Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-27


home He had padded ever since, and was
rs .;IS ;ssEsap: With the current in
IszIn c0dId show broader or stranger one,
and as to that arm and will, the exercise had
made them stronger than before.
For some years we lost sight of him. But
not long since we run right across his track
as he was passing along the street one morn.
ing, and we shouted ship ahoy!" and he
cast anchor, and "spoke" to us. He had
been padding ever sibce we saw him last,
ard vas now in the open sea- with stiff
breeze, all sails set, and with a valuable
cargo Of specie on board. He was Just
fetching up at the desired haven, and quite
recently hes dropped his anchor, and finds
himselfa at home
He had padded his canoe we'll. he has
an ample fortune, and an unblemiShed char
acter. He started with the maxim that be
must do right. and pull away! In the mod
esty Of unassuming difidence, but with the
courage and boldness of man who knows
be is right he pushed along, and his whole
career has been series Of triumphs H6
was elected Mayor ola western city by the
unanimous vote oftbe people, although there
were two other candidates in the field, and
has won for himself everywhere, the sincere
!; admiration and respect of all his associates
Young Man you must paddle your own
canoe 1t is, on the whole, better that you
should. See that young man who gets into
a canoe bought with the money of his pa
rents or his friends. When the gay vessel
is launched. he must have it padded by
Io In Io,I
haps sees nothing but an unsubstantal shad-
ow Of himself in the smooth waters. BY
and bye the canoe, through his careless and
presumptuous steering, is dashed among the
rapids, and he gees down. Should he come
up again, he finds tLat he is abandoned by
all, and that he has made wreck, where
he might have made fortune.
Young man or woman paddle your own
5 canoe Even if you are favored with pa
rents or friends who give Hbti one, he
sure learn it by the worthiness Of your lives.
In high purposes, in noble resolves, in gene.
rous deeds, in purity, and virtues, endur-
ance, and blameless conversation, let your
endeavors to paddle your own canoe be seen
by all. Pull away If the paddle breaks
while striving against the rapids, have anoth-
er ready. If you have but one, pull with
the stump of the old one ! Don't relax one
effort. One stroke lost, and it may be ia
+ tai one! Pull away Your canoe, if you
have built it, like our friend, of the right ma
terial in your character, will hold out as
long as yourself will. Pull away And
before long you may find yourself in as fair
+ a haven as the man that padded his own
J canoe.-W. 0. B.-Neao York RetoYuner.
|, The select committee Of the House appoin
Y ted to investigate the su bject Of Mr. Corwin'
connection with the Gardiner claim. have
t made their report as they were bound, in JUS
:, tice to Mr. Cofwin, to DO as soon as they had
J, discharged the duty. They report as to Mr..
b Corwin's connexion with the matter the same
e facts which have been often stated and we're
e we'll known before. These facts show that
g Mr.. Corwin's connexion with the claim ter
q minated before he entered on the duties Of
5, his Office, and that, whether the claim of
e Gardiner was fictitious or not, Mr.. Corwin
did not rake it ur, nor advocate il before
the board, nor procure It's allowance by the
: board
e The investigation was ordered as politi.
Y cal movement and was preceded bv politi-
It cal attacks on Mr. Corwin, by Mr.. Olds, of
Ohio. The committee, finding no proof that
y Mr. Corwin was cognizant Of any fraud in
., connexion with the claim, then proceeded,
l. though not under any instructions Of the
v House, to take evidence showing that the
claim was fraudulent, and, thereupon, repor;
re that, III their opinion, it was fraudulent.
Of THE editor Of a western paper having lent
m his axe to one of his subscribers, the borrow
to unfortunately broke off the handle. On re-
r. turning it, the man said, you can easily get
,s it fxed.'
5 Yes, replied the editor, but that vii
j. cost at least quarter of dollar
WELL rejoined the borrower, IF you ain
h. rather small for an editor here's the quar-
a ter, But III thank you TO stop my paper at
n onceF
y WE once heard Of fashionable young
~ lady in the metropolis, who was led to the
I hymenial altar by a thrifty Broad stree
~ - merchant. He casually expressed wisl
~ , one day that some brown bread might b,
NC baked The girl in the kitchen was ordered
~ to bake the bread. She knew her duty, bu
~ ~ at the same enquired how much meal sh
y. should bake. The lady hesitated a momen
7 but the enquiry must be answered-'abou
itS three pecks Of each kind she said 'woul
be sufficient Abigail went at it, and th
- next morning the gentleman had aspecime
i of tscenty-seven loaves of brown bread, mad
-ne by the direction of his wife.-New6uyypo
We Herald.
ex- -
"A DOZEN children may seem large fan
for lly win some folks, who are moderate, re
marked Mrs. Partington; but my poor hu
band used to tell story ofa woman in som
ay part OF the world where he stopped nigl
lad who had nineteen children in FIVE years,
pig FIVE children in nineteen years, don't n