Till the stars of heaven are breaking Through the twilight soft and grey. Only waiting, till the reapers Have the last sheaf gathered home; For the summer time is faded, And the autumn's winds have come, Quickly, reapers, gather quickly The last ripe hours of my heart, Only waiting, till the angels Only waiting till the shadows Are a little longer grown; Only waiting, till the glimmer Of the day's last beam is is flown; Then from out the gathered darkness, Holy, deathless stars shall rise, By whose light my soul shall gladly Tread its pathway to the skies. YOUNG MEN. HE idea is prevalent in some communities, that THE the young men are unfit for generals or statesmen, and that they must be kept in the backgrouud until their physical strength is impaired by age, and their intellectual faculties blunted by years. Let us look at the history of the past, and from the long list of heroes and statesmen who have nobly distinguished themselves, we will find that they were young men who performed those acts which have won for them an imperishable meed of fame, and which placed their names on the page of history. Alexander, the conqueror of the whole civilized world, viz. Greece, Egypt, and Asia, died at 33. Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France when 33 years of age. Pitt, the younger brother, was 33 years of age, when in Britain's Parliament he boldly advocated the cause of the American Colonies; and but 22 when made Chancellor of the Exchequer. Edmund Burke, at the age of 25, was the First Lord of the Treasury. Our own Washington was but 25 when he covered the retreat of the British at Braddock's defeat, and was appointed to be commander-in chief of all the Virginia forces. Alexander Hamilton, at 20, was a Lieutenant Colonel and aid to Washington; at 25, a member of Congress, and at 32, Secretary of the Treasury. Thomas Jefferson was but 23 when he drafted the ever-memorable Declaration of Independence. At the age of 30 years, Sir Isaac Newton occupied the mechanical chair at Cambridge College, England, having by his scientific discoveries rendered his name immortal. ECHO ANSWERING. "WHAT must be done to conduct a newspaper แ right?"" write." Speaking of the Eastern war, one asked what will be the expence ?"-" pence." "What's necessary for a farmer to assist him?"— "system." "What would give a blind man the greatest delight?"—"light." "What's the best counsel given by a justice of the peace ?"-" peacc." "Who commits the greatest abominations ?""nations." "What cry is the great terrifier ?”—“ fire.” "What are some women's chief exercise ?"— "sighs." "Who is more beautiful than she? I demand an answer."-" Ann, sir." TOBACCO. THAT think you a lad of sixteen said to us late WHAT ly, when we remonstrated with him upon the base indulgence of tobacco ? "I don't smoke because I love it, but because it's a habit I can't overcome." It was at the same time a very sad and a very laughable excuse. Can't overcome it-a boy-can't overcome the filthy habit of smoking cigars, and chewing filthy tobacco; would rather deny himself the pleasure of decent company; rather possess a breath filled with the odor of corruption, than give up the pleasure of sucking at one of the most nauseous compounds that man, in his foolishness ever concocted. We pity that boy-we pity anybody who has not sufficient resolution to cast off a habit that he acknowledges is hourly committing ravages upon his health; who suffers in numerous ways; who loses self-respect, allows his teeth to accumulate offensive matter; lounges in ungraceful postures; obliges every one to open the windows wherever he goes, his own olfactory organs being deadened by the constant effluvia, so that he is not aware how great a nuisance he is; gives up all refinement-for who ever saw refinement in the midst of a puffing, lolling, spitting circle? Who ever saw refinemert |