I <Tf U X -• i t vr •C t .v:l V J S.'fij BIT ions B. BRATTON. - voiTk • ■.•■■■'■■■; Pui'lfy the Blood I- DfcKKEtIJK’S PAIVACEA*. ■■■{. jTTtOR (ho removal and permanent cure/oftaUdls- Jj caeca arising from an impure statp of the Bipod pud.habit of (ho body# viz:. • • Chtonic bronchitis! oatQrrlupleuripy* coughs;,etc., scrofula in all its forms, totter, scald-head* salt iheumj cutaneous eruptions of.the head, face; body,And ex tremities, chronic diseases ;of thodiver, eWQiacU,'ond bowels, chronic rhoumallbm, chronic iclilargemcnt of the joints and ligaments, white swellings; hip-joint affections, abcesses, ulcers, syphilitic'disorders, mer curial and hereditary predispositidnbjotci; .*~vr Spring and suihracr haVepbated away; and aututiih is,once more with' us. There ia a melancholy sad ness in the season and all mature stems to feel the change thal is steaUhg silently on. Man seems to shrink from tho coming winter and prepares' himself •to meet the changes which the seasons impeso upon him.’’But how is U with tho bed-ridden manyr to scrofula; liver diseases* chest 'affections, rhertatism, or any of the numerous disorders 'whifeh take* their rise in the organs of digestion andsospon'dryUptho bprings of’life. How does he fdel the chbnjges7-~ •What gloomy forebodings searand yellow leaf bf autumn femibd him lhat“de ’day's effacing fingers”'are already' aclfyb ih their ’work of desolation. He feels and’kiVolvs that with out relief * ' ' Wilh him life’s semes Will soon bo d‘cr, His beating heart will cease to boat. 'But has the bounteous hand of nature scattered 'around us no remedy lo drive disease from the sys tem ond being again tfye bloom upon the check 1— pMustbdurs, days, vyeeks and months, be .consumed in .anguish and Our answer is emphali- Panacea is a remedy of unsurpassed Qltoraifve.povvcrs, and will so- fur as human' agency and foresight can go,, drive disease from tbo!s>stem and restore it again to health.. From; the past wo may judge of the future. What has once been done can bo done again* From the many advantages con . furred on the afflicted by the Panacea, all may rea sonably hope for, and expect to derive benefits. - Head the following evidence:. ! . PiaiAnEimjx, Juno 9, 1847. * Having been apprized of. the nature of the Pana cea, it affords me much pleasure to be tblo to tacom mond.il os a valuable remedy for those chfonic/coh fllilutiunal and glaudular diseases, to which it is es pecially adapted. Those who'are afflicted ond ic quirc medicine as an alterative, cannot obtain it ih'.a more agreeable, active and uniform state, than is to bo found in the Panacea. I have used it in several Instances wilh decided success.. Yours, dec.. D. ALLISON, M. P,; , Prepared North-west corner. 3d & South streets, Philadelphia. For sale by Samuel Heiiott, Car lisle, and by Druggists and. Merchants throughout ,lhe county. . • .> - . Price $1 per bottle or 6 bottles for $6. For par iicutars see pamphlets. October 2d, 1848.—6 m JOHN C.BAKEK’S COMPpUNI) FLUID EXTRACT Of 1 Sarsaparilla. THIS article la employed with great success, nnd by the most eminent physicians of this city, for (he following diseases : .Scr duU or Kings Evil,' rheumatism;cutaneous diseases', siphltiUc ajflecilohS,**fitter aiders, white swellings, ecurvey, neuralgia or 110 douloti redux, cancer, goitu or brotjchosfele, (swelled necli) spine diseases, chronic disease'of the'lungs, to counteract the destructive effects of mercury, jaundice, hyperthopy, or enlargement of the heart, palpitation and trembling of the heart and stomach, enlargement of (lie bones, joints or ligaments. Also all. the various diseases of the skin, such as letter, ringworms, biles, pimples, carbuncles,, etc. Dyspepsia and liver cbmplain|s«tiervnus af fections, dropsical.swelling^;Constitutional disor ders, and diseases originating :ftom .tin Impure •state of the blood and other fluids of thd body, In ‘short all diseases where a change of the system Is required. Prepared only by the proprietors/ I John C;-Ba ker & Oovwlio eeale druggists and 'chemist?. No. 100 North Third street, beTo\v Kace street, Philo, Price, 60 cents per bolllq/who, always keep a good and general supply of’fresh drugs. Also,a new article, Imitation Plats Glass, very supe rior, equal to English or French Plates, for one fifth the price, any size, according to order, logo fher with nils, paints, and class,generally.. . . The Compound . Fluid Extract .of Sarsaparilla for sale by Henry & Cnslow, Druggists, corner,of Market and Third streets, Harrisburg, and sole dgents for Dauphin county. December 7,. 1818.—ly • . * FIFE INSURANCE. Penn Mutual Lira Insurance Company No. 91 Wdlnut St. Capital $50,000. ‘ rpHia Company is now ready to make Insurant*? Lon Lives, on the mutual system, without lia bility beyond the amount of the premium, " All the profits of theoompany divided annually among the insured, -■ The premium may bo paid monthly, quarterly, BemUannuallyV or annually, or one-half of the pto* mium may lie paid in a noteat 13 months. ■ Individuals insured In this company become members of the corporation, and void for True ’ loos. For the greater security of parlies Insuring with this company, a guarantee capital of $50,000 has boon created to meel the losses that may accrue upon policies issued.by llje company, to bo. held and used by (he Trustees, until a capital.exceed ing that amount has been realized from the receipts of preminme. -. i * > - DANIFL L. MlLLER,Prfesldom. t WM.:M. .OhAUK, .Vice Presidents. ‘ John W. Hoiman, Secretary, Tho undersigned (ins been appointed Agent for Carlisle. Illnnk applications for Insurance I ,'with full particulars, can be had at the now store,'cor* ner ofHanovor and Louther sis. ■ S. 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Tho this hoycl will commence In the third number, and will In no case be extended into the sue cccding year,.even although a large number of extra pages havei lo bo printed to bring »i to a conclusion before the close of the volume- This novel will open to the reader ia now field of Amerioun irddilions, en, lirely uhlouohcd by Irving, Cooper, ,or any of our writers of historical fiction, f The scene of. the story, is in North Carolina, just prior to the'.'Revolution, and it embodies in the form of on entertaining ficii lious,narrative,a mass of historical traditions >e-. spccTing tho early selllcmont of Iho'Cnsulinas, which, jf we mistake not, will give quite.a. new.aspect to that part of our national .history, Thu, writer,'Mr; Wiley, who lias contributed if abort .tale' (o'our onl number, is a native of Norlli 'Cnrolinbi arid'Ma, traversed carefully nil ho has made, tho scene ofliis story, for tho purpose of giving the greater fidelity and.accuracy to hia de scriptions; Without violating any of Ms secrets) wq (may venture to tell his renders in hdvnnce, that he I has thrown on Interest (something likp tbol with which genius hna invested the above of the Knicker bockers) over even the “ Dismal Swqmp, M and thnl not.lcss disinnl lino of sandy, horborleas beach, which stretches for hundreds of miles south of Cunb fear. i ' ' ' Another feature will be a Veftes of stories by Prof. Alden, of Witliamstown, Mass., Illustrating tho limes of tho early puritans. 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' 1 ‘ RATES Or ADVERTISING. (• Op 6 floflare, one Insertion, . * . One-square, two insertions, • .One square, tlij-ee InsortioriSV-' ;■ . Every subsequent insertion, per square, ... • ‘-A' liberal discount will be made to those who advertise by the yedr.'dr for three or six months, Office.— The office 6f the American Volunteer Is In the sec ond story of James H. Graham’s hew stone building, in Bouth Hanover street, a fowdoprs from Burkholder's hotel, and di rcctly, opposite the Post-office, where those having business will please’call. ' , 1 • ' : ' ' llaemaJ. the Maniac* t The following lines; descriptive, of a sccnoln; a private mad house, are from the pen ofM. G..Cewis, Esq. 'i’huy were published in (lie NatippkPliite'Hh’ gcnccr [about eighteen years-since,' ih^6dilpra v 6f which paper introduced them with life following re* marhe:; u ir anyone con-read (he.following lines without shuddering in'sympatfay’Msfitlvthe supposed captive ho must have a licdil acad fo every Human rccling,'.', | , ~ } Play,Jailor, stay and hear my woo I She is not mad who kneels 16 thoe, Fur what Pm now, too well I know, And'wlmt 1 was, and What I shouldoe. ’• I'll 'rave no more in proud dcaphlfj 'v. ; '■ My language shall bo mild,(houghsodi- But yet Pll firmly, truly swear, . \ , I jm not madl I a(n not madl , ■' My tyrant husband forged the tale, . Which chains me In ihisdismal cel)l' ... My fpteunknown my friend* bewail—, - ~ , -Oh I' jailor haste that fata to tcUl.'V' j •’* Oltl linsto my father's livart-to clrcef! : - - ' HU heart at once-’twili grieve andglad- . -. f To khow’.'lhtitigliiiept acap.tive hero.t, j . lam hot hot madl' '..VV '• He smiles in scbrn.'ahrfturliedtho key t '' He quits the gate 1.1 knelt inVaiot-- , ’ Hl* Rllnini'ring lamp, still, still 1 sue I - • ' . ’Tis cone—and all isgloom again .. ' Cold, bitter cold-no wnrmlli, no lighti ■' ■ • Life! all tby comforts d’oco, l hadA ■; 'Yet here Pm chained this freezing nighty v* . - Though not madl, no,no,hyltnadl . ‘ ’TUsurOsnmedfeaflilUftmiwlsfoh'valnr , - \Vhntl I thochlld ofrank npd’wcaltbj.-,,: And I the wretch who clanks Ibis chain, ,• ; -■ Bereft of frccdom/friends o'nd-hesllhl ' ■?..• " r J Ah! while I dwell on blowings fled, ; •'-(' / * Which never more toy heartnlust plad,' • 1 . \ ] Jlnw nchcsTny heart, liow burns my head, Hut’ll*not mad! no.’Us pot madl * Hist thou my child. forgot era (his, ' ■ A mother’s fhee, a mother's tongue 7 ' ' Bhfi’li nn’er forget your fiarliou kiss, • ■ Nor tnuiid her nock how fact you clung; ' Jv’or.hbw with me you sued to rtay; Nm'how that suit your sire forbade: Nor how—Pll drive surh thoughts away— They’ll make me nind—they'll make me madl .llU'ibsy.llps how sweet they smiled— wv\Jlu mild blue eyes, how hrichl they shone— Ami mint I,never sen thoo Enbre, My pretty,'preuyjltth? lad!.. - I will he freo—unbar tlmdOor— -1 am not mad—l am no{ mi|dl Oh. hark I what meant those dreadful cries! Ilia chain some furious madman, breaks— He cuincs-I see hlsplnrlnp eyes— Now, now, my dungeop grates ho shakes llelp—help—lie’s gone—oh—fuarfol woe. Such screams to hear, such sights to see— My brain, my brain—l know. I kuow X aim not mad—but soon shall be. ' ' Yes, soon—for ly. you- while I speak—, Mark how' yon demon’s pyo'balls glare— He sees me- now with dreadful slirick, . ■ •He whirls n ssrpenbhlgh In air. . - ;T Horror-”the reptile strikes his tooth O.‘op io my heart I so crushed and sad: Aye. lunch, yn fiends, 1 f-.*el the truth—.* r Your task Is dono—Tm rtad •••/»» madf jßCWcenancotigf. From thy Genova tiazetto. “ TIIEY OANJT fool SIE* Suspicion is a haavy armor, and ’ • With Us own weight Impedes gt more/* Billy Keene’s peculiar boost woa'lho illtor Impos sibilily of being-libdxed,‘or, in hls own expressive phrafeology,/00/fd,. “They .oanlt-Taaftmei” was ever allifs tongue’s omj, and .so evident were his of* tempts tu'imprc'ssiihis upon all,with whom lie had anything to (Jo; llialho hoi made a fool of himself, i : T , ' . ; Billy nlwayA piijdo n .point his disbe> lief of every Ihihg', lipSvcver* pitms(ble, that, reached his ears, which, by the 'way,’ I 'wore,';exceedingly easy of access; hei/ig net more than, flvd feet two inches .from the ground, when their owner stood upon his feet. . .. . . > Suspicion was always tlib “one Idea” in his mlndj he suspected every body of some abortive ntlompl to gull him—from the most respectable friend down to poor old Isaac, who had no more ideaol o prnotioul joke than a polar bear might bo expected to have of a baby jumper. , Dilfy was not naturally hardhearted', but ho was so 'suspicious, that hoHtirnod away twenty beggars from his door, where ha relieved tho necessities of one. . In vain.was tho imploring eye raised, and thu wasted hand extended to him lor alms. I’ho more Eitcous Did story, the more dvidcnliy was it to him a oax. “It oil sounds very pUitiil,** ho would ox* claim, M , bul.Tvo seen 100 lmuch of lljo world—l’ve hoard.loo uipph/ofyuph stuff—it's no use—you can’t loo) me and the. wretched inedioant was compelled io seek In other quarters for that charily which, bo* liev'vDi all things, which thinliotli no evil. . Billy was onoo married,but it was a longtime ere he was/oohdinloa slate of” double blessedness," yet (os ho himself acknowledged) ho often mol with nairhreath csonpds, before he was finally hooked.— VVe recoiled his hemming oboe, during his bachelor* ship, that, Emma B --. —,tho*bnly daughter of a neighboring merchant, was endeavoring tosn.aro him into: tho matrimonial nooao. Ho was malting tho boast Ip hid particular friend—“other people dpa'l nolioo it," Buid.he, * bpl it is as plain iis..doy, Iq m(. She thinks 1 don’t see her plan—hu i ha!—she can’t fool iha I ‘Folks say her father will give her a cool (oh thousand 1 humbug 1 If she’s got the spoons,why should she bo so anxious to got mo Intp her gqud grapes?—Uml’a Dip question. She’s rather pretty,’ to be sure, but 1 wonder jfsho thinks Dint 1 believe her coninlexiob tibd tooth natural? tiuessslio'll find, that i.ain’lquilosa verdant dsisho things I am. No, she can’t fool, mo I” , Billy accompanied (hose words With a sly wink of peculiar expression, and gave no little cause of uaton> Ishmcnl to hls fripod, who, for reasons best kmnyn to himsqlf, was aware that the young lady was Inno* cent or any such Intention as Billy imputed to her. Hilly wds'Holeil tho noil day, at hearing oftho marriage of his friend, early that, morning vylththb identical. Emma B r-—, wliose fen proved to ,be y?/feen thousand, and Whoso personal charms Word .all natural, mahro Billy's suspicions. : ' His frlendTourtd Emma a lovely, devoted, wife, while ho, still .wrapped in l hia“jioavy-armor,” remained , o bachelor. But, at length, as wo have already t'old'you, our horowns.marriod, ,How qny moclul ofEvp manag ed to fool him into an union, is now, and" mbsl remain to ue,,p profound ipystdry.. \Vo arc carioln, hoWpvor, that he was, married,Tor wo ‘find- Inin ul fifty, 1 a Widower, wlth'on : only - bdaatlful >; ' 1 ■•’ " '• -•Our worthy friend was proud of his daughter Mary; t\ nd well indeed ho might be; for she had a sweet, Iqvelv face, and a faultless form, and 'there was a World of tnirfhfulncss and mischief ln'her I sparkling black eye. Nor was it strange that others should love her Besides her suspicious old father, who cbqldn t bo,fooled. , There was a village rumor (and wo edniiol deny that Mdnme Rumor, for once, told the trull),) of a warm attachment between Mdry and Edwafe Seymour, a young-merchant of the''neigh borhoodjfqf whom everybody spoke in the-.highest terms'of braise. All commended hjs good, nature, franknesfc and ability; but as Billy always stemmed the current of public opinion, he had the penetration to perceive that these lauded virtues were oil moon* shine; that in theirestimntion of Seymour, the, world were nil wrong, and so ho obstinately opposed the contemplated union; Ho was inexorable, and finally Mary, out of respect for him,yieldcd an apparent complianbc to lus wishqs, and Seymour’s visits and communications w*ore discontinued ;.nnd though she tried to appear,as mirthful and happy os ever, yet her heart was HI at ease, and her imprisoned love I would betray itsclfin every look and action, I At length Edward, whoso hope never died, laid a (plan for possessing illary’s hand—in fact,' I the desperate and almost homeless project of fooling (old Billy.Kcppp! Didho succeed? ' Have patience, J reader, aha yod slmllhear all. . ' . I I • One,, sultry July afternoon,ra pale-fitccd youngj, gentleman, whom Billy remembered .to have seen ini (the street,,bht with.' whom ho had fl«j acquaintance, I'balted nt h;s houae and requested to see-himjinmcdi. lately on important business. lie was shown by Mary Into the parlor, and our, hero soon entered,. The .p?lc-fnced young gotiileman first-introduced ’« lumsqlf, A and then, the) object of his visit.’ • .• •-;“L J |mjfo: an'Unpleasant disclosure to make, Mr. which is of the greatest importance to you, ,and v to happiness ofyaur-dnughjlcr<. You are.-of cotfrse, n’wnro.lhnl E.dward Seymour In making his.fricnds 'believe that he Imn given up all marrying yourdaughlcr; this is merely tomfoolyet(r suspicions ; but I- am confident that you hoVc todVriuch tfculcncsslu bqlicvo it.” , Billy, highly gratified,-“ go ont tn« /” ' , ' ‘ HWclfi'as I was going on to room dl the Eagldls next, to Seymour’s, nnd this morning ! overheard him feinting, in high glee, h plan for over* reaching yon 1 orid-of eloping with. Miss Mary! detcel-.eavcs*drop|Hng, but he \yastoikipg in a loud tone, and his door a lillle-open—so that it was forced dpbn meJ* ; . ..; •V Ha rjir? J” roared Bilk, Mhe thinks.he ban fool me! thoipdor idiot! 1 should just like to have him '■•Jlow is ho going lo do U !’/ -•.- ! ' “ HU; Wpir,*’ said the palo faced, “ U deeply .laid, but ho IP fool to imagine that he can deceive ' vuu, by anv banlrivafice of his brain, file has employed] lilllo |flitek boy, who brushes,boots ond-doe* odd* jobs Bl.lfyfc.'Eaglo, to cull at your hoqscjust aftcrdaik this evening, with directions lo 'teU you thiit yonr, sister jVrhlina lias been taken willfa'dangcrons nt*, luck of her old complaint, and wishes you to chine to! PincvillV tb sec her Immediately,;.and while you arc, gone, lie.lntends to toko your daughter in n carriage to on the river road; Squire Curtiss Is lo gft,with thorn to perform the ceremony which ; Will inake thcm.mun find wife.” daughter Mary is, Indeed! Tfib jade!' lo conseru deception on.her poor.old father! I'll lo^fvThe,'’Jmr.zy up ,till - she domes to -lier.scmtcs, and liriliorsowhip the nigger, and pull Seymour’s to fool me/ I .* gairLllio palc-fa'ced ouch n course dTpiocceOT IngrWDuld n.ot uhly mako lho v iffuir putio, but seri ously ofß!myour daughter’s rcpnlation and happiness; to be sure she. has undoubtedly been drawn into it by that* vagabond, Seymour. 1 know, sir, that yoiicould not have been duped by twosuch green one*, oven if I jiad not discovered their plan lo you; but at tho-samo time—H’l may presume to offer you my poor advice—l think that you had bettor pretend to believe the yarn about your sister’s illness, and under cover of going to Pincville, proceed straight to Jone’s j Tuvflrn, wait for; the runaways, break up the plan, cover them,with confusion, and bring-your, daughter home. This would convince tlioiii forever of what (hey ought to know already, that they might os well give in—that they can’ffool you.” x . “Capitol ideal” said Billy. “Much indebted-la you, sir. You're right, they can’t fool mo. ' Good day.” ' , ‘::. . “Gopd day, sir.” ! Billy indulged in an immoderate fit of laughter when his pale ikccd visitor was gone. 1 1 “So. Edward Seymour was going to fool mo, was he? ;Ha I.ha!, j rucss'he.will.fipd a lough one, though.';, jjtiess ho can’t bo .foblqa so easy, neither; and so deuced kind in him, too, lo put moTon my guard. ■. Hq fs. a gentleman, and no mistake.” ThVetlornbon, dark and cloudy, soon passed a Way, nnd,(iftbr II came a black nighti and a black boy.— Billy hoard the message of,the latter with well coun terfeited concern for Jemima's illness, and- bidding I old’ Isaac saddle'his mare, was soon on the road' lo Juno's. 9 SO ' 75 1 00 ' The night was black, and n drizzling rain chilled fits-bones, bill still .he motived to,liphsolf,'s4 ho stumipd hls arms together (o stfcolorato the tardy cir. halation—“ Cracky 1 bow they’ll look wlien they And iiio waiting Kir Ihom atjono’sl -S'poso they think' I'm half >voy to Fjrfevfllo. by ftils (fttlo, Wu ! hd! Jemima ain't'so vtry bad! They can't fool me 7" , l “Why, bless my soul, Mr. Keene, Wlmt brought! you here in' line storm?” said the burly Jones, ns our worthy friend, drenched to the- skin, reined lho| old mare up to the door. . Illsi only answer was—“You*!! eoo something presently, Mr. Jones,that'll tickle you some, 1 calcu. lutdj they oqn’l fool rnf. 1 " The old thoro was soon in tho comfortable stable, while .her owner, pacing tho bar room floor, only muttered ul intervals, “ You’ll see some sport pre sently, Mr. Joncsj they can’t fool mo!” An hour passed away—another—eleven., o’clock', and no corrlngb J, ( ' . ' • “ That pale-faced jackass could’nl have been fool; Ing mo, could ho?” thought the suspicious Hilly.— “No, by jingo! horo.lhey come. v Now,* Mr. Junes, if you want.to seb sumo raro fljn,Jtfsl step to the door? (hoy can’t foul mo.” Tho earrings rallied up lo*tlm door in fbrious haste; tho driver reined in the rooking horses and sprung from his seal; tho .steps wore throwndown, Edward Seymour leaped out, assisted Mary to alight, and Squire Curtiss followed. - Billy concealed liimsall’ behind tho door until tho happy trio were in the sit ting room; then, with an uir ol triumph, he ,very coolly walked In, exclaiming—“Smart.set, yoix bp! Thought you couldfool we, did you ?, Ha! ha I Dome, Miss Jackanapes, you'd bolter pulyuur bonnet nn oguin,; sister Jemima ain’t clangorous,'and it's pretty Ipto, so w(o ! d bettor bo gutting towards home, lia I, ha j fool rjxe, will you !” .„Mr, Kcono looked around to Boo.whal'cfluet his unexpected appearance had made; but po ope sucpied eurpriifod: ( /Vlury.^did nol,,ns ipiglil .have boon oxpqeleu, fulnl )dwdy on ((ib'Occasion, but slopping] forward, half, weeping, half.,smiling, she broke Ilia I awPul pnuse'wllh—“l'm ready logo IhlamimKo, pn, but first Id mo introduce you to my husband, Edward Seymour; we wore married quietly pi home, about an hour,after you sorted, It was so hind In ypu to go away and loavq'us fo make mjr owri arrungcmcnls, that wo thought it would bo tdo bad to make you ride home on horseback In this storm, so wo oamo to fetch you'back,anu oflbr.you Moatln onroorrittgo. Now, 1 you’ll forgive us.-won’l ymi, pa‘ * tififii fold—give me your hand," ssld the crest fallen Billy. “ Give mo ybur hand, Seymour. -Tide Is the first timed was-evor'lbhled, and you are Ilia first person who emild ever fool me." God bless you, my son," said the old man, artoetod.to tears; “ymfvo doiio what no other Jiving man.cver cculddo, you've fulriy fooled mo won her, and you’re worthy of hard’ • • The remainder of the econo our pen, though rondo uf the stoutest stool, is too.feeble, to: describe, « Old Jones,'who. had been a'.wondorlngfupocUlorofllic! singular meeting, shook hondt~w|th Billy arid assured him that he had,seety.mdch more fun than he anti* cipated; and 'when the'wedding party, started for home, Mr. Keene recognized by the coach. light, tho pale-faced,young man lransfdrmed inio e driver, , . ■ Our'hero is still living, surrounded by a .lovely group of grandchildren, ; and he still is firm In his own belief that ho,can't be /baled. The lust time he was Ustcningto an account given by Seymour on his return from the city, of that wonderful the ; Magnetic Tele graph. “1 wonder," said the man, “If Ed thinks I stick nil ihpt yarn about writing und talking by lig'btning, or about sending a letter from Now York to Buffalo in a second—no, nor Iwenty-foUf hours, either!. It’s no usoj Ed,- you may tell that to the women folks und tho children, but you canVpulHhe wool over my eyes again; I'm 100 ofd—l've seed tod much of the world—youcon’t/oolme/" ADDRESS dP THE CAnhlEtt ’op the . AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JANUARY J. 1849. ' '.Twis once said by some one, I Rpow pot by whomi “The poet is.Ziorh and the orator mods;" ; (Iftruc be the maxim,'l, know well my doom- :• Aly rivals in'verse will "throw me in the shade. 11 I-was riot boih a pout, nor Over was skilled In' gathering, tho /lowers of poetic.lore; And though many, stations, in life I have filled I never was guilty df rhyming before; ~ Yoiir spk'udees n'nd ddctijli are all vCJreek to, mD,V 'Fpr I was not reared in ai“ High. School" or College, By scanning my verses this truth you see-—.,, And ycl I do think I .have some little knowledge. • Well! I've tethered my. mdse u weak Happing old jadc,‘{ not'very likely jo lead mo aotfay .. By high flights of and slutd We’ll hobble along in way farewell, Farewell to the by.gone year Its loycllcsl flowers hjiva ■ ■ , To beauty's cheek it brought muny a Andaman/ a bright brow it shaded, ru ’" . Fall manly a,smile it has made to play Round thc lip of the blooming mkidch, Full many n grief it hns swept a way . * J . ■ From the soul ihat was heavily laden. .t - Its Spring had its own luxuriant buds, Its Summer Its sunshine and flowers, It* Abthmn its fruils/iind tawny clad woods, - Its Winter its frosts and Chill showers. Farewell, farewell to the by gone year It leaves'to us all n sad (often Of souls i t has crushed, made hopeless and drear Of many a heart it has broken. To one it gave pleasure, and honor, and gain, -And trod he ln gladness,' . Anolhcr-fius sorrpty.npd-pain, ~ Ilia koul overshadowed ,by. sadness., ■ * Farewell; fJruwclHd the by-gono year,* ! With all lhal'a been mirlhlul or tcrfrfut, • .• Forewpll. farewclUo.llFe by-gono yepr And let us bc morry and cbeexful. Kind patrons, I've now hade k'filial adieu To the shade of the hoary.old rogue, forty-eight, I’ve given him all that 1 thought Was his due, Resolved, to add nothing nor aught to abate. Hall 1 hull! forty-nine, now wo welcome thee hero, Wrt summer timocay, Give ypulJi its cnjoyinciirano Let no.one ho sad as thy pionths roll awayi Tworo needless, door patrons, for mo to tell boro All incidents past, and encumber my song; With news to your doors every day of tho year Through,fain, storm and snow, 1 have lumbered along. " ‘ ' Now Mexican gold has reft men of their senses, And ship loads have started, homo millions (o bring, And thousands would yet go, but can't pay expenses Yet still, “bella ola, del' oru" they sing* The Moxicon war, at which Wblggcry raved, Has ended with glory to strips and to ftar, ■ Our own Country's honor most nobly been saved. And 'Phonic brought on all who denounced o just war. ‘ . The fifth of next March will give'old fighting Zack, A place he'll hot fill to (he nation's grout pride, Unless ere a year lie should "run off the track" The Wfligs think he'll follow —and cast them aside. Now, hind hearted patrons, accept my address, I-carry around the old stanneh “VoUjnticbr," Democracy's succor. It ne'er, did suppress Thp.truth from its columns, nor even know fear. In war and in peace more than thirty-jive years. Of Freedom's loved .cause has it been the defender, And spile ofreprooch and aristocrats' sneers, ‘ While liberty lives it-will "never surrender."- Adieu! dearest patens, f lfs» time I should close; To you who oro ijiiirrTod I.wlsh n.Johg life Willi all the ft and none of its woes, •pspefcJully,f(Tp strife/'- If you who ore •ingle-would taiie of life's joys,' Go.wou some fair ii)uidcn ond.ii>nr,r,y.Jieri>. • And when you're stifroinipcd by cross girls and boys, Fm oure you'll remember the The Meanest, Gate Yeti .iTiO'City Item contains the following excellent thing,in Ua way: . . Some years since .when money was scarce and almost every thing was dqne ln tho way pf tfnde,'u man named Jones cullcd-into,the grocery and dry goods store of Mr. Brawn, and asked for a darning needle, offering in exchange an egg. After receiving the noodle, Junes saidrr / •. "Como, •irjlin't you going to treat 7" “What? on {hat tradu 7" inquired Brown. - “Certainly—a trade's.a trade, lot Übo big or Hi*; llo." ' “Well what will you take?" ** A glass of wine," oaid jonue. • Tho wine was poured put, when The’spqngo said, would it be asking 100 muuli to request you to ppl an egg Into this wine? lam very fond of wine and egg. " Appalled by. tho man's meanness, the storekeeper look Ihejdcnticftl egg which Jjo.l(ad received for the darning needle, .ona hsqjfcd, i( to Ills customer, who on it into his \vh>» flasa discovered that it L o6hlalnca « dohblb yolk. ../•Look hare,. slid the, spnnco, “rfon'f you think you ought togios ni snqothtr (lamingneedle; this, you *ee,iao duuhle fgff!". • SELF-COMMAND. Consider what it Is, that mars more or ess the i fortune and the happiness of oyer* maM~whal Is U I that ruins more than half the human moor io tills , question, nil moralists, sacred and profane, have qno answer. §i.-Paul tell us. . . ■ “To will Is present with me, but how to perform that which Is goml f know not." The Prince of Engljsh poets says { ' “ If to do worn ns easy as to know what woro good to do, then* chapels Would ho churches, and poor men's cottages princes'palaces." • If solfnummund wore as 1 common os conscience, what noble creatures men and women would bet- Cicero and Horace, and niahy mqrp: malic the same reflection; and Lhr'd Byrbn.'grdahlng udder the ml*, cry 6fh|« own making, 1 pXoh\irns—• ‘ . -Untoaglp In youVhmy licaii lotamb, ' ’ Tliosprlnßaoflifowern'polsnneil——.•» ■ If then thoro be of discipline— any nf tcnllon, however minute, by' 1 which wo can farm Ip. our ohlld lhohnbltof scir-cbjnmand.lol us n 6( neglect lu.. the days oChis.Ufoi li’will be oC.muro vuiud to u|m than millions pf welhqarucd gold. -Wan over repented of having eiloncc, but msnylhat Uioy Imvcnot doncso, . Old .winter is now here with hit frosty.breath anil board of icicles. The season,of .dreadful bad. p’oldp, aching toes, pieroing.wlads, arid whirling snow storm*, is at,hand* ai>d we shall shortly renew our bid we*' quaintanOe wftk all lHc discomforts of this, the mbit dreary portion of the revolving year. The, greqp glories of springtide hoyo been stripped from the (crests, and the winds howl desolatelylbiooghhran. dies in. which afew abort months since the blithe birds madp thelrnosls, end poured out of their little throats gushes of pitching melody, .The. beauty of the year is dead,and old Hyem waves an undisputed sceptre over the bleak and barren -world. - There have.already been some serious forclates of V herd weather*'—aome very unequivocal prcmpnilary syrn toms .of the chqerless days and biller bights we imitt pas'ii through before (he hills and plains agaln rejoteb Ixi lheir .flowcj-bcaprjnkled mantles. One or two aiighl.faUs of qnow have.admonished as to vpreparj for the Worst," for those .days.when.comfort is,» dream pnd warmth of body isanaUainmcnl.ralhefr to be, hoped fot than,enjoye'd. We have had some icy raofnings that caused us to shudder, while bofdita our minds; passed .visions of cloaks, overcoats,*am| * b’igj hrqs—of,anpw storms, ponds covered with glassy Ice, anil men with un-gloved hundasbeking warmth In the profotindesl depths of (licir breeches pockets---. I of red noses, tearful eyes,' and chattering /sleighs: and tbcir>-jollv cargoes, poor devils rubbing Ojcirjggmm/m the Vain hope of resloriq* t$ lbu t has sunk . a way. but of sight, oihefcßjgetifjiijifitiea of appeurancu and conduct exhibit on onb-flf those keen, soaf-ponet rating days when the mercury in your thermometer nestles down into the bulb at the,bottom of the lube, und the sword.of Jock Frost divides between the joints and the marrow of suffer* ing and shivering humanity. , > /. r ‘ Tho t bijfds-urc far away off* making love in tropical foresls-j-lhe flowero. that, smiled so beautifully in the garden throughout the long lapses of the sumroerdqy Ji’ffrwilhered and gone—the vines that about our dwellings and threw iSieir tendrils oul affectionately embraced' every objcct'they have disappeared—and the crystal streams, that wdd*|| singing on their way are ofiiicted ; .wiih b'nd cglds,- have lOst their sweet voices and can sfng nb more. A blight hois smitten earth’s beauty, and. her-fifofft late so lovely, Is now as cheerless and joyous,ns thqj of a s.iffromlujcd inorlul in the final agonies oJf,.» W«basil ague] . , , ’ 4 / Tlio ’ ribh man and.tjie man who is well lb';tJo‘Jfc this world> look upon the approach of Winter without a shudder of discomfort. , Their, piles of. wood-eil4 coal are broad and Mgh,nnd their wardrobe is replete with garments which insure protection. tcftheiibHy. They ihtim-bf the long and bitlur nighls of-WMIhW with pleasure, for s thcy anticipate . iijauy A SQcjsl . gathering around blazing,'hearths wbere. miflh'pnq good fellowship W|ll abound, and jokes and pleasantly, light.up every’ face with' a most kindly ejnljo. rf'Tk all.such, winter-presents no terrors. , They means of tomperidg its billet ncßs~lhey can prevent from visiting their checks lop roughly. —they hart »U,und Ofijoy themselves while the dcmdrtk of the, l?.mf>est a aro raving’ wildly along.ilie streets and Uirouglnmiacrablo and comfottiess alleys. They, look upon winter as a, pleasant enough old fellow with whom jo. nierry, bout is a luxury .by no means die'.. Instcfbl lo,a gentleman who spreads.himself happily before, a Cfaqking fire, whilo his pet dog stretched on the fug st his feel, dreams of coveys of birds pjoa?OC(!,S,on)ic'clia«r,,aqd both master and dog’aro ■■tgn.tdiesg jif iKp chllling.i)laEt Ihoreauso Ibh windows (o' rattle as they sweep by.■ • ~~jr~TTY■:* JDutyom ppor devij whoso seedy habiliments sejicqe hide the (complexion of ills shanks, and who thrusts his hands into, his pockets and hurries 'i cold and howling, evening to his wife .and.children that he expects to find shivering over (he smoulder* ing remnants of (ho last figgnl—what thlnkajie pf the season 7. God help him ! There is no music to him in, the tempest that sweeps him aside us ho roa* chcs the corner. His heart is not, Julian that can extract a melody from Spitsbergen blasts. Ilia thoughts ore npt of poetry and music,' of hot and recking suppers,of downy beds, ofjoyial companions, and of roofs beneath winch tho .sting of winter,is never fell* . A| lib.passes a stately mansion, he glsn. cea in at'(ho window arid secs a well fed gentleman '■ lolling in an easy chair with a slippered fool.dn sn.ot* toman, while flroliccofr\c Children sro gamb’olihgbefore tlio bluxirg fire, andj a thin woisted’, delicate and pampered youg lady is (otiching tho, keys of sepisno and singing of the joys.of,homo. : His m|nd’then,fd veils to his own poor, .afflicted, toiling- wife and ragged brats who are waiting at his home forth!* coming. The bitiorncss' of life’s bonlrast* smite hlrti with maddening forco as .ho luroa Into the, alloy where frowns (lie wretched abode (hot ha is enter. In another minute (ho door ofiilshomc sitings on its hinges and ho walks into a d?n ofliuman mis* ery. His JiUlo ones start up and hold out their hinds for bread, but ho has none to give them,' for he'has expended his lust farthing for physio,fof the tick . child that lies on a wretched pallet |h |bo edrnor covered with rags. ,Tho miserably wilq.l/As,up her hollow o.vcs, now filled with tears, far her maternal instincts have told her (hat (he dcalji jtfjp fs gather ing over the vision of her bubo, aqd ibis Is. the last night yfmlwy apd BulTgring.'fof efomotniogrll will Ibo warm, apd.lisppy botnm. A ergst 1 is all of tlie foodtlhe Übuso affords nnd it U forthwjlh divided .among the Impgry and shivering claimants, wHo;devout; U ravenously. , ■» ' * Many, arc.the spectulora of, miaoy that surround us on the right .bund and on (ho, left, In the dsfk abodes of poverty. <lt is well wo see them not,.for if wo ctm.ld.scejUie many sufferers pinched by the bold and gnawed by hungeri wo should ho unable the comforts,and lbs bjessings which crown pm lot. It ie well that obr eyes cannot-penetrate imp the many,hovels each city contains, whero want woo - and poverty and crime are seen in their worstTorms* Tho agony, (he groans (ho shrieks (hat rise td.heajren on each nlgjilnf cold snd bitlorncss arc tmohrqnicled on earth. ’J/he roggh and horyling b/aala sweep, them from qurcara rind wo can laugh find bo merry, with our joposy; well-fed friends, while not a strain, yv.rueg fijoin the suffering hcarls,-invades our dwelling plaeys. But iihpugli wo eeo it not, yet ihcro is woo, deep aijd around us on, all sides, There are many wrelql)*. cd families within whose thresholds tho sngelio forms o/' charity would h’e.iVolcomcd.ond followed.by tlio prayers of graleftifhearls. 3’horo aro tvjdpws-«and orphans whoso eyes would bo dried and whosp crjes should bo hushed by tho hand ofbcnovoloneo. , Thkre. aro numerous victims of disease gradually perishing, In whose hearts tho halm of hopo is nol to be fqitQ(}v and who look forward to tho grove as (lie only ter mination oftlicir sorrows. 7’ho seoson In which Immnn, ogqny, tho Wocs r dY poverty', and (ho pangs ofnfUidtlon are most u bofbro u«. Yo who havepnoogn laspate, will heed tho petition which poverty Is evor uddrca«lpgLlo y ( "Thopooryo hiiV9yvUh,ydu always!** anfl .you cannot bolter show your grdlliudd to film who hns commanded you to oommri tlio Tatliorldls and visit the widows in tholr nffllctlou Utah by using n portion of tho store with which ho has blessed you In feeding ond’clbthlng and'nourishing those who o>!0 in. biller need and distress. , >Tuyh n6t’a‘i6o]d heart or a donfear to tho appeals of give IfVeoly pfyour eubslunco lo the rehef of iiumsn suQ. wing, that U may be'woll with Vbtir souls'. 7 ', I “l»out4ttille Jiurnel.J CARRIER , Mrs. VJKW or ,TMEELECTioN f r-, w lipW hVon do talk* about Uio lbelr TlgliVpf nufTurlnga ! M onid Mr§. Partington, “ilo If no Wdyin Iho world Buffered but lliomßoUrß. They don’t think i of oiir Bufferings ;wo, poor, rroturs, musl *uftbr : and :i*y tiolhlnp üboiil. drinli,cheap too, and bo tfpublcd wuU tl|u child/orrautt joour.andierub oqr MouU pu.t, ond wo never sity anything about it. But a mart cornea on fegulnrlv once a yoar. lllto a'ftm orVnliuupap, and gritniblaa nbonl bis Buffering:,and llion it’s only jyil to choose a governor, TheaA men are hard crolnralo find out, brtd afn’t 'W.otlh triuol: afleryou liavofound’cm bol.’Vl j, t y "J’ i *?: •• v .* 'f ; ? ;Si fe‘ <Tts theSO** AT's?.oopJ|iiNsu|/;::: r ■Winter. 7 BT TltOS. lt. BURETS. 'S3!
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