The Van Buren press., 1867-03-29

DOMESTIC kECIfES.-rort the dement, OF
those OF our young friends who may have
just commenced house keeping, we present
the following original list Of directions for
making some oi the plainest and most CON-
mon articles necessary to a well-rcgula.cd
f.mily:
To make n mess-pour quart ol molas.
% in your wi.e's bonnet.
To make stew-spank the baby, step
OH the cat s taie give your wife's waterfall
TO the puppy to play with, and pop out of
the door just As your wife starts to ask for
IA new shawl.
To make your coal last for long time
put it in the cellar and nail down the
.u"r. tl~
40 prevent servants from stealing lave
roihing they want
10 make furniture lost-don't use it.
To keep cats from breaking dishcs--kill
al the eats on the place.
TO keep dogs and chickens out of the
housc-shut the door.
The FARMER 1t does ones heart good
TO see a merry. round faced farmer. SO in
dependent, and yet SO free from vanities
and pride, So rich and yet so industrious;
70 patient and perseverng in his calling,
and yet and SO kind, social and obliging.
There are thousand noble traits about him
which light up his character He is gen
orally hospitabe; eat and drink with him,
aud be won't set a mark on you and sweat
II ont OF you with double compound in
,erest at another time-you are welcome
Tie will do you kindness without expect
ing return by way of compensation; it is
not 80 with every body. He is generally
more honest and sinccre--less disposed to
deal in low and underhand GINNING than
many could name. lie gives to society
its best support--he is the edfce of gov
ernment ard the lord of nature. Look at
him in homespun, gray and black gentle
men, laugh ii you will, but. believe me, he
can laugh back If he pleases.
FAltNG LIKE A SINNER Several years
ago, IN North Carolina, where it is not
customary for the rn-keepers to charge
the ministers anything for lodging and le-
reohments apracher presumingly stopped
at a tavern one evening, made himself com.
toitable during the night, and in the morn
ing entered the stage without offering pay
for his accommodations. The landlord
soon came running up to the stage, and
said: -
There is some one who has not settled
h.s bill.'
The passengers all said they had. but the
preacher, who said he understood that be
never charged ministers anything
What? you minister Of the gospel
aman OF God?' cried the innkeeper; you
came to my house last night; you sat down
at the table without blessing; / lit you
up to you, room. and you went to bed with
out praying to your Maker (for / stood
there until you retired }; you rose and washed
without prayer ate your breakfast without
saying grace; and as you came to my house
like sinner. and eat and drank like sim
ner, you have got to pay like sinner!'
Ir is DARK.-We clip the following wall
from an exchange:
It's dark when the honest and honorable
man sees the results Of long years swept
cruelty away by the knavish. hcartless ad
versary. 1t is dark when he feels the clouds
Of sorrow gather round, and knows that
the hopes and happiness in others are fad
ing with his own. But in that hour the
memory Of past integrity will be consola.
tion, and assure him even here on earth Of
gleams Of light in heaven 1t is dark when
the dear voice OF that sweet child once SC
iondly loved, is no more heard around in
murn,urs. Dark when the light pattering
feet no more resound without the threshold
or ascend step by step up stairs. Dark
when seme well known air recalls the strar
onrc Oft attuned by childish voice now
hushed in death! Darkness; but only tn,
gloom which now beralds the daysprng O
Immortality, aud the infinite light of heaven
Beautiful AND TRuE.--In q late articl,
in Frazier's Magazine. this brief but beau
titul passage occurs:
Education does not commence with tn,
~phabct-il begins with mothers love
WAN iatheI smile oil appreciation, or q
sign Of eprooi; with sisters gentle for.
bea'ancc; with handful of flowers in a
green and dainty meadow; with birds
nest admired but not touched: with creep.
lnS ants; with pleasant walks in shady
Ian and with thoughts directed in sweet
anl kindly tones and words to nature: TO
acts OF bonevolence; to deeds Of virtue, and
to the source OF all good-God himself.
- a young married lady. welded to
German or putchman, was making
purchases in the Chaussee d'Antin, Paris.
She desired the things might ts scut to her
address. "And your name. ma'am?'
"Rsally, sir, am not acquainted with
my name; WAS the Princess vremouille
and ! have married the Baron-Ientor--
Tenter--ii YOU will call my servant, wh,
ia at tho aoyp, think he knows"