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is: ‘ .3. $339??? “fi'fim’i in? ,, aw. ,,,.,-.r,., . v A‘r" Wflm ...._...-.s.._._.__ yum"... w;_":~ ,x, THE WORLD FOR SALE» “.1. i THE LORD’S PRAYER. _â€" â€"_ I! mun nor’r. .'t . my) Oanatherâ€" By right of creation. By bountiful provision, By gracious adoption ; Who art iii heaven-4 _ .Tho throne of our glory, . The, portion of thy children, , The temple of thy angels ; Hallowed be 'l‘hy,na.iiie-â€" By the thoughts of our hearts, By the words of our lips, By the works of our hands ; Thy Kingdom comeâ€"â€" Ol Providence to defend us, Of grace to refine us, Ofglory to crown us; Thy will be done on earth hi! it is in heaven-â€" Toward us without nesistance. By us Without compulsion, Univorsally without exception, Eternally without decleiision ; And forgive us our trespassesâ€" Against the Commands of thy law, Against the grace of thy gospel ; A: we forgive them that trespass against us- By defeating our clinracte-s, By embezzling our property. By abusing our persons ; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evilâ€"â€" 0f overwhnliniiig afflictions, Ot‘ worldly enticoiuents, Of Satan’s devices. 0f errors sedttetions, ()f sinful affections ; For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, foreverâ€" Thy kingdom governs all, Thy power stiltdues all, Thy glory is above all ; Amen-â€" As it is thyptirposo, I? So it is thy protiiise, l So be it our prayers, So it shall be to the rind. â€"- l’initns BERNA‘I'U. masâ€"91mm ttawmwwrm Tmmwmwswmm'uxflflat ’03-! V t\ v Ellitirt‘llaiiitutiti Elite uhun From Chatnbers‘s Jon rual UCI‘IUI. ft : A ittiittrictz._iir ctr'r. M. tat-no. (lllrtl’l‘itllt Ill. . __ THE TWO JAKES. Every plantation has its ‘bud fol- low ‘-â€"oftcn more than one, but al- wavs one who holds pre-ctnincni-o it. evil. ' Yellow Jakc’ was the llclld of ours. He was a young titulatto, in person not ill-looking, hut ol sullen natiit illll; tnorose (llfij).l51ll(lll. 0n t).'(fn.\'t()ltS, he had shown himself capable ot fierce resentment and cruelty. Instances of such character arc more coii‘nnoii among titulattoos than iicgt‘oos. Pride of color on the part of the yellow Hi,tllâ€"â€"â€"t‘t,)tllliltjittzt' in a higher organism, both intellectual and ‘phy: :a. and coiiscquoi’itly a. keencr sense of the injustice ol his, degraded position, explain this psyâ€" cholo rieal dilforence. ' Aolfor the pure negro. he i‘nt‘clyci‘i- acts the unteoling savage. In the drama of human life. he is the victim. not the villiaii. No matter where lies the .Cei‘tewin his own land, or elsewhere-â€" he has boon used to play the role of the sullbrct‘ ; yet his soul is still free from rc:;etitttictit or for- ocity. In all the world, there is no kinder heart than that which hosts Within the bosom of the African black. Yellow Jake was wicked without provocation. Cruelty was innate in his dispositionâ€"no doubt inherit cd. He was a Spanish mnlatto; that is, paternally of Spanish blood -â€"matcrnally, negro. lint father had sold him to mine! A slavednothcr, a slavcâ€"son. The father‘s freedom affects not the oil'- spring. 'Aiiiong'tlio black and rod races of America. the child follows the fortunes of the mother. Only she of Caucasian race can be the mother of white men. There was another ‘ Jacob ’ upon the plantationâ€"hence the distinc-‘ tive sobr‘iquot of " Yellow Jake.'-â€"- This other was ‘ Black Jako;’ and only in age and size was there any similarity between the two. In dis- position tbey ditlcrod even more than in complexion. lf Yellow Jake had the brighter skin, Black Jake had the lighter heart. 'i‘licir counten- anccs exhibited a complete contrast â€"the contrast between a sullen frown and a ('rlieorful smile. The white teeth of the latter were ever set in smiles : the former smiled only when under the influence of sortie malicious prompting. Black Jake was a Virginian. IL: was one ofthoiSo belongi :g to the old plnntationâ€"â€"-had ‘movod ’ along with his master ; and felt those tics of atâ€" tachment which in many cases exist strongly between master and slave. Hct‘egardcd hintSclf as one of our familt, and gloricd iii bearing our5 name. Like all Degrees boin in the ‘ old dominion,’ he was proud of his nativity. ln caste, a ‘ Va ,vinny nig- ger’ takes precedence of all others. Apart from his complexion. Black Jake was not ill-looking. His fea- tures were as good as those of the mulatto. He had neither the thick lips, flat nose, nor retreating forehead .rtnd Black .Iukc had soon him of his raceâ€"for those characteristics are not universal. I have known. Vol. I. ncgrocs of pure African blood with features perfectly regular, and such a one 'as Black Jake. In form. he might liaVc passed for the Ethio- pian Apollo. There was one who thought him littriits‘oi’i‘icâ€"«liandSonici' than his yol~‘ low nai'nosakc. This was the quad- t'min Viola, the licltc of tlic planta- tion. For Viola's hand, the Johns had long time been rival suit- ors. Both had assiduously courted lict‘ sunlcs--smiicwliat capricious they Wore, for Viola was not with- out coquctryâ€"liut she had at length exhibited a marked preference for the black. I need not add that thch Was jealousy between the ne- gro and llltllttllt)â€"-â€"â€"-tlll the part of the latter, rank hatred of his rivalâ€"- which Viola's preference had kindled tum lictcc t‘csuttltiitttit. More than once had the two in )tt-v suro'i' their strength. and on ouch oc- casion had the black bccn victorious. Perhaps to this cause, more than to his personal appearance, was he iii- dobtctl for the Sltltlt‘S of Viola. li‘hronghout all the world. through- out all time, beauty has bowed down tit-litre cotirngo and Sll't'llglll. Yi'llow like our \viindiriatt; Blank Jake, tho (’Ul‘i'il. ~t' ofthe ltoi‘scs. ti driver of ‘whito massa’s baroncho. “Hf he The story of the two .I.ll{"‘Sâ€"lilt,‘tr lover and illuit' j:,‘ttlt)ll‘-‘-li;’S-â€"~-lS but a coiinrion atl'iir in the petite: politiqlte ofplantationdifc. l h:th rill;{lt'(l it out, not from any scpai'ato intert-st it niav possess, but as loading to a so- rics ofovcnts that oxm'cisod on imâ€" portant influence on my own subsc- qtieiit history. The first of those mcnts was as follotvs: Yellow .lakc, burning with jealousy at the success of his rival. had grown spiteful with Viola. Meeting llt‘l' by sonic chance in thot Moods. and fur from the ltOttSc, llC had offered her a dire iiisnit. llvsunt- int-tit had rcitdvrod him The opportune arrival of my sister hzid preventi~d him from using lciicc, but the intent could not be ovt-rlookcd ; and cliicll}. through mt sister‘s influence. the titulatto brought to putiishn’icnt . .l .. toluene. vioâ€" It was the first time that Yellow .Iakc had t‘ocoivod chastisi-nient, though not. the first time he had do. Served it. My father had been in- dulgei‘it \‘t’llll hint ; too indulgent. all said. llc ll‘ttl oftctt pardoned hint when guiltyoffaultsâ€"ail.criinos. My father was of an easy tvmpcr, and had an exceeding dislike to proceed to the extra ity of the lush; but in this can: my sister had urged, With some spirit, the necessity of the pitti- ishmont. Viola was her maid ; and the wicked conduct of the inulatto could not be overlooked. Tho castigntion did not cur-e him- ofliis proponsfty to evil. An event occurred shortly after. that proved; he was vindictive. My sister’s pretty fawn was fonud (load by tho shore: of the lake. It could not have died from any natural canscâ€"â€"fnr it was soon alive, and skipping over the lawn but the hour before. No alli- gator could have done it. nor yet a wolf. There was llf'llllfll' Scratch nor tear upon it ; no signs of blood ! It must have been strangled. It was strangled, as proved in the1 Yellow .lukc had dun-'3 it. From the orange grove, where the latter chanced to he at. work. he had been St'qllt‘l. witnos‘t of the tragic scene; and. his tostiirinrit procured a second flonggiiit.r for tho mulnttn. A third event followed close upon‘ the heels of thisâ€"mu qua rrol licttvocn negro and mulntto that came blows. latter to revenge himself, at once upon his; rival in love. and the witâ€" ness of his late crime. The conflict did not end in more blows. Stinct derivcd front his Spanish pu- ternitv, drew his knife. and inlltctcdf a severe Wound upon his unarmed; antagonist. This ttti’ic his punishment was more 3 severe. lwzis iuvstelf enraged. for Black Jake was my ‘l‘iody-gnard ’» and favourite. Though his skirt was black, and his illicllnt‘l lust littlc cul~ titrated. his cheerful (lisp.::;tiioti ren- dered him a pleasantconnotation ; he was, in fact. the chosen associate of my boy islt daysâ€"my cm'm'nde upon the wato ‘ and in the woods. Justice roquirod satisfaction, and Yellow Jake caught it in earnest The punishment proved of no avail. He was incorrigible. The de- mon spirit t'ttS too strong within him : it was part of his nature. I IVV‘J : . l “'38 i l Ol'coursi-, only the white members of to1 It had been sought by the Yellow .Iakc, with an in» AND RICHMOND HILL .__4_-__..... Mil-PWWW CHAI’ l'lfill IV. THE HOMMOCK. Just outside the m'aiioerv was on: 3" a :liar, I believe, to Fl trida. A circular basin, like a vast sugar- ipan. opens into the earth, to the ldcpth ol'm‘tny foot, and having a diameter of forty yards or more. In the bottom of this, Several cavities are seen, about the size and of tne appearance of dug wells, regularly cyl.rirli'icalâ€"except where their sides have fallen in, or the rocky pat‘dtion between tltem has given wayâ€"in which case they resemble la vast honeycomb with broken cells. The Wells arc Soirictinies found dr‘t'; but. more commonly there is water in the bottom, and often filling the great tank itself. Such natural reservoirs, altliotigh loccut‘ring in the midst of level plains, lure always partially surrounded bv iUlllllltlllticsfilillUllS, and detached lmass-cs of tostaccous rocks; all ofl .jwliich ai'o covered by an eVorgreeii llltlttlltfl of native trees. as magnolia j.(fl'(l.*Z(/,i_l/f()l‘t'l, red bay. zunt/zoxylon. little-oak. itinlborry, and several spc~ i-ies of fan-palms (paluic toes.)â€" ,;~;oniclitnos these shadowy covctts are found among the trees of tho i ,lillltB-ftlt'tlsls‘, and sometimes they ap- ,ponr in the midst of green savannas, ‘like islets in the ocean. l They constitute tho ‘ liommocks ’ , of Florida-"fainted in the story of its :lndian wars. t One of these, then. was situated just outside the orangory ; with ‘gronps of test-accent; rocks forming a hallâ€"circle around its edge; and drop- cd with the dark foliage ofevorgrccn 411368, of the Species already intonâ€" tinned. The wan-r contained iii the basin was sweet and iliilpld ; and fur ‘duwtt in its crysuil th'plllS might We soon gold and rid fish,with yellow brcani, spotted bass. and nianv other iboauttful varieties of the tinny tribe. disporting thentsvlvcs all day long. The tank was in reality a natural ,lislipond ; and, moreover, it was fused as the family batlitng-placcâ€"- tliit', under the hot sun of Florida. ltltc bath is a necessity as Wcll as l luxury. l From tho house, it Was apj‘irozichcd jbv a sanded Walk that led across ltlte orangcty, and some large stoticilugs enabled the bother to dc-' tscond conveniently into lllc water. line family were allowed the freedom lof this charming sanctuary. l Outside. the lirimuiock extended ltlie fields under cultivation, until lbonndod ill the distance by tall for- lusts of cypress and white cedarâ€"21 lsiirt of in'ipcnotrablc morass that lowered the country for miles be- yonrl. l On one side of the plantationvficlds was a wide plain,covcred with grassy turf, and without enclosure of any lkllld. This was the sumnna, a na- ttttral meadow where the horses and cattle of the [animation were freely tp-‘istui'crl. lie r often appeared upon llltis plain. and flocks of the wild tturkoy. I was just of that age to be enam- torcd of the chase. Like most youth of the sottthcrn states who have little else to do hunting ‘- as my (:liicf()c- cupation ; and I was passiornttely fond of it. My father had procured for me a brace of splendid grey- hounds; and it was a favorite pastime with me to Conceal myself in the hommock, wait for the deer and tur- keys as they approached, and then lcoursc them across the savanna-mi ,In this manner i made many a cap- ture of both specics ofgntne ; for the ,thd turkey can easily be run down with tlcct dogs. The hour at which {was accusâ€" tozncd to enjoy this amusement was early in the morning, before any of‘ who family were astir. That was the ibest time to find the game upon the l ‘suvarn‘iu. One morning. as usual, I rcpaircdj :to in)" stand in'thc covert. lclitnb-i led upon a rock, whose flat top iatforded footing both to in} self and' my dogs. From this elevated position Iliad the whole plain under View, ‘and could oliscivc any object that might be moving upon it, while l was myself secure from observation. The broad leaves of the iringnolia formed a hunter around me, leaving a break in the foliage, through which I could make my reconnaissance. On this particular morning I had arrived before sunrise. The horses were still in their stables, and the cattle in the enclosure. Even by the no Venison for dinner. the door, the savanna was untcn anted, asl could perceive at thel m ADVERTISER. i. RICHEIOND HILL, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, [859. first glance. Over all its wide ex- tent not an antler W-ts to be seen. I Was somewhat disappointed on ibscrving this. My mother expected loftl’iosc singular ful'll'ltlllt')t’l$-~l)CCU- ' I’ll“.v “P0” lllal d‘ly' She had; cxpt':.-Sscd a wish to have venison at dinner : I had promised her she should have it: and on seeing the. l understood, savanna onipty,l felt disappoiiiti‘ncnt. l was a little surprised, too the sight was unusual. morning, there were deer upon this wide pasture, at one point or another Had some curlystalker been before me l Probable enough. Perhaps young Ringgold, from the next plan- tation ; or maybe one of the Indian: hunters, who seemed never to sleep ?" Certainly, some One had been over ' the ground, and frtghted off the game? , The savanna was a free range, and all who chose might hunt or pasture upon it. It was a tract of common ground, belonging to no one of the; plan-tattonsâ€"-â€"govcrnmcht land not yet purchased. Certainly Rtnggold had been there 1 or old lrlickman, the alligatorl hunter, who liVod upon the skirt of our plantation? or it might be an Iii- dian from the Other side ofthe river? With such conjectures did I acâ€" CUUlll for the absunce of the game. I tell chagrin. lshould not be able to keep my promise; there would A turkey I might obtain ; the hour-for chas- ing them had not yet tll‘l‘th‘d. I could hear them calling from the tall ti'ecâ€"topsâ€"thcir loud ‘ gobbling ’ l ’ GOOD SOCIETY. Since a very large number of our countrymen and countrywomen deâ€" sire to live as people in Good So- ciety live, an " to form their manners after the models exhibited therein, it is of some importance to have it what Good Society ~ really is, and how life is condUctcd l t Almost every tin its charmed circles. There is a streak ofporcelain run- ning thronin the common clay of hunan nature. That is to say, there is a certain number of people in every community who possess. in a high degree, intelligence and good nature, and along with these qualities that resolution and industry which give them It coiripetcntshare of pro- perty. We say a competent share ofpropcrt i; that is, enough to re- lieve the mind of corroding cares, and a little more than enough to provide the decencics of life in the sphere in which one may happen to move. People thus endowed and provided are Good Society. A few of them live in palaces and some in tenement houses; but wherever they live and euterta'n their friends, there is happiness, ease,rcfincment and dignity. Station has nothing to do with it. Birth has nothing to (to with it. Profession has nothing to do with it. Every man ofcordial heart, pure life and good manners, every virtuous wo- man, Whose good nature teaches her how to make others happy, is a member of Good Society. borne far and clear upon the still air of the morning. I dil not care for theseâ€"tho larder was already stocked with them; I had killed a brace on the preceding day. I did not want moreâ€"~l wanted venison. To procure it, I must needs try some other mode than coursing. I had my rifle w th me ; I could try a ‘still-hunt’ in the woods. Better still, I should go in the direction of old lltckman’s cabin ; he might help mo in my dilemma. Perhaps he had been out already? it so, he would be sure to bring home veni- sun. I could procure a supply from‘ him, and keep my promise. The sun was just showing his disc above the horizon; his rays Wore tingii‘ig the tops of the distant cyp- rosscs, v. hose light-green leaves sh. he with the hues of gold. Igave one more glance over the ' savanna, before descending from my ole 'aied position ; in tlzat glance I saw what caused me to change my reSUlUllOli, and remain upon the rock. A herd of door was trooping out from the edge ofthe cypress Woods -- at that corner where the rail-fence Separated the savanna from the cul- tivated fields. ‘ Ila !’ thought 1, ‘they have been poaching upon the young maize- plauts.’ l bout my eyes towards the point whence, as I supposed, they had is- sued from the tiolds. I knew there was a gap near the corner, with movable bars. Icottld see it from where I stood, but I now perceived that the bars were in their places! The deer could not have been in the fields then? It was not likely they had leaped either the bars or the fence. It was a high railâ€"fence, with ‘ stakes and riders.’ The bars were as high as the fence. The deer must have come out of the VVOUdSZ This observation was instantly folâ€" lowed by another. The animals Wore running rapidly, as if alarmed by the presence of some enemy. A hunter is behind theml Hickman? ltinggold’l Who? I gazed eagerly, sweeping my eyes along the edge of the timber, but for a while saw no one. ‘ A lynx or a bear may have start~ led them? Ifso, they will not go far: [shall have a chance with my greyhounds yet. Pcrhaps’ Old My reflections were brought to ill sudden termination. on perceiving what had caused the stampede of the door. It was neither bear nor lynx, but a human being. A man wasjust emerging from out the dark shadow of the cypresscs. The sun as yet only touched the tops of the trees; but there was light enough below to enable me to make out the figure of a mamâ€"stilt more to recognise the itidindual. It was neither llinggold nor Hickâ€" man, nor yet an Indian. The dress I know well the blue cottonade trousers, the striped shirt, and pal- metto hat. The dress was that worn by our woodman. The man was Yellow Jake. (To be continued.) ‘life is Good Society. Good Society differs from the imi- tation article chiefly in the fact, that it is not an imitation. If it dresses itself well, and adorns its abode, and behaves itself with decrurn and grace, it does so, not because those things ate customary and expected. but because it respects itself, and beertusc it loves what is cleanly, orderly and beautiful. Good Society does not. bovvevct', chpisc public opinion; it is only not its slave. It is a free and joyous fraternity, wherein every one does what he pleases. because every one pleases to do what is right in itself and agree-: able to others. The politeness that prevails in Good Society is the politeness that does it I lie ; because its members really want to please. and are nu urully disposed to take people at tleir best, and to comport themselves as to call forth from each individual those feelings which are Wortliiost ofliim. Good Society is not an nlfnir ofcarpots und drawing- rooms. Vthrever two or three well-informed people are gathered together who love and respect one another, and discourse pleasantly together, whether it is round a stump in the fields, orin the comâ€" posing room of a newspaper. or among the benches of a cobbler’s shop, or even in a Fifth Avenue mansion, there is Good Society. There is one characteristic of Good Society which is well worth noting, and that is its demeanor to- wards pcrsons of another sex. In a woman Good Society recognizes an equal human being. It does not grin at her as though she were an idiot, nor flatter her as though she were a fool. nor differ to her as if she were a creature unworthy of being con- tradicted. In Good Society women are not regarded in the mass as ‘ the ladies,’ but each stands on her own merits, as men do, and is expccted to have her own opinions and her own knowledge, and to be a rational ooing generally. No taint of the prevailing opinion of female inferi- ority, and the mock homage which that opinion suggests, more the free and honest interchange of sentimcn between men and Worrieu in Good Society. Not that the men forget that woman is woman, the august mother of the species, and, :is such, entitled to a certain tender respect. ’But for different is this from that hollow thing called gallantry, which, by taking it granted that women are dolls. does all it can to make them such. About the pleasantcst thing in Nothing is done therein for (feet. The small vanities are Well batteried down under hatches. Bright spirits shine without trying to shine, or feeling that they shine, and without dim- ming the milder lustre of less gifted mortals. Iliin and warm the flood of talk may rise. but the angel Good Wil‘ presides over the scene, animating but controll‘ng every, mind. Happy are we who live in al Country where only one class ofl people are quite excluded from Good j Society, and that a small one; the, class, namely,that sets up to be Good l , candidates for admission into it not, l Society in blast America. WHERE TO SPEND SABBATH nus. In his Journal of Health, for Au- gust, Dr. Hall evinces equally as well qualifiedinsomc cases, at least, to prescribe for the cure of morals as for maladies. Hear him :â€"â€"-‘ Many a man has con- fessed under the gallows, that his downward progress began with mis- spent Sabbaths. Upon itiVestiga- tion,.it will be often found the first steps taken, were in what many Call ‘innocent recreations,’ taking a drive, wandering in the fields, loiterâ€" ing by the river side, or visiting neighbors At home or at church are the places for spending the hours ofthe sacred day; eSpecially is it the way of safety for young people â€"â€"safety from the grog-shops, the enginehouse, and the chambers of her whose ways go down to death ; and how much of bodily disease are traceable directly to those places. to say nothing of moral corruptions, any city physician,‘ofevcn moder- ate practice, has daily cognizance.’ DEATH FROM WANT OF SLEEP. The question how long can a per- son exist without sleep is oftener lasked then answered, and the diffi- lcultles and inhumanity of answer- .iug the question by experiment ltvould seem to leave it ever un- lsolvcd. A recent communication to a British Society whose fields of opc'ation are in Asia, would seem to answer the inquiry. It is a de- scription of a cruel mode of punish- mentpeeuliar to, and we believe, original with the Chinese. It ap» pears that a Chinese merchant had been Convicted of murdering his wife and was sentenced to die by being totally deprived of the privil- :gc of going to sleep. This painful and singular mode of quitting an earthly existence was carried into echution at Atnoy under the follow- ing circumstances :â€"-‘ The con- demned was placed in prison under the care of three ofthe police guard, who relieved each other every al- ternate hour. and who prevented the prisoner from falling asleep, nigh' or day. He thus lived nineteen days without enjoying any sleep. At the commencement of the eighth day, his sufferings were so intense that he implored the authorities to grant him the blessed opportunity of being strangulated, garrotcd, guillotined, burned to death. drown- ed, shot, qiiartcred,'blown up with gunpowder, or put to death in arty conceivable way which their in~ genuity or ferocity could invent. This will give a slight idea of the horrors of death from want of sleep. l THE Doom on THE WonLD.â€"-â€" The North British Review, dll- coursing on the damn of the world, has the following remarks : What this change is to be We dare not even conjecture, but we see in the heavens themselves some traces of destructive elements, and some iti- dicationsoftheir power. the frag- ments of broken planetsâ€"the dos- cent of meteoric stones upon our globeâ€"the whirling comets wielding their loose material at the solar sur-t faceâ€"â€"â€"the Volcanic eruption in our Society, par excellence, and asks of I What are yen l but What have you ? To these unfortunates alone are for- ;ever denied the pleasures of Good himself Them. :for sale lâ€"‘liang out the. sign, ' , Call ever) traveller here to me , _ . Who’ll buy this breve estntool‘inine, And set me from earthfs bondage free. ’Tis going ! yes Immean to {hug _ The bauble from my sodl away. I I’ll sell it, whatsoever'it bring...» The world at Auction here to-‘dtty 1 It is a glorious thing te-aee ; . 2 Ah. it has cheated me so sore 7 1t isnot what it seems to be : For Sale I Come, turn it o’er and view it well ; I would not have you purchase dear, 'Tis goingâ€"going ! I must sell I , Who bids 2’ Who’ll buy the splendid tear? Here’s Wealth in glittering heaps of gold, Who bids ? but let me tell you fair. i A baser lot was never sold ; . ' Who‘ll buy the heavy heaps of care 7. And here. spread out iii broad domain, A goodlv landscape all now trace ; Hall, cottage, tree, field, hill'and plain : Who’ll buy himselfa Burial Place 7 Here’s Love, the dreamy potent spell That beauty flingb around the heart ; I know its powers. alas, to.) well ! "l‘is going 2 Love, and I must part I Must part I What'can I more with Love 7 All over the enchanter’sreigu l . VVho’ll buy the plumeless dying dove, AL‘ hour of blessâ€"~an age 0 Pain 'l Arid Friendshipâ€"rarest gem of eerth.’ (Whoe’er hath found thejewol his ?) Frail, fickle, false and little worth. \Vho bids for friendshipâ€"as it is ? ’Tis going I going ! Hear the call ; Once, twice and thrice l ’Tis very low 1 ’Twas once my hope, my stay, my all, But now the broken staff must go ' o Ambition, Fashion. Show and Prideâ€". I part from all forever now ; Grief, in an overwhelming tide, ~ Ilas taught my heart to. break or bow. Poor heart ! distracted ah I so long, Arid still its ashes thry to bear ; How broken, what was once so strong ;; Ilow heavy, once so free from cure. No more for me life’s fitful dream : Bright visions, vanishing away , My bark required a deeper stream ; My sinking soul a surer stay. By death, stern sheriff! all bereft, - I weep, yet humbled kiss the rod ; The best of all I still liaye leftâ€"- My Farm, MY Burns, AND MY GOD. W ,tlttithuni Slittthittgtt. A LONG COURrsniP..â€"â€"A lady said to her beau, after fifteen years‘ courtship, ' Charles, I am going out to town to-mor- row.’ ‘ Where?’ I don't know.’ ‘W'lion are you coming back l’ ‘ Never.’ ‘ What are . you going for l’ ‘I am gOIHg'tO look for- something which you have not, never had, and yet can give me’witliout loss to‘yourm self.’ ‘ You are very welcome to it, I amt sure, but what is it 2’ ‘A husband l’ ‘ \Vhy, you might have had that fifteen years agO, il'you had only said the word; but I was afraid to ask you the question." PAYING FOR HIS PROVENDER BY, PtiAYtNG.-â€"\'Ve have no intention ofmiik» ing fun of serious matters in telling the lfollowing storyâ€"we merely relate a fact :, There 15 a rule at Oberlin College that no student shall board at any house where prayers are not regularly made every day. A certain man titted up a boarding house and filled it with boarders, but forgot, uu‘ til the eleventh hour, the, prayer proviso. Not being a praying man himself, he look-. ed around for One who was. At length he found oneâ€"â€"a meek young man-«who- agreed to pay for his board in prayinm For a time all went smoothly, but the ta- ble Was furnished so poorly that the board- » ers began to grumble and to leave.- The other morning the praying boarder actually * struckl’ Something like the following dialogue occurred at the table: LAND , LORD :â€"â€"\Vill you pray, Mr. Mild . Mth :â€"â€"No, Sir I. will notâ€"1 can’t pray , on such victuals as those. And unless you - bind yourself in writing to set a better ta.- blc nary another prayer do you get out of mo !’ The matter has Since, we believe, been arranged. .MASQUERADES IN MtLWAUttts.â€"-A great masquerade was given in Milwaukie about a week ago. The News of that city, in the course of an article describing it, says:‘ One gentloman fell in love with his owu sister, while another man danced, talked and pt‘otncnaded with a gontletiian in woman’s dress three hours in the vain hope of finding out who this dear creature was. One gentleman took his mother to supper, and great was the surprise of both- on learning how matters stood. One of our leading merchants gave his ring to a young lady if she would raise her mask that he might see her features, when it was his own sister, whom be supposed was atliome with the toothache. 'l‘wo gentlea men get in a wax m dispute as to who the young lady with the black domini was, and, after making a wager of two bottles of champagne, found out that the young lady= Was the younger and t'nischiovous brother own satelliteâ€"the appearance of new stars and disappearance of oth- ers, are all fore-shadows of that im-l pending convulsion to which the] system of the world is doomed. Thus placed on a planet which iii to ! be burned up, and under heavens, which are to pass away; thus re? Siding. as it were, on the cemeteries, and dwelling upon the n'iausolcums of former worlds, let us learn the lesson of liumil.ty and wisdom, if we have not already been taught in the' school of revelation. BE CAREFULâ€"BC careful how you charge another with weakness or inconsistency ; he may be gOVer- ned by motives beyond your appre- hension ; it is the final result that stamps our conduct with wisdom orl folly. When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very con- . solatory question. . 3 lto locate somewhere here about. of the losing party.7 THE POST-OFFICE AND GROG SHOP. I sat on a log to take a dclibci'ate survey of the locality, and cmntneuccd making some marginal notes, with my lithograph plan spread outon my knees, when I was noise- lesst joined in my iiicditattoiis by a tall, gaunt than with a peaked board, who bent poring over the sketch, ebewtng his cud all the time as if he was not aware of my pres» ence. At longth, giving a few ‘vigorous cltaws. and sending a jet of tobacco-juice acrossa neighboring riglit-ol-way, he said : ‘ \Vall, stranger, Igucss you air a gowme ‘ Not exactly,’ I. replied. ‘ Spocklato, thin." More like it,’ said I. ‘ Not bad idcc “Either, I Swai'e,’ he remarked, biting a good mouth- marli: out of a cake of caveittlisli. ‘ It’s a pretty tidy pluc(i.l)y gums l’ he continued, ‘ an’ if the gold don‘t give out, Will gay- lize ltttnsum; but if I fixed on stiappni up . a location in a new township, I would keep my eyessltitiuod further plantin’ of the post-office, att’ open a pubiic right at? next door. Every coon comes to the ‘ post to send or get, and llllbe dogged but good news deserves a tlt'allt. andbad news requires it. so it. pays at. both tiids l like.’~Lifl in Victoria (I72 1853 and 1858 It shall be mine no more ;, , , t