BIIOHHB.BRATTOS.
VOL. 25.
THE VOLUNTEER.
John B* BrattoUf Editor and Proprietor*
CARLISLE, THURSDAY, APRIL ,IO« 18*0*
AGENCY.
CJ- V. B. I»ALWBtt;-t«a-. i» m«r authorized ajrent for pro
curing '.'advertisoQienu, receiving' subscriptions and'making
collections fur the American Volunteer, atjhla office, N. W.
cornet of Third and Ohcshut streets, Philadelphia. .
From the Pennsylvanian.
Remarkable Points In Pennsylvania Political
J( is a singular fact in (lie history of our Stale
(hat precisely every Jifth election for Ootitrnor fios.re
suited in the choice of aFedenlitl,.. ThoDernocra
tio party has bcensucccssful in twenty gubernatorial
contests out of twenty-four, or fooroulof each five.
After the organization of parlies Mifflin was
twice elected, and McKean twice, at a Democrat.—*.
During the second term of. the latter named gentle
man, he quarrelled with his party. The party repu
diated him and* nominated Simon Snvderob their
candidate. McKean was taken up by (he Federalists
and elected, • This was the first Federal governor.
After McKean retired (lie Demccrnts elected Snt-
times' arid Findlay once. Then Heister
(ho Federal candidate was carried by.a small majo
rify* *,
Siiulze, the Democratic candidate succeeded
Hbistkr by nn overwhelming vote. He was twice
elected, and \Voi.r his successor was also twice elec*
ted, , Then ; cnme the: disastrous and fata! adminis*
trntion of Ritnbr; chosen by a minority of (he peo
ple in consequence of a division in the Democratic
pnrtJs*.. .
. liiTNEn wcnt out in disgrace, and the Democrats
elcctt-d - Porter twice ohd Shone twice. The on*
lutky period 'had come- again, (hastened by ShDnk's
resignation,) nnd Johnston succeeded by a majority
of a Htllo less Ihnn lhreo hundred voles.
, All these Federal administrations have boon full*
ores—gross, entire, total failures, In (ho cases of
McKkan, Hkistbr, and Ritnrb, the powerful rone*
lion of public opinion, jn favor of the Democrnny is a
sufficient proof of their popular condemnation. The
tide tit already rolling in against Johnston with an
equally Irresistible force. These administrations
have been all alike in one respect; they, n)l disap
pointed their frionds and verified the worst predic
lions of their enemies. Out though -generally sum.
lur, there arc spcclfic.diftbrcnces between them which
serve to distinguish each from all the rest., McKean's
was the ablest;. Hglstbr's the most harmless; Ritnbr’b
the most ruinous; and Johnston’s the most timid,—
i Fcderolism K liko every other evil thing, grows worse
L•• it goia-older.. It 'has. fallen a j mopl pernicious
I height—from MoKran to Johnston! - •
Not the least remarkable thing in three reminis
cences is the curious fact that every one of the Fede
ra( governors, teas an apostate Democrat, and all
were* comparatively recent converts when they were
taken rtp. by the Federalists. Neither of them sup
ported the administrations of the others. McKean
had been the trusted champion of (he Democracy
before ho turned. Hbistkr had been a warm and
efficient friend of Snyder against McKean. Ritnbr
opposed Heist,er, and Johnston opposed Ritnbr.—
Every time the Federalists got the government into
their hands they made themselves so odious that they
could never elect another man who was not able to
show that he had no connection with (he party when
It was in power, before. All of (heir successful can
didates won whatever popularitytliey possessed in
the ranks of (ho Democratic parly. In their politi
cal action they adopted one oflhe gront principles©!
free trade—they bought the confidence of (he people
In the cheapest market,'and sold U In the dearest.—
The trick of changing the party name was, adopted '
by (hem all. The MoKxan men called themselves ,
** Independent Republicans; 1 * the r Kkistrr men 1
•* Friends of Reform ;*\lhe Ritner men « Anli-ma- '
sons;" and the Johnston men 11 WMgsj* Neither
of them were willing to bo called by (heir (rue name, ,
•* Federalists.'* I
If we judge of (he future by (ho poll, no man who
is now a member of (he Fedcrol party, or a supporter
of Johnston, cun be elected Governor of Punnsylva*
nia. Dot probably, in twelve or fifteen year*, some
Democrat who in now winning golden opinions and
(mi ding up a reputation for sound principles, by op
posing (ho State Administration, t will have carried
his character over into the. Federal market, and by
, protesting that ho is still a Democrat, ho may, on
•-(lint and on other false pretences, gel votes enough
(o elect him, and thus tti the fulness of lime, Feder
alism may enjoy another brief triumph. Who the
unlucky individual may bo that is destined to receive
this doubtful toward for his future aposUuy, wo huvo
no means of conjecturing. Wo oro glad that wo
don't know.
Opinion or President Taflor on the Tariff.—
General Taylor, it seems, has mustered up sufficient
courage to give his opinion on one eubject. The
Washington correspondence of iho Public Ledger, in
his letter of the 7lh lust., says:
*• 1 lan.rqlodatf that President Taylor, In a con.
vcraallon VlUiAMf* Robert , M.' Riddle, editor of the
Journal, expressed tho follow*
Ing opiiuorik in relation to thp Tariff. 110 avows
that while expressly leaving to tho representatives
oflhe people in Congress the adjustment of the Ta.
riff, he is in favor of protection, end of. a (oriffwhioh
will endure by virtue of not being 100 highland
gives a decided preference to specific duties ovci, the
■d valorem principle, which found favot with the
last Administration."
ova DUTY,
The Now Hampshire patriot anticipates that the
influence and patronage of tho general government
(under the present administration) will bo actively
employed against us for the next four years,and
recommends an efficient remedy against all such
designs t
“ In view of all contend that now is the
time far the Democracy to stand to their guns, ready
fur action sit any moment; now is the tlnio for them
to cxorciso caution, firmness, and vigilance, ready at
sny moment In strike a blow for their oousoj,now is
tho time for them to watch tho motions of the enemy,
ready on pll occasions to expose their Iniquities, to
jUke advantage of (heir fa(ae steps, In profit by their
wrung doings,'and arouse (he people to a' realizing
senna of the. danger to their fights and Intercafe
which (ho conduct and measures of rampant federal*
ism arc certain to produce; and thus prepare'the
wav fur (he triumphant restoration of tho national
government to the hands of patriotic men And Ame.
pioan principles )n fho next presidential election.” .
new Canadion election law, allows no
promen to vote at an election. This is a hard case
among the Jfyiadiuns proper, where tho women
PfCtha tnoq as far aa energy and }n|lqpflpQ entends,
factual
TOM, IP yOP LOTB ME, SAY SO.
BY. JAMES KENNY.
Dear Tom, my bravo,(Vee-facarlod lad, .
Where’er you go, God bless yon I
You’d better speak than wish you bad,
If love for mo distress you 1
To me, they say, your Ihdughts Incline,
And possibly the may so;
Then, once fur 0i1,.t0 quiet mine,
Tom. If you love mo, say so I
On that sound heart anrl.m'anly ftarao, '
Sits lightly sport or labnr, ■ . ■
Good-humored, frank, and still the samoi *
.To parent, friend or.n* 1 lglibor;
Then, why postpone your love to own *' 1
For me, from day to day so;-' J ‘ :
And let hie whisper, still ntone, i. ,
Torn, ifyoq love aie,'say so J
How oft, when I wqs sick, or sad .
tVlth some remembered folly; .
■The sight of you has made me glad—
And then must melancholy,
Ahl wliy.wiil.ihoiiplits of one so good
Upon my spirits prey so?
• By you It should be underslodrt-,
- Tom, Ifyou luvo mo, sny sol -
Last Monday, at the cricket match,
No rival stood before you j
In harvest rime for quirk (Hrymich,
Thu farmers nil adore you. ,
Andevermqre your praise they sing
Though one thing you delay ao| •
And I steep nightly murmuring,.
Tom, ifyou love me, say sot
What’er ofours you chance to seek, ■
• Almost before you breathe it,,
I bring with blushes on my check, '
Ami all niy soul goes with it. • '
Why thank me. then, with voice so low,
. And faltering turn away so ;
When next you come, before you go, • -
Tom, ifyou luVo me, say sol
My friends, ’tin true, are well to do.
And yours are poor and fYiemllcfs;
Ah, no, far they are rich in yoii, '
Their hnpplnnss is enilloss.
And never lut them shed a tear, ■
Save tl|at on you they.weigh so;
There’s one might give you better cheer;
- Trim, Ifyou lovo me, say so! ■
JWtflccUancoiifl.
From the American Union.
TUB.DEAD SHOT.
A Story of Pioneer Idfei
Bf LUCV LINWOOD.
The crisp; Autmnnnl air had b"gun to color the
lullage of tiie forests, and. the green, Ichvcs were but
spurccly scattered upon the boughs of the trees. A
myriad of, goy hues .decked'(he woods, .but-lhe at
mosphurc was raw and chilly, except at hnon-day ;!
and yet tholovcr of nature who chanced to bo abroad,
might readily find enough of the beautiful to whilo
away an hour in raptures, in gazing at the fading, but
still gorgeous lovlluess of (he. scone where our sketch
open?. ,
It was in the year 1810, beforp .any settlement of
cnnscqdence had been made inOtijo, that a family
went (rbm Now York Si.i(e„to_ i ,r.es|de upon a branch
«f % the Great. Miami jit parents and
two children, a son
and the other numbering less than half a score of
years ofago.. The lamf.they selected w&s a wild
but lovely spot in the and but a few weeks
elapsed after their arrival, tfrje a small but comfort*,
able log lint had been creeled, beneath the shadow
of (ho forest's edge; and Roger Grey very soon
cleared a respectable patch about him, which ho hud
sown with spring grain.
The region was a romantic vale, and fur down to
the southward tho River flowed by in majestic si.
Icnce, The spot had been well chosen by Roger, for
agricultural purposes; but the newcomers had been
there scarcely a week, ere they found llialllioneigh
borhood was often , visited by wild beasts—for sev. I
eral sheep had been destroyed in tho night, and tho i
howl ofllie wolfhad been repeatedly heard, at adis* I
lance in the lonely evenings. Tho nearest neighbor
of tho emigrant was ono Farmer llollum||an eastern
man also, where Grey’s family had remained during
the erection of their cabin, and his house was full a
mile distant, to tho westward,
Mr. Holland had but ono child—a son, ’somo
years of ago, .who hud.been brought up liter
ally “in the woods," but a, braver heart or a kinder
disposition than that of young Woliaco could not bo
found in the State. His father .was one of tfie origi*
nal buckeye pioneers, and Wallace hud scon and on
countered all the rude treatment and ovcry-day hard
ships incident to a 20 year’s resilience in the back
woods.
But In. nrm wo. a practised, onoi lie had met (lie
ivily rod man in hostility, and conquered him-ho
had grappled with the fiery wolf, and (ho huso boar
ofthat region, and destroyed them—ho hud been no.
mislomcd lo danger and peril, and 1011, from his in.
finoy— and ho v/ta well acquainted with (ho ttirmol*
and (rouble* of* life In the Weal. Ilia old rlflonnd
hla dog Was his-constant companions and Wallace
never ventured into (ho forest without one or both of
thorn. Thn stay of Funny Grey nl (ho cnhln Of his
filhcr, though brief, find u queer effect upon' Wallace.
He had rarely mol with women in that lonely enun
try, and though ho could not account fur it after sho
hud loft the humhlo dwelling .which hud sheltered
them, temporarily, htf hud a strange and longing de
sire to visit her father's cobin. •
'Photo wub dully something ho could do for old
Mr. Groy, some advice ho could givoi some handy*
work ho could perform, sumo help ho could render,
lo the novice in (ho woods, which ho doomed would
prove acceptable to her father; and at almost any
limo, for weeks, you might have found Wallace at
Mr. Grey's settlement. Ho met Fanny there, he
showed her a thousand novelties which she never
dreamed of, in tho vicinity; ho played with her
brother Frank—whom she dearly loved—in short, ho
found occasion lo pass a great deal of lime at Mr.
Grey's, whero ho performed many a good office for
I the father, while ho enjoyed a rapturous pleasure in
I thq, society of his pretty and affectionate daughter.
On a bright afternoon, it hod been their euaioni
oftentimes to wonder ow.»y together in the woods,nr to
the margin of the river,. Fanny was a door lover ofi
(he Picturesque, and in the',towering, massive for. I
cats—by the rim of tho genllo stream—abroad upon
the hillocks—sho constantly found some now feature,
some brighter spot (n nature, than sho had hitherto
scon, la-reward her search and gratify her,fondness
for the sublime or beautiful, until at last, familiar
with the neighborhood she could saunter away olonp,
or In company with one ofhor little brolhers-though
she had been cautioned never lo leave the cabin out
of sight in her roamings. .. .
‘But autumn oamo. Eight,months had elapsed
since Roger Grey camo to. reside in tho spot where
he had now located himself, and as theday was fine,
Fanny ventured forth tother later in tho affurnoou
than was her wont, and will* her brother clinging on
her arm, she trolled away toward a smaH hill, some
quarter of a mile distant, a favorite, haunt of hers,
latterly, and quite within the bound, of j)or parpulls
restriction—for froin'Ua sunuqlt, which sho frequenl.
ly climbed, she could always see the smoke that
curled from the chimney of her! father's hut. With
a light stop and merry heart, she hastened to. the,
wood close by, and in a few moments tho ol)|ldron
were out of sfglit.
Scarcely hud they disappeared, jvjien Wallace
made his appearance; rifle in hand, before tlio'en.
tranoq to Grey's dwelling.
Como (n," said Roger, kindly.
“ Not now, please you.”
~ «Why not ??.'
“Nothing. Whoro's Miss Fanny7*l
“Sho has Just gone flower hunting."
“ I only wanted to say alto had noltor avoid tho
mound, yonder—where she loves to set so often."
» Wlia>~ *• -
Wiial’i tho mnUor, Wulliico ?'•
M Not mqch,” contlnued tho youth. ‘*T panned
>oro yeelerday evening, arid at the'east aide of llio
111* you remember, there Is d norrmto oteft between
>o Took* Wh)oh form the bjuff,” "
‘*OUR COUNTRY—MAY ITALWAVSfIt RIGHT —RUT RIGHT OJI WRONG,OUR COUNTRY,**
CARLISLE, PA-, T HUES DAY;; APRIL 19, 1849.
“ Yes, I recollect—q port of cave.** ‘ .
“So U seems, (hough I never knew It before— *’
“ Well, what of (ho deft, Wallace 7“
“ Nothing, sir,’particular; -That' is you see I’yo
beep thrpugh Ihcse grounds a good many years,add
I known panther when I an him!"
“ A what ?“ exclaimed Grey, starting lo his feet.
“ A panlhcri eir. I can tell him if I See nothing
but his tall." .
“ Well; Wullqco S” .continued Grey, anxiausly.
. ‘‘ Well, then ; coming home lust evening, 1 saw o
panther's tail—-the pointed end from
from the.crevice'oflliul,cleft, and I’ve come to'cnii*
Uon' Miss (Funny lo slay at home this><ilWrnoon
while I go and get a, shut at him if-|- cun— quiet,
Bulcli!“ continued Wallace,*lurnl|igto (lie fine prai
rie dog. ftial'accompanied’his. master along—but
whoge quick ear hud doie'eted a’naise in the distance,
- which - neither’ Roger Grey; of'Wullnco had caught.
, '* Down! I, say,.Belch," cuntinucdWnllacc, dp the
Prairie dog again set,forth a sharp growj.. •
u .My God! what is that 7”. exclaimed Roger Grey
anlnstanl'nfterwurd,turning deadly pale,nnd spring*
irtfcTo the doorway* Bui.Wallace had heaid it too,
and wilhouruUerlng-n syllable, ho dashed madly to
wards'(ho./dreet, followed by Belcher close nt his .
heels.'The terror-stricken father woe instantly upon’
his trai),Tor the wild shriek they heard canto frorp •
‘''."‘llelp— help!" ecrcn.cd ll,e i ,T/irIS t" 1 <K°"r"3 1" ow Yl, ; k '
girielthe' top of,her iunge, and,** sister .Fenny, help I 1 * "1' b ' ,, r d heTly counlo.
jelled 11.0 boy.he lie clung in de.per.le fright to her' .",3Sib windX V V "■ * ln .
drees—for, J they npprnacl.ed the favorite .put qn !S* h %'\ “ K s v '." 8 "* h ° *" k “
which . the gentle girl had delighted-In ret, 1 hero W Zl’ , ! V?™ A'"
emerged from the cTeviee nfthe rnck n P"VV ™“ I“ °- r '“v ,l ’ 1 ' >' nr ° r ‘? n '" !l 3'
ofthe panther species, which nimbly innnhtVii tlio 'nitrimb the hahhsv'r ' nv i 111 c ‘ v York. Ho does
lillln hill eido, within thirty yards of the wanderers', K^iV. , r ° r =*ff ,l .- r " 1 ocr " o^ ' hy T""?
and ern,tolling upon Its belly, lay prepared tm*prii.gl ( . vi( j I .|, t , „ f coiily msnnVaclure'.'is 3', rfeVoffm
and ? ! ; that the
growled fiercely as it gazed upon the horror-struck ambitious Mnrn’ftlsiJ 1 ,, 8 P 1 11 ml * ° it!
girl, who dared not tSrn to Hen, well knowing that 13, „“’er h
each a course would be falsi; and in her mad'des. “V" °J
pair she could only shriek for succor, which sl.e had r , inc hllnd llnd P ni n et ° v . n 7f iim bedhtimSd
n° thnughl however was near her ! Bn there wa. >nd bcw |,isko.ed ispirants, who dn.h by him, a. he i
a quick rustling in the undergrowth belli),d liar rog ,,|„ r | y ramble* along, In their flashy, ginger,
(hough she heard il- nnl, and un instant after old jjrc.-ul vehicles. < • . . •
BB .l C^ er * n h ° i ';: 9 \ o ' . . . w , ‘• He is often accompanied by his wife nnd daughter,
Down Fanny, down i’t shouted the brave .Wa|. „ 10 r„ r ,ner preserving in Ihe wear of life, traces of
Isee, who had come up at the same moment and saw | 6 „.||, ieH , ; „ lid thjß ,„ llcr in tho dawning o r|uelron.
-rnlf . i h •/ rH° : M m anUgC - Ddck , cr beauty. -The drew of these ladies correspond, with
mounted np the s.de of the hi,.IT. sprung upon the , lhoc lc g anl simplieily-lliat losl.of true elevation
beast hut n a moment wa. disabled by he flereo „ nd ga „ ti lU,.filial,we have remarked open ft,
cluteh of the now enraged end disappointed panther, llia hirig. the husband and rather. Tho jewels
ulm . stood oyer. tho. in tvesr are ftf* and laSlofnl i and in their plain
.. r\ ’imi'. j .1 ■ ••• * • .- • and becoming nlt|ro, (hoy do.nofmake their bodies
t-Dawn!’shouted tho youi.gomurhsmnn ags.n, | ocon) „,|,e millin'erst sings, telling a tale by extm
and Fanny. Grey, ezhai.stod wtlh the.frlfljhl and ox. „ ndß or oulre'ness of' display,' that, conscious of
Xmll! ,11 r?°r U ' e f,l Und ' A ‘\ arP ?" B , CC J , ? C deileinney in nienjsl superiority, they make a parade
through (ho Tores!, end tho savage boast reeled for. „p,i in ' , 3 r ~ H
ward and plunged Jiesdlong to the basn of the blulF, ° a ,i Uthin i( <? ° B '' ! ° C "’ l ’
i Holh.l d d. ,l 3 B ri„o i rinb r “' ln b, a bullet rrom J,o “ , ' g Tliis gcntiomui came In this oily' when , young
The father hpiifil it, roil il il i man, n. pour ndvcutiifcr. He iell ills father's humble
the sol/ Ind iu m. iV. "l i, 'l, o' P r" " g, w .V liresido in the .eotfnlry, with a blesaing and a little
r,° i “ ilv o. 117 ’-r, i’ ro " c '' ua cll ,' lllrcn pack Of Clothes,'.ft,d Will, a five ejoltuy note in his
frantieally to h.s heart. I'!,ay wore aaih-unliarn,. J, oc | le t_all wotuVin the wotld-hoU,rued
'riti-nn .maso ' it. . ,i« i .1 his slfps to w T” r i ignorant of mankind
clJhoed
l i Ul ° <i T lli T' 7 IT''' 6 in ll"» >loVal..wliulpuol-bht 'Luf wm
huft; f'tr 1'- distant advcrpld/os travel, but—ljb;did--rrnt greatly
but and lr n ui ! ? ,.lterrd
I 1” “ bo * r ! InB, "j, Tl,e occupant, ofthnl pretty_dwcll whioh hanp H rd Mglitlfll; wa S ,cvcrnpeS ; to^;
F “ y ’ ”° W R! ‘ ''im; and a few, hours of labpr, the s^ceedlSg
* ' day, retailed —fur ho would have scorned to occcpl
of charily—tho hospitality extended to him. He
sought a mean,cheap lodging*hnus£fsftien at last ho I
trod with eager foot, the streets of *lho cily j and
although wandering curiosity waspwake, he wasted
no lime in idleness, but seduously employed himself
in seeking neenpuliun. Appe irunces ure deccitful,
and ills dangerous.to put fullh in.lliQtn; but llie
merchant who listened to Jacob Flagg’s story, and
Inking the honesty -depicted in his face- as an cn*
dursoment ofjts truth, made him his and
never hnd reason to regret il. 1 ,
i ■ Far fourycars ho was a fuilliftil
industrious, honest, nnd frugal. Closing his duties
soon after nightfall, his.evenings were his own; and,
by the light nf his lamp, ho devoted them to the im- 1
provomcnl of his mind. At the end of the four I
ye ars, with what ho had saved from his earnings,
and some Ii 11 to assistance from his employer, ho
opened a smnll shop in-an obscure street, wherein he
I vended a small stock of dry goads, From tho be
ginning ho auccoeded ; slowly indeed,.yet he suo
ceedcd. Anclthit majority, mayi siipcced in the same
way. ' Whatever, one's income may be, however trh
fling, let Aim live within if,-and ,ho is even then
prospering; nnd, to prosper in a groat oity, frugality
never ftnds itself at fault. Subsistence and a homo
may bo procured, meeting to any quality of me ins ;
and he who’casta false pride pul ofdoprs, and indul
gen rather In (hat ennobling satisfaction, the con
sciousness that he Is wronging no fellow.bsing hv
unjust' self-indulgence, is laying m foundation for
prosperity |hat nothing can shako; though the goods
of the earth miy gather slowly, (ho soul.will be heap
ing np Ireisurct. Extravagance is a fompnrativc
term ; and ho who, will) an inooinoof n fow hunoredy,
exceeds its bounds in his expenditures, Is more ex
travagant than tho possessor of miltipns, whusu lavish I
hands scatters thousands upon thousands from his I
rovciino. Jacob Flngg,had a Mtliu something.left ol 1
his first year's gains,and a ,yet,larger u( the i
close of tho sccond—londfuld qlicr lho tlfirde. i
As his condition improved, he cautiously and nd
viscdly improved his mode of living, lie removed
to a more gcntoc\ hoarding limifjo—nnd then a bettor
still—over .Q-troful, however, not to deceive hlmselt
and run nlteod of duty, Tho second change was file
will) momentous Influence upon Ills destiny; for there
boarded \n (hp s iTl\u house a widnw and her pretty
daughter, the lust an iictrcss worth,a thousand dol
This widow, named. Watkins—not ht real
naincj by thu by, lor on our veracity wo are lolling a
true story, and U might give offence to bo fm par
(ieqlar—Was hot overstocked with riches, yef piqued
horiejl’ as much on her slender 'jointure; and the
(imusand dnllars Helen whs to possess on her wedding
day; s« though her hundreds hod been thousands,
and her daughter's thousand a million. .Helen was
sensible, very sensible, nnd resisted, in a good degree,
the linhuppy Influence of her mothcrts'vjreakneH; but
most women, not' being conversant with business, do
not appreciate (he (roe value of money; and it is not
amazing that Helen, when |t was constantly a theme
of exultation to her mother, should imagine at least,'
her thousand dollars—-n fortune,
Flagg, after a time, loved her—loved hot* with his
whole heart, and was as tenderly loved In return.—
Mo find always‘determined, with an honest'heart,
that ha would never marry h woman who hard money,,
** Ft shonifl never Be east in His teeth by his Wife’s
grumbling relations thu( ho was supported'by her;"
nnd there ore few who will occdfcoliim of swArvihgl
from his principles,although ho did loVo Helen Wat
kins, nnd shp had q thousand do|(qrs, ■ I
Ffo married her;' andon lho -wdlfdlngdlsy, pursu.J
ah( to her father’s will, tho thousand dollars were
plaeed*in Flagg’s hands. Doing os he thought best
for their inutuiil advaplage, ho invested it in his bu
sincss, and instead of dashing out with an establish,
mont, remnined a( the boardihg house. For a time,
air went well. A loving bride thinks lilllo for months
of tiny thing but love and happiness, nnd Helen never
spoke of the thousand dollars. Flagg furnished hor
with money sufflcionl for her wants, and, Indeed, for
her dosiru—tho engrossment of her thoughts other
wise limited per wishes.'
But wh'cn tho yeor had gone by, sho often asked
for articles of dross or luxury—luxury to them—
which her husband oouli| not offord to give, and
gently, hut resolutely «|cnlt*cl her* “It’s very st range,"
thought' n’t-len to horsolf, "that when ho Ims all that
thousand dollars of mine, ho won’t let me have what
I wi.oi.l’ Hor mofher fostered these complaining
(lioiighls, nnd on tint) occasion when she hud flcl hor
heart on something which he refused,to purohusoj
she vunturial to vent her disnppointmnnl in re*
prouchoa; and referred fo the thousand du))urs, whiuli
she was sure she ought to boa( Üborly tp spend,
.slnoo it \y»i Ml hep pwfj, flagg wm axtuoiehod.
“YELL. ALL THIS TIME."
That excellent nnd lively tfule paper, the Cham,
bersburg “ Valley contains the following good
hit at those fussy portions who are always sq busy at
every firo:
Direction! to people who make themselves “ general .
ly useful" qt Fires, —The moment you hour un alarm)
scream like a pair of panthers. .Run any way ex
cepl the right way, for the furthest wny around Is
always the nearest road to the fire. If you happen
to run on lop ofn wood,pile, so much the better; you
can then gel a good vicw oflho neighborhood. If a
light breaks on your view, “break” for it. immedi.
ately, but be sure you don't jump into a bow-window.
Keep yelling all (ho lime; and if you can't make
night.hideous enough yourself, kick all (he dogs you
come across, and set them yelling (00. help
amazingly. A brace of cals dragged upstairs by
(ho tail would boa “powerful auxiliary.”. If you
attempt'this, however, you had better keep an eye
elaioward.. .When you reach the scene of. the.lire,
do all you can to convert it Into a scene of dcstruc,
lion. Tear down.all the fences in tlto.vicinity» and
don’t omit to “tear your shill” 100, so that your
good deeds may. follow you, nr rather accompany \ ou,
•when yon return home, Jfil bo a,chimney on fire,
throw, salt, down it; or if you oan'l do that, throw
salt on a rat's (uil and make him run up.. The effect
will be about ilio same. If both bo found.imprncti
cable, a few bucketfuls of water, judiciously applied,
will answer almost oo well. Perhaps, tho'bcal plan
would be to jerk off (lie pump«hnnd(o and pound down
the chimney. ,Don’l forgot to yell all the time, as it
has a prodigious effect in frightening off. (he fire.
You might swear a little too, if you can du it scien
tifically; If you belong to tho “Northern,” damn
the “ Friendship;"—ll. to the “Friendship,” damn
the “Northern;” and if to neither, don’t he partial,
hut damn belli. Tho luoder tho hotter, ofeourse; and
the more ladles in the vicinity, tho grimier (he no
ccssily of “ doing it brown.” Should tho roof begin
to smoko, got to work In good earnest and iimUo any
man * smoke* that Interrupts you. it it is summer,
and there arc fruit trees in tho lot, cut them down,
to prevent the firo from rousting tho apples. Don't
forget to yell! Should l|»o stable ho threatened, car
ry «ul the cow.ehnlns, Never mind tho horse; he’ll
ho altvo and kicking;—and ifhis legs don’t do their
duty, let them pay fur the roust. Diltq as to the
hogslot them save (heir own bacon, or smoko fqr
it. When the roof begins to burn, got a crowbar and
pry a Way tho stone steps; of if tho stops bo of wood,
procure an axe and chop them up. ' Next oqt away
tho wash boards in (he bqsemcul story; and if that
doh’l slop tho flames, lot fhe chair-hoards on the first
floor share a similar file. Should (ho “devouring
elements” still pursue \\ the oyeq tcqnr of its way/?
you had bettor , ascend to the second'slory, Pitch'
nut the pitchers and tumble out the tumblers; and if
there bo a Livery Stable in tho neighborhood, bawl
out to somebody, ul Ilio risk of raisjqg n Ijorgo-luqgh
from tho bystanders, to run there and houvo.out tho
hcove.powders! Yell all ifa time I |f you find a
hnhy a{jod, fling |t jhlq'lhe second story \y(ndnw of
tho house across llio way, but lot (Im kitten down
carefully, in- a work-basket. Then draw out (hu
burosu drawyore and empty their qon(pnts out pi* the
buck window, telling somebody below Vo upset the
and tho rnlmwnter hogshead at tho same
lime. Of course you will attend to tho mirror.—
The farther it can bo thrown -the more pieces will be
made. If. anybody objects smash it over his honej.
Do not, under, any oircpmslpnocs/drop Hie tonga
down from the second story. Tho f«l| rtijghi break
its logs r and rbrldor thppopr thing, a cripple for life.
Set If nstrqddle of your shoulders and onrry'U down
carefully. Pile (he bed clothes bn the floor, and show
lho‘spectators that you Con "boot the bugs*’ at
knocking, a bedstead apart, end’ chopping up tho
plooesi, '
By the limp you will have attended 1 to oil llirso
fire will certainly bo arrealed-or thn bull,
ding |>arnt down. In either coses your services will
be<no longOf.nepdpd. nnd of course you need no f\ir«
fhor directions,-, _ ' , ' ’■
4 mother admonjfdiing hef son, a )bd about seven
years of ago, tpld him lip should never defer till' to.
mqrrow what ho could do to day, Tho liltlo urcliln
replied, “ Then mother, lolls eat the remainder of
tho : p|i|m pudding to night.’!'
(£/*'• Hallo Micro,?' *nid n former lo an Irishman
bu*ily engaged at ono; of Ills.cherry (root. V by what
right do you tako (lioiq oharriei?’* “ I ’fifth, my
«ld ho,' 4 by njy right fjand ihuro.?’
THE ARISTOCRATS.
,BY C. D. STUART.
, Who. aro ; the'Nobles of the < arth—
‘ The true Aristocrats—
W il 0 ’ , fW ,ul,b( > w Uudr heads to Lords,
. , Nor doflTto kings iht-ir hats?
Wlm arn llie/hm (he Men ofToil,
. Th.s uijghtjuniuj the free, .
Whose hearts and hsmts subdiie the earth,
And compass all the seal
Who ore Ihe/hut the Men ofToil
.Who cleave the forests down:
And plant mdR the wilderness
The hbmiattaml the town ? ■ ‘ 1
•Who flp(Uslib ; Jiaak-8, bear tlm scars,
And plv# the world its crown
Of nams,j»>id-rtine. and history,
.And pom|» <|fo|tl renown I
-These of horaldy.
And scorn Ibe knighting rod;
' Tlmlr dials, of arms an; noble deeds!
' Thi*ir ;>ct*rasc is irnm God I ,> '
They toko not from .aocestia] graves
Tin* clnryViflhflr name.
.But win, as ojfit their fathers won,
' The JaurdTWreath nf Faiuo.
Froifljlho New York Sun.
MARUTING FOR MONEY*
r FV If ARRINGTON.
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indignant, but restrained himself, reasoned with
and represented to her how paltry a sum. In reality; 1
a (hdnsand dollars were; and how long ago it would'
huVe been exhausted, hud. It been in her possession; I
by the procurement of half the articles shohudsollJ
cited, Bill her pride prevented her from listening
with’ calmness, and she only gathered enough of lt(«!
explanation to excilo in her warped judgment, the I
suspicion that il was only given to excuse himself;
for his meanness. .
• Tn a short time the thousand dollars cume up again
—-and'oguin—ond again; the last lime immediately
after breakfast; Flagg could bear no more. With!
rejoinder, lie suddenly left his house. His wife saw
that ho i/vas more thdn ordinary moved—-that bis
Taco Wore a startling expression, and regretful, peni.
. lent;'alarmed, shb culled earnestly and fcarfullyfor
• him to Return; But it was 100 late! livvas a suUea;
stormy, wintry, chilly day, when Flagg left his homo
that morning ; it was, ioo.ut that very clim.ij; ofone
, of those mercantile crisis when the rich' feel poor,
arid the poor beggars; and Flagg, breasting tho
storm bravely.thus farcungralulitcd himself that in
a few, days ho would be safe, and his forlqne golden
forever, - How bitter were h|s sepsntipps as lie
up Broadway that morning plashing through the
rurii I i .He loved-Helcq dourly—he knpw that slip
loved him, >■ Their days werpuli happiness, aavp (hat
.destroyed by that one. fopble, and, let pome what
would, ho determined to give her a lesion that should j
last her the rest of her Uni.
Ho did hot Yetara to dinner, Heleq Waited for
him, and, robbed by her anxiety nnd remorse of her
appetite, would nut go down herself but sut all the
afternoon, looking from the window into the deserted
and dreary street, weeping ns though her Jioorl
would break. VVhep daylight hud yearly gone, and
she begun to strain her eyes to distinguish objects
without,she discovered him approaching. She could
not—she dared not go (o, mpcl b\ni; hut when be
opened the do.or, qhe coqld not repress a shriek at
the haggnrdtiess of his countenance. Ho came to
her side, and taking her hand, said, in a voice bro
ken by exhaustion and emotion, while ho extended
with the other a roll a/hank notes—
** Helen, there is your thousand dollars; Ihivehnd
toil, and anguish and pain enough to gel them for
you in these dreadful timrs; but 1 had resolved, ond
would nol bo disappointed. . Take thorn, do with
them os you like, and >yo will be wholly happy, for
then you can never reproach mo more.”
“No, np,,nol for tho world I” sobbed Helen, sink
ing on her knees |n shame; “oh, hqsband forgive
mo! I shall novpf bo gqilty'againl” and she tried
to make him accept tho notes. Ho was, however,
resolute ; well knqwjng frpm his character that what
he ha d determined on ag a proper course fio typuld
not swerve from, shb dismissed tho subject, and they
woro afterward* happy. . He never asked to what
purpose sho had appropriated her thousand, dollars,
but, it was plajn chough that tjhu had expended them
nu|lhef fpr drees nor ornament. If any thing, she
was morp frugal than pycr, and ho was compelled to
question her pf her wants nnd wishes, when he was
disposed to gratify them, us ho was liberal and free
so soon as his prosperity wou’d authorize
Reader, tho Flagg is the same lialo"’t)ld follow
whom we havo spoken of us riding in his carriage
in Broadway ; and that wife Is this sumo Helen.-
That daughter—ah, I can, tell a story of her, she Is
to bo married nc*l week, to a young innn not worth
n penny—who loves Jior. and cares not a pin for her
ftU<ec*a::»\bnoy,Jqonfidjng, As. ho does, in his own
energies—whidh the old main Uiok earP to rrtakosuru
of before ho gave his consent. But the thousand
dollars; it has been accumulating tins twenty years
—has becti added to constantly by thd mother,.and
now, a good round sum—wo have it from good au -
thority—at least twenty thousand will bo a gift tgp
tho daughter on her mnrrhigo day ; but wo warrant
you she will hear the whole story of “ tho thousand
dollars,” and bo warned, not to suspect ah honest,
high-minded, loving man, of marrying for money,
Phenomenon* ’
A Syracuse New York correspondent of the N
Y“. Journal of Commerce says :
On VVednesday, the 21st till., about half past
three P. the snow falling rapidly. North West
a vivid.flash of lightning,‘unheralded by any pio
yions Indications ofelecmcliy, startled the inhab
itants of the city of Syracuse and its vicinity;
nor was their surprise diminished by the tremend
ous explosion which followed, like the discharge
of a hundred cannon in the clouds, succeded by a
prolonged roll away towards the hnrizm. and
ending in a swell which shook the ground like on
.earthquake, not in ten years, at any
season, has there been ejfymienced by fhnso who
were observant of this discharge, a thunderclap
exceeding or equaling it in intensity. Not the
least singular.cirnniaianco attending It, was (he
fact that no thunder was lp»ard bifure or afirr. T
had been raining nbopl an hour and a half pre
vionsly, but a quarter of an hour hefpre, the rah;
had .changed to snow, which continued to fall
heavily during the re,st;o|'tho day.
Dan kii Q*OoNNßi.i.*fl Wifk.—.4 grunt den] hn#
been said about the lain Unniol O’Oonmdl, but
little Is known of his wife, who wua the object of
his wafmnfftclitin for ninny years. The following
neat reply'woß mnde by hlin when his wifo was
toasted at n political festival given at Now t aslle,
several years ago;—
“Them are some,tuples Cf ho Barred nnd sweet
a naturo that they may be cmirprelinmlmi by those
who are happy, hut they ennnut possibly bo'do.
aorlbed by any human being. Ail that I shall do
is to thank you in tho name of her who was, the
disinterested choice of my early yout|i; who was
the over cheerful compni.ion of my.manly years;
and who is tho sweetest solace of that “soar ami
yellow leaf" ago, nit which I have* arrived. In
her name I thank yon, and this you inajf readily
believe, Tor experience, 1 think, will show to us
all, that man cannot battle and struggle with the
malignant enemies of his country, nnlusa iiis nest
at home Is warm and comfortable—unless the
honey ofhumun life is commended by a hand that
he loves.‘
| Tiuohftt fN Mresnuui.—Tim StV
•' is Republican state? that n fatal recountro recently
* took place at St, Genevieve, between a yming
, man named Andrew iscott and \Vm. MoManOa.
. lormorly of UnUi'inofe jn-vVhicb the latter rcoolvcd
five balls in the abdomen and expired almost in*
| stoutly. Tho dflbmlty is said to have originated
i from ah old feud existing hetwron the doctor and
1 young Scott's father; nnd at tho limn of (ho bloody
1 affray a challenge had; passed between the two I
latter,. Young Scull, a few moments before pom* |
mining ll;e homicide, stepped Into tlm grocery, ,
with onopr two companions, nnd exposed a botvie
knif ', ostensibly for the purpose of measuring {( J
upon (ho counter. This not brought on tho alter- ,
cation with Mr. McManus, who wus in the hop>o
at the lime, and who soon after drew a revolver i
and (’attempted to shoot «3cotl. Ha discharged
four, batreti without effect, his arm at every fire
belngdenlfhdown by tho latter, iviioj finally drew
a revolver, In turn, and fired five limes in quick
succession, th« hulls hiking efirqt aa before de
scribed, :and' McManus almost Instantly ijtplred,
Summit or a vqung Gun—Mina Mary Fenton a
nludy who realded with her widowed mother
nroo tnwnsliij), Indium,', committed milcidu liv
drowning hcraoU' in a mill.jmnd on the 20th nit,—,
Tho M idiaoit Bomiet »uyu y|,u wuu'u VouWludy of
moat uutiinuhlo ohnrocler end heuntilhl neraon, end
wne' im’.exemplary memher of-the- Rrcabyiorlenl
ohnreli.tii tho vicinity,.wherii aim hii(l'iiliumle'd tetri
cce.tho urovlnu. evonlnji The Incentive to (hie ruth
deed, which hue thrown a gliioni over the,largo birole
offrienda by whom alio wm It nownund beloved, la oa
,yol a hlddcp mfaterjEy , ”■ ■ ""■ 1 '• '.*■*' ‘
ATl* 00PB; ANSOBV 1 ';
i'rooi the Philadelphia inquirer. ' 1 ' 1
•
Llfci
" \tfhal misurieg we are. and to ourselves.”-,
•'FoK Wbn 'dld ever yet, by human wealth,
Or pleasures ufthe' sense, cnntauitneii\ fld’d 7;
Who never ceased to wish, when he htfii
Oj having wf«iiom. ; wtfß Hut vexM iri mind f*
According lo an inclpleni irall ihd
misfortunes of mankind wcrepasl fnl’dopubllc stock;,
in order Co be bqtialty distributed Umonglbe whole
species,; (hose who now think themseJifeslhe most
unhnppj Would prefer life shaft (libyalfoady
before (ha( which would full to tbefrt by sticn k di*
| vision.** Another carries (ho idfea, still further, and
'urgues-thut the '^hardships.'which each individual
jUea under are more easy than those of,any other
I person would be, in case conditions should bo chang
ed.'* is difficult, however, to convince (he suffer
i.ng, whether by'bodily'disease or pecuniary
of the trujlh of this doctrine. And yet alt who pay
close «Uenl|ott history oflhcir Ccllowcre*tures;
who not only observe results,- blit (pace o(il the ana
lyse cu i\scs, must arrive at the conclusion that appa
rent ape Often blessings in disguise—•
(hat disasters atu| reversed frequently precede and
load to thp most gtutilytqg rcsdlU~T-while flushed
prosperity in a Worldly sense, instead of being; the .
I source of genuine happiness and prolonged health;
(often produce exactly tJje, fpyersp. ‘t Who,” says a
thoughtful can look back o’n.hfs past lIAt
| w|thoul -being sensible. 1 that the disappointment of
hts Wishes has often been a h:a|. arHutflagb to him c
A very little attcnlion/muvt be sufficient-to convince
us now apt we ufo iQ-bennglcd by our own passiond
and prejudices, and how liiilo wefttfoto 6f (ho conse
quences of those things which sre at present the ob
jects of our hopes and feafs.*’ How often has pros
perity proved fatal lo innocence and virtue,.without
biinging w|lh it that happiness which it seemed (o'
promise!—apd how m-my have bcen rcauCtc| to, llid
painfa| conclusion.tliat *Va)l is vanity,*’ when per
haps it wastuu late to begin a new course, and choose -
thebottcPpart 1’? Could wo look into the hearts
of those w|\oin the .world calls happy, how different
should we often find th'b reality from the appearance*
In the midfst df-; prosperity apd success,’ some scCrei
care, (ho.disoppoiutmont of. sorpo wish;.or
even the.languor and disgust which sometimes at
tend satiety' «qd destroy the relish ’ of pleasure, may
bo us foal evils, and as acstructive of happiness ad
those sufferings'wliich ore generally. thd Cbjccls of
compassion. Wo know not what we wish ; and Ufa'
indulgence ofour wishes would often prove Ihb'source
of misery. Not only reason and ob'setiutfon of oth
ers, but our own feelings and experience to'ntface uq
of this. . r' '
Ono rule should be infallible. It is to desfcrtti
blessings—to act in our intaroourse with oar'fellow
creatures, so as not only to.win Iho respuct.and es
teem of upright men, but the. approval of our owif.
consciences. . If, when most of us complain bT‘ihfe
trials and vicUUudes of life, wo could aieurialri’lhe’
real condition ofuur neighbors—lhetr private us well.
hs public griefs, we would perhaps uxCrcisb th'dro
philosophy* M Man is born to trouble a« the sparky
lly upward.** It is our lot, our. destiny. There 14
scarcely a human being who, if his whole history
could bo analysed, his heart and his mind laid bare,-
would nol bo found to. labor under so'iire raftpqrly of
body, mind or disposition— to .be thd iiclfm dfifpihb
disease, weakness, persecution or nervous apprenco'**
sion.- The whole.family ofjnan rnsy be. said: to be
niorC OT less effected. Only yesterday
with a kind generous and affluent cltrxcn,*'
Wm> fancies—and his best friends assure us that i( .
is k jnore fancy— tlmt he is laboring under an lucur* ’
Vuble disease. The.malady is in the mind, and not
the body. Uolhinkt himself ill, apprehend* (hat.he
is short lived, and thus he watches his health With
such care that he overacts liispart, and renders him
self so delicate that his very exues< of* ultpniiun iq
the cause of colds, coughs and aches, which annoy,
disturb and agitato him. He Would give hulfhis
fortune to bu convinced and assured of u fair condi-
lion orhealil) for u number of years. Ho has Se.
sorted time and ogam to physicians of the highest,
skill, bul in vain ; for, as already observed, his mu|.
ady ft a morbhJ, rftcntul apprehension... He sees
Condition of things that docs not exist,'and thht lahcy.
1* fho band of his being. HU relatives have rCasoncdf
with'him time and again, bul in vain, Upon this
point ho is a monomaniac.' And thus the pdbrest
laborer is happier than our millionaire—for in lh£
one caso t the very necessity of constant labor, not
I only occupies all his' thoughts, but it brings appetite.*
. strength und health} while in the other abrindaOdp
1 juiil affluence cause idleness, cnnu!,-.aTicf a pcrpciual
apprehension os tn tho future. ' - 1 • ‘ 1
Wo repeat—•while we suffer, xyo afr (Co s£l to’
contrail our condition, not wi(h tho ni'oihn#
us, not with those who have been more uumriu'fiute
lliun ourselves, but wilhflre high in health,thd happy
in fortune, and (he prosperous tu every worldly sense,
Hu*' few, os they pass though our pqblie htghtfuya,'
und observe the lame,* rhe'lding unVf (htoaefurmoii
lii)low*creulurcs whose fut-uhie* uni iinp'atrcrt srttf
for life, who iiro shut aq It were,- ffouv many on*’
joynients of tusle, of Sight, of sound, amfof'acifAa—
how low slop'ufide to fttur a word ofsympathy or
consolation-tu choer or gl'udddn tile pathway ol llio
benighted nod unfortunate*. How few offer a's ilent!
prayer to in behalf of miserable, or; be*
ciitiso of Jlu-lr exi'inption froitV wretchedness \hi'
full enjoyment ofa\l their fucuitira. U is, we repent,
only when we sulfur, that Wc ft'cf foVa’iitf
approciulotho aufluriiYgA of others. It is only when
our own fucullicH nrp chdungCi'ed or impaired that,
wo pause, reflect urtij IAi)U tip' to the Great Source of
nil powers and privileges far'succor and assistance.-
Prosperity is’too opt' to harden the heart. Higlj*
health is tod apt to render ub forgetful of our depen'..
dpncu upon Providence. The m-e «pd full use pf
all out 1 faculties is 100 apt Jo; render uf'urimiliaful of
(lie inrstfmufyle'voldfe of the' gifts, powers and blesd*
ings that we hold at the mercy of the Grpn|or. The'
troubles of life, the petjy grievance's bfexiilenco a r'o
in many oases hngk,
(ient and rebu'fious spirit. Wo see only the evil, but!
do not recognize the good'. Wo f&dl drily what w«f
experience, but do not consider whot jyo have eseap*
cd. Wo imagine that vfa alone, ord particularly tin*'
fortunate, und forget! the thousands tvfib aroravfhjf
hi mnd lujpscv, wild are grbanlhg in hoSpnulf,- of
tyho are fafplshrijg for the common means' df suste
nance.' la JT not so; gentle reader 7 la'iiotidlijj
your ease 1 Are you not apt to.complain
rlly, and for trifling reasons 7 Arc you not apt te*
overlook the blessings'you enjoy—and to prove fnr*
gplfiit arid uhmlndr|}l of (ha perils, disasters and ini
firmatlcs ydd have didoped f . *‘*'f Jl
Seared him Riant.—Tho* Writ 7'ennnirt Whijr
'folia' a CB|iit.il yarn of a funner In 'that purl of ilia
Stale,'who, (o make a epceotalion, ppt a largcatonp
in qnt of hit hogrhcudr of tobacco, add forwarded ft
lu hla ooniiniaainn merchant at Now Orloana, direc
ting lila morclianl there In lend him a barrel of aii
gar, By accident or ntlierwilc, the atone waa dia
covered. Tho morcliartt 'took the atone ffnin the
lohn'eeii and pul It Into lho hurreV of augur before ha
weighed It, put nn the head and aunt it hack lo tho
tobacco ntan In tho courae of lime, end didn’,l any' n
word about the alone. Uht ho found li'Uafnre bo’had'
deed op more than half ol the auger. Ho got four
conta and bought it back at eight, wllholtt daring id
paereiae the poor prlvllbge of gtumbllng af the bna
Hundred per pant, adrapco price op Ida tobacco, n
: Fata' Rr.oouitTtn'.—We Innrh (saj* tho Dal--
timorn Sim nf April 7) from Yprk.Pa., ihat n.Cer
man (whoop nninn pie could not Irani) wan killed 1
on Wudncsdny evening Inet, In York loWOeblp,-
nhnnl: three inllea frnm the borough nf York; bji
being elruplt over the head with n lilllel of wood,
,in the hands nf n onto onmei) Itelohori, 'from' tho
olTecde of wh|c|\ ho died in n few bonro. ’ It on-,
| qurreil. during no ollereollop h( o Invorn.'ijntl. it
nppeore, llinllielehart received Ihe'flfd Mow Trope
tho Genpnn, which n sorimle vvpulid
on hie head. RelqHart aurrondered hlnte,e|fl|a |hg
type eo(|)ij)(u,»t) fo pr(ao flt J
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