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New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

They NIT BY MoosLIGHr.-The s.. Nicholas So
cables net by moonlight on Wednesday night the
occasion Of their third annual Co.on Excursion and
Promenade Musicale. The Soeiables, accompanied by
about four hundred Of their lady and gentlemen friends
departed from the shOres Of Manhattan about o'clock
on Wedrestay evening, on board the steamer High
land Light ard tie barge Cedar Hill. As they de-
parted, the multitude shore sent up shout after
shout which was responded to in tones Of gentle melody
by RobinsOn's Cornet Band. As the gay assembsge
moved of up the Hudson, the moon shone forth in all
lie fulress and glory ard seemed to emile with appro
bation upon the hsppy tbrong below. The company
wss sekct the association being composed of young
gentlemen Of reepectabity and their guests of con-
genial iprt. The hight was occupied in dancing and
pronensdiDg, &c, and everything p.ssed off in the
mos, agreeable ard ssti,fac'ory manner. Temperance
principles prevailed smorg all. The company, highly
delighted with their excursion, dispersed at a. %. 90
Tbursdsy.
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SwISDLISG OPERATIONS IL The RURAL DisrkIcTs.
during the month o. June last, two boot and shoe
makers, raned Iii Keeer and William Bsckworh,
rsidirg in the vicinity Of Ridgefed, Conn.,. obtained
from surdry manufacturers in New-Csrasn Conn.
aid Sshm, n. Y, several csses of stock TO be
nsee up INTO boots aid shoes at their own residences
ard returned within reasonable period, as is usual in
that bushess. After the lapse Of month With
cut seeing or hesrng anything rom the shoemaker
nquiies were made respecting ttem, when j. was
ssceisred thst the stock had al beer worked up and
dnpostd of.by the two spectators, who were soon
sfIervMd arrested TO srswer . charge of swindling
preferred sganst them bu, they succeeded IN eff ct
ing :her escape from tie officers who had them in
charge. Deputy Sheriff Bennett, s.cer,aining tbs.
tie parties stl lurking about Rigefsld with the
sssn.sree of humber Of c.zsts Of :hs; pace, Kept
~Aeb % eTey read AID sveIne, AID esc,e5 :tsI re.
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A Coop SroyE-HArER A friendly obta.ry ns,s. -.
of tt ls,e EfNa,d Clark of Nnrthamptor, 10 J =

A Coon sroyEHATER A ffisndly obita.ry ns,ss -.
Of tie ls'e E1ws'd Clark Of Northampton, 10
Bostoa CODr1er, says that though be was % ps ~
thIops, IN tie professional sense, there 10 sosH
would " have subscribed mulfcsh. saz tev.s
" the restoration Of the Old open fires, snd tse "
" ishnent Of iron stoves from every dwehog N -
"dear NortbsmptoR-tor BE hated the metallic 49,
"rsticIs with hearty hatred, and yet DOT psy'"
"thtiT i'll deserts."
The DeI,it Board of Education, who me', "a y
little vsggsbly inclined, have sdoped - osss.i
fer the zeal ofthat body, a han1sone yoosg ~
left hard s uphfted hsyicg stout les,nsrn sirsp
the act Of descerdibg upon t,e younker sioIs ~
who,e mouth is wide open, from which se1e'
motto Of zeal, Strike, but hesr me-
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CoNNEycEsrsr.-E
the interten Of Mr. Choste to deliver the po.t.s
address this year before the Societies OF DAr r.
College, but, owing to some disorder Of the 10
has been &C mpelled by bic physician {, de;ise 80
60. Dr. Oliver Wendell Bolmes, in compiss,s. s,c-
the uresrt wsb Of the College sutnuItef, "a 90
seq ed 20 20 10 Harover to-day and address me
tts to-noHow. boeton Sco'"'
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EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.

Upon Mr.. HOLINESS appearance in the Board yes
terdsy he said:
nZe IL what have the hands OF Cbsn and Togcstons
G. ely and Dana As the title Of Honorable which has been
affixed will that Greeley by the fact of his having
been Member Of ConTes has right 70 that title bat
tournelt have nothing Which would ente him the
pesion; while Oh the contrary although Office Tx.
else Coumiss' dse' confer that prefix yet
my pTiyste character entities me TO IT,"
Upon being ssked to repeat it, be did co. but the last
liIes were altered, thus:
But my Excise Commissioner certainly en.tle.
to H.
Tbis was not considered part of the proceedings of
the Board.
A steYekeeper's icenee was granted 70 Baiesu 4
Sens, No. 90l Broadway, after which the Board ad.
jcurned 10 3 o clock this afternoon.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

arrest few siskss sgo. On taking tAen -.
mssistIsas st Nsw-Csnsas the following 4, -
beth pleaded guilty 10 the charges pre,srri a..
them and were committed but st the ssne ~.
" asserted thst the authorities could DO sota,.
them, - il wss only case Of breach Of ~ =. =.
great was their .tcrishmeut when they wer -.
BY the Count thst the Legislature Of cosascsev, \,
recently framed a law to meet jas. sacA e.. J.
fraud. Keelsr, when rearrssted, showed sxs' -,
his family were about to attempt TO rssco. krss
custody, when his csptor drew forth nvSl,, =,
by his frmness soon restored quiet Some rr,...'
is felt for Bechworth, who, il Is thousss, 49,
v;c,in.zsd by Keeltr, an cid offender.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

PARAGr.YAS AFFAIHs.-It is now definitely eettled
that United States feet OF ak vessels shall
be sent 10 Paraguay TO accompany the Commissioners
TO he appointed for the purpose Of arranging the
s,Eg difficulties between that Government and this
These 10 include the Harriet Lane and Fulton,
and Commander Page, who ia TO have charge Of the
feet is Low at tie North ncesvorng TO charter such
otter steam vessels may be adapted TO the expe-
0itior. Tie Commissionsrs have lot yet been se-
ected, s-d will not probably be until the fleet is
nearly ready to Start. Who they to be is sp-
psreLtly complete mystery With everybody, and it
Will doubt remain until within short time Of
,Leir departure 1t s not anticipated that there will
be siy recessity for the Of iorce but, il consd
eratiOl Of tie irsecessibiity of Paraguay and the
fsot that Lopez hse come three or four good y ar
steamers ard several small armed vessels: that the
navigation OF the river by which the country must be
approached II commanded by fort mounting lOg guns
of different eaber; that the stardirg srmy numbers
l2JCO NED, aud compres IN iis sng1eer anl ordnance
corps tevera skful FrsEch oficers aud that there
in tie country good supply OF arEn- and smmuunoni
prus cree and good judgment dictate that the force
cent Il eIe should be sufficient 10 compel compliance
vita the cemants Of the CourD sior ers il sssry
Washington St5E, July ~.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31
POLITICAL.

The Republicans of the 18th Corgressi,c.l n
,,ct O, Ohio, now represented by the Hoo. s,n,.
So, me, st Columbus on July 2s. Samuel G.a..N
Judge Humphreys and Col. S~syre hayss Ssss,..
MIR. Lucus Gaze OF Licking was nomirs,sd snssis,.,
ly. ltwss
-N,back hss been nominated by the I.seouo,,.
;,es for reelection in the Fs: CongrsssN d ,,s !,
Indians Judge Hovey Anti LecomPsa sea Al.
Dred scott, is his competitor, and wil receive "a.
uried support Of Republicans, Americans and las.
Died Scott Democrats. II is coIhien,ly bsAvs,
Indiana tbs. Niback will have leave TO s,Ay u Ase
lChieaso P'sss scs hiss
- TIE Grand R0pids Enquirer states Tia. ax
was rec. rtly made 10 that city, between pOagn u
and Republican, that Douglas would carry Iairosh
ten thousand majority. The Douglas man is ssdks
the chief eek in the Grand Rapids Pos,-ofsA Il
pos,msster, clerks aud attaches of every sia
tha, oilice, are Douglas men. 1t is the great uaa
west depot for Douglas documents, and ~ oheiAt
al they cen 10 circulating these doeumen;s amen u
people.
A Rochester paper says that Col. Conrad Zsiex
who is running for Cor gress on the Frees ,s tcis
in the Sc Genevieve District, Missouri was oruery
Legislature, and hiss acquired considerable is,iacsou
for his ability and resdiress in debate. lie aspyossd
by John w. NOEL, Buchsnsn. A ooDnaslca ase q
The 81. Louis Democrat says:
"Col. Zeigler does not iLdorse the Adnius1s,ss
in Ia any quesious, and particularly on the Lsco1poc
outrage nor did he send money TO Kansas TO ss,a n
the expulsion of the Free State men, aad he SA ut
make such statement at Boliuger, or anywhere asA
Moreover If Col Beigler is elected he viii %. become
hsr on 10 the buchanan dynasty, bat will dc.
charge his duty TO his constituents by sbad issss
and independent course and, instsad OF seppoHae
the Leconpton Constitution, a. stated oy d ~
The R,puJiican, feel no hesitation IN saJH As
he viii vote for the admission OF ksnsas, 9Th yAN
ever Constitution she may present. after subrssa
to the people, be the same Free or Pro-Sayery"
William Allen, esq, Of Greenville, DsThs Csus
has been nominated by the Democracy Of the Ta
District of Ohio, for Congress. The pesent incuaAs
is Matthias ii. Nichols, Republican.
Geo. w. A. Richardson Governor sf Nsbuuh
not Ilinosl, has returned TO his former hons 10 Qasy
His purpose is to help Douglas fight for "!hsw
"stitutonsl rights of the South on Northern soil'x
Tie Richmond Enquirer calls the Dred-Soo,t popax.
Sovereignty cause of the Little Gant.'
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31
ENGLAND.

JsE LIyERPcoL CHAsBER OF COMMERCE Asp Ihs
M,Nc.s PoRcKp LoAs-A sp<clsl mee.ng of me
Cour ii was la.ey teld St Liverpool Mr. G. B1.se 70
tie chair TO consder letter addressed TO the C"uh
el by the Mexican houses Ard va, .ous documens CD
tie subject OF Me recent decree Of the Men'an 'V
errnert iuposing forced loan upon tee .,
was fully cortidsred, sbd wss referred - specs,
conn ifee vho understsnd. .oave ssnt ue'noi-
10 tie Earl Of Anetbury expressing me opin,on "
he Chamber on the question, snd sohcitrg h's Lna
sbips ala IN the protection Of British interests % thst
cour1y.
TpH RoY.L ALERT BRIDGE.-TAs 7sTt' ssys:
"Op saturday the second tube for carrying the CSi
wall Rsiixsy across tie Tanar, a. Sstasb was saisiy
loc eed tie nyer pisYs. This tube, lke me hf e
i5Sreet lorg II feet vide sid deep, aud is es,lrs
ted 70 wegn about 2c0t-Is
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

A HARD Nut FOR PRENrIcE.-From the suslSese
J,u desFra il may be Inferred that The Bsstos reg
is Lot very friendly TO the editor Of The Los''rN~
Journal:
Prentice has tried how sp,y and well be
Could Hattie hls jakes p MoIsseUr Belly
But sn olcsr French tentleusn ~ the more n
Ard natural butt 81 Prentio,ss wit,
For" ,sys Old HpLx wsose Dnsue heres 20 clfo"o
HssEt Prentice for y.ars. been butt OF Cd b. DE
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THE RUSSIANS IN EASTERN ASIA.
corrsyopS.s &c Of The Pan. Pre.s

HoHG koNG, May T.
Mere than once have esled your attention 10 the
p;s o. Russ, in those coantres Nh'ca border
the nth Of the Cbinese Empire bat woud never
hsve thought that should arrive 90 soon 70 the
regular and open application of the systs, the otsc.
of which 10 insure the Russian nhueuce from the
Oura Mountains up 70 the Msntchourie Sea- In fact,
. Russiso Company authorized by the Gar has jast
come before the public 20 woik The resources offered
ty the countries wstered by the AMOR. This Gem
psny, the sppsyeI, founders Of which are MAJOR 8s.
IaIasb ana NJ, R,plsYisslikof, . e.tspir;si taa
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

NATIONAL AcRIcuLTURAL FAIR.-Ths Exscaavs
Committee Of the United States Agricultural Soc'~S
held meeting in Baltimore Wednesday evening l's,
for the purpose Of completing the premium bet fr toe
reIt exhibition to be held at Richmond, Va, oa The
18th OF October The ist will be made public %
few dsys. 1t exceeds $4,000. The Maryland Ags
cultural Society has altered it's time Of ezhib;ios
az to allow visitors 10 attend both.
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the contractor 10 IN ted. Too terew veseeic; toe
Stella sId toe Dabomsy, Which hsd WAITED 80
och q De veshs for favorable result Of NJ. ffoss :
wit l.it with aoue Afiic.rs obtaiaed from G'>hd
Bssfsm AID As.esee for PaIms aid the Soul C'S'''
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

PiEIr AsD PkoFIrs.-A gentleman, Who employs
great number of hancs 10 mandatory in the wes.
Of England, In order 10 encourage hs work people IN
cue eft. ndarce at church or late fast Day told them
that if they went 10 church they vould receive their
wsges for that Gay IN the manner 4 they hal
been al work. Upon which Q deputst4on ves sp-
pirssd to scqusnt the employer .hs: II be wouldpsy
them for over bcu.s ttey would attend ikeVie ne
GsiheSiss chapel y the evening.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

OLYMPIC CLUB YACHT RACE.
The yscht Lsurs Keene belonging to the Olympic
Cub tf N,w-YOik, sailed rae Oh Thursday a. Fire
leland with the zach; JOsephine. Distance % mil's
stsitirg from Ssmms's Deck, thence 10 s.ske-boat
e Nichols Point 20 the Lower BLoy, turning the sane
srd back to the startirg point The wind was good,
and both bosis hsd a fsr chance to show what they
car DO. Tie rscs wss Won BY the Lsurs Keene in
bcurs and L. minutes, sailing time, besiug the Jose
ptine minutes ard ~ seconds On her allowance Of
tine. Tbe Lsurs keene, measuring 81 feet on deck,
was called by Bob Fish Of New York. her builder,
ana the Josephire, &c feet on deck was sailed by
Csft. HeLry CiaIk Of lslip l. /.
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FnR FRAsrR RIYrR.

We have received numerous letters from pereoGs
dtsircus o. gong 10 Fraser Yer, ipquiIng 10 the
facilities ior getting there. The Upited States Mai
Steamship Company forward passengers 70 the new
gold rsgions from San Fraresco. Mr.. l. W. Raymond,
No. l77 Wsst s;ree vii futsh every Information on
spplcston IN person or BY letter. The steamers Of.
the Inc leave NeSYOik The 9TH and 10Th of esch
month There two vessels ftti0g ou, here for Fort
Victoria snd Frazer River direct viz the c!pper-sbp
Roekls1d Il. W. Cameron Of No. & Bowling Green,
agent to ssI in October ard toe bark Vickery to ssl
in few weeks Der sgeut is L. u. mpsou Of No. 10
Beaver street.
NAVAL.
The Ncrtolt Argus Of the 18Th says: TIE keel Of
the lew steamer irot yet named laid st lhe Cos
pert Yard yts;erdsy.
The .lesmer ctEoad is progressing rapidly.
The Cyare is fitting out for service in the Poetic.
The John Adams is in the dry dock.
TIE report that large portion OF the engine for the
new stesmer Richmond low building in our yard,
would be made a, The Washington Yard, inc rrec..
A mele sppsrdsge Of the eDgiue-the "cli off ''-is
TO be made there uuder the supernt4rdeLce of the
pstentts.
recent number Of Tie Peasac9iq Era ssys tbs.
Mr.. j. l.. Porter Nsysl Constructor al the Warning
ton Yard bas received orders from t5e Department to
draft sid fsiwsTd immediately plans Tor the
,ien of pev steam sloop to lie butt st WARN. .ton
and TO te launched IN fre mouths. She is TO be go
feet il length Of goo tuns burden ami Is to carry one
lI-irch piyc. gun AID two - pourders.
TIE PERlLs or TIE sEA.
Dsriel Joy aid 5. NJ. II. Tinker, the forne. plot
and the ls;;er sesIsn Of the schooner Ann Denmsn
which vessel sss lost the COST Of Labrador on the
osb ult arrived 8: Lubec, Me, on me l7ih lut in
an tt4p bost OF H. feet keel Ihey made the passage
in lQ davis distance OF nearly 800 nies-throush
a 6erse cg snd drenchirg rsirs, accompanied With
st,ore gales cf wisd stopping but tscs on the pas-
sses. When .hey arrived they veie nearly persaed
hsvp, been drenched With rain on the whole passage
,rd bsyirg had bul very title food 20 eat Ths i
ccr.idereo q rather remsrksbls case of sesmsrshio
ard oue which demanded grest courage and skil
The parties sIe N gooi general health noiwthstand
ing The severe enp2sure.
sFlzURL or TIE BRIG sANCY.
Late sceOun's from Havsns s;.te INST the acting
United states ,rsul. Thomas Ssvs.e in CONJUNCTION
with the Spsrish authorities hss osused the American
brig Narcy 10 te eizsj srd the captain and hs ere~
thrown rto person, en suspicion tbs. said vesse
intending 10 bring negroes f,cm Africa. The papers
ndcs,e en- horest voyage and there hss been con-
ceslrp.pt in her case SIS she taking out regular
custom perrits for eli goods put on board. The Csp-
tsu fWiausl hss protested sgairs, tie proceed cxs
both On tbe psT. Of n, G. r'U-6eSes ald ,hs Spscsh
slt-er,Ss.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

FAT SoLDfERs.-The Fslstaif Brig sde a. MsLs6sA
Ohio, en- the 5tn, numbered 20. The lghtsH 80
weighed 200. The officers weighed a. follows:
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mass poured on my PROSTATE form the con-
tents Of the tyPe-cases, and leA me pounded
into the consistency uf jelly jand insensble.
Two weeks elapsed hefarC/ venturod from
my bedroom, found my office IN the
hands Of my journeymen, and under the
personal supervision Of MoHeypeHuy, fast
assun.,sE jts quondam quietuds and regular
rs, My dictator Was there vhon entered,
GLORIOUS" be exclaimed, when he saw
me "ueyer was such a glorious action "
! wondered what he meant, II he alluded
20 the fight In which I had been engaged,
could not To- my bones feel the glory Of Il,
II hc meant the action Of the types ~ they
ratified on the floor and over my fallen form.
on that memorable occasion stiil could not
eoihoide with him, but his explanation, fll-
ed with unpioEed malediolions, soon onlighl-
cned me- lie proposed the commencement
Of suit on suit In the Circuit Court agOinst
the victorious Meggles for assaults, and
damages laid at fabulous 6gares 90
In vain | demonstrated but too weak TO
argue, suceumbed to his will Mr.. Meggles
was forthwith attacked, with the aid Of my
lawyer, on every vulnerable side In three
weeks the trial began, On the charge Of
assault Mr., Megglos was 6ncd zone hundred
dollars and costs" On the claim ofpersonal
damages be- was mulotcd IN the sum of
three hundred dollars and costs"
Out Of this wiud-fall, l reserved the price
Of one coat, to replace the one demolished
by my assailunt, and with the balance, paid
up nay paper bills In full. Amer that We had
once more a quiet spell Of weather in the
Office.
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which incusl you, You become surrounded
with associations which hold you, 90 that The
longer you live without religion the worse Il
will be for you and less probable will be youl
adoption of a rclig.ouslife II you expect "a
be a man, you must begin now, Il 10 90 ca
~ comparatively 10 do II now
with this paragraph I cease to direct ~
words particularly 20 you. What | have said
TO you, have said heartily and conscientious
u.s.. ] shall see you sometime, We are none
of us 10 I've very long, bat II we al oct the
manly part we were sent here Co. net, and are
true 20 God and ouUclyes We shall be gath
cred into Rroat kingdom whose throne viii be
occupied hy the founder ~ our religion -
During some golden hour Of that elaudless
day, sitting or staying upon some heavenly
bin, watching upon the hr-strelching plains
the tented hosts Of Gods redeemed, or MAX
ing the shadow Of anmnRel's flight across the
bright mirror Of the river ~ life, shall say
something about these letters 10 you. shall
lool, you ln the face as ! say itrto see II you
are moved 10 an emotion Of gratitude or graf
ifcationi and II you shoulG happen 10 tell me
that they made you better, that they led you
TO a higher development, that they directed
you 10 a manly and q Rodly llic, should press
your hand, and ir / should keep from weep
ing Il would be more than can do now,
TIMOTHY TrcoNH.
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W. When stealing chicken, beware of
hen-hpnc II is mentioned as local news by
the Schenectady Reflector, that young coup
lie agreeing TO elopc, by some mistake in the
preliminary rrpngementSNthc gentleman put
the ladder ny 90 the window of the room next
To the one in which his sweetheart slept, and
which proved to bc that in Nhich her dnrimis
nidmnsa, n handsome widow, rcpoScd, She
turned the mistake TO her own advantage /;
got into his arms returned his affcctionatc
embraces was borne by him 10 the carriage,
and bv preserving becoming silence until day
light, kept him blind of his error, and by the
potent power Of her Establishments, actually
charmed him into mdt,inony trih herself
w In Cincinnati court Mary Jane Crib
bet has obtained a verdict for ten thousand
dollars damages against William Mathcrs for
breach of promise under aggravated cireHn-
stances. & y C??,
~ A first rate joke took place lately in
our court room. a woman was tcstifyng
in behalf of her son, and swore " that he had
worked on farm ever since he was born.
The lawyer, Who crosS-eXamined her, sad,
"You assert that your son has worked on a
farm ever since he was born ?"
al do"
"What did he do the first year,"
lie nilkei."
The lawyer evaporated. Hartford Cour,
ant.
SENTIMENTAL SYMPAruY.-Bayard Taylor,
in his last letter to the Tribune, says know
an American author who was once bored for
a long time by female acquaintance for sym
pathy and tender appreciation Of her ideas of
spiritual duty" "Mr. Plutarch," she would
say, sis there more serene and sublime sat
isfacton in life than that of discovering your
spiritual duty, and then consccntiously per
forming it? Have you not ofteE, in your own
soul, felt this tranquil bliss ?" The author
bore this for time, but human patience has
its limits. NO." he answered at last, Il hate
to do my spiritual duty. If know what il
il, l wont do ii but, Madam, there is one
thing which does fill me with serene and
sublime satisfaction, and reeonoiles me to tho
I'd hollowncss fife" "Pray, pray, what is it p
she asked eagerly. "Mudam, it is pigs nose
boiled with cabbage" was his quiet answer.
He was never forgiven.
DETENTION or A FAST MAN.-During the
libel suit Of Fry against Bennett, four years
since, witness was asked, "what is a fast
man ?"
alt is a technical term, and perhaps a
little difficult to define" was the reply.
"But insist upon a reply said the
counsel.
"Well,r said Sam, as near am able to
state it, fast man is man who has moro
money than he has time to spend it in"
Sam was permitted to leave the stand.
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Foelings, whom Lady Friend gets
Married.

We never have seen expressed tho scnsa
ton Of observation-disclosures which is expert
enced by bachelors at bellies be carried of by
others, till the publication, the other day, of
letter of the celebrated Thomas Paine. In
writing to one of his fair ocquaintonccs who
had become bride, he soys;--
"Whcn | see my female friends drop of
by matrimonyI am sensible Of something
That afiCcrs nc trkr tuss. tn --it--ef--ll
the appearances of joy, cannot help mixing
the compliment OF regret with that of con-
graduation. II oppcarS as u Ihdd omiircd
or lost u tiieHd. 1t seems to me as if the
original was no more, aud that which she is
changed TO forsakrS the circle and forgcts the
scene of former society. Fciic,tics and cares
superior 10 H0Se she Formerly cdrcd .forprc-
sent 10 her a ncw landscape of Gfe, erciadoS
the iHle friendships Of the past. 1t is not
every lady's mind that is sufficiently capacious
10 prevent those greater objects from crowd
ing out the less, or that can spare a thought
to former friendship, after she has given her
hand and heart to the man that loves her"
Aud the same piIhy letter concludes with
the following cxquisitcy wise and truthfui
though more serious, reflections - -,
THAT no condition We can enjoy is an ex-
empton from care-that some shude will min
gle itself with the brightest sunshine of life
that even our affections may become the in
struments of our sorrow-that the sweet fe-
licitics of Home depend on good temper as
well as on good scAse--and that there is
always something to forgive even in the near
est and dearest of our irends-are truths
which, though too obvious to be told, ought
never 10 be forgotten; and know you will
not esteem MY friendship the less for i'm
pressing them upon you. Though | appear
a sort of wandcrer, the married state has not
a sincerer friend than | am. 1t is the harbor
of human life, and it is, with respect to the
things of this world, what the next world Is
to this. 1t is n home-and that one word
conveys more than any other word can ex
press. For few years one may glide along
| the tide of Youthful single life and be won
dcrfully delighted but it is tide that flows
but once, and, what is worscsit GIBBS faster
than it flows, and leaves many hapless voy
ager aground. am one that has eXperienc
cd the fate am describing.
Yours, THOMAS PAINE"