M DAVID OVER.
ifltct |softUj.
The Home beyond the Tide.
We are out on the ocean sailing,
Homeward bound we sweetly glide;
We are out on the ocean sailing,
To a home beyond the tide.
CHOKts:—All the storms will soon be over,
Then we'll anchor in the harbor;
We are out on the ocean sailing.
To a home beyond the tide.
Millions have been safely landed,
Over on that golden shore ;
Millions more are on their journey,
Yet there's room for millions more.
You have kindred over yonder,
Over on the golden sh ore ;
By and by we'll swell their number,
When the toils of life are o'er.
Spread your sails, while heavenly breezes,
Gently waft our vessel on ;
All on board are sweetly singing—
Free salvation is the song.
When we all are safely anchored,
Over on that golden shore ;
Then we'll walk about the city,
And we'll sing for evermore.
GONE.
When the place of our abiding
Is known to earth no more,
And the cold world, harshly chiding,
Shall rejieat our story o'er,
Far beyond their idle guessing,
Far beyond their praise or scorn.
Recking not their blame or blessing,
Ob ' mv love, we shall be gone,
•>We shall be gone, past nigbt, past day,
Over the hills and far away."
When the friends whose love has crowned us
In the life we leave, behind,
And were wont to gather around us
With their welcomes warm and kind,
Stiil our memory brightly keeping,
For sake of long ago,
Shall repair with tender weeping
To our grassy pillow low,
"We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away.
They shall ask with pitying wonder,
In their mingled love and pain,
"Shall {be links death tore asunder
Never re-unite again ?
From the dark sea where they drifted
To a dim, mysterious shore.
Shall the shadows ne'er be lifted—
Shall they come to us no more?"
"We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away
As the Arab, in the desert,
Folds his wandering tent at morn—
As the Indian in the forest
Dims his camp fire and is gone—
Is gone, and leaves no traces
Save the ashes smouldering gray—
So from our household places
We shall wander far away,
We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away."
Far in the infinite spaces,
Past the broad sweep of the sun,
We shall tarn our pilgrim faces
Where the new years are begun,
As the earth grows dim and dimmer,
Where the great Hereafter lie 3,
We shall catch the golden glimmer
Of new stars in other skies:
"We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away."
It is briefly mentioned in the foreign news
that Thomas llabiugton Macaulay, the great
historian of England, is dead. This is an
event that will create a deep feeling of regret
wherever the English language is read. His
health had been impaired fer some time, but it
was never said that bis ailments were of a
dangerous nature. He was only in the 60th
year of his age, having been born with the
century, and bad always led a temperate if not
active life. He graduated at Trinity College,
and was admitted to the bar in 1826. But his
tastes were wholly literary, and he never made
any figure as a barrister. He began to write
for the Edinburgh Review in the year 1826,
and for twenty years he contributed regularly
to that work, bis brilliant papers raising the
Review to a degree of importance and popu
larity that it bad never previously reaohed, and
from which it has decidedly declined since
Macsulay, through other occupations, was
obliged to eoase writing for its pages.
The deceased was formerly a member of the
Supremo Council of Calcutta, and several times
a member of Parliament. About two years
ago Queen Victoria did herself honor by eleva
ting Macaulay to the Peerage, nnder the title
of Baron Maoaulay. He never married, and
the peerage of wbioh be was the founder ex
pires with him
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SCHOOL MATTERS.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
Agreeably to to previous notice, the Teach
ers' Institute of Bedford CouDty assembled in
the lecture room of the Presbyterian Church,
on the 28th of December. Quite a number of
teachers from different parts of the county
were present. The meeting was organized by
electing the Rev. Geo. Sigafoos, as President;
A. J. Fisher, Vice President; M. A. Points,
Secretary, and Henry Baker, Treasurer.
A Busiuess Committee was then chosen to
act for the current year, composed of the Rev.
H. Heckerman, J. G. Fisher, J. Palmer, J.
W. Shuck aud H. Baker.
The subject of Orthography was then intro
! duced for discussion by the Co. Superintendent.
The subject was taken up, and many valuable
suggestions as to the best method of teachiog
fhia important branch, were made by the Rev.
H. Heekerm&D, Fulford, Points, Sigafoos,
Fisher, Palmer and otber9. On rootiun, ad
journed to meet at 64 o'clock in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Palmer delivered an able address on Ed
ucation. The subject of school government
came next in order. Quite an interesting dis
! eussjon sprang up in regard to corporal pnn
isbmeut. Messrs. Baker, Fulford, Shuck and
Palmer advocated the rod; Messrs. Fisher aud
Poiuts were opposed to it. The Co. Superin
tendent remarked, that the school should be
governed like a well regulated family, and
] that cases may occur in which it is necessary
!to use the rod; but it should be used only
•j when all other proper means of government
I have failed.
Maj. S. H. Tate them made a very kind and
encouraging address to the teachers, and invi
ted them to hold tbeit session in the Court
House.
THURSDAY, DEC. 29 MORNING SESSION.
Institute met in the Court House. Prayer
by the Co. Superintendent. The subject of
Articulation and the Elementary Sounds, was
then discussed by Messrs. Baker, Sigafoos and
Heckcrman. The Rev. John Lyou also made
some appropriate remarks on this subject.
r A Readiug Class was then conducted by Mr.
Lehman. A number of the gentlemen aud
ladies also read, aud various criticisms were
made.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Palmer delivered a lecture on English
Grammar, upon which subject a discussiou
arose, participated in by Messrs. Points, Siga
foos, Fisher and the Co. Superintendent.
Mr. Gever then explained the principle con
tained in the division of Vulgar Fractions.
The Principles of the Rule of Three wcie
then discussed by Messrs. Sigafoos, Points and
Heckerman. Decimal Fractions oame next in
order, and were demonstrated by the Presi
dent and others. Alter a number of short
speeches, adjourned to meet at 6.J o'clock in
the cveniug.
EVENING SESSION.
Quite a number of citizens present. Mr.
Fisher lectured on Geography, and witb some
of the teachers present, gave some examples
of eoDcert recitations in this useful branch of
study, which were very interesting.
Mental Arithmetic, by Mr. Geyer, was the
next subject in order. Mr. Heckerman then
delivered an address on Popular Education, as
embraced in our system, which was attentively
listened to and well received.
Several committees on Books then read tbeir
reports, which were adopted. In these re
ports, Browo's Grammars, Grcenleaf's Arith
metics and Mooteith's and McNaliy's Geogrs
pbys were favorably spoken of, and recom
mended to the Directors aod Teachers of Bed
ford Co.
The following resolutions were then adopt
ed:
Resolved , Tbat we heartily approve of
Teachers' County Institutes, as at) effective
means to qualify for teach iug, and also to im
prove those already in the profession; and that
we, as a body of teachers, will endeavor to be
practical illustrations of the same.
Resolved , That we will sustain our County
I Superintendent in his well directed efforts to
sustain the school system, and especially ap
prove of the energy and perseverance hi has
exhibited during the period he has held his of
fice.
Resolved , Tbat those teachers not connected
with the County Institute are not 'Live
Teachers " and care more for the " Pocket"
than tor " Improvement."
Resolved , That the editors of the Inquirer
and Gazette be requested to publish, iutheir re
spective journals, the proceedings of this As
saciation.
GEO. SIGAFOOS, Prest.
M. A. POINTS, Sea.
EXCITXD CATHOLIC OKOAN.— The New York
Tablet , an organ of the Catholic Church and
supporter of the democratic party, is greatly
excited over the recent outrages perpetrated
upon Irish Catholics of the South. In speaking
upon thia subject, the Tablet says :
"If the safety of the Union is only to be
accomplished by ihe proscription of the freedom
of speech, the freedom of the Press, the free
dom of circulation for every free citizen, by
the destruction of the habeas corpus, by the
substitution of mob and lynch law for that of
the Courts of Justice, by the coutetiming of
constitutional guarantees, then we say again the
Union is not worth saviDg, and we, for one,
would uot lend a hand to save it."
The editor of the Constitution says that he
'ignores the American party;' and thereupon
Prentice says:—"He is a fellow of infinite ig~
nore-ance."
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY ?, 1860.
iSLgrirnltural.
From the American Agriculturalist.
Forward Spring Work Aow.
•'Take time by the forelock" is as good a
maxim for farmers as for others. While there
are some kinds of lahor that can only be per
formed at particular seasons, there are others
that can be done at any time, when the weather
favors out door operations. The Spring, io all
the northern part of our country is a very brief
season, aDd upon the farm, it is usually over
crowded with work. Slaok farmers especially,
leave every thing to this season. The manure
is not catted until the ground is Btttled ; the
plowiug is put off until May, and the planting
until June ; the potatoes and oats that flourish
best in cool weather, are forced to mature itl
the heat of dogdays, and rot and smut are of
ten the result of the late sowing and pi Dting.
Something can be doue ever at this season,
to help on the Sprmg work. The wood house
is, or ought to be already filled so that the 3X
will not need to be lifted to prepare fuel from
March to December. A good purt of thb ma
nure can be carted now, much better than in
planting time. The ground is now frozen so
that the cart path to thb field to bt plowed, is
soon worn as smooth as a railroad. It will be
a much less tax upon the strength of a team to
draw a hundred loads of manure now, than to
do it iu April, when the team is pressed with
plowing and other farm work. It is pretty
well established now, that yard manure pre
ptred in th% usual way witb muck aud loau.,
does not lose much of its value, when piled up
in Winter in large heaps iu the field where it
is to be used. From our own experience we
do not tbiuk green stable mauure would be in
jured by the same treatment, if it were well
mixed io the field with muck or peat. The
piles should bo made long, narrow, and high
say five or six feet so as to shed a part of the
rain.
If any of the meadows are to be dressed
with fine compost, there ts no better time than
the present to do it. The sward will not be
cut up, and the warm Spriog rains will carry
down the fertilizing properties of the manure
to roots of plants. Ibis must not be doue
however, on rolling land, or on sleep bill side*
where the rains would wash off part of the
manure before the frost comes out of the
; ground.
A large portion of the Spiing work can be
anticipated before Winter bioaks up, and then
the farmer can seize upon the best time to
plant and sow, and drive bis work all through
the season instead of being driven.
HASTENING VEGETATION IN SPRING.—One
mode is by sheltering plants from cold wind*,
and exposing them as much as possible to che
rays of the sun. This can be effected by
building walla or high, close fences on the
stormy sides of gardens and orchards, also by
sorrouuding them with hedges and belts of
evergreen trees. In England, it has beon
found by an experiment of several years, that
cherry-trees trained against a south wall, will
ripen their fruit ten days or a fortnight earlier
than in an open orchard, in cold, damp, and
cloudy summers, the difference is less obvious,
but even tbeo, the flavour of ibe wall fruit is
superior to the other.
Skillful gardners sometimes gain an advan
tage of several days, by throwing up beds or
banks with a slope to the south, of about 45
deg., and planting thereon their earliest orops
of lettuce, radishes, peas etc.: the northern
slopes being used for late crops.
Of the influence of manure in accelerating
vegetation, we need hardly speak. Everybody
knows what tropical growth horse mauure en
genders in hot-beds and forcing houses, while
yet the soil of the common earth around is
cold and unproductive. Everybody knows
what wonders guano, hen dung and other fer
tilizers perform every spriug in garden and
field. But aside from tffe action of real ma
nure, there is a benefit to be derived from the
use of other substances, such as sand aud lime
on clayey soils, of cliipdirt and leaf-mold, the
tendency of which is to lighten up the ground
and free it from surplus water. The use of leaf
mold, charcoal, chip-dirt, blacksmith ciuders
and whatever tends to make the soil dark
colored, contributes to the same result.
Here too, may be mentioned the powerful in
fluence of uuder-drainiug, which rids the soil
of standing water, and prepares it to absorb
the earliest rays of the Spring BUD. Ridging
up the earth in wiuter, tends in tho same di
rection, and for the same reason. Faithful at
tention to these two last pio cesses often gives
the garuetier a gain of a week or fortnight in
spring.
Here may be mentioned also, the importance
of teleoiing proper seeds. The seeds of fruits
or vegetables, which ripened earliest the pre
ceding year, are likely to start earlier and to
mature quicker than those which ripened late.
Every gardener, therefore, should t*ke great
pains each year to save his seeds from the
earliest matured products of his grounds — lb.
PUBLIC PRIMER.
Debute in the U. S. Senate, Jan. 17, IS6O.
The hour having arrived for the election of
i Printer to the Senate,
Mr. Brown said, he did not intend to voto !
for the nominee, Mr. Bowman, and be would j
give his reasons. The first was personal to i
himself; the entire Constitution had, in insult
ing and disoourteous terms, disouf-scd the j
speech delivered by him before the Mississippi:
Legislature last Fall, without permitting its
readers to see what had been said. He did j
Dot wish this to control the votes of others.—
In the second place, the letter of Mr. Bneed,
a promifieot Opposition geutleman of Missis
sippi, to parties in Memphis, was published in
The Constitution , while his spcch was exclu- :
ded. The letter of Mr. Sneed was most of
fensive to the Democratic party of his State,
and therefore, on party grounds, he was not
bound to support Mr. Bowman. The third
objection was that he hd heard and believed
tint the associate editor of the Constitution
wus an unnaturalized foreigner, and yet he un
dertakes to instruct bim in his duty. He did
not think him a proper person to edit the or
| gun of the National Democracy, and to be set
on by such a man was more ttiau his Southern
i oiood could bear. The fourth objectioo was
| that Mr. Bowtuan, in advauce of getting the
printing, had bargained it away. He pro
nounced this disreputable. He knew Mr
I Bfwniau denied it, but not in euch a shape as
!to make it convincing. Suob a proposal was
j in violation of the law which required the pub
' lie printer to work himself, aud he ehonld
withhold his vote on this ground. He had a
great objoetion to being soli out in advance by
'G. W. Bowmau. The fifth ol jeotion was the
gravest of all. He charged that while Mr.
Bowman was Superintendent of the Public
Priutiug, be, m gross violation of law, became
interested in the Public Printing. In Aprii
last, Mr. Bowman, then being Superintendent
of the Public Printing, entered into a eon
tract with Mr. Wendell, by which the former
took the Union establishment, the latter pay
ing §20,000 a year to biui as loDgas he (Wen
dell) should be public printer, lie (Bowman)
received at the time $3,000 Oh the contract,
which had direct reference to the public pulp
ing. But the act of Mr. Bowman was either
gross corruption or gross stupidity. He
(Brown) did not know whether it was necessa
ry to have an organ, but if it was we should
have a deceut one. He would uever vote
money out of the treasury to sustain this rick
etty Constitution. This is not the only mon
ey paid out for papers. He had heatd that the
Philadelphia Ptrmsyhnman had received $15,-
000 and the Argut $6,000. if Mr. Wendell,
who did tuo ptTiling, contributed to these
worthless, vagabond papers, why might not tne
architect of the capitu), ibe stone cuitern, <ste.,
be called ou to contribute to them. Otners
might do as they chose, but Le (Brown) would
wash his skirts of these dirty transactions.—
He knew that it would be said that the office
was unprofitable, aud therefore that Mr. Weo
dell paid Mr. Bowman to take it off bis hinds.
But could he not have got rid of tt cheaper?—
The truth was, Mr. Wendell had beeu compel
led out of his labor to sustain this thiug, an
organ which was not one. He (Brown) spurn
ed and despised the whole concern.
Mr. Hale (Rep. N. H.) asked Mr. Brown if
any member of the Governmeut kuew of the
transaction?
Mr. Brown said a letter on the subject was
addressed to the Attorney General, and of
course he knew.
Mr. Hale—Did not one a peg higher than
the Attorney General know?
Mr. Brown— I can't say.
Mr. Bigler (Dem. Pa.,) entered his protest
agaiust the intercnce that the Presideut or
Cabinet instigated or advised transactions by
which money could be improperly taken from
the Treasury. The press teemed with this
scandal, and it was time that it was answered.
He denied that the President or the Heads of
Departments were responsible for the money
paid tor priming. The law separated the mat
ter entirely from tbem. If exorbitant prioes
hud been paid, Congress was tesponsible, as
the prices were all fixed by law. \V here tbeu
was the justification for these broad imputa
tions ou the Prosident.
Mr. Brown said the Senator drew largely on
his imagination. He (Brown) had said ooth
iug about the Presideut.
Mr. Bigler had no desire to do the Senator
injustice. He had alluded more particularly
to the geuerai olamor ou this subject. He
then continued in defense of the President aod
Heads of Departments. After which be re
ferred to Mr. Bowman, saying he had known
him for twenty years, and (hat he always bore
au excellent character for integrity. He had
refused extra pay from the Pennsylvania Leg
islature after the Mexican war, aud expressed
to President Pierce on a certain occasion au
attempt msde to bribe him while Superintend
ent ot Printing. He (Bowman) was vigilant,
and auxious to protect the treasury against
peculation. The committee ou printiug had
the fullett confidence in his integrity. He
bad resisted the practice of double composi
tion while be was in office. He (Bigler) then
explained Mr. Bowman's oontract with Mr.
Wendell, statiug that be resigned the Superin
teudeooy when he made the contract, but held
the office a abort time longer in order to super
intend, by request of the Seoretary of the lu
terior, some contracts for eDgraviDg. He
(Bigler) also bad a letter read from Attorney
Geuerai Blaok, advising Mr. Bowman to make
a oontraot with Mr. Wendell, which he regard
ed as a purely business transaction. Mr. Btg
ler asserted that the law had been observed io
every particular by the President and Heads of
Departments. The question of the bargain of
Bowman was a private one, and one in which
the Senate bad no business to interfere.
Mr. Brown bad read the account of Gen.
Bowman himself as to the bargain.
Mr. Hale wished to know if particular
newspapers were to share in the plunder this
year, and whether they would be the same old
ones, or a new set.
Geo. Bowman's letter was read.
Mr. Brown thought that if Secretary Thomp
son knew what this contract of G°d Bowman
was, then he must have advised Bowuiau to vi
olate the law, but he did not think the Secre
tary did know of it. He cared not who ad
vised Bowidiq. He charged that Bowman had
violated the law by being Superintendent
of Printing wbilo ho bad an interest in the
public printing; but if the President aud Sec
retaries advised him to continue in office,
knowing the contract wish Wendell, they ad
vised bim to violate the law. If the Secreta
ry of (he Interior advised Bowman, knowing
the facts, he denounced bis advice notwi'h
sianding his long friendship.
Mr. Bigler claimed that Gen. Bowman Lad
not violated the law at all.
Mr. Fitch (Dem. lud.) wished to absolve the
AttorueyGeuerai from any collusion in the
matter. When he gave his advice he suppos
ed that Gen. Bowm>n bad resigned.
Mr. Brown bad no doubt of it. But this
did not absolve Bowman, who knew that he was
violating the law of the country. He must
have known it if he could rend his commissions.
He must have violated the law knowingly and
deliberately.
Mr. Davis (Dem. Miss.) thought his colleague
was led away by bis feelings. Due would sup
pose that some fligrant act had been commit
ted. The Ijw is, that the Superintendent of
Public Printing shall not be interested iu the
public printing. A uewspapor bad been trans
ferred to Bowmau, to whom it was of no conse
quence where Wendell got the money The
mouey could not have been made while Bowman
retained bis place as Superiutendeut of public
priutiog. The purpose of the law was to pre
vent corruption ou the part of the Superinten
dent. In this case it is shown thtt Bowman
rem lined in office a few weeks only, and did uot
in that timo settle any accounts connected with
ibe public printing. This $20,000 was not
given to Bowtnao exclusively. In this ooutract
jiotbing was said of the printing for the Seuate,
but it was executive work of that character
which cau he sent out of the District. Was
this voting money out of the Treasury?
Mr. Brown explained that be complained be
cause the man who did the work got $20,000
less than the law allowed bim, and this sum went
to the man who did nothing.
Mr. D.tvis explained that it was not a matter
of iegislutiou whether thin man got too much
or too little. He thought the question of the
Associate Ediior Lad nothing to do with the
muter.
Mr. Brown said he objected to a man not
naturalized being the editor of the orgaD of the
Democratic party.
A long colloquy ensued between Mr. Davis
and Mr. Brown, as to the soundness of The Con
stitution last year.
Mr. Hale said he hoped to get some light OD
the subject, but bad about given up. He there
fore moved to adjourn, but the motion was ob
jected to, and it was withdrawn.
Mr. Clay (Dem. Ala.) said that if the elec
tion were pressed at this time he should not
vote for Bowman. He thought the matter
should be investigated, and offered a resolution
that a Committee be appointed to investigate the
matter.
Mr. Hale thought the resolution of inquiry
should have a wider scope. There were other
charges against Bowman. He wanted to know
whether it was a condition of the contract that
8*20,000 snouid be paid to one paper and $15,-
000 to another and $6,000 to aoother with the
knowledge of the Attorney General. Though
it is said that the rest of the Administration
did not know of it then, yet be thought it waa
implied that they did know of it immediately af
ter. He looked upon the latter charge as most
serious.
Mr. Johnson (Dem. Ark.) was opposed to go
iog into investigation. He was ready to elect
a Printer, and then if the charges were made
and proved, he was ready to expel him.
Mr. King (Rep. X. V ) was astonished to see
any disposition to cover up and cloak investi
gation.
Mr. Johoson (Ark.) did Dot wish to do that.
He was ready to investigate all the charges.
Mr. Fessendeo (llep. Me.,) thought it too bad
to make Republicans listen to a family quarrel.
He thought tbey had better settle it among
themselves.
After some further discussion, Mr. Craig's
resolution was withdrawn.
A motion to adjourn was made and lost, and
the Senate proceeded to ballot for a Printer,
with the following result:
Whole Dumber of votes 48
For Mr. Bowman 27
The Senate then adjoaraed.
The Census of 1860.
As the productions of the last from % iarge
proportion of the elements of agricultural re
turns to be embodied in the coming census, it
is suggested tbat more thau ordinary oire be
takeu by our people in preserving au accurate
account of their various products of tbe field;
for although tbe census year embraces the pe~
rtod beiween the first day of June, 1859, and
the first day of June, 1860, inoludmg the lat
ter, tbe amount of agricultural products is main
ly determined the present winter, and unless
some cate is exercissd, tbe producer is not like-
VOL. 33, NO. 6.
ly to be prepared to make a proper return upon
the sudden and unexpected call of tbe census
agent in the summer. In fact, it would be
well if every farmer and planter would have
and hold in view the importance of being fully
prepared with a statement wherefrom the ques
tions of the marshal could be promptly and
correctly answered. The reasons which should
induce preparations now on the part*of the ag
riouitural community are, at a later period,
tqnaliy applicable to all classes of persons. It
is a gratifying fact, and one creditable to the
intelligence of the American people, that in
taking 'he seventh census inly three persona
demurred to responding to the questioos of the
marshals, and they waived their objections whan
appealed to by tbo officer having tbe general
charge of that werk. We understand that timo
ly notice will be given regarding the nature of
the information required for the eighth census,
which we hope the pulliu press will liberally aid
in speading throughout the land, and it is not
for a moment to be doubted that our people,
who are to teap the benefit of tbe knowledge
gained, will manifest universal aoi cheerful
alacrity iu contributing each their quota of the
facts, which, in the aggregate, go to illustrate
the coudition aud progress of the nation.
The foojugatiug Dutchman.
We kaow not where the following story came
from, but as it gives \ <ir oil picture of a me
thodical and persevering Dutchman, it may nol
prove nnentertaning. "Two English gentle
uieu once stepped into a coffee house in Paris,
where they observed a tali, odd looking man,
who appeared not to be a native, sitting at one
of the tables and looking round with the most
stone-like gravity of countenance upon every
object. Soon after the two Englishmen enter
ed, one of them told the other that a celebra
ted dwart bad arrived at Paris. At this the
grave tooking personage above mentioned open
ed bis mouth and spake : 'I arrive,' said he,
thou arrivest, he arrives, we arrive, you arrive,
they arrive.' The Englishman whose remark
seemed to have suggested this mysterious
speech, stepped up to the straDger and asked,
♦Did you speak to mo Sir ?" 'I speak,' replied
the stranger, 'thou speakest, he speaks, we
speak, you speak, they speak.' 'How is this !'
said the Englishman, 'do you mean to insult
mo V The other replied, 'I insult, thou iosult
est, he iusults, we insult, you insult, they in
sult. 'This is too much,'s tid the Englishmau,
'I will have satisfaction—if you have any
spirit witn your rudeness come along with me.'
To this defiance the imperturable stranger re
plied, 'I come, thou comest, he comes, we
ccuio, you come, they oome, —and thereupon he
arose wiih great coolness, and followed Lis
ohallcnger. In these days when every gentle
men wore a sword, duels were speedily disp&toh
ed They went iuto a neighboring alloy, and
the Englishmen unsheathing bis weapon, said
to his antagonist, 'Now, Sir, you must fight
nic.' '1 fight,' replied the other, drawing his
sword, 'thou tightest, he fights, we fight,—here
he made a iburst —'you fight, they fightand
here be disarmed his adversary. 'Well,' said
the Englishmen, 'you have the best of it and
1 hope you are satisfied.' 'I am satisfied,' said
the original, sheathing his sword, 'thou art sat*
isfied, you are satisfied.*—'l am glad every
body is satisfied,' said the Englishman, 'but
pray do leave off quizzing me IU this strange
manner, and tell me what is your object if you
have any, in doing 60.' The grave gentleman
now, for the first time, became intelligible. 'I
am a Dutchman,' said he, 'aud am learning
your language. I find it very difficult to re
member tbe peculiarities of the verbs, and my
tutor has advised me, in order to fix them in my
uiiud, to conjugate every English verb tbat I
bear spoken. Th s i have made it a rule to do;
I dou't like to have my place broken in upon
while they are in operation, or I would have
told you of this before.' The Englishmen
laughed heartily at this explanation, and in
vited the conjugating Dutchman to dine with
them. 'I will aioe,' replied he, 'thou wilt
oiuc, he will dice, we will dine, they will dine,
we will all dine together.' This they accord
ingly did ; and it was difficult to say whether
the Dutchman ate or conjugated with the most
pot severance,"
MURDER AND SELF-MUTILATION. —Au old
woman, eighty years of age, residing near Au
burn, the county seat of DeKalb Co., lod.,
beat her husbaud wbo was as old as herself,
with an axe and club till he died. She was
lodged in jail, and on the following Sunday
she procured a common case knife und sharp
ened it on the stove pipe in her cell, with the
intention, she said, of cutting her throat; but
fearing tbe knife was not sbarp enough for tha
operation, cut or sawed a hole thiougb into tha
cavity of the abdomen—tore out a portion of
the caul and then seized the large intestine—
divided that and cut off a piece about five in
ches long throwing the pieoe into the stove, but
it was secured before it was burnt too much
for identification. She is now getting woll.—
The reason she assigned for the act was that
she wanted to go where her old man was.
No surgical aid was rendered, as it wu
thought she would die, bat the iudamation has
subsi ied—tbe stoinachia end of the iutestioa
protruding about two inohes out of the wound,
through which tha secretions pass.
The hg has been partially insane for some
time, the tells fortunes and o ilts herself a
witch.
<'l say, Jiui, 1 wants to gib you a sort of
cuimindcrkuui."
'•Wall! wab! Sam, fetoh 'em on."
"What am dat you can do only once as long
as you libl"
"Why, nigger, dat am to kill myself wid oM
ing possum-tat, ob course."
"G'way, chile—it am dis: you jis cotoh a pi(j
and out he tail off, smack, amove up."