by JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. U. THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER,; nnbilplicd every' Thtitodn jr,' nt (?fiVllblo*pi., JOtfti D UIIATTON, upon the following .conditions, which will, bo rigidly adhered to ‘ TEUMS Of BOndciUPTIOK.' ' ■ ■ foronoycnr, in advance,- ;-i .'. . .’s3 0(1 porflix montliß, in at/oance, * . 100 \'o aubflcriptloii.tdk?n for a less tprm than. six montliß, and miKscontinnancq permitted mitt I nil arrearages are paid. Ttvcniy-iWo pcr-C«Kft*ad(litionnlon tlrd prlcb will be required df all those wliudo not pity In' advance. One square, one insertion, One iii|(iarc, t\v,o insertions, One square, three iriecrlions, Kvcry subsequent insertion, per square,. A liberal discount will ho made to those who advertise by tlm year, or for three or six months. Office —Tho office of tlio American Volunteer is In tlio sec n.„i Rtorv of James 11. now stone Imildlng. in South mnnver street, n few doors frumßurltholdcr’a liotol, amt
  • W.pmwi. °n \i;r °jvpJL r °sfe i. . .j. i> •«, v ‘ Ajid j hiW*s ‘ >». ; v ofo very orphan cbUdi ■ . Think of the hand wlttcb reeled ‘ ■ Once, fondly on eftch bend-* Thoeyo-iwblch gave back look* oflovd, •• No'wsllinf.coldanddtad. - - And give Iheo to these liltle licirli TJjn.llllle love they claim— Be mothers to the motherless, In heart nj well As name. i iduica ottti; at Sea* A STOItV OP.THRILLING INTEKEST. , bn the I3lh of Marcli, 177*1 jh'o Dcaulillil frigate, toutit, Mill'd IraW Uie [tori of Brest, on a voyage IB Uie Sontli Sce.l „ She wdli an lovely and nosl a craft bs ever rode upon the Uosbih of .tho deep* _ Her three (m'all.niesU leiiipcled gratefully upwardn, Iho milen boo slightly raking i ami her rigging dcHoled Ihoex hericnco of the Boplalill aHjl Iho .Kill tlf 1110 crodr.— She carried thirty-six guns; and licr crow amounted to Iwo hundred urtd eighty men* including sixty nia h The (IfaiJinhlcHanl was a iinKdsdmb young man bC about fiVe*niid.twenty. Descended (told a noble lake; tile Cntlnl do Urissub had adopted a naval hfo Ihroilgll bllolebtalllloligh ilio death of Ms father when Adolphe (width waa the Coliul'a Christian hamc) wpa yet a hnyt Had left him a, Inindsonid property. He had omtlaMlbll UrioH the present Vafago with tho on. tlcrstandinp (hat hb thus lo hu promoted to the rani; bf cummatU)cl oh lila tcliiru lb Franco at the ednlra lion of the fodr Jonrß; dliring which it was preadraed Iho expedition would lust. The shld litiil not boon W Eca many tho behavior tif Iho tfoUnt do Brissac attracted fjomo at iention dH the part of Iho captain and ll»o;oll»cron * fcera. WhoiicVcr duty did not compel Iho first licji. lenanl lo bb lipbn Ihe iJuarlcrdlccki.Ho was myorlably bouped Up in bis fcubin: and to llmt cabin oo ono was etcr ndmlutM, aavo himself. It presumed Ihal lib made his own bed,' aim performed tho domes tic duties of his l|Ulo chamber himself. It was true llmt hb dined with his brother officers In the gun room; luit ho never remained at tho table (o uriiik tho rioclal ttlass along with them: immediately 1 10 rfcpadt was (ormlnatcd; ho invariably rose from tho tublb thd retifed to hi* cabin;* His other meals ho sto by himself In that roltcalf and if over nny ono joked with him.upon his apparent misanthropy* ho merely laughed, or gate art evorito reply. One day (ho offibet who fcoinitisnded tho marines, •nd who wos an elderly man of severe countenance, liarsh mannors, and an inclination to sarcasm which frequently Involved him in quarrels* pushed this sys tem of taunting to such on extent; that tho Count ferewr angry., and gave a editing reply; High words Ensued, but through thq intorforohfco of tho oaplaln or tho Louite, tho dispute was settled , withdrawal of tho Irrilotirttf expressions Which haU fallen from tho Jiusofoabh. I’hogonorods nsliiroof Adolphe do Brissao induced him to forgot tho can cel of iho marine officer ten minutes niter Iho set tlement of tho differences between them; but the jailer from that moment became the inveterate.wool fomofknbly propitious .Until tho g.ll.nt frigate had passed Cdpo Ilorti, unf edntinned »• voyage toward, the .outli. One night the weather •bddcnly changodi tho .sky was coveted w|lh dn/lc clouds; tho sea bcoamo a sheet of fuanl i and .the winds began lo blow io irregular gusts. Lvery tiling portended one of thosa awful storms,which.. in lh9>o rimes, oomo on with so litllo notice, and disappear almost as suddenly—after wreaking tholr vengeance Upon every vessel over which the wing of I heir I- Wind.fury sweeps, tint tho gallant fngaUi had plenty uf.oa.rooini and all that was requited was to nn)• Pa>o wUhant nn Instant’s delay for the approaching *t»ua. The sail, worn taken In, the yards lowered, S“ tup-gallant mat*s struol; 1 and everything was hnide onog and secure In anlioipallon of tho arrival °f the tempcsl, , . , ■ Scarcely wore those preparations oomplotoi, w •bo rage of tho elements swept with l “ rful ever the ocoanv 1710 vessel bent to Its fury, almost •urn ag |,er boom-ends, whilo her fowl. J braolisd the Wades; ’Wort she rode again, light an; buoyant, and pursued her way, guided by tho skilful bund of (ho pilot, and Impelled only by a single sal . „ Jl'ft 111 a moment a heavy sea oaiuo careering like a "'?“ n| onßlcr towards Ilia frigate. Hold her olfl" shouted tho first lieutenant, who ' m ( i no,r Iho helmsman, . ■, , . ,„Tb° ‘bip Veered a point, and'wos homo bar.(. ?"k d ‘’‘“.next moment tho bllloWs swept oVoril»> lc vll 2™ olilhg tb lhb ropes wllhlh thole reaoh . " 7 were firm f and: they ultorod not a murmuKof alarm,.. Adoipho romained at Jiispost, cop! and col looted, and jv.iih hia eyes glancing direct towards tlio bow of the ship,' In order to observe her course... • Tho storpj continued for somo hours ; but towards morning its violence abated! ' v.. ■ih iho; mbahtimo a strango scono took ,place in a certain quarter bf ihal ship which was so nobly and ■so successfully struggling.with.tlio waves,. Tho ma* ripe officer had reiirptl to his cabin at midnight, but not to siccap; ;In spile.of tho storm, one Idea, totally unconnected with tho safely, of the vessel or .hia own, wan uppermost In his.mind., Ho. could not sleep; arid; after tossing about on.his couch for three hours without having,divested himself of his garments,' ho rbqo; look alanlhorn in his hand, and stole bill bf his babin) • . j „ . ~ Ho proceeded stealthily to the cabin belonging to lieutenant do Brissac. No oho Observed him;. the officers; whom ,alone ho had any fear of encountering lii that department of tho sjiip, Were all on deck.— Ho placed’ liis lpa,ncl b'poh. the latch of the fcounl’s door: but that door yielded not to his touch.' Ho knocked gonlly~a bpll was withdrawn inside. “Ah!" bethought within--himself,. “Mfeh there U'ephtc one therel" Ho opened the ddof—-ond entered the cabin, which was involved in darkness, until the-glare of his ianthqrn illuminated it: , , 1 : Tho moment ho set his foot in, tho litlle chamber, a faint scream met ids eorsj and afqtfn of .low .but beautiful.synimclricul, stature and attired. In male clothing, instantly rushed towards the cguchi But the piercing eyes of that .stern and sarcastic man had alrcody sceri enough to convince him that the Inmate of thdt cabin Was a fcmule in disguise—arid ho had then no difficulty in comprehending how she could originally have obtained admittance unsuspected Into tho 'ship. And.very beautiful was the countenance ofvtliat young and mysterious Grecian features, expressive black eyes, glossy hair (which by its arrangement would alone have-betrayed her sex,) sweet mouth, and delicate complexion—-all of which the intruder noticed as she cast un affrighted glance towards him—formed an . assemblage of charms calculated to ravish the least susceptible heart.- $.50 in 1 Ofr U AI»! my bird ofparadiso," cried the marine offi cer, with a diabolical smile of triumph, u have 1 dis covered the secret of your existence ?’•’ *» Sir,—do nbt.belray me—do not say that you have seen a female here,” exclaimed tho lady,fallingupon her knees at the marine’s feet. * m-HoV as for that,” cried, the officer, brutally, I do not know, why I should show any civility towards do Brissac—” “ But to mo, Sir ? I have nevci 1 offended you,” said the beauteous stranger. “Oil! do not betray me! J have left home—Jnndrod and friends —I have dared everything to follow him whom I love! Oh! do not bclrpy me!” , : 'ij-: •t Yod nidsl know, young Udy,”,rcturnpd tho ora ccr, “ that this is a serious breach of discipline; and the punishment is—” v ' :“.Is wHat?- 1 .demanded thb disguised fair one, turning ashy pule. - , -- •- . ; . “ Ili’death !"ahstVcfccd the marine, smiling vindic-' lively*. : , . 4 >Dcnlh !—dealh lo nil trhltoronsscoundrels!’: cj«i* dilated a stern Voice, and in n moment tho marine glapgcrcd and fell slabbed willra'shnrp dirk in the back. 1 ' Ho uttorcci nol a tVord, but died almost im mediately. At the same Instant Adolphe closed the door ■ carefully, and snatching hi* loved ibne in his aJmi*saiU,~‘> iHs-thwa that^.pjlahfelhpwatlw/ .:» * featflil oVeht! m iWo*rngrcd thb lady, expressing* emotions df; unutterable horror.'/ r *' ••• .. i ! • “ Silegbc—aHd courage V* cried tho'yoiing man;— “Tho storm still ocean-roars: wo can consign Iho corpse of that villain to thb' deep 1 , with out arousing a suspicion.” • ■ Then raising tho lifeless form from the floor* Adol. pho. opened the port-hole of his cabin, and plunged his victim into the billows ilitii boiled around the vessel. - ,« At that moment d terrific, biist Of Ihdndcr cchoep throlJgh the vault of heaven; and was prblorigbti for some instants; Adolphe and Marianne exchanged look? of alarm and terror: —it seemedag iflhovnlcc of the Deity were proclaiming his Indignation atlbo fell.deed. ‘ , ■’ When tho officers assembled In the gbn-room at their niornlnij* repast; the marine was missed. The steward proeJefeded to'hl# cabin; biit bo was not there. At length it was ascertained that he had altogether disappeared fram Iho eliip. II wm then obaeMred by the captain, that ho hod most probably hebn washed overboard by ilia sea that had broken ao violently over the frigate ’during- the night.' This opinion was Immediately considered llio-most fcnsible; n few words of rcbrcl were uttered by those who lima dis. clissetl Ilia probable futci—arid iho crime of Adolphe rfainnincd unsiispcclcdi ■ . , The slotm dibd away i tile clouds dispersed : the sea grow culm i and Iho paltering of the ram ceased. Towards four o’clock on Urn second day alter the tempest, a mail at tho. mail head tried; “ Land In leeward j” and the captain gavo orders to s eer in that dircctioni I)y degrees a dark brown lino ol coast roso in tho horizon i and in a short lima the trees and preen hill. of. a small Island became dis tinctly visible. On a iioatef .approach Iho ontianco lo a beautiful hot tins described | and tho ship'Way running, for ,t|(at nhchorngo, when sho suddenly struck upon a coral reef. . Tho gallant bark'trembled from stem .to‘slorri, with the 'violence of, thoddnoUssion i dlld-lo the horror of ell oil board— Immediately began to fill— Nb't n moment was lo be lost. Tho boats were low. bred: and scarcely was there tune to throw min them-a few weapons and some casks of btscml,, when thb captain perceived that the Louise was the stern. Ono heat had already shoved elf! the other waa'jußt about lo quit ffio wreck, when «onio ono exclaimed, 1 —iyhero ia tho Count do Hnssne. At that moment Iho first nontenant appeared upon iho debit'of the frigate, bearing in his arms a fopalb in man’s allire. Till, was, however; no time lor cb'niccUiro or surprise at this singular occurrence I for scarcely had tho bount.wlth his precious burthen, onlotcd Iho boat, when the caplainoommnndcUlllo then to push off without a moment. delay. The or, dor was gtien only, jitst In timet for hardly hytt,the dlmllop got oieaf of tho wreck; when tho latter gave a (urofi id windward; and went down stern fore’"”* l ' fhctb Was a ifo'op ohnsnl opened for a niomont in tliehdSbm oftlioncejini—lllbp Ufownlbra eothor again; ef/d n terrific swell reached the boats. tho shore; which was a m, o 1„ the boat wmo killed." Two .bikers' w “ r “ fo d r^®“l r a oasly wounded. .The situation el . Frenchmen was so 'desperate, that they ha * . nalTvo hut to attempt a landing. According y " , bSat was run Uireuglflh. .nrf, water within a few yards from mo land. snore u not less than throe ihoflsend natives at *!'J l ! :. ,he ooas.’, most of them armed' wllh b»Wd and m with mockingShojjte; «U • Iflh/’FrenX Tiro depUlh seized’a cutlass,.and ■»‘OUR3 OUNTRY—MAY; IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT —BUT RIGHT OR’VrONO, OUR COUNTRY. 1 * CAIILTSLE, I’A., THURSDAY; NOVEMBER il, 1847. leaping 1 into the water, rushed on shore,,followed by fl fifty of Ills men, and accompanied by Adolphe whom |1 Marianne followed 'with' hot glances aful'her prayers. *■; •• combat ensued; the Freheb,* whose fulO jl depended upon their success* Tmight like.demons; i and the strand wqa strewed with the,dying and the,;; dead/. ; But the savages, pfressed upon them in dyer-'.'.' Whelming numbers 1 and actually forced thosurviT- \ ora back to tHcir ’boat* The captain} Adolphe, and . thirteen seamen alone regained tho shallop. ' > , , The.boat, was pushed.off amidst flights of arrows } and those sixteen persons wore now on the wide* ocean, with pnly ono ca.sk of water and three of bis*, edit/. They retreated from'the shore until they Verb beyond tfio roach of the arrows b£ those inhospitable savages; nmhwhcn night came, they, coasted along the,,lsland,‘Villi,a view lo effect a landing in some spot where they might entrench themselves. But the natives evidently suspected their.designs; and ills . persed themselves along iho shore in such numbers that the object of ;the unfortunate Frenchmen was completely,frustrated/, , , .- 4 .Next day a violent sterni arose; and captain was compelled to put but'‘to scoj to avoid being wrecked amongst lhc : breakers which now raged • along-the. coast of .the'island.' , ..Several days passecli-arid ho pibro land had appear ed—and not,a sail! 'The provisions of these iinhap? nj' persons, altholi£h sparingly doled out, were at length exhausted, afad famine how stared them in the face/Four, of the boat’s crew died, of exhaustion and fatigue;,there .wore twelve remaining,ami noil morsel of biscuit left —hot.a drop of.frcsh water!— Nor. was Ihcrb.o'hope ofstfticoK ' ‘ Wo bannbt depict the hideous, appalling suffering endured by those'twelve persons.. AdolpliliS suppor* led.his beloved Marianne Upon his breast; ana each hour he beheld hbriaco gro ; w.paler and thinner, and her' eyes'more and more lustreless,.- .The men veyed -each other wlth.ravcnods jo'oks atid cannibal • glaring eyes I and horrid. idcas-fillod every breast.— At length hunger, and„thirst became intolerable, and • a lerrinb proposal was passed around in whispers.— Those starving brcatnr.es, agreed to draw lots for a victim !■•' V /..,■/• . The lot fell upon Adolphe.’ }■} -■ Marianne clung to liihi with all the agomfcing fervor.of that lovo which had already led her to dare so much for himshe implored— offered to die for him* But; nos hunger and .thirst had ■ mado all to whont she appealed inexorable.- Adolphe accordingly prepared to, dip.. But ere jie surrendered himself to those who- glared Upon -him with the tiger eyes of tuminoi ho, fell on, Ms knees to invoke the pardon of God for the fearful crimp lie had committed on board tho'frigate. lie prayed aloud f and all heard with horror that confession of Ms giiill —that avowal of a^rmirdcr! ... , , One of tho sailors brandished his knife, and \Vas on the pointofplunging’it Into the breast of thc.nn happy young man, when tho captain exclaimed, 14 A sail! a dßil I”.; •Tqe/k'pifo dropped from tho seaman’s hands} Adolphe kpees; and Marianne throw herself ropluri Hongej deßtli) Gr'divej and. ' Monnnltjiit. that commands this enchanting view, was built by Jefferson when lie had ori his cultivated tastes. The house foot long, and of a peculiar form and enter, a wide and lofty, hall that was oncb’adorncU wl.lH works of art, which ho. had isclecied witfi a master’s Skill in the high places I of the earth 5' Ihijft you pass on to the spacious din- 1 ing room; wltlugolished inlaid, floor! .then fo hlfi U-j brury and ,study,- and parlors j .ascend this flight of , stairs, not wide chough fdf more than one to walk up at a.Vimdi oild you find the bhamber where ho died on the' 41h of July 1826. The bed was in a recess, | 1 the,end of whiclr sustained two ctdds pieces, and on 1 ihcec >vop thrown the malirass on whib)i ho had laid j himself to dief • It was tin? dlodn,ljcB,t ; j)mce—ihnt 'dcad room— there Wad t|ip strap, gest : gullierihg4>f thoriglits, crowded on. each oilier land claiming tO /k° tho true emotion for tho hoiir.ahd oppt.’ »I thought of liberty and revolutions j of human gteatheja and gloryjof philosophy .and re ligion and fidelity and death and .hereafter; of tho ppul of a mighiy t man struggling with (ho fellers of flesh away with Jhem inlolhe, darkness of .n,tt iiniHed .future, in the presence ojT., tho Infinite I in whom the. wisdom of .men aiiil angel* is !p§l as a drop that fulls oh ocean j.bcforp whom .the poU) of the UrifiolytslirmUs n\vay and finds iHorags of hu man glory and. ilio fig’loaves of philosophy .to be no covering wlicn*tlio,cyo ot.lhc Holy One searches the' spirit—such,thoilghla ps flipse pressed moos I stood in the chamber' whence the spul. of Jefferson fled to judgment. /rha^nansioncd t now.O)yncd by Captain Levy, is filling : into decay; U was sdlihand .Hints furniture for ,Ids creditors; Jefferson Ijavlng died in* solvent, ami almost the only, relic, loft of a man jvlipso name is idonjified with his country Vhlslory-ns a devoted putriolj and a distinguished President, is a bust of'Voltnire, which stands here a lulblaf divinity of this deserted and dilapidated houfeo.- k . r ' As you defend the mountain, you pass rin cn. closure without, a gale, ilint contains the gray© .of i^w«w^-ne^o(cd f burial pfecoyou wr»/?oek in vairt. If Campbells Art man 1 had been buried here, ho would hd?D been less eared for.. ; '■ ; 1 v . Tho wife of Jefferson, ‘lorn from him by dbath;’ ten jtoars after their early marriage, lies here. A'lgrnnito'obolisk, battered much by pilgrim*, but without name or epitaph, is doubtless the monument of Jefferson. It was here placed by his executors, and the panel on which was to ho inscribed the epi taph which he wrote, for himself, has never been in* I scried id'the stone." : I was told that it is lying with | the iron gates designed. for iHo enclosure on life hanks of tho river where they were landed, and-that no .man has troubled himself lu see that they ever reached their destination. . . ? 1 I mention these facta,that, those who tvdtiUhonor tho memory'of, thb Anosire of Domocrocy ! may’slir themselves,to.pay respect to his ashes, and those who do not-respopt Ills name and his principles, may see how both ore esteemed in tho region of his homo and his tomb. - IREN./EUS, One of the Au«llouec»» Tho following 4 rich scene* wo copy from tho Bos* lon Times: . One night last, week, a tall, gaunt looking fellow, from tip tho country, stopped before Howard Anlhommim, just as tho crowd wns passing jn, to witness the performanccslof llie Ravel Family, and having satisfied himself that it was a 4 mccting’ous* —ho stepped over to ; lhb entrance. As he waa pass* ing Iho door-keeper— 4 Ticket, sir?’ bnhounccd i other peremptorily by that functionary, sot the stran* ger aback somewhat.. ‘ I A wol ?’ - , ' 11 Your ticket.* * 1 han't any.* ‘Where is it?* • ‘ I gin it ter tlio roil road chap.’ ‘ I mean y.bur Entrance ticket/(«rc.* 11 101 l yor'l hanH nnv.* • You, can get one below sir.* 1 Our Mend went flown to tho olßco, wlicro ho op piiofl fora ticket of admission.. • I want u good scat, sir.’ * Fifty cents aft.* . *Luk hero—l can’t go tho half stranger, but I’m good for a quarter.* . . . ~ /• : An upper circle ticket was furnished him, and our verdant gentleman mounted tho stairs. Ho had leisure to gnzo upon tho. croiyd but for an , instant, when JnvclH nmdo one of his daring springs upon the tight rppe. , , , . . , ♦ GJco—Whittaker! exclaimed the stranger— ‘ wot s flint V Hut his surprise was drowned by the applause which followed—and Jovolli throw one of his famous somersets, allghling upon the cords on his feet. ‘That’s the devil, sarlin*—said Johnny tit ain’t rioHly this is thepersWon I llko! Go it; boss! you’ro one on ’em. 'lhundOl* and airlhquakca—look' at Mini Wol, blister me, cf I don’t come to totwn» aii(l Mend Mis meettn three times a week, strip!* Bonaparte.— A Lesson of Wisdom. —Tlio following fa ah extract. from.. Count Motholon»a book .tin Dona* parte. It 1* taken from Ms conversations; , “What recollections (said Jie)' crowd .upoKj my, memory, when my thoiigjits are no longer (Occupied horo,(Sl. Jlolona) wilji poillioul topics andlooal vox- 1 aliens, • I arrt curried back to, mylirst iinprepio/is yf the llfo of man.* .It seems to. me pi ways, m thesp moments of culm,'that I should have boop.llio piost man In thb'W.oHd with 12,000 francs {a little more tiiinrs2,ooo) ti year* living* as, the. father ol a famll}’, with my. .wife and son, at our old house at Ajaccio.' You remember il« ,bonlilifliT puualion.— nappy hours !—t(h*o native poll .has infinite charms. Memory embellishes, it with nil Its powers, even to tlio very odoroflho ground, which one cun so realize to the senses as 1 to tlio oblo, with the eyes| fhnt, to, (ell the spots first trodden by the fool ot Child!iood,, Como plnoo your hand upon my bosom, ooojoy i boots T (Ani t.bo It .11.1 boat with *«.» rwdljy.l It la like tbo siinml of a- boll, iiona boro, (St. liolonn)—I "' n J'° " ® .f(i, cs ~iy eat to hour it. 'MJ .f Without Carrying frock thpiifc , . i, uc j c . to plea* my yo'nlb. Tbo .An-ta *|J ll,6Ugb(a, sunt reveries, when,,hi the i imperial crown, land .burdened-wjith tlio wk Q mJioiJy woods, of ;Sl.l 11 heard I bocn suPpS bi-rbvoW' Cloiiif; and nftdn haio I nn imperial ingr worn wholly, lnvolvc.ll in „ Society liko 't . vi “' vcil ' in JSL*J* It* “I** *•“ tlot : oivo ■■ BlUJlnlcimi Troubles onilio first iiiglit.of kii Hnrrlago* BY THE MAN WHO USES; BRANDRETIi’s PILtS - From Uio New York Spirit of Uio Times. Bill. Jinkins was a very modest man; and althou'gfi liojind mingled with tho world at barbecues, shoot ing matches; bar-rooms,' and at many oflho.etcbtijny places.where men may., occasionally bo fotlnd—yet bo was modest; very—whenever placed in the com pany of ladies. .He trembled when a, prclly girl would speak to him;, add fell llko a culprit at tho stand wheri ho was called upon to sfep Miss So-nnd so.home;.,. Bill could never explain or account ; for this singular timidity} Ho wobld sing frolic and be as wild us a rover, among men} bill a petticoat would unnct-vo liim instantlyi Lucy Ahrt LiggqnsJ a young widow} bud ‘‘cot licr cap’* for Bill and was determined to head him or die. Bill, to (ell the truth loved Lucy, and was as misera ble out of her company, aslw was timid ip it—but as to “popping tho question,” that was impossible.— Lucy, knit purses, hemmed handkerchiefs; worked shirt bosoms, and, gave (hem to Jinkins, as well, as several gold rings, but still Bill would not propose.— Lucy declared in him repeatedly that.ahc joVud him and was miserable when he was.absent from her,nml hbr happiness in llfb depended upon being - bis w.ifo but Bill was minn, At last Lacy w&s aclchnlneij that ho should hear “ thundery” and when ho next visited her, after some preliminary' soft talk ,0n her pari she very affectionately said: “Billy, my dear, when nro you going lb to marry you 7 for I want to get my dress ready:*’ Bill fainted.on the spot; and hartshorn and water were applied for half un hour before ho was finally restored. _ ..... , What has been ilid tVlalCcf; Liicy 7” , “ Oh{ nothing much ( you fainted when yod wbro abuiil.lo ask mo tortiarry you—but i told you yes— and ol«, how happy wo will be when wo .arc 1 will love you, so dearly ; anil as .yoii said;. .next 1 Tuesday; why I nm willing the wcddiiig shbuld bo Ihbn—my dear Billy; how I love yoii.” ‘ll jnp willing; Miss Lucy,” was alt that Jinkins touid • ' ' •• i%J Lucy almost bussed him into fits. \Vhat.a ods victory ! 1 Hero wo ought to stop, but justice lo oilr nar : ralive requires that wb should proceed to the 6. naloi .. V: 1 - , ‘l’hp dcit'Tucsuay ’Had comcj'and Jlnktns waa trembling at.lKo approach* ofcvcnlng; Boniclhing seem od to harrow tip liU mind, and to no friend even would ho,communicate his deep distress*. • ( . “Ybiiaromot afraid; certainly to go Up and gel mtirried—why, 1 to marry such, a,beautiful, charming and intellectual being, as, Mrs,’; Lucy Liggons. I should wish that time would fly like nows uponjlho Electric Telegraph Jibe. Cheer up Mr; Jinkhia,chebr up." , ; ■. U Oii, replied Dill, you don’t knoiy.what .distresses; mo. I can go‘up and get'married—that is busy en ough, but (herb U one Jhing lam satisfied I will nev« er be able to do, unless Lucy will • ’■ .. ** Explain ypprsclf,” replied- his friend, “and if J can with propriety 1 will endeavor to render yoii comfortable.” . v •• , .But Jii\klna codld not explain—ho dared nbl— it;.w,as umidllyjlio saw tho Rubicon bcfoio him,.and he knew lie could.not pnss.il—bat ho was determined to get married and trust to,luck and. Lucy. ’ .Thb they wero. tnarfiedi j. All wbf-o merry./ th° laijgh'ilho chat; the'song; dnd llio dance/ made up .a lively parly until midnight—they commenced 10. disperse, and at 1 o’clockßilt Jinklns .was left solitary and “dJone" in thb |loil..Lucy, Ann Had retired; anil hefr ijridcsmpjds >vcre off ih d dis tant roomf Bill Jirikins’ waiters and friends Imd gone bonlo Willi the ladic?.Bjll ivUa-iio'V the point where lie thought his firmhfaa would Tail Jiiim His situation was a peculiar onci .. lie \y«s luirt which was Lucy Ann’s room; otlhqugh’ho had been told—and evert had ho known lie could Hot go to it. ■ f ’ .. /The watchman cried ‘‘past.lwo o’clock, and yet Jinkins .was, still alone and apparently engaged in perusing ah old ojmanaok, which by chance Imdbccri loft in-hik eobVpocket* An’old.fcmalo darkey, who resided-lh (ho family, hiid beeri prevailed upon'by tho ladies wJio*noticcd Jinkins* bashfulncss to show him h|a boil room, and sho Accordingly introduced herself id him in as modest a stylets sho well could. ■ »* Itfr. Jinkins said she it is past two o clock. « Oh yes, I know it, I a’m going homo in u few minutes. Old woman where is my hat?” *» It's in Miss Lucy’s room sir you can get it there If you’ll go in. Mr. Jinkins, why donlyougo to , bed 7 Miss Lucy is there wailing for you—don’t bo so modest, the ladies will laugh ut you. Como with mo, and I’ll ilhow you tho room for I want to put out tho lights, look up tho.houso and go to bed." The old woman seized hold of Jinkins and pulled him along until she got out of tho hall, and his gftzo was fixed for a moment upon the entry door, but sho , whs determined to put him,inlo Miss Lucy’s room, after violent efforts succeeded. There ho stood with tho nob of the door In lits hand—but tho old darkey had been smart enough to lock .tho door outside*—l Lucy .pretended for some lime to be asleep; bull that sort of gammon would not answer, at last she said— , .. . • •« “My dear Billy, what is tbo mnllcf T ~ . i( « x want my hat I” screamed Jinkins; arid Lucy, knowing hi* bnshfnlnesa, -looped out of lied, and of tcr carrcssipg him for.sometime, Jii)l(itis went to bed iviLit dollies and boots on—end Iropililcd till morn- faow Jihlilni silbscijiibhlly managed “ metiers end tilings in general," can bo known by application to bis deer Lb by Ann; ■ , Reader, slranf-o eg Ibis may apjicnr, tberoero Jink insos all over the woridj but (lib Ireoniasmirj; of wed ded life draws the curtain before tho eyes at the un. initiated, tiolnj* to bod on tho first nightuflor mar rlaco must bo among tho most delicate situations ill urn. Ask your married neighbor how It was with birn I Wo have no experience, exactly in that way! ’ . ■ ■ - ■ ' . EXCELLENT RULES. ,■ t \ % To remember ilmi Wo orb all subjects to fallings and infirmities ofono klpd or another. . ' To boar with, and not magnify each other’s infir. mllics. To avoid going from,house to house for too pur pose of hearing nows and interfering with other poo. pie’s business. • _j. ■ , Always to turn a dcaTTSnr to any slanderous report, and lay no churgo ugninsl any person until wolf r “"lf6np ho fn a fiiult.lo IcjUum In prlWo liofiiro il Is mentioned Ip others. ' • • /. to wntch ociiinl fny .hynoni of each nllior, onJ put tho bestconiUructipris oji nny aclmo tlml M H'O |o.vo o(T/c..nlinifp/J. b=fbr«l » 'iStJ ihu l-hr/o. need noror,oxpcol to fb"l. Any .otiiof " ntl bad breeding. ■ • V>A r.nwycr rldinff through ft lovvn of U.oraa* tcrTrtPpH ala collage to impureiluH.wn>. fho oftho Imuao, laid him ho mM keep «■» alralghl Tor ««»»e way; then tarn to lift’ "«hl \ M said, tiial 1 «lio hcrHolt’wnH going lo pass Iho roid ho must lake mid. ihallfho'would wall a tow momenta till aho could gel her hnrso ready, »ho wbuld show Mm Ihb way, " Well, said ho, had company, is heller 'llian I liasle." , A(\pr jogging 6h tlvoorslxi inilcfl, Iho gentleman nskud Ifdhuy jiml nnl onmo lo the road ho .inusl I alto ‘t O, yus* 1 ) said alto, u wo have passed K lWo^ y throe I.thought bad .company; id thotlor than ,mmo,'»o I ktpl you with r^c.V. AT 00 PER AHHBH; mn. Froth the Pliiloilolpltla t( Bplrlt of !... THE AUTUMNAL SEASON* h .' ( Tho “melancholy (lays of -Autumn,’ the aadest oflhq feuf,” and some will say the sweetest, have come at last.. And how brief has been the space since.tho biright festival of spfingriinorrwhen frost, tempest and desolation, were all. forgotten amidst the sweet songof in theirgrsen bowers of bliss, the of Iho bubbling fountain and gurgling stream—when nature threvv of? her frozen mantle,'arid resumed hei; kindliest iiispirntlbns—pcliunging Iho .earth front ■ “ gloom v to glory.’' . • ' U.wns but yesterday that summer beamed upon us; jvilh its fierce sunshine, .uuvarying boat* and the inn sect’s evening hymn.. Yet summer is gone !. The brownsnnilor is brouH. -The leaf turns pale, trembles; dies;.. Tbo groves arc tenants have de- ’ parted to n more congenial clime. The lasltlieaf is . galhcrcd;ln, and tbo cold harvest moon jS’palo and wan. -. The inossciip,’ the tulip,' Ilia whole bbaulious sisterhood of flowers, have been withering, hung on aqtuinnV «j)mne. } ; , There is something safl in the. reflection that earth’s, loveliest!] things must fade i that there is nought too beautiful to escape the unsparing hand of lime; that . the. fair .buds which have ppened their folded loaves lo the sun-beuiu, should wither, decay, and.dic; and tlio earth so Jatcjy clothed . .with fertility and, fragrance should become bleak, solitary and desolate, lldl there is sunlight amid these deepening,shad* ovvs. A spirit ol beauty pours a tlio au tumn wqods.lp dlpsJ.Varicdsud had borrowed the summer's rainbow for a covering! Tlio silver garniture of tlio. Heavens ing fiir.ttvyny into (he.dini, hazy disloi^^H’lio sides ore clod lh it habit of crimson ' Tho hoary forests, In their-oulumnal bertuifc preadnt a spectacle, compared with which, plains, uro dull and comfortless. And then/tho going down, of the sdn-r-l[»o,.intcrmlngling of ihetioauty of earth with the glory of the. Heavens, like the images it), a poet’s,dream. Sinking slowly.from our sight, Jio changes the wreaths of vapor from glory to-glory,’ “inio the samq Image,imbuing them with his mvi* peerless niogpidcencc, and creating a fit pavilion for the King of Day, ' . ’ Thyc is a moral in Iho fulling leaf arid perishing, blossom: When all.thlnga arc dying around us, wo, arc admonished .that change, and depay come alike Ip rill—rthnt the Chill end Hoar frost cuts down all; alike the lender plant and the noxious wepd. As (ho head sinkd upon iho hand, and memory calls upon the thronging images of the past—as tjio eye wonders aroundaho. friendly circle, and finds it narrowed since the, last. Vcrn.al season, a strange feeling,of insecuri ty comes over us; know that a .lew yeprs, or even days, perhaps* the follcn • leaves' will rustle, a* bovo mir resting,place. - May wo bo .enabled by. a. holy faith to.look forward.to on Immortal spring-limo —to a.seasoii df reviving hope and undying beauty rtmldst the,paradise of God. 'ijKAtrrifor- Extract.—The following beautiful ex- ' - tract is from Gnllagher’a Hespernni a monthly!puVv iication issued in Cincinnati, Ohio:- .‘•Yogrig womanhood!” 1 the sweet moon.uh tho VQtgc,’ u thought matured but not utterc.4 , i—a conception warm ami glowing* yet not embodied; —tho rich proceeds riqinjf sun—thV rosy, down that bespeaks the, ripenjpg poach—*. flower—. ■ . •**A flower which Is not quite a flower,. , • -• Vcl la DO more >..: Tjpon ;L capital parndyj—, s »•. >V. • r woroanhood!” molasses touched with a Hlllo brimstone—spread on bread Hot buttered—a.be? ing.ail joints and angles not filled out—-an unformed, form, deformed by slays—a, pallid, thing that loves ' tho ripening pcach—a young woman—. “ A woman,' who I* not quite a woman \’oV»oimsU»l»R mote nurnjgat." AMERICAN COCIV^SIUP* 1 You know old country pf £9i n £* ft * head. If you only, saw one of our young fellows, I selling oft’ lo pick up a .wife, it would wake you up i amazinglv, ..There you would see him perhaps,in a i harvest a'ftcrnoop, wil|j his smart wagon and best 1 team. • Ho.arrlvea at tho.lathers door; leaps oul-- slarts right in. ; Alias is silting in one corner sowing: a napkin; father in t’other, putting a handle in his axe. i‘ iO'odd frfdhrtirigltidlh? says (ho young man. ' ‘Good morning Frud, say both in,return. , • I say squire,'says.Fred,'tho . old lady is in (hq kilchcn. with a something in her head site wants, to tell you of; you hud heller-start.’ ’ , j.-. Still cutting away at tho Handle, tho old squire gets up and leisurely bows himself out of tho room. . . . ,‘Now for it I’says Fred. ‘I say Miss! Us all up with me.' ... •• Up with you V says Miss » 'how’s that V ■ * Why,' says Fred, ‘ there ajrit no fpn in nature In a.follow’s living by his«cl( in a house, us big as a shaker’s meeting, and nothing in it harrin plenty ,of furniture in tho rooms, the kitchen chuck fulloTliams iiml inginnots, tho.cellar over the lip with cidor;.gn(| nothing olso-in tho universe but tho live stock out of doors.’ , •.' ' • ' '• ‘ '' ‘Well, What oteo would you have? 1 says Miss ‘ain't that enough you gonyT . -i ‘Enough?’ says Fred i ‘Nol llicro ain’t no wire m , the lot.’ '; ’ j ;-'i .'-i ‘ '' • Alii .llml’a queer/ says Miss with n.blush**-- , j*No, it ain’t,’ saysFiedJ i» critter rous( begio.iomq tlnftj to he married. Fvp just taken fl. thought that way,'sure the house fixed. Hut I have often thought of you Mine! Oh! there now, my dear, don’t look flustered,’ says Fred, in ii.soothing tone, r J han’t gut no honey words? but 1 have u heart you.moy depend, us.wnr.in ns n.coosing stove.’ , \ Xul! you’re n bold fellow,’ say* Miss. ‘ toys Fred, ‘tut ain’t no} Yon won’t say I that ugly word V snya Mih*. ’ , ; .... ~ .J then,'says Fred,‘will you say no, when I ask you right off?’ : . ~ . • ~ • r l\, bp sure I vfill,’ sayashej and keep my word, iod, you gomernH.,’ > ■ •/J’hciy sqy,» F(Q|l .with, a.splcmn voice, ‘Mary my sweet love, will you refuse mo?* ... •No,' said she, according to promise. . ’ ; •, ‘There you are,’said Fred, tnun.nhany. ■ Frtj hen the.hail.!, so I’JI step ..Jong and lc'J war.sptlled right off, and 1-red got o pretty-ml® ‘be next week io finish the lot. , (3000 AND T|U/E<. ' lflt , i. •' * A m.n,W» W. eol«.lwo doU |„r. for mo hc tpiJ. h. iafi.tmpi.vff jw mind.»» M ioc, fur » dollar l.d J » ofidjar.'.ndll. I.ffpnc,and 11.0, ZZ 1,A,, enjoyed li"» rndrdl bul Iho infiirnia. foil liDiclsOdii. il in«»(»|icr Is itrcu.i.rcd hi. 11.0 mlnll 1f..b0 enjoyed .anew, nl.d lo bo used wbonevar. ooSalnn nr Incllnallo., call for 1 1. A..cw. l; a,K ; r.« not |l>o wMnm of ono innn, or of two men! it letno ■ wisdom of the ago, ami of part age* 100. A fainll* without a 1 newspaper Is nhvuyu halt ani ago bphlml, the timrn m general Information; bodhlea they rfeVor think-nor find touch lo talk about, Ihon thbro oro little one* growing dp In ignqfanop,.V»lllr out a taste for -reading, , Beside* all la llio w.ilb,' who. when lhio work, lß,dnne t has to..alt dmyn with her hands in her lap, and nothing to a* iDitßo her, or divert her mind from Iho loilsard curcn of iho Domoetlo circlu- Who then would bo without a nc.wspapcr?. ~ Lull.’—t, lfo*r but a walk over 'a. moor, and tho w)W lloworn that grow upon iho patharo 100 fow not to gather them when they oomo within sight, «vw* though U may cost, us u jourhoy,and wi