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AN HOUR AT TUB OLD PLAIT GROUND.
•• I sat an Inur to.-tny, John,-
th« olil bronk «n*am-
Wbon* w<* u'it<* scliool-lioys in nl | time,
•Wlion innnhnMil was a dream;
Th>* Uronk i > ftilluii leaves,-
Tltopoml i*'irin<lnwoy, R .
1 «mrce (•■•lii-vi* that yim would know
The dear oIJ place |o,^oj'..‘
••Tho Ffhnol hnnee fs'nomnre. John,'
UiMti-ath our htenrl Irrhf , ’ •
Thn will rof.f’by Hie wiJlilow^liJn,
No imn* wrivVs hi thi* hriu'r.<* j ,
Tin* or.aiteivd *l‘nn*s look dcsulntp,
The Bit.l |ln*v rrrte I on
Hm* l>—ii pioißlfd o|> hy stranger handt.
Since >ou ami I were gone.
•»Th-! cli' , * , i it tree 1* dca I, John, :
Ami what i" so iih'r.' uow,
Tim lindte.i Brnpo.vlnn of our awing
Hh'igSdirUK' wiihor.nl Imu'sli:
1 run I ti tr nanes .ip'in tlif bark,
An I foitn.l the (K-blilos litre—
.Lai 1 up h.«n*aili the hollow- si.’e,
. -Jest ns we pilen them there.
•• Dnnenlli thn crass-crnwn bank. John.
I’lo.kc.l fur our old ■prink.'
That It ihMuil down the alder path, ..
Throe pace* from lliu'«wiitg;
The nohua crow npun lli« brink.
. The l*ool tr blunk and barn, .
’ An I n“t n font, ihi? many a tlay,
U seems, lias tr.uldeu there.
•• 1 t iok.the old blind road. John,
- Tnal wandered up the. hill,
'Ti-* unrkor Ilian il med to In*.
And se ‘ins so tolie nrnl sllllt
Tin* liinls si. iff vM nnhifla Hie honplis •
Where once ill- sweet grape* hung.
U.it -nit a voic- of h niinti kind.
Whim all oar voices rung. .
*• I sal mft mi Hi- f-nr«. John, ,
That ll**s as in nl I linn*. -
Til- same hall pn-iel in Hm path,
VV.! nit to climh;
I tli-i it*lii hhw o'er Hi * harsof Hftt,
0 ir ploynintes had passed on.
Ami left rm* coonllng on this spot,
Th • lhc«;s that an* gone.” . .
t^igrcHanroug.
itisad«»*
BCKTCtI OF Tltli NOTMJ WtfsfTKRN FIIKKBOOTKR», THE
iiaiipeh.
AW«riwem^ , inlli« iiDMi ihe mun of Henderson,
at ti joint within tin-lino of Hopkins county, Ken 1
lucky, where the roads.from M«mdvr>‘oii, Mnrgiintield
<iud Hopkinsville intersects, there is « wild and !
IkiWty sprit edlcd M»'«d.’* The pi *ce ric- 1
rived ils ic from » tragical .circumstance 1 wfiicli 1
occurred in Ike early pm of the present century.—
. The lilmnly legend coiy'iccted will* it liua been nmde
the i'oimcl'iliiKt nl' a thrilling border romance, by
'"Judge II ill, of Ci.icimi.it), one of tl)0 must pleasing
- writers of the weal. Tlic narrative which follow,
however, may he relied oti lor its strict historical
truth ami .<ce.or.icy, tin: facts have been derived
frnlit one who w-i* coulempor.iry with,the event, and
personally onjuiimt of mostul' the circomstunc***.
The iniliv'ulo <1 to whom we allude, is the venerable
J.trm s O ividson, ul Kentucky. Col. Davidson was
’“a dialingiiiolicd soldier in the last war with Croat
Britain,ami Ins tilled the office oflrcasnrcr for many
years. Ilia high cliaracter Tor veracity is a pledge
fur tftn troth n*'any aMlcmcnl he may make:.
In the fall «jf the year td'lBol or lbo3, u company
constating of two men nod three women arrivcd. ln
Lincoln county, and encamped about a mile fifom
the present town of Stanford. The appearance' of
the individo il* composing tho parly was wild and
rnde in lb" exiremc. ■ Tho mm wlin seemed to bn the
leader of the hind wan ihovc lltn ordinary sliturc of 1
Ilia frame w in bony ami mu-mol »r, his breast
hrnnd, and his limbs gigantic. Mis clothing was
uncouth arid shabby, his exterior weatherbeaten nnd J
dlrlv. Indie iiing cmilimial exposure to the olenmnis;
and designating hini as one who dwelt far from the 1
habitations of men, and mingled not in the courle 1
sies of civilized life. Mis nomitcimnco was bold,
ferocities, and exceedingly repulsive, rrnm its strong- I
, jy mn rk''d expression of villauv. Mis face, which 1
was larger/lhfcjarorißn 'ry, exhibited the lilies of un
governable pttXl!lr n * nn d Iho complexion nnnminced
tint iho ordinary*, feelings «f the human breast were
In him extinguished. Instead of the healthy hue
whie.lt indicates the s«hld emotions, there wi»*n
unnatural redness* resembling that of n dried nnd
lifeless skin. Mis eye was fearless and steady, but
it w»s also artful and audacious, glaring upon the
beholder with an .unpleasant fixedness and brilliancy,
tike that of a ravenous animal clouting upon its prey*
lln wore no covering upon bin head, nnd tho natural
protection of thick, coarse hair, ol n fiery redness,
nnnnmbcd nnd malted, gave evidence of long expo,
sure to tho rudest visitations of the sunbeam andlho
tempest. Uo was armed with a rifle, and n brmd
leathern belt, drawn nlnsoly s.ronml Ids waist, sup
f ported o knl'b end n tomahawk* Me seemed, In
*' short, nn outlaw, destitute of alt Iho nobler sympa
Ihics nfliumnn nature, and prepared at nil points for
sssaiill nr defence. ; The other t|tnn >ns smnllrr In
size than him who led the party, hut similarly armed,
having the same suspicious exterior; nnd o cuuhtc:
nance equally fierce and sinister; The females were
coar«e, sunburnt, and wretchedly nttirrd. '
The men si tied In answer* to .Ihe.lmpilry of the
inhabitants, that their r>utue*wcre Hnrpe.and that
they were emigrants from North Carolina. They
remained nt their encampment Iho .greater part of
two days nnd a night, spending the time In rioting,
drunkenness and debauchery. When they loft,lhby
took tho road lending to Greene river. The day
succeeding their departures report reached the
neighborhood that a young man of wealth,from Vlr.
ginln, named Lankford; had been robbed nnd mur
dered on what was than called, and l> ■•ill known ns
the »• Wilderness Roadi" which rupf through the
Rnoknsllc hills. Suspicion immediately fixed upon
the llirprs as tho perpetrators, and C»pt; Ballenget,
at Iho head of a few hold,nnd resolute men, started
to pursuit. They experienced grea.l difficulty
lowing tlinlr trail owing to a heavy fall of show,
which hnd obliterated most of the’lmoks, but finally
cimo upon them while encamped in ft bottoig on
Greene rivet 1 , neat the spot wherg (he Inwn nf Liber
ty now stands. At first they made a show of reals,
lance, hut upon being Informed' that if (hey did not
immediately surrender they would be shot down, they
yielded themselves prisoners. ;
They were brought hapk trt Stanford,.'id (here
examined. Among their'effects were found some
fine linen shirts, marked wilh the Initials of Lank
ford. One had been pierced by ft bullet, and wns
etilned with blood. Thev had also a considerable
•urn of money, In gold. ft wss afterwards sscer.
talned that this wss the kind of money Lankford had
with him. The evidence against them being thus
conclusive, theV wore confined hi tho Stanford jail,
fcut were afterwards sent for trial to Danville, where
tho district court was In session. Here .they broke
J«il, and succeeded in making their escape.
They were next heard of in Adofr county, nsir
Columbia. In pawing throiigh-that county, they
5 mfcl a small boy, the aon of Col. Trubue, with a fiif
low'fcnae of meal or flour, an article which ihey.pro
bubly needed. The boy, ft is,supposed they robbed
land then murdered, ns he was never afterwards
heard of. Many years afterwards human bones an.
awering to the size of Col. Trabue’s son at the time
ofhis disappearance, were found In a sink.hole near
the place where he wna said lo have been murdered.
I . The Herpes still shaped their course towards the
{mouth of Green river, marking their path by inurders
and robberies of Iho most horrible and brutal char*
acter. The district of country through which they
passed was at that lime very thinly settled, «rtd from
this reason their outrages went unpunished, Thdy
seemed inspired with the deadliest hatred against
the whole human race, and such was Iheir lnlplica.
blc misanlhrophy, that they were known to kill,
..upiere there was no temptation to rob. One of their
victims was a little girl, found at some distance from
her home, whose tender age nod helplessness would
have been protect lon against any but incarnate fiends.
, The,last dreadful net ofbnrharily, which led to their
punishmcnf nnd expulsion from the country, exceed*
ed In atrocity all the others.
Assuming tlie guise of Methodist preachers, they
'obtained lodgings one night nl ft solitary house on
! the mart Mr. StagaM, the master of the house, was
absent, but theyTound his wife and children, and a
stranger, who like themselves, had slopped for the
night. Hero they conversed arid made. Inquiries
about the two noted Hnrpcs, who were represented
ns. prowling about the country. When they retired
to rest, they contrived to secure an »xe, which they
carried with them into thrir chamber; In the dead
of the nlghi, they crept softly down stairs and assas
sinated the « hole family.together wtlhlhe stranger,
and then selling fire to the hmi«e. nv»do their escape.
When.St »fe *ll returned, he found on wifelo web ;
come him {no hnm,c to receive him. Distracted with i
grief and rage, ho turned, his lior «*s l.cid from the i
smouldering ruin",and repaired to the house ofCnplJ i
Deeper, Deeper wna one of fhe*mosl powerful men ,
of ftic dav. nnd fearless as powerful. Collecting lour J i
nr five other men, well armed, they mounted and i
started in pursuit of vengeance. It was agreed that.
Deeper should attack " Big Harpe»” leaving »• Little
! Harpe” to be disposed of by Slagnll, The others
were to hold themselves In readlnrss lo assist Lcepci’; ;
and Slagnll, as circmnsldnces might require. ,
1 The party found the women belonging to the Har
!pe« attending to their little camp hy thfl roadside—
I the'men linving gone aside into the woods lo shoot
j an unfortunate traveller nf the name of Smith, who
had fnllco'into their Innds, and whom the women
Knd begged might not ho despatched-before their
ryes.' It was this hah that-enabled their pursuers
to overtake Ihem.-.-The women immediately gave
the alarm, and the miscreants, mounting their horses,
which were largOjijflecFand powerful, fled in separate
directions. Deeper -singled nut Big Harps,- ond
being belter.mounted limn Ills companions left them
far behind.- Dltljp Harpe succeeded In escaping
from,S|ngnll. and he, with'the rest,of his Companions,
turned ard followed on the track,of Deeperalid Big
Harpe; After a chase of hincjtiifes, T.ee'por came
within gunshot of the latter arid fired. The hall en
tered his thigh, passed through U and penetrated his
horse.. H«rr>eV gun escaped from his hand and roll
ed some right or len feet down the bank. • Reloading
his rifle, ran rip to where the wounded outlaw
hiv weliprlng in his blond, and found him wiih one
thigh broken, and the other crushed henrnlh his
horse. Deeper rolled the horse awayrind set Htrpe
in nn cosier position. Thoroblnjr hogged that ho
not he. killed. Deeper..toldiiimihul he bad
nothing to fe»r from him, but that Slagnli was com
ling. nnd could riot proh-ibly be restrained. Harpe
j appeared very , much frightened nl hearing this, nnd
implored Decpe* lo protecthim, ' In n moment Sta.
gnU iipitcufed, iihd without uttering a word; raised
(■is shot Harpu through the head. They
I then severed the head froln thu body, nnd stuck it
I upon n pole where the road crosses iho creek, from
'which the place was then named and is yet called
*• Harpe'a Head.” Thus perished one of the boldest
ond must noted freebooters that-has ever appeared
in America. Save courage,'ho was without one re
deeming quality, and his freed (he country
from , a terror which had long paralyzed its boldest
spirits. .
The Little Harpe when next heard from, was on
iho. road which runs from N.O-lcans through thu
Choctaw gr'npi lo Tennessee. While there he became
acqujdiiCed with and joined the b-md of outlaws lid
Mason, Mason and Hurpo com
j iulUcd irinpy depredations on the above mentioned
road; artd-mpon the .Missippi river* They continued
| lids course oflife many years, and accumulated great
wealth. Finally Mason and his hand became so no*
lorioiiH and troublesome that the Governor of thu
j Mississippi territory offered a reward of $5OO for his
head. Mirpo immediately determined to securp the
| reward for himself. Finding Mason one day In n
(luck-c-mt brake, counting Ids money, ho shot him,
cut off his head, and carried It to Washington, then
'the-"capital of Mississippi. A man who had beep
robbed about a year before hy Mason's bqnrf recog
nized Harp?,and upon Ids evidence he was iiricHted,
arraigned, tried, condemned nnd executed. Thu
perished the “ Dltilc Harpe,” who, lacking the only
good quality Ms brother possessed— courage—was
If anything mure brutal nnd ferocious.
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DOMESTIC HAPPINESS-
Ah I what so refreshing, so soothing, so satisfying
ss the placid joy of home ? Sue the traveller—dues
study c tll him for a season to leave his beloved cir
cle’/ The image of luh earthly happiness contioucs
vivid in his remembrance; it quickens him to dtli.
gcuue; it in >kes him hail Hie hour which sees his
purpose accomplished, and his face turned towards
homo; it communes with him an ho journeys, nnd
ho hears tho promises which causes him hope—
" Thou shall know also, that thy tabernacle shall be
in peace, and thou shall visit thy tabernacle, and not
sin." Oh! tho joys of n divided family—the plea,
sum* ol renewed interview arid, conversation After
days of absence! • Behold the man of science—he
drops the laborious and piinUil rcs^urcli—closes his
volume—smooths his wrinkled brow—leaves his
study, ami unbending himself, stoops to the oipnei*
ties,’yl'lds to tho wishes, nnd mingles with the
diversions of his children. Take the man of trade
—What reconciles him to the (oil of business?—what
enables him >n endure the fastidiousness and imper
tinence of customers 7—whnt rewards him forso
many hours of tedious confinement? By ond by
the season of intercourse will behold the dosiro of
his eyes, and. the children of his love, for whom ho
resigns his ease; hnd in their welfare nnd smiles he
will find his recompense. Yonder comes the laborer
—be Ims borne the bprden end heat of tho day—the
descending sun .has released him of his toll, hasten,
ing homo to enjoy sweet, repose. Halfway down
tho lane, by which stands his cottage, his children
run.to moot him. One he carries, one he leads.—
The companion of his humble life Is ready to furnish
him with his plain repast. See his (oil worn emm.
tensnen assume an sir of cheerfulness!.. His hard
ship* are forgotten; fatigue vanishes—he entw, nnd
is satisfied. The evening lair, he walks with uncov
ered head around Ids garden—enters again, nnd re
tires to re*!; and '‘the rest of ft laboring man ir
sweet, whether he enl little or mOoli," 1 Inhabitants
of this lonely owelling, who can bo indifferent to thy
comfait? Pdaco to thy house!—J?et». W.Jay.
“Mm. Jones, mother want* to know if you'll lend
her your bn by to go begging with to*morrow| ahe'll
give you li'ilfrho goto* 1
“No,.tell her I wont* hooause she owe* mo a qunr.
ter for tho last time aha had it, and besides, she
poked cherry stones down its throat and stuck pins
In U lo make It cry 1”
Marcii or iHpativniiCNT.—The prisoners in lall at
Cumberland, Md., have organised themselves into a
debating society.
(£j* A person who undertakes to raise himself by
•condsllxlntf others, Is «■ likely to succeed as a man
who alts down on a wheelbarrow and ; attempts to
wheel himself.
4 *OUR COUNTRY —MAY IT ALWAYS BE ItIGIITOR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.
CARLISLE, PA-, THURSDAY, JAMARY 25, 1849.
TUB LIFE CLOCK.
TRANSLATED MOM TUB. GERMAN.
There is a Hltle niyrtk clock, •
No human eye hath sceo;
Thstbeatclh on—ami beatutta on,
From morning until e’en.
And when thn mul Is wrapped in sleep,
- And bearrth not a sound.
It ticks and ticks the live-long night,
And never runnethdown.
O wondrous is the work ofart.
Which knslls the pissing liour.
But art ne'er fnnnednnr mind conceived,
llte lifb-clock's magic power.
Nor set in gold, nor decked With gems,
By ptlile and wealth possessed; - *
Out rich or poor, or high nr low,
Each beats It in his breast.
When li<*fo*s deep Mrcnm.'iDld beds of dowers,
All still and softly glides.
Like the wavelet's step, with a gentle beat, - • 41
. It warns of passing tides.
When passion nerves the warrior’s arm.
For deeds of hale and wrong,
* Though heeded not tho-fearful sound,
The knell is deep and strong.
When eyes to eyes are'gazing soft,
And tender wnr ’sar« spoken, -
Th-n fast and wild it rattles on, -
As if with luve'twere broken. -
Surh Is the clock that measures
Of flesh nnd spirit blende I,
And thus ’twill ran within the b-east,
Till (hiu stranpu life is ended.
TUB TENNESSEE DOORKEEPER.
BY SOL SMITH. '
In (lic N fumtner of 1833, 1 lie second cholera year,
I travelled across tho country from .Cincinnati,
through Kentucky, Eisl Tennessee, Norih Carolina
and South Carolina, into Georgia, willra small pally
of recruits for my Southern iheattcs. At Greenville,
East Tennessee, we made a halt, end determined to
treat the inhabitants of that beautiful village with
three representations of the “legitimate drama,* 1 in a
carpenter’s shop, hastily but tastefully fitted up for
the occasion.
The first representation was attended by just six
people, making the total receipts of (hoeycaing, three
dollars! •
My landlord, (he carpenter,, attributed the slim
attendance to a Camp Meeting that was in success*
ful operation about two miles from town, nnd “reck
oned,” that il 1 would “hold on" until that broke up,
wo should huve full shops every night.
Thus urged, wo did “hold on," and oar next per*
forma nee was rewarded with a receipt of two dollars
and a hall S
1 proposed to decamp next morning, but the printer
of the Greenville Expositor, (who was on the free
list ns u mutter of-course,) remonstrated against so
sudden a move, urging that a third performance
must ho successful, as it was quite certain the Camp
Meeting would break up that morning, and tho young
folks would nll return to their homes,
1 yielded—and advertised, for “ positively- the last
performance," the phy of William Tell, u favorite
iiPer piece, and a lot ofenmio songs.- '
At the lime of beginning, I was glad to find a
crowded oudlence in walling—the simp, work bench,
and nil, was literally crammed. One of the Carpen
ter's apprentices whom I hud Irnnslnrmpd info it
citizen of Allnrf for (he occasion, told me that all
hut five or six people In fiout were re)iglpfts_folks
who had attended the camp meeting fuUnfully~lo it?
The performance proceeded; the actors were in
high spirits. Lyne (afterwards n celebrated Mormon
elder,) bullied. Governor Gesler with a great firmness;
Snrmen whacked the carpenter's apprentice with
ho >rly good will, while (he latter was m ikjng a Imw
(n tho Governor's cap on a pole five feel high; the
arrow, aimed at the apple on Atheil's head,flow with
reinnrkahSc exactno*-s Into tho horse blanket held i)|»
as n target to receive it behind the scenes, and the
piny wns received with shouts nfsnlisracliim hy the
Grcenvilians. Tho farc£ was honored by peal oh
peal of l.inghter; while tho comic songs were doubly
encored, every one of them ! .
The entertainment over, I observed there was a
rclnctnnco In the audpmno to depart— they wanted
another tong. I gave them one. Still they remained
nk if glued tn their seats. 1 wont before tho onrlnin
and (hanked the Indies and gentlemen for their pa
tronage, and informer) (hem the performance had
concluded. They did .not move—they wanted yet
anotiirr song. 1 gave (hem another—nnd again
loldthem tho entertainment of the evening wns over
—lntjnpHlng nl the same time, that the stage car-
wns waiting In take down tho scenery. A
tfenlfcrfian in tho gallery (the work bench) here arose
and addressed *no a* follows:
"Mr. Sot. Smith, sir—l have been requested In
express to vmi (ho unanimous wish of this meeting,
I lint you will prolong your season. The liberal pi.
Irnnsgo bestowed upon you (his evening, must have
convinced you tint wo c-in make something of n
lornoal here; and I feel author(z dto sav, Ihni.ifynn
will give us h perform'iniTi* to-morrow nlgh’f,'yon
will have a hmi*o n*.erotrd*d at thit P* -
A murmur rtf nnpl.ihse confirmed the opinion of
the speaker, and T «•*» greatly (en»| (**d to yield to
their wishes: hot bethinking ire of certain announce
mrnts'fhr performance in towns further smith, I was
obliged to decline the invitation of my kind auditors,
nnd content mysrlfwith the eighty nr nincly*dnllars
which I supposed h«d been contributed that nighlln
mv ways nnd moans. Finding me determined, the
audience gradually dispersed,each individual eroding
wist r «l nndyldqlnng oltjacc* toward* thefringe, which
hy thin time was beginning to be dismantled.'
* Motioning the door keeper to follow me into a sort
of shed nd(nlning tho theatre, I proceeded to open
the ticket box in hie presence, while ho oat down on
a bench In the corner to wall for hla.wagea. 1 found
aeven llckete In flic hox, and turning to the waiting
door keeper, who wne b.iejlv engaged in chewing
lohirro and spitting, I naked him what he had done
with the rest.
•‘They are all thar ." ho replied, with great enmpo.
earn, looking inlcpliy on n Imam of the shed in hie
clenched hands, and .raised about half'way from the
floor to hie chin. , ,
••All there— where T" was the natural question that
next propounded.
*•/„ <Ae fee*, whnr you told me to put 'em/ ho an*
swered, Mill eyeing the bourn or rafter.
“I fliitrbul • even hero," I remarked—“l want to
know where are the tickets fur tho 160 or 180 people
that were in tho house to-night,"
•*l toll Vou again they are all (Aar«*!r/'he answer*
cd sturdily; "and 1 allow '(won't be safe for any man
to Ineinuatu agin my character," he continued, re*
leasing his knee and taking s very Urge quid of in
bncco from & rusty steel box and ramming it into his
month,.
••I do not wish to insinuate anything against your
oharocter." 1 sald.cqplhlnglyj "but I want to know
whnt you.‘With the tickets"
“They arc Mdf»" he again alleged—“every one of
*ctn thar—no ope'passed me without giving mo a
ticket, and (he tickets ate all Mur."
’ 1 began to get a little pejlish, and asked (be In
bunco chewer to explain himself— I “there wore nearly
200 people tn the hansc," I urged.
“There war full that," ho admitted.
ft Woll, then/* I asked, finally, “whore are the
tickets?"—will you explain this mystery T"
My Mend, the tobacco chewing’door keeper, here
renewed his grasp on .his raised knee, deliberately
withdrew his eyes from the rafter, and fixing (hem
half closed on mineral length afforded me the desired
explanation, thus?'
♦•You engaged me (a keep yourioor % and I have
performed my duties to this best of. my abilities, fur
which you are Indebted to me throe dollars, and I
want my money. No person has passed me without
a ticket, my .character is above suspicion, and no pne
must say noihln* sgin it" , , •,
“My good friend/* I ventured to say, “I don l wiah
, ,0 WXV'XvM'r not," h»«0„-
llnuml, "fqr I’m too w.ll knpwn bcrei well, •• I w»*
•aying. you employed hie as door-keeper—mark the
distinction—l had nothin* at all to do with the win*
ddWa— and thar't'iohtre ytur ISOpeople came in, you
'tafnal fool; to leave 'em open, when there was slch
a crowd cornin' frtfm camp mectin'l"
I ( paid the fellow.his three dollars, arid next day
was far on ht/.Tond to 1 the Warm Springs, tn the
famous county bf Buncombe, where they raise tho
largest peaches and (he yellowest children in all
creation. . *
Parental Teachings*
If parents vtoultf.not trust a child upon the
of t wild horse without bit or bridle, let thorn not
permit him to go fortli. into the.world unskilled in
sclfigoveminenU I Ifgjuohild teach him,
by gentle nnd his temper.', If
he Is greedy,oultiirutd;libcrality in him. If he,is
selfish, promote generosity. If he is sulky,
him out nfil.by encouraging frank good humor.. If
indolenl him to exertion, and train
him so as to perform even onerous duties with alac
rity. Ifpridebbmes in to make his obedience reluc
tant, subdue him, either by counsel or discipline. In
short, give your children the habit of overcoming
(heir.besetting sins. Let them acquire from experi
ence (hat confidence In (hdmselvc* which gives secu
rity to (he practised horseman, even on.the back of
a high strung steed, ond they will triumph over (he
difficulties and dungers'whlch beset them in thtrpQlh
oflifo. • : ; '•
HOME AFFECTIONS.
The heart has’ incmorles that never die.' Tho
rough rubs of (ho World' cannot obliterate them.—
'I ln*y are. memories of home—early home. There is
magic in very sound.' There is.the old tree under
which the light hearted boy swung many a day;
yonder the river In which he learned to swim*, there
the house irt which he knew a parent’s love and
found it parent's protection—nay, there is (he room
m.-which he romped with brother,.long since, alas!
laid in the yard in 'which he must soon be gathered,
overshadowed by yon ojd church, wither, with a joy.
ous troop like himself, |io has followed his parents to
worship with, aiftJ hour the good old man who min*
Inlered at the altar. J Why', even the very school
house, associated in youthful days with thoughts of
ferule and tusks, now comes back to bring pleasant
remembrances of many an occasion that called forth
some generous exhibition oflhc noblest traits of hu
man nature. There it fa where ho learned (n feed
some of his beet emotions. There, perchance, he first
met ‘ the being, who, by her love and tenderness in
after life,has m ide u home for himself,happier,even,
than (hat which his childhood knew.
There arc rcriaih (crlingn ol humanity,and these,
(on, among (he bet-1, that can find nn appropriate
phcc fhr iheir exercise only by one's men fire side,
’('here la a stcrcdup.4* in .the ptivaev of that which
it were a species of drsccrnlinn to violate, flu who
seeks wantonly to invade It, is neither more nor less
than a villain; und hcncc/.ihcie cxlnta nb sorer test
of the debasement nf morula fn a community, than
ihp disposition to tnlorate-lh any mode the man who
dlsregaids t!»e sanctity prlvnla Ufe. In the tur
moil of I he world, lei (here bo at least one spot where
the poor man mnv find amrctinn lbot is disinterested,
where he m»y indulge ni confidence which Is not
likely to bo obuaed.— Dr, flawert.
. Curing a Congregation*
A punctual minister once had the misfortune to
succeed a tardy man, whoUv-td the congregation in
charge for somo years. IJe .deap.iired.uf reforming
(iiem in grc.tt tnuUursi if hcitould not do it in small
He fotuid thorn .UvUic" likbll of meeting at eleven
q'cioor*-d-and
w«s ten. The preneHTf Itnew'his duly nnd began ut
tho minute., Th'd his settling, his ser
mon was well.nigh closed before most of the coogrc*
gatiou arrived. Someluctuully arrived just at the
They were confounded, Ho made no
apology. Hu only asked tho seniors if (hoy would
prefi-r any othcr'llme than ten o’clock, and that he
would he-aure to ulicml- A few weeks passed and
the house was regularly full mid waiting for the
•niinHO. Thn preacher never filled in twenty years,
except in a fuw cases of indisposition, to commence
at lliu hour appointed, llis congregation becomes*
punctual and circumspect in other mailers as in
their attendance at church; for il is almost impnssi*
bio to be habitually punctual in one class of duties,
and to bo remiss in all others. .
THE SEVEN SLEEPERS.
The story of the Seven Sleepers is one of the mosl
romantic of the legends of-tho Christian Church. Il
Is aS follows:
When the Emperor Dcctus persecuted the Chris
tians, seven nohlu youths of Ephesus concealed them,
selves in a spacious cavern, on tho' side of un adja
cent mountain, were downed perish by the (yfunt,
who gave orders that the entrance should be (irmly
secured hy ,i pi(e of atones. They immediately fell
into u deep slumber, which wos miraculously pro
lunged, w iilmut injuring the powers of life, during a
period of 187 years,' -At the-end of that time, (lie
slaves of Arinins, to whom the inheritance of tho
mountain had duceoded, removed the stones, to supply
materials for somo rustic, edifice. The light of the
sun darted lt»tp tho cavern, and the Seven Sleepete
were permiifcd topwakf. •
Soon alter rising (Vain their sleep, which (hey
thought had lasted only * few hours, (hoy were pres
sed by tho call* of hunger,.sndrcaolved that Jambli* .
ctius, one of (heir number, should.secretly return (o
(ho oily, to purchase bread ibr ttye uieofliimßelfund
his companions. The youth if we may still employ I
that appellation, could no lunger recognize the once
lamitiur ospocl of his native country; and his snr*
prise was incrcnscd byThe nppeurunco of a large
cross, triumphantly erected over the principal gate
of Ephesus. Ilia singular dress and obsolete lan
guage confounded the. baker, to whom he offered
an ancient medal of, bvclhs, ut the current coin of
the empire; and Jamhlichus, on the suspieion of a
sp'ciet treasure, was dragged before lire ]udgu.*Their'
mutual inquir es. produced the amazing discovery
that two centuries were almost elapsed since Jam*
hltehu* ami his irimwls had escaped from the rage uf
a Pagan tyrant, Thu hishnpof Ephesus, (he clergy,
tho magislrateSj the prople, nnd Is sild the Emperor
Theodosius himself, hastened tu visit the Seven
Sleepers, who related their story, bestowed (heir ben
edictions, and ut thj an me Instant peaceably expired.
s- ' Scrap Hook*
QUACK MEDICINES*
The advertisements of various quack medicine*
which ure now in vogue, are well hit. off in the ful
lowing extract from a puff in a Jute Cincinnati pa*
per t
“One elngle pill worn ineaohpacket, will instant-
Jy give ease ami olactlolty to the lightest pantaloons.
A Tike quantity will create an appetite in the moat
duliouto stomach, or phyaio a horsu. They will ateo
bo found to give a rich flavor to apple dumpling*, and
a particular seat to pickled oysters; they will thicken
anup, reduce oopulenl persons, and are excellent ball
for mouse trap*. One pill dissolved in » bucket of
ruin water will be found a perfect water proof lining
for oun<il embankments; placed in steamboat boiler*
they will effectually prevent tbuir bursting and great
ly increase the spued of tho boat*. A* lor choir mrd.
jo*l qualities they are justly rnlillcd to bo oalled
“ A leilieamentum Uracia Probatum," id rst, « reme
dy approved by grace—for they effectulyoecl St, An
thony's Fite, and atop St. Vitus* dance j they purify
the pimplaa in the ainall pox, and eradicate tho red
gum in teething; they reduce white swellings, and
cure the black jaundice, blue devils, yellow, scarlet,
or any other colored lever*; they ouro also thrush In
children, and tho pip in hens, tho stagger* in bar '
ace and the nightmare in owl*. But further emunor- 1
illdiVts unnecessary J suffice It aay that thl* medi* ;
cine 1* a combination upon new principle* discover?
led by the prevent proprietor’* grandmother, and arc
«i> exception to the rule* of aoienoe, common
'tense and experience, eo while they are the most
poworAjl agent In nature, revolutionizing tho whole
| animal ooohdmy, end eradicating the moat Incur*-
blc dixoaso*, they are *1 (ho anme time, a perfectly]
| innocent, preparation and may bo taken with ontlro
I safety by the nursing infant—all powerful, all harm-
U»l- -i , ,
Tub following stanzas which we copy from one of
oar exchanges; are certainly seasonable; and If any
of our patrons deem them applicable lo their case#,
we (rust they will at once conform to the excellent
•uggeallon—“ pay the printer."
pay thb printer*
ORIGINAL “LONO TIKB AOO."
Here comes winter, here come* winter.
Storm* of ball—anil snow—and sleet
Fay the Printer, Pay Hie Printer.
Let him worm hi* ha~i)s and fret.
Here conics whiter, hare comes winter,
Whitening every hill and dale;
Pav-the Printer, Pay the Printer.
Semlyoiir.tnnnGy hy the mail.
Pay'ths Printer, Pay the Printer,
AM remember hlajubt due,
In cdtd winter, in cold w'nter,
lie wants cash as well as you.
Merry winter, merry winter,
It will ha if alt do right; -
Pav the Printer. Pay the Printer,
Do the thing that in polite.
Happy winter,happy winter,
llnrk the jingling of the hells;
To the Printer. In the Printer, -
What sad tales their music teitst
Ah! pour Printcrl-ah! pour Printer I
Voor subscriber* (Vdlic all - •*'
In the winter, la the winter.
Bat ne'er thlnfc ofyou at alll
A . Secret for (he Public Bar*
The value and liitqreat'or a newspaper, says ■ co
temporary, Invariably depends upon tho character of
its subscribers. . If (hey arc, all, prompt in
making their p.iymen's,and always ready to comply *
with (he terms of publication, the paper cannot fall
to ba well printed, well edited, and just tho tiling to
be well r<od. “Money makes the mare go," is a
homely, but thnnkfuladage; and makes every thing
else go.with spirit nnd effect; including the editor’s
gooso quill, tho compositor’s fingers, and the press,
man’s elbows. When subscribers pay promptly,they
afford the best possible evidence (hnt they appreciate
the publisher's labors, and are satisfied that they re
ceive their money** worth. This, inspires him with
confidence—arouses his energies—awakens his zeal
—and incites him lo laudable ambition to excel in
his profession. To know that one's services meets
with the approbation of those for whom they are
rendered, la a powerful incentive to Increased dili
gence; and to feel that they receive their Just rein'in*
er Alton, la tho best possible state of mind for bringing
all Us energies inlo action. Believe us, reader, (bat
paper cannot be poor, whose subscribers are prompt
paymasters; and whenever you find (he newspaper
dull, you may set il down as a fact that Its editor's
wits need sharpening, with certain precious metals
bearing Uncle Sum’s impress. Subscriber* should
know.thut they hove a duty to. perform, in order lo
make tho paper whit (hey expect; and their neglect
of this la the prime cause of all the editor's snort
comings. Support your pspers liberally— pay projnpl*
ly and without entreaty—and If you do not find them
nil you desire, why, there is no longer any virtue in
the modem potlosopher's stone—money. —Spit it of
Jefferton, . ,
Pull It up by, the Root«
“ Father, hero is t dock," said Thomas, as he was
at work with bis father in the garden ; “ shall I cut
It off close by the root?"
•* No," replied his father, “that wilVnpl do; I have
cut it up myself many times, but it grows again
stronger than ever. Pull it up by the root;for nothing
else will kill it."
Thomas pulled again and again at (ho dock, but
thu.rouLlt.very deep lrt : the~gHHfnd,"and hd cuuld not
siirii'frutir'itj pliTCFf.»o
and help him, and his father went ami acton pulled it
up.
“This dock root,Thomas," said his father, “which
is an evil and fist growing weed in.a garden, puls
me in mind of tho evil things that grow so fust in the
hearts of children. A bad passion.even when found
out, is hard to bo removed; it is of no use to triflu
with it—there is no way to overcome and destroy II
but to pull it up by the root
“ Y.oa have often seen in your garden, Thomas,
that when the weeds are allowed to grow, they spoil
all the plants and flowers that grow .near them. So
it is with evil passlonsin (bo heart of a child. If a
tiU)e boy is til tempered, wo oannotexpccl to find him
in a good humor, cheerfulness,and thankfulness,and
n desire to make others happy. And a little girl who
is idle* wo need hot expect to bu industrious, neat nr
cheerful.' V A* weeds injure the flowers, so bud pas
sions will, injure good qualities. If a child is undo
liftil lo hi* parents, nnd despises the commandments
of God,'we might us well look fur a rose or ■ tulip
-in a bed of nellies, es hope to find In his heart tho-e
graces ond good desires that we hive to soc growing
(here, .Now this is quite n sufficient reason why all
had pnesions.shnuld be pulled up hy tho foot.
“ Every bod (mbit, everv evil passion.which (roub
les yon, you should try with nil your heart and mind
to overcome; you should if possible teor it up. But
you will find your own strength but wookness, and
you must apply (n (hnt Almlghjy Friend, who olnne
is able lo strengthen and assist you. He onn lake
from your heart the love of shr and this it the only
way of destroying if, as we have destroyed (he duck
by putting it up by tho root."
y*Lr Conceit.— Theophrastus, an ancient Greek
writer, says Unit “the proud mun regard* the whole
htiiiinn race with contempt, except himvelf* If he
hue rendered a service to any man, he will remind 1
him of It at ho mocta him in the street, and with a
loud ,volco goud him with the obligation, lie is
never the first In accost any man; he returns the sa*
lute of no ono in the public ways,** This, as the
[reader aecs, is a sweeping condemnation of tits!
pride which is full of dross, and so expressive of a
mean mind. Mostly, pride ol person or dress creates
vanity—one of the most contemptible of those num>
erous failings which besiege frail hnmsn nature, and
quo into which tho young may fall.lnto soonest of
uny, If a vulgar man have this exaggerated sent!,
rnenl within him, nothing can bo mol*e clearly evin
ced,—for his own person boats always the marks of
it. You will find it ill tho redundant Watch Ch'ilu—
in the inordinately bltle ahd extensive cravat—in the
coat elaborated dot of an intensely bad taste—in
smoking cigars out of place—in his conversation
in Ids manner—in every thing, in'fact, this puerility
betrays itself. Resides that it is ridiculous, it is also
n dangerous sentiment. A selfloVo that has grown
Into a vanity of this kind easily breaks the slender
bulwarks of moral obligation,and sticks at no means,
however questionable, in order to support it. J
Tub Qucbi* or England.— Her Majesty i* un
doubtedly, among the most accomplished ladies in
, her dominions. She Is mistress of lire modern lan
guages, In which sho expresses herself with grace
and fluency. Her love of mueic developed ftselfat ,
a very early age; she playawith |««leandl expression (
on several Instrument*, and has Inherited her royal j
er.ndfall.cr'. (George Hie Third)JO'erilleolion ror 1.. {
organ, She i* said lo evince a decided preference ,
for*ltalian music, and lake* delight 1,1 \ li * *
linns of Beethoven and Moxart. Her voice is nUtMMO (
topriHO. She Inherit* her musical talents, nut only ,
from Ihe royal family Amn whom her descent Is pa
lerdally derived, but aUn from her Illustrious mother, ,
who we* a composer. The Queen** talent* for draw- ,
In? are so remarkable, that one of her masters, before .
her accession to the throne, when speaking of his I
royal pupil, ssidl ' The Princess Victoria would have
made the best ftmale artist of age If ahe had noil
been born to wear a crown/' She write* a very fair
hand, free, bold and legible. She Is also ah excellent 1
arithmetician, and examines Accounts with thaease
of a financier. In her private expenditure, Her Ma
jesty Is both eoonomiosl and gbnsroU*. She has
Men more liberal In her gilts, and more magnificent
In her hospitality than any of hef Immediate prede
cessors,
CPA Brooklyn piper gives this rtotloa, which con
tains, ss near ss we can'judgo, an Insinuation's
Ahttnetof Mfnd.—*The person who look.(ho oil.
Ter spoons Instead of almonds, and s lTar fadfo in.
| sload of pickled oysters, from a boos* in Hioks street,
I will bs kind enough to corrooUhstrnlefckt-
AT |2 OOPEBANHPM,
a FRioufFtit ibeirth
Yesterday afternoon, about 30 minUtca offib*clock|
«n appalling occurrence transpired upon the Schuyl
kill river, in Ihe immediate vicinity of the FulrrooUiit
dam, in consequence of which, a very large number
of persons, who had collected upon the Ice in that
quarter, were suddenly and unexpectedly submerged
In the congesting element. The intensely coldyvca^i
er for the past week, as oaf readers are *iware, had
the effect of producing ice above the dam of cdnivd*
erable thickness, furnishing to the ice dealers a prds
peel ofan obundantsupply for their storehouses, and
to the skaters and those who arc fond of witnessing
the dektcrlty and agility of the latter, Unusual sport
and gratification* . ... ••.»•••?,
The ice .had formed to the lhitknea* ; of ■cfWl
inches, and extended to within about fifteen'fejt.pf
the dam,.which never freetes over, except when ;lno
frigidity of the atmosphere ia very intense and con
tinues Tor a long period of lime. Along the easier a
shore of the river there are a number of Ice bouses,
and the establishment nearest the dam is that of M:r.
Kern. Some hundred yards distant from the tintfso
the employers of this gentleman, had made an open
ing in the pure Ice, and for the purpose of conveying
the cakes as they cut to the depository, s narrow
canal was made extending diagonally from the. iCs
house, in a soulhwc’atcrnly direction.
A large number of persons having collected upon
the area of ice which Intervened between the. dam
and the canal, their weight had (he effect to Cause *
fracture, and three men fell Into the opening thus
nude.-. 7 ;
{ As, soon as they, were observed lo fall tp» a ooqy
of person rushed to the edge of the ice to rescue them,
and they were quicKl£dr«ggcd bat of the walPf.—
It was apparent that about ah' acre of ico had sepe- ■
rated from the maitvbody, and was floating towards
the edge of the dam. By this time a large number
of persons had collected upon the ice.bn.the Dlhet
aide, and their great weight had the effect to break
off another large piece, also about an acrr in aiie,
which moved In the direction of the dam. Those who
were upon these huge cakes of ice were principally
women and children, who had preferred remaining
near the shore, to venturing fur out upon the slippery
surface.' Their consternation became most learlul,
when they found themselves being Carried towards
the dam. Some of the men. leaped from one cake
lo another, while others with, females and. children .
In their grasp, sprang into the water, as they neared
the brink of the yawning abyss. Some of the wo
men were so terrified, that.they stink upon the ice,
and. were taken up insensible from the excess of {their
emotions. . . ,
Those who maintained iheir presence of mind
succeeded in getting a foot-hold upon the shelving
breastwork or the dam, and remainedslinding there
until they were taken of in boats.. At least seventy
persons, it Is estimated, were in the water npon tod
dnm atone time, end the fearful scene which .was
presented It is impossible In’ describe. As as
their situation was discovered bv persons owning
boats upon the shore, they put out for their assistance .
Four large boats were .quickly-slid along the ice end
launched, and - the ahivering ond affrighted suffrtrera
taken on board and safely landed. There were about
•lx Inches of water running over the dam at the time
of the accident, which was amply eufficient to float
a battesux over, The mass of ice, upon reaching thd
i edge of tbe dam, broke off into small pieces and fell
lnto the current below. But three individuals werd
r carried over the dam, vix: a girl of U or 13 year#
' of age, daughter of Morgan Ash; a young women,
I domestic in a flimily in the norlhwestrrn psrlof the
I city, who took out with her ttfo smsll children who
. fwnuher end saved from, the ganger
{ which threatened themr'and a yoong man o sludent
of medicine from Virginia.
! Mr. Abraham King, the proprietor of the hotel at
, the locks, saw the three docendttig into the raging
, waters, and Immediately his boat and went
1 t» their succor. Ho succeeded in getting then) sIJ
, on board and brought them to his house. Miss Ash
was from thence carried to the premises of Mr. Black
well, keeper of the refreshment house at Fairmount,
where medical aid was summoned. At first pulsa*
i lion was not perceptible, hut after the application 'of
i proper remedies she was partially 'restored, The
young woman wsslakcn home from King’s, and (tom
i appearances, she had sustained very severe internal
I injuries from the fall, or being struck with
j the pieces of ice. The student seemed lo be until*
. lured, , • %
The heroic conduct of Mr. King, in saving the>
lives of the above persona at the h<a*rd til hia «pn,
J was the theme of general praise anmiig who
witnessed the act. The preservation o'* the liven
and limbt of ttiosfrwvho wore Ihe victim*, «>flljilj no
, looked for calamity is truly provident! il, ana tfsvlr .
I expression of gratitude to the parties who h»d mag
nanimously came lo their relief at Ihe moment « h»*n
despair whs written upon every lineament of their
countenances, was loud sod deep.
Dr. J. K. Milohtl and other gentleman of (ho
heallngart were fortunately tile lime, and
exerted themselves In administering to Hie .wants and
giving advice to Ihe sufferers. ,
Tlie drenched and shivering crowd, as sooh life re<
lievod from their cold bath, lost no time In obtaining
the first conveyance and departing-for. their homes
lo change their dripping habiliments, and by «l*,o •
clock none remained lo tell Ihe story’.of their sad.du
easier.—-Ledger oj th< 10th init.
‘Thmixino Narrative.—We find the following.'
thrilling narrative 4n the Hagerstown (MdO News, of
Wednesday. The idea of e husband keeping hlsmai
niuo wife ‘chained in the house, when there sre, id
many Lunatic Asylums to send her to, is revolting,
and appeors (o c be a piece of unnecessary cruelly.
On Thursday night lust, the House of Mr. Christian
Hawheokcr, situated in the Clearsprlg district, w«4
I entirely consumed by fire. y The rlrournslnnees attend,
r ing this Calamity are of s pnlnftil character. TTh®
• wife of Mn li. has fiir comb years p‘»sh been ■ ms.
• hiaC, from which circumstance It hpcwtiib nbteaearV
I’ to keep her chained, to prt'Vru! Injury to hbtseir sou
• those nround her. When discovered, the-fire had
• completely enveloped her apartment. The husband,
i notwithstanding the imminent peril of Ilfs pmn lire*
• dotorrn upon her rescue, and rualied into Iho
• flames. By the aid ofan sjro her chain was severe#
• but by this lime escape hv the door wuf had beta
i rendered Impossible by the fp ld progress qf he
flames.' He acoordlng/y attempted to axli’lesto her
, through the window, and had nearly succeeded whert
she broke from him end fell backward Into the bum.
ing building, to again sllemirt her rescue .Mined
sure destruction. Vet the failhthl hualmnd f.llSMd
not. Despite the entreaties and effufts of the only
neighbor who had arrived to witness hi* caWmities,
and yet too lute to alrf/he determined upon one more
effort. Again springing through the window; now s
enveloped in flame, he anenoedmi in veabhing'thdhh. ’
jeot of h)s perilous Undertaking. A short und oes*
pefste struggle ensued—lt was a struggle of ,Ufe,n#
death—but the superior slicngth of the ho hahd’l'rl*
Umphed,and,again ho appeared thfnnghlhn window,
this time hearing suceelsfully the object of his ddvo*
lion and peril. ■ • .
fitrahgb as ti may seem, (he wile Was btrt slightly
i injured. Mr. H.. hn#ever. suffered sevcrriy.vtils
I head, hands and body Were badly burned, though, ws
I hop* not to sttoh an client as (o render hls recovcfy
I doubtful. . j
Trie Mu.lr* and tiik.FooL—A miller, wqo ,*(•
(emoted to be witty at the e*pefr»t bf e yotflb bl #dak
Intellect* «CCo«(ed Mmlhuyt ,• .. *
“Jfohn, people My (hut yon ere i foot.** Jonn re*
plJeriJ **t don't know that 1 nm. «ir. I know *bin*
(hlntfe.nnd eome thins# I dop’l knnw**lfl”,- -'.i
••Well* John, whet do yoqkttowt'f . ~
M know that miller* ata'af* hog*, tit *
•‘And what iWI yob know I*' ‘ ‘ * M
•‘I don’t kntfw whoao corn they eat. air. rt *
•‘Why U e cunning: man like a rnah'in debt.?
Bccaute he’p a knowing.otiro, (an owing one*}
<>J»ok," la id. otto ollor «* ■Aalliir,. " I doii'i wW
to hart youf Mingi, but >hlt«r my H •
don't (Mat yoa h»t» itol* my wafoh f IN ' - '
i i=.X.'
M 0.38.