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HAIRY aud Hasse.

Never do anything in a hurry is the
advice given to attorneys and solicitors by
Mr.. Warren. No one in hurry can pos
sibly have his wits about him. and remem-
Der, that in the law there is eversn oppo-
nent watching to find you off your guard.
You may occasionally be in haste, but you
need never be in hurry; take care-re-
solve-never to be SO. Remember always
that Others interests are occupying your at
tention, and suffer by your inadvertence.-
by that negligence which generally occa-
sions hurry. A man OF frst-rate business
talents-one who always looks so calm and
tranquil, that it makes one 's-self feel cool
on hot summers day to look at him
once told me that he had never been in q
hurry but once, and that was for an entire
fortnight, at the commencement of his ca.
reer. 1t nearly killed him: he spoiled
everything he touched; he was always breath
less, and harassed, and miserable; but il did
him good for life: he resolved never again
to be in hurry-and never was, no not
once, that he could remember, during TWEEN.
y-uVe year pidCtiCr' obcSiNcs SPEAK
Of being hurried and fnstered-not of being
in haste, for that is often inevitable; but
then is always seen the superiority and in
feriorily Of different men. You may, indeed.
almost define hurry as the condition to
which an inferior man is reduced by haste.
| one day observed, in committee OF the
House of Commons, sitting on railway
bill, the chief secretary of the company,
during several hours. while great interests
were in jeopardy, preserve a truly admira-
BILE GOODNESS. tranquility, and temper, con.
ferring on him immense advantages. His
suggestions to counsel were mastery, and
exquisitely well-timed; and by the close OF
the day he had triumphed. How is it that
one never sees you in hurry said ], as
we were pacing the long corridor, on our
way from the committeeroom. Because
it's so expensive. be replied with signif-
cant smile. shall never forget that OBJ.
servation, and don't you. Warren on
Attorneys and Solicitors.
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War.

Voltaire thus expresses himself on the
subject Of war-"A hundred thousand
mad animals, whose heads are covered
with hats, advance TO kill or to be xii led by
thir fellow-mortals, covered with turbans.
By this strange procedure, they want to
know whether a tract Of land 10 which none
Of them has any claim, should belong to a
certain man whom they call Sultan. or an.
other whom they call Czar-neither of whom
ever saw, or ever will, see, the spot so furi.
ously contended for: and very few of those
creatures who thus mutually butcher each
other, ever beheld the animal for whom they
cut each Others throatsl From time imme.
mortal, this has been the way of mankind
almost all over the earth. What an excess
Of madness is this; and how deservedly
might superior Being crush to atoms. this
earthly ball-the bloody nest Of such ride.
ulous murderers."
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Evening set in before we could reach the
desert, and we pitched our tents for the night
on a lawn near deserted village about nine
miles from the town. On the following
morning we soon emerged from the low
limestone hills; which, broken into thou
sand rocky valleys, form barrier between
the Tigris and the plains Of the Mesopota.
mia. We now found ourselves in the des-
ert, or rather wilderness; for at this time oil
the year Nature could not disclose more
varied scene of a more luxuriant vegetation.
We trod on an inteminable carpet, figured
by flowers OF every hue. Nor was water
wanting; for the abundant rains had given
reservoirs to every hollow and to every ia
vine. Their contents, owing to the nature
Of the soil, were brackish but not unwhole-
some. Clusters OF black tents were scatter.
ed, and focks Of sheep and camels wander
ed, over the plain. Those Of our party who
were we'll mounted urged their horses
through the meadows; pursuing the herds oil
gazelles or the wild boar skulkingin the long
grass. Although such scenes as these may be
described, the exhilaration caused by the ali
Of the desert in spring and the feeling Of
freedom arising from the contemplation Of
its boundless exPanse must have been expe.
rienced before they can be understood. The
stranger as well as the Arab feels the intox
ication of the senses which they produce
From their effects upon the wandering son
Of Ishmael they might well have been inclu-
ded by the Prophet among those things for
hidden to the true believer.--Layaya's
Niasreh.
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A deep mystery hangs over Assyria,
Babylonia. and Chaldea.. With these names
are linked great nations, and great cities
dImly shsdowed forth in history, mighty
ruins, in the midst Of deserts. defying, BY
their very deselation and lack Of definite
form, he description OF the traveller: the
remnants OF mighty races still rowing over
the land; the fulfilling and fulfilment Of
prophecies; the plains to which the Jew
and tho Gentle alike look as the cradle oil
their race.
Were the traveller to cross the EuPhrates
to seek for such ruins in Mesopotamia and
Chaldea as he has left behind him in Asia
Minor or Syria, his search would be vain.
The graceful column rising above the thick
foliage OF the myrtle, the lick, and the
oleander the grsdines of the amPhitheatre
covering the gentle slope, and overlooking
the dark blue waters, or lake-like bay
the rchly-carved cornice or capital, half
hidden by the luxuriant heritage; are repla'
ced by the stern shapeless mound. rising
like a hill from the scorched plain, the
fragments OF pottery, and the stupendous
mass of brickwork occasionally laid bare
by the winter rains. He has left the land
where nature is still lovely. where, in his
minds eye, he can rebuild the temple or
the theatre. half doubling whether they
would have made more grateful impress
sion upon the senses than the ruin before
him. He is now at loss to give any form
to the rude heaps upon which he is gazing
Those Of whose works they are the remains.
unlike the Roman and the Greek, have left
no visible traces Of their oivilisatton, or OF
their arts: their influence has long since
passed away. The more he conjectures, the
more vague the results appear. The scene
around is worthy Of the ruin he is contem-
plating desolation meets desolation; feel
| ing Of awe succeeds to wonder; for there is
nothing to relieve the mind, to lead to hope,
or to tell OF what has gone by. These huge
mounds Of Assyria made deeper impress
sion upon me, gave rise to more serious
thought and more earnest reflection, than
the temples Of Balbec, or the theatres oil
Ionia.-Layards Ninereh.
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nss billion.

The struggles Of the ambitious man pro-
duce no ultimate good to himself. Il is
only while he looks for something as yet
within his reach. that his happiness is in
creased. When he attains one object that
ne has long desired, it ceases to yield him
pleasure. 1t is only distance that lends
enchantment to the view" Worse than
labor lost are the troubles, the anIieties,
and the severe tolls Of the ambitious man.
Peace and happiness are natives Of the
heart. and are not found in extraneous &C.
quirements.
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THOMAS LOGAN, 1890.

Love in my bosom, like bee,
Doth suck his sweet;
Now with his wings he plays with me,
Now with his feet.
Within mine eyes he makes his nest,
His bed amidst my tender breast;
My kisses are his daily feast, s.,
And yet he robs me of my rest:
All, wanton, will YET
And II / sleep, then percheth he
With pretty flight,
And makes his pillow Of my knee,
The livs-long night,
Strike my lutte, he tunes the string;
He music plays IL so sing;
lie lends me every lovely thing.
Yetcruel he my heart doth sting:
Whist, wanton, still ye!
Else, with roses every day
Will whip you hence,
And bind you. when you long to play,
For your offence;
III shut mine eyes to keep you In,
Ill make you fast II for your sin,
I'll count your power not worth pin;
Alas. what thereby shall win,
III ne gainsay mel
What IL beat the wanton boy
With many rod;
He will repay me with annoy
Because q god.
Then iii thou safely on my knee,
And let thy bower my bosom be;
Lurk In mine eyes, like Of thee,
0, Cupid 90 thou pity me, -
Spare not, but play thee. ~. ~
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9heikh SOfmk.


When Mehemet Reshid Pasha led his
successful expedition into Kurdistan and
Mesopotamia, Sofuk was amongst the chiefs
whose power he sought to destroy. He
knew that il would be useless to attempt il
by force; and he consequently invited the
Sheikh to his camp on pretence Of invest.
ing him with the customary robe OF honor.
He was seized and sent prisoner to Con-
stantinople. Here he remained some months
until, deceived by bis promises, the Porte
permitted him to return to his tribes. From
that time his Arabs had generally been en-
gagged in plumber; and Nejris, the son OF
Sofuk's uncle, having appeared as his rival.
discussions arose in the tribe which obliged
Sofuk to apply to the Pasha of Mosul for
aid, and accounted for the presence Of the
white tents Of the Hytas in the midst OF bis
encampment. The system Of pa
triarchal government, faithfully described
by Burckhardt, still exists as it has done
for 1000 years, in the desert. Although
the Arabs for convenience recognise one
man as their chief, yet any unpopular or
oppressive act on his part at once dissolves
their allegiance; and they seek in another a
more just and trustworthy leader. The
chief can only govern rs long as he has the
majority in his favor; when il his ascendan.
cy is great and he can depend upon his ma
jority he may commit acts Of bloodshed and
oppression, becoming an arbitrary ruler; but
such things are not forgotten by the Arabs
or seldom in tho end go unpublished. OF
this Sofuk himself was, as it will be seen
hereafter, an e1ample.-Layards Nine
reh.
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The race Of mankind would perish, did
they cease to aid each other. From the time
that the mother binds the childs head, oil
the moment that some Kind assistant wipes
the death-damP from the brow Of the dying.
We cannot exist without mutual help. All.
therefore, that need aid. have a righi to ask
il Of their lellow-morials; no one who holds
the power Of granting can refuse it without
guilt.-Sir Walter Scott.
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The Old messslis.. L.x.
By JOHN c. WHITTIER

l love the old melOdious law.
Which softly melt the ages throa.h
The songs of SPenser's golden d,v.
Areadian Sidney's silvery phrase.
SPrinkling our noon Of time with fr-ss-.,
ing dew. morn
Yet, vainly in my quiet hours.
To breathe their marvellous notes trv.
feel them, as the leaves and Aoxsr.
In silence feel the dswy showers.
And drink with glad still lips the blessing, n.
sky. we
The rigor Of a frozen cline,
The harshness Of an untaught ear.
The larring words Of one whose rhvn.
Beat often Labor's hurried tina
Or Duty rugged march, through storm and
strife are here.
OF mystic beauty, dreamy grace,
No rounded art the lack supplies;
Unskilled the subtle lines to trace.
Or softer shades Of Natures face.
view her common forms with unaRoin,.s
eyes.
Nor mine the sser-like power 10 show
The secrets Of the heart and mind
To drop the plummet-line below
Our common world Of iOy and woe
more intense despair Of brighter hopes 10
Yet here at least an earnest sense
OF human right and veal is shown;
hate Of tyranny intense,
And hearty in IFS vehemsaee,
As il my brothers. pain and sorrows were nv
own.
Oh Freedom, IL to me belong
Nor mighty Millions gift divine.
Nor Msrvel's vii and graceful song,
Still with Above as deep and strong
As theirs, lay, like them, my best gilIs on Inv
shrine
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The middle of March in Mesopotamia
is the brightest epoch OF Spring. A new
change had come over the face Of the plain
at Nimroud. Its pasture lands, known as
the jaif, are renowned for their rich and
luxuriant heritage. The plain, as far as the
eye could reach, was studded with the white
pavilions OF the Hytas and the black tents
Of the Arabs. Picketted around them were
innumerable horses in gay trappings, strug-
Cling to release themselves from the bonds
which restrained them from ranging over
the green pasture. Flowers Of every hue
enamelled the meadows; not thinly scatter.
ed over the grass as in Northern chimes,
but in such thick and gathering clusters that
the whole plain seemed a patchwork OF
many colors. The dogs. as they returned
from hunting. issued from the grass dyed
red, yellow, blue, according to the flowers
through which they had last forced their
way. .
The heats OF summer had now common
ced, and j. was no longer possible to live
under white tent. The huts were equal.
ly uninhabitable, and still swarmed with
vermin. In this dilemma ordered a recess
to be cut into the bank Of the river, where
It rose perpendicularly from the waters
edge. By screening the front with reeds
and boughs Of trees, and covering the whole
with similar materials, small room was
formed. i was much troubled, however
with scorpions and other reptiles, which is
sued from the earth forming the walls ofrny
apartment; and later in the summer by
gnats and sandAies, which lowered, on a
calm night, over the river. Similar rooms
were made for my servants. They were me
safest that could be invented, should the
Arabs take to stealing after dark. MY hor-
ses were picketted on the edge Of the bank
above, and the tents OF my own workmen
were pitched in semicircle behind them.
The change to summer had been as rapid
as that which ushered in the spring. The
verdme Of the plain had persisted almost in
a day. Hot winds coming from the desert,
had burnt up and carried away the shrubs;
fights Of locusts. darkening the air. had de-
stroyed the Few patches OF cultivation, and
had completed the havoc commenced BY the
sun. The Abbou- Salman Arabs, having
struck their black tents, were now living
lin ozailis, or sheds. constructed Of reeds and
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Pepyss 1Diary.

SAMUEL PEPYs was born February 23d,
1923. His father. a native Of Cambridge
shire, had settled as haberdasher in Lon
don. Young PePys, after keeping terms
at the Magdalen College, Cambridge (for a
college education" was not then the ex-
pensive luxury it has since become,) en-.
tered the service OF Sir Edward Montague
afterwards Lord Sandwich, in some semi.
mental capacity. There he married.
Who his wife was, is to us mystery. Il
is clear she was French by the mother 8
side, and in one place Lord Sandwich calls
her CHS chosen" Perhaps-(but. no, we
will not dig up a hypothetical scandal
which has been dead and buried these two
hundred years.) Through bis patron, Pepys
obtained clerks place at the Admiralty,
towards the close Of the Commonwealth.
There he remained, gradually rising to
places Of higher trust, during the reigns of
Charles and James. making by means of
"perquisites' and considerations" large
sum Of money, which, fortunately for us,
he spent on books. He left his library 10
Magdalen College, the now famous bib.
liotheca Pepysiana." We would strongly
advise any Of our readers who may visit
Cambridge to catch one Of the good natur.
ed fellows of Magdalen, and make him
show this especial lion. There stand the
Identical bookcases which were the pride
OF old Pepys' heart, containing several
thousand volumes, among them a collec.
ton Of ballads and brosdsides unique of
its kind, newspapers Of the day, State doc
uments, autograph letters OF kings and
councillors, fine old prints, in short, ga per-
picked pile of treasures, quaint and rare"
But the chief object Of interest is diary
in shorthand, beautifully penned, which
Pepys commenced in 1869, and continued
during several succeeding years. During
his lifetime, doubtless, it was seen by no
eye but his own, nor did be ever dream of
its being published 10 the world. Hence
its interest and charm -forus. II fills I'D
the blanks Of history. History, like a true
courtier, haunts the palace, the anti-cham.
Der, and the bureau, but, standing on i,s
dignity (save the mark! does not conde-
scend to step down into the street, or peep
into the citizens parlor. Bat Pepys, for
his own edi6cation, safe him down every
night, snd recounted the little haps and
mishaps of the day-nothing t,o trivial
GOD bless himD-how the tailor had
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Arnh Eeasi.

The sheep was now boiled. The Arabs
pulled the fragments out of the cauldron
and laid them on wooden plaltsrs with their
fingers. We helped ourselves afterthe same
fashion. The servants succeeded to the
dishes,-which afterwards passed through
the hands Of the camel-drivers and tent pitch
ers; and at last. denuded Of all apparently
edible portions. reached a strong party Of
e1pectant Arabs. The condition of the
bones by the time they were delivered to a
crowd Of hungry dogs assembled on the oc-
casion may easily be imagined.-Layards
Ninereh.
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CnusIea 10 Ladies.

"Will you never learn, my dear. the di-
ference between real and exchangable val
uel" The question was put to husband
who had been lucky enough to be tied to a
political economist in petticoats. "Oh, yes
my dear, I think / begin to see it. in,
deedr responded the lady. eyes" replied
the husband. "For instance, my dear, !
know your deep learning and all yOw Oh,
en- virtues. That's your real value. Bot !
know, also, that none Of my married lneno'
would swap wives with me. That's yO@
erchangable value"
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All advice is lost upon the Saxon; bu.
shoe him a method superior to bis own
give him but hint Of the superiority exist
ing somewhere, and nowhere on earth will
be found person 50 ready to adopt the new
method. 50 admirably active and skillul in
Supplying the discoveries Of other races TO
his own pecuniary advantage. Inventive
genius he has not, aPPlicstive ability s
all his own. 4oeumuLGtire desires haunt
him everywhere; in Holland, England.
America.-Dr. Knor, Medical Tines
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One OF the most beautiful gems in orien.
tai literature is contained in passage from
the Persian poet Sadi. quoted by Sir w.
Jones, the sentiment Of which is embodied
in the following lines:
The sandal tree perfumes when riven,
The axe that laid Il low;
Let man who hopes to be forgiven,
Forgive and bless his foe.
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Doing Coed.

In doing good, more good is always dis.
covered requiring to be done, and this is the
reward Of doingit. "Alps upon Alps arise"
and life thus devoted becomes sublime, as
It approaches His who went about doing
good. What the expression, "God said let
there be light and there was Light is, in
reference to the sublime OF creation, the
phrase, "He went about doing good is, in
regard to the moral regeneration of man.
kind.-North British Repiesc.
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LITERARY EXAMINER.
The a.sve Of Laser Years.
ny BERNARD BARTON.

They err who deem Loves brightest hour
In blooming youth Is known;
Its purest, tenderest, hottest power,
In after life 10 shown,
When passions, chsstened and subdued,
To ripper years are given,
And earth, and earthly things are viewed
In light that breaks from Heaven.
II ID not in the flush Of youth,
OF days of cloudless mirth,
We feel the tenderness and truth,
OF loves devoted worth:
Life then Is like tranquil stream
Which flows in sunshine bright,
And objects mirrored in Il seem
To share its sparkling light.
IT'S wher the bowling winds arise,
And life Is like the ocean,
Whose mountain pillows brave the skies,
Lsshed by the storms commotion;
When lightning cleaves the murky cloud
And thunderbolts astound US,
IT'S then we feel our spirits bowed.
BY loneliness around US.
Oh, then, as to the seamen's sight
The beacon's twinkiing ray
SURPRISES far the lustre bright
or summers cloudless day;
Fen such, to tried and wounded hearts
In msnhood's darker years,
The gentle light true love imparts
Mid SORROWS, cares and tears.
Its beams on minds Of joy bereft,
Their freshning brightness fling,
And show that life has somewhat left
To which their hopes may cling;
Ii steals upon the sick at heart,
The desolate in soul,
To bid their doubts and fears depart,
And point brighter goal.
IL such be Loves triumphant power.
Ger spirits touched by time,
Oh. who shall doubt its loveliest hour
of happiness sublime! s.
In youth, 'tis like the meteor's CLEAN,
Which dazzle and sweeps by;
In after life its splendors seem
Linked with eternity!
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Change q Opinies.

He that never changed any Of bis OPin-
ions, never corrected any Of his mistakes
and he who was never wise enough 10 hnd
out any mistakes in himself, will not be
charitable enough to excuse what he reek-
ons mistakes in others.-Dr. WhiehoOts.
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Duties are ours: events are Gods. This
removes an infinite burden from the should
ersof the miserable. tempted, dying ersa-
nre. On this consideration only can be
securely lay down his head and close bis
eyes.-Ceeil,
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a w<assSfuI lDage.

A deaf and dumb person being asked .S y
give his idea OF forgiveness, took q Psnen
and wrote-"It is the sweetness when ~"
ers yield when trsmpled upon.
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The influence which common paElanes
exerts on the acquisition % sas'sc! S'slOais
on scientific subjects. has an unlorlHGaIs
tendency. Thus. when We say IN aun
weather. The day is heavy'-'Ths ar :
thick and heavy it is no, generally sup
posed that the air is really lighter Than on
a fine day; but the fall Of the barometer N
dicates that this IS the fact.-IsaiGh DssA'
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Chateaubriand says: "In new colonies
the Spaniards begin by building chglSh |,
the French ballroom; and the Englisn .
tavern"
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hate to see thing done BY halves.
it be right. do it boldly; il II De "'''s'
leave il undone.--GilP'n-
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tnose OF all their relations IN the ascending
line. Her inquiries. which were vigorously
pushed forward in all companies, created
most ludicrous annoyance to the parties in
terrogated, though cannot recollect an in
stance Of her getting beyond her great7gand-
father.
Ii has been observed that singular tastes
and habits are less frequently found among
the working classes than in the superior
ranks; the pressing necessities Of life gener.
ally requiring the utmost exertions Of the
lormer in continuous labor, leave them nei-
Their time nor means for irdulging in pecu.
liarities. There is no scope for eccentrici-
ty in such circumstances; yet where the bent
is strong, twill make room for itself. Some
years ago northern town Of England,
once famous in Border history, and now OF
some Importance on one of our great rail-
way lines, received an addition to its inhabi-
tants, whose mode of conducting his pilgrim.
age through life, considering the path in
which he journeyed, was something original.
he was man abosa thirty. tall. handsome,
and of that sort Of air generally known as
genteel. on which point his singularity
seemed to rest. The man avowed himself
to be a native Of London; his business was
the sale and manufacture Of mullins and no
one, 30 far as heard, thouthtof inquiring
a'sar his name. He. lived Ia a small cot.
tage in the suburbs Of the town, to which
neither assistant, attendant, nor visitor was
known to have been admitted. There he
made his mullins, and thence he issued to
supply his various customers as regularly as
tne English breakfast hour ,;arne round.
bot no London exquisite. prepared for
lounge in Bond Street. or tie Park, could
appear with more fashionabl,,-cut coat.
lauitiess hat, OK more stainless linan; from
lhe polish Of his boots to the white,ssss of