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<s, more or less, about (10 acres cleared
and under fetice, with a log house and log
stable thereon erected: adjoining lands ol Luan
da Piper and others—known as the John
linay tract.
ALSO—One tract of land containing 5 acres,
more or less, with a log house thereon erected,
on the waters oi Yellow Creek; adjoining lands
of Piper and Fink, George, B. Kay's heirs and
others, in the name of John King.
ALSO—One tract of unimproved land, con
taining 102 acres, more or less; a joining the
Bedford Forge ami others, in the name i f Ste
phen Moan.
ALSO-One tract of land containing 101
acres more or Irs--; adj lining the above and oth
ers, in the name ut Richard M an.
ALSO—One tract oi' land containing <lOl- a
cres, more or Is#; adjoining the above and oth
ers, in the name of Joseph Moan.
ALSO—One I;act cl land containing 10 a
cr, more or less: adjoining the above ami oth
ers, known in Hie name of Samuel Moan.
ALSO—One tract of land containing 424 a
cres, more or les-; adj Suing the above and oth
ers in the name ol Alex infer Moan.
ALSO—One t'.act of land containing 413 a
cres more or leu. adj lining the above and oth
ers, in the name o! John Mdlnay.
ALSO—One tract oi' la;. 1 containing 37-! a
cres, more or less: adjoining the above a id oth
ers, in the name of Davit pii< r.
ALSO—One tract of land c training 3 - > 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:<t now, It I asked her."
"What in tin# place, before all our eyes?"
"In this place, before your eyes."
"Freely ?"
"Freely."
"Well, if she will give vow a kiss in this man
ner, 1 will give you a thousand dollars !'" ex
claimed one ol the party.
"And I !"
"And I !" cried thr. e or four others, for it
so happened that several rich young men were
in the gtoup and the bets ran high on so
improbable an event, and the challenge was j
made and received in less time than we take to j
relate it.
Our hero —mv authority tells not whether ,
he was handsome or plain and I have my pecu- ;
liar ri-as'.ns for thinking that he wa-> 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<u ..V.W p will go. But if I go, hell 13
m\ doom. i suu .? , '.drunkard as certain as
Igo to Washington. I can yei if j
: pass this point, I never can. I can enter the
ministry, which I ought to have done long ago,
and save myself from a drunkard's grave, and
my soui from hell. But you shall decide.'—
H:s poor wife, unwilling to relinpuisli the glit
tering prize in view, replied, weeping, that
she could not see why he could not be a great
man and a Christian too. But, after prayerful
reflection, she would not incur the fearful re
sponsibility of deciding against Lis conscience,
and told him to go into the itineracy and she
would go with him. To the astonishment of
the whole State, a letter from him appeared in
the papers, just before the meeting of the Le
gislature, declining the office, and announcing
his retirement from political life. The next
thing that was heard of him was that be wan
preaching."
THE DEAF 'COURT CRIER.
In the most beautiful town in North Caroli
na, where have b< en born and raised her
fairest daughters, and where for a number ot
\ ears shone in their undimmed radiance the
brightest intellects which ever ornamented and
blessed her—in the court house which has been
so often graced with the elegant oratory of a
Gaston, or startled with the flashing wit or bit
ter irony of a Stanley, the following very arnu
: sing incident occurred :
An old court crier, who had grown gray in
th w cause and as deaf as a beetle, was in the
habit of calling the names of witnesses (which
lie generally managed to get wrong) from the
second story window of the court house, in such
a stentorian voice as to be heard with distinct
ness for a square or more. On one occasion,
i in the course of a very serious and somewhat
important suit, the presence of a witness, na
| med Arabella Hanks, was needed. The crier
j like a parrot, sat nodding on bis perch, when he
1 was aroused from his slumber by an order from
! the Court to call the witness. Looking anx
iously at the Judge, with his hand at his ear ia
i order to catch the sound correctly, he said.
"What your honor 1 "
"Call Arabella Hanks," said the good Judge.
Still in doubt, the poor crier arose from his
seat and said again, with a much puzzled look.
"Call Arabella Hanks, crier and delay the
court :.o longer !" said the Judge, much provo
: ked.
The old crier, thereupon, w itli a countenance
; indicating both doubt and desperation proceed
; ed to the window, and in his loudest'voice cal-
I led out.
"Yri/'ler Bell v Shanks ! Yaller Belly Shanks !
! Yailer Belly Shanks ! come ir.iocouit!"
It is needless to say that the seriousness of
; the court room was convulsively dispelled and
quiet was only restored to be again disturbed
by the laughter caused by the crier, who in
answer to the Court as to whether or not the
witness answered, said, "No, your Honor ; and
I do not believe there is such a man in the
County, for I've lived here forty years, and I
never he'erd of him before !"
total distance-between St. Louis and
San Francisco, by the new overland foyte, is
\2765 miles.