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JOSEPH-. 11, .aiißßl 1
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iVANIC oil!
Prof. 11. DC
.r.is, nt raringiaumvc-t-i
ii> cure of sore aiiU p^l
:-.ess in any part of ft,
the back, breaitvrtlJi, •
rn.“, eprains, hcadicju
i- olhcr dilcwo thalji
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in relievo the taltti
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vs iu bringing to tl*
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. per cent, cat off hi
in-b.si'd to •
;U».VD. Proprietor,
Lijwiat tnvi..
uil—Henry Ulir.Oj
and till dealers ino,
N D ITB PJLIfiM;
uhllshod, Grails; ttyi
X lON AD treat;
rhea or Local Wei
r.-.l Nervous Dihility,li3
tut;a generally, Tty - .al
B.DE LANEIVMifci
a.my alarming compkal
:.d solitude of totaS
iIiDICINE, la lu UihflJ
the entirely new
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COUNTY-I
uV.ish a Now Map of
Inal surveys, conttinli
nb. the Actual localit
of Worship, School Ui
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tribune directory.
CHURCHES. MINISTERS,.&C. !
_ itev A B. OcaaK, Pastor.—Preachingev-
K«l?m'irnU\sat 10>4 o’clock, andrin the evejuclg nt
JSSf MdJSI Scl.,*l at 9 o’clock, A. SL, in
me IIS. I’rayer Meeting■yivcry M ednosday evening in
B.A. Wnsotf, Pastor.—Ptjach
™4uath Corning at 11, o’clock and in tlic tven-
the, ,»t 2
M*‘-oemna I’ravct MottHw ewry.WMtow-.
ly euiiiug. VoautTMeu’l Prayer Meeting every Friday
evening. . j .jt a) . n e y.jACon3t*ok,Pastor,—rPrinch-,
iaimefy Sabbath moralug'at 10% o'clock, nudlit
infhe tircuiu". Sabbilh School in, the Lecture itoiiu at
“fo’cba%l°M. Prayer Meeting ,1a aaiue room dvery
B- Speck, iPastor.— <jy
o.li.|l,ih morning at 10U o’clock and in the evening at
K S in the Lecture Room! YP
o'clock. A. M. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening
!n pXia““ kpisApal, Rev R. W. Ouvsa f Pastor.-Divlne
Atrrice 11 and ,4th Sundays of each month et DLs o Clod:
A M ami 4V£ I’- M- Sunday School at 9 o clock A. 11. -
OiMate, Rev. John Twigoh, Pastor.— Preaching atjlO}4
o'clock In the morntog, anrt at in tlm alternoon. ,
Biplitt, B. H. Fish, Paa!or-I*r«|ching every SaWjnth.
morales at 10U o’clock, and alac» in tho evening. Sahbath
fcbool Zt 9 o'clock, A. Sl. Prayiir Meeting every WodnCa-
SsimrCab, Pwtor -PrcaChlng
every Sabbath morning at ll o’clock and In theovening, In
lh< old Union School House. .
ALTOONA MAIL SCHEDULE
MAILS CLOSE.
Easfcrn Way at
Western “
' UolUJayabnrg,
Eastern Through Mail _
' MAILS ARKIVB.
BiHlern Through Mail, 8 35 A.M
. Wes tarn Way,
.Eastern “■ C -to P. M,
*Holllthmsburg 11 30 A. M. and 630 “
Offlae open for the transaction of business from 7 A. M,
to 8 P. M., during the week, and from 3 to 9 o’clock. A; M
..an finnday.
June 4, ’67-tf] JOHN SHOEMAKER, P. M.
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
i&rreM Train East arrives C,M A. M-, ' }&tves 7,10 A. M.
J “ Wort “ 8,35 “ “ 8,55 “
Fart “ East “ 0,50 P. M. “ 10,10 P. M.
« “ Went “ IAJS A. M, « 1,30 A. 11.
Mall . « East « “ “ 11,60 “
•* » West “ . p. M, “ 7,00 P, M.
The nOLLIDAYSBCBO BUANCH connects with Express
Train East snd West, and with Mail Train East and West.
Tho BLAIItSVILLE BRANCH connects with Johnstowu
Way Train Kurt and West, Express Train West and ilail
Train Kut.'. - ,
SuTvimhir 29,1558,
MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS.
Mountain ledge. A. V. 51., No. ■2Bl, mocl«onsecondTuc»t
'day of rach mouth, iu the third story Of the Masonic Tem
ple, at 7U o'clock, P. M. .
Jfwimm Eimmpmait, A. T. M, No 10, meets on the’
fourth Tnortay of each month. In the third story of.tho Ma
eonk Temple, at l\i o'clock, P, 51. '
Alt.wna Mg:, I. 0. of i). P.,No. ft 3. meets every Friday
evening, Jn the second story of the Masonic -Temple, at 7J£
o’clock, pTm.: '
' Feram/a Lodge., l.i). of 0:P.,N0.632, meets cvpry Friday,
evening,in the third story of Patton’s Building, on Virginia
>* tied, rt o’clock, P. M.
. Trihe, Xo.;SS, I. 0. Jl. Jl q hold stated C«nn
clb every Tucivlny evening In the I. 0.0. F. Mail, in the
Masonic Temple. Council Firn kindled at 7th run 80th
'breath. W. A. ADAMS, C. of R. [Juno 25/’67-ly ;
Junior ihntJi/ Anetica, Camp No. 31, meets every, sfon
•dty night In the tldrd story of Paltoh’s Usdl, at7J,jo’clock
P. Mt 1
Wuhington Oimp. Ah. 64, J. S. of A-, meets ©very
Inwday evening, In the 2d story V Patton’s,Hal!.'
AUam Division, Ah. 311, S. of T*, mcets'every Satur
day evening, - in the2d story of PattOAVUaR. B. F. Rose
W.P.; D. Galbraith,-11.8. ' : , : , . i
Alt'ena Mechanics' Library and Itehdinp Hoorn Atsdeia
non meets statedly on the Ist Saturday evening iu Jauua
7 A r r 'h July and-October. Board of Directors meet on
the Ist Tuesday evening In each month. Room open from
tto 10 o’clock every evening, (Sunday excepted.) :
COUNtY OFFICERS.'
Judges ij fU\t Piurts.— President,' Hon. Georgs Taylor.—
Awoclstos, J. Penh Jones. David Caldwell.
Drolhonotaru —Joseph Baldridge.
liegisltr and .Recorder—Hugh A. Caldwell,
iwrtjf-—Janvea Ftink.
, Di>trict Attoi-ney—Benj. L. Ilowit.
thunty Commtjjionert—Davld U. Confer, J. R. McPar-
UwvEulb 3i*^ot»ca. c •
Clerk to Cfonanisnonertwi- Ilneh A> Caldwell
Mercantile Appraiser—Joseph o. Adlum.
ChuntySuTTeyor —JamcaL. Owma.
Treasurer —John Llngaftlt. '
Auditors—S. Morrow, A.C. McCartney, Jos. R. Hewitt.
? -Dtrecforf—Georgo Weaver, Samuel Shiver
-• C. lUddlo. ’
Owner—William Fox.
Superintendent ef Qmmon Sfrodt— John Dean.
ALTOONA..BOROUGH OFFICERS..
•jFuitta* (jf tte Beau— Jacob Good, J. M. ciierrv.
e. MJJoneg. ' ■
nn Lowthcr, R. U, McCohnlck. John
AllUon, Peter Rc«l, «;ehioß. qiandinff,
PruuUnt of GutncH —K.H. -McCormick. .
nc,Moh n McClelland.
TVM^rer^amcalkJwtHcr.
H^rL°.‘ r w 1^ eor ? e - T‘J* atton ’ c - B - »««*, c. a
«e'£KV 70, ? 1,h .^ olBt ’ Wm - c - McCormick.
c - McCormick. ‘ -
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hntdon~v.* w.,?% “ Alexander .Riling.
“ Wert n’ I ''? n ■'5 e f k ’' Alo3t - Montgomery.
' “ - „ „ J- Ji. CEaubnagh.
horth « Wm Wnu-Kccd; ‘
EAKGE AUGUST
it th« “I/KUv 8 ■‘.ljeen received
»WatthoteW n which wilt ho
toan who want?L^* U . pr!wg ’, wholcaalo or retail. The
_ "no wanta faaa only to call. [Dac.XT.tt;'
TTTKNry LEHR'S STORE IS IN
DATES, prunes, CITRONS
aa “ CurrauU In store oadjor Rida by
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THOS. A. BCOir, arp’f.
lliai‘
Milton on bis Loss of Slgbt.
. .lam old And blind I '( •
Men point at mo as smitten hydod's frown;
Afflicted anddceerted of ray kind; ’
" -Yet Pin not dost down.
laraweak,yet strong; 1
I murmur not, I nolonger see;.
' Poor, old and helpless; I the raore belong} - ' *
father Supreme 1 toXhee! , •,,
-0, merciful One t ”
When igeh are farthest, then,than art most near;
.Wlien fricoiU pass by, my .weaknesses to shun,
• ThyehariotlhMf.
I > : Thy glorious face : ,
Is ieaijing toward me, and Up holy light
Shincsjtu upon iny lonely, dwelling place—
And there Is no morp night.
. Onmy.bendcd knee, -
X recogntao thy purpose clearly shown;
My vision Thou hastdimmed, that I . may ms
Thy aejf, thyself alone.'
.. I have nought to fear;
This darkness U tho shadow of thy wing;
Beneath it I am almost sacred—here
' \l ' Can come no evil thing.
Oh I I seem to stand
Trembling, where foot of mortal ne’er hath been,
Strapped in the radiance from thy sinless land,.
Which eye hath never seen.
Visions come and go; ,
Shapes of retplondent beauty round me throng,
From angel lips I seem to hear theflow
Of soft and holy song*
j It is nothing now, .
When heaven is opening,on my sightless eyes,
When air* from Paradise refresh my.hrow ;■
That Barth in darkness Ilea.
, 'ln a purer clime, ,
My being fills with rapture—wave* of thought
Roll in upon my spirit—strains sublime
Break over mo. unsought
Give me now,my lyre I,
I feel the stirrings of a gift divine.
Within my bosom glows unearthly fire
■ • Lit by’no skill of mine. 1
SWed HKsctHaqg.
Hints to Young Teachers.
The following good Joints to those who
contemplate taking upon themselves the
weighty responsibilities and arduous du
ties necessarily connected with the pro
fession of Teaching, are from the Michi
gan Journal of Education, -but.we pre
sume they will suit this locality, admira
bly. Try them : *
1. Meet your school at the outset, with
a quiet and natural demeanor. Affect
neither sternness nor affability. Say a
few simple words to your scholars, that
you hope to do them good, and will try to
do the best you can for them. 1
2. If whispering or disorder occurs,
pausb at once, and do not proceed until
prder is restored. The mere pause is
generally sufficient for this.
3. Rebember that good discipline is the
principal thing; without, this, there can
be no successful teaching.
4. Govern yourself; do not fly; into a
passion; never stamp or scold, and do
not threaten or'talk too much,; Let a
kindly interest in your pupils temper all.
your actions. . . - |
£>. Have the school room kept tidy and
comfortable; wash off scribbling and ink
spots, and hang up maps and charts to
give the room an attractive appearance. |
6. Let the lessons btr short but truly
mastered. Go over the same groom
again; and again in reviews. No loft;',
superstructure can arise except on i solit
foundations. .. L.
7. Foster in your pupils a spirit of jus
tice and generosity, kindness and for
bearance, and reverence for, truth ant
duty.,
2. Make daily preparations for your
work; the oldest and ablest teachers do
this; You will thus be able to £ive dear
explanations,,andinfuse life and spirit in
jour instructions- 1 .
9. Remember tlmt your every act is
closely watched, ah<i that example teaches
more powerfully than precept. That
teacher who is a gentleman in dress and
, demeanor—whoso language is pure, sim
ple and deportment is
. gentle, graceful and kind, .will, awaken a
.respect in both pupils and parents that
will make his task easy. ’ .
• 10., Fut yourself into communication
with neighboring teachers. If there is
no Teacher’s Association, organise one as
soon as possible.
*@t. The toDs a good story
of the great. ‘‘revival’* in -Wisconsin.— 7
Among tho.cpaverte oho whose pre
vious profession had -been ■ “ three card
monte;” Times being somewhat hard, he
found little profit in his legitimate ‘‘ prac
tice,” and became ‘‘converted/’ as the
elders say. One night, at the suggestion
of an elder, he rose to edify the 1 congrega
tion with his experience, and thus “ de
livered” himself: “ Ladies and .gentlemen ;
—I- mean brothers and sisters j the Lord
jbsS blessed ine very much—l nevjer felt
so happy before in all my life-—(embar
rajssea—)l never felt so happy before in
all my much embarrassed)—
if anyone thinhs I ever did j they eon get
a liyely bet out of me V? ' i
ALTOONA, PA., THUESDAT, DECEMBER 30, 1868.
■’>•■; ■' Anincident*
Hr. B-———a young gentleman of
fine talents, was years ago a clerk in a. ,
bank in Virginia; fie was a goodncholar,
and a courageous and honest young man,-
bnt was , the leader of an infidel club, and
bad nearly succeeded in throwing from
his mind the last of whafc he used
to call the “ nursery , which
was. the religion his pious "mother had
taught him. j
On one occasion Upwards of one hun
dred thousand dpllars in bank bills had to
be carried to Kentucky, and he was selec
ted to carry it.? As he was i obliged to
pass through a part of country where high
way robbery and even murder were said to
befreqnent, he arranged to pass it hi the
day time. But he took the wrong road,
and haviug lost himself, was glad to find
a shelter anywhere.; He rode about a
ilong ,time in the' forest, amid the dark
ness and chilliness of a starless October
night. •
At length he saw a dim light, and push
ed forward until he cime to a poor, Wretch
ed looking log cabin. It was now near
ten o’clock, fip knocked and was admit
ted by. a woman> who told him she and
her children were alone —her husband
had gone , out hunting, but she was certain
he would return as lie always came accor
ding to premise. Here he was with a
large sum of money; alone, and\perhaps
in the house of one of those robbers whose
name was the terror of the country,, fie
could go no farther—what was to be done?.
The woman gave him supper, and propos
ed his retiring to rest. But no, no, he
could not think of permitting himself
thus easily to fall into the hands of rob
bers. He took;out his pistols,-examined
the priming, and determined to sell his
life as dear as he could. i
In the meantime the man of the house
returned; he was rather a fierce, uncouth
looking hunter; he had on a dirty skin
hunting shirt and bear skin cap, and seem
ed to be much fatigued, and in no very
talkative moody all; of which boded our
young infidel no good. He asked the
stranger if he did not wish to retire; he
told him no, he" would sit by the fire all,
night. The man of the house urged him.
But no, he would; not think of such n
thing. He was terribly alarmed, and ex
pected this would be his lusk night on
earth. His infidel principles gave him
little comfort. His fears grew into per
fect agony. Whakwas to be done ?
At length the rough back-woodsman
rose up, and reaching over the stranger’s
heajd to a shelf, took down ’an old book,
anq said, “ Well, stranger, if you will not
go to bed, I will; but it is tny custom al
ways to read a chapter out of God’s word
before! go to bed.? A load was at once
removed from him. Though avowing
himself an infidel, he now had full confi
dence in the Bible,' he was at pace safe j
he felt that the man who kept an old Bi
ble in the house* and read it, and bent his
knees before his Maker, would dp him no
harm. He listened to the prayers of the
good man, at once dismissed his fears, and
lay- down in that rude cabin, and slept as
calmy as he did underf father’s roof.
WlklutUng Girls.
Whistling girls and crowing hens,
Always come to some-bad end.
In one of the carious Chinese books re
cently translated and published in Paris,
this proverb decors in substantially the
same .words* It is also an injunction of
the Chinese priesthood, and a carefully
observed household custom, to kill imme
diately every hen that crows, ns a prove n
tative against the misfortune which the
circumstance is' supposed to -indicate.—
The same practice prevails throughout
many portions of the United States.
■ Wedo not; see :j why, if crowing hens
are disposed -of for fear of misfortune,
girls?’ should not also be made
the subject ofyisitation. - They are father
in high favor. Witness the popularity of
the song, “ Whistlb and I’ll come’ to you."
fe;girl who can w|iistle, has, iuusTc in ’ her
of no common kind, that is evylent; and
the “bad end" she comes to is, generally,
to whistle her way i into some old bachel
ors bosom. Pretty bad place, but a spot
into which a| great many “ Unprotected,
females’’ would he most glad ’to find an
asylum —particularly if it whs accompan
ied with a find suit'of rooms,
to match 1 -'i,;- : , r ;T-
When yon? see a man m business,
.yfjip Tyiil .not advertise or take a; newspa
per, look out for a mean pepunops slah
fimt. wfio wouldn't itrusi an fionest woman
for twa pounds of buttery too tight to en
joy good health, and who fields* penny
so near his eyes that ho .can’t seed dol
lar.
I Clergyman gave ,tho following
notice for a woman’s rights lecture; “At
fialf past six ' o’clock at the school house
in the firet district, a lien will attempt to
orowl” : : ;rr ,
ier A man in battle is not allowed to
yrfilstle to keep his courage up, ' and ’the
whistfipg of bjalileis doesn’t have that ten
denoy.
[INDEPENDENT IN EVEBTiniNQ.]
Sleeping With the Landlord’s
Wife. .
Wo giro the annexed incident in re
gard to Rev. Zeb TwitcheU,. a Methodist
clergyman in full'and regular standing,
and a membßr of" the Vermont Confer
ence. '
Ait one time he represented Stocfcbridge
in the State Legislature. Zeb, says our
informant, -is a man of fair talents, both
as - a preacher and a musician. In the
pulpit he is grave, solemn, dignified, and
p thorough systematic sermonizer; but
out of it there is no man living who is
more.full of fun and drollery. On one oc
casion'he was wending his way towards
the seat of the Annual .Conference of Min
isters, in - company with another clergy
man. * Passing a country inn he remarked
to the other clergyman—
-11 The last time I stopped at that tav
ern, I slept with the landlord’s wife.”
In utter amazement, his clerical iriend
inquired what he meant.
“ I mean just what I say,” replied Zeb;
and on went the two travelers in unbro
ken silence, until they reached the con
ference. ;
In the early part of the session, the con
ference sat with closed doors for the pur
pose of transacting some private business,
and especially to attend to the annual ex
amination of each member’s private char
acter, or rather conduct, during the past
year. For this purpose the clerk called
Zeb’s name.
“ Does any one know ought against the
character of brother Twitchell, during the
past year V’ asked the bishop, who was
the presiding officer. r
After' a moment’s silence, Zeb’s travel
ing companion arose with a heavy heart
and grave countenance; he said he had a
duty to perform-r-one that he owed to
God and the church, and himself; he must
therefore discharge it fearlessly, though
tremblingly. Ue then related what Zeb
bad told ■ him while passing the tavern,
how he slept with the landlords wife, etc.
Tjfie grave body of ministers were struck
as .pith a thunderbolt, although' a few
smiled and looked first at Zeb, then upon
the bishop, knowingly, for they knew bet
ter than the others the character of the!
accused.
The bishop called upon brother T. and
asked hiin what he had to say in relation
to SO' serious a charge. Zeb rose and
said-
“ I did the deed! I never lie !”
'Then pausing with an awful seriousness,
he proceeded with a slow and solemn de
liberation :
“ There was one little circumstance,
however, connected with the affair, I did
not name to the brother. It may not
have much weight with the Conference,
but although it may be deemedof, trifling
importance, I will state it: When I slept
with the landlord’s wife, as I told the
brother, I kept the tavern myself I”
Chinese Habits.
Our readers have often read of the pe
culiar customs and almost incredulous
dishes of our underground neighbors —
the Chinese.. But the following, written
by one who mixes with them daily, in
California, we give as to us related :^—
“In the markets, sucking-pigs and dogs
are equally exposed for sale; the one be
ing as readily purchased as, the other.—
The latter, however, are not freely bought
after they have been fed on animal diet,
except by the very poorest classes; but
are nourished with milk end rice on pur
pose for the' table. In -the markets at
Canton, I have observed, side by side, a
pheasant and a cat; and, upon enquiry,
found them to hear, precisely the same
value. The cormorant, the wild duck,
the hawk and the pigeon, being respect
ively indulged in by the lon mvani,
while the Salted rat, dried in the sun
seemed to-be an object of peculiar relish,
previous to their putting this animal to,
death-, they,frequently inflict upon it the
most exerptiatiug agony; whether or not :
\ipon'the sanie principle that we consider
a hunted hare more-delicate than one
that has been shot, Heave my readers to
determine. I have frequently seen a, work
man catch a rat, and, with the fore finger
and thnmb, dexterously break all the ani
mals teeth, leaving It in that state until
the evening, when- it is killed and flayed
for supper. They are} constant
ly in the habit of nailing the fat upon a
flat board by the four paws, and leaving it
in that position for many hours, and seem
amazed at any one .taking compassion up
die wretched beast.; This animal is gene
rally salted and.dried in- the sun prior to
being eaten, as they say they teste infin
itely more delicate, after this preparation.’^
j A man endeavors to shine in
himself fa ‘fool to outshine others j'.the
first is humbled by a, sense of his own
ihfirnatieS; the last lifted’ up by .the dis
covery of those which he observes In
othfira. The map considers* what he
wants, pnd the fool wfiat ho abounds in.
The wise man is happy, when he goto* fife
oyrn approbation ■ iwhf h<?'
reccommends himself id the applause of
those about him.
Levi Buck, a little boy not oyer twelve
years of age, was' one of the passengers in
the burned steamer Austria, mid saved
his life by swimming near an hour, -fins
brave little fellow is the son of ML S,
Buck, of Washington, D, G. The narra
tive of this child appears in the Washing-'
ton Star, and is as intelligible and aa in
teresting as the narrative of the adult sur
vivors. He says :—I was under I; the
charge of my aunt, who is about twenty
four years of age. At the lime thd fire
broke out we were on deck, and the bap
tain was asleep, and they waked him, up,
when he rushed upon deck*and exclaim
ed, “Children, -we:are all lost I”, :;Tho
captain then pulled off his; coat and jump
ed overboard. There wp great excite
ment among the passengers, and they tried
to get the fire buckets, but they could not,
as they were all fastened and could; not
be got loose. The life boats were filled
with passengers, while they were! still
hanging at th& ship's side, and the ropes
which held them were cut, which plunged
boat and all into., the sea. So great! was
the rush that my aunt and I were separa
ted, and a man by the name of pollock,
was banging by the chains of the anchor,
and he called me to come to him. I then
tried to reach him, and I was'hurriedj lover
the head and shoulders of the throng,
which was uncertain which Way to go. I
slipped down the Chain and climbed! upon
Mr. Pollock’s neck ; and then I held fast
for an hour, my shirt
I was all the time holding by Mir. Pollpck’s
hair. When my shirt was on fire, Mr P.,
said, “ My boy, we must go,” and he plun
ged into Che sea, with me clinging to! trim.
As we struck the water, I lost myiufid on
him, and swam about nearly an hour, when
I was taken up by the boat from Matirice,
and about an hour and a half afterwards,
Mr. Pollock was taken up by the baits of
the Maurice. When;.,! was clinging to
the neck of Mr. Pollo.ck the magaziue ex
ploded, with a terrifia.noise, and I saw
many persons flying ip ih^.air.
•>*
ALittle Hero.
Debating under Difficulties.
Hon. Joshua B. Giddings lectured in.
Trcmont Temple, Boston, the other: even
ing. His subject was, “ Twenty years in
Congress." In the course of his lecture,
he selected the following incident:—ln
1845 there was an unfortunate man in the.
House from Georgia, by the name of
Black, who regarded himself as the espe
cial champion of that State and the ‘pc-'
culiar institution. 1 When the Indian hill
was under consideration, he (Mr. Gid
dings) took occasion to refer to'the old
matter of the Creek Indians and the slaves
that had been stolen by the Georgians;
Mr. Black took fire and made a
in which he charged him/with stealing
negroes and franking a dress to his wife;
The Southern men gathered around him
and spirited him on. When he hail con
cluded, he (Giddings,) replied in mild
terms, as would be imagined; Imt Mr.
Black did not so regard it, and coming
round to within four feet of him, with his 4
heavy sword cane in his hand; said':
“ Bepeat that and I will knock youdown.’’
“Well,” said Mr. Giddings, “T neveir
bad been knocked down ;, it would be a,
curiosity; and so of course I repeated ii.
“ Dawson, of Louisiana, a professed du
elist, came along, and placing his hand on
his pistol and cocking it, saidj f D—n
him, I’ll shoot him !’ He did not think
he was in any danger, but others aid.; and
a slaveholder from Maryland, armed
bowie knife and pistol, came over and
stood by his N side, with his arms ibfded.—
John Slidell, and other Southern men,
came over and stood by Black ; Kenneth
Baynor,. (who has been called a * Know
Nothing’ since, but who knew something
that day,) who was fully armed, came and
took up’ a position on his left; Charles
Hudson rose quietly and put himself on
his right; and Solomon Foot, feeling his
cold Northern blood stirred somewhat, left
his seat, and took up a position at the en
trance of the aisle—and there and thus
they maintained 1 the freedom of debate.
The Oiiier Side., —Once in a happy
home a sweet bright baby died. On the
evening of the day when the children
gathered around their mother, all sitting
very sorrowful, Alice, the eldest s^id;
“ Mother you took all of the
baby while she to here; ans you: carried
and held her in yomr arms all the while
she was ill'; how motfier, who toother On
‘ the other side ?’’’ : ■ ?-■
- “On the other sidp of what, V*
“.On the' other side hf death ; wfip took
the baby on the other mothey l- She
was so little she could not go alonfi.” ;
; *f Jesus -met fier there,” said the moth
er.- “It nrhe whd took little children in
his arms to bless them, and said * Suffer
them to come unto irie, forbid tHeih not*
for such is the kingdom of ffeaveii.* : He
took’ the baby on the other side.’’;
.&e&. An exchange speaks of a efiap with
feet'so largo tiat wheh It nuns, hr when,
hp to get inthe shade, he3fes down
bn ; hui hacfc and duddhflp onefcot* tt
folly Tmirtrera'the -j^rposeofo^^
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EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
itfectlng Incident
: On one of the many bridges in Ghent;
stood two large brazen images of father
and-son, who obtained this distinguished
mark of admiration of tbeir feffow citizens,
by tbe following incidents*'
Both father and son w'ero for some of
fence condemned to die. Some favorable
circumstance on the side of the sob, he
was granted a remission of his share of
the sentence upon certain provisions ; in
short,, he was bfiered a pardon on the most
cruel, and barbarous condition that ever
entered the; mind of barbarity ; namely,
that he would boebme the executioner of
his father ! \ He at first resolutely refused
to preserve his by means so fatal and
detestable. rThis is not to bo wondered
at ; for I hope; there are few sons' who
would mot have spurned, with abborenoe,
life sustained on a condition so horrid and
unnatural. The son, though inflexible,
waa'at length overcome by the fears and,
entreaties of a fond father, who represen
ted to him, that at all events, his (the fath
er’s) life was forfeited, and it would be the
greatest possible consolation to him in hia
last moments, to flunk, that in his death,
he was the.instrnment of his son’s preser
vation. The youth consented to adopt
the horrible means of recovering his life
and liberty. Ho lifted the axe—but aa
it was about to- fall, his arm sunk .nerve
less, and the axe dropped from his hand f
Had he as many live? ns hairs, he could
have yielded them all one after another,
rather than again conceive much less per
petrate such an act. Life, hberty, every
thing vanished before the q® ar interest of
filial affection—he fell upon his; father’s
neck and embracing, him, triumphantly
exclaimed, “.My father I my father! we
will die together!” and then called for
another executioner to fulfill the sentence
of the law. , ‘ . ’
Hard must their hearts indeed be, be-*
reft of every sentiment of virtue, evezy.
sensation of humanity, who. could stand
insensible, spectators to snch a scene. A '
sudden peal of involuntary applause, mix
ed with grfians and sighs; rent the air.—
The execution was suspended, and on a
simple representation of the fact, both were
pardoned, high rewards and boohs were
conferred oh the son; and finally,'those*
two admirable images, raised to com
memorate a transaction so honorable to
human nature, and transmit it for the in
struction and emulation of posterity. The'
statute' represents the eon la the very act
of letting the axe fall. ■ '
How It Strengthened Hljotv
A student of one of our State Colleges,-
had a barrel of ale deposited hi rids room
—contrary of course to the rule and usage.
He received a summons to appear before
the President,, who said: - :
‘ Sir, I am informed that, you have *
barrel of ale, in your rooiu.’ *
‘ Yes, sir.' > ' .
‘Well, what explanation eau you?
make ?*• ■
‘Why, the feet is, sir that my phyti
oian advises me try a little efich.day as a
tonic, and not wishing to stop aitne va
rious places where the beverage is retail
ed, I concluded to haye a barrel.takento
my room.' ' v •
‘ Indeed. And have you derived any
benefit from the use of it r . . ;
‘ Ah, yes, sir. When the tasrel was
first taken to my room, two days since, I
could scarcely lift' it. Now l oan-carry it
with the greatest ease. ? _ '
The > witty student was discharged with
Special reprimand. ■
An haying accidentally
broke a pane of glassj wjb making tho
best of his way out of sight; "tuft the pro
prietor stole a march upon him, and hav
ing seized him by the collar, exclaimed/
“ You broke" my window, fellow, did you
not?” ■
“To h® s°ro I did,”'said P#l, “ and
didn't you see me running home to git
the money to-pay for.it V*- ; - ‘ ’
... When ; Sheridan jnade bis first
speech itt Tforliament, it was regarded on
ail Vinos t moMfyin g failure.—
His fnetfcls urged him to aoanddn a Par
liamentary career, and enter upon soma
field better suited to his ability*
said Sheridan, “ no, it is in me, and it
shall come wt !” And it did, ahd he be
came one of the most splendid debaters in
'England.' ' ; ■ ' _ : ■-■ :lr '
JDS&* A Western cotemporary time sums
up the peculiarities of a cotemporery
«He ih too laay tp earn a meal, and to
mean too cat one. He never j*as genera
ous bat pnce, apd that'was wheahe gave
the itch to an apprentice Boy;
• Thennlr time he ever. worked was
when he took castor oil fofc honey.*'
v Lawyers have a ludicrous way of
indcntifying themselves wjth their clients
hy speaking in the plural number. Gen
tlemen of the jury, saidialimiriary of a
Western circuit, “at the moment the po*
liieman says he saw us in the tap, I will
prove that we were Ipckad up ih thi sW
Jion house la a statu of intoxication.”
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