THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY FKIDAY lUOKMNO BY B. F. IWEITBKS, At the following terms, to wit: $2 1)0 per annum, if paid within the year. $'2.50 " " if not paid within the year. subscription taken for less than six mouths Q3>"No paper discontinued until all arrearages 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 of arrearages, is prima facie evidence of fraud and as a criminal olience. courts have decided that persons are ac countable for the subscription price of newspapers, if they take them from the post office, whether they subscribe for them, or not. professional €ari)s. F.M. Kimmill. I. W. LINOENFELTEE. KIMMELL fc LINGENFELTER. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. tormad a partnership in the practice of the Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South •f the "Mengel Bouse." JOB MANX. G. H. SPANS. MANN & SPANG. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. The undersigned have associated themselves in the Practice of the Law, and will attend promptly to all bueinees entrusted to their care in Bedford and adjoining counties. o?"office oh Juliana Street, three doors south of the "Mengel House," opposite the residence of Maj. Tate. Bedford, Aug. 1, 1861. JOHN CESSNA. O. E. SHANNON. CEBSNA & BUA NNON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., formed a Partnership in the Practice of the Law. Office nearly opposite the Gazette Office, where one or the other may at ail times be found. Bedford, Aug, 1, 1861. JOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Respectfully tenders hie services to the Public. second door North of the Mengel House- Bedford, Aug, 1, 1861. W. M. HAI.L. JOHN PAI.MEB. HALL & PALMER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA Q3"Will promptly attend to a! 1 business entrus ted to there care. Office on Juliauna Street, (near, ly opposite the Mengel House.) Beitferd, Aug. 1, 1861. A. 11. COFFKOTH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Somerset, Pa. Will hereafter practice regularly in he several Courts of Bedford county. Business entrnsted to his care will be faithfully attended to. December 6, 1861. SAMtJ EL KI>TTKRIH AN, BEDFORD, PA., hereby notify the citizens of Bedford county, that he has moved ro the Borough of Bed ford, where he may at all times be found b" persons wishing to see him, unless absent upon business pertaining to bis otfjpe. Bedford, Aug. 1,1861. JACOB REED, J. J. SCHELL, REED AND SCHELL, BANKERS k DEALERS IN EXCHANGE, BEDFORD, PENN'A. REDRAFTS bought and sold, collections made and money promptly remitted. Deposits solicited. HEFERENCEB. Hon. Job Mann, Hon. John Cessna, and John Mower, Bedford Pa., R. Forward, Somerset, Bunn, Kuiguel & Co., Phil. J. A'att & Co., J. W. Cuiley, & Co., Pittsburg. gT. CHARLES HOT fie, COHNER OF WOOD t ND TlilllD SXRELTS P I T T S S U B. G JT, PA HARRY SHIRLS PROPRIETOR. April IS 1861. c.¥,hic k ok , DENTIST. a Will attend punctually and carefully to all opera tions entrusted to his care. NATURAL TERTH filled, regulated, polished, &c., in the best manner,and AKTHTCIAL TEETH inserted from one to an entire sett. Office in the Bank Building, on Juliana street, Bedford. CASH TERMS will be strictly adhered to. In addition to recent improvements in the mount ing of ARTIFICIAL TEETH on Gold and Silver Plate, I am now using, as a base for Artificial work, a new and beautiful article, (Vulcanite or Vulcanized In (ha Rubber) stronger, closer fitting, more comfort- Mile and more natural than either Gold or Silver, find 20 per cent, cheaper than silver. Call and see C. N. HICKOK. Bedford, January 16, 1863. TO CONSUMPTIVES- The advertiser having been restored to health in a few weeks, by a very simple remedy, alter hav ing suffered several years with a severe lung affec tion, and that dread disease, Consumption—is anx ious to make known to his fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a copy ot the prescription used (free of charge,) with the direc tions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a SURE CURE for CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, fitc. The only object of the adveitiser in sending the Prescription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which be conceives to be invaluable, and hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, ap24-3m Williarasburgb, Kings Co., N. Y. EXECUTORS' NOTICE. Whereas letters testamentary to the estate of An thony Zimmers, late of Bedford township, Bedford county, dee'd, have been granted to the subscribers, all persons indebted to eaid estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same will present them duly authenti cated for settlement. GEORGE K. ZIMMERS, Bedford tp., J. W. LINGENFELTER, Bedford bor. May 22, 1863—6t5. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Nancy T. Black, late of Bloody Run borough, deceased, have been granted to the subscriber, residing in said borcngh; all persons indebted to said estate are re quested to make immediate payment, und those ■laving claims against the same will present them duly authenticated for settlement. SAMUEL BENDER, Ex'r. May 22, 1863—6ts BtMttrbt VOLUME 58. NEW SERIES. What the Present War Party did in 1812. FREE SPEECH THEN AND NOW. The Rights of a People whenta Democrat ic Administration Manage a War. THE UEECHERS, OUEEVEBB ANI) TYNC.S OF THAT DAY. The Rev. Elijah Parrish, D. D., in a publish ed discourse delivered by Bylield, April 7th, 1811, among a number of similar things, said: "The Israelites became weary of yiciding the fruits of their labor to pamper their splendid tyrants. They left their political woes. They separated. Where is our Moses? Where is the roil of his miracles? Where is our Aaron? A lus! no voice from the burning bush has direct ed here. * * * * * Such is the temper of the American Republicans, so called. A new language must be invented before we at tempt to express the baseness of their conduct, or describe the rottenness of their hearts! * * • j^ ew Kngland, if invaded, would be obliged to defend herself. Do you not, then, owe it to your children, and owe it to your God, to make peace for yourselves?" "No peace will ever be made, till the people say there shall be no more war. If the rich men continue to furnish money, the war will continue till the mountains are melted in blood —till every field in America is white with the bones of the people." "CaHlow can the supporters of this £3"anti- Christian warfare endure their sentence—endure their own reflections—gyendure the lire that forever burns, the worm that never dies, the ho sannasof Heaven, C3"WHILE THE SMOKE OF THEIR TORMENT ASCENDS FOR EVER AND EVER?" Rev. David Osgood, I). D., pastor of the CliHreh at Medford, in a discourse delivered April 10th, 1810, and subsequently printed, said: "Tho strong prepossessions of so great a por tion of my fellow citizens, in favor of a race of demons, and against a nation of more religion, virtue, good faith, generosity and benevolence, than that now is, or ever has been upon the face of the earth, wring ray soul with anguish, and fill my heart with apprehension and terror of the judgments of Heaven upon this sinful peo ple." In a printed discourse of the same gentleman, delivered June 27th, 1812, occur the following, among other equally virulent declarations: "My uiind has been in a constant agonj, not so much at the inevitable loss of our temporal prosperity and happiness, and tho complicated miseries of war, as at its guilt, its outrages a gainst heaven, against all truth, honesty, justice, goodness, against all the principles of social j happiness." '•Were not the authors of this war in char acter nearly akin to the deists and atheists of Francol Were they not uien of hardened hearts, sea. -d consciences,, reprobate minds, and despe rado wickedness 1 It seems utterly inconceivable that they sb rdd have made the declaration." "If, at the command of weak and wicked ru lers, they undertake an unjust war, each man who volunteers his services in such a cause, or loans his money lor its support, or by his con versation, tit.' writings, or any other mode of influence, encourages its prosecution, that man is fin accomplice in the wickedness, loads his conscience with the blackest crimes, brings the guilt of blood upon hift soul, and, CvTin the sight of God, and Ilis law, is a murderer /" "If at the present moment, no symptoms of civil war appear, they certainly wilt soon, un less the courage of the war party should fail thein." "A civil war becomes as certain as tho events that happen according to the known laws and established course of nature!" From the Rev. I. S. J. Gardner, A. M., rec tor of Trinity Church, Boston: "It is a tear unexampled in the history of the world; wantonly proclaimed on the most frivo lous and groundless jrretences; against a nation from whose friendship we might derive the most signal advantages, and from whose hostility we have reason to dread the most tremendous los ses."—Discourse delivered July 28, 1812. "What conscquenco is it to you if they re pealed or not, if you are sold to Napoleon, as you have reason to believe, by the slaves who have abused your confidence. "Let no consideration whatever, my brethren, deter you at all times, and in all places from execrating the present war. As Mr. Madison has declared war, let Mr. Madison carry it on."—lb. "The alternative, then, is, that if you do not wish to become the slaves of those who own slaves, and who are themselves the slaves of French slaves, you must either, in the language of the day, cut the connection, or so far alter the national compact so as to insure yourselves a due share in the government."— ldem. "THE UNION HAS BKEN LONG SINCE VIRTUALLY DISSOLVED, AND IT IS FULL TIME THAT THIS PAItT OE THE DISUNITED STATES WAS TAKING CAKE OF ITSELF."— Idem. Aiding the enemy by interfering with the Revenue Laws—selling him provisions. "A Sheriff's officer in New Hampshire, re covered a letter (dated August 10, 1811!) signed by five respectable citizens of that State, in which they made the following assurances to a British official, in regard to one Curtis Coe, an American, imprisoned as a spy at Three Riv ers: "From our acquaintance with Mr. Coe, his character and politics, we are. confident that his object is far from being unfriendly to the motives of your government in repelling the attacks made on you by our Executive. His politics have uniformly been what we stylo staunch Fed eralism, and his object, we believe, no other than trafficking with your citizens in defiance of some of your laws. His language and conduct with us have uniformly belied even the sem blance of an enemy to your government, or any Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD,PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1863. of your usages in repelling the measures which our Executive tried to enforce." The revenue laws were constantly interrupt ed, and often times defeated in their execution by vexatious processes and proceedings in the State Courts. A member of Congress declared that he knew of fifty-six writs having been serv ed upon a United States Collector in one week. American vessels were, in a number of instan ces, captured, carrying British permits or licen ces, and Croke, the British vice-admiralty, judge at Halifax, declared in an official decision, that the object of these licenses was to directly benefit the military sennce of Great Britain—to give sub-. sistence to her arms m Spain. Individuals were repeatedly detected in selling provisions and stores to the enemy. On the 2d of December, 1813, formal notice was given that the British blockade, previously confined to the ports and harbors of the Chesapeake, Delaware, N. York, Charleston, Port ltoyal, Savannah and the Mis sissippi, was extended to all the ports, rivers, etc., on both sides of ports East and North of this remain unblocka ded, and vessels departed from and returned to them with so little interruption that the fact was commented on with censure in the British House of Commons. "The Executive of Massachusetts and Con necticut had refused to submit the militia of those States to orders issued by the President. In November, 1831, Chittenden, Governor of Vermont, by proclamation, ordered borne the militia of bis State from Canada. The officers through their commander, Lieut. Col. Dixon, replied that they regarded the Governor's proc lamation 'with mingled emotions of pity and contempt for its author." The bearer of it was held for trial at Albany. A resolution was sub sequently offered in Congress to instruct the At torney General, to prosecute Chittenden for at tempting to induce desertion, tho* it was prompt ly withdrawn at the request of the Republican Representative from Vermont. Otis took occa sion to offer resolutions in the Legislature of Massachusetts, pledging that State to tho sup port of Vermont or any other State whose Con stitutional rights were invaded; and theresolu j tions piissed." BURNING BI.L'E LIGHTS. "Commodore Decatur, in command of tho U. States, 44, Macedonian, 38, and the Hornet, 18, was chased into Now London by a superior force, June Ist, 1813. Hero theseships remain ed closely blockaded during the remainder of the war, and the blockading squadron hud tho ad-, vantage of commanding, at tnc same time, do best point on tho entire seaboard of tho United States for destroying their coasting trade. De catur would, in all probability, have escaped but for intelligence communicated from the town to the enemy. lie officially informed the Secreta ry of tho Navy (Dec. 20th, 1813,) that he at tempted to get to sea on a dark and tempestu ous night—that as soon as his movements to that end became apparent, signals were made to the enemy by BURNING BLUE LIGHTS on both points of the harbor's mouth ; and he de clared that: "There is not a doubt that they (the enemy) have by signals or otherwise, in stantaneous information of our movements.— Notwithstanding these signals have been repeat ed, and seen by at least twenty persons in this squadron, there are men in New London who have the hardihood to disbelieve it, and the ef frontery to disavow their belief.' During a se vere storm of wind and rain, in March, 1814, Decatur issued orders for the instant embarka tion of his officers, —in a very short time blue lights were thrown up like rockets from Long Point, and were immediately answered by three guns from the British fleet. These signals were witnessed by all the officers and men in tho A merican look-out boats, and also by some of the officers at Fort Trumbull. They were luiown to be signals by those who were perfectly fa miliar with that species of marine communica tion." THE FEDERAL PAPERS RECOMMEND A SEPARATE PEACE. The Boston Dai/g Advertiser published a se ries of articles openly recommending the New England States to form a se/iarute peace, urging that it was lawful and proper to do so, and if Congress should refuse its assent, it would be for wise and prudent men to decide what ought to be done. In not a few pupers, the Ameri can troops were openly ridiculed, and their suc cesses deplored." Harrison's victory over Proctor was publicly deplored. The Salem Gazette of 22d October, 1813, announced— "At length the handful of British troops which, for more than a year, have baffled the numerous armies of the United States in the invasion of Canada, deprived of the genius of the immortal Brock, have been obliged to yield to superior numbers." The Boston Bail;/ Advertiser , of the next day, 23d October, 1813, added: "We shall surrender all our conquests at a peace. It is, indeed, a hopeless exploit for Har rison with 5,000 troops, who have been assem bled and preparing since July 1812, to fight and conquer 450 worn out, exhausted British regu lars, whom the Indians had previously deserted." In Rhode Island, infected by contagion with Massachusetts, a journal pronounced Harrison's victory: "The triumph of a crowd of Kentucky savages over a handful of brave men—no more than a march and their capture without fighting!" And thus we might go on citing facts from history, showing how the "Republican party," | then calling themselves Federalists, oppscd Jas. Madison and the war of 1812- The Whig par ty done the same thing in 1847, in the Mexican war, Horace Greeley calling our soldiers "jour neymen cut-throats," and Thomas Corwin hop ing that they might be met "with bloody hands, and wolcomed with hospitable graves." For all this, and more, not a single m:ui was ever threat ened, insulted, or deprived of his lilicrty. No newspapers were suppressed, and Urn freedom of speech was not curtailed. Vet now, under this so-called Republican Administration, all is changed. Free press and free discussion are prohibited as far as possible, and bars, bolts, dungeons, bastiles, &c., are the punishment for exercising them! This course of the Adminis tration is proof positive that it camwt defend it self before the bar of public opinion , and hence is seeking to perpetrate a false and odious policy by Force and Terrorism. The Opposition. It is amusing as well as interesting to re call the names by which the opposition to the Democratic party have been known since the Revolution. We have prepared a list, but do not pretend to say that AI,L the dif ferent parties that have attempted the over throw of Democracy since the formation of our Government are named therein, for, like the color, platform and pretensions of the persons comprising them, they are innumer able. They were— In 1775, Loyalists or Loyal to King George, or Tories. In 1776, Loyal Tories. In 1780, Nova ScotiaCo\v-13oys&Tories. In 1786, Convention Monarchists. In 1789, Black Cockaders. In 1808, Anti-Jefferson Improvement men. In 1811, British Bank men. In 1812, Peace and Submission men. In 1813, Blue Lights. In 1814, Hartford Conventionists. In 1816, Washington Society men. In 1818, No Party men. In 1819, Federals. Li 1820, Federal Republicans. In 1826, National Republicans. In 1828, Anti-Masons. In 1834, Anti-Masonic men. In 1836, Conservatives. In 1837, Independent DejnocraticWhigs. In 1838, Abolitionists. In 1839, Log Cabin—Hard Cider Dem ocratic Republican Abolition Whigs. In 1843, Native American Whigs. In 1844, Coon Party or Anti-Annexation Whigs. In 1845, The Whig Party. In 1846, Mexican Whig Party. In KM7, Ami-Mexican War Party, i In 1848, Rough and Ready Party. In 1850, Clay Whig Party. In 1852, Scott Whigs. In 1854, Know Nothings. In 1855, Native Americans. In 1856, Fremonters, or Abolitionists and Know Nothings. In 1857, Black Republicans. In 1759, Opposition and People's Party. In 1860, Wide Awakes Cap and Cape Party. In 1862, NO PARTY. In 1863, Union-League-No-Party-Eman cipatiou-High-Taxation-Centralization-Con- flseation—Ncgro-Equalization-Usurpation- Abolition-Administration Party. There, reader, is but a few of the names under which the "Loyalists" of to-day have flourished, in attempting to overthrow the Democracy and the principles of our Gov ernment. From the beginning they have had the SAME intention, and this is the es tablishment of a monarchy. They have ever, as to-day, been despiscrs of the Con stitution of the United States, violators of law and order, advocates of mobocracy, sup porters of the suppression of the freedom of speech and of the press, and in favor of a military despotism, and the social and po litical equality of the negro with the white. Every intelligent honest man must, bythis time, agree, in our opinion, with the Qua ker, who, on being urged by a leading' Ab olitionist to join the Union League, replied: "Friend, thou changest thy name too of ten : I have known thee as a Whig, as a Frcc-Soiler, as a Native American, as a Know Nothing, as a-snecrcr at the Union, as a friend of the Union, as a Loyal Lea guer, and thou recollectest how many more titles, and I cannot trust thee. When bro ther Obcd fell from grace, and became a rogue, he changed his name; and I have found that whenever men design making their living by dishonest means they arc al ways likely to do the same. If thou dost ever adopt one name and set of principles, and hold on to them for fifty years, as the Democrats have done, I may begin to trust thee. "•— Exchange. [ <sPDuring Jackson's term an application was made for the removal of some postmaster or dep uty postmaster in one of the Northern States, and it was urged upon the President with a great deal of earnestness, first by letter, and then a spccinl committco came here and remonstrated with great bitterness against the continuance of this violent political opponent of the President. To cap the climax, as tho committee suppo sed, of the postmaster's offence, and insure his removal, they told tho President that the obnox ious officer had called General Jackson a "d-d gray headed —"Did he?" said the Gen eral. "Ho did." "If lam not mistaken," said Jackson, "that man stormed Stony Point under Wayne, and any man who did that has my per mission to be a postmaster, and to curse me for the balance of his life.'' dandy, smoking a cigar, having enter ed a menagerie, the proprietor requested him to take the weed from liis mouth," lest he should teach the other monkeys bad habits." WHOLE NUMBER, 3064 VOL. 6, NO 48. A Disappointed Woman. A few months siuco a gentleman had the mis fortune to lose his wife, a literary lady of some reputation. After grieving for a number of weeks, a bright idea entered the head of the widower. He thought that he could do some thing to lessen his sorrow, and for that purpose he called upon a lady of his acquaintance, and requested to speak a word with her in private. Thinking that she was about to receive a propo sal, the lady prepared to listen with becoming resignation. "Myrrha," said he with downcast eyes as he took her hand, "you knew my wife!" "Certainly." "It is not good for mail to be alone." "Perhaps not." "Did you ever reflect upon that part of the marriage service which required couples to cleave unto each other till death do us part?" "I have." "I have often reflected upon it myself. Now death has parted me from my wife, and I feel very lonely." "I should think it likely." "I think I must do something to restore to me her kiud consolation, and the memory of her virtues." He pressed the lady's hand and sighed. She returned the pressure, and also suffered a sigh to escape her. "My dear," he said, after a long pause, "I'll come to a point at once, I have a proposal to make." "A proposal?" She blushed and covered her face with her hand. "Yes. I have concluded to write my wife's biography. Now I have had but little skill in literary exercises, and if you will correct my manuscript and write the headings of the chap ters, I will give you five dollars." She sprang from his side and lier eyes flashed with anger. "I'll see you hanged first, and then I Won't —you —you —" She left the room not being able to express her feelings. The widower sighed, took his hat, and went home. He has not yet published nor pro posed. It was a pity to be so misunderstood. Drawing Dead Men's Teeth. The celebrated Mungo Park served an ap prenticeship in a doctor's drug shop in Selkirk, anil during his study of physic compounds, the following little episode, which wo had from a venerable doctor of medicine, occurred : An old well-known burger stepped into the store one day, and looking in an excited man ner at tho boy, said : 'Mungo, is the doctor in V 'No, sir., 'O Lord ! and I'm nearly dead wi' the tooth ache.' 'But I'll draw the tooth for you, if you wish it drawn.' 'You, callent! Did ye ever draw nny teeth a fore?' 'Yes, I have, sir.' 'Faith, I'll rather come back again and see the doctor than lippen ye!' The old gentleman went oil, and, ere long, he returned with the old question: 'Mungo, my man, is the doctor in now?' 'No, sir, he's not come in yet.' 'What am I to do ? I'm nearly daft with the pain. Mungo, aro ye perfectly downright sure ye've drawn teeth before thisj?' 'I really have, sir.' 'Then get the nippers, and take out mine. Now mind! —take care—be canny.' The youth extracted the tooth, and after the old gentleman got over the shock it caused, and found himself relieved he complimented him on the skill he had shown, —and then asked him how many teeth he had drawn before oper ating on himself. 'Only thirty-two,' said Mungo. 'Thirty twae! Faith I think its a guide only. Whore in the world did a' the fok come frae?' 'O, I took them'all out of one man's mouth.' 'That was dreadful! 1 wonder the man let yc pull them.' 'He could'nt prevent me.' 'How r 'Because he was deud.' The old gentleman sprang from his seat and ejaculated: 'Mercy on us!' and hurriedly left the shop. How HE CAUGHT HIM. —In the neighborhood of Chicago lives old uncle John Johnson. He came from the land of steady habits a long time ago, and would be glad to see the friends he hail loft behind. But it was a long way to go, and he was old and still' in the joints. Ho sent his son Tom to visit and bring him a full report of all the folks he once knew. Tom was right glad to make the trip, and when he got to Nor wich lie soon found the girls so agreeable that lie forgot all about the old cronies his father wanted him to hunt up, and went back after a month's visit. His father asked hiin about his old neighbor Porkins. but Tom didn't recol lect the name. 'Well, how is Deacon Huntington?' But Tom hadn't seen the deacon. 'Did you see Mr. Rockwell'!' 'No,' Tom had missed seeing him. And so the old man went on With his questions till he saw that Tom had been fooling him; and to try him once more he asked: 'Did you see old Parson Noycs V Tom thought it about time to havosccn some body, and answered promptly: 'Oh, yes; he's first rate —sent lots of love— wants to seo you badly.' 'Oh, murder!' gasped the old man.—'You little pesky liar, Parson Noycs has been dead these forty years!' Tom took a candle and went to boil. O-f )ne day a person pointed out a man who had a profusion of rings on his lingers to a coop er. " Ah, master, "said the artizan, "it's a sign of weakness when so many hoops are used." Hates of Oue Square, three weeks or less $1.25 One Square, eaeh additional insertion less than three months 23 3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAR One square- $3 00 $4 00 $6 00 Twosquares 400 300 9 Three squares 300 700 12 J Column 600 900 15 00 | Column 800 12 00 20 0 4 Column 12 00 18 00 30 00 One Column 18 00 30 00 50 00 Administrators'andExecmors' notices $2.50, Au ditors' notices $1.50. if under 10 lines, $2.00 if more than a square and less than 20 lines. Kstrays, $1.25, if but one bead is advertised, 25 cents for every additional head. The space occupied by ten lines of this sire ot type counts one square. All fractions of a square under live lines will be measored as a half square and all over five lines as a lull square. Alllegat advertisements will be charged to the person hand ing them in. AN INGENIOUS TEST —A short time ago a merchant, in prosecuting liis morning tour in the suburbs, found, as he walked along, a purse containing a considerable ■ sum of money. Ha observed a lady at some distance, who he thought would be the owner and loser. Determined to be correct in the party to whom ho delivered it, he fell upon a strange ingenious plnn to ef fect this; he resolved to act the part of a poor, distressed man and boldly went forward hat in hand asked alms. This was answered with a polite, 'Go away! I have nothing to give you.' the poor man, however, persisting in his entrea ties would not go until he had got assistance for his famishing wife and children. At last the lady condescended ; but to her dismay found the wherewith was gone. The merchant, with a. polite bow, returned the purse, with the advice in future to be more generous to the distressed. erl went to Washington for the purpose and put up at a large hotel, where seeing the landlord, I accosted him with "How d'ye do, square'?" "Half a dollar. We charge twenty-five cents for looking at the landlord, and fifty for speaking to hiln. If you want supper, a boy will show you to the dining room for twenty-five cents. Your room bein' in the tenth story, it will cost you a dollar to be shown up there." "How much do you ax a man for brenthin' in this equinom ikal tavrun?"—sed I. "Ten cents a breath;" was his reply. WITNESSES TUREE. —Shortly before he died. Patrick Henry, laying his hand on the Bible, said: "Here is a Book worth more than all others, yet it is my sad misfortune never to havo read it, until lately, with proper attention." With voice and gesture, pertinent, and all his own, John Randolph said; "A terrible proof of our deep depravity is, that we can relish and remember anything bet ter than "The Book." When tho shades of death were gathering around Sir Walter Scott, he said to tho watch er, "Bring the Book." "What book?" asked Ijockbart, his son-in-law. "There is but ONE book." said the dying man. With such testimony as to tho value of the Sacred Scriptures, reiterated by the great and good, in all ages, it is yet a sealed book to many. • THE DOCTOR KNOWS. —An amusing thing oc curred in the 24th Ohio. A few days sinco a soldier, in passing to the lower part of the en campment, sow two othcrß from bis company making rude coffin. Ho inquired wAo it was for. "John Bunce," said tho others. "Why," replied ho, "John is not dead yet. It is too bad to make a man's coffin when you don't know if he is going to die or not." "Don't you troublo yourself," replied the others. "Dr. Coe told us to make his coffin, and I guess he knows what he gave him." PRINTER'S LITANV. —From want of gold, from wives that scold, from maidens old, by sharpers "sold"—preserve us ! From foppish sneers, mock auctioneers, and woman's tears —deliver us ! From stinging Hies, from coal-black eyes, and babies' cries—deliver us ! From seedy coats, protested notes, and loaky boots—protect us ! From creaking doors, a wife that snores, con founded bores, and clothing stores—protect us 1 From shabby hats, and torn cravats, and fly ing brickbats—save us ! Wir.n GAME. —A few days ago a steamboat stopped at a landing some where in Arkansas, to wood. A passenger On board the boat'took his gun nnd stepped on shore, hoping that dur ing the hour they were likely to stop he might bag a few birds. After traveling a few rods he came across a rough looking fellow, and the fol lowing dialogue ensued: "How are you T" "How are ye, stranger," replied the Arkan sas man. "Have you any game in these parts?" "Oh, yes, plenty on 'era." "What sort of game?" "Well, most any sort, but principally brag and poker." ©-People who suppose that a good prayer is preferred to a good act, doubtless imagine that God has more Leasing than eyesight. The end, we fear, will show that they reasoned from false premises. The poor are oftener prayed for than helped. The reason is, we believe, that breath is cheaper than bullion. ©■An English writer says, in his advice to a young married woman, that their mother Eve marriod a Gardcuor. Some one wittily remar ked that it might be added that the gardener, ia consequence of the match, lost his situation. ©Different sounds travel with different de grees of velocity. A call to dinner will run over a ten acre lot in a minute and a half, while a summons to work will take from five to ten minutes. ©During the recent rebel raid into Western Virginia, ono of Gen. Jenkin's men stole a lady's hoop skirt, which so enraged the General that he ordered the fellow to wear it a whole month. ©•He that loses his conscience has nothing left worth keeping. ©-The Easensc of Abolitionism is—Be lieve as I do, or you are a traitor. ©-Laws ate always multiplying Lawyers, and lawyers always multiplying laws. ©-Tbo best adhesive label that can be put on luggngo is to slick to it yourself. ©-More than 40,000 emigrants arrived at New York on Monday wcok from Germany and Groat Britain.
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