. The North Carolina Presbyterian. and sis fyour boy and girlhoSlf, shirjc down U|)Onyon from the walls of memory ; and ihatbeet and most blessed picture of all, yousee there, once more, the saint of your child-hood—the loving, patient, self sacrificingmother, who used to sit sewing by the win-dow, and whose loving smile used over togreet you, as you came home from fcichoolfi Many , it may be, have woven?over that loving face their wool of grass—the fingers of many summers have mound with daises and vi-lets; but itshall warm and enrich your heart to go upthe long windi
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. and sis fyour boy and girlhoSlf, shirjc down U|)Onyon from the walls of memory ; and ihatbeet and most blessed picture of all, yousee there, once more, the saint of your child-hood—the loving, patient, self sacrificingmother, who used to sit sewing by the win-dow, and whose loving smile used over togreet you, as you came home from fcichoolfi Many , it may be, have woven?over that loving face their wool of grass—the fingers of many summers have mound with daises and vi-lets; but itshall warm and enrich your heart to go upthe long winding path of the years to thatold room at the top of the house, whereare hidden away the sweet and holy memo-ries of your childhood. And you shall learn there, dear reader,that you are still at school, in the oroadhard, tiresome school of tbe world ! L«>ngstiarp, stern lessons of patience, and vigi-lance, of truth and faith, of t«n( andcharity are appointed you to leain, day by r th frt, and roy ihtbaiuion. my. ? I 2. The second class of ejnemies arecroakers—the long-faced m^n of faint heartsand weak nerves, who go iip and down thecountry, seeking to impart their own des-pondency and cowardice tol all with whomthey come in contact Every thing goeswron<j; according to these Dismal government is weak and nei^ligent;our officers are lacking in skill; una thearmy is destitute of courage. If tie gov-ernm nt had dJTcie its duty, this or thatthing would not have ha|ppened. If theofficers had possessed a griiu of foresight,they could have held this or that positionagainst the enemy. Nothing is done rightaccording to these gentry, and evorythmggoes wrong. The enemyi will certainlyoverrun the country ; the Oonfederikte Gov-eninent will fall; arid we will all go toprrdiuon together. If they only had chargeot affiirs, how SMU)Othly and sucjesf^fullyeVMything would move, ^rms would beprocured iiMinediately ; an jarmy would beiinproviried in the twinklinj^of an
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