be VOL. 7. SMiscellangous. A FRENCH WILL STORY. + Is she dead, then?” « Yes, madame,” replied a little gentle- man in a brown coat and short breeches. +t And her will #” 4 Is going to be opened here immediately by her solicitor.” « 3hall we inherit anything 2” «Tt must be supposed so; we have claims? « Who is this miserably dressed person~ age who intrudes herself here #7 ¢ Qh, she,” said thelittle man sneeringly ; « «she won’t have much in the will ; shes sister to the deceased.” « What! that Anne who wedded in 1812 » mah of nothing—an officer !’ +« Precisely so.” t She must have no small amount of im- pudence to present herself here, before a re- spectable family,” « The more 80 as sister Egerie, of noble birth, had never forgiven her for that misal- lience.” Anne moved at this time across the room in which the family of the deceased were as- sembled. She was pale; her fine eyes were filled with tears, and her face was furrowed by care with precocious wrinkles. « What do you come here for #'" said, with great haughtiness, Madame de Villeboys. the lady who, a moment before, had been wterrogating the little man who inherited with her. + Madame,” the poor lady replied with humility, * I do not come here to chim a part of what does not belong to me; I came solely to sce M. Dubois, my poor sister's S0- heitor, to inquire if she spoke of me at her last hour.” + What ! do you think people busy them selves about you?’ arrogantly observed Madame de Villeboys: ** the disgrace of a ‘great house—you, who wedded a man of nothing, a soldier of Bonaparte!” « Madame, my husband, although a child of the people, was a brave soldier, and what is better; afi honest man,” observed Anne. At this moment a venerable personage, the notary Dubois, made his appearence. « Cease,” he said ** to reproach Anne with a union whieh her sister bas forgiven her.— Anne loved a generous, brave and good. mas, | who had no other crime to reproach himself | with than his poverty and obscurity of his name. Nevertheless, had he lived, if his | family had known him as I knew him, I, Ins old Nicud, Anne would be at this time hap- py and respected.” « But why is this woman here 1 «+ Because it is her place to be here,” said, the notary, gravely ; +¢I myself requested her to attend here.” M. Dubois then proceeded to open the will: « T being sound in mind and heart, Egerie de Damfremidg, retired as a border mn the convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dictate the following wishes as the expression of wy formal desire and princi: ple clause of my testament: « After my decease there will be found two hundred thousand francs in money at my notary’s, besides jewelry, clothes and furniture, as also a chateau worth two hun. dred thousand francs. « in the convent where I have been resi ding will be found my bool, ¢ Hieures de la Vierge,’ holy volume, which remains as it was when I took it with me at the time of the emigration. 1 desire that these three objects be divided into three lots. « Phe first lot, the two hundred thousand francs in money. « The second lot, the chateau, furniture and jewels. « The third lot, my book, * Hieures de la Vierge.’ 1 have pardoned my cister Anne the grief which she has caused us, and I would have comforted her sorrows, if I had known soon- er of her return to France. I compromise ber in my will.” (Madame de Villeboys, my much beloved cousin, shall have the first choice.” <M, Vatry, my brother-in-law, shall have the second choice.” « Anne will take the remaining lot.” «Ah!ah!” said Vatry, ‘sister Egerie was a good one; that is rather clever or her part.” : « Anne will only have the Prayer-book !"’ exclaimed Madame de Villeboys, laughing aloud, ! The notary interrupted her jocularly. « Madam’ he said ‘ which lot do you choose #2” +« The two hundred thousand francs in money.” + Have you quite made up your mind ?” «t Perfectly so.” The man of law addressing himself then to the good feelings of the lady, said : « Madame, you are rich and Anne has nothing, Could you rot leave this lot, and take the book of prayers which the eccen- tricity of the deceased has placed on a par with the other lots?” « You must be joking, M. Dubois,” ex~ claimed Madame de Villeboys ; ** you must «1 conclude that she iniended to intimate to her sister that repentance ond prayer were the only help that she had to expect in ihis world.” As she finished these words, Madame de Villeboys made a definate selection of the ready money for her share. Monsieur Va. try, as nay be casily imagined, selected the chateau, furniture and jewels as his lot. « Monsieur Vatry,”” said M, Dubois to that gentlemen, ‘“ even suppose it had been the intention of the deceased to punish her sis- ter, it would be ncble on your part, million- aire, as you are, to give up at least a por- tion of your share to Anne, wiro wants it so much.” « Thanks for your kind advice, dear sir,” replied Vatry ; the mansion 18 situated on the very confines of my woods, and suits me admirably, all the more sohat it is ready furnished. As to the jewels of sister Egerie they are reminiscences which one eught nev- er to part with.” « Since it is 80,” said the notary, *‘ my poor Madame Anne, here is the Prayer-book that remains to you.” Anne, attended by her son, a handsome boy with blue eyes, took her sister’s old Prayer-book, and making her son kiss it after her, she said: + Hector, kiss this book, which belonged to your poor aunt, who is dead, but who would have loved you well, had she known you, When you have learned to read, you will pray to heaven to make you .wise and good as your father was, and happier than your unfortunate mother,” The eyes of those who are present were filled with tears, notwithstanding their eft orts to preserve an appearance of indiffer ence. The child embraced the old book with boyish fervor, and opening it afterward-- «Oh! mamma,” he said, * what pretty pictures !”’ « Indeed !” said the mother happy in the gladness of her boy. «Yes. The good Virgin, in a4 red dress holding the infant Jesus in her aims. But why, mamma, has silk paper been put up: on the pictures 27 ¢* So that they might not be injured, my dear.” * But mamma, why are there ten silk pa- pers to each engraving 1" The mother looked and attering a sudde shrick, she fell into the arms of M. Dubois, the notary. who addressing those present, said: { «¢ Leave her alone, it won't be much; peo- | ple don't die of these shocks; as for you little | one,” addressing Hector, *‘give me that prayer-book ; you will tear the engra vings.”’ The inheritors withdrew, making various conjectures as to the cause of Anne’s sud- den illness, and the interest which the notwa- ry took in her. A month afterwards, they met Anne and her son, exceedingly well yet not extravagantly dressed. taking an airing in a barouche. This led them to make in- quiries. and they ascertained that Madame Anne had recently purchased a hotel for one hundred and eighty thousand francs, and that she was giving a first rate education to her son. The news came like a thunder- bolt upon them. Madame de Villcboys and M. de Vatry hastened to call upon the nota- ry to ask for explanations. The good Dus bois was working at his desk. : «¢ Perhaps we are disturbing you ?’ said the arrogant old lady. « No matter. 1 was in the act of settling a purchase in the state funds for Madame Anne.” ¢ What !” exclaimed Vatry, ‘after pur chasing house and equipages, she has still money to invest 2” «¢ Undoubtedly so.” « But where did the money come from ?” « What ! did you not see? ” * When ?” * When she shrieked upon seeing what the Prayer book contained which she ins herited.” « We observed nothing.” «Oh! I thoughc you saw it,” said the sarcastic notary. “That prayer book con- tained sixty engravings, and each engraving was covered by ten notes of a thousand frances each.” «¢ Good heavens !” exclaimed Vatry, thunder struck. «If I had only known it !” shouted Ma~ dame de Villeboys. “and I myself urged you to take the prayer, bouk, but you refused.” «“ But who could have expected to find a fortune in a breviary.” The two baffled old egotists withdrew, their hearts swollen with passionate envy. Madame Anne is still in Paris. If you pass by the Rue Lafitte ona fine Summer evemng, you will see a charming picture on the first floor, illuminated by the pale re. flection of wax candles. A lady who has joined the two fair| { bands of her son, and a fair child of six! years of age, in prayer before an old book of ‘Heures de Vierge,” and for which a case, of gold has been made. | * Pray for me, child,” said the mother. | ¢ And for who else ¢’ ingired the child. | ** For your father, your dear father, who really be dull not to see the intention of gister Egerie i his... cous- perished without knowing you, without be~ 1 « You had the choice,” added the notary, « What is the name of that saint, mam- ma dear ¢’ The mother, then watering the fair child’s head with her tears, answered : « Her name is—sister Egerie.” The White House Ball. DOWNINGVILLE BY MAJOR JACK DOWNING OF I hev run on so about politics and so forth that I eenamost forgot to ~tell about Mrs. Linkin's party. I've scen a good many big things in that way sisce 1 was a boy, but this was a leetle ahead of all. The sofers, and the wimmin, and the cabbynet, and the forren Ministers Pennitenshery, with their Seckretaries of Litegashiy, were all ther.— The tables were all kivered over with sagar frost, eenamost as white as a Maine snow bank. and Mrs. Linkin luked like a young gal jest ont of schule. The way she did 10- tertane kumpany was a caushin to peepul who don’t know the ropes. Insine Stebbins, of the Downingville Insensibles, was ther. and if ther is a smart fellerin the army, the Insine is one. He kin write poetry almost equal to Longfeller, and as for singin’ the Italian band ditty can’t begin with him, — Wen the kumpany were sot down to the table, Deacon Jenkins was kalled on to say | grace, and wen they got thru the hull kum- pany kalled on Insine Stebbins to sing a paradox which he had kumposed specially for the occashun : From Varwmount’s icy mountains, From licker hatin’Maine, Where streams of goldin whisky Go strate agin the grane : From menny a country cawkis, From menny a country shop, We cum to greet thee, Linkin, At this ere Linkin hop! Wot tho’ the Nor’ West breezes Blow sum o'er Georgetown hulls, And likwise as it freezes x The troops at Turner’s Mill, Wat tho” the army hosses . Die off for want of food, We'll drink Old Rye with Abram, Because Old Rye is good. Wat tho’ the Yankee nashun Pores out the warlike flud, And sojers of all stachin Are stashined in the mud ? Wat tho’ the sly contractors Defrand us right and left, Ant Uncle Sam's old stockin’ Of «ll bis cash is reft? Wot tho’ the taxis plague us, And heeps of corn must spile, While poor folks three times over Their coffe grounds must ble ? Does not great Dr. Cheever, (And shall he speak in vain ?) Command us to deliver The land from slavery’s chane ? Shall we whose hearts are litened With Rye and cake. and wine, Stall we to Cuff and Dinah Give nought but erust and rine Abolition ! Abolition! The joyful sound proclame, Till each remotese niyger Has learned the Linkin name! ‘Amen! scel-er!” yelled out Deacon Jenkins, at the very tip-top of his voice wile nigh about the hull kumpany seemed to be highly uckled except Linkin and his wife and me. I was so mad that I eeny Insine and ses I. «* Iusine Stebbin, I knowed you and Deacon Senkins was both red hot Abolitionists, but I tho’t all the folks in Downingville had kommon sense, and wood know better than to intruduce polly- ticks on a festive occasion, specially eny thing faverable to Cheever and Greely and kumpany, who are the hull time abusin Linkin and Mrs. Linkin.” Then the Insine sed that Sumnure had helped him rite the paradox jest on purpose to how Linken woodhke it. * Wal,’ I told him, ‘that was jest as much sence as well as manners as [ shud expect from Sumnure. Then Deacon Sedkins cum up and sed somthing and I lit on him for hollerin, ** Amen’’ rite atore the hull diplomatic core, jest as if he'd been at a prayer wmeetin in the Downingville schule house. Mrs. Linkin was much pleased at the way I laid down the law to the Deacon. but he looked daggers out of his 1ze. and be seemed nigh about as cross as a cross cut saw all the rest of the evenin’. ‘I'he baw] howsomever went offin all other res pees in furst rate style and Mrs. Linkin is now regarded as the asleet of faghion. i Ee We Strange Logic.—The Republicans are willing to reccive an Abolitionist who by his declarations, declares he has labored nincteen years to take nincteen States out of the Union; but will not accept a uniform record of loyalty from those of their politi- cal opponents who before the rebellion broke out supported men that now are active trai- tors. They aiso call the Democrats dis- loyal who were gent by Government to Fed eral forts when a majority of them have been declared innocent of the least shadow of guilt-—and mention the Abolition perso- nages with the omission of disloyal when speaking of their actions. Democrats are censured for expressing a thought that cast reflections upon the Goveinment, and their support of Lincoln in what they cone sidered right is of no avail unless they think he could do no wrong. that he was incapable of a single political miss take. 077 Why are two young ladies kissing other an emblem of Christiamty 2 Be they are ging wuto each other as they d men should do unto them, | | 10 cents a line, | | | | | | | The Kurnul didn’t say much | | most burstmy biler, T went strate up to the 0ents per dozen ; with molasses on, 5 cents !loping any child over tea years of age, 25 a The Federal Tax Bill. As almost everybody and everything is taxed in the Bill now before Congress fork raising a War tax, it is no wonder that members are constantly batton-holed on the subject whenever they show themselves in the streets in Washington. Almost every trade or profession has its committee or | agent down there, who are working like bea- vers to get some particalar in the Bill modi- fied. In consequence of this state of things the Committee of the louse of Representa tives resolved, some time ago. to suppress from the public eye all ned features which they might introduce. When the suppress- ed items come to be known. and the Bill is presented to the people in all its length and breadth, it will doubtless open some folks’ eyes ‘‘as big assarcers.” A correspondent of the Sunday Mercury sends to that paper what purports to be some of the supposed features of the Bill, which he intimates, the censor of the press has thus far regarded as «contraband.” We certainly have seen nothing of the kind in the telegraphic report from Washington ; and if the Bill really contains the astahishing items which he gives, there is no doubt that it will'prodace a profound sensation in every well regulated family : SUPPOSED ITEMS OF TIIE TAX BILL. For smoking a 3 cent cizar, 6 cents ; oth- er Havannas in proportion. Smoking a meerschsum pipe, 8 cents ; if colored, 16 cents. For every quid of tobacco, 3 cents ; begged from a friend, 6 cents. Dinners at Delmonico’s 5% cents 5 at a Fulton street saloon, 18 cents. Picking one’s tecth in private, 3 cents ; in front of the Astor House, 10 cents. Sixth Ward liquor, 12 cents a glass ; — common liquor in proportion. Jersey champagne, 10 cents a bottle, (that being its full value ;) other foreign wines 122 proportion. Calling for a drink, 5 cents ; permint init, 3 cents extra. Riding in-a city railroad car, 8 cents ; il compelled to stand, 10 cents. For weaving dollar jewelry, $2 each arti- cle. Boot blacks, 5 cents each job, speech of a Congressman, and three months’ 1mpriss if with pep Reading the vnment. Attending church, 50 cents an hour : if a At Beecher's the; to be the same as at first cless thea: tres. On mupister’s member. 25 cents. are Tard attending t matches, . 82 ¢ + if enthusiastically received, twice that sum. and drinks for the party. For smiling the Sabbath day, 23 cents for the first one, and 50 cents for each | following one. on For bowing to a lady in the st-ect, 10 cents. All unmarried ladies, $25 per year ; Cal- ifornia widows, $50 ver year. For being poor, $10 a month. White shirts, 10 cts. a month § ones, $1. Buckwheat cakes are to pay a taxof colored a 0 per dozen, For using an auger, 30 cents a month. For using a cork screw, 45 cents per month. Deviled kidneys, 4 cents a doz:n. For looking over a fence, 10 cents. Liceuse to drive your cow to pasture, 50 cents ; if over a mile, 75 cents, For licking your wife, 10 cents time ; spanking the baby, 10 cents ; cach wal- cents. License to boil the tea kettle, 25 cents. For scolding the servant girl. 50 cents. For license to catch bullheads, 5; to catch eels, $0 ; shad, salmon and sturgeon, £8. . To open oysters, $5 ; clams. 3,50. For privilege to sit on the dock and catch shiners, $1 per month ; if you lean against a pole, $1 50. Salt mackeiel, if caught in a fresh water stream, 3 cents each. To sit on the curb stone and peddle ap« ples, $8 a month. For the privilege of gathering peach: pits, $8 a month. License to peddle peanuts, $25 a year. Snuff boxes are to pay a tax of $1 per year. For every pinch of snuff givea to a friend, 3 cents. For asking a friend to drink, 35 cents. For playing billiards, 25 cents. For license to kill skuuks, $5 a vear and one fourth of the perfume. Tax on Mustaches, $2 a month —if dyed, the tax is to be doubled. On whiskers, other than those to cats and dogs, $3 a month, For blowing your nose in streets, 75 cents ; in country roads, cents. "To shoot marbles, $1 ; if ‘China Alleys” are used, a further tax of 40 cents. To play euchre, $1.50 ; if the two bow- ers of trumps are held, a further tax of 50 cents. Hurdey gurdies are to psy a tax of $1 a tune Mocking birds, 75 cents. To sneeze in the public highway, 15 cents ; if accompanied with unusu-l noise, 25 cents. : Suorting 20 cents ; if at an evening meets belonging the public 50 ~~ @he Democratic Aatchm License to peddle fire wood, $1 pep month. . License to beg cold victuals, $2. License to gather bones, $2. Every person taking an affidavit shall be assessed 25 cents. Ordinary cursing and sweating to pay five cents an oath, and swearing to be meas uted by a Cursometer to be furnished by the Secretary of the Treasury. ieee a Tit for Tat, Dobbs was up and doing. April Fools Day. A singular phenomenon was to be seen in the vicimty of his place of business. Dobbs went home from his store the last evening in March, and while taking tea, remarked to his wife, that hiscolored porter had been blessed with an increase of family. « Why,” said Mrs. 1., *¢that makes nine 1’ +¢ Exactly” said he ; ¢ but the siigularity about this new comer is, that one half of its face is black.” « Dear me!” exclaimed Mrs. D., ‘that is smgular, indeed, How s‘range! What can be the cause of such disfigurement « Can't say,” said Dobbs; ‘* bat it is a curiosity worth seeing to say the least of it » ¢ So I should think,” returned his better half. ¢ I will go down in the morning. and take such delicacies as the woman unecds, and see the child at the same time.” Dobbs knew she would, so he went out to smoke a cigar, and the subject was dropped for the evening. Next morning afler he went to his store. the kind-hearted made up a hiasket of nice things, dnd taking the mother, and see the singular child. @When Dobbs came home to dinner, his wife look ed surprised. Before he had time to seat himself, she said : { ‘ + Have you seen cousin John 2 Ile here this morning, to pay you the money you lQancd him,and as he could not wait for you, and must leave town to day, i told him you would be at the store at half past two.’ ¢ ow fortunate !”’ said he ; © Tnced just that ameunt to take up a note to morrow. — Just two, now,” said Dobbs looking at his wath, «IT will go down at once, for fear of woman the servant zirl, went down to cheer up was missing him. . ¢ Won't you have dinner first 2” asked his wife, “you will be in time.” t No.” said he, +1 want that money and would not like to miss him, so I will go at once.” ¢* By the by.”’ said the lady, ** how came you to tell me such a story about one side of that child's face being white 27 + No. no,’ said he, as he put on his hat, «you are mistaken. I said one black. You did not ask me about the other side ; that was black, too. First of April, my dear, first of April, you know.” Dobbs departed in haste, and not not return again until tea time, and then looked disappointed. ‘+ What 1s the matter ivy dear,” said Mrs. 1. * Why, I missed cousin John, anl[ nee ded the thousand dollars to take up a note And every one 1s so short, 1 cannot raise it.” « 0! is that all 2" returned she, ¢ then it is all right. Cousin John paid me the money and said you could send him a receipt by mail”? « But,” said Dobbs, “ why couldn’t you tell me so at dinner ume, and not say he would be at the store to pay nic, at half past two, and to send me off without my dinuer, be~ides causing me so much axicty for noth ing?” «1 am very sorry you have had so mach anxiety and trouble,” returned his wife, *¢ but you are mistaken in supposing I told you he would be at the store at that time, 1 said I 4o0ld him you would be there at half past two, and knowing you were in want of that money, 1 knew you ould not fail.-— First of April, my dear, first of April you know! Dobbs caved in; he acknowledged the corn, and Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs enjoyed a pleasant supper. ~ Tue GARDENS OF Romi. —The gardens of Rome are very happily daguerreotyped in a late number of the Cornhill Magazine: — + All round about Rome there are ancient par lens lying basking in the sun. Gardens and villas built long since by dead cardinals and popes ; terraces with fleeting shadows with honeysuckels in desolate luxuriance ; roses flowering and fading and falling in showers on the pathways ; and terraces and marble steps yellow with age. Lonely foun- as splash in their basins ; statues of fawns and slender nymphs stand out against the sole horizon of blue hills and crimson- side was he to-morrow. ————— streaked sky 3 of cypress trees and cedars | qupling 2 said a savey lover binding his with the sunset showing through their stems. Athome 1 lead a very busy anxious life—and the beauty and peace of these Ital ian villas fill me with incxpressible satisfac- tion and gratitude towards those mouldering pontiffs whose magnificent liberality has se cured such placid resting places for genera~ tions of weary men.” 17° Wife, T thought you said you were going to have a goose for dinner #' ‘So I did; and I've kept my word.’ « Where is it #’ ¢ Why, my dear, aint you here ? . Smith couldp’t ces the point of that ing, 25 cegts ; in church, $1. joke. Rules for Home Education. The following are worthy of being printed in letters of gold, and being placed in a con- spicuous place in every household : 1. From your children’s earliest infancy inculcate the necessity of instant obedience. 2. Unite firmness with geatleness. Let your children always understand that you mean exactly what you say. 3. Never promise them any thing unless you are sure you can give them what you promise. 4. If you tell a child to do anything, show him how te do it, and sce that it is done. 5. Always punish your children for wilful- ly disobeying you, but never punish in an- ger. 6. Never let them perceive that they can vex you, or make you lose your self-com mand. 7. If they give way to *petulance and temper, wait till they are cali, and then gently reason with them on the impropriety of their conduct. . 8. Remember that a little gentle punish, tent when the occasion ari much more cflectual than the threatening of a greater punishment should the fault be re- newed. is 8. Never give your children anything be- cause they ery for it. 10. On noaccount allow them to do at one time what you have at another time, under the same circumstances, forbidden. 1i. Teach them that the only sure and easy way to appear good is to be good. 12. Accuastom them to making their-little recitals the perfect truth. 13. Never allow of tale bearing. 14. Teach them that self denis}, not self indulgence is the appointed and sure meth od. le wea A Hine ro Yousa Lapres.—Loveliness ! It is not your costly dress, ladies, your ex pensive shawl, or gold laden fingers. [ion of good Itis your character they study--your deporte ment. sense look far beyond these. 1f vou are trif and loose in yonr conversation no matter if yon are as beau tiful as an angel, you have no attractions for them. 1fat is the loveliness of nature that | attracts the first attention it is the moral and mental excellence and cult n that ain ti ies sad wing and continu 3 | i labor to improve their outward looks, whil they bes‘ow little or. no thought on their minds and hearts. Fools may be won by the heart. Young t who but the wise, the prpdent and substantial are never caught by stich traps. Let mod esty ahd virtue be your dress. Use ant and truthful language, study to do good, pleas- and though you may not be courted by the | fop, the truly great wilt love to linger an your steps, ———eee- 7 Park Goodwin was deliveri ture in Indiana, when taking up a glass of water to drink, as lecturers will, *he bottom of the tumbler dropped out and let the water upon the manuseript. dismayed, und the audience began to titter Instantly recovering his wits, ga lec. The lecturer looked ominously. he said. “Whatever fanlt may be found with my lecture, it can’t be ealled a dry one.” This happy turn extricated him from the dilemma. del emo 17 The Providence Press avs that one night lately, when the streets wera a glue of ice, a citizen was accosted by an Irishman who desired to be put on the road to Woon socket. « Woonsocket I" said the astonished gen tlethan, ¢ whom do you want to sec in Woonsocket in this kind of going 2? «An faith,” says Pat, its meself 1 want {0 see there, sure.” Pat received the necessary directions. wu 777 When a person is very ill, “Ged has «ftlicted me 3” but it he feels very Lappy, and very well, how rarely does he say, ‘God has made me happy.” How prone are we t¢ think God is at burials, but not at bridals § how prone to think Ged is in all that is dark, sepulchral and gloomy, but not 1m the midst of all that is bright, giving it greater brightness, and in sll that is joy- ful, adding to its intensity dnd its purity. Mt he says, Tae Beavrirur.—Beautiful things are suggestive of a purer and a higher life and fills us with mingled love and fear. They have a graciousness that wins us, and an ex- | cellence to which we involuntarily do rever- ence. If you are poor, yet modestly aspir. ing, kecp a vase of flowers on your table, and they will help to maintain your dignity, and sccuro for you consideration and deli- cacy of behavior. wa 05> Why are you hike on annual, my arm around Harriet's waist. “1 ean't any. Why? ¢« Because you are handsomly bound.” “Indeed! Why, then am I like a law book ¢” ¢ Really I can’t tell.” “Because I am bound 1 calf I” rest A se 15 A gentleman once said to his son, who used to stay in bed late in the morning .— “Your brother got up this morning at five o'clock, and found on the sidewalle a purse of gold.” “Very well,” replied the lazy young wan, ‘if the poor fellow to whom it belongs bad remained in bed till ten, he an, . {From the Cinsignati Eoquife)-~« ‘Which Bu'l Gored the 0x 2: We were somewhat surprised to see yes- terday tn our Republican cotempcraries sugh was offered to Wende!l Phillips, and tvhicl broke up his lectiire at Pike's Uperd House on Monday night. We thought, and the community chought, that they were in, fax vor of mobs and opposed to the freedom of speech and the press. . va Last summer, when Democtatic papers were mobbed all over the North and threat- ened with destruction in every City town sy village in the free States - when Democrat citezens of high standing were ridden on rails and tarred and feathered by fiendish mobs. -when no Democratic elector could open his mouth upon the exciting political questions of the day, o1 a Democratic press give ils views on it without personal danget —these presses were either silent or openly engiged in the assaults, arid cheered on thog® who were destroying liberty of speech of hberty of the press. Oue of these emphat- ica'ly approved and justified mabbing Dems ocratic papers and Democratic editors if the¥ did not agree in sentiment. with it in regard gewgaws, and fashionable showy dresses, | gewg ) to the war. [It was almost equivalent to a (victory over the rebels, and wasa glorious | feat to moh a Democrat and to tear down | his printing office in the estimation of Hy partj ans of Mr. Phuilips’ school and his per- sona admirers, They had any quantity of sophistry and casuistry to excuse and pal. It was the condition of the country, it was ** military necessity," it was the enormity of the sentin.ents uttered by Democratic speakers and Demderatie presses, they being the judges which, in theif estimation, rightly deprived them of being heard bysthe community. All this non- sense, 1n the shape of argument, which leads | to the most perfect despotism, can be urged tin the case of Mr Phillips against his speak: ing. . An immense proportion of the wealth and the intellect of the North, for months wdd isilenced by mobs, and a large portion of the press mozzled by the same disreputable : They were: not ! | J liate the villians, oad rascally proceedings. that committed these outrages, | the result of organized consy They weré racies, hatched tion of Hin secret lodges and societies, and did the !bidding of more respectable, but more cows {ardly persons who were behind the scenéd. They were nstigated too, by Abolition pas: sand Abolition orators, who did nothing but pubhsh their Democratic cotemporaries; and to point out as proper subjects for mob discipline. gainst these outrages we lifted up cur voice at the time, and we denounce thew now, when the victim is Wendell Phillips who is the antipode of us in political senti- ment. We have ever been consistent asthe champion of free speech and a free pross.— Not so with many of Mr. Phillib's friends — When the mad bull gores their ox they cry out lustily, but they have themselves willing to go to the furthest extreme of mob Vie: lence against their opponents. This incon- consistency is generally remarked by the put lict who cannot see why Wendell Phill: ips, who openly declares that he has spent 10 years to take 10 States out of the Union and rejoices over the fact, is allowed by. the admiuistration (0 perambulate the countrys while hundreds of others, for an inconceivs ably less political ofenc; huve been arrested and confined in prisons. : We are glad that Mr. Phillips has not been arrested by the Government ; but stili he ought to be treated as others have been or those others should be discharged. It will not do to make fish of one and flesh of another. According to the rule laid dows by Mr. Phillips’ friends to Democrats; Me: Phillips bimself1s a proper person to send to Fort Warren. As for us, .we repudiate least, we have supposed it was and shalt try to make it so in the future, Nothing ig ever gained by playing the tyrant in pubhc opinion, and exciting mobs to suppress free dom of speech, or freedom of the press.— As in «ll cases where sound principles are violated where justice and equity gra outid< ged, the perpetrators do not escape justices which frequently commends its poisoned chalice to their own lips. Do right, what« ever may be the consequences, though the heavens may fall, is the ouly proper rule of ation, We bel eved last summer tht miny of thos who were cheering on mobs to as- sail those who differed with thew in opinion would see the time when they would regret it, and when their conscience would res proach thew for the deed. erie i pees 7377 Ma, I want some liquid geoerosity on my brea and butter.” o + Some what my child 27 ¢ Some liquid generosity !" by liquid genercsity ? son?" ¢ Gosh wam don't you know ? molasses to be sure.” +¢ Here Bridget spank this boy and put him to bed,” {7 Saxe the jo.t, sage. that Vermont ia famous for four staples, ** tvev women, ma- ple sugar and horses,” and the: * the first are strong, the last are fleet, the second and Whas is it wy Why ‘ti probeby would not have Jost it.’ commonly hard to beat.’ mobs either, in the proper sense of the word, “* What in the world does the bey mead vigorous denunciations of mob violence that 4 nad the whole business of political arrests {8c opition’s sake, and we would say to My: Se i Philips and to any as long as you do. not > be molested. This is a free country, or, at k third are Rh and all are gn: #
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