BnOHN B. BRATTON, VOL. U. THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, Is published every Thursday, at Carlisle, Pa., by, JOHN B BRATTON, upon. the following conditions,wliiel* wiline rigidly adhered to: , . TSRMSOf BOIiCaiVTIOK. «onO , Fqronoyear,«» adroncp, , , . .V . • * ’• T lo o ‘ For six months, in advance, ♦ . . • ■ * ,L. *a No subscription taken for a leas term than no discontinuance permitted until all arrearage* ami> • Twenty.five JieroWad dUonalon the price ofaubsqrlpllon will be required of alUltoao who do aotpay.ln advance. BA.T,ss.'or advertising. One square, ono'inscrtionj . * 0-»e «l iare, two inscrtiboti ,; One square, three Insertions, - , - • Every s>vu l to linger; And btcft ns heaven are they blest, Uifcki'ii In tln-ir sen-wave motion. Like sha lows mi tile liny breast Ofsoniß sweet mimic ucoan. Oil! couM'bl tlimi break (lie silent spell ‘ Thai bifids thy lljis an tone, ]£achs«lt, enchanting Imm would tell - That Hum werl Imm for sung, - To me, Art's mHuijy b it mucks For, in the gilded South, Tim softest. sweetest music boi la woman's/bay moulbi Ilnw fhtr these daughters o| the sun, (f’hcsu black-eyed. sparkling things, These Jowls of the Holy One, These angels without wings! - One golden look, one crystal tear,' Une»weft,emphinic word, Is worth the wealth of tml.so dear, Are all wove acen or heard. Thnu art not old. bright tropic gem— A b j.l.yet lialf a bloaanm. Too young tit leave the parrot atom, Too frail for man’s fond Imsoni: Thou yielded h it a i*lnrdih« light Hut. wert thou woman, flirt, I'd brave the battle's fiercest fight Pur one bright smile or cur). J&i.ijccUancoiuj. THIS RBTtUNBO SON. BY MRS. DPIB. Once on n time, and when (ho names of (ho Turnons and tlio iiiTunons did not travelas fur and as fist us they now do, for mui) coaches were not then inven ted, a young north countryman (ramped up to Lon. don, *wilh almost till his wardrobe on his bach, and his purse slenderly filled with guineas, Hut Ms head full 01 - learning, and wha.l was better still, will) great intellectual (towers of various hinds, tin had also setf-denia), and unwearied industry; and at length, after long (oiling days, and short nights, ho (bund himself suddenly raised into opulence, const quenee, and fame, by the successful exertion of his talents, and his scientific knowledge, nssisted no doubt by (he fortunate rircnnißtunccs which hud called them into action. But Ms health required sumo relaxation; and as his heart yearned towards that tender mother who had been widowed during his, nbsencc. and the brothers and sisters, who, were grown, since he saw them,-out of childhood into maturity, ho resolved to indulge himself in n visit to hla native mountains, and with nn eager, impatient heart ho set off on his long journey. My hero, who I shall call William Dolevul, was conscious of his high reputation, and no doubt enjoyed it; but when he first saw his native hills »nd w.is welcomed by his mother and his fami ly, he felt (hat there wus a pleasure in (hoindulgence' Qfanlur.iUffectMn Tar beyond any enjoyment wealth could hestow; and while they hung round his neck, and welcomed the long absent wanderer home, the jiiya of family love banished awhile front his rccul lection the pleasures of gratified ambition. He soon discovered that hit mother was wholly ignorant what u celebrated person she had the honor of entertaining; and hr ho travelled without n solvent, and was as plainly dressed ns a gentleman at that lime nf day coqld venture to be, it woe not possible fur her even to suspect that ho was a man of properly ; and when ho produced some handsome presents for herself and tisiers, she expressed her (ears (hut ho |isd laid out more money than was prudent:♦'ami though,” added ehc, ‘*l know (hut thou art well to da in the world, and can maintain thyself, still, Willie dear, remem ber to lake care of tho peneo, and the pounds will lake care of themselves.” Willip smiled compla cently on this effusion of maternal prudence', but perhaps he could not help being n little mortified at seeing that ho Aha was somebody in (ho world’s opinion and esteem, was n mere nobody in his rrffllh er’s, compared with her oldest son Robin, who looked after the farm; and os ho hud lost ■ his powers of climbing, running, wrestling,'and break inn: ponies, his younger brothers and sisters thought, (tint very inferior to themselves; hut as |te was kind and gene ruua und admired them lor the abilities which jie did not possess, ho wos very soon their dear,dear Willie, and they did not know how they over should boar (o part with him again. • Things had gone well with his .family, as wall, ns himself, during his longiabsence, for (ho fulltor, n weak, do little man, as tho. phraso Is, hud been a hindrance, rather lhan a help: therefore his donlh was an advantage (o his survivors in u pecuniary point of view, and tho mother and children had, be fore Willie’s arrival, Increased hull) In consequence and in wealth, and were looked upon us considerable farmers; Willi .m Dolcvul’s arrival was soon known amongst (heir relations and Iriends; and ho was warmly welcomed as a young man who had been so pains-taking and Industrious, as not for many years to require assistance hoin ills parents; but Inis was ofas far us they know, tho very height; Willie’s ex cellence, for It was not in his niituru to boast of himself; and ho was contented to leuvo the discovery of what ho really wus, to time, and what we call ao oident. , **Pruy, mother,” e iid ho, soon after his arrival, >‘ Q ro Lord and Lady W—— at the castle?’* ' "No; but they are expected. I suppose (hoy Uvea groat way from lime, Willie, and thou art not likely to see them in London ?” “I do nol aco thorn very often.** “No* my dour, 1 doro any not; they do nol often come In tho w<»y nf u body Hke lhee, “Deluvui amiled, but nnid nothing, On the Bub* balli day following he went to ohuroh with hie family} end na ho beheld them in their holiday attire, and •aw the reaped which was* paid to them by nil do. aoriptioni of-poranna whom Uoy mol In the church* yard, he experienced the moaCHoarlfolt enjoyment j ,and never during the aervloo, probably, wae h!a aoiil more fervently, though humbly, offered up to .hia ♦Creator in tlnmkaglving and pratae. The next day one of hia alalera came jumping into ■lhe room and exclaimed, “Why, Wlllldl 1 wonder what great man thou art Uko? * indeed,” replied ho, hia oyea Involuntarily epark inff« “I believe I am no great man but myself, An* ole.” “Ob! but thou must be, for a fine gentleman slop* ped me in the roud just now, and said, t'Pruy, young lady, if I may be so bold, did I not see a celebrated Dish walking with you from church yesterday after* noon 7 No, indeed, sir, said.l, it was only my bro* ther Willie from London." "What is that thou art saying 7” said a. neighbor present, who was that disagreeable thing, a banUrer % or a dealer In sarcastic flings, as the phrase is.. Annie repeated whut she had said before j poor Deleva] had to undergo, during the rest of the day, (ho coarse jokes of this pers n, and those which it ! provoked from others, on his being taken for a groat man. “Well, well, 0 said he at last, impatiently, “perhaps I may one day bo a great moh myself.’* “Thee, Willie! Thee* \Vcll|(o think of the conceit of these Londoners! Thco a great mani indeed!” •'No,-and I um.siire I hope not,*’said his mother, affectionately passing her handover his face;."far perhaps iflllou wort p great man, Willie, thou wouldsl forget thy poor old mother!”, A most pleasing consciousness, accompanied by a sort of choking feeling which impeded utterance, forced the tears into the eyes of the affectionate son oa ho held the caressing hand to his lips; at length !he articulated, in a hoarse voice, “Forget thee, mo* | 'Uteri never, never I** , The next morning’Lord W—— called, but the whole family were out; and when they returned, De le vn I was (he only one of (horn who did not fool sur prised at tho sight oPihe peer’s card. “Why, what docs tins mean 1” said his mother to (ho deaf old servant who hud gone to the door; “Lord W — 7- never called here before, 11 “It was'a call of civility, no doubt,” said Dulevnl. “Pirn* nonsense!” cried Ids mother, “he is 100 proud to coil on such as we*” “He asked for you, 1 am sure,” said the deaf ser* vnul, . “For me l ob, i now know why he called; ho wants to bliy my grey pony, neighbor Norton says,and that is what he called fir; but hero id our neighbor, I will ask him about ilf’and the bunlcrcr mentioned before, entered (ho romnlon which alio immediately showed him Lord W ——’s card, adding* “Our Willie hero thought ho came to cull out of civility; but I told him 1 thought hS came about (ho poney.” “No doubt,” replied banlercr Norton, grinning sarcastically at Dclevul; ♦ but 1 suppose that con* ceiled London gentleman thought ho culled upon him.” • So 75 1 00 -"Perhaps C did,” replied pclcvul, giving away, to irresistible laughter,.in which ho was joined by tho I b.iniorer; but Dclevul remembered tho proverb—'“Let, (hose laugh who win; 1 ’ and he knew helmd tho laugh on his side, and that tiino would prove it so. Nor did his incognito lasi long. Tho next morning, just before Norton and lire family woto silting down lo dinner, and whilo Oclev'ul was devising means to gTet away unsuspected as soon us dinner was over, to nu turn Lord W —*s call, Annie exclaimed! "Well.u declare if there be upt that tine gentleman, who spokV to me coming, up to tho door!” . Ana, before any ona could express 'surprise, the strangeywas in tho par*' lor, had announced himself as Suf George L——, and, ofler sundry low bows to Dvluvnl, had "Proud to make his acquaintance,!’ and so forth, lr requested lo sco him in another moonub he w»£4\ bearer of a message and note from LorC . Great, no doubt, was (he surprise of Dcloval’s fa mily, and .great the mortStioation uf the hanlcret this evident proof of Willie’s bomgsomr&wrfy, till the' latter exclaimed, striking his hand on the lab'e, " I have it, X see how It is; (his Sir George Thingimmy is g'oiog lo stand (or the county at tho next election, and he takes Willie lor the son who.has a vote; aye, nyo.and the fellow-will be coming grinning, and bowing and flattering to me next, I suppose.” Aflcr a sl.orl'cmjfcrencc, Sir George L—— depnr j ted, and Dclevul returned lo his friends with a look I of mild benignity. “Su t London air," said Norton, "I suppose that line spark, with his bows and his speeches, came to ask your vole and interest at the next election, taking you (or the landholder?” "No, sir,” returned Deloval, smiling, "ho enmo lo offer his vote and interest to me; and if you please, I will rend aloud tho note which he. brought from Lord W ” Before his astonished auditors could reply, Dclevul I roud as follows: "My dear sir:—l hope you will do us the favor of 'dinning with us lomiormw; but I lose no lime in ns juringyou that! find, with the greatest satisfaction, yuu will certainly bo rclqrhcd fur (ho borough of ■, ns soon as ever you show yourself; mid Sir (•corgo L——- will accompany you thither. Parliu. mem is tho proper place for lofenl like yours. I am, dear sir, your friend, W When Dtliiv.il hud ceased to road, tho silence, caused no doubt by good and also ; urlly by bud feel. Inga, remained a while unbroken; while ho was ab. aorbed in walehing the omulions of his agitated mother, who, at length, bursting into (bars,; and throwing liorflclf on his neck, exclaimed, "Oh I Willie, Willie! now then 1 see thou art already a grout man; and still a gaud man 100, (blessed bo Ha who made and kept thee ho !)—for thou hast not forgotten thy poor old mother.!” FLOGGING A CLKUGYHAN. About twenty years ago, when there were but few j settlements iiMho northern purl of Ohio, an itinerant ' preacher nl the .Methodist society, by llie name ol 1 Johnson, Was employed to UuVei on the extensive ’ circuit in that suction Of country. Johnson wus a 1 man somewhat above the middle stature, will) brew, noy shoulders, and endowed with grout muscular strength, and u degree of courage and setfipitfsessiou adequate to any emergency, qualities which udmirn. hly fitted hint lor. conflict.with (ho rude and boister ous elements pervading the society by which ho was surrounded. In his manner ho was over uficutioirate, hut faithful in what ho considered lus duty, without regard to consequences. Tito fearlessness with which ho assailed the strongholds of depravity und licentiousness, had the effect of drawing'down upon his head the Indignation of a uf clniruo lers, who determined to got rid of him, insulted and annoyed him in'various ways, but through his cool ness und shrewdness, not only wore their plans en* llroty defeated, hut not unlrequcntly their wicked device* were made to recoil upon their own'heads. After every expedient had signally failed, It was resolved Hint, os a lust resort, to cause the preacher Co bo waylaid and severely boulun, with tho assurance that unless ho should decamp immediately, the same oourso-of treatment, should .bo followed up until the desired effect shoujd bo produced. As tho instru rnont of their vengeance, they were induced (o select an.lrishman of the name of Kennedy, who Inid the reputation of being (ho most athletic man hi the country, ami who, for a stipulated .reward, readily undertook the disgraceful business. One lime, as the clergyman was riding' on horse back, ho was met in un unfrequented spot by the ruffian, who was also on borvotiuok; Kennedy saluted him with mock respect, und informed him that ho ntended to give him a sound drubbing. “Alt, but my dear air, you had hotter go about your business, If yon try it you will bo sure to gol.tho worst of tho bargain.” “There’s little four of that,’’exclaimed Kennedy, “I have basted stronger men than you before to-day.” So saying bo aimed a blow with his fist at the preach er's head, Intending to knock him off his horse, but missing, received one in return which brought Mm 1 instantly lo the ground. Tho ptoacher then dis mounted, and picking up Ms proslrnloand clmpfallon adversary. tlifew him over an adjoining fence, Tho bully, finding he had g< t hojd of (ho wrong ; customer, wisely oonoluded upon a cessation of |ios j (lllties, and looking over tho fence, he. cried out, nji 'the preacher was patiently.waiting /hr another ol lack— • “I aoy, Mister, wilt you bo good enough lo throw my Aorta over after mo?” . Johnson waa thereafter permitted 10 ride and preach without the alighted moleatatioo, ‘.‘OUR' COUNTRY — MAY ITALWAYB Bf RIGHT—BUT RIGHT OB WRONG ,OUR COUNTRY," . Air— Roslin Cattle. On the plain of-Buena Vista, Where red hottlo waved hie wand. • 'Mid the flmuke both murk and misty, Fiercely met they, hand to hanu | Every sword was brightly gleaming In the flashes of (ho sun, And the blood was freely streaming O'er the Geld our Eagle won I , Here a nation’s pride and glory, Its bright honor nod Its name. On the roll of deathless story, ' Reaps the meed of endless Ikmo. From the fnonnla.lns and dark passed, Rushed the .Mexlc fierce And bold 1 ■, From ravines and deep morasses, . Came they lorth like hones of utd! - Veteran heroes skilled in battle, Each one vowed he ne'er would yield, Until our cannon ’gan to rattle •* . With Iran Moil, which swept the field I Then the wail of thousands dying. Rent the air in mournful strain, The early dead- the wounded dying,' Shall never march'to fight again t Weep than friends I let tears of sorrow Fall upon our country's brave I Weep for those who know no morrow— Who proudly fillfa soldier's grave. fathers, sisters, ranthsrt, ; Weep, for (hose in,battle slain; Weep, ye patriots and brothers, For those who ne'er shall fight again t Columbia's Genius shall forever . Protect their fame with watchful eye. And neither time nor chance shall sever ThWr mem'ry till In death wo lie. . From the Cincinnati Nonpareil. DEATH UPON .THEOCBJAIY* Upon a recent voyage from Liverpool to N. York’, I became intimately acqunincd with a young mun, a fellow passenger, who was going on nvisil to Ame rica. When 1 first s.!vv him, I wus struck wilh his appearance. Ho was of slender m >ke, with a glori. rious forehead, and eyes of delicate blue, - His hair was light auburn in its color, arid his counlenurico expressed vl nohiUly and frunktrass that la rurvlyi found. Wc were, introduced, and, from homo cause, < became quite Intlmulc. I soon found .that wo poa* j sessed .mutual friends in England. He hud come from one of the host families in the upper stratum of what Is culled the middle class of English soclcly.l Ir is not strange that wo became Intimate, for' I loved his native lurid, undiie. loved mine. Upon the, pleasant moonlight nights wo sat upon the quarter deck, conversing about the land, the homes, and tho friends we'' were leaving—of Eng land's poets ond statesmen; dr, shifting the scenes, of our own Now England, nr the broad, expansive West, with its everlasting prairies.. Ollen. the uu welcome sounds of hi bolls broke.upon us, ere we had finished.our conversation, so 'pleasantly had passed (tie evening nw.iy. He was not long in gaining the friendship of all his fellow cabin punsen. gers. * , r 1 After we had been out a few days, t missed him one morning fioihjiia .accustomed place at iho break fast table. I did nolsee him on tho deck during Iho morning* nor at' (ho dinner table. When I visited his stale room, to my great surprise I, found, him lying in hi« berth quite ill, with the sngeon in nttou. dance. He hud experienced, in the night, a severe attack from a dangerous disease, and was already very much prostrated. Ho was glad losco inn, and seemed to ho in good spirits. Tears came.info his eyes when T.took mis' liadd, wished o fellow' passenger, who was a clergyman, to rend a portion of the scripture to him. It was the first time I had seen him low spirited, and.il .was Iho Inst. Tho clergyman came and read a psalm tohim—even ho was jowful hearted.' The next morning I was shocked to hear the sur geon say that ho,could not live forty eight hours, 1 went to him—alas! the surgeon was. right. The change that hod come over him, in a single night, was iniroculoiis. His.fair brow was covered with a damp ; os chill as death, and his auburn hair was clotted with moisture. But his pure blue eyrs had not altered—they had tho same nflecliomilo, half sod, hair-joyous expression that they linil always wore.— Tlie flush had disappeared from his cheeks, for his anguish had hem great during the night. I took his hand In mine, hut dare not speak, for fear of be traying the emotion of my heart. He said, with a singularly calm and clear voice— “ I am going lb die, my friend—but I am not afraid,** A pressure jvas-gone from m.v spirit at once. . Ho went nn: “ I have a few things that I wish to give my friends —a few trifles—and, If ynu will call the captain, I will tell you to whom I wish them to bo given.** I culled him, and ho continued, calmly My gold watch I wish my sister Emma to have; and my silver one—give that to Georgy, my little brother Georgy ; and my rifle, let it bo kept for him until ho is old enough to use It. G!vc to Meggy the ring on my little finger. To my mother” —his voice filtered when he came to her, ond (ears crept down his pallid cheek. “ Ah, she was a good mother! Give hack tho pible (tint shq gave me*ond tell her that.her boy did not fear to die !** All else Ira boqueatvd to, his (ai/ier, to dispose of ns hn plea* cd. . Tho captain tufl tile room, and ho said, looking earnestly., up into my f«co, “‘Write to my mother when I am dead, and 101 l her that everybody, was kind io me, and that I had every attention”—(how tender and thoughtful was this wUh of his to save ills mother's heart from pain)—“that 1 did not fear death. Tull Meggy that I love her in death ; yon should aco her, she has such sod meek eyes, and her * hair curls so beautifully .about tier.fair forehead.— Poor Moggy I And—and—there is one of whom I have not spoken—Mary I,was engaged to her—give my best ring to her, and tell her that I hope to meet her in heaven.” Becoming exhausted I loft him for a short time. When I enmu back, he said, “ I wish once more to see the ocean, in whoso depths my grave will soon he made;, let mo gnKp.nl it unco moral** Alas, he was 100 weak In 00 raised upon the dock—poor fellow! • And then, ho wished a bucket of son water brought In him. Ills eyes were suffused with a smile whim lie saw it, do pul his hand in it, and bathed his forehead, saying I could' hardly toll whether sadly or joyously, “soon shall my body bo In tho dark btuo sea.** There, was some, thing, magnificent in that self-baptism of li|s—Viis fearlessness was so triumphant over death. All tho dliy the wind had been increasing in strength, and at night it blow a hurricane. Towards midnight tho sea became frightful—the waves danc ing over us amidships, or striking our side, sounding like heavy thunder. Many of our passengers wore frigJitoncri—nearly nil. They were np t and, wjran. he copluin enmodown into tho cabin, they gathered about him with anxious eves and earnest .questions. I was up nil night with Iho dying one—some of tho time bolding him in his berth—a part of the time he 1 lay In my arms. Hu was perfectly lucid, and his fearlessness was a'rebuke to those who were pale with fright from ihf storm. As the morning came on, the gale incroafted. At daybreak it had reached its height—at tho poor ynung man said, “I thank yon all for your kindness (0 mo—farewell, for ever I” and died. ler wx, :c)nlini Ulemnn \ua, bolt lea was it 3*yf Goorgi lavnl, liud ii •,(’ und so fo >ou{jUß lie wug^Hfe d LorC Tho storm wont suddenly down, nhd tlio next rooming llioro was a perfect onlin, and tho oanvass idly flopping in Iho air. Tho aim shone calmly upon the bountiful sea—the air won balmy llko that of tho aoullt— but wo were all sad, 'for wo wore In ace what fow of na hod ever icon before—u aoa burial. Twill not describe Iho ceremony, for abler pon» than mine have done eo. 1 will any nothing of Iho little band that sadly.slued at the loa.gamrway, end Raw ilia corpse atreloberi upon tho Utmlh*plank t*of the horrid plunge oflho body Into tho mysterious pecan—noth. Iftg. All that gentle day lilllo parlies were clustered together, talking about tho poor young man.' AN of us wore tad. . ‘ ' , When flie evening, onmo on, end the full, moon ehpno above us,’with a lustrous purity, ] wont out) upon tho quarter deck, and muted long upon thoj young man, hit English hnmo,and those who dwelt | there; HU moljier, perhaps, woe praying, at Jhat moment, a eafo voyage for nlm—a happy sojourn In the now woild,and a happy, oh ! happy! return; but, CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, March 15, 1849. BVEKI.tmTA. BY ADDISON HILL. BY 7). W, BARTLRTT. the sea was his mother now, poor woman! His Hear Meggy, ".with her - hafr curling bouutifully oroond her brow,!'• lay,al that moment,perhaps, kissing him in dreams. Dream on, Meggy—loo soon will $bU wake to the stern agonies of life. Then I thought of the time wh?n pvery post would be eager* |y watched’by, those at home, for .they expected a letter from, him. And e letter docs come with a fo. teign post mark, but In,a strange hand. The father grows pale us he looks al Ui.the inolhsr,.watching his countenance, asks why he Is pate. Hu hands the letter td hpr, and she covers up her face and shad. der*.--Thby dare not open Itx The brother docs, and reedi*9>lhe letter that I wrote to them. Shiver, ed, In ;«■. foment, are all their beautiful hopes, and they wcs(t In anguish—-and Meggy! she Is out tbmbrig Uie’tiowers,plaring4>lhoy | huyont»t told );or! the brother goes to tier, and says, "borne to me, Meggy Ihs girl runs to him, nnd ho bursts into (ears—he esnnot tell her what he wishes. Ho grows stronger; aiid tolls her that her brother is dead, and Is burled th.the blue ocean, and will never come back? She asks, spdly, V Will ho never, never come back? 1 * "Never, flfaggy !'*-—ond.the bountiful.child cries as l if Its henrHWould break; but the darkobcaH would not head Itrcriesi.nqr its mother's, but hugs him as a'ttaphy’ Jizits embrace. '' 4 ”' . old Joker In a bad Fix* In |i&T«Uinf through the western country, one can hardJyfxaffi on board-a steam boat, either lafie of river, wlthimi finding one at least among the pussen* gers whom ,ho Will at onco set down as a i character} and there la often more real Tun to bo scured up in a i trip of a day nr two on ono ol these bouts than a month ofSundnysany where this side of the Allegha ny Range. '.‘Old Steele, ’* as ho was culled by uvery one who knew him, Was what might emphatically be ckso” of the first water.. Ho had no os lenstbfe means olfiiipport; nor was there modi known about hint, except that ho was a burdened old rascal —would cheat the c)*o teeth out of you in less limn no lime if ho could, and was rather fond limn other wise of beguiling the lime and money of any green one he might, by a “game o’ kcerds,” shoemaker 100, poker, sledge, or anything tlse agreeable it was all one to him; ho was generally sure to win, provided he could find a customer, which was not always the case. Ho hud u peculiar way of conso ling any one who was unfortunate or foolish enough to sit down with him, by saying that « when they'd got used to his play” mind it, and wnnld do well" enough; but somehow they never could “get usidio his play’’ until it was too late, unless they were right smart themselves. On ono dbcnsipn* lie was speculating up ond down the Ohio river,and having hud'u poor run nflucluin (lie Social Il.ull/wlicre he found 'some who knew “keerds” rt| Well as he, .and others who knew him too well lo be induced to -lake a hand,” he. thought ho yvduld try the InvVer ‘debit, and accordingly, he went below* where lor a lime he' pretty busy playing High, low—-whistle Jick—loo, dz.c., &0,, sealed upoif-.m old trunk or astride h barrel, or any tiring convenient, and, us he was smart properly changed h »nds brlohly enough. Aiming his other customers were the firemen and deck-hands, and before the bout reached C ho had aUinnrdtlium all; nnl only of what funds they had in hand,but ofsundry watches, breastpins, and iitiq or two orders upon the clerk lor wages, duo— These la«l lie did not ace fit to present at the counter, ; lor! four ol consequences. But one day as he woh seated his .profits, the Captain, who and told him he muslrestoru what ho had won io the rtgliHel owners. . “Why so?” sold St W I won ’em fair.* 1 "C.-in’l help it," said the Captain; "Iho main deck ain'ttho pl.icefor you to open in; beside*, you shan't (■peculate out of my crow, any how—so just give buck what you've wan,quietly and peaceably, or I’ll know llio reason why." Old Steele \vis deaf to all I lie Captain's entreaties, and to'the questions, u Ain't you ashamed of your* sell for robbing-folks in this way 7 Haven't you got .my bowels for them; 4 * answered very .coolly, " Not u bowel!" The Captain finding tbero was no virtue in words, determined; like (he old man In the fable, to try another expedient. Ho accordingly called •upon threo or ibur of his hands (willing ones, of course,) to bring the old sinner forward, and order* ing tho engineer to ‘‘stop her," ho had him tied to one end of Iho j?tslori*ror/, which wns horizontal. a|. lowing him two or three feet of rope,and then order ed the engineer to go ahead. For a few minutes it was short turns ond a good many of them for Steele; still ho kept hit-feet, and seemed not (o mind it much; but at the fireman kept poking in tho wood, and (he engineer gavo her n turn or tvvu ahead—out of revenge for his having lost a watch which had cost him a month's wages in "Orleans," the old fel low at laQl found |( no child’s play, to comc to lima every lime, without being subjected fo a sudden and unceremonious jerk. The captain and passengers (many .qf-whom had collected to sco the sport) were dying at Iho fun of lhs thing, qnd .occasionally asked him ff he would deliver t but Steele, without answer* Jug, only kept his eye upon tho piston, seeming in (onl upon Boding nut how many feet stroke it had. At last he began to travel easier. Tho captain said 1 to hint again— . ,i' j “ Cqiue,.A.oVICK. John 11. Prentiss, (n In’* recent valedictory on ra. (irinff from (ho editorial clinlr. whloh lio had Riled fur portv onk vram, has thn following I ••No muii should bo without n well conducted newspaper!'he la fur behind (ho spirit of (ho ago unless lio rolids one, is not upon equal rooting with hlii follow man who enjoys such advantage und is diarogiirdful of. his duly In his.family, tn nut.afford* log them on opportunity of acquiring a knowledge of what la passing in (ho world, nt the cheapest pot. slide teaching. fcmow me a family without a nows* njpiT.und | venturetosay llml.Uip^ewlUbo manifest] in that family n want of amenity of manners and' imiioiithmf) ot ignorance, most strikingly in contrast wlththo neighbor whoMlnwft.Mwiwlf such a rational indulgence. Young men especially should rend newspapers. If 1 weron boy, even.of 19 years, .1 would rend a newspaper weekly, though .1 had.to work by torchlight to earn'mnnoy.onouglrto piy for it, Theboy who rends well will learn to think and analyte, and if so, ho will bo almost sure io moke a rpeu of himself, hating vicious indulgence, which roaaing'is calculated to begat a distaste for” Hindoo -widow* One mornin;, soon after the nun hud risen.-Tefn torqd upon a spacious plain, and behold at oimpod OfU a considerable crowd. Upon a nearer,npproafji I found lli.i( 11)0 inhabitants of the neighboring dity Wore assembled to ccfebrute.'A sultcc. The pllevbf wood was already raised. The Victim to be sadiin* ccd was a young female of great beauty. .. . ... , Aspefctoldr informed uio. that she was the Widow of the deceased Rajahs—otuj',us hie favorite wife, wds to be,burned with iho body of tier husband* iTifo young Rajah,, with his courfi attended the ceremony. The city pourerfTorth its inmate* to witness the pomp, which surpassed ony similar eihltion that bo*d taken place for many years. The sufferer-woe fids? ceded by several led horses, superbly caparisoned, attended by forty or fifty Brahmins, and .followed. by an immense number of women to the sound of toms toms opd other instruments of the country. Having taken laavq gf the reigning prince who washersonf in-luvv, In presence ol the whole court, she towards a email wood fire, from which the fatal pile was to be llghted, nnd threw into il'the customary offering oflnccnse. She then took-,off her vurio«taf . golden ornaments, which- she .distributed^to her at . pendants, bestowing at iho same.time upon many of t the spectators different fruits undßowers, She bade > at last farewell to all whom shq held dear, on earth i i without shedding a single tear} ascended iho pile Wjth .vfiFm step, and laid herself down by' the life* less bpdy of her husband. .-The entrance wiis immpi fJlatrly closed up with dry straw, and.ihe wliclo ptfd surrounded with-(he same, combustible material.^—• T/io ofGcioting priest set fire to M at thefour corners, and the .wood, which was remarkably dry; was quickly In a b)uce. The musical iiMruments were soundest upon this, wiiti redoubled force, lest the cries of’lliq victim should be heard. , - She lay unmoved till.theflumes begun to curl around her body, when making on* dreadful effort, she released, herself from tier situation, leaped, from the pile, and run into'tho stream of (ho Ganges, whicli flowed near the spot. Instead of cmolhnisoC pUjJr and affection, the by,-«tandera, and .even .lluj .cnurli expressed openly iheir contempt ond dirgnsL for tin indi.vid»)Ql, who could bring such uiilieiwd of disgrace' l!|ioii.her religion and her friends; The Brahmins pursued and brought her forcibly back. They re? placed hcr.upon the,pile, anti as soon os she had Been’ (listened.lo Ilia wood they let fall the canopy,..which, had been raised over Iho deceased Rajah,and thug prevented her further struggles. The whole pile, as well : us both Iho bodies, w.ns shortly-consumed; and the aslios of the dead were collected and placed- In' one urn. The procession returned in the order.il curnc, and I pensively followed it into the city of. Benares.— Stnith'i Travels. From the.Washtneton Union. iio.v. Boatusro burke. Tim following communication breathes a spliii worthy ofall praise. Butter be slrickcn down, in the path of independence than consent .to sncriticis one's principles ul the feet nf power.. If General Taylqr, or his Secretaries'should' consent to sacrifice such 'men in the M'-loch of party, be ilao!‘ “Tlmtblond of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” r. Burke' acts precisely us an independent,and talented citizen, should act under such cir^prrt^anccs. To the Bdltor, I observe in tho “Union” of (his morning a com* mnnicnlinn headed “7’Af Commiiqionfr.o/- Office Seekers” and referring to Iho man.nvr,hl.wl)ich I have administered the (Merit Office with regard to appointments and fcuiovnls. ‘ The cimimunicpihm I am bound to presume, and I believe,' (s from-h friendly source, and prompted by the kihdncst to* wards.mo personally. But I feel it ilo'Vlo myself to say that it wisprepired .Ind published without my knowledge, consent. Or approbation.. •: Without ; in. (ending it, doubtless, theunihor, by referring to my official course since I h ive been Commissioner of .Patents, has placed mo in the portion ofa suppliant for the mercy of the incoming President. My own sense of personal dignity and solf-ruspocl forbids that I should occupy any-such.position. 1 disagree in principle with the parly tint his beeni eleVatcd to power in the person of Geo. Taylor; and as sn honest man, who scorns to sacrifice Ills prin ciples,opinions,or independence for any office in the gift of the President elect, I opposed his.olv*cl|jm— anticipating that it would result In the clov.itloo.of A jt.irtr lo power whose policy I believe to bo detri mental to the best interests ofthn country. I cm hold no office undertiny, Provident, except upon the cnuifition llml' I urn permitted. to enjoy lh»r free and independent expression of uiy opinion** upon political an well 'is all other ttubjecl*. « ' '■. I nin onidnif llie.y-infjuifthcd in thin last, victorious biittlo of Oonor,il T-iylor—tin subject V* the wilj of the conqueror,,nhii ro»dy to abide my file, wfjnt over It may he. And whiiovor it, m,iy be, I *di:iH inert it in a rn-innor becoming’ n (rue American citt ern, who oinnot sloop to ba u hypocrite nor « time server, in or but of office, nml what* toft proud to crave mercy from hie enemies. > / . . . . EDMUND BURKE, . ;ton, Feb. 28, i . .. Wo»Tilnj Touc«ino7ncidknt.—ln giving an acconn.lof Ihf lons of tha f)tcnmbo:i( t MilWiiuklc, |«toly sunk by the ico on the Illtnois river,' n lew mllca below Nuplsij ll|C following touching incident connected-with the alnking of this bout, is thus related : . When C ipiuin Rriokpii? saw (Hat she was going, [down rapidly, and tKul thcrowa# no way ofprevoul llug the disaster, hie first endeavor wan to save bb son, n youth of some seven years old—hot oh search* ing the cabin ho could not ho,found. Thcro wua a moment of agnnywhio.hVjidy n.parenlcan fecl,’wheni ! after repeated calls, and no answer, the father wad compelled to save.his own lifu by p-unging Into the icy stream, with llio only hope aC swimming to Uiq shore; this iio did ns did also fivVilhers { (jut ' had gained ;an hundred yards ho turned and gavq , dno Inal call, a*.ho supposed to his child—the boy ‘ hoard the cry—being with several other person# on qn Immense o«ko ofjce. floatlng down llio slrcqmi [ and answered his parent’s call. '•Farewell, my,sop/* exclaln rd the father. “Gcod hyo, (other/* screamed ’ the child, and both were certain that thcy;had P«r(t4 forever f bill ft was, not so to be,. They did meet again In u,faw.hours nOtywd, pn shore. Ml* «i)d —willi whnf feelings may bo belter Imagined than described. It Is almost o wired* that all. hpth ; m who look In the water, and those who UaftUd to the lee, should have escaped death. > - * Hat The professed rat cnlchors ln England are* In the practice of using both the ail* of rhodium and the oil of anise lo draw rots from IhJilV holes, In order to kill them. JDr, 3, V, Smllftvflf Boston, lately stated at an agricultural meeting the complete success of an experiment in which he used 'the oll.of anise alone, when the rats Immediately '■flume out of their ri even whUo ho wna prtli ent. Ho also said that ground piaster of Psrlf (gypsum,) well mixed with dry .meal, will be estca greedily by nilaahd.mloe, nrtd that it beenmeshard in their stninai hs und kills )hsm. Npx vom\t;n,)fciwJ doreri, and mixed with TndUn maul or ont ummVwU also destroy them, without dnnger. to domestic «nh mals. which are often injured, and sometimes Killed by other kinds of rolpnlsniis,, ’ , The following ingenious mode ol catching {hernia often successfully practised in my part of tne conn*, try, from twelve lo twenty having been caught In lh4 night: we place in the barn nr near the corn crib * barrel nr deep tub, half full ol corn wool, onls,or«n* other food of which rats op mice wra particularly .fond* and lel thorn eat of it for a night or (wo them .to thn.spot. ThonemptymU 4ho com; «o.» and replace it with thn wojl£r .wilh4)»ld' flat shavings, and strew over ihem a thick their favorite food. T|io rats will jump Into th® bar rel os usual, slip through the covering op shiivlnjjV. and will bo drowned In their efforts to gel nut. 1 ' ••Do ymi umlorolnnil mo now t" Ihnnilorrd ont-pno of nnr 'omliilry, (wdogognoo, la on urcliln. iit who)? hood lio throw. nn InkstnnH. . "I'vo got on M ling of whol you nieon, Wpllta tho bny, ' . ’ ~’ r V ■*T JN_O- -40. •'