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Beauty is an all-Pervading presence. |,
uniolds in the numberleSs flowers Of the
spring. Ii waves in the branches Of toe
Trees and the green blades Of grass. Il II.
haunts the depths OF the earth and sea. and
CLEANS out in the hnes Of the shell and ths
precious sone. And not only these minute
objects, but the ocean, the mountains. he
clouds, the heavens, the stars, the rising and
setting sun, all overflow with beauty. The
universe is its temple; and those men. VINO
are alive to Il, cannot lift their eyes without
feeling themselves encompaSsed with it on
every side Now this beauty is so precious.
the enjOyments it gives are so refined and
pure, so congenial with our tenderest and
noble feelings, and so akin TO worship. that
1t is painful to think OF the multitude Of
men as living in the midst OF it, and living
almost as blind to it, as if, instead Of tbs
fair earth and glorious sky, they were
tenants Of dungeon. An infinite joy IS
lost to the world by the want Of culture Of
this spiritual endowment. Suppose that
were to visit cottage, and to see its walls
lined with the choicest pictures Of Raphael.
and every spare nook filled with statues Of
the most exquisite workmanship, and lhstI
were to learn, that neither man, woman.
nor child ever cast an eye al these miracles
Of art, how should feel their privs6On;
how should want to open their eyes. aDd
to hel p them to comprehend and feel The
loveliness and grandeur which IN vain cOUn.
ed their noticel But every husbandman IS
living IN sight OF the works Of OWNER
Artist, and how much would bis existence
be elevated, could he see the glory which
shines forth in their forms, hues, proper.
TONS, and moral expression! have spoken
only Of the beauty Of nature, but how much
OF this mysterious charm is found in The ele-
CANT arts, and especially in Literature! The
best books have most beauty. The great
est truths are wronged il not linked with
beauty, and they win their way most surely
and deeply into the soul when aHayed IN
this their natural and fit attire. Now no
man receives the true culture Of a man, N
whom the sensibiliiy to the beautiful IS not
cherished; and | know Of no condition in
life from which it should be excluded. vi
all Injuries, this is the cheapest and most
at hand; and il seems TO me TO be mOsi IN
portant to those conditions, where coarse
labor tends to give grOssness to the mind
From the diffusion Of the sense OF beauty
in ancient Greece, and Of the las.s for muse
in modern Germany, We learn lat the Peo-
pie at large may partake Of refined graah-
cations, which have hitherto been thought
TO be necessarily restricted to lew.
Claiming
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Msa wss Newer nnw n ~
from visits to Monastenes in De ~
very entertaining book Of trsSSsls l.
Curzon, we make the annexed ext,,s,. + 4.
"He was magnificent look;n. =.
thirty or thirty-hve years Of aes. III U
eyes, and long black hair and -
we sat together in the sveniu, !. J.
cisnt room, by the light OF one In, L
lamp. with deep shades thrown 49,. 4.
ACE and inquire, | thought he World
made an admirable study Tor Titisn :.
oaslln del Piombo. In the cour.. os
sersation, foundlhai be had learned ~ Soh'
rom another monk, having never basa ~,
d the peninsula Of Mount Atbos ~ ~
parents, and most Of the inhabitant. of u
village where he was born-somswl - ne
Roumella, but its name or Dos;,;on ~ IN
not know-had been massacred du,;na - ~
feyoit or disturbance. So be baS t
old, but he remembered nothing 49,, ea
ne had been educated in a scbooI : ny
Or one Of the other monasteries .rJ 'I ~.
whole lie had been passed on ,bs 20
Mountain; and this, he said, was the c,.,
with very many other monks. Ha d;d -.
remember his mother, and did M, -
quite sure that he ever had one; be bs5
NEVER seen woman, nor had he anv -
what sort oil things women were or vbs,
hey looked like. He asked me wbs,I-'
hey resembled the pictures Of the Pans.;-
the Holy Virgin, which hang in sys,,
church. Now those who are convs,,sc.
with the peculiar conventional ren,s.s,,.
lions Of The Blessed Virgin in The n;c,n,.-
Of the Greek church, which are all sIac,I1
alike, stiff, hard and dry, without sDv ~
Pearance Of life or emotion, will agree vi
me that they do not afford very Tayor,bI.
idea OF the grace or beauty Of the lair .s-.
and that there was difference of aDOear
ance between black women, Circassi,D,
and these OF other nations, which was nov
ever, difficult to describe to one who b.1
never seen lady Of any race. He h..
tened with great interest while | told him
that all women were not exactly Ike tbe
picture ne had seen, but 6iid not think !,
charitable TO carry on the conversation "a.
!her. although the poor monk seemed 10
have strong inclination to know more Of
that interesting race Of beings from whose
society he had been so entirely debare5
| often thought afterwards of the sinvpla,
lot OF this manly and noble looking monk
whether he is still recluse, either in the
monastery or in his mountain farm, with
its little moss-grown chapel as ancient as
the days Of Constantine; or whether he bss
gone out into the world. and mingled in il,
pleasures and its cares"
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CIRcAssIA.-Circassia is a mountainons
but very fine and beautiful country. border
ing upon the Black Sea at its Eastern e,.
tremity. 1t is also contiguous to the Rus
sian territory lying toward this extremity Of
the Euxlne, and interposes its LOFTY noun.
ialns and fertile valleys between the clutch
oil Russia and those more level and less
wild countries toward the Euphrates and
the IIgrIs. 1t Is the aim Of this ambitions
power, Russia, to become possessed. il 4,
can, OF all the realms contiguous 10 the
Black Sea, on all sides. On one side .abe
VOL has already laid his paws on the
DanuoIan Provinces. on Moldayia. Bul.
gaiir Wallachia, and is, on this side. there.
lore, fast advancing toward Constantinonle
but before it can enslave the tracts lv;na IN
the southern coast OF this Sea, it must sub.
due and pass the fine people who hold Cir.
cass'a--a race, in physical requisites. the
nnest specimen Of men now to be found ON
this globe, and Of courage and activity un.
snrPassable. Against these noble but nm
offending people the Muscovite serfs have
now, Tor many years, been carrying ON.
cruelty, bloody. but fruitless wars No
quarter rs siren; and the amount Of live.
lost Is not known. excepting that, eenerally
Il Is very great. 1t is believed that, taking
battle. sickness. fatigue. altogether into ae,
count, not less than 2O0, 900 Russian ,erl.
have len their bones among the wild pas.
ses; and this without gaining any ground
mat is tenable. The Car, in furtherance
OF this murderous conflict, tries to stop All
access by sea to Circassia.-London Sim.
dard of Freedom.
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ASEcDorE OF PRrcIsE Man
good story is told by the Belfast Journal OIL
college professor as follows: "He was
one Of your precise men. who measured on
sentences as clerk does choice ribbons.
The good professor took it into his head to
relieve the monotony Of his existence BY an
aquatic excursion. The boat was unloT-
tunately capsised near the shore, and DC
was put in fair way to test the virtue o.
Priesnitz's theory. He was averse to max
ing any uncouth outcry, and had gone down
twice without saying a word; but Just as
his occiPut was disappearing third Tune,
he rolled on his back, and blowing Ike
porpoise. exclaimed. rather louder than
usual. at is anticipated that some one will
throw me a rope!"
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SuB-RosA.-This compound word is
often used in writing and conversation, as
significant Of secrecy. Ills said that its
derivation is as follows: anciently, the
Greeks consecrated the rose to Hippocrates,
the genius Of Silence. And either the rose
or its representation was placed upon the
ceiling OF their dining-rooms, implying that
whatever was done therein should be kept
from the public knowledge. II was done
subIosa, or under the rose.
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ORIGIN OF QUARRELs.-The sweetest
the most clinging affection is often shaken
by the slightest breath Of unkindness. as inc
delicate rings and tendrils Of the vine are
agitated by the fsintest air that blows N
summer. An unkind word from one Do
loved often draws blood from many heart
which would defy the batile-a1e Of hatred
or the keenest edge Of vindictive SATIRE
Nay, the shade, the gloom of the lace "a
miliar and dear awakens grief and pam.
These arethe little thorns which, though men
of rougher form may make their way
through them without feeling much, eA-
tremely incomnode persons OF a more Is,
fined turn in their journey through ille' ana
make their travelling irksoms and unPieas
ant.-Je1cish Chronicle.
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IMPoRrANcE or CooKERY.-It is a Gu
rious fact, that during the war in Spain,
some forty years since, when the French
and English armies were alike suffering
from the scantiness ofprovisipns, ,he,French
soldiers kept up their strength much better
than the English, solely because they put
such food as they could get to much better
account. The English soldier would take
up the lump Of meat, and broil ii on the
Goals till good part of it was burned al
most to cinder, though even then part of
the remainder was probably raw. The
French soldiers, on the contrary, would club
Two or three together, and stew their bits OF
meat with bread, and such herbs and vege-
tables as they could collect, into savoury
and wholesome dish. So great was the diff
ference between these two ways. in their
effect on the strength and health of the SOL
diers, that it was remarked that French
army would live in a country in which
an English army would starve.-Fan,ily
Economist.
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"Whe that has loved knows not the tender tall
Which flowers reveal when lips are coy q
tslli
Whose youth has paused not, dreaming in tn
vale,
Where tn. rsth vIOles dwsllf
"Lo when they shrink along the lovely brake,
Under the leafiess mela ncholy tree:
Not yet the cuckoo sings, nor glides the snake
Nor wild thyme lures the bee!
"Yet at their sight and seen, entrancsd anG
thrill'd,
All June seems golden in the April skies:
How sweet the days we yearn for, I'll fulfill'd
o distant Paradise
"Dear land, 10 which Desire for ever hess.
Time doth no present TO the grasp allow;
say In the hx'd Eternal shall We seize
At last the fieeting Now
"Dresm not Of days 10 come, of that unkno
whittier hope wanders (msze without clue }
Give their true witchery to the fOwen-thsiT
Youth in their youth renew.
"Avsrice! remember when the cowslip's gold
Lursd and yet lost its glitter in thy CRISP;
De thy boards glad thee more than those OF
old7-
TA0ss withsr'd in thy clasp.
"FrOm these thy clasp falls psl,isd!-It was
then
That thou vert ch;-thy Golfers are lie,
Alas, poor fool! joy IL the wealth of men,
And care their property!
"Coms fold Ambition! what hast thou sssIre7
Empire and pOwerl-0! wsndersr, tempest
tost,
These once Ders thine, when LIES gay spring
inspired
Thy soul with glories lost!
"Let the flowers charm thee to the iocund
prime,
When Ger the stars rapt fancy traced the
chart;
Tho0 hadst an angels power in that blest time,
Thy realms human heart!
"Hark! bark! again the tread of bashfnl feet!
hark! the boughs rustling round thy try sting
place.
Let air again with one dear breath be sweet.
Each fair with one dear face!
''Brief-lived first flowers, first love. the hours
steal on
To prank the world In summers pomp OF
hue:
But what shall faunt beneath fiercer sun
worth what we lose in your
"oft. by q flower, a leaf. in some loved book
We mark the lines that charm US most. Re-
trace
Thy life, recall its lOVeIjest passage;-Iook,
Dead Vlolets keep the place."
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master, touched BY his anxiety; bat tbs a
great pity. You would make better pu-
pill than servant. How much do youe
pect?'
'Ah, Idare not say.
Let US see; on account of your age and
anxiety to remain, will increase the wages
somewhat.
Sir said Ramus with desperate effort,
Il do not ask money; all wish is perInis-
sion to retain my place in the class. | will
continue my studies by day, and work hard
as a servant by night
'And when will you sleep?' asked the
principal. greatly affected.
During the hours Of recreation! replied
the noble boy.
What may not be accomplished by real
thirst for knowledge. Ramus steadily con.
tinued his almost superhuman labors OF
mind and body, and in the end he reaped @
reward. After leaving the college, he re-
ceived all the honors and degrees that are
conferred on learned men; and King Hen
ry IL. named him professor of eloquence
and philosophy in the College of France.
He published several works, which still
attest the enlargement Of his mind and the
extent Of his knowledge. It was he who
invented the letter V. Before his time, u
had been employed in all cases when either
letter was required.
Ramus became rich and prosperous, as
we'll as learned; but he did not forget his
parents, nor his old friend Louison-who
had predicted that be would become great
man--nor Richard, who was the first to de-
velop his intellect, in teaching him 10 read.
I am sorry to have to add, that Ramus per-
ished in the year 1872, in the cruel massa-
Gre of St. Bartholomew.
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As when around the moon the stars appear
LovelIest in heaven, and all is hush'd and cIear.
When mountain-t tops and uplands, bask In light.
And woods, and all tn ETHEREAL de pth of night
Seems open'd back to heav'n, and sight is had
or all the stars, and shepherds hearts are glad !:
So many, 'twi1t the ships and river, shone
The Trojan fires in front OF Ihon.-L. Hum.
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A King is person. who, for anything
wherein the public really needs him, has
little else TO do but to bestow the eating
and drinking Of excessive dainties; to set
PomPous face upon the superficial actings
Of State; to pageant himself up and down
in progress among the perpetual bowings
and cringings Of an object people, on either
side deifying and adoring him for nothing
done that can deserve it.-Milion.
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Shuh ueIays, thcy breed remorse;
Take thy time while time is lent thee;
Creeping snails have weakest force;
Fly thy faultlest thou repent thee;
Good is best when soonest wrought;
Lingering labors come to nought.
Hoist up sail while gale dost last,
Tide and wind wait no mans pleasure:
Seek not time when time Is past;
Sober speed is wisdom's leisure;
After wits are dearly bought,
Letthy forewit guide thy thought.
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The PER cENFAeE OF POETRY THAT WILL
PROBABLY ENDURE.-When we look back
upon the havoc which Two hundred years
have made in the ranks of our mortals, and
the accumulation of more good works than
there is time TO peruSe, we cannot help being
dismayed at the prospect which lies before
the writers Of the present day. There never
wasan age so prolific ofpopularpoetry as that
in which we now live. The last ten years
have produced, we think, an annual sup
ply of about ten thousand lines Of good
staple poetry-poetry fIom the very first
hands, and as likely to be permanent as
present success can make it. Now if this
goes on for hundred years longer, what a
task will await the poetical readers Of 1919
Our living poets will then be nearly as old
as Pope and Swift are at present-and if
Scott, and Byron, and Campbell have al
ready cast Pope and Swift good deal in
to the shade, in what form and dimensions
are they themselves likely to be presented
to the eyes Of our great grandchildren!
The thought, we own, is little appalling
and we confess We see nothing better to
imagine than that they may find a comfor-
table place in some new collection OF
specimens--the centenary of the present
publication. There shall posterity still
psng with rapture on the half of Campbell,
and the fourth part Of Byron-and the sixth
OF Scotland The scattered tithes Of Crabbe.
and the three per cent. Of Southey-while
some good-natured critic shall sit in our
mouldering chair, and more than half pre-
fer them to those by whom they have been
superseded! 1t is hyperbole of good ma
ture, however, we fear TO ascribe to them
even those dimensions at the end Of CEN
fury. After lapse of two hundred and
fifty years, we are afraid 10 think Of the
space they may have shrunk into. We
have no Shakespeare, alas! 10 shed Gev.
er-setting light on his contemporaries and
If we continue to write and rhyme at the
present rate for two hundred years longer,
there must be some new art Of shorthand
reading invented--or all reading will be
given up in despair.-LOrd Jeffrey.
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perseverance, in a righteous cause, and
under the direction Of reason. assumes the
name oil constancy, and is numbered among
The virtues but when pressed into the ser.
vice oil iniquity, and goaded on by rashness
ana Jolly, II is called obstinacy, and can
lead to nothing but ruin.
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II was very Just and sensible answer
which Agesilans, the Spartan King, re.
turned to one who asked him, "What il
was, in which youth ought principally to
be instructed he replied, THAT, which
they have most need to practice when they
are men,"
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1t won't do to be so devoted to tender.
Inear'ed wife, as to comply implicitly with
her request when she asks you, snow tun.
BILE over the cradle and break your neck
my dear--won't you?"
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Women love flowers, and flowers are
Ike women in their beauty and sweetness.
80 'ney ought TO grow up together. No
nowe!-garden looks complete without q wo-
man IN It. and no woman ever seems 80
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II was golden query Of Dir. Franklin,
N answer to one Of the important letters Of
Tom Paine, that eff men were 30 wicked
with religion, what would they be without
itv --~' -.
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He travels x,fe, and not unPlsa,anuy,
who is guarded BY poverty and suidso "
love.
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What is better than Presence Of MIND ~
q Railway Accident
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Richard alone sat silently ia corner
praying God to protect the little traveller.
After much fatigue, Pierre La Rance at
length reached Paris. While passing
through the country, he was kindly received,
lodged and fed by the peasants, so that he
had no occasion to spend the few sous he
possessed. But il was different in the great
city; there he was obliged to purchase
piece Of bread, and having eaten il to seek
a lodging where he best could. The GOV.
cred entrance to the market afforded toll
cradle shelter; and there, with a stone for
a pillow, Pierre managed TO sleep soundly.
Next morning he was awoke early by the
noise of the town; and seeinga number of
children going toward school, he followed
them to The gale. They entered, and he
remained standing alone. His heart beat
fast. and taking courage. he knocked at the
gate. .aaos a .a7
The porter opened il. what do you
WANT
j want TO enter and listen 10 what is 90
ing on replied the little stranger with sim.
plicity. -t-.--t, ,-.,uf
Who are you 80
"A poor child come on foot from his own
village to acquire leaning III
Can you pay for admissioni'
Alas have nothing in the world
Then / advise you TO go back . quick.
ly as you cam. said the porter. shutting the |
door in his face.
Sill the child Was mot d;scouracs5. n.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-06-29
New Advertisements. &c.

We forgot, last week. TO call the atten.
of our readers to the advertisementof Of our
friend e. NJ. WINTER. He is always on
hand. ready TO execute all work entrusted
to him, neatly, excellen,ly and expedi.
tiously. Give him call.
DAoURnEorYPEs.--fn another column
will be found advertisement of Messrs.
CoLE & LOWELL. who are ready to take
ikenesses in the most approved styles.
They are good operators and make good
pictures.
New ps.--We are requested to
call attention to the fact. that Messrs. Ju.
LIAM Il ULRlCK have received second
supply Of Spring and summer Goods.
This speaks we'll for their success and will
attract to their house an additional sup.
ply Pensioners.
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THE MAINE LEGISLATURE IN ruE DIS.
TRTcT OF CoLUMBIA. In the Maine House
Of Representatives, on Wednesday last,
the following resolve was passed by ll2
yeas TO IA nays:-
Whereas, the people Of Maine regard
slavery with feelings Of profound a6hor.
renee. as conflicting with the great prin.
ciples Of freedom aud free Government
detrimental TO political progress. and
ought not to be Upheld or sanctioned il
the Capital ofour glorious Union, the very
sanctuary Of Liberty: Therefore, ~
Resolved, That our Senators and Rep
reseniatives,in Congress. be requested tc
use their utmost influence to abolish
slavery and the slave trade in the Distric,
ofColumbia, by all Constitutional means.
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LlKRNRSSESI
OoLE a I0urIr.

"0ULD respectfully inform the inhabitants
w Of Lancaster and vicinity, that they hnye
opened their Daguerrean Gallery in TALLmApoE's s
BLOCK, for short time, where they win be found
IN readiness to execute Likenesscs equal to any
in tho West for depth Of tone and sotness of light
and shade. Having given their undivided atten-
ton To the business ior several years in the East.
ern cities, they Iee confident they can suit all who
may favor them with a. call
Those wishing for beautiful likeness OF them
selves or friends, will do well 10 call soon. while
so favorable an opportunity offers
EBrG0LD aud PLATED L0CKETS on hand.
Pictures taken equally as well in cloudy Us IN
fair weather.
Instruction given in the srt. Apparatus, &C..
furnished on the meat reasonable terms.
Lancaster, June %. l849.
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EV The following from the Esen,ng
Post the leading Locofoco paper of New
York, we commend to the attention of
our Democratic brethren particularly. 1t
was intended for another quarter; but
hits remarkably well in places. where
old grudges are forgiven aud miserable,
dishonest, trucking, time.serving poll
ticians" arc nominated aud supported
for office.
There is ono lesson which, if we
could. we would impress upon all poll
ticians, of whatever school they may be,
1t is, never 10 embark in any political
movement or agitation. never to set up
any candidate, never to support any prin.
ciple of policy, or any public measure,
with a view of gaining any personal nd-
vantage by it. To do so is not only an
oiisnse against morals. but blunder.
1t not only makes rogue Off man who
otherwise might have passed for being
tolerably honest, but in nine cases out Of
ten brings upon him in the end most griev-
Gus disappOintments."