, 1863-12-05


ruin Of thousands.
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"Beware Of him who cannot look you In the
eye" says the world. Beware Of him who
will not look Nature 10 the face, say we. OF
all countenances, hers alone never grows old;
awkward time scrawls no wrinkle on her browi
the rose on her cheek is not withered, nor the
coral Of her lip dimmed. OF oil countenaucea
hers is neither changed nor sent away |"
Of all smiles, hers never fades, and the very
tears that she sheds over the sweet day that q
dead, turn to smiles for the robe she wears ID
the morning. Forever, as at "sweet sixteen;"
her heart is warm and roomy, and, like the God
that made it, loveth all. Il Is pleasant thing
10 think. when we gaze upon that face, that 4
kindles with the same expression II used ID
wear when household angels came and went,
'twixt Paradise and Heaven; that look Of hers
as full Of soul and hope as when the choir Of
stars did sing its lullaby. But those Inca;
ments Of beauty grow loVeliest to the elearsst
eye the eye that is couched to see them as
they are; to look beneath the curves Of graes
that shape the world, and read thefeih swSrS
sylabcs Of truth. And the longer one looks,
the more lively do they seem, and the warmer
his heart grows, and the more like q child hU
becomes; a little child, wondering at the gems
that grace the breast Of his mother.
When you tind Master jack suddenly refuse,
one morning. to play rnatbles any more forever
be sure that Master Jack is seized with his
first love. When you find m Master Jacks
bed rom sundry greasy bottles, with yellow
bear . blue fOsest on the label, Whieh-the
label, not the bear-iniorms you that the con.
tents Of the bottle Is an unguent that makes the
moustache grow, you may be sure that Master
Jack is seized with his first love. II jack bei
comes satirical, and alludes in scornlul terms
to the world, be sure Jacks first love has
just sproutcd. II you find pocket edition Of
Byron about Jacks clothes, be sure Jacks laf
gone in his first love. II you find pair Of
patent feathers coming home from your shoe1
makers on Saturday afternoon, and can't re-
member ordering them, and they can't 1t any
body but Jack, don't blame him; fist love b
responsible. II you see Jacks finger ends
inky, and scraps Of an acrost;c anywhere
around, be assured that first love has caused
the spelling Of some good stationery. Finally,
if Jack is suffering from first love, don't tiesk
the complaint with too strong remedies, let i
strike II, and Jack strike out from parental
authority. First love is like the whooping.
cough; We must oil have Il, and 1t Is best 70
catch it young.
Above the doorway Of house in Stockholm
is still to be seen the stone portrait Of . mah
and woman kneeling, fastened by long chain
neck to neck, on each side Of blazing 6reAs
The judgment OF Stockholm Solomon" In
that house dwclt man and his wife, who mul
tually accused each other Of crimes 90 atrocioua
that the judges, in despair, bad the accused
chained together, with collar around theft
necks, and placed on opposite sides Of q burning
stake, with orders that the one who pulled hi1
or her adversary into the flames should be ~
Quilted. A pile was lighted before this portal
Hate gave the woman strength. Her husband,
faint and exhausted, was almost done for,
when, in his agony, he called 10 81 LawFsnee--
good cry, for that saint himself broiled on
gridron, knows well the pains Of Ere. Tne
prayer Of the man was heard. With one eOus
va sive struggle he tugged his wife Into The
flames, lay down quietly, painting and pudlng,
ill she was burned TO ashes, and then rose, with
her collar dangling to his chain. In gratitude
| to ST. Lawrence, the good man caused this issculpa
tured stone to be placed above this gateway.
The number Of languages spoken is 1904.
The average Of human life Is SO years OnU
quarter dio before the age Of 7. One half die
before the age Of II. 10 every 1000 perSohS,
only reaches 100 years. To every 1000 only
reach 70 years and not more than Ia
200, 900, 900 Of Inhabitants. OF these 0S,s
SSS, 1888 die every year; 81, ,s24 die every day
1850 die every hour; and 90 per minute, and
one every second. The married arc longer
lived than the single; and, above sll thosU
who observe sober and industrious conduct.
Tall mon live longer than short ones Women
have more changes in life previous to the age
Of fly years than men, but fewer after The
number Of marriages are In the proportion Of
70 to 100. Marriages are more frequent altef
the equinoxes, that Is, during the months Of
June and December. Those born in the spring
are generally more robust than others Brtha
and deaths are more frequent BY night than
by day. Number Of men capable Of bearing
arms Is one.fourth Of the population.
"My son." said philosophical old gentle.
man, "when draymen take the temperance
pledge and the police refuse brides when an
omnibus half empty goes the same pace a. Q
full one; when tho laws Of private property
extend to umbrellas, and when o bachelor II
lodging flnds o shirt without button of, then
thou mayest chance TO find 0 wife who will
not object 10 travel without eightand.twenty
packages, and who will show herself possessed
Of such angelic selEdenal as even to refuse
thine offer Of dress, simply because she
thinks that she doesn't need It."
In youth we seem climbing up Q bill, on
whose top eternal sunshine appears to rest
How eagerly We pant 10 gain its summit !
But when we have gained II, bow different b
the prospect on the other sidel We sigh %
we contemplate the waste before US; and look
back with wistful eye upon the AoWsry path
We have passed, but may never more TetfacA
Life is like q portentous cloud iraught with
thunder, storm, and rain; but religion, like
those streaming rays Of sunshine, win cloths
it with light as with garment, and ffings h
shadowy skirts with gold.