fjf 1 ' . T ) 1 I 1 ; H. A, Bi'PIHB. E1' PuWI.Br. DB IS A FREEMAN WHOM TIIK TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES EESlDS Terms, $3 per year In advanis: VOLU3IE 5. EBENSB VUG; PA., SATURDA Y, DECEMBER 23, 1871. NUMBER 4G, FOR Thr rear 1T2 will be one fraujrht with unu .,1 I wlitieal interests to the people of the eu ', iin try, tin re l.elnir a President and a I!Mgri'""to ele..-t, besides several important. .nH! result of" that eteftion dnpchcUthe future '-'fareaud perpetuity of Our political "Wocst be save"! by chc-nlatinp amon ivir'".ter such newspapers as advocate a free, i'iipr-l. Constitutional government. in t "rut ure as in the past we shall continue to later unceasingly Tor a Kavcrnment of FREE PRINCIPLES. .-.,1 at all times and under all circumstances CienA and sustain such a irovernuient against .il attacks, it matters not what pretest may be up lu accomplish its overthrow. WE WILL ADVOCATE tii following1 propositions as essentia! fo" the irMerriiti.in of our political institutions Mtn-t the machinations of the unscrupulous Lh.I.i of the Radical party: t The administration of the Government in nViiotunre rvlth.the pure and patriotic princi-ii-'- laiddnwn by tlie founder or the Republic. '"nni)oitirn tl hiilitary rule and dictation a Vrt'c urn! fair elections everywhere, with. ui interference by the President or iutimida iinn t'V Federal bayonets. 5 HHneod taxation, honest, economical gov (nr'.lt. and Civil Service lteform. f, A financial policy that will not oppress the i.rvdiictive industries of the country. ;. An end to lobby schemes, monopolies and ljiiJ (fi-alil.inir. f Alliance of the public administration and fhr overthrow of the cormorants who are now (irpletinir the public t reasury. Tne overthrow of the corrupt State &ov riiiiiit. In the fouth which impede heavier tuir!ci!-i f taxation upon the North by keeping lull the country in a state of .Bankruptcy and Poverty. THE WEEKLY POST trni not only reflect the sentiments of the iK'inocrutie party fearlessly, boldly and with a invent tiiiuuess, but will also be a vehicle of NCWS7"K LATEST MARKETS. drwn to the hour of nointr to pres?. iMudmar riot onlv the Live Stock Markets of Pittsburgh Alli-trheny, but of every principal point in tae world. llUME ASD FOREIGN NEll'S will he made a specialty, while the Arts, Ajrri eultnre. Science. Literature, ice, will each re ceive a proper share of attention. The Week ly Tost is a fnrtii-cijUt column newspaper, Tinted on the best material, with clear new tvpe, ami will be published at the following low RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION : Ono cop; 1 year 2.00 la elm.s of 5 or more 1.50 An extra copy tent free where the club e.r- t'r-f (is ton. The Daii.t FfrT vy mail, per annum. 5S.00. 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The author may be consulted upon any of the diseases upon which his book treats, ei ther personally or by mall, and medicines sent to any part of the world.- AXD mm Wl. ygg WILLIE AXD AXME'S PRAYEfi. The following poem written by Mrs.' Sophia P. Snow is one of the most exquisitely touch ing and beautiful, says the Pittsburgh Post, we have ever read. It cannot fail to reach the hearts of all who peruse it, besides being pecu liarly appropriate tb the holidays 'Twas the eve before Christmas; "Good night" had been said. And Annie ahd "Vilie had crept into bed ; . There were tearb on the:t pillowe; and tears' fff their eyes. And each little bosotn was heavy with sighs; For to-night their stern father's command had been given . That they bliould retire precisely at seven Instead of eight : for they .troubled him mbro With questions unheard of than ever before: He had toldthem he thought th!3 aeliisibh a sin, No such beiiifj as "Santa Claus" ever had been,' And he hoped alter this he should never more hear ... IIow he scrambled dowh' chimneys with pre sents each year, -j - -And this was the reason that two little heads So restlessly tossed on their soft downy beds. Eight, nine, and the clock on tne steeple tolled ten ... Not a word had bfe'en spoken by feith'er till then ; When Willie's sad face from the blanket did peep. And whispered, 'Dear Annie, is yotl f.jst asleep? Why, no. brother Willie.' a sweet voice replies 'I've tried it in vain, but I can't shut my eyes' For, somehow, it makes me so sorry because Dear paprt has said there is no Santa Claus; . Now we know there is, and it can't be denied; For he came ev'ry year before mamma died ; . But, then, I've been thinking that she used to pray. And Ood would hear everything mamma would say. And perhaps she asked him to send Sunta Claus here. With the sacks full of presents ho brought every year.' , , Well, why tant we pay dest as mamma did tiiot.,' And ask Him to send htm with presents aden?' 'I've been thinkingso, tob,' and Without a word more, . j Four little bare' feet bounded out on the floor. And four little knees the soft carpet pressed, Aud two tfny hands were pressed close to each brRa.'st. ... .. :,. 'Now,- Willie", yWn knotv we mftst firmly believe' That the presents we ask for we're sure to re ceive ; You must wait just as still till I say amen. And by that you will know that jour turn has come then.' , 'Dear Jesus, look down on my brother anq me. And grant us the favqr we are asking 6t Thee, 1 want a wax dolly, a ts'a-sct anl ring. And an ebony work-box that shuts with a spring Blc'ss papa, de-tr Jesns, and cause him to see That Santa Claus loves' us better than he ; Don't let him get fretful and angry again At dear brother Willie and Annie, amen " 'Peas Desu? 'fct Santa Taus turn down to-nljrht, iri bring frs some presents before it is 'ight ; I want he should dive me a nice ittle , With bright, shiny runner, aud al ruinted veil; A box lull of tandy, a book any a toy. Amen, and then. I Jesus, I'i1. bo a dood boy.' Their prayers being end:d, they raised up their heads. And with hearts lie "ht and cheerful again sought their bed They were 0m lost in slumber, both peaceful and'deeK And f;ih fairies in dreamland were roatningin . : sleep EiguV, nine, and the little French clock had struck ten Ere the father had thought of his children again; He seems now to hear Annie's half suppressed sighs, . j : V ' g j And to see the big tears Stand m Willie's tide es'cs. , - 'I was harsh with iny darlings,' he mentally paid, 'And should not have sent them so early to bed; But then I was troubled my feelings found vent cent.; Fbf bank-stock to-day has gone down ten per But of course they foncet their troubles ere this. And then I denied them the thrice asked for kiss, ' But just to.make sure I'll steal up to their door. For 1 never spoke harsh to my darlings before.' So saying, he softly ascended the st,airs, , ... And, arriving at the dobri heard both of their prayers... ,. . . : His Annie's 'bless papa draws forth the big tears, ears; Anl Willie's grave promise falls sweet on his 'Strange, strantre I'd forgotten them,' sajd lie with a s'gh,. . . ; .l.dravt.ivigh ; 'How I longed when a child to nave Christmas I'll atone for rav harshness,' he inwardly said; 'By answering their prayers ere I sleep in my bed :' . , . Then he turned to the stairs and softly went down, ... i Threw otT velvet slippers and sflk 3ressin(fgowti Donned hat, coat and boots, and was out in the Street, A millionaire facinp the cold aiitlng s!eet, . .v Nor stopped he until he had bousrht everything. From t!ve boX fill of candy to the tiny gold ring. Indeed he kepi adding so liiuen to his store. That the various presents out numbered a score: Then horaewanlJie turned, fit h h!s holiday load And with Aunt Mary's aid in the nursery 'twas stowed. Miss Dolly -Was seated beneath a pine tree," By the side of a table spread out for a tea, A work-box well tilled m the centre was laid. And on it a ring for which Arine had prayed, A soldier in uniform stood by a slod. . With bright sinning runner? and all painted red; There we're hafis, dogs o'riil horses, books pleas ing to see, . And birds of all colors were perched in a tree; While anta Clans laughing stood up in the top. As if getting ready more presents to.drop, And as the iond father the picture surveyed. He thought for hts trouble he had amply been paid; . .. ., - And he said to him'eJr as he brushed off a tear, I'm happier to-night than I've been for a year, I've enjoyed more true pleasure than ever be fore. , 'more? What care I if bank-stocks fall. ten per cent. Hereafter I'll make it a rule, I believe. To haveSanta Claus visit use:h Christinas eve.' So thinking he gently extinguished the light. And tripped do,wn,staffs to nfr tre for the, n(g;hV As soon as the beams of the bright morning sun Put the darkness to flight aud the stars one by ; one. Four 'ittle blue eyes outof sleep opee,d .wde. And at the same moment the presents espied. Then out of their beds they sprang with a bound And the very gifts prayed for were all of them found; They laughed and they crfed in their innocent irlee, , , A'n'u shouted for papa to come quick and see. .. What presents old anta Claus brought in the night, fore light. (Just the things that they wanted,) nnd left be 'And now.' added Annie in a voice soft and low, 'You'll believe there's a Santa Claus, papa, I know ; j j j While dear tittTe W.inte plimhcd fcp.ort hia knee. Determined no secret between tnem should be; And told, in soft whispers, how Annie had said. That their daar Messed mamma so long ago dead Used to kneel down and pray by the eideof her chair. prayer! And that God up in Heaven had answered her 'Then we dot up and payed dust as well as we tould dood,' And Dod answered our payers ; noyr -waaiVt he 'I should say that he was if he sent you afl these And knew just what presents my children would please, (Well, well, let him think so, the dear little elf, 'Twould be cruel to tell him I did it myself,') Blind: father ! who caused your stern heart to relent? ... ....... And the hasty word spoken bo soon to repent? "Twas the Being who bade you steal softly up stairs, prayers. And made you His agent to answer their Hebb is an iterrt for the curious to ponder over, wnish is" furnished ty a brother editor, who says : A main' c"nd girl were married, and (which is of course impossible) at tho time of the hymenial contract the man was thirty-five years old and tho girl five, which makes the man seven' times as old as the girl. They live together unt'iTtnB girl is ten years old this makes him forty years old, and four times as old as the girl ; they live until she is fifteen, the man fortyfive this makes the man three times as old; they still live until she is thirty years'old this makes the man siity.only twice a'Sold. And now, as we haven't time to work it out, perhaps somebody will be kind enotigh to tell us how long they would have to live to make the girl as old as the man. A gzntlexax of fine presence Santa Clans. STRAXGGU Til AX FICTIOX. MARIUED AND TAKTED DESTINY TltlCMpHS OVER DIVORCE, The New York Times tells in its edi torial columns a remarkable story for the truth of which it vouches, and which iS in eubstauce as follows : Nearly twenty years ago there lived in Rio Janerio an English merchant, who had made his way from poverty to afflu ence in tlie Brazilian capital. IIo went home to England for a visit find there thet a bcrtutiful orphan of lovely in in (3 and person, whoie forlorn condition awakened in his breast a feeling of cbtnpassion which deepened into love, which in time awa kened a response, id that the beautiful orphan girl became the tfierchant's wife. They were caarried and Bailed fur lira ill; where the merchant's pro'spertty continued and increased,' and in time two children came to gladden the summer romance of their life in the tropics. The merchant from iithb to time visited England, and on his return frofil oho of these fisita lie heard rumors prejudicial to the character of his wife: fie paid little heed to them at first,- but tho repetition of the stories gradually awakened his suspicion xiitl alarm, until they enlarged with a fury of jealousy, in which he openly accused bis wife of infidelity. She; proud and sensi tive, repelled the charge with indignant scorn, challenged her husband to produce bis proofs, nnd then withdrew as rcuch as possible from her husband's society. He failed to find any proof to sustain his charge, and made overtures for a recon ciliation which Wiro coldly receited, and the coldoca between the two became so great tbc the continuance of their rela tions appeared unbearable and they agreed to separate forever, the hicband settling an annuity on the wife. Wear ahd heartsick, be settled up his affairs in Bra zil and came to North America and wan dered aimlessly about till he fell in with some lved River traders and again got into business in the neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota; where be became known as a grave; reserved and taciturn man, who studiously avoided intimacies and held himself aloof from his fellows". In the meantime the wife married again, the terms of separation under the laws of Uracil allowed it. Her second husband was an educated gqptleman, but depend ent on his own exertions for a living, and he became an invalid ahd finally died in poverty. Her second marriage bad de prived the lady of her annuity, and tlie death of her second husband left her and her two children ifi destitute circumstances, and poof and friendless she turned her wandering footsleps toward (his Eldorado of the Northern Continent, ahd singularly enough, blie in lime became domiciled in St. Paul. There by some happy accident the husband and wife meet again and their pride sin obstinacy having been melted by their sorrows and misfortunes, the old feeling renewed, and they were married and once more with ample fortune and fe newed lov et sail for th'eir old home, scene of their early joy and bitter sorrow; to commence anew with more f wisdom and experience, their wedded life. This story demonstrates anew that truth in stranger than fiction; for the most cunning weaver of romance never imagined a plot more wonderful than this true tale of two who thus parted and have met by chance ten thousand miles away from the place of parting. THE R0AMf.NO FATHER. In lSoG a man of the poorer class, named Colburn, said good-by to his wife and two small children in a town of Maine, by way of starting upon what was supposed to be a brief visit to Boston. For that city he did indeed take the proper train, but whether he went beyond that wtfs not to be known at the time, for he was riot to be trafied subsequently, and returned to bis family no more. Wheri the fact of an apparently deliberate desertion in the case became obvious to those who knew the forsaken wife and infants', it was hinted that the absentee bad only closed a' married life which' his unfortunate disposition' bad rendered in harmonious by such an act of heartless c6wru?ce as fnight have been expected of him ; but when Mrs. Colburn realized the cruel (rutb she evinced her fiuer womanliness by preserving perfect silence as to the cause. Mother and children were left penniless; the elder of the babes," a boy, was b'ai three years old, and the hapless family had no resources but the coldest of public charity. So, while the widow of a living husband found sertile empToyCSent barely to keep body and soul together, the poor little ones had to go into the alms-house. After a time an uncle, himself a poor man, was protnpted by very Bbame to rescue the children fron forfnal pauperism and take them into his humble home, but presently the toiling heart-broken niother died,1 and then the younger child, and only the little boy survived to share the uncle's scanty Btore and fight the weary battle Of unmoneyed life. For a few years Ibis boy bad at least the protection of bis uncle ; but the latter dying at last, left Eimr out upon tb'e workl with only the beginning of a com rnbh school education" to make utter pov erty the more intelligently miserable to him. He might have become a vagrant ; but, instead thereof, went as bravely to work in his hard lot, refrained so stead fastly from the G'reeleyan agricultural system ot treating such a "lot" i. e , by Wing out West", and so resolutely ap plied his spare hours from toil to study,' that, upon reaching young manhood, he was capable of entering the Methodist the ological seminary, and graduating from thence a minister of the gospel. The spring of 18C0 found him preaching in Massachusetts, in a church which his own exhortations had Induced the people of the village to build ; ahd in this situation be was often beard tb fpeak of this bard and bitter experience as a homeless or phan bojr; and express the warmest 3yrr patliy for the poor and the forsaken. It wa, indeed, the peculiar and profound sympathy of the Kev. William W. Col burn with the friendless and unfortunate that particularly commended him to the Governor of tbe State for the chaplaincy of the State Prison ;; and that office was accepted and is still held bj blfa This brings the story down to llie preeent time, or to a day tlnrty-f!ve years since the desertion of his helpless family jn M"aine by tho elder Colburn. On the latter day a smalf party of friends dining w'th the State's Chaplain, noticed that their host seemed agitated in an unusual degree, and were sympathetically assidu ous to know the cause. At first Mr. Col burn eeemeJ annoyed that his feelings had been observed, and apparently shrank from all conversation upon the subject ; but, after an interval of reflection, his mood changed, and he frankly confided to those present the secret of his disturbed manner. lie bad received, he said, by that day's mailj from Washington Terri tory, a strange, incredulous letter, bear ing the signature of the father whom be and all the friends had supposed to have been dead for more than thirty years." 'He writes me that, in 183G," continued the chaplain, 'for what he then deemed sufficient provocation, he abandoned my mother; sister arid self, with the intention to let us see him no more in this life un less be could return rich enough to suffer no more from poverty." Going to Cali fornia, he was unsuccessful thera for such a length of lime that when fortune favored him at last he was ashairied to seek intel ligence of tbe poor wife and babes be bad so cruelly forsaken. The first news of them, reaching hirh', made it appear that they were all dead ; but when finally be coming a iicb man ia Washington Terri tory, and able to pay for a rigid search, he had ascertained (hat his son still sur vived, and was chaplain tb the Massachu setts piison. Having wronged his family so greatly, nlore than a quarter of a cen tury ago, he now proposes to return to New England with all his accumulated wealth, and lavish upon his son the lux ury Snd affection to which there re main no other heirs. So erds the latest ''illustration of the truth of the familiar adage, that 'truth is stranger than fiction;" anil it may be rcmatked thereupon, by way of conclusion, that the veracious su periority of strangeness iu tbe case ap pears to lie in tbe refreshing complacency with which the roaming father arid hus band, after having as good as consigned a wife aid one child to pauper graves by bis early exploit, nbw informs his ton that he designs "starting soon for Massachu setts, where he hopes to spend the remain der of his days in tbe enjoyment of peace and plenty.',' It would be a bold work cf 'fiction," indeed, that did no better poetic justice to such a character as this, and tho "truth" of it is "strange," to a degree of unpleasantness. IMPORTANT IF 1RUE. He Wire Sitting with Horace one afternoon in that little disreputable sanctum of bis adjoining the counting-room of the Tribune. The old gentleman was in one of his chronic con ditions of crumble and discontent. . He had that mealy appearance so common to him," that made mm reSmfcle a blonde miller fresh from the dust of bis ilour mill, and was expressing his private opin ion in a public and somewhat profane wa; when a colored gentleman was an nounced.' "Let bim come in," roared the philos bpber, and an aged darkey, clad In broad cloth, gold-rimmed spectacles, and a cane, headed with tke Same precious metal, stalked in. '.'Mr. Greefey, I believe," he inrfu?red. "Ye," I'm Mr. Greeley what do yo-J want ?" was the gruff response. "Well, sak," said old Ebony Specs, Seating himself as be deposited bis hat and cane' on the floor. "Well, sah, t've been thinking that our race don't pay enough attention to scientific pursuits', sak !" We sav? the cloud gather on the inteN fectual countenance of the great journal istic Bohemian. It broke in thunder at that point. In a voice wherein was blended tfie shrirt tones of a hysterical woman and tho growl of a tiger, be ex claimed : , ..... "Scientific pursuits 1" joif d--dold fool; you want a hoe handle and patch of pota toes in New Jersey that's the scientific pursuit you want. Get out." Don Piatt. A STpnYis told of a roan jn Connecticut who fell from the top of a five story build ing to the sidewalk ; but, as be struck on the thick, soles of bis rubber shoes, he bounded back within a quarter of an inch of the roof, and so continued to bounce, tbe distance decreasing By only a quarter of an inch each journey. He subsisted oa hash enclosed in rubber balls, which he managed to catch on the bound, and at tbe end of a month was stopped and re stored to bis family. a Ti nsiEitri: tjisoPc. FEARl-XT. STRUGGLE WITlf A MANIAC THE BURNING WOODS. 1J ! I I vjne oi me furvivors r.nd victims ot the ! late hre in Y lsconsm relates some thrill ing incidents of tbese disasters. Sub- joined is the experience of a lady :' TV-' I . - . we had nothing to 'eat.' I did not feel i iMSDi was comin" an. and since noon hungry, but vi-as tormented with thoughts of what might happen if we should not reach a place of safety; for I feared that Louis would give but, and that was one of the reasons that rustle me carry bim. My arms ached and my limbs were scratched, bruised, and bleeding. Still, I made good headway, and soon came to a natural clearing, on the 'hither i'de of which we sat down to rest. By this time nisht had come on, and what a night I No moon, no stars, but the cloudy heavens lighted up afar with the horrible fires of the burning woods. The clearing in which we sat was the dried up bed of a stream, which for some unaccountable reason, had not thickly wooded shores, and we were at least two hundred feet irom the edge of the forest in flames. All this time Loui?, manly lit tie fellow that he was, had not ever: asked for food, nor had be cried since I myself foolishly frightened him. 1 had heard my husband speak of a spring which had run dry, but that was in a north-ea8teiiy direction from our housej and notwithstanding the fact that I was lost, yet I bad a general notion that I was approaching Wolf river. The stars eould give me no information, for I could not see therii. What to do I scarce ly knew ; and when tho heat of the fire became such thai I could not doubt that it was near I determined to press oa away from it, ahd taking Louis' band 1 set out. Hardly bad I risen from the ground when in the direction of the woods on the other side of the clearing, I heard a crashing noise a mingled gnashirg and hoarse barking- which I instantly recognized as that of wolves. I scarcely had time to enatch up Lou's and run behind a pine tree; whose trunk was at least six feet in diameter, before I heard them scrambling up the side Of the bill, aud felt therii rueh by me. , . . , I looked out nnd could see their eyes coming toward me like the wind. They did not stop for an instant, and when they passed, there came in their path a herd of deer, uttering cries- lhat seemed almost human in tLeir intense agony. They ran blindly, for something more terrible than wolves was behind them ; they struck the tree and were bulled back by the shock, some of them falling back upon those be low. , . Tbe stampede seemed to lat ten min utes, and when it was ever, and I, trem- blir-g with fear, dared once more to emerge fiom my refuge and look across the clear ing, I saw the wootJs at its edge already burning,' saw it lurid through the smoke, and I felt its terrible heat upon my face I turned and fled in the wake of the wolves. My shoes were stripped from my feet and my ankles were torn and bloody. Fallen trees lay in my way, but I clambered over and crawled under them in my derperate flight." I was agonized with terror and despair, and finally sank to the gfoilnd with my boy. in my arms. I must have fainted, for 1 knew nothing of what passed until I was rudely shaken by the shoulder and heard a wild gibber ing laugh: I opened ray eyes, and above me stood my mother with a drawn knife in her band. , The woods seemed all ablaze, although the air was not so intol erably hot as it had been. The forest beyond tbe clearing mut have been burn ing at its edge, and the strong winds car rying the smoke upward and over our heads. My mother looks? down upon me with eyes blazing with insanity. "Ho, ho!" said she, "fine tinie of a night for a mother and child to be running through the woods ! Fine night, this I Night ! it is day ! Look at the red light 'tis the light of dawn!. Le joiir, lejour, du judgment est in rived .' And the rocks are burning ! Call upon them to fall upon you ! The. clouds of thunder and the day of doom ! The Lord is com ing,' anil the wheels of His chariot born with His mighty driving! Let us go up to meet Him in tbe mid air I Let us ride on the smoke and thunder .and sweep the stars froni the heavens! Come,' .ybu shall go with me !' And the seized Lou is, who had thrown himself upon me,- and waf clinging in terror to my breast. . I sprang a! her,, and with atl t?ie strength' of ten mothers in my arms I struggled with her. Torn,' worn and bleeding, as I was, the thought of my child arid my husband Tare roe the strength, of a giant. I overpowered the mad woman, and, forgetting tba't slie was my mother tk-at she was an v thing but the would-be murderess of nvy boy I seized her by the fhroat when she was down rolling on tbe ground, and would have strangled her. Her insanity had almost made nie mad. I (elt then what a murderous maniac feels. But when I thought my mother was ly ing almost dead and powerless, and the fit e would soon advance and perhaps over whelm us all, my hand was stayed, and when my mother rose to her feet all ber wildness was cone. She was ready and willing to do any thing that I told her, but I kept that knife fast in my band. The wind had fallen, and a slight rain was dropping among tho a an hour or two lnnirpr ami ili.n .v. -.J . ---'o-., .v..n.i,ui.ocu with exhaustion, and no longer great! dreading the fire, we lav down In a hoi- low ana Jell asleep. A lEK!L?rs SITUATION. Tba Portland (Oregon) BulUt'n cives' '!' .f"novrin? account of one of the most miming liivjiucius we iiure ever neara ot as occurring on the Oregon and California Railroad between Portland and Salem : When the down train camo near ore of the slaii jns on the road it was running at full speed in order to make up time, as" it was a few rmnules behind. The road at tbis point runs through a cut some thing more than a mile in Ienjth, and in entering it the road makes a curve, so that the engineer cannot see entirely thro' it ue n uu naruiy gotten into the cut before he saw a woman ridins leisurely through it; using the centre of the track. She was hot more tkau half way through' ! the cut, and barely a quarter of a mile' i ahead of him. lie immedla'ely whittled "down brake," and then sounded' the warning. The woman bearing the peculiar death' j whistle of the locomotive, looked over her shoulder and saw the train rushing at her. She did cot shriek, nor faint, nor give up all hope, but, like a true Webfoot; ber courage rose equal to the emergency, and without a moment's hssitalion, she commenced swinging her riding-whip froni one shoulder of her steed to the other' thefeVy urging him to txert bis utmost speed. The shrieking of the locomotive's whis tle caused the passengers to look out of the windows, and upon their discovering what was the matter the wildest excite ment ensued. Several jumped forward and seized the bell rope, and commenced fulling on it as if they could stop the tiain by that means. The brakemen were ex erting all their strength on the brakes, and the engineer bad cut of tbe connect tioh and was doing all he knew to stop' the train, while the woman was dninj her level best to urge that bit cf horse fi?sh to speed ; but all in vain, the locomoiivo kept gaining on the horse and its rider, and there was ecarcely a person on the train who did not expect that both the woman and the horse woiild be killed. There was perhaps thirty feet intervening between tha cow catcher and the horse's lu-els, when fortutisslaly for the woman,' she .observed a place which was a little wider than usual, and wiih a steady rein she guided the fleet ing horse from the track and endeavored to press him against the wall of the cut, in order that the train might pass by without inj-.iry. In doing this the woman was encouraged by Sm Wynans the conductor, who had run for ward and got on the locomotive. . A fw seconds only passed by when the ttery monster poked its nose past the rump of the horse. At this moment Wina'ni threw bis whole force against the animal and held bim until the train stopped, and then a rousing cheer of gratification and joy at the escape of the woman from si terrible death was given. A Biter Bitten4 and a Bitter Bite; A schoolmn'm in England has lately bsen brought before a ma;I.atrate cn the extraordinary charge of biting obe cf her pupils on a part of his person which is' unnecessary to specify fu-ther thin to mention lhat in conscq ience of the injur ies thus inflicted, the little fallow was sub jected for several days to considerable in convenience in sitting. In defenaa she stated that. .she had previously tried all other remedies in vain. He waa a con firmed biter; and having caned him to no purpose before, both over the corduroys and under them, she waa" driven to the Christian principle of "a tooth for a tooth," an eye for an eye," on his bitir.g in that locality oae of the young ladies of the es tablishment. v She bad previously even "toe'd" bim an operation which 6be explained, meant causing him to take hold of his toes, wiih knees unbent, and then laying on heartily on the prominence that ckancetl to be uppermost but all in vain. He was so incorrigible as. to threaten to ruin b'ef establishment. The old lady, who' was remarkably voluble," went on to say lhat she "diI nothing which she would object to be done to," but the magistrate," amid roars" of laughter, informed her that he should derTme resortiric to tbe I t A onis, and inflicted a fine of forty shillings, or a week's imprisonment instead. The fine was paid. Pratino ro'it "The oe Ujjder tub Bed." A cci respondent of the Exeter News-Letter tells the following story : "A good Methodist minister, who wa' stationed in a town not more than ten miles from Exeter, was about to enter the bouse of one of the first families of his' charge ; as he passed the window be no-. ticed by tbe merest accident that one of the females secreted fcerself under the bei. After entering be perceived that things were rather cool, and the conversation,' which was mostly made by himself, unin teresting ; so be concluded after a brief stay, to pray with the family, as" was his custom, and leave. He therefore com'.' menccJ by alluding to the beads of the family and some of the prominent num bers, and wound up in a very fervant nppesl in behalf of the remaining mem ber, especially the one under the bed." leaves overbear, as we went on for f r
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