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Aos't Kill the 8ifos.

As Spring advances, our youthful MIN
rods feel the influence strong upon them to
pop away their old fowling pieces at the
birds. Not that they want them for food
not that they do not relish their songs--but
simply to CRAFTY their innate propensity to
destruction that marks our Yankee youth.
But we beg the boys to refrain. The lit
tie birds are becoming alariningly scarce in
the vicinity of Hartford. Wesay alarming
ty-for the armies of the palmer worm, cat
erpillar, and canker worm are alarmingy on
the increase. The little birds are the far
mer's best friends. They destroy the bugs
and the worms that infcst his crops and his
orchards. The blackbird may occasionally
root up a few hills of corn, but he daily gath
ers moro insects as he travels over the new
ly ploughed fields, than all the corn is worth
which he destroys, ten times over. The
robin may take a few of your spare cherries,
THE is only taking pay for the worms he
swallows, which would have made your gar
den desolate waste. The farmer cannot
do without the little birds. They are his
best friends. We have no doubt that the
late ravages of various insects are owing to
the wholesale destruction Of their enemies
the birds. -
So important is this subject considered by
Agriculturists, that the Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture in Massachusetts,, Mr..
Flint, has issued a circular urging upon far
mers and others the execution OF the string
ent law there is in that State AGAINST killing
such birds. We have similar law in this
State, and we trust our farmers will see rig
idly to the prosecution Of all breakers of it.
Their coming crop will reap the benefit of
sparing the little Birds Hartford Coarant.
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the sacred flame within his bosom, lie is not
forakcn of Him who gave that spark Of ce-
lcstial fire.
Twice had the traveller seen the morning
sun gild the hill-tops, since they had left
their charmed retreat--that hal,owed home
OF peace and love. And again, for the third
time, !the golden glory of the morning
dawned upon their pilgrimage, when, 10
Em,the distance they beheld the place of sac
rifice --Morial,
fSNAlone upon the mount went tho father
and the son, and there they built the altar,
and placed the wood thereon. And then
the little one raised his soft blue eve, until
Il met his fathers earnest gaze, and with
happy look, sad,
8 Father !ali is now ready but the lamb /!
Where is the lamb, my father, for the offer
ingl"
Can pen describe thepangs that oppressed
that fathers heart, as he murmurcd.
My son, God will provide himself a
lamb - And then, with trembling hands,
he placed upon the wood his only son. He
raised the knife---a moment niore--and the
soul of his idol would hayewinged its fiig Int
TO heavenly chimes, to bloom amid the spirit
paradise. When, 10 /! a,voice, "Stay, Abra.
ham, stay thy hand! The fear of God IS
with tltee :-thou hast not withheld thy son,
thine only son, from me And then the faith.
erraised his eyes, and saw the lamb that
God had prepared for burnt-oHering.
And for tue undying faith of that fond
parent, God gayelim such a blessing as new
ertnan receive,l-that his seed should be
multiplied as the stars of the Heaven, and
in him should all the nations of the Garth be
blest.
: As they travelled homeward from Jehov-
ahjireh, what thoughts, what holy thoughts.
were theirs Thoughts, glowing with love
and gratitude to High Heaven. And as,
after weary watching, the mother at las:
clasped her boy to her breast, what gratitude,
what JOY, filed her heart!
And then the three were bowed before the
throne of grace, and each soul was wrapped
in sacred joy, as the tlianksgivings of CRATE
fuls hearts aseended on High.
And he WHO had thus been spared, was ev-
ertheir dearest Joy and pride, for his fathers
God was his God, and his fathers faith was
also the faith of--the offering.
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No. 81

His Montreal friend did not heed him,
when round came the bludgeon, and away
went the Montrealgentleman's hat into the
Canal. The gentleman was Indignant got
mad clustered awfully-but Captain s.
was cool. Perhaps you don't know met
[ am the man Whose hat you knocked off,
last winter in Montreal. Glad to see you"
."Quite right, Captain, very right. Ihave a
bottle Of the genuine belowi come down and
we will pass receipts.
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q Gooa Story.

A certain friend of ours, whose urbanity
and good fellowship have won him host
of admirers, amused company few eve
nings since, with the following anecdote,
which is too good to be lost. S., Captain
of new and elegant packet on the Cham.
plain Canal, was spending few days, one
winter, at Montreal, and to skill time" went
into the theatre one evening. During the
performance tile orchestra began playing
"God save the Queen An important, con-
sequential looking parsonage, hustled around
the theatre, touching one with his cane, and
motioning to another, all the time saying
'hats of, gentleman, hats of, our national
air."
Presently he approached Captains s., who
is a diminutive specimen of the genus homo,
and called out to him, shat off, sir, our ma
tional air." The Lilliptian captain refused,
when the very consequential busybody, with
q sweep Of his cane knocked the Captains
hatupon the iioor There was grand rush,
the flashing, of bright blade, and cries Of a
sight, a fght;" but the bystanders inte,fer-
ed, and the parties stood, glaring at each
other like wild beasts. Captain S. S.remerked,
II shall know you next time We meet, and
was hurried off to prison. In the Sing
following, Captain s., was pacing the deck
OF his beautiful packet, rs she lay at her
wharf, at Whitehall.
+ The United States" had just arrived from
Rouse's Point, With passengers bound for
Saratoga, New York, &e. The Captain eyed
the party sharply, and among them reeeg-
nized his Montreal acquaintance. He pfoi
ceeded ut once to the leader Of the band, or
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From the Waverley Magazine.
{ he Offering.
by IDA la roy.

"IHE morn was up again"-the dewy
morn, Beauty, loYeliness,r and Joy were writ
ten upon the fair face of Nature. Each tiny
leatlet sparkled in the clear sunlight, and
bright dew-drops were weaving webs DER
shrub and flower. The merry songsters were
warbling forth their joyful songs in strains
Of sweetest cadence. Sweet was tic inur-
mur OF the mountain stream, as it wended its
way, now gliding gently over round smooth
pebbles, cleaning white in the reflected sun
beams that glanced down upon the bosom of
the rigerlet, as if in love with its peaceful
beauty, aud then rushing to pierce some hid.
den mystery that perhaps it might contain.
Then again, with a ;more gentle flow, its
expanded surface lay spread out like lake,
under the celestial view of the arch on high.
In that fair land two mortals journeyed,- -
the one, fair young boy, with noble brow,
and clustering curls ofsunhy hue. One that
had Just stlearned to look on flowers and sky
with a wild joy--snch as the heart of child
hood only knows, and to love the bright
beams Of the morning sun, as they came
glancipg-througll the shady trees.
His companion-i-an aged sire, whose viii
tened locks and bended form contrastcd
sudUgeiy Witt lH0 VtrncSS anu spflnhtlineSS
ofthe boy. Sweet esablem ofinnocence and
happy childhood Methinks see him now,
IS pssnhaass he tnsnsa aside TO cast . Einv
pebble in the quiet rib, or as he stopped to
gather wild flowers, that grew in such profu
sior upon its rnossy bank, dreaming naught
ot sorrow, but happy in his childish pur-
suits
As with pensiye look tho .Father Of the
Faitbful' went his way beside the 'Cbild Of
Promise" what thoughts -what varied
thoughts were his. That innocent, that art
less one, the pride, the JOY, the soIace Of his
Declining years s-must he be given up?
He Tor whom in imagination such bright
career had been marked out---he so young,
SO fair, SO beautiful --he who had so Oft be
guiied him Of his grief in many sad, sad
hour, and chased back half his cares must
ms ringing laugh and childish prattlc be for-
ever huslied In death But for a monaent
did he indulge in these thoaghts@4 but 4 mo-
ment, and all fear was chased away, for. lis
faith was strong in the Lord.
In all his jonfl56y yings across the sands of
worldly eare, he had ever been guided by an
suassep hand, And now, vhile he guards
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GREENYIILE FRIDAY MORNING, NAY Ii, 1855.

Ihappened she didn't expect, aud she is rs
glad to have us como as we are to do so" 81
She hesitated q moment, but her Young
heart was filed to the.,bri with Joy, and
when child is happy, it is as natural to
tell the cause as it Is for bird to MARBLE
when the sun shines. So out of the fullness
of her heart she spoke and told her teacher
this little story.
She and her sister were2he only children OF
avery poor widow, whose health was 50 very
delicate that it was almost impossible to sun.
port herself and daughters. She was obliged
70 keep them out ofschool all winter, because
they had noclothes to wear, but She told
them if they could earn enough by doing
odd chores. for the neighbors to buy each Of
thema new dress, they might 90 in the.
spring. Very earnestly aud very carefully
she boarded the copper coins which usually
repaid them. They had each nearly saved
enough to buy new calico dress, when
Nelly was taken sick, and as the mother
had no money beforehand, her own treasure
had to be expended in the purchase of med
ieine.
20, | did feel so bad when school opened
and Nelly could not GO" said Mary. 81
told mother Iwouldn't go either, but she
said had better, for l could teach sister
some and it would be better than no school.
ing. l stood it for fortnight, but Nellys
little face seemed all the time looking at me
on the way to school, and couldn't Be hap
py a bit, so l finally thought of a way by
which we could both go, and l told mother i
would come one day, and the next l would
lend Nelly my dress and she might como,
and that's the way we have done this week.
But last night, don't you think somebody
sent sister dress just like mine, and now she
can como too. 0, if / only knew who it was,
would get down on my knees and thank
them, and so would Nelly. But we don't
know, and SO we've done all we could for
them--soe've prayed for Mea,--and o, Miss
NJ, we are all so glad now. Amt YOU
too %
"Indeed ! am," was the emphatic answer.
And when on the following Monday, little
Nelly, in the new pink dress, entered the
sehool-room, her face radiant as rose in sun
shine, and approaching the teachers table,
exclaimed, in tones as musical as those or a
freed fountain, II am going to school every
day, and o, Lam so glad %
Miss M---felt if she had never done
before, that it is more blessed to give than re-
ceive. Millionaire, when lie saw his name in
public prints, lauded for his thousand dollar
charities, was never so happy as the poor
school-teacher who wore her gloves half a
summer longer than she ought, and thereby
saved enough to buy that little fatherless girl
calico dress.
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From the wavcrley Magazine
Ihe Right Kiad Of a Wifs

Z SWELL, Annabel, l suppose l must hunt
npa girl for you, 10 morrow mustn't 2"
said Edward Hamilton to his young bride,
az he reined up his horse before neat, cosy
little cottage--their future home.
"Hunt up a girl What do you mean n
"Why, got;asgirl to do yonr housew6rk /;
for surely you can't do It alone, without some
help"
"Fie! & can do the little work which we
shall have, my. know something else, he.
sides waltzing and playing the piano, Ed
ward,n Annabell gaily answered a bright
smile'lightiag upSher expressive features.
"Sat what will the ncighbors say : You
will lose caste" - 2.
Tam sure don't know what they viii
say; ana as forcosfe, Idon't belong 10 any
such society o. ordcrn
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8 "a s ofJ ! o Az.

TGRRE Is tear Of JOY and tear of grief
The tear t>>siay may not be forced by the
Same canse which oVerflowed the eye yester-
day. A tear may be sent up from the heart
by Joy or by sorrow, It lis the same liquid
diamond IN either case. A little tear-drop
ION the cheek has a language Of its own. IL
speaks to persons Of all nations 1t is inter
Preted by persons Of all nations. The tear
of to-day means Joy or sorrow. The face
adown which tear runs tell whether il
springs from the fountain Of joy or grief. a
tear draws forth deep sympathy because il g
m arn hlein Of Love. os Hope, Grief -
When tits grief our pulse beats faster, for
our heart is agitated and touched deeply. -
The true feeling of thc heart IS seen in a tear
(which fingers 81 the eye, that little bright
window Of the Soul The tears of to-day, if
/ 4hey do spring fsom grief, may tomorrow
!; be wiped away by the rainbow hues ofpeace,
Happiness and prosp pcrity. W. iesperantsfS,s.
Never despair. irssids slopr'sat. 4
I soGtherncr gave d party 10 4 Few
(; ;ffiicnd 6ka, happening 70 converse about
!. fISr< [|S power of head tndurance; tho gem
J fISEI 81 said iio owno1 negro whom no
{ one III lie party c1ald knock down or in
Sinfe bv All hili6 81 the head. A strong,
bufiy fsl I6ss lev id At theitlea, and as Sam,
\ $!le co!ofed 7)erson, WAS about entering with
Tie candida the gentleman stood behind
The door. and ii he eaz1red Sam's head re-
q }ceiycd & powerful a0cIa Iojsger. The can
adl<s fiel<ef5d 8 little but Sam passed quiet
ia 3essl s. Slsilpise ientIen,en, 30
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5rlr'Idtra I8ustrlJ.
From the Southern Bnptist
81 8 Anaunciation.
BYLnNToNFIELD.


: fis night on Betllehen,'s verdant plains, X
And shepherds watch beside their: fold,
The moon ponfs down q iloed, oflght
The plain looks like n sea Of gold.
The stars which decl the robe ofnight,s
In regal splcpdor glcpm, IS. : 81.
And lend the pale aud lambent light
Tcsmountain. plain, and stream
The faithful shepherds slunber not.
But watch their charge With Jealous care
Lest beasts of prey should enter in,
Ss aud soizs their hocks while resting there
But 10, rustiing in the air, s So
~ Now falls upon the shepherd cars; = s
IAN angel decked in robes OF light y
Before these iowiy men appears.
: Now terror seizes on them all,
Aud 10 each other closethey cling:
Fear NOT, = the angel mildly says;
e.Fcr tidin.sscf great joy bring
.For unto yop Is born tbis DAY.
4 Saviour, which IS Christ the Lord
The shepherds gaze in mute surprise.
While listening to his gracious word.
= ...shd tins shall be a sign 70 yoa-s- s
This sight shall greet your waiting eyes,
S An ipiant wrapped in swadllipg CLOTHES,
Within a lonely manager liss, !"
Now; 10. sweetmtsic fila the air,
The hcavily choir dcscends toearth:
sSeraphic strains employ their tongues,
While singing Of their sayiour's birth,
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ISrEas,rs, however rough, is better than
smooth Discrimination.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14
a ThriIIing In.ia.nt.

Some years since We were student Of medicine
in neighboring State, and, with number Of
associates and highly respected class mates, were
attending a course OF private lectures under tho
direction and instruction Of gentlemes of exten-
slve experience and of unsurpassed scientific al
tainmenls and skill. During the course. medical
and surgical cases were investigated, prescribed
for and lectured on before The class clinical DEM
onstrasions and lectures at private houses and dis
sections whenever subjects could be. BY any means
whatever, obtained. We were assembled on ono
dark, stormy evening, in lecture room. Iec-
tare, by the Professor of the Theory and Practice
of Medicine was progressing, when feeble rap
on the outer door was heard. Tho porter, whose
duty it was to attend and answer, and report al
business calls, Immediately announced man in
waiting, and that he had dead body in his wsg-
on under The She'd and il the Professor or the stu.
dents wished one fresh from the grave and recent.
ly deceased, he would dispose Of it on reasonable
terms. A bargain was at once made. the price
demanded, $50. was paid, and the body deposited
on the table. The lecturer, Of course, was inter-
rupiej but as soon as this matter was disposed Of
the lecture proceeded. At the close Of the lecture,
however, it was proposed and decided to dissect
the body. 1t was dlsrobed Of grave clothes, and
~ ooh"e tio pouJ vi q JouuS bduy, cveu ih
death Of unsurpassed beauty; and it seemed on
first view, more IN a state of calm and placid
sleep than of death, and inyoluntarily all were
still and hushed as the grave from which the
body had been taken, lest she should be awaken
ed from pleasant dreams. No sculptor could
mould or Imagination conceive form more beau.
tfu, more perfect than the angelic form before US.
No member of the class could raise the knife asa
token of commencing the task of dissection. No
one could mark or mar form 50 lovely. But
horror, of horrors One of our most intelligent
and promising associates, whose attention had
been diverted during the act of uncovering the
body, took his place at the table, And shall we
forget the hearlrending scene that followed? No;
neverl
This young man was about closing his course
of study, and had promised his heart and hand to
an interesting and dearly loved young lady in
neighborng village, fondy expecting, as soon as
he could establish himself in business, to be uni
ted to her in marriage. But about ono week pri.
or to this eventlul evening, after short illness,
she died, and it was her body on the table before
US! At one glance on The remains Of the lovely
female, by this student, he recognized t,aud with
a most unearthIy groan and shrek, fell to the
floor, and that moment his reason took its flight.
never to return; that moment he was left wreck
of departed intelligence and promising greatness.
Until death closed the scene he was rayIng ma
MAC.
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"SEErNs THE s"-Formerly there was .
menagerie in the Tower Of London in which
lions wore kept it was discontinued about forty
years ago. During these times of comparative
simplicity, when stranger visited the metropolis
for the first time, it was usual to take him to the
Tower and show him the lions ss one OF the chief
sights, and on the strangers return to the country
it was usual to ask him whether ne had seen inc
lions. Now .a-days, when Londoner visited the
country for the first time, he is taken by his friends
to see the most remarkable objects of the place,
which are called ''the lions" One constantly
hears the expression. 1--WE have been lionlzlng"
or 'seeing the lions; but thousands who make use
of it are ignorant of Its origin. 1t originated as
above-.Notes and Queries.
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AN AMUSING MIsrAKE.-One Sunday evening;
lately, while the Rev. Dr. WEIGH, OF Albany,
was in the midst OF one Of his most impassioned
charity sermons 10 crowded house, an incident
occurred which put to the test both his pollseness
and presence Of mind.
A pair were awaiting to be married after the
sermon, in The rear of the audience, and were to
be called forward by the sexton. But the latter
official, having become absorbed in contemplation
or drowsiness while the reverend doctor was
preaching, was suddenly reused to his recollec'
tion by hearing the doctor exclaim:
"The spirit and the bride say, come"
Of he posted to the wedding company, and no.
tilted them that the moment had arrived for the
ceremony. They promptly obeyed the summons,
and the bride aud bridegroom, bridesmaid aad
groomsman, came sailing down the broad aisle in
the midst Of the discourse.
The preacher, seeing at glance that mis-.
take had been committed, finished his sentence,
descended from the pulpit with dignity and com.
posure performed the ceremony, and returned tn
his pulpit to finish his discourse.-The wedding
party were not at all aware that everything was
not as It should be.
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POETRY. Y
Hopes and Fears.

hopes ahu X
Our hopes are like the wrcaths OF foam
That glitter ON each shining wave'
When with a gushing sound they come
The white and thirsty beach 10 lave
The waters part--the ripples gieam
A moment on the silent shore,
And vanish as the hopes that seem
A moment bright, and are no more
Seeking for love, for fame, for power
To the far threads of life we cling,
For hope we Gull a teithered flower
And tune harp with broken string
And hope will shed glimmerng ray
Oflight on pleasures ruined shrine,
For Wondering columns still look gay
When summer sunbeams o'er them shine
Though severed by loves magic cham,
Still TO its broken charms we trust,
Aud hope to msnd the links again.
When grief has eaten them like rust.
Frail as the bubbles on the beach
That hope may be--a transient beam,
But rcft of joy, tits sweet to teach
The heart TO hush its grief and dream
Our hopes are like the flowers that bloom
Upon the mountains verdant side,
That mountains heart a burning tomb,
Cleft by the lava's scorchlng tide.
They spring and flourish, fade and die,
Like human hopes-aS irail and thr,
While quenchless fire beneath them lie,
Like human passions hidden there.
Our fears are like the clouds that shed
Their gloom across the summer sky,
Whea life is fairest, some Wild dread
OF grief is ever lowering nigh.
The Gloom may pass-the shadows fade,
And sunlight only seem to reign,
But still there is lingering shade,
A fear that clouds will come again.
Where the bright wells Of gladness spring,
Hope will the youthful heart decoy,
But fear is lowering there to fling
A shadow on the path of joy.
A canker- worm within the fruit,
A serpent in the linnet's nest,
A sentry ever grim and mute,
is fear within the human breast.
A rainbow never spans the sky,
But some dark spirit OF the storm,
With sable plume, is lowering nigh,
To watch its soft and fairy form.
Hope neyer chants her fairy song,
Or bids ~ rest beneath her wing,
But fear. with all his phantom throng,
Is in the distance lowering.
We seek the laurel wreath of fane,
And all her tickle favorS trust,
To iiye-perchance without name,
And iiud the chaplct turned to dust.
Life wears away, mid smiles aud tears
The wedding peal, the funeral toll;
But though o'crshadowed still by tears,
Hope is the sunlight OF the soul.
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To fs,e Public.

rHIS is to inform the people who deal IN Alexandra
II zen those who have been dealing in other
.;t;., and who wish to purchase, the coming Fall or
winter anything in the way Of stoves, to look tins
vay the arrangements which have made this sum
ner enable 10 sell at prices which must stop the
psrchaser from going North. :.
IL you wish to purchase wholesale, can suit you' II
NJ retail can suit you no matter what kind you may
want its all the same, am bound to put you through
The fact is intend TO sell, and just bring the money
and Il prove IT, NV stock is the largest and the most
eomulete that has ever been offered in this city, which
will be augmented from time to time as the demand
may require. NOV, or
desire all who may want anything In the wa! o. o.
stoves IN call and examine for themselves and II can
satisfy them, why then I'll give tup.
Take Notice-Every Stove that sell and recon,
nepd, shall answer the purpose for which recomne"u
IT, or il NAV be returned at my expense
:" " ENOCR GRIMES,
No IA Fairfax ST., Alex. Va
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