TERMS OP WBire ATIO N.
, g 2 00 per annum, in advance—or,
gSAO. ifnotpaiiJ 'williintheyear.
, IvoaubscripiiUntalten for a less term, than six
moijtha. aml no discontinuance permitted until
all atrearagesare paiJ. A :failure to notifyp.
discfmlTtiuance at the expiration of a term/will
beibnsidei'Cdanew engagement.-
«4»»ariß'-<br- 'the'
for
ttVfery'subsequent Che. r ; ■ ; t .f v _;
'hy * Jit,- 1 : n2l' '_l
: ;-'v
rented for the term of ond ycar/on
* the premises,- oh Saturday; the 19lh of De-,
cemijer inst., at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, n val
uable and well improved .farm, situate-in Dickin
son towiisiiip, late theprbpertyof Anthony Black,
dec’d. Tho"faritl contains,SG/acres in all, about
85 of which are cleared and'in n good state of cul
tivaliom It is situated about 5 m;lcs west of Car
lisle. '-The Improvements are an 'excellent Log
House and Log Barn, awellof water, and a first
rate apple orchard. ' :■ I- .
v WILLIAM CARQTHERS, ,
’ ’ , jßxecutor of A. Black, dec’d.
Becombcr 3,1810. 3t . .
~ JLegislatirc Keystone*
I|~I|UIUNG tlie ensuing session of the Lcgiala-
B w •uic. the Keystone will, as usual, be pub"-
liauecl twice a week and contain lull reports of
the proceedings ih both Houses. The editors
have employed competent Stenographers to re
jiort ut length the deoaleS on all important sub
jects. Arrangements are also made, through--a
'•cur-respondent at Washington, to git e.early, and
voorVecc accounts of the proceedings oh Congress.
’' Tile extraordinary political complexion of the
'fia.egislutuie, brought about through the unjust
mid representative appurticimuyit of
tile state, uinf the important subjects which will
-necessarily come before it, will lender the hixt
•session peculiarly interesting.-. All eyes are
turned tnis way tor speedy reform hi oor prr
kent defective currency. -'Resided action j:ciu r
live to tile Improvement system is ardently i!6-
sired in homy quarters. ; I hiTse two mailers ol
. ttiemselves, lorm subjects of Intense interest to
Abe people’at huge. . ■ _
On tlie 4fh ot March, a democratic contention
will assemble here and nominate a candidate lor.
g tvernor, An,ncceunt til this, together wilh.lhe
preparatory,movements ol the party Vll nliquav
. lers.tvillpe faithfully detailed.' I‘riim these cir-’
cunistanecs, there never has been a time -vlicn
irpa'pertroin the seat of govern liient was of such
indispensable value lo ail the citizens of the cum
iiiniiwealtb,“»s,lt’tvill bd tor the.cxsuing.six
inunili.
terms of the Keystone, are the sapie ns
heretofore. v
' During the session semi-weekly
■ Vttv tiie'yvHv
Any pen-mi-forwarding us $2,00 shall receive
theiKeystnne from tlie-t'imem subscribing totlu
close 01 the session—or six copits Will be senl t,.
any one oilice l\'i;slo 00.'
All Pest Masters ore invited to net as agents
for the Key-tone, in receiving subscribers and
remitting money to us; and any one signifying
Ins- wiibngncss-lo act its Snell, shall rerejve a lisi
1 of onr subscribers in-liis town end,neigliberhmii!,
Willi our ternlsdl agenev.
. ' . • 7 KAKIUnTT Et PARKE.
Harrisburg, Nov. 26/1840,
j Estate of Michael J. Dill, dec'll.
*BT R FTRUS of admlhisiraiioij on llic estate ol
B Dill, dte’d., late of Rast Feiins*
in.rouj'h U, w’nship, have been issued to the sub
sm ibeT.res’uling In the same township, AN per
indebted to said estate will make payment,,
aml'those having claims will present them it r
settlement-
I’EIT.I! IiAKNH'ART, AdmV
Dccqjnhcr 10, IS JO.
Estate of Jacob Kin/ch, dcc'J.
• NOTICE.
TBT V/V/TE.US of administration on the estate ol
13 »c.ol) Kinlch, late of West Hennshinoui'li
township, decM., have been issued to the sub
scriber residing in the same township. All per
sons indebted to said estate will make payment,
und those having claims will present them for
settlement. '
CHRISTIAN MYERS, AdmV
December 10, 1840.
STRAY STEER.
Came to the premises of the subscriber in New
tou township, Cumberland county.,..abouLiuumrlcr
'Win. Parks’ Tavern, on'.the
"Walnut Bottom road, on the 27th of October last,
a large'Red Steer with a white stripe on his back
and a.piece cut oft* both ears. Thoowncr is re :
ipicstcd to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take him away, otherwise he will be
disposed of according to la w.. V,
.- -T-lIOMAS-LOXRR-
December.'?,, 1810.
U_: L
s
.GRAND JURY,
For January Term,. 1841.
Men —Andrew. Chapman, Jcitm. Coover, Esq. fip
/ loraim Molilcrj Jlihn Old wine, Daniel Uriel).;
Camp, Edward Weakley", Wil
liam, Woods. • ,
E, J^«;iHs4ort/«"/4-^Bcnjhmih ( Etb'.' , ».
Jiupcwell-j~Sohn Lauglllih.
•
N. AUdllelap— John Blosser., ..•
Ftwvilk —John U richer,. Joseph Hannani'
Newloiu— lsaac Kuntz,HughM'Cune,.AVil)iam
~ Parks, jr. .'V... ,
& J/iV<WcWii—Jacob Goodyear, jr.Jacob Spang
• ler. •• •’ : '
; Smtkampton— Conrad Clever, Abraham Mooney.
Shippembittrg 'l\ —-Christian Cobangh.!
Sbippeiuiurg J{.—William -IL;- Cochran, Adam
. Cobaugh. . •
. TRAVEtISKJURy.
jflke— -Joseph: Brownawell, OanielShclly. .
HersliyVLewis H.ariani 8 083 Lain-;
brrton, William Leohard,Samnol,Sipe.' j .,
D<cA(i«on—--John Coovor, Jacob' Hemmiuger, Heri
,: - ry Hujiloy,’Samuel Holmes; ! ■;
E- Penushorough— George Bowman, ■ Jacob Elle
. berge, George Glime, Samuel George, Jacob
■ Hoover. : ch-*.v •■j-'f'
Eraiiifiiri/—-Samuel Shydor., .. {■- ,7.;. 1: - J..
/tyicioe//—Adam Anghinbaugtl. ;;/ ; V
-Vmroe~Maftin BrandtjJbsephßnimlt.
J/ttArmcsiur#—William Honey.. . .
r ■ r ; “ v ( ’ • r '
Crain, Philip luoH, Jacob
- RingwaU. . • ---v-• - : .vw- ;
- ■ Abraham Erhv Jaoob;Naglby.
- ivcurfon—Jnco!) Keller. : ,
• Lehman, Jacob Ritncr,Pctor
I Slothower./ ; ,';'; ■ -V.'"
A Ailcn, Jol»n ; Bayi JiUn H.
■' rv••
r J)—David Cribswcll.David Deal.
% nn Bossier, John Eshelinan;
WUUaro'THmbte,
■ John Olemieninyj, ; ; . \\-Jy
'PaTulsoniWilliarn'DuviJebniJameaLiritJsey.
- .Uvir-pj^
■’ JSni’Scon JOcmisr, .
•jig'AS. rnturtieicl; to this place, arid wilj feinahi:
WB-for several weeks, and may|b.o consulted at
BfacFailano’s Hotel, on professional raaftefs.jjlvr
' J)accrabE(l7,lBlo.'
‘ liY GEO. SASNDKIISON.} -
Whole Mo. 13 78.
From the I’hiladelphia Saturday Ontricr.
Songof, theMessengerßird.
In answer to Mrs. Hcmnns’ “Messenger Bird.”
BY EDWARD YOUNG,.ESQ.
I’ve come, I’ve dome from the spirits’ land,
And n treasured song is mine; , ■
1 bear for the. wounded heart a balm,
And a joy /or those that pine,
'/he friciids that ye bade.oh earth/“good bye,’’. ,
With cheeks so pale and wan, ,
They-are there in Wo light of a cloudless sky.
And their all-of grief is done. '<»
The. chieftain that left his bow unstrung; -
- The sago with his locks'of.snpw; **
And. the niaidhvhoso' voice like the night-bird’s
rung, ■ ■ - h '
. .In ils-plaintiveness'ofwoe:. ;
And The youth with the laughing eye is-there;
And the mother who loft her babe ,
Swinging lo and fro in the summer air, .
Bcneaiji the sycamore's shade. .
They'sit on the hanks where the bright flowers
gleam.:' .w ' ; ' »
. And they dream not of toil or pain;
For they’ve 'drank of tlio Tount \vit,h..thc .golden
■ stream; ■
, They have drank—nndare young again.
And they, bade me speed with my glitt’ring wing,
From tlie realm of tho nighlless day,
To the dim old groves where they loved to sing,
» And thus to.lhtf piourning say: ■
\Ve tu(ic.otif harps by.thtf bright blue streams,-
That lnye bn a gjem-blad shore; ; - : --
And bur.livc3.aro sweet as an infant’s dreams,
And wc sigh not; nor weep we more. ..
AYu arc changed ffo'mtVio sick and tho'sad of
earth, - "
,To a band that know no-care;-
But our lioarisstiU yearn toward ouriiaUve hearth,
And the friends we loved while,there; 1 ,
Wo.* wa’tcli yo,friends,- when- tho-night wind's
- * .breath.-
Lies hushed over moor and .lull; .
For.Jovo’.cxterids past thb bourne of death— 7 . __
haVG ibvedWnnd 'we Idyo ye’stiil. "
We.are lhero unseen by the r hoinc*nrc’s blaze, _
- AqjOur ta!es ye repeat again,
When yn sing the song of other days—
\Vc arc theVc, and we bless ye then.
And we hover o!er when the hour of prayer
Comes on, at the close of even—
Midst the hallowed family band, wo’re there.
And wc-bcur those prayers to Heaven.
--S2 0U
3 00
last words of an Endian Chief.
’ DT MBS. 1.. 11. BIOOVnNEV.
Ho cometh! Death is herb. Leave me alone!
-Hence! henctc! Yc shall not see me when I die','
If die I must. I would not that men
Whom I have led to battle saw me yield
To any conqueror. Shall my warriors hear
From, this undaunted breast the gasp, or groan,
As when'a woman dies!
. ■ “How cold the dew
Starts o’er tiny temples! Wipe it not away.
Shame on ymir tears! Leave me alone with Death!
For I will meet him as a bravo man should.
And hurl defiance at him.
.. this?
Ha!—Ho hath smote the lion! Was it well,
To steal upon me in my unarm’d bed,
Most potent Enemy?- Howihast lliqu cut
The nerve of lhatstrongarm, which used to cleave
The proudest foeman, like the sapling spray!
Oh, dimness of the grave doth steal
Over those eyes, that aa thobagle~d;ir’d .
Tits noontide sunbeams. Let mb hear your voice,
Once more! once more! ,
“In vain! That oar is scal'd
Which caught the rustle oflhe lightest leaf.
Where the close ambush lay. Como back! come
back!. ,'
Heat my last bidding/friends! ; Lay not my bones
Neat any white man's bones. Let.not his hand
Touch my clay pillow, not his hateful voice
Sing burial hymns for me. Rather than dwell :..
In parodise.with him, my soul.would choose .
Etofhal darkness and the undyinglworiri.' •'
Ho! iiecd my words, or else ray- wandering shade
Shall haunt you with its curse!” -
. , And so, he died, v
That pagan chief; thodasijstrong banner staff '
Of the pbbf Senecas. No more tho flash '
bfhis wild eloquence shall fire their ranks
To mortal combat,; His distorted brow, ;■
And the stern grapple, when he sank in death,
Sadly they grave, their Orphan hearts;
Ad to their rude homesih tho forest glade
Mournfully; they. turn’d.' •
The iPbdr Trititer and the Bx~
; Ofi the joarth of j alj,\J B—, Uaffiet Lee
might havcbeeHseeii sitting pn:the sofa; in_
.her' hdttilifile'ijmilor; -Iff - a hoirae situate in’
p. Street, N.-York; The metropolis was
alive with men, women and children, of'ev
ery colors class and creed—old men whose
heads were whitened with the show ofagc—•
young,iheninthe meridian of hanhood,'uni
tedly and unanimouslyagreed :tn|'drive.dull
cafe away.Vand join’tVe jubilee to celebrate
thebifth day of American Independence;-
fever, and’anort tlie bursting thunder of.avtil:.
IcrysefeiSed to shake the islandpf Manhattan;
the carved pfigle sat perched upon a pole pi
liberty, and our star spangled banner becanie
the play thing,ofthe balniy wind; i .
Whilst every American hrart was brimful
of jov and grntitodci thcre werc two gener
ous-hearted, noble winded individuals, buvv-.
cd.down with sorrpw fio puncent. and tfesap
pdjhtipent ,so';lditef,^
'pvbpeeditiga
'idiepcrsnnsdlludedtoareHnrrict.andhei
fehiJpr^Wiljiatd^a.lc^lin
gent, patriotic, and high minded Vr dlium
Carlisle, &a. ThurstlayMtecember 84, >B4O.
entered Harriet’s apartment, lie was surpri
sed to-,see the object of. his love bathed in
tears. .TVYhy 'do you, weep,, my Harriet?’
inquired William, in a‘voice; rich as music;
at : the"same time graspingialTuctiohatelyJier
snowy tapering fingers;'which were orna
mented with three costly,rings, the offerings
which friendship and. respect; had la/djlpyn
the altar of her fairy hand. Harriet gently
and gracefully raised her head, while the
warm tears of grief flowed free andfastfrom
her dark ha2el,eyeib'ynd fell upon her fair
check likedeiv drops .from a rose leaf.—
‘What can 1 do,’ continued William, ‘to
tear away the.dark drapery which-"seems.to
mantle your- tender feelings in gloomy sorrow
on this high and happy day?’ Harriet’s feel
ings were too big for Utterance; she could
not vent her thoughts in words, s.o violent was
the temperof excitement occasioned by one
who. had broken up.the great deep of. her
hcaii. ...Soon after she.was able ti) speak, she
had jbst.rcturncd from d visit to,her.
aunt lt-ii-—, haying paid her a visit foriiUe
purpose of iiiyitipg her to attend tlic antici
pated wedding which would probably take
place in li few days. She described the in
terview which shc jiad with her aunt ;-it- was
as follows? '
:Wben she had .made known her-errand,
her aunt observed—
.‘ls it possible that yoil, Harriet, have as
sumed the responsibility of pledging heart
and'hand to li man withou t soliciting my ad
vice?’ ' "
‘ Harriet replied, ‘Whch'l-first became ac
quainted with thp man of my choice', I’squght
thc'iiUvice of my mother, who
be in the city at.the time: upon'inquiry she
discovered (hat m’y'friend was an honest, and
honorable man, and had no objection to. my
associating wish him; _our friendship -wasvr
pc’ncd into love; we are pledged to eacli olb--
-civarid the "wedding day is,appointed.’
■‘What, is-the gentlemnn’s'iiame, Harriet?’
‘His name is William Malcolm.’
' ‘ls be aPhysician.or a liawycr.qr _a. Mer
chant; or a Minister—what is he?’'
‘Ho is-a Journeyman I’iintcr,’ replied
Harriet.’ ' - -i -j ;
Journeyman Printer !'' exclaimed her
aunt with great emphasis, ‘Do youAntcud
to disgrace your.connections by-ntarrfing it
roan who picks up' type for a living? You
must he foolish, anil' vour mother ivmst be
mad-to sanction your folly; you need not im
agine, Miss, that, 1 shall cbndescend-to min
gle in the society of-mechanics;’ you lack
common'sense, br you would not thusthrow
-yourself a way
Harriet again replied,
‘William is a respectable, industrious, and
economical man, and loves med
'it makes me think of casting pearls be
fore swine,’ continued thcold aristocrat. —
‘You are a beautiful girl, your accomplish-1
ments are superior to.Uiose of most girls of
your age—how can you so lower yourself as
to inarry an illiterate mechanic?’
•Aly dear aunt, do you know that a print
ing office is an Academy, where lessons of
useful knowledge are continually.before the
mind? William is not an illiterate man, he
is a self-taught classical scholar, and occu
pies a lofty'place in the estimation of all who
know him.’
‘I will pay the expense of your wedding
ami give you a splendid set of furniture, if
you will try to forget liim, and take my ad
vice: there is Squire— : —he thinks a great
deal of you—would you not like to have him?
or-Doctor -—-,orMr. ; flic merchant? -
You can, I have no doubt, marry either of
these gentlemen, and thus keep up the dig
nity of your family;’ ■
‘Pa is a mechanic, aiid I am mjt too proud
to marry a mechanic,’ replied’Harriet.
‘Your father is my’youngest brotherj he is
an extensive land holder, how can you call
him a mechanic?? ' ' . •
‘I have frequently hoard him say,’ replied
Harriet,' 'that he earned Iris farm by dili
gently using the saw, the broa<l-axc, anil the,
jackrplalic; furthermore, I have heard him
say that you, in your younger days, used to
pound putty, and prime ashes, when uncle.
R.'' could not. afford fo ; Iriredielpj .you
have hot forgotten that’my dfeai? finclc is 'n
sash ftiaker; it is bu t a fe w years "since he re
linquished thatbusiness.’
- ■ ‘lmpudent creature, how dare you thus .in
sult me in my ;o\vn‘house? —your uiicleis
President of the Bank, of ——l —; and one of
the richest men in this wealthy metropolis.
‘Aunt I don’t.jnterid to insult you nor in
jure’the feelings of .'uriqlc: 1 you-know better
than I do, that he shaved- wood before; he
commenced shaving notes—yonder stands
the old frame building which Was once his
humble residence.’ rv ■ '
■ t Har(tet, you-most quitmy house imihe- :
diatelyi'ami never dure to darken the; door
again. s ' ’ ■■; .• ■-? ,; V 'J
Poor Hanict’fl. feelingS'were'wrought up
to a pitch of excitement; when her proud ami
arrogant nuntspokedisiespcctfully ofVVil-'
lium.ishe 'introduced the- sarcastic 'remarks’
which’mortified:.the. old woman’s; pride.—
Until that nibiiiingshe always respected her
limit,; but. her tyranny :completely;changed
her feelings!; . v ,
• '•
v/ ; -r, t*,. *,
*On the 9th day of Julyi Mr. R - Har
riet’s uAcle,*yvhdst perusing oneoflhodaily
papers, discovered, the following,?imd!read
aloud to his wifp: 4: -v-.j.;; -V--'
‘Married, in this city, on (he Stli insty, by
the Rev., M,Chase, Mr.-William Malcolm,
to Miss’Harriet Lee, botli of tlns city.? On
the opposite page he saw .a long editorial ar-,
tVcle respecting tlie.wcddingj ; lhft following
is an extract: •„
■ ■ ‘Last evening; in conformity with"a polite
invitation, weattended a ■y’tdding party;
went^^o|T.,>vitlrgreat .pciat; the
.the
Inian («&
.ayaven’a like olooinlni; ;tu ;
jipsi,,Tlie,jgropm-we!aVe_A\xll ; acquaiiite(l
ivVUhyfie is : addeyee.^
great soul looked through nis calm blue eyes;
"OUR COUNTRY—IUOIIT'OR'WRONG.”
he is.the talented;author of seyefafarticlcs
.which appear.in pur must; popularperibdicnls.
We understand that hejs .about to assume,
the management of a periodical in,this city.
May the sunlighfcof success beam upon.lns
exertions.?,, ... . .
Patient reader, allow the author to digress
a fcw. moments, in order to lay before you a
brief history of the two professional men,
and the merchant who was selected by Harr
riel’s aunt, as.n. Buitaldevcumpahion for a
young lady .occupying such a, conspicuous
stand"in society as she did. The physician
was an inferior looking man, rather ill formed
Slid dwarfish. He was round shouldered-,
small, twinkling grey eyes,,a heavy intellec
tual brow, and. a. mputh indicative,of. elo
quence. Notwithstanding,bis personal ap
pearance, he was. estepmed and respected by
a large acquaihtancei'ho was a natural dwarf,
but an intellectual giant; he w,as nn ordinary
looking man, but his attainments’were.rich
and rare; hisbrilliaiit tnlentl w on (°r'jiim an
imperishable name on the;page ofimmortali
ty; by marriage he connected, himself witlra
poor bu t honest family; he obtained a prince
ly fortune since the sacred Sail'd was riveted;
and. still, lives to enjoy, it, with his,, amiable,
companion and beautiful children.
The lawyer was a tall, graceful roan,-he
had an eye like an eagle, was strait,as a pine,
and strong as Hercules; a large pair Of brown
whiskers fringed Ins expressive countenance;
no artist ' ever chissclJed a better looking
mouth than his; a' heavy mass of rich brown,
hair hung in clustering curls overhis fine,
forehead. ; He arose to eminence in his.pro
tession; the syren song of, flattery, was per
petually sung in his car; one praised him be
cause ofjds eloquence,, another alluded to
his hericvoleii.ee.; At v the age of twenty-five
lie. nfta fried
* Ljt:_ .. --
Let us leap over a period of (ep years.—'
In yonder white frame , house iti Centre St.
New York, may be seen the wreck of a ru
ined man; Ins eyes arc, bloodshot, his teeth
yellow, his hand trembles, his face,is as red
as the rising is a victim of intem
perance. If, reader, yjoit choose to.look into
this dwelling house, you will line!-it-neatly
furnished, aiukdeaulx as n tlew pin; a pale
female, pjyiiig that little.polished dance,'-the
needle, attracts your attention;.she has seen
betted ays, but now she earns a subsistance.
-for herself, her unfortunate; husband and
.three little ones. .She is the wile of the tal
ented and liberal lawyer, we"spoke of a few
seconds since; the bewitching voice of flat
tery spoiled him; he mingled 014c li in society,
and was a public pet. His’friends,deemed
it'an honor to drink a social him,'
thus-jhe engendered'an artificial appetite
which like a serpent imprisoned him in its
folds; hi» busiiiess was neglected, his time
misimproved, his property worse thifn was
ted, his intellect blunted, and hishealth.de
stroved.
The merchant was a hungry speculator,
greedy after dollars and.cents, wealth rolled
in. its gulden tid'c mound him, die more mu
sic there was in his purse' the more friends
he won; lie .was ton stingy to get married;
determined to got rich in a hurry, lie leaped
into the dark, lie committed-forgery; in Au
burn prison may lie seen (he man who was
selected for Harriet by her aunt, if fortu
nately he has no wife nor childten to
his fate. . ' ? .
"We will now resume the narration of the
poor printer’s history. ,’Twas on a bright
-amt-beautifuTrnorning*in-(he-immtlrof-Mayr
tbajt one of the splendid steamers which ply
between New York and Albany, was Crowd
ed with beauty and fashion; the passengers
were amusing themselves by gazing on the
romantic scenery’which nature, had spread
Ayith layisjf'handswjj.bolh3idcs;of; the jlud
son. At noon the bell rung to inform The
passengers that dinner was ready; a rush
whs made to’ the: table, which was loaded
with the richest luxuries the market afford
ed—at the head of the (able sata man some
what advanced jp life.-tpe hand pf time hadj
scattered a few grey hairs Upon liis hCadjtlle j
ncxUseat to him. .was' occupied by his wife;;
withanuirnf effected,dignityshc.lookedto
warda the door,: W',hich. nt the ’motricnt:wns;
opened by.,the; Captain ,W)ib politely
cd the gehtleman aml lady at the head of
the table to give up tlicir.seats tp (lie. Hon.
William Malcolmand ladyl lfa voice from
Heaven, 1 in tones of thunder had spoken,
they could npt have been more'surprised;:
than, was Harriet’s uncle and nuiif.wljen
they,'in the presence Of more than one hun
dred persons; were obliged to make, room
for’the .picketing they refused to, associate,
with ten'years cycht} to this
proud pair offaristocratSf the' scene was, ex-,
trcniely humiliating—after alli it .was an
honor to sit by the side -of tliis-gfeat'self-.
mndc inaii; after, the clotli was o'enioved. a
grcat:mauy;apologiea.\vcre,inrtdC'bytheplil
couple; ;They inyiteil lho; Hon. ; V , IVm.!.M.
and.his.iady.tp call
so;,.and the old hy|iaciitcs st'raipetl every
nerve
his beautiful wife, ;; ::
William assumed the management of the
; periodicalspoken ,ofin Ihp.ycoihmehcenseiit
of lliisarticicphislahorsWerocrownedwith
success; at the close' of the year he removed
■ to the south, the same' success attendcd his.
foQtstepsphe. fose in
hisyxay 'to the honprablc "eLPMiencpfia'nPiy
■ occupies. : ‘
I : K-yi
Tlie Ck€i^i^^:^vtuhei%p:
- Tltei following
many instances; ofdistress exist!ng'among
lady ulmbascommuuifcaled it for-pubhea-*;
tici
. ‘‘Do you.give, oet
e birth-day
■• •,' 4< gi „ j
(;VNpttdytrangcrs,”w reply!
and walked away. '
[AT TWO DOLLARS PEU ANNUM
} “That purse is very cheap' ma’am.”
I, : 4.0 hot Vish it now,?’, - said;l, as taking
my.jiarasol.T'lert the shop; and followed
the stranger lady. .
Passing Thompson’s she paused—went in
-^-hesitated—then turned'and came out.' I
liow saw her,face—it was very.pale; her hair
black ns night; was parted on her fore-head
—her eyes toowerevery black, and there
was'a wildness,in them that made me shud
der. She. paused—should I follow farther?
■■She was evidently suffering much—l was
happy—-blessed 'with, wealth—Oh; how bles
sed; in husband, children, friends?-.; I knock
ed—the door was opened by a cross looking
woman. ", .
“Is there any person here that does plain
s'cwingr”.l enquired. ; . ' ; -
1 “I guess not,’* was the reply. y (‘There is.
j a woman, up stairs who used to' work; but
she cnnU get no, more ,to do—and 1 shall
turn hcr out to-morrow.” , ■ ,
“Let me'go up,” .said I, as, passing the
woman with a shudder, I.ascended the stairs.
“You can keep’bn-up.tbrthe garret,” slit
screamed after me—and so I did; and there
1 saw a sight ofr.which I, the child ofnißucncc,
jltad never, dreamed!. ,I'he lady had thrown
off her half and,was' kngsllngiijf' (be side of
had fallen over
her shoulders—islie sobbed'not—but seemed
motionless, her face buried in the covering
of the'wretched, miserable bed, whereon lay
her husband. He was sleeping. I looked
upon his high,' pale’ forehead, arpund_,jyjiich_
clung masses of. damp; brown hah'—it. was
knit, and. the pale hands clenched the bed
clothes—words broke from.his lips—‘Tpan
hot pay yim now;’ I heard him say, poorTel
lo\y! I could bear it no longer, and 1 knock
gazed mildly upon me. .It was ho lime for
ceremony—sicTtness, sorrow, wan t, and per
haps starvation, were before me; T come to
luolvfor a person to du pliiin work,’ whs all
I could say. " .
“Oh, give it me,”--she sobbed. “Two
days we have not tasted food, and to-morrow
l — i.” She gasped,'ami'tried to finish
the sentence, butcou’ld nut. She knew that
to-morrow, they would he both homeless and
starving! , _
■ “Be comforted, you shall want no more.”
.1 kept my word, lira few days she told
me all—of days-of happiness in a sunny
West Indian isle, her, child llood’siiomc.—■
Ofthe death of her father and.mothen; of a
cruel sister and brother-mllaw; how she left
that home, hoping to find.a brother in Ameri
ca; how she sought in-vain, but found instead
a husband; he too, ah finglishinan, a gentle
man and scholar, had been thrown upon the
world.' Sympathy deepened into jove—alone
ip a crowd, all the world to each other, (hey
married; he procured’ employment'in a
school, she plain needle work. Too close
attention to the duties ,of his school, long
walks and scanty fare, brought ill'health and
confined him at length to Ins bed. ,
' The shop from which his poor wife ob
tained work, failud.’ajßtlicir resource was
cut off. She had looked long, weary days,
for employment—many" had none to give,
others "gave no work to strangers.” Thus
1 found them; to .Comfort them for a little
time—then I trust, they'found indeed a
comforter in Heaven! 1 , . '
The husband died first—died, placing (he
hand 6T his;poor-wife in mine!, 1 heeded
; nob.the mute appealing look he gave me; 1
took hei‘ to my owirhappy libmt; it was 100
.late!
It is a very little time ago, 'I went one!
morning to her mom; ahe jinil passed’a very
restless night, T had dreamed, she said, of her
George; she called inc her kind and only
friend; begged me to sit a little while Reside
her, and looked up so sadly in my face, that
I thought my own heart, seemed well nigh
breaking.', 1 left her not again. - *
In (he Still deep night' I heard her hiur
murf-‘Sister. Anne, do hot speak so harshly
.to me.—Oh, niamma, \vhy did yon leave mef”
iTheii again; she said, !,"give me, an orange,
tny 'sister.V'' i |^]»ih'lycey. ; ''irainf.”!;-!,Her, ''spill'
riy^ißt-sjg^jLn^in'l)ct!c^oJwj&Vßuiihy.=fap'me>-; \ !'
... V'Lay me' /by.my Gcorgeivaiul God . will
blc3s her last vv’ords to rtie. I
led my hushed-tduldren to .look upon 1 her!
sweetpalefaoei'as-shhvlayin'diercoffih.—
;They had riever;seeti sorrow. Qr death. nhtl'
(lien I gave them the first k'nawledgc'uf .bo th;
and then I.told them of llie sin and' cruelty
ofthosewho'wound ! tlic"stranger’aheart. ,!
;v ; The lSrokcnHeart.
IIV O. ». PBBNTXOIt. ' ■
|v:,;l lihyj .like
to,jhe grave—the strong
innrifiqrcelybreathinginitliia'soiil-on.ilic;
field QF baUle-r-the miserable conyict stand
ing upontlie scaffold ivitli a deep curse quiv
cVing.biy,l>isdips; I havo vicnved death iiya|l
wiih.-.n
fearless I. nevdrcould lookonyvo
'rult^ndyuncp^plaiiiing'bve'jfbpchbbS^V^^!'
feeling fountains or jife Au tu
tearsnndfdlist, .peatlvis nlwaJsleiTiblc—
but wlieffq.form of angq| i bc.lutj' is passing
to. tlleBilcutlnnd,of,_tl)e-.;SleeperB._Uie:heurl
I 1 tliat’sometlung; IjSVqly is. ceasing- from
FexlB(encei : mhdti>i^l»&^itk , -'a'sen^of utter
loneljr’ thoughtß that
con>e;;uprl'ke:^|ctrea ; :frotp!-tho / 'grave,to
I
! pbrf'pf, my ]
wifli a: lovely .girl,’
nppaVontlyabbut.seveptcenyfi
Slid'.ljmjjJprt'
purcsfluVei aiultlVc shadow of deep, apddmW
meihqfics'rested like ;tiie\\d,!ig
l&rfb'row.'.,;!
1 itivb iuir.tfi fulr :
! l&A>Vshippej)>^
efbwiTd'Ubsuclfajfloatm^^^
t_:' .11
Hew Series—Vol. S, Ho. 28.
v. AGENT S. ; :
John Moore,’ Esq. NewvJll ..
Joseph. M.'MEANs. Esq. Hopewell townslup.
John Wunderlich. Esq. Shippensbnrg.
William M. Mateer, Esq. Lee’s X o
John MEiiAFfy, Dickinson township.
John ClkrDeni.t, JivEsn./'Hbgcstown.
George P. Cain, Esq. Mccfinmcslnirg
Frederick WosbEßLicH,,.'' 1 do.
Jame.V, Elliott, Esq. Springfield. '
Daniel Khysiier, Esq. Churchtown.
JacotS t, on gn ecker, Esq., Wormlcysbu rg.
George Ernes 1 ?, Ccdiiv'Spring, Allen ip.
Mart!* G. ISupPj.Esq.-'Slm-emanstown.,
that the bewildered, gazer looted almost to
see herfaint away in the air, like the creation
of some plcnsantdream. .She seemed cheer
ful and 'even gay; yet i saw that li'Cr gaiety
Was but the mockery of tier feelings. Slid
smiled, bu t. there was something in her smile
which' told that ifs mournful beauty washut
the bright reflection of a tear.—ami her eye
lids at times closing heavily down, as, If
struggling to repress the ti(Je of agony that
was bursting from her heart’s secret urn.— *•
She looked as’ if'she could have left the
scene of festivity and gone out beneath the .
quiet stars, 1 and laid her forehead down upon
the fresh green earth, and poured out her
stricken soul, gush after igush, till it min-*
gled with the eternal fountain of life and
purity. -- . ' ... ",
Days and weeks passed on, and that sweet
girl gave me her confidence, and 1 became to
her ns a brother. Tile .smile upon her lip
was’faint, the purple veins upon her neck
grew visible, and the cadences of her voice
became .daily more weak and tremulous.—*•
On a quiet evening in June, I wandered out
with her in the open air. It was then that
she first tq|d me thc talodf her passion, and
of the lighttlmtcarifCdown like mildew upon
her life,—love hnd bc;cn n portion ot her ex
istence. Its tendrils had been twined around ••
her heart in its earliest years; and when
they Were rent away it left a wound which
flowcdtill all the springs.of her soul were.'
blood. “I am passing away,” she said, “and
it should be so. Tiro winds have passed
over my (life, and the bright hud ofliope,
and .the sweet blossoms of passion, are scat'-.
tei-ed down and lie withering in the dust.
And,yet I cannot go down among fhetoiribs
without a teatv. It ishard to, Jakp^leave of
well to those dear scenes with which ! liaVe "
held communion from childhood, anil which
from day to day have caught the color of
my life, and .sympathised Willi fiiy joys and
sorrbws. That little grove, whei'c h have
so often strayed with my buried loVe, and
where, at times, even now,,the sweetest tones
of his .voice seem to come stealing around
me,-till the wljole air becomes one . intense
and: mournful melody; the pensive. stnr-Jft
which hiy fancy can' still picture his; form'
looking down upon me, and beckoning me
on to his bright home—every flower and
rivulet, oh which our early love has. set lii» .
u’hdying seal,.have become dear.to me, and
I cannot," withou t a'Sigh, close my eyes upon ‘
them forever.
, I have lately heard that" thc'h'cautVful giil
of whom 1 have spoken is dead. The close
of her life, was calm as the fulling of a quiet
stream —gentle as the sinking of the brer/.e
that lingers for a time around a bed of with
ering roses>:and then dies as it were from
very sweetness* ,
It cahmit lie that earth is man's only l
abiding place.. _ ]jt cannot be that our life is
a bubble cast up by (he ocean of cteniity to
float a moment upon the w’ave, and.then sitik
i.nto darkness and 'nothingness. Else-,why
is it that the aspirations which leap, like
angels from (he temple of our hearts arc for
ever'wandering abrofld unsatisfied.. Why
is it that tljc rainbow and cloud conic dvee
us with a beauty that is nut of earth, and
(hen pass oft’and leave us to muse, upon their,
faded loveliness? Why is it that the stars
which hold their festivity around (he mid
night.(Krone are set so fur above the reach of
bur- limited, /acuities —forever. mocking ua
by, their unapproachable glory? And finally,
,wby-is-it-that-bright-fciins-of-human-beauty
arc .presented to our .view and then taken
from ua, 1 eaving the streams of.ouf
affection to flow back in cold and alpine tor*
rents upon our’hcarts? Vie are born fur a
higher destiny than that of earth. There is
a realm where, the rainbow never, fades—
wheie tlie stars will be spread opt before us
likejthejslalitis that'slumber in'.the pecan—,
and wheie the beautiful beings that here
pass before us like visions, slay in our pres
ence'forever: llriglif creature of my dreams'
dn tbat realm l.shaH see thee again, liven
now thy lost image is soinetimcs with me.
In the mysterious feilcnce ufn'iiduight; when
thb Arcains are' glowing in the light of .the
many Anrsi that;image conics ’floating ujlon
the drennis that linger, tohund' my piilocy,
ami stands before pie in its pale dim loveliy
ncsehlilll itR . own quibt spirit sinks like a
spclbfi'om Iveavcn upon-my?thoughts-, arid the
grief of ycars lsi toriied to dreams of hies*
sedhess and peace. ‘ / v, /.v' '
r..‘v-,' ji; N;o r j’ici3.r
rpHE sl6ctiiolilcra : or the; “Carlisle Institute’.'
: -iL-are'hVwliy-nqi(fiefl;tbht.oti election wil t be held
agreeably- to the lernis of the charter, on. thc firsjt
Saturday
hours,of 2 and 4‘ b’clbclf R. M*»' 9* the school room:
of Mr. Robert Cameron, in; this Borough; for the
purpose of electing,threo Trustees to serve for lbs
ensmngitlireo.ycarsV • ■ . ■’■■■ ,
. - Bv order of tho Board.
:■ . • . ■ -J. W. BB.Y.Soc. .
: Carlisle, pec. I", IB4D. ' ; • ;
tlie Him.SAjii)KL.likr , CY liNT »
President Jpflge <'f Cim
mon Plchs mUie'cnmities of Cundierlaml, Juni
ata, a)i<l Perry, .alitlihel ion. John Suiart -ood
.John Lefeyre, Judges cf the said Court of,C'onv*
hibn Pleas; of the county iif Ctfmberlandvhavn
issued fheVrprecrpl heaving dstcMhe.Jlhh.twy
of November 1640. and to nleail«tteo,;frr.hm;l'
,iug n Court bf'Oyer und Terminer, oud Gepcraf
Jail DelivVrv, Bf.il,Gtii'eial Quarter. Sessions of
tlie Peattvnt Carlisle* n thesecond Monday of
January,*B4 I; (being tlie l Jth;d»y,)tt 10 o’clock
in the.forenoon.: : : . ■ s-vr*?;.' ....
, FOTWJS IS GIVEN
to tiic Garniicr, Jnsrlcesoftlve ■l’e.ico.' nnVt Cops
stables of the .iai<lCoHiity or.Cu!\dierlam!; that
Uicv-he then. ntiil tliereUn: theio jijrjper peOHbaj
IwitHtwl* Kaaniin!>tii'l(s'^' ;
toV<i<>\iTu-se Uiihgia
KhfhlWse
nTOsirtutKapainst - orthin;
thenlitid thefuibpi'bsecme :(B«ihstlh'(pi as slialf--
beluitv.:
: Hated at Carlisle, the' lOlh'dßydfPecrrobcr
IfcfP.iandlhe-BoUryLßr'-of. American Jnd* pen*
. deuced k.vVnhc-'
ygaf?*;