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MOOSE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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[Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] 
“WE MISS THEE.” 
[DEDICATED TO MISS J. li. AND B. B. B.] 
Wk’ve missed thee, we've missed thee since parting. 
And mourned that thy absence should be ; 
Still the group of which thou wast a. member, 
In its heart bears a tribute to thee. 
Though our circle, once whole, is now broken, 
The waves of affection still roll; 
For thee, dearest brother, the warmest 
Wells forth from the depth of our soul. 
We miss thee, all miss thee more deeply. 
Since she whe so late graced our band, 
Hath severed life’s fetters that bound her, 
And soared to a holier land. 
Her absence makes thine more oppressive, 
With thoughts of those bright days of yore; 
Yet we cling to those memories with fondness, 
Though we miss thee, all miss thee, the more. 
We turn from the past and the present, 
And picture the time when thou’ltcome, 
X" again grace our fond loving circle,— 
Join those of thy number at home. 
W lie re spirits congenial will mingle 
The pure and deep gushings of love, 
And affection bind tinner our kindred, 
Till we join those who miss us above. 
We miss thee at evening's calm twilight, 
We miss thee at morning’s grey dawn; 
The seat that was thine is now vacant. 
The light of our home is now gone. 
When the evening’s repast is succeeded 
By the “ good-niglit ” and kisses so free, 
We sigh as we think of thy absence, 
And cherish a meet l:us for thee. 
We know from thy fond, loving nature 
Thou art true to thy brotherly love ; 
That beneath the cold surface of manhood, 
Lies a fountain that swells not above. 
White the prayers of the loved one enshrine thee, 
And angels guide from their high dome, 
Accept—0, accept the assurance, 
That we miss thee, oil miss thee at home 1 
Fenner, N. Y. Carrie Cary. 
STRIVING TO RISE. 
When we look about us, we are astonished 
at the eminence which particular individuals 
TIIE BLESSINGS OF OLD AGE. 
0 _ 
The venerable Josiah Quincy, Senior, ex- 
have acquired; and still more so when upon president of Harvard University, having been 
investigation we ascertain that those who have ^ oas ^ ec [ a t the alumni dinner, made an excellent 
risen the highest, contended with the most for- spee ch, from which the following is an extract: 
midable difficulties. It is in the overcoming of “ On every occasion, whether in public or 
the* very obstacle that their greatness con- private, f offi mauwassure * "“cl 
sista Here lies the secret of their success. s i m ply consist in length of days; for, as the 
It was in that struggle to rise above the pecu- p res i d e n t had quoted— 
liar circumstances with which they were sur- Wisdom is gray hairs in man, 
.„„„„;,n,l *W ah»„«rthnf And an unspotted life is his old age. 
rounded, that they acquired that strength of ' n 1111 ’ , 
ruuiiueu, y i ° If j t arose from sympathy, there was no 
mmd, the emanations from which shall stand ground for it; the g J rapathy W as absolutely 
as a glorious monument through time. thrown away. So far as his experience reaeh- 
We do not realize the extent of the capaci- ed, old age was the happiest period ol life-— 
ties with which we are endowed. They slum- And why not! Had we not t en _go ri o 
, . ,. . , „ ,, A „ , . the nonsense of love [laughter], the tolly or 
ber within us, either for the want of opportune ambitioil| the grumbling of envy, the delusions 
ty, or the necessity to be drawn out; and often 0 f b ope? He repeated that old age was the 
die from the imbecility produced by inaction, happiest portion of life, provided that in youth 
/[^ . ♦ f . i The morning found her calm, though pale, 
t MI tS ♦ and t0 the oft - re P eated in q uir y if she was m > 
x she would answer with a sweet smile, that she 
was not well, but would be better soon, and with 
conducted by a e. an effort a t gayety blinded their solicitude; 
but as the day waned one might have seen her 
LIFE’S SUNBEAMS. ... ., ., , 
_ glancing hastily out the window, as though 
There are bright and happy places half expecting, yet dreading, that some one 
In this dwelling-place of tears ; mitrht COme. 
Sunny gleams, and merry faces, n ■, 
Smiling hopes that conquer fears. A he street bell rang, and a gentleman called 
There are many sweets that mingle Mad ALINE. He seemed to be UO stranger, 
in our cup of mortal woe; and was admitted. Ida looked displeased as 
Fairy bells that softly tingle she saw him passing through the hall, for some- 
Sweete. t mu. io as tiuy go. how, in her little head, she had connected the 
There are blossoms rich and rarest Uor Qn her si3ter ’ S brow with him, and she 
Life 8 lone pathway to make bright, r # 
And their gentle faces fairest, W8.S DOt displc&S6cl to fillu that HIS stay was 
shine like rays of living light. short, for she half suspected that Madaline 
Yet there still are choicer blessings, loved him nOW UO more. 
To bedeck our weary way— j n fhe same window where the moon-beams 
’Friendship’s warm and fond caressing, , , , r ,, 
Loved ones never can decay! entered, stood Madaline, gazing after the 
_» . . ._ form of her lover. How beautiful he was! It 
f Written for the Rural New-Yorker.] was no wonder that he had awakened love m 
THE HEART SECRET. the heart of the gentle girl; but she saw him 
-- then only as she saw him the day before, reel- 
by melva may. j n g through the thronged street, and with 
, ,, companions a virtuous woman must shudder to 
A chill December blast moaned fitfully tMnk #£ sbe heard the maudHn laughi and 
tb0 street - and **f d 10 li "«'-; r amld .even then it seemed ringing in her ears, and 
II pines which clustered around the tasteful ^ ^ ioyolnntMy Judder, 
veiling, waking strange meanings, as though Tbe . d ju3t M it ■ a be . 
writhing monster lay concealed withm them The ^ ros6i M th h there wag , 
,rk folds. Now and then a .dash of s eet oM 3ufferi heart roused to con . 
CONDUCTED BY A-E. 
LIFE’S SUNBEAMS. 
There are bright and happy places 
In this dwelling-place of tears ; 
Sunny gleams, and merry faces, 
Smiling hopes that conquer fears. 
There are many sweets that mingle 
In our cup of mortal woe; 
Fairy bells that softly tingle 
Sweetest music as they go. 
There are blossoms rich and rarest, 
Life’s lone pathway to make bright, 
And their gentle faces fairest, 
Shine like rays of living light. 
Yet there still are choicer blessings. 
To bedeck our weary way'— 
’Friendship’s warm and fond caressing, 
Loved ones never can decay I 
die from the imbecility produced by inaction, happiest portion of lue, provided that in youtn To bedeck our weary way _ 
If we wait for especial opportunities to be- aild manhood the individual is obedient to the ’Friendship’s warm and fond caressing, 
, . i . -i u „ 'laws ot nature regulating health and strength, Loved ones never can decay I 
come great, or talented,_we may wait till oar and l ea( | 3 a life of respectability and usefulness. _ . _ 
death-knell resounds in onr ears, and And at In order t „ be happy and long-lived, it was fa- [written (or )h . N „. Y „ k „ 0 
last that we have lived out the span of our portant that there should be a harmony be- m-rT-rr tt-ca-dt' c'rrPT?’C' r r 
earthly existence without the accomplishing of tween the beginning, the middle and the end THE HEART SECRET, 
a uino-lp nbieet We must make onnortnni of life > and especially between the beginning 
a single object We must make ropportum and the en4 The young man should cultivate by mei.va may. 
ties; and commence the foundation of our &nd fogter the qual i ties which he sees to be re- - 
characters like architects, by first removing the S pectable aud esteemed in the old; and the old A chill December blast moaned fitfully 
obstructions which may occupy the site. man, on the other hand, should retain and seek down the street, and seemed to linger amid the 
Greatness is not a freak of nature; neither to perpetuate the teelings and vivacity of ta n pi nea which clustered around the tasteful 
is it an exception to a general law. It is sim- y °q l ] ie ex-President closed with this sentiment: dwelling, waking strange moamngs, as though 
is it an exception to a general law. It is sim- be ex-President closed with this sentiment: 
ply a mind, cultivated to the extent of its ca- The hoary hairs with which wisdom crowns the young, 
pacities one which knows itself. It is OUl period of his existence. [Much cheering]. 
peculiar privelege to become equally eminent --- - 
with any of our predecessors if we will. Birth ^ Short Story.— Dickens tells the follow- 
and station do not pass current here; but ing story of an American sea-captain: 
worth , if worth we have, will be appreciated. In hie last voyage home, the captain had on 
A fixedness of purpose, a high resolve, and -I board a young iady of remarkable personal ate 
ii u 1 • ° tractions—a phrase I use as being one entirely 
BY MEI.VA MAY. 
down the street, and seemed to linger amid the 
dwelling, waking strange meanings, as though ^ ^ just M lt jogged be . 
a writhing monster lay eoncealed within their The s(m M th h there wag ^ 
dark folds. !Now and then a dash of sleet : , , i . 
, . . . . , , ,, not one more suffering heart roused to con- 
would pit-a-pat against the window-shutters . , , . , ° „ 
F 1 6 . . , sciousness by his beams, and set with seeming 
and a blast more furious, sweeping o'er the 0 * 
will,” are all that i3 necessary. 
ana a mast more nuiuus, u indiff erence to the world and its vicissitudes. 
trees and shrubbery, would, with a howl ot ,__ , 
. ... . , But Henry Marvin came there no more, and 
rage, circle round, and lift, and tug, like some , , , . , ., __ -n 
° ’ . , , , x • - c , the world speculated, just as it always will 
huge giant who sought in vain for a crevice to . . ,, , , - ,, 
speculate, on the pale brow of MiBiniNE,- 
new, and one you never meet with in the news- 
Step by step we toil on in the paths of sci- papers. This young lady was beloved intense- 
ence, often wearied, yet every step brings us V by five young gentlemen, passengers, and 
,i ., , e . , in‘turn she was in love with them all very 
nearer the summit. As grains of sand make , ,, , , ... , .. , 
° , . , ardently, but without any particular preference 
the mountain, so every new thought acquired j or either 
helps to the perfection of mind. If we laboi* Not knowing how to make up her determi- 
clutch his hand upon, and to tell to those with- ^ # ; ved tQ he ' r M ^ reflner , s flre , ’ for 
in that a storm of fearful power was gathering ^ her more beautifal more Ue and 
out upon the deep, and soon would sweep along . . . ° , 
, F 1 „ , i , good. Her beauty seemed less of earth than 
the streets, and rush and swell o er marble ° / , ... , 
- helps to the perfection of mind. If we labor* Not knowing how to make up her determi- 
Strivinq to rise to a position of respectar w jth zeal, we will ourselves be astonished at nation in this dilemma, she consulted my friend 
bility in society, and to be known to our fellow our progress; and find the ascent neither as the captain, the captain being a man of 
men as high-minded, honorable, and trustwor- s teep or £is difficult as imagination had pictured. turn of mind, says to the joung a D 
, i -t i i " ° ? “lump overboard and marry the man who 
thy,—to have our word considered as good as y 0 ung man! if you wish to rise in the world jumps after you.” The young lady, struck 
our bond, and both equivalent to cash in hand, gay y ourself “I will!” Fortune helps those with the idea, and being fond of bathing,espe- 
—to earn and save a competence sufficient to wbo ] ie [p themselves. Learn self-dependence, cially in warm weather, as it then was, took the 
support our families, educate our children, and Rely upon your own resources, rather than up- aL ^' ce the captain, who had a boat read} 
provide against the contingencies of sickness on the circ umstances with which you may be ^Xc^rdfogiy, thTnextmorning, the five lov- 
and old age, are duties which we owe to our- sur rounded. You may have a bevy of friends ers be ; ng on dec ] ti and looking very devotedly 
selves and to society; but striving to rise to j n prosperity, but who will stand by you in the at the young lady, she plunged into the sea, 
the possession of a short-lived notoriety in po- dar ]- bour 0 f a dversity? Fortify yourself head foremost. Four of the lovers immedi- 
litical or fashionable circles; to buy votes, a <r a j n st any emergency. Set your mark high, at<d >’ j uai P ed “i after her. \V hen the young 
pack caucuses, traduce opponents, cheat like a and press onward towards it. Be not dismay- ga ^ “ ^ captain, 0 " YVhat ami t^donow, 
gambler, and lie like a knave, for the sake of e d though misfortunes come upon you, or dif- they are so wet?” Says the captain, “Take 
befog elected to the Legislature or to Congress Acuities surround; neither deviate from your the dry one!” And the young lady did, and 
for a term or two, and then slink back into the course by the allurements which may be married him. 
ranks a disappointed office-seeker or a branded spread along your path. Success is the re- ^ ‘ * ' ’ ~ 
polilical renegade; or to struggle in the face ward of perseverance. He who scales the Hill TALENT ACQUIRED, 
of poverty, a slender tacone,' cheated credit- of Science will find that the compensation has r be b ^„ it „ in tbe nhd . 
ors, and internal misery, for the sake of keep- more than repaid him for the toil. practice makeg it what J it ^ and most ev en of 
ing up fashionable appearances and connec-_^ _ B. A. M cN. tbose excellences which are looked on as nat¬ 
ions, is anything but honorable or noble. ural endowments, will be found, when examin- 
The highest pinnacle ever yet reached by A VAtAIN 1 ed into more narrowly, to be the product of 
° i-.- • „ i„ „ KLani- o»,ri ri«cn ' ■ exercise, and to be raised only to that pitch by 
towering ambition, is only a bleak ana ere- Around the hearth-side srather the family vpnpatprl DPtiAnQ Smn*p. nip.n are remarked 
halls, and. play wildly with the poor man’s 
dwelling. 
Within, a soft, warm light flashed out from 
heaven, but the girl’s lightsome glad-hearted- 
ness came to her never again. 
Many a widow’s heart blessed the gentle 
TALENT ACQUIRED. 
ot poverty, a s euaoi — -— “7.“” As it is in the body so it is in the mind; 
ors, and internal misery, tor the sake of keep- more than repaid him for the toil. practice makeg it wha t it is, and most even of 
ing up fashionable appearances and connec-_ > _ B ’ A ~ M c ~ * those excellences which are looked on as nat¬ 
ions, is anything but honorable or noble. ural endowments, will be found, when examin- 
The hitrhest pinnacle ever yet reached by A VAljAAl ^ A1 * ed into more narrowly, to be the product of 
b i . . . , „ kinnir ripen ‘ ' exercise, and to be raised only to that pitch by 
towering ambition, is only a bleak and ere- Around the hearth-side gather the family repeated actions. SornTe men are remarked 
late spot, swept by the winds and blasted by c j rc ] e . For years it has known no vacancy.— f or pleasantness in railery, fothers for apologues 
the tempest; a pedestal that affords a preca- The grey haired sire and aged matron,’ the sci- an d apposite diverting stories. This is apt to 
rious standing for a brief period to a single ons of the respected two, with the younger b e taken for pure nature, and that the rather 
• Jddi.L in tbp oivicp of one human branc hes of tllis g rou P> have assembled thus because it is not got by rules; aud those who 
pair o t, I for months and years. No rude hand has in- excel in either of them never purposely set 
life, are tripped lrom their position by tbe ter f ered to mar the pleasures of a scene so themselves to the study of it as an art to be 
great leveler, Death! tranquil. Time has sped its way to eternity, learned. But yet it is true, that at first some 
Look in our own country to the fierce strug- aa d still no trace of sadness has left its ini- i uc ky hit which took with somebody, and 
. , A ffi„p B n f tmet P rint on those cheerful faces. I hanks to an ga i ned him approbation encouraged him to 
gle kept up or •- . All-Wise and overruling Providence, they have '( ry a g a ju ! inclined his thoughts and endeavors 
aud honor—President, becretaries, Oungress- guarded through trials and troubles, free way, till at last he insensibly got a faculty 
men, Governors, Legislators, Judges, down, from the afflictions of the world, having enjoy- j n it without perceiving how, and that is at- 
down through all grades t^id degrees, each ed exemption from the “ills that flesh is heir tributed wholly to nature which was more the 
competitor imagining that‘if successful, his to’’and escaped the perils that beset us through effect of use and practice.— Locke. 
luiupeuun im e o ’ hfe. This scene map be changed. Clouds _ , , 0 , _ 
W limn, a sou, warm imiii, uasu^u uuu umu - » . , , , . , 
,, . . 7 . i Madaline— many a sick bed was made cheer- 
a blazing grate, just enough to blend the rich “*■ , . * , , , 
, ° b . , . •, , ful—many a dying pillow softened by her pres- 
colors of the window tapestry, and reveal the J u <• r . 
j a ,, , v ence—many an orphan face lit up with joy 
wilderness of leaves and flowers upon the soft J r r ^ 
m , , . f. , , at her approach. Heaven bless thee, gentle 
matting. There was a large painting, too, up- 11 
on the wall opposite; the light danced over it, AnA LINE - _ , , m , 
and before the eyo were the soft outlines of an ^ LOVELY INCIDENT 
Italian landscape. But there was not a sound ___ 
within to break the rush of the coming storm. What parent, on reading the annexed ex- 
As motionless as a statue sat a young girl tract, can fail to reflect on the lesson it sng- 
before that grate. Her face was soft and fair. f*t*» How important that, when the parent 
~ 6 , , T -r , c , has departed, the example left behind may be 
but 0, how pale. Her gaze seemed fixed on ^ ^ c yj d can be thankful for. To 
something invisible to others, and her lips were •watch for and train the budding thoughts of an 
painfully compressed. There she sat, as though artless child, is one of the noblest offices that 
a strong determination had crushed the life father or mother can fill. Iruly hath it been 
„ ® . ,, , , . said, that ‘‘out of the mouth of babes and 
from her soul, or, as though some relentless des- guckli » strei]g th hath been ordained. What 
tiny had blotted out the light ol hope, and left cou j d g[ ve greater strength to that widowed 
her young heart in thick darkness. heart than such a scene withher little daughter: 
The door opened, aud a young girl entered She knelt at the accustomed hour, to thank 
y , , \ _ ’ Wf v God for the mercies of the day, and pray for 
and stopped short. Madaline, she sa , carg tL r0 ugh. the coming night; then, as usual, 
twining her arms around the fair statue, “Mad- came the earnest “God bless dear mother, 
aline, dear sister, why are you so pale, so sad? and”—but the prayer was stilled! the little 
speak, speak, Madaline !” hands unclasped, and a look of agony and won- 
r r . , , . _ , der met the mother’s eye, as the words of hope- 
But Madaline, with ^ a convulsive effort, legg som)W burgt from t h e li ps of the kneeling 
turned away from the loving embrace, and said, c Hil d ,—“I cannot pray for father anymore!” 
with strange calmness in her tone, “ Leave me, Since her little lips had been able to form the 
dear Ida; I would be alone to listen to the dear name, she had prayed for a blessing upon 
„ it; it had followed close after mother’s name, 
storm - for he had said that must come first; and now 
Ida pushed back the thick curls from her ga y ^ be f am iij ar prayer, and leave her father 
brow, and gazed for a moment half startled, ou t[ No wonder that the new thought seemed 
half reproachfully, on her elder sister. 
“ Go, dear Ida,” said Madaline again, but 
this time with something like her usual gentle- 
too much for the childish mind to receive. 
I waited for some moments, that she might 
conquer her emotion, and then urged her to go 
on. Her pleading eyes met mine, and with a 
name will be transmitted to posterity. And 
yet, what does it all amount to ?—a breath—a 
bubble, seen a moment and then lost to view. 
ma v obscure the sun of cheerfulness that for _ _ 
long, long years has illuminated it, and when Curious Chinese Proverbs On Content- 
the least expected the storm may rage with MENT - I he ripest fruit grows on the roughest 
reckless fury. walL—It is the small wheels ot the carnage 
* * ' * * * * * that' come iu first.—The man who holds the 
.... V IP ronHoco fnrv wail.—ll IS me suiau wuceis ui carnage 
What politician, even, can name one-ha it * J' * * * * * that'come in first.—The man who holds the 
honorable Secretaries that have made up the ^ vacant seat! Gloom_sadness_sorrow ladder at the bottom is frequently of more ser- 
successive Presidential families during the past _lamentation! The destroyer has laid a vice than he who is stationed at the top ot it. 
three-fourths of a century? Who, without re- heavy hand upon the once joyous group.— —The turtle, though brought iu at the area- 
ference to the record, can call to mind the From among them has been snatched a loved gate, takes the head of the table.—Better be 
f v v h indues of the one > aud inirtb has taken flight to wander mid the cat in the philanthropists family, than a 
names ot men who have been jut fees ot mQre c nial gpiritS- ln the hour of great . mutton pie at a kings banquet—1 he learned 
Supreme Court? Who can name the success- est pleasure, when little dreaming of the lurk- pig didn’t learn his letters in a day.—lrue 
ive Governors of his own State, not to mention ing enemy, the work was done. Around the merit, like the pearl inside an oyster, is content 
those of other and more important common- couch of sickness hover those who fear the de- to remain quiet uutil it finds an opening. L ue 
wealths? And yet, by the way men strive for nouement Calm and serene the patient suffer- a “ 
these offices, it would seem the, imagined the p h “* “d^wV-^ntatatn/M 
world would hear ot them through all coming y 68 ^ r( j a y beaming orbs ot health and joyous- nightcap. 
ness of maimer, and stooping over to press a v0 } ce faltered too much almost for utter- 
kiss on her fair brow, “ go, aud sweet be your an ce, site said,—“ 0, mother, I cannot leave 
slumbers, dearest; I would be alone!” him all out, let me say, thank God that I had 
. , , ,a dear father once! so I can still go on and 
The young girl obeyed, and Madaline threw keep ; a my prayers.” And so she always 
I open a window-shutter and seated herself by doeS) and my stricken heart learned a lesson 
it, and gazed oat upon the thick darkuess.— from the loving ingenuity of my child. Re- 
She pressed her throbbing brow against the member to thank God for mercies past, as well 
glass, and felt the cold sleet beating faster and as to ^ for blessings foi the uture. 
faster upon the other side. Thus hours passed ’ ' ^ p 
on, and then it seemed suddenly to cease, and MLSI l A1 i llliilE. 
noiselessly a white shroud foil upon the ground, -\rncTi- bptyps t.n make home nleasant, bv en- 
these offices, it would seem they imagined the «r waits the summons ot ms mas eri vveaKer 
, , ,; , „ , x, , n • throbs the fast declining pulse. I he eyes, but 
world would hear ot them through all coming yes t ei . day beaming orbs of health and joyous¬ 
time. Congressmen, with a few exceptions, ne8g) are fixed and motionless! Fainter, faint- 
live and die, politically, in two years, and their er still, the beating of that warm heart! A Counsels for the Young. — Fight hard 
place and fame are assumed by equally evan- sob, a long drawn sigh, and angel messengers against a hasty temper. Anger will come, but 
Lent successors, who follow them iu turn. waflthe weary spirit to the regions of eternity! resist it stoutly. A spark will set a house on 
usiA-iu, o, The chamber ot death! I is an awe-mspn- fire. A fit ot passion may give you cause to 
These are all but illustrations of the pomp ing spot! In an instant the scenes of past mourn all the days of your life. Never revenge 
and honors of the world, which pass away life flit quickly before us. We reflect upon an iujury. 
like the morning mist “ One generation pass- our errors — inwardly promise improvement, He that revenges knows not mu 
° . .1 ,H flip hasten from the house of mourning, and soon The meek possess a peaceful breast. 
eth and ano lei guiua o c , P ■ forget the chamber of death! Not so with If you have an enemy, act kindly to him 
trnililpn ho nnp Bpf nf fpftf. are ailOl! trodden OV ,1 _ V . J ... L.. j ____i _*l,„ .1 .1. . ___r ■_j v ...j._ 
He that revenges knows not rest; 
The meek possess a peaceful breast. 
em ana uuoiuei ^ i i forget the chamber of death! Not so with If you have au enemy, act kindly to him 
trodden by one set ot leet are anon trodden by tboge w ] 10) day by day, were wont to meet the and make him your friend. You may not wiu 
another, which do not tarry long in the way. [ os t one. Months will pass ere that loved one him at once, but try him again. Let one kind- 
Via KonioKa/1 frAm mpninnu r PirnP Hppfincr nnon Ku annhViar till ttpii Vhyva aa 
lost one. Months will pass ere that loved one him at once, but try him again. Let one kind- 
can be banished from memory. Time, lleeting ness be followed by another till you have com- 
[ For the Rural New-Yorker.] in its waywardness, works wonders, but cannot passed your ends. By little and little, great 
,,... „ drive from the thoughts the dear one gone! things are completed. 
‘ 1 U1LL A vacant seat! Ever warning monitor of water failing day by day, 
What a world of resolve-what a concern the fickleness of life how little do we heed thy Wears the hardest rock away. 
vvuAiawimu teachings! Beyond the precincts of affliction -* «- 
tratiou ot purpose may be crowded into those it ig BCarce i y known, while to those who have „ q VI jY One.” —One hour lost in the morn- 
two words. There seems to be a magic influ- 8ll jf ere (l most, it is ever present and impressive. [ ng bv lying in bed, will put back, and may 
ence at work, which hews down a pathway for Albany Transcript. frustrate” all the business of the day. 
that individual who takes “ I will ” for his inot- -» - One hole in the fence will cost ten times as 
to No undertaking is so great—no aspiration Most men judge according to their interests, much as it will to fix it at once. 
so high, but this simple expression can com- aad abouud in l . heir own sense Let two be One unruly animal wUl teach all others in 
8 ° ^ , , of coutrary opinion, yet each presumes to its company bad tricks. 
pass it It seems to lend an undue strength to haye rigbt on i lis s ; de- g ut reaS0 n has al- One drinker will keep a family poor aud iu 
miud aud body for the accomplishing ot au ob- ways been faithful, aud never had two faces.— trouble. 
iect which seemed Herculean. Gratian. “One siuner destroyed much good.” 
ject which seeuied Herculean. 
trouble. 
I “ One siuner destroyeth much good.” 
noiselessly a wmte snroua ieu upon roe grouua, ^usm serves to make home pleasant, by en- 
the wind lulled, the clouds broke, aud the moon gag i U g many of its inmates in a delightful re¬ 
peering from behind, as serenely fair as ever, creation, and thus dispelling the sourness and 
looked down upon the earth, which, like a vast gloom which frequently arise from petty dis- 
corpse in its grave clothes, lay cold and silent P^s, from mortified vanity from discontent 
: f T* 1 i, and envy. It prevents, for the time at least, 
in the repose of midnight It glanced through tbougbts and ev j] speaking, aud tends to 
that window too, and, with a smile so calm and re ]] eve [} ie niinds of both performed and hear- 
I holy, that its mellow light seemed but a shade e rs from the depressing effects of care and 
paler than the golden hues of sunset, lit up the melancholy. Young people need and will have 
L fnr „ Q nf thp na [ P maiden amusements. If an innocent and improving 
features o p< • be not provided at home, they will seek 
“ So it shall be !” she said, starting to her elsewhere. If they find places more agreeable 
feet, with her eyes full on the gaze of the moon, to them than home, that home will be desert- 
“ so it shall be ! 1 will tear this love from my ed; and thus the gentle aud holy influence* 
, , ,, , , , , T which ou'dit to encircle the family fireside, 
heart, and none shall know from what canse I J ‘ “ measure lost y 
suffer. 0 how like!” she continued with emo- For friir „ h( „,„ 
tion aud tear-drops for the first time started To cheer the heart, when tired with human strife; 
IlOU, au F To soothe the wayward heart, by sorrow rent, 
in her dark eyes, and tell down upon her trem- And soften down the rugged road of life r 
blin? hand, “ 0 how like, is the storm that Let parents, therefore, take pains to encour- 
has swept the earth, to the one that raged age aud gratify a taste for music in their chil- 
within my own bosom. The rush of winds dren, and it will am ply repay them for so d oing. 
was not fiercer than the contending emotions ^~ agl ^ ble companion is .simple, 
within my soul, when I discovered that I was maQj without any high pretensions to an 
deceived in the character of the one I loved as oppressive greatness, one who loves life, and 
I loved my life. And when I resolved to tear understands the use of it; obliging alike at all 
this love from out my heart, over my soul hours; above all, of a golden temper, and 
. ,, , . ohrranri n steadfast as an anchor. For such a one we 
crept the freezing stillness of the shroud. O wQuld Iadl exchange t he greatest genius, the 
how I hoped that it was death! I longed to mQgt brilliant wit, the profoundest thinker.” 
die! For what should I live? But duty, like _- 
the pale moon shone in upon the darkness, and Flowers and fruits make fit presents ; be- 
won me back to life—though dead to love—yet cause they are a proud assertion that a ray of 
to live and tread the path of duty 1” beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. 
