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II r. Reproach not the wife With hi..e,.
ness, If she give sastcnance 10 thy son,
/ lest he should swallow With hermilk the
tears Of his mother
~ Death opens the door u fame, and
fcloses il TO envy; Il breaks the chain d
1.-THE captive, and places the destiny Of the
slave il the hands Of now master
| NJ There Is netting farther Or nearer
more hidden Or revealed than God
Nh u ts..6,rsz- dAfssarfa shAiier the
~ Happiness is : plant, which only
hourishes in the temperate gone Of the
passions a
i Military government unites III itself all
the vices of despotism and all the dan.
lgers Of anarchy.
/ 10 Beautiful IS the dying Of the sun,
when the last song Of the birds fade IN
1.-THE lap Of silence when the islands Of the
clouds are bathed in light, and the iirzt
lstar springs up over the grave Of day.
| ~ Evil thoughts arc dangerous enc
miles, and should be repulsed at the thresh-
hold Of our minds. Fill the head and
heart with good thoughts, that there be
no room for bad ones. 81 s
| ~ Never tell aman he's fool, in the
first place he won't believe you; in the
next, you make him your enemy.
A CHARAcTER.-- II do not know any OBJ
ject more interesting than an amiable
young lady receiving her company, minis.
teringI to their amusements, mixing in eve
~ little tide of talk, and directing the
whole pleasant but intricate machinery Of
q party. It requires something that may
be called talent to entertain company with
grace and ease-to draw out the retiring
character of the reserved bring congo,
NAL spirits into acquaintanee--afferd wit
its proper nutriment, and fancy its glitter.
| ing flashes A large party contains dis
positions, tempers, likings, antipathies.
&c These are the materials out Of
which is to be constructed happiness, de-
light and enjoyment It is the peculiar
province Of women, in polite society. -
cement the different elements * happi-
ness together by her plastic hand In
such a, situation her skill is most seen as
well as felt. Those females who do III
well, have the reward in the very act.
Lossor aTmRDLY - The Rev. Mr.,
minister Of had the custom Of .wri-
snps Uf paper; wnrrn nc pIaceu pn the BIZ
BILE before him, to be used in succession.
One day, when he was explaining the Sc
cond head, he got little warm, and came
down with such . thump upon tho Bible
with his hand, that the ensuing slip fell
over the edge .of the pulpit, though un-
perceived BY himself On reaching the
end Of the second head, he looked down
for the third slip, but, alas ! il was not to
be found aThirdly,'' he cried, looking
around with great anxiety. After little
pause, Thirdly" again he exclaimed, but
still no thirdly appeared. aThirdly, !
say, my brethren" pursued the bewildercd
Clergyman, but not another word could he
utter. At this point, where the congre.
Egation were partly sympathizing with his
distress, and partly rejoicing at such a de-
eisiye instance of the improperly of using
notes in preaching, which had always been
an unpopular thing in the Scotch clergy,
an old woman rose up and thus addressed
the preacher eff I'm not mistaken, sir,
I saw Thirdly fly out atthe cast window,
a quarter Of an hour syne.n It is impos-
sible for any but Scotchman to conceive
how much this account of the loss Of
Thirdly was relished by that part of the
congregation which condemned the use 81
! notes Chambers.
i ANEcDoTE OF JoHNsoN--As soon as
johnson had completed the last sheet Of
his Dictionary, the delay Of which had
quite exhausted the patience Of Miller
the bookseller, the latter acknowledged
the receipt Of it in the following rude
terms :-aAndrew Miller sends his com
lpliments to Mr. Samuel Johnson, with tho
! money for the last sheet Of the Dictionary
and thanks God he has done with him =
To which uncourteous intimation the
Doctor replied in tho following bitter Re-
tort ::---sSamuel johnson returns his com
4 pliments to Mr. Andrew Miller, and j.
that Andrew Miller, has the grace to thank
God for anything
IL A HoosIrR SroRY--A Hoosier who
w;shed Ia astonisba Yankee, gaze the fol
liow;no deseriptid Of tho fertility Of his "a.
var;fe Staic Ofcourset the Yankee eapcd
i under snoh q dose. Well, old Yanfee.
i m lust tell you liza farmer n our coun.
j trv plant ground with corn and takes irst
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