The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-23

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There is a whole volume of poetry in the
s,llowing little sketch, which we find in the
lsst number of Miss BARRIERS Weekly: ~ "a
Wemet John on the stairs. He was car
wing an old cradle to be slowed away among
What he termed "plunder," in the lumber
room. One rocker was gone, and the wicker
work of the sides broken it was an old Will
lowy affair, but we could not refrain from
casting sad look into its empty depths. :,
Gomez we said dreamily, "all gone
What golden heads were once pilowed there
heads on which the curls grew moist in SUM
her and the cheeks and lips flushed to the
hue of rose leaves. When sleep broke, the
silken fringed lips opened heavily from the
slumberous eyes smiles fitted like sunoeams
over the face: the white fist was thrust INTO
the mouth and when mamma lifted the mus
lin and peeped in to see if baby was awake,
what cooling and growing were heard! The
little feet began to kick, out of pure delight,
and kicked on until both of the tiny red shoes
we're landed at the foot Of the cradle, Where
are those heads now I? Some that were en-
Drowned by vigorous manhood, are sleeping
on battlefelds; some are bleached with time
and cares aad the feet have grown sore and
weary on the rough paths Of life.
Perhaps some little one, once tenderly rock
ed here is sleeping in the coffin. Over it grow
hearts ease, and vigorous box, and white
candy-tuft, and the starry jessamlne The
blue bird futters its bright wings through the
willow Dough and the cool summer wind
whispers to the green leaves and grass blades
on the grave What of perhaps of its inn
mortality Sleep on little dreamless one?" OF
such is the Kingdom of Heaven
The Chief of Police exhibited to us yester-
day human finger, which presented the APP
nsaranee of having been dried. The Chief
informs us that it was taken from the pocket
of a negro man who had been committed to
iai for some offence When found, the finger
wac enveloped with sundry roots and herbs
interminged with Gngernails
The freedman begged piteously that his
talsman should not be taken from him, af-
frmng that without his coyur bone he
couldn't never do muffin no more" These
charms are no new things among either white
or black. AS we examined the much priced
fetish of the unfortunate darkev, we were re-
minded Of the .,l -
"Gall of goats, and slips of yew zip t
Silvered in the moons eclipse, Sac
Finger of brth-strangled babe"
contributed by the witches, in the famous
cauldron scene in Macbeth.
Before the war, it might have been the
subject of inquiry, where did that finger
come from ?" But in these days Of armless
men it is useless. II Augusta Constitutionalist,
Sd inst.
1t is said by one, we'll acquainted with hui
man nature, Let him that thinketh be standeth
take heed lest he fall The salutary caution
is the language of wisdom and benevolence.
The best of men, when left to themselves,
have given awful proofs of their Incompetent
cy to withstand temptation Witness the case
of Hezekiah, whom God left to try him, that
be might know the corruptonlof his heart;
and it may repress the vanity of self-conf-
dence to recolect, that an apostle was, as
Dean Young expresses it, pious in the house,
courageous in the garden, and, in the hall,
both coward and traitor a
On Thursday night tame bear, which is
kept by the proprietor of the Cambria House,
got loose from his kennel and started on an
exploring expedition through the premises.
Finding door open, Bruin entered, and
made his way through the house In passing
through the hall he came in contact with
one of the servant girls, en- dishabille, who,
supposng that the bear was bent on mischief,
lied, screaming, into bedroom close at hand
Bruin, seeming toappreciate joke, pursued
her closely, and took his stand in the door,
The girl, seeing retreat cut off crept under
the bed to hide from the monster. The in
mate Of the couch, a lady, being awakened
by the screams of the girl, and seeing Bruin
nab ,,,J, had
in hurry, and added her screams to those
ofthe girl The bear commenced charge
upon the fair ones, being evidently in aspor-
tive mool. By a dexterous flank movement
he cornered them both, and, raising himself
upon bis hind legs, he looked them intenty
in their faces; as if to say, "What do you
think now, my dears?" By this time nearly
the whole house was aroused, and came to
the rescue of the besieged Bruin was seized
BY some Of the masculine gender and taken
TO bis kennel while the frightened women
were taken care of by the female portion of
the house. Milwaukee Sentinel, June
9th
A few years ago, says the Schenectady Sun,
when it was the custom for large girls and
large boys to attend district schools, an Incl
aent took place in neighboring town, which
lsworth recording. One of the fairest and
pi!ulmpsst girls of the school happened to
violate one of the teachers rules The mas
stfa prompt, energetic fellow, of twenty
ave summoned her into the middle of the
noor After interrogating the girl for a few
moments. he Numbered out; "Will you give
ae your hand2" "Yes, sir, and and my heart
oo' promptly responded the girl, at the same
.lme stretching forth her hand to the mas
'sr, and cycling him with a cunning look.
a dsath-like silence reigned for moment
II the school; tear was seen to glisten in
we masters eye; the ruler was laid upon the
aesk, and the blushing girl was requested to
Jake her seat, but to remain after the school
was dismissed. In three weeks after the
schoo was finished, the teacher and the girl