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THE  RyRAL  MEW-VOUKER 
“  Goorl  morulng,  Mr.  Barton,”  I  said ;  “  you  are 
off  early  to-rtay,” 
Tlie  person  addro-ssod  changed  color  as  he  re¬ 
cognized  me :  but  Immediately  recovering  his 
self-possesslon,  replied: 
“Yes,  sir.  Mr.  Homervllle  wished  me  to  see 
C —  &  Go.  respecting  those  bills  we  hold,  as  soon 
as  possible,  and  I  am  on  my  way  down.” 
“  But  they  are  all  right,”  J  said,  “  for  my  father 
told  me  so  last  week.” 
“  Ves,  sir,” said  the  clerk;  “but  my  mother’s 
very  111— dying,  I  fear,  and  as  M r.  Somerville  kind¬ 
ly  told  me  to  go  down  to  F — ,  i  stdd  I’d  do  the 
hills  too."  And  havmg  given  vent  to  this  contra¬ 
dictory  speech,  the  clerk  blew  his  nose  violently. 
The  cool  way  In  which  this  wa.s  said  and  the 
curious  looks  of  the  other  occupants  of  the  com¬ 
partment  at  any  other  lime  would  have  quieted 
my  suspicions;  hut  a  gentle  touch  on  the  arm 
romlndisl  me  of  the  presence  of  the  guard,  and  I 
therefore  said  loudly,  “Oh,  you  arc  going  to 
F - .” 
As  J  spoke,  the  guard  said  suddenly,  and  touch¬ 
ing  his  cap  respectrully,  “  Beg  your  pardon,  sir ; 
did  you  say  you  was  going  to  P —  7” 
“  No,”  I  replied ;  “  but  this  gentleman  is,"  Indl- 
catlJig  Mr.  Barton  as  I  spoke, 
“Very  sorry,"  contlnuod  the  guard,  "blithe 
can’t  go  by  ibis  train ;  he  must  wait  for  the  Far- 
llamentary  at  s.o.'..  Tickets,  please,"  bo  added, 
suddenly  opening  the  door.  All  the  UCkets  with 
the  exception  of  the  clerk's,  wer«  Immediately 
produced.  “Now,  sir,  your  ticket,  plejise,"  said 
the  guard.  Thus  brought  to  hay,  Bylcs  alinH  Bar- 
Urn,  bad  no  iiItcrnaMve ;  so  he  handed  the  guard 
Ills  ticket.,  and  suddenly  rising  attempUd  to  leave 
the  carriage,  bui,  the  detcollve  was  too  quick  for 
him.  Before  the  clejk’.s  foot  had  pjuehod  the 
plat  form,  a  giasp  was  laid  upon  his  collar  and  the 
ctu  rlage  door  closed.  "  1  t  hought  us  much,”  said 
the  guard,  as  he  looked  at  the  ticket,  holding  un¬ 
happy  Banon  the  while ;  ••  I  thought  -so.  Going 
abroad  was  you,  sir;  but /want  you  for  a  ino- 
meijt.” 
lie  then,  asking  me  open  the  door,  again  de¬ 
scended  from  the  carriage,  foielng  Barton  to  fol¬ 
low  nim :  when,  having  gained  the  platform,  he 
whispered  a  few  words  In  his  oar,  'I'he  man  grew 
as  pale  as  death,  e.\clal ml ng,  “1  never  did  I  1 
swear  I  never  did 
At  that  moment,  the  whistle  sounded,  and  with 
a  Idas  and  a  scream  t.he  train  moved  away.  Life, 
berty,  hope— all  seemed  to  fade  from  the  nnhap- 
y  wreudi  as  the  carriages  passed  him,  and  with 
an  a  ost  superbiiman  eiTort  ho  wrenched  him¬ 
self  ee  from  llie  guard's  gra.sp  and  attempted  to 
oper>  one  of  the  dwi-s  of  the  departing  train. 
Cries  of  "  Stop  him  r*  were  raised  by  the  specta¬ 
tors,  while  the  guaid  hurried  In  pui-sult,  but  ids 
ctTorts  were  of  no  avail. 
Before  any  oae  could  scUo  the  fugitive  Ids  foot 
hail  slipped,  and  sttll  clinging  to  the  liunUlo,  ho 
was  earrleil  nloiig  lor  a  few  yards  and  then  dashed 
between  tue  plid  fiirm  mid  t.lie  now  rapidly  mov¬ 
ing  tirtlii.  A  desintlrliig  cry  and  a  deep  groan 
were  UeaiM  even  above  the  rutiJe  of  the  wUeeLs, 
and  the  train  paased  on,  leaving  the  mangled  yet 
still  breathing  torm  of  the  uurortunato  clerk 
stretched  across  the  rails. 
Assistance  was  Immediately  procured.  But  It 
was  of  no  mse  ;  death  soon  put  an  end  to  his  suf- 
terlng.s;  but  before  bo  died  the  uuluippy  man 
confessed  Uls  guilt  to  me  and  asked  my  pardon. 
It  appeared  ho  had  been  Induced  to  embezzle 
sums  Of  money  to  repay  losses  at  play  with  his 
old  as.sociate.s,  and  he  had  thu.s  been  led  to  ret.uru 
to  a  path  01  life  which  he  had  liiieiided  to  have 
quitted  for  ever  when  he  entered  my  father's 
buslue.ss.  He  had  coutrlve.1  to  possesM  himself  in 
all  of  about  fsu.ouu  in  bills  aud  notes;  some  of 
wnich,  tothe  value  of  f.i(i,eoo,  were  found  upon 
him.  The  remainder  had  been  made  away  with 
aud  was  never  recovered. 
Having  made  such  aiTangemput.s  as  were  nec¬ 
essary  l  left  the  station,  aud  proceeded  home  to 
couununicate  to  my  father  the  tragical  ternilna- 
llon  of  my  Journey,  when  I  found  he  had  already 
taken  steps  for  arrest, lug  Barton  on  his  appear- 
ancfi  III  the  city,  clreumsr.aitct!.s  having  aiisen 
which  placed  his  guilt  beyond  question. 
My  father  was  much  moved  and  Interested  by 
the  dot. Ills  of  the  deatli  of  his  unhappy  clerk  and 
by  my  recital  of  the  circumstances  of  my  meeting 
with  the  guard,  who  had  fully  repaid  the  Interest 
my  parent  had  formerly  taken  In  him. 
The  fortunes  of  our  house  soou  recovered  the 
blow  wiiloh  the  misguided  Barton  had  managed 
to  imlict  upon  oiu‘  credit,  and  I  eonsldei’  the  pros¬ 
perity  of  the  ilrm  of  .Somerville  &.  Co.  Is  due  to  my 
accidental  meeting  with,  and  the  story  told  mo 
by  the  mall-guard. 
-  ■  .4  ♦  » 
KEEPING  ON, 
Two  boys  sat  loget.her  one  Tae.sday  evening  In 
a  large  meeting  of  children.  'I'helr  names  were 
TLomasand  I'hlllp.  They  both  listened  atten¬ 
tively  to  a  gentleman  who  was  speaking  to  them. 
This  gentleman  e.vplalned  that  all  who  liked  to 
do  80  were  Invited  to  make  toys  or  models,  or 
any  other  articles,  for  an  exhibition  which  would 
soon  he  held. 
“Of  course,”  said  Hie  gentleman,  “the  best  ar¬ 
ticles  will  receive  the  be.st  jirizes ;  butall  that  are 
well  made  will  be  exhibited.  And  even  if  you  are 
unsuccessful  in  your  eudeavors  to  gain  prizes  your 
labor  will  not  be  In  vain.  All  who  please  may 
have  their  articles  sold ;  and  it  Is  a  pleasant  thing 
for  boys  and  girls  to  receive  money  wUlch  may 
have  themselves  honestly  earned.  And  though 
you  should  receive  neither  money  nor  prizes,  you 
will  yourselves  be  the  better  for  the  ellurts  which 
you  have  made,  so  1  advise  you  all  to  do  your 
best  for  the  forthcoming  exhibition.  Even  the 
j'oungcst  may  do  something,  aud  It  only  needs 
patience  and  pej'scveranco  on  your  part  to  make 
the  whole  thing  good  and  delightful.” 
“Shall  you  do  anything,  Philip 'f"  Inquired 
Thomas. 
“  I  don’t  know,”  said  Philip.  “  I  think  I  shall 
try.” 
“  You  think  you  will  try  !”  said  Thomas.  “  Well, 
that  Is  cool  after  what  has  been  said.  1  shall  do 
lots  of  things  and  carry  off  some  of  the  best 
prlzea.” 
“How  do  you  know  that?"  Inquired  Philip. 
“  Oh,  I  am  sure  I  shall.  I  have  thought  of  a 
dozen  things  w-nich  1  can  do.  I  shall  make  a 
model  of  our  sclvool-room  In  cardboard.  I  shall 
make  a  velocipede  with  a  boy  on  It,  aud  a  wrxKlcn 
apple  painted  like  nature.  And  I  shall  draw  some 
maps  and  send  some  specimens  of  handwriting.  1 
shall  also  make  a  collection  of  prsitagc  stamps ; 
and  1  shall  make  .some  chairs  and  tables  which 
can  be  sold  for  toys,  and  l.liey  will  fetch  a  good 
price,  for  1  shall  polish  them  up  beautifully,” 
“  If  you  do  all  that,  Tom.  you  will  Indeed  do 
well." 
“  I  shall  do  It  all.  'I'here  Is  no  fear  but  that  I 
shall  do  my  part  for  the  exhibition.  Now  what 
will  you  do?” 
“  1  really  do  not  know.  I  must  think  about  It 
Ilrst  and  decide  wbal  I  can  do  best.” 
“How  many  tilings  do  you  tbluk  you  will  do?” 
“  Perhaps  only  one.  Certainly  not  more  than 
two." 
“  You  are  not  like  me." 
1  “  No :  I  am  sure  1  should  not  have  time  to  do 
half  the  things  you  have  mentioned.” 
“  1  shall  begin  at  once.” 
So  he  did.  That  very  night,  after  he  got  home, 
he  sat  lip  In  his  be,droom  In  the  cold;  and  by  the 
light  of  a  candle  cut  several  sticks  wit  h  his  jien- 
knlfo. 
The  next  day  he  was  up  quite  early  in  the 
morning  wcrklng  away  at  chess-men,  and  he 
begged  his  mother  to  let  him  stay  away  from 
school  that  he  might  begin  his  card-board  model. 
He  had  spoiled  one  sheet  of  card-board  aud  com¬ 
menced  uiiou  another;  he  had  also  Uttered  a 
number  of  cbalr-legs  and  tablo-tops  on  the  floor 
and  collected  three  posUge-stamjis,  when  he  de¬ 
cided  to  see  how  “slow-going  Philip,” as  ho  de- 
llgh1.ed  to  call  him,  was  getting  on. 
“  WelU  Phil,  what  are  yon  going  to  make?” 
“  1  am  going  lo  make  a  model  coach.” 
“Oh!  then  you  have  made  up  your  mind  at 
last.” 
“  Ve.s,  1  have  decided  to  do  that,  though  1  know 
It  will  take  sonic  time  to  do  It.  Indued,  I  shall 
have  to  stick  to  It  well  to  get  it  done  In  time.” 
“  Have  you  hegun  11  yet?” 
“  No.  I  am  not  going  to  begin  It  until  next 
week.  I  want  to  got  forward  with  my  lessons 
ili-st,  for  of  course  It  will  nut  do  to  neglect  the  old 
work  for  the  new.” 
“1  letve  begun  nearly  all  my  things.” 
"  llaveyou?  Now,  I  should  not  begin  a  second 
thing  until  the  first  was  qulto  llnlshed.” 
“  Woulilii't  you  ?  But  tlien  you  are  so  different. 
I  chjoy  variety.” 
“  Well,  my  way  Is  to  do  one  thing  fli-st." 
“And  the  other  Is  mine.  Wc  shall  see  which 
answers  best,  f  think  1  have  begun  well.” 
Aud  so  he  had.  But  It  Is  nut  so  much  the  be¬ 
ginning  us  the  keepirqf  on  which  succeeds  In  the 
end. 
Thomas  worked  as  diligently  as  Philip  all  the 
lli'st  part  of  the  time.  Indeed,  1  think  that  of  the 
two  boys  ho  did  the  tuoro;  for  he  got  up  early 
aud  sat  up  late  and  thought  of  very  little  else. 
And  then  he  grew  tired. 
<Hie  daj'  ho  did  nothing  to  any  of  Ids  articles. 
'J’he  next  day  he  looked  at  them. 
“Ills  very  discouraging,"  he  said  to  himself, 
“Those  wheels  will  not  turn  roiitul  properly,  and 
I  shall  have  to  take  lUem  all  to  pieces  and  try 
again.  But  1  wUl  not  trouble  about  It  to-day.  To¬ 
morrow  I  will  set  to  worK  at  the  velocipede.” 
On  the  next  day  lie  found  It  was  still  very  dllll- 
cult. 
“  Never  mind,”  said  be  to  himself.  “  I  win  lay 
It  on  one  side  and  do  something  else.” 
The  same  thing  occurred  with  several  of  the 
articles,  until  at  last  ho  grew  disgusted  with 
them  all  and  shut  up  the  uullnlslied  things  In  a 
cupboard,  out  of  sight. 
“  When  I  bave  had  a  rest,"  he  said,  “  1  shall 
take  them  out  agalu  and  set  lo  work  with  a  fresh 
Interest.” 
Meanwhile  Philip  kept  steadily  on.  He  found 
that  there  were  many  very  unlniercstlng  things 
to  do.  But  though  he  was  somel  hues  tompied  to 
leave  the  wurk  and  go  out  to  play  instead,  he  al¬ 
ways  made  himself  do  a  little  of  It  every  day.  The 
consequence  was  Uial  it  gradually  drew  more  and 
more  beautiful  until,  at  last,  nearly  a  fortnight 
before  the  exhibition  was  opened.  It  was  quite 
liulshed,  aud  all  w  ho  saw  It  declared  It  to  be  per¬ 
fect. 
“  I  have  not  seen  anything  of  Tom.  1  wondor 
It  he  has  tiiilshod  his  articles,”  he  said  to  himself 
on  the  next  day.  “  I  will  go  aud  see,  and  rendud 
him  that  he  has  not  much  time.” 
Thomas  was  out  when  he  went,  so  he  called 
again. 
“  Tom,  the  exhibition  will  soon  be  opened.  Are 
jou  ready?” 
“  Heady  ?  Well,  no,  not  exactly,  thougb  some 
of  my  things  arc  pretty  forward  and  will  not  take 
very  long  to  nnlsU." 
“  I  would  llnisu  them  at  ouec  then,  it  Is  never 
well  to  leave  things  to  the  last  minute.” 
“  Have  you  completed  your  coacn  ?” 
“  Yes;  will  you  como  and  have  a  look  at  It  7” 
Thomas  was  a  little  astonished  at  what,  he  saw. 
“I  should, not  wonder  li  you  got  a  prize  after 
all,  Phil,”  said  ne.  “  What  palas  jou  must  have 
taken  with  U," 
I 
“  Yes ;  I  aid  every  part  as  well  as  I  possibly 
could." 
“  I  shall  go  back  and  set  to  work  again  directly." 
“  Bo  so.  1  am  sure  It  Is  not  sale  to  lose  any 
more  time.” 
Thomas  tUd  several  things  that  day.  He  fast¬ 
ened  two  sets  of  legs  to  the  chairs  and  cut  the 
chimney  In  the  card-board  school. 
On  the  next  day,  however,  something  else  oc¬ 
curred  which  drew  off  his  attention,  and  so  the 
work  was  neglected. 
About  a  week  altorwards  Philip  called  on  him 
again. 
“  Tom,  I  have  sent  my  coach  In.  I  thought  I 
would  remind  you  that  to-morrow  Is  the  last  day 
on  which  the  oonimittee  will  receive  articles  for 
exhibition.” 
“  'I’hank  you,  Phil.” 
“  Arc  yours  finished  ?” 
“  No :  I  shall  tlniKli  them  directly.” 
He  tried  then  when  It  was  too  late.  80  much 
remained  to  do  that  he  possibly  could  not  do  It  In 
the  time.  Ho  hod  llnlsbed  nothing  until  the  day 
after  all  the  Ihitqfs  had  been  sent  In. 
Then  ho  took  what  ho  had  done  to  the  secre¬ 
tary. 
“  It  Is  too  late,”  said  he.  “Did  you  not  know 
that  yesterday  was  the  last  day  ?” 
“Yes,  sir;  hut  I  could  not  get  It  finished  In 
time.” 
“  You  should  have  begun  earlier,  my  boy.” 
“  1  began  on  the  first  day  sir.” 
“  Ah .'  then  you  have  not  kept  on.” 
That  was  true ;  and  It  lost  Thomas  tho  chance 
of  getting  a  prize.  A  first  prize  wa.s  awarded  to 
Philip,  and  he  rocelved  much  praise  for  ills  work. 
And  yet  I  do  not  think  that  he  was  at  aU  more 
clever  than  Thomas;  only  the  one  persevered 
and  the  other  did  not. 
It  Thomas  does  not  change,  this  dhsllke  to  keep¬ 
ing  on  will  spoil  his  whole  life. 
RECENT  LITERATURE. 
Books  for  JlolUilay  Presents. 
The  Fnria  Viiril  Club  of  Joihutu,  ByGEoncE 
B.  I.UKINO.  Biimuui:  IjOukwuoU,  Uruoki  i.  Co. 
(Get.  Ololli— pj).  Uoa,  Price  Fi.to.) 
The  author’s  esUuiato  of  fanning  can  be  readily 
obbiiued  by  the  following  extract  from  his  Pref¬ 
ace  “  1 1,  Is  not  tho  mere  posses-slo  n  of  land  which 
has.  in  all  ages  of  the  world,  made  an  agricultural 
people  .strong  aud  enduring;  but  ills  the  sturdy 
characterlatlcs  aud  ardent  attaoUmenis  growing 
out  of  such  poa.sea.sIou  which  constitute  that  vital 
force  of  a  nation  .so  much  admired  by  the  careful 
observer  and  siudeiiL  of  history.  Aud  It  haa  been 
left  for  us  to  prove  that  an  independeiit  and  re- 
sponalblo  community  or  small  landhuldera,  living 
111  a  laud  of  social  and  civil  equality,  and  tilling 
t.helr  own  soil,  .stands  fort'iuoat  among  those  w  ho 
areaiHUrigulslieaforlntolllgeuco  aud  Heir-R.s.ser- 
Uon,  for  devotion  U>  human  rights  and  progress, 
and  for  a  lordly  detoimlnatlou  lo  preserve  their 
ow  n  prerogatives.  With  this  estimate  of  Ameri¬ 
can  agriculture  I  have  written  this  book.” 
Keeping  the  Ideas  above  conveyed  steadily  In 
view  he  has  given  ns  in  this  work  tuu  most  delight¬ 
ful  eommlngllng  of  romance,  .science,  practice 
and  thikiry  to  he  met  in  much  reading.  It  Is  the 
fashion  or  late  to  make  scientific  and  practical 
books  like  augar-coated  medicine,  very  palatable 
to  thoso  Who  must  lake  them,  and  this  effort  of 
LoKiNd's  Is  one  of  the  most  delicious  of  Its  kind. 
The  practical  Is  hard  aud  to  the  point,  but  so 
skillfully  surrounded  by  the  Imagination  that  one 
baa  swallowed  the  dose  and  likes  It,  too,  before 
fully  reallzlhg  Its  force  aud  effect.  Frequent  oc- 
c.a8lon  baa  been  made  In  these  columns  to  depre¬ 
cate  the  sugar-coating  process  as  applied  to  scl- 
enllllc  aud  practical  books,  which  are,  or  should 
be,  iiropaied  for  those  who  are  sufficiently  inter¬ 
ested  In  the  subjoctfl  troati'd  or  to  be  above  the 
need  of  any  suub  appetizer.  In  this  Instance, 
however,  t  he  author  has  so  far  ovei-stepped  the 
usual  limits  of  attracllvcne,ss  by  his  pleasing 
style,  Uls  easy  U’ansltlon  from  one  subject  to  an- 
otJier  and  Uls  profuse  Ulustratlohs,  that  oven 
those  who  are  but.  slightly  Interested  In  practical 
or  sclentUlc  matters  are  Irresistibly  led  to  a  peru¬ 
sal  of  the  whole  work.  Before  closing,  It  seems 
almost  imperative  upon  us  to  make  a  ([uotatlon 
from  the  speech  of  Presldeut  Hockins  at  tlie  open¬ 
ing  of  tho  Club : 
“  The  first  question  Is  not,  ‘  Does  farming  pay  ?’ 
for  every  man  knows  that  It  does  pay  everywhere. 
It  pays  In  Massuchusects  and  In  NewY'ork  and 
In  Ohio  and  In  Texas,  In  Germany,  In  Egypt,  In 
Japan,  In  California.  It  pays  throughout  the 
world-  And  so  1  think  the  queaUou  should  be 
put  thus  Does  farming  pay  whether  you  at¬ 
tend  lo  It  or  not,  and  whether  you  understand  It 
or  not  ?’— .T,  question  so  easily  answered  chat  it  Is 
unnecessary  to  waste  time  on  It  here.  But  be¬ 
hind  all  this  lies  the  fundamenui  Inquiry  for  us : 
‘  Where  shall  I  select  my  farm,  and  how  shall  I 
manage  11  v  Aud  to  this,  It  seems  to  me,  there  Is 
hut  one  answer.  It  Is  perfectly  evident  that  the 
agriculture  w'hlch  Is  profitable  m  this  scctlou  aud 
Is  becoming  more  aud  more  profitable  tUroughout 
our  countiy.  Is  the  culUvatlon  of  small  farms  for 
specific  puriKises,  and  with  great  care  and  skill. 
In  the  Immediate  neighborhood  of  a  local  market," 
■♦♦♦ - - 
The  latter  part  of  a  man’s  life  is  taken  up  In 
ciu-lug  the  tollies,  prejudices  aud  false  opinions 
he  had  contracted  In  the  former. 
A  RUSH  of  thoughts  Is  the  only  conceivable  pros¬ 
perity  than  can  come  to  us.— A'//ie/-soa. 
A  VOICE  IN  THE  NIGHT. 
Oh  I  sweet  and  beautiful  Is  Night,  when  the  silver 
niuoii  is  high. 
And  countless  stars,  like  clustering'  gems,  hang  s  park- 
ling  m  the  sky. 
While  the  balmy  breath  Of  the  Bummer  breeze  comes 
whispering  down  the  glen. 
And  one  fond  voice  alone  is  heard.  Oh,  Night  is  lovely 
then  ! 
But  when  tliat  voice,- In  feeble  moans  of  sickness  aud 
of  pain. 
But  mock*  the  anxious  ear  that  strives  to  catch  its 
sounds  in  rain ; 
When  silently  we  watch  the  bed,  by  taper’s  flickering 
light, 
When  all  we  love  is  fading  fast,  how  torrlbl  e  is  Night ! 
if.  H.  liarham. 
INQUIRING  AFTER  SALVATION. 
As  I  read  my  Bible  and  attended  the  prayer 
meetliigH,  1  heard  Mr.  Gale  preach,  and  conversed 
with  him,  with  the  ciders  of  the  church,  and  with 
others  from  time  W  time,  and  became  restless. 
A  little  consideration  ooiivlnccd  me  that  I  was  by 
no  means  in  a  stoke  of  mind  to  go  to  heaven  if  I 
should  die.  It  seemed  to  me  that  there  wa.s  some¬ 
thing  In  religion  that  wjo*  of  Infinite  importance ; 
and  It  wo-s  .soon  settled  with  me  that  If  the  soul 
was  Immortal  I  needed  a  great  change  In  my  lu- 
waid  state  to  bo  preparwl  for  happiness  in  heav¬ 
en.  •  •  •  ‘  After  struggling  fur  some  two  or 
three  years,  my  udnd  bov-ame  quite  settled  t  hat 
the  Bible  was  the  true  word  of  God. 
This  being  settled,  1  was  brought  face  to  face 
with  the  quesllon  whether  1  would  accept  Christ 
as  presented  In  the  Gospel,  or  pursue  a  worldly 
course  of  life.  At  this  period  my  mind,  a.s  I  have 
.slnee  known,  was  so  Impressed  by  the  Holy  Spirit 
that  I  could  not  long  leave  this  quesllon  unset¬ 
tled,  nor  eould  I  long  hesitate  between  the  two 
counw's  of  life  preseutod  to  me.— J/e/aoi/x  q/'  t’. 
(j.  Finiieu. 
■ — - »♦» 
THOUGHTS  FOR  THINKERS. 
To  think  kindly  of  each  other  Is  good— but  to 
act  kindly  toward  one  another  Is  best  of  all. 
Dkkekk.v'C'E  1.S  the  most  complicate,  the  mo.st  In- 
dltwt;  and  the  most  elegant  and  eff  ective  of  com¬ 
pliments. 
Ik  we  are  obliged  to  pay  to  enter  Into  life,  how 
many  of  us  would  demand  the  return  of  our  money 
on  departing  ? 
To  sneer  and  denounce  ts  a  very  easy  way  of 
assuming  a  great  deal  01  wisdom,  and  concealing 
a  great  deal  of  Ignorance. 
Don’t  look  too  bard,  except  for  sometblug agree¬ 
able,  We  can  find  all  the  disagreeable  things  In 
the  world  between  ourown  hats  and  boots.— Ha/if. 
Tukke  are  souls  who  do  not  need  to  live  out, 
coarsely,  in  detail,  'I’heli'  Inward  conception 
transcends  tho  visible  form.  Count  Itanassur- 
auce  of  more  vital  good  when  God  denies  you. _ 
J/rjt,  HViiiue//. 
kvbkythino  coniiocted  with  our  personality 
falls.  Nature  never  spares  the  Individual.  We 
are  always  balked  of  complete  success.  No  pros¬ 
perity  Is  promised  to  that.  We  have  Indemnity 
only  In  t  he  success  of  that  to  which  we  belong.— 
A/nersoii. 
Manv  a  Bfe  that  might  have  been  most  efficient 
If  rightly  directed,  has  been  lost  to  the  W'orid  aud 
doomed  to  mortifying  failure,  because  men  have 
not.  been  suffictenily  developed  to  kuow  their  own 
peculiar  endowments  or  to  make  Intelllgeul  choice 
of  a  vocation. 
Be  frugah  not  mean ;  prudent,  not  subtle ;  com¬ 
plaisant,  not  servile ;  active  In  busiivess,  but  not 
Its  slave,  'I'bere  ore  also  four  other  habits  which 
are  essentially  iiecossary  lo  tno  happy  uianuge- 
meul  of  lemi>oral  concerns ;  these  aie  punctual¬ 
ity,  accuriicy,  stoadlness  and  dlspauih. 
WufcuE  Is  Heaven  ?  Plato  points  to  the  snowy 
KUjamJisof  cold  idympus  and  says  It  is  there. 
Swedenborg  beholds  spiritual  piescuce  la  all 
space  and  says  11.  Is  everywhere.  Wordsworth 
lives  agalu  through  his  youth  and  replies,  “Heav¬ 
en  lies  above  us  In  our  Infancy.”  Bago,  Theolo- 
glaJi  aud  Poet,  1  turn  from  you  all  and  ash  the 
lltUe  blluil  girl.  BJie  replies,  “  Heaven  Is  where 
God  Is.” 
When  feelings  of  wander  at  the  magnitude  of 
the  universe  aud  tlie  narmony  perceptible  In  all 
Us  parts  nU  the  mind  at  such  a  moment,  let  us 
remember  that  He  who  made  all  these  glorious 
objects  aud  still  keep  them  in  their  courses,  nev¬ 
ertheless  cquiO  down  from  heaven,  took  upon  niiQ 
the  form  Of  a  servant,  and  ended  a  life  or  sorrow 
by  a  death  of  pain,  that  he  might  reconcile  a 
fallen  world  to  uu  ofteuded  God. 
Tub  United  Btatos'  branch  of  the  Evangelical 
Alliance  ha^  Issued  a  declaration  in  respect  to 
the  rustralnts  placed  upon  Protestaut  woi’shlp  by 
the  Government  or  Spain,  which  has  been  placed 
lo  the  bands  of  the  Hon,  Caleb  Cushing,  U,  8. 
Minister  to  tliat  kingdom.  The  declai'alioa  sets 
forth  ••  that  In  Piotcstant  countries,  like  Great 
Britain  aud  Germany,  whore  the  Protestant  reli¬ 
gion  Is  established  by  law,  and  In  Uie  United 
Btales,  Where  tho  popiUalion  is  Protestant  by  a 
vast  majority,  the  people  who  adhere  to  the  Ro¬ 
man  i.!athollc  Church  arc  protected,  eqmiUy  with 
all  others,  lu  perfect  freedom  of  worship;  and  It 
is  an  obvious  principle  ibat  the  same  right  should 
be  conceded  to  Protestants  in  Homan  Catholic 
countries.” 
