THE NEIGnBoR.
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Next to peace and satisfaction in our own breast, is peace and satisfaction in our families; next 10 this, is the comfort of peaceful and oblgirg neighborhood. The pleasing exercise of the social feelings is pleasure indeed. But solitude is prcIera- ble to the society of those who are unbe- nevolent and uniriendv. Solitude indeed is not agreeable to man, and not promo- tive of happiness, but society made up of ihe selfish and envious, implacable and ma lieious, is productive of real misery. We pity the indigenl family that removes into the wilderness to seek scanty, precarious existence, far from sympathizing friends and helping neehbors, But is not that poor and honest family in depIorable sit

 uation, which though they live in a thick neighborhood, meets notwithstanding, in

 suits, injuries, and abuses, instead of friend-

 y assistance and kind coincidence?

 Mankind arc mutually dependent on each other. No ono is sufficient of him self to build up his own interest or happi- ness, unaided and unsupported by his fel- ow-citizens. Any individual left wholly to himself, unconnecied with others. must be considered forlorn individual. There is no family. much less a single person, however we'll provided, but at somo time or other, and perhaps very of.en, stands in need of the aid. the advice, the sympathy, or the presence and conversation of others. All are imperfect--al are liable to sick ness, pain. misfortuncs, and bereavement. None therefore, should be unwilling to i.n- part their ncigborly assistance whenever it is wanting. Nothing contributes more to help US up the path of difficulty, over the rugged path of disappointment aud per- plexity, and through the slough of discour- agement--to tighten the loads that we sometime siagger under, and to carry us the more easily along ,he journey of life. than the kind attention, the soothing words, and the ready assistance of our friends and neighbors. And scarce any seeds of evil are more prolific of those bitter fruits which poison the enjoyments of life. or actually kill them, or prevent their growth. than bad neighbors. Let man be pros porous in his worldly affairs, and surroun- ded with an agreeable family, yet if those among whom he lives are envious ard ill- natured, aud instead of befriending are dis