YOLIJIE SZ. NEW SERIES. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of sundry wuu of li. fa., to me direc leil, there wdp be stird at the Court House, in the iiorosieh of Bedford,on Monday, the 11th .lay of Feb ruary, 15."9, at 12o'clock, M., lite following des cribed real estate, to wit: All defendants', John King Sc Thomas King's, right, title and interest in a.id to one tract of land, containing 237 acies, more or less: about 100 acres cleared and under fence, with a two story mansion hous-, 13 tenant houses,, store house,, ware house, one iron forge, saw-mill, coal house, large new batik barn, 2 frame sta bles and other out-buildings thereon erected— also, an apple orchard thereon; adjoining lands of /?.mes Fink, Jacob Steel, John Gales, and others, known as the Bedford Forge property. ALSO—One tract of land containing 296 a or a rres more or h##; adjoining the above and otti ers, in the name of Timothy M an. ALSO One tract ol land containing 4 J a crec>, u. ; or !-#.-• a!j .ning the above and oth ers, i:i '.lie name of Israel Moan. ALSO—One tract of land containing 392 a ■cres more or Jess; adjoining the above and oth ers, if: the n.iiiie of Zdcha'mil Moan. ALSO—One tract of land ccnta. iug 4-21 a lif.ira fc-i- J- ,v*. %i t'iv* Sdh-.* *O a inilft 11*- i-rs, in the name of J ihn B-iyd. ALSO—One tract of land containing -129 a tirs, more or Irs-; a ! it iing the a jove and oth ers, in the name of William Davis. ALSO—On-- tract ol land containing -132 a cres u.iire or les:-. adjoining the above and otli eu, in the name of Isabel Davis. ALSO—One tract of land containing44l a cres, more or leu; a joining the above ur.U oth ers, in the name ol V, liliam Piper. ALSO One tract of !a d containing -177 a rres, more or les-; r,.'j lining trie above and oth ers: in the name o! John flan n. ALSO—One tract of land coat Filing 412 a c.res, more or less; ac; lining the re. tie and oth ers, in the name of Ignatius 11-n din. ALSO-One tract of land containing 431 a •cres, more or le#>; adjoining the ac-jve and oth ers, in the name ut James U ;! i. ALSO—Ocetiact of land containing 2372 acres, more or les'j, about 109 cleared and un der fence, with o.v. charcoal furnace,one ti..<.in forge, with four refining fires, one mansion house, one brick olhce and store house, ware house, 13 Unant houses, (i stables one black smith shop, one carpenter riiop, coal house, iron house, and other out-buildings thereon erected: adjoining lands of James Lichr: merger, on the North, Heiirv Gates and E i Fluke,on the South and West, and Broad Top on the East —know n as the Leiiifios Jion Work' properly. ALSO—One tract of land in Woodcock val ley— known as the Bender ore bank, contain ing 256 acre#, more or less; adjoining lands of Stephen \Y eiiner and others. ALSO—One tract of unimproved land con taining 33 acres, more or less; adjoining the a tove and others; warranted in the name of Tho mas and John King. ALSO —One tract of land containing 420 a cres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in the name of John Cheney. tract of land containing 428 a cres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in the name of Maria Albeiti. ALSO—One tract of land containing 374 a cies, more or less; adjoining (he above and oth ers, in the name oi Hannah Alberti. ALSO—One tsact of land containing 426 a tres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers', in the name of George F. Alberti. ALSO—One tract ol land containing 400 a cres, more or less: adjoining the above and oth ers, in the name ol Peter Swipe and J no. King. ALSO -One tract of land containing 70 acres more or less, adjoining the above and others, in the name of Casper I iuck; known as tbe I luck ore bank. ALSO—One tract ufland containing 15 acres, tr,o;e or less: adjoining the above and others known as the Daughinbaugh improvement. ALSO—One tract of land containing 100 a cres more or leu, adjoining Maitin Hoover on the west and ollieis, being a part o! the Dyke's tract. ALSO—One tract of land containing 100 a cres, more or les.-; a.'joining Martin Hoover on the east and others, being a part of the Dyke's tract; and all the above described lands situate in Hopewell township, Bedfoid county, and ta ken in execution as the property ol John King and Thonus King. ALSO—One tract of land containing 40 acres more or less; about all cleared and under fence, with a two story log house and log stable there on erected.adjoining lands oi James Frice, Hen- i ry Ga>s and others—situate in HopeweJl town ship. Bedford county, arid taken in execution as the property of Thomas King. ALSO—One tract of land containing 265 a ; cres. more or less: a'out o9 acres cleared and under fence, with 2 dwelling houses an I I in stable thereon eree'ed; adjoining lands of Wil liam funis, Solomon Smith a: d others. ALSO—One tract of land containing 100 a cres, more cr less; about 59 acres cleared and under fence, with a log dwelling and kilchru attached and log barn tiler- m erected—tiKi an apple orchard thereon; adjoining lands of IX-'ft, William funs, Arnold Lasliley and others. ALSO—One other tract of land containing 53 ajure?, more or less, unimproved; adj lining lands of John Johnson, John Bennett X others. ALSO—Om* other tract known as the man sion place, containing 265 acres, more or less; about 80 acres cleared and under fenc- 1 , with dwelling house and store room attached, dou ble log bam, frame stable, and other out-build ings thereon erected; adjoining lands of Mrs. Nancy Eibin. El/a Mclltish, Joshua Browning and others. And all the above described lands situate in Southampton township, Bedford coun ty* and taken in execution as the properly ol Willia n Lai!.Ly. ALSO, All Dk fendant, D. S. Berkstress r\> right, ti tle, interest and claim, in and to one tract of, land,called Buck Bottom, containing 60 acres, more or less, about 4 acres chared and undei fence, with a story and a half plank house there on erected; adjoining lands of Wm. Forrester, on the west and the Juniata river on the noith and east—situate in Hopewell township, Bed- i for I county ah-i taken in execution as tii prop erty c! Dav r.i 8. Be; I.dresser. ALSO, One ic-t of ground in the town of'Hopewell, j fronting about 60 ie#t on front street and ex- J tending back to the furnace race and to an al- I ley, on the north, lying triangular, containing j about one eighth of an acre—situate in Broad j Pop township, Bedford county, and taken in i execution as the piopeity of Thomas W. lioi ton. ALSO, One tract of land containing S3 acres, more j or les-: about 49 acres cleared and under fence, ! with a two story leg h .use, cabin house and j d übte I g barn then on erected: adjoining lands j of William Blackburn, Isaac Guppett and nth-j . rs —situate in Napier township, Bedford court- ' ty, and taken in execution as the piopertv of • Jobn T.i viiev. ALSO, All D.-'it, William Fatton's interest, in and to a certain tract ol land, situate in Br. aJ Top; township, ih.U-Y 1 . t- ■*',* *•'. 7i io/mei fy owned hv Joseph Lvans, J .siati tlsr toti and James Cunningham -S" Co , containing j 106 Ja. res aral allowance. Xc., being t!ie same j t:act of land known formerly as the A mr Hor ton tract, with the rights and ; vivileges there- j unto belonging, and taken in execution as the j nri'tx-stv ol Wi!::am Patfon. A LSO, All IXPt's interests in and to a certain two j story plank frame toll and dwelling house, IS bv "2 4 leet—situate in Hopewell township, Bed- j ford count v, erected on and over the road oi • said Company, and the lot or piece of ground . as: ! curtilage appurtenant tnerrao, vvitti the i rights and piivileges thereunto belonging, audi taken in ex< cuti >:i as the property of Hie Hop •- j w ell arid Bloodv Run Plunk arid i'urnpike j Road C'imf any. ALSO, One lot of ground in the town of Stonerstown, fronting 27 feet on main street and extending j in. ; k about 220 feet to an alley, with a two j rv plank hr.ii.-e thereon erect, d, adjoining an alley on th-e north-east, ami lot of Do.ninick Feeny on the south —situate in Liberty town- j ship, Bedford county, and taken in execution as the property ol John McCaffrey and- wife, de- : fen.dants. ALSO, One tract of land containing 190 acres, more or less: about 100 acres cleared and under f.-nce, with a two story lug house, doubie Irame barn, j and other out-buildings thereon erected—also j an apple oictiard thereon: adjoining land of A- j braham Silts, Anthony Zimme.s and other—j Mtuate in Bedford township, Bedford coiintv, j and taken in execution as the property of Jacob ! Reighmt, def't. ALSO, One tract of land containing 44 acres, more or j less; a'l.iul 2 acres cleared and under fence, with j d log dwelling house thereon erected: adjoining : lands of William Thompson, James Ray, V\ at- ■ soil's heirs and others—situate in Bedford town- 1 ship, Bedfoid county, and taken in execution as the nroj rly of Thomas Riciiar.ison, licf't. ALSO, One lot of ground in the town of Stonerstown, fronting 55 feet on main street, and extending back 220 f'-et to an alley, with a two story frame store house thereon erected; adjoining other lots of defendant, Joseph Criiman, on the north, and fronting 220 feet oti street running from the Juniata liver to the town of Saxon, on the south—situate in Liberty township, Bed lord county, and taken in execution as the pro pert v ol Joseph Ciisman. WM. S. FLUKE, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Jan. 21, 1559. LIST OF CAUSES, PUT down for trial at February Ttrm, (I4ih day,) 1859. John Hoy le vs Wm Keyser Levi H irdinger vs John C Morgart Fred'k Hildebtant vs C F Kosner A Blair's use vs John Biair" et al Juniata S. District vs L A Tamer William Oss vs Arnold Lashley T McCaul vK. Co. vs John Davidson & Co. James Entriken vs D Washabaugh et al Joseph Burgess vs Wm Keyser el al Henry Gales vs Milford Jame.> Jon H Dickeu vs Jesse Dicken Wm Forbes vs Patrick Burns et al Dr G W Anderson vs A E Cox SAM'L H. TATE, Ptoth'y. Proth'y's Office, f Bedford, Jan. 21, 1559. ) BEDFORD, PA, FKIMY BORXOB FEBRUARY 11, 1858. ill isccliaiicous. THE MI RAG R OF WEALTH. "Charge (hern that are rich in this world, that limy be not high-minded, nor trust in un certain riches, but in the living God, whogiv eth us richly oii things to enjoy."—l Tim. vi. | 17. William Beck.' rd wis born towards the mid dle oi the eighteenth century, fie was the only a>n of a wealthy VYett Indian proprietor, who, dying veiled hi# child was ten years of age, folt an income q! more than $500,000 a year , to accumulate until the boy should reach hrts fnajortty. Young Beckford's mental powers were good, and r.o pains were spared in culti vating them by a refined education. Sir Wil liam C .an ber-. instructed lum rn architecture, while tlie eminent Mozart tauchl lii.-n music.— i At twenty-one, with the income of a prince, j and accumulations in ready money to the a ! mount of about a million sterling, he launched ; upon the world. Il.nv vast the capacities of ! usefulness placed before him ! the great , talent of promoting human happiness was pla- ; Ced Within his reach; but lie threw the golden opportunity away. Proud and haughty, the! j youthful 8.-ck fin I withdrew from the active, business of life, and retiring to Boitugi', there,' • devoted hitrisel! t-a hie oi luxurious ease.— j i .ue first outlay of i.is wealth there was in the i erecti i.i oi a gorgeous palace. During his residence in Poitugal, he visited • • under the royal some of the wealthy i and luxurious monasteries ut that country. It ! jis difficult to convey an id. a of the rump and 1 j splendor ut this journey, which resembled more [ i ti.e cavalcade of an eastern prince than the ; j tour of a private in .ividual. "Every tiling," he himself says, ' that could be thought oi ureameJ of tor our convenience or relaxation was carried in our train—nothing ! was to be foil behind but cire and s nrow." " 1 lie ceiling oi my ana;',neat in the ir. mas tery," he adds, "was gilded and painted, the door spread with Persian carpets o. the l.iiest texture; the tables dr. krd wah sum-id ewers and ba-:ias of chased silver." - i Th • kitchen in which his dinner was prepa red is thus described :-A stream of water tlowed through it, from which were formed r - i ervoirs containing every kind of river-fish. On one side were heaped up ioa is of game and j v.-;iison; on the other side were vegetables and j fruits in endless variety. Beyond a long line of stores extended a row of ovens, and c. se to | IK, ' j]' •1* c I'lf H* 1J! fJ*| I fir* | - tsrt •• *■ y , * r * ! roc!... of sugar, jirs of tTie pores' oil, an.-: pusli *•; in various abutn'anct- " 1 i.e dinners v. Inch | followed these preparations were served in aj magnificent saloon, covered with pictures, and : lighted up with a ptofusion ul wax taper# in I sconces of silver. "I'he banquet," he ad 1.-. J "consisted of rauties an 1 drlicacies ut every j season liom distant cou:itri< s." Couiectionary j and iru;t# awaited the party in a room still j more fU.-.1, t'J HIS, where v-ssels cl Goat: i-jree, j containing the raiest and most fragrant spices, j were handed round. > .ch was Beckford's rr.ode i of lit"- during this j ai oey. | Returning at the commencement of the pre- j sent century to his native country, Beckford I j ag..:n abandoned him#.-lf to the selfish enjoy- j I uient ot his wealth. Taking a capricious d;s- j I like to a splendid mansion on id# estate, which j ' had been erected by ins father at a cost of sl,- \ j 390,000, he ordered it to be pulled down. He j re,;;lvtd that phoenix iike, tiiore should arise from its ruins a building which should surpass iu magnificence ail that hitherto had been | known in Englwlfart. Foothill Abbey, once one of the wonders of tl.e \Yet of New Eng- I land, was the result of this determination.— Whole galleries ot that va i t pile were erected,! solely for ti:e put pose ul enabling Beckfoid to j emblazon on their windows tiie crests ut the! j families from whom he boasted his descent.— j ! The wonder of the fabric, however, was a tow- ! j erof c dossal dimensions and great height, erec- j I ted somewhat in the manner and spirit ol those I i whp once rearrd a similar structure on tiie J 1 plains o! Shinar : "Go to, let us build us a tow- j I er whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us j ; make us a name." To complete the erection of Beckford's lower, | almost every cart in the country was employed, j < so that at one time agricultural labor was well I j mgii suspended. Impatient ol delay,night was not ailowtd to impose obstacles to the progress of the work. Torch light was employed; fresh bands of laborers relieving at evening those who worked by day. In the daik nights of ; 1 winter, the distant traveller was startled by i j the blaze of light from Foothill, which proclaim- | ! ed at once the resources and the folly of the j j man ol wealth. Beckford's principle enjoy- j ' ment was watching the erection of this struc ! ture. At nightfall he would repair to some ele vated part of his grounds, arid there in solitude would least his senses for houi# with the singu lar spectacle presented by the dancing ol the lights, and the reflection ol their glare on ihe >ur rounding wood. The building was indeed Beckford's idol: the object for which he lived. He devoted the w hole of his energies to make it realize the must fascinating visions ct a vain imagination-. After the completion of tlie abbey, Beckford's conduct was still more extraordinary. A wall, neai Iv two miles in circumference, surrounded his mansion, and within this circle scarcely any ! v;sdors were allowed to pass. In sullen gran deur he dwelt alone, shunning converse with the world around. Majesty itself was desiious ol vKiting this wonderful domain, but was re fused admittance. Strangers would disguise themselves as servants, as peasants, or as ped lars, in the hope ot catching a glimpse of its glories. Nor was its interior unworthy ol this curiosity. AII that art and wealth could give, to produce effect, were there. "Gold and silver vases arid cups," says one who saw the place, "are so numerous here that they dazzle the eye: and when one looks round at tlie cabinets, can- ■* - of Thought Opinion. delabit3, and ornaments, which decoiate the rooms, we may almost imagine that we stand in Hie tieaiury of some oriental prince, whose consist entirely in vessels of gold and silver, enriched with precious stones of every sort, from the ruby to the diamond." Such was Beck ford of Font hill. With an income pf more than £ 100,000 per annum, he seemed jibove the reach ol adverse fortune.— Who vtiuld have ventured to have styled all this splendor evanescent as the mirage? A suddeUdepreciation of West Indian property took jlace. Some lawsuits terminated unfa vorably, embarrassments poured in like a flood reflWj ctin-iUance to a monarch were rudely •.hrut open by a sheriff's officer. The mansion erected at so vast an expense was sold. The gieatir part of its costly treasures were scatter ed by the hammer of the auctioneer; and Eeck tord driven, with the shattered fragments oi ! his liitUAe, to spend a solitary old age in a : waMnnfc plaee; there to moralize on the insta j bil ty "of wealth; there to feel how little pleas ; ure lite retrospect of neglected talents can give, and to point the oft told moral of the vanity ol human pursuits. He fell, it is said, unpitied by ; itiyi The tower which he had erected at" so r r r.'fi cost tell to the ground, and Foothill Ab bep was pulled down by its new owner. I dus melted away . like frostwork before the sun, the extravagant productions of'the man of ' v.ia.ih. flu whole life had been a sad misap plication of the talents committed to his care, ami in the end he discovered that he ha ! been cla jf.ed by the mirage.— The Aiiruge of L-je. STORY OF A FIRST KISS. Berla'mly, you have observed how strsr.gelv, ! s unetui.es, the clouds at morning or evening, ' graip themselves around the sun, and me light- j ed Up oy it, and you have thought sometimes : j "iuUiix should be represented in painting, peo- 1 pi wool.l sov, 'it is uunatiiial, it is untrue." j if even inhuman life. We often find events, i fo Lin*, when refoijtd or described in books, ( unantoro!, and yet t .ey are perfectly true in i r< jhty to nature, though not to every day na-! tuiv. For examine, it any one should tell that, i our-', a first kts> was given by a modest young { L ' publicly, and i.t a public square to a \ y<-<*ng man abe saw tor tiie ti.st time, certainly ■ 4,: young ladies and old ladies and young g-ntlc- ' men and old gentlemen would, with oue voice i ciy out, "It i# not true, it is impossible." Well, i o;tr<*at your attention to the following little #to;y, 'or whose truth aad reality 1 will be re ft'*'* ,• | "i:s the'tim .ersity ol DpsSTa, a... a young student—a lonely youth with a great love Iwf studies, Lid without means for pursuing thein. He was poor and without connections. Still he s a died, living in great poverty, but keeping a cheerful Inatf; and trying not to look at the Inture winch looked so grimly at haii. His good humor and good qualities made kirn eloyed by his young comrades. Once lie was standing with some of them in tl.e ereat square of L T p#a!a, pratii g away an hour of lei- ] cJie, w hen tt.e atientiuii of the young men be- i came arrested by a very young and elegant la- j dy, who at the side of an elderly one, -walked j slowly over the place. It was the daughter of j the Governor ol Upland, living in the city, and j the lady with her was her governess. She was j generally know n lor tier beauty and for her i goodness and gentleness of character and was looked upon with great admiiation by ttie stu dents. As the young men now stood silently gazing at her, as she parsed on like a graceful vis: ii, one of them exclaimed, "Well it would be woitli something to have a kiss fiom such a ! mouth !" The pour young student, ttie hero of j our story, who was looking intently on that j I or and angelic lace, exclaimed a# it by inspire- ; tun. •'Well, I think. I could have it." "What cried his friends in a chorus, "are: vouciazy ? Do you know her ?" etc. "Not at all, he answered ; "but f think she would kiss me, ju: rather ■ plain, but singularly goodiooking —our hero immediately walked to meet the young lady. He bowed to her and said, "My lady; (miu-lro leen) my fortune i in your hand." She look ed at him in astonishment, buthrresLd her steps ! He pioceeded to state his name and condition, ' his aspirations, arid related truly and simply, i what had just passed between hiru and his j companions. The young lady listened attentive | ly, and when he had ceased to speak, she said . blusbingiv but with great sweetness. | "If by "so little a tiling, so much good can be ! effected, it would be foolish in me to refuse your j request," and she kissed the young man public ; ly in the open square. I Next day the young student was sent for by ! the Governor. He wanted to see the man who j dared to ask a kiss ol his daughter in lhat way ' and whom she had consented to jkiss so. He irceived him with a severe and scrutinizing i brow, but after an hour's conversation, was so pleased with him that he otic-red him an invita tion to dine at his table during his stay at Upsa i la. Our young student jnow pursued his studies in a manner which made him regarded as the most promising scholar in the I Diversity.— Three years were not passed after the day of the first kiss, when the young man was allowed to give a second one to the lowly daughter of the Governor as his intended bride. He became, later, one ol the greatest scholars in Sweden, as much respected for his learning as j for his character. His works will endure forev ler among the works of science, and from this j happy union sprung a family well known in Sweden in the present day, and whose wealth of fortune and high position in society are re garded as small things, compared with the wealth ol their goodness and love.— Fred. Liremer. A THRILLING NARRATIVE. Twas a fearful night, the storm king out cl hu mor, let loose the how ling wind and pelting rain and clothed the earth with a pall of darkness, as dense and impenetrable as an Egyptian sepul chre ; all the instinctive life was hushed, save the tempest bird, whose shrill scream mingled with the crashing blast and made it more terri ble in its midnight frenzy. 'Twas dark as midnight, whose huge limbs moaned and sighed piteous,'y, were rude ly tossed aoou!,and ever and anon great masses > ol mutilated timber fell to the grrtund. Before an open window etood a beautiful girl, her glossy ringlets waved like streamers to the pas sing wind, her exquisite form, which bore the impress of nobleness innate, was splendidly erect, and her flashing eyes lull of excited Ins- i tre, shone brightly through the impenetrable darkness. Proudly she stood defying the temp est in wrath. See her rosy lips separate iike ; the leaflet of the morning rose, and with one i tremendous effort site screams out at the top oi ; her voice : "Jim, if you don't let that pig's tail go, marm ' will thiasl. icu like thunder I" A FAST C ALIFORNIA BOY.—A correspondent ■ of the Sau Francisco Golden Era , tells the f following story : "In riding from Illiooistown to Nevada, 1 mistook the trail, and after travelling about twenty miles across gulches and through chappa ral, with nu guide save the sun, I st.uck a thick ly peopled region surne twoor three miles south ol Nevada. Ooservjing a lad ten cr twelve years ol age engaged in washing a pan o; dirt in j a i.ttle pool of water not fared, I u>ce tip fir the \ purpose of inquiring the direction and distance to Nevada, when the loFowiug conversation ensued : '•Mv little man, can you tell me how far it is to Nevada !" "Don't you know F'ansvvered the lad, rising,; and giving me a lerriaii ivsok. di" Kct • 1 should not inquire if 1 "What do you want to know mr : _ i going there, and are you lost, and cact find the ; 1 way 1" "Y'es, I am going there, if it is necessary for • you to know. Now, how far is it, and which j direction shall I take ?' "Do you want to take the longest or the shor test road ?" inquired the little rascal, with a malicious grin wrinkling his dirty face. "The shortest, ol course, if there are more roads than one," said I, impatiently. "Well, just take light up over the hill there, and-ill-lit n ;nd the chapparal, and you'll reach Nevada before night, for 'taint more'n two miles and a half. But," continued the bov, "tell me —are you a constable, tax collector, doctor, or w hat "Go to the devil, you young imp 1" was my answer, wheeling my horse and stalling off. "HoiJ up !" yelled the boy with an energy ■ that stopped me in spite of myself. "Now ; don't get your back up, old teller 1 Here j take a drop of this : 'twill do you good ;" and he held up a boftie. "What have you there ."' I inquired, hardly j able to repress a smile. "Why, whiskey, to be sure. Take a swig.— It's first rate. 'Twont hurt you." "What ! do you drink whiskey ?" said I attempting to look surprised. He gave me a look, and such a look, too—so full of contempt and pity at my ignorance—as he threw himself back and replied, measuring ; and emphasizing each word, "Do— l — drink j whiskey ? Just cock your eye, stranger, and see." He shut one eye knowingly, plaodthe bottle to his lips, and I turned and lell bun nibbling at the nozzle. MARSHAL NET'S DEATH SCENE. The vengeance of the allied powers demands' some victims, and the intrepid Nev who had well nigh 'put the crown again on Bonaparte's head, was fated to be one of them. Condemned j to be shot, he was led to the garden of Luxem- j bourg, on the morning of tl.e 7th of December,! and placed in front of a file of soldiers drawn; up to kill him. One of the officers stepped up ! to bandage his eyes, but he stopped him say ing, ' Are you ignorant that for twenty-five j years I have been accustomed to both bail j and bullet V' He then lifted his hat above his j head, and said in his same calm voice, "I de clare before God and man, that I never betray- j ed RIV country ; may my death tender her hap- ! py. Vive la France 1" He then turnd fo the j soldiers and striking his hand on his heart,: gave the order, "Soldiers, fire 1" A simulta neous discharge followed, and the "bravest ol! the brave" sank to rise no more. "He who trad fought five hundred battle# for ; France, not one against her, was shot as a trai- 1 tor 1" ! As i looked on the spot w here he fell, I could 1 not but sigh over hi# fate. True, he broke his , oath*of allegiance ; so did others, carried away ; by their attachment to and the en- j thusiasm that hailed his approach to Paris ; still j he was no traitor. [LP'Why is it easier to be a clergyman than a physician? Because it is easier to preach than to practice. DCF*"lknow," said Tipsey, "water is a fine thing, but it is so dreadful thin." IVUOLE WttßfcK aB6. VOL 2, NO. 23. UNIVERSALITY OF TUE IDEA OF RELIGION. If there be in man's heart a sentiment which is unknown to all other Jiving beings, and which always manifests itself, whatever may be his position, it is not likely that this senti ment is a fundamental law of bis nature. Such is, in our opinion, the religious senti ment. Savage hordes, barbarous tribes, nations enjoying the full force of the social state, those which are languishing in the decrepitude of civilization—all demonstrate the power of this indestructible sentiment. It tiiumphs over all interests. The savage to whom fishing or the arduous chase furnishes an insufficient subsistence, consecrates to his Fetish a portion of that precarious support.— The warlike colony lays down its arms to reu nite at the foot of the altar. Free" nations in terrupt their deliberations to invoke their gods in temples. Despots grant their slaves days of intermission for the same purpose. The passions, as well a-- interests, are sub missive. When supplicants embrace the knees of sacred s'atues, vengeance is hushed, hatred is calmed, man imposes silence upon his most imperious desires. Pleasure is interdicted, love abjured, and he necipitates hiir.sell upon suf fering and death. This sentiment is, however, associated with ail our needs and ail our desires. The citizen invokes the Deity in favor of his country, the lover, separated from the object of his love, con 6Jes her to the superintending care of Provi dence. "he prisoner's prayei pierces the walls 'ofhisdut -on; the tyrant upon his throne is disquieted, :ed by invisible jiowers; ha can scarcely i ' himself in imagining them ' necessary. A ROMANCE IN POLITICS. One of Texas' distinguished citizens, name not given, who has figured largely in public life, first as a lawyer, then as a soldier in the Mexican ami Indian wars, and then as a lead ing politician, fiaa the following related of him in a sKeicli of his life by the New Orleans Chris tian Advocate. He had been put up by his party in 1557, to succeed General Houston in the United States Senate; but feeling called to th-* ministry, and distrusting his own ability to resist the temptations of Washington life, was unwilling to accept trie nomination. He laid the case before Ins wife, leaving to tier the choice between the United States Senate and destruction to his morals, and the pulpit and sailation : "lakinfj tire letters and papers from all parts of ttie State, evm him assurance of election, he went to his w ite ami sara : *i vail gV it, United States Senate. Here are the evidences. V