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Advertisements not marked with the number of inser tions desired, will be continued till forbid and charged ac cording to these terms. NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS, AT BEN JACOBS' AT BEN JACOBS' CHEAP CORNER, CHEAP CORNER. BENJ. JACOBS has now upon his shelves a large and full assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, comprising at very extensive assortment of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, DRY GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, GROCERIES, HATS & CATS, ROOTS & SHOES, &c., &e., &c. His stock of CLOTHING for men and boys is complete— every article of wear will be found to be good and cheap. Full suits sold at greatly reduced priors—panic prices— which will be very low. His entire stock of Goods .will compare with any other in town, and the public will do well to call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. As I am determined to sell my goods, bargains may be expected, so all will do well to call. Country Produce taken in Exchange for Goods. BENJ. JACOBS, Cheap Corner. Huntingdon, April 6,1.859. NEW MARBLE YARD IN HUNT INGD 01V, ON MIFFLIN STREET, BETWEEN SMITH ANT) FRAN-EMI JAMES M. GREEN informs the citizens of the county generally, that he has opened a MARBLE YARD at the above place, and is prepared to finish marblo to order in the best workmanlike manner. TOMB STONES, BUREAU and STAND TOPS, &c., fur nished on short notice, and at reasonable prices. He hopes, by strict attention to business, to merit and receive a share of public patronage. Huntingdon, May 4, 1359—/y. GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CONFECTIONARIES (17 NOTIONS G. A. MILLER informs the citizens of "Huntingdon and vicinity, that he keeps constantly on hand a general as sortment of GROCER/ES, Confectionaries, &c., and that lie will try to accommodate his customers with the best. He also has on hand an assortment of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, and other goods. Thankful for past favors, he hopes to merit a continu ance of the EMIR>. Dont forget the place, in the old Temperance Hall bnikdo ing. [Huntingdon, April 20, 1859. NEW GOODS! D. P. G TV/IV' S CHEAP STORE. D. P. GWIN has just returned from Philadelphia, with the largest and most beautiful assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS Ever brought to Huntingdon. Consisting of the most fashionable Dress Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen; Black and Fancy Silke, all Wool Delaines, colors;) Spring De lains, Braize Delanes, Braizes, all colors; Debatze, Levelly Cloth, Ducats, Alpacca, Plain and Silk Warp,Printed Ber ages,Brilliants, Plain and Colored Ginghams, Lawns and Prints of every description. Also, a large lot of Dress Triminings, Fringes, More-An tique Ribbon, Gimps, Buttons, Braids,Crapes,' Ribbons, Reed and Brass Hoops, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Neck- Ties, Stocks, Zepher, French Working Cotton, Linen and Cotton Floss, Tidy Yarn. &c. Also, the best and cheapest assortment of Collars and tinderslevee in town; Barred and Plain.laconet, Mull Mus lin. Swiss, Plain, Figured and dotted Skirts, Belts, Mar sallies for Capes, and a - variety of White Goods too numer ous to mention. A LARGE AND IIEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT of Bay State, Waterloo and Wool Shawls, Single and Double Brocha Shawls. Clot Tis, Ca-ssimeres, Cassinetts, Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, Yestings, bleached and unbleached Mus line, sheeting ad pillow-case Muslins, Nankeen, Ticking, Checks, Table, Diaper, Crash, Flannels, Sack Flannels, Canton Flannels, Blankets, &c. Also, a large lot of Silk and Colored Straw Bonnets, of the latest styles, which will be sold cheaper than can be - had in Huntingdon. HATS and CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, the largest and cheap est assortment in town. HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE, BUCKETS, CHURNS, TUBS, BUTTER BOWLS, BROOMS. BRUSHES, &c. CAR PETS and OIL CLOTH. FISH, SALT, SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, MOLASSES, and all goods usually kept in a country store. My old customers, and as many new ones as can crowd in, are respectfully requested to call and examine my goods. .tlQ) All kinds of Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods, at the Highest 'Market Prices. D. P. GWIN. Huntingdon, April 6, 1859. PIKES PEAK GOLD! - Cannot rival in attraction the superb stock of SPRING and SUMMER Goods now being received and opened by F * S E 1? & Jlf UR TEIE. This stock has been selected with great care, and the public are cordially invited to call and examine it. It comprises all the late styles of Ladies' Dress Goods, such as Poil De Chews, Robes A'Lez, Organ dies, Jacconets, Lawns, Challis, Plain and Figured Berages, Crape Marets, Plain and Colored Chintzes, French anti English Ginghams, Amaranths, Valentias, Alpaccas, De Bags, Prints, &c., &c. A beautiful assortment of Spring Shawls, round and square corners, all colors. A full stock of La dies' Fine Collars, Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, such as Collars, Cravats, Ties, Stocks, hosiery, Shirts, Gauze and Silk Undershirts, Drawers, &c. We have a fine selection of Mantillas, Dress Trimmings, Fringes, Ribbons, Mitts, Gloves, Gaunt lets, hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Buttons, Floss, Sewing Silk, Extension Skirts, Hoops of all kinds, &c. Also—Tickings, Osnaburg, Bleached and Unbleached ins, all prices; Colored and White Cam brics, Barred and Swiss Muslins, Victoria Lawns, Nain sooks, Tarleton, and many other articles which comprise the lino of WITITE and DOMESTIC GOODS. - - French Cloths, Fancy Cassimers, Satinets, Jeans, Tweeds, Denims, Blue Drills, Flannels, Lindseys, Comforts, Blank ets, &c. Hats, Caps, and Bonnets, of every variety and Style. A Good Stock of GROCERIES, HARDWARE, QUEENS WARE, BOOTS and SHOES, WOOD and WILLOW-WARE, which will be sold Cheap. ' We also deal in PLASTER, FISH, SALT, and all kinds of GRAINS, and possess facilities in this branch of trade unequalled by any. We deliver all packages or parcelsof Merchandise, free of charge, at the Depots of the Broad Top and Pennsylvania Railroads. COME ONE, COME ALL, and be convinced that the Me tropolitan is the place to secure fashionable and desirable goods, disposed of at the lowest rates. FISHER & Huntingdon, April 6. 1859. Islo,ooo M REWARD!! OSES STROUSg Will risk the above sum that he can Sell Goods, to every body, at prices to suit the times. His stock has been re newed for SPRING and SIIM3IEIt, and he invites all to call and examine for themselves. His stock consists of every variety of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, DRY GOODS, OF ALL KINDS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, Such as Summer Coats, Frock Coats, Dress Coats, Jackets, Vests. Pants, &c. BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS, of all sizes, for old and young. GROCERIES, of the best; QUEENSWARE, &c., &c. The public generally are earnestly invited to call and examine my new stock of Goods, and be convinced that I can accommodate with Goods and Prices, all who are look ing out for great bargains. All kinds of Country Produce taken in exchange for Hoods. MOSES STROCS. Huntingdon, April 0, 1859. GROCERIES, &e., &e.—Call at the cheap store of BENJ. JACOBS. All kinds of coun try produce taken in exchange at the highest market pri ces. (0ct28.) OOK BINDING-. Old Books. Magazines, or publications of any kind, ound to order, if left at LEWIS' BOOK d STATIONER. 1"" STORE. T. VINCENT AND VISITATION MANUALS, for sale at EWIS' DOOR, STATIONERY AND MUSIC STORE. $1 50 76 NEW GOODS 1! WILLIAM LEWIS, VOL. XV. ,itittt Vcretrr,. ALL'S FOR THE BEST All's for the best I be sanguine and cheerful, Trouble and sorrow are friends in disguise, Nothing but folly goes faithless and fearful, Courage for ever is happy and wise: All for the best—if a man would but know it, Providence wishes us all to be blest ; This is no dream of the pundit or poet, Heaven is gracious, and—All's for the best! All for the best I set this on your standard, Soldier of sadness : or pilgrim of love, Who to the shores of despair may have wander'd A way-wearied swallow or heart-stricken dove All for the best!—be a man, but confiding, Providence tenderly governs the rest, . And the frail bark of His creature is guiding Wise and warily, all for the best. All for the best! then fling away terrors, Meet all your fears and your foes in the van, And in the midst of your dangers or errors, Trust like a child, while you strive like a man; All's for the best I—unbiass'd, unbounded, Providence reigns from the East to the West; And, by both wisdom and mercy surrounded, Hope and be happy that all's for the best! a Weitrt citorg. [From the New York Mercury.] THE ZNCEANTEMSS A STORY OF THE RHINE. BY FLORA AUSTIN. " Tell me a story," m . imnured, LuCie De Revere as she leaned he head against the casement, and listened to the wailing of the storm without. Her companion was an old woman' with wrinkled countenance, and bent form, who was Seated before the large fire place. The room was Lucie's own, in rum bling over the old mansion, she had chosen this apartment for its heavy grandeur, and solemn appearance. Itwas draped with crimson hangings, whose folds flung back the red fire-light casting lurid shadowsupon the polished floor; the fur niture was of black walnut, elaborately carved; the cumbrous doors, the pannelled walls, the faded arrows, all were suited to each other ; but the fair young girl, who was seated at the window, her head resting wearily upon it seemed sadly out of place in the gloomy surroundings. Lucie De Revere was an or phan ; her companion, the old woman, was the nurse of her childhood, to whose protec tion her dying mother had given her. She was well acquainted with the varying moods of her young charge, and expended ber whole time in attending to her wants. But alas I Lucie was afflicted with the same disease that had brought her mother to the grave—consumption I The hectic flush upon her cheek betrayed the presence of the destroyer, and that racking cough, which grated so fearfully upon-the ear, awakening the echoes of the old room. So young to die. " Tell Inc a story 1" she repeated, as she arose and flung herself into the velvet arm chair, which stood near the fire. " A story, child ? What shall it be—gay or sorrowful ?" " One of those fairy tales, clothed in all the poetry with which you can invest it." And Lucie arranged herself in the chair, and, resting her head upon its cushioned back, awaited the compliance with her request. Fora short time the Old nurse did not speak, at last, she remarked : "My child, I will tell you one. Like all my stories, it contains a moral." Without further prelude she began : " THE ENCUANTRSS OF THE RHINE." " The waters of the Rhine were sleeping quietly beneath the silver rays of the moon ; the heavens seemed hazy with the flood of light. The stars had withdrawn at Luna's approach, except a few lone ones near the boundaries of the horizon, which twinkled timidly in the blue ether. Nature slept.— The night bird's notes were faintly breathed to the zephyr, that just moved the leaves of the shrubbery. " On the first of a small flight of stone steps, leading to the water's edge, stood two men, wrapped in richly ornamented cldaks. Si lence had prevailed between them for some moments, when one _of them addressed his companion : " Habrandt, you say you have heard this strange female ?" " Aye—and seen her, too, Earnest." "By my patron saint ! should she but once cross my path, I will solve the mystery that surrounds her !" " I much suspect, that was what called you hither to-night, my friend." " You are right—'twas with the hope I might meet with her, I sought this place.— Since I first heard of this strarfge being, I have been morose and melancholy. I know not what has possessed me—there is a charm .about her very name." " My friend, I would whisper a word of caution to you ; your - strange infatuation fills me with horror. Whatever you do, you must not yield to the entreaties she may use to in duce you to follow her." " Earnest did not reply, but again relapsed into a state of meditation ; his friend turned his attention to the beauties of the scene around him. Suddenly both were aroused by the sound of melody, soft and harmonious, floating gently on the breeze. "'Tis she I" whispered Habrandt, to Ear nest, who stood leaning forward to catch the faint notes. "'Tis she! come away ! I dare not let you remain here !" "The other raised his finger to enforce si lence, and continued in the same listening attitude. Nearer, nearer came the sound —more full the rich music, at last, , a beauti ful boat was seen cutting the water not far distant. It resembled a gondola, and was drawn by two white swans, whose necks were encircled by a chain of small tinkling bells. "Breathless silence reigned around, broken only by the notes of the occupant of the gon dola, as it neared them, they could distinctly hear the words of the song : ......... ) . ..,,,,... ! .; .. ; - 5. ':-.]::,:...:. ...,-,...::::"!. \..1 . ?. 7 . ...... ........ .., . .. "Come, oh, come with me, • When the moon is brightly beaming, Como, oh, come with me, When the stars are gently gleaming*. Como to my bower green, Come, young stranger, come I Come with the fairy queen, Come, with me, oh, come ! " rn. lovo the truer—fonder, Than those who charm thee now Then hasten to my bower, Baste, at Love's shrine to bow, Come—young stranger, come! Where dashing waters foam— Come with me, oh, comel Oh, haste, no more to roam." Ere his - friend could prevent him, Earnest had descended the steps, and was standing upon the lowest, awaiting the gondola which was rapidly nearing him. " Earnest I for God's , sake, come away ! You are going to your destruction. Surely you do not intend to go with her 2" " His voice was drowned in that of the siren singer. He leaped down the steps to his friend's side, and caught the shoulder of his cloak; he gazed into his face. It was pale as marble, his eyes were burning in tensely, his lips were apart - , his hands clasped his cap, with its gilt trimmings, just confined the dark curls above his forehead, seemed like a coronal. Habrandt started with hor ror. The gondola touched the steps,- and, with one wild cry, Earnest pushed off his friend's hand, and sprang into it. A low, mocking, triumphant laugh-echoed from within, and the next moment, Habrandt could see nought but the water gentle laving the marble stairs. He stood aghast with amazement for a short time, and then as cending the steps, hastened down the stream to see if he could perceive the gondola;'but it was gone, so he hastened away. Wild was the consternation of his friends when he related that Earnest had gone with the " Enchantress of the Rhine," as the strange singer was designated. Many were the legends told cf this singu lar being, who, it was said, nightly sallied forth in her gondola, striving to lure the in fatuated youths to their destruction ; where she came from, never was known ; she had suddenly appeared to some young students who were enjoyin moonlight sail upon the river, and having induced all but one to ac company her, they had never returned, and their companion was the sole one left to re late the tale. She was reputed to be in league with the powers of darkness. Some had obtained a view of her as she leaned forth from her boat; among the latter, was Habrandt, who had described her to Earnest, as being strange ly, supernaturally lovely. Her hair, of raven blackness, was floating loosely over her shoulders; her eyes were large, dark, and fascinating in their power ; her ruby lips were parted in a bewit( ring smile, and her arms looked like polished marble, as she extended them toward the be holder. Earnest had listened eagerly to his friend's description, and.from that time, he had been observed to gradually relapse into a dreamy, melancholy state, and all their efforts to arouse him to his former cheerfulness were unavailing. At last, upon the night in question, he had in company with his friend, sought the river's bank, secretly hoping the fair siren might cross his path, resolving to tear aside the veil which enveloped her in mystery. " - For a week nothing was seen either of Earnest or the mysterious lady, and Ha brandt and a few friends determined to make a search for them. Accordingly, one bright moonlight evening, they set forth ; they were five in number, each eager for the adventure, all determined to find their missing compan ion. They sallied up the river for some miles, when the stream, which but a few moments before had been flooded with light, became black with the shadow of the over hanging clouds; the banks were now steep and lowering—rocks projected themselves far over the water, all traces of the flowers and shrubbery had disappeared, and, excepting a few stunted trees stretching out their gnarled branches over head, was all that could be seen. "Looming projections impeded their way, forcing them to keep at some distance from them, to avoid the currents circulating around 'them. They had never traversed this part of the stream before, and they began to grow fearful that they were in danger. "Soon the roar of a cataract broke upon their ears, and the black water became white with foam ; yet above the dash, they heard a siren voice, singing those inviting strains ! A murmur of astonishment ran through the party. " Dare we venture further ?" asked lia brandt. The cataract's roar drowned the answer, but they still pushed on, though each moment expecting to be dashed to pieces, for it had grown so dark, they were unable even to see each other. " Hark I hear ye not that song which lured our friend to his ruin ? She will destroy us, too I Oh, could we but find Earnest !" "At this moment, the boat was whirled round with great force, and it required all their efforts to right her again. " They turned, and rowed back a short distance, where they rested their oars, to hold a consultation. "It was in that fearful whirlpool, our friend lost his life !" cried Ilabrandt. We, too, shall be dashed to pieces if we continue on." " And concluding that if they were to ven ture further, they could distinguish nothing in the darkness, they resolved to return, and report their discovery to those who were awaiting anxiously their arrival, deciding it were best to pursue their search in the day time. Horror filled every breast, as they lis tened to the account of the dangers of the stream, and all declared that Earnest had perished, like the other victims of the "En chantress," in the whirlpool. The next morning, they again set forth, and pursued the same course they had taken the previous night, but, to their utter astonishment, noth ing could be discovered of the cataractl— The whole river was smiling and pleasant, without a vestige of the rocks that had dis ttlibed the course of their proceeding voy- HUNTINGDON, PAD, SEPTEMBER 14, 1859, -PERSEVERE.- age. The country was inviting and pictur esque, quite level, so that their gaze could reach far into the interior. "About a week after this occurrence, while the theme of his strange disappearance was yet upon every tongue, Earnest appeared in their midst! Loud rejoicing, mingled with ex; pressions of wonder, greeted him, but to all of their questions he turned aside with clouded brow and repelling gestures ; they could ascertain nothing from him ; he was more gloomy than ever. " When Habrandt related the incident that had characterized their search for him, he answered by a singular, hollow-sounding laugh, not deigning any further reply. His friend watched him with awe which was further increased by observing upon the third finger of his right hand, an emerald circlet, which sparkled and gleamed like the fiashings of a meteor. Earnest was observed to wander off by himself, as soon as it be came nightfall, and on one occasion Ha brandt followed him, and fbund him stand ing on the marble steps, muffled in his cloak, his face buried in its folds, " A month rolled on, and every day the actions of Earnest grew more repelling.— It was the first night of the new moon, and Habrandt was sitting alone in his room, when he was startled by the entrance of Earnest, who in unnatural tones, besought him to accompany him. Donning his cloak and cap, Habrandt prepared to follow, and in a few moments they stood upon the mar ble steps. During their walk, neither had spoken. "When they reached their destination, Earnest stood for some time watching the ripples, eddying at his feet, when, with a start, he, aroused from his reverie, and grasp ing his friend's arm, exclaimed in husky tones St Ti • liaoranat, you have been my friend.— Swear to me that you will never reveal, till your dying day, what I am about to relate to you." "I will !" replied the other, starting at the cold, icy grasp which encircled his wrist. "I swear never to reveal it." Something seems to tell him it was con nected with the adventure of the strange lady. Again Earnest relapsed into forgetful ness—again aroused, ejaculated "Well, then, I will proceed. You remem ber the night I entered the gondola of the Enchantress of the Rhine ? You have dciubt less wondered what became of me, and what scenes I have passed through, while in her company. I feel that I see you for the last time, so I will unburden the secret to you be- Tore I leave you." "Well, as I entered the gondola, I was clasped in the arms of as-beautiful a female as I ever beheld. Laughinc , a low mocking laugh, she murmured a welcome in my ear, and we sailed away. Ever, ever she breathed that song in my ear, until I fell into a sort of dreamy state, and was unconscious of all around me, except that I seemed in paradise. "I was awakened from my dream by a sudden shock, and rousing, I found that the boat had ceased its motion, and the fair En chantress was bending smilingly over me.— She invited me to enter her bower, as she called it. I arose, and she took me by the hand, and led me into a sort of cave, as it appeared, which was hung with myriad chan= deliers. It was a perfect fairyland. The walls sparkled like beds of diamonds; groups of elegant statuary were arranged along the sides ; gilded ottomans stood here and there, in promiscuous confusion. In the centre stood a table loaded with luscious fruits and costly winos, and beside me was that beauti ful lady gazing at me with those languishing, dark eyes. I had no sensations, but that of a languid content. Presently delicious music resounded through the cave. I was enrap tured—bewildered. "I bent over her ruby lips until I was in toxicated, and when she murmuringly asked me if I would be content to always dwell in this, her fairy home. I readily answered I would. But, Habrandt, even as I gazed at her, I felt a kind of foreboding creep over me, but this wore away. I was completely in her power, and when she whispered tales of those she had lured to her bower, only to bury them in the flood, I did not shudder,—, She then assured me that she had never loved them, but that she worshipped me. I closed my eyes in an ecstacy of bliss." " Time wore on. Each hour made me more a, subject to her fascinations. One night about a week since, on my entering the cave, I was startled by the splash of oars, and the siren whispered: "Hear you not your friends come to seek you, but you will not leave me ?" And she bent that entrancing glance upon me. " I heard your voices—heard her sing that fatal song—knew that she was luring you into the very centre of the vortex, but I could not bid her cease—could not warn you of your danger." "At last I yearned once more to see my own home, and I gradually wearied of all around me. Ah 1" she sighed, one night, as we were sitting side by side, "you pine for other com pany. I hesitated for awhile, and then beg ged her to permit me to re-visit my old friends once more, swearing that I would return.— After much persuasion, she permitted me to leave her one month, after which time I was to remain with her forever. I promised; we entered the gondola ; again that dreamy lan guor came over me. When I awoke, we were at the foot of these steps. At parting, she requested me to exchange rings. "I gave her mine, and she in return slip ped this emerald circlet upon my finger." "You swear to return 7' she asked. " I swear I" I replied. " The first night of the new moon meet me here !" she cried. The next moment I stood upon the steps, and she was gone. ' To-night is the first of the new moon, and according to my agreement, I have come hither ; but, oh ! Habrandt! if you knew the agony that rends my breast, you would pity me ! lam lost if I again enter that gondo la, but I cannot break my oath!" " Oh; my friend," exclaimed the other, for • . !. • ........, , I , ~.. : .., l .2:.Y : .;.... .. ..'"(:. ''..',.. 1 111 * '-'.:. • heaven's sake let us quit this spot. You i paust escape her " fhtbrandt," replied Earnest, in tones of anguish, "I cannot break the charm that de tains me, an invisible power holds me here. I must meet her, but I feel a forebodinc , that I have given myself to the Evil One? This circlet upon my finger even now tight ens its clasp, and hark!" he exclaimed, tremb ling in every limb. "I hear those fatal notes I Good-bye ! Good-bye!" and he wrung the hand of the other with a despairing energy. " Habrandt was terror-stricken. He en deavored to persuade Earnest to retire, but he seemed unable to move." "He, too, could hoar that fatal music, and by the feeble light of the young crescent moon, be beheld his friend's face grow paler and paler, until the gondola reached the very steps." " Remember me God bless you !" ejacu lated Earnest, as he sprang from his side into the arms of the "Enchantress." wild shriek was heard, and the next moment all traces of the gondola were gone. Habrandt was transfixed with terror. When he recov ered, he rushed from the spot." " Poor Earnest! Poor Earnest !" sighed Lucie, as the old nurse paused to take breath. "And what of Habrandt ?" " From the moment of his parting with Earnest, be gradually paled, and shortly after he died. The secret never escaped his lips until his dying hour, when be related it to a friend." " And the Enchantress ?" " Was never seen again. Her siren song never again floated forth to entrance her hearers. From that fatal hour of Earnest's fate, she disappeared," For a few moments silence prevailed in the old room. Lucie was thinking of the ill-fated youth, when the nurse again spoke: "iriy child, there is, as I have said, a moral in the story. Would you hear it ?" "Of course," tell me," she answered, in low, soft tones. " Well, then. Liken the Enchantress to ruby wine. - Luring, fascinating wine ; charm lurks in the cup. Too many are the victims it entices to ruin ; remonstrance is in vain ; they are charmed, bewitched ; they see their danger, but cannot, or will not avoid it. The power of the demon cannot be resisted, when it once obtains a hold upon them, and, bewildered, they rush on to their own ruin." There were, not long since, two youths, male and female, who were so affectionately attached, that it appeared to them, that they could 'not live happy without each other, and consequently they soon became man and wife. But it is always the case with both men and women, that during courtship they keep con cealed many little traits and qualities, which after marriage soon discover themselves, and the defects of the parties are both mutually known. The husband soon learned that his wife, with all her beauty, possessed also an .evil and scorching tongue, which the slight est cause set in motion. Sho loved her hus band with all her soul, and of this he was sensible, but he was of a choloric disposition, and sometimes replied to his wife's upbraid ings in a manner which he was afterwards sorry for. To free himself from home, and while want dering hither and thither, in company with friends, he became addicted to the bottle.— On his return at evening, after having deci ded upon the quality of liquors, with swollen eyes and stammering tongue, one may well imagine the reception she gave him. As soon as she heard the key turn in the door, she would station herself at the top of the stairs and overwhelm him with a torrent of reproach es. He, half stunned with the clamor, and stupefied with the wine in his head, after some efforts at retorting in her own style, would sneak off to bed. Finally, the evil in creased to such a degree that they saw each other little, for the drunken husband stept by himself, and sometimes did not even come home all night, but slept in the tavern. The wife, in dispair, went to a "gifted lady," and asked advice of her. From this dealer in for bidden knowledge she obtained a phial of very limpid water, which she said had been brought from beyond the seas, by a pilgrim of the greatest virtue and holiness, with the instruction, that when her husband came home, she must immediately fill her mouth with it, taking care neither to swallow nor spit it out, but keep her mouth closed. The lady thanked her cordially, and then hastened home to await the arrival of her husband, and make a trial of the virtues of the water. At length the husband, with fear and dread, enters the house, and is astonished to find his wife, whose mouth was full of the charmed water, perfectly quiet. He addresses a few words to her, but she says nothing. The husband became pleasant ; she says to her self, behold the effects of the charmed water, and is delighted. Her husband asks her what has happened ; and she acts courteous and looks pleasant, but makes no reply.— Peace is soon made between them. The wa ter lasted many days, during which time they lived as harmonious as doves. The husband went not abroad, but found happiness at home. But at last the water of the vial was exhaus ted, and soon again they were in the field of domestic strife. The wife again repaired to the "gifted lady." But this one said— " Alas I the vase in which I kept the water is broken I" "What is to be done ?" asked the other. "Hold your mouth," replied the Sybil, "exactly as if you had the water in it, and your success will be the same." Every person similarly situated is advised to make the experiment. .Every sort of wa ter is believed to be equally good, and even without water, it is thought the same end may be obtained. Aer. He that speaks against his own rea son, speaks against his own conscience ; and therefore it is certain no man serves God with a good conscience who serves him against his reason. leer Let wisdom rule_ the man, and instinct guide the brute.. Editor and Proprietor. NO, 12, The Scold Anecdote of General Jackson. The North Carolina Christian Advocate, published at Raleigh, in its issue of the 21st inst.,gives the following anecdote. of. Gen, Jackson, in illustration of, his extraordinary of human nature:. " lie Is N:0 JUDGE OF PREACHING."—Here is a characteristic anecdote of Gem Jackson. not b.e.fore published, and conveying a useful hint to critics upon sermons. It was given Gov. Ellis by President Buchanan during his, recent visit to North Carolina, and we repeat it from memory as it was told by Gov. Ellis in an address to the students of Trinity lee at the late conamencernent : When President Jackson appointed Mr. Buchanan Minister to Russia, the friends of a certain gentleman solicited for him an apr. pointment as Secretary of Legation. Al though the qualifications of the gentleman were unquestionable, and his friends numer ous and influential, Gem Jackson pertinaci ously refused to give him the appointment. And he eulained this refusal to Mr. Buchan an by saying, "lie is no Judge of preaching." "How is that?" asked Mr. Buchanan. "Why," said Jackson, "I attended the Methodist church a Sunday or two ago, and heard a most able and eloquent sermon delivered by Dr. Durbin. " It was a lodgic of the Gospel, set on fire by the fervid zeal of devotion to Christ. The effect was very great upon the congregation. All were awed into silence and reverence, and I felt as though I stood before the awful ma jesty of the eternal God. As I passed from the church, this gentleman for whom the ap pointment is solicited, joined me and broke upon the solemn feelings the sermon had in spired, by saying: "The preacher has given us a very poor sermon ; nothing new in it, only a mere declamation," "Sir," added the old General, "that man is not fit for office, ho is not to be trusted, because he is no judge of preaching." And Gen. Jackson did not appoint him to the legation to Russia. How he was able to infer disqualification for the office from want of. just views of a sermon the President did not explain. But the future history of the. man proved the instinctive foresight of Jack son into character. Upon Mr. Buchanan's_ return from Russia, he called upon the Pres ident, whose first words, after the salutation,, were, "I told you that man was not to be trusted, because he was no judge of preach ing, and sure enough he has been unfaithful to the trusts reposed in him." And so it was,. the gentleman had become guilty of a breach of all the principles which are dear to a man of honov and integrity. This incident gives us an interesting glimpse of the peculiar character of General Jackson, and is quite suggestive to persons who make or hear criticisms on sermons. VERT OLD BUT GOOD.--Mr, Slang had just married a sedond wife. On the day after the wedding, Mr. Slang said: " I mean to enlarge my dairy." "You mean our dairy, my dear," replied Mrs. Slang. " No, madam , I say I shall enlarge. my dairy." " Say our dairy, Mr. Slang." " No, my dairy." " Say our dairy, our dairy!" screamed Mrs. Slang, seizing the poker. " iVly dairy ! my dairy !" vociferated the husband. " Our dairy ! our dairy !" re-echoed' the wife, emphasizing each word with a blow of the poker upon the back of her cringing spouse. Mr. Slang retreated under the bed. In t passing under the bed clothes his hat was brushed off. He remained there several minutes. At length his wife saw his head' peering from under the bed like a tortoise from its shell; " What are you looking for, Mr.. Slang?" said she. " I am looking, my dear, to. see if I can, see anything of our hat." The struggle was over, And ever since, Mr. Slaw , e , has avoided this odious. singular pronoun. A GOOD THING IN THE STORY LIIVE.-SODIO years ago, a Cincinnati paper received and. printed the first chapter of what appeared to lea most thrilling romance, in the expecta tion of being provided with the concluding portions as might be needed. The chapter was very ingeniously , written, and concluded , by leaving the principal character suspended: by the pantaloons from the limb of a tree. over a perpendicular precipice. It attracted. the attention of the press, and inquiriea be gan to be made concerning the continuation and the'fate of its hero. Day after day the. victimized publishers looked for the remain ing chapters but in vain. They never -came to hand. Finding that they had been sold, and wishing to put a stop to the jokes- their cotemporaries were cracking at their expense, they briefly concluded the story thus : " Chapter ll—Conclusion.----After hanging to the treacherous tree for four weeks, his. pantaloons gave way, and Charles Melville rolled headlong over the yawning precipice. " He foll a distance of five miles, and came. down with the small of his back across a stake and rider fence, which ko jarred him, that he was compelled to travel in Italy for his health, where he is at present residing, He is engaged in the butchering business, and is the father of a large family of chil-- dren." ABOUT EYES.—A noted writer says that a woman with hazel eyes never elopes from her husband, never chats scandal never sacrifi ces her husband's comfort forher own, never finds fault, never talks too much or too little, always is an entertaining, agreeable arid lovely creature. "We never knew," says an editor, but one uninteresting and unamiablQ woman with a hazel eyo, and she had a nose which looked, as the Yankee says, like the little end of nothing whittled to a poll - 10— The grey is the sign of shrewdness and tal ent. Great thinkers and captains have it.— In woman indicates a better head than heart. The dark hazel is noble in significance as in its beauty. The black eye, take care Look out for the wife with a black eye ! Such can be seen almost daily at the Police office, gen erally with a complaint against the husband for assault and battery, CerA bowlder weighing about two pounds was found under the shirt bosom of a. colored individual arrested in a row. On being ques tioned as to how it came in his possession, he exclaimed with a look of astonishment : " Dat's just what I'd like to know how that infernal dornick. got inter my buzum. I 'spect some dem niggers must have frowd it dar." Ear TRUE SUPERIORITY.—Many are SUE. oiently misguided as to imagine that superi ority consists in wealth or appearance ; this is a mistake, for pearls are dug up from the muddy beds of dark unprepossessing streams. Der Douglas Jerrold calls woman's arms "the serpents that wind about a man's neck, killing his resolution:"
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