BY DAVID OVER. SELECT POETRY- j ' WHICH IS THE WAY!" The charming lady writer who presides over < tue literary department of one of the city | Weeklies, says :—"How few of as. on life's; journey stop to enquire which is the way. Jn the pursuit of pleasure or money how seldom | u that important question asked. We rush j heedlessly forward, and tru->t to good fortune ; to us safely 'out of the wilderness.' — ; We are either too stubborn, too thoughtless, or j too prul to inquire—Which is the way!—j This has suggested to us the following verses, ; which the reader may praise as much as he , pleases : On the highway, in the darkness, H'heresoo'er our feet may stray, Conies not to our minds this question— Which, oil, stranger, is the way ? Which way, stranger, is the way t Cross paths intersect o*:r journey, Till we doubt as well we may— Pleasant roa<#through pleasant valleys, But, oh, which one is the way ? Which way, Strang r is the way / There the golden sunlight glimmers There the autumn harvests lay, There the nodding flowers beckon— Stranger, which way is the way I Which way, stranger, is the way ? There are signs along tiie pathway, If ye heed them day l>y day, Pointing with unerring fingers, Every t:.v. I r on the way— Which way. stranger, is the way ? When th- night is darkly lowering, There's a star v. hose constant r..y Lighis the pathway to the haven— Wanderer, that way is the way, Which way. stranger, is the way I When the struggle la the hardest, If you'll only kneel and pray, Comes a voice from out the darkness— This way, trav'ler, is the way. This way, stranger, is the way." AGBICULTUgAiT^" Receipt for Curing Beef and Pork. This receipt, which originated with us, and has now had many years of trial, wc believe to be unsurpassed as a picklc. Nearly all the modem receipts which have appeared in thedi!- feretit agricultural journals, anil worth anything partake, in somo instances almost identically, of the ingredients and proportions set forth in ours, which we first printed some fifteen or eighteen years ago. Some of the receipts lately pub lished, requirod a large amount of labor and rre not to be recommended. As this period is the season, when farmers and others will soon be putting down their winter's, and we may add their next year's supply of meat, it may be of service to republish the receipt, which is as fol lows. To 1 gallon of water, take li lbs. of salt. 4 ib. brown sugar, 4 oz. saltpetre, 4 oz. potash. In this ratio the pickle to be increased to auy quantity desired. Let these be boiled together until all the dirt from the salt and sugar rises to the top and is skimtued off. Then throw the pickle into a large tub to cool, and when cold, pour it over your beef or pork, to remain the usual time, say from four to six weeks, according to the size of the pieces, and the kind of meat. The meat must be well covered with picklc, and it should not be put dowu for at least two davs after killing, during which time it should be slightly sprinkled with powdered saltpetre. Several of our frieud# have omitted the boil iig of the picklc, and found it to answer equally well. It will not, however, answer quite so well, liy boiling the pickle, it is purified—ior Hie amouut of dirt which w thrown off by the operation, from the salt and sugar, is surpris ing.—Ger mailt own Telegraph. 'THING HAMS. —A correspondent—Mr. W. •I. Rennet, of Warwick, It. I.—sends us the following description of a method practiced with great success by him for several years in curing hams. Ho first takes the cask in which the hams are to be salted, aud smokes it for halt an Lour w er a low fire tnadc with walnut chips. lie 'ben make.- a pickle for two hundred pounds of kitu by dissolving fourteen pounds of Ttwk's A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Polities, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c—Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. Island salt, half a pound of saltpetre, and iwo quarts of molasscss in sufficient water to cover the meat wheu placed iu the barrel. This pickle is skimmed while the salt is being dissolved at a scalding heat. When cooled dowu this brine is poured upon the hams in the buriel, and they are allowed to lay iu it until they are salted.— They are then lifted out, hung up to dry, and are afterwards rubbed over with a composition of fine salt, black and red pepper, and sonic ground cloves, Wheu this operation is per formed, they are sewed in bags, and hung up with shanks downwards. A dry, cool attic chamber is the best place to keep tliern. Hums thus preserved have a very excellent flavor, and do Dot require to go through the smoking pro cess. The simple smoking of the cask will have the effect of communicating a mild, smoky savor to the meat. Of this we are confident, because we have seen it done, and can endorse Mr. Beuuett's experience iu regard to this feature of the process. We believe his practice is a good one.— Scientific American. VIRruES of Miek. —lt is a most perfect diet. Nothiug like it—it contains curd, which is ne cessary for the development and formation of muscle—butter for the productiou of an ade quate supply of fat: sugar to feed the respira tion, and thereby add warmtli to the' body; the phosphates of lime and magnesia, lite peroxide of iron, the chlorides of potassium and soda, with the fiee soda, required to give solidity aud strength to the bone together with the saline particles so essentially necessary for other parts if the body. It contains the luctio acid, or the aeid of milk, which chemists inform us is the acid of the gusttie juice, so requisite for the proper dissolving of our food in the atom ach. It is, therefore, obvious that milk should be chemically correct ia all its constituents and should not ba neutralized by adulteration. 'lt is,' Dr. Prout propei'y states, 'the true types if food.' How necessary, therefore, it is that it should be purt; otherwise this wonderful and wise provision cf provi i--t.ee would be a curse rather than a blessing. From the Police Gazette. THE I>AYtiEROI'S lIOAD. A Thrilling Sketch of Prairie Life. BY JOHN KENNEDY. It was towards evening that I traveled slow ly across the prairie, to give my horse time to cool, from the intense heat of the sun, which wc had endured a few hours before. My saddlebags were heavy with the weight of coin I eariied iri them. I was en route for a land office, at which I was to outer land, not only for myself, but for others. I observed a borseniau ahead of me, atid traveling slowly in the same direction as my self. I was not very anxious for company, and therefore did not hasten uiy pace, but kept on at a slow gait. The man ahead of mc slack ened his speed, and seemed determined that I should overtake him. I accordingly slackened mine. He dismounted to fix something about his saddle, 1 stopped to observe the laudcape. Ho attempted to mount. His horse was frac tious and mine was perfectly docile. At length i lie reached the saddle. I dismounted— fiiy rigging was out of order. He dropped the ; rein, aud left iiis horse to graze. 1 examined imy pistols, and looked well to uiy knife. He ! cast a long look at me, and then rode forward, iat which I mounted and pursued my journey. His conduct had been suspicious, aud I was now fully aroused to a sense of danger. Could the man mean mo harm, or was he anxious for company, to while away the monotony aud lone liness of the route. For a mile or two he kept at a very respect able distance, aud 1 began to entertain hopes that I would not be troubled with his immedi ate company. Suddenly his Lorse wheeled iu ! his course, and came dashing furiously toward me. His movemeut was executed so rapidly, ■ arid Was so unexpected, that I was at a loss j how to act. But as self-defence is*one of the j first laws of uature, 1 found it the first sug ! gestiou which came to my mind, aud with it out i caino my pistol. "Peace," said he, at tho same time holding ; his bauds out before him. "My horse became frighteued and ran away with me." "ludeod," I replied. "\Vhat a curious horse," 1 thought to myself, as I carefully sur j vevid the uuiiual; and a noble beast he was. "It is veiy lonesome traveling alone over I these prairies, and their wild sameness almost : frightens rue; I had half a mind this morning | to lay over until I met with company." "You are a stranger in these parts," I re -1 marked, us J closely scrutinized the tuau's fei : tares, and particularly observed every part of his clothing and equipmouts. I observed nothing suspicious about him, but on the contrary, lie seemed to be like myself, traveler, ilis conversation was pleasant, his manners affable aud insinuating. Iu short, our acquaintance was soon complete, and 1 thought I had misjudged the man. He was ou the same Lusiuess, traveling to the same place, and intended to put up at the same hotel where 1 intended to stop. In addition to other facts, lie informed me he had five thousand dollars in actual cash in his saddlebags, which lie was going to invest in lands. In return for this unsolicited cotifi- BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1858. dence, I acquainted hiui with the amount in my possession, at which he expressed no surprise, hut rather intimated it was a small amount. '•I wonder if there is any dauger of rob bers?'' said he, as wo were approaching a small clump of trees, which were thickly studded with underbrush. "I should think not," I replied. Hut his remarks had awakened in uiy mind a suspicion, and 1 kept uiy eyes iuteutly fixed upi>n the woods, which lay to the right of us, aud close to which our road ran. 1 saw this troubled my companion, aud he tried by every possible means to divert my attention to some other direction. This ouly continued to arouse my suspicions, and taken iu oouuection with the manner in which lib came iuto my compa ny, destroyed all the confidence of hooesiy I had a few moments before reposed in hiiu. We now reached the densest part of the woods, and I noticed ho rode more closely to my horse's head, and glanced uuoasily toward the timber; but at the same time he watched me closely. 1 passed my hand behind, but no sooner was it beneath my coat than he had seized the rein of uiy bridle iu one haud, aud with the other* pointed a pistol to my breast. "Another move, aud you are a dead man.— Your moucy, sir,'" he demanded. "Ah ! a highway robber," said I, gazing on him in wonder. "I suspected sa much,but you were too sharp for me." "1 kuow it," lie replied, "wc all have to be fast in this Western county; we have a fast world out here; but your uiouey, aud save me the trouble of puiliqg ibis trigger. "Weil," thought I, "I may be even with you yet." "You will spare my life if 1 give you all my moucy ?" I asked, prelouding to be scared al most out of my senses. Perhaps, though, it was not all pretence, for 1 must confess I felt kind of light about the heart, aud my hair moved on my head as if its electricity was all positive, and each respective hair wished to get as t'..r away from its fellows as possible. "I wi 1 sj,ito y.>ur life, though it is contrary to my rules. I hive and will follow the mot to —'Dead men tell uo talcs.' " I uadeistood bis meaning perfectly, and knew it would be but a contest for life, and why should 1 submit tamely ? "Well," sail I, ";t is heart-sickening to part with the honest earnings of a lite of se vere toil, without receiving any compensa tion.-' "1 give you your life." he replied, "and if you do as all the rest oi nniikiud do—prey up on your fellows for gain—you will soon make upi the amount you may accommodate me with. Pome,-be as'y, for I have more work before inc." I moved lor ward in my saddle, and drew up my saddlebags, and then fixed myself again iu my seat. "Jus - hold that," sdd I,drawing out a bun dle of shirts, and banning them to him. lie immediately replaced his pistol, aud taking tiie bundle held it very patiently. "Please hold that Bible, too, my money is in each cud, and of course the bottom arti cle." I again thrust my hand lu'.o the saddlebags, but this time drew out a loug pistol, and in stantly it was at his breast. •'Move, or make the least noise,'"' 1 fairly screamed with excitement, "aud I will blow you through the heart." With my lot; hand 1 fastened the rein oi' his bridle over the horu of my saddle, and with my eyes staring him lull iu the face, i reached forward with my left haud aud removed his pis tols— two large revolvers. He turned p.le when ho found himself dis armed, and with a sickly smile, said, "You have been too sharp for uie." "Yes," I replied; "this Western country is a fast country, and 1 have been a littlo too fast for you." Still holding tiie pistol to his breast, 1 re placed the articles us Lest I could iu my sad dlebags, and adjusted tiiem with all their con tents iu their accustomed place. 1 tbeu re leased the bridle rein, aud still levelling the pistol toward him 1 rode forward, aud when at a respectable distance, I put my hoisc into a canter. "We'll moot again," Lo yelled after mc, shaking his fist meuacingiy. It had become quite dark when I approach ed a small house, staudiug alouo on the prairie. I rode up iu irout of it, and dismounting, fas tened uiy horse to a stake whieli seemed as if driven in the ground for that purpose. I saw a light through the door, whioh stood slightly ajar, and on approaching it, heard several per sons iu couversriiou. 1 rapped agaiust the ca sing, aud immediately u hurley looking indi vidual made his appearance. "Cau I atay all night V* I asked scrutiniz ing him as well as I could iu the light whieli shoue dimly from a caudle. "Well, stranger, I reckon you kin, if you put up with sieh late a'J 1 kiu give you." "1 am iu uo way particular," I replied, "so I am protected for the night." "Well, yes, that's all right, jist walk iu, and I'll take care of your horse." 1 walked in, with uiy saddlebags on mv arm, and there sat two men—great muscular-look ing mous'.crs, with stifl liair, coarse savage fea tures aud loug dirty beards. I took a seat aud waited patiently for the landlord. \V hon he came in, I thought 1 no ticed something strange iu his conduct, aud he watched me rather closely, aud seemed very anxious to get a glance beneath my coat. 'You'll have supper, I reekou,' he said, step ping befuro me, and endeavoring to make a bow. 'No, sir,' I replied harshly, for 1 saw iu the actions of the man that whioh convinced me 1 would not cat a second one. Though huugry, ravenously hungry, yet 1 would not risk my life to quell the cravings of my stomach. My reply took the landlord by surprise, and after gazing at me a momeut, he walked sul lenly away. I asked to retire, when the laudlord picked up a short piece of candle, and lighting it, bade me follow. We ascended a close narrow staircase, at the head of which was a door, and through which we entered a room. The furni ture was anything but inviting, especially the bed. 'I guess you'll have to undress in the dark,' said the host, moving toward the door, 'I aiu't got any candlestick, and in fact, can't spare that candlestick.' * 'I can't uo that, sir,'! replied promptly, 'I must have that caudle." 'I can't hardly spare it, straugcr,' and lie kept backing toward the door. . 'Will yoir give mo that caudle V I demand ed. 'Well, 1 reckon you'll have to have it,' said he, yielding it very reluctantly. When he had withdrawn, I examined the door, and found there was uothing by which it could be fastened. All tny suspicions were now arousod, and I had the glorious and pleas iug reflection that I was in a nest of robbers; but still I thought 1 might be mistaken, and that the landlord was only acting from ignor ance: or a want of knowledge of the rules of hospitality.i ' How to secure my door was the next thought, aud only <£e way presented itself, and that was, to placjs ruy bed agaiust it. Wheu this idea occurred to my mind, my attention was dmwu to the bed, and discovered that it was surrounded-with a curtain, which descended from the ratling to the floor. Under any other ciicumstances, this would not have appeared uucommon, but at the present tiiue it was iti direct contradiction to the other arrangements of the apartment. I thought somebody might be concealed beneath it, and then ic might be used for othc-r purposes, llow to ascertuiu Whether thejuudcr part of the bed was occu pied wiihoutlexposing a vital put of my body, was a querydS 'Ah! uoirtlhave it,'thought I. I turned the curtain up all around, and taking my re vclver, 1 leveled it o (hat it would be sure to hit any object ondernoath the bed, a', the Same time saying minutes to come out or 1 fire.' I listened for about a minute, and the stillness became insufferable. Was I mistaken ? and dare I risk uiy head low enough to take a peep? Weald it be judicious to fire and alarm the host, i! no ouc was t her* 1 was about to withdraw the pistol, when I detected a slight suppressed breathing. At this discov ery, a thrill passed thiough uie like au electric shock, ana my heart palpitated audibly. 'One half-minute mora t , make your appear ance,' sii-J I. or I fi-c.' Au interval of silence, thou of shuffling, and the head oi a man peered from beneath the bed, followed in snake-like order by the body. 'Ha." said I, 'you were prepared to cut my throat; I'll save you that stn by nr.-king a hole through your head,' as I pressed the pistoi close to his forehead. He dropped upon his kuces in ar. iniploriug position, hut uot a word escaped hiiu. I tbeu took tbo case from the bolster on the bed, and drew it over him, aud fortuuately, it was long enough to partially confine his legs, j I then cut a place for bini to breathe through, anil tumbled him into one corner. I diew my bed agaiust the door, and secured j it otherwise, as best 1 could. I placed my weapons, cf which 1 h id a good supply —three i revolvers and a large knife —in a, convenient I position. I. then took a seat upon the bod, and ' patiently awaited the result of my prepara- j tions. My candle had burnt out, and I, despite of j all exertions to the contrary, had become sleepy, aud several times I caught myself nod ding. A rustling iu the corner warned me that my captive was making efforts to free himself. 'Keep quiet,' said 1, 'or this knife will find the way to your heart.' In about an hour after, I heard a gentle rap ping upon the door. No answer being made, a voice said, iu a whisper: 'Tip, Tip, is it done?' 'Yes,' I whispered back. 'Let mo iu, will you?' 'Not yet.' 'Well, hurry.' 'Directly.' this time 1 was rapidly considering what course to take, or how to manage the af fair. Should I admit this man, how could 1 secure hiiu'? Ah ! the bedcord why did 1 not thiuk of that before ? I instantly threw the clothes off the bedstead, loosened the cord, and tbeu pulled tbo remainder of the bed away from tho door. "Uoine in," said I, as 1 opeued the door.— Tiie man stepped confidently tu. and as ho did so 1 warned him uot to utter a syllable, or lie was a dead man. Holding the pistol with one hand, I wound the rope arotiud his hands until tliev were fast, then lying the pistoi down, 1 seeurcly tied his hanJs aud feet, and set him dowu. Iu a little while 1 saw a light ascending aud approach tho door. The same signal was giv en as before, when I opened the door, and tho landlord entered with a light. Hie consterna tion was the most ridiculous, as he beheld mo with a pistol at his breast, bidding him be si lent. 1 then tied his iramis and feet, and, with au admonition to keep silence, set hiui upon the floor. They kept coming, and I hiuding them over to keep the peace, until I had six iu the room ; ami, by the ditu glare of the candle, they pre sented a ludicrous appearance. After a loDg pause, the seventh man came, and wheu I let him iu, it was the one who Irad travelled with me on the prairie, and who had tried to rob tne. "Ha!" he exclaimed, starting back con founded at what he saw, "you once escaped me, hut not now." "Yes, aud now," said I, pressing uiy pistol close to his face, "be quiet or your head will go to atoms in a twiukling !" I secured biui without further trouble, and seated him among his companions. At IcDgth day dawned, aud wheu the light was perfect, I took my first prisoner tfrom his sack and tied him hand aud foot, and then left them cursing and swearing at each other's cow ardice. 1 went en to the next town, from which officers were sent out, and the gang of robbers taken to prison. But this capture broke up that gang, aud if they ever commen ced operations agaiu, it was in some other lo cality. Correspondence oj the Boston Post Dealh of a Lambliug House Keeper at Washiiigton Washington, Oct. 25. Oue of the most celebrated and successful sportsman of this or any other eouutry was buried iu this city on Sunday week. The oc casion of his death affords me an opportunity of giving your readers a sketch of tho man and a description of his gaming house. Let if serve as a warning, not as an example. lie had been a resident of Washington some fifteen or twuuty years, during which period he amassed great wealth by gambling ; or, to use fnc mild aud honest language of the Avenue, j "he roalized an ample fortune out of the suc j cessful operations of bis house." His 'house' I being the most ehgant, and his 'buuk' the most weighty aud substantial in the country, it ; lias been for years the fusbiouable and fasci nating resort of wealthy plautcrs, fast Oon | gressuaen, aspiring diplomats, and ambitions sportsmeu from every putt of the world. For many years past he lias lived iu the most luxu riant style, having, like a certain other rich man, "been clothed in purple and fine licen aud faring sumptuously every day." Iu per son he was above the medium size, fat and sleek, of p.easiug address and a geucrous dis position ; exhibiting in his general department to strangers the characteristics of a Weli-fcd good natured clergy - an, rather than those of a heartless, unrelenting gambler. I lis reputation tor generosity was widely established ! If a college was to bo endowed, u church built, or private charities to be dis pensed, bis was sure to be among the most munificent of the donations. His wife, now a widow, was of good pareuUge ; a woman of rare beauty aud accomplishments, possessing social qualities which, combining with the daz zling allurements oi wealth t isurcd her troops ol aduiircis aud conczaus. Hulling along the Avenue, in her magniticeut cnuipage, which far exceeds in richness and style that of the Presi dent of the Uuitcd State#, or that of any other gentleman iu Washington, she looked a very queen—beiugquite uudisturbed by any thought that her presence sent a dagger to scores of hearts, whose patrimony, unlawfully obtained, bad contributed to iicr eujoysnout, in tbo same i proportion that its loss had added to tho woes aud wreteheduess of the beholder. His "establishment" was upon Pennsylvania Aveuue, between the National Hotel au 1 the Capital. Lot us approach and look iu. You enter by a door of variegated glass, which, by gas light, reflects all tho colors of the rainbow. Ascending a flight of stairs you reach the door, pull the bell, and instantly a small aperture opens and you are greetod by a pair of red eyes aud a double row of ivory, set in black, which nouially belongs to Sambo, but I which iu fact are the property of tho proprietor. A glance suffices. You have filled Sambo's eye and are deemed passable. Tho door is at once opeued aud you arc ushered iuto the aute- j room—the vestibule of bell! The room is] not large, hut elegantly appoiuted—the chief ! attraction being the side hoard, which is of | solid uiarblo aud white as Diana's breast.— , Here are arraugel in long and glistening i column? decanters of cut glass, sparkling like ; brilliants, filled with tbe choicest nectar, aud ! blushiug to tbe very necks with the glowiug j viutage of the oldeu time. If you pass this { Rubicon without tastiug its sparkling but dan gerous waters, it is not from any dearth of hospitality ou the part of your persuasive host. . The spacious "Sporting hall" is now visible.— The floor is covered with carpetting from tbe ! Orient, of immense cost aud marvelous beauty. ! The walls are adorned with superb paintiugs | of the old masters aud new, while pendent from I the windows hang curtains of embroidered lace, j covered with golden tapestry of Oriental i niaguiticcnce, with mirrors of mammoth size re- j floctiug your form and features from a score of i gleatuiug embrazarcs. Along the hall, at j convenient distauces, are ranged circular tables of polished rosewood, areuud which are seated I numbers of thoughtful, anxious, dark visaged '■ men, who heed you uot —their eyes have another aud stronger attraction. One would naturally suppose this to be a theatre tor jests, drollery i and song, or bacchanalian reveliugs, or pugilis- j tic encounters. Far Iroui it. Ou the contrary i all is bushed, silent, sepulchral. "No real voice or sound Withiu these cheerless walls are found." You are oppressed with the fearful stillness ' aud awful silence which prevaded tho place.— A laugh, a joke, or even a curse, would bo a sensible relief. But you hear nothing of this. An occasional loug breath or half subdued sigh is all that tells the ear that these mad de votees arc possessed of lungs and life. An hour's inspection satisfied your curiosity, and you are about takiug your departure when a soft hand taps you ou the shoulder, aud a low voice : —"Please dou't sir, supper will be ready in a few nmiute?." At precisely 104 o'elock VOL. 3J, NO. 49. f tbc doors of the diuing ball are tbrova open and ''supper's ready," proclaims aD immediate armistice between tbe combatants, and invites to a more healthy and rational duty. Tho long table groans beneath their burthen of gold and silver plate, and the heaps of delicacies which surmount and adorn tbern. Here are venison from the brown forests of Maine, tur kies from the bread savannas of the West, can vas-backs trom the placid Potomic, front from Superior, and Salmon from the St. John's; together with fruits, flowers and wines for every taste and from every climc. The repast over, you arc permitted—with a patronizing invitation, to'call again,'—to make your retreat to the open air, there to thank Heaven that you are not a worshipper within this magnificent yet cheerless abode. One night's work; a few days previous to the i elase of the last session, made sad havoc among the coffers of this don. It is said that a dis tinguished Senator won on that night one hun dred and eighty thousand dollars, which broke the hank and caused a temporary suspension. A. new bcuso, however, was soon purchased by I hiui and being magnificeutly decorated, when the 'king of terror,' (he great unbeaten and ! unchallenged, slept iu and closed the game of ! life forever. FAKST. Deatb of tladaius Ida Pfeiffer. VV'e learn by the VauderbiJr, arrived yester day, that this lady, known all over tho world as (be great female traveller, rcecntly died iu \ icnna. She was perhaps the most wonderful woman of the age, for she had travelled more than any of the celebrated men of the middle age?, or, indeed, of the present, for she had not only visited the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, but America and the Poly nesia ; she nad traversed over 130,000 miles by water, and 18,000 by land. In appearance she was slight aud rather under the middle size; her complexion w .s somewhat darkened by exposure to weather and the heat of the climates iu wliich she had travelled. She was generally regarded as plain looking, but an English gentleman who met her at Vienna, said: 'L catrnot understand how any one, one who has seen her while conversing, cau say so. Her , aioilo is particularly sweet aud captivating.— i Her soul beams trout her eyes, and I can com pare her smile to nothing less than the sunlight darting from behind a cloud. She is very-nn assumina ; n her manners: animated and easy in irer conversation. She spoke of her travels iu an unaffected style, and her thoughts flew in a moment from cue part of world to the oppo site, whenever she related u story and whistled to draw a contrast between different people.— She br. - been where no white nian has ever dired to ven ar • —amidst cannibals in both hemis pheres—and I bid three of my fingers in a scar on the upper part of her left arm, inflicted by a cannibal of Patagonia." Madame Pfeiffer was born at Vienna in 1797. Iu early child hood she displayed traits of character which foreshadowed the future "strong minded wo man," An illustration of her fixity of purpose has some interest. When Napoleou was re siding s: Shonbrunn, .ifter his entry into Vi enna, ho was to hold a grand review of his troops, at which all the inhabitants of Vienna Went, from a desire to see the greatest general of his time. Ida, who wis tbeu eleven \ears old, had lesrned, from hooks and persons by whom she was surrounded, to look upon him as a tyrant aud an oppressor of her country, and she consequently entertained the most iuiense hatred towards him. She had refused to go when asked by her mother; but tbe latter, not wishing to be deprived of the pleasure, took her daughter by force to the review. They ob tained a good station, from whence th impress o{ truthfulness in every fine. Unda ted ia hot thirst for trav. 1,