MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
JWfitat S 00 ' 1 ? an<l although ho did not know how With a heavy heart, but with bright hopes, 
1 ' strongly the boy loved him, yet he saw that Willie loft his native New England villatro! 
=========== the roso pleased him exceedingly, and be be- and in company with his mother started for 
came at once interested in Willie. Ho al- their new home. But ho did not go until 
A MTTI.E spring had lost its way ways had a kind word when he met him; he had secured a parting interview with Rose. 
Amid the grass and fem ; and many a present dill he make to the little Neither of them could say much -for their 
vviiefe weary men might turn ; follow ’ ot money, and toys, and flowers, and hearts were full; and after an exchange of 
He wailed it in, and hung with care, fruit: yet the white rose was ever esteemed keepsakes and a hist warm embrace the l td 
H.* La he by .yf" “ th0 ^ 0 “ t0St of , al ‘- 110 oftea aw »y. spoke that S ,ul wor,l 
But judged that toil might drink. invited fche bo y into his Y ard to s P ort with “Good bye,” while a tear glistened in the 
He passed again—and io! the well, his Newfoundland dog, Hero, or to ride on eye of Rose, and her lip quivered as she 
mn n t hl er dri a (l ’ ,• , the bare back of the pony, and sometimes too, with difficulty, uttered, “ Good’ bve ”— 
And saved a life beside. he took lntn into his elegant mansion and And what was Willie’s parting gift? He had 
- - showed him pictures by the hour, or read to nothing costly or rare to bestow, but he gave 
ftfiflP ¥SlT1*rrf | UI " a n ‘ co htfcl ° st0, T- Indeed, so much her what to him was the dearest of his treas- 
Uyjjl 4VU! lU $lU 111J idUUk. had the boy won upon him, that ho several ures—the dried and shrunken white rose 
-- timcs ? nvited Mrs - Gray to tea with himself that Mr. Bradford had given him years he- 
(Written expressly for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] And wife, although it was with much hesita- fore. He told her its history, and she 
THE ROSE: t,0n that the poor woman accepted the in- promised to keep it with religious care.— 
OR THE FRUITS OF KINDNESS. vitation. because, as slio said, they lived “ in Her father gave him much good advice and 
- sue i giant stj e. a substantial token of regard, ere he departed. 
BY JO SHUA W ILBER. One Saturday afternoon, a year after the The youth, cast into the midst of new 
O.N’F. bright morning in Summer, little Twlrl'l?'' T' 7 ’ M '\ n ™! fo , nl oalled scenes, strove to forget his former affection 
Willio Gray, as he was on his way to seliool 1) I ? , request that ho might for Roso, being satisfied that to think of her 
stopped for a moment before the fence of ft W, ! ? ? ? 1 would only tend to make him unhappy, and 
Mr! Bradford's fine flower garden, to admire he e,I„,h • g 7 ° I,0W b » nt »" *<« ™crgie S to excel in the 
some white roses, that had particularly at- ^■ “mahuign,cor than posies or pictures, profession he had chosen. Ho performed 
tractod hisnoticeas ho was passing. Though 7 ?? , g °’ ““f '” S l" 0 ," 01 ' his •»*» *W> f«Mifulness and energy, win- 
1 &• liad ruir, Oil IIS AlAn.Il mmn anrl prim inr L o _• it. i ... , „ . . 
him a nico little story. Indeed, so much 
had the boy won upon him, that he several 
her what to him was the dearest of his treas¬ 
ures—the dried and shrunken white rose 
times invited Mrs. Gray to tea with himself that Mr. Bradford had given him years he- 
and wife, although it was with much hesita- fore. He told her its history, and she 
tion that the poor woman accepted the in¬ 
vitation, because, as she said, they lived “ in 
such grand style.” 
One Saturday afternoon, a year after the 
promised to keep it with religious care.— 
Her father gave him much good advice and 
a substantial token of regard, ere ho departed. 
The youth, cast into the midst of new 
opening of our story, Mr. Bradford called sccnos, strove to forget his former affection 
at Willie’s house to request that ho might for Rose, being satisfied that to think of her 
go home with him and spend an hour ar two. would only tend to mako him unhappy, and 
no, someenmg nicer tnan posies or pictures, profession he had chosen. Ho performed 
Wdlie was eager to go, and after his mother lug tasks with faithfulness and enorgy, win- 
had put on Ins clean apron and combed his ning the good-will and este-m of his em- 
Tho invalid was immediately removed to 
his own happy home, and every possible 
provision made for her wants. But the 
progress of disease had been too fearful to 
ho stayed. Before the Spring flowers 
bloomed, and the sweet birds warbled among 
the green branches, she was resting in the 
graveyard by the side of Mrs. Gray. Before 
her death, she committed her beloved daugh¬ 
ter to the care ot her old and tried friend, 
requesting him to train her up in the ways 
of virtue and redgion. Just before she 
breathed her last, she desired little Roso to ! 
bring her the family Bible, with which, in 
her deepest destitution, she had never 
thought of parting. Opening it, with trem¬ 
bling hands, she took from between its leaves 
the identical rose that she had received 
from Willie, long before sorrow and afflic¬ 
tion had visited her. Presenting it to her j 
daughter, she said :—“ Keep this as my dy- ! 
ing gift; and when you look upon it. remem- j 
her your benefactor; 1 am too feeble to tell 
you its history, and why I prize it so dearly; 
of all this, Mr. Gray will inform you, whon 
I have passed away.” 
XuMt 0 ’ Drjinrf in tut. 
I’ve a sweat little pet!—she is up with the lark. 
And at eve she’s asleep when the valleys are dark, 
And she chatters and dances (lie blessed day lonv, 
Now laughing in gladness—now singing a song. 
She never is silent! the whole summer day 
bheis oiron the green, with the blossoms al play, 
Now seeking a buttercup—seeking a rose, 
Or laughing aloud at the thistle she blows. 
She never is still! now at some merry pelf, 
You’ll smile as you watch her, in spite of yourself; 
You may chide her in vain, for those eyes full of fun 
Are smiling in mirth at the mischief she’s done. 
And whatever you do—that same thing without doubt 
Must the mischievous Annie he busied about; 
She’s as brown as a nut. but a beauty to me, 
And there’s nothing her keen little eyes cannot see. 
She dances and sings and has many sweet airs. 
And to infant accomplishments adding her prayers; 
I have told everything that the darling can do, 
For ’twas only last summer her years numbered two. 
She’s the picture of health, and a southern-born tiling, 
And as ready to weep as she’s ready to sing, 
And I fain would be foe to the lip that hath smiled 
At this wee bit of song of the dear little child. 
EVANGELINE AND LAURA BRIDGMAN. 
A lady who had lately been entrusted 
but five yoars old, Willio had a keen sense l q1 - ‘ . * . , " ”, ™ng cne gooci-wm and esteem ot lus em- 
of the beautiful, which manifested itself hi t I y \ , iey Y" 1 \ Mr ’ Bradford ployer, and giving his leisure hours to the 
a great fondness for flowers. Itwasbecauso ( ° , U ° Y "! °, 10 nuisol y> aru 1010 in_ improvement of his mind and heart. He 
Willie liked its bright red blossoms, that his ' ® ()d 10 Saw what was more beautiful than resolved to become distinguished and use- 
mother suffered the little slip of geranium ‘ u v fT . Yi. A , flaying it down as a rule, that he would 
to vegetate in the broken flower pot, on the i E '. y T '!' ' S *T a< e ’ an< no opportunity of doing good escape 
mantel-piece, at home. And the stunted 1 , T ^ ° n ? him ^orhe remembered the row that so 
bush, that bore a blushing moss rose and n ^ W ° gl, , f f y °J^ n ° d her soft g ladd ened his own childish heart, and it be- 
two tiny buds, was watered daily and careful t**?™ T T ° n ^ ^ ^ t0 him a talisma "* 
ly tended, because he had importuned her . , K "T T Y - ° J 1<>V ° 0,,r her0 P assed trough the period of his 
not to lot it die. The morning glories, too T\ T f °? d b y m rot u™> he hatl never apprenticeshipwithoutanyremarkahlooc- 
that ran up on either side of the front door M -y " * owards tbo Idtlo cherub now currenco taking place, except the death of 
were Willies; for his own childish hands had v?'1“® °? ^ felt c v° n more than a his mother. Among strangers, she lay down 
loosened the earth and planted the seeds !!• °Z °'., A/t uit namo shal! we give to die, and they carried her to the tomb, 
from which they sprung; and unbounded ** A 1 ii e- said Mr Bradford, as he marked with her son and his employer as the only 
was his delight, when the first white and tho dee P mteres ^’ l th which the boy regard- mourners. Willie wept in bitterness at her 
purple bells were displayed to his admiring !• !‘. S °’! y dau g Ilfccr ’ ‘ Rose > sir ’ said Wd ‘ grave, but time subdued his grief, and with 
eyes. No wonder then that he lingered ™ IT if ‘ lfc IS 11 P rott y " amo ” ro P 1,ed unflinching purpose ho gave himself to tho 
near tho numerous varieties of flowers col- ^ ™ ^ y ° U C ? U ^ * ,utics of his calIin g- 
looted in the u-arden of Mr Rrnrifmvi ir;., Ro ? e? “ Because I love a rose so dearly; _ _ ... „ „ 
from which they sprung; and unbounded 
was his delight, when tho first white and 
purple bells were displayed to his admiring 
eyes. No wonder then that he lingered 
near tho numerous varieties of flowers col- 
, ,, 1 , , , “Ol, vvnner sam ivir. i»ranter<1,as Ho marked 
eh they sprung; and unbounded +i, ft . 
, xi r. , ,-x , tile deep interest with which the boy regard- 
ielight, when the first white and . J . 
ii i-i . , . ed his only daughter. Rose, sir, said Wil- 
ills were displayed to his admiring i- . _ ’ ’ „ 
locted in the garden of Mr. Bradford. His l v A xl ! , . uean y» 
1 i ... , and she makes mo think of the whito one 
glance ran hastily over the wilderness of » , 
f, “ . „ „ , , u you gave me once.” “ I like the namo much ” 
bloom and fragrance, and finally settled on • i -> T r , u . , r ,, ’ 
x, OI , . ° • 5 r .„ ( said Mrs. Bradford; I think, husband, we 
the snow-white roses. Thflv wato Lis fever. ... < _ ’ ’ 
Onk evening, eighteen years after Mr. 
Gray left the village of C-, as he was 
walking leisurely towards his home, his at- 
. t ... • r .„ . aaiu ima. j>i iiuiuru; i rrunK, nusDand. we ° J - 
the snow-white roses 1 hey were his favor- had better act upon Willie’s suggestion ” It tentiou was attracted to a girl some nine 
ifes and rich would lie have esteemed him- was accor di n glv so decided, and they chris- y ? arS of ag0 ’ who was P assin g alon g a short 
sell could ho liave been the owner of a bush, toned i lor “Rose ” ' distance before him. It was a winter day, 
safely transferred to his own garden plot. „ ’ 
nr r> jt ii ii ,. , r rom that day forward, the house of Mr 
Mr. Bradford had been engaged in weed- t> u- i i i ’ . ,UBUUlini - 
ino- a straw!, or,-V hod i„st „„V n Rradfo ^ had a new and special attraction 
but she wore a thin calico dress and a shawl 
whose texture was mere gossamer. Her ap¬ 
pearance bespoke deep poverty, but it was not 
Roso Morris, now an orphan, was treated w hh the care of Laura Bridgman, Mrs. Em- 
with the greatest tenderness by Mr. Gray [ na V' Goodwin, undertook the seemingly 
and his amiable family. His eldest hoy, .v'i’ib Mr ^ h ° 1 ’ P'T'J, ac( P ,ai,ltcd 
J „ , J’ with Mr. Longfellows poem “Evangeline 
Frank, her senior by some half-dozen years, In order that the reader may fully appre- 
manifested a peculiar attachment from their ciato the difficulty of the undertakin«- ho 
first acquaintance. If sho was to go any musfc bear bl mind that Laura is blind,°deaf 
where, he was her attendant; if she wished and , nuite > an( I fhat tho only vuiy of corn¬ 
er any thing, he was sure to anticipate her is * hro V g t th « m « dium 
i a f ,i i i O' tiguies mado in her hands by tho finders 
desires. And on the other hand, if sho had of her teacher. It was in this extremely 
a message to send, or a favor to ask, Frank laborious way that Laura was mado to read 
was tho one sho invariably applied to. It tbo of Evangeline, and it is the high- 
was not strange that their friendship finally e f fc P root fd tbo intrinsic merit of tho poem, 
ripened into true and lasting affection; and ff5* 9T 2* “k ? mod ? °l imp0 ? 0 ? trans - 
,, , , A & ’ lation, tho beauty and charm of tho origi- 
(nat when they arrived to a proper ago,— nal would not entirely bo destroyed. 
Rose Morris became Mrs. Gray. Happiness Laura was delighted, and for days talked 
filled her heart on tho evening of her bri- aboi) t nothing but Evangeline. Wo borrow 
dal. and with beaming eyes sho inquired of /! 10 ^ od . ow ' n S P assa M'0 from a letter of Mrs. 
i i , , r. ,, ... . ,, 1 Goodwin to a friend: 
1 hex adopted father it he could suggest any a i. r -n . 
nv 1 J kmce our return from Boston, I have 
addition.or alteration ot her toilet that would read more leisurely, and with more time to 
make her look more pleasing in his eyes.— explain tho figures of speech to Laura 
Without saying a word, he stepped to the tbo ^ a H er P ai 'I °f Evangeline. I had to 
flower-stand, and taking a beautiful white « l T r 7. St beton L as sbe left so soon. After 
ho placed ft in 1 . 1,0 waving f„M. of hex Sfe altlo"hSrf Zo 
silken hair. A tear started m her eye, for heroine, I asked her if she did not want to 
she thought of the withered rose, and her tc ll Mr. Longfellow some of her thoughts 
mother dead. And his eye too was dimmed, ab< JUt this beautiful book. (She clapped 
for he remembered how ho had crowned ber band ® ^ ‘th delight at the thought. I 
_.i_ .... , told nor I would enclose her note in a lettov 
ing a strawberry bed, just on tho other side xti ' 11 pcarauco bespoke deep po.^^,, 
of tho roso bushes, and as they completely wit uV- V’ ,0U1S P a& scf so p casantly the povorty of the ragged and filthy mondi- 
concealed him, Willio was somewhat sLtlcd “ 1 spent m the company of cant . As she tamed her 
. ,. ’ , . . Rose. He would put forth every exertion ^ 
to see him suddenly rising up so near to + i , , , y . c l ]yj r Gray involuntarily st 
i • i u* ^ x • , 6 1 t0 am use her, and when slio was overcome x m 
him, and his first impulse was to move off. i ’ oicomo incn t. That face was a ft 
that mother’s brow with roses, when they 
were both happy children. 
told her I would enclose her note in a letter 
to you, and 1 was sure you would ho glad 
to give it to your friend. I could fill pages 
mou unuuioc WUiO UJ II1UVO Oil. • i , , , , , 
rp, „ , • ,, i i x-xi x xi , bywoarmcsSjhewouldwatchbyhorcradle- 
Tho kindly look of that gentleman, however, u „ cnf ., n x J , e 
, . . i i • x* . bed as a faithful sentinel watches over hi<? 
reassured lum, and his fear entirely departed i rr ,, „ - Y 
1 xf t> is i i i p , b charge. IIo would cull for her the earliest 
when Mr. Bradford broke from the stem one i i • x -i i xi , ICSC 
xxrxi « x -xi xi , i , , and choicest wild flowers; he would draw 
of tho finest of tho roses the boy had been i a . x- i , , 
J hor tiny coach, on a balmy summer da- 
TJ« WA., 1,1 J x t. X, 1 . cant. As sho turned her head to look hack, 
Rose, llo would put forth every exertion m. n . , , , . . . , 
. i , . J Mr.Gi’aymvoluntarilystoppedinastonish- 
to amuse her, and when she was overcome x mu x t J ' 
.. . mont. 1 hat faco was a familiar one to hm. 
by weariness, he would watch by her cradle- ti,c r . ,,, . 
hoH « n i ,. , , [ Ihoseliquidbluoeyes,withlongsilkenlash- 
bed as a faithful sentinel watches over his +i k , 
rr i i i, f os; that soft brown hair, shading a noble 
charge. He would cull for her the earliest k ? ,, , .. ’ ° 
., i • . . Laiiusi brow of marble whifeness: those thoughtful 
longing for and, with a smile, handed it to whilo b ? s h ‘ 
him through an opening in the fence. ’Twas 
a trivial act, considered in itself, butits con¬ 
sequences were any thing but trivial. A 
beam of gladness entered into tho soul of 
tho happy boy at that moment, and through 
all his after life shed its mild and cheering 
cai nose {j row of mar |,i 0 whiteness ; those thoughtful 
■wers; h ° vvould dravv features, so delicately chiseled; he had seen 
i a my summor day, them all before. Eighteen years had passed, 
is voice kept tune with hn ha ,r ..‘ * 
Years began to weigh down tho once erect with tho naive, and in their naivete, beau- 
form of Mr. Gray, and, having acquired an titul.remarks Laura had made during this 
ample fortune, he resigned his establish- !! cadmg- ., 1 tllmk ^ one of tbe n >est grati- 
“ bis t-, .; r°*i r to his 
beloved 7\ew England, to spend the remnant mg it as a rule of conduct. In various in- 
of his days in serenity and roposo. He stances Laura has done this. One, though 
purchased a fine country-seat, which ho ver y simple, is so child-like, I must tell you. 
greatly improved and beautified, and called '*'T. 8 a r ® markab l® antipathy against eats, 
it it; 11 nnm v i i i • an< * though generally humane and gentle, 
it Rose II,11. There he passed his declm- cannot avoid an occasional expression^ her 
mg yeais, not in indolence, but in active and dislike in the shape of a kick or push. The 
the Madness of universal nature-- 'll ho had marriod , h is children were growing benevolent efforts for the good of all around other day she asked me if I thought *‘Evan- 
(mLL- - 1 . 1,1 simnni-t i, '• ‘ , , ’ ° ' V ° U , * a p around him, and ho was ongagod exten- him. geline would have kicked a cat ?’' I told her 
oesayed to walk; and when^ho^beexmo old S i V ° ly , “ businoss - but in Ids Ono day his eldest son received a letter V’ 4 * 
enonvh. with nroat thoughts wore among his school-hoy days. 
enough, with groat joy and pride did ho clasp j ? x. S , ., U 
Iiat qnft im«,i • i i , , Quickening hiS pace, he accosted the girl, 
nei soit young hand m his and lead her to ” 
; Lx • n - j . . — school and back again to her home, hano'inp - 
ight, widening and increasing in radiance i -i -x. , . . ’ 8 » 
xi xi x- xi • 9 , ’ meanwhile, with delight, on her affectionate 
3ven as the path of the lust, which grows i „ , meuonace, 
• i l. i i • l i . chilaish prftttlo. Sho filled liis Wtilcino* 
brighter and brighter unto tho perfect dav. , . 1 , T . . waiting 
”... _ , ” , 1 y thoughts; of her, he dreamed; with hor, he 
Willie (ai ay s lather—now dead—-was a was happy. 
harsh man;—not that he was cruel, and 
abused his child, hut lie took no pains to win stronger,* deeper, tenderer sentimen tTo’ k C011(Uti0IK Sho was rctu ruing to her wretch- couch to see him die. Tho snows of three- 
his love; ho never entered into his childish possession of his heart—in short ^ ° d homo ’ wboro her P oor mother was dying score and ten winters had whitened his thin 
joys and sorrows, never interested himself ho was, he was in love. Willie Gra ° U t^lT °* . con3um P tion ’ Food > tb °y bad none ; locks, but they had not chilled his heart.— 
in studying tho boy’s character, and seeking ago of sixteen experienced an ombarra ° the ‘ r fUCl WaS s P cnt; thcir last sb ‘lling had He called his daughter, Roso, to his bedside 
to mako him happy. IIo was satisfied if ment when in the company of tho ^ciUl" loft them tIie da y before; they were friend- and requested her to bring him tho faded 
obodionoe was rendered to his commands, hearted Rose Bradford-ho could not ,osaa,ld alo "°- flower her mother gave hor, that ho might 
Mrs. Gray was a woman of feeble health, steadily, as had been his wont intothotran- , T “ a ^» aItod that evening for Mr. Gray; for look upon it once more before he died. A 
and although she could newer refuse mv nuil denths ef Lev n , m e of i. hc had an errand of benevolence to fulfil, smile lit up the face of the old man as ho 
bool and back again ,0 he h mo ha ^ h » f „ «» 
oanwhilo, with delight,on heraffietiona tl fT’ f.p 
lildieVi cii j i • Rose what? ho eagerly asked. “Rose 
uiaisn piattle. fene filled his wakmo- t? i<- i m • .» s ,, J 
mirrlit-a • rvf i,e,. a i ° Bradford Morns, was the prompt reply. — 
ougnt3; of her, he dreamed; with her. he rx xu i ul t, ■ . * . ' g 
is happy R was tbo daughter of his onco idolized Roso 
is u naosoj n o 1 M.T 1 i x , Bradford. In few words, sho toldhimher 
As lie passed from childhood to vouth a i-x- cu ’ . 
romrflr rlAAAAv tnnHnm... x:....... x x condition. She was returning to her wretch- 
r t> rpii t, . c towards any ono. Sho lookod tho picture 
from Rose Hdl It was not m the hand- of humiliation, and has not been so Sc! 
writing ot lus father, but it boro tho ini- tive against her enemy the cat, since.” 
pression of his seal—a rose—the devico Tho following is the close of Laura’s own 
in June, when the children and grandchil- flicted people during her life. I sympathize 
dren of tho aged patriarch stood around his w dh her much in her afflictions, 
couch to see him die. Tho snows of three- * k>ve ber veb y dearly, she is so lovely 
score and ten winters had whitened his thin SHe iS ° nG of Christ ' s Vcr y 
locks, but they had not chilled his heart.— Yeniovod mvsolf mnn u a. 
I..B cum,nanus. Hearted Rose Bradford;—he could not gaze 
Mrs. G ray was a woman of feeble health, steadily, as had been his wont, into the tran- 
With little Rose for his guide, lie threaded took the precious relic, and said: 
o -?- ***« wvriw ”VU1U tlUmUlB dUU UIIOKO. lit LlIIKiS lU„ j. 1 11 /» i 
occurred to her that a depth of affection and as he spoke to her in tho low, earnest con- • a " d all °yB of an obscure part of 
sympathy lay concealed in tho boy’s heart, filling tone that he once employed; ho hesi- r ! and th ! re * J”‘ a « oId and dimly- 
ready to gush forth at the touch of kindness, tated to put his arm around her nock and ' lg] ht f r(}0r ^- 1,0 tkc wreck 
.... uuu M.UTOUCTI uis hUlll Sistd’S 
loek> but they had not chilled his heart.- I enjoyed myself very much in reading 
He called his daughter, Roso, to his bodsido about Evangeline and her most benevolent 
and requested her to bring him the faded duties. 
flower her mother gave her, that he might * should lovo to meet her with my soul in 
look upon it once more before ho died. " A Heaven wh f 1 dio on the earth. 
smile lit up the face of tho old man as ho How gratifying it musuYtoThThtYrt of 
tooic the precious relic, and said: the poet to have lighted for a while, with the 
ready to gush forth at tho touch of kindness.’ tated to put his arm around her neck and YfY TY ^ r° ^ °,f Y °T 
The rose was carefully deposited in his kiss hor ruby lips, as he used to do, all un- the'T.oYofYio-la 0 ^ °] > oao _ 1,1 1 
dinner basket, and during the long hours of thinkingly, in his boyish days; and this led r p ‘ ^ J 1 <y< a f 10 1U,U 1 ,< A -uuu.soi- 
school many a thought did ho bestow upon him to question his heart and analyze his " °77’” J'Tl V ’ T 
it. At length ho was released, and with leeiings' The son of tho poor widow dared 1 '”r U ' masm ’f r 
nimble steps he started for homo. “See! not hope that the daughter of the rich man , ‘ ppiet the moans, hor 
mother, see!” exclaimed Willio, as he bound- could ever become his bride, and ho resolved Y t T he p ^ 0S P« rcd 5 bat at lon g tb bis lia - 
ed into the room, holding the roso in his to subdue the passion which ho felt rising in 1 1 lllcl u ^ e o sue l an extent t at io 
hand. “Mr. Bradford save it tn his breast. R ( „n v,t --- WaS forcod , to . mako an assignment. The 
sain Mrs. Gray, ’did Mr. Bradford who lives taciturn when they did meet, and it grieved 
in the grand house give you this pretty rose?” her sorely, but she never told her grief. 
“ Yes, mother, and I did not ask him for it Willio had mado good use of his opportu- 
eitiier; oh, ho is so clever.” Mrs. Gray felt nities, and had availed himself of tho ad- 
I < l I that her hoy had been so kindly no- vantages offered by the common school and been tho cause of his ruin a' desnerate 
■ ce< >y ler wealthy neighbor, whom she the reading of useful books; it was now time rambler He obtained a precarious subsist 
haa supposed to bo haughty and aristocratic that he should enter on a course of prenara- for' Li, 7 , P ! m f t 
roTowldTeep rr ” f H "" TTf** d ' ,til!S * ^ *“ *° ‘ hat bi “ werotat 
want it to I S n f K ” ' ?• , H ° W0,ghed tho matter well, and do- being alienated from them. He finally re- 
catastrophe hurried her mother to the grave, 
and in a few months her father also laid his 
weary head by her side. James shortly be¬ 
came a confirmed inebriate, and, what had 
merely because he was wealthy. “I wish 
wo could keep it always,’’said Willie: “I 
want it to remember Mr. Bradford by.”_ 
and laid it between the leaves, telling her 
son that it could be pressed and thus pre¬ 
served for a long time. Daily was the pon- 
derous volmriA aaai. th-.f +l„ u -a , ' . ’ ne uiu not return, iho next Drought a hasty 
proposal of his mother that they should note written on board n vessel bound to 
affection eo fortlAow-vrds'tlie 5 !- ^VV " *° tho city of Nc ' v - India - Tho forsaken wife labored early 
mail to'whom^ie waTTndebtod^for ton”* ft was oomluet- and late to support herself and child, J 
Mr. Bradford waTLer ™ twl ? , “AT , ' I ?T° TOm " &cto, V- and »•>» hor health soon gave way. In this situation 
Cr ° ( ° " ld lod t0 tako kcr son as an apprentice.— the kind-hearted Mr. Gray found her. 
an obscure part of “ My children, I have lived long and seen sunny creatures of his beautiful imagination, 
a cold and dimly- many happy days, but this rose, unsightly tko dark n *£ bt | n which the spirit of tho 
o wreck of the once as it now appears, has given me more en- ^° 01 Pens .°' css giG is'bound ! Truly, such 
,oso Bradford. At joymont than any thing I ever possessed— will evqr. be in the power of critics to bestow 
named James Mor-- When I was but a little boy, it was given to or to take away. 
native plaeo, and me by the grandfather of my dear daughter But it tho poet has reason to consider 
table business, for hero, and behold, it lias been preserved to tbe joy a,nd thanks of the poor girl as ono 
:1 the means. For this time. This simple gift taught me that t triumphs of his muse, what 
' at I(;ngfch hls lla - there were th06(! 111 tb o world who loved to is indebted for what she is more than a hu- 
an extent that ho confer happiness on others, and who would man being merely in form ? Well may he 
assignment. The oven stoop to please and gratify a timid proudly stand by his friend the poot, claim- 
rt-law was entirely child. This led me to form the high resolve d , 1£ j k ar | : of tbo blure ls ; for as Cornelia of 
tho claims of credi- that I would endeavor through life to scatter aiwJaY io'w liL* ^ CI ®} ,ddren , as kinosfc 
<< • • i . . ,y. xi x-1- 1 1 V , precious jewels, so may the teacher of Laura 
I)le incident to this the roses of kindness along my path, and by well point to her and say “ Behold my work 
o other to the grave, the help of God l have been enabled to of Art !”—Boston Transcript. 
father also laid his practice upon it. You know not what ploas- r ,—- — - - 
James shortly be- ure you may ho bestowing by even a kind Beauty.— There is a surprising charm in 
ste, and, what had word or a trivial act. Neglect them not, „„!/XV°tL mtTandToXartlhine 8 
rum, a desperate therefore, and let this venerable memento through the dark lustre of the eye, or lcavo 
precarious subsist- remain among you as an heir-loom, inspir- a legible and beautiful language upon the 
>vely child, but it ing you to benevolent deeds, and be sure cb p ek — or l°ud a deeper music to the rich 
Auctions were fast that life will pass more pleasantly and death volc( L that the outward impress of beauty 
v T a n i ix- „ can be deeply and lastingly felt. Unillumi- 
m IIo finally re- bo more welcome to you ,n consequence.” nated by the spirit, tho most perfect forTta 
he hope ot retriev- fhe voice of the old man ceased. He had but a cold and desolate temple. Like an 
ling and lotteries, gone to his reward. They buried him in a iceberg glittering in the light of sunset, with 
continually. One retired spot, and Rose, with her own hands, tbo ra ‘ nb o w blIOS °f beauty, it may dazzle 
lother passed and planted a rose hush on his grave. ^ or ll # ^Toment,^but none may dream ot com- 
w , ci, ,,, „ munion with its frozen sterility. 
hrmi(rhf. a. hiicfv Sn^h Wftffi Romo nf flm frinfc n Vm/1 J 
Such were some of the fruits of a kind act. 
What a fino sentiment Kossuth ex¬ 
pressed in his address at Southampton, 
when ho said, referring to his own sufferings, 
“ But I will not look to the past for griefs— 
only for instruction.” 
A cheerful temper joined with innocence 
wiil make beauty attractive, knowledge de¬ 
lightful, and wit good natured. It will 
lighten sickness, poverty and affliction: con¬ 
vert ignoranco into an amiable simplicity, 
and render deformity itself agreeable. 
