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!P©JM3BY._ For the Washingtonian. TEMPERANCE SONG. Oh! don’t yousee the temperance cause Flics like Pegasus wing’d— Though habits long, the drunkard’s laws Have led men into sin. Old Bacchus, long, has rul’d the land— Wine, a theme has given : Oft from the poets burning pen, Both Truth and Love arc driven. The bottle, long, like Aaron’s calf, Has been an idol dear; Bramjy has rous’d the festive laugh, When Death and Hell were near. At midnight hour the mother’s shriek, And infant cry’s been heard— List! now in accents bold, though meek, Temperance! the watch-word. An Alcoholic tyrant base, Long with an iron rod, Wrapt in our country’s fond embrace, Has rul’d our natal sod : But, wo our freedom now declare, As did our father’s bold; And from our neck the yoke we tear, As they a yoke of old. Though torics may our cause oppose, And grog-shops still they rear, Like Washington, we’ll meet our foes— Like him, we’ll never fear. We’ll mount the Alps, that’s in our way— We’ll sign tho Temp’ranco pledge; We are rcsolv’dlto gain thejday, Though at the sabre’s edge. Come old and young—come one and all— Come join ourlittlo band; Together, let us rise or fall— Give us your heart and hand. From Maine, to sunny Georgia’s shore, Let fly the gladsome sound, The Temp’ranco cause is marching o’er This long polluted ground. Brothersville, Ga. Sepl. 23 d, 18-12. THE WATERS. The waters bright! the waters bright! In gems they leave the sky, And only pause to hang the light, In rainbow hues on high; Then, weighed on blessings, lowly sink, And caverncd vases fill, Before they gush rejoicing forth From creviced rock and hill. The littlo streams! with guileless trust They run to meet each other, Pure temperance envoys, sent to teach How each may help a brother; They never stop, for fear they’ll •' mix” With streams less pure and free; They know they’d then be stagnant pools, And never reach the sea. From these we’ll quaff, and soul with soul, Like mingling brooks combine; There’s strength, and health, and joy ,and wealth, Within the draught divine. On rosy wine and ferment sweet, Delilah smiles arc borne, But trusting Samsons, waking, find Their locks of strength are shorn. Their fatal charm, their wily snare, Their bait of sin we’ll fly; Those hues, like flame, scorch through the brain, And stain the beaming eye; In unmixed water sparkling lies The talisman we bear, And blessings rich spring up, like trees, Beside the fountains fair. Why did’nt he take the Pledget A melancholy case has occurred in a neighbor ing village. A mechanic, who, many years ago, used to be an abandoned drunkard, and a most desperate man when intoxicated, four years since, to tne joy of his friends, and the astonishment of his acquaintance, quit the use of ardent spirits, and became a sober, industrious man. This was the more remarkable, as his shop was placed im mediately between two rum mills. For the last four years he has been an orderly, quiet citizen. When Mr. Taylor, the reformed inebriate, lec tured there, he warmly advocated the cause of Temperance, and successfully recommended the pledge to many who were injuring themselves by drink— but he refused to sign it himself. A month ago, be was found drunk, and when we heard of him last, he had been three weeks with hardly a sober interval. —[Penfield T. Banner. To a Mother. You have a child on your knee. Listen a mo ment. Do you know what that child is ? It is an immortal being; destined to live forever! It is destined to be happy or miserable! And who i 3 to make it happy or miserable'? You—the mother! You, who gave it birth, the mother of its being, aic also the mother of its soul for good or ill. Its character is yet undecided—its destiny is placed in your hands. What shall it be? That child may be a liar. You can prevent it. It may be a drunkard. You can prevent it. It may Ik* a murderer. You can prevent it. It may he an atheist. You can prevent it. It may live a life of misery to itself and mischief to others. You can prevent it. It may descend into the grave with an evil memory behind and dread be fore. You can prevent it. Yes, you, the mother, can prevent all these things. Will you, or will you not? Look at the innocent! Tellmeagain, will you save it? Will you watch over it, will you teach it, warn it, discipline it, subdue it, pray for it? Or will you, in the vain search of pleas ure, or in gaiety, or fashion, or folly, or in the chase of any other bauble, or even in household cares, neglect the soul of your child, and leave the little immortal to take wing alone, exposed to evil, to temptation, to ruhi? Look again at the infant! Place your hand on its little heart! Shall that heart be deserted by its mother, to heat perchance in sorrow, disappointment, wretched ness and despair? Place your ear on its little side ami hear that heart boat! How rapid and vigorous the strokes! How the blood is thrown through the little veins! Thinkofit; that heart, in its vigor now, is the emblem of a spirit that will work with ceaseless pulsation, for sorrow or joy, forever! The Orphan’s Friend. God is the orphan’s friend. So we learn from the Bible,anils** reason teaches. For he is ever the friend of the weak and the defenceless, of those that most need his protection. Would we have the friendship of God ? Then should we be friends to those that are the objects of his pe culiar regard. This is to be like him. [Soria/ Monitor. Learning is obtained only by labor; it cannot lie bought with money; otherwise the rich would uniformly be intelligent. Learning regards all men as equal, and bestows her treasures on those only who will work for them.— Social Monitor. SjT Answer to the” Enigmatical Rebus,” pub lished in our last: 2-4 HO-rn, cape in S. A. 9-6 ME-xico, city; 4-5 INDU-s, river in Asia; 1- S-criven,county in Geo.; 2- TR-cnton, city in N. J.; 1- Y-onah, mount in Geo.; 2- SO-rata, a high mount in Peru ; 1-5 .C-hina, oldest Kingdom in the world ; 1- I-llinois, river in the West; 2- ET-na Meant in Sicily; 1-6 Y-adkin, river in N. Carolina. These united form the name of Home Indus try Society, (a body in Augusta.) For the Washingtonian. Scriptural Enigma. I am composed of fourteen letters: My 1,11, 3, 7,5,10, was one of Christ’s dis ciples ; My 8,4, 3,6, was one of the prophets of old; My 14,3, l, was the man who fled from Sodom; My 2, 12, 7, was one of Noah’s sons; My 5,9, 8,13, is a sea in the division of the earth through which Christ travelled when on earth. My whole is the name of a Washingtonian of great celebrity. ** J. T. S. P., of the Piney IFoods. For the Washingtonian. Geographical Enigma. ( Acrostical .) I am composed of seventeen letters. My 1,7, 3,1, is a river in North America; “ 2,10, 7, i, 6, 14, is a town in Hindoostan; “ 3,1, 2,8, is a town in the United States; “ 4,14, 6,8,13,10,9, is a town in N. America “5, 14, 2,10, 7, is a town in China; “ 6,3, 13, 2, 14, 17, is a town in the U .States; “ 7, 10, 4, 16, 14, is a town in Fiance; “ 8,12,12,10, is a river in Europe; “ 9,8, 4, 10,2,8, is a town in Texas; “ 10,4,8, is a town in Asia; “ 11,5,12, is a river in North America; “ 12, 10, 2, is a river in Europe; “ 13, 3,2, 8,11, is a town in South America; “ 14, 8, 16, 2, 17, is a county in Georgia; “ 15,10,3,4,8, 3,4, 10, 3, is an island in Oceanica; My 16,10,13, 8, is an island in the Pacific Ocean; My 17, 14, 9,12, is a city in Asia. My whole is the name of a distinguished officer of the United States Navy. N. From the Social Monitor and Orphan’s Advocate. Advice for Children. Children look forward anxiously to the time when they shall have grown up, and assumed the rank of men and women. Now we wish them to remember, that the reason why they are so long in growing, is, that when they are grown, they may be prepared to act like men and women. God might have ordained that a boy should grow I as fast as a calf; but who would wish to grow so, I if, after having reached maturity, the mind and manners should be as uncultivated as those of a great steer, We sometimes do see a child as sume the stature of manhood more rapidly than another; but such an one very commonly appears awkwardly, because, while his body has arrived at maturity, his mind is that of a child still. To all children who do not wish to become awkward, ungainly, unmannerly, boyish men, or girlish women, we would like to give a little ad vice. It is, that they improve their time in learn ing things useful, and, also, that they constantly endeavor to acquire a correct and respectful de portment. Never a moment tarried for you; and if you do not accupy the time in preparing to act well the part of men and women, time will still be occupying you, in carrying you along each min ute one minute nearer to the condition of grown up persons. It is with you now to decide mainly what your future character shall be. Say whom you would wish to be like. Would you wish to be like that miserable, ill-humored, ill-mannered, ignorant, despised, outcast man, or that intelligent refined, virtuous, respected, prosperous, and hap py gentleman yonder ? like that poor, contempiblc nag ofa woman, or like that other woman, whose mind is furnished with every pearl of thought and fancy, whose deport mentis agreea ble to all around her, whose love and kindness flow forth on every side, and who receives, in turn, the respect of all 1 It is for you now to say which ofthesccharactersshall bey ours. Habits contracted in youth are rarely cast off. Hence the importance to every child of cultiva ting only goou habits. If you commit an impro per act, that act helps to form in you a wrong habit, which you rnav never, in your after life, be able to put away. You should, therefore, be uni form in your temper, never, no never indulging in a sally of anger; you should ever be kind to those around you, both to your parents, and to persons older than yourself; also to your brothers and sisters, and other children of your own age, and to those younger than you. You should be kind to every body , old or young, rich or poor, friend or foe. Then, in addition to being merely kind, you should treat those older than you with the respect due to their age. It is a great sin to des pise gray hairs; and just in proportion as ano ther has advanced towards old age, should we respect him for his years. But, in every particular, should yon l»e careful —you cannot be too careful—-of your habits. Your deportment at table, at school, at church— every where, both at home and abroad, —even in your most careful plays with your companions, even in your most thoughtless hours in your own mother’s kitchen, all will have an influence in the formation of your character; you should watch, and cherish, and regard all these, as your eyelids do the tender eyeballs which they cover. “ I wish I was a man!” says a boy. Short sighted boy! If you truly saw what you have to do before becoming a man, and felt the responsi bilities that now rest upon your shoulders, yoti would say, “It is enough." You would not wish to assume the responsibilities of a man in addi tion to the responsibilities ofa child. The duties of childhood must first be borne, and if these are rightly estimated, the responsibilities of manhood will come quite soon enough. Why, you are now settling the question, what sort of a man you shall be. Is not this a great question 1 See that you settle this wisely. The boy who does so, does as much as any man; the girl who does this properly, discharges as high a duty as ever de volved on womanhood. In one word, remember the responsibilities of childhood. A Moral Tale of the Times BY THE LAST OF THE COCKED HATS. A little Frenchman loaned a merchant five thousand dollars, hard as the times were. He called at the counting-house a few days since, in a state of agitation not easily described. ‘ How do you do 1 ?’ inquired the merchant. 1 Sick—ver sick,’ replied Monsieur. ‘ What is the matter V 1 De times is de matter.’ 1 Detimes —what disease is thatT ‘ De maladie vat break all de merchands ver much.’ ‘ Ah —the times, ch I—well, they are bad, very bad, sure enough! but how do they affect you V 1 Yy, monsieur, I lose dc confidence.’ ‘ In whom ?’ ‘ In every body.’ 1 Not in me, I hope V ‘ Pardonnez moi, monsieur; but I do not know who to trust present, when all de merchands break several times, all to pieces.’ 1 Then you wantyour money, I presume V ! Oui, monsieur, I starve for want of Vargente!’ 1 Can’t you do without it V ‘ No, monsieur, not one other lectle moment longare.’ The merchant reached his bank book—drew a check on the good old Chemical for the amount, and handed it to the visitor. ‘ Vot is dis, monsieur 1 ?’ ‘ A check for five thousand dollars, with the interest.’ ‘lt is von,’ said the Frenchman, with <rreat amazement. ‘ Certainly.’ ‘ Have you d'largent in the bank V ‘ And is it parfaitment convenient to pay the. sumT 1 Undoubtedly. What astonishes you V 1 Vy, datyou have got him in dese times.' ‘Oh yes, and I have plenty more. I owe no thing that I cannot pay at a moment’s notice.’ * The Frenchman was perplexed. ‘ Monsier, you shall do me von leetel more fa vor, eh V 1 With all my heart.’ ‘Veil, monsieur, you shall keep d'dargent for me, some leetel year longare.’ ‘ Why, I thought you wanted it.’ ‘ Tout au contraire. I no vant de t argent — I vant de grand confidence. Suppose you no got de money, den I vant him ver much—suppose you got him, den I no vant him at all. Feus comprehennez eh?’ After some further conference, the little Frencli man prevailed upon the merchant to retain the money, and left the counting-house with a light heart and a countenance very different from the one he wore when he entered—and although he did not stand in need of the money, he wished to know that his property was in sate hands. Tliis little sketch has a moral, if the reader Ims sagacity enough to find it out. PROSPECTUS OF SPIES WAfflEsiW@SP@3ff2ASSr i , OK, TOTAL ABSTINENCE-ADVOCATE, Devoted to the Cause of 'l'tmperance,—published semi-monthly, in the City of Augusta, BY JAMES McCAFFERTY. AS it is certainly desirable that such a publication should find its way into every house,the low price of subscription will, we hope, guaranty it a wide cir culation. Such a paper we believe is required in this community, especially at the present time. The determination our citizens have eviaeed. to drive the Destroyer from the land,has awakened the most intemperate to a sense of duty. This should be hailed as an omen and harbinger of good. The spirit of Reformation is awakened throughout the length and breadth of our country—the Temperance Cause is every where happily advancing, bearing down all op position, scattering blessings on every hand, drying up the teats of the distressed and causing the heart of the widow and the drunkard’s wife to sing for oy. It is a glorious cause—the cause of humanity and virtue: our country’s highest good is involved—her prosperity honor and safety. Oh ! then, let us not prove recreant, but come boldly to the rescue, and with united heart and hand, assist in delivering our beloved country from slavery to the worst, most cruel of enemies. To impress the necessity of such a work upon the friends of Temperance, nothing can be more appropri ate than the closing paragraph of a report from Mr. S. S. Cmifmak, an indefatigable Temperance agent. “ Whatever other agencies may be used, the Cause must languish without publications to djß'use informa tion and keep up an interest; thev alone keep the sub ject blazing before the public mind. Temperance lec tures may arouse the people from their slumbers, strengthen the weak, confirm the wavering and re claim the w anderer ; but the temperance publication comes too often with their cheering accounts of the. onward progress of the cause, with their interesting facts and anecdotes, and with their stirrin g appeals, to permit the interest wholly to subside, or the slumbers of the temperance men long tt> remain undisturbed. If the arrival of the temperance paper does hot excite a special interest in the breast of the father, the children hail it as they w ould the return of the long absent friend ; they gather around the domestic fireside they devour its pages, and its contents are read and repeated with all the glee and enthusiasm of childhood and youth: and with the stated return of such a monl tor, the interest is kept up and the cause advances.’’ The Washiisutomax will be printed semi-monthly, on a half royal sheet, and contain 4 large quarto pages, to each number, making a volume suitable for binding at the end of the year, of 96 pages, on good paper. The price of subscription for a single copy for one year, will be One Dollar—for six copies, to one addrass, Five Dollars—tor ten copies, Eight Dollars, and so in pro portion. Payments, in all cases, to be made in advance Os?- All communications, by mail,must be post pota to receive attention. June 11th, 184:2. 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