MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
^ Y ♦ j it behooves you, my young friends, to give 
(Lire (tssaimi. an early bias to your minds towards virtue 
q and religion; and as you now sow, liereaf- 
• ter shall you reap. 
ON READING: The advantages of reading are many. By 
addressed to young persons. reading wo inform ourselves of the affairs. 
- actions, and the thoughts of all the great 
It was an excellent advice given by the and good j n the most remote nations and 
Apostle Paul, to his young friend Timothy, mos t distant ages. It forms a connecting 
“ Give attendance to reading. To young [j nk between the living and the dead. It 
persons, whose minds must necessarily be j binds country to country and forms the ce- 
uninformed on many useful and important; men t 0 f society. By reading wo become 
subjects, this Apostolic advice is equally ap- acquainted with tho manners and customs 
plicable. It is the declaration ot Solomon, 0 f t h 6 in ost distant nations, whether bar- 
the wisest of men, “ That the soul be with- barous or civilized. At our own fire-side, 
out knowledge, it is not good.” The unin- surrounded by kind friends, w r o may follow- 
formed mind is like a city whoso walls arc ^-fie adventurous traveler— 
broken down ; defenceless, and exposed to “ From Greenland’s icy mountains 
i To India’s coral strand,” 
the inroads of every enemy. Besides, ex- .’ 
, . „„„„ without encountering Ins dangers or shar- 
posure to the numerous frauds and decep- . & 45 
tions practiced upon the ignorant, the youth in § m us a igucs. 
, , 1 . . . „„„ Bo careful to understand what you read, 
who allows the spring time of file to pass , J . , ,, 
A . , . . Prefer rather to have five words with the. 
away unimproved, without acquiring a com- . . Aa • 
J , 1 „ „ , . , , , „ understanding than ton thousand words m 
potent share of useful, general knowledge, 8 T . __ 
f _ , .. .. . an unknown tongue. If difficulties occur 
is i fitted, on attaining Ins majority, to take ', . 
- 45 . . . , r of a more verbal nature, Dr. Webster s 
m- 
m 
is ill fitted, on attaining his majority, to take 
his placo amongst his fellow-citizens and dis¬ 
charge the several duties which ho owes ei¬ 
ther to the Church or to the State. Igno- 
Dictionary may be consulted w-ith tho great¬ 
est advantage. Make use of all the helps 
, i j , bio thoughts, or ideas, like the precious 
of the Commonwealth at large. It makes f ,. .. , , , 
, . . . . r i ,, , metals, frequently lie deep below the sur- 
a man a cypher in the social circles; a blank , f ., , 
, . Ti • face. Apply thine heart (to use the words 
in the great Creation. It extinguishes in 11 J . \ , , , 
, .... , . . ,, of the Royal Preacher,) to know, and to 
the mind of its unhappy victim all percep- J ' . 
, ... . , .... , search, and to seek out wisdom, and the 
tions of the sublime atiu beautiful in nature, ’ , . ,, , ’ ... 
,i j ... , , . , reason of things. Mark your difficulties 
and lie wanders forth “with brute, uncoil- 6 _ 
., , , , ., . that you may ask for an explanation trom 
scious gaze, unable to recognize that J J . ... 1 . , , 
45 • , your parents, or any intelligent friend, who 
“ On all that blooms beneath or glows above, .... , 
The treat Creator has his name inscribed ! Will bo happy to inform you, if you Cannot 
„ x . , • within your reach for the thorough under¬ 
unfits a man from becoming a good , . , . ° . 
„ . .. . . standing of your author s meaning; valua- 
er of civil society, or a worthy subject 8 / . . 
in tho great Creation. It extinguishes in 
tho mind of its unhappy victim all percep¬ 
tions of tho sublime and beautiful in nature, 
and lie wanders forth “with brute, uncon¬ 
scious gaze,’’ unable to recognize that 
“ On all that blooms beneath or glows above, 
The great Creator has his name inscribed 
In characters of inextinguishable light.” 
in characters of inextinguishable light.” j by your own study and research surmount 
Ignorance has been called “ tho curse of j the obstacles which may come in your way. 
God;” it is a curse, however, not of Divine s It is related of that distinguished scholar, 
but of mortal entailment — a curse which j the late Sir William Jones, that whenever 
careless fathers hand down to their sons, he asked his mother for an explanation of 
and which frequently extends its withering any difficulty, her uniform answer was, 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 
Born February 22, 1732. —Died December, 14, 1799. 
THE HEART’S MELODIES. 
Listex ! listen I full is ever 
This wide world with music true, 
Naught can still it, mar it, never—• 
Naught that hate or wrong can do. 
Gentle, humble, all who tremble 
While fierce passions round them jar. 
Shall hear whispers that resemble, 
Angel voices from afar. 
None so weary, none so lonely, 
But some heart responsive gives 
Beat for beat; and Love need only 
Touch the chords, and music lives. 
Though the w-orld with darkness blendeth, 
Though the wood be hushed and drear, 
Though the lone flower, trembling, bendeth 
As the cold wind moaneth near— 
Morn shall come; again from blindness 
All to life and glory start; 
So, like light, one touch of kindness 
Wakes the music of the Heart. 
Chamber's Journal. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
CHRISTIAN ACTIVITY. 
The Christian life is not one of indolence. 
It is a life of toil, of active exertion, of 
strenuous endeavor, of ceaseless warfare.— 
There are no drones, no loiterers, no idlers, 
among tho true servants of Christ. Jest s 
himself said: “He that .is not for mo is 
against mo, and he that gathereth not with 
me scatteroth abroad.” 
. There is too much to bo done in this 
world of sin and soiTow, to permit a Chris¬ 
tian man to remain unemployed. There 
are too many tears to bo dried; too many 
hungry, naked, and imprisoned, to bo fed 
clothed and comforted; too many orphans, 
homeless and friendless, to bo maintained; 
too many smitten and bereaved hearts to be 
comforted ; too many wretched families to 
careless fathers hand down to their sons, he asked his mother for an explanation of --—- > be restored to peace and prosperity, through 
and which frequently extends its withering any difficulty, her uniform answer was, Wiiat child born in this country, who has now, but instead of wasting their time in tho power of the gospel; too many gigantic 
influence from one generation to another, “ William, read for yourself that you may learned to run alone and talk, has not also idleness and mischief, as many do they wrongs, such as caste, war, and slavery, to 
imiuence uom ouo geneid, , , « j 5 J* J a learned to pronounce the name of Washing- sought to improve their minds, and lit be des t rove d • too many nrecious vouth to 
until it becomes, as it were, hereditary, in know.” By this judicious treatment, young tqn , : da l re S ay scarcely one. Go whore themselves for usefulness. They could not uo atsuoyea, too many piecious youtn to 
certain families. Thus we see, in a very Jones was thrown upon his own resources, vou may, my young readers, and you will forosee what great services they would bo be instructed m spiritual and divine things; 
natural way, “tho iniquity of the fathers and compelled to take the first step in the bear all*classes, and almost all characters, called to perform, any better than you and too many immortal souls — souls re¬ 
visited upon the children, even to the third business of real education, namely, to think oven to the most depraved, speak that name can look ahead and see what services you deemed by tho precious blood of Christ — 
fnnrth OTnflraiirtn ” Such characters fnr himwlf —an imnortant steD which led to with reverence and aficction. M by is it r may yet be called to perform; novel theless, to be snatched from the flames of hell, and 
and fourth generation. buen cnaracters j 0 r lumselj —an important step wmen leu iu ( T vour thoughts to every there was an hour of need a-commg, and u , , , , , , 
and such families cannot be otherwise than all his future greatness. Go you, my young paj.^of’thiArosperous and happy land, and when it came, as it did in that great war of exa ted to honor and g lor > ~ to a iadeless 
vicious. They are an incubus on tho ener- friends, and do likewise. let that answer why. Not a people on the the Revolution, they were prepared for it. and eternal inheritance at tho right hand 
gies of society a millstone about the neck Bo careful what kind of books you read, faco of tho earth is as happy as tho people Now, though you may never have the same of God. 
of the national prosperity. Like avalanch- Some works are more to bo dreaded than of America. Indeed, until you shall have kind of services to perform yet you wil An idle Christian ! Preposterous contra- 
1 1UD 1J . traveled vourselves. through other lands, surely have work enough to tax tho utmost d; „ t : on t . „i. character pan ho found 
es, they gather strength and size in their the deadly Lpas tree. The youth w o ia you never } can rea l izQ h 0V y true it is that we powers of your minds. O! my young t he world A Christian is a man of 
downward course, until order falls before any regard to his future happiness and ar e thus blest. This, under God, is because friends, there is always an hour of need, m 1110 wona ’ ^ unnsuan is a man oi 
them and ruin triumphs in their roar. prosperity, will shun, as he would the those great men who founded our govern- always enough for us to do ; thero is no deeds. IIo is constantly engaged in tho ser- 
TT«» thfl prmdition and nros- plague, all books having a skeptical or an ment founded it so well; and among all its time for idling. To-day we are in the midst vice of his Divine Master. IIo works out 
. . ... ilmmoral tendency Choose vour books as founders none were greater than Washing- of peril, and to-morrow our hands will be bis own salvation. IIo goes about doing 
poets ot those who seek and intermeddle ton, nor was there on! whoso image is so in- full. Indeed there will never come a time good)Il8 did bis Lord before him. He strive! 
with all knowledge,” for tho purpose not j ou would choose j oin companions, l.u delibly stamped on t h 0 great heart of Amer- for waste. Thousands will live after us for “ ^ . • . , c 
only of enlightening their heads but of them bo tho very best, lie that walked ica as his. Look on him. There he stands, whose good wo must labor, as those who u ceas 0 souls to Oiiri&t. 
only of enlightening their heads but of tnem do tne very oest. no niau wai«.eu ica as hi s . Look on him. Thero he stands, wfiose good we must laDor, as tnose who .- 
ameliorating their hearts. Tho multi plica- with wise men shall be wise. Above all calm, dignified, and noble ! the very imper- lived before us labored for our good. So And how abundant is bis reward ! Hero- 
tinn of thoir ideas • tho enlargement of their things read and pray to understand that sonation of patriotism, worthy in deed, and get up there you indolent boy, and take up coive3 wages< He gathers fruit unto life 
»( books/which has, to use the Tr' 
by them, of only secondary importance, 'vords of the illustrious Locke, God foi its ^ ow muc h W o owo to thee,” is the spontane- help to throw into it, as the mind of Frank- isfaction, which nothing earthly can distux b, 
when compared with the correction of or- author, salvation for its end, and truth, ous exclamation of all who reflect upon our lin shed its light for us. And you, boy, who and he has tho assurance of being finally 
rm- 0 iV,A TinpifiMtion of nrincinlos and the without any mixture of enyr, for its mat- country as it was and as it is; as it is and as, are uttering those angry any profane oaths, and everlastingly rewarded in the kingdom 
k . f . 1; • - nd „ t or ” r phe Holy Scriptures if properly in- but for him, it might have been. stop your profaneness at once: there is woik 0 f his God. The Lord whom ho sorvos will 
eradication of prejudice from their minds, tor me noij scriptures, u prupenj > ^ for you; a tongue is needed, to help by its . ... ^ . , 
The habit of reading good and useful works, troduced to the attention of the young, is ^ rmnember those great men whose eloquence in shaping the destinies of‘tho enrich hi.sou 1 withiDmne grace, and crown 
thus formed in early life, becomes to the better calculated to induce a habit or tasto j- veg were r i s Red so freely and whose blood future, as the eloquence of Otis, and Ames, him with fadeless honor and immortal joy 
possessors a perennial source of tho truest for reading than any other work to bo found fl owed ; n suc h willing streams, that wo might and Henry, helped to shapo the age in which in tho day of his appearing. * 
pninvmpnt It matters not to them wheth- in our own, or in any other language. “ I be secure in the enjoyment of the unspeak- wo livo. _ Up, all of you, and let us havo no --——--- 
enjojment.Lt matte have carefully and roi?ularlv perused these able privileges and blessings which wo pos- more mischief, and no more idling, for the PRAYER. 
er their lot is cast m * the^old waste oi in < _ - „ f • - . sess Keep them in mind. And now comes happiness of a world is resting upon your - 
the city full.” By reading good books, the holy scriptures, wrote fcnr William Jones, the l esson . actions. Thus, and thus only, can wo show The child of flaxen hair and azuro eyes, 
wisest and tho best of men become their on tho blank leaf of his Bible, “ and am of j^ y youn g friends : thoso noble men who our gratitude for tho self-denying faithful- kneels when tho day is done, and prays this 
comnanions and councillors-and tho diligent opinion that this volume, independent of labored so faithfully to secure our country’s ness of such men as Franklin, and Adams, simple prayer— 1 ^ Jesus make me good 
man, -atLs li D W „„ origin, ccUains mono anblimfe impendence,once ? oungas ? ou a re and .ast, ? e t greatest of a„, W— UU* ^ 
PRAYER. 
companions and councillors; and tho diligent opinion that this volume, independent of labored so faithfully to secure our country’s ness of such men as Franklin, and Adam 
student, like the industrious man, “stands its Divine origin, contains more sublimity, independence, were once young as you are and last, yet greatest of all, Washington. 
PIONEER LUTE IN NEW ENGLAND. 
Rev. Dr. Winton of Antrim, N. II., has 
important object. It is calculated to inter¬ 
est tho young as well as tho old. It do- 
with milk, if milk could be had, was almost see so fair a sight And should that breath, 
the standing supper. For a lunch in tho that heaved his little bosom, and now 
intermission of public worship on tho Sab- P 1 '^ hl8 ^ h P s , f °r exit, be the last, 
bath, instances wore not wanting of men wou d b « ar him home. Another 
carrying in their pockets a few cold boiled child clasps her burning hands and prays 
potatoes, and nothing else. hen exclaims, “ I m going o Heaven -and 
r ^ 5 . * r -t lo! she enters there. And was not prayer 
“ To many of the conveniences and com- ox-sled 
that the author has brought his labors so exclude the cold. Had it not been lor 
to youth. It usefully fills up many a leisure work - llb uomuxiuuun, j 1 ’ boots would last a man many years. tno men witn trainings, musters, raisings, world. O prayer ! thou comforter,—sooth- 
1 ' ) • U n i d j n other circumstances * ts st y^°> and its sound morality « j n summer neither men nor women huskings, wrestling matches, chopping bees cr 0 f a p g 0rr0 ws,— healer of all wounds,— 
1 ’ . ... 5 Tf will ever render it a favorite, both with woro shoes at home; on tho Sabbath the and piling-bees; and in .the female world gato 0 f heaven,— I love theo. And if I 
bo spent in idleness or i qc u . - vouns and old. women not unfrequontly carried their shoes with quiltings, apple parings and carding- might defer to seek my soul’s salvation, with- 
common saying, that “if the Devil find a - , i- . h j Day’s in their hands to save wear, till they bees. If the rude dwellings were not often out one risk, till frosty ago with furrowed 
man idle ho generally sets him to work.”— 0 ‘ ' 1 - ‘ camo near tho meeting house, when thov animated with tho faces of visitants, they c heek had come, yet would I not, for many 
Avoid all idleness by alternating your daily History of Sandford and Merton, Dr. Gold- would put t h en on. They were clad, when were daily enlivened with tho buzzing of pra yers, that sweeten now life’s bitter cup, 
J . _ avfT'Ptrfi Vlnn i* \v rl flift Sfnrififl nt _ j .la.. _^ whonlc nnrl tnn of looms. II tilO 111- _.... 
labor with the acquisition of useful and 
smith’s Vicar of 
the world-renowi 
Wakefield, the Stories of onga g e d in their work, in*a short gown and wheels and tho clatter of looms. If tho 
mod Peter Parley, and petticoat of some coarser material, with a mates had tower means of high-wrought 
entertaining knowledge. to o i t Chambers’s Miscellany of useful and enter- striped apron, calicoes being thought quite citement thoy were not destitute of the agod father daily pray for thee? Thank 
a on irllA hrfi/m ia t.nft TlP.vii s work-Rlion I — J i _.. j.? i „ rnu~ Rnnrrns nf A.nnfnntrnp.Tif, nnd trailflUll GDIOV- A wwl f K,r 
father, neither a mothers’ love or soothing 
hand, yet thou art my Father and knowest 
all my sorrows, and I coino to theo. Bless 
now thy child, and givo mo grace to boar 
this deep allliction without a murmur. And 
“ an ldlo brain is tho Devil s work-shop! — . . . . Htarrv artiolo Tho household furniture sourc 
T . . ,1 1 1 •. f ‘ .. taming knowledge. These, with many oth- a aiossy auicio. iuo House iui i xc 
In no stage of life is the habit ot reading ° ° J was rude and coarso: carpots, sofas, pianos mont 
more easily or more permanently formed ors tha t‘might bo enumerated, are so ad. wore un heard of; instead of them was tho 
than in youth. It is no fiction of poetry that, mirably adapted by their lively, kind, and spinning-wheel, both small and groat and Av 
J . . , , comprehensive teachings, that thoy prove the loom—articles, if loss ornamental, cer- mem 
Just as the twi,, is cnit.ctiees 1 highly provocativo of stimulation to tho tainly more indispensable, lea and cofieo ^imt 
Recollect, that as the ignorance arising fiom y outhful mind, and speedily render tho ac- "’ere almost unknown; broths of various 
early neglected education can never be ful- quiremont of knowledge a pleasure, rather kinds > of corn > bean > and barle y> were in c ? n ~ A i 
sources of contentment and tranquil enjoy- Q od- And dost thy mother, weeping, night- 
mont.” l y importune on thy behalf ? Rejoice. Or 
before kings and not before mean men.” purer morality, more important history, , miMV if milk Annld ho bad was nlmo?t see so fair a sight. And should that breath, 
In tho pursuit of knowledge they endeav- and finer strains of eloquence, than can be PIONEER LIEEJN^TEW ENGLAND. tl ^ ^ ; i’ unch in the that just heaved his little bosom, and now 
or to combine the wisdom of tho serpent collected from all other books, m whatever ^ WmTQN of Antrim> N . H . f has intermission of JAblic worship on tho Sab- ittS 
with the harmlessness of the dove; a well- language they may have been written. The n 0 f that town, in bath, instances wore not wanting of men ^ wou d W ” i hone. Another 
, , , Pilgrims Progress, by John Bunyan, is ad- J " f „ „ . . / . . . .. carrying in their pockets a few cold boiled • *= : „ 1J 
stored head, under tho influence and direc- S b J attainment 0 f this "' hich tho followin S P icture IS S lven of tho potatoes, and nothing clso. hen exclaims, “I m going o Heaven -and 
tlon of a benevolent heart. Such individu- nmably adapted for the attammen « man ner of” life of tho early settlors of that 1 ,« s ’ t imes in winter families were con- ^! she enters there. And was not prayer 
, , . ,, n i important object. It is calculated to inter- . , , , . sometimes, in wintei, iamuits were cun t he gate ? 
als cannot be otherwise than useful To ^ ag weU as the 0 ld. It do- town, one hundred down to fifty years ago : V eyed to meeting through deep snow on an x f laT0 seen a maiden - bitter tears had 
ameliorate tne condition ot their fellow . j nd tho unlearned • and “ To many of the conveniences and com- ox-sled ; in summer the man, if ho w-eie t o dran j. t h 0 brightness of her eye, and left 
men; to advance society in know-ledge and » . ’ . t forts of life, tho hardy generation then on owner of a horse, rode to mooting wit i is t h 0 co j d fixed look of agony in her dark 
religion is to them as their meat and their 18 0110 of tllG vor y ic ' v book ®’ as Dr * JofIN ; the stage were strangers. Their dwellings wife seated on a pillow behind him; and a orbs> j^he kno lt. Her lips opened with 
j-jV. ’a „ nnf i Tuanic, mihlic cood He son has remarked, that wo close with regret were fog houses, without glass, ill-fitted to child seated on a pillow before him; and « My Father — though I claim no earthly 
f g . . i, that the author has brought his labors so exclude the cold. Had it not beon lor tho sometimes another and sma or c u i m le f a ther, neither a mothers’love or soothing 
eats not Ins morsel m quiet but liberally g dil loso i tmaynot be unworthy roaring fires kept up in winter in the huge mother s lap encircled by one of her arms. ha nd, yet thou art my Father and knowest 
gives to tho poor. He considers himself a that tlm Bible and the Pile-rim’s fir0 places, fed continually by great logs, A party of the smai t ^oung peoplo once as a n m y sorrows, an,d I coino to theo. Bless 
common good, a citizen of tho w-orld, and ‘ ’ . 1 „ which they were glad to be rid of, the in- sembjed at a neighbors, m eaily times, oi nQW thy child, and givo mo grace to boar 
having freely received, freely ho gives— Pr °g ress contains tho purest specimens of matcs must have suffered. Wood and tim- a social interview. I ho supper, what was this deep allliction without a murmur. And 
Tho communication of valuable knowledge thG Saxon ’ of an / m th « En S bsh l^guago. ber were so abundant that the faster they ^ when 1 have-fulfilled thy will on earth, ro- 
, . , ... ,, ,, .. , It is remarked by a b rench writer, once would consume them tho bettoi. Iheirfar- ana ojsieis, dui nasiy puaaing ana mu . oceivo me whore no sorrow- is. Sho rose, 
to the ignorant, like the attribute o mercy, bratcd Jn hig Qn education that ming utensils were clumsy ; their clothing There being but three spoons one div.sion anJ tears of joy wero gathering in her eyes, 
“ is twice blessed ; it blosseth lnpi that gives ■• 1d M t tl homespun and coarse, but durable; tho men ot three guests sat down to tho table, and and Bmdes W ere chasing smiles. That 
and him that takes.” In watering others he 1 ' c . b , " wore tow shirts-striped w-oolon cloth w-as another division, and so on ti a weio jleayenly Father had unveiled a smiling 
w iters himself He realizes tho truth of hands of his pupil would bo, “ The Adven- roserved for Sabbaths and special occasions, served All wont off well, and i was con- face andgive n a glimpse of heaven through 
« Teaching we learn and tures of Robinson Crusoe !” However ab- and lasted year after year. In winter they sidered a fashionable and well-managed the cntnmcc-praver 
. .j ^ & ’ surd this may appear to some, yet it is a woro shoes, excluding the snow by a pair of allair. I havo seen tho agod man in his devotions, 
giving we receive . v fact that thousands havo to attribute their woolen leggins, fastened over the mouth of “ That age has well been called ‘ tho ago As his tremulous voice of age, that trembled 
Thus we see that tho habit of reaoing, ’ _ rUno-to tho i pmc-H r f this v<>rv the shoe by strings. Boots wero rare; great of homespun.’ It was an ago of bard work again with feeling, went up, I felt as if his 
when well directed, is invaluable, especially taste ior lcauui w i e pciuodox i is coatg and surt0 uts rarer still. A pair of and simple faro, interspersed on the part of f ee t wero on the threshhold of “ the better 
to youth. It usefully fills up many a leisure w ork. Its truth-like delineations, tne sim- boots would last a man many years. tho men with trainings, musters, raisings, w-orld.” O prayer ! thou comforter,—sooth- 
Liahvo wbiob wnnld in other circumstances P^city of its style, and its sound morality « j n summ er neither men nor women huskings, wrestling matches, chopping bees C r of all sorrows,— healer of all wounds,— 
’ . ... 5 . .. ti i will ever render it a favorite, both with woro shoes at home; on tho Sabbath the and piling-bees; and in .the female world gato 0 f heavon,— I love theo. And if I 
bo spent in idleness or i q c l • 1 youns and old. women not unfrequontly carried their shoes with quiltings, apple parings and carding- m jght defer to seek my soul's salvation, with- 
common saying, that “if the Devil find a - & , h dd d Day’s in their hands to save wear, till they bees. If the rude dwellings were not often ou t one risk, till frosty ago with furrowed 
man idle ho generally sets him to work.”— ° ‘ 1 •; ‘ camo near the meeting houso, when thov animated with tho faces of visitants, they c heek had come, yet would I not, for many 
1 v compensated to any posterior application, I than a task. 
stant use. In many families, hasty-pudding ' tune to shoot at. 
A toor man has not many marks for for- for those pure petitions shall aid thy prayer 
— —thy entrance into heaven.— JY. Y. Evang. 
woro then as naught. 
O, child of praying parents ! dost thino 
*—- - - - ' ‘ is that father and that mother sleeping in 
Avarice and ambition are tho two elo- j. b o homo of the doad, who gavo theo up to 
ments that enter into tho composition of all Q od> and scaled that covenant with a daily 
crimes. Ambition is boundless, and a\aric,o prayor a s long as Irfo was given ? Be com- 
insatiablo. fortod—nor prize thy birthright lightly,— 
