Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-06-05
WANT OF THOUGHT.

edge, rud the want Of cNpcricrcc, each has its
attended, evils; but the wan, Of thought produ-
ccs more mischief than all put together.
Through want Of thought, cur difficulties double
= lilic 'orthought saves a world of'rouhlr'
Mary Reynolds loved her coldfncl-i least
.lc sid so; but for all ibis she lcft the door of
'hn ctc', and the door Of The room open. How
ser, odd that the bird should come OF, f,hc
cage, I'D how very strange that the cat should
c'wr rto the room ana kin il, Mary REYNOLDS
rcvor Thought Of such thing. But Mary
Reynolds ought to have Thought of it, and the
death ot her poor bird is black mark upon her
brow.
Mrs. Mn,on is thouphticss mistress; and
very seldom does Mary the hcu,cmnd ge, hol
jda>. but she had ono last Morday. Five Mills
hrd Mary TO 90 TO hcr mothers, 50 she stood
# the door with her bonnet and shawl on,
"ody for the last omnibus that goes 20 the
''acc. AZ .hc rumhlirg wheels were heard
Nre. Ninor rang the hell that Mary nigh, put
'.rc Goals on the fire, though the bright copper
u''c was within her reach Quick as Mary
w8s she was two late for the omnibus rouled
hr I'd lei, her behind, leaving her the choice
Of aikjug five miles or civ<'g up her holiday
Mrs. Minton never much as Thought of it
Had shc been maid instead of mistress,
W0lbt SNo nave thought Ol II lHCi!
. a want orthorsht is want of kindness
\ mental tlcmi.h, and moral blindness.
I Aunt Abigail knew that Allan Bone had
sincere and tender Gtiachmcu. for her ncice Fan.
ny. she knew that Allan was ahcu, to en-
bark for ;hc lndc., anl she knew that lie
would call th, morning TO cay Farewell; vet
when lie die call, she never fer an ins;Nn; lett
the young peo,'c by themselves, and thus did
shc dopfi'c two loving hearts Of perhaps the
only opportunity they would ever have d:
spending half pn hour together; tu, size never
though, If it. Never thought of il! Why the
woman must have been made Of wood. 1t WAS
enough 10 make the young people hate her.
Major Mrnrc, when he returned from the
fields. left his loaded gun in the hail. and soon
after, William Wallace the footman tocl i, up.
and pointed it ayiuly at the cook, crying, II
will shoot YOU" He pulled the trigger, and
lodged its whole contents in her shoulder lamiug
her for l;ie. The major never thought that any
olc would NEEDLE with lis gun and the looinan
never thought that 1t wos loaded; hut whether
they could reconcile this wait .. thought tc
, their cons cicnccs is another matter.
, Mary Reynolds, Mrs. Ninton. Aunt Abigail
Major Munro AMI william Wallace, urc her,
hel! mp rs mirrors; and if any one Of then
should reflect tho readers Diken"sss, it may
haply DO him or her n blindness. Whou
Thought, cur love may he ns mischievouS as on,
hatred; but with il, we may scatter around "
II Thousand benefits!
Reelection is the ,,mllr otthc wise,
And prudent thought an angel in disguise.
WEATHER SIC y rKuM pLANrs.-S Some on,
has sall iuut not only the coming weather may
} be ioIcIoi 10y al acquaintance wuh flowers
but also tlr time OF the day and the time Of tn,
Year and, III fact LInnrns possessed such
knowledge Of them that he needed uetle
watch, nor calendar nor wrather-glass. Lor,
Bacon Observed that when the flower of th'
chIckwced expanded fully and Badly, no rair
will succeed ior some hours Or DAYS. II III,
. flowers o! the Siberian sow thistle keep ope,
during the night, rain, il is said, is certain Il
, fall during the next day, Tie leaves Of th'
treloil are always contracted at the approach "
! storm. II the African marigo!d does not ole,
e It's flowers by ! o'clock III the morning raii
may he expected with certainty on tha, day
t An uncommon quantity Of seeds is produced
, ~ white .horns aud dog.rose bushes in we
I summers, and this is considered a, sign Of
u severe winter. Many plants with com2Uun'
flowers direct them towards the east III th
C morning, carefully following the direction Of th
t SUM- aud appearing towards the west in tn
! evening; but before rain they are punc;uali,
- closed, with the tulip. species Of " oo
a Sorrel doubles It's leaves before storms, bat un
II folds them under a clear sky. Cassia and th
t sensitive plan, do the same. The flowers O
- .he rimpcrucl appearing widely open III th
5 morning, Indicate tine day, and, il the petal
i are closed, rain may be expected soon. Nclile
i appearing abundan,ly in w'nter indicate a Mi
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