The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-06-19

space of four miles 10 the south of the light
comprises the entrances 10 the Rappahan
mock and a small bay and river called the
Piankeelank.
THE RAPPAHANRoCK.
The Rappahannnck. like the James river
rises in the mountainous portion of the
State. At one hundred miles from its
mouth, navigation is stopped by falls and
rapids. The river below the falls the char
acler of an estuary, being broad and affect
ed by The tides. At the head of ride water
is the city of Fredericksburg, great lobac
co depot, lying on the line of the Richmond
and Potomac Railroad.
Twenty-Five miles from the light ship,
moored at the mouth OF the Rappahannock,
is The lighthouse al Smiths Point, guiding
the entrance 10 the Potomac.
Seven miles below Washington lies the
city of Alexandra, the most important town
on the Virginia side OF the river. The
shores of the Potomac below Washington
have but few slight elevations, and would
be difficult to impede navigation by hastily
CoHouuStSu tdlt0IIOS. iuo Hiulu lOI tlo
same distance varies from one and half
TO five milec-New York Commercial.
WoRRY.-Don't you know tina; multitude
OF human beings turn away from the many
blessings OF their lot, and dwell and brood
upon its worries1 Don't you know that
mnltitudes perssienlly look away from the
numerous pleasant things they might con-
template, and look fixedly, and almost con-
stantly,at painfui and disagreeable things
You sit down, my friend, in your snug liz
brary beside The evening FIRE. The blast
without is hardly heard through the drawn
curtains Your vile is there and your two
grown up daughters. You feel thankful
that, after the hustle of the day, you have
this quiet retreat, where you may rest, and
refit yourself for another day, with it's
busile But the conversation goes on =
Nothing is talked of but the fallings o. the
servants, and the idleness and impudence
of your boys unless, indeed, il be The su-
percIlious bow with which Mrs Snooks
that afternoon passed your wife, and the
fact that the pleasant dinner parry at which
YOU assisted the evening before al Mrs.
Smiths has been ascertained 10 have been
one of a second rate character, his more
hoIored guests having dined on the pre-
vious day. Every petty disagreeable in
your lot, in short is brought out, turned in
genously in every possible light and sggra-
tod nd sha
gree. The natural and necessary result foi-
lows. An hour or less, OF this diciplne
brings all parties to a skulky and snappish
frame OF mind. Aud instead of the cheer
fol and thankful mood in which YOU were
disposed TO be when you SAT down, you find
that your whole moral nature is Jared and
out OF gear. And your wife, your daueh-
ters, and yourself pass into moody, sullen
silence over your books books which you
are not likely ior this evening TO much ap-
preciate or enjoy. Now, put it 10 every
sensible reader, whether there be not a
great deal to much of this kind of thing
Are there not families that neve: spend a
quiet evening together without embiitering
il by rakihg up every unpleasant subject in
their lot and history! There are folks who,
both in their own case and that of others,
seem to fed strange satisfaction in stick
ing the thorn in The hand further in; even
in twisting he dagger in the heart. Their
lot has lis innumerable blessings, but they
will not look al these Let the view ground
in hundred directions be ever so charm
ing, they cannot be got to ,urn their mental
view IN Que of these. They persist IN
keeping nose and eyes a, the moral pigsty
County, Parson.