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... as ERROR IN TIE T~REATMENT OF CHR1STrA ?? and real Crstiainity, universal as a doctriisi system and 10. universal in practice, would be a gloriu stt ftig 'S the happiness that would ensue seemros sttoeoisf tings co- - template aposbein this world. BuAt unfortuniately, inwhere Chriti~ax~ty exists as a proE~da, it does not In even there previl ~in practice. Te creeds and'the le churche are there ...

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... || || TRADITIONAIT LEGENDS.-Zeuxis refusing to sell his pictures, because no sum of money was sufficient to buy them, and imitating fruitso nicely that the birds came an pecked at it; Parrhasius cozening Zeuxis into the belief o that his simulated curtain was real, and craocifing a bond- d man (the wretch l) that he might transfer his contortions A to canvass; Apeles inducing a horse to neigh ...

Borrowed Crifles

... Zorralmett- Alrtffrea Some people use one-half of their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it. I don't think, husband, you are very smart. No indeed, wife, but everybody knows I'm awful shred'd ' It is a mistake to suppose that time is money. We know of one or two railroad companies that make first-rate time -but no money. Barber, I think this towel has been ...

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... FiNE ALES AND PORTER.- I dare say now you think that fine head is a recommendation to your tipple. The author of a practical treatise on brewing, however, lets us into a scret; the heading, he tells us, is a mixture of half alum and half copperas, ground to a fine powder, and is so called for giving to porter and ales the beautiful head of froth which constitutes one of its peculiar ...

Borrowed Crifles

... l3arrohn'd Ceffles. Did the horseman who scoured the plain use soap? UNIVERSAL PROFESSION.-That of gold-chaser. Which is the funniest, you or I 1-I, to be sure, because I'm the querist. No dust affects the eyes like gold dust, and no glasses like brandy glasses. An artificial florist lately described himself as hesd gardener to the ladies. How is the market neighbour ?- Very quiet.- ...

POETRY

... I LAKE AND WATERFALL. (From Alt the Year Rounnd). The stee and rugged cliffs, The ltae, and dark wood sighing, Like deep reflection seem, Profound and calmly lying. And there, with thundering roar, Between the rocks wild gushing, Like to the hardy act, Tho waterfall is rushing. Thon should'st, like yonder lake, Reflecting stay-deep thinking; Then boldly, like the stream, Rush on to act ...

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... A SoCIAHL Liox.-Two French. soldiers set off one, ra day to proceed to El Arouch, a settlement on. -the road ca between Phillippeville and Coostantine, -to which there is TIn a direct rout tronm Jemappes, by a path through the bush, an They did not start together, and the one who commenced no the journey first was much intoxicated. After proceeding uit some distance, in the course of doing ...

POETRY

... A GLANCE AT CHIVALRY. BY J. JAMES. The splendent reign of Chivalry is fled; No more the fear-proof knights and fiery steeds, In gold and flashing panoply arrayed, In the proud rivalry of noble deeds, Convulse the plain as with an earthquake's tread, While the career the lances' crash precedes; Ere mace and axe exchange terrific blows, And battered mail with ardent flashes glows. The gorgeous ...

Gems of Chought

... GtM of Inoubt. A man may be a fool with wit, but never with judg- ment. The passport to heaven is written nowhere else than upon the leaves of a pure heart. A man's life is too long when he outlives his character, his health, and his estate. Men should be like wine-they should grow better as they grow older. It is in vain to hope to please all alike. - Leta man stand with his face in what ...

FASHIONS FOR MAY

... f Do-- - . . The variet (FromLeFle II Material for springd s ryreat Thiyeafrviingde, weha essaets with veryrowt sthipes, y ?? ave the apingline cbtdele, a mixture of gilk and wool, covered with spots, or small flowers of deep colrs;t, almost invariably on a drab ground. The little stripes of black and white mixed are also still in vogue; the Polis de chbvere, with small check formed by silk ...

POETRY

... ?? I TO MAY. BY J. JAMES. [FOB THE CHRONIC.I Hail heavenly visitant! inspiring May I What life-renewing virtues prove thy charms! Attending potent Nature's vital sway, Thy smile of youth and energy disarms Borean demons, who'd extinguish day, And freeze the joys which genial power warms, Once more arrayed in loveliness divine, Dost thou impart thine influence benign. Thv brghtening spirit ...

POETRY

... I MAY MORNING (From the Dabn Meiaziife of may, 1860.) The heaven stoops to kiss the earth, 'Tis that which maketh May- The olden world takes a new birth, And a fresh life to-day. There's not a bird holds tongue, I swear, If not the round-eyed owl That sits, like capuchin, with lair Of ivy-tod for cowl. To-night he'll cry tu-whit, tn-whoo- But none of us will stay With omens nocturn to imbrue ...