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SELECT POETRY.
LAULV MOU'UAKU MOS
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Ul Kiilish triumph dune, ' .
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The early wood uikI won."
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Tile early wooM uutl won.
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In '-liope deletiet!" ht: Inul tint puinetl
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The early woo'J unit Won.
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The hall of festive mirth,
Bui woman's talest dwelling uW-,
Is by the true one's hearth,
Her hours of duly, joy, and love
In biiohluess have bepun,
Pi'iiee lie her puiiiiiu fiotn above,
Th-' rally woo'd anil won.
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Select dale
Til K WILKINSON'S Itl.UKPS.
A TALC OF LOVE, NUIDER AND SCItlDE.
The teds t am ohotit to relate are not
Ihe less tfne, because they Wear the air r.(
romance anil resemble ntanv of the ground'
works of the fictions which fanciful wri
ters weave from their imaginations. IVot
enlvt-he fnefdents of ttiv slorv are familiar
to the people of 1 Ms venerable town, but
there are now hv.n h-ere, descendants ot
those who played prominent parts in the
events which I shall relate.
At Vhe period of my story which was
shortly belore Burr's attempt to raise an
expedition against the Spanish possessions
in Mexico, this country presented some of
the most sublime and romantic scenery in
the World. The valley of the Red liiver
rival!' d in richness, and valirly of views,
the lair.ous Vale of Avoca,and fareXceeuVd
it in grandeur and sublimity. The dark
waters of the Red River meandered without
a murmur, through a country beautifully
diversified in hill and dale, now gently
stretching through broad prairies and
spreading out into wide lakes, then gath
ering its waters within narrow hanks, and
rushing like a torrent down a precipice
madly foaming along some hirh bluff, and
then boldly rushing its onward course
through a dnrk primeval fonst, where the
sound of ci ilizatioti had not aroused tht
s'umberin echot s, or disturbed the wild
beasts in tin ir lairs. Amid all this rich
and beautiful scenery, there is not a more
attractive and romantic spot on Red River
than Wilkinson's Bluff's, near the town of
Natchitoches. These Bluffs ascend to an
immense height from the river, and are
p.T,ec.iv pTpeiummar. i i..r r.wr ,.,,
in a quiet and sleadv current at the foot of
the hi ights, and the scenery around is full
of sombre sublimity and impressive grand
eur.
On top of the bluffs, and not far from
their edge, there stood at the time of my
story, a plain and rough, but strongly built
house, the domicil of a Frenchman of Ihe
name of Jean B. Yillemont. This Ville
tuont Was about forty years of age, and was
a man ol strong passions and terrible wrath, i
He had emigrated from France a few years
before, bringing it h him his wile and a ;
lovelv dniighirr, lust fifteen, and fresh and :
li : . .
llllfOlllIll H w l.l'l)..iuwri, onwiliy iii-
M.y-llower. bhortly alter
l .. v-i.u:. k... I.: ;i. .i:...l
ins annul ui .uiuimnn-", . -",
auu inns was me principal resuatiii re-i
moved Iroin his passions,
7 . .
At this remoter
prn.Mi u. in- .i..-.iir,n . H.,,v.r
I . it... .. .1.1. ......! f I ....Liana Ik.u
. I li .1. I. all J'u. at a. ,.kl . e?
existed all through the frontier portion ot
the State, organised hand, of rubbers, who
i.... .u.. ...7 : .ii..i i,
il llir irii iriiii-1113 in luiiiHitiai j
.u ! a. a i rvH a TK ;
iJiiconsrtSr n ilhxr
well known to ihe colonists, feW of whom
had the boldness to incur the awtul re
venge which usually awaited those who in
formed upon the malefactors. No aettle
ment suffered more from these depredators
than Natchitoches, which at this time was
the principal trading point of the North
West portion of Louisiana.
A man ol the evil passions and restless
character ol Yillemont could not long re
siit the inducements which wi re olb red to
join the- fubbi rs of R. d River, (W ho Were
ihen commanded by a celebrated Spaniard.)
He applied for admission into their society,
but found much opposition from the fra-'
ti rnit y. The ground of this opposition was
Ihe fear that the secret of the hand might
hnk out through the beautiful daughter of
Villemont, at whose shrine all the youug
were accustomed to worship. This opposi
tion was, however, so far satisfied, that it
was agreed to admit Villemont on condi
tion of his giving earnest of his valor and
determination by disposing of some of the
numerous enemies of the band. He wil
lingly accepted the condition, and took a
most horrid oath to destroy whomsoever
the Chief might designate.
"Name him!" exclaimed Villemont,
grasping his knife, and grinning with fero
cious d'-aire to prove a valor which had
been called in question "and if b 'ere
my own father, brother, or son, this knife
shall find bis heart!"
i "The man you are to kill is Aughgte
Prudhomme," slowly and oracularly pro
nounced the grim captain of the robbers.
At the mention or tha nama ol Prud
homme, the face of Yillemont grew deadly
pale his eyes began to wander and his
lips to quiver. ...
What ! do you tremble f--tJo you hesi
tate 'f" exclaimed the Spaniard, with fury
flashing in his eye.
But the struggle was over. The linger
ing humanity, the hesitation, the doubt,
had passed away from Villeniont'i lace; and
an expression ot savage ferocity and de
termination darkened his countenance.
And who was Auguste Prudhomme, and
how had he rendered himself the object of
the hate nnd revenge of the robbers of tile
Red River 1
Auguste Prudhomrr.e was one of the bra
vest and most gallant of the young French
men who had remained in Natchitoches
after the session of Louisiana to Ihe United
Slates, His courage, tkill in arms, cool
ness and sagacity, had given him a leading
position among the colonists, ' and thus had
he been compelled to take a decided part
in exposing and punishing the perpetrators
of the numerous murders and robberies
which occurred so frequently in that neigh
borhood. The robbers, however, feared as
Well as hated Prudhomme. His undaunted
bravery and great strength kept them in
continual awe, and alluded many attempts
which had been made to waylay and assas
sinate him.
But it was not frar that caused Ville
mont's face to grow pale, at the idea of de
stroying young Prudhomme. Amid the
tfesolation which evil passion had left in
the moral sentiments of Yillemont, there
trv a single flower of humanity, a single
villus linked to a thousand vices. It was
love of his daughti r hi gentle, beautiful
Eugenie the only inomeiito of affection of
her whose virtues, whilst she lived, held in
restraint the envAgt inclinations of the pas
sionate husband. Eugenie had long been
Ihe belle, the adored oflhe young men of
Natchitoches. Among others who had
yielded to her rharms, was the gallant and
handsome Prudhoinme. A Warm and nnv
tual affection soon grew up between thetn,
and they became ailiancrd lovers.
Rarely did a day pass over that the lov
ers did not meet in Villemonl's little hut,
near the bluffs, and spend the swift flying
hours in delightful interchange of vows and
pleasant dalliance ol love. The absence
of the father, who was seldom at home, af
forded the lovers frequent opportunities for
these delicious interviews. Yillemont,
however, was not ignorant nf the attach
ment of Prudhomme to his daughter, nor
could he be considered as entirely insensi
ble to her happiness. But his passions, his
misanthropic hate of th worlo1, and brutal
selfishness, prevailed over all the natural
teelings of the father, and he cheerfully
prepared to execute the command of his
chief. Two of the boldest of the robbers
volunteered to accompany him.
It Was 12 o'clock at night. The two
lovers were sitting together in the little
parlor of Yillemont. The night was mild,
and Ihe windows were up. Presently.
! Auguste arose, and was preparing to take
j leave of Eugenie, when, looking out of the
' window-, he perceived three per ins creep
, ing stealthily along the rdge of the woods,
in the direction of Villemonl's hut. Ac
customed to dangef, to constant exposure,
and ambuscades, Prudhomnie's siispitions
I were aroused; and shading himself wilh a
I slight curtain, Which hung by the window,
- , h , novemen,g o, tht. sllspi.
, , , ... , ... ., 1 ..
Clous inuiwuual. lie observed that they
came to a stand, and seerried to be holding
a consultation. By their gestures) they
plainly indicated that their purposes had
reference to some individual in the hut.
"We are in danger, my beloved," remarked
PfildhomtTiP) turning to his beautiful be
trothed, "We must prepare for id
Eugenie-, as heroic as she was lovc-ly,
rushed towards the mantlepiecej and took
from it a rifle. Prudhomme drew his
sword, and thus the lovers prepared to
make a gallant defence. They had scarcely
prepared for the encounter, when th-re
. - i i , i
wm mni nirmiuf,
No answer was
. ,u i .k-. I L. J
given.
.luiMii,, a i i.i K.i.'.i.ri m.ui . auu
ci i i i i inuraa mua lira b-kiuitik
Then there
was a pause of nearly a minute, which was
,
f..n..-j k.. i.iu.r- k...: l.l
' l'l IVi " l I V I'lll'1 H Ul imitr I MIL" I Ml O'ld HOI
i . , . . . -
! f- ' an.d .IT
he door was broken through, and three
, , . i .
' avai? wn come rushing in the room.
auu iii;iiiii, iiic iiniiaii aiuiipeu, buli
seemed to hesitate for a moment. Soon,
however, one of them sprang forward,
nearly on the point of Prudhomme'g sword,
and in a voice of passion exclaimed,
"How came you here hottr dare you
Violate the sanctity of my house?" It was
Villemonti Though disguised in robher't
garb, Eugenie did not fail to recognize her
only parent her lather. Her heart sunk,
her lovely frame trembled, and but for the
Iff t arm ol her lover, which encircled her
waist, she Would have fallen to the floor.
Quickly, however was she aroused, when
perceiving one of the robbers aiming a nistol
at Prudhomme, she raised the rifle and shot
him dead. Almost at the same moment
she was struck down bv her father. Prud
homme stooped to raise hef pfostrute form,
when Villemont and the other robber rush
ed uion him and levelled him with the
floor, by blows of their guns.
Seizing the insensible form of his daugh
ter, Yillemont directed the other robber to
take that of Prudhomme, and thus they
dragged the lovers to th edge ot the bluff,
a few ya ds from the house. Casting
glance down that fearful descent, Ville
mont threw his eyes towards the sky with
a hellish laugh, at if defying the vengeance
of Heaven, and gave the body of pi daugh
ter a push down the awful abyss. Quickly
(he robber followed the example, and threw
the body of Prudhomme over the bluff.
The father cast a look down the fearful pre
cipice, The white figure of his daughter
was discernible in the waters below, and
her arm appeared to wave towards him. It
was then the pan of remorse, tht fleam of
Conscience Allied across the dirk soul of the
murderer the weakness ol humanity came
over hi. 11, darkness teemed to close around
him. Casing an Imploring look to Hea
ven, with a terrific scream he rushed to the
edge and leaped down the precipice.
Several days alterwards, thrie bodie
w. re taken oiit of the river at Choutervillp,
thirty miles below the Bluffs. They proved
to be those ot the murderer and suicide, and
his innocent victims. They were hurried
in the same grave) in the cemetery of this
little village.
As for the robber companion of Ville
mont, he led a life of bloodshed, violence
and drunkenness for af w years, until one
day he was mortally wounded in a drunken
broil. On his cleat hbed he confessed -his
participation in the terrible scene we have
attempted to describe, and furnished the
facts upon which this "o'er true tale" is
founded. 0. Delta,
THE POORBOV IN LONDO.
' BY D. W. BARTLGTT.
Upon one of my visits to the various fag
ged schools in the metropolis, I became
much interested in a boy of ten of eleven
years of age, with frank, open countenance,
though somewhat dirty and dressed in a
suit ol rags. He was reading busily In his
Testament, and would stop occasional!?
and ask such curious questions of hisieach-
er, that I could but smile. Jlis "practical
observations" on certain points oCScripture,
if clothed in elegant language, would do
honor to men ol education. There was a
free-heart tdness in him that gleamed out
through all his rags and dirt, and 1 sat down
by dim to ask questions.
"Where do vou live!" I asked, "and
how?"
"I live anywhere I can," he replied,
"and almost how I can ?'.'
"But," said If "what is your trade or
business! What do you do for a living?"
"I am a water-cress boy," he replied,
"and get up every morning at two o'clock
antl go on foot three or lour miles, and
sometimes six or eight, into the edge of the
city to buy the water-cresses. I get a bas
ket of them there for a shilling, and by car
rying them the whole day, generally clear
another which pays my board and lodg
ing." "But can you live on a shilling a day !"
I asked.
"Yes, pretty well, hut many times T
don't make a shilling; and then I buy a
crust of bread, and go and sleep under one
of the arches of London Bridge, or in some
crate or box doWn on the wharves.
Just then the superintendent came along,
and as I took his arm, he said : -
"The lad you have been talking with
comes here every night to learn to read,
and although he cannot get to sleep before
ten o'clock, and Is obliged to be up at two
in the morning, yet he is always punctual.
Not long since, his mother was imprisoned
! for arrearages in her rent the sum needed
to release her was but ten shillings. Well,
this boy almost starved himself, and slept
otlt of doors, to save the money out of his
scanty earning to release her from prison."
1 went back again and talked With the
boy, arid In my yes he Was a truer heh)
than Wellington or Napoleon !
THE HERO OF ERIVa ISLfe.
Air 'TA Brave Old Oak."
Dedicated to Rev. Theobald Matthew J
1
A health to the Chief--ihe brave old Chief-
Let n cive him the welcome smile,
Here's health and renown, and Droad green
crown.
To ihe llero of Erin's Isle.
tie hath left his home o'er our land to roam,
To proclaim Ihe elait new ol joy,
And lo pluck, w ilh hi hand-, ihe burning brand
rinr.i Mm Uame 111, it awaits lo ileslroy.
Then here's in the) Chief llui brave old
Chief
Whose bosom i free from cile,
lljre heullh and renown, and a broad
green crown,
To Ihe Hero ol Eiin'it Ule.
2
His deeds ate his crown, to shed renown
O er hi sacred and hut.orrd name,
Hi ilerl nii.o da)... a wide i.aiioii'.s praise
bhall deck willi u wreath of tame.
His name ihey'll prolong; In grateful sonp.
ror they've 'scaped lioiu tun opeinn
irruves; .
From bond of displace, to freedom's em
brace,
Me has rescued a nation of slnVes! ' '
Then here's to the Chief the bruVe old
Chief
Let all five him a welcome smile ;
Here's health and renown and a Heaven
ly crown,
To the Hero of Erin's Isle.
i. u.
ClUkitstoN, S.C., Jan. 10, 1850.
Charleston Ciuriet.
AFRICAN DIStOVEItt.-KiEW ML AMD BEA
A recent number of the London Athenoeum
intimate lliat. according to a statement in
the South A!iican Commercial Advertiser,
I ho long contested geographical problem of
tha existence Of a great inland sea or lake in
Central Africa, haa been at length solved oy
its discovery by a Mr. L., (name not given
and lhal, of itself, throws an air of doubt over
ihe account,) who writes from ill banks, and
calls it Suka ta NaiHa, at Ifgama. lie da
scribes it as sea of unknown length or
breadth, anj land cannot be seen acioaa it.
ti i in ibd midst of ihe desert, lis water
are blue. : Two laru river run iutu it from
the tiorih. One of Ikese atreum Mr L. de
scended, along it bunks, for luo hundred
miles, in a S. S. E dir I'ioiij ami ' thus
led lo the discovery nl inesra. U describes
it at being about 550 mile N. N. W, of Ko
robenp, and says bi last aorar observation
(whether taken near tha aea or not doe not
appear) bt a latitude of II da. 7 mm. 5,
AFFECTISO IMHTASCE OF FILIAL AfID MA
' TERN AL LOVE.
A youna man ilamed Thompson, about
tweoty-five years of age, who had been in
Ihe penitentiary of this State, sentenced to
imprisonment for life, was on ThursJay par
doned by Governor Johnson willl the consent
of the Senate. The facts connected wilh his
case were of a peculiarly affecting nature.
Some two year since he went to the parish
ofCoddo, from Mississippi, and obtained em
ployment at an overseer on a plantation.
Shortly after bo was unfortunate enouph to
get into a bitter personal ditficulty wilh a
well known citizen of lhat parish, the brother
iudrfW of his employer. Subsequently, as it
is reported, w bile Thompson was in the woods
alone, he whs attacked by the person wilh
whom he had quarrelled, when they had
what is called a recular "bear fight." The
young man after a lone and desperate con
flictas the scene nf the fijiht plainly show
ed succeed in killing hisanlagouist. Thomp
son at once, thonch advised to flee, pave
himself up to the civil authorities, feeling
confident that irjustice were done him he
wtlllld be acquilted. In this he was disap
pointed. Being poor, without friends or in
fluence, and in a strange land, he had not
ihe.ttettns of procuring Counsel, and was
filially found guilty of murder. There were
i.o witnesses lo the fiuhl, anil it was on his
own statemenls, voluntarily made, thai he
was committed nnd tiied.
The circumstances which led to his par-
Ion, are the following : After his conviction,
and his being! immuted in Ihe Stale prison,
hich the stern mandate of the law had des
tined lo be his living tomb; wilh tlloSe feel1
ings of affection which must fever dwell in
Ihe heart of a son however wayward he
may be ha managed to have il Intimated to
his only aurvivins parehl; a Widow, that he
hud died of small pot- ! thus hoped to
soften, by taking away the humiliation with
hich a knowledge of the truth would have
invested it, the blow that had separated therrt
in thia world ; and by settling for ever, in
one painful emotion, all her anxieties, he
thought to stop the inquiry which would
otherwise have been instituted by her. But
ihe instinctive love of ihe mother told a dif
ferent lale lo her sorrowing bosom, nnd rest,
less wilh this unsatisfactory reeoid of his
ute. she foilhvtiih began a diligent search,
when. In her unspeakable nnguir-h. she as-
ceriaiued that all hough her Inst boy was in
eality alive, ha was worse than dead boih
lo her nnd the world. He was in prison, a
shackled felon, a convicted murderer! At
once, with all a mother's ardent love, which
predisposed her to believe him innocent
"hoping against hope" as it were the set
about devising schemes for his deliverance
to wrett him, if human mcantadmitted, from
the iron arm of the law. In short, not to
weary our readers, with a description of all
the difficulties which she encountered and
overcame each feeling heart will readily
picture to itself the fond anticipation and
melancholy foieboding which alternately
haunted her maternal breast she obtained
the strongest recommendation to mercy,
with testimonial of former good character,
&c, of her ton, from the highest sources in
Mississippi, where he wat best known.
Amtiti'g these was a letter from the late Go
vernor of that Stale. Thu armed, she re
paired lo our teat of Government, wilh two
young children, the innocent little sister of
ihe convict, luunht out our humane Chief
Magistrate, importuned with pertinacity tho
member of the Senate, pleaded for her un
happy child at only a ttio:her can plead, and
finally wns succestful. Governor JnhnMli
pardoned the young man; Ihe Senalb ton
fumed the eiercite Of txecuMve clemency,
nnd humanity nay ins! ice herself in thi
instance must ratify the deed.
It is vain to attempt the portrayal of the
meeting between the Uevoiell mother and
hef rescued ton Such a teene musl be left
lo ihe imagination ; and, besides, we are not
certain lhat il would not be profane lo lift
the veil from their mutual interchange ol
affection. Filial love on one side, rendered
intense by gratitude-"thou art tu ice a mo
iher, for twice halt thou given me to breathe
the free air of heaVen !" Maternal feeling,
op tue other, enriched by a double emotion
of pleasure once through joy that a "man
hid is burn into the lightj" and now thai he
ha been given back itialn eveh from the
jaws of death '-Fur this my ton was dead
and is alive aguin J wns lost and is found!"
The evidence before the Governor and
Senate (in a secret session) wui ample in fa.
vor of lha couvicl The killing was doubt
less in telf-defence. N. O. Picayune.
Tut EMPLormesT or Woae. We some
time busy ourselves in conjecturing the em-
Dlovmonl of our fair readers within door
I
Woman is never to attractive a whan fulfil
ling Social duties, and those who deem her
more engaging when the ha artfully ma
naged lo avoid the performance of their du
ties, have vet lo learn in what coniittt the
true dignity of her tex. The "good old times"
are long since gonej when the piodudtloti of
a piece of embroidered tapestry wa consid
rej a tufflelent commutation for dayt ami
month of toil, and ihe praise it elicited, al
most the hiu'hett Ilia I could be courteously
rendered. To be actively good it ihe duty
of every woman; and l hose who will not ap
preciate her when giving a portion of each
day to domett ic tasks, neither understand ir
reverence her' ' : "' ' '
Tuca was f l,60p,0Oa worth of California
gold laeeired at, tba Philadelphia mint during
tho laal week, , . . ;i , .
FAMILY GOVERNMENT.
BY KEV. RALPH W. ALI.Eft.
On ihe correct formation of t-hirncter,
hangs all which ia dear to the hnmno race.
It is true, that the teacher and example Have
much to do in its formation, but lhcsj fall far
K'low pareutul training in this directing and
mould influence. Indeed, the potency for
good of the teacher, is i.i a great measuie se
cured by a well sustained family discip'ine.
In most in (lances, it may be undeniably
affirmed that, the foundation of character for
subsequent life, is laid under parental influ
ence, for here ih; elements of character are
imbibed, whether good or evil. And Is that
government to be Ijhtly eleemed Under
which character i ICpceive its constituent
principles, and.be slrfped for future destiny?
Only lei this be right, and, other things Je
equal, all earlhly governments will be right.
"Hence," says John Angel James, "every
nation has stamped a greut Value on the fam
ily compact, and guarded it with the most
powerful sanctions. It is by the fireside,
and upon the family hearth, that patriotism,
and every public virtue, grows; as it is in
disordered families that factious demagogues
and tyrannical oppressor, are trained up, to
be Iheirneighbor's or their country's scourge.
It is there that Ihe thorn and the briar, to
use tho elegant simile of lha prophet, or tho
myrtle and Ihe fir-tree, are reared, which are
in future lime to bo the ornament anil de
fence, or ihe deformity and misery, of the
land."
To point out some things essential to a right
administration of family government is the
object of the following remarks:
Kindness should be stamped on all ihe pa
rent's acts in a family. "Bo kindly affec-
tioned one lo another," is a divine command
peculiarly applicable to all parents, (and to
all familie.)
Parents should be self-possesed. To exer
tiise a perfect command over one s sell IS
highly important, especially in those who
would govern others. Nothing should be
done through caprice, or in pas.ion. Parents
should "ride well their own house, having
their children in subjection wilh all gravity "
Equanimity of temper is also essential to
a proper administration Of parental govern
ment. Many parents suffer themselves to
liaiige in thfii feelings by ihe most trilling
circumstances: sometime calm nml com
posed, then fretful nml passionaic ; some
times holding themselves in restraint, then
giving a loose rein to ineir iii-uunior. i.et
parents remember that if they would govern
well, they must possess and maintain even
ness and firmness of mind.
C.tSAR'S RIDE;
Cbesar had been a faithful tervant at bhe
of our country inns many years. His master
was kind to him, fed and clothed him well,
and told him he should be well cared for in
hit old age. Ctrsar look il into his head one
day that he Would like to gn on a ride, put
up at an inn, bo waited on, as he did to oilier
and put things through in Style. "Well, Cav
ar," replied his good master, "you shall have
my best horse and chaise, nnd lake l'hillis
with you ; and here is a five dollar note for
you lo spend. So, you may go and blow it
out straight." Crcsar and his lady were soon
"done up" in his "fixins," the chaise was
ready, they jumped in, and drove olfin high
glee. They pulled up at the inn of tha next
village; Ctesar gave his horse in tha charge
of ihe ostler, wilh direutions In give him a
peck of oats, and rub him down well lie
then wailed nport Miss l'hillis into ihe house
called for a rodm, a pack of cards, a bottle
of brandy, and a good dinner. As soon as
dinner was over, the brandy used up, and
ihey llrad of playing "liigH-lnw-jack," Clfesar
culled for his team and bis bill. The horse
was soon harnessed, and Ihe "ileth.V placed
in Crssar'a hand ; he could not rend, but when
Ihe landlord told him the arhobnt was rtfo
dollars and afW, the eyesof ourebony hero,
''In their reUiziiif circlet, r.Jletl iu white '"
iu utter astonishment. "U dut all " he ex
claimed, "wal, if dut be do cate, just you
take out de boss agin; rub him down, gib
him anudder peck, and send up anudder din
ner, bottle ob brandy, and cards, for Ise on a
blow oi:i, you tee, and massa give me de V
to do it up brown !"
taisti and Dt'TCit. tt is generally admit
ted that the Irish are most famous for making
bulls, but we think ihe Dutch can go ahead
in making pigs, fur instance,
I've gx pig cat, and I've gx a p:g t'-g,
I've fit a pig calf, and I've f a pig hng,
I've g 4 a pig baby, to pig and tall,
Aiul I've gjt a pi vu. dat't piggcr a all.
The President has recognized ton J. Y
Laborde a Spanish consul ad interim tot the
city of New Orleans.
Search for Sir Johh Frahkuh. Tho
Secretary of Ihe Navy has signified hi dis
position to extend every facility to the praise.
worthy enterprise projected by Mr. Grinnell,
of New York, for equipping vessels to prose;
cute the tearch for Sir John Franklin ; and
at toon a lha proposition is submitted in
form, he w ill elect from the volunteer who
will doubtless offer for lhat haxardoua er
vice, a sufficient number of officer w hose
skill, expeiie:,ce, and scientific attainment!
will a-, ienst give encouragement to ihe noble
object of Iho expedition, jt i not compe
tent, of course, for the head of the navy de
partment to order officer lo vessel not con
nected w ilh lha service and hence it i that
lha nterpri. mutt rely upon volunteer, o
far it th navy it eonceruej. "
AFFCCTIa 1NCIDL5T.
Yesterday morning we witnessed a ceno
that we little btlieved coild bo enacted
within the bmlers of Kentucky. The steam-
buat U. W. Kendall was lying at the wharf
at the foot of Wall street, preparing to start
fur New 0 leans On the fo Cas'le deck ttoud
a group consisting of a tnas.'f r arid jibe or six
slavts, including a woman with 0 child at the
b roast, who were apparently going to tha
Sjuiht Just as Ihe last bell of the steamer
rang out its peal for departurne, and and lha
lines were about to be cast loose, the molhef
was bade to give up her infant, and was told
the mutt go Without in At this intimation
the p;ior creature became frantic with giiufi
She caressed the child a moment, then flew
to her trunk, in which had beeu packed va-,
rious little articles of clothing that she had
made up for it to wear. These she first pres
sed fervently to herlipsj and then bestowed
them upon the child. Her master then or-.
dered her lo follow him, and the mechani
cally started to obey, but the promptings of
nature were too strong within her swelling
breast to be resisted, and, wilh loud sobs of
grief, he turned, embraced her child, and
clung to it with the tenacity of despair.
The heart rending grief of the woman, and
her frantic gestures, attracted the attention
of persons passing alongthe leveej nnd strongs
ly excited the sympathies of many. The
owner was asked by a gentleman if he Would
sell the woman and child. To this he absen
ted, and demanded &650 for them. Unon
inquiry, however, it was ascertained that tlid
woman was to be sold down tho river, and.
thai ihe child would be disposed of here;
The bystanders volunteered to raise subscrip
tions to buy Ihe child, and send it With its
mother, and several of them proffered ten
itollarsapiece. At this juncture Captain Nbr-
ton, captain of Ihe boat, tame forward and
told Ihe owner of tho slaves that he would
not lake him on his boat, and sent the whole
parly nsliore, and in a few moments the steal
mer was seen dashing over the full without
them. Louisville (Ky.) Eagle.
There is an ancbilote; which we do hot re1
member to have seen in print; related about
a country clergyman who flourished iu soma
pait of New Euulaud a good many years ago
One Sunday morning, finding his laider too
lean to furnish hint a satisfactory breakfast,
he sent his seitaut, a dull; clumy buy of six
teen, to the stall of a neigliboilnij bulcher of
of iho name of Puhl, to procure1 a beef-steak
for flie minister' morning meal. But lha
butcher, who was already too largely ihd
creditor of the clergyman to feel like trusting
him any further without payment of the old
debt, refilled to let the boy have any meati
The servant, thinking it was useless to hasten
home with the ill news, loitered about tha
ruad ; and on his return finding that his mas
ter had gone to church, followed him thither;
and had just entered the door, when ihe
minister, by way of enforcing some doctrine'
of lii sermon, exclaimed, '-Well, what say
Paul ?'' "Why he says," exclaimed the boy,
who supposed the question was addressed to
himself, "he says he'd be cussed if ho let
you have any more meat till you have paid
off the old scores." J'csf.
Senator Hocston says lhat if this Union
is ever to be dissolved, he wants the ruins of
the republic to be the monument of hi
giave ! It is audi patnolisni as uu tllal will
save it.
What the Steam Engine Dors. It pro-
pels, u rows, it (crew, it warps, it tows, it
sc-ulis. il elevates, it lowers, il lifts, it piiinp,
it drain, it irrigates, it draws, it pulls, it
drives, it putties. It carries, it brings, it teat'
ters, il collects, It condenses, it extracts, it
tplits, it breaks, it confines, it opens, it shuts,
it dig, it shovels, it excavates, it plows, it
threshes, il Separates, it w innows, it washes,
it grinds, it crushes, il sifts, il bolls, it mixesi
it kneads, it moulds, it stamps, it punches, it
presses, il picks, it hews, it cuts, it slits, it
shaves, it splits, it saws, il planes, il turns, it
bores, it mortifies, it drills, it heads, it blows,
it forges, il rolls, il hammer, il rasps, it file
it polishes, it rivets, it sweeps, it brushes, it
scutches, it cards, it spins, it winds, it twiels,
it lhrc, it weave, it coins, it pry;ts.
And the writer might have added il burn
it "bursts," it kill.
Boys. S?e how much you can contribute
to tho happiness of the oilier member ol"
your family. And while, even iu winter
evenings, there may be many attractions a
broad, remember lhat theie is no place so
safe for you at home. When yon have ar
rived at manhood, you will never regret that
you puased loo much time with your brother
and sister at home.
Punch ay that all the old English come
dies here ihe hero and heroin are reliev
ed by Ihe opportune appearance of a "rich
old uncle," from lha East Indies, wilh apoc
ket full of bank note must be changed.
The climax of the drama must come from
California. Tho old uncle must rush ypqt
the stage wilh a bag full of the dusl, evoUim.
i'g "Here are live hundred ounces ; take her
my dvnr boy, and be happy,"
W are informed of tale of twenty poun.lt
of calomel in California, for tha round tuiu
of J5,000.
"I wish you had been Eve," eaid n tu
chin to an old ronid, who wat proverbial
for her meannets. "Why so ?' "Because,"
said he, "you would have eaten all the ap
pie, iu.tead of dividing it with Adlt"