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ADDRESS TO AN OLD MAN.
by . iiaiit.
Go rest, tilil man, beneath thitt trt-e j
Upon the grass recline,
And let IIib brt'fro thBt sports nofrco,
Cool that hot brow of thine.
Labor, old man, thou shouldst forogo,
'Tis time thou rcstuth now,
Thy long, thin locks ore white (13 snow,
Aud age sits on thy brow.
Go rest, old mnn, and watch tlio whilo
The children's merry phtys ;
'Twill on thy features dance a smile,
The thought of other days j
The thought of days, when you, liko them,
Laughed us the hours flow by,
When youth, joy's greatest talisman,
Thy young heart did ally.
There, watch the stout men in the field,
The meadow's vendtire flay ;
Think of the time when you could wield
The scythe as strung as they
The time' yon fi lled that tree's kin low,
And phaiiihi'd the virgin soil ;
Think of thtiio days, so long ago,
Tlio days when you could toil.
Ami though a tear may dim your eye,
A gloom your heart o'ereast,
AVhen t lie ruddy nymph of memory
IJrings voices of th.s past ;
Yet there's n pleasure always full,
K'en with this flow of tears,
And other hearts, like yours, will mrlt
With thoughts of bvgone vcars.
fleet
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From Hie K:nckcri&k:r.
DEBORAH.
an eld man. My hand trembles as I
I am
write.
il is u slrange-looking Hand shrivel
led, and brown, nnd mottled with tho dark
spots which old age has imprinted on it. I
I can. hardly believe the tale my mirror tells
I me ; fur Time, in his busy silence, 1ms wrought
I sad changes there. Tho curls in which I used
j 1 0 irlnry ure silver white ; my eyes, once dark
n:nl piercing, arc sunken nnd faded, nnd look
j like living lights from underneath their droop-
ing, reddened lids. This siooping, crazy form
is but the wreck of v.b't '.vas once my "pride,
j 1 sang once. They said 1 sang well. For
: years I led a choir which was the boast of tho
country round. The highest falsetto was not
beyond my Hcm'Mo voice, nor tho deepest
bass below it. Now that voice, cracked and
discordant, can hardly falter through the
, tcnle, und dies away in a husky whisper.
j 1 J i.t 1 did not mean to talk of myself.
i Tin. so thoughts camo over 1110 ns I looked
j down the j:abt, to catch a glimpse of one who
j ;-ltii:) there so brightly, who shines uow in
1 the New Jerusalem.
! H was many years ago, for I was ymnq
Mlieu, when I Hrst saw sweet Deborah Dar-
1 1 1 1 tr.
H was on tho first Sabbath in June.
un : now it comes up uelore me ! ruo waving
leaves und tlio soft murmuring of the fresh
breeze ns it rippled through them ; the bursts
of liquid music that trilled without tho church,
and the voice of the meek old minister with
in, whose simple, heart-felt eloquence bonnd
us liko a spell. I occupied my accustomed
seat in the choir. Tho singers one by 0110
dropped in, when, to my dismay. I found that
my first treble was absent. -What could we
do ? 1 was perplexed beyond measure, for we
had prepared ourselves with unusual care to
sing before somo distinguished strangers
present, and without our leading treble we
wore nothing. At last, on of the singers
suggested that she had a cousin below who
sang readily by note. Hho inirht be persua
ded, etc.. etc. I hurried down stairs, and
there, in nn old square pew, for the first timo
beheld Deborah Darling. How well 1 re
member it all ! Her fair face suffused with
blushes at tho thought of taking so prominent
a position, her gentle hesitation and timid
reluctance, tho sweet pitying expression that
stele over W countenance as I told mv Per
plexity, and her filtering acquiescence atluft.
I hud conquered Deborah, but Deborah had
conquered i 1
I led her to her place in the north gallery,
the base were ranged iu the south, and be
tween them I took my stand, with the coun
ter singers in a line before me, and, with a
majestic flourish on mv pitch-pipe, we burst
into ono of those Hue old anthems which now
lie neglected nnd forgotten. Never did I
hear such music. Others may talk of Jenny
Lind and Sontag, but never ngain will my
curs hear such strains as gushed from thelips
of Deborah. She sang with her whole heart;
tho delicute color deepened in her cheeks, her
eyes glistened, und her face grew radient with
emotion. I sang mechanically. My thoughts,
my eyes were fixed oa Deborah ; und when
sho soared away, now carrolling like-a bird,
and now gliding over the most difficult passa
ges without an apparent thought of any thing
but the language of devotion she was utter
ing, I felt as if listening to tho songs of ano
ther world.
The anthem ceased, but my brain was in a
whirl. It seemed to me that the minister
would pray abou. Deborah, that he would
preach about her, that every one must be
thinking of her throngh the whole service.
That wag an unprofitable Sabbath to me ; yet
sue, sweet girl, wonbl gladly have led my
thoughts toward the Heaven whither her own
were ever turning.
That Sabbath passed away ; the week pas
sed away, and I had seen her, known her, and
twin, uvr.
It was on a Saturday afternnnn h;i.
and beautiful as ever shone on this fulleu
earth, that I rove through tho fragrant pine
' ir wh ueueious, I be
scenery encha, ting, and by my side sat Debo-
iuii. jvurj 1, -miui uer appearance comes
up vivully id m.' recollection. Her drum r,f
spotless white, bt neutb which peeped out that
slender little root the abawl of a color so
delicate and soft, (J know not his name.) and
the deep Don net, irom wnose dark shadow
her eyes beamed like stars. Merer since
have I seen such eyes as Deborah's, so full of
liquid light, the soul looking out or tnei? clear
deuths. as if 110 thought of detilemeit had
over marred its nurilv. aud tha lonir laehca
falling heuvi!' over them, as though to veil
suck brightness from the rude ease of mor
tals. A proud and happy man was I when,
as I turned toward her, (and I never spoke
without doing il.) she would look up for a
moment with such a toft aud timid gUnce,
aud thco drop ber eve-lids, as if terrified at
her owu boldness. The gentle murmur of
ner woius tnrnicd my heart, it seemed to
me it would be beaveav to clasp that little
hand.
The suu went down, and tho silver disk of
the moon gleuincd In the eastern sky. The
trees began to darkeu more thickly nroutid us.
I slackened my reins ; my horse walked geu
tly along, nnd no sound broke tho stillness
save the sighing; of the wind through the
pines and the melancholy chirp of the cricket.
I looked at Deborah, and my tongtio found
utterance. I told her how dear bIio was to
me, how long, how ardently I had loved her j
how 1 never had loved, never cotiW.love
.nother.
I paused for a response. She trembled.
The transparent mnslin modestly folded about
her neck heaved convulsively. A faint blush
stole over her sweet face ; her lips parted aud
closed again j a few bright drops trembled or.
their long lashes, nnd then coursed slowly
down her cheeks, ns if loth to leave so fuir a
resting-place. Then, with n smile snch nsthe
angels wear, she looked up suddenly in my
eyes, and said, with faltering utterance : 'No,
Gregory, it must uot be, it cannot be. AVo
will ho fricmh, but nothing more.'
'Then you cannot love me r said I hoarse
ly, each word seeming to choke rce in thu
utterance.
leborah turned nnd gave one glance from
the depth of her speaking eyes. 1 needed no
dearer answer. 'You. ore mine !' I exclaimed
with rapture.
.She shook her head mournfully.
My hoart sank within me. 1 tore a bough
from the trees we were slowly passing nnd,
heedless of what I was doing, 1 stripped oft
the leaves and flung them to tho winds. I
know not how lon-r wo rode in silence. A
faint sigh roused mo from my gloomy reverie, :
una ueuorau s voice urone tue sminess. bursting iroui ineir sockcis.
'Do not think mc unkind, nor.' her voice j Willi the utmost alacrity and tenderness,
trembled, 'unloving. My heart rebels r.gaiust ( fuod was found und administered, which was
my decision, but it is nn unsafe guide, and 1 j no sooner dono than they were wrapped in
may not trust it. My lifo is consecrated to ' some blankets and removed to the hospitable
my Master's service, and though others may j family or tho jailer. As the gentlemen coin
serve Him more in other ways, I know that j posing thu committee were withdrawing from
forme the path of usefulness and upward ! the house with their present charge, tho fe
progress is tliat of single life Love so pre- male fiend informed ihein that they might ns
ciocs as vours would lunu 1110 too closely 10 ;
the earth, and I should forget and wonder .
away from Oxe who loves mu far more than J On arriving at safe quarters with the nn
yoit. But, Gregory.' she laid her soft hand ; fortunate infants, warrants were immediately
gently on my arm, 'yon will be my friend, my ;
chosen' she hesitated 'my btloccd friend ?' j
An nnnccountablo calnmesn came over mc. ;
I took the little hand : 'Yes, Deborah,' I ex- 1
claimed, 'we will bo friends for ever 1 Whilo !
yon walk on yonr solitary w ay I too will jour- '
ney cn alone. 1 ask only tor a kind thought, :
kind look, and sometimes a kind word from
von, und 1 will be satisfied. onr Mastkr
shall bo mine. Like you I will pass upward, !
nnd when our love is chastened, und purified ;
Horn every enrtniy siaiu, we snail meci 10 00
separated 110 more
As 1 spoke, we came to a sudden bend in
the rond. nnd the moonlight streamed full on
Deborah's upturned face, which shone with
seraphic lustre, ns if already gazing on the
bliss of heaven. Our eyes met, her hand
clasped mine, and aiigels'registered tho vows
which our lips could not utter.
Wo parted, each of us to pursue life's wea
ry way alone. We met seldom, and then our
words were few. Our affection wus too deep,
too pure for utterance. Through others I
heard often of Deborah; of her patient, unli
rinj, un.-clfish devotion to the comfort of
1 ethers ; of her unwavering equanimity under
every trial; of her meek humility and uu
tb 1 i tikin ir fi'ititude. Sometimes I received a
few wolds of cheering encouragement in her
delicate ductography; souietnnes a kind mes
sage, which born to mo a deeper meaning
thun the simple language conveyed.
It is ten years since I saw her last. Time
had woven many a silver thread amid her
dark lucks, ilo had stolen her bloom, and
wasted her form j but a tender light still
beamed from her eyes, and her face seemed to
reflect thu radiance of the world sho was ap
proaching. Deborah was very dear to me 111
her youth. In her old aje she was vnfjeaka-
hly precious.
Deborah is gone. I havo just kuelt by the
fresh green turf beneath w hich she is sleep
ing. I love to linger there : to remember
her sweet patienceund child-like faith ; to re
call tho many blissful hours she has already
given me, and to look forward to tho many,
many more, which are before me. 1 think of
her us sho walks the streets of the celestial
city, as she mingles in the songs of tho re
deemed, und I move on with a firmer step
and a lighter heart, seeking to work more
faithfully for myLoRD, till He shall call mo
uome.
M.vsTRn! it has been u struggle of many
years, but through Tiieb I lmvu triumphed !
1 love my angel now, because she relleeU
Think image. I ask uo other hcuveu than
tho enjoymeut ofTuvsKUK.
To Cubr the Cuoi'P. A writer in tho
Country IJentleman gives tho following pro
scription for tho croup : Divest the child of
all clothing about tho neck and chest ; then
bathe the throat aud upper part of the chest
freely with cold water. Let this be dono
pouring, sponging, or very frequent applica
tion of wet cloths. Whilo this is beiug done,
prepare warm water, and immerse the feet in
It. This gives relief in a short time, tho child
shoud be put quietly to rest, with a jug of
warm water to the feet, when prespiratiun and
sleep soon follow Any one can follow these
directions immediately, and it is a complaint
which is soon fatal, unless checked iu the
early stages, and mflny precious lives are lost
because a physician is not at hand until it is
too Into to save from suffocation.
"Have you children, madam T" inquired one
of the sharpers, of a ludy in modest block who
was looking at one of his houses just finished
and in perfect order.
"Yes." said tho gontlo mother, 4'I have
seven, sir, but they are all in the churchyard."
A sigh und the dew of a tear gave iinpres
sivenuss to the painful remark, aud without
further parley the bargain was closed. Her
little flock were wailing for ber iu the church
yard around the corner, and were delighted
to hear that she round a suug bouse so speed
ily. The landlord savs he shall never trust a
wotnau iu bluck after this.
A Quakeress,
bem? fo
ealous of ber hus-
band, took occasion to watch bis
movements
rather closely, and one morning actually dis.
covered tha truant hugging; and kissing a
pioviv servant gin wuust seated on a sofa by
her side. Broadbrim was not long in discov
J? t h f" of his wife as she peered throagh
v"- ur ""or, ana vising with the cool
ness of a general, thus addressed haw t Ral.
sey, my wife, thed hadst better quit thy peep
ing, or, thee will causa a disturbance ilT the
fiiuiilvV rlM.& fr..,.4 ...... -.1-... ,
&XTENRIVB HAI.I.OOMNO. Mong. GoilAKD
the great aeronaut, left lew Orleans, on Sun
day iast, iu a balloou, and having travelled
310 miles iu six honrs, landed his passengers
at Port Gibson, Mississippi. He then re
sumed his voyage. His passengers were tlx
in number; and mcluded one or two members
of the New Orleans press;.
TWO CHILDREN ST All V ED.
Siiockiko Curnmr. A moit shocking in
stance of human, or rather inhuman deprav
ity, has just transpired in Covington. It
seems that tho wife of an Irishman recently
died, having three children, infant boy and
two girls three and flvo venrs of nge. The
husband, soon after her iteath, married agnin,
introducing into his family the wretch Tho,
with a fiendlikc coolness, set herself immedi
ately at work to destroy the lives or the little
ones to whom she should have been a mother.
Theyonngest of tho three died but a week
or two after her entrance into the family, but
with nn atrocity scarcely conceivable," one
would not suffice ; she must destroy the oth
ers. This she undertook to do by withhold
ing their food with an obVions intention of
starving them to death. Fortunately the
means of tho little ones were overheard from
without, nnd vague rumors gettir.g afloat that
all was not right within, and reaching tho
ears of the Council, it was resolved to send
a committee to investigate the matter. They
weut last evening, and not an hour too curly.
Kulering the house, they found tho te
niolhcr at home, but, on intjitiry for tho chil
dren, sho told them that they were asleep,
and could uot be disturbed.
This did not satisfy the committee, and, on
reaching tho house, they found a door to one
of the rooms locked. Hearing faint cries
within, they instantly broke down the door
and entered. God! what a sight mot their
eyes! These two children, infants, their flesh
us white us death, und drawn tightly over the
buiies each feature deSed with the vividness
of a corpse, while their eyes were
almost
well leave the children as she had plenty ol
food for them.
issued for tho arrest of the woman and muu
who culls her wife, but the officers on visiting
the spot ngain, found that the birds had
flown : neither the man nor feinnlo being
about tho premises. It is surmised that they
arc concealed in the city, and ifso, it is hoped
thut thev mnv be ferretted out, nnd mudo to
suffer the righteous penalty of their most
damning crime. Tho entire community of
Covington is justly shocked with the dire in
iquity of tho transaction. ( t.-i. Timet.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN Btl-OIT, WIS.
From a nrivata letter at Heluit. wo learn
thu following particulars of a dreadful t radge
dy which occttrrad in that place on the morn
ing of the 'j:ld inst.
Tho wife of u citizen of that town was awa
kened from her sleep on the morning of tho
23d, by a noise which she heard in uu adjoin
ing npartmeiit. In a moment more, she saw
n gleain from a dark lantern, held by a man
iu that room, and screaming with tifi'right,
invoke her husband, who was sleeping at her
side. As he sprang from the bid tho intrj
der firud ut him with tv piclol, the ball just
missing hi j head und burying it. -elf in ' tho
pillow. Snatching udoublvbarrelied gun from
the wall, he discharged both barrels at the
intruder. The contents of one barrel entered
the man's head thu other his body, killing
him instantly. Leaving the body where it
tell, tlio gentleman and Ins wile proceeded lo
the nearest neighbor, told what hud happened,
und induced them to return with then: to his
houae. Dut imagine the feelings of the neigh- j
bor, bimseir a man universally eeteemed und j
respected, to recognize in the mangled body j
of the dead robber, Am own ton !
Upon returning to his house, the father 1
found his son's room unoccupied, the window
open, iinda rope ladder extending from tho j
window to the ground. 1
The gentleman who shot the robber had
stilfered tho loss of two gold watches somo
time before, in a mysterious manner, and now
attributes their theft to this person. Ckiengn j
'J 'rib line. j
A lrtHESTICi FACT IN AMERICAN j
HISTORY. 1
Tho first American whodischarged his gun
on the day of tho battle of Lexington, was
F.benezer' Lock, who died ut Deeriug, N. IL,
about fifty years ago. He resided at Lexing
ton in 1775. Tho British regulars, ut the or
der of Major Pitcairn, having fired ut a few-
rebels on tho green in front ol tlio .Meeting
House, killed somo nnd wounded others, it
was a signal for war. ''Tho citizens," writes
one, "might be seen coming Irom uu direc
tions, in the roads, over fields and through
tho woods each with his ritle 111 lusiiuud, his
powder-horn hung to his side, and his pocket
provided with bullets. Among tne number
was Ebcnezer Lock. Tim British had posted
a reserve of infantry a mile iu tho directiou
or Kofton. 1 his was 111 the neighborhood 01
Mr. L.. who, instead of hastening to join the
party at tho green, placed himself in an open
cellar ut a convenient distance fordoing exe
cution. A portion of tho reservo was stand
ing on a bridge, nnd Mr. Lock commenced
firing ut theui. There was no other Ameri
can in sight. He worked valiantly for some
minutes, bringing down one or the enemy ut
every shot. Up to this time, not a shot had
been fired elsewhere by tlio rebels. The
British, greatly disturbed at losing so mnnr
men by the random firing of anunseen enemy,
were uot Ions in discovering the man in tho
cellar, aud discharged a volley of balls which
lodged on the walls opposite. Air. 1-ock
within remaining unhurt continued to load
aud fire with the precision of a finished
marksman. Ho was driven to such close
quarters, by the British on tbo right and left,
that he was cotnmdled to retreat. He had
just one bullet left, and thero was now but
one way to escape, ami tuui was inrouu un
orchard, and uot one moment was to bo lost
he leveled bis gnu at a man near by, drop
ped his guu, and tho man was shot through
the heart. The bullets whistled around him.
Lock reached the brink of a hill, and throw
ing himself upon the ground, tumbled down
wards, rolliug as if mortally wounded. Iu
this way lie escaped unhurt. At the close
of the war be moved to New Hampshire,
where he resided till bis death tweuty years
after. He lived in seclusion aud died in
peace.''
A StrulK auono tii Fkiktkrs. The com-
Eositors of tho Courier nod Euquirer office,
elievlng they had a right to as goad a remu
neration for their labor as had been euioyed
by tfceir brethren compositors en the 1 imes,
'1 ribune, Herald and Daily News, n Friday
lust demauded thirty-five eenta per thousand
ems, the current scale at thou oBiees.) and
also remuneration for lost time while waiting
ftjreopr. Metinj; ith a refusal,- fourteen
men out of twenty-one employed, strack.
J'he Courier reduced its price to thirty-two
ccuts early in the winter. N. Yr Tum$,
CSe
HIE KANSAS OUTRAur.S.
Ciui aro, May 9. Tho Missouri Argus, of
the 1st hist., publishes tho proceedings of a
mass meeting held at Weston, Mo., at which
resolutions were adopted to the c fleet that
suir-defence requires the expulsion of every
person aiding in bringing negro slavery into
reproach ; that robbers and traitors have no
right to tho protection of the law; that they
ratify tho proceedings at th Turkvillo riot ;
that they approve the resolutions of that meet
ing in regard to tho Methodists, and add
thereto all ministers preaching prejudicial to
slavery ; and that they have no argument
agninst abolition papers but the Missouri
river, bonfires, and hemp rope. They pledge
themselves to go to Kansas, to help to expel
those who ure corrupting the slaves, nnd ca!l
11 grand mass meeting at I'mkviHe, on the
.5th inst.
Foiir'cxi-ks tx 1111: U. S. Army. The
Boston (Muss.) Atlas learns from mi official
scource, thut since the last of October there
have been inspected and embarked at Fort
Columbus, to join their rvgimetiW in the
West, citfhlten hundred and JUrty-seren va
crutts, only three hnndt i d and twenty-four of
whom were born in the United States, or bnt
a little more than one-sixth. Of the whole
number, f.'iO were Irish, and :'. German.
These are about the proportions of natives
to foreigners for some time part.
Tnrc K ax:; Kxckpttion. Considerable mis
apprehension exists in regard to the. expedi
tion now fitting out for the Arctic to search
for Dr. Kane and hit bravo companions.
Tho expedition will sail from New York to
wards the close of the present month, and,
in place of the vessels being provisioned by
Henry Gvinnell, Esq., of New York, they are
provisioned ut tho cxjH'nso of tho Govern
ment, an appropriation forthatpurposc having
been madu by Congress.
End or the Aerial Tkii New Orlean8
(La.) papers of Wednesday, 2d inst., announce
the safe arrival of Mr. tlodard pnd his bal
loon nt Vieks nirg. Miss., oil tho proceeding
Monday a distance of four hundred miles
from New Orleans, which wus performed in u
few hours, including 11 stoppage ut Port Gib
son, Miss., und landing three of the passen
gers ut that place.
Baft Kxcmsios nv Laihes. Three Indies,
from Oswego, N. Y., came through to Co
lumbia on a raft, lust week, tarryiiig thero
over last Sunday ; they proceeded on their
i joiii-iiev to tide-wulcr. The excursion was
uuuertuheu lor picusiirc, tr.e mines miviug u
hittid;.ome cabin und comforts and delicacies
to match. The excursion was enjoyed by
them much.
Goon I'imxTs ot" tiik Nr.w Postaok Law.
A iv'lciiiporary remarks thut the new law
puis an eflcfluul dumper on ououymiitis let
ters. Those w ho seud them are now compel
led to pay out tin' w ceiiti, which to such
mean souls imports t. much greater pang than
their efT'il.-ioii'i can possibly inflict on any 0111:
else.
L01.A Mo.sti:..--I I is said thut Paris i.
about to be favored bv the presence of Lulu
Monte., who, it issaiil isniunied for the ?
time. The piesent huif is. a gold digger,
whom the Countess Landlelt picked up ut
Grass Valley, and whoso millions she propo
ses to dispose in thu French Capital. This
done, the gold-digger will doubtless be dis
posed of ill his turn.
KvAiuMJ the Law. The City Marshal of
Portland, Me., found on tho promises of n
liquor-seller, named Noonan, a lead pipe en
closed in tho finishing work or tho house, und
leading under tho stairs into a cask of poor
brandy in the cellar. Before the cask could
be got ut, however, the outsiders had pumped
off the contents through uuother pipe.
VkbvGooi) Bkasons, The Secretary of
the Treasury declines complying with tho pe
tition of the employees iu tho Collector's
oflice ut Boston. Si ass., for an increase of
salary, as it would bo unjust to other officers
of tho revenue, und no provision is made for
it in 1 ho appropriation bill.
Tho son of n widow named Ciw.icr, living
near Utica, N. Y., ran away fiom homo two
years ago, and his mother has been searching
for him all over tho AVest ever sime. At
one time sho thought sho recognised her son
in a drowned body which floated nshoro at a
lake port, and gave np the search, but she
was mistaken, for she found him ubout a week
ago on a farm near Toledo, O., where ho had
been ever since he run ott".
IVwt-Oxfick Bobbed. Last Monday
morning it was discovered that, lute the eve
iiimr before, somo one wilh false keys, had
unlocked nearly all tho drawers in the Toledo
Post-office, and extracted thu contents, which
were found ueur the oflice, iu a lumber yard,
opened and scattered to wind und rain.
Pray, sir." said a Judge, angrily, to a
blunt old (Junker, from whom no direct an
swer could bo obtained, "do you know whut
we sit l'.cro for?'' "Yea, verily, I do,"suidlhe
Quaker ; "tlree of you for four dollars each
a day, nnd the fat one in tho middle for four
thousand a year.''
Mi-st xirr Shoot Tur.M. Our Minister nt
Mexico hus euuscd to bo made public tho
regulation that all vessels loading guano ut
the islands of tho Mexican Republic, nro pro
hibited from shooting birds on them, under a
penalty of fifty dollars for euch offtnre.
A Laruk Sw.aky I)BfLixKr. Professor
Agassi., Professor of Natural History in
Harvard College, Mass., has refused s similar
professorship in the University of Edinburg,
Scotland, at a salary of $10,000 per annum.
Geokor Sand (Mad. Dudevnnt,) is tho
great-grand-daughter of the celebrated M nr
bhul Saxe, who wtis himself one of the thr.-e
hundred and sixty-two natural children of
Frederick Auust'lvinj,' of Saxony and Po
land. -
At Milwaukio there aro 70.000 barrels of
flour und 5&0 bushels of w heat bound to the
Kust us soon us the Lake opens. The ship
ments of Milwaukio will doublo those of lust
year.
About two hundred Mormons, from Eng
land aud Wales, took passage on bourd the
.learner Mouongahela Tor St. Louis, on their
wuy to the city of the Lutter Day Saints by
the' Great Suit Lake.
Won't Go. S. S. Cox; Esq., 'jinierlv edi
tor of thu Ohio Statesman, has declined tho
appointment of Secretory of legation to Pe
ru, The cxpemsos aru much greater tluiu the
perquisites.
The cholera has appeared in SlJ L011U.
The papers- of the. 1st .iutl&nl-announce
suvcrul deaths from it- s : .. : v 1
The' Prohibitory Liquor Law of Michigan
goes iuto effect on tha 14th intt.
NEVER JOKE AnOtIT BtSINESS.
I will tell von n story. A man that I
am
well acquainted with, nnd who was notnlwnys
so well to do in the world ns he now is I do
not say it was myself, but it was a Scotchman
who had risen from a very low beginning.
His outward dress did not tally well with tho
lining of his pocket ; indeed tho Docket when
he went to market was but ill held up by rags
which it was sued to; to look nt him you
would have thought him not worth u pluck.
Well ono Morning 11 cargo of hides coining
into port ho asked the owner what he would
sell the wholn cargo for. Looking ut our
friend from bend to foot, tho owner could
hardly refrain from laughing outright. My
good friend said he, "I think it matters little
to you tho prico of the cargo ; a tmiglo hide
I should imagine would exhaust your purse."
"When folks tonic to buy," said our Scotch
man, "they expect to bo treated with civility.
Will you answer 1110 a plain question ? What
is the prico of the whole cargo of lodes on
board the ship Prosperity now in harbor ?''
The ship owner thought tho man was daft
or joking and ho said, "w hat will you give
1110 for tho cargo, money down upon tho ta
ble:' 'Guidsir, it's not for me to put a piii: up
on your goods. Tell me whut is iLi lom-bt
price you will take V
The owner still carrying on the juke (as he
tho't) named a price, not half thu actual val
ue, The merchant of frugal uppeniance pul
his hand into his pocket, took rut a shilling
and clupprd it into the hand.--, of the owner,
crying aloud. "A bargain my friend !'' nnd
before, these witnesses und I timing to there;
who had been amused by the conversation
that had passed.
Viewing the man still in the snnielight and
never suspecting that he hud to do with it
man of money, the considerate owner pi offer
ed buck the shilling to tho man of fairs say
ing, "hero my good man though 1 have been
casting somo severe jukes upon vou, I would
not wish to rob you of a shilliii";, judging
from appearance you have but very few to
spare."
The buyer advanced with a firm step and
looking I u 111 in the face said, "judging from
appearances il may bo sir ; but I can tell you
1 did nae gio you that shilling that it iv.ist
be returned in tho character of nn iilmous ;
that shilling is the uveas of my purchase of
the whole cargo ; tell me therefore when yon
will deliver und receive your money, or, said
ho, (taking out his pouco, the foot of an old
stocking well darned nnd patched, heavy with
gold, and crumpled with bank notes.) if any
substantial papers will bo responsible for thu
delivery, I'll pay ye the silver down on the
tablo this minute,"
Every attempt ut cxiilunulien or accommo
1
1
1
1
dation was in vuiu ; und ut last the owner was I
compelled to give up his cargo of hides ut '
less than half their value, and he received the j
money agreed upon, forthwith. As it was I
( the only curgo that hud arrived for sonic time,
tho ragged man ut money sold his hides ut til-1
most his own demand ; uud ho always said it 1
was the best bargain ho ever made in his life. !
A ragged coat, you i ce, has its advantages as ',
well ns a good one : but mind never joke on I
business.
Ai Old Pkinikk. Thutlow W. Brown, !
iu a coimnunii'iuiim front tho Cabin in the !
Maples, in Wi.v-oii: in, to hia paper, the i
CuMijra Chief, savs that ho has luund a tv
pngraphicel curiosity in the Plain Dealer
ullico ut Waukesha. Mr Hunt, nuu- un ac
tive and halo old man, stiil peii'oiitiing the
1
iouriivinun's labor ut thu "case," w;-.:-. u
"jour" in tho London Times office, as long
ago us the proprietors of that cstublishm.ini
were making etVorts to print by machinery.
He remembers Lord Byron well, und has
"set" his manuscript. Byron used some
lime to review his own poems, with unstinted
commendation. Such articles went to Mr.
Hunt iu tho poet's own hiiud-wiiting.
Lvtrrestino Experiments -i'lio Patent
OP.ico hud furnished seeds und directed exper
iments to be made by Mr. Colbert, of Mount
Airy. Md., with more than one hundred vari
eties or beans and pulse, wilh tho view of de
termining their qualities, productiveness and
adaptation to the climate, the results of which
arc to bo embodied in a future report. The
above seeds were iclecti d Trcm camples pro
cured from South America, China, Japan,
various parts of Europe, and tho United
States. Thoso kinds which prove successful,
mid are not already to be found iu abuudance
in this country, will be multiplied from year
to year, for the purpose of procuring the seed
for public distribution. Uiifon.
Wort'J Knowing. It is said that a small
piece of resiu dipped in tho water which is pla
ced in a vessilnii the stove, -villbdd a peculiar
property to tho ulmorphero of the room,
which will give relief to persons troubled with
a cough. Tho heat of tho wuter is sufficient
to throw off tho crotna of the resin, and gives
the same relief ns ia nft'orded by a combustion
of the resin. H is preferable to the combus-
I tion, beeauso tho evaporation is more dara-
! 1 1 . r,,i. . ... .... . 1 .. - 1 C 1
Die. 1 no same rcmi may uo ueit iur sevei.u
weeks.
To Ci re Ckami'. Thui-e who may be sub
ject in the night time lojhat excrut:a'invjpuiu
called cramp, may bo secure ngainst iu at
tacks, by tying tiny kind 01 bandage very
lightly round the leg, immediately ubuvo the
knee; or it may bu remedied by breathing
forcibly, aud taking long respirations, thus
exciting the action of the lungs, by which
means the whole system may be animated, aud
perhaps iu less than a minute tho di-:order
will bo ubuted uud the pain etfectmilly remov
ed. To Ccke Fkloxs. S. Osher.of Iliggauum,
Conn., informs us thut by keeping tho felon
linger in hot water for 11 long time, it will re
move the pain. The water must be kept us
hot as it is possible) for the person to bear.
He enred one 00 himself by this plan, and has
known of it being equally efficacious with
other persons.
Bites ! Tho following sell came off a few
days since not many miles from where we
uow sit.
Two gentlemen, fishing sharp boy ap
pears i
Boy Well sir, git nny biles 1
Gent (unconcerned) "lots of Vm."
Boy " Y-a-s wuler your hat ."'
"Jim, I believe Bain's got no truth in him."
"You dou'tkoow, boy; dur's more truth in
dat uigga dan in all do res' iu do plautaiiuu.''
"How you make out dat J"
"Why, he never let auy out."
Well, rat, Sim didn't" quito kill eu
a brickbat did hef .
. "No, but 1 wish he had."
I'uint rr? .- . -
w-.b
ao j, could have ssa hiai hung, the villain,
A MODEL, LEITtR.
A letter, which is said to have been recei
ved by ft person in Oberlin, Ohio, from un old
acquaintance in Georgia, contains some sen
tences which stamp its author us o:ie of the
Christians we sometimes read of in tho news
papers. The w riter takes up his pen to In
form his frieud that he has "embraced the re
ligion of tho Lord Jestis Christ.' Ilo then
goes on to dotuil some faetsconceniingnu old
deacon who was itn before his chujch on a
charge of having brutully murdered en old
negro slave. Ho acknowledges that the dea,
con was guilty, but justifies him on the ground
thut he had n'right to do with his own prop
erty as ho liked. Tho Church also justifies
him. lie winds up as follows: "I have
partly bargained for about fiftyslaves belong
ing to Mr. . If I can get them ail
cheap ns I expect to, I shall niako profit Oti
them, for I understand thut tho Orleuus mar:
ket is quito good now. I expect to send them
down ns booh ns my driver recovers t for in
flogging one of my old slaves tho Other day
he received a very severe wound from him, ho
having struck him with his hoe, whereupon
the driver instantly drew his pistol from his
pocket und shot him dead upon tho spot, a
fate which he justly merited. From his ex
treme age, (being nearly 80 years old.) I con
sider his death a gain nnd not a loss to mei
In your last, you spoke of visiting us next
year. If you come, 1 pray you to leavo youf
ubolitionistn behind, and show yourself a man.
it is now- time to go to prayer-meeting, and 1
must dote. My wife joins mo ii Ice to vou.
Yours,
J. P. F,"
A book that is likelv to uddre;.s itself to
the interest of the world in goueral is ahislory
of tho Luto Emperor of Russia, about to bo
published iu Paris by M. Lconzon l.educ.
Tho Tribune says that the filibusters hav,
opened offices in Broadway andother thorough
fares, for enlistment of men to serve iu "the
war with Spain."
Tho first volume of lrving's life of Wash
ington will be published in a few' days, uud
the second lata iu the summer.
Thu Massachusetts Hotl'ie 6f Bein-esenta
lives voted 130 to 110, tS ubolisb the death
penalty.
Lovo that has nothing but beauty to keep
it iu good health is short, and apt to have
ague fits. 4
, , 1 mil. .1 I t
Kra:: the f'ln i..iMi Reformer.
DREAM NOT, BUT WORK !
Dream not, but work ! Be bold ! be brave 1
Let not a coward spirit crave ,
Escapu from tasks allotted :
Thankful for toil and danger be ;
Duty's high call will makt; thee flee
The vicious the besotted.
Think not thy share of strife too great ;
Speed to thy post, erect, elate i
Strength from above is given
To those who combat sin and wrong,
Nor ask how much, nor count how long
They with the foe have striven.
1
I Wugo ceaseless war 'gainst lawless might ;
! Speak out thu truth act out the right
j Shield the defenceless.
Bo firm be strong improve h time--
! Pity tho sinner but for crime,
I Crush it relentless 1
' Strive on, strive on, nor ever deem
; Thy work complete. Care not to seem
But be, a Christian true.
! Think, sjioak uud act 'gainst menu device ,
j Wrestle, with those who sacritico
The inanv to the few.
j Forget thyself, but bear in mind
The claims of sufi'erintr human kind
So bhall tbo welcont; night",
Unseen, o'ertako thee, and thy soul
Sinking in slumber ut the goal,
Wake in eternal light '
Tiie Bil.tDotv or dlath
.Wo have rarely met with nnytbiug more'
bcuutiful thuu the following, which we find in
an exchange paper ;
"All ibat lire mini ills,
raning ll, rough Nature to lUeruiiy."
Men seldom think of a greut event nf deato
until the dark shadow fulls across fheir own
path, hiding forever from their eyes the luce
of tho loved ones whose living smile was the
sunlight of their existence Deuth is the
greut uutaponisin of life, und thecold thought
of the tomb, is tho skeleton at all 0:ir feasts.
Wo do not want to go through the dark Tal
ley although its passage may lead to para
dise ; aud with Charles Lumb, we do not wish
to lie dowu in the mouldy grave, even with
kings and princes for our bod-fellows. There
is no ttppeul or reprieve from the great law
that dooms us all to dust. We flourish and
fude like the leuves of the forest ; and ther
fairest flower that blooms and withers in a
day has not a frailer hold 011 lifo than the
mig in icst monarcii that tins ever sliooK tho
earth by his fooUlcps. Generations of meu
nppeur uud vuuish like the gross, und tho
cuiuilcss multitude that swarms the world
to-day will to-morrow disappear like the foot
prints on the fchore.
"doou Hie riaMi tide .li'.U beat,
rJicli liucc skill vaui.h .rem Uie sum!,"
111 the bountiful drama of Ion, the instiuct
of immortality so eloquently uttered by the
death-devoted Greek, finds a deep resonte
;u every thoughtful soul. When about to
field his young existence as a suc-riflco to fate,
his betrothed Clumanlhe usks if they shall uot
meet agaitr, to which ho replies :
"I have asked thut dreadful question of tha
hills thut look eternal ; of tho How ing streams
that flow forever ; of tlio stars among whose
fields of azure my raised spirit hath walked inr
glory. All were dumb. But whilo I gaze
upuu thy living face, I fool there's something
iu the lovo which maulles through its beauty
thut cannot wholly pciUh.' We shall meet
ugain, Clemanthu."
CiiARiit' Blest During the retreat of
Alfred the Great at Athelney, in Somerset
shire, after tho defeat of his forces by the
Panes, a beggar came to his little castle
the;e, und requested alms. The queen in
formed him that they had only one small loaf
remaining which was insufficient for them
selves and their friends, who were rone abroad
in quest of food, though with little hopes of
sutcess. The king replied. "Give the poor
creatine one half ef the loaf. He who could1
feed Ave thousand wen with Dee losyes ana
two email rH,bes, can cf rtftiitly mats that half
of the loaf tuffiee for more than mtr necessi
ties! Accordingly the poor mun waa .ru
litived. auri this noble set o chanty was soon.
' j reCompf nsed br a rovldcnliarsure of frca
u.' Yptovioions, with which Ins jicople returned!