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SK VT, KIJSU rtKAT, anil WINIiSdlt CIIAIUS, ARM
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f TOOLS, ,Vc
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tor., ati'l Dealers in Chair, am! Furniture, Hit. eRtablitrii
llirut oll'er. the greatest iailurt-nient. to puleliast'.
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sell the a:une astrtiiK'nt ten kt eiot rlieaKr limn hrii -l're,
ami hv Imviag all work maile mi trr our own silver
vi.i 'li we eaa cuaranle' a .apfrior nrlicle.
CAM'. SKA T CUAIKS i.f the beat finish uiu! material,
from tCIOJ to Slu per dozen.
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April It), 1852. ly.
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Bed Posts, Balusters, Rosclts, Slat and Quar
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W This shop is in STRAWBERRY AL
LEY, near Third Street, and as we intend to
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done, it is hoped that all the trade w'tl give us a
call.
t3T Ten-Pins and Ten-rin Balls made to or
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The attention of Cabinet Makers and Carpen
ters is called to our new style of TWIST
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February 7, 1852. ly.
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TUST received and for sale, a fresh supply of
J F.V ANGELICA I, MUSIC
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Gordon, pric only $1,00.
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ORIGINAL POETIIY.
For the American.
YOU REMEMBER IT DON'T YOTJ t
You remember Ihe lime when I Hist sonylit
your humo,
When a smile, not a word, was Ihe summons
to come,
When you called me friend till you foutul in
surprise,
That oui friendship turned out lo bo lure
in difguise.
You remember il don't you t
You'll think of il won't jmi?
Yrs, yea, of nil this, the remembrance' will
la.-t ;
Long after the fulurc fatles into the past.
You remember Iho grief that grow lijjhler
when shared :
With Ihe blms you remember, could atioht be
compared I
You remember how .fond was our earliest
vow ;
.Vo fonder ihun lhat which I breaiho to ihee
now.
You reineinbpr it do.i't you ?
I'liuMI think of il won't ynn ?
Yes, yi. of all this, iho remembtancii w ill
last ;
Long nfifr the future fades into the past.
You remember tho hour when l.tl 1 win.
there.
The pride of Iho season, ihe weather was
lair :
Oh yes, you remembet tho lark sang so
clear ;
While Ihe wild deer skipped gaily, uncon
scious of fear,
Ynn remember it don't yon ?
You'll think id it won't yon 7
t',i .c f "'I t his, the remembiaiiee will
last ;
Long ufier thn future lades into the past.
You remember the tear that down your
cheeks lolled ;
You remember tho bell as it !len o'clock"
tolled ;
The vineyard, ihe oichard, the lippling till,
And e'en iho rude cot on ihe lop ol the hill.
'. Yon remember il dim'l you ?
You'll think of il won't jon ?
Yes, yes, or all this, thu reinembianco' i ill
last ;
Long after ihe future fades into Ihe past.
You remember ihe forctl ihut slood ihcre of
old !
You remember Ihe tiver lhat maj.-slieally
rolled;
You remember ihe old oak under which we
have been,
And melhinks you remember the meadows
so gieen.
You remember it don't yon 1
You'll think of il won't ou ?
Yes, ves, of nil litis, the remembrance will
last ;
Long nl u-r the future fades into the psst.
You remember tho graveyard by the sido of
the church,
You remember Ihe yard though ftiiiouiided
by biich ;
These things, with all that have pist,
Will brighlen tlie furore, mid all die nl last.
You remember il don't you ?
You'll think of it won't you?
Yes, yes, of all this, the remembrance will
last ;
Lin2 after the lurure fades into the pasl.
November, 1852. S.
Skctcl).
"THE WIFE FOR ME."
Horace Hastings was a sober, sensible,
enterprising bachelor, of some seven and
twenty years, who having obtained an ex
cellent reputation by I'is industry and in
tegrity, and having made himself useful lo
the mercantile firm in Boston with whom
he had served an apprenticeship, was at
length invited to a partnership in the con
cern. For sometime lie had been encour
aged to anticipate this elevation, and he so
berly and energetically entered upon the
new duties of his posit ion. When busi
ness crowded, he had but little leisure to
mourn over his celibate condition, but when
the hurrying season was over, and hours
lay heavy on his hands, he could not help
thinking how delightful it would be, had he
but a house and a gentle wife ol his own.
His pecuniary circumstances now war
ranted such luxuries, and he resolved to
marry when he could find a la.ly "just
suited to his mind."
Near a country tillage in Maine, not a
thousand miles from Bangor, l:ved a friend
ot his father, and being on a collecting tour
in that region during the autumn months,
he determined to accept an oil-repealed in
vitation to spend a few days wilh the old
gentleman, and sent a note to announce his
coming.
At the appointed time he reached the
residence ol his old friend, and found that
the family were prepared and pleased to
welcome mm as a guept. In the parlor
were two young ladies, well dressed, and
quite handsome. He was duly introduced
Jo Misses Jane and Charlotte, and found
them accomplished and sensible young la
dies. Being just now susceptible tothe
tender passion, he was easily pleased, and
exerted his powers to render himself agree
able to the flattered maidens. He succeed
ed, of course sensible meu, of his age and
prospects, always do, when they try; and
as his eye wandered in conversation from
one handsome, intelligent face to another,
he caught himself several times mentally
inquiring, "Which would make the better
wile 1"
The mother and a neat-looking maid
were een at intervals passing from the
kitchen preparing the supper. The girl
who set out the table, and spread the white
stainless cloth, and arranged the plates,
seemed to do it so gracefully and quietly,
as if she had made such duties a study ol
science, won a passing glance of admiration
as a very neat and pretty servant a mo
del of "help." Altogether, he thought it
was a charming family. When they set at
the cheerful supper, and he tasted the light,
home made bread, and the sweet. Ire.h but
ter, and the thinly-sliced, home cured beef,
the hot, well flavored tea, the excellence
SUXIlUItY, XOIi rilUAinKlILAM) COUNTY, PA., SATUHDAY, NOVEMBER 1.1. I 8.T3.
and good taste manifested in the whole or
dering, lie felicitated himself upon haing
found so pleasjnt a home, even if it was
only for a few days; and after supper was
over, and the table was cleared, n third
young lady, very neatly dressed, entered
the room, and was formally introduced to
him as one of the sisters Miss Saiah.
He was not a little surprised to find that
the neat servant girl, whose handiwoik had
won his admiralion, was one of the fibers.
He found her sprightly, cheerlul, asacconi
plishcd, and, he thought, a little more
gracelul than Jane, who was older, or
Charlotte, who was younger thin herself.
He thought a little more meanly of him
self for having taken her to be the hired
girl of the family, but not a whit more
meanly ol her having revealed herself in
lhat capat ity ; and hi3 pel plexily was
somewhat increased as lie tat down on his
bedside in 111 ch.m.bcr to which he was
shown by bis host, and FaiJ lo himself
"Which of the three?"
In the mornin;', nfler a night's sound
sleep for he was not s' fiicietilly in love
lo keep him awake he euler. d I lie break-fist-mom,
and was toon joi-n-d by the two
young ladies who had Mrsl welcomed him.
Sirah was not yvt M-i'do, Inifwhon they
had sat down at the tab!-, and Jane had
poured out Ihe coffee, Sarah came smiiing
in behind a ( lean white apron, and with a
steaming pile of buckwheat cakes in her
hand, which, judging from Ihe hue of her
cheeks, she had just been hiking. If there
was a blush on her cheeks, anv eye might
see it was forced there by Ihe fire, and not
by any base degradation on account of the
ollice she so gracefully filled. She greeted
Ihe guest with a Welcome smile, deposited
her load of eatables, and returned to the
kitchen, whence she I r if p.-l aain iti a few
minutes with another plate of cakes, most
beautifully baked by ln-r own skill. Ho
race eat a large quantity of them, more
than enough iii'Tely to satisfy hunger, be
cause of the beautiful little hands that made
them; and then he wandered over the
farm wilh the old man, and prated of hor
ses, anil cows, anil crops, as though he
knew something about them as well as
broadcloth and calicoes.
At dinner time, Jane and Charlotte were
in the parlor waiting for him, and Sirah,
as usual was hustling about Ihe kitchen.
"I do wish," said h", sitto rorr, "that
one of these rirls would take S.irah's place
in the kitchen a little, that I might find
out some of their housi keeping qualities,
and lhat 1 might have a little chat with
her."
But he waits for such a change in vain,
though he found some opportunities of
converse, and discovered "II he wished to
know just then about her mental qualifi
cations and acquirements: and at the close
of the fourth day, just as he f ol into bed,
he slapped the while counterpane emphat
ically, and faid to it, ai there was nobody
in the room, I suppose he must have spo
ken to I he counterpane or bed post "She's
the wife lor inc."
The next morning was the outer limit
of his visit, and as he stood ut the window
after breakfast, he saw Sarah, with that
witching white apron, trip out into the
orchard to shake down tome apples for
it was baking day, and pies were to he
made. Horace strolled out after her, and
shook the tree, and helped to pick up the
apples, ami carried the basket as they re
tut ned slowly to the house. What it was
he v hisp' red in her car she never told,
but she seemed not displeased, though
evidently surprised and a little frightened.
A year after Horace was at the house of
his old friend again, and this time Sarah
was not so much in lli' kitchen. Th-re
was a great prepr.ration for a wedding go
ing loiward, and now in a splendid Boston
mansion site fully justifies (he wisdom of
her dear husband's choic, by being to him
innt excellent wife Ulid a superlative
housekeeper.
From Dit keu. Iloturlr lit Wonts.
SHAWLS.
In that pirt of Asia where some of our
brave countrymen have penetrated only lo
die in that country where Charles Sud
dart and his friend Conolly, whose faces
will never he forgotten by some of ns, and
whose voices stilt sound in our ears, con
soled each other through a loathsome im
prisonment, and went out together to lose
their heads in the market place of the cap
ital ; in that distant and impracticable
country of Bokhara, which we are ready
to say we will never have any connexion
with there are people always employed
in our service. We ore not now thinking
of the Bokhara clover, which is such a
treat to our cows and horses. We owe
that, and lucerne, and others of our green
crops, to the interior of Asia; but we are
thinking of something more elaborate.
In Bokhara, the camel is watched while
the warm hair on the belly is growing ;
this fine hair is cut off so carefully that nut
a fibre is lost ; it is put Ly until there is
enough to spin into a yarn, unequalled fur
softness ; and then it is dyed 'all manner of
bright colors, and woven into stripes eight
inches wides of shawl pattern such as
wilh all our pains and cost, wilh all our
Schools of Design and study of nature and
art we are not yet able to rival. These
stripes are then sewn togather so cuningly
that no European can discover the joints.
The precious merchandize is delivered to
traders who receive it on credit. On their
return from the market they pay the price
of the shawls at the Bokhara value, with
30 per cent, interest : or, if they cannot
do this iu consequence ol having been rob
bed or any other misfgrtune, they stay
away, and are never seen again in their
native land.
Where is the market t So far away
from home that the traders wear out their
clothes during their journey , and their
fair skins become so brown as mulaltoes.
On, on, on they go, day after day, and
month alter month, on their pacing camels
or beside them, over table-lands, mounting
one above another j over grass, among
rocks, over sand, through snows ; now
chilled lo the marrow by icy winds ; now
schorched by sunshine, from which there
is no shelter but the fiat cotton caps, with
which they thatch their bare crowns ; on,
on, for filteen thousand miles, to the bor
ders of Russia, to sell the shawls which
are to hang on ladies' shoulders in Hyde
Park , find where beauties most do congre
gate in Pat is and Vienna.
The passion for shawls amo 'gall women
everywhere is reinaikuhle. In one coun
try, the shawls may flow from the head
like a veil ; in another it hangs from the
shoulders ; in another, it is knotted round
tlie loins as a sash ; in yet another, it is
swathed round the body as a petticoat
Whenever worn at all, it is the pet article
of dress. Fioin a time remote beyond
compulation, the sheep of Cashmere have
been cherished on their hills, nnd the goats
of Thibet on their plains, and the camels
of Tarlary on Ihe steppes, lo furnish ma
il lial for the choicest shawls. From lime
immemorial, the partners which we know
so well have been handed down as a half
sicr'd tradition through a Hindoo ancestry,
w hich puis even Welsh pedigree to shame.
For thousands ol years have the bright
dyes, which are the despair of our science
and arl, been glittering in Indian looms, in
those primitive pils under the palm-tree
where the whimsical patterns grow, like
the flowers springing from the soil. For
thousands ol years have Faslern potentates
made presents of shawls to distinguished
strangers, together with diamonds and
pearls.
At this day vhen an easlern prince
st mis gifts to LJnropean sovereigns, there
are shawls lo the value of thousand of
pounds together with j -wels, perfumes,
and wild beasts and valuable horses," just
as was done in Ihe davs of Ihe Phaiaolu.
as the paintings on Evplian tomb shew !
.i - i ..... .
us at mis nay. yn.l tlie sulyocls ol sover- " " which iiiey-may now ue re-
eigns have as much liking for shawls as ceived by ihe public will be as earnestly re
any queen. At tin; Russian Court the la- ! gardeil, t am sure, by you as by myself.
dies judge one another hv their shawls ns Tho nnnortllliil v seems. nUn. r. fit on,, fnr
by their diamonds. In France, the bride-
groom wins favor by a judicious gift ol this
kind. In Cairo and Damascus, the gift of
a shawl will cause almost as much heart
burning in the harem as the introduction
of a new wife. In England, the daughter
nl the house spends Ihe whole of her first
quarter's- allowance in the purchase of a
shawl. The Paris prisette, nnd the Lon
don dressmaker po their work with the
little shawl pinned nearly at their waist.
The lost gin-drinker covers her rags with
the reinnae.ls of tho slir.v. I ,W lw.lt. .r il.r.
The farmer's daughter buys a white cotton
shawl, with a gav border,' for her wedding ,
and it washes ao'd dyes until, having wrap-
ped all her babies in turn, it is" final ly .
dyed black lo signalise her widowhood.
The maiden aunt, growing elderly, takes to .
wearing a shawl iu the house in mid-win- !
ter ; and the granny would no more think
ol goin
" " "l J o'dsuu, man .
without her cap.
When son or grandson comes home irom
,i raw, mror near, ins present is a new '
I sua I, which she puts on with deep con-
hideration; parting with the old one with t
a sigh. The Manchester or Birmingham
factory girl buys a Bay shawl on cmdit, 1
wears it on Su'ndav," puts it in pawn on
Monday morning, and takes it out again on j
I Saturday night, for anothei's Sunday's wear,
j until she has wasted money that would
have bought her a good wardrobe. Thus, .luring iho whole of my political life, which
from China round the world to Oregon, ' has now cxiendud through moro lhan half
and from the queen down to the pauper, is : 1Ue period of ihe existence of the govern
the shawl the symbol of woman's taste and 1 ,,. An,, i kltow my dear (1. ,iat nei
condition. Whence come nil theso shawls! a BUhot- npf M ,0
l or it is clear tuat the supply which or- . ' . , ' , '
rt.. c. a i i i V i i is necessary lo induce vou, in whatever ca-
rives lioin Asia over II. 'ak continents anil . . ,
with oceans, can be only for the rich and r"' r"bhc or pnvale, you may be called
great. Some of the shawls f.om Bokhara ! l" ac,i 10 ll'v," yourself lo Iho accomplish
sell, in the riL.ii k t on Ihe Russian Irontier, ' 'f"-''1' f 'he eill!
f r two thousand four hundred pounds each
Whence come the hundred thousand shawls
that the women of Great Britain purchase
every vear ?
I Some of the i idlest lhat our ladies wear
.. t .. t. ....
i ore from Lyons ; and the i rench laste is so
i,:.ii , i .i, i
uglily esteemed that our principal nianu-,
facturers .r to Terms one.' nr twice a vs.r
for specimens nnd patterns. Some of our ' !l,B "'vanlnges nd pleasures of my life ; nnd
greatest ladies ol all, even the the Queen 1 P"? "u ,0 llllovv "ll' "alighi, bul grate
and certain duchesses and countesses, offer , ful ,okei1 of m)' estimate of ii, lo dedicate lo
to our chief manufacturers a sight of that you Ibis volume of my speeches
treasurers from Iiulia, their Cashmeres, and dedication or tub sixth volume.
other shawls, from a patriotic desire for the With the warmest paternal affection, min
improvement of our English patterns. glud wilh afllieted feelings, I dedicate this,
T V "7. t " u,.,,5"'or,w,L"
that, but for the unaccountable and unrival
led superiority of the Orientals in the pro
duction of this particular article, we should
be all satisfaction and admiration. The
common cotton shawls-, continually lessen
ing in number, worn by women of the
working classes, are made at Manchester,
and whenever the co'.tou manufacture is
instituted. In order to study the produc
tion of British shawls in perfection, one
should visit the Norwich or Paisley manu
factories. The President Ki.e;t. The New Yoik
Mirror, a Whig paper, speaking of General
Pierce, says :
"Of ihe President elect, we have only to
repeat, that he is a man of excellent ubililie,
of undoubted patriotism, and of finer person
al manners than any public man we have
known since Mr. Clay. Cordial, off hand,
dignified and courteous, he wins ihe warm
est uffeclions of all with whom he held in
tercouse. In personal popularity, he wil ex
cel any of his predecessors in the Presidential
Chair. The manner io whicball his intimate
friends speak of him as ''Flunk Pierce, a
good fellow," is a sufficie.it indication ol
the frieudahiri he inspires.
scfcncc an! the arts, arjifcttllutT, JHarluts, amusements, &t
MR. WEBSTER'S TRIBITI S.
The following are Mr. Web.-ter's tributes
of a (Ted ion to his family and friend, and
lo the memory of the dead, displayed in the
dedication of his specchos and writings re
cently published in six Volume :
DKHICATtOM Or TUB FIRST VOLUlS.
To my Nikcrs, Mns. Alice Bridge Whip
ple, and Mrs. Mary Anh Sanborn
Many of the speeches contained in this
volume were delivered ami printed in the
lifetime of your father, whose Iraternal af
fection led him lo speak of I hem with ap
probation. His death, which happened when
he bin! only just passed the middle period
of life, left you without a lather, and me
without n brother. I dedicate this volume
to you not only for the love I have for your
selves, but also us a tribute of affection to
his memory, and from n tlcsiie that iho
name of my brother, Kxekiel Webster, may
be associated with mine, so long usanylhing
wiillen or spoken by ine shall be regarded
ot read, DANIEL WEBSTER.
DEDICATION OF Til K 8KCOND VOLUME.
To Isaac P. Davis, Esq.
My Dear Sir A warm private friendship
has subsisted between us for half our lives,
interrupted by no untoward occurrence, and
never for a moment cooling wilh indifference
Ol" this friendship, the sonice of so much
happiness to me, I wish to leave, if not an
enduring memorial, at least an ufTecliou
ate and grateful acknowledgment. I inscribe
this volume lo you.
INDICATION OF THE THIRD VOLUME.
To Mits. Caroline Le Roy Webster, my
Dearly beloved Wife : 1 cannot allow these
volumes to go to press without containing a
tribute of my affection, ond somo acknow
ledgment of ihe deep interest lhat you have
fell in ihe productions which they contain
You have witnessed Ihe origin of most of
them, not with less concern, ceilninly, than
,,:,s Uee" ft''1 uv "'eir author, and Ihe degree
..r r. - i - i
(.Xnrcsinir the h.,h d wn.m ,W!, l,iel,
1 ever entertained for your honored father,
now deceased, and Ihe respect and csleem
w hich I cherish towards ihe members of lhat
amiable and excellent family to which you
belong. DANIEL WEBSTER.
DEDICATION OF TUB FOURTH VOLUME.
To Fletcher Webster, Esq : Mj Dear
Sir -I dedicate one volume of these speech
es to the memory of your deceased brother
and sister, and 1 am devoutly thankful that
1 am 10 ,"f"'r'1'0 n",,u,t'r 10 'oll "''
0II' f,,'vlv'"S c'nl.l, and ihe object of my
"hVciions and hopes. You have been of an
"i nt l'e appearance of most of these
speeches and writings, nt which you were
able lo read and understand them j and in
Ihe preparation of some of ihem. vou have
taken no unimportant part. Among the dip-
lomatic papers Uiere are several written bv
yoursell, wholly or mainly, at the lime
,,' ' , . . .. ..
when official and confidential connections
lllwirf.j belweBn n, m the Department or
g T , . , am, j .
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fed "T3 ProJu.c,1""" "r "Ut'h 1 bef
l,cv" ,0 bu 0M9nlml 10 ,hu Presea""
'""'"", Hie maintenance of Ihe conslitu-
,iun aml lhu advancement of ihe country lo
81,11 higher stages of prosperity and renown
These objects have constituted my pole star
YOUR AFFECTIONATE FATHER.
DEDICATION OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.
ToJ. W. Paige, Esq. My Dear Sir :
I The friendship which has subsisted so long
UiIMtCVII UC . 'Illln" lift lliwiu null. UUI CIIJMJ
, ., .. r ,
family connecliou lhan from similarity of
. . . . '
"P"""" HO'lUmeiils. I count It among
between us. springs not moie from our close
the last volume of my wo.ks: lo ihe memory
of my deceased children, Ji.lia Webster Ap
plelon, beloved iu all Ihe relations of daugh
ter, wife, mother, sister, nnd friend ; and
Major Edward Webster, who died in Mexi
co, iu the Mililaiv service of the Foiled
States, with unblemished honor and icpula-
I inn, and who entered lhat seivico solely
from a desire lo be useful to his country, and
do honor to Ihe Slate in which he was bom.
Go, gentle spirits, to your destined rest,
While 1 reversed our luiture'a kindlier do in,
Pour forth a fattier1, s' rrow ml your tomli.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
These eloquent and unique tributes lo liv
ing and departed kindred nnd worth, we veil
t'.re to say, w ill be admired anil appreciated
w herever Ihe English langnago is spoken oi
ihe social affections are oherished. They
will serve as models for this class of compo
sition, and are worthy accompaniments of
Ihe treasures of intellectual wealth displayed
iu the volumes Iu which they are affixed.
Their publication in a oombined form in our
columns, we doubt not, will be deemed p.
piopriate at this time, particularly to that
numerous class of readers to whom these
voluminous woiks are uot readily accessible.
Nothing dries sooner lhan a tear.
i IH.V.
Tlie following extract from Dr. Gut.lafl's
wink pxhibits ihe Chinese in a somewhat
new liiihl. Thousand are emigrating to
other countries. California is thronged w ith
them, nnd they nrr, in general, peaceful and
industrious people.
'Foreigners, who know nothing about the
internal stale of the country, nnd apt lo irn
nrjino lhat Ihere reign everlasting pence.
Nothing is, however, more erroneous ; insur
reel ions of villages, cities, and districts are
of frequent occurrence. The refractory
spirit of Ihe people, the oppression nnd em
bezzlcment of Ihe mandarins, and other cau
ses, such n denlh and demagogues, fre
quently cause an unexpected revolt.
"In these cases, Ihe destruction of property
and hostility against iho rulers o? tho laud
especially if these have been tyrants is of
ten carried lo great excess; there nro instan
ces of Ihe infuriated mob broiling lh"ir ma
gistrates over a slow (ire. On the oiher
hand Ihe cruelty of government, w hen victo
rious, knows no bounds; the treatment of po
litical prisoners is really so shocking ns lo bo
incredible, if one had not been an eye-wit.
ncss of these inhuman deeds.
"One of the most common evils is starva
tion. Tho population is very dense ; tho
means of subsistence are, in ordinary times,
frequently not above tho demand ; and il is,
therefore, nothing extraordinary to witness
on Ihe least failure of Ihe crop, utter wretch
edness nnd misery. To provide for all (he
hungry mouths is impossible ; and the crue
policy of the mandarins entries their indifTer.
ence so far as lo affirm that hunger is requi
site to I hi n the dense masses of ihe people.
"Whenever such a judgement has come
upon lhu land, and Ihe people are in want of
tho necessaries of life, dreadful disorders
soon arise, and the most powerful Govern
ment would not be nblo to pnl down Ihe ris
ing and robberies w hich ore committed on
the si rength of this prevailing misery. There
seems to be n total change iu the peaceful
nature of the inhabitants, and many n patient
laborer Inrns fiercely upon his rich neighbor,
like a wolf or a tiger, to devour his substance.
No one can have on idea of thu anarchy
which, on such occasions, ensues and the ut
ter demoralization of Ihe people.
'Yel, as soon as relief is alfordcd, nnd a
rich harvest promises fair, iho spirit of order
again prevails, nnd outrages are put a stop
to. The people ihen combine, arm' them
selves1, and proceed in thousands to catch
marauders like wild beasts No mercy is
shown on such occasions, and Ihe mandarins,
on account of their weakness, cannot inter
fere. Scenes of this description very often
occurred, w ithout giving rise to severe reflec
tion on iho character of Tebukwang's admin
istration." THE STEP-LADDER.
A sparrow caught a big blue-botlhi
Fly upon a weeping willow ;
He buz.ed Phil held him by the ihrovle,
"O, let me go, there's a good fellow.''
'No," says the murderer, "not at all,
For 1 am big, and you are small."
A sparrow hawk pounjed on Ilerr Sparrow,
hnjoying his repast. Like fun,
He plunged his la Ions in his marrow,
"O, lei mo go ! What have 1 done V
"O," says Ihe murderer, "not al all,
Foi 1 um big, and you are small."
An eagle spied iho sport, and, lo !
Dropped iu lo have a bit of dinner.
"O, please your Majesly, let me go;
Have mercy on a worthless sinner,"
"Pooh!" sa)s the murderer, "not nl all,
For 1 am big and you are small."
While yel Ihe king ihe bones were picking,
An archer served him out hisgiuel;
An unow in his gizzard slicking
Made him exclaim "O Lord, how cruel '."
"Tush!" quoih ihe archer, not nl all,
For I am big, and you are small "
FASHION AND DRESS.
In morning, cus time dresses ore now all
made high to the throat, open fronts being
exclusively confined to demi-toiletle. It is
long sinee any form of corsage has been in
tioduced nl once so elegant nnd convenient,
and no doubt il will be lung ere il loses fa
vor. Sleeves are now made a little lunger
and a little less wide than heretofore. This
change somewhat itnpioves the graceful ef
fect of the sleeve, u hich, how ever, requires
lo be very carefully shaped and will sol iu at
ihe shoulder. It should be borne iu mind that
neatness and laste are all-imporlaul in dress
The same materials may be convened into
garments either very graceful or ui.becom.
iug ; all depend on tho hands by which they
are arranged. With high morning dresses,
eollais of woiked muslin are worn a size
somewhat larger than Ihose which have
been made for some lime past.
For oui-doui dress, cloaks have now ihe
preference over thauU or nny other kind of
wrap. We noticed last week Ihe prevalence
of black cloth cloaks, which may he worn
either in or out uf mourning.
New Iron Project. It is stated lhat
Shoenberger, the oldest iio.i maker in Penn
sylvania, Uhey, Matthew & Co., of Pittf
burg, and a number of enterprising capital
ists in New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
are organizing a company, with $1,000,000
capilal, lo embark very extensively in Ihe
manufacture of iron mils at Johnstown Cam
bria county. Pa.
The Exhibiiion of the Maryland ' liisii
lule, ul Baltimore, closed on Monday night.
The reeeipis for admission lo the Fair, from
its opening, until Friday evening have beeu
$11,740 being an average of mora than
$500 per day.
OLD SRR1R8 VOI,.;
KELAKO.
A correspondent or ihe Watertown Jeffer
sonien, now iu Iceland, writes from Reykin
vik, the capital of the island, that it is a neat
town -of twelve hut dred inhabitants, with a
calhedial ami college. There is also a hotel
nnd n club house. Severttl of Ihe merchant
lire in Iwo-stoiy houses. The main street
runs parallel lo Iho w ater, the eloping gravelly
beach, and on the side of this street, facing
Ihe sen, are tho stores, somo fifteen in num
ber. Beside this, there are three other
street running parallel to rt further back.
Ihe house, with gable ends to the streets,
are all wooden framed building, generally
of one story, nnd covered wilh a coating of
tar in place of paint. This preserves the
wood nnd makes sides find roof water-lisbt.
and though they nre all black ns nichl, they
do not contrast badly with their white win
dow sashes and curtain', and the nrecn field
about. In closed dwellings, muslin rurtnin,
flower pots, containing roses, fuchsias, ger
aniums, pnnsit, and other exotics all in
bloom, snowed tho triumphs over climalu
lhat a little care w ill make. The hotel is a
square two story building,
' How green the fields look, nnd how nret-
ly the gardens are hero in Iceland ! I walked
np on a hill, n lilllo out of lown, and I saw
the farmers mowins, and heard the familiar
clink of ihe stono on the stec', while iho
mower sharpened his scythe. The land is
so rough all covered with litlle mounds or
hillocks-that they can only use scythes
about two feet Jong. The scythe snath is
straight, nnd similar lo Ihose I have seen
used in Shetland. The ii"hl baud, or lower
side, is like ours, fastened to the snath, but
the left band one is like the letter T, the
hand taking hold of the top-pieces. Thev
shave Ihe grass down as close as Hotspur
louiul Iho tlaiith's chin, "new reaped,"
ike ,!stiibbe land." The hav is fine and
soft, bul the grass is not very high. In tho
gardens I see growing potatoes, turnips, rad
ishes, lettuce, and some other vegetables.
Gtain does not grow iu Iceland, neither does
wood. The country is quite destitute of tim
ber, I saw a litlle shrub, about five feel high,
in Ihe Governor's garden; that is, perhaps,
Iho largest tree in Iceland. This, though, iti
protected by a high wall on the north of it.
In former limes there musl have been some
foresls, for 1 am told large logs are found in
iho bogs, and too far inland lo allow Ihe idea
of Iheir being drift limber."
The Memphis Expiess gives an account
of a most extraordinary and fatal feud exist
ing in Gerrard county, Ky., between two
powerful families the Hills and Ihe Evans',
and there adherents. At a recent investiga
tion, it appears that the quarrel dates as far
back as 1822, and never was feud more
bloodily or more unsparingly followed up in
the worst days of baiouial England or Scot
tish clanship, than has been this between
two prominent, and otherwise, highly re
spectable families, in our own age and
country. Al a recent examination, three of
the Hills were tried, and two of them or
dered for committal- Five, hewever, of the
Evan's were in jail, and it would not do to
confine them together, lest more bloodshed
would follow. While Ihe subject was under
debate, Ihe Hills escaped, and Evans' made
a desperate but ineffectual attempt to break
out of prison. A reward is offered for the
apprehension of the Hills.
M. Webster's Library The Library
of Mr, Webster, says the Traveller, is a
magnificent room. On three sides of the
room, extending from the floor to the ceiling,
were six splendid library causes, filled with
ihe choicest gems of literature and the ablest
productions of law. This favorite apartment
of Mr. Webster is sdorued wilh ihe best
portrait of himself lhat we have ever seen ;
a porlrait of his son, Major Edward Webster,
who died iu ihe Mexican war, and also a
line portrait of Lord Ashburton. There is
ulso in this room a bust ol Mr. Webster.
Every room iu the house is furnished in the
most magnificent style, and ornamented wtl'
busts and paintings of the most distinguished
men of all ages, many of which were glfls
from the persons themselves to Mr. Webster.
Mingled with these were portraits of his
children and grand children. Among these
was a small piofile, iu ancient style, ol Mr,
Webster's mother, under which, iu Mr. Web
s'.ei's huud-w iliug, were the following words ;
"My excellent Moiher. D, W,"
Rev Di. Putnam, in a sermon in N. Y ,
on Sunday last, mentioned, as a fact not
generally known, that the colored servants
of Mr Webster, w ho followed his remains
to the grave, were originally rlaves al the
South, and had been puichased and eroau
cipaled by Mr. Webster, and bad eve
since remained voluntarily iu his service
attached nnd faithful domestics,
Gold in Vhuv, Great excitement has
been produced ihiougbout Peiu, owing Iu
the discovery of gold in lha mines of Hua-.
cho, some iwenty miles north of Lima, on
Ihe sea roast. Large numbers of gold seek
er have already gone lo ihe diggings.
private teller speaks of the yield of metal
as greatly exceeding that of California).
Quick Work. An order was fer warded
from New Yuik, four weeks since, to Enu
and, fur fine irLh butter, and tbe steamer
Pacific brought Ihe article last Saturday.
Mr. Wm. Hughes, ihe pedeslrain, aeeoin
pli.hed ihe feat of walking seventy miles iit
thirteen successive hours, al South Boston, en.
Thursday, and won iho sum of (50,