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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSFArER. 
JAN. U. 
its' Iflrt-fuliiL 
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CONDUCTED BY AZILE. 
For Moore’s Kural New-Yorker. 
THE ANGEL OF THE NEW YEAR. 
BY KATK CAMERON. 
Ton Angel of the New Year,— 
On snowy wing he comes, 
And brings aHeav'n-sent blessing 
To all onr earthly homeB: 
Within each heart he places 
A tablet pure and white, 
And on it* spotless surface 
Our deeds ho bids us write. 
Not only noble actions 
Worthy our Fat her's smile. 
But every sinful purpose, 
And every thought of guile ; 
And every wrong; committed 
Against our fellow men, 
Each one mu r-, bn recorded 
For CoLirVfenco holds the pen. 
And nigbOf, when in slumber 
We close our weary eyes, 
A band ol sniuted spirits 
Float downward from the Bkies ; 
They soul with earnest vision 
The record of the day, 
And read therein our progress 
Upon our homeward • ay. 
If bright with Love and Kindness 
The hours have glided on, 
And every necdtul duty 
Hath cheerfully been done ; 
They set their holy signet \ 
Upon our peaceful heart, 
An<i with sweet benedictions 
They joyfully depart. 
But when dark Wrong and Error 
Have held us in fierce thrall. 
Till stumbling in our blindness 
Into their snares we fall; 
How mournful is the record— 
How sadly is it read— 
By those dear heavenly watchers 
Who hover 'round our bed. 
Oh 1 Angel of the New Year 1 
Thy form agaiu w# greet, 
Again we hail thine advent, 
Again thy calm smile meet; 
Again receive thy tablet, 
Aud pray for peace anew, 
To keep its record spotless 
For Con's aud Angels’ view ! 
Rochester, N. Y., Jan., 1857. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
WOMAN. 
The Rurai, is becoming a welcome visitor to 
my sanctum. Each return brings some new gem 
of thought fitted to make us all wiser, and better. 
And though I am but a plain “farmer'sdaughter,” 
aud have scribbled but little for the press, I ven¬ 
ture to pen my thoughts just as they are, knowing 
I shall find a sympathising friend in the Editor of 
my favorite Rubai,. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
ONLY A CHAT. 
“ More flies nre caught with a drop of honey than by a 
* hogshead of vinegar.” ' 
Think of this, my friend—you who are a husband, 
and who, on coming home to dinner, occasionally 
find it uot quite ready, or perhaps badly cooked.— 
Instead of harshly reproving your poor, patient, 
toiling wife, would it not bo better to speak a kind, 
cheering word to her?—to luisli her apologies with, 
“Never mind, Mary.” Even if dull care “rests 
heavily on your mind, and yon feel as if your own 
chafed spirit needed geutle soothing, yet remem¬ 
ber that she too is perplexed with manifold duties, 
while performing the labor of cook—chamber¬ 
maid, nurse and laundress. Think how long it took 
to get IYii.ue, and Nellie, and Kate all ready for 
school, and how much time and attention that 
lump of perpetual motion, baby, Fkisd, requires— 
and then see if it is in your heart (forwe knowyou 
have one, though you do sometimes speak heed¬ 
lessly,) to find fault with her. 
Do uot forget how gentle, kind, and uncomplain¬ 
ing she has ever been, and, although you took her 
from a home of ease and plenty—from a circle of 
affectionate friends—yet she did not consider it a 
sacrifice when immediately placed in circumstan¬ 
ces where she must practice economy and be de¬ 
prived of many elegancies to which she had ever 
been accustomed—and, more than all the rest, with 
little time for the cultivation and improvement of 
her intellectual faculties. Here, also, are yon not 
at fault? In the days of your courtship you would 
reason with her—would proudly try mind against 
mind—would discuss those topics with her which 
SllflitE §I[srcU;mtj. 
For Moore's Rural Now-Yorkor. 
A WINTER NIGHT. • 
O I loud and fierce, the wintry wind 
Is venting out its strongest might; 
And white and cold the pale-faced moon 
Looks down upon the world to-night; 
And 'ncath the treat! of passers-by, 
The snowy walks creak fearfully. 
Very dark is the scene without. 
The frowning sky—the snowy earth— 
I draw rne up ffom the frosty pane 
To a sent beside the friendly hearth ; 
And idly write, ns my thoughts’ wild tram 
Are keeping pace with the loud refrain. 
Old Boreas, the monarch grim, 
Holds forth hi* court to-night, I ween ; 
For far off in the northern sky 
His ibreat'ning myrmidons are seen ; 
And ever and anon peal out 
The chorus ol their battle shout. 
1 love it well, this wintry night— 
There's a bracing sound in the gale— 
Telling of great and daring deeds, 
And powers that never fail :— 
I stronger feel, an I hear the stri fe, 
And braver, to meet the storms of life. 
Rochester, Jan. 10, 1807. Rosina 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
A WORD FOR YOUNG MEN. 
Life is the stage upon which man plays his 
several parts iu the world’s great drama; and in 
starting thereon uothing can be more essential 
than the formation of correct moral habits. With 
these man may reach the highest goal of human 
ambition—without them lie is made victim to the 
evil promptings of a naturally depraved heart. 
It is an easy matter to take the downward course. 
Natural, as well as artificial means, abefund to give 
a timely help. Besides the natural impulses of an 
evil heart, Art, by her skillful allurements, serves 
to ensnare a multitude of the unwary. Intemper¬ 
ance is a most success!ul snare to entice youth in¬ 
to the downward course, and never was there a 
time when the recital of drunkenness aud de¬ 
bauchery has been oftener board than the present. 
Scores of the young are gradually led on to brutal 
excess by the pleasant effects of its moderate use, 
little dreaming that the chains of a cruel tyrant 
are entwining themselves with their very being, 
and that they are becoming in reality the slaves 
ol a momentary inclination. But it is not our ob¬ 
ject to give a lengthy dissertation on the evils of 
ABOUT CALICO. 
There is a good deal of good sense in the fol¬ 
lowing eulogy on the “Departing influence of 
Lalico,' from the Sacramento Age, which deplores 
almost with an Addisonian grace, the luxurious¬ 
ness of modern female dress; 
"When we look into the thoroughfares, alas we 
seo uo calico! Silks and all its half sister fabrics 
glide along — some diuasliog, some queer, some 
splendid, some fantastic—but none have the sweet, 
clean, fascinating, elegant appearance of the calico 
which used to skip by, with protty^skippera in it. 
There arc those who mourn over little things—the’ 
drooping violet, the stricken bird, the broken 
rattle-box, the fading rose, tho dying kitten, the 
rAin-spoiled bonnet; but wc mourn for exalted, 
animated, small figured calico! Silks, trailing 
through the dust, have lost favor in our eyes; fancy 
dry-goods are as unattractive as tattered awnings, 
aud every costly thing of feminine apparel no 
longer surpasses the Lindsey home-spun gowns of 
old. Nations spring from the wilderness, then 
moulder iu decay; cities are built iu barren places, 
expand awhile and waste away; men from obscu¬ 
rity rise to lame and power, then gather disgrace 
ty to that of any other—why not now? Has she 
degenerated? If so, whose fault is it? To whose 
directing influence have all her thoughts been 
subject? 
If you would keep your fireside bright and 
cheertul, and make home the “dearest spot on 
earth,” you must not cast abroad for indifferent j 
fellow-travelers on Life’s great thoroughfare your 
most precious gems of thought, reserving only 
those which aro the most commonplace for the 
home circle, but give to alt their proper share.— 
Let your wife aud children receive some of your 
rich gleanings from society—from your more ex¬ 
tensive intercourse with the world at large_and 
in their increased intelligence and • affectionate 
sympathy you will find that happiness which makes 
home a “ Paradise below.” 
Carrie Covington. 
EEAUTY. 
The beautiful greets us on every side with a 
thousand shapes and varied forms, hut not every 
eye perceives and appreciates the beauty of the 
meanest surroundings, or takes leisure to note 
them. That gleam of sunshine falling hi from the 
plainly curtained window, is a ray of glury, wann¬ 
ing aud beautifying, though it gleams unnn no 
Telliug of great and during deeds, intemperance; still it is a Subject which should be and neglect; the rich grow poor and the poor 
And powers that.never fail:- one of vital interest to all, for human life cannot grow rich; the high sink to ignoble graves, and in 
I stronger fsel, as I hear the strife, present a more sorrowful picture than an immor- the multitudinous variety of things there aro 
Rochester, Jan. m, mT " * ^ Ro8Ill , J? 1 who 1,aa voluntarily destroyed that por- mighty movements aud mighty changes. We aro, 
_‘ tion ot his nature which alone distinguished him therefore, of the opinion that the article of calico 
For Moore'* R.nai v v “r ,,l .° bnUo ' ^ as kAd its day of glory, also, and is uot so much 
“ PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE”"' °", tU ™ T Ume whon firm P rinci l )les of “or- in use as H used to be. Where is the man who 
OWN CANOE. ality should be established. Soon it will be too will not promptly say that the handsomest object 
The whole secret of the success and enviable 'f' m hfe t0 Inake resolutious » and moral pi'inci- he ever beheld was a being clad in a handsome 
uinencc to which some men have attained, lies ° 18 as “ c , cessar Y for m;ttl as the helm is to guide piece of calico? He can’t be found. Masculine 
the fact that they paddled their own canoe.— tlia a,n P raging winds over foaming billows, eyes are the eyes for feminine grace to please, 
lore is no other alternative for him who would . lc tllC warra oummt of life courses Jewels and toys, and the richness of silks, capti- 
ite his name high, than that lie, individually . . e ectru ; 8 P oed from thc faU •"■’arts to tho will- vate no man of sense or taste, and add not a charm 
d unaided, grapple the helm. It must, be a per- ,n . auds .°< Youth, now is the time to sow either to nature, lmt calico heightens, and brightens, and 
nal conflict The raging deep is before him ; se ? ds °’ vdca or v ‘ rtuc ’ and whatever course is re- softens, and makes a fellow feel good when he sees 
: beholds, afar on its confronting strand, the aolvt ‘ d u P on > whether downwards to the depths oi it. And besides, it costs a wonderful sight less!" 
ize of his heart. The ship is at hand; it is for ,C;t YS> au darkness, or upwards to the society of ~-— 
ui who, tho most resolute and courageously de- ^ n £ e ' s °f infinite intelligence, an impetus will PRINTERS AND PARADOXES, 
— I ■ <> ivi4 A*ti n uiv^u —-- »*«v uuuuviin nuu UUYlaUH; i • - * cj 
you now seem to consider appreciable by your eminence to which some men have attained, lies I, 18 nH necessary for man as the helm is to guide piece of calico? He can’t be 
club-room associates only. Y'ou read to her lofty ' n the fact that they paddled Their own canoe.— t je . P 1,lid 11 £ winds over foaming billows, eyes are the eyes for femini 
passages of poetry, soaring on Fancy’s pinions to There is no other alternative for him who would while the warm current of life courses Jewels and toys, and the rich 
realms of the Infinite—you then preferred her socie- write liis name high, than that lie, individually •hmetric speed from the full heartsto the will- vate no man of sense or taste, n 
and unaided, grapple the helm. It must be a per - ° 8 . ’ now 18 tae t,ln e to sow either 
sonal conflict. The raging deep is before him- v ' ce 01 virtuo > ""'• whatever course is re¬ 
lie beholds, atar on its confronting strand, the solv ‘‘ cl u P on - whether downwards to the depths ol 
prize of his heart. The ship is at hand; it is for ®^S' an darkness, or upwards to the society of 
him who, the most resolute and courageously de- ^ n £f' s of infinite intelligence, an impetus will 
termined, shall guide her unharmed through thc 1>e “ ivcu tliat decides 0,ir individual destiny, for 
breakers and tumult to the desired goal, Herein habits established in youth maintain their rule 
must he base bis hope of reaching it. Does he through * ilc - 
shrink at the prospect?—then, all is lost; or does Man?s energies are subject to his habits. If lie 
he, rather, unwavering, gird him for the task?— is habitually inclined in any direction, in that di- 
’tis done—’tis his. rcetion you will find his Lost efforts concentrated. 
It appears that thc probability of success, ortho , ( " h,I ° 111 • T01lth Principles of true moral excel- 
ccrtainty of achieving an houored eminence in any enue are 80 hmil Y e stablished as to enable him to 
sphere of action iu which an individual may en- S am tko cess P 00 ' 8 01 vice and immorality which 
gage—if, indeed, it be ol those which are regarded eW * ? resL ' nt lheir 1,Uuria S 1,,n ” 8 to battle with 
as useful, and in which therefore superiority would c * MISU ' encc and R° l,d resolutions, if such princi- 
be commendable—presents a no less dubious as- •’are thus firmly instilled, then his mental and 
pect than the foregoing. As, in the one case he ,,h Y sical POVtra will be tasked to elevating the 
mounts the barge, is borne out to sea, is at one ‘"'“‘J 11 nund a ,ovc ,lic degrading tendencies of 
time becalmed, at another, perchance, his fragile ?° P , Vlce ’. rathcr thaa ad(l oue more to the 
bark iu imminent peril by the fiercely disporting 1 “ n S thenCfl llst of those who live, die, and dying 
tempest; and, as in every instance his safety rests, ‘ U , L , Rose. 
ilia irrcnf. mcnemo with tho Castile, N. V ., Jan., 1857. 
to nature, lmt calico heightens, and brightens, and 
softens, ami makes a fellow feel good when lie sees 
it. And besides, it costs a wonderful sight less!” 
w 4 , , , . 4 . . ing aud beautifying, though it gleams upon no 
Me have had a lady lecturing in our village of velvet carpet or costly furniture. Y'on little vase 
late upon “Women's Rights, ’ The old subject of flowers, broken and discolored though it be 
seems to have revived, and we hear of nothing but 
the grievous wrongs of that suffering class, women. 
They cannot go to the Ballot Box or enter the 
Legislative halls—the horrid ogre, man, prescribes 
taxation without representation, and all must sub¬ 
mit. Now, this seems to me supremely ridiculous. 
contains earth’s loveliest treasures of bloom and 
fragrance, illumining with joyful light the home 
of poverty, speaking to the heart in the language 
of poetic beauty, that all earth's children under¬ 
stand. That speck of heaven's deepest blue, sweet 
remembrancer of the unclouded summer skies, 
shrink at the prospect?—then, all is lost; or does 
he, rather, unwavering, gird him for the task?— 
’tis done—’tis his. 
It appears that thc probability of success, ortho 
certainty of achieving an houored eminence in any 
sphere of action in which an individual may en- 
gage—if, indeed, it be of those which are regarded 
as useful, and in which therefore superiority would 
be commendable—.presents a no less dubious as¬ 
pect than the foregoing. As, in the one case he 
mounts the barge, is borne out to sea, is at one 
time becalmed, at another, perchance, bis fragile 
bark in imminent peril by the fiercely disporting 
tempest; and, as in every instance his safety rests, 
in a great measure, with the exertions put forth, 
and, as a mariner, his skill alone can decide his 
destiny, whether it shall be that ho is wrecked and 
finds liis grave in the ocean, or joyfully rides con¬ 
queror to the port;—so, iu real life, a person en¬ 
ters upon the performance of the duties of his vo¬ 
cation, but not unexcepi humbly to find it strewn 
with flowers. Life may well be likened unto a sea, 
furrowed as it is by its variable nature, and ex¬ 
posed to be ruffled by the ruthless blasts of fickle 
fortune. Bat who are prepared for life? who are 
they that seem superior to reverses? who bravely 
meet and invariably overcome the stern beset- 
ments that all have to encounter? They>re those 
persons accustomed to self-reliance, of winch ciass 
THE FOLLY OF PRIDE. 
How much better would it be to fill well the station searching the forests' denths-it i Tni e . V encounter; J'hey.arc those 
ali-eadv owon-neii tier tii.m tn i, n ,, , scaicLiing tue loresta depths—it is a gleam of persons accustomed to se f-relinnce, of which ciass 
Tf °. f !r? .~1 ««* or- our SZ 
shrinks, ' memories. Yonder tuft of grass, yon timidly eminent examples: individuals taught, to look 
The young ladies of the nth eculurv what bloom "] K flo ''' ei ' s - a) ' e messengers of beauty; and within themselves for what their necessities re- 
tto»T I 1 ** 4 * *»+ been thus habituated, ever 
stern realities of lift, than 1. a hot-houae plant to „*» ’the July eTiarabe” a™ IZLteT'' 1 ™' *‘ 4 * *° °" P ' °‘ r ' 
seek for wlen of 5 the Xarnr Vila”,"' '»« '—tifol ia^lratiou. Jn the It is happily becoming more generally cuter- 
stamp, who could hear the trials and privations ,‘f f " t,ie energetic tamed, that not so much stress may be placed on 
former times without shrinking. And this is FdJ a I ra the To f «°“ g ^ ^ What ° f ge “ iU8 ° r toleDt a I' ersou il,lieri(s 
cation not Nature llie mere cbiM nfr ’. ", dea '« r . aud IU the «mwy mantle enveloping nature as upon that ho may and should ac- 
a sacrifice to thc'"fickle goddess,” Fashion" and cartU ' s slumbering treasures, there is a deep and quire by appropriate and timely application. Man 
liter complying with her demands torn time , B ? ljeaut Y- •" the waters that the sunbeams was created, not in the possession of excellence, 
tows up a delicate fairv whom i X l o itl, r ’•’. ! n pl “ y UP ° n ’ meri Y cl,fta,n 8 E lee . in the birds im- but endowed with a nature both physically and in¬ 
flow avvav or falls a vilti,,, _i.-ITT!, P nso . IM>d hymn of joyfulncss; in the roses’open- telle dually bo constituted, as to render it highly 
The young ladies of the Ifith century, what are 
they 1 ? Puny creatures, no more fitted to meet the 
stern realities of life than is a hot-house plant to 
bear the rude blasts of winter. In vain do we 
seek for women of the Martha Washington 
stamp, who could hear the trials and privations of 
former times without shrinking. And this is Edu¬ 
cation, not Nature. The mere child is offered as 
a sacrifice to thc "fickle goddess,” Fashion, and 
after complying with her demands l or a time, either 
grows up a delicate fairy whom a breath of air will 
blow away or falls a victim to consumption, and 
we mourn it as one of the inscrutable ways of 
Providence. Oh that woman might realize that 
physical strength is needed in order to act ivell 
her part iu the drama of life—^that she might exert 
an influence by her native energy of mind. 
Intellectually, too, bow deplorable is the condi¬ 
tion of woman. In these days every facility is 
offered her;—she may walk side by side with man 
in every field of Literature and drink deep 
draughts at "wisdom’s fount,” and yet how few 
are fitted by strict mental discipline to become [ 
blessings to the world. Nor is this want of power. 
It is true we look in vain for a female Sn aksi'eare, I 
and yet the “eagle who screams exultingly ’mid 
Alpine steeps and storms, moves no more warmly 
the admiration of man than does the beautiful bird 
who converts the valley iu which he moves into 
sweet harmony”—and such was the sphere of a 
Hemans. But taking our sex, as a class, and who 
can deny that their education is wholly defective? 
They are taught from the cradle that the chief end 
of woman is marriage, and all endeavors must tend I 
ing fragrance, in the stirring of the smallest leaf important and even indispensable that he labor; 
by the gentlest z qdiu 's whisper—in all dwells through this aud this alone, can he hope for per- 
beauty; a language fraught with eloquent expres- fection. Then let the aspirant after excellence 
sion, dear to the gmtelul heart, appreciating Na- look well to the control of his own canoe_lethini 
ture’s loving manifestations of loving harmony. 
Tho beauty ol home! what heart so callous to 
life’s gentlest influences but feels its holy spirit, its 
dear familiar loveliness, its charmed regretful 
memories? And to make home beautiful, in its 
austereal aspect of inviting grace, with its in¬ 
dwelling charm of blessed serenity and heavenly 
order, is woman's loveliest mission, and holiest 
fection. Then let the aspirant after excellence 
look well to the control of his own canoe,—lethini 
stand to the helm and permit no one to usurp it, 
else bis ship will be abandoned to destruction 
among the surges and eddies so thickly inter¬ 
spersing life's sea. Should he trust his bark to 
another than himself, though he be not a treach¬ 
erous pilot, still, single-handed, he in all proba¬ 
bility would prove inefficient to conduct it through 
the eddies and whirlpools. Furthermore, since an 
There is no vice to which the human race is so ( r' eg * r ^ lU,ont 9t 
prone, aud none as unsuitable to their nature and " e '.“I' 3 ’ hand,e xtl 
condition, as pride; that self-love which springs J ,0S1,10D ' and J® 1 
up so rapidly in OUr souls, and lead,* us to view our s . o 
own qualifications through a magnifying medium* 
which gives existence and reality to the phantoms * _ { 
c-1 imagination. Pride commences with onr life, ever bftvimr the t 
grows with our growth, and it spreads through all , mvc h| , A, 
our conversation and conduct. She accompanies frn „. , v .. t . i 
us through every stage, condition and circumstance hj i‘ ' , 
of our terrestrial course. She intermingles with D lace after all- lie 
almost every action we perform and every pursuit 1 , , ‘ 
iu which we engage. She attends us to the grave, A"' ^ ' I 'l'i' V 1 " 
in all .1,0 solon.ni.y, an.l oiponso ol Inneral. t 
hho ongravos I,or oatont.no,,s in«rrl,,tio M npon 1 to 
the stone which covers the mouldering body, and _ 
wben that copy is incorporated witli its original A STR! 
dual, and the words of vanity are no longer legi¬ 
ble, sbe attempts by escutcheons and pedigrees and It is with life as 
genealogical legends.to perpetuate the namewhich it pure must not d 
wisdom had perhaps consigned to oblivion. This Apflafsk is the 
i-, more 01 less, the foible and thc deformity—this aim of weak ones, 
the deep-rooted vice, of all mankind. Pride ftp- Neither men i 
pears in the cottage as well as in the palace; she w ere intended to 
,Hs on tbe work,ta-pd. Mwoll a, on tho ”£ , 
monarch’s throne—she struts driving a flock of ,, / . 
sheep as well as iu marching at the head of a vie- , 1 K | 1,K ieqUlres 
torious army.— Selected, happiness. 
PRINTERS AND PARADOXES. 
A Printer, says Oliver, is the most curious 
being living. He may have a bank and coins, and 
not be worth a cent; have small caps, an.l have 
neither wife nor children. Others may run fast, 
but lie gets along swifter by sitting fast. He may 
be making impressions without eloquence; may 
use the ley withont offending, and lie telling the 
truth; while others cannot stand while they set, he 
can set standing, and do botlTut the same time; 
have to use furniture, and yet have no dwelling; 
may make and put away pi, and never' see a pie, 
much less eat it during his whole life; lie a human 
being and a rat at the same time; may press a great 
deal and not ask a favor; may handle a shooting 
iron, and know nothing about a cannon, gun or 
pistol; lie may move the lever that moves the 
world, and yet be as far from moving the globe'as 
a hog under a molehill; spread sheets without being 
a housewife; be may lay his joem on a bed, and yet 
be obliged to sleep on the floor; he may use the 
dagger without shedding blood, and from the earth 
he may handle stars, he may be of a rolling dis¬ 
position, and yet never desire to travel; he may 
haven sheep’s foot, and not be deformed; never 
without a case, and yet know nothing of law or 
physic; be always correcting hi errors, and be 
growing worse every day; have em-braces, without 
ever having the annsof n lass thrown around him; 
have his form locked up, and at the same time tree 
from jail, watch-house, or any other confinement; 
his office may have a hell iu it, and not be a bad 
place after all; he might be plagued by the devil, 
and be a Christian of the best kind; and what is 
stranger still, be be honest or dishonest, rich_ or 
poor, drunk or sober, industrious or lazy, he al¬ 
ways stands up to his business. 
A STRING OF PEARLS. 
It is with life as with coffee, he who would drink 
it pure must not drain it to the dregs. 
Applause is the spur of able minds, the end and 
province. To her is the power given of rendering easy task fosters indolence, he who constitutes 
home the abode of peace and loving reunion, another executor of bis plans and aims, will be 
beautiful m aud fragrant joy; to lie indeed tempted to retreat from the deck—.where ho must 
lile’s ministering angel, shedding the light of jiurc stem adverse blasts and billows, and where bis 
affections upon the every-day surroundings; il- powers would be tried and strengthened_to the 
Inmining with cheerluitiess the atmosphere of cabin, there in plentitude-and listless inactivity to 
home, trimming with allectionate solicitude the imbecilitate bis energies. 
home, trimming with affectionate solicitude the 
lone lamp of all kind and gentle feelings; distri¬ 
buting with generous hand the plainer gifts of 
charity and friendship; weaving aYound home’s 
•r„e. b ’r. 1 Portals sweetest garlands of welcoming iov- 
to this object—after receiving a smattering of all , ,■ r .. • -' 
, , . ... ® , L ui an QHarfUaij 0 f the sanctity of home, adorniii" it l.v 
the branches taught in our schools they arc pro- *1, ., . , , , , • , * y 
nounced finished; all attention is given Jtk „„ 1 IT T VT T'TT ml ° " 
adorning of the body, and none to the innel a |>'f P aa ^ « d ">■ dweH.ng for angel 
adoining oMhe inind. Man it seems to me, is in ^ ^ ^ 
a great measure accountable lor this, for even those 
of commanding tulent bow to the shrine of sense- 7 ’ 
less beauty, and so long as this prevails am on" 1 !° U , T ^ m °. r ? b ° d ° ne t0 chcrish and develo P 
those who consider a good establishment then* the highest intuitions ot children, by watching the 
plus ultra of earthly wishes, wc shall look in vain m ° mentS ° f P "T'' 0 ,° r ?!“?’ of e ratit,,de > 
for other than the silly, sentimental know nothings T "TT "T 'T rcll « ,0U8 r f Iin S?- 
of the present day ^iglit we not thus establish on its natural basis an 
W( , mor ,. n . . . . , ,, inner lire which would help to raise the young 
Women’s Rights? Let her ask no other nV1,t . 
... . . ... , t cr ngnt above the solicitations of appetite and passion?— 
than that of proving herself a creature of common No doubt the animal reaches its fall development 
BQuae, insteail of a a.i'1-c kutterflj- of fo&liion. Ut ,hil. the moral i. ,:ill „-e,k ; luUttb.moST 
Lcr prove to the Wrlfl toot .he can tread the held as u ,„ y .. a 
of Science hand ,a hand w,,U man and .till be ,a,Iy age, i, i, for parent, to ,a.ko tl,,,,, ,-arly ,to 
Bk.lJcd m dotnoslie economy. Let her be hat a control,log power. Nulo.-e forbid, their occupy, 
trae women co-worko, wuh man in attlnghomlf i„g the of the oh,Id-, life, boithoymay 
for the more lasting honors of Heaven. ^ . „ , , , ’ , J J 
Cayuga, N. Y.. Jan., 1857. Amelia. ! f J ? U P d m ° “ nd P reclou * P or ' 
The necessity of this habit of self-reliance and 
application, is in proportion to the desirable- 
ness of success; lor, as true as the mind is the 
measure of the mau, and as application is that 
which brings it out, strengthens, and in fact cre¬ 
ates it, so it is mind itself. If we would prevail, 
our only option is to assume them as a strong nr- 
WHO IS A GENTLEMAN? 
A gentleman is not merely a person acquainted 
with certain forms aud etiquettes of life, easy and 
self possessed in society, able to speak and act, and 
move in the world without awkwardness, and free 
from habits which arc vulgar and in bad taste. A 
gentleman is something beyond this all; that which 
lies at the root of all his ease and refinement and 
tact, is power of pleasing—how he can show re¬ 
spect for others—bow he may avoid hurting their 
feelings. When lie is in sooiety, he scrupulously 
ascertains the position and relation of everyone 
with whom be conies in contact, that he nmy give 
to each his due honor, liis proper position. He 
studies how he may avoid touching in conversation 
upon any subject which may needlessly hurt their 
feelings, how ho may abstain from any allusion 
which may c#il up u disagreeable or offensive as¬ 
sociation. A gentleman never alludes to, never 
even appeal's conscious of any personal defect, 
bodily deformity, inferiority oi talent, of rank, of 
visitants, woman’s purest lustre beams beside its inor and wield them as a chief defence, or I ay in c reputation, iu the persons in whose society he is 
joy-lit hearth.— The Nation. them aside, we give ourselves up to a miserably P' uCC, h Me never assumes any superiority for 
—►- mediocrity. Charles H. Savage. " 
Might not more bo done to cherish and develop Kendall, N. Y., Jan., 1857. 
the highest intuitions of children, by watching the “ - 
moments of acute pleasure or pain, of gratitude, d,iIS Epitaph is said to be inscribed on the 
awe, or excited moral and religious feeling?— tomb-stone of an idiot boy, in Lancastershire, Eng- 
Miglit we not thus establish on its natural basis an lam1 ! il is beautiful: 
inner life which would help to raise the young 
above the solicitations of appetite and passion?_ 
No doubt the animal reaches Its full development 
while the moral is still weak; but if the moral in¬ 
tuitions exist, as they undoubtedly do, at n very 
eaily age, it is for parents to make them early the 
If innocence can claim a place in heaven, 
And little be reqntred for little given, 
My great.Creator lias for me in store 
A world of biles—what can the wise have more ? 
It is very easy to look down on others, to look 
controlling power. Nature forbids their occupy- down on ourselves is the difficulty. Self-love holds 
iug the greater part of the child’s life, but. they may balance ol power in the latter case, and rarely 
Sreii as hear disobliging discourse, and repeat 
it again to the persons concerned, are much mis¬ 
taken if they tbiulc to oblige them by such indis¬ 
creet confidences. 
be felt as the purest aud most real and precious por¬ 
tion of it. 
Books. — To divert at any time a troublesome 
fancy, run to thy books; they presently fix thee to 
them, and drive the other out of thy thoughts._ 
They always receive thee with the same kindness. 
fails to veto the bill. Conscience, it is true, may 
venture to slip a word sidewise, but that trouble¬ 
some meddler, among a " fast people,” is very easi¬ 
ly disposed ol and put down. 
Society, like silk, must be viewed in all situa¬ 
tions, or its colors will deceive us. 
himself—he never ridicules, never sneers, never 
boasts, never makes a display of his own power, or 
rank, or advantage—such as is implied in ridicule, 
or sarcasm, or abuse—as ho never indulges in hab¬ 
its or tricks, or inclinations which may be offensive 
to others.— Selected. 
Better trust and be deec-ired, 
And weep this trust and that deceiving, 
Than doubt one I,nut, that, if believed. 
Had blessed one’s life with true believing. 
Ob I tiiis mocking world—too fast 
The doubting Bend o'erliilies our youth! 
Better be cheated to the last 
Than lose the blessed hope of truth. 
[Fanny Kemble, 
—-- 
The beat capital for a young man to start with 
in life, is industry, good sense and courage, it is 
better than all the lricnds or cash that was over 
raised. 
Neither men nor women become^ what they 
were intended to be by carpeting their progress 
’ with velvet; real strength is tested by'difficulties. 
r 
Prihe requires very costly food —its keeper’s 
happiness. 
Friendship is a silent gentleman that makes no 
parade; the true heart, dances no hornpipe on the 
tongue. 
We paint our lives in fresco. The soft and fa¬ 
cile plaster of the moment hardens under every 
stroke of the brush into eternal rock. 
He has a good income who lias but few occa¬ 
sions of spending,—not lie who has great rents 
and great vents. 
Men of tho noblest disposition always consider 
themselves happiest when others share their hap¬ 
piness with them. 
-♦*♦>- 
SACREDNESS OF TEARS. 
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not 
the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak 
more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They 
are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep 
contrition, of unspeakable love. If there were 
wanting any argument to prove that man is not 
mortal, I would look for it in tho strong, convul¬ 
sive emotion of the breast, when the soul has been 
deeply agiiated; when thc fountains of feeling are 
rising, and when tears arc gushing forth iu crystal 
streams. 0, speak not harshly of the stricken one 
—weeping in silence! Break not the solemnity by 
rude laughter, or intrusive footsteps. Despise not 
a woman’s tears—they are what make Imranaugel. 
Scoff not if the stern heart of manhood is some¬ 
times melted to sympathy—they arc what help to 
elevate him above tho brute. I love to see tears of 
affection. They aro painful tokens, but still most 
holy. There is pleasure in Wars—an awful pleas¬ 
ure! If there were none on earth to shed a tear 
for me, I should be loth to live; and if no one 
might weep over my grave, I could never die in 
peace.— Dr, Johnson. 
The caliph who destroyed the Alexandrian li¬ 
brary has beeti, perhaps, not unjustly censured by 
subsequent ages: yet he consumed, doubtless, 
much that was worthless, and something, it may 
be, obnoxious. We do not need so general a con¬ 
flagration; but there Is much of our later litera¬ 
ture that would bo better for the taste of lire,— 
Daniel Websler, 
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