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seIeeteo 9oetrg.
Z Kind Word.

Is it not easy spoken
AS the word that giveth pain?
May not friendships chain when broken,
Be by its kindness linked again.
Nay, while light and JOY impressing,
Truth and rcctitudc accord,
Fraught with every sovereign blessing,
In the kind forgving word?
Shall the heaving breast of ocean
To the spring mild gale concede?
And the heart of wild emotion,
Breathing kindness, scorn to heed? 81
No, the tender thought revealing,
That no anguish can impart,
Language, eloquent of feeling,
Cannot fail to reach the heart!
Tuneful voices-wcrc they lent us,
With the music charms of love,
That should folly c'cr incent us,
They might like our passions prove?
Christians loving one another,
Meek and gentle, of one mind
Brother dost thou love thy brother?
Speak, oil, speak uuto him kind.
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UApr1yrss.-It is hard to form Il true
estimate of any mans happiness; because
happiness depends most upon those things
which lie most out of sight Those joys.
like those sorrows, are most real. deep
and strong, which run on in silent
stream without making any noise : such
arc the joys which arise from easy lehec-
tions. moderate desires. and calm content.
We see the false glare of greatness
which surrounds some men, and are apt
to gaze at it with a foolish face Of Won
dor. But we see not thoscmiseries which
sometimes lurk beneath these pompous
appearances.
What avail all the pomp and parade OF
life. which appear abroad; if, when we
shift the ganIy fiattcring scene, the man
is unhappy Nherc happiness, like charity,
mnst begin tt home? Whatever ingredi-
cnts Of bliss Providence may have poured
into his cup. domestic ni>tortunes will
render the whole colnpoSitloil lNelsOH7telei'
Fortune and happiness are two very dis
tinct ideas of lifa and wrongness of
fhinhng. may confound them.
Fa better is a dinner Of herbs where
low is than a stalled OK and hatred there
wi4. That is, it is better to have peace
without plenty, than plenty without
pace. That, where there but slender
Subsistence. yet an uninterrupted inter
,l.aage. -af mutual endearmcnts, among
those of the same family, lnIpafr' Il nfae
solid satisfaction than to fare sumptuous
ly every day, or to live in great and pom
pous buildings, great and noble apart
ments, everything great but, perhaps IN
owners themselves.
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| something? And when she feels conn
dent that she has won your love, she
wells herself under the mask of friend
ship, and merely calls you her friend
Having become the mistress of your heart
she will then slide away gradually, leav-
ing the trail Of the serpent over all yonl
dreams of happiness. She is blameleSs.
The world would call her so. You new
er addressed her. Shenever spoke Of any
thing warmer than friendship. And now
while your happiness is sacrificed to her
egregious vanity. she walks the earth
proudly and perhaps blameless in the
ewes Of society, where loving looks and
accents endealing count for nothing, but
nay, not all the waters CT the Atlantic
could wash that sin from her soul.
Now ask what becomes Of the victim:
Docs he pine away and die? No. Men
have died and the worms have eaten
them. but not for love. A fate worse
than death is his. lie finds himself like
$1,000
the miscr who goes to sleep fancying his
treasures safe, and wakes to find himself
pennyless. He has trusted all, the fatal
die is cast, and he has been deceived; he
makes one woman the standard OF all,
and when she falls from the pedestal
where fancy has pictured her, he then
looses faith in erything, his trust in wo-
man is gone, his soul is poisoned, and he
becomes what true gentlemen and ladies
alike dcspise.
But when sec him in the ballroom,
the center OF a throng as hcarllcss as HIM
sell. and when | hear his leu ringing
laugh and hcartcss jest, and whsnal look
on the brow which bushes no more, and
on the practiced eye which smiles but to
deceive; yes, when see him lureing 9th
ers on to the rock where he himself was
wrecked, and glolying in the epithet OF
hcartlessncss, l sigh because noble ma
ture is ruined, and to 90 back to the time
when he was young and innocent, and
lay the blame on her who, although the
first to cry out against him, made him ust
what now is.
admit now that lie is wrong, but he
has in the first place becn most shameful
ly and cruelty wrOngcd, and by one of the
same sex, whom he now glories in de
ceiving. 1t was from her that he learned
his first lesson in deception; and now let
me ask, that while you despise their ways.
that yon also pity them.
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Life
BY THOMAS MOORE.

VINO, that surveys this span of earth we press
This spccls of life in times great wilderness,
This narrow isthm,ls 'twixt two boundcss seas,
The past, the futurc-tro erfrcmhies-
Would suly the bright spot, or leave it bare,
When he might build him proud temple there,
a name that long shall hallow all its space
And be each purcr souls high resting place?
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MANNERS OF YOUNG LAD1Es.-In en-
deavoring to avoid everything like dis
play, young ladies, especially, should be
careful not fall into the opposite extreme
that Of prudery. There is more SINGER
ity, if there be less nicely, in the conduct
of a really virtuous woman, than there is
in that Of a prude, and some degree Of free
dom so far from being incompatible with
the strictest virtue, is one of its principal
privileges fla lady is obliged to receive
company en- dishabilIe, it is IL sign Of her
good breeding if she appears perfectly at
ease, and makes little or no apology for
her appearance. A person who changes
Ler manner with her garb must be innate
ly vulgar. -4a..
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The DEATH OF THE JUsT.-Sublfnle ire
arc the words, Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord!" Would it be irreligiQus
to say" Happy are the dead who die be
loved!" Their fond and ardent >heaets
had never -bcccfR chilled BY the withermg
hand of infdelity and ingratituds: They
died in an ecstatic dream OF perfect bliss
on earth, and never were awakened 10 the
world mockingrealities!! They diedwh
they felt and believed in their heart of
hearts that they were dearly beloved
could not be loved more deeply with that
conviction death in worldly acceptation
can never be untimely. Probably they
died still sufficiently animated by latent,
lingering spark of life, to press the hand
that was so often linked in mutual pres
sure in happy days-to feel the burning
tear of anguish drop on the pale cheek
to hear the sad, the awful last sord,
adieu!-an expression that habit has rens<
dered trivial, but which bears with t.
the tenderest solicitude the mos
meaning, since sin promo
all that We cherish una
and safaguard Of God
5 ~ ~ ~, .,
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BENJAMIN West.

Benjamin West, the celebrated painter,
was born in 1873, in Springfield, near
Philadelphia, of Quaker parents. At the
age of seven he began to manifest his
pictorial talents, by slletching, with pen
and ink, Il sleeping infant with which he
was entrusted. From some indians he
obtained red and yellow, and his mother
gave him some indigo; and to supply the
want of camels hair pencils, he clipped
the fur of the cat He was allowed to
follow the bent of his genius, and, inn
proving as he advanced in years, he be-
came portrait painter, and produced
some meritorious historical pictures. In
his twenty-seeond year he visited Italy,
and, after remaining there some time, he
settled in England, in 1763. He soon acr
quircd reputation abroad, and his
patron, Archbishop Drummond, intro
duced him to George the Third, who inn
mediatcly gave him commission to paint
the 'Death of Regulus," and continued
ever afterwards to employ him. In l76l,
he was appointed President Of the Royal
Academy. Among his last and perhaps
best works. are "Death on the Pale
Horse" and "Christ-- Healing the Sick"
America could furnish this wonderful
artist with no specimens of the sublime
and beautiful, either in statuary OF paint
ING; of course, when he arrived in Eng
land, great curiosity was excited as to the
effect which some of those stupendous
works of art would produce upon his
mind. A magnificent Apollo was first
shown him, where the god was represent
ed with bow and arrow, in Ill the intense
eagcrness of the chase There was q
life. vitality about it, which West had
-TS5.ver before seen. lie raised his hand in
astonishment, and true to all his earliest
associations, he exclaimed, My d-low
like Il young Mohawk warrior"
Mr.. West met with muniicent patron
age in England, but she always retained
strong and unyielding affection for his
native land" The countenance Of the
King nobly bestowed upon this highly
gifted American, could not fail to excite
envy among his courtiers. A malicious
individual, knowing his partiality for the
land of his birth, resolved to make him
give some unguardcd proof of it which
would be unpleasing to his majesty, in
ccnsed as he then was against the Amer
lean colonies. With an air Of much sat
isfaction, he one day informed the King
that the Americans had met with most
disastrous defeat, and turning to MI
West, he cxultingy asked, How do you
like these tidings, sir?" Mr.. West, bow
ing low to his majesty, answered, !" am
a loyal and grateful subject to my king
but can never rejoice at any misfortune
which befalls my native land" "a noble
reply" said his sovereign; "and | assure
YOU. Mr.. West, no man, will ever fall il
my estimation, because he loves his coun
try"
Mr.. West retained his love for Americ;
to the day of his death; and he refused
immense sums for some of his most mag
nificcnt pictures, which he painted as at
fectionatc gifts to the public institutions
of his native State. lie died in 1920.
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Aaron Burr as an Orator.

Few public speeches have produced a
more marked and decided effect upon the
audience, than the address of Mr.. Burr, on
taking leave of the Senate, in 1903. lie
appcared before them under circumstances
not the most favorable to success. The
/ prciudiccs Of his hearers were against him,
| fon the most part strongly so. He was
known to be man of almost unbounded
ambition. Ht mad aspirod TO the highest
Office in the rift of the nation, and had
failed 10 secure it. His prospects were
| bligted His political career was now to
terminate. Leaving the Senate, he was
to bid aCieu, 1T the same time, to all hopes
of political distinction, and retire to pli-
vate life, a disappointed man. Not mere
ly this. He was known, moreover, to be
Il man of a little principle whether polit-
cal. moral, or rcligious-a selfish man,
whose own will. was his only law, and
who in the pursuance Of his chosen plans
and enterprises, suffered no consideration
of right or honor to impede his progress.
He had been from the first a marked man
not more by his splendid abilities than
by the distrust with which the more pru-
dent and sagacous statesmen of that age
regarded his course. Washington had re-
ccivcd him when youth: among his per-
sonal followers and aids, but never gave
him his confidence. There. was on him,
at the time of which we speak, still
deeper disgrace. Hardly year had
elapsed since, on slight provocation, he
had challenged one of the most pure
minded statesmen ef the age to mortal
combat, and quenched the lig1lt Of that
noble life His country had not forgotten
nor forgiven the death Of Hamilton.
Under all these disadvantages, Burr
rose to make his parting address to the
Senate And such was The art and power
Of his address, as not only, for the time,
completely to divcst his hearers of their
personal preudiccs against himself, but
entirely. to enlist their sympathies, and
win their admiration The effect, as de-
scribed by one who was present, was over
powerng and most wonderful The
whole Senate were in tears, and so un-
manned that it was half an hour before
they could recover themselves sufficiently
to come to order, and choose Vice Pre-
sidcnt pro TEN.
aAt the Presidents. ON Monday, two Of
the Senators were relating these circum-
stances to a circle which had collected
around them ;-one said he wished that
the tradition might be preserved as one Of
the most extraordinary events he had
ever witnessed; another Senator, being
asked the next day that on which Mr..
Burr took his leave, how long he was
speaking, after moments pause, said he
could form no idea-it might have been
an hour and il might have been but mo-
mcnt; when he came to his senses he
seemed to have awakened from kind Of
trance"
Taking into view all the circumstances;
would probably be difficult to find on re-
cord case more full exhibiting the power
Of true eIoquence.
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II
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BEAUTIFUL EXTRAcT.-One fountain
there is, whose deep lying vein has only
Just begun to THROW up its silver drops
ationa mankind-a fountain which will
allav the thirst of millions, and will give
to those who drink from it, peace and JOY
1t is knowledge; fountain of intellectual
cultivation, which gives health to man
lzind-malles clear the vision, brings joy
to his life, and breathes over his souls
destiny a deep repose. Go and drink
thcrefrom, thou whom fortune has not IA
vored, and thou wilt soon find thyself
rich Thou mayest go forth into the
world, and find thyself everywhere at
home; thou canst cultivate in thy own
little chamber; thy friends are ever round
thee, and carry on wise conversations
with thee: nature, antiquity, heaven, are
accessible to thee The industrious king
dom 0f tthhe-ant, the works Of man, the
rainbow, and music icsSss%eet chords, offer
to thy soulhospitality.-Frede'eka Breo'er.
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TnouonTrUL KtNDNEss.-It is very
easy, oftentimes, to do an act of kindness
impulsively: and on the spur of an occa-
sion. And as so done, it may be often
both useful and gratifying to the recipient;
may confer real favor, and merit thanks
and the feeling of gratitude. But how
much more beautiful and noble tkan this,
and how much sweeter, and hapl, 9ss1
total influence on life and character -
that kindness which is thoughtful, con-
.siderate, ,antcipatory; which .busies itself
with contributing to tho good of others,
which thinks beforehand what their wants
are to be; and how they may be met most
pleasantly and efficiently; which 1. thus fi
sows the seeds of happiness and progress
along the commonest waysides oflfe and
sheds an influence of fefreshment and
peace on all the circle. To such friend,
the affections turn with. ain attachment
which is full, overaowing, most intimate.
Around such, grow up inevitable, All beae-- sae
tiful associations, and grateful memories:
For such friends, there is nothing we
would not bear, OF attempt to accomplish.
They are enshrined in our warmest and
sweetest affections; and heaven itself
takes a new charm from the hope, of there
meeting and communing-with them, for
ever:-Eac.- 80 'i Il sstseioss;'sib
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VOLUME NUMBER 10.
A Beautiful Character.

"a Just man is always simple. He is
man of direct aims ard purposes. There
is no complexity in his motives, and
thence. there is no jarring or discordancy
in his character. He wishes to do right,
and in most cases he does it; he may err,
but it is by mistake of Judgment, and and not
by perversity or intention. The moment
Ills Judgment is enlightened, his action is
corrected. {, Setting before himself, always, 7
a clear and worthy end, he will never
pursue it by any concealed or " unworthy
means. We c.may carry our remarks for
illustration, both into private and public
life. Observe such man in his home;
there is a charm about him, which no ar
tifcial grace has ever had the power to
bestow; there is a sweetness, /, hadcal-
most said music in his manners, which
no sentimental refinement has ever given.
His speech ever fresh from purity and
rectitude of thought, controls all that are
within its hearing, with an unfelt and yet
resistless sway. Faithful to every do.
mestic as to mis- religion and his God, he he
would no more prove recreant to any
loyalty of home, than he would bias
pheme the Maker in whom he believes,
or than he would forswear the Heaven in
which he hopes. Fidelity and trutll to
those bound by love and nature to his
heart, are to him most sacred principles;
they are in the last recesses of his moral
being, they are embedded in the life OF
his life, ard to violate them, or even
think Of violating them, would seem to-
him spiritual cxterminationethe suicide OF
his soul. Nor is such man unrewarded,
for the goodness that he largely gives, is
largely paid back to him again; and
though the current Of his life is transpa.
rent, it is not shallow; on the contrary,
it is deep and strong. The river that
fills its channel, glidcs smoothly along in
the power of its course; it is the stream
which scarcely covers the ruggedness of
it's bed that is turbulent and noisy, With
all this gentIeness thereis exceeding force;
with all.this meellness, there is impera-
tive command; but the force is the force
of wisdom; and the command is the
command Of love And yet the authori- altt oEi
ty which rules so effcctualy, never gath
ers an angry or an irritable cloud over
the brow Of the ruler; and. this sway
which admits of no resistance, does not
repress one honest impulse of nature, one
moment of the souls high freedom, 9rs ono
bound of joy from the hearts unhidderl der
gladncss, in the spirits of the. governed
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A lady being asked her opinion about
moustaches, replied, II always set my
FACE against them.'
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CHnDHooD.-There are seasons often
in the most dark OF turbulent periods Of
life, when we are suddenly called from
ourselves blythe remembrances Of child
hood; something touches the electric
chain-and 10! host Of shadoWy and
sweet recollections steal upon us.
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The Rev. E.. who lived not thou
sand miles from Portland, was preparing
his discourse for the next Sabbath. Stop
ping occasionally to review what he had
written, and to erase that which he was
disposed to improve, he was accosted by
his little son, who hadznumbered but three
summers 'a'".
Father, does God tell you what to
preach?"
" Certainly, my child"
::Then waat makes you scratch it out?D
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WOMEN GolNa To Brp.--Somc fine
writer gives the following as the manner
in which,a young lady goes to bed:
When bed tine arrives she trips up
stair; with candle in hand, and if she
had pleasant company during the evening.
with some agreeable ideas in her head.
The candle on the toilet and her luxuri-
ant hair speedily emanoipated from the
thraldom of combs and pins. If she usu-
allv wears water curls," or uses the
iron" her hair brushed very carefully
from her forehead, and the whole com
pletcly secured; if not, why then her
lovely trcsses are soon hid in innumerablc
bits OF paper. The task accomplished, a
night cap appears, it may be with plain
muslin, or pcrhars with heavy lace; which
hides all save her sweet countcnanee-As
soon as she ties the strings, she pobably
takes a peep in the glass, and half smiles,
and bushes at what she sees. The light
is out-hcr, fair delicate form gently
presses the couch, and like dear, inno-
cent, lovely creature as she is, falls gently
to sleep, with q smile on her still sweeter
face.
We don't approve of the description,
and feel safe in saying that the young
lady at least takes off her shoes and
stockings, and becomes separated from
her hoops ere her form presses the couch.
The Milwaukee Daily Advertiser thus
sums up on the Hanging question:
CATER careful consideration Of all the
arguments for and against capital punish
mcnt, we have come to the conclusion that
thc debt of nature should never be paid
if 1t can't be collected without an erecu-
tor
George Colman being once asked, if he
knew Theodore Hook-"O, yes, was his
reply, Hook and l (eyc) arc old associ-
lates."
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George Colman being once asked, if he
knew Theodore Hook 30, yes" was his
reply. Hook and | (eye) arc old associ-
ates."
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-10

Or IN wArur--oiI has been found In The
township Of Wayne, on al farm leused BY Messrs
Monrow & wEBB, near the line Of Colebrook
three fourths Of mile south Of the centre easI
and west road, at some 90 feet below the sur.
face, which comes fourth Ot the rate Of 30 bblr
per "a hours--so sOys correspondent Of the
Cenfi1el
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-10

w. r. ALLEN Of Jefferson, who concentrates
large share Of the mercantile tact and energy
Of the county, outside Of Ash,abula, invites the
public to look at his immense stock, just laid in
through our columns. Allen is above mis-
representation. His integrity and orthodoxy,
we readily endorse, and that we consider equal
TO just score of Iocofoco endorsements even
before the party was wiped out. '
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-10

TYLEr & COLLINS throw down the glove to
their competitors in trade, and gallantly await
the result. In the meantime they will give to
those OF their customers who call, indubitable
evidence, that some things can be done as well
as others We presume that they viii make
their yauntiug good AT any rate there can be
no harm to try them. See adv. @
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TnxPRRAScE. lit win be seen by notices to
that effect, that DR.. WRIGHT, who has beer sue.
cessfuIly eagaged in the cause offTemperance'
for some months Ia different counties in this
State asd Michigan and Indiana will com
ssues course Of Lectures in this place at
yemplats Hall, on Thursday evening, Nov.
eih. Now, that the great political struggle Is
over, it will be well for our people to unite in
this movement, for firm and judicious effort
for the suppression Of intemperance, that the
advantages of a 1urer system Of government
may not be lost or jeoparded by the terrible
undercurrent Of intemperance SO fearfulIy
threatening our land. The lectures Of the DIR.
at Jefferson during the past week, gave great
satisfaction, os by his numerous testimonials
they appear to have done everywhere.
We hope our citizens generally, will turn out,
and give the Lecturer fair hearing, and be
ready to unite in such wise movements as may
be recommended, and make the effort q mutual
and popular one. .iA.ys -t.-
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FINE FRuIT.--Some of the largest apples Of
the season that we have noticed, have been left
ct our Office by Mr. HoRARr BLAKEsLEE. Their
particular description Is not known to u.s. -