MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
(Munitionill I) ni ailment. 
Heading for tljr gating. Natural JMonj. 
BY L. WETHER ELL. 
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CO-OPERATE WITH THE TEACHER,. 
After having engaged your teacher or 
teachers, and provided a comfortable place 
for the school to assemble, and plenty of 
I good dry wood well fitted and placed under 
I cover, you have yet more to do or else 
your school will not answer the end for 
which it was opened. No teacher, how¬ 
ever well qualified, can sustain himself and 
keep a good school, without the sympa¬ 
thy and co-operation of the parents and 
friends of education within the district.— 
Every parent and every friend of sound, 
popular education, should, therefore, do all 
in their power to render the school as effi¬ 
cient for good as it is possible to make it. 
It is true the teacher, if skilful and ex¬ 
perienced, will most probably, be the.leader. 
of the little host under his command, but 
unless his hands be staid up by the prayers 
and labors of those for whom he works, he 
can accomplish but little — and that little 
will cost him far moro anxiety, toil and vex¬ 
ation of mind, than keeping a good school 
would do, under favorable circumstances— 
such as when parents faithfully co-operate 
with, and emphatically sustain the teacher 
—one whom they have employed to help 
them in doing the most important work 
that parents can employ aid in doing, to 
wit, the right education and training of their 
children for an honorable place in tho world 
that now is, and so to do this, as not to jeop¬ 
ardize their happiness in that future state 
of being, for which this whole probation is 
but a preparation. 
Tho first thing to be done in this work of 
co-operation is to see that your children are 
all well furnished with suitable books, that 
is to say, such as are deemed the best to aid 
them in doing the work in which they are 
about to engage. Never scold nor com¬ 
plain, nor find fault when you are requested 
to procure such books as are really neces¬ 
sary, for every farmer and mechanic, know 
that without suitable implements or tools to 
work with, that they cannot accomplish the 
labor that they otherwise might. So in 
school, precisely — good books aid in doing 
more and doing it better—therefore, do not 
urge tho objection mis-named economy, as 
a reason for not providing for your children 
all necossary school books—and the teacher 
is, or should bo the best judge in this mat¬ 
ter. Ergo, if you would co - operate with 
the teacher, provide such books as are need¬ 
ed, asking no further questions for con¬ 
science’s sake. 
In the second place, if you would co-ope¬ 
rate with your teacher you must see every 
morning of a school-day that your children 
are made ready and sent to school in good 
season—so as not to be tardy one minute— 
see also, that they take their books, pencils, 
&c., so that when they arrive at tho school¬ 
room, the master’s ears aro not filled with I 
have forgotten this, or I have forgotten that, 
or something else — things which the child 
needs, and which the teacher cannot pro¬ 
vide for the day. Children are forgetful, 
and careless, and it is a part of the work of 
educating to correct thoso habits by steady 
attention on the part of both parents and 
teachers. No parents should permit their 
children to leave home until tho mother or 
some one else sees that every thing is in 
readiness. 
In tho third place every parent should 
understand that it is expected of him that, 
in sending his children to school, ho tacit¬ 
ly delegates to tho teacher power to gov¬ 
ern them while in school, unless he ex¬ 
pressly reserves it, and requests the teacher 
to send the children home to be corrected 
when disobediont. And when this power is 
delegated, it is reasonably supposed on tho 
part of the teacher that he may use such 
means to restrain or constrain the children 
under his charge as aro employed by par¬ 
ents. The teacher must establish his au¬ 
thority by bringing all to line in obedience 
to his will—unless this bo done, tho first re¬ 
quisite of a good school will be wanting.— 
When tho teacher finds it necossary, as he 
sometimes will, to use force, in order to se¬ 
cure submission and obedience—tho par¬ 
ent should not interfere, unless the teacher 
has abused tho trust committed to him—or 
in other words, the parent should no sooner 
meddle here, than ho would with tho neigh¬ 
borhood government of parents over their 
children. If the child or children bo abus¬ 
ed, protect the injured, and see that justice 
is administered, and the weaker party pro¬ 
tected from further injury of this kind.— 
Do not by interfering, undermine tho teach¬ 
er's authority to govern his school, for where 
disorder prevails, tho school cannot prosper 
—the childron cannot grow in knowledge, 
wisdom and virtue. Nover take sides with 
your children against the teacher—but rath¬ 
er sustain him, and nover listen to charges 
made against him until you ascertain from 
other sources that there be good cause for -frit 1 -flra 
Complaint. /tUflUtttj} TO It}£ £ 
Fourthly, mako it a rule to inquire of tho ■ :-- ■ ■ ■ - ■ - 
children at the close of every day, What PLAIN TALK-“IT IS OP NO USE.” 
have you learned to-day ? What lesson, if _ . ~ , __ 
any, have you failed to recite? &c. &c, ed , and 'animated by no high and enobling 
thus showing tho children, that you feel a sentiment,—if you have no principle, and 
deep interest in knowing what they aro do- sneer at virtue and religion, you cannot bo 
ing, and thus manifest it by daily watching a gentleman. A our manners may be fasci- 
their progress. " nating, but they are tho glitter of the ser- 
® , ... pent. Your clothes may be of the richest, 
These are some of the ways by which they only serve to hide a rascal. There is 
parents may greatly aid teachers in their no restraint upon you but law and public 
arduous labors. Without some such aid and opinion. You hunt for prey under spe- 
sympathy, there is scarcely a more forbid¬ 
ding vocation in which a man or woman, 
with a conscience can be engaged—with 
opinion. You hunt tor prey under spe¬ 
cious garb, and decoy with a lying tongue. 
Your face wears a smile, but your heart is 
full of rottenness most foul. You never 
can give out the ring of the true coin— it’s 
sympathy, and faithful co-operation from no use. 
parents, there is hardly a more pleasant em- A silly mother thinks she can mako moro 
ployment than that of teaching the young, than women of her daughters. She toils 
-.—-—- in tho kitchen, and they simper and drawl 
“AT A BARGAIN” nonsense in the parlor. ' She rises with tho 
- sun to get their breakfast, while they read 
Messrs. Editors :—There is a little word the last novel, in bed. She toils over tho 
in common and frequent use, the meaning wash-tub while they drum on the piano.— 
of which, I wish to know correctly. It is 1 ho earnings of the farm aro squandered 
Hv. Wfnra nnW ™,1 iWn t0 , P* fc . 011 t!lGir baCkS > 1X11(1 t0 P Ut th ™ thro’ 
that I understood its moaning, and how and utterly ignorant of all that womanly knowl- 
when to use it. But 1 find “at” this late edge so creditable to tho sex, and unfit for 
period, that I am “at” a great remove from anything but to dress finely, talk nonsenso, 
, ... ., “ . and marry simpletons like theinsolves. It s 
apprehending either its true meaning, or „„ ^ mbtl.or.your silly dreams will never 
its proper use. We see in almost every ad- be realized. 
vertising paper, some article offered for A young man —smooth-faced stripling- 
sale, “at” a bargain. A horse, a house, a with little breeding and less sense, ripens 
farm is advertised for sale “at” a bargain. ^ as ^> an d believes himself an exceeding nice 
And this by men who understand the King’s ' oun & man ' cbews an( ^ sm °hes tobacco, 
T i n , swears gentcely, coaxes embryo imperials 
English to well to say, “I done such a with bear’s grease, twirls a rattan, and stays 
thing. Now I am “ at ” a great loss to know with tho “ women ” across tho gate by moon- 
what the word means, when brought out in light. At concerts ho eats pea-nuts, and 
these advertising notices. manifests his ill-breeding by ill-timed stamp- 
I have consulted Dr. Webster, the prince j n ^ a ! K ^ sbin £ pbiasos. lie stares at every 
.. T , , r , {: ’ 1 lady he meets, pulls at his shirt collar and 
what the word means, when brought out in light. At concerts ho eats pea-nuts, and 
these advertising notices. manifests his ill-breeding by ill-timed stamp- 
I have consulted Dr. Webster. the prince ! n f a ! K ' s ' an ® P biascs - 11° stares at every 
of Lexicographers, and find “at denotes 6noersat the begrimmed laborer as ho pass- 
approach, nearness, presence. But this os him in the street. It’s no use, young sir, 
gives me no relief, as to to its meaning, and you never can bo a man. 
the propriety of its use when brought out A. farmer has a son, and dreams that he 
in an advertisement, offering an article “at” vv ‘ b shine in the professions. Ho is taken 
a bargain. Can you give me f rom the / ai ™ anc * crowded through until 
J „ he is a “college larnt young man, and 
More Light ? u ’ ... .. 
the propriety of its use when brought out A. farmer has a son, and dreams that he 
in an advertisement, offering an article “at” w * b shine in the professions. Ho is taken 
a bargain. Can you give me f rom tho ( fa ™ an( \ crowded through until 
More T tcttt ? 10 1S *1 college larnt young man, and 
K 1 • comes home to waste cologne and hum the 
last negro melody. The father has never 
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The Silver Lake SxoRiES.-These com- and fame J H o ^. ops dmvn into some vil _ 
prise six volumes, containing a collection of lage and hangs out his shingle, waiting for 
Stories in prose and rhyme with numerous customers and living upon cold victuals sent 
Illustrations, by Cousin Cicely — author of from home. Tho father wonders why the 
The Old Portfolio, Cornucopia, etc. We S enias of bis son remai » s unnoticed by tho 
, , , , „ T 11 » , A, u n world. It s no use, old man, vou have at- 
have read the Jumble and the Green tempted t0 mako a whistle ofp5g - s taiL _ 
Satchel,” and find them exceedingly well cal- A man may go through college, and yet 
culated to entertain and instruct tho minds have no brains.— Cayuga Chief. 
of children, for whom thoy are specially de- --■-—- 
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and invariably furnish good moral lessons, Young neonlo who have Wn bahltnnllv 
DISCIPLINE IN CHILDHOOD. 
Young people who have been habitually 
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religious nature of the children who read moro indulge in capricious desires, but will 
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what else is tho solfishness of princes and 
other great people to be attributed. It is 
vain to think of cultivating principles of 
generosity and bcnificence by mere exhor¬ 
tation and reasoning. Nothing but the 
practical habit of overcoming our own sel¬ 
fishness, and of familiarly encountering pri¬ 
vations and discomfort on account of others, 
will over enablo us to do it when required. 
And therefore I am firmly persuaded that 
indulgence infallibly produces selfishness 
and hardness of heart, and that nothing but 
a severo discipline and control jan lay tho 
The Fifteenth Annual Catalogue of will ever enablo us to do it when requir 
the Mount IIolyoke Female Seminary in A n , b f hereto re I am firmly persuaded t 
o TT ,, /\h s i , . , indulgence infallibly produces seltishn 
South Hadley, (Mass.) has been sent to us. and hanlness of heart, and that nothing I 
The whole number of pupils 252. This ex- a severe discipline and control can lay 
cellent Female Seminary, founded by the foundation of a magnanimous character. 
late Mary Lyon, continues exceedingly pros- -—-- 
perous as it deserves, under the charge of A WORD TO YOUNG MEN. 
Miss Mary W. Chapin, Principal, aided by Prof . Silliman d^d a recent Smith 
fifteen lady assistants. Board and Tuition, nian lecture in Washington by giving i 
360 a 3 eat. followim* sensible ndvien t.e venno- men • 
WORDS ALTERING IN MEANING. 
What a multitude of words originally 
harmless, have assumed a harmful as their 
Prof. Silliman closed a recent Smithso¬ 
nian lecture in Washington by giving tho 
following sensible advice to young men : 
“ If, therefore, you wish for a clear mind, 
strong muscles, and quiet nerves, for long¬ 
life and power prolonged into old age, per¬ 
mit mo to say, although not a temperance 
secondary meaning; how many worthy have lecturer, avoid all drinks but water, and but 
acquired an unworthy. Thus, “Knave” m >ld infusions of that fluid; shun tobacco 
meant once no more than a lad; “villain” anc l opium, and everything else that dis- 
no more than peasant; a “boor” was only Lirbs tho normal state of the system; rely 
a farmer; a “ churl ” but a strong fellow.— upon nutritious food and mild dilulent 
“Time server” was used two hundred years drinks, °f which water is the basis, and you 
ago quite as often for one in an honorable, W !H ntiec l nothing beyond these things, ex- 
as in a dishonorable sense, “serving the time.” C0 Pl ; res f arR l ^ ie due moral regulation of 
“Time server” was used two hundred years drinks, of which water is the basis, and you 
ago quite as often for one in an honorable, W !H need nothing beyond these things, ex- 
as in a dishonorable sense, “serving the time.” C0 Pl ; res f an d tho due moral regulation of 
There was a time when “conceits” had all your powers, to give you long, and happy, 
nothing conceited in them; “ officious ” had an( ! useful lives, and a serene evening at the 
reference offices of kindness, not of busy c l° so 
meddling; “moody” was that which per- „ ~ ' “77^ ' 
tained to a man’s mood, without any gloom Goon Advice. Stick to your trade boys, 
or sullenness implied. “Demure” (which an d learn how to work, if you ivish to bo 
tained to a man’s mood, without any gloom Goon Advice. Stick to your trade boys, 
or sullenness implied. “Demure” (which a ud learn how to work, if you ivish to bo 
is des maturs, of good manners) conveyed no G uly,independent. I hero is no more piti- 
hint, as it does now, of an overdoing of the , Sight than a half learned mechanic ap- 
outward demonstrations of modesty; in Pw ”'S work, lie is always at the foot 
“craft” and “cunning” there was nothing of , t 10 . • a , abor as be , ma y< unless he 
crooked wisdom implied, but only knowl- ias attained the years of his majority ho 
edge and skill; “craft” indeed still retains ' V1 never be perfect, and can calculate on 
very often its pure honorable uso, a man’s P°) 01 ty as his portion, with a good deal of 
“ craft ” being his skill, and then the trade saaet y- 
in which he is skilled. And think you that J —--- 
the Magdalen could have ever given us * s scarcely sensible to fatigue whilst 
“ Maudlin ” in its present contemptuous ap- h® marches to music. The very stars are 
plication, if the tears of penitential weeping sa id to mako harmony as they revolve in 
had been held in duo honor in the world ?— their spheres. 
R. Trench, on the study of fVords. 7 
__ _ _. Whatever is worth doing at all. is worth 
Knowledge lies deep in a well, but there doing well; ffiit it is impossible to do any 
is a way to draw it up, and diligent scholars G*ing well without attention. 
find it out. ---- 
--- The hypocrite and tho pharisee, like some 
Everything morally wrong, is intellectu- beasts, aro only valuable for their skin and 
ally absurd, and physically weak. their fine colors.— Cudworth. 
A BIRD STORY. 
That ardent admirer of nature, Mrs. Child, 
tells a pretty anecdote of a family of swal¬ 
lows which she was acquainted with. “ Two 
barn swallows,” she says, “ came into our 
wood-shed in the spring-time. Their busy, 
earnest twittering led me to suspect they 
were looking out a building spot; but as a 
carpenter’s bench was under tho window, 
and very frequently hammering, sawing, 
and planing were going on, 1 had little hope 
that thoy would choose a location under 
our roof. To my surpriso, however, they 
soon began to build in the crotch of a beam 
over tho open door way. I was delighted, 
and spent more time watching than ‘ penny 
wise ’ people would have approved. It was, 
in fact, a beautiful little drama of domestic 
love. The mother bird was so busy and so 
important ; and her mate was so attentive ! 
Never did any newly-married couple take 
more satisfaction with their first nicely-ar¬ 
ranged drawer of baby clothes, than they 
did in fashioning their little woven cradle. 
The father bird scarcely ever left tho side 
of tho nest. There ho was all day long, 
twittering in tones that were most obviously 
the outpourings of love. Sometimes he 
would bring in a hair or straw, to be inter¬ 
woven in the precious little fabric. One 
day my attention was arrested by a very 
unusual twittering, and I saw him circling 
round with a largo downy feather in his 
bill. He bent over tho unfinished nest, and 
offered it to his mate with the most grace¬ 
ful and loving air imaginable; and when she 
put up her mouth to take it, I 10 poured 
forth such a gust of gladsome sound ! It 
seemed as if pride and affection had swelled 
his heart till it was almost too big for his 
little bosom. 
When the young became old enough to 
fly, anybody would have laughed to watch 
the manoeuvres of the parents ! Such div¬ 
ing down from the nest, and flying up again! 
Such wheeling round in circles talking to 
tho young ones all tho while ! Such cling¬ 
ing to the sides of tho shed with their sharp 
claws, to show tho timid little fledglings 
that thero was no need of falling. For three 
days all this was carried on with increasing 
activity. It was obviously an infant flying 
school. But all their talking and fussing 
was of no avail. The little things looked 
down, then looked up, but, alarmed at the 
infinity of space, sunk down into the nest 
again. At length, the parents grew impa¬ 
tient, and summoned their neighbors. As I 
was picking up chips one day, I found my 
head encircled by a swarm of swallows.— 
They flew up to tho nest, and jabbered 
away to tho young ones ; they clung to the 
walls, looking back to tell how the thing was 
done ;they dived and wheeled, and balanced, 
and floated, in a manner beautiful to behold. 
The pupils were evidently much excited. 
They jumped on tho edge of the nest, and 
twittered, and shook their feathers, and 
waved their wings, and then hopped back 
again, saying, ‘it’s pretty sport, but we 
can’t do it.’ Three times the neighbours 
came and repeated their graceful lesson. 
Tho third time, two of the young birds 
gave a sudden plunge downward, and then 
fluttered and hopped till they lighted on a 
small upright log. And oh ! such praises as 
were warbled by the whole troop ! The air 
was filled with their joy ! Some were flying 
around, swift as a ray of light; others were 
perched on the hoe handle and the teeth of 
the rake; multitudes clung to the wall after 
the fashion of their pretty kind, and two 
were swinging, in the most graceful style on 
a pendant hoop. Never while memory lasts 
shall I forget the swallow party.” 
THE CONDOR. 
Tnii Condor is the largest winged bird 
known, its extended wings measuring from 
tip to tip, about fifteen feet. It is, no doubt, 
of all creatures living upon the earth, the 
one that can remove the farthest from it. 
The terrestrial localities of this gigantic 
bird, are comprised in a zone which extends 
from about 1,000 to 19,000 foot above tho 
sea, and the height at which it habitually 
soars, according to Humboldt, is six times 
that at which clouds are suspended over the 
plains of Europe. When searching for 
food, it descends to the plains which border 
tho base of the Cordilleras; and Humboldt 
has called the attention to the remarkable 
physical fact, that tho same individual which 
breathes so easily the rarified air of the 
loftiest regions, should sometimes suddenly 
descend to the sea-shore, thus passing rap¬ 
idly through all climates, and every condi¬ 
tion of atmosphere. It was formerly be¬ 
lieved, in connection with experimental ob¬ 
servations on the air pump, that no creature 
could exist under so low a pressure; but 
it is now known that the species breathes 
when the barometer stood only thirteen 
inches as if it stood at thirty. Its most fre¬ 
quent haunts range from 10,000 to 19,000 
feet above tho sea. These lofty regions are 
known vernacularly by the name of Condor 
nests, although tho female is behoved to lay 
her eggs upon the arid rock. There, perch¬ 
ed in dreary solitude on tho crests of scat¬ 
tered peaks, at the very verge of the region 
of perpetual snow, theso dark, gigantic birds 
aro seen silently reposing like melancholy 
spectres. But however wild and savage 
may bo their haunts and habits, the tales 
narrated of their carrying off young persons 
ten or twelve years of age, may bo regarded 
as fabulous by any one who has examined 
their feet and talons, which though long, 
and in some respects powerful, are but 
slightly curved. There is scarce an instance 
of their assaulting even a child. 
Opticians preserve a peculiar race of 
spiders, whose webs thoy employ to strain 
across tho eye pieces of important tele¬ 
scopes, as no fabric of human construction 
is sufficiently fine for the purpose. 
Inbbnll) Urobings. 
sabbath worship. 
Ye v.Tio adore the God unseen, 
Come, to his sacred courts repair; 
With holy heart and conscience clean, 
Rejoicing in his presence there. 
High let your sacred anthems peal, 
Like those that worship round the throne ; 
With rapturous thoughts, with holy zeal, 
Ills power declare, his goodness owu ! 
Thus shall ye taste the joys below, 
Of those that worship him above; 
Thus shall your hearts delighted know, 
And feel his everlasting love. 
[iV. Y. Observer. 
A STATESMAN’S SOBER THOUGHTS. 
Hon. T. H. Benton, in a late address ro- 
marked :—“ I have gone through a contest 
for which I had no heart, and into which I 
was forced by combinations against life and 
honor, and from which I gladly escape.— 
What is a seat in Congress to me ? I have 
sat thirty years in the highest branch of 
Congress, have made a name to which I can 
expect to add nothing, and I should only bo 
anxious to save what has been gained. I 
have some domestic affections, sorely lacer¬ 
ated in these times; a wife whom I have 
never neglected, and who needs my atten- 
tention now more than ever; children, some 
separated from me by the wide expanse of 
oceans and continents, others by tho slender 
bounds which separate time from eternity, 
I touch tho ago which the Psalmist assigns 
for the limit of manly life, and must be 
thoughtless indeed, if *1 do not think of 
something beyond tho fleeting and shadowy 
pursuits of this life, of all which I have seen 
tho vanity. What is my occupation ? Ask 
tho undertaker, whose face—present on so 
many mournful occasions — has become 
pleasant to me. Ho knows what occupies 
my thoughts and cares ; gathering the bones 
of the dead, a mother, a sister, two sons, a 
grandchild; planting the cypress over as¬ 
sembled graves, and marking tho spot where 
I and those who aro dear to me, aro soon to 
be laid ; all on tho sunset sido of the Father 
of Floods—the towering city of St. Louis 
on one hand, the rolling stream of the Mis¬ 
souri on tho other, and where a ccmetry of 
large dimensions is to bo the future necrop¬ 
olis of unnumbered generations. Thoso 
aro my thoughts and cares, and tho under¬ 
taker knows them.” 
TRUE PHILOSOPHY. 
I saw a pale mourner stand bending over 
the tomb, and his tears fell fast and often. 
As he raised his humid eyes to heaven, lie 
cried,— 
“ My brother ! oh, my brother !” 
A sago passed that way and said,— 
“ For whom dost thou mourn ?” 
“ One,” replied he, “whom I did not suf¬ 
ficiently love while living ; but for whose in¬ 
estimable worth I now leol.” 
“ What wouldst thou do if ho were restor¬ 
ed to thco ?” 
The mourner replied, “ that ho would nev¬ 
er offend him by an unkind word, but ho 
would take every occasion to show his friend¬ 
ship, if ho could but como back to his fond 
embrace.” 
“Then waste no timo in useless grief,” 
paid tho sage ; “ but if thou hast friends, go 
and cherish tho living, remembering that 
they will one day be dead also.” 
GOING UP A LADDER. 
We have been watching with intenso 
interest, a man’s journey up to the roof 
of yonder building. It may be some sixty 
feet to the top, and his only foothold and 
dependence is a frail ladder, that shakes 
with his every step. It is a fearful thing to 
hang thus suspended—ono round loosened, 
his hold is lost, and death is certain. 
We are all going up tho steep ladder of 
life, and we are not so suro as ho that the 
round before us is not loose. Let us tako 
hoed—like him bo slow and sure; like him 
feel that we hang midway between earth 
and the grave; like him hold closely on to 
tho sides, God’s providences, and as" he at 
last mounts to the top, there to rest from 
his labors, so shall we attain to Heaven, not 
like him for a transient hour, but a whole 
and delightful eternity. 
Beautiful Thought. — “A strong*man 
will carry me over the mountains.” These 
were tho words of a sweet little dying boy 
in tho city of Boston, a few weeks ago. 
About the middle of tho night in which 
he died lie saw' something beautiful which 
ho could not very well understand. He 
was much delighted with tho vision, and his 
parents assured him that God had given 
him a glimpse of heaven. But they soon 
perceived that the vision was somewhat 
marred by the appearance of mountains 
which he saw before him. Almost in a mo¬ 
ment, however, after they were discovered, 
lie exclaimed, “ A strong man will carry me 
over the mountains!” Gentlo child! and 
gentle faith! 
I commend myself into your hands, O 
Father, by whose providence I came into 
this world, by whose providence I have been 
kept in this world, and by whose providence 
I would depart hence and bo with Christ.— 
Bradford. 
A right temper of mind involves blosscd- 
ness in itself; it is this only change we need 
to endeavor. YVo wear out our days in van¬ 
ity and misery, while wo noglect this work, 
and busy ourselves to catch a fugitive sha¬ 
dow that hovers about us.— Howe. 
The worst of men would find themselvos 
under soino restraint, could thoy but obtain 
of themselves to sit down sometimes, and 
solemnly think of God.— Ibid. 
