, 1858-12-31

An old man stood at bis window, Oh Nsk
Years midnight and cast a look Of long despair
up to the immovable, and ever.blOoming heavens,
and down upon the stilI, pure, white ssa5lhWhSIe.
on was no one SO sleepless and joyless as be.
Near BY him stood his grave, covered with the
SHOWS Of age, not the green garlands of youth,
and he, from all liie's riches, brought with him
nothing but error, sin aud disease q decayed
body and desOlate soul; heart fun of poison,
and an age full Of remorse. Tie fair days q
his youth now wandered before him like ghosis
around him, and carried him back once more 10
that bright morning when, first his fthsr placed
him upon the parting ways Of life, whose right
leads through the sunny path Of virtue to Air,
peaceful lands full Of light and blissfdlness, and
thronged with angels and whose len conducts
down to the niole-hils Of vice, to dreary eAvtrns
full Of dOwn-drOpping passions, creeping serpsail,
and black sultry vapOrs. l. 7- a't'iI
Oh, how those SER ents coiledrUund bis bosom,
and those pOisOn-drcps hung upon his tongue,
and be knew not where be was. = stss.-
Senseless and with inexpressi6ls grief he
looked TO heaven and exclaimed, 'stiise me bEck
again my youth, o, my Father; place, plAce ne
once more upon that parting way, that / may
again choose my path Of life z e = s'A -
But bis Either and his youth were hr away.
He beheld vapOr lights dancing over the iens and
soon sinking extingaished in the graveyard bsf;rs
him. ~
"ThOse,. said be, q are smbIsrs Of ny DAYS
Of folly" He saWa star shoot from the sky,
and ginmoring as il fsll, disappear; upon the
earth. "Such am /" said his bleeding heart;
and the tooth Of the serpent RemOlaa. hngnd
itself more deeply than ever into bis Wonpdssa
His excited fancy pictured night Wandmus
fitting across the tOlnbsi the wind mill lung
alOtt ils threatening arms, and from amcng thoIs
empty charnsl houses one remaining cprrls
wrapped slowly its iSinding eaegt AROUND Il -
In the midst Of his agony, The music for. De
new year streamsd suddenly down lie tpFer.
like distant ehureh. sosg. Il Moved % deeper
sadness, be looked around the horizon. and olsr
the far earth, and he thought upon The tIendEpf
his youth who, now happier and better than be,
were teachers upon the earth. ihihsrs Of happy
children and blessed mon and be exrlailnud, ri
might like you, on this frst night have slumberod
with dry eyes, had I 80 willea il might have
bsen happy, had i my most dear paFspiA ,hpt
observed your new years. Wishes and inaiFpc-
tions.' s5ssss .seits. .;aSi soi,us ..s,a
In fsyerish remembrance Of the time q hls
youth, il arose up before him, assrosst thatcbrnDe
within lie shroud Of the charnel' hon1na By
mysterious powers, which 1t such time imagine
spirits and look intO the fntnrs, itgreE 10 living
youth, whose countenanee soon changed ffnmiis
hrst bloom 70 hnggrdness and death ~ Il
He could no longer look upon il. He cIo1,d
his eyes. A thousand bot ttaTs sircamel dom
ward, vanishing inths snows.ll oomfosfls1t I'd
senseless be could but in feeble spsechslsh fIih
(" Come but again, y, Youth come asninnlll,s
And 1t came againl In that fesrfhl N1g
Years night be had only dreamed. Hsuhs yst
q young ulan. His errors alOus had bssh no
dream. But be thanked his God, that he yet
young, might turn back from the ialthy uEys Of
wiekedness, into that sunny path that leads to
tho pure home Of blisGl q LsoiaE Nnr13
| = sufEsr no Little Debt e Remain unpaid-
A strict regard to this rule IS the great secflt
q prosperity. "fake care d the penee,' : ala
Franklin, "and pounds win take care d tkem-
selves" Take care Of your little debts, and
your large ones viii never ruin you. There Is
no process more deceptive than that which.is
involved in the habit Of getting every p1rchass
"chargcd, "-Of running up accounts At stores
and mechanics shops, or dividing this species
Of patronage among twenty OF fAy mdlyapalA
When they come to learn the aggregate Or r.
cuniary liabilities thus contracted, they arc
amazed, and are sometimes ready to accuse thar
creditors Of entering false charges aginst then.
There are thousands Of men and women who
would be seriously alarmed at deb, Of one
hundred dollars; and yet feel not the least
troubled at an Indebtedness of twice that =
mount, Il it be scattered anOng fiiy different
individuals. And, o what havoc osnch little
debts make Of an estate, when afler having been
long neglected, they are recovered BY the credit
ors in . course Of lawl4 .t IA -
Our council then, Is, never contract g=ah debts
certainly never let Il become system Of hab-
1t with you. Cancel every obligation q the
kind as you 60 along, except where you have
running account" where your creditor 9 aiso
your debtor, and in spch cases, Be careful %
have settlement periodically, and serupulcusly
adjust the balance. s'-.-s
It is to afecaton the world owes its whole
race Of coxcombs Nature, 10 hfr whole dranla.
never drew such part; she has someimcs
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