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~ B! W. MXRSH. I’m sitting by the old fire-side, Where l’ve sat many a time. When a mother’s smile encouraged me, I Upon her lap to climb. »Metlriitks I see her as she sat, And the fond look when she smiled, And the crystal tear in her sweet blue eye, 'When She blest her darling child. AURORA Ix; \/ V- e/ 4/» I’m sitting by the old fireside, , Where I’ve sat iii days gone by, , When a mother's prayer has caused a tear . To glisten in my eye : ,.’Tis there I’ve heard her favorite songâ€"- , ' A deep and impressive lay; Ah, yes ! she sung the it many a time Before she went away. ' their murderous work. ‘ What !’ exclaimed the boy,while a tear started from his trembling ‘ lid, ‘ is there not one. even who can pity !' ' Up With eantain. Robert buried his face in his hands, and the next moment his father was ‘ l’m'sittiiig by the old fire-side, In my mother’s old arm-chair ‘; “Iler Bible lays upon my knee, The companion of my care. And her spirit hovers o’er this spot. himl’ shouted the For 1 feel as 1 Used ‘0 foel- swinging at the yard' arm. 110 "When I knelt by her side she kissed my cheek, heard the passing rope and {he \Vhon she prayed for her children’s weal. cracking block, mid he knew that he was fatherlcssl Half an hour afterwards, the boy knelt by’the side of a ghastly corps, and a simple praver escaped front his lips. Then another low, mur- mtll‘ltlg sound came up from his bosom; but none of those who stood around knew its import. It was a pledge of deep revenge ! Just as the old man’s body slid from the gangway into the water, a vivid flash of lightning streamed I’m sitting by the old fire-side, Where first I drew m; breath ', - Where first I learned to lisp that name New lost to me in death. My mother ! yes, that sacred name l’ll cherish till I die ; 1 can’t forget the sweet, fond look Of her gentle, loving eve. Ellittritttin. e- .._c-. .-. “.4 xxx v~v-V \1’\_,”\/\4'\/'\/-\. ~/V-\_/Wx/\_x-VV\2\/‘Te/Tv W ALEX. ’SCOTT, Proprietor.- “9.... m. 3’... AND“ RIC v~v ‘ Ay, ay, starboard it is.’ ‘ Steady-“so? ‘ Steady it is.’ At this moment the vessel swept ,would be enough to raise a hundred on past an overhanging clrfi, and bushels of potatoes. Your ‘Herald,’ ’ Just as a vivrd flash of lightning. shot in mv opinion, is a dear through the heavens and revealed all the horrors around, a loud shout was heard from the young pilot,and in a moment all eyes were turned towards him. oxtreme end of the yard, and held himself by the life. he crouched down like a tiger after his prey, and then with one leap, he reached the projecting reek. ‘Revenge! Revenge !’ was all that the doomed men heard, as they , swept. away in‘o the boiling surge beyond. , ' ‘Breakcrs! a reef!’ scream’cd the man forward. ‘ Starboardâ€"«prick !' ‘ But ‘ ’t'was ,too lute !’ Ere the helm was half up, a low ti'emulous gratier of the brig’s keel was dis- lx/VV minute the dread artillery of nature tinctly felt, and the next instant A 'i‘HanLiuo TALE. sent forth a roar so long and loud that the men actually placed their 11' Was towards night on the twenty- fiftli day of September, eighteen hundred and thirty -iour, that; { through the heavens, and in another a small English man of war brig, deafening power. Robert Kinlock started at the sound, and what had which Ill‘dtl been fitted out for the fl suppression of smuggling, was lazily creeping along over the heavy monotonous swells, just off the CoaSt ofGalway on the lrish coastâ€"â€" ,' lid on her deck was being enacted zscene of far more than ordinary interest. The day before, she had captured a small boat laden with contraband articles, together with eatixold man and his son, who had the charge of it ; and the captain ofthe brig, whose name Was Dractitt, had *Ordered that the old smuggler should be put in irons. To this indignity. the old mart made a stout resistance, and in the heart of the moment he had’so far forgotten himself as to strike the captain a .blow which laid him upon the deck. Snell an insult to a British officer was past endurance, and in punish- ment for his offence the old man had been condemned to die. ‘A single whip was row: at the starboard fore-yard arm, and all hands were called to witness the ex- ecution. Tire rope was noosed and slipped over the culprit's head, and the running end was rovc through it small snatch block on the deck.â€" Until this moment, not a word had escaped the lips of the boy. He trembled as ire behold the awful preparations. and as the noose was _ _ power of the iii-setting waves was rreatcr than that of the wind. , passed and drawn tight, the color ,l'orsook his cheeks, and he sprang is , forward and dropped on his knees 'BOV, d0 3'0” know What 1‘5"” thrill of satisfaction to his .own. - . ‘ Oh, revenge ! revmrge !' he cried to himself, as he cast his eyes over the foam erected waves which had already risen beneath the power of the sudden storm. ‘ The darkness had come as quickly as did the storm, and that could be distinguished from the deck of the orig. save the breaking sea, was the learfuliy craggy shore, as flush after flush of lightning illuminated the heavens, , ‘Light, lio!’ shouted a man for- Ward, and the next rrromcnt all eyes were directed to a bright light which had suddenly flasiicd’up among the distant rocks. height, and with its giant powerit set the ill-fated brig directly upon the serf bound shore of rocks’ and roofs, and every face, save one, was blanched with fear. In vain did they try to lay the brig in to the wind, but not a sail would hold for an instant,until at length the men managed to get up a fore and main storm stayâ€"sail, and the brig stood for a, short time bravely tip against the heaving sea. But it was evident that even should he succeed in keeping to the wind, she must eventually be driven ashor’e, for the N Define ,ym,c,,,.,,gcd c,,,_,,,,,,,_ that rs'!’ asked the captain, '_ttS.llC . Mercy, sir, mercy p stood holding on to the main rrggrng' ‘For whom I” asked the officer, to keel) “‘3 {Cel- _ _ while a contemptuous sneer rested ‘Yesv . 3‘13, l‘CPllCd “Che”, ‘ ll '5 on his lips. Blt,llÂ¥!“0!‘9’5 Wat‘s“, ‘ ' “ ‘ For that old man whom you are ‘ Whal ‘8 11 “WW f0“, . about [0 km} ' ° ‘lt marks the centre to a harbor, ‘ tHe dies, bov!’ sir, which lies in the back of it.’ ‘. . But he is m'y father, sir) ‘ Can‘it be entered by a vessel of] “I; No matter if Ire were my own father, sirl That man who strikes ‘ ‘f‘British officer while in the per- lf‘rmancc of his duty, must die.’ -::,‘-»But he was nranacledâ€"-â€"lre was insulted, sir,’ urged the boy. 'Insulted !’ repeated the captain. ‘ Wlio insulted him ‘l’ ‘_‘You did, sir!’ replied the boy, “'l'lllc his face was red with indig- nation. , " “" Get up, sir, and be careful that you do not get the satire treatment,’ said the captain in a savage tone. The old man heard this appeal of his son, and as the last words drop- ped from the lips of his captor, he raised his ltead, and while a look of the utmost defiance passed over his features, he examinedâ€"- . . ‘ Ask no favors, Robert. Old “Karl Kinlock can die as well now ,as‘ at any time; let them do the a gleam of hopes siiot across his face. ‘ 0, yes, sir; a large ship can en- ter tlrere.’ . ‘And do you know the passage? ‘ Yes, sir, I have spent my whole life on this coast, and know every turn in it.’ ‘Can you take the brig in there in this storm 'l’ ‘ Yes, sir,’ answered the boy“ while astrairge light shot from his' eyes. - ‘ And, Will you do it, asked the captain. ‘Yes, sir. on two conditions.’ ‘ Name them quickly.’ ‘The first is that you let me go in peace; and the next, that ydu trouble none ofthe srnugglers,sliould you happen to find any there.’ ‘l promise,’ said the captain.â€" ‘ And now set about the work. But mark me, if you deceive me, by St. George, I’ll shoot you on the moment .’ The brig Was soon put before the wind, and Robert Kinlock stationed himself upon the starboard fore yard arm, from whence his orders were passed along to fireman at the helm. Tire bounding vessel soon came within sight of the rugged .crags, and the heart of the crew and the officers leaped with fearful thrills as they were swept past a frowning rock which almost grazed them as they passed. On flew the brig, and thicker and more fearful became the r0cks,wliicli raised their heads on every side. ‘ l’ort l’ shouted the boy. ‘Port, it is.’ ‘ Steady-oâ€"so.’ ‘Steady, it is.’ ‘Starboard, quick !’ ’ eagerly worst. 3 l "‘3'l‘heti“'turhing to the captain, he changed his tone to one of deep suppliCution, and saidâ€"â€" {Do what you please with me, sir. but do not harm my boy, for he has done no wrong. I am ready for your sentence. when the sooner you finish it the better.’ i ‘ Lay hold of the whip !’ shouted the captain. ‘ Lay held every man of you, ant stand by to run the vil- lain up.’ ' . v (In obedience to this. order, the \men ranged themselves along the ’ deck, and cacti one laid hold of the rope. Robert Kinlock looked first at his father, and then he run his eyes along the' line of men Who were to belris executioncrs. But not one pitying or sympathrsing look could be traced. Their fame were all hard and cold. and they all appeared anxious to consummate this size i: asked the captain, while I’ came a crash which sounded high above the roar of the elements, and hands to their ears to shut out its the heavy masts went sweeping away to tire leeward, followed in a few moments by large masses ofthe caused dread in other bosoms senta ill-fated vessel's wreck and cargo. Sliriek after shriek went up from those doomed men. but they were in the grasp of a power that knows no mercy. The Storm King took them all for his own! The next morning a small party of wrecker's came down from the mess and moved along the shore. it was strewed with fragmentsof the wreck, and here and there were scattered along the bruised and mu- tilated forms of the crew of the brig. Among~ that party, was Robert Kiri- lock. and eagerly did he search among the ghastly corpses as though there were one he would have found. At length ire stopped and stooped over one, upon the shoulders The wind had now reached “5 of which were two golylen epauo lcttes. "Twas the captain of the brigâ€"the murderer of his father lâ€" The boy placed his foot on.tlre prostrate body. and while a strange light beamed front his eyes, and a shudder passed over his counten~ once, as ire ri’iuttcrcd 2â€"â€" ‘Fathcr, you are fearfuily r vcnged l’ The boy spoke truly. Fearful in its conception, and fearful in its cmrsumirration, had been that young ‘l’inors linvnrvon.’ G- TAKING A N E WSI’AI’ER. ‘ A pleasant day this, neighbor Gnskill,’ said one farmer to another, coming into the barn of the latter, who was engaged in separating the chaff from the wheat crop by means of a tan. ‘Very fine day, friend Alton.â€" Any news !’ returned the individual addressed. ‘ No, nothing of importance, I be- lieve. l have called over to see ifyou won’t join Carpenter and myself in taking the paper this year. Tire price is only two dollars and fifty cents a year.’ ‘Notlring is cheap that you don’t want,’ returned Gaskill, iii a positive tone. ‘ I don’t believe in newspapers. lfan old stray one happens to get into my house,my gals are crazy after it, and nothing can be got out of them till it is read through. They wouldn’t be good for a cent if a piper came every week. Aitd besides, dollars ain’t picked up in every corliirill.’ ‘ But think, neighbor Gaskill, how much information your girls would get if they had a fresh newspaper every week, filled with the latest iii- telligence. The tirrre they would spend in reading it would be nothing to what they would gain.’ ‘ And what would they gain, -[ worder? Get their heads filled with nonsense and love stories. Look at b‘ally Black. Isn’t she a fine speci- men of newspaper reading gals 7.â€" Not worth to her father three pump: kin seeds. i remember well enough when she was one of the most pro- mising little bodies about llCl‘G.’ But her father was fool enough to take a irewspapcr._ Any one could see a change in Sully. She began to spruce up and look smart. came a bow on‘ her Sunday bonnet, and then gloves to go to meeting in. After that she must be sent off to school again, and that at the very time she began to be worth some- thing about tlic house. And now site has got a forte piano, and a fel-‘ low comes every week to teach her mnsic.’ ‘Thcn you won’t join us neighâ€" bor 'l’ Mr. Alton said, avoiding a useless reply to GttSklll. ‘Oh no, thatl will not; Money First ' HOND rtlcriiiuoivi) HILL, prim _ ,ovvti..f:lncies. He stood upon the found to make In a moment, t l l l ~ ’VV m Vâ€"~/\, _,-_.4_. thrown away on newspapers isl worse than wasted. The time spent in reading a newspaper every week bargain at that price.’ Mr. Alton changed the subject,and soon after left neighbor Gaskrll to his - A wise man was one of the proposed club. and by thorn the [We dollars were sent on and papers procured. One day about two months after- wards, they rrre't, as they had done frequently during the intermediate times. ‘ Have you sold your wheat yet 'l’ asked Mr. Alton. ‘ Yes, i sold it the day before yesterday} ‘How much did you get for it 1’ ‘ Eiglity~five cents.’ ‘ No more P’ ‘ i don’t know that I had anyright % O HILL . AD’VOCAT AY, AUG Vl/V “ Let Sound Reason weigh more wit/i. us than, Popular Opinion.” UST 9, 1861. silence. , ‘ No. ‘Nliat of her l’ ‘ Her father takes the newspaper, you know.’ ‘. Yes.’ ‘ And has given her a good edu- cation?’ " ’So they say. But I never could see that it has done anything for her except to make her good for nothing.’ ' Not quite so bad as that, friend Gaskill.’ But to proceed. ‘ Two weeks ago, Mr. Black saw an advertisement in the paper, for a young lady to teach music, and some other branches, in the seminary at Ravenna. He showed it to Sally, and she asked him to ride over and see about it. He did so. and then returned for Sally and went back again.. The trustees of the Semi- nary liked her very much, and err- goged her at a salary of four hundred dollars a year. 'llo-morrow she goes to expect more. Wheat hasn't to take charge of her classes.’ _ been above that. for two months ‘You cairnotsurelybeirrertl‘tresll’l'l‘llii POWER OF past.’ farmer GdSltlll said, with a look of ‘But it is above that inw.’ ‘ How do you know l’ , ‘ Why I thought every one knew the price had advanced to ninety- two Cents! To whom did you sell 2‘ . ‘ To_\Vakeficld, the storekeeper in Ravenna. lie met me the day be- fore yesterday, and asked me ifl had sold my crop yet. i said I had not. lie then ofl'ei'ed to take it at eighty-five cools, the marketprice, and i told him he might as well have it, as there was doubtless little chance of its rising. Yesterday he sent over the wagons and took it away.’ , ‘ That was hardly fair in ‘vVake- field. He knew prices had advanced. He came to me also, and offered to ' buy my crop at eightyâ€"five. But I had just received my irewspaper in which I saw by the prices current that in consequence of accounts from Europe of a short crop, grain had gone up. I asked him "ninety-two i cents, which. after some iriggling, he ' was quite willing to give.’ ‘Drd he pay you riinety-tWo cents l’ exclaimed Gaiskill in surprise and chagrin. ‘ He certainly did.’ "l‘oo bad! toobadH! No better than downright cheating, to take such shameful advantage of another irran’s ignor aircc.’ ‘ Certainly. Wakefield cannot be justified in his conduct,’ replied Mr. Alton. ‘ it is not right for one man to take advantage of another man’s ignorance, and get his goods for less than they are worth. But does not any man deserve thus to suffer who remains wilfully ignorant in a world where he knows there are always enough standng ready to abuse his ignorance. Ilad You been willing to spend two dollars and fifty cents for the newspaper a whole year, you would have saved in the single item of your [wheat crOp alone fourteen dollars. Just think ofthat. Wake- field takcs the rewspzrpcrs and watch- es them closely. lie know every week the exact state of the market, and is always prepared to has good bargains out of you and some others around here, who have not ‘wit enough to provide themselves with the only avenues of information on all subjectsâ€"the newspapers.’ ‘ Have you sold your potatoes yet 'l’ asked Gaskill, with some con- cern in his voice. ‘ Oh no. Not yet. Wakefield has been making me offers for the last ten days. But from the prices they are bringing iit Philadelphia, l am well satisfied they must go over 30 cents iici‘e.’ ‘ V‘ Above thirty! why, i sold mine to Wakefield for twenty-six cents.’ ‘A great dance you were, if I must speak so plainly, neighbor Gas- kill. it’s only yesterday that he offered me twenty-nine cents for four hundred bushels. But I, de- clii‘red. And I was right. They are worth thirty-one to day; and at that price lam going to sell.’ ‘ isn’t it too bad l’ eiaculated the mortified farmer, walking backwards and forwards impatiently. " There, are twenty-live dollars literally sunk in the sea. That \Vakclicld has cheated me most outrageously? ‘And all because you were too close to spend $2.50 fora newspaper. I should call that saving at thespilc and letting out at the bunglrole, neighbor Gaskill.’ ‘1 should think it was, indeed. This very day I’ll send oil nioneyl for the paper. And if any one gets ahead of me again, he‘ll have to be. wide awake, I can tell him.’ _, ‘ Have you heard about Sally lthey have a sort of ‘ profound astonishment. ‘lt is every word truc,’ replied Mr. Alton. And now you will hardly say the newspapers are dear at any price, or that the reading of them spoiled Sally Black.’ Guskrll looked on tile ground for many minutes. Then raising his head, he half-ejaculated with a sigh: ‘ ll 1 lravn’t been a most confound- ed fool, I have come plaguy near! But 1’“ be a fool, no longer. I’ll subscribe for ten newspapers to-m0r~ row.-â€"-see ifI doii’t!’ MODES OF SALUTATION. Greenlanders have none,and laugh at the idea ofone person’s being in- ferior to another.- Laplanders, and also the inhabitants of Otaheitc, rub their noses very strongly against the person whom they wish to saluteâ€"- not,the most agreeable custom in the world,l should imagine, though it may be a convenient one where handkerchiefs are scarce. Some of the natives of Polynesia take-a pet'- son’s hand or foot, and rub it or er the face. TWo negro kings on the coast of Africa salute by snapping the middle lii'rgcr three times. The people of Carmine, when they wish to .SllOW particular attachment, open a vein, and present the blood to each other as a beverage. The usual mode of salutation at Cairo is ‘ How do you swcat'l’ a dry skin'bcing a sure indication ofa destructive fever which prev-ails there. The salutaâ€" tions of the Chinese are varied, and academy of compliments,’ by which they reguâ€" late tlre numbers of bows and words to be used or different occasions.â€" Ambassadors practise these forms for forty days before they are allowed to appear in Court. in the southern part of China the salutation is ‘ Ya- fan 'l’. ‘ Have you eaten your" rice 2’ The Dutch, who are known to be great eaters, have one salutation common to all ranks, ‘ Smaakelky ceten.’ ‘ Mayyou cat a hearty dili- ner ;’ and another, ‘ I'Ioe vaart a waeh'l’ ‘ How do you sail i’ a mode of expression probably adopted in the early days of the republic, when most of them were r‘ra'r'igators and fishermen. , An author has remarked, in com' paring the Spanish and I“l‘0!l(!l’),llo\\[ well the proud, solemn gait of the former was shown‘ in his salutation, ‘Como csta ?’ ‘How do you stand ’l’ while that of the latter, ‘ (Jort'inrcnt vouz portcz vouz l’ ‘llow do you carry yourself!’ was equally ex- pressive of the animation and con- stant action of the latter. The Grand Turk, with turban crowned, and legs across, sits and re- ceives in state the salaanr ofhis true Mussolmans. ‘ mNGULAn horsebs or sroov. - It is recorded of Anthony Maghâ€" abeclri that his attention was coir- tihually absorbed, day and night, among his books. An old. cloak served him for a gown in the (lay, and for bed~clothcs at night. He had one straw chair for his table, and another for his bed, in whichlie gtfllct‘i‘tily remained fixed, in the midst of a heap of Volumes and pitâ€"- pcrs,hi'itil he was overpowered by sleep. With all this intense appli- cation to reading, his knowledge was well estimated in the observaâ€" tion applied to him, that lie was a learned iiiun~ arrrong booksellers, and a bookâ€"seller among the learned. .lolrr‘i W'-illiarrrs, an English prc~ late, used to studyin a particular ‘ v,- Black 'l’ Mr. Alton said,aftera brin E AND ADVERTISER. TERMS: $150“ In Advance. Whore No. 141. which : he would round to his former courses. Mezerai, the famous historian, used to study and write by candle- light, even at noondayyin summer, and,» as if there had-t'bcen no son in the world, always waited upon his company to the door", with a candle in his hand. _ ' " Tire famous l\ r. Briridley, when an extraordinary difficulty occurred to him, in the execution of his works, generally retired to bed, and has been known to lie there one, two, or three days, till he had sur- mounted it. He would then get up, and execute his design, without any drawing. or model, for he had a prodigious me “cry, and carried everything in his head. V produce astounding results.- m\r\/\AAA/\r\/~J‘u/ -: He used to" alto-t one month to a certain province, esteeming v' - riety almost as refreshing as cessa- tion from labor; at the end of take up some other matter, and so on till he came itruth worth considering. pay anything for‘that'fgwliy,‘l only took the blamed thing to encourage you 'l’ - ' ‘ The laugh from the circle i0f:,l_igt- eners to this dialogue came in here, likethe bursting of a bomb~shcll. ._._. How IWEN‘utRE MADE.,â€"-A ', n irrever knows what he is capablii "of until hex'has tried his power. There seems to be no bound tOShuman ca- pacity. insight, energy and; often modest talent, driven. byl:t(’fir' r cumstances to undertake some form.- 4. ‘dable looking work, has felt-helm- tried and hitherto unconscious- poi?- crs rising- to grapple and ’to roaster. and afterwards stood amazed at his unexpected success. Those circtifh- , stances, those people, enemies friends, that provoke us to any ’g‘rgpt undertaking are our greatest benc- ' factors. Opposition and persecution do more for a man titan ariysetm’ng good fortune. The sneers of critics develop the latent fire ofthe young poet. The anathemas of the angry church inflame the Zeal of thereâ€" former. Tyranny, threats, friggots, raise up heroes, martyrs,~who niig‘lit otherwiseitaVe slept away 's‘lpthfltl and thoughtless lives, ‘neVdr'dteh’th- ,ing what, Splendid words audiit‘ifls lay buried‘beneath their," bosbmp. And who knows but the wrongs'ot so’ciety are permitted, because of the fine gold which is beaten out of the crude ore of humanity. Here is Areyou in poverty 5’. Have. you suffered wrong? Are you beset by enemies? Now is your time! , depressed and melanchOIy.‘ 78pm“. N overlie there ~ ’ y , no trrne in idle whining. ‘ Up ‘li'lt‘e‘ia ONE GOOD 'lion. BOY. ‘ When i took the school,’ said a gentlenran, speaking of a certain school he once taught, ‘l soon saw there was one good boy in it. I saw it in his face. I saw it in my many urimistakeable marks. If] stepped out and came suddenly back, that boy was alway studying. just as if’l had been there, while a general buzz and the roguish looks Jof the rest showed there was mis- chief in thewind. I learned he’ was a religious boy and a‘ member of the church. Come what would. he would be for the right. "I‘here were two other boys who Wanted to behave well, but were sometimes led astray. These two began to look up to Alfred, and I saw, were much strengthened by his example. Alfred was as lovely in disposition as firm in principle.â€" These three boys began new to create a sort of public opinion on the sidef- of good order and the master. ‘ One boy, and tireliwgi‘atlui- ally another sided'with them. The foolish pranks of idle and wicked boys began to lose their popularity. They did not win the laugh which they used to. A general obedience ant attention to study prevailedâ€"- At last, the public opinion of the School was fairly revolutionized; from being a school of ill-name, it became‘onc of the best behaved schools anywhere about, and it was that boy Alfred who had the largest share in makingthc change. Only four or five boys held out, and these were finallly expelled. Yes,’ said the teacher, ‘It is in the power of one right-minded, rightâ€"hearted boy to do that. lie stuck to his principles like a man,‘ and they stuck to him, and made a strong and splendid fellow of hrm.’ ENCOURAGING A NEVVS- PAPER. Tire following incident illustrates pretty forcibly the idea that some people appear to haw: ofcncouraging newspapers. The editor and publisher of a pa- per of one of our inland cities, had a few years ago, among his subscri- bers, quite a prominent individual of the place, who had been a constant reader of the paper since the corn- mencement of its publication, who had never paid a penny for subscrip- tion. ~ The collector of bills having re- turned that against the delinquent to his employer as one impossible to convert into cash, the editor re- solved to give the party in question a broad hint as to his remissncss the first time an opportunity should occur in public. He did not have to wait long, for in a few days he discovered his negligent patron seated in the office of a principal hotel, surround- ed by quite a group of friends, and disposing of cigars and. other little luxuries sufficient to have liquidated at least one year’s subscription. When the laugh at the last joke had subsided, the editor approached the group, and after the usual salutation to his subscriber, remarked :â€" ‘ Colonel, you have had my paper now for five years, and never" paid Make no complaint it"difllcul- ty fights you, but roar your defiance. You are at schoolâ€"this is your ne- cessary discipline; poverty and pain are your mastersâ€"bur use the pow- ers God has given you and you shall be master ’at last. Fear of failure is the most fruitful cause of failure. What seems failure at first is only' discipline. Accept the lesson, trust and strike again, and you shall al- ways gain, whatever the fortunes of to-day’s or to-morrow’s battle. ‘ w.â€"â€"â€" WW chcnnuiuonsEs m There are few things more aggra- vating than to be in a hurry to go to some place, and have great trouble to catch a horse. 1 have sometimes made the assertion that a horse which I raise will never be hard to catch, unless somebody else spoils him. The way I manage is, to keep tlicm gentle froth colts, handling them as often as convenient. When young horses are running to grass give thém salt occasionally, and let. them fond-leabout you, makings: little show of trying to get hold‘ of thorn as possible. There is nothing sur‘ci' to spoil a horse forever than to run as iftryiitg to henr him in, find yelling at him authoritatively, or; scolding, when he sees, just as Well as you know, that he is out of you; reach. To put on the cap sheaf. whip him severely for causing trou- ble,.'md my word for it the next time you want to catch him. he ‘ will not listen to the voids of your charming, charm you ever so wisely.’ r llorscs learn a great deal by signs. in beginning to teacir them to be caught, go towards them on the near side, slowly and cautiously, making no demonstration at all. If the ani; mal begins to walk off, stop, and whistle or otherwise manifest indif- ference until he becomes quiet again, then approach as before. \Vlreii you are so close as to be confident that he will not escape you, speak. kindly and hold up one hand ready to touch him on the nithers, and thence pass it along the neck until you can get hold ofhis tread, battle not seize him with a grab, it: this tends to cxcrto fear afterwards. By practicing this, course, using the sign, viz., holding up the hand when you are a little further away, each time, a horse may be taught to be caught, even when in considerable' glee (playing), simply by holding up the hand and using some familiar phrase, such as whoa boy, &c. "By way of caution, however, watch his actions and intentions closely during his tutoring, and if at am time or from any cause you see that he is going to run, do not by any means say anything or hold up your hand, as the sign given and disobeyed a. few times will almost inevitably pre- vent your making anything out of it iii future. How .to 1’ropose.â€"A party of ladies and gentlemen were laughing over the sup- posed awkwardness attending a dcclarQ ation of love. ,wlien a gentleman remarked that if he ever offered himself he 'wonld do it in a collected and business-like man- ner. “For instance,” he continued, ad- dressing a lady present, “Miss Sâ€"â€"â€"â€"-â€", l have been two years looking for a wife. v I am in receipt of about'three hundred a year, winch is on the increase. Of all for it, althouin the bill has fi'cquent- the ladies of my acquaintance, I admire ly been sent. for it.’ i ‘ I’ay l’ ejaculated the Colonel, wrth genuine or Well-feigned aston~ isli iicnt, ‘ did you say pay 5’ ‘ ()crtainly,’ was the reply; ‘you have had the paper and I want the pay for it.’ ‘ I’uy l' I should like my pay said the Colonel again, try it can t be you expect me to you the most, ’indeed, I love you, and would gladly make you my wife.” “ You flatter me by your preference,” good- humoredly replied Miss S-«â€", to‘llrc/sur- prise of all present; “I refer you to thy father.” “ Bravo l” exclaimed the gentle- men. “ \‘Vcll, I declare!” said the ladlcs‘in a chorus. The lady and gentlriimn ‘tvere married bo‘ttli after. \Vasn’t that a modest 'way of ~‘ coming to the point,” and a'lady- 4 like method of taking a man at his word I”