CHRONICLE LEW BURG II. C. IIICKOK, Editor. 0. N. "WORDEX, rnnma. Tit-i miunvirr F a i"""' hsued on FRIDAY mormngf ai '"'";,. Union county, 1'enn.iylrama. TER VI tl.SO per year, r rash .otujilly in advanre . . T .....'.I. r:$j.i)irD.tpii br.TriiicyriiMnn:sr-nUifur in -le nutnn. Sub-ripli?u f.r t-ix lo'inthg or Irst. U be pui in dmnt. i(jn.-oiitinunce optional with the PuMi'hrr. except when the ywiria aM up. inniunmi h-.n i.meiy inserted at so wnw per duare. one week, ft four weikl. a year: two qnan-a. ' . . ...i.. .- ... ii ... ...ii- . . i . ... 1 7.V if na:il Within tMrM? mono... 1 -.- mnlfl. not exoeejinff one fourth of a column. $10 a year. Jolt WOKK and casual a-lvertiacmeot tu be uaid lor Cl Ir III inuuu.n, r whm handed in or d.:li.ered. , CiMMi'MrAnotit elicited on all uli.et of p' rest n.t within the rauSe of irty or am-Urian cont-nL All lettrro must come .l-pai.l. MiuoiimnN-d by the n-al rnerai lnie- ajJrcMS of the wriu-r, V n-ceire attention. A&-The .latins eX'-luMFelv to the E Mortal iNjpartmcnt. to be di- rected to Henkt C Mh:kk. Ki-, lAdur and those on buiue to O. N. Worwen, r.(WuAT. U:H.-e on Market street, Wtwe-n Second and Third, orer the rostlftice. . X. WoKI.LS. I'rnprw-t.ir. CorrCj poudence of the Lewiburg C ronicle. HAiutisiii uo, April 13. In Stnatsf on motion of Mr. Darsie, the consideration of the general appropriation bill was resumed ou secoud reading. The first section being read, Mr. Darsie Biade a few remarks in explanation of the provisions of the bill, and read the follow ing abstract of the aggregate amount of appropriations to the various subjects cm braced in the bill : The several Departments, Kor legislative expenses, Public pnnl.nj. Distributing the laws, &c, .Miscellaneous, Water and gas. Common schools. Tensions and graiuilies. Judiciary, Guarantees, Interest on public debt, Public wmks, Penitentiaries, f37,9fl.j J 00.000 25,000 70(1 3.0110 2,400 200.000 20.000 91,:i00 26,000 2.000.000 1,504.757 14,000 COO Publishing abstract of accounts of Superintendents and Supervisors, Charitable institutions. Printing registry books. Legislative liecord, Geological Report, Damages, Exua compensation to oCcers, Digests, Library. 53.600 6.4.5 1,200 8,000 20.135 1,500 3S 500 2.400 413.000 350,000 187,000 Certain suits, Portaie railroad, North Branch canal, Kelaving north track of the Columbia Kailroad, ?5,100,450 Mr. Darsie called attention to the very l irge amount of appropriation for the pub lic works, which he remarked would strike Senators with surprise. The amount ap propriated for repairs and ordinary expen ses alone, amounted to ali.!esi as much as the revenue derived from the whole works in any one year. He thought the Com monwealth would be well rid of these works. For his part he was sick of them, and would be willing to give them away, if the State can not get rid of -.L -.in iu any other way. The Senate progressed to the salaries of the Judges, when a long discussion ensued, resulting in increasing the salaries of the Supreme Court J udges, 5-00 each. At the afternoon and evening sessions, some 60 sections were gone thiongh. Tlielloute was busily engaged in private business, nioruing, afternoon, and evening At the evening se.ion, the bar closed , and the fiergeant-ai-arms orucreu to arrtsi any disorderly proceedings, such as throw ing paper-halls, ie., which sonic men-boys occasionally indulge in. TatusDAT, April 14. Tlit Srvale reconsidered and struck out a section in their Bank bill which preven ts banks from riureha.-iotr their own on notes of other banks at a diseouut. A long discussion on the Portage Rail road, resulted in striking it from the Ap priation Bill. The Senate rejected a claim of $'-00 to "Win. Lathrow, ins-crtcd $100 for Joshua Morison asked for by Mr. Slifer. Mr. Crabb moved to repeal the 81,50 law (pay for Legislators) after the 100 days Lost yeas 11, nays 21. bill, wiih some 100 t r i ' amcndmeuU, passed finally 20 to 3 aud cent to the House. House Bill No. 602, relative to a state road in Juniata and Perry, and to the Su?quchanna 11. R. Company, taken up and passed. The Ilouse refused 34 to 58 to take up the question of submitting a Prohibi tory Liquor Law to the people. Mr. Scott (Columbia) reported adversely to the bill to allow certain townships, re cently set off from Montour to Columbia, to decide by vote to which county they shall belong. Friday, April 15. The bill vetoed by the Governor, incor porating the Butler Coal Company (Wilkes Barre) was taken up, and with many ad ditions passed finally. Mr. Slifer, from the committee to make arrangements for the proper reception and entertainment of the Maryland Legisla ture, made a report on the subject as fol lows : That they nave had the subject under consideration, and recommended the adop tion of the following resolutions : First. That the committee of reception be 6ent to York to escort the Governor and authorities of Maryland to ILtrrisburg on Saturday tho 16th. instant. oecond. Ihattho Governor ana ucaus prcsen'a'ives. assemble in the LaU of the House at 12 o'clock, on Saturday ; when the guests will be introduced to the two 11 . j Houses in convention asseauuaa. I Third. That the Governor welcome the . , i guests ou behalf of the .Legislature, on the : ' fifc-i.inn , i.vv. Fourth. That the convention partake of; ! . ,1mnF .) tlim or,.! n linlf oVlnrlr. P.M.. " .. . , . r. .. I, .,., IniiMino- nrrtiarcd for the . at the JllDJUgC UUUUlDg, preparm lor lilt occasion. The report was read and adopted. The Militia Bill (House bill) was re considered, aud passed 17 to 12. In the Jloitf, the Girard Bank charter was extended twenty ycar3, by a vote of 50 to 33. Saturday, April 16. MARYLAND VISITERS. The Maryland Visiters were met at the cars by a committee at York, and escorted at noon into the Hall of the House, ac- companied by two Bands. Col. Slifer and j Mr. Ely (Speaker of the Maryland Senate) i led the procession, consisting of some 200 Members of the Maryland Legislature, Baltimore Councilmen, and " ropers in" : .. . l r.. i.i.: r. l i Gov. Bigler welcomed the distinguished guests the Governor of Maryland and ., .. : . .. tieayorollimoroLeingUetainca ... ,. 1 ,- f-',. . . wi:h thcassurance that in case of Ik division of our National Union the line between .Maryland ana l cniisylvania should not be the division line, which was well received. Sn.Ii.r VI.- i n.n.,,1.,... f tl, M.,. ' v - --j- laud fscnate, and a Member of the Balti- morp CiuiriU I I - ' ' f , ' , 'T ?r '"US reuin.ircei.ces lot our Colonial,!; -voiufon-, ary, and Interna Improvement history WL'C .r'" 1U 11 m mj".UlT'- ! A half hour was spent in looking about the Capital, when the procession was formed (in a drizzling rain) and procee-: l i .t . c. l II.. i i ....... i - -J-""""o- .., -.. did dinuer was served up. After the sub-, stautials were disposed of, speeches were ot course in order. We en'ered when John C. Kunkle was on the table, reply- ing to some previous ir.siiiualiou that ; 1 cuiisyivauia had injured her sister' SUtj ol Maryland m her domestic rc- , . , , ,, , . . . : latious. Mr. Kunkle repelled the ...s,nu-, atiou with digni'y and with an eloquence I , , . , tlt.it hi-Allirl.l mr-t Anl ......... t ...-.. ... tt-.t ooc ,,ut alone for those in power but for those out II.. ,?..!., ...,4 !.... 1 I. - oi power ior u uigs as well as lor lieui ocrats aul lie declared that WHENEVER! c f . . -1 1 , f . . .... , .. . .1 . i i . e r i i t i i tliprnnstituttolial ri 'bts (if JIarv Ian. I shool.l I c -j- - ue im.iueu v. nt.-s t. t.n imt uoiues:ic " ' 1 ul I i , uju uuiic iu i .ii. i tuui i(o lieu vat ley of Pennsylvania, from trery mountain side throughout our vast Commonwealth, our stalwart freemen would combine, and side throughout our vast Commonwealth, j shoulder to t oi iuiciiojiuis Atom AJUiuiuure uuu i (gnjpmjy concluded by the Members and Senate of j A fur:b., supplement to the act to cre tlie Pennsylvania Legislature. Speaker j ate puutiy tl,e office of State Printer. Carson, of the IV-un'a Senate, took the j An act to authorize the (Jovcrnor to in Chair, with the Speaker of the Maryland , corporate tuc Lewislurg Water Company. Seuate on his right and Gov. Bir!er on his j . . , :,.Pn.,r:1, ,, M;,,;flrii ,i Lit. Ill !lL.tw uulder to shoulder would march to the ; An act to ineornoratfi the P.nnsrlvanl.i defence of tli teir border State After Mr. , IKnnVlo. Gen. Parker. Mr. fio.ithren nf ' ' ' ; Jlaryland, Gen. Cameron, Gov. higler, Gen. Sponccr, Z. Collins Lee, Jvq!, and , Dr. Watkins of Maryland, Mr. Henderson, j H. R. of Carlisle, followed, and the meet-j ing broke up in a perlcctly loose and , con-sti-tu-tiou-al manner, all hands well assured that the Union would stick togeth er six mouths longer at least, or there was no virtue in champaigne. There was some fun on " the delirate subject," after Kuukel's bold and manly position. One Marylandcr said there was very littlo difference between blacks and whites anyhow, and he thought our steal ing them tended to strengthen the bonds of Union. Another said he liked Penn sylvania first-rate, for his two best slaves were there. Another said he didn't blame the darkies for running away. A Penn sylvanian stated that Maryland had stolen about as many of our freemen as we had of their slaves.... .Gen. Cameron paid up the joke Baltimore had at the expense of Pennsylvania year before last. (The Bal timorians expresccd surprise that our Sena tors and Members could tallc to much Eng lish.) Tho General said an honest Ger man at York, who was with his ran when the Marylanders came in, told her who they were. "Why," said she, "Chake, they are most all white fvlkt " There were a dozen or twenty colored men wait ing at the " festive board," some of whom eyed the Marylanders very intently when they were speaking on the "delicate question, and " our Southern brethren" eyed the colored gentlemen very close. Whether any " mutual recognitions" oc curred, was not apparent, but M'Allister and the late slave-holding Constables were in waiting. QUI. LEWISBURG, UNION , Bills of Local or General Interest, PASSED 1853, AND SIGNED BV (10VERSOR. An act to change the location of the di vision line between the counties of Col umbia and Montour. An act to incorporate the Odd Fellows' llall Association of New Berlin An act for the relief of John Boughner, of Centre county, a Revolutionary soldier, An act to aid tne erection 01 a monu- ment commemorative of the Deularation of American Independence. An act explanatory of 3d and 4th sec tions of the supplement to the act incorpo rating the Susquehanna Railroad Company. An act to extend the charter of the Car lisle Deposit Bank. An act to incorporte the Mechanics' Sa vings Bank of Harrisburg. Acts relating to certain Election Dis tricts (one changing the place of holding elections iu Union township, aud in Not Beaver, Union county.) An act to incorporate the Lock Haven and Tyrone Railroad Company. An act authorizing a Settlement with the Bank of the United States. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Lackawanna &, Bloomsburg Railroad I liacrs coDstuutiug the tynoa or me as-! , 6odilte p.tc-iau churcb of North Am- j ' i !er,ta- I A Mt to ; rate ttic Methodist ' ! kpiccopal Churc-U of Lewisburg, L nion , , . , ,i, ..,., 1 "u ' .-..s Roads in Juniata county. I An act relative to bnuge over tue j uni-, :.ta river near Ground's Ripples ; relative t0 tat. late of Jacob Wagmisi-ller, &e. An act to iucorDOrate the Xurthuiuhcr-i Ia"d ' 'L,"0,, r' Company. j A act t0 incorporato the hewisburgj gavil)gj Illstitution. j A" utt rclut'Ve 10 t,le I,I":ajL'!I),'!:l and Suubcry Railroad Company ; to the Sun- bury Canal Company ; to a drain in Nor- thutnbcrland county: and to an election '. . . . i fusiriet. in saiu county. Au aet to incorporate the West K usua-, coquillas Valley Turnpike Road Company; to elections in the borough of Lewistowu ; ; t0 ti,e .-rection of a lock-up house in the! boron8U of Lcwisl.urg, Union county, and ; authorizing the School Directors of said . , town Water Company ; to the Lewistown Academv : to the real estate of William - 1 1 I . . j , e r c,3 t0 tlie courts ot common pleas ot Ly-; .,,,. a t tUa r.,t,;t. 1 O J ' 1 Williamsport and Erie Railrogd Company. ! An act to incorporate the Rosemont: i n . t l .1 v.euie.ery v.uuipaiijr, iauu utuer uianers fr V,i,,,r Co inn 11:1 ntifl Lnxornn Miin. I , , . Ul : .. J uv;i. i "n."'rul"w luo L"'c tanl. . An act to authorize the transfer of the Towanda Academy to the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute. Traiuina School for idiotic and feeble-mind-' r j ..i.:i.; I ciA tuimieu. a supplement to Swatara, kc. Railroad approved 2d April, 1831; to incorporate tbe Lutheran Church of Lcwisburg ; and reative to certain drains in Soliusgrove, Unitm county. An act to incorporate the Odd Fellows' Hall Association of MifHiuburg, Union county, &c An act relating to the Judicial Districts of this Commonwealth, (creating the new district of Cleai tied, Centre, aud Cliutou, and adding Montour to the Northumber land and Lycoming district.) An act to incorporate the Jersey Shore Pine Creek and State Liue Railroad Com pany. An act repealing the acts regulating the guagc of the tracks of Railroads. An act to incorporate the Milton Cem etery ; to reduce the width of Greene street in Churchville, Northumberland county; to authorize the S-.hool Directors of Tur but, Lewis aud Chillisquaque townships in Northumberland county to sell certain school houses; to authorize George Hciser and Benj. Hendricks, trustees of the Ger man Lutheran church of Sunbury to sell real estate ; repealing the fifth section of the act of 9th April, 1849, relative to vo ting the slip ticket in Northumberland county, tic. An aet to incorporate the Lcwisburg, Centre and Spruce Creek Railroad Com pany. An act to protect fruit aud punish tres pass in certain counties, and in Lewisburg Borough ; to renew the charter of tho The ological Seminary at Canousburg, Wash ington county, ie. , ' 302 signed by the Governor, and 3 or 4 become laws without bis signature 13 th Aprfl QUI. COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1853. Krofn Gcdev's Lailr'i Book, for May. Peter Hulrotraey's Story. BT 6TLVANUS URBAN. TUB TOCrfuEE. "Mtjranqe things does be Lappcniu' sometimes in the ould counthry, Misther Lrbm, said Peter, gravely; "but the sthrangest adventher of all I remimbcr wor that as befell Shamus O'Shaughnessy whin the sojers wor hot fut afthcr Lim iu among the mountains. Ye see, sir, Sha mus he's undher the sod now, an' may the heavens be his bed ! was somehow or t'other niixt up wid the rebellion of ninety-eight. Sorra bit o' me knows how, but sure it must ha' been a hangin' matthcr, I docs be thinkiu', f ir he was forced into hidin' acrass the hills till the storm should blow over. " Well, as bad luck 'ud have it, wan af thernoon, as he wor sittin' afore the dure oi a rut cabin lie had constructed of turf an stones, thinkiu of his wife an' chil dher, an' t.tkiu', now an' thiu, a dhrop of potheen from a great jug at his side, by way of comfort in' his loucliuess, he seen a cumin through the little gap forenent him, a ragged gorsoon, an' in the divil's own haste, for his tatthers wor sthiamiu' iu the wiud. Well, Dinnis, ma bouchal, what is it V scz Shamus, for sure he know'd there - .1 II.., M . or uirouoie to tne lore, when the boy come peuethratiu' to Lissaieret place wid out sayiu' by yer lave.' " ' Run ! run ! sez Dinnis, blowin' like o e 1 j JHt.uiu a young grampus; 'run, Shamus, the so- jers is comiu I Shamus looked through the mr rn' lnnn., ,i . fc'lJ"" bcgorra they wor coniiu', sure cnou.'h. Sn widout waitin' to put on his hat In' his brogues, by rason that he hadn't anv he ...t. .i ' ' 3' .ua uuotuer great uiirink of the ptitheen j from a natheral affeekshun he had for that same, an to forthify his stomach a:nr' the bitiher cowld wiud o' the hills. Faix. 'tis I little I know how much he tuk of th ' cravther that, tinin Imr I Avtur a luiguty big mouthful, any way. Bouudin' acros-s the hills like a deer, wid the rcd-coats afther him in full cry J uw doublin' this a way, an now turnin' that, Shamus put out the strength that was in him, wid the hope of laviVbis pur- shuers behint him. Rat noh i tl.o 1. ! t0 him like poverty to a poor man, an", okutn. . uiakin a circle round him, begun to dhraw in upon him on all sides. JIusha ! thin ! but 'twas a bad way Shamus wor in but I he r.ut a bould far on U0 ,,,i,. breastir,' the mountain, rowled don iLl, cr siJe, catchin' at the furz an- hJ.ot. J juc aiui moiig, to oreaK the wei"ht ot his ; falL Spriugin to his feet acin at the bot 1 l. :j ... . fe , . . . I iuii, vtm uii tue SDOeii nft rnillil ' t luuatuur, uu Ilie sua wor Wellnitrh rlnvn an' all the breath wor k j , L;s-bo(Jv ' ., ; o I LI II (I V Throwiu' hisself at the fut nf n bill, by way of resthoratin' his wind he . v. iota oi iiiu soierrt a caiiln - - J v 'uu t0 their comrades OV ver the mountaiu at the L,aeK oi mm. t. . t. c i - "' ' curse o' Cromwell to yees.' scz Shamus ' sure 'tis bothered ye are lliid tlir.n finw nr.w li..t ..k 4l t ""j " u. uu, iniiueration . er, i, i.,i.: . ,i ... 1 1- . , glt 0'ut of this place ?' sure 'tis a uun r... : ;,, , - ...k nm iuu aiapt; uuis on Wan .. . . . . . siue.au a ureal oiacK bow nn t'nthoF n,.l. .....iL i. i, u ,, r , ' .uai uu 1 a nnw?' " All at wanst, as ho wor pondherin' over his misforihinct situation, he hears, hard by, the pattherin' of little feet, for all the wurcld like the first rain dhrops of a shower: an. lookin down, what should he sco forenent him, but a quare little man j not higher nor my knee, dhressod all in black, wid a quare little' cocked hat on his belf raa, ,d buck,es in toed shoes, "' Och ! och !' scz Shamus to hisself, ' 'tis smudberin' wid the brimstone I am ! But may-be the weeny tray t her won't harum a poor boy that's in throuhle, afther all. 'Tis betther I spake till him civilly; sure that costs uothin', any how !' " ' How are ye, Shamus ?' sez the little ould gintleman, wid a crack in his voice like a pinny thrumpct. " Purty well, I thank ye,' sez Shamus. ' How is it wid ycrself, an' all yer little fosther-brothcrs, an' sisters, an' aunts, an' uncles, an' gran fathers, an' gran' mothers?' ' Hearty ! scz he, ' I'm plazed to say.' " ' Sure it does me good to hear it,' scz i Shamus ; an' the purt v wife, wid her in- thercstin' family, the childher that she docs be puttin' to bed in egg-shells ; may I be so bould as to ax if they've got well over the maisles, an' tbe scarlet rash, wid- out sindin' for the docthcr ?' Make yer mind aisy on that score, Shamus,' sez the little man. " ' Long life an' good luck to ye, thin, dhrunk or sober, for 'tis a happy husband n father va must be. Fin thinkin' ' sez Shamus. " 'Tis obleeged to ye I am sex the little man. u i Musha. thin, bat Tees as wileome al the primroses ies SatniM. ' Aiih ! there's rdintv scz tuat as don t e i mane it,' scz the little man. " ' Faix, it's no wondher !' sez Shamus; an' thin he bruk out into a laugh, an' sez he " ' 'Tis a warum counthry ye live in when yees at home, I've Lard say : a sort of undberground Aist Icjccs. wid Veshu vius for a smoke-pipe to yer kitchiu " " Oh, but wasn't he the bould man to say that? " 1 There's no denyin' it's a grand place,' scz tho little man ; ' it bates ould Ireland out an' out.' ' Why wouldn't it?' scz Shamus, 'look- in' at the daccnt people that's born and bred down there, takia' yer honor for a specimen!. 'Oh,' scz the little man, as p'azed as a colleen wid her fret sweetheart, ' 'tis you that has the great fackilty of discarnmcnt, ciiamus. " ' Many thanks to ye,' sez Shamus. ''Tis proud of the compliment I am, since it rcvalcs to me that, considLcriu' yer in ches, yees a gintlcnian of exthraordiuary sinse an' sagashity.' " ' Shamus,' sez the little man, "what's the use of buttherit' me that-a-way ? Can't I read ye as aisily as a book ?' " ' Arrah, thin, why would I be sooth- 'erin' ye ? sez Shamus : ' would I be ma- I kin' a behay of myself for nothin' at all at all V " 'Sure enough that's thrue, any way,' scz the little man. ' But isn't them sojors I hoars, a thrampin' over the hills beyant ?' : " 'Ocn millia murthcr! tis thim, sure cnouih.' sez Snamus. ' an' I standiu' here w . . . 1-1. ,1 ....1 . I. 'time " iiko a omauuaun wastiu tuc precious " ' Musha, thin, 'tis sorry I am for yees,' j Shamus. j""3 sez the little man, wid a quarc twist of his " ' Sure,' scz the little man, 'tis well : " ' 0!l t,,e villain ! the chate ! the de mouth. Deed an' deed but it throulles , bcknownst to ve we can't work afther that.' 8;"ver :' sez toc little man staropin' and m ' c h, " ' Hould ver whisht ! Bad luck to vc for a desaiver as ve are ! 'Tis little rood ..n ,i f...i.:..ii !.:..! er sorrow un uuuu uiiiunuiuct uu) wuiui ! the murdheriu' red-coats is at his fut. i How will I be thravcllin' acrass the big1 bog, I'd like to know ? Tell me that, an .I'll listen to yees with all my heart " May-be I can, au' may-be I can't,' 'set- the little man. What 'ull ye give ' i m tr. whUt r nu-r it wi.innt ntt;!.' the ! jsole of yer fut?' - j- - "'I'd like the dhry ground betther scz Shamus. " 'What 'udye give, thin, for a sthraight innth. me,! firm an' Kihrr.n acras it. an' i as fast as ve can thravel it V ! "' Where's the cood of it V scz Shamus : " ' Where's the good of it ?' scz Shamu; : 1 luu sojers iuhj n too: "'Not if it's desthroyed as fast as ye ' i:.,i UWO vt 11, ac .ua iiuiv mau. " ' What 'ull Je ax V sez Shamus, des pcrately. " ' Whisht !' sez tho little man ; ' spake low, an' hould down yer ear.' j "Oeh, murthcr!' sez Shamas, is it; myself ye want?' ' ' If ve can't outrun tho path afore it : touches t'other side,' scz the little man " How will I do that ?' scz Shamus. in a quandary. ' Won't I be dhrowncd in j " ' 'Tis no use thryin to folly the in the deep bog?' dusthiious rapscallious,' sez Shamus; 'I'm " Thry it,' sez the little roan. j lut half way ccrass the bog, an' all the " I'll be a gene man if I do !' scz Sha-! breath is gone c'.ano out of me. Musha, mus thiu, but they'd bate the best race-Lorsu WWn' th difTer?' sez tho little that iver run over the curragh I' So sez I man ; ' won't the sojers bo here in a miu- nit, an' ketch ye ? 'Tisn't plisant to dance a hornpipe in the air, I does be thinkin'.' " ' Bad scran to yc '.' sez Shamus; 'why !do yoes be reniiuiberin' me of that for?! ! sure tisa't standin' upon daisies an but- thercups I am the night.' " ' Well,' scz the little roan, will I make the road for yees or not ?' " ' Sorra bit I know,' sez Shamus. ''Tis a stiff price ye're askin' ; an' what good 'ad a poor bewildhered boy do yees, afther all ? Sure a fat pig is betther nor me ; or a year ould calf; thim' a hape betiher atin'.' " ' Well, 'tis little I care about the bar gain, anyhow,' sez the slecven, ' considher . , ., it. t i i - i. :.i.. in tne mrouoie A a uavu ; uesiues, tin dark night a comin on, an may-be they won't ketch yees afther all.' " ' Ochouo !' sez Shamus, ' what'll I do? 'Tis hanged, an' dhrawn, an' quarthered I'll be.' ' " There's pity on my heart for ye, Sha mus,' scz the little man, an' I'd be plazed to sarvo ye.' " ' Musha ! small thanks to ye,' sez Sha- 'mus; ' sarve me first, an' roast me afthcr. Don't I know 'tis a coaxin tbe pig to a market ye are ? Au' that undberground Aist Injees yees come from, 'tis a dhreal- ful grand place, 1 11 go bail for it ; but, ax in yer pardin, I'm afeard it 'ud not be agreeauie wiu my icuuuer cuustuuuauiu. '"'Tis as conthrairy as an ould maid ye arc, Shamus O'Shaughnessy,' scz the ! little man, ' an' as foolish as a sthray gan- dher. Fin morlially ashamed of myself for letten ye tbrifle wid nie so long. Well, stay where ye are, then, ye silly man, an let the red-coats trrip ye. Oh, by the pow- ' era, but they'll hould ya last enough, whin they como down from the hills : there isn't a man in all the barony that could shlip from thim when they wanst got a hoult.' " ' Sare that's no lie !' sez Shamu?. " ' Arrah, thin, is it a bargain ? Spake quick, fur the red-coats is corain'.' " ' Oh, wirra ! wirra ! won't ye have the sof; heart for a poor disthressed crajthcr, wid a wife an' siven small childher depia- T. tr -tr . l .1 ri am on iiini, an niver a lima ia tLeniiu; wur;M to give 'uin bit or sup, barrin' my self?' " ' Sparo yer breath, Shamus,' scz the little man ; ' may-be 'lis wantin' it ye '11 be piisently.' " ' Won't ye help a poor boy in his throubles fur the sake of the Missed char ity ?' scz Shamus. " ' Would the snjera let yees off for nothin' ? sez tho little man ; ' an' inus'n't I obey my ordhcrs too, an' be ped for my work ?' " ' Oh, thia,' scz Shamus, ' yees not the matthcr ' " 'Ax me no questions, an' I'll not de- saive ye,' sez the little man ; ' will I do ; tho job V Up wid ye, SLanius, I say ! The cock ull " Sure I'm a deal man any way,' sez j crowin' prisently. Shamus to hisself, ' au may-le there's a j ' ' Good luck to the darlin: I'll be ex chance afthcr all : who knows but what I j tliramcly glad to hear him, sez Shamus. can bate him in the ind ? Bcgorra, Lut I'm half a mind to thry it.' " 'Tis a bargain, thin ?' scz tho little man, spakiu' to Lis thought. " IIouM a bit,' scz Shamus; ' will ye be plazed to tjll me what ye undhcrtaka to do :' '' 'Thit'ssoon said. Make a road acrass ; the boa fa-t as yer fut can tliravel it, au' brake it up afther yees.' " ' Afore cock-crow in the morn ? sez ! " ' But re'll not break it tm undher inv fut, an' lave me to tlhrown in the black I bo2 V i t tm ,-. ,i. -!..:..?,...' i u siuiu w uu su umj & tuu, ze i the little man. A bare tin's a bargain, 1 an' I'll stick to it sthraight an' above- board.' I " ' 'Tis agreed I am,' scz Sharau. "Whin he said that, tho little man j stoops down an' picks up a jack-o'Iaathcrn I that wor dancin' in an' roit. f..rpn. r,t lm. 1 j 7 au' sticks it undher the band of his hat for aEd tl'iu oh, but 'twas the roysthrarious a sign ; an' thin, all at wanst, up rose a ! est t!jinJ5 of all the swarms of weeny swarm of little men, hundthreds of thou- ! san's upon thousan's, all dhrest as like as brother?, an' all wid iack-o'Ianthcrns ' cleamin' in their l.af, an' pickaxes an ! gleamin' in their liat, an' pickaxes an' shovels in their hand.', ready an' waitin' shovels in their hand.', ready an waitin' : for the word. Shamus fastkcncJ his haa kerchy about his waist. " ' Will I begin ?' sez the little man. " ' Yis,' scz Shamus. " ' Whoroo ! whoop ! whoroo !' an' the crop of j i ikaxes an shovel fell to work. Oh, but thin begun the wocdhcrful r; cj I Away the road afore Shamus, an' as fa;t as he tliiave.etl over it, 'tw-s brus up agin behind. The fasther he run, the fasther worked the crowds of little men, au the fasther wint the roal atoro uim. Shamus, sez he ; ' Stop ! stop ! I'm dead bate.' " ' Take it fair an aisy, Shamus,' scz the little man ; ' sure there s pliuty of time afore ye. '"ie'll not cut the ground from nnd- hcr me ?' scz Shamus. " ' Oh, upon the honor of a gintleman. that I will not,' sez the little man, lay in' Lis hsnd upon a bright spot of fire fliek crin' through his left side, that maybe he called his heart. '"Musha, thin, by yer lave, I'll rest myself a bit,' scz Shamus, settin' down on the baro new grouud, an' nursia Li? knees. " ' Make ycrself quite comfortable scz the little man, wid a grin ; ' sure the cock won't crow till break o' day, an' if we fin ish our job an' dcstLroy it agin, afore that time, 'tis all we have to do.' " ' That's thruth, anyhow scz Shamus. " How do yees feel, Shamus ?' ses the little man, considhcrately. " 4 Ayeh I 'tis bard tellin' that same scz Shamus, ' for the summer dust is not dhrycr nor my mouth.' " Would yc like to thry a taste of the raal cooldcn stuff?' scz the little man ; an ho out wid a bottle full of liquor, as red as a fiery furnace. "Many thanks to ye ses Shamus; but I'd rather not, if it s all the same. " As yc plazc sez tbe little man ; ''tis yours is the loss, I'm thiukin' an', tossin' off the flamin' dhrink hisself, lie smacKca his lips afther it, as if the flavor wor ex actly to his taste. "'Aughl much good may it do ye ses Shamus j ' bat sure, if it didn't burn yer insides, it's by rason of the cast-iron stomach ye have. VOLUME IX-OsO. 50. Whole Number. 470. " IVf !' scz the little man ; ''twas but a wake table liquor. A gintleman shouM always be absthamious whin he thravels. " Well, the hours rowlcd by, an thera was Shamus as contintcd as a girlcen wid her first kiss, till the army of weeny work men got up a daccnt faction fight by way of divarshin. 'Twas onaisy thin the little man got. " ' I fnii ' ooT fiA i . fa n vactrajl fitie nius ? there's not much time to spare; 'tis Lard upon cock-crow now.' " 4 Away wid ye, thin, scz Shamus. " Whoop 1 whoroo!: sez the little man ; an' away wiut the wendherful road, and Shamus afther it, at the top of his speed, onti at Iat he come nigh to the green bank on the far side of the bog. j " ' Stop I' sez he, 1 I'm goiu' to rest my- se:f. " ' Rest en the bank, Shamus,' sez the little man, softly. " Fait,' scz Shamus, I'm betther off here, I does bo thiukin'. " Did I iver hear the likes o' that !' scz the little man, ' an he s near over ! " 4 Tear an' ages " sez the little man, ' don't ye inane to go any furder ?' "'Divil a fut I sez Shamus. " ' I'll tear up the road below yees V scz the little man, in a passion. " ' That's agin the conthract,' sez Sha mus. " ' IIow will I dcstLroy it afther ye, tx'm ' scz ,atf IitlIc man- '-'" beg'Tra: sez fcuarnus, 'tis none ", mJ oumucss : sure ye can lave K, u ya throwiu' his arums about wid the rae that wor in Arrah, why will ye be callin' yerself bad names?' sex Shamus. 'Sure T tnlr - - Je f"r a dacent aa' respectable little oulj E-Ieman.' Tare aa ounties !' sez the little m, lcBiJe hid?elf . je vaga- boDe :' anJ ke struck Shamus a lick wid lu:lt knocked him sinseless. Bj good luck, at that minuit the cock crowed: workmen, an' the Iitt.e masther, slowly nielted away an disappeared, colorin' like red tunoher-cloul the mornin mist " Oh, bcgorra ! but the afther matthcr Ut lanmg'ier. Whin Shamus comes to hisself, he was lyin at the dure of his Lit cabin among the hills, wid the impty poteen jug rowlcd up along-side him.' 'Look on Tills Picture, and thea oa That." We think Fanny Fern never wrote a better pair of paragraphs than the follow ing, from the O'if lirauch : "Father is coming"' and littlo round ftces gro long, and m?rry voices ara hushed, aad toys are hustled into tho 'closet, aul mum:na glances nervously at the door, an I baby i3 bribe 1 with a lump ofsagtrto kjcp thi peiee; and father's business face relaxes not a muscle ; and the little group huddle like timid sheep in a corner, and tea is despatched as si lently as if speaking were prohibited by the statute book, and the children creep like culprits to led marvelling that babj dare crow so loud, now that " Father hat cum?." '' rather is coding!" and bright eyes sparkle for joy, and tiny feet dance with glee, and eager faces press against the window-pane, and a bevy of rosy lips claim kisses at the door, and picture-books lia unrebuked on the table, and tops and bails and dol's and kites are discussed, and little Susy lays her soft cheek against the paternal whiskers with the most fearless " abandon," and Charley gets a love-pat for his " medal," and mamma's facs grows radiant, and the evening paper is read (not silently, but aloud,) and tea and toast and time vanish with equal celerity, Lr jubilee has arrived, and " Father hat cornel'' Sympathv for the faixks. For bit part. I confess I have not the heart to Uka an eftcndiB man from the general crowd of eimul, erring m;n, and judge tim harsn- lv. The little 1 have seen ot the world, and know cf the history of mankind, teach es me to look upou the errors of others iu sorrow, not anger. hen 1 use tne His tory of one poor heart that Las sinned and suh'ered, and represent to myself the strng- !es and temptations it Las passed, tna brief pulsations of joy tho tevensn in quietude of hope and fear the tears of regret tho feebleness of purpose the pressure of want desertion of friends the scorn of the world that has but little, charity the desobttion of the soul'a sanc tuary a threatening voice within hcalt.n and happiness gone even hope that stays longest with us, gone, 1 nave muu ucin. for a-igiit else but thankfulness that it is not so wiih me, and would fain leave the, erriug soul of my fellow man with llinx from whoso hands it came, It v a littl ehnj. Wwplas J lwnhuit U hl tMl4wh ipw.. '
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