MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
gates’ 
CONDUCTED BY AZILE. 
SONG. 
A maid reclined beside a stream 
At fall of #ummer day, 
And, half awako and half a-dream, 
She watched the ripples’ play. 
Sho marked the water’s fall and heave, 
The deepening shadows throng, 
And hoard, as darkened down the eve, 
That river’s babbling song. 
And thus it sung, with tinkling tongue, 
That rippling, shadowy river— 
Youth’s brightest day will fade away 
Forever, and forever 1” 
The twilight past, the moon at last 
Rose broadly o’er the night. 
Each ripple gleams bonoath hor beams 
As wrought in silver bright. 
The heaving waters glide along, 
But mingling with thoir voico, 
The nightingale now pours his song, 
And makes tho shades rejoice. 
And thus he sung with tuneful tongue, 
That bird beside the river— 
“ When youth is gone true-love shines on 
Forevor and forever.” 
[DuJjlin University Magazine. 
Written for Moore', Rural New-Yorker. disC ouraged, hoWCVCT, she decided to make her 
GLIMPSES OP THE PEOPLE, next.application to Mrs. Perry, a widow lady 
in moderate circumstances, but very kind- 
hy an eye-witness. hearted and humane. This lady had removed 
»» mpwrir-xTOT from hcr former residence, and not having her 
‘ ' ' address, Mrs. Howe was at first in doubt how 
There is an elegant mansion, with a brown to proceed, but recollecting that Mrs. Perry’s 
stone front, going up in a fashionable quarter *°n was employed as clerk m the countmg- 
ciety, I mean—has at present just as much in 
hand as it can possibly get along with. We 
are making up a box of clothing for the chil¬ 
dren at the Five Points, New York, and we 
cannot, I am sure, get through before January. 
Then our treasury is nearly exhausted, and a 
considerable amount besides from our private 
j funds in purchasing materials ; and, of course, 
/, as President , am expected to be first in every¬ 
thing. I suppose I might give, individually, 
but there again is a greater obstacle than in 
the other case. I never have any money that 
I can call my own. I have frequently been so 
plagued for ready money that I have had 
serious thoughts of taking boarders. This 
may seem very strange for one in my position, 
but Mr. Stearns is a peculiar man about some 
things—a very peculiar man,—and now that he 
is building that new house, I suppose he thinks 
he needs all the money that he can raise. In¬ 
deed, I think myself , that after it is finished 
and furnished, (we shall, of course, have our 
parlors new furnished,) and we have given our 
levee, (you know every one that is anybody, 
must have a levee when they go into a new 
house,) I think ’twill have cost a. pretty penny.” 
With this emphatic remark, Mrs. Stearns 
concluded her choice speech, and with all the 
graceful dignity which her cumbrous weight 
would allow, bowed her visitor out of the room. 
Mrs. Howe felt disappointed and grieved at 
the ill success of this, her first attempt. Not 
whether their munificence is in all particulars KATE SMITH; OR, THE NEW TEACHER, 
well-timed and consistent during such seasons 
[Concluded from page 28 of this number.] 
as that just past. 
articles of clothing, took all the money m my 
Hard Times ” is heard on every hand— 
THE SNOW-SHOWER. 
c . n i . i possession and my mother s watch, and left my 
often from those who have the least reason to L , \ , , , 
. .. , e , . Uncle s house. An old servant, who loved me, 
r:Y william c. distant. 
comnlain. Hard, indeed, it must be for labor- , \ . , ’ . . ,! 
. P ’ ^ ’ , and who promised secrecy, carried my small 
ing people, but how hard for the numerous [ run j- fo the depot, and in the first train of 
_._ 1 :—...... . .... v 
BENEVOLENCE. 
of a great city. The passers-by pause to ex¬ 
amine and admire it, and make various com’ 
ments upon tho wealth and standing of the 
proprietor. And who is he? He is Jacob 
room of Mr. Stearns, she directed hcr steps ! 
thither to obtain the wished-for information. 
While Mrs. H. was conversing with Mr. 
Perry, Mr. Stearns entered the office, and hap- 
Stand liore by my side, and turn, I pray, 
On tho lake below, thy gontle eyes ; 
Tho clouds hang over it, heavy and gray, 
And dark and silent the water lie3 ; 
And out of that frozen mist tho snow 
In wavering flakes begins to flow ; 
Flako after flake, 
They sink in tho dark and silent lake. 
See how in a living swarm they come 
From tlie chambers beyond that misty veil; 
Some hover awhile in air, and some 
Rush prono from tho sky like summer hail. 
All, dropping swiftly or settling slow, 
Meet, and aro still in the depth below ; 
Flake after flako 
Dissolved in the dark and silent lake. 
Here delicate snow-stars, out of tho cloud 
Come floating downward in airy play, 
Like spangles dropped from tho glistomng crowd 
That whiten by night the milky way , 
There broader and burlier masses fall ; 
Idle sullen water buries them all; 
Flake after flako,: 
All drownod in the dark and silent lake. 
And some, as on tender wings thoy giido, 
From their chilly birth-cloud, dim and gray, 
Are joined in their fall, and, side by side, 
Como clinging along thoir unsteady way ; 
As friend with friend or husband with wife 
Makes hand in hand the passage of life ; 
Each mated flake 
Soon sinks In tho dark and silent lake. 
Lo 1 while wo are gazing, in swifter hasto 
Stream down the snows, till the air is white, 
As, myraids by myriads madly chased, 
They fling themselves from their shadowy height. 
The fair frail creatures of middle sky, 
What speed they make with their grave so nigh , 
Flake after flake, 
To lie in the dark and silent lake. 
Ciass who from physical inability or destitution carg wb ; cb left New York for the West, I took 
of employment, or other reasons, cannot labor! passage. Traveling in a stage coach one day, 
It is now mid-winter, and months must in- for I purposely avoided the more crowded 
tervene before the general warmth of spring thoroughfares after the first day, we stopped at 
will dispel storm and frost from earth and air, the little village two miles from here for din- 
and permit the laborer to seek and earn his ner. While waiting for the meal, I overheard 
bread abroad. Many will suffer from pinching * ,wo gentlemen talking about the teacher of 
want. The characters and habits of these are their scboo L who had died a sll0rt time before > 
various. With many, their sufferings entailed and y bos « P lacc thc ^ were anx , iouB to filL J 
,, , , . i , timidly offered my services, and was lmmedi- 
upon themselves by vice and indolence, will not •! 
,, , , . i i ’ -ii x timidly offered my services, and was lmmedi- 
upon themselves by vice and indolence, will not , , , , i. . , ,, . 
, , . , ,, ately accepted. I have been m this quiet 
be alleviated by neglect. And many there are . ,, , , , , 
J ° neighborhood, under an assumed name, over a 
whose lives have been examples of virtue, fru- year? striying for peace and qui et na6 sof heart, 
gality and industry ; and all are but images of bvdj dear ]r RA NK, God only knows what I have 
your Creator, and members of the family of suffered. I thought that I was reconciled— 
“ Our Father.” Hoy it. that I was almost happy — that I was even 
Hill Homo, Victor, N. Y., Jan., 1865. learning to forget,—but your unexpected ap- 
■* ’ 1 11 1m ■ pearance in my school-room to-day, taught mo 
ALL THINGS CREATED WITH A PURPOSE, to know my own heart better.” 
Roy R. 
In the days of Mohammed, there lived an ^ sbc ceased 
Arab who hail a very pretty wife. The Devil g fo was fold 
transformed himself into so accurate a likeness ’ ,, xr „_. „ 
“You don’t regret that now ?’ ’ asked Frank, 
as she ceased speaking, and he saw that her 
u r ,u ul ™ mn \ m TV “/r id- “No, not now, but while I thought you 
of her husband, that she eould not, for the me ,, , , ,, . . r .„ 
w + Q n ro LmL woo lwr roal L,w wcdded to another, imagine my feelings if you 
of her, tell which of the two was her real hus¬ 
band. Both claimed her,—i. e., her real hus¬ 
band, and the Devil in his likeness. The case 
“ There has been deep villainy somewhere,” 
excited much interest in the neighborhood, but Kdd Barnk earnestly, “andI am well enough 
no solution of the difficulty could be obtained, convinced where. Every one of those short, 
At length the case was brought to the Prophet cold letters were forgeries. I have seen them 
for solution. all, and tell you solemnly I never wrote you 
Mohammed, after a little reflection, held up one of them. I wrote letters very different in 
a small earthen pot in his hand, with a spout their tone and character from those, which 
in it like a teapot, and said to them both, were abstracted and these substituted in their 
“ Now, whichever is the real husband , will en- 
I never heard a word from you after 
ter into this vessel by tho 3po.1t and tiro es- first month> and wh mad dened by 
tnh 10L Lia rn f tp woman ' J 
' * , , , . e ,, nening to overhear the name of Ruggers, he 
Stearns, Esq., owner and head of one of the 1 ° . .. .. ,, , ,, ’ 
’ 1 ’ , ... , , . ,, c , , paused to inquire if Mrs. Howe had heard from 
largest Foundry establish ments in the State. ° / ,, . ,, . ,, „ e , 
° „ gw—™, the family since the death of Mr. R. Shere- 
Difty years ago he was plain Jake Stearns, an . J . . 
J . . . . ., , ... . ,, plied affirmatively, and briefly stated their 
apprentice in his father’s smithy, and was then E , • L c . , . . 
° wifhnnf (mV r.ri n^r nrmpf'T. 
as much accustomed to shoeing horses as he now 
is to driving a coach and pair of his own. 
Our present business, however, is not with 
Mr. Stearns, or his house, but with his wife, 
situation without any reference to her project, 
or to her morning call. 
“ Is it possible ! ” exclaimed Mr. Stearns ; 
“ I am surprised that these things have not 
been known before. There should he a public 
I see in tliy gentle eyes a tear ; 
Thoy turn to mo in sorrowful thought; 
Thou thiukost of friends, the good and dear, 
Who were for a time and now are not; 
Like those fair children of cloud and frost, 
That glisten a moment and then are lost, 
Flako after flake, 
All lost in tho dark and silent lake. 
i . ijl 11 mou uny j_u.vyii.u4a0. im'.i »r uou, ni.AVAULiU/U t 
tabhsh his claim to the woman. ’ ’ _ . f 
The Devil, as having more capacity in that doubts and f( ; ar ’ 1 up to your Uncle s 
way than the sturdy Arab, of real flesh and house, immediately on landing from the steam 
bones, entered at cnce into the pot, as suggest- er , ^ was met wdb tbe astounding intelligence 
ed. The moment he entered, Mohammed clos- that you had left his house some time before, 
ed the top of the spout and kept him shut in. and it was now universally believed had com- 
a matronly lady of some two-score years and mention of ifc in thc churc h, and I will see 
ten. She is very dressy and aristocratic, rather thafc ifc . g done next Sunday. I am sure that 
penurious, and cliiefiy icmaikable foi being ^ )CVC are en0U gh in the society that would be 
entirely oblivious with regard to the time , } tQ aid them y- 
pA.-liinn wua rirrifiiRA in Lfir favors to ° _ _ .. ....... 
when fortune was less profuse in her favors to 
them. 
Yet look again, for the clouds divide ; 
A gleam of blue on the water li 03 ; 
And far away, on the mountain side, 
A sunbeam falls from the opening skies. 
But the hurrying host that flew between 
The cloud and the water no more is seen ; 
Flake by flake, 
At rest in the dark and silent lake. 
But, by the time Mohammed had kept his mitted suicide. This very package of letters, 
“ excellency ” shut up for a few days in that which your Uncle said he had found in your 
earthen pot, it was ascertained that the world private desk, was brought forward as cause for 
was getting wrong in its machinery. Moham- y 0ur disappearing so mysteriously—though he 
med was therefore consttanied to let the Devil wag care f u ] no t to tell me it was the eve 
out from his confinement to take his necessary before forced marriage with his son.” 
place m the management in the affairs ot the , _ LL 
world. But, before restoring him to his liber- ”Y:es, said R ate, the letters were 
“Yes,” said Kate, “the letters were ab- 
Mrs. Howe then said that she had made up 
her mind to apply to some of the ladies for as- 
ty, Mohammed extorted from him a solemn stractsd from my desk during my illness, and 
promise, that he would never trouble the “ fair when I went for them the night I left they 
sex” any more, but confine himself to what he were gone, and I had to fly without them.— 
A bright October sun pours a flood of light g j g {. ancC) and 6 k e wa8 extremely gratified to 
into her elegantly furnished parlors and dis- Mm foJ . his ldnd intc ntionB. 
Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
US AND OTHERS- 
could do amongst the 
medan Traditicm. 
[Query: — Has “Auld Sautie” kept his as this' 
But do you think my Uncle and Cousin base 
enough to he guilty of such a heartless thing 
closes the portly figure of Mrs. Stearns reclin- „ Yqu hav(j) a subscr j p ti OI1 paper, have 
ing, in costly dishabille, upon a sofa. She is not?> . Mrs . Howe h ando d it to him.— 
perusing a recent work of fiction, which so I( Ah ,,, said llG) running his eye over the,.as 
much excites her sympathies for its distressed Uank ^ „ j gce haye not com . 
heroine, that she occasionally wipes her eyes ' nenced fc ; Well> j am glad of that. You 
with her beautiful linen-cambric handkerchief mugt t Mrg Steae . ns - name down first,-as 
and heaves a deep sigh. Her reverie is inter- ghe . g ?regident it may bc influe ntial. You 
promise to the holy Prophet inviolable VJ “I have not the least doubt of it,” said 
-- Foster. “ I was well enough convinced of it 
A STRING OF PEARLS. when he showed that package of letters, and 
- charged him with the villainly, but he of 
Imprint the beauties of authors upon your course denied it. He probably stole my letters 
agination and their morals upon your heart. f r0 m the Office, as all your mail matter passed 
It is all past again. And here we are, as _•___ _ 
usual, pursuing the daily tenor of our ways— A STRING OF PEARLS. 
may-be even tenor happily if so,—tor that _ 
which gives pastime its value, and adds a rare Imprint the beauties of authors upon youi 
zest to its enjoyment, is, that it interrupts our imagination and their morals upon your heart 
ruptedby the ringing of the door bell, and a haye not called Qn her yet? Ifc is as wc ll, 
servant announces “ Mrs IIowe. This lady though _p will sign for hcr .” 
habitual, daily pursuit of an established occu- , Sl.anderers are like flies; they leap all over j through his hands, and finding some way to 
is a member of the church which Mrs. Stearns 
attends, and also a member of the “Ladies’ 
Drawing the back of his hand suddenly 
across his eyes, he returned the paper to Mrs. 
Benevolent Society,” of which Mrs. S. is Pres- _ " . ’ T , , , 
j, Howe, saying—“ Its little money can do to re- 
ident. Mrs. Howe is the wife of a poor man, ’ / ° . 0 „ , 
pation, and thus constitutes a pleasing variety, a mail’s good parts, to light upon his sores, 
which the idler canuot appreciate. Little opportunities of doing good are neg- 
But the Holidays again are past; and with lectcd by many who are waiting for an ocea- 
them are gone their attendant bustle and dis- “on to perform great acts of chanty. 
pay the labors of a good man, but in such a 
and the mother of a large and expensive fam- 1 J ...... ,, 
,Iy. But though her >»«m» arc contracted, hcr wouM contribute Initei .. ^ 
W is large enough to mate up the deflcency. ' and bcncath .. Mr ». / AC0 » Srai a»s. 
Her benevolence is of that kind which prompts ’ t 
play, novelty and expense, the overflowing 
mirth and hearty cheer, the affectionate wel¬ 
come, and the whole-souled, self-satisfying, 
Adversity overcome, is the brightest glory; 
and willingly undone, the greatest virtue.— 
open the envelopes, abstracted my letter, and 
substituted his own in its stead. In this way 
the envelope would bear the foreign postmark, 
and all the signs of authenticity. I do not 
wonder you were deceived, dear Kate, I saw it 
all the moment I read those letters, and I 
xxei UtfUbf V UiryiAtolP lo to! yuan ixxulva piuuipwj . _ _ ,, ... , i tt i» 
, , , . , , , ., ,, , ... . $25, was written “ Henry Perry, $5. 
her, when she is unable to aid the destitute ’ , TT 
’ . “ Mrs. Howe thanked both gentlemen warm- 
personally, to seek out such ns hm, thc means ^ wlUld manU1 , cjaculaJing _, , Ycs , 
and ought to use it. .. 
b Mr. Stearns is a peculiar man—a very peculiar 
Mrs. Stearns arose as her visitor entered thc ,, 
, ’ . . , , ^ ,i „ Lmni.+foit rrrsri- He is rich who receives more than he spends ; 
pleasure giving benevolence, ^ <• o ' be) on the contrary, is poor who spends more 
itude, and, mingled with all—as ever, alas! thc ^ he receives . 
chill of disappointment and the souring blight 
Sufferings are but the trials of valiant spirits, vowed, that if alive, you should be found. I 
He is rich who receives more than he spends; «*“> >' our Unc ;' "? 
Ln nn flip pnntrarv nnor who snends more ! >’ ou had committed suicide, for John h^l never 
room, and receiving her with cool politeness ghc wag rcceiycd by Mrs . PmEY witb all her 
of neglect—all, from “Merry Christmas” to e ‘ d ]• that it Bealls, but first tho 
“ Happy New-Year,”— gone. Not so the re- d of immort a.lity- depofc he had taken your trunk ’ aud then 1 
—“ ■■ in ^ tohave sometiiiug which 
the W. And with the saro measure the hc f to life, otherwise life itself will ap- folm J but n0 tmoe of TL t hen 
heart's nobler impulses have been called out ^ to to, tiresome and void. , We adTett ised and scached, but could not 
and yielded to, will the lasting gala-day within No legislation aimed at the vices of the getthe least clu0 to utm to-day. Passing 
be merry and happy, and elevate and endear poor , while sparing those of the rich, can ever yom . school _ bou6e> by mere accident the raiE 
in our anticipations, like seasons to come— be upheld in this country. drove me iu. He drew Kate closer to his 
How many a heart has been warmed, how Calumny, though raised upon nothing, is bosom, and for several minutes neither spoke, 
many an eye suffused with thankfulness, and how too swift to be overtaken, and too volatile to TTie happiness of the present made amends for 
many a fireside—too seldom happy—has been be impeded. all the past. “ Y T ou must go back with me to 
made rife with mirth—too rife, alas, to be en- The first step towards virtue is to abstain New York at once, that is certain — certain, 
daring_all from cme generous impulse being from vice. No man has true, sound sense, who because I shall not go back without you. I 
yielded to, and that without subjecting any to is immoral— Spectator. bavc the best claim to you of anybody in the 
Inwnnvpnionoe or nrivatiou The world twines itself about the soul, as a wwld, for you are mine by the right of discov- 
than he receives. I told bim of cari 7i n S your trunk to the depot, 
, ., j and he did not miss what clothing you took. 
• xi ° P re P are i As soon as I came back, John told me to what 
requested her to take a seat. She did so and ^^fo^ gentlen ess and cordiality. She 
in a few simple, but earnest words, stated the fQtmd the ^ lady occlipied in her usual em- 
object of hei visit. She had just receive a ployment of binding shoes, by which means 
letter from Mis. Luggles, the widow of their gbc supported herself rather than be a burden 
former pastor, who was then residing on a x_ i__t,„ i_5 .. i,:„ civ.n 
to her son, who had a family of his own. She 
small farm in thc West. They had been quite 0X p regsed earnest sympathy for the cause in 
prosperous during the first few years after Mr. wMch Mrg Howk bad en i is fo di an d in CO nclu- 
Ruggles’ death, but sickness had exhausted ^ think this is an instance in 
their little property, unt no nng remaine wb ] cb every one who can give anything should 
but their house and land. When the widow, do howe % er gmall the amount . It is bllt 
once more able to work was beginning to en- ^ l ^ and eyen ^ little will not 
tertain hopes of brighter days,-her eldest . ... ... . . hll . 
daughter, a music teacher in an Academy in 
the neighboring town, and her other children, 
a boy of twelve and a girl of nine years, were 
be in my power until this work is finished, hut 
I will hand it to you next Sunday at church.” 
A few days after this, Mrs. Howe received a 
morning call from a friend who wished to con- 
inconvenience or privation. 
„ , , • .e serpent doth about an eagle, to hinder its flight ery. The business on which I came to this 
Mucli of the wretchedness and suffering of up 4 ard _ and st i D g it to death. section admits of no delay, and to-morrow 
the world is attributable to an unpardonable 
U uu y ui tvYuivu itiiu. cu vi. ii-Anv/ jyjtvio, »»jiu . nr i 1 4. A ,-t , n Those wlio delicrlit to insult tliG timorous 1 morning I must l>c on my way , but will you 
attending the public school,—a melancholy ”L oinm f < j a roni a 11 ^^ inattention and indifference on the par o and mean, do but swell themselves up into a not go with me as my wife ? I cannot bear to 
nnniirvorl wLihL nalinil Lor rmt.ini- tii ute to ler no ) c c ari y. e conversation. (Lnge in whose power it is to alleviate it. Man Tnerprextravacrant and remorseless barbarity.— I leave von here another flav.—it needs all mv 
accident occurred which dashed all her antici- the guccegs which had thus far 
pations to the ground. While engaged in attendod her efforts . 
those in whose power it is to alleviate it. Man more extravagant.and remorseless barbarity.— leave you here another day,—it needs all my 
in general is more generous than we arc some- Charron. love and tenderness to bring back the roses to 
times apt to suppose,—or be his soul illiberal rp FIE [ bree foundations of genius—the gift these pale cheeks, and the flesh to these poor 
and parsimonious as reputed, he has only to 0 f God, human exertion, and events of life.— shrunken arms. Shall it not be so, dear Kate?” 
open his eye 3 , pause, and consider what are thc The three things that ennoble genius—vigor, “ Oh ! it would be such a happiness,” mur- 
creature 3 who need—of what kind and how discretion, and knowledge. mured K ate, as the tears filled her eyes, 
leave you here another day,—it needs all my 
love and tenderness to bring back tho roses to 
some household employment, she had fallen 
and broken her arm. Thus disabled, she was 
“I heard,” said the lady, “that Mrs. 
Stearns refused to give anything ; in fact she 
obliged to withdraw her daughter from the hergelf gaid and leaded poycl . ty M an ex . 
Academy to take charge of their affairs and cuse Hqw h it th that her name 
as things grew worse instead of better, debts ^ oq ^ ligt? „ 
began to accumulate, and they were obliged to ^ ^ . . , 
b . . ’ xi „ x Mrs. Howe explained, 
mortgage their farm for the means of support. ,, „ . T ., „ 
...... x x wt “ You don t say so ! It s a shame, a real 
It was at this crisis that she wrote to Mrs. , ,,,, ixi 
xu »cxo “ shame, for her to talk so about her husband, 
who, every one knows, is a generous, whole- 
“ Oh ! it would be such a happiness,” mur¬ 
mured Kate, as the tears filled her eyes, 
Howe, whose kind heart instantly desired to 
aid her if possible. She felt that, alone , she ’ r . . . ’ , x- x’ i 
/ , , x i j i i i! i souled man. If he ever does stmt her in 
was powerless ; but, as she told her husband, ., . , , , , T 
’ f. , A 7 , x X, X XT. i ,. • xu money, it is because she is 80 extravagant. I 
she did not doubt that there were ladies in the ^ ^ &fc a party tho yery nighfc 
society whose hearts and hands would be alike ^ ^ ftnd ghe wore a new head -, 
opened, should the ease be laid before them mugt haye cost at least ten dollars.” 
She would make out a subscription paper and , , .. A 
go immediately to the President, whom she It is only necessary to add, that Mi 
? , i i xhoici was true to his word, and that in 
hoped wonld head the list. , 
Mrs. fet.-Ai.NS heard Mrs Hows to the end |lascd for iu ttad bcstolvors tb 
of her story without a sing e remark, and ap- ^ ot tho ^ and tho 
parently without the least emotion. Wnen £ a ^. ber j esg 
she had finished, she pursed up her lips, drew 1 _’_ m ^ _ 
down her chin, turned her head on one side, LITTLE CHILDREN. 
and while nervously picking the tassels of her _ 
silk wrapper, delivered herself in this wise: Lrms children ! how wo love thai 
• ‘ Well! -1 dare say that all you tell me is Q w ‘ th tholr wir ’ niQp > a f rtlo f wuy£ 
• , Sootlimg many hours of sadnoss, 
very true, and very sad, and I feel very sorry Charming many weary days i 
for them —very sorry ; but —you must excuse 
„ „ , ; T i , , T Little childron l joyous creatures, 
me, Mrs. Howe— but I really do not see how 1 cheer with love and smiles their 
can lend you any assistance at present, lhe Gently speak and kindly treat thor 
facts are these. The Society—the Ladies’ So- Childhood’s hours soon flee awa; 
saw hcr at a party the very night after you 
was there, and she wore a new head-dress that 
It is only necessary to add, that Mr. Stearns 
was true to his word, and that in due time 
such aid was rendered to the afflicted family as 
purchased for its kind bestowers tho fervent 
blessings of the widow, and the prayers of the 
LITTLE CHILDREN. 
Little children 1 how wo love them— 
With thoir winning, artless ways, 
Soothing many hours of sadnoss, 
Charming many weary days ! 
intense are their wants—and his heart will He lhat makes anything his chief good, “ after all these weary, weary months, to find I 
open if only by sympathy. And yet, if true, wherein virtue, reason and humanity do not such a refuge as a husband’s love ; but I must 
it is indeed little credit to his nature, that, pos- bear a part, can never do the duties of either speak to Mrs. Havens about it; she has been v 
, , , • a friendship, justice or liberality.— Licero. mother to me ever since I have been here. I t 
sessmg generous impulses, he denies them exei- 1 J ^ ., i , , . . 
cise by his stolid indifference and want of heed It is observed, that the most censorious are will abide by ner decision. f 
to demands everywhere about him. But what generally the least judicious, who having noth- Hie story was told Mrs Havens, aim while - 
10 aemauua eveiy ing to recommend themselves, will be finding the good lady wiped the tears from her own - [ 
is the effect of the spasmodic and open-ham bluP _ w p b 0 [ bers< No man envies the merit eyes, she urged Foster’s suit, with as much : 1 
benevolence which is often manifested, and has, ano fo er who has enough of his own. ardor as if she was herself a party com , c l 
in some localities, become quite customary, on _ ,, , Nothing more was needed to gain Kate's con- l ; 
the every-day condition of the many destitute, . n ( f man to lie happy, sent > and the next m0 ™ing, in the presence of ; f [ 
but thus beautified homes? The profusion b(J tbat necds 110 other happiness than her scholars, who had been hastily summoned ) 
is soon consumod, and destitution bites but the wba t j 3 within himself; no man to be great or for the occasion, Kate Ingham gave up mv n- - 
more keenly, that the contrast is realized, and powerful, that is not master of himself.— Seneca, tcrest in the little school, and became Mrs. i ( r 
an appreciation of the real condition sickens Moss will grow upon grave stones, the ivy l Foster. It was many a long day be eh , £ ■ 
the heart, discontent enervates the will and the will cling to the mouldering pile; the mistletoe j place was again filled in the children s , a:,I : ; 
arm, aud little really needed is accomplished, springs from tho dying branch; and, God be : but who., they thought of the radiant f - 
The liberal and magnanimous donor on his praised, something groin, something fair to the : Katu wore that morning and contr«hM it ; ? j 
. „ . ° , „ . . siriit, and grateful to the heart, will yet twine with her former looks and manner, not one or | - j 
part, satisfied with the approval of his con- ar ° ound and b grow out of the seams and cracks | them regretted the change which depri .od 
Littlo childron l joyous creatures, 
Choer with lovo and sinlloj thoir way ; 
Gently speak and kindly treat thorn— 
Childhood's hours soon flee away. 
science, seems likely to settle down into indiffer- x b(1 desolate temple of the human heart. 
ence, and to mistake his duty for his whole Upward steals the life of man j 
duty ; or, perhaps, a second view reveals him As the sunshine from the wall, 
to have been a much more liberal individual From the waU int0 th0 sl j y ’ 
than ho can afFord. It is a subject woitliy o. ^ sou j s ^em that dio 
the thought.ul consideration of the benevolent, Are but sunbeams lifted highor.—-[Lo^eKoio. 
them of tho new teacher. Kate’s Uncle was ■ 
so overcome at her appearance before him as 1 
the wife of Francis Foster, that he relinquish- .; 
ed her property without a word, . id the ; 
second will never was forthcoming. 
Burlington, Ky.,1855. 
