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CHEERFULNESS.

There is no quality that so much endears man
to his fellow-men as cheerfulness. Talents may
excite more respect, and virtues more esteem
But the respect is apt to be distant, and the es
TEEN cold. But it is otherwise with cheerful
ness. 1t endears man to the heart-not the
intellect or the Imagination. There is kind
of reciprocal diffusion about this quality, that
recommends its possessor by the very effect 1t
produces. There is melowed radiance in the
light it sheds on all social intercourse, which
pervades the soul to depth that the blaze ofin-
tellect can never reach.
The cheerful man is double blessing
blessing to himself and the world around him.
In his own character, his good nature Is the
clear blue sky OF his own heart, on which every
star of talent shines out more clearly. 10 oth-
ers, he carries an atmosphere of JOY, and hope,
and encouragement wherever he moves. Ills
own cheerfulness becomes infectious and his as
sociateS lose their moroSeneSs and their gloom IN
the amber-colored light OF the beneVolence nc
casts around him.
Is it true that cheerfulness is not always hap
piness. The face may glow in smiles while the
heart runs in coldness and darkness below, but
cheerfulness is the best external indication OF
happiness that we have, and it enjoys this ad-
vantage over almost every other quality, that
the counterfeit is as valuable to society as the
reality. 1t answers as q imedium of public Cir
culation, full as well as true coin.
A man is worthy of all praise, whatever may
be his private griefs, who does not intrude them
on the happiness of his friends, constantly con-
tributes his quota of cheerfulness to the gene
raj public enjoyment. every heart knows its
own bitterness" but le. the possessor OF that
heart take heed that he does not distill it into
his ncghbor'S cup, and thus poison his felicity.
There is no sight more commendable and more
agreeable than to see man whom we know
fortune has dealt with badly, smother his pecu-
liar griels in his own bosom, and do bis duty in
the society in which Providence has placed him,
with an unrutfied brow and cheerful mein. 1t
is duty which society has a right to demand
portion of that great chain which binds hu-
manity together, the links Of which every one
should preserve bright and unsulied
1t may be asked what shall that man do
whose burdens of grief are heavy, and made
still heavier by the tears he has shed over them
in private; shall he leave society? Certainly
until he has learnt to bear his own burden.
Shall he not seek for the sympathy Of his
friends? He had betternot. Sympathy would
only weaken the masculine strength of mind
which enables us to endure. Besides, sympathy
unsought for is much mote readily gwen, and
sinks deeper in its healing effects into the heart.
No, no! chcerfulness is duty which every man
owes to the world. Let him faithfully discharge
the debt.
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SINGULAR Su1crDE.-A letter from Vienna
dated the 10th ult., in an English paper, says
"Two suicides have taken place here within
the last week. A singular event has occurred
at Pesth, under tragic circumstances. A Hun
garian lawyer and his wife had arrived in the
city with their young daughter, aged twelve
years, for the purpose of soliciting an appoint
ment as judge. Their general appearance Was
elegant, and the lady had been much remarked
at the theatres on account of the dazzling bril-
liancy of her complexion. One evening the ell
tire family dressed as for fete, went to the
banks Of the Danube and, tied together by u
cord, the child in tho middle, leaped into the
river in the midst of the pieces of ice which
were drifting by. a piercing shrek escaped
the mother, and with assistance the parents
were dragged out, but the child had sunk. The
father was dead, and the mother, on gaining the
shore, was found to be mad"
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Bsaailg
CHARACTER BETTER THAN CREDIT.

We often hear young men who have small
means, dolcfully contrasting their lot with that
of rich mems sons. Yet the longer we live, the
more We are convinced that the old merchant
was right, who said to us when we began life,
"industry, my lad, is better than ingots of gold,
-and character more valuable than credit. =; Nv 9
could furnish, if need were, from our own eXpe-
rience, score of illustrations toprove the truth
of his remarks In all branches Of business, in
all avocations, character, in the long run, is the
best capital Says Poor Richard: The sound
of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine
at night, heard by creditor, makes him easy
six months longer; but if he sees you at bill
lard table. or hears your voice at tavern, when
YOU should be at work, he sends for his money
the next day.
What is true of the young mechanic, Is true
also of the young merchant, or the young law
yer. Old and sagacious firms willhot long con-
tinue to give credit for thousands of dollars
when they see the purchaser, il y young man:
driving fast horses or hanging around drinking
saloons. Clients will not intrust their case to
those advocates, however, brilliant, who frequent
the card table, the wine party or the race course
1t is better, in beginning life, to secure reputa
tion for industry and probity, than to own hou-
Seo aAu iaiilo, IL hleA tuSiiA yoo A1''~ NNO ~,
acter.
A facility of obtaining credit at the ouset is
often an injury instead of benefit. 1t makes
the young beginner too venturesome, fills HIM
with dreams of too early fortune, tempts him
too much to neglect hard work, forethought
caution and economy. Excessive capital is as
frequently snare to young men. 1t has almost
passed into proverb, in consequence, that the
sons of rich men never make good business men
To succeed in life we must learn the value o.
money. But q superfuity Of means at the out
set is nearly certain method of rendering us
insensible to its value. No man ever grew ricl
who had not learned and practiced the adage
eff you take care of the pennies the dollars
will take care of themselves" knowledge o.
men, selfdiscipline, thorough mastery OF ouI
pursuit, and other qualifications which all per,
sons of experience look for, are necessary tc
give the world security that young man is o.
the right metal. Capital may be lost, but char
acter never. Credit once gone, the man without
character falls. But he who has earned a repu
tation for capacity, integrity and economy, ever
if he loses his capital, retains his credit, and II
ses triumphant over bankruptcy ITSELF mar
with character can never be ruined. 1t is tho
first thing that a young man should seek tt
secure; and it may be had by every one wht
desires it in earnest. A poor boy with charac
ter is more fortunate by far than a rich man.
sonwithout it.
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Gboiit& 4oitrp,
HARK! I HEAR AN ANGLE sING.''

Hark! I hear an angel sing,
Angels now are on the wing;
And their voices singing clear,
Tell us that the Sprig is'near.
Dost thou hear, then, gentle one
Dost thou sec the glorious Sun,
Rising higher in the sky,
As each day, as each day it passes by.
Hark! hear, &c.
Just behind yon cliff Of snow,
Silver rivers brightly flow;
Smiling woods and fields are seen,
Mantled in a robe Of green.
Birds, and Bees, and Fruits and Flowers,
Tell us all Of vernal hours,
Where the birds are weaving lays,
For the happy, the happy Spring time days.
Hark! hear, &c.
Look, oh look, the Southern sky
Mirrors flowers of every dye;
Children tripping DER the plain
Spring is coming back again.
Spring is coming, shouts of glee,
Singing birds on bush and tree,
And the birds with their merry huns,
Forthe Spring time comes, the Spring time comes
Hark hear" &c.
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FIFTY YEARS HENcE.-Rt. Rev. Bishop
Clarke delivered o lecture in Cambridge on
Tuesday evening Of last week, taking for hls
subject, Fifty Years Hence. From sketch in
the Calnbridg dge Chronicle, we take the follow
ing extracts:
Fifty years hence the newly married pair
will step into an emporium for the sale oi
houses, look over the book OF patterns, select
one to suit their taste and means, order it, and
it will be sent home in the morning, put to-
gether and occupied at night.
I'm travelling, as great changes Will take
place. Instead Of the dusty road aid crowded
car, there will be splendid Locomotive Hotel
flying over road carpeted with turf and bor'
dered with shade trees, and heralding its ap'
proach with sweet music, instead OF the de-
moniac shrek of the steamwhistle, and labeil'
cd, Through from Boston to San Francisco IN
four days.
"Instead of the unsightly telegraph poles
there will be, fifty years hence, net work uI'
dergrouud, and under the bosom OF ire dead
and it will click off thoughts instead OF words
Then the Electric Battery will light all tne
street lamps at once, enable all the clocks in
the city to keep exact time, and kindle the
Beacons on the dangerous rocks, where now
men hazard their lives and wear out their lone
ly days.
"Tben the author will not write by our slow
nrocess losing his rarest fancies, bu. he will si
down to the newest invented Chlrosraphlca
Instruments and putting his hn;ers on the
KEYS write as fast as he can think"
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Picture OF COOP WIFE.-Will our young
sparks wo are pleased to think Of a wife al
an elegant plaything, intended only to dres:
and dance, visit and spend money, please look
at tho following picture Of good wife, drawr
by the pencil of Solomon: Prov. HXXI.(2)
Verse 10. Behold virtuous woman, TOR hel
price is above rubies.
-. She riseth with day and prepareth break,
fast for her household; yea, before the sun has
risen she hath her maidens at work.
l3, She sesketh wool and fax, and layetl
her hand willingly to the spindle, while hel
right hand merrily turneth the wheel.
Ii. She looketh well to the way of her fami
ly, and eateth not the bread Of idleneSs.
lG. By her industry, her checks are made
ruddy like the rose of Sharon, yea, her nerves
are strengthened, so that when she heareth talk
of mysteries, she marveleth thereat.
II. Her house is the habitation of neatness
so that the heart Of her husband is refreshed
when he enters into her chamber.
Is. She maketh fine linen and seleth it
and dcliyereth much fine cloth to the mer
chants.
10. Her husband is known in the gates by
the fineness OF his apparel, for she maketh hiu
clothes Of silk and purple.
90. Her children rise up and call her blessed
her husband also, and praiseth her.
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DO YOU OWE TIE PRINTER,

Come sinful debtor, in whose breast
Some conscience may reyolve,
Come with your coward fear oppressed
And mako this wise resolve:
I'll seek the printer, though my debts
Have like mountain rose,
know his wants, I'llpay him off,
Whatever may oppose.
Perhaps he may take my excuse
Perhaps believe lille
But if perish I viii pay,
And then his th oughts defy.
Straigbtway I'll to bis sanctum go,
And see him face&to face;
I'll boldly "fcrk the tin" that's due,
And thank him for his grace.
Although ashamed thus late to 20,
am resolved to try,
For if stay away I know
In infamy I'll die.
1 know his patient nature well,
Delinquents he'llforgive;
He'll kindly pardonidcbtor's sins,
And bid such suppliants live.
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THE Parisians are famous for their originality
They conceive and accomplish things which nc
other people in the world would think of, and
which no other people in the world would DO
Recently an enthusiastic young nobleman, o1
the French capitol, fell ardcntly in love with
beautiful and wealthy widow, and IN an hour
of pleasant conversation, at her rl0on, promised
to send her New Years present. 1t was then
the last day Of the year. He hurried from hel
mansion and Fastening to cabinet maker, or
dered him to construct with all haste, beautl-
full rosewood box, large enough to contain a
man. The next day the box was completed;
and elegantly lined. Placing himself arrayed
in his most elegant ball costume within 1t, the
cover was screwed on, and with perlumed bill
let on the top, requesting her to open it imme'
diately. he was conveyed to the house OF hlS
inamorata. Unfortunately, however, the all
holes which had been made at the sides, proved
insufficient for the purposes Of life, and when
the fair lady proceeded to examine into the ma
ture of her present, be was unconscious and al
most lifeloss BY the aid of proper measures
he was restored to life and health; and it is
said that she to whose love he had 30 nearly
fallen martyr, consented to reward his deVo'
ton with her hand.
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THE SABBATH.

The day of rest What old and peasurable
associations are connected with the Sabbath
10 many, it will recall their childhood, and
bright sunny Sabbaths, when they, as happy,
light hearted children, accompanied kind parents
to place of worship, there to offer up their i'll
nocent prayers to heaven. Then of the evenings
spent so camly and happily, and Of the family
Bible, from whose pages dear one would read
words of guidance and comfort. Perchance
that voice is now silent--the seal Of death may
have closed those lips-yet memory loves to
bring forth, from the shadowy past, scenes like
these, and 80 place them again before us.
Blessed day of rest! How gladly art thou
welcomed by the weary, harc-working class as
respite from inccSsant toll. Visions of green
fields and fresh, pure air fit before the sons
and daughters Of poverty; as each Sunday
draws nigh, their careworn faces flush with
pleasure, as they admire earth's beauties and
glorify God.
On the Sabbath holy calm seems to rest
upon all nature everything is peaceful and still
even the BIRDS sweet songs seem to fall upon
the ear with softer cadence, and the music Of
the little rivulet as it dashes along, brings
thoughts of peace and joy; while, far away in
The distance, the churchbels are ring forth their
their invitation in softened tones" Come come, !"
and quickly Christians hasten to obey the call
with cheerfuness and alacrity, that indescriba
BILE look of peace resting upon many of their
countenances, placed there by aquiet c. nscience.
There is something very beautiful and sacred
about the Sabbath, appointed, as it is, by the
Almighty as day Of rest; and our hearts
should fill with gratitude as we read the COM
mandments. six days shalt thou labor and do
all that thou hast to do; but the seventh is the
Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt
do no manner Of work."-IFaserley Magazine.
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THE LOVER TO HIS BETR0THED.

The hills do kiss the sky, love!
The ripping waves, the shore!
And there are lips that I, love,
May hope to kiss once more.
The skies embrace the sea, love!
The seas embrace the earth!
In this embrace, cen thee, love,
1 hope to clasp thy worth.
The stars have wed with night, love!
With day hath wed the SUM-
But know one as bright, love,
And I would wed that one.
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The BIDIE.-Lieutenan Maurey, of the Ma
tional Observatory, in q lecture in New York
said L.
81 have always found, in my scientific studies,
that when could get tie Bible tosay anything
on the subject, it afforded me firm platform
to stand upon, and another round in tue hddx,
by which T could safety aseshu.n
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A NEw-FAsll1oNED REEL-GIt begins by
some six or eight couples waltzing chair is
suddenly introduced into the centre, in which
the first gentleman seats his partner lie then
leads up, and presents each of the other gentle
man in succession. If the lady rejects, the dis
carded retires behind the chair; but when the
"right man," as the old saying goes, arrives, she
springs up, the tone and accent of the musica are
accelerated, and off she waltzes with the elected
the rest seize their partners, and the circle is
continued All in turn go. through the process.
Three chairs are then placed. A lady On sue
cession) is seated between two bearers, who
Immediately solicit her reluctant regard, till at
length she gives herself to one, and waltzing is
resumed. a gentleman is then seated in cen
tre chair, hoodwinked, and lady takes the
place on each side. In this perplexity of choice
the Tantaus Of the mirth remains, till, by a
sudden resolution, he decides for right Or left,
uncoyers his eyes, and waltzes away with his
chance-directed partner, followed, as before, by
the rest. The chairs are now placed triangu-
larly. dosa-dos, and three ladies are thu, seated
The Youths pace around them in circle till
each Of the fair. ones throws her handkerchief,
and away they again whirl. The men then ap-
near to deliver to each, but to one alone is given
q ring. and the dance concludes by the ladies
passine, hand in hand, through arches made by
tile extended arms of the gentlemen, and each
scizes his partner, and once more swing around
the circle. We have learned that this dance
will be introduced in all the ctid fashionable
q ahopsn os The coming season"
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Miss BRrMER thus expresses good wife'a
duty -
eff you will learn the seriousness Of life, and
its beauty also live for your husband; be like
the nightingale to his domestic life; te to him
like the sunbeams between the trees unite
yourself inwardly to him: be guided by him
make him happy and then You will understand
what is the best happiness of life, and will ac-
quire, in your own eyes worth With God and
with MAN.
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FANCY DAxcEs-WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
1t is very true that waltzes polkas, redowas,
schottisches and all the rest, are impo:tations
from over the water. But it is equally true
that the importers do not bring them from the
fashionable circles Of Paris. They come in a
more direct line from ceaain equivocal hot-beds
of manners-the balls d the "Cellarius'' and
"LaBorde" 50 we'll knoyn to the demi-respec-
tables of Paris. For, at Paris, though there
are always Young Americans enough to be seen
on the promenade, it is5rare to meet them in
the saloons of good society. They prefer, usu-
ally, the other class Of sSloons, mainly because
the admission to the latter are vastly most easy
the fact of having plenty of money in your
pocket being no passport,at the door OF a duch-
ess, and the best Recommendation elsewhere
And these more accessible ladies are very ready
to initiate young gentlepen into the mysteries
of dancing. Young America, consequently, at
Paris, gives up the brains and legs to tue over
coming of the difficulties of the chorographic
art, and with the practice of female partners
that they have it is rarely that they do not be-
come of the premier tores. The first thing after
their return from traveg it is natural that these
accomplished young gentlemen should initiate
some of the less favored of their countrymen
in the privileged secret-imparting t9 them,
that is to say, the graces that they have learned
from the free and easy ladies Of Paris. 1t is
from this school that emanates the waltzlnng
which, in the city of New York, passes for the
ne p!us ultra Of Paris ssfashion. Hence come
those posturcs whichsbend SO yielding to the
measure-those extelslans of the arms, like
the wings OLA rurz1slese .Ati,oso soft checks
laid so conlidingly on the shoulder of the gen
tleman and those youthful boards minsng
50 freely with the curls, ribbons, flowers Or
other coitfures of the lady partners.-De lro-
6riaud in Co.rier GeS Eats Unis
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WHEN carefully laid under ground, lead pipes
are found to bo far more durable than iron.
Lead often lasts fifty and even hundred years,
while iron has been found to rust throug h IN
less, sometimes, than five years. One adVan-
tace which iron possesses over lead pipe is that
the salts produced by oxydation are not so pol
sonous as are those Of lead, especially if the wa
ter has been for some time exposed to the al
mo>phere. But in the lead pipe this may De
obviated by timing them, a practice introduced
some years since by Mr.. Ewbanks. Timed
lead pine is to be preferred to iron for conveying
water or gases under ground, even when it Is
required to be of such size and thickness that
the first cost will be considerably higher
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INTERESTING ExpERlMENT.-Taket three bowls
pour into one cold water, into another hot wa
fer. and into a third waller that is neither cold
nor hot; then place each hand respectively into
the hot and cold, and now thrust both into the
luke-warm. The hand that was first put into
the cold water will feel hot and that which was
in the hot will feel cold, although both are ex-
posed to exactly the same temperature. This
simple experiment proves that the sensation Of
heat or cold is, to great degree, relative, and
teaches the lesson that to secure comfort, in the
extreme of our climate, we must neither warm
ourselves too much in winter, nor cool ourselves
too much in summer.
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Everything is gained and nothing lost by
courtesv. Good man.ers insure success.
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Men give nothing 80 i;.~tsslIy as thelr addcs'