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striving over our heads for the mastery. "- And Buccaria recognises the same feature of clouds congregated from opposite quarters.-- "While, says he, "these clouds are agita- ted with the most rapid motions, the rain generally falls in greatest plenty, and if the agitation be exceedingly great, it generally halls"

 Tact and 7alent.-Talent is something, but tact is every thing. Talent is serious, so- Der, and respectable; tact is all that and more too. It is not seventh sense, but is the life of all the five. It is the open eye, the quick ear, the judging taste, the keen smell and the lively touch. It is the interpreter of all rid dies, the surmounter of all difficultes-the

 remover of all obstacles. It is useful in all places and at all times it is useful ill solitude, | for 1t shows man his way into the world ;-

 it is useful in society, for 1t shows him his way

 through the world. Talent ispowcr, tact is

 skill. Talent is weight tact is momentum. Talent knows 7vhat do to tact kows hozv to

 doit. Talent makes man respectable 1; tact

 will make him respected Talent is wealth |; tact is ready money. For all the practical purposes of life, tact carries it against talent

 ten to one. Take them to the theatre, and pit them against each other on the stage, and | talent shall produce you tragedy that will oSaiSSil u'C iOlb SicuSi to DS COiucllHtu, while tact keeps house in roar, night after night, with it's successful forces There is no want of dramatic tact but they are seldom together; so we have successful pieces which are not respectable, and respectable pieces which are not successful. Take them to the bar, and let them shake their learned curls at each other in legal rivalry talent sees its way clearly, but tact is first at its journeys end. Talent has many compliment from the bench but tact touches fees from attor- neys and clients. Talent speaks learnedly and logically; tact triumphantly. Talent makes the world wonder that it gets on no faster tact excites astonishment that it gets on so fast-and the secret is, it has no weight to carry it makes no false steps it hits the right nail on the head ; it loses no time it takes all hints and by keeping its eye on the weathercock, is ready to take advantage of every wind that blows. Take them into the church talent has always something worth hearing, tact is sure of abundance of hearers. Talent may obtain living tact will make one. Talent gets a good name, tact great one. Talent convinces, tact con verts. Talent is an honor to the profession, tact gains honor from the profession. Take them to court talent feels its weight, tact makes its weight. Talent commands, tact is obeyed. Talent is honored with appreciation, tact is blessed with preferment. Place them in the Senate talent has the ear of the house; but tact wins its heart. and gains its votes.- Talent is fit for employment, but tact is fit ted for it. It has knack of slipping into place, with such a sweet silence and glibness of movement, as a billiard ball insinuatcs it. self into the pocket. It seems to know every thing, without learning any thing. It has served an invisible and extemporary appren- ticeship. It wants no drilling. It never ranks in the awkward squad. It has no left hands no deaf ear, no blind side. It puts on no look of wondrous wisdom, it has no air of protun' dity; but plays with the details of place as dextrously as well taught hand f1ourishes over the keys of the piano forte. It has all the air of common place, and all the force and power of genius. It can change sides with hey presto movement, and be at all points of the compass, while talent is ponderously and learnedly shifting.a single point. Talent cal culates clearly, reasons logically, and uttcrs it's oracles with all the might of justice and reason. Tact refutes without contradoting, puzzles the profound without profundity, and without wit out wits the wise. Set them on a race for popularity, pen in hand and tact will distance talent by half the discourse. - Talent brings to market that which is want ed tact produces that which is wished for. Talent instructs, tact enlightens. Talent leads where no one follows, tact follows where the humor leads. Talent is pleased that it ought to have succeeded; tact is delighted that it has succeeded. Talent tolls for pos terity which will never repay it; tact catches the passion of the present hour. Talent builds for eternity tact on short lease, and gets good interest. Talent is fine thing to talk about, and be proud of but tact is use ful, portable, always alive, always marketa- hle If is the talent of talents, the available ness of resources, the applicability of power, the eye of discrimination, the right hand of

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