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H E R I I M E R J I M O C R A T , c . c . W I T H E R 8 T -I.N £ , ^ . » 5 II 0 E A^^I> . THB H l l l * 3 s i i i l^gl|©CRArP l 9 pttblislutd svngr WiUmmwm Mutaonm M Herkimer, H«rfaic»«r CmnifiM * be left at,tbe j^den«e -ef Tiilaf* f»baesibf ?9 for fS^OO perwnutn. Mall|*tt««ifeew, J ®|06 per aiinam, or ^ 1,50 la » i 3 SS Of One square or less, one fn*ertle%» S Eac}% subsequent ineertfc«,A *5 v S K S ^ S I C S ^ ; : ; : ; ; ; : ; : ; ; : Onekqnare d mootbs, # 1 0 who advertise by tb* year. book a n d J 0 B~PRINTIN«, 'i» *B |t» brandies, executedneitli imtu«a*«i«d4i|#jreB, and on reasonablaterm* • A« J, GAS A © A Y , CSeneml jLai&d, A£«|at ajlH'Sior* IOWA CITY, JOWA. Tarticular aftfntxon givvnr to th^ Stlte^ Hon and Location of Lands. —Iowa Cii )<nvney Bankers ; John R-; fs\?rU^S. L O .; R R K Otfi'’'^ Fi j iy, Ibi»-> Cook, Str- ; John Clark, Reg- H. K'-lly. M. and M. Dcs 'Moines.. Iowa : B. xV ¥ . t Eli Taylor. . A Cristvold. finocrat. T i : R ] f & ^ . A Y E A R . . 1 1 -5 0 I N A D V A N C E . T O I J I E B - P I . H S B J O I C a i Y F I M P P I M O E O T G , M A I 2 i, 1 8 5 4 . I T J M B E E 3 8 . W s m B m ^ U U r n b : Gringer, • Metkvtocr Mewporti N. Y : Dea. Office at the Park House, Iowa City. . Iowa City, April, 1854 . 34 m 3 Att«^^|||jfey & Cdiiit^n4>¥ a t K.aw* tWeii'fWinfieid, Herkimer County, N. Y., WAEBEN/GASWELL, Fam c y & IStaple D ry ilSaods flier- e l t a n t A Clroicer* D:^ Also dealer in Silver Ware* Watclwst, Jewelry, ^c. FLOUR and SALT of the various brands constantly on hand, and for f«lo at the lowest market price. oi^Also dealer in Shingies, at the brick Store Iddy oceupied by D. p. C. El wood, on Main Street, sear the Rail Road, Herkimer. N . Y, H . HUYCKi CJrocec a a d D e a le r i n a l l kfitda ' o f Xfiqincir»« Also, in all kindsoflRON,.afawdo^ssouth of the Jail. Herkimer. N. Y. S. & E . E A E lt, '' A ttoraey$ a ComisolldPSL . O:^ Office over the Bank. Herkimer. N. Y« R A IL ROAD H OUSE, * Kept by J. S pooner Herkimer N .Y . RA(L ROAP HOTEL,' ^ept by A ndrsw L eichx , oh Albany ^ The'public will always be liberally served a t ! this House. Stabling and provender*for hors es\ constantlyon on hand and. in readiness. tly ha 16 - , 1851 . J. A . & A. W. SU ITER , (C a d d ie & HarnieiiS jJLal&.erfl, Also dealers in Trunks, Valises, Ca^et Bags, 4 *c.. in the old Post-Office Building, Herkim^ N. Y. HARLEY WEST, JSVfHlioe o f t l i e JP e a c e . Offipe in Spinner’s Block, over Stillwell’aato Mohawk. Herkin.er county, N. Y. _____ MARK BATC HELDER, NUfACTCRER OF AMD DEADER IK Sr.VMTrfACTCREJ A H o f For L e in Skii D o o ts A i$Iioes» es, Gents, and Children. Also dealer ikins .and Leather Herkimer N Y. JOHN HARTMAN. F a s t s i o u a b t o T a i l o r A C u t t e r - Also dealer inAll-kinds of Ciotha-^nd-ready made Clothing, opposite the Bank,. Herki- mer, N . Y. ______ * ______ _ ______ J. G. BURRILL, Fngli^Si & A m er Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Groceries, ^-c. Also Commission dealer in Patent Medicinee, m H a r d w a r e , Oils, Groceries, ^-c. _ _________________ . Patent Medicinee, Water Lime &■ Cement Paint. llerMmer. N . ¥ . WM. HOW E L L , Jr., C a M w et <& C Itaiv H a a iifactiii’er.. Coffins furnished on the shortest* notice Herkimer.^N. Y. _______________ , . \ H. H. MORGAN, fo r II*e R e s a s s e la e r Fll*©- At the store of Morgan Stoddard, Hertd'rer, N. Y. 30 tf ‘ t S ' R S ' t f i S f * * ’ What sweet j^taasuof eartMy mniie Thq# «euld chg^ ^ ir yrm^ the eensept, Laeivt and , . Then 1 hm€% t ^enj» ii#d wh^l m m iKar, And tfi* reiinere % the ^mSaw Irfiteia^ n e e t, x- P f if teher|Di®< \ . . froiri tlit n atf^ Sleyljrfiieed^W . / h ' ' W f O R N P lS^eR Q |^A f<iT '». O B O E A L i . . . “-OAr\ X. C^ONflH'T VBftSUS P l i l T . Y . BY SYDVAMU* ooe*. J*. lilif tier » ip » InuKMnA cottid aiE4o «II m I l f . ^ImrfRRg. ^ M t i l t e v il »f£nt o f etatn^ ttato hefhoiwm h t f y m th 9 w a s Awaanj it, aodfroia it—T m o st make -whole,* She * itl^dk tv^inaDiia iMlift ■rmir i _ ^ Aide? T MVyUttiriFfliA <a*tttMrkiie that UMimfQt' «he h e c ^ s e tiihappy. S l lf look nef mora ^ e t s u r i in viewing the M«IIy l u ii d D about her, and &n m v i f lioitr iihe dreif her ImsbaBd t w a y ’ froia the cowp«ny. and begged him to go When abe reached her own* imuf, RiittJiftle iltting m u n she forged all m e hapiiiness she enjoyed therei— Aidy thought o f the contrast b©» tweatt that and Mrai. Shar^ing’a snperb ^ i l a s s . ' ** I*m sure I don’t tee why We may SBot ncatke m good an apfeiranot at Shariang,’* idie murtnufed, after j A® and hn* huibani hi^ become seated. y t oan hardly aflfcifd^ now, Sarah,*’ rtttirnad Arfimfi . \ Xat Why no^ m well e a M r. Sjjarp- ^ lta « o i e S h a r p « g hat more H e laaikea m o m than I do.” ” I doa^ aeei how h e m m do that> ^ He must isre aomt jmeret in trade that df what M hpp learned /he night — X ^ *r .. . 1 . , , ^gfQ f^ ^.ir|W trying hard to si- liii^ Ihe^stillliltfaR'voice,” that was y e i r d d ^ f o n m . 0 , 1 weiduSd with thoin. will wm tlMst Hi»r|aag is the moat |imspaiSii:W, a a ^ y ^ will thhdi him m o m o l a i ^ inem n tn thaw you ire t ahd i f he ohee takes tlta lead ia trade, he Will bo'eure not cady to k««|> it, bat also to gala m bis aomprtltors. You know haw peo ple like tm trfcdftat'JouiiihiAe places.” Arthur lieeam biegan to tbinbullere was mme force in hie wife's argument. He,,|oo« b ^ n tolMcsightof theeweet CoJi’twOT be had been for two years en joying, mad im the stead thereof be wee locAiag upon what the world caUl«~ RjymxT.. He. might at drst-^afftted more with h it wife, but he renieit^rid thatiit was hfa* money that helpedT tlla* terially to. .set him up in busiHie#, and be feared to l(»ich a c^rd that might tibrate on that point, m did iwjt fully know the real character of hiS wife, he did not know how holy and pure wafc the soil in her soul that had thus girew life to a few iioaious weOds^ Sted be fuRy known that the {wesint envy was bat am eaotic,- ja»t*springlng i ^ R f C l y thei^tleM traneplaitting, ht aeigbl h«fe eon^bt more earnestly to pluck it OYit;bu|hafarabted tober words, and bw own soul became the abode of dlfcontent. Before Arthur Leeman. retired that *'Arthiw,”. iart# lira. L^mah, ad- dwfSIat b eryom ^ htiibe^, stemt tom e that Mr. ofyowia business.** s ’ “ Ah,’”-»fteroa the young mtu, took- %g up frof»hia paper. ‘ - “ Yes*” continued the wife; ” he has , ^ . , , , , . - And »M you not contentod tefe,' >1* “*« “> *•> »nKhby’« Sal-ab!- MkVd Mr L.-e«n.n, wi® . f?'’’** sliubt tingo of diiappointninnt In bin hr««h th» «bfnil* l« the Ihatt**. b . ^ j thought he would enter.. Sharping wse - 6 , m I »m-contented! bat then! 'j '\ '? * ”'» ■“■d «>« •>-<» ju.t oloiedbi. should lilik to hare you look a t well— i r t - • ■r+ v*. that is, ,pj«ar as weU a, Mr. Sb.rplng' ’ ‘I r V'y™ . Bdt» * doei. T ot are as well acqiiaintef in Sharping, ™th ® e a .r the town, and you are as gerferaky re- Withhim- spected. * Your etore is as Well situafeA *®“* and you seem to possess all the dllritli- . .u * u • uns j rages , 0 . could wisA r ^ fayonboald ra- -All Sharnino* ** A nrnfifc r\f fiftir- «R|i%%|y Semite.'after all!” he s«li fo kfmiwif, ■ ” f weii |itYe * Uvmg e s othftr fdteiel* ' It wee witii these words upon his ^i» ^ : | i a eatwiad ^is store. -Eis p M i wee ithertt a«4 the place was aill fifajt- and^^ean- He had been in the ftor# jhalf t u hour,; and at the end of that timpJrt«.^frk«#ked him if he was unwelL A . . ; , ” l|nweH? .What put that into your k e t f t p ^ i y l ” . ^ 0 , 1 thought that y o u looked fluah- ^d^Q T a riihr-I didn’t kaoY hut that Cai^tCJOlda” ' tllo s n o well-” . ^ ..A r t b U c L ^ ^ a n turned away, and .wppdarfdifha had been showing all his feeHngtq S o ^ h o w the store did not seem lo-cheerful to him as usual. Yhe neatly arranged shelves and boxes, and the choice goods, did not look so iifr viting « : WM'their ,tfonl- .. Doring the: first ^art o f the day be sold Sfomw Opmnkin J^ticles, such as cal icoes, lawns and thr 4 ^ s , but.it did not occur to him that O’l ^ ; be* might hare ojerreacb^d' i lim p lcju s tom e r . . He did n o t thiiidi;'of gaiUliig some twelve 1 who is well pleased with him- ’ 0 , sp'fo,” returned Arthur, reach- THE COLONIAL L I F E IN S U R A N C E C O M P A N Y / ^ F SCOTLAND^ established AH^gusi 2 d, K J 1843 , registered and empowesto, under British Act of Parliament, 7 o and So Yic., c. no. C a p i t a l , Established in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By Registration and Deposit of Seettitiesin accordance with the Laws nf the Legisla- , ture of the State of Hew York. , n e w y o r :)^; .Office, N q . e Wkll St. SOAEB OF niEEciOBS- Hon. LRTHEJl BRARiSH, Cbairrain. , Wiiiiam C. Picfc«r3gffl, Esq., Banker.* Richard Irvin, Esq., Merchant, ' Watts Shennao, Eaq.*, Jgairiber. Thomas Tileston, Esq.^ Pm iifut of Ph<*- nix Bank. Henry A. Goit, Esq., Merybsnt. Nathaniel Thayer, £s« oming. Esq dps, Esq -4 Mgrchant. Ja-nes” S. Wadsworth, Esq., of Efastus Com iq.. Bankerj'BMtoji, ig. Esq., Albany. Livingston County, S. A. 3 tuaries PRESIDENT. lompsoa, Fellow o f the Institute o f Lon Ion, keep Mp w4rt| j3jaarping.w Arthur Leeman wat a ^bang mUf- chant, Mcated fu a lavgu andl^urishing village, ^bexe hd had been in business H6«riy two years. He had been brought justice and honesly fmilided upon deep moral principlt. Shortly h ^ f e he en-** tered business fbr himself humjurrfed # beautiful girl whom he bad long idSd self, leaped over the counter and rub bed his banda exultingly.- * ** But I 4on*t ate how you do it,** ut- MdenUy lored, n d who h « t to Mtum.l.**” '* tone of u erm s wi«t- raoiproMtei that lore. Ha bad re- AQ-K i 3 Af H .1 -- S. 4 * R SPLCUL NO IK E ms.aes- ue Company’ vided to : the Pront’i pale in the division. 3t sev-n yea to be itiaUe u ceired from her two thomumd dallut, which sum had gone a grai^ wiar to ward* purchasing hla ateck in trtia.-^ He had rented a amajl Cotta|#.—a Q®at| setiredabode-—and he»6ho i^ttled dawn i t s bouie of bii own, i»d wHb tvliy pfoap«;t of continued happitniij wm tMa kappw»8B bo-had artgbt to eapeot, fan hi* jionnt wift was aiUd *i«l roving and true aM f i i t n g a r W of bar Haf esp o m m b* eirafully b ^ n d liMiNili, *n4 a t might b* esBpected, m * ^ but iUU* dometiic siwf? Ufo comforts w v » all aolid, based upon the single Ids* CoutKRv. William Sbarping also ks|^ a ftor* iu tin village. He had- «emi»«nced about the tame Gm© that Aiikur did* he seemed to bavs Apply to Messrs. S. ^ R. Ewl for proposi tions and forms of proposal. _____ ^ 33 nat D i s 8 oIn iik » n Mati^cc. rytHE co-partnership heretofore existing be- X tween the undersigned under ’ J. M, Hulser 4 r Co., is thii mutual consent. All pefsi _ firm are requested to call soon and settle,^ by note or otherwise., Either party is aufttorised to settle the affairs of the Dated Frankfort, April 2 l?, XS 54 - J. M. HULSER, w il l ia m d y g e b t , DAYID BARER, • P A I N X S , O n - 3 , ifcp, JU ST received a well selected Stock of, «l PM N T S and VARNISHMS. Th* fob If wing are the standard articles in this line; tseed Oil, *j SandFaper, Eumitnre YnTuish, Linseed Oil, White Lead, Red do. a splendid Venetian Red, Spanish Brown, Litherage, French Yellow, Chrome do, Veraiiliion, Pstimt Brushes, WhiteChsIk, Red do. Glue, Carriage do. Harness 4ft, Rose Pink, Ultramarine IHut, Paris • do, Prussian: do, .Pari* Oveen-. ClWoin# do, greater ihow ot accumttl»l«ig weeltii. Sb*rpiDg‘f wife w*t %n intimtf* f r l ^ of 8ar*h Leemku’a *ud hence the le-tte* felt more eeufihly th* cemtawt. betweeia her owa *ud her* neighbor*!! oulwwrd circumitencff. In * ftw tTeningi WilU#m Sherpihg opened hi* new houet fiat tht rwswptkm of tliltori^ itid of otu tit A*tfear end; Sereh w*r* invited# A ^ u r Lie»Mi» W«e wonder-ttruck by theeppeernnee of hit |)r|eo4*f dKRfiliiioqiipHiint.*-- 1[‘h# fornitur# 4 ii iM d eottl^, find the cerpet* were »H of the i»««t oMite- flab ^ r g t DqhrrQri huni upon th* w*U«» golden )»i»p* idorwea tbeiaerblw mailtte, and sumpfttoiu ottomaoe and fofa*-^er*d Ihiir ta«pl«ti*n* lo tbt ‘ ” What honie Iley } m n got, havigi ikey I” ramarliaioii# o f fch* , gneeti to |gMm|| LtfmiB- ;. retmnwMl S*»ab T aiid na#he ' i f f ittlarloiiilgr wa* i b*4w#aai her own T G. BUEEILL, Herkimer, .\pril 1, l$c<l. I . S««k JwMd. on ,11 bTOSt, pruM# Wf the things about her, »nd ebe wojsderad sumed Sharping. “ A profit of 6fty- eighb dollars-end thirty-three cents.” **Not clear net profit?” seid Arthur, cfpiening his eyes. Ha, b s, h a ! What fool* there are in thii world# Leeman; Just look here,” rattled ihe succewful jmerchant, as he leaped back over tbe counter, and pull ed apiece of goodt\from one of his ahelvei. \There what do you call that?** . ' - Laeman carefully examined the arti- qla, with the air of one who understands Ibe business. Ifa made to look like the fiue^ of silk,” he said, “ but the great body of the cloth is cotton. I never saw any like it, before,** he continued,«s he drew out a thread amd ran it between the nails of bis thumb and forefinger, there by stripping off the flossy silken cover ing from a stout thread ofcottoii, **No,--<it’s a new thing, I got it in New Tofk. Sold a piece this afternoon -^-fifteen yards—-for nine shillings a yard- Ha#ba>b*-” \Nijie sbilfingtl” repeated Arthur, i» renewed surprise. \ Wby, the stuff is not worth aeventy-flve aents.” your .body t only paid, forty- two cents for it. Got it at auction.-.— It’s a naw thlOf , Only think—off from fifteen yard* 1 made a profit of sixteen dollar* and twenty cents,” \ J u t the Q§e to whom you gold it must havf thought it all silk,” «Ofccftr*aehadid. Youdon’tlhink she’d b a T e ^ id thgt pidee if »b« didn’t. But » ind I tell yov this in confidence, you are on* of the trade, you know* la d of courii up to sttsh thinia.’^ . ^ Arthur Leeman wa* net ” up to auefa thingSv” hut tban h a J w i not at that m o m a^lkf manly indepaadance to **y jSo#. A\n*w (dew waa working'Itsaray darkly through biamind. ” Yon didn’t o f courae felHier it w u really wilk—p*|ft ailk,” he ibid# half ’ What do yo» ask ?• said she.- ’ f m dotlMi,*'a«M f# ^ Too hight* she aaSd*. * B«t^ my dbar madam, look at begged4imd I about the ruinous „sL At last she Ruinous,* said ft—if you planiafaNlii^hsiow eo i l i t nine ihilMng*; ‘Rui IJ ’j i k i f «m wont mention will promipe not to tell of It, why— is6t% ifta y4i-4w»i may take it.*— She IH’ornissi i w ^ ^ k it. m , ha, ha, hi.*’ .* dffftoianfit^^enty cents !’* muttered Arthur, aipmL . ” Ay, * profit,” added Sbarplnif. *• Ih^ we must go it,— H u it I w , yott|a»w>‘^®d we might as Well haw tbsftr asofioy as anybody.— Theywifot ft ^^awureyetee they would #k*tt L^smSit' Jilarned fo his home Sony'William Sharpifig iniyhl Ms m w * 9m half of that night h a W a w w Ia s S iiB o u g h e o fit The ^Ik e d very slowly tolN-rdi ' fee was stiff thinlt- was not yet iiiitiatsd. At length an opportunity was offered Arthur to try his newly discovered plan o f ; business. Towards night's middle-aged gentleman entered the store and expressed a wish to purchase some clotti for a.pair of pant*. He was a stranger, having but a fow days before moved into the village. y I ihould Rkfi a piece Umt isgood— all \woof—thick and firm,” he said, as Arthur .led the way to the cloth coun ter. , , . The gentleman Ipoked over thegoods, and^af length his eye bit upon a piece of dark mixed doeskin. It felt firm and thick,-and waain trutffa handsome piece, - \ ifow is that f\ said Arthur. I think it will suit me. It seems to be firm aufi good. Not quite so soft as clear woof generally is.” ‘ ' It is excsJlent cloth—a few days’ wear wiH^ soften ft»” said the young “ ejebant trying appear candid- , \W hat is it a yatd?” . Now that cloth cost Arthur just thir ty-seven aiM a half cent* pe'r yard, and he bad intended to have fold it for forty- two, and had 'placed hie private mark upon it.apcpjqdingly. It was just half iOtton. Qm tolloj r* said hej and the. Word3,*-aa bespoke- fbear, struck start lingly upon hW own ear. You may cut mt hff three yards,” said the man; and Arthur hifi hi* face a» he did the work- After the cloth was done up the gen tleman paid for ft—three dollars—it was nearly two dollar* inof a than ft cost—a profit of-.almost two huadrtd perseuj,! • Arthur Leeman had lawaya made^ft a pmctice t6 be sbeiaWa with his cus-. tomers, but be could not be so now.— He dared,not trust himself to apeak— he dared not meet the eyct>f th* man with whom he h adjust ti*de4 * It Was a five dollar bitt that the geh- fcleraaa tendered in payment, and ** ho passed it^ovor h f remarked - > “ ‘‘ I suppose, that ft is th* Jo west yoq will take.” . ■\Il ls She lowest I mfgJft'tbHake^’ returned ’ Arthn*r, t r i ^ - t t f hide hm tremnloutnels# - . ” Yary wall,” said the stringir, always -wish to p»y » f«r Kviny price to eveiy one with, whom I deaL—alway# trustini^” he addsdt with a imp#, ’nfaiKS I shall be tiiaated honastljr in return.” He toek Ms okauf e wid Up ti|s store. Arthur took dfiwnliii-blottw* and thoR ie enter Ike wile he had Jiat 's if i ^ ; but he hesitated. Those p a ^ w * ii* idliift^ and honest. He dared not j^atst there tie record of the first dishon*ft* deed he, bad ever dona 1 O, h|w. ha-wished that hie customer had nol c(mw-**hbw he wished h# could recall the thbighe returned Arthur; for he had determin ed to tell his bitter experience. \ What is it?J* anxiously uttered the half frightened wjfe, moving to her hus band's side., and placing her arm about his neck. “ Sit down, sit down, Sarah, a]^ I will tell you.’* The woman sat down, but ftill kept her arm about her husband’s neck. \ Sarah,” be said, witb*a painful ef fort, \ I have done that to-day which I never did before m my life- I have been dishonest ! T have lied and c h e a t e d ^ \ Lied ! You,my husband—c7i#aftd ! O,m,M 0 , Arthur!” ' ^ Yssj-a man came into my store— he was a stran^er-^a new-comer in town. He trusted to my honesty, and Jied to him and cheated hifrtj O, Sarah, I wish I had not 4one it.” * “ But you did not do it—you .could not.” , \ Listen to me, my wif%‘' I thought I Would try to Iflake mbney as fast as WiiSkm Sbtrjdng does. Last evining I wa« in his store, and I discovered Mi secret, df I-ffisplose i t to you, you will not tell off . San^ promised and then Arthur re- h U i lo her all that had passed. He lalihtr*©f Sharping’* mode of dealing and h r deieribsd bis own experiment that afternoon. . , * * \ I have been dishonest, aim I am fln- bappy,” he said, in conclusion. “ I do lint feel the same man that I did before, for there«is one man in die woflfi t«>> .wards whom I have^one Wfongi iaiid J should not dare to,.lo£^ him in th® For some time S^ah Leeman was %Vktit 'A t leni^li she raised her lips to hsr husband** face find fdiSlidhiin. ^ “ Forgive, m#,” she whispered, for it was I who did this wong,_ 0, for^- give me, Arthur. I was blind—foolish, I was envious. O, f would'rather live in the raeanestragi of penury and want, th.an to live Oh the - wages of >'my husr- band:s dishoij^sty ! I shall never bs envious again^ I will never again think of bartering a^ay sweet Content for the desire of my neighbor’s Plenty.- It was I who wronged you. Forgive me.” It was a scene .of mutual forgiveness that followed, and that night both bus# band and wife prayed that they might nfKvffr 1i#>eA tlia * ymi(»a,_ja£. agaiui ‘ ft- ' - ^ On the next morning the first ptersen kuairisfi amd* Lai ifiaialona for lliat. jfiha ifaiatad ioiaething rich Tor a Aria* m.% down that—‘ tit*!*/ said ' lick at what you wait iffisadid articl«~-p.**t ssainittf it your# carcleifly. bad done. But *twas too lata. Hu bad ” 0 , «o.” rstusnad Shaifpayf # »ftk a triad the txparieianM . tpvriunuik! . urbat’s tlia luaiear, Atihar I” . .................... _ .. ^ - Lsamaii, a* hsr husband i ■ > : ' - , - . ■ : * ? - ' ' Uek down that—’ thare/ said L draw back from thft,sUp|»sritabl* that |[ > The road ambition travila-if loq I wait— twiihg. \You lookm h ippy” nam w for friendiWp, afid too crooked ^^>y” ” And I am unhappy, Sarah,” faintly PHASIS OF LIFE. Mournfol indetd, are those breakings- up which sever us so widely from each other, and sand us foftb by separate patiainto the great high way of life, to ifruggle for a livinffanda gr&ve. How- much would the#labors of life be light ened, and how would its darkest cloud bi> bordered by a golden fringe, if the dear and* loYfid ones who start with us in the beginning of the race inigM bat tle by our side, till we had reached its g o ^ y But after the warm heart-gath-' i^ s of our youth-time, theycomenot M again to refresh tis with thejr pres ence, and to fheer us on tn the battle and thestsife. Apart we breast the foaihin^billow*—together we sink into the grays. And though with the ^Ger man Poet we cry in our squPs sore, an guish, ^‘come back again, bright youth,” yet for us it will nuft return. 0 ! for one more glimpse of the blue sky as we bebeld if thih, when we thought it heav en;, arid while we looked upon it as the jeweled canopy of this'world, believed it to be the starry pavement of another^ Thefold wood still lies black and grim roifnd the old house as it lay then j but we do not fear its deep glens and its dark hollows now. There are no ghosts and no fairies there, any more. We have grown proiaic now, and the beau- Mfifl^afisriLof our youth has spread Its sheeny- -wingw-anff-ffowirawsy^^ iq „ . ^ _____ gladden other hearts, on which still who came into thq store, after Afthur test* tbe dew of the morni%, and into arrived, wes the man to whom the cloth had^ been sold the day before. The young merchant, felt a^sudden trem bling coming to his limbs, and the worst fearsspkang.to his mind.- -He feared that hif wickedness had bepn detected, and that he should ript have it in hi* 'power to* maks a free restiliition. But he was mistaken. The'gentleman had’ only come forsdine stuff fof‘linings and fam n ^lo the pants s»he was going to have made. Arthur’s heart again, for now he should hare the opportunity he bad fao'p§d for. • \Ah sir,” he said, after the'articles just, called fo^ had been rolled up,f I fear there was a small mistake made' yesterday, and I am^lad you have call-, ed, for I wish it' rectified.” \ I was not aware of any,” returned the stranger, Vonderingly. \ Step this way, atr.^* Arthur, led the way to the^counter where tfie sale, the day before had been made, and lay ing his hand upon the piece of clofii from which ha had cut the three yards, he continued: \ You took a pattern from this piece.” ’ \ Yesi sir.” '•And paid me one dollai' per yarA” “ Yes, sir,”' “ ■Well, siw— -was very nervous— very uncomfortable at the time, and I made a sad miitake. I should have asked you but forty-two cents per yard .for it.* Tt is part cotton. You afay re- tiirn l t and take another piece, or I wtH pay you back the difference, just as you please.” ' The gentleman choie to keep the cloth, and Arthur paid him back one dollar Arid seventy-four cents. ’ He was very thankful for the reatimtkm thus made, and heremained a long wMleand chatted with the merchant, often, mak ing a/eroark upon^the ebarK? which he alwnys expfitienced whin dinng busi ness with one in whose' honor he could confide. He proyed : afterward* to b«^ not only a good customer, but a vafo^ !d)ie friend to the young merchant.' That night Arthur Leeman was hap py ; and his sweet wifa'was nevi» hap pier ill her life, for she had laarriOd the r«al value of tb« hlessihp she poapas*- ed, and which she bad-well nigh thrown .- from her—the sweetest.treasure dflife — C ontent . # % ^ . t Time sped on. Arthur^ Leeman re mained strict in h!s integrity. One by on© tl» custoiflirs dfWiliram S,^j>lpg dropped ifltSr' bts store. They had learned 4ha real' character of Iht dis^: honest .merchant* aad . they^fied t%qn|. htf counter. « In gowseAfi tiroo ^ a rp-s Was fleaply*in debt—bts greaibouse wat put up for safe. Arthur Lesmta bought it, and when be .had for it . , ha had the aweeL holy satijEiaCiQtt knoiring that ©very dollar o f # t pmr» chase money had him» hoasetly farned fey fair a n i vlriuou* dealliifi;* for love- • haste not - eest not . it the as a’epell; , Storm or*sunshine, guard it w e ll! He«W not floWersthat round thee bloom, Bear it onward to the tomb f “Haste not—let no thoughtless deed Sfar for e’er.the spirit’s speed*: . Ponder well •* Onward, tki Hastj; not—^years can r For one reckless..actioi e’er.the spirit’s speec Fell and know the ri|dit, :ken* w'itirall th)* might ; 1 ne’er atone ion done ! Rest n o t ! life-ss swee^ng by, Do and dare 4 )efpre you die ; Som^ethii^ mighty and sublime Leave bemud to conquer time ; ^Glttrious^tis to live for aye lYheii these forms have passed away ! •Haste not I rest n e t ! calmly wait, Meekly tear the storms of fate ; Duty be tiiy polar guide—- ►Do the right avhate’er hetide ! Haste n earest not—conflicts, past, hallal crown and bless at lai^ h God sh ^2 ATH--“In a \ Prize Essay of the Sabbath,” written by a journeyman printer in >Scotland, -there occurs the fol lowing passage: Yoke follow! thipk how the ab- strac'tion of the %bbath would hope lessly enslave the working classes with whom we aye identified. Think o.f la bor thus going oh in one monotonous and continuous and eternal cycle— limbs forever on the rack, the fingers forever playing, the eye-balls forever straining,, the brow forever sweating, the feet forever plodding, the brain for ever 'throbbing, the- shoulders forever drooping, the loins forever aching, and the restless mind forever schemiDg. Think of the beauty it would.efface, of the merry-hcartedness it would ex tinguish ; of the giant strength that it would, tame; of the resources of nature that it would exhaust; of the aspiration if would crush ; of the sickness it would breed ; of the prefects it would wreck ; of the groans it would extort; of the li.ves it would immolate; and of the cheerless graves that it would prema- turejy dig k—See them, toiling and moiling, sweating and fretting, grinding and bowing, weaving and spinning, sow ing and gathering, mowingand reaping, rszitfg and building, digging and plant ing, unloading and storing, striving and struggling—in the garden and in the field, in the granary and in the mill, in the warehouse and in the shop, on the mountain and in the ditch, on theroad- sjde and in the wood, in the city and in the country, on the sea and on the shore, ori the earth, in days of bright ness and of gloom. \What a sad picture wculd the world present if we had no Sabbath.” which th© hot siroccos of the worldbave ■riot yet withered the one green oasis ! We %aV 0 each of us desired, in some momeists of our life, to be once more a child., It is the season of dreams, arid day vielons, ©nd ficilons. YVe have not as yet come into contact with the iron reafltifi*of life. There it. too, such an impicit-foith and wonderment in child-' hoed. ’ How^everently we believe tjie stories and wonderful adventures of Jack anfi the Lean-stalk; Sinb^ fhe Sailor; and Little Cinderella, with her Liffle Glass Slipper, What tears we shed over the ‘‘Babes in the Wood,'” arid how we loved the “ Robins'” for covering their little ‘bodies up so de cently with the brown, withered leaves of Aulum, How eagerly we gathered round the winter’s hearth to Rsten to the wonderful tales of the Arabian Nights, and reveled in the g'nomeris, the genii, the gem-lit caverns, the blaaing ci^s, arid the subterraneous Kingdoms of oriental fiction,' Alas T these are all memories now.' Precious, golden memo ries, indeed* are they; and th§ir sub dued ‘arid i^How luster comes strejfon.- ing ever and anon down tlje toilsome ways of life, and seems, for a time, like moon-l^ht on « rugged 'landscape, to soften down alt that is uneven qnd riri* harmoriious- A Goon M ak ’ s W ish .— I freely con fess to you that\I would rather, when I am laiffin the grave, some one ip his manhood should stand over me a n d p y , \There lies one who was a real Mend to me, and privately warned.me of the dangers of the young; no one knew it* but he aided me in the time of*a«ed.—- I owe what I am fo.him,” Or' would r ^ e r have some widow* with choking Utterance telling her children: \ There is your friend and mine. He,visited me in my affliction, and found you, my son, an employer, and yon, my daughter, n happy home in a. rirlaous family.” I say, I would rather that such persona would stand a f ray grave, than to have erected over it the most beautiful sculp tured monument of Faiian or italian marble. -The heart’s broken utterance of reflection of past kindness, and the tears of grateful meaiory shed upon the $fAT0, are more vatnable in my estima tion thria the most costly cmot&phevtf *“ A FAftjtv pAarx,-— A, Tersiau: mer chant dom^sMriif heavily o f soine un* jiistjs^tence of th f iQWer courL w a | td d by t W j u ^ e to go to.thocadi* ; . *\But t ] ^ mdi i* your nnisfo,” riii 5 «d ’’ Then YOu.can^o to the grand vm- lE/“ A learned clergyman in*Maine was accosted in th© following manner by an Illiterate preacher who ’ despised education; “ Sir, you have been to college I sup pose \ Yes, sir,” was the reply. ‘^I am thankful,” replied the former, \ that the Lord has opened my mouth without c® 2 (tlearning.” \A um lar event” replied the latter, \ took place in Balaam’s time, but such things are of rare occurrence at the prsssent time.” There is a deal of truth in a re mark which M’lle de Sommery fre quently repeated \ The world atig- matizes many men with the reputation of being wicked, with whom a woman wpuld be but too happy to pass her life.” ip*“ ‘ The baby is sick, my dear.” \ Well, give it castor oil. Dennis, bring up the castor oil.” \ It’s all gone, sir—divil a drop is left.” \ Gone ! why we have not yet open ed the bottle.” ■Sure you have had it every day, and I’ve seen you use it roys,elf upon your salad.” •^Wby,\ you scoundrel! you don’t mean to say that I ’ve been eating cas tor oil every day during the salad sea son ?” Sure you have, sir.” \ Did you not see the bottle was la beled ‘ Castor Oil I’ ” ^ ‘‘.Sureand I did, sir; and didn't I put it in the ‘ castoi.1 every day ?” (E?* A down-easter recently came to New York, and took lodgings for th© night at one of what might be called the high houses. Telling the waiter that he wished to be Called in thd morning, for the boat, both of them proceeded \ on their winding way” upwards, till having arrived a tlhe top of the eighth flight of stairs, when Jonathan caught the arm of his guide, and accosted him: —“ Look here, stranger ! if you intend to- call me at six o’clock in the morn ing, you might as well dew it now: as ’twill be that time afore I can get down again.” (O'* A Connecticut dame, the mother of a large family was one day asked the number of her children. - La me I” she replied, rocking her self to and fro, \I’ve got fourteen, most ly boys and girlsT” The people of Delaware thquglit they saw a comet on Wednesday last. It turned out to be,^ however, a red headed woman chasing a boofc-pedlar down the road, -for squirting tobacco juice on her Sunday carpet. jp** Among the ancient warriors it was customary to honor such of their followers as distinguished themselves in battle* by presenting them with a feath er for their caps*i which, when not in armor* was the covering of their beads; and no on© was permitted that privi- leg© who bad not achieved victories,— From tiffs custom arose the saying, when a person has effected a meritori ous action* that ft will be a \ feather in his cap.” ArpEOTisro.—A “iovyer” roeeived the folio wing note, accompanied byabogdet of flowers: “ D eer —I send u hi the hoy a backet ■ of flours. They is like my lav for u,^— The nfte shaid menes ktpe dark. Tli© dog fonil meftes I am nfe slave. hi* seCiretary is yonr cousin.’ n.” - ** l ^ j t you may go to the sifltsn-” , *,” But hi* favmifa* sultan* 1$ yorir hiscs.” \ Well ften go to the ' ” Ah, Ifeer# Is still rioter family oo»' sections*^ »s1d the mtrchaftl, «s he left the court ja despsir. IC7^ Jpat’s^ description o f a fiddle was iSst bad.' \ It was « big as a turkey and mnckly as * goose^h© turned i t ' over bn ft* back, ' and took a crooked stick and drawed across its bsHy, and oh, ^t. Patrick, h tir ft did sqnaft.” ff?* John Smith, & bell hanger, one* wont to get n card inserted in ©news paper. 'Whal- was hi© surprise and wrath OR finding Itprinled thus ; \John < .Smith; hell banger.” Mr. Fmguson a»|'t that he onglft to h a considered a friend of the Main© Law, for ho htf mtde m ' per sonal efforts fo put dnwQ liquor as any body.
