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PGET RY.
'1‘I-IE LXST LEAF-
m' 0: iv. HOLMES, ESQ.
‘I saw him once before.
As he passed liy the tl0or,--
And again,
The pavement stones resound,
As he totters o'er the ground
\Vith his cane.
‘They say that in ltis prime,
Ere the pruning knife of Time
Ctit him down,
Not a better man was ft tiud
By the Crier or) his round
Tltrottgh the town.
:» ‘Brit now he walks the streets,
'* Anti he looks at all he meets
So forlorn,
And he shakes his ii.'t‘l)l(3 head
That it stictrts as if he said,
‘They are gorse 1’
"The ntossv marbles rest
On the lips tltat he has pressed
In their tiltitirrt.
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many a year.
On the tottibl
9
~ ‘My grandmama has said-—
Poor oltl lady—she is dead
Long ago;
That he ltatlia Roman nose,
And his clicek was like a rose
In the snow.
‘But now his nose is thin,
Anti it rests upon his chin
Like a srali‘;
I And a crotik is in ltis back,
And a melancholy crack
In his laugh. -
- ‘i know it is a sin
/ For me to sit anti grin
At him here.
But. the old tltrce—eornert:tl ltzit.
~ And the breeclies-—atid all that,
* Are so queer!
‘A nd ifI sliottltl live tti be
The last leafttpotr the tree
In the spring-
Let tlictn smile as I tlo now
At the tiltl forsaken btirigli,
\Vlicre l cling.’
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E[..7..i.-'*.'l‘ll.=‘.t7 ’.‘t.''.» R STiCl{-
As the ttitirttittgstrtt \‘.':'ts t=.7;pti.-iti_j__' his et:ti:i_'c-
trance for about the rlttiit.-ttntltlt llllltj sauce l:.itt:t-
titan Yatxlszic-It l‘..’.l=l l.‘-ti the tztitpltiyttieti‘ ti.‘ lllri
' ' - 4I’»I" ll--.‘
old tttatstcr. and set tip in the ‘-l 4-to’-13 I= =
fi)l' ltimsclf, tire $:T:i~_l l'll:ittt'zt:tti wa.-: .~e..=tt to li~5‘iit.‘
- ' ‘ ' .. ‘Ill liitxtv 7
from his latltet".-: lt'l.‘lli<‘.:)l7, .i.td \\..ltl lll> .i..t_\
t~tllt)])\'.'t‘ll‘tl. with a :-trap r‘llt'2l"\'lt‘tl btitttiit-tit titr-
cottnt litioks rttazlt.-r t)lt;.'t‘tl'1!i. a .:<:ti.:i'.l lt'1'.llll(‘i‘ lil'.‘l$<
trailed trunk in liisttppt-.-:it.; l!?_Zt“ttl, and the iron
‘ l~;e_v tti his rt-ptisitttry oft>.:i:tl;ly gtititls attd t-lt:tt-
tols peeping frotit the :t[t£"l'ltli‘L‘.til his coat pot kct.
-4 The tttortiing vi-'. . tttitt.-hrtlly coat)pl:it:etit—-tlew
, -tlrtips l1t,li'iL!(lill\‘(.‘l'lZl£1' \'(‘l upon the ;__'_i'.'t::.~1:. titt-
I,‘ _(;‘£tFli(‘S;l bird ltatl warltlt-tl her triatitis tit tltc ti:v'.ttt‘C
gate t'ifl_le:tvct‘i, the sltitri‘:t-.-rttig waters reflect-
,’ , cd caclt t.:t‘izitit_-'itii:ts tilsjtrt-t "\'l"lt all the it."t‘t'i.--.tt=:.
’ , tol'a-ntilisltctl rttirror. and the vcliite. stitol-zt‘. f!‘-it:
/ " . \- I
tevery Chttnrtt‘-v '.i':17‘ ?<~"'*"tt'- " pc:‘;‘tt*tt!tictrlfirli.
and t't‘stiti_g on the lt=‘l:._’.ltl f;’tl2lt‘it‘é.=.-; of this plat-';
:itll‘.!’l=3C. But tlit: iirmv of i-.‘lt‘-.;:tEt:io prtrtotik t!‘
‘t::‘- 3-‘; of that
!_-cenc titigltt to ittspirc ; his hat \*.‘:is tll‘t't‘i'-‘ll tnot-..li
i_v over his eye.-‘-. his uttttkirrs re.-‘tctl sltivezily or:
the tops ofliis lioots. his stritl-‘is were ltirig anti
titig"at-el‘ttl, and his blood .-ttt‘t‘tt.-rt:-t‘. e_\=t=.-:, \\'c2tt‘)
frotn the critiritittg roottt (ll!lit"Sj. of the lll‘t‘!‘(.‘tlltlé
eveuiiig. wort: now at (l(.‘.'l.'lll:‘f a.-‘pee: tlt:ttt trcnttl
‘ To tl:iv'. :said he as lte threw liack the slitti-
t.r_~t-,~:, t“l lititl by those irtitt liars \\‘l‘:l»'."ll V-‘illl tit:
D\
t,-litf't:t‘fttltt.~_<.< whit-lt so ltt-aittititl :
.J
:es~.is't:titt:'t:ofstiittlrvlot-l-.<t12ttl litilts. l!:5'llt'ill_\' pro
l."(.'it'fti his visililt- ‘and lt'lll_’_"ililt‘ prtipr-rty fr. t
dcpretlatiou—-"l‘o dayl hope not to lie i.vt'.t‘=.ttlt-.-l
on bx’ :t tlttittsatitl gtissipping (Yt.‘Slt)llit:"l':=, '.vli=~
littvt: no it)t':liti;ttiott tti l;tt_\'. '.-:ti=i iftltcy ltatl. l.‘!t‘i-.
tltat vt=.'y tiifitt-t'i.'tl £’.l'il(’ir‘ in trade known by the
(«t-,;i-tmtati ('(7gI]t)it7(‘l) of ('11.:/1. if tlierc. i.-: .'itt\'
thing trttlv \'(?f~Ztt?lt)llr5 itt tits.-long Cf)lt"tltl_j[i}P of ‘ills
ll):-liillcréllyls heir to’, it is this etttlless ltztgglittc
with titoivt)-wltti do not tlesittc to pttreltrtsté‘. .‘%.'t‘i
said Eltiatliati to ltiniselfas he Cfll‘ll(*S‘ii}‘ plit-tl
the broom, that his floor triiglt‘. be rclievctl -ifits
tltttaty ditirual ‘.lPp0.’~illS.
He ttttertetl this .'-t‘.'tll.’t‘tt"l'li. with an actuztl
longing for its fniiilttreut--ltriping for the tit~t~.-ir-
TCDCCS of one tiav in four vcars. at clo:-e ofwliitzli
lie miglttsav tlizit his pea‘:-c irad t'etn:titttitl nu-
lirolacn by certain liarpies in the. sliapc of sltoti
pct-5, who peratttbttlatc the streets. ittft-st cvt-t'_\'
retailing store. pcrple.\' every rratlt-»r, atiti fin.-tll_v
go away empty. But suclt ti t'nt'i.’c was ttever
intended to assist in pffitlltitlllfl his ltnppiucs.~'.——-
liour after ltotir. day aftt-rtl=t}'. ltad ht: stotttl lit"-
hind liis counter. bowing in 3~‘lIlllF‘$ to criclt vi:=itot-.
stripping ltissltelvcstocoirtpletenudity. ltr.'-ttttii.<ii-
ing his tripedal wand. anti listening for or-
ders to apply it to some of the various wr-lis
_ A piled up around hirn—-anti almost as often had
I-. the heart rcnding sottnd. ‘i’ll look fartht-r.’ mt-
tled in his car.. A sale now and tlten. it is into,
served to tnolltfyltis l‘et.-lings; and Il()l\Vlllt_qnn_l.
ing he so frequently rnissetl a trade, his iinppg
brightened at the appearance of each cttsmmr-i-,
On this particular morninga t:lance at his nmc,
' book reminded him ofa large atnount r)f'mni1cy
to be paid at the Bank on the sticceetling «lay;
in defattlt whereof, the fact to be lllnzctl forth
, by the communicativcs, tltat lilnrttlinn Yard-
ii stick’s paper‘ liatl been disliorrorctll This he.
could not brook. Anything rear-onaliln he felt
able to surmount : littt the idea of a rimarial pm-
test was too much forltis pltilosoplty,
Tire first two lttiiurs ofiliat morniti,t_r were de-
voted to the drawing of hills. and anticipating
their payment. Soon the streets liegnn in tlisplny
7’ all the beauty, wealth anti fasliiort ofrlte. town,
‘goinga sliopping.' Elnathan brushed his hair.
rewashed his hands, ptit on his most smirking
visage, anti asstttuetl his 1'tf.‘(ftl.~‘lt‘ittlP.t’l position.
( hoping for sales tltat might assist him in the dis-
-cliarge ofhis pending oliligrttion. '[‘ltevi.sitations
=conittience.ti—‘Gorid morning. Mrs. l3.’oli=ervr»tl
the knight of the littckrnm. astlre first female-
ll apparition totik off its silken bonnet and laid it
aside for an hour's jtil)-‘\vli.'il a delightful «lav
we have!’ ‘Very linefsviitl the t-cspontletit—-
"has thee any ltroarlclotlts 'l'—-‘Yes, ma'am-—
step this way ifyou please-—wltat t-olor illatlnm ?'
‘I” look at some olive or brown.’ A tlo;-,r>n
‘ pieces of each were thrown out for cxaminzttioti,
‘ and Elnathan moved rptietly alongto entptirc
into the wishes ofanotltcr who had made her ap-
pearance. ‘I’ll see some of your slime:-:.‘ ‘Yes
ma'am;please to be seated ;what size, matlatn 7’
‘Two and a ltalfis my number.’ ‘Here. are
s()rn(3.Sl‘l'l€ill threes. that perltaps will suit.’ Miss
C._——trietl them liy liattling,t=tampiug. prying
with the shoe horn, and,varions other physical
tzxertious, lint to no purpose——tlit=. F~'ll(‘rf’§ had
actually shrunken since their tnan-.tfacturc.—-
Elnathan presented some fours; they were
troubled with nearlytliesatnetlt=,gi‘ee oftiglitnests.
‘Sotrie fives were reached, whicli she tried, anti
' asked for halfa sizelargcr I ‘Heavens.’ thought
the astonislted shopkeeper, ‘she must have a that
Q’.
_ntakini_: patchwork, aitit yo
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PRINCIPLES AND MEN.
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liltt-. an elt;-pliatit"s, and wants a shoe lasted oti a
ltllhltlilc l’--lie liattdcd ttuitilier six—tntiy lined
~—-‘Good,’ tlttinglit he. ‘now lirr a trutlcl ‘lvltttl
is the price Ll’ 2l.~'ls‘(.’tl his t-ttstontet‘.' ‘Six and
nine, ttta'atti’——‘.-ix _-and nine l——si.\' and nine!
why they tlou’t ask lint ti dtillar nowlierc.’ ‘But
matlaui. these are of.-'ttperi-ir tnatittfttt-turte——-they
cost me six and sixpent-e.’ "llltey did, ha I \\-‘till.
ls'posc you'll take olfthe tltreepettcu and aivc
iii the lacings ?' ‘\Vlty, sooner than lose the
sale you may taketlie.nr.' ‘\Vt-'-ll lay tltcm by.
and ifl cant tlo better, I'll call anti get them.‘
So that l)tll‘_!_{tIlll slipped tlirtiti_gli his fingers; hut.
tlttiugltt be. there is the old lady left yet.
‘\Vt.-ll tria‘ani’ said Elnntltan, combing his
ftirettip with his iitigers, ‘do ytiu litttl airy cloths
that suit you 7’ ‘Not exactly : this ere piece
eotues tltc nearest,‘ attswetetl the customer. pttl-
lil!j_ZllEi1\‘ll_)' back on the end ttfa roll. interwoven
with aliout twenty other pieces, which she hatl
tumlilt.-tl anti i\Vl.~‘lPtl ttigcitltt-r. '\Vltat is ill!‘
price, ll‘ltI‘l'ltl Yardstit-k l’—-—‘Tltrec anti :1 half.
ma'atn.' said the elated tratlesman. snapping the
\V't"i! between his Thumb anti finger; ‘that
nia’aui is an Ettglislt fabric, see what a line, fttll,
rich shade it has; that piece of gootl.-: cost me
three tltillitl‘S in l3oston, nta’atn, and it was cott-
Slili~‘l'(?tl the greatest bargain inatlc in Kilhy street
fora tttottth: there is no mistake aliout its im-
ptirtiiritin : you may rest assured it is a foreig_n
article.’ Elnatltan liuislictl hisstring tifpraises in
9- lttetliltt anti stood waiting to ktiow the numlier
ofyards desired. ‘\Vell frietttl Yardstick, I’ll
like to have thee cttt me a pattern of each-—piti
them on a piece ofpaper, with the price marketl
lWl0“‘i and let thy boy ctirry them tip tti titir
toti.-e, for my liushantl ztlwavs wattts tti ltitik tie-
liire he l')llt‘Ci)‘rl.<.G.w‘. Eltiatltaii stood agast. ‘Ten
tltflars would titit pay the damage done tny
t-‘lttllt-‘? iii’ the. alitiniiti:-zlile pulling and strctcliittg
\‘\llit'll tltt-y have tirttlt-t'gtirtc this ftizcnoon,’ lie
it!‘-‘i’-‘tt'tll_\,' nittttt-t'~tl: ‘and now a santplc front
(‘.‘t't':’_\_-‘ l.'lt‘t‘t’. tiittl all lllt". titltt-r r('{]||l$ll'lt)|]$--—{]l]tl
tltt-It lit'iy t'li:itrt't-.- to ont- _-ltIi'll lut_‘_.' at ttntitltct‘
'l-*- l P.‘ i t - . . . '. . .
-t-'=,-t~ I lit til-.l in-iv lt.ttl lt‘lll"tl : and the mt~t-
t.t..i..t it--ed up ltlr' tt-tnattttl- r til the forctttion tn
t'tl{iil?!‘,'lil;j is. lill lit-r tlt~:t't:tn.l;,
'_i’lt-.- tiiicrrttitizi t‘a:r:t-. an-l .~.t.-.;.t‘ii,: ii; :tw:
llufl t>i"lt'->ttlilt'<: fir no sotttcrltzitl lit: lltit‘l‘t'-'liill
attzttltctttatiriliis ?ll.")Z‘lJlll'_Zitt:'rtlt1‘lll(1l‘§.llll'l[Visitin-
cal his Sttizitl at the receipt of l‘(i.<lt‘ttll. tltutt hi-:
(‘tl'.lf!l(’.l‘ \.1.'.'l.\‘l)t2.':v"i by a rztttge ttfillilllllfl l'=trt“>‘.
\'\’itit.":r might h.'t\'_e liccn (’ll‘.‘lt-‘ll
anyt'ii't'titiist:mt't's. Out» wottitl like to loot. at
>‘ttttit.‘ t'tl'~_tlttt_{. tttttitlr!-:' at .‘-T--ill!" !l'lllllfl'I. lllt’ tltirtl
it! it'-
t’ :‘~*i‘ti<" .2lt’l‘.'t‘-'. a fttttrtlt ill
Yti "1\.~:'tti.'it‘ -.-:23”
ntttlter .tlt:t-‘t-I.
t
ll‘.iSlt‘T\’. i.C'=ittt:'i.-ttt ex’ ll the 5-t:;:~.----tit!-\'
.viul~'l not do, Jr» -.v:’t:t'r 3 “l.~::-w: ?-r it‘
ittirt’-. 'hc\_’ \\t t‘-" 2.-it riizux 3: ‘it-‘ i -5
litiy \'{t,-.t'c tlrc ‘.\'t‘:i;.gj “Hint; t: r vttrt. ti.l ‘I
‘::t:l gttiritlicy l,gi;;:ilt‘ \\j::.- :t-' i.l : ' -tl ;tlt-'~\' =\~t>i~t- (if
.'\ttt:*t'i-":i:t f;t.’:irit:. ‘l_ \vi-lt list‘ vlil ii-tgli.-'lt ttrttt-it-,’
‘~'(1ltl his 3.-.it t-t..<tt»Ii"'I‘. l'lt<r‘r' llt*‘\‘ :‘tt't- .--"trill El
t. ll-tlt ‘U ll: -"IV" tut‘ i.It't‘ "t‘tf'i M Y:it':l-
,.-_;;\_- A—\;.__\ ,;..- tt_;.,t .='.t- t‘-.'t:_\ to tilt“ tttlttte“ tit‘
;tv-7 : t-ot,i.l sh i ll lt.--‘cc wt.-_...,] in the 1,-~.t
, .
4ll.3lf‘;' flip [j;:t~i-' fllll‘/E‘-‘l, lllllgl -i":y]l)li\l“ l;](1t-ti jin-
.-‘,.-t3_ Mitt-iti.t ll.')\‘t‘. and not create so trtnt-lt tron-
Etlc liir yttttltittgl At l.--tigtlr. iti this in-‘tancea
l~.:tt‘;::itt w:t~: ltttppilv t-iii-t-tcti.
l§lt~.:tiii=itttlut’itt-1this ex:itni:tatitin. cintilovctl
the itttr-,rv:tls tifii-rte in sttiiplving vtirititts little
l..,;,-,;,t].~_ ,..;(-h 35 putting H \':rr.'l or two tiftatie
gin this’ .-‘.('lt't‘iilif_f a skein tiftltrcatl for that. and
ll_<l(j-1}lng{lt‘)Zl dirty fztcetl htiv wltti catne TllRllll1'_1’
i with ‘.\lt)ll|(‘r‘ waits a eclts
v.'ot‘tlt til‘ lectllt‘.'~'..’ ‘Tit’? -"'l"- ‘lltl “ll” 7"’lV ‘Vllill
glyl.--'_l’ -Ln _-:hr; .l§tlclt.' ‘\\-lell. ltcre tlicv are.‘
‘Sire waits \'()ll ttiQi\,y lrcr sotnc t-ltl-' ofltt‘o.'itl-
cloth. catisti site‘-: a .‘10'*’l ("'~*"””l*"‘-' 'l“’l-l \’””"
.,-pitlttgr we sell the ends of lirtiatlcltitlt for vest-
tip tti the. t-ottittcr
't es.’
I733".ghpfin-Hi]l,i§;)l1lill(‘7llll lratl tleparteti. two
pretiv little trtisst-gs stcppt-tl up and (’Iltlttlt‘(‘fl for
,.,,};(,},(-5_ it was now ttiwartls night Zliiltfillllilll
began to tlisplay, antl his t-ttst-imct'.=to .=t‘rtItittt7.P-
'l‘ltis piece was a little ttiti dark. llll< a little too
light, that too largca figure. this ntit tptitc olni
t-nottgli, and that they were afraitl would wash
trttl.
he tmtlsttran tlelvctl .'twa_\-' ztliisagttin was
too it-av, tltat too gra'.'c.---one had a set llSZ|tt‘t‘-
ttttotlicr stittie o'lter fault. l“.ln.'ttlt:in grow rest-
],-,g_ tho liltitrtl sztrtigglr-ti to burst llrt‘ti'tt_7lt tlrc
n,,t,]_..,-m§_-,- Of‘ his phi’,-,_ when one Hrlllx‘ visitors
with :1 caprivatitig smile. after liavitig been
;,,p,,-mm] ghc hntl cxantittetl every print in ill"?
store. said. ‘Wt-ll. ilfr. Yard-tir~k. if you
h,-;in't got nny ntltci-cttlicoes than tlicsc. l'll take
1] pztttt-rn ofi-ach—and (aside tti ltr-r compatittin)
om. hm] li(‘g[l(_‘-r _r_rt=t stime patterns too. you are
i ii ?’ '_l‘|ie mcrcltant
ltreutht-tl aloud, it was grtiivitig dark. and here
he stood tip tti his nrrrts iii a tntirass of t-lntitz.
and more than one ltuntlrctl samples to cut tiri-
nietliatelv. '\Vltilc plviug his scisstirs. and his
teeth :'ll§'l in svmpatlrvi. his clerk enteretl with the
intelligence that he had not ctillectctl it Sittflltt bill:
that flint‘. wtittltl call in a day or two, antitlrerhad
no monevjttst at present. one woultl look over
anti see ifit was right, another offcreti his noteon
six months, anti so on.
Tlte patterns were preparctl and presentetl ;
the slttttter.-z ortlerctl to be closed fortltwitii: btit
while looking for his hat otir li--ro ltcars at his
elbow, ‘l-lt=re’s the needles motltcr sent back,
she wanted tlrilled eyes.’ The furies drill her
eyes. rhougltt Elnatlian, as he tossed the t:t=.n_t to
thc. boy ; and graspitig his hat rtislictl forth iii a
state hortleritig titi insanity.
At an g,,,.]y hour he crawled itito lied. hoping
to liuryin li)l:t,1(~‘.|fIlll’tt"Sll1P. liisrnry ofthnt day‘t=
itrtlfliffy towards iutlcpendencc, httt he had scarce-
lvfailctt intotlttit Slt'll(‘,Wl1f‘flI‘l thousand ltitleous
pliantotris fllllPtl by hitn in.tlie slinpe ofduns,
ti,-ml; rtttirinit-i, linilif‘t's-. lawyers anti attctionecrs:
whole pieces of start-ltetl prints were rattling anti
wlii7.'/.im_v across his brain: patterns of all kinds
of woven tnereliantlise were dropping from the
Ceiling, giving to his tlisttirtctl fancv the itlea of
a calico snow storm ;.an ape liltoiigttrc sat at
the foot riftlie couch. glaring his yelltiw eyelialls,
and twirling :1 l?tll_'ll).‘Ifl yard long. with his grin-
ning visage encircle'tl by rt complete halo tiflint
antl featlicrs; an lrtindretl old women were craw-
littt; over liitti ; piles ofnotes pavnlile, with his
nwti name appt=nrlctl. were tlancintl flltttltl tilt‘
partitions, anti playing about the heads ofa couple
of demon faced crinstaliles, who had now clint‘lt-
ed him anti were menacirtg itnprisotimcnt. El-
natltrm in a frenzy of terror awoke from his
horritl reverie ; when he fotind his clerk slink-
iugliini liythe arm. anti stating that day had
broke. ‘It's not me their that's broke, exclaimed
the tlreatner—aud he arose with new tleterttiina-
tititis, litirroweti ttiotrey to nteetliis payment that
day,ant.l totik ti solemn oath never tti trust another
person, or cut. another pattern : he held his vow,
and iii a few years became independent ; show-
lug to the wtirltl that it avails rtotliirtg '0 iv:
drcacl/'ul tilc-yer iii a dry goods sltop.—-.t"(ct';2lltc'7»'ct
Eirquirer.
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lI€Utll.~\.-ESCE IN
RE.-\ L Lil? E.
SOWETIIING Til’.-1'1‘ ACTUALLY IXAI’PF.;‘\‘ED.
There is oqgeoania so general amongtlie i'eztders
of lit-tiou as the tnatiia forincitlent—iucident of
all kinds. Tire tlialouge may be brilliant, the
description heatttifttl, the clitiratzters original, the
sentitrients noble atitl well e.\'presscd. no matter
your hook mitst have a duel iti it. a “sudden
death,” a “ftittntl drownctl,” a -ttlrentlfnl mm--
dcr." or a “mysterious disappearance.”
\Ve record the following incident, iii the hope
that SlJ(:li as may be going tti dine-rave-tiouslv
liungry; ttpon :1 three vol. post not. will not filftl
their appetite impaired by a relish that owes
its existence tti real life.
“\Vhat a place for a gentleman to live in I”
said Henry Evansliaw, a victim of the Greek
atttlLatiu incotnpetency system, as he sate in
his back nlllC,WlllL‘ll served liitn for parlour. and
kitclten, anti all, one dreary afternoon in Sept-
ember, anti in “melancliolic moode and accentes
lt)\V(’-1” llti begatit:-iking an inventory ofthe prop-
erties which constituted his furtiislietl lodgings,
and (‘.()tlSi>‘lL’(l of very little more than pens, ink,
paper—-six treatises, eight pieces, and ninenov—
els!
Henry had again resiguetl himsclfto the gloom
of etititettiplative retrtispection, when the accetits
of his landlady lirtike upon his ear; ntit like
Htinri’s Hymn,” bttt iti atone the very reverse
ttftlr:-it voice which has been prtintittncetl It) be a
‘most exct-llent tlting in wtititati’--intimatiugthat
the postman lta.l lit‘.~cti again with ill‘? l(*lll‘l'kl‘r(itli
.i."l£ZllltHl, and had again r‘elii-:et‘l to leave it .<_a\-'t-
for prompt ptiyttit--ttt. 'i',‘lti;< \.\'.'i§ I";-om his f‘ail,,.,-
ttr wlttitti he had writtru ‘WU d_.i.\,S Im,\.;,,,,;.~l-J; 3});
atttitltct‘ ‘l.'t.~:t .<ttppl\-.' '
l” llii‘ «"‘~'t-‘HlHL' l§\'att:-‘ltaw was p5t.<:sit'lL! :t
Itt‘t,1.'ltlt'ttttt_JHtlirieittittsettiwlticli he stirtietititc.-'
l”-"S.tllv"tl. liiltl ltr.’lgllt)_\'_t it) he [)l)_\‘\‘(»‘_\‘_q'(*(l (if. ;'._'”(-l, 3
‘~'t.illl a- \‘.'ti:t?ti_i: him in ciitt-titrg. when lit-
EH-“,|i)-“lt"lt‘-T-'-ii tliitik sir yttur
4
\'«7.5It~’.'H't":t«li'l 3--.,' t:«.~
tt:ttti-i is iL.'.'ttt-‘i::tv'.
‘it is." saitl lit-tirv. and i.'tli_f)T.~‘ and lizttlilfs al-
tttt t:-'l¥t‘i“.‘ ;-:t.~:.<t ti lit-ftirt- liis t-ytis.
‘l 2'.;a'.'t~ :t p:tt't‘cl ltrr ytiti, Sit‘, left this after-
ii|'|'H';,' ..».»t=l trt two ttiinui:i< the packet was pla-
Hit the tttliletit wlticlr i’lt'lll‘.V had trtiw s-'-atctl
-nit will -'t:t=l the. poor .~:t-liolzir was left mottzirclt
/HY) ittm. of all litzstirvtivctl.
A flll\'ll of hope crittistinetl his lttirigeretl cltcek
.-tsltt‘ llftllil‘ liitr St-’."llS Hi‘ [lie |)a('l((:l ; it was lint
trttirtietiittry, anti the sigh that itrstuntly followed
’itr-‘tttil<t- the ma 1 who ('.X])Pt‘l€llC() had tattgltr to
"’\'ll)(.l tttsapptittrtttii-tits, nttt whose sanguine
l.“lll;)t-'l‘1ltllt’lllllfttlt‘ ltitti hope the best.
The packet ctint:.itied a letter. anti :1 lrttntlretl
ptitttid bank of littglatitl note.’ Tlicfortner ltatl
tit-itlit-r sigttatttrc nor date. nor was the atldress
tifthc, writer ntcntioned: further. the lranti writ-
iug was pt-t-ft-t-tly unknown to him, the contents
were as follows.
‘Mr. Henry Evanshaw is informed that iflte
will go this night tti 11 street. Caventlislt
stptare, he will fitttl aparttnettts fitted tip for his
ret-cptititt. antl the people of the house ready
in pa_\-- liittt t-very ant t.tit-n. M r. H. E. is fttr-
tlttit‘ infortttt-tl tlt:tt. if ite will call tti-morrow at
“-it-ssrss. Drnitinttind's he may, on stating his
tianrc and the aliove atltlress. receive the sum of
£250: anti that .-ut~|t sutn may be had by him.
on personal applir-atiou,everyqnarter. Enclosed
is it linndrt-d pound note.’
A royal sa'tttc. a tltscliarge. of artilery, would
convey lint tr, faint idea of the echoing rat—tat
tat whit-lt asrtitiislietl the ititcllccts of the itihnli-
i':tuts of strt-t:t,Cavt-titlislt square. as the.
clock strttck ten on the day when ottr incident
t‘tttttttit.*ttCt'tl. Tire. lion's head. had it been It re-
ttl out-, would have ached ttntil the following
Cltristmas.
‘Mr. it) vansliaw i presume. ?’ said the landlady
‘pray walk up stairs sir. The gentleman in blue
lt)l(l tire to he prcprired to receive yott at alitittt
WU: W6‘ lla\'€_lttst fittislied. The gentleman in
blue. l'rn sorry to say, sir. left about three miti-
ntes "fl"-'
These last observations ofthe landlady were
just cont-ltitletl asthe parties entered the draw-
ing room- The effect this protltieed on our lic-
ro. was verv similar to that which the
palaee. tifthe three. sisters had upon the fisher-
man in the Arabian Nights. Asronisltment is
S.’-iltl to he the result ttf ignorance; all marvel-
litrg.thcrcftirc, must he exettseti in a man who
my the last eiglrt years had been doometl to the
bare walls and sterile interior of a_poet’s at-
tick.
The room lte entered was a noble one. The
finest Turkey carpet hushed tlietreatling of the
tleligltted feet. rich crimson velvet curtains help-
nd toinclosethe warmth imparted by a cheer-
ful fire, antl the imagination partook of their
t‘,.,-Vii] glowing-—of their gbt‘;_!t"01't°tieS.°. A mir-
ror, which reaclted to the ceiling, was hung ov-
er the white marlilc mantle piece; the walls
were pletztifully adorned with a few oftlte choi-
rest pictures ofthc oltl masters. \"i’llll.ll‘l8 excep-
tion oftltat. opposite the fireplace, winch was to-
tallv covered by a maliogauy set ofbook-slielvcs
Allll
‘Round the lamp of fretted gold
Blnntnnl flowers in urns of China‘s mould.’
The other room contained all the appurtenan-
ces of an elegant sleeping apartment.
int. one thing sttrprised more titan all this.
The hooks, the. papers, the beloved inkstand,
the gift ofa dear friend. and all that he could
ltave cared form the abject ptiverty frtim which
he had just been rescued, were there : less than
tltree. hours before. they had lain seartt=.retl
about the. forltirn attic in lane! He had
thngntitliing to regret--every thing that could
t-ontriliute to his well being. mental and plivsicv
al : misery seemed to have been changed into
happiness, as tsntldcnly and unaccountalily as
i-larlertttin changes a beef steak into a beautiful
gotltleiis.
Verilv, if, as Bishop Berkley contetrds, our
life is hilt a tlrcam, what a supper must many
of us have eaten before we first went to bad!
\Vhat a very improper quantity of supcrflttities
we must have indulged in, that such not to be
:-tecottutctl for and ctiiitr'.ttlicitir_v things take
place; that misery and liappititrs-; (.‘tHtl(} ar.t.l go;
now one and now the otltt:r; that titiw we are
lieloved. now hatetl—ttow wet-pitt;_r, tttiw lz=.trglt-
lug; iti short, ll()\V very good an i1i’gttt'i]ent it is
in support of the Bisltop’s tlieo.-‘y, that our lift.-
is so like the dreams that we liave on our i.)C(l:‘-
of down or fliuty coucltes—-ctptally pt1t‘ztdo.\;ic:il
absttrtl, and useless.
\Veeks passed away lltiritig which ltleury
liettrd rititliittg oftlie ‘getitletmtttiti blue,‘ whom
be half suspected tti be a relation of the ‘gentle-
man iti block.’ ole nevertheless had done lit-
tlelcss than enjoy himself in the company of
his deliglttfttl old autltors—--friends. who had lit-cti
his only ones in need, and to whom he nttw
felt increased gratitude, as well as respect. and af-
fectititi.
There are few pleasauter plat-es than n pub-
lic exhibition room——tlie realm of color, delight
and refitted Cl]jt))‘ll)0l]l. Ahtiut. a tlicatrc, we
know, not why, there is an itiliercttt appearance
of dissipatitiii; the clltirt to get at pleasure
strikes us more titan the pleasure itself; every
body laughs, but apparently only liecause ()lll-
ers do; and fttrtlicrmore, the fatigues ofthe day
have left the revellers weary and listless. But
a mornirtg exliibition-wirlt the "sun pouring itt
througlt the windows, the sleep rcl't't-slictietl fa-
ces, the stitzitible tiritiglitigs of the cnjoycrs, the
moving to anti fro, the approving hum, in sltort
the auitn:itit.>ii that is really partalten ofby cv-
cryoue—-is a reitttiant of the _;-olden time; a
temple lit to adorn the ptlrity (,[‘_-, ,~.m_.ttc,-1] pm-.
atlisc—a place apart, sacred to initot-et'it'e antl
ktttiwletlge. Mr. Evansltaw agreetl with us,
and, after he had been lllt‘lC $:(iiii(-} two nr tlii-op
lW“FSi foutiti that he had not yet tloue with one
room.
He was now struck by a particular line pic-
ture of Etluiti Ltttrtl.«ccr'.~=. and sate tltiwn on a
bench tti t;-ttjoy it at his lei.-tire. He had ttoi
he-'+tr long t.~‘t‘tllt'tl thus. \\llCD ti §ft"!lll:Itll."tll, wlto
itzttl, llltl)t't'('t‘l\’t"l by him. plat~t~tl l‘illll\’t'lfl)_y' hi-
sitlt: on the ltl"ilt.'ll, (bl).~‘(‘l"v‘f‘(l tti him that he tliou't
the ltlt,‘ltll‘t" .. \t:t.- looking at was rlto.linc.st iti
lllt‘ rotirtt. iiillt‘ .~tr:tti,gt-r was a tit’.-in of-prtipor-I
tttitts tltt-- -.'tit_-.' Sl!l.'llll‘.$l, tlttztiglt tl:>li(.'at(=ly irmttl(.l-
:-ll, and ltistlvpt:;'ttttcttt had that (‘l\ttl'It('.‘lBl' which
is iutplit-tl. t':ott_t_tlt tttit t.‘.\']il‘('.\‘$(‘tl, liy the‘ ‘word
gt-tttlt-ttt::tti;.'——-ti llll.\‘llti't” til't-lcgzittct-. motlestv.
and $i’ll".'?t|Il*!'lt)l_l:7lll'3i$- lglis ft-titttms were li:trtil-
-ontt-, but t-‘tat-lily rt-markalile for swt-ettit-.ss of
t=xpt‘t-.ssitttt :-tttd tlizil patit-tit qtiiettitle witrh isthe
l't,'SSlll of either past ::tiffet'ittg or habits of study.
His tlt't‘.~'.-=. by the way. was hlue.
‘i am liappy sit‘ in l)L'll‘lt_! able, to :i_t.‘i'cc with
vou,’ said iL\’1lli.\‘llt'.l\'i'. "llittt picrttt‘e.ttl‘L.'-ititl-
sct-r's has tti ]nt_‘,, tiitirc-gctiitts alitittt it than auv
other i liave *-'t‘Cll—-l'tl(ll't‘. trntlt. Tltt? artist tt:i.<
:< power f__’l‘(;‘.lt"l’ than any other of expressing
what he fuel: .-ind it is this powerto e.\'pt'ess, and
not to feel in v.-"tiicli ctinsiitot-- -=-u NHL‘ t'i'“”'
.... uvlt a.- trio one lliftrl aun’ tittt.<it'-iaii. But
there are nittttyotlter very lieautiful pictit:'e.s.
‘There are indt-ed,‘ replied the stt'atigcr, ‘you
will fttr_t__tive tite ifl am tlllsltilimi in _lll(l_<_'ln_!,Z from
your last. tiliservatitius that you are (li:3lnClll‘lCtl
tti make t-titiipai'isritts.’ =
‘I did titit mean so by what I tltcn said.’ i
simply wislictl to ctiltivate a feeling of gratitude
for tiny tltittgof the lieautiful that an artist gives
its, liowever little that licattty nti_gltt he. I will
ntit ftirgct, in ttty atltttiratititi ofLandseer's gen-
ius, the feeling aritl truth tiftliat little larttl.-i'ape
yonder. A dew drop is lovely, though lllc
smile of my niistress is more so; and certain
troubles. sir, make tny lteart. litiuntl ftirv.~t:rtl
with the deepest gratitude to the mind that can
liringa smile frotn my lreart. or for an instant
tinuerve the frown that suffering has plated tip-
on my brtiw.’
‘l cordially sympathise with vou in that (‘eel-
in_g,' rctrtrrtcd the stranger; ‘ihat ll)(¥()l"y’ has
been my comfort tlirottgh life—has enabled me.
to encounter poverty with a light heart.’
'\\"hat wottld become of love,’ asked our lic-
ro, ‘ifthat theory were not the true one? "Wltm
would become of association 7 That. one fittest
thing wlticlt our cxperienr:e had tauglit us, and
the whole '\\'lS(lt)lT) of natural piety he done a-
way with. in fact, it is illil)0SSlltlt3il‘t!l' liutriarti-
ty to feel otherwise, sceitig that it is a creation
whose lttippiness is ltalfgettcratetl by II]Cl1tOl’)‘--
by the past. however sad or various.’
Stime tiuie passed l‘.tl the two gentlemen
seemed little ittclined tti drop a couverstitin in
which tlieirown separate views anti opinions
(liSCO\'(.'l‘(-‘Ll tlretrtselvest to he so a_gre.~abl_v iti tini-
son. The lateness oftlte hour. however; it be-
ing nearly four o’t:lock; obliged Evansliaw to
think of returning home, and he intimatetl as
triticlt it) his companion. who with an un—Eng—
lish cordiality, yet with the truest. anti most de-
ferential politeness, proposed that they sltoulti
dine togethet'at his own lttittse. This arrange-
tncnt Evaushaw glatlly consented to! and arttt
in artn as tlitittgh they ltad been fricnt‘ls,who had
grown tip inseparably together, they (l(.’S('(_’.ll(lt‘(i
the staircase, nioutrted our ltero’s cab, and in ten
niiuutes were seated at their case in the strang-
er's drawing rootn in Hanover street.
The dinner was over, anti for some reason or
other, Henry was happier than he had been for
many years. \Vith a man who was evitlently
not only a scholar. lint one also of refined taste
and profouutl reading. he felt. forthe first time
these eight years, in ltis element: and ashe turn-
ed over the pages ofltis friend's parclimcnt cov-
ered Tlieecrittts or Homer, pages lirtiwnctl by
the breath ofantiquity, the flash of syuipatliy
sttfiitsctl his face, and he could have taken ltirn
bytlic hand with all the glowing cordiality of an
old anti fond associate.
‘\Vere you ever in Italy sir?’ said the stratig-
er host, after some conversation on otherrt'iat-
tcrs. ~
‘Yes, some ten years ago.’
‘Youtravclled over the Alps, of course ?'
‘Yes, I did,’ said E\'anshzi‘\\.', ‘the Alps are
dear nitiuntains to rue. Their grantleur, their
scene;-yr, their memories“, I can appreciate ttittie
full; lint it is extraordiriaJ_y_ litiw a little bit of
the heart, how a fecliitg. a particleof lovc. takes
precedence with me of all that is nicrely trien-
tnl, I saved a man's life. on the Alps, anti my
gratitude to Heaven for _givtn_g the the opportuni-
ty of doing so. makes me daily happy ; tor dat-
ly Igive vent toit ere the labors of the day are
entered upon. _ _ _
‘Did you ever meet in Italy with an English-
man by the name ol"Bnrrow ?’
’Twas his name; the name ofliitn
is he livittig.”
‘Barrow!
I prc;=ervcd.
‘lleis.’
‘Do you know ltttit l’
‘.‘5ti‘attgeto say,tht,tt.-git lhttvc se.cnltit‘tievery
niortting forrii2tu_v yc2:tt'.~=, i do not .7.‘It0u: hint. 1
mean in the proiiitttid at.-ct-ptatiott ofthe wtird.—-
l f 1 did /.‘t‘:‘(ilU him, 1 sliouitl have mastct't_=tl one
of the grt:-art-st ttietapliysicul difiicttlties iii the
world.’
‘You speak itt riddles. Can i" see ltim 7’
‘That is for you tti say. 1 sitottltl think you
tni_.<_;ltt. for liesitsclosettiyoti at this itistatit.’ And
with these words tltc Sll:—tllgt.'l' l)2ll‘L‘t.l his wrist and
discovered to his friend the scar ttttide liyu wolf's
teeth.
‘Dome:-.-tic ezilatititir.-sofall sorts have altered
me, my dear‘ lflvatisliaiv.’ said i)'z.trt'ow after it
time. ‘But good pltilosoplty ltzis crtabled you to
carry clieerful anti uninipztired l-inks. despite of
your lorigpovt-rty. is every thing arrattgetl as
you like it itr street .7’
‘llow isit ptissiltle you could know rit_vltitl_'__{-
ings ?‘
‘Simply because I-1 art: the getttlettiaii in
blue."
There was toti gontl an untierstantlingbetween
the frietids--the faith of each, iii the other’s rio-
hility of nature, set. all eritre:itic.~; on the part. til
the one, and all refusals to he obli_.'_tt_-tl on the
part. oftlic other tptitc out oftlte tptt‘-stititi. They
felt, as it were, with the same litrart.
Marty years have passctl away, tlLll'lflg\\'lll(.'ll
period the two ft‘ictitl~.= have HUI. lit.-ctr once separ-
ated. They took up their alititle. together tltc
day after their nteetittg at the l‘-Ixltiltiiiou; liave
both irtarrietl since; and, with tltcir i'espectivt-
cltil«lt‘cri,still liave one i'eof covcrirtg them. art-
while we are writing. in the lit-st health (wt-
drank tea with them last tilfglli) tatztl as yottrt;
at lrcttrt, and as full of litipcittltiess antl kind
doctritie.-., as they were twcttty ye.’
‘.r:= ago.
.'.?'.2“...-:.'...-.r..;-..-.._..4-.__.-..4.L_i-.tE.. -. .. ...:
1‘;—.Ct£ii~ZftCEJ t
CI.'L’t‘X\‘A’l'IO.\’_ or Z"r.ct'i‘.
i As to the uttttter of profit. I \'.'(Jl.1lt'l inquire in
wltat. tnnttner an. acre of ground, in the (ll'tlll):,l-~
ry (‘(it,t|'.-‘-C‘ tifctiltivatititi, can he i=.‘t:itle so prt.ifittt-
tile as in the cultivation of frttirs. (i.i(tOtl~fi't.lll>
will always find a good anrl rr—:>.«tl_i.‘ l?}.'ll'l\'Cl. Af-
ter tltc trees are set out, lilt'}{_{t.)'.!ll1.l t'.'i:-iy hr: cul-
tivatct‘: liir irtany _\‘t?=tt‘-*3 with little or no iii_’pit'y it!
the crop, and with great benefit to the trees.-
Tire trees, lllE‘tlt.~‘.(?l\’€S will retpiit-:. little other l.'-t-
hor than prttrtiug. and this r'couir::s true day an-
llttt']il\’-_ if the fruit be _llltil(..'lt)l.’~'l‘,' strlficttiti it
\'.'n!tltil sell in the ttiarl-;et ftir lllt.‘l‘(? titan titt-
wliolc trtip of corn. potatoes or grziiti. and pay
ll-ir gzttlreritig and .'tl.'1l‘lit‘lll‘.¢'_-‘. Even in the. Nov.‘-
liitryport ttr—'tt'l.et. gootl peiielies will bring‘ from
zhree to fotir tlollztrs a bushel, clterrics and plttmrs
ppm four to live dollar's. ncers, front one dollar
my cents to l‘-’v’() ttti.-tars, ant. _.-'_:pptr_'s one t.ipz_i,-...
ti liushel. Take. for instance, a premium crop
ofeortt or any other grain, after tletlttcting labor.
t§.'.c. fifty dollars wonltl he a liberal amount for
profits. and yet let.-nnot but think an acre of
good fruit would yield a profit of four times this
tlllltillnl.
ii'ruit is also one of the ‘greater,-t lttxtiries v:hit~lt
God itt his [)l‘()\’ltlf.*ll(.'(’ has given to rnarr. llavc
you not been at the festive hoard loaded with all
the dainties which wt-zilili anti taste could collect
frtiin this and other clinics? And ll.'l't'(~‘ you ntit
seen that those ripened in our own sunshine have
always been preferred? VVltat foreign frtiit can
cotnpare. with the mellow blttsltirrg apple, the
luscions pear, atitl the peat-.lt which fills the rotiru
with its fragr.<tnt'e? And yet all ll1F1.‘=e we may
have with very little laliorand verylittle expense.
lfii ant told that accidenti: often attend the culti-
vation of fruit whit.-lt disappoint ottrcrcpectations.
i would intpiire what crop oftlie farmer is not li-
able to accitletitl lftrist. atzti (ll'r\];ght‘ which
often infure fruit, are no less iii_'.t;riotts to the til-
lage crops.
Ripe. frttit also contributes greatly to hcalth.——
l have seltlotn kntiwn a famil_v tifcltiltlrcn accus-
tnmetl tti tlic tlaily use of ripe fruit. who have
much ticc-nsititr fora iiliysieiatt. it prevents in
liotlt oltl and young. tlysenteries. eltciics. and va-
rioits other ills which flesh is heir to, anti give
the forth tiflicaltlt and Sll'(‘ll_'_!lll so essential to
tittr happiness. This is a cheap ll'lt"tll('li‘:F‘ ; much
t,'i'lCEil)(’.l‘lllE'll1 that prcsetited by n plt_§'.<iPlflll which
we must pay tlearly for, and his visits linsitle.
Every farmer shtittltl ‘ie well acqttaintctl with
the. operations of grafting anti hutldiug. it is art
art attended with no tlifliculty. and may he learn-
ed in an hour. A little practice will ,3.-nalile any
person tti perform the operations with great ra-
pidity anti success. idecm a knowledge oftltcsc
simple arts so important. that i would make the
knowledge oftitem an essential part ofa young
gentleman's educatitiri.
The peaclt is prtilialil_v the tiiost sltr.-rt lived
tree ofull our frtiit trees, litit it is renewed with
very little trouble. Plant a peach smite in the
place where you want :3 tree to grow. anti it is
very sure to crime up anti fltittrisli. Tits» licliPT
“'<'tY l-‘is lto\\‘e\'-er, to have a nnrst=rv. Take a
few feet of ground in the gartleri and in the fall
plant a number of.<ztont=s:. At two _'.tcat".c growtl't
the tree may be btttlded with fruit which you
krto\\' to be cxcelletit. anti in the fall oftlte year
the tree may he transplanted to the place wliere
you ~wisli it to stand. Let it have a southern as-
oect, at the south side_of' the house or barn. or
on the south side ofn hill. and it will fiir several
vears produce fruit abttndantl_v. which will repay
all vottr labor and trouble. \Vlten it (l9('t‘t_\'S let
it be renewed by another. in the sntnctnatittcr
. ~ 1 .- .1
othm» nuns may he .prtitlttced.—-M'ose.c_.j .9 Au.-
dress.
I22/lztettce offltc stock on r2'ra_f/cal. Ft'ttits.~-On a
recciir visit to a friend in Harrliird, Conn. we had
octilardemonstration ofthe influence oftbe, strcli
upon the. fruit. Otir friend had in his _ga.rrien a
penrtrce hearing large summer frtiit. which are
it was ripe liectitric rotten at the core. The frtiit
heinl coirseqttciitly wortltlr-.=s. he cti£1t'ttf|(‘tl lib"
St. Gertrtain pear upon wvcrnl oftlie side sliotits.
and the Vergalue upon the top. - The t"iii‘(‘l has
been. to enlarge the fruits last grafictl. anti to ac-
nelerate their !'l[‘i(‘lllt‘t§ 1" lcmt a tnrmth. Tilt‘
3,, GP,-main, nf‘ which we took several. are of
tlottlile the size ofthose .gt‘M\'n on the tree from
w1,i(,ht|,e gt-;.rts were taken: the Vergaltie it:
somewhatincreased in size,‘ tltott_zl1 tleterintflifitl
in quality. and one oftlie fruits which "we ate
showed a partial rottenness at the core. ..l.l1C ef-
fect of growing Butter, or melting pears. on the
quince, a practice general in France, is to im-
part more solidity to the fleslt. These facts may
liecotne itnport:-mt, as they seem to suggest a new
nieans ofcressing fruits. by which the maturity
of those that ripeti too late fora riortliern climate
may be ticcelerzttetlg and those which ripen too
early for winter use may be retarded in their
maturity. The grape alliirds a good subject for
cxperitrietit; and the Isabella, Catawba and
Bland, may thus be brought to ripen their crops
with tnore certainty and in grszter perfection
atiioiig t.ts.-—(7ttltz't1zt'0r. ‘ -
S'ow2'rtg C'iorer'.-——\‘v’liere it is ititeitded to sow
clover seed on winter grain, it should be done in
the latter part of vinter and before the thawing
ofthe grottnd. It is a common practice to sow
it in the spring after the frost" has left the soil;
but as the ground has in this case become in 11'
measure settled and dry, there is less chance of
the seed vegetzttittg, and as it falls merely upon
the sttrface. it is l‘tr'(fV('lllC(l from taking sufficient
root to withstand eiieettially the coming drought.
int when sown earlier, the breaking and crum-
bling of the soil by the parting frost, mixes the
eartli with the sect]. and it takes sulficient root
before the dry season comes on it. There need
titit. be any apprcltension that the seeds, by ger-
triin:-.tting ttio early, will he killed by frost, as they
tiever s~:t:irt below it temperature of 60 degrees
l7‘arlie.ttli-eit; which tettipcrattire, it is obvious,
cannot exist until the grouut‘ is thawed.
A _.f;'l'(‘.t.tl. loss always follows the practice of
so-xitig too little seed. Twelve ponrttls to the
acre is not too niuclt in any instance, anti where
the soil is pour a mticli larger tpiautity should be
used. F:-irniers who wisit to save expense by
sowing only live or six pounds tti the acre, lose
ttiore than five times as touch by the deficiency
ttftltc crop: so tltat it. is cxpertsive economy at
best. Besides, when clover is sewn thinly, the
gt'owr.lt is tliinarid coarse; on the contr:'r_v, wlwri
tht;-re is sitflit,-ietit seed, the growtlt is fine and
dense, and the stalks are not rt-_'tt-t:tetl by cattle,
as is ()ll]("l‘\\‘li=(: the cause. A thick growtli also
prcvertts the admission of weeds, which so fre-
tptotitly disiigure thin meadows.—- Gencssee
Ftitrmcr.
Tim Btiim-:.-A small pamphlet has been
published at Provitlettcc, etititled, “Testitnony
of \Vasliingtoti and ofthe Congress of 1776 in
favour ofrhe Special Providence of God, and
the Bible." The following is an extract.
In those days of peril, and when all inter-
course with the parettt. tiation was cut off. tmd
the attvatitagcs for prititingj in this country sntall,
Bibles were in great dctitand l
In 1777, Congress answered a memorial. by
apptiintirig a Committee to advise as to the print-
ing an edition of 30,000 Bibles.
The cottiniittec, fittrling it so (lifiicult mob-
tain paper anti types, rccoirtmeudt-d Congress-—
"the use oftlic liible lieitig so universal and its
itrtportutice so _gre:-tt. to tlirrtzr the Committee of
Cot'rtt'net'ce to iiuport at the expcttse of Congress,
;>,0,(l()O Englisli Bibles from Holland. Scotland,
or t2lse~.trltr.»i5t-, into lll‘.3(li~l'll-.‘t'(?f‘tl ports ofthestatca
oi the Union '," and Congress ordered the impor-
ration.’
in 17.31, “wltcn from the circtimstanccs oftlie
war, an Ettglislt Bible could ttot be imported,
and no opinitiitt could he li')l'lTlG(.l how long the
nl)s[!‘ll(.‘llt)ll utiglit (.Gtllill'.tC._ the subject of print-
int! the Bible wzts again presented to Congress.
,.,,-,}_t by them refemtd to a couitnittee of tltree.—
'l‘ltis (Y mtiiitteti rsptirtt-Ld in 1782, recommend-
‘tug to (it’)llQl'€SS an edition printed by Robert At-
liCill, ofPliilatleip!tia. \-Vltereupon it was Re-
.:ol\-etl, That the United States in Congress as-
:§(‘]‘,‘gl)lt,‘('i, highl ' approve the pious anti Iattdable
undertaking sttl;.<ervit:ttt to the interests of re-
li_g3tin, anti being satisfied of the care at_i_d accu-
P210‘! in the exectttititi tifiile ‘Vmliy Tf’C0m1T1‘-‘ml
this edition or me ’.L‘tit.ttt:'tC: toe tttli2tDilt]t‘ilS or me
United States.”
How interesting is such a history of one ofthc
eztrliest impressions ofthe Holy Bililein .Englislt,-
in these Utiiteti States. \Vltat moral sublimity
in the fact, as it stands iniperislialily filled in the
m'(;lti\'es ofour national council. in the records of
the Congress of 1782. \Vhat an act this. consid-
ered in reference to the dealings of God in our
licltalfat the time of our nation’s perils! A fact
which should be remembered. and told to eve-
rv child and every yourtg man in the nation, at
7lutiflY wlicri many ofthe rulers. and the ruled
ttio, iwould fain despise the book their fathers,
rtay, the chief men ofthe nation. honored.
VARIETIES.
A Jlfodern teacher of Langtzt_gcs.—'Wlien the
Austrian army upset, in Marci), 1821. the Ne-
apolitan revolution wltich arose in .Tt.=rie. 1820,
old King Ferdinand t-ashiered nearly all the ofii—
(~pr'_q()fl]‘ls army, who were oiiligetl to ctit ofi
tliPil‘ mustaeltios. anti seek tlteirliving in very
difiercut lines. A few months after the event,
i.~.-hile wallting one. morning in the Toledo, at
Naples. with acoionel ofdracoons. we met £1
tlmll fellow, who had been a lieutenant in the
pnlnm-1'3 rtagiint-nt. After rlue Salutations. the
qtipcrior 0mPPl' said, "\Vell. what are you doing
now 2'’ ‘Oh.’ sriitl the broken lieutenant. with :1
glorious broad Nenptilitati accent. ‘I teach the
Fl'Ptl('ll lan_gttagc.' ‘Tire French language!’
cried the colonel. ‘\vl1_V', l never knew that you
cpolte. it at all.’ ‘Be silent, out of charity.’ repli-
ed the sulialtt-rn. ‘VVltnt your exeellenev sus-
pc(‘t.~‘- istt-no enough :Idon‘t know much French.
but then it is so easy to find a great many per-
sons who know a good deal less.’
Ga,tn.7'7t_g ltottsrs in Lonrlrm.--9t. James‘s street
may he said to erthiiiit. from one end to the other.
a series riftltese dens of infamy. adapted to all
ranks and ages; and it is quite ttotor'ous. that
while the man of rank is staking his il10t)S'Jf‘lfl5
an the west side oftlte street. his .=t=r~.-ants are fol-
tmving the smre(l'5"rpmal-le calling on the east‘.
i7‘or, lit=sirlr-s the bells in Pickering place, where
recent expetipm-p has: shown that life is not safe
inthat qt}P.t‘lpr_ 1l1(-ire are .1 sttm-ession of lionses
ligtttetl up nritl open all night. to some of which
liotiscs littnwn llticvee :']\‘0\\‘f‘tllV resort. and where
Jpw yepeivprsnttontl to ncgnciatc forthe purchase
oftho fruits rifpast i'tililtt>ries. anti to assist in
planning new ortes. it is confidently allP.£"‘d
that most oftlie recent large robberies, which
have. been so frnnttettt. lint-e been. either first or
last connected with the owners or proprietors of
one or more of these places.
THE YOXCF. or NATURE.
Tm: visible works of God speak to us with a
commanding eloquence. The sun, that fiiuntain
oflife and heart oftlie world. that bright leader
oftltc armies of lreaven. entlironcd in glorious
n-,,-figigtvy-; the moon slrining with a ltistre bor-
rowed from his beams: the stars glittering by
night in the clearfimntuent : the airgiving breath
to all llllll(‘_’Slllfll live and move ; the interchan-
ge: nflight and tlarkness: the course of the
vpar. anti the sweet vicissirude ofseasons : the
min and the dew rlecending from above. and the
f't~ttitf'ttlne.et= ofthe earth cattserl by them : the bow
lion!-—-l‘i\-‘ the ltands oftlte lilo?! I“li£‘l”j-“’ll‘f-‘h
compasseth the heaven about with a 2l0T10US ctr-
cle ; the awftil voice ofthunder. and the pierc-
ing power tifligltttwiug : the ittstinctsunfanimalsi
and the tptalities ofvegetablcs and m1nera_ls;the
great and wide sea, with its innttmerableiuhabv
trints ;-~-all these instt-ttt:t us in the mysteries of
faith and the duties ofmorality.
“_'Bi-‘r—;<-
Norwalk Chronicler