II
VOLUME XVI I.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
BY A, P. DUBLIN Si, B. F. SLOAN,
STATE STREET, ERIE, Pn.
TERMS.
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Advertisements inserted at 50 cents per square
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sequent insertion.
Job Printing, of all varieties. such as Books
Pamphlets, fLindbille,Show Bills, Cards,Steam
beat 11.11 s, Flanks for Notes, Iteceip.s, exe
cuted in the hest style and on short notice.
T. %V. MOORE.
Dealer in Groceries Provisions, Candies, rriiit,
No. I. Perry Mite:, state street, Erie. I'.t
MARSHALL & LOCKWOOD,
:lump yet at Law. thilite,top stairs in the Tam
many 111111 builtlinviorth attic Prothunotnr‘'s
(Ace , 9
SMITH JACIVI H
ON.
Dealer in Dry
,tloods i;rac. - .ries, ardware,
QuernsWare. Lime, lion, y'aila &c. No. 121,
ICh apsirle, Erie, Ea.
!JOHN 11. MILLAR,
minty and 11,,r0u211 surveyor; office in Exchailf_Ye‘
Erene st „Erie.
'JOHN 11 JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
as removed lii Olilee to thel Public 13'uildina
near the Court House, up r,4. i n t h e rnen ,
occupied by the Sheriff and directly over the
Cetninmioner's Office.
rninpi . auentipn vi ill be given to all busineua en
nos:ed to hi:. care. 50
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E. N. 1 1 1U1.11A , Wilf& CO.
BUFFALO, N. k.
)R AGE, FOR‘VARDISG AND PRO
DUCE; COMMISSION MEItCIIANTS,
i)e.ilers in Lehigh U 114,1 P:rie coal. : • elt
and Prodner L!enc,
- IParlicelar attrn
p. .n the vale of Pioduce and purchase of
lereb.inthie.
N„.3 & colnirn Square,,Soy i :I. Wharf.
B. 11ULDFIT, I U. BRIGGS..
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lIENJAAIIN I,ltilNT,
norney and ronnarlinr at L,. v No. 2
Oto t• nvi.• I 1 , t•c.1 P. 4 4, pa%
GRAHAM tz.IIIPSON,
vorneyB,64. /iiiee oil French
meet. over S Jackson 4. Cu' ':ure, Erie
Air il 21.1817. 49
I. ROSENZWEK; & Co.
Poreien and lkiincstic Dry Goods.
ite,udy \lade Clothirr, 800 - and Shoc4, N.e.
&e., No. .1, Flemming 810 !i, Stale Slice!.
Frit , Pa
GALBRAITHS
Ifornrys and CounqellorA :it
pia h ..treet,avear side of th
Erie, Pa.
I=l
G. LOOMIS
ealerA in Waiehoo,
%Pr, Pla•ed and Briounniii
nary and F•iney Goods. N 0.7
Pa.
' WILLIAMS & W 1
l'bolnsdloanatturuil;k.alaral
eries. Hardware, Crockery,
Nails, !,.rather, Itill, etc, et
street and the Public Squa. of
"'as ern. Prie, Pa.
WILLIAM RIM
ahinet
Flair Ctnl" I'li'
' S. DICKINSON,
'hy.+ician ail() Sni:fl.oo. 01111:i•
tite
" WALKER.. *LC(
eneral Forwartlitt ,, , CouliniPA
Nkreltaws; Re•d , Vare lfotis
lir 11 , 0 D-, 17.r;e.
JOSEPH
lan,ifAu I,liers , °I 'flit.
*are'cortier or French and 1•'
i,v,sT,ER, SENNETT
nnf F'oultdors. whole4ale ah
C . , o%es, A•.‘v ,r.•
' JOHN 11. BURToti ts. co }
viiole.a.l...,nti ro..itidett tett it i 111 1:N. ‘: Cdig II •''
D'itt Stllirt , ; I I rot:cries. 5c..0...1, Reed I rouse
tile, Pa. -:,
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. C. M. Tin. , LS,
cafe'. in Dry Gouda, tirocOies, 41'. No.'lll,
iTheapside, Erie Pa. , ' ,
• GOODWIN tsz. VINCENT.
- raters in Dry t_lnads, thoc '
cries, &c., Nu. I,
I I)
I Bunti't II Block, State st.,Erio Pa
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CARTER 8:. BROTHER.
caltrp in Otto , . %.ledlt:1111.3 N MI'S, Oil*, Dyi.,
, tliiis, Giel,fl, Sc., Nii. G ! ROA; linnet!, I..ric.
l'a ; .
B. TOMLINSON & Co.
- - - - -
orwardinti and t;q111,111 ,, 1011 %It:mit:trite; 109
french Strett..P.rie and a 6 liStri•ei Canal Da
son, also deakra in (Armen - ea and Provision. k
• --- I ( V' '-• lIENItY CADWELL.
iD ',-
paler in Unrilivare, Dry l ;mph., Uroceries, &c.
ea,i. 4 iflei.lllli: Diamond, and ore door i :Ist of
the Eaolc Ilmeli Erie, Pa.
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EAGLE lIOTEL,
Hiram L. Peo‘%n, 4 , triter of State street anti
the Poidie ttttkire., Eriet:Pa. Eastern, Westetn,
and Ftoutitern tttt, i t,e taco.
1.Y1,11
irashionable Merchant rs, on the Public
'Square, a few doors west of State etreet, El ie,
Pa.
JOEL JOHNSON.
1 1 0,1 let in Throftwical, - ‘ll. , cellancous, Stinday
and Cl.”=iral School Book; Stationary, etc. etc.
No_lll, Frenek,Street, Erie. Pa.
P. A. R. BRACE,
uorney and Counsellor at lam,'Paiirie du Chien.
W. T. praeAlees in the counties of Crawford.
Grunt and lowa. W. T. and lin Clayton ono wy,
lowa Terrunry.
XV AN r E 1) i excluto%o• for Goods, Wool, Mil-
VI ter, Cheese, and all hinds of eoun:ry Pro
tier,
6, IQ 16
.1 .0 '1 I. A tC. tiled mug).
nit... v . can al ap he ti.ir a:
h , : ! ..11.)..p store of S. J .1r 'ON co.
Noveinher 21. 1916. .27
le -0)4
C ser-bers tvtil pay cash ior
the Feed. µ .•• I 1 \ vrk, ciet
M . , I.IFFE •.:1' sem 2,
1 and 5. for sale at Nu. 111, French St.
- Erie, \lay 6, 1817. 51
NEW ESTABIA SH M ENT — ,
On Seite t streri, nearly opposite the Eqgle Mt.!.
LOO‘IIS 4. CO are now receivinu tram
VA • New Yorly.and nyeniny at their new store
an er,lnNive as.ortment of Rieli and Fa-hionahlp
JEWELRY, (craw cin. the bites - style of work
in market.) tentchts, Cloc ks, Plotrd and Beitrania
JVarr, Fine Ofttltey, St.rl Trimmin g s. Caniphrn•
and Solar Lamps, Luolting °hissed. Gold Pena
tozeihyr with a general variety m Useful and r r
oarnental articles. Call and are Wolf you trill see.
J tine 1.6, 1617. 6
Cash For Flax Seed:
rAsil will be paid for one thousand bushels of
V Flat Seed by CARTEIt k int ( ) - 111ER.-
Aue 27. 1817. No. 6 , !teed House.
ItS,—Loal; Crunkill, Pulverized, Clari
► fled, Porto Rico, Havana. New• "Orleans
gar, fir sale at No. 1• Perry Block.
A VV. MOORE.
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Mires AY WIr.ILLUY,
rOit•Kl' AND i:o(iNsEt.t,on AT LAW,
I.XCIIANGP., Lute, PA.
tar
s, u a r g ra t i o ntf e e i n i l to . , n i i c iit h . ;ls t i e u ii d i i t z ,% e .,, d ,t
e h
great p••r ion of his titn••• to his profession, will ata.s
tone to all it-zal business entrusted to his
Hu will attebd the Glintrts in the Counties or Erie
- Warren, Cra %%A p ril, Niciiver, Yew:in:to. Clarion and
„hirer -10. i, and the Supreme Court' or this Stain ;
and his Proles,behil ariao•reinents, by twhich he
will frans,ict business in the adjoining Counties
in New •York and (thin. All in..nieti collected
will be remitted by Drals on Yew YOrk or Phil
adelplin rwi hunt any cli•trge, fin Exchange. Ile
Will also take eliati:e of .mil pro.ei rite Claims
oramst ihe United, Suit S. d,aw and superinten
upplieation: for Pensions, Pa•ents &c.
PI the truth y and inte..4rby with whirl) ail bi l
Finet•s.coldi ed to cane will ho perinriewil it
Would no be proper in ihi.s place Ito speak. ha
those Legal Boi.inrio‘ no tinfo.nci, or Col
let:tempi to in'ak,iii• his siTtioliorciiiiiarv. urn me
ap..crfollv 'eh!, red In Ili • tollowine gentlemen:
111 IN JAMES '1'11031P:031,
GEN.. II tI. LES AI BEIM.
Mussas. WI 1.1.1 3MS & Wit lOHT.
3104 ES MBA!. t:sq.
TitonAti iP sTElitt LTT, •
YEW:ENV Militia) At, Co.
A. D. A 'l'. W. l'A (*CHIN, P.SQ . S.
HENRY K. SMI I'll I..Sa•
CHARLES II s ti WHA.I IMS, ESQ
JAMES Esq. Bulitalto: (
Pllll.ll'Lsg..
II ENKY w. , ltoGh sun.
111)11. AI)M.4ON GAR ICs.
HON. JOHN A. DIX. Albany, N. V.
lIKNRY :tIICLIIEN A
CORNELIUS W. LA 3VRENCK, E.q., -
DORIC, CHANDLER. & WHIT !v.v. city.
HON. ILI)ItElt II NIORILIS,
CONOVCIt & I. ‘II,IGII, •
J. .Q. A. VANOSTILA ND,
HON, JAMES B(tCHANAN,
" W11.1..311111'1:1%
ROHERT J. WAI.E.R4, Washington '
W. 31E1)11.1.. .
‘VNt. Z. S I F.W ART, E•q., Lavin:port la.
GEOltliE 11. MeWHORTEII.: „,
11. BROCK WA it, Ego. • -I.s—oorogo,N• Y.
110 N. W3I. PA t TEBSo 3 lt.Stualts:ltY• O.
(WV Juirs; wf: NT °Writ
Hills rot, & volt 1.1:n. s Chicago, ill.
J %ME.: K. sxowDErc,
Lui)mc, K NEEDLEIt. Co
c01..J IVES P ME,
ABM 31. s 01. P Zt PhitadCiPhria•
DENBY 110 K N. Eat..
& J. P. S I'EINEB.
HON. El( A Ni'l4 It SllnNi,
,• SI OW: C1)1E1tON.
iiarrinburig.
N. it ELDit ED,
itExitv q.
110 N. iV11.1.1.131.At lI.Ii INS, /
GEN. LEVI G cI.OVE t.
GI:OI[GL Tllolll'sON , Lig
110 N. It. McCI.ELLANI), 31uttrut', 31‘.11.
W. J ItOtt DO irvolan I, 0.
DR S. ENGI,IIII %ICI% 3
DON I.EWI.
rat llt LES Is lIA H.MON , Est Derail, ISu ch.
JOHN 31,1[1.3'NOLits Kcq.
E NliiN 8. 1617', 51
— From
the'City of Mexico.
Arrival of Freidi mid it h.np Grocrrir►
At Nu. 1, r. rry Bidek.
SINCE the TaiiiTii.is been taken o?I' the im.
putt. into Oils country, and risked Oil that of
‘leXiCo, it has einibled ,hose who have pig elm+ed
G met ries in thu En-t in mill [hem ell. up. We
oho esubt auty 'WI, in the Gineery line
to call and examine a ua stock, for we do as,er
t%ithoin fear of en itradietion, that eve host 'lit
tiebliesii tie pit' lirraa rirs m this maiket, 11.1vin_
all been plirelia-c;t-liont lateFt, impinut ions.
In nar may be hdlowinu:
kinperial, Gunpowder, and Young Hyson
I'eas; Java, Rio, Laguirit and St. Doinin-
Ca C :ll l .. er ei. r 6 n il is %AP.
ger, Xtitniegs Mace, Cloves, Rice,
Pearled barley, Crndies, Pecan,
.I.bideii a and P,a hut;: „glinonds,
etc. ;„Fruits—Apples, Raisins. English Cu
rants, and Figs: ,tiperin and Tallow c.ini.lei;
Summer and Winter strained Lamp Oil,
superior article, Salad oil, Pitney Shaving,
Variegated and Bar soap. Dairy salt,
White Fish, Alckercl, ilackinac Trout,
and He'rring;
Kimball , eNtra Fine en , chevi intr. "Spanish
?making and Citeendedi 'rob leo. Pipes;
Tial.tica, Lenora 'and coin
SANE,
t.”' -_OOice on
Public Squul C.,
=
OE
i dver,German Sil
are, Cutlery, \lii.
lived House; Eti.
thy r; rn
IGlas-%%nrr, Iron,
e.•reer of Stet,.
sposite the Eaule
ET.
and U rviet taker
M.
' p,
Ell
on. and Prnfliw.
, east ill die Pub
Colored and pl.in Grass and Manilla \l ii
Besides a ho.t. of 1/1 1 121" artiele4 to Supply the
wants of ail. A Ovsli aupolv of Cooreolea re
calved s ..mi e ve t tldy. t;,111 rsainioe gools
and priues'ak No V, Perry Moe!,
T. NV. MOOR E.
Esie, June 1 . 2 1317 4
MI
and Sheet-lion
Lh Areets,
CHESTER,
til reiall 'kakis ii
! I ar .1 I'r!,
TVs »..w alintidati evirletica rid its heal
I „in!! p i a ci s. a l l I ptnvcil i sell theta St eX:I a •
militittrx' and ivenderlid medicine in the would--
in the short space of two yea's, it has acquired a
reputation fur curint: disease and releavlllf! pain
Liar ;ZI eater 111,111 any Medicine ever discovered;—
Its ivontletail cute , have imished the Medical
Faculty, ‘ll , / now intivelsally coneedra its great
value. ' They speak of it in the highest terms and
commend its
It is condemned by none. Ott the contary, its
praise k universal. The c uses ot cute , are so nn
merous Mat. it %void(' take volumes to recount them
—sod ti.\ is a fixial met, amtis not disputed, that
as a.paitilex rtc or it has 110 equal. Fin the many
a , tttnishing ewer, t-ee the pamphlet to be hall of
esti' a. , tit. Ii yOll su 11 . 1' . stub either of the di,-
ease , lid which it is recominendi•d, ret-or at once
to i e use and be rural. For the following di ,
cases it, is an iota 111 reMl'dy:
Spinal
• fr . e ions, Rheti
statism, Paralysis turd all ner-
Volli Rheum, I r '.np or
Hives. A. , 11e in the Breast and _Face, kreak
ness of the j dins, enlds, tooth ache, sore thrust and
Quinsy. ulcers eti - idir ' ‘ . s, indolent uleerraburna
•
,
irost , U lee!, cora-, limiyone, fresh mimic's
swellio , stkod !musses, set ufu
lous tG cii i cu. 111113,
(111110 ill es and
Pta:ona.
Liniment is 5,1,1 by all the respacta
bin Mort:haws and 1 1 )ru ,,,, istti thrwighott the
cuuntry, and by the f i 'mprietnrs nt •;Ing Sing,
N. Y. E. ST A` tN.
For ,alc by J. 11. Burton &Co.'Erie, V. Town Nor'?
Enkt. J. tletnenin ralrVirw ' i S. L. JOU. at, Co. 011 ord.
Oct. D. 118'7. 3m21
1114L , 4. tiucl 10311"hbi. line 1 , 1,i) and
.\iurkinac Trout, this day
_received and
fur sale at 'No. 1, Perry-Block: by
I. ‘V. :MOORE.
Ei•id. F , cp•.. 5. 1817. - 19
CASTING, ovu pipit, yapper rorni
lure, ;lir tihi she irons caves. are now sell
in_ yapidly hy the stib•e, 'hers at Ins. than ever
and our ilesnm Ia t at no at BulTal , t or else
where, for
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LISTER, SENNETT &, CHESTER.
Eric, Sepi. - 45 1•317.
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H. CAD N%' ELL
.;),.1 KITS No. I M.icltertd, put up for fituily
""'"A" ii.e. jic3t received Mid' I>r ' , die at No, I,
Pe-ry
1.",e7. . 19
R AGS %% a It ill I:Xeticlllee for Ott wore by:.
SENNETT 4* VIIESTEII.
2-% 1917
„, .L /t N 4 All 1 %I, Props ietor. The
„b.eritHir %intik! tespectbill‘ , inrorin
IT Mg mends and - the truvelin2 public yen etaii ) „liat lie has leased for . 41 term of years - his
real eoinin Minns HOUi Ilaled at the
Eiultra Street Canal Ba in. This Inca ion ren
deis the" " pre eminently the most
convenient and desirable stoppino place for mill
either (loin!! business ay' 'myelin , on 4he ('anal.
There is, also, attached to this establishment a
large and convenient Stable for the use of Bout
men and a hers h.ivinv horses.
No pains or expense has. he-n spared in Chi in.
u p 'hi, hms tar t he convenience. condos, and
piengitro of ottesTs. and the Proprietor trims by
strict autentinn to bulginess to merit and receive a
share of pittd;cpatronage.
Erie, April -21, 1817.
I brtn l li bnt all Tilw."
ANToN' , %L1.r,11
JIUN'I"S LINIMENT,
PRI CES RF,DUCED
W ESTE HOTEL,
EIDE
BY LYDI
' A song on the propo- ition to stir ender to Mexican bar.
arity nod tyranny th land betst,len the Nueces and he
to Grande—the battlrelds of Palo Alto and Renee de
P dam.
' •
•
it may not he'; God'.
Forbid it, all that patriot, prize:
Tbut land has taxied freemen's blood;
Their dust within its bosom lice,
,'Twcre tuudneas to l rc,ign the fail
(
•I On which our conquering feet have trod
[Luling our way l with aloriouv toil,—
It inuy not be—forbid it, GI. dl
Can we telinquish lands where now
The strlp.4l ,old starry hnunrre ware)
No, never! We cogrnve our, vow
On every fallen hrrither's grave:
They could not slrep,%the slaughtered bravo
Who in thcit beds - of glory rest.) ,
And feel the 1 . .0101 .11 of the fi1.70
l'ollete the and churn their breast. •
Resign tlid field where ltmacoLo fell!
The .pot where gullent STEVENS lies
‘Vitere Coc ia i x felt hie lio3oin swell
Triumphantly in death's agonies?
Where breve and virtuous hearts pour'd out
The life ,o dear to hope and
Invoking with their aysog edam
Our einiutry4and our God above'?
No! fly our country and our God,
Wtt^will nor yield that 110.1 r-bought soil!
We still hare heal ts with generous blood,
Attu souls to Jure the conqueror's toil.
On' To the rescue: Hearts of ateel—
OW To the re-col , tiouls of fire—
Le•t hooked blood flame-our ze.i
Leuquer—criumpli—or expire
fluzz.s . Pr on where. Taylor stands
Invincible in convering ought;
%o e hero lie commands,
AulU
:J.urtaio our uttered right
AA T yl
And iii
And this
Shall e,
to retrace Ma Way,
et' hia compleig to the foe!
wool lam!, from tom to'stia,,
hia emphatic NO :
thin i; holy, ground,
utid_linint;ed with 1,. mot blood;
her loiters 11.,Ifunbounil,
,s her hoods to Freedom'. God!
No. Dow.
Bonito
St.e. will
e id
m's God, she shall ha free I
bri've hen In pre , v boldly on;
lie, nor p till t!ciory
t her olive garland OLI—
fly Pre •1
fl uzzd 1
Strilcn 0
filidll p
1• list laud to utmost parts
le'. sholteri 3 g wiagx are •proud;
,r thrimeJ on frrentell's beasts
his laurels 111 their shade.
MEM
MEE
AI! rilV
!EMI
11W - Rf
IMI
UTIIOII OF "VANIER!: NOTIONS."
BY TIL E
atives,ihey,say, make an affirma
rWrailietilid Muni* Nu .
10"1i''
l acve a pair as ever came togetti-
Two ne
Avir
teen as ne,!
er, for Paul
that has ye
"yes" to er,
, suggested,
was a true
was the most affirmative man
been. heard of. He always said
arything that was said, proposed
insinuated, or hinted to him.. lie
tidminstration, map tinder all gov
ever boingin the opposiVi
those over -polite, over-gd-na.
le easy, acquiescent mortlitls, who
sent into the work! for no other
in to show•how much a man May
I
want of a little' contraminedness.
Hertainly," "By all moans," "No
With all my heart," —happy
ernments,
was one of
tared, oh, b
seem to be
pirpose tli
suffer for rt,
"Yez," '!,
doubt of
4'Entirely . at your service," "Oh,'
yes," "Oh, yes, Such ‘Vere
to oblige;
yes,'• "01
ant replies. As to saying "ne
Paul's cm
possible to get it out as 51aebetli's
it wa. as
when hellad moit need of denying,
"Amen!"
his thriiat." I don't know that
it "stuck
when "the yeas had it," they had
He would not have cried "Xic
he ever did
Paul also.
in the Polish Diet, if the words
demolished the partition treaty.
in
poszvalum'
-could' hay
Thoughhe\ wa's not n the opposition, yet
think it harly corr+t to call him a Jackson
man, for he never voted anything' in his life,
unless, in the st yle i,f the honest country rep
resentative "Mr. , Speaker, I shall give my
vote in fill: , 'r of the bill." In short, Paiil was'
the very pi k of assentients—an incarnation
of nem con,
Now this is a very good character for a
man to bear, on some accounts, for it gets
one the rep l utation of a good-natured fellow;
and as the world commonly pretends to have
a high ofdri t ion of a good-natoredlellow, and
according to the
,proverb, "opinion is the
spleen of the world,"• the reader may think
Paul must have had'a happy time of it. No
such thing. pours good nature brought him
into more embarrassments and vexatious than
if he had beeff the crossest cur that ever
snarled. I speak nut of lending umbi•ellas—
'tis the lot of thortility. ~ To tend ,money - is
about the Sameohough money lometimes
does come back. ' But who would belie% : e
that a good-natured man, merely by reason of
his being a good-natured man, and for no oth
er fault under the sum could be led through
such a rigmarole dance of adventure, by the
perverseness of fortune, that he fought a duel
and almost married a - widow!
Ths Widow Wilful was a lady Ofta certain
age; she made the best of time, and time re-
turned the compliment. She had shed many
tears for the loss of her man—so she pr. St
ed, and I cannot help thinking she spoke the
truth, for she tried very hard to get another.
I.llV.everithis did not, prove so easy a matter,
for althoughthe widow was not without
charms, the men were shy. ' What could be
the reason? She gave splendid parties, and
bad sparks and danglers without number, but
it was never a match. What! could be the
reason? the reader will ask again.
It isnot elactly my ttusiness to tell, as the
story will be plain enough, without it; *and if
the reader cannot'guess, it would not much
help him to let out the whole mystery.
"This is truly delightful," said Paul, one
evening to the widow, as he leaned his , arm
over the back of the chair, worked his face up,
to the blandest of all his acquiescent smiles,
and essayed some flattering complement
concerning the widow's fine entertainment,—
"This is delightful; so much hilarity ! and
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TURDAY, OCTOBER 3O 1847:
ULTIIIATUM.
lERSON.
cheerfulness—so many happy faces—l love' to
look on them:"
•
Paul inadvertently raised his eyes as: he
uttered these words, and at the close of the
speech was looking straight into the widonfts,
face. He meant, not the 'eclat, harm in the
world; but the widow pretended to blush. She
pursed up her pretty Mouth—
"Oh, Mr. Pliant, you're a great fingerer;
but we know you are honest. You never sriy
brie thing anti mean another."
"Certainly, by all means, my dear 'mad-.
am."
r
"But really Mr. Pliant, my dear sir, wli
a gentleman tellsla lady Ihe loves to lOok on,
her you know that is really significant." •
"Oh, yes, certainly, you are quit.; right,
madam."
“Well, you ( are frank, Mr; IPliantt and I
shall certainly give you credit for sincerity.
Anotherman might say ten times as much
and 1 never think of regarding it; but I know
I can rely upon the word of so honorable a
gentleman as Mr. Paul Pliant.”
"Rely upon my word! surely you may, Mrs.
Wilful, I should be sorry if—"
"Oh, don''t mention it, my dear sir. .J'
never doubted•it for'a moment; certainly you
'never would have hinted anything like at
taeltment, unless you had been:sinFere." .
"Certainly, ma'am," replied: Pail, in great
amazement, with the conjecttirei, howille had
been so unlucky as to say ' Mor than he
meanr; for Paul would as-;smin.lia .e thought
of jumping off a steeple, as of telling WidoW
Wilful . he felt an attachment fur /4 - rf r "Cer=
tainly, by all means," he continued to repeat;
mechanically, "oli,,yes; certainly,",
i
"Pray Mr. Pliant, be so good tie .to hand
me a glass of water; really the room -is so
warm—just reach Your hand." ,
"Certainly, madam; my hand is entirely at
your Service." Paul was in such a flutter
that Ile was not aware what he' was uttering
until the words were past recall. ' "Bless me!
what have I said," thought he to himself.—
But it was too late.
. i
"Oh, Mr. Pliant!" said she, blushing up to
her ears, "you are tbo generous. - I mean youH
are almost too precipitate. Now, were it any
other man, I should suspect him of trifling.—
But'such a man as Mr. Pliant!"
"Confound the jade!" quoth Paul, to hint
self, "how shall I get out of . this scrape? I
hope she isn't going to faint. Mrs. Wilful,
madam, \ you know I say a thousand things of
Oh.? sort. .I can't help it you know:" '
"That's just what I always supposed, Mr.
Pliant; a man of your sincerity and frank
neis can't help uttering his true. sentiments.
Oh,
Mr. Pliant, you are an hone-b2l*,hings!.,
"Now this is too bad," tliought Paul, in
great tribulation. "What shall I
be
My
deat.::rnadarn, I certainly wish to be honest.—
Compliments, you know, are compliments ;
but when • a man means nothing, you,
k no w—"
"Certainly, Mr; Pliant, you are quite right. f
When a an Means nothing, lie should say s
nothing.l knew these were your sentiments.
7
Wasn't right?" • ; 1
"Oh, •es, by all means; quitil right;' . re
thineWasn't
anh in deeper embarrassment ihnin
ever. He found himself , fuirly caught; tlie
widow's eyes sparkled, .ands she languished
three times at him. "I won't speak another
word," said he, to hihisolf—"it only makes
the matter worse." He snatched a cup of
whipped cream, and pretended to eat it!
The widow saw his embarrassment, and
whether she suspected ,his, determination to ,
resist all farther attempts to entangle him or i
not, we do not exactly I know; but she was I
resolved not to let him escape. A qience of
some moments folloWed, till Patti, finding he
could not decently hold his tongtte any longer
set about for Something innocent to say.—
After some hesitation upon a variety'of top
ics; he judged it safe to admire the carpet;
from the carpet, a natural transition, was
made to the pictures," and from they pictures
to the window ; curtains—the window curtains
led to the arm-chair, the arm 7 cliaitto the_sufa
and the sofa to a pair of little babies. in [oo'
baster on the chimney-place._,—
"Charming! delightful:" eclaimed Paul;,
not exactly know,ing whether he in&ant to•be
tioderstood of the arm-chair, or some other or.:
tide of furniture. -
"Ain't they?" said the widow.
"What have I said again?" quoth Paul to
himself, beginning to tremble tOth,apprehen
sionc "The furniture is in good taste, MT&
Wilfo—very elegant—very fine."
"Ail vanity, Mr. Pliant," said, the widow,
affecting a very solemn look—"these things
are all vanity•"
"Oh, yes—you are quite' : right—all vanity,"
rdplied Paul, Oiling a spimfuli of whipped
cream, and finding he had got nothing in his
mouth.
"Ah! Mr. Pliant!" saidLthe widow, lan
guishingly -
"Yes, exactly so, — returned Paul.,,
xactly now; Mr. Pliao, pardon me.—
.'t perceive the drift of your observ i aion."
"Beg pardon, ma'AM-1 -1)4103 only sayiug—
as you remarked, that every thing iwaa re
markably tine im this house of yours, and that
all its vanity, orirather 1 should say, that one
thing is needfiil." ( •
"Ah, Mr. Pliant, 1 understand you—you
mean the furniture hi comp'ete except one ar
ticle." ; .
.
•Exactly so. Yes—that 111—if yob think
anything is wanting," replied Paul, hi consid- .
erable perturbation, and glad to escape the ap-'
pearance of finding fault, by any Isort of
eqiiivoque.
The widow clappbiLyier handlarchibfto her
face, and exhibited, or pretended to eithibit, a
slight emotion.
"My 'dear Mr, Pliant," said ahe, in a ten
der voice, "it is impossible not to understand
you. You mean a hus--.liusband!" -
"A husband!" exclaimed Paul, startled by
the-audacious boldness of the proposition,
; E
kneirlyou 'meant se," ree, rned the wid
ow; sinking intO the Chair. h " p h, oh,, my
d ear sir, I feel quite over-enibirrissed."
"'ours iitellect was in sucs n cloudy state
authis moment, that lie th,i‘oght she was
alifiat to fihnt. He caught 114Ii l and, add was
just going to dall for iitirtshOnc when she
opened her oyes with 'an appe4rtineo of great
el.; languor.
•
!"Oh, Mr. Pliant, the sincerity of this
avowal—you are sincere; Mr. Pliant.l - 1
"Certainly—yes," exclaiined Paul, for he
could say nothing else; he was a lost
The widow kept a fast hold of Ihis band.—
Paul struggled to say something—he felt how
desiieratelY he was shorted. "Mrs. Wilful,"
said he, in great agitation,— ! ."l do not wish
you to he deceived—the filet is,‘l must plain
lyH-";
l deg
a deceiver.
so'deceivit
r Mr. • Plian't, I never ' l lsouglit you
Oh: there aro some knee who are
Ig . r t
I s at hi; last gasp as the, widoW tit-
Imtheti exclamation. '
set the matter right/ at this me
i ught he, "or it will be all over with
I threw himself into an attitude of
relay. "Listen to me one moment,
said he, with as much firmness, of
Paul w
1 „ .
tereu this
"I nun
meet," th
me!" H •
earnest e*
Madam!"
was m i ttster . of-14k, luckless man!
'atching in the hearth ) ossed
knees. n an instant, and the Batten
. whole company beiik aroused by
eery body looked around, and beheld
pplicatii i m a the vv idow's feet. lie
ransfixed with horror and vexation
irds of d minute, and then, without
word, Made a leap for ihe dour, and'
of the bouse. '
t day Plies hdventuro was the talk
n, and the congrainlatrons and con
hich he received from his friends on
anent to the ‘Vidliw Wilful, almost
stark mad.
• dear fell*, I- • -
voice asi
his foot
him on hi
tieni Of th ,
the, full; e
Paul in s
remained
fur two-th:
uttering a
bolted out
The•ne
of the tow
dulence
his engag
drove-him
';Paul,
ny dear fell*, I- give you joy—but
have thought yuti had the courage
. I
ow could yo l k do such a thing'!"
%vtio wail
to do itr
"Paul,
wish you mt ch happitiessibut wid
e!' cunning hings!"'
's all over w th - you
re the saint tions, to which he was
or a ,week;- :ye, fur nine days: for
ist a wonder be allowed to . last, Ed -
len it.gives a privilege to, it man to
ther of his misfortiines. As to de
thing, that, of course, was out of
rn withiatii; besides, had not the
:e full of people seen_ Mtn on his
re the• widow?—and I did not tho
aul gave tip in despair all thiiilgnts
or denial, and only hoped that some
ent would pop ilk bettveep him and
31 catastrophe.
"Nor I
owe are HI
"Paul
Such
subjected
so long in
pecially w
remind an
nying the
the, questi
whole hou
knees bef
w
of gainsay'
lucky pool!
the'dread !
, iWell,
au!, my epriquering hero, when is
appy day)" 'asked hislfriebil, Tom
loOk of roguish sai•ca l s l m,And good
kern., 1
.
, aivery happy day itl'will be, cer
plied Peul, shrugging hp his shoul4
;non, I suppo.ser
to be The II
Sit', with
-
natured e.,(1.
"Oh, ye
thinly," re
ders.
"Pretty
1 0h, yr
—soon enough, no doubt of 'that.
Mil
pretty mach to her, eh? :Well,
right—women love to have their
aulT'
"Left
that (pi
- WaY, eh, iti, .
I
4 9!4acily so, as you say," replied Paul, With
a half sup f pressed groan,
.
Al • - certainly
"The I,vi ow is a fine woman,"
'said Tom, with an almost malicious look of
j condolence. I
Paul made a very low bow, ned a very des
Aerate attempi to look smiling at the
ME
"Had k husband thiVi years age—died one
day, poor man!"
"What ailed him?" srld Paul, wishing to
turn the•conversation, hut feeling at the same
time an awkward sort of interest in the topic.
"They say. she pinched him to death."
. "Iforrid!" - e - x - clainied Paul, with an involun
tary shudder.
"Though Idon't altogether believe it," re
turned Tom, in a tone as if he Only said it to
comfort his friend Paul. It was a gresi deal
worse than if he had +said nothing at all; • but
probably this was just the thhig'he meant .
"Thank ye," said Paul, with an air of dol
orous resignation.
Here they were interrupted by the entrance
of Colonel Strut. More friendly congratula
tion 4 I suppose, thought Paul to himself, iri
heroic resignation. •
"I -believe I have the honor to address Mr.
Paul Pliant;" 'said the Colonel, marching with
stately port, and in double common time, up
to Paul, and planting him4elt bolt upright be
fore his face.
"At your service, entire
meek and measured civility:
"And, Mr. Pliant, fI presume," continued
the Colonel; making halls bow, and screwing
up his martial features' into an apology for a
civil smile, "is to marry the Widow ‘Vlilfull"
"Oh, yes; certainly-,-that is—so they say."
_4.T.lten, sir, I have only to say," s4id the
Colonel, lifting himself up as high as possible,
and twisting his fore-finger into one of his
formidable black whiskers., "that considering
myself supplanted, beguiled, and circumvent
ed by you, I apprehend you are ; ready to give
me such satisfaction, as the laws of honor re
quire."
"Certainly, sir, with great pleasure]"" repli
ed Paul.
"Them sir, I shall desire the pleasure' of
your company on the other side of the State
line," returned the Colonel, in the quickest
tone phssible. "Pistols, I suppose, would be
.your preferences'
"Pistols!" said Paul, in a tane which he
meant for an ejaculation of surprise.
"Very said . the Colonel, without
lug him :time for further explanation, "here
are the terms of meeting, which I trust you
will find perfectly agreeable." !So saying, he .
I d)
handed a paper to Paul, whit received it, and
ran' it over with his eyes, without having self
possession enough to gather the meaning of a
,
particle of its .Ctntents.'
"Perfectly agreeable, certainly," said Paid,
in hisl usual assenting way. ' The Colonel
turned upon his heel, and stalked off
.•
Paul's , good friend Tom snatched up the
doCument and read•=."Pistols-115, I . M. i --
,
thirty paces, seconds to mark out thii ground
-- no interference till the third shot—burgeons
for two, mortally { Wounded, &Lei"
Paul, do yoti know von are to fight
a duel?"
"Am It" said Paul, "then heaven be prais
ed, there is spll hope left; for if I am shot to
death,l shall escape marrying the widow."
When Paul arrived at the field of action on
the evetiffurday, he found his spirits a great
deal : firmer than he expected, 1p fact, he felt
inspired by the greatness of the ( ;:ccasion, and
:Very naturally, for when a man k ows,he must
either be shot or married, he must beawA
that the crisis requires all his fortitude.' Paid
took his station with the most bloodless inten
)tion thtit ever prompted a man of Battle. "1
had much ratheibekilled than to kill;'! thought
he.
"One two. 7 toree, 11 salt( the seconds, es
Paul raised his pistol to about Potty-seven de.;
grees of elevation. "rite f" bang! The• Co
lonel's bullet whistled by Paul's left ear, andl
Paul's hit the steeple of, a martin box at the
top of an adjoining barn.
Twice more were the pistols tried, when
the seconds interfered; the Colonel deciircia
he was 'satisfied, and they shomt - irxrds, there
by showing that Paid Pliant, by shooting'
three times in' the face of the blessed sun, had
proved that he "t:ever supplanted, beguiled
and circumvented" the aforesaid Col. Strut,
for so it is lid down in the "code of honor."
I; seemedinow to be- all over with Paul.—
"I must be married, then," said he-to himself
—"killing won't save me." The day w as fix
ed, and, his fate seemed inevitable. The nsar
er it approached, the less he felt resigned to
it. The day 'before We wedding, Paul met
Dr. Dindeintight, the worthy parson who wds
to join him and his bonny bride.
"Doctor," said Paul, "how Mall I escape?"
"Marriage." slid the Doctoi, in his Most
solemn argumenttive way, "is considered by
all authorities, edclesiastical, pOlitical, ethi
cal, legal, and judicial, as a bond or covenant
entered into by the mutual consent and agree
ment of both partirs. Thereto - re, I tint •deci
deilly.of the opinion, that when the ceremony
takes place, and-I propound the regular ques
tion, yon take this woman for
.'your
by no manner ormeans.
"I can't do it," said Paul, mourn
have tried it
. a hundred tiMes, but
stuck in my l throat. There is a
me in matters of denying; I must
evorything. I wra• born without c
dlif otherWisi.. ' Ask me if fliare
i
h' ads-, I belit t 7 ee I should - say yo'.."
''l.heti yoU alarays say yes?".
'l'esdalwlays,!certainly ?";
"Good-by, ftiend,Paul ? " ' said-t
civilly touching his hat. i
Mercy on me?" exclaimed'Paul Pliant:" 1
There was such a turn out among the ladies'
the next day! I wish I had peen there to \ see
it: Trinity was thronged, for everyhAv
knew ytlui Pliant', and the acquaintance, of
Widow Wilful comprised nearly the a hol l e of
that circle Which calls 'itself, ,"good society."
I wish, mor l ecner, I had the 'talent of the im
mortal author of Clarissa Marlowe, at describ
ing feathers; then' would I tell how 'magnifi
cently the widow was •decked out. Every-,
thing was as it. should be—in the eyes of the
world. The "happy pair" drove to church; a
lotig fit IV, of conches followed'them the wid
owldualied and smiled. "and all theta Orld was,
gay." Wus ever a bt:idegroutn in a stat of riore .,
inekplicbble as kwarilnessl He deba ed with i
himself for a moment whethe; he sh aid not)
make a desperate effort to take to his heels and
run—but it was too late. •
. ,
Paul cast a longing, lingering look behind
him, as lie entered t ( he church door. ,'t'ore
well blessed , light of heaven"' said hello'him
self, ikis the last time I shall ever see pat) a
free maul . ' The widow'held himefust by the
"My dear. Paul," said she, "here we are at
last."
urns
"Yes," replied Paul, with a groan.
"We are all ready," said the bridesmaids.
"Dearly beloved, ! began Doctor Blndem
tigiq. Paul felt his heartbeat terribly.--
"One moment more and:there Will be no rem
edy," thought he. , I
He looked most Imploringly at t h e Doctor,
as much as to say, "can youl)e so cruel!"—
The Doctor made an awful pause before the
great question. Peep heart beat faster than
ever. "Now for the- catastrophe," said lie.—
The Doctor gave Paul ,a keep loots; every body
was breathless. At length be spoke—
QM
NE
"Do you refuse this ttontonfor your wife?"
"Yes!" exclaimed Paul, the loudest tone
he was ever known to utter.
.In an instant the idea flashed upon his mind
that he was free. ' 3ie sprang into the broad
islo with the quickness of lightning: !clocked
down an old gemtleman in spectacle, burst
through the crowd and bolted into the street.
He tan home without itopping; and it was not
until he had
that
himself within his own
chamber, that he felt certain that he was not
married to the Widow Wilful s ,
There was a terrible sceneat the church,
with fainting, &c,; but the widow is alive to
this day, and when - she finds another inan who
can't say "no," she may Igain play the game
which had nearly entrapped poor Paal
How sweet a thing is love of home. It it
not acquired—it ik a feeling that has its'origin
elsewhere. It is born with us ? bronght from
another world to carry us on with joy in this.
It attaches to the humblest heart that has ever
throbbed
, 7
I 1
AN AmicriNo,
Charles street/ se
attracted by the
in mourning, fol
children, whose
eves undimmed b
were covered
ing. ‘Ve stOppf
phans, a admit
a-pretty g i ti, not
tooked, , a hesrsel
he little innocer,l
y, and running'
dress; exataime
home; they are
VAI ft a tear Cause
'owed heart, •.that
the little child;'
thrown aside, sh
, the groU l p passe
chapter in the h
s fearful ext4bit
liy, the plague.tl
tion 1.
MRS. IiAfAY 1184 Mr: • lin Ad
ams, who was afterwards Preeidin of the
United States, as residini in Fm.ce for •
season: Hie ire, who wds 8 iefY 'Wonderful
woman; called lire day oil the lady of Genet,'
Lafayette, and i seen this lady visited :Mrs.
Adams iu return. Mrs, Lafayette was very
modestly dressed, while the American ladies
present were I Mostly , in very gip attire:-.-
While at the table; one of those who sat near
Mrs Adams whispered to her, saying; "Good
Heavens' how awful she is dressedr.' Mrs.
Adams rebuked the nliservation, and rettirned
the whisper by saying that "the lady's rank
placed her above the little formalities of
dress." We wish it was the case now that :
all who occupy honorible places would feel"
themselves-above such small matters, and,
indeed, that every one would Consider that a
brilliant and well-trained fitlnd, good conduct
and agreeable manners set tho . se off that pos
seas them to almost infinitelj , bettei advantage
than costly'array and sp*kliiig diamonds— ,
Eider News Later.
Bust Int.sas.—Some persons , nre always
busy, and accomplish nothing fin January
to December. f 014, wish to purchase a!.
coat, or hat,a di inec ccr supper, it takes-then - 11;
about as long 'as to drilla regiment. You can
get them to do nothing that,they tan possibly
avoid. They cannot find time to settle ah Ile.:
count, call on ~ a friend, or take a cOld bath.=
Yetthese very persons: do nothing—nothing - i
thatj ycu can place your . finger upon. Their .;
lives are spent:in a round of busy idlepessi j
twelvemonth. 'Strange that men,. accounts ,
ble, intelligent grown up men, can be so un-
wi4—can so ',degrade themselves. Vbat
are,they n t h for society? About as much ; ,
as summer tiles in a butcher shop. could'; ;
we rid the world Of them it would be etter.il
for every body themselves and,the rest of ere- i;
atiox. Yon lan't reason with. them, for you •
do not find them in one place long enough.—
4
I , I . 1
trop c r anit kick/them aside; for they seldcli •
interfere with yothr shadow.-_,What shall -be
done with the busf , ,idleisl Tell us, ye utili
tarian .philosopher ..
ally.
the word
pall upon
assent to
a pacity tg
gut three
e peter,
Tna ODDS mt.% NAtlrTy.—A corres ,
pondentrf the Si. Louis Reveille, relates the
I
followink story of an Irishman, who While in
, Canada, went to ch 'ref), and afterthe sermon a
'collection was 'taken up.. The relator says:,
6.l\rell, round comet( a box void a hole in it
—not a /date., you tufdetstand—ami the priest
kept looking itt'me, hard, and fluid nothing
my, vest pocket but eight siereigtis and
one English shilling-.athe same sized' coin,
d'ye mind—Land I had' not the face to, take all
out before,hinc and give him the Shilling; I'd
a blttshed to have done iti my boy—beside:,
you know, it wasn't it plate, hid I wished tot
make change; sti hetd ghes, say's4, and I put
my fingers on the first coin tryhoutfetik and
pee now the villains luck; there tvtis eight to
/ one against him, and, by the Lord,,he got the
chilli g
Ttit Sand. ExpArinne:-=lt appears that ti;
gentleman of the city of Troy hair invented,
an article he c alla the Skirt ,Expander. If a
I
lady should- walking and wish'to appear
larger or smaller, the - sirt is so constructed
that'she may enlarge or diminish *apparent
.size at ,pleasure. This is an invaluable in
vention; and will entirely euperc i i
bus
tle, over which it has many tithe idgeS, A
lady may pass down Otte side of it street as
thin as a whipping Post; and, if she fails to
makett Sensation, can go up the ther.side is
full a:xi hogshead of, bale of cotton.
A clergyman of oar acquaintance was travz
eling accidentally . with a native of the limes
ald Isle:, The passengers, after a cold nights
sat down td breakfast: Patrick *as later than
the rest,-and the tett-poi had been filled up,
with lukettarin water before his share Was
poured out--" Sure," said he, 4 and - ttle is
strong ; lay." He met the surprise of his com
panions by arguing, '"this is strong fo r
its druv all the rrsl out afore" it."
SYMPATHY .=-11.11813el was singing the :dis ,
Mal song entitled "the Gambler's Wifil" and
having uttered the wards= -
Huai' he comes, conies not:let! •- -
The clock Follies one!
had struck the key to -imitate the , sullen knell
of the departed hour, when el respectably dreg
eed lady ejaculated, to the amusements of eve
rybody "wouldn't L hareletced him home!"
Ten volumes of Mrs. ettudle's lectures were
Concentrated in that little sentence. •
Golub EITHRIC AY.--tliel Duke of Neff
borough was hesitating Whether he should
take , a '
prescription recomMended by the
Dutchess. "I'll be hanged;" said her Grace,
"if it does not cure 'Dr. Grath; who
was present, and to whom the vixen character
of the lady was well known, insantly exclaim
ed, "Wake sit then, your grace, by all means:
it is rbre to do yeti-gland one.voey or the ether;'
lI3ER 2
1 NU
IncirmeT.—Tarreirig . ifekvit
day of two Slice, we Were
l appeerince of a lady dressed
owed by 'three iotely f little
hearts were light, an' thek
ay adirow; although they too
th the habiliments ofrnotirn:
ed and . gazed on the little or
Fed pattlCularly the youngest;
i three years old. • While 06
came rephity up the ityeet-zz
;it clapped Ika (midi in eEttia
to ild Mother liad iel:zing her_
d,— "They •are bringing pa
bringing Pa home." There
d by the imlreotionri of the whiz
it fell .upon the bright face of
the dark veil, for the moment
irouded the mothir's face, and i
ed on. Whit nn affecting!._
'iltory of every-day life,
_What
:ion of deablation "oceasibned
iat,ravages our city - A7Yr Q.,