Kttfkcr-—-.-I am not without the’ afl‘e't';tions of oat‘-
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GOSPEL MELODIES.
‘ ms ‘THAT nnhinvnwn snr'tx.t. BE SAVED." ‘
There is a rest for those who ‘mourn,
-"For which the'imprisoned* spirit yearns ;
"It is that undiscovered bourne, .
From ‘which no traveller returns ’.’
That realm wliere_E_mpyrean light,
, Forever pure and endless glows ';
‘Where, after death’: resistless night,
That spirit rushes to repose 1
There, where Messiah, throned sublime,
The Cross emblazoned on his breast ;
Shall call forth all absolved from crime,
To full fruition of,_the blestl
But say, my soul 2 how wilt thou stand—-
By what criterion dare believe
‘That the Eternal’s last command
Shall bid theefleavcii and bliss receive ?‘
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Ah 1 mark !—iii'ipriiite_tl on that Book
Vlhose precepts never should be braved ;
Call home thy wanderings, soul! and loolt-—
‘ He that believe!/2 shall be saved.’
1.. a
THE ELDER’S DEATH BED.
. (CONCLL‘DED.) ‘_
‘ God has been gracious to me a sinner,’ said
the dying man. ‘ During thirty ye-k1l‘slll£tl. l have
been an Elder‘ in your Kirk, iievet‘ have I iiiissed
sitting there one Sabbath.--\'Vheu the tiiotber of
my children was taken from me; it was on a
Tuesday she ‘(lied--arid on_Saitii-day she was bu-
tied. \Ve_ 'stoo’d",togcther when my Alice was
letldoivh into the riarrotv house iiiatle for all liv-
ing. On ‘the Sabbath I joined in the public wor-
ship of God--she comiiianded me to do so the
night before she went away. I could not join in
tire-psalni that Sabbath, for her voice was not in
lljtcll1I‘0ng. Ilcr grave was covered up, and grass
and flowers grew lllCl'_C; so was my heart; but
Thou, whom through the blood of Christ, I hope
to see this night in Paradise, I{DOW‘c'St, that from
that hour to this day never have Ifoi'gotteri Thee!’
The old man ceased speaking--and his grand-
child, iiow able to endure the scene, for strong
passion is its own support, glided softly to a lit-
tle table, and bringing a cup in which a cordial
‘ had been mixed, held in his small soft hands to
his grandfather's lips. He drank. and then said
‘ Q00“: 'C1.U5¢ 10 Lne, Jamie, and kiss me for thy
ott'ii€%iid tliv_father’s sake ;' and as the child fond-
ly pressed his rosy‘lips on those of his grandfa-
ther, so white and withered, tlie_tears fellover all
the old man's face, and then trinklcd (.lO\-'l?'ll‘0l‘l the
golden head of the child at lastsobbiiig in his bo-
som. _
_ ‘ -lflmles llly own father has forgotten thee in
thy infancy, and me in my old age‘; but Jamie,
fo‘rg_et not thy father nor thy mother, for that
thou knowest and feelest is the commandment
of God.’ ,
The broken-hearted-boy could made no reply.
He had gradually stolen closer and closer unto
theold loving man, and now was lying, worn out
with sorrow, drenched and dissolved in tears, in
his grandfatlier’s bosom. His mother had sunk
down -on ‘her knees and hid lierfuce with her
hands. ‘ O 1 if my husband» knew but of this—A
he would never, never desert his dying father I’
and I now knew that the Elder was proving on his
death bed for a disobedicnt and wickedlson.
At this aliectirig time the minister‘ took the
Family Bible on his knees, and said, ‘ Let us
slug to tlie.-[%t‘i)ise and glory of God, part of the
fifleemh P557 .' and he read with a tremulous
and bfflken word, those beautiful verses.
:17:/tin my tub.-'r7iacIe, Lord. '
H710 sliull-abide with time .5‘
..4nd in I/ry lzig/1 and holy /it'll
IV/to shall a dweller be .?
The man t/mt -walker/i ufirig/itly,
./ind zaor/rrtlt rig/ztrousnrss,
afztzi as he I/iinkel/1 in Iris /wart,
V -so dot/1 /re trut/2 ex/tress.
The small congregation sung. the noble hymn
oftlie Psalmist to ‘ Plaintive martyrs worthy of
the name.’ '.l‘lie dying man himself, ever and
anon, joined in thelioly music—-and when it fee-
bl? (“ed flwal’ 00 his quiveriiig"lip’s, he continued
5,1331 §_0 lollojrv the tune with the iiiotiou of his
‘fllhefed hand. and eyes devoutly and humbly
‘filled “P ‘O H6-‘Wen. Nor was the sweet voice of
his loving grand-ciiild unheard; as the sti'ong- lit
of deadlypassioti had dissolved in the music, he
§3“‘$ “T-ll 3 Swcct and Siltery voice, that to a pas-
ievr by had seemed that of perfect liappitiess-—a
Km“ “"55 }“ J0)’ Upon its knees by gladsonie
Clllldllood before it flew out among the green hills,
to quiet labour or glct-some play. As that swqteg.
es}, "°‘°"-_°°”_l3 f!'9m the bosom of the old man,
\v_perc_tlije singer lay in affection, and blended
with his own so tremulous, never had I felt so
A affecllngll’ brought before me the beginning and
ill“ elld °1_lIfc.' the cradle and the grave.
amI13I‘€tlltp pstuni was over, the door was opened,
l°wn::iina.. iléit:-ltlolltlllg‘ man entered, but with a
T -_ 8' fl" vdatkcountenance ,seemingly in sor-
ow, in misery and remorse. Agitated, confound-
Cfl» “"5 QWC struck by the melancholy and dirge-
-::li‘3)l;’:1l1:‘IE<‘Zs,lllicfsat down on a cliair--and looked
gxvghcnfgbgc By“ ace towards l1lS‘l‘atl‘lC'l".S death bed.
kmn.miccP ‘ ht? ceased, tlie'I:.lder said with a so-
reccivc lh )r U ‘)"’S0ll-*—l.ll0ll are come in time, to
Emma 0t.y‘_.lf.‘ “£5; blessing.‘ May the remem-
the fimmiy]. tat wil happen in this room, before
win meefrg again slime over the ‘l.{aZ't':‘l Glen,
er 3 m . ie eiior of thy ways, ,1iou an
._ c to witness the mercy of thy (sod and thy Sa-
1‘l0t1‘!'. whoni thou hast forgottcn,’ '
_'lIle minister looked, if not with a stern, yet
“"lh all Ul>bl‘i.ilding court-cnance, on the young
mim_~ who had not recovered his speech, and said,
‘ William l for three years past, your shadow has
not darkened the door of the House ofGod. ,They
- W3“ \0lCe--tiotvis the hot-ir for~i'eperitance-tliat,
m‘ llifihcwl‘ Slim! may cart‘. _ up to Heaven tid-
Wigs ol .3
_ comrite soul save , from the company
91’ misc. - 1 . s
’ _,. Young-ma'n,, with muclt effort, -advanced
.,35;§’d?§ld6i and at last found; voice tosay,
I hurried home soon as I heard that
'the'minis_tet' had been seen riding towards our
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. imtiiliood in its prime.
“’l‘° 3331‘. "OI the thunder, may tremble at the still"
giveness--'for though I may nol: think as y-.
on-matters of religion, I have a human 1-
Father! I may have been unkind, but I an. = a’ ‘
cruel. I ask your forgiveness.’ ;
‘ Come near to 'me‘, William; kneel down 1)
' the bed side, and let my hand find the head ofmy
beloved son, for blindness coming fast upon me.
Thou wert my first born, and thou art my only
living son. All thy brothers and ‘sisters arclying
in the kirk yard, beside her, whose sweet face
thine own, \Villiani, did once so much resemble.
Long wert thou the joy, the pride of my soul-'-
aye, too much the pride, for there was not in all
the parisli suclr a man, such a son, as my own
Vvilliam. If thy licart has since been changed,
God may inspire it again with right thoughts.
Could I die for thy sake-—could I purchase thy
salvation with the outpouiiiig of thy fatlier’s blood
—but this the Son of God has done for thee who
hast deniedliim l I have sorely wept for thee--—
aye, VVilliam, when there was none near me—-
evcn as David wept fot' Absalom——for thee, my
son, my son 1’
A long deep groan was the only reply ; buttlie
whole body ofthe kneeling man was convulsed ;
and it was easy to see his suii'crings, his contri-
tion, his remorse, and his despair. The Pastor
said, with a sterner voice, and austcrer coutiten-
ancc than were natural to him, ‘ know you whose
hand is now lying on your rebellious head ? But
.. what signifies the word father to him who has de-
nied God, the Father of us all ?’ ‘ Oh! press him
not so liardly,’ said the weeping wife, coming
forward from at dark corner of the room, where
site had tried to conceal herself ii. griel, fear and
shame, ‘ spare, oh‘. spare my husband——lic has
ever been kind to me ;’ and with that she ktieeled
dovtn beside him, with her long, soft, white arms
motirnfully and ailectioiizttely laid across his neck.
-—‘ Go thou, likewise, my sweet little Jamie,’
said the Elder, ‘ go even otit of my bosom, and
kneel down beside thy father and thy mother, so
that I niay bless you all at once, and with one
yearning “prayer. The child did as that solemn
voice C0l‘nl1l'tlDtl~3(l, and knelt down somewhat
titiiidly by his father's side ; nor did that unhappy
man decline encircling with his arm the child
too much neglected, but still dear to him asvliis
own blood, in spite of the deadening and debris-
ing influence of infidelity.
‘ Put the word of God into the hands of my son,’
and let him read aloud to his dying father the
25th, 26th, and :’.7tli verses of the eleventh chap-
ter of the Gospel accordiiig to St. .lolm.’ The
Pastor went up to the ktieelcrs, and, with a voice
ofpity, condolence, and pardon, said, ‘ There was
a time, \Villiam, when none could read the Scrip-
tures; better than tliou—-can it be that the son of
my friend hath forgotten the lessons of lllS‘)'0ulll ?’
lrle had not forgotten tlicin—-there was no need
for the repen'-.ant sinner to liit up his eyes from
the bed-side. The saucd stream of the Gospel
had WOl_‘ll a channel in his heart, and the waters
were again flowing. \Vitli a choakcd voice he
said, ‘ Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection
and the life; he that believeth in me, though he
were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liv-
etli, and belicvetli in me, shall never die. Be-
lievest thou this? She saith unto him, yea, Lord ;
I believe that thou art the Christ, the son ofGod,
which should’ come into the ttorld.’
‘ This is not an ut.belicvci~’s voice,’ said the
an utibeliever’s heart. Say that thou believestin”
what thou hast now read, and thy father will die
happy I’ .‘ I do believe ; and as thou forgivest me,
so may I be forgiven by my 1t‘atlicr who is in
heaven.’
'l'lie Elder secmctl like a man suddenly_itispir-
ed with new life. His faded eyes kindled-his
pale cheeks glowed-—'hi-5 pulsicd liands scented to
wax strong--and his voice was clear as that of
‘ Into thy hands, oh God,
I commit my,;spirit,’--and so saying, he gently
sunk, back on his pillow ; and I thought I heard
a sigh. Tliere was then a long deep silence,- and
UK: 1011361‘: and mother and child, rose from their
knees.—-The cycs ofus all were turned towards
the white placid face of the Figure now stretched
in everlasting rest ; and without lamcntatioiis, save
the silent lanieiitaiioiis of the resigned soul, we
stood remit] the Death bed of!/ze Elclcr.
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From .Mz'ss ll’)-z'_g‘ltt’s Vtcv:2.s- Q/‘”..i2rzc1‘t'ca.
I\‘IAGAP.."..
‘Niagara seems a tumbling ocean; and you
yoursell what a helpless atom amid these vast and
eternal workings of gigantic nature I The wind
had now abated, and what was better, we were
now uiitler the lee, and could admire its sport
with the ‘vapour, instead of being blinded by it..
l"rom the eiiormous basin into which the waters
precipitate tliemselvcs in a clear leap of 140 lect,
the clouds of stiioke rose in’ white volumes, like
the round-headed clouds you have sometimes
seen in the evening liorizott ofa summer sky, and
then shot up in pointed pinnacles, "like the ice of
_ino_uii_t,a,in‘ glaciers. Caught by the wind, it was
now borne down the channel, then, ‘re-collecting‘
its strength, the tremulous vapour again sought
the upper air, till, broken and _dispersed in the
blue st:t‘em:, it spread against it the only silvery
veil which spotted the pure azure. In the cen-
tre of the Fall, where the water is the llCflVl‘:S't,
it takes the leap in an unbroken mass of the
deepest green, and in many places reaclies the
bottom in chrystal columns oftlie same line, ‘till
they meet the snow-white foam that llC£l\'cs;:1_n'(l
rolls convulsedly in the enorinous basin.‘ .But
for the deafening roar, the darkness and the later»,
my ‘Wll‘l\\ll'l(l in which we stood, 1 could _.have‘
fancied these niassy volumes the walls of some
fttiry palace—li~ing emeralds chased in silver.
Never surely did nature throw together so fantas-
tically $O‘11luCl'1 beauty with such terrific gran-
deur. Nor let me pass without notice, the love-
ly rainbow that, at this moment, hung over the
opposiiigdit-isinn of the cataract as partcd,'by the
island, embracing the whole breadth in its span.
Midway of this silvery screen of sliivei-edi-water,
stretched it broad belt of blazinggold an criin_-
son, itito which the raitibow_dropped"iii hues,
and seemed to have basedits arch.’ ; ’
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‘JEFFERSON. ,
. .‘ It was the object of Mr. Jeffersori to jtirescrve,
in every l_i‘ilie,- that simplicity which liegdecmcd
the most _appro:prirte cliaracteristic ol‘a'l'_l:e'publié-.
At his entrance into tlio"Presiden.cy, he found,
house. I hope that you will yet recovcr—-and if himself a little tioubledwitli the trifling etiquette.
‘Ill|5tY‘t: everuhade you unhappy, Iask your for- '
- which the foreign ambassadors, and more us-
dying man triumphantly ; nor \V’illiam, hastthou ,
‘on.
_‘ually reaching. his end. V _
bycliairiiiig him up, to wean him;' but ii‘atbr_e};‘
. -‘tally their latlies, were essaying to establish
‘is own drawiiig-i'ootn; and apprehending.
;..... the wives a‘nd_daugliters of his oflicial breth-
ren might catch the contagion, he let pass nonp-
portunity of giving it his discountenance. He
wisely judged, that in this matter,,as in most
others, example was better than precept, and set
about ne'.v-ordering. {lie manners of the city:
much in the manner that Fr-anklin might have
taken. Did he go to make a morning visit, he
rode without a servant, tied his horse, to the gate, .
and walked in as plain Tliornas Jefferson. Did
all the diIl'erent lcgations come to dine with him,
he received them with indiscriminating polite-
ness, and that simple dignity for t~.liicli he is em-
inently distinguished ; conversing with and wel-
coming all, lie left the company to arrange them-
selves at his table, of which he so did the honours,
as to spread ease and 'chcerfulness around it, and
to make his guests in good humour with them-
selves and each other. The wile of the Spanish
minister, however, upon returning home, began
to ponder upon the events of the evening : she
had been seated below the lady of V , my in-
formant forgot whicli ambassador, but one whom
she judged of inferior importance to her liege
lord. His most Catholic majesty had been~insul-
ted, slie declared, had been insulted in her per-
son ; for was not an insult offered to the wife al-
ways offered to the husband ; and as in this case
an insult offered to the liusband was o{i'ered to the
king of Spaiii—-Iflticlid himself must have cori-
cluded with Q. D.
The next morning the Don could do no less
than summon a council, consisting of his most
chosen friends among the diplomatic corps. 'l'li_e
case was stated, and their opinions s'cvei‘ally ta-
ken. One ventured to apologize for the Presi-
dent, on the ground of his ignorance as a Repub-
lican of‘ the rules of etiquette. _To this it was
replied, that the dignity of his most Catholic
majesty was not to be laid at the mercy ofevery
' man who might call himself a Republican. . Tlie
lady p:ti'ticulai'ly insisted that satisfaction must
be given. It was suggested, that the best way
would be for Spain’s representative to go and ask
it. The divan broke up, and one of its members
went to advise the President oftlie matter in agi-
tation. Sonie hours after, Mr .Iefl'erson, while
occupied _in his library,' was informed that the
Spanish minister was in an adjoining apartment ;
called immediately for his boots. and putting one
on, and holding the other in his liatid, proceeded
to the room. Having half-opened the door lie is-
sued orders to the servant behind him, touching
his horse, and then advancing and drawing on as
he did so his remaining boot, welcomed his visi-
tor, \\itli~ his wonted amenity. ‘ Pray be settled;
be seated ; no-ceremony here my good sir. Very
glad to see you ;’ and tl‘-en, withotit regarding
the disconcei-ted air of the astonished representa-
tire of Spain and the lntlics, entered with his
_\vontcd ease into general ~CUIl\'Cl'5I1ll0ll_, opposing
the gentlemaii to the minister, and the unali‘ect-
cd majesty ofthe philosopher to the frozen haugli-
tiness ol the diplomzttist. The combat was soon
decided. The Spaniard departed, and reported
to his lady and diplomatic friends that when they
went to the house of the American President,
they must leave the dignity of their masters at
lionie--sans Ccrcnioizie. -
.
CANINE -l"lDELI'l‘Y.
A few days before the fall of P.obespicrre, a
revolutionary -tribunal in one of the departments
oftlie North of France condemned to death M.
dcs I’v"*"*"“, an ancient magistrate, and a most cs-
timable man, as guilty of ti conspiracy. 1‘/l,._ des
It. had a water spatiiel, ten or twelve years ‘old,
which had been brought up by him, and had never
quit him. Des R. saw his family dispersed by a
systeiii of terror : some had taken lliglit; others
\Vel't:\a1't‘6§l:';_L_l and carried into distantjails ; his
‘domestics were dismissed ; his friends had either
abandoned him or concealed themselves; be was
liimselfin piisoii, and every thing in the world
was silent to him, except his dog. The faithful
animal had been refused admittance into the pris-
lle had returned to his mastcr’s house, and
found it shut; he took refuge with a neighbor,
who received him, but with trembling, and in se-
cret, dreading lest his liumaiiity for an animal
should conduct him to the scaffold. Every day,
at the same hour, the dog left the house and went
to the door of the prison. He was refused ad-
mittance, but he constantly passed an hour before
it,atidtli\ct1 returned. His fidelity at length won
upon tlt'e’porter, and he was one day allowed to
enter. The dogsaw his master and clung to
him. It wasdillicult to separate them, but the
jailer lorced him away, and the dog returned to
his retreat. He came back the next morning, and
every day once each day lltf was admitted. l-lc
licked the hand of his friend, looked him in the
face, again‘ licked his hand, and went away of
himself. ‘ VVlien the day of sentence arrived,
iiotwitlistandiiig the crowd, nottvirhstatidiiigtlie
guard, the dog penetrated into the hall, and
crouched himself between the legs of the unhap-
py man, whom he was about to lose fr_t'cvct'.
'i‘lie Judges condemned liim—condenined him in
the presence of his dog. lie was their rcconduct-
ed to the prison, and the dog from that time did
riotzquit the door. The fatal hour arrives ;- the
prison door opens; the unfortunate man passes
out; iris his dog that receives him z!!_1l1e_ thres-
hold. He clings upon his hand--tliat liaud which
so soon must cease to pat his caressing lie‘ja“d.—-
He follows him; the axe falls; the master dies,
but the tenderness of the dog cannot cease. The
hotly is carried away; the dog walks at its side ;
the earth receives it ; he lays himself upon the
grave. There he passed the first night, the next
day, and the second night. The neighbor, in the
mean time, unhappy at not seeing him, risks
himself in search of the dog: guesses, from the
extent of liis.lidelity, the asylum he has chosen ;
finds him, caresses him, and makes him eat. An
hour afterwards, the dog escaped, and regained
his favorite place. Three months passed away,
each morning of wliicli, ll_‘Q,;Cal.'nC to seek his food,
and then returned to the glare of his niasterfgibut
each dayfllre was more sad, more tneagre, more
latiguisliiiig, and; it was evident that he was grad-..
Id;-;ri.er.éd digging oi.‘ the earth tlial §ep- l
arated him from the remains ofthe being he had
so much loved. Passion gave him strength and
he gradually approached the_body ;_his labors of
affection vehemently increased; his efforts be.
came convulsive ; he shrieked in his struggles ;
his faithful heart gave way, and he breathed out
his last gasp, as‘ if he knew that he had -found
his master.
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_1"z:c~m 2/zc f’VEs!C/ICSZET Herald.
I have often been entertained by t-lg‘-,...impo;~..
taiiee attached to the little word ‘oxLii{.i’ As at
weapoii of.at_tack. and defence, it is wonderful.,——-_
As an enemy, it lS treacherous and se¢1uc,i,,,;_'_,,‘,
power-ypl incentive to virtue, and a powerful pal;
liative of_ HCC. I will give you a few illustra-
_tions. A
H Lalling at a toy shop with a yotztig-1_ady,1 (,L.‘.;_
served bet‘ pay five dollars for a prettily ornamcn-'
ted, but a perfectly uselessvtrinket. As 3 pupig,’
ol l“ranklin,I expressed the sin:/rlt'c,‘gy r_/,,-,,,/,,.,-3,.
She Sllellcctl me .i.l.lC fOn()\Ving unans\vél.,u'blc
argument, ‘ Phoo 1 lbs only five dollars.’
* My dear,’ said I, on Sabbath morning to mt;
wife, with all the humility of patience, as she tvuis‘
dressing for church, * we shall certainly be laid."
* It cannot be,’ she replied, ‘ it’s only three qua,--
ters past ten now.’ - ‘
Some time since I was prc;-gm» M 3 party whm...
- :. ‘ ~
3 }"0UH;~; lady indulged herself in the most bitter
s-.ircasnis of some persons absent. A minister
at last denied sortie of her statements and W,”
proceeding to unravel the truth, when she stop-
ped lll!Il.ll:US : ‘ ‘why, liuw man; }.0‘,_, cannot
surely think me serious 1.1 was only in a jgke "
I was some time since at a friend’s horse, W hen
his ttife returned from market. She a(lLl['t::;:;¢;d
him, ‘ My love. see what a fine shad; it is the '
first this season.’ ‘ Indeed, what did you pay top
it E’ ‘ Only adollar and alialf.’ ‘ And tli,e"lf5eas‘.?’l
‘ O"/9 it dollar.’ ‘ I shall be ruiiied——twd
and a hall for a small shad and a lr.indl'ul of jie3§§;I_.~
sl’slia'.v,’ she added, 8 nonsense! I am sure itkg
very cheap; besides, it is,-o7:ly once in a way ’ '
l was standing before a house, rcfi‘-,-Ming ,.,,,,,,
dcutli, as a corpse was coming aloiitz,....-,\]y.w_
quuiritance ltvetl there, and saw me : ~ Coine in.’
strict hc, ‘ do not stay there, man, it is 021/1; a func-
I"-ll; did you never see a funeral before I’-”
VVatchirig some girls flirting about ttitli bori-
nets nearly large enough for parasols, and lace
flouiices half a yard deep, trailing in the mod, I
asked, ‘ ‘What is the price oftliat Leghorn ready
to fly away? ‘Only forty dart...-5.’ c \Vhat is the
price of the lace ?’ ‘ Only three tlollars a yard.’
‘ How many yards in thc wh. 1e 3’ t o,,1_,/15 yards 5
Sol have seen boys buying an orange, a stick
. . . ( by
a knife. It is only twopence I It is only sixpence '
What is srxpeiice 3 He adds, ‘ nothing.’
1 We €133’ il_Cldt'cssed, in a serious moment, a
gay and beautiful girl, on thejuncertaiiity of life,
"”’)d “I” “§°°§5”Y ?l ‘<1 Weparation lor de_atli....‘
‘ but. stud she. ‘ is there any fear ofthal 2 All
this may do very well for an old __woman of eigh.
ty ; but you know ._I am cnly cigl~iic_en,’
Ilius evils arepallititcd, extruvagaiice eircu-
5_Cdi 3°00 l?Ufl)05_¢S delayed and defeated, defama-
,”,°.‘_’ 5“Pl?0"lf3‘l: and t'og_ucry dclentli:d,Vby the lit-
sidtous sophrstry of this little talisman Only. '
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,_ Franz :.'2e-ll"c.s:crn Register. ,_
. Strayed away from Iirouinsvillc, a few diays
since, at certain Abraham Haddox, a sliinglema.
kcr and kind of rough carpenter, who in his hur.
ry forgot to settle his subscription for the Regis-
ICI‘.-—Pl'llllCl‘s are cautioned, Btc.‘ '
I"a2z.l‘cc cvasioiz of 5/25 1t’cz-onus Law.-—Not lung;
since a vessel arrived at the port of Kingstoii.
U. C. from the U. tztates, with eight large fat
Bulls; the collector demanded the duties, llic
owner refused to pay,ariti referred to the law,wheii
it was ascertained tliattlie law imposed at duty on
Ox:-ii, Cows and Heifers, mily—consequently the
Bulls were released, and the Canadians feasted. -
Voltaire used to say there was one reason for
not returning borrowed books, that it was much
08:36!‘ to 1‘c'tazn't/ze books than their contents.
It-lan’s best happiness, like charity, begins at
home, and like that is apt to stay there; 8: home
is sure to be-just what the wife may make it.
~+—-nta®e:e®-In-———
from 1/2: 1t'e:’igz'ou.s- I/itclligcncer.
AN INFA~N'1‘ ritiutciinit.
A gentleman in Vermont, of respectable stand-
ing in society, who had lived to middle age Willi-‘
out religion and without family prayers, was ac.
casted one day by his little son, not quite 7 year,-
old, in the following affecting manner :-— ' '
t Papa, you have taught me to pray, .mornin_i,»_-
and evening, and now I want to know if yoiifzigr
/zray .9’ The father being convicted of his fail-
ure in this duty, and perfectly astonished at this
unexpected question, was for a moment at a loss
what answer to make. At length recullectirig
that he had sometimes attempted °to pray in se-
cret, hc replied, ‘I hope I have my son sometimes
endeavored to pray that you might beta good boy,
and that "I might also be enabled to do my-. duty.’
The child immediately replied. ‘ "Well ‘Papa, Mr.
and Mr. pray in their families, and
sometimes wlien‘they have been here, you hart;
il’l\'i§_§t'.l theglto pra_y..;-ls it wicked. Pa 2’ t 0 no
inychild, all good people and especially those
who are cliristians pray,and it is right they should.’
‘ Vifell Papa,»if it is right they should pray, why
is -it not right that you should?’ ‘I suppost-Hit
would be my son if my heart was right.’ . "V '
papa, was my sister and I ever fiiptized ?’ ‘ Nail."
says the father, (sigliing with a,_.lieavy heart lat.
these unexpected inquiries) * N ~'"'ou are iieirher
of-you baptized.’ ‘ \Vhy not, pap’-a, 1 have sccn.
severallittle children baptized when I have been:
zttmeeting. . Is it wicked papa, to baptize chil-
dren ?’ * 0 no my son, Illdo not conceive it to
be wicked, but-I cannot get you baptized.’ * \'Vhy
not, Papa 2’; * Because I do not belong to the-
church.’ * VVhy do you not belong to the church,
=Ptt--is‘ it wiclyed 3’ * 0 no my son, -nothin;:,.I
suppose rdebars me but my own wicked lieart.’--
* '\Vell»—P'a, if it is tight you should, why will you
An endeavor was nfadc,‘
will triuinph. He broke his fetters, escaped; re-f.-*
It was in vain’ that they tried to bi"iti‘g hiirnback.
'l‘he_v carried liitii food ‘btit‘he ate no longer. “}‘1"oi-.
four and tu'entf"hours he was seen employing his
- - V " ‘ - . .
not ‘belong to the .Qlil.|lCll and so get. sister and
gt-ha_ptized‘2’ -
.31: ‘ese solemn inquiries were» dire_cted' by the-
\
tfurtiedto the; 'r_'ave, and ‘never uittod ’it°ni'ore’=‘?’:I,*l-loll‘ ’b“iirit.-"to ‘the conviction and conversion of.
Y i .
ttlie”. father, who soon commenced family prayer,
and is now a distinguished and active member of
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