The North-Carolina standard., 1837-07-03

ed from her fathers brow. Her mother
greeted her with the chorus of her favorite
nursery song.
aching a-rlng airing ching chee,
Hoa ding linkum darkey."
To which she replied by clapping >her
hands and dancing her feet, and then a
midst the acclamations Of her loving audi
ence she played her part-almost standing
alone, almost saying mamma-sitling in
the cestre of the table and rolling an Or
hnge to each, and replying to the caresses
of each with a grace and significance ne
yer in the world seen-except from the
youngest of every happy home. Riches
may take to themselves wings, thought |,
and fly away but the love of parents, or
brothers and sisters, the beauty and joy of
infancy, the riches which Heaven has Or
dained watches over, never fail.
The clouds passed off, and we went to
Hoboken. The grass, freshened by the
recent shower, seemed greening under our
feet. The birds were on the wing, sing
ing te deum for the return of spring.
The buds were bursting into leaves, the
dog-wood was just unfolding its white BIOS
SONS, and the violet opening its blue eye.
Nature has not failed, thought I. "Oh !
that the worn, disappointed, heart-sick de.
nizens Of your city would come forth, and
enjoy possession common to all, which
wealth cannot buy, nor poverty sell, char
tered by Heaven, and Independent of this
bank-note world u
On our return I met in the boat my
friends Mr. and Mrs E. They have
shared the disasters of the times, without
having provoked them by speculation or
extravaganza and now were about TO leave
their beautiful house in - Square tor
humble country lodging. They were both
cheerful, she rather more so than usual, and
when remarked this she said Il have rea-
son for it. | now know what we can't lose;
and the balance is beyond estimation in
our favor This is no place or time Tor
sentiment" she glanced her eyes tondly
from her husband to her little boy who
held her hand, "or would tell you what
of most precious l have not lost but even
here may say, that though h my husbands
business has failed, his integrity, ability,
industry, and enterprise have not tailed"
Neither" thought l, "does the fidelity
of a true hearted wife, her tenderness, for
titude, and elevatedness, put her to what
trial you will, ever fail p
The next day was Sunday. In the eve
ming our pastor preached upon the times,
and from the text, "who shall seperate US
from the love of God )" and believe not
an individual left the church without sense
of the littleness of those temporal posses
sions that are liable to fail, and deep graf
itude for those eternal and illimitable rich
cs that are offered to our grasp. When
came home found the following note from
Helen J.
"My dear friend, my father has at last
consented that shall not participate in the
general bankruptcy, so, pray come to-mor-
row, the day originally appointed for my
wedding and witness my non failure.
Thanks to my mother have been so in
structed in domestic economy, that l may
indulge in the luxury of marrying the man
l love, though he have not above thou
sand dollars a year and as l hold true
love, capacity, industry, and frugality to
be sufficient security, do not fear that
we shall fail in our conjugal partnership"
A Partisan belle, during the cholera
panic, painted over her door mo cholera
to be spoken of here!" [ would 60 ut
tie further, and during the panic, not only
prescribe the agita,ing topic, but suggest
others which if duly considered would
relieve the pressure to which even the
good g. manly are too passlvely yielding.
New York, May 1887.