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LZ.‘I;‘3 _ ':' Li“ ~Y. iv’ ,ing.berries, while a little fu rth e r off yyeye tw o moire girls, th e children o | tn o fpar- pen ter' w ho had lately moved 'inW> th e village. , . ‘ “Gome, K aty,” said! one of Ahese lat- t e r girls, to her companiont!.\ l e t ’ s - go aw ay from here, because if an y b o d y should seo us .w ith those girls t h e y ’d think we played w ith ’ em. Come'.” “But th e berries are th ic k here,’ Te -' m o n strn ted the o ther. Never m ind—we’ll come oixt some tim e when those little ragged drlflikard's girls arn ’ t bore. ’ ' s ! So tbo'1tw o favored ones w en t a'way liandln band, and' Nelly an d N ancy Nel- son sat down upon-the grass an d cried. “Bop’t-c ry , N ancy,” said tbe eldest, throw ing her arm s around her sistor’s nc^k- “If you a r e a s faithful a s you Wonderful Juggling Pen. J«uflctbna<ta Dsatleman- ‘’B e fo re m k, Men 'Goub?— folks like s tro n g tea. W e ttefbf davrTa m atu re m atron w ho did d o t teiisfefAt w i t h ns m uch gusto as a confirmed tOtifer d o es his ‘*tod.’ Many t i m e s w e “wild, impulsive, b lu shingthlog- of-forty-five,\ w ho neveir:wbre t h e iuat- rim onial fetters, ;*toss dff a' Ctl(i J -o /'01d 'H yson t h a t would alm ost take-tWe'^for o f f a bison. T h e old ladies jje.D«r«lly cobsider good te a throw n aw ay ujlpn “th e m en,” however, an d resort 'V ery freely to dilution when serving^theib/— O n e an cien t lady used to g o t the jem alcs o f her flock around the ta b le d j i tt f e b e - fo r e the timo, and serve u p a rousiiig c u p of t e a all around, befdre the-m ascb- Line p a rty made th e ir appeatancb;‘bbd, a s 8iio*pon?ed o u t the bereragq. J l h a t cheers b u t hot inebriates,” siearafo g h o t, h e r invariable ejaculation, As Aho ba&nSd t h e cups hastily to th e lladieS/ ''w ttf — Quick 1 Quick 1 before tho J ----------------------------- J jip i-:~n„ Jffi*The Cor A Examiner_ dC|Cr ib c |, i l n e w ship lying In -tlio hartydF(h £ ,th a t placo, w hich is co n stru c te d q(i ii£eo»r& ! !v now principle. I t is b u ilt (mUrolylof 'won„having no knees o r woOu-,A^<Jrfr*of a n y kind. Instead of stawipgbrd.las'tjin. tlie usual way, she is proylctejd*’y i i t b w ater-tight co m p artm en ts. ip.B er-Ijm]^ i n t o w hich w ater can bp p u ip ^ ei.jfcir ba.limt, to any extent rcqvijred?. heavy tackle is worked1b y .i^ f c m to o - chincry, superceding th e peceM tty rojf 9 largp am qunt of m anual lahor.( i Q jvjpg seen a t o the absence of tim bers, pt 3 she. has storage for DO tons y t.v o i^ u , though m easuring littlo ovqp —no inconsiderable a d v a n ttg e ’l n jiSBlf. ’ • befen to day, fo r you w ill save me m oney atu th at.” T h e poor man co u ld noU speak Jfiis th an k s in w ords, b u t his looks spoKC f o r liimj and M anly understood theffi.o D o received his threo dollars, an d on h js w ay homo h e stopped and b o u g h t'first a basket, th e n th ree loaves o f broaden p o und of b u tte r, som o ten, sugnj-, a n d a piece of b e e f steak, and ho h a d just o n e dollar and seventy-five cents left. W ith W c extract the following from an a r t Io stc a d o f being a nide a n d ’unpolish ed m'dn as m any1erroneously ^supposed G en. Jackson was considered b y all who n ew him in tim a te ly as th e w e ry ..perfer tion of agentlem ah. His m ahners-w erc courteous i n tho extreme, a b d ^ to illus- trat-e t|iis fa c t, Mr. B uchanan fe la te d striking incident. H e said on one occa- sion ho received a letter-fro m an Amor- ican lady, w h o had a d a u g h ter m a rrie d to a n individual of high rank am ong the lingiish nobility. In bor noto to Mr. Buchanan, sho informed him she b o re messngo to the President o f tho U nited S t a t e s from William IV., a n d she d e sir- ed bim to accompany her to tho W h ite H o u se in o rd e r th a t she m igiit deliver it in person. Mr. B. obeyed h er roqucst, a n d they w ent-to the President’s m an s i on . He excused himself for a few mo- m en ts, anctAvent into thc private room Of tlio President, whore he found h im in t h e most w retched dishabille. He was c l a d in an old grpy surtout coat, a dirty s h i r t , his b ea rd long, and to crow n all w a s smoking an old blackened p ip e .— M r . 1), acquainted him with tlio fact that M r s . II wo,s in another p a r t of tho man- s io n , w ith a message to him from the K in g of England. . a jj 'Ls ‘fl^^^^C ^M tbolielrjG anery. .(Brotri'Buhqa’i Pictorial.] ron?, ipjrapgAWT jp jB iiK B . ticle in the Crayon, d e s c rip tiv e o f tra v e ls in British India. T h o sce n e of tlio o c currence is laid in Madras 1 r 1 - YflaaUik' I» Cliarl’e s Nelson bad reached h is \35th ! jpfeat,! a n d a t^ th a t ago h e found himself !goingdow n\bill. He h a d once been one iOf/tho.happiest of m ortals, and no bless- ing); was w a n tin g to complete th e sum of h,is,happinc?s. He had one Of th e best BfiwiVcs, a n d b is children were intelli- g e n t andieom ely. Ho w a s a -carpenter I f ap y .n iad atiem ptod t o build a'hotlSe, C harle? Neison m ust boss’ the job, and for miles dfound, people sought him to' wo'rk for them . Butr a change.had come ■.over bis lifo,; A demon h a d m et ,him on Ijis w a y , and h e tu rn e d jb a g k ' w ith the evil sp irit. , A n e w ftnd experienccd car- poptcr h a d ‘ Been seht’ for^by those-who could n o idhger depend upon Nelton, an d he b ad settled in-th e village, and now.^took N elson’s place. 9n a back street, w here th e great tre e s th r e w th e ir green branches over tBb w ay,-stood a sm all cottage, which had. once boon the: p rid e of its inmates. Bofore i t , stretch e d a w id e garden, but tell,, .ran k grAss grew up am ong thc choking flowers, a n d 'th e paling of thc fehoo w o s broken in m a n y places. The house itse lf h a d once been w hite, but it was now d ingy and dark. B right gveon blinds b ad once adorned th e windows, Jbut n o w th e y liavO b ee n token off ond j 8flta, '-Andjtb^-J^ndwTVJJ. tbom?alyQftJj(y l spoko p o v e r ty -and neglect, for in many places th e g lass wns gone, and shingles, 'tagfS, a n d ’old h a ts had taken th o ir place. A Bingle look a t the house, an d its nc- dompanfmonts told th e story. I t was the d ru n k a rd ’s homo. . j W fth in sat -a woman yot in th e early years o f life ; though sh e was still liand- somo t o look upon, th e bloom was gone from h e r cheek, and t h e brightness had faded from h e r eyes. Poor M ary Nelson I Onco s h s J ia d been t h e happiest among tu O h ctp p y S y it now none coiild be moro m iserable I Noar h er s a t two children, both g irls, a n d both beautiful in form and feftturo.;' b u t th e ir garbs woro nil p atch e d and worn, an d their feet shoe- less.' T h o eld est was thirteen yonrs of ago, a n d tho other tw o y ea rs younger. Tlie m other w a s h ea tin g them rocito a grammar\desspri^for sh o had resolved th at h e r children should pot-grow up in 9^ -yftndp TYja. 3 j-r t jl u u j ’ w a to - w t, cojnjnoq school, for thoughtless children sneered at, them , n n d“ ‘ made them t b e subject 6f s p o r t an d ridicule ; but in this re sp e c t th e y did not suffer, for tboir m other was well oducatcd, an d sho de- voted such tim o as sh e could spare, to their instj(nction.- For morp than t\l*o years, Mary Nel- son h a d earn ed all tho money that had boon nseds-in th a t house.\ People hired her to-wash, iron, an d sew for them,, and begides th e monoy paid, they g a ^ k her m an y articles o f food a n d clothing.' So sh e lived °n, and tho only joys th a t dwelt w ith h e r how, wero teaching her children afld praying to God.» S u p p c r-tim o came, and Charles Nel- son cam e reeling hom e. He had work- ed tb e^ fla y before o t helping move a building, a n d thus h a d earned money enough to find himself in rum for several days; As b o stum bled into the house tho children, crouched close to thoir mo- ther, and o v e n '8ho shrank away, for sometimes h e r h u sband was ugly when th u s intoxicated. 0 , ho\y t h a t man h a d changed within twO y e a ts ! Once th e re was not a finer ooking man in tow n. In frame, he h a d been toll, stout, compact, an d perfectly formed, w hile his face bore the very beau-ideal of m anly beduty. But all w ere changed now* His noble form was b en t, his lim b s shrunken and tremulous, and his face all b loated and disfigured. Ho w a s n o t thc m an who h a d onco been th e fond' husband a n d doating father. The lovittg wife h a d prayed, And w ept, and im plored, but all tono purpose ; th e m sb an d w a s bound to the drinkiftg com- Danions of th e bar-room, an d h« would n o t break th e bonds. T h a t evening M ary Nelson ate no sup- p.orpfor o f a ll the food she had in th e house th e re was h o t more than enough for h e r h u sb a n d an d children ; bat when, her h u sb a n d had gone, she w ent out an d picked a few berries, and th u s kept-bcr v ita l en e rg y ||Hve.( That n ig h tth e poor woman, p ra y e d long and earnestly, an d h er little o n es p ra y e d w itlf her. - On th e following .morning Charles Nelson so u g h t th e bar-room as soon as He arose, b u t lie w a s sick an d faint, and liqupf w o u ld not revive,'him for i t would n o t rem ain on h is stcutia'ch. He h ad d ra p k y e ry deeply tlie n ig h t before, an d he felt\ hnSer'able. AVlHngth, however, down d few - “B ut the most wonderful perform ance th a t wo saw this morning, W as.a feat of p u re juggling, of which I have n e v e r been able t o find a n y solution. One of the men catnc forward upoh the g r a v elled and h a rd trodden avemre, leading w ith him a woman. lie m ado her k n e e l dow n, tied lior a rm s behind h e r,; an d blindfolded her eyes. T hen bringing a g r e a t bag n e t m ade with open m eshes oFrbpc, h e put it over tlie woman, a n d lace d up t h e m outh, fastening it w ith knotted in te rtw in in g c o r d in s u c h w a y t h a t it seemed a n im possibility for h e r to e x tric a te herself from it. T h e m an then took a closely w oven w ick er bask e t th a t narrow ed to w a rd s tne to p , -i - _____\ ^ t woeja -tbia th a t Jia^h cast p.'«T the lisjid j fiuqh a shade (jTson-pw? f'What stay. b^th flqd. Komi the TkswW' above ns ? And why do me.n •• • '• . • ';\ • • ' i ”* M & M $iai® fe barth. Ttelej n j i t ,^-iv;.3}j:v .^.i-dJ • •'•! ! $ 9 lo*y jf ly a u cofllu ;.tHe\«afrnfrla ttfcti, I ^ W S t t e n ^ T ^ i^Jtot:>vWtj8^ d , 4inwiovab)e ' *Aiia:itrd l^ eW ''m b '8 tm U g h t an J tH c k e n s th e a irr • -‘A iid WJ&iEfJ btighiW orld b f rta m ahifoldgraee. ,[ij,.[ft* t~i*t. ^ '«,•'< *• * ' **«|j i Tlionro is gone ont in those eftverpoug eyes, ' Ifallcii1tWil<!S like S cpal'at the blast of his ‘ -'«i<,t h m ip tt|J. ’ ‘ ' ;t ' 1 A sdjtt^M o^U ^tviilitotiicverm bte, though i c id n * n iD g s^ g o d d fe i' o f F re e d o m ,' nhd Wefepf by Ins th is load he w ent Home. I t was, som e tim o before Ho could compose himself to en to r tho lrouso, b u t a t last h e went a n d s a t the b a sk e t upon tho tabled “Come, M ary,” b e said,“ t haye broMl som ething home,for supper. Here, N el- ly, you take tho pail and ru n over to Mr. B row n’s ond get a co u p le q u a r ts of milk.” He handed tho c h ild a shilling as he spoke, and i n a half b ew ild ered state she took the ngoncy ond hurried-away. T h e wife sta rte d w hen s h e raised the cover of th e baskpt^ put s h d dared not sp eak . S he moved about lik e one in a dream , and over a n d anon nfie would c a s t a furtive glance at h er;husband.— »N rhe- ,<fB u t you arc crying, Nelly.” “OjiJ ca n ’t help it,” sobbed thcf.trick- eh one. “W hy do they blame u s ?” m urm ured N anty, gazing u p into h e r siste rs fuse. “0, we are not to blame. Wo a r c good and kind, and loving, and we never h u rt anybody. 0, I w ish som ebody would love us ; I should bfe so happy.” “B ut w c are loved, Nancy. Only think o f our noble m other. W ho could lovo us a s she does ?” . p , lifte d the woman in the n e t from th e ground, a d d placed her in it, though it w a s not w ithout th c exertion of sonic fo rc e tkftk.he crowded h e r through thc narrow m outh. H aving succeeded in g e t- t i n g her m td the basket, in which, from H e had*not been drinking—sho knew it —and yet b e had m onoy en o u g h to buy ru m with i f ho fiad -wanted-it. W h a t I81’, 12 .■s-J --/fewT e q iy • - ' •i.bv. • ' . ,*^tar-'bs;Jald thdfiirefc fruits o f his lif e ; ' T o tb<^ th,e jiestjjtojljof h i s ’ w sahpod.hc gavo. -. • fid: lo o k * x & tP taw iii % fefe ^ n j'u d ly erect,' a i f t h fib$ ro ck p f thK st& innid, P ilgrim mco, A nd ta lk e d w ith th e fu tu re Jape io ,|g c o 1 h A n d ’they. 'pUrgetf ttfc i’s minds as '■Bib1 genial . /n w ijs h o t# ;.4. f j ,l> . . ^ P j r o o r ^ i i n l a t y ;«tmospher&,^■: , inttAfa i b e ^o ll o f hia ow n loved N ew EngTahj^ - n i ' t i n b e l i p m g n *\•-'■ its small sizo, she was necessarily i n a m o s t cramped position, he p u t the cov- or upon jit, and throw o v er it a •'wide s t r i p pf cotton c.lotlf, hiding it com plete- ly. In a m om ent, placing his hand un- e r tho cloth, ho drew th c net quite un- t i e d nnd disentangled, H e then to o k a lo n g , straight, s h a r p sw o rd , m uttered so m e w ords to himsolf w hile bo sprink-l l e d tho d u s t upon the cloth, and put' som o on Tils forehead, t h e n p u lle d .off »aido tho , covering, and plunged tho Sword suddenly lh to mu . basket. “1 k now —I know, N elly ; b u t th at aren't all. W h y don’t p ap a love us as he used to do ? Dpn’t you rem em ber when he used, to kiss us and m ake us so 0, how I wish he could bo so Ho is n o t —\ happy ? good to u s once more. sh, ib o i'-.i s i - — sissy! don’t say anything l p o i v .1 »—*■?-J »~ f« a A f a u a a _n i n I f ho know bow w o loved him I know ho would. And th en I believe God is good, and su re ly ho w ill help us sometime, for m other prny3 to him ev ery day.” \Y es,” answ ered Napcy,“ I know she does; und God m ust bo o u r Father sometime.” could it mean ? H a ll her p ra y e rs been answ ered? ' 0, how fervently sneprayed Ho was fearful tbo old Gengral m ight' w a lk down to receive his visitor in the s o r r y plight, nnd therefore suggested to h i m whether lie h ad not b e tte r arrange l i i s dress nnd shave. Gen. Jackson m a d o the followihg reply : “Buchanan, I o n co k n e w a m an who made l i i s for- t a .n o by m in d in g h is own busjncs's—go d o w n Rtafrs atid s a y to M rS. H., I Shall b o lmppy to w a it on hor p r e s en tly .” lie HID Oj^Ut •*• J a 1>AM|V dint't tim o the old gentleman g racefully enter- e d thc room, dressed In a rich s u it of b lack cloth, clean slmvcd, with h i B fine th o n . • Soon, Nolly, re tu rn ed w i t h the milk, an d Mrs. Nelson s e t tho ta b le ont. Af t e r supper Charles arose, a n d said to his w ife : “1 must go up t o Mr. M anly’s olfie'e to h e lp him arran g e soiUC'p'ltuiyTor HIS hew. house, d u o t w m v>v. x.. u . — . . . i f . 17 A pang shot through th o wife’s Heart a s sho saw her husband tu r n aw ay, but s till she was.far-happier than ph^., had b ee n before for a lo n g while. Thore' was som ething in his manner th a t assured h er, and g av e her hope. Ju s t as€ho clock struck' nine, th s - well- known footfall w a s heurd, i-trone and steady. T hc door opened, nnd Cn,arles entered. ' Ilis ^ v ifo cast a quick, 'Ycon glance in to his fa ce, and s h o alm ost ut- te re d a c r y of j o y whon she saw hoiv he wns changed fo r thc b etter. H o had been to t h c b arber’s nnd t o the h a tte r ’ s. Y e t nothing was said u pon .the all-im- p o rta n t subject. Charles wished t o re- t i r e early, nnd his wife W ent with him. I p thc m orning t h p husband arose* first a n d built a fire. Mary h a d not slept u n t i l lo n g after m id n ig h t. bftVb'lC bei|iY, k e p t aw ake by th o .tumultuous ctndtlons inui i.-a - i —‘—l .,p in h e r brwonn. and lienee sho awoke not so eaTly ns usual. B ut she,cam e o u t just os th e tea kettlo and potatoes b egan to b o il, and break- fast was soon rea dy. ■Air L aver telik i'ttd od Tl me anecdote of an f nslrm nn'glV ilig'thefiaa^ word o n thc evening beforo tho battle of Fontenoy, a t tlie tim e tho g re a t M ar-& shal fiaxo was Commander. «\The password is Saxo—nOW don’t for- got it, Put, \Baid thc Colonel to bia Irish servant, \see now you don’t forget it— Saxe.” Prepared, as in some degree wo wero f o r tins, a n d knowing t h a t it was o n ly a d ec ep tio n , it w as yet impossible t o seo i t w ithout a cold creeping of ih o rro r — T lie quiet and energy w ith which h e re- pea te d h i s strokes, driv in g thc sword through tlie basket, while the other jugg- l e r s looked on, a p p a re n tly as m u c h in- terested a s ourselves, w e ro very d ra m a t- i c and effective. S topping after h e hnd riddled t h o basket, ho again scattered d u s t upon its top, lifted tlie lid, to o kup t h e basket from tho ground, show ed it t o us em pty, an d threw it away. At t h o satno moment wo s a w tho woman approaching us from a clum p of trees a t a distance of a t Icqst fifty or sixty feet. ,Tlvr<wvg;\iottfc -Ono -w hole o f til l s InoTHiU- cable fe a t, thc o ld man nnd tho woman w e re tj-alto removed from the r e s t of thoir p a r ty . T h c basket stood b y itself o n tho h a rd e a rth , nnd so much bcnoalh t b o verandah o n which w c were sitting, t h a t wc couldtcasily s p p fell nround it— B y w h a t trick ou r w atchful eyes were closed, o r by w h a t means the w om an In- visibly escaped, wns an entire mystery, a n d ronmina unsolved. The feat is not very uncom m on one, b u t no o n e who h a d seen it over gave m e a cluo t o thc m anner in which it was perform ed. Y. »1r ' W hen, h e r acres wcro drenched w ith th e blood , A nd bock t o h e r bosom retu rn in g to-day, 1 '\ ‘W ith tits iiondrs full-bloesomed hp sinks to 1 •'! THo gfritro, * ' i- Never g re a te r flltuirwhen' (as tho nun o f his lif e ,, '•;;-fiJopij*g v tc s^ ra rtl g n rir largo) h u m b ly Wising h e a d of w hito h a ir carefully brushed,and received thc Indy -with t h e g re a te s t case a n d polish of manners. She b o re to h im th e kind salutations of t h e King, w ith th e request that on the expiration o f Ills te rm he would visit E ngland. On tlie ir re tu rn from tho W h ito House, the Indy expressed h e r grnt^ication an d the pleasure sho had derived from th e inter- view, nn d said she had visited crcry principal court in Europe, nnd mingled w ith tnoso-of th e highest rank, b u t that General Jackson, in all t b e attrib u tes of gtjntlem anly courtesy ahd highly refined monnor, excelled any other man Bhe ever m el.—Arth'tP* MAgitztne. “H e is our F a th e r now, sissy.” \I know i t ; but he m ust b e all wo shall have by-nnd-by, for don’t you re member tlmt m other told us th a t she might leave us one of thego d ay s ? Sho said a cold finger was upon h e r heort, and—an d —” . Y. ’1Y \S o c k s !” quoth Paddy, fair op’ I will not. W asn’t m y fa th e r a miller, sifre 7” \W h o goes there?” cried tho senilbol as Pat approached thc post. Pot looked as grave a s an owl, And in a sort o f whisperer! howl, replied,—; \B ags, yer honor I” ■■■ .f ' . . :.. • Qn tyo an^jO t^JiC K A j^el o f Faith anti of Hopo H o lo an ed for support nijd w ent homo to his ; : G f ta /r \ — sh, don’t, don’t N ancy ; y o u ’ll —” Tbe words w ere choked up w ith sobs and todrs, and tho-\ sisters w ept long to- gether. At length they aroso a n d went away, for they saw moro children com- ing. , {For tUdClicaascoAmcri^n. dnvpnilities, j©-\.Mv son, take t h a t jug and fetch m osom ohecr.” ,, \G ive me somo money then, father” \My son, to g et b ee r w1tn irid&ey, anybody can do th at, b n t t a g b t b e e r without money, th at’s a tric k ? ‘ So tb e boy took the ju g and out bo goes, shortly lm re tu rn s and plqcea tho jug before his father. “D rink,” said thc son. • \H ow can I d rin k ? said tho fath er, “when there is no beer in tho ju g ?” «• ‘ T o drink out of a j u g ? said the b o y , “when there is br-ur in it, anybody can do ( b a t. bnt to drink beet out pf 1} ju g when there is no beer, th a t’s a trick.® ' 1 A-rt TtT .'XlWTQi'l**- ’“ LtbA'iiiAjHr ' * \■ b a B t a e w S g s , , hosx llttlo soujs tp heaven. ’ '^athef,!* s a id a brigl(t speoimen of t o u h g Ajuptica, only four year's old, as ‘^ o climbod upon tho sofa, an d commcnc- 1©d Wsdstfng his futhorcs liair around his , you like . tlnjr fin g ers:;!‘F a th e r, would . t o h e w a.Kpal good sforv ?” , . “O h .y e s.jfm a y a s won c o n s e n t; w h a t i s It all hb o u t ?” 9 ■>i! i \Dhfl’t y<& know th a t picture of Evvy -..GS-t—’s f” * ing. , As soon as th e littlo ono3 woro out of Lsmlit. Charles. Nelson sta rte d to his feet, His h an d s w ere clonchefl, ana lus m cs ^ ^ wcro fixed upon a vacant p o in t with an eager gaze. “My God !” ho gasped, 11 w h a t a vil- lain 1 am 1 Look nt mo now ! .Wlmt a stoto I am in, ond w hat h are I sncrifin d to b rin g m yself to it I And th e y lovo mo y e t, and p ra y for mo !” He said no moro, b u t for somo mo- nmnts he stood w ith l^s h an d s still clcnclipd, and eyes fixed. At length.fiis gnzo w as tu rn ed upw ards, and his clasp- ed h an d s w ere raised above his bend. A moment ho rem ained so, and then his hands dropped by his side, and he start- ed homeward. W hen he reached his home ho found his w ife and children in tears, b u t he af- fected to notice it not. Ho d re w n shil- ling f r o m , his poCkrt—it was his last—- and handing it to his wife, he nsked her if she would send and got him somo tmilk and flour, artd make him some por- ridge. Tho wife was startled by tho straaigo tone in w hich this w as spoken, for it sounded ju s t as th a t voice sounded in d ay s gone b y. Tho porridge was m ade nice And nour- ishing, and GUarlos a te it all. Ho wont to bod early, an d early on th e following morning he vfas up. He asked his wife if she find milk and flour enough to make him another bowl of porridge. A FjXe St r e a k.—A good story is told o f a Philadelphia judgo, well known for b is love of jokes. Ho h a d advertised Tx farm for sale w ith a fine stream o f water running through it. A few d a y s after- wards a gentleman called on him to spook a b o u t it. \Well Ju d g e ,” Said bo, ‘I h a v e been over t h a t farm you advertised for sale um- indi- After« .hn meal .was eaten, F\1 nrles i n w arid put on h is hat. a n d then turn- ing to his wife, h o nsked : \W hat do you do to-day ?” “1 m u st wash fo r Mrs. Bixby” “Are y o u w illing to o b ey m« - mire -more ?\ mlon from :1 In- some the o th e r day, and find-all right, except tlio fine stream o f wntcr you m entioned.” \It r u n s through the piece o f woods i n the low er p a r t of th e m cadow ,” *nid th c Ju d g e. \W hat, that little\ brook ? WJiv, it doesn’t liold m uch more than a spoonful. I am P ure if you would em pty a bowl o f water into it, it would overflow. You don't c a ll tlmt a line strbam , do you ?” \W hy, ifit w ere much finer y o u could not spc f t at all,” said th e Judge blandly. Wo never heard w hether th e gentle- man b o u g h t th e farm, but, wc ra th e r bus> - pcct h e didn’t (“N e, I cam jot e a y I do, m y son; I , suppose it w as pice.* 'W h y \lath er,' it w as Daniel, in the ’“‘!clatk ^mco amon:g th e Hons, big lions.— H l te liy o u , Daniel wd9 a re a l good man, -' -hi# would p l s y ju st a s much os he- „'#TW-»rijjiud tOff w r f tho b a d men told . tip?, Jd n g .a b o u t.it, a n d tho king said i f D aniel d id n 't Atop praying, he’d th ro w ^ liillt1iaV‘biaAof 'th e big lions ^“tf V c ^ a i l d ti a y ’d e a t bltn Up. Well, fath - i uA t, B atripl-r-would p r a y e v e ry d a y , r ig h t l. jijefofe-^P uyihiJftW i' and t h e bad m en ^ r i s h t * s t r a i g h t .jto tfle. king, and th e king w as ‘ w o riy thcnl’b u t!HU rnSistii't tolf a He, ah d : - ^6.tB o^ p'dt! m h i e l lu ther^ , and th e -/ k in g fa lt!b a d ,'a n 3 b e tfidn’t 6leep a b i t ..... sJt n i g h h a h d h q w e n tin th e m orning vtn tb e d a r k plgce and hollered as loud as be.could, T S h ie l, aro yoii eat u p ‘?f —> F ath er,\ I sp.ogbyon think th e big liens had-chepred^Daniel all up, don’t you P*- “‘W hy yes, little man, I should t h i n k Jhey w ould have m a d e a breakfast o rh i • jberota’thfti'tim e.” ' ,fi / r W e lty o u didp’t guess rightTfpr N an . ’ ^ T s a td He Was t h e r e ; lie w a s ndrohew - -ed n p , and th a k in g was glad of th a t, • ju ld - nad lititi tak en out, abfl then h e th ro w ed th e n a u g h ty m en in, andrfthe fhlgliOn^ e a t ’ eflfup-fts f t # ffethey could.” • ‘TS t h a t d'bfuo sto ry ^ f '“ W hy, ves, fa th e r, of course it is ; its ‘ fti1yehr-ftlD lb’A n n ie says. She told m e about.DanieL \W hat do you tliitik w as ’i h o ‘ r^saidtt1-tfio b i g Hons didn’t e a t up D a n i e t l” ' rfK W h a t was it, Ores-UTl.jet you telL •) v/ l0ange God s a id l e t th e re b euiouths Jshut; tn & lAcrc was mouths shalP “0 —yes.” “Then work fo r mo to-day. Send Nelly o v e r to tell Mrs. B ix b y tjia t you are not well enough to w a sh , for y>\i nre not. n e r c is n dollar a n 3 you m u-t da with it a s you please. B u y som* tiling th a t will keep y o u busy fo r yourself nr ch ild ren ? Mr. Nelson tu rn e d to w ard s th e doer, rh, nnd rgmblc uo‘clr- which Th eTiuvei.er’8 Friend.—In Madagas- c a r prow s a singular tre e , which, from i t s property of yielding wntor, is called The Traveler’s friend.” It differs from most o th e r trees in having all Its branch- e s in o n e place, like tiio sticks o f a fan, o r the feathers of a peacock's t a i l . At th e extrem ity of each branch g ro w s a brond double leaf\ several feet in longht, which spreads itself o u t very gracefully. The leaves ra d ia te beat so ra p id ly nfter sunset, th a tn copious deposition o f dew takes p lace upon them, which, s o o n col- lecting into drops, form s little streams, wliich ru n dow n the h r inches t o tho trunk. Here it is received into hollow spaces o f considerable m ag n itu d e , one of which is found at th e root o f every broach. TJie branches lie one o v e r the •other a ltern ately , and w hen a Unite, or, which is better, a flat piece of s t i c k (for it is n o t necessary to c u t the t r e e ) is in- serted betw een tlio p a r t s whiclft>verlnp, ami slightly d ra w n to ono side, s o ns to cattso an opening, a stream o f water gushes out as i f from a fountain. Hence the a p p ro p ria te name o f“ Tho Travel- er's Friend.” t & -“ The firo is going out, Miis Til- kins.\ “I know i t Mr. Green, an d if you would act wisely, you would jfolkm* its example.” ■ ■” I t is unnecessary to add th a t G reen never nsked to sit up with th a t .g irl again. '■ • ‘Imus local 51101-- ‘M’: nnd his h a n d w a s upon th o latch. He hesitated, and tu rn e d back.’ He did not iii;-F. 0! of speak, b a t ho opened h is arms, a n d Ids wife s a n k upon his bosom. He kissed her, and then h av in g g en tly placed hot1 in a sc a t, ho left the house. \Y ben lie went to. bis w ork tlmt m orning bo felt well, n n d very happy. Mr. Mdnly was by to ch eer h in t, and th is lie «3id by talking a n d a c tin g as though Charles had never boon unfortunate n t all. It w a s S a tu rd a y evening, and Nelson hod been a week without rum. H e had earned fifteep dollars, t r n of w hich he now h a d in his pocket. “.Mary,” he said,-after the supper-ta- ble had been cleared aw ay, lierp Arp ten dollars for you, and I w a n t yOtt t6 ex- pend it in clothing for yourself a i d cliil dren. I havo earned fifteen dollars du- ring t h e last fiv e dnvs. I am t o build Squire Manly’s great house, nnd h e pays me th re e dollars a day. A g o o d job, isn’t it?” |Qr*Mirth is brief an d transient,cheer- fulness fixed a n d ' perm anent : th e y aro often raised into tne g reatest tra n s p o r ts of m irth n ho aro su b ject to tho gre atest depressions of m elancholy: on tho con- trary, cheerfulness, though it does not give tb o mind such an exqaisito g la d ness, prevents its falling raid the d e p th s of sorrow. • ’ M5 -------- Pa t e n t PErncoAW.irrsns.—T h e p a 'cn t potticoat-lifter is a g r e a t c e n tr e of a t traction at th c fair of t h e A m erican I n stitute, a t tho Crystal P alace, in N e w York. I t is t h u s d e s c r ib e d ;— no to nation of it w cre- hauld kg of ;— \There nre four small pulleys attach- ed to t h e w aist, underneath t h e dress,' over w hich is ru n small cord, one e n d of which is attached, w ith d iaper.pins, severally to th e Jront, rear, an d sides o f tlie s k irt, at about t h e height of t h e knee. Thc other e n d s term inate in loops, w hich a r e led in to the pockets on either side. I f a lady wishes to go u p stairs, she pulls loop, N o . 1 , in t h e r ig h t pocket, and instafitly t h e dress jipcs in front, s o th a t th e ascent is m ad e w ith perfect grace. No. 2, in thc left-hand pocket elevates the r e a r in t h e sam e manner, anch a ll pulled a t once, lifts a ll the s k irts knee-high,” * --------- t6V“The individual drho tried to. c l e a r liis conscience with an egg, is now en- deavoring to raise his spirits w ith y e a st. If he fails in this, i t is his deliberate intention to blow out liis b raiD S w ith a bellows, ond sink calm ly in th e arm s of a voung ladv. es mks: _ d stats “I1- “Yes, Charles,” she said.“ not touched it.” said.“ W e have “Then if y'ou arc willing, I should like some more.” T h c wife moved quickly about the work, and ere long th c food w as prepar ed. Thc husband ate i t , and he felt bet- tor. He washed and dressed, and would have shaved had his h an d ”been steady enough. He left his home and^wont a t once to a m an who h a d ju S t commenced to fram e a house. shbps i'eRe- K out _I, and has been beautifully said th a t ‘the veil t h a t covers tho face'of Ritu itv is woven by The lmnd o f mercy.” • Seek not t o raise th a t veil, therefore, for sad- ness m ight bo scon to shade the b ro w tlmt fancy bad array ed js sm iles of gladness. Ev e k y-Da y GP.NTii.rnr.—Wc wer?* some- what amused a s we stood by the desk a t iho Revere H ouse lately,, when a scody- looking-individual approached w ith an irregular gait, and w ith a m ajestic wave of his hand flesircd to book his name.' d. the 31:113. #0 0. *1n.<:n.t\ Mary looked up, and b e f-lip s' moved, \Mr. M anly,” ho said, addressing the gentleman alluded to,“ I have drftnk the last drop of alcoholic beverage th a t ever passes my lips. Ask me no questions, b u t believe m o.now while you seo me true. Will y o u give me w ork ?” “Charles Nelson, a rc you fei earnest asked Manly i n surpfisc. “ho much so, sir, -that w ere dcath.to sta n d npon--my r i g h t ’hand, and yonder bar-room upcm my left, I w ould go w ith th e grim m essenger first.” “Then h e re is m y house lying about it all in y o u r hands, and shall look to you to finish it. W h ile I can tru s t you, you piay t r u s t me. Come in to my office an d you shall have tho p la n I have dra w n .” ■ bnt she could n o t speak a ’w ord. She stru g g led a fe w moments, a n d then burst into tears. ^B,er husband took her by the arm and d r e w her upon his lop, a n d then pressed h e r to h i s bosom. \Mnry he w h isp ered while th e tears ran down his o w n cheeks,“ y o u arc not deceived. I a m Oharlev Nelson once more, an d will bo while i live. Not by any a e t of mine shall’fthotlior cloud cross your brow .” A nd tjifeb he to ld her o f thc w ords lie h a d h e a r d on the previous Mo n d ay while h o lay b ehind t h e wall. “■ Never before,’!he saffl,“ \Do you wish'for a room, sir?” inquired the clerk in a tten d an ce: IS y S o m e microscopic pho to g rap h s exhibited at M anchester, the o th er d a y , excited much admiration. O n e , of t h e size o f a pins head, w hen magnified s e v eral hu n d red ti m e s w as seen t®1contain a group of seven p o rtra its of m em b ers o f tho a r tis t ’ s family, t h e likenesses b e in g admirably distinct, A nother m icrosco- pic p h o to g rap h , of p till less size, r e p r e senting a m p ra l ta b le t erected to t h e memory of William S turgeon, thc elec- trican. by., Jiia_M m ehfiStcr friends, in Kirby Lonsdale church. This little t a b let covered only l-900tb part o f a s u p e r ficial inch, an d contained 5 8 0 le tte rs, every one of which could be distinctly seen, by the aid of t h c microscope. iS y-E vcry man o u g h t to endeavor to a tta in an eminence, n o t by pulling oth- ers down, b u t by raising hicdself J, *md enjoy the' pleasure of his own superiori- ty, w hether iinnginary or real, w ithout in te rru p tin g others in the : ‘ moor- »: - A for, “N’o, sir,\ ejaculated our friend. “W h y , th e n ,” said th c clerk“ do you wish t o book your n a m e ?” W ith a cQuntenance expressive of in dignation he replied,—“ B ecause tlmt wttnt to arrive !” VJIEG '43? _thans _to .‘<‘Jf'r.¢1I‘_eir /'Ajre y o u afraid of the dark ,?” feajd he ladtr on wHbse lap h e wos'sjttjirfig, o nfghit\ was ' 11febtnirig on, dark an d wing mt. it *®*Thc best capital forybtin^riien to s t a r t in life, is industry, good-iense, courage, and the fear of God. ’ It T? bet- te r than alLthe friends or ensh thuy was ej:er.rais£.iv. _________ . W e found th a t it w a s time f o r us t o leave. 5 5 y hich ' • n o t ' M d p i. :» Hod made i t dmrk,-so' his cbildrfen can \Sleep ju lt a s ySur m other le ts a p \rn th e curtains gtf Vou t a n sleep . ■ > IsoihetiKies.” ' r *i ;. rkt •• • • -: he. tsk e c a re ^ f m e . • •. -j.f'Gertpinly, he always difi.\ . . . “Can I . ask M m to ta k e care of me, , ‘ arid Will B e tak e care of-b{^ folks too i f I ask h im ?” J es, d i e w ill? , ( clasped th e little hands devoutly, ' -'cTdSfedhls eyes, an d looking upw ard la id , t £U3‘Qnlf abh^tdlcan. :: ,y ','Jjor4*i & an^-u little, boy, please take .care-of m e .th is .dark -night, and take c a fe of S ay 'd ear 1?a and Ma.” v. ,u. _ \ ____ ATi r,! m u • _e managed-to k e e p down few - glasses .of h o t slihg,‘h'uf t h e close atm osphere of th e bar-r6om seem ed to’ Stifle him, and fie w e n t oiit. ' I S P ’ Tlic U . S . ' r fc a s u F have information th a t a ju d g m en t h a s been obtained against H art F ello w s, Surveyor of th e port of.^pp F ra n c ts c o , under the la st admiaistratipq,-f o r p b a l ance o f $4,000 of, $ 5 j f i # f-due tho G o v ernment. ” >¢C~<> realize how lo w I h a d fal(cp, but th e scales dropped from m y eyps then, a s though some one hafi Struck them off with a sjedgc. My’k o u l started up to a stand-point from which all the tempters of e a r th can n o t move i t . Y our prayers arc answered, m y wife,” T im e passed on, a n d the Cottage once more assum ed its g a r b , of p u re white, and its-whole windows add green blinds, TKe roses in tb e garden smiled, a ‘ nd i n \every way*did the im provem ent work. Once again w a s Mary Nelsoniajnotig t l i e happiest of tb o jia p p y . nnd h o ^ c h ild re n choose their o w n assoc iatcs'novy, • * ' - ! • £$?■» A Divine, once proyrngt, Safd,“ O Lord, give m e .p d th e r poverty* ‘nbf p c h - cp,” a n d pausing solemnly I k if tb m e n t, a d d e d ’ ’ especially poverty.” ; £0 - A certain sign-board has tfee fol- low ing classical inscription i-r—A ll p e r - sons foun fryghtenihg or fressp b sg tig on-, th is ground will b e eje<pited.n^ i t b ' tbe utm ost w igger of t h e law '? { 1 T he p o o r man h a d setise enough to know t h a t if he could sleep he should f e d b e tte r , and he h ad ju st feeling enough to wish to keep aw ay from h o m e; so he w andered off tow ards a wood not fab from th e village, and sank down by t h e side o f a s to n e wall, and was soon b u rie d in a profound slumber, W hen h e aw oke, the su n was shining down hot u p o n h im , and raising himself to-a sit- H ngr posture, he gazed ab o u t him. He k n e w 'th a t. its w'asr>eftcrnoon, for tb e sun was* turning-tO w ard th e west. He was j u s t u p q n tli^pqijQ^of rising, w hen his motion w a s, a rre s te d ‘b y tho sound of voices n e a r at h a n £ t £ £ l b $ f c d H f r o i # a chink in tho w tf ll,% d ju s t upon the other side, he saw h is kw<r children*pick- 19 new ‘meth- W98?- W e will n o t tell how tb e -sto u t m an w e p t, nor how his noble friend shed te a r s to see him th u s ; b.ut Charles N el- son took th e plan, an d h av in g studied it- for a while, he w ent, o u t w h e re the m en w e re at w ork g ettin g tho tim b e r togeth- er, and Mr. M anly Introduced him as th e ir m aster. T h at day h e worked b u t little , for h e was n o t stro n g yet, but lie arran g e d th e tim ber, and g av e directions Tor fram ing. At n ig h t he asked his em p lo y er if he d ared t r u s t him w ith a dollar. “W hy, you’ve earned th ree ,” re tu rn ed H an l y : , •And w ill you b a y me th re e dollars a d a y ?” T h e U nitedS tatesb& ve also re c o v e re d a jn d g m ettt o f b e tw e e n $14,000 a n d $15,000 g g ain st H y d e , thc collcotor o f the p o s t of D etroit, Michigan, under t h e late adm inistration. 7 — —-------—'* a H n 1820, th e re was a bill before the N ew Y ork House of Assembly in rdatiOh tQ a Totality in Delaware conn- tv t h a t was called “The Devil’s H a lf ''Acre:” E lisha W illiam s took occasion to express h is surprise from what be i i t f 'd f the county, in the House, t h a t the devil’s patrim ony was so sm a ll tb e r e j Gen. Root (w ho w as -well a w a r e - th a t Williams b a d been a great speculator in la n d s sold for ta x e s,) answered t h a t his patrim tm fb A d onCCbeen greater, but i t . jrruoktly been sold for ta x e s, and bought l i i bv h i s friends. A p aro n t who :strikeA'm\b’M ld in a n g e r is like a map wbo strjkesjtllO W ij'. tBr : the consequences o f.th d h ib w atB ' -s u r e to fly u p i n h i s 6'wb,fac¥,ttJ,v ^ I {o per axis '' I s t h a t s t r e e t ?” ask e d s a p #ffirF ran klm was an observing '-fibd sensible m an, and h is conclusions w e r e seldom incorrect. H e said t h a t a n e w s p a p e r and biblc in every house, and good school in every district-—all s t u d ied and ap p reciate d as m erited —a r p tho ■principle supporters of virtue, m o r nlity and c iv il liberty. A3 ,50 .. .25 wtisers. _ ‘ ie ^ B ^ a tte f y is mbre dangerous mask- e d th a n bare-faced. • , ;
