Huntingdon Journal

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BY WM. BREWSTER.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1855.
VOL. 20. NO. 9.
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HiixTixuiiox JoL-nsu." is published at "'nl enianalioiis of deity, which spnrltle in ivIug rntca i j the light   of   rational truth   .inJ   lovo.—
Every whore tliore is a law wlilcli speaUs into bi'ing, and impels on iu progress lo perfeclion.
Lnw. says the great cominenlator i.s n rule of nciion. I purpose no treatise upon lii'V in llle narrow and sharp scnsrioflhe word—a dry abslrncl nn-J olislruse science only interesting to the plodding sUiJenl,— the inaltired barrister and judge, and tlic anxious appellant to ils forum for jusiice ; and it may bo interesting tn the Quirks, Gammons and Snaps, who seek lo draw into tlie entangling meshes of their (not the laws) net, some unsuspecling fly ofa client, whose firsl step is one of danger, whicii makes its lasl one of denlli, more cerlain. Yet, I doubl not a thought or word will nol be ihrown away, though I mnke law my subject for to-night.
If Law be a rule of action, then actioni are 'oulllie workings of certain rules. This is a self evident proposilion, that hardly needs illuslralion. A slone casl inlo the air mnst come down—a slone coming down must haw been casl up. In trulh it is bul anolher way lo declare ihal eflecis are bul the resull of causes. It may be laid down as an axiom that fixed and unal¬ terable law has produced all resulls.
Lel me direct the teacher and the laughi to ihls truth, and inquire, if instuc- lion ma',' nol be galheroil for us all.
There is a law of intellectual life, that "us iron sharpenelh iron .<io man sharpen, elh the countenance of  liis   friend."    In
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NOW-A-DAYS.
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Alas Miow overythiug has chaiig
Since I was sweet sixteen. When all the girla woro homespun ii-ockf,
.\nd aprons nice and clean ; When boiiiiots mndo of brnl.lcd straw,
Tlml liud bcucuth the chiu, Tllil shawl lay neatly on the neck,
.\lid lustcncd with 11 pin.
I recollect tho limc when I
Rode fulher'a horsu lo mill. Across the ini-adoivs, rock und Hold,
And up and down the hill ; And when our lolks were out nt work,
(As sure us I'm a sinner,) 1 jum|uid upon a horse baro back.
And carried them their dinner. Dear mol young Indies, now-a-days,
Would uluiost fuiul away 'To think of ri.liiig all nlono
In wugon, chaiiic or sleigh; .And us for giving " pa" his meals.
Or helping " nm" lo bake, <)h, saiiils! 'twould " spoil her lilly liuiid.","
Though sonietimes thcy make " cuko!"
'%Vhcn winlcr eanic, the inaideu's heart
Began to beat and Hulter; l-uu-Ii Beuu would tako his sweetheart out
SIcIghiug iu a culler ; <Or if'Jie slorm wus bicuk and cold.
The girls and hoax logolher, ¦Would meet und huvc most glorlou.i fun.
And never iniud the wcullicr.
ilul uow, indeed, it grieves iiio much,
Tho circumslhnce to ment inn, However kind Iho youug luau'a heart,
And honest his inlciiliou, JIc never asks tho girls to rido
Hut such a war is waged 1 ..And ifho sees her oucc a woek.
Why, .surely, "they're engaged I"
And here must bc mado so apparent the purpose of will, that with that irresistible force whicii is the law of will, is attracted nnd di'awn (orlh, and led onward wllh submissive ob-Jience, that throng, thus nssociated with, and which lives in the al¬ mosphere of that law ; and upon wllich the shadows nnd images, whey^erof the le.acher's lemper or morals or lovo of righl or disliko of wrong; or earnest and absor¬ bing devoiion lo the presenl pleasure, and prospective success and usefulness, aro lefl and reflected bnck upon the world. The mind of a child is not unlike the ca¬ mera obscura. The lighl is let in ihrough some small opening, unobservublo lo the outride passer by, yet inside aro seen dan¬ cing upon ils walls the dim it may be, yet lhe cerlain reflex oulline of the exiernal world ; and thus upon the chambers of the child's soul are seen the shadows of the rights and wrongs before and around it. They differ only in Ibis,—in tho obscura the lighl and its reflected image fade lo¬ gelher while on the canvass oflhe child's being thcy become the fixed realities of life.
There is a lav.- ofsuccess. In the thou¬ sands of schemes nnd projects, and pur¬ poses nnd designs of human being there are certain delerminale laws of aciion, obeyed, the desired end is surely attained neglecled and disregarded disaster defeat and disgrnce as assuredly follow.
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By J. A. HaU.
ESSAY.
Htttd by A. W. Benediot, Kaq., bcfirc the Hiin¬ tingdoii County Teachers' Iiistittile, December 22,  1851: Subject—Ii.iw  OK Sueetss. Evcry thing has ils -law   of being.    In all the material   world   certain and never changing law controls  material existence. Whether il be in the grosser mailer of In- nnlnialo creation or inthu aclive and sym¬ metrical beauty   of  man,   who has been iiiadi' only   a lillle lower than the unijcls. \Vhelher iu the inouslrous  and  I'llivhlful I our counlry
restless, so ihoughlless, or evon mischie¬ vous, some error in thought or aciiou which il may be the rough friction of the world will deepen, and which nothing but divine truth can wear away.
'I'hc true purpose of mind will leave ils iinnge daguerreolyped   ujion the prepared and susceptible minds of   its associates.— ; This is strangely true, when tho  matured I and fully developed intellect finds compan- I ionship with ils equals.     Uow .'nuch more marked ia ils truth where the might uf supo- I rior mind and will asseris its power over the I confiding and adniiringspirit of the trust¬ ing and   hoping   child.    llow   carefully should wo weigh every word and   calcul¬ ate the lorco of every action,   fearful  lesi thia law would produce eflecis that would be fatal logood.
How certainly do wo impait lo those around us the spirit which directs or con¬ trols us. There is. a law of conlagion which seems lo pervade social lifo in every sphere. Our smiles, our tears come aliko unbidden to mingle wilh those who weep and those who rejoice, though we bc no parly lo their joys or sorrows. This law of sympaihy moves us by its mysterious will 10 do its subtle bidding.
Il is a law of life, the eamcst, faiihful protecting love begets an abiding desire in ils recipient to relurn the all'ection in kind. Il is the witching tenderness of a mother's lofe and faithfulness that begets in her ofl'spriiig that holy sympathy knotvn as filial piety.
The seed cast into the eiirtli does not more surely spring up and wiih its bud add blade and blossom bring forlh its kind than do all these special laws produco their ripened harvest.
The little school rooms arc bul tho nur¬ series und flower gardens of inielleciual cuhuro. Il is the leacher, you and your compeers, throughout our broad Inqd who are planting uad transplanting, and graft¬ ing and budding and pruning asd iraining the scions of immortalily, that they rtiay finally take their place in the broad paUir- P08 of our beloved land and win a brighter destiny, whon lhe " last decj) beating of the heatt shall be stilled in death.
They aro the little family circles, ivhere endearing love, faiihful zeal, patient per¬ severance and watchful guardianship, if shining for in all tho truthfulness of a niather''s iove mnsl win to busy and active loil, the throng of young imiuorlals, who gather around tho maternal man with that food which shall nourish inlo maturity and slrengtli the   glory  or the sUaine of
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DR. FEANKLIN AND HIS MOTHER.
It was an idea of Dr. Franklin's, if nOl aseUled opinion, that a molher might by a kind of instinct of nalural afleclion, re¬ cognize her children, even though she had lost the recollection of their features. AnJ on a visit to liis native lown of Bos¬ ton, afler an absence of many years, ho determined lo ascertain by experiment whether his theory was correct or not.
On a bleak and chilly day in the month of Jannary, the Doctor, late in the after¬ noon, knocked on lhe door of his molher's house and asked to -speak with Mrs. Franklin. He found the old lady knit- ling before the parlor fire. Ho introduced himself and observing that ho underslood sho enlerlained iravellers, requested lodg¬ ings for the night.
Sho eyed him. wilh that cold look of re¬ probation which most people assume who imagine themselves insulted by being sup¬ posed lo cxccise nn employment whicii they deem a degree below their real be. cupation in llfo. She assured him hc had been misinformed—she did not keep a tavern, nor did sho keep a house to enter¬ tain strangers. It was true, she added, that ta oblige somo members of the Legis¬ lature, she look a small number of them inlo her family during the session ; that she had four mcinhers of the Council nnd six of the Ilonse of Ucpresonlalives; who then boaided wiih her—nnd that all her beds w-ere full.
Having said this she resumed her knit¬ ting with that intense opplication whicii said as forcibly ae aciion could—if you have concluded your business the sooner you leave the house the beller. Bul on the Doclor's wrapping his cloak aboul him, afl'ecling to shiver, and observing that llio weather was very cold, she poin¬ ted lo a chair and gave him leave to warm himself'
The entrance of boarders preventod all furlher conversalion. Cofleo wns soon served, and he partook with the family- To the coflee, according lo tho good old cuslom of iho limes, succeeded n plate of pippins, pies, and a paper ofiobacco when the whale company formed a cheerful smoking semi circle before the fire.
Perhaps no' man over possessed collo¬ quial powers in a more fancinating degree than Dr. Franklin ; nnd never w-as there occasion on which he displayed them to belter advanloge than thc present ono.— Ilo drew the attention of tho company by the solidity of his modest remarks, instruc¬ ting ihein by the varied, new and striking lights in wllich he placod his subjecls, and delighted them with apl illuslralions and amusing anccdolcf.
I'hus employed, lhe hours passed mer¬ rily nlong until supper ivaii announced.— Mrs. Fra&kliu,busied wilh her household afl'airs, supposed the intruding slranger had left the houso immediately after cof¬ fee, and it was with difficulty sho saw hiia seat himsolf at the tablo, with thc freedom of a. member of the family,
Inimediately afler suppor, she called an elderly g«nileman, a member of tho Coun¬ cil, in whom she wus accustomed to con¬ fide, to another >rooni, complained billorly oJ thc rudeness of lhe stranger,, lold tbe
manner of his introduction to her house, observed thai he seemed like an out-Iand- ish sorl of a man. She ihoughl he had sonicthins very suspicious In his appear¬ ance, and she concluded by soliciting her friends advico as to the way in which she could most easily rid herself ol his pre¬ sence. The old gentleman assured her that the stranger was aurely a young man of good education, nnd to all appearances, a gentleman—that, perhnps, being in agreeable company, ho paid no attention to the lateness of the hour. He advised her lo call Ihe slranger aside and repeat her inability to loilge him. She accord¬ ingly sent her moid to lilm, and with as much complacency as she could command, she recaplluliited the silualion of her fam¬ ily, observed that it grew lale, and mildly intimated that he would do well lo seek lodgings.
The Doclor replied that he would by no means incommode her family, but wilh her leave he would sinoko one more pipe wilh her boarders, and then relire.
He returned to the company, filled his pipe, and wllh the firsl whilT his conver¬ sational powers returned with double force. He recounted Ihe hardships endured by iheir ancestors ; he extolled their piely, virlue, nnd devotion lo religious freedom. The subject of the day's debate in the Ilouso o( Representatives was mentioned by one of the members. A bill had been introduced to extend the prerogatives of the royal governor. The Doctor immedi¬ ately joined in thc discussion, supported the collonial righis with new and forcible arguments, was familiur wllh the names of the influeutial men in the Houso when Dudley wns governor, recited their speech¬ es, and applauded their nobio defenco of the charier of rights.
During a discourse so appropriately in¬ ieresling lo the delighted company, no wonder tho clock sU-uck eleveiiunperceiv- ed by them. Nor was it a wonder that the palience of Mr% FranMin becnine ex¬ hausled. She now entered the room and addressed tho Dot^r ^fore tho whole company, wiih a warmth glowing wilh a determination to bo her own protectress. She told him plainly that she ihoughl her¬ self imposed on, bul that she had friends who would dufend her, and insisted that he should immedialely leavo the houso.
Thc Doctor made a slight apology and deliberately put on his grenl coat and hat; look leave of the company and approach¬ ed the slreet door aitended by the mistress and lighted by the maid.
'While the Doctor and his companions had been enjoying ihemselves wilhin, a most tremendous storm of wind and rain had occurred without, and no sooner had the maid lifted the latch than a roaring- northeaster forced open the door, extin¬ guishing the .'(ght, nnd almost filled the enlry with drifted snow and hall. As soon as the candle was relighted, the doc- ijir casl a wol'ul look at the door, and thus addressed his molher:
" .My dear madam, can you turn mo out in this slorm ? I nm a stranger in this lown, and will perish in tlie street. You look like a charitablo lady—I should nol ihipk. you could turn a dog from your housB this cold and stormy nighl."
"Don't talk of charily," replied his mother, ''charily begins at home." It is your own fnult. not mino, that you have larried so long. I'n bo plain wilh you, sir, I do not liko eiiher your looks oryour conducl, and fear you havo. some bad de¬ sign in thus intruding yourself into my family.
- The warmth of this parley had drawn thc company from the parlor, and by their uniied inlerference tke tiranger was )x»r- mitted to lodgo in the- house ; and as no bed could be had, he consented to rest in the easy chair before the parlor fire.
Though the boarders appeared to con¬ fide in the stranger's honesly, il was nol so wilh Mrs. Franklin. With suspicious caution sho collected her silver spoons, pepper box and porringer from her closet, and afler securing her parlor door by slicking a fork over the latch, carried the valuables lo her chamber, charging the negro man to sleep wilh his clothes on, to take the great clenver lo bed with him, and to waken and seize tho vagranl at the iirst noise he should muke in aliempting to ^iiiinder.
.Mrs. Ffaakiui roso beforo tha sun, rous¬ ed her domestics, nnd was quile agreeably suqirised lo find her terrific guest quietly sleeping in the chair. She awoke him tvith a cheerful good moriuug; inquired bow he ce.«ted and invited hiiiite partake of her breakfast, which waealv/ays served previous lo that of her boardors.
'' And pray, sir," said Jlrs. Franklin, ''as you appear lo be a slranger in lloalou, to what distuiil country  do jou belong !"
" I belong, madam, lo tho Colony of Pennsylvania, and reside in I'hiladelphia."
At the menlion of Pliiladelphia. the Doctor declared he for the first time per¬ ceived somelhing like emolion in her.
" Philadelphia," eaid she, while tho earnest nnxieiy of a mother suff'used her eye ; "why, if you live in Philadelphia, perhaps you know my Ben ?"
" Who madam ?''
" Itcn Franklin, my dear Ben—oh, how ? would give lhe world lo see him ! He is the dearest son that ever blessed a molh¬ er."
" What! is Ben Franklin, the printer, your son ? Why he is my most intimate friend. He nnd I work logether.and lodge in the same room.
" Oh! heaven forgive me!" exclaimed the lady, raising her learful eyes, '-and have I sufl'ered a friend of my own Ucn to sleep upon this chair, while I myself rested upon a soft bed !"
Mrs. Fninklin then told her unknown guest that ihough he had been absent from hor ever since he was a cliild, she could nol fail lo know him among a thousand slrango faces; for there was a nalural fee¬ ling in lhe brensi of every mother, which she knew would enable her, withont lhe possibility of a inislake, lo recognize her son in any disguise he might assume.
Frankiain doubled, nnd look leave lo dispute his molher's proposilion on Ihe powerof nalural feeling. He said he had Iried lliis "nalural feeling" in his own molher, and found il deficient in the pow¬ er ahe ascribed to it-
"Aiid did your mother,'' inquired she, "nol know yon ? or if she did not seem lo know you, was there nol, in her kimlnesa lo you, an evidenco thut she saw someling inyour appearance which was dear loher so that sho could nol resist treating you wilh parliculnr lenderness and affection ?"
"Xo, indeed," replied Frankiain : "she neither knew me, nor did sho treat mo, with the leasl symtoms of knindness. She •ould have lurned me out of doora but for the iiiterposilion of strangers. Sho could hardly be persu.ided lo allow me to sit at her lable, I knew 1 was in my mother's house, and had a claim upon her hospitality; and, therefore, you may suppose when she peremptorily command¬ ed me to leave tne housc, I tvas in uo hur¬ ry to obey."
"Surely," interrupted his mother, "she could not have tre?ted you so unmolherly without some cause."
"I gnve her none," replied the Doclor. "Sho Vould lell you herself I had always been a dulifu son—that she doaled upon me, and ihat when I came to her house as a stranger, my behaviour was scrupu¬ lously correct and respectful, ll was a stormy nighl, and I had been absent so long that I had become a fclraiiger in the placo. I told my mother t'.ils, and yet so litlle was i.ho inllueuced by that "nalural feeling, of which you spenk, that she abso¬ lulely refused me a bed, and would hardly suiTer what she called my presumption in laking a seat al the table, llut this was not the worsl. Uut no sooner was the sup¬ per ended tban my good moihor told me, with an air of solemn earnestness, tlmt I musl leave her house."
Franklin then proceeded lo descrido the sceno at the front door—the snow drift that camo so opportunely inlo tho entry—his appeal lo her ''natural feel¬ ing" of mother—her unnalural and un¬ feeling rejection of his prayor—and final¬ ly, her very reluctant compliance wilh tho solicilalionsof other persons in his behalf —that he tvas permitied to sleep on a chair.
Kvery word in this touching recital went homo lo the heart of Mrs. Frank¬ lin, who could not fail to perceive that it was a true narrative of iho events of the proceeding night in her own house; and, while she endeavored to escnpe from the self-reproach that sho had acled llic part of an unfeeling molher, she could nol ea¬ sily resist tho conviciion that the slranger, who became mote and more interesting to her,ps he proceediad in his discourse, was indeed her own son—But when she observed the tender expressivences of his eyes as ho feelingly recapitulated the cir¬ cumstances under which she allemptej 10 turn him shelterless into the streel, her material convictjoH overcame all remain¬ ing doubt, nnd she threw hcfsejf into hit arms, CEciaiming.
Ht m«ist be—it must be my denr tJen !"*
B^"Socrai<« heing asked by a young man wheiher ho woold mnrry,'replied :
"My son, if you marry you will repenl il ;.if you do nol marry you will be sorry ; whichever you do you will regret."
'Everyone shallies,yto! that which
Ihey sow.
"There's Nothings Trne but Heaven."
When we first lieawl these words, wo are inclined lo think, there must bo, in the world, some lasling good besides that which is denied from nbove. But upon more reflection we will bo led lo conclude ihat every thing of an earthly nature, will soon fudc away and forever pass from our view.
Wealth, wilh all tho attractions atten¬ dant upon it, may for a short limc, appear lo promise to us true enjoyment; bul in a momenl all our fondest hopes may bo turn¬ ed lo tho bitterest dlsappohiiinenls, and we feel that " There's noihing true but Heaven."
We mny trust confidently In those whom wc fondly hoped were our friends ; but when aflliclion comes, or when w-c most need their sympathy, some of those whom we thoughl were the most faithful, have enlirely forsaken us. And the re¬ sistless hand of dealh, may take frcm our midsl, lho,se fow, whostill remain unchan¬ ged, and thus we are led lo think, that true and lasling fricn.lshlp is nol lo be found on earth.
The I'uir and the beauliful, may picture lo themselves bright scenes of pleasure, which they soon hopu lo realize, bul how oflen nre thcy disappoinled, how often do all their pleasures fly away just as they are about to enjoy tbem, and when il is loo lute, they knotv "There'snothing true but Heaven."
When our life is almost gone, and we see the wisdom, pleasure, weallh nnd happiness of this world rapidly pa.ss from our sight,and our spirits are about to wing ihelr flight lo anolher world, then can we fully realize "There's noihing truo bul Heaven."
Beaatiful. Il cannol bc that earlh is man's abiding place, Il cannot bo ihat our life i,'5 cast' up by tho ocean of eternity to float upon i ils waves and sink into nothingness. Else I why is it that the glorious aspiralions ! which leap like angels from tho temple of our hearls are forever wanderiiigaboul un¬ satisfied ? Why is il that the rainbow and the clouds come over wilh a beauiy that is not of earth, and pass ofl^to leave us lo miiso on their faded loveliness ? Wby is it that the slars who hold festival around thc midnight ihrone aro set nbove thc grasp of our llinlled faculties forever mocking ua wilh their iinupproachiible glory? And, finally, why Is it that tho bright forms of human boauty aro presen¬ ted to our view and then laken from us, leaving the thousand slreams of our afl'ec¬ tions to flow back in Alpine torrents!— Wu are born for a higher destiny than that of earth. Thero is a realm where rain¬ bows never fade, where the slars will be out before us like islets thai slumber on the ocean, and whero the beings that pass beforo us liko shadows will slay in our possession forever,
To Keep Mutton Bweet, As soon as your mutton is dressed placo il in some situation whero it will freeze. When thoroughly frozen, remove it toan oul-bullding, or some other convenieni place, where it will be in no danger from dogs or other animals, nnd having packed it in a close and compact heap, cover it carefully wilh the pells. Secured in this way, mulion, or other fresh meats may be preserved perfectly sweel, and in posses¬ sion of ils juiciness, lill lato in the spring. We have known il kept so I'roiu Noi-em- ber till tho first of April. Tlio pelts be¬ ing a non eoiiductor, pteveiit ils thawing. [_Ocnnaniou)n Telegraph.
WV A young lady recently relurned from a boarding school, beinp: .iskcd at the lable ifshe wonld lake some more cabbnge replied : "lly no means, madam—gas- tronomical satiety admonishes mc that I have arrived al the ultimate of culinary deglntlnalion consistent with the code of Esculapius."
Ukcipk FOIl Wasiiing.—Put two lable spooiifulls of tuipentine lo ono of soft soap, and use the same as common soap. It will reduce the labor oue-third and the soap will go farther. It has beon Irsled here tothe satisfuctiois of tliose who lia-/e t.-ied it,—liural Xew Vorhr.
£5^" I'ecollect, sir," said n tavern- keeper to acoacli pa.ssengcr who had only a glassof 14-alcr, and not rcnieuibering the waiter—" Kecolleci, i-lr, If you lose yonr |«trso, ijou didn't jiiilliI oal litre f
IM9".\n Irisiiiiittu  in   lecouiincndinga
cow said she would givA  mi Ut year after
; year, wilhoul having taivcs," Hocause "
¦ 'd he "ll runs ill the brade for shecamo
i of a cow lllill niver had 11 calf."
01^ I'he man who made iho shoe for I tbo foot of a mountain, is now engaged Ion ahal for tbojjcnd of a discourse.
TUB DOKSTICK LETTKRS—CU.N'TI.VUKD.
I'lR'^T  COMPLETE   C01.I.ECTI0X.
Original Views of men and Tliinii^.
UWIOROl'S ASPECTS OF .IMKltlCilBr LIFE.
IV,—DoesticksDoscribes himselfin verse. The Buffalo Express asks us, iu such a "powerful," winning ivay, to tell ">vho Is Doesticks," that we really must reply. First, in his own words, he is a yiuin^ man, lineally descended from
".\ gciuiiiiG poelical mother. Ditto father, ditlo big brother." Who also says: '¦Though I'vo written for  tcork In the office all
duy, I will still kcrji writing iot pastime auA play."
Again: I'm out of my  cradle,   I'm   safo through my
teens, I guosa I'm  "some   pumpkins,*'   mid think 1
know beans; llc-nccfnrlh I'm to buttle, wilh banner unfurled, And carve my wny throngh a thundering rough world." From lhe following tvo judgo him to bo ''a limb of tho law."
'' hereafter, when I'm expoiin.llngthe luws
And gulling the people,  in trying their cause. You shall record my trimiiplia professional, Or "set up'' my speech,  under the head "Con¬ gressional.'' That he has been a devil, or some oth¬ er equally dignified   fixture of a printing- offlce, appears from the following, wherein he talks lo his printer-brother: Yo'a know I once hated "Mecliaiile.-,''uiid then Considered Uieiti iuss  than  prorcsalunal men ; But llnio hns changed  my opiniun, ,tiid mado Mo more courteous lo those who learn a trade. And 30, since I look on those things moro be¬ nignly, I am huppy to hear gnu arc doing so finely. But y.iu'll lire of the lite, ero ten years you'vo
lud it, or. Perhaps, gel pr<.>inoted, and rise to an Edilor— -¦Vnd then llcuvcii   save   mo from boiii.i^ your
creditor. (Don't gut mad nbout that, twns therhynio that
1 suid It for) But I don't think   running   in d..'bt o'er ivlll
"bust" you, "K.ifie why ?''    Dou't thiuk any one ever will
trust you. But keep at It old  buy,  if you think y. u will
like a, Publisher's fortune—and slick lo your "pica," "Pcftrl," "d-ianion,!,'' and "agate,'' ''brovlcr,"
and "I.mg primer;'' Put ovor the lire ynur ''roller," lo simmer, (.V compound, I think,  uf gluo and molasses. With a auicll, Iiko tho   stable of furty jack-uss-
GH,-,) With "niallct," and  "shouting  stick" wurk nl
tho "chases," .-Vnd "lock up'' tho "mallei.," in iron "m'' ''bra¬ ces." Print hundreds of lies,  full of hntrad and ma¬ lice, And toil, like an old Uoman slave, nt the "gal¬ leys." Wurk liiiril, fur two hours, the "pUitcn'' to level, .\.iid throw the "shecji's  foot" twoiilv times at
the "dovil," And call him a "skulk," a "soger," a " dead¬ head." And wish ho was sunk iu the ocean, well ''load¬ ed"— Swear at the jours, andsivoarat tho prcntice.'i— Swear at tho monov, which "«i»i cst inventus''
'is—- Swear at your paper, each honr in thc day— Swcnr it's a hniiibng, aud swear it won't pay— Swciir you'ro a bankrupt—and then run away! With lliu pen of a prophet, and eye of a seer, I have tluis shadowed forth your fuiurc career— ¦i'uii may think yourself luckv, too. if vou should
faill At thc end of the yonr, to bc locked up in jnil, Then, bnl two things arc  loft to a fellow, d'yo
-V razor—nnd verdict of "feh tie se" "i'our destiny may not be quite so forlorn, But the rond tn   wealth   you'vo  begun, 'in a
horn." I hope you will never have cnusc to repent of
it, .Viul uever coinc out of the littlest cn.l of it.
What an Editor does not Like.
To pay postage on a leiter ordering d discontinuance of a paper, when perhaps thc subscriber is in arrears.
'2. To pay poslago on communications perhaps not more than ten lines in lengih, where none but the writer's interest is concerned.
3. To be lu debt without the means to pay,because his sulsoribers will nut p.iy.
-1. To send a papur six mouths or a year loone who Is deader moved away, and postmasteroisotiie elseonu taking them out and reiidliig them aud then afler ali receive aletler Irom the postmaster, .lay¬ ing, "Slop your paper sem lo Mr. ,
he is dead," or 'moved away' but not a word about pay.
5. To have a man to take the paper unlil he Is indebl eighl or nine dollars, and then hlip off lo parts unknown, wiihoui raying; leaving the posl-inaster lo give notice of the slide, (olheeditor.