/ J vJ PERKINS LIBRARY Diikr I nivor.sit^ Klirr iidoLn > i^^''^ ' 3^€)'QD'DQOQ'0Q'0Q'0Qi}Q''07 fj3(§ ^ CJ () §»kxi ^ i_£] W wig) w^J^T^T^J QUJ C7f)^QOQCQ>GQiOQjL7lf^ £^^r i?;^ nni AGHOSTIGS ON AI.L THE s mu\ W^tMtMlt^ 0f i\u llintd S^ O' '»'»'»'V/VVr'^ AND VARIOUS OTHER SUBJECTS, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, AND PERSONAL. ILLUSTRATED WITH |.}orlr:n(s of uU the prcsibcnts, aub O-ngralrinigs cf faarious otbrr JUnbs. By EOBEET BLACKWELL, PUBT.ISHKD FOR THi: AUTHOR. 18LiI. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year IBfil, by ROBERT BLACK WELL, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Cc.iul for llic Middle District of Tennessee. ^/5 |lrr0B!ir5. PAGE Adams, John 17 Adams, John Quiucy 25 Alabama 85 Almighty God 105 Arkansas 97 Atlanta 195 Augusta 205 Barton, K. C 153 Barlow, Rev. A. D 163 Bell, John 160 Bell, William 194 Bevely 220 Bible 207 Blackwcll, Robert ix Blackwell, John L 209 Blackwell, Mary T 168 Blackey, Dr. T. C 152 Bonaparte, Napoleon 135 Boswell, Dr. L. A 150 Bosworlh, John F 159 Brandy 176 Brown, John 224 Buchanan, James 43 California 93 Calhoun, John C 1.S2 Canton 216 Cars 168 Cheek, Dr. W. A 154 Childs, S. R 174 Clay, Honorable Henry 130 Clark 12s Lawson, Iloiioreil lltiffh A i:'('> Li'flcirc, Fannie Is7 Liijht MS Lilly. (V.lin J I'.M LinoDln. Abe 4a I^iiiisinnn S'.t Liioket, Oliver A 1 jj ^fa(li8on, James 21 Maine 51 Malnne, Bettie T 221 Martha 175 Marriage ISO Marv 174 Mary T. S 17'.l Mary lam 1 7f Massaohiisettp 57 Memphis, Tennessee 141 Michigan 10!) Minnesota 115 Mississippi 87 Missouri 99 Monroe, James 2:1 Moon 147 McM)ii, William V 173 Moon, Sarah P 185 MiirfrtM-shoro' 196 My mother, Klizaheth P. Blackwcll. lOfi McCroskey. L. E 18S McCrosky, II. A 212 Nashville 20r) Xi-hraska 124 News 1S4 New Ham]isliire 5.'{ New .Icrscv f)5 New .M<-.\ico I2.'{ New Orleans I4;{ New Y..rk f.:{ North Carolina 77 Ohio io:i Oregon 117 On the Ladies of Sjiringlield, M< IHS On Lancnsler City, Pennsylvania... 144 On My Wife, Mary T. BlaVkwell.... 1B7 Parrott, William A 175 Pennsylvania 07 Phelj.s, Hniic.reil John 6 l.'i.! Pif-rec, Franklin 40 I'ool, Sarah tJregory Petty 171 Pool, Itot.erUi A. P.' is:{ Pool, Filmund F. P 218 Polk, James K .'55 Presidents 1,'i Price, William C 178 Prince, Mistress Martha 189 rAdt Hevelries 177 Heves, Nancy 1.S8 lU'Ves, John A 157 Phode Island 59 Rogers, Spencer C 2li5 IJnm 17« Huth 204 Scott, Winfield 129 Secession 213 Shellie, Isaac l«v» Smith, Frank M 170 Smith, Marv 1S7 Smith. Fannv 190 Snell, LevercttM 200 South Carolina 79 Sprincfu-ld. Mo...: 1.39 Sinnsbnry, William F 149 Statham," Sarah S 184 Stars 147 Sun 147 Tavlor, Zacharv 37 Tei : 203 Tennessee 95 Te.vas 91 The Atlantic Cable 181 The Black Republican Politicians... 222 The Chase 211 The Ladies of Nashville 208 The Ladies of Jnckson 1:17 The Ijiidies of Cant^in 140 The Ladies at tlie C'halybeate Acid Spring 14fl The Steam Press 202 The Thirtv-fiflh Parallel 197 The Two ()ddities 210 The United States 49 Thompson, Malissn 182 Thompson, St.'))hen 217 Thomas, Emma 201 Titsworth. Sarah Ann 198 Trotter, Apor (>" Ass and the T.itll.- l>(ig 79 A Man Bit l.v a Dos,... 118 A N.. 1.1c Boy". ^ 2:? A Noble Reply 57 A Soft Answer tnrneth away Wrath. 145 A Woman's Promise 205 Bear and the Bee-hives 81 Beanly 199 Benevolence Ill Blowing the Bellows 155 Boys and the Frogs 122 Brotherly Love 14:5 Brolher and Sister 157 Books 207 Bull and the Goat 95 Castillo 1.35 Cat and the Mice 89 Cicero 25 Covetous Man 9:5 Crow and the Pitcher 12.'5 Death and Cupid 97 Diogenes exposing Pride 4:i Dog and the Shadow 51 Dumoulin and the Spider's Web.... 109 Eagle and the Fox 45 Eagle. Cat. and the Sow 101 Edward Colston, the Bristol Mer- chant 16:} Fame 122 Fame 156 Falconer and the Partridge 1:50 Fiehting Cocks 85 Filial Regard i:'.fi Fir Tree an Virtue IbJ WnshinplonV Filial Piely 15 Ji-niTs.in Davis 219 What rorsi'vornncowill Aoconiiilifih. 121 Wisdom Lenriifd from Nature 19 Wolves nncl the Sheoji 65 Wr. If and the Lanih 113 Wood and the Clown "1 nltfcHYMING is my occupation; On I will my course pursue, By this I rise to observation, Expecting pay for wliat»-I do, Regarding men of higher station, They read my book, and pay me too. Burlesque me not, ye wise and knowing, Let me work and make my rhymes, All I ask is half a showing, Come, gentlemen, hand o'er your dimes; Keep them not in pockets tight, "When I work I want my pay — Encourage worth with talents bright — Little critics, clear the way; Learn to spell before you write. (ix) [^tntlcmrn.] [KANT mo one favor, I ask no more, Examine all my writings o'er; Not forgetting all the time 'Tis liard to make a name to rhyme. Let those who think they can compose Excellent verse as well as prose, !Make one effort to be wise, Ere they scoff and criticise Numerous works they would revise. (X) %Mi §m$lk%i -^1-4. TJlim^ oi»ic SjEINCES ruled by riglit of birth Regions fair o'er all the earth; Ere the standard of the bravo, Striped and starred, aloft did wave, In the strife that made us free, Drove our foes beyond the sea. Ever since those grand events, Nations see our Presidents Taken from the great and wise, Set, our statesmen to advise. (13) 11 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^?nrg? ^sBliinglcu. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 16 $$f4$ Wm%U$i$% IS'mt |) resilient of Ibc S. ^.] Bom in Virginia, February 22, 1739. rresidcnt from 1789 to 1797 — eight year*. . Died December 1, 1799. MtO, read the history of the earth, Each book, and try to find One man so loved for sterling worth Respected, more refined- Greater and of a better birth. Endeared more to mankind. We read, that ere to fight he went, All brave of heart to do and dare, Some one beheld our hero bent, His God to seek in humble prayer. In that behold his faith in God — Not in the prowess of his sword. Great chieftain, gift of Heaven above, There never was a man On earth deserved more praise or lovo. Not e'en since time beoian. ploral l-'cssoit. — ©lasbingtoix's <^ilial ^tttg. Geohoe Wasuinoton, when young, was about to go to sea as a midshinraan ; everything was arranged ; the vessel laj' opposite his lather's house ; the little boat had come nn shore to take him off, and his whole heart was bent on going. After his trunk hail bet;n carried di)wn to the b<>at, he went to bid his mother farewell, and saw the tears bursting from her eyes. However, he said nothing to her; but heeawthathis molherwould be distressed if he went, and, perhaps, never be happy again. He just turned round to the servant and said : " Go and tell them to fetch niy trunk. I will not go away to break my mother's heart." Ilia mother was •truck with his decision, and slie said to him : " George, God has promised to bless the children (hat b<>nor their jiarenls, aiid I believe that he will bless you." The young man who thus honored his jiarcnts was afterward honored by his country- men, and will be to the exid of time. 16 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^z\n llSams. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 17 I f [c^fcoub Ih-csibcnt of the '21. S.] Born in Mass., October 30, 17.35. Trc'siilont from 1797 to 1801. Died July 4, 1826. 9) UDGE of tliis man — his history read — Our Patriot would no tyrant heed; His loss is felt by one and all Now living on this earthly ball. And while all streams their courses keep, Directing us toward the deep, And stars shine in the azure deep ]\fen who prize true worth and fame Shall e'er rejoice to read his name. floral Jl'jESSou. — |ol)it glbams anb l^is ITatiit. John Adaws used to relate the following anecdote : " When I was a boy, I used to study the Latin grammar ; but it was dull, and I hated it. My fnther wns anxious to send me to college ; and, therefore, I studied the grammar till I could hoar it no longer; and going to my father, I told him I diil not like .study, and asked for some other ein])lovment. It was opposing his wishes, and he was quick in his answer: * Well, .John, if Latin grammar does not suit you, you may try ditching; perhaps that will. My meadow yonder ueeds a ditch, and you may put Ijy Latin, and try thnt.' " This seemed a delightful change, and to the meadow I went. But I soon found ditching harder than Latin, and the first forenoon was the longest I had ever ex- perienced. That day I ate the bread of labor; and right glad was T when night came on. That nigiit I made some comparison between Latin and ditching; but said not a word about it. I dug next forenoon, nnd wanted to return to Latin at dinner; but it was humiliating, and I could not do it. At night, toil cort»inity of pursuing a liberal course of study is whnt few enjoy ; and they are ungrnti'ful who drag themselves to it as to an intolernble task. Youth niiiy also Iciun from this anecdote, how miudi better their parents arc (pialified to judge of tliesc things than themselves. If .John .\dains haects more unhappy than myself. Thus I learn where true ha])|iiness is j^laced — where all our cares must end; and what little reason I have to repine or com[)Iain." 20 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Mm tsm:. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 21 i[a-mi^ ffl.a-lifei3E< [fourth pvcsibrnt of the l\. ^.] Born in Virginia, March 16, 1757. President from 1809 to 1817— eight yean S^>UST at the dawn of Freedom's morn, A beacon liglit ho upward rose; Mankind to bles.s, ho on did press, Encountering and sul:)duing foes Such as did our rights oppose. Much time he spent whih? President, Among the great, tlio higli, and wise, Dechxring to all, both great and small. Imperious foes he did despise; Supported by a Monarch high, "Our foes," said he, "with kings that be. No homago shall receive from me." Ploral ^tsson. — }Jitxxt Superior lo Ahrtb. Euripides was the son of a fruilerer ; Virgil of a baker; Horace of a freed slave; Anaj-ot of a currier; Voituro of a vintner ; Tamerlane of a she])herov in Rhynia; Joseph Hume, of the British Parliament, was a sailor- l«)y. Thousands of such instances prove that birth is less honorable than true merit and industry. STbt |11jilosoj)btr d^Hlbont. A LEARNED philosopher being in his study, a little girl came for some fire. The doctor said, " But you have nothing to take it in ;" and as he wn,s going to fetch something, the girl, taking some cold ashes in one hand, put the live coals on with the other. The astonished sago threw down his books, saying, " With all my learning I never sho\ild have found out that expedient." oo ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. [znm Hsnro?. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 23 >we) [^fiftlj |1rcsibrnt of the (11. «.] Born in Virginia, April 2, 1759. President from 1817 to 1825 — eight years. Died July 4, 1831. ^ USTLY for us did he fight; And since he won a name so bright, Men should of his victories write; Ever praising what he's done So long as shines our glorious sun. Monroe was a warrior true, Of the battles he fought we remember too; Nelson-like at them ho fought, Eepelling those who victory sought; Of all the times by foes surrounded. Excepting once, was never icounded. Poral fcssoit— ^ lloblc %hvi. A BOY was once tempted by some of liis companions to ])luck ripe cherries from a tree which his fallicr had forbidden him to touch. "You need not be afraid," said one of his companions, " for if j-our father should find out that you had laken them, he is so kind he would not hurt you. " " lyirii is the very rcofson," replied the boy, " why I would not touch them. It is true, my father would not touch me ; yet my disobedience, I know, would hurt my father; and that would be %vorse to me than anything else." A boy who grows up with such princij)les would be a man in the best sense of the word. It betrays a regard for rectitude that would render him trustworthy under every trial. ^Ttrliit \\\\^ Ibc ^^cu. DuRiNO the awful massacre of St. Bartholomew, every Protestant in France that could be found was put to death. By order of the king, Ailmiral do Coligny was murdered in his own house, but Merlin, his chaplain, concealed himself in a hay- loft, lie state*!, at the next synod, that he was .sup])ortod during his conccalnuut by a hen, which regularly laid hor r;igs near his ])Iace of refvige. 24 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. |nta *fe:iinrtt |lSara5» ORIGINAL ACnOSTICS. 25 [$ivtb prrsibtut of Ibc ^l. ^.] Born iu Massachusetts, July 11, 17G7. President from 1825 to 1829 — four years. Died February 2S, 1848. People of every clime aiid tongue Regarded him as one of worth, Ever to his country true So long as he remained on earth. In learning none could him excel; Discussion was to him delight, Exploring was his mind, but still Never did he swerve from right; Think of the hight to which he rose, Judge of his merits then, Our statesman when but yet a youth, Harangued with even the wisest men. Now if you wish to blot his fame Quite from beneath the sky, Uplift the sea first from its bed, Its mighty waves defy; Not only so, but make the stars Cease, at thy word, to run, Yon silver moon, too, pluck it down. And paralyze the sun; Do all which we have named above. And then you can, no doubt, Make men forget his useful life. Sweep, too, his memory out. Poral ITcsson. — f itrro. Thk great Roman orator was one day sneered at l>y one of his opponent, ft mean man of noble lineage, on account f)f hi? low parentage. " You are ihc first of your line," said the railer. " .\nd you," replied Cicero, " are the /n-^t «if yours." 26 OUIGINAL ACUOSTIC3. J^nSrnu -Isr'^san, ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 27 l[i;t«Pa.l ^n.!i«fii iatfeoik [.^cbrnllj llrcsibrnt of ibc ^l. .$.] Born in North Carolina, Marcli 15,1767. President from 1829 to 1837 — eight years. Died June 8, 1845. Hi RE AT an J noble, brave and free, Ever faithful, kind was he; None could bend his iron will, Earth could not his spirit quell; Read his exploits o'er and o'er, And you love him more and more. Low though he sleeps, his virtues shine, And will to the end of time. Now go with him through life's scenes, Down to the battle of Orleans; Respect the course he is pursuing. Enter on the battle's plain. Witness the dying and the slain; Judge from what you see him doing, All his efforts were not vain; Cities though are saved from ruin. Kindled is the very air — See the British in despair — ■ On each foe destruction hurled — ■ Now his fame surrounds the world. ^oral ^cssoit. Lord Tendekdkk, who was the son of a barber, had too much good sense to feel any false shame on tliat account. It is related of him, that when, in an early period of his professional career, a brother barrister, with whom he happened to have a quarrel, had the bad taste to twit him on his origin, his manly and severe reply was, " Yes, sir, 1 am the son of a barber : if yon had been the son of a bar- ber, you would have been a barber vourself." 28 OUMINAL ACROSTICS. Hnrh'n fzn %mn. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 29 [Cijbtli |1rrsiL)rnt of ihc c'l. .§.] Born in New York, December 5, 1782. President from IS.*?? to 1S41 — four years. 'S^i'OE.E greedy than wise, more knave than saint, And yet he had so many charms, Reclining on his chair of ease, The people took him to their arms; In all his glory they saw him rise, Not clothed with virtue, 1)ut with disguise. Vows he broke from day to day, And, in truth, we this can say, No tears can wash his sins away. But still from us he homage claims. Unmindful of his traitorous aims; Robed in the garments of a foe. Enticing men with him to go — Not to heaven, but down below. (fablr.— abc .^fov nub the 6oHt. A FOX having tumbled by chanee info a well, had been casting about a long while, to no purpose, how he should ijet out iiEjnin ; when, at last, a goat ramp to the i>laco, and wanting a drink, nskcfl TU'vnnrd wlidlier the water was gKoil. " Good," says he ; " ay, po sweet that I am afraid that I have surtViled mysi-lf, I have drank so abundantly." Tbo go.it, ui)on tin's, wiihoul any more ado. l<'a|>c'd in : and the fox, taking the advantage of liis horns, by tin? u«sisinti<-e fif tbcm ha nimbly leaj)e(l out, leaving the poor goat at the lx)ttom of tlie well to shift for himself. THE Arri.K'ATION. Tlip flnottino fnneht ii« liv tliin filil" i« no liioro thnti Itii* : tlint «p oiin)it to ronoi'l- r « li" it i« tliBt B-ii tin- lowont dc-plh of poTPrlv, for want of <'m|il'i}fiiont, liy siirh ari« as tlif«<', ilrawn llif squire 1il« noighlior Into tlie Riilf of tlia 1«w ; nntil, layiiiK h"lnrn takfs iiway otir fsrllily iii'il'K. ••i"' "" ni'ivrcHt nmri- firmly nn Ilini. God gomctimpii takes nway n tiiann lioallli timl lir may r<-st ii|)iiii liini lor his daily liicad. Hcforp his health failed, llinii;:h perhajw tie repeatHd daily the W(ird> : " (Jive us thin day mir dally bread, " he limked to hU own industry for that wliicli lie asked of Goil. That ii|-o|i Iieiii); taken away, he refi|«d wholly on God's lioniity. When he receives his broad, he receives it ns the uifl ol^ God. (Jod takes liway our friends, that we may loi.k to liiin for sympathy. \\ hen our afTiTtions were exer- ciseil on olijerls around ns, when wo njoir|nad in th(; lilood Of cowards and foes who sl«^pt in n'pose. Requiring some one their eyelids to close. HlornI JTrsson. — Cbc Ziso |ltbcrs. Ertl commanicationii (awnnciations) coiriipt good manners. Thk waters of the Mississippi and the Missouri unite and form one river. Tlia water of the latter is exceedingly turbid, and the former clear. When they first meet the waters refuse to mingle. The clear and muddy water flows along, forming one river; but you can clearly distinguish the one from the other. By degrees the clear, bright waters of the one become united with those of the other, and the clear- ness is lost forever. THE APPLICATION. Virtuous and vicious persons can associate for a time, kcejiing their characters distinct. But if the associations be continueii, the virtuous, pure character will become soiled by the vicious. No one can associate freely with the wicked without becoming in smnc measure like them. 38 OKKHXAL ACROSTICS. OniGINAL ACROSTICS. « 39 [o^birtrrntb presiiicnt of t\n Wi. §.] Born in New York, January 7, 1800. Succeeded to the Presidency on the death of General Taylor, July 9, 1850. 8er%'ed to March 4, 1853 — two years, seven months, and twenty-three davs. THIS WAS COMPOSED IX 1856. Honored for thy lovc of right, Onward soar to fame and might ; Never from the truth diverging, Or spurious doctrines on us urging ; Respect the good, reprove the bad, And brace the weak, and cheer the sad. Be kind to all, do what we may, Let nothing lead thy heart astray; Ever kind in thought and deed. Men by acts thy heart can read. Indebted for past favors, we Like loyal subjects, reverence thee; Labor on, and be content, And if elected President, Restore the good to office, and Disperse the bad, at thy command. For many now in office be In whom defects we plainly see; Li vino; on the revenue Like wolves they cat, but nothing do. Mean men, they seek for wealth and fame, Our country's good is not their aim; Repulse them all from office, and Extend thy sway o'er all the land. 40 OllIGINAL ACROSTICS. y V • «♦ • rainuiu ^dirrrr. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 41 i^^MlRii §i$u$< [goaTtctntb fresibtnt of tht Wi. S.] Born in New York, NoveTnber 23, 1801. President from 1853 to 1857— four years. EW ever did live deserving more praise, Reviving our hearts on him when we gaze; And let us speak the truth as it stands, No one from us more praises demands; Keeping his eyes on the mansions of light, Losing no time, 'tis precious and bright. Inured to close study, a lover of truth, Never swerving from right from the days of his youth. Precious to all is the man of true worth, Influenced by such we live on the earth; Every eye should behold him and tongue give him praise, Respecting his walk, his wisdom, and ways; Condemning no one vdio willingly stands Ever ready to go where duty demands. pjoral ^tsson. — oTbt [Jiftccntlj Irfsibrnt of ibc W. §.] Born in rcnnsylvaiiin, Ajnil 13, 1791, and was elected President 185fi. 9) UGGLING men wo hate to see, And such a man should never be Made to rule America. Evil-minded, greedy too. See how he spends the revenue. Base-hearted, mean, intriguing, sly, Unfit to live, unfit to die; Corrupted by a Northern band, Hating every Southern land. A curse to all, to child and sire, None should such a fame desire. All the prayers of this whole nation Need be made for his salvation. A KITK had been sick a long time, and finding there were no hopes of recovery, begged of his mother to go to all the churches and religious houses in the countrj', to try what promises and prayers could effect in his behalf. Theold Kite replied : "Indeed, dear son, I would willingly undertake anything to save your life, but I have great reason to despair of doing you any service in the way you propose ; for, witli what face can I ask anything of the gods in favor of one whose life has been a con- tinued scene of rapine and injustice; and who has not scrupled, upon occasion, to rob the very altars themselves?" ^togenrs tvpostng |lribt. DioRF.NF.s being at Olympia, saw at that celebrated festival some young men of nhodes, magnificently dressed. Smiling, he exclaimed, " This is ])ride." After- ward meeting some Lacedicmonians, who were in a mean and sordid diess,he said, "This also is pride." The keen observation of the philosojiher enabled him to detect pride in these two opposite cxliibitions of hiiinan nature. 44 OKIGINAL ACROSTICS. Il^-^^^i^ J%^Ijra!:2i:i f^hvzh. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 45 Mu %imd%. Elected President by the Black Ropublicana, November 6, 1860, ^BHOKRED by all, Both great and small, Existing on this Southern soil. Lean, hungry, Insidious, Nefarious man, Cunning, and trying Our ruin to plan; Let Northerners bow to him, No Southerner can. Poral Wesson. An eagle that had young ones, looking out for something to feed them with, happened to spy a fox's cub, that lay basking itself abroad in the sun. She made a stoop and trussed it immediately ; but before she had carried it quite off, the old fox coming home, implored her, with tears in her eyes, to sjiare her cub, and pity the distress of a ]mviv mother, who should think no atUiction so great as that of losing her child. The eagle, whose nest was up in a very high tree, thought her- eelf secure enough from all projects of revenge, and so bore away the cub to her young ones, without showing any regard to the supplications of the fox. But that subtile creature, highly incensed at this outrageous barbarity, ran to an altar, where some country people Inid been sacrificing a kid in the open fields, and catching up a firebrand in her mouth, ran toward the tree where the eagle's nest was, with a resolution of revenge. She had scarce ascended the first branches, when the eagle, terrified with the approaching ruin of herself and family, begged the fox to desist, and, with much submission, returned her the cub again safe and sound. THK Ari'LICATIOX. This f;iMp 19 a wnrninjj to us, not to deal linrdly or injuriously liy anyboily. Tlio consirtprntion of otir liciiit; in ii liijjli ronilitioii of life, and those we hint liclow um, will jili-Hd little or no exriino for H» in this case. For thiTe is HCHrce arrcatun'of so despiiaMca nink.biit in capable of avcnRi nit itself Bonie way, and at some tinio or other. When K^eiit iiieii hap|H>n to bo wicked, how littlu scruple do they make of oppressiiiv; their poor neiiilibors! they ale perched n|H>n a lofty station, and have biilli their nost on high ; and, havinf; outgrown all foelin^s of linnianity, an- iiisonsihlo to any j>an(;s of reniorne. The widow's tears, the orphan's cries, and the curses of llio miserable, like javelins thrown liy the hand of a feeble old man, fall by the way, and never reach their heart. Itut let such a f^ne, in the midst of his flagrnnt injustice, remember how easy a matter it is, not- withstanding his superior distance, for the meanest va-isal to be reveng-d of him. Tlie bitternesg of atniction, even where ciinnini; is wanting, may aniiiinte the poorest spirit with rosolulions of veUReance, and when once that fury is thoroughly awakened, wc know not what she will reosed to do it, and willing tj Satisfv his «p|»«>ti(e f;.r revenge at the exis-n^e of his life. An old woman may clap a firebrand to the jialace of a piince, and it is iu the i-owcr of a poor weak fool to destroy the ojiildren of the mighty. 4 ^^ Sfalcs sin^ l;ci-ylf0i'lc£. w w ►HE thickest dangers we can brave ; High above each watery grave, Ever may our banners wave. United we to greatness rose, Notwithstanding deadly foes In our youth did us oppose; They could not make our sons to yield; Each with sword and right to shield. Displayed his valor on the field. Servitude we could not stand, They fought our foes on sea and land, And made them fall on every hand. The victory sought at last was won, Efficient, brave George Washington, Subduing made our foos to run. (49) 50 ORIC.TXAL ACROSTICS. amr. ADMITTED INTO Till-; INION, 1820, POPULATION IN lsiK>, 019,958. NDMBEB OK SQL'AItK MILKS, 35,000. ORTOINAL ACROSTICS. 51 o>«c CJ/VVOST Northern State of all the free And independent states that be, In thee the finest mills we see ; Noted for lumber, cities, and towns, Exports of lime, and fine granite mounds. J^abU. — Zht ^og anb l^c Sb:ibob. A DOG, crossinsj a little rivulet with a pi^eof flesh in his mouth, saw his shadow represented in the clear mirror of the limpid stream ; and believing it to be another dog, who was carrying another piece of ilesh, he could not forbear catching at it; but was 80 far from getting anything by his greedy design, (hat he droi)ped the })iei ^ he had in his mouth, which immediately sunk to the bottom, and was irrecoverably lost. THE APPLICATION. lie that catches at more than belongs to him, justly deserves to lose what ho has. Yet nothing is more common, and, at the same time, more pernicious, than this scltish jirinoiitle. It prevails from the king to the peasant; and all orders and degrees of men are, more or less, infected with it. Great mfinarchs have been drawn in by this greedy humor, to grasp at the dominions of their neighbors ; not that they wanted anything more to feed their luxury, but to gratify their insatiable appetite with vain-glory. If the kings of Persia could have been contented with their own vast territories, they had not lost all Asia for the sake of a little petty Btate of Greece. And France, with all its glory, has, ere now, been reduced to the last extremity by the same unjust encroachments. He that thinks he sees another estate in a pack of cards or a box and dice, and ventures his own in the pursuit of it, should not repine if he finds himself a beggar in the end. 52 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Jm ^:2ui?5yr?. ONK OF THE ORIOINAIi TIIIUTKBU. poriJi.ATioN IN inoo, i>i,ir:z. NUMBER OK SyUAKE MILES O.ViOO. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 53 hb ^anijirfji; ^i'E'EPv falter nor pine, thout^h troubles arise, Extending, like darkness surrounding the skies, With freedom to guide thee, till time it shall close. Hold fast to the Truth, in spite of all foes ; And the Author of freedom, the King of the skies, Most gracious and holy, he hears all thy cries, Protects and directs thee, unseen though he be. Supported by him are the States of the Free; His arms are around thee, his power defends, Immanucl, King Jesus, the best of all friends, Reclaim thee when swerving from truth and from right, Ere shades of deep darkness ingulf thee in night. TIIK rXIDN, 17!t2. POrULATliiN IN isi-.i. ■Mr.,>i.n. Kl'MUEIl OK Sgl'AUK MILES, 10,213. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 55 cf 3ERY hoalthy, mountainous, and rich little State, Endeared to the humble, the wise, and the great, Restraining no one, all acting upright, May walk from thy shores to the mansions of light. Of all thy charms no mortal can tell, No pen can relate them, all loving thee well, They wish not to leave thee in far lands to dwell. A crRTAix jackdaw was so proud and ambitiona, that not contented to live within his own sphere, hut jiicking up the feathers which fell from the peacocks, he stuck them in among his own, and very confidently introduced himself into an assembly of those beautiful birds. They soon found him out, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and falling upon him with their sharp bills, ))unished him as his pre- sumption deserved. Upon this, full of grief and afHiction, he returned to his old companions, and would have Hocked with them again ; but they, knowing his late life and conversation, industriously avoided him, and refuseOSTICS. % gl^DC? <45l2:il ONK OF THE OIUGIN'AL THIRTEEN. POrUI-ATlON IN 1S6U, 174,Gil. MUMBEIl OF SQUARE MILES, 1,306. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 59 SitEGARDED small by one and all, Healthy yet and like a light, Ornamental to the free; Decked with cities shining bright, Each one speaks in praise of thee. It gives us joy when we behold So many ladies, young and old, Laboring in thy factories fine; All dependent though they be, Not so much as one we see Disposed to grumble or repine. J'ablt. — fbc olb ^ounb anb Ibc huntsman. An old hound, who had been nn excellent good one in his time, and given his master great sport and satisfaction in many a chase, at last, worn out by age, be- came feeble and unserviceable. However, being in the field one day, when the stag was almost run down, he happened to be the first that came in with him, and seized him by one of his havinches ; but his decayed and broken teeth not being able to keep their hold, the deer escaped, and threw him quite out. Upon which, his master, being in a great passion, and going to strike him, the honest old creat- ure is said to have barked out this apology : "Ah ! do not strike your poor, old servant; it is not mj' heart and inclination, but my strength and speed, that fail mo. If what I now am displeases you, pray recollect what I have been." MORAL. Past services should never be forgotten. 60 ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. ^zmnYuul ONE OF TirE oUKilNAI. TIflUTBEN. POI'ULATION IN 1800, 4r,0,fi7t). KIIJMBK.U U*" Jiyl AUK M1I,KS, 4,760. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 61 €^mmtlimi. ELEBRATED for industry, -while factories wc see On our right and our left when traveling o'er thee; No one can prevent im, -wlien on thee we gaze, Nor make us to falter when giving thee praise. Every one who beholds thee thy name should adore, Containing the learned, the rich, and the poor; Tall churches, large towns, and cities quite fine, Increasing in thee like diamonds they shine, Cheering all mortals in thy limits around, Undeniable, most beautiful, the learned and profound, They admit, to thy gloiy, thy name is renowned. niigs, and reconcile us to the bitterncsa of death. And, indeed, it must be a temjier highly j)hil<>so]ibical that could be driven out of life by any tyrannical, unjust procedure, and not be touched with a sense of pleasurv to see the author of it splitting upon the suuie r<>clc. 62 OKIGINAL ACKOSTICS. ]!rni fari ONE OF Till' OltKJINAL TIIIUTKKN. POPUI,ATH»N IN 1860, S.SSI.GG:}. KDMUKlt UK syUAKK MILKS. 47.000. OEIGINAL ACROSTICS. 63 o>*:o« — ^-f UMEROUS mills, and factories too, Enrich her sons and daughters true With gold and silver bright and new. Ye men, who buy fine goods of her, Offend her not, her name is dear, Reflecting light, be men profound; Keep step with her, ye states around. ^ablt. — C^c Jjart anb lljc Wint. A HART, being pursued hard by the hunters, hid himself under thalkrond lenves of a shady, spreading vine. When the hunters were gone by, and had given him over for lost, he, thinking himself very secure, began to crop and eat the leaves of the vine. By this means the branches being put into a rustling motion, drew the eyes of the hunters that way; who, seeing the vine stir, and fancying some wild beast had taken covert there, shot their arrows at a venture, and killed the hart, who, before ho expired, uttered his dying words to this purpose: " Ah I I suffer justly for my ingratitude ; who could not forbear doing an injury to the vine that BO kindly concealed me in time of danger." THE APPLICATION. Ingratitude has been always esteemed the biggest of crimes, and what, ns it were, comprehends nil other vices within it. Nor can we say that this estimation is rashly or unadvisedly made; for he thai, is capable of injuring his benefactors, what will he scruple toward another? If his conscience can not be felt with the weight of an obligation added to it, much less will it have any influence where there is none. So that, upon the whole, we maj' conclude that the man who has been once guilty of ingratitude, will not stick at any other crimes of an inferior nature. 64 OEIGINAL AC110STIC8. Inn |,rr5r^. ONK OK THE ORKilXAI, TIIIRTEKIf. POITLATION IN l,Si;n, GTMSI. M'MIIKK UF !<«il'AI{K MU.Kl?, 8,300. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 65 EAT, lovely towns and cities high Everywhere in her we spy, With factories towering to the sky. Justly worthy mints of gold, Enriching men, let the days of old Ecpeat her worth as yet untold; She did the sword most bravely wield; England tried to make her yield, Yet Jersey whipped her on the field. (fable. — f ^t ?(llolb£S anb Ibc Sbrrp. Thk wolves and sheep hatl been a long time in a state of war together. At last a cessation of arms was proposed, in order to a treaty of peace, and hostages were to be delivered on both sides for security. The wolves proposed that the sheep should give up their dogs on the one side; and that they would deliver up their young ones on the other. This proposal was agreed to: but no sooner executed, than the young wolves began to howl for want of their dams. The old ones took this opportunity to cry out, " The treaty was broke ;" and so, falling upon the sheep, who were destitute of their faithful guardians, the dogs, they worried and devoured them without control. THE ArrLlOATlON. In all our transactions with mankind, even in the most private and low life, we should have a sjiecial regard how, and with whom, we trust ourselves. Men, in this respect, ought to look upon each other as wolves, and to keep tlu-inselves under a secure guard, and in a continual posture of defense. Particularly upon any treaties of importance, the securities on both sides should be strictly considered; and each should act with bo cautious a view to their own interest, as never to pledge or part with that which is the very essence and basis of their safety and wcllbeing. 66 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^^*',i:G:i!ti2uia. ONK OF TIIK OKIGINAI, TMIRTKEN. rnrn.ATioN in isno. 2,0111,1118. NUMHKIl UK PQLAltK MILKS, 46,000. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 67 lEnsiiwania. 'RIZED by the good, and l)y tlie great Enriched and called the Keystone State; No state more true, no state more wise, No state more loved beneath the skies ; She firmly stands, adorned with grace; Ye men around, behold her face. Look at her houses, white and new, Various towns and cities too, Alive with men. Now see, behold Not only man, but women bold, Invoking God to save our land, And make this Union firmly stand. ^ablt. — tht ^nt anb iht Grasshopper. In the wmtor season, a commonwealth of ants was busily employed in the management and preservation of their corn; whieh they exposed to the air, in heaps, nmnd about the avenues of their little countrj' habitation. A grasshopper, who had chanced to outlive the summer, and was ready to starve with cold and hunger, ajiproached them with great humility, and begged that they would relieve his necessity with one grain of wheat or rye. One of the ants asked him, how he had disposed of his time in summer, that he had not taken pains, and laid in a stock, as they h.ad done. " Alas! gentlemen," says he, " I passed away the time merrily and pleasantly, in drinking, singing, and dancing, and never once thought of winter." "Jf that be the case," replied the ant, " all I have to say is, that they who drink, sing, and dance, in the summer, must starve in the winter." MORAL. Who pleasures love Shall beggars prove. 68 ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. f ONE OF THE OnifilXAL THIHTEEy. lio.r.is WHITES, ,803 KI.ACKS. KUMBER OF SQl'AUE MILES, 2,120. POPULATI riio.c.i ON IN 180(1, J I 1,8(1 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 69 ECIDEDLY small, but still we confess Each beauty of thine wc can not express, Language would fail us to tell of thy charms. Adorned with fine houses, fine cities, fine farms; With ladies most lovely, as the learned will agree, And gentlemen quite from vices all free, Rich and refined in the arts of true worth. Extending thy fame to the ends of the earth. enable— C^E i'n Cric anb lljc gramblt. A TALL, straight fir tree, that stood towering up in the midst of a forest, was so proud of his dignity and high station, that he overlooked the little shrubs which grew beneath him. A bramble, being one of the inferior throng, «ould by no means brook this haughty carriage ; and, therefore, took him to task, and desired to know what he meant by it. " Because," says the Fir-tree, " I look upon myself as the first tree, for beauty and rank, of any of the forest. My spring-top shoots up into the clouds, and my branches disj)lay themselves with a perpetual beauty and verdure; while you lie groveling upon the ground, liable to be crushed by every fool that comes near you, and impoverished by the luxurious droppings which fall from my leaves." "All this may be true," replied the Bramble; "but when the woodman has marked you out for public use, and the sounding ax comes to be applied to your root, I am mistaken if you.will not be glad to change situations with the very worst of us." MORAL. In every condition wc should be humble; for the loftier the station, the greater the danger. 70 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Jfiargknl ONE OK Tin: OltUilN.VL TIIIIITEEN. POPULATIiiN IN ISOii, MUMUEU OK SQL'AUK MILKS, 11,124. ( Clfl,7R3 WHITES. I 8:.,;i82 BLACKS, ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 71 o>*U,704. ORIGINAL ACllOSTICS. %%-0 stato more freo from (lel)t than she; 0, could the proud her farms but see! Hich farms of tar, rich farms of pitch — They would, methinks, pronounce her rich. Her bottom land is very good, Covered with the best of wood. And will produce, Avhen cleared away, Rich crops of wheat, rich crops of hay, Oats, too, and corn, toliacco and rye Leap like trees, and seek the sky; Inviting us to go and view Numerous men and women true, At work in corn and cotton too. ^ablc. — Cbc proub /rog. An ox, grnzing in a meadow, chanccrl to set his footnmoiirra pnrfol of yoimg fro?^, and tro(i one of them to death. The rest informed their mother, when she came home, what had happened, telling her that the heast which did it was the hiigest creature that ever they saw in their lives " What, was it so hig?" says the oM frog, swelling and Mowing up her sjierkled belly to a great degree. '■ <), higgf-r by a vast deal," say they. " And so big?" says she, straining herself yet more. " In- deed, mamma," say they, "if yon were to burst yourself, you would never be so big." She strove yet again, and burst herself indeed. THE APPLICATION. Whenever a man cndoavors to live equal with one of a greater fortune than himself, he is exnc to share a like fate with the frog in the fable. II<>w many vain people, of moderate ea-^y circumstances, burst and come to nothing, by vieing with those whose estates arc more ample than their own. OlilGINAL ACKO.STICS. ONE OF TIIK ORIGINAL TIIIltTEEN. rorrr-ATioN in isgo r 308,18f. WillTES, ( 4(I8,1S,1SI-AVES. NUMHEU OK SyrAKK MII.ES, 34,(K)0. SETTLED IN Ir.TO. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 79 STAUNCH advocate of princi}>lc and ric^ht, Of hazard her sons did never once think, Upheld by jnstice, the first in the (ijrlit ; The base procedure of treacherous old "Z/mA*," Her ])eoplc coidd sec, before you can wink. Courageous — they made them batteries of wood, And to their foes their banners unfurl'd, Resolving to conquer or pour out their blood — Over the fort they cannon balls hurl'd, Leaving impressions wherever they struck, Igniting Old Sumter, the flames rose high ! Now glory to her sons, we admire their pluck — And all that do Abe Lincoln defy. .fablc— iljE ^ss intb fbc f illlc Jlog. TnK ass obscrvine; how great a favorite the little dog was with his master, how much caressed, and fondled, and fed with good hits at every meal ; and for no other reason, as he could perceive, butskipi)ing and frisking about, wagging his tail, and leaping up into his master's lap, he was resolved to imitate the same, and see whether such a behavior would not procure him the same favors. Accordingly, the master was no sooner come home frnm walking about the fields and gardens, and was seated in his easy chaii", than the ass, who observed him, came gamboling and braying toward him, in a very awkward manner. The master could not help laughing aloud at the odd sight. But tlie jest .soon turned into earnest when he felt the rough salute of the ass's fore- feet, who, raising himself ujmn his hinder legs, pawed against his breast with a most loving air, and would fain have jumjied into his lap. The good man, terrified at this outrageous behavior, and unable to endure the weight of so heavy a beast, cried out, upon which one of his servants running in with a good stick, and laying on lieartily ujwn the bones of the poor ass, sooD couviuccd him, that every cue who desires it is uot qualified to be a favorite. 80 ORIGINAL ACUOSTICS. 'S rargm. ONE (IF THE (iHICIXAL TllinTEEN. riTK8. i'E8. MMllKU OF SliL'AUK MILt><, .'*,(IOO. rN IS lHf.n. r 61.'.,.Tlti WHIT ( 4r,7.4(;i SI.AVl ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 81 U'* > jsaIO on, go on, from strength to strength, Enterprising, and at length One more raih'oad will be done, Ready for the cars to run. Go on, go on, improvements make, It is time for states to wake, And from thee some lessons take. ^abU. — Clje ^car anb t^c I!cc-!pibcs. A BEAR, climbing over the fence into a place where bees were kept, began to plunder the hives, and rob them of their houey. But the bees, to revenge the injury, attacked him in a whole swarm together; and though they were not able to pierce his rugged hide, yet, with their little stings, thfy so annoyed his nostrils, that, unable to endure the smarting pflin,with impatience he tore the skin over his ears with his own claws, and sufTored ample punishment for the injury he did the bees, in breaking open their waxen cells. THE ArrLICATION. Many and great are the injuries of which some men are guilty toward others, for the sake of gratifying some liquorish a})petite. For there are those who would not stick to bring desolation upon their co!uitry, and the hazarcl of their own necks into the bargain, rather than balk a wicked inclination, eitherof cruelty, ambition, or avarice. But it were tfl be wished all who are hurried by such blind impulses, would but consider a moment before they proceed to irrevocable execution. In- juries and wrongs not only call for revenge and reparation, with the voice of erpiity itself, but oftentimes carry their punishment along with them ; and, by an unfore- seen train of events, are retorted on the head of the actor of them ; and not seldom, from a deep remorse, exjualed ujion himself by his own hand. As for the reprobatea whose forehead?" are hardened with tri|)le bra"*, and hacked with daily diliberate practice in villany, we can not so much as hope to reclaim them by arguments of rea-son and justice; and must, therefore, be forced to leave them to the necessary consequence-! of impiety. 82 ORIGINAL ACUOSriCS. Jlcrio2. AI>MITTi;i) INTO THE t'NION, 1845. 81,8«S WHITES. 'K8. MMnKIl dl' .SQlAl'K MII.KS, &»,-J0.1. rctlTLAT ( 81,8«S WHITES •ION IN ISiyiJ I, (-.i.sw SliAVKa ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 83 -»oV*alth from year to year, Bravely onward persevere. Among the richest states that be. Men and women kind and free. All say they love to live in thee. fables. — (flK cfigljli'ig (Tochs. Two cocks were fighting for the sovereignty of fhe nvenience of running info extremes. Much of our happiness depends upon kecjiing an even balance in our words and actions; in not suffering the scale of onr reason to mount us too high in time of jtrosperity, nor to sink too low with the weight of adverse fortune. 5'bf ^rn iinb the .§ln:ilfb(rr. A HEX finding son)e serpenl's eggs in a dung-hill, sot upon them witli a design to hatch them. A swallow perceiving it, flew toward her, and said with some warmth and passion: "Arc ymi mad, to sit hovering over a brood of such perni- cious creatures as you do? Be assured, the moment you bring them to light, you arc the first they will attack, and reek their venomous spite upon." SG OlilGlNAL ACr.OSTICS. [laGISGippi. AI>MITTKI> INTO TIIK TNION, 1817. 407,5r.l WHITES. -ACKS. NTMIlKIt (»K SylAlti; MII,i:S, 47,150. rOI'l'l,ATIi)\ IN ISO I 407,5r.l \VH ' ( «7'J,t07 Ul.f ORIGINAL ACllOSTICS. 87 Ji^fesissipp oVfXc IliSiOST lovely state, we reverence thee; Independent ever be, So long as farms in thee are seen, Some white and some with cotton green. Infringe thou on no other state. Still strive on, support the great, Sustain the good, and lead the blind In the only way to find Peace, which will sujiport the mind. Permit us, lastly, to be taught, Inclined to do the things we ought. (fablt. — STbe porcupine anb Ihc c^nahcs. A PORcrpiXE wanting to shelter himself, desired a nest of snakes to give hiin admittance into their cave. They were j>rcvailed upon, and let him in accordingly ; but were so annoyed with his sharp prickly quills, that they soon repented of their easy compliance, and entreated the porcupine to withdraw, and leave them their h<^ile to themselves. " No," says he, " let them quit the place that do not like it ; for my part, I am well enough aatisficil as I am." THE APPLICATION. Some people arc of such brutish, inhospilnble tempers, that there is no living with them, without greatly incommoding ourselves. Therefore, before we enter inffl any degree of friendship, alliance, or jinrtnership with any person whatever, We should thoroughly consider his nature and fjualilies, his circumstances and his humor. There ought to be something in each of these respects to tally and corre- spond with our own niea.sures, to suit our genius, and adapt itself to the size and proportion of our desires, otherwise our association, of whatever kind, may jirovo the greatest [ilagues of our life. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^aubiaua. ADMITTKD INTH TIIK UNIOV, 1S12. I'dl'II NU.MllKll OF SylAKK Mll.KS, Il,:il0, ( a.-. (,■245 WiriTES. \ Til IN IN 1S(«I, . ( .•il2,isr. SLAVES, ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 80 ;cJiifeiaii-a». ET thy fame for farming rise On every breeze that flms the skies; Unvailing merit, let it roll In accents clear from pole to pole; Surrounding states perhaps will be Induced to follow after thee; And will to thee for sugar send — Not only so, but be thy fi'iend, And praise thee till the world shall end. ^able.— f^c Cat aitb t^c Pite. A CKRTAiN house was much infested with mice ; but at In^t they jjot a cat, tvho caught and cat every day some of them. The mice finding their inimhers grow thin, consulted what was best to be done for the preservation of the public from the jaws of the devouring cat. They debated, and canio to this resolution : that no one should go below the upper shelf. The cat, observing the mice no longer come down as usual, hungry and disappointed of her ))rey, b;ul recourse to this strata- gem : she hung by her hinder legs on a peg, which stuck in the wall, and made as if she had been dead, hoping by this lure to entice the mice to cume down. She had not been in this posttire long, before a cunning old mouse peejird over the erlge of the shelf, and spoke thus: "Aha, my good friend! are you there? there j-ou may be I I would not trust myself with you, though your skin were stuflTed wilh straw." THE APPLICATION. Prudent folks never trust those a second time who have deceived them once. And, indeed, we can not well be too catitious in following this rule ; for, uj>on ex- amination, we shall find that most of the misfortunes whicli befall us proceed from our too great credulity. Thoy that know how to suspect, without hurling or ex- posing themselves, until honesty comes to be more in fashion, can never Busjicct too much. 90 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^fXSS. AHMITTKI) INTO THE rS'loN, isl.s. I'OIM l.ATHiN IN ISfKi, Nl MltKI! <»K SylAIJK MII.KS. 27J,:i.'.6. ( 4I.'.,90'J WIIITKS. I, 184,'J'O SI,AVKS. OraCINAL ACROSTICS. 91 HY lands aro rich and sweet thy clirae, Ever miki so be it. X neither begins nor ends a rhyme — And yet we phice it in the line, So the folks may see it. JfabU. — C^e ^usbanbmuit anb bis ^ons. A CERTAIN Imsbandman lyinp; at the point of death, nnd bcinsr desirous his sons ehciuld pursue that innocent, entertaining course of agriculture in which himself had been engaged all his life, made use of this expedient to induce them to it. He called them to his bed-side, and spoke to this effect: "All the patrimony I have to liequeath to you, sons, is my farm and vineyard, of which I make you joint-heirs. But I charge you not to let it go out of your own occupation ; for, if I have any treasure besides, it lies buried somewhere in the ground, within a foot of the sur- face." This made the sons conclude that he talked of money which he had hid there ; so afl-er their father's death, with unwearied diligence and application they carcfiilly dug up ever}' inch, both of the farm and vineyard. From whence it came to pass, that though they missed of the treasure which they expected, the grfiund, by being so well stirred and loosened, prodiiced so jilentiful a crop of all that was sowed in it, as proved a real, and that no inconsiderable treasure. THE APPLICATION. T/nbor nTid industry well ap])lied, seldom fail of finding a treasure; and sinco »<>»iieihing toward the iuconveniences and [)le.asures of life maj' be thus procured, why sho!ild we lose and throw it away, by being slothful and idle ? Exercise is a great support of health, and health is by far the greatest single blessing of life; which alone will weigh sufficiently with any considerate man, so ns t^ keep him from being utterly destitute of eni]>loyment. But of all the kinds of treasure which are sure to reward the diligence of the active man, none is more agrecatde, cither in the pursuit or iX)8aos8ion, than that which arises from the culture of the earth. 92 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^ i^2lifornia. ADMITTKI) INTO THK TNIOX, 1S50. POPi;i,ATiriN IN 18Ct1, :Mt4,77n. KIHIIKU OK SylAKK MII.KS, 188,081. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 93 oKXc ;)OUNTRY far renowned for gold, And for soil, rich and new. Lofty hills and torrents bold, Immense streams, and branches too, Flow through thy hills of gold. O happy land, illustrious one. Richest, brightest clime that be. No land, no state beneath the sun, In all God's wide dominions free. Acquires wealth so fast as thee. #ablc.— Cljc Cobctous Pair. A POOR, covetous wretch, who had scraped together a good parcel of money, went aud dug a hole in one of his liokis and hid it. The great pleasure of his life was, to go and look upon his treasure, once a day at least; which one of his servants observing, and guessing there was something more than ordinary in the place, came at night, found it, and carried it off. The next day, returning as usual to the scene of his delight, and perceiving it had been ravished away from him, he tore his hair for grief, and uttered the doleful conijjlaint of his despair to the woods and meadows. At last, a neighbor of his, who knew his temper, overhearing him, and being informed of the occasion of his sorrow, " Cheer up, man," says he, " thou hast lost nothing; there is the hole for thee to go and peep at still, and if thou canst but fancy the money there, it will do just as well." THE APPLICATION. Of all the appetites to which human nature is subject, none is so strong, so lasting, and, at the same time, so unaccountable, as that of avarice. Our other desires gen- erally cool and slacken at the approach of old age; but this flourishes under gray hairs, and triumphs amid impotence and infirmity. All our other longings have something to be said in excuse for them, let them be at what time of life soever. But it is above reason, and, therefore, truly incomprehensible, why a man should be passionately fond of money, only for the sake of gazing upon it. 91 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. r?niir55??. ^rAGRteULI^URE.W^^" ADKITTKH INTO TIIK UNIdN, 1796. 809,628 WHITES. .AVKS. NUMliKU UK bQUAlu: MlLt:S. 46,000. POPUI.ATIDN IN l>s(Jo, {809,628 Wll 2s7,n2 SL/ ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 95 ^IIROUGll thee the loveliest rivers glide, Enriching thee on every side. No truer hearts a state can boast, No fairer maidens love can toast. Each rill of thine is dear to me, Sweet land, ray native Tennessee. So long as life this heart shall warm, E'er to thee my thoughts will turn, Emblem of the Eternal One.* ♦ Trinity in Uuity, three states by natural divisions, yet one in fact. inhk.—^t gull anb thj dPont Thb bull being pursued by the lion, made toward a cave, in which he designed to secure himself; but was opposed just at the entrance by a goat, who had got possession before him, and threatening a kind of defiance with his horns, seemed resolved to dispute the pass with him. The bull, who.thought he had no time to lose in a contest of this nature, immediately made dff again, but told the goat that it was not for fear of him or his defiances, "For," says he, " if the lion was not ao near, I would soon make you know the difference between a bull and a goat." THE APPLICATION. It is very inhuman to deny succor and comfort to people in tribulation ; but to insult them, and add to the weight of their misfortunes, is something superlatively brutish and cruel. There is, however, in the world, a sort of wretches of this vile temper, that wait for an opportunity of aggravating their neighbor's affliction, and defer the execution of their evil inclinations until they can do it to the best ad- vantage. If any one labors under an expensive lawsuit, lest he should escape from that, one of these gentlemen will take care to arrest him in a second action ; hoping at least, to keep him at bay, while the more powerful adversary attacks him on the other side. One can not consider this tcmjier without observing some- thing remarkably cowardly in it ; for these whiffling antagonists never begin their encounter until they are surf the person thoy aim at is alrea^ly 'ivorrnatcb''d. 9G ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ADMITTKI) INTO TIIK UNION, 183C. 631,710 WHITES. NUMUEK OK 8QUAUK JtlLK.S, 52,1'J(J. I'oriLATKlN IN 18G0, (-631,710 WIIIT I 109,Or>5 ShAVl ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 97 .'DORNED with fields of cotton white, Realm of wealth and realm of liglit, Keeping step with states that bo Allied to all the brave and free. New, yet firm and brave she stands, Supporting those who till her lands; And from men beyond the sea She buys her coffee, spice, and tea. (fables. — PcatI) anb Cupib. Cupid, one sultry summer's noon, tired with play, and faint with heat, went into a cool grotto to repose himself, which happened to be the cave of Death. He threw himself carelesslj' down on the floor, and his quiver turning topsy turvy, all the arrows fell out, and mingled with those of Death, which lay scattered up and down the place. When he awoke, he gathered them up as well as he could, but they were so intermingled, that though he knew the certain number, he coulil not rightly distinguish them ; from whence it happened, that he took up some of the arrows which belonged to Death, and left several of his own in the room of them. This is the cause that wc, now and then, see the hearts of the old and decrepit tratisfixed with the bolts of Love; and with equal grief and surprise, behold the youthful, blooming part of our species smitten with the darts of Death. C^E Crumjjttrr talutt ^risottcr. A TRtTMPETBR being taken prisoner, in a battle, begged hard for quarters, declar- ing his innocence, and protesting that he neither had, nor could kill any man, bearing no arms, but only his trumpet, which he was obliged to sound at the word of command. For that reason, replied his enemies, arc wedetermined not to sparo you ; for though you yourself never fight, yet with that wicked instrument of yon rs, you blow up animosity between other people, and so are the occasion of much bloodshed. 98 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Sissanri. ADMITTKIi INTO TIIK UNION, 1837. l,08:.,.'10il WHITES. \n,C,lO SLAVES. NUMBER OF SQUaUE MILES, 05,350. POPULATION IN ISOiJ ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 99 vXtOST rich and free, we find in thee Industrious men of high degree; Some till the land, while others stand Secure from storm, with staff in hand, Obliging those who seek for clothes, Umbrella's verse or prose. Really we are glad to see Important men reside in thee. inh[t.—€ht Pole. A MtJLK, which was fed well, and worked little, grew fat and wanton, and frisked about very notably- "And why should not I run as well as the best of them ?" f«ay8 he ; " it is well known I had a horse to niy father, and a very good racer ho was." Soon after this, his master took him out, and being ujron urgent business, whipped and spurred the mule, to make him put forward ; who, beginning to tiro upon the roa1.\\'M SLA) OlirOINAL ACROSTICS. 101 i^sElurfe- a'.^c ^TcNOWN as a brave and farming state, Entertaining, rich, and groat, Nursing men whose fame is known To every land from zone to zone. Unfailing are thy sparkling waters, Coniiding, too, thy sons and daughters; Kindly marching side by side, Yet free from vain and foolish pride. ^nblc— f be (i^aglr, the (Tut, nub the §ob. An eagle had built her nest upon the top branches of an onk. A wild cat inhabited a hole in the middle, and in the liollow part, at the bottom, was a sow, with a wliole litter of pigs. A ha])py neighborhood; and might long have continued so had it not been for the wicked insinuations of the designing cat. For, first of all, up she crept to the eagle ; "And, good neighbor," says she, " we shall all be undone ; that filthy sow yonder does nothing but lie rooting at the foot of the tree; and, as I suspect, intends to grub it up, that she may the more easily come at our young ones. For my part, I will take care of my own concerns; you may do as you please ; but I will watch her motions, though I stay at home this month for it." When she had said this, which couM not fail of putting the eagle in a great fright, down she went, and maitcr to give them a king, who might iusjicct their morals, and mak«i them live a little honester. Jupiter being at (hat time in pretty good humor, was pleased to laugh heartily at their ridiculous request ; and throwing a little log down into the pool, cried, "Thertt is a king for you." The sudden splash whioh this made by its fall into the water nt first terrified them so exeecdingly that thi>y were afraid to eome near it. But in a little time, seeing it lay without moving, (hey ventured, by degrees, to approach it; and, at last, finding there was no danger, they leaped upon it, and, in short, treated it as familiarly as they pleased. But not content with so insipid a king as this was, they sent their deputies to petition again for another sort of one; for this they neither did nor could like. Upon that, he sent them a stork, who, without any ceremony, fell a devouring and eating them uji, one after another, as fast as he could. Then they 8p]>lied themselves privately to Mercury, and got him to speak to Jujuter in their behalf, that he would be so good as to ble^s them again with another king, or restx>re them to their former state. " No," says he, " since it was their own choice, let the obstinate wretches sutler the punishment due to their folly." THE APrLICATION. It is pretty extraordinary to find a fable of this kind finished with rj bold, and yet polite a turn by Pha^drus : one who attained his freedom by the favor of Augus- tus, and wrote in the time of Tiberius ; who were, successively, tyrannical iisurpers of the Roman government. If we may take his word for it, ^E.wp pjHike it upon this occasion : NVTien the commonwealth of Athens fiourishM under g'wd, whole- some laws of its own enactinc, they relied so much on the socvirity of their liberty, that they negligently srilVercd it to run out into licentiousness: and factions haj)- feningt'obe fomented among them by designing peo))le, jnucli about the same time, 'isistratus took thatopporlunity to make himself master of their cilaeneil to be a very merciful one., yet conbl not bear (he (hough(8 of it; so that J^ftnp, where (here was no n-medy, i>r»-Heribr>s thetn pa(ience, by example of the loreguing fable; and adds, nl l«st': " IHir /r/o/r, my dear country- men. 6c con lie«;ii, i;N.',-2<»-i. HUHKKR OF Sqt'AUE BIII.K^, 66,040. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 113 i iJ&a. o^»io "Imparting wealth to every clime, On thy name we love to rhyme; We love thy streams, and love to view All thy hills, and valleys, too. One hot, sultry day, a wolf and a lamb happened to come just at the same time, to qiiench their thirst in the stream of a clear silver brook, that ran tumbling down the side of a rock}' mountain. The wolf stood upon the higher ground, and the lamb at some distance from him down the current. However, the wolf, having a mind to pick a quarrel with him. asked him what he meant by disturbing the water, and making it somuddy that he could not drink ; and, at the same time, demanded satisfaction. The lamb, frightened at this threatening charge, told him, in a tone as mild as possible, that with humble submission, he could not conceive how that could be; since the water which he drank ran down from the wolf to him, and, therefore, could not be disturbed so far up the stream. " Be thatas it will," rejilies the wolf, " you are a rascal, and I have been told that you treated me with ill-lan- guage behind my back, about half a year ago." " Upon my word," says the lamb, " the time you mention was before I was born." The wolf, finding it to no purpose to argue any longer against truth, fell into a great ]iassion, snarling and foaming at the mouth as if he liad been mad ; and, drawing nearer to the lamb, " Sirrah," says he, " if it was not you, it was your father, and th:it is all one." So he seized the poor, innocent, helpless thing, tore it to pieces, ami made a meal of it. THE Al'PLICATION. The thing which is pointed at in this fable is so obvious, that it will be imperti- nent to multiply words about it. When a cruel, ill-natnred man has a mind to abuse one inferior to himself, either in power or courage, though be has not given the least occasion for it, how does he resemble the wolf, whose envious, rajiacious temper could n'lt liear to sec innocence live quietly in its neighborliood. In short, whenever ill j)eojile arc in power, innocence and integrity are Mure to he persecuted ; the more vicious the community is. the better counlenano- they have for their own villainous measures ; to practice honesty in bad times, is I»eing liable to susj)icion enough ; but if any one should dare to j)rescribe it, it is ten to one but he would be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors: for to Htan0. NlMIIKIt (IK .«QI AUK MII.KS, U6,274. rvi) ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 117 l^ipn.> F thy Indians to tell, Representing each yell, Especially where they in numbers retreat; Great variety of clime ; On all did we rhyme. Never could we our verses complete. poral ^rssoiT. — ITulbfr Padut anb l^c |Tonitg ITabncr. We heard an anecdote of this distinguished lawyer, a few days ag.i, which we remember to have met with in print, but which i? so good that it will do to tell again. Martin was on one occasion ri a ))iece of broad in the wound, and give it to the cur that bit him. Iledidso; and ^^^sop happening to jmss byjiintatlhe oame time, asked him whatho meant by it? The man informed him. " Why then," says -Ksoji, "do it as pri- vately as you can, I beseech you ; for if the rest of the dogs of the lown were to seo you, we should all be eat up alive by them." THE APPLICATION. Nothing contributes so much to the increase of roguery, as when the undertak- ings of a rogue are attendetl with success. If it were not for fear of punishinonl, a great part of mankind, who now make a shift to keep themselves honest, would apjiear great villains ; but, if criminals, instead of meeting with punishment, were, by liaving been such, to attain lionor and jireferment, our natural inclinations to mischief would be improved, and we should be wicked out of emulation. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS, 119 ^mu Occupying the extreme northwest portion of the United States of North America. It is bounded on the north by the Straits of Juan dc Fuca, which separates it from Vancouver's Island and Britisli America, east by the Rocky Mountains, south by Oregon, (the Columbia River forming about half the boundary line,) and west by the Pacitic Ocean. It lies (with the exception of a small bend in the Columbia River, between 46°-19° north lat., and between 110°-125° west Ion., being about six hundred miles in its greatest length from north to west, Syii) x\S named for one George Washington, A man who made the British run ; States that be from sea to sea, His praises sing while ages flee. In that far hind, on every hand, Numerous things our praise demand. Great streams descend, and o'er them bend Tall trees, that do their banks defend. Of all thy hills, thy plains and rills. No one can tell, so fare-thee-well. jfnblc; — Clje luthbntri aub pigeons. A JACKDAW, observing that the pigeons in a certain dove-cote lived well, and ■wanted for nothing, white-washed his feathers like a dove, and went and lived among them. The pigeons, not distinguishing him as long as he kept silent, for- bore to give him anj' disturbance. But at last he forgot his character, and began to chatter; by which the pigeons discovering what he was, flew upon him, and drove him back to the jackdaws again. They not knowing him in his discolorctl feathers, drove him away likewise ; so that he, who had endeavored to be more than he had a right to, was not permitted to be anything at all. MORAL. Impostors are sure to betray themselves. 120 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. iht ERECTED INTO A TKRRITOUY, 1850. POrill,ATI()\ IN ISUO, .10,000. NUMltKU OK SyUAUK MILKS, 187,923. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 121 oi*io NWEARYING in thy efforts be To join thyself to states now free. As happy as the sun that sheds His rays on our devoted heads. P^oral ITcssoiT. — 8H^af |1crsrbcrairtc bill ^tcomplis^. About forty years ago, in the woods near the line between Tennessee and Ken- lucky, stood a log cabin, sixteen feet by eighteen, which was occupied by a father and a mother with some ten or twelve children, and among them was tlie hero of our sketch. In his infancj' he was fed on corn and hominy, bear -meat, and the flesh of such wild animals as were caught in the w(K>ds. At twelve years of age he was put out to work with a neighbor, as a farm-boy. He drove oxen, hoed corn, and raised tobacco in the summer, and cured it in the winter, till he was soveuteen j'ears old. Then he learned to make brick. To this he added the profession of a carpenter ; and by these successive steps in mechani- cal arts he became able, by his unassisted skill, to raise a house from a olay-jiit, or from the stump, and complete it in all its parta. He could do it, too, in a manner that none of his competitors could surpass. His panel-doors are the wonder and admiration of the country, in which they continue to swing on hinges. He never saw the inside of a school-house or church, till after he was eighteen years old. Having achieved the valuable acquisitions of reading and writing, by the aid of another, all his other education haa been the fruit of his own ai)plication and perseverance. At the age of twenty-two he conceived the idea of fitting himself for the practice of law. He at first procured an old copy of Blackstone, and having, after tlie close of his daily labors, by nightly studies over a jiitch-knot in his log-cabin, mastered the contents of that compendium of common law, he pursued his researches into other elementary works. Having thus, by great diligence, acquired the rudiments of his profession, he met with an old lawyer who had left the practice, or whose jtractice nad left him, with whom he made a bargain for his secretary and library, for which he was to pay him one hundred and twenty dollars in carpenter work. The chief part of the job to be done in payment for these old, musty books, was dressing and laying down a floor at three dollars per square often feet. The library paid for, our h(!ro dropped the adze, plane, and trowel, end we soon after hear of him as one of the most prominent members of the Mississipjii bar, and an able statesman and orator. " I heard him one day," says one, " make two speeches in siiccession, each of three hours' length, to the same audience, and not a movement testified any weariness on the part of a single auditor ; and during his delivery, the assembly seemed swayed by the orator as weeds before the wind." That poor farm-l>oy became a member of Congress from Mississippi. His name is Patrick W. Tomi-kins. He is a self-made man, and his history shows what an humble bov can do when he is determined to try. 122 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. This territory was detached from Minnesota in 1857. It lies south of British America and east of Nebraska, from which it is separated by the Missouri River. 9i>rARKENING sea, And shadows flee, Keep thy sons from vices free; Of joys unknown To them be shown, And may live for God alone. (fable. — E^Iu l^ogs anb i\t (frogs. On the margin of a large lake, which was inhabited by a great number of frogs, a company of boys happened to be at play. Their diversion was duck and drake ; and whole volleys of stones were thrown into the water, to the great annoyanco and danger of the poor terrified frogs. At length, one of the most hardy, lifting up his head above the surface of the lake: " Ah 1 dear children 1" said he, " why will ye learn so soon to be cruel? Consider, I beseech you, that though this may be Bport to you, it is death to us." MORAL. A noble mind disdains to gain Its pleasure from another's pain. (fame. An me I full sorely is my heart forlorn To think how modest Worth neglected lies, While partial Fame doth with her blasts adorn Such deeds alone as Pride and Pomp disguise. Deeds of ill sort, and mischievous emprise. — Shenstonk. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 123 A portion of the tract acquired from Mexico by the treaties of 1848 and 1854, cxtenda from 31° 20' to 38° n..rtli lat., and from 103° to 117° west Ion., being about 700 jnilcs in extri'Uie length from east to west, and about 470 miles in breadth from nnrth til south, including an area of 207,007 square miles. It is bounded north by Utah and Kansas, east by Kansas and Indian Territory and Texas, south by Texas and Mexico, and west by California. %l!'0 doubt to men a good retreat, Ever give them bread to eat, While thy praises they repeat. May thy towns and cities grow Ever fast, and stand before Xenia town, of great renown. In thee is wealth, in thee is game, Cattle wild and cattle tame, One-half of which wo can not name. J'able. — S^be Crob anb l^e |)llclKr. A CROW, ready to die with thirst, flew with joy to a pitcher, which he beheld at some distance. When he came, he found water in it indeed, but so near the bottom, that, with all his stooping and straining ho was not able to roach it. Then he endeavored to overturn the pitcher, that so at least he might be able to get a little of it; but his strength was not sutlicieut for this. At last, seeing some pebbles lie near the place, he cast them, one by one, into the pitcher; and thus, by degrees, raised the water up to the very brim, and satisfied his thirst. MORAL. Necessity is the mother of invention ; and that which can not be accomplished by strength may bo achieved by ingenuity. 124 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. M^ Is the largest and most extensive division of the United States, being one-half larger than the State of Texas. It was organized by Congress in the year 1854. It includes the whole of the late Missouri Territory, besides a portion of the Indian Territory, and extends northward from latitude 40° to 4i)°, and westward from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains. o>Hc ^EWLY settled, Enriched with fountains, Bounded by- Rough hills and mountains, And some of them So very high, Kiss every cloud, As passing by. <|ablc.— Sl^bc g^nglcr iinb Ibc l^ittlc ^isb. A MAN was angling in a river, and caught a small perch, which, as he was taking off the hook, and going to put it into his basket, opened its niouth, and began to implore his pity, begging that he would throw it into the river again. Uj)on the man's demanding what reason he had to expect such a favor? " Why," says the fish, "because at present I am but young and little, and consequently not so well worth your while, as I shall be if you take me some time hence, when I am grown larger." "That may be," replies the niau; "but I am not one of those fools who quit a certainty in expectation of an uncertainty." fobc. The Rose is fairest when 't is budding now. And Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears ; The Rose is sweetest washed with morning dew, And Love is loveliest when cmhahned in tears. — Soott. ^Mi III 1^ l^S^J 't i^iltl^. % m^ Wmm. -li- -XD ^'RIOE, to the first war he lived in our land, And was foremost of all to take a bold stand To oppose oppression ; and the first that we sec Resoh^ing from Britain to set us all ft'ee. In our defense his speeches we hear ; Coming from one with vision so clear, King George, as he read them, did tremble and fear. He labored ajid struggled to set us all free, Exclaiming, Give freedom or death unto me. Naught else will serve my purpose, said he. Resolving thus, in the sixpicl we road, Young and old Iroiu fcttcr.'i were freed. (127) 128 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. A MAJOR-GENERAL IN THE AMERICAN ARMY, ]s justly celebrated fur If.iviijffiin irmncnse estate, the best of I'riemJs, auil, above al?, a beloved wife, to light the battles of a strange people in a far-oti' fouiitry. This generous act will render his name immortal. He was born in France, September, 1757, and died at Lagrange, in iS'MI, and now lies buried in France, near Paris, sleeping between his heroic wife and beloved daughter. yiJ-l-Y song and praiso shall be of one Among the greatest mortals, who, Regarding us when struggling hard. Quickly to our succor flew. Undesigning in all he done, Intrepid, wise, and generous man, Soon for himself bright laurels won. Disinterested here he came Equipped with armor shining bnght. Leading forth his soldiere, who. At his expense, came here to fight. For us he fought, was wounded, too. And for our cause did suffer pain ; Yet, soon as he recovered strength. Enlisted in the war again. The sun and moon will first grow dim. The concave melt, the planets fall. E'er men will cease to reverence him. Ponil ITtsson. — |lcasou for ^ingularitj). A CKLEBRATKD old general used to dress in a fantastic manner, by wny of making himself better known. It is true, peoj)le would say, " Who is that old fool ?" But it is also true, that the answer was, " That is the famous General , wh»> took such or Buch a place." ORIGINAL ACrvOSTICS. 129 I^l^l BORN NEAR PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, ON THE 15th OF JANUARY, 1786. h) HEN fighting for us no toil seemed mean, In the flash of his eye his courage was seen, Nations looked on him with awe and with fright, Fearing to come in the range of his sight. In youth and in age his virtues did shine, Emboldened by them he walked in a line Leading to victories, to peace, and content, Dcfeatinu: our foes wherever he went. Suffice it to say, he never did yield ; Confronting our foes, he courage revealed; Over thousands he trod, who refusing to fly The dint of his sword, when tlic flash of his eye Told tlu-m that death and destruction were nio;h. 130 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ON HIS ])KATH. ;0ENCEFORT1I wc arc of him bereft, Of him who won a name No other mortal man has left On these low shores of fame. Kising from youth to fame and might, And with the wise and great, Benign he labored, day and night, Long grievance to abate. Endeared to us and deep in thought, He did his wit display, Even those men his ruin sought No harm of him could say. Refuting every doctrine bad. Yet craving not a name. Calm, and in his I'ight mind clad. Leaped up to wt'alth and fame. At Washington h<^ ])assed away, Yet his fame will ne'er decay. t^ablc. — iht /ulcoiur anb the partribgc. A KAi.roNKR having tiikcii n jiartriilgo in liis n.'ts, the bird begged hard for a reprieve, and promised the man, if he would let him go, to decoy other partridges Into his net. " No," rej)lieslhe Falconer, " I was before determined not to sjiarc you, but now you have condemned yournelf l)y your own words ; for he who is such a pcoundrel as to offer to betray his friends to save liimself, deserves, if possible, Worse than death." ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 131 3ir«lsfe«!. ON HIS DEATH. 'IS race is run, his work is done, Our statesman and our friend; No more will we his features see, Or to his speech attend. Eich and poor his loss deplore, And we that loved him well Bewail the day he passed away, Leavino; us in tears to dwell. Earth's fleeting breath was lost in death. Descending to the tomb, Around his grave bright laurels wave, Ne'er may they cease to bloom. In circles high death's arrows fly. Each one bringeth sorrow; Life's fleeting ray did pass away. When death he hurled his arrow. Equaled by few we ever, ever knew, Brilliant the road he trod. Serene in death, gave back his breath To Christ, his mighty God. Earth felt the blow when he sunk low; Befulgent still his virtues glow. 132 OKIGIJIAL ACROSTICS. ON HIS DEATH. Sh UDICIOUS and wi.sc, wliercvcr he went. On doing his duty he seemed to be bent ; He labored and straggled, yet never repined, Nor thought of tlie joys for the faithful designed. Concerning his greatness our Congress can tell, Commenting on one who loved us so well, And desired to see us grow mighty and strong, Like hills and firm mountains, defying all wrong. His singleness of heart, the loss of our choice Our tongues can best tell, since we hear not his voice Urging us all like soldiers to stand, Nerved for the dangers which threaten our land. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 133 ^aw^ili Sci|t^ S> ^fii^I|$. llGH-]\riNDED, noUe man is he, Observe his wallv, ye brave and free ; Now view the man that seeks to do Our country's will, and Maker's, too. Repeat his fame and spread it o'er Each distant land, while rich and poor Declare bin worth, and all agree John is the man to rule the free ; Offend him not, ye sons of earth ; He speaks and we behold bis worth. Nor will we fear no ijallinu; chains So long as he on earth remains. Pond'rous are his words, and pure, He feeds the rich, he foods the poor; Embracing all, in him we find Learning, truth, and love combined, Proclaiming worth, as on he goes. Suppressing crimes, defying foes. 134 ORIGINAL ACHOSTICS. ff.Ti r Uif n jiTi c r ^aiTii in I w r. . Si' ■^ — iV=CoA — Chbistuphkr Coi.vMnis was a unlive of Gonoft, and tlicH<= atOTWITHSTANDING the Bourbons luul sot a price upon his head, And though our hero knew it, of them he had no dread; Perceiving everywhere, as on he did advance, Old veterans all desired to make him king of France ; Like thunder peals from heaven, the jjeople shout around, — "Emperor live forever, and ]:)ut the Bourbons down!" On his cheeks they printed their kisses warm and true, National Guards and volunteers all to his succor flew, Because they looked upon him, and on their rightful king. Owning him as worthy, did of his victories sing; Not fearing but he was able to succor the distressed. And lift the yoke of bondage from brothers sore oppressed. Passing on and onward, our hero shortly stands Among the streets of Paris, with victory in his hands ; Revived were all the people, and through the livelong night, Ten thousand men were saying, and that with true delight, "Emperor live forever, and put thy foes to flight!" Pioral ITtssoir. — Castillo. A CVRious inslanre of the jealousy to which genius soinctiinos becomes a victim, is to be met with in the case of Castillo, a Spanish artist, distinguished by every nmial)lc disposition, and the great painter of Seville. When some of Murillo'a I>ainting9 were shown to him, (who seems to have been his nejjhew,) he stood in meek astonishment before them, and when he recovered his voice, turning away, he exclaimed with a sigh: "Castillo is no morel" Returning to his home, the stricken genius relinlaco on earth no one can fill. Lost his friends and country, too, And though he sleeps among the dead, We love to speak of one so true ; So searching was his manly eye, Of a truth it can be said No trui-r man diiiniit, n friond omlcavorcd to consulo )iim byenyiiighc had always ooiHluotod himpelf toward the doparted one with tendcnu'ss and rosjx-ct. "So I thought," said the other, " wliile my juiront was living; but now I rcmeinher, with shame and deeji Burrow, many instances of disobedience and neglect, for which, alas 1 it is now too late ever to make any atone- ment. " OEIGINAL ACROSTICS. 137 ^44) HE learned and the wise, How we love and we prize Each virtue composing their worth ; Like angels they shine, All lovely, divine, Dispelling all darkness from earth ; In the days of their youth Embracing the truth. Soothing the high and the low; Observe what wc say. For a moment, we pray ; Just view them as onward they go, Adorning each street, Conversing so sweet, Kin to the brave and the free; Sublime are their ways; On them when we gaze. No fault nor error wc see. 138 OIUGINAL ACROSTICS. Outshining all the gems on earth, No pon uor tongue can teW their worth ; They teach us, by exami)le bright, Heaven-born, religious light, Enabling men to act upright. Learned and skilled in everything, And when I hear them sweetly sing, Delight doth fill my heart; I seem as in a trance to be, Ethereal joys encorapjiss me; Soon time arrives, for home I start — One lovelier than the rest I see, From her I hate to part; Still from her I 'm forced to go. Plodding all the country o'er, Remembering that I am so poor It is not wise to tarry ; Now could the lady read my heart. Glance at it l)efore I start, From her I ftiin would never part; I think she then would marry Even one jvs poor as me. Loveliest thing on land or sea, Despise me not — farewell to thee. My rhyme is done, I soar, I rise On wings to meet thee in the skies. OEIGINAL ACROSTICS. 139 ^&9 s IJRFASSING in beauty, thy daughters arc fair, Prudent and worthy of praises they are ; Resplendent, industrious, in truth we can trace In the eye of each hidy, true worth and true grace. No groggeries, no drunkards in thee can loe found, Gladness and joy thy limits surround ; From hour to hour, from morning till night, In thee can we hear true songs of delight. Enrapturing our hearts, endearing thy name ; Lead us then on to riches and fome, Denouncing all crime till the exit of time. Illoral ITtssoiT. — loosing, but |?ibcrul. A WKAi.TiiY merchant having lost by one shipment to (he vnliip of fifteen hun- dred jwuikIr, ordered his clerks to distriljufc one hundred jxmnda among i»oor ministers and people; adding, that if his fortune was going liy fif(een hundred pounds in a lump, it was high time to secure some ])art of it before it was gone. 140 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Plississippi. on, o>»io >E,ULY kind, Hence we find Each of them Like the moon And stars at night, Directing us In the ways of right; Eadi of them Sliining l)right ; Oflcnding none, Firm and true, Conversing free, As ladies do; Ne'er disposed To act amiss, Our good tliey seek. No other bliss. ORIGINAL ACK0STIC3. 141 $ut. 'gpQ.iOST wcaltliy men reside in tlicc, Enlarging tliec with houses bright, More lovely than the stars we see Peeping down on us at night. How graceful do thy daughters walk, In the house or on the street, Smiling, wooing, one and all Their praises to repeat; Entrancing both the young and old, Now see them how they shine. Neat, and valued more than gold Extracted from the mine. Scintillations of the skies. Sweet specimens of worth, Extending their influence wide, Even to the ends of earth. 142 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. apll^ftilfe. girhausas. f ILLED with nicn of the truest worth, A ])lace of wealtli, a })laco of mirth, Yielding up to notliing low, Eiiterj)rising, onward grow; Thy schools are good, thy teachers kind. Thy daughters virtuous and refined, Excelling all the girls that be Venturing now to vie with thee; Imparting light to every one, Loveliest place beneath the sun, Let thy boundaries wide extend, Enlartrint: till the world shall end. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 143 ;4;^EVEE fearing mortal foe, Ever will I fastly grow, AVhile mighty waters by me flow. Oppose me not, I love to see Resplendent ladies, kind and free, Leaving home to visit me; Each on me their praise bestow. And I feel I 'm bound to grow, Never fearing foes to ftice. Soon distant towns I will embrace. Poral I'csson;.— |!ro(bfrIg ITobc. A UTTt.K boy seeing two nostlinc; birda pecking at each other, inquired of his elder brother what they were doing. " Thoy are quarreling," was the answer. "O, no, that ran not be," replied the cbil.l. " they arc brothers." 144 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. yNWARD march, nev.T la_i^_t;ing, Never on thy riclics bragging; Let thy walls more wide extend, And thy sons from harm defend ; Never let no foe invade thee, Cast out those who wouhl degrade thee; And mak'' ihy sons and daughters be Shining lights among tho free. Though Philadi'lphia is much longer. Enriched with men, perhaps some stronger, Ili'gard it not, though thou art smaller. Can she boast of houses taller ? Is she possessed of ladies fairer ? Truer? No, we can compare her, Yea, and even prove that she Possesses few so fair as thee; Ex(juisite in their forms and features, No city hath such lovely creatures, Nor none possesses better preachers. Some! few on earth may be more wealthy, Yet we know of none so healthy. Laurels around thy walls are clinging, Virtuous hulies, too, are singing. And others working hard, while -we Now are spe.aking praising thee. Indeed we love no place so "well. And yet thy worth we fail to tell. OHIGINAL ACROSTICS. 145 -^;^^<:!^^-^- ISSISSipjJI. )OUNG girls of wealth Adorncth thee, Zealous hearted, Of high degree, Outshining those we daily see. Containing, too. Interesting men, The kindest that ever Yet raised a pen. Poral ^tsson. — ^ Soft ^nsfotr luriutb afaag gSnilb. The horse of a piou3 man in Massachusetts happening to stray into the road, a neighbor of the man who owned the horse, put him in the pound. Meeting the owner soon after, he told him what he had done, and added, " If I ever catch him in the road hereafter, I'll do just so again." "Neighbor," replied the other, "not long since I looked out of my window in the night, and saw your cattle in my mowing-ground, and I drove them out and shut them in your yard : I'll do it arjnin I " Struck with the reply, the man lib- erated the horse from (he pounloy, Though our words be few; Handsome girls are they, shining like a heavenly ray, Ever true. Claiming as a prize a home beyond the skies. Hoping for bliss, And bidding us to follow, though we are not worth one dollar; Let us think of this. Yon heaven, which they seek, was made for all the meek, Beckoning us away ; Each one was made to bless poor beings in distress. And, like a ray, They cheer us all the while; and when on us they smile. Enriched we seem; And for each j)erson here wc have water good and clear, Cooling to drink. Increasing as it flows, a l)alm for earthly woes, Do not let it sink. So long as time shall glitle, and men on earth aV)ide, Proclaim its worth ; Rushing from a hill, though it can not turn a mill. It cures the sick ; No one should doubt our word, though they have not of it heard; Gather round it quick. ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. 147 OUROE of heat and sourco of light, Il^ji])ol(liiig by thy strength and might Numerous seas and phanets bright. ^jXiOUNTED far above the sky, Onward rolling, tell us why Our eyes they can not see No sweet and luwlv stream on thee? Sl4-B* '^EEN through no glass?, to the naked eye They look like gems set in the sky; And yet they are hut planets high. Revolving round ten thousand suns, Swift, yet smooth a,s water runs. 148 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. OMPOSED of vapors shining bright, Of wondrous size, yet harmless light, Men view thee as a burning ball, Expecting soon to see thee fall To this low world and kill us all. UAIINOUS, most useful, most lovely to scan. It falls directly or obliquely on man, Graceful in carriage, and pleasing to behold. Highly prized, yea, precious as gold. The thing we most need to cheer us when old. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 149 William St. ^Ittt^Biuuu Of Scljula, piss. JjOio HEN men desire to buy fine goods, In haste to him they go, Loving to patronize the man, Loved by the high and low. In the country round his worth is felt, And while we this proclaim, Men and virtuous women, too. Feel proud to speak his name. Scarce beats a heart that does not love The man we praises give. And we can say, and truly say, No better man doth live; So good and kind to all around. Bestowing favors, he Unconscious wins himself a name Eesplendent bright. With true delight. Ye rich and poor, his goodness see. Ploral Wesson. — (Pustabus Vnsix. Onk day, wncn Gustavua was in tho sixth year of his a^e, as he was riinnint» among bushes, his prceeptor, to deter him, told him to beware of some lnrgc snakes which infested them. lie unconcernedly answered, "Tlien give me a stick, and I will kill them." His courage wa-s lemi>ered with the most noble generosity. A ]>ea8ant bringing him a small pony, the young jjrincc said to him, " I will pay you immediately, for you must want money;" and pulling out a little purse of ducata, heemi)tied them into the jieasant's hands. At twelve he spoke and wrote Latin, German, Dutch, French, and Italian with tlie same fluency and correctness as the Swedish, besides understanding the Polish and Russian. 150 ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. ¥ f W ^ 0i ihuoo, Wl55. Oj»?0 DISEASED I camo, hut ,^o horn tlu^o Once more from pain entirely free, Changed in body and in miml; Though I tried, I could not find One thing to cheer till thou didst save, Raised me up when near the grave. Long as I live I will adore, And tell tliy worth from shore to shore, Bidding all beneath the sky On thy healing drugs rely; Surely could the world but know What wondrous good thou canst bestow, Every invalid that be Lingering, wishing to be free. Lectures would receive from thee. floral .i^rsson. — £bc ^^orsc's |)ttitioit. In the days of John, king of Atri, an nnoicnt city of Abruzzo, thore was a bell put up, which any one that had received any injury went and ran^, and the king assembled the wise men chosen for the purpose, tlint justice might be done. It happened, that after the boll had been up a long time, tlie rope was worn out, and a piece of wild vine was made use of to lengthen it. Now there was a knight of Atri who had a noble charger, which was become unservi(!eable through age, so that to avoid the expense of feeding him, he turned him loose upon the common. The horse, driven by hunger, raised his mouth to the vine to munch it, by which the bell was sounded. The judges assembled to consider the jietition of the horse, which ajijieared to demand justice. They decreed, that tfic kni(]ht whom he had served in hif youth nhould feed him in his old age ; a sentence which the king confirmed under a heavy penalty. ORIGINAL ACIWSTICS. 151 PiUffiiHHf ^■•$'a^i^\ #f |)ali{2t< Couuti}, lUrginiiL ©lEECTED by wisdoni. Onward he hies, Co-acting with men, Those seeking a prize Of glories now shining Kemote in the skies. In all his acts Such grandeur we see, As beggars description; A mortal more free Can never be found. Nor desired to be. Concerning his wisdom Of this we are sure, Like a Christian he tries Each person to cure. ..vSv-|^ 152 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. if. ©. €). 3^1:1 rTini, ' 1 If t ■ ' Of Springfitlb, glo. o>»;o itlSTINGUISIIED for lus skill to savo. Our fellow-men, wlien near the grave, Cross mij^lity stn^ams lii.s drugs to test. They iK'ing the purest and the best; Of vital strength, more j>riz(^nd and free. Behold the rich, Ix^hold the fjoor Lingering round his ollitx) door. And all desiring him to sec, Kindest man among the free; Every one in him confides, Yes. tell us where this man resides. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 153 (Dl (!5rccnsboro', |lovtl) Carolina. 'OING good, Onward go, Curing the sick ; The high, and low, On their friend Kich praise bestow; Justly acting. Like a friend Cheering us all On whom you tend. Loving God, Each truth defend. 35. f,. ^M ^'f ^{ f ollji springs. ^I/E is the man with sense to plan, Confiding, too, a« all agree, Befriending those who on him call, And making them contented be; Regarded wise, for bliss he .«»ighs; The Greek and Latin he can speak, One so true, and worthy, too, No praise from n> will <'Vor s"k. 154 ouir.rxAL acrostics. (i)l jRiiL)iiOu ifouuln, jUiss. ff' '••4 53 IiSCREET, iiidustriou.s, good, ninl kind Of }tlca,' OM TrvinQton, Jlliss. 0)UST an«l wise, thy nam«' we prize, Of all the men most kind ami free; Hating wrong, march along, Never fearing foes that l>t>. Made to bless when in distnvss, We have but once oiu- wants to name. Endearing sir, Still perseven^; Thy worth to all we will proclaim. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 155 ®i (fautoii, Wiss, N thy name I can write, with the truest delight, Luminous thy virtues and free, I never yet knew a man, though true, Venturing to vie with thee; Estimated for sense, in our country's defense, Regarding the humhle that ho, A scholar in truth, from the days of thy youth, Lecturino; the good and the wise ; Unerring and strong, defending from wrong. Continue thy march to the skies; Keep pleading the law, with power to awe. Every lawyer which round us may be, Their errors proclaim, and make them ashamed, To think of vying with thee. Por:il Xrsson. — s'lotoing t\)t ^cllobs. Thk happhipss to be derived from retirement from the bustle of the city, to the pcaoeful and rural scenes of the country, is more in idea than it often proves io reality. A tradesman in London, who had risen to wealth from the humble ranks of life, resolved to retire to the country, to enjoy, undisturlied, the rest of his life. For this purpose he purchased an estate and mansion in a sequestered corner in the country, and took possession of it. While the alterations and improvements which he directed to be made were going on, the noise of hammers, saws, chisels, etc., around him, kejit him in good spirits. But when his improvements were finished, and his workmen discharged, the stillness everywhere disconcerted him, and ho felt quite miserable, lie was obliged to have recourse to a smith upon his estate forrelief to his mind ; and he actually engaged to blow the bellows a number of hours every day for relief to his mind. In a short time this ceased to afford the relief he desired ; he returned to London, and acted as a gratuitous assistant to hit own clerk, to whom he had givon up his Imsincss. 156 ORIGINAL ACIKJSTICS. ^. 5J;i)iigIas, ©f Illinois. ►URrASSED l)y none Tjcneatli tlic snn, At his face vic love to gaze; Dull care liegono, from mom till morn. One so wise wo love to praise ; Untainted by, corniption's dye, Generous man, j>ossessing worth, Let every state, his acts relate, And sjiread his fame, and hiin proclaim Superior to the sons of earth. 1 roi'BTFr) Fanif Tuit ns n spur to Iirnve And honest dei'ds ; and who (ies|)isei< fnmr. Will soon runou»«"e the virtues Ibut dcsvrvc it. — Ma:.i.kt. OKIGINAL ACUOSTICS. 157 C)f Carrol ionnt^, Piss. 3) UST and true, thy course pur.sue, Offending none, from errors free, Helping all who on thee aill, Now listen what we say to thee: All love thee well who round thee dwell. Regarding all thy actions true; Extending light, each day and night. Victorious on thy course pursue; Encouraged l)y each motive high, Still serve the Lord who rules the sky. Jfloral Wesson. — Sbc IJrotbcr anl) ^istrr. A CKKTAis man had two chil'lron, a son and a daiii;htor. The hny handsome enough, the girl not quite so conidy. They wore Imth very young ; and liajijiencd one day to be playing near the looking-glasm which stood in their mother's toilet; the boy, pleased with the novelty of the thing, viewed himself for some time, and in a wanton, roguish manner, observefl to the girl how haniJsomc he was. She resented the insult, and ran immediately to her father, and, with a great deal of aggravation, complained of her brother; partieularly for having acted soefTerninatc a part as to look in a glass, and medille with things which belonged to women only. The father, embracing them Ijoth, with much tenderness an'>iit tlie superiority of their jiower; anil they agreed to try their strength upon n traveler, which should be able to get hia cloak off first. The Jiorth wind began, and blow a very cold blast, accompanied with a sharp, driving shower. But this, and whatever else he could do, instead of making the man qtiit his cloak, obliged him to gird it about his body as close as jyossible. Next came the sun ; who, lireaking out from a thick, watery cloud, drove away the cobl vapors from the sky, and darted his s\ilfry })eams \ij)on the head of the poor weather-beaten traveler. The man, growing faint with the heat, and unalde to 'mlure it any longer, first throws ofThis heavy cloak, and tin.')! Hies, for protection, to the shade of a neighboring grove. MORAL. Sofl and gentle means will often accomplish what force and fnr^'can never cirect IGO ORIGINAL ACK0STIC8. B<»rn noar Niislivillo, T«iiii('ssop, 1796, nnd cntorcd jiublio life during (he Federal AdininiNlratioii of Joliii (^uiiicy Adams, and in 1860 was run by the American I'arty us a cantlidatc ft>r the Prcsideiicy. sJ) USTLY ill"' I'ridf of Tennessee, Of patriots none more (iik^ than tlieo. IIow jmre thy life, liow lair thy name, Nut Envy's hi-H' will dai'o dcsiaino. Boar still her banniM- in the fight, E'er Ik! the champion of" the right. Let not defeat thy soul oppress, Let future victory crown thy race. ORIGINAL ACIiOSTJCS. IGl ^XrEPJENCED, noblo, wise, an.] true, Devoted to our country, too; We view him as a ]i('av(>nly rav, A learned man, with errors none, Eenowned for sense, and like the sun Driving gloom away. Engraven on liis hrow, behold Vivid features bright and bold, Excelling all was ever tol)oth friends and foes, Evil-minded men he hates; To enforce the laws and the union of states, Tis for this he goes. 162 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Dtl. rn T or« 51. ^nUii llrcacber, Canton, Hiss. dtlESrECTED sir, still persevere, Enriched with grace, ever faithful be. Victorious rise and seek the skies, And bid all men to follow thee. Disclosing worth to all the earth, Bear the cross, be firm and true ; As one most kind, in thco we find Real worth, and grandeur, too ; Lauded by the great and high. On our word, w'c pray, rely. We hope to meet thee in the sky. P^oral Wesson. — ©bfcoarb Colston, t)^c Bristol picrcbant. Edward Colston, at the age of forty years, became a very eminent East India merchant, prior to the incorporation of the East India Company, and had fort)' sail of ships of his own, with immense riches flowing in u]ion him. He still remained uniform in his charitable disposition, distributing many thousand pounds to various charities in and about London, besides private gifts in many parts of the kingdom. In the year 1708, he instituted a very magnificent school in St. Augnstin's Back, in Bristol, which cost him £11,000 in the building, and endowed it with between £1,700 and £1,800 forever. lie likewise gave £10 for apprenticing every boy, and for twelve years after his death, £10 to help them begin business. Ilis private charities far exceeded his jiuhlic benefactions. One of his ships trading to the East Indies had been missing three years, and had been given up for lost. At length phe arrived with a rich cargo. When his principal clerk brought him the report of her arrival, and of the riches on board, he said, as she had been given up for lost, he would by no means lay any claim to her. He accordingly ordered the ship and the merchandise to lie sold, and the jiroceeds to be applied to the relief of the needy; an order which was immediately put in execution. 164 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. aS >tjnr¥x\iu^ (Df Jflabison Coimtg, Piss. i^IIE >IIE Bible, thy study and delight, Hath robed thy brow with laurels bright, Outshining all the orbs of night; Making men to speak of thee, As one from grosser errors free, Surpassed by none on land or sea. Honored sir, we love to write About a man whose virtues bright Eepels all darkness from our sight Thou art good, and thou art wise ; One man more free from all disguise, has Never yet lived beneath the skies. Poral ITcsson. — Jlcb. lUcburb (Cecil. WnKN Rev. riicbnrd Cecil was but a little boy, his father had occasion to go to the India House, and took his son with him. While he was transacting business, the little fellow was dismissed, and told to wait for his father at one of the doors. His father, on finishing his business, went out at another door, and entirely forgot his son. In the evening, his mother, missing the child, inquired where he was; on which his father, suddenly recollecting that he had directed him to wait at a certain door, said, " You may depend upon it, he is still waiting where I appointed him." He immediately returned to the India House, and found his dear boy in the very spot where he had ordered him to remain. He knew that his father expected him to wait, and he would not disappoint him by disobeying his orders. lofrc. LovK goes toward Love, as schoolboys from their books ; But Love from Love, toward school with heavy looks. — Siiakspeare. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 165 o>»io /RMED with virtue and with might, Leave me not by day nor night; My only hope, my only plea. Is that Jesus died for me. Gracious Father — heavenly King, Hear me while thy praise I sing; Though so sinful, though so vile. Yet in mercy on me smile. Give me grace from day to day ; On thee I trust, and when I pray Disperse my gloomy doubts away. SMM% '^'W¥^^ 166 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 1% P^iihinv €lfe.Ekth f , 'Y DiotluM-, and f^hall I no more see Your eyes of blue, so dear to me ? My mother's voice no more I licar On this earth of sin and care. Thou art gone to Christ thy God, He who bought thee with his blood, Enabled thee to run thy race; Raised thee now to see his face; Exalted thee to hear his voice; Lifted thee, where saints rejoice, In holy songs of perfect love. Zion and her walls above, And all the beauties of the skies, Before thee now in grandeur lies. Expansive view of love divine Thine to view ; forever thine Happiness without one sigh. Precious fruits forever nigh — Beheld by thee, by thee enjoyed, Lasting, ne'er to be destroyed; All thy cares and troubles o'er, Christ thy praise for evermore. King and Priest, be Him my stay While here I dwell in flesh and clay; Ever knowing death is nigh. Let me but live, let me but die Like thee, and meet thee in the sky. J ORIGINAL ACEOSTICS. 167 f -ft m% ajosoo OBSERVANT of truth, pure, lovely, and bright, No gold can comjiare with my own hoart's-delight ; Made for to cherish, to love, and entwine Your tender affections around those of mine. We have, 'tis true, no riches nor land, Industrious, yet our bread we '11 demand ; For working and delving through cold and through blast, Even indifference will aid us at last. My wife, I fain would cross the deep sea, And quickly return with riches to thee, Rubies and diamonds, and pearls from the main. Your head for to crown, — but my wishes are vain. Thine eyes are stars which gladden the heart, Bidding all gloom and sorrows depart; Laughing, and blushing, thy smiles they are balm, And hover around my passions to calm ; Consuming their dross, and making me bo Kindly disposed, and especially to thee, With whom I hope to spend a long life, Exultingly, too, caressing my wife; Laughing at want, and defying all pain. Living in hopes of living again. '^j ^3fe ■"^Vi 168 OIUGIXAL ACROSTICS. q40 M: VaUD pains aiitl convulsions tliy soul piissed away, And rose, as I trust, to the realms of bright day. Reviving the thought, while thy death I record. Your soul is now hapjiy, and praising the Lord. To win mo to Jesus, thou seemed-', to be sent, But strango to relate, I refused to repent. Loving those jileasuros which last but a day, All thy fond pi. filings I threw them away. Crushing thy hopes and giving thee pain, Knowing that all thy efforts were vain. While kindness and love yet beamed in thine eyes. Earth was exchanged for a home in the skies ; Leaving me here, without friends, without home. Loaded with sorrows, 'mid strangers I roam. — i?s<=0'==>A — But could tears of anguish wake thee From the dark and lonely grave. In my arms I soon would take thee, And bless the Lord who died to save. But in that grave in which thou sleepeth, No sun on thee will ever rise, And though thy husband o'er thee wcepeth, Never canst thou hear his cries. Deaf to all that now would greet thee. Cold thy brow and still thy heart. Yet in heaven I hope to meet thee, Nevermore from thee to part. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 169 rVEPb virtuous, Lovely, too. In religion foremost; Zealous and true, Alluring to good, Bold to defend, Ever kind; True to the end Iler spirit lives, Defying death, Ever bright Among the saints Now in lisht. Like Ihc lily, That onco was mistress of the ilcUl, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish. — Shakspkarr. 170 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. READFUL monitor— ruthless foo, Ever traveling to and fro, And causing tears of grief to flow ; The good, the lovod, and those that ho Hale and strong, must yield to thee. ^nhlt. — Cbc ^ccs, Ibc ^roitrs, nnb Ibc 33l:isp. A PAKCEI- of drones got into a hive among (he bees, and disputed the title with them, swearing that the honey and the combs were their goods. The bees wore obliged to go to law with them, and the wasji happened to be the judge of the cause; one who was well acquainted with the nature of each, and therefore the better qualified to decide the controversy between them. "Accordingly, gentlemen," says he, (speaking to both plaintiff and defendant,)" the usual method of proceeding in these courts is pretty chargeable, and slow withal ; therefore, as you are both my friends, and I wish you well, I desire you would refer the matter to me, and I will decide between you instantly." They were both pleased with the offer, and returned him thanks. " Why, then," says he, " that it may appear who is the just proprietor of these honey-combs, (for being both so nearly alike as you are in color, I must needs own the point is somewhat dubious,) do you," addressing him- self to the bees, " take one hive; you," speaking to the drones, " another; and go to making honey as fast as you can, that we may know, by the taste and color of it, who has the best title to the dispute." The bees readily accepted the proposal, but the drones would not stand to it. And so Judge Wasp, without any further cere- mony, declared in favor of the former. THE APPLICATION. Nothing is so sure a sign of a man's being, or, at least, thinking himself in tho wrong, as his refusing to come to a reference. And how happy would it be for tho public if our judges nowadays were empowered to dispatch causes in that easy expedite way which the wasp in the fable made use of. But as it is, the impudent, idle, good-for-nothing drones of tho nation many times possess thosp favors and I)<»no0t8 which should be the reward of men of parts and imluatjy. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 171 "i JO full of liglit, her virtues bright Attract where'er she goes ; Religious zeal, too, makes her feel. And pray for wicked foes. How calm her brow, behold it now Glittering like a ray, Reverential, with grace essential. Embarked for realms of day ; Good to all, both great and small. Our people love her well. Respecting her whose name is dear. Yet fail her worth to tell. Pressing on at even and morn, Enraptured with delight, Truly kind, the sick and blind They praise her day and night. Ye young and old, her worth behold. Perceive her as she walks. Of heaven she sings. Of heaven she talks. Leaning on the King of kings. 172 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. kHUnt fM'olfiu- 01 ^ortlj crurolina. 3-?S sure as God rules in the sky, Dear lady, we are born to die, And it requires every breath, Long as we live, to fix for death. If that be so, no time to play, No time to lose ; so let us pray Every hour in the day. Thus acting, we will act aright; Receiving grace both day and night, Our path will shine forever bright, 'Tis sweet to think, though born to die, There is a home beyond the sky, Eternal joys that ne'er decay. Reserved for those who watch and pray. OHIGINAL ACilOoTICS. 173 Q\DQ WlOMENTS fast arc gliding by us; In procession on tliey hie, Speechless, yet prochiiming loudly That we are mortal, and must die; Ere another day has fled, Remember, sir, we may be dead. How short our life, at longest, hero; Upon this subject let us think. Make efforts for to win the skies, Ere to endless pain we sink. A BOY ABOUT XINE YEARS OLD. bJ IIILE now In youth, Love God, Love truth; In strciiLcth All glorious, March on Victorious. May the God Of iho free. Overruling, Nourish thee. 174 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^. i^> -dlrilb^, Q{ itnutoiT, 311155. S WEET music round tliis place is ringing, Ringing softly, .stop and lu>ar ; Childs has come, just hear him singing, He was made our hearts lo cheer; It is a piano he's playing — Let us go and near him stand. Detain us not, for wo must Iniy it, Since ho keeps the best on hand. i V'Ai'A.Y HeaA'cn ins])ire uw now willi iliyiiv A power to write some pleasing line, Rich in love, and rich in grace, Your beauty and many charms to trace. OKIGINAL ACROSTICS. 175 %m ^. § 6f |taltimorc. E love tiiy mauly words to hear; In accents soft, in accents clear, Like balm they fall upon our car, Leading us to persevere; Interesting, good, and wise, A man quite free from all disguise, .Men and virtuous women prize, And will while stars beam in the skies. Proudly then thy course pursue, A conscious man with much to do, Riches bright, and honors, too. Reward thee for thy conduct true; Onward, feithful day and night, Through heat and cold, still speed thy flight To bliss above, and realms of light. 'AKE not light at what I write. Although unknown to thee ; Resplendent miss, I wisli thee bliss Through all otvrnity. How good thou art, and pure in heart, And willing favors to impart. 176 ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. nnu ^tED iirc of licll — nnoooling drinlc, Unpitying foe, now stop and tliiiik, Make men no more to niin sink. 5irnnbu> (^LASTING hold's of man and wife, Real source of grief and strife, A curse on land, a curse on sea, No man of sense will drink of thee; Drying all the vitals up. Yet fools this poison daily sup. ORIGINAL ACnOSTICS. 177 Si»g*^«*S*rtC Q\DX) ^^$'^ slJL' IIILE men of sense still drink of tlieo, How can wc hope much good to see; It seems, indeed, most strange to me Such men should boast as l)eing free; Kept in chains, in fetters bound, Yet simple people pour thee down. (ADDRESS TO RUM, BRANDY, AND WHISKY.) ^alVERS of blood you cause to flow, Enslaving men where'er you go; Vain are the tears of babes or wife ; Endless cares you bring, and strife; Love and liopc you banish quite. Remorseless foes, how great your might I In the strength of One more strong Evon than the powers of wrong, Should wo k-arn your sight to spurn. 178 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. "w w t (Df SpringfidJ), |!lo. HAT intellectual light do we behold In those bright eyes of thine so bold ! Lightnings Ihish, while words of worth Leap from thy lips, proclaim their l»irth, Infusing light, producing awe, And while they sting they sweetly draw; Making men respect the law. Continue then thy bright career, Pleading law, with none to fear; Repelling gloom, and with delight Inducing men to act upright; Craving nothing here below. Except thy country's will to know. f ___ Entreating the aid of the good and the wise, Direct thy prayers to thd henceforth thy duty to do. I ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 179 taii| |E* Si (S)f ^ollji Springs, piss. ORMED to bless, Receiving liglit, Acquainted with New subjects bright; Keep thy heart Meditating right. Sustaining truth, ]\Iore prized than gold, I love thy name; Thy worth to tell Has made me bold. '♦^ Oi STciuusscc. ^i3;VEEK, modest, and kind, And in language refined, Respected by all and especially mc, Yet who could proclaim To the world all thy charms, Should they live while ages shall flee. 180 OKlCilXAL ACKOSTlCt;. mm ^nrrinijf, 3V«;o H'^vOST solemn sight, to them delight. As their hands they willing join ; Roll on, ye years, be free from cares, Rich flowers round their pathway twine. It has Ijeen said that those who wed Arc the ones most free from strife, Glad tidings to the high and low, Each man should get a lovely wife. IHornl J'csson. — l^o(» lo ?^Iiii. A MA5 who is vt-ry ricli imw wiis vrry poor when he wns a boy. Wlion nflkcd liow hf^ pot his riolics, he roj>licd : " My fnllirr Iniight mo never to ]iliiy till luy work wns finishoil, hikI never to Bpeinl money till I hnd cnrncd it. If 1 lind but ))iiir nn hfiiir's work to do in a dny, I must do thiit tiie firol thing, and in half im lionr. And after this I wiis allowed (o j>Jay ; and I could then |dny with much more j)lea8nre than if I haMt S> (cromjjoscb ou its refusing lo (Operate.) 'HERE are some that of thy future doubt ; Hast thou one word? Now speak it out, Ere thy name 1)C lost to fame. Already certain men are saying Thy vital chords they arc decaying; Lion of the sea, awake, And make those babblers fear and quake; Now, now, we beseech, if thou art able To prove thyself a talking aible, Interchange one word or so, Concerning of thy present woe; Cleave each rock Iteneath the sea, And prove thyself indeed to be Beneficial to the free; Like a king, from slumber wake, Exulting, and thy so^ptor take. 182 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. Of cCarroll (founln, T^iss. a. (JAVADE up of charms All sweet to view, Loarueci, and skilled In music, too; Surpassed l»y none, I never knew So much worth As seen in you. Thy words they flow Harmonious, free; One look of thine Makes friends for thee; Proficient one, So full of glee, O do, for once, Now think of me. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 183 HeSPLENDENT one, Obscured by none, Be on thy guard on land or wave, Each good pursue, E,emcmber, too, Thou hast on earth A soul to save. At God's right hand. Prepare to stand, Purged from all that sinful be; Outshining pearls, Our neighbors' girls Long once more thy face to sec. I^Cil|tt* sIeSUS CHRIST, the truth, the way, On Him trust from day to day; Harmless, blameless, strive to be. Nor fear to own He died for thee. 184 OKIGINAL ACROSTICS. Surali S, -SfalTimiu ^ ^] ►HE is so kind, Attractivo, too, Ilcvocaling worth Among the few, Her virtues sliinc Supremely true. She loves to feed The brave and free, And all the poor That roun', Ami liids cnrih roll, iinr feels her idle wlri-1. — YocKO. 186 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. W f Of Contonn (To., 2lrh. ACCOMPLISHED one, most kind and free, No one on land, no one on sea Need ever hope to vie witli tliee. How it thrills my heart to write On one so lovely and so l)right; With a form so good and fine, And virtues which do sweetly shino Resplendent as a heavenly ray Descending from the orb of day. ^nmpnlhn. NATrriE Jias cast mo in so scifl a mold, Tlint but to hoar a nlory foigiiod for pleasure, Of 8onie sad lovor's doatli, iiioititcns my eyes. And robs me of my uiaiihood. — Dkvuen. OEIGINAL ACllOSTICS. 187 m €ntxoll Co., Uliss. f. /*) AM ED for sense And ways endearing, Never scolding, Never erring; Impressed witli right, Each good preferring. Lauding worth, Education, too. Freely we speak, Loving to view One so good. Respected by Each mortal true. mM^ Smi SiJlnttcit bj) request of lobit ^^lobcrs, of (Cboclnfo Co., ^iss. (?i*4'Y sister dear, you need not fear A Savior's love to toll ; Rejoice to know, his blood did flow Your soul to save from hell. Seeking light each day and night, Marching on, with saints to be, Li songs of praise, Through all thy days, Honor Him who died for thee. 188 ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. 1$. ■%. i0lc(Bnv:,Tuni, Of Dollg Springs, Sftiss. vl>.ET cv(?ry ono Endeavor to be ^lorc like our fricml; Confiding is he, Cheerful, and worthy Ricli praises from mc. Offending no one — Seeking a bride, Keeping his eye Elevated and high, Yet free from all pride. i^AMM iitlns, 5" ^ ©f Carroll Countij, gliss. EATEE. by far, than a precious gold ring, And once on a time, hearing her sing, Nightingales came, her presence to greet; Conscious that they, her music could boat, Yet failing in this, did ([uiekly retreat, Resolving no more, in the land to be heard. Excelled at last, by a mortal endeared. Visions of glory, all vanished away; Each fearing to speak, did secretly say She sang more sweet, than an angel to-day. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 189 ©f .§iinflo(ucr Coimfij, Uliss. ii OST lovely one, I know of none So learned as thee beneath the sun; Thine eyes are bright, Reflecting light, Enrapturing me with true delight; So do not scorn, at me forlorn, Since on thy name I love to write. Made to cheer, And wipe each tear Rolling down from eyes most dear; The humble poor, Haste to thy door, And feed upon thy bounteous store. Pleased with worth, Relieving dearth, In the highest circles on the earth, Nymphs we sec Conversing free, Endeavoring hard to vie with thee. 190 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. f attttg ^mil|, Of Springficli), JHo. f. AIREST one, ill thee we find, A virtuous, pure, contented mind; Not only learned, not only wise; No man of sense can fail to prize Your captivating, lovely eyes. Slieddinji; liirjit on all that be, Making men to reverence thee; In vain they bow, in vain they chat, They tell thee this, they tell thee that. Hear them not, but marry me. V rnisf. The love of praise, howe'er conccnled by art, Reigns, iimre or lean, mid glows in every heart; The pruud, to gain it, toils on toils endure, The ntudi'st bhun it but Id make it snro. — Yous'o. \ •ti' OEIGINAL ACROSTICS. 191 ^? ©f IJorilj Carolina. iONDESCENDINCI to teacli poor cliildron tiiat be, Our thanks we return, and say unto thee — Let the ignorance of youth induce thee to stay In our midst, till all darkness shall vanish away. Noble-hearted young man, thy name we adore, Just plaudits deserving from the rich and the poor; Let the ignorance of youth induce thee to stay In our midst till all darkness shall vanish away. Lauded by those wlio knew thee the best, Loved in the east and loved in the west, You should not leave us when plunged in distress. |1:itnotism. Had I a dozrn son?, onoh in tny lf>vp alike, I liml rr.rodnce their evidcuce against liim. The king did so; and as there was no proof of his giiilt but the letters which his enemy liad written against him, he was cleared, and his innocence fullj' contirmed by the three com- missioners who sat upon his trial. All the king's indignation fell upon tlie per- fidious accuser, who hiid thus attenijitcd to abuse the confidence and favor of his royal master. ORIGINAL ACKOSTICS. 201 &i c^unflotucr, Wis$. ^QUALED by none of any station, Made up of virtues shining briglit, Men of sense, of education, Acknowledge thee a shining light. Thou art the idol of the day. Honored by the young and old, One more rich, and one more gay, My eyes did never yet behold; And yet to think that we must part, Sends pain and anguish to my heart. Porul frsson— lloto b ^boiJ) (Talnmnn. " Ip any one speaks iU of thee," says Ejiietetus, " ediiaider wbellier he has truth on his side ; and, if so, reform thyself, (liat his censures may not atTect thee." When Anaximander was told that the very hoys laughed at his siiiginp;, " Ay," said he; " then I must learn to sing heller." riato being told that he had many enemies who spake ill of him, " IL is no mat- ter," said he: " I will so live that none shall believe them." Hearing at another time that an intimate friend of his had spoken di'iraetinsily of him, " I am sure he would nut do it," ttiiid he, " if he hiiil U"! some rca-^on fur- it." 202 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. o;^«etence and respectability. 204 ORIGINAL ACUOS'nCS. CI^c iloabitcss. SlfXEAD Iior life, ye ricli and poor. Unbounded praises to her give, Though she died in days of yore. Her virtuous name will ever live. ploral I'cssou. — |)o(d to be ^ofreb. One evening a gentleman related, in the presence of his little girl, an aneedote of a still younger child of Dr. Doddridge, which pleased her exceedingly. "When the doc^tor asked his daughter, then about six years old, what made everybody love her, she replied: "I don't know, indeed, ])npa, unless it is because I love every- body." This reply struck J^risan forcibly. " If that is aJl that is necessary to be loved," thought she, " I will arxm make everybody love me." Her father then mentioned a remark of the Kev. John Newton, that he considered the world to be divided into two great masses, one of bap])iness and the other of misery ; and it was his daily business to take as much as jiossible from the heap of misery, and add all he could to that of happiness. " Now," said Susan, " I will Fx'gin to-morrow to make everybody hapi)y. Instead of thinking all the time of myself, I will ask every minute what 1 can do lor somebody else. Pnpahas often told me that this is the best way to bo hapjty uiysilf, ;uid I am determined to try." OEIGINAL ACHOSTICS. 205 ;LL admire thy beauty, thy streets are so wide, Undefiled by drunkards, few passing this way ; Green wave thy sweet trees, of rich Georgia the pride, Undergoing a change, for tlie better, each day, Spreading and lengthening; here thousands have rolled To greet their true friends and companions of old, And made, by indastry, ten thousands of gold. iPoral J'tssoit. — ^ 59lomnn's ]j.lronusc, IIknrt Caret, cousin to Queen Eliznlieth, after having enjoyerl her mnjosfy's favor for several 3'ears, lost it. in the foWnvriug manner: As he was walking one day, full of thought, in the garden of the jialaee, under the queen's window, shn perceived him, and said to him, in a jocular manner: " What does a man think of, when he is thinking of nothinff?" "Upon a woman's promise," saiil Carey. " Well done, cousin," answered Elizaln'lfj, She retired, hut did not forget, ('arcy's answer. S'lme time after, he solicited the honor of a peerage, and reminded the queen that she had promised it to him. " True," replied she, " but that was a woman's pron»ise." 206 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^- Tlir. CAPITdL or TrVVKfsKK. ilnsTiKiIIf, rori'LATlON, 3O,0lK). $f OTED afar as the city of rocks, And heroes brave and ladies fair, She sits enthroned on her cliff, and mocks Her envions rivals everywhere. Viow all her nohle works of art — Incnnising. Wealth on every hand; Lawyers, Statesmen, schools, and mart, Little to blame ami much to praise. E'en here, if rich, wmild 1 ^=j>cnd my days. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 207 '■^\.o i'OUNDLESS source of information- Information for the blind, Bringing words of consolation, Life and peace to soothe the mind Exposed to grief of every kind. P^oral Wesson. — ^^oohs. God be thanked for Books. They are the voices of the distnnt and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levelers. They give to all, who will faithfully use them, the society, the spiritual presence of the best and greatest of our race. No matter how poor I am. No matter though the prosperous of my own time will not cuter my obscure dwelling. If the sacred writers will enter and take up their abode under my roof, if Milton will cross my Ibreahold to sing to me of Paradise, and Shakspeare open to me the worlds of imnginatinn and the workings of the human heart, and Franklin to enrich me witli his practical wisdom, I shall not jiine for want of intellectual companionship, and I may become a cultivated man, though excluded from what is called the best srK'iety in the place where I live. — Citannino. 208 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. €Tij $a&»s rf iln-,Tt!)tTTf ^■>,' ^ ^' ^tDlIEY lovo to sing, like Itinls in spring, Hear now each voice sweet, Eight score times more prized tlian rhymes, Let us tlieir worth repeat; A ray of light from them looks bright, Deserving praises free; Illustrious, fine, their features shine, Enrapturing all that be. See liow they charm, while mercy's arm O'er thi'iu extends to save; Formed liut to cheer, when they are near, No greati-r bliss we crave. All daily aim to win a name, ►Shining like the stars; How straight they walk, to plainly talk. Very few with them compares ; In youth they pray, and learn the way Leading to the skies. Like saints of old, their wortli untold, Each man should love ami |>! i/.c OKIGINAL ACIIOSTICS. 209 r^ ijinrH vf ^n Son»9f6^ ^rot^tr. OHN, dear brother, onward go, Overcoming eveiy foe; Heavy though thy burdens be, Never cease to pray for me. Look at what we have to do Before we can bright Canaan view; Love for God we must possess, And pray the Lord our foes to bless; Conscious we are l^orn to die, Keep thine eyes uphfted high; With confidence to Jesus pray Every hour throughout the day, Loving him who died for thee, Let me repeat, Now jiray for me. 210 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^1$ 212 ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. V S)^ V ose.d to wrong, he walks along, Suggesting ways our feet to guide; Kindest man, with sense to j)lan, Young and old in him confide. S Crrgovif^i 2\:mliT.ci;eiinl (Oil oV»^c S^LL cases of headache 'twill cure at a touch, Men and dear ladies c-an't praise it too much ; Because 'tis marvelous, and cheering to read. Respecting its jjowcr to cun; with such speed; Old sores, sore throats, and dyspepsia it cures, Sprains, and all cuts, wherever it goes; It cures the bronchitis, it cun^s the sore eyes, And it cures the diarrhea, as no one denies. Languor of spirits 'twill remove in a day, One dose will do it^no cure, no pay; It cures all bitrs^ for whii h you should buy i' ; Ladies and gents alllittot.1, now try it. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 213 o» Sarnie, 6f llusbbiUc, oTcuit. HAT light we view, In one so true, Like precious gold thy name we prize; Learned and good, In serving God, Above the waves of sin we rise; Much to thy praise, » All love thy ways, Just as they should, thy worth they tell; At home, abroad. May Christ the Lord Ever strengthen thee; So fare thee well. &i Carroll (Tountir, ^iss. '^ ^JJ^lEEKEST one. Accept now this. Tell all thy friends To seek for bliss; In doing right, Each day and night, Long will thy path Continue bright; Obeying God, Love the way Loading to Infinite day, Never swerving, So wiiti'li and ]tray. ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 215 I OLD her canvas to the breeze, O'er the waves she rides with ease, Praise to God, of our life the giver, Each one from harm he can deliver. (Df Carroll Couiitn, iilliss. c^iAti'OST worthy and sweet, A mirror of light ; Glittering like diamonds, Glorious and bright; Industrious, and giving Each mortal delight. Captivating our hearts, Firm, faithful each day, On thy name when we write, X st.'inds in tho wav. 21G ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^$mtn §). ^$pn. Of llusbbillc, rtnir. iS^ ►TILL upward gaze, Pour forth thy praise, Entreating God our hind to save; No one that be, Com})arcs with thee, Except the nohk\ good, and brave. Redeemed by love, Continue to prove, Religion can the heart refine; Our sins subdue. Giving us, too. Essential joys for which we pine; Removing woe, each friend and foe Should on thy name rich praise bestow. %Milm. ^T) HARMING place, Adornt;d with grace, No rum in thee is sold; Thy streets arc wide, On every side New beauties we behold. J ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. 217 m @ ®f Carroll Conntg, piss. 'Surrounded by friends, The church he attends, Every cloudy as well as fair days ; Pardon he finds, His countenance shines. Exulting in love, his conversion to provf Now hear him — for sinners he prays, Then rising at once, His Bible he reads, Obeying what Jesus demands ; May the King of the sky. Permit him to die. Shouting and clapping his hands; Observing the way, march up to bright day, No more to suffer nor sigh. -IS ORIGINAL ACROSTICS. ^I'lmniifi f. $^ J^oiiT, eared to him, and being infornied of the cause of his complaint, dived to the boltoin of the river, and coming n]i ai;aiii, showed the man a golden hatchet, demanding if that were his. lie d<>nied that it was. Upon wbieh Mercury ilived a second time, and brought up a silver one. Tlui man n-fused it; alleging, likewise, that this was not his. lie dived a tliinl lime, and felched un the individual hatchet the man had lost; upon sight of which the poor wretcn was overjoyed, and took it with all humility and thankfulness. Mercury was so pli'nsed with the fellow's honesty, that he gave him the oilier two into the bargain, as a reward for his just dealing. Tho man goes to his companions, and giving them nn account of wliat had hap- pened, one of them went jiresenlly to the river's side, and let his hatcliet fall, ilesignedly, into the stream. Then sitting down upon the liaiik, he fell a weejnng and lamenting, as if he had been really and sorely alllicteci. .Mercury appeared as liefore, and diving, brought him up a golden hatcliet, a'^king if that was the hatchet he lost. Trans]iortcd at the preeinus metal, he answere