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CARLISLE, THURSDAY, NOV, 8, 1810.
ELECTION OF jiddnsi
We are glad to observe, says the Washington
gg. ExUminer, that the Democratic papers of the
fetale, continue to impress upon the people the
great necessity that exists for making Judges
elective. At the same time we fear that the re*
form will be defeated, at the coming session of
1 the Legislature. The opponents of the measure
dare not meet it fairly, and boldly. They dare
not take open and manly, ground against granting
the people the power and privilege of electing,
their own JudiciaPonicers. Hence, covert action
is resorted to. JJuti let tho people be on the alert,
-- and let their. Representatives carefully guard every
point'at which'this highly important measure
may be assailed. For our own part we candidly
oonfe&B that we fear the bill of last session will
be so clogged during the approaching session,’as
to prevent its passage. In that event, the labor of
ihe reformers; of last, winter will feceivo a check
r that might prove to be a serious burthen for many
Jears to come. For one, wo say let' us have it
just as ills. Its defects are not sp numerous or
,fio great as they might be. Certainly, ils merits
far outweigh its demerits. No bill can be drawn
'that would be-regarded faultless in the estimation
•■of all persons; and the Intimations that have been
given out in regard the objectionable features of
•]lhb bill of last session, are merely designed as
preparing, the way for a systematic and cunningly
devised: opposition. Failing to accomplish’their
bbjeol by arguments, those u ho are opposed to an
elecllvj|,.jiidiciary, will now seek to do so by.
nwtftrsiof fnirfg’ue and finesse, (f they succeed
K wl|bbe because professed friends of the nieas
j ure assistance .to■ modifications, which
twill prove fatal. Let the press and the
peopleatch ih.o progress of tHe ques
tion at every-sfep during Hie coming session. •
lu Search of a Wife,
, Lowell Journal says: Two or tliroo years
ained a young merchant ld i||o western pari of New
Vork, having formed niiigfi opinion of the Lowell
operatives! from the contributions of some of them
in the Offering! camp, .on tp tho'city .in deaych of
u wife. As his purpose was nmde known to the
girls at the several places which he visited, or
for some other reason, he Was not very successful
in the object of iris mission, ami was compelled
foreturn home without a lady-love. It happened,
however, not long since, that one of the young
fiirls remarked that “she; wished the had ,known
the object of so fine a gonllem'afi’e visit—tlhafaie
Woffl'd hdvo had him.'* , Another immediately
made known this declaration to the gentleman—
and, to come to the point at once, he came on last
Week—tobß jfie Joung girl to Ithode island',, or
Connecticut, and , married her—-having seen her
btff o'nte before. They are happy iln each others
society* and we liopft will long finny (ho bliss of
the vfrtfddfid liffiV
. Ladies for Ca7.ifornia.~A young lady of
Boston has accepted an offer of #lOO per month.to
frt‘ a ffferchantlle lipase In San
I?sJssiaco. Wo also learn that several yonng
ladles are about leaving Boston for California.
Arrivals or Immigrants,-— An official state
ment has Just been made out, showingjhe number
of passengers that arrived at New
clgn countries, during a period of
Ing 30lh of September last. The.ffgfegate'Jl
one million one hundred and five
hundred, a number equal to the roaidebflKjfulalloo
of thoclty nearly three limes over. iMahd an'd
Germany, of course, are responsible for morolhan
half the new comers.
Daniel Webster is the only survivor of (ho ton
children of bis parents. Ho was born in January.
1789,
Tiiursdit, the 29th of Noromher, haa been eet
I.Opafl bjr the Gotornor of Md.i aa a day ofllianka
"glfipg and prayer/
Elopements are becoming very . fashionable. A
gentleman writing from Frankfort! Ky., says that a
marriage was celebrated on Tuesday 'morning, in the
{Jatlor of tho Mansion House, between a runaway
couple, (a Mr. Noland and Miss Rodman) from Fay
ette which created some interest, and was attended
by the President of tho Convention, several ofllcois
of Slate and other distlnguishablos, Tho bridegroom
is a middle aged gentleman of respectable standing,
and the bride a.beautiful girl of not more : than 17
summers* The only opposition to the marriage was
on the part of the bride's mother, who was inoiortu
bio. The father was not only willing to tho nuptials’,
but actually loolt. the girl off from the old woman,
arid accompanied the lovers Jh their flight-
A No , L«SiNT | M«NT.-MTho inoro I am acquaint
od w h agricultural affairs, 11, 0 bettor lam pleased
wiUi thcn ; Insomuch that I' can nowhere' (hid so
Croat satisfaction as indulging tlio.o feelings, fern
Tod to reflect how muqh more delightful anunde
bauohed m ndl is the task of making improvements
on ids earth, than all Ilia vain glory which can bo
acquired from ravaging it by the most uninterrupted
flarocr of conquests. •“* u
Wathington't Letter to Arthur. Ydun r
ladv wo*
, ■ A* e l>dy was walking through one of the aireola
df lh» city oCParliri'arimdniglil.a patrol nailed out.
®ftfeldV' lrt oa]J h ***•”** r *P ,ied
b 11U EL
LIGHTS AND shadows*
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DY MRS. lISKAHS^SJ'
Th.o gloomiest day batli gleams of light, '
• The darkest Wave hath bright farms near it;
And twinkles,through the clodicsl night
Some solitary star to cheor it.
Tlio gloomiest eouiis notall gloom,
t Tho saddest heart is not nil sadness,
Andiweetiy o’er thodarkest damn) ~ tl
There shines souje lingering beam of gladness,
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i Despair is hsvor'quito despairs
Nor life, nor death'tho future closes;
And around the shadowy brow of Core/
.' Will Hope and Fancy twine their ruses.
JUST SEVENTEEN.
Just seventeen I the sweetest ago
That's entered in fair bcnrjly'apngn;
InnS llktf tho roso-bud cleft id twain,•
With pearly gems the cleft to stain ;
■ Dyes like,twin stars hunentb some cloud, -
That cmncq their sparkling light to shruud;
Rich tresses uf ah auburn glow,
Free waving o'er tt brow of sno>v;
And the bosom Heaving, swelling.
Where tickling Cupid holds his dwelling;
01 woman's life, no year, I ween.
Like soft, sweet, pouting seevcnluon I
J&toccnnrteam
BEAUTIFUL SKETCH,
. The following beautiful and touching, sketch/ we
°VPy l* rom the Journal of Commerde /
I have worshiped blue eyes und there is no radi
cnetrso heavenly as that which gleams from them,
But black are more bewildering; and when a-shodow
of incluncholly fulls ovor the forehead,' U softens
their beauty,- while it does not dim them;
'' * * • * If you - will go with mo now to a
glen in the highlands, and a-willow shaded nook, I
will point out to you the very spot whore years ogo,
there stood a rude bench on. which many limes 1
have seen the fair girl I write of, silting, and by
which I once saw her kneeling. The cottuge under
the hill is occupied by strangers, and its broad hall
and largo rooms now ring 10-tho laughter of those
that knew not Her whose gentle spirit haunts their
very chambers. ‘ ‘ r
She was beautiful os’a dream. Never was holier
forebead shaded by raven tresses; never were.tresses
so glorious as those. If I tell you that 1 loved Sa
rah , you will cull me on enthusiast, and
ascrlbcfmy admiration lo rny passion.' •' 1 did love
her, but only as a. boy worships a being far above
him. ■ J used-to Ho ot her feel on the gross, and gaze
into her face, and. watch the play of her. exquisite
features. ,It was there,! learned at first how high,
bow pure, and worshipful, humanity 1 may be. ••••
She was young and bfcauliful. What need lo odd
she was loved. Surlly I need not add she loved, for
such as live on affection, and die for lack of it. Her
father, devoted his fortune and his life to per; and
she whs heiress to a large Ad might be ox
peeled, she had numberless suitors ofCvcirrankand
variety. 1 cannot now remember all of them, al
thobgli 1 then kept the run of them tolerable well,
Bulljjf oil, (hcfe .Wcjo only,. Iw6 ( that ■ appeared (6
havei any prospect of success;" and the village
gossips were occupied, in discussing their relative
chqnccs., , ' ' •
Frank R- : ' * wad (he gayest,, bcsl hcaftcd fob
low in the world, and, - had you seen him oh his
horse by-(hc sido ofSarali D— , you would hove
said ho Was made far her, so tvlld woe his laugh and'
so joyous her response. -."yet, had you been behind.
of the window in front of the large
White house bh< (5o h , they .toils by, and
yon there watched tho oppressed lip, the broad Tore-,
head, the pale face, and,the speaking eye of Joseph
®— ""Ti a JJi*ke them paging,you., viould have,
prayed to God that thul fair girl might belong to tbit
noble man, even as I, a boy, then prayed. -
God lias answered my prayers. When the long
way was travelled over, and the rugged and difficult,
slecjp surmounted, when her fairy- fool was pressed
on the rock fat tho summit of the hill of life, and
her cjrCß gazed into the deep blue sky with longing
gaz<£there,cvth there, beyond the blue, his outstretch
ed arms'received her, und his embrace was Ilea*
verr In** •• ” ,
Qo proach to blocks and stones, yo who Loliove
iliat love is of the clay! jGo preach to the dead; yo
Who deny thu Immortality of lb's tftfeefioM. Go ret
son with, trees, or images of wood, or with your own
molivplcss, lifeless, icy souls, ye bolivo that,' bo*-
Caffso there no marrying yonder, there shall bo no
embracing, nr because wo may not use tho gentle
i wo may. rx4 clasp these sanctified
forms in ouf own Rdy arms |' that
I immortality would bo a glorious cheat, if With our
clov died our first affections. 1 tell you that annlhl
alien Would bo heaven, if 1 believed that when my
head at length rests on its coffined pillow,- onrf- my I
lips.aifcTt.fb jJttonoe- and,rppoßO of death, those!
loving eyes wjll nmidr.-look inlomino again, this pure
clasp never bO.pround my neck, this holy caress ne
ver bless mo more.
But see how I hasten In advanco of my story.—
And yet, like Canning's knife grinder, 1 remember
now that I have no story to tell, or at the best it Is a
simple liisturV. " /
ohe Idvod Joc. Ills calm and earnest way oflov*
ingJio/,.w6h her whole sohT. lie did not say much
to her In company, nor of her, but whonlhoy wore
alone,or onlysome of liieoiilidren near, hrs low voice
Bvould bo musical, aha she ;sat! entranced' with its
"nqucucc. I have scon them seated on tho bench by
tho side of th 6" sffdaittV nnd hovc heard him lead hor
I gcnllo soul step by step with him from earth to stare,-
.and then from star to star, until she seemed to bo ift
Uioaven with him, and listening to the praises of the
' Ingcls.
-/ir Q,n un ®klc lc? tell you how It, hnppfenftd llVaf So-
WyjUt S left Ills profession, which had beonlaw,
Iffndt entered tho ministry, nor ami able to state,
(hough I might guess at the causes operating in his
own mind. Tho father of Surah I)—. was not
a religious man, and, I am sorry to say, was one of
a small class of men, who not only deny tho (ruths
of our most holy creed, but take every oportunity to!
oust ridicule on its teachers. It was, therefore, with
groat pain that his daughter observed Ms coolness I
and rudeness to Joseph S- and she was noli
surprised, however much she was grieved, whan on 1
upon rupture rendered the suspension of his visits at
the liousO'Ubsolutply necessary.
.Thoyjiad novor spoken of |ovo. Each know (he
secrets of the other's affection; and what need, then,
or words to 101 l of it? ‘ It would have been but the
■repetition of hackneyed phrases; and yet there Is
no mus|o jn tho world so sweet as those three words,
• { love you,” from the lips wo love to kiss, But the
father of our gentle friend hud feared the existence
ol some bond botwoon them; and ’peremptorily re
quired Ida doughter to broaMl. ifit did exldt, v
i ®‘ l ° ro l^ l°d to him, relating,tho simple truth,"and
to Joseph iCr l ° rc^wo tbonouforwnrd to aqo or spook
A month of deeper pain than can well bo Imairin
od succeeded this command, during which lime they
did not meet. - , 1
It was a moot# nrght fn AugusUhaf she walked
out with mo, (then a boy three yours her junior, >orrd
sat down on the bunch by the side of (ho lircnm.— I
Tho air was clear, tho sky serene, add no sound
disturbed us; but the soft voice of tho * wind among
(hb (foe (ops made d pleasant music, and wo listened 1
and were sllbnt. Tho silliness Wits broken by the
Voice of Joseph S' ■ ! . •>
You will pardon mu if I pass over that scene. I'
daro nol aUcm.pl a description of It. It was my
firsl’lobson In human suffering; and though 1 have
learned it over since thon-rthuiigh (ho Irun nds enter
ed my'soul and soared it, yet 1 have never seen, nor
do X believe 1 have over felt, more agony than those
two felt as they parted that night to moot no more on
•orlli. • i ' , ' l • ■
' Ho bowed his lips to her forehead, and murmured
the loiemft word, “Forever,” ' • '■ ■ *
" She awoke at that word and exclaimed,’with start-
ling »ahomencel' ,, N 6 ! ! nel there lane auoh a word,
Are.”
CARLISLE, LA-, TIIURSDAY/ 8, istf.
“Wo shall nol mCci again on oarlh, my gentle one.
And,what is earth ?”
. Her tall formgrew morqqueonly,and her dark cyo
flashed divinely, as she. rose and cxclaimctlj in clear
andsilvcrjfcjones:.. , . > _ '
And what is earth ? These things must end. • I
will name a tryest, dear Joe, anti you shall keep it.
If you pais flrst into (he other landjAyait for mo on
the bank.,, and Jf*l-go hence before (you, I will lin*
gcr bn the other shore' hntil Voh caifio. Will you
remember 7" • " -
V.l will live itndW in this memory. n
. .. She HlVcd her face to bis, and hcr,nrml,lo his neck,
and tliey clung .together in a long apd pajfcionuleom.
brace! Tlicir lips did noi-separate, bdl w/ijro pressed
close together, until he ■feigner form coldi anil her
clasp relaxed, and he laid her gently down on tho cold
seal, bowed oyer a moment in prayer, and was gono.
I board blm say, “Take care of JuSr.W '—- t u and
1 strove to recall the life that-had gone from he) lips,
and cheeks; and eyes. It came slowly, a'nd;kherWoko
aft wo wake in the morning after death has entered
our .charmed circle with, on oppression on the.
brain, and a swimming and swollen senselessness of
soul.
.At length blio remembered lte
r with a half articulated cxclamallotji-‘of ogony,'
broken by a eob; then fell oh her knees by p Hjoburtoh
und buriedhor face in her hands, and remained thus
for nearly half an hour. '
When she arose, her faco' waa as the face of on
angel. Jl wore that same exalted look until she
died. -
• I think fhc tpok cold that night. She was never
well afterward; and the next winter she,passed at
the south, returning in tho spring, very fragile, but
very beautiful.
Joseph S—■ ——,woa sent, abroad by one oflljo,
boards of missions of tho church; but hfs health
Tailed, 1 and hb ffesfgned his commission, while hetra.
veiled through tho eastern world,
r Three years fled with their usual swiftness. To
Surah D- ■ they word slbw ahd palnfti) yfeord;
yet she' wab happy in lier quiet way, and no one
dreamed of .the strange trycs&she. was longing to
keep on'the other sido.of .thardefk.river which men
so shrink from. She grow Techier daily, os the sum
mer and autumn advanced, and in December she
was evidently dying. '
One day her mother hod been o,dt of the hoorfo,
perhaps making calls. Sheroturned otevening,and
among other incidents of nows which she had learn
ed, she mentioned to Sarah the deatbtpf her old friend,
Joseph S-— : ’ 1
The fair girl was reclining in her large arm chair,'
looking out of (he closed window at the snow on the
ground, and the pure moollghl which silvered It.—
There was no startling emotion visible as tier moth
er mentioned the Tact, which toiler was tho most
solemn, yet tho most joyful news the world could
give; for now how much nearer was Ihetr meeting!
I saw a smile flushed across her face as tho joyful
news reached her car. 1 saw her forehead raised to.
feel the caress which I knew sho fell. She' was si.
lent tor many minutes, and then spoke in feeble, yet
very muiiouhacceiits, and I boyishly; Wept aloud.—
Then she smiled, and said, “Wait a little longer, dear
W——— and then after a moment she said, “Moth
er, la the snow very deep ?*♦
“Not very; dear. Why did you ask I' %
** llccauso if it were very deep, 1 thought It would
bo dilßcull.fur pld Mr. Smith to find dur lot in tho
s r “ve yard. Arc all the head stones covered, moth*
“ Vfliiit' tiTthe iwattotj-iSardii'?' tfhiTiTti'Sf tre
covered?” . 1 %
*’ Mother,.deaf, it is nsclcss Id Conceal it from our
selves, or from one another. You know, and.f quilb
[as wcll.lhat I am dying-, I have nul wishod to live
only for one-thing. I , did not long for life, and I
dreaded to meet death allolpno. But now Ishal^not.
wftf t6ll yott wr/atTmean when f nm gone.
Yes, gone, dear mother. I shall not bo here, any
longer. . This chair will-stand here, and I not.any
where ndar it. You will bo here, and .'father {- end
you will rise- and walk about and-yjslt,.and go in
and out, and soon, day aAer day;and I jKa|l,huvd
no part any longer I'd you/carcsond joys, deaf mot!
cr.”* ’ -Wis, ...
Asslio uttered tlio lust two words php pul herarms
around ,hor neck and kissed .her fondly, and sank
'jWtk Into her chart again. 1 etit at her feel, watch
ing her matchless features. A smila dating
across them—now there, now gone.' Yet each time
h linjfcrM longpr.llian .before, until-il became fixed,
and so hoi)’, so very hofylhall grow bewildered,
as I gazed, and a strange tremor passed through my
'body,-. •
The breath of poacd w \pas fanning |jcr glorious
brow. Her head waa bo\\fd ft Ver_)'lilllo furvvard, ond
a trosd escaping from’ ilsbondd, fell* by lljq side of
her pure while temple, and bloseJXtt jicr Just ope*
ned lips. It hung llioro inotionlbssj breath
disturbed its roposo. She slept aaon ougo) might
sleep, having accomplished the mission of her
God.
i • Two Wnya to Tell n Story. 1
We hope there arc many readers oflho Daily Mail
who have had practical evidence that a little hind*
ness, however homeopathic tho dose may bo, goes five
times os far towards making Ihosoafound you happy,
as cargoes of sour answers or surly.rebukes. There
oro two very distinct ways of tolling the same story.
Somo men.will make hosts of friends, while others
will find it impossible to discover one.- Dluntncss
imd frankness indy do icry well df times, but os’ ti
general thing it is prjidcnl to study effects as well as
causes. . Jones.may say (o Smith:
“ Smith, arc you going to pay that pole today?!’,
” No, I shan't; .dqn'l suit me, and I shan't do it,’ 4
“Then by thunder I'll see if you don’t!'* says
enraged Jones.; A |awyer gels a case, a squabble
follows, aftu—they both' pay dparly for S'leaSon in
civility,. IJoW different Drown would fix it! j
“Smith, v>Tiat. Is the elate, of yodr fmoifccd this
morning; do you feel as though you could Id mo
havothttl $5O j.O’day.7.! 1 ..
“ Well, no, I can’t,” Bays Smith,.“l’m very short;
can’t you wail on mo a few days, It woultf Bb tfff
accommodation?” , >,
“Weil,” says Brown,“ld it stand; do something
for mo as soon ns you can, will you, Smith ?”
“Certainly I will." i. They pari—friend's ontf
brothers,
“Go away with that'noise I” saya some bullet
hekdod follow (o the poor itinerant organist and his
monkey. . The poor follow goes away, mortified and
soured against his species; how differently the good
heart, the peace maker, docs U—
“ My man, your music Is pleasant, but it disturbs
us now; there aVd a few pennies, play for some others
Author on your way,” The organist goes along,
smiling at the roan who has ordered him off. There
is five limes tho/orce in kind words and generosity,
than there is in morose sulkiness and arbitrary mea
sures. Wo cannot-live.long nor happy among our
'species, without the aid of kindness andi generosity.
It is not necessary to knock a man down to convince
him he is In error, or hold a knife at his Iprcasl to
assure him his life is in your power.- Politeness and
civility aro rare jewels; they render two-fold good,
blessing him that givoth and him that rocolvcth. It
is quite astonishing, When wo calculate the entire
safety and splendid per oontago it yields—that so
few invest in that capital sleek—good humor and
kindness.—-IfosJon Jl/aiJ.
ITemalo .LlvoUlaesi*
Few things afo more liable to bo abused in society,
especially by.young ladies, than the gift of liveliness.
No dqubL it gains present admiration as long as they
young, and pretty, built leads to no esteem,
produces no encotion If carried beyond the bounds of
graceful good humor, ■ She, forlinalanoo, who it clln
ungulshod for the odd frosdpm bf her remarks; whoso
laugh is loudest, whose Uot is the most piquant, who
gathers a group of laughters around her—of whom
thy and quiet people aro afraid; this is a sort of per
son who may be invited out—who may be thought
«o inconsiderable acquisition at parties of which
the general opprohlumia dullness; but this Is not
the sort of person likely to become the honored mis.
tress of a respectable home;— [TaUt Tdlhr. • I
on country
THE UAraWHO HAD THB,S2IALL POX
", , s|-*NTBRNALLYi
Tlio of hypochondria has never op
peorcd in D occurred in the private practice
pfpr. TodjtfWfiral physician to the rblreat of tlio
insane, m Hartford, Conn. -
.Tho BdbjecfcSf it was a robust, hard working man:
by trade o, Nas6n. lie hud, as ho believed, been
exposed *9 - }j*J[ contagion of the small pox. Under
the impresswff lhut a spare diet would essentially
mitigate Ihbtfjritlcnco of the disoase/from a full diet,
in Which oro|Bal food formed a largp share, ho re*
striated to.ono entirely vegetable, nr\d this In
so limited a'Quantity us was hardly sufiiciont lb'
sustain iifo.rirhis change in his mode of living,
combined witmtho depressing influcrtcc of fear,’ from
anticipation fatal and loathsome disease, soon
reduced his-Mhjelic frame, and in all
the horrors'qfdiypochomlria. Tlio time soon arrived
, when, according to his calculations, tho small pox
ought its-appearance, btll nbl-n pock of
pimple.could ho find upon himself. A now cause of
. apprehension qqpf look ontiro possession of his mind,
' viz: that ho ;|fcd the d;aeqs6 init/rnally, and that it
was preying y^d^f^.desfrflyipgJils.aydfem. Under
who, nflcrj
listening lo t ffio histdfyfy-liis case, and making a I
careful Assured him that, his apprehen*!
sions were .wwrg/y groundless, and existed only in
i.is imjßginuOtpti* ;
TliißconcftsiQn was fur from fcelng satisfactory to]
(he hypoclimmrioc. Hu was not thus easily to-bo
[ reasoned his senses. • The physician was dis
missed as in skill.to discover and Under,
stand tho nstfro of nfa complaint. A second and
third was called, and both concurred in the decision
of the first odd. Pul the patient, as is Common in
sucb cases, wduld sooner behove tho whole fraternity
at fault than pjmsfllf, Tho subjccl of mental hallu
cination rejected all medical advice, confined himself
to his room, nWjrcsigncd himself to his fate. In the
nicanlimc' t form had boeoeflb allonualcd
altiiosc to bbnes. His friends now became
seriously alurftocTiu his condition. The reputation
of Dr, residing at Farmington, although
in early lifcjiod spread into tho neighboring towns,
and his pectfilyr (alctil for the management of nicfital
diseases* which so eminently Qualified him to take
charge of tho'Jnaanc, had in numerous instances been
inagife^cd.,}r > . •„
A brother of Iho patfehl baljed on Dr. Todd afi'd
stated his cadet, and assured him (hat his Confidence
in the faculty/was gone, and (fiat it was without his
knowledge that ho was consulted, A. plan was soon
arranged.byJivjilbli tho dofctof should happen to pas*
the house otvtho patient, and bo called in as if by
accident. Tnft next day Dr. Todd was seen driving
at. his’ rate through the street whore tho
patient lived.% <Ho was hailed by tho messenger, and
in a tone of voice overheard by lire *>(c,k perstfn;
cliil and see his brother, who had for some
Trom ill health. Tlio doctor alighted,
And teas soon-introduced to the patient, butwas-ro
ccived wilhUol any recognition of a6t.of dtvllfty, rfol
even raising bjs eyes to look at him; nor could he,
by any k{nd cjf attention or inquiries, elicit u word
from his suUcp and despairing patient. *
With a tact pcculmr to himself, tho doctor com
menced* a very mihbte and careful examination or
the patient—4ksl looking carefully into Ms cars,‘his
nose, arid hirf.Jycs; then rising hastily from (fis scat,
ho cotnmcncdfwalking the room, ns if In Iho utmost
astonishment, and could hardly credit his senses, at
-the sjmc’tl&i&jacuUling-invD under tone- V
*• Is it possible J. Who could over have thought.'
Cun il, boV.'
Theft’ rcsftm?hgf Ms plate by llio side of Iho pa*
ticnt, ho Went through an examination still more
minulo. Again leaving his seat, ho continued hi£
coloquy— V,',
U id d froth There ca'ni bo-.no-mistake, and
yet the like is not to bo found in iho records of aid*
dicing"-., if .- *»
time Mo patients ollenlion was aroused,
-ondi-breuking through Ilia taciturnity, he exclaim
. fill, Or. Todd?" '
*• Why, sir, pdmolhing Vefry singular in your case;
but as I am not under any obligations to you for the
discovery, 1 wHI keep'll to myself. *Moro than that,
it is as much asia physician’s reputation is worth
even to advance such an opinion. o . jP
“ Doctor," said the patient, “I 'must know 11. 1
will'd© anything in my.powcr you ask of mo, if you
will only tell me I": - •
" 'Veil, sir," replied the doctor, “ If I tell you, it
must ever bo a profound secret between ourselves.**
To this (ho patient readily ass,opted.
“ Then, ski"continued (ho'doctor, ‘‘you must know
that you huvb Iho small pox internally
In nn instant, with oil the strength ho could eom>
mnnd, Iho patient sprang from his chair, Pnd seizing,
the doptor by Iho hand, Tie exclaimed—
“ You arc iho doctor for mo 7 This is just what 1
| have been telling tho doctors, but not onu of them
would believe a word of it. Now, is there any rc : mc>
dy in such a case? Is there any hope for mo?"
"I think (hero is," said the doctor. "Dpi mark
me, everything depends upon closely adhering to my
directions. * • • &r t *
There are throe ways by which (hfs rnioosis may ‘
be eradicated. One is by insonsiblo puispirqtion;
another, by Inlornal remedies; and the dhird by
bringing j.l out upon tho surface, hi the form of on '
eruption "
■' “ Lot ft bo (he fast one,” was llio quick response of
(lie poliont. “Let mohdvo dbculur proof of llio fuel,
and I alia!! be satisfied." ,
The. patient was orderpd to resume a course of nu
trltious diet, by wlVi6h lib fnjfidly regained , health
and strength, at Hid same lime taking some harmless
medical preparation,*which the doctor,assumed him
would, ini duo eoaaon, briny forth tho eruption.—
When the specified lime arrived, tho doctor directed
the house keeper tho patient’s bed with
oownage, un article known to most persons for pro
ducingan eruption, accompanied with an intolerable
itching when applied to tho skin.', Hissed was thin
prepared oh tho night iq which tho doctor’* skill was
to ho tested, and die ipalfejU.retired to rest. Ho hud
not been long in bed, when, to his groat satisfaction,
tho itching commenced f but Wishing to" bo fully as-
,aTl-tvas rlght,hoimm4diatoly called for
a light, ant] found the. surface of ids body op entire
blotch. Satisfied with tho proof, ho endured the suf
fering patiently until morning.. Soon after, ho re
sumed his business, and wqs never again troubled
with (ho smuU poj? intornalTy. —Hartford C/irontile,
Mketinq of tiis Waters,—The Now York Mer
cury tells the following story—:
MVoaul down upon the cuiH&(on6 end laughed
some the other night—We did—to witness the opera
lions.of Tommy S. with a pump, whlohvho.mistook
for a fornior friend of his, with.whom ho was anxious
to make friends., The night was rather dark, and
Tommy mure than usually tea'd.
“Ilufloo 1" said Tommy Addressing (ho wooden,
faithful servant of the public, “1 thought it was you
when I first soon you standing on the corner. You
haln'l nothin* agin me, have you? Did 1 ever injure
you in the least ? Have I ever said anything agin
your character us u man and a good citizen ? You
don’t say yes or no, oh ? Now, look here, 1 Frank—
let's shake ptinds and rifako up.**
With that he caught the handle of the.pump and
with a porpandjduUr shako, caused a few drops to
triohlo froth Us spout.
"’ll** a' fryfn*'lline/W know,” said Tommy,
“but there's no uso shnddin* tears on the oc-,
casion, we’io just as good friends now as wo eyor
was.” . . \
Purlhtlly recovering from our laughing fit,wo rose
and bogged of him to ooasu molesting a harmless,
unoffending pump. . .
“Then .that’s a pump, Is It,? * remarked Tommy,
with evident surprise; “well, skin ipo, if. I dld’nl be
gin to think It’a—pump, and nobody slie.”
“Give mo,a kiss, my charming Sail,” .
A lover said to a blue eyed gall;
“ I won’ti” said she, Vyou lapy elf,
■Sertio o/ j/oiir lift and htlp youradf." ' 1 '
TRIUMPH OF LEARNING*
, Mind constitutes (he majesty of man—virtue his
true nobility.. The tide of improvement, which is
now flowing through the land like another Niagara,
is destined to the latest posterity pondiit,wilt begr to
them on its bosom, our virtues, our vices, our glory
dr o'iir divine; or whatever else we may transmit as
an inheritance. thou, In a great rnoasnrojjdepcnds
upon llio proseiit, whether the moth. of immorality,
of ignorance, and the vampire of luxury,''shall provci
the overthrow of the republic; or whether knowledge
and vir(iic, like pillafs'shaU support her against the
whirlwind of war, ambition,'corruption; and the f -
morsolcss tooth of ( , • . ;
The.cynic may Smile at tho'idea, but there Is, nor
hops; ipany genius now In America, dcs.
Uncd to rise to . the pinnacle of? human glory; Go
search the records of renown. It is not. to Colleges
alone wo ore to look for groat and. good men. ‘ The
Savlotir of mankind chose his companions from the
Ashing boat; and manydfibo most illustiipus chat,
octers lliaU over illuminated the world, rose by 'the
, aid of some* humble moans. Dr. Ilcrschcl, who,
. with lho cyd philosopher, ecaVchod out and. ad.
ded knottier World.* to tHe lolar system, was
boy in the a'nny ;"Fof£uson, the very son of science;
was a poor weaver, and learned'to read by hearing
his father loach an elder brother. Search tho re
cords of the revolution, and tho names of Sherman,
6T I'rakJih, (fnd many others, may bo adduced as
evidences of tho truth of this position. Active cd>
location is over on tho increase; like money, its in-J
terest becomes compound-—doubles, and in tho oourfec I
lofyoors forms national treasury. ' Give your
children, fortune, without edbeation, and at .)oas(
hull tho'nuihbor will go down to the tomb of oblivion,
perhaps lo ruin, Give them education, and (hey
will accumulate fortunes; they will bo'a fortune to
themselves tind to their country. It is up inherit
ianco worth mere than gold, for It
*—ihoy can never spend nor lose it;.and through
Ijlo it proves .a friend, in death, a consolation. ;‘Givg
your children education, and no tynml will trampltf
over your libcrllcB,. jUivo your children education,
and the silfcrshod hbno df (ho despoi'wlll uetol
trample in ruins ihofabric'of yourfrecdom
STRANGE INSTINCT OF TUB DEER,
Tljo largo American panther has one inveterate
and deadly foe, the black boar. Some of these i«n*
ineOse bears will weigh eight hrfndffcd pounds, anil
their skin is so tough that a market bait will not
penetrate it. As the panther invariably destroys all
the cubs which come in her path, so does the bear
lake Jgroat-pains to destroy the panther, and fortu
na(o! ih'tlecd Is the uhlm'al who eBdapcs
of this black monster. The following •exciting ohdf
interesting scene is related by on eye.witness: ‘ . !
. A large deer was running at. full speed, closely'
pursued by a.pan.thor. The cimsphad been
onej for os (hoy came, nearer I could perceive both of
their long, parched tongues'hanging out of their
months, and their bounding, though.',powerful,-was
no -longer elastic.os usual. The deer, having •dis
covered in (ho distance a largd.. block beat playing
with her cubs, stbppea a moment (o sriuff the air,
then coming still nearer, ho rnddq.-& bound with .his
head extended, to ascertain if Bruin kept his position.
As the panther was closing,vyilji' him, the deer
wheeled sharp arouhef, ahd turning hack almost up
; on his own trail, passed within thirty yards of his
pursuer, who, not being able at once lo slay bis ca
reer, gave an angry growl, and followed the- deer
agoing but ala distance of some hundred yards;
hearing the growl, thd bear drew his body half out'
of the bushea, remaining ,quietly on the lookout.—*
Soon the deer again appeared, but his speed was
mufilj rcdmfcd—and as lie approached towanja (ho
spot whera (ho boar lay concealed,.it was -evident
that the animal was calculating his distance, with
admirable'precision. Thp panlhcr now expecting
easily to seize his prey, followed about thirty yards
behind, his eyes so intently fixed on the deor that ho
did not see Bruin at all. Not so with the bear. She
was.aware of the close vicinity of her wicked ene
my, and she cleared (ho briars and.squorcd herself
for action, when the doer -with o beautiful and pow
erful spring, paesqd' clean -over tho bear's head
and disappeared. At.tho moment ho took the leap
tho panther was close upon him and was just bill*
lancing himself for a spring when ho perceived to
his -astonishment, that now ho warfuecd by & for*
midabio edversary, not tho least disposed to fly.—
Ho croched, lashing his flanks w ith his long tail,
While lho bear, about five yards from him, remained
like a,statue looking at the panthor with tier fierce
[glaring eye#.. ’ •;< •
One minute (hey remained thus; the panther, its
sides heaving with exertion, agitated, and apparently
undecided; the bear perfectly calm and motionless.
Gradually tho panther Crp\Wed' fcu£kwardsj till-.pt a
right distance for a spring, when, throwing .all his
wuiglit upon his hind parts, to increase its power, it
darted upon tho bear like lightning and fixed its'claws
into her back. Tho boar,' with Irresistible force,
seized tho paiVtfior with her (wo fore paws, pressing
it with (ho wcight.of her body,' and roTKng over It.
1 heard a hiavy grunti-a* plaintive how), a crashing
of hones, and tho panther was dead. The cub of the
besr came to ascertain what was*going on, and afler
p.fow mlnufes cxammaiiqp of tlio victim, It strutted
down the slops of Ills hill, fOlTowed bylis oiolhcr
who was apparently unhurt.— Viltibarff Natw'n’dl \
Rtfor\
On! I Sink!— Tho Philadelphia correspondent of
the Boston Ago and News, in a lute letter, tells the
following story:
1 hoard a case of extreme modesty tho other day,
so extreme that it could not bo understood. A lady
went Wito Thornley’s Indian rubber store, otid onqul
red of the fascinating Mr. Tj ;
“ Uivo you any Indian rubber dfgy encfrclers."
■* • v What did you say, uiu’om," said the storekeeper
slightly confotViVdod,
’ “Elegy cucirclers," repeated tho lady with a
blush. '! i i ■. , .
Thornluy looked round the store, first at (he groat
piles of Indian rubber, then at gulta percha, then at
"the fndlan rubber cloth, and so on, but without see
ing any thing corresponding to tho name. .
s, “Yuu’rosurojl’f.n\adooulof Indian, rubber," so id
Mr. T., fn'Vvardiy declaring that there was nothing of
that nrtiejo which ho had not scoir.
-- “Oh yeV’ replied, (he lady; ' ■ •
‘‘Do you see any thing like it," at! length return
ed (ho bewildered fellow.
The lady looked, around the .well' filled store,
her |ye .rosUylt upop n box, which she
blushlngly pointed to. What do you suppose It con
tained 1.,
’ G-a.r-l.e<ff, ! " ' * ( #■•••'
Shu wna soon helped to analr; nndasslio look her
leave, it all occurred to Mr.Thornley, that
garters wore LrgencircUn*.. ...
Zeus and the Sheep.
The. sheep was doomed to suffer much from all (ho
animals.' She came (o Zuua and prayed him to ligh
ten her misery. willing] and Slid to
to sheep—
“l see, indeed, my good J have made
thee 100 defenceless. Now qjflflyo in what way 1
may bast remedy (his defeoJußnall I famish thy
mouth .with WrriWo thy fool with
claws?” i MBm
“Alii no,” said the.MllfgJp, “ I do not wist)
to have anything in the boasts of
* “Or,” continued Zaus,“ shaln infuse poUon*iulo
thy spittle?” T ‘
“ Alas I” replied the sheep, “the poisonous sorponls
aro.su hated.”
. “ Wjml, then, shall I do? .1 will plants horns in
tuy forehead, and give strength to thy neck.” <
“ Nut so, kind Father. 1 might be disposed to butt
like the ho goal;*' '
“At» yet,” said Zeus, “thou must thyself & tvs o to
injure others, if others ere to boWare of Injuring thee.'
“ Must 1,” sighed the sheep, “Oh. then kind Fath
er, let mo bo as 1 am. For IhenbiUly to injure will
excite; 1 fear* tlie desire. And ll is bolter la suffer
wrong than to.do wrong.'-' ■
. .Zees blessed the, poor sheep, and from that lime
forth sue forgot to complain.— Lesson. •
AT $2OO FOiNNDt.
A • VISIT} TO SULTAN* ' ■ .
VDV LIKUTf LYNCH, V. fl. N. , .n »Wj ‘
Wo wore led to the entrance of the southern
wing of the palace'of Glerighan, on the Bospho
rus ;antl again throwing off our'over-Shdes; ept
lered q lofty and spacious hall, malted throughout;
with two broad flights of stairs ascending from
thq-far extreme to an elevated’platforirt or landing;'
whence udiling in one, they issued upori the float
above. On the right and left of the hall wefe
doors opehirtg lnto various apartments; and there
wore a number of officers andaitendaqts on either
side, and stationed at intervals al^g'the stair
wav,'all, ajlfnce ihe'hiosl profound:
. The vvhtf had gone before, now tap
preached and beckoned us to .follow*;.’But here
ah unexpected difficulty was presented, j,.The
chamberlain in Waiting: objected • to my, sword,
and requested that 1 should lay it aside; . I replied
that the audience was given to me as-an Officer/of
tho, United States; and that the sword was >part ■
of my uniform, and that 1 could not dispense wtyh
it. My refusal was met with the assurance’that
the etiquette pf*;the;court -peremptorily required
it. 1 asked if the cusloih had been invariably
complied, with* and inquired of the dragoman
whether Mr, Carr, our minister, bad, in cohformU -
ly, with it; ever,BUe?ded an audience w’Tihoul hla
sword; but even as I spolte, my mind, without re
gard to precedent, had come to the alternative, no
sword no audience; •• . ' ~ 1
r > Whether thf6 seCfetaVj' hW. ddrittg (h&disb’tfMtf
lion, referred the matter, to a high quarter, !• could*,
not tell, fur my attention had been so engrossed
for some minutes, that 1 had notnoiiced'himV He
now came forward, however, and decided lhal'i
sbbufd teltfln the sword. At thls l truly rejofee'd/
for ii would have beeij unpleasant to retire aftef
haying gone so far. It is due to Mr. ‘Brown, the
dragoman, to say that he sustained me. • n
The discussion belhg at an end,‘wo Sscendpd’,::
tbe’sfairvvay, which was covered wiih a good arid'H?
comfortable, but not costly Carnot;arid passed into
more handsomely furnished and more .
lofty, bat in every other respect of the same di
mensions;'as the one immediately below it. ;l A*
rich: carnet was on the fbor, a magnificent
deller, all crystal and.gold, was suspended from 1
tho ceiling, and costly divans and tables, with
other articles of furniture w;ere interspersed about
tho roon;; but I had-not lime.to note’thera, for on*
the left cfgrgeous crimson velvet curhdn,
embroidered and fringed with gold; and toward
it tho secretary led the way. His counteriancW
and his manner exhibited more awe than 1 had
ever seen depicted* in the human countenance.—
fie betmeef'to hold his breath, and his. step;wßB'
so soft and stealthy' that once or twieg j[ stopjnm,'
under tho Impression, that I had left’him'behiAd,-
but found him always by my side. Theri&werft v
three of us in close proximity; and the stairway -
was lined with officers and attendants; hut sucf;
was tho death-like stillness that 1 could distinctly’
hear, my own foot fall, which unaccuslomcdld
palace regulations, fell with unluifyred republican
firmness upon tho royal floor. If it bad-been a’
wild beast slumbering In his lalr, that wo were'
: about to visit, there could not have been a silence ,
| more deeply bushed.> ••
Fretted at s'dfeltabject servility, 1 quickened ’ *
pace toward the curtain* when Sheffio JBey, . .
gliding than stepping before me, cauViously and*' !
slowly raised a corner for me to pap?, Wonder- JW
Ing at his subdued and terror-stricken 1
stepped across the threshold, and felt Without per**
ceivmg it, that I was in (he presence Sul*
tan., ‘ • 1 . .t' .■ ..-i
- Tlio heavy folds of the window-cn'rtain
scurcd ilie light that it seemed as if the day werfr
drawing to a close, instead of being at tis high'
meridian. '• ( y.. - *j
As with the expanding pupil Ih6 eyb look, to*
surrounding objeCis t 'uhe apartment, its, furniture,*
and its royal tenant, prosontedla different, scene,
from what, if left to Itself, the Imagination Would*
have drawn. - ! ‘ : :• * # ,'S
The v room, 1 less spacious, but as lofty'fi6 tHef :
adjoining one.was furnished in the modern sly)o,i
and, iike;a familiar thing, a Stove stood nearly- Jnt
the centre. (Jrt'a 1 sofa, by»« window,, through)
which he might have looked upon us as we crossed*
the court, with a crimson tarbouch, lie gold button:
and bluo.sitk tassel ort’hrs bcp<ji&black silk hand
.kerchief round lits neck, allirod Yn a blue military}
frock and pantaloons, and polished Trench boots *
upon his feel, .sal (he monarch, without any of the »
attributes of eoyorefgnty’abouldiimi' - • • .
• A njnp young in years, hut evidently of deli*
•cate ahd impnred constitution, his*vte&fed and'*
spiritless air was unrelieved by any indication of 1
intellectual energy,- lie ojed me fixedly as IV
advanced, and on him was my atteuiion .no Jesd/
riveted, As he smiled I stopped, expecting that
lie was about ,ta speakf but neipotiqned gently.-
iwiih hl«* hand for rue to approach yotiieaYer.—
Through the interpreter heathen made me, welcome, ;
for which I expressed my acknowledgements. . ,
Tho interview was not a protracted one. In
10 oourao of it, as requested l>y Mr. Carr, 1 pre-’f
sealed him, in the name of the President of the
United States, with some biographies andprintatt »
illustrative of Uni, character ana habits of our
Noth American Indians—the work of American;
artists. Ue looked til some of them, which wore'
placed before him by an attendant, and said that' 1
he considered them as. evidence oft the advance-; 1
tnenl of the United Stales, in civilisation, endt
would treasure them as a souvomer of the goody
feeling 'of its ppvernmenl towards him,. ..At tha>
word clvillnationi pronouri(W in Preach, I star
ted; for it seeniAj|kingular, comingfrOto lh.e. lipj
of a Turk, to our country. I havn 11
since learned that he is n atitdenMn Preneh, and :
presume that by the word ** civilization " lie meant
the arts and scierlcts. '■' >•'
When about to take my leave he renewed the. *
welcome, end eafd.llmt I iiad his full authority to .
eco anytiling io SlamhOhl Inugijfdt’Fire.,, .. . : n..,,, : v,
While in Ills presence, I could not refrain from
drawing comparisons and moralising, on fate,— . ,
Thoro was the Sultan, an.e'fffiei’ii'dpapoH Ihdtit-. 1
ler of mighty kingiloWd nml the arbiter of tho fata. ,
of millions of ills follow creatures; and face lot
face, a jaw feet distant, one,.in rank and eonditlbni'v
among tile ft urn blest Servants of n far distant ,«£};*? . ■
pphlio; nnd yet, as little as life lias to cheer, !!,,
would’ not change. positions with' him; unless I,'•
opuld carry with me my .faith, my friendships, end t
ray aspirations. t , ,y< :
My feelings saddened as 1 looked udAn tha; i
monarch, and I thought of Monlexuma, iKvlderiul s
ly, like ,a northern clime, his year of life hyd
known two seasons only, apd ltad leaped frpiA
youth to imbecility. Ilia smile was onooftha.'
sweetest I ever lookodupon—liis voles'almost tho, 4
moat molodloußl had v evor heard—hie manner was
gentleness itself, andtav'eryihlng abogt'liifif he- 11
spoke a . kind nnd amiable disposition, , IleUc t
said to. ha very eiTuolionate, i hi» - >
tnulhdr, and is generous to tha extreme of prodig
ality, But there is lhalindisorihably sad express
ion in his countenance which is thought tuindl- '
date oarlf-death. A prosenllinuhf drinO fang; 1;
mingled, pprhapa, with a boding fear of the over- ■
Ihrow.tof hie* country, seems,to pervafip-and de-v'-
press liis apirils, t In Truth, Into DiiHoilus.'thleJ ,
dosondnnf'of thd caliphs aits beneathn suspeiidcAV,..
fate, Through him, the souls of ths mighty ‘
■ monnrdhs who have gono before, seem io brood '
over tho Impending fate of aq empire which ends
i extended from the Atlantic lathe Oingdk, fldoff'b'’
the Caucasus to the Indian oceapj*. ■-
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