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PRESS. AND. TRIBUNE.
gAruPDAY xoRH1No, xARcH +. 1853.
A New Competing Route for the West.
eYn TF6dHs

A New Competing K0ute- 1o1 The !" eSIs
ern Trades
Our commercial readers axe ~ are that
railway under The charge Of Hon. Vim. Mer-
fitt, has been completed near the line Of The
Welland Canal, from Port Colborne aud Lake
Erie to Port Dalhouzie, on Lake Ontario, q
distance OF twenty-five miles. The road ia
dsdgned especially ffor freight; but Of course
it will do ali the passenger traffic that ofers.
Immense warehouses are built at each end Of
the line, with with xtteam elevator and every
modern convenience for handling grain in
bulk rapidly and cheaply. ExtensiTe and
convenient dosks are provided for other
freight, and everything that experience and
science can euggest has been provided to in
vite the trade Of the Vest The projectors
and friends Of this road have every confidence
that it will prove Of great advantage to the
commerce OF the lakes.
We learn that Mr. Merritt haa about COM
pleted extensive arrangements to test the
practical valne Of his railway. Port Colborne
il but twenty miles this side Of Buffalo, and
arrangements are made with the Western
Transportation Company, By which their line
Of large pzopellers is to carry all freight from
Port Colborne to all the upper lake ports ut
precisely the same rates ruling between those
ports and Buffalo. It generally takes come
three Days for vessels to pass through the
Welland Canal, while fre,ghts on The railway
will require but single hour to transfer
them from one lake to the other.
On Lake Ontario aud the St. Lawrence, o
line Of large propellera will run between
port DalhousIe and Montreal, 30 that fteights
will be contracted for directly through from
Chicago, and the cities on Lake Michigan, to
al1 the ports on the lower Lakes and the st.
Lawrence. In addition to this, the lower
lake line Of propellers will connect directly
at Montreal With the Canadian ocean steam
err. and for the frst time, We shall haVe, On
the opening Of navigation, q complete freight
line between the great West and Europe
Agents Of these Lines will be on 'Changc
every day, ready to contract 4or all kinds Of
freight to any port between Chicago and
Liverpool The great advantage Which
expected will be derived from this new
line will result from the ability to use The
largest closa Of propellers in the trade. Ex-
perience has abundaut1y proved that freigats
caa be carried in large vessels much cheaper
in proportion to their size than the ratio
between them and smaller vessels would
lead one to suspect It is found that vessel
Of 9 thonesnd tons burthen will make money
where two of Ave hundred would inevitably
ruin their owners.
We need scarcely add TINT the West has
an important interest In the euccess OF
this enterprise. Every new route
TINT cheapens and affords increased
facilities to the transit of all kinds Of produce
aud merchandise between the Lakes and The
ocean, adds directly to the Valne Of every
acre of land west OF Lake Michigan. I've eln-
cerely hope, therefore, that the expectations
of Mr. Merritt aud sll those interested in the
connecting lines above referred to will be
more than realised.
, 1859-03-05

BkSsEf7's H1prSa PLACE. DucovaazD.-It ap-
pears that sinee the decision in the Bennett d.
rorce case, At New Haven. giving Mrs. Bennett
divorce and awarding 10 her Il ,Ooo, the Doc
tor has mansged to part with his visible prop
erty. and has transferred his life interest in his
real eststs, together with his rents. DC. 0ue
Of bis creditors, finding the property missing or
claimed BY other parsies, sat Sheriff 1t work, !
few dsys since, to look up security for his claim,
and the search rezulted in finding. snpaly packed
AWAY under the barn aaor, various articles, such
"a vases, stAfuary, croctery, wearing apparel,
e;e., xhch he accordingly seized.- Waressttr
Spy. Fsb. q
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Manumisslsn Of Whole Drove OF
Slaves.

It would have made = slave specu1ltor,s heart
bleed to hsYe seen the tdroye" Of eight cen slsvss
that made their appearance In the streets yester-
day, on the broad road to Freedom-LY no "u. der
ground" route, either. There we're nine males
and nine females consisting Of father and mother
and their children and grand children, and one
mulatto woman with four boys between the ages
Of seVsn and thirteen ~ they passed up Fine
street, headed by Mt. Robert Barnet, an old gen
tlensn nearly serenity years Of age, resident Of
Lincoln county, Ey., they attracted general stten.
tion. and nccasioued a thousand remarks.
The party we're ali taken to the Prohate Court,
Uhere The usual deeds Of emancipation were exc.
cuted. While in CoyiDgton, before crossing the
river, their owner WIS offered 80 900 for them,
bu. be quietly remarked, II would not axe fifty
thousand" VI. B. is gentleman Of considerable
ana ne na
aud his, With peculiarly unsel6sh feeling, quite
In contrast with peculiarly aelhsh world, refused
a sum that would have been quite fortune, and
given his servants their freedom. Mr.. Barnett
may be regarded az practical phi1anthropist
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The KXXVth Congress has reached the
. end Of its official life. Ita marked feature,
the characteristic which will distinguish it
among all Congresses been 1ncf6ciency.
1t has been powerlezs for good and Incapable
of great harm. Like the Administration it
waa elected to sustain, it has been between
chill aud fever ever since it assumed the
functions Of legislation either thwarting oil
the beue6ceut measures brought up for its ac-
ton, or psustng On the brink Of some gigantic
crime which It longed but dared not to com
nit. We speak Of it as whole. When it
met In December 1857, its constituent parts
were Republicans and Democrats, representing
the two great parties Of the nation, with tri
fling make.weight o: Americans from the
slave et@tcs. OF these elements the Demo-
Cratic largely nrernnaerated. and il IL resre,.-
sible both for the failures to do right and the
efforts to do wrong which have sfgnalized it
from first to last. It il no pleasure to US 10
find fault With tie law-makiag power Of our
country. It is no qualification 10 us, {anl 1t
is nuisance to our readers), to chronicle
record Of national misdoings unrelieved by
single act Of great lasting advantage to the
people, or q single effort Of distinguished
wisdom and Justice. BIT when we say that
the txo great measures of this Congress. upon
xRbicb 1he Democratic party extended thc
1zbo,c nowcr Of their mn acbinerv. were an al
.ar,t ~ orortbr,p tho fret nr,nc;n1s. NJ
American liberty in the Lecompton bill, and
a strucc1e ia pet fe,onious possession of n
Matchmaking orovinee-ln,b undertaken to
.nrooa tho arca of hmm hond,ce .when
, 1859-03-05

Roczzxxx March l.
Samuel II. D. Aoare, The Republican candid
ste for laJor, u elected by small msjority,
and eight Republican Aldermen arc shosen.
G1w1oo Hkeh1s
The Republicans elected Fitxhugh for Mayor
by 324 majority, and every Alderman and 3D.
paryibor On the ticket
TnoT, ka1rh l.
Tho hon. Arbe Read, lsmocrat, il rs.elseted
HaJoehy about 800 mstorisy. John u Ludon,
American and Union, i rs.slsoted Justice. The
Council II probably tie.
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Sonora,

The last Overland mail brings the following
unexpected item in relation 10 operations in So
nora, which we find in tho llta Caiiforaia Of
Feb. 7th:
Fok GuAExAs.-The steamer Uncle Sam hsa
aome 800 Or 900 troops to the Colorado, tor tho
purpose of operating sgainst the MohAvea. We
understand that number of gentlemen have t.
ken passsxe in her Tor Guaymas With tho inten-
tioa Of sejourning At thst point for soma tinae.
twas originally understood thet tho uucIe Sam
should stop 1t Goavmaa, On her way up ths Gulf
OF Corsez, but tho Mexican Counsel st this port
opposed such 1 coufsa
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n Hs: 3. Y. Emerson has bean engaged to
lecture six Sundays to Theodore ParkeFs b.
siety, which will probably pay him $50 Sun
dty. Ths soaissy Ends no difficulty in raining
money, and The interest in their Sabbath aar.
.'ess hsa by no mesus died out since Mr. Prk.
era regretted retirement,
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CusA soz Corsuars1rss.-The New Orleans
Heayxas endorses the statements Of oorsea-
posa.ss Of the 81 Louia Rtpx4ins. that Cuba
~ posr plass for eonssmptivs patient Ths
otaats i tao dsailitstisg asa ~. comforts toe
tpw tpe iays8ds Of thst ola@t
, 1859-03-05

n Tit Loados 7saa presents formidab,s
list Of eldarly gentlemen in The Houss Of Oom.
mona Seventy'one members claim exemption
from serving on Election Comzistses - bsinR
ssoys III ags It sizty Year..
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Sale Of the Pennsylvania Bank Bald.
ing,
P1uAok1pH1A. March I.
Tho Pennsylsania Bank building, situated On
Chestnut street, WAs sold this eYepioz to tho
Philadelphia 1Rnk for $lsS, 100, -.
, 1859-03-05

q There il talk in Paris that Prince Ns-
poieon u to be created High Admiral Of France
and Minister Of tho Marine, ~ we'll ~ Of Al
9eriA -
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NOTICE.
s171cK a. 1HK p IT y. q !. I. co.}
PitlsnuEyd, Feb. Il 14a
THE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
atoekhosde1. in tha '.Pf tsbu1& Fort Wa1ue snd
E4leAGp Railroad tuUip7ny~ be held At tho fooo3a
913se no1Rp Q1 TRADE i sas etsy Of riissouEa r
ii valh dre Tho Keport u shs Directors T IL 1eaf
LIZA vIl b presented
1hs 4eeGon 70 dneea Directors to ssve The ensuing
year: IN b. held IT he Eane p}sea n WEDNESDAY,,
tas 3Ah pro1tzuJ u 10 O'Clock {. n. -''-'
1h. transfer Bonta viii b elosed fo the 1tst 70 3h
Of Mach. both tnctu.iYe: And tbs hoIde uf atnck in
TIE onlo r fenLs1tveniA Ohio and Inisna OF Fort
been nYct4 lnso he tock II o new eompsnY tka2
tne ytl nat h sntals 10 vosa = said election
Oh company " oa The Ene a{.he Rosd.
Ntu - soA n kxe1saoo iekes rom that Aafior 10
Fttse11Kh md rs9u fof i4re tbs soand TIN nod
fsA ka1eh x1h 10 Avn =. bod haenaei1s. :
n asdG ot the kE4.ident
aUlWE48 -'.-AU3W1V8 A3ADLEX, H>ey.
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GREAT WESTERN
LEATHER AND HIDE STORE.
RL.aCKBUR.H' BROS.
1ol and z03 South Mater Street.
CHICAGO, ILL.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED IN BOND
-. 4 stnu4h tho CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE.
our nFs* invoice fos the ys4r7cf
FRENCH KIP aud CALF Skins.
AND BOOT FRONTS CHIMPED.
For the Spring Trade,
11RiVr FROM rHR PARIS MANUFACTURERS.
book Hakess a9d Leather Dealers viii apd ths Stock
e Te!y superior md Prices Low. We hxye IL 8t9ak
md coming forward lAs4e Gsaa{.uaezt of
60LE L2ATAfR OF rIR BEST TASyacu
oAK and HENLoCR CfpHR ZIP and uA1E
L1s1HGa LAsTs Ind 11nD1NGs,
which Hinbe sold II the 1otoes: n,arkse prtcssty
BLACKBURN BROS,
A their LTATHER AND HI 3E Sr,,RE nj n, soott
Water 9eree<. fe1t Of Wel.t ct br jre Eh:srn
Hldca '-"~ =" "ssn nt !94
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al 1 MsrhtS i. 1uss mass. .
@st @sto.!t os Hsa n!S mAIe9 -,
Ia ia tkrir place -
healthy Gov o{bfe. lnuk.{ -
ofAtlnx tbs stomach r
uaM nx food 10 dl9ssti ~
M bns.Ftta9 EG
Sa1e at,m 1oe and 8
SA aSsS ~ Aao Nu4Io ~ -
aane. of Tho disr.se-Nf
fSo{inxa F14iicaI cura -
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aartd. had. vhst i osttef -,
Wsvm1to1 by tho orca- -
doosi nss oitha iiysr il.
Nsosssos. H.
{. @ii'csrmt aS a1ss h. Iii rri{.1e sIhs HI ~;
s4 e@oa aA aaq ptesms ne -
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DE- G. T. LKEu6Y-
QUININE SUBSTITUTE.
Or, .T:ERF.E TONIC,
WILL UU11

4 LSO, YELLOW, CHAGRES AND
"a Pxn1m& FsvM7 c&1 ofteo b prevented hy The a.s
ofih1 Invaluable rernedy. Tbs redpe Il from Z vs4y
celebrated Phi hc1n at| thik-Ase yeArs 411a11eoce
has been tested h III sections Of The COUNTY, daa8 the
RsSt hx nth ths nosk wonderful suceee In tho
Weatera and Southwestern county, where fa!tT md
4xns psssslit has aseomplt.hea much b. eu1in9 shs
te5n Nseaa5 a6ate1sd bI a. ~ Of oanne Morphine
md aerca13 rom too nee 10 Of taa saahy nosu1s
vand. 10 u n1ertn1 RON pro&faren Aftsf aieass
recommend and 9aaIantee ~ Medicine y peefse9
The 1oTds Of lhs vel known Captain John r. N4naou.
nov Of il3sfpool taekts Ina m1ny Jeaf4 10 ~
Yuua u soo think Of going 70 IA 1t1hp1t rnddar -
J. 3. HAZARD, Prop.istoz,
Ii AA.a1n Lana, New Hork.
Pentau4 9&ob1nAoa "a 8nffk
Whol1ale Asenta. u 8nath Wnkx skxe4k Chi-sua III
dei%h314 kAn9&
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THB LIVER 1NVI9ORAT T0R
RRxrA2D 81 De aANrok:a
@aPOCdDAD KTT1RKLY Fa0n GCH9.

rs ONE OF THE BEST PUEGATiV4
l. and uVxR MKpICNU aow before ths pnhI,.
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Transportation to Pixies Peak
NyHE UNDERSIGNED Is PREPARED TO
L make contracts fer
TREI0HrING PROVISIONS AND MERCHANDISE
Of every description to the Pikts Peak Gold N!nex 70
HaEt ~ tAfb 10 th1 Spring ~ practicable.
our Company heea engaged for sevtral yexs4 h
hc4ht3ux Tor the Government Of the Chilled tsleA aa
eonddeut Of ktYn8 G1t:1tactlon
For PARTICULAR address
JAMES q. JONES.
fe19tm.eS g.. Joseph. No.
, 1859-03-05

The autscedents Of Daniel &. 8iekias ars sneh
that morality, virtos and common hsossty ara
incompatible with his ahaEaessE. No min In
shts Stsss hAs bssa gailtY oE naes dspsavsd eea.
, 1859-03-05

"For T.uMes. ahoulder
6TAcH md AhdotnIn u euo-
porteA 1hFY &r9 AEruA for
tbs MAnuf&ttHre91 and viii
9eu Z. low pt1tas. AOILH A4
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Father and Mother.

Some writer enbalms these tive holy names in
the following beautiful thoughts: TsSweeteE
praise can never be than that ola dying parent
as be blesses the hand that led him from sorrow,
and is even now soothing the cod brow, damp
with the spray Of Jordan. And dear are the
thoughts as your tears fall upon the sod that
coversthe gray headed father, that you were very
kind and loving to him; and you gave cheerfpliy
of your abundance and never caused you to feel
that yop we're doing charity. Never can we re-
pay those ministering angels, we call father and
mother Angels, though earthly have they ever
been from the time that Adam and Eve gazed
upon their first born, as he slept amid roses
while the tiny fingers, the waven lids and the
cherub foEn were all mysterious to them. " ,sa
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you never intended to go you provoking
wretch, said Minnie,
e. 1t was q plot, confess" replied he. .
What, the miniature left exposed and all y
Eyes"
Oh if had hut suspected it To think I
have been outwitted? Ieould hate you far it,
Edward N
"Not hating me, what then
"Why, the next thing to it -"
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Pure Air.

The electric Medical Journal, of Philadelphia,
in speaking on this subject, very properly re-
marks that it is only. necessary that men may
have sufficient air to breathe, but it is necessary
to provide air for the apartment itself in which
they live, as well as for the persons who inhale
it, The influence Of impure air is not only ex-
ercised upon persons through their clothes, the
walls Of their apartment - in short the free
surfaces Of every thing in contact with the air
Of the place becomes more and more impure, -
Q harbor OF foulness, impregnating every cubic
foot Of air with poison unless the whole apart
ment has its atmospheric contents continuously
changed, 50 that every thing animate and inani7t
mate Is freahened by constant supply Of pure.
air. e .s. - s ass ~
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Anecdotes Of Various Authors,

| Homer, it is said, had such an aversion to
natural music, that he could meyer be prevailed
on to walk along the banks Of mnrmuring
brook NEVERTHELESS, he sang his own ballads,
| though not in the character Of mendicant, as
recorded BY ZQ,ius.
Virgil was SO fond of salt that he seldom
vent without box full in his pocket, which he
made use Of from time to time, as men Of the
present day use TOBACCO
Zoroaster, it is said, though the most pro-
found philosopher of his time, theoretically,
was very easily put out Of temper He once
carried his irritability SO far as to break a
marble table to pieces with hammer, be-
cause he. Glanced to stumble over it in the
dark = e 5
Shakespeare, though one Of the most gener-
Gus of men, was great higgler, He was Often
known to dispute with shopkeeper for half an
hour on the matter Of penny. He gives
Hotspur credit for portion of his own DISPOSE
tiqp, when he makes him say, Ell would cayil
on the ninth part Of hair"
Peter Corneille the greatest wit of his time,
so far as concerns his work, was remarkably
stupid in conversation as was also Addison,
who is acknowledged to have been one Of the
most elegant writer's that ever lived
| Handel was such q miser that the very time
he was in the receipt Of fifty pounds a night
| from the opera, he was frequently known to
wear shirt for a month, to save the expense Of
washing.
Samuel Rogers was an inveterate punster,
albeit, from his poetry one might suppose him
to have been the gravest man in Christ endom.
He had one popularity that distinguished him
from all poets, past, present, and to come,
namely, three hundred thousand pounds.
Bembo had desk Of forty divisions, through
which his sonnets passed in succession before
they were published, and at each transition re-
ceired correction.
Milton used to sit leaning back obiquely in
his easy-chair, with his leg flung over the elbow
oft. He frequently composed lying in bed in
the morning but when he could not sleep, but
lay awake whole nights, not one verse could he
HAM d. otpei Iiiaes Lls uupleutultdteq Hues
flowed easily, with certain impetus as himself
used to belve. Then, whenever the hour, he
rang for bis daughter to commit them to paper.
He would sometimes dictate forty lines at a
breath, and then reduce them to half the num-
Der. These may appear trides, but such triies
assume a sort Of greatness when related Of what
is great.
Thuanps tells that Tasso was frequently
seized with violent fits Of distraction, which did
not prevent him writing excellent verses. Lu-
cretius, ALSO running distracted by drinking a
love potion wrote some books during his lucid
intervals" A .s h
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BARTON.


A touching case was pre- ented lately to the
consideration and char ty of one of the Good
Samar tlns, who now tlke care the sick, relieve
the destitute and feed tbs starving. A boy was
discovered in the m9-ning lying in the grass of
Claiborne Street ev lanly brigf I'd intelligent
but SICK. A nanswho has the feeling of ndness
strongly developed wet to him shook him by
the sh 1u'der, aad asked lin what he was ding
there
Waiting for God to come for me-" said
he. SIS 4 f 7GE
"Whatdo you mean?p sad the gentleman,
TOUCHED by the pathetic tone of the answer and
he condition Of the boy, in whose eye and
alpsbed face be saw the evidence of the fever
God sent for father and mother and little
bTotleE,a said he, and took them away to bis
home up in the sky, and mother tod me when she
was sick hat God would take care of me- have
no home, nobody to give me anything, and so
came out here and have been looking so long up
in the sky for God to come and take care of me,
as mother said he would, he win come, won't
ne Mother never told ale,
Yes my lad Z said the man, overcome with
emotion, He has SET me to take care of you"
You should Lave seer his eyes fash fire and
the smile of triumph break over his face as he
said r~ ~. s.s.. s.
Mother never told me a lie, sir, but you've
been so long on the way" ~
What lesson of trust, and how this incident
shows the effect Of never deceiEipg children with
idle tales. As the poor mother expected. when
she told her son :. God would take care of him.
he did, by touching the heart Of this benevolent
man with compassion and love for the Little
stranger.-New Orleans Delta.
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Volume /, Number. 0.
Sabbath geaaiag.
Power and BeneYolence.

God s.not great because onanipQeus
But because power in him is understood,
And felt and proved. to be benevolent
And wise, and holy-thus it ever should #
For what He wills, we know is pure and good,
And has in view the happiness of all
Hence love and adoration-never could
The contrite spirit at his footstool fall
IfpOWer, and power CLONE its feelings did appai
If then diYinest power be truly 50. s .-..
Because its object is to bless;
It follows, that all power which man Gan know,
The highest even monarchs can possess,
Displays alone, their !" less than lttleness,p
Un'ess it seek the happiness of man. $500.
And glory Of the Highest nothing less
Than such of power one moment can
Make its possessor great, wisdom's god-ke plan.
Shade @ BARTON.
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Misre1Iallenlls.
The Discovery.

Minnie was no sharp, shrewd, or hoydenish
maid. Her wit and her mirth were DELEGATE and
sparkling, not boisterous or demonstrative, while
veins of tenderness and passion underlay the
laughing surface A large soul was that Of
hers with wide sympathies, far-reachings and
strange depths. r.1 r.-sr.ss 81.
Did Minnie love? That is the touch which
gives the filness and the last ripepess to the
charms of woman Without love, they are a
fine porcelain, hollow, cold, and superficial.
But did Minnie love There was one who
asked that question daily who dreamed of it
at night lay for hours devieing schemes
which would bring answer to the momentous
question who hung upon Minnie's lips daily
with hungered hope, for such chance words of
comfort as he could gather up; who rallied her,
! beseeched her, plead to her, quarreled with her
. did all that lovers do who pertinaciously tor
ment each other - and yet could not solve the
matter. e& A - -
Z Of remote kindred = Minnies playmate in her
/ childhood, her companion in youth, her lover
/ now Edward Wiloughby was a handsome,
agreeable, sensible fellow, who had wit for her
wit, banter for her banter, and love for her love,
whenever she would make the exchange.
But Edward could neither coax nor force her
into confession. Forty times day would he
declare he loved her madly, and forty times a
day would she shoot hooking dart from her
black eyes into his heart, and run away from
him laughing, yet blushing. 8fA
Edward and Minnie rode together walked
together, read together, and if ever under th'
inspiration of the love star, there was you'll
fascinated, enchanted, bewildered, intoxicated
enraptured feeding upon roses in one breath
and upon th5rns the next, playing perpetua
see saw of hopes up and hopes down soaring
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ID. h. Blackwell Publisher.
nft's 81 d q 4 !,
iron THE PREssl
lfVn IhE rhEsSI
The Voyage Of Life.

BIZ MRS. ). n. a.
ea# A So 5lft.--
az Thou art flowing on, bright river
asf tf In gladness to the sea .t 81
And summer sun beams CULVER
On thy waters joyousy;
- The graceful willows bending
With their shadow 'er thee thrown,
In murmnrs sweet are blending
-A Their voices with thine own
-aig Oh brightly artthou flowing,
Green sunny banks between;
t And many wild flower glowing
Is mrrord in thy sheen;
And barks gliding gaiy
9s Upon thy peaceful breast.
91 Which skilled hands guiding
s To the haven of thy rest.
But ere thou meet st the ocean,
81 ,r7 q There are rocks and qucksands deep,
Aud winds in wild commotion,
Will DER thy bosom sweep;
And the barka their sails unfurling
s+st w To the zephyrs gentle play,
Lot in thy waters whirling,
Thou wilt bear as wrecks away.
ss.s Like thee the heart beginneth
Life when all things are fair;
go A'as. it seldom wnneth
The goal untouched by care;
w. Hones fairy pinnace freiehted
'-@ With dreams of future Joy,
- 3fastos to the qucksands fated
Its promise to destroy. 4g --l4
@@ Wrecks of the dreams SO cherished
r18l Are floating darby by, @ s
, Like the gallant ship that perished
When winds and waves high;
Tho flowers that bloomed around it,
- The fount idly choke,
Gig And the sun-bright hopes that bound it
t Are ike parted cables broke. e,
But soon, o flowing river:
-5t Though wild thy course may be,
Thou'lt merge thy waves forever
In the deep unbounded sea;
t@r And to the heart is given
,l calm repose at last,
az Though sorely it hath striven
With the bilow and the blast. .
LANBERrv1LLE, Dec. 1858.