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tons OF the Greek sprsng all true philoso-
ply; bow from lheinstitutions Of The Roman
rose all durable systems Of government;
how from the robust follies of the North
came the glory of chivalry, and the
modern delicacies Of honor, and the sweet
hamonising influences Of woman. He
tracked the ancestry of our Sidneys and
Bayards from the Hengists, Genserics, and
Atlilas. Full Of all curious ard quaint
anecdote-of original illustration--of those
niceties OF learning which sprang from a
taste cultivated to the last exquisite polish
the book amused, and allured, and charmed;
and erudition lost its pedantry now in the
simplicity of Montaigne, now in the pene-
tration Of La Bruyere. He lived in each
time of which he wrote, and the time lived
again in him. All, what a writer OF ro-
mances he would have been. Tiff what? II
he had had as sad an experience Of mems
passions, as he had The happy intuition into
their humors. But he who would see the
mirror Of the shore, must look where it is
cast-on the river, not the ocean. The
narrow stream reflects the gnarled tree, and
the pausing herd, and the village spire, and
the romance Of the landscape. But the
sea reflects only the vast outline of the
headland, and the lights of the eternal
heaven.-Ihe Cartons.
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The Legend Of meresrtss--J.liau the
Apessase.

Julian the Apostate, who figures in sacred
romances, not merely as tyrant and per
secutor, but as terrible and potent nec.ao
mancer, who had sold himsalf to rthe Devil,
had put his officer Mercuri,,ss|to death, be.
Z oiss of his ~SdnestUn TO the Christian faith
The STORY then relates that when Julian led
.hiS army against the Persians, and on the
feSe o' the battle in which he persisted. St.
Basil The Great was favored by a miracu.
lous vision. He beheld woman of re.
sPlendent beauty, seated ON throne, and
around her great multitude Of angels; and
she commanded one OF them, saying, go
forthwith, and awaken Mercurius, who
sleePeth in the sepulchre, that he may slay
Julian the Apostate, that proud blasphemer
against me and my SOM" And when Basil
awoke, he went to the tomb in which Mer.
GURUS had been laid not long before, with
his armor and weapons by his side; and, 10
his great establishment, he found neither the
body nor the weapons, But on returning
to the place the next day, and again look
ing into the tomb, he found there the body
OF Mercurius. lying as before; but the lance
was stained with blood; "for on the day OF
battle, when the wicked Emperor was at
the head Of his army, an unknown warrior,
bareheaded, and Of a pale and CHASTITY
countenance, was seen mounted on a white
charger. which he spurred forward, and
brandshing his lance, he pierced Julian
through the body, and then vanished as sud.
denly as he had appeared. And Julian
being carried to his tent, he took handful
OF the blood which flowed from his wound
and flung it into the air, exclaiming with his
last breath, Thou hast conquered, Galilean!
thou hast conquered Then the demons
received his parting spirit. But Mercurius
having performed the behest Of the blessed
Virgin, re-entered his tomb, and laid him
self down TO sleep till the Day Of Judg-
ment. Mrs. Ldmeson's Sacred and
Legendary art.
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Deb.rnh,. ssug OF victory.


This is a truly sublime ode, and its effect
is greatly enhanced by the rude and distant
antiquity whence its utterance is poured forth
upon us. 1t is interesting to mark the
primitive tendencies TO song in the different
ages of the world-proving how poetry and
music are bound up, as it were, with the
first elements Of the human constitution
The instance before US is one oil the most
powerful and picturesque that has come
down to us from any OF the older periods OF
the world The invocation to God is truly
magnificent; and the representation oil the
state OF Israel, one Of the most graphi'
cal that can we'll be imagined, when the
Philistines lorded il over the country. and
the people had to take shelter in hiding
places. The mother in Israel sets before
us most venerable and impressive figure.
The blessing sscrbed to God because oil the
peoples willingness, is an homage TO HIS
ascendency over the hearts OF men. lie
made them willing in the day Of His power,
o, God, make me willing for every service
Thou mightest be pleased in-fby proyi-
dence to assign for me. Ii marks the SIM
plicity Of these ages, when the dignitaries OF
the land rode on white asses; and how ex-
quisite are the descriptive touches, as that OF
the archers taking aim at the people when
congregated at the wells. The rapid sketch
Of Israel by its tribes is highly poetical, and
the pen Of the ready writer has descended
10 US from one OF the Dotabilia OF this song;
and so has The utterance that characteristics
those who came not to the help Of the Lord
against the mighty. On the other hand we
are revolted by it, as trace OF the barbar-
ism Of these earlier times, when, IN the re-
cital Of what took place, highly poetical
though it be, we read the eulogy Of Jael.--
But there is nothing in Ossian to equal the
description Of Sisera's mother looking forth
with her ladies through the lattice, and
waiting the return Of their victorious lord.
We may here note the licentiousness oil
war. why are thy chariot wheels so long
in coming ranks also among the nota-
bilia OF scripture. And what mighty i'm
agination is that Of the stars in their courses
fighting against Sisera. We may pass two
reflections on this chapter-6rst, how much
of the memorable and great, both as acted
in reality and set forth in history, may take
place on a theatre Of small material extent
Both Judea and Greece, and | should say
Rome, when limited and surrounded by
little States, give examples Of this. Second,
what attractions Of eloquence, and beauty
and grandeur, are mixed up with religion
as exhibited in that Book which is the re
cord Of its doctrines, and also OF the doing,
that took place in the world. viewed in the
treculiar light Of its being Gods world.-Dr
| ChdtnseTs.r
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On surrfr.hip.


"There is nothing more palpable IN thi,
Book Of Proverbs than tie protest which il
lifts against suretyship. J--think that in
comparing Scripture with Scripture thi.
should be taken into account, when adj
justing and reeafstiDg our practice by the
directions CT the New Testament in re.
-gurd to giving. There is positively moth.
ing which | should do with greater reluc.
fancy and aversion than to give my name
as surety--a distinct sort Of giving from
that Of direct and immediate conveyance,
and subject ] should hope, to different
rules and different principles. Certain it is
that to give away and be done with it, leaves
one in wholly different state from coming
under an engagement TO give on some un,
certain contingency. the occurrence of
which would lay upon US the burden of
responsibility that we would far rather dis
charge now tharr-expose ourselves to the
hazard of its being brought upon US after
wards. To do this is to open door through
which a crowd OF anxieties and fears would
enter in, and make my heart the prey of
feelings insupportabIe. | arm relieved to
think that the sanctions Of Scripture are
so much at one with my own inclinations.
Certain it is that from the moment of nv
becoming cautioner, ] should not be able
TO give sleep TO my eyes, or slulnber to nv
eyelids. Such are my tendencies.-Dr.
Chalmers.
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Pepys Haunted By spIriIs.

November 29th.-Waked about seven
o'clock this morning with a noise | sup.
posed | heard, near our chamber, Of knock,
ing, which. by and by, increased; and l.
more awake, could distinguish il better.
then walked my wife, and both of US won
dered at it, and lay so great while, while
that increased, and at last heard il palmer
knocking as if it were breaking down q
window for people TO get out, ard then re
moving of stools and chairs, and plainly
by and by, going up and down stairs. We
lay, both Of US, afraid; yet would have
rose, but my wife would not let me. Be
sides, | could not do it without making
noise and We did both conclude that thieves
were in the house, but wondered what ou
people did, whom We thought either killet
or afraid, as We were. Thus we lay i'll
the clock struck eight, and high day. A
last, | removed my gown and slippers safely
to the other side Of the bed over my wife
and there safely rose, and put on my gowr
and breaches; and then, with firebrand il
my hand, safely opened the door, and saw
nor heard anything. Then, with fear
confess, went to the maids chamber door
and all quiet and safe. Called Jane up, anc
went down safely, and opened my chambe
door. whore all was well. Then more freel,
about, and To lhe titchen, where the cook
maid up, and all safe. So up again, sn,
when Jane came, and we demanded wheth
or she heard no noise, she said, "yes," bu
was afraid, but rose with the other maid
and found nothing but heard noise in tn,
great stack of chimnies that goes from ST
j. Minnes's through our house; and so W,
went, and their chimnies have been sweep
this morning, and the noise was that. anc
nothing else. Ii is one Of the most extra
ordinary accidents in my life, and give,
ground to think Of Don Quixote's adven
lures, how people may be surprised, ant
the moro from an accident last night, tina
our young gibb-cat did leap down our stair.
from top 10 bottom at two leaps. and fright
ed US, that we could not tell well whestns
1t was the cat or a spirit, and Do sesnetime
think this morning that thsShouse might b
haunted.-Diary Of Samuel Pepys.
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Attachment Reeiproe.l.

The following capital story is oId Of Al
Alabama sheriff and pretty widow
"Court was in session, and amid ihsnl-
hplicity Of business which crowded uyor
him at term time, he stopped at The doC q
beautiful widow, on the sunny sds
thirty, who by the way, had often bex0Es.
melting glances upon the sheriff iorsssL
tie was admitted, and soon the WIDOW p
Peared. The confusion and deligh. VIII
the arrival Of the visitor had OcczSOasd,
set OF to greater advantage than usual he
captivating charms Of the widow N. Ea
cheeks bore the beautiful blended ms d
the apple blossom; her lips resemblsd roS
buds, upon which the morning dew ys. In
gered, her eyes were like the qUvsr q
cupid, the glances Of love and tendsnsz
with which they were filed rsSSnbIng
arrows that only wanted a fine bean Cpat
don the pun) to do full execution. 4isl
few common place remarks
Madam, said the matter-ofiaci Asn1
Il have an attachment for YOU
A deeper blush than usual mantlej he
cheeks Of the fair widow. With 6OEncs<
eyes, whose glances were centred upon ha
beautiful feet, half concealed by the fOvIrs
draPery. gently patting the floor, she, vi
equal candor, replied:
Sir, the attachment is reciprocal.
For some time the sheriff maintained AZ
astonished silence; at last he said
Madam. will you proceed to court
Proceed to court replied The lady, MA
merry laugh; then shaking her besGaiul
head, she added, No. Sir though ms 5
leap year, | will not take ADVANTAGE o. ne
license therein granted to my sex. and ihsrs.
lore greatly prefer that you should proceed
to COURT
But, madam. the justice is waidng
Let him wait, am not disposed q huf1
matters in such an unbecoming msnnsr
and besides, sir, when the ceremony S PEI.
Ionned, wish you to understand that !
prefer a minister to Justice Of the Pes''.
Madam, said he, rising from his ehah
with solemn dignity, there IS a grea; ms
AXE here. My language has been msHrt
The attachment of whoa !
peak was issued from the Office Of EsqDl''
=; and commands me to bring yOu D.
family before him, to answer q coni'nP'
# court in disObeying a subpoena 10 ne
'ase Of Smith vs.. Jones.
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AHectieu,

One mark Of deep corruption is to b,
without natural affection. In Joseph We
have beautiful example of this virtue, anc
in this / desire to resemble him. | lie
under defects herein which | should labor
to remedy, and may the Giver of all grace
enable me, in whatsoever things are lovely,
and Of good report, to think of these things
And with what humanity and feeling does
he seek to comfort his brethren, and restore
them from the confusion into which he had
thrown them by the discovery Of HIMSELF
! am miserably apt to be precipitated into
such expressions as hurt the sensibilities Of
others. Il is true that this, in general, is
Immediately followed by conjunction, and
a desire to repair the severity; bur how in.
fnitely better to put q guard on my lips,
and maintain such tenderness for the feel
ings Of other men as shall prevent, rather
than redress, the violence which | may have
done them.--Dr. Chalmers.
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sr 7. BAs1korox MAcAuLAr,


To the names OF Baxter and Howe mus
te sdded the name Of man far below
thu in station and in acquired knowledge
Sui in virtue their equal, and in genius the
superior. John Bnnyan, Bunyan had beer
bred tinker. and had served as private
soldier in the Parliamentary army. Early
: in bis life he had ,sen fearfully tortured by
remose for bis yoelhfnl sins, the worst O.
which seem, howevei, % have been such a.
the world thinks venia, His keen sensi.
biliy and bis powerful ,aagination made
his intemsl conflicts singulafT terrible. He
fancied that he was under sensnce OF rep
rotation, that he gad committed blaspbe-
my sgaiEt he hay Ghost, thatbe had sold
Chris, and that he was actually possessed
by demon. Sometimes loud voices from
Heaven cried out TO warn him. Some
times fends whispered impious suggestions
in his ear. He saw visions Of distant noun
tain tops, on which the sun shone brightly,
but from which he was separated by waste
OF fnow. He felt the devil behind him
pulling his clothes. He thought that the
brand Of Cain had been Sc: upon him. He
feared that he was about to burst asunder
like Judas. His mental agony disordered
his health. One day he shook like man
in TIE palsy. On another day he felt
fire within his breast. 1t is difficult to
understand how he survived sufferings so
intense and so long continued. AT length
the clouds broke. From the depths of
despair, the penitent passed to state of
serene felicity. An irresistible impulse
now urged him to impart to others the
blessings Of which he was himself possess.
ed. He joined the BaPtists, and became
preacher and writer. His education had
been that OF a mechanic. lie knew no
language but the English. as it was spoken
by the common people. He had studied |
no great model Of composition, with the |
exception, an important exception undoubt-
eddy, of our noble translation of the Bible. |
His spelling was bad. He frequently trans
crossed the rules Of grammar. Yet the
native force Of genius, and his experimental
knowledge OF all the religious passions,
from despair to ecstasy, amply supplied in
him the want Of learning. His rude ora
tory reused and melted hearers who listened
withou. interest to the iabored discusses of
great logicians and Hebraists. His works
were widely circulated among the humber
classes. One Of them, the Pilgrims Pro-
gTess, was, in his own lifeline, translated
into several foreign languages. 1t was,
however. scarcely known to the learned
and polite, and had been, during near <
century. the delight of pious cottagers and |
artisans, before it was publicly commended
BY any man of high literary eminence. Al :
length critics cOndescended to inquire where !
he secret Of so wide and so durable non
llsrity lay. They were compelled to own i
hat the ignorant multitude had judged more :
correctly than the learned, and thai the Il
iesPised little book was really master. q
'iece. Bunyan is indeed as decidedly IL
ne first Of sllegorists, as Demosthenes IS !,
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To Amelia.
NJ GEORGE d. PRENTICE.

too would kneel before thy shrine.
Young minstrel Of the Eden Tyre,
For oh to me each word Of thine
Seems radiant with soul Of FIRE.
love TO watch thy fancy,s wing
Upon the breath Of beauty rise,
And, bathed in glory's sunbeams. sprinv
To hail the poets Paradise.
My heart is bowed, in silence bowed,
Before thy spirits burning CLEANS,
AS on my view in glory crowd
The visions Of thy sun-bright dreams.
Fnll Oft, as passion wakes thy Tyre,
l listen TO It's music sweet,
Till every thought is touched with FIRE,
And heart and pulse in wildness beat.
All nature seems more beautiful,
As pictured in thy song-her bowers
With gentler sounds the spirit iull,
And winds golightlier DER the flowers.
The spirit Of the evening fills
The shutting rose with softer dew,
A brighter green is on the hills,
And on the waves deeper blue.
With lovelier hue at twilight hour
The banner Of the sunset CLEANS,
And gentle bird and gentle flower
Sink softlier to their blessed dreams
The rainbow Ger the evening sky
With brighter, loftier arch is thrown,
And the lone sea-shell's mournful sigh
Is swelling in wilder tone.
The music voice of childhood flows
More ringingly upon the air.
And with heavenlier fervor CLOVIS
The eloquence of praise and prayer.
The lost ones that we loved so we'll
Come back to our deserted bowers.
Upon the breeze their voices swell,
And their dear hands are clasped in ours.
Ger the still bosom Of the stream
The stars in holier beauty glow,
And come with calmer, sweeter CLEAN.
Reflected from the depths below.
II seems as If those stars had shed
Their glories on thy heart and brain, !.
And as thine eagle soul had read
The mysteries Of their shining train.
Thy genious wanders wild and free
Mid all things beautiful and blest,
For thy young heart is like the sea
That wears heavens picture on its breast.
And as thy muse her soul Of FIRE
In high and glorious song is breathing,
Thy hand around thy couniry's Tyre
A dsathless coronal 10 wreathing.
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Yet in death itself there is sometbine
lifted to draw out our mole serious regards
to the bereaved family-and even for the
memory Of him who has undergone this
mysterious transition. Let us not reserve this
feeling till the period when the event has
happened, but anticipate the event and
honor all men-holding them in a sort
Of awful reverence as subjects Of the same
mighty and unknown changes to which our
selves and all humanity Iare liable.-Dr.
Chalmers.
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Gnnpb<Il'. na

The weekly, or almost d.T.
CamPbelPs playful wit, va, |, 'a'i'ae q
mnch amusement to his friend. '-'''
whom, as they assembled round = a''s
IN the logic class in the morn;n mn ne @0'-
question was, "Whst has Tom , - 40.
oeen sayIngT Another would -.
some new inscription on the Wb;,Ir sll .
WALL an imPromptu which b.J IS.
committed in pencil. The nsT - ~ -
rng was formed round il, asd d. .' -..-'
words, passing from lip 70 IiD' :, We. - =
threw the class into a roar Of go sI',a'l
Thls' however, as Campbell as,er,-J
only a mGn0WrTs to e1cbsp,s :. =
warmth, and get a place near,bs.or-.~
being delicate, and short Of ssu,s Z. !.
years. he could never penetrate h. = =. i
oil stout, roliicking lrish SUDDEN, -. ,...'
orally mustered round the hearb pTI..:.
drafting the fre-wOrshippers.' wac I.
had found inseusible to eyery,biD, 0oI I'M \.
One cold December nsa,rTrls :, =, ~. x
ITSdf'va .raE.'ihe stove that il5.l an a. 3
Ireland had just been perpetra.s5 n a 4.
opposite wall. Forth rushed he ~ :
dents. leaving sample loom and ,' :
enough about the stove, and rs,5 I.
"libel. 1t began-in allusiOn 10 r,,,-
which they had Just read in the ela,~
"VOs, Hiberni, eOIlOeatis
summum BOnum ih-po,aiOess &c A.
The libel was acknowledged with b,,-,
laugh, and procured for the author = ~
place near the stOye.-HsmoD, d ?
Campbell. .
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Love is fountain from which flows two
streams, one the pure and limpid waters Of
happiness, the other the dark and turbid
waters Of misery; at the end Of the latter is
the whirlpool Of despair; upon these streams
mortals direct their destiny. Mariners on
these streams, see upon which of them you
are directing your bark, least ID should be
engniPhed in the fearful whirlpool Of de-
spair.
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Ill fortune never crushed that man whom
good fortune deceived not. / have, there
fore, counselled my friends never to trust to
the fair side; but so to place all things she
gave them, that she may take them again
without trouble. .Jorason.
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No man is 50 foolish but he may svs 20:
counsel sometimes, and no man 50 - Il
ne may easily err if he take no O,hsr com
sci than his own. He that was taught oDI,
BY himself had fool for bis mas,sf-B1
y0nSOn.
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Many men do not themselves what hey
would fam persuade Others, and less do ihsY
the things which they would impose on
Others. but leas. Of all know they WhstIhsy
would most confidently boast.-BsH J'H-
son.
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f" wa Of x..~,.as, ~.
We knew handles. .'A'' 49,
s asssl' ;, who, though LAHORE. = w aaa
per poll. yet had ac r ssln and iuoS
e. SolI entomology, and had one s'p p 1eos
together by one man D n'ssS'' ever s.sS.''.
w we knew lew also James LacEiSo,,,,,.' 'aon,
Europe; yet be had on~a bcOss.lI.,
maker maker From extreme V xsn, P'orsse
afterwards "a enjoyed. ' Ina .9S Ia'Ppuss :
love Of Of learning, and Iivnp s,asa7,
vile wlle "a a worthy helpmats. r Hn ,oona IA Is
row their means, tbey slr, nOSe'sI IA
S iss.ioS. and nd he has left anon mace = a
Of PrIvation they have sr ,-' "a ihelr lon,
1er oy singing together tbe,s Ta one alO
p OaI portion Is not large. iDa..s
but Ihen, how little Do We ,.' Ss.9
T. ,, For nature eaIls are f sS'a
In this the ant Of living h, :"
10 want no mote than -
And make thai hf-Ta +. s,1lee
We might swell our catslo,n.
pages with the mere name. :? y . nauy
nave thus struggled to euiD.D,' '4oss EAo
difficulties, but We will merely In SI0Oy
lew OF our contemporaries. =, I ..-.neI'i',
tne present century. Clifford ~ I'a'' Asa d
the Quarterly Review, was , -, o',S SaIl'' q
prentice; Bloomfield. the DOE, ' ~ (, !, 'P-
mer' the painter, had been C, - 30 5IaTa
ers and Emerson, the m nam! IasoI-
matched his own cottage, and I -
Of hOlcIolt, the play.wIiter. 49,. - n''A'i
stall, and sold Oyslers.-COttaSi q si''a-
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A Cl<rscnI Repasfee-

A noble lord asked clergyman before
whom goose was placed at dinner, '"q
the goose was always placed next the pa,
SOM Really said he, 4 can give %
reason for il but your question IS % 0Ga'
that ! shall never see goose, for ne "
'nre, without thinking Of your lOTdshP'
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Opinion is light. vain. crude snd a.
perfect thing. residing in the imagina10n'
but never arriving at the understanding
there to obtain the tinctuFs Of truth. We
labor with il moe than with the truth
Ben Joasou.
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What deal Of cold business doth a
man spend the better part Of his lie I'M in
scattering compliments, rendering visits
gathering and venting news, following
ieasts and plays, making a little winter-Iove
in dark corner.-Ben Jonscn
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A beggar suddenly rich. generally becomes
Prodigal; he puts on riot and excess 10
obscure his former obscurity.-Ben Jonson.
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Wisdom without honesty. is mere craft
and cozenase A good life is main argu.
ment.-Ben Jonson.
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Ii IS always safe. TO learn from our enc
mics, seldom safe to advise even our insn1'