Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1863-06-18

              4 ' my 4 57 f H VOL. IX. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO THURSDAY, JUNE 18, ISG3. NO 33 Ir'i V Ar.1 . A M E5 Ki M Kit M rVl r-.i ' M M v i n s a t,1 v THE MOINT VERNON KEPlBLiCAN TERMS: Tor one year (iiivarinbly in ailvancc)82.00 l'or six ij.jiiiiw, i,w TEBMH OF ADVERTISING. One square, 3 weeks, C!nu square 3 months, Ono square, 0 months, )ne square, 1 year, s square (changeable montiily) Changeable weekly. Two squares, 3 weeks, Two squares, G weeks, Two squares, 3 months, Two squares, 6 mow tils, Two squares, 1 year, Thrco squares, 3 weeks, Three squares, 0 weeks, Thrco squares, 3 months, Three squares, G months, Three sriuarcs, 1 Yean 1.00 3,01 '4.50 G,U0 10,00 15,00 1.75 3,25 6.25 0,75 8,00 2,50 4,50 6,00 8,00 10,00 One-fourth column, chats, quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " " 22,00 One-half " " " 28,00 One column, changeable quarterly, 50,00 Select poetry THINGS THAT NEVER DIE. The puro the bright the beautiful, That stirred our hearts in youth, The impulse of a worldlces prayer, The dreams.of lore and truth; Tho longings after something lo3t, Tho spirit's yearning cry, The striving after better hopes Tbcso things can never dio. The timid hand stretched forth to aid, A brother in his need, The kindly word iu griefs dark hour, That proves a friend indeed The plea for mercy softly breathed, When justice threatens high, The sorrows of a contrite heart These things can never die. The memory of a clasping hand, Tho pressure of a kiss, And all the trifles, sweet and frail, That makes up love's first bliss; If with a firm, unchanging faith, And holy trust and high, Those hands have clasped, those lips have met, These things e&n never die. fiie cruel and the bitter word, That wounded as it fell! The c hilling want of sympathy, A'o feel but never tell. The hard repulse that chills tho heart Whose bores were bounding high, In an npfading record kept These iLinrs can n'.rr die. par.:, lor every hr.-j so-:.e work to do; MuM find Lots not a chance to waken love, I'e im an J just and true. So nh.il! a light that cannot fade. Beam on the from on high, And angel voices say ta thuc These thirds can never die. All the Year Round. TI1E YOUNG WIDOW. Shf is modest, she is bashful, Free aud easy, but not bold Lile an apple, ripo and mellow, Not too young, and not too old. Half inviting, half repulsive, Now advancing and now shy, 'There is mischief in her dimple. Thcro is danger in her eye. She has studied human nature, She is schooled in all her arte, She has taken her diploma As the mistress of all hearts. She can tell tho very moment When to sigh and when to smile, T)h! a maid is sometimes charming, But a widow all tho while. You aro sad? IIow very serious Will her handsome face beeomo, Arc you angry? She is wretched, Lonely, friendless, fearful, dumb. Are you faithful? How her laughter, Silver sounding, will ring out She can lure, and catch, and play you As the angler does the trout. Ye old bachelors of forty, Who have grown so bold and wise, Youutr, Americans of twenty. With your lovelocks in your eyes, You may practice all tho lessons Taught by Cupid since the fall, But I know a little widow Who could fool and win you all. WHAT WAS WANTED. She tied the now cravat, Which sho so kindly made me. Then smoothed with caro my hat, And with her arms delayed nie; She brushed my "glossy hair," And said "it was so curly!" While coming down the stair She cried, "Come home, dear, early!" How happy then was I With all I ere desired; I fortuno could defy While thus I was admired! We parted at tho door Her smiles deserved a sonnet! "Dear love! but one thing more, 1 wnt a nete tpring bonnet!" THE DESPOTISM AT RICHMOND. THE CONFEDERATE LOAN is i:m;lm. THE SLAVE POWER ANti ITS SUPPORTEns. From tho Lfndon Itlily News, March 2". The government established at Kieh- mond, is not only a novelty, but a preten tious anomaly and anachronism in tho history of civilized Ctates. Despotic and oppressive as many forms of rule in tho Old World are, happily there is nothing in the political system of Europe at all comparable to the deliberate ami resolute maligni ty of this new Power, which is seeking to establish itself on the other sido of the Atlantic. So far from professing or at tempting to seek the good of the governed, this Power is formed for the very purpose of condemning a large proportion of the population beneath its rule to be tho absolu te prey, tho helpless victims, the instru ments and property of a tyrandcal major ity. Considerably more than a third of the wholo population of the Con federate 3tates is, by tho very constitution of this this new Power, formally adjudged to a condition of permanent aud hopeless bon dage. Tho new Government is not only ostentatiously founded on slavery, but it seeks to become established for the avowed purpose of perpetuating and exteiiuing this abomination. It is the first time in the history of the world that men have de liberately set themselves to form a State on this basis and for this subject. It is in fact neither more uor less than a dark and daring compact formed to protect artifieal-ly, and propagate by a powerful organization, a system embodying the worst forms of social evil and individual wrong. Such a Confederation. is of necessity fatal to all freedom and enlightened advancement. Without a single clement of geuinue hope, or a solitary germ of rational progress, it is eondonined by its own act to a condition of intellectual degradation, social corruption, and moral death. In a word, it i;;; as it has justly been described, a gigantic Conspiracy against civilization, humanity and religion; aud the very attempt to cstablitdi such a Power at this tiino of day is an insolent outrage against the reason and conscience of mankind. This i3 the Government which English-men arc n-.,w asked to assist, 1 y their ct t.-u.i:ui!on. erti' b-liit!;;. ' A lr:.n 't to c-i v.c ;;-t:.!;!?o :i :': o l i. :,- c uij v :.u.i u'.a: rt..c,', t..s nr...:. r 8urre:i.v:y &i' k suv? ii-.-iJl..; .!.;. -achr. It is ri,iit to s;'c.tk j.hi.nly ai.uu the true character of this inlaw. ..in j roject, thii barefaced attempt to conv.it the centre of English cumincrco iuto a slave-drivers' auction mart. Those who commilt themselves to it must know whatthey aro alou , and must thercf re desire and iuteud to support a system of audacious aud unex antplod wickedness. No one of cvcd or-dinary information can now pretend igDo-rance as to the true character and designs of tho Slave Power. That character has been openly declared in formal declarations and authoritative acts; those designs aro not only avowed but gloried in. The official representatives of tho Southern Government havo delarod slavery to be the corner-stono, the central priuciple, the very life-blood of tho Confederation. The Southern press has uniformly held the same lanuguage. Tho public men and public organs of the Confederation have ridiculed and repudiated tho apologies for slavery mado by thoir friends in this couu-try. For a time tho English patrons ot the South attempted to Uiaintaiu that the connection of the Southern Government with slavery was accidental and temporary, and that tho progress of the war would put an end to it. Exactly tho re verse has happened. As tbe war goes ou the South becomes more insolent and ag. gressive in its crusade agiinst freedom in every form-more truoulent an! bloodthirsty in the carrying out of a rosolute and vindictive slaveholding policy. Tho South-era Congress has just passed an act au thorizing the sale of all captured persons of color, whether they had ever been slaves or not; in a word, has condemned by a Stutc ordinance a multitude of free persons to hopeless slavery. Whilo the Southern Legislaturo is thus pursuing a policy that reduces ull persons of color to servitude, tho Southern press is discussing the expediency of bringing the lower classes of whiles into the same condition. The Richmond Enquirer, in a recent arlicle on the subject, openly takes this g.ound:. "Until recently the apologists for slavery "took half-way grounds. They confined "the defuuee of slavery to negro shivery, "thereby giving up the slavery principle, "admitting other forms of slavery to be wrong The South now main- ''tains that slavery is right, natural and "necessary. Whilo it is far more oiivioi .-1 that ncgioes thall be slaves than wbid's 'for they are only tit tj labcr, not to cii- ''rcct yet the princtjik if slavery is ilsi'j "riyit, ami dues net depend on di'JJeren t 'of cimpk.ri'dii." Tho South, therefore hasti.it only declared iiHcharneter and de signs to all tho world, but glories in them It glories in being a slaveholding Confederation formed for the purpose of extending tho area and securing the peviimnencc ul mat, accursed institution, ay it boasts still further that it will compel civilized and Christian countries to recognize slav cry as tho basis of its social and political organization, and thus sileheo tho indignant protest that they havo hitherto raised against this gigantic form of social itiqui-ty and public wrong. Those who openly assist a Power which thus explicit" declares its character and designs must of necessity share the guilt of its doing. Those who subscribe to this Confederate Loan aro aiding arid abetting tho Slave Power in tho most direct aud emphatic manner. They may hope to be in part sheltered by the sectional sympathy for the Confederates which exists in this country. Put they cannot escape the mor al judgment of the great body of their fel-low cil'H'.Mis, or the decisive condemuntiou of enlightened Europe. Opioi- n in Europe is thoroughly informed as to the true character of this great conflict, and marks with wonder and scorn tho partial support afforded to the Slave Power in this conn-try; and it will visit this slaveholding loan on tho English Exchaugo with the execration it so justly deserves. All who have an enlightened regard for the true reputation of England, will regard this open assistance to the traffickers in human flesh as a desecration, pollution to the English Exchange. The Approach of Death. The article upou "Death," in ih New Eucyvlopesdia, has t'ie following: 'As life approaches extinction, insensibility supervenes a numbness, f nd disposition to rcpo?e, which docs not admit of the idea of suffering. Even in tho?o eases when activity of mind remains to tho last, and when nervous censibility would teem to continue, it is surprising how often there has been observed a happy state of feeling on the approach of death. "IfT bad sufficient Btrength to hold the pen, I would write how easy it is to die, ' were the words of the celebrated William Hunter during his last moments. riicn.ai.uc, in one of his essays, dccriles ,ir. iii .'ident which i.-.r. h'l.i so senseless :!i it vas t" n j f. r id. On leing re "Ms til ii ;V. ips, and I slur i. huvever, lie say n.y life hun.; only en my my eyes to help thrust it out, aud took p casure in languishing and letting go. A writer in the Qirkrh Review records th it a goutlem in who had been rescued from drowning declared that he had not exper 'enced the slightest feoliug of suffjeation. 1 he steam was transparent, the day bril liant, and as he stood upright he could see tho sun shining through tho water, with a dreamy concsiousness that his eyes were being closed forever. Yet ho noith-er feared his fate nor wished to avert it. A sleepy sensation, which soothed and gratified him mado a luxurious bed of a watery grave." Evils of Mental Precocity. The premature development of the mind and neglect of the body have long been prominent evils in our educational system. It is often very pleasant to fond parents to see how bright, intelligent, and witty their childron are; and they often find great satisfaction in showing to others the brilliancy and wsntal sprightlinoss of their precious darlings. Such parents know not what they are doing. .All the praise lavished by such parental folly, and fond aunts, and doting grand parents, and injudicious friends, tends to tho seri-J ous injury and almost certain destruction of their children. Their keen flashes and sparkling witti jisms aro but the indications of an over-stretched mind and a neglected bo'y. Our many systems of education thus destroy many children every year. This neglect of the physical, and stimulating tho mental man, is tho more to-be deplored, from the tact that this daily pro. cocity is wholly unnecessary, because many of tho best educated and useful men the world has ever seen, were very dull pupils in early childhood. Andrei; Fuller, Sir Walter Scott, and Daniel Webster were very dull scholars when children; and yet who has ever douomore in theological dis cussion than the former? Or who in the whole world of intellect than the second? Or who at the bar and in the Senate than the latter? flow to enjoy life. There is but ouo fish that will bito at a 6ari hook; so there seems to be but one vice which cannot promise its perpetrator' H)ino pleasure or reward. What the Slave Holders oOHstourl Ce tO tllC DCmOCraCT. There is no question that but for Pcia- oeratic opposition tho bill pending in Coii-gross, upon its adjournment, for the appro, priationof 813,000,00') to pay f.r the slaves of Missouri, "vnuhl have become a law. The Republicans were, with rare exceptions, iu favor of the measure, aid would triumph .nt y havo passed it, had the opportunity presented itself. The disposition was exhibited in both houses byt the passage ot bills for tho same puiprse. although differing unfortunately in some o their provision. The measure was de featc I by tho determination of tho Democracy to filibuster and stave off a vote. n this tactic they were successful, and the rcsut is that Missours is to-day fifteen millions of dollars poorer than she would otherwise have been. Tho loss is to some eiteut common to the entire Stoto, booauso tho entire State would have been benefited by speedy emancipation. Nevertheless the burden of the loss fall; upo i tho shoulders of the slaveholder . The money would have first gone into their pockets. In its stead they now have a lot. of worthless neprces, the refuse of their stock, too M, '.z Tounj. or too lazy to run aw.ty. Emancipation, however, will still go on. The failure of one mode does not preclulo the adoption of another. Missouri h.ia too much at stake in tho question of freedom to allow a few thousand negroes to barricade her progress. S'avcry is but a minor latere-ts iu thii Slate, and it will not bo permitted to stunt iu tho way of greater onc3. It has ridden upon tho shoulders of the State too loi:g already, and must come down. Tho more politic slaveholders throughout the State havo for some time fully recognized the necessity of preparing for euiun cipatiou, and not a few heartily rejoice in its prospect. The account, then, between the slave holders of Missouri and the Democracy is very easily stated. It stands thus; "DmucRABY, Dr. To Missouri Slavcdcrs,. .513,000,000." Now, as tho Democracy is a bankrupt concern, gone up, morally, politically, and pecuniarily, and will never pay one cent ou the dol'ar' when the slaveholders of Missouri come to balance accouuts with I the Democracy, to whom tli3y have hcre- toijre given extensive cr Jit, the boo'ts will probably stand thus: Missouri Slaveholders in account with themselves: bo. 3,S13,i)J3.00). Prjfits, S3t),030,OOX PosKIcji or Clack Volunteers, The following lettci from Gov. Andrew of M issachx.ts. is in reply to questions idilro-r-el hi in by Mr. Downing, concern-n.' too ;i s;tion of colored troops in re p'3.t to pay, equipments, bounty and pro. ectiuti, couipi re.l with whito volunteers: COMMONWKALTH OF M.VSS'TS. ) Exec'o l'op't, Boston, March 23, 'G3. ) George T. Downing, Esq., New York: Dear Sin: In reply to your inquiries mado as to the position of colored men who may be enlisted and mustered into the volunteer service of the Uuited States, I would say that their position in respect to j ay, equipments, bounty, or any aid and protection, when so mustered, will be precisely the same, in every particular, as thai of any and all other volunteers. I desire further to staio to you, that whou I was in Washington, on ono occasion; in an interview with Mr. Stanton, the Secretary of War, ho stated in tho must emphatic manner that ho would nevei cousent that free colored men bhouid be accepted into the service to serve as soldiers iuthe South untill he should be assured that tho Govenment of the United States was prepared to gnrautce an 1 defend to the last dollar and the last man, to the these men, all the rights, and priv-- iligeg and immunities that are given hy the laws of civilizad warfare, to other soldiers The;r present accetaneu and mus ter-in, 33 so.dlcrs, of the Union nothing less and nothing dif.cmit. 1 believe they will earn tor themselves an honraUo fame, vindicating their racn and redeeming their future from the aspersions of the past. I am yours truly. John. A- Axdbew. Cod's Promises. Observe how careful all the promises are gathered about ouo spot the cross of Jesus. There they lay thick andspark-Hn-T as diamonds in the eaud3of Golconda. But elsewhere not a single one! Troubled inquirer for salvation, thou wilt wear thine eyes out in a vain search for solitary hint of hop: for thoo anywhere else. Calvary glittvrs with them. Every drop of sacred blood that stains its sod is a promise to your guilty soul. Every word of lore that breaths from tho dying Iuub of God floats in promise to your ear. The air is loaded with mercy. The crjss itself in its stupendous, mcaning-isnnc eternal unchanged promiso, exceeding great and pteeioun. But to have it you must go for it. And your going there in penitence ana faith is your part toward the secur jag and enjoy- - ng God s great (po'UmomI promis". a similar spirit is shown in the toih v.. ! in- lively cMmunlcation to the (V.r..il(-. J I a ry 1 a ii d ) In tell 'j tier; T.if. "Tiyine Ixstititiox'' Getting to nr. Dirt Ciifap.- .Vr. Editor: 1 notice ia the Baltimore Sun, of Monday, t'lat the npp raistw of the j rf.pertv of tile Into Charles Carroll, of Carroll Country, one of the largest slave-owners in Maryland, havo made their return to the Orphans' Court of I'altiinnra County, assessing the value of the hundred and thirty slaves at an average of only five dollars. This, they say, is the highest rate they could name, after consultation with various slave owners and dei'ers. One slave-dealer told tho appraisers that he would not give five hundred dollars for tho wholo lot. From this it is manifest that tho "divine institution," in tHa State, ut leas', ia getting to be remarkably cheap,' and if the depreciation continues in tho same ratio for a while longer the Slave Oligarchs will b'i compelled to pay Uncle Sam to take them aff their hands. Quid. Lotc Us ruriij- and Forer. V.'Z- brifut and beau'iful is love in its hour of iniioMrco and purity how mysteriously does it etherealizo every feeling, and concentrate every wild and bewildered ;mpuhe of the heart. Love, holy and mysterious love it is the garland spring of life the dream of the heart the poetry of nature. Its songs is Leard in flic i ude hut of the poor as well as iu tho gorgeous palace ot the rich its flames embellish the solitude of the forest ond the thronged haunts of busy life, and its light mparts a brillancy to every heart, no matter what may be its coudition. Love pnrc, holy aud devoted love can never change. Friends may for?ake us the riches of this world may soar away, but the heart that lovei will cling closer, as louder roars the storm; amid th.9 wreok of tha tempest it will servo as a beacon to light on to hipo and happiness. Lto is tho mystic and unseen spell that wothes tha ragged tendencies nf human nature that lingers about the sanctity ci the fireside, and unities in closer union the affections of society, and that soul that loves truly will love forever. Not like the waves of the ocean, nor traced in the 8M)d i3 tho imago imprcssrd upon a loving heart. No, nn but it will burn on, undefaced its lustre amid tho quick rush of winds, .and the warring cf the tempest cloud, and when our fate seem dark and dreary then wi! love seek shelter in her own hallowed tem-plo and o.fer up as a sacrifice her vows and her nfieelions. Slavery Dooineil In Stales. the Eoricr The f dowin artiole fnm tha St. Tr)ais (Missouri) Democrat, of thh Gth of March hows tho determination that exists among tho loyal people of that magnificent State to get rid of the burden that has so long oppressed them. It shows that they aro aware of the hindrance that slavery affords to the development of tho material prosperity of the State, no less thuu of its stain uoon her moral integrity. The failure in Congress of the bills for compensated emancipation should load the horder States to a heartier and manly resolve to win prosperity and honor by freeing themselves from tho curse cf slavery. These ore no timc3 for hesitations and do-lavs, or avoiding tho turth. Tho border ;.,tnishniild reioice in tho prospect of vetting rid of an institution which has had no effect but to degraoe and impoverish their psople; and the free State3 will heartily second every real effort that is thus mado to sooura liberty and progress. My Mother. A oandid-Kte for tho ministry, on the clay if his ordination, being asked a reason of tbe hope that he had Iccn called by divine grace, said : 'I have no miracle to publl.-h; I have no surmising or Hidden change to relate; but blessed l.e His nai.io, I was brought up iu tho nurture and admonition of tho Lord. Tbe taking of my little hand in her.-. I think I feel it still aud leading mo aside to pray; her coucern on returning from the house of God, to cuable me to remember and understand tho ser- ! mon, tho murmur of her dear voice at her devotion as 1 passed Her ctianiocr uoor, the maxims and principles she lodged in my mind; the tears that bedewed her reproofs; the caresses that enforced her entreaties, her chcerfuluess that constantly said, "Oh, taste anu see that the Lord is good;" her examplo, thst embodied her religion, unl made it as lovely as herself, these endear tho memory of a mother, from whom, under God. I hive derived my spiritual as well as my natural life." A female correspondent "divulgei tho fact" that "to have loved, is to havo loot J Dont nnrCrtake to lisa a furions wo-in to tbo door cf Heaven " nn; -,. Bm i0 a storm. H::u to i t males vrlio Iilile In A corr:-s;'t ondent t,f t':, rineiui.uti i ' Comniprciiii is o be credited with the lbl-l l'win r a.-ionablc nncvdide: A ocmicinan entered the iadicT' cli'' im. on cue of the Eastern lvaos, uud us the! f-'arrdi wnn a self-willed, boisterous, day wn? ehiiiy, Appropriated the vhoie of 1 headstrong child, and had given'her par-a scat in the vicinity of the etove; p;:s-Uut more trouble and anxiety than all the 'n;:crs crowded in t every ftatioii; ami rctt o!" the . 'nildren put together. She "on every scat was takrn excci t the rnc ccupied by himfcif- Presently two ladies 5) they r.ppcared) entered tho car, as If they agreed with her, it was fair weath-,io one seemed inclined to offer a vacanry or; if oppo.-uu to tier, ir was stormy, and it his own disccnifort, our friend, whose sometimes very stormy Her mother of-rallantry is proverbial, gathernd up hi-; te" 1'aJ t0 "end her to bed; butpunish--hawlj porteanianto Rod himaolf, awo. j went, reproof, nr letting her alone, ware and motioned tho ladies forward, assisted alike to vain. Liko a November rain oil hem into the scat, aud took a standiup j 'be garden, they failed to call out any pi siticn cot far distant. Not po much as lovely blonsoms of amiudment in the soil a bow or smile recognized the kindness ii of her heart. was cvidcmlyonsidcr;d u lon-k oi'rospeci ''That Sarah!" people called her. Good lue to foiiialo dignity a privilege which j tr:i''s she had, but they were thrown into a'iy gentleman might be proud to acknow- ,l 10 !ul h' her self-will. When her1 ectge. "Cooly done," remarked nn individual in juxtaposition to to our friend. rtcidulo " -cs tfce jaUpU;ng rf,j,v j ter; but the next day all the promises ap- lut I'll pive them a lesson by and by, , !,""?,1 to be only liko the morning dew, and one they'll likely to jcn:onibor " j WJs grief to her excellent par- " Why thee won't say riuathiug, surely?" ; -'",s- Indeed "I will the oppurtnnity is l-: One dey then lwr mother Ta3mould-i-c-od to be icst;" and scQorhat annoyed, ' '"(-' bread in the storeroom, Sanh cawn it ruust confessed, thongh less by tho "lots j in- "o"! looking ou for Nome time. of hi.i seat than tiy the rudncss of its un - J IItr n'"'!'01' talked wish her. showinsr that gracious occupants, ho walked away to tlie ' not consider littlu girls in the way. window and occupied his iaiou wiih the : -ar:li aid little; but when she went out things without! she kissed her mother's arm. It was quija Another station another stop tho la.!" t)cw n,!(i ""expected act, and it sent a dies rose to depart. They had nearly reached the door wbc" a clear, mauly voice called out, "Ladies. ' There was a genera! hush, while cverv j uvs mother "t there was something dif-ye was turned upon the Fciene countenance i 'l-'1'cnt 111 '!er Utile girl; she was less noisy, of our traveller. Ladies you have occupied ; "nJ e1i wm kinder to the other children. my seat during tho ride from L . and ! -r8' was sitting alone at tho edge of I cannot allow you to leave without ex. ' l!le eyeniug in the sitting room, when Sa-pressing my sense cf obligation, also the' r,lh caII1 '" p''10 held out her hand to hope that the next time you euter a crow, j "or daughter, who took it, and dropping ded car and a genticmau vacates his sent un cricket V.y her n.other's side, laid for your accommodation, you v 11 at least i he' head iu ! is. Ellis' lap. have the politeness to thank him." j "Mother," said she iua low tone, "1 am ,A shout of applause rewraded the speak-! afraid I have been a very naughty daughter, and the ladis (?) ioeirng their con-; ter to you and father." fused faces, retreated hastily, to digest,! "If so to us n.y dear child, how ranch as best a ' they might, this Buadeu but more eo to your'heavenly Father and "the merited rebuke. dear Redeemer who shed his blood for you," Did every lady, especially every young. 5alll Mrs. Ellis, lady, Know thcro is always in every ear, j "Oh, I know It, I know it," cried Sarah, omnibus, steamboat, or other public cou- j sobbing on her mr'Uer'skiiee,"anl I fetl so veyance, notwithstanding the ordinary ex-! had." tcrnal aspect of its occupants, a solfap. I thankfulness took poeession of pointed jwy watehnig hrr actions and j t,lat pious mother's heart; for what her rc::dy to pas3 sentence thereon she would look well to her manners," and in cultivating tho.-o ind spcDsiablo outward semblances of good will, she would unconcious-ly foster tho germs of tin active and wide-spreading benvolence. Unobstrusive words of kindness cost nothing beyond thoeCort of speaking, and many a weary pilgrimage has boon brightens 1 thereby. A Bimplo "thank you," coined in the heart and rung upon the lips with a genuino sound 'of the "truo metal," is a moro effecient weapon than the 6word of the conqueror. From t'o imerlcn JIesfei)(;er. The Dj ins Rnm-Scllcr. A dosen years ago a rum-seller died in a littlo village in Maine. JJo was old in years and sin, and died without hope. lie left a (Town up son hcii to hisill-got-ton pains and his vices, who took his father's place in tho shop. This son e wned a lioe house, and was the father of four attiaciivo children. Ho was but a "moderate drinker," and the "P to God, world seamed to go well with him for a The it little Sarah prayed, and her hro-few years, when God smote him with a i k? n prayer, I am sure, God h"ard from mortal discaje. In his last hour ho ca'icd his wife'to his bedside. "I am going to die," said ha. ,'I am lost. Do not yon delay as 1 havo done; make sure uowycur soul's salvation." The poor woman, fallen a victim to unhallowed influence!), was cvoh thenintoxicated- She sneering at hi; coun.-cl, find pourei cut upon him a torrent of vim-peral'iin li'.t t!-.e mill had r.mght for h"r and other. 'Tray for me," cried the dyin.; h ut; to his yoaly pliv?ic'i 1 no vo'ce of praver went up lrom a iinic nova oei-r: lianow-j ed by tbe sacred mention of God's name, j No ravof horc c.rc to tho rum-seller's i a i heart. His fearful tbrieke, "God have, mercy cn my soul," filled the I.cufc. His wife reeled from his bedside; and iu nn ag ony which thrilled tho by-standcrs with horror, the poor man's soul i.nnd ui from hie blighted hcu. iuto God's pes encc. Ifapa;i;of stockings are a hesu, is a single stocking a hoe? If a pair of g'-rosare spectacles, Is owe a spectaccl? Cijilbrcrt's Column. Tot lli. CMld'i Pp.r. -. M'fcfit the ilol) spirit did lor Sorali Ellis. I. nover willing to give upto her sisters. nm' always dictating to her brothers. father ued tu take her asido and talk j kindly with her about her 1 ""ai sorry, and promise to do bet- i wan;: thn.l through tne mother's heart Tbe next morning she asked, "Mother can't I help you in something. For somo corrections and convcrsatious had failed to dc, what her father's love and care failed to effect on the stony heart of their little girl, the Holy Spirit was doing in his own blessed way. lie had coma down from Heaven and convinced her of sin that is the Holy Spirit's special work and melted her heart into penitence and humility. "Dear child," said Mrs. Ellis feelingly, "Christ can wash nil your sins away injh'm blood." "I know it mother. I know he can take away my proud, stubborn heart, and give a willing heart. Mother, will you pray hira to?" Mrs. Ellis and Sarah wont up stairs to a small room where she often retired for secret prayer. Iudeed, it was this christian mother's "closet," which the Redeemer tells his disciples to go into.ani shut the door and pray. They knelt down together. Mrs. Ellis prayed for God's forgiveness for her child, and that a new heart might be given her, clemsrd by the blood of the Savior an huuib.'c, obedieut; and loving heart, plea' , his holy throue, for it breathed a contrite spirit, whh h God will never despise. The next day how tender and loviugfche was, and the next, and the next, showing that she was following the Holy Spirit( v Lo so g;ut!y led her. This was a yeaf ago; and ever since Sarah has been a dutiful and loving Christian child. n. c. k. Good .in vice. A leaturer inquiring if a eh'rgjmiin, "How long a discourse d ! ...... j .. .,.... Wrill. TAArttu will Km.?" Wad , , , !,. ... , . . lull, iiu uau Ilk it J IUU t.A..I IU. VM 'With mo the consideration is not how much the audience will bear, but how much thoy will listen to with profit that is with p'.casurs. J5eyond that poiat I don't intend to go, and 1 advise jeu 1 adopt the same rule," Seusible ckrgy-maa.Aa Irishtean being a littl fuddled, wi.a ! ttC:ed wnat was his religious btlief.'1 3 It rty belafe ye d be asking atcuu the sime as the widdy Brady I ewe hr twelve shillings for wh'wkey, and bIk laves I'll never pay her and faith tl i-V my bolafe, too.' When we fall upon a rock we knew-V" it is, whon we fall upon our rosour i know hw great ts7 sre. '