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i fauna]. ,’T1S SWEET TO THINK. ' ’Tis sweet to think, when far away In other lands our footsteps stray, Ot‘ childhood ’8 happy home; Where’er we roam. whate’er our lot, Fond memory clings to that dear spot Around the old hearth stone. ’Tis svireet to think of halcyon days. O’er which hope’s rainbow-tinted rays In golden circlets hung; When brightly rolled the skins so fair. Undimmed by clouds of grief and care That o’er us now are flung. v VV'WV AWNV‘ vv ALEX. SCOTT, Proprietor. Vol. III. N0. 46- ’Tis sweet to think of those so dear. By ties of love and kindred nearâ€"- The friends still faithful ever; And twine around each loved one"s name. Of memories sweet. an endless chain, That strengthens on forever. approaching morn trembled in the glowing east. ‘ Wyanka said, come, let us has- ten, the danger is pastl soon you will see your well known land, though far away. I have gathered all necessary information from our hunters, and I know where to lead you.’ The daylight found us issuing; from the dense forest; and after sauntering over hill and dale, valley and plain. reached a prominent piece of land overlooking an exten- sive range of country, and produc- ing an indistinct view of tlto majes- tic Missouri river, with the bright morning sun play fully resting upon its glassy surface. How my heart beat with rupture when my glad- dencd eyes again behold the Wel- comed stream. My friendly guide seemed to equally enjoy a portion of tny happiness. The grey dawii had long since departed ; the earth was lit up by the golden beams of the revivtng lumiaaty ofday. The merry songsters again were chant- ing their plaintive lays , the wild insects were humming through the balmy air; everything wore the appearance of revived life and am- mation. We halted, and tny dc- liverer placing her hand upon my arm exclaimed, whilst a sadness hung upon her chiseled brow. ‘White man, I must leave you now, and return to my Indian home among the mountains. May the Great Spirit guard and protect you. May his torch in your Spirit never go out; and when he sends his warriors after you to take you to the happy hunting grounds, may [meet you there. See, (pointing ’Tis sweet to think that if no more We shall meet on time’s bleak shore, Ere earthly ties are riven; That once again We’ll reunite In realms above of fadeless lightâ€" We’ll meet again in heaven. ’Tis sweet to think as on we glide Adown time’s swift uncertain tide, With cares of life oppressed; That far above you star-lit dome. Awaits its there a happy home, A home of endless rest. Billionaire. Lr‘m- the you: Herald. AN 0RIGINAL INDIAN TALE. Br J, r. (Concluded from our last.) The pale lamp of night having illuminated the sky in its ascension to the earth’s plain, we once more Ventiit'ed on our way. It was un- necessary how to assume the vorccs of the inhabitants of the wildwood, for we were far from the hearing of the red man. Her motive, as she informed me, for borrowing those voices, was to lull the suspicious of any who miI it by casulty happen in our way; and any noise board would have been attributed to the bird among the bushes , so not likely to be investigated. Site also said that she had not once lost sight of me in our flight, but for a few moments at a time after I reached the pinery. .â€"___... DASH. AURORA AND RICHMOND HILL V‘MW “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us, than Popular Opinion.” RICHDIOND HILL, FRIDAY, 00 steps I ascended the bold accliviousj steep, having forded the river upon a log, and after well-paid efforts, gained their summit. Now I could distinctly discern the blue smoke curling and in spiral columns as it went up from the chimneys in our settlement clearings. Hastily with renewed vigor did I lessen the dis- tance before me; and o’er the set- ting sun’s lingering beams had faded from the world I was in the arms of our beloved family. Many were the enquiries made in relation to my adventure; many tial escape, while with bosoms over- flowing with emotion they listened to the recital of the soul-stirring scenes that l carefully portrayed.â€" Many years hate now elapsed since the eventful period now described. Long and bloody was the war con- tinued bClWeett the white and red man. Many moons and seasons have rolled past, yet fresh as the morning and lasting as the perfume of flowers, though they may lie withered and dead, are the remem- brances of my lndian friend. Here ends my adventure among the Indians; I have never had a desire to go upon another hunting excursion. Rumors have reached my cars that the tribe among whom _I was thrown have been greatly reduced, and are driven backâ€"~â€" Our company of hunters all returned safe after a successful dispiav of heroic peril and fatigue. bearit’tg their rewards with them. Though an old man, with my head blosst-m- ing for the tomb, and deep furruwed riiikics upon my brow, as l was re- quested, l havc not forgotten. i can still see the fair image of Wy- Many were the stories that she told me about her rustic compani- onsâ€"stories of the heartâ€"that she painted with amastcr-like skill of descriptive eloquence. There were the comparisons from nature, blending with original ima- gery. Hours sped by, and scarcely did Iperceive their hasty retreat, so much was I entranced by tho powers of her intellectual mind. Surely that Indian was a ‘flowcr born to binsh unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air.’ We wandered ovcr hill and dale, moun- tain and plain. The pale moon was silvering the dreamy landscape, while the sparkling dew sat in glit- tering festoons Upon the bosom of the drowsy earth. The clustering vines, grasping the stunt unyielding oak, seemed proud of their protect- ing king. The hoarse waterfall, sweeping o’er its rocky bed, Went dashing on its pcbly way, The feathery fern hung droopineg upon every side, while the blooming fra- grant thorn tree occasionally sent forth its aromatic sweets impreg- nating the Watery atmosphere around. The potentous moaning of the fitful gusts, and occasional flashlith in the sky, told us of an approaching storm. The dark vapors stemming on their hurried cou'se, came mounting one upon at her. The deep echotng thun- de ads the welkin resound With its deep rumbling. The timid scream of the racoon. aroused from its lair, added confusion to the scene of the warring elements. How ma- jestically and fearfuliy grand, there in the deep sequestered forest, apart from all human aid, with the mighty voice of the Great Spirit. as Wy- anka expressed it, shaking the hills; its answering echoes reverberating back upon the listening ear. The wild torrents dashing from the heavy clouds, as they whirled in sonorous melody on their trackless way; the strange metalic rush of the electric current struggling to super- cede its opposing foes. Nature‘s fostering hand, trying to establish an equaiibrium, imparted to the scene an attraction that was fearful and awfully grand. VVyanka posi- tively enjoyed the glory of the night, and intimated that she thought that the spirits of the dead were tra- versing in their aeriel cars the blackened sky, and that the light- hing Was produced by the action or friction of their charriot wheels, as they happened to come in contact with. each other. I took pains to eradicate the erroneous error under which she was laboring and wplained, by careful philosophical reasoning, the cause, nature, and effects of the electric shocks. A high shelving rock was our canopy during the passage of the storm; on it went careering and tumbling, lodging the starry heavens placid and-.icalm, as though no confusion had arrested the tranquility of the night. to the right) yonder blue ridge with its cioud-caped dome that you see in the distance, skirts the horti- anka through the eye of memory seated upon the rock. . . ‘ id. ers of your pcopics tcrr tory, and (condudc ) the bright belt this way is the Mis- souri, where it looses itself in the AURORA. chain of bids on its way to the big waters. Go now, some pale-faced maiden perhaps is siglting for you, who have been so long abseiit.«-~~ .â€" (From the Leader.) were the tearsl of gratitude shed for my poven ' attention Your relatives perhaps are grieving for you, supposing you to be dead. Go then, and comfort their hearts, and think not, when the sm ics of friends are greeting youâ€"~when lllc flowers look gay and cheerful in the glad spring timeâ€"that Wyanka has ceased to remember youâ€"~farcwell! May we meet in the land of Spirits. Farewell !' that [happened to have with me. She was greatly surprised, having never before seen anything of the kind. closely, than my own then smiled and said something in Indian that I did ttot understand.â€" She was seated upon a moss-covered rock, open country before usâ€"-first notic- ing the position of the sun; then the direction of the line of uplands far wave of the hand I descended into the level atid extensive plains bc~ iow. line of the rock. seated there watching my progress homewards. feel, and how desirous that her pure soul might some day enter those realms of cfl'ulgeiit light, where the redeemed Christ’s chosen ones bask around the throne of the invisible mv eager feet pursue the pathless way. at every nearer to my beloved homo. Night found me within hearing of the dash- ing and fearing that I should again got lost, I came to the conclusion to re- main whereI was until the morn- citement and travelling, I commit- Again the bright streaks of I handed her a miniature likeness She took it and examined it features ; overlooking the spreading to the south-east. With one times did I look in the Wyanka was still Many How thankful did I and spotless few of great eternal and Godhead. OtiWard did Lighter did my heart grow step, that on ried me waters of the gliding river; Being greatly fatigued by ex- ing. ted myself into the frauds ofmy spiâ€"i ritual guide ; and kneeling upon the resisting sod, oflbred up a petition in gratitude for my deliverance, not forgetting to remember my dear friend at a throne of grace. I laid down and drew over me the tall grass to secure the from the annoy- ing assaults of the worrying flies, and was soon buried peacefuiness. The harsh cry of the eagle, as he soared through the sky in questof his prey, aroused the from my quiet repose. The sun’s rays were forming transverse lines of gold about my feet, while obli- quely they fell upon the vapored earth. Arising from my sheltered bed, I pursued my way onward to the desired land. Noon brought me up with the chain of frills bord- ering our frontier. Willi eager IT is at all times a pleasant task to ‘ :ontemplate the rise and progress of the different portions of this our country, and cepecially so when after the lapse of a few years We again revisit the spot which we a short time lefme left, just emerging from the peaceful country homestead into a ltzitnict; but now takmg its rise as a fiourshing village. Such is the present state ofthc village of Aurora, which is situated in a beautiful part of a healthy and wealthy agricultu- ral couniryâ€"King and VVhitchurch,| Yonge Street, the finest road in the Province, passing through the centre, and the Northern railroad depot situ~| atcd in the rear of the village. ' On Wednesday last, in order to exchange the walls, the crowds, the noise, the dust and cares of the city. for the pure air, the ricn forrest vet" dure, and quiet rural scenes of the country, I took the morning train forl the North, and after an hour and a] haif’s easy ride found myself in the; village of Aurora, where the morn- ing cars meet. This morning the down train consisted of no less than 16 cars. having about 1,000 passen- gers and excursiotiists from Coiling- wood, Barrie, &c., on a return visit to Toronto. Shortly after my broakfasting at the Wellington, :1 spacious hotel, Kept by Mr. Geo. Graham, a descendant of art U. E. Loyalist, Isallicd forth to reconnoitre the village and its sur- roundings. To my surprise I found no less than a dozen butldings in the course of erection, three of which are designed for taverns, which, when completed, will make six ta- verns in the village, thus showing the increase of travel as well as business of the place, I find that there are twelve stores in the village, where almost every article needed may be obtained at Toronto prices.- Tliere are also two bakeries and one butcheth stall, the owner of which sends round his meat cart to each door, thrice a week. The population of the village is supposed to be at the present time, 1,000, probably 1.200. To give the public an idea of the rise ofproperty, it is only necessary to state that with- in a few years lets on Yonge-street, in drowsv winch were originally sold for $160, have lately been sold at the rate of" $1,600; thus decimating their origi- ital cost. When giving a description of the material of the village, let me not forget to mention what appertains to the religious, moral and intellec- tual state of the villager.-â€"'I‘o pro- ceed, the village contains three churches, viz; Church of England, Wesleyan Methodist, and New Con- nection Methodist. All the pulpits N up. The Sons of Temperance, the Free Masons and the ..Orangei'rien, have each their lodg "‘ There is also a Mechanic’s Iiisjitute and Li-' brary. The Instittite has been hitherto very Well supplied with good lecturers. among whom may be men- tioned the Rev. Dr. Burns, the Rev. M r. Ramsay, the Rev. Mr.- Stewart, Elhiliu Burritt, the learned black- smith, and Dr. Gcikie. To the latter gentleman that institution OWes its rise in a g00d dcgr’ce. There, too, is a fine brick school house of ample dimensions. The scliOol has two able teachers in the persons of Mr. Peck and Miss Robinson. Miss Appleton keeps a young ladies’ se- minary. Mr. Mosley has laid off a plot of land, in a good location for an Aca- demy. It is to be hoped that before long the villagers Will have sufficient generosity and forethought for the rising generation, to build a good Academy upon to spot alluded to. Plots of a market, a water-cure, gymnasium, and museum are also planned out, and lots sufficient to erect thereon a cotton, a. ciotli, and a flour mill, will be given to parties of known responsibility for erecting such ii‘iatiufactories. The village contains three minis- ters of the Guspel, three physicians, one lawyer, three justices of the peace, two dentists, a major of the army, a captain of the navy, a com- missioner in the Queen’s Bench, who is ills” a land agent, conveyancer and .I. P. The village can boast of hav-. ing a goild play ground and cricket club, and is often supplied with amusements of different kinds; such as concerts, shows, soirces, &c. On tl.e evening of the day above mentioned, when returning from ai mineral spring on Mr. Kennedy’s farm, threeâ€"fourths of aortic out of the village, (a specimen of the water which will soon be analysed) my was attracted to one of Williams‘ omnibuscs, as it was de- scending VVell's hill, drawn by four white horses. I stopped a few minutes to see the passengers alight at McLeod’s um. I at once disco- Vi-red that they were the company] who were to give a concert at the! Temperance Hall on thateveniug, to which place I repaired at half-past Seven o’clock, where I Was much pleased, not only with the concert, but with the gentlemanly conduct of the company. It was composed of six ladies and six gentlemen.â€"-Mr. A- L. Wilson and Miss James played TOBER 18. [861. and earnest congregations are kept ADVOCATE AND ADVERTISER- {v WWAM/ V‘wW HOW TO WINTER CABBAGE. Lay down poles or rails in pairs, on high dry ground, or on a ridge sufficiently raised to avoid water. Set a row of cabbages near together along each pair of rails, the heads downward. Spread a little straw over the heads, not under them, and put on a covering of earth pomtcd up well to shel ofl' rain. The roots need not no coveted. A little frer- ing of the cabbages does not hurt them when there is insufficient coat of earth to ‘draw out the frost’ gradually. Several of these tows may be placed side by side. The earth taken up for covering will leave open ditches between the rows, and by making outlets from these the soil is kept drained. In winter pieces of the bank of frozen earth. with a cabbage in each, may be cutoff with an old axe, and carried into the cel- lar. The earth will gradually thaw off, leaving the cabbage heads in good condition for use. For those wanted early in winter, a simple method is to sink a barrel in the soil and fill it with treads cut off from the stems, loosely thrown in. Cover the barrel with boards and a little soil, which can be lifted off and the heads taken out as needed. The cooler cabbages can be kept the better. A. house cellar is too warm. Another good plan is the follow- ing, where mice arenot abundant, or can be kept out CIIOUSO a dry pint of ground, square or oblong, as] large as wanted; ‘lig a trench on one side and plant a row of cabbages into it. covering the roots and stems nearly up to the heads. Then set out another row by the side of the first, and so on until all are put in. Build a bank of earth all round the plot, and lay poles or rails just above the heads, covering the whole with straw a foot or more deep. Put two poles on crotchct stakes on two up. posite sides, one pole higher than the other, and lay on boards for arouin temporary reof to shed off the fail- ing rain or snow. The cabbages will not only keep well, but will even grow all winter. The boards and straw can be removed at any time to take out what. cabbagcs are . necdcd. Except in the coldest weav titer, holes should be Opened on each side of the pit to admit a circulation of air. The ventilating holes may be secured from mice by setting in them old wire stoves, and stepping them with straw when required to be closed in extreme cold weather. The bank of earth around the out- on the piano-forte in good style. Mr. ,side may be raised up to the board J. C. WilSOn and Miss M. Maughanlnr covering, so as to shut out the l . . other members of thetfree entrance of miceâ€"flmm‘zcan flgricultur’ist. ‘ HOW THE EYE IS SWEPI‘ AND WASHED. excelled the company, but all acted their parts very acceptably. Owing to the Ex- cursion to Toronto on that day, and the want of a local newspaper to remind the public ofthe occast0n,the attendance was not as good as it otherwise would have been. I hope that the next time the good people of Willowdale favor the village with musical power, that there will be a full house, even if in the Wellington Hotel l*l:tll--a much larger place and better adapted to musical sounds. ~ The effect of music on the sick has been scarcely at all noticed. In fact its exponsiveness as it is now, {makes any general application of it [out of the question. I will only re- mark here that wind instruments, in- clcding the human voice, and string- ed instruments capable of continuous sound, have generally a beneficial effectuwhile the piano-forte, with such instruments as have no con- tinuity of sound, have just the re- verse. The finest piano forte play- ling will damage the sick. while an [air like ‘ Home Sweet Home’ on the most 0tdinary grinding organ will sensibly scothe themâ€"and this is quite independent of association. â€"â€"Florencc Nightingale. A man who is very rich now was very Deor when he was a boy. When asked how he got his riches he re- plied:â€"â€"-“ My father taught me he- ver to play until my work was fin ished, and never spend my monev until I had earned it. If I had but one hour’s work in the day, I must do that the first thing, and iii an hour, and after this I was allowed to play; and I then could play with much more pleasure than if I had the thought of attunfittished task before my mind. 1 early formed the habit of doing everything in time, and it came perfectly easy to do so. It is of which are ably supplied, and full! ,0 this I owe my Pmspemy,’ For us to be able to see objects clearly and distinctly, it is necessary that the eye should be kept moist and clean. For this purpose it is furnished with a little gland from which floats a watery fluid (tears) which is spread over the eye by the iid, and is swept off by it, and runs through a hole in the bone to the in- ner surface of the nose, where the warm air passing over it while breathing evaporates it. It is re- marked that no such gland can be found in the eyes of fish, as the element in which. they live answers the same purpose. If the eye had not been furnished with a liquid to wash it, and a lid to sweep it off, things would appear as they do when you look through a dusty glass. Along ihe edge of the eye- lid there are a great number oflittle tubes or glands, from which flows an oily substance, which spreads over the surface of the skin, and thus prevents the edges from becoming sorc or irritated, and it also helps to keep the tears within the lid. There are also six little muscles attached to the eye, which enables us to move it in every direction; and when we constder the different mo- tions they are capable of giving to the eyes, we cannot but admire the goodness of Him who formed them, and has thus saved us the trouble of turning our head every time we wish to view an object. Although the eyes of some annuals are inca- pable of motion,as the fly,the beetle, Creator has shown Ills wisdom and goodness in furnishing their eyes with thousands of little globes, and placing their eyes in front of their almost all turning their heads. and several other insects, yet the. who has examined the head of a Yonge Street; J'\/\_/~M/\ rV-x/ V when. No. 151. mon one are composed of 8,000' little globes, throain every one of which it is capable of forming an object. Haring prepared the eye of the fly for the pnrpose,and placrd , it before the microscope, and. then looked through both, in the manner of the telescope, at a steeple which was 2‘29 feet high, and 750 feet dis- tant, he says he. could plainly see, through every little hemisphere, the whole steeple inverted or turned upside down. FESTIVALS. THE year has rolled round; the anxiety which attends the labors of the agriculturist, and the fear least after all his care and forethought some counteracting influche may arise to frustrate his expectations. have m a great measure given place to a sense of security and a desire for recreation. Haring secured his cropsâ€"«that great ultimatum of the farmers hopesâ€"made the im- portant discovery that the rust has ' sttuck,’ but a small portion of his wheat, andthat the Weevilâ€"that tiny yet formidable insectâ€"-has not monopoliZed. the whole of the re- mainder. but has left him enough and to spare, he comes to the philo- sophical conclusion that “the crop is not so bad after all,” and begins to look about him for some reason- able eXcuse for bid'ling “ dull care begoncf’ Nature acts as it were on the compensating system; if she gives as health and strength to labor, site requires an occasional relaxation lest these capabilities be overwrought. Man is too apt to go to work on the high-pressure pt'incipieâ€"--miturc be- comes etiervatcd ; and in order that she may be reinvigoratcd,somcthing ofa free and easy tendency is re- quisite. To meet this want, also to contribute to the "flow of sou',” rand perhaps fora less philanthropic object) the cities and towns adver- tise their pleasure trips by land and water; and our villages and country places call the attention of the pub- lit: to their “Grand Demonstra- tions" and their "Splendid enter- tainments,” to which thousands lend a willing ear, and direct their steps thitherward. The enjoyment ofa holiday is not only relished by the young, but they who have reached life’s meri. dian, and he whose head is silvercd o’er~ with age, join alike in the gene- ral jgliity. And why not? He who would enjoy life must not look with indifference upon festivities which haVe a tendency to brighten the countenance and rejoice the heart. One of the few pleasures of the man advanced in life, is in re- calling to mind the happy seasons of his early years; he oftimes, in imagination, lives life over again‘,’ and if he is wise, adds to his feli- city by partaking of the pleasures of the present day. There is something pleasing in these friendly gatherings, where all go in for a little funâ€"where cordi- ality, social merriment and cheerful conversation seem to aboundâ€"â€" where .every face is lit up with smilesâ€"where the oft-repeated sa- iutations falls upon the car as if it arose spontaneously from the heart to the lips. No wonder that Byron, when he thought of its joys, should exclaimâ€"“ Who would not be a youun” That singularly gifted, vet unfor- tunate writer, Hartley Coleridge, has somewhere said, “ that to carry the feelings of boyhood into the powers of manhood Was one of the perogatives of genius.” Difficult as the art may be, there seems to be those among us who have it in possession, for to us they appear to be aIWays lively and alwaysyoung. In order to aid others iii the acqui- sition of a little of an art so desirable (if from no other motive) the Temp- tars ofthis village had announced “ to all whom it may concern,” that their first anniversary festival would be held on the 10th inst. This accordingly took place; about 500, either di‘cctly or indirectly con- cerned, made their appearance on the ground. The day was all that could be wished forâ€"as bright and fair as if there had been no party. The Aurora Brass Band, which had been engaged to enliven the occa- sion, played well their parts. At half-past twelve a procession, com- posed of parts of the King,Vaughan, 'I‘hornhill and Richmond Hill heads, so that these insects can see Temples-reboot 150 in numberâ€"â€" around them without headed by the band, marched a A gentleman short distance north and south on then returning to fly says that the two eyes ofa com- the ground, sat down to an excellent .wâ€"a- tea prepared by Mr. Taggert, baker. of this place, who, by the way, if we may be allowed tojudge, seems to be an adept in the pastry line,land to understann his business. frOm , the making of a three story pound cake down to a gingerbread nut. After the company had seated themselves, the office of waiter was no sinecure, and the demolition of “ superior articles ” was somewhat extraordinary. However, when ,cessation did take place all seemed - TERMS: $1 50 In Advance,” ‘ satisfiel. And the truth I think, sir, I shall not exceed . feed. The ediblcs having been disposed of, arrangements were immediately made for those who were desirous of listening to the addresses of the Rev’d gentleman who favored us with their presence ; whilst others amused themselves with a variety of games itt other parts ofthe ground. It was then moved by Bro. John Story, seconded by Bro. Anderson, that Bro. Amos Wright,Esq.,M.P.P , act as chairman. The motion being well received, the member for the East Riding took his place, and after a few words Very apropos, introduced to the audience the following gentlemen : the Rev. Messrs. Ferguson, Jamie- ‘ IfI say they all made an excellent son, Willoughby and Dick. The speeches were just what were wantedâ€"~short, pertinent, inter“ spersed with anecdotes, and full of good information. Our memory, however, being also rather short, an ‘ not having taken notes, we can- not give even an epitome of the sc- veral addresses, but will cndeutor rm. notice a feiv of the remarks made by the last named speaker, chiefly on account of the valuable statistical information which they Contained. Mr. Dick in his remarks, said- That it is always safest for christi- ans, in advocating temperance, or rather total abstinence, to take the word of God as their guide in this, as in all other duties In the scriptures we are told very clearly of the evils of intemperance to the (lrunkard himself, to his family,and to all his relations, that. it ruins him botlt body and soul, for time and eternity: that no drunkard can inherit the kingdom of heaven ; that it brings God’s wrath and curse on all guilty of this sin. There are also other views oftlie results of drunkenness which we should look at the vast expenditure of wealth on an article which does no good, but unspeakable evil; think of the benefits which might be secured to the individual and the community if the money spent in intoxicating drink were used for some proper purpose. lions sterling spent in these drinks in Great Britain and Ireland every yeah twice the length of Railways that now exist in Canada. titan twenty tithes the money Spent annually in education in Canada. The Great Railway system of Great There is about £05 mil- This would have constructed It is more Britain cost somewhere about £400 millions sterling. Now the money spent in drink would have constructed these railways in less than eight years. Canada also exâ€" pends immense sums in drinks which profit not, but ruin. The excise is something nearly £100,000 currency. Now this is not the nineteenth par‘. of what intoxicat- ing drinks cost Canadiansâ€"there is more expended in drink than is expended in our educational and benevolent enterprises together. On motion of Mr. Vv'. Harrison, seconded by Mr. J. Hamilton, the thanks of the audience were pre- sented to the Rev. gentlemen for their excellent addresses. V Also, on the motion of Brother Jas. Jenkins and others, thanks were tendered to the waiters and musicians. The chairman then announced the finale, and the band struck up the ever-welcome air of the “ National Anthem ;” and we thought, within our humble self, the Frenchman may stng and grow frantic under the “Marseilaise,” the American may “Hail Colbumbia,” but their motions fail to exceed in depth those of loyal subjects of the British Crown, when they singâ€"â€" “God save Victoria, Long live Victoria. God save the Queen, Send hcr victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over its-â€" God save the Queen.” A TEMPLAR. To Passnnvu CUT t“1.ownns.â€"- Introduce a spoonful. more or less, of powdered charcoal in the water contained in the vessel, and immerse the lower extremity of the stems of the flowers in the charcoal. By this proceeding the most beautiful results are obtained, as the flowers are preserved withoutsensibie alter- ation, at least as long a time as in their natural condition, without its being necessary to renew either the water or the charcoal, or by giving them any other attention. The water is also apreserved quite clear in the vessel. SHARP LITTLE BOY.â€"â€"â€"-“Ol I say, pa! I know somethinng do.” Papa (en- eouragingly)-â€"-“ Well, Charley, what is it. Sharp little boyâ€"“Alt! I know why Cousin Tom and sister Maria won’t eat: onion sauce! But I won‘t tell, ’cause I” . ,, , . constn Iom ll lick me . ,flcflu