The Van Buren press., 1861-07-10

% Why. sis, are yon going crazy OF
course I'm Your brother. and tina: fellow
there is my college chum, Archie Winters.
who Wen, half way mp tho line to meet
you. What are you blushing at Nell .
There wasn't anything wrong m his going
after you. was there hain.t time to go
and let him take your picture with him, SO
that he would be sure to know you. He's
been playing Of SOM As hiz NAL gpranks,s
and passing bildsolf ea Tor {ns. fsas VAR
rant
Looked at Archie Winters beseechingly.
and Ms they were all going into the house,
whispered to him
/" For PHYS sake. don't speak OF thtt
mistake. How could it have happened ?"
''I overheard you in the cars and will
promise to keep your secret only on one
condition"
He whispcsed something to me that
made me flush scarlet; but was at his
mercy. and said would think of H. did
think of it, reader, and to the delight OF
the whole family-Dora and Fred in partic
ular-Archie and | were marsie1 in less
than two months. And Dora said to me
as bale her goodbye. THAT it would give
unspeakaole delight to Fred and herself. if
l would attend her wedding in month
from then-and did.
VERAcIrY.-rhe groundwork o: all
manly character is veracity. This virtue
lies at the foundation of everything solid.
How common it is to hear parents say"
have faith in my child so long ~ he speaks
the truth. He may have many faults, bu.
/ know he will not deceive me. l build on
that confidence" Tiey are right. 1t is
a lawful and Just ground to build upon.
And that is beautiful confidence. What
ever errors temptation may betray child
into, so long as brave, open truth remains,
there is something to depend on. there is
substance at the center. Men OF the world.
feel so about one another. They can be
tolerant and forbearing SO long as their er-
ring brother is true. 1t is the fundamental
virtue. Ordinary commerce can hardly
proceed single step without good meas
ute OF it. If we cannot believe what 9th
ers say to US, we cannot act upon it, and to
an immense extent that is saying that we
canno: act at all. Truth is a common in
terest. When we defend it, we defend the
basis of all social order. When we vindi-
cate it, we vinlicate our own toothold.-
When we plead for it, it is like pleading for
the air of heath we breathe. When you
undertake to beGeft. lying ,nan, il is like
putting your foot into the mire.
! FIVE P's-A SECRET FOR DoYs.-Solo-
mon. the wise man, says that diligeni
person shall stand before kings and no, be-
fore men. BY this he does not mean tha,
he shall literally serve a monarch. but that
he shall rank with ruling men. and be q
companion OF the wise and powerful.
Now. suppose, boys, You all wish, when
you become men, to rank with the best and
wisest men of your times.
! None of Won want to rank with the men
who dig canals, clean streets. and carry
heavy hods of mortar up long ladders
You want to be we'll thought of by thos,
who will be good. wise. intelligent an
wealthy men when you are grown up. Ii
fact. you all want to be such men y ourselves
Now. the secret of getting into the rank
Of these men is to be found in the advic,
which an old minister once gave a youth
am going to be C merchant" said the
YOUTH " what advice can you give IN, o.
Mind the five P's ~ replied the minis
ter.
"Tne five P's a" cried the youth "a" pray
what are they. sir ?"
"P Pety, P Patience, Politeness, I
Punciuality. p Perseverance. Mind thcs'
five P's. and they will make man of you.
said the minister.
The youths heart loved wisdom and liz
minded the five P's He gave his heart tc
God as his first duty. He was patien. t.
learn all parts of his business. to bear re
buffs, and to bide his time. He was polit.
to everybody, even to children. He wa.
punctual to a moment always. punctual a.
the clock. He neve: "gave up" what il
was proper to begin doing. These five P's
were his Ladder. They lei him up. up. ant
in few years he was known as pious
prosperous. useful and honored man. Th,
five P's made man of him.
Here. then, is a secret worth knowing
boys. Here is ladder worth owning
On it every one of you may mount to a
happy manhood-out you must keep tht
first Pretty at the bottom. If you dom
tho la l,ler will tumble down and pitch yo,
into ruin. SO begin your ladder by seeking
Coils favor. Piety, P. No. Then put il
P Patience and the rest. Do that. and yor
will have learned the secret of being hon
ored in this onn happy in the next world
| nay SecIcI 10 Us ooou iOI ShbS 40 wy
Nor DEEP ESoUaH Fca pPAYiE1.-W,
,esri, a nig;.. or two since. tolerable good
story of couple of raftsmen. The even
occurred during tho late blow on the Missis
sippi. at which time SO many RATS wer,
swamped, and so many ;eamboats lost thei
riggings A raft was just emerging from
Lake Pepin as the squsll came. In an in
stant. the raft was pitching and writhing a.
if suddenly dropped into Charbydis. while
the waves broke over it with tremendou'
force. Two irishmen were on the forward
part. one of whom frightened by the terri.
ble uproar. and expecting instant dcstruc
ton. dropped on his knees. and commenced
praying with will equal to the emergen
cy. Happening to open his eyes an instan,
he observed his companion, not engaged ii
prayer. but pushing pole into the water
at the side Of the raft.
| What's. that yer doin'. Mike ?" sale
he, "get down on yer knees. now. for ther,
isn't = minnit between us and Puraatory p
BE aisy. Pat" said ths othsr. a. b,
coolly continued to punch the water will
I his pole. Be aisy. now what's the M.
of praying when fally can tstoh bottom
with pole p
M,ke Is Z pretty ffna suacimsn oe = l.rru