Roxana and Mary Bradley 25c each, Florence and ton Master Willie Potter, Schenectady. Mrs Stephen Merritt to const herself and daughters, Mrs S. Merritt, Jr., and Mrs Ann E. Merritt Hook of Nyack, L. M's. 60 00 1 20 2 02 1.00 Emilie, Addie and Johnnie 25c each, Herbert and 1.00 Mrs Sophia Vanderbilt for L. M.'s, per Mrs R. M. Buchanan N. J.-Miss J. McKenzie to ap. on 2d payt of L. M..... Ind.-Mrs Emma L. Pierce, Lafayette, to com. L.M. Ohio.-Mrs Amelia Case, Columbus, to const herself a L. M... 50.00 5. 00 10 00 20 Jemmy, Lizzie and Johnie, Johnstown.. N. N. Tiffany, Silas and Hattie C., Mary and Mira Halsey 25c each, Mary Edwards 15c, Ella, Anna, Eddie and Richard Halsey, Hattie and Lilly Hand, Alice W, and Louisa E. 10c each, Bridgehampton Willie 38c, Morey 10c, Archie 05c, York.. N. Y. City.-Harlow Eaton and Herbert Dwinnell, 25c, a Friend 50c... N. J.-Collected in S. School, Caldwell, per J. N. Sprague Penn.-Randolph 25c, Cora, Rosetta, Maro, Re- III.-Norton and Fannie Talcott, Rockford.. Contents of Willie's and Georgie's Savings Bank 55c, 25 Mrs S. B. Mackey 1st payt on L. M. for her sister, Mrs Persis R. Barstow of Osceola, Iowa.... Wis.-Mrs S. Adams of Fall River, full payt on L. M. of her mother, Mrs Maria D. Pomeroy of Sunderland, Mass..... 20 00 10.00 688-9 10 00 2.50 53 1 00 ENDOWMENT FUND. Oliver White 50c, Willie Coleman 20c, Arthur B. 15c John, Alonzo and Libbie 30c, their teacher 25c, Laura and Etta 10c. Marion.... Oregon.-Mary and Isabel Warner, Engene City..... Cal. School at Willow Cottage, Edwin Knapp 40c, his brother Sewell 20c, Anna Mansfield and Walter More 50c, Benny 15c, Herbert, William, Eugene, Charles, Jacob, Hattie and Mary 10c, Mary 05c, Susan Marshall, a little visitor 50c, Columbia. WIDOWS' FUND. Mrs R. Robinson, Mrs House and Mrs Norton each 100, Mrs J. Robinson, Mrs Coe, Mrs Gillespie, Mrs Place, Mrs Merriam, Mrs Hathaway, Mrs M. House, Mrs Huyek, Mrs Rowe, Mrs Taylor Miss Pride and Miss Hosmer 50c each, other friends 200, to compt L. M. of Mrs Julia A. Hale, New Haven. Mrs Levinia J. Phelps, Scipioville, to compt L. M... Mrs Elvira Hurd to apply on L. M., Georgetown..... Mrs Julia A. V. Wood, Brooklyn, payt on L. M. for herself and daughter, Caroline B. Wood, per Mrs C. W. Hawkins. N. Y. City.-Mrs J. B. Varnum to const Mrs James W. Underhill a L. M.. 11.00 5 00 3.00 20.00 20.00 CLOTHING, PROVISIONS, &c., received from Jan. 10th to Jan. 25th, 1864. Mass. Northampton, package of clothing from Mrs Thurston, pillow-cases, testaments, papers, tracts, etc. from Lizzie E. Chamberlain. North Hadley, 4 quilts and a large print testament from Mrs Kellogg. Chicopee, a box of clothing, calico, etc. from a few ladies, per L. A. Moody. Conn.-Sherman, a bbl. of clothing, dried fruit, etc. from Norwich, a box of quilts, clothing, dried fruit, etc., collected by Mrs Paddock, Mrs M. P. Vosburgh and Mrs E. Brown. Greene, a box of quilts, clothing, dried fruit, etc. from friends. Walton, dried fruit from Jennie Hull. New Hartford & Frankfort, a bbl. quilts, clothing, dried fruit, etc. from a few ladies, per Mrs Timothy Wadsworth. Andes, a box of clothing and dried fruit from the Ladies' Sew. Soc., Cabin Hill. North Bangor, a collar from Mrs N. Lee. New Graefenberg, a quilt and comfortable from Mrs J. Gaylord. Twinsburg, a collar from Miss Haddock. Richfield Springs, a box quilts, clothing, dried fruit, etc. from the fadies of the Pres. Soc., per Mrs S. W. Parsons. Burdett, a box quilts, clothing, dried fruit, etc., from Mrs Tuthill and a few other ladies, also quilt from the little girls of the Methodist Soc. and one from two little girls of the Pres. Soc. West Milton, bbl. quilts, clothing and dried fruit from Mrs Jacob D. Settle and other friends, per S. G. Bullions. North Kortright, box of clothing from Mrs Lydia A. Smallie, Mrs Lydia A. Packett, Mrs Sarah McCracken, Mrs Henry Wilson and other ladies. South Avon, box quilts and clothing from the ladies of the Soldiers' Aid Soc.. per Mr. E. Bacon, Jr. Rye, package dresses and aprons from Mrs T. Haviland and Mrs S. Stiles. Marcellus, collar from an unknown friend. Carlton, box clothing, quilts, dried fruit etc. from Aid Soc. York, box clothing, quilt, dried fruit, beans, etc. from the Cong. Soc., a ball from Morey. N. Y. City.-Collar, for Bazaar, from Mrs M. Browne. Packages of clothing from Mrs Sandford, a Friend, Mrs Davis, Mrs C. S. T. Trunk of clothing from Mrs Robinson. Crockery to the value of 14 00 from Oscar Cheeseman, 24 pairs of children's shoes from Bell, Wheelock & Co. 1 doz. cotton spools from Jones & Turbell. Penn.-Erie, box clothing from Mrs Reed, Mrs Love, Mrs McCreary and others, per Mrs Carpenter. Springfield X Roads, box quilts and clothing from friends, per Susie K. Savage. Scranton, fancy articles, for Bazaar, from Mrs George R. Sprague. Mich.-Pontiac, bbl. clothing and dried fruit from the ladies and box of dolls and pincushions for Bazaar from an aged lady. Ashley, box clothing, dried fruit, etc. from friends, per Mrs L. Prescott. Smyrna, package clothing from Mrs L. B. Fish. 0.-Conneaut, 4 prs. stockings from Mrs H. Kilbourn. Sheffield Lake, box quilts, clothing, pin-cushions, etc. from the little girls' Sew. Soc., per G. W. Fitch. POSTMASTERS and others, desiring papers to be discontinued, will please send the name of the P. O. as well as of the subscriber. NOTICE. THE carrier of this paper, Mr. JOHN E. LINE, is authorized to receive subscriptions to the ADVOCATE AND GUARDIAN and also donations to the A. F. G. Soc. and Home for the Friendless. FERRIS FEMALE INSTITUTE. 135 MADISON AVENUE, COR. 32d STREET, REV. ISAAC FERRIS, D. D., LL. D., President, MRS. M. S. PARKS, MISSES C. BREWSTER & C. E. FERRIS, Principals. A few pupils admitted as boarders. Important Legacies have been lost to the Home through informality. It is therefore earnestly requested of those who design to benefit the Institution by giving it a place in their last Will and Testament, that they would use the following. FORM OF A BEQUEST. I give and bequeath to the American Female Guardian Society, incorporated by the Legislature of New York, in the year 1849, the sum of $, to be applied for the Benefit of the Home for the Friendless, or to other charitable uses of said Society. The Will should be attested by three witnesses, who should write against their names, their place of residence, and state that they signed the instrument at the request of the testator, and in the presence of the testator and each other, and that the testator declared to them that it was his or her last Will and Testament. POSTAGE ON THIS PAPER. By the new law, the postage on single copies of the A. & G. is now six cents a quarter-payable in advance-in all parts of the United States. A package of four copies, which weighs 4 ounces, sent to *one address, is subject to no more postage than a single copy-according to Instruction 36, which Postmasters will please see. From 5 to 8 copies, to one address, 12 cents a quarter. From 9 to 12 do do 18 do do and so on, at the rate of 6 cents a quarter for every 4 ounces or fraction thereof. In order to receive the paper at the lowest rate of postage, it is necessary to take them, not singly, but at least four copies; and so of clubs, they should be made up-if possible -of 8, 12, 16, 20 and so on. As an inducement to those who now recelve it singly, to make up a small club of four or eight, the Ex. Com. propose to put the subscription price for four copies-to one address -at 75 cents a year, and for eight copies-in the same way -at 60 cents a year. Twelve copies, and over, will be at the rate of 50c. a year. At offices where there are several single subscribers receiving it to their separate addresses, by their uniting together and having it in one package, to one address, it will materially reduce the postage on each. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. A Voice from the South.-A friend in New Orleans, forwarding a check for twenty-five dollars, adds: Perhaps I ought to have made the amount much larger, but there is a vast harvest-field in the South, in which laborers ought to be supported, if faithful ministers and teachers can be found to enter it and consecrate their lives to the great work. I see not how intelligent, devoted Christians can neglect now to pray the "Lord of the harvest" to send forth laborors into this important field. Even intelligent patriots must see that the future destiny of this nation depends much upon the nature of the efforts that may be made to instruct and elevate the ignorant millions of the South, both colored and white, who have been made such by the terrible curse of American Slavery. I hope the New York societies will be sending out missionaries and teachers soon. From " over the Prairies."-Dear Friends, -Enclosed I send you three dollars for the use of your good cause. May it be blessed to the needy. I am preaching in a missionary field with some promise of good. I have, every week, to travel to appointments eight or ten miles over the prairies, which are bleak in winter and beautiful in summer. Faith and Works.-When this war began I had two noble sons, all the children I ever had; but where are they to-day? The grass covers them both; the grave of iny youngest, my Benjamin, cannot be found. So you see my grief is great, but I trust I do not mourn as those who have no hope. I still feel to say, "Though He lay me, yet will I trust in Him." I am trying to do some good yet. I adopted a little motherless girl soon after my sons left their home, and I hope we may prove a comfort to each other, while our Heavenly Father permits us to remain on earth. A life patron.-"I have ever taken the paper since the first prospectus was issued. I would not part with it while I live, but the time will soon come for me to lay aside this worn-out tenement. I am eighty years old. It is very plain to me that God owns and will continue to bless your labors, therefore I bid you God speed. From your friend, Mrs. A. M. Thirty subscribers.-By a little extra effort about thirty new subscribers have been obtained for the coming year. Your noble cause has many friends in our community. An effort has been made to circulate the Advocate in families where there are children and youth, that the good, wholesome reading which it contains may be widely disseminated, thus partially counteracting the tendency of the over-abundant supply of light literature, so universally diffused throughout our country. S. C. M. Dear Mrs. S.-I have taken the Advocate for In bonds of Christian affection, respectfully yours. "All at work."-Please find enclosed six dollars for twelve copies of the Advocate, which send to my address. I write you from the sick-room, and the enclosed money is the result of the efforts of an aged widow lady in her eighty-fourth year, who, wishing to aid your good cause, hath done what she could. Two children send twenty cents. Mrs. Abigail Hitchcock, wife of Mr. Amos Hitchcock of Bethany, Ct., died August 22d, 1863, aged 54. She was indeed a help-meet to her husband and literally spun out her life in ardent zeal and pious devotion to the cause of Christ, and in untiring effort to promote comfort and happiness in her family. We trust she is now in that happy throng, that surround the throne of God and the Lamb forever. DIED, in Lawrence, N. Y., August 19th, 1863, Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr. Harley Heading, Sen., in her 68th year, of cancerous affection of the stomach. In her death the church has lost a brightest ornaments, and the needy a neverworthy member, the community one of its failing benefactress. Her sympathy extended to the suffering, of every grade in life; but the enslaved of our land, the poor in her own vicinity, and the orphan and the destitute at the "Home," were especial objects of her charity. Many years since, through her influence, a "Female Benevolent Society" was formed, of which she was long the efficient President, and though many and liberal were the donations of the Society, yet no box was filled, or parcel sent, that did not contain a goodly, and generous amount from her hand. But while thus devoting her means to the relief of the destitute at a distance, the children of poverty about her were not forgotten; and it may be said, in truth, that want literally went smiling from her door, and the cause which she knew not she searched out. Scores have received blessings from her hand who never knew the giver; yet the poor who did know her rose up to call her blessed. Her last work was to prepare a quilt for the Home, but she was called to her home above before it was completed, leaving it to be finished by her daughters after her decease, which they promptly did, thus showing that the mother's mantle has fallen where it will be honored The quilt will be forwarded in the box from this place, with her name attached. She was a constant subscriber for the Advocate for nearly thirty years, aud aided much to extend its circulation. Well may we say of her that her work is done, and well done. Her mind was clear and calm to the last, her trust in her Redeemer was unwavering, and to her death had no terrors. A large circle of friends mourn her loss, but they mourn as for one who sleeps in Jesus. LOCINA MEAD, Pres. Nicholville, N. Y., Oct. 28th, 1863 MY AULD WIFE. BY HIRMAN SMITH. Oh! dinna say her bonny face Is altered by the touch e' time, The matchless grace that marked its prime. Than crowned wi' bloom o' early days; List to her voice! Was e'er a tone Wi' a' the gleesome air o' youth! A heaven of peace and joy instead? Her sunny locks-yes, they are changed: For life's inevitable storms Its waves of grief, its clouds of care, Have made these tresses what they are. If thou didst seem a flower before, Ah! they who name the woman weak, The holy strength I've learned from thee. Thy smile shall teach me how to die. ADVOCATE AND GUARDIAN. do TERMS. 61 a year, [in advance] to Single Subscribers. Box 4740. Letters designed for the Board or Executive Committee, [No. 688. Feb. 16, 1864.] 66 NOVOCATE GUARDIAN "I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him; the cause that I knew not I searched out."-Job xxix. 12, 16. Published, Semi-monthly, by the Executive Committee of the For Terms and Notices, see Last Pages. Sempronius. For the Advocate and Guardian. BY EMMA C. NASON. Where its footsteps go, And will suffer long; Meekly beareth wrong; As love only could, That behind the curtain There's some hidden good, And love never telleth But, with melting sweetness, And the sweetest tone. For the Advocate and Guardian. the porter had opened a part of the huge, iron Children who live in country houses, with Here she Whenever Effie's mother walked in the grounds, she saw iron bars and unyielding walls of stone, and thought of sullen hearts caged in those halls until she shuddered and went back to her tower, where her innocent child played. So often had Effie's mother thought of these prisoners, sentenced sometimes for life itself, that visions of remorse, despair, Whole No. 689. and hopeless guilt filled her mind; the world Little Effie was the gleam of sunlight in the pany with those you love. Miss Seymour lived in a stately house, on a street far away from the frowning prison. In her camphor chests were camel's hair shawls, in her jewel cases flashing diamonds. On this Sunday afternoon Miss Seymour left the house, dressed in a worn black silk and water-proof cloak, prepared for a long walk. In a chapel near Effie's home poor children Effie won her teacher's deepest interest that ADVOCATE AND GUARDIAN. the warden's daughter; we live in the tower." On her return, Effie had much to say about A week later, Miss Seymour was sitting in the prison tower, with Effie by her side, saying words to the poor mother that sank into fruitful soil. There was pardon for the most degraded, hope for the chief of sinners through that Friend of the despairing, our Lord Jesus Christ. Fearful and ready to perish, Effie's mother felt her own need, her own weakness. Again Miss Seymour repeated the saying, "O woman, great is thy faith;" when after weeks of trouble and sorrow, the warden's wife felt from the depths of her soul that Christ can save to the uttermost all who come unto Him. In one of these visits Miss Seymour was invited by the chaplain to accompany him, as he proclaimed pardon to the lost. He took his place at the centre of the long corridors—not a face was seen; within the cells the prisoners listened, the outer doors only unbarred. Deep silence prevailed, while the chaplain spoke of a Saviour, ready and willing to forgive. The warden's wife listened too, trying to take the full sweetness of those promises. At the close of the service, the lady begged Effie in a low voice to sing one of the childish hymns with which every Sunday-school scholar is familiar. The sweet tones of that clear voice floated through the halls, bringing tears to some unlikely eyes, tenderness to some unfeeling hearts. They went away, leaving the solitary prisoners in their lonely cells, which Christ cán enter, bearing more welcome news than any earthly reprieve-even eternal pardon. Miss Seymour became a real friend and dearly loved guest in the tower. When she had conquered the reserve of Effie's mother, they took sweet counsel together. The warden's wife was a woman of deep thought and feeling; Miss Seymour had the gracious art of winning confidence. As soon as this bright hope possessed the soul of Effie's mother, it was manifest in all around her, the room became more cheerful, plants began to thrive in the most sunny window, books were seen on the table, Effie was loved in a new way, as it the mother and child were traveling together to heaven. After this every opportunity was sought to get some hold on the prisoners through little deeds of kindness, although the literally hid with Christ in God. It is not strange that Miss Seymour ceased How much was crowding on this lady's it is written; in her luxurious home, Miss Sey- For the Advocate and Guardian. WE have not half confidence enough in the The fault begins in our families. We do not seek to bear each other's faults. Oh, how quickly parents lose the confidence Bear with their faults, which are often only the beginning of their best excellencies, in patience wait upon the growth of their characters. Do not quench the spirit of truth, of beauty, of love in them, by your harsh violence. Live as near God as you can; trust more to the atmosphere you create by your Christ living, than to wearisome precepts, and the pruning-knife of your standard of right and propriety. Throw them on their own tender consciences, and do not substitute in their minds superficial sins for real ones. Deal with your children as God deals with His children. Do not meet their anger or obstinacy with willfulness still greater, overcome evil with good. Let us all do better, be more kindly to each other. Eor the Advocate and Gnardian. EAST TENNESSEE-FACTS AND FEATURES. NO. IV. BY MRS. WM. MOWBRAY. Ir is with much pleasure I see noticed in a daily print that the Legislature of Massachusetts has voted one hundred thousand dollars towards the relief of loyal citizens of East Tennessee. Generous Pilgrim State! first in peace and first in war. Will not others emulate thy noble example, and come forward appreciation and respect of suffering patriotwith more than empty words to testify their ism? Never was such liberality more needed by, or more justly due to a people, for they are truly and literally robbed and spoiled, deprived of the comforts of home, and subjected to every form of want and bereavement. Hunted, persecuted, made to endure hunger and nakedness, imprisonment and "cruel mockings," alas, and shall the brave, true sons of the giorious American Union thus suffer and thus perish without sympathy from their brethren and sisters more fortunately situated. Oh, surely, surely not! It is none of their fault that treason surrounds them on every side; that their locality is far distant from the base of supplies; with the efficiency or inefficiency of generals they have nothing to do; they did not deposit the Muscle shoals in the river, nor pile up the Cumberland heights; but they have taken joyfully the spoiling of their goods, and chosen death or destitution in any shape, rather than betray their beloved country. This was what they did; but, say some, all this was only their duty. True, enough, not a whit more; and now you also do yours, who have not been called to make such sacrifices. Young maidens, basking in the sunshine of your parents' love, amid the blessed security of undisturbed and happy homes, hasten to extend "aid and comfort" to the shelterless and bereaved damsels of East Tennessee, who, in clinging to their country's flag, forfeited to usurped power, the peace, and plenty, and privacy of domestic happiness for a seasonperhaps forever. Careful matron, appreciating justly the results and accumulations of an industrious life-time, as a defence against poverty and dependence: commiserate those from whom everything has been swept away at once. Diligent husbandman, hopefully depositing in your peaceful fields, the seed-germs of your household's bread, think of him who has been robbed of all—teams, ploughs, fields, fences, houses, family, and even personal liberty, and while you think, give something towards making up his losses. And let not the wealthy, prosperous merchant forget what misery he might alleviate amongst thousands in his own line, most worthy loyal men now reduced from affluence to utter want. All should come forward, clergy and laity, whose lines have fallen in less perilous places, and sympathize with "a people who jeopardized their lives unto the death, in the high places of the field." This quotation from the song of Deborah recalls to my remembrance many touching examples of the lofty patriotism which the women of this section furnish. The following are specimens: One day a quaker lady rode up to our gate; she held before her, on a nice, spirited horse, a boy of two years old, he was weeping bitterly. On her alighting we discovered that she was dripping wet, which circumstance, as it did not rain, she thus accounted for: I "Last night my husband was arrested and brought to this town, on suspicion of having given aid and comfort to refugees; although it was only last week we paid over to an officer the sum of five hundred dollars for the privilege of being non-combatants. came to town about an hour ago: little Charley cried all night after his papa, so I brought him along. We went first to the Court-house, there the soldiers quizzed me enough-a citizen told me at last that my husband was imprisoned in one of the shanties at the Railroad Depot. I went there, and trying to reach him the soldiers once more indulged in nirth at my peculiar dress, &c. One brought a bucket of water and threw it entirely over me, saying a very bad word at the same time, and sending all 'Friends' to the worst place in the universe, because that the last one of them, he said, wanted to see the 'Stripes and Stars' again. I turned my horse around, and told him before them all, 'Thou art quite right, young man; we do want to see the stripes and stars again.' Whereupon he threw over me a second bucket of water." Another lady said to me, "I am taking some money and clothes to my husband in prison at Tuscaloosa. Unable to procure a passport, one must make the journey in this way. We had many good horses, but all have been takenmy present nag I purchased with a little gold the Confederates failed to find." This was a lovely, noble-looking woman, over whom all the waves and billows of political and domestic sorrow seemed then to be passing. One more picture: Mrs. E took from her bosom a crumpled piece of paper, and holding it up said, "This is the deed of my farm, but do not tell them where I keep it. Alas! it and these weeping babes remain alone of all I lately possessed. House, home, husband, sons, all have been taken." Then she once more resumed her impassive air of silent, dignified endurance. There she sat, without even a shawl to wrap herself in, huddled together with the other For the Advocate and Guardian, be hanged by the neck on New Year's day. Alas, no! A young man of twenty-five, of refined and cultivated manners, an accomplished musician, a proficient linguist, out of the midst of a social circle that courted and caressed him, and one of a large family connection, by every member of which he was loved and esteemed, this was "the prisoner at the bar," and this was the story in brief. He had been engaged for three or four years to a young lady, whose friends were not quite satisfied with the prudence of the engagement. His worldly prospects seemed uncertain, and his capacity for business had been found wanting. Under the circumstances her relatives at last succeeded in inducing her to give him up-nay more, we can infer from the evidence that "somebody else" had been brought forward as more eligible in every respect. As the young lady's letters had been all destroyed to prevent their being brought into court, there was no testimony to show whether she gave him up willingly or reluctantly, all that was proved was, that she wrote to him to break off the engagement, and he wrote to her, entreating for final interview. This interview took place one summer evening, in the pleasant old garden of a quiet English country home. The maid came out of the house to call her young mistress in to tea, and the young lady answer A FEW WORDS ABOUT TEMPER.. MODERN systems of education which are only originated by benefactors of the human race as improvements to systems already in progress, have been misunderstood and allowed to supersede old-fashioned methods of training and discipline. As for instance, on the plea of not breaking the spirit," parents exert less and less authority over children, and unruly tempers are allowed to develop with no other control than an occasional reprimand. I have even heard boys encouraged to show their "pluck," as it is called, by retorting instantaneous revenge for an injury or insult. "If ever ony one does so to you, Bill, again, knock him down; don't hesitate." That is no unusual piece of advice from a parent or one old enough to be a parent to a child not long tranferred from his mother's nursery care to a boys' school. It is this cultivation of the spirit of resentment that is one of the banes of the age. The spirit of Christianity, the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount is all against it, but such teachings are not deemed "practicable" now-a-days; if you try to enforce themed, "I'll come in a minute," but they saw her as an argument for not resisting evil, you only provoke ridicule, or, their undoubted excellence is admitted, but coupled with the difficulty of adopting them. I have been led to think much on this subject by a terrible instance of unrestrained passions that has recently been the subject of judicial sentence in an English court of law. "Baron Martin, having put on the black cap, said, 'Prisoner at the bar, after every possibility in your favor has been urged with an ability never excelled, you have been found guilty of wilful murder, and in that verdict I entirely concur. If the defence, which has been set up in your behalf, had prevailed, it would, in my opinion, have been attended with consequences dangerous to society. If it entered into the minds of men that they might take the life of any woman who was fickle, the results would be fearful. I have now only one duty to perform. With regard to that I have no discretion, but am under an absolute necessity of fulfilling it. I beg of you to take advantage of your opportunity to make your peace with God. I have no desire by any comment of mine to distress you or any other persons, but will, without saying more, pronounce the sentence imposed by the law.' His lordship then, with much emotion, passed sentence of death upon the prisoner." I have copied this verbatim from an English newspaper, published Dec. 14th, 1863. Some poor wretch, nurtured in an atmosphere of crime, through which the sweet lessons of the gospel of Christ never penetrated, this surely was the "prisoner at the bar," condemned to one no more alive. An hour after she was brought in from the high road, (to which she had probably accompanied him to soothe him and soften the bitterness of her farewell,) in a dying state, by farm laborers and by her murderer, who never attempted to escape. He had stabbed her in the neck with a penknife in three places, she had bled to death by the time her bearers reached the hall. I pass over the grief and horror of her relatives. The agony of that young man's parents-who shall describe? Their son a murderer! The plea in court was insanity. It was hoped the jury might be able to find a verdict that would spare the large and respectable family connection the additional anguish of a felon's death for a beloved son and brother and nephew, and it may be averted yet, for an appeal to the Queen had been forwarded, and it is probable the crown would be advised to listen to it, and grant a reprieve. The sentence would then be commuted to imprisonment for life. Even then, how withering is such a tragedy in its effects on all the innocent parties who have been involved in it. The testimony of many of his friends was given to the jury of the gentleness and kindness of the young man's disposition. Let not any reader hug to himself the secret thought, "I could not have done it. This fellow must have had an outrageous, passionate temper." Nothing so bad; his usual demeanor was that of a sensible person, with all his passions under control. We none of us know the demon that lurks within us till it is roused. But f we are accustomed to restrain our angry |