The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-03

scriptions of the morning, but not so many as
Shakespeare, from whose writings pages of the
most delightful imagery, all founded on the
glory of the morning, might be filed.
l never thought Adam had much the advan-
tage of US for having seen the world when it
was new. The manifestations of the power of
God, like his mercies, are new every morning
and fresh every evening. We see as fins rising
suns IS ever Adam saw, and its risings are as
much a miracle now as they were in his day
think great deal more so because II ia now
part of the miracle, that for thousands and
thousands of years he has come to his appointed
time without the variation of the miionth part
of a second. Adam could not tell how this was
know the morning; | am acquainted with
it and love it. l love it fresh and sweet, ss
it is-a daily new creation breaking forth, and
calling all that have life, and breath, and being
to new alteration, new enjoyment, and new
gratitude.
A LAND SPECULATIoN.-BeforeS uggs opened
his saddle-bags to pay the Indian woman for the
land, General Lawson, who wanted slice. came
to Suggs, and said
Mr.. Suggs, I'd like to have an interest in
your contract, and Pm willing to pay for it; I'll
lind the money to pay the Indian, and give YOU
an interest of one.third"
,"Not 'thout l was willing, would YEP asked
Suggs, jeeringly.
="rll do better than that, said Taylor, wipirg
the blood from his nose; "In furnish the
money, and give you half the land sells for when
we part with it !"
Very proberbly," remarked Simon, but,
unless some on ye counts me out FIVE hundred
and furnishes your own money 70 buy the land
with, shall have to unlock these here" patting
the ssddle-bags, and buy it for myself"
"Pn do it," said Colonel Bryan, who had
been making a calculation on the inside of the
crown of his hat, I'll do iti'
All" said Suggs, that's what made the
chickens squall. You're the man I'm huutin'
Draw your weepinsI"
The land was forthwith certified 10 Suggs,
who immediately transferred it to BRYAN.
Now, gentlemen" said the Captain, "every-
bodys satisfied amt they ?"
If they amt, they ought to be, replied Colo
mel Bryan, who was delighted with his bar
gain.
II think so, too," remarked Suggs; and
bein' as that's the case," he continued. opening
his ssddle-baggs, as l had to act before YOU
all as II my saddle-bags were full of gold ard
silver, or else lose my chance of prvkt here,
III now throw out these here rocks and old iron,
Tor ITS mighty tiresome to horse " ard the
captain did throw out the rocks and old iron,
for he had not dollar in the world! The srec-
| ulators vanished
This here's mighty hard world" murmur-
ed the Captain to himself, musingly, to get
| along in. Eff Teller don't make every ed9e
cut, he's in the background directly. It's tile.
and strive, and tussIe every way, to make an
honest hvln'. Well" he continued, in a strain
| OF unusual pietY, as he threw up and caught a
roleau OF dollars, " well, there is a Prov .dence
that purvldes and if a man will only stand
squar' up to what's right it will prosper his
endeavors to make somethin' to feed his chill
dren on. Yes, there i'd a Providence | should
like to see the man who would say there amt.
l don't hold with no SIGH. Eff a man SAYS there
amt no Providence, you may be sure there's
something wrong here" striking in the region
OF his breast-pocket-"a and that man will swindle
you, Ell he csn.'-Scene IN Georgia.
AGE OF ANMALs.-A bear rarely exceed,
twenty years; dog lives twenty years; fox,
| fourteen or sixteen lions are long -lived-Pom.
pey lived to the age of seventy; the average Of
cats Is fourteen years squirrels and hares.
seven or eight years; rabbits, seven; elephants
have been known to live to the great age of
four hundred years. When Alexander the
Great had conquered one Porus, King of India.
he took great elephant which had fought very
valantly for the King, named him Ajax. dedi-
Gated him to the sun, and let him 90 with this
inscription" Alexander, the son of Jupiter.
has dedicated A lax to the sum-" This elepbaut
was found three hundred and ffty-four years
after. Pigs have been known to live to the
age OF thirty years; the rhinoceros to twenty;
horse has been known to live to the age OF
slxty-two, but averages twenty to twenty-five;
camels sometimes live to the age of one hun
dred years stays are long lived sheep seldom
exceed the age of ten; cows live fifteen years.
Culver considers it probable that whales some
times lives to the age of one thousand years.
Dolphins and porpoises attain the age of thirty:
An eagle died at Vienna at the age of one hun
dred and four. Ravens have frequently reach
ed the age of one hundred. Swans have been
known to live three hundred and sixty years.
MIR. Mallerton has the skeleton of a swan that
attained the age of two hundred and sixty years.
Pehcans are long-lived. A tortoise has been
known to live to the age of one hundred and
seven years.
HEAVEN BRoUGHT Down TO Us.-A tender
mother was endeavoring to convey to the in
quiring mind of her little child an idea of
heaven, and the necessity for being good boy,
in order to obtain admission there hereaf er.
She pictured to his imagination the happiness
OF the blest and, as an additional inducemeat
for him to lead a correct life, said that he would
be like the angels, who have harps in their
hands. Mamma" responded the urchin, visit
fully gazing into his mothers eyes, mamma.
if it makes no difference to God, I'd rather have
a jewsharp" The astonished rent rang the
bell, and the nurse removed the polite little
STRIPPING to his crib.
CHASING A HoRsE.-One cannot ALWAYS no
quite as serene as they would. For examnIa.
this morning, while the dew was vet on the
grass, word came that Charley had GOT awav.,
Now, Charley is a most important member
of the family, and as shrewd a horse as ever
need be. Lately he had found out the differ
ence between being harnessed BY bow and a
man. Accordingly, on several occasions, ga
soon as the halter dropped from his head. and
before the bride could take its place he pro-
ceeded to back boldly out of the stable in si,;tA
of the stout boy pulling with all his might at
his name and cara. This particular rlorninr.
we were to put a passenger friend on board
the cars at Slot was now 7.30. Out popped
Charley from his stall, like cork from bottle.
and lol some fifty acres there were in which
to exercise his legs and ours, to cay nothing of
temper and ingenuity. First, the lady with a
measure of oats attempted to do the thing by
bribing him genteelly. Not he! He had no
objection to the oats, none to the hand until
it came near his head, when off he sprang After
one or two trials, we dropped the oats, aud went
at it in good earnest-called all the boys, headed
him off this way, ran him out Of the growing
oats, drove him into the upper lot and out of il
again. We got him into a corner, with great
pains, and he got himself out Of it without the
least trouble. He would dash through line
of six or eight whooping boys, with as little re-
sistance as if they had been so many mosoui.
toes! Down he ran to the lower side of the lot
and down all walked after him. Up he ran 10
the upper end of the lot, aud up we all walked