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lUnnvor alrenli a few dnorasooth of the Court House, where
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TO MY LITTLE lIoV.
»f MBf.' nBNRIBTTA t. COLKKA.N.
• 1‘ watched h fuse. one lovely morn,
Paraile herself a suiuDier qlifcen,
Willie by. Iter. side a Uatl; ilew born, •
Lay locked in leave* olMoftest green
As flint fresh bud Id beauty blew,
Thai rove lust all Its’Scent amt hue:
Alan! ,I cried, tliftt this ibniild be I
Fur i thought, dear buy, of lliee and Mel
.1 watched a parent bird (bat fed,
' 1 Her (ledgiag many a Tcrnal day, ’
Traiitinit i|ie dainty winis to spread .
And tightly Hit from spray, to spray:
Away—afar— I marked him soar.
• Never tn avoid f\in<l fdtilauce more:
Can enre and love thus wasted he;
Sadly i thought of theoanJ mo. .
t "watched Hi* moon rise sweetly bright, ’
• Wah oue fairstar that lay below, ‘ i. -
Each Vvvtier shone hmn mutual light,
’ As hearts united gentler flow: -
> Thoughrrtnnti and star'ln heaven divide,
.Time,brings tfiem'over side>y side,
.Glorying I spoke, thqs may it be I
' Fdrl thought, dear boy,.of thoa.and Me.
jßfeminncotm.
From the New York Times.
the: duel. in tub dark*
A. Trnst luotdent la the Auatli of Vlekabnrß*
Every traveller who haa.deiceuded the Mississippi
within the last twenty five year*,- must .remember
Vicksburg, eo singular in its situation fur a town on
the •helving declivity ofliigh* rolling hills* with its
houses scattered its groups on the terraces. Every
reader of Americao newspapers, during, any one of
the last twenty five years, must remember Vicksburg,
so rich has been the fund of material it hss supplied
for the circulating libraries of “horrrible murders,”
duels, affrays, ana eaebiitlahs, by all sorts of “sum.
iMary probeSs.”
The public will not likely soonfurget the hanging
of the.gamblers and the steam duelers. In Hue, ev
erybody knows that the place has been noted, since
its earliest settlement for the hcligerant character of
jla inhabitants, and lliemnnber and atrocity ol the
violent deed* may ho asserted,, wtlh literal
truth, to have auinad. its Very streets with the blood
of htißoip hearts, . *
It Is oot our present purpose, however, to sketch
any ofthese more celebrated brute buttles, that prove
notning beyoud the wilful wickedness of the cespco
live eombuisntv. But wo will select, fur the sake of
its mournful morn I nlonc, a solitary tragedy, which
was briefly chronicled by the press of the day, and
then faded f»om the recollection of nil, save One.
from whom (ho writer received the story in uII its
p'lrlictilurity. 8/it, of iioursei collld never forge!.—
The wife of the murdered lierp wept at the sad rem
loisucnsc twenty years after the dale of the catas
trophe. ,
In llio 3*0)1 r 1327* n young li*wyeri(wliom we shall
call John Thom >s, to avoid burrowing the memory
of some relative or (Viuml who might chance to skim
over these columns,} emigrated from .Woicestur,.in
Massachusetts, to thu Slut« yl‘ Missisitippi. Ilu Was
poor, lioa married » beautiful and-uccoinpltslicd wo
man, Who had. renounced wealthy parents fur hi*
take, mid hence Was unxioua tu belter his' fortune I
In as Mule'time «s possible. .This consideration de
termined thu legal adventurer \o locate at Vicksburg,'
then considered through thu west as the paradise of
(ho bat.
In a Very.eliorl time, the hew lawyer had ample
reasons'to congratulate himself on the choice of his
position. -Hie bland douteanuf, studious habits, and
mpre thsri all, his eloquence in debate, won him pa
tronage; and he rose almusi'st a single bound, to the
first place in his profession, lie was employed in
till the land suits, and in must ol' tho still more nu.
. niorous and equally lucrative cases of homicide,, so
that in thu brief period of two years aIW his ad*
vcnl, ho had cleared thu round sum ot $30.000., fid
110 iceptioal (jisoipln of Lord Cocke, deem this slate.,
ment incredible. S.Bi Preniiss, imw of N. Orleans,
realised, cash in hand, 340,000 by his opening speech
in Vicksburg.
During hiscafeef thrti far; ytfrftfg Thmnas wua ro
llturknhlu fit 6Yi« rospuul. lie never went armed, and
although in thu fi'ercu and tiry altercations of the fo
rum, lib' necessarily made some enemies, ho attack
had hitherto bceirveulurud on his person. The Mb
letieism urf his noble form, and the look of invincible
determination in. his keen blue eyes, had doubtless
warned the desperadoes that (ho “ Yankee oratur, 11
us lie was generally termed, could lilt as herd blows
in the court yard ss he did in tho court itself. How
ever this niiy be, two years elapsed,yodfs,-(no,-of
eminent success, beftfre the pestfeafate attorney was
insatled. Alas ! this Halcyon period Was doomed to
a change,alike sudden and terrible.
There resided at that time, in the town, a notori
oua duellist by the name of Johnson, whose match
less prowess Inspired univdra t I fear., He.had slain
half a de'tsn foes on the public “field of honor, 1 * und
as many in private and irregular encounters, AN
the members of the “ bloody fancy olub ** spoke of
Mike Johnson** feats with rapturous enthusiasm.—
But all good men, all lovers of pos6e| ;wliefl (he
«brave\ wretch ** passed, turned palu- and wero
silent. ■< .
At the May term of llio DlstrlcfCottrl, 1629* the
fraud jury, mustering extraordinary courage, return
cd a truo ;bi(( sgiinst, Julinstou, for tlio inurder of
W. Lee, an inoffensive, yputh, whom ho had shot
-down ip a’drupkou Iblio, under circumstance* ofpe
culiar ’kggravatium , Thomas was retained by a
friend oflhu'doob-iaed, to aid in the prosecution, and,
notwithstanding the earnest .advice of his woUwlsh
cit (o llie'cbntrury, appeared on the trial of the case,
cue of the must exciting ever argued at the bar of
Vicksburg,* 'On the lust evening of the session, aft'
tar adjournment, Thomas rushed into the presence
of his wife, with look* of such evident sgllullon, ms
lo fill her soul with uverpoworfng alarm.
** My love, tell rtio; in’tiie name of heaven, what
has happened 7'»sho cried, palu us a corps, and sh«-
king like a leaf In the wind.
* Nothing,’• anuwered lhe husband,’ .thinking to
Conceal (ho most ’ fuufful part of tho intelligence.—
** Nothing, ou|y thn murderer, Mike JoUpsoq, after
hik soairlitsl groasjy insulted too id the pourl yard
ahd 1 a (tucked httn.down.f*
11 And Itk njullkwjgkif yon to fight hlm with pls
tolsl'* alriibsV hhi wife, anticipating the
rest, with the' ombkihiWuf Woman's keen'common
fensn, • ‘ t
“It ia •fen ao” replied.,the lawyer mournfully.
tl O|t!»ay dial yob Will no! miael him; • Oh !,
■wearttisl'ynu Wilt fiel turn duelUalln thla Sodom'
of (ho y.jalfi," Implored (ho wlf*;ibroWjnghor ormo
■round hit aedk| endsohbiug llkd.e dhlldon hlo bo
•om, . r , : .. •.!!: .. 4..'>*■
"Th«o r tlo-00l weep;now. Twill BOlikrbdMlJia^
(cicar §mniH, ■iUlifeagh i mttfch ; fcAr lliai Ihb Ijoase*
iqaeoce will be my rum.” .... „
>«God will protect you from (be bold bad .non. i
’ The nezVmoming it was known in Vicksburg that
the “Yankee orator’* had been chalengbd ond refused
lb fight. Accordingly, he was generally denounced
a« ,a coward—a word which at that day, and even
now, might be considered as expressing far deeper
scorn then ellliet ( totybbi; of aSSassin. As bo passed
ibrollgh thb ilfeeUl lie was astonished to witness the
coldness manifested by his.old acquaintances, and
even professed friends, while the great mass- of ilip,
people seemed to regard him wiihlncudblc contempt.
“Yankee while liver,'* •• boaster," n poltroon ** were |
the sounds most frequently rung in hiseora,especial*
ly when ;near the groceries, and there was one then
on every terrace of (lie broken hills. .
The riidilpr £rbW still,ivolse. About' a'ivceß
afterwards, Johnson met bis victim in the public
square, preacnled a cocked pistol at bis heart with
one hand, and belabored with a,
cowhide which he grasped In 'the other. RcSfsl*
ance at the moment was blit .of the
question, fof (he stlghlesl motion would have been tho
signal for Imriiedialo death. Hb thought of Emma
and her sWcet bkbb, and bore the in
silence.' . • i' .
.AfibV t clierilS liesbrtcU his Office' ana gentle*
Hiblt fbfused to recognize him or return hhi salute in
the 1 Ihoroglifures of business,of during his morning
strolls,over the hills.' Hud liistouch been
or his breath pestilence, he could dot have been more
barofullr sliunhfed, ” ' '
'Aholncr''wfeek passed; and the degraded lawyer
| War in a stale of mlhd bordering on lusalmy } anil
ijet all tho while concealed, the mhhlal lohbre
from his affectionate wife.' Ono < evening in a more
| lllsh BolhHibH biller nhn gloomy mood, as lie walked
1 through the public square, he was again accosted by
Mike Johnson; with his cocked pistol in onb hand
and uplifted^cowhldo intl.e other. Tho osaault wos
the more aggravating as the place was thronged with
, ftprbtntorsi 1 .
h dowafa and villain I’’ clclalmcd Johnson, "did I
HWI tell that 1 wohld coWhldo yoii every ;weok,
until J whipped the courage of a tnait and u genllu
man into your Yankee hide ?" . .
** I am nbt a coward,retorted Thomas, In allou
low lone;.so unearthly ficrco and wild that It.caused
every hearer to Start. '. At the liialont, his lip# were'
lived; and clenched between hit teeth till the .blood
ran** • tii» eyes were red as a mad dog’s and the.
muscles. of his face quivered; but-his body and
limbs seemed to have iherigidily of marble,
1 •• Hb ifrlll fight now," rung in an eager, wjilsjfof
through the blotted crowd, at theV saw the terrible
i tokens of the fiend fiend -which lurks,
•t different depths, in all human nature.' .
‘♦lf you are not a coward, why will you not fight?" {
asked the duellist,’ somewhat struck In spile of hid
thorough desporbtion, hardened In ii<6 lilfi g<rfb 6f a
dozen murders.
*• I will fight if you wish.it," tfaslho loud.ringing
answer. ,• , ,
• f Then you noccpfnly challenge?"
•• j do< Will any. one present be so good as to act
as my leeond f** inquired the lawyer, addressing the
■lsolators. ; ' ' •
Fur a minute or two no ons spoke, so great was
• SO
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1 <lO
the dread of the arch.duellist,;M»ke Johnson.
•• Wilt no one in huc)i a mesa of generous nffcn
be. my setohd 1“ repealed the lawyer, in a lobaor
tone.
•♦.I wlllf’ saidla shrill trumpot like voice, on the
outskirts of the crowd, and a tali commanding fpnp
with biayery written on hie brow, add (he eagle's
eye beneath 'll,'made his Way ttf the centre o£Uie
scoile df conlehtidri; and stag’d closb froiiiing'JSflW
sun, with a smiling glance, Uofdfe whiCli llic (after,
(or an instant,'quailed*.
The question “who is he 7 who is he 7” circulated
among the looker* nn. But nu one could answer;
nu one had ever seen him before, and yet everybody
would have sworrif to fils courage, so bold yet tranquil
was his bearing.
Who are you 7" inquired (ho ju’cllial, recovering
his presence of mind.
“ A stranger from Teftas? 1 * ,*
" But who wilt voffblf respectability 7**. ■*,
“ I con give you vouchers sufficient," replied, the
stranger, frowning tjlj his browy Jookod frighlful {
and then stooping furword; he whispered-sooielhiog
in Johnson’s eor, audible alone lo him. •.
• # i aof satisfied,■ , * said the duellist aloud, and trem
bling perceptibly. “ Cul. Morton, will you scfffi atf
my friend 7”
Tlie individual last oddregsed gate his assent.
“ Ndw tut us adjourn (o some private room to ar
range (he preliminaries, M .rutnarkcd(h«ilrunger;and
the principals -and seconds left-the crowd, then in
ere .King every minulo.'uiid excited nearly U/madness
by the thick crowding uventff Of iha hour*
A meeting took place the. following night, In a
dark mum, with'the door Incked. niuMliu-two so
couds t/n the uuhidei- The principals wero placed in
opptfaila coiners of (lib UhsMi which, wsh twenty
feel square, uliU eiffth was dfhVed wrfh a large bowls
knife—nu mure. It whs midnight—a night without
either muon or stars. Black pilch clohAht erfVufi/pbd 1
the sky, and a alight silling oriel rt'HjtchiS lYio.sliad'
ows of the on ilh luuru Hence the room
Where the dbel ftas about to begin win wrapped in
rayless darkness. Thu combatants cuuld not oven
sue thr litsdus ul their own knives. :
At first, they both stooped and stealthily untibd
and took off (heir shoos f so ns to mnkb th 6 Teas()>6»-
sible- noise in walking over the floor. Thu same
thought hud struck (hem at tho sumo lime—to man
couvnr fur the advantage ground.
. Thomas moved inu oircle, softly as a cril, xrouiid
thu apartment, till he got within a fcfr feel of. (WC
corner where his enemy. Nud fifsl been placed, and
(hen paused («/ Ifsfen. For four or five seconds he
i'.iuld hear nothing hi the krave like silonoo but (he
quick heats of his own busy heart. Presently, how.
ever,-there crept into his ear a rfCarcdly utfdrble smihd,
ua of sd’ppfcsaerf bru.iljiing, In (ho tofntf Uftfin room
which , he. had previously left ; and then he. knew
(hat life frti Whs trying tin)' damp stratagem. At
length Thomiis oonclu’dud lo stand perfectly still and
await Julmsou'a approach. Molloolcss now liiinsclf,
and ell tar, soon he could, distinguish s SolVruk'l*
ling noise, tiko the dropping of fluke* of wool, cir
cling sVpund the floor, and gradually advancing tu-
Wurd him.'
At Inst, when (ho sound appeared within about
three feet of (ho lawyer’s poaillbfr,- hb suddenly mardn
a bounding jdungo whli his knffe,- aim fed In fhfl (tutk
air, where ho supposed (ho bosom pi his Too to bo.
His blade struck against that of tho other, and.a fow
sparks of fire rolled at (he fierce collision and fell
expiring to tho floor.
And then; for an instant; (|yq seconds without tho
door heard u sharp ringing of stuef. a gToii'n*, a fulV,
dnd all again was silent as the tomb I The duel ol
midnight was ended ,♦ but hop 7, They wore sppull
ed at (he horrible question*,
’ Wahingsome minutes,,and hearing nothing more,
On|, Morton and the stranger , prepared q llglilf
unlookod (he duur, and, entered, .The spectacle «y«s
most afluollng. There lay tho bloody corpse.of ,lbo
duellist, Johnston, msngjed. drdsdfully, and sbifVe
it stond the erect and Imposing, form of the law
yer, Thomas—unhurt, not a out on hi* sklnbro rent
in his clothing, but woeping as if hie: heart was
broken.' ai-.
He otartrd back the flashing light daisied Me
•yea. and. growing pale as (he dead at hie fool, oW*
claimed, In neceilla of linmcaaurablo angviih'w. -
••Oh, OodJ how shall Tenduie .loinost my dear
Gptina, wi|h. this murderous gore ori rriy .llanda !
guoh alaina would defile (he very galea,of huaVon.
aud blacken the floor nf hell llaclf!"
He did, however, afterword# meet &nma and her
babe jbul'we ah'dl not attempt to paint the aoene. : A
!week auhsequently, he waa allot 10-pleooe In hla of.
fiqe, while employed-In writing alter night. The
eseiealn wse< not known, faiit auppptod to be a young*
er brother of'the duellist*' Johuion* *-•
who j eotod In’ (He oembsl'M the *e«
oond ef Thbmaf,wae lndasd, aa heaaid, from Teiae,
aad thon lravslUng through MUalwlppi, slid waalhi
,b/te*cAt ioai); perhaps, th4t- ever drew the bieatb of
VtjJik OppH‘rHt —idAT.IT AtWAtfl alt BIOHT—BOX, RtOIIT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRV"
CARLISLE,, P A- > THURSDAY,.DECEMBER 6> 1849. ..
life—Jamob Bowie, who fell only with the fall of the
Alamo,‘ when .his red knife woa drbnk, with llio blood
of Mexicans.. ,
-.Reader.?—But the moral?. You promised .us a
moral?.-'. , ;
Wiritei*.~Tho eanio morol which lies al llie bot
tom of all true stories, if llicy bo read rightly. X
give you this; end cun give no more—*that. the cir
cumstances which-make men,.make also ihclr'ac
tions, os (he history of many a.,New Englander be
sides poor Thbmas, in the soulli. cun attest. -There*
[ote HeVer strongly condemn the deeds of your brclh
ren of the common humanity, until you shall havejrc
alised (heir material HHd,Spiritual situation in alj Its
mathematical aha moral dimensions. This ; lesson,
studied well, may render you wiser and probably
happier inch.
A PBJUKED HUSBAND.
A SALB IN THE MAGAZINE STYLE.
BY JOB MILLER.
CHAPTER 1.
tllß INTRODUCTION,
p Coming events cf at their shadows,before." .
*» Dear me, Arabella. dldryoii Jfe'ar that Augus
tus Shooks was introduced to Julia Sniggers'lnst
evening, at Mrs. Fitx Faddle’s party V? ‘. ; -y
** Ln, mo! you doVt say so?” : ;
“Emily Pumpkin was telling nip; she says
thnt Old SmaahplpbS; tfHpm you know; Is as.bltnd
as a l)si. Intended .to introduce, young Jullua
Nlimßskull, and mistook,'for Julius, and
Inlfoiliife’fert lilhi to ine hanclsonie’Julia, as hia
friend Numbskull. “Happy to htive the honor
9f your acquaintance, said Augustus'}
“ tny friend tynashpipeshaa made a mistake, how
ever, my.name la Snooks." * - v
. “.Indeed! what will Angelina f>l m pk v W think
when She hears it?” :
■ u 1 guess she wont like slndhlar lhlfo
ductlon, wsis’nt ill" ' ‘
“ Tory I’* ■ ' - ■
CHAPTER iU
TUB COURTSHIP.
•• Alai, tha enuraa oftrua tove never did run smooth." 1 ,
The roseate tint of.tha setting sun was.giliiing
the scarlet hair of the beatiieous Julia Sniggers
ftliH its last faint beam, and the head of the beau*
,ty shone like,a eliuw-bottle, in a pharmatotiiial’a
window, with a light behind it. Upon the door
dt her feet, kneeled the young Aguslua ] madnesa
was In his heaft, and fifty fn hfs eye.
“May I hope, dearestr* Inquired.he, in theog*
tint.of hfs passion. , . , ,
. The beaulious cheeK of ifle fovely Julia grew
white as her pocket-handkerchief, a& she tried to
hide life ioi&ifiity of her feelings,
** Nay, Augustus, spare a victim*# young aflVc
uone.” she faintly murmured, “Some other
lime,”
“ Ala*, ifl it sol” salt! Augustus. -«lnem
had a gatelle—but, no ! MntdS Uan enthusiast'*’
said Bnouks, cttltfity rising, and buttoning up his
cost. "Julia, let. us take a walk, aud hale somfe
Ice-cream." .. . . .
riIAPTKU 111. M
lIS DECLARATION.- '>
b*'V By 6mse briglil eyes tike tlie roo. tnjr life, l-loto
tlioe.". .
•• Shall il bn vanffla or lemon r* :
*• Vanilla, if you please, 1 ' gently answered like
fascinating Julia*
“Bring iwo said -'Augusta's lo the
waiter.
The fees were Drought/ and .(lib Jf/oona wefo soon
jiui into requisition lo oonve-y the cold comfort, to
thefr mouth#. - ' -
« Cold, is my’lol,” soliloquized Augustus; "I feed
on ice, end relish the shivery luxury. Alas,'it. was
not so ere 1 knew the idol of my affection#/" Then,'
starling up Hysterically, he inquired, with intensity—
will you ,bo min© 1"
CHAPTER IV.
TIIB ACCEPTANCE.
■ ll She it lliino—the word is sjMikeii.". ,
Startled by tlm terrible dciiiofrstrsfiun of passion,
the fair Julia s'wooncd,-
« Alas 1" said Augustus, "she is dead ! 11 0, born
feallrei'f aird Unf Volatile I*'shouted ho dclfriod’ily j
"to tl/d rescue J lo'tlie rdtCuo !”
But the call was unnecessary { slowly the beaute*
aits Julia opened her bright, humid eyes and smiled.,
V Qh. Augustus, how yon. frightened, me! J think
you iSitl U able lo tothe if/"
CHAPTER V.
TltC MXftRUQK.
“ Of/fellt cjrds luukvd love lo eyes that •pnko again."
The''saloon *[us crowded, and the guest wore hap
py. The Uov. Bishop Smith performed the ceremony.
•• Wilt thou," inquired lie of (he fiilr Julia, “ take
this man lu be thy wadded husband 7“ . ..
They eyo of lh«j maiden acquired a brighter otiU
oh Ires ffo (fag 1/ .answered—
•• X won’t do nothin else." .
CHAPTER VX.
tub vow,
"’Tis deeply sworn} wdll,*We whl »e 6 anon,**
Months rolled on, and Auguatus and Julia were
happy—economy and neatness presided over all their
ilumcetio arrangements.
“X think," said Julie, one oVeniVtg, at their fffciisuut
rttcat,- "I think 1 should likb tAine Catfish fur break*
fust f will, yoi* gef Up cully fn the morning and pur*
chase mimu 7"
“Dearest, I will," answered the husband.
. “Nay," replied.the fair wile, “you arc such a vilo
deceiver, 1 can hardly bcliov'e ymV. f ’
"Hear me swear," auid Adgultus. “By yonder
moon 1 swear, that you thaH havo half a dozen of
datfish for breakfast lo*morrow> lot the oath bo rcgls*
• .
CHAPTER, Vl*!,
TUB rEBJURT. , .
“ Taka them, I Implore tlioe, take them."
OlUliety UiO' young wife roue on the morrow fo o’
breakfast wliioh alto deemed l)b happy. An.
gusluacaiiie} in l/fe tight.hand ho held a string, of
f|ah—bot wOro they oulfisli? Stand aghast, yo lieu*
vche, when yo hour it!—(hey were rKticn! Julia
cough) one glance—her delicate system could not
stand (ho shook.
“Perobl" she wildly sank lifeless upon
the ground.' . ... ~
. CHAPTER VIII.
THK MKOUKMKNIV.
’'Man's inhumanity tv «miH4a mskeirojuiitlSM thousands
luourn."
<Sadly. Uiey.hprp.hpr t<> hpr*Wp| home J.flntf'ers
ware pser Apr tffuvp, and ipo facet of *l(,her
apfliinlnfartcca wort t lugubrious’V«J?Q«U. pjU JlierS
Wag tviiqh) nlkt* aka slftllf, airticlt tfotvn la (lie
kkrUt—-(i .«f«« iUo perjmed .Augustus, Wildly hr
rushed forth, and sought ooiiaululSon ia tha howl—il
upl fiol M|rs— and, .goaded lo frehay/opo day he
walked calmly duwn to the Navy Yard, and enlisted
to iho Murines/ 1
“ Don't Iny in that poaluni, (teif, 1 ' rtifM Mr*.
Pnniiißlon to tier nephew, who Waa euytclmi up
on aaoft.whli Jllshuelli afWdr'rrthre'higlirr than
hla head, *• Don't lay so, miae youanll' up ami
put thia pillow under you,, ■ 1 Itnriw a young titan
who onoa hadaeaggeallmr ol',rf|B hrpin itl non.
acquanoo of ,laying ao-r-hl*.btainydlr.flto down
into hla haad and with Ihla admorfttlom aKd left
Jilm id nap In lho lltllo aitiinif joom/.
AARON BURR RNO HIS DAUGHTER.
>Tho history of every nation is fraughtwith roman*
lib,.incidents. -England- has (he-story of Alfred!
u^uc0 ‘ er ® ruc <y her Mary) dhU
Her Charles,Stuart ; Ireland her Fitzgerald | France
her rtiah With (ho Iron Mask and Maria Aolbiqettc;
Poland her Thaddotis, and Russia her Siberian Exiles.
,Dut wo',very, much dodbl whelHbr any exceeds in
interest tho loucliing story of Aaroh Burr, and-,his
highly accomplished and beautiful daughter Theo
dosia. i •.
The jrifle and fell of Burr, in the aflectloHa of,his
countrymen, oie of deep historical interest.
At onoU.iiio'wo vbo tlitff. Burrlcd oh the wivo of po*
pulaf fuVoV- t’o nbcli giddy heights that the Presidency
ttself-aaetoe'q. ktinosi within hia grasp, which he only
missed tii bceqipo the second oluccr in the new Ro*
public./.Hej become Vico President of tbo United
States! Hdfy rapid Ida rise! and then his fall; hodr
sUdddn.hblvrComplete! „ln consequence of |ils diipl
wiih.-llamiilQhl hb-bocatile a fugitive from justice, is
indicted.for, tnurder by the Grand Jury of Now Jer
sey,.flics to the South, lives a few inonlhq In obscuri*
until the. meeting of Congress! pdieti he comes
fefth ahd again lakes the chair as President nf the
Senate.’ Aifer the term expires lie goes to the Wcsl,
nnd becomc,mlho lending spirit in a scheme of ambi
tion (o lnv/ilJo Mexico, (very few will now believe
Unit ho sought a dismemberment of the Union.) Is
brought back a'prisoner of Sldlo tu Richmond, char,
gcd'with hlgn treason, id tried pnd nct>uittcd( Is fenced
to leave his tisiivo lahd and ln Eng>
loiid he.iu.HjJiiprclcd, and retires.to France, prhc£chy
(Ipfes Jfi fbdflpvci 'circpnis(iii|ccs, at tiixloif not being
tiblb (o p:oL’(iTb a Ineal's victuals.
After un'&Wnco of tcverui.years ho finds fhuana
to return home. 110 lands in Boston without u-evnt
in his pockel| an object of distrual to nil. Burr had
heard no tidings from his daughter since his depart
uru from home, lie was anxious to hear from her,
her husband and her boy, an .only child, in whom his
whole sbul'seemed bound up. The first news ho
heard wbs'tbal hia grandchild lin'd died while he was
hr. outcast ill. foreign lands, which stroke of Frovi-
felf keenly, (bf ho deafly lotbd the boy.
Tliedcloslal the daughter of .Burr, was (ho wife of
Governor.Allston, bfSouth Carolina* She.waq ipaf
fled young; knd while her. father was near the zenith
ynila fnifici i Slip was beautiful and a
laay.brihofi)iC!<i'feelings! ah writer, a devo
ted wifbi.it fend mother and a most dutiful and loving,
daughter! wl|t> clung with redoubled affection to the
fortunes of 6cr falher, os the clouds of adversity
gathered around him. and he was deserted by the
felcflfla ho cherished. 'J’ha flfJt duly
Durf perfermyd after Ids arrival hero, woa (oacqu'dint
Mrs. 1 his fcliifn! Blie infmcdiately wrote
bsick to bfimthat shewn* coming lb see him, and
would meet him in a few weeks in Ncw'York. The
letter waa coqched in the most afTeciionute terms, as
ahbtficr evidence ol Ihd piitity and power of woman's
love. ■' ‘’'• ’
In the expectation of seeing his daughter in o few
days, Burr received tnucli pleasure, Sue had become
ins oil on en.rih. Wife, grandchild and friends all
wore gomj his daughter alone rcmuiiied to.chcer add
solace the evening uHiis liiV; uiitl welcome )iim buck
troin elite.'-Days paused uu—ttieii weeks—weeks
were lengthened into months, yet nought was houtd
AlisUn. Burr grew inipaiicni,and began to
think she tub had tell him,'so apt Is i|ifsforttiifo to
the of friendshifi. Xl length tie rc
ccivcd s letter from Mr. Altstdn,lnquiring if hfr wile
had; sr/ivedlsufc, slating that : shd had sailed from
Charlcsh'U some weeks previous jn a vessel chartered
by him oi| 6ur|>nse to couveyher to
Not teqc hcr
fdtffi fo'Mirn iho cause of her rifcncc.
What hud occurred to delay .the vessel? why had
it nut urriwji? These Were questions wjiicii Burr
could ask himsclfbut no one could answer.
The sequel was agon told. The vcisel never nr.
riVed. .1; undoubtedly fotfndvrcd nt Xeajunff all on
board pcrflhtd. No tidings ever been hoard
resp'&lfng^lbe.-vessel, the crew, - or the daughter oV
Aurun Burr; till were losti .
Tills lust sad bcreavtuh'cnl was only required to fill
Durr’s cup of sorrow. “Thb last link was broken/"
which bound him to life. ThO Uncertainly of her
fate but added to the poignancy of ids grief. Hupe,
the lust refugs of.lhd ullliclcd, became extinct, when
years had rolled on, and yet no tidings of the loved
and lust gleaned.
Burr lived in New York until (ho year 1699, we
believe, when.he died. The, las( years of his life
jWcro passed In comparative obscurity. -Some, few
old friends, who budnever hliq/wcrO his
eompaiiiom;they Closed his eyes in aoatn, and (bl*
Itfwed thb body to the grave, where it will rest till
(ho trump of fho Almighty ahull call it into jiidg.
nient.' ■ , . .
Such is a sketoh of the la (tel pall, of (ho
strange and crunt/gt.Wstory of Aaron Burr. None
of (be family now live; it has become extinct ; end
his nsmo but lives in the history of hit country, and
la the reureiuliranco of those who know him,
WHAT TIME DID VOU COMB IN LAST
A married man once (old a friend of ours (hut ho
always got apgry and Jiad a scene when his wife
asked him in the morning, “My door, what (into was
it when you cime in'last night?" it struck us ss
bclng strungr, (Vrr tfto qhdstlon is a very plain one,
and might bij readily answered. Before, howevdr,
vexing ourselves with Its consideration, we delonnin*
od (u ascertain whether such was (ho fact. Accord
ingly, in (ho.most ingenious manner in tfio world, ;
wo commenced lo deduce dur ooncltisibns from tlie
induction of njony inslaiicos. Wo (oil in with those
ufutfr nialo married friends whs were in (ho habit ol
slaying oat lata at nights, and warmed out of them,
that (hero was nothing that pul them in such a
■ion as lo be asked in the moaning* “ whutiUmu did.
you* coin’9 fn lqA night ? v ' Qnu of.llfdiiV told mo (hat
;aqiuml unco grew out of fhaf Inquiry that camo
nigh producing a separation, and another confidently
whispered to mO that on a similar occasion he upset’
the breakfast .table,and scalded httf wife with a pot
,of hot coffee. l Being salislied tliat there must be
something particularly irritating obodlthia question,
wc began to'consider wlj'al iV was. It aurcly' was
not in the words, (or they are all small words and
monosyllables,'uud it could nut a'rlke fitan’.fltq com
siriiQljun of the sdnli l rids lii'iho (tirm’ofuii Inlurroga.
'lory, 1 fur. (he same effect is produced when the form
of the interrogatory is drhppbd.und.u flat assertion
Is made in tlie form of a charge. AVo were disposed;
to think ihi>Ulia form of the sentence hud soinkflilng
to dn-with ilj'for'jye hays often noticed that meetings
’ frb thrown into b great state of exilloincnl when the
orator puts questhmato (ho crowd, ss thus: “ Will
' i/6h,'rhy ft flow oilUma, suffer your liberties to bo
trampled,on V* No! Null Noli! the audience re*,
ap'nml with intense feeling. We, however, dismisf
this view as only a circumstance, and proceed to
grasp the true reason oftho phenomenal). Thequor
tion conveys sh ■imputation, an imputation, ! am
sorry In aay, Is nut always.without foundation, Ihgl
the husband dame home a vefy tptaouVOndli/eholi'r v
ol’lhc night, of wlijch he duos not wish to bo remind
•d. tle.it also troubled wilhtran.’inward reproach ,
nnd regret, Hnd just us the qucslion Is being put’to
him, he is prubahly on thb slobl of repenianco.— ,
Again, he knows llis( if ho snawert the il ( ,
will ho followr’q np by olh» r#T74|<. ‘ l whst werd you ,
dplfilf oilislhhi'it lime? ~Whjir<» were you? Who
was with yon 7" and so on,questions which can be
readily answered, but which it might not be prudfcnl
nr safe'lb answer* ‘Hence the down
the door at once, and he .doea it so roughly, tint it
not unfrequqnlly hunppns that h® pjnehoa lijs wifu'a j
fingers, nnd then a holla bnlloo .ls, rained. ITcsidea I
l|,n(,if ho hua been out lato'sPnrghl, ho fecit cross j
in (he morning/ and Is unwilling lb adkbjrwlodge tho ]
right of-any oho lO'inquire WJml.time he dame lit) 1
dr Hii oonscU'nrfe mntr Adi Hf sllogbl.her ut ea»e con. j
cerhing (he doings or the night previous, and Ilka a ,
llioniugh dfllinqnenl ha brasana and blusters lo cover
u|>' blit, guljt. For ourselves, wo are h«ppy to «•/
lhai (ho question has horbeen oflen put to us, bull
that on etery oeosalon when the Inquiry waa
we drswe/ijd' H pfompll? trndisilsfaetorlty.
■; BiiMrMt VM< 1
NIGHT I
From tlis'lC. O. Delta,
MIKE HOOTER’* FIGHT WITH A “BAR.”
A saioo Sketch*
dn the Taioo rIVM there Is a precinct of in
iquity, aspiring to the hartie oIT Satartia. In the
vicinity; ihb country abdun'ds In high,hills end
trackless wilds, the,habitation of .wild beasts and
a wilder population. The country, though oldi
is yet a wllderhbss, and the dv&ollers therein;.who
partake hatiire of the fegion they inhabit,
'make sport ana profit.by hunting, unto slaying
their little leas civilized brethren, the beasts.
Among, these primitive dwellers in the wilder
ness, lives, or lived, ono Michael Hooter, “a
mighty hunter bpfore ilio Lord,' 1 , and his game
was.“beark”-'.Mike faa& a kind of unfledged or
f riroiiive preacher; arid at prater and camp meet
h§6, ftliefb paSsed hut tent for eloquence,
and loud shouting for the fetvor of sanctimonious
zebl*, he shone effulgent, r-V.tef of exhorlers. . On
account of propensities, the hilt bnys
called Him “Mike Shooter, n “/or aharl ,” and a
few of the wicked did not scruple to hint that
bear hunting was his devotion, and preaching his
sport. Hut oiir'discourse is not now of Mike the
apostle, but of Mike itn^spurrstiilib.
Ono of hid edrlibfit exploits was with an indi
vidual of the genus “ Ursa .Major,” and (we-hea
tiate In proclaiming the solernn troth) w ( ap exac
ted on, a liiqejWfls one of great
scafci.tyi and not to be bought with
money, so that ollr Nimrod, driven to the extremi
ty of distress} was forced to resort for sustenance
to the wild beasts of the hills. -Properly equipped
with the instruments of sport he sallied,forth one
summer Sunday..morning, with a canine pack
howling, at his heels. .
Bui lei Mike tell his slory his own way*and
in his peculiar vernacular.
44 Why, you seei” said Mike, “ 1 don’t vally a
bar,nor hb other human criifdr; po he comes at trio
in .front, and don’t |>fajt goUge;”. and as he gave
volcejlo this he squirted a deluge
of tobacco juice-from between both his teeth, and
placing his feet high up on the mantle-piece
looked 41 inonarch of all he surveyed.” “ You
see,” continued he, “my wife wanted a new bar
skin-petticoat,‘ and Sul, that pal of our’n, kept
pestarth ih'e ’botit 4omo' bar’s lie to sltcS her hair
with, (as the fellers did’nt like to see her momock
her head with taller,} so as how I could’hl rest.
Well, one Sunday morni/ig, I took 44 Browp Do\-
sy,” my old two-shpoter, «nd all tfio dogs, and
off I sot-fbr the bane brake in the hollow, over
brfckb’f flee Hnmberiin’s, the steam doctor’s—for
1 know’d Ike would be tarnation riley if I kilt a
bar any wheres close to his clearim # and ihaj
made me sorter ambitious like. I had-ni got fur
Into the woods afore t beam the altfiredesi crnck
in 'mongst iho cane thateveryou wenl any whor.
and sez I to the dogs, “sick ’yrff ,BosK” I
know’d It must be a bar, for I saw ’bundanco of
1 sign scattered all about, and sorter sjitred yp
Iresh, kinder,. In thp piirpips went, yowling Ijke
• madi and talkin’ to Itinf most uefiipkler musical.
■ “Go it, old Bumper,” says I; “apeak to him,
; Echo'.” ' And they did speak to him, I swan!—
, And eich music! Tom Coin’s Addle and my Sal’s
j singln, and all the camp mootin' hallelpjahs you
. over beam, wnr’nt a palchin lo It. Oh ! man, but
. ji, wa£,#o/»y.- Tr DotJi-.l6a£.D<> time before tUc-baik
in critters cfgln to play another nine* and the fust
I thing 1 spied was they all cumin tesrin like flin
r ders through the cane, right plumb seek whar 1
stood, end the bar* drol hlti nl their
• (ails, poffm a hr! blowfh )(ko st jfdun£ Steamboat,
1 with hfs eyes shot &faß& together; and his bar all,
\ turned up the wrong way! • Whew! was’nt I
( uiadl I hainl, been .8,0 .rljed.afo/p.
. James preached my heSl.sermen do.wn hi Dilly’s
• post-office, and when I ’lacked him about it,
r swannud ifwas his’n. My dander was un, 1 tell
you, and my bar stood straight out like the brls*
J ties on a tom cat, when he’s kinder tochy, I let
I you know 1 was dangerous then, and it would’nt
et done for one o’ them Cole hoys .to cross, iny
t path,' 1 whs jtfra’lhy, yotf may know, and t tolch
i one jump up in the lork of a dogwood saplin’bout
’ ien loot high, jest to hove a good sight at him.—
i Skeored? Was that you, Muse Bonny, said
“skecredt” Oh ! the bar was sheared I Wolhj
I he warn’l nolhfq* dh6iW, v pnd l.( him
as I 6'laiW away at him With right
s(ap. plump in the countenance, you'd opinionated
he Wus gwjno to kingdom come quicker than my
Sal .can tote a summerset, Whail Did’nt he
roll and wobble and play kerwollop’roong those
ar canes and briers 1 He had’nt no more upd for
his feotnor a load has for a side pochef. ufit he
dld'nl la*V tft'ar lung Vofo the dogs they *gan to
chaw at Ids hide and kinder tickle the hind Mights
of the varmint; and the editor sccln as how
iVoiilil’nt do to play possum no longer, *gln to
grabble about fur his walkers; and when he seed
porzacly dead, ho sorter picked himself
up simultaneously like, am) toted off through the
onrio like fltijuns! Cracky! did’nt he IravnlT—
Talk about your railioads end telegraphs! Thev
ainl .a cirfcumSMnce. Away ho went. 44 Wait
for the waggiu,” says 1; hut the vormin thought
’twaran'l no time for awapplu knives, so on he
mizzled. “Go it steamboat!” sez I, and me uud
the doga un and fp)lo\ved. # But he bad’ui tun fur
,afors,hls hilers git'-sorter klnder.hol, and i
f lhe fuel thing I dtaklver, ho fotoh up Umlmnpua
down in the water in Cole’s crock, When I cum
up, 1 know/d I bird him, fur ho wab circumstu*
I rou’ndlfted by the doge, and hip hind part'd Ifefsiap
L up ngiu tho.tallest kinder bank.
> You see, then, I could afford to be perlite tt/ow {
, so I takes off my ooon-fckln cap, and,
i ecru pod my fopt* aim flbtnewh?! ut Him.—
I ,Svi r, “Good niornfn)/. Mister Bar. How did
• ’you leave ffllaru-B Bar and all llip IttiUvUnreT—
• Tukln* « hath, 1 dlskiver, with your hierchee on . M *
1 Ho did*nt nay no'lentlop V Was ftayjn,
1 .hut looked (finffei; gloom ; bo I riled up, end begin
\ ’to show mod n oiruumstance. Eez I. “You.look
liearty, Mr. U.ir. Good llvln up in Jim Stewarts
punkfn tiatch, .Then he begin to turn
his head sideways and look nl me pertirkler queer,
like he.smelt wtial 1 wae thinkin *bout, 1 was
,hpl t I tell ymu so f ihrugbl berry bis fee'llm* 0
little sp’oek nmre 1 made bacon of him. Nez ito
him; sc* I, “Tim ile what's In your bide would ■
slink the bar of all the gnls In our neck o* woods ’
till the cows comes home. .You enrrys a inopt
Ido much dead ryrptfaljn that nr sk|n ur.yourn,
v airy- bow ('arid Irils’the same to you, I’ll Just
peel the bark off you, nnd larn you the rudiments I
of p«rlllicM^e^ollomy, ,, . I to bi«i» “ Mr. I
Bar." sez I» "the toil of your Jacket Is n trifle
Ido short for cold weather, and a feller kalkilsle
the tailor that made-yonf coat wits an Ihdeosnerin
In bis cloth," -eez I. At (bat be got most alfired
ugly, and kickin bisself up sorter permiicuonsiy.
m begin rearin and rnmpajgn; and arter a while {
w cum At we on ttU^Touts, ft teailnl
Whew! I wae'ut skerred! Thu cand wan &o
thick he git xivfhf
by Where 1 stood) so when he got agin me, 1
grabbed,him—l)wont sny wher—and.then ,w« had
It, op and down; first one and the (other; who
should and who shpnld'nt; .first one on top and
(other on the butioiir* Spd «loh a fight you nevur
did
Jdera, Mike, rolling 1 W hla Jftwa Mjf'ljujfi' quid
of l.obadeof plolTad tip hit ooon-alilh dap, am) y*aa
about tu retire.
“ But, Unolo h)lkd,’* qn'crled Moae, <‘.wh!dh
I oftd hoVlelr’d 'nuffl"
AT $BOO PBB ASSM." 1 ’
“Why, you see,” said Miket^bo’'Willin
most lernationed, rapalgn barevdr you Bee.'* Tho - '
barsdown on Big.JßfackVint none‘of *eni
primin ioi)jm. Thar we had 3l,;Up anddown,;
nip and tucK, Who abound and who bbouM’nt,ll|l {
you’der thought the very yerlh a comm to ap
eend 1’
“Why,’ 1 said Mike, “the cane wat monsoa
thick, and lhar we had first one and then tother,
nld and |nqk,,pllll.J)ick.pull devil,and~andif
you will have ft, I got and jest Slid
down Into the creek and did. obt f of the tarntinte
way, or I’m blow’d If we plumb on
to Christmas t Cotuo, boys let’s llcker.V,
-j ;i ' »•’ | ' I
The following is a beautiful trlbdlo id labor? “Why, . -
man of idleness, labor rocked you in tliejbradle, and
hqs nourished your pampered life~wtJllraiii.il, : lhe •
woven silks end wool upon your badltr pqjlldbe in
the silk worm’s neil,nnd the fleeces in thejjwphcrd'd
fold. Fdr ilia leanest thing that minislbrshto the
lirnnnil*waiil, save the air, man is to Iptl Indebted; -
and even the air, by God's wise ordination, li.breslh* .
cd with labor. ■ , , , 1 »M' r
Jl is qnlytho,drones whotoil noli whp-ihfesi the .
hive ofljio active like inosacs of corruption and dtp ,
cay. Tho lords of the earth arc .working men, who
con build or cast down, at their will, und who retort
tho sneer of tho “soft handed,” by pointing to Iheiy
trophies wherever, art. iqd.h.U* >
biifriity are known. Work on, nijen olUpill /
ally is yet.to be acknowledged, and labor onward hi
tho highest throne of power.” a
VRKJCpICE; f M n
tho tvorld is full.of prejudice and we suppose It
will olwaysWao. Wcliatu this main Without knowT
Ing him, without even having spoken to fiirn,or.bcunff
in Ills company.- Out there is something abput,htn),.
that wo do not like—may, be the qo«k of*
)>is nose—the color of Ilia mpuatachef Of
some lililc thing that does not suit us. We lute hiqi .
end therefore will not spook To him, and wlll pol»
know him. Otherwise wo might find thiit we Werf
the victim of unfounded prejudice. How often deep, r
it happen, (hot upon an acquaintance.of this JHpAf.;
forced upon u's by circumstances and met upon* too
very lhtqshold. fay .aversion, wo find that we havo
keen most wolully deceived ind that onr new friend'
is a very clever, agreeable man. When inch frlendr
allies atp formed, they are generally jreryifirm .ana,
lasting, because tho quulilick 'that induce them roust
bo genuine,.in order to conquer our prejudice ana
enlist out attachment. ' ’’
. sdnnow.
All clouds of sorrow, all afflictions are but Voiced
of Angola, which are attuned to the deaf In.ear and
hard in' heart, tha t they may touch an<l.inake'ylfeWftJl
the chords oflhe iiirpost t soujf p'r hcfaotn© the 'median*«
)f mute iry evolving holy sympathy .fronts
others, they arc (no voices of holy spirits, aml'do
thus speak that all tribes and noliona may hear, every
man in hia fawn longuei”
nothing la Lost* i
The dfop, that mingles with tho flqpd—the sanq
dropped on.lhcoea shorp—the Word yon hjtvp appkf.n •
Trwill nid.be lost. Euchwill hove its influence ana ,
be felt, till time shall bo no more. Have yru ever
thought of the effect that might be produced by k
single word? Drop it pleasantly among. « group,'
and it \vi{|Vmak,o.9l dozen. rctum la their
ijotHca anti‘produce the same, effect on a .hundred,
perhaps. A. bod word may aroueo tho
ofajvholo neigh borhoorijjl may spreadwildfire,'
To produce na no
bp care/tfy/h’w yo'fa speak—'fpc’tk right—qpeak kyid* ,
fy. The influence you nisy exert by la life of. kin an
ness—by words dropped among (he young and (bo 1
old— Is iiicii|cu(i;blcf It will not opaio ,when your
Doilies’ ffo In ilio grave, but will be felt,, wider-onq,
still wider as year offer year passes away. Whnr
then will not cterl himself for the welfare of millions?
tiALTipa pork;*
A writer in Iho Southern Planter.corrects tpopttf
lur error on Iho subject of suiting pork. Wo cop/
for tho benefit of our readers.
The prcacnl notion is,'that meal mutt not bd aall«d(>>
| until it turns cold; und f have known some people*
when slaughtering hogs* when the weotber was
w.ojuij to wait, jitter, killing them* from twenty four
to'thirty si£ hours, to get rid ofthe animal heat, be*
1 fore suiting* Now, while ilis-unquestlonably wrong/
; in such weather, to pack warm, there can be no mp
lionul ohjccliun to suiting warm meat, «s wo^iiereb/v ;>
gel rid of the unirnal heal more rapidly, sod the aoff, -
Ujpaojvcs and “strikes In** mure readily.' My rpl<
fpf twenty odd yours, has bepn tp have my pork
■lightly sslle<t| 04,19011 as (.can have It cufoul—ls/
it thin, wllluheaolt upon if,, until. the neat dayf
ifiefr puck it with plenty o(s</l|.. ,ci|nCQ adopting this ;
course, j fiuyf nevrjr.hud •yppilcdmcnl, h exceplnow;
?nd t’fitn a piece from insects; and. ono' yeir frdn\.
tying (ho experiment of hanging my .rhest only/ 5
forty eight hours afli r salting; cutting out the meal,-
while warm, requires a sharer knife and.more csref
and twice handling and salting, after cutting oitf/
gives a little more trouble; bul thufis pot wprlh con-J,
sfdcring, when wo look to the comforts of sound old }
bacon. The coprao hero advocated, Is hot only best ’
In warnt weather, but It is equally advantageous Ju ••
extreme cold Fqr alt,experienced.bodt*}
kebtieri KYra-vltiat frozen meat will not take salt unll^
It thaws, ami it probably spoils more readily slier
thawing than recently slaughtered meat. ;
Ai.McocD Burying Auvk.—ln the midst of eng
gcratlun und invention, there Is one undoubted fir*.
, cnmstanco which -formerly cxciud.tbe wqrsl appro.;
henslonst the fact that bodies were often,fbup(Uurnc4
■ in their colfins end tho grave cloths, disarranged.*-
Hut what was seaming reason, to the
1 throes of vitality, Is now known to bo due to'tha
* agenfiy of corruption. A gns Is lho.
’ decayed body which mimics by its mccmpicsi force,
many ofthe movements of life. So'powerful Is (Ms
I gas in corpses that have lain jopg in (ho drslrf. that
r M.DoVciglc, (he physician to'l ho AlorgojJ at Purify
, and tho author of a Ic/f book* ml legal n>edloiiie;aaya..
I that unices secured to (he table, (hev are often hoa# J
ed up and thrown to, the groonjJ.' . Frequently, slrsn*
gere iceiqg the (bolfoh.of Iho tojjio keeper,
qf (ho Utortfuo, and announce wilh,.-hdfror that a
1 person is alive. All bodies, sooner or Inter, generate, ‘
gas iu the grave; and it constantly twists uhont tbe ( '
corpse, blows out Ihoskin (ill It rends with distgpfjqu,
and suinvtimos bursts Iho cuflin ilptlh'. -Whew tlte;,
gus explodes with a noise, imagination has convened,
it Into an outcry or groan; the grave has' been ie*‘ r
opened; tho limit inn of (ho body confirmed thc aus-
been t'-krn fur
lit the wretch had gnawed his Resit In the front/
of despilr, So many are the circumstances which ‘
will constantly occur to support a .Conclusion Afaviv Is’’
more unsubstantial than iho fabric of « j**’;a
• Quarterly Review,
A Wer kdVtj*.
lied lor a wcl nurfc. A young hibh girl bffmd '
lererlft, < \ ,
“How ( old ore you. Drldgplt’V
“Sialoeh,'ma'am.** .-y ; ■ •
*tllu»oyou over ibid u-bady fT'.-, ' S i; 1 ;•
“No ma'/urt’, bUlyl-im very fond of-lhain i,
l'm alritid you will no} do.*' * .
:,, 6h, pleand mii’uijt,' I kn'o'W Til dofTm ‘VdiV iN
(d Idiioh.''—jftlfcfcVrfroctar Mffgatint. ' 1 ; • >:r ! fit
i Ladies in Male ludres.oTPhjiV
adplplila aro‘rapidly 'adopting' the," ttafr
menis of droSs. - The Spirit nf the TlnjV* tkyiifP
They now wear standing collnr#, and, |hy glrla*'
j readily *upplv>lheniBelve» from their brothers* as
-1 Borlmenl. •We saVone f Or two. )sd(eaTd**ihe
euma yreipnlay, >vivh :ppibrg b».
oonUl ,thHr heads to look th«lr.
and wnareipld I lint ta was.found, (p iheT
.Walnut Sirfel Theatre, yesiepluy niorb|ng,'eyK
dently cot off by ‘ the too great allffneas of tWj*
standing'bollarof »om« one in* the fashiboubl/’
crowd.of the night before* ; ..if n
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j f*
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