Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              PITTS'fON GAZETTE. IT and susqueii ITE JO MAL. C i« I ft MD. a IWftklij Jlftn2pnjitr-(Stontrii la Urns, liftrntort, tljs flimnntilt, Alining, Blrrlinuirnl, nnit Mrata at tj)t Cnuntrij, Siffiftfirta, Simaintnf, fct. )-€'mD Mlm yDn aitntinr. -fl -ft?1 pittston, pa., Friday, may 20, isra. VOLUME UMBER 40. WHOLE NUMBER 144. strange events, I deem it, perhaps, due to myself and the cause of truth, to mako a statement, which will set them, in their true light before ihe public." The object of which was, " lo correct misapprehension." Really, 1 cannot "=ee that this lan. guage is equivalent to saying, that 1 intended to give a history "of the whole case as it is." Had 1 been ever so much disposod I had not the means of doing this, (or not a scrip referring to this matter of conference doings in the case was in my posses, sion. I simply aimed to correct these "strange stories." One of which was, that 1 was clamorous and enthusiastic in the defense, and offensively obtrusive of my views of Spiritual Manifestations; and that this tvas the reason of my expulsion from the ministry. My statement on this point was Intended lo correct this "story," not as Doctor Peck says •? to shield me from the censure of conference." h is true, I " urged it In my defense before conference," but not in justification of mjr book, lior in bar of conference censure, but simply to show that spiritual manifestations was not a hobby with me, nor a one idea ultraism, from the ministry because / would, not suy I uUl not believe thai true which / did believe and do still and, pralab/y always shall believe to be true, globioi'slv trie."— " Now/' says Doctor Peck, " lie was not disfranchised because lie would not say he did not believe anything whatever Jo he true." Certainly this is unmistakably frank. Yet the proceedings show that i was " required to recani" certain sentiments alleged to be contained in my book, and to " withdraw it, so fur a? practicoble, from circulation." Dors the Doctor suppose 1 did not believe those sentiments, that my published and private opinions on the same subject were not identical? And could 1 recant the one without at the same time recanting the other 1 and could 1 do this without saying " to all intents, purposes, and constructions whatever/,' that 1 did not believe them 7 And as 1 did beiievc them true, had 1 rccanted, would | not liavo said " 1 do not believe that true, which 1 did believe?" will playing on terms change principles in ethics? Still further; according lo Doctor Peck's own showing my defense of spiritual manilestations, was charged by the conference with what lie calls " four radical heresies." 1 Necromancy. 2 New condition of salvatipn.-r-3 The inefficiency of the jjospcl to accomplish the world's convcrism. 1 New revelations. These I was required lo recant. Of course, this could not bo donp without conceding them. Let lis look into the import of this requisition a little. According to the reporj, desiring and re- i ceiviug communications from departed spi. rils, is necromancy, what! if they are from heaven t Doctor Peek will not ns sort this. Well, 1 believe the commiini. cations I recorded, were from heaven, 1 was requited to concedo that they were o't the class called necromancy, arid recant them as such. And what is the difference between saying, spiritual manifestations are iiecromnncy, and saying, they are not from the sainted dead ? Had I said the former, would I not also have said the lat. let ? And what Would have been the difference between this, and saying, " I did uot believe that true, which 1 did beiievc true?" tub LITTLE THINGS Little drops of water, the boatswain, rattan in hand, gave each one a "reminder" as he came on deck.— Asa was the last, as usual, but watching the boatswain's bamboo, he calight the weapon in his band, and desirously twitched it out of the ruffian's grasp. "Hello, whiskers!" said he, "I hope you didn't mean to lilt me, cause it hurts a feller. No, you didn't; wal, I thought so— I forgive you," and he threw the rattan overboard, and escaped to the quarter-deck where his originality and supposed imbecility secured him impunity. In fact, he was treated as a privileged bufToon by the officers. Temperance in Indiana. T The Legislature of Indiana, before its recent adjournment, passed an act to regnlaie nnd restrain the Liquor Traffic, whe:*- °' ,p?ilowin8Ds * synopsis :— 1. I hai im, person hall retail spirituous liquors, except W mechanical, chemical, medicinal or culinary purposes, unless a majority of the legal 0f ,be town. ship shall indorse " License" on their tick- I els at the annual Spring election • amj t[ien I not until he give bond in the sum of *2000. conditioned to keep an orderly house, and pay all fines, penalties, or damages that may be assessed against hiin under the provisions of the bill. 2. After such vote the Auditor must issue a license to every person who is wil, ling lo comply with the law in giving bond. THE PITTSTON GAZETIE, Advice of an Old Lady. Now, John, listen to me, for I am older than you, 0r I couldn't be your mother  or five times before brcakfa,, y ,fm£ know how late she lies in bed in the morn ing. Yob should take notice whether her complexion is the same in the morning it is in the evening, or whether the morn. | ing wash and the towel have robbed her of het evening bloom. You should take oaro to fcvrprise her, so that you may see her in • !^n«ng dress, and observe how her hairl^u,s when she is not expecting you. I f possroV, you should be where you can hear ths- taming conversation between her and ne^: inother. If she is ill-natured and snappish j*, j)er mother, so she will be to you, depend o* J,. But if you find her i.1 l ressetf ht9t]y in the morning, with the same eddntenance, the same smiles, the 6ame neatly combed hair, the same ready and pleasant answer* to her mother, which characterized her appearance and deportment in the erening, and particularly if she is lending a hand to get the breakfast ready in good season, she is a prize, John, and the sooner yon secure her to yourself the better. AND I.ittlo grains of sand, Make tl.e mighty ocean, Bii«Clitc liana Antliracitc Journal And the beauteous land. And the little moments, PUBLISHED WEEKLY DY C. M. RICHART Cfc H. S. PHILLIPS Humble though they be, Muku the mighty ages VJict I felt tide if Main Street,jeronil story iD/ the "l.ong Store" of Wither tir H ood. tn« "QaxSTTJI fc JomMAL" is published every Friday, «t Two DdI'Lar* p«r annum. Two Dollars unit Fifty Conn will lie charged ir mil puid within the year. Ho paper wilt be discontinued until ull arrearage* arc paid. AovMrisimtrrs ore Inserted conspicuously atOitr poi.r mi per siiuare «Df fourteen lilies for Hi roe insertions; andTWtKTV-rtva Cents addition*! forevery subsequent Insertion. A liberal deduction to those wlio adverluni for si v months or the whole year. Joa Work.—We hove lonaeclrd with  a well selected asaorlmeiit of Joa T»rjt, which will ins bla into execute, ill the neatest style, et cry »ariety or lining. 01'eternity. ,8o our little crfors Lend the soul away From the paths of virtue, Oft, in sin to stray. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an F.dtn, Taking up a cannon ball, one day, he asked-r- FOE1W. Like the HeaVen above. Little seeds of mercy, , "Wljat'n the world is this ycre thing, captain ?" "That's what we keep lo pppper the Yankees With," answered Bagshot. Sown by yoiilhftil linnda, Grow to Mens the nations, fc—— -IT 3. The word " retail" is defined to mean the sale, either direct or indirect, or any less quantity than a gallon. YOUTH AND AGE Far in Heathen lands. "Want to know V said Asa, "how do you work it V That limps along in life's decline, Oncc liore a heart «■ young, os warm, I often think each tottering form "We pul them into those big guns, and fire them'off." 4. The penalty for selling in violation of the law may be any sum not over 8200. 5. No license undei thij bill shall au. thorize the sale of liquor on Sundays, ASA KNOLINS' ADVENTURES. As fUll of idle thought as mine .' And each has had its dream of joy, BY THE 01.1) 'un "Shaw ! you don'l say so. travel pretty fast, captain ?" ''So lost you can't see them." "Hurl a feller if they "dYes, when they are fired oat of a Do they 6. Any retailer causing the intoxication of any pcrran, is bound to take care of and board such intoxicated person until he gets sober, without compensation ; and, if lie fail, any other person may do so, or cause the same to be done, and recover for the same, with 50 per cent, damages thereon. Hi* own uncqualed pure romance ; Commencing when the blushing boy First thrills at lovely womans glance. Asa T. Knolins was a genuine specimen of the down Host Yankee—a log. chopping, trading, stfh goinff, amphibious animal, pnssirijj'litrte tfetjfeen the ocean and mainland. In onfe'd'f |i"is'voyages between the irrBlpWsst, to Porto Rico, and by some chance it happened that his vessel sailed wlthotit hiiii. Asa fdlt somewhat hometick when compellptl to prolong his visit, and watched eagerly for an oppertunlty of returning to'hisfwrt native land. Another of these floating stories was, that I had changed my views of theology and church economy, and, as a Methodist preacher, assailed Methodism. To cor. rec; this, I stated that nothing of the kind was even " alleged against me.'' Docior Peck thinks " this a strango statement," and contends thai, what he is pleased to call the " four radical heresies,"' urged against my Work, " furnish Unmistakable evidence that, i had not only changed my views of the doctrines and usages of the church, but had given them to the wind," i e, wholly abandoned them, if I understand him, and were "so many assaults upon them." Now, this is the first infor. mation 1 have had of this. 1 did not suppose a single member of the conference thought that 1 had changed uiy theological or ecclesiastical faith in the smallest measure. i did not undeistand the rrpoit of the cemmittee nor Doctor Peck in defending it, as alleging any such thing; but simply that i had embraced other views which they thought, from the tenacity with which 1 seemed to cling to thbm, were likely to work out such a result, not that it had done so, and hence, that it was unsafe to continue mo in the ministry. I supposed his pica that spiritual manifestations, " supercede the gospel—set aside the New Testament as deficient and inefficient—sup- supply a new system of revelation?, and erect a new standard of conscience," merely introduced to show a ttndency to change, not to convict me of having already " thrown the doctrines and usages of the church to the wind.'' If 1 was mistaken, then it follows, 1 That my statement in the Telegraph was erroneous, and that the report it contradicted was true, 2 That the con- I ference so far did me injustice, as not to inform me that the reason of their procedure agaiust me was, -because 1 had mode' " shipwreck of the faith," instead of, that I was stearing toward the "breakers."— Be it that my belief in the reality of spiritual manifestations is inconsistent, and an. tagonistic even, to the teachings of the articles and discipline of Methodism, does it follow that I had given the latter "to the wind 1" Many minds cling to both parts of a contradiction, and suppose I am one of (hem. It prove me • fool, but hardly show that I was a liar. I regret that Doctor Peck fell called upon to state that" Mr. Harvey thinks all this—things revealed by spirits, not only above and beyond the Bible, but plainly contradictory to it—consistent with the doctrines and Usages of the church." I certainly believe all such revelations, if they are really ol a spiritual origin—from hell; and so I stated in my " Defense," and also to Doctor Peck personally. The Doctor has done me, and 1 can but thiuk himself, great injustice in the above slate* menu And each could tell hi* tale of youth, gun." '•Not Mherways 7" "•No." WouUl think it scenes of love evince More passions, more unearthly truth, A Bury pay tiny. "Then here goes !"cricd Asa, and hand, ling the missile like a bow ling-ball, lie let it drive among the hgs of the officers and men, shouting, "hurrah ? let her rip !" A profligate young fellow a son of a lawyer of some eminence in Rhode Island, on a certain iriiisirring or inspection day, purchased a horse of an ignorant farmer, and engaged to pay for it the next inspection. r Than uny tale before or since. Yes ! they could tell of tender lays, 7. No money shall be received for li- At miiluight penned in classic shades, Of Jays more bright than modern days— 8. Disorderly houses where intoxicating liquors are sold are made nuisances—and subject to the laws in relation thereto. cense. And maids more bright than modern maids. Of whispers in a willing car, One evening, as'he'was walking along thr; sra side in melancholy guise, lift was suddenly surrotlfided fDy a gang of British sailors, belonging to the sloop of-war Ter. rible, commanded bv Captain Bagshot. and then busy in takirig In water and other stores preparatory', id a continuance ol her three years' cruise. Asa was disposed to show fight at first, but as the press gang was armed n ith cutlasses he concluded his best policy was to submit quietlv, and so he entered the barge without opposition, and wgs taken on board the slcfop. That night as he lay awnke, broot'ing over his misfortunes, he chalked out his plan of conduct w'hieh was rib other than to feign a simplicity, amounting almost to idiocy, and to display as little know ledge of seamanship 09 possible. Ho knew how to throw into his countenance an air of comverdancy and innocence, calfcultUed to throw the .shrewdest observer off his Cries of roge and pain followed. "Seems to me, captain," said Asa, coolly, "these ere things do hurt a feller, even if ihcy ain't fired out of a gun." 0. Any wife, child, parent, guardian, employer or other person, injured in per. son, property, or mcons of support, by an intoxicated person, or in consequence of such intoxication, has a right of action against the person causing such intoxication, and sureties on his bond, for exemplary damages. When the inspection day had come, and the farmer unsuspicious of the trick, sup. the note to be due, he called on the yoang man for payment. The latter expressed great astonishment that he should call .on him before the note was out. Of kisses on a blushing chcek, Each kiKS, each whisper, fur too dear, Kor modern lips to give or speak j Of passions too untimely crossed; One day the captain called Asa nft.— •■Jonathan," said he, "thero's a boat along, side ; you mav get your traps together, and go ashore. I think his Majesty can do without you," Or passions slighted or betrayed— Of kindred sptriU, early lost, And buds that blossom but to fade. Of beaming eyes and tresses gay, Elastic form nnd noble brow, .And forms that have all passed away, ' But it is out,' said the farmer; ' yon promised to pay me the next inspection day ; the time is come and 1 want mv money.'" Wall, captain," replied Asa, " afore you spoke, I'd pretty much made up my mind to quit. I kin make a fishin along shore, by a darn'd sight. Be. sides, I want to go home to sec the larks. Good bye, captain, I shall see you agin." 10. For the purposes of this act a mar lied woman has the same rights as H she were single; and damages paid by a mi nor shall be paid as the Court may. direct. AnJ left them what you see them front ! AnJ is U thus—is human love So very light and frail a thing 7 A nJ must youth's brightest visions move 'If you will look at the note again,' said the young man coolly, 'you will find It has a very long while to run yet,' The farmer was sure the note was due or ought to be, but on spelling over oareD fully he found to his astonishment that it was not djie till the resurrection day. He remonstrated with the young scape grace, but all to no purpose, and he finally laid the case before his father, jhe lawyer.-— The latter took his son aside, and told him he had better settle the claim at once. 11. A recovery against a retailer shall be conclusive against his sureties, both as to the rljjhr and amount of damages. 12 All contracts made with any person in a state of intoxication shall be void. "I think not," said the captain. Tbe report charged my book with heresv because it udvocatcd that communionlions from glorified spirits should bind the conscience, This I was required to recant as " recognising a condition of salvation not known in tho scriptures." What! that oommiti.icaiions from heaven are devoid of authority to bind the conscience ! No; the conference did not menn this.— They did not believe them from heaven.— I did. Could 1 have recanted without saying " I do no: believe (hat irue, which 1 did believe true," would not the sentiment have found utterance in the very act ? " Guess I shall. Good bye," said Asa, artd with a light heart he bade adieu to the Terrible. Forever on Time's restless wing? ylrnl alljthelips that talk ol bliss, Anil all the forms so slight, Must nil the eyes thut still are bright, 13. All places or houses where spirituous liquors are sold, bartered, or given away without license in a less quantity than a gallon, arc declared nuisances ; and subject to the law in relation thereto • and (he keeper thereof may bo fined in any sum not less than #10, nor niore than $50. More than three years afterwards, during 1 lie war of 1812, a British armed »es. st 1 lying at St. Johns, was boarded and carried in a dark night, by a daring band of American privoteersinen. The men were secured, one by one, as they came up.— The leader of the expedition then sought the commander and demanded his sword, indignant and confounded, captain Bagshot asked the name of his captor Hereafter only come to this 1 Then wliat arc earth's best visions worth, If we at length must loose them Ihus 1 If all we value most on earth The next day, at noon, a dish of boiled beans was set before him without any oth" fixins." Our friend " flared up" at the meagerness of the entertainment. "Biled beans and nb pork?'* lie exclaimed. " This is a little too mean, 1 ewow. Tuint fit for a dog " Had'nl you belter complain to the Captain, asked' the boatswain with a sneer. guard ' For,' said he ; ' though the pay day ia far distant, you are in a fair Way to have business enough on your hands that day without having your notes to settle." The advice was taken. Ere long must fade away from us 7 14. It is made the duty of the Prosecuting At:orney to proceed forthwith against such nuisances so soon as informed of the some, and if lie fail to prosecute, he is liable to be fined not less than $10, nor more than $25. For the Gazette. Mksshs. Editors:—The following article will sufficiently explain itself. It was sent to the Editor of the Christian Advocate and Journal, Kev. T. E. Bond, M. D , D. D , and rejected. In compliance with the advice of many personal friends, and more enemies of heartless despotism, whether ecclesiastical or political, friends, good and true, of that cardinal doctrine of American republicanism which asserts the inalienable right of every man to thinlc fur himself and speak his thoughts with freedom, and in obedience to the promptings of my own inclinations and views of propriety, 1 offer it to your sheet, without a word or syllabic altered. The reader will make his own comments, and form his own opinion of the spirit of republican freedom and moral justice which pervades, I will not say Methodism, for that would be untrue, but tone Mtthodiits. " When the righteous ore in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bcarcth rule the people mourn." " Lord bless you. captain," answered a familliar voice, "Don't you know me?— I'm Asa T. Knotllns, that boarded along with you, a spell back, at Porto Ilico. 1 told you 1 guessed I should meet you agin, aud when a Yankee guesses anything, it's sure to happen. Make yourselt comfortable, captain ; and excuse me lor a minute, 'cause I've got to haul down your bunting, and run up the stripes and stars, and work the vessel into Portland." My book was chaiged with heresy lie. cause it advocated the necessity of spiritual manifestations lo convert die world to the gospel, as " leuching the inefficiency of gospel instrumentalities for llie conversion of ;be world." This I was required lo recant, and, of course, lo concede.— Could this be done "iihout conceding thut there was no necessity for such manifestolions? And if no necessity existed for them, would there be any ? If not, where is the difference between saying no such necessity exists, and no such manifestations exist? And, as I believed such manifestations were, hud I recanted, would I not have said, •' 1 did not believe that Irue which I did believe true 1" A cotemporary lays down the following pithy code of newspaper by-laws. They are the best we have seen drawn up - 1. De brief. This is the age of telegraphs and stenography. 3. Be pointed. Don't write all around a subject without hitting it. 3. State facia, but don't stop to .moral, ize. It's a drowsy subject. Let the reader do his own dreaming. 4. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once into your iubjrct like a swimmer into cold water. Newspaper By—Laws VVhen 1 find the character and career of Washington studied here, by the few yet faithful to the forlorn hope of Italian freedom—when I see his name bring the unaccustomed light to eyes heavy with watch, ing and mournful with disappointment— wiien I hear that name spoken with deep reverence by lips that have sworn devolion, to the death; to la liberta del popolo, then I realize, as never before, the universality of his greatness and the quickening immortality ol his memory. I believe that, though God has sent, and yet may send, leaders as pure and true as our Washington—gilted with more of the electric element of genius—shining with more splendid qualities of heroism, that he has been, and will be, the secret soul of every popular uprising against oppression —every noble political revolution , for his grand endeavor was sanctioned and sanctified by a complete and pre-eminent success ; he attained to the very height and crown of his heroic undertaking, and there he stands, for all time, boldly relieved against heaven, the (error of tyranny, the strength, and inspiration, and example of the oppressed—the bold rebuker of kingly wrong -the stern vindicator of the people's right—the rebel triumphant—the soldier olive-crowned, the patriot with clean and empty hands. Such is the farreaching depth, the eternal vitality of one great, heroic life, sending its roots abroad into all lands, and lacing together continents and nations in bonds of unseen but iudestructable sympathy—such the far. sounding weight of or.e mighty purpose gloriously accomplished, which, amid treacherous straits of defeat and despair, ofT perilous shores of rock sealed power, anchors safe against leagued tempests, the great hope of the worldi—Grace Greenwood." That's it old «ea boss," remarked Knollins. " Complain lo the Cap'u—so 1 will." And regatdless of opposition, he bolted into the cabin, where captain Bugshot sat at dinner with three or four ol his officers.How to Take Oare of a Watch. "Who iho devil are you ?" asked the captain, fiercely, fixing his savage eye* on the Yankee. A watch must be carefully attended to. It should be wound up every morning or evening (perhaps evening is the best" lime) about the same hour. The key should be in good condition, and fit well to the arbor. If it is too large and has n steel point, it will soon wear ofT the corners of the arbor, and then it cannot be wound ujfat all. It should also be wound up with carc, not too fast nor slow, there are more mainsprings and chains broken through a jerk in windling, than from any other cause. As all metals contract and expand by heat, it must be manifest that to keep the watch as nearly as possible at ono temperature, is a necessary piece of attention. Keep the watch as constantly as possible in one posifli'n-—■ that is, if it hangs by day, let it hang by night against something soft. The hands of a chronometer or duplex watch should never be set backwards—in other watches this is ot no consequence. The glass should never be opened in watches that set and regulate at the back. On regulating a watch, should it be fast, move the regulator a trifle towards the slow, and if going slow, do the reverse, jjkiu cannot move the regulator too slightly or too gently at a time, and the only inconvenience is, that you may have to perform the duty more than oncc. "Who be I Knollins, "why I'm Asa T. Knollins, cap'n. Hope you're well—and bow's the folks to hum ? Pretly spry,"eh V 5, If you have written a sentence that you think particularly fine, draw your pen through It. A pet child is always the worst in the family. 4 Tlio report charged upon my pamphlet new revelations, and required mo to recant them. What! recant revelations from heaven ? No; they did not believe iheiri from heaven. ] did. Could i have embraced their opinion without surrendering my own ? If not, where would have been tlie difference between recanting this charge, and saying, I did not believe that true, which I did believe truo 1 And where, pray, would have been my views of spiritual manifestations after conceding all these, since if one is valid the whole is vitiated ? Now, if this can be done, if 1 can recant the above objections against spiritual manifestations, and still believe them, and be honest and consistent. I pro. test, ! am ready to do it. Will Doctor Peck help me here 1 "Your name is Jonathan, 1 guess," said Bagshot, mimicking the nasal tone ol Knollins. 6. Condense. Make sure that you really have an idea, and then record it in the shortest possible terms. We want thoughts in their qNintescenceC 7. Make your sentences short. Every period is a milestone, at which the reader may halt and rest himself. Respectfully yours, for freedom and truth, C. H. HARVFY. Kingston, May 13, 1863. For the Christian Advocate and Journal. "No, it aint—it's Asa T KndHina, cap tain." " Wyoming Conference and C. H. Harvey." "Well, what do you want of me?" in quired the captain. I)r. Bond—Dear sir, such is the heading of an article which appeared in your paper of Feb. '24th; over the signature of George Peck, D. D., in which in a variety of forms, I'am charged with the grave offence ol falsehood. If this charge is true, I am bound as a christian and an honorable man, to make a public acknowledgment and retraction ; and I profess to be such, and shall, when the charge is made good, make " the amend honorable."— And if it is not true, ( am sure that you, dear sir, will not wish my name to stand before the thousands of your readers ckar. jjed with such infamy. You will theretore, I tiust, award to me the privilege of a hearing before the readers- of your paper.As I cannot think it necessary to follow Doctor Peck through his entire article, and examine every paragraph by itself, I will simply say, in response to his sundry incidental inuendoes, s,uch as my "infidel tendencies." the infidel character of. the " spiritual Telegraph," canine conduct, and the like, that I know notjiing of the first, can't feel responsible, if the charge were true, for the second,—(for every man is responsible for his ovm views and writings, not for those of others,)—ttnd know not to what he refers in the last. I never knew anything of the report that 1 had circulated the Telegraph through the community in which I reside, till 1 saw it in Doctor Peek's article. It is enough to say, I am not, and never have been a subscriber to tliut paper, and never solicited one, In this or any other community. It is to his charge of misrepresentation to which I feel called upon to speak, Doctor Peek misapprehends the entire drift of my letter to the proprietor o| the Telegraph, and It is, doubtless, this capital error which has led him into so many rpistakes. lie says it was its " professed object to state the whole cause—the action of the Wyoming Conference—as it is." But "instead of this it is a partial, incorrect, and, as a whole, an untrue representation of the case." My language was, " as strange stories are afloat in regard to those "Seems to me you live pretty well here, cap'n," said Asa, looking over the table,— "Pretty tall fodder. Chickens, ham, pineupples, and O be joyful. Your cook hain't done the cjean thing % us, though. 'Spose you dWf'f fcnW nothing about it, and I tiio't I'd jest step up here and let you knOw how they serve us down stairs. Why, captain, they give us beans without any pork." Homage of a King to Genius. When the courtiers of Francis the First, of France, expressed surprise that he sho'd grieve so much on the death of the painter Leonardo Vinchi, he reproved them in the following words : " You are wrong to wonder at the honor I pay to this great painter j 1 can make a great many such Lords as you every day, but God only can make such a man as 1 now have lost." Another of these floating stories was, that 1 had apostatized from religion, become crazy, and the like. To correct this, I stated that my " Presiding Elder sent me out after the work was issued to attend quarterly meetings for him, and that many of the preachers at conference, and some since, had given me unasked, un. qualified assurances of their confidence in my theological soundness of faith, ohris. tian character, and ministerial competency." Doctor Peck thinks this was "urged as evidence that my publication was not deemed heretical," whereas it was urged to show that 1 was not esteemed by those competent to judge a crazy backslider. The reference I made to the petition of the Wyoming charge for my return to the pastorate, was simply intended to corrr«t another of these floating stories, which w as, that I had lost all respect and confidence among the people as u minister, in consequence of which I was disfranchised. It will be perceived that the8e reports, one and all, grew out of. and regarded my dismissal from the Wyoming conference and seminary, and constituted the reasons, where believed, of that dismissal. I deemed it due to myself and the cause of truth, to correct these misapprehensions. And while stating that tliese were not the reasons, I felt called upon to state the real reason, and did so, as I understood and still understand it. It was given as follows. " The sole cause of my expulsion from the ministry, the head and front of my offending, was the publication of my Defense." Not that 1 was " molested and punished for my private opinion." My opinion, according to my own statement, was not merely private ; 1 " had given it a thousand tongues," and these were sounding it abroad in the public ear. I moreover said, that I was " required to recant these opinions, and because I would nol. was disfranchised." That I was "expelled, One other matter and I will have done. That " little pop Run," the doctor thinks a "rich affair." I "am sofry to spoil his sport over it, but I must. It was not the conference, but its action which I so styled; and I freely graiit tlic expression was rather naughty and disrespectful even at that. I wilt chceftully recant so much; well, the doctor has something rich too, May I iiD. voke his attention to it? What sort of a " hydraulic, press"' was that by which "C. H. Harvey, late I'rtfpssor or'Natural Sciences in Wyoming Seminary," was " put into that liale hole," and held there as a "little volume of pent up air?" The professor always used pneumatic presses for compressing air, not hi/tlraulic. Am I getting so far behind the age ? "Bedns without pork ? astonishing I" "Yes captain, beans without pork. Don't that beat all natuf ?° No one ever did, ever can, or ever will love an habitual fretter, fault finder, or scolder. Husbands, wives, children, relatives, or domestics, have no affection for peevish, fretful fault-finders. Few tears are shed over the graves of such. Persons of high moral principles may tolerate them; may bear with them.—Many.a man has been driven to the tavern, to dissipation, by a peevish, fretful wife. Many a wife has been made miserable by a peevish, fretful husband. mm ■ "What do you live on when you're at home t" aslted the captain. "Pork and beans, biled chowder, flap, jacks and doughnuts,"' answered Asa. "What are flapjiicks t" asked the cap- tain Never keep a poor watch ; that is one with poorly finished works which cannot under any circumstances kefp good time. No person should keep a watch on which he cannot rely for accuracy; a good watch is a faithful mentor, a poor one is like a false companion. It makes no matter whether the case of o watch be gold or silver, il the works arc well rxecutcd and arranged, it is a good watch. Appearances in watches are as deceitful as the dress of individuals!; the character cannot be discovered by the outward appearance. One word more. Let none of our young or old friends who may come from the country this summer to visit New York City and roe Crystal Palaee, buy a watch at any auction he may see going on in any street, however respectable in appea ranee the slipp may bej if he doe», he will have to pay for a gilt instead of a gold one ; in such oases the price paid is always too dear for the lesson taught. "Don't you knoW? Why, I thought every loul knowed that. They're made out of flour and-eggs, and milk and water, beaten up kerslup, and then they're slotted into a frying pan;' and'done brown, and served up wjth mcrlasses, or merlosses and butter, whichever you like, and if they don't go down slick, then tharc's no stuns in Roxbury." "You seem to like inolusses," said the The author or " The Sketch Book."— Idly sauntering down Broadway a lew weeks since, we chanced to meet Washington Irving rambling as listlessly up that noisy, dusty thoroughfare. His eye un. dimmed and his ptep unfaltering, he seemed to be enjoying the busy, bustling crowd that rushed by him, quite unconscious that a man of genius, whose fame began so many years ago, was that day abroad. It was in no simple, curious mood, that we were induced to follow him, as he went chirping on, (for we heard a low, singing lone as we passed him,) and look moro attentively at so conspicuous a lion. He seemed more vigorous than we had seen him for many years, and his foot weht plumper upon the pavement than formerly. Dear, delightful old man I He was a clnssic when we were schoolboys; and his mind had enriched our literature before we were born. Continue, kind-hearted, genial Geoffrey Crayon, to perambulate a city thou has done so much to honor and make famous, and far distant be the day that records thy departure trom the sccnes in which thou hast taken so muoii interest and pleasure!—Boston Trans. D**  08~ Jwo loafers met upon the wharf yesterday and passed the compliments of the season. "Jim," said one, " have you seen Hall, he'a looking for you ?" " Hall f what Hall 1" was Jim's answer. " Why, Alco-hol, you fool." " Pshaw," responded Jim, that's a poor sell, and you wod'nt have caught me if I hadn't been hurt last night when John tripped me up." " John who ?" said Jim. " Demijohn, you numbscull."—Cleveland Herald. ..4», C. II. IIARVEY Kingston, March 1. 1853 "Well, I gtiess I do," said Asa, "but not ra if, as you fellers Cat it." "ilow then?" captain Do all in your power to teach your children self-government. If a child is passionate, '.each him, by gentle and patient means, to curb his temper. If he is greedy, cultivate liberality iu hint. If he is sulfish, promote generosity. * If ho is 'sulky, charm him out of if by encouragirg frank, good humor. In short, give your children the Habit of overcoming their besetting sins. _ "Well, I 'like to run a stick into the bung hole rDf a hogshead, and then pull it out and draw it through my mouth. Ain't it good then—well, I guess it is." "Well, Jonathan !" A learned young lady, "the other evening, astonished a company {by asking for the " loan of a diminutive, argenteous, truncated cone, oonvex on its summit, and semi perforated with symmetrical indentations." She wanted a thimble. "Jonathan, 1 say, I guess you may go nnd I'll see about that pork to-thor. row." "Asa, captain." Truth is known but of a very few, while false opinions go current with the rest of the world. "Very wpll, captain," replied .Asa. "j know'd you wouldn't see a feller imposed on." Doatino Mothrb.—Oh, you little posey dosey duckey honey, you want to kiss vour mamma—well there, take a buss; 1 do love you, you look so much like your fa. ther. The following is ' fearful,' besides being slightly original. We find it in the Literary Museum. ' Mr. Museum—if a dog s tale is kut awf intirely, would it interfear with hislowcowmotion ?' ' Answer: not exzaokly—it mite not effect his carriage, but 'twould intirely stop his waggin.' —o I The woy to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appears And Asa went back to his astounded shipmates, reporting that tho captain was "a pretty slick sort of a feller." One day, when tlie men didn't tumble up from below with the requisite alacrity, Husband.—Stop that nonsense ! 1 hate the dirty brat, he looks like Jones across the way—I detest Jones ! The cunning never forgive tJiote who refuse to be duped by them.