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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

VcTIoN SALE OF LADIES', AND CHnpEENs
~ So,tly wearing appare.-HENRH VI. LkED5 4 co
Nm sal By ssosu Wednesday and thursday, Fec and
\ n II o'clock day ct Ne tS Broadway near howard
est large fashonsble assortment OF ladies' mAnullas
Az velvet embrsdersd elosAs cloth, msrtno Ae elegant
pskss chambre cloaks hoods ak
pprens basqnes head dresses chdrens
ccaks dresses bouses, &C ladies' over
Syseeea rnveIle ether beautiful articles all OF the
best quality fashionable make Tho retiring
Ssa ne Susnees sale without reserve Dan be examined
Asvh ~foxs The sale
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

oKERY Gl.As So ANDCHiNA,
auciioneer VIII sell Tuesfs7.
2ai Pearl street. a large assnr.
.. vare, common ware glass,
goods well packed for sbipp!2z
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

III ls57, he trains VIII leave Chanesrs aree station
follows -fspress trains 9 n. ssd :soP. n nal. ii i
a erursnt SIS Pm Fer Pcughhscpsie' $50 A.
l20p NJ snd tgPM. For srg Hpg 4P. n For Peek
stiiL b3nP ~ 1he Peghkeer~ic sting Sing and Peehski
sers ssnsl .hr.opher .na Tsr' ira streets Trains @
and , a., AbanJ ats and 10 Is A n. aud SIS n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

Uo DRUoGIsrs-FoR SALE. FOR WHICH DRUGS
will he taken in exchange, beautiful horse wagon ant
harness The latter neay new Apply 81 iOi East Thrice TN
sfe
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

uCfIoN NOTICE.. B0GART AgCrtoNEER -
N ny g. B00ARr-Tkis day. a. l0a O'Clock, at the auc
sn Of Fra akort and William streetA mortgage
household furniture tetc te@s, sofas, bureaus,
pspgse, tedseads her BEDS looking oval mir
sa mahoe.ny wing rockers Boston and cane
epGrsyngs; Brussek three and ing rain
saypss ana fixtures, &c kc Also, consabes sale
Lei Of elCthing-coats, vests, pantsloons, &c.
N a I.nTr0N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

4 COTTON NOTICE y. Bo6ARr, AUCTIONKER-
"A BY y. BOGA hT-On "Wednesday; ith inst a. iots
choice of sdics mchAir and hesd dresses
table hosiery ne. shs unmgs calico. fanny boxes
Easy aoods, &c &c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

A UCTIoy SALE OF SPLENDID HOUSEHOLD FURNr.
"A ture H T. LEEDS auc.cneer viii sell this day all the
vpksed furniture ocpssng o. three hundred lots N Tie
fve story No. ll3 Eighth streeparor, dining room
naa bedrooms. sslc II los o'clock.
NY VIRTUE OF AN EXxCuTloN i WILL SELL AT
ID public auction "Wednesday Feb. At II oelosk A. Nj.
"A he sprinG boat
n STANLEY. Jr., Constable, once Marine Court
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

a uOr1oN NOrICE-rHOs. BELL. AUcrIoNEER.-
"A by BELL BUSH. h,s dAv AZ is O'Clock, in tho sales
Il North william win be commenced the sale OF
large from hotel renovang including
variety q good furniture OF al descriptions iron common
led sses be continued in sAeGoo0s twice u
veeh All sold Also This day, LOT Of harness saddles,
Ssles sleigh bells &C. Also entire invoice Of lapannery
kncy goods wcdnesdaysJe dryeoods clothing and fancy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

uIN. WRITER'S, AUCrIoNEER, WILL SELL, ON
w Tuesday Ct ~ Sclech asa Canal street formerly NJ,
vbhe pacing pony very fast, Also SAFE together
y sther aruces
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03
NEw YORK AI1 HIRLxn aITLaoAp.

~ sAAveo 90
Comm,t eng MesdAy, January H. iU two daHv sins "a
a,s.rs SUNDAY ssssS<sA Fare u = sssm New Yur 70
Tssys s.- TEA ~ susv,, s~m s~ao. ss-ner e wsrs
spd C.nrre sfys~>a -
$40 A n.-han wain rvrstn4 directly Mru.SA vSnbsus
change ~ end connecting cAadAnn psar Cp~v~rs
vuh ". Western VANS ~ rsAsh psvsh Adasns ohsr
staiona
N-Irpre.- running drsctiy through virhous change
~ ~ar- and ccrnecuns VITA cssrsi train ~ n r. NJ The
West
rvrupsrva islvp ltsary.
plsA M.-Nsn train for Rev FORA Direct
bP. M-Fprsss without change o.
Tckes 70 be obssned and baggage ehectea.. sscs n
he Western Rsilroed Albany, n white and Oe1tr-
p~~cupe or twenty sItn sw.es and rsurfh avenue View
YIN. ,. CAMPBELL. supeptnss.isn,
wrv yopx ysn 10 BSL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

a uCTIoN NoTICH-M. DOUCHrY, Az "rrioNEER.-
Mortgage sAeJhi day, At los O'clock, at the sales
Centre street. VIZ one rosew God and one mahogany
reAss Toilet SETS tee tetes sdeboards extea
sisn lsbea wardrobes feather beds and bedding mirrors
maple and mahogany CHAIRS bookcAscs chamber
s.s comiorisrs biankets quilts eroclery &e The who's
Ssr mortessee- Once No s CITY Hall place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

" II. wIrrERs AuCrIOEExR, WILL SELL ON Tues
wines and housrs postponed rem saturday About so gal
Of French spirits 800 gAons Of brandy 40 Raons
OF Jam aca rum Ct Croix GIN pot champagne,
ish s,d Scotch whhey stand casks Ac. By order OF The
lhariG
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

UC7ION NOTICE --CROoKEF
u j ). Il. rAhrLETr, aucii
February 3, ~ 10 O'Clock. a. 2Si y
rsUt OF Booses' aod other W. .. W.
AiAs, &c. Sale POSITIVE, aud goods
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

BCfION HOrICE.-EU9ENE B. FRANKLIN, AUG
~ bsnter.-By b. FRANKLIN CO-ro morrow
0etnesday) morning l0 O'Clock, a. sjesroon 20 Nassau
lot second hand furniture removed for DON
veBsse Of sale Also new furniture OF every description
paslsr fancy goods silver plated ware
sAtpa and glass ware &c Also one ROSEWOOD panofore
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03
IN LOT III CHRISTIE srpwrr.

L,CR sALv-A DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT IN
Brooklyn about quarter of mite from The City Hall
spd bree minutes wax the Fulton Myrtle Ra
roads said house IL Of brick and three stories with
Has thirteen finished rooms and io~sted In
gutt respectable neigh gorhoi Deph lot IS feet Price
5000 huIssnt bond and morteAce. Ar
NV az Or BRsNDRprHS Office - Caua STREET fsr further
part. 'ulars
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

ITO DRUGGISTS ANp ArorHEc ARrBs-r. HALE RE-
specuuly invites The attention 81 purchasers 70 several
cities Full particulars given by calling On n. HALE "
peeknan street Also the furniture gass drug
abelled
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

MORTGAGE SALE or ZINE ROSEWOOD FURN1-
M ture--P. G. FReroH. Aueuoneer, viii sc At auction
this day, Feb q foh O'Clock all the handsome furnt-
The dwelling ln Csnon place, few doors IRON sixth
csnssnG ~ three ss Of sed wood p~or far
u-re covered IN bes Frcrch brucael splendid
rcod pi.noere stool and cover hsndssne tapestry carpets
handsome rosewood escceres With plate glass doors sn
b.cks; Also handsome rosewood SIDE aud
~enks tables with sssuary and yptsn tops rosewood bu
and rothic tesssesds and u match ~h
variety Of mahogany and black walnut furnure, In twenty
handsome ACE surtsins and srccse do, cnrnces
eefas rcfa b~dseads cssches extension dining bes
handsome secretary bookcase cost tlc one DO library
barge French pier assee Pasn figures soerdd fsa
Mdr hair mattresses srcckery gsar ware Owner
va sets vsh large lot ~ sseful and ornamental furnrre
io~r 70 Sale 20 take place positively PR
ssas want Of NE furniture Vii 90 well 70 attend BY orr
IN n. II BnILLlrG.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

A FINE CHANCE orFERKD.-AIoNG ESTABLISHED
"A phoosrsh and ambrotypc raery or sale in broadway
fAcoy shown purchaser reason for selling the
about leaving the country terms Apply lmmedatsy
IN IA. w RICHARDS, NE Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

Cu,pFRr 81 SAVAGE, ArCTroNEER.-AT SAL =.
" room - Cedar street. on Thursday, Feb Iex NJ,
by order OF the further sale d the sock OF fancy
goods ro,ds In o rich German
and French bask cts rich pepcr mahe ornaments china
portmonnse- brushes combs buttons pals,
mats, brooms Zoe chests water coolers, Elow crsns and
chairs boys wheeburowp serbs Ac VIII se sold In lo's
city couny deaers Catalogues and sample en
the morning Of sale. DfBB1aEE, BAgbEf AsANAeE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

DUOHLEY'S sHRENADERs NEW HALL, $50 BROAD.
I'd way "pposte The Metropolitan Hotel
Monday evening, Feb. and every evening daring The
week, SPECIAL REQUEST
the gYsnd burlesque tbe opera of
LUCkEZfA BORGIA.
In three acts
Preoedrg which -
NEGRO MIkSrRELSv.
Commences at ~ s'cloch. Tickets N cents; orchestra
reals, 80 ceah.
On Friday evening, Feb g. benefit of The officers Of Ne
house.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

A RARE oYYER-TO LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS
n carpenters pianoorie and cabinet m.kers eher
lease Year, from NAY merit for
rent, consisting Of two lois 81 ground fes frcn, and
Win basemens for $500 per year; with livery
three story brick building rear with ss IL cellar large
Yard brick sbeds &C. situated Ill and 113 Yves, Eleventh
between Fh and srth avenues also ot n l0c
9Th four story brick sbop, with cellar for borscs also
IN the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

yNM Writer'S, AUCTIONKER, WILL SELL THIS
w DAY lOk o'clock IT, Canal street, Wooster
re furniture the above honse belonging family leaving
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

A RARE OPENING FOR BUsINEss.-THH PRoPRn
"A tors Of hyge hardware esAbiahncnt locAtsd ~
chester ~ " dssrous Of elng sp buslnsss oaer thci
ro~k hand cr sale and win make extremely liberal
besides giving the large and prostabe
cusom Address u. w. of II. n. Richards Rochester
N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03
T1ouurRY RRsIDpHCE, HNGLrsu COTTAGE AND
~ saAsing site, q eosuon, At hsybreoh, Conn. =.

~ H. LEVY, AUCFroHEER, q WILLIAM STREET,
". win sell At susaon ON thursday, inert ion oe''S
hey lc Ac- Samples Wednesday Gor eonnoi~eurst 70
" ershy the attention Of priv ate purchasers
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
Clouds.

Life cannot be all sunshine. Clouds are as
necessary to our life's horizon, as to the sky
above us. The flowers that bloom in beauty
everywhere, would die, were not the clouds
sometimes charged with refreshing showers,
which descending on them teammates and
cheers. Were we always prosperous, We
would too soon forget the humility that man
should feel towards his Maker. Being salts
fed with our condition, and feeling no bodily
wants, we should forget to ask for what our
spirit requires-the sustenance and wealth
that proceeds from one source only. Adver-
sity but makes prosperity the more happy,
by a known contrast. He who has never
known a want, cannot feel for the wants o.
others can never entertain a single sympa
thy for those beneath him in worldly position
We do not envy the man upon whom N
clouds have lowered: who ever walks thu
world on the stills that wealth has given him
and can not stoop to see the humber being
who crowd around him. 1t has been justl
said that 'they who have never enjoyed poy
erty can never truly enjoy riches" If thel
clouds do come athwart the sky of your do
nestle life, do not be despairing. Look be-
You'd! Watch for a brighter dawn, and whe
it comes, joy will come with it.
'There mu be tears as well as smiles,
The spirit must be vexed,
For if this world too bright appeared,
We should not prize the next"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
HLAFFDIEN.

A fine old Saxon word from which our
word Lady" is derived, and in its primitive
sense, signifies a loaf server or '~.bread-giv-
er," and significantly designating a person
with a graciously benevolent disposition.
In modern times the word ''lady," has OBJ
tanned altogether a different Specification. In
its latter acceptance it denotes a woman who
spends her days in idleness and luxury who
sews not, neither spins, and yet is arrayed SUI
periort to Solomon in all his glory; who disavows
all knowledge ofthe compromising ola pudding
or shaping of a loaf and to whom the odors
of a kitchen are perfectly overwhelming
The good old patriarchal title of ''bread-giver',
does not appropriately apply itself to SUCH
As she exists in her cloud Of fnery and high
wrought fancies, she would scorn to think that
she was sufic iently corporal to be found in
company with a loaf of bread What could
one reasonably suppose that she knew about
bread, but to eat it in the shape of the whitest
rolls, or toasted and served hot with an album
dance of butter on both sides? To think for
a moment that her knowledge Of the manipu.
lations of cookery extended beyond this,
would be to impeach her dignity as a very
fine lady.
The modern lady, in the class of which we
write, seems to think that she fulfls the high
destiny for which she was created, if she can
array herself in the most gorgeous silks and
satins, in velvets and laces, and glitter forth
on stated occasions in all the dazzling bright
ness of flashing diamonds and jewelry. This
S all she desires to be if she can thus array
herself after this manner, and is well posted
in matters of fashion can run a line of silly
chattering through a whole evening without
1 touching a single common sense idea and pep.
E per the whole with stale wit, dull sarcasm
and a wee bit of scandal. OH for a great
t change, by which the good old word, Half
: diem, would appropriately apply to more Of
u the modern race Of m than it does al
present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
NV Mother.

There is one form, one voice, one love, we
can never forget or cease to adore. Our sky
may be dark-tempests of passion and even
crime may rack the soul-but her memory
will quell its angriest tumults, and melt into
the softness of childhood the most obdurate
heart. In life's stormiest sky, may be seen
the twinkling of that star that will never set.
Nothing may hide it from our view not even
h eterrific storm-clouds of death shall eclipse
it. It is the love reflected by the ever living
eye of a departed mother. Oh yes! The
memory of a sainted mother, smooths over
the ~chequered retrospect, and as the polar
star Of our existence, guides us safely down
the stream of time, as the star of Bethlehem
did the Eastern Magi. When l die, may it be
in sight of Mother-Home and Heaven.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
What is a Literary Panera

Hitnout any design to cast reflections up
on any one, or to ~particularize, much less to
De inVldious, | propose a short article in an
swer to the quere that heads this paragraph.
In our day, it seems to be considered that
Literary means-a paper Astounding in amo-
rous rh~odomontades and extraVagant EXPRESS
ions' intoxicating a sickly s~entimentality, that
oistorts and contracts, instead of ennobles and
enlarges, the hottest and purest affections of
the heart. According to photographers, the
word Literary" means-"pertaining to let
tiers or literature; respecting learning orlearn-
ed men. Derived from erudition. Furnished
with erudition versed in letters. Consisting
IN letters, or written or printed compositions"
Now how many papers claiming to be litera-
~, par excellence, do we find containing ma.
ny of these qualifications? How little con
corning learning" or Learned men )" and
still less, either derived from or Furnished
with erudition."
am not captious in such matters: | lik
a wel-written Story, though founded On Love
scenes and Astounding in protestations of III
kdying Observation-Disclosures the, current
true love- does or-a4ar.et run sarooth,
provided in another column is something
a solid and instructive character, calculate
not simply to send the pearly tear to the ey
in morbid sympathy for a hero or heroiI
that never existed, but that will send the lf
blood bounding through the heart with hie
and holy resolve; or fill the treasure hou
of memory with valuable and useful lessor
drawn from the pages of life's real transa
tons.
Another error in some Literary" paper
is i the effort to Jill ~ with what they C
"OriginaF matter-often vapid and nonse
steal both in subjects and style of composite
when so many gems Of real worth are shini
all around them. That such publications
Improbable and unappreeiated, is very APP
5 rent, from the fact that they are never cop
into other papers. But this article is 10
enough. may resume the subject again
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
First Errors.

There is a feeling of animosity too general
ly displayed towards the young who have in
an evil hour been tempted to perpetrate some
wrong. The course generally pursued by
those into whose power they fall, is calculated
to drive them still further into crime. Pun
ishment is absolutely necessary when an out
rage against propriety and the law is commit
ted; but the degree often exceeds the neces-
sity. Trivial crimes, comparatively, are Sc
verely punished, while a murderer often es-
capes the penalty he has so richly merited.-
Who can doubt that remonstrance and advice
are more potent in causing reformation than
hard usage, absence Of sympathy, and severe
punishment upon him who has transgresscd
for the first time? In one case it opens to
the mind of the offender the enormity of sin,
the disgrace that will attach to its %continu.
ance, and the better path of honesty. In the
other it condemns to contact, within some
penal institution, with the hardened in heart
the scoffer at law, and the proficient in vice
familiarizes the novice with the generality 0
lawless offences, and by imparting a knowl
edge of trickery, robs the tyro of his remain
ing virtue. Besides, the belief in the exist
ence Of feeling against him on the part of tn
community, will beget a like feeling agains
society in has breast. The conclusion he al
rives at is: Society is determined to crus
me, | will r~etaliate by placing society undo
contribution" No one can deprecate Grim
more than we, but we cannot but allow tn;
it sometimes gets more punishment than
deserves. There can be no diversity of opil
ion as to the better course. There are bl
few offenders who would not listen to 'su
sion" after their first error"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
d tgtAge,
"A hRI6 HING.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1857.
Special Notice.

The SPIRIT OF THE AGE is conducted strict
ly upon the CASH system. All papers are
discontinued at the expiration of the time for
which they nave been paid. Subscribers
will be notified FOUR WEEKS before their time
is out, by a CROSS MARK IN their papers and
unless the subscription is renewedthe papers
will be discontinued. This is a rule from
which there will be no departure. Watch
for the CROSS MARK, andrenew your subscrip-
ton.
~ Subscribers desiring their papers
changed must mention the Post Office, from,
as well as the one to, which they desire the
change to be made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
8ystu # ts< @Iss 8el<lss, e IS.

"Stand aside Betty,let me speak to him.
said the Aunt. "Who arc You % she con-
tinued, looking out of the window, sand
what is your business with us at this time
of nightw
"As Isaid before replied the Tory Cap
tain, 1--WE are patriots from Marion's camp,
and friends of Colonel Walton. Our bust
ness is to inform you that he has been NOR
tally wounded in a skirmish with a party
of Tories, aud wishes to see his daughter
before he dies"
"Great Heavens - exclaimed Isabel, "my
father wounded and dying; let US go 10
him at once, Aunt"
"Stay, Isabel" said her Aunt, 'let us be
sure that all is right first; this may be some
party Of Tories seeking to plumber us in
your fathers absence. How are we to
know, sir" she continued, addressing those
below, that what you say is true In these
troublous times We can hardly trust our
friends, and must have something more
than the bare word of a stranger, before
we can place ourselves in his power"
Every true, Madam" replied the Captain,
5 "but if you will come down we will deliver
you a letter from General Marion, and you
will see by our dress, hat we belong to
l Marion's Brigade, and are your friends
We have obeyed orders in coming to
P you, but ifAs0u refuse to trust US we shall
hav~e-ne61rns as we came."
. "Oh! Aunt exclaimed Isabel, 1--WE but
lose time in this way, and papa may die
before we get to him. Do let us hurry
I "Wait, child" she replied, and turning
to the Captain she continued, 1--WE will BIZ
down in a few minutes, sir, but let me in
$ form you that if you are not friends you
will meet with a warm reception, as l shall
Il have al the servants armed and assembled
in the entry, with orders to fire upon yol
if mischief is intended" And thus saying
she turned from the window and proceeded
va to call up and arm all the servants, to tn
u number of twenty, who generally slept j
III the house to be ready in case Of an attack
"The old Jezebel smells a rat" whispere
ne the Tory Captain to his companion. i"
q she arms all the niggers we can't conten
i with them alone, SO do you 90 and brin
ld ten of the band here pick good men, Sc
ne that they are well armed, and lead the
Is cautiously and silently into the piazza"
eS' The tory departed, and soon returne
with the men, who silently entered the P
ne azza, and ranged themselves on either si
IN of the door, ready to rush in at the sign
Of the Captain.
ur- CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
Dec. 8, 1867.

TORNADO AND Loss OF LIFE.-A letter from
Gwinnett county, Ga, to the editor of the
Augusta Chronicle, gives the following ac-
count of a storm whirlwind which passed
over that county a few days ago:
Its first appearance was on the premises of
a Mr.. Stancil, near McAfee's Bridge and so
powerful was the wind, that a youth who was
passing, by the name of Waits, found diff
Guilty in getting in the house, although the
house was outside of the track of the storm,
which swept through a space of about fifty
yards wide. The largest oaks and pines at
this point were literally twisted into fine
splinters, and the very ground was rooted up
as with a mammoth pillow. The youth had
scarcely got seated in the house before a fall
ing tree top swept through the house-top,
killing him instantly. The inmates of the
house were covered up with the roof and tim
bers of the house, but not one of them wert
hurt. The storm only travelled three o.
four miles, sweeping everything before it,
The fields of corn and cotton that it passed
through were picked and shucked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-09
"Reminiscences.

This is the last month of the year, and fur
a good stand-pointfor reflection. Twen-
ty days, and 1857 will be numbered among
the years beyond the food'-but its history,
of the world and of individuals, will descend
to the 'latest syllable of recorded time" and
determine the destiny of thousands through
the countless ages of eternity. And as WE
look back upon the scenes of the fast closing
year, how many Of us might etake ourselves
to the penitent's shrine, and bow in sackcloth
and ashes, for opportunities unimproved and
for sins committed. May we repent sincere
ly ere it closes, and begin the new year with
better hearts and nobler impulses for doing
good, than we have had before.