The American patriot., 1855-06-02
Hadrian and the Planter.

.uohen Ill oIuer W planC some Dg- trees. "HQdSt
thou properly enjoyed the morning of thy life"
said Hadrian, "thou needst not have worked so
hard in the evening of thy days" have well
employed my early days, nor will neglect the
evening of my life; and let God do with me
what he thinks best, replied the man. "How
old mayest thou be, good man ?" asked the
Emperor. "a huadred years." was the reply.
"What," exclaimed Hadrian," hundred years
old art thou, and still planting tressg Canst
thou, then, hope ever to enjoy the fruits of thy
labor !" "Great king, rejoined the hoary-
headed man, ''yes, do hope, if God permit, l
may even eat the fruit of these very trees; if
not, my children will. Have not my fore
fathers planted trees for me, and shall not
do the same for my children ?" Hadrian, pleas
ed with the honest mans reply, said-"Well,
old man, ifever thou live to see the fruit of
these trees, let me know it. Dost thou hear,
good old man ?" and with these words he left
him. The old man did live long enough to see
the fruit of his industry. The trees fourishcd,
and bore excellent fruit. As soon as they were
sufficiently ripe he gathered the most choice
figs, put them in basket and marched of
towards the Emperors residence Hadrian
happened to look out of the windows of his
palace, seeing man bent with age, with a
basket on his shoulders, standing near the gate,
he ordered him to be admitted to his presence.
"What is thy pleasure, old MANI" deman-
ded Hadrian.
MAY it please your majesty" replied the
man, "you recolect seeing once very old man
planting some trees, when you desired him,
if ever he should gather the fruit, to let you
know. I am that old man, and this is the
fruit Of those very trees. May it please you
graciously to accept them as an humble tribute
of gratitude for your majesty's great condescen-
sion.'.
Hadrian, gratifed to see so extraordinary ar
instance of longevity, accompanied by full
manly faculties and honest exertion, desired
the old man to be seated, and ordering the
basket to be empticd of the fruit and to be
filled with gold, gave it him as a present.
Some persons who witnessed this unwecome
scene, exclaimed, 'is it possible that our great
Emperor should show SO much honor to a mis-
cradle Jcw?" 'Why should not honor him
whom God has honored?" replied Hadrian
"Lool< at his age and initiate his example"
The Emperor then very graciously dismissed
the old man, who went home highly pleased
and delighted.
A STORY FOR THE TMEs.-About the time of
the State election, and while party spirit ran
high, an energetic Know-N Nothing canvasser
had, in very fiery speech delivered in Mil
vile, in Worcester county, worked the foreign
population up to point of indignation past
all endurance. The day following, as crowd
of lrishmen were collected in the street, brood
ing over their fancied injuries, gentleman
named Holden, noted for excentrcity, ad-
vanced among them, and, to their great de-
light, commenced violent denunciation of the
new party,
Beneath his magic influence the alien au-
dience became, in their own estimation, the
pillars of our republic, and as he warmed in
his subject, know-Nothingism withcrcd to
bare name under his scorchng touch while
cheer after cheer burst from the excited throne.
now rapidly increasing.
"Who," asked he, 'build our Railroads."
Irishmen!" was the enthusiastic reply.
"Who dig our canals?"
Irishmen!"
"Who build our State prisons and aims
houses
Irishmen!' thundered hundred voices.
"Who till them?'
Waiting in vain for a reply, their whilom
champion, clinching his FISTS shouted:
Irishmen-you depils-Lrishmen !"--Bos-
ton True Flag.
To PREVENT HORSES BEING TEAsED BY FLIES
Take two or three small handfuls of walnut
leaves, upon which pour two or three quarts
of cold water; let it nfuse one night, and
pour the whole, next morning, into kettle,
and boil for quarter of hour; when cold it
is fit for use. Mosten sponge with it. and
before the horse goes out of the stable, let
those parts which arc most irritable, be smearcd
over with the liquor Every merciful man
who uses horse during the hot months,
should promote his comfort by this simple
The HEAT OF HELI.-The Cleveland Herald,
upon the late speculations about
the temperature of hell, made by Father Wal
worth n wool f1,-O cpca