MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER i AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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POMPOSITY OF STYLE. 
Wistful Dliu. 
Mr. Editor :—I have lately seen, in a 
French work, a h’gh compliment paid to the 
QTTTTW m? TTTT7 TlNPriAPW? American style^of writing. In that coun¬ 
cil! Ui Ur InL LAINlrU Aulto. ery,” says Conner, “ nearly every one writes in a u a n u n i, 
_ , . . ~ 77 in the public papers, but without levity.— ~ 
The study of the dead languages, ever since There is no search for elegant phrase, no pom- Messrs. IIecker & Brothkr, of the Croton 
the revival of letters in modern times, has posity of style. Clear and precise expression Mills, in this city, who have been so celebrat- 
been made one of the chief duties of a student is considered a sufficient substitute for the ed / 01 ; their farina, and other manufactures of 
throughout the civilized world A n-nod former. Everything is well and briefly said; wbeat > have undertaken the production of 
fUflpsiV-l Pdnoaiinr L‘ k 7 • r+° the prints contain nothing but useful matter, Macaroni, and in their works, open to the m- 
elassical education takes high rank in literary whe |4 one may be congu i^ dj and every one ^ spection of any of our citizens, the process is 
circles, and stands in good stead fora lament- j ud g e .” carried on with an attention to neatness quite 
able deficiency in all branches of natural If this eulogy were not forty years old, it sufficient to satisfy the most fastidious palate, 
science ; and a man so qualified will be much would almost sound like irony, when applied 1 be °Pf 8car c e ly touches the ingredients, 
more likely to obtain an honorable position to the present time, when every young candi- ^ hls well-cleaned fingers, the whole 
as the president of a eollpirp nr the nastnr of date f° r gl° r Y i Q school or lyceam exhibitions ab ° r beln o performed by machinery worked 
as tne president ot a college, or the pastor of , • . outdo a Daniel Webster land sue- Wlt h a powerful steam engine. Much of our 
an intellectual and (we might add) fashiona- ceedg> M far as the thunder 0 f eloquence goes,) Araericaa wheat is especially adapted to the 
ble congregation, than one who has run 0 r aspires to the poetical honors of a Long- P ur P ose „> containing very little fibrous matter, 
through the whole catalogue of the mathe- fellow; having, however, this slight difference. and being brittle and easily separated by 
matical and the natural sciences. Other —that his flashes of wit and eloquence are is- P 0undin o- When the flour, thus prepared, 
•abtoffc fusings. 
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MACARONI. 
Messrs. Hecker & Brothrr, of the Croton 
purpose, containing very little fibrous matter, 
and being brittle and easily separated by 
pounding. When the flour, thus prepared, 
things being equal, a classical man will be sued dependent!,-of previous thought and ex- 
more likelv to succeed in anv nrnfeqdonol P erience > and Wlth a mock affectation of sen- ^neaaea jy tne iron sinews art fcas invented 
more likely to succeed m any professional timent aad feeling. It would be well if the for this purpose, the dough is placed m a pol- 
career, than one deprived of those advantages; aspirants for rhetorical or oratorical distinc- |f bed iron cylinder, the lower end of which i3 
although, as every one knows, these qualifioa- tion in school exhibitions, would observe the fitt . ed ' vith a movable metallic plate perforated 
tions will not alone ensure success, nor will style of the ancient writers, as seen in their an if ori My throughout. I hrough these little 
their absence prove a bar to an individual’s classical master-pieces. Their thoughts were boles the stiff dough is forced by a very pow- 
Drosresa not shrouded under a mist of high sounding erful screw, worked by the engine. The per- 
q, i , , . , words, nor clothed with a garb of affected locations m the plate, or ‘mould, ’ as it is tech- ,ab/ 
Strong ground has been taken by many feeling.—Cor. of the R. I. Schoolmaster. ni< f U 7 called - vary according to the shape 
persons against classical studies, as being a_ m ,. , , * _ and description of the article designed to be - 
useless and wasteful expenditure of time.— The Teacher.—S ociety can never make a P roduced 5 , the pip e > r fbbon, and star macaroni, Various means have been tried, heretofore 
Such persons are, generally, men who have return to the teacher for all that he has and . the differ6ut binds of vermicelli, have fo V ain, to remove this great evil of intempe- 
never themselves studied the languages, and done for it. There is no fortune to be made, ^fi Q e maSonlas a “ compoundofflouTe^? ranee from the land. The true method is to 
nrn t.nftpnfnrfi not. tUo heaf scarcely anv fame to be aenmren. in the nain- . ■. Y ... > c ee°> r _ c ____i_c- x__ 
STRIVE, WAIT AND PRAY. 
Strive ; yet I do not promise 
The prize you dream of to-day, 
Will not fade when you think to grasp It, 
And melt in your hand away ; 
But another and holier Treasure, 
You would now perohauce disdain, 
Will come when your toil is over, 
And pay you for all your pain. 
Walt; yet I do not tell you 
The hour you long for now, 
Will not come with Its radiance vanished, 
And a shadow upon its brow ; 
Yet far through the misty future, 
With a crown of starry light, 
An hour of joy you know not 
Is winging her silent flight. 
Fray ; though the gift you ask for 
May never comfort your fears, 
May never repay your pleading, 
Yet pray, and with hopeful tears ; 
An answer, not that you long for, 
Bnt diviner, will come one day ; 
Your eyes are too dim to see it, 
Yet strive, and wait, and pray. 
[Household Words. 
are therefore not the best qualified judges scarcely any fame to be acquired, in the pain- g r and ^^3 .» ar , d vermicelli ss^- a forbid the manufacture or sale of intoxicating 
upon these points. There probably cannot ,. “ monotone? Ocean'S C0m P 0Qfid of flour > an g ar and saffron ;” and drinks as a beverage by law, which has been 
be found even a tolerably fair classical EESIZS S5 ma ° y P T anS ? ave . be 2r afadd * fP^ent done in many of the States, and will, it is 
scholar, who would maintain such a po- or the ingratitude of ignorance, he would of- ^ lta such a strange cuhnary mixture. But hoped, be done in all. Maine first set the ex- 
sition ; and their united testimony, added to ten feel grieved, and perhaps sink nnder such 7*7 HPKPrfho/ nf flmiP ample, and hence the name of “ Maine Law,” 
the universal policy of institutions of liberal trials, if he did not derive his strength and und ^ presumo mos t ^ the imoortel^al? w bich is given to the prohibitory statutes 
learning, ought to U« great weight iu set- perhaps, except the jelipw, now little used.) both of that and of other States. In New 
tling the question in the minds of men. mast be sustained and animated bv a^rofonnd is made of the same articles - York the prohibitory law went into effect on 
the universal policy of institutions of liberal trials, if he did not derive his strength and and ^ presuma mos t of the irnDorterl fall' given to the prohibitory statutes 
learning, ought to .have great weight in set- perhaps, except the jelipw, now little used.) both of that and of other States. In New 
tling the question in the minds of men. must be sustai Jd and animated by a^ro’found is raade of ^ Same artic '5 8 ' . York the prohibitory law went into effect on 
The study of the languages affords a kind sense of the moral importance of his labors. Tlie Macaroni and Y ermicelli are both the fourth of July, and its beneficial effects 
and degree of mental discipline which no The austere pleasure of having served man- a ^ke, except that the dongh is made less are already apparent. To commemorate its 
other course can,—and even if the student kind, and secretly contributed to the public or \ 9 7* D1 v<>fnTT) 0 at - e mou ' d * passage, a temperance medal has been provi- 
, , . ’ “ welfare must be the worthv rpcomn^nsp Those who have examined the pipe macaroni, , r , 
n^r had 0C09810D to use his acquirements in Warded by hi 8 Pretence ato*. X giorj ^ » » tandanme tube w.th a bore ai ded, of wh-.ch the above cut » a represeuto- 
a solitary instance after leaving college, the consists in aspiring to nothing beyond hi ob smootl1 88 that ot a . fin ^ed musket, must tion. It is made of composition metal, gild- 
aoKmnt of labor bestowed in this behalf will ecure and laborious condition_in wearing dave wondered kow it could be formed so ed or silvered, and its execution is beautiful. 
be very far from lost. His mind has obtained himself out in sacrifices, which are hardly cheaply, as it bears the impress of being elab- The rising sun and the reversed goblet, are 
a degree of readiness and polish which enables remar ked by those who profit by them ; in °_ ra ^7 f^ e R r< ^f S3 fitting emblems of a brighter and a better 
him the more ewily to adoru and beautdlj rewart SlMeo in the°perforated plate, wouW have Let the law be reverenerf and ohejed, 
every subject on which he may bestow his Guizot. l he form of an iron rod, but for a small core and ’ et tae watchword of the friends of tem- 
thonghts. This branch of liberal learning -- fastened firmly in the center of each perfora- perance be—“ No repeal!” 
does not remove the necessity of studying the How to Teach Children.—I f you find an ^ on ^in strips of metal. This converts -—•»•■» —- 
mathematics and the natural sciences it is error in the child’s mind, follow it up till he , rod , 0 ^ dough into a tube, the pressure HONORING PARENTS, 
true. Thev also nlav an imnorW t in is rid of ifc - If a word is e P eIled wr0D g' b e closing the slits which have been made by the - 
mental disrinline L/it mlcrl -ri r " sure tbat tbe cla?s 5s ri g bt before it is dismiss- sbri P? tbat bold , the P roduc * As a stranger went into the churchyard of 
ratal disciphne, and it might be said of them A Repeat, and fix attention on the exact tion m the form which it finely bears. This a pretty viH^e, he beheld three chUdren at a 
likewise, that if no use was ever to be made error, till it can never be committed again invention is very ancient and is said to have newly-madeT™ \ bov about ten vp*™ 
of them in practical life, their study could not One clear and distinct idea is worth a world dr8 t suggested the manufacture ot lead pipe. ___’. , . . 
be dispensed with. A clergyman for instance of misty ones. Time is of no consequence in Phe most critical part of the process of manu- 
wiH have little practical JS in his prTfisfon comparison with the object. Give the child &ctnre is the drying, as on this depends, in a or rarr aoouc 1C - -nue a gin, who, appeared a 
for a possession of one clear, distinct truth, and it ? reat d cg^. the comparative quality. If year or two younger, held in her apron a few 
a knowledge of algebra or trigonometry ; becomes to him a center of light. In all your dried t0 ° 3lowl 7> ^ becomes mouldy ; and if roots of wild flowers. The third child, still 
but it he neglects their pursuit in the course teachings—no matter what time it takes— t0 ° ra pMly, it loses its toughness, aad its younger, was sitting on the grass, watching 
of his education, he will have lost the benefit never leave jour pupil till you know he has wb ° c character becomes^ changed. In our with thoughtful look the movements of the 
of a powerful agent of mental culture. in his mind your exact thought. varying atmosphere, rapidly alternating dry other two. They wore pieces of crape on their 
But the dead languages are not a useless ac —** '**"- a , n PJ h “ mid ’ it ,.^ uires n0t orJ y consummate hats, and a few other signs of mourning, such 
quisition in the Self-Governmknt.-Do ail m your power bttle f t0 a ^?> d ^ as are sometimes worn by the poor who strug- 
quisition in the practical affairs of life. They to teach your children self-goyernment. If a losses from mperfect productions. The dry- Me between their poverty and their afflictions 
he at the root of all modern languages, and child is passionate, teach him, by gentle and la S done b Y li)e 086 °f steam^ pipes, where 3 Th - j beean i lantino- somp of her 
with their combinations and modifications, patient means, to curb hit temper. If he is the degree ot heat can be carefully adjusted, s soon began p!antm a some of her 
®aka up an immense number of English cultivate liberality in him. If he is atJ d occupies trom five to ten days. W hen lowers aio_n ^ e<v o l grave, 
wonis. Especially is this the case in alfsci selfish, promote generosity. If he is sulky, properly dried, the macaroni contains no more when the stranger addressed them: 
entifie terms In tho ,■ se “ a11 SC1 charm him out of it, by encouraging frank moisture than good dry wheat in the granary. w bose grave is this, children, about 
w u fi 1 thG p tlcal science8 > of good humor. If he is indolent, acmistom him The qualities now retail at about 25 cts. which you are so busily engaged ?” 
which these opponents to the dead languages to exertion, and train him so as to perform P<m ad > aad plainly cooked are far more “ Mother’s grave, sir,” said the boy. 
are such strenuous advocates, even the very onerous duties with alacrity. If pride comes palatable and nutritious than potatoes, and “And did your father send you to place 
names, which to the unclassical ear are mere m to make his obedience reluctant, subdue cast but little more. Ihe wholesale price is these flowers around your mother’s grave?” 
arbitrary sounds, convey a meaning to the him ’ either b ? C0UQsel or discipline. In 16 X u 8 ceat8 l bat 4 ^ ben doiir * 8 cheap it “No, sir, father lies here too, and little 
classical man. He knows by the term what short ' glve y0ur children the habit of over * CaQ b ? bou o ht for 9 t .°^ centa - Rccip^ for Willie and gisfcer Jane .» 
- ... . 7 ? , 7 . 0 rerm waat coming their besetting sins. a variety ot savory dishes arc put up with the „ w ’. .. 
is meant, without resort to lovioon nr- rr.o 0 t n - American article in each package. Half a 1 . e ‘ 
pound boiled in milk until it is tender, and Mother was buried a fortnight yesterday, 
of age, wa3 busily engaged, in placing plants 
of tnrf about it, while a girl, who, appeared a 
is meant, without resort to lexicon or master, 
and ©an tell you the subject, even if he is a 
>ming their besettiug eins. a variety ot savory aisaes are pat up with the 
-—.» —__ American article in each package! Half a 
Cost of Ignorance. —Ignorance pays such P 0Qnd boi:ed in milk until it is tender, and 
stranger to it w r hen he hears the name. To a tax that we cannot imagine how anybody tbeQ sa> lted and simply baked until it becomes s f r ' b ^ ^ a i ber d m d last winter ; they all lie 
illustrate in the sciences : Trigonometrv cau afford to be a blockhead. McCracken browned, makes an excellent addition to a h er «-’ 
which ta an Esglish ear is an arbitrary sound works for a dollar a day > while S P riu ^ his dmUer ’ &ad Ue ^ D ° ° ther dre?sill &- “ 111611 who Md ^ ou to do this r 
. 3 neighbor, commands twenty shillings. A “VnK^rio- 
applied to a braach of mathematical scieace. 3 d ffetoa”oTall Sd 
jive its own definition to a classical scholar, knowing how to read, write and cipher.— 
thus: Treis —three; gonia — an angle ; me- From these figures it will be seen that Mc- 
Mud Geyser. —The following description 
is by an officer of the U. S. army: —Phis 
“ Then who told you to do this ?” 
“Nobody, sir,” replied the girl. 
“ Then why do you do it ?” 
They appeared at a loss for an answer, but 
treo —to measure, i. e., the measuring of tri¬ 
angles. Hydrostatics : hudor —water ; stati- 
Cracken’s want of knowledge costs him §400 
wonderful spring of hot mud, which lies about tbe stranger looked so kindly at them that at 
60 miles south of Fort Yuma, Cal., is situated length the eldest replied, as the tears started 
a year, more than his wife and children, on a vas t plain, which extends eighty miles in his eves: 
hnnoA-PAnt S 711 inn nonra YV hn nnnria « V. . w 
kos— standing, and implies the study of fluids h °m S u!i ent fK L “ 0 ’k iDC ) aS1V 9 e ' ^ ho needs to be south from the Gila. The soil of the plain is 
at rest. Astronomy : star; nom ® ™tr such a loss ? a dry mud. which was appureutly at ouc time 
soutn trom tne Uila. ihe soil ot the plain is 11 Oh, we do love them, sir !" 
a dry mud, which was apparently at one time “ Then you put these grass turfs and wild 
^ mc jttstruments, for iu- CatLUBrut.-Thu real object of education is Ihe "°T w 7 re ;T par “ tS *“ Wd - b «*"“ 
btanoe, ihermometer is from thermos— heat, to give children resources that will endure as character. The Geysers cover fifteen or twen- 3 °“ 7 76 ' 
and metron —a measure. Telescope: teleos — long as life endures; habits that time will ty acres. About the edges there is a warm, Yes, sir, they all eagerly replied, 
distance ; skopeo — to see. Telegraph : the ameliorate, not destroy; occupations that soft mud, with pools of warm water here and What can be more beautiful than such an 
same, and grapho _to write. In°terms and wUI riuder sickness tolerable, solitude plea- there. In the centre the mud babbles like exhibition of children honoring deceased pa- 
definitions again,—circumference is comnoKAd age venerable, life more dignified and boiling Indian pudding, and a great quantity rents? Never forget the dear parents who 
of rirmm a™., a mposea useful, and death less terrible.— Rev. Sydney of steam is constantly rising, and is visible at loved and cherished you in your infant days! 
, ,. ,. n ’ an f cro carr y; di- Smith. a great distance. Tlie mud and muddy water Ever remember their parental kindness!— 
ameter : aia— tlirough, and metron—a, meas- — 7*---77-- . is frequently thrown more than a hundred and Honor their memory, by doing those things 
7L.7" t 7.!. , ;7"“ de l:.‘ l,id “ ,k 7 a % of li?uiuu T ” »V8 LocS7'b to uLmm bS ' tMch K>» k “ ow ^ 
• • 1 . / —- “ UI V» of IfiArnino-” T opk-p “ 5a to fttlpmnt bnt V. i j -1,- — . — wmeu you snow wouia piease tnem were tUey 
meaning originally (as cities were formerly rJi T fea > 8 7° ck ®’ 18 attempt but often makes a loud rumbling noise, distinct now alive bv a Darticular reo- ftr d to tb^lr hJ 
fortified) under the walls ontebte of ti, Q „ 7 J ht - t1 ^ at a UQ ? e * lhe Wld est excursions of the f rom that of the fall of the mud. ' 7 Particular regard to their dy 
* ut * lde the gates, mind are made by short flights, frequently re- in & com - man ds, and carrying on their plans of 
These are only given in illustration, and peated ; the most lofty fabrics of science are ‘ "*■**“■*■ usefulness! Are your parents spared to you ? 
their multiplication might be infinite, for they tormed b Y ,be continued accumulations of -f- White S\y allow.— We have heard of Ever treat them as you will wish you had 
are woven into every thread and tissue of rmr siu ^ e propositions.” white crows, white blackberries, and the like ; done, when you stand a lonely orphan at their 
language. -~~* • 1 1 * - but a swallow is rather a novel curiosi- graves ! How will a remembrance of kind, 
M. n who are 8 fre D o„ m ly opposed to their ^en4*'?i g W s <> l45 “''" d «“* « 
ek‘WP0Q spendiug their time m studying Latin and a scarred or crooked 7 oak will tell of the house a few days since, one of o 
white crows, white blackberries, and the like ; 
but a white swallow is rather a novel curiosi- 
done, when you stand a lonely orphan at their 
graves! How will a remembrance of kind, 
children 
heal your wounded heart! — Del. Gazette. 
and Greek, are frequently captivated with act for centuries to come. How forcibly does them was noticed to be perfectly white. Inev- ^cai yo ur wounded H eart 
such books as Town’s Analysis and kindred this figure teach the necessity of giving right 3r Y other respect he resembled his companions, * 
works. These are good enough, so far as thev tendeuc i es to the minds and hearts of the l “ size > form, and peculiar twitter ot its spe- MISCELLANFOT 
™ a „A * xx r 1 u * . “V voung' cies - Bat the fact of his being without a MlbLEkHANEUL 
go, and are of value when a student cannot 7 ° UE "__male would seem to show that he was consid- 
ao better ; but compared with a critical Men of great geuius, but little heart, are ered au alieu am0D ? the fraternity of swal- 1 am ! -' om P°sed of 9 let 
knowledge of the languages, they are only the they not like the aurora’ borealis, whose mag- lom.—New Haven Register. My 2 G, 4, 9 is free from 
scattered and uncertain rays of a clouded oificence awes the arctic voyager to silence ? -—-■»-«—« —- My 8, 7, 5, 1 is an orifici 
moon compared with the full glories of a noon- B f 1 for wlmt are the y &' 1od ? Wi t b all their Loss of Life in the Crimea.— The Paris My 3 ’ 7 ’ 5 is a wooden Vl 
tide sun. We will write further on this sub S ?, i. - 7 h f y c , ause . no fll>w er to bloom ; in Presse quotes Lord Greys estimates of the My 4 ’ 3 - 8 is an oh j ecfc 
ject in a future paper. “ their 1§ht there 18 n ° hfe ’ loS3 of life > putting it at 500.000 men in all— My 6 > 4 - 5 > 5 > 9 - 6 i3 tw( > § 
_ J 7 , t __ i --—- 250,000 ou the side of the Russians, and 250,- whole was the es 
• ~ There are moments of adversity which let 000 on the side of the Allies. It then gives man warrior and states: 
t ■ t N b BI,K ( v erS0I v ' new * 3 . but a plain garment us into some tVeliogs of our nature to which the Turkish loss at 120.000, leaving, by a ve before the Christian Era 
±7J,T a tSnikl p,C w U, 7 j Ut a 7“' We migkt otherwise remain Perpetual stran- ry simple process of subtraction. 130,000 for |gf- Answer next week 
L . e a b Lal jueught is best dressed in gers. We are forced to desceud iuto our own Euglaud aud France. 50,000 for the former, —. 
simple language. But all these need a spirit hearts, and disposed thereby to render justice and 80,000 for the latter, are the conclusions Nothing hut a o-nod 1 
of understanding to be appreciated. to ourselves and others. J of this estimate of human slaughter. better Z g 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 9 letters. 
My 2 6, 4, 9 is free from falsehood. 
My 8, 7, 5, 1 is an orifice. 
My 8, 7, 6 is a wooden vessel. 
My 5, 4, 3, 8 is an object of ridicule. 
My 6, 4, 5, o, 9, 6 is two games out of three. 
My whole was the exclamation of a Ro¬ 
man warrior and statesman who flourished 
before the Christian Era. 0 . h. 
JUT’ Answer next week. 
Nothing but a good life can tit men for a 
better one. 
THE KAELY DEAD. 
Passing, net long since, through a country 
grave-yard, my attention was attracted by 
these words, written upon a modest stone at 
the head of a little grave—“ Is it well with 
the child ? It is well!” Knowing that the 
little one, then in its “ narrow house,” had 
passed away before sin had left its withering 
touch upon it, I could but attach more signifi¬ 
cance to this beautiful inscription, than is 
often to he conceded to these mementoes of 
the buried dead. 
It bespoke the anxiety of the fond parents, 
who loved its life as their own—to know 
whether the “ angel of their household “ had 
joined the Seraph band of that “ better land.” 
In fancy I saw them stand by the bedside of 
their little one, when death had sealed its lips 
and closed its eyes forever on earth, and when 
the anguished consciousness that never again 
should they hear its voice, came home with all 
its bitterness to their hearts, and a silent, 
prayerful inquiry, “ is it well with the child ?” 
was wafted upward to Jehovah’s ear ; back, 
swifter than if borne on angels’ wings, came 
toe cheering response—“ It is well.” Yes I 
it is well! for God “ doeth all things well l” 
True! the mother’s heart was well nigh 
broken when she gave up what had become a 
part of her own Kfe ; and the father bowed his 
head upon his hand and wept with grief that 
refused control, and friends shed their tears 
around ihe couch of the young dead—yet all 
unconscious it lies there in its calm sleep, 
while its freed spirit has joined that happy 
throng “ who rest day nor night ” around the 
throne on high. 
It is well! Who could tell, had the child 
lived, what had been its destiny. Perhaps 
choosing the path of disobedience, it might 
have plunged on, regardless of parental ad¬ 
monition and friendly counsel—hardening rt3 
heart against every holy thought and generous 
feeling, and reckless alike of present and eter¬ 
nal interest, until on the scaffold, within the 
dark, damp walls of a prison, or by the hand 
of the midnight assassin, had been hurried, all 
reekiug with crime, into the dread presence of 
a just and holy God. It is well! In a few 
short years reason might have fled forever 
and left it a raving maniac—its eyes might 
have been closed never to open more on the 
rich beauties of earth, air and sea ; and shut 
j out from the world of sound, had never heard 
again the voices of love and affection or listen¬ 
ed to the delicious harmonies that float thro’ 
air and sky. 
It is well! It might have lived for mauy 
long, weary years—its body racked with un¬ 
ceasing pain, praying for death, yet living, 
suffering, dying, still. It is well! O who 
can draw aside the veil that shrouds the future 
and tell us what shall be the earthly history of 
that sweet babe now nestlmg in its mother's 
bosom, or say what shall be its eternal desti¬ 
ny ? Shall an honorable life, a peaceful 
death and a blissful eternity, or a shameful 
life and miserable death, and an everlasting 
life of the keenest anguish be its portion ?— 
Gcd only knows ! 
It is well! From how much sorrow, pain 
and suffering has the departed one been de¬ 
livered ! It will not be compelled to meet in 
the fierce conflict of life and fight and strug¬ 
gle and die. The battle has been fought by 
another —the victory won—the trophy gained. 
It is well! In the arms of the Savior— 
in the fold of the “ good shepherd ”— in the 
“ green pastures and beside the still waters,” 
it has its home. O! who would strip the 
crown from its head or take the harp from its 
hand and bring it back again ? 
Ye who mourn your youthful dead, take 
comfort from the assurance that “ It is well ” 
with those who left you in life's early morn¬ 
ing- s. A. E. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
The evils of life may be likened to comets. 
Like these, they bear after them a loDg train. 
Like these, too, they seem to wander tnrough 
the boundless space of our being, pathless and 
objectless, creatures of chance. Yet are they 
both alike in the hands of the Creator. 
