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ond story or James H. Graham's now stone building, in South
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pc treat.
♦'WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A
WAY.H ,
DT EUZA COOK.
V We have frith in old proverbs full surely,
■ ’ - For Wisdom tins traced wlmt they 1011,
i, w And Truth may he drawn up as purely.
Prom them, ns i tmnv from " a well."
1 Let us question the thinkers and dr,err,
, And hnnr whnt they honestly gayj
■ And you'll find they believe; lik« bold wbers,
In “Where there's a.will there's a way.”
hills have bnen hieh foe man's mounting.
The wootls Imve been ilnnse for his axe,
. The stars liave boon thick fur bis cmintinx,
Tim sanils have bimu whin (br his (racks,
Tim sen has hnon deep for hi* diving,'
The poles havebenn broad fprhls sway,
Bijl hr|tvi»ly.hi» prpynrt in his striving,
, That •« where there's a will there's a why.”
Have ye vices that Ask a destroyed?
.; Or passions that nei-d n control 1
' Let Reason become ynnr employer, .
.. And yonr body be,ruled by ynnr smil.
.• Fiffhl on, though yon bleed In the trial,
Rnsist-with all strength that ye may, •
- Ye may cnnqner Sin's jmsl by denial,
For ••.Whore there's a will there's a way. 1 '
i«B»q ye Poverty's plnehina to cope with I
Does snftitrina wciigh down your might?
Only call up a spirit to hope with,
• .And dawn may come mil of the night,
Oh ! much ipav he done by defying
The ghosts of Despair and Dismay;
And much inny ba coined by relying
On “ Where there's a will there’s a way;”
Should yn see ator offlhnt worth winning
Bet out on the journey with trust;
And ne'er heed if your plilh nl lincinnlng
...6houlrl.be tinipq* bra|nhlcs and duet,
Tlnttsh it m hut hy footsteps ye do it,
And'hnrdehips may hinder nnd ettiy,
Knep a heart, and he sure you'll eel throush it,
For •• Whore there’* a will there'* a way."
a^tecenancottjj.
CBUIBING ABOUT IN PANAMA UAYt
A correepdndetil writes thus to llieNow York Tri
bune
I have just returned from an adventurous canoe
bruise of fifteen days among the islands and along
the shores of this noble Bay of Panama:
.Thara-Wbro Several of tis In company. Wo bad
grown tired of wailing so long in idleness' for stoa*
incrs which never came, and so, one cool evening,
while walking ardilnU the ramparts of this desolate
J. own a sudden resolve to , try a few days the I
. free and easy life of the Panama pcttrl fishbrs.Or the
. Buccaneers of old who onco'iaid waste (he entire
toast hcrcabodU The preparations were made at
bnce{ ond but a short (imo was necessary lo pul us
in complete sailing irirn. Our equipments were
nearly as primitive as those of the natives themselves.
Our craft was a dbg out canoe, of respectable site,
and being lull rigged, might pass os a bark of two
tuns burden. She was furnished with three musts,
epars, bowsprit, tackle, rudder—in short, a ship in
minuluro, except the keel. The consequence of this
when an adverse wind blew rather strong
ly over our quarter* or when the rapid tides of the I
Buy failed us, the only way lo prevent her rolling!
over was to make all speed to the shore. Beach”
her, and waltodr chanced of Parting again. The
canoe hdwoVbfr was an admirable sailer, when both
Wind and tide were in her favor* which is more than
Can be said of some vessels 1 have seoh.
We ran down the shallow part of the Bay toward
the green Islands which protect the anchorage for
largo vessels where the water deepens out toward the
Pacific. Pho waves sparkled in the sun and the'
sky above us wos more blue and bright than ever 1 1
faw at home. Wo felt In capital spfrlld* and when
the lowers of old Panama began to grow dim in the
distance, it seemed os if we had finally cut loose
from that probationary place and woro free to rove
tvhore we chose on tho wide Pacific, At Tobago,
the most beautiful island of tho Arohipoldgo, about
tllno miles from.Panama* wo stopped tbr some lime.
It is the usual resort of outward bound vessels, Ibr
tho purpose of obtaining water, of which there Is a
good supply. Its woods orogorgeous with blossoms
and tropical fruits* nearly all kinds of which grow
to perfection and aro gathered in abtindaheo. No
thing ever caiho so near my idea of Paradise. Thp
very air is intoxicating with its excess of perfume,
and every.expansion of one’s lungs seems to sleep
tho whole Irumn In delicious fragrance. •
For a few days we led u wildbdt mdslonchontlng
kind of life among these islands, seven of which wo
visited, in all, in the course of our wanderings. At
Z tboga wo came upon the pearl fishing grounds and
were greatly interested In the process of diving and
procuring the oyster, though none of us had the am.
bilion lo try our luck in such a wet digging. Tho
pearl placers, however, are vastly profitable. Many
a negro diver has brought up from the rocks, in the
course of his trade, his hundred thousand dollars
worth of these oxcresences of diseased oyster shells.
An export man, who.
" holds his'breath,
Ana goes, all naked, to the hungry shark,"
lucky if ho doe* not furnish the monster with a
'•plato of r*w ” before reaching (he top again* will
“■hell out” thirty or forly pouru of.various sizes tind
value each week. For this ho gels about 4 reals (50
cents) a day—"dreadful trade’* us Shakespeare says.
Tho pearls vary much In size and quality. I saw
three or four of about ha'f the length and more limn
tho thickness of my little finger, but those, of course,
were irregular in shape 1 In making our sapper
the oysters, on the beach, 1 accidentally shallowed
several small ones, without taking. time tu dissolve
thorn, boating Cleopatra all hollow. Thd 'bysUirs
have an excellent flavor, and we thought thorn as
good eating os those of the Shrewsbury banks. Wo
procured sumo very good pearls at a moderate price,
and brought them away with us. i
A very interesting part of our cruise was tho vlsi
to Santiago Vcruguus, a small tuwn on tho coast,
about forty leagues from this oily. About two days
journey inland there ore gold washings in thomoun*
lain streams, which yield a considernblo quantity of,
the precious oro to tho natives who work in them.—
bomo specimens of gold dust which we obtained at
the town are of os fine a quality as California can
turnisli, The natives told us that they frequently
washed out on ounce per doy from the fine sand.—
ihere ore no lumps nor scales found, as on the Ba*
cramenlo, but the business of gold hunting is carried
on upon so limited a scale that the wealth of tho
streams has not been fairly ascertained. We how*
ever, are bound for the houdquariera of gold, and can.
not stop to gather it by the way;
Wo lunched throe lime* on the Continent, and in'
the course of our voyage, when out upon* the open
* acifio, epoko three vessels. On tho return we wore
several thnos in soma danger from t|te rolling motion
of our craft during high winds. When the waves
wero rough, ond the foam and spray flew over
J B Q t each plunge of our boat Into the hollows i
between them, it required steady hands and some i
management to keep her from being swduipsd.— ■
We getibrally, in such cases; scudded before the Wind
straight to shore, and running through Ihb stiff, ae
cured her close to the beach. It was moat refresh
ing; after such a roce, to lie bn the shore, under the
shade of the flowering lime and tamarind trees, and
to hiake our night camp under the ample'ahelter of
d tropical sky. We enjoyed vigorous and buoyant
health, and except being considerably bronstd f>bm
the heat and glare of the sun, were greatly Improved
by the bHuse. Should wo be detained here much
longer nnd take a fancy io turn amateur pirulca
ogam, I will let yon know of our.adventures.
« 5l
Editorial Difficulties.
Nestle poverty, delinquent subscriber*- and ddhs
—Jo which moat editors are aUbject—the greatest
IB to plcio the public. JEW ao great ia the va
riety of public taste and feeling, that lied the con
ductor ot a periodical paper as many heads and as
I many petty as his paper has readers, ho could never
hope to please all i for they cannot please themselves,
Übes ho apeak out in language plain and simple I
It is more common place; the lisle of the learned
is not gratified; it is fit only for the vulgar. Docs
ho aspire to eloquence 7 The unlearned cannot Un
derstand ; and the learned regard hiin as a pedantic
fellow,'.dabbling in what ho has no pretentions to.—
Docs .ho show Ina colors and boldly contend for liis
ground. He is too severe. Does he hide himself
beneath a mass of unequivoool mailers? Ho la o
temporizing hypocrite. If ho publishes extracts that
ore better than ho can write, he has no talents ofhis
own to.display; and if he fills his paper with origi.
nul matter, ho might have given something better
from the works of others. If ho attempts to philos
ophise, it is dull and uninteresting’; and if ho writes
on plain and familiar subjects,every body knew them
before.' Docs ho attempt to instruct? Ho needs to
be instructed. Does lie uso his endeavors to amuse?
it is. light and too trifling’s People generally 'nro
fond of being praised ; und one would suppose this
might satisfy them. But let an editor try the czpc
dionl.and he will sbon find out his mistake; for
shell is the power of an enemy that hoono will thank
him for praising him, and every one will hate him for
praising another. Most peoplq are fond of hearing
their neighbors slundcicd; but if you make an' at
tempt to point out either the vices or follies of mart,
kind* every one will find something applicable lb
himself} and hero ngdin yod encodtcr the hatred of
the whole mass. Every person can tell you how to
conduct a paper to please himself, ond of course, (o
offend every one else. These being stubborn facts
1. re .*? .2°, -alternative but for an editor to please
himself* aho can, and hazard the consequence; If
he do tins he will be certain lo satisfy one, which is
more than he cun say, if he tries to please all.
FRIENDSHIP.
Tlml desecrated noms belongs only (o tbb nuacld
mcnls of the finer spirits—lbs ruro ond ciccllcnl
among our. race. A coinbinalion of qualities, on
both sides is necessary to produce Hist precious and
inestimable sentiment; , Of real, sincere affection
many men oro not capable! Hiey have, indeed, a sot t
of attachment to the things they-live among, tho
people who fill thoir hotrtr, and family—that Isflhcy
do not very well (ike to do without them, when they
havo been nccoelomcd.lo Ihelr prekenbe, but that is
all. Fako them away* und replace-them by some,
(lung, or some person else, and you noon learn to
measure the strength of attachment in tho ordinary
human bcorl. As for confidcrmoj that ik not the at-
I tribute of a little mlnd.cspecidlly.lfUnged with leaf,
ousy of a mind mnro enlarged and noble than itself:
it loves to keep Its own frivolous plans and ideas a
seerd, for there seems, indeed, a sort ciflntulllvo
dread on tho part of lolly (o come in contact with
| wisdom. Rely upon it, that the man who loves Ihoso
higher in the scale of intellect than himself, js a herb
undisclosed by circumstances. Folly hates wisdom,
even the gentlest wisdom.
The Gentleman.—When you have found a man,
| yon have not fur to go to find a gentleman. You
cannot make a gold ring out of brass. You cannot
change a Cope May crystal to d diamond. You can.
not make a gentleman until you havo first a man
To be a gentleman it will not bo sufficient to have
had a grandfather.
o be a gentleman docs not depend upon the tai
lor or toilet.- Blood will degenerate. Good clothes
uro not good habits. The princo Leo 800 concluded
that the htfgj in England, was the only gentleman, as
being the only thing lliat did not labor.
A gentleman is just a grnf/e»man, no more, no less:
[ a diamond polished, that was first a diamond in the
’ rou f b * < A gentlemen is gentle. A gentleman is,
' Aff cn i! ema « generous. A gentleman
• slow to take offence* as being ono that never gives
A gentleman ai slow to surmise evil, as being
one that neter thinki it. A goHtleman gocj armed
only in con.cloß.ncM of right. A gonllcm.h subject
hia apetites. A gentleman refineshla taste; Agon*
M.'lnll ®u bdU * C 8 h,e . fec,in B** A gentleman controls
ms speech, A gentleman deems every other as good
ns himielf, Sir Philip Sidney was never so much a
gent emun—mirror thdligh hb was t>r,Hngland’a
hnighlhood--B8 when, upon iho field of Zulpbon, as
no lay in his own blood, be waived the drop ol cold
spring water, (hat brought to quench his rriorta)
thirst in favor ofa dying soldier. St. Paul described
1 a gentleman, when ho exhorted the Philipion Chris*
(tans: «Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honored, whatsoever things ore just, what*
soever Ihlngb ore jUirb, wlinltoftter things ore lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report, Ifthefb bo any
virtue, and if there bo any praise, think bn these
tilings.*’
And Dr. Isanjp Harrow; In Ills Admirable sermon on
llio calling of a gentleman, pointedly says : •• Mo
should labor and study to bo a loader - unto virtue,
and a notable prompter thereof; directing and ex
citing men thereto by his exemplary conversation ;
encouraging them by his countenance and authority;
rewarding the goodness of meaner people by his
bounty and favor; ho should bo such a gentleman ns
Noah, who preached righteousness by his words and
works before a profane world. 11 —Bishop Doane„
Col. Jefferson Davis.— Queer things happen' in
this world. A fow yeors ago a young man on (he
Ihu banks of (ho southern Mississippi eloped with
(ho daughter ofon old planter, os the father would
not consent to the marriage.' Time rolled on ; ilio
daughter died, and the father and widowed husband
met on tike bloody but victorious field of Ouona Vis*
* B, j terrible day amid scenes of onrnogo
end valor, the gallant young hero abstained well and
nobly (bo gallantry of his countrymen, and the oh)
hero extending to him his hand for (lie first time
since the marrlogo of his daughter, said : “ Sir, my
daughter was o bolter judge of character than I am,
Hero is my hand. ’ Two years huvo passed away.
A President is to bo Inaugurated. The son-in law.
now a member of the United Slates Senate, Is an!
polned chairman of a commilteo to wail upon the
President |and inform him of his election. Then
again the father and son-in-law mol. That was a
proud day for Jefferson Dav|s. It Was hia hour of
victory- Wo would rather have been Davis (ban
The sweet whispering, of the spirit voice
of the “departed one” must have been with him
there.
A Clever Bov.—A former’* wife, in spooking of
(ho aptness, and intelligence of her son, a lad six
years old, to a Indy acquaintance, said,
11 He can road fluently In every part of the Bible,
repeat the whole catechism, and weed onions as well
os hi* father.” ‘ ‘ ,
**Yqs mother,” added (he young hopefbl, “and ye*,
terdny I licked Nod Rnwson, th;owed the oat Into
the Well, end stole old Illnkley's gimblet.”
..yefW U.NowmoAL Conduct. —A follow in
Moor*stown, N, J„ Inst week, got the mitten
ftoni (wo ladles that ho was courting, tn re»
venge, ho stole a horse, carriage and umbrella
from a landlord in that place. The worst of the
fellow’s conduct .waft that ho called himself, a
minister. His rascality justified hie rejection by
thdglrlev • • • 9
•‘OBR ootiNTßT—tuv.imwtrsn RIGHT —BHTRIOIfTOR WRONG j OUR COUNTRY •**
Ttiodying wlmljuat llirllla Ihn trees,. . •
"hat revelled with Ilia,grass and flowers,
It seem* like whispering memories
Of life’s once bright and. joyous hours. .
Ills not gloom, this gathering shade,
Sweet absense nf the glare of day,
A veil lor nature's beamy made,
To mult in pearly dews away.
, •„ Be shed the bfsslngsof repose,
• A * sLall rull Its ceaseless round, ’
. .Nor mar the hours, may cores and woes,
, Hushed in a silence so profound, .
And blissful dreams to every breost'
Whore truth doth find a homo, be given,
• So pure an emblem of the rest
- Thdt sleeps in earth, to wake in heaven.
Popular Charity, Liberality.
“ When tho hard-handed mechanics of Lowell
wcnl lo Abbott Lawrence, (o get him !o pul up a
small building for their store, he not only I'efuscdfaut
threatened to discharge every man who should cpm
.bjnotobdy hlagrdbellcs al .tWiolesaloJ’—iV; York 1
Sdndiig Despatch. • . . I
And yet this same Abbott Lawrence is trumpeted!
forth in ull the papers; when he gives fifty llioUsand
dollars for Cambridge College, ns en inslanbc of un
common charily. Lot us look Into this. Let UspUl
Mr. Lawrence dowH three million.; He gives fifty
thousand dollars out of that for practical science at
Cambridge. Question What is the liberality 7
Things go in this world by. comparison. Christ
praised the poor widow, and said Ihntbvon she vVhb
\ throw in but two mites,' bud thrown in more than ail
they who hud thrown in of their abundance. Our
I lest then, is in the comparison of meuns and ability.
! A man is ascountnble for what ho has. Three mil.
lions of dollars. Fifty thousand dollars of this Isone
| sixtieth purt. Now ifl am worth a hundred dollars,
and I should give ono sixtieth part of that in liber
i silty lo who or what-1 please, I should give one dol
lar and sixty six cents, This would make mb as lib.
oral as Abbott Lawrence. To bo sure the sum would
be smaller, but the virtue of liberality would bo as
great. , And yet men are judged in newspapers bv
their, money, in such oases. It is well to act
tilings in tliclr Irno light, and while Mr. Law
rence’s liberality'has made him famous, it is well to
remember that any man who gives,to charity two
dollars—being-worth a hundred—is. a'spore liberal
man than lie,' And there are thousands who do it.
And yet the one is nol noticed by lhp“eye r ’of ‘iuon,
Iho other is trumpeted In all the papois aira speci
men of Christian charity, who while hogives lo Cam
bridge College a sixtieth part of his most unbounded,
property, threatens to discharge every poor mcchanio
in Lowell, who combines lo buy his groceries a?,
wholesale! And this for the reason that such a union,
by destroying retail trade; would lower the rents and
diminish the price of properly ! Truly, tho whips
and scorns ofdignllied humanity ore Iho just deserts
ofsuch a man as he—for such a deed. Liberality 7
O! for an iron pen to engrave such doings nn tho
motnory of man, and expose such specimens of Chris
tianity.— Chrittiun Ralhnaiii,
Upland Union,
| How sweet and beautiful is tlic close ofa o&|(n anU“
, I clear summer's day, when not a cloud is visible Iq.,
cast the least shade of gloom upon the fair, tranquil 1
fuco of (he o*uro canopy of Heaven. All nature
seems clad in joyous smiles—and odors, sweet and
balmy) rising in the greatest profusion, perfume the
atmosphere und'bid adieu to the fiery orb of day—
fho silvery queen jf night, just peeping over the
summit of yon eastern hill, gilds the tops of every
knoll, and adds much to the beauty.of the scene;
and tile stars following in their train, soda fill the
space above, and sparkle with their wonted splendor.
Oh, how delightful is such a scene to the reflecting
and upright mind. Aspirations, pure and holy, arise
In him who made them all, and who guides and di
rects them in their respective courses, in such d way
l as ever to secure perfect harmony and regularity in
all their motions. Human thought cannot cuuipre.
hend nor understand the power that controls the
works of nature; and man con only look on with
surprise and owe, and admire the goodness and love
of an omnipotent, yet kind and merciful Protidcnbo.
“I’Lti TRY, SlR.’*
** Try,V was never conquered;
I It recorded of Dr. Pa toy, one of tho brightesl
ornaments of the Christian church, that while in
college, ho was inclined to idleness nnd dissijmtlort
One morning a rich ahd dissipated fellow strident
bamo into his room with this singular reproof—
‘ Paley,l have been (limiting what a fool you urci
have Hie moans of dissipation) and oon afford it.
(should make nothing' If 1 wore to apply myself-
You are capable of rising: to an emincnfcb—and im
pressed with this trdlh, 1 have boon kept awulio dli*
finj tho whole night, and have now como solemnly
to admonish you." Tho-effect of this remarkable
admonition was Ins immediate reformation, and tho
Hrlal result, that he became one oftho guiding minds I
of his own and succeeding ages. , Ho become an ac.
culo and powerful roasoner, and Christianity found
in him ono of its ablest defenders. Thq reprover
Is dcadi and his name hue perished |-bui that ofPui
loj tWIIJJvo
*' To tho latest period of rccordod time.*’
This reformation and these results were accomplish
cd, under God, by a resoluliufi-deliberately Termed
and which cover for a moment wavered.
Perhaps tho eye tif some young men, already in*
dined to dissipation, may full upon these hasty lines
—and will they not bo Induced to slop a moment and
count tho cost of idleness and vice, and calculate,
100, a few of the advantages of industry and untiring
perseverance in well doing 7 Tho example of Puloy
ought never by such individuals to bo forgotten.
1 ' Brevity*
This is emphatically the ago of brevity. Every
thing must bo brief to bo popular. Short speeches
short sormbiis, short stories, short, editorials, short
credits, short every thing, is tho order of tho day.—
Tho prosy old fellows, who used to control with slow
ami muusured tread and set phrase, and caution In
thought, speech and action, have been compelled to
lake the wall, and quick spoken, fiery, nervous, uo.
complish.it nislanlly nr-dlo young gentelomen have
taken their places. It Is a rare thing now a days to
hear of a long courtship—(ho tlmo has gone by for
seven and ten year matches—a month, ond sometimes
less, is oil that is required now, Tho groat desire ap
pears to bo to economise lime, which Is money.
(C? A countryman sowing hi* ground, two smart
follows siding Unit way, ono of iliom calico to hliri
with un insolent ulr,
" Well, honest follow, 'ti* your businc* to low, but
we reap the fruit of your labor,”.
.To which-tho countryman replied,
, “ Tl« very likely you may, fur I atri sorting
hemp.**
Two well dressed- shoemakers being. In (he com*
pany of some gentlemen, were asked their profes
sion. Says one of them—- . '
“I practice healing art.** ” And l,”sayi the
other,‘‘labor for.-iho gdod of men’s soles.”
iii'ooNoMV.—A slight knowledge in human na
ture will show that when a man gets on a littlo in
the world he is desirous of getting on a little fur
ther. Such is (ho growth of provident habits,
that it has boon said if a Journeyman lays by his
first five dollars his fortune is made. Young men
should think of this.
If you are courting a young lady* try her tem
per by tearing her now ureas, as if by accident.
If aha keeps her equanimity lose not a moment in
poping the momentous question. She’ll do.
CARLISLE, 1?A-, THURSDAY, MAY Si, 1849
EVENING.
Bv/s o’er lhe earth',- Imw gently fktls •’
. The veil that hides Ule-western glow s
Thn wprid to rest, night's spirit calls,
- .With peaceful breathings sweet and low.
No more the sunset glory burns,
.. And stars come stealing out above.
Till each fond thought to rapture turns,
As friendship deepens into love.
EVENING.
Wutchlower,
BAm Slick’s ttlflfcreno® between « Sweet**Heart
' and Wife;
u*r I?’°[ laal ‘ n ’ fin °. 00Untr J’
all •pMbo folks haVc nothin* to do, but to ride
Is'rnlJnlk ‘j? polltlc "- In winwr, when Ihe ground
I „ wl ’“ l « grand limo they have
“.““f,. T T t CS< i lero lnarallca with tho gals, or
playin ball on tho 100, or goin’ to quillin’ frolics, of
li'kn If IDll!r ° vc ," in g"’ “ nd I lien adrlvln* bomb
Jiko mad by moonlight. Nalur’ meant that season
lonißWr t? r cou s l '"’- A mile, tidy, scrumptious
ookm sleigh, a teal clipper of a horse, a string of
bells as ioug as a, string of inions, round hi. nick,
and a sprig on Ins back, lookin’ for all tho world like
a bunch ol apples at gatherin' time, and a sweet
heart alongside, all muiflulcd up but her eves and
lips, tho one lookin’ right at you, is chohgh almost
to drive one ravin’ larin’ distrained mud with pleas-
Urc, ain l«7 And then.lhe dedr critters say tho bells
iriuko t ßuch ajdin, there’s no bearin’ one’s selfepebk t
so they put thfeir pretty mugs close to Iho face, and
talk, talk, laikg (ill one cant help lookin' at them in-
I stead of the horse, and then you go whoc capsifcud
into the snow drift, together skins cushions ahd oil.
And to dec the little, driller shako horSclf when she
gets Up; likc'ti duck-landing frUm il pond, a chatter-’
I in away s|l thb lime like, a canary bird; and you a(
I Maw-llawing-witJj pleasure is fnn.aliVe, ybb muy dctJ
, pond. In this, way blue nose gets on to offer Jii/ii-l
sclfa laver:t>ofore lie knows where he is. But when j
jne gets married he recovers his eye-sight in Jittlcl
Jess (hoiithkir no time; He soon-finds he’s treeds I
hjs.flmtis fi*ed then, Jou may depend. She learn:
him how-ijinogor is made: “Put plenty of sugar
into llio water aforchand, my dour,” soys she “If
you want ft real sharp.’’ The laugh.is on the other
fciduofhis mouth.. I This sleigh gels npsol, it’s no long,
cr a lunny matter, I toll you ; hacalchcs it right and
leri, Her. eyes don’t look up to his’n any more,
nor her lililo longue ring liko a bell any longer : but
a groat covers her head, and a whappln’ big
muff covers her hands, and she looks like a bng of
old clothes pgoin* to the brook to bo washed. When
they gets otf.eho don’t want any more ofhim to walk
lock and Ibfck with her, but they .walk like a horso
and cow to water, in each gutter. If there ain’t a
transmogrification, it’s a pity. Tho difference bo
tween a wife and a sweet hoort is near about as great
as there is between new and hard cider—a man never
tires pulling them to his lips, but ho makes a !
plcgncy wry face at t’other. .It makes mo so 1
kinder wamulckropl when I think on it, that lam
afeard to venture on matrimony at all. I have seen
soino bluq. noses most properly bit, yqu may depend.
The marriage yoke is plugucy apt to gall, ns the
ashbow docs the me in rainy weather, unless il be
most particularly well filled. You’ve seen u yokcol
cuttle Hint warn’l properly moled; they.spend more
lime .m pn hn’agii 1 ’ each other llntn in pullin’ the
Idad. Well, that’s apt to be tho ease with them that
chooses their wives in slayin* parlies, quillin’ frolics
and so op, Instead of the dairy and chuoschousc.
Exaniitmtlou of Attorneys*
■A correspondent sends (is tho following racy ex
amination .of a candidate for . admission to the
bar.* - •’
you smoke, air 7
Candidate—l do, sir.
Ex—Have you u spare cigar 7
Cun—Yii, sir; (extending a short six.)
duly of the law
Can— fees. _
Ex—Right! What is tho second 7 ■"•T'.-'
Gan—Td increase tho number of Ills clients;
Ex—Whoa docs your position towards your client
change? ■
Can—NVhen mailing a bill of costs.
•Ex—Explain.
Cun—Wjs then occupy tho antagonist position—l
assume lire character of plaintiff and- ho becomes
defendant. • ’ ‘ • ‘
Ex—A suit decided, how do yotl stand with the
lawyer Conducting the other bill. 7
Cun—Cheek by jowl 1
Ex—Enough, sir, you promise to be on ornament
to your profession, and I wish you success; Wow
you arc uWare of tho duly you otto mot
Cun—Perfectly; •
Ex—Describe the «lbty.
Cun—lt Is to invite you to drink;
Ex—But suppose I decline 7
Can—(Scratching his head.) There Is ho Instance
dflho kind on ttborU in.the boobs; 1 cannot answer
that question.
Ex—You are right; and the confidence with which
you make tho assersion shows that you have read
the law attentively ; let's lake the drinks, and 1 will
sign your certificate.
Ttie Way It Is Odiie*
In the country, (ho lover i& taking n romantic
walk by moonlight by the lady of,his love—talks of
the beauties of the scenery, tho harmony of nature,
and exclaims—
“All! Julia, how happy would existence prove if
I always had such a companion.**
She sighs, and loans mure fondly on tho arm that
tremblingly supports her.
“My dearest Julia, bo mine forever***
This Is a settler; and tho artswor over so Inaudible, \
makes or undoes him quite. • " j
“ Take pily on a forlorn bachelor, *’ sajs another, |
In 4 manner which may bo either jest dr qartfcil— i
u mnfry rile at once and pul mo odl of misery.’*, j
“With all rriy heart: whenever you arc ready;*’ t
replies (ho laughing fair. A juke carried (lids fur is (
easily made earnest.
A point is often carried by taking a thing for ,
granted. A gentleman who has been paying alien- ,
lion to a lady, nays— .
“ Well, Mary, when is tho happy day?’*
“What day, pray7'* shu asked with a concious
blush. .
** Why everybody knows wo arc going to gel mar.
ried, and it might as well be one time as another, so
when shall it be?”
Things that { like "JPowerfullt>S*—l Uko to
he.tr candidates for office ogioe in politics with
every man they converse wiili—ii looks so much
like principle.
1 like to hear men denounce others for things
of which they themselves are gulliy—it looks 2o
much like consistency.
1 llko to see young women peep through the
windows or the cracks of half-opened doors, to
catch a glimpse of the young men; and when
they come in their pfedenC'e appear ovef-modesl
—it is bo admirable.
1 like to see plenty of churches, yet having ho
ministers to preach in them—it looks so mu6h
like a wise disposition of charity's funds.
I’iiko to see n parcel of young men stand be
fore a church door, at the close of theservice* and
stare avery female full In (he face as they pais
out—it looks do much like good breeding*
I like (tf She a woman out in the morning scra
ping Up bhlps to 1 build a fin*, and her husband In
bed—lt shows she thinks mole of him than she
does of herself*
I
_ like to see a merchant and mechanic keep
heir shop doors and windows closed until the
sun Is an hour highlit shows they ere indepen*
dent* and ask no favors of their customer*. |
1 Ilka to see paring women Walkingets the BI fa
on Sundays in their silks, with holes in tbeit
stockings—it shows they are more attentive ro
things above than below,
1 like to sob men crowding amend the bar-room
qn' Monday morning before sup-rlso—it shows
their anxiety to got at their Week’s employment In
good season, '
I like to see'women send their butter to market
in a dirty cloth—it shows economy, as it saves
washing, ;
Ooo.' Walker, odilpr of a German paper at Cincin
nati, died on Tmsday, of cholera; r
Facts and Carloiltlcsfor tiie'Yoaiigl
A swarm of bees contain from 10,000 to SO,OOO
in a natural state, and from 21,000 to 40,000 la a
hive. ‘
. Sponges are believed to consist of excitable flesh
full of small mouths, tijr which they absorb and eject
water.
Jflib felolh docs not advdncp above orlo' hiiodred
yards ih a day. It is two days in climbing arid do.
cending a tree. ** • ; ■
Insects breath through holes or pores oh bach
side of every segment of the abdomen, called 'spira*
cola. .
. Thogfrlffly forms the gall huts, on tress abd plant*
by Us eggs and young, uhd docs the same thing in
the skins of Cattle; .
• A healthy liver Weighs nearly 4 pounds, but a di
seased one becomes 4 or 5 times heavier.
The human brain is the 28th of Hie body, but the
broin of a horse but the 400th.
.Oho of roses is the oil which swims on lop in the
distillation of h>se water. -
. Bird limb is prepared from the berries of the mis*
llctoeond the middle bark of thb holly ; it is boiled
till U becomes soft.
The humor! body; IH a hbalthy state, is generally
at 98 degrees of Fahrenheit.
The heat of an oven applied dead hitman
body for twelve days, reduced it from 130 to 12
pounds.
The earth is believed to increase In host 1 degfeb
in evcry.ls 16 2d yards In depth.
Mercnry.for thermometers is purified by agitation
In a. bottle with sand, aud then by straining it-tbrough
leather. *
The water of the to be 32 Teel
higher than (ho Mediterranean; and the Gulf of
Mexico is 88 feet higher than the Pacific.
Count Romford, by boring a cannon within water,
so heated it by the friction that he made it boil, and
actually boiled a piece of beefin.lt.
Most mountains present their precipitous faces to
the sea and their slopes to the )n'n,d.
The Sep js lathe land, in round millions of square
miles, as 160 to 40 or as 4 to li ' .
The narrowest part oi the Atlantic Is more than
two mile* deep. In other parts il is otic and a half
miles.
Insects ah) foiind in slate, and flics and ants In sib
ber.
The highest peak of (he itocky Mountains Id 13,
500. -•
The mountains ofSegar, in Arablo, produce fronts
tttceoc; those of Scfra, the balm of Mecca, from the
amyris opobnlsaUiiim, whibb in early ages sbld fot lie
weight'in gold.
Earth is ooten as broad .in several parts, of the
wotld. Near Mosbow; a hill furnishes earth of this
description* Which will ferment when mixed with
flower. • „,
GentlesUn. and Laot.—Few terms are harder to
define, now a days, than ‘‘gentleman” anil “lady;”—
Time wos, when they were simple words, and every
body understood their moaning; but in these progres*
sivo Urrici ii would puiilo a greater lexicographer
Ilian Johnston to interpret them accurately; A lute
writer, however, who scorns to know a thing or iwd,
has had tho courage to attempt a philosophic annal*
3*scs ot these phrases. A gentleman; he says, is a
■nan with a fust horso,nol paid Tor; fashionable
clothes for which the tailor suffers ; nil ruffles and
no shirt; a cane, a hairy disfigurement of his (Von;
lispiece.jUong nine.ip his mouth, his.brains miss,
ing, and a long ht)|r at a tavern. ' A la
dy he accurately clioraclprizcs as .a female shaped
something like a woman ; very small in the middle,
of large dimensions elsewhere; to bo found any
where except at homo, and with no attraction oiijr
where. The definitions, (hough not perfect, opproxi.
mate as near as possible to “(he thing.”
Warlike Capabilities op tub United States.— it
is demonstrated that the Union, at a moment's warn
ing may undertake a war several thousand miles
away from homo, with forces competent to any oc
casion, conduct that war with promptness and unity
ofpurpuso; and opduro, without burden all (ho nc.
ccssary expense. A standing army m tho European
sense of the word; is found to bo unnecessary. Two
millions of citizens accustbmcd to arms; mahy of
them problisctl in I lie rifle ond hardened- in the se
verity of the forests, ambitions (or distinction, supply
a never failing fund of. Volunteers- The army of a
Republic consists not ofprivales, but of knights.. Its
very staple is heroic. What crowns; however, both
(he glory, the grace and the ability of (his conquest
is, that all Slates, all parties, and all professions,
equally contributed their quota to tho field, thus
proving that Texas and Now Mexico belong not more
to (his or that Stale, than to all, and exhibiting also
a pledge to. tho world of that terrible unnminity with
yvhfdh the Union will, on future occasions; prosecute
ila-qbarrols, or its ends.— London Times.
Quickest Match Ybt.— A Mr, Warfield, of Cot.
ington, lately on a pcdllnff excursion through that
clly, called at d house (o' soli some of his article*
where a Mrs,.Smith ttas {icing on a tlslt frfam (his
city.' The gentleman had commenced his trading
with the lady of the house beford he diaboverod Mrs.
Smith,.but as soon as he laid his oyoA Upon hertt fit
of Jove seized him, and being seriously struck with
her accomplished foatdrea, requested ihb lady of the
house to retire for a moment, when this gallant yctlng
man proffered his hand to Mrs. Smith for marriage.
Without Another thought she accepted it; the flt of
Mr. Warfield being contracted by her, and in less
Utah three hours aftet they fitst laid eyes oh each
other (hey hnd procured a carriage anddrota tolhia
city, got the license, and wore married ; after which
wo undorstand Mr. Warfield returned to Covington
and completed his trade with the lady ho had so osJ
I lunlshcd by hla freaks of cuj Id. Mrs, Smith was n
I widow rather ia a lulrry, we think.—Cincinnati
| Commercial.
Grey, of Ihe Cleaoeland Plaindealer , has nri odd
way of philosophizing sometimes. Ho thus ser
monizes upon errors of the head.
“A man whose heart is right, but whose head
is wrong; gels very little dfedlt jn this world for
either intelligence or honesty. He is Mice Falslnfr,
whose cowardly legs would run away with his
courageous body; it is Important in. a “fnSnof
parts, 1 ' that the parts should agree. The glutton
who died of plethora was right in his head and
heart both; but his belly, which was (he major
parlof his body, overruled the disaeflling portions,
and “ wfenl li to the death,”
An oflidef in a dragoon regiment, at a review
lost his hat by a polo of wind. A private dis
mounted and presetted jl to him on tile point of
his sword which.accidentally made a puncture in
it. “ Sapi, I would sooner that you had pierced
thy ami.” "Why so (" •* Because I hove credit
with my surgeon, but none With my hatter,”
Times WrVes.—A Clergyman in England
was thrice married. His 'first wife he married
for her money, the second for her beauty, and
the third to take oaie of him when he whs old
ills last partner proving d shrew; he was accus
tomed to.romak that, during his life he had three
wives—the world, tile flesh, and the devil.
Old boys have th'elr playthings as we]l as
young ones i the only difference is in the price
Fact. > *
Onr last cariosity is a portion of the sugar used
In the sling with which David slew Golloh.
(O’Dionnes being once asked, the bile of which
beast was the worahunawored, >• If you moan'of wild
beasts, ’Us the slanderer; If tamo, the 'flatterer "
Moa* WoNDtas.—A person in London Is making
money by describing the character of any person,
ohnp'y by the examination of ,a look of his hair.-
Boma ortho fortune-tollers, mesmerists, physlogno
tntsls and phcnologlata can improve upon litia hint,’
Wouldn't Slurry s Mechanic*
A ybiing man commenced Visltingayouog’Wo*
than, dnd appealed to be Well pleased.' One evening
lie called when il was quite late, which, led tbe girl
to enquire where he had been,
; , *• I had to work to-night," horeplied,
“ Do volt work for a living 1” enquired the utoa«
ivhed girl. , , . •
** Cerlalnlyi" replied the young man, *• I am a the*
chanic.” • \
u My .brother doesn’t work, and I disliketho name
mecAonic—J thought you. were »fttiidi’M,” and she
turned up her pretty nose;
; Tbut.woil the last lime.thb rilefchsnlo visited ,lhp
J°dng woman; He is now & .wealth/ man lt and had
one of the beat of wnmoh for bis wife. ’ The young
lady Who disliked llib riartie bf mechanic, is huw the
wile of a. miserable tool—4 regular togrdUt about
grog shops—and - she, poor and miserable girl,-ii
obliged to lake la washing to support herself and
children. . .
Ye who .dislike thti rtailie bf a niebjteUlbi' Whose
brothers do nothing bul loaf and ilreii—bewirc hdw
vou treat young men who work for a living. Far
belter discord the well fed pauper; with all his rings,
jewelry, brazen facedness and Jidmposily, and taka
Jo yoilr affections the callous’handed, intelligent ana
ihdustrioiis mechanic. Thousands have bitterly re
gretted the folly, who have turned their backs oil
hohedl Industry;- A few years of experience taUghi
thoin a severe lesson. In.this country no man or
woman should be reispcctcd, In olir waj'of thinking;
who will not work bodily or mentally, and who curl
their lips with scorn when Introduced lUa herd work
ing mati; ■*
frae Tongue o t Slander;
The longue of (lie slanderer, says, Massillon, li i
devouring fire which tarnishes whatever it touolieej
which exercises its fury on the good grain. as on the
chaff j on the profane; us on the sacred j which where*
over it passes, leaves only desolation anti ruin ;idigi
even into the bowels of the earth, and fixes itself oil
things most , hidden; turns into vile ashes What, only
a moment before, had appeared to uesb precious and
brilliant; acts with more violence and daogdr
get than aver, in the lime when it is apparently rmolb*
ered up and almost extinct; which blackcns what it
cannot consume, arid sometime* sparkles and dcliehti
before it destroys. 0 *
A WkduinO i t j jj,
•** in a iilu— l ihe Cincinnati Despatch
gives an account of a Wedding In a jail—the partied
being a yoUng man; confined for bn offence'which
Will upon proofiend him lb ihe penitentiary—the
othei 1 d yoting girl, hit betrothed, who insisted upon
marrying her felon lover. She persisted against all
opposition; procured the Hechse, and taking a magic*
Irate with her, wont to the jail, and wae united id
the holy bonds of wedlock; which the law mast sooA
sever;
Pleasure or Reading,— Of ail iho amasemehii
IhatpoMibljf con be imngincdfor a Working ipan, after,
his daily toils or ih tho intervals, there is nothing
like reading a newspaper or a book;, It balls for ho
bodily exertion, of which already he has had enough]
perhaps too much. It relieves his home of its dull*
ness and sameness.. Nay, it accompanies him io his
next day’s work, and gives him something to think
of besides the mere mechanical drudgcrV of his evert
day bccnpatlon; sbmething ho ban enjoy while ab»
sent, and look forward to with tniichpleasure, If 1
were to pray for « laite which would stand by-nm
under every variety of circumstance's, end be e source
of happiness and cheerfulness to me through
a shield against all its Ills, however things might gtf
amis; and the world ftowh iipbn me{ it would be ft
taste for reading.— Jfershtll,
" Papa, what is humbug t”
-Pore*/,(with a deep drawn sigh;—“lt-Is, ay
dear, when your mamma pretends to be. very food
of me, and puts no buttons on my shirt.*’
“You may talk of the bonds of affection, thd
lies of fellowship, and all that,** says Kranis,
“ but I know of no stronger attachment than thdi
whiph a Sheriff embrialns for a poor debtor whd
can’t fork iip,”
We letirn that, during the lastyear, fitra hundred
and forty yoting ladies fainted away on varioui
occasions. More (hap two hundred of them fell
.into the arms of yoUng gentlemen. Forty verb
caught by their aunts and grand-mothers; aha
only one had tho misfortune to fall on the floor;
She however picked out a soft j>lace to fall upon
and was providentially received by an ottoman*.
Tho prihciple reason urged In favor of establish
ing a now Whig press at Washington Is that the
National Intelligencer Is too respectably conducted
to ansW.ef tho entire purpose of the Whig party;
SottonPoii.
A young lady who was febliked.by her mother
for kissing her intended, justified herself by qutH
ting the passage: *• Whatsoever ye would that
men should do unto you, do ye evbn so untd
them."
“Faihev, what do you mean by fdislng things
in hot houses “ Why, my dear hoy, you ard
being raised In a house too hot to hold me
times.” Tho mother seited a broomstick, but
the man efat his slick;
Jku des Mots —** Mra.Smith,” saida cbm!*
cal husbadd, v 1 am astonished that you would
condescend to wear another woman’s hair oh yout
head.” “ Mr,Smithih&fepllWj “lam equal
ly astonished that you would condescbnd to wear
another sheep’s wool on your back!'*
“What makes a young nfah find Woman fall
in love 1”
V Because one of them has a heart of sleel;
and ’(other has a heart of flihi; and when they.'
comes together, they strike fire, and (hat is Jove."
. “,PbT that right book .where you look it from 1?
as thb girl Said when her lover.snatched a kiss;.
•» You are from ihie doiintry,* are you not, sir I* 1
Bald o Handy clerk in a book store, to a homely
dressed Quaker, who had given him some (rouble'
•» Yes;”
“Well, here’s an bssay 6h (He rearing of
calves.*’
♦•That,’* paid Abinldab, as he turned io leave
ihe store, “ ihee had better present to ihv moth*
hfli" '. *•
03“ Wo find,the following piode of (mpiidence lrt
a Now York piper, viz:
Young ladies should never object (o being U tiled,
by-editors, they shbbld make e*ety allowthco for the
freedom of (he press.
Tiism Eti. OfENio.—Tho London flmei ajtpre.
duel, at length; the War like, capabilities of the
United Statu I
,l Twb mllllona of cllixoni accualomed to arm.,
many of them praotlaed in tho nee of the rifle; anfl’
hardened In the service of the foreat, ambilloua for
dUlintllon, an,ply a never falling flihd of volunteer*
The army of a Ropdblio ooneialt not inprlvaloe. but
of knights. Itsvery .topel la harolo. What crown.;
however, both the glory, the gr.ee, and the ability
of Dili conquest ie, that all thoSutea,a|l parlies and
all prn(oaaionv, equally contribute their quota to til’d
Reid; thus proving Tonne and New Mexico belonging
not mbro to title or (hat Stale Ilian lu all,'end eilifb.
Illng alio a pledge (b tho world of that torrible une-‘
nholly with whloh tho Union will, on (blurt 666 a.
alone; proeocuta its quarrele or (la and.’.’’ '
FaTina Mathew had secured a place In ihe Aah*
burton, which left Liverpool oh the Stel,' Mondty
.leet, for Now Yotk; • -r«
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