MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
BY L. WETHER ELL. 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF CINCINNATI. 
3n*ttrr*4ti-rrtr4 the end of the sections in the text hook, are 
dbOtttnttonal 4!J? jinritHEnl. used only for the purpose of an occasional 
review. 
BY l. wetherell. The only remaining question to which 
_ _ it is deemed important to call the attention 
-emrnoT nv rnjPTNNATI of the Board, is the great advantage of having 
PUBLIC SCHO OLS OF CINCINNATI. ^ ^ boyg - n the same classes— 
We give an abstract of the twenty-second During the past year great pains has been ta- 
v © . , . ., ken to gather up information on the pi opne- 
annual Report of the 1 rustees and visitors ty o £ jj av j n g both seX es attend the same High 
of the Common Schools of the Queen City s c hool. The opinions of experienced teach- 
of the West. ers were solicited and received, and the 
The number of scholars enrolled during subject in all its bearings carefully investi- 
during the pending .Tune 80th 18.1, ™ gg* £ S‘we 
13,581 : of this number /.194 were females hay0 become fu i ly satisfied that those class- 
and 6,387 males : the average daily attend- es j n w hi c h both sexes recite, manifest do- 
ance, was 7,153—males, 3,889 females, 2,264. cidedly more interest in their studies, are 
The average age of the children and youth more diligent in their application, and make 
. u , , B i o n better progress than those classes composed 
instructed- males 8 years, females 9. 1 he J QnQ gex 
number of teachers employed 15/ : males ^----- 
r >l • females 106. Of these, five males and THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND. 
um, “it could neither run nor leap, nor ^nFflUtriflPI 
climb, nor burrow under ground; and all gyUUULHy 
its movements must have been necessarily . —.. 
slow. But what need of rapid locomotion VOICE OF THE BRIDEGROOM. 
to an animal whose occupation of digging - 
roots for food was almost stationary ? And Come to my home! 
what need of spoed for flight from foes, to Mcthinks the very wall and fireside lonely, 
a creature whoso giant carcase was encased Are pledged to lighten in thy presence only; 
in an impenetrable cuirass, and who, by a Come to home! 
pat of his paw, or lash of his tail, could in Come, make my home— 
an instant have demolished the cougar or Come with thy “ constant lamp” and light the fire 
the crocodile? Secure within the panoply Of dear domestic love and pure desire— 
of his strong armor, where was the enemy And make my home. 
that would dare encounter this leviathan of Come, share my home— 
the pampas ? or in what more powerful Come, clasp thy gentle hand and life in mine, 
creature Can WO find the cause that has ef- And let us walk thro’gloom and glad sunshine, 
! fected the extirpation of his race ? His en- Sharing our home. 
| tire frame was an apparatus of colossal Thou art mv home— 
I mechanism, adapted exactly to the work it My soul hath found her nearest kin in thee, 
I had to do. Strong and ponderous in pro- And chooseth now thy sweet society— 
! portion as this work was heavy and calcula- Come, be my home, 
ted to bo the vohiclo of life and enjoyment Come—welcome home! 
to a gigantic race of quadrupeds, which within these walls the first and choicest guest: 
I though they have ceased to bo counted Take, too, thy better welcome on this breast— 
! among the living inhabitants of our planet, Home within home, 
have, in their fossil bones, left behind them My Chris( j un hom e, 
an imperishable monument of tho consum- Religious womanhood shall rule the house— 
mate skill with which they were construct- With evening sacrifice and morning vowS, 
I ed.— J\fr. Mithcll's Models of Creation. Blessing my home. 
_ - . - - - - r _ Christian Observer. 
MYSTERIOUS CONDU CT OF A DOG. THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY- 
j Tiie cditor of the Green Mountain Fl ‘<f A FEW evenings s~i^ sitting by his own 
j man, published at Montpelier, Vt., gives the ftre . sid0j after a day of severe labor in tho 
I following item of personal experience : Supreme Court, Mr. Webster introduced 
To the many rcmarkablo anecdotes rela- t bo l ast Sabbath s sermon, and discoursed 
51 ; females 106. Of these, five males and THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND. 
twenty-four females were taught in the com- ^ & m<j of the Ameri c a n Institute 
mon Schools o tie city. .. of Instruction, Prof. IIitzel, of Switzerland, 
Male principals engaged m uho Public , 
1 \, „ , made the following interesting remarks: 
Schools are paid $65 per month. Female . 
Principals $35. Male assistants, first grade, He had in his institution a young man 
11 „ . . . J . ... ; who was deaf, dumb and blind, like Laura 
$45 per month; Female assistants without Bridgman. He took him at the ago of 18 
Principals $35. Male assistants, first grade, na “ n , IS . a 
11 V > to ’ who was deaf, dumb and blind, like Laura 
$45 per month ; Female assistants without Bridgman. He took him at the ago of 18 
experience, $16.—with six months experi- years, and ho now reads with a loud voice, 
enco, $20—with a Principal’s experience, ‘One day, ho saw in a private^house a relief, 
®25 representing our Saviour speaking to the 
The amount expended for tuition during Samaritan woman. It struck him that it 
“ L ci vc ■ j. t was ust what ho wanted to give this boy an 
tho year—$53,066: Salary of Superintend- i dea G f the Savioui’. It was given to the 
The amount expended for tuition during 
tho year— $53,066 : Salary of Superintend¬ 
ent $800 : of Secretary $600 ; for printing, 
maps &c., and for School apparatus, $707. 
The number enrolled in tho Central High 
School, during tho year—boys 59 ; girls, 84; 
total 153. 
THE BOA CONSTRICTOR. 
VOICE OF THE BRIDEGROOM. 
Come to my ho«le ! 
Mcthinks the very wall and fireside lonely, 
Are pledged to lighten in thy presence only; 
Come to my home! 
Come, make my home— 
Come with thy “ constant lamp” and light the fire 
Of dear domestic love and pure desire— 
And make my home. 
Come, share my home— 
Come, clasp thy gentle hand and life in mine, 
And let us walk thro’ gloom and glad sunshine, 
Sharing our home. 
Thou art my home— 
My soul hath found her nearest kin in thee, 
And chooseth now thy sweet society— 
Come, be my home. 
Come—welcome home! 
Within these walls the first and choicest guest: 
Take, too, thy better welcome on this breast—• 
Home within home. 
My Christian home, 
Religious womanhood shall rule the house— 
With evening sacrifice and morning vows, 
Blessing my home. 
Christian Observer. 
THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY- 
A few evenings sinco, sitting by his own 
II. H. Barnes, Principal of tho Central him to explain the character of the Saviour. 
School, (or High School) in his Report gives He said ho knew some good mon, but ho 
this method of instruction which we extract knew no such good man as this. I rom the 
,. , r „ . . effect this had upon tho young man, ho was 
from Ins concluding remarks: _ .. ... ‘. within him. 
idea of the Saviour. It was given to the The ground color of the body of the To the many rcmarkablo anecdotes rela- the last Sabbaths sermon, and discoursed 
bov and he examined it and discovered the £ reat boa > wblcb 1S Glc 5 lar g® sfc and strongest fced of tbe do g 5 we i iave 0 no to add from our m animated and glowing eloquence lor an 
fio-ure of a man and woman. From this of the serpent race, is yellowish gray, on own personal experience. When just start- hour on the great truths of the Gospel. I 
picture he proceeded to teach him about which is distributed, along the back a series ; ng j n our profession, wo slept for a short cannot but regard the opinions of such a 
the Saviour. The hoy could pray before. of la H? e chain-like, reddish brown, and t j mo a i one in our office, much disliking to man m some sense as public property. I his 
He beo-an then to ask many questions about sometimes perfectly red variations, wit i do gQ ^ bocauso we W ero occasionally subject is my apology tor attempting to recall some 
this man, which gave an opportunity for other small and more irregular marks and to severe fits of the incubus, or night-mare of those remarks which were uttemhnjho 
other small and more irregular marks and 
tins man. wmen gave an oppuiuumty iur “ ° w scuac <->x ,77. w coin . 
him to explain the character of the Saviour. s P ots - . from which wo used to depend on others to privacy of the domestic circle. Mr. W said . 
He said lie knew some good men, but ho . Tbo §[® at b °. a 1S H' e fi uentl y from twenty- arouse us . o ne day, our door was beset by “ Last Sabbath, I listened to an ablo and 
knew no such good man as this. From the flvo to tlnrt J. ^ Therarnc tv oAhese a sma11 ’ red ’ Btran S or do & that seemed sin- .learned discourse upon the evidences ot 
effect this had upon tho young man. he was portionate thickness. 1 heiapacitv of t uo gu i ar iy intent on entering. We drove him Christianity. I ho arguments wero drawn 
convinced that Lry Jn ha! within hint- ^ jwico; but ho -oft** returned and tarn prophecy, history. with intend 0 ,,- 
The manner in which the pupils of the self the idea of perfection. One night, 
Central School have been required to learn w hen there was thunder, he inquired if this 
their lessons, and the methods of imparting man could not make tho thunder. This 
instruction, have, during the past year, been young man now makes a prayer every night 
somewhat modified to obviate certain do- a nd morning with tho children, and they 
ficiencies. Weak memories and a want of understand him. 
suitable language to express their thoughts, Jl c perceived at first that tho young man 
wero prominent disadvantages under which W as clovor and he thought lie' would try 
many of the pupils seemed to labor. It an j se e if ho could teach him to speak. Ho 
often appeared quite impossible for them to p U t his hand upon his own breast, and then 
memorize a rule or definition in tho precise t h c boy’s hand upon his throat, and produced 
and logical language of the author. In a (q 10 sound of a in father, and tho young 
few instances it was at least six weeks before m an made a sound, in imitation. He pro- 
they perfectly memorized a piece for decla- coeded in this way for some time, with very 
mation. Special efforts were demanded for httlo prospect of success. Ho was about 
0 convinced tnac every man nau wmim null- oa i,o onrl ewollnw thpimrflv a ’ 
r in which the pupils of the se if the idea of perfection. One night, whenevei they seize and swallo P J, manifested the same ear: 
1 have been required to learn when there was thunder, he inquired if this they seem 1 -e sui ei e< g u r - y- ; n . Being somewhat su 
md the methods of imparting ma n could not make the thunder. This knowing that no one wh, 
ive, during tho past year, been young man now makes a prayer every night sain< A t l davs together and df- ter had been there that 
dified to obviate certain de-j an d morning with tho children, and they Tlia ; u , , j n ‘ f J tv S The smallest opened the door, and by 
eak memories and a want of Linn g est thc . meal , in safe ‘D 11 6 smaUest invited him to come in. 
whenever they seize and swallow then prey, ifiested tho same earnest desire to come denco. They wero stated with logical accu- 
they seem like surfeited gluttons um\iek y, > n Being somowhat surprised at this, and racy and force ; but, as it seemed tome, the 
stupid, helpless, and sleepy. I hey attic j- now j n g £h a t no one who could be his mas- clergyman failed to draw from them the 
same time seek for some retreat where they ter had^been there that day, we at length right" conclusion. He came so near the 
may lurk tor several days together, and di- 0 p ene( j the door, and by words and gestures truth that I was astonished that he missed 
gest their meal in safety. 1 he smallest j nv j te( j him to come in. Joyfully availing it. In summing up his arguments, ho said 
effort will then destroy them; tlic% scaice- himself of the liberty, he entered; and, with- the only alternative presented by these ovi- 
ly can make any resistance; and, equa .y seeming to look round for any one, donees is this:—Either Christianity is true, 
mation. /specialenorts wore uemauuou iur iittlo prospect or success, no was auoui wn l-nmvn fn kill ami . . , " ”, . ; T .‘- • , • . 
the removal of such a lamentable defect in abandoning it. but at that moment he , hntfiln Having darted udoii the tb '«d to our bed, which weis in a small aR- alternative. His spotless lifo, in his Oc 
a faculty, which is really the servant of near- thought of Columbus the discoverer of S( f r ! joining room, tho entrance to which from nest enforcement of the truth, his suffering 
lv all the other mental faculties and powers; America, and that encouraged him to pro- ^ V „ an t ‘ at) roun J tbe oflice, wo always for the sake ot better in its defence, forbid us to suppose 1 1 a _ e 
a"faculty, too, the earliest developed, and, of cee d. At that moment ho discovered that L th its volu minous twistings ^and at every air ’ left °P on - was following an illusion of a heate biai . 
course, the first to be educated, or. at least, tho vowel sounds wero produced by a grad- . , , f h a? j „ heard Some time during that night, we were Every act of his pure and holy life shows 
. 1 . . . „ 1 _ ii... ii __ u tWISt tllC DOnes Ol tile uiuiaiu «eie L-ai . . . , n, ii ._ +1,.,(. nutlmr truth the ndvn- 
a faculty too. the earliest developed, and, of cee d. At that moment ho discovered that 1^. h . volu ^ ino “ s twist i„gs and at every 
course, the first to be educated, or. at least, the vowel sounds were produced by a grad- h bones of the bu ff a ] 0 were heard 
to be educated along with the perceptive U al movement of the tongue, and that the a(jk a§ IoU(l as t]lQ reporfc 0 f a gun. It 
faculties or powers of observation that it several consonant sounds were produced by in yain that the animal struggled and 
may lay up materials for the reasoning different degrees of opening modified by bellowed it9 enormous enemy entwined it 
powers to work upon when they come into the lips. He put the boys finger m his gQ doge ’ that afc lel th ali it J s bonos were 
service. _ . ' . , , ,, mouth and showed him how to move the bod to pieces, like those of a malefac- 
The opinion is now entertained by the tongue, and succeeded m teaching him to ^ Qn tfa ^ heel ’ d the whole body was 
most experienced educators that much make several sounds. He put a prism m roduced t0 one uniform mass; tho serpent 
which is of prospective value should be com- h is mouth, so as to open it the right distance , fcwinod its folds in order to swallow 
mitted to memory in childhood, although for producing the different sounds. Ihe . t leisure . To prepare for this, and 
the mmd is not then capable of fully under- consonants ho reduced to two species, one als ‘ t / make it slip down the throat more 
standing it This is disputed by some who made by the lips, and the other by the smoothlv? it was seen to lick the whole body 
contend that children should learn nothing tongue He put a blind boy at the door, and ’ th us to cover it with a mucilagin- 
verbattm, and nothing that they cannot ful- and made him call and the boy came m; in ’ ubstance . It the n began to swallow it, 
ly understand at the time lest they learn tha t way he taught him the idea of speak- th end fchat offered t he least resistance ; 
words instead of ideas, and form the habit i„g to others by sound in the act of swallowing, the throat suffered 
of dissociating them. But the laws of men- Mr. Thayer inquired how he made com- a dilation th | t it took in at once 
tal progress are against this theory and mumcat.ons to the boy; to which he replied a s ^ bstanco that was thrice its own thick- 
facts condemn it. It is evident that the that ho had taught him an alphabet of signs ^ 
faculties should be educated in the order of by feeling. He took his hand in his own, n T ^ ; animal inha bits India, Africa, and 
their natural development. Memory is de- and impressed the signs upon it, which the g h Ame rica. With respect to their con¬ 
vened before the reasoning and reflective boy returned in the same way, very rapidly; f ti all serp onts have a very wide 
faculties for a wise purpose. It is her office but it was difficult to communicate abstract mouth in ’ ropor tion to the size of the 
to storo tho mind with facts upon which the K le as . . . head; ’and what is very extraordinary, they 
judgment may be exorcised when the mind He was asked how ho gave him the idea ’ nnrl RWA n ftw head of another 
.. • 1 \,-7 1 1 and after procuring some toou for mm, re- or no was an imposter, mere is no uuiui 
oun to kill am tired to our bed, which was in a small ad- alternative. His spotless life, in his ear- 
darted upon 10 j 0 j n j n g room> the entrance to which from nest enforcement of the truth, his suffering 
arrator.) the ser- the offic w0 a iw ays f or t h e sake of better in its defence, forbid us to suppose that he 
rrap bun round ^ 0 p 0n “ was following an illusion of a heated brain. 
board Some time during that night, we were Every act of his pure and holy life shows 
n’orack ts loud-^ st ™tof V n It visited by a frightful fit of the nightmare, that he was the author of truth, the advo- 
to crack as loud as the repoi t ot a gun. it _ J .ula .«f truth oarnost dfifender of truth. 
reduced to one uniform mass • the serpent mounted the bed, and barked in our face, would have died for an illusion : In all his 
+ 1 untwined its folds in order to swallow Failing in this, also, ho stript down tho bod preaching, tho Savior made no popular ap- 
f^nrov af^bfisure ^To nreDare for this and clothes, and fell to pawing our chest, more peals. His discourses were all directed to 
Llito y makeTt^ %jLwn V thVZoatmore and more furiously! till he tore the skin, the individual. Christ and his Apostles 
smoothlv it was seen to lick the whole bodv which instantly broke the horrid spell; and sought to impress upon every man the con- 
and’thus to cover it with a mucilagin- w0 arose with a feeling of gratitude for the viction that ho must stand or fall alone—he 
. qnhstance It then be^an to swallow it interposition, as we could never help viewing must live for himself, and die for himself, 
' ntcl isc than any we roiber to and give up account to ^ommscent 
This animal inhabits India, Africa, and trotted away, never to be seen by us again. 
judgment may be exercised when the mind pie w 
matures, and the reasoning powers come in- 0 f God 
formation, all serponts have a very wide A CONVE NTION, 
mouth, in proportion to the size of tho . „ 
head ; and what is very extraordinary, they E witnessed a few years since a con- 
can gape and swallow the head of another convention of birds the character 
animal" which is three times as big as their of which was inexplicable, and is unexplained 
falls. Ho has nothing to hope from tho aid 
and sympathy of associates. Tho doluded 
advocates of now doctrines do not so preach. 
Christ and his apostles, had they been do- 
coivers, would not have so preached. 
If clergymen in our day would return to 
tho simplicity of tho Gospel, and preach 
to alliance with her, to guide associations Ho replied, and said I 10 took the boy to rpo exD i a ; n tb i s it must be observed bl ornithological works. Wo question mor o to individuals and less to tho crowd, 
kur muko The importance of a mason making a wall, and put his hand - , ’ ^.v,r.+v>«r \incc-o AndnW nr Wilsnn nvnv *1--1,1 m,mi, omrmiami n f 
and direct her course. The importance of a mason making a wall, and put his hand ^ ba j t he law^of tVis ani'maf do not open'as whether Messrs. Audubon or Wilson ever there would not bo so much complaint of 
a ready and attentive memory in almost on the mason and on tho wall, and told him in tho manner of a pair of hinges, saw the like, for if they had they would have the decline of true religion. Many of tho 
every profession and department of business that tho man made tho wall, and in the wb( ^ 0 bones are' applied to bones, and play becn quite likely to have made a note of it. ministers of the present day take their text 
seems to demand especial efforts to educate samo manner ho taught him the same idea on ono an other • on tho contrary, the ser- Spending some days at a friend’s house in f rom St. Paul, and preach from the news- 
so useful a faculty at tho time of its natural respecting many other objects. Then he P Q nt ’ s j aws al - e held together at the’roots by Wyoming county during haying time, wo pap ers. When they do so, I prefer to en- 
development. To accomplish this without asked him who made those objects ? To ^ ebi J gt j c Inuscu i ar gk ; n . by which means wore amon g the mowers, one of whom, with j Q y my 0 wn thoughts rather than to listen, 
neglecting the due cultivation of the moro which he made appropriate replies. He ^hey open as widely as the animal chooses his scythe, cut in twain a large spotted ad- I want my pastor to come to me in tho spirit 
distinguishing and important intellectual then asked who made the plants? The to stretch them and admit of a prey much dor, or milk snake, the parts of which he 0 f tho Gospel, saying, “ You are mortal ;— 
faculties, the reason and the judgment, and boy answored. “ tho sun.” “ But who made tb j cker than the' snake’s own body. Tho tossed over tho fence into tho public high- your probation is brief; your work must bo 
at the same time, to give our pupils a moro the sun ?” Tho boy could not telk He tbroat jj ke stretching leather, dilates to wa y- Hi 11 ^ ew minutes, birds began to col- d 0 no speedily. You aro immortal too.— 
copious vocabulary of words, and a command told him the sun was made by tho being to adm H. the morsal • the stomach receives it l° c ^ upon the fences on either side of the You aro hastening to the bar of God; the 
of language moro appropriate to express whom they prayed night and morning. At hipart* and the rest remains in the gullet, dead snake, and within one hour there was Judge standeth boforo tho door.” When I 
their thoughts upon their several subjects 0 nco tho boy caught tho idea of a Supreme ^putrefaction and tho juices of the ser^ a largo flock composed of almost every va- am thus admonished, I have no disposition 
of study, -we have required them, in certain Being. The effect was so overpowering j.. g bod un ; to l to dissolve it. Library of riet y of bir( l s of our l’ orost - It; was tru ly a to muse or to sleep. These topics, said Mr. 
studies, to recite their lessons in the exact that he had to take care of him lest it jy atura i Historu mixed assemblage; sitting upon the same Webster, “haveoften occupied my thoughts, 
language of the text book, or to develope should overcome him. Some time after, * ' _ _ rail wero birds that we seldom, if over see an d if I had time, I would write upon them 
particular topics in that manner. tho boy took a lens, and held it to the sun THE 'me^ATH F.R TTTM in so close proximity, twittering, fluttering, myself.” 
The result has proved what was anticipa- and triod to burn an object, and said, “ I am _ ' singing, as if they were having a jubilee.— The above remarks are but a moagro and 
ted. By this means their memories have thinking of God.” # This leviathan of the vast plains of South Occasionally they would leave the fencos, imperfect abstract, from memory, of one of 
been strengthened two or three hundred Tho boy was deaf and dumb from his America which wero once occupied by im- light in the road, and form a hollow square, the most eloquent sormons to which I ever 
per cent., and their command of language birth, but he lost his eyes at the ago or six monse num bers of tho race now entirely in the centre of which would be the body of listened .—Congregational Journal. 
there would not bo so much complaint of 
the decline of truo religion. Many of tho 
ministers of the present day take their text 
studies, to recite their lessons in the exact that he had to take care of him lest it 
language of the text book, or to develope should overcome him. Some time after, 
particular topics in that manner. 
The result has proved what was anticipa¬ 
te boy took a lens, and held it to the sun 
and triod to burn an object, and said, “ I am 
tations and compositions. But in all cases w ulDOiloW u fi ___ _ 
other methods of instruction have been su- When he told him of tho being who crea- ed in gi/o tho j argest Rhinoceros, was armed to their haunts in field and forest, 
per-added to the memoritor. In short, tho ted the sun, the bov asked a great many w j tb c j aws 0 f en0 rmous length and power, It was as if a common enemy had been 
method of imparting instruction in the Ceil- questions. . This idea of God had boon r s w hole frame possessing an extreme do- slain, and they wero celebrating tho event, 
of the existing 
snake. Tho scone continued about 
•s, when the birds mostly returned 
THE IVY. 
Hast thou seen tho ivy that hath wreath¬ 
ed itself around some tall tree, anil sends 
language, a general outline, or consecutive Saviour, and tho boy was tormented by it. 
development of the topics discussed or treat- Tho idea of the forgiveness of pins was a 
ed of in the lesson ; no question being asked Christian idea ; and here he saw it was time 
in either case with a view to suggest to him to teach him the Gospel. 
aso with a view to suggest to him to teach him the trospel. _ The spinal marrow must have been a foot solution of the mysterious and singular gath- No; cut the ivy s stem, 1 
what comes next in order; the topic, in He was asked if he could get into his ; n d j ame t er , and the tail at the part nearest ering ? But by what silent and unseen shall relax their grasp 
which th<5 pupil is requirod to develop such mind the idea of justice or truth in the ab- ^ be bodv> twice as large, or six feet in cir- agency did the news go out to all the haunts Sin is tho ivy of th 
subjects or the topics as the teacher may stract. To which he replied that he one cun ,f eren ’ ce The girth of the body was of these birds in woods and meadows, bush with ten thousand crei 
He was asked it he could get into his ; n diameter, and the tail at the part nearest ering? 
Sin is tho ivy of tho soul that clasps it 
with ten thousand creepers, and roots itself 
designate during the recitation; and the day found the boy bad a disposition to 11 c. f ourtoon f ee t and a half, and the length and brier, orchards and gardens, and so soon on every part thereof. To the unreneweil 
method by original questions, by which, in He composed in embossed letters the word 0 ;„hteen feet. effect a gathering so numerous and incon- eye it is beautiful; tho pleasures of tho world 
all cases, the other methods are followed; “Z/c,” and tried to make him understand ” . , admirably adanted for gruous.— Rochester Uuion. the glories of ambition, tho revellings of the 
the object being to search tho pupil’s mind that he had told a lie; and then shut him b _ sensualist- they are gay and splendid, but 
with a view to ascertain his knowledge of up with the word he. ^ow 'on oral structure and strength’of the frlme There aro some controversies prickly like they are killing the soul. And think not 
the truo import of every word phrase, clause told him at night that t b oro'vaj s n o woii the groundin search of roots, brambles, and apt to scratch those that thou to free it from one sin and another; 
and sentence of the author slanguage. In th «>g« ,u " d * but m . tho n Tu® g S wrenching off the branches of trees and handle them, but yielding no savory or the stem of sm must be cut asunder by the 
short, to ascertain whether he has grasped and the boy came m and told the other that u ting S their trunks, on which it princi- wholesome fruit.— Barrow. sword of the Spirit, and its branches and 
the whole subject of his lesson, not only it was a lie. _ This showed that he compie- P “ Heavily constructed and pon- —__ flowers shall die. Take away the lovo of sm 
theoretically, but in such a manner as to bo hended tho idea. 
able to point out its practical bearing and _ -- 
uses. The questions in the margin, or at Be in earnest. 
pally fed. “ Heavily constructed and pon¬ 
derously accoutred,” says Dr. Buckland, in 
1 • 1_X J_ 
Suspicion*. — A fungus which sprouts ou ^ ^ be heart, and tho life shall be free 
his eloquent description of tho megathori-1 from the dunghill of an impure mind. 1 from its power. 
