The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-03-22
From the Buffalo Express,
A WINTER EVENINGS CONVERSE.
BY NELLY FLEETHEART.


have been a long time waiting to hear
tho sound of your voice, Mr.. Soberface; yon
have no idea how il excites the drums Of my
ears. 1t really makes the sense Of hearing
doubly acute, while it vibrates to head and
heart, and creates a sort of inward eolian,
making melody as sweet ns the tonc of syren,
because il Is equally as rare.
'Ah,' thought I, like tho echo Of the song
oftho nightingale in some uninhabitei nook
of the earth, died away with the sound of my
voice.
Speak sir, bcseecl you; this continual 81
lence has become too montonious and drcary
arouse and let us hear your reflections
Madam, will yon have the goodness to cease
boaring me? woman's tongue, dear me, what
perpetual curse since the days of Adam; they
keep up constant chattering like SO many
apes in the forest
'Ycs sir, and ypu keep up constant think
ing as if speech was never designed for man,
while yon make very much the appearance Of
Balaana's ass
to act without reflection is certainly the part
of fool
True, true sir; but why lock up tho mint
of your soul, when circulation of its coinage
might stock tho banks of others. Wero you
not created with ordinary capacities Of intelli-
gepcei and with such. is it not your duty to
impart that which might cheer and edify, up
on winters eve like this?
.Recolect. sir, tho talents you possess are on
ly lent for some good and wise purpose. A
gain venture to ask you the purport Of your
reflections
well. Madam, if you are to be my confes-
sor, must obey your confessorship; IL was
-ha. ha ha! womans curiosity, dear
me, it will penetrate the nmost recess OF
mans soul. heart and purse too. Madam
.Ah, sir. the las, named treasure is probably
the greatest of the three; and fear you are
miscrIy tf the whole. But never mind, know
woma6 6s lovo will GO great way
| Not u far as their curiosity, porhaps.'
'As you ple7se sir. but proceed
| Il was thinking. U had wei nigh said) OF
the partiality of providence. Am not just
ms worthy man as my negbbor, who revels
in wealth and luxury. while l am doomed to
to be poor man. Who would not become
moody in my circumstances.
st wounds my soul 10 hear such ingratitude
escape your lips, and 81 long as YOU indulge
in such Pharisac thoughts, you do not merit
the blessings of a common medicant. Just
look upon that cheerful fire in the CRATE
then listen to the tempest which raves on
needless of its suffering victims. who, perhaps
at this moment, are praying for the mighty
wings of death 10 shelter them from suffering
and want. Rough may bo the hand of the
| frozen Messenger, yet sweet Would be the
relief he brings. For he whose eyes are
closed in death. may DO warmly nestled in the
bosom ef Deity.
Look you upon yon soft inviting couch, and
remember the author of yonr souls salvation
sbad not wherc to lay his head Was not di
yinity itself as worthy rs your wealthy neigh
bor. Alas dear sir. His wealth is Of tho i'm
mortaI kind, which in his libcraliy of moroy
pray may DO your fnturo Inheritance. Dc
YOU indeed covct your neighbor's richest
No, not exactly. bm his afauence gives him
a standing in socie,y',h ,hc is an aristocratic. con
scqnently his influence is moro widely exten
dod.'
sAh YES he may havo influence. but is it OF
n good wholesome charicter! will its benigntl
benefit his race? if not. grudgc not the worship
por of ma,nmon for least Of oil should we en-
Wv him. And you FREQ horn American, Ia
king of ofaristacracv; fc! fic! sir, yon might bet
/. ter bc speaking ofoerial ships aud journey to
; tho moon. to discover whether the inhabtant'
there know who ma6c them and their pretty
!it,le world We should own no aris'ocrncl
!, save that of genius and true merit. God i
our onv king. and through his gracious gifts
do we so spring up tho arstocrat OF nature
, and tn him alone is our homage due, through
Plcbean no may be called, his honors are iron
the Throne of Thrones. He comes not IN
: night as the notable being of whom you speak
: for mushroom like, Indeed has been his career
[ Not So with tho patient student of nature, b
: labors hard and long, that he may not vast
his inheritance.
D Now sir let mo see you unfurl the whit
l flag. and cease warning with those gloomy ele
men,s; think less Of your wealthy neighbo
t who perhaps spends sleepless nights win dir
misgvings that his riches may take wings, q
with tho ihonght of his having robbed the wild
Il ow and orphan. and that his occounts nr
o kept by his unerring hand. who discounts IN
enormity of sin only through tho morits o. HI
son. and in whose merits he feels no has n
v share. While on the other side we will invil
5, in our neighbors, Contcntmcnt and Gratitud
v together with their wiveo, Frngaiity and II
4 ,;cnco. and their daughters Choerfulness an
:. Mirth. and their noble sons Rectitude and lioI
t or. and tomorrow night, though the wint'
t winds may moan requiem over nancy a pc
d ishing form. We will give to the thought
= pnssng sigh, and turn to our comforts With
10 and will sing to you the song of my lov'd p
Ut ct, who says:-
rs Mine bo tho Joys which CLEAN around :.
D, The hearth where pure affections dwell;
"a Whore love cnroded in smiles are found,
:, And wraps the spirit with its spell.
Tho dearest boon from heaven above,
10 Is bliss which brightly hallows home:
On It's sunlight TO the world of love,
/" And ifes puro wine without its foam
Dear are those lines to me, and dearer
= the memory OF tho friend who first direct
10 my childish attention to their pure and he
y influence.
te A MUTE CoNvENrIoN.-The Montpelier WI
ed Gilman gives an account Of the proceedings o
kc Mute Convention which assembled in that
at age on Wednesday last. twas composed
.r- seventy or eighty deaf muies, Of both sex
he from different States, but principally from V
ID. mont.
,r- The object of the Convention was NUT
he Improvement, and tho raising of funds to er
OIL a monument to the memory of their much