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The Columbia Washingtonian, DEVOTED TO TUB C'AUSE <j>F* TEMPEIUN ui,'iohNA.. a ^njng, by ti B o u n ty W ashiugto Is published e v e ry T h u i ^ y Afrjrning,by th e Exoo • o f th o C o l u m b i a * utiveComraittoo nian Tem p erance Society* ,. Trrms—Ono Dollarper annum, m ailmc or one <lqUaraml twenty-five cciits ifnot paid in ihrto months. ( A d v e r tisem e n ts c o n s p icuously i n s e r te d at* Ihe usual ra t e s . ” , < ■ * - A d d ress W a r r e n R o c k w e l l , H u d s o n , Columbia C o u n ty , N , Y . p o s t a g e - p a id , R ig h ts o f W o m a n . BV MRS. LYDIA J. PIK11S0N. It is h e r right to love, to h o p e for bliss, To give her heart, in its warn) fresh beauty, Into a mortal’s p o w e r!—(Alas S^alasd For the young, noly heart, thaf lihAws no guile, \Whose utterance is nil truth, and •which expects Like truth from oth$ff. rO how rich its offering ! Its faith is like the pure, deep arch of Heaven, Reflected in a calm, br,i«htj world o f wntcrk; »' -If gilds', it o c c u p ies, it fills tbe whole.) ’Tis woman’s right to give such holy, h eart, W ith such engrossingTove and faith, to man; ( I t is her right to hopo for f u ll returns, \W iucK'iii frusition would perfect bliss. lid pe: , Lf she s e e s , H e r bright nopes blighted, her d eep trust deceived, „ W reck’d like the b lue arch’s shadow jn th e deep, * W hen the fierce storm-god drires across its breast, W hen s h e feels Her fond love met with coldness o r contempt, W hen cruel scorn o r bitter jealousy Aro gnawing on her iife-strings, a n d her heart, Hut late so fresh an d joyous, feels the blight— The w ithering blight—of hope’s last struggling sigh, T h a t breaks life’s tuneful chords, a n d wounds the soul, W hile the poor fragments o f tier broken heart, And withered hopes, and w reck’d and faded joys, Still cling arouua th e lov’d , the careless one— T h e n ’tis hci right 'W ith meek endurance and a patient smile, tT o b ear heJ lo t in silence. Silence ? Ayo, T o whom s h o u ldshe complairffif h e for whom She left her father’s hearth ami watchful care, H e r m others soothing voice and gentle ey s , H e r brqther’s frolic love —an d the sweet simlc, ».,Arnd fond endearments of th a t cherub b a n d ‘O f young and joyous sisters, and th e hut! n ia O fhughingchildhood and unblemished youth; Scones ant! companions w inch no n fier joy Can e’e r supplant, and which the ills of lifo liin d closer to the s p irit’s memories— A y e , if ho F o r whom h e r young heart made w ith cheerfulness • S o g reat a sacrifice, has pierced th a t hoaf*, And smilton that confiding spint through W ith many sorrows— Oh, t o whom on earth, Shall she reveal h e r pain a n il deep despair ? : I f lie has'brokcn up her t r u s t in him , W ho, then, can she coulldc in? Tl.cn, *iis hers ..T o lock her grief in silence in h c rlm a s t The; while it drinks life’s flowing fountains dry ; H o r e y e s are humid—yet they court his smile j ‘.H e r feet are weary o f the load of life, And y e t she follows* with h i s destinies The bl range and cold \VoiM over. :Tis h e r right . T o bo his friend when all t.lTb world forsake, Tosouthc'the wound that treachery has made, T o vindicate his name anil speak h is praise; ’Tis hers lo watch with so ft and stealing tread, ( Piilo cheek, neglected d ress, nnd hollow cyo Hy tears and watching faded,)'round bis bed W hen pam a n d ieycr prey upon Ins life: T o soothe his anguish,\ to assuage his pangs, T o cool Ids burning brow, and cahn liis s o u l; .Performing cheerfully each irksome task. And meekly hearing all h is peevishness, W h ile ono kind word, or glance o f gratitude, M akes her heart throb, and brings the thrilling bliss * O f by-gone days, through h e r poor blighted breast, 1 Ah ! momentary Hash of joyousncss— I t leaves the spirit sadder than bofore. ’T i s hers t o prove W h a t ’tis lo be a mother— a ll the pains, T h e hopes, th e fears, tho anguish, the ilulfgh*, ,T h e cures, the watchings, tho solicitudes, ‘Experienced by maternity alone. O f t'tis hers T o see the young hud bligi.tcd—to behold llorohoiiahM infant pine a n d w aste away, W h ile all her euros arc exercised^ in vain, H e r prayers unheeded, ntid her h itter ic-ira Shed utterly iu vain ; her child m u s t die 1 ( W ith swimming b rain she puts its wither diipi fJ\> h er full breast » it cannot sip th e buhn T h a t fed its little l i f e ; feebly it moans, And lifts its heavy eye w ith wistful look. T o her who cannot save o r soothe death’s pmtirs ; A workman.-, \n Pn Thtiqg. ‘© o l u m f i f n , <$blUwt)fof» to C f l o f ji s i n s e .” — d a . D w i g h t , • HUDSON, N . Y.,'\'APRIL 39, 1817. WARDEN ROCKWELL, EDITOR. VOL. VI.—NO. 1.—WHOLE NO. 261. And then she feels tho b.tt.rnts*,qf death* ‘Again ’tis h e rs—(O h I'nthet!. from my lip W ithhold the brim oflhis uTostbitterenp)— T o see a d ear young daughter, beautiful, .a ’.And p ine ns morning, ere one stealing Toot H a s passed amongst its d ew -drops: ere onu breath ‘*Il.is come abroad upon its balmy n i r ; Ami innocent, but too confiding g irl, .Deoeiroil, undone, and lost forever more 1 Thon ’tis Iter lot to sorrow o’er a son, Beguiled nf young life’s innocence nnd hope, ’Whelmed in the vorlej o f liceniim isticjs., -jShutmwl by tho em l'lcss, pitied by the good, llntriiand airnid n t hy sclf-rghteons men, 'A n d feared and pitiod by tho innocent—. And this is Im upon whose boyish days ’ a She looked with jo y , with pride, a n d ardent imp” . Fur whom site watched und praycrl, nnd who ut lust ( Brings lier n o meed Iml sKamc, nnd prayers and leuis. Thc.se complicated ills ’l i s hers to boar. Anti smile iienenlli the.prsssm e, when trio heart Is swollen almost to bursting, and the te a r Lins in tlie eyc-liil, ready lo gush fmlli, 'And tlie d eep spirit feels tho vcnoraeil wolintl ’T h a t is of a ll ills narclcst. to be borncr-r Hlill she endures. Ah, blessed b e I lls namo Mho has aecordedeven t o hern right, In Christ o n r consolation— alien she s e e s The hopes o f tliis' w odd blDhtcd, and th e joys 'flu which h e r young h e a rt noatrd, fall liwny Anti n il her brilliant expectations dmi'gc, As th e brieht tnpors ol n summer morn , Chnnge to brigiit clouds, thnt render light more drear. O h . then, how precious is Iho light divine That makes the C h ristian's consolation hois. M d S litlfie war o f life’s mad detfidnls, Sho prot e s the pence Iliac “ passeth nn<lerslanainc, And feels tlmt ’tis a blessed right to d ie. To sleep in Jesus and awake m Heaven. These, lliese are woman’s rights, assured hy G o f , -Ami man accords no olher. finest slag lhat ever lossed his anllets through the wilds or snuffed tho ai{ nn the peaks of the Alleghanies. Such an one, oh, most courteous reader,allow me lo present lo you—Harry Grove, the young est son ofthe Colonel, nntl a citizen of ihe n e st He Inis been anti is the very cousin o f cousins; was toy'first tutor in mathematics and mit-chuf, philosophy and play-acting, hisiory and horse manship, logic and leaping fences—a very jew el ol a joyous spirited iellow, full.pf fun, frolic and frankness; ivjth n Heart “ as large as all out-doors,” and as warm as all in door, and ’With just sufficient Iff-attly to save himself from beauty and susceptible damsels, from a loo sud den Bestowal 'of their unsolicited affections. Yet I have remarked llie dash of tlie dare-devil in his composlti'dn'lo be-peculiarly cttpfivaling to yoiipg ladies just out, who have been Pumani- cally reared. I (lo not iutoiid .to intimate ti.al my well-beloved kinsman is that horror of careful mammas, “ a wifd joint\ man.1’ 'I am \nclined lo believe thal the goodness' of people, now-a-days, is in inverse proportion lo Iheir pretensions. Harry Grove makes few jireten-' sions— ergo, he is quite good tnotigli Ip serve as a hero, in these degenerate times, when our menial dishes, to he palatable, mtw! be slightly spiced wilh wickedness. But Harry is not my present hero— 1 am my own heroine—yet he mil figure Jaigelv, though second.! Hy, in “ this strange, cveiiilul liis-loty.” Though ihe very embodiment of health, in the main, Harry had once a long and distressing illness. We came near losing him the summer h e was fifteen. As soon as the crisis ol his fever wns^passed. I, hy special request, was appointed sick-ioom companion and superiiu- meiitry nurse I never left him for a day’.— Though a fihgrie'cliild of leu years, I was never weaned ' of those heart-prompted races i iny whole soul was 'whelmed v.uli jay, gushing heavenwacJ with fervent thanksgiving lo the God of life. Ah, is it not it l>’esse J- thing to behold eydsbeaming nptu us,all light.anillov'e, 'we ha | lliou-i.: to hnve sem dim wilh the ecliji.se of dealt.—Mtules on ihe J ip, a. glow on the cheek we l.,t! thought lo liave seen stiff vviili Ihe rigidity whicli no affection ami ho p a s sion may move, touched with die icy chill wliich'tiot even a mo.hgr’a Inst, Huge.ring kiss may melt into warmth—to see tl\e s|iiiit of life pervading that foim vve had thought tohave 'tain away in silence und dust forever! Line beautiful and summer-like mornipg in September, when Harry was jiret stun.\ tm.ugji to walk about the yard with Ihe d-sistoncs ot a- cfthe, a large hunting piulf- left our town, hiking conveniences for camping out, provisions and wine—armed and equipped Sts live law of fport- ing directs, for'a week’s crusade against all sorls of game to whom heaven had given llie freedom of llie woods, and who had been obligingly fat- toning themselves lo furnish fliny am l’good living to as arrant a set of scapegraces as ever brake college wilh a whoop ami hurrah! finlf a dozen inerry fellows came dash'ng und ha-ha-ing up to our door for Harry’s elder Imilhcrs, who were to join them. Hurry, like . noble, manly hoy as ho was, strove-hard to u Imppy with aud for-them, but I saw his tip pu.vtr as he otfered hj.-s favoriie dog au.l gun lo young stranger from the city. At last, with .aify•regrets, p'ohli-ly and earnestly t vpW-sed, that the invalid could not aeco.np. uy them, ihey were cff—all gone! flariy tvaiclie.1 them ally as they wound up the hid opposite the window, and when the last of all, liis noble hound; afler giving one long and wisllul look backward, Inrni'd again and tJi.-appeared, the poor boy, sighing deeply, sank back into his arm chatr and coicied las face wilh liisemntja- ted hands. Presently I saw K-aia fast gliding through life pale aitd almost transparent lingers! They were Uie first 1 Inti ever seen him shed, mini seemed wiung from my own tiearl! so, winding hiy arms about his neck, I spoke vvcrils of affection and good cheer, w|uch, though chihl-like, were effectual. lie Logan byealiii g himself hard names—he was a “ w-tmuu a girl,” a “ very liahy, ami n bw.Dy-liaf-y ul thal.” Then l.e drew up his Iieail, ai.d tin led his lip, and dashed avvny his tears, and •• R sh ard w as h.mself again.” “ Sudden a ihoualit came like a fullblown ' M i s c e l l a n e o u s . From the Jlomc 7mirnrii._ My First Hunting and M ing . BY CRAfcE GREEK-WOOD. • •• That’s what 1 cal! A '(file distinguished for *ils-femininity,” saysa roguish-eyed friend, pcep- ‘ijn.r Ayer my shoulder. . . . , , ” • All, never you tnind, Fred j it S a harm ess forte’fancy of m y own, as llie lady saw when ‘she led her footman to the altar. V jove to look upon a sportsman. I don %iean one of your moustached amateurs, who %a!KeS ti’ht once a year, perhaps, m white gloVes hind \ailers and with scarcely manly strength •sufficient to hold his fovyhng-p.ece a t arm s feneU -one whom you might fancy mtslakmg a hen for a pheasant, jtnil faking a m at her through an eye-glass, while it requires no Vio lent exercise of the imaginative faculty to behold h e r placing her claw upon her bill and perform ing certain contemptuous gyrations herewidr. B a h ! not such un one— hi* has been bad show ed the g u n ; the gun fell on lo the coal mid then went off, frightening away the\Vl’c[ij|>munk’f with the report, but jjbelieve it or belieVe it giot, my reiulc-is,) sending a “ whizzing deaili” through the fat sides of a toad, which vve liaij before rematked demurely seated on a’stoiid near whore vve stood. This laughable accident having restored to Harry his good nature, nnd to me my courage the gun was re-loatkd, a new coal procured, my eyes and net yes were true to me— ffiere was a flash, a smoke, a stunning'report, and- ........ .......... ............. . “ Lo, i u struck Lluc bird'stretched upon iho plain !\ ; of thepxqjjj^jlj! joy, jhe inloxipaling bliss wind. with our labors and salislicd j vv helm’s it maiden’s head vv hei) love’s liisl ki.-.- Ijie uilJflViting hook in the garb of a fresh young worm, and dropped it, all quick aud quivering, .down before Ins very nose. Like n careful .vyoer who fears a “ lake in,” lie would not come In the point; lie had evidently dined, and like an old fvefoimer, played shy of the Drel of W orms, At last, as though a sudden appetite had been given him whicli required qbahm n t, lie catiahl Ihe wcrm, andglie hook caught him, aud— had ■ —tfmt.langimge fails me — Ye may Jell, oh, my sisters in e.uulhcr laud, At last, wem ied ’ with glory, vve gathered up our sppils and turn ed homeward- ft is strange, but though many yeara have passe.!, f Mill remember tlistinclly just wjiat game 1 held m rny jiinafoie oil that day—viz : one bare bud, two snipping birds, a meadow lark and a red breasted robin. I he toad I did not tuiini. Ali of these, wiih the exceptions, t.f the robin, a part of whore neck only had been cai ried away, weie literally shot to pieces. .To my disappointment, I found none hut servants lo whom to display the proofs of my valor. My svyeei'oousin, Alice, was at school, and my aunt aird, uncle taking their morning drive. I vvaile.il jinpatiently for Iheir return, and meeting llfeifivon the\jibriico held up my bloody trophies, exclaiming—“ See the game lhat cjus.n II.u ry and I shot while y ou were goi.o.” TLo Colonel, palling my cheek -pio- lniunci'd me “ a brave g irl; ” hut my apnt, sad ly sndlmpr, said only—“ This must have been Hie rolin tl.al snug on onr lattice at prayer time Ihis n-orning. f’uor bird ! its song of praise is ended! ’’ 1 This gentle ri pit of quvoied like an anow lo my heart. I turned hastily’, threw away’ ihe mangled lemains of all lint ihe robin, ami vviih iliat Vaught my room. There 1 folded the dead bird lomy breast, and wept over it Biller and passionate leais. 1 was agonized with conlri-. K m when I bethought me that he who had errand worlds on vvoijds had not disdained to mould that lender form, .to tint ils plumage with one of the colors glowing in the how which lie hung in the heavens, ami to breath the soul ol song into ils trembling .littlo bosom. Then bowing down my head, I fervently promised never, never to take from n happy winged crea ture the rxistence which Ihe Father of a ll in His wisdom l.nd bestowed. Thank heaven, that vow is yet unbroken—the ncccsm r y de struction of wasps, musquitoea atid Lome flies al ways excepted. Three yeats had passed since Ihe woman in my nature got tlie fetter of the heroine, and the 'day of my itrst hunting closed in tears. Nlc- thinks that the glorious maid of Orleans, the night aher a battle, may liave wept over the dying aird the dead,’ even as I wept over those htrtlif. Whnt an absurdity is the doctrine that there is no sex in soul, I would even theit have laughed contemptuously hud I seen flarry Gtove vvhimperingover thotnosfbcautiful songs ter that ever flashed his plumage in tbemorning run from the very roots he ten Aeverknown a good a i m M s whole existence has missed fire . W i full-chested, strong-limM, sptmg-fooled, Vp,n-eve<l, feariestr-kearted-, tom tmdpredestina- md Nimrod! One who snuffed powder iivhts cradle whose first known amusement was u e n n e ingthe cat with potatoe-balls f.om a pop- Sun-one who from his boyhood has gone forth shooting and to shoot, feeling within Run- «di a divine right to scatter the plumage of the Yh-outlest young turkey J-M ever strutted on a nrairie; to call down, tn' the crack of a rifle, th e c ir c lin g eagle fiom the arch of heaven; to f i g to » tte a f t'h a li Hie boim a ingw reer ot the 6b,cousin Harry,” ) ewl.rmnl, Hflit'te aw flocks of bitds in the orchard. Go out and shoot them. I’ll carry the gut)-” , ;• HViaf gun, Giaco? Did you hot see thal they took'them afl ? ” Here teas a dam per, but Ifusl to A wntnwi.. evi'ii in etnlityo, for scheming, 'I sat c u t in- stanter on an explu.ing expedition. Every cli.imber and c k s.t in the roomy old mansion was ransacked, and finally m y labors vvete re warded by finding among some ruhhisb in the attic a clumsy musket, once bilonKing to out grandfather. Its balkicd appearance uas pur- siimplivo evidence of its having gone through the “ seven long and bloody w a is ;” but 1 Lire vvere barrel ami stock entire. It was a toi.n fule engine of destruction nnd deatli, nttil T bore it tnvay in triumph, though with a slight shud der, as I thought how many redskins Lliiqighl have sent lo their spiritual hunting g r o u n d s . Harry smiled as, With a mock heroic air, I presented arms, but lartghed oftirigiit When he caine to examine the musket. v “ Why. Grace,” said he, “ A fc is no Tutm- mir io this loci;! ” . .- After a little explanation a s to t Ire offices of the important agent in the discharge of* fire arms, which had thus inopportunely “ come up missing,” I suddenly exclaimed—“ I Irave il now! You just load tlte giur, and pour the powder into tlte pan, and I will follow loiih a coal of fire in the longs, and—and. I think 1 dare touch it oiF, cousin.” I thought Harry would have tlieil ol exlfava- gant merriment. He tolled on the floor in a perfect paroxysm of laughter, but after becom ing calm, vowed he j^rald take up with iny proposition for its fun and oddily. So behold ub sally ing forth—Harry, lo whom a strange strength seemed given, hearing the g'un,Aird I Very busily engaged in efforts to keep coal and courage alive. ft The first bird af which w e look aim was a “ chipmunk,” who sat on tho fence leisurely gnawing a kernel of corn. fNevpr shall I forget th e moment when Harry whispered \ now !” 1 readied out the longs, but a sudden mist came over my eyes, then a quiver started from trjy heart nnd ran along my arin; the conlflescemleJ on to Harry’s wrist instead o f into the p a n ; he, with an exclamation more h o t than holy, drop- •siin. But to reuAn. Three years had passed since my daring exploits a3 a huntress, nnd‘1 was again spending a few, merry weeks wilh the Groves’. Please picture to yourself, my obligirg reader, .a tall, slender girl of thirteen, just out of short frocks, hut retaining still her long, black, ICcnivi igsian braids, having a down ward look tilth her eyes commonly, and gifted with a— “ Completion The shadowed ltvcry of n burnished suit,” and you Itave my daguerreotype at lhat period of my humlde existence. ft was summer, and Harry came hotpe for a vacation, accompanied hy two College friends. As ot,e of the young gentlemen was hopelessly lame, hunting was out ot the question, and fishing parlies ou the lake took its place. Every favorable morning llieir boat, put oil the shore, aiidevery evening they returdcd.f.umusly ditty read liut gry, with wel feet and dry canteens, .a,J i-eiii rally, with llie exception of Harry, cui.d.,.; thut luck, f well recollect thal, how ever unto the party. Harry alway s tarnished tue f.rl.iu; tackle. The Colonel once remon- s tatul wan lam on Hus extravagance, hill was ucldy u-iiniirU-J tli.u “ he vv|io spares llm rod Sptu.s the chilil’,” and that as a goo-l parent lie hould “ give hue upon line,\ as well ns “ pre cept tip.ni precept,” bo the'old gtuillenian tinned laughingly away, being, like all oilier amateur soldiers, proveibially good natureJ. These paitics weie, J regret to say’, made up of die steimr sa\ ixclusive.y, but after Harry's friends had left, I proposed one morning that io sla-u'.J take cuuolii Alice and myself to the lake on u IL-hing excursion. . , , •“ Alice is quite skilful,” lid replied ; “ but do y o u understand angling?” Ao j hut liicre is nothing which I cannot learn.” , « • r “ Very well, my modest eoz; put on your bonnet, and we will go- down and practice a while by catching small fish for bait, in the old millpond.” , The sheet of water to which my cousin re- fcrioikgvas nothing mote than an enlargement and 'r^eeiicning of the sfrenm which rati through onr town. The mill which ils waters ondc turned had been destroyed hy fire, and ali ths fixtures so fallen to dec&y, that Harry re marked j that “ as a millpond it was not worth a hut a capitat place for catching bait nevertheless.” 1 did not smile approvingly at this profane pun—not I—but reniinilel the of fender, with chilling dignity, that 1 should be full fourteen, in eleven months and nine days. Alter Spending q half hour in initiating mo into the mysteries of angling, Daffy took a sta tion farther Up tile stream. Near me lay a small log, extending out into Ihe pond, the top only lying above watcy. Wearied at last with sitting on the bknk, and catching not even ‘a “ glorious nibble,” 1 picked my Way ou't to the very end of the log, and cast my bhit upon the waters. lVsuntly I marked an uncoVsVtnohly large “ shiner” glancing'about hither and thith er, novV and then tanlalizingly turning up his glittering sides to the sun-light. My heart was m my throat. Could I manage to get that fish on lo my Rook, it were glory enough for one day. Reader, have yon ever seen a “ shiner ?” Is he not the most finifine, dashing, dandying D'Orsay Ol the 'waves that ever cut a swell among'1’ sheeps-heads,” or coquetted a young trout. The conducl of this particular fish was pecu liarly provoking, ft was in vain that I clad W HY IS IT? ..(Why is it tint persona comjfpenoing life unucr -the some uu-qiiees, nnd frequently in the same branch of bu-diiess. differ so much in fin tl results? We see in ,ev,erye city town and village iu the Union, persons en- gaaid in the same occapaiiuiis, and starting wiili like advaiunfes; while one prospers llie oilier fulls. Certain sucqess in all cases cannot he expected; but do.wo not frequent ly nliribuie the cause of fdilure to olher than iho Hue cause? T b p . Jraicrpiise of Ihjp , _______ ___ nountiy is too greal, aud coinpelitiuu so glows on her trembling lip, but give me the eager in t-vorv branch of bii-inesS, from the rapturous exultation which, ctjursed llijougli I funner w ho cultivates liis filly acres of land, everyr vein and IhrilieiTaldhg eveiy neive a s qiy I to tlte maim lecturer wiili his n r i l i i first Jislt beat the top of the slender cane to- ’■ 1 -■ ■ • - wards Ihe water. But,ah, the instability of hitman happiness! That tinfurtuuale “ shiner” was strong—“very.’ 1 had just balanced on the rounded three inches of the log; I now saw lhat 1 must drop the rod and lose the fish, or lose ,-jty balance, and win a plunge. ' Like a brave girl, as Phjili-r myself that I am, T chose the latter. Down, down 1 went, into six feet depth of water,’jrer.li- naciously grasping the rod, which, iinmediptely on rising, I flung, with ils glider ing pendent, l)igh aqd dry on the shore; and having given one scream, only one, went quietly down aga'iti. <?ust then, Harry, who had heard-my fail,at jirst, leached the spot, plunged in, caught and bore me safely to the hank. \Ytren I had coughed the water from my throat arid wiped it from my eyis, f pointed towards nay captive “ shiner.” Alas! what did I beho|;l!—-tlptt fish, my fish, releasing lnmsell Loin the honk and floundering back into lii& native clement I Yes, lie was gone, gone forever, and for one dark moment, “ Naught ivas ev’rylhing, and cv’rything was nnuglit.” I need not tell of ottr walk homeward, o f tlte alarm and merriment our appearance created ; or how I was placed in bed and hall smothered with blankets; how a nauseous compound was sent up to me,'which Hatty kindly quailed and grew ill as 1 grew well. All such mailers can be safely left to the imagination of my inteili- ;^nt reader. . I will hui add that though of late years 1 have angled more extensively and successfully, have flung a lucky hook into the beautifnl,li vers ninl glorioqq lakes .of the west, have drop- ed occasional lines into tlie waters of American literature, I have never since known thnt pi.iv, young delight, that exquisite zest, that wild enthusiasm which led me to slake all nn one mad chance,and brave drowningfor a ” shiner.” l o a f e ' r s . Thefollowirg story, told,of Franklin’s mode of treating the animal cal’fed in those days, Lounger,” is worth putting into practice occa sionally, even in this age ami generation : One line morning, while ‘Frttnkfrn Was busy preparing his Newspaper for the Press, a Lounger” stepped into the store, and spent an hour or more in looking over the hooks, &c., and finally taking onc in hand, asked the strop boy tlie price. > . , “ One dollar,’,' was the answer. “ One do',far!” said the “ Lounger,” “ can't you take less than that ? ” “ No, indcetf—one dollar is the pricp.” . • Another hour had nearly passed, when the “ Lounger” asked, “ -IsAlr. Franklin a t home ?”. “ Yes— he is in the printing office.” “ T want lo see him,” said the “ X-oungeri” The shon-bpy immediately informed Air. Franklin that A gentleman was in the stofe waiting to see him. Mr. Franklin was snon behind the counter, when the “ Lounger,” with kooWiu Iwvnt.-mLHwseil I,iff, \h\,s “ Mr. Ftanklin, what is the lowest you can take for this book ?” One dollar and a quarter,” was the ready answer. • One dollar and a quarter? Why, your young man asked only a drdlar’’ „ “ Trm*said Franklin— \ami I rottld have better afforded to iake a doHnr then, tllan to have lieeh railed out of the office.” The *■ Lounger,”^ seemed siu.prised—and wishing to end the parley of his own making, said, * Crime, Aff. Fraiiklin. tell me what is the lower,t you rati Irikq for it ?” One dollar and a Itjlf.” ,,, A dollar and a half I—why, you offered it yourself for a dollar ond a quirk r ” “ Yes,” said Franklin—“ and I. hpd belter Imve taken lliat price then, than a dollar and a hall now.” , ( fi'Tlie “ Loitnger” paid dqtvn the price, and went about his business—it lie had any—and Franklin returned to the printing office. . \H o w many males were there in this fntnily on the first day of June, under jive years of age ?” “ Males! what’s that? ” . . “ Boys, madam; how many boys were there ?’’ “ Four.” “ VVhar !„ four under five years of age ? ” “ Yes, four.” . “ Some twins, I suppose, tljen ?” • “ •No, there ain’t no twins, neiibqp\ “ How many males over five and under ten ?” “ None t.f your business. You’ll next ask how long I’ve heen married. . It's fine times if folks have got to tell all they liave done in iheir livVs,\ Scor.bJNG.— 1 never knew a scolding person that was able to govern a family. W hat makes people scold ? Because they cannot govern thetnselyeq, JIovv,then,can they govern others? Those who goVyrq well, are generally calm THey are prompt ahd resolute, but Steady and mild. , A B e a u tiful thing.—What is it little girls? Guess. Shall we fell you j Hark lit i s a neat, .sweet, modest, virluotis fitllcgirf; one wlio is chcerfull as a lark, pure as the rose, charming as the lilly, livelyas asquirrel—skippingly obe dient ; quick as a flash to do just right. Al such a sight; O clap your hands joyfully !— Golden Rule. inn of cap ital, that profit can only result from econo my. good management, and we ln.ny add,' Canperancc . Wliv is tl thut two far ms, side b.y side, where tlie suit is equally good, pre sent so different an aspeci ? In the one case, tlie fences and the buildings are kept in per fect repair; the stock on the farm is well fed and thriving; fur tlie .farmer, ,woql,l rq.tber .feed bis cniile than tlte still with liis coarse .grains. In lire oilier, the fences aro all down, and the cui'lo destroying Ihe crops; the house is in a dilapidated state; while ,o!|| liars ami conrs supply the place of glass. ’CVheto such a difference ixisls, let the cause he exti mined, ant in ni no eases' out of ten ardent spirir will be iuuud to he the io.it of tlio evil. So with a n y branch of business. Thos-e farmers, those tiutnul'ailjrers, or fljosp. /lie- ctrenics, who peiuiit thu uscofardent spirits, cannot as,a general role, sinnd in compoti- .iloj iviili those of tlio like employment who conduct ttieii affairs on the principle of entire abstinence from strong think. , , ^ Why is it tlmt the Society of Friends are ahinist invariably successful in their under takings! May it not be in a great degree attributed to the foci, that lltey never diink arelenl spirit? Who ever has seen a Quaker pauper in this country? Wlm has ever seen a Quaker convicted ? Thero may have been instances of both, but if so; -they are rare indeed. What stronger argument do we waul in favor ol'llio cause of total absti nence. than that to be drawn from the Itabiis ofjltis highly respectable class of citizens. Their expeiience is invaluable. They jmye tried the experiment fully; they have lbsted iis value imd they are constantly enjoying the advantages of it. It is no .wonder that tiniftand success attend them, for they are always sober, always cool and collected and it is not llieir fnoll lhat they havo this great advantage over oihers in .their vcqr)il|y business. How desirable in eveiy point or view, that the experience of llte Quaker slum Id not be lost upon out country. How happy if the whole community would adopt the excellent rule, and liave nothing to do will) ihe destroyer! We should rlten. see a new order o f things. Health and prosperity would take the place of disease and poverty, while no qatitpate made would even appro cli lire full advantages to hedetived. All class es would he gainers ; ami even tho distiller, the wholesale denier, nnd the retailer, would snon find that they would not bo losers.— The fact is, the use of nrdenl spirits has a- rcndency to destroy an immense’ nmouhl of trade si) useRi I articles: lor, let all agree to slop making and vending them, there would bo no drinking—no intemperance. Then a portion of the hundred millions of dollars jinw spent yearly in purchasing- the ‘poison, would ho spent in procuring bread; this would help tlie funner—another portion in purchasing clothing; this would help the manufacturer—annilj-r nori'ton in purchasing tea, c-agnr, coffee, ike. &c>., andithi9 would help the grocer—families would ba batter clod; ond this would help ine tailor, Ihe shoemaker n.ul tho butter. All would live in bettor houses, (mid pay llieir rqnl too) which waa Id help Hie landlord. So in every point,pf view, nil classes would be guiners; and nanther tling, the dealers would plaee t|iem=olvps out of tlio danger they ate i u ; for on etquiry it w ill be f)und lliet sooner or later, a Very great propnninnpl' the pprsous engaged in Iho Iraftc. of ardent spirit, have eitlror been ruined by the unde, or hy the temptation .constantly before them, have be came intemperate, or huve had the distress nf seeing r fit ir sons intcri pcrotc, qr lltejr duughlejs married tu men who have become intemperate ia consequence of the example uf dime ilruy look to fur guidance. A. Temperance Recorder, ff i;Nnv C l a y . — The recent conflict at Buena Nista lias clothed hundreds of families ill mourning. Tho venerable patriot of Ash- luod is among tho severest sull'orers.. His bereavement is thus beautifully alluded lo in die Tribunle: . A C iiaxcefok B r o th ! A vv V ilaon s Distillery. Ernst Brooklyn day morning, fell into a /ar-e n t o f t, molasses, and ivas literally-boiled m “‘s ^run/card’s r who cofVou wi broth .—.or rajlter, who o f yop wtfln,oGl Th-* is a haul questbn. isn’tfri j v notvj, ih u ,it, because ytendon’t know hdw°m5efi^oS*wff5 :gerof,rt,or ighethLer yieuvwilfgetanv u , ;tliq Yeryrflexl fiq'rioj you,.buy will lie some ■Only think I r a w j l d e f i ^ h don t begin to feel sick any, do you > n ii 'he hajr of Ihe same dog will cure t h f iv ,’, take “ afe?l!e” mor i r o t / i You,needn’t puBker u ^ o u r ? begin to feel uneasy, for somtxpf you wifi h ive t v , i . ? / Uw\ ? M S no ™='aka abont J. zliim s tb e d r fin k ' Do y o u jspppoce that he owner of lhat DiqliJlery would throw away that molasses? JVg s ir-rep .^llc .will do no wohll h'»% k f of lbe dead man . 0 l I’1 be fished o u t - th a t ’s ail that would be done; and the operation of making rum would fellen 5 t o “ t.!h0USh n.°‘hinS bUt a Wt h a J D rm fhards! I f you would believe it, ihe a dead ? an are bl\ as a drop in iho nm. ;,-'!! comPanson wilh the potations of which you tak e ,in a ll Soils of liquors; and l,n J.°ha tF°“r ‘hem down' 1)0 J oil know how they make n e w mm, noiv-a-days? If you don l, I Will tell you, From a gallon of,sour mo asses, they get considerablg more lhan a gallon 01 the cwtesvby putting- in n good quan. My oi Spirits of Turpentine. This gives it I!? 5 and makes “ the drunk” come.—— None of you need try lot poison yourselves to deatfi,. -Just Be-Ratient; the liquor will do the, ■chore up for you, to a chatm! Help yourselves to broth, gentlemen \~G a rdiner Fountain. -I. M o ral Courage.—Moral courage is that kind of courage which dares to go forward, with head erect a n d manly bearing in oppo sing vice and crime and contending for their overthrow. The man who seeks for .proof, and goes into llm business of prosecuting; vile rum-sellers, in despite o f the threats of being mobbed, or otherwise injured in person dr property, may be,sajefto. flare a good share of moral courage, It is a pity there is not more b f it than there is,, If a ll Who call,themselves .temperance men. Were) actuated by it, there ‘Wouldn t be a rum tavern nor a grog shop iu State, in a month’s time. M oral courage is all that is lacking, \When rum-se?]ers s^tj that temperance men are determined, -.b'old, and, not afraid to go into them-—that- thev mean yvhat they say, and have -no terms no'r condrttons to make with them—they.iwjll knock under. A ll, their attempts a t evading or resisting tho law will prove futile, if the right means are practiced with them—and- what are the right means ? Tlio answer is, lo give the rum-sellers no quarter— to show .ilium no favort^-to-Jay all plans for CQlJgqtUig proof of their selling intoxicating -drinbs;-iA violation of law— and to prosecute fbr evexy offence ! in doing this, tliore.is,eome'hontrr ; and whoe.veyjjqe^i.t, may-hq proud of.himseff, js being- a-, insn-.possessed of moral courage •ivhicji wifi face a n y danger,.even the cannon’s month. -Tbere a r e too many chimney-corner warriors in tho temperance army. They, a re very willing to look on; and let others do tho battling wilh the rum-selling monsters; i b u t they havn’t the courage of an old woman to lift a finger themsqlves. As .soon, however, .as the batder-is o ver,-and a victory won, they are .very ready to appropriate to themselves a large share of t h e honors. “ We did this, that, and the other .thing I \\^-Fountain. PERSEVERMtos.r-r-Jf a. .man lias’a job to do and.sticks to it through- thick and thir. until it Is ac'dbltfpEshedy.heltnttWts-wliat perseverance is. It is, “ to take hold;’ hold qn, and never let go ! ” In the cause of temperance, noth ing of any importance will be effected, witjr- out straight-forward perseverance. The ob ject is to remove intemperance and the mgn- mnrdcring trade in intoxicating drinks. .With “ an.eye single” its,this object,every friend to humanity should ilirec(.,his energies, pever faltering, never ceasing, until the runvgod is dethroned and.tlr-ivdn from .ou; land,.nQften, his heart will begin to fail and -liis.cp.uragd.to flag at the opposition h e meets with from.the opponents, of every good cause, arrayed in the army of liis Satanic Majesty, whose pay and rationk a te runt, scqibt/.aiojes, black eyes, p n d ragged clothing. But as he advances, the clouds clear aw a y ; the prospect brightens;; bo lo ohcorcd onward by hope, and is animated .byjipytr. seal to continue liis exertions, Ho pereeveres,,a(vf-keeps.persevering. A t length, the forces of the Demon are routed and d is comfited a t every point. They are used! tip.; ,and , cannot rally their broken bands.; Tlii> triumph is. Cfittain and complete. Such, is and ever will be tha-result a f . well-directed perqd- verence. If, once ire a while, the miserable rum-seller and h is customer? escape th* justice they merit—if, or.co-ift -a while, they seem tis get tho upper hand of tho friends of tempe.- rance, so as to open their cadaverous' jaw s and crow a little— what .of it ?■ 5 The greatest conquerors and bravest soldiers Jbat history gives an account of, havo sometimes- been 'foiled, and obliged to fall back. Then again they ltivG rallied, and b y one desperate cffaxgo overrun and trampled under foot their enemies. Thus with temperance. .Only perseveret.anii the rummies will have to Bite the dust — Cfar* diner Fountain. N e W a n d Inh e re-trt.V G T e m p e r a n c e M o v e m e n t . —A Temperance Soetety was .organized in the Congregational Church in Chrystle st. under care o fRev. D r. Lansing, on the evening o f the 4 1 I 1 lust., ihe.obiect of Upon the patriot of Ashland the calamity which is to induce tho members or tho will fall witli its severest weight. Ilardin Church and Conureeation. as far bs they Youxo Ladies.. —Bulvrer sa y s — “ There is nearly always something ol nature’s on-n gen tility in Very young women, evcoyt ivliert they get together and fall a was liis nephew, Henry Clay, J r., his son? The hope o f liis old age. The Astyanatf of Ills family. Countless expectations, were garnered in his existence, and his rising glories elaildened liis fu 1 tier's path 10 1 I 10 in- eviiable tomb! Hut lie Iras fallen ! lallen in iho immaturity of Ids fame, dnd left a hope less p a rent! tiEGisi.A'gjVE DiGNiTY.—Several mero- qfihe Massachusnits House of Representa tives weie seated at a dining table in Boston, when one of them said—\ W ill the geotle- tnan from Andover please pass the butler this way ?” Pteliv soon another spoke— “ W ill the gentleman from Worcester please pass tho salt this w a y ? '1 when nne of the oily, wags taking the hint, turned round to the black waiter and said, distinctly—“ Will the gentleman front Africa pleaso pass the bread this way 1” A ' I ' r u t i i e u l W o m a n . — “ My wife tells the truth ibreo limes a day,” r e m a r k e d 0 \ jocose old Iellow, at the same dmo casting a mischievous glance at l\-r. •'■Before _ rising in the nlornin> snYs, ’‘ > up 1 tin L a i I d o n 't w a n t l o . ” A f t e r M o a n Ts, she adds, “ Well, J suppose f must go 10 work, but I don’i want 10 . and she goes IO I 101 J, saving, “ Tltero, 1 haveheen passing all tho d a y , and hnvu’i done any thin%.” Church and Congregation, can l)e„persuaded to dp so, to lake the P ledge and RbcoHii! ficrlfo advdbatM.nf tho.qauqe, Should all the Congregations of-theyaripu.g religious ,denomij|!itions in tho Cify do thif!, a new afaid‘pawerfill impulse could bo gi,vqu, to this greal cause' nf;,humanity, aDd.ao.a- jitnpnt of talent and ipffuqnee would became pledged to ilnnd interested in it, which ha)(h .hitherto held np practiqal, effective relatlda to the Temperance cause. --T h e Ministers would thus feel themselves sustained by their congregations a n d they in lurtt.wpuld be animated b y the warin-beaupd exhprya- tions and practical zeal of llieir Pasters. Thus, in these Congregational.Societies,yra should find permanient elements to sustain a greal Cily organization, to be- coinposed,pf delegates from the respoctivo Congregation al Societies ; and »?'“«• ,0°i the friend?,uf' Temperanco would exert a more pcisuaaiya influe/ico upon the masses o f community than has hitherto been realized — Tribune. The Christian, fiations havo each, ono peculiar (rait b y which they may always bo J i s i i n g u i s l i e t l front each.other. Forinstance, The Jtaltens fiddle upon every, thing. , ,, The Frenchmen daoee upon everything^ Tlio Germans smoke upon everything. Tltg English cat upon everything. , The Yankees talk upon evsrything.
