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O0cnetOrS, they too must join the hue and cry to deface and defame the most beautiful part of creatiou. Conscious that they are running contrary to all laws, human and divine, they come forth with hard words in ptaee ot arguments; they are not able, say they, to support wife; why it costs many ot you more money tn six months to pay for the sOda-water you drink and the cigars you smoke and give away, 1.-two ar- tlcies that you can well dispense wigh, and articles too that our fathers never saw,) than 1t would take to support sensible woman for twelve month. He that hangs creation on his arm, and feeds her at his board-he that hears the young ravens when they cry, will never suffer the young yankees to starve. When you have got money enough to buy furniture, you will then go to housekeeping and marry. Here the fowls of the air will teach yod ;, in the spring he looks out for his mate {; he has not got stick or straw towards house. keeping; togesher they gather the sticks and the straws in few days dwelling is prepared for the young. But the bach. elors in every thing put the cart before the horse; always wrong end foremost with them: They say as soon as they get a nest, they will then look out for bird d- thus running quite cross grained in the face of nature.

 'When l was not worth 15O dollars married. My wife earned thirty cone. and half cents per day with her needle; I earned seventy-ive cents per day with my hammer yet never to this day was with- out loaf of bread and shilling. You have read how Lawrie Todd began house- keeping; the inventory is true we had but three chairs; it was one more than our need you may have hundred, but you can only set on one at time. Had my life To begin anew, and in the same cir cun'stances, l would do just as did then; at the age of twenty-two would rather lodge by the bush with the woman of my choice, than to strut over Turkey carpet, gape on the sofa, yawn by the piano, and dream over the sideboar1, in all the dark, gloomy, and horrible forebodings ofa bach- elor of forty; for they know the time is past; twenty-five years is never to be re- called.'

 Indion Gratitude and Wit.-Soon after Litchfeld began to be settled by the Eng fish, an unknown Indian came into the inn at dusk. and requested the hostess to fur- nish him with food and drink, stating that he had no success in hunting, and could not pay until he had better fortune. The wo'

 man refused; calling him q lazy, drunken good-for-nothing fellow. A man who sa

 by, noticed the Indian as he turned ava, from the inhospitable place, and pcrceiv' ing that he was suffering very severely iron want and weariness, he promptly ordered the hostess 10 furnish him with good sup. per, and call on him for payment. After the Indian had finished his meal, he thank ed his benefactor again and again, and, as. sured him that he should never forget his kindness, and would if it were in his pow CT, faithfully recompense it. He observed that he had one more favor to ask: if the woman was willing, he wished to tell sto- ry. The hostess, whose good nature had been restored by money, readily consented

 The Indian, addressing himself to his ben- efactor, said, ( suppose you read the b.

 ble 2 The man assented. Well, the bl'

 ble says, God mado the world and ther

 he took him and looked on him, aud say . all very good.' Then he made land anc WdteTs SuH uUu HlOOUs STaSS "h" uOSS o"> } he took him, and looked on him, and say all very good.' Then he made beasts } and birds, and fishes; and he took him and looked on him, and say, 'all very good.

 Then he made man and took him, ant looked on him, and say, 'all very good. Then he made woman, and took him ana looked at him, aDd-hs ITO dare say ont such word.'

 Many years after this, tie Indians ben efac,or was taken prisoner by an India, scout, and carried into Canada. He wa saved from death by one of the tribe, whs asked leave to adopt him in the place of { son who had fallen in battle. Througl

 the winter, he experienced the customary

 effects of savage hospitality. The follow ing summer, as he was at work in the for est alone, an unknown Indian came to hin and appointed meeting at a certain place on given day. The hepris6her consented bat afterwards, fearing that mischief migh

 be intended, he neglected the engagement The Indian again sought him, reproache him for his want of confidence, and assure him that the meeting would be for his goot encouraged by his apparent friendship tn man followed his directions. He foun the Indian provided with muskets, ammu milton. and knapsacks. The Indian order , ed him to arm himself and follow him.