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THE VOLUNTEER.
John B# Bratton,lSdltor and Proprietor*
CARLISLBj THUnSDAY SBPT, 13, 1846.
Behold the Slau 1
’ Gw.’*Tayloii, the hero of broken promises and
violated pledges, in a public speech befope the citi*
zens of York, Pu., who had assembled t6.:wnlfebme
him to their town, surrounded by Whigs and. Demo*
crats, who were anxious to honor him as the head or
this great nation, Tor tholimo being, declared (hat ho
” WOULD ENDEAVOR TO CON FORM TO Til G
VIEWS AND CARRY OUT THE WISHES OF
THE PARTY THAT ELECTED HIM.” Other
Chief Magistrates performed the duties of President
under the belief that their duty was to PROMOTE
THE INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY, and the
whole people, but this .»• Second Washington,” this
11 lasl of the earlier Presidents,” treats with sovereign
Contempt the interests of the nation and the weal of
the people, declares that ho will "endeavor to conform
to the views end.carry out (ho wishes of the parly
that elected him/* regardless of his ofl repealed
pledges that "ho would not bo the President of a
parly,”—he avows his determination of being the
supple tool of the fag-end ofay factions-, by,the rep
resentatives /pf, frhotri Kc is surrounded, and whose
principles are as changing as the wind and their
ttanio.lejlon—whp believe (hat Government should
taka caro of the ricA and the rich wilt take curo-of
the jwor / These are the 'men, oird these the viewA
to which Gon. Taylor " will endeavor (o conform,”
after having gained power antf .jducg, by’RFo mosl
solemn prplpalaj.iona oflpVo for |jiu i and op
position to party and sectional prejudices.
■ •• Eaton {Ohio) Democrat.
T\vo faces of Federalism* . <,
before Election— '
" In no case can I permit myself to bo the oandi*
date of any parly, or yield myself to porlyschcmeb.
Ocn, 2aylor'o Signal Letter ,
After Election— .
.1 will endeavor to conform to the views and carry
out the wishes of the parly that elected mo. 1
Gen, Taylor at,York, l*a. t 18*19,’.
~ rejoicing Tennessee Democrat lets off (ho
following parody at the expense ofilio defeated whig
Drown j*~.
owne tVtown flm .
• Vvlfeh' all around wustrtill, \
And there I saw poor Neil S. Brown
A going down the hill. . - ’
Tim (roaa’rj pap wat in liis raoulb,
. The loot was in his cyo,
Says I, "bad nows this from the South,
Sul, Neil'S., don’t you cry.
O lidear! Neil S.!
Doh’t you'crg for mo,
10 whig* are beat, tho coon is'caught,
In good old Tennessee J"
L'. v
f'OKTiCAL Legislation.—lthasJjccn resolved by
tho mayor and ctly council of Baltimore,* ‘
That every man who sells a melqn
Sliall be held and doomed a felon {
And the jjigsofevory size i
Must evacuate their styes: .. •>.
. And officers must tiivulu charge, ;. ■ -
To catch them all if lbund at large.
Ami lest tilts tyisg precaution ftifls, ,
Thu owners must nut sot.|i their tells.
Murder and LVhcu Law!—'tlio Newark Advor
♦isor has a loiter dated U. 1 S. ship Warren, 1 at San
Francisco, which says s .
Wo lost 25 men in tho harbor of Monterey, who
deserted to the mines; and five sailers end.throe
mariners stole a boat with.which they all escaped
except ono,who, on alarm being given, received u
Curtin his log: which has mined hiiVfor life. The
others started for the mines, but before they had gone
half the way the marines parted from the sailors.—
The latter came to a form house where the,owner
treated them hospitably with supper, and lodgings,
when the iuhuman wretches turned to and robbed
9nd mordered the whole family,'ufoji, women ond
children! But the people at the mines hearing of it
pursued and found them, ond tied them tip and shot
them on the spot.
‘Aisf
* TAtsSkA Skupent AWn— A sight of the Monster,—
A correspondent of the Boston Journal, who is en
dorsed by that paper as wojl qualified to
judge in such mailers, writes that on Saturday lust,
white bound out upon a cruise in the buy, and when
■oriTtjioNorlh Shore, three miles from saw
that- huge monster of the deep—the Sea Serpent.
Ho soya:
Wls hifd was, apparently, Jhrep or four foot above
the surface, tubing an observation of the various
rigged craft floating upon the troubled waters, and
of the surrounding scenery in the distance. Wo
counted sixteen projections or humps upon the surface
abaft his head, and should judge his length to have
been from ono hundred to one hundred and fifty feet.
Wo wore the nearest vessel to him—ho appeared!
perfectly indifferent as regarded ouroraft, as ho did
not (alto any notice of us.
There was a number of craft outward bound in tho
vicinity, tho crows of which appeared tn bo very
much excited in beholding this strange monstrosity,
as our glass plainly indicated to us in sweeping it
ground among them. Wo have an uncommon-good
f'lass, and could see him distinctly as ho propelled
limsolfvory leisurely, and with un air of much dig
nity, along, expressing us much in his oppearanoa us
language cotfld, UTallio„was king of (ho sea. Ills
eyes wore hrgo and very bright, and his mouth was
{orfeotly open, ss if inhaling tho pure westerly breeze.'
Us body was, I should think, os largo round os a
ommon size oil cask, his color a dark, muddy hue.
i.° w ? I J * n ■•Jffbt-about twenty minutes, and did not
a tor his course from tho limo wo saw him tiff ho
disappeared.'
, Mu “ kr Conviction —Wo learn from (ho Gellye
burg .Star, that Frederick Smith; Indicted for tho
murder of Frederick Fo.tor, near AtdonlWlle, Pa.,
,fn November loot, woo, on Tu'e.day laal, found guilty
of murder in (he firai degree. ,
; CUOWB* AT TIIK Wear. —Tho oliolora id fael dying
f off at tho Welt, In many .mail towno,whore It baa'
raged, 11 hae entirely disappeared,'while herd and
(here a oaao or two occasionally oocura.
Female Gambling. —A number of the lady
hoarders of Saratoga woro upon tho race aouiee
the other day, belting with groat apparent Inter
net, and It U’eaid lost oonsidorablo sums of mo
riojf.' .
poetical;
HOMS 810KNES1
from tub German.
Thou ask'st me.wliy my heart is s&d,
Why punsivo thus I roam,
When all around are blithe and glad?
My spirit pines forliome.
'Tis true, the.birds pour forth their songs,
’Tis true this earth is fair;
But, ah I ray aching bopojn longs
For that which is hot here.
At morn the dowers pour.forth perfume, •
At eve they fbdo away; •, * ■
Out in inyFather's mansion bloom
- Flowers that can ne’er decay, - -
,♦}’* • i. -v - * • i • i* ,• ,
Those fairy blossoms will not grow,
Save In their place of birth; ’
They fade, they wither here below— ■
They wore not made for earth.' '
Whpro is that mansion 1 Far ahovb.
Thd sun, the stars, lljhahics; ‘
In malm's of endless light and lovq,
My FathorVmansion lies.
Then ash not why my heart is sad, ■ ' - ■
Why pensive thus I rnam,
When ail around oro hlitlui and glad?
My spirit pines for home.
From the Now York Times.
THE STEAMBOAT RACE*
tiftlldVE AT FIRST SIGHT;
There is a certain bold bluff, in tho State of H'ia
ois, which cpminands.ono.of the most beautiful pros,
poets on ihe globe, it shoots up in tho farmofa
nearly perpendicular wall from (ho water** edge of
tho groal'i-iver. When the stranger for the first lime
takes his stand on its summit, especially If his Hoar/t
possess one spark of-poetic fire—electric .sympathy
with tho divine in nature—some minutes must elapse
of concrete emotion, sublime instinctive dreaminess,
during ho wjll bo impotent to analyse or grasp
Bcpcrnlo details in Uiq overpowering scene before
him ; lT.cn, awaking from the effulgent revery with
a atari, ho can criticise ul leisure what ho has enjoy
ed with so much rapture, and still enjoys. Broad, j
and booming onward to'the serf? the. monarch oft
American rivers marches, beneath his feet. On the
opposite side, the mighty Missouri.'may U 9
pwoeping its dafcß aii'd fcrloua maps of waters at
right angles to the Mississippi, Tho cyo truces ri
long dii-Unco ofllut famous Missouri valley, bound*
cd on cither hand by a blue and misty line of hills/
Beyond it is the vast prairie of the ■Mumtdlo, gem
ined with fairy isles of emerald, and skirted, at the
remotest reach of vision, with mountains and forests
of a lint so serenely soft and brilliant llint they seem
actually a part of the sky's azure, which half veljs
but still hides not their wyvy outlines. > Above.you,
ilio same shore, is the valley of the Illinois itself,
defined by hoary, magnificent cliffs. That river comes
creeping slowly, liko some enormous serpent, to the
bosomc of its father stream) by a bed arrow like
straight as tile channel of.a can.aj. Vog are m the
valley which drains half a continent. You have in
view the valleys nnd bluffs oflwo other Stale stream's.
You seo tho mammoth river's waters calm as a lake
and clour us crisllb above (he mouth of tho Missouri,
while be|ow;thay arc changed ' and turbid, and roar
1 doep ftidentl'crfihd bFdßiiibanks, with
whirlpools which boil -und urldy.tikejso niuny cal
drons. On tho opposite prairie are oven meadows,
fields.of wheat ond rustling corn, smoke wreaths as
cending, and great herds of cattle peacefully gra
zing, or gamboling with pure excess of]life and joy
signs of civilization blended with tho grandeur of
primitive nature. .There ore columns of green trees,
lakes which gleam in the sun tike mirrors of silver,
and immense flocks of sea fowl wheeling their Hight
above them, singing thetr songs of love'or uttering
their cries of rngp. “ ,
The patriotic poet who has gazed on such a land
scape, will not nred brayo tho perils of the deep to
draw the fires of inspiration from tho light of Italian
skies, or tlio enchantments of any of the lovlicsl sce
nery of Europe. It is a spot fitting the consecration
of) some gray legend, that should be a bright Ml of
tomonce—not of deeolalihg wur, or wild wicked pas*
sion, but of holy , first love, sweet os the odors of the
prairie around it, and strong as the current of the
mighty stream which rolls olong its borders. There
is no suoh legend ; but* fortunately for the poor story
le lor, there is a little stray W«frouUheto>ok «f.re-
Billy that porhppsjwill serve his purpose naiwoll.—
The reader, however, shall bo tho judge in tho mat
ter,as wo now proceed to narrate Ilia facts :
On tho 15th of May, 184—two steamboats start
ed from Rock Island, both destined for the port ufSl.
Louis. Tho peals of tjioir last hells—warnings to
late passenger*—mingled ihcirdoof.cfchwa together,
and both at the same lime moved out Into the deep
channel. Both were noble vessels, literally floating
| palaces, fitted to accommodate,nnd thenncluully?*o
commodHtlng, at least one handled .passenger. The
" Fairy <£uecn”'Wos new and;this wos he* fifel’voy.
ago up the river from New Orleans, The “ Henry
Olay" was good ns new, as the captain saw proper
to'express it, and had previously been reckoned tho
Tastiest boat on the western waters.
Beautifully curled llio b'up smoko abpvo ihoir tall
Iron chimneys, and while od snow, Betwixt the eye
and sun arose the festoons of steam from Ihoir slon*
der ’scape pipes. Itwas a charming flight to boo
there wild' firo witches of (tie 'wave docending the
stop# of their liquid stairs. Signals waved from their
t decfis us they parted, and fluttering signals answered
from the shore—signals of friends, perhaps final
adieus till the groat day .
They were boll; commanded by excellent officers;
having ns men and captains, bin a single prominent
fault; but, unfortunately that was an invincible pro*
ponsity la gamble.
From thu moment the vessels got into the middle
of the current, and began to d*sh llio foama from
Ihoir prows In tlVo strulglitesl [totolblo touVsb down
stream, many persons on board thought the rate of
velocity unusually rapid, and congratulated one an*
other on the prospect of a speedy trip; but presently
U was observed that extraordinary excitement reign,
dd among the. officers, apd crow. Liquor was dcplt
out freely to,the firemen, and the furnace was stuftbd
with wood to absolute extravagance. Then the true
state of the case became evident to some shrewd pas*i
sengcre on board the Fairy Queen (hereafter wo shall
confine our attention mostly to thljj. vessel,) that tlie
boats were engaged in a race. Thp.fodt.wfts repent
ed, and flow front' Up to Up, producing most serious
consternation, as the newspapers had recently phron
clod many horrible calamities resulting from suoti
unwarrantable races. Some oflho men, and nil thu la.
t TTmn ,b °[ ln S "? oro lhon th,rl y* aovor itl of whom
had children in their orms-manlfesM symptoms of
fear) and a petition to desist, accompanied by an
earnest romonslronco os to the danger of raolnir. was
unanimously preferred to the captain.
This officer, a fino specimen of Louisiana chlvllry.
with the eye of an eagle, arid n mouth rigid as mar
ble,..where uncqnqupittblo will had set Its sea), grs.
oidusly responded to'thu committee tm behalf of the
ladies, that ho would pledge his own life for their
safety; and remarked, moreover, that they had oven
a stronger security than his oath, In the presence of
his wife and children then on board. This assurance,
and the hereto demeanor of the captain’s lady, who
treated tho subject as a matter of admirable amuse
ment, quieted all apprehension of peril, and restored
mlrUi and genUlJiumqtr, . ~,, . .
. Gradually, os the contest continued, the,most {Urn-
Id recovered from tho transient alarm, and men wo
men, arid children crowded to tho hurricane dock, oa.
gor to witness the brilliant struggle of speed. 1 In
deed, it woe it vision which might have intoxicated
a stole (o tho madness of excitement. Now (ho
Henry Clay would glide gracefully nljead, amidst
the Joyous cries of the crow and shouts of. the
passengers; then tho Fairy Queen, having found (ho
proper current, or.stimulated hoy Arcs to more vigor
ous ardor, would suddenly shoot forward: and puss
“OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BfiIUQHT—BUT RIOHTOR, WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.*’
TIIUIISDAY, SETOIBER 13, 1819
hor rival..ytrilti deafening cheers; and then, again,'
both would movo, us it- wore, together *Vilh equal
Velocity, in a lino parallel to either shore, and thus
continue abreast for miles, without any appreciable
difference, till every breast heaved with painty! sus
pense.
Finally the most phlegmatic caught the conlagibus
fury, and one impulse atone swayed all'bosoms on
both boats--the burning passion lor victory. i‘ This
absorbing thought-annib^^ed..loar, and vanquished
reason.. Evan delicate lottos Urged their respective
captains to greater exertions. All alike participated
in the .emotions of tho gambler., But little nped
(lud ,the oppcu(Lo commanders ; of any additional stim
ulus. Ten thousand dollars liud becn bet on tho is.
sue of tho race, as to which. vessoLshould first, touch
(ho wharfatSl. Louis. ' ‘ ,
. .Tiro jßlr'ngglb went on, and still with equal sac
dess.. The excitement grew maddening. Ladies
clapped tlieir'hands and waved their handkerchiefs
ty .encourage even tho smoko begrinjed- firemen. Ex
quisites In broadcloth tossed their golded headed canes
|n(b the river, and aided in wooding like tho lowest
menials, i. •,' }
Such is the passion of competition, the master Im
pulse of the souls of sago and savage, prince‘ond.
peasant!' Such is tho insatiable appetite forhatzard
in the human heart, always developing jtselfin some I
pno of its Protean forme I But' talk not of tho. ex-1
citcmcnl of (he horso race, where steeds' contend I
swiff as the wind* Away with the stimulus of cards, I
dice, and chess !• .JVhat ore .such paltry affairs as j
fheso compared: to tlio-jfiro race .of.thuhdermgstcam- j
bouts 7„ It is tho nature,, of all emotion to expand,
and thus accommodate itself to (he grandeur of tho *
agents which aroused it, and to tho sphero in which f
It operates. ' : ; I
“Onward!*! Tho shoqf rolls down the ancient, f
river, and startles the blu&cruno from hia pcroh in i
the tree lop, and the while swon.from her bath in tho i
lake. i
" Onward I” The crew* curse!. The commanders
rnvQ.i \v*ood ! More water! Ten thousand
dollars ia thc'c.oslly prize!
"Onward I". The smoko.boils. The furnace Is red
hot,seven times heated! ..The lubes whiz to the
touch of the engineer! The wheels fly, and the im
prisoucd_eleam t inoQhs like a fiend in torture, utter
ing a.sort of thrilling wail; as If to warn
Ins master not to urge him tod far.
All day long, the race is protracted, - and never
was there a fairer path for (hor’trinl of speed. It
lies over God’s imperial highway of the magnificent
fttegi. f ll is the road through the valley of a dozen
of Slates. - . •. * •• 1
Breakfast, dinner, suppei*, wore prepared, and eat
en only by snatches, or hot eaten ala'll; for who
could think of hia.stqfpafch amidst the mCrital drunk
enness of suhli a deen’e as lliai. * '
. Wo have said that oil on board tho Fairy Queen
partook of the common excitement. •'Thb'-statd
moot, fur the sake of truth, requires a slight quali
fication, Tliero were two who avoided the vor-
ICJTm ' ... .... . \ . ■ ,-v •
Wm. Grey, a wealthy‘young manofW. Orleans,
stood unmoved and immovable in the general tornado
of animal passion. Ho was a solo son, ond had been
loft an orphan in infancy. From inhoicnl disposition,
rather than fayarubjo education, ho had Imbibed a
rigid coco of elliico, which, blending with a poetic
and highly imaginable turn of mind,Ted him to abom
iimto gambling as the most dangerous of all vices.
Hence ho looked on tho present strife wilh a loathing
amounting to horror. • ..... ' '
’’’ Hekio' Uarrison' was a nailvo of Boston. 1 •One
year previously her parents had emigrated to Illinois,
where, in u short lime, they both fell a prey to the
fevers of the climate, and now;'poor-and friendless,
she was making her way back to the classic city n!
her birth. Tho grief of recent borouvoment saved
her from that infectious excitement which so .ma
ny nhlcr and wiser heads had been unable to with
stand.
.. It could not bo otherwise than thc twd persons,
who looked, the ono with disdain and the oilier with
sorrow and tours, on the intoxicated circle around
them, should specially observe ono another,stationed
us they both wore on a serene eminence above the
passionate .tumult of .the hour. Win. Gray, gazed
long and often during tlie day on tlic palo sweet face
and dove like blue eyes—mild, yet intelligent, and
brilliant as stars—and yearned to know who the
strange maiden was; and site, on her part, cast ma
ny on oblique glunco of timid but irresislublo admi
ration toward that manly countenance and nublo
form, which .filled at once the ideal of her dreams,
and made her inwardly wish that she had a brother
such us he. * ,
LoVo ut first fiigty a fiction *of itomantert,”
, cries ono; “a' delusion of the senses," sighs another.
Wo will not now gainsay either theory. , Yul who
has not loved at first sight? Who has not seen eyes
glancjng from stages and steamboats, through win*
dows, aiid-from beneath, veils I ,.ihfiHihg. tlu>, hearts
with a spirit like token of kindliest recognition, not
wanton or passionate, but pure as the guzo of on on*
gel through slurry haloes 7 Then (ho soul longed
la hail its celestial mate; bat.the moment's glimpse
sutlicod not for an op^ortm»ity v and the Vision faded
on the sight, leaving its memory fresh to all eternity.
He who never loved at first sight never loved, at
all—is not blessed .with Uto faculty of loving,—
Out enough of such erolice, and now let us finish our
i'bo race still continued and augmented' In in.
(crest. TI(o sn;i set and the moon and stars mao,
but, the spectators scarcely noted the fact. One
problem .monopolized all thought—" Which will
beat to St Louis 7 Who will win (ho ten thousand
dollars 7" (
A short time before midnight a florin blew over the
sky, the moon boou,mpob»eurod with murky clouds,
ram begun to puller on the hurriouiio duck, and the
ladies retired below. Still the excitement was undl>
miuuhod.. Tho. race was almost run. , The.boats
where opposite tho mouth of tho Illinois. It was on<
ly twenty miles to St. Louis, and neither rival had
yet gained any perceivable advantage. , ,
Thun the captain .of the, Fairy Queen ventured on a
desperate expedient. , Hu .ordered bairila of oil
and turpentine to bo broken open am] .used to feed
tho fires. Tbo stratagem succeeded, Tho now and
beautiful boat shot ahead of tho Henry Clay, and
soon loft her sonio distance In tho rear.
At this moment Win. Gioy was seated near the
open door of the ladies* cabin* ostensibly, reading,
some ordinary book,/)U,I roally.frf tbo truth must be
ownody stealing sidelong glances ai the extraordina
ry buauty of Helen Harrison* whnsalu few foci from
him, employed in wilting a letter, but conscious,
without turning her Load, that tender eyes wore ask
ing for her,own. Such revolutions of the heart are
made by intuition.
Suddenly a boisterous shout oil over llto Foiry
Queen announced the promise, of curtain triumph.
And then u shorn hissing sound vvus licarcf, and im
mediately nu explosion, loud as (ho roar of a ihun*
dcr boll, had any thunders power to strike Into shiv
ers trees of iron. A wail succeeded, inexpressibly
mournful, ns tho hull of (ho .vessel careened to one
side, and then recoiled rooking tonnd fro like aero*
die. The steam quake, if wo may so term It, lasted
but a moment, Quick ns thought it earns and wont;
but it left behind it score of corpses, and as many
living, some slightly, others dangerously wounded.-
A econo ensued fiuoh as to baffle nil description;—
Here was a wife calling in aooonts nf despair for her
husband; there a child clasping with wild sobs tho
mutilated body; of Us mother. Now a maiden might
bo soon covering hor pulo face 'with her jewelled fin
gers, exclaiming "Oh 1 God Imy eyes !’’ And anon
some atrong man,l«oaks into tho. cabin, tearing tho
cjijlhmg'from his breast, frenzied with.excruciating
Ilorrlbla I Still numbers survive unhurt. Buto
worse catastrophe is coming. Suddon as tho knell
of death, awful ns the trumpet of judgement, sounds
tho cry of Flro f —that most appalling word spoke
cabins of a steamboat.,
m. , • ,‘t * orea, J l m .°ro than fifty voices.
Tho bool is on fire! Iroudlngso swiftly on tho hods
of the previous calamity, no wonder (hot this drives
many to distraction. Seine leap madly into the
stream—somU.'tavo, mouthing hideous blasphemies
-t-otnors fail..on-thojr koecs ant) breath hbsty pray*
ors. There, is infinite deed of haslo now*. lu a few
minutes the fore part of the boat is In a bright blaze}
and as the wind' blows directly up tho stream, the
flames- are runrtinfr rapidly the stern. Some
body shouts Jo'tpo pilot," Steer her ashore V* .There
i> no pilot. ■ Ha was hurled on high, forty feel into
the air *Uh tlrtf first explosion. Another calls for
the captain. ■ The gambler's pale face is now asleep
on its bod of nyid in the bottom of the Mississippi;
and his beautify wife, with bursts of maniac laugh
jor, gazes on hef affrighted babe. Tho ray of reason
has forsaken her dark oyeo forovci 1 . • t
Bui why not tho other boat bear down and
.afford timely w to tho sufferers? A part of her
machinery had&ivcn way, and although without the
loss of life, sho.Juy powerless as a log on tho water.
One might almost fear that tho ink would foozo on
tho point ofhiripon in tracing farther the horrors of
that dreadful, picture—tho result oflawless gambling.
One fucl-waifijeptaikablo at the earliest instant of
plarm. . All restraint botbg removed by tho irroaist*
ablo,peril of moment, prominent traits of char
acter and distinguishing passions were strikingly
manifested. Soma husbands flew from their wives
and plunged into tho river elope. Others, above. all
things,.sought lb saVo their consorts, regardless of
(their oWn safely. 'Some ladies clung to the bosoms
of their lords, forgetting their helpless children, or
ruddy, dashing (hem down. Others
(hugged their tribes to (heir hearts, rcpulsing'lhelr
mutes as intruders, •_
At tho first ominous sound—(hat hiss of infuriate
steam—tho eyes of William Grey and Helen Hum
pen sought each other, as if by simultaneous attrac
tion.. And then, as the terrible denotation followed, 1
fortunately injuring neither, both actuated by a omm
moh impulse moved close together- But os the still
more hideous cry of " firo!” thrilled through the 1
trembling, throng, Helen; with pallid cheek and wild
looks, involuntarily bounded forwards into those
arms whiph just (hen expanded to .receive her. -
•■“X.will save.you or share your fatal” said tho
heroic youth, boaring his self-corn milled charge down,
the steps to the lower deck; and then, suppurllng
his precious hyphen, |)odly sprang into tho water.
An ojtcijtcdih|ly expert swimmer, William Grey
for awhilo uobly contended with the dangers of the
stream. Bui tfte waves and sky were both unfavor
able. It was opposite tho mouth of tho Missouri,
and that river iyds mnch swollen by a flood, and shot
its-sweeping.: mass of waters with n,croos-cdrrcnt
reaching (|uitp fo tho other bank; causing numerous
small whirlpools, or "boils,” us tho boatmen call
thorn, capable ffl* forcing even vessels from their path.
Black cojumhTt of cloiid,' brdken and fragmentary,
like, the scattered troops of a defeated army, scudded
before the mooa, mostly veiling her radiant face, but
occasionally, through rifts, lolling out . her magic
light, which, however, only;sci ved to render more
deep the succeeding darkness. And so unwards,
through darkness and whirlpools, tho youth bore his
late found beloved. But Whatever might bo his
strength or agility a swimmer, tho situation was
critical and the chances for life slender. It svas im
possible to make land on tho Missouri sido, so vio
lently rushed }!«<? other current, and the fitful flushes
of moonlight revealed on the Illinois shore seemingly
perpendicular clitf*. William Grey, however, hoped
that some opening might bo in those,or at least they
would terminate a short way downlho river..
- began to* fail, as ho peered
Tnti^uJrf»iiWirJruijfrr? , and'lhiU‘'variable moon-lustre
showed to his bewildered gaze no place for landing.
As Helen also discovered tho fearful fact, she spoke
fur tho first time—
44 Dear one,-leave mo.' For God's sake risk not
your safety to secure mine!"
Her voice was low, but sweet as the silver Chime
of bolls. Good Heavens J how could ho think o'f
losing such music? Ho ; could pot articulate—he
wuß'iilmost choking for breath* but ho answered by
pulling forth all his power, which barely sufficed to
touch the shore—a mural rock, sleep as the side of a
house. Nothing could scale that without wings.—
Then they belli gave themselves up for lust, and
clasping each other in love’s fond embrace, sank
back into tbo chilling wave. Just then .another giisi
of misty moonlight revealed to Grey’s eye a log not
lar off, drifting witlrihe current.. By almost super
human exertions ho reached tho merciful agent of
Providence. Then both in the same breath thanked
God, i hoy felt that Ho alone had saved them.-
After floating on this frail support some distance,
they arrived, at (he lower end of tho bluffs, where the
groat bottom commences, and by using his feel and
hands as pad%s, William Gray, pushed ashore, Ai
tho instant Vho full moon poured down n flood of
splendor. Tho last cloud of night had parted from
her disk, and It was nearly. light a*day., Then Wil
linm. and Helen .foil on their knees together, and with
joyful sJroamlt)g,oyos, first pledged tho proper grati
tude to Heaven, and (hen gave themselves to each
other for evermore..! Neither said, “ I love thee!"—
There wos no need for that, where.their hearts had
heat together in the dreams of death and uf a holy 1
(ranee. ,
They purchased the hcnnlifui prairie of"lhc bluffs, ’’
where their lovely cottage catches (ho glance of
every poulio tourist who glides by the aid of iron and
fire along the matchless river. There tho ••lovers at
first .sight” still reside*.grateful,and happy, in full
view ol'lliosOcho of their first kiss.
STUANGIS CALCULATION.
Some genius has perpetrated tho following
calculation:
44 1 have been married 32 years, during which
lime I have received from iheltinds'of my wife
three cups 'of cedes each day, two in the morning
and one at night, making about 35.Q10 qups ol
half a pint euch, ; or nearly 70 barrels of 30 gift.
lons each, weighing 17,550 .lhs„ or mmily 9 tons
Weight. Yet from that period I hnvo scarcely
varied in weight .raysulf.rronv IGO lbs. It will,
therefore, bo seen, that I hnvo drunk in'coffee
alone, 21.8 times my own weight. , l am nptiuuch
of a moat enter, yell presume I have consumed
about eight ounces u day, which makes 5,806 the.
or.ton oxen. Of flour 1 have consume}! in 32
years, about 60 barrels.. ■ Fed: -twenty veers of
,tills time, I drunk two wine glasses of brandy
each day, making 900 (marls, Tho Porl-Wine,
.Muderiiu.yvKi&key &c.i, 1 am-not fible to
count, but they nreuut large. When we take
into (he account all tho vegetables in addition*
snob as potatoes, peas, asparagus, .strawberries,
.cherries, apples, pears, peaches, raisins, &0., the
amount consumed by an individual la most ohor-
innUß. Now,,my body has boon renewed* more
than four times ih 8» yeaia; ond inking it for
granted (hut tho water, of which 1 have drank,
acts merely as a diluent, yet, taken together, 1
conclude (hat 1 have consumed in 33 yearn about
tho weight of 1,100 men of ICO lbs. cacti. . .
A feoENK in Court.— . Tho Cinoinnatti Com
mercial tells a good story obscene In a .Court of
that city. Wo give tho story as that paper tells
" Nut a bad anecdote Is told of Esq. Wick Roll.
A base of assault and before him
snmo limo since, and aftor on examination of sev
eral witnesses, one of them, whom, the 'Squire
had questioned rather sharply,, became highly
infconsod, and uncorking the vials of his wrath,
‘said he could “whip any man that doubted his,
word under path." Tho 'Squire pulled ofT Jils'
spectacles, made a leap over the rail arid cried,
“ tho court stands adjourned til) tho fight's over
and then, In a trice, “ harnessed" the . witness
and whipped, him in about ns quick lime ns
might be supposed to bo agreeable, '['ho bel
ligerent witness being disposed of, the 'Squire
very gravely continued; the, case, tjuid gave his
decision according''to tho evidence. , .
ffltocietica.
. There aro many who will road slich- little tlHcAas
the lollowing.With strong: feelings of parental nffee
tion;
“ I have n son, a heaulious son,
*• His nge I cannot tell; 1 ’
For tlmy reckon not by months and years,
Where ho has gone to dwell."
Dr. Franklin, in speaking, of education.say's i ‘‘l/
a man empties Ink.purse into his head no ono can
take it from, him.”
y°o want an affectionate. loving ehooso a
thin, taw boned gal. - You’ll bo nearer her. heart.—
So sayrt the. editor of the Yanked Blade, and it is
generally, believed that ho knows all about such
things.
. Counterfeit $5 bills on the Franklin Bank of Bal
timore, are extensively in circulation.
liiodaralion ia.tliq tyjal.of all Till, i.-llio
reason that so many people have a moderate portion
of the broins. . , ,
Grievous words- are like .tho oil which augmcnlb
tho Baines of passion and inscnsifica the heart.
• • Gno of Bom's Lieutenants is a young Bostonian,
who rcsided in his native city two years ago.
I Choose a wife as rod would a farm—not for. showy
buildings und fences, but for intrinsic goodness of
soil. ’ * ■ • “-■
He must be a thorough fbo! who can learn nothing
from.his own fully.
Virtue makclh men famous, In their graves illus
trious, and in tho heavens immortal.
"Such Fraternal Love," said Lord Beaumont, in
the British House of Lords;, "such brotherly protec
tion as-. Franco was now extending lb Borne,, had
never been seen by the world since tho days of Cain
and Abel!’ , '
At a Wedding the other day, one of the guests,
who often is a little übsunt-iniiidcd, absolved gravely,
"riiovo*ofien remarked that there have been more
women than men married this year."
Samuel V, Merrick, Esq., has resigned the Presi
dency of the Pennsylvania lloilroad. and Win. C.
Patterson, Esq., has boon elected to fill the vacancy.
Tho new President is a brother of General Robert
Patterson. '
Beauty eventually deserts it's possessor, but virtue
und talents accompany him oven to the grave.
Ho who hates his neighbor, .Is miserable liimself
arid makes ail around feel miserable.
A noble hear), Ilka the suni showbill lie
countenance in its lowest estate.
An old offender was lately brought.before a learn,
ed justice oflho peace,* The constable, cs a prelim-
Inary, informed his worship that ho had. in custody
John Simmonb, alias Jones, alias Smith. ' H ". Vqry
well," said the magistrate," I will try the <we wimtri
first; bring in Alice Jones."
knew a driver to commit a blunder that
lie didn’t wullop his horse for it 7
The full, trade is opening with great activity In
Philadelphia. The hotels arolhrouged with business
men from various suctions. The Board of Health
havo. discontinued their cholera reports; tho bills of
mortality liavo diminished. '
Flow noiseless tlio mow comes down! You. may
sco it—feel it—but never hear it. Such Istrdo
charity. ‘
The best snuff in the world is a snuff of.lho morn
ing air.
The following has boon used down oast as a.vcry
pleasant substitute fora printer’s dun, it is to beset
to tbo music of the jingling of the dollars:
•• We'll ftnlly chase tlull care away,
Amllmnish evorysorrow— .
Suhsetihors pay yourdulits to-day.
Aiul wo'lt pay ours to-morrow.’.' . (i
When,wo.see a neat, pretty girl,-with a free but
innocent air—-with checks which wo cun hardly help
kissing, and with a pair of heavenly,bluooyes,which
seem to repose Hi perfect serenity beneath (heir silken
toshes— wo alwayc wish that she was near a mud
puddl.o, and that, wo Had to lift, her over.
" There are two things," says Mrs* Partington,
" that should bo at homo every evening at dark—cows
and women—especially If there are nursing babies
in the. house." .
Tivo of the. Field Officers In the ifungarinh army
are females.. They dress, in male attire, wear swords
by their sides, Iciid Hie regiments into battle,. and
manifest so much bravery and enthusiasm ns to in*
spire the soldiers with almost irresistible valor.
The latest way to pop the question Is ((vmdc (h$
fair lady "if you shall have the pleasure of seeing
her at tho minister's;’’
Tho Troy Budget says (hat Henry Clay attended
horse race at Saratoga the other day, and enjoyed
io sport hugely.
Louts Piiim.iwc’* stable* kavo boon converted into
hospital*, It would Im glorious If llm people would
servo every putaco In Europe in t|ic same way. In
this nineteenth ecniury it is astonishing (hat the
masses’will consent to ho footed by the fools that are
known by tho name uf kings. • *'
Isaiah Quincy, Jr.* receives 810,000 per annum an
PresidcM of tho Vermnnl Central Railroad. Poor
ion are asked to tax themselves for.railroads, Ihui
toy may gel labor at unu cjotlar a day.
A exchange speaks of a lady who entered her Ar’
Hugo with «t>' much powder on her face, that she
blow up tho driver.
The Virginia Legislature has rejected the bill to
secure tho rights of married women. .
It hasTionn decided (hut a broach of promise can*
not be sustained unless a gentleman offers himself
and is nocepted. Moonlight walks, gonljo squeezes
of the hand, and nll that sort of thing go for nothing
—they rnrly be kept dp nntll the parlies Are as grey
as a pair of superannuated badgers, but It lakes him
to make (ho bargain, notwithstanding. So girls,say
"yes" tho first limn, and (ho swulu is hooked assure
-as wo are a codfish.
Wliilo a parly of twolvn Indies were in bathing at
Newport, tho.other day, tho horao run nwny with the
wngon containing all their clothes. How (key reach
ed homo can bolter be imagined than described.'
It annoys us abominably tn, see.jmys on the aide
walk at night; smoking cigars and insulting ladles
who happen to pans by, them. At snofi a time we
involuntarily look into futurity— and n prison and a
gibbet siom to connect themselves with their end.,
Judge Mellon, nf (ho Boston Municipal Court, son.
(uncod one Hubert W. Drown to two years’ confine- ;
nienl In the Slate Prison, for having stolon Horn hie
own brother $l2O, the hard earnings of a long voyage
at soa. , ■ * ,
• Hissoi.otions. --“Fulfill your resolutions, whatever j
they may bo. If you have resolved to jnmp down a I
precipice or into a noose, do it at once; blit we pray i
you don’t bo so unwise ns to make such resolutions, i
Before you pledge yourself think whsl you are about,
There may bo some excuse for a man deprived of hie
senses, but thoro Is none for you. Soma men ore
forever resolving but never performing. Strange
weakness! Ask them for a debt. • Without fail you
shall have it on a certain day—and so they promise
until you aro wearied out. Others will assist you at
a given time. Cull upon them and they hbvo n thou
sand excuses to otter why they cannot do as ihny
agreed. GWo us tho man who seldom resolves—who
never answer us on, tho spur of the is
never unduly excited. Wo con olwsys depend upon
him. Ho Is tho snruo nl a rlnl and a firo, ns when
calmly souted by his fireside. Ills resolution is worth
recording. U never fulls, nf being fulfilled,—OKm
ißrancn. • •
At $2 00 FFfi ANKllil.
MY FIRST LOVE.
. , DV PAUL CRB7TON.
Thab aro probably but U
probably but few men-among ad
(to say nothing ot ,ihe women!) .who have'not
some pleasing recollections of a Rchool-boy pas
sion. For my part 1 frankly confess that 1- am
not of' that.feW. • ; W,ith the memory of the time
when I used to study at nights that I might de»
vote the day, school hours and all, to innocent
amhsements, such, as playing 44 fox and geese,”
and “ lihkdack-tow,^’behind the teachers'back!
and sliding down hill, snapping the whip, and
playing bail.,during (ho intermission—with thp
memory of (hat happy lime, I say, is. associated
the reminiscence of a boyish-lover. I had my
and I ,\t*as as* devoted..to her.as ever' Byrod
was to his;, I was her companion, her servant!,
and imr pool. Wo went together to got 44 ground
nuts,” to pick up beech nuts, and to dig np.sas
afras roots in theiwoods, I.used to go for water •
when she was thirsty, and to hold , her bonnet
when she wished to crawl through holes in ,the
fence. 1 was..with her continually, whether U
was her plseasure to see-saw, to jump the rope, or
to wander across the fields.*
During the school hours 1 was not less alien* l
live to my "Mary.l* 1 was thinking of her
when I should have been thinking of my
and when I should have been writing u
1 .was sendfrg billet-doux to her across tho
schoofhouse, or keeping, up a' lender correspori
dopco with .her on - slates. • Of course, my first
attempt at poetry consisted of ** Verses to Ma-
The teachers someti’mesused ip let ps go out.
doors and.. study during, (he pleasant weather*
either because they believed us, when we asseit*
oil that we could learn our lessons quicker in iho
9pen air, or, what is more probable, because (hey
were anxious to get as many of the noisy ones as
possible mu of the way. At any rate, they used to
permit the girls, two or three in number, to take
their boohs and sit on the grass on one side of the
school-house, and iho boys to enjoy the name
privilege on the other.- U is needless to say that
the girls and .boys had an unaccountable yearning
to disobey the teachers 1 , and get together; and
that, on.such occasions, 1 was always to be
on the wrong,side of the school-house, chatting
u pretty sometimes” to niy Mary. I
That I loved my. Mary with dll |he'strenglh ;
and purity of which the young and untaught',
heart is capable, it is my sincere belief, and, I
have not a doubt hut that she reciprocated my ten* *
derness.,, Out she was fond of mischief, and-.dew
lighted,to torment me with jealousy./This she ,
was well able to do, far. I had a rival who.was
almost as assiduous in his attentions as
Fred. B— 7— --was a gay, young spark, and lj
was horribly.jealous of him, the more so, when
Mary would sometimes leave my society'fot
his.; r -.1 ’
One night there was, a M spelling school.’*
Mary had promised .me that she would be at the
school-house early, and of .course 1 wenlto meet
her, and enjoy a short season of tenderness before \
the evening; exercises began. But I was dea-*
lined to suffer more chagrin. Fred. D ■■■ -■ l
was thcro before me, and whan I arrived I’ found
him and Mary on quite too iniimato WrmTio suitW
my joalous nature. ; ’ ; . ;*
ThO candles were lighted. Mary sat on one of
•he front seats with a board table directly before :
her, and Fred, ‘was at the extremity of the table*
by which bo was prevented from making .any
very near approaches to the object of our joint ...
attachment;' *
While the few scholars who had arrived were ,
enjoying themselves exceedingly before the eve
ning exercises commenced, 1 sat apart, gloomy* ~
and sullen, watching with a jealous angry eye
thn movements of my rival. At length, to my
infinite relief, Fred, ran to join the sports of hie
fellow pupils • and >Mary was loft alone. Sh 6
beckoned to mo - to oomo and sit with her, but I
meant to make her feel my resentment, and muchf
as I wished to speak (oiier, I scrupulously turned
my eyes to another quarter of the Wise.
Soon the candles wore blown out by sotno mis
chievous scholars, and iho room was involved in (o
-! tal darkness. • .
“Now,” thought I, forgetting niy resentment,
"n.ow is Iho tiind io tnuko up willi Mary.” ‘ • .
In a moment I was by her side. Tlio table prs- :
vented tno from approaching too closely, but I
whispered her name, and reaching over, succeeded
In getting hold of her hand. I -hoard a shuffling
t—l. /till that eho was removing my hand from
iho one I hold of hers fo,tl(o others and then I felt
n gi-m|o squeeze. My heart 1 leaped to niy IhroaL
uilh pleasurable c-motiuns. I returned the prcssurei
and was delighted, (o fell her fair -hand tqueezo
mino with greater ardor than before. I forgot Fred,
It in n moment. ....
“Bo you lovo mo?;’ I whispered passionately. , .
“ Dearly!” was (ho reply.
“Oh.! I nin hut 100 hnppy J” I-sighod.
“but you do.not love■ me,”'l,heard In. another
'whisper. /;
“You-know Ido I** I cx<;Uimed» almost speak. i
Inji uli)tid*— u you know 1 do!” ■ K '
.The, ftir hand which held my own,squeezed It ’
harder .than ever." I relumed ihb ; pressure moro,
aidenltylhan before. Indeed, 1 wua uhoiil pushing
the lable aside, ihni I might approach my Mary
moro Hourly-and embrace her, when—a caridto was
lighted I ' 4 V
“Iln! ha! ha!" laughed a light, tinging voice
directly behind mo. ;
I started In surprise—for that was Mary's voice !
I looked fur her in the seal she had occupied a mof ,
mcM before, but oh 9 was nol there i and. jho hand . .
I had been squeezing so nrdbuily— that hand,road. . '!
t*r, was (hq hand of my rival! ■*) •. »•’ V
Like myself, ho had flown In ilVfnry.’s ildp ihb 1116*;
ment tlia litflila were extinguished; ond alie lmd-'
managed, oner placing my hand within that'oil
my rival, (o glide out of her sent unobserved. And..
Ihus she had left us, whispering loro lo each other,
and squeezing each bllior's hand across Ihb (able.
StrPpbnT vouh Own.—Jr should, bo (ho object
of every citizen to support homo manufHoiurp— .
that Is,patronize the Mechanics and eßusiness ' n
men of the town in which wo reside. It Is the *
only (rue basis of success, and when departed/*
'from, Iho enuso nf (he slow growth of a.town »■;«
will not bo difficult to solve, Our own Meehan*/
jos and Business men, should always ootrie'ir/
first for home patronage. Thoeffects of such ,a, 'v*s
course .would ho benifiaially felt by nil. ..U U j
true, that In some oases, wo must pay a
more than similar articles can be purchased/ft};
abroad; liDt oven by doing this, wo will lesVthd ’ /
good effects upon ourselves; because would Vb
Hooping tho circulating medium Ip ' our midst—/
make all bronchos of business flourish—-give, cm
ployment to our own Mechanics Instead of those/, t
•broad, In cities—.lncrease the,prosperity of the, t*
place, and make us feel Independent of all oUb;
ere. ,
FimiTiNn ~
Piqiitimo rou Fun.—A mm onoo rushed intft'
a fight, and after boating'the combatant* uiUlav *
oriminatoly, some one asked him which islde htfs.ui
was on! “I bog pardon, ’’ was hla reply. “I
| thougluU was n/rw fight?* , , .v:
Hifiro Is tio ninn, hpwoye* high, liui who la ,
joalous of some ono; and ihero is no man '
er low, but who baa some one who Is jealous or ”■ f
him I— Punch, . y
Tho Alabama Argus has been shown wnlor- *
melon which- measured 1 eighteen feet; six Inches•
in. oironmference, riritj .Iwplvo foot niuo laches. io .
tilametcil.
NO. 14.