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ed himself. a 1.-THE tea table. she has al
ways loved play 50 well, that / fearedhe
never would be a book woFn,=bu q IN
happily disappointed. He has, bnat him a
little book case in the corner OF the count
ing room, and there he keeps bis library
and spends all his leisure hours."'
"What does he read, husbands asked
the wife with evident aAxiey .Ysalkne&
he may be as improperly enpleye6 ~iha
book, as at the gaming table" si suppose
it possible, my dear, but / am too busy TO
examine Lis books, besides, he's always
been a steady boy, and ] havn't suspected
him of getting bad books" 80 - -2s-7aai
At this moment the son appeared at ths
tea table. =
"John," said his mother, tive shall have
your company in the sitting room, | pre-
sumo, this evening. Your aunt has come
to visit u.s." Why, pretty early, but l have
a book to finish and return to the owner.a
ssWhat is the title of the book, son??s rod
"Why--II forgot just now" -g. a.
"Well, bring it and read to u.s.
The color mounted the cheek Of the
young man in a moment. "Dear mother
and aunt, excuse M tonight, and i 5wiA
read to you tomorrow eve. / must read
so fast in order to finish it. and ! promised
to return it." But what books have you
in your new library, my SON."
"Tracts, periodicals and almost every
thing" .a- -etls: 3 a='ie, my
A mothers heart can find no,repose when
she only fears her child is in danger. And
his mother asked me to repair to the count.
ing room with her after the family had all
retired, to examine the library.
Late at evening we bent our steps thith-
er, and finding the little book case locked;
we soon found means to open it, and as We
itumbled over a huge mass of in9del tractss
frivolous newspapers and periodicals, to-
gether with some of the most corrupting
novels Of the day, Involuntary excfaim1
ed, alas! what incalculable mischief il the
press doing in our day! What deyasta-
tio1 and death is it spreading oYer our fair
community! And r%iveting fast the chains
of moral and eternal death. SEQ u
This reading was most all of it in the
form of tales or stories, written not in a
coarse vulgar style, but so furnished over
as to give it consequence and recommend
it to the taste of the young. And our child,
together with six others, ell under nineteen,
had furnished themselves with these works,
which with a few poison volumes, had been
loaned to them by a modern in6del, their
superiorin age, formed their library; the
reading of which occupied their leisure
hours. Amusement was their avowed OBJ
iect, and though their consciences were
too wakefulto allow them to inform their
parents ofwhat their library consisted, they
fancied their amusement innocent.
Let us all be Jealous of mere amusement.
He who has no higher aims is not on the
road to either virtue or happiness. And
let parents watch over the pursuits Of their
children. But for female watchfulness
these would in all probability have been
ruined. o woman, blessed is thy watch
~fulness. While man is busy in the various
pursuits of life, thou art the guardian angea
Of thy sons, and great is thy reward ven
in Heaven.-[CUKir0tor.
appointments blythe PreSident-Nathan
Clifford, of Maine, Attorney General Of the
United States, vice Jno. Y. Mason, resign
ed.
Hu"dIu IleyAoluS, PulseI sho navy
vice Purser BREEsE, deceased.
John Miller, register of the land Office at
Batesville, Arkansas, vice Robert &. New
land, deceased. a. "
Peter H. Kemp, receiver of public non-
eys at Greensburg, Louisiana, vice 6. W.
WOmack, Responsibilities Oct. 18th. :
POWERS OF GENTLENESS.-Who-
understands his own interests, and is
with the beautiful rather than the
deformed, will be careful to cherish the
virtue of gentleness.- 1t requires but .
knowledge of human nature to con-
vince us, that much of our happiness in life
must depend upon the cultivation Of this
Gentleness will assist it's possess
sor in all his lawful undertakings; it will
make him successful when nothing else
could; it is exceedingly lovely and attiac-
tive in its appearance; it wins the heart of
Ill; it is even stronger than argument, and
often prevails when that would be power.
Iess and Intellectual, it shows that a man
can put a bride uponhis passions; that he
above theignoble vulgar, whose ehaIac--
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