MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
irfRlfltniT NEW-OKLEANS THIRTY YEARS AGO; the coffin. I had never ordered such a the CROSS WIFE. 
vXtlijlLUUlUj. OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A BRITISH OFFICER, thing; On the contrary it was a liberty I M ' 1 1 ' t Tm s Robinson drew 
_ —- - should not excuse. “Yery well, Major,” , , ’, „ ——- .-— — __ 
For the Rural New-Yorker. “^OTA Bena,” in his last letter to the gaid Mr. Beale, with a low bow and one of » ft^king picture of a cross husband, as ^ TRUT^T" ' 
nw wFPvqcARYt advancement Concordia Intelligencer, quotes a paragraph his blandest smiles, “just as you please; it i, Compamon - 
application necessary to ADVANCEMENT. Transcript, about a gentle- ^akes no difference. The coffin ^L made ^^® ®^®t®^ But it requires stern integrity and hig^ 
Anotiifr dav dishimr bv so swiftly that o^^e narrowly escaped premature in pursuance of a rule of my house. Had “®^ ;® /^ow, i should nice to niQ^al courage to withstand the temptations 
T ^ I-PVP ft is nast tells me this city during the yellow fever you remained a week, you would, most ho d up a looking-glass to married wonaen. of worldly policy and selfishness. “To be 
I can scarcely believe it s p , e ^hen proceeds to tell the follow- probably, have needed itf and as we bury I ^^® ®"® ®^^®‘ honest, as the world goes, is to be one pick- 
that application is the true secret ot ad- ing story:— strangers before they are quite dead, had Bet us see: ed out of ten thousand.” Our will must be 
vancement — and the rule a safe one, “Do This reminds me of an incident that ^his coffin not been made in the event of There is such a thing as a “ cross wife.” conformed to the high principles of immu- 
your duty now,” lest to-morrow it be for- transpired a few weeks ago. Having dined your death, your aristocratic body would ^ think I have met her once or twice too table justice, or personal integrity cannot 
iotten —lest to-morrow brinjr its own re- at the Planter’s, a first rate family hotel kept have been sent to the trench in a pine box! often. I have heard her described too; be maintained. “ He that walketh upright- 
hv^AInrraw formftrlVnfthe Natchez Mansion ___.. _ ii.- __but dese.rintiona are imnerfect. Sheisashort. lir to-qIL-oiL cnvoUr- Up +V.of 
NEW-ORLEANS THIRTY YEARS AGO; 
OR, THE adventures of a BRITISH OFFICER. 
THE CROSS WIFE. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
APPLICATION NECESSARY to ADVANCEMENT. 
My valued assistant, Mrs. Robinson, drew 
But it requires stern integrity and hig»^ 
link the fault is all on one side, luj^est, as the world goes, is to be one pick- 
• ed out of ten thousand.” Our will must be 
There^w such a thing as a “ cross wife.” conformed to the high principles of immu- 
liave met her once or twice too table justice, or personal integrity cannot 
have heard her described too; be maintained. “ He that walketh upright- 
^ -u-ru rl Wh be neulected If by Murray, formerly of the Natchez Mansion But your coat of arms—the escutcheon of but descriptions are imperfect. Sheisashort, ly, walketh surely; but he that pervert- 
sponsiDiiities, ana Doi g • House, and repaired to the balcony, over- the noble house of H_t—is on that fleshy woman, with a red face and red hair; eth his ways shall be known.” All persons 
one would ensure success — it one would hanging Canal Street, to enjoy the sea coffin, and the first nauner that dies shall she is also a spare figure, with a thin face, must encounter difficulties; to overcome 
be faithful to his business and liimself— he breeze, I fell into conversation with a gentle- be buried 
must leave nothing undone which belongs man registered on the books as Major H , qi^is was too much for my ancestral pride, 
to the passing hour. When once he has l-be British Army. Like all others of j threw down the sovereigns, made a bon- 
begun he must persevere to the comple- bis class, he had seen much of the world, g^e of the coffin, and the same evening 
1 , ,, • 1 j j then hold ®®urteous and commuiucative. He hired a barge to carry me from a city where 
tion of the matter m hand, and then ho the Peninsula, in such dreadful customs prevailed. Impera- 
himself ready for what next calls tor atten- Belgium, in the war with this country, and, tive business, continued the Major, brought 
sharp nose, and pale lips; she is old and them is the prerogative of the pure and the 
ugly, but she is sometimes young and hand- just They who enter the furnace in faith- 
some. So yon see no particular description fulness to themselves and the highest virtue, 
will answer. The “ cross wife,” seen abroad shall not miss the form of the fourth in the 
cannot be distinguished from the amiable, flames, but shall come forth unharmed, as 
gentle woman. • the Babylonish captives were delivered 
At hom,e on the other hand, the “cross through the fire from the infinitely greater 
tion. The mind thus keeps steadily occu- subsequently, was an aid-de-camp to Bolivar, New Orleans a few days ago. By a wife ” is known at a glancA She has been calamity of apostacy. For turning aside 
pied, and chemically speaking, its elements More than thirty years ago, said he, I singular sort of fascination, I was drawn to out to make calls, perhaps. Her face is ra- from the true and safe path, Jacob was 
retain their true proportion, nor combine was at this hotel, then known as Beale’s.— ^gg game hotel from which I fled thirty diant with smiles. She has been very gay, chastened to the end of his days, Peter was 
. , Ulnae miiirinns It R was m September, and the yellow fever yga^s ago; and by a strange comcidence, very obliging, very good natured. But openly rebuked, Judas and Ananias are left 
with substances worthless or injurious, xi. oo T UqH innrrUonn nnar. ° /t , xt..:'.. • . .i.?__j xi.. i-xt..;_ j_ 
wit subs nces wor ^ . ' was prevailing, but as I had long been quar- jjjy gj^y jg gf ^jjg g^me duration, (I leave there is a change now; she has crossed the on record, beacons as frightful in their doom 
has no affinity for such, and remains unmov- tered in the tropics, I felt no apprehensions, evening,) and my bill is about the same, threshhold of her house. She falls to abu- as they should be powerful to warn. Man 
ed and uuattracted by such sinister influ- My vis a vis at dinner was Mr. Cameron, a «How Major ” I exclaimed “has Murray ®^ug the domestics without the shadow of a in his best estate is weak, and needs to pray 
ences. young Scotchman, in the prime of life, com- ’ g^ £gj! coffin ?” * cause, scolds the children, and looks around with David, “ Let my heart be sound in thy 
How is it that any one will suflfer himself agent of a Glasgow house. For exactly that—it occurred in ^or her husband. Fortunately for him, he statutes, that I may not be ashamed. I 
to become so weak and undecided as to sink ree ays we me an spen our evenings While registering my name, I absent; unfortunately, he comes home will walk in my integrity; redeem me, and 
to Decome so weau anu together. On the fourth he did not appear. ., J , ^ g s^ulder as while the ill humor is still upon her. In- be merciful to me.” 
mto a state of apparent -While Wng my sherry after dinner, I sent { years before. Indignant that stead of entering amidst the sunshine of Integrity is a lofty virtue, one that is a 
it too hard work to apply himself to any one for the landlord, and inquired for Mr. Cam- same trick should be played on me a cheerfulness, the poor man suffers the pelt- prime element in every trust-worthy char- 
thing until it is mastered — but sauntering eron. . ^ . ... second timej I wheeled, and at one blow ings of a pitiless storm. Everything looks acter. Says Solomon, “A faithful witness 
from one subject to another, with bu* an “Major,” said he, “ your friend will nev- kggcked the man down, and placed my foot desolate, forbidding—like anything will not lie; but a false witness will utter 
imperfect comprehension of either? Is it ®r ^ w enever you ^pgg j^jg The mistake was prompt- f^ut home. Perhaps the husband of the lies.” A true man is moved neither by 
not mere laziness-the rvilful neglect of Xuck witrthese Cds Xeh though >7 It was an attendant of the "cross wife” is two minutes late to dinner, smiles nor frowns, neither by pecuniary gain 
f ; Uni Up Un« attemntPd in ii T vu these words, wHicii, thougU ^otel in the act of brushing the dust off my “Well! this is pretty business!” says nor personal obloquy, to swerve from truth, 
performing what he h^ attempted to ac- uttered with a polite noncWancc, had I felt much chagrifed, and the least our Mrs. Caudle, "But it’s nothing to you. He is actuated by the strictest law of verity, 
comphsh? Why do not all catch the spmt something ominous in hem, I rose from the j oould do was to ask the poir fellow’s par- I suppose, how much I suffer frim your and therefore is the man to trust, 
of progress? Is it because they have never ^ in si ence o owe r. ea e. don, and insist on his accepting the same carelessness. You don’t care for my feel- ‘‘ His words are bonds, his oaths are omcles; 
learned the utility and power of the ma- ® whom’l^had^partS »™ount I had paid for my coffin, on a for- ings, if I am only to the trouble to keep His teIrs!pTe'*^ersengere s^nVToT^^ 
duration, (I leave there is a change now; she has crossed the on record, beacons as frightful in their doom 
is evening,) and my bill is about the same, threshhold of her house. She falls to abu- as they should be powerful to warn. Man 
“ How, Major,” I exclaimed, “has Murray ®^ug the domestics without the shadow of a in his best estate is weak, and needs to pray 
larged you for a coffin ?” * cause, scolds the children, and looks around with David, “ Let my heart be sound in thy 
“No sir not exactly that—it occurred in for her husband. Fortunately for him, he statutes, that I may not be ashamed. I 
lis way: ' While registering my name, I absent; unfortunately, he comes home will walk in my integrity; redeem me, and 
It some one touch me on the shoulder, as while the ill humor is^ still upon her. In- be merciful to me. 
felt it thirtv vears before. Indignant that stead of entering amidst the sunshine of Integrity is a lofty virtue, one that is a 
from one subject to another, with bu't an “Major,” said he, “your friend will nev- ^ ^ 
, . r -XT. 0 T •* er dine with you again, but whenever you ,. 
imperfect comprehension of cither ? Is it . j „ 7 upon his 
not mere laziness the wilful neglect of Struck with these words, which, though ,^ ®^P. ^ 
performing what he has attempted to ac- uttered with a polite nonchalance, had ® f **7 
Struck with these words, which, though Y ^ ^ 
, J vx tj t. 1 hotel m the act or brushing the dust off my 
,prpn wit.h a no ita 'n.nnrAa/.anr.fi. nan 
learned the utility and power of the ma- 
and will assuredly, be left behind. in hospitals by the wasting ravages of wounds 
To reflect upon — to recount the various and disease; but never have I been so 
^ .1_ t _ t _1 _11 _ J 1 Xl_ - !_• *1 _ 
rr At 11 T ^ 1 don, and insist on his accepting the same carelessness. You don’t care for my feel- ‘‘His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; 
He threw open a small parlor, and there lay ’ x t i, j -j j- ^ x- ,• -f t „ i x xi. x x'^ i His love sincei», his thoughts immaculate; 
my young friend, with whom I had parted ^ f" ”7 "S^. -f I »"> only to the trouble to keep .eat from hi. heart: 
chinery which they possess? Improvement at two o’clock the precedintr evening c/eat?' “®^ occasion. Saying this, the servant the dinner warm until you come. Did you His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.” 
is as certain to be the result of application. Sir, I have had my comrade cut down by a shook my hand and departed” bring me that new dreas I asked you tor ? --- 
as the light of day is to succeed the dark- cuirassier at my elbow; I have seen whole Curiosity led me to visit the attic, but the i ^ ave e.xpec INFLUENCE OF A BAD BOOK. 
f • ux 1 u 1 p rirtoa nnt hv fhio; battalions swent awav bv artillerv I have ^ule of the house had been changed, and you would think of doing anything for 
ness of night, and he who does not, by this p J . J ’ . instead of coffins I found lon^ rows of Sher- child’s shoe! you nev- If some purifying censor could go throuo-h 
means of advancement, attempt lx> keep ry Mad“ort!er think of taking care of the clien.- the whole^ range of the vast compass of 
pace with the times in which he lives, must, I brave men sink at sea, and hundreds perish Irish Whiskey, in bottles and just as I c.xpected! you’ve trod on English literature, armed with authority 
in liospitals by the wasting ravages of wLnds demijohns covered with cobwebs, like old my thimble. You man. IshouUnthave and power to expunge at pleasure whatever 
+. V. • _i.„ xi. _ _TUT_ mtt. ir. nn t.hfi nnnr rin vmi snv > Mv Smit.h TYin-D' hp miinrl ininnnua tr, I’Uwiati.ira 
shook my hand and departed.” bring me that new dress I asked you for ? 
Curiosity led me to visit the attic, but the you! I need’nt have e.xpect- 
le of the house had been changed, and 7 °^ vvould think of doing anything for 
itead of coffins I found long rows of Sher- Bo put on that child’s shoe! you nev- 
Madeira, Port. Cognac. Holland, Old Ja- of facing ®are of the children.- 
monks in their dark gowns, which Murray OR the floor, do you say ? Mr. Smith, may be found injurious to Christian morals, 
XU xuixovop -- xx...,*..- .XXX. shocked and'aDDalled as bv the livid corose hoards for his guests. I slmll some day be tempted to call you a the fires of the Caliph Omar would hardly 
thoughts of a day—the vaned sights and r x x u ^ ur i i u^ __ fool! Just as if I could’nt give the baby be more sweeping. If any part of such a 
sounds whicli our senses reveal to us, with seized with fever immedhtely aften leaving WORTH OF BOOKS. my thimble to play with, without having work be done with success, the performance 
tl,c impressions they produce upon the feel- ^ ^ and so a, . ' ' , . , ‘‘.‘"r'Pi;,‘’ff confers u favor on the whole multitude to 
ings - all conspire to relieve the weariness |ltde impression had it made; and so much ‘ « chddren^d.e, if / did nt have a mmd of my whom he English is a vernacular tongue. 
° . xx lx 1 I * 1 , -xu- xu .1 r e work 01 selt-mtormation 13 rcactinu. Books own. How I’ve managed to live with you Such a task ofliterary purification for many a 
and disouietude which is ever the charac- was such a death within the every day line of .x x x i x- i "^x n xx x -xi. x • t j ,x i u i ui. x^ • c* 
anu uisquieiuuc wii inpitlpnta ii Ut»rl nni rliaiurUpH iUp Unampos RF® tbc great storcliouse of almost all thc ten years without going crazj^ I don’t know, book would be a greater miracle.and a great- 
teristic and the bane of the vacant mind.— house nor had the landlord who ^®®^f®^g® which the observation, and ex- I wish I had known what you were eleven er mercy than the sweetening of the bitter 
What we retain of these impressions de- , ’ ; xj’ xi ^yoitpr who n.i- P®r^®’^®®> researches of successive gen- years ago; that’s all.” waters of Marah in the desert for the fam- 
:r :. _ . , of the, house, nor had the landlord, who .. 
Whut wc retain of those impressions do- i.„ew our intimacy, nor the waiter, who at- Pe™uco, and researches of successive gen- 
ponds directly upon the force and vivacity ^ble, and served us with I''*™ t>ocumulating. fhey 
the sensations received from them.- champaigne the evening previous, thought L'toteUecTial weSwhfeh 
Were It not so, there would be utter oonfu- it of sufficient importance to name it to me. . ^ „i,i,.„;i 
i Wish i had known what you were eleven er mercy than the sweetening of the bitter 
years ago; that’s all.” waters of Marah in the desert for the fam- 
Have any of our readers ever heard such ishing Hebrews. The poisonous influences 
a strain as this ? Alas! words cannot ex- ®f moral impurity and error go from a book 
press the contempt, the malice, the ill-tem- iRt® fB® soul; they are not exhausted, like 
W PrA IL nOL HO. LLlHrtJ WUUIU. ue UllCX V/UXllU* iiu uvji laiiuc tu nauic iii tu xjuc. i i_ i. a\ ' •it i* x i •! * . , , . r ^ , 
Sion of ideas none could be brought out I® those days, in New Orleans, resident borers have been gathering with pa lent toil per with which I have heard husbands ad- arsenic, on the outer frame nor confined to 
Sion or Ideas, none coma oe orougni oui _ j _ _ , . , r _x for thousands of years, fhey contain the r rp.<v.pd hv t.Upir wivp«! a hmited oeriod of time. Thev hum m t.hp 
distinct, and classed in the order in which 8 ®''^^®“®^^ ^PPeared at breakfast- 
’ . 1 • X ihey took their coffee with a chere amie, 
they had their first mental existence. gome beautiful quadroon; but if they were 
Granting that sensations are recalled with absent at dinner, vou miefht without farther 
for thousands of years, fhey contain the dressed by their wives. 
best thoughts of the best men who have Do husbands suffer this? Sometimes, 
a limited period of time. They burn in the 
mind through eternity. They outlast the 
some beautiful quadroon: but if they were before us on the earth. They such is the weakness of human nature.— fame of the author. Some men’s sms are 
...6 .-.. . absent at &W, you might, without farther “"“‘iilate time, and bring us into contoct Sometimes, however, the “cross wife” open beforehand, going before to judgment. 
and distinctness, just in proportion as inquiry, apply for letters of administration sous o y- makes a cross husband, and there is a per- somefo ow after. Ihe accursed evils 
,„x..vteidwl,eoLtexnerir„ccd.wc onthei; eslaLl Mv poor friend was al- ??"t."Soa Th^d,srega£ the convention- war. Wo to him who succumbs of a licentious book, or of a profane and in- 
they were vivid wnon nm^^^^^^ o™ ^ My po^ « distinctions which oft-times shut a man -rbowTmeekry, bearirg '^buVwUhTa: «>iel publication, especially if there-be 
can account for the making upon the mind, ^elaborite finish, "'‘I'«« feat tfence! The “ cross wife’’ shows no mercy. ™“g!' ?f ‘h® semblance of genius in it to 
by the incidents and occurrences - the joys ^uhogany, trimmld with velvet, with f"'* ‘ “P ‘’“f "■ “'I'?'** The “ croas wife ” is never satisfied with >t immortal through a lifetime, follow 
and sufferings that humanity is heir to- a silver piatc,^his name and escutcheon “qxfjc " *1^!! her husband. Let him do his best, he hears ‘ho “ri>or mto the eternal world. Sad 
. ., - ° ^ . could not avoid noticing its elaborate hnish, „ j -fx i j -n x i xi • i. 5 
by the incidents and occurrences-the joys solid mahogany, trimmid with velvet, with ^nd g fted, and will take up their abode as 
and sufferings that humanity is heir to ^ silver plate, his name and escutcheon ^ age as in le pR ^® 
for their making so deep an impress upon beautifully engraved. I expressed my sur- ^ ^ !® P^^®®®* ^®7 
thc memory of 'one quick and careful in pnse that these could be procured when • iu/a;rr,v,i/ ...A lu/;_ 
the memory of'one quick and careful in pnse that these could be procured when i^^^gj^^gg towards the simple and the igno- he is subjected to matrimonial lectur. 
oheerving. the subjec had only been dead a few hours. ,ant: aud will impart their stores as metkly P’f™™ »f The 
n-i.....said Mr. Beale, “that is easily .u-„l,:u „ n.i,2 wife” appears to take a secret pie 
iluvci aabioiicu witxi ii --i • x xi. r i i i 
her husband. Let him do his best, he hears ‘he author mto the eternal world. Sad 
nothing but fault-finding. Frequently, too, «ho have 
heis subjected tomatrimonial lectures in the f’‘P‘=“‘‘?‘’ of genius God has 
- iwiGhAn nT^r\n Th<^m in 'n’rnvriHinx-.* 
'These occurences-these thought and ^ Sd We^ h^^e r^deScLtS as to.the phiteopher. They rrlh^^g 
reflecUons classed and arranged m an order- a to this house. Cameron’s coffin has » ca7pSy' experienc^ com The husband finds no peace at home. - 
ly method unite m the grand sum o been ready twelve months forting me if I am sacL-rejoicing me if I There is no warmth in the fire that burns 
their possessor’s knowledge and imforma- What sir, had he a presentiment of merry—counselling me if I am perplex- brightly on his hearth. Hence, he seeks 
tion. And on these, collectively, his judg- . x x , n r x • xu' ’t ed—and soothing me if I am fretful They ®xcitera®nt abroad, looks for pleasure among 
ment has its base, that judgment to which , ®’ , ^ ’ • V ^ furnish me with facilities, which I can find wine-bibbers, and drowns his troubles in the 
he owes hia. elevation - for without judg- ?',! ““7 °f '^I'ere else, for storing my mind with in- bo''! He is happy only when absent from 
ne owes nii^jCioauun lur wuuuuu juug kill in a few hours; mortification immediate- r _,• ’ -f- ° J -.i. xl xi home Do vnn Yvendpr th-it tUe nrtnr man 
ment he would be without superiority— ly ensues, and it is the rule of my house, ®^rt P®r®iffbng nae to sit beneath the u ^ Z i 19 P 
The husband finds no peace at home. 
brightly on his hearth. Hence, he seeks 
a 7 ^' M • X X . 11 R X • XU- -x ®d—and soothing me if I am fretful. They ®xcitera®nt abroad, looks for pleasure among man beings are to be found 
No, Major, not at all. But in this city facilities, which I can find wine-bibbers, and drowns his troubles in the vored conditions of society, 
All progress depends upon dis- 
It is the source of man’s aspi- 
it awakens his sympathies to the 
lavished upon them, in providing perrennial 
and pei-petual fountains of sin in its most 
alluring forms for all who come after. 
THE TRULY GREAT. 
It is not improbable, that the noblest hu¬ 
man beings are to be found in the least fa¬ 
vored conditions of society, among those, 
the march of disease is rapid; our /evers ^torino- my mind with in- bowl. He is happy only when absent from whose names are never uttered beyond the 
kill in a few hours; mortification immediate- formation—permitting me to sit beneath the borne. Do you wonder that the poor man narrow circle m which they toil and suffer, 
ly ensues, and ff is tlie rule of my house, ^ becomes a drunkard? who have but “two mites” to give away, 
• ^®®^ rt ^ 7 . ® .XV ® ®, ®^’ ® rne^ure every of mv own fire.side.. while, f.hev are The “cross wife” now becomes c.rctRRP.r who have perhaps not even that, but who 
ment he would be without superiority - ly ensues, and it is the rule of my house, of lAy own rliof and in becomes a dlunkard ? who have but “two mites” to give away, 
reaching only the height, or rather being from July to October, to me^ure every radiance of my own fireside, while they are The “cross wife” now becomes Grosser ^b^ba^® phaps not even that, but who 
degraded and placed on the same plane as man foi his coffin the moment he registers earth, and enabling than ever. She feels no remorse for her ‘^ff® ^® b® f®^ with the crumbs which 
the brute. All progress depends upon dis- a ■ ^ m ° ^ me to accompany the venturesome explorer, work, never attempts to reclaim the fallen b’om the rich man s table;” for in this 
ooronient It is the rouroe of roan’s aspi- Sd in^rodSat this statcroeiit, - J''* -edTe stvS te^p Jons th^ hive 
rations —it awakens his sympathies to the Mr. Beale continued: “I perceive you do “ Been drmking again, have you?’’she practised the most arduous duties, who have 
nessed the severest temptations, who have 
practised the most arduous duties, who have 
enjoyment of the high and hj It is this ™t c Jt tirSiToqbut ro^^ ing mo to t^e niy passage, wMiout charge says when he roroel home late "I am S rGorunderthr^^^^^ 
J.L, ’_ i..;„ .11™.,. ,„„1 1,1,11 he eonvineed ” ’ and Without danger, On board the gallant glad of It Keep at it Drink all you can. ,„x., x.,,„ h„e„ .JJ-j-x 
principle which leads to the accumulation please, and you shall be convinced. 
of wealth, as a source of power or useful¬ 
ness — and impels the search for objects 
He led the way to the attic of the house, 
and there, ranged around in grim array, 
stood sixty coffins of different finish and di¬ 
ship, whose path is a girdle that circles the 
globe. * 
who have been most wronged and have for- 
You’ll kill yourself, and then I shall be rid • rnfvsf-and thp«p arp xUp x xu 
x: Tx'' -11 1 . u XX r 11 X? L given most, ana these are the great, the 
of you. It will be better for all of us, when tx _xu;„ u x xl ^ 
or you. It will be betti 
Strange Inconsistency _There are y®^.‘^^® ®'^‘'®^ *'b®’^^7- Come! stop your ticular duties are to which the individual is 
many men. and ^omen too! for tlm* mmute or obscure in their out- 
who would handle a watch wprth twenty- ain’t fit to live! ” ^ Greatness in God’s sight lies, 
five dollars, with the utmost care, for fear ^ Abuse and dissination do the work — f^^®^ ®^ sphere which is fill- 
of deranging its mechanism, while they husband becomes an invalid. ®!^’ ^ ^^•® ®^®®^ which is produced, but 
would not hesitate to lay rough hands upon « o- i 9 • i 9 t i u x> ^together m the power of virtue in the 
the feelings of others, worth twenty-five ,, ‘ 1 soul, in the energy with which God’s will 
years of happiness. Many a man there is, Jhe difference between sick and lazy! Don t is chosen, with which trial is borne, and 
... ’ hp. snraw mfy nn t.hp. smo. a Hair nnrrl ofir _]_ i_i _i _j r% -n 
rt , . stooa Sixty comns 01 ainerent nnisii ana ai- Stravps' TvpnMcraTTi-wpi- tup,-p avo 
worthy of the attainment of the highest mensions'^one for each boarder with tov ^ Inconsistency. Ihere are talking! you are too drunk to speak.— 
•x TX 1 1 xi u X- fi-m mensions, one lor eacn Doaraer, witn my many men, and women too, for that matter. Don’t tronpar thp pU51drPn_vm. wrpu.u t 
capacity. It unlocks the beauties of hidden own conspicious among them, with nay who would handle a watch wprth twenty- von L®t fh to livpi^ 7 °^ wretch, 
science — it bestows the faculty of inven- name and coat of arms blazoned upon it! five dollars, with the utmost care for fear 7 ^*^ . 
tion-it brings out and builds up art as its “Major,” said the landlord, “your meas- 
exalted. It matters nothing, what the par- 
J—x: i- !_• L lY . • • 1 • 
assistant. 
Thus man learns the usefulness and the 
necessity of application — its power in aid- my undertaker, who watches the arrivals, who would not scrupleto'^set ^3 ^ 00 ^^^ be sprawling on the sofa all day long! stir goodness loved and pursued,—.Sev! Dr. 
ing his progress; - resulting in tke sublim- and is very adroit, applied his tape to you. ^ human heart and crush if and many a 70 'irself. Don’t let the children starve be- Channing. 
est and most magnificent achievements of I hope, sir, you are pleased. Inspect the lady who would deem it a sin to ruffle a cap, ®.^f®7®u feel lazy. I guess we’ll all be --- 
Art, Literature, and Science, and winning heraldry. It is all right We consult the is not slow to rend the most exquisite net ff ’ ‘hen we 11 see what 11 happen. Whod Confidence in God.— When Luther 
him a name, both faroous and honorable, to l>es‘anthorities on the BriUsh peerage.” of tue human heart. Many a man “C'ofJ'is U lat'lt “cross wife ” f wrote to a friend.-“I 
be sent down to the remotest periods of . J?". 7 reply, bn will drop a “V” upon the plate of a fash- Hot UTnJner- Ti^h, S fn. , of my window at 
^ immediately retreated to my room, packed lonable church, with a gloved hand, for the ‘^uis u nusoana . xiow ouen is iniemper night, and I saw the stars m the heavens, 
'^®’ ®' mv baucracfe, and rang for mv bill, deter- noor. who would turn thnsft samp, nnnr frr,m ®^®® ®®®“**i®ued by a cheerlcss home ? and God’s great beautiful arch over mv 
ure was taken the moment of your arrival, hesitate to lay rough hands upon 
You announced your intenUon to stay three feelings of others, worth twenty-five 
months, and while registering your name, yg^rs of hanniness. Many a man there is. 
“Maior ” said the landlord “vourmeas- uoiiars, wun me uimosc care, lor lear Abuse and dissipation do the work.— 
jr.S <>f d^anging .ts mechanism, while they The husband becomes an invalid. 
who would not 
a human heart 
^ __u s. c. my baggage, and rang for my bill, deter- poor,who’___^ . . ^ _ —^ 
■ • 1 XT X • ( • X- 1 mined not to sleep another night in a city his door, to perish amid the storm of a win- B, woman 1 if you value happiness, if head, but I could not see any pillars on 
Ihe mind that is open tor conviction, and 
were made, and probably ter’s nitrlit 7 ®^ value quiet and peace of mind, beware which the great builder had fixed his arch; 
determined to pureue truth wherever she graves dug, beforehand. My bill was as -— how you give way to ill-temper! Make and yet the heavens fell not, and the great 
may guide, will derive lessons, even from follows: Major H- 1 , to Beale’s Hotel, No writer has so beautifully portrayed your household the centre of cheerfulness, arch stood firmly. There are some who are 
its own mistakes, which may prove salutary Br.—Four days board at $3, 812; Lights, the transient nature of children’s sorrows kindness, and love. It is for you to soothe always feeling for the pillars and longing to 
to Itself and to the world. $1,60; Cigars. 81; Paper, 25 cents ; Wine, than Sir Walter Scott The following lines your husband’s care-worn brow—not to touch them; and because they cannot touch 
, $ 20 ; Coffin, $150; E. E, 8l84,Y5. are quoted as specimens; furrow it with unkindness. Remember that th®m, they stand trembling and fearing lest 
Iris madness to make fortune the mis- i descended to the bar in no amiable “The tear down childhood’s cheek that flow#. the wife, infinitely more than the husband, the heavens should fall If they could only 
tress of events, because in herself she is mood, threw down thirty-four dollars and u like the dewdrop on the rose; has the power to make those around her grasp the pillars, then the heavens would 
nothing, but is ruled by prudence. seventy-five cents, but refused to pay for And^wavwthebuX^the^^weruTdry*!” happy or miserable. standfast” 
poor, who would turn those same poor from 
his door, to perish amid the storm of a win- 
CoNFiDBNCE IN GoD.—When Luther 
was at Coburg, he wrote to a friend:—“I 
was lately looking out of my window at 
night, and I saw the stars in the heavens, 
and God’s great beautiful arch over my 
It is madness to make fortune the mis- 
820 ; Coffin, $150; E. E, $184,Y5. 
I descended to the bar in no amiable 
tress of events, because in herself she is mood, threw down thirty-four dollars and 
nothing, but is ruled by prudence. 
seventy-five cents, but refused to pay for 
“The tear down childhood’s cheek that flow#. 
I# like the dewdrop on the rose; 
When ne.xt the summer breeze comes by 
And waves the bush, the flower is dry.’’ 
