'Do you never dance, Miss Audly?' asked || from her lips. Ernest, as he hovered near her. To be sure she does,' replied Constant. And meeting her glance Nay, my dear Inez, that frown becomes you not. There, Ernest, take her hand and join yon gay circle.' Inez could not without infringing every rule of etiquette, refuse, and an expose of her unwillingness to receive even trifling attention from him, her good sense taught her to avoid in so public an assembly, therefore, she suffered him to lead her to the dance. Ernest had that morning her, was Inez Audly. Her long hair streambreathed in her ear the deep passionate ed upon the pillow, and her eyes lighted up words of love. And even whilst he won with a brilliancy, terrifying to the beholder. from her the confession, that that love was Her cheeks were flushed to crimson, and her returned, even then did she bid him farewell, voice, once so musical, was now discordant for ever. 'I will shame no man,' said she in its shrillness. The physician was. holding proudly; and, Ernest Laurence, least of her pulse, and Mrs. Audly, worn out with all, you. Go win for your bride one amongst watching, slumbered on a distant sofa. Kate the gifted and beautiful of your own land, approached the bed, and gently took the and forget you ever knew one, whose destiny place of the nurse. Inez caught a view of has been so wayward.' And Ernest went Miss Laurence's form, and her wild scream from her presence, to roam far from his own rang for many a week in the ears of the proud home, so painful were its memories. girl: then she sung snatches of songs that Ernest had loved, and turning to her, murmured softly: me. And months rolled on, and Inez's voice There was a smile of triumph upon Kate was silent in the song, and her step in the Morris's lip, as they took their places, oppo- dance. Shade after shade gathered upon site Rose Laurence, (who, as a child of one her white brow, and the rose-tint on her that was dear to Mrs. Audly, had been invi-cheek had long faded away. Day by day, ted to the fete,) upon whose beautiful brow she administered to the comfort of those a dark cloud lowered. Beautiful and grace-around her, and whispered in tones of fond-clasping her pale hands, she would entreat ful were they, as they stood together in that lordly room. He with his glorious brow, upon which intellect had set its signet; and a light in the raven eye breathing of the noble soul within, now bent in admiration upon the sweet face that was so pensive in its deep loveliness. He was murmuring a few words of thanks for her favor, and 'His voice had that low and lute like sound, Whose echo within the heart is found.' ness to the kind friends of her youth: but It is a beautiful spirit come to watch over Did you ever love, lady? love one, whose place was in stately halls, and his proud kindred made you rue it.' Then Rose not to tear him from her; and sob, till it seemed that the heart of the stricken one was indeed breaking. It was midnight, and alone in her chamber Again the chamber door slowly opened, sat Rose Laurence. The moonlight was and another was added to the group around gleaming full upon her beautiful face, as she that bed. Ernest Laurence stood, with a lingered, buried in deep thought. Her win-countenance on which many a passion was dows opened upon a piazza, and the soft air contending for mastery, just shaded by the of a southern clime, stole gently in. A step curtains. The physician grasped his arm, startled her, but she was not given to fear, and whispered, Stir not-her life is at 'Is not Inez Audly lovely asked Kate and ere she had time to retreat, the form of stake.' Rose was kneeling apart, her face Morris, as she and Rose were standing Kate Morris, closely muffled, stood before buried in her hands, her humbled and penitogether. Methinks, my friend Ernest her. Rose started back, in evident amaze-tent soul going up in prayer. owns the syren's spell.' Kate spoke play-ment at her appearance at such an unwonted The sobs of Inez gradually subsided, and fully, but not without a little maliciousness.hour. Catharine was pale as death. An towards morning she fell asleep. Oh! they She was delighted to mortify her proud exclamation of alarm, burst involuntarily who have kept the vigil of fear and love by from her companion. companion. Nay, Rose Lau- the couch of the dear, can alone tell the minListen to me, Kate Morris. I would rence, heed me not. My cheek may be pale:gled sensations of such hours. They stirred rather see my brother, proud and gifted as but the cheek of one more gentle and good, not from their places, even to relieve Cathahe is, and dearly as I love him, stretched in is paler yet. There is one even now, bowing rine, upon whose bosom Inez was leaning, the last deep sleep, than wedded to yon low beneath the blast-one sweet flower, crush-lest they should break that sleep. Deeper born girl. You think of a bonny bridal, buted to earth. Come with me, Rose Lau-and deeper it grew, till they held their breath mark me, if you dream of one, I will mar rence, to yon chamber,' pointing to a win-in fear. it.' And with these bitter words, she swept dow in Mrs. Audly's dwelling, (which was The sun was many hours high, when Inez away. adjacent) and from which a faint light stream-woke from that slumber. The physician Catharine stood as if spell-bound. She ed, Come, and see the change your pride held a cordial to her lips, and again she closwould not believe that such fierce passions has wrought in all that was bright and ed her eyes, but a smile was on her face. could reign in the heart of a woman. Oh! || lovely.' He held her pulse, and motioning them to take advantage of this slight unconsciousness, said softly, She will live!' And one by one, they stole forth to pour out the fullness of their hearts in prayer. ་ she cannot hate Inez,' was her involuntary Unable to resist the impetuosity of Catha- grounds, and through them to the house. Soft was the song of the summer bird, and the perfume of fragrant flowers, borne on the wings of the wind, stole in at the open window. The rich curls that half shaded Inez's yet pale cheek, moved gently as the light breeze met them. But there was joy in her dark eye, and a smile upon her lip. Ernest's hand smoothied the pillow upon which her in the midst of luxury and affluence, and had head rested, and he bent over her couch, never seen sorrow or sickness, in any of its with a look of anxious love. There was various forms. Supported in the arms of gathered round her, all that was rich and the nurse, who was vainly trying to soothe rare, to cheer and amuse an invalid. She God shield her cried Mrs. Audly, 'from the shaft of wo. "Tis a bitter hatred Miss Laurence bears. She may yet be humbled.' The light of a winter sunset was gleaming Rose Laurence shrunk back appalled at the full upon the crimson curtains of a gorgeous-scene before her. She had been brought up ly furnished room; and gazing out upon it, with an eye of abstraction, was Inez Audly. The shadows grew deeper, and yet she stirred not. She had dashed the cup of happiness smiled as Ernest held up his watch, and whispered fondly, You must talk no longer dearest; here comes Rose.' And that once proud girl held the cooling draught to her lips, and kissed her brow, as she thanked her sweetly. Yes-Rose Laurence, on her bend ed knees, besought her forgiveness, and rose not till she gave her promise to be her sister. And in after years, when her own form was bowed with disease, and her reduced fortune made her an inmate of her brother's dwelling, then did she bless the hour, when he had chosen as his bride the once poor flower girl. Kate, too, the gener ous Kate, met her reward in the endearing love and devotion of the noble heart of Constant Audly, to whom she had been many years wedded, TRAVELING SKETCHES. features, and merely uttering the word From the New Monthly Magazine. The Hunt of the Bison. THE: Indian papers continue to be amusing. The author (Koodah) gives us a very good description of the hunt of the bison, in an article entitled The Great Western Jungle.' We quote the following description: word as you value the friendship of the jaggar-He now stood erect, cast a prying glance der; step lightly; avoid as much as possible around, to make himself master of the localtreading on the dry twigs which crackle under ity, held up his hand to ascertain the direcfoot; and mind you do not attempt to fire at tion of the wind, and having apparently satany deer which may cross your path; weisfied himself that all was right, motioned to can get plenty of them at any time; but the his companions to follow his movements. report of a rifle, at present, would be death Having scrambled cautiously out of the wato our hopes in finding bison.” "Hugh!"ter-course he laid himself flat upon the exclaimed their guide, suddenly stopping ground, and, separating the tangled brushshort, and kneeling down to examine more wood with one hand, began to worm his way carefully some marks, which his experienced through it, with the gliding motion and subtle eye had detected amongst the dry leaves and cunning of a snake. Mansfield and Charles withered herbage. To the less delicate or- tried to imitate the serpentine motion of their gans of the European there was nothing par-savage guide, as they best could; but they ticular to be observed, but the jaggarder had found there less pliant limbs but ill adaptedevidently made a discovery of importance.to this mode of progression, and the noise After carefully regarding the signs he had which they occasionally made in forcing their observed for some time he arose, with a way through a thorny bush, called forth many broad grin of satisfaction on his swarthy an angry frown from the jaggarder. Having proceeded in this manner for some hundred "koolgie (bison,) whilst he held up the yards, they suddenly came upon an opening fingers of both hands, to denote the number amongst the bushes; and here a view burst ten, proceeded with a more rapid step, and upon the astonished sight of Charles, which more confident air, like a hound running made his eyes flash, and sent the blood breast high on a scent. It's all right now," coursing through his veins like quicksilver. whispered Mansfield; " the imp has struck They had gained the edge of a natural clearupon a fresh trail, and the devil himself can-ing in the forest, an open glade about three not throw him out when once he has fairly hundred yards in diameter, clothed with rich settled to it; we may, therefore, reckon with green herbage, and shaded by gigantic trees, certainty on finding bison at the other end, which surrounded it on all sides, stretching although it is very uncertain how long we their broad leaf-boughs far into the opening. may have to follow it before we come up to In the midst of this a herd of fifteen bison them." After following the trail for some were quietly feeding, perfectly unconscious miles, at a rapid rate, the jaggarder became of the near approach of danger. A mighty sensible, from certain signs which he observ-bull, the father of the herd, stalked about ed, that the game was not far in advance. He amongst the females, with the lordly step of now slackened his pace, and renewing his a three-tailed basraw in the midst of his sesignal to observe profound silence, began to raglio; his ponderous dewlap imparting an creep along the bed of a small water-course air of grave dignity to his appearance, and with great caution and circumspection. his sullen eye, glaring from beneath the • Mansfield had announced, on the previous evening, that it was his intention to seek for bison in the morning; and old Kamal was waiting impatiently to lead the sportsmen into the jungle, whilst the bison were still feeding and afoot. "Well, jaggarder," said Mansfield, now speaking Hindostanee," can you show us any bison this morning The jaggarder drew himself up to his full height, and assumed a lofty air. "Can the shepherd of the plain find the pasture ground of his flock? does that vulture," pointing to a black speck which was seen sailing high above" See," whispered Mansfield, as they passed shadow of his thundery brow, menacing with the tree tops-" does that vulture require a a bank of wet sand, where the trail was dis-destruction the hardy foe who dared to inguide to lead him to the carcass Follow tinctly visible, and the water, which still trude upon his woody dominions. But me; the prince of the forest knows where to continued to flow into the deeply indented Mansfield had tamed as proud as he, and find his herds." "Come, Master, Charles," footmarks, had not yet filled them up we feared not his glance. A grim smile of satsaid Mansfield, smiling, as he hastily swal are close upon them now. Keep your witsisfiction passed over the harsh features of lowed a cup of coffee; "shoulder you rifle about you, my boy, and be ready with your the jaggarder, as he pointed out the stately and march; our swarthy friend is waxing rifle, for the old bull is apt to make a charge, herd; then raising himself cautiously from impatient, and if we ruffle the old pagan's with but scanty warning." amongst the long grass, he posted himself temper he will show us no sport to-day. Every faculty of the sagacious savage behind a large tree, which effectually concealCharles promptly obeyed the summons, and was HOW on the full stretch. He crept ed his person, folded his arms across his our two sportsman, bringing their rifles to a along with the air of a tiger about to spring chest, and leaning against the stem, remained long trail, followed old Kamah as he stalked on his prey; his rolling eye flashed fire cold, still and motionless as a bronze statute. into the jungle with rapid strides. Having his wide nostrils were distended to the ut Every trace of intense excitement which had penetrated some distance into the forest, the most limits, and even his ears appeared to so lately strung his nerves to the highest savage guide suddenly slackened his pace, and erect themselves, like those of a wild animal. pitch had passed away; and he once more making a sign to his companions to keep silent, Presently he started, stopped, and, laying his assumed the stoical, passionless air of the glided on in front with the stealthy and noise- ear close to the ground, listened attentively. haughty savage. Pointing again towards the less tread of a fox, his ears erect to catch the then proceeded with more caution than be-bison, he nodded expressively to his comfaintest sound, and his lynx-like eye rolling fore, stopping and listening, from time to panions, as much as to say, "I have done from side to side, now peering into the dark time, till at length it became evident, from ny duty; there is the game, and now, gentletangled masses of bamboo, and now roving the triumphant beam of satisfaction which men, let me see what you can do." Charles, over the ground in search of a fresh track. lighted up his savage features, that he had furious with excitement, pitched forward his Now,' whispered Mansfield, not another fully ascertained the position of the enemy. rifle, and although his hand shook violently from anxiety and the exertions he had made pered with more violence than ever. This 66 He was a gallant Charles, who had been watching Mansfield's wild scene lasted for some minutes, and movements with breathless anxiety, sprang Mansfield was beginning to fear that in the from behind the tree and leveled his riflecourse of their evolutions the maddened Mansfield struck down the barrel before he brutes might happen to stumble on their had time to discharge it. "Gently, boy, place of concealment, when, as if seized with gently," cried he; "wait till he is steady; “Are you mad?" said he, in a low a sudden panic, the whole herd stopped, the brute is tumbling about like a wounded whisper, "to risk a shot in your present wheeled round, and uttering one tremendous grampus and it is a hundred to one against state of excitement? Why, boy, you are roar, dashed into the thickest part of the hitting him in the right place-recollect, this panting like a broken-winded post horse, and jungle, crushing through the dry bamboos is our last shot, and must not be thrown the barrel of your rifle vibrates like a pendu- with the noise and resistless fury of a pass-away rashly. As he said this, the wounded lum: I suppose you fancy it's a drove of Zin-ing whirlwind. The old bull alone stood his bull regained his legs, Now, then, my ganee bullocks we have to deal with; but ground, lashing his sides with his tail, tearing boy, be cool; stick close to the tree, and rewait a bit till you have seen the charge of a up the earth, and bellowing with a voice of thun- serve your fire till I tell you." Mustering wounded bison, and I am much mistaken but der, that made the woods re-echo for miles. his whole remaining strength, the frantic you'll think twice before you risk another Our friend is very pugnaciously inclined," brute fixed his glaring eyes upon the hunters, shot with an unsteady hand. Here," contin- remarked Mansfield, indulging in a low chuc- and lowering his head dashed at them with ued he pulling Charles behind the stem of a kle, as he slowly raised his rifle and brought determined fury. But his shoulder was large tree," get under cover of this, in the the sight to bear upon the broad forehead of stiff; the life blood was ebbing fast, and his first instance; you will find a breastwork the bull, "we must see if a gentle hint from sight was bewildered. He stumbled over somewhat useful before we have done. Now Clincher will not bring him to reason."|| the trunk of a fallen tree—his wounded shoulthen, sit down till you have recovered breath The report of the rifle was follow by a crash der failed him-and he rolled over at their and, in the mean time, put fresh caps upon as if the ball had struck a plate of iron, and feet, making the earth tremble under his your rifle; I have more than once narrowly the bull dropped upon his knees with a surly enormous weight. "Now, then," shouted escaped death from neglecting this precau- growl. The jaggarder uttering a wild yell Mansfield," at him, before he can recover tion. Charles having rested for a few min-brandished his knife, and bounded forward his legs. One shot behind the horns, and utes, declared his hand to be as steady as a to despatch him, whilst Mansfield, stepping we have him." A peal of fiendish laughter rock." Well, then," said Mansfield, rising from behind the shelter of the tree, cheered followed the report of Charles' rifle, and the slowly on one knee, and peeping from the on the eager savage with a hearty shout. next instant old Kamah was seen clinging to large knotty stem which sheltered them, "we But their triumph was premature; the ball the prostrate body of the bull, and clutching shall put your steadiness to the test. Take had flattened against the massive skull of the the hilt of a long hunting knife, which was that cow next you, and mind you aim for the animal, and merely stunned him, without in- buried in his heart. heart, just behind the bend of the elbow; hit flicting any serious injury. He had regained her there, and she is you own: go six inches his legs before the jaggarder could reach to the right or left, and you must stand by to him; and now, perfectly mad with rage and receive a charge, for charge she will, and the pain, rushed with fury upon old Kamah. charge of a wounded bison, let me tell you, Quick as thought the active savage darted beis no child's play." Charles, now perfectlyhind the nearest tree, and scrambled into the cool, raised his rifle, took a deliberate aim branches with the agility of a monkey. The at the nearest bison, and fired. The enor-bull, disappointed of his intended torned with mous brute dropped heavily to the ground redoubled fury upon Mansfield. The hardy and uttering one deep groan expired without hunter, well accustomed to such scenes, and a stroggle: the ball had passed through her confident of his own coolness and presence heart. In the excitement of the moment, of mind, stood by the tree motionless as a Charles was about to raise a shout of statue, his eagle eye steadily fixed upon his triumph when Mansfield checked him, and mad antagonist, and his rifle on full cock, pointing to the jaggarder, who had already ready to act as occasion might require: but laid himself flat among the long grass, made the weapon was not raised; he had but one signs to him to follow his example. The barrel remaining, and was determined to reherd, startled by the report of the rifle, sud-serve it till it could be discharged with deaddenly raised their heads with a loud snort, ly effect. On came the bull at headlong gazed around them wildly, as if to ascertain speed-his tail on end, his bloodshot eye from whence it proceeded, and trotting up rolling in the frenzy of madness, his tongue to their fallen companion, began to snuff at lolling far out of his mouth and the white the warm blood. The smell of this excited foam flying in spray from his distended jaws. them to a state of frenzy. They galloped Mansfield awaited the charge with perfect physical nature-unless we call a reverence round the open space in wild confusion, kick-coolness till the furious brute was within a ing their heels in the air, going at each other a few yards of him, when stepping behind the with blind fury, and bellowing fearfully, in shelter of a tree, he allowed the bull to pass that deep, tremulous tone, so expressive of his headlong career and as he did so, dismingled rage and fear. Then suddenly ral-charged the remaining barrel of his rifle into lying they slowly approached in a body, to his shoulder. The wounded monster uttered the object of their dread, again snuffed at the a surly growl, staggered forward a few hunblood and again bellowed, gored and scamp-dred yards, stumbled and fell heavily brute," said Mansfield, dropping the butt-end of his rifle to the ground, and wiping the big drops of perspiration from his forehead.' MISCELLANY. For the Rural Repository. American Literature. EDUCATION, the great parent of literature, is now rapidly spreading throughout the world. It is no longer confined to the cloistered cell of the Monk, or the dark recluse of the Druid; but its multifarious fountains are oozing in every direction, from the hillside of civilized life, and of their sweet and light-imparting waters, every one, in a greater or less degree, can now partake. The present system of instruction, in this country, having for its motto Universal, mental and moral culture, is indeed a noble one-the most noble ever adopted by man. How grand when compared with that of the ancients, which consisted almost wholly of a for imaginary gods moral-while the mind was suffered to remain in the deepest night of ignorance. None but the philosophers, and priests, and wise men, could then feel the benignant charm of science on their benighted souls. But how different the condition of mankind where learning exists as at the present day! Intellective culture has taken the place of physical, and a reverence for one agine themselves worthy of a seat among the 'There are far loftier themes than theirs Purer and holier fires;' No mind of a superior order need now, as in former times, suffer for want of cultivation. Every intellect can try its strength. The light of science beaming on all, allows no buds of real genius to wither for want of cultivation. A new era has indeed dawned on our literature; and that it will ere long vie with that of the most advanced nations of Europe, requires not the ken of a seer to discover. The desire for it, and the advancement of it plainly show that the idea is not a mere visand when the modern Hercules, Time, shall ion of fancy, but is founded on the most reahave swept the fountain of Lethe through the sonable hypothesis. Does any one doubt its Augean stables of American literature, and progress―let him examine the records of our But the question is often asked whether shall have cleansed them of those illegitime past history; let him turn back to its very the prevailing thirst for and general spread offspring of the fancied sons of greatness; commencement; to the time when the pilgrim of knowledge, may not be detrimental to the then will shine forth those splendid produc-fathers first landed on these then uncivilized promulgation of sound literature? To care- tions of real genius-the works of the mas-shores, and trace its course from the Mathfully examine and answer this interroga-ter spirits' of our infant land. ers, the Wolcotts, the Wigglesworths, and the tion, is the principle object of this dis- As the thirst for knowledge increases, new Colmans of the seventeenth century, down to quisition. systems of education are struck out or old the Bryants, the Hallecks, the Willises, and It has been stated, by some, and, if I mis-ones improved, and the advantages for learning the Percivals of the nineteenth, and see if its take not, Madam de Stael is a pioneer among become more numerous. The path of sci- march be not onward. To deny this is the the number, that where the fountain of knowl-ence is now divested of many of its former, very consummation of folly. Its progress is edge is unsealed to all, the current of fearful obstructions. Mountains of difficulty rapid, and why should it not be? Our sons thought, increasing in width, becomes more are yearly giving way before the powerful of song, at least, have every thing to inspire shallow ;—as though the stream of ideas-to surges of improvement. Art is continually them. We need not go to England for windcarry out the figure-is just so large, and plying her mighty engines, to quench the fire ing vales and flowery meads; to Scotland for whether it runs through one, ten or a thou-of partiality for ancient and should-be-dis- romantic gleus and healthy braes; to France sand minds, its waters are no more or less pensed-with modes of instruction; while in- for purling rills and vine clad fields; to in quantity. But allowing this to be true with vention is daily increasing the velocity of the Switzerland for lofty hills and mounts subthe majority of mankind-granting that their car of mental cultivation, and devising lime, or to Italy for lovely groves and sunny ocean of thought is not so deep as where means for the melioration of the mind of all. plains :—all these we have in our own poetic knowledge is confined to a gifted few; that Genius is no longer, comparatively speak-land. The breezes of heaven here sigh as they paddle in the fame-destroying rills of ing, cramped by the stern hand of parental sweetly-our woodland choir sing as melodiborrowed ideas, and wade through the bog-power or pedagogne tyranny; but is left to ously as any where else; and as beautiful mire of servile imitation-yet there are al-guide its own bark o'er the billowy waves of flowers may be plucked from the emerald ways a few literary leviathans, who swim in the intellectual being. It is now discovered that banks of our own music-breathing streams, fathomless sea of their own conception; and the youth who was created to dwell with the as ever bloomed on the classic marge of the these are the ones, however small their num- Aonian maids, need not now waste the honey-Ilissus. ber, that give tone to a nation's literature. suckle of life, the daisied springtime of his Again the universal spread of knowledge. literary career, in the dark labyrinth of mathgives birth to a swarm of insectile scrib-ematics; the arid region of the dead lanblers. The showers that nourish and invigo-guages, or the Sahara desert of metaphysics; rate the flower cause the weed also to but he may range unrestrained through his grow; the rays of the sun that vegetate the ideal scenes of pleasure, the Elysian erections plant and the fruit-tree, make the thorn and of his fancy. the bramble put forth-pedants and literary pigmies will always accompany genius and real merit; and the warmer and more diffuse the beams of science are, the more there will be of both. We want, as one of our reviews has justly observed, more independence in our literary characters. I confess we have too many mushroon bards, and novelists who are mere copiers of foreign writers-followers of Byron and Bulwer, especially the former. We have in fact too many would-be-poets of any kind-versemongers, who, if they can pen a sonnet to some terrestrial angel-wingless, of coruse, and having the form of,' perhaps sympathy with, breathing flesh'-they im The prevailing desire for information is causing new institutions to be raised for the especial education of youth in those branches only for which they have a taste. Thus they may give full sway to their inclination, exerting their power of intellect on whatever it is bent; and thus will science and literature and the fine arts be promoted. Furthermore, while the eagerness for knowledge multiplies the privileges for obtaining it, and the community becomes more intelligent, the true sons of greatness, are more animated and tax their mental faculties to a greater degree in order to keep in advance of the general mass of mankind, and especially the scientific superficialist. But our poetry is not alone in its bright prospects. Other departments of literature are equally advanced. Irving, and Cooper, and Paulding and a host of others, are as conspicuous in their sphere as our most resplendent bards, in theirs. The encouragement given to all is increasing. The public eye is turned upon our literary characters, with pride and exultation; while other nations behold, with astonishment and an enviable glance, our rising glory; and as they view one meteor after another shooting from our literary hemisphere, while others of still more dazzling luster, are continually appearing, transcending and in some degree bedimming the splendor of former ones, well may they exclaim, 'The star of genius westward moves.' Dracut, Ms. J. C. FALSEHOOD is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her cradle, and discards her nurse. From the Desk of Poor Robert the Scribe. If your children you'd command, 4 183 ing their commands-were always sure to knife, and soon the limb was taken off. As produce obedience. It was an invariable the surgeon was taking up the arteries, curirule with them, never to correct a child when osity led me to inquire the cause of the Our parson used to say, Just as the twig minutest thing without performing; and yet when I was told- whilst in a state of intoxthey were in a passion, never to promise the discase, and my feelings were indescribable is bent, the tree's inclined.' And therefore their children loved them most tenderly-ication, for want of a better shelter, he slept every little fellow of us-rag, tag and bobtail-wantoned used to be obliged to say our catechism ev-about thein with the utmost freedom. If sick with the sight, and rose to leave the room. and played their little gambols in a barn and froze his feet!' I was faint and ery Saturday afternoon. And methinks I can it was convenient they came to the table-if-The hand of my friend held me by the trace the influence of these serious lessons not, without a murmur they waited. They shoulder while he asked if I did not intend to in the conduct and opinion of every man who grew up patterns of filial obedience and affec- see the whole operation? was brought up under the venerable pastor. useful and respectful members. tion, and added to society the most correct, done?' I inquired. Is it not already No, the other is to be be in the open air, and relieve my ear and taken off.' I hastened from the spot, again to heart from the cries of the unfortunate man. lectures and temperance addresses, the eloIf I have listened unmoved to temperance quence of that place converted me. The government as well as the education of children is a matter of most momentuous concern. Listen to old Robert; Never strike a child Mrs. Hasty is as good dispositioned a wo-your husband or wife in the correction of a while you are in anger. Never interfere with man as you find in one hundred, but she don't child in its presence. The parents must be keep a steady hand,' with her children. united or there is an end to government. Tommy,' said she, let that case alone.' Never make light promises to children of Tommy turned, whistled, for half a minute, rewards or punishments; but scrupulously went to work at the clock again. said she angrily, if you don't let that clock your children-if the temper be high, break Tommy,' fulfil what you promise. Begin early with alone, I certainly will whip you. I never did it while young-it may cost you and them a see such a boy?'. Said his mother, 'he don't pang but will save you both fifty afterwardsmind a word I say.' She continued her and then in your government use the rod knitting, while Tom continued at the clock sparingly. It is better and easier to comcase till over it tumbled and dashed the clock mand from their love and respect, than by in pieces. The mother up with the tongs fear. Keep these rules and my word for it, and knocked poor Tom sprawling among the your children will be a happiness to you ruins. Tom roared like bedlam, and the while young, and an honor to you when they kind woman took him in her lap-was sorry grow up. she had hurt him, but then he should learn to mind his mother-and giving him a piece of cake to stop his crying, picked up the ruins of the clock. What was the consequence? why, Tom, who with a steady' hand to govero him, would have become a man of worth, turned out a hasty ill-natured villain. My neighbor Softly, good woman, don't whip her poor dear children, however bad they conduct, for they cry so loud and so long, she is afraid that they will go into fits. Yet she keeps a rod hanging up over the mantel piece, threatening them every hour in the day. A Tale that is True. I would that he were there-and if the But the man who provided him with rum! him, neither would he be persuaded though groans of that suffering man could not reform one rose from the dead.'-Olive Branch. ca AN ACTIVE CAREER.-An active career is tempt distinction, you will be abused, not a path of roses. The moment you atlumniated, reviled. You will be shocked at the wrath you excite, and sigh for your old obscurity. But in return for individual enemies what a noble recompense to have made the public itself your friend; perhaps even posterity your familiar. Letters Containing Remittances, Received at this Office, ending Wednesday last, deducting the amount of Postage paid. L. V. East Bloomfield, N. Y. $1,00; P. P. Crownpoint, heim, N. Y. $1,00; P. M. Whitney's Valley, N. Y. $2,00; DIED, In this city, on the 12th inst. Susan, daughter of Mr. Mary Ann Prime, aged 10 months. On the 19th inst. Catharine M. daughter of Augustus and daughter of Charles and Rachel Paul, aged 11 months. Frederick Jenkins, in the 67th year of his age. On Thursday the 19th inst. Caroline Lewis, infant On Sunday the 22d inst. after a protracted illness, Mr. her age. friend to accompany him to ———————— A SHORT time since I was invited by a to witness the operation that was to be perHospital, formed that day. I consented—not that I||N. Y. $1,00; G. W. T. Kelloggsville, N. Y. $2,00; P. H. rather that I might have an opportunity of wished to look upon the suffering man, but seeing how operations were conducted in these dwellings of the afflicted. I seated myself by the side of my friend, whiile my eye wandered about the room, resting on knives, saws and other instruments which lay on the table Old Captain Testy swore his children scenes of anguish which those walls had witbefore me, painting to my imagination the should be well governed. So he laid by a nessed, and exciting in my heart pity for good hickory, and for every offence thrashed those poor sufferers who were from day to his children till they were beaten into hardi-day extended on that sheeted table. As I hood and shamelessness. When they ap- was meditating on the many ills which flesh peared on the theatre of life they were is heir to,' the door opened, and upon a board only fit for robbery and the whipping post. How different was the government of my and worn out with pain. He was laid upon was brought in a man exhausted with disease old friend Aimwell and his wife! If one cor- the table, and the instruments of amputation rected a child, the other never interfered.- readily prepared. The bloodless face and When the first ray of knowledge be- the trembling form told us that the sufferer gan to dawn on their infant minds they commenced a steady course of proceeding. was conscious of his situation, and dreaded the pain he was about to endure. Perhaps, They never directed what was improper to thought I, as I looked upon the mortified and be done, or misunderstood; but so long as deadened limb, perhaps that man is a father the child resisted through temper they con- who has a wife and children to mourn over tinued to persist until that temper yielded. his misfortunes, and friends to minister to A second whipping was rarely necessary. A his wants-but none are here he is to bear steady hand, a mild but firm manner of issu- his pains alone. The saw soon followed the ་ On the 15th inst. Lydia E. Bunker, in the 77th year of On the 19th inst. David E. Sprague, in the 20th year of his age. On the 6th inst. of a most distressing illness, Miss Amecity, on the following morning, at 2 o'clock, A. M. George lia A. daughter of Jarvis Webster, Esq. of Philadelphia. Dr. George W. and Elizabeth Cook, of this city. At Kinderhook, on the 13th inst. at 4 o'clock, P. M. Francis Augustus, aged 10 months and 19 days, and in this Whitfield, aged 2 years 4 months and 14 days, children of mother, with her youngest child, left home at the beginning The death of these lovely children was attended with peculiarly afflicting circumstances, to the parents. The home. Both children were taken violently sick about the of the week, on a visit to Kinderhook, and left the other at after the mother, who met a messenger sent by the mother at Kinderhook, after the father, each communicating to same time. A messenger was dispatched by the father could not leave her infant while life remained, but immetime to witness the dying agonies of the other. the other distressing intelligence. The afflicted mother New-York, relict of the late John Merritt, in the 73d year diately after its death, hastened home, and arrived just in of her age, and for 50 years an approved Minister of the At Philadelphia, on the 14th inst. Phebe I. Meritt, of will please copy the above. 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