BY W. BLlalt. VOLUME '27. ' ~eJett Vottrg. "For the Record THE' CIRLI. Iff 1118 ,SEA. DY,G; :13y the side of the adop•blue ocean, • „Where the Oar); waves dash aint•roar, AO their white manes toss in anger As they lash .tlie sounding shore, A strong a 4 ancient, castle, Well founded on rock, Jilts Jiighlts ioed-turietel . And laughs at the teippest's shop s k Ron tthe sea is Ruing round It, , • . And the 'waves are gliding • slow, Arttlieirhol/oli t r.*oiee : For the storm has ceased- to blow. Bich clouds of gold and erimso4 Are floating o'er the sky, And gorgeous forms are painteil IVhere the peaceful waters lie. Dost thou hear from those lofty chambers • That sweet flow of minstrelsy— Those melting numbers floating Soft o'er the dreamy wit's.? Lo 1 see'st thou on the towers • The Prince and the queenly bride— The flame of their purple mantles; And the flash of their crowns of pride ? They stand in the blaze of the sunset, And their faces are glad and bright, And into each i other's spirits Their eyes are daiting light, The brows of the bride so dainty,_ 'Sweetest orange blossoms deck, And cinnamon wreaths are woven About her swan-white neck. I see the rich gems flashing, Like sparks in tier golden hair, As she totses•in wild rapture Her curls on the sunset air; I see on I.er upraised finger The gleam of a diamond ring, As she points to the clouds of crimson Which o'er the ocean swing. But the twilight shade is deep'ning, And the turrets are hid from view, And the stars of night are shining ' High up in the dreamy blue; 'Ate night winds, damp, are playing On.the deep with a lulling sound, And the silver moon is setting . For the night is going round. Now beautiful Morn is darning With,day in the East's bright halls, • And her amber banners floating From Aurora's saffron walls. Her steps are light and nimble To the notes so pioud and bold, -And showqrs of light are raining From her beaindiful curls of gold. The smiin his dazzling chariot' Is passing up through the sky, Andllis praise the birds are singing Whe►e blossoming meadows lie. As he passes o'er the castle, The castle down by the sea, lie hears not the trip of dancing Nur the gush of minstrelsy. The crimson banners are weeping Around the gay-decked Ivan, And I hear the wail of sorrow In the beautiful bridal hall. In the preird and so,lems stillness, Of the night that's gone by now, Lo the death king left his coldne-s On the royal bride's fair brow. And the Prince is left lamenting With despair in his brave young breast ; His love was smote in her beauty Like a rose by the 'sweeping blast She bath gone to that blissful kingdom, ' Prepared for the good and true, :••. here the river of Life is flowing Anil the skies are ever blue. • istellautas Pading. A PRESIDEPIT'S WIDOW. INCIDENTS OF A 'VISIT TO MRS. POLK Oa one of the cosy shady streets of Nash ville, the Boston of 'the South,' in an old, fashioned mansion of red brick, with wide, deep windows, and!, .0 tuatamotb,pillnred piazza jutting out like the hold f<nrhead 101 the fatuous man that once lived there, is the house of Mrs. James Knox Polk, widow of the tenth President of the U. Stites—one of the mothers of the Nation. Aslender, graceful old lady, with a snow white neckerchief and folds of curls %hat lie flat on each side of her brow. She is 76 years old, but her figure is as straight, her stet) as quick, and her eve as bright as the eyes of a girl; active m every be nevolent scheme, geneious to an extreme, hospitable according to the traditiods of Kentucky's hospitality, and as courtly as a queen. In Nashville, a few days ago, ,the house was pointed out to me, and a description of the old lady given, with the remark that she liked to receive strang ers. So Lthought I would pay my re spects to'the ; widow of i< President, and 4- . bout nom.-day entered. the gate of "the Polk Place," and went up the long grav el walk that leads to the house. The yard is laid out in the old fashioned style, with flower beds iu different &Signs, bordeM of box, and shrubs of different sorts placed at mathematical intervals. An -old-fash iwied brace knocker, like the handle of a coffin, bt raished as bright as a ,ntircor, asked ,entrance for me, and a tient, 'rick ety old negro wotuau answered the sum auns. , "Is Mrs. Polk at-home?" "Yes Soh ; joustePin,ksahl Missals -Polk is at home, ash, hatowas-just- gain's out, sali, and she' boon' toigo thout'dis time. Take:a She led me into an:Old-fashioned parlor, with shells of all sorts on,themantle,and chintz curtains with large : to-wry figures hung befciro the - wiamis. On the wall were portraits of men in wigs and 'milita ry uniforms - of tke old regime, and. 'wo men with high postrdered:.hatr and ruffles, smith a few antique prints,and ,half-faded landscapes. The furniture was heavy ma hogany, and exquisitely carved, and the carpet half covered with canvass, was a relic of ancient elegance. I was able on ly to glance at things for a moment after the servant left. Mrs. Polk entered, and l extending herinil cordially said : "I see you are a stranger sir ;hut am . . . happy to see you neverthelei3s; People call every day to see me,", said she, laugh ing, "or to see how a wOn2,an. lives that lived in the White House once, an - d 1 val ue the attention very highly." - I thanked her and attempted to explain and apologise for' my intrusion; but she tapped her hand impatiently with her par asol, and.said: "The apology ia.on my part, sir, for I must ask7yoil to excuse me. I have an appointment at this hour it is quite imper ative I should meet, or I should he pleas ed to entertain you. I pray you will ex cuse me, and make yourself as much at home• in my house and on my grounds as . if I were here. My Servants will shoW you what people generally wish to see.— They are accustomed to soeing strangerk sir ; ha, ha! quite accustomed to it, I as sure you." It was something I lad read about, this graceful, old fasbio'ned courtesy, but never saw before a real illustration_otthe_ manner, of the Republican court ; and as I escorted the nimble old lady to her car riage she chatted away as cordially as if she was my grandmother, and insisted on my calling again. Her' riding dress was of the shiny silken, material that one sees at old folk's concerts; black, and cut long waisted, with a plain belt of corded rib bon. At her neek was a white linen ker chief, folded with artistic precision, and fastened with a large brooch, which con tained a picture of her husband. Her shawl was of black lace, folded 'in the old fashioned way and on her hands were "mitts"—or whatever you call those silk knit affairs that havn't any fingers. As the carriage drove away I turned back in to the yard, and went to the ,tomb of, the Preside*, which stands midway between tlie,street and house, at the left of the walk. It is a plain retacular sarcophagus,"about sixteen feet in height, of smooth lime stone, and inclosing a low square monu ment of the same stone An effort btu been made to remove it to the grounds of the State House, which stands not more than six hundred yards away, but it is Mrs. Polk's wish that it remain. where it is, and she wants to be buried in'the'vault beneath, beside her husband. Every year the Legislature of Tennessee calls upon Mrs. Polk in a body, have a brief prayer theat tomb of the President, and are en: tertuined tier a few moments by his widow, with the assistance of a few other old-fash ioned ladies that have been her life long friends. Justice in, Detroit. THE LAST OF THE RACE. An Indian had been picked up drunk, and, though it was proposed to.let him go over the river, it was desirable to have him understand that no Indian had any more rights than a white man. "Child of the whispering forest—son of the grassy plain—it grieves way spirt to see you here,' said his Honor. 'Only, a few more moons will come and go before you will be gathered to the happy hunt ing grounds of your brothers gone before. You are an aged tree ; time has shorn you of your strength. You can no longer chase the wild coudurangu and follow the roe buck. The buffalo grazes in front of your lodge, and your arm is not strong e nouth to draw the bow. The rumbling thunder and theeliarp lightning make you afraid. Once you could not count the camp-fires of -your tribe,' so many did they number; now there is nothing left of your tribe but yourself. two old army blankets, and a shot-gun with the lock out of repair. Son of the forest, why is this thing thus? and wi at do you mean by coming into my trapping grounds and getting .drunk ?' 'The white chief has spoken many wise words,' replied 'the Indian in measured tmies, resting one foot on the edge of a 'spittoon: 'My race has fallen' like the leaves-been washed allay, as water west; es put the marks of chalk. I stand a lone. My camp-fire has gone out, and my I.odge is cold and has no mat. Kaw nee-kekick has tears in his eyes, when he looks to the west and no longer sees the smoke of many camp-fires. Our great chieftains have fallen, our warriors are dust. and the wolf utters his lonesome howl on the spot where stood our big vil lage. I am said' 'The led man may go,' said his honor. cannot give you back your dead, I can not cover the hills awl meadows with for est again ; the wild fox and deer have sought the deeper glens . .. and no power can waken the warriors whose whoop rang from hill to river. Qo buck to your lodge; beware of fire-water ; keep in nights , vote early and ofteri,and be virtuous and you'll be happy.'—Detroil The I'm& If in your business you are grasping, sordid, tricky, some clerk in pow employ' will be the same ten years hence, made so by.you. If you are fretful lind envi ous as a woman or - wife,' more than one girl will catch the fever of your gonduct, and somewhere ahead make her home as ' unhappy as.you are now making yours. „ , A. FAMILY tir,EiNTSPA.P.ER:!--ZIEVOTETI TO LITZRA LOOALIAND. ICIE.MW. NEWS, Era. WANNESBORO",_-,FRANKLIN - COUNTY' Pk "1111:31 . SDAY, DECE1111E11224,11874. • The Mad 4,0e13106.1Vt,puh- , Tlie Reading - and Allentown papers are 0 1 0 with eecePataiet the terrible ,, cruel ties ,to - an ; insane:menu' the neighboillond of LalorairillecLehigh entinty. ,lliO,cpn dition was;reeently diseayered bi one Ed ward Powell,whilesatt,huntingiwhe foetid upon the Blue Itonatainit.ia thit,peOtion a Wan in;lirisoaati within four bric k walls *at 7 Or:Bfeet high, brick top and inclosiitg ; sr apace of -6. feet 'square,, without 'either door et:Windt:4. He says the then picked 'up in that menumental 'coffin; and: who :suffer death in life, is named Levi Handwerk, and that be has been imprisoned at that .placolor twelve year's:. slreme.that the.fatherof Hand= werk died and -left his son $4.1100. He was a lunatic, subject to fita'6f - the most ungovernable rage, , thereby, endangering the lives of those itbout ; him. The, mother of Handwerk married a second time and its then that Levi WasconsigriaCto this—a violenv ravino• c' madman. Here he has wallowed in filth , his food passed thro' the small aperture made by: leaving out brick in the wall, • exposed to the severity of the winter weather, crying, shrieking and yelling, when the storms. have swept over the -mountain, and making night hideous with his frantic cries. Since the matter has been given putt licity by .111i._Pnwell.the,coroner. has vat ted the spot aceomPaniaby &number of the citizens of Allentown- When the party arrived at the dungeon, situated a bout 100 yards from the house of the ma niac's parents they found the Constable of Slatington and another . gentleinan al ready making preparations for-the derang ed man's. removal. s ,The strong iron bars guarding the entrance. were taken dr by;the Constable when the party elsight - that - nret — ..thei indescribable.. Lying on,a, i patcl straw; in a - nude state, covered- witha thick crust of dirt from bead to foot, was a human being, the stench arising from the bed :of , filth being almost intolerable. 7 The pen in which he, is confined ,is four square, of brick, lined with rough pine boards. When' the gentlemen: entered they foundliim lying. in a crouched posi tion, and it was only by assistance that he could' stand on'his feet, his limbs be ing . paralyzed and unable to bear the e maciated form. Together they carried him. to his mother's• house , and applied soap and Water, after which, he was cloth ed, and in charge of the officer, taken to Slatiugton. A permit ,will be• procured for his admittance into the county alms house. When brought to the light of day, he looked wistfully around and occasionally muttered: incoherently. He- rubbed . his. his eyes vigorously which were . almost concealed by dirt, and although .his say ings were unintelligible, it was noticed' that his countenance - beamed with joy at having secured liberty atter so Joug con finement. It is alleged that years ago he was in his right mind,.ap records kept where -he sold game, to other parties testify of buisness, transactions whickwere.by ny mums conducted by an insane person The affair has createdgreat excitement in the neigborhood, and thkmatter is to be investigated thorougly. • • Pnysic AND Bionats.--These area few cases out of the thousand forms of insan ity which take possession of many a man who little expects that his disease is phy sical, and passes for a sane and healthy person. He.says to himself: "I am troub led; I dread my fellow-creatures because I have become a prey to bad thoughts; things I never dreamed of haunt me ; my soul is full of noisome reptiles and .poi sonous things." So he says his prayers, but does not find' any comfort from that. Why, of course, ho does not; because he has neglected other things. He kis not gone.to a doctor. He has not gone ICU of .town to change the atmosphere of his mind. No ! He bas shut himself up,and praying has made.him worse. Of ,conise it. has. My-dear brethren, if you neglect the natural-laws of God, the supernatu ral laws will drive yon mad. You can see this every, day among religious fanat ics. An emotionally overwrought mind requires physical ' rest and change, and then prayer, or prayer with the other nat ural ; "these Ought ye Icrhaire done, and not leave the other undone." KEEPING TO ONE THIN.O.—We earn estly entreat every young man after he has chosen his vocation, to stick to it.— Don't leave it because hard blows are to be struck, or disagreeable. work to be per formed. Those who have worked' their way up _to wealth and usefulness "t.lo not belong to the shiftless'and unstable Class, but may be reckoned among such as took off their coats, rolled up their eleeves,con quered their prejudices against labor, and anfully bow the heat and burden of the day. Whether upon the old form, where our fathers• toiled diligently, striving to bring the soil to productiveness; in the machine shop or factory, or the thousand other business places that invite:hotiest toil 'and skill; let the 'motto ever bet, "Perseverance and industry:: A man is so much more polite in church, He is on dress parade, as it were. - Nobo dy was surpristskto see that young man last Sunday dive suddenly into the bottom of the pew to pick up her parasol.. While he was at the bottom he saw the etubroid• ered edge of her pocket handkerchief StiCK" ing from under the edge of her drem.— Ile would pick lap that too., • Recommenc ed-tugging-at-it- when-- there-was .a---fierce scutne - and :a little.' band dartettisdown.— He .catne up without. it. There were Iwo red faces in the Sanctimry to which the calm of the Blessed Sabbath seemed to bring no relief But be was a young man that meant Well. tins. Igncirance of the law e.i.cuses no one. 813L1611t • • . Vlove , ths beantiful sunlight— . • .• The geni of the balmy air,— . That drives the darkness out of my heart, And leaves its darkmiss - there ; Aiiveito the sioul new courage v ;To battle with strife "end Sin,— And keep' the teisple holy, • • . • That God has made 'within. . • I low) the 'pearl_ a the brint . deep, TWat rolls its waves esir'the ocearCcives Wherethe 'shark and sword fish Sleep,' It gives to the •mind new vigor, ": I :it-makes the,heart so free. • . , • To seethe golden steitlight Shine ohthe rushing sea., • „ I love the beautiful sunlight ~ , 48 it shines-on the path of youth, 'GUiding the wayward footsteps On through theivalley-of truth: ' Down by the•tranquil - river, • • - ' • Where the flowers of life will bloom To.dillltath a beautiful chaplet 'Around:their lonely tomb. ' Come; then, beautiful sunlight, • And'dwell id my lonelY breast; -Owe , the wrinkles from off my. brow, And Booth: my spirit to rest,. , ConatiliricArm . Seib!chem.: . , , ' 'Bethlehem 'is one of the oldest to w n s' in Palestine. It lies shod 'six miles from Je rusalem.-4tri-original-name-was-Ephra tall which means abundtince,,butafter•the IZmlites conquered the:country, thettlb eil it Bethlehem.' ' It' is situated in the midst Of Rich' fields' en circle-it where fat flocks 'crop the green pastures.,.lt, arose • to no political or mil itary distinction, while Hebron and Jera- Belem, with no'special aisociatiogs in their favor, were fixed onus capitals.' But a higher glory awaited At. It became fa mous for the nativity Of , Jesus. :ewe Rachel the tendereyed wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph-and Benjamin, was bur ied. The book .of Ruth is a page from its domestic history. Here Boaz married the Moabitess which brought her within the 'direct line of the Saviour's' n116641'71111- troduced Gentile blood into Hisholy and gave sight for other sheep than those of the Jewish flock to enter His heavenly fold. Here David, the ideal, Xing • , and poet of the Jews; was horn, spent his yciut and ascended his throne: 'Here Christ,' David's distinguished Son and Lord, en tered our world and was laid inemattger. Here the star rested which guided the,wise men of the East, .who came to woMhip bins. Here 'the angels, arrayed 'in beau teens order a long the sky, sang the natal song; Glory to Crud in the highest on' arth, peace and good will toward men, for .up to you is born this day. in the,city of. Pa vid a SaVionr Which is Christ the Lord--..- Here 'union , was 'attack between the Di vine and human natures.. God and man meet in Christ. , .:•His-name is Emmanuel —God: with us-', , Bethlehem signifies: tense of war, and may have reference:4o that bloody Meese- I cm of the infatirmartyrs -subsequent to the birth of the:holy R,sdeemer.• : Herod, that-monster-of , cruelty., : bloody, dragon, -waged war against , the infant Sa viour and 1.0 Mike sure a his 'victim, kill ed all the babes of Bethlphem. Cursed be his wrath for it was' cruel ; and his an ger for it was fierce., But Herod Was not the only enemy arrayed against the Lord and his annointed.' All men by nature, are in arms against Him as the only way of salvation and life. Jesus is born into the world a 'man of contention and strife unto the whole earth; every man's-hand p against Him notwithstanding the benev olence Of his disposition and holiness of his whole conduct. Here in a 'speial man ner, the War against Bantu's kingdom 'be gan which shall, result, in the complete vie tory Of the'heivenly chieftain and the ut ter overthrow 'of the 'house of darkness.— From thia mountain the little stone, which destroys the image, was cut out without hands and upon whose top the handful, of corn was 'sown, the 'fruit of which has shook like Lebanon. . • Bethlehem signifies also the 'house of brepti. • Isere Christ,,the bread of God, the true manna 'whielr came down from hearen for the sustenance and life of the world, traa revealed. In this city of Jo sin the lard'of Rests 'hath prepared for albpeople, a' feast'of; ihethings ; alma of Wine on •the.lees ; ofikt things full of mar row and .kindlY , invitee, ,Eat o.friends I Drink 0 belov ed I ..brow' the soul has its appeteticeis as wall' as the 'body its appe- Wes.- It: hengers.and Abirste, but after something different and higher than all the gifts and riches of earth, It may have these in greatest abundance but still ls'disaltisfied and laments with the prodi gal; "I perish with hunger." These are tne, chaff and the husks in a strange eoun try—iifit for the immortal mind and apt to gender disease. Christ is the true, real bread 'in our 'Father's house, which'eatt, feed our spiritual natures and nourish up the human soul to eternal life. • Without Him we are, like a wearied child, which though &May. Ventre meat and milk and almost eirerY 7 'dainty, still frets and eries and.wants. Christ is'a necessity for man'. But thee food must be taken and digested, hefure it Can'sujmort natural life: To on ly hoer of it or td sit down and look at it will not satisfy the appetite nor nourish the body.' Vore•muit take and alt. So we must receive Christ by faith. Except ye eat the flesh.nf 'the Son of man and drink His blood ye have uo life in you. This sublime provision, prepared iu the house of Bread sets off the goodneis of God.— His other gifts, though many indeed, are nothing compared to this. He meets eve ry want and satisfies every holy desire.— Christ is all, in all. ReSder,l _leave Allis vain empty; 'world,Atid go to 13ethloblem and 'ask for The.bread-of life,. which the son of man shalLgive unto you for him bath God.ths Father seared. .. . . [Fbr•the Record: 'The Walking - Cure, • ' ' ' He bits pa'ssed' Atlanta:, Ga.:, and ginie to 'Topeka, KinearDe Idahler-a:man who has traveled around, themorld and all over,it on foot. He-walks, fof-pleas ure. Sometinies.a wagoner on flip road accosts him with,, 6 Binuter Wait ?" He always repli'el, "No; rather' walk," and some tales on he passes-thelome of the wagoner, ' who by this time has his wife and chidren out to look at the man whO'had rathemalk than ride. ' Mah ler goei trudging on, like the Wand'erind JeW. He has put 40,000 miles'' behind him since 1862, and has acquired slash a momentum now that he can't stop, must walk to be happy. Of course he stops, sometimes for rest and refreshments *and sleep, but 'tis only a halt. Au Atlaiv to editer took De . Illahler to. his house and got some particulars of his walks in life out 'of him. He Mahler is a Virginian. He-has es tates that yield hinisuch an income as en able him to g 6 where he pleases and en joy himself ,in his own way. He was wounded' in the beginning of our war,and wheti his wounds healed he was bent near ly ;double, rolled up altnost like that be ing which, ,turns itself into a ball and wheels frompiace to place. - -Hi went to Paris to get straightened ,out. 'PM Bur geonnoperated 'upon , him ; but; after-"a fair trial,rthey couldn't make his bead land feet stay at their resportive ends of the-man. At I . k the )14 - 11 that tengt, ley tot, RA ..tat eon d effectually cure him but walking, persistent walking. He resole- to 'try. it. He told his doctor that he was going to walk 'out of Paris , and leave 'France on .foot. His doctor told him he was crazy. He,' however, . com menced the journey, , and made only 104 yards from his lodgings the first day .with the aid of a stick. the doctor ; tended him two weeks on his trip, that is, until he got out of Paris. Ire had' then 'begun to improve, and was filled" with a glorious hope. He put his whole soul into hiawalk. In a month he was. on, the supny slopes of the Pyrenees and had begun to straighten up like a man. Ho walked on, "and-on,and on: At length he was entirely cure and strode with a firm trend. Thus he walked along the world and merois.it, and becatize in. 'tensely interested in his travels. He sail ed across the seas, but walked the decks of vessels in order to keep his foot in.-7 On land he News to walk.as naturally as the winds blow and the streams flow, and noW - hee.an't stop. He makeS pencil sketch es , of the best scenes and remembers eve. ry place he has been ib and .the name of somebOdy he met and talked to. He is thoroughly aired' of ..his war wounds, but many lazy, people, think that the cure is .worse, than the original inflietion.=qt. ,Lofi49 Demobiat. '4..Youna ,MAtt Pnuss.7-The other night we observed a young map reeling a long the street as indifferent as if he were doing something highly respectable 'and honorable. He was drunk, - andsa koiing man,. too. Tell that youngman that he is not a gentleman, and he would feel in dignant. Tell him he'is _unnorthy 'of Confidence, and that he is building 'up a black and 'degrading reputation, and be willpoint_you to instances in which socie ty winks at drunkenness and pets ' and fawns upon the favored votary of the cup ! False and, fatal, escuse,young man You will find it so, and wlienthe world turns a cold'klioidder on you; and you find yourself 'a poor, friendless vagabond 'you will find out when you stand upon the verge of .a, dishonored, grave and behold the fancied orgies of, a thousand demons in the cursed cup ! Youngman, be care ful how you tamper with liquor ;you listye a name and character to form ; you have a life record to make; you-have a destiny to fill; determine at once how these all impotant matters are to be met. ' A. HAPPY HOME.—Donald G. Mitchell who is equally gifted in indulging in" Re veries," as a bachelor, and in suggesting home decorations, writes : "If I have no coaches and horses, can at least hang a tracery of vine-leaves along my porch so exquisitely delicate that no seclpture - can 'match it; if I have no conservatories with their wonders, yet the sun and I together can build u p a tangled coppice of bloom ing_things in my door-yard of which eve ry tiny, leaflet shall be a miricle. Nay, I may make my. home, however small it may be, so complete in its 'simplicity, so fitted to its offices, so governed by neat ness, so empowered by wealth of leaves and flowers, that no riches in the world can add to it without damaging its rural grace; and my gardeners--sunshine,frost and flowers, are their names—shall work for me with no crusty reluctauce,but with an abandon and zeal that ask only grati tude for pay." A Bangor washerwoman, who went to • California some years ago, had two or three thousand dollars depositedin Meig's 'Frisco California bank before he "burst up;i'• After he went to South • America this woman heard of his success in specu lation, shipped to Chili, and °nada) , turn ed 'up in Mr. Bleigs'S office. The result of the intervieu 4 was that be pot only'paid her the principal and interest of her ac count, but also paid the entire expense, of her trip. After the prosecuting attorney had heaped vituperation upon the poor pris oner without counsel, the judge asked him if he had anything to say for himself "Your honor," replied the prisoner, "I ask for a postponement of eighteen days in or der that I may find a blackuard -for to , ntwer that one there." - The -`Watch and: the • Turk e y. As a' certain learned Judge in Mexico walked one, morning into court, he thpught he . would see whether he was in time for. bilsinesii; and feeling for his repeater,•he Pond tat it was not in his pocket. l• ' 4 As'usual," said he tti 'a friend who was hepassed through,the crowd near the door ;,!fasinsual,A have le ft my watch at home un ss- is ' a ss's. " • . _ He ivent'on the beileh, and thought rio moai of it. The coint'adjOureed,, and. he returned home.. , lisPoon,as he:was quiet ly seated in his,parlor, be bethought him of his wstili, and turnips to hip wife he askedliek to send for it. "But;" said she; "I sent it 'tb you three houriaso I". ' ; "Seot,it to me r o _ 1.,,, . "Certainly ," replied the Isdy; • !eand by the person you sent for ""The person ISetit-fer it!" iiebticil the Pdet- ".i.he very persoliyOu sent for it! Yon had not left 'bottle -raorel . thavi 'an hour, when a well-dressed maii , knocked at the door and • asked to , see .me. ,He brought one of,. the very finest; turkeys I ever saw ; and Said that on your way to court you met - an Indian -with's - number of fowls; and having bought this tine fOr quite a bargain, you had. given: binii a couple-43f reels to bring it , home; with request that, I would have it,-killed,, pieked,-aid put to cool, as youllitendedto Witte - your brotherjudges tio dine:with you to-Morrow. Mid 'Oh by the way,Seoorits,' said he, 'his excelleney 4 the judge,requ'ested me to ask you to,give yourself the trouble to go and take his watch *OM iideriliSpillow; where he sa s hi left it a's anal this ing, and sen' it• to coarse , ' did nor "Well," replied his bener,•"all,l can say. to you is, that, you Are,as pia a geose as the bird is a turkey. - The,inan.was'a thief; I never sent for my watch:. • X i eit've been imposed on, and the watch is lost forever. The trick was a curdling one; and after a laugh, it was resolved'actuallY to have the turkey for to-Morrow's dinner, and to have his honor's brothers of the berichrio enjoy so dear a morsel. • Accordingly, af ter the adjournment of court the 'nest day, they all repaired to his_ dwelling.— Scarcely had they entered, when, the lady broke forth with congratulatiCns to' Lis honor upon the recovery of .his stolen watch. "How happy am I," exclaimed she, "that the villain .was apprehended I" • "Apprebandedr .said the judge .with surprise. , • - "Yes, 'and' coriidcted; too by this time," said thewife: , ;,':- ` "Yon.are always talking riddles," re plied he; "explain ,yourself.. I know.llool,- taint thief, watchor conviction." ' ' "It can't be Pessibre - "thailintre'biett again deceived!" Said thelatly ;"btit thiso is the story:About oneVelock...to-day;:a pale, young,gentleman, dreesetiia a seedy suit of black, came to the house in ;refit haste—almost out of breath. He said he was' just 'come from court; that he was one of the clerks; that thegrat villain who' had the audacity.to steal your honor:a watch . had just been arrested ; that the ev idence nearlY, perfect. AO convict O him? and that 'hba ‘Vai ritiuirea coMplete it Was the turkey,Arlitchtiustlielbrought iuto court, and for that.he.lad!beerPsetit with a porter by youpexpross,ortleref "And you gave it-to him ?" ' - "Oficoursel didt! WhO,icottld _have doubted, or ; resisted tile ; orders of a judge?" . . "Watt—and ttiikeY-Ltieth 'gone ! Pray, what are we to do fordintierr"- ; But the lady had 'taken , eare• of her guests, notwithstandiugher sim plieity; and the : party enjoyed both the-joke and their dinner. BIG LEAP AND FLoWER,--4.suppose. many of my young: friends read, in the December number,of Aricholcut an ac count of the' A knowing bird thus 'tells ' facts about' the TaliPat: 7 -• -He says a single leaf of 'this' wonderful tree sometimes measures. forty :feet around the edge. Think ,of that !, insisted that on the Malabar coast ) , where storms a re'fierce 'and Sadden, .inie may often 463 ten 'or fifteen lieu ntitding shelter in ' a boat, over which is' spread a single puha leaf, that --effeetually *teas them `all form wind , and rain': And' Whet Vie storm is.oyer. the predious %kaftan be foldon up like a lady's tan, aid.se light as to be .easily carried, hy man,under one arm. :The tree' Often ireaehei the' height of two 'hundred feet. Itiiyes from' eighty to a linmired , Yetra,bitUblosioins only once dli zifig the • whole period.of its existance— The flower, thirty feet in,length, bursts at maturity with a loud explosion that may he heard miles away, and in dying scat ters the seeds that are to produce the next generation ; of trees Jack iron% ask yo to believe this - withent beking into the Matter. The books do say that it is true, but the bait may is to go, and 'measure this big „flower fur yourselves; but you needn't bring it 'back fur Jack to wear in his button-hole. . Eternity_ is a solemn word and a solemn world. The soul of man shrihks : hack with dismay and dread Wore entering Mat mysterious abode of spirits., And yet all erm'on their way to eternity / and must soon enter it :d r one. But how little amok the gay and pleiumredovint who tread so now its dark shores, how'soon they must launch away, on that untried ocean! , . Biz and a half Peet of bride stood he fore the altar in a'Paris chnieh 'the other day, and promised to'leve, cherish and o bey three feet and a'half of bridegrdoin; and that's the long and short Of it: „ . A suspicious Wife on being asked where her husband was, replied that She - was very much.afraid he was Missing. $2.00 PER Yx,a it NIIIMP:ER 27. it ,an t :fru in r Judging by Expdrienee3 When Maine was a district of Massa= chusetts, Ezekial,. Whitman was chosen to represent the district in , the Massochttr setts Legislature• was an eccentric man, zing one of this best laWyers of'his •IDTned a. farm.' and did'much n land idTvi7 work on his own land: and when he time came fur' 'him to set out for BoStoi,' his' best suit of 'clothes was' homespun. - His wife objected to his going in .that garb, but he , did not care. "I will get a nice , fashionable suit made as soon as I reach Boston," he said. Reaching his destination, • Whitman found rest at Doolittle's City .Tavern.-7-• Let it be understood that he was a gradu ate of Harvard, and at this tavern he was at home. As he entered the pad& orth% house he found several ladies and gentle- men assembled, and he heard a remark from one of them, "A:h, here comes a Countryman of the real hcimespun Here's fan; Whitman stared at the com pankr, and then sat down.. • '!bay, my friend, jou are from, the coup tay,' remarked one of the gentlemen. gentlernen. answethd Ezekiel, with' a list dicrous twist of the face. . ", The ladies tittered. , , , "And *bat do you flunk of our "It's a pooty thick-settled place, any how: li's:got thnsweepin's sight of hous'a "And a . good many people too., "Ya r ns, .1 should guess so." "Macy 'people where you come from." "Wal, some." "Ta-its, a' fair sprinklin." "And I-don't doubt that you are quite a beaux among them." i , . "Ya as, I. bent's' em home77tewmeetia' and singin soh - owl.", • • _ "Perblips the gentleman from the coun try will' have a glass*of wine ?" • f‘Thankee. .Don't *ear if Ida." • • The, wine .was brought. • , "You-must drink a. toast." , . "Oh, git eoutl I eat toast-never heard of snail a thing's§ drinking it. NO I kin give, ye.e. selltin*llt" ied The' lashes , atii, • 'their hands ; but what was their sit rise when the stranger, rising, :spoke calm ;,y .and clearly as fot lows: ; ••-• . , ' ', • . "Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to Wish 'you health — and happiness. with eve ry 'earth - can afford; and may you grow Utter and wiser with advanc ing years, bearing evdc in mind . that the eater appearances , are often deceitful.— You mistook we, from, rov dress, fora country `booby, While'l,Tiona the same auperficial 'cause, th'oilgbt'fou were ladies and••gentlernen. The niistabe has been inotuel.7, • • He had just spoken when 'Caleb Strong, the Governor of the State, entered and in inquired 'for Al r.~Vhitiinan. Were I am, Governor. Glad to lee you." - Then turning to .the dumb foimulud eompany iy,idk you ye,y.y : 9.904 ei,; . ni . , 21- wr.z.ttark GUthr.—Our young friend -Parker.went round the othir eve uing,to visit the, two ,Miss,Sraiths., After eutayefsing with themj ,awhile,. Miss S. ex cu se d herself fn. itiviiile'fand stairs'.' PreientlY Parker tlimight he he. r 1 her iwing; and:ttliPped: behind thb: dud. and,suggasted that the other, Miss Smith should tell, Miss Sus,aA he had „gone.;, it wasn't,. Susan •, it was old .31r. Smith iis his As be entered helookedii nd and 'said io his daughter. - ' hal i So Parker's gone. Gocstrid dance. I was just cumin' down to keep My eye on bin). .1 hope lie hasn't pre - tios, ed to you. I didn't want. Any such . Jan tern-jawedt. red headed idiot. around here. He . h asn't gOt`the sodas 'Ora rutatiag,attir itiP; *or' Money enough to bilya clean sliirt. Us gets;Aone, of mydaughtera. Insbake the life:out of .him if I catch him here A gain, wind me. 7%. ' I . Just as he concl uded , Susan came dow.n, and' net 'perceiving 'pincer, she said "' -' "Thank goOtlitess,'he's•ginia , Viiiit'inait is'ennugh to- proVoke A 4aint.., • I was aw fully, Afraid. he was going to stay .anal apeud the evening. Mary 11.04r!hopeyou didn't ask him to come agpial v Theu Parker didn't'kiniw'ivh4thei'fo stay there or bolt, while lifary•Jatia birdi ed as if she Would.. liker to drop into* :the i; But Parker, tratijiy l ,walk&d.. - ont, and rindied ,to„ tip, entry, ,seizedllis Shot (torn :the front . stepsi and ,his. meditating UpiOn"thiliiitiptniiiis hapiiness, and the uncertainty of Smiths. He has not called since, end his life tints far has been unm olested, by ; the, 'the' Sinitic family; ' - • 'According tan Cincinnati Taper. John Thomas was recently•sued Hester Prim comebreach of, promise, : `John l'honitni, into court !' shouted the. constable.- 'John Thomas needn't, come ) . Me t.C;' coup me any more,' said Hester, primly.' " 1 ' • • , • . r A fond husband boasted tea Nand . ; . "Tom, the Old' woman sane netii call ing me tieney hist night,?` • ' • ."Did she, 131117 What "dill she say? "She said, • Won, old Beeswax, come to supper." , ; . ~! • "Do yea' keep matches •-k a tia, of a cooritrS , grocer.: "Ob; 5;4; ' was the reply. . itakekaLimutt. jug ma4ch; the:Mag. The,. VOC?r . huwe(Jiately l/of wlio 'A Chieagts ' ititia wants - Ike thief' atgle his , a - Pl . l-bucket • itat - rope to vuWe back,tutd take the well, unit is of oouzo Nn sirl shiAdd take music lessons or be allowed te'irper ft stleirent 'behind anti). she knews.how to j bake. bread. • •
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