta e, and the oiler of his hand under;
such circumstances to a lone, unfriend- j
ed stranger, to-.k away all appearance j
ofstupidily from the suitor, while it eon ;
stituted a claim upon the lady’s grati
tude as well as affection. With all his
assumed self-confidence, Maurice was I
in reality a vary modest fellow, and lie
had manv a secret misgiving as to tier
opinion of hi.* merits ; for ho was one j
of those youths who use puppyism us a
cloak for his diflidenoo. Ho wanted to
assure himself of her preference lie.
fore committing himself by a declara
tion, and to do this required a degree
of skill in womancralt that far exceed-1
ed his powers.
In the mean time the prejudices of
the captain gained greater strength.
The freedom of modern manners was
shocking to him, and in Mrs. Howard
lie beheld the imagination of vanity, ;
coquetry, and falsehood. Besides she j
interfered with his privileges. She
made suggestions about certain ar
rangements at table; she pointed out
improvements in several miner house
hold comforts ; she asked for the liver ;
wing of the chicken, which had here
tofore been bis peculiar perquisite, as
carver; she played the accordian and
kept an reolian harp iri the window of ,
her room, which unfortunately adjoined
his; and to crown all, she did not hesi- ;
late to ask him questions as cooly as if I
she was totally unconcious ot his privi
lege of privacy, lie certainly had a
nrio.- t decided grudge against the lady,
and she, though apparently all gentle-
ness and meekness, yet had so adroit a
wav of saying and doing di lagre ‘.ilde ,
things to the old gentleman tout it s.
easy to infer a mutual dislike.
The euplian’s benevolence had been j
excited by seeing Harry Maurice on
the right road to being victimized, and
In 1 actually took some pains to make
the youug man see things in their own j
light. •
“Pray, Mr. Maurice, do you spend
all your mornings at your office ?” said j
he one day.
“Certainly, sir.”
“Then you differ from most young]
lawyers,” was the gruff reply.
“Perhaps l have better reasons than
many others for my close application.
While completing my studies, 1 am en
abled to earn a moderate salary by
writing for Mr , and this is of some
consequence to me.”
The old man looked inquiringly, and
Maurice answered the silent question.
*'Ton know enough of our family,
sir, to be aware that my father’s income,
died with him. A few hundred dol
lars per annum are all that remains
for the support of mv mother and inva
lid sister, who reside in Connecticut.—
Os course, if I would not encroach up
on their small means, 1 must do some
thing for my own maintenance.”
The captain’s look grew pleasanter
as he replied, I do not mean to be guil
ty of any impertinent intrusion into
your affairs; but it seems to me that
you share the weakness of your fellows,
hy thus working like a slave and spend
ing like u prince.”
Maurice laughed. “Perhaps my
princely expenditure would scarcely
hear as close a scrutiny as my slavish
toil. I really work ; hut it often hap.
pens that 1 only seem to spend.”
“I understand you; hut you are
worthy of betlor things; you should
have courage to throw olfthe trammels
of fashion, and livo economically like
a man of sense, until fortune favors
you.”
I’lte young man was silent for a mo
ment ; then, us if to chunge the subject,
asked, “Wliat was your object in in
quiring about my morning walks?”
“1 merely wanted to know if you ev
er met Mrs. Howard in Broadway in
the morning.”
“Never, sir; but I am so seldom
lliere, that it would bo strange if I
should encounter an acquaintance
among its throngs.”
“I am told that she goes out every
morning at nino o’clook and does not
return until three.”
“Suppose she is fond of walking.”
j “Humph ! I rather suspect she lias
I some regular business.”
“Quito likely,” said Maurice, laugh
i>’g heartily; “perhaps she is a bank
clerk. Occupied from nine to three,
you say—just banking hours.”
The captain looked sternly in tho
young man’s face, then uttering his
emphatic “Fudge!” turned upon hia
heel, and whistling, “A Frog lie would
a wooing go,” sauntered out the room,
thoroughly disgusted witli tho whole
raoo of modern young men.
The old gentleman’s methodical hab
its of business had wfiin for him the con
fidence of every one, and as an almost
necessary consequence had involved
him in tho responsibility of several
trusteeships. Thore were sundry old
ladies and orphans whose pecuniary
affairs he had managed for veurs with
tho punctuality of a Dutch clock. Be
fore noon, on the days when their in
terest moneys were due, lie always
had the satisfaction of’paying them in.
to the hands of the owners. It was on.
ly for some such purpose that he ever
left his post during business hours; but 1
tin claims of tlie widow and the father- !
less came before those of the ledger. I
and ho sometimes stole an hour from
his daily duties to attend to those pri
vate trustees.
Not long after he had sought to awa
ken his young friend’s suspicion, re
specting Mrs. Howard, ono of these:
occasions occurred. At midday lie
found himself seated in a pleasant
drawing room, between an old lady j
and a young one, both of whom regar- j
led him as the very best of men. He
hud transacted Ids business and was 1
taking leave when he was detained to!
partake of a lunch; and while he was’
engaged in washing down a biscuit
with a glass of octogenarian Madeira,
the young lady wus called out of the
room. She wus absent about fifteen
minutes and when she returned, her
eyes were full of tears. A pile of gold
lay on the table, fthe captain would
have thought it ungcntleman.liko to of
fer dirty paper :o ladies,) arid taking a
five dollar piece from the heap she
again vanished. This time she did not
quite close tho door behind her, and it
was evident she was Conversing witli 1
some claimant upon l*er charity. Her
compassionate tones were distinctly
heard in the drawing room, and when
she censed speaking, a remarkably
soft, liquid voice responded to her’
kindness. There was something, in
these sounds which awakened the live,
liest interest in the old gentlem >n. lie
started, fidget ted in his chair, and at
length fairly mastered by his curiosity,!
he stole on tiptoe to the door. Ha saw!
only a dropping figure clad in mourn
ing, and veiled from head to loot who f
repeating her thanks to heryoung hem
efactress, gathered up a roll of papers
from tlie hall-table, and withdrew be
fore ho could obtain a glimpse of hei
face.
“What, imposter, have you been
feeing now ?” ho asked, as the young
lady entered the room, holding in her
hand several cheap French ongravings.
“No imposter, my dear, but a most
interesting woman.”
“Oil, 1 daro say she was very inter
esting and interested too, no doubt.—
But how do you know she was no
swindler ?”
“ Because she shod tears, real tears.’
“Humph; 1 suppose she put her
handkerchief up to her eves and sniv
jelled.”
I “No, indeed, I saw the big drops roll
down her cheeks, and 1 never cau
doubt such an evidence ofgenuino sor
row; people can’t force tears.”
“Wliat story could she tell which’
was worth, five dollars 1”
“Her husband who was an importer
of French stationary and engravings,
lias recently died insolvent, leaving bar
burdened with the support of two chil
dren and an infirm mother. His credi
tors have seized every thing excepting
a few unsaleable prims, bv the sale of
which she is now endeavoring to main
tain herself independently.
“.Are the prints wortli any thing^”
“Not much.”
“Then she is living upon charity
quite as much as if she begged from
door to door; it is only anew method
ot levying contributions upon people
with more money than brains.”
“ The truth of her statement is easily
ascertained. 1 have promised to visit
her and if l find her what she seems, I
shall supply hor with employment us a
seamstress.”
“Will you allow mo to accompany
you on your visit ?”
“Certainly, my dear sir, upon oondf*
tion tliat it you find her story truo, you.
I will pay the penalty of your mistrust in
i the shape of a goodly donation V*
“Agreed ! i’ll pay if she turns out to
he an object of charity. Hut that voice
of hers—l don’t believe there are tw<*•
such voioes in this groat city.”
What notion had now got into tho
! crotchetty head of the captain no one
: could toll; but ho certainly was in won.
, derf'ul spirits that day at dinner. He
j was in such good humor that he wa*
; oven civil to Mrs. Howard, and sent hi 4
I own complements to Hurry Maurice*
Ho looked a little oonfounded when
Airs. Howard, taking advantage of hi*
j “melting mood,” challenged him to s
game ut backgammon, and it was al
| most with his old grullhess that he re
fused her polite invitation. Ho waited
j long enough to see her deeply engaged
! in chess with her young admirer, and
1 then hurried away to fulfil his engage.
! merit with the lady who had promised
to let him share her errand of mercy.
lie was doomed to he disappiontod,
however. They found the house inhab.
ited by the the unfortunate Mrs. Har
ley; it was a low one-storey roar build.
iug, in Street, the entrance to which
was through a covered alley leading
from the Rtreet. It was u near, com
litable dwelling, and the butchers shop
in front of it screened it entirely from
public view. But the person of whom
they were in quest was not at home.—
Her mother and two rosy children,
however, seemed to corroborate her
story, and us the woman seemed dis
posed to ho rather communicative, the
old gentleman fancied he had now got
upou a true trail. But nil incautious
question from him sealod tho woman’s
lips, and he found himself quite astray
again. Finding nothing could be
gained he hurried away, and entering
his own door, found Mrs. Howard still
deeply engaged in hergame of of chess,
though she did look up with a sweet
smile when she saw him.
A few days afterwards his friend in
formed biin that she had been more
successful, having found Mrs. Harley
just preparing to go out on her daily
round of charity.seeking.
When suspicions are once aroused in
the mind of a man like the captain, it is
strarigo how industriously he puts to.
get'uer the minutest links in the chain
of evidence, and how curiously he
searches for such links, as if the un
masking of a rogue was really a mat.
ter of the highest impoitunee. Tho
captain began to grow more reserved
uinJ incommunicative than ever. He
uttered oracular apothegms and dogma
tisms until he became positively disa.
grceable, and at last as if to show an
utter aberration of mind, he determined
to obtain leave of absence tor a week.
It was a most remarkable event in his
history, and ns such excited much spec
ulation. But the old genllemun’s lips
were closely buttoned; he quietly pack
ed a valise ami set out upon, what he
called, a country excursion.
It was curious to notice how much he
was missed in the house. Some missed,
his kindliness; some quaint humorness;
some in .’ punctuality, bv which ‘hey set
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