The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-09

TIE CLOCK. In every we-regulatcd counting
house you will find clock, and the date of the month
and the day of the week glare there at you in large
figures. You could not do without them. They talk
with you from morning until eve. Now they say:
you have to receive; then again: you have to pay.
Make haste, the mail is about to close. Hurry on
your steamboat will leave. But five minutes and
bank hours will be over It is time for your break
fast or dinner. To-day is the thirtyfrst; settle up
your accounts. 1t is the first day Of the month; COL
lect your dues. Every day, every hour, they have
something to tell; and generally you very atten-
tive listeners. Now and then you look with dis
satisfied air at your tmekeeper, and murmur too late
or you leave your friend in disgust, and complain
that another day has gone by in which you have made
nothing beyond your expenses.
But tell me, have you got clock in your bedroom?
Do you talk there with that faithful servant be-
fore you 60 to sleep! just place yourself in your
armchair right opposite to him; and he will soon
commence talking. Look at hi.n-tic, tao, tic tac;
minute gone. forever. Five minutes .yz...
five minutes nearer to eternity. g Eternity ~
O, stop one moment. let me collect my thoughts :.
tic tao; he does not hear you you would wish to
stop those slow moving fingers. bat they go-and
onward When yon entered into this world the clock
spoke: time to be born; once he will speak |: a
time to die. But now he says: time to weep and
a time to laugh; time to keep silence and time to
speak-a time to labor and time pray-a time to eat
and time to thank God. Now he speaks: Have
you made up your accounts with your fellow-men !!
you remembered the poor, the orphan. and the wid-
ow! Ten o'clock. This night thou mayest die.
How stands yonr account with God >. =
Look at that clock moment longer ask your
selves" What have done this morning from vi
to VII? Did arise with word of praise to the
Father of lights % VII to VIII. I" Did commence
my business in the name of Jesus Christ a'' Let
your thoughts follow the cyphers the face Of your
always onward moving companion, and before you
reach the hour of ten for the second time, you will
rIv, knr~ ol-,~l It. -
undone which should have been done many words
been spoken which you should wish to efface many
thoughts entered your heart which You did not com
bat and conquer; but il your clock might bring you
down upon your knees with the prayer-Lord teach
me SO to number my days that may apply nv heart
unto Wisdom, you will find your clock not such a
bad friend after all. You will seek oftener his sol-
tary company; you will like to commune with him !;
by and BY you will find it easier to settle his claims
on you and when at last he will speak the solemn
word, time to die, you may be found ready and will
ing to exchange this ife which is but vapor that
appeareth for little time, for world where time
shall be no longer. ~ O. Presb.
STATE OF DEsEREr. DR.. John NJ. Bernhisel az.
sists Aimon w. Babbilt, the regular Delegate, in
procuringa Government for the State of Deseret
Dr. B. is duly authorized Commissioner from the
Provisional Government formed last Spring. Con.
gress will have to adjust the boundaries of California
and Deseret the Constitutions Of these States con-
ct with respect to this matter. The Deseret Con-
tisuon is much older than that Of California. and
,nis fact probably accounts for the cas.ng Of the
boundaries. All that the people Of Deseret svient-
lily desire are the natural Boundaries formed by the
Sierra Nevada on the west, the ridge between the
waters of the Pacific and the Basin on the south
east, the dividing ridge between the Bear and The
Colorado on the east, and the ridge between the Bs
sin and the waters of the Columbia on the North
There can be objection to the boundaries here in
dicated. The liberal features Of the Constitution
Deseret have received the favorable comments Of th,
press generally. which indicates that no serious op
position will be made to the admission Of the ney
State, whose Inhabitants have proven themselves goo
citizens and upright men in their new home II tn
!: Far West.
FARE or PHlLosopHER. The foreign correspor
dent Of the Boston Post says that Dr. Dick, the cell
bratsd Christian Philosopher, is now reduced
want In consequence OF the liberal tsndency Of b
writings, the British Government has refasea
grant him pension. 1t IS proposed thai lecfusesc
his character and writings Dc delivered ia ,s prii
cipat cities Of the Unted Staes, and the psoCset
applied to his heneft.