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39Th YEAR.
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THE DREAM.
EY Mits. /108 FORD.
:he dept—but not the
.gentle sleep
That close* childhood'' eye ;
And not the 'dumber that in .youth
Subdues' the pulse' high,
All the day the turf hid swept the shore
'With hoarse. unbroken chi me,
And now it' midnight murmurings
With her young heart kept time.
In dreams she lived the liorrows o'er
That paled her cheeks a warn, glow ;
In dreams she
s met neglect and scorn,
Reproach and want and yoe;
In dreams she cried. "My Etthor, aid
A wrestler with despair !
The discipline isdark and stern
I faint with grief ant care."
Tears fell like rain—a soft repoge
Stole o'er the gleeper'4 eye.
AM octavos stirred the air.
An l white winged hovered nigh,
She-heard iu trance heroic song,
Of firm eml II i'4IIICP
Ti. grunt covilto!y 0.1e,t
By perfect trust in heaven
Of Mai who on an ocean world
• Oittri, , le the surges 'high,
Anti at Jehovah's sratt I.tte stw
The minboir :pan the 4kY.
Of Enorlf's fle.l thless flight to God;
Of Ilagar's lonely .cries;
•
Elijah hr the ravens led.'
• And Abraham's sacrifice. -
Fa 4wel led the gymphnnydivine,,
Exultant and afar,
The dreamer's face was that or one
Crowned with n new-horn star,
And when the early morning beam
Athwart Ler pillow stole..
She woke, the conflict to abide,
Serene and glad olsoul.
Oh' nightly cloth a vimion like
..`..4line burdened spirit see;
Though angels talk ncr.mure with men,
tiud•guided still are we .
Ant Fai th.achieves in silent hearts
I is victories sublime,
Awl her:fan+ minister. ax erst
In Judah'. sacred clime.
6eicel ii)isee))lo).
THE LOST BANK NOTE.
BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY.
From the present, with its serene joys, I
somet.ine: look. back upon the past, with its
trials and
,its struggle,s. -t In my quiet hunt;
iu the country, I feel as though the battle ha``'
beenfnig,lit and. the viet.iry won. To me
ltti hip: been a busy, bustling scene, and - here
in my quiet liirary, surrounded by the well
thumbed volumes of Blackstone, Chitty, and
their ielluvrs, I feel as though I had completely
emerged.from the din of the world, and that
my heaven had commenced here on earth.
In thirty years of practice I have been an
actor in many a life-drama, which may_ os-
bens to others some portion of the interest with
which I regard_ them, but' in ire f;ir lay own
alause.nent, nowever, than tar the edification
of the reader—though [ trust my narrative
may not be without its moral—l transcribe
fr.en the page of menwry au incident from my
experience.
was seated in my office, busily ongaged.in
hunting up the law fur a certain case of some
importance, when the door was timidly open
ed, and a young lady, apparently not more
than seventeen years of at,, , c, stepped into the
room. 11'ithout being, very pretty, she had
a countenance and an expression which failed
not to attract the interest of the - beholder.
She. was quite pile, and seemed to shrink
with instinctive dread from the glance I be
-stowed _upo_t_her. But_her_sweet face_and_
gentle manners had already won my sympa
thy. Her sail fat?ceand timid movements as
sured me that she had
.a painful tale to
tell; _y_etiwai not indisposed to hear it.
A visitor with a less prepossessing face
would have called forth a frown and a short
answer, fur I was in the very midst of an in
vestigation which promised to reward my
Search in as satisfactory manner.
She advanced towards my desk, and I
closed my book, and ruse to receive her.
"Mr. Doeket!" said she, and I saw her
lips tremble with emotion as she spoke.
1 signified to her that I was the person she
sought, and handed her a chair—a civility
which her trembling frame enabled her to
appreciate, for her agitation seemed to be en
tirely beyond her control.
After allowing her a few moments to recov
er her self-possession, I gently required her
business with me.
"I have a brother," she began, and the hot
tears filled her eyes, arid for a moment; olr
strueted her vision.. Her heart seemed to
close with its wild beatings.
"May I know whom I address?" I asked,
moderating my voice, so as to afford her all
the encouragement which gentle tones could
convey.
"Alice Wade," she replied.
" You seem to be in distress. Let me beg
of you to be calm ; perhaps your case is not
so had as you suppose."
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"Mac Heaven grant that it be not l" .
"Take your own time; Miss Wade. Per
baps you had better %alit a, tew momeuts, till
you feel better able to proceed, and in the 1 .
meantimel assure you of my desire to serVe
you."
"Thank vou, sir," sobbed she.
o,l , l,urried to my law books, so as not to
emWrrass her by seeming to be waitingfor her
to recover her calmnes-.
.But i hd. , l lost the clue tv the investigation,
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and though I fixed my eyes on the book. it
was only to think of the weeping maid by my
side. 1 waited till her sobbingd ceased, and
then carefully approached the object of her
"I am' taking up your 'time, Mr. Pocket;
but I have heard that you were a kind and
charitable gentleman, and I have ventured to
seek your aid."
It was a very blunt compliment,. but I
doubted not its sincerity, There could be no
hypocrisy in that gentle maiden, none, even
to accomplish the most cherished purpose.
"Whatever I can do for you, Miss Wade,
shall he done with the greatest pleasure." I
added.
"Thank you, sir."
You must not look on the dark wide of
your case. In law; we regard a u►an as inno
cent, till he is proved to he guilty ; and you
must not regard anything as hopeless until all
efforts to redeem it have failed. 1 continued,
with a smile, from which she seemed to gath
er the hope Ldesired to impart.
"I have a b - iiither, an only brother, who is
in the deepest distress."
"His name r I asked, taking a pen, ready
to note down the facts in the case as she detail
ed then►.
"Richard Wade."
"Go on, if you please."
"I Ie is a hook-keeper in the store of Doneley
& Co"
!•Ah!" and I wrote it down ; and being ac
quainted with the firm, I began to feel more
confidence in my ability to aid my fair client.
Donley tt; Co., were merchants of estab
lished reputation for integrity and upright
ness.
"My mother is it widow, and depended upon
Richard
,for support. She has been afflicted
with a cancer for more than three years, so
that Icon do-nothing but take care of her and
do the work at home. It takes all of Richard's
salary to Support us and pay the doctor's hill;
hut he has labored cheerfully for us—for his
poor sufferin,, ,, mother.—Richard is very kind,
and never Alias of the many deprivations
which our circumstances compell him to en
dure. Ile is contented to work earl} and late,
and never Spends a dollar upon himself. Oh,
sir, he is such at good brother!"
"Your mother must be very grateful for
such a son; and you for such a brother."
••Olt, we are,. sir ! pour Richard he is
in jail no*;" and again she sobbed as though
her heart would-break.
"Indeed ! In jail?"
. I was not quite prepared for such a eatas
,trophe as thisothd [confess that.my feelings,
lawyer as [Was, were much moved. But it
was possible that the poor girl was deceived
in regard to her brother, that he was an angel
at home, and a demon abroad, as I have
known more than one man be. Yet I could
not reconcile the. glowing eulogium which the
young lady had pronounced upon his cbarae
ter with such a conclusion.
"Of what is he accused, Miss Wade ?
Nay, do not weep, he may he innocent."
know he is !" she answered with consid
erable vehemence.
"Then he assured his innocence will be
made apparent to the world."
•"Would that I could feel so !"
"Now. if you please state the faets of the
ease, I will make a memorandum of them, and
I doubt not we shall be able to make a good ease
of it."
"Why, mother's sickness had reduced my
• !lei's finances down to the lowest el I 1)---.:41)
lo4that we had not even enough to pay our
r axter's rent, and the quarter hills. Richard
much - disturhedWillis difficulty, and for
several days he was very sad. But one day
he came home with an unusual cheerful face.
and intbrmed us that he had paid the rent and
all the hills.
"We inquired where he had obtained the
money. lie told us he had borrowed it of a
friend, who had started that day for New Or
leans. We thow , ht nothing _ more about
a week after=that Was ye,terday—when he
did not crane:home to dinner. We were not
alarmed, however ; but when he did not come
home to slipper, we were much disturbed, and
I went t the store to seek him.
"Mr. Donley told me that he had been ar
rested for stealing a hundred dollars from
hint about a week before. I was horrified at
the charge, and liad nearly fallen upon the
floor."
The poor girl wiped her eyes, and I inquir
ed the ground upon which her brother was
ac.used.
,"Mr. Donley was inelosing, a hundred dollar
bill in a letter to send away by mail, at the
desk where Richard was writing, when a
runaway horse dashed by the Store. .He flew
to the oor -observe-the-mad-an int:lL—leav
ing the hundred dollar bill. as he declared,
and the half-written letter, on the desk.
"On his return, the money was nowhere to
be found—Richard had nut seen it. Sea rc h
Was instituted, but it could not be found. It
happened that our landlord, who is a brother
. Lt-law of Mr. Donley, wished. to change a
hundred dollar bill, and casually mentioned
that he had received it from Richard in pay
ment for his rent, which had been delayed
several days.
"Mr. Donley immediately identified the bill
as the one he lost. lie is very positive, - and
is ready to swear it is the very bill he lost.
An officer was called, and poor Richard was
thrown into prison. Of course he could nut
produce the person who lent him the money,
and Mr. Donley chose to regard Richard's
explanation as a mere invention."
It was a heavy blow to the poor girl, and
heavier still to her sick and suffering mother.
It certainly looked like a bail ease. The
Young man's sadness in view of his unpaid
bills, his sudden cheerfulness, though the
debt itself still remained, and worse than all,
the positive nature of Mr. Donley's evidence,
were all against a suceessful defence But I
had hope of getting him off, for the identity
of the bill, unless actually registered by num
ber, was a matter to which few cobid posi
tively swear.
I made up my mind to clear him, if there
was any such thing—even to clear him on a
quibble, if no other means offered. I had lit
tle hope of establishing his innocence, for my
reason assured 'me that Richard, good snn
though he was was guilty of the crime with
which he was gharged.
I S ucceeded so well in assuring Alice Wade
that her brother would be restored to her,
that she was tolerably cheerful before she left.
"You are very kind, Mr. Docket ; and I
fear we shall never be able fully to repay you.
Here are twenty clvllan, it is all we bay; but
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: MONDAY, NOV. 10, 185 g.
yon are very kind ;" and she tendered me a
roll of bills. •
"No, Miss Wade, nothing. Keep your
money—you may want it though I pray that
you may not."
She took her leave, after thanking me again,
and I proceeded to consider the ease.
I need not detail to the reader the particulars
of Richard Wade's examination, upon which
he was 'fully committed. The grand jury
found a true bill and he was arraigned for
trial.
All that my poor skill and humble eloquence
could aecoinplish for the prisoner, was unsuc
cessful, and, to my grief and consternation,
the jury brought hiux in guilty, after being
out five hours.
Poor Alice! ' I could not endure the thought
of meeting her and telling her of the destruc
tion of all her hopes and instead of going to
my office, where I knew she waited my com
ing, I took Mr. Donley's arm, with the inten
tion of getting him to makea statement by
the aid of which a mitigation of the unfortu
nate young man's sentence might be obtained.
Almost unconsciously I led him-into Parker's
where we seated ourselves at a table, cud call
ed for lunch.
"It is a very hard' ease. Mr. Donley,"
said I; " Wade's Mother will suffer more
than 11 -
kt it ; but one cannot submit to be
plunderer in this manner.- Besides it is a
duty we owe to society to assist in iTishing
the guilty."
"True ; but after all, Mr. Donley, you may
be mistaken about the bill."
"Mistaken! IMpossible! lam sure of the
bill. It was the saute one; if there had been
a particle of doubt about it, I should nut have
sworn t(. it, of course." •
"It might have blown out of the window."
6 •The window was closed."
"You must think Richard Wade was a fool
to take such an opportunity of robbing you,
when, as you testified, -he handled hundreds
of dollars of your money every day. if he
lied meant to rob you, it seems to use he would
have choosell a bet ter opportunity."
"The fact is undeniable."
"Oh, no : I could mention a dozen plainer
cases than this where innocent men have been
punished."
"'There is no chance for a mistake."
"You might have thrust the bill in your
pocket and lost it." •
"But the same bill reached me again
through my brother-in-law, whO received it
from Wade," replied he, involuntarily- thrust
ing his hands into his vest pockets.
Suddenly I observed a nervousness in his
m ann er, and with both hands lie began to
fumble with ("Teat violence at the left_ hand
pocket. - Ile had thrust one finger through a
hole near the top of the pocket, and was ex
ploring the recess inside of the linen of. the
garment.
"Mv GA!" exclaimed he. Iruddenly rising
from his chair, in the highest- excitement,
while with a nervous twitch lie tare away the
pocket, and drew out a bit of crumbled paper.
My heart leaped :IA his trembling h an d no .
folded the paper. - It was a hundred - dollar
bill
•114od forgive me exclaimed he, and his
cheeks glowed with shame.
"-You were mistaken, then ?"
was; come to, the Jude with me. Dock
and he rushed furiously towards the Court
House..
I need not inform the reader by what for
malities the judgment was reversed—but it
was done at mice, lierhaps sonic vi o lence was
ilone,tilie forms but Richard Wade walked
with the to my office, where - be was folded in
the arms of his loving and devoted sister.
lie was saved! lle was - tnnocent ! What
a thrill of joy ran through the_ veins of the fair
girl. •
We were immediately -joined by Mr. Don
ley, Who took to himself much blame flir the
hart he had acted. lie apologized in very
umble terms to his is ok-keeper.
"Yost Meant right, Mr. Donley," said
Richard, taking his proffered hand in tokenpf
his fOrgiVeness.
"I was .wrong, and the events of this day
have taught me a lesson which I shalt never
forget," replied the therehant. "I shall make
von much amends as are in my p over, and I
begin by raising-your-salary:" -
..Thank you, sir, you are too kind. My in
nocence is established, which is of more con
sequence to me than anything else."
The parties left my . office soon after. The
scene when the poor mother was informed-of
the result, can easily he imagined by the read
er. Since that day, I have been proud to num
ber among my personal friends the members of
the Wade family.
Richard's friend, returned from the South
a few days after. lie had, not received the
letter Richard had sent him, and was ignorant
of the events which had occurred in his ab
sence. Richard paid him, and it is not very
singular that this same friend became the hus
band "of Alice - two years after. Mr. Donley
kept his word with Richard they ear afar he
was admitted as a partner, and has lung since
made his fortune.
HIM
He l en t Chu rc h e x ill
tildest
church in Philadelphia- is the Gloria
Del, which was erected in 700 on the same
site as its predecessor, which was built of
logs, and served the double purpose of aplace
of worship and a defensengainst the Indians.
Christ Church is where Washington and
Franklin worshipped. It was also, at first, a
log building; the present edifice was finished
in 1753. Its chime of eight bells was brought
by C:tpt. Budden from England free of freight,
and in compliment to him rang out a joyous
peal on his arrival. rhegood“Queen Anne"
presented part of the communion service in
1708.
A Boodle of Elopement'.--Th e Buffalo Ex
press gives the following chapter on domestic
difficulties: Mrs. K ing, near Kington, was re
cently taken sick, and' husband seized the
opportunity to elope with a handsome servant
girl named Martin. On their arrival in Al
bany, Miss Martin eloped with a young man
named Corneliu - s, filing - W. King's money.
Kin ,, being penitent, returned home and
found that his wife had eloped with a dry
goods clerk named Jeffers, with all the move
able articles in the house. Whereupon King
started off in pursuit, considering, himbelf
deeply injured man.
g&-Purity that blushes uncon,cioutly is
he guardian angel (if iaaiderk
" TRCTII IS MIGHTY, AND WILL I'REVAII.."
I=llEl===•
A Singular Afiltir.
A Woman Baraing Hersey' to Death.—The
Bath, Me., Sentinel of Saturday contains the
following ,account of an insane woman in that
city burning herself to death :
‘Ve learn that Mrs. Susan Tarbox, wife of
James Tarbox, of Topslnn. who for along
time has been subjeet to hopeless insanity,
put an end to her existence the latter part of
last week, by means of tire. As we hear the
facts, on - Ertduy, about,ten o'clock, she made
nn attempt to burn herself by means of fric
tion matches, but was detected by means of
the smoke issuing from the' room in- which
she was confined. The room was thou
thoroughly searched, and it was supposed im
possible that she should have matches in it.
It appears, as was subsequently_ ascertained.
that she still had theta concealed in her shoes,
and early in the afternoon smoke was again
disessvered about the house, and .the females
about rushed to her room, and found the
smoke so dense they could not enter. Mr.
Tarbox, who was near the. house, ,was Iw
mediately alarmed, and succeeded in 'extin
guishing the flame's. The unfOrtunate wo
man bad evidently tired her clothes about the
wait, as her breast and shoulders were burn
ed in the most shocking manner, though life
was not extinct. She made no outcry what
ever, and though she lingered until the next
day, and was able to converse a little, she
manifested little or no symptoms of pain or
distress.
She was not without method - in her mad
ness, for, it - was found that. she hod torn up
the carpel and packed it round the doors, to
prevent the escape of smoke, which would
again 'lead to detention. When 'asked why
she did not burn herself in the night, she ex
claimed. "What ! and burn ul► all the folks
in the house I!'
lqtililating According to Scripture.—Re
cent London papers report a strange eit:3a o
the perversion of the Scriptures. The 'limo is
thus stated in the London Illustrated Times:
Th e Rev. G e or ge Bird is.preach bog at W bite
haven, and holding forth the doctrine that it
is perfectly scriptural for a 1111111 to beat his
wile. He is said to have a considerable con
gregation. One of his flo.telc was lately taken
before the magistrate for ill-using his wife;
the woman said she had no wish ,her hus
band should be punished if he would promise
not to ill-use her badly again. When asked
by the magistrate wliether he 'would make
the requisite promise, he refused, saying,.''sm
I to obey the law* of God or thelawe of 111-1111 ?"
As he would
_not give the promise the funks
trate committed him,to prison for a numth,
with bard labor. The Rev. Mr; liird has
since- delivered a course of lectures on the
subject of Scott's Conviction. Ile contends
that it is a man's duty to rule his own house.-
hold ; and that if his wife refuses to obey his
(order's, lie isjustified, according to the law of
God, in beating her in order to enforce obedi
ence.
ClE==l
The .Vtlmber of Volerx.—The whole white
male population or the United States, for in
stance, over 21 years of age,• and, to he 'ire=
sumed, entitled to vote, is about 5,100,000,
and yet the votes cast at a Presidential elec
tion seldom exceed 3,100,000, leaving 2,000,-
000 of inhabitiug's who do not use their fran
chise. In-the State of „New York in 1152.
the voting population exceeded 800,000, yet
the votes returned did not much exceed 500,-
000. In Massachusetts the white nudes over
twenty-one are nearly 300.000, and vet the
vote in 1852 was only- 133,000, showing* that
- Trearlytwo - -thirds - of the adult population - , -for
some cause or other, had staid away from the
polls. And the proportibn is nearly as great
in several other States.
=IIn
Brili.vh PitVit rogitence.—The London
Times expresses its opinion very , plainly in
regard to the present character or English
preaching. It says :* would leave it to
the decision of any one of"
intim . .. , candor,
intelligence and education, to say whether
men, in any other prefessien, could carry on
their business with success if thou took no
more pains about the matter than all ordinary
preacher does in the composition and delivery
of an average sermon. The truth is, that in
England pulpit eloquence has fallen . to a very
low ebb indeed. with the finest theme in
the world before them, with all the hopes and
anxieties which agitate the human breast,
during the brief interval which separates the
cradle from the grave, as their su!)jeets, our
preachers miss their opportunity.".
Important Derixion.-1t is stated the Secre
tary of the Interior has decided against the
of_thfLiateConttaissioner of Pensions
making a discrimination between the volun
teer and regular service. The soldiers of
either service are, therefore, equally entitled
to Isainty land. A large number of claims
that have been suspended pending the decision
of this question will now be satisfied.
?The number of land warraats ieeuod
under the act of March, 1833, during the
month of October was 5,603, covering more
than 742,00') acres. The total number of ap
plications to the present time is 260,200
warrants issued 178,513, to satisfy which 31,-
501,250 acres of land are necessary. ,
Longerlly.—Mrs. Purdy, residing at Spen
cer, Tioga county, New York, is now 105
Years old ; is in good health, and apparently
has as strong hold upon life as she had many
years since.—Her husband was killed in the
revolution and she was left a widow at the age
of twenty-two yearn; she never married again,
and now, at this great age, her mind is clear,
and she relates scenes and anecdotes of the
revolution with all the ardor of youth.
SiiirA letter from Hidden, Turkey, of Au
gust 27th, says "we have this morning heard
a sound which the people of Bulgaria have
nut heard for ages, the sound of.a bell calling
the Christians to church to thank God that
the Sultan has been pleased to restore to us
out liberty of worship. Hidden is the first
Bulgarian town that has received a bell."
sErThe Cana , lian Committee of Agiicul
tare offers, three prizes for so many essays on
the history, habits alai means of counteract
ing the injurious effect of the weevil, the
wheat-fly and the wheat-mirdge.
During the first two Nv eeks of Octuber,
the Illinois Central Railroad Company sold
,;366,9 1 )0 worth of luud.
Big Brindlp.'
many years ago, there -resid
ed a gentleman of great hospitality, large for
tune,' and though uneducated, possessed of
hard knot sense., Col. W. had been. elected
to the Legislature and had also been judo
the county court. -
elevation, however. had made him some
what pompons, and ho became very fond of
using big words. On his farm he bad a large,
mischievous ox, called "Big Brindle,, ' which
frequently broke down his neighbor's fencea,
and eounnitted_ other depredations, much to
the Colonel's annoyance.
One inerning, — ufter breakfast, in preiemee'
of some largo gentlemen who had staid with
him over the night, and were now on their'
way to town, he called his overseer, and said
to 'him :
"Mr. Allen, I desire yOll to impound Big
Brindle, in order that I was . hear noisier°
animadversions on his eternal depredations." ,
Allen 'bowed and walked ,off, sorely puzzled
to know what the Col. meant.
So after, Col. W. left for town, ha went to
his wife and asked her what Col. W.' meant
by tolling him to "impound" the
"Why," said she, "the Col, meant to tell,
yeu to put him in a pen." .
Allen left.to perform the feat, for it was no
irK4insiderahle one, as the animal sena very
wild and vicious, and after a great deal of
trouble mid vexation ho saueoetled.
"Well." said he, wiping the perspiration
from his brow, unit .
4'this
pounding, i it ? Now I'm dead' sure the old
eek. will tisk me if. I have iMpounded,Jlig
Brindle, cud I bus I'll puzzle him as-bud as
he did me." '
The nest day the Col glive a dinner party,
and as he was not nristoerntie, Allen - the ever
seer, sat thiwwwith the comp Any. After tite
second or third glass was discussed, the Cul.
turned to the overseer, and Maid.
"Eh. !%fr. Allen, did you 'impound Big
Brindle, sir?"
Allen straightened himself, and looking
around at the-company, said, •
"Yes, I - didrtut old Briudle transcend'
the'impanot of the impound, and scatferlophis.
Cleated all over the equanimity
. of the forest."
The company bust into an immoderate tit
of - laughter, while the Col.'s fiMe reddened
with discomfiture. _ •
• "What do you moan by that, sir. V said he.
"Why, I inean, , Colunel," said Allen,
beini; drognosticated with an idea
of the cindery ? ripped and tared, snorted arid
pawed dirt; jumped the fence, tuck to MO
woods, and would not be impounded no how;!'
This 'was too much ; tho company roared
again, in which the Colonel was forced ,tojoin;
and in rho midst of the laughter, Alien left'
the table, saying to himself as he went,
reckon the Colonel wont. ask. me ,to impounds
any more oxen."'
Where Are You Going P
An anecdote is, taihl of Finney "the rovift&
ist." and a cannier, to the following effect:—
He was "holding forth" hi Rochester; awl
in., walking along the canal One eon* .
across a boatman who was swearing farions.i
ly. . Marching up, he confronted hint,' and
abruptly asked—
" Sir, do you know where you are goingr
The unsuspecting. man innocently replied
that he was going up the canal on the boat
"Johnny Sands."
"No. sir, you 'are not," continued Finney ;
"you are goi ng to hell faster than a canal boat
can convey you."
The boatman looked at him in usinniNbtw
ment for a minute, and thiin returned - Ake
queStion—
"Sir, do you know where
; yen are going?"
"1
expect to go to heaven.'
'No. sir, you are ',oiuy hdo fie ea
And, suiting the action to the word, he look
Finney hi his arms and tossed - hint into the
niurky.waters, where he would have droWned,
hal nu t_th e_bouti n releated_aud_ Oohed lihn
out. _ .
=a2==llllll
A_ frail r!f . Leariiing to Swear.--... 1: little lion,
on 'returnir►i; from school one ,day, vrtt?,. oir
served to be quite thuughtfut and sad. Mot
mother inquired the 'eause'; whoa he burst in
to tears and said.:
"1 wish you -would not send, ma to: that,
school tiny longer ; the hops all
,swear so
that I am afraid I shall lea - rn to swear too."
"Bat," said she, putting her arno around
him, "you must not follow so bad example,
you would not swear, would you, because they
do?"
"I never did out loud; but soMetirnes feel as
if I should in here, (putting his hand on'his
breast,) for they call one coward, and swear at
me-be Luse-1 Won't tight." -
gerA witty correspondent sends us :the
following notice of a Inlet street colloquy 're
cently held between a maiden lady, of a little
beyond a certain age, awl a newly-uiarried ,
feminine:
"So you are going to keep house, are you?"
said the elderly maiden.
"Yes." was the reply.
"Going to have a girl, I suppose?" was
queried.
The newly-made wife blushed, and tlmu
quietly responded—•'l don't really know
whether It will be a girl or ahoy."
Judge, hus charged the jury,"
said Waggles to his aunt who was witness in
a suit for trespass.
"There," said she, "I knowed by his looks
he wouldn't let them twelve fellers have the
best place in court for hearin' and seem' what
wa.s gain' on for nothin'. But it must be
dreadful expensive to be a juryman—tho' it
is a - great honor to be sure."
SW - •"I embrace the opportunity," as the
fellow maid when be kissed thegirl in the dark.
"We are ell liable to decettion," as he ex
claimed when he discovered it was= uld, ug
ly she nigger.
sW-Mrs. Partington says the only way to
prevent steamboat explosions, is to "make
the engineers bile their water on shore." In
her opinion, all the bustiu' is dune by cooking
the steam on board.
siarA young man Lathing in the Missouri,
drowned himself upon seeing some ladies ap
proaching.
zer-Nature makes us poor only when we
.u-aut necessaries; but custom gives the name
Of poverty to the want of superfluities.
TWO . DOLLARS -.X.F4A R.
Rousekeop#Lg. Hints.
To make apple pie without apples.—Take
flour, a little fresh 'butter, &e., in the usual
way, and in the until proportions with which
you make your orust...llaving prepared eve
thing,. you cut up one -apple mad . put it -in
your pie.. This will then be apple pie without
apples., •
Toopen a desk or work-box when •the
key is lest..i--Take a good strong iron wedge
and an old axe.. Insert the wedge at the side
of the.lock and strike it aleiv -vigorous blows,
when the desk or boz open without, the
aid of a key.
To keep fees from "Meat.—ltub tile meat
well with salt and then sink at the bottom of
a tub of Water. „It - willbe-perfectly sate from
all flee.
, Ituytti .
pound of , glue, Atelt :Give yew' 'het a
thick coating of thia*itnil let it staild'a week.
Then girilt h gat►B tioi}ing`inn ci)preti; of tar.
After this take itlei irtinsmith's and get it
covered with gocid f rutesi,t- sheet tin. Paint as
your taste directs*
To make spoiNOtiska.:o;'t!i•Gebit.nies piece of
velvet sponge attlitidrirl l 'eti..4.4oititer it with
a thin paste, g t4,fifieeni minutes_
'Cut with a serve with cold
%inter. ;
To meaiturifyitureelf toi.a
Leto , the'Cbqk Meir.v,a;:large , batch : 4llo4mb cif
the .best quality uf,p?tirol—Whini-this'is
oily, put ; your foot in it; and la it''pe'phiecif
ill - the'otren with 'feet .11'161 i complete
ly baked.' The *tidal' left will, juse 'tll/3,
metainte et year foot, and an .eaceliont, - guido
for, the
,vlkoe,toaker.,.,:,, -.;
Itew.te make pottiteies ineal y
'a' kettle 'of ikon'
(wouhrit recommend' "snap and
keep ahem over the; tin- until
.a ((Irk: pasties.
reuility ,thyongh,,,thens. Then Arudge with
'flour. Your potatoes' Will then be found t4i'be
'cery moaly.—N. O. Picayune.
Our clinente‘ 1;3 -chitngeable. 'Pletossit nn(t
charnting weather 30041 passes hitt' rain and
cold-taking tdays, which, unless proAtided
against, ate ; mo4,disastrous to the hearth of
the people., . But, the wpsnen--the yoUng
diee-.tare the molt 'exposed. Pride' makes,
'theme the most insensible and foolish .beings,
which claim anything dream and prtulencc.- -
They dross tone sick - , and halt of
.thent are„
hecause they despise thiek and warii
sing. Aiii?ty with -snob nonsense,. men 4114
wenlen'; prepare, for 'the change of 110A5011:—.- •
Better behealthy, heitutifal, and rs4xist,. than.
fashionahle, ,thtu=shoed - and7lloemced=dres's -
gentry, with a genteel coughand , consumptiv'e
look. Thindresi IMPIII Betiti 1140/1 i` ant
nwaxwithyotarwisferundentsuidingeandeaun
iner trappings, and betake.yourselves to th ick,
warm, sonsible,,and protecting clothing, nosh
ne soundiniuded teem and 'woman / ought to
choose. ‘ •
,Pgg,
ta
The.iinproied nte of nutisufactitring (mild
gas consists' iti throning titinnineUS 4 4 313011`
a het sylindef 'nfiren, the moutlivof whit& is
elosed '.eattefully , b,y. utt• the
edges. cemented „with sPityclaY. -Tn! VITT
suitor% from the coat is teeeived into n tribe..
by Means of Which it iis . permitted to escape.
into a series of vessels, where it is coiled itul
deposits Much, Oils Impure matter. It is,
then pbured into another series of vessels ooss
tainmquick which robs it of scd-:
phureits and other Intermixtures:. Frei thaw
reeeiverit flows purified into the gasometer,
and-is from- thence4istrittted,- uo-tntty---tst -
needed, throogh main cend tiervice-pipes. Vat
highly-et Argl3 d bitiiiiiincints coatis 'are , found.
hese:adapted to thepirrpaseofgai4naking.
the, man ufacturutf gati-frPle AbWneetiee coal 4
oisaldron„webling„ .44 Firs. fband..to
8,050 enhie ft".i 'of 1tie,,14 tiblr,s, 141
gallooi of dtionbniacallignoi, and 12 'galltoes,,
of thicktar.—Cannel coal will yield on au as
cirttge-1-6-,o*-feetofigeortsrthe-ehaldren.
Nest Jett XYcTEsPrii:
..A„C4ettti.hes fttruished,us witit t the fio)lovc
iti„eictltlier;t3:ett'ti' espi:it Wpon Dr. K at i e . It
Willi' Semi . to < oar- itorrettPotideSt in 'it . private
letter ,front ,Brintz Mayori
who wrote it open finishing, the perusal.of the
Doctor! , ,e, new !tali thrillin Warritim l itua
hitelli t gueer. - •
EPIORAM cm: 42111114RCT,1C EXPLORER, DR. KANE.
F• , -4* the nr fold `Oars.
,'rota the dawn cif creation Jamey;
'HO' been Aniisettrits the author of alit;.filig
Bur Ivry awaits in our age on the KANE
W st.srEpot, thooghfamous for SI.EIGNING.
SQ fill up.tbe,c ,to the-. Kane of ,the Pole, ~
.WhoSo, marvellous tale, though no fabe;
Attests that for genWous deedirot renown,Our KiNE in 'reality's ABEL' (Able.)
A. Beautiful Signification.
- "Alabama" signifies in thelndian lan#nato
"Here we ,rest." A story is told of a tribe of
-Indians who fled from a relentless foe in - the
traCkleSs forest in the southwest... Weary
and tmcel,worn they, reached .a noble rit•er
which tluwed:through a beautifql, country.—..
The chief of the band 'stuck his tout pole ia
the ground 'and exclaimed: "Alabama. Ala
bama!" Villerewe-sball-rest ! Ilere we Shall
rest I") , „
Strayed.—Bnikeirito the pocket of the edi
tor of this paper sometime during the week, a
tea cent piece, Who it, belongs to, or where
it came from is a mystery - to ns, and we earn
estly request the owner to 40me and take it
away: Wtrwere -Without Moner so long, that
its use ,outirely forgotten.. Upon one side
is a beautiful young . lady with a handkerchief
to her eyes—weeping- to , think she has nu
mate—and heeilighircapea a poleraa a signal
of distress,
Beauty.—"Reinemb.er,!' says the great Sir
Walter Raleigh, othatifthoumarry for beauty
thou bindest thyself allthy life forthat which
perchance will neither last Por pleithe4hte
more thitu one year ; and when; thou bast it,
it will be to the of no price at all—for the
desiredieth when it is attained, and the affec
tion perishsth when it is entisfted.".
Spires.—Trinity Church .spire, in New
York, is 264 feet ;' St. Rauls.-215.. The Pres
byterian Church spire, in Cincinnati;272 feet,
and old St. Peter's Church, in Philadelphia, is
233 feet St. Peter's at itonte, 550.
gerbCounterfelt gold - dollars.arel very nnm
crous at Ilarrisburg, Pa.
NO. 7.