The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-03-11

Incw feel 20 wescsd from earth my affections so
much IN heaven that can leave you all with
ont regret yet do not love you less, but
God more n--Nesc York Qtsreer st
IL Is asserted with confidence in some quar-
tiers that Santa Anna is arranging matters for
another revolution in Mexico. A letter pub
hshed in the MGR York Times, dated in Mex
100, the 2sth December last says:
"A house has been built there and furnished
for him by one OF bis friends and many things
useful for a campaign are landing there daily
The day | left saw one hundred and fifty or
two hundred camp kettles going into the ware
houses Of the leading Santanist there, and
many bales Of blankets and clothing. All the
officials in that State tGuerrel are Santa An
mas friends. Gen. Alvarez the Governor, is
almost cmniposent, firm friend Of the great
conspirator, and bitter enemy of President
Arista. He has plenty of arms, and can call
into the field 1900 Indians at any moment.
Kentutky Statesman.
Amos LAWRENCE AND MIS- CEERK.---prof.
Tatlock, in a lecture before Che North Adams
Lyceum, lately, related the following anecdote
limited capital commenced business in the city
Of Boston, and was obliged TO employ single
clerk, on a small salary, lady called at his
store one day and made some purchases which
she wished delivered at her residence. The
merchant requested his clerk TO deliver the
bundle as required He declined the merchant
immediately took the bundle and delivered It
as directed. The clerk never was worth one
hundred dollars in his ife--the merchant
was-Amos Lawrence-now millionaire
WANTED AsovE.-A distinguished physician
of Chester county gave the following beautiful
story in q letter to friend:
At the commencement of my practice Twas
called TO see an irishman's child who was la
boring under very severe attack of pneumo-
nia The poor Little fellow grew worse and
worse for several days until on one Of my first
visits found him very low, his breathing very
difficult and the extremities almost cold The
family saw clearly and felt deeply the danger
When left the house, the father came out Of
the door, and rs ! mounted my horse, he said
Doctor, dear, do ye think little Jenny wiil
come out Of itfn
replied 1the case is very doubtful, but there
Is some hope
in the woriu 30 nh.es .. riss ns,ys..,a go nlsS
have often been spakin' about him, so we have,
and we never expected 10 raise him. Such
children can't be reared, doubt; they never
stsy long,
aWhyfr said l.
@Ah, doctor, he's 30 crafty Ye wadn't be
ieve what takin' airs he has wild him--hs's
wanted abous among the blsssediR
Ashton's Phila. Gazette
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We have heard inquiries made as 10 the dis
tinguished American referred TO by Mr. Web
ster in his discourse before the Historical Soci-
ETY., as being engaged upon history of Greece
We have no direct knowledge upon the sub.
ject, but we think it altogether likely that
Rufus Choate is the gentleman alluded TO- He
il known TO be one of the ripest and most
thorough Greek scholars in the United States,
and in spite of his very extensive law practice
and his other multfarious and exaeting en-
gagements, he is constant and severe student
of Greek literature and history We have
heard ii stated on good authority that he has
made within few years past, new transla-
ton of Tbucydides, not with any intention of
publishing it. but as O means of making him
self more familiar with the structure Of that
great writer's style, as we'll as with the spirit
we are not mistaken in supposing Mr.. Web
ster's remark to indicate, that we may look at
no distant day for Grecian history from his
pen--Nsw York Times. IN
KEY TO CHARAcrER.---The differences of
character are never more distinctly seen than
in times when men are surrounded by difficult
ties and misfortunes There are some who, If
disappointed by failure in an undertaking
from which they expected great things, make
mp their minds at once to exert themselves no
longer against what they cali fate; others grow
Responding and hopeless; but o third class of
men will rouse themselves in such moments, and
say to themselves +" the more difficult it is to
attain my ends the more honorable it will be y
and this is a maxim which every one should
impress upon himself as a law. Some of those
who are guided by it prosecute their plans with
obstinacy, and 80 perish others, who are more
practical men, if they have failed in one way,
will try another, j
CLEAN HANDS AyD STRESGTH--A little boy
whose name shall call John) was observed to
wash his hands many times day--a most
praiseworthy exercise. The unusual frequency
with which he repaired to the hollow stone by
the we'll led his elder brother Henry to ask
him why he washed his hands so frequently.
Because wish to be strong
do you think that washing your hands viii
make you strong!P
"Yesr
III hope you will hold on to that idea,n
At evening, as the two brothers were sitting |
on the porch Of the farmhouse listening to the |
notes Of the whippoory1ll Henry asked John
why he thought that washing his hands would
give him strength.
Because bread it in the Bible,o was tbs re-
ply.
"Whre,did you find the passagoip
al viii show YOU
He got the Bible, and read the latter part OF |
The ninth verse of the seventeenth chapter Of /
Job: a He that hath clean hands shall be strong
er and stronger John was sure that his pos'.
lion was firm one for it had the support OF
Scripture. Henry proceeded q. explain to him
the meaning Of the passage, and convinced hum
that he had taken in . literal sonse that winch
was intended to be understood in fgurative
sense-that the passage taught that those who
do right shall increase ia strength TO do right.
The truth thus explained made deep impress
sion upcn Johns nind, and wish it may make
: deep impression upon the mind Of the reader
Boys love to be strong. The highest kind of
strength is strength to do right.
NeIe York Observer.
TgE PRAYER OF FAITH-A little boy and
his brother were lost in Western forest On
giving account of the circumstances after they
were found, the little fellow said: cit grew
dark, and | kpeeied down and asked God 10 take
care of little Johnny, and then went 10 sleep.v
How touching bow simple how sublmel