MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JULY 12. 
f v « y M>y i Y * The m i n d requires as great a variety of food as 
i ! i 0£ 0 110. ^ he bod Y> but t0 affirm that it is necessary for 
Hto ^ the entertainment of the mind to have recourse 
—-„ to fictitious scenes and narratives, and the wild 
CONDUCTED 15 Y AZILE. . . ’. 
___ vagaries of an unbridled imagination, is an as- 
. sumption devoid of reason and good sense, and 
_ casts a reflection upon the plans of our Creator, 
i. for it implies that in the scenes of Nature which 
If the apple grows surround us, God has not produced a sufficient 
On the apple tree, variety of objects for our instruction and enter- 
And the wild wind blows ^ 
On the wild wood free ; tainment. 
And the deep stream flows But is it indeed true that there is not a suffi- 
To the deeper sea; cient variety to gratify the tastes of mankind ? 
And they can not help growing, If we 8urvey t, be 8cene8 0 f nature—if we raise 
And blowing, and flowing, , , . ,, , , ... 
I can not help loving thee. 0Ur e J es to “ the blue vault of beaven ^ k8 
thousand shining orbs”—if we contemplate the 
Yet if Wild winds blew moral 8cene, T wbicb is everywhere displayed 
Never more on the lea; around us—shall we not find everything inter- 
And no blossoms grew esting, instructive and entertaining ? I doubt 
On the healthy tree ; not that, were a proper selection made of the 
And the river untiue facts connected with the system of Nature, and 
And they all had ceased blowing, the present state of society, volumes might be 
And growing and flowing ; presented to the public no less entertaining, 
I’d ne’er cease loving thee. and certainly far more instructive, than all the 
in. novels and romances the imagination has ever 
And till that hour, produced. Says an eminent writer—“'When I 
In the day or night, read one Q p our mot i ern n0V els, I enjoy for a few 
In the field or bower, , . J J 
In the dark or bright; hours a transitory amusement in contemplating 
In the fruit or the flower; the scenes of fancy it displays, and in folio w- 
In the bloom or the blight; ing the hero through his numerous adventures ; 
In rny reaping or sowing, j a d m i re the brilliancy of the writer’s imagina- 
M I’uTe’efc^lov.’ng thee. . lion,—but when I have finished the perusal, 
[Charles Mackey. and reflect that all the scenes were but the fic- 
-- tions of a lively imagination, I cannot derive 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. a single moral instruction, aDy more than I can 
NOVEL. READING. d » from a dream or vision of the night.” 
To every candid mind, it is obvious that no 
As we glance at the popular literary works of instruction can be deduced from scenes, circum- 
the present day, we find a large proportion of stances and events which “never did or ever 
them to be of a nature which threaten to destroy C an take place.” Such, however, is at present 
all relish for plain, unvarnished facts and sub- the tide of public opinion ‘on this subject, that 
stantial knowledge. Romances, extravagant we might as well attempt to stem the mountain 
love dramas, and a counterfeit nobleness, com- torrent by a breath of wind, or to interrupt the 
prise the basis of a large amount of the most dashingsof a mighty cataract by the waving of 
available reading matter of the present day ; 0 ur hand, as to expect to counteract the current 
and what is the great object which they are 0 f popular feeling in favor of woods, and tales 
calculated to accomplish ?—to exhibit distorted of knights, of warlike chieftains, and military 
views of the scenes of nature, to foster super- encounters. “ Oh 1 that men were wise !" 
stitious notions, and to inspire the mind with Castile Centre, N. Y. June, 1856. r 
inordinate desires for worldly honor and distinc- --- 
tion. The period that should be employed in THE FATHERS DUTY, 
establishing virtuous principles and correct We estimate a mothei , 8 importance in her 
business habits, seems most devoted to follow- f am nv «n Wh na t . 
CONDUCTED BY AZILE. 
PROTESTATIONS. 
If the apple grows 
On the apple tree, 
And the wild wind blows 
On the wild wood free ; 
And the deep stream flows 
To the deeper sea ; 
And they can not help growing, 
And blowing, and flowing, 
I can not help loving thee. 
II. 
Yet if wild winds blew 
Never more on the lea ; 
And no blossoms grew 
On the healthy tree ; 
And the river untrue 
Escaped the sea ; 
And they all had ceased blowing. 
And growing and flowing ; 
I’d ne'er cease loving thee. 
hi. 
And till that hour. 
In the day or night; 
In the field or bower, 
In the dark or bright; 
In the fruit or the flower ; 
In the bloom or the blight ; 
In my reaping or sowing, 
My coming or going, 
I’ll ne’er cease loving thee. . 
[ Charles Mackey. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
NOVEL READING. 
GOING UP AND COMING DOWN. 
BY MARY F. T. TUCKER. 
This is a simple song, ’tis true— 
My songs are never over-nice ; 
And yet I’ll try and scatter through, 
A little pinch of good advice. 
Then listen, pompous friend, and learn 
Never to boast of much renown ; 
For fortune’s wheel is on the turn, 
And some go up, and some come down. 
I know a vast amount of stocks 
A vast amount of pride insures ; 
But fate has picked so many locks, 
I wouldn't like to warrant yours. 
Remember, then, and never spurn, 
The one whose hand is hard and brown ; 
For he is likely to go up, 
And you are likely to come down. 
Another thing, you will agree, 
(The truth may be as well confessed,) 
That “ Codfish Aristocracy,” 
Is but a scaly thing at best; 
And though the fishes, large and strong, 
May seek the little ones to drown ; 
Yet fishes all, both great and small, 
Are going up, and coming down. 
Our lives are full of chance and change, 
And chance , you know, is never sure ; 
And ’twere a doctrine new and strange, 
That places high are most secure. 
And though the fickle god may smile, 
And yield the sceptre and the crown, 
’Tis only for a little while, 
That B. goes up and A. comes down. 
This world for you and roe, my friend, 
Hath something more than pounds and pence ; 
Then let me humbly recommend 
A little use of common sense ; 
Thus lay all pride of place aside, 
And have a care on whom you frown 
For fear you’ll see him going up, 
When you are only coming down. 
encounters. “ Oh 1 that men were wise !” 
Castile Centre, N. Y. June, 1856. r 
THE FATHER’S DUTY. 
visions rise up before his mind which experi- companion, the friend of his children. Strong bo P e to Hungary, unity to Italy, freedom to Po- 
ence proves to be unreal, and he finds that man- natural love must be the basis of all beneficial * and ’ and P eace to the world, 
kind, contrary to his pleasant dreams, are sub- discipline. In the forenoon I walked up the Strand, 
ject to much sorrow, and he is therefore inspired But this is also, I had almost said, equally through Trafalgar Square, where stands the 
with a disgust for the sober realities of life, necessary for the father himself. Nothing keeps splendid column bearing the figure o£ Lord 
Indeed, novel reading has an effect upon the the heart so fresh and young, saves it from bit- Nelson, through Regent street to Regent Park, 
mind like that of ardent spirits upon the body, terness and corrosion through the cares, and and visited the Zoological Gardens. This is 
Ardent spirits create an unnatural excitement conflicls, and disappointments of life, as the the most perfect menagerie I ever beheld, and 
of the physical energies for a limited time, and daily enjoyment of a happy home. A man of the living specimens of the hippopotamus, rhi- 
then the natural spirits are as far depressed as business, or a scholar, who thus allows himself nosceros, giraffe and ostrich are unsurpassed in 
they were elevated above their natural medium time for relaxation, and for the play of the do- the country. I was much interested in a pair 
by stimulauts. The physical nature is also en- mestic affections, will in the course of years °I live seals, and also a pair of otters that have 
feebled by the continual rapid changes from have accomplished more, with less wear of mind recently been placed here. They were very 
one extreme to another. Romances create a and body, than one who has been a 1 the time tame and playful, and the otters ate greedily 
feverish excitement which, while it lasts, is on the stretch, seeking “to catch the nearest sweetmeats that were thrown to them by visit- 
pleasant, but when the effect is removed, the way” to wealth or any other object of personal or8 - the re ptBe room there are monster boa 
spirits fall “ below par” in proportion to the un- or public good.— Selected. constrictors, anacondas, and rock snakes, and 
natural excitement. -_ varieties of venomous serpents from Asia, Afri- 
The youth of the present age suffer no more Hints to Parents. _The Rev. Hosea Ballou ca and -A- me,dca > Besides the common snakes of 
from unhealthy sentiment than those of the was accustomed to say to parents:—“If you I kn gl aild - They weie very sluggish, and lay 
past. The mind seems to have such a taste for practice severity, speak harshly, frequently coiled U P on lbe sand ’ or tb ® bou g bs of trees in 
the marvelous that in all ages the imagination punish in anger, you will find your children | their cagc \ ^ the night it is said they become 
has roamed far beyond the bounds of truth. w j]l imbibe your spirit and manners. But if act ive, and it is startling to one of weak nerves 
The age of Heathen Mythology was followed J0U are wise, and treat your little ones with to witness their rapid movements, with nothing 
by that of giants, fairies and heroes of romance, tenderness, you will fix the image of love in befcween Y ou but a lar S e P late of g la88 > which 
each in turn exhausting the credulity of the their minds’and they will love you and each forms the front ° f their cage8 ’ wllllc they twist 
age, and each claiming its share of attention, other, and in their conversation will imitate the and wrlthe about ; aB(l rear tbeir horrid heads, 
What the age that follows this will adopt in conversation which they ‘have heard from the and dart out their for1 ^ tongues. In another 
place of these illusions, is a subject of specula- tenderest friend which children have on earth.” buiklin S were a «sembled a multitude of birds 
place of these illusions, is a subject of specula- tenderest friend which children have on earth.” buiklin S were assembled, a multitude of birds 
tion. Reasoning from analogy, and noticing -_ °I gorgeous plumage. r l hey were mostly na- 
the progress of France in this species of litera- A Hatpy Disposition. —It finds materials of ' dves tropical climates, but a large proportion 
ture, we may expect an age of most extravagant enjoyment everywhere. In the city, or in the them, and I think the most beautiful, were 
religious delusions, attended with immorality country—in society, or in solitude—inthethea- brou ght from South America. It was a bril- 
and vice in their worst phases. France was tre, or in the forest—in the hum of the multi- kant sbow and attracted many visitors, espe- 
first to emerge from the dark ages, first in sci- tude, or the silence of the moutains, are alike clall y ladie8 ’ 
ence and speculative philosophy, and now is materials of reflection and elements of pleasure. After leaving the gardens I strolled in the 
first in degradation. Much of the pollution It is one mode of pleasure to listen to the music parks, and what parks 1 London may justly be 
that exists in the French nation, sprang from of Don Giovanni, in a theatre, glittering with proud of them. Her streets are narrow, crooked 
seeds sown by the romance writer. Natural light, and crowded with elegance and beauty; and irregular. There is so much smoke that 
taste was first correctly cultivated, and then it is another to glide at sunset over the bosom Y ou can always look at the sun without daz- 
vitiated by allowing the fancies to go into ex- of a lonely lake, where no sound disturbs the zk og the eye. It blackens the houses and 
tremes. silence but the motion of the boat through the shops, and gives them an appearance of great 
There is a class of fiction, however, that it waters. A happy disposition derives pleasure a g e - New ones quickly lose their freshness, 
may be proper' and profitable to read. That from both ; a discontented temper from neither. The public buildings are colored so deeply that 
rooks, starlings and other birds build their nests streets without an overcoat. People have a 
unmolested in the trees, and fly about the custom of taking umbrellas with them wlien- 
groves fearlessly, making them resound with ever they go out, whether the weather is fair or 
melody. Of course the parks are a favorite re- foul. They have the most perfect umbrellas in 
s >rt for all classes. The poor denizens of the the world, some of them weighing but a few 
city and “ east end,” who cannot afford the ex- ounces,and when folded are converted into canes, 
pense of atrip into the country by rail, in a few the London docks and wine vaults. 
moments can pass from stone pavements and The different Docks of the metropolis are free 
brick walls, and all the noise and confusion of for visitors to come and go, from the time they 
the crowded city, to where at least he can see are opened in the morning until the gales are 
an imitation of the country, and inhale air that closed in the evening. They are excavated in 
is scented from groves and flowers, and hear the the earth and filled with water by means of 
music of birds; and along the broad gravel- steam power. The largest basin of the London 
ways the rich and titled may gallop on horse- Docks where the Victoria was moored, covers 
back, or drive, and exhibit their wealth in twenty acres, and is capable of containing five 
splendid equipages. 
hundred vessels. A broad .quay runs round it, 
:om- torrent by a breath of wind, or to interrupt the C j 
Dost dashings of a mighty cataract by the waving of ® ft X 0 M, -ivfOOJ 211 (JUT, 
lay ; our hand, as to expect to counteract the current *_^ ° 
LETTER II.-LONDON. 
BY GLEZEN K. WILCOX. 
THE PEACE REJOICINGS. 
On the 29th of May all London was rejoicing. 
A hazardous and expensive war for England 
has been terminated, and whether or not an ad- 
esiaousning virtuous principles ana correct We estimate a mot her’s importance in her ua * a,uuu “ ex l Jeil8lve war Ior England 
business habits, seems most devoted to follow- famil as high a8 a one can . and fc do ba8 be »* terminated, and whether or not an ad- 
ing the chimeras of modern love stories. The not believe (hat 8he m0TK ,p 0 lises all the quali ™ ntageous and honorable P ea <* was concluded, 
imagination, unaided by the novelist, can go as tieg needed for the great work of traini ; ‘ JouN was determined to be merry. For 
far into the regions of fancy as profitable ; yet, human beiDg8< Her Tery fami i iarity wit] T Her & ^ ° r tW ° P revi0U8 ’ I )eo P le had been comiD g 
aided by the fancies of others, may so tax the childrcn p]aceB her , in Me respects, at a dis- frHm th<5 C ° UUtry f ° r the pUrp ° 8e ° f ll0ldlng a 
energies of the mind as to dissipate its best advantage for the exercise of wholesome author- b ° lida y’ and espccmHy to witness'the fireworks 
powers, and so corrupt the taste that it can ity . The wise father will BOt indeed take the which were to be exhibited in the evening. 
relish nought but the most sickly, sentimental, reins of family government from his wife ■ but The mRin tborou S kfares of the cit Y were 
high-wrought imageries of first love romances. he wiU makc his children feel that her gentle throng,ed ’ aad frequently obstructed by crowds, 
Aside from dissipating the strength of the sway is sustained by a firm and steady hand ; wh ° WerC gazU)g at ' tlie dags doatln g the 
mind, novel reading has an injurious effect upon that behind their mother’s tender heart stands streeta ’ and tbe P re P aratlons that were made for 
the moral principles. The youth who unfetters a cool judgment, and a will stronger even than the public buildings. Various 
his imagination, and allows it to wander into their own, and that they cannot impose upon WGre the devlces to ex P rees tb e sentiments ap- 
dream-land till it reaches a fancied Elysium, the one nor resist the other. But if he would P ro P nate to tb e occasion. The word “Peace,” 
finds great difficulty as he attempts to call back be truly the father of his family, he must not Rnd the letters “ V ’’ and “ N ”” were con8 P 1 cu- 
his mind to the harrowing cares of a business be a stranger to them. It will answer no ° US ever jwhere. On the Sommerset House 
At the entrances there are placeB for refresh- and back of the quay is a row of massive brick 
ment, and tables and booths, where people sell warehouses, and outside the warehouses the 
cakes and beer, and you may buy milk drawn walls which enclose the whole. My baggage 
fresh from the cows which stand tied to the was examined by the custom house officers on 
trees. There are no notices posted up to “keep the quay. They were very gentlemanly, and 
off the grass,” but people are “ particularly re- not very particular, merely looking at one or 
quested ” not to pick the flowers, and it is as- two books which were on top, and asking me if 
tonishing to me how generally this desire is I had any cigars, for which they took mv word 
complied with. In the parks and the different without an examination. When I attempted to 
gardens, the commonest as well as the rarest pass the gates with my trunk, I presented my 
and most beautiful flowers, are cultivated by pass from the custom house to the official, and 
the side of paths where hundreds, and perhaps the following conversation took place “ Isay, 
thousands of people, pass every day, and yet young man.” “Well.” . “I say, I don’t think 
they remain untouched. Sunday afternoon is a some ale would do us no harm.” “I s that pass 
favorable time for the stranger to visit these all right ?” “Yes.” I coincided with him in 
places. The nobility and upper classes go the opinion that the ale would not do us “no 
thither, and nowhere probably can be seen so harm,” and passed out. The West India Docks 
fine a show of all that belongs to rank, wealth are much larger than the space occupied by the 
and fashion. water, quay and warehouses, being about three 
In the afternoon the shops were closed, and hundred acres, 
people went into the streets. I have seen it To inspect the wine vaults, an order from one 
estimated that there were two million walking of the leading merchants is required, and it is 
about in London, ihe fireworks were exhibit- supposed that those who are supplied with or- 
ed at three of the parks, and at Primrose Hill, ders desire to examine the wines with a view of 
Every precaution was taken to prevent the vast purchasing. Captain Champion, of the Victoria, 
masses from assembling at one place, and caus- very kindly procured a tasting order for me| 
ing one of those terrible crushes for which and also accompanied me into one of the prin- 
London crowds are famous. Additional en- cipal vaults. At the entrance we received 
trances to the grounds, from forty to one hun- lamps fixed on the end of sticks for conveni- 
dred feet in width, were opened at various pla- ence in carrying, and a cooper went with us to 
ces, and it was thoroughly understood that all show the way and to draw the liquor. He 
the fireworks would be exactly similar, and would draw several glassesof aparticular brand, 
take place at the same time. Long before it which would be merely taded and the re- 
was dark, however, the people began to congre- mainder thrown on the ground. This practice 
gate on the grounds, and by nine o’clock there of tasting so many kinds is somewhat danger- 
was an immense crowd assembled, such as Lon- ous to many persons, and not unfrequently la- 
don rarely witnesses. I shall never forget that dies who thought themselves all right, have 
dark mass of hundreds of thousands of human found on coming into daylight that they have 
beings, swaying and moving about in the dim drank much more than they supposed. The very 
twilight; nor the acres of upturned faces when air of the vault is so thoroughly filled with the 
the first flight of rockets went into the air, and fumes of liquor as to affect those with delicate 
burst into showers of brilliant stars, lighting organizations. The roof is blackened by the 
the heavens like noonday. After the fireworks smoke of so many torches, and in some places 
were over, I passed from the Park into the adorned with a beautiful drapery of fungus. 
Strand. From one side to the other it was Long roads lead away in the daikness among 
crammed,—a river of people, and here and the casks, which are piled up between the 
there the omnibuses and other vehicles, strug- pillars that support the arches. The larg- 
gling slowly along. The crowd however, so far est vault in these Dgcks covers twelve acres, 
as I could observe, were very orderly and per- and has twenty-one miles of tramways to roll 
fectly good humored. I was tired when I the casks on. 
turned into a cross street and sought my lodg--- 
ings. It was a late hour, but behind me I print it in letters of gold 
could hear the tramp of the thousands that 
were passing along the great thoroughfare. A father whose son was addicted to some 
were passing along the great thoroughfare. ^ father whose son was addicted to some 
LONDON SIGHTS. vicious propensities, bade the boy to drive a 
While crossing a small bridge in the docks, nail iut ° a certain P osfc whenever he committed 
immediately alter landing, I met a couple of the a CCrtaln ,ault ’ and agreed lhat a nail should bo 
famous cart horses of London. They happened dra ™ 0ut wbenever he corrected an error. In 
to be good specimens of the class, and I do not V° course kme ihe post \vas completely 
_:_. n mi , filled With nails. 
think I have since seen finer. They were much 
larger than any horses I ever saw in America, 
The youth became alarmed at the extent of 
and must be prodigiously strong. A span of discretions and set about reforming him- 
them would create a sensation among the farm- SC b U ° one ^ nads " ei e diawn out, the 
ers of Western New York. I believe the larg- 
delighted father commended him for his noble, 
est are in London and Liverpool. They are beroism ’ himself from 
• j l j l i • ji . »• Ins faults. 
considered too heavy to use in the country for 
farming purposes, but on the hard pavements 
for carting and drawing heavy loads they work 
“ They are all drawn out,” said the parent. 
The boy looked sad, and there was a whole 
admirably. Some of their carts and wagon* V™*™] wisdora in kis 8adues8 ’ 
are very ponderous, and will carry several tuns, lt ** ,l iea '^ u a| i Ik. icplied. 
and you will see from two to five horses at- “ True ' father ’’ but tke scare are ptill there.” 
tached to them, not two abreast, however, as i arents who would have their children grow 
in New York, but in a row, one after an- 80ulld aud healthy characters, must sow the 
other, while the cartman walks beside them 8e ed at the fireside. Charitable associations can 
with a long whip, and drives without reins, as reb,rm *he man, and perhaps, make a useful 
we do oxen. Except the omnibuses, the other member °f society; but, alas 1 the scars are 
vehicles in the streets are not like ours. Two- ''here ! J he reformed drunkard, gambler and 
wheeled cabs are numerous, and spring carts, 'hief is only the wreck of the man he once was, 
but I have not yet seen anything like one of ke covered with scars—dishonorable scars— 
our light one-horse buggies. which will disfigure his character as long as he 
. . . ,. . , . T i shall live.— Selected. 
An American, on first entering London, no¬ 
tices the cleanliness of the streets as compared 
with those of New York. In the lower part of 
the city the buildings look old and peculiar. 
They are made mostly of yellow bricks, which 
INDIAN SUMMER OF LIFE. 
In the life of the good man there is an Indian 
summer more beautiful than that of the seasons; 
After leaving the gardens I strolled in the 
however are blackened by the smoke, and have __i , .. 
. , J ^ ’ richer, sunnier, and more sublime than the most 
clumsy looking red tile roofs. You see narrow t u- , ■ , ,,, 
, J ... b „ glorious Indian summer which the world knew 
lanes winding away between tall rows of _ it is lhe Indian summer of the soul. When 
houses, and the stone pavements are deeply the low of th haB departed( when the 
worn by the use of many generations. In the j j, • , ,, , . 
■nr , V* , , , • , • , , , warmth of middle age is gone, and the buds 
West End, however, which is modernly built „ , ,, c ■ , . , 
’ and blossoms of spring are changing to the sere 
the streets and houses are more regular. An- , 1v ,j , 
,, . , . ® and yellow leaf, then the mind of the good 
other feature is the immense number of coffee ^ • , . . ., , ? 
, , . . . , man, still ripe and vigorous, relaxes its labors, 
and chop houses, where you can purchase meals. . . - „ . , ,. , 
J .. . * . , and the memories of a well-spent life gush forth 
Of course they are of all classes, from those . % . ...... 
, from their secret fountains, enriching, reioicmg 
where you can get a pint of coffee, loaf and but- 
and fertilizing ; then the trustful resignation of 
which seems most dangerous, is allowing the 
imagination to be absorbed by the hopes of 
-- you can scarcely recognise their material upon 
Husband and Wife. —With a true wife, the a close examination, and the architectural effects 
pleasure and happiness that may be, to the ex- husband’s faults should be secret. A woman of light and shade ire quite lost in the vast 
elusion of a candid consideration of the reali- forgets what is due to herself when she conde- shadow that darkens the whole. It makes even 
ties which now exist. Much of the so-called scends to that refuge of weakness, a female con- the palaces and places of business and amuse- 
light literature is of great practical advantage fidant. A wife’s bosom should be the tomb of mentlook stern and severe,and it adds to New- 
ln cultivating the taste, and in imparting correct her husband’s failings, and his character far gate and the Old Bailey a terrible gloom. But 
ter, for threepence, up to those where you can ™ “’i i i , , , . 
, .. .. . J the Christian sheds around a sweet and holy 
order a dinner that will cost guineas. They , • , , , 
. J warmth, and the soul, assuming a heavenly lus- 
are very convenient, especially for strangers, . , , . . , . ,, 
. J , . * , J b > tre, is no longer restricted to the narrow con fines 
and every one patronizes them. The laborer f v i* rv ^ 
/ 1 . , of business, but soars far beyond the winter of 
can read the papers while he is taking his > , , „ .. , , .. 
, ,. . , „ . , , g hoary age, and dwells peacefully and happily 
humble meal, and the rich man may have a A; , , . , , ■ , , ■ T 
. , ... . . , . , , c “ upon that bright spring aud summer which 
convivial time with his friends, while he enioys *,• 
, . . , J J await him within the gates of Paradise, ever- 
the costly wines and splendid dinners. An 
.. , more. Let us strive for and look trustingly 
H g l . S . man 38 a „ acn y . or eD J l) y ln S ' ie forward to an Indian summer like this.— Selected. 
“good things of life, and with a paper or com¬ 
panion will be an hour in disposing of a cup of u r, nr r.T> „ 
1 ° “ COULD we with ink tlift nftAnn fill 
sentiments. It also serves to remove all un- more valuable, in her estimation, than his life, 
pleasantness from the mind, and rest it from the -- 
harrowing cares of business. In the selection 
ore valuable, in her estimation, than his life, when you speak of the parks it must be in 
-- words of commendation. Hyde Park, the larg- 
The influence of female society upon the est, contains three hundred and ninety-five 
of food for the body, we do not partake entirely manners and conduct of young men cannot be acres. There are lawns, groves and gardens 
of those kinds which are most substantial, but over-estimated. A virtuous and intelligent sis- laid out in it, and through the midst flows the 
a variety of light food and spirited sauce, and ter is of incalculable value to a youth surround- Serpentine. There are cattle and sheep crop- 
we do this without violating the laws of Nature. I ed by temptations. 
ping the green grass of its pastures, and the 
coflee and a few slices of bread and butter. 
My experience of London weather has not 
been pleasant. It has rained more than two- 
thirds of the time I have been here, and to-day, 
which is the last of May, it is foggy and rainy, 
and so cold that it is uncomfortable to walk the 
“ Could we with ink the ocean fill, 
And were the heavens of parchment made, 
Were every stalk on earth a quill, 
And every man a scribe by trade ; 
To write the love of God above, 
Would drain the ocean dry ; 
Nor could the scroll contain the whole, 
Though stretch’d from sky to sky.” 
