Fable.—The Sword and the Pen.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 1, Issue 18, 30 August 1849, Page 4

Fable.—The Sword and the Pen.

The Sword of the warrior was taken down to brighten: it had long been out of use. The rust was soon rubbed off; but there were spots that would not go—they were of blood. It was on the table near the Pen of his secretary. The Pen look advantage of the first breath of air to move a little further off. " Thou art right," said the Sword, " I am a bad neighbour.'' " I fear thee not," replied the Pen, " I am more powerful than thou art; but I love not thy society." " 1 exterminate," said the Sword. " And I perpetuate," answered tlie Pen. " Where were thy victories if I recorded them not ? Even where thou thyself shall one day be—in the I.akc of Oblivion I" —l'rom an Ancient Jewish Apologue. Lkap-Froo. —o—■ T Must relate the circumstances of my first intro'liiction to the learned Professor Cramer, since they were truly original. He had n count-iug-liouso in the suburbs; and when I called to pay him my respects, I was told I should find him in his garden* I heard the sound of I uighlei and merry voices, as 1 approached and saw no elderly gentleman bent forward in the middle of a walk, while several boys were playing lenp-frog over him. A lady uho stood by him said, as soon ns she perceived me, "Cramer, StelTens is here." "Well," ho said, " leap then." I was delighted with (he new mode »)' introduction to a man of science, took my leap clean over him, and then turned round to make my how and coinplimonts. lie was delighted; and as my good leap also won the lie.irts of ihe young people I was at once admitted as an acquaintance into the happy circle. Nntwiihstamling this quaint recopiion, Cramer wns a man of deep rellcctinn, with all ihe quist manner of a true philosopher —Steff.ns' Advent ures.

N.yiirow I'scape.—Oil Sunday afioriioon Inst, the Hi>v. Mr. Stewart It ft Brisbane for the purpose of performing divine service at Ipswich It appears that he must liuve strayed from the ro.ui somewhere mar tlie One-Ali'o Swamp, and was afterwards unable lo recover it. After wandering about for a considerable time, nij{lit came on, and the bewddcred traveller remained on horseback till the morning, hein» probably afraid of losing bis horse. Monday passed away in renewed attempts to extricate himself fro hi his difficulty, but slill in vain ; and the second night was spent in the same manner as the firit. At about midday on Tuesday, Mr. Stewart found himself 011 the bank of a creek, and providentially, thought of •' cooeying." Ilis ca:l was immediately answered by some s iwyers, and be then discoveied that lie iv.is at "JJoughboy Cieek'' about eight miles from Brisbane. The men acted with gre<it kindness, and after providing Air. Stcunrt witli refreshments, of which lie must' have been gtcatly in need, put him on the road to Brisbane, where lie arrived i:i safety 011 the same evening. The only sustenance lie obtaiucd duiing the two days w.n some salt water, and at the time when he discovered the sawyers, he hnd nearly given up all expectation of saving bis li/'e. Jt is strange I Unit the idea dulj not suggest itself of tracing uowu the first salt water cieek that was found, as such a course must have brought the rev, gentleman to the river; but it is certain that the confusion of mind col.sequent upon beinsi lost in a strango country can only be imagined by those who have been similarly situated.— Morion Bay Courier.

Man is an animal, formidable both for liis passions and his reason ; /lis passions often urging liim to great evils, mid his reason furnishing time to achieve them. To train this nnimnl, aiul make him amenable to order, to inure him to a sense of justice and virtue, to withhold him from ill courses by fear, and to encourage him in his duty by hopes ; in short, to fashion and model liim for society, hath been the aim of civil nnd religious institutions, and, in all times, the endtnvour of goiid and wise men. The aptest method for attaining ibis end hath been nlways judged a proper education*—Bisnor UciiKi:r.KV.