The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09

position was in no wise changed, and
yet he felt as if it was bettered. Such is
the relief of the communication of a Sc
cret sorrow, and such the magic of
kind thought fifty clothed with words Of
kindness.
There is great deal of one very excel
lent thing in this world. There is at
least one article which every body is
ready to give away, though there are
comparatively few who are ready to ac-
cept it. mean, there is n great deal of
very good ADVICE floating about. James
Smith, think it was, once suggested
the formation of I" A Society for the
Suppression of od-Vice." But / am
sure l should not encourage such an in
stitution. Why'd you'll don't know
what my neighbors would do if my is
sues of advice were stopped or curtailed.
The interest take in their affairs is
worth much more to me than the ten
per cent. get for my money. / really
don t think the neighborhood could get
along at all without my advice. It's
unhllOWh rMudO kOOu Il uOs 40 WOlC OhC
tears Mrs. Malaprop shed at the death of
her dear Mr.. Malaprop. L consider the
benevolent Howard as a hard-hearted
villain in comparison with me. No! no
it will never do to suppress advice. The
difficulty in this branch of benevolence
lies in finding out how to apply the ad-
vice to practice. But that is the con-
cern of the party benefited. If he do
not know how to avail himself of your
good advice, that is no affair of yours.
DIR. Johnson settled it long ago, that no
man should be expected to furnish ideas
and understanding at the same time.
Now here was case in point. Lord
Percy had given Captain Ingram some
very excellent advice; the perplexity
was to know what to do with it, now he
had got it. 1t was very easy for his
lordship to say, f" ferret out these ras-
cals-find the orderly-beok again ;" but
it was quite another affair for the gal
liant captain to reduce his instructions to
practice. However, he resolved to do
his best; and, as safety is said TO be
found in multitude of counsellors, he
thought he might as well take some
more advice; on the homeopathic prin-
ciple adopted by the philosopher of
Islington, for the recovery of his eyes,
after they had been scratched out in his
celebrated leap into the quickest hedge.
So he thought he would take into his
counsels some of his trustiest comrades
and especial cronies. Calling at Cap
tain Lindsay's quarters, he was so for
tunate as to find him at home, and his
Pylades, Major Ferguson, with him.
DR.. Halcombe was speedily summoned
to the council, and Ingram soon laid the
matter, under strict injunctions of Sc
crecy, before them. 1t was grave mat
ter, requiring all the aids that reflection
or art could afford. Accordingly, they
lighted the calumet of consideration and
sought for illumination in the circling
clouds of smoke that curled around their
heads. In those days, dear reader, cigars
were not; but pipes daily reminded frail
mortals that they, too, were made of
clay, and that their lives were but as a
vapor of smoke, that soon vanisheth
away.
But as suffumigation, though power
full agent, did not seem to be alone suffi-
cient to summon the powers most need
ed, the worthy surgeon, as one well
skilled in potent mixtures, brewed a
smoking caldron, in which he mingled
many opposite ingredients, of various
Kingdoms of nature, to make the mix
ture slab and good" When his incan.
tations were ended, the magic bowl was
placed in the centre of the circle, and
was solemnly passed round from mouth
to mouth, of those who sought from II
wisdom and inspira ton. In those prim.
tive days the heresy of ladies had not
/ yet entered the pale of orthodox good
fellowship. The genial mother-bowl was
not then split up into as many sects as
there were disciples. L beg to be dis
tinctly understood, that by no means
sanction this concoction of the "medi
cine-man," nor do wish to imply tha
the spirits thus summoned to their aid
We're the best assistants in council or il
action. / merely relate the fact, ant
leave it for Others to form their owl
opinions about it. 1t is not my fault /
they drank punch and smoked pipes il
the morning. But what would posterit,
say to me, if I suppressed SO importan
feature of this important consultation