MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
(Bhiitiitionnl Itpartraent. 
BY L. WETHERELL. 
EDUCATION. 
WIT AND HUMOR. 
In one of iny former publications, I re- The annexed extract is from Whipple’s 
ferred to the inci'casing errors on tliis sub- « Lectures on subjects connected with Lit- 
ject—thatof oyersliooting the mark, loo ex'aturc and Life’^—a work recently pub- 
Hisfellanij. 
LEARN TO SPELL. many have imbibed the idea that to obtain Ticknor, Reed ct Fields, of Bos- 
- a sufficient education to enable a man to ap- - ’ 
The art of spelling is not as generally pear advantageously upon the theatre, es- 
studied and learned now asformerly. The pecially of public life, his boyhood and youth “Wit was originally a general name for 
. , , A ■ ^ \ ^ 4 . nfust be spent within the walls of some clas- all the intellectual powers, meaning the fac- 
timo was when boys and g.rk went to sje;,, 3 Lry of learning, that he may co.n- nity which kens, perceives, knows, umler- 
school to learn to spell, read, write and ci- career under the high lloating stands; it was gradual!}' narrowed in its 
pher. The acquisition of these knowledges banner of a collegiate diploma—Avith them, signilication to express merely the rcsem- 
was then deemed necessary to fit one for the first round in the ladder of fame. blance between ideas; and lastly, to^ note 
That a refined classical education is desi- thatresemblancewhenitoccasionedludici-ous 
“ Wit was originally a general name for 
all the intellectual poAvers, meaning the fac¬ 
ulty Avhich kens, perceives, knows, under¬ 
stands; it Avas gradualh' narroAved in its 
was then deemed necessary to fit one for the first round in the ladder of fame, 
the flcth'e diitie.s of life; and Ave are more That a refined classical education is desi- 
the acth'e duties of life; and Ave are more 1 hat a rehned classical education is uesi- . ., , . 
than half inclined to believe that the men- ■'“We, -and one of of a snrpr.^ t marries .dea^ lymg^^^^^ apart, 
. 1 r. o .1 -to man, I admit—that it is indispensably necc.s- by a sudden jerk of the undei standing, llu- 
tal training derived from the study requisite alAA^ays makes a man more useful, mor originally meant moisture, a significa- 
to learn the sounds of the letters and the j -yyLo has been incarcerated, tion it metaphorically retains, for it is the 
method of spelling words then pursued, from his childhood, up to his majority, Avith- very juice of the mind, oozing from the 
made stronger and more vigorous minds, in the limited circumference of his school brain, and enriching and fertilizing AvhercA'er 
than the course of the present day. and boarding-room, although he may have it falls. Wit exists by antipathy; Humor 
Boys and girls that have attaWd to the IXT^ls iJht 
age of 16, are now expected to be a,cquaint- necessary to prepare him for action, either appearances, or cunmngly exaggerates sin- 
ed with the osophies and the ologies ; that Jn private or public life. Classic lore and gle foibles into character; Humor glides into 
is to say, they are expected to have a polite literature, are very different from that the heart of its object, looks lovingly on the 
STiXdttcTitio of these, while not one in ten A'ast amount of common intelligence, fit for infii*mitics it detects, and represents the a\ hole 
made stronger and more vigorous minds, 
than the course of the present day. 
iunbai] Ifimblng. 
SATURDAY NIGHT. 
The week is past, its latest ray 
Is vanished with the closing day ; 
And 'tis as far beyond our grasp 
Its now departing hours to clasp, 
.As to recall that moment bright 
When first creation sprang to light. 
The week is past; and has it brought 
Some beams of sweet and soothing thought; 
And has it left some memory dear 
Of heavenly raptures tasted here, 
Although it ne’er returned again ? 
And who would sigh for its return ? 
Wo are but pilgrims born to mourn ; 
And moments as they onward flow, 
Cut short the thread of human wo. 
And bring us nearer to the scenes 
Where sorrows end, and heaven begins. 
DON’T 
BE ASHAMED OE 
EMPLOYMENT. 
WASHINGTON MONUMENT. 
Are you a spinster, a nurse, a cook, a 
Avasher-woman? What is more necessarj' 
more honorable ? Are you a drayman, an 
hostler, a chimney or street SAveeper ? A 
tinker, scavenger or boot-black ? All right. 
smattering of these, while not one in ten amount of common lutclligence, ht tor 
can Avrite a letter, or composition, without that he imist liavc, to render 
IT j j i c i .1 his intercourse with society plciismg to him- 
mispelling words, and not unfrequently self, or agreeable to otheri He is liable to 
gle foibles into character; Humor glides into The above is apicture of the g-reat mon- scavenger or boot-black ? Allright, 
the heart of its object, looks loving y on the ument noAV' in progress at ^ ashing-ton, in ashamed. These are useful em- 
infii-miticsitdctects,andrepresentsthcwhole honor of the bather of his Country — pioyments, founded on the real wants of so¬ 
man. Wit IS abrupt, darting, scornful, and 1 he Washington National Monument Soci- '^iety and if useful and necessary, they are 
tosses Its analogies in your face; Humor is ety was formed m 1833, by some of the honorable and resectable, 
slow and shy, insinuating its fun into your first men of the nation. The plan was to • and m.qnkind 
Xim vvcu^uiugtuu x.aukuuu muuu.ucu.ouck- gigty and if useful and necessary, they are 
ety was formed m 1833, by some of the x^norable and resnectable 
mispeiiing woros, ana no. umrequenuy self, or agreeable to othera ^ He isriiable to slow and shy, rnsinuating its fun into your first men of the nation. The plan Avas to Xman fife 
many of them that are in common and ev- imposition at every turn he makes. He may heart. Wit i-s negatwe, analytical, destruc- build the monument by A'oluntary contribu- tiio actors, Avho have their several parts as- 
erydayuse. In verification of this we shall hav'c a large fund oi Jine sense, but if he five; Humor is creative. The couplets of tions of $1 each. In 1835-6 there were them by the master of the thea- 
make some quotations from Dr. Davis’s lacks common sen.se, he is like a ship Avith- Pope are Avitty, but Sancho Rauza is a hu- contributed, on this plan $28,000, / ws tre, Avho stands behind the scenes, and ob- 
“ Teacher Tauoht” He savs that a friend out a rudder. Let boys and girls be taught, morous creation W it, Avhen earnest, has money Avas invested m safe stocks and the serves in what manner ever} 
. ,. . § . ^ first and last, all that is necessaiy to jirepare theearnestncssofpassion,seeking to destroy; interest added yearly, until it had accumu- 3 qjxxc have a short part allott 
“Teacher Taught.” He says that a fiiend necessaiy to prepire the earnestness of passion, seeking to destroy; interest added yearly, x 
of his received a letter beginning as fol- them-for the common duties of life-if the Humor has the earnestness of affection, and lated to nearly $50,000. 
serves in what manner every one acts.— 
Some have a short part allotted to them, 
some a long one, some a Ioav, and some a 
hio'h one. It is not he that acts the hityh- 
loAvs; “My dear Cur.” Had the writer cla,ssics and polite literature can be Avorked Avould lift up Avhat is seeminglyjowinto our With this fund to operate Avith, a site was ^^^e. It is not he that acts the hitrh- 
been taught that c before a, o, and u, sounds betAveen the coarser branches, they Avill be charity and love. Wit, bright, rapid and procured, a desig n for the monurnent se- 
like k, he never would have been guilty of much safer— as silk goods are, enclosed in blasting as the lightning, flashes, strikes and Jcclsd, and the foundation laid Ju y , 8 . greatest applause; but 
writincr cwr for sir. In another letter, Avrit- canvass, or a bale. I wish not to underval- A'anishes, in an instant; Humor, warm and I he Avork has been steadily progressing from j^g acts his part best, whatever it be. 
^ ° Ilf .1 r ue high seminaries of learning-but rather all-embracing as the sunshine, bathes its ob- that period, and the original plan of erecting yg t^ke care then to act our part in life 
ten by a young lady of more than ordinary i .. lo ..hh xo wkc care meu lu ae. uui paiu lu uio 
canvass, or a bale. I wish not to underval¬ 
ue hio'h seminaries of learning — but rather 
A'anishes, 
all-embn: 
literary, “vise, _ . . , ^ ^ ^ ^ _ . . jlo n,«, xxxx.«xx xx/., 
“saifty” and “maney.” The time of this Franklin, Sherman, and others, emerged prise, use.s the Avhip ot scorpions and the rich, and smaller but not less patriotic offer- l{;noAv, then, that Providence calls 
young lady Avas probably occupied, as is fi’om the AA'ork-shop, and illuminated the bianding-iron, stabs, stings, pinches, tortures, mgs fiom those not c among tie ^j^ee to the exercise of industry, contentment, 
that of many at the present day in the study brightly, as the most profound goads, teases, corrodes, midcrmmcs ; Ilumor Avealthy, are alike acceptable. _ Eveiy A- submi.ssion,patience,hope,andhumblede- 
tbatot many at the present aa},intJie stud} ggPege. iu this enUghtened implies a sure conception of the beautiful, mencan ought to esteem it a privilege to be g^^^jg^gg and a respectful defe- 
of the ‘higher branches, as the popular and in our free country, all avIio Avill, the majestic and the true, by whose light it able to assist m this patriotic Avork. rence to thy superiors In this way thou 
phrase goes. How much better it Avould n^ay drink, deeply, at the pure fountain of surveys and shapes their opposites. It is an The monument will consist of tAvo parts ^ gg^. through thine obscurity, and 
have been for her, as it would be for an in- science. Ignorance is a voluntary misfor- humane influence, softening with mirth the — u lofty column dr obelisk in the centre, ^.gjj^^g^. thyself amiable in the sio’ht of God 
numerable company now pm-suing the olo- tune. By a proper improvement of time, ragged inequalities of existence, promoting and a temple around its base. The great j^ari. 
o-ies and the osoohies first to learn to spell apprentice of the mechanic may lay in tolerant views of life, bridging over the spaces obelisk in the centre us the part now in pro- Providence call us to act in a high- 
f 1 t f f a stock of useful knoAvledge, that Avill enable Avhich suparate the lofty from the loivly, the gress, and to be completed first. This great gj. public and useful office ? Let us 
the common words, at least, o our own Ian- bim, when he arrives at manhood, to take a great from the humble. Old Dr. Fuller’s structure is to be 500 feet high, 55 feet ^pt brasramed of our^^^^^ 
guage, the chief if not the only instrument respectable stand by the side of those who remark, that a negro is ‘the image of God square at the bottom, and tapering to 34 however humble, or attempt to conceal it. 
employed by them in thinking, talking and have grown up in the full blaze of a colic- cut in ebony,’ is humorous; Horace Smith’s feet at the top, Avith an opening in the cen- ^^at is this but'pride?_ Golden Rule. 
writino-. giatc education—and with a better prospect inversion of it, that the taskmaster is ‘the tre 24 feet square. The Avails are 15 feet-- 
Anntfipr nprsnu writinc/ Ivid opp-minn to of success at the Start, because hc is much image of the devil cut in ivory,’ is Avitty.— thick at the base, and Avill be four and a XHE FOLLY OF PRIDE. 
bottor stocked with com«u.n infonnation, Wit can coexist with fierce aid malignant half at the top, faced throughout, with large —- , „ , ^ 
' ' ^ ^Yithout which, a man is a poor helpless passions ; bntHumor demands good feeling deep blocks ol excellent white marble.— The very witty and sarcastic Rev. Syd- 
fdthcTS. Anothci wrote 'i ycfctccs, foi animal. and fellow-feeling, feeling not merely for More than 50 feet of tliis lofty column are ney Smith, for many years one of the con- 
wry faces; another wrote an order to send — - - AA'hat is aboA'e us, but for Avhat is around and already completed, and it Avill be carried up tributors to the great English re-views, thus 
to a bookstore for a Psalm Book, Avith the BOOKS. beneath us. When Wit and Humor are fm hundred feet a year, if funds are pro- discourseth on the folly of pride in such a 
title spelled as follows: Sam Buxl’ An-1 In selcVting books Ave may be aided commingled, the resuU is a ge.^iJ sharp- v;dcd. The estimated cost of 4he obelisk is creature as man: 
ntVipr be a poUpD-i-in sent his Valentine I much by x^ose Avho have studied more than nes.s, dealing Avith its object somewhat as half a million uf dollars, of Avhich nearly After all, take some quiet, sober moment 
to stimulate those to perseA'erc iu the ac- jects in a genial and abiding light. Wit im- it by voluntary contributions is still adher- 
advantages for education, the following qufrement of science, avIio are deprived of plies hatred or contempt of folly and crime, ed to, but Avithout the limitation to one dol- 
words Avere found: “ conterary,” “vise,” the advaiitato-e of their dazzling lights.— produces its effects by brisk shocks of sur- lar each. Large contributions from the 
“saifty” and “maney.” The time of this 
young lady Avas probably occupied, as is 
It oy A'Oiumary conxnouuqns is sun auimr- 
ed to, but Avithout the limitation to one dol- 
lar each. Large contribuUons from the ^ 
nch, iUid smiUler but not less patriotic ofc- (,aji3 
mgs from thoM not classed among the thee to theexercise ot industry.contentmont, 
wealthy, are alike acceptable. ^ Eveiy, A- 3 „u„: 33 :.„_ „mience. hone, and humble dc- 
ab e to assist m this patriouc work Lnce to thy superiors. In this way thou 
'1 he monument will consist of two parts „,ayest shine through thine obscurity, and 
-a lofty column or obelisk in the centre ^ 31 J- 
and a temple around its base. The great ^ 
obelisk in the centre is the part now 111 pro- Providence call us to act in a high- 
gress and to be completed hrst dhisgreat p^fus 
structure is to be 500 leet high, 55 feet occupation, 
THE CHOICE OF BOOKS. 
Anntfipr npr^nn writinc/ Ivid opp-minn to of success at the Start, because he IS much image ot the devil cut m ivory,’ is Avitty.— tnicK at tiic oase, ana avui oe lour ana a XHE FOLLY OF PRIDE. 
boMot ^tocked with co«»»o,i information, Wit can coexist with fierce aid malignant half at the top, faced throughout, with large —- , „ , ^ 
' ' ^ without which, a man is a poor helpless passions; but Humor demands good feeling deep blocks ol excellent white marble.— The very witty and sarcastic Rev. Syd- 
fdthcTS. Anothci wrote 'i ycfdccs, foi animal. and fellow-feeling, feeling not merely for More than 50 feet of tliis lofty column are ney Smith, for many years one of the con- 
wry faces; another wrote an order to send — - - AA'hat is aboA'e us, but for Avhat is around and already completed, and it Avill be carried up tributors to the great English re-views, thus 
to a bookstore for a Psalm Book, Avith the BOOKS. beneath us. When Wit and Humor are hundred feet a year, if funds are pro- discourseth on the folly of pride in such a 
title spelled as follows: Sam Buxl’ An- In selcVting books Ave may be aided commingled, the result is a gc.^iJ sharp- vided. The estimated cost of 4be obelisk is creature as man: 
ntfipr •n-ifl fip a pnllptrian < 5 Pni fiit; ValonHinp iiiuch by tVosc Avlio liavc studicd moi'c tliHii iies.s, dealing Avith its object somewhat as half a million uf dollars, of Avhich nearly After all, take some quiet, sober moment 
oiner, aia leacouega , t t s tie But after all, it is best to be dc- old Izaak Walton dealt with the frog he one hundred thousand have been already of life, and add together the tAvo ideas of 
to a young lady, -vv ho was not a ittesuipii- tgj.nriined in this particular a good deal by used for bait,—running the hook neatly received. pride and of man; behold him, creature of 
sed, on opening it, to find it bcai-ing date tastes. The best books for men through his mouth and out at his gills, and The Pantheon at the base, embraces a a span high, stalking through infinite space 
Febt^ary 14th. Another had occasion to are not always those which the wise recom- in so doing ‘using him as though he lo\'ed circular colonnaded building, 250 feetin di- in all the grandeur of littleness. Perched 
Avrite the word engineers, and hc AA'rote it mend, but oftener those AA'hich meet the pe- him!’ Sydney Smith and Shakspeare’s ameter and 100 feet high, from Avhich on a speck of the universe eA'cry wind of 
«/?;” _“ W’pd'wps” fni- Avauos- and culiar Avants, the natural thirst of the mind. Touchstone are examples.” springs the obelisk shaft, thus giving the heaven strikes into his blood the coldness 
inaianeays wcages loi wa^es, ana ---- - latter a total elevation of 600 feet This of death: his soul floats from his body Uke 
so we might go on enumerating similar er- ^ ■, _ THE PERILS OF FALSEHOOD. vast rotunda is surrounded by 30 columns mplndv from the strimy; dav and nio-ht as 
After all, take some quiet, sober moment / ^ 
ourseNes. But after all, it is best to be dc- old Izaak Walton dealt Avith the frog he oue hundred thousand have been already of life, and add together the tAvo ideas of 
termined in this particular a good deal by used for bait,—running the hook neatly received. pride and of man; behold him, creature of 
our OAvn tastes. The best books for men through his mouth and out at his gills, and The Pantheon at the base, embraces a a span high, stalking through infinite space 
rors: let these suffice for present illustration. 
and therefore aAvaken an interest and rivet 
thought. And here it may be Avell to ob¬ 
serve, not only in regard to books but in 
The first remedy for bad spelling is to other respects, that self-culture must vary 
luchstonc are examples.” springs the obelisk shaft, thus giving the heaven strikes into his blood the coldness 
—--——-- latter a total elevation of 600 feet This of death: his soul floats from his body like 
THE PERILS OF FALSEHOOD. vast rotunda is surrounded by 30 columns melody from the string; day and night as 
Ixv the beautiful language of an eminent nuLssive proportions, being 12 feet in di- dust on the wheel, he is rolled along the 
riter—“When once a concealment or de- ameter and 45 feet high, standing upon a heavens through a labyrinth of worlds, and 
gain a thorough knoAvledge, by close appli- with the individual. All means do not ceit has been practiced in matters Avhere all elevation and 300 feet all beneath the creation of God are fla- 
cation and study, in childhood of the sound equally suit us all A man must unfold should be fair and open as the day—confi- STN*ire , surmounted by an entablature 20 ming above and beneath. Is this a crea- 
of the letters composing the alphabet—the himself freely, and should respect the pecu- deuce can never be restored any more than crowned by a m^siye balus- ture to make himself a croAvn of glory; to 
j • X 1 i. • X- r liar gifts or biases by Avhich nature has dis- x-oii van restore the Avhite bloom’to the nlum fifteen feet in height. ^ The total ex- deny his own flesh, to mock at his fellow. 
uppoTid is tn learn the true nronunciation of or biases by Avhicli nature has dis- you can restore the Avhite bloom to the plum 
second 11 ^ to loam the true pronmicuttonot „ther.s. Self-culture ’or grape, rvliich you hove once pressL in 
words the third, to learn the definition of jjq|. demand the sacrifice of individual- your hand.” Hoav true is this I and what 
words and the fourth, that you must at- ity. It docs not regularly apply an estab- a neglected truth by a great portion of man- 
tend to the labor of learning to spell now, fished machinery for the sake of torturing kind. Falsehood is not only one of the 
in the days of youth, or else you will nev- eve^ man into one rigid shape, called per- most humiliating vices, but sooner or later 
er succeed in accomplishing so good, so l^cction. it is most certain to lead to many serious 
. , j • xi • -u- X -A.S the human countenance, with the crimes With nartners in trade_Avith 
great, and so desirab e an acquisi ion as lat features in us all, is diversified with- partners in life —with friends—with lovers 
of being an accurate speller. end in the race, and is never the same —}iow imnortant is confidence! Hoav es- 
pense of the monument is estimated at $1,- sprung from that dust to which both will 
122,000. 
', 000 . soon return ? Does he not suffer ? * Does 
ry A /-I X X he not die ? When he reasons is he never 
UXTUTORKD LLOQUESOF..-A Cutawba J . When he acts is 
norm 1822, named Peter Hams, made ,'ted bvnleasure? When he 
. - . . , , 11 1 ^ - - - J - -- AA'arriOr m iiauixu x xuxi xxtuAio, iucvahj 1 — .■ i J X 
eveij man into one rigid shape, called per- most humiliating vices, but sooner or later known his wants to the Legislature of South ^ ^ w 
• 1 _i-_j X • - P livco ic trvp troTYi nain ' W 
fection. it is most certain to lead to many serious 
As the human countenance, with the crimes. With partners in trade—Avith 
same features in us all, is diversified with- partners in life — Avith friends—Avith lovers 
.out end in the race, and is never the same —how imnortant is confidence! Hoav es- 
it is most certain to lead to many serious Carolina in the following language: ! 
crimes. With partners in trade AA'ith “lam one of the fingering survivors of 
rtners in lire Avitii irienos Avitfi lovers an almost extinguished race. Our grav'es 
how important is confidence! Hoav es- nypi goon be our only habitations. I am one 
x!_i xi. ..X .!i^_a 1_•. _ 1 __ 1 1 _ _ - ... . . - . - - 
fives is he free from pain ? When he dies 
can he escape the common grave ? Pride ( 
is not the heritage of man; humility should ^ 
dwell with frailty, and atone for ignorance, 
The knoAvledgc of a few simple rules will inanytAvo individuals, so the human soul, sentialthat all guile and hypocrisy should of the few stalks that sffiHemaiii in the field error, and imperfection 
aid you very much—such for example as with the same grand poAvers and laws, ex- be guarded against in the'intercourse be- where the tempest of the Revolution passed. 
that the final e of a primitive Avord is gene- pands into an^ infinite variety ofr form^^^ tAveen such parties ? How much misery I have fought against the British for your ^ - 
RESPECT FOR PARENTS. 
raUy omitted before an additional syllable or be Avofully stinted by modes of cul- would be avoided in the history of many gake. The Brifish have disappeared and 
J •> Tiirp rpniiirmfi" mpn tn Piirn tho enmp 1 ___ » . „ . ^... . 
termination beg'inning with a vowel; as 
ture requiring all men to learn the same fives, had truth and sincerity been guiding are free; yet 
lesson, or to bend to the same rules. I and controlling motives, instead of prevari- taken nothin'o-'^ nc 
come, coming, and so of a very large class know how hard it is to some men, especial- cation and deceit ? “Any vice,” said a pa- bV their defeat. I pursued the deer for sub- ^ paternal wishes. A good child, and 
of words: there arc a very few exceptions ly to those Avho spend much time in man- rent in our hearing, a few days since—“any sistence—the deer are disannearimr I must Avhom confidence can be placed, is 
itish have disappeared and ®l^^dren could reahze but a small por- 
et from me have the British of the anxiety their p^ents feel on their 
nor have I gained anything account, they would pay far greater r^pect 
I pursued the deer for sub- I’® paternal wishes. A go(^ cluld, and 
to this rule; as, shoeing, hoeing, singeing, ual labor, to fix attention on books. Let vice, at least among the frailties of a milder 
starve. God ordained me for the forest, and l'^® ®^® ^®®® allow himself to diso¬ 
my ambition is the shade. But tlie strength ^®y parents, nor to do anything when 
AnoUier rule is, that the primitiv'es ending 1^^^®“^ ® creome the difficulty, by character, but falsehood. I ar better that ^ly ambition is the shade. But tlie strength ^®y parents, nor to do anything when 
with ll drop one I before the termination T’ ^ “^7 his parents are absent, that he has re^on 
/ps<i M dl d-c • as sMless skilful those whom Avrong and confess it, than escape the pen- the chase. The hand which fought for your to believe they would disapprove, were thgr 
l ; / as sktlless, skU/ul No hmg can supply the place of alty, hoAvever severe, by falsehood and by- liberties is now open for your relief In my P^es®!^*. The good advice of parents is oft- 
fuljil, dulness, dx. books. They are cheering or soothing com- pocrisy. Let me know the Avoi-st, and a youth I bled in battle that you might be in- en so engraven on the heart of the child. 
We have thus attempted to name some panions in solitude, illness, affliction. The remedy may possibly be applied. But keep dependent—let not the heart in my old age that after years of toil and care do not ef- 
of the causes of bad spelling with some of wealth of both continents Avould not com- me in the dark—let me be misled or decei- bleed for Avant of your commiseration ” ^®® ^^^® temptation the 
the remedies calculated to correct the evil P®^®^^® t^^® .S®®^ ^^®7 impart Let ev- ved—and it is impossible to tell at Avhat un---thought of a parent has been the salvation 
with ll drop one I before the termination 
^ , rea 
less,ful,Jil, ness, dc.; as skilless, skilful 
fulfil, dvlness, dc. bo< 
^ of the causes of bad spelling with some of weaitn oi Dotn continents avouio not coi 
; -the remedies calculated to correct the evil Ll .ST'’ ‘M’ “P”*- ^et < 
‘ 1 1 • 1 1 ery man, 11 possible, gather some good boc 
^ and to remove the disgrace of being a bad 
' speller. Will the boys and the girls (a joy- -md family to some social librai*}'. Almi 
^ ous and joyful race of beings, not yet quite any luxury should be sacrificed to this. 
^ extinct in the countr}'',) take our suggestions 
pensate for the good they impart Let ev- ved—and it is impossible to tell at Avhat un- 
ery man, if possible, gather some good books prepared hour a crushing bloAV—an OA'er- 
imder his roof and obtain access for himself Avhelming exposure may come.” 
and family to some social librai*}'. Almost -- 
Have a Confidant. —Young ladies, con- of the child, though the parent may be sleep- 
fide in your mother, if you have one; if not, ing in the grave, and the ocean may roll be- 
still seek out some real friend, and confide tween that sacred spot and the tempted 
the secret of your heart—for it is through child. A small token of parental affection, 
___ _ __ ed to carry the picture of his father alAvays 
bottle of Avine, four hundred years old, Avas tery, and layeth it up in secret, harboreth a in his bosom; and on any particular occa- 
drunk, one day, at President Tyler’s table, serpent, and shall feel its sting. sion he Avould, look upon it and say, “ Let 
ous and joyful race of beings, not yet quite any luxury should be sacrificed to this. Compound Interest. —Fcav personsInu'e the secret of your heart—for it is through child. A small token of parental affection, 
extinct in the countr}^) take our suggestions •-- a correct idea of the efforts which unAvisely that that ruin cometh oft, and shame. It borne about the person, especially a p^ent’s 
into consideration, and determine to become Curious Fact. —A curious fact is men- accumulate by debt, and quarterly diridends jg seldom or never that those come upon one likeness, Avould frequently prove a talisman 
ffood spellers as well as uood readers trood Wenaugh (Irish) Guardian in of interest paid thereon, have upon the for- who hath confided in a mother or a friend; for good. A Polish prince was accustom- 
^ i’ ^ ,, m'^x reference to Dr. Laughley, Avho Avas confin- tunes of a nation, a family or indh-idual. A but the heart that Avelcometh a sinful flat- ’ - xx. - r x:„ i*„ix„-„i- 
writers, imd good cipherers, before they be- and Avho fasted for forty days.— bottle of Avine, four hundred years old, Avas tery, and layeth it up in secret, harboreth a 
gin the ologies and the osophies ? If so Ave The reason for abstaining Avas caused by a drunk, one day, at President Tyler’s table, serpent, and shall feel its sting. 
can a.ssure our young friends, for whom Ave total loss of appetite, nausea, and a disin- and a calculation Avas made of its cost, on -(Jq nothing unbecoming so excellent a 
feel a deep interest, that they Avill ever find clination to eat All the organs of the body the supposition that the price Avas half a dol- One of the finest and bravest of the offi- father.” Such respect for a father or moth- 
themselves happy in the pursuit and acaui- ®®^®^ I-® pei'fonn the functions in the ani- lar at fii*st, and that the interest on that half cers Avho fell upon the embattled plains of qy, is one of the best traits in the char- 
f L- '111 > H ' -ir economy, Avith the exception of the dollar had been collected once every three Mexico, and one that obtained early and dis- acterofason or a daughter. “Honor thy 
SI ion o oioAA e ge so esiia e ma e heart and lungs; and it is a curious coin ci- montlis, and also Imd out at interest, during tinoiushed promotion Avhile a cadet at West father and thy mother, that it may be Avell 
them useful in their day and generation. dence-also that during that time the loss he the four hundred yeai*s, by which mode the Point, being importuned by a high-spirited with thee, is the first commandment with 
“ - sustained in Aveight Avas three stones, less psincipal Avould double every three yeai's. and reckless companion to drink with him promise,” says the sacred Book, and happy 
Beauty eventually deserts its possessor, two pounds, making exactly a loss of forty The result was, that four hundred years’ the enchanted cup, and chided for his cow- jg the child who acts accordingly. 
but Aortue and talents accompany him to pounds, being one pound per day for every compound interest on fifty cents amounted ardly refusal, simply replied, “ My mother -——— 
fhe grave. day lie fasted. to some forty millions of dollars. Avould not Avish me to.” A avise son maketh a glad father. 
