TERMS OF PUBLICATION,
g2:00 per,annum, in'advance—or
if. not paid within the year.
No subscription taken for a less term than six
months, and no discontinuance, permitted until
all arrearages are paid. A failure to notify a
discontinuance at the expiration of atari'll, will
be considered a new engagement;
OO per square for the
first three insertions, and twenty five cents for
every subsequent one./ ,■ <
Great Bargains!
THE subscriber has just opened a fine assort
ment of DRY GOODS and GROCERIES
in Kingsto.wn, Silver Spring township, consisting
in part°of blue, black, brown'i green, olive, cadet,
mulberry, dahlia, citron, claret, mixt drab; and a
variety of low priced - ' . .
CLOTHS.
Superior striped and plain London and buckskin
cas/tmerea, premium and low priced
sattsnetts. ■
Superior silk, satin, velvet, Valencia, corded,
striped, figured and plain marseilles and cassi
' mom vestings. A general assortment of all qual
ities and colors of -
SPRING- & S’OTO.IBR GOODS,
suitable for gentlemen’s wear. Superior black
Italian lutestrings, gro de naps, po de Swiss, and
senshaw silks, cTialfeys, cbihlzes, jaconets cam
brics, b.obinetls, plain and figured swiss,•and'book
muslins, shawls, dress handkerchiefs, scarfs, yeils,
ribbons, &c. A large and excellent assortment of
fine and low priced calicoes, Irish, table, towelling
and table diaper, crash muslins, tickings, checks,
cords, beaverteons,- &c. A general assortment of
Leghorn and 1 straw bonnets, umbrellas, parasols,
&c. Also an extensive assortment of
ftroccl’ics and. Qaiccaiswarc,
of the most approved qualities. The public are
respectfully invited to call and judge for theiu
solvos as hfc determined to sell cheap for cash or
country produce. Tavern' Keepers are respect
fully invited to call and. examine his stock of Li
quors before purchasing elsewhere.
. H . ABRAHAM GETZi
Kingslqwn, April 14, 1843.
•'PEW ;
THE subscribers would respectfully inform the
pirblic-.lhat they have just received and arc
now opening a general assortment of spring and
summer -
AHP QTJJONBTO&Ra,.
' • nt tho-ncw store loOin rccently occupied by Mr.
>Av;>^>jtne&-A&n(i r .^'ext,c^fCTW^V^ad^^ch ts.
"•"HotelCip Wj>Wslpet, in the borough 6fC«ni«S!!',
where their old customers, and tire public in gen
eral will find Goods at' prices to suit the times.
MOLASSES Will-ho sold by the barrel,, or
~ smalT, nppfovcdytradiravttt
be taken in exchange for goods, ,
- DIiOAUC!tS-veill--bo-ncoumuiodalcd. WiUi^fsnds,
in exchange for Houses, Ac. at any li ille
A lot of FEATHERS on hand and for sale.
The public ate respectfully invited to call and
’ exarnine their' goods, and they hope by fair deal
' "TnPTahd strict' attention-lo'-business; to -receive a'
share of public patronage.
HAMILTON & GRIER.
Carlisle, April 11, 1812.—tf
WEARING-
THE subscriber, thankful for past.favors, here
by notifies the public that ho still continues at
the old stand, in Soutli Middleton township, near
M’Laughlin’a-tavern, and that he will-wcayc any
article m his line at life following prices, vi-/.:
Carpeting (1 J cuts to the yard)
Woolen Cloth & Plain flannel,
'Barred flannel (with 3 colors)
Blanketing, -’--1
Linen,
Table Linen (Bird -Eye)
The subscriber will furnish the chain, and man
ufacture carpeting at 40 els per yard, Incuts—
and at 31$ cts per yard, 1j- cuts to theyard. ■
The patronage .of the public is solicited, and
prompt attention will bo given to business.
SAMUEL MUNDOKFF.,'
S- Middleton,,April.3l, 18-12. :2m
'FARMER’S HOTEL.
rrnllE subscriber hereby informs bis friends and
JL the public in general, that ho still continues
to keep a Public House, (reports to the. contrary,
notwithstanding.) i)t,tho OLD STAND, in East
High Street, a low doors east of the Court House,
where ho will at all times takopleasurp in admin
istering- to the comforts of those who may favor
him with their custom. ‘ ' ■ 1
' His SAR sfall. bo. constantly supplied with
the choicest liquors', anil his TABLB with the
best the markets can furnish. , A careful pST"
IER always kept in attendance —and nothing
shall be left undone to please, all who call with
-him.- .
SOAHDSHS taken by the week, mqpUi or
year. 1
i . SIMON WQNDERLICH.
Carlisle, March 31, 1842. t
PRSKrOSgAS. aBASOWS
WHY. Dr, HARLICIPS Compound Strength
chnig and German aperient Pills are used by all
classes .of people, ifi preference to pthor Medicines,
because they are prepared from A PURE EX
TRACT OF HERBS, wholesome medicine, mild
in its operation and pleasant in its effects—the most
certain preserver of health, a safe and effectual cure
of Dyspepsia or Indigestion;'and all Stomach Com
plaints, a preserver and a purifier of the whole fcys
te n. . '
.Because they soothe the nerves of sensibility
and fortify the nerves of motion, imparting to their
most subtle fluid its prestine tone, thus giving
strength and clearness of mind.
Because they never destroy the coats of the
stomach and bowels, as all strong purgatives do.
Because science and experience teach us that no
more purgative alone' will cure, the disease of the
Stomach and Nerves. - Weakness'is the primary
cause of a host of otherdiseascs, and, by continu
ally restoring to DRASTIC purgatives, you" make
the disease much worse, instead of better. A
Because Dr. Harlich’s Medicines are put up up
on the common‘sense principle, to “dense and
strengthen,” which is 1 the onely- course to pursue
to effect a cure.—Lastly.
. Because; these Medicines'really do CURE the
diseases for which they are recommended.
May 2G, 1813. ■ ■ -
. .Office for. the sale of .this Medicine, No.
ID NORTH EIGHTH STREET, ‘Phila
delphia, also .at the store of Dr. JOHN J.
MYERS, Carlisle. & WILLIAM PEAL,
Shlppehsburg . • '
DENTISTRY-
DR. T. C. LOpMIS, Dentist, is permanently
located in Carlisle, and will perform all ope?
ations that are required in the practice of hid pro
fession— such as ■ • ;
\Exlracling,Filing;'Plugging, arid Irisert-
. ‘7' . ing Jlrtifteial Teeth,
r ’. - from.a single tooth to an entire set;-
N. B.—. Fur a few months ensuing. Dr, Loomis
' • will ho ‘ in .Carlisle the, first tvwo weeks in each,
raojnth—after’whlch,;he will he ‘'absent ‘until the
"first' two weeks in- each folldwihg morith—at
which period hp may be fonnd at his; ' , : ; .
Office, opposite M’Farlane’i Hotel. ’. ’
Carlisle, fijay 5,1842.—1 y ■ .
BY GEO. SANDERSON.]-
Whole: 3STo. 1463.
: \ •
LEMUEL TODD,
ATTORNEY. AT LAW. ■
No. 10, Harper’s Row, in tho room
occupied by Isaac_Todd, Esq.
Carlisle, August 2G, 1841.
SAMUEL FL HAM ILL,
■ ‘ ATTORNEY.AT LAW. ’ ,
Will practice in the several courts of Cumber
land county. V Office in Main street, the.officii now.
occupied by James H. Dover, Esq.
Carlisle, September 30,1841.
CHARLES M’CIAJRE,
attorney at law.
HAS removed his office to East High Street,
nearly opposite the Jail.
Carlisle, May 5, 1842.
J. BON MAM,
.fI'B'TOUJVIBT'JIT EiMW.
OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO BEETEM’S HOTEL.
Carlisle, April 28, 1842.—6 m.
COACH & HARNESS MAKING.
NUTZ, successor-to F. A.
flld Kennedy, Coach Maker, tabes pleasure in
informing the public generally, that be is prepared
to render satisfaction in the construction or repair
of
of every description. ■ His workmen
arp of the first class, being originally frdm the city
of Philadelphia, (and himself likewise) —and his
materials aro of the best kind.
CARRIAGES will bo finished in the mo§t im
proved. style, and nothing .shall bo wanting to gidtf
full satisfaction to all who may favor him with
their custom. . Ile'lhcreforo hopes to receive a
.share of h.ulilic.pafronagp. _. . .. . .
High, in the rear of the' Methodist' Episcopal
chord]. ■ - , ■
Caflisle, March 17„1B42. , i. , ...
ViVca in e&V&age.for navyxgjK'^'
The subscriber luis‘leased that ■well known .tavern
stand m North Hanover street, a few doors north 61
Hank, formerly kepi by Mr, John Common,.and .more
recently by Mr. Spahr, where ho is ‘prepared with every
-thing;.necessary.'tt>-render-thosc-comfortablo-.who lllti y,
give him their custom—his
B A .
shall ho .kept constantly supplied with the choicest
liquors, and Iris with the best the markets
can furnish. His DEU K.O 0M S are airy and
commodious, and every exertion will be made to ren
per travellers and others comfortable.
23 O A II © 2 31S
will be taken by the week, month or year.
His stabling ip ample. - A careful Ostler always in
attendance—ami OH’f.OVJlijliH and r j| 'li.i V
BOLLTCRS wi|l find it. to their interest l to give
him a cull. * * . -
10 cents.
10 “
11 “
9
10 “
124- “
He therefore solicits a shave of public patronage.
. HENRY E. UURKHOLDER.
Carlisle, April 31, 1642.—Gm. ’
N-Otl G S 3. .
All persona having claims ogaipst the firm of Bos
serman & Hptton, and those knowing themselves in
debted on book occount or otherwise, aVc requested to
call on the subscriber and make settlement, on or be
fore the •
FIRST BAY OF JUNE NEXT,
-after which time all unsettled accounts will bo placed
in other bauds for collection. , ’ • /
GEORGE HUTTON.
Carlisle, April 28,. 1812, ", '
NEW GOODS.
First Arrival of Spting fy Summer Gootfs,
&. GAHXIS’t
Near (he Railroad — Shippemhurg ,
fJTAVEjustrccclved from Philadelphian splen
g_did assortmentmenl of ' Seasonable Goods, ofj
latest styles—to which they invite the attention of
purchasers. .
They are prepared to offer Goods at such prices,
as cannot fail to meet the those desirous
of purchasing cheap goods.
A'icholson JBjnnds For Sale.
SN pursuance of a writ issued by his Exccllen
cy7Davld"R'.‘P6rler, Governor of-^h^Gomihorw
wealth of Pennsylvania 0 , to the undersigned, Coni-*
missioner on the part of the Commonwealth to
settle the estates of John Nicholson and Peter-
Daynton, there will be offered at Public Sale, at
the Court House, in the borough of Carlisle, on
Tuesday, the 14th day of June next at 2 o’clock
P, M.y.tho following described tracts of land, sit
uate in the county of Cumberland,.to wit;
A tract of land situate in' South
ampton township, adjoining Samuel Nicholson,
Sarah Nicholson and others, containing 401 acres
158 perches and allowance, surveyed on a warrant
in the name of Samuel Nicholson, dated 9th De
cember, 1793.
A tract of land situate in South
ampton township, adjoining Joseph Ogden, Jos.
Kerr and others, containing 438 acres 105 perches
and allowance, surveyed on a warrant in the name'
of Joha-Blanchard, dated 24th March,-1794.
A tract of land situate on the
Nor,lh Mountain, on the north'branch of Cbnodo
guinet creek, adjoining-John Nicholson and oth
ers, Containing 270 acres 63 perches and i allow
ance, surveyed oh a warrant to, Jana Nicholson,
dated 25th November,’ L ... •
. The above land waVsold by the former Com
missioners,and the purchasers haying neglected
to pay the' purchase, money, the sales have been
vaoatedi&c. ■ ' ■ ■ I
A credit will- be given, and terms made knowi
on tho'day 6f sale- .
JN; DUNBAR CUEIGH, J
' " CommUsiotier. 1
Commissioner’s Office, J
Harrisburg, May 5, 1842. , y
Estate of George Barriele, deceased.
Letters of admihistrotioii ohtho estate Gei
.Barrick deceased, late of.Mifflin_ township CumbeiJ
County, have been issued :by . the Register, of I
• connty to the subscriber; Tcsuling in thosame town
estate,: are reqoealf
make payment .immediately, 6nd those baring ip
them withoutriday, - properly authon# 6
» -fifc settlement 16 - .• ..--‘I— U/-+ .* i-. .
> t 'JOSEPH DElHL,'Adnaiuatif*;
Mifflin township,. May 19,1842.--6t.- r '
OFRICB
ft* £ E, Commah,,' J
-Hotel.
Carlisle, JS*a. Thursday; J««c 2, 1843.
THE FOR S A K.E !V>
DY THOMAS HAYNES DAILY.
I daro thee to forget mq! ' _ .
Go wander where thou wilt, • :
Thy-hand upon the vessel’s helm,’
Oron the sabro’s hilt.; ; '
, Away! thou’rt free! o’er land and sea,.
Go.rush to danger’s brinkT
But, oh, .thou.can’st riot flyfrqin thought, ,
'l’h}’ curse shall be—7/0 t’uu/c. . ;
• ’ j
Remember mo nr, all j
My long cndurmg'lovc, • /
That link’d itsblf to perfidy-; ' ■
The vulture and the dove I /
Remember in thy utmosfnecd, /
I never'once did shrink, j
But clung to thee confidingly; i '
>- Thy curse shall ho—io ihiji/:. /.
, -rftn go! that Mo»g/irwiU redder Huh
A dastard in the light; ’ r‘
That drought, when
. Will fill thee with i . j
In some wild dungcoiTiJay’st thoujio,
. And, counting each " '' I link ’ I ' „.
That bindsuheo-to cap' ity, /
Thy cwrsc shall be— i think, j
Go! seek the merry baV : aet ball/
Where younger maid’hs blood,
The thought of ;/ie shall make tl|o there
Endure a deepor gloom"; j
That thought shall tum’thc festve cup
To poison while you> drink, /
And when false smiles are on by cheek,
Thy curse shall be —ioJhiim *
Forget me ! falso.ono, hnpeii lot !-
Wtien minstrels touch theming, .. .
of other days /
asSSiSaii
Thy coward-conscience f3rink.
Aye■’....ovcryshotpvwillhayoM sling— ’
,1. c sralthsi-KJiiiC •.' '
.T ' I Nq, that siinlhot bo ! _
"t thee in thy sfcp—
W '.h thou’lt cling tj slimy rocks _
•ft;\;■ , ■ jrhang the deg ; '
T'~'ri’oic"fdt auUf'y feelile arm-.
theoTrum no brinks
’’ limit \valk’:/in'vjld dismay,
; will ha—j i/izit/:. ■
KT 5'
Am*.
' T.:
•'S M B assag<iiH tiijJLifc.of tlaron
, MSnh’,
Towards the close f a lovely day in Au
gust in the year ITT -4 an individual dress
ed in the uniform o/a continental' oflicer,
was seen slowly wen/ing his way towards a
grove of trees, ncar ue village of 11 in
New Jersey. ■ Mispress bespoke him an
officer of rank.'althugh his years nfust have
been few, as he coua scarcely have readied
.his twentieth yea'rJ He was rather under
the middle size, pth a form of faultless
symmetry and evtjy movement was made
rjith grace. Hiacatures were small and
regular, and hut rf his eye, perhaps nothing
remarkable woulghaye been observed about
him. That featiivhowcvcr, was pf such
er, as could not fail of at
/. It was small, and of a
l ith an expression that can
-I—keen and piercing,'' yet
is, now lighted'lip with the
I, n i softened, with the re
time ;ie feelings. His eyes
1 characteristic features, and,
/e'trayed their possessor, when
/twjudljrthat human eye could
nis incognito. . •
/e. very' brief description; any
/r witinhe history ol our coun
e time's that tried ments souls,
to recognize one, who, in after
h the proudest eminence, only'
/the ..lowest depths of political'
ine-’who, might have added to
If his country’s fame—one who
jbeeti honored;’ beloved, trusted
•might have gone to Jiis long
dug. with him the fears and syin-i
a mourning 'nation—one who,
talent' til edr tilted'
a peculiar charh
trading uttenliu
dark hazel, but/
not be describ
soft as a gazcl
fire of animath
membiiince of/
were indeed
in after years
so disguised
not penetrat
In the abj
person famij
•try during
may clianci
years, rosej
to fall ii)
turpitiide
the annals
might' hat;
—one w,
home, ci
pathies
is, tai ,;s, and education tilfeU'to,
. sphere .in life, prOsti'tuM'all to
miming passion, of) ambition. . f
bject of the sk.et’fclji:C3ol, .B-rsr—,
a a spot in the centre of aisqiall
rees,. flee from bush br
le paused at,,lyAtsise ofra small,
et, that gurgl . y ,i {.pgtvjtbq grove,
ing himself 0.,, grassy bank,
ust in thought., rl :ad been on*-
i perhaps for : an hr jJt; when , a
: behind him caused him' to start
a small female figureiapproacjied
icre he had been lying.'ho moved
ward', and seizing lief hand,.exH
i an impassioned,manner— ,
nna, 1 feared you would break
ise to me.' - ,
sMi I ought not to have made it,
-, and therefore you tlipught 1
keep it,’ she answered, sulfering
w her •to the Spot wliefeluT Ifad_
ig, one hand still retaining hold of
had taken! the.ojher passed gen
hcr delicate waist.
-jy ui so, my_ own sweet .girl, mot sii,’ he
iswered, gazing upon her .with one of his
/wn peculiar fascinating looks.: ‘Not so,
my: beautiful Anna; true love, is always tim
id, and 1 feared you would hesitate to meet,
/fOrdhe last tinie, ' at such a Iphejy spot, one
who has only known to love you, and who
must soon change the soft smites of beauty
for the. rough .duties of a soldier’s life. But
be seated, dearest, for Lhave touch to say
to you; creWe say farewoll-t-perhaps forr
ever.’. ", ’•
Anna L. theTair girl, who kept her tryst
with one to whom sho had given her .whole
heart, was; the only daughter of a respecta
ble’. farmer, ‘at 'whose house Col., B. was
quartered, while in'command of.a small de<-
tachroent. of troops, .with wliiclj he.was sta
tioned there to, annpy and harrass the British
commander, then in the neighborhood with
a large body of troops.. The duty of^ol,
“OUR COUNTRY RIGHT OH WRONG.?’
B. being for a: time passive, his time hung
heavily on his hands,-and he.so.ught; refuge
from his solitude in the company of Farmer
L’s daughter. She was a young,, innocent,-
and confiding girl, and seeing only that her
father’s guest was young, hgndsUmc, accom
plished, and noted for! his gallantry on the
field of battle, she gave hdr thoughts free
current,'and drank in greedily every word
he uttered,, The conquest of a simple, art
less,. country girl, was not difficult of a
(hievement to one who had already gained
an enviable notoriety-for.his successful gal
lantries; and ere many days of intercourse
had passed over them, Anna had given her
heart, in'all its truth and purity, to'one who
looked on such .a thing as a woman’s heart
as only meant for a plaything, to be thrown
aside wearied with it. But no man could
act sincerity more successfully than Col. B.
and Anna felt secure injjus love and con
stancy. She loved'-him' with all her heart,
and was contented. With his ardent profes
sions in return.
* »• 1 * *. ' » IK
‘And when the war is ended, you will re
turn to her, who loves, you lob fondly for
her heart’s peace. t)h! I fear, that in the
midst of the gay scenes, which you are so
fitted to adorn—when surrounded by those,
so far my superiors in beauty, in accomplish
ments,, you will forget your,poor Anna, and
then 1— ’ and the.impassioned girl threw
herself Weeping, on his neckr— ;
‘Trust, me, Anna,, why should you doubt
me? Have I not pledged you my faith, and'
what X received from your’
‘6)r, but you know not the truth, the faith,
the constancy, of woman when she loves.—
Your-love may change— mine, never can;
and be you true, or be.you false, your image.
lo be effaced in life.’ ’ .•
I ‘Anna, you jpust not'talk thus—l know
you love me./and llmtvery. lbvq wijl be.my;
thc-smiles qfal! tkcworliK' 1 ■'
side.’
, A gun fired' at this momentnt a distance
from the lovers, started them, and Col. B.
rising, said, ‘We nufst part now, Anna; that
a.signal frum-m^pickctrguaiol—l-musT
’TeavcTybu now; ,but promise me one .thing
more—the moon to-night is nt her full; J
shall bo free again at elevcn_b’cleck; say
yob will meet me -hero once ,more, and i
-will_ask.no mureAV-i—_——,—.
'Oh! do.not.ask me that—l have e’en,now
gone beyond the bounds of prudence and
discretion.’
‘Talk not of prudence and discretion
where love calls. Remember, it may be our,
last meeting. .To-tqorrow may find me low
on the battle field, and surely you will re
pent having denied me a last request.’.
Anna’s heart was not proof-against this
logic, and having consented, to his request,
they parted. ,
Again they met—faithful to her promise,
the trusting girl came to the trysting place,
and oh that her young heart had never seen
that spot. Oh, that her young heart had
never been taught to love. Oh, that her too
confiding love should be betrayed. 1
But so it was—Anna wns.no more the
lighthearted, gay, happy, thoughtless. Anna,
She was the fund and loving, yet. betrayed
and ruined girl, And he—-the cause of all
wretchedness—did' he remeniber her,- who,
trusting too fondly, lov.ing too blindly, gave
her all. to his honor, and lost it too. ■ Did he
overcast a thought - upon her whom ho had
doomed to all the pangs of remorse and-ag
ony. No-—new scenes, new beauties met
his eye, and in the light of other eyes and
other, .smiles, be forgot that such a girl as
Anna,'had ; cvcr existed,, But meinoiy Unisl.
"perform her task, ,Though’Col. B.'KadifwS
gotten such Anna L-h—, she had
not forgotten Jiimi and though'she heard of
him frequently as,ohehidding fgir to’rise to
such proud eminenooas he, afterwards At
tained, .shAth'dught with a siglrofthe happi
ness that might nave'Been theirs, had not
fate willed, it."otherwise, 'Gradually'his
name came less’ frequently, and at length
was heard no more.or if brcatlicd at all only
to .be accompanied 'by..cxpreEsioha,of-Scor.ii.
and'dctcBtatiun,;and.after many years, his
name was,buried in. oblivion, atid living, he
was dead to all the world.
Fifty years! how short a time to lookArp
,on—how-long it seems to look a-bead, Holf
of a century has 'elapsed; and who can'look
upon the wondrous changes clfcctcd in men
and things, in' that time. It is not my pur
pose to'digress into a course of reflections
upon this point, and 1 will, at once revert to
the personages who were, brought to the
(reader’s notice in the preceding chapter.-
Who is there, would recognize the gay, gal
lant Lothario now, in tlie white haired, trem
bling, toothless, old man; who'moves about
with the uncertain Steps of old age and de
bility? . VVho.woilld imagine, that the pal
sied arm, scarpe- able to perform the neces
sary duties of 'tifeTliad clasped the delicate
waist of some fond, devoted yoUthful'b’eauty ?
Who ‘cbubL conceive thaf his shriveled lips
hud ever, been pressed, in ardent fondness,
.to those of, some blushing, glowing belle.
Who had felt.but too proud in the admiration
ot.their owner.. One featqrealone, remains
qnchuhge'd in him, who was once tlie young,
gay, gallant, invincible,'Col. 8.-j? the eye,
that .beaming orb. Withlts keen, cold, snake
like expression," vyas still there, andifew
there were; who, even then, coiled withstand
its fixed and steady gaze. Old age had en
feebied’the body-rba'd fmnkleil and, furrow
ed ; the once noble face and brow;. butithe
eye reinaiiicil unclianged. an'd it could beam;
with wiiuVing :soflnesB, or.flash With indig
nant passion;.as in days of yorei. „ V, : ; i
Business of pressing importance, called
Col. B- to the yillage of H rr—i; a spot - which.
hB had not yisited fur. fifty years uiul up
wards, ami aarhe roUed in tlie vehicle that
bore him. he seemed' wrnnpetl in
Ever and anon, he his eyes over
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the fape of the country, and as his couri-.
tcnance was lighted -up with , a pecu
liar smile, he would sink back in his seat
and resume his self communion. He stop
ped at a small, neat looking tavern, and
giving directions to have his horse cared for
for the night, he was soon seated.in the best
parlor by a comfortable fire, for it was De
cember, The busitiess which called him
there, could not receive his attention, until
an early hour the following morning, and
preparations were made to make him com
fortable for the night. His companion was
directed go to the barroom, and give
some necessary order, jn the prosecution of
which he mentioned the name of Col. B,
An elderly female standing behind the bar,
who had not before been noticed, ‘suddenly
turned around and asked
Col. B?—Is it Aaron B.’ -W4 V,
' ‘Yes,’ briefly responded the person ad
dressed. ,
Th.e female suddenly lahl down something
she had in her hand, and seating herself, ap
peared terribly excited,Trembling like an as
pen leaf. She remained seated for several
minutes, her eyes fixed on the ground, then
starting up, she exclaimed—
I must see him; I have wished and hoped
tb see that man before I die; but I hardly ex
pected that.L.should ever be gratified,’- and
turning to the glass,'hanging-insidc of- the
bar, she smoothed the white hairs that strag
gled oyer her forehead, and through her tidy
cap—pressed, down-her dress where it was
rumpled, and in a moment was in the parlor,
where Col. fi. was seated, perusing some
law papers connected with the business that
brought him thither., .
As the fcpmle entered the room,, the Col.
arose, and, with a grace peculiar to himself,
paid, no.
attention tb hinij-but stopd ga»ing fipun him
with a. fixed earnestness, scabning
him from head t« L foot, and; fin'sllJtTnecling
.%7,.^yf«' l wu.tfi6ut-quailij>g.,' .A
‘Whep you have sufficiently examined
me, Madam, I shall feel pleased to alibi'd you
any information you maytdesiro,’ said the
Col. in. his blandest tone, ns the old lady,
TW'itliO nLuttcl;ing.a'Ward,. kept-hirgaze. upon
him in silence. At length,-when she had
satisfied' herself with looking at him, she
took the chair do which hediad motioned'(icr,
and as she sunk into it, she exclaimed loud
enough for him to hear— 7 —-.
‘What a change has fifty years wrought
here,’ and before.he could find time to ask.
if she had ever met him before she added;
‘You are very much altered. Col. D., since
you were here before^..
‘Why, yes, Madam, fifty years are apt’ to
displace black hair and a smooth face, to
make way-far . snowy locks apd wrinkled
fronts. It is about fifty years since 1 have
been in this neighborhood, and X was then
quartered—’ ,
‘At Farmer L’a.T broke in the old lady,-
‘Yes I remember all about those times now.
1 had hoped that time and change, would <
have done their work, and freed me from the
memory of those days; but your presence
calls them back again* with undiminished
force, Let mesce; you, were about twenty,
then, and as fine and gallant a youth as ever
eyes might look upon— ’ ' S ■
1 Arid now J am seventy, and worn ou‘t
you may add,’ chimed in the Col; following
up her humor.. ‘Yes I passed.-many happy,
hours at Farmer L’a. 1 wonder what.has
become of his daughter Anna; I had almost
forgotten, her; bot-you mentioned, the old
far merman d thafWmjnds me of his daughter,
whom. I remember now distinctly.
‘You do not suppose that you would know,
her agdin do you?’ '
TOh. no,’ laughingly i-bsponded (he Col.
T doubt not Time has done his dutyby her,
as Well as myself, and 1 should find, as much
difficulty , in recognizing her, as she'doubt
less, would to discover in me the young CoJ.
who'used to make love to her.’,
r“You hoary headed villiah! you withered
anatomy! You shrivelled, toothless rem
nant of humanity 1 Look at me! you treach
erous villiun, and see if in my grey hairs, in
my toothless gums, in my vyrinkled, furrow
ed face, you can discover any resemblance
to Anna L —; ‘ fpr she ! am, as sure as
you are Aaron B,
Col. B. neyer suffered himself .to appear'
surprised. Nothing was ever allowed to’
disturb his stoicism—his equanimity. Nor
was it ruffledn’ow! He gazed for an instant
upon the female who had risen up and ap
proached him, and was about to make a re
ply when she interrupted him.
"And is thus you dare to speak of one
whom your villainy has doomed to days, and
nights,'and weeks: anil months, aye, years,
of niental-agony? Is it thus, that you, with
one foot in the grave;'with your hair whiten
ed by the snows of many winters —yoqr
'heart seared and deadened to all noble im
pulses, dare to speak of your outrageous
villainy,. • Old-man, old man, remember you
are on the. very verge of the grave; and oh!
lot me, whom you" have so deeply, dread
fully, injured, beg you., to repent, and turn
from your sins while it is called to day.—
Your hour must come,-, amlwithall your
sins and guiit'upon your head, yop niust go
down to the grave, unless you repent and are
forgiven; and iav prayer shall be. deeply as
I have been.injured, that y.ob.may'obtain as
free forgiveness from Him. wlio ftlolie can
pardon, as' I now wrongs-done
to' me.’ :
During (he delivery of these few words,
the oldlady was standing: close 'to the Col.
her honey hand stretched out towards him,,
and. her. eyes fixed '.firmlyon his own. Not
a muscle of: his countenance moved—.not a
featurochanged, but he sat looking upon the
excited' woman as slid called upthe memory
of . her own deep,'Wrongs, like.-a statue of
marbleV, : -\Vhen he. saw that shehnd finished'
he rose, and'bowing to her with the inost
fin : shed "ease, remarked-—■
'Advice frbm- such .tips ..cannot be : other
wise than good. ; I ,\sjll: reflect upon what
you said, and- may aee - the neces
sity-orpursubg.thecourseyouTecorameiid.
t_ AGENTS.
~ John Moore, Esq. Newvllle . , ...
• Joseph M. Means', Esq'. HopewelUowriMliPf
Thomas H, Britton, -
.Williabj M; Mateeh,
John Mehaffy, Dickinson
John Clendenin, Jr. E3f.,
George F. Gain, Esq. Mocliainc^jl^^J'-. -
FREDERICK ' tl 6^-^hi.
Jons Stougii, Esq. Stougbstowh. ; V '
Daniel Krysher, Esq. Clusrchtbwn.
_Jacob„Longjjeckeh, Jpsq. Wdrnilcysburg.
J. 15. Drawbaugh, Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
Martin G. Uupp,.Esq. Shiremanstown.
For’tlie present, however, I am fatigued, ami
must ask to be shown to my room for tho,
night.’ ■ .
The old lady said nothing, but moved from
lhe.room, and as the,door closed upon her
retiring form, he turned-to his companion,
and, with an air of chagrin, remarked—
.‘This, comes, from’ promising marriage,’
and, in "a moment, he was as deeply engaged
in perusing his law papers, as if nothing unj
usual'had occurred.
THE MAN THAT THE DOG
BARKED AT-
A few days ago, we noticed a man walk-,
ing along one ofour principal streets, whose
appearance indicated t.llat he ’ was “in a
peck of troubles.” lie looked cross enough
to bite a, tenpenny nail in two;' something
very serious had. disturbed.his equanimity.
we were wondering what it could
have been—whether or not he had failed; in .
his business, or lost money by somebody
who had failed—whether or not his wife .
had eloped with diis best friend, all formed *
a Strange problem. The face of matters
wonderfully changed by quite a simple-in-,
eident. - We had not absolutely determin
ed in our own mind the nature of his griev
ances, wlien an impudent. little terrier,
- squatted-upon_the sidewalk, discovered ~
something offensive in the o’pgearanco of die
. nianto Whom we have alluded, and'-jum'ped;
towards him with a sharp and angry bark,' .
This"was altogether too'great an indignity, ‘
and filled the cup of our traveller’s annoy- -
ance to overflowing. He turned fiercely,
'towards the dug, and while he ihsultcd him ' 1
with a blunt oath, attempted" to kick him,*,
The cur was altogether to,o nimble, and.
he leaped aside;to the punishment lie
had earned; barked moVe
fore. The man’s anger .knew no bounds; ', .
theanore.theLd.ogL barkeiLat Jiiui,. the more:-,-,
’anxious be seemed in kicjfer.^ri-.
1 img Vmn/- ThyTfigure dfityttut, as ' '
capered into - the middle of* the street, the
man after him, lire dog yelping! and liisAn
tagonist" swearing louder and louder, was
ludicrous in (he extreme. ■
•■ ■ 'PeopTe 'gatliered . u ptm the . sfi) c w.nlk in ;
crowds, The liidies.looked on and giggled} •
the-inen braced themselves against the-wall--,
and shook their sides bravely; and the boys
yelled but in great delight, ‘‘go it, old feb
I6w, gd it while you’re young.” The man
who was making so laughable .an exhibition
of himself soon discovered that the, dog was ’
altogether" too agile for him, and gave up
the chase in despair. It was not until then -
he observed that in his anger he had made
a fool of himself. He hastily drew'down
ing-hat .over his brow, and .Walked! vapidly
away. _ . ' '
When our :,merriment had subsided. Wo
could not help thinking h6w much this little
incident resembled human life;.that is, the
life pf many specimens of humanity. • If-The
man whose story we have told had only
'walked quietly on his away, and .taken no.
-notice of the outcry of the" cur, no
whether the ctir was governed by wanton oV ~
malicious motives, he would- have excited V)
by his conduct .neither, laughter in others, >
nor diminished his own self-respect, So in ,
a thousand things in He jyho .pursues
his own path.feariessjy and calmly, without,
heeding the puerile assaults pf those who
cannot by any possibility affect his destinies,
will act a part dictated by good sense and
wisdom. ’Tis passing strange, that in a life
so brief as this, when it is in the power of
each one to_add to the pther’s, enjoyment,
there should bo so many.cqrs, ." The busi
ness of one-half the 1 people of this world
seoms„to be, to render the remainder un
comfortable and unhappy. Thgre might ba ..
someslightexteiiuation, if-by making others
miserable-.thcy could add to their own hap-. H
piness ; but rio'such-result follows their la
hors-, Indulgence in their o>vn malicious,
propensities’not, only annoys others, but
keeps themselves in ‘.‘a perfect stew,” by
no means conductive to comfort, Tliq trufc
way to manage these curs is to pass them
quietly by—their yelping is'altogether in
nocuous, Tha-.mbment, you’ meddle with '
them, you find yourself in the identical po- .
sition of the - man .who attempted to kick the
dog—laughed at and derided, without (he .
healing balm of self-approval in compensa
tion.— ("Picayune,
Pass it IlouNp.—When Martin Van Su
ren’s administration closed, March 3, 1841,
the actual National debt was five niilions
six hundred and seven thousand three hun
dred and sixtyrone dollars; and there were
means provided for its■redclpption• It saon
cannot be less than THIRTY MILLIONS,
So' much fur reform, , Mr. Webster is
■carrying-out his doctrine that “a National
debt is'a National blessing.” Whpp Fed
eralism rises the country sinks, '
|Cr* Myriads of- locdsis have appealed
lately in siuneof the middle, counties' in
Georgia; their noise is said to be almost;
deafening; They come ,out of the earth
castoff their old shells and take the wing,
generally, abiding on-the tbps of the forest
trees. .These locusts arc not destructive
to the Crops. . • ’ 1 r . ; • -
tC7* A number of barrels of born oil have
been sent from Ohio; to Philadelphia; It ‘
said to be an burning
as brilliant as the purest sperm; without cm-' i ;
i tting any' of the offensive ndor of ordinary, ,
oil* ' . . : ' ,W-_ '
Blown' up. —The 5 Louisville ' Journal of '
the Xfth ult., says that the Diana burst her /
steam pipe, fifteen miles above : Princeton,,
on the' morning of the ISUt ultimo, and 1
scalded -some eight or ten negroes,i. and a? iv:':
bout forty head of cattle. Four or .five of •
the negroes had died'or vvere'dyini when the
Sultana left Lake. Providence; Twenty or
twenty-five of the cattle werer- iminjediately ,
thrbwn overboard.' ■. The addi: p»Sv..
sengers eccapcd uninjured.
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