SS4’ 
THE  RUBAL  WEVV-YOBKEB. 
OCT.  44 
Whose,  Indeed,  are  those  little  hands  that  have 
taken  me  up  so  tenderly  on  her  return  from  the 
tlieuKT  for  all  these  longr  years?  Do  1  not  know 
their  gentlo  touch— do  I  not  know  that  wecU  sad 
face  which  regards  me  so  tenderly— that  low,  mu- 
tlcal  volue,  whlsperlntr  iJuk  one  name  — those 
sweet  Ups  which,  pressed  to  my  tinworthly  self  so 
closely,  Ilngor  on  me  In  this  long,  passionate  kiss ! 
Ah  !  the  sad  stories  that  could  be  told  by  little 
faded  flowers!— -V.  1'.  t'llpjipv. 
A  STRANGE  STORY. 
It  was  getting  towards  midnight  when  a  party 
of  young  noblemen  came  out  from  one  of  the  clubs 
or  81.  James  street.  The  servant  of  each,  as  he 
stepiH-d  upon  the  pavement,  threw  up  the  wooden 
tipron  of  the  cahrlolct  and  sprang  U>  the  head  of 
the  horse;  but  as  to  the  de-stlnatlon  of  the  ciiulp- 
ages  for  the  evening,  there  seemed  to  be  some 
dlsHPUhlon  among  the  noble  masw-rs.  Dttwixt 
the  line  of  eoronetfd  vehicles  stood  a  hackney 
coach  arid  a  iktsou.  In  an  attitude  of  expectancy, 
prciiscd  aa  near  the  ex  Jillaratcd  ground  as  he  coutd 
without  exciting  Immediate  attenilon. 
“  Which  way  V”  said  he  whose  vehicle  was  near¬ 
est,  standing  with  his  foot  on  the  step. 
“  Ad  logclher,  of  course,"  said  another.  “  Let’s 
make  a  night  of  It.” 
‘■Pardon  me!”  said  the  clear  and  sweet  volco 
of  the  last  out  from  the  club,  “  I  secede  for  one. 
“  (io  your  ways,  gentlemen !” 
“Now,  what  tlie  deuce  Is  on  foot?”  said  the 
foremast,  again  slopping  back  on  the  sidewalk. 
“  Don’t  let  him  off,  Fliz.  Is  3'our  cab  here,  Byron, 
or  win  you  let  me  drive  you  7  By  dove,  you  shan't  ; 
leave  ns !” 
“  Hut  you  shall  leave  me,  and  so  you  are  not 
foresworn,  my  friend!  In  plain  phnise,  I  won’t 
go  with  you !  And  I  don’t  know  where  l  shall  go ; 
so  spare  your  curiosity  the  trouble  of  asking.  I 
have  a  presentiment  that  I  am  wanted— by  devil 
or  angel— 
“  '  I  8CC  a  hand  j'ou  cannot  see.’ " 
“  And  u  very  pretty  hand  It  Is,  I  dare  swear,” 
said  the  former  speaker.  Jumping  Into  his  cab  and 
starling  off  with  a  spring  of  his  blood  horse,  fol¬ 
lowed  by  all  the  vehicles  at  the  club  door  save 
one. 
Byron  stood  and  looked  after  them  a  moment, 
raised  Ids  hat  and  preased  his  hand  on  his  fore- 
hea<L  The  unknown  person  who  had  been  lurk¬ 
ing  near,  seemed  willing  to  leave  him  to  his 
thoughts,  or  was  emharra-ssed  at  approaching  a 
stranger.  As  Byron  turned  with  his  halting  stops, 
however,  he  suddenly  came  to  his  side. 
“  My  lord,”  said  he  and  was  slleut,  as  if  walling 
for  permlSKlon  to  go  on. 
“  Well !”  replied  Byron,  turning  to  him  without 
the  lea.st  surprise  and  looking  closely  Into  his  face 
by  the  light  of  the  street  lamp. 
“  I  come  to  you  with  an  errand  which,  iterhaps 
bliLsh  Overspread  her  fe.attire.'s,  while  a  smile  of 
angelic  beauty  stole  through  her  lips,  in  that 
smile  the  face  rcawakenal  Uj  Its  former  loveliness 
and  sfddom  h.ad  he  who  now  gazed  breathlessly 
upon  her,  looked  on  such  spiritual  and  Incompar¬ 
able  beauty.  The  sp.aelous  forehead  and  noble 
contour,  still  visible,  of  the  ernai  laled  Ups,  be¬ 
spoke  genius  Impressed  upon  a  toblet  .all  feminine 
lu  Us  language,  and  In  the  motion  of  her  hand  and 
even  In  the  sllghlest  movement  of  her  neck,  (here 
wa-s  something  tliat  still  breathed  of  smp.'isslng 
elegance.  It  was  the  shadowy  wreck  of  no  ordi¬ 
nary  mortal  pa.sslng  away— humble  a.s  were  the 
surroundings  and  strange  as  h.vd  been  the  sum¬ 
mons  to  her  bedside. 
“And  t  hla  Is  Hy  ron  ?"  she  said  at  last,  in  a  voice 
bewlhlerl ugly  sweet  even  through  im  weaknes.s. 
“Aly  lord,  I  could  not  die  without  seeing  you- 
wllhoul  relieving  my  »mlor  a  mission  with  which 
It  has  long  been  burtheiicd.  Come  tiearer;  for  I 
h.ave  no  lime  left  for  ceremony,  and  I  mu.st  say 
what  I  have  to  say  and  die !  Beuutirul,”she said, 
“beutillful  a-s  the  dream  of  him  whicli  has  long 
haunfod  me  1  The  intellect  and  the  person  Of  a 
spirit  of  light!  I’ardon  me,  my  lord,  that,  .at  a 
moment  so  important  to  yourself,  the  remem¬ 
brance  of  nii  earthly  feeling,  has  Ijcen  betrayed 
Into  expression. 
8he  paused  a  moment  and  tlie  bright  color  that 
had  shot  through  her  brow  and  cbeek  faded  and 
her  countenance  resumed  Its  heavenly  serenity. 
I  am  near  enough  to  death,”  she  resumed, 
“neur  enough  to  point  you  alino.st  to  heaven 
from  where  I  am ;  and  it  us  on  my  heart  like  the 
one  errand  of  my  life— like  the  bidding  of  f;od— 
to  Implore  you  to  prepai  e  for  Judgment.  Oh,  my 
lord!  with  your  glorious  powers,  with  your  won- 
“  A  strange  one.  1  am  sure ;  but  I  am  prepared 
for  It— 1  haix*  been  lorewarned  of  it.  w  hat  do 
you  rcipilreof  me,  for  I  am  read.v?  ’ 
“This  Is  strange!”  exclaimed  the  man.  “Has 
another  mussage,  t  hen - ’’ 
“  None  except  a  spirit— for  my  heart  alone  told 
me  that  I  should  be  wanted  at  this  hour,  ypeak 
at  once.” 
“  .My  lord,  a  dying  girl  has  sent  for  you !” 
“  Did  1  know  her?” 
“  She  has  never  seen  jmu.  M’lii  you  come  at 
once  ?  and  on  the  way  1  will  explain  to  you  what 
I  can  of  tlUs  singular  errand;  though,  Indeed, 
wheu  It  Is  told,  you  know  all  that  1  cmnjirehend.” 
They  were  at  the  door  of  the  h.aekney  coach 
and  Byron  entered  it  without  lurther  remark. 
“  Back  again !"  sjild  the  stranger,  aa  Uie.  coach-, 
man  closed  tiio  door,  “  and  drive  for  dear  life,  for 
we  shall  scaroo  be  In  time,  1  fear.” 
The  hctivy  Umguo  of  SU  Paul's  church  struck 
twelve  as  the  rolling  vehicle  hurrladon  through 
the  now  lonely  street;  and  though  fur  from  the 
place  from  whence  they  started,  neither  of  the 
two  oocupnni.s  had  spoken.  Byron  sat  with  bare 
head  and  folded  arm.s  In  tlie  corner  of  the  coach, 
and  the  stranger,  with  hls  hat  crowded  over  his 
eyes,  seemed  repressing  some  violent  emotion ; 
and  It  wa.s  only  wlien  they  stopped  before  a  low 
door  In  a  street  close  upon  the  river,  that  the  lat¬ 
ter  found  ulteranco. 
“Is  she  still  alive?”  he  hurriedly  asked  of  a 
woman  who  came  out  at  the  sound  of  the  carriage 
w'heels. 
“  She  was— a  moment  since.  But  be  quick  I” 
Byron  followtKl  quickly  on  the  heels  of  hls  com¬ 
panion  and  pa.sslng  through  a  dlmly-llghted  entry 
to  the  door  of  a  back  room,  they  entered,  A  lamp, 
shaded  by  a  eurtula  or  spotless  jmrlt.y,  threw'  a 
faint  light  upon  a  bed,  upon  w  hlch  lay  a  girl, 
watched  by  a  plu’slelan.  who  had  Just  removed  a 
small  mirror  from  her  Ups  and  holding  It  to  the 
light,  lie  whispered  that  she  still  bnuithed.  As 
Byron  pressed  the  edge  of  the  ciu-tuln,  however, 
the  dj  ing  girl  moved  the  fingers  of  the  hand  lying 
on  the  coverlet  and  slowly  opened  on  him  her  lan¬ 
guid  eyes— eyes  of  Inexpressible  depth  and  luster. 
No  one  had  spoken. 
“  Here  he  Is,”  she  mtuTuured.  “  BaLsome,  moth¬ 
er,  while  I  have  time  to  speak  to  him.” 
Byron  looked  round  the  small  chamber,  trying 
In  vain  te  break  the  spell  of  .awe  xvhlch  the  scene 
threw  over  him.  An  aspiration  from  the  other 
world  could  not  have  cheeked  more  fearfully  and 
completely  the  worldly  and  scornful  undercurrent 
01  hls  nature.  He  stood  with  his  heart,  beating 
most  audibly  and  hls  knees  trembling  beneath 
him,  awaiting  w  hat  he  prophetically  felt  to  bo  a  ! 
warning  from  the  very  gate  of  Heaven,  , 
Propped  wiiJi  pUlow's  and  left  by  her  attendan  ts,  i 
the  dj-lngglrl  turned  her  head  tewards  the  proud,  I 
noble  poet  standing  by  her  bedside,  and  a  slight  1 
derful  gifts,  be  not  lost.  Do  not,  for  a  poor  world 
like  tills,  lose  an  eternity  In  which  yoiu-  great 
mind  will  outstrip  the  intelligence  of  angels. 
Measure  this  Uiought— scan  the  worth  of  angelic 
bliss  wit  h  the  InteJlcei  which  has  ranged  so  glo¬ 
riously  through  the  unlveixe ;  do  not,  on  this  one 
momentous  subject  of  human  Interest/— on  this 
alone  be  not  shortrSighted !’’ 
“What  shall  Ido?”  suddenly  burst  fn)m  By¬ 
ron’s  lips  In  a  tone  of  agony.  But  with  an  elTort. 
as  If  struggling  with  a  death-p.ang,  he  again  drew 
up  Ills  form  and  resumed  Die  marble  calmness  of 
hla  counteiian(.v. 
The  dying  girt,  meuutline,  Heeniod  to  have  lost 
lierscdf  In  prayer,  with  lier  wasted  hands  clasped 
on  her  bosom  and  her  eyas  turned  upward,  the 
slight  moUnu  of  her  lips  betrayed  lo  thosi,)  around 
her  that  she  was  ploaUlugat  the  throne  of  mercy. 
The  idiysldan  crept  close  to  her  bed.sl(hs  but  with 
hls  hand  In  bis  breast  and  hls  liend  bowed,  ho 
seemed  but  watching  but  for  the  momenl,  when 
the  soul  should  take  Its  flight. 
She  suddenly  raised  herself  on  the  pillow.  Her 
lougbrowutrp.ssr«rell  over  her  shoulders  and  a 
brtghlne^s.  unnatural  and  almost  fearful,  kindled 
In  her  eyes.  Site  seemed  endeavoring  to  speak 
and  gazed  steadfinstly  at  Byron. 
Slowly  tJicn  and  tranquilly,  she  sank  upon  her 
piUow,  and  as  her  hands  fell  apart  and  her  eyelids 
dropped,  she  murmured,  “Come  to  Heaven,”  and 
the  silliness  of  deal  h  was  In  the  room.  The  spirit 
had  fled. 
- - ' 
CANAL  NAVIGATION. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  the  lllauk  Canal  I 
f  cllned  planes,  so  that  they  would  run  down  hill 
t  upon  a  level  canal.  There  Is  something  so  deep, 
5  so  amazing.  In  this  proposlUon,  that  your  commlt- 
’  tee  needs  more  t  ime  to  consider  and  brood  over  it. 
Mr.  W.  p.  Bobbins  proposes  to  draw  off  the 
•  water  from  l.be  canal,  lay  rails  on  the  bottom  and 
then  put  the  boats  on  wheeLs  and  run  them  with 
I  a  locomotive.  Vour  committee  has  been  very 
much  struck  wlih  this  proposition  but  has  con- 
:  eluded,  upon  reflection,  that  it  Is  rather  too  revo¬ 
lutionary.  If  canal  n.-iVlgniloD  should  be  begun 
In  thi.s  manner,  jirobably  we  sliould  soon  have  the 
ralIro.ad  companies  ninnlng  their  trains  on  water 
by  means  of  stdls  and  stage  lines  traveling  In  the 
air  with  balloons.  Such  things  would  unsettle 
the  fonndatlonsof  socloly  and  ln<luce  anarchy  ami 
ch.aos.  A  canal  that  h.as  no  water  is  a  Beeutloas 
and  Incendiary  e.anal;  and  It  l.s  equally  improper 
when,  as  Mr.  Bobbins  siiggest-s,  the  boats  are 
floated  In  tanks  and  the  tanks  are  run  on  rails. 
Vour  committee  has  given  much  thought  and 
patient  cx.amlnatlon  to  the  plan  of  .Mr.  Thompson 
-Mc(;iue.  He  KiiggrSUi  that  the  mules  shall  be  clad 
In  submarine  armor  and  made  to  walk  under 
water  along  the  bottom  of  the  canal,  bo  fed  with 
air  through  a  pump.  As  we  have  never  seen  a 
mule  lu  action  while  decorated  with  submarine 
armor,  we  are  unable  to  say  with  posUlveness 
what  hls  conduct  would  be  under  .such  clrcum- 
Btances.  But  the  objections  to  the  plan  are  of  a 
formidable  characlcr.  The  mule  would,  of  course, 
be  wholly  excluded  from  every  opportunity  to 
view  the  scenery  upon  the  route,  and  wc  fear  that 
tills  would  have  a  tendency  lo  dlsiiourage  him. 
Being  under  water,  too,  he  might  be  tempted  lo 
stop  frorpieiitly  for  the  purpose  of  nibbling  at  the 
cattish  encountered  by  btm  and  thLs  would  dis¬ 
tract  hls  attention  from  hls  work.  Somebody 
would  have  to  dive  whenever  he  got.  his  hind  legs 
over  the  tow-line  and  when  the  waterwas  muddy 
h(;  might  lose  hlg  way  and  either  pull  the  boat  In 
the  wrong  direction  or  bo  continually  butting 
against  the  bank. 
Oi  the  various  other  plans  submitted  j-our  com¬ 
mittee  have  to  say  that  .V.  K.  Madkeys  proposi¬ 
tion  to  run  the  boat  by  sails  and  to  nil  the  salts 
with  wind  by  means  of  a  steam  blower  on  the 
vessel ;  James  Thompson’s  plan  of  giving  the  caj)- 
taln  and  crew  small  scows  U)  imt  on  Ihelr  feet  so 
that  they  wuld  stand  overboard  and  push,  behind ; 
M  Ullain  Black’s  theory  that  motion  could  be  ob^  ; 
tallied  by  employing  trained  sturgeons  to  haul  ( 
the  boat;  and  Martin  Slotabniy’s  plea  that  pro-  i 
pulsion  could  be  given  bj’  placing  a  cannon  upon  i 
rtie  iroop  back  and  llrlng  it  over  the  stern,  so  t  hat  i 
the  recoil  would  shove  the  boat  along ;  lUl  these  i 
are  wonderful  cvldr-tiees  of  what  the  human  mind  t 
can  do  when  it  exerts  Itself,  but  they  are  not  as  i 
useful  as  they  are  marvelous. — Jiax  Jdeier,  I  i 
OUR  FIRST  GRAY  HAIR. 
As  the  first  bi>f  iiatlcrinir  drops  that  fall 
M’ith  a  snlash  on  our  lattice  pane 
Make  ns  Hhiver  and  start  as  they  warn  cs  nil 
Of  a  Btorm  or  of  eomtuif  rain  . 
8o  is  it  wIU»  life  when  we’re  nowiat^  old 
And  UKC.  steals  on  unaware^ — 
M>  shiver  and  start,  if  the  truth  were  told. 
At  the  siaht  of  our  first  gray  hair. 
M  e  mark  not  the  liirht  of  Ihe  niionda^'  liours, 
tike  (he  first  streaks  the  ihiwn  doth  brintf ; 
M  e  hall  not  the  liirth  of  the  siimujcr  flowers 
As  we  do  the  first  snow-drop  of  sprina: 
On  the  hli'ak  Winter  wind  we  look  not  with  grief, 
ThouKh  it  howl  tbrouifh  tl*e  liranf  hf.B  bare ; 
But  we  sbtli  wheu  we  witness  the  brown  autumn  loaf. 
And  behold  Nature’s  first  gray  hair. 
Gray  hairs  may  eonic  when  the  beaming  eye 
Has  none  of  its  brightness  lo^it, 
M  ben  with  buoyant  heart  we  would  fain  deny 
Vouth's  liublcon  had  been  crosHcd ; 
But  the  Ivy-cJad  tree  liKiks  young  and  green. 
Though  a  sapless  trunk  Im  there. 
And  nangkt  of  deejiy  on  our  eheek  may  lx;  seen 
M  hen  we  witnega  our  first  gjay  hair. 
Oh  a  noble  crown  to  a  noble  life 
Is  a  head  of  silvery  gray. 
And  'tls  well  if  tired  with  the  struggle  and  utrifo 
It  finds  rest  at  the  close  of  daj’. 
But  gra j'-headed  sin  Is  a  crown  less  curse, 
And  llu!  parent  of  dark  despair. 
And  It  gives  us  a  iiung,  oh.  doubly  worse. 
Than  the  sight  of  the  first  gray  hair. 
Come  early,  come  late,  like  a  knock  at  the  gate. 
Is  that  first  soft,  silv  ery  thn  ad. 
And  it  Joins  with  its  silence  th<!  years  that  wait 
With  the  years  forever  fled ; 
It  silently  tolls  us  we’re  Joiirnej-ing  cu¬ 
lt  silouUy  uucstions  us— tVhero  f 
Oh  a  faithful  mile-stone,  were  the  truth  but  known 
Is  seen  in  our  fli-st  gray  hair.  ’ 
Itt’u/ter  C.  Ilowdcn. 
THE  LIFE  OF  A  PASTOR  IN  LAPLAND. 
AN  INTELLIGENT  MAGPIE. 
The  Bev.  F.  O.  Morrla  writes  lo  Land  and 
Water:— “I  received  the  following  a  few  weeks 
ago  from  a  eorrespondeni.  The  fact  as  stated  Is 
ceruilnly  a  very  curious  one  and  new  to  me,  I 
wrote  to  ask  If  he  had  seen  the  occurrence  him¬ 
self  and  he  replied  that  he  had.  It  la  u«  follows : 
'  Finding  from  periodicals  tea  i  you  are  a  collector 
of  anecdotes  of  birds,  <kc.,  1  have  ono  at  j’our  serv¬ 
ice.  Birds  arc  great  favorites  of  mine,  I  have 
had  several  varlcUes,  both  foreign  and  British, 
Company  offered  a  reward  some  time  ago  for  the  1  among  tec  rest  some  magpios.  One 
best  Improvement  that  could  be  suggested  In  lo-  gone  tee  way  all  pets,  sooner  or  later,  go; 
conioUon  for  canal  boats,  and  aiqiolntcd  a  com-  Is  still  alive  and  allowed  to  wander  In 
mlitcc  to  decide  upon  the  merits  of  the  various  garden  all  day,  and  goes  lo  her  own  cage  at 
plans  submitted.  Tlie  following  exuviet  from  the  *^*J’***'  iHfO  Bkps  running  about  tee 
report  subsequently  m.ide  by  tlie  committee  will  parlor  window,  two  feetsLx  Inchss  from 
be  found  to  jiossess  Interest :  ground,  facing  the  garden,  w'hen  therclsany- 
In  referenuo  to  the  plan  olTcred  by  Henry  Bush-  room.  l.a8L  autumn  adlshoIpea.s 
clson— which  propo.-ies  to  run  the  boats  by  means  "  window.  Mag,  with  her 
of  hls  patent  propellor— wc  may  remark  that  the  '’lewlng  them,  OTldentlj'  made 
steam  engine  with  which  the  propellor  la  moved  ought  to  taste  them,  so  she 
would  sink  t.ho  boat ;  and.  even  If  It  would  not  ^  window  with  hur  beak;  but 
the  propellor  blades,  being  longer  than  tlie  depth  glass  wa.s  loo  strong,  after  Illitltig 
af  the  canal,  would  dig  about  swi  cubic  feet  of  forwards  several  times  and  try  ing 
mud  out  of  the  bottom  at  each  revolution.  As  a  time,  she  sU’pped  opposite  and  seemed  to 
mud  dredge  Buahelst'n's  patent  migiit..bo  a  sue-  hopped  on  to  the  path,  picked  up 
ies«5,  but  as  a  motive  power  It  la  a  failure  and  hls  gravel  stone,  came  back,  and  wlLli  the  stone  In 
■mggestlon  that  the  tow-pate  might  be  cut  Into  the  gl.-ujs  several  times  until  she 
tengtns  and  laid  side  by  side  and  sold  for  a  farm  cracked  tee  pane.  Tlie  noise  frightened 
Lherefore  Is  not  wholly  practicable.  '  away  she  w'ent  with  teat  peculiar  hop 
The  Idea  or  Michael  0'FlukeLst.hnM,oi<.«micrhe  J tame  magpies  assume 
best  Improvement  that  could  be  suggested  In  lo¬ 
comotion  for  canal  boats,  and  aiqiolntcd  a  com¬ 
mittee  to  decide  upon  the  merits  of  the  various 
plans  submitted.  The  following  exuviet  from  the 
report  subsequently  m.ide  by  tlie  committee  will 
be  found  to  possess  Interest : 
In  reference  to  the  planolTcred  by  Henry  Bush- 
olson— which  propo.oes  to  run  the  boats  by  means 
of  hls  patent  propellor— we  may  remark  that  the 
steam  engine  with  which  the  propellor  la  moved 
would  sink  t.ho  boat ;  and.  even  If  It  would  not, 
the  propellor  blades,  being  longer  than  tlie  depth 
of  the  canal,  would  dig  about  swi  cubic  feet  of 
mud  out  of  the  bottom  at  each  revolution.  As  a 
mud  dredge  Buahelson's  paumt  mlght..bo  a  huc- 
cesi,  but  ns  a  motive  power  It  la  a  failure  and  hls 
suggestion  that  the  tow-pate  might  be  cut  Into 
lengtns  and  laid  aide  by  side  and  sold  for  a  farm, 
therefore  Is  not  wholly  practicable. 
The  Idea  of  Michael  O'Fluke  Isihal  holes  might 
be  cut  In  the  bottom  of  the  bout  and  through 
these  the  legs  of  the  mule  could  be  inserted  so 
that  It  could  walk  along  the  bottom,  while  its 
body  Is  safe  and  dry  Inside.  This  notion  Is  the 
offspring  of  a  friUUul  and  Ingenious  mind ;  and  If 
the  w  ater  could  be  kept  from  coming  through  tee 
holes  It  might  be  considered  valuable  but  for  one 
thing— somebody  wouhl  have  to  Invent  a  new- 
kind  of  mule  wllh  legs  about  sovon  feet  long.  Mr. 
O’Fluke’s  mind  hius  not  yet  devksed  any  method 
of  procuring  sueli  a  mule  and  unle.sa  he  can  In¬ 
duce  the  ordinary  kind  lo  walk  upon  stilts,  we 
fear  that  the  obstacl<-s  lo  success  In  this  direction 
may  be  regarded  as  Insurmountable. 
Mr.  .1.  Peterman  Bosi.wlck  urges  teat  Important 
results  might  be  secured  by  making  tee  canal  an 
Inclined  plane,  so  t  hat  when  a  boat  is  placed  ujion 
it  the  bout  will  simply  slide  down  hill  by  t  he  power 
of  .attract  Ion  of  gravitation.  This  seems  to  us  a 
beautiful  method  of  adapung  to  the  wants  of  men 
one  of  tec  most  remarkable  of  the  lav\  s  of  nature 
and  we  should  bo  Inclined  to  give  Mr.  Bostwlck 
the  first  prize  but  tor  the  far-t  teat  wo  have  dis¬ 
covered,  upon  investigation,  that  tee  water  lu 
tee  canal  also  would  slide  down  hill  and  that  U 
would  require  about  fifteen  rivers  the  size  of  the 
Delaware  lo  keep  up  the  supply.  Mr.  Bostwlck 
does  not  mention  here  where  w-e  are  to  get  those 
rivers.  He  does,  however,  say  that  it  it  shall  bo 
deemed  Inadvisable  to  slope  the  canal  the  boats 
themselves  might  be  made  lu  the  shape  of  tn- 
Thk  life  of  a  pastor  In  the  North  Is  largely  oocu- 
plivl  with  tee  cares  of  this  life.  He  has  during 
the  summer  months  to  attend  to  hls  glebe,  and  to' 
catch  Usli,  and  shoot  birds  to  serve  as  hls  winter 
siippllea;  and  when  winter  comes  he  has  lO  drive 
wood  from  the  forest  for  fuel,  and  to  travel  tivlce 
a  year  to  lUe  two  spring  fairs,  which  are  held  at 
the  nearest  vlllago.  The  p.ujtor  of  (^ulkkjokk  only 
leaves  hls  post,  thrice  a  year,  and  then  hls  Jour¬ 
neys  extend  no  furteer  than  Jokkmokk,  onoo  to 
spend  Christmas,  and  on  the  other  two  oceavlons 
to  obUIn  tee  neroissary  Hiipplles,  which.  If  not 
then  obtained,  can  only  be  procured  afierw  ard  at 
great  expense  from  f he  coast.  Besides  lus  glebe 
he  has  a  small  8,alary  to  enable  him  i«  eke  out  hls 
living,  and  though  bantshofi,  as  It  were,  from  the 
world,  la  not  unlnteresuxl  In  Its  concerns,  and 
keejis  up,  not  only  that  taato  for  botiinj-  which  is 
BO  eommon  among  educated  Swedes,  but  also  pays 
some  attention  lo  archaxilogy.  Ills  spiritual  duties 
are  light,  .and  lu  siunmer  confined  the  [ircach- 
lug  of  a  sermon  on  Sunday  to  iho  few  mnabliants 
of  (juikkjokk.  On  the  day  after  our  arrival  we 
wo  went  to  the  little  church,  and  Increased  hls 
congregation  to  tiventy-rivu  for  that  day.  The 
Whole  service  wa.s  lu  Swedish,  and  did  not  differ 
from  that  in  other  ywixlish  churches.  Ho  woro 
the  usual  dress  of  a  Swedish  pa.sior,  viz.,  a  llght- 
nttliig  black  coat,  with  a  thickly-plaited  silk  train 
depending  from  hls  shoulders.  He  al-so  had  small 
bands,  and  carried  In  hls  hiind  the  white  pocket 
hatidkerchlef  without  tvlilch  a  pastor  never  ap¬ 
pears  la  the  pulpit,  and  which  is  twisted  round 
two  fingers  and  allowed  te  hung  over  tho  side  of 
tee  piiIplL  Alter  reading  prayers  at  the  altar, 
over  which  hung  an  oil  paluUng  reprc.sentlng  tee 
Infant  (.’hrlst,  the  gift  of  a  Swedl.sh  traveler,  the 
pastor  left  the  churclj,  and,  returning  sliorUy  wuh 
a  Bible  and  psalm-book  wrapjied  In  the  ivhlte 
handkerchief,  ascended  the  pulpit  and  preached 
an  excellent  sermon  to  an  Inattentive  audience. 
-  ♦  — - - 
ALWAYS  TRUST. 
when  they  know  that  they  have  been  doing  mis-  %i. 
chleL  Mag  Is  still  alive  and  goosabout  tbegarden  f  brother,  know  how  to  carry 
aa  usual.’  It  Is  to  be  remarked  teat  a  somewhat  ? ourself  in  troublo.  keep  tfod’B  covenant  in  your 
similar  example  of  what  seems  to  amount  to  a  HLsbletsed  M'ord  and  sin  not. 
reasoning  power  occurs  In  the  caso  of  the  hooded  wrate,  grudging,  envying,  fi-cUiDg. 
crow-and  that  a  kinder  species,  too,  we  must  Pt'hcc  to  your  fellow-servauts, 
hear  In  mind— which,  as  also  tee  crow  is  con-  forgiven  you  ten  ihousiind 
stantly  In  the  habit  of  soaring  up  to  a  conmder-  ^  ^ure  you,  by  tee  Loni,  that  your 
able  hlght  in  the  air  Mite  a  cockle  or  mussel  and  no  udvant.age  except  you 
then  leitliig  it  drop  on  the  rottks  to  break  the  T.”  the  Lord  lu  your  sujrcrliig.s.  But 
shell  and  so  get  at  the  fish  Inside.  Sir  Charles  ^  overcome  Is  by  pal  leuco,  forgiving  and 
Andccson  once  told  me  that  he  hadfrequentlv  YObf  enemies ;  in  doing  whereof  you 
seen  them  do  this.  Sir  Vi’alier  Scott  used  to  say  *  *'^'*^*^  ^i**^^**  head,"  and  j  our  Loixl  will 
that  he  would  believe  anything  of  a  dog.  We  ^  You  In  your  trouble.  Walt  upon 
maj',  I  think,  believe  more  In  Uke  manner  of  birds  !i  ^  m  night-watch  wulLfth  lor  the  morning, 
than  we  have  sometimes  been  in  tee  habit  of  'ybI  not  tarry;  go  up  to  your  watx:h-U)Mer, 
doing.”  down;  but  hy  faith,  and  jirnyer 
- - -  hope,  M-alt  on.  When  the  sou  Is  full  it  will 
LAUGHTER.  again ;  and  as  soon  as  the  wicked  arc  corno 
_  "  fb  the  top  of  their  pride,  and  are  M'a.ved  high  and 
This  often  shows  tee  bright  side  of  a  man.  it  then  is  their  change  aiiproacblug.  Now 
brings  out  hLs  happier  nature,  and  shows  of  what  ^  *h  ‘he  Lord  lliat  ye  shall,  by  fait  h,  sustain 
sort  of  stuff  he  Is  made,  somehow  we  feel  as  If  Yourself,  and  comfort,  yourself  In  l-he  Lord,  and  be 
M'e  never  thoroughly  knoM- a  man  until  wc  hear  IflspOM-er;  for  you  are  in  tee  beaten 
him  laugh.  We  do  not  feel  “  at  home  ”  wllJi  him  conimcin  jvtiy  to  heaven  m  hen  j'ou  are  under 
till  then.  We  do  not  mean  a  mere  snigger,  but  a  crosses.— 
good,  hearty,  round  laugli,  'j'lie  solemn,  sober 
Vl-sage,  like  a  .Sunday  dress,  tella  nothing  of  the 
real  man.  He  may  be  very  silly  or  very  jirofound, 
very  cross  or  very  jolly,  i.et  us  hear  him  laugh, 
aijd  we  can  decipher  him  at  once,  and  tell  how 
hls  heart  beats. 
Tukke  is  no  qnesuon  that  It  is  far  preferable  to 
remain  under  the  luflucuce  of  luoderale  errors, 
than  to  be  bandied  about  for  tho  M-hole  of  life 
from  one  opinion  to  another,  at  the  pleasure  and 
support  of  superior  Intelligence.— .y/dm*//  Smit/i. 
