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fishes marriage, and gives permancncc to hu.

fishes marriage, and gives permancncc to hu-
man society"
"All mankind" says the same deep think
er in another portion Of his delightful Essay,
"love lover. Though the celestial rapture
falling out OF heaven seizes only upon those
Of tender age; and although We can seldom
see after thirty years beauty ovcrpowerinc
all analysis or comparison, and putting us
quite beside ourselves, vet the remembrance
of these visions outlasts all other remem-
brances, and is wreath of flowers to his
heart and brain which created all things new
which was the dawn in him of music,
poetry, and art-which made the face of Ma
ture radiant with purple light-thc morning
and the night varied entertainments.
Love is the fine spirit of song, and in all
its Protean shapes gives music to expression.
While English songs that ave written to
be read have Gradual, attained the highest
beauty, English songs intended to be sun!
have not reached the same perfection. In
this respect the fault lies with the musical
composers. who seem to love the LADY of
Quality" and her smooth nonsense verses
far better than they love poetry, and to fail
in adapting to music the higher flights of
/ fancy or imagination, and the tenderer burst:
Of natural feeling. Without their aid the
scng-writcr cannot win his way to the popu-
lar heart and poets, dissusted with musi-
clans, will neglect this fascinating branch Of
the poetic art, and direct the energies of
their minds to more elaborate composition.
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\ WELL ORDERED lIoME-Thc>e words
are home thrust TO MANY, in practical les
sons of wisdom The relations of husband
and wife, parents and children, and brothers
and sisters. are all embraced within their
meaning. TO the husband, love, Kindness.
honesty, sincerity, and forbearancc towards
the chosen partner of his life, are essential
To the wife, loving heart, cheerful home
bright fires instead of black stoves smiles
of welcome, devotion and obedience, mutual
forbearancc, mutual interests, a cultivation
of mutual tastes, pursuits and studies, love
of the beautiful and true. To parents, fixed
rules of government for children, founded on
justice and mercy, whose fruit is love, rec
ognizing and strictly observing The rights of
the child, as scrupulously as they demand ODE.
dience; to cultivate order and system in all
things, and taste for the useful and bcauti
ful, instead of follies and frvoiities these
are equally essential.
Provide amuscmeHts for children, if YOU
would keep them from seeking it away from
home.
Make the house cheerful, and happy, and
desirable, if you would have it irresistible to
the members of it. Discard the austerity
and cold stiffness of formality, but observe
all the true and genuine politeness of homes
ty, hearty humanity, which teaches us to dc
unto others as we would that others should
do unto us and love one another Such a
home should every Christian family be. Then
the seed ofpiety, honesty, uprishtness, cheer
fulness' and elevated happiness, sown and
nurtured in the hcme, would spring up and
grow and multiply, as the different members
OF these families radiated to all points of the
compass, like halo of glory, and peace on
earth and good will to man would be the clio.
riOus result.
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T:,r Enriched W eeslnia %.

For some time past, circumstance that
seemed very strange has attracted my atten-
ton. ! dare say YOU remember my speaking
to YOU of a house covered with tlatch, of the
thatoh covered with moss. of the ridge of the
roof crowned with iris. which was to be seen
from a certain point in my garden Well
for several days perceived the house was
shut up, and I asked my servant, Does not
the woodman live up yondcr now" No,
sir, he has been gone nearly two months lie
has become rich &; he has inherited property
of six hundred livrcs year, and he is gone
to live in town"
lie is become rich. that is to say, that with
his six hundred livres a year he has gone to
live in little apartment in the city without
air and without sun, where he can neither see
the heavens, nor the trees, nor the vcr,lurc
where he will breathe unwholeSome air
where his prospect will be confined to a pa
per of dirty yellow, cmbcllishcd with choro-
late arabesques. lie is become rich That
is to say. he is not allowed to keen his doo
which he has had so long, because i: annoyed
the other lodyers Of the house. liz lodges in
sort of square box; he has people on the
right hand and on the left above him and
below him. lie has left his beautiful cottage,
and his beautiful trees, and his sun, and his
grass carpet so green, and the songs OF the
birds. and the OdOr of the oaks. He is be-
come rich Poor man II Tour Round my
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fcllOw-creatures
That flash Of lightning had done good ser
vice. for some of the old fishermen lookin.
out from the village had caught sight Of tn,
stragcIers, and perceiving a lady living
helpless in the arms of one, and the Other
fiounderng in the water, two or three mer
rushed down.
Here, sir, give me the lady" cried one.
| mo, thank you-never while live," said
Herbert. Here, you NAV take this gentle.
man of my waist If YOU like. That is right
So. we'll done. Now, run one of you over to
the inn, tell them to make roaring fires in
their best bedrooms, get plenty of blanket.
and muIIcd port wine, and if they have nc
wine, some hot spirits and water.
ave, ave, SIR" cried the men, hearing a,
once, from the decisive tones of Herbert.
voice. that they were speaking to one accus-
toned to command, and of rank superior to
themselves; and in five minutes more Her.
bert bore his lovely burden into the village
inn, and having moistcned her lips with
VINE, she eventually opened her ewes, and
uttered the words, MY brother" :"
"All SAFE" said Herbert.
gentle pressure of the hand returned
the ladys thanks more rNprcs>I,tlv than
words could have uttered, and if Herbert
had doubted how we'll his heroic laiors we're
appreciated, that doubt would have been dis
PEELED by some words that followed.
Il do not quite hear" kncclins and plac-
ing his ear close to her lips
See to your own clothes before YOU catch
cold"
"t'od bless YOU said Herbert. IL will, "
pressing her fingers to his lips; and then. as
he covered them carefully over from the cold,
ne saw her gentle eyes close, and then hi .
bright tears gu>hcd from under those lony
and darklv frinyed lids.
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London Correspondence of the \. Y. Cnur,e,
Mr.. Greeley's presence in Paris is an mex
hausfiblc fund of romance. He astoundpsf
the inmates Of the hotel on his arrival by
throwing off his coat. putting a large green
board over his head and working awav At IN
account Of his travel for the Tribune. Scarce
lv had the agitation Of the Tuileries subsiled
when he :hrew the Flower Market into the
widest excitement. 1t appears that Mr..
Greeley appeared at the market at most un-
usually early h"nr. The pert. spriehtlv flow
er girls were only inst landing their sweet
merchandise and unbnn !linc their baskets.
and the old women who carry on this poetsc
trade. were all talking together with great
Nolnh!ifv. while the daughters were arranc-
ing their fruits an! flowers The market was
almost empty: here and there manager Of
restaurant slightly looking ont for some
choice vegetable and GRIMM. politely to the
vonn: ladies' Of the market But the bu.tls
of the dav had not arrived. and quiet pre-
vailed when al! Of sudden, If the story in
the 'Si.rre' is not ,.olored. in rolled and tum.
hlcd man whose appearance threw all the
men and women in the market into amaze
ment.
'En lioia ma qroqnarR." said one "Que
doo'" de co,y,s." said the other. "Ol, la cur,
rate d'hommr." fell in the next: 50 every one
had his sav. while all looked after him with
perfect wonder But he. unaware of ali this.
>'urdv fnmbled on until he came face 10 face
with sincularlv shaped potato. which fascin-
a,cl his attention and led him TO make some
inquiry about it Of the old lady who occupied
the stall
NJ tins moment the excitement. which was
intense when he entered the market and
which grew intcnser the longer he lincercd
there had risin TO dangerous pitch. Brt Mr..
"ree!cv. little dreamin: or caring for the
storm. related to the French lady how, on his
last trip through Iowa. he had met potatoe
of exactly the shape. and how his conviction.
was that the seeds in Iowa were sown bva
French Immigrant who had brought :,,;.r.
from the same stalk. While Mr. Greeley va.
speaking. the Oh lady waxcd indignant. and
eonceivns from Tie r'easantness of his coun-
tenance that he was making her some promo
sal of a i 'u'tnl character. informed him that
her husband would he there in five m;rute.
and dispose OF him. Scarcely had she spokcn
when the husband came up and asked Mt.,
''rrelev what he would buy. Mr.. i:rcel. =,
not understanding the question and thinking
he asked his name. answered "Ereelev." Tn
!nn which the man turned round ,,onxu,s..a
with laughter. to his wife. and after informing
her OF her mistake. said he must I've some o.
centric En.i>hmen. as he asked for gray
mix. Greeley being taken bv the French
gardener for 'g.-is iad.' And as it went the.
round that the 'lroll locking man wanted TO
buy Grav ni'I the hiarity became u?roarious.
and Mr.. Greeley left the market full of plea-
sa:''ncss- Indeed. he is already vel. known,
and a fiNorite with every one
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SELF RELIANCE.-There is time in eve
ry mans education when he arrives at the
conclusion that envy is ignorance that imi-
tation is suicide; that he must take himself
for better or for worse, as his portion that
though the wide universe is full of good, no
kernel OF corn can come to him but through
his toll bestowed on that plot of ground which
Is gwen him to till. The power which resides
IN him is now in nature, and none but he
knows what that is which he can do. nor does
nc know until ne has tried. Not for nothing
one face, one character, one fact makes i'm
rrtsslon Oh him. and another none.
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eV Every grain Of sand goes to make a
heap. A gold digger takes the smallest mug
gets,and IS not tool enough to throw them awav
because ne hopes to end huge lump some
time. So' in acquiring knowledge we should
never desp'se an opportunity, however un-
promising. If there is a moments leisure.
spend 1t over good or instructive talking with
the first YOU meet
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FERN LEAvEs.-The popularity Of 4" Fern
Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio" is wei! At
tested hr tine ;sct that The >;rfp->sfi ,Lo,.o...
HIS i'l>t bc-u ruili>h-fl.
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G' Well. Captain. when do you sail for
California On Tuesday next .IIow
do You 60. Through The straits shall 4
book vou for the VOYAGE Il reckon not
let home get out Of a strait, am! don't
mean toyet into another
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liz "C"rLpN'r STAND THAr"-A young
gentleman OF our acquaintance. who had been
paving his Cevour>," las Mrs rartinrt,.
wonid sav.) toa Young lady for some time,
suddenly left her. We asked him the reason.
and he told us in the following words: II
had been with her. Won know. good while.
AMI n''icc'i that She was rather cool in her
Remarks. and limited that she would rather. Sc
home a!rne than 10 have me with her: but I
didn't mind that. Won know. Well one nigh.
~hc,, we got tc the door, SAYS she. MIR. =
| DO not wish your company any longer, and
IL! thank you 10 keep in Your place, and a.
way from me" That was lftlc too hard.
and wouldn't stand it. IMcLcd her that
rery night Lynn News.
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e1 II You wish to know yourself, lcch,
when vou travel, at the ton,bs which border
the road. There rests the bones and li.bt
ashes OF kings, t.Iants a,d wise men-of all.
those who were proud of their birth. their
wealth. their glory and their beauty. None
OF these advantages saved them from deash
all share the saine sepLlciirc .Wccn,yer.
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Is True JOY Is sincere and sober emo
uon ard they are mi>erably out who take
laughing Tor rejoicing; the seat of it is with
IN, and there is no cheerfulness like the rcso-
luton of brave mind-Icnero.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-14

"a A halter advertises. that Watts on
the Mind" Is of great Importance, but what's
on the head, is OF ssea'er
, 1855-09-07
A Horse Power.

But few people know what a Aorse pOioe'
is. We have, at various times, made IN.
quiry, for information, and been addressed
upon the subject, by way of inquiry in re-
turn but never found an answer, till re-
recently, which we considered reliable.
A horse poscer, in mechanism, is that
force that will raise MirtythTee thousand
pounds one foot high, in one minnie,
1t will be understood, that any force, by
any leverage, applied in any way, that will
lift that weight, in that time, such dis
tancc, is horse potrer. BY the use of pull
leys, draught Of ten pounds might be
made to lift that weight, if the friction of tho
machinery could be overcome by other
means, Nevertheless, it would be horse
power.
, 1855-09-07

Towards the end of last summer, the
United States sloop ofwar Preblc arrived
at Splthead. 1t is rule in the American
navy that all the naval cadets, who com
pose the material ont Of which arc fashion
cd altcrward the naval commanders Of the
republic, shall serve their time before the
mast and Il good and wholesome rule il
Is, Tor reasons too obvious to descant upon
The Prcble, training-ship for this pur.
pose, and manned almost exclusively by
young gentlemen from amongst the most
respectable families in the states, 10 the
amount Of two hundred and upward, came
TO Spithc9d for the purpose of naval educa
tiou. She happened to be the only man.of
war on the station at that time, and hel
presence on that account and account O
the frequent opportunities which she had
Of Saluting the Royal Yacht was made
more than usually conspicuous She was
left wholly unnolccd by the authorities Of
Portsmouth, her cadets were refused ad.
mission TO the dockyard, and She ultimate,
y left the station, with two hundred young
naval hearts, the future upholders Of their
corntry'S naval fame, fully impressed with
the nature Of their reception in their father
land.
These are two instances Of the pains
which are taken by Or representatives to
secure for Great Britain the sympathy Of
the United States. We have others at
command but We conceive the foregoing
quite sufficient for our present purpose, and
We pledge ourselves to the accuracy Of the
details. We can also tell our readers how
her majesty's sIoop-of-war Pearl sailed from.
Bermuda in the winter OF 1889 or 1910
with dispatches entrusted to her gallant
commander, Lord Clarence Pugct, for the
United States government how she eX-
pericnccd succession Of gales on her pas
sage E; how she arrived in Chesapeake Bay
with battered hulk and exhausted crew I;
how the naval authorities OF Norfolk, the
Portsmouth of the states, sent ship-wrights
and riggcrs on board how the good ship
was rcliited without charge or demand of
any kind, and how the British officers and
crew were wclcomed'and feastcd OH shore
1t is fresh, too, in the recollection Of the
public how the two Russian men-ofwar
were rclittcd and repaired at Portsmouth
last year, the officers received marked con-
sidcraion and the dockyark thrown open
to Russian pencil aud pen! There was a
Prussian mon-of-war (thc Gfion) at the
same period, which was similarly favored
but, then TO be'sure, she was commanded
by one Of the royal fnmilyS
We would call the attention of the new
association which has been started in Eng
land, having taken as We think, a leaf from
the book other elder children in Scotland
for putting,the right men in the right places,
to the reprchcnsible proceedings, or rather
the outrages on the common decencies
which we have detailed Surely no Briton
can approve them, no gentleman support
them, no being outside Of Bedlam adopt
them. We cry shame upon the Yankees.
for their supposed sympathies with Russia
Let us look at home and blame ourselves
for their origin 3
, 1855-09-07

A CLERICAL ANEcDorE.- 1t is said >
that an eccentric minister Of the Congrega
tional Church in Massachusetts,, who, in re
fusing to Join the order of Know-nothings
had resisted the force Of the example of SC
many Of bis clerical brethren, was last Sun
day preaching from the story-as it comes
to us that Sanl, while in search of the lost
asses of his father, found n kingdom.
Having at considerable length ondea.
vored to enforce the idea that in the simple
pursuit of every day duty, was oftener found
a greater good fortune than in Wander
ing search for it, he closed the sermon will
the introduction of the following cpigram:-
"when Saul, the handsome son of Kish,
Was seeking for his cattle,
lie found a kingdom, which he won c.
Without a single battle. -
In Boston now the things reUersod,
... (This age the old surpGses,)
We seeking for government,
Find Legislative asses"
, 1855-09-07

The PRosPEcr-A very prominent poll
tician Of an adjoining State lately wrote to
Washington brief view of the political
field, as presented to his vision from that
point We give On extract, the correct.
ness Of which, we doubt not, will in good
time be demonstrated
"The political news is very cheering for
the Democracy. North Carolina and Ten.
nessee will give sweeping mnjoritics for the
Democratic candidates, New York is raj
lying the Democrats are coming together,
and, unless we commit some indiserction,
the triumph Of the Democracy is certain in
1856.
Know-Nothiugism must split into frnc.
tions. They may patch up platform at
Philadelphia, bat il must be evident ia
every man OF common sense that any plat.
form they may rig up will be cheat and a
swindle. How can they, composed ns they
are ofrank Abolitionists, FrccsoilerS, Wings
and renegade Democrats, make platform
on the slavery question that won't cheat
either the North or the South? They
can't do it. There arc too many old fogy,
broken-down politicians among them to dc
anything fairly and honestly. They want
place and plumber, and they don't care al
what sacrifice of honor or principle they at
tain both or either. They can't even make
q platform on the Catholic question with
out driving large portion of their force
of. 1t is two-edged sword with them,'
, 1855-09-07

THE PRospEcr IS GEoRGiA oi
letter from Miledgeville, Georgia, dated
June 30ih: 1.'-. 1dI .s..-4,
"The political warfare in Georgia is be-
ginning to wax warm and exciting. Gar
nett Andrews, Of Wilkes, has just been
nominated by the know-nothings for Cover
nor. The nomination is regarded as weak
one in the state. Gov johnson has taken
the field, and, aided by such noble champi-
ons as Howell Cobb, Alexander II. Ste
phcns, John L. Ward, and John H. Lump
kin, the democracy will, l firmly believe,
come forth victorious in October" -.
, 1855-09-07

AMERICAN OFFICERS IN RUssIA.-We are
glad at length to have something definite
and reliable respecting the three American
army officers, Major Delafeld, and Cap
tains Mordecai and Mcclellan, who were
sent out by our government some months
since, to inspect the Notifications and Ope-
rations of the belligereuts in the East.
They went first to London ahd, then to
Paris, at both of which places they seem
TO have been received rather coolly. They
then went to Berlin and the report has
been current, that the Russian government
had also given them the cold shoulder, and
they were about to return home without
accomplishing the object Of their mission.
But the Washington Union contradicts
this last report, and says that SO far from
having 'been coldIy received by the Rus
slams, they had been thusfar treated with
distinguished consideration by the repre-
scntatives Of the Gar. On their arrival
at Berlin, it says, they were welcomed aud
entertained by the Russian Minister in the
most cordial manner and when they
reached Warsaw, Prince Paskiewitch
greeted them with splendid hospitality
He gave them grand review Of the troops
and ordered an engineer officer to show
them the Notifications, &c. They had
been offered choice between an invitation
from the Emperor, first, to visit the Rus
sian capital St Petersburgh, or to be ex-
pressed to the Crimea They had chosen
to go on, first, to- St. Petersburgh, where
they had arrived, at previous accounts, and
have doubtless received from the Gar
every facility for pursuing their mission in
the most satisfactory manner. 't aa3 800
, 1855-09-07

CAuTroN.-I after person is
supposed to be dead, coins are generally
placed on the eyelids, the nostrils are closed,
and the lower jaw is tied up. 1t is almost
criminal to proceed to anything of tho kind
too soon, for If praeticed when the person
is in lethargy, for instance, insure ultimate
death-the tying Of the jaw especially. A
case of this kind is reported in the London
Lancet. Had it not been for the interfer-
ence of physician, child, two years old,
would have died in consequence of such in
decent haste.--NeO England Farmer.
, 1855-09-07

THE OLD BACHELORS nEw YEAR


THE Old BACHELORS sEw YEAR
BY CHARLES GRAnAI miLrINE.
Oh, the Spring hath e-, Of jdgltucs
Every year,
And the snow gha.tlicr whitcnca4
Every year;
Nor Do Sumner blossoms quicken,
Nor does Aptumn's frlitasc thicken,
As il did--the seasons -ickcd
Every year
1t is growing colder, colder,
- Every year,
And | feel that am older
Every year;
And my limbs are less elastic,
Aud my fancy not 81 plastic,
Yes, my habits grow m0la-tic,
Every year.
lis becoming bleak and bleakcr
Every year,
And my hope are waxing weaker
Every year;
Care now for merry dan in
Or for eyes with passion eiancing
Love is less and less enhancing
Every year.
Oh, the days that have squ,ndercl
Every year,
And the friendships rGcly sundcred
Every year!
OF the ties that might have twincd me,
Until time to death resigned nc,
Ny inirmities remiad mc
Every year.
sad and sad to look before us
Every year,
With heavier shadow DER us
Every year!
To behold each blossom faded,
And to know VIC might have made il
An immortal garland braided
Round the year
Many spectral beekoning finger,
Year by year,
Chidcs rle that 50 long liugcr,
Year by year;
Every carly comnlde sleeping
In the charchyarl, whittier, weeping,
!, alone, unwept, am creeping,
Year by year.
, 1855-09-07

GRowrH OF MINYEsorA:-7A phamphlet,
entitled, Rise and Progress, Of Minneso-
ta,e has just been issued at st. Paul.
From this document we extract the follow
ing. % 9Gnd hfDW 3it gi rmaas ts.i
g The first census Of Minnesota wasmade
by order of Governor Ramsay, in the sum
mcr Of lS49.. The number OF inhabitants
reported at that time was 1880, of whom
S,6oT were males, and LIB females The
number returned inothe subsequent year,
under the United States census, was 6,l39,
Since 1850 no general enumeration Of the
inhabitants, has been had but at Che pre-
sent time the population Of the Territory
cannot be less than AZ, 900, while by many
it is estimated as highias so, 900 or 60 900.
In 1850 the taxable property was returned
at 1882, 492 in 1851 at 81 ,2S2, ,303 in
1852 at $1,59s, 165 in 1858 at 81, ,445,- I
437 in 1854 at 1884 at 81, ,574, ,033.r p97
, 1855-09-07

OPENING OF THE SAuF' CANAL - The
Board of Contro of the Saut Ste. Marie
Ship Canal, give notice in the Detroit pa
pers that it will be open to the passage Of
vessels on Monday, the 18th inst, on which
day the steamer Illinois, III being the day
Of her regular arrival, will have the honor
of first passing through the locks For
some days past, the water has been gradu-
ally admitted into the Canal during tho
day time and drawn of at night. In this
manner the work has been carefully tested
under the immediate supervision Of Super
intendent Burt, 1t is believed that the
frost is now entirely out Of the ground, and
that vessels can pass through the Canal
with entire safety z aa' hTe t7H In