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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. e- 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. 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