BY DAVID OVER.
all rtj.
TO-MY AND TO-MOKituW.
A rosebud blossomed in my bower,
A bird sang in my jarden ;
The rosebud was its fairest flower.
And the bird iu gentlest warden.
And a child beside the linden tree
Sang, "Thinß no more ef sorrow ;
But let us smile and sing to-day.
For we must weep to-morrow."
I asked the bird. "Oh didst thou hear
The song that she wonli sing thee 1
And can it be that thou shoul 'st fear,
What the next morn may bring ibee V
He answered with triumphant strain,
Saying, "I know not sorrow,
But I must sing my besu to-day,
Fori may die to-morrow."
I asked the rose, "Oh, te!l me, sweet,
In my first beauty's dawning,
Thou canst not fear, from this retreat,
The coming of the morning f"
She flung her fragrant leaves apart
The lovelier tor her sorrow.
Saying, '-Yes I raut bloom to-day,
Far I may droop to-morrow."
I said, "The bloom upon my cheek
I# fl-etiug as the roses;
My voice no more shall sing or speak.
tl hen dust in dust reposes ;
And from these soulless monitors
One lesson I may borrow—
That we should smile and sing to-day,
For we may w*. ep to morrow."
The jiihmceum says that were this new poem by
Adelaide Ana Proctor signed Heine, aud published
in Germany, we should hare doses* of translations
of it ere Valentine's Day comes;
THREE ROSES.
Just when the ted June roses blow
She gave me one— a year ago.
A rose whose crimson breath revealed
The secret that its heart concealed.
And whose half shy, half tender grace
Blushed tack upon the giver's thee.
A year ago—a year rage—
Tc hope was not to know.
Just wnen the red June roses blow
I plucked her one, —a month ago :
Its Lab-blown crimton to eclipse,
I laid on her its sniiimg lips;
The balmy fragrance of toe >'oath
Dr w sweetness from her swe. ter month.
Sw. ft y do golden boars creep—
To hold is not to keep.
The red June roses now are past.
This very day I broke the last—
And now its perfumed breath is hid,
With her, beneath a co2ln-lid ;
There will its petals tall apart,
And wither on ber icy heart;—
At three red roses' cost
My world was gained and last.
Wn.il THE POPE RIAOVP THE PAPAL SEAT TO
JERUSALEM? —A correspondent of the Livt-rpo-.d
if.-rcurt, writing from Some, states that French
office:s have latterlv been very busy in obtaining
information inspecting Jerusalem and the state of
things in that quarter. He adds that they hive
been taking measurements in several loc lilies,
particularly ibe ground that lies about the Mosqne
of Omar on Mount Moriah. From Jerusalem t. ey
bad gone on to Hebron, Gaza and other points,
for the iike purpose. It *s also currently repor
ted that a body ot French troops aaa short}/ to
come lo Jerusalem, whila another woul i be sta
ti led at J tfft, and a thirl at Mount C irroel. At
Fe r • f, he says, the French fieenopsaty affirm
that rr r government h.ui no intention of with
drawing the forces sent oat, bat were iboat to em
ploy t ieni shortly on a new and very different
errand to that for whh h they ostftsfhly earre.—
The French were also actively employed in mk
ing a road frorn the H"ty Cay to Dsm iscns, along
which they were erecting hu.v s ai certain inter
vals. It is said that such a schema as this intetii.
gence shows to he in conrso of development,
points to the realizing of Pio Nnno's favorite plan
of removing the seat of the Papacy to Jeruaaion.
SENATOR FOSTER'S COURTSHIP.
A story is told of the first courtship of Senator
Poster, of Connecticut, which has a decided flavor
ci its owe:
When a young law student, he became engaged
to an accomplished and fashionable young lady aud
shortly after his admission to the bar the wedding
srraug irießts were made. Among these were a
visit to bis parents, whom he had always honored,
and from whom (though poor) he felt that he had
received what weiltn could never h.ivgiven him.
W ben this visit was mentioned for a few moments
the lady kept silent. She then said : • Mr. Foster,
yon kßow I have been educated w.r> ditf-rer.t ideas
Irorn yours, and have always associated with pooplo
whose manners and style of hviug ara ditfsrent
from those of year parents, aud although i wiah
you to uaderstaod that I shall riot expect to repeat
it soon or often, and that I shall not desire to as
sociate with people ot their Nothing could
have surprised hiiu mora to hear these words
from her bps. For a few inoinents be walked the
room seeming half bewildre<l. Then taking his
hat in his hand, ho turned, ami 'wall words more
empnitttc thai r(fined, said ; 'Madasa, I am glad I
Ave fol!fc4 you out in time. You miv gj to the
The last we beard of the ladv, she was still living,
no anci-nt maiden, aaving sevn this sun of parents
She Ctititiderwi beneath her notice filling with honor,
the .highest public •■fEcns t wuich his ftliow citi.
as cucid promote b:ai
A verdant, standing by a sawing machine at
which a young laity w.ts at work, looking alterna
** .- at the machine and its fir operator, at length
gave vent to his admiration with ;
'•By it's port/, _a;cciai;y the part covered
with caliker."
Women are s#U to have stroger attachuifats
than ID :D. Not so. btrengfb of attschmi ut
is e-.aneed io Utile thbgs. A man is often at
t*cbed to an old hat, but did you ever know
of a woman Lav tog au attachment for aa old
bonnet'
A "Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c. t &c—Terms : Que Dollar and Fifty Cents tn Advance.
What Came of Calling a Lenuiae
Bill foauierfeii.
<l Wht H the PTJ>?E OL? this dressing gown,
s :!'* asked a sweet fscetl young girl ente-'og
] the stare of ii outer & Wiair, iu a city, and
, the street of a city wbitib sall be naior !*•.
; It was a cloudy nay. The elerks lounged
| over the counters, read papers ani yawDed.—
' The man to whom Alice Locke addressed
Herself, was jaunty and middle ag-'d. lie
wis head clerk of the extensive est .blisbtneot
of Hunter & Warner, and extremely couse
qtientul iu his matioer.
'•This dressing gown —we valao it at six—
you shall have it for tire, as trade is dull to-
I
I Fire dollars! Aiico looked at the dressing
| g .wa longingly, and the clerk looked at ner.
j He saw that her clot lies, though made and
worn genteely, were cjoininou enougn to tex*>
j ture, and that her faco was serv much of the
common line. How it changed! now shaded,
now lighted by the varied pUy of her enoo
| Hons. The clerk could almost hare woru
] that she bad no more than that sum, fire doi
j Lrs, in her purse or pocket,
j The gowu was a very good one for the
| price, it was of common shade, a tolerable
merino, and lined wiiii the siuis material,
j "I think"—she hesitated a moment—"l
j think I'll, tike if," she sid; then seeing iu
the face before her an expression which she
. aid not like, she blushed as she handed out
the bill the clerk bad made up his mind to
i take.
j "Jennie," cried Torrent, the head clerk, in
, a quick, pompojis tone, "pass up the back de
1 lector."
Up ran a tow headed boy with the detector,
t and and down ran the clerk's eyes from
column to column. Then he looked over with
a sharp glance and exclaimed—
"That's a counterfeit bill, Miss."
Ob hew pale the sweet face grew!
i "Counterfeit! Oh, no—it cannot b! The
man who sent it cuu J act have been so care
| less; you must be trosfcikea, sir."
"I'm not mistaken; i'ui nver mistaken.
Miss. The bill is counterfeit. I must pre
| same of coarse, that you did not know if, al
. though so tyucb Lad money has been off ,red ;
j us of late, that we iuteud to secure suuii per- j
j sons as puss it Mno did you my sent ill
"Mr. 0 , sir, of New York. He could
: not jec,d me bad aiocoyraid 'he trcsMifig,
i frightened girl.
| "Humph," said the clerk. "Well, there's
no doubt about this, you can L k tor your
i relf Now don't iet uis see )ou hare again
: until you can bring good money, for we always
: suspect su.-h persons as yon, that come on dark
days with well made stjiy."
"liut sir—"
"You ueed make no explanations. Miss,"
| said the man, insaltiugly. "Take your bid.
j and the next time y. a want to buy a dressing
gown, don't iuteud to pass coucterfeir money,"
| and, aa be handed it, the bill fell from bis
! hands.
j Alice caught it ficm the floor and harried
j into the street.
■ Such a shock the grl had never received in
s!l her life before. It was the first insult she
hvd ever known, and it turned her cLeek and
\ pained her heart.
Straightway, indignant and grieved, ah-,
hurried <V a banking establishment. found Lor
w iy in, and presented die uute to a noble look- i
i;ig aa wi'.n grey hair, faltering oat—"is
\ this bill s b*i one, sir?"
The cashier and bis son happened to be the
; only persous j reseut. lioth noticed her ex
• tretue youth, beauty, and agitation. The j
j cashier locked at it closely and handed it back, ;
: as with a pcute tow, and sumewbat prolonged
| look, he sai-J
I 'Mi's a good biil, yt,rg lady."
"I knew it was, erieu Alice, with a quiv- ,
ering lip—"and he dared—"
Sae eould go no turiber, but eniirely over- j
come, she beut her head, and the hot tears
had their way.
"I beg pardon, have you bad trouble with J
it?" asked the casr ier.
"Oil, sir, you wilt please excuse ma for giv- ;
j icg way to my feelings—hat you spoke so j
kindly, and I ft? it so sure it was good!— And
1 I thmk, sir, such men as cue of those clerks ,
!in Huntley & Warner's should be removed.
lie toil me that it was counterfeit, and added
: something that I am glad my father did not
bear. 1 knew the publisher would not aeod
me bad money."
♦ Who is your father, young lady?" aked
j the cashier, becoming in forested.
"Mr. Benjamin Locke, au."
"Beoj.uitu—Bea L. eke—was he ever a
clerk in the Navy Depsituient, at Washing*!
ton?"
, "Yes sir; we removed from there," replied j
' Alice, "Since then"—she hesitated—"he has j
not been weli—and—we are souiewiui redaa- j
ed. 00, why do I tell these ibi'igs, sir?"
''ldea Locke—red nee-i !" mnrmared the
cashier; "the mau who was the making of me!
Give tae his number and street, uiy cbrld.
j Your tuber was one of the beet, peifa-pa the
only friend i had. 1 have not tor gotten him.
.No. 4, Liberty street. I will call this even
ing. Memtiuie let me have the bill—let ma
see, I'll give you another. Come to look, I
j havu't got a five, here is a teu, we'll make ti
all right." <
That evening the inmates ef a shabby, gen
teel house, received the cashier of the M——
B nk. Mr. Locke, a man of gaty hair, tb'o
numbering but fifty years, rose front uis arm
chair, auil much cff'-cied, greeteo the familiar
face. The son of the cashier accompanied htm,
aci while (he eldest talked together, Alice and
the joung nun grew quite chatty.
'Yes, sir, 1 have been unfortaßate,' said Mr.
Locke, m a low tone. 'I have but jast recov
ered, aa you see, from a rheumatic Caver, caus-
BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY. MARCH 29, 1861.
Ed by undue exertion—and had if not been for
that sweet girl of mint, I know not wbit I
-heuld have done. She, by giving {Manna in
au-te and French, and by writing for periodi
cals, ha* kept rn, so far above
♦Yon shall never kr<>w want, mvoid friend,'
eat i the cashier, 'it was kind Provident*
thst seut your daughter to nc. There's a pi jc :
' in the Bank ju.-t made vsosnt by the death of
a valuable clerk, and it is at your disposal. It
is in my gift and valued at twelve hundred a
year."
Pen cannot describe the j •>y with which this
kind offer was accepted. The day of deliver
ance bad come.
# • o * *
On the following morning the cashier enter
ed the han>isoa>e store of HautJej & Warner,
and asked for the head clerk.
( 'Sir,* eai-i the cashier sternly,'ls that a bad
11 1 note
{ 'l—l think not, sir,' said the clerk, stiui
• * rnering.
The cashier wen! to the door. From hbt car
iri ige stepped a young girl in company with
hts daughter.
'Ds i you not tell this young lady, my ward,
that this uete was counterfeit? And further-
More* did you not so far forget ymrself rennet
aod the interest t>f your employers, as to offer
| her an in-nit?'
The man stood confounded—be dared cot
1 deny it, be could nj not dng/or himself."
i 'if yew eiucloyets keep sir, tny will no
j longer have my eastern,' said the ca-hter, stern
| Iy. 'You deserve to be horsewhipped, sir.'
| The firui parted with tbetr unworthy clerk
! 'hat very day, and be left the atore disgraced,
i but. rigutiy puaLbcd.
Altce Locke became the daughter of the
■ good cashier. AH of whii-h grew out of ca 11-
j itsg a genuine bill eoautcrfett.
1 CONFESS 10 V OF A MURDERER -AN
INNOCEAT JLiN BUNG.
On Monday night list, a negro, named Geo.
pOrato, died at bis home on Uaioo, between
! Pennsyivsnia avenue aud bins* street. Previ
ous to his denh he inadea enfMui>n aeknowl
i edging that he was a amrdcrer, and stated that
i an itiaoceuf men suffere I death for bis Brake,
i He confessed that be murdered the negro King,
and that the negro Cyphns, who was hung as
the guilty party, was entirely innocent trf the
erioMt- Oreoi was ttakd wltk siaknesa sotrw
i few weeks since, and eontiuued to grow witrie
:anl M mday : it, when it became evident
j that he ne j.vt die.
| During his illness be appeared much di turb
ed in mn I, and when he found that be would
surely die, be cJ:e-J mime irLn Js near him, an i
: made hii eoofrsaion. At tlie time the unorder i
j took place them was engaged in sc.lug oysters
through the city, aud King w s in his employ.
The day previous Oretu had a q.tarrel with
King, aai fha former then determined tt tike
, the iattes's life. Oram was alto engaged in
butchering, and was in the baidt of earrytng his ;
, butcher knife iu a packet in the back prt of
his panUioous. On the night of the tnurder I
he placed his knife in this pocket nt g;rted ]
for the boas® m W":g- o alLy, where the tragedy ;
1 ws enaOi. When the difficulty commenced, j
Oiem Stiizei the first opi> rtunt v to piur.ge the
butcher knife into the heart of Ktug, killing
him instantly. He tbeo tuade Lis escape. The j
o"s£T<> GjpLus was arrested ou the charge of '
' ao-uaiUtiiig the amrder. From he mouieut of i
his arrest to the m uute previous t the execu* j
lion, be dented his „uiit. The evidence on the ]
trial was that of negroes only- One cf the ;
| witnesses known as 'Topsy,* who saw the mar- '
: der commiite i, state i tht Oypbus w s not the
m>o who did it. The same statement which
she g(*e before the j tr_v soe mtdeon the miot
j of ttie murder to several persons who WttVfrt- ,
ied aii'.u uc£. Sue tea m.t icrer >a I
j biaek ibo ; heavily buii-t.
| All tne ottiar tsf.uooy, fcowi?ver, pointed to
j Cyphus as the perpetrator of the tiinrdt r.—
[ Too girl Topsy was weak, uiiud ? i, and by aouie
! considered tusme. il.-r recolicoiton of cveuis
| pioved bad, sod the only tiling sue couli re- •
member and state with duttnetmin, WAS the j
! act of stab ing. tier te-tiin ay WAS cast aside i
|as uowortbjr of belief. She was a proentutc,
and was in company with a negro on her way ,
to King's h< use. The negro Oypbus donu-d ;
beiug ia the vicinity when the murder was eoai- I
milled, and a few minutes before he asceolrd
the scaff.jii remarked to the writer of this ar
; tide, that he sas inoooent of the charge, ud
ja few years would prove his inttocenee. His
'statement has proved o be true, and there is
| now no doubt mat bo suffered dc*th for a crime
j which he oeer committed.
Orem, the murderer, died cn Monday night,
j and the body ti.s been buried. Previous to I
1 his death he stated that he had been much i
[ barrassed since he eouwitwii the deed. Ho j
; was unable to sleep, nd it was oniv when he
j Was wearied out with toil, <nd in some iuakmce ,
after several nights of resti- is wakefutuess, that
[he War enab ed to iwf.p. Lvea ihou, ha as
| aerted, be w is afflicted with horrible dreams, in
| which the tragedy would bo re-enacted, aoo he j
• would suffer ;ac piius of death for the crime.
[ Tne iura,e of his murdered viua u folluwe-i htm
| wherever ho went day ano night, and no duuot
; to a considerable degree basttfucd his death.
Baltimore Esc/unge.
THE U.-IE OF THIXKINB.— G T'DEO, WB-A un
der twentj year-; of ag?, wis s' •udiug one day
iu the uietrupulit .a church ot Pisa, when he
observed a .am,, whitiii w suspended from the
(eeiltng, and whb'b had been disturbed by *e
| eidcut, swinging backwards ad forwards.- —
; This was * thing so common, that ciutuaccL
na doott bad observed it betore, but Gi'ueut
j strui k by ihe-rrgaUr.ty w; h wuicti it owvea
I backwards and tor wards, r fleeted o it, and
psrfMtei'tbtt method cow iu us of msasunug
time by mesas of peadaiugs.
A FABLE FOR THE YOUTH.
Ernest had accompanied bis father into the
vineyards, which were rich with promise for
the smit ng aotaton. T'uere he found a honey
bee slrogglmg in the web of a large garden
tp' wf= , had *lreidv opened its fang" to
Bmz- --fLto prey; bu": Ernest sf -he hec at
LteUy, auij destroyed ! he giis'erjing sosre.
Fl< • fataer observing what had passed, in
quite.! of hi- snr, bow he eould so lightiy es
teem the skill aud in genu ty of the little artis',
as r annihilate its work in > uim!"Dt. "Did'st
thou Bit see with what betuty *od order th>e
slenusr threads were interwuveo? How could'st
thoa ahen he at the stoie aomeutso pitifui aud
vet no bard-hearted?"
But the toy excused himself, saying:
"tj there Lot evil iu the spide-'s art! for if
oniy teods to desiructioa, whereas the bee gath
• red honey and wax within irs cell, so 1 gave
freedom to the bee, and destroyed the spider's
web,"
The father was pleased at* tb;. decision cf a
sitr.ptß chad, who naw DO beamy tn ingeuuity,
wbrG its aim WAS destruction..
"U it,' continued the father, "perhaps
have been uuj ut towards the spider. Bee how
ir pi'BMots our ripening grapes from the flies
auJ WASps, by means of the net which it weaves
ATOTOM THE BLANCHES !"
"idut's it do so," asked the boy, "with the
iuttos oD of pri.tt-ctiQg our gripes, or merely
that it. may satiafy iu own thirst for blood?"
"truly" replied the bather, "it troubles it
sea" very liale about cur grap g."
HDid" said Ernest, *-iheu the good it does
can aat be woim much, for I board y>ni sy it
i J a.2"C'J wtll alone vr ich ran impart besuty
or gfeodnetN even to the most useful otiot>. : '
"Very ttuv, my b>..y; we may be tuaakfnl,
however, t-iat iu (he soursc of Battue that whieii
is evrf uttea foolers what is good and useful j
without intending to do so."
' VVLc eiore,' inquired Ernest, "does the
p * r s,t s > solitary ia its web, whilst the beos
lie iooi:bly together, ami work in uuioa?—
\V j might uut •he spiders also to ike one huge
wutL, sai u-e it in c>mm.iu?**
'•Dear chtid," snswere i bit father, "a good
object al"ae '-au enura frteodlj co-operation.
To* h-ui of wtckeduess or selfi-hQess uootsins
wotau itself the seeds of dtsioluaoa. Tbere
tore wise Bature never attempts that wliioh men
too tu leara by their own experieoae to be
*aKm- 4ißKr*ausaNie.^
Ua their wj homewards tho father bbsefT
ed: "Hast thvu not learnt soateWiiat from the
s[ tdcr to-day toy b"}? Remember that in this
WonJMwe sbaii tkteii find good aud evil miXod
together —our f.-ieuUs and foes side by iie, so
thit wha' ii gooit imy, from the contrast, ap
pear sit the more bexuiifai. Thus may ws
learu a lessoo eveu fr.iui what i* cv.l ia iue'.f."
ABV KRRISIN'G KoiDft off LONDON TIMES.—
An interesting sK-tch is giveu by s curres
poudent concerLiing the sdvrrttstng rooms of
toe great L mJoo "Tbuodi rcr:"
Turn to the a-iuuter: there is a wide spice
bejoto., .ad n.*ay clerks, wrring, always wri
ting. F> ur favi ted, or uufavored o>e- — we
ko.iw not how to deeui it —sit on thrones behind
the c -miter, to take the tribe's ot the adver
tising suppliants; trout toee four we may choose
our oraa.e and judge, hot it matters lit! e which
we take H>w vary sitea'. is the room! scares
any s/Utid, but the eiiuk of money ad the low
altered fitis of these throned arbiters ot ad
wr. :*er' fates.
Ui no #vail is retniristrance here; ihescver
ti-emcat his bar .iy reached tbeir hands
scarcely has time enough eiap-ed to skint tt
over—before the quiet ut:erauce of their judg
ment; if one should ten: ore ta Rm mi rate at
the charge* his itues ara given back, an i the
aext earner served; *o w>r is—tli .v h:vo no
II.IW for words; th firs* daciei'Mt !* th-t Saa!
u, wo ra?!!,, • ' :,wrv,jn the ftt-i?r p.irttos
of tua day—ftouu II oViovk to! 2. Aai hew
"uatt do(b breed a irwb.t iu a man, ' these per
emptorf arnccrs raroiy or never err, seldom
w. i the pria ei Itues fail to ber oat their
charge; their practised eye fatao.us the mas
teries of every conceivable ctfTrograpby, aud
itki seers of tuo mighty press, a field of the
typL rushes Deck ou tbeir sight, soou as their
u.;.d orb rests upon the scrawl.
Aud how the piles of advertisement# grow
by their aide! As they take them they give
printed acknowledgment to t e adveitiser, and
h*' tk*Q beholds hie coutposittoo imp tied with
o'hers which hive preceded, upon a wire.
A- we look t the b'tsiness of this offi t.t, we
w nder where it is ta end. Already, m the
London scaseo when the town i full, the Timet
ia-ues. not uofrtqueutiy, ten tf oiosciy
punted aavertis; meats, of six columns each,
and etch column ain tig one. Yet there are
always enough ou hand for several days io aottie;
an advertiser eatiuot expect to see bis
print for three davs, aud sometimes a week,
front the period toaf he gives it— La. We a-k
ourreives why pe- pie wilt consent to wait o
long; why pamper Sltii this overgrown Uvonte
of fortune, paying duties to the G*uertt,
as it does, for advettiseuienfs an 1 stamps *uU
taper, a!one amouutiog to annaaily,
nest le giving a iivnhbood to so many, many
Uuidtea? j
There is a wag of a frllow, by the name of
Tlcofutoo, who 000 day got up during service
and waika-i out of vhureh, m-kirig a rat .er
promineue displij of a gold headed ctne. The
vicir, a well known eccentric character, with
a woodan leg— the result of bis love of fox
bunting—immediately ponnce-i upon him iu
this.wise: "Fait that cane trorn under your
irui, my youtig friend, and throw it away: theru
ate ao gold headed eaues in heaven." Wnere
upon Tuuruion, tariog ruaod quickly, replied,
"Full that stick of wood out of yonr pants,
my old friend, and throw it away. Thers are
no wvaden legs iu heaven."
[ CRILDRSW'B FACES —lt is intrresticg to
S study bum m na'ure in children's faces—to se
the eff ctsof different mmJes of edneation up
on diverse developments of oiind and body.—
Many children ! ok sour, wi'lfal and ugly; some j
sad, even; while others look sweet, pleasant!
and bcopy, as chiidren sbonid.
i Much as perfe.it or diseased physical natures,
proper or iuapr< per diet, may hsve ta do in
producing these appearances, home discipline
and example, as a ~thiog, have more.
M' thers <ie not realize that they fasten their
own feelings, so far aa expressed in their off
spring. y e who scowls and frown# habitually,
must not her chili to Lok j yfn!, but
gnarled or su'ly. Like mother, like child: off- j
|ly she who'G. ws the wind* in the heart ef
her daugliteir, may- xpcct to see the whirlwind
i garher aud ourst forth, as onr harvests are gen-■
eraljy more pleoiifut tha the seed we scatter. '
Select a very pleasant-looking shili, and notice
if if has a pleasant-looking mother—one wbo
, ao-wers manj of its thousand and one qnes-'
i tions with a warm laving smile, instead of tarn
ing awsy the inquiring rntna, and frettiug at
its endlees teasings
Who of us, amid continual irritation, would j
preserve the same benignity of couuteoacte?
and can children be expected to do better ib<n
, tbeir suDiora and teachers in this respect?—
How I pity the balr* dozen offspring of bar in
whose bouse there is no acknowledged ruler,
j save perhaps, the youngest child! Theseyoutti
do not look very happy— much less so that:
though they had be*u taught obedience to pa
rent;l authority, for their mother neither feeis
nor looks very joyful.
But displ*a*iDg as is a aurly-faeed youth,
a sad cbtid is indeed a very soiry sight. —
If its body has much vitality, a seosi'ive soul
breathes an incongoLial atmosphere, probably
in the very heart of home. Gbildaoou sboulu
, be iaugbtDg, rosy, amuy, ana wnen it is thus,
| bow attractive! I had almost said, how beau
tuul are they wbo represent it, tho' their fea
tures be very uasymmetrioal. Many a mother
is Gvttthardened with care and sorrow, whose,
is a continual struggle with tho heavy artillery
I of life, it is true, when it is too hard to wear
stuilos; yet cbafiag aud fretting emoot lightm
j her burden. She must io>k to God, who wiii
do all things desirable for her—He who loves
to see his creatures happy.
MASON AND DIX s's LlNE. —This term IS
i so frequtnulv m u laocLU wt.h the po
lities! affairs of trie as imßlfV&t>ig
one greit seet:on from the o<ber, thac ws elip
a anott history of it from an oxenange, go (bit
our reaiers may be familiar with its origin and
meaning:
Ia conventional usage, "Mason and Dixno'g
iina" iv tlia bonnuary line between the Free
and the Stave States. IGncerctng rfce origin
j of tost iioe, and iis actual f xtent, the fotlowieg
: arc tus historical f>ct%: Ua tLe 4th of Au
gust, 1. Gl>, l bomas and K cbard Feno and
Lord Bait more, being together in LoDdon, a
greed with Ch ivies Mason and Jeremiah Dix
on, two mathaajatieians or nurvdyors, to mark,
run oat, settle and fix a boundary linebetweeo
Maryland on the one batid, and Daiaware and
Fenus} i?ama on tbe other. Mason >nd Dixon
landed iu Fhtiaieldhia oo the ltUh of Novem
ber following, aud began their work at i nee.
I'hey adopted tb peninsular lines, and the ra
dortt and tangent poii.t of the circular of their
predecessors. They o*xt ascertained the oorih
eisterau coast of Aiaryland, aud proc. d; a to
ran the dividing psrsl el of !atru>ie. Tuev
pursued ibis par.lid a distance of tweDiv-tbree
miles, eignteen chains aud tweuty OLO liuks
from the pLoe of begiuniag at (Ua N E. cor
i ner of Maryland to ihe botioa: of a valley on
Dunkirk creek, where au iodian war path cross
j ed ilo ir route, and here, on the 19th of Naveffi
• ber 1767— 8R1 ty-three years ago—tueurindi--
'IA escort fold :.bai it w the wiii of the fcji< x
Natw■*■* that :be survey* shoupi eeas-a, and
. they IsruKijaied accoruingty, leaving thrriy i
miles, .-ix ehaiiia and fifty links aa the exact dts
tauce remainmg to be run west and soutUwest to
; ui auitle of Feua'a, nut far frotc the Broad
f iui.ueii ou tue Bsitimor- anuO-io Rail- I
I ro.d. L'non died a! Durham, E'.giaod, 1777; '
i Mason aied in Fentsylsi-ni*, 17b7.
SHADOWS. —The shadows of all day Jong
phy at silent games of b-.-auty. Everything U
oouble if it auods in light. The tree sees an
nnrevcaicd and muffl i salf lying darkly along
too groan G The slander s f cms or fl.iwers,
golui-s rod, way side esters, meadow daisies,
an i rare i lies, (tare and vet af-nndaet. in ev
ery nice, level meadow,) eat for'h a aim and
tremulous line ef sh dow, that liee alec? ail
the muntina, shortening till a"oo, and cn epi,:e
out aga o from lbs root alt afternoon until tte
un stioota it west war: in the ui-TO'eg. A
million shadowy arrows snco as these spring
from Apolio's bow of light at every at-p
Flying in every direction thay cms-, ioterU
cing each other in a m ft net work of dim lines.
Meanwhile the elands drop shadow-like an.
chore, that reach the ground bar. will not cold;
evtry brow ing creature, every flitting bird,
<fery moving team, every nneoncious traVaier,
writes i;.-,elf along the ground in elm shadow.
Senator D -uglas, Hon. Andrew Johnson, of
Tcnnes-ea, and ether leading Democrats en
dorse Mr. Ltaools's Message. Mr. Duugiis,
a few days ago, de'endca it in an able speech,
in the U. S. Senate, regarding it as peaceful,
and out as a declaration of war. Senator John
son, who Mr. Seward so justly designates as
tbe noble Tennesseesn. %nd a!i other- of like
btmes'y, endor-e it wit boat qnalitic ,ti<m. The
B. tick in ridge Buchanan D -mocrais generally
e.mstrufl it to mean war. TLey are generally
Disunion id's.
A flirt ia like the dipper attached to a hydrant—
evtry one ia at liio-rty to drink txorn it, but no one
duxiJ-aa :n carry it a wag.
VOL. 34. NO. 13.
%ifaltnral.
Ulntw on Martin;? Garden Plants
Early In Spring.
Yarions methods m-y b-: resorted to for procur
ing early vegetables and fl wers In at: c'fmatee, and
especially Ia the c<d- er regioos of the m si y rih
ern Sratws, and of the British Provinces, is well
as for securing the growth of those plants which
will not ordimrfly mature where the w*ason is very
short Grefi-bcuses, hot.beds and cld frames,
arc tho moat desirable, and these are destined to
come into more extensive ose, when people gener
arally learn how simple, cheap and valuable they
are. Of these wc speak from time to time; here
we will only refer to one or two methods that muy
be adopted by all.
First, let it be remembered, that a soil deeply
dug and thoroughly drained, is ia a condition to
rective seeds and plants rncca earlier than aa or
dinary soil, no matter iww dry it may be. A tree
admixture of fermenting mnnin-e, like that from tho
burse stable, also tends to warm the soil
The smaller seeds, ltii:e, cabbage, cauliflower,
turnips, tomatoes, many of iht flower seeds, etc.,
may well be sown ia cheap earthen pots or in boxes
of earth. These boxes, if water-tight, she aid have
gimitw holes .n the bottom to drain off ail excess of
water; an over dose of water with no drainage,
will often stop or greatly retard the growth.--
Thougb not indispensable, it is always preierable to
water at the bottom, k-tting ocly so conch soak in
as will naturally rise b; capillary attraction. VV'hde
the weather remains cold dur ng the day, tneso
boxes or pots may be kept in a warm ijg'jt cellar,
or better ttiii a rcona slightly warmed by fire heat.'
But as soon as the one-door temperature daring
the day is above tho freezing point, they should ho
left out in the ami, and only be brought in at night
when there is a prospeet of frost. It answers very
well to leave them on the south sice of a bam
duriDg the day, arid remove theta to the barn-floor
at night, covering with straw if needed to keep out
irost. By a very little care ot this kind any one
may have tn abundant supply of plants, ready to
•e transferred to the open ground who® danger of
irost is p*st.
An oilier method which kas been bigfciy com _
mended t y soma, is tbi* : Cat turf or grass sods,
pose off a liitie of the grass side. Invert the
pieces and plant in these various seeds, such as
cabbage, inuuee, cucumbers, melons, corn, tnr
nips, radishes, indeed any thing which is d.sirLd to
f.,w early, t ilC s . a 'ft* lid Aether 0 - Q
the south side of the bouse, or bars, taking care to
apply from time to time, just water enough to k°-p
them barely moist. On cold nights they can be
covered with old carpeting or blankets, and straw,
nntii the plants begin to appear, after which tb
pi 'ces should be temporarily removed to the cellar
whenever there ia danger of frost. As so.uras the
condition of the soil and weather renders i; safe,
the sods or tutf may be cut into small pieces, each
cue containing one or more growing plants, and
then sot thrm into the open ground. Thrae j s a
double ad vat- tage in this process: a gain of one
to three weeks in time secured, and the sod or turf
is an excellent materia! fot prompting future growth
and fertility. Any one who will try this method
for a single season wiil not be likely to omit it af
terwards. Three or four hours of tima expended
in tliis way, will secure a considerable npplv of
extra early products ef various kinds.
Those wbo have a few old baskets will find the
following plan a good one .- Put into the baskets a
quantity of good soil, with rotten chips, with or
without some well rotted manure, as may b need,
ed by tb soil naed. Plant in each basket a few
melon, cucumber, squash, or punpkin seeds. The
baskets can be carried in or oat according to the
state of the weather. After the plants are in vig.
orous growth, and the weather suitable, set the baa
's eta in the soil, one in a bit!, without distu-bing
Ihe con.eids. Ii the siiesand betsoms of the
baskets be not pretty r-v-.u, number of ho' -s
shentd be punched through. The root* wi'l fin*
their way out into the surrounding s„ i Ey start
ing early, so as to have large vigoroasplacN grow
ing in the baskets of earth by the uio* ;.-,e weather
is settled, you may Lave cucumbers ready for the
table aimcst as oon as other people have plants
coming up, ana melons and other products propor
tionately early— .imericin -IgriculiurLU.
Salt tor Hags.
The use of salt for hogs cannot be too highly re
commended, provided j adgm.-a j 3 eterciJd in it.
Me. The quantity to he given depends npoa the
age of the Log. Ordinary a teaapoonfnl, three
times aw -es, U safficknt for hogs three orioar
month# oU. It is boa: given in slop. ?n e nse of
sil- increases the appetite, enters into tbs blood
ai i promotes tb< general health of strtne.and puts
th tu in tetter condition to take on fat. Besides
it supplies so article positively essential to the
blood, viz.—soda.
It would not be cut of place to say here, that
the use of charcoal, clay and other gritty substan
ces are really good tor swine, and those that are ia
pea should not bo deprived of We hare
fouad that swine are fond of ashes from coal, and
that they do not oljcct to it if it does contain somo
bsif- burnt coal. Indeed, they evince a strong liking
for coal itself and go at tt with s relish.
Those who raise swine, or pat thca up for fat
tins, will fiau that tacy run much kwrtak of swine
sickening if they nao salt, than if they do not
One ot taa oil humbugs was, that salt was poison
to swine. So it ia to all amiaula, it administered
in i otaonoas quantities, oat stock generally will
not ue more tnan their wants require, and ia using
salt for swine it remains with the owner to kill or
no; by overfeeding the article. Give salt and lew
medicine to swine, and ho in swine and owners will
be benefited.
••Madam, a g„oJ many persons Here rvrj
much disturbed at the concert last night by
the crying ot y< ur baby." 14 Wail, Ido won
der why such people mil go to concert*."