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THE RIVULET. *
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BY AT. FK K D TENNYSON. *
• O •
• I come from the of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sallk
And sparkle out atnong/Lc fern. *
• To bicker down a vnllM •
By thirty hills I hurry dowm . *
* Or slip bqpween the ridgesX'V *
m . liy twenty thorps, a little tovvrX N • * ,
And hridgW . , A
Till last by Philip’s barn frtFifw'O * m
To join the brimming river, #
0 For men may come and men may go, •
, But Igo on for ever. •
I chatter over stony ways, • „
• ‘ In little sharps and trebles,
I bubble into eddying bays, ••
m * I babble on the pebbles. #
• With many u-curve my banks I fret, * 0
0 By many a field and fallow,
0 \And many a fairy foreland set *
0 / With willow, weed and mallow. ‘ ♦ •
*1 chatter, chatter, as 1 floe ‘ j , \
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and uien may go,
But I go on for ever.
1 wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom sailing,
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling.
And here and there a foamy liako
Upon me as I trav el
With many a silvery waterbreak
Above the golden gravel;
And draw them all along, and flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But l go on for 1 ver.
I steal by lawns and grassy plots,
1 slide by hazel covers,
I move the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.
1 slip, I slide, 1 gloom, 1 glance.
Among the skimming swallows,
1 make the netted sunbeam dance
Against uiy sandy shallows.
I murmur under moon and stars
In brambly wiidei nesses,
1 linger by my shining bars,
I loiter round my cresses.
\nd out again 1 curve and flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come nnd men may go,
But 1 go on for ever.
A ROM A STIC ISCIOE.VT.
A soldier who was present at the capture of Sebas
topol, relates, in u letter to his friends, the following :
romantic story : “A party of men, belonging to dif
ferent regiments, were paroling horn house to house,
in search of plunder. In one of tho houses they
, im( . :icross a beautiful young female, about IT or IS
veil- of age. Os course, some ignorance was shown
amoog-t the party, who commenced to drag her
all,nil, and w old have used violence to her, had not
a young man threatened to blow the first mans
brains out that hid a finger on her, whereupon tho
voung woman flew to this man, and clung to him for
protection. She followed him ail the way back to
the camp, when, coming in sight of bis ramp, be
beckoned her to return - ut no, sin would not leave
him. Whether -be had fallen in love at tirst sight
1 don’t know, but she came to camp with him. As
mxhi as lie got there he was instantly confined for
being absent when the regiment was under arms. —
Siie followed him to the guard tent, and cried after
him. Tie colonel of his regiment, seeing the atfec
t;,,M ,i c bor< him, ref-a-cd him, and sent them both
to General Harris, where an intet prefer waa got, and
>!., related the whole affair to them. Il turned out
that she was a General’’ daughter, with some thou
sands. She was beautifully attired, and carried a
gold watch, and wore a set of bracelets of immense
value. The young man is now about to be married
to her. She w ill not leave him upon any account
whatever, and if he is not a lucky dog, I don’t know
who is.”
*’HK IIATri.K OF ft It) lUVIt.
BY RICH A III) EVERETT.
Soon after open war commenced between the col*
ionics and England, the Americans turned ilicrc alien
i t i' )n t° the mouth of Delaware river l'o prevent .1
British fleet from capturing Philadelphia, extensive
fortifications w ere erected aL various eligible points
, along the river shores. On.a low reedv island, where
| the beech was only a few feet above tide, si >od I'ori
j Mifliin, a strong fortress, built of earth, atones and
1 hugi logs. On the Jersey shore, ju .1 opp is it ■, w.i
----■ roit Mercer, a similarly cons ructed f<rti(i .iti.m nun
] oil with In avy cannon. Fui iher down the riv rwl ri
j other works, while under tl l.v of s all islands,
floating batteries commanded tin* river in every di
rection. Nor was this all, for in ihe nu n chanm I
the Americans sunk huge rAc-ore.r or frames
of timber filled with stones ami logs. I pnn t s,
defences, principally, the patriot- teoed for the pro
tection of Philadelphia.
Soon after the battle of Bi tmly wine. Sir Wii.imn
Howe, with a large fleet of frigati-s ami slore ships,
appeared in the mouth of the Delaware river, and
opened fire upon tho first line of batteries. Being
able to bring many heavy guns to bear upon the
American works, Howe soon silenced them, and tak
ing advantage of a strong wind, sailed in one night
nearly to the sunken obstructions near Billing’s Isl
and. Under cover of a heavy fire from the ships,
the British labored to break a passage through the
By great exertions a channel, eight
feettpAMty just wide enough for a light frigate,
delved out, and six through. \U un
dine the British army, which handik aliA
UuDat Hrarnlywine, rapidly neared Philadelphia, ltd
inWc%rcdkivkl \ia*s ffomthe sftAibpv.v diich broke
through the sunken Tibst Nocuous. it rVa di termi
nation to destroy Forts Mercer Howe
sent Colonel Donop w ith twelve hundred picked men
to make an attack by land, while the fleet assaulted
a large flotilla of American batteries, gallics, gun
boats and schooners, which caused the British ves
sels much annoyance. Che fleet was also to bombard
Fort Mifliin.
Fort Mercer, com 1 only called “Bed Bank,” was
garrisoned by tit o regiments of Rhode Island troops
under Col. Greene, and Fort Mifflin by two regiments
of Marylanders, under Col. Smith Colonel Donop
w ith bis brigade, left the British camp on the morn
ing of October2lst, and the first night rested at Had
denstield, New Jersey, for several hours. < retting
under arms about midnight, they marched briskly
across the country, and at four o’clock on the morn
ing of the 2‘2d, came w ithin cannon-shot of the Fort.
They were discovered by tho sentry about daylight,
slowly forming in the edge of a belt of forest. The
garrison was instantly underarms, and preparations
made to resist until Although Col. Greene
had only four hundred men, he declared that Fort
Mercer should never b • surrendered. With only
fourteen pieces Os cannon, the brave officer, heartily
supported by his gallant men, hastily made ready for
battle.
a stir was observed in the British ranks, and
an officer riding up to the entrenchments, prof, ctcd
by a white flag, made a proclamation : “TheKingof
England orders his rebelious subjects to lay down
their arms, and they are w arned that if they stand
battle no quarters whatever will lie given!” To this
disliking message, Col. Greene nobly replied, “We
ask no quarters, neither will we give any !” The of
ficer, retired, and very soon a party of at till, l i-t.-*
commenced the erection of a battery w ithin easy au
non-shot . f the fort. The works of Fort Mercer con
-1 sisted of a strong citadel loop-holed and supplied with
! embrasures for cannon. This citadel was surround
] cd by rt^tparts, flankul with batteries; there whs
; also a ditcii afld abut if. Beside* these defences, a(
J strong masked battery occuiii.d an angle of the ram
parts, its guns completely raking the abatis and up
| proaches. *
i The battery being finished, a vrmhl fire opened upon
the s. d fi r IT thiie,
1 but gradually slackened, nnJvi.e men wiihdr* in
small parties to tlic ritad •!, h aving a comp hy
manage the masked battery. ('<,!. Donop believing
the enenßlteirurt - *
cd, orden-d ffS \%ult whole foie, m to,
: columns of six hundred 1:1*11 each. ‘I hc Colomn
which first advanced clear, and tlg^i^tworks v. i h lo'ht
shouts iff. derision, aittider tb lo [’,'nT u! tin-
Atm ri.V'T.4 1\: : but
their dreaiTful mtslaKc was soon evident. As t(,e
Hessian s.Jdiers climbed op the rampatt- in great
’ nuiiite.rs, a vivid tire fr.im cannon ami muskcti y
op, n and op.m them from the cl; -oh I L e *.,•! that
nearly one hundred men fell at the firs’ v i.y. A
stot.ii of grape an! chain-shot swept tin qhtr, ••, whil’
from ev.-ry loop-hole tfe i • |sor <1 .1 stream ..f mus
ket ball* As the enemy stagger, and Iwtck *s*oi:i*heif
and dismay(.l, the tnask.d battery stiddi nly opened,
atid at point blank range cut down the disorganized
•itemv, until the glacis was covered with died at.d
dying. The column of Donop .lulled the s. itth
hide of the work'jo*t at ‘.bis instent. Oii rgrtig at
the head of his men, Donop led them over th. abatis,
across tin ditch, and even upon the walls of the fort.
Here, Dnnop fell, badiy wounded, and his twWier*
unable to endure tin tern hie ■ arnag. made at every
volley from the citndti, turr.ed and fled. As they
wheeled, Col. Mingrodc, tne -ecor.d officer in com
mand, received a mortal wound, ‘rtie Hessians,
panic struck, lied at once, nor did they for a moment
halt until several mil,’ ft out the srane of their defeat.
Under the rampart- of Fort Meroer they leftover tour
hundred dead and wounded men, while the patriots
Ottlv numbered men killed, and twenty-eight
wounded.
PIMIEIJ, (iKORtiIA, lfflll.ll, MW 21, fij.
Asa party of Americans under the orders of a
j I' l inch engineer, iv. r. removing the w minded, a faint
| voice front among a heap oi v.iiu ami mangled men,
j called out, “H hoot es yon are, draw me hence!” It
. was the voice of Col. Do. ij. IP was taken to a
j neighimrt-.g house nnd kindly ,aie i for, but his
wound di lied human skill. liuhrec days lie died -
A few hours h. lore his death In ~ed
ing “ noble earcer early, (he wnsthirtv s- veil,) but I
dtv a victim ol my ambition and the avatice of my
sovereign!” JHk
I’he attack on Fort M’JPh fvy the fleet b ..an at :
tin 1 moment ol D mop’s assaifii, I'or i-overttl hours
ii ‘ \eri cam.or,.i .jm kept up li.mi vix British fii
.ates, upon the American licet mi fortiti. ttions. It
u.is ret iirn< and .y the Aineiieans in .-ueh a skilful-Slid
ml: i manner liiat veiy soon to., t the Irigiil. s were
t on tiro i.y hot shot, and two .shots badly i ippl. and. (
Finally flic English comnumder abandoned the at
taek and tetired beyond cannon shot.
V handsome monument cmsiiu monitiug the bailie
of lied Bank, was erected in ln2’.t, mm tin site u|
‘’ “H Mereer. A bout the tel.th ol Nov. lnb> r tl.o Bril- 1
>sb made a grand attack mi Fort Mifliin, which, nlt-i
along resistance, was di'Btioy eii nnd ovaeiiated by
the Ameiiean forces. It destrm son cost tl Jing
hsh a heavy loss in men and loatciiiil.- Dal. linn a.
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V\ VI'KR—ITS lift Ii fs’.
1 lie editor of the t ‘ayiigu t'iii. I thus iliscourses in
his correspondem e from tho Cabin in Wisconsin :
“Mustered strength enough to bathe this imo i ing
There is magic in the simple element. Il impaits
new lift’ to the sluggish system, nnd the skin blooms
agjtin with the blush of health returning. There is
a luxury in tho application of water. The parched
skin eagerly and gratefully absorbs it. A welcome
glow creeps over the frame like ihc kindling of m
life in the veins. For ages, how the n k and the af
flicted have parched and died for the want of writ. r.
M bile health and life lias danced ami laughed in (he
sunbeams by’ tho very door-sill, nature in the -i k
room has been consumed with hunting fevers m.d
gasped for that which a benignant Falhw has sent 1
gushing, and leaping, and singing . very w here, in its
heavenly beauty and purity. I reiuemlii r (lie pnJm 1
days of the “regular'’ system. For weeks I have |
lain b'-siug with fever, gasping lor a cool breath of
ail, and moaning for writer. But horrible! tin’ win
dow wn hci metrically sealed to exclude tin* lea s’
breath of pure air. Tiirimgh the streaming window
I could see the pure bracing sunlight of tin passing j
autumn, and how I longed to look out upon tin scene. !
But that and w ater w ri’ refused me. The stand 1 ink
ed like a small drug shop, and the dose room smelled |
like it. One night, while all others were asleep, I
found the tvator-pail and took an alopathic dome ol
cold water. On again getting into bed, I fell into a j
sweet slumber and perspired profusely. In lli ■noi n- ’
ing I greeted the day with new hope and vigor
‘Ah!’ said the old doctor, as lie I’.lt my pulse, 4 that
last medicine did the work -be’: doing finely !’
Little did he think that the last medicine was a co j
pious dose of cold water! Would to God I w. ic
wealthy. While others bequeathed lo other laltdn- |
hie objects, I would bequeath a plump amount foi
the erection nnd ample endowment of a mammoth !
Water Cure establishment—a .a in for Tin. lu iu i.i..
Its treatment should be within the reach of all.—
The masses should there find a home at reasonable
charges--the poor, without money and without price.
, Its water.-, should b pool where the alllietid could .
1 flock and U’ healed. An angel .should always be i
stirring the waters. I should scatter its blessings as :
free as its waters ran.”
,UV UJfKXPECTRD GIFT.
A voni'g man of cighb cfi or student in
a university, took a walk our day with a prof, -.or,
!w ho whs , “minonh cioicdtli -itideiil’s friend, such
was hi* kindness to th young men it was his office
While th y Io walking hot, and
the professor was seeking to lead the convenwlion to
•rave subjects, they pail of old * lines lying in
l’-. ir path, w hi. ft thlvv sup; .*•• ‘■ to bcfoitg t , a p.str
man w In* had n ally finish'd his (li.ylf, task.
v Ti"’ y .1 to f V fT’ f sht Maying,
j “T.t ii- play the man a (rick , we will hid, hi* shoes
iy*hd conceal ours iv, a behind thos* (ntsbi ■ and wateli
1 his perplexity when lie ca.mot find them.” “M v
duM fii* r.d,” answered the j ml’ - nr, “w, inns’ nev
. ourselve- at tin expei.s. of the poor. But
Vj lieh, and you m . gi’ “ yourself a much
Vi ‘hi p insure by means of this poor man. Dot a
<i” ir into each sins', and ih'o we will hide out
tslvis.”
T e stu lent did sc, m . tfieft plac-,1 him <lf witfi
prof ■* iis bin! i‘ • o’ by, through,
hich th* v could i;. ■ ‘■ *- ■ tie lal.ori i, no,I nn -
ibat’ vi i .on.!* i ..j j.q i might ex; res-. The poor
u.Hti had so ui finis lied i.i* woi 1., ond catn, cn .s * if,.
■ field In (be path, w tide In- had I “ coat and sic. s
Wllih |n j:ij| on the coiit, In’ -lipped Oln: foot into
one of lli* shnes ; but, feeling -omething hard, In
-topped and found the dollar. Asioiiishii ete and
w onder were seen upon bis , uimtciiatice. Ih gazed
ip>m toe d"!'nr, inrned it i ui.d. and looked a ‘ant
sin! :.g ‘ o ; tll'.ll lie looked around him on ail -.<l ),
but could see no one. m
lie put the iri"o’ v into hi* fssiket and fwo neded
to put on the ‘ tin r -I oe : l.ut bow great wa * U* u -
prise wlic uhe fouti'l the ntn it dollar ! fli.s feciign
overeame him (it saw the money was a f>re*en,
and he te-il upon lii* knee.-, looked up to Heaven, n and
uttered a loud and fi-nent than', giving, in wbichhe
spoke of fiis su k and helpless wife, and Ins children
without bread, whom Lh - timely Irouiity from some
unkriow n hand would *ave from perishing.
The young man stood there deeply affected, and
tears filled his eyes. “Now,” said the professor, ‘‘are
yon not be.ler pleased than i you hail (.l ived vmn
lilt'n led trick*” “O. dealest r,” answered tie
youth, “von have tang it me a D -'on non that I wfll
■never forget ’ I feel now the truth of the words,
which I iievir before undeistood, It i.I ,■mr to -ic,
; than to t. .• iv.■.’ ”
I’ M I.lttlß I Vi. (tf.l).
it t in ii \ ... s \ \r .
My day s ("!•.-, | h:o-i:u!\ av.ai,
Ml luuiito ate l> . 4 with sniiti-l sleep;
I feel no symptom of and. nv,
I h.tte no . niso t. n oeii ~f .\ | ;
kiy 1..... are imp.*!. ad an.l sin ,
My bi. mi'nr*.'n.ilhoi till' ’ nor cold,
Ami y cl, oi late, I olteii ; igh—-
I’m ts.w in* old !
My growing talk of old'n trines;
My groiiii... t iir for early i.eas,
My .-'"ill., apathy to til Vine ,
My gs 1 ■ at. nr lor easy shoe*,
My glowing hai ol crowds and noise,
My growing tear ol inking .old,
All teli me, in the plain, t voice
I'm grow ing old !
I’m growing fonder of my staff,
l m glowing dimmer in the eyes,
I m rowing fainter in my Inn li,
1 in growing d>eper in tuv sighs,
1 m growing careless • I my dr. -s,
I’m Mowing frugal of my gold,
I'm grow ng wise, I’m growing ye .
I feel h in my changing taste,
I see it in my changing limr,
Is.. it in m , growing waist,
I sec it in my growing he r,
A thousand hints proclaim the truth,
A ■ plain jm truth was ever told,
I Imt even in my vaunted voutli,
I I’m glowing old!
Ah me, my very laurels hr. ithe
Ihe tale in iny reluctant eat. ;
And every boon the hours In-queaih
But link* sme debtor to (be t. ais ,
I . eii flattery ’s honied w ords declare
I lie 11 i.-l she w ould fain w ithhold,
And tells me in “How young you nr.- 1 ”
I in grow ing old!
I hanks for the years w ho e utphl Ih. tit
My sombre inure ton sadly sings;
I hunks lor the gleams of golden light
1 hat tint tin. daikm’- ol fur w i. gs,
I h light that I w ains Ironi out I.ho sky,
I hose heavenly mansions to unfdd;
W here all a r blest, am) none may sigh,
“ I'm grow ill"’ old!”
A ROM writ S ill,.
The Ik v. Dr. Leybiirn, wbob. 1 d.-iy ated Liio
j Mammoth ave, thus and. . i Dies tin oi on one of ,i.
subtil rain art livers, in the IV .bytet un, ol dlm-lt he
is editor :
A few moment more nnd w< stool on tie- l ank,-
of w Imt the guides .all. and “Iv ho It I v ei,” lli i !, it i.-,
,in riality, probably led. a < onlinuati •.( tin Lethe
Mat had now di ajTp.ni’ and, and . i■ had oh
: charge ol the flalb .at on which w e )jad cmbin kcd.
: I lie prie pect 1,1 this voyage v,.| JI >. . 1 11 : g-. till!
; course of the stream hi at on*’ ; i,. f. . -ohd ceiim
of rock, prohably not over three I . i above (lie wa
ter. Stooping ns low po.--.iblL-, the boat glided
along, mod iii a few minet. . we r.-sebed ■. point
Inhere tl ov.tlnal wa . elcviil dto ottte live
lor rix feel front fbe nif.ee of tin Ire,un. Fortlircc
quarters of i nni*- tin- . ..ham haaiv nr. l al'im was
,'OiitinU'd. V' w i ! i I, (In aiifuceid
the earilt, elidii •oa ti. boi’ iUtof amy ti i ioii.s riv
er, but in *m . to i o l*’ : n I iilToVu Ijy walls of ma
siairyWUliif lit and ail liave loodsima
I the of creation
t’ at - 14 of ilie di -'jMtec w eh Stephen w>
ol’V * -Nl fWBp m i most ol |
j tin -e exlfaordinai loftt. ria's (in ‘ll’ , and to hi
j lien't.'s critimt I* - .cc . od.it no poiiionof our
tntdegfoiifid experience mi.oe ’d ns i . . riin eiy,
so d.-e’ !y, and, I may .y , ■. and iighttnliv, a.I a. Sail
upoti Fbo (liver ’I lie un.'jCe .*■*■- of tl,* scene at
the •Ftt-cf ‘ted I,'ll hit'io ri -. ;,r fitly i.aify into
• i ciico N’ t a y. ord ‘a. 1 i a i,i .. .nnd wn
ti* . 1 • 1 do- * of- . . .. ii.*■ It be truck
’ out ‘.!. .. ‘ i long .fit o’ ■ •Hud jo -1 •• .’ ; sllflicicllt
fl’ pH I.I” kc fi o i” oinld.j’ ‘i h dh f-n * ‘
id 1 rof'c.r .t I I fro . roily. Tin
I 1 1
itilupsltir -’ bill ‘ o r:h - dai!. uiliraii’
‘liic daik* r op. niog'” to ts.” ‘.in xph ml nivi ms t: a’
pent trafnd I'll! rock V 1 ~IU ‘III I itru r side, and ■'.( tin
-am” t on project -d r-• io untied (mdow sos our
grou *, “b! ib . i • fi!.-.I ‘p'dral giants flying
love, tin : vgian stream.
I n i tiilm - .which ad gro-vii to be almost pain
fob) iiiipn *-Iv ■ am!-itbii’ e, wn- nt length broken !
h, the -Wett VI • ot Stephen, -ingii g “Tfie l.a t ;
K ( i Stiiiißier,” [mti’ ing hetwian inch note until
it bed in- n v. aft, ,1 li’.'.u'.di tin cr.nr,is, and softened :
and cure lieu by the returning echoes. The last
strains died away, nnd again we moved slowly and
i.i Miy on. All atonic, note? of the in'*’ dcliciou
■nnsi, ns if from tlm heavenly horrs came sweeping
iv cr Uu dark void ahead. “Beautiful!—exquisite! j
—heal cnly !” Liu *t from r>ti •’ lips, as the - trains fell
on ,• * r debgi.t. <i .hi*. A ui'ooent s reflection ex-
plain and the mystery. Mat, on leaving us, had go,”
to the further end of the river by some other route,
and the delightful surprise and entertainment was
occasioned by hi own solitary songs. 1 hough there
VOL XXL-MMR 47.
wa, in H alite, but ntn voice, it s,. M ni dasif a score
or more were unit’ ll in the melody.
I arb note, as it mm*, slowly hr. athed out, was ta
- a up, and . . hoed from the < hamber and eaverns
until I’ so r.dcd as if all tlio spirits of the cav. find
joined to sw ell tho chorus. I lie -trains, too, seem
ed to be pmili and and Mibh'mati'd from all that was
sillily, nnd rung out in clearer nnd more silvery
and mellowed note, than one could ever hoped to
bear from mortal lips \ very slight effort of the
imagination was nee. - ary to make ms feel as if, on
latin :, .nr phi • of. nd.iir!, .t “H, w o had bid fai el!
t * tin sbore.s o| tiinc, .m.I w ere now on our passage
over the gloomy river “I death to the scenes of aglo
rio iv iiiimort.i.itv, wliene, t .*- music ol the ransom
c I was already I'allin t-.j.on our eats To complete
the illusion, all at once, us we doubled a projecting
rock, a brilliant star beamed out of tlm midnight
“, uppur. iit It fat ahead of us, its rays mirrored
back by the dark vvatcr.
It was Mat. s lump ; but it looked like th* morning
I harbinger of joy and blessedness, after the gloomy
1 otgbi that load overhung the pilgrim party.
V TRKTorAf. MfiAKET.
Dr. tliiiliii relates mi amusing anecdote of a rtu
i *anatili monkey, which we mo.-t present:
“da. k, as lie e. ns . ailed, >. i mg h . muster and si me
eompaioons drinking, w ith i os, imitative powera for
! which his species i . ivmnrkii le, finding half a glass
ol wlo. liy left, took it ii); and drank it off. It flew,
ol course, to ni lioad. Amid their loud roars of
laughter, be began to skip, Imp anil dance. Jack
pas drunk. Next day, wln u they went, w ith the
i ml ntion of rcpeiiting the fun, to take the (loor mon
key from lli-. box, In’ vi:i, Hot lo lie Mien, Looking
iii adc, liter-’ h lav. eroitebi'd in a corner. ‘l'oriio
.ml -ad In ui'i'l. r Afraid to disobey, be came
walking on ti i.c 1. the fore-paw that was laid on
Ins lo oh ad say no, s plain as w ords could do, that
be had > In to ache.
I 4 lliiv’ h l inn, me day to get well, and rc
• uun 1 -a- Iy , th. \ it i. igt i i.allied him off to
Ihc old sc. no of level, (to entering, he eyed the
I-a-i ‘ w ith manif. sl tenor, kulking behind l*io
clniir; and “n hi.* n.a*ter irt.i.'i ing him to drink, ho
bolted, and lie was on the boose top in a twinkling.
They called hint down. He won I not come, (lis
i iicr-i.T - hook the w hip at him. Jack, astride on the
iido-|.ol , e i mii'd deftailec A gun, of which he
wn always Hindi afraid, was pointed at this disciple
id temp ran.-e; lie docked his head, and slipped over
to the back ol tin* hou e; upon which, seeing his
(iiediiament, nnd less afraid apparently of the tiro
tliuu the lire- vii ter, tlm monkey leaped at a bound
on lh * liiinncy-top, and getting down into a flue,
heil on I.y In fu'o-piws, lie would rather be sing
<l tho drink lie triumphed, and although ids
u, -t. r l.< t hint for twelve years after that, he never
.•..old |e r-ii etc the monkey to taste another drop of
whisky.”
Fiom that admirable work, “Illustrations of In
tim l,” w e take tlie follow ing:
“A monkey ti* I lo n fake was robbed by the
Johnny < i<> tin th \V< -t It:li< sty of his food, and
eoiicclvcd the following plan of punishing the
thiev lie feigned (le-ith, and lay perfectly niotion
ii on tbo cround, ne iv to his stake. The birds ap
oncich'd by d.'ir:. . , and git near enough to steal
In food, w Hi.'.lt be allowed them to do. This lie rc-
I no and sevi ral times, till they became so bold as to
r* ne within the reach of fn-> claws, lie calculated
I. and t.aie * , and lad hold of one of them. Death
v. a not hi- plan ol puni lnnent; ho was more refined
in his cru lty lie plucked every feather out of the
bird, and then let him go and show himself to his
co i pauiolrs. Ih- load’- a man of him according to
the ancient definition of a ‘biped without Lathers. ’”
BLAITIH'L OM) ACE.
In Mr . Sigourney V new book, “IVt Meridian,”
tin- follow mg chunning picture “f virtuous old ago oc
cur-. <ud grant tbut Midi pictures may not be few
and far between :
“That venerable old man vigorous, his temples
slightly silvered, when more than four rore years
l 1 1 it-1 v -;ili:d them, If"tv freely flowed forth the melody
i of h - lending vole,- amid the sucH-d strains of public
if favorite tunes of “Mear” and “Old
liundred,” wedded t - tin ,-e simply sublime words
•While shejdeirds watched their flocks by night,’
and—
•l’rai - <od, from whom ’-1 blessings tiovr,’
11 ut even now to fall sweetly, ns they did upon my
• liii li.li ear. These, and siintlar arn'ent harmonic*,
oii-glt-l w ith the devout prayers that morning and
■veiling hallowed his born-- and it- comforts; she,
I in love-1 partner ol hi - days, being often sole uudi
••.t. Thus, in one censor ro - the [-raise which eve
■y thy i eenne 1 to deepen. Uod's goo-Iness palled
not on the i -pit, j b-cius i* b.-.-l been long contin
ued. T'l.- y / jure -I that it . as‘new every morning,
and fresh every evning.
OH K OF Tilt; PICK,
\ fil.-ii-i of our was arguing in favor of buying
! large p gs in the spline, declaring it mueh better
i-an t-i buy mall ones as they ouhl cat but little
! more A neighbor differed from turn in opinion,
■vl l on upon be t-.'d a st--ry which took down hisop
! [loru-iit, and all th- bearers di cided that small pigs
, >u-i S-,d he: ‘l.n-t spring 1 bought a little
: (tig front a drover, and be was good for fating, but
vouldn't grow much. He got so, after a weik or
1 t.w-o, t! th- would eat u fmckctfu! at a time, and
tin !,Ue (t ;-, i-. 1- it. --ill t” ‘in-re. V\ ell, one
| inori.hij. i carried -• bc- Ifll of dough, and af-
I ter he ha-1 swallowed ‘ I • wired up the pig, and
j put him in the sme b eket I had I d liitn from, and
1 the little cuss didn't halt till it up : — Linn -Act ct.
) JAMEd. T. BLAIN,
( I'll I > TKN.