The Trinity journal., 1856-05-03

Tupu11xc TvcrDENr-MSs Martlneau III
bor Norway and the Norwegians,' mentions
a vornc man named Humid, who was sent
eo;,o fonr wears ago. in mid-winter, oy MS
,,,as+or on an errapd about twenty miles, TO
..,.,. ,,ro,isons TO village in the upper
countrv. The village people asheu MN ior
charity to take three orphan chiioren on his
,ind,ro o few miles on his way to Bergen,
and 10 leave them at mouse on the road
where they would be taken care of until they
conld be brought from Bergen. He took
tbe little things and saw that the two elder
were well wrapped up from the cold. The
third he took within his arms and on his
knee, as he drove, clasping it warm against
his breast-so those say that saw them set
off, and it is confirmed by one who met the
sledge on the road, and heard the children
prattling to Humid, and Humid laughing mer-
rily at their little talk. Before they got
half way, however, pack Of hungry wolves
burst out upon them from a hollow in the
thicket to the right Of the road The beasts
followed close to the back of the sledge.-
Closer and closer the wolves pressed. Humid
saw one about to spring at his throat 1t
was impossible for the horse to 90 faster
than he oilid, for he went like the wind-so
did the wolvesN Humid in his desperation,
suatchcd up ono OF the children behind him
and threw it ovGT the back of the sledge.-
This stopped the pack little. On gallopcd
the horse, but the wolves were soceQ crowded
around again, with the blood freezing ,tc
their muzzleS. 1t was easier to throw over
the second child than it was the first, and
Inn Ill Rut On Ia
furiated beasts, gaunt with hunger, and
raging like fcnds for their prey. 1t was
harder to give up the third-the dumb in
fant that nestled in his brcast-but Humid
was in mortal terror. Again the hot breath
of the wolves was upon him. He threw
away the infant aud saved himself Away
over the snow flew the slcdge; the village
was reached, and Humid just escaped after
all the sacrifice he had made But he was
unsettled and Wild and his talk for some
time, night or day, was of wolyes-so fear
full had been the effect upon his imagination.
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A YOUNG MANS CHARACTER.-NO young
man who has just sense Of his own value
will sport with his own character A watch
full regard to his character in early youth,
the remaining years Of his life When
tempted to deyate from strict propriety Of
department. he should ask himself, can | af-
ford this? can | endure hereafter to look
back upon this?
1t is of amazing worth to a young mun to
have pure mind; for this is the foundation
Of IA pure character. The mind, in order to
be kept pure, must be employed in topics of
thought which are themselves lovely, chas
/ tened and elcyating Thus the mind hath
in its own power the selection Of themes of
meditation. If youth only knew how du-
rable and how dismal is the Injury produced
by the indulgence Of Hegradcd thoughts, if
they only realized how frightlul are the
moral deprayities which a cherished habit of
loose Imagination produces on the soul
/ they would shun them as the bite of a ser
pent The power of books to excite the
imagination, is fearful element of moral
death when employed in the service Of vice.
| The cultivation Of an amiabe elevated
and glowing heart alive to all the beauties
of nature, and all the sublimities of truth,
nyigorates the intellect gives to :he will in
\ dependence OF baScr passions and TO the af-
iections that power of adhesion to whatever
is pure, and good, and grand, which is
adapted to lead out the whole nature ofman
into those scenes of action and impression by
which its energies may most appropriately
be employed, and by which its high dcstina-
ton may be most cllectual reached
The opportunities Of exciting these fucul-
ties in benevolent and Sell-denying efforts for
the welfare OF our fcoWmcn, are so many
and great, that it really is worth while to
live The heart which is truly eyangccally
benevolent, may lUXuriate in an age like
this The promises Of God are ineXpressibIy
rich, the main tendencies Of things so mani
testy in accordance with them, the extent
of moral influence is so great, and the cf-
fccts Of its employment SO visible, that who
ever aspires after benevolent action, and
reaches forth things that remain for u.s. to
the true dignity of his nature, can find free
scope for his intellect, and all-inspiring
themes for the heart
A Polite ltEQUEsT-We We received the fol
lowing note by the last mail steamer:
'JhsSrS. EdtorS:- SirS-l Having seen II
statement in the Virginia papers that a man
named Cada Powell, hailing from Jerusalem,
southampton, Va, was murdered in your
State, you will dO me great favor by pub
fishing it in your paper, and send me all in
/ formation concerning him.
G A. POWELL
OF course there is nothing more rational
than to suppose we have little else to do but
search the records for such events. and elab-
crate and rcpuoish them for the especial
qualification of an individual three or four
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