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'ill A. ' I 9 A. J HI ---?a VOL X. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1863. 'III I 'A. a . ' B SJ A J R I A J 1 am m 4 A flL r ; in L NO 4 :1k i - , , JIOUM' VE1L0N Ml'ldlCA)! TKRMSi For one year (invariably in advaHce)$'2.00 For aix Months, . TKEMH OF. ADVERTISING, fine square, 8 weeksK One square, 3 months, One square, 6 montlia, One square, 1 year, iie square (changeable monthly) Changeable weekly, Two squares, 8 weeks, Two squares, 0 weeks, Two squares, 8 month, . l'wo squares, ($ months, Two squaras, 1 yeftr ,' Threo squares, 8 weeks, ,'hroo squares, weeks, Three squares-, 8 months, Threo squares, 0 months, Thrnn Hntmres. 1 Tear. 1,00 8,00 4,50 6,00 10,00 15,00 1.75 8.25 6,25 fl,75 8,00 2,50 4,60 ,00 8,00 10,00 One-fourth column, chan. quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " ' 22,00 One-half ' ' " " 28.00 One oo!u.un, changeable quarterly, 50,00 (Dtgittftl floctni. lor th RiuUlou. JIEM0BY! AVhen I cm pone, will memory trace The golden hours of my youth, And every vinuous action grace, And bury every fault forsooth ? VilI pure affection seek th spot Where lietlt one it held so dear 1 Will it revero, or will it not Shed o'er my grave ttie grateful tear i "Wo ser-k the lumestead of our youth, 'Ihe willows teutling low, And friends whotaught us Love and Truth. And virtue's charm to know; We stray along the river's lauk To ga her flower's gay, .And list the warMer's uote of thanks But all have pisseJ awiy 1 TWO YEABS AGO TO-DAY. BY . W. W. . Vf' ysars ago to day, AnJ thou wert with me, dearest; Wu tnod beside the altar then. Thou fn my hecrt the nearest. ' Wo yarn ago to-day 1 How swill the hours have flown; Thou deepest iu the silent grave, And I nni all alone. Oli, eans'f thou from above Look down upon mo dearest 1 Ostiums in dreams of by-gone hours, Thou, as oj'old sppearest ; A" J 1 hear, in a whisj er soft, Or a swuet and nicking tone, 'Though 'parted, we shall meet tigaiu Where parting is uukoowu." Ye, memory, fund memory; It's tide of upturn brings, ,. As ihrongh the misty veil wn so A thousand cherished things! Oh, that those bright and happy things Mght ever, ever Inst 1 Hut no; Time's ebbing tide e'er bringg Hie memory of tho rmt ! A LNOIGIVATION VISIT. 'If Uuthy Acq Juhnsonaaid that, she', no lady!' The Hack eyes of Mra. Peudcr gross, shot file. 'Well, she did say it, and a littl more,' Very quiet and insinuating w:ia the voice that said this. It came from a little wo man, who looked almost too insignificant for a mischief maker. 'That my Hotty was as uglv as sin? 'Her" very word.' 'What else did she say, Mies Perkins?' Wby she said that she eoiild make a letter face out of dough.' Mw. l'endergrgsa dropped the work she lield in her hand. Her face grew red aa avarle'- This was the crowning indignity. 1 A better lUce out of douhl' No wonder Mrs. Pendergrass was 'stirred up.' to use ber own worJa', 'from the very bottom.' 'Very well. Kuth Aon Juhiikop) Very wet', ni i lam: Very kind aaJ ery neigl . borly talk upon my word!' 'I wouldu t be excited abe ut It-' Md Miss I'erkins, in her quiet way.1 'Shts talked aa bad about me; but I let it past.' 'You aiu't Maria I'endergrase,' wus tha meaning response. A better I'm out r.f dnughl Give me patieuce! If ut never win 1 I'll bare it out with her; see if I don't!' Kuthy Ann likes to tall, remarked Mi Perkins, miking an effort to. soothe the fee'ing she had spurred into excitement. Ihe's a littlo glib with her tongue, yon Inow, aud ig always trying to gay smart things. I heard her iM them very same words about Phoebe Jenkins, not six weeks j.one by. I'hoobs is dreadful homely, yog koow, and has no mora expression in her fiiee thun a turnip. I waa excessively m isrtd, and have laughed oyer it a doien t oim sinfta. I think she was only talking for talk'i sake, when she referred to Ilea-ter.' : " ' - . ! ' 'I don't care what alio was talking for, J replied Mrs. PnJrrass klurly. i;ut I oiiii toll Uur this muult, alius got to her glib tongue o.Tof me and mine. Hea ter is as irood looking as auy of her brata. Wait till I aee her!' , Mins J'erkios tried t) lay the storm she had raifed; but 4Mrs. Peudergrnss. win-touched iu a very tender spot. She had reoived a wound which no words of thi uifchief making gossip could heal. Whei. ber husband came home at dinner time she told him, with much feeling, abo.i t what Mrs; Johnson had said. Mr Ponder, grass, whose temperament was as difltrctit from that of hi wile aa December is from June, treated the matter-very iuditiereut. "I never considered our Hester much of a beauty,' ha said. 'But she's a good girl, which is the best of all. As to her being ugly as sin, that is a mero extrava' gance I expression sometime indulged in by thoughtless peopln, guth as Mrs Johnson. It amounts to nothing, and I WJiild Ut it psss as the idle w ml.' 'Indeed! and I '11 not let it pass then f..i j. i . . nouooY nni a ri,ni to lalK so atii ut my lleMer. J shall tell Kuthy Ann Jul nsin a piece of my mind.' 'You'd belter not, Maria. No good will come of it. You'll only make an euemy of her,' said Mr JVo trrgrasa. I don't care!' The black eye of Mrs Pcndergrass burneJ like eosla of fire. I'd rather hare such a woman for my eiiemy than my friend.' 'Never make an enemy, even of a !oj. Maria. It is'nt good policy. Eueuiie, are always diin.-erou.' Bi t there was no use in talking to Marin Peulergr.is. Pasaiou luJ usurped the thri.ne of reason. About four o'clock in tbd afternoon, Mrs Pendergrans sturfed for the In me of her offending neighbor, a woman of equal spirit with herself. Not tlu slightest lore-warning h id Mrs. Johnsons of the intnnd-ed visit. Khe was sitting with her basket! in a chair by her side, engaged in the important work of darning stockings, when Mrs. IVnderrass came in; w th a bunding, impressive air, and a face of uo very mild aspect. 'Good afor nooa, Mrs. Penderqrass', said Mr. Johnson, pleasantly, rising as she spoke; 'I am gJad to see you.' 'No you aim!' was the unexpected answer to this cheerful sa'utation. 'What is the matter? What do you mean?' said Mrs. Johnson, stepping bi'ek a , a:eor two,whiie l.cr faculcci u cassca . let. 'Just what I say,' was replied. You aint glad to see mo, you mean hypocrite.' j Mrs. Punderrat-s, at the very outset. went quite beyond herself. She had thought over all the wor.'s she would gay. and they were to be calmly spoken, but with a cutting edi upon them. Put on meeting tho neighbor who had so deeply offended, memory and sclf-posscsxion fled, and instead of asking as tin intended do. ing. whether Mrs. Johnson had spoken thus and go about her daughter Hester, she weakly and foolishly replied wiih in sult to a kind welcome. 'Let me be what I am. no lady would use suoh - laniiitge ' Th the house of a neighbor,' said Mrs Johnson. 'You are no lady! You you hypocrite!' Mrs. IVudergrass was blinded with passion. Mrs. Johnson was a lurg, .strong wo man, wa ,le Mrs. Penderjrrasg was of rather diminutive statue. Outraged bv th s sudden, and for all she could see, wholly uuprovokel assiult, the former advanced suddenly upou her violent neighbor, and grasped her firmly by one of her arms, led her to the front door, and thrusting hct ito the yard, said, aa she ut elapsed her vice-like hand 'Don't let me gee you again until you know how to behave yourself like a decent woman. An 1 the door ws shut in Ler face. Maria Pendergrasa was bewildered, con. fou'ided, an I doubly outraged by this vio lent assault upon her person; exceeding, a; it di t, a thotm i I KM in her estimation, the wron,' already infliettid tbiougb i he person of her daughter! There wag scarcely any wicxed thing ah would not hare lelt inclined to do, by way of retaliiu tion, m the apur of the moment, had the opportunity been presented. One tempt- ation wjs to throw stones and break' her osighbor'g windows: Another was to kill a pot lamb thut happened to be lying on the grass ph, $ before tbb door; and anoth. er was to tramplo on a flowerbed in which some choice and valued plants were juat beginning to nnfold their tender leaves in the genial sunshine. But she refrained; nut in consequence or (X-ponderance of right sentiments, but because such acta would too feebly express her great indignation. The fiercer th tempest, the sooner it ia over. Violent naaaions anicklv exhaust chemselves. By tho time Mra. Ponder- ,4ml thisg'ie regarded as an unmistakable gfass read cd heme, the l) eini n ekr of'evidii.:e that Mrsi Pemlcr-nas., lI 8a a . hr feelings had lost many dc.rcg. Tl.e juDa was far LeW foer ,' . I We cauuotsay that she fell particularly well satitfied with her orn perform n- cos in the rather serious comedy at Mrs. J Vinson's, which had reached go sudden a termination. She had sludioJ her part thoroughly, but on the stage ' forgot even the opening passages, aud blundered most terribly. InsV ad of helping matters any she had made them ten times worse, by presenting her.ielf as an asvailaut, instead i f one demanding explanation and redress. I'm glad I didn't break her windows. nor kill her pet lamb, nor tramplo on her flower bed!" Mra Pendergrngg said this to I crscif. quite soberly, as shesat alone in her room. leBs than half aij hour after that fruitletg 'nJignation visit. 'Now h;iveu't I gone and made a fool of myself?.' aha added, with a depressing sense of what she had and done which present-. I itself with mortifying distinct-ness. 'What must Ruthy Am Johnson thV of me? She'll tell 1 er husband, of course, and he's a fiery, hot headod little whiffet, and will be after Pendergrass far explanations I'm mad at myself. Why didn't I talk to her rirbt? I had it all laid out; every word was in its place. I'm a fool! Maria Peni'cfg a;., you are a fool! There!' Very meekly did Mar'a 1 e idergras? bear this self-denunciation; though had anybody else dared to express a similar estimate of her character, she would have given a very dt&ereut exhibition of her iiality.-'I wish Miss rer'jinslalstayedat home. and winded her own busiucsB!' Ah! th' is the reward your pattling m:schief maker usually receives in the end even from those who with ever oj en ears, invite the tale of evil. I've hoard it said tht.t she will ftretih the truth, and it's ns likely as not alio has done so in this case. V'hnt if Mrs. John-son has never said anything of the kind? Or. what if Misa Perkins 4iiiea having told me?' These were sober conrderations. 'I've put my foot into it, ami no mistake!' Rather a coase compu-ipo i, Mrs. Pendergrass, but forcible and true. Po iple who make indignation visits generally do that thing. Your experience is quite up to the average of such experiences. Mr. rendergra8 could not summon sufficient courage to speak with her bus baud about the exciting events which had ,,( cur red. PI e meant to do so, in order to prepare his mind for an indignation visit from Mr. Johnson, wbiih was very certain would le made before the evening closed. Momentarily, from the time he came h(;tne at sundown, nntil ten o'clock relieved ber of her nuxious suspense, was she in expectation of this visit from John- Tho next morning found Mrs. Pender grass in rather a sober state. She cniild not look bapk on the events of the precel in? day with any feeling of self approval Her beheavi-T at Mrs. Johnson was certainly of an extraord;nary character, as was also the treatment she hid received. Every passing hour she looked for some m -ssage from Mrs. Joltnsont or for the visit of a friemlly neighbor to inqu're about the strange sir'esthat were bun'ii thro' ihe vill iire. Hut the entire morning passed without her eee'nga liviuj soul except her own family. As for Mri. Ru'hv Ann Johnson, the g ibiideiico ot her disturbe i teclings wag almost as sudden as the excitment, which h io extinguished in a moment, every fruc-t'on of t.'l'-eontrol. When she gr.isjied tho arm of M,-s. Pendergrass and pushed her violently fr iin the honse, she was angry bsyo.i 1 maa.oire. Wiien she turned back fr mi the shut door, and sat down hy tho basket of stockings, from which sho had started away on be'ng so roughly assailed by her lie ghl-or, the n h'rUii.d of p:ision was over, an I bowing her head upon her beads, the wept, violently. 1 1t provocation she had received was very great, bat lm did nut look buck upon it iu any spirit of self jiisiificiMon. The afternoon wore away, aud evenlu.' bmugirt the return of Mm. - Johns. m's husband- the isl.ed to talk with him abo it the unpleasant affair, but he war an exe'tulle and nut vary wise little man; an 1 she feared to trust him with liar vr- 1 on of the story, lest he should do some thing that would-only make matters worse So she had to bear tha burden of bar no. pleasant thoughts ulon, ' Like Mrs. Pendergrass, she passed most of tha day in a eon di tion of uahappy suspense; every moment expecting soma an tioying message, or visii in company with intores.ed friends, from tha neighbor be handlod so roughly. STie did not go out to gee any one, for she really telt ashamed to look a neighbor in tha eyes, after she had disgrtead herself by such unwomanly e3 Iuot. No one came nenr her a day, all over tho villd-c, giviug Ler version o"' P the tiry. : , I The third djy brought no el an ;e in thai aspectof thing", and no epeoiul eomfort to either of the unhappy la lies. ISoth felt dirigracaxl in the eyes if 'heir neigh bors, and each was angry with tha other for having provoked ber to uuseemly an ger. In the meantime, Miss Perk I . g was gll liigin and out among the various fam-i .is in the village, smooth of ton.mo, insinuation, yet all seeing and all-hearing. On the fourth da.', Mrs. Johnson cama in turn. She received her usual welcome but soon ?w that her friend every lady iu town was her 'friend seemed ill at ease, and was under considerable restraint.' Every moment Mr. Johnson expected to hear gome questiou or remark on the subject of her late trmble with Mrs. Pender-grasf. But not the slightest allu'iun was made thereto. This wag strange; Mrs. J. could not understand it. What had Mrs Pendergrass said ? Something very dis creditable, or "lso Miss Perk'ns would not be so silent on tho subject a silence evi dently meant to save her fjclings. At last, unablo to endure the suspense anv longer. Mrs. Johdson determined to-npin the way for Miss 1 erkin by say'i; When did you see Maria Pendergrass?' 'Well, let me thi k.' Miss PerVins spoke almost indifferently. I; in now threo or four days, I believe, since I was there Yes, now I renieinbej. 'It s just four d.-.ys I saw her on Tuesday.' 1 hat was the memorable day! 'In tho morning or afternoon?' asked Mrs Johnson. 'It was In the mon ing. Why do yon ask?' And Miss Perkins looked curious'y at her friend. "Mrs JohiiM.n's eyes drorped to the floor 'Y'ou haven't seen h r since?' f Mrs Ji lmsou looked up with a more con-fiJu'it mnnneft 'Not since;norlnve I heard of her being out anywhere, whk-h is a I'ttle curious, nof I ouiiio to think of it, for she goes about a great deal, you know. As M.a Jenkins says of her: Sh'sulwnys on tho run. Maybe sho'a sick?' remarked Mrs John-sun.'I shouldn't wonder; for I don't know of anything but gickaess that would keep her three days in the house. By the way,' added Miss Perkins, smiling, 'don't you remember that funny speech you made about her Hester once?'-'No; what was it?' 'I've laughed about it a hundred times since; it was so ludicrous, and yet go true. Hester, you know, :a as homely aa mud 'She is not hao'lsom, certainly.' replied Mrs Johnson. 'But she's good; an I that's worth far more than beauty.' 'Just wh it you said afterward, to tuk e the edge off of your funny rpeech.' 'What was the speeult? I have entirely forgotten it.' 'You said that you could make a better face out of dough, IU ! Ha !' 'It was thoughtless aud unkind, ana by no means expressed my true fee'ing tow.i'ds the child. Ludicrous ideug often present themselves to my mind, and I have the bad habit of clothing them iu language at tiin-swhcn it wre better to be silent.' Somebody who heard yon say this, was kind enou;h to tell Mra. Pendergrass. 'Oh. no!' Mrs. Jtfhutiuu looked surprised and grieved. ' 'It's true, aud she ia very angry about it. 'I dou't wonder,' said Mra. Johnson. 'It was thoitghtlesg in me to make the remark, but wicked iu the oue who repeated it.' Wicked and malicious,' replied Miss Perkins, who thought to d vert all suspicion I'r.'Ui herself After that the conversation D igged. 1 wonder if Mrs. Pemiergrass is sick? Mrs. Johnsjii bud 1 vn silcnffur gome uiiuutr. i.n I the remark evi lenci-d 'coil siderabled .merest. ' '1 shouMu't Wun lcr, said Mrs Perkins! Suppose we cull over and see her?' To this Mrs Johnson assented, and mude hersalf raady whh particular dispatch.How's your mother?' Misa Perk inf ask-e 1 of Ihitvr, who opened the dour for thorn. . 'Sh'a right well, Woa't you walk in? Y"U wjy be sure ilr.Paii4errasg start-el when she .iw thuiu, and turned all ro iouer of colors. Mr. Johnson, aa she advanced towards htr said 'Will you answer me a question, i!n, Pun J jrgrar She gpoka calmly aud re pec t fully. Certainly; say on,' wasanawered with soiaj little how of qffunded personal dignityWho tolj J on that I had apokeu unkindly of your daughter?' 'Jisi Perkiu.,' w the rm answer. 'Oh, no no; Jrs. Peu Jergrass,you forgo1. It wasn't ine; jra format.' JLrf. Perkins wus all in a flutter. 'Not at h.I. AVy rnomory is very clear on ins su.joci. iu were lay mlujiiiiiut, j 'What uid aha a)?' mquirad Jita Juhi.. son. lift i -I TT l - hy, that you sail my Hester waa as ugly a a giu " "I never ned the langnige; nor anything like it," wa peg tively answ 're I. "Oh, but Mr. John-oo, did you not gay you could make " "Yes, M,ss Perkins, I did titer the thoughtless, silly speech; I regretted it in a moment afterwards; and I alo said that she wag good, aud that was bost of all. PjJ k tall you that also?" ""''Nii, Mrs. Johnson, she did not, evil mischief-maker that she is!" said Mrs. Peudergrass, rising hand. aud exteudiug her Mrs. Johnson grasped it. and replied "Forgive my foolish speech, that had in it no real uie.wiug and would have done no harm if there had been no v;l tongue to oear it to your eari-" ",A ud forgive my hasty words uttered in blind passion," said Mrs. Pend rgrasa. 't have been sufficiently punishod." "Aud so have I. As for your Hester, I have always liked her; aud have said many and many time, as JITua Perkins well knows,-for I have said it to her, that I have wished my Uuthy was as lluught-lul ol ber mother, and ut. kiud among her brothers and siste'-a. As to good looks, 1 dou't think there is anything In boast o on my side of the homo, llu'hy is plain enough. I am sura, and if you eouli not make aa good a face out of putty, 1 wouldn't giv.- much fi r your skill." A glea in of k i qd ly fee I i ng t h re w its wa ru riys over the flushed countenance cfMur a Pendergrass. The outiugnd mother wa fully satisfied. She saw that neither ill will nor contempt l.al darkened the iwinn of her neighbor, who hud, ae every on. knew, "a funny way of speaking' some'.iu t but meant ug barm, aud w.isa true wouinc at beam In a tow niim?nta a change came over fio faceof Mrs Puuder.rass,ashjr ihouhi took a new direction. A sudden firo flash ou in her ini ill black eyes; her brows fell and her fljxible lips tok a firm, ongr; curve.. Turning to the astonished and cot. fused Misa Perkins, she said, sharpl;: . 'AnJ now, my lady, you shall h-ve 'i. piece of my mind! you tattling mischie: making-wicked ' Urs Pendergrass waa loseing herself and would have gone quite- passion-blinr! again, had not Mra Johnson laid a baud firmly upon hor arm, and said: '.luria! .1uria Pendergrass ! Don't waste words mi her! She isu't worth a decen wmiau' im.i.nuton'' She grasped her neigbor just in time, as a drowning man is sometimes caught auu saved at the list moment of impression aud drew her buck to a dry ground of ra gou and aelf-posMssion. 'Right, llutliy Ann! Right! Thank you tor the timely words.' Aud JUrn Peuder grass caught her breath like one who hat. oeeu uu the vere'u of suffocation. 'I mus gay ibis, h jwjver,' ai 1 shj turn j i ajiiu to ATiss Perkins. 'Dou't darkeu my doors again. You have done so once too oiten.' iiss Perkins aro.-e,uod turning meekly away, retired alowly, and with the a'r oi one who has rem deeply i 'jured. 'The snsaking hypocrite!' ejaculated Afrs Pondorgrass. 1 would have liked her bitter if she Vad shown fire and fight,' said Jrs Johu son. But your secret detractors re al wys spiritless cowards. Let her go! J-'lu a not worth, as I have said, a decent wo man's indignation; an 1 I am vex id when 1 ihiuk that her siuisjil, tongue and f'-b he.trt were aide tn ar iuso lino such augry lurbulaiiee the fuelingaot two wi.men who had Ueeu t'r.s.i Is from girllool up to mid d h life. An4 uow j.ria, if you htar any ncre nt my lixd sh speeches, ' one to me in -ll Irieud'y frunkue.-s; uot as you d i " ' 't on i fear an ither indij;nn'ion visit llu'hy Ann!' and Jrs Pendergrass, inter rn, ting her uighlM r. ' 'I'll never mak. such a fool of myaelf again never'!' 'Ha?eyou ever spoken of it to any one? . asked At Johusou, a little gravel; . 'No; have you?, '.'ot even to my hu banJ. I wu too giuch ashamefl oi mvselt.' fl.wdj' said M' tunderpass, 'it ig por own igcrei.' 'And t it muit remain. By its mem ory we Will be lagler tru-uds.' jany a gouu In ugh had thev aiurwards to theiiirelvcs, about i lie iki.lof Ars Johns in iu making faces on ot dough and pmty, aud over that ludich.ua indignation ii ej'inj, which Wn had tLe giad stusf to fotgive. and I be bunmr to tnjoy. I hy were friends, though within an ace of being tuade tnrm s fr life, as tliou'mnds are mudg by thought less words lo i I'reoly yet innocently spoken. It is the tattler b. is the real social criminal. Iler oflence is capital, and tbcre should be no reprieve. T7A woman bImwH bo a'mMe bt-ncvoli'iif. clmritHlde. il Dl Btic, oro iioinic il. ' rg villi; (ffn-rtt. bo-it'st in liirimu. jii lirioua kind, Winy ni'il at. iioHt. nh. Mont, n'on iiit qnie. r"n"rf;no; (Ur ti n !rr. nilvin . vir'tlotIS, Wis.', txeiu; Ury, gua x.ul j lhe JHH f MuLueaec. The solid rock winch turns the edge ol JH BVIIU H'V fflllVi. ...v --r . Aa beuri furcTef ie ini,ir ot the le.if and the acorn received long, long a nee, ere it had become hardened by time ami the elemtita. If we trace-lack to iu fountain, the mighty torrent which fertili ty the land with its copious streams, or sweeps over it w tha devastating flihsl. we shall f ud it dripping in crystal drops Iroui some niossv crevice among the d.stunt hills; a , too, tho gentle feelings and al'ec-tions that enrich ntidadoru the heart, and the miglry passions th t sweep away all tie hurrioreof the "soul ind desolate society, may have sprun ; up iu the infant his on in ihe she tored rii'roiueftt of h iiue. 'I should have brer an atheist," said John Randolph, 'if it had not beeu for oue rec- colie-tion; st'd that wag th meiutr7 (if ihe t'u o when my departed mother uud to take my li tie hands in her hands, and caused me on my knees to say, 'Our Father which art iu heaven!' Collision Scn., Abernothy liked very well to talk with Spurzheiui, who resided for actio .time in Scitlaiid. One da v, half seriously, half hu morously, he said ti Spui aheim 'Well, Do.-tor, where do you place the organ of common souse?" "There ia no nrgan," said be. "for common sense; it depends on the equilibrium jf the other org as. ' Th!g is the most sensible thing that we ever saw attributed to phrenology It 'a just the truth, and it c ofirms the Scotch iivtne s remarks respecting common sense -is a oin I ill cation for the ministry:- liIf a man has no learning, bo may get it; if he nas no grace, he nmy get it; Lat if he has no wu urn jnse(iiere is no help for him. Yet this qualification in just whttt is wn .cd to make a ritht man a man to be na-ni I and succeslil. With good ommon sense, he may succeed with little ele;al! e!se without it cannot make a man. WortRYi.a a m Laughing. A cleri al friend, at a celub'nted Watcriug place, net a lady who seumei to be hovering ou be brink of the grave. Iler chocks were .loilow and wan, her wanner listless, her s cp lanquid, and her brow Wore the severe oontraetion judicative both ot mental ana physcial suffering, go that she w ig to all ibservers an ol ject of sincerest pi-'y. Some years after be encountered this same lady, but so bright, and IK-sh, aud youthtul. so full of hedithl'ul buoy.iuoy, ml go joyous in expression, that he ques joned himself it he had uot deceived himself in regard to her identity. 'la it possible,' said he, 'that I see 1 e-fore me Jrs. B., who j resented a doleful s'pcai'anc at the Spring several years go?' 'The very same.' 'And pray, tell me, madam, the secret of your cure. What menus did you u-c to attain such vigor of mind aud body, such cheorlulnesM aud rejuvenation?' 'A very simyle rcmeny,' returned sbr vith a beaming face; 'I stopped woirying. md begau to laugh lb at 'a all.' Out of Debt. "Out of debt, out of danger," remarks one our exi-bnngus, U good rule lor individuals and elmrtlies A modem writer say . that the Apostle w a tarefu -4i owe no man anything, a id thu asks; "Had he been Iu dubt to 1 elix, does unv o ie sujipofe that be couli iiare iuaviu 1 e- nX tremble!" There is grjat pnwar in that in 'ejien- ue ce oi inau wine i o: may leei wuo is o il or debt- ''Ihe boirower is servant lo theleuder" And no ehu.ieh or iudivid mil can le fiee from ihe trammels of g'a very, uu'ess trie Iruui tho burdeuof such ij evil as debt. This ia the season that many of our churches have improved to deliver themselves fnro these burdens. aid the mote rapidly and aiioeasafuily tliey Uihou ihe r work, tliubittjr itwul ij dt thoui mi I their cnuro. The Nashville Joun.nl say.-: There is strong reasons to believe that during the oiii.iig winter there will be nuimriur vhiteas well as LLck iusurrections ihrm gh a' the re' ell'oii State. There is a 1 u I nail human endumn?e, an I surely neith er the negroes nor ihe lion g'avcri 1 l:n whites will submit to be tieited I k.' Lru e-b Iho'r tyrants n.any da lonner. Whci we think upou hj unnuui.erd woes oi o ir loyal bieihera iu the South, th( hvaei. .utying i rimes of the rebel , rn i r. m -tuber hut God is just, we are neither uslouish id uor gruvud fo think that the le'iellioc has en ered the 8igu of the Scorpieu, and that the Scorpion ia preparing tJ vtiu uiuself to death. Ulilstllng. Next to laughin;, wh'a'ling is one of the most philosophical things g follow iu good spirits can indulge, Wh'stliug is a po u'ar prescription f.r 'leeniqx up (hi conraaw'w-it might better baiid gnnr spirit. Some gen 1 ,1 philosopher h is said on th;a subject; 'Whiatliog is a crest institution. It oils the pmre oi ci r-', snp-ol e the phice of care, supplies the place of sunshine A man who wlra'.lca has a xoo I heart un e his s' i t front, t'w h nan not only works ui r J willingly, but he works most constantly. A a h.stl oj eibbler will eari aa uiveli money aga:n aa a cordwuiner who gives way to low spirits ind indigestion. Aran or avarioioiia meu never whistl. The man who attauka whistling, throws a stona at t. e head of "J- fnndldate, Jul ea, hbVo bim hilarity, and would, if he ould, rob June it hti should h 11 theMiNf, which set.1 o.'ita rosos Aujiist of ita meadow larks el lo bo uneasy, and tho old n an coa-Suoh a man should be looke 1 to.' . Bentiiijj very rea-Wy, he tjok Iior b ' th horns nnd htld ftKt till th overi. DCT" bam w:iy dou't you t it o tinti was dure, nuns hm I tell h'm to liy i'- ' cia-1 HaTC Ton had rolilnaon fhia rivull imaiti heavt n!' W.'-nt for! What 'e use ol 1 j?z ; tro.nrj Utr , when hu uct BQ 'tta aaio- turn's lite toin o Taiie, iiwi Per. Mr. Mins, who In dramatiu pswor is des ribed as asort of seven i Jobu U, Uough, at a lata meeting ofthe Chriatiun Uomuiiasion at Saratoga, related tho following incii.'snt, wlreli we find reported io the New York Ohti-rven He had seen men among them .worth thei thi'isaudd, who had not a clean shir I for six weeks. All were grateful for aid. Ho bad uever met but one ton0'li ca iUu. . . and he wg an old Irishman. JI hau been distributing shirs and drawers, an I co.uing to an old, ditty Irishman, naked b.ui wbiit ho was doing there, b'a'd bei "Sure and wby . suou'du't Ihe lere'- I've leeu twen'y yeaas iu the Briticb ae-vii e; I fought live years in Mexico; and by my swwl I can shoub'era niuiiet yet,ad hit a r. p for the ould flag!" -t S-i J i, "You me a .fr..J fallow Lire U a shirt and a pair of drawers for you," He i'H k j gloomy and said t - "I dou't waut yersbjrtand irawfrs." "What." i aeked 'uolwaat tkawf 8aid tt: - "I dou't want 'am; sure I'm Bo object-ofchsritrl"I expla'ned it as I tliatght satisfactorily but he lo, led uo at last and said. , ' Anyhow, I won't ha 'em." I deicrmine 1 not to give him up so.- Dy after day I weut amuug Uioee aieu aud took the part of a common uurso wiihr this exception, that I didn 't draw any pay or rations. There waa ene yuuug man i rum New Kuglund stretched out ou tho ground, ueur this Irisbmau with typhoid lever of the uiost malignant typo. I got him a bed and a pillow; he could exprcaa his grauiuuo ouiy oy tears. I spoxo W him of borne and mother, thi list themes ou which (hi) uiiud of the dying soldier rests. Tiie paymaster was to come soot, bu' Oi my of tl.e soldiers bad not their descriptive lists, and so eou'd not draw their pay. F,r oua who lay besiJo th' old Irishman I wrote to bis captain to got 'is Uiscriptive list. When I read tho I jt ter ovr to bim the old man said i "Upon uty towl, air, you write the nat. est latter fur a discrptie list that iver X heard iu all my life." 1 askuui "'.!) yun your diaoriptf list?" : -N," said be. 'We I, don't yo t want your money? 'To be sure 1 want my uiouey,' lie an. swred iu the most savage toue;'doyoup-puse a uau doa't want bis money, to gv some thing for himaulf aad avud, uwu to the ould woman?' And I wro e his letter. I came a.ini to b d the N'.w England aoldier good-by, L'uve hiiu g 'Uie Lai tiii" Wunls aud I uw w - ' r rm ' T that the old Irishman was v.-ry .icrvoui and uneasy. Ju.st w 1 mas g iog away iic tiuued uud a.i 1: 'By my aowl,yer no humtog,atiDy L"! nod they udl ue je get uotliiug for it.' Said 1, 'You sra mislakeu.' 'What, dees the guverytuvliv J Jci' .-aid he. . i 'No,' said I, 'tut I gitt paid .'n auotber way, iu h (ioil-l'lts, you, of tl.oae whu have been suffering tVr their eoun'ry ' Said he: 'If that's the coin yetjike.ilod :iless ye! Now, bjIJ he, 'just ii4 tlio ihirtand drawers, an' I'll wwtr 'en tilt there Isn't a thread left ' . . Wlut a powir does the foregoing; inoU dont ahow to lie iu example. The -O.'d Iriahmau' bad learued by his sick comrade iftip really disinterested devotii n oftlm misyiourii'l visitor heiein described, aud this it was, beyond a! pre ching, that won his confidence and touched hut heart,. Watchman und llejtixtor, Elcctloncerltj, In tho good old timo bofrrt tho wnr, wiitta a friend in the lower re-gions, the cnndi.'atHs for offlco :n thin cimutry wt-ro ttccastomod to n egit tu siraiigo ilo 'gci to ct ncilln'e the jco-)lc and gel their votw One of t'lem, hi tiie old d. minion, vh;lo Hiriipifig h1 onUMrls o! his d!tr!ot, como eiir-ly one iiioruingtijx.n a cloarirg wl ru -t solitary innn was lioting. Aligli ing from h a liorno, ho lookaii exfri .mi' s un ling liy. an 1 comnienocd wor-1 ingTerw vioioualy, at (ho samo tauo dedicutciy liiniln who he waa and fur wlmt purpose lie Lad Cnuio Flic ir Br, riowt Tcr was obtne. not si'tHl-Dj! 9 Bciouof hia visitors design till jns as tho mm WA oipku g iK-tiia ii tno imnzoti. wncn dc snaaeu ly lii-glif'tittd uj rnisr.H: XVV1 I rem. ron'rou mighty good. .V hwdii,' an 1 II I was o: it i.vcr to O.d Virginny I'd M!e 1 1 you." Ilia (jismayed jxditicun djl not let thp trnta c;i.w pi.Htr Ms h J6t'v feet autill ho wa4 sifucntof INor:H Carolina, where he had labored lr4 all day tor nought. TIIC IttVAL CalTDrPATBt. Tho paoiA corn spoident wnU tht 11 llowlng. which ia titj gnol -non tha wore that it has nppiarod In furo, in stilmtanot' in t'10 Nfagaxinu. That, timo thv t-crrii' wa laid iu liwer Misi ai-sil i. 'vry kidy it hajK-nJ In aevi ml p! c s, riditicions art Tjr iniicli al.ko, Ano'h -r candidate c' wo Ttpvn ."a poor wtnte uiu." .who nni a wm . Kvo - "ve toilohW own in'lk aronn 1 1k.to luteM" hoaRkod' ()h yes. Ilo'a k'hid tiie AolJiny tl&rfj?
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Full Text | 'ill A. ' I 9 A. J HI ---?a VOL X. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1863. 'III I 'A. a . ' B SJ A J R I A J 1 am m 4 A flL r ; in L NO 4 :1k i - , , JIOUM' VE1L0N Ml'ldlCA)! TKRMSi For one year (invariably in advaHce)$'2.00 For aix Months, . TKEMH OF. ADVERTISING, fine square, 8 weeksK One square, 3 months, One square, 6 montlia, One square, 1 year, iie square (changeable monthly) Changeable weekly, Two squares, 8 weeks, Two squares, 0 weeks, Two squares, 8 month, . l'wo squares, ($ months, Two squaras, 1 yeftr ,' Threo squares, 8 weeks, ,'hroo squares, weeks, Three squares-, 8 months, Threo squares, 0 months, Thrnn Hntmres. 1 Tear. 1,00 8,00 4,50 6,00 10,00 15,00 1.75 8.25 6,25 fl,75 8,00 2,50 4,60 ,00 8,00 10,00 One-fourth column, chan. quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " ' 22,00 One-half ' ' " " 28.00 One oo!u.un, changeable quarterly, 50,00 (Dtgittftl floctni. lor th RiuUlou. JIEM0BY! AVhen I cm pone, will memory trace The golden hours of my youth, And every vinuous action grace, And bury every fault forsooth ? VilI pure affection seek th spot Where lietlt one it held so dear 1 Will it revero, or will it not Shed o'er my grave ttie grateful tear i "Wo ser-k the lumestead of our youth, 'Ihe willows teutling low, And friends whotaught us Love and Truth. And virtue's charm to know; We stray along the river's lauk To ga her flower's gay, .And list the warMer's uote of thanks But all have pisseJ awiy 1 TWO YEABS AGO TO-DAY. BY . W. W. . Vf' ysars ago to day, AnJ thou wert with me, dearest; Wu tnod beside the altar then. Thou fn my hecrt the nearest. ' Wo yarn ago to-day 1 How swill the hours have flown; Thou deepest iu the silent grave, And I nni all alone. Oli, eans'f thou from above Look down upon mo dearest 1 Ostiums in dreams of by-gone hours, Thou, as oj'old sppearest ; A" J 1 hear, in a whisj er soft, Or a swuet and nicking tone, 'Though 'parted, we shall meet tigaiu Where parting is uukoowu." Ye, memory, fund memory; It's tide of upturn brings, ,. As ihrongh the misty veil wn so A thousand cherished things! Oh, that those bright and happy things Mght ever, ever Inst 1 Hut no; Time's ebbing tide e'er bringg Hie memory of tho rmt ! A LNOIGIVATION VISIT. 'If Uuthy Acq Juhnsonaaid that, she', no lady!' The Hack eyes of Mra. Peudcr gross, shot file. 'Well, she did say it, and a littl more,' Very quiet and insinuating w:ia the voice that said this. It came from a little wo man, who looked almost too insignificant for a mischief maker. 'That my Hotty was as uglv as sin? 'Her" very word.' 'What else did she say, Mies Perkins?' Wby she said that she eoiild make a letter face out of dough.' Mw. l'endergrgsa dropped the work she lield in her hand. Her face grew red aa avarle'- This was the crowning indignity. 1 A better lUce out of douhl' No wonder Mrs. Pendergrass was 'stirred up.' to use ber own worJa', 'from the very bottom.' 'Very well. Kuth Aon Juhiikop) Very wet', ni i lam: Very kind aaJ ery neigl . borly talk upon my word!' 'I wouldu t be excited abe ut It-' Md Miss I'erkins, in her quiet way.1 'Shts talked aa bad about me; but I let it past.' 'You aiu't Maria I'endergrase,' wus tha meaning response. A better I'm out r.f dnughl Give me patieuce! If ut never win 1 I'll bare it out with her; see if I don't!' Kuthy Ann likes to tall, remarked Mi Perkins, miking an effort to. soothe the fee'ing she had spurred into excitement. Ihe's a littlo glib with her tongue, yon Inow, aud ig always trying to gay smart things. I heard her iM them very same words about Phoebe Jenkins, not six weeks j.one by. I'hoobs is dreadful homely, yog koow, and has no mora expression in her fiiee thun a turnip. I waa excessively m isrtd, and have laughed oyer it a doien t oim sinfta. I think she was only talking for talk'i sake, when she referred to Ilea-ter.' : " ' - . ! ' 'I don't care what alio was talking for, J replied Mrs. PnJrrass klurly. i;ut I oiiii toll Uur this muult, alius got to her glib tongue o.Tof me and mine. Hea ter is as irood looking as auy of her brata. Wait till I aee her!' , Mins J'erkios tried t) lay the storm she had raifed; but 4Mrs. Peudergrnss. win-touched iu a very tender spot. She had reoived a wound which no words of thi uifchief making gossip could heal. Whei. ber husband came home at dinner time she told him, with much feeling, abo.i t what Mrs; Johnson had said. Mr Ponder, grass, whose temperament was as difltrctit from that of hi wile aa December is from June, treated the matter-very iuditiereut. "I never considered our Hester much of a beauty,' ha said. 'But she's a good girl, which is the best of all. As to her being ugly as sin, that is a mero extrava' gance I expression sometime indulged in by thoughtless peopln, guth as Mrs Johnson. It amounts to nothing, and I WJiild Ut it psss as the idle w ml.' 'Indeed! and I '11 not let it pass then f..i j. i . . nouooY nni a ri,ni to lalK so atii ut my lleMer. J shall tell Kuthy Ann Jul nsin a piece of my mind.' 'You'd belter not, Maria. No good will come of it. You'll only make an euemy of her,' said Mr JVo trrgrasa. I don't care!' The black eye of Mrs Pcndergrass burneJ like eosla of fire. I'd rather hare such a woman for my eiiemy than my friend.' 'Never make an enemy, even of a !oj. Maria. It is'nt good policy. Eueuiie, are always diin.-erou.' Bi t there was no use in talking to Marin Peulergr.is. Pasaiou luJ usurped the thri.ne of reason. About four o'clock in tbd afternoon, Mrs Pendergrans sturfed for the In me of her offending neighbor, a woman of equal spirit with herself. Not tlu slightest lore-warning h id Mrs. Johnsons of the intnnd-ed visit. Khe was sitting with her basket! in a chair by her side, engaged in the important work of darning stockings, when Mrs. IVnderrass came in; w th a bunding, impressive air, and a face of uo very mild aspect. 'Good afor nooa, Mrs. Penderqrass', said Mr. Johnson, pleasantly, rising as she spoke; 'I am gJad to see you.' 'No you aim!' was the unexpected answer to this cheerful sa'utation. 'What is the matter? What do you mean?' said Mrs. Johnson, stepping bi'ek a , a:eor two,whiie l.cr faculcci u cassca . let. 'Just what I say,' was replied. You aint glad to see mo, you mean hypocrite.' j Mrs. Punderrat-s, at the very outset. went quite beyond herself. She had thought over all the wor.'s she would gay. and they were to be calmly spoken, but with a cutting edi upon them. Put on meeting tho neighbor who had so deeply offended, memory and sclf-posscsxion fled, and instead of asking as tin intended do. ing. whether Mrs. Johnson had spoken thus and go about her daughter Hester, she weakly and foolishly replied wiih in sult to a kind welcome. 'Let me be what I am. no lady would use suoh - laniiitge ' Th the house of a neighbor,' said Mrs Johnson. 'You are no lady! You you hypocrite!' Mrs. IVudergrass was blinded with passion. Mrs. Johnson was a lurg, .strong wo man, wa ,le Mrs. Penderjrrasg was of rather diminutive statue. Outraged bv th s sudden, and for all she could see, wholly uuprovokel assiult, the former advanced suddenly upou her violent neighbor, and grasped her firmly by one of her arms, led her to the front door, and thrusting hct ito the yard, said, aa she ut elapsed her vice-like hand 'Don't let me gee you again until you know how to behave yourself like a decent woman. An 1 the door ws shut in Ler face. Maria Pendergrasa was bewildered, con. fou'ided, an I doubly outraged by this vio lent assault upon her person; exceeding, a; it di t, a thotm i I KM in her estimation, the wron,' already infliettid tbiougb i he person of her daughter! There wag scarcely any wicxed thing ah would not hare lelt inclined to do, by way of retaliiu tion, m the apur of the moment, had the opportunity been presented. One tempt- ation wjs to throw stones and break' her osighbor'g windows: Another was to kill a pot lamb thut happened to be lying on the grass ph, $ before tbb door; and anoth. er was to tramplo on a flowerbed in which some choice and valued plants were juat beginning to nnfold their tender leaves in the genial sunshine. But she refrained; nut in consequence or (X-ponderance of right sentiments, but because such acta would too feebly express her great indignation. The fiercer th tempest, the sooner it ia over. Violent naaaions anicklv exhaust chemselves. By tho time Mra. Ponder- ,4ml thisg'ie regarded as an unmistakable gfass read cd heme, the l) eini n ekr of'evidii.:e that Mrsi Pemlcr-nas., lI 8a a . hr feelings had lost many dc.rcg. Tl.e juDa was far LeW foer ,' . I We cauuotsay that she fell particularly well satitfied with her orn perform n- cos in the rather serious comedy at Mrs. J Vinson's, which had reached go sudden a termination. She had sludioJ her part thoroughly, but on the stage ' forgot even the opening passages, aud blundered most terribly. InsV ad of helping matters any she had made them ten times worse, by presenting her.ielf as an asvailaut, instead i f one demanding explanation and redress. I'm glad I didn't break her windows. nor kill her pet lamb, nor tramplo on her flower bed!" Mra Pendergrngg said this to I crscif. quite soberly, as shesat alone in her room. leBs than half aij hour after that fruitletg 'nJignation visit. 'Now h;iveu't I gone and made a fool of myself?.' aha added, with a depressing sense of what she had and done which present-. I itself with mortifying distinct-ness. 'What must Ruthy Am Johnson thV of me? She'll tell 1 er husband, of course, and he's a fiery, hot headod little whiffet, and will be after Pendergrass far explanations I'm mad at myself. Why didn't I talk to her rirbt? I had it all laid out; every word was in its place. I'm a fool! Maria Peni'cfg a;., you are a fool! There!' Very meekly did Mar'a 1 e idergras? bear this self-denunciation; though had anybody else dared to express a similar estimate of her character, she would have given a very dt&ereut exhibition of her iiality.-'I wish Miss rer'jinslalstayedat home. and winded her own busiucsB!' Ah! th' is the reward your pattling m:schief maker usually receives in the end even from those who with ever oj en ears, invite the tale of evil. I've hoard it said tht.t she will ftretih the truth, and it's ns likely as not alio has done so in this case. V'hnt if Mrs. John-son has never said anything of the kind? Or. what if Misa Perkins 4iiiea having told me?' These were sober conrderations. 'I've put my foot into it, ami no mistake!' Rather a coase compu-ipo i, Mrs. Pendergrass, but forcible and true. Po iple who make indignation visits generally do that thing. Your experience is quite up to the average of such experiences. Mr. rendergra8 could not summon sufficient courage to speak with her bus baud about the exciting events which had ,,( cur red. PI e meant to do so, in order to prepare his mind for an indignation visit from Mr. Johnson, wbiih was very certain would le made before the evening closed. Momentarily, from the time he came h(;tne at sundown, nntil ten o'clock relieved ber of her nuxious suspense, was she in expectation of this visit from John- Tho next morning found Mrs. Pender grass in rather a sober state. She cniild not look bapk on the events of the precel in? day with any feeling of self approval Her beheavi-T at Mrs. Johnson was certainly of an extraord;nary character, as was also the treatment she hid received. Every passing hour she looked for some m -ssage from Mrs. Joltnsont or for the visit of a friemlly neighbor to inqu're about the strange sir'esthat were bun'ii thro' ihe vill iire. Hut the entire morning passed without her eee'nga liviuj soul except her own family. As for Mri. Ru'hv Ann Johnson, the g ibiideiico ot her disturbe i teclings wag almost as sudden as the excitment, which h io extinguished in a moment, every fruc-t'on of t.'l'-eontrol. When she gr.isjied tho arm of M,-s. Pendergrass and pushed her violently fr iin the honse, she was angry bsyo.i 1 maa.oire. Wiien she turned back fr mi the shut door, and sat down hy tho basket of stockings, from which sho had started away on be'ng so roughly assailed by her lie ghl-or, the n h'rUii.d of p:ision was over, an I bowing her head upon her beads, the wept, violently. 1 1t provocation she had received was very great, bat lm did nut look buck upon it iu any spirit of self jiisiificiMon. The afternoon wore away, aud evenlu.' bmugirt the return of Mm. - Johns. m's husband- the isl.ed to talk with him abo it the unpleasant affair, but he war an exe'tulle and nut vary wise little man; an 1 she feared to trust him with liar vr- 1 on of the story, lest he should do some thing that would-only make matters worse So she had to bear tha burden of bar no. pleasant thoughts ulon, ' Like Mrs. Pendergrass, she passed most of tha day in a eon di tion of uahappy suspense; every moment expecting soma an tioying message, or visii in company with intores.ed friends, from tha neighbor be handlod so roughly. STie did not go out to gee any one, for she really telt ashamed to look a neighbor in tha eyes, after she had disgrtead herself by such unwomanly e3 Iuot. No one came nenr her a day, all over tho villd-c, giviug Ler version o"' P the tiry. : , I The third djy brought no el an ;e in thai aspectof thing", and no epeoiul eomfort to either of the unhappy la lies. ISoth felt dirigracaxl in the eyes if 'heir neigh bors, and each was angry with tha other for having provoked ber to uuseemly an ger. In the meantime, Miss Perk I . g was gll liigin and out among the various fam-i .is in the village, smooth of ton.mo, insinuation, yet all seeing and all-hearing. On the fourth da.', Mrs. Johnson cama in turn. She received her usual welcome but soon ?w that her friend every lady iu town was her 'friend seemed ill at ease, and was under considerable restraint.' Every moment Mr. Johnson expected to hear gome questiou or remark on the subject of her late trmble with Mrs. Pender-grasf. But not the slightest allu'iun was made thereto. This wag strange; Mrs. J. could not understand it. What had Mrs Pendergrass said ? Something very dis creditable, or "lso Miss Perk'ns would not be so silent on tho subject a silence evi dently meant to save her fjclings. At last, unablo to endure the suspense anv longer. Mrs. Johdson determined to-npin the way for Miss 1 erkin by say'i; When did you see Maria Pendergrass?' 'Well, let me thi k.' Miss PerVins spoke almost indifferently. I; in now threo or four days, I believe, since I was there Yes, now I renieinbej. 'It s just four d.-.ys I saw her on Tuesday.' 1 hat was the memorable day! 'In tho morning or afternoon?' asked Mrs Johnson. 'It was In the mon ing. Why do yon ask?' And Miss Perkins looked curious'y at her friend. "Mrs JohiiM.n's eyes drorped to the floor 'Y'ou haven't seen h r since?' f Mrs Ji lmsou looked up with a more con-fiJu'it mnnneft 'Not since;norlnve I heard of her being out anywhere, whk-h is a I'ttle curious, nof I ouiiio to think of it, for she goes about a great deal, you know. As M.a Jenkins says of her: Sh'sulwnys on tho run. Maybe sho'a sick?' remarked Mrs John-sun.'I shouldn't wonder; for I don't know of anything but gickaess that would keep her three days in the house. By the way,' added Miss Perkins, smiling, 'don't you remember that funny speech you made about her Hester once?'-'No; what was it?' 'I've laughed about it a hundred times since; it was so ludicrous, and yet go true. Hester, you know, :a as homely aa mud 'She is not hao'lsom, certainly.' replied Mrs Johnson. 'But she's good; an I that's worth far more than beauty.' 'Just wh it you said afterward, to tuk e the edge off of your funny rpeech.' 'What was the speeult? I have entirely forgotten it.' 'You said that you could make a better face out of dough, IU ! Ha !' 'It was thoughtless aud unkind, ana by no means expressed my true fee'ing tow.i'ds the child. Ludicrous ideug often present themselves to my mind, and I have the bad habit of clothing them iu language at tiin-swhcn it wre better to be silent.' Somebody who heard yon say this, was kind enou;h to tell Mra. Pendergrass. 'Oh. no!' Mrs. Jtfhutiuu looked surprised and grieved. ' 'It's true, aud she ia very angry about it. 'I dou't wonder,' said Mra. Johnson. 'It was thoitghtlesg in me to make the remark, but wicked iu the oue who repeated it.' Wicked and malicious,' replied Miss Perkins, who thought to d vert all suspicion I'r.'Ui herself After that the conversation D igged. 1 wonder if Mrs. Pemiergrass is sick? Mrs. Johnsjii bud 1 vn silcnffur gome uiiuutr. i.n I the remark evi lenci-d 'coil siderabled .merest. ' '1 shouMu't Wun lcr, said Mrs Perkins! Suppose we cull over and see her?' To this Mrs Johnson assented, and mude hersalf raady whh particular dispatch.How's your mother?' Misa Perk inf ask-e 1 of Ihitvr, who opened the dour for thorn. . 'Sh'a right well, Woa't you walk in? Y"U wjy be sure ilr.Paii4errasg start-el when she .iw thuiu, and turned all ro iouer of colors. Mr. Johnson, aa she advanced towards htr said 'Will you answer me a question, i!n, Pun J jrgrar She gpoka calmly aud re pec t fully. Certainly; say on,' wasanawered with soiaj little how of qffunded personal dignityWho tolj J on that I had apokeu unkindly of your daughter?' 'Jisi Perkiu.,' w the rm answer. 'Oh, no no; Jrs. Peu Jergrass,you forgo1. It wasn't ine; jra format.' JLrf. Perkins wus all in a flutter. 'Not at h.I. AVy rnomory is very clear on ins su.joci. iu were lay mlujiiiiiut, j 'What uid aha a)?' mquirad Jita Juhi.. son. lift i -I TT l - hy, that you sail my Hester waa as ugly a a giu " "I never ned the langnige; nor anything like it," wa peg tively answ 're I. "Oh, but Mr. John-oo, did you not gay you could make " "Yes, M,ss Perkins, I did titer the thoughtless, silly speech; I regretted it in a moment afterwards; and I alo said that she wag good, aud that was bost of all. PjJ k tall you that also?" ""''Nii, Mrs. Johnson, she did not, evil mischief-maker that she is!" said Mrs. Peudergrass, rising hand. aud exteudiug her Mrs. Johnson grasped it. and replied "Forgive my foolish speech, that had in it no real uie.wiug and would have done no harm if there had been no v;l tongue to oear it to your eari-" ",A ud forgive my hasty words uttered in blind passion," said Mrs. Pend rgrasa. 't have been sufficiently punishod." "Aud so have I. As for your Hester, I have always liked her; aud have said many and many time, as JITua Perkins well knows,-for I have said it to her, that I have wished my Uuthy was as lluught-lul ol ber mother, and ut. kiud among her brothers and siste'-a. As to good looks, 1 dou't think there is anything In boast o on my side of the homo, llu'hy is plain enough. I am sura, and if you eouli not make aa good a face out of putty, 1 wouldn't giv.- much fi r your skill." A glea in of k i qd ly fee I i ng t h re w its wa ru riys over the flushed countenance cfMur a Pendergrass. The outiugnd mother wa fully satisfied. She saw that neither ill will nor contempt l.al darkened the iwinn of her neighbor, who hud, ae every on. knew, "a funny way of speaking' some'.iu t but meant ug barm, aud w.isa true wouinc at beam In a tow niim?nta a change came over fio faceof Mrs Puuder.rass,ashjr ihouhi took a new direction. A sudden firo flash ou in her ini ill black eyes; her brows fell and her fljxible lips tok a firm, ongr; curve.. Turning to the astonished and cot. fused Misa Perkins, she said, sharpl;: . 'AnJ now, my lady, you shall h-ve 'i. piece of my mind! you tattling mischie: making-wicked ' Urs Pendergrass waa loseing herself and would have gone quite- passion-blinr! again, had not Mra Johnson laid a baud firmly upon hor arm, and said: '.luria! .1uria Pendergrass ! Don't waste words mi her! She isu't worth a decen wmiau' im.i.nuton'' She grasped her neigbor just in time, as a drowning man is sometimes caught auu saved at the list moment of impression aud drew her buck to a dry ground of ra gou and aelf-posMssion. 'Right, llutliy Ann! Right! Thank you tor the timely words.' Aud JUrn Peuder grass caught her breath like one who hat. oeeu uu the vere'u of suffocation. 'I mus gay ibis, h jwjver,' ai 1 shj turn j i ajiiu to ATiss Perkins. 'Dou't darkeu my doors again. You have done so once too oiten.' iiss Perkins aro.-e,uod turning meekly away, retired alowly, and with the a'r oi one who has rem deeply i 'jured. 'The snsaking hypocrite!' ejaculated Afrs Pondorgrass. 1 would have liked her bitter if she Vad shown fire and fight,' said Jrs Johu son. But your secret detractors re al wys spiritless cowards. Let her go! J-'lu a not worth, as I have said, a decent wo man's indignation; an 1 I am vex id when 1 ihiuk that her siuisjil, tongue and f'-b he.trt were aide tn ar iuso lino such augry lurbulaiiee the fuelingaot two wi.men who had Ueeu t'r.s.i Is from girllool up to mid d h life. An4 uow j.ria, if you htar any ncre nt my lixd sh speeches, ' one to me in -ll Irieud'y frunkue.-s; uot as you d i " ' 't on i fear an ither indij;nn'ion visit llu'hy Ann!' and Jrs Pendergrass, inter rn, ting her uighlM r. ' 'I'll never mak. such a fool of myaelf again never'!' 'Ha?eyou ever spoken of it to any one? . asked At Johusou, a little gravel; . 'No; have you?, '.'ot even to my hu banJ. I wu too giuch ashamefl oi mvselt.' fl.wdj' said M' tunderpass, 'it ig por own igcrei.' 'And t it muit remain. By its mem ory we Will be lagler tru-uds.' jany a gouu In ugh had thev aiurwards to theiiirelvcs, about i lie iki.lof Ars Johns in iu making faces on ot dough and pmty, aud over that ludich.ua indignation ii ej'inj, which Wn had tLe giad stusf to fotgive. and I be bunmr to tnjoy. I hy were friends, though within an ace of being tuade tnrm s fr life, as tliou'mnds are mudg by thought less words lo i I'reoly yet innocently spoken. It is the tattler b. is the real social criminal. Iler oflence is capital, and tbcre should be no reprieve. T7A woman bImwH bo a'mMe bt-ncvoli'iif. clmritHlde. il Dl Btic, oro iioinic il. ' rg villi; (ffn-rtt. bo-it'st in liirimu. jii lirioua kind, Winy ni'il at. iioHt. nh. Mont, n'on iiit qnie. r"n"rf;no; (Ur ti n !rr. nilvin . vir'tlotIS, Wis.', txeiu; Ury, gua x.ul j lhe JHH f MuLueaec. The solid rock winch turns the edge ol JH BVIIU H'V fflllVi. ...v --r . Aa beuri furcTef ie ini,ir ot the le.if and the acorn received long, long a nee, ere it had become hardened by time ami the elemtita. If we trace-lack to iu fountain, the mighty torrent which fertili ty the land with its copious streams, or sweeps over it w tha devastating flihsl. we shall f ud it dripping in crystal drops Iroui some niossv crevice among the d.stunt hills; a , too, tho gentle feelings and al'ec-tions that enrich ntidadoru the heart, and the miglry passions th t sweep away all tie hurrioreof the "soul ind desolate society, may have sprun ; up iu the infant his on in ihe she tored rii'roiueftt of h iiue. 'I should have brer an atheist," said John Randolph, 'if it had not beeu for oue rec- colie-tion; st'd that wag th meiutr7 (if ihe t'u o when my departed mother uud to take my li tie hands in her hands, and caused me on my knees to say, 'Our Father which art iu heaven!' Collision Scn., Abernothy liked very well to talk with Spurzheiui, who resided for actio .time in Scitlaiid. One da v, half seriously, half hu morously, he said ti Spui aheim 'Well, Do.-tor, where do you place the organ of common souse?" "There ia no nrgan," said be. "for common sense; it depends on the equilibrium jf the other org as. ' Th!g is the most sensible thing that we ever saw attributed to phrenology It 'a just the truth, and it c ofirms the Scotch iivtne s remarks respecting common sense -is a oin I ill cation for the ministry:- liIf a man has no learning, bo may get it; if he nas no grace, he nmy get it; Lat if he has no wu urn jnse(iiere is no help for him. Yet this qualification in just whttt is wn .cd to make a ritht man a man to be na-ni I and succeslil. With good ommon sense, he may succeed with little ele;al! e!se without it cannot make a man. WortRYi.a a m Laughing. A cleri al friend, at a celub'nted Watcriug place, net a lady who seumei to be hovering ou be brink of the grave. Iler chocks were .loilow and wan, her wanner listless, her s cp lanquid, and her brow Wore the severe oontraetion judicative both ot mental ana physcial suffering, go that she w ig to all ibservers an ol ject of sincerest pi-'y. Some years after be encountered this same lady, but so bright, and IK-sh, aud youthtul. so full of hedithl'ul buoy.iuoy, ml go joyous in expression, that he ques joned himself it he had uot deceived himself in regard to her identity. 'la it possible,' said he, 'that I see 1 e-fore me Jrs. B., who j resented a doleful s'pcai'anc at the Spring several years go?' 'The very same.' 'And pray, tell me, madam, the secret of your cure. What menus did you u-c to attain such vigor of mind aud body, such cheorlulnesM aud rejuvenation?' 'A very simyle rcmeny,' returned sbr vith a beaming face; 'I stopped woirying. md begau to laugh lb at 'a all.' Out of Debt. "Out of debt, out of danger," remarks one our exi-bnngus, U good rule lor individuals and elmrtlies A modem writer say . that the Apostle w a tarefu -4i owe no man anything, a id thu asks; "Had he been Iu dubt to 1 elix, does unv o ie sujipofe that be couli iiare iuaviu 1 e- nX tremble!" There is grjat pnwar in that in 'ejien- ue ce oi inau wine i o: may leei wuo is o il or debt- ''Ihe boirower is servant lo theleuder" And no ehu.ieh or iudivid mil can le fiee from ihe trammels of g'a very, uu'ess trie Iruui tho burdeuof such ij evil as debt. This ia the season that many of our churches have improved to deliver themselves fnro these burdens. aid the mote rapidly and aiioeasafuily tliey Uihou ihe r work, tliubittjr itwul ij dt thoui mi I their cnuro. The Nashville Joun.nl say.-: There is strong reasons to believe that during the oiii.iig winter there will be nuimriur vhiteas well as LLck iusurrections ihrm gh a' the re' ell'oii State. There is a 1 u I nail human endumn?e, an I surely neith er the negroes nor ihe lion g'avcri 1 l:n whites will submit to be tieited I k.' Lru e-b Iho'r tyrants n.any da lonner. Whci we think upou hj unnuui.erd woes oi o ir loyal bieihera iu the South, th( hvaei. .utying i rimes of the rebel , rn i r. m -tuber hut God is just, we are neither uslouish id uor gruvud fo think that the le'iellioc has en ered the 8igu of the Scorpieu, and that the Scorpion ia preparing tJ vtiu uiuself to death. Ulilstllng. Next to laughin;, wh'a'ling is one of the most philosophical things g follow iu good spirits can indulge, Wh'stliug is a po u'ar prescription f.r 'leeniqx up (hi conraaw'w-it might better baiid gnnr spirit. Some gen 1 ,1 philosopher h is said on th;a subject; 'Whiatliog is a crest institution. It oils the pmre oi ci r-', snp-ol e the phice of care, supplies the place of sunshine A man who wlra'.lca has a xoo I heart un e his s' i t front, t'w h nan not only works ui r J willingly, but he works most constantly. A a h.stl oj eibbler will eari aa uiveli money aga:n aa a cordwuiner who gives way to low spirits ind indigestion. Aran or avarioioiia meu never whistl. The man who attauka whistling, throws a stona at t. e head of "J- fnndldate, Jul ea, hbVo bim hilarity, and would, if he ould, rob June it hti should h 11 theMiNf, which set.1 o.'ita rosos Aujiist of ita meadow larks el lo bo uneasy, and tho old n an coa-Suoh a man should be looke 1 to.' . Bentiiijj very rea-Wy, he tjok Iior b ' th horns nnd htld ftKt till th overi. DCT" bam w:iy dou't you t it o tinti was dure, nuns hm I tell h'm to liy i'- ' cia-1 HaTC Ton had rolilnaon fhia rivull imaiti heavt n!' W.'-nt for! What 'e use ol 1 j?z ; tro.nrj Utr , when hu uct BQ 'tta aaio- turn's lite toin o Taiie, iiwi Per. Mr. Mins, who In dramatiu pswor is des ribed as asort of seven i Jobu U, Uough, at a lata meeting ofthe Chriatiun Uomuiiasion at Saratoga, related tho following incii.'snt, wlreli we find reported io the New York Ohti-rven He had seen men among them .worth thei thi'isaudd, who had not a clean shir I for six weeks. All were grateful for aid. Ho bad uever met but one ton0'li ca iUu. . . and he wg an old Irishman. JI hau been distributing shirs and drawers, an I co.uing to an old, ditty Irishman, naked b.ui wbiit ho was doing there, b'a'd bei "Sure and wby . suou'du't Ihe lere'- I've leeu twen'y yeaas iu the Briticb ae-vii e; I fought live years in Mexico; and by my swwl I can shoub'era niuiiet yet,ad hit a r. p for the ould flag!" -t S-i J i, "You me a .fr..J fallow Lire U a shirt and a pair of drawers for you," He i'H k j gloomy and said t - "I dou't waut yersbjrtand irawfrs." "What." i aeked 'uolwaat tkawf 8aid tt: - "I dou't want 'am; sure I'm Bo object-ofchsritrl"I expla'ned it as I tliatght satisfactorily but he lo, led uo at last and said. , ' Anyhow, I won't ha 'em." I deicrmine 1 not to give him up so.- Dy after day I weut amuug Uioee aieu aud took the part of a common uurso wiihr this exception, that I didn 't draw any pay or rations. There waa ene yuuug man i rum New Kuglund stretched out ou tho ground, ueur this Irisbmau with typhoid lever of the uiost malignant typo. I got him a bed and a pillow; he could exprcaa his grauiuuo ouiy oy tears. I spoxo W him of borne and mother, thi list themes ou which (hi) uiiud of the dying soldier rests. Tiie paymaster was to come soot, bu' Oi my of tl.e soldiers bad not their descriptive lists, and so eou'd not draw their pay. F,r oua who lay besiJo th' old Irishman I wrote to bis captain to got 'is Uiscriptive list. When I read tho I jt ter ovr to bim the old man said i "Upon uty towl, air, you write the nat. est latter fur a discrptie list that iver X heard iu all my life." 1 askuui "'.!) yun your diaoriptf list?" : -N," said be. 'We I, don't yo t want your money? 'To be sure 1 want my uiouey,' lie an. swred iu the most savage toue;'doyoup-puse a uau doa't want bis money, to gv some thing for himaulf aad avud, uwu to the ould woman?' And I wro e his letter. I came a.ini to b d the N'.w England aoldier good-by, L'uve hiiu g 'Uie Lai tiii" Wunls aud I uw w - ' r rm ' T that the old Irishman was v.-ry .icrvoui and uneasy. Ju.st w 1 mas g iog away iic tiuued uud a.i 1: 'By my aowl,yer no humtog,atiDy L"! nod they udl ue je get uotliiug for it.' Said 1, 'You sra mislakeu.' 'What, dees the guverytuvliv J Jci' .-aid he. . i 'No,' said I, 'tut I gitt paid .'n auotber way, iu h (ioil-l'lts, you, of tl.oae whu have been suffering tVr their eoun'ry ' Said he: 'If that's the coin yetjike.ilod :iless ye! Now, bjIJ he, 'just ii4 tlio ihirtand drawers, an' I'll wwtr 'en tilt there Isn't a thread left ' . . Wlut a powir does the foregoing; inoU dont ahow to lie iu example. The -O.'d Iriahmau' bad learued by his sick comrade iftip really disinterested devotii n oftlm misyiourii'l visitor heiein described, aud this it was, beyond a! pre ching, that won his confidence and touched hut heart,. Watchman und llejtixtor, Elcctloncerltj, In tho good old timo bofrrt tho wnr, wiitta a friend in the lower re-gions, the cnndi.'atHs for offlco :n thin cimutry wt-ro ttccastomod to n egit tu siraiigo ilo 'gci to ct ncilln'e the jco-)lc and gel their votw One of t'lem, hi tiie old d. minion, vh;lo Hiriipifig h1 onUMrls o! his d!tr!ot, como eiir-ly one iiioruingtijx.n a cloarirg wl ru -t solitary innn was lioting. Aligli ing from h a liorno, ho lookaii exfri .mi' s un ling liy. an 1 comnienocd wor-1 ingTerw vioioualy, at (ho samo tauo dedicutciy liiniln who he waa and fur wlmt purpose lie Lad Cnuio Flic ir Br, riowt Tcr was obtne. not si'tHl-Dj! 9 Bciouof hia visitors design till jns as tho mm WA oipku g iK-tiia ii tno imnzoti. wncn dc snaaeu ly lii-glif'tittd uj rnisr.H: XVV1 I rem. ron'rou mighty good. .V hwdii,' an 1 II I was o: it i.vcr to O.d Virginny I'd M!e 1 1 you." Ilia (jismayed jxditicun djl not let thp trnta c;i.w pi.Htr Ms h J6t'v feet autill ho wa4 sifucntof INor:H Carolina, where he had labored lr4 all day tor nought. TIIC IttVAL CalTDrPATBt. Tho paoiA corn spoident wnU tht 11 llowlng. which ia titj gnol -non tha wore that it has nppiarod In furo, in stilmtanot' in t'10 Nfagaxinu. That, timo thv t-crrii' wa laid iu liwer Misi ai-sil i. 'vry kidy it hajK-nJ In aevi ml p! c s, riditicions art Tjr iniicli al.ko, Ano'h -r candidate c' wo Ttpvn ."a poor wtnte uiu." .who nni a wm . Kvo - "ve toilohW own in'lk aronn 1 1k.to luteM" hoaRkod' ()h yes. Ilo'a k'hid tiie AolJiny tl&rfj? |