MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
L/T> V 4 p "‘l V I ble of being converted from a possibility to a 
ii I (YtiKt Ml iVl fc t ^ f II I 10 fact, has often danced around her imagination, 
Al'(teV/VV# Cl2l ' * and elaborated her fondness into more assidu- 
-.----- ou 3 caresses. In much unwritten household : 
CONDUCTED BY A ZIL t. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ histcry, we may conclude the happy suspicion 
. .. l ‘ , - w w “ w - of some peculiar excellence not yet unfolded 
written rorj ho.™-. sn™.^ew-Yor.er. {a the i itt i e being made heir of mother’s devo- 
* J tion and care, is a frailty which no philoso- 
i know a little cottage maiden, phy can forbid to lurk in a heart, whose 
Fail- as any in the land ; affection is unquenchable. And this device 
Its very sweetness gives command. of showmen, superior or interior, is a tempta- 
Her step is light tion. It makes an assault on an assailable 
Her smile is bright, sentiment. But this is not all. The glow of 
r^“o^r e - gold annexes its fascination to the vanity of 
The Lady of the Lily Hand. aspiring to an acknowledgement of superiority 
Many suitors now are sighing of offspring. Such a pecuniary corrobora- 
For the intie maiden’s love ; tion of*a mother’s estimate of her child, trans- 
“r“u5to“«ws S forming hopefulness into assurance, is a 
Seek Uy bells dazzling bait, but only dazz ing, we appre- 
m shady dells, hend, in proportion to a lack of fortifying 
Or hunt the beach lor ocean shells ; , Sense 
But many suitors still are sighing & • '* 
’Mid the dreams their fancy wove. Hut what superiority is bid for? It can be 
I am the maiden’s chosen knight— nothing far from physical. Is it beauty ?— 
I am her lover to command ; J3ut baby beauty is not perpetual, as experi- 
And her soft brown eoes all fill’d with light, . , , 
Are treasures, richer than gold or land eiice shows, and mail} & 
Her sunny hair becomes ordinary at last, and even homely, 
is far more fair aud v { ce verS a. Is it rotundity, robustness, 
Than costly gems or jewels raie. plumpness or activity? Many an infant’s 
And happy is her chosen knight, Ft 7 / . ., . 
The winner of the lily hand. E. if. m. extraordinary dimensions subside rapidly, as 
---growth goes on to maturity, and the prodigy 
For Moore’s Envoi New-Yorfcer. becomes a consumptive. Annals enough have 
THE BABY'SHOW VANITY. shown that baby vivacity is no certain evi- 
- dence of future energy in active life, or intel- 
Whether Solomon in all his wisdom, and i ec tual or physical efficiency. Or, granting 
with that keen experience of the hollowness utmost that can be claimed in these re- 
of earthly things derived from his own declen- S p gc t S) what then? Is any valuable end 
• Urrn imoivinol on/^Vi Q i • i i rl _ T_ t 0 TXT's-* 
FORTUNES OE A PIN. 
BALLOON ASCENSION. 
i * /'W'N.T'N * ^' "V ^ ‘ 
Written for Moore’o Enrol New-Yorker. 
THE BATTLE-FIELD. 
Sek ! to the battle-field thousands advance, 
Fierce for the bloody fight, flag and plume dance ; 
Now the stern god of war 
Loosens his murd’rous car, 
Drunk with life’s current are 
Sword, spear and lance. 
List, ’tis the victor’s shout—thousands are flying, 
Madly they tramp’e the dead and the dying ; 
Loud mingle groan and cheer, 
Thick slaughtered heaps appear— 
Peasant and princely peer 
Lowly are lying. 
Hark ! ’tis the gaunt wolf’s howl, thousands are dead, 
Ghastly reposing in moonl’ght outspread ; , 
Foul beasts and birds are there— 
Fiercely their eyeballs glare, 
Freezing with horror, where 
Life has not fled. 
Hush ! ’tis the note of woe—thousands are weeping, 
Widows and orphans sad vigils are keeping ; 
Joy they no more may know, 
Quenched is affection's glow, 
Fond hopes are prostrate now 
With thq slain sleeping. 
Oh for a home in some far distant isle, 
Owning the sway of Peace, blest with her smile— 
Free from war’s bitter woes, 
’Mid scenes of sweet repose, 
Which no contending foes 
Ever should spoil. • 
East Bloomfield, N. Y., Nov.. 1855. .1. H. H. 
For Moore’s Bural New-Yorker. 
BEAUTIFY THE HOMESTEAD. 
In the year 1787, a boy called Lafltte first The ferial voyage of Mon3. Goddard and 
appeared in Paris. He was poor, and great- wife, accompanied by Mr. Sharp, of the Le¬ 
ly desired to obtain an inferior place in a quirer, Mr. Bellman, of the Gazette, and Mr. 
banking house. Furnished with a letter of Thompson, is thus described in the Cincinnati 
introduction, he went to the house of a rich Times : 
Swiss banker to ask for employment. He Our view before the rising of the moon was 
was friendless, timid, and careworn, and the glorious ; but when night’s mantle gathered 
banker, thinking him unfit for a clerk, told oyer the earth, and her queen appeared, lllu- 
him that he had no room for him in his office, minating the face of nature, the scene was so 
The lad left the banker’s richly gilded room grand and beautiful to my mind, as to com- 
with a sad heart. 'While crossing the court- pare favorably with my pre conceived, idea of 
vard with drooping head, he saw a pin on the heaven. Looking up from the car into the 
ground ; he stooped down, took it up, and neck of the balloon with the moons rays fall- 
placed it carefully in the corner of his coat, ing directly on the huge globe, it seemed a 
tie did not think at the time that this act, so ball of fire, while the reflection from the outer 
triflino- i u itself, would be the turning poiut surface of the aerial ship was equally as bril- 
in hislife, and the means of his future splen- liant as the reflection of a ga3 light from a 
did success. mim r. 
The banker saw from his window what had Several times during our voyage, we con- 
taken place, and, attaching great importance versed with persons on Ike earth.. In winch 
to trifles, he was impressed by the circum- conversations I proved, in my mind conclu- 
stance. This simple action gave him a key sively, this fact, that it i3 a ve^y easy matter 
to the character of Lafltte. It was a proof to hear with distinctness, ordinary conversa- 
of order and prudence. And he thought that tion from iho earth, wnen one mile and a quar- 
a young man who could thus take care of a ter above the surface, 
pin, would surely make a good clerk, and I will state two or toice facts more, viz : 
merit the trust and goed wishes of his em- While over Mr. Ku finer 3 farm, near Car- 
ployer. 
thage, I inquired in a loud voice, “ Who lives 
With th 9 slain sleeping. r The same evening Lafltte received a Dote here?” Some man replied, “Mr. Ituffner.” 
>h for a home id semo far distant isle, from the banker, offering him a situation in “ Is it Marine Luff tier ! Ithenasiied. “No: 
>wning the sway of Peace, blest with her smile— his counting house, and asking him to come Frank,” was the response. A female, voice 
Froe from war’s bitter woes, and fill the place at once. then invited u3 to take supper, which invita- 
’Mid scenes Of sweet repose, The discerning banker was not deceived in tion we he. rd as distinctly as friends can 
Which no contending foes his hopes • for he soon found that the young hear each other in common conversation.— 
Ever should spoil. • r possessed all the good qualities he Mons. Godard discharged a small quantity of 
»stBloomfield, n. y.,N ov., 1855 . ,. ii. h. P ^ a clerk Lafltte soon ad- gas and we descended in a field near to Mr. 
-- vanced to be cashier, and at length was re- Ruffner’s residence as easy as a bird can alight 
For Moore’s Bnrfti New-Yorker. ceived into partnership, and afterwards became on a tree top. 
BEAUTIFY THE HOMESTEAD. the owner of the largest bank in Paris, and Another experiment bearing on this point: 
- one of the richest men in the world. He was When half a ini e above the. earth, M. Godard 
In these “ latter days” when dollars and not only rich, generous, great and powerful, let fall a small stone, which we heard very 
. . . . J . D i x° __3 ofril/o tKo nrmiTvl 
sion, ever could have imagined such a device secure d to society by the exhibition? We cents are the living principle, and utility the but was chosen a deputy of the people, and piainly strike the ground 
for creating a fever among the people of our should be justly scandalized to look on the basis of creeds, should one, for a moment, lin- LflueS width's partofThe^ subject." At about the 
day, as the public exhibition of children, our p i cture j n any utilitarian, physiological light. ger to gaze upon the beautiful in nature, the * it ; 78U of Fian ^ e> 1 " same altitude, Mons. G. threw out a handful 
retrospective penetration does not allow us to There are instructions for the curious or lightning train of the “ nineteenth century” ^ , _of sand and earth, and when it struck, it 
determine. The device to elude or outwit the philanthropic in the tomes of respectable and w hirls swiftly by, and he is left among the « pyp VY v » sounded precisely like rain pattering on a roof 
repenting sage’s assurance of universal empti- accesgib i e literature, which may be better „ old Fogies”—those clogs upon modern ad- where no ceiling obstructs the sound. ^ ; 
ness in the popular sources of gratification, we applied to. Would not that mother blush yancement and modern exaltation. But we There is music enough in these three words hind family, M? Godard discharged morebal- 
of knowledge, to a maze of sensua ity, from 
which he was rescued only by a miracle of 
mercy and after unspeakable pangs, is to day 
and forever irrefutable, and it might be well 
for us in modern times to recall the language 
We miy be allowed to add, that any record beautify and adorn our homes, 
of baby elegance or conspicuousness, cannot Fo rest trees are one of the 
be of much avail to the grown-up man or accompa niments of a Rural 1 
autify and adorn our homes. her, -when we made briel but perilous journeys san( j gelds, their fences looking like a seive. 
Forest trees are one of the most delightful from chair to table and from table to chair Dense forests, immediately above and over 
companiments of a Rural homestead, and a S a, ’ n -, , , . , their topmost boughs we glide gently ; for our 
, J . . , F. , r ° ’ , f. be ot much avail to the grown-np man or accomp animents of a Rural homestead, and a S a ™-, , .. , , . ,, their topmost boughs we glide gently ; for our 
and forever irrefutable, and lo might ue well womau . To bave been a pr j ze babj un d er thpir exceeding rarity in the vicinity of farm W f lfc other day, when two parted dariDg captain has invited us to witness the 
for us in modern times to recall the language ou^ices or sunervLion of Barnum and / i t f ^ ‘ that had been “ loving in their lives, one to per fe C t control which he has over this balloon 
of wisdom and warning so long and earnestly J® & P f Tl T 7 1,! re3ldences ’ exhlblt f a f ad Iacb of taste am0D g California, and the other to her lonely home. £ feip weather . Tben we ascen d to the dis- 
recorded. ' his proselytes, would hardly supply a valuable American agriculturists. These auxiliaries Every body says it—some time or another, tance of 8,000 feet, and after traveling the 
, . , , , n satisfaction to a woman of delicate sensibility 0 f health and comfort, instead of being eher- The little boy whispers it when he dreams of F ord only knows where, changing around 
er can we im 8.gin ^ nBi&TiANan or {jniebed intellect. We think it would be ished with the utmost care, are swept away exchanging the little stub shoes for boo:s like w ^ b a SCO re of different currents of air, we 
Faithful, among the multitude of objects , - — - - - - j - „ . , , ,, T ^ - - 
displayed in the Vanity Fair, by which they Vl 
j • .i T 7 - 'i. t? • v gladly ignored, and blotted out of the column w it b ruthless hand, and the axe of mistaken a 77 ' •, i:b »> 0 v v —-.---X-—— 
di sp.ajed m the A amty Fair, by winch they ^f reminiscences, which have slowly accumu- progression brings to the ground the choicest aSS C ° UUty ’ slx , 5nile3 from G! ,eudale, after 
were obliged to pass in their renowned pilgn- ® x , ..5, , x , watch, he sees his plans hilt nnisn.a, ana ms havn g been two hours among the clouds in 
mao -0 to the celestial city, recognized anv re- ^dfrorn records or recapitulations of friends ornaments of Nature. “ God made the conn- hopes jet in the bud, waving m the cold late cele still regions. 
finally descended on Mr. John Coxe’s farm in 
mage to the celestial city, recognized any re- TV T. , T 7 .7 ,7 LU3 .T UU ' & 0 P es m ouu> v ' av ug m 
,, i i v . . , , and lamily. try” it has been ooserved, but if this saint of spring. 
s^.m ance o e nove y perpe.rau. y i - But take it altogether, there must belittle Vandalism be not checked, many traces of his The old man says it when he thinks of 
: ZXZ enough to compensate mothers for the pains- workmanship will, er, long, be effaced. t0 ‘ 
A STRANGE DINER. 
finest babies. But what a point have we ai T ugu - —^ ^ — 5 . - day for tomorrow. Among eccentric gastronomists Ido not 
reached in the history of the world ! What ^ kiri g of preparation, and excitement oi Rural reader, what would you think of a The weary watcher for the morning, whiles recobect one more remarkable than Mrs. Jeff- 
further evolution will the restless study to actual competition, on such an arena, the landscape without its foliage, its living green, away thedark with “ bye-and-bye.” reys, the sister of Wilkes. At Bath she slept 
muster marvels for pooular curiosity and °f publicity would oca iata . 1 bartQen'er- j^ g ru 3 g e t, orange and crimson—the kirigly Sometimes it sounds like a. song; some- throughout the year beneath an open window, 
contemplation, under the unquenchable V ^g on the lists, to a woman of refined instincts. oak> the majestic elm, the wide-spreadfng find Linalman^cs and the snow sometimes lent her bed an addi- 
contemplation, under th„ unquenchable m- Q0U id pay no clever compliment to the chestnut, the J pendant and graceful^ willow would’nt the world give to find it in almanacs tional counterpane. She never allowed a fire 
centive of a love of money, accomplisa?— r . . cnesiuui, mu wiaow , _ se t down somewhere, no matter it in the t-inrilcd in this mom the chipf adnrn- 
When shall we see the end? What more fertility that e^enenced no^embarrassment sprig htly ash, beautiful maple, symmetrical dfiad of December-to know that it would £ e nt of whfch was a dozen’clocks, no twHf 
dden and astonishing folly shall we look for? m the rivalry ana what should we say ol the eve rgreen, or tremulous poplar ? How desert- surely come. But fairy-like as it is flitting which struck the hour at the same moment, 
mi HoW ovhihitinn ia nnt a hnJ spirit that reushed or revelled in the promi- bke the picture? nothing to relieve the eje like a star-oeam over the dewy shadows ct s be breaki'asted frugally enough on chocolate 
ine Daoy exnioii on s o a otia, unmui- nence of p 3rs0Q and posterity. It is a turn- or d i spe i the monotony of the scene. How years, nobody can spare it, and we look upon acd d toast> but pr0C eeded daily in a sedan 
Red one, we admit. It is not a variation . ins j de ou t 0 f domestic sanctity, a perver- uttle to awaken the senses to an aupreciation the maD y Hmes these words have beguiled us ; cha) - witb a bott i e 0 f Madeira at her side, 
-..V. xnocw, oa iil-tm. oa CtaJa o nrr ° . ... A * rvr.Tr nf tho OllrPl- “ h-CP-dTl fl-hTP IS . . V_1 - J. _ J- _ CIL. •_• 1. 
eadden and astonishing folly shall we look for? >■> the rivalry and what should we say of the CTe rgreen, or tremulous poplar? Howdesert- surely come. But fairy-like ae i 
, , , . ... x . . , . , . . spirit that reushed or revelled m the promi- bke the picture? nothing to relieve the e\e like a star-beam over the dewy 
Tie babv exhibition is not a bad. unmiti- r „ . .. n • . a. .. / . „ ^ _ t*. ..j L 
gated one, we admit. It is not a variation 
from reason so utter as to excite any great 
irom reason so utiei as w e ciie any great giou of domestic propriety, which we are 0 f tbe beautiful, or to elevate and refine ?— 
alarm for tne weffare o. our institutions, or obUged to dep loreand protest against. Nay, Yet, the requirements to the filling up of the 
lead us into inconsolable mourning for na- - t ^ a v - 0 j at i 0n 0 f the apostolic exhortation painting, are among the elements of a hap- 
tional and social degeneracy, i. ne m “g|ed to be « Keepers at home,” which the Christ- py home. Home! we do not mean four square 
emotion cf sadness, surprise and disgust, which iaQ mo ther, at least, will disapprove. Those wa n s merely ; there is a deeper and holier sig- 
the memory of the silver “ bye-and-bye is to a boarding-house to dine. She invariably 
like the sun-rise of 03sian, “ pleasant, but ga ^ beb i nd two gentlemen, “ men having more 
mournful to the soul. ’ sinew in mind and body than women,” and 
-- with, these she shared her “ London Particu- 
THE THOUGHTS OF FOUTH. lar.” Warner, in his “Literary Racollec- 
- tions,” says that some mighty joint, that was 
A distinguished American poet (Lougfel- especially well covered with fat, was always 
low) has recently brought to our notice, a prepared for her. She was served with slices 
verse of a Lapland song, of this fat, which she swallowed alternately 
“ a boy’s will is tho wind’s will, with pieces of chalk, procured for her especial 
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” enjoyment. Neutralizing the subacid of the 
the frequent announcements of these gather- wbo bave aspirations to keep the province of n }fi ca tion to the word; a retreat from the A distinguished American poet (Lougfel- especially well covered with fat, was always 
ings excite within us, is covered up in the wQmaQ unintrenche d upon by improprieties, buS ’i e , toil and strife of life’s warfare, a tern- low ) has recently brought to our notice, a prepared for her She was served with slices 
conviction that they are but the bubbles of certainl cannot surrender the objects of i ove _, e aad an aUar to every man - the p'ace V6rse °‘ & LaplaDd T g \ - „ 0 ^ fat ’ w P hlC , h ,? be 8walIo /„ ed a ‘ternately 
nn Lnnr thrown nn on the sea of evpnts to ... J „ , pie ana au aiun c,c v m<iU me p.ace “ a hoy’s will is tho wind’s will, with pieces of chalk, procured for her especial 
, at their own fireside, as the means of specu.a- where centres his loudest hopes. And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” enjoyment. Neutralizing the subacid of the 
s me an urs , an w c u a was tion, without a struggle. How many such have we ? With all the Do we not know that “ the thoughts of youth fat with the alkaline principle of the chalk, 
absolutely tbe last oi tnem. Hut mere is an We do not de cl a im against the admiration opportunities presented tons for developing aie lou g’ loa U thoughts?” The old man e he “amalgamated, diluted and assimilated 
exhibition of weakness and folly left m the ,. , b t e t w Der sons of i P v + Lolithfnln Pac n >^ e g knows this when the cares of active life are the delicious compound with half a dozen 
atmosphere, that makes our sense of human . ‘ ff P , , the beauty, he ui i value ol our ^ These cares are forgotten. They came glasses of her delicious wine.” The diet 
depravity more painful than we would like to exc l ulsl ^ e sympathy wim e uua cc man- residences, does not the myriad witnesses j a rap id succession, crowding ever upon each agreed well with the old lady, and she main- 
describe That it is anew form of develop- ners little folks, the ordinary opportunities throughout the country plainly indicate that other ; transient occupants of his mind and tained that such a test authorized use.— Table 
nf 'wPftlrnAM duos not Ipsspn onr r-Loarin of famil Y intercourse must furnish every grat- in the”selection of site, erection of edifice, and heart, leaving no permanent impression there. Traits. 
This is pre-eminently an ajre of novelties'. Nation, without the intervention of showmen, after preparation of grounds, these three neces- In our mature years, we may have learned ^ ^ 
P P y / ., , , and the metamorphosis of public halls into sar i es ar e seldom thought of In our climate muc ^> kufc kow muc h have we forgotten. IBMNG AND BR1ANT, 
The devotion of energy and capacity that “ ,. . , , ,, ... are seiaom Luougnioi.^ in our climate, The foot-prints o one class of acquiremenfs - 
might accomplish excellent things for the nu ^ fcdri8s ® w 1CJ 7 W ai . U wHF the mercury at ns muoAes at one period, ba ve been worn cut continually by the foot- At the recent Publisher’s Festival at the 
world to one steady purpose of manufacturing tl3kets - Gages for beaulilul birds, and beasts and ten Gr twelve degrees below zero at steps of succeeding classes. The old man Crystal Palace, in New York city, Rev. Mr. 
money out of public p-ullibility and the pub- P re ^ wbose fe roc Hy slumbers under a sleek ano ther, “ a place to live ?” is perched where says “ life i3 short.” He has forgotten the in- Milburn, who is blind, paid the following el- 
y 1 ° 0 fur, may furnish employment to men of wood gol can play his burning beams, until it is termediate space of middle life; youth and oquent compliment to Irving and Bryant : 
lie readiness to be made ridiculous by the ^ * but when in8tead of com . “ [J 0 ^ oven s3v8Q b times h ’ eated age are together. He sees but the brief space K, Bu t if I magnify the office of a maker 
humilitatmg ingenuity of the chief entertainer, . , , . , • ftr j pr tn i onk p d „+ f " , w , ’ , made up of these. The scenes of childhood and seller of a book, how much more the an- 
are indeed mortifying. The generalissimo mgentto look is set morder 1.0 be looked at, the a.r as that from a fornace When the ore aga ' iu btfore Wm . .. the orch . ri , tbe th0r8 As Wolfe sadly and sweetly recited 
spreads his win »3 of paper and ink from the kav e a painful sense of uumihatton. We “ blast of winter is heard in the land,” w r e are meadow, the deep tangled wild-wood,” the Gray’s Elegy, upon the St. Lawrence, the 
metropolitan news-rooms and one great « - ath- sa ^’ n0 more P^pHaHons be provoked in a tthe antipodes. Friend Moore need not re- thoughts of his barefoot days. _ night before his glorious fall on the plains of 
erinc of nonsense and wonder is heralded as otherwise peaceful breasts, by appeals to our ga i e b ; s readers with the “Tiew of an ice- The great shores of the sea, the cliff, the Abraham, he said, ‘ I would rather have the 
This is pre-eminently a“n 'age of novities'. *** «* intervention of showmen, after preparation of grounds, these three nrres- ^”"77^ S SveTe 
m, I „ J ., ,, , andthe metamorphosis of public halls into 0 / 7 ,-,are seldom thought of In our climate muca, dui now mucu uaie wo iui D uutcu. 
The devotion of energy and capacity that ,. , U , . * ,, ... sar*« are seiaom mougm, 01 . in our climate, The foot-prints 0 one clas 3 of acquiremenfs 
might accomplish excellent things for the nurseries to which tne who e world may obtain with the mercury at the nineties at one period, have been worn cut continually by the foot- 
wnrlrl t.A nne fitead v imrnose of manufacturing tl3kets - Gages for beautiful buds, and beasts and ten or twelve degrees below zero at steps of succeeding classes. The old man 
world, to one steady purpose of manufacturing 
money out of public gullibility, and the pub- 
spreads his win *3 of paper and ink from the "7 ■ dibi qi wumo « uwu m u* uun, we are meadow, the deep taDgied wiid-wooa," tne Gray’s Elegy, upon the St. Lawrence, the 
metropolitan news-rooms and one great o - ath- say, let no more palpitations be provoked in a t the antipodes. Friend Moore need not re- thoughts of his barefoot days. _ night before his glorious fall on the plains of 
• „ 7 „ n _ apn „ w ’ dpr ?q hprftldpB ns otherwise peaceful breasts, by appeals to our ga i e b ; s readers with the “view of an ice- The great shores of the sea, the cliff, the Abraham, he said,‘I would rather have the 
, ^ . , . . r , , , ' fellow-women to contend for boners on the bo use above ground •” they are upon every heidlaud, I ke sanded and pebbled beach re- honor of writing that poem than taking Que- 
the triumphant issue of shrewdness and enter- 7 U ? W J . nl . fq nf fbp - own habieR _ T g 7,,l upon eveiy main> fresh and beautiful after every storm. bec to-morrow.’ Were 1 to paraphrase his 
prise, with qualified comments in a thousand " , „ , , ‘ hul and in every vail.. , tee only troub.e be- The waves of the great tides have each made thought to my wish, it would be thus:—Could 
quarters. But a few weeks elapse, ere a e have eai enouga 0 sue a aiiroiy, an j D g j Q the fact, they cannot be depended their mark, and obliterated evermore the I have written the ‘Sketch-Book,’ (turning 
swarm of imitators succeed, put in train their we trust the great instigator will find himse.f up on af.er the commencement of the “ heated marks of the preceding, but in immortal to Mr. Irving,) almost every word of which I 
app'iances, make overtures’to a weak mater- floundered in any attempt at repetition of the term >> white, the long winding shore remains, like had by heart before I was eight years 0 d, or 
nal ambition and tr 7 their skill in throwing offence a S aicst American modesty and good Rara ] f rie nd, have you a home?— would “the long, long thoughts of youth, when the have sung that ode commencing, ‘1 he Groves 
nai ambition, ana iry tneu skiu m inrowing ■ , lif . . , tides of life have swept over them and retreat wer3 God s first temples, (turning to Mr. 
the wonderful lasso of their leader. The ‘ cn&e - ' ' you have that home healthy, lite-giving and ^. w hen the toils, trials and successes of life Bryant,) which I committed to memory in a 
1, . ...J_i _ ik. --- V,n,Alif„l V Plant, trppa fnr , ’ , v. .. . x__ _ IE... '* . . • , a ,, J i a 
fellow-women to contend for honors on the house above ground;” they are upon every headland, the sanded and pebbled beach re- honor of writingthatpoemthantakicgQue- 
. • -p .1 m P T.;t a nf tLeir n«m Bahipr- ,, .. , , ,, , main, fresh and beautiful after every storm, bec to-morrow.’ Were I to paraphrase his 
basis of animal merits of their own babies.- h ill and in every valley-the only trouble be- The ; &ve8 of the great tideg have each made thought to my wish, itwould be thus:-Could 
We have heard enough of such absuroi ty, and ing in t h e fact, they cannot be depended their mark, and obliterated evermore the I have written the ‘Sketch-Book,’ (turning 
we trust the great instigator will find himseff ap oxi af.er the commencement of the “ heated marks of the preceding, but in immortal to Mr. Irving.) almost every’word of which I 
floundered in any attempt at repetition of the term." white, the long winding shore remains, like had by heart before I was eight years 0 d, or 
offence against American modesty and good R ura j friend, have you a home ?— would “ tke loD ?’ lon g thoughts of youth,” when the have sung that ode commencing, ‘The Groves 
result is, sometimes at least, a failure, and the 
beguiled mothers become a laughing stock, 
Children. —It thoukl never be forgotten 
and bite their lips in disappointment over the tbe Y are pl ants committed to oui 
demonstration of the mJ th, in .kick the 
tumult expires, and retire to master the shock mortality; “ that foolishness is bound up m 
they suffered through the perfidy of the van- the heart of a child,”—and that we must ever, 
ished dispenser of prizes. like watchful husbandmen, be on our guard 
But let us carefully lock at the nature and | against it. 
features of a “baby-show.” What are the I -- 
fee ings stimulated in a mother's bosom by Home is emphatically the poor man’s para- 
the concoetor’s advertisement? Are they d ^ se * Resources, 
, , ,, t -i „ 0 i..... too often live away irom the hearthstone, in 
laudable—are they plausible even l 1 0 have , , J . . ’ 
77 . heart, if not in person ; but to the virtuous 
the handsomest child in ten thousand, may be poor, domestic ties are the only legitimate and 
beautiful ? Plant trees, for 
“ They lend to life its earliest joy, 
And wait on its late .t page ; 
In the circling hoop for the rosy boy, 
And the easy chair for age. 
We bless them for their summer shade, 
Wnen our weak limbs toil and tire ; 
Our thanks are due for their winter aid, 
When we pile the bright log fire. 
Up with your heads, ye sylvan lords, 
Wave proudly in the breeze, 
For our cradle bands tnd coffin boards 
Must come rom the fotest trees.” 
Frank tin Squint^ N. Y , 1865. W. T. K. 
--- • * -- pour ,uouikshu i/ies axe tuts umy irgiuumie uuu i A man must possess fire in himself before purcjax., uv --- —-- . . a ■ • ^ i , 
an assurance that would give uncommon positive source of happiness short of that ho- he can kindle up the electricity that thrilis what he meius to sell, may set up a partner- j lor it is labor ana ic-settum w * 
pleasure, and the fancy that is now suscepti- tier heaven which is the soul’s home. ' the great popular heart. ship with honesty.— Lavattr. ■ cover.cs. 
have left no trace upon the memory.— Hon. sadd'e on a western prairie, cheerfully would 
Julius Rockwell. I g o through life, binding this badge of iufirm- 
--ity on my brow, to wear it as a crown ; or 
Those who in the common course of the groping in the unbroken darkness, so were it 
world will call themselves your Friends, or the Father’s will, for threescore years and t:n 
whom, according to the common notions of of man’s appointed time. But what though 
Friendship, you may probably think such, | the Sage’s pen and Poet’s song be not ours to 
will never tell you of your faults, stili less of ■ utter or to wield 1 Is not the man greater 
your weaknesses. Bat on the contrary, more than the author? Nor is theirs any ignoble 
desirous .to make you Friend than to prove lot., who are called to learn and show that 
themselves yours, they will flatter both, and, 'They also servo, who only stand and wait.’ ” 
in truth, not be sorry for either. --- 
-- Every theory which urg33 men to labor 
He who free’y praises what he moans to and research, which excites aetiveness and 
purcha-e, and he who enumerates the faults of j sustains perseverance, is a gain to science ; 
* . . 1 . , I a* _ii i_i__1___te InaH t.r* nt«- 
the great popular heart. 
ship with honesty.— Lavattr. 
