Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1863-07-23

              -to 1 VOL. IX. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1ST.3. NO 38 V THE MOOT VERNON REPUBLICAN. TERMS! For one year (invariably ill advauee)$2,00 For nix months, TF.RM3 OF ADVERTISING One square, !J weeks, One square, 8 months, One square, C monthit, One square, 1 year, One square (changeable hiotlthly) Changeable weekly, Two squares, 3 weeks, Two squares, ( weeks, Two squares, 8 month.-); Two squares, 6 niontliSj (Two squares, 1 year, Three squares, H weeks, Threo squares, ti weeks, J'hroc squares, 3 month, Three squares, (i months, I'tiron Bonfires. 1 VOlir. 1,00 3,00 4,50 1. 1 ii I iooo 15,00 1,73 3,25 0;25 6,75 8,00 2,50 4.50 0,00 8.00 10,00 One-fourtli column, ehan. quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " " Z2.ft0 One-half " " 28.00 One column, changeable quarterly, 50,00 Select poetry THE SPIRIT OF THE NORTH. Vc Sfe twenty millions still-With the means and with the will, 'Our wtible duty to fuflll, In our Country's call; "With true hearts let lis tiuitej In defense of human right; And get ready for the fight, To maintain our law's. We are dealing with a foe, Who at freedom strikes a blow, And who aims to overthrow Our most cherished right; Yould you know the surest plan, To put down this rebel clan? 'Tis to arms ! every man, Let us show our might. There is Ouo above us nil, Who mark e'en the sparrow's fall, Let us humbly to Ilim call; To put forth His hand. Oh, that he may stay the tide Of this cruel fratricide, And to peace and Union guide, Our distracted laud 1 In Ills Dame we now.delare To all mankind everywhere. By our Sword and by our Prayer, Peace we shall restore; Twenty millions true and brave, Shall our glorious Uuion save, And our flag shall proudly wave O'er our land once more. John Clark and his Fort u no. Never mind the house, John, we've got one of our owu," whispered John Clark's wife. She was a blight little thing, only twenty years old. And how bright and bewitching she shone a star amid the sombre company "But what in the world has he left tile!" muttered John Clark. "I believe he hated me I believe they all hate me." "Hush, dear!" said his wife "I bequeath to John Clark, my dearly beloved nephew," read the grim attorney, "as a rcwird for his firmness in resisting temptation during the last two years, and his determination to improve in all acceptable things, my one horso chaise, which Las Ktood in ma barn for more thantwenty-five years, requesting that he will rupair it or cayse to be repaired iu a suitable manner."That was all. Some of the people who were present tittered, and allscvmed to en jny the confusion of the poor young man. His eyes flashed fire, he trembled excessively; poor little Jcnuic fairly cried "To think," said she to herself, 'how 'hard he has tried to be good, and that is all he thought of it." "Wish yon joy, said tho read-hoaded youth with a broad grii, as he came out of the room. John sprang up to collar the fellow, but a little whito baud laid on his arm restrained him. "Let them triumph, John, it wont hurt you," said Jenny, with her sunny smile; "pruy don't notice them for my sake." "Served him right," said Siwan Spriggs, the niece of tho old mau just dead, and to whom he had left a good deal ot money. "Served him right for marrying that ignorant gocse of a Jenny Brazier. I sup' pose he speculated a good deal on the old man's generosity." To which sho added in a whisper that only her own heart heard ho might have had mo; he had a chance; and I loved him better than any ono else better than, that pretty little Bimplotan Jenny Brazier. "Now we shall see how deep his good Bess is," said a maiden aunt. "Ho be' eame very piouajust because ho expected a fortune from my poor dear brother, but wo shall see how much of a change thoro w in John Clark he always was an imp tt wickedness." "Well, I think John Clark will have to be contented with his little cottage," said susnti Spriggs to good old Joe Hemp. " v ell, i think he is content; It ho ain t he ought to be, with that little jewel of a wife, ' was his reply; ''PkImw' vnil'm nil flfi'itr utmut il,nf ...J'" said Spriggs. '-Why, she ain't to bo com i pared to my Susan. Susali plays on the forty pialio like sixty, and manages a houso first rate." "Mess you, neighbor Spriggs, I'd rather have that innocent, blooming face to Smile at uie when I Waked up in the morning, than all the forty piatio forty gals. "I'd liko to know what you mean,,' exclaimed Mr. Spriggs firing up." "Just what I say," replied good old Joe, eooly; "Well, that John Clark will die on the gallows yet, mark my words," said Spriggs spitefully. "That John Clark will make one of the best men yet," replied old Joe, complacently."Doubt it," said Mr. Spriggs. "Yes; may be you do," ga:d Joe; "and that's a pretty way to btiild up a young fellow, isn't it, when he is trying his best? No, John Clark won't be a good man if you can help it. People that cry mini dogs are plaguey willing to stone the aui- mal while he's ruuning; and if ho ain't mad they're sure to drive him so. Why don't you step to him and say, 'John, I'm glad you are going right now, and I have got faith in you, and if you want any help, why come to mo and I'll assist you!" That's the way to do the busiuess, Mr. Spriggs." 'Well, 1 hope you will do it, that's all," replied Spriggs Milkily. "I hope 1 shall, and I'm bound to do so, if I have a chance Fae' is, he's got such a smart little wife that he don't really need any help." "No 'tis a pity then that brother Jacob left him that one horse elililse." "You needn't laugh ut that; old Jacob never did auything without a uicatiing to it. That old chaise may help him to be great yet. Fact is, I think myself, It' Jacob had (eft him money it might have becu the ruin of him. Less thitigs than a one horse dials have made a man's fortune " "Well, I'm glad you think so much ol him, I don't," said Spriggs. "No," muttered Joe as his neighbor turned away; "but if ho had married your raw boned daughter, that plays ou the forty pianner, he'd been all right." "Acme horso chaise," said Spriggs, what a fortune!" And so it went from mouth to mouth. Nmie of tin i relatives some already rich had olleiiid the poorest man among them (tho owner of the one horse chaise) any ot tlie bequeatliemimt leu to linn or her, but they had rather rejoice iu his disappointment.The truth is, everybody prophesied that John Clark, a poor motherless boy, would coiuo to ruin, and they wanted the proph ecy to be a true one. He hud, in his youth, been wild and wayward, and somewhat profligate '.n the early years of his mau-hood: but his uncle had encouraged him to reform held out hopes to which ho had hitherto been a strainer; and the love of tho sweet Jennie Brazier completed, as it seemed, his reformation. Jenny never appeared so lovely as she did on that unfortunate day of the reading of the will, after t'.iey had returned t the poof little house- that was Jennies' owu." "No matter, John," she said cheerfully 'you will rise in spito of them. I would not let them think I was in tho least discouraged; that would please thjem too wel . We arc doing fine now; and you know if they get tho railroad through our bit of land tkc money will set you Up quite comfortably. Isn't your home a happy otic, if it is small? And oh! John by aud by." An eloquent blush a glanco toward her work basket, out of which peeped the most delicate needle-work, toM tha story of innocence, beauty, and helplessness. For once, Johu Clark Btopped the gossips month. He held his head up manfully worked steadily at his trado and every atep seemed u suro advauco and an upward one. Baby was just six months old when the Railway Company paid into John Clark's hand a very handsome sum for the privilege of cutting a railway through his little field. A handsoroo baby, a beautiful and industrious wifo, and a good round sum from tho railway company thought John, with an honest exultation; well this is living. "John," said his wifo rising from her work,, "look there!" Re did, and sawtheold ono-horsc chaise dragged by a stalwart laborer. "Master says as how the old bard is go-ing to bo puMed down, so he sent tho shay," said the laborer. "Thank him for nothing," said John bitterly; but a glance at his wifo removed the evil spirit and u better one smiled oitt of his eyes. "John, you cart spare a little money to liaVti the old chaise done up, eou't you? You ought to according to the will," eaid Jenny, "The old trash!" muttered John. "But you could sell it for what the repairs would cost," said Jenny in her winning way. "Yes, I supposo I could," said John. "Then I'tljhavo it duue," said Jenny, "and bless me, I'd keep it too. You've got a horse, and can have the old chaise mado quito stylish for baby atid ilie to ride in." "Well, I'll pend over to Hostuer's tomorrow, aud see what he'll do for it," said John. "Look here! Mr. Hosmer wants you to come over to his shop!" shouted the wheelwright's apprentice tho following day at tho top of his lungs. "Old Joe Hemp is there an' says he's right down glad- It's hundreds, and hundreds, and hun " "Stop, boy what does he mean, Jenny! ' putting the baby in the cradle face downwards."My patience, Johu! just look at that child precious darling. I'm sure Idou't know, John, I'd go over and see," said Jenny. "Taint any fun, I tell you," said the boy, while John hurried on his oat and hat, "my gracious! you'll s it aiut fun when you come to see all them gold thiugs and the papers." This added wings to John's feet, and in a moment he stood breathless iu the wheelwright's shop, "Wish you much joy, my Cue feller!" cried Joe Hemp "Look hero, what'll you take for that old chaise? I'll give you four hundred," cried the old wheelwright in great glee. "Four hundred':"' repeated Johu Clark aghast. "Yes, look at it. You're a rich man sir, and I am glad of it. You deserve to be' said the whcclright, shaking John's hatid heartily. What do you suppose was the constcrna-tion, delight, gratitude 'the wild joy that, filled the heart of Clark when he found the chaise lined with gold and bank notes I mean the cushions and linings, and every place where tlicy ooitld be placed without J danger of injury. Poor John or ratlmr rich John his head was nearly turned. It required all tho balance of Jenny's nice eiiuipo.se of character to keep his ccstatie brain from spinning like a humming top. iNow he could build two houses liko the one his undo had bequeathed to his red headed cousin, who had wished him joy when the will was read the dear old uncle! What a genuine sorrow ho felt as ho thought of t be many liiuCi ho had heaped reproaches upon his memory. Imagine, if you can, dear reader, thr cculiar feelings of those kitid friends who had prophesied that John Clark would come to grief. At first old Joe Hemp pro posed to take tho old chaise just as it was linings stripped, bits of cloth hanging and proclaim with a trumpet the good tidings to tho whole village, taking especial pains tostop boforo the home of Mr Spriggi. and blowing loud enough to drown all the forty piannersin tho universe, but that was voted down by John's kind little wife, "Laf they'll all know it soon enough!" she said, kissing tho baby. "I wouldn't hurt their feelings." They did know of it; and a few years inward they all agreed that John Clark, had really turned out a good man. So much for the old ono horso chaise. M. A. D. Beauties of Slavery. A letter from General Ullmati's brigade, 11th June, encamped mcar Port Hudson' La. says: "Tho threo regiments of this command encamped here have succocdcd in recruit ing in three weeks anr average of about three hundred and City menr each. The' fast regiment eommcitced tc recruit on a Sunday, and by the following Monday had obtained about four hundroJ men. They aro all healthy young men, and very pa-trotio also, boing quito anxious to get A chaDCe to moot their former masters, many ofjwhom aro in tho rebel army. It was a sorrowful sight to examiuo tha backs of t'leso men, somo rosotnbling tho oheokeT board. Others had large lumps all over tUcir bodios. caused by tho lath of the overseer, others aro deformed from hard usage r wish that some of tho northern coppcrhoaps could be draftot and sent down here, so that thoy could see for themselves tho beauties of the poculiar institution." Thcro is a charm in danger, a fasoiut-tion in the look of death, which often al lures brave men from the path of duly. THE FALL OF VICKSBtltU. Fnll Olllclal Details or theSurrender. The Communications which Passed bctwccuPcmbcrton and brant. Good Reading for Doubting Copperheads.Washington, Sunday, July 12 Tho following has been received at the War Department: JeAiI VldttSriURU, Saturday, July 4. Vicksburg has capitulated. Y'esterday Gen, Grant icceived the following letter: GENERAL i'EMBEUTON TO GEN ERAL Git ANT. HeAdq'us, VicKsutuo, July 3. Mdjnr- General Grant, Commanding United 8tatesForcti t Genekal: I have tho honor to propose to you an armistice for hours, with a view to arranging terms for the capitula tion of Vicksburg. To this end; if iigrcfi- able to you, I will appoint three Comiiiis. sioners to meet a lihe number to bo named by yourself, at such place and h iur to-day as you may find convenient. I make this propoaitibti to fiiivc die1 iurtlicr effusion of blood, which must otherwise be shed to a frightful extent, feeling myself fully able to maintain my position for a yet indefinite period. This communication will be handed you inider a flag of truce by Major Gen. James Bowen. Very respectfully, your ob't servant, J, C. PEMBERTON. To this Gen Grant replied as follows: GEN GRANT TO GEN PEMBERTON. Head Quarters Df.i't of Ten.v N.V., 1UIIO, 1 THE 1'IELD, NEAR VlCKSllUKO July 3, lSbU Lieut. Gen. J. C. Pemherton, Command- in 7 Confederate Forces, etc : General: Your note of this dale, just received, proposes an armistice of several hours for the purpose af arranging terms of capitulation through Commissioners to be appointed, &e. The effusion of blood you proposu stopping by this course, can bo ended at any time you may choose, by an unconditional surrender of the city and garrison. Men who hive shown so much endurance and courage as those how in Vicksburg, will always challenge tho inspect of an adversary, and, I can assura you; will bo treated with all thu rospot due them as prisoners of war. 1 do una favor tho proposition of appointing com- uttissionSrs to arrange terms of capitulation because I hare no other terms thau these indicated aboVc. I am, General, very rsspectfully, your obedient servant, V. H. GRANT, Maj Gen. Gen. Bowen, the bearer of Gen. Pkm-berton's letter, wai received by General A. J. Smith. He expressed a strong d. sire to converse with Gen. Gran?, and accordingly, whilo Geu. Grant declining this, requssted Gen. S!!!.'th to any that if Gu. I'embertoa desired to see him, in interview would be granted botwen tlie lines. In McPherson's fiout, at any hour in tha afternoon which Pomberton might appoint. A message was sent back to Gen. Smith, appointing 3 o'clock as tho hour. Gen. Grant was thero with his 8taff, and with Gens. Ord, Mcl'her'son, Logan and A. J. Smith. Pomberton came late, attended by Gen. Bowen and Col. Montgomery. He was-much excited, and impertinent in his answers to Gen. Grant. Tho conversation was hold apart between Gen. Pembcr-tou and his officers, and Gen. Grant, Mc-Pheraoa and A. J. Smith. Th rebels insisted on being paroled, and allowed to march beyond our lines, officers and men, with all eight days' rations drawn from their stores, the officers to retain their private property and body servants, General Grant heard what they had to say, and left them at the end of an hour and a half, saying that ho would send in his ultimatum iu writing, to' which Gen. Pccberton promised to reply before uight, hostilities to cease in the meantime. Gun. Grant then Conferred at his headquarters with his corps and division commanders, and sent the following letter to Gen. Pomberton, by the hand of General Logan, and Lieut. Col. Wilson: GEN. GRANTS? ULTIMATUM. IIfadq'rs, Department or Tenn. ) " KEAR V1CK.BBCKO, July SjlStio. ) Lieut Gen J G Pemherton, commtiuling Confederate forcet, Vickuhirg, .Via. General: la conformity with tho agretnicntof thia afternoon, I submit the following proposition for the surrender of tho city of Vioksburg, pabllo stores, &c. On your aocepting th terms proposod, J will march in ono division as a guard and tako possession at 8 A M to morrow. As won as paroles can bo tuako out and signed by the officers and tubb, you will be allowed to march out of our lines, tho officers taking with thoin tneir regimental clothing but no other property. If thosa oonuitions are aooepted any amount of rations you may doom neoossary can bo taken from tho store you now havo, and also, the noo- ewary cooxmg utcnsiu tor preparing tham thirty wagons, also Counting two hordes as tuulo teams as 0110. You will bo allowed to transport such articles as cau not b carried along. Tho same conditions will bo allowed to all sick and wounded officers and privates, as fast as they become abl to travel. The paroles for thesd latter must be signed, however, whilst officers aro present authorized to sign tho roll of prisoners. I am, Gcficfal. very respectfully, Your obedient servant, tT. S. GRANT, Majur-General Tlib officers who received this letter stated that it would beimpoisiblo to answer it by ni jht, and it was not till a little before peep of day that th proposed reply furnished. PEMBERTON'S REPLY. HEAIjCJUAHTMIK, VirKSlllRO, ) Julyo,lSti3. J Major Gen. Grant, Commandinu I'nited (SVdcn Forces General: I havo tho honor toacknowl: edge the receipt of your communication of this date,, proposing turnis for tho surrender of this garrison and post. In the main your terms aro accepted, but in jus tice both to tho honor afld spirit ofmy troops ffiaaifested in the defence of Vicksburg, I havo the honor to submit the following amendments, which, if acceeded to by you, will perfuct the agreement between us. At 10 o'clock to-morrow, I propose to evacuto the works in and around Vic';s-burg, and to surrender by marching out with my colors and arms and stacking them in front of my present lines, al'Ur which you will take possession; officers to retain their side arms and personal property, and the rights aud property of citizens to be respected, I am, General, yours, very respeotfully, J. C. PEMBERTON, Licuteuaut-General. To this Gen. Grant immediately replied as follows: NOT SATISFACTORY. r-ruAiiQ'us Department of Tenn. ) Revoke ViciisnuRo, July 4, j Lieut- Gen. J mberton, commanding forces iu Yickilurg! General: I have tho honor to tieknowl-edgo your communication of tho Sd of July Tha amendments proposed by you cannot be acceded to in full. It rill b nctsary 1 f,,f.-;.A tt. 1 . . , ' .u.Mmu t.uijr uaiircr aua man irah a parolt signed by himself, which, vith the completion of tho rolls of prisoners, wil' necessarily tska some tiuis. Ag-iin, I cau make no stipulation with regard to the trcatmn cf oitieens and their private property While I do not propose to jus any of them undue annoyance or loss, I cannot consent'o leave myself under re straint by svipulation. The property which offlcrs can bo allowed to take with them will be as statid iu the proposition of lat evening; that in, that officers will bo allowed their private baggage aud sidearws, and mountad ofieers one horse each. F y ou mean v'j :;ur proposition for each brigade to march to th front of tho lines now occupied by it, aud stack their arms at 10 o'clock A M and then return t-i the inside, and remain as prisoners until properly paroled, I will make no objections to it. Should no rotiications bo mada of your acceptance of my terms by 6 o'clock A M., I shall regard them as having" been rejected and at accordingly. Should theo terms bo accepted, white flags v ill b displayed along your lines to prevent such of my troops us may not have been notified, from, firing upon your men. I am, General, very respectfully, yotrr obedinnt servant, U. S. GRANT, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. To this the subjoined answer this ko-mcut has been recoived : ALL RIGHT. Headquarters, VfcitsBcaa, ) July 4,1803. J Major General Grant, Commanding U. S. Forces, tfcc : General: I havo the honor ttracknowl-edge the receipt of your communication nf this date, and in reply my that the terms proposed by you aro accepted. Very respectfully, your otiedient servant, J. C. PEMBERTON, Lieut. Gen. A!l proportions for occupying tho town are completed. In an hour it will be iu our possession. THE SURRENDER CONSUMATED. Tho following dispatch has I eja received at tha Wat Department: VlCKSBtECJ, Miss., July 5 11 P. M. J The (.urreetler was quietly consumafed yeatoruav moruiitg, at tho appointed hour of 10 o'clock. The rebel troops marched out and stacked arni9 in front of their works, whilo Gen l'erubcrlon appeared for a moment witn nis etatt upon tho parapet of tho central front. Tho occupation of tha placo' hy our forces was directed ly Gen McPhersoa, who has been appointed to tho command hero, Gen Logan, J E Smith aad Herron now garrison tha Jino of fortifieaticms, ami furnish gnardj for the interior of the oity. No troops remain outsido. Everything is quiet here. Geu Grant entered the city at 11 o'o'ock and was received by Gen Pomberton with more marked impatience than at the former in- ileuore it like a philosopher ,aJ in rerdy trktd Goa ftmbwfcw ik- even greater courtesy und dignity than boforo, 01 tho number of prisoner wo hare, an yet, no precise iulormatiou. Maj Luckeit, Gen Pcinbort'in's Chief of Engineers reported it unofficially, yesterday, at 27.000. To-day when the rebel Brigadier brought 111 their requisitions for lood, which they i-i . 1 . i- . , I, , J did notwithstanding Ueu Peiubertou clause in the capitulation that ho should draw eight days supplies from hi;) iiew stores, the aggregate of men for whom they thus drew rations was a littlo over uO.O'JU Geu MePherson issued to them five ra - tions per man all they are to have. v,j citizens have yet r.pplied for ration. Thu paroling is, being pushed with nil possibly rapidity, and w ill doubtless be completed by tho close of day after, to-morrow. Among the officers already aro niuiiteen Generals, with their Stall', including one Lieutenant aud Major-Generals. Large numbers of men express a warm desire to take the oath of allegiance, and it is certain that their officers w ill find it difficult to march them to their camps cast of the Tombigbee. They liavi;'5, lU0 men on the sick list. Of these 2,5U0 must btf left behind hero. Their losses during the siege is estimated by Judge Hamilton, an intelligent citi zen 01 tlie place, at 0,UUU. Oen. 1'eiuUer- ton uaviugcompliiineu that tho thirty wag ons agreed upon 111 tho capitulation wore not enough, General Graut iiu told him to take fifty. II10 universal testimony of tuo rebel officers ii that their conscript hava been worthless to them. The official return of the field artillery urreudered makes it 100. including ninny French, Spanish, and Austrian iiuns. No report of const and siego guns has been made. The number is from 30 to 50. Neither do we yet Lnow what quantity nf amuiuuitiiju tho rebels had remaining; but some of their officers say they had only twenty rounds per man and per cannon. Captain Coinstoek, Gen. Grant's Chief Engineer, to-day visited the fortifications. He reports thcin as simple field works, but of considerable strength, J'rom the natural conformation of the ground. "Wit li one single exception, the forts aro all open at the gorge. The buildings of the town uro much les.-damaged than we expected. There is a cjftsicrablc supply of railroad arriiges here, with one or two exceptions, in working condition. Orders- have been given instantly to put the railroad in repair as far as the' Big Black, and it will be ready to supply them with transportation before to-morrow nittht The Spirit of the North. We tako tho following extract, full ol deep and generom fooling, from an article to the London Daily News, cf2Sth May Such u expression outweighs in the bal ance of international relations a thousand of the sneers and falsehoods of the Times, or the Satuaday Review : "One recent interpretation of tho phenomena of society in tho Free States at this tiiii is so strange that wo must just advert to it before we quit the subject of the comparative chances of North ami South. A contemporary exhibits a pic ture of Northern welfare and cheerfulness now that they can bo no longer denied, as something more shocking and scandalous. Taking New Y'ork and Boston as average amt)les of thu whole society of the Free States, it asls if we cti noi Su".;?ed at the levity, haidncn of heart, and selfishness which can enjoy life while such a war is going on. The South mourns its dead; the North dancesand sing. As the loyal lea guesthc pledgcof Ecder.lspirit, fidelity and ; success were before declared by this authority "contrar tors' "leagues;" so is the cheerfulness now pronounced to be contractors' cheerfulness. We aro told that tnsti of greed are rejoicing in the rc3olu. tioo to p;'olofrg tho war- and that these sharpers are ntakinjj everybody else a merry as themselves, though the best of tho eitieens are being slaughtered by thou sands. To people who take this view, the indomitable spirit and heroin cheerfulness of Norther society must appear portentous artd shockisg cnonIi. To those who lmve minds and hearts espablo of sympathy with noble patriotic caW, ever-rising' in character as expurienco di.-eiplines the people, and virtu grows by what itaehieve3 and enduresto thoso r.-ho understand the North as the admirers of the Slave power never havo understood a free people; there is something profoundly moving in the spirit which rises undfr suffering and be reavement, aud prows serener asalawifics accumulate. The mot cheei ful people at the orth are tho contractors who have pledged themselves to the memory of tho:r fathers, tj tho human raco generally, and the negrocj ia particular, that free government shall triumph ou their continent, be tha conditions and penalties what they may Thoso will bo tho winucrs in the conflict; and as they advance towards1 vie. tory, they will necessarily afford some indication of how they will use it. Thoro is no rcasou to doubt that tho patriotism which we seo growing so pnfo and lorent now will appear io the form of political wisdom when the hand-to-haud fight is over Ind tho dead are buried. Wc cannot yet know tho form which tbeLard-wou power will asuaie; bnl wo may s 00 cluarly enough what its (pirit will be." l)ilbrcn'3 Column. 'r thu H. 8. Vinltor. lie Honest. ' HaiIhy Johnko.n vus (he son of a noof hut i'l,riui; i,' . 1 , . out t. iirisuun w limy, I hi lather died nl . , ouoer uitu ! i,uu l,u ,lv'-' i'u,",' "'' "i "thor Ul"' " '"all house and g.iid.ai left her. This flu, ued ig eultivaie very carefully laud it was ,umVi, m , ' ! ! ' L . ,' ' ,Wtt ' JU1 "is ummer w tako to market and sell. Mrs. Johnson hud curly taught Uarry to be honest and truthful Every Sunday oreniug sho would got tho largo' family Bible, and having road a few vorses, would carefully explain their meaning. Harry thus grew to bo very fond of rending that holy book, and was always' flad when hi. mother read aloud to him. One day, as Harry was going on aa errand far his mother, he saw an envelope lying ou tho ground. He picked it up, and on npeuing it, he fund a short uotd and a number ot bank bills in it. He ran homo to his Jnofher mid shewed her what ho had fouud. SI10 took tho letter, and having louke.d at it a short time, she said to him, "My sou, wo must fond this to tho own-or as quickly as possible.." Harry was somewhat sorry it first, hat honesty prevailed, and ho ehucrfully obeyed his mother. She then sent him to the post-office, aud told him to put it in. Harry is uow in 11 clerk's pu.-ition, and is surroumiod by many temptations. But his mother's oxnmpleaud instructions hava led him to the Rocks of Aws, and havo enabled him, by liod's help, to stand firm iu his fidelity to his employers. A. A. v'r ih 8. S. Visitor. Oar Helper Un a bright summer's day, Emma Lee's fathcj profiled her a walk." ro they walked u long way over hills and fiolda. Emma could tiot walk along quietly, but kepi jumping gaily and running on, now and then stopping to pick some little Cower, and then waiting until her father cauid up. At last they tame to a little waterfall, over which was placed aboard for nbrldgs. Eiuuia was afaid to go over a loi.e, but when her father gave her his hand sho went over bravely, t.:.d 'was not at all afraid. After they wire u or. her father said: "Emma, who was it took you safely across the bridge?" "Y'on, papa," she said. J' Whom must you look to, to keep yod from falling into temptation and .sin ? Kmma boked tloughuiil, aud her father answered for her. "It b Jestis, Emma. Only Ho can car " ryyou safely through the cares, aud troubles, and temptations, you will meet ia this world, and take you safely to heaven. You must look to Jesus to help you iu every trouble aud sorrow." Emma understood very well, and weu home thinking about what she had heard. When she suid her prayers that night, she put up it Utile prayer for help from Jesus, who is our only helper iu trouble. BlllDII. Fur tho S. 8. Viiitotv Tlie Bahe in Hcareu. "Lucy has a new little sifter, mamma; such a dour litilo thing. Her undo brought it down to-day to show (o some ladies who wnre there and they a'l pecmed so delighted. 1 leit so brv.lly 1 had to run1 out ol the room and conic home."' "Y'on were not very sorry, 1 hops, my chi'd, that Lucy is pn happy." ' Oh no, mamma, but it mads mo think so of dear little Lilly. Why did God tako her at'sy? too only little sister I had, and I havo no one tc play vith now. Y'ousny that God Imvcs, inumma, but I should think if He did IIo would not take away anything 1L.1t hivad so much " ' (iod loved her too;" and mother took the little fcir! in her arms pr.d pressed the curly head t'-ors to her aching heart as she .ipoke; 'tied loved her too, mid IIo ban taken h.r to iivo with Him where she can iie r h ,'i-k a"y mo-e; ai..l never sm. Think of that, dear, that i ttif l, ( r.f she ean In er do utailiing that if wruii'-, and slio will iiiv.nis he bo happy? 'Then why don't (Jod t.i& lue tor.', maiuiiiii?wi uiiiu'tit bo I e'terf'or me? I io t you an I pao verj mneh, hat onn't Id hap,.y wiihrirt my hftf.- sis:er. and then yu know I aui o!wns doin; j.-miething wrong and that matjs me. feel ria.i'y." "Ll has homo good ri-uson fir it. Always rcitjeiiiU-r tiwt, my ri.if i. (f if some rc.i'011 for ail iLat ho doe,;, ilouuH he d'K-M not always show it to us. I thtufc him every day for cparing yiur life wtea yuu were so ill; ihut He did' not takirbotli my children from me; hut if He nad don otherwise 1 should still know it was for tho best. Give Him your heart, my tbild; pnl the lif; He spired ia Uia service, t shall praise T3iai even f. r little Lilly' death, if 'it be the irteauj of leading yon to Him. l$i ha caid 'The that seek me early hali find t,? and, A1J things wmlt io4jor t'-t eooJ to lhp tin yvt?pd"' c,. a jj, n. j.