A FACT FOR THE MILLION.
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Every man in difficulty, poverty, or despon-
dency, should think. when at the verge of utter
despair, that there are others in the world,
worse off than himself, who are happy and
contented. A striking illustration of this fact
occurred for the edi6cation Of poor friend of
ours month since. ~ - r.e e.@


81 was" said he, ssout of business, entirely
had exhausted all methods the exercise of
which was likely to procure me employment.
was walking down Broadway with solitary
sixpense in my pocket, and hunger gnawing
at my vitals, in that desperate mood which
may be properly termed partial insanity, and
in the fullness of my woe was absolutely con-
templating suicide, when collection of peo-
pie, gathered about the door Of princey
mansion, diverted my attention. / beheld a
decrepid old man, bent double with age, and
SO feeble that two burly domestics were, with
their united strength, aiding his trembling and
uncertain steps. He was nearly blind, quite
deaf, was told, possessed to limited extent
only the faculties of taste and smell. He was
taking his customary morning walk-hobbling
from the door of his dwelling to the nearest
corner"


The man alluded to is the famous millionaire
[Astor] about whom books have been written,
and newspaper paragraphs innumerable con.
cocted. +N


II thought" said our friend, "that ], with
my single sixpense, was in glorious situation,
compared with that of the individual before
me, and | went my way with beaming
countenance and lightened heart thanking
Heaven for the health and strength then
enjoyed-but had despised. l have never des-
paired since" p.e


LEARN TO SAY No.-Multtudes Of Young
men are ruined by not having decision enough
to say NO. They meet with. companions who
invite them to step into a fruit shop, or into
the confectioner's, or into the oyster cellar, or
the bar-room. They are perfectly aware that
they would not like to have their parents see
them go into such places; they are aware that
those who entice them are, as vet, below
themselves in moral character, but they have
not 6rmness enough TO say NO. When they
allow themselves to be led away once, they
will again; and they must return the compli-
ment This is the beginning of that course
which leads to drinking, to tavern suppers, to
street smoking, to the theatre, to the house of
her which is the way TO hell, and then, to the
ruin Of the young man, for eternity.
John Todd