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that so plentiful was cheese in the Donori district,
1812, that some of it was used for manuring the
ground, which practice would amount to throwing
it away, for they are not given to any industrial
means of agriculture. So fertile was Sardinia
under the Romans, that, in the last years of the
second Punic war, corn was so abundant that it
was sold for the mere price of the freight. Should
the reader be curious to know the result of this
cheapness.be may see it in the present condition
of Sardinia compared with its former, a popula
tion diminished from about two millions to about
five hundred and twenty-four thousand, and lull
three quarters of the land uncultivated.
THE MARRIAGE ALTAR.
Judge Charlton in an eloquent address before
the Young Men’s Library Association at Augusta,
Ga., thus sketches the marriage scene:
1 have drawn for } T ou many pictures of death ;
let me sketch for you now a brief, but bright scene
of beautiful life. It is the marriage altar; a
lovely female, clothed in all the freshness of youth
and surpassing beauty; leans upon the arm of
him, to whom she had just plighted her faith, to
whom she had just given herself up forever.—
Look in her eyes? ye gloomy philosophers, and
tell me if you dare, there is no happiness on
earth. See the trusting, heroic devotion, which
impels her to leave country and parents, for a
comparative stranger. She has launched her
frail bark upon a wide and stormy sea; she has
handed over her happiness and doom for this
world, to another’s keeping ; she has done it fear
lessly, for love whispers to her that her chosen
guardian and protector bears a manly and noble
heart. Oh, woe to him that forgets his oath and
his manhood!
Her wing shall the eagle flap,
O’er the false hearted,
• His life-blood the wolf shall lap,
Ere his life be parted ;
Shame and dishonor sit,
On his grave ever,
Blessing shall hallow it
Never! Oh! never!
We have all read of the husband who in a mo
ment of hasty wrath, said to her who but a few
months before united her faith to his—“lfyou
are not satisfied with my conduct, go, return to
your friends and your happiness.” “And will
you give me back that which I brought to you *?”
asks the despairing wife. “Yes,” he replied,
“ all your wealth shall go with you —I covet it
not.” “Alas!” she answered, “ I thought not of
my wealth—l spoke of my maiden affections—of
my buoyant hope —of my devoted love; can you
give these hack to me?” “No!” said the man
throwing himself at her feet —“No, I cannot re
store these ; but I will do mote ; I will keep them
unsullied and unstained; I will cherish them
through my life, and in my death, and never again
will 1 forget that I have sworn to protect and to
cheer her who gave to me all she held most dear.”
Did I not tell you that there was poetry in a wo
man’s look—a woman’s word ? See it here ! the
mild gentle reproof of love, winning back, from
its harshness and rudeness, the stern and un
yielding temper of an angry man. Ah, if cre
ation’s fairer sex only knew their strongest weap
ons, how many of wedlock’s fierce battles would
he unsought—how much of unhappiness and cold
ness would be avoided!
Kindness . —There is true philosophy in kindness.
It gives its possessor complete triumph over all
circumstances. It is the sweetest revenge, for by
it one can heap coals of fire on an enemy’s head,
and secure a good conscience, which gives a good
appetite —a soft pillow —and a light heart. It is
an important element of life, and upon the culti
vation of it depends much of human happiness.
Selfishness leads one to regard his own happiness
alone. Kindness prompts him to seek the happi
ness of others, which I think is a very good way
to make ourselves happy. There are various
ways in which it can be manifested: in look, in
action, in gesture, and in the tone of the voice.—
How soothing and welcome the accents of kind
ness that fall upon the ear when we feel sad or
discouraged. The most turbulent disposition can
be conquered by it; and it is said to have a won
derful power in taming even the wild beasts. A
certain philosopher gave it as his advice to treat
an enemy in such a manner that he might become
a friend. And our Saviour has told us if we are
smitten on one cheek, to turn the other also. Such
action can proceed only from a kind heart. We
.see the evil consequences of taking a contrary
course. Nearly all the quarrels in society, which
sometimes lead to “wars and fightings,” are oc
casioned by unkind words and actions. We ought
to be kind to all, especially our friends, our pa
rents and teachers, in return for their kindness
to us.
Christianity in Burmah, —Rev. Mr. Abbott, of
the Baptist Mission among the Karens, states, in
a letter published in the last Macedonian, that at
a meeting just held of 35 native preachers of the
Gospel among the Karens, they voted to look
hereafter to the native churches themselves for
.support —doing it as a matter of Christian self
denial, that the American Baptist Board might be
able to spend the more on other fields.
Rev. Mr. Ingalls of Arracan, and Rev. Mr.
Binney of Maulmain, give very interesting details
of the progress of Christian truth at their respec
tive stations. r
A Hint to Teachers. — Some twelve or thirteen
years ago, there was in the Franklin school an
exceedingly dull hoy. One day the teacher,
wishing to find a word, took up the lad’s dictionary
and, on opening it, found the blank leaves covered
with drawings. He called the hoy to him.
“ Did you draw these?” said the teacher.
“Yes, sir,” said the boy, with a downcast look.
“I don’t think it well for boys to draw in their
hooks,” said the teacher ; “ and I would rub these
out if I were you ; hut they are well done. Did
you ever take lessons?”
“ No, sir,” said the boy, his eyes sparkling.
“ Well, I think you have a talent for this tiling;
I should like you to draw me something when
you are at leisure, at home, and bring it to me.
In the meantime see how well you can recite your
lessons.”
The boy felt he was understood. He began to
love his teacher. He became animated and fond
of his books. He took delight in gratifying his
teacher by his faithfulness to his studies ; while
the teacher took every opportunity to encourage
him in his natural desire. The hoy became one
of the first scholars, and gained the medal before
he left school. After this he became an engraver,
laid up money enough to go to Europe, studied
the works of the old masters, sent home produc
tions from his own pencil, which found a place
in some of the best collections of paintings, and
is now one of the most promising artists of his
years in the country. After the hoy gained the
medal, he'sent the teacher a beautiful picture, as
a token of respect; and I doubt not to this day
he feels that that teacher, by the judicious en
couragement he gave to‘the natural turn of his
mind, has had a great moral and spiritual effect
on his character.
Be Kind to the Old. —Be kind to those who are
in the autumn of life, for thou knowest not what
suffering they may have endured, or how much
it may still he their portion to bear. Are they
querulous or unreasonable ? allow not thine anger
to kindle against them—rebuke them not, for
doubtless many and severe have been the crosses
and trials of early years; and perchance their
dispositions, while in the springtime of life, were
more gentle and flexible than thine own. Do they
require aid of thee? Then render it cheerfully,
and forget not that the time may come when thou
ma3 7 est desire the same assistance from others,
that now thou renderest unto them. Do all that
is needful for the old, and do it with alacrity, and
think it not hard if much is required at thine
hands, lest when age has set his seal on thy brow,
and filled thy limbs with trembling, others may
wait upon thee unwillingly and feel relieved when
the coffin lid has covered thy face for ever.
The old must soon pass from this to another
world. It is a world of bliss ? # Then though
they may have much to cheer them through the
remnant of their pilgrimage, be kijid to them, for
they have sorrows to endure; they have yet to
passthrough “the valley of the shadow of death.”
Is it a world of woe to which they are hastening;
they have no hope of heaven ? Then he doubly
cautious how thou addest a single drop to a cup
already full; for surely they have enough 1o bear,
if their prospect for both time and eternity are
shrouded in gloom.
Curse oj 111-gotten Wealth. —There is such a
curse goes with an ill-gotten estate, that he that
leaves such a one to his child, does but cheat and
deceive him, makes him believe that he.has left
him wealth but has withal put such a canker in
the bowels of it that is sure to eat it out. Would
to God it was as generally laid to heart, as it
seems to be generally taken notice of! Then
surely parents would not account it a reasonable
motive for unjust dealing, that they may thereby
provide for their children ! for this is not away
of providing for them ! nay ’tis the way to spoil
them of whatever they have lawfully gathered for
them ; the least mite of unlawful gain being of
the nature of leaven, which sours a whole lump,
bringingdown curses upon all a man possesses.—
Whole Duty of Man .
Music of Old. —The ancient Egyptian flute was
only a cow’s horn with three or four holes in it,
and their harp or lyre had only three strings; the
Jewish trumpets that made the walls of Jericho
fall down were only rams horns; the psaltery,
was a small triangular harp or lyre with wire
strings, and struck with an iron needle or stick ;
their sacbut resembled tbe zagg used at Malta in
the present day—aspeciesol bagpipe; the harp,
with wire strings, and struck with a stick like the
saltery—such as are seen about the streets of Lon
don in the piesent day. Imagine the discord pro
duced by 200,000 of such instruments, while play
ing at the dedication of Solomon’s Temple.— Mr.
Thompson Kay in the Medical Times.
A Question for Naturalists —A keelman examined
in the Merchants Court, Newcastle, was speaking
ot a portion of the river, formerly zigzag, but now
stiaight ; and being at a loss for an object to which
to compare its old conditions, the more fertile town
clerk suggested “ a dogs’ leg.” “ Oh! ” said he,
a ? r ? vv arse an mon y a dog’s leg o’ the yrizunt
day. Are we to inter then, that dogs’ legs, as
well as the river Tyne, have become straighter
with the other improvementsin the times ?—Gates
head Observer.
Do you know, reader, that the skin of the
black cat is in great demand for muffs, and other
furry ‘utensils’of comfort? It is even so; to such
a degree, indeed, that a distinguished proprietor
in Maryland, the honorable supporter and dis
penser of an honorable name and princely es
tate, has established a colony of black cats on a
small island of his in the Chesapeake Bay 7, where
they feed at small cost upon the always abundant
fish of the enclosing waters. In less than a twelve
month there will be five thousand black cats on
the island, under the charge of a single Professor,
who will have an interest in them, ‘which will
not cease with their lives.’ He’ll have a pleasant
time of it at night, won’t he ? What dulcet strains
will be heard of a still moonlight evening, stealing
‘cat-like’ from that enchanted island ! And in
dark night’s, how will those five thousand burning
eyes light up the surrounding gloom! It would
be pleasant to approach the island at such a time,
and hear tne occupants carrolling in praise of the
forecaste and enterprise of the proprietor.
Albany Dutchman.
The young should always cultivate a habit of
reading, for it may be to them, not only the means
of information, but the perennial source of many
of the finest enjoyments of life. They who make
good books their constant companions, will never
want good and faithful friends in their prosper
ous days, or those who will sympathise in the
seasons of reverse. There can be no blank in
the lives of those persons, who from active love
hold daily fellowship with the wisest and best of
their race. We think we could hardly be tempt
ed to exchange our habit of reading for any other
friend it may be our fortune to find on earth.—
And we are sure that any who will make this
habit a friend, will ever esteem it among the
wisest steps of their lives, and so we commend
the young, from our own experience, among all
their gettings in this world to getting the habit, the
love of reading—and always to have at hand a
good book with which to fill up every 7 leisure hour.
In this way they may come to know that the gems
of life are found in its waste places.
If newspapers were to suppress all cholera re
ports, and the sick, saddening and harrowing de
tails of the scenes caused by the dreadful scourge,
people would feel more cheerful and happy, and
there would be fewer deaths. Some of our co
temporaries boast of giving the earliest cholera
reports, and make it a particular feature to furnish
as many agonizing details of the dreadful epi
demic as it is possible to crowd into their columns.
Theideaof piling up the agony and frightening
people, they may consider enterprise. Some peo
ple are just such blockheads.— Alb. Knick .
1 “Did not Think.” —The Portsmouth Journal ,
says that two boy 7 s went into a store in that town,
and looked at some knives; when they left,a knife
was missing. The tnoughtless boy had some sal
utary reflections before next morning, as is shown
by the fact that the knife was thrown into the
store by a boy 7 who passed so rapidly that he
could not be recognized. With the knife was a
billet which ran thus: “Mr. Abbey,—l did not
think a moment, last night, when I took this knife
from ymur store. Please forgive me.”
Wilson the Vocalist. —The New York Mirror savs
that Mr. Wilson the vocalist, who recently 7 died
at Montreal of cholera, was originally a composi
tor in the printing office of Ballantyne & Cos.,
Endinburgh ; and in that capacity lie put into
type some of the earliest novels of the “great
Unknown.” Having a taste for music and a very
fine voice,he became celebrated as a ballad-singer,
as well as an operatic performer. He first came
to this country with Miss Shirreff and the Seguins,
and appeared at the Leonard street Theatre, then
under the management of James Wallack. After
an absence of several years, he returned to this
country 7 last fall, accompanied by one of his
daughters who had acted as pianist at his musical
entertainments, and who, by this bereavement, is
left under peculiarly melancholy circumstances.
The Sorrows of Ireland. —Fresh evidence of the
sorrows of •this unhappy country are brought to
us by 7 almost every steamer and every immigrant
vessel from the East, and numerous are the pro
posed remedies. It cannot he doubted that estab
lishments, landlordships, absenteeism, and civil
and religious tyranny, each share in the causes
which produce so much wretchedness in that
“Ocean Gem.” But not the least prolific cause is
found in the tyranny of appetite, and in those na
tional customs which cultivate appetite, for in
toxicating drinks. Notwithstanding all the labors
of Father Matthew, and the successful efforts
of other philanthropists in the Temperance cause,
it is officially stated that there were consumed in
famishing Ireland the last year, seven million gal
lons of ardent spirits ! —nearly 7 a gallon for every
man woman and child in the whole country.
Republicanism in Russia. —The Czar of Russia
has published a ukase i or the regulation of the Uni
versities. These institutions have become in that
country, as in other parts of Europe, so many
bot-beds of republicanism. The secret societies
among the students are imbued with liberal ideas
to a dreadful extent. To prevent the spread of
the contagion, the Czar has prescribed that the
number of students at each University shall not
exceed three hundred, and has forbidden the re
ception of applicants until the number has been
thus reduced.
Why ought they to have plenty of
Because the captain can lay two (too) an V B
he pleases. v I
“Out of darkness cometh light,” ast} ls , I
ter’s’devil said when he looked into the i r] j.” ■
An exchange speaks of a lady who Cri I
her carriage with so much powder on her f ar . ! ’ •
she blew up the driver.
“Do you keep matches here?” asked a v I
a retailer. “Oh, yes, all kinds,” was the
Then, I’ll take a trotting match.”
“Astonishing cure for consumption,” asj, I
lady 7 said when she sprinkled snuff on the vi H
of her boarders.
Why are the boys who loaf about thewj
like hardware merchants? Because they
iron and steal for a living.
A friend say r s lie saw a fence made of,
crooked rails that every time a pig cra
through it, he came out on the same side.
The firmest friendships are formed in me
adversity, as iron is most strongly 7 united bvl
fiercest fiame.
“ What’s the difference between experinu
and practical philosophy ?”
“ Experimental philosophy is yrnur asking
to lend you a dollar^--practical philosophy ij
telling you I wont.”
A Printers’ Asylum lias been established
London. None to be admitted under 70 vea
age. How many at that age do they expfcct
have as inmates?
The age of birds is greater than many
ine. A swan may live 200 years—goose 80-
peacock 29 —the thievish crow 100—buttliesw
nicrhtin2:ale onlv 18.
A fine block of Tennessee marble is aboutto
furnished bv the citizens of Hawkins countv,;;
wards the National Monumental Washington,
Father Mathew is making great headway I
Boston. It is said that no less than 27,000 hJ
signed the pledge in that city. Notwit hstandi
the consumption of brandy is greater than atm
former time. It. is now taken medicinally, and
is really 7 astonishing how much medicine so:i
persons do require.
Some rascally anti-disciple of good Fail
Mathew, on Saturday night last, 28th ult., bit*
into Daniel Webster’s Mansion House in Franks
N. H., and stole Daniel’s “silver wine cooler,
A reward of fifty dollars is offered.
Omnibus fare in Philadelphia lias been reduce
from six to three cents. The consequence v
be that “everybody and his family” will rid
and the proprietors of stages get rich in half:
usual time.
The Cincinnati Despatch says—“ We sc
stated that the Postmaster at Aurora is so looit
his habits that lie got awfully tight on Sun.
week, for which he was fined $5 and imprison*
in jail ten minutes. The Aurora Postmaster me
be a-roarer.”
Ten Thousand Sermons. —Rev. Thomas P.Hue
the Temperance champion, incidentally mentio
that from April, 1527, to April, 1549, tvvenlv-tV’
years, he delivered ten thousand, sermons and a
dresses! There are, probably, very few j)ren::
ers in the world who in the same length of tin
have been so frequently before the public.
The House of Knox. —John Knox’s (the Scot::
Reformer’s) house in Edinburgh, being in a da:
gerous state has to be taken down. It is pfr
posed to mark the stones and re-erect it in exact';
the same manner.
Nautical Arithmetic. —lt is an old saying, tk
“ sailors get their money like horses and spent
like asses.” A sailor called on another to borre
twenty shillings of him ; the moneyed man i
to telling it out in shillings, but the other took up
handful of silver, and said, “ Here, Jack, gives
a couple of handfuls or so of it, and I’ll give}-
a hat full when my ship’s paid off.-’
The Boston Journal tells the following : f
Sunday a clergyman in this city, after preach
a somewhat long but very excellent discou#
undertook to read the Governor’s recent prod*’j
mation for a day of fasting and prayer ; but ft- q
some unexplained cause he took Gov.
last proclamation for an annual fast, whicl'^.
excellent but rather elaborate document bs ,
from beginning to end, when he quietly remark
that there must be some mistake in the matter,^:
was evident from the dates that he had
of the wrong proclamation
To make a sober man a drunkard, give
wife who will scold him every time he comes
then scold at her son Bill, kick Tom over the
dab Ned over the mouth, and then drive the® 3 ’
into the kitchen with a broomstick.
It is stated in the Wilmington (Del.) Republic,
that a man at the alms house in that place,
outdast week to dig two graves. He,
thinking they might want others soon,
and strange as it may seem, the next morning
was a corpse, and placed in one of them.