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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
NOV. 27 
Written /or Moci re* RoraJ Kew^Torlrtf 
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THE 
BY A. K. BULLOOK. 
A Legate with ruromonp do one can avoid 
Comec bearing the emigre of woe, 
Embitter* acd poirone all bleesingp enjoyed, 
By whom Strength and Beauty are rent and destroyed, 
To whom treasures most valued must go. 
He comes in a ghastly and terrible form, 
Beheld with a soul-thrilling awe— 
Appears at all times is the sunlight and sterna, 
When stem Winter is raging or Summer glows warm, 
And is governed by no human law. 
No place is exempt, for his cruel display 
Is witnessed on ocean and land, 
Thro’ the halls of a neblemaD carries dismay, 
The hand of no monarch hie message can stay, 
In the lowliest cottage he’ll stand. 
SuapCDd all his doings, so heartleES and rash, 
And man could have little to fear, 
j look of dilapidation which everything weara 
'Ve see around the door various specimens of 
;saanity, their clothes hanging in tatters, and in- 
ad of sunny faces and buoyant, happy hearts— 
i-.H children are wont to have—their faces are drawn 
wn to an indescribable length, and we teed to 
■ it bat one glance to ascertain that their hearts 
are the abodes of much that they were better 
without We enter the house through a door so 
low that no person of middle size can pass in 
ithout stooping. We are greeted by a pale, care¬ 
worn woman, who kindly, yet wearily, oilers us the 
<,nly chairs the room contains. She is tall aud 
'are, but with a countenance that would be 
1 :eablDg, were it not so indelibly stamped with 
- >rrow—which circumstance immediately interests 
us in her favor, and we kindly inquire of her the 
cause of their reduced circumstances. 
“Twelve years ago,” said she, “I was a merry, 
ughter-loving girl of sixteen. I was blessed 
* ith a good home and kind parents, and as I was 
l only child no pains were spared that could 
contribute, in any degree, to my happiness. I was 
without health no one can enjoy life to the full 
extent. Do we possess the blessings of Health, 
Peace and Competence? If so, are we thar - fnl 
for them, and do wo remember from whom these 
blessings flow? A> M , g. 
North Adams, Hillsdale Co, Micb., 1858. 
ROAD PICTURES. 
Thz general judgment of mankind looks to the 
struggle of the battle-field alone for its examples 
of bravery. It calls him courageous who, it may 
be, made bis movement forward in an excitement 
that amidst the roar, and fire, and smoke, gave no 
space for any other emotion than impulse. That 
determination in which the results of the action 
are thought out, is an incident of bravery not al¬ 
ways connected with the deeds for which orders 
are clasped upon arms, and ranks bestowed. “ The 
Iron D<ike ” declared the bravest man at Waterloo 
was the one who shat the gates of the chateau of 
Hugomont in the face of the French infantry. 
The physician who takes the hand of the sufferer 
I thus in the midst of every enjoyment, when I first in whose vein3 is the death-tide of malignant 
j met h> m wll o is now my husband. He waa a fever, is brave beyond the smoke covered soldier. 
The shock of &n earthquake, the swift lightning's fU*h, .pleasant, gentlemanly young man, and ere many The men who entwined the fibres that form the 
The horrors of shipwreck, the humcane s crash. ; months had elapsed I had promised to become his great strands that support huge burthens across 
i wife. We were married, and comfortably settled, the Niagara, bent and tied the pliable iron while 
Now booms from the cannon, now gleams on thesword, L nd everything, for a time, went on pro: perously. the passionate rapids were furious two hundred 
_ And next ln da r k * l : ence dra " s BiEh ’ ... I a precious charge was given to my keeping, which feet beneath them, and their only platform was 
I earnestly resolved to train up in the paths of itself a wire—the men who take the heavy plates 
j virtue and holiness. Alas, for the fond hopes of to the centre of the fierce St. Lawrence, and rivet 
life; how often are they forever blasted. It was the tubes of that wonderful bridge—these face 
' with feelings not to be described that I first danger with the calmness that makes the act true 
discovered that be who was as dear as life to me bravery, and they labor to make life long and 
was a lover of the wine cup, and daily drank of happy; the man of the battle is brave in his efforts 
the poisonous liquor. Where were now my long to make it short and bloody, 
cherished hopes aud bright anticipations for the At the station at Syracuse, there is assigned to 
future? In one short moment were they crushed, Mr. Glenn the duty of arranging each day to 
for I knew how seldom it is that he who drinks at which of the emrineH the cdnnmi v.» 
all remains a temperate drinker. And, my fears 
were soon realized. He began to grow worse and 
worse, and often came home intoxicated, and my¬ 
self and children were generally the objects of bis 
To some sends a herald like ancient proud lord— 
To others approaches without sign or word— 
And none from his presence can fly. 
At no time is idle, by night or by day, 
In bis mission of mourning and sighs; 
Has agents in stubborn and countless array— 
Can neither be flattered or bribed to delay— 
In slaughter all tyrants outvies. 
Though monster so frightful, in memory dear 
We cherish the scenes of his wrath, 
Remembrance wrings from us the heart-swelling tear, 
Yet relics most precious in this lower sphere 
Are acts which have darkened hiB path. 
Partiality marks his ferocious career— 
Borne skies oft bedimmed by his breath, 
Leaves others ’(ill twilight resplendent and clear, 
No appeal from his sentence, however severe, 
For he is the Angel of Death. 
North Almond, N. Y., 1858. 
THE 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
THREE HOMES. 
Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, 
Lie in these words—health, peace, and competence. 
See you yonder mansion embosomed in the 
foliage of those lofty maples. See you the spacious 
park and pleasure ground with which it is sur¬ 
rounded. And, as we draw nearer, mark the 
elegant workmanship displayed in the edifice. It 
is evidently the work of much care and expense. 
Indeed, there seems to be nothing wanting that 
could add, in any way, to the beauty and stateliness 
of the dwelling. The architect has undoubtedly 
done his best, and has succeeded admirably. Ah! 
think you, surely happiness resides there, where 
all is so elegant and lovely? Nothing can mar 
their joy, for everything wished for is theirs. If 
such is your conclusion, let ns enter and ascertain 
whether it be really true. 
We are admitted by a servant, who ushers us 
into the drawing-room with much ease and polite¬ 
ness, and we immediately perceive that plenty 
reigns within, as well as without But why is it 
that every countenance is indicative of that 
which we thought to be a stranger there, viz., sor¬ 
row? Ab, we soon know the reason, as we enter 
another apartment There, in his little crib, is the 
only pet of the household, the darling little one, 
just pluming himself for his flight to the “ Happy 
Land, far, far away.” The patter of his little foot¬ 
steps is no longer heard—his childish glee is 
hushed—his playthings are to be put out of sight, 
and the many fond hopes of the parents soon to 
be crushed. 
“But threo short years have flown since our 
hearts were gladdened by our baby boy, and can 
it be that he is so soon to leave us forever? Oh 
my darliug, my angel baby, I cannot, cannot let 
you go.” 
Thus spoke the agonized mother as she clasped 
for the last time that loved form to her bosom in 
an agony of grief. Hers was not that holy sorrow, 
alleviated by the thought that He that afflicts is 
He that blesses, and whether He send joy or grief, 
I receive it as from a father’s hand, knowing that 
“He doeth all things well.” Ah, no! she feels that 
it is cruel to take her darling at this hour, and she 
is ready to condemn the justice of that Being who 
gave and bath a right to take again. Oh, had she 
the consolations of religion in this her hour of 
grief, would she not draw nearer her Maker, know¬ 
ing that “the strokes are lighter as we draw 
nearer him who handles the rod.” But, as she 
looks in speechless agony upon her dying boy, 
mark the smile on his countenance, and—hark! he 
whispers, as he raises his tiny hands:—“ Mamma, 
I’m going to hear the music—pretty music, 
mamma,” and the spirit of that chernb boy is 
wafeed nearer and still nearer to that heavenly 
music which charmed his ear while still on earth. 
And now what is there in that lonely and sunless 
dwelling to cheer the hearts of those bereaved 
parents? Can riches bind up the bleeding wound? 
Ah, no!—richeB could not prevent the Angel of 
Death from entering there, and now they are no 
balm to the broken heart. The bereaved and sor¬ 
rowing ones look around upon ail their wealth 
and splendor, and they seem only a mockery, for 
the little loved one—the sunlight of their home- 
will not come again. And as we turn away we 
inwardly exclaim—Riches, without health, cannot 
produce happiness. 
See you that low-roofed cabin, situated near the 
outskirts of yonder forest. The sunken roof and 
crumbling walls plainly show the handiwork of 
the destroyer, Time. The wiudows are stuffed 
with rags of every description, which are made to 
supply the place of the vacant window glass. The 
old, broken-down fence is no barrier to the cattle 
on the common; the yard and garden are over¬ 
grown with weeds and bushes, and everything 
bears the mark of poverty and neglect. It is 
evident that something is not right there, else why 1 
which of the engines the several trains are to be 
assigned, so as the hour of departure for each 
comes, the engine will be found in readiness to 
take its burthen. 
He was for a number of years an engineer in ac- 
fury. Our little property was soon wasted, and tive service, distinguished for courage and for 
poverty began to stare us in the face. Bat I might pro mpt resolution. There are some instances of 
have had more fortitude to bear with that, could thiS| which by their incidenta ht not to be 
we have had peace. My children, instead of walk- omitted from the roll of tral brave deeds done . 
ing in the path that I had marked out for them, meD J 
began to catch the spirit of contention which they H e was at his bar, his engine careering on with 
saw their father manifest when under the influence the speed that only steam’s strength can give the 
of liquor, and as he then encouraged them in it, it road waa clear, the busy wheels kept their regular 
soon began to be a continual scene of wrangling ro ]l, the huge drivers beneath his seat made 6wift 
and discord. Ali my efforts to counterbalance the circling, and they who in the cars were borne on- 
unhappy influence of the father seemed in vain, 
so prone is the human heart to cleave to the evil 
and shun the good. I then felt the truth of the 
words Lovely art thou, Oh, Peace! and lovely are 
ward, knew no obstacle in their journey. Every¬ 
thing moved on according to the card, and they 
who were by the roadside found the car marking 
by its passage the moment as accurately as if it 
thy footsteps in the green valleys .'—and I earnestly was the hand of a great dial. Suddenly he dis¬ 
lodged that peace might become an inmate of our covered a small object near the rail. The human 
humble home. It is thus that you find us, and vision grows sharp beyond the optician’s art in 
yon now know by what, to me, unavoidable means, such an instant. The object moved, assumed form 
we have sunk to our present miserable con- - 
became only too apparent. It was a little girl 
playing with the dirt between the rails! 
One may in the race pull the blooded horse to 
his haunches, and in a brief space control his 
movement, that springing muscle has but a light 
ditionu Oh, that every rumseller in our land 
might experience, if but for a day, the awful 
misery their traffic entails on their unhappy 
victims. I pray God the time may soon come 
when this dreadful curse shall be done away with, weight to control; the backward paddle soon 
and our land become a temperate and a happy changes the coarse of the steamer, but this huge 
* and ’” . engine, with Its rather rush than roll, ponderonp 
Vv e leave this unfortunate family with the qnes- powerful, in such earnest in its motion thatit must 
tion—Can happiness dwell with wrangling and have great space of change, how shall this stop 
poverty? If so, why is not that care-worn mother before it shall crush out of all form of life, that 
happy? Where, then,shall we look for happiness? feeble child ? The play with the soil is of such 
We have been in the dwellings of both the rich importance that the little one does not hear the 
and poor, but have not found that for which we roar of the wheels, or if it does, it is a child of a 
sought. We begin to fear that it is rarely if ever cabin proximate to the rail, and tbe sound is a 
found, and picture in our minds what a home must familiar one—it continues its play, and nearer and 
be to render us happy, when we notice that we are nearer, by an advance that is the very step of death 
approaching a neat and comfortable looking farm- the train comes towards it. Mr. Glenn determin- 
house. It is a white house with green window- ed, in a tested accuracy of judgment, that his train 
blinds, and over the portico is trained, with appa- could not stop iu time! What if it was checked 
rent care, a beautiful honey-suckle, which com- and the Bpeed, that was measuring the mile by 
pletely screens the inmates from the eye of the every few minutes, diminished, the death blow by 
outside observer. The yard is ornamented with the swifter would be the more merciful_destruc- 
trees and shrubs of various kinds, which—many tion was certain—the little one must meet the force 
of them being in blossom—till the air with a de- that would crush it from the record of the living 
lightful perfume. As we approach the house tbe and its play went on as if it were at his mother's 
sound of cheerful voices greets our ears, and the feet 
merry laugh of children, tells us that they, at least, This brave man read the realities of the scene in 
are happy. How different, think we, from the an instant He left his bar! the fireman’s heart 
children of the former unfortunate family. As forgot to beat; as for the passengers, they were 
we enter the house we find that everything bears acting out the every-day scenes of a common-place, 
the mark of care and neatness. The floor is nicely peaceable journey; perhaps the checked speed' 
sanded; the fire-place is filled with evergreens, and caused somebody to lay down his newspaper; of 
upon the mantel-piece stands a beautiful vase of the intense scene without he knew nothing, 
freshly-gathered flowers. The matronly woman He left his bar, and walking firmly over the top 
hat graved U3 as we entered is called mother by 0 f tbe locomotive, over the hot boiler, past the 
t e p aylul group of children that surround her, smo ke stack, he climbed over the front and down 
and indeed she is such a mother as we do not find the step-like frame work of the pilot, and graspinn 
lneveiy house. Jlow tenderly she soothes the that with a desperate strength, he leaned over! the 
gneved and sorrowing ones; or gently, yet firmly, bars 0 f iron seemed to glide dizzily away beneath 
mahes t.ie too rnde and boisterous merriment of him, and now the struggle for the child was one 
hu juvenile band, ihe older children are busily between death and bravery, and, as ever in this 
employed upon something useful, to add to the mortal time, the King of Terrors seemed to have 
comforts of iheir beloved home. Perfect harmony all the might in his skeleton hand. He leaned 
pervades the household, for if the younger scatter over! he reached forward! and at that instant, at 
discord, the willing hands of the older are soon busy that period of time, (moment is too long a word to 
in restonng order. No harsh words or idle bicker- express this,) as the cruel edge of the pilot was 
jugs are heard among the children, for their about to crush the little one, he, not the locomotive 
paients have early taught them that where quarrel- struck the child; if ever there was a bold love 
ing is, happiness fleeth. And to such an home touch this was one; and the perilled laid between 
comes the weary father at night, after a day of the ties! and on the fast train darted. Then down 
haid labor in the scorching sun. But, methinks, went the brakes, the strong arm of the brakesman 
the thoughts of his return at evening cheered him strained their wheel levers to crowd the delaying 
through the long, long day, and his labor seemed surface against the speed; then passengers aroused 
lighter as he raised his heart in thankfulness to to find the train coming to a pause, while neither 
his Maker for the unspeakable blessing of such a station nor tank was near; then this brave man 
wife and children. And as they draw around the trod his locomotive top back again, and, as soon as 
family a.tar, as the shades of evening encircle the power of the advance could be subdued, jump- 
them, the father’s voice is heard thanking God for ed from his iron step and ran down the road, the 
t e blessings of the day that is closing, and im- wonder was that agitated limb could move so fast 
ploring His protecting care through the days that and there—there was the child, living, unharmed 
aie to come. And as the fervent petition rises not a bone broken, not quite recovered from its 
i >e go.den incense before His throne, we feel that astonishment at the life-giving blow which had 
here is the abode of happiness and content, such turned aside the dart of death, 
as might satisfy any one who participated in it Restored to its parents, who thronged around its 
It is not great wealth that constitutes their happi- deliverer, the little one, too young to realize that 
ness, for that they have not; bat enough to supply it had quivered on, over the very verge of another 
all their needed wants is theirs, and it is sufficient, world, was taken home, Mr. Glenn returned to his 
eie a.so is health, and peace—not only the peace engine, and the rolling locomotive careered to its 
which is the absence ot strife, but that “peace grand progress with not a stain of blood upon its 
which passeth all understanding,” and who can burnished metal. 
wish for more. Surely, no one whose chief aim And is not the record of the deed of the highest 
is happiness in this world and in the world to order of bravery, tbe courage that saves life?_ 
come Great wealth brings with it many cares and SENTINEL, in New York Courier and Enquirer. 
troubles which the poor knotti nothing of. Poverty ___ 
is attended with much suffering and sorrow, and No man’s religion ever survives his morals. 
Instruction to a Jury—“I f the jury believe, 
from the evidence, that the plaintiff and defendant 
were partners in the grocery, and that the plain¬ 
tiff bought out the defendant, sad gave his note 
for the interest, and the defendant paid for the 
note by belivering to the plaintiff a oow, which he 
warranted ‘not breachy,’ and the warranty was 
broken by reason of the breachiness of the cow, 
and he drove the cow back and tendered her to 
to the defendant, but tbe defendant refased to re¬ 
ceive her, and the plaintiff took her home again, 
and put a heavy yoke or poke upon her, to prevent 
her from jumping the fence, and by reason of the 
yoke or poke broke her neck and died; and if the 
jury further believe that the defendant’s interest in 
the grocery was worth anything, th8 plaintiff s 
note was worthless, and the cow good for nothing, 
either for milk or beef, then the jury must find out 
themselves how they will decide the case; for the 
court, if it understands itself, and it thinks it does, 
don’t know how such a case should be decided.” 
How New Caledonia was Settled.— The fol¬ 
lowing rhymes are afloat in the Canadian press, 
and are considered apt and pointed: 
THE TEMPTATION. 
New Caledonia's governor unto himself said he— 
“Great stories told of heaps of gold will settle this 
countiee ; 
For there be hosts of jolly greens who never stop to 
think— 
Who blindly swallow every hook that is hid in printer’s 
ink.’’ . ■ 
THE RESULT. 
Full thirty thousand brawny men to Frazer river run, 
And find that Yaukee-Doodle-Jo is Yankee-Doodle done 
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Wuy are women like beets? Because the younger 
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For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
BIBLICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 11 letters. 
My 1, 8, 7, 10, 4, 6 was a son of Japhet, from whom 
the Muscovites are supposed to be descendents. 
My 2, 3, 6 wa3 a descendant of Aaron and high 
priest of Israel 
My 3,10, 2,11 was a vegetable, much used for food 
by the Israelites while in Egypt 
My 4, 5, 10, 8, 7, 2 was a common article of food 
among the Jews, and is used now by nearly all 
nations of the present day. 
My 5, 8, 3, 3 is a word often used in the Bible, but 
of various meanings. 
My 6, 7, 5, G is a word used by the prophet Hosea, 
meaning “ my husband.” 
My 7, 5, 2, 4, 5, 10, 1 was one of the most ancient 
cities of Canaan. 
My 8, 1, G, 1, 7 was a warlike nation of gigantic 
size, but were driven out by the Moabites, who 
took possession of their country. 
My 9, 2, 3, G, 3,10, 5 was a licentious womaD, of the 
Valley of Sorek, in the tribe of Judah, that 
brought death to one of leaders of IeraeL 
My 10, 3, 6,1, 8, 3, 10, 4, 5 was a nation of Bethle¬ 
hem which sojourned in the land of Moab 
and died there. 
My 11, 2, 9, 10, 7, 5 was a city of Naphtali and the 
residence of Barak. 
My whole waa an ancient king of Canaan, of 
whom but little is known. His genealogy is mere 
supposition. Express. 
Ovid, N. Y., 1868. 
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