VOLU.TIE 38. NEW SERIES. J I Will atlea.l patetEAlly ar. /\^ ln "' I° n * S. L. Russell, John .Mower, r.sq., o. h. Shannon, Esq., Dr. W. H. Wilson, Rev. 6. Barnes, Mrs. Freytet. June 29, : 6t). JpOR SALE OR TRADE ! ~5 Tons of Plaster. " New Two horse wagons. ■ r ' 5"-w set of Double Harness p ug.iest market price paid lor wheat, rye rorn.oats, and buc kwheat. oor House Mill, i Bedford. N o v. u>. \ JOHN NELSON THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING I>Y IY B. F. JIEYFU*, At the following terms, to wit: $1.50 per annum, CASH, in advance. $2.00 " it paid within the year. $2.50 " cc ip notpaid within the year. | CiyNo subscription taken for less than six months. paper discontinued until all arrearages 1 are paid, unless at the option of the publisher, it has been decided by the United States Courts that : the stoppage of a newspaper without the payment j of arrearages, is prima facte evidence of fraud and j is a criminal offence. D2?*The courts have decided that persons are ac ' countable for the subscription price of newspa pers, if they take them from the post office, wheth er 'hey subscribe for them, or not. RATES OF CHARGES FOR ADVER TISING. i Transient advertisements will be tnserted at the rate of SI.OO per square of ten li. s for three inser- I tions or less, but for every subsequent insertion, \ 25 cents per square will be charged in addition.— Table and figure work double price. Auditor's j notices ten lines and under, SI.OO ; upwards of ten ! lines and under fifteen $1.50. Liberal redactions made to persons advertising by the year. Original $o 11 rg. ( By Request. ) TO MOLLIE. Your dark brown hair parts on a brow Of Parian marble hue; And from vour eyes bright glances flash As star-iigh r s Iron# the dew; Your peerless beauty would not fail To charm my Friend you know who: You would gladly leap the winding brook. At morning's purple hour, To gather roses from the banks Yourself the fairest flower! O, never upon your life's bright June May clouds of darkness lower. Although your gentle heart ne'er throbs With one fond thought of me, My wishes for your happiness Shall ever constant be; I'll pray for you while life may last, Though ne'er you prav for me. Ab, Moliie thou of matchless grace, Beware what beacons guide; Thy beauty and thy charms will biing Full many to thy side Whose brows will be as empty as The bnbbles on the tide. Free e tt>y tiearrtn-aTt.'f yea is As now, from sorrow's sway; But ah! 'tis vain alas ,to hope, No clouti may dim thy day: Two paths.before thee lie, —,reflect; Choose thou the better way. Bedford, Sept., 1801. AMICUS. [Fioin the London Hour.] THE OLD MAN'S COLT. The snow was falling right cheerily on the last day of the year 185-, and already there lay upon the ground sufficient to make most excellent sleighing. The youngsters were en joying (he fun in the roads, the country sledges Were rattling byjfilled with rosy-cheeked girls ana merry ladd; the more elegant turnouts from the city—lonrteen miles distant—occasionally flitted past the tavern door, where I was tarry ing temporarily, and the season was peculiarly gay, as the holidays were passing away. In the bar-room of the- country hotel where [ sojourned 1 had right heartily enjoyed the va i rions samples of human character I met, and I had, (or a week, day and evening, the oppor tunity of listening to the 'yaih' of the villagers or of 'he numerous visitors who cong egated in the old tavern, which had lor many a long year been the resort of hundreds of farmers, cow-boys, horse-jockeys, and travellers of one kind or another, en route to and from the city, or homeward bound. I had given out among the settlers that I wished to purchase a good horse—if one 1 chanced to turn up during my stay at the tav ern—and all hands were on the lookout lor ine; for it was understood that I would pay for such an animal as I fancied a libera! price. Whether any of my newly made acquaui ances tided the seller or not, I never knew; but there came along, on this very afternoon alluded to, the rast day of December, 185—, a | young man from Vermont, (so he said, and I guess he did,) who drove up to the favern door a gayish-iooking beast that attracted my atten tion at once, for he was a good stepper, and he (came in in gallant style. 'Who-a !' shouted the driver; and hejum : ped from, the heavy old sleigh upon the door -1 step, and flung the reins carelessly over Ihe j dash as the stable boy came to look after the I new arrival. J 'That's Jem Saltum,' said one of the bar room loungers. 'He's from Brattlebor,' and he's got a good'un. He never comes down with anything but good'uns, eyt her.' Perhaps this remark was intended for my benefif, and perhaps not. 1 heard it, but seemed not to observe it. An hour afterward Jem Saltum ensconced j himself before the great bar-room fire, ordered j a mug of flip, and commenced leisurely to j smoke a short six, and sip his 'niclar' as he called it. ! had been out to the stable and ex amined his colt—a beautiful bright bay, with heavy tail and mane, well put togeather in limb, and very stylish in action—and I conclu ded to buy him. As yet I had said nothing to Jem Saltum, however, and he had observed a marked stance on entering the house. I waited for Jem Saltum to open up to me, or some one around; but he smoked and drank his flip, and looked into the great blazing fire, and finally seemed to be dropping into a doze. It was a cold night, the thirty-first day of December, 185-. The snow had ceased fall ing, and the prospect of glorious good sleighing was never more promising. I waited lor him to begin, but he said not a word about his horse, and so I went to him. i BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, iB6L 'A good-looking nag you drove down today,' I remarked to him, byway ol commencement. | He cid not reply, but opened bis eyes lazily, then continued to seem to be sleeping. •A young'un?' I queried. 'Did you speak to me, sir !' he asked, look ing up. 'I was saying you had a nice-looking cofi.' 'Oh, yas. That's the old man's that is.' 'For sale?' I No—not edzactly. That is, I reckon tie old man wouldn't agree to sell him lor no rea sonable price. 'W ho's the oid man you speak of?' ' Who? Why, he's my uncß; the man I Ji?e with. * What are his qualities?' 'Whose? The old man's 1 ' 'No; the colts.' 'Oh, I thought you meant my uncle. Wal, tne hoss is what we call up'n our coun'w a good'un. He gets up well all round, is live j years old, coming six square trotter, yav down in the forties sound as a new dollar, good size, never shies or bolts, 'fraid of nothag, but a whip, and on (he road lie iakes it allhis own way. I don't think the old man'li >e!l though, anyhow,' continued Jem; and he turned around and jegan to settle himself dewn in hischsir for another nap. I made up my ruind to purchase that cot— or, at least try him—so I added:] 'ls he fast?' 'I told you, just now, that he was corin' i six, and could foot it down in the fories. I That'll do, 1 reck'n, for a five year old, strin |er.' 'Yes, yes. Have you any objection U let me see him move l ' 'None in the world, sir. To-morrow, ifvou wish.' 'Yes. The slipping will be fine, an! I ; would like to buy a good horse,' I adeed,'if I j can light on one that does not come too higi.' Jem Saltum knew all this before. But 1 did ' not know whether he wished to sell; jnd I i thought he didn't. | 'Yes. Wal, then, to-morrow we will tike a turn wilh the colt, and you shall see hiin go. | But as near as I can cal'late, from what the ole man said when I left home, he don't keel to ! sell him any way.' And with this consolatory remark h fell sound asleep (or appeared to) before tie big i bar-room fire. i— -AX 'mi. jsuuy acicaw#- rikVwa ' again, and gave him the customary saltation of the season. ! 'Happy New-Year, sir,' said 1 pleisantly. { | 'Wal, yas, so it is ! New-Year's dy—ana' j verv nice un it is.' 'How's he pony this morningt' lenquired. j 'Oh, nicely, never belter. Ya, I see. j You're the gentleman as spoke aboc turn last night.' 'Yes; and we'll give him a trial vvhm you're ; ready,' I added. \ 'Yes, we'll try him—but I don't beliey the ; old man cares to sell him,' insisted Jem. s; However, we got aboard a light cutlei anc s at last we started lor a jaunt, to test thepeet i and mettle of the horse I had been so faora bly struck with at first sight, and awa we - went, followed by half a dozen good'un, rig i ged out at the tavern stables, to see anohclj enjoy the promised sport. ; j The handsome bay colt proved a 'yer. - How fast he could trot I could not saj but ! he distanced all competitors for a mile-two - five, six,} even miles—and returned to tb ho 31 tel in gallant style, at his top gait, whoul i showing the slightest sign of distress. Hss trade. But I'm quite sartin the ole man wild i not be satisfied with less'n three hundred.' j 'Three hundred !' I exclaimed. 'We I j won't do it—that's all.' 'No more, I wouldn't, mister, if I was u. ; Cos you can't aliers tell about a five yeald if he is smart and purty. He might btk down and I can sell him in the city easy.' I wanted the horse, but I let him gt- And I did not see Jem Saltum till afterno, when he turned the nag out for exercise ajn and whisked up and down belure the dooito the admiration of everybody who saw It.' 'Saltum,'l said,'come, I didn't mean t|o it, but I like your horse. Give me a b#f of him, I'll take him at three hundred, thcji it's a great price for him.' 'Well, mister,' said the scamp, coolly, this mornin' I've made up my mind thafc? can go faster than we thought he couldjd 1 can take three hundred and a half for hi>f a man up the road here. I've therefore' }- i eluded that the ole man won't be satisfied!- Freedom of Thought and Opinion. less Ido the best I cam though, railly, T don't believe theoie man wonld allow me to sell him any way.' 'Confound the old man and his colt, tool I said, not a little vexed at the sharp practice of my green appearing friend from Vermont. *\ou get no lour hundred dollars cut of me for that horse.' 'No, 1 spose not, mister. But there need not be no hard feelin's atween us.—He's a dreadlui good colt, and the ole man would not be satisfied unless he brought him a good price, I'm .ure Wiih these words Saltum returned his dash l ing pony to the stable once more. I was bound to buy this horse, and think now that Jein Saltum knew it. Bat four hundred dollars was an awful figure, I thought. Still (earing that the fellow would dodge me again, I mustered courage, and belore I retired at night I said good-naturediy, as Jem sat sucking his flip; ' Well, Saltum, we nave bad a good deal o! talk.' & ' Yas, we hev.' ' And I like your horse.' ' I know you do.' ' And I'll give you four hundred dollars for b' m —though I never believed I should be such a fool as to pay like this for a single horse." The Vermont sharper shook his flio-mug, and drained it to the bottom slowly, and replied : ' After all we've said, mister, there ain't no man I'd rather'd hev that hoss than you. But I'm bound to ;do what's right, an' at the same time I must not forgit the ole man that raised the colt. Ef I can't get five hundred for the pony 1 don't believe the ole man will be satis fied, an' I've concluded to take him back to Vermont accordingly.' 'Five hundred "dollars." I yelled; 'why you're crazy. Or perhaps you think I'm a fool,' I added, rising. 'Hood-night, sir. I trust you'll get five hundred dollars for your five year old. That is a hundred a year, ex actly.' And I went to bed iu high dudgeon. 'He's plaguey quick at figures, anyhow,' re marked Jem, dryly, as I retired. And very shortly afterwards lie -vent to bed himself. When J came down the next morning the coll stood in the sleigh at the front-door, and Jem was just ready, apparently, to leave. The golden to the owner of a really fine animal was about to pj£ss f r nm m*, and I coveted tile beast inwardly and in ear nest. 'Which way, Jem?' I asked. 'Io town. Afore night I'm going to have my puce for this colt, or my name ain't Jem Saltum.' 'How much do you ask for him to-day ?' I said tartly. 'Wal, mister, I've thought it all over, and as good horses ain't plenty just now, I've made lip my mind tijat the ole man never'd be satis fied it I did'nt bring six hundred dollars for the colt; an I've concluded I shall do one or the other, sure as preachin,' any how.' ' Six hundred! said I. Why don't you say a thousand at once, Jem.' ' Wal, he's wuth a thousand—but you shall have him at jest six hundred, ef you want him now.' J Jem took up the ribbon*. The colt arched his beautiful neck, and was about to turn awav. I was beaten. 'l'ut him in the stable, Jem, said T.—l'll take him though it's an awlul price.' And thus I became the owner oi mv firsf 'fast horse.' Ihe landlord laughed. The hostbrs laughed. Jem laughed— so ihev said, audi was hall inclined to laugh mys> their'number, who was wealthy, and who knew nat a good nag was, very shortly waited upon me, and bantered me for mv purchase. •He's a good 'un,' said I, 'and cost me high. 1 'What will you sell him lor ?' he asked. ' I wenly-five hundred dollars,' I answered, without winking. The man ol lortune drew a long breath, look ed the horse over at leisure, and then drew his check for the amount—somewhat to my sur prise, I confess. i wo years allerward my six hundred dollar colt had become famous for his superior speed and bottom, and the present owner, to mv cer tain knowledge, has more than once since re fused a bona fide offer of five thousand dollars for his splendid trotter. He has made his mile in '2.26, repeatedly, and is now among the fast est horses in America. My only regret is, that when I parted with him, I did not possess the talents of my Ver mont friend in disposing of hirn. I am now certain that I sold my colt too cheap. A man in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a few days ago, rushed to the river,swearing that he would drown himself. When he had waded into the depth of his waist, his wife seized him by the hair, and (hen, as a local editor describes it, she led him back till they reached a place where die water was about two feet deep, where she pulled him oyer backwards, soused him under, and pulled his head up again.—'Drown your self—(down he went )—leave me to father the brats .'—(another plunge)—get drunk!—(anoth er souse) —and start for the river!- (another dip)T'll larn ye to leave me a widow, and all die invn at the war!' Alter sozzling him to her hearts content, she led him into the house and closed the door. Somebody iu My Bed. Few of our readers have ever been placed in the situation in which our Doctor once found himself. The following is the story : "I believe Captain," said the Doctor, "I never told you about my adventure with a wo man at my boarding house, when I was attend ing the lectures!" "No, let's have it, replied the individual ad dressed, a shott,; flabby, fat man, about fifty, with a highly nervous temperament and a very red face. ''At the time I attended the lectures, T board ed at a house in which tiiere was no females but the landlady and an old colored cook—" Here the Doctor gtnade a slight pause, and the Captain, byway ot requesting him to go on, said : "Well." "I often felt the want of female society to solten the severe labor of study, and to dispel the ennui to which I was subject." "Well," said the Captain. "But as I feared that forming acquaintances among the ladies might interfere with my studies, I avoided them all." "Well." "One evening, after listening to a iong lec ture on physical anatomy, and dissectiog a large negro |and fatigued in body and mind, 1 went to my lodgings." Well," said the Captain. "Went into the hall, took a large lamp and went airectly to my room, it being somewhat after one o'clock. "I placed the lighted lamp on the table and commenced undressing myself. I had hardly i got my coat off, when my attention was at tracted to a dress and |a quantity of petticoats lying on a chair." "Well," said the Captain, who began to show some signs that lie was deeply interested. "A pair of beautiful small shoes and stock ings were on the floor. Of course I thought it strange, and I was about to retire, but thought it was my room, and I had at least a right to know who was in my bed." "Exactly, so," nodded the Captain. '-Well." "So I took the light, went softly to the bed, and with a trembling hand drew aside the cur tain. Heavens! what a sight. A pretty young girl, 1 should say an aDgel, was in there asleep." "Well," said the Captain, giving his chair a hitch. "As i gazed upon tier, 1 thought I never witnessed anything more beautiful. From un derneath a little nightcap, rivaling the snow in whiteness, fell a stray ringlet over a neck and shoulders ol alabaster." "Well," said the excited Captain, giving his chair another hitch. "Never did I look on a bust more perfectly formed. I took hold of the coverlid and softly pulled it down—" "Well," sa-d the Captain, betraying the ut. most excitement. "To the waist." "Well," said the Captain, dropping the pa per, and renewing the position of his legs. "She had on a night dress, buttoned up he fore, but I softly opened the first buttons." "Well," said the Captain, wrought to the highest pitch of excitement. "And then ye gods! what a sight to gaze upon ! A Hebe—pshaw ! words tail. Just then—" "fre//," said the Captain, hitching his chair ! right and left, and .squirting his tobacco juice I against the stove. "J thought t!>at was taking a mean advan tage of her—seized my coal and boots and Welti j and slept in another room." "It's a lie!" shouted the excited Captain, i jumping up, and kicking over his chair— "lT'S A LIE !" INDUSTRY.—"Sam," said a mother to one of her very obedient sons, "how many legs have you sawed, eh?" "Why, marm, when I get this and three oth ers done I'll have four." What is the best wine to lead a man with? Crmo-line. What is the best line to lead a wo man? Mascu-line. Why is a ship like a girl in lore?— When she is attached to the bovs (buoys.) When is a gun-barrel like a robbed man? When it is rilled. A STORY FOR BOYS. Business called me to the United S'ates Land office. While there a lad, apparently sixteen or seventeen years of age came in and presented a certificate of land. I was instantly struck with the countenance and appearance ol the lad, and inquired for whom he was purchasing land. "For mysel/, sir." I inquired where he got the money, he an swered: "I earned it." Feeling an increased desire to know some thing more about the boy I asked whether he had any parents and where thy lived. At that question he took a seat and gave the fol lowing narrative: lam from York State. I have there living a lather, mother and five brothers and sisters! II am the oldest, father is a drinking man, and ! would often return home from work, drunk. Finding that father would not abstain irom drink ing liquor, I resolved to make an effort in some way, to relieve my mother, sisters and brothers from want. After revolving things in mv mind, and consulting with mother, I got all the inlormation I could about the far west. I started from home lor Wisconsin, with ten shillings in my pocket. I left home on foot. Alter spending my ten shillings I worked my way to Wisconsin where I got an axe and set out to work, and earned money and saved it un til I had gathered together fifty dollars and with it I can now pay for forty acres of land. Whole WUHItfiR, 2974. ~We!l my good lad," for this time I had be come much intereslt-d in him," what are lyou going to do with the load!" I will work on it, raise myself a log bouse and when prepared, will invite father' mother, suters an dbrothers to come and enjoy this home Tlie land I desire for mother wich will secure her a home in her declining years. "And what will you do with your father, if he continues drinking ardent spirits to ex cess?" ~(1 sir, when we get him cn a farm, ne will feel at home and he happy, and becometa sober man." "1 then replied. "Young man, these be ing your principles, I recommend jou to im prove upon them, and the blessing of God will attend you." Ry this time the receiver handed him his duplicate receipt of his forty acres of land. Rising from his seat on leaving the office he said: At last I have found a home for my mother. m*s Jpharacteriae a well discip lined school. When all act to please them selves and to gratify their own peculiar whims, disrespecting and disregarding the rights of both the "teacher and the [school, then will the pro gress of those pupils who are naturally studi ous, be greatly retarded ; and of those who are the fomentors of th mischief, the progress be comes infinitely small, and in many cases re duced to nothing. Attentive observers cannot 'ail £to have noticeej that in those schools in which the pupils most cheerfully obey every requirement of the teacher, the most progress is manifest. Even if the disobedience be but on the part of a few. it will injure the school and imppde its well-working to a corresponding degree. It is not necessary that a death-like silence should pervade the school-room, and every teacher who insists on such bein®' the case, deserves to have his laws broken and his commands unheeded and disregarded. Too ri.any ot our teachers urge obedience to impos sibilities, and, consequently, fail to procure even a moderate degree at order and discipline. A cod ' of r.des is laid down, enough to govern a nation, and obedience is commonded to all of ihem. Very often no allowance at all is made for the nature ol the child. It is the better plan to have few rules and only those which the best interests of the school require. KAPPA. HINTS TO TEACHERS. 1 here is no higher office than that of teacher. If there is any one whom I ever envied, it is he who with patience moulds the character of the youth of our land. But that any one de serve the name of teacher there are certain things which he must do and possess. Ist. ll* must be morally qualified. Any one who assumes to bean educator, yet whose life, if copied by those committed to his care would lead them on in rQin's road, is no educa tor but a represser. -d. He must have a correct view of his office He must consider it great m itself and grea. in its results. An office which to fill well re quires more ability than that of the state'msn 3rd. Proper motives Man,. „ . . , play of God's Power th? " . dis ftth A u'pii 77 . immor al mind. Iha'n 11 b t e hiT h o^^Vh o rT h " should know a very Sea. * have a never ta i more. Should a "'" 8 ' mm which to " ath - ' Ti nM "nou.h to oe learned and earnest in vour cllln v may be |„ rnK | bo , j, riv „ (h> profi( J° The?e°" 1 ! arnps, but to no good. There is a qualification called abilitv to Z iaH h ' Ch 7ih. An irreproachable hfe. The teacher should so conduct himself bofh in precept and example as to be able to say to hi. nunils-fof °w me, and I will l ea d you to a Teacher who '"finite .n w.sdom and ia every perfection.- VOL. 5. NO. 10.