MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
APRIL 3. 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker 
THE CONSUMPTIVE BRIIM 
BT CLARA P. TAWGHR. 
Like a broken lily dying 
In thy beauty—fair young bride! 
’Neath the turf tbou’lt soon be lying 
With no fond one by thy side. 
While the dearest joys surround thee, 
That on earth are ever known, 
And life’s sweetest ties have bound thee, 
Thou art going hence—alone. 
Ere thy bridal-wreath has faded, 
When fond hopes allure thy stay, 
Ere one cloud thy sky hath shaded. 
Thou art vanishing away. 
Thou art going surely—slowly— 
Daily grows thy brow more pale, 
Daily seems tby look more holy, 
And thy sylph-like form more frail. 
On tby cheek of snowy whiteness 
Blooms the rose-tint all too bright, 
In thine eye of starry brightness. 
Far too dazzling is the light. 
Though thy chosen sits beside thee, 
And fond arms are ’round thee thrown, 
Cruel Death will soon divide ye, 
Lay thee in the dust alone. 
Ever by thy side be lingers, 
Gazes in thy soft dark eyes, 
Firmly clasps thy thin, white fingers, 
To detain thee from the skies. 
And on him thou lookest mildly, 
With unutterable love, 
While his torn heart prayeth wildly, 
“ Let mo go with thee above.” 
Then thy drooping head thou layest 
On his heart, its throes to still. 
And in sweet submission sayest, 
“’Tis our Heavenly Father’s will.’* 
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" TWAS HARD TO LAY HIM THERE” 
Morning dawned at last upon our sleepless eyes. — - - —- - 
The glorious sun arose in majesty as if eager to Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorke*. 
i cheer our desponding, broken hearts. The cool LINES. 
| autumn breeze wafted to ns the perfumes of the - 
latest, sweetest flowers of the season, but our hearts ra8bl 7 judge we by the outward seeming, 
yielded not to the sweet influence of these. We ! he thou B hts > the feelings, and the souls of men. 
, , „ ,, ... Peeking communion with the heartless shows, 
were sad, very sad. Our eyes were swollen with f,... ’ 
’ J •> . The cold formalities by rule prescribed — 
weeping, our hearts were well nigh broken with The dull routine of daily toi , and care _ 
anguish. Upon this lovely day, to many bring- The deep deception, which the unhallowed mask 
ing happiness and joy, we were to consign the Of rile dissimulation, strives in vain to hide, 
loved form of a son, a brother, a friend to its last And knowing naught—but what all else may know, 
long resting place. We judge our brothers—thus are judged by them. 
We had watched by his bed-side through all the 0, how unworthy of the gen’rous heart; 
NICARAGUA MARRIAGES. 
We judge our brothers—thus are judged by them. 
0, how unworthy of the gen’rous heart; 
long summer. “When spring was putting forth How undeserving of the mighty trust 
her flowers” we had expected “the messenger,” Which God has given us, we poor mortals are, 
but spring came and went, the long sultry summer That tbus wu hide the nob,Br P art “ lhe soul, 
days passed, and still be lived and suffered, yet ’ ,. , 
, . , The very falseness which we act ourselves, 
murmured not, until our anxious hearts began to Draw cloper roul)d the chaius which bind the gpiritj 
hope he might yet he spared many years to glad- The fawuiDg slave, the cringing, suppliant courtier, 
den our home. But just as we began to cherish Of that great tyrant, called the World’s Opinion, 
this hope in our bosoms, the “ ruthless destroyer” Smile, when we fain would clasp our hands and weep 
came—none the more welcome because of our long Weep, when our tears are oDly mockery;— 
watching—and snatched from our embrace him fi * re P raiKe , where censure would but be a virtue, 
whom we had learned to love the more for his pa- And censure wLere the world wil1 not * ive P™™;- 
,. , , . , , . , . , , , Worship the famous!— kneel at Mammon’s shrine,— 
tience and kindness during his long and tedious , . , ., .. ’ 
a ° And, while our ears are tingling neath the sound, 
illness. n-Li.a.-wn. £irr f, f „ „ . ’ 
whom we had learned to love the more for his pa- And censure wLere lhe wor,d wil1 n,,t * ive praise;- 
,. . , . , . . , . , , , Worship the famousl—kneel at Mammon’s shrine,— 
tience and kindness during his long and tedious , . , ., .. „ ’ 
° ° And, while our ears are tingling neath the sound, 
l Dess. . . Cry with the rabble, “ Hark! how Nero sings /” 
We had hade him good-bye ere his spirit soared Pray with the lips, lift up the voice in praise 
aloft, knowing that if faithful we should meet him and love, in words, and bate where earth commands, 
again where partiDgs are unknown. And now we Truth is immolated on the unholy altar, 
were called upon to perform the last sad offices of Where Fashion and Ambition offer up 
kindness, sad indeed they were, that of placing Their dail 7 orifice of peace and happiness, 
his body in the Silent grave. Oh, how our hearts °> when will we, blessed by tbe will of God 
recoiled at the thought of leaving him there, with With mi kh'y powers, with never-dying minds— 
0, when will we, blessed by tbe will of God 
W ith migh'y powers, with Dever-dying minds— 
no companion but the worm —where no ray of (That blessing which we s.» oft make a curse) 
With unutterable love, sunUght could penetrate the lowly bed. How we * hfe " wil ‘ we '"T" d r. gDed ^ 
While his torn heart prayeth wildly, t ^ the enows of the coming winter , houI(] *“ rel ‘ D * tbe ^visible but adamantine chains, 
“ Let mo go with thee above.” , 1 , ... ° Which we have wound so firmly round ourselves, 
lay above bis lowly bed, that tbe keen blast should When will we rise to walk untrameled in the ways of 
Then thy drooping head thou layest howl over the resting place of our loved one. Truth. 
On his heart, its throes to still- „ , J , , „ ,,, , 
And in sweet submission sayest, “ ’ Twas bal'd to lay him there” and wend our Wb * n we-knowmg that the angels 
“’Tis our Heavenly Father’s ^IL” way hack to the lonely home in which he had ever Ia11,6 gr * a ” m , !■ \ J " CreaUoD 
J i_ . Were made but little higher than were we — 
-- been the sunlight, to see tbe sick couch empty, .. 
? * “ Learn to be noble; then tbe nobleness that lies 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. over which we had Stood 80 Oft, soothing the lan- l„ ot h e r men, sleeping, but never dead, 
HOME SUNSHINE K u 'd> weary one. Will nse j n majesty to meet our own.” 
_ We thought how oft the tear would trickle down Roselia. 
Mark home cheerful. Don’t let its sunshino be the Pale cheek of the mother as she looked upon - *-**— 
darkened by an impatient, fretful, or repining spirit the empty chair, how oft the name of the departed Written for Moore’s Rmai Now-Yorker. 
Perhaps you are not well and a trifle may serve to one would seal the lips of the father as he strove “SPRING HAS COME,” 
discompose and irritate your nerves, but is that to speak, how brothers and sisters would miss him --- 
any reason why you should revenge your annoy- in their sorrows, in their enjoyments, in each of Dear Rural: —“The winter of our discontent” is 
ance on the first unoffending member of the fami- which he was ever a sharer; but we thought, too, over at last, and spring time, sweet and sunny, is 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
HOME SUNSHINE 
Iu tbe great miracle of the world's creation 
Were made but little higher than were we — 
“ Learn to be noble; then the nobleness that lies 
In other men, sleeping, but never dead, 
Will rise in majesty to meet our own.” 
Roselia. 
Written for Moore's Rural Naw-Yorker. 
“SPRING HAS COME.” 
In his account of the discovery, and settlement ^ 
of Nicaragua, Mr. Helps describes a national cus- — ■ ■ - - 
tom in regard to marriage, which, he remarks, Written for Moore's Rural New-York* 
“ Among all the strange things that have been done « jjqt DEAD BUT SLEEPETH •» 
in the way of matrimony, is perhaps unique in the J__ 
annals of the world.” BT i»a pairpihld. 
Nicaraguan Marriage.—A young Nicaraguan ... , , .. v 
, ... , ' , 6 . , fold the white hands on bis breast, 
beauty would have many favored lovers: but, after iasave him to his dreamless rest, 
a time, bethinking her that it would be well to Night, with dark and solemn brow, 
marry and settle, she would ask her father to give Hides him in her chamber now; 
her a portion of land near to where he lived.— And while years their numbers swell, 
When he had appointed what land she should have, He sba11 slumber deep and well, 
she would call her lovers together and tell them Weep not o’er the narrow bed, 
that she wished to marry, and to take one of them Soft it pilloweth his head, 
as her husband; that she did not possess a house; Life's rude storms above him beat, 
but that she desired that they would build her one Howls the tempest at his feet; 
on the land which her father had given her. The " ake no feTer 
prudent damsel did not hesitate to enter into de¬ 
tails as to the kind of house she wished to have Lhi«el out tbe stone with care, 
built, and would add that, if they loved her well, ^' ant ‘ he roses tb . ic , b ;[ the f’ 
,, , ,, , ... , ’ , . . „ ’ Thornless roses, bid them bloom, 
the house would built by such a day, giving them Sweetly on tbe Christian’s tomb; 
a month or six weeks to complete it in. To one Freed from sorrow, sin and pain, 
she would give charge of furnishing the wood- He shall waken yet again, 
work; to another, to find the canes which were to „ 
, ,, ,. , , When the last long trump shall sound, 
form the walls; to another, to provide the cordage; Whose dread thunder shakes the greund, 
to another, to gather straw for the roof; to an- When the mighty, risen Son, 
other, to procure dried fish to stock the house; to Cometh with His holy ones, 
another, to get deer and pigs for her; to another, And his g ,or 7 fills the skies, 
to collect maize. This work was usually put in He who sleepeth shall arise, 
hand with the utmost promptitude, nor was the Clothed in beauty and in light, 
least thing dispensed with that she had asked for. Stainless, radiantly bright, 
On the contrary, anxious to show their zeal to the Dwelling where the Father’s eye 
lady of their affections, they sometimes brought Greets His own approvingly; 
double of what had been demanded. Their friends He who sleeps in Christ shall see, 
, . .111 - , in Heaven, a brifirht etornitv 
and relations aided them, for it was always thought Independence, N. Y. 1858. 
a great honor to he the successful competitor, and _ [ _ 
that it would reflect honor upon his kindred. . 
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vve may easily imagine what efforts were made _ m n t tt 
by the contending parlies to promote their several HER. 
suite, how her relatives were honored and flattered, „ Yka thongh j wa , k throngh the valle and 
h iw her companions were waylaid, and what tales shadow of death , T wiI1 fea r no evil,” and leaning 
were conveyed to her ears of the dangers and la- tenderly on the “rod and staff” the tender feet 
hors that were undertaken for her sake. The pomp we ntdown into the “ dark valley,” over the tossin* 
of courtship could never have been brought so wavefi to the angel arms waiting on the other river 
distinctly before the eyes of the world as in the 8 j de t0 reC eive her. 
pleasant province of Nicaragua. 
There was a clapping of hands and a shout of 
At last the house was ready. Iho provisions and joy eclloed far across the dark waters ^ the , 
the furniture were put in it, and the hearts of the gates 8wung back on their lden hi and th J 
over-worked competitors heat rapidly as the fortu- molher U nm , if(ed her bri ht garmen(g and 
Dear Rural:— 1 “The winter of our discontent” is nate or ^ a,al moment approached. 
nn( i onrinirtimo on ,i A solemn feast was held in the new house.— 
went over the home-threshold of our Heavenly 
rather. Ihere was the sound of rejoicing up 
ly circle who comes in your way? Or, admitting of his blissful employment in Heaven—chanting upon us. What a charm those words, “spring- Wiicn ,lie supper was concluded, the damsel rose ibere aroun( i the white throne, for another brow 
the cause of disturbance to he serious, occasioned ever the praise of his deliveries amid the blood- time,” bring with them. Don’t you remember the an( ^ Ina< ^ e a short but gracious speech. She first wag ready f or tbe cr0WI1( and ano ther pair of hands 
perhaps by the gross carelessness or wilfulaess of washed throng. And when the “man of God” time when they had a ring of music about them, lhanked tkem a11 heartily for the labor they had c i as pj ng tbe go id en harp. But here, in the little 
another, is it not one of the “daily crosses” you slowly and solemnly repeated above the open grave, that fell on the ear like a chime of bells? when undergone on her behalf. She then said that p ar lor at home, there was a sound of weeping, and 
are called upon to bear and should it not be met in am the resurrection and the life, he that believ- they were like the magical words of a conjurer, to she wlshed ]t was in her power to make so many achiug hearts were bending over a form of sense- 
a gentle, patient spirit? Y'ou are responsible for eth in me shall live again,” we knew in whom he bring up all sorts of wonderful pictures? All the women lhat she could provide a wife for each of ]esg clay) and gent i e hands were robing it for its 
every action of your life, every separate influence had trusted and were comforted. Nellie. autumn, when the grass was growing crisp, and her 8uitorp ; ln tlmes P ast tke . T bad seen what co fr me d bed. Very tenderly they folded the pale 
which you exert upon those around you. Will a R .March, 1858. the brown and yellow leaves fluttering down from a l (n iug mistress she had been to each of them; hands over the pulseless heart and wiped the death- 
brother or sister lie made more loving or more ■ —~.- - the trees, and drifting about in the wind, you kept but novv sL e was going to he married, and to dew from off the white bro but there were tear _ 
which you exert upon those around you. Will a ! 
brother or sister he made more loving or more ! 
careful if every unintentional trespass, nay, if j 
every positive fault he met by unkind looks or un- j 
gentle words? Will your influence over a domes-1 
tic, your power to win her to an affectionate feeling ! 
March, 1858. 
dew from off the white brow, but there were tear- 
iional trespass, nay, if ; DRESS. away the feeling of sadness that would fall like a belong to one alone —and this is the one, she fal eye8> i ook i ng down through the darkness on 
l,j unkind look, or un- j , „ inclined t0 concnr with w , , rc . on jour heart, by »,ing to yourself, “in “J* ‘ hr ' >u<,i ”«’ “ d “ •*»* with It. 
influence over . dome mMkonce mndebyadistinguiehedcount,woman, ‘' ,e j 8 ‘ m , e thej ', w ' 1 i'"”' *""? ““f ohoioe h.vtag SUfll ” g C °"““ "" 10,18 t8 ' il0 “ a '‘° UrS ‘ n 
io an afleclionatc feeling ; , cannot at this moment cal] her name to niind, who i rs and hli™ «" tin j.. 
r. * , . , , ° iciumoi, iu uns iiioineru,can uername i,o mina, wtio , .. , , , suitors and their resopetive factions went swav 
for yourself, to a faithful performance of duty, an j thus expressed herself:-“I never will forgive a “^1“ / Ta™™ S ° mS amicably and concluded the feast hv dancinir and 
interest in higher and holier subjects, be strength- woman for being m.dressed, or for bestowing a the , 8p / m /' f nd "7 7' d8 t0 f th ® )0U S h ’ drinking until the sensed of of“ em were 
eneri Lv a harsh nr amrrv rehnlro? Thinlr ore . ... .. . ... _ last year’s birds have left the nest, ami last, vear’s u ““ u o' uuui vuc houses oi inosi oi mom weie 
ened by a harsh or angry rebuke? Think, ere you thought on her toilet after it is once’completed”’ “ ‘“‘year’s birds have left the nest, and last year’s ^ W1 U1 1 " em narrow aisle. The pale daylight struggled in 
render yourself and those around you unhappy- . A slatternly, dowdily dressed woman is no pleas- flower s are dead forever ’ As'to the bride she was henceforth utterly throu « h the b^open blinds, and the wind lifted 
eie you griete and dishonor the Master who has j ng ob j ec t 0 f contemplation; neither is one who is “ Spring-time! have the words lost their charm ,, . . f 01 mer lovers, and showed herself Up ' tS ^ reat wa ^‘ng voice without, tossing the rest- 
set you in the circle of home duties and home af- everlastingly conscious of her costly robes and - vet? Can > ou not £ee thera - green meadows tQ , )e a true w|fe Th di8 l Dointed Buitore for less snovv flakes h ^ber and thither, and then stole 
fections, and who will one day require a strict ac- 8I)arkIing gemss who values herself, and expects to a11 dotted over with star,- y daada b-ons, and the lit- the m t f bore their di3auDointment mee ’ klv down bes5de the frost Y P aiiea sobbing moans— 
count at your hands. be'valued, for those outward adornments that per- t!e brook ’ with it8 fril, ^ e of C0Wfili P’ and of ~ ’ . ann - ' nn .. mnrn J' And I remember the tramp of many feet, and my 
As to the bride, she was henceforth utterly 
There was a hushed stillness in the dim church 
as they bore their precious burden up through the 
narrow aisle. The pale daylight struggled in 
through the half-open blinds, and the wind lifted 
up its great wailing voice without, tossing the rest- 
fcction, and who will one <la, require a strict ae- „,, arkMng who vala03 hereclf , cspMa t0 all dotted over with starry dandelions, and the lit- mos , , boK , Mr ai,a|; P oinlmcnt meekly, 
count at your hand.. be vnlued. for those outward adornments that per- * l « '’ r0 » k ' w,th ,w » f “hi »f but snmetLa it bannened .l it on the mnrnln j 
ne vaiuoa, lor tnose outwara aaornments that per- . . , , , , , . but sometimes it happened that on the morning fl , . „ . , t } ” 3 
But, to make home happy, more is required than ish in the using. blue violets here and there along the brink? Do after lbe ma ,. riage 01ie 0 r two of them were * earful heart felt that stranger eyes were looking 
the mere suppression of the angry word, the un- It is well to be neatlj*, tastefully, appropriately J-ou not watch stiU to see bow slowly the buds f ound hanging from a tree and there the bodie in u P on the P ale bps and white brow of my mother, 
kind feeling. Indifference to that which concerns attired, but it is not well that woman’s profoundest 8 "’ e11 on tbe ,orest t reep . lil1 ovcr the great limbs, rema j ne{k a ghastly spectacle of honor, to show And then ’ and t, b ere > the y bore you out through 
others is a fruitful source of domestic unhappiness, studies should be confined to books and plates of 80 8 8unt and bare in the distance, creeps the first tbe w01 .] d i 10w the fair Nicaraguan had been loved tbe crowd of 8 y m P at ketic hearts and tearful eyes, 
Y'ou must interest yourself in all that interests fashion; that her loftiest aspirations should centre faint tinge of green, a promise of the dense foliage atld i osk and down through the drifted street, and laid you 
those with whom you are so closely connected. If in her wardrobe and her jewel-case. Assuredly, tb at shall by and by wave and whisper in the sum- 
you are so absorbed in your own plans, your own my fair countrywomen, we are capable of nobler mer ’ 8 breath, and send out, at the touch of the 
enjoyments, your own feelings, as to have no sym- aims than these. storm wind, a grand organ-tone? Ah, the spring- 
pathy for those of others; if you have no time to with an immortal destiny awaiting us, shall we hflS a m "f 6 for us alL From rnai) y a beart > 
storm-wind, a grand organ-tone? Ah, the spring¬ 
time has a magic for us alL From many a heart, 
HOW TO PROSPER IN BUSINESS. 
down to your rest —to your rest, mother—but oh, 
how my poor motherless heart ached when they 
heaped the frozen earth above thee and left thee 
alone there on the hill-side, alone with the sobbing 
"rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with fritter away the energies that were granted unto us 
them that weep” iu the family circle, you are de- f or the accomplishment of far more exalted pur- 
uiiua mis a niri^ic ioi us an* 1 loin many a ueart, j N the first place, make up your mind to accom- &ione mere on the hilPside, alone with the sobbing 
hopes and wishes have been sent forth like white plisli vvhatever j'ou undertake, decide upon some wind, and the coming night. Five more days and 
doves across the wintry waste, and now they come particular employment, and persevere in it. All the second twelvemonth will have gone by since 
stroying much of the happiness of home, and cast- pos es, in pampering and adorning the frail body h ° me with the olive leaf of h °pe. Listen, and you difficulties are overcome by diligence and assi- we parted—thou for thy starry home and I to the 
ing a shadow where sunshine ought to be. It is of that so soon must see corruption, to the neglect of Wl11 hear faint sounds of stirring and rousing all duity. work of Life. But its near the ending— my heart 
no avail that you walk through life wrapt in dreams those higher and more enduring portions of our a ' )0Ut yoU ’ 83 lf tlie great earth were slowly waken- not afraid to work with your own hands, and tel18 me so as I sit here in the twilight dreaming of 
of the great good thatyou will do for the many some being over which death has no power? Shall this u, g from slumber, and through her myriad veins diligently, too. “A cat in gloves catches no thee, and longing to go Home. Mal 
day in the far-off future; that yeu are planning or “mortal coil,” that we must so soon shake off, en- lbe hfe-throbs were pulsing again. There may be m i C e.” Wilson, N. Y., March, 1858. 
executing work that shall accomplish much abroad, gross our almost exclusive attention, while the poor 8ad 8k ‘ es and wailing winds yet, before the spring Attend to your business, and never trust it to *** 
if you neglect the duty that, lies nearest you. Y’ou hungry soul that should be developing for a glori- r *P en summer, but why should they sad- another. “A pot that belongs to many is ill stir- LIFE’S DUTIES, 
can lighten your mother’s labors—you can take a ous immortality, is left to starve on the husks and den tbe P resenk ^he Arabs have a proverb which red and worse boiled.” 
kindly, heart-warm, intelligent interest in all that con- vanities of life ? IUI1S luus: —' no *u an me ioias oi your mantles Be frugal. “That which will not make a pot 
cerns your father, and brothers, or sisters—you can Rather, let us make “ goodly apparel ” the sub- extended when heaven is raining gold.” Wise will make a pot-lid.” 
h#teacher, guido, helper, to the little ones—you ject of minor importance that it ever is, and ought coullf ' e I> ' 8 U n °f my friend? so let us sing in the Be abstemious. “Who dainties love shall beg- 
can fulfill, cheerfully aud pleasantly, the daily to he, to a well regulated mind; and daily study so 8unsh me and he glad. gars prove. 
routine of household duties, even though they he to live that, when we are called upon to lay down If those hopes of yours and of mine, that with- Rise early. “The sleeping fox catches no poul- 
wearisome and distasteful—and all this you must what, to each and every one of us, should have been ered and were buried in the gloomy autumn, could try.” 
do if you would render home happy,—most obvi- the priceless boon of earthly existence, we may on 'y have a spring-time; if the song birds that Treat every one with respect and civility.— 
ously your first duty, your precious privilege. not cry out, in unavailing anguish, “ Our days have Hew away from our hearts could only come back “ Everything is gained and nothing lost by civility. 
And here let me whisper, don’t think anything bees altogether vanity and vexation of spirit; and to us again, and sing their old songs of joy and Good manners insures success.” 
too small to minister to the comfort of home. A now when death, like a thief it the night, hath promise; if there were such a time coming, ever Never anticipate wealth from any other source 
runs thus: “Hold all the folds of your mantles Be frugal. “That which will not make a pot 
extended when heaven is raining gold.” Wise w j)i m ake a pot-lid.” 
counsel, is it not my friend? so let us sing in the Be abstemious. “Who dainties love shall beg¬ 
gars prove. 
Rise early. “The sleeping fox catches no poul- 
Wilson, N. Y., March, 1858. 
LIFE’S DUTIES. 
It must, undoubtedly, be the design of our gracious 
God, that all this toil for the supply of our physi¬ 
cal necessities—this incessant occupation amid the 
things that perish—3hall be no obstruction, but 
rather a help to our spiritual life. The weight of 
a clock seems a heavy drag on the delicate move¬ 
ments of its machinery; but, so far from arresting 
or impeding those movements, it is indispensable 
to their steadiness, balance and accuracy. There 
must be some analogous action of what seems the 
carelessly arranged dinner-table, a disorderly room, stolen upon us unawares, our eyes strive vainly to so far distant, methinks we should he very strong than labor. “He who waits for dead men’s shoes C I°S aDd drag-weight of worldly work on the finer 
will detract from it. With intelligence, affection' pierce the thick darkness that hides from our fail- aud patient in wailing for it. Yet even as from may have to go a long time barefoot” Heaven ™ 0,ven i eiltfc > man s spiritual being. The planets 
° I * , „ . ... in thp (ipqi'pna nova a in H.n.'. 
and good temper, neatness is still indispensable.— in g vision the golden gal 
And where a love for the beautiful is shown in all immortality.”— Traveller. 
the arrangements and adornings of your home, in- -♦ 
expensive though they may be, much will be done, Ladies Should Read 
almost unconsciously to themselves,in attaching the great mistake in female education to keep a young 
members of your little circle closer to their own lady’s time and attention devoted to only the fash- 
fireside. ionable literature of the day. If you would quali- 
Try it, my dear sisters, and, ere we part, let me fy her for conversation, you must give her some- 
ing vision the golden gate opening upon a blissful tb e decay of one fiail blossom rises another of helps those who helps themselves, 
immortality.”— Traveller. richer beauty, so, from the ashes of our earthly If you implicitly follow these pr< 
--hopes and loves, may spring up the hopes of im- will hinder you from accumulating. 
Ladies Should Read Newspapers. —It is one mortality, the dim fore-shadowings of those things -’*■* 
great mistake in female education to keen a voumr “ which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither To Become UNHAPPY.-Jn the fin 
ay have to go a long time barefoot” Heaven mo 'ements of man s spiritual being. The planets 
ilps those who helps themselves. iu the heavens bav e a two-fold motion-in their 
If you implicitly follow these precepts, nothing or,J its and on their axis; the one motion notin- 
ill hinder you from accumulating. terferiEg, hut carried on simultaneously, and in 
__ perfect harmony with the other; so must it be that 
To Become Unhappy. —In the first place, if you man’s two-fold activities round the heavenly and 
hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive want to he miserable, he selfish. Think all the tbe earthly centre disturb not nor jar with each 
of.” time of yourself, and of your own things. Don’t °Iber. He who diligently discharges the duties 
add a word that cannot be out of place in any por- thing to talk about, give her education with this ien ie b eH 
tion of a professedly Christian land. You will not actual world and its transpiring events. Urge <*n we .un o 
a , ° Olij Fpring-timi 
nnci it easy always to carry out t ese good resolu- uer to read newspapers and become familiar with 
tions. Days there are of languor, aud listlessness, the present character and improvement of our * fl**' l 
and weariness, when it is very difficult to wear a race. History is of some importance; but the past Wo t |Xkof the 
smiling brow, to perform faithfully the task we do world is dead, and we have nothing to do with it. An( j f or j tl 
not like, to deny ourselves for the sake of others. Our thoughts and our concerns should be for the 
not like, to deny ourselves for the sake of others. Our thoughts and our concerns should be for the 
Let us remember then the earthly life of One present world, to know what it is and improve the 
“who pleased not Himself,” and ask Him for condition of it. Let her Lave an intelligent opin- 
strength to fulfill aright the duties which He has ion, and be able to sustain an intelligent converse 
given us. The brightest sunshine that ever irradi- tion concerning the mental, moral, political and 
ates an earthly home is that reflected from the religious improvements of our times. Let the 
courts of Heaven. Evelyn. gilded annuals and poems on the centre-table be 
Philadelphia, Penn., 1858. kept a part of the time covered with weekly and 
When ihe clouds of the winter are heavy and grey, 
When the bleak wiDdR mutter at the door. 
Then we think of the summer, and sigh as we say, 
Oh, spring-time, come again once more. 
When life sees its roses grow pale with decay, 
When the flush of their beauty is o’er, 
We think of the spring-time that gladdened oar way, 
And sigh for its freshness once more. 
care about any one else. Never think of the satis¬ 
faction of seeing others happy; but rather, if you 
of the earthly, may, nor less seduously—nay, at the 
same moment—fulfil those of the heavenly sphere; 
see a smiling face, be jealous lest another should at once “diligent in business,” and “fervent in 
enjoy what you ifave not. Envy any one who is spirit) serving the Lord.’— Caird. 
gilded annuals and poems on the centre-table be -- 
kept a part of the time covered with weekly and Be not a Hercules furens abroad, and a poltroon 
daily journals. Let the family—men, women and within thyself. To chase our enemies ont of the 
Home is the residence not merely of the body, children—read the newspapers. field, and be led captive by c 
hut of the heart. It is a place for the affections -*—♦- ; - our foes, and fall down to our concupiscenes, are 
to unfold and develop themselves; for children to A fretty woman pleases the eye; agoodwoman solecisms in moral schools, and no laurel attends 
love and learn and play in; for husband and wife pleases the heart. The one is a jewel, the other a them.— Sir Thomas Browne. 
to toil smilingly together, and make life a blessing, treasure. - 
when life gees its roses grow pale with decay, better off in any respect than yourself; think un- -- 
When the flush of their beauty is o’er, kindly towards them, and speak slightly of them. Faith.—T hat power which supplies evidence, 
We think of the spring-time that gladdened our way, Be constantly afraid lest some one should encroach that power which, at the moment when a man, ad- 
And sigh for its freshness once more. U p on your r j g hts; he watchful against it, and if vancing upon the ocean of thought, begins to 
When the names of our loved ones are carved on the any one comes near your things, snap at him like lose his footing, and feels himself overwhelmed 
I° mb ’ a mad dog. Contend earnestly for everything that by the waves, lifts him up, sustains him, and ena- 
When the sunshine is dim in their eyes, is your own, though it may not be worth a pin; for bles him to swim through the foam of doubt to 
We long for the land where in beauty they bloom, . . , .. ... . 
In the li ht of eternit’s skies ^ our ri £h ts are J U8 t as much concerned as lf it the pure and tranquil haven of certainty, is faith. 
'indiauapofis, 1858°' * 8 E '^Emily C. Hcntinoto.v. were a P ound of gold - N ever yield a point Be It is by faith, according to the Apostles (Heb. XI: 
_,.,_ very sensitive, and take everything that is said to I,) that what we hope for is brought nigh, and what 
Be not a Hercules furens abroad, and a poltroon y0U in P ! ayful ° e89 ’ in tbe m0st serioaS Be w , e see J aot 1 is made v , isibIe ’ 11 is faith which sup- 
within thyself. To chase onr enemies ont of the ver *, jeal ° US " f J onr fnend \ la8t they should not plies the place of sight, the testimony of the senses, 
field, and be led captive by our vices; to beat down ^mk enough of you. And if at any time they personal experience and mathematical evidence.- 
, , „ ,, ‘ . . should seem to neglect you, put the worst con- Faith is the vision of the souL 
onr foes, and fall down to our concupiscenes, are ... , ~ . . 
_ „1 cWio 1*1 struction upon their conduct you can.— Selected. « The want of sight she well supplies. 
tomb, 
When the sunshine is dim in their eyes, 
We long for the land where in beauty they bloom, 
III the light of eternity’s skies. 
Indianapolis, 1858. Emily C. Huntington'. 
to toil smilingly together, and make life a blessing. 
The object of all ambition should be to be happy ' 
at home; if we are not happy there, we cannot he 
msestfie heart, i lie one is a jewel, the other a tnem .—lhomas uroume. The fittest character to be concerned with, is 
;asure. ~ that in which are united an inviolable integrity, 
Hypocrisy. —Every man alone is sincere. At founded upon rational principles of virtue, a cool 
Kindnesses are stowed away in the heart, like the entrance of a second person hypocrisy begins, but daring temper, a friendly heart, a ready hand, 
happ_v elsewhere. It is the best proof of the vir-, rose leaves in a drawer, to sweeten every object We cover up our most honest thoughts from him I long experience, with a solid reputation of years, 
tues of a family circle to see a happy fireside. around them. I under a hundred folds. standing, and easy circumstances. 
“ The want of sight she well supplies. 
She makes the pearly gates appear, 
Far into dislant worlds she pries. 
And brings eternal glories near.” 
[Alexander Vinel. 
A little fruit proves the nature of the tree, but 
abundance proves its usefulness. 
