South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1837-04-08
Ppm come for that letter" said Andy.

Ppm come for that letter" said Andy.
'1'il attend to you by-and-by."
| "The masther's in hurry" "Eet
him wait till his hurry's over"
I "He'd murther INC, film not back
soon '1'm glad to hear it."
i While the post master went on with
such provoking answers to these APP
peals for despatch, Andy's eye caught
on the heap Of letters that lay on the
counter; SO, while certain weighing of
soap and tobacco was going forward he
contrived to become possessed of two
letters from the heap, and, having cf-
fected that, waited patiently enough
until it was the great mans pleasure to
give him the missive directed to hts
master. Then did Andy bestride his
heck, and, In triumph at his trick on
the post MASTER rattle along the road
homeward as fast as his hack could
carry him. He came into the squire's
presence, his face beaming with delight,
& an air Of self-satisfied superiority in
his manner, Quite unaccountable to his
master, until he pulled forth his hand,
which had been grubbing up hia prizes
from the bottom Of his pocket, and hold
ing three letters over his head, while he
said "Look at thatp' he next slapped
them down under his broad fist On thu
table before the squire, saying,
"Well, ifhe did make ME pay eleven
pence, By gor, brought your honor
the worth o your money, any how"
.aHe young stvNlo,c.-2A Fable
'What are you doing there" said a
swallow to the ants. 1--WE are gather
ing a store for the winter" was the reaa
dy answer. 'sThat is WISE" said the
swallow; II will do SO too" And
forthwith she commenced her work, by
collecting a heap Of dead spiders and
| flies into her nest, "What means this, !"
at length, asked her mother. "Dear
mother" answered the swallow, "this
| is store for the Cd winter. Do yo,t
| gather too; the ants have taught me
this lesson. ''-e'iLeavc this labor MY
child to the grovelHng ants. A kind
Providence has vouched to us hap
/ pier fate. When the bright summer
ends we HE away from hence. On
the road we gradually fall asleep, and
then warm fens receive us, where we
Irest without feeling, hunger or thirst,
I'll new spring awakens us to new
| LIFE
How many toll through life to amass
treasures which they never enjoy, and
which prove only misfortune to those
thy leave behind. Are the chill
dren of the earth, or the heirs of heav-
en-: Ldtus pr5vc The high descentwe
claim, and let not the desire of laying
up d great heap against old age, which
perhaps we mias never see, absorb all
the powers and faculties OF our iniItor-
tai souls;
the Aeart.-@Fcw people hold close
communion with their own hearts. 1t
| is a terrible thing to question it contln-
uously-eSsverely feel the truth
of its replies, writing out fraction by
fraction, till the questioner sees himself
revealed and humbled at the reveal
tons. There IS far more Of profound
and far-reaching knowledge than most
ne,n are willing to perceive in the 6, ex-
! clamation of the Hebrew poet-"lhe
heart is deceltftil above all things and
despefateiy wickedp' And yet men
need not be thus deceived: 1t Is be-
cause they dire not learn the truth
they fear to know themselves. l share
in this fGar.-Once or twice haye torn
the mask away, and l6dked on the ma
kedness of the heart-but l shut my
ewes and tiled to cheat myself INTO ting
belief that there was no devil there: !
will not confess itnow. It's not a DIFF
6cult matter to know more CT our neigh
Dor than oirselF, for we do not tear to
study him. We read him as an open
book, and though We cannot pry close Sc
| jy into every page, we can perlisee the
table of contents, and learn more than
he would be willing to tell thank
God for the neutrality-suspicious. which
he throws around man--for His NOM,
t;ons without and within, to keep and
cherish the spirit Of good in the human
heart. that it may not wholly die but t
for these, how soon would the hghI Oh
the inner temple go out in darkness
and midnight Of despair and horror
wrap the soul
II Family Eiheness.-Aprivatel IN the T.
- dragons, when chartered IN
Hamilton, staggering along the street rec!
, 1o4y nlhouent by the lubricatlng