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By JOHN B.BBATTBN.
VOL. 36.
Now and CUcap Store.
pboTHE subscribers respectfully announce to,the
of Carlisle and the surrounding -country*
they have just opened in the store room ad
jV; joining the Store of' Mr, J. G_. Carmony, and di
£ 'rebtly opposite Monyer’s Confectionary store, in
V, North Hanover street, a splendid .assortment of
Goods, consisting in part of.
Cloths, Cassimcrcs,
Cassinets, Satllnots and Vestings; a great stock
of Summer Goods, for Men and Boys’ wear, Mops,
de laities, Lawns, Ginghams, Bareges, Alpachas,
Barege de Lalnes, Calicoes,, Pickings,
muslins, flannels,' table and toweling drapers, ta
ble cloths, umbrellas, parasols, ribbons, stockings,
gloves, linen, cambric and silk handkerchiefs,
faces, edgings and inaeriings, cap nets, tarlelon,
swiss, book, mull, jaconet and cambric muslins;
ah elegani assortment of. .
Cheap Bonnets,
'of the most fashionable kinds, Palm .Leaf, Straw
'and Braid Hats, ~ .
GROCERIES, QC/EENSirJIWt
Carpel chain, hardware* somohnndsomeand
cheap carpets, together with a variety of Guodsin
our line, which have all beep laid inallowpricos,
and will be sold cheaper than can.bc bought else?
where.
We respectfully Inviio every body, to call anil
judge for themselves, as wo are determined to of
lor great bargains
J.L. STEttNEK & CO.
April 4, 1950
Sprint; and Summer l>» y Goods,
At the Chcuji Wholesale and Retail Dry-goods
Store of *
ARNOLD & LEVI,
"VTTllO.arejJowr opening the largest, handsomest,
vV and'bhijiipcsl assortment of spring uiid Sum
mer Goods over, brought to Carlisle, among which
will bo found a beautiful selection of
Ladies Dress (iiopils,
new style*; plain, changeable and striped Bilks; Ba
reges, Bilk Tissues, Borage do Laities; Lawn*, Lin
en Lustres, Mouslin do Laities; Frcnch t ,Eiiglish,
American and Scotch .G’nghnms; French and Eng
lish Chiutses; Figured, striped, hured &plain SwUs
and Book Muslins; Linen Cambric Hundkhcrc.hiofs,
French Worked Collars, Tlircud and Cotton Luces,
and Edgings. .
Bonnets & Ribbons,
of every kipd, quality and price. Parasols &. Sun
Shades, a very handsome assortment.
DOMESTICS!- DOMESTICS/ J
Our slock of Domestics can not beoxcellcd this side
of Philadelphia. Purchased previous.to the advance
in cotton, wo ore enabled to sell 20 pur cunt; cheap
er than those who purchased this spring. Wo have
Muslins, Tickings, Cheeks, Osnaburgs, bleached and
unbleached .Table Diapers.
CARPETS! CARPETS!/
The.largest assortment ever brought to. Carlisle,
which wo an* determined to sell 10 per cent, cheap
er than tiro sumo quality can bo purchased elsewhere.
Mattings. Floor and Table Oil Cloths.
SSuota.fr Shuts, for Men, Boys, Women and Chil
dren; v .
A Fresh' Supply of Groceries such as Sugni
Coffee, Teas, .Molasses; &c. very cheap.
Persons ntahing to purchase good and cheap
goods, will do well to call and examine oarcxlcnsiVo
assortment before purchasing elsewhere.
Carlisle, March 28, Isrt
The Big Gun hits commenced Firing!
('IHAKLES OGILBV Inis commcacrd, hnd.wiUbo
/receiving days, his brilliant and very
extensive sloth b? , . P
Frcslj .Spring tirio'clg,
and particularly invites alt those who wish to , lay
theio cash out to a good advantage to give him a cull
before purchasing elsewhere, ns ho is dutnrminud to
distributor groat many gddtj. bargains tliis spring
and Hummer, His stockconsliHs in part of a largo
lot of fresh '
CLUTIIS, GASSIMERES,
Saltinctla.Txvccds Ky. Jeans, Velvet Cords, Beaver
teens, linen and cotton Drillings, of every color and
price. A general stock of Tickings, Checks, b|. ach
ed ond unbleached Muslins, Sheetings, Toweling,
Osnoburgst Diftltngß mid Bagging in great variety.
Ladies Dress GoofiS/
such ns Silks, Satins, Lawns, Linen Lusters, in great
variety and of (hoJalcst importations, French,Scotch,
English and American Gingham*, of various styles;
Chintr.es ond Calicoes, n largo mu) cheap lot; a grout
assortment of Luces, Aotlings and. Edgings; the lust
slock of Ho-icry and Gloves that has boon in Car
lisle for yours; no stock of Ribbons and //dmtefs likb
mirs; a largo lot of Parasols and Sun Shades; well
calculated to please tho ladies; and hundreds of oilier
urtclcs to pleqso both ladies and gentlemen of the
most refined taste.
Carpels,— Tho largest slock of Three Fly Impe
rial, Ingrain, Vonotian, Girthing and other Carpets.
Roots ami Shore. —Men*, Ladies, Boys, Girls and
Childrens boots and shoes, in every variety, and very
low, -
Groceries.—A largo assortment of Fresh Groceries,
such ua Coffee, Bogar, Tou, Spices, &.c. Congress,
Cavendish, Roll, Hand, mid Cut mid Dry Tobacco.
Como one, como oil, and secure pretty and chcop
goods at tho lowest prices, mid where you cun have
a slock of goods worth selecting from.
Carlisle, March 21, 1850. 1
A CARD.
OWENS & RICHARDS,
. . FuOM'.PtIILADKI.riUA. .
mHB undersigned would most respectfully inform
J_ the citizens of Carlisio and its vicinity, dial they
have opened, a
iUiirldc Ynrrt
in .Carlisle, in South HonoVer street,n few dourssoulh
of the Court House, and nearly opposite A, & W.
lionis'd store, where they will bo happy to wait on
thole who may favor thorn with a call. Having pur
chased a large stock of Marble for cash, (hoy are de
termined to sell lower than any other shop this side
of-Philadelphia. They have some most beautiful de
signs for
Monuments, Hoad Stonos f Mantels,
and every.thing doe in (hcir.Hno of'busjnCss, which
they will bo pleased to show to any person that muy
be wanting thoip. . , . , ,
They are also the auihorlrcdngcnls of Mr. Robert
Wood, of Philadelphia, and, will furnish from his
manufactory all .varieties of Iron Railing for tho cn
closins of Grave lots and all other purposes, at-the
dtprlost notice and at Philadelphia prices.
, P®y »l*p i flnlsh dr manufacture all kinds of
building work, such a. Sills, Slops, and Platforms,
Ac., at the shortest noiico and on the most reasonable
terms.
Having had great ovpononco, and being employed
in ' tile .heat ahopa of rhiledelphle, they ore therefore
amaldod to menuracturo the meal feahlonolilo work
and revpcctfully aak aahare of the paironngo of Car-’
lisle and the surrounding country.
Carlisle, Fob, 21, IB6o—if
.lOUi\ miiUARISOIV,
AVITORNKY ATIAW-Oflico in the bouse
Xjl of Mies McGinnis, near the store of A. & W.
Doptz, South llimuvur street.
Citilisle, April 1, IB6o—ly
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TIIQ COUNTRY. LASSIB AND lIGU LOVER.
BY RICU.XRD COS, JR.
•• To-morrow. ma, J’m sweet sixteen,
And Hilly Grimes, tlie drover, -
the queitiou tn mo, ma, •.
Ami xx ants tu bo my lover. .
To-ini'frmv inorn. be snys, innmma,
Hu'scumlng lierp quite early,
Tu inkc u pleasant xxulk xxltb mo
Anruftsliic bold of barley."'
You iinißt not go, my ccntlo dear,'
Them’* no use now u talking !•
Van hlntll nut co across tho field
With Uilly Grimvsa wiilklin,'-
Tn 1 hiiiK oi' lilKprusuinpliun, tuu !
Thu dirty, ujpy drover,
I u under xx hern your pride lias gone,
Tu think ul such a rover!"
••Old Grimes, Is dead you know, mamma,
And Hilly is so luiiely I
besides, they «ny, to Grimes’ estate,
That Hilly is the only
Survlviiik belr to’oll that’s left,
And that, they say. is nearly -
A g.m.l tun 'thousand dollars, ma—
About six hundred yearly.
“ I did not hear, my daughter dear,
Your last remark quite clearly,
But Hilly is a clrvcr Inti, .
Am) no doubt hive* you dearly*!.'
'lleimtmbvr then 10-miifroxv murn, -
To lm dp bright mid early,
Tu take n pli*ai>ant Walk xxilh him
Across the Hold of birlCy!" .
JMtaccUawouff.
HEV. PETER. CARTWRIGHT.
Tim JOCOSE PUBAoiißll.
A GENUINE PORTRAIT FROU'I.IJTE IN ILLINOIS,
Methodist comp
gfuund near Springfield, on thu second Suhdtty ih
September, 1832. A powerful magnet hud attracted
tins great muss of people from, their homes in many
counties fur a hundred miles around. The now pre
siding, elder; a lute arrival from Kentucky, an orator
of Wide spread and wonderful renown,it was kno\vn
.would thunderon that day. ThoglUlCfing prestige
of liis fame hud lljffitod fur before ' Itlm, and hence
the,.Universal eagerness to see anjl hear one con
cerning wham rumor's trumpet tbugbe discoursed so
loudly. ;
Morning broke in the asitte oast, bright and 'beau
tiful us a dream of heuven ; but (ho expected prodi
gy hud nut made his advent. Eleven o'clock* came
—the usual hour for the detonation of the heavy
guns of orthodoxy—and still there.was no nows of
the clerical lion. A common cirout rider look his
place, and 'sensible of thu popular disappointment,
increased it by mouthing a miserable failure. The
vexed and restless crowd began, to disperse, when an
oVent happened to excite ufrosh their curiosity, and
concentrate them againdensor than ever. A mos
songcr rushed to tho pulpit in hot hailo, and present
ed u nolo which was immediately roud out, to pt-a
vent tho people from scattering., Tho following, is a
literal copy ufjthat singulbr.cpistle : ,
1 Dear Brethren—The devil has foundered my horse,
Which will dutuin'ine from*reaching your tabernacle
till evening. . 1 might havb performed (ho
on fool, but I could not luuvu poor- Paul, especially
as-lio never 101 l poor .Peter. Horsts have no souls
to save, and therefore it's oil the duly of
Christians to lake curs of their bod/£fi.« Wsloll. and
pray, and don'J let the-devil gobainong you on thb
sly before caudle light, when I shall bo ul my post.
Vour'brother, .
■* -•* ‘ PkTRR CARTWRIGHT.
In fashionable
effusioii "produced quite s acfi'SiUlon." Some thought
the man mad ; others deemed the letter a hoax. But
slilltho effect as to one particular was unquestiona.
bio ; it heightened and intensified the public curiosi
ty ; and *OOll, very likely, was tho precise result In
tended by tho writer. '
At Ibngtlrlhe day Clos'ct). The purple curtain of
twilight fell over thu earth from the darkening sky.
God's guidon fires flashed out in heaven, and men
below kindled their pule candles. Tho encampment,
a villngo of snowy tents, was illuminated with a
brilliancy, thut caused every leaf of the grove Xo
shine mid sparfilo ns ff'uirthii (tees \Vure burtfithei)
with phosphorescent flame. It was ilka a theatre.
It was a theatre in the open air,an the green sword,
beneath the starry blue, incomparably more piclUr
esquo'nnd gorgeous than apy stage scenery ever pro
pared-within walls nf brick'or inufblb,* wherfa tfib*
tliti of imperial cities throng to feast thoireyes
on' beauty and their cars on tho music of silver
sounds. •■ * ’
Not only the altar and Iho rows of benches under
the broad shed, but iho entire dimensions of the
grove also, wci o crowded to Iho verge of suffocation.
Tho word had been circulated that iho mighty ora;
lor had como at Inst, and llio feverish anxiety to be*
hold him augmented moro and tnyro.
Presently a form aruio In tho pul{dl, anti com
menced giving out a hymn preliminary to thn main
exorcise, and every eyo became instantly riveted on
tho person of tho stronger... Indeed, os some one
■aid of Durke, "a single Hush of tho gaiter's vislah
wan!enough to reveal the extraordinary man," al
though in Iho present case it must, fur tho sake of
truth, bo acknowledged that tho first impression was
ambiguous, if not onigmaUcal und disagreeable.—
llis figure was tujl and burly, massive, and seemed
moro gigantic than the reality from Its crowning
foliage of luxurant cual black hair, wreathing into
long, curling ringlets.-Add a head that looked largo
aslahalf bushel, beetling brows, rough and craggy
oa fragmentary granite, irradiated at the- base by
eyes of dark fire, email and twinkling like diamonds
in a koo,(thoy wore diamonds of tho soul shining in!
a moasiirlcss sea of humor;} a swarthy
ion, us if embrowned by .the kisses qf, sunbeams;
rich', rosy lips, always slightly parted, us if wearing
a perpetual merry smile, and youMiuvo a lifelike
portrait of Peter Cartwright, the fur famed joqoso
preacher.
Though I hoard it alt, frum (he text to the amen,
I am forced to despair of any attempt to convoy an
accurate idea of either, the substance or manner of
the sermon which followed. There oro different
sorts of sermons—the argumonlalive, the dogmatic,
Iho poatulatory,, the'persuasive, (ho punitive, the
combative,“ln orthodox blows and knock*, n the logi
cal and poetic; but this specimen belonged to none
of these categories. It was tui generis and of a
new species.. It might bo termed properly the wag
gish. ■■
Ho began with a loud, beautifully modulated tone,
In a voice that rolled op the'serene night air like
successive poajs ol grand thunder. Methodist min
isters are celebrated for sonorous voices, but his was
matchless in sweetness us ,wu|l as power. ; For.tho
first ten.minutes hia remarks, boitigprefalory, were
*OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE. RIGHT—BUT RIGHT OH whoNO , OUR COONTRV”
CARLISLE, PA-, THURSDAY, APRIL 18,. 1850.
common plate and uninteresting; but then all. of a
sudden his face reddened, his eyo lightened, his ges
tores grew animated as the Wutluros of a fiery torch,
and his whole'countenance changedlo anexpression
lof ibihiilablo humor l and, how his wild, .waggish;
[ peculiar eloquence, poured like a.mountain torrent.
| Glancing arrows of wit, shafts of ridicule, bon mots,
punt, and side splitting anecdotes, sparkled; flashed,
I and flow like hail, till the vast auditory was convuls
! cd with-laughter.':, .For awhile the 'more ascetic
strove to resist.the strong current of their own spon-
Uncoils 'emotionsV/thosour faced clergy frowned
and hung'their heads; ant) old maidenly saints groan
cd.iiß with unspeakable anguish ul such desecration
of Ihp evangelical desk. These, however soon dis
covered that they hdd undertaken an impossible
j achievement in thinking to withstand tlie/acetta of
'Cartwright.' Ilia every sentence was like u warm
Anger tickling the ribs of the hearer. . Ills very , looks
incited to mirth far more than other men’s jokcs.'ao
that the effort lo maintain onrdlwfhiiibrium only in
creased the disposition to b’urliTn'louder explosions,
us every school boy has ferififia la .similar casus.—
At length the encampment was iu a roar ;.tho stern
cat features relaxed Into smiles; tho coldest eyes
mcllcd'lo tears of irrepressible merriment., Mulicrc’s
best comedy or Sheridan’s funniest furco war never
half so successful. This continued for thirty min
utes, while tho orator painted (lie, folly of tlm sinner,
which was liis lhcmc.i l looked .00 and laughed
with the rest, but finally.begun to four thovrcspjt as
to life speaker. How, 1 eicluiined mentally, will ho
ever be able io extricate his audience from that deep
whktpool of humor 7 If ho ends thus, when (he 1
merry mood subsides and cal.m reflection supervenes, ,
will not tho revulsion of Ibbllngi.boyleadly to his
fume? Will not every hearer realize iliallib has
boon trifled with iti'matters of sacred and eter
nal.interest 7 At all bvunls, there is no prospect of
a revival to-night) for were (ho .orator a magician, ho
could.mil change his subject now and stem this lor.
rent of headlong laughter 1
Hut tho shaflof iny inference felt wide of the
mark; for then he commenced to change—not nit
si once, but gradually ns tho wind of a thunder
cloud, llis iuulurcs lost'thuir ;cumical. lingo of
pleasantry; his voice, first earnest, and then solemn,
and soon wailed out in tones of tho deepest pathos;
his eye was shornof itsjnild light, and yielded
streams of tears:as the fountain of tho hill yields
water. Tho effect was hidiscribublo j the rebound
of fouling bcyomTalt revelation In words of por
traiture.by imagination. Ho duscuned on the hor
rors of hull till every shuddering, face was turned
downwards,- as’if expecting 16 behold.the solid globe
riven assundur and tho fathomless fiery gulf yawn
from beneath. ' Brave men moaned like sick infants,
ant] fair, fashionable women, covered with silken
drapery, and budilo with gums, shrieked os if a
Knlfo was at work upon their heart strings. ;
Again ho changed the theme, am|'sketched tho
joys of a righteous death—its- faith, its hopes, Us
winged raptures, and what beautiful angola attend
(ho. liberated spirit lo its slurry home—with aupbj
force, Arc, and evident belief, that all eyes were rais
ed towards heaven, as tho entire congregation start
ed to their fekt> as .if iq_ hail the vision of ungclslal
which the finger of the preacher seemed pointed,'
elevated as it was on high to the full length of Iris
arm.
Ho then tnauo'a call/or. mourner* into .tho altar,
and five hundred, ninny of them until tifat night in
fiidcls, rushed forward and prostrated themselves oh
their knees. Thu meeting was continued for two
weeks, ond,mure than a thousand converts wore ad
dud to i(iq cbuich. From that time tho success of
Pclor Cartwright wnajpnparellclctj, nnd the fact is
chiefly ti'ue to Ms inimitable wit end masttorly do
qucnce that Methodism is now tho prevailing reli
gion in Illinois. *
“ In what college, cid fie graduate 7 Surely it must
have required u mighty alma mattr lo develop such
a son."
You nro more than half right, my good question,
er, Polcr Cartwright, like most preachers of his
seel, received his education in the unioeital unlvor-i
elty*-lho -flame, that produced Homer, Huto, Shaks
pear, Moses, Mondetsttihn, Franklin—illut weaver
of gurlfnd from the lightning's wing—Woshingtun,
and Pulrick Henry. High M|).9.n the highest moun
tain top, deep down in the lowest valleys, fur out
away on the rolling billow, (hero ho studied and toil
ed togdlitft Ih the. most gluriubvof all schools—(he
free school of all culture ! “.But did ho gruUuot&f"
Aye, and nature's own handwrule his diploma with
a pencil of living light, ijnd stamped it with a seal of
• tire—the immortal tiro dr irflVgoniui,
I- Cartwright became an itinerant at eighteen, with
no learning from looks, save What he derived from
tho pages of his Bibio and a col ection of hymns.—
Year uftcryear ho continued to travel the wild cir
cuits’of the frontier, earning annually about a hun
dred dollars for labors painful os ‘(huso of u slavoul
Uiq our. But his vocation afforded liim nn excellent
opportunity for mediuticii, and even reading. In
his long journcye.frdm ono appointment to another,
ho, was ulonc, with .liofhing around him but woods
and waters, birds, .trees, mountains,‘kiln, muon and
stars. These ho might and did ponder welt. Aye,
ho did more ; ho bought, him books of literature and
science, andqioured-over them us ho rode a long with
an ardor and patient perseverance such as perhaps
was never witnessed within the stone walls of a col- ,
lege. Thus ho mastered innthomatios, ancient and
modern. Oh! believe mo—believe ail human hista- j
ry—there is no teacher liko (ho student's own hard !
working intellect, urged on to action and guided in
its efforts by the omnipotence of an unconquerable ■
wil'. ;» i *• ■ I
M But why did not this Western prodigy scliicve
for himself a more extensive renown I Why did ha
not climb to the loftiest stations in tho chut eh 7 If
this narrative bo true, ho ought before.now to have
bceH'bisliop, at tlieJcusU'V.
Tho statement of a few foots will solve (ho prnb
loin, Lot U ,bo remembered, then, 1,1 a I the Mbihm
dist Episcopal Church is a hierarchy, in which the 1
dispensation of clcrlclo honors rests exclusively with
the' Bishops and General Cunforenbe bLilincrunts,
whore the laity and local preachers are unr«'prn«on(-
cd, and consequently have no vuico. Hence, in that
suet, popularity, eloquence, and other showy quail
lies, have never been found sufficient passports to
the pre-eminent distinctions of authority and olfice,
but often to the reverse. Tho Bishop’s gown niusl
bo won by steady; nusU’rq.aloYnlion, not by brilliant
oratory or profound and varied (earning. On this
perilous rook Peter Carltvright's lolly vessel was
shivered into the atoms of a hopeless wreck. Ho
made no pretensions In superior sanctity, nor was it
in.inllcstod hi his conddcl and demeanor, whether hi
the pulpit or In private life. •
Indeed, ho was distinguished for’one very, tin
clerical peculiarity—cnmbnlivcncss in the tfUpbrla*
tiro degree. His bullies, thuhgh always apparently
on tho defensive, were us numerous ua the celebrated
Dnwio. Tho only difference lay in this, that Bowiu
fought with (loudly weapons, while Cartwright used
but Iris enormous fis(,.whiop was ns effective, liotv
over, in the speedy settlement of lictigorcnl issues as
any knjfo or pistol over forged out of steel. Lot tho
reader judgofrom the following nnrndole t
| At n camp meeting held at Alton In the autumn
pf 1833, tho worshippers were annoyed by n sol of
desperadoes from Si. Lours, under (he oonlrolofMlkb
Fink.u notorious bully, tho triumphant hero of count
loss tights, in none of which ho had over yet met an
equal or even second. Those coarse, drunken ruf
fians curried it with a high hsmi, outraged the men
and insulted the women, so os to threaten the disso
lution of all. pious exercises ; and such was (ho ter.
ror the name of their louder, Fink, inspired, that not
one individual could bo found brave enough to face
his prowess.
At last one day, when Cartwright ascended (ho
pulpit to hold forth, the desperadoes on the' outskirts
of iho encampment railed ayollso deafening as to
drown utterly every other Round. Cartwright's dark
oyoe allot lightning, lie dunoalled hie’ Uiblo, drew
off his coat, and remarked aloud-
“ Wall it fow moments, nly bVothron, while I go
and make the devil pray.".
lie. then proceeded, with'a sinllo on hie hpe,
|to ’ the 1 focus of the tumult, arid addressed (hid
ichiel bully—“ Mr* Fiuk,l have come lo make you
,'.nroy,” -
* The desperado rnked back the tangled festoons of
his blood red hair, arched his huge brows with a
comical expression, and replied—
*y3y .golly,, I?dTiko to Roo you do it; old snor
" Very well, said. Will ihese gen
llemcn, yuhr courtcoas not to show
foul pluy Y”
V In course grit, and won’t
!do nothing but,lhd so they won’t,” re
-1 joincd.Finlr, indlghßnlJy7Y^-\ :
“ Alro ybu ready 1” aalled-CiiFtwrighti i •. ..
“Ready as a race horse with a light rider,art
awered Fink, squaring his ponderous person for the'
combat.
But ilio bully spako 100 soon; (or ectircoly hod tlio
woroD lcfl Ills lips vvlion made a prodb
pious bound towards his antagonist, and accompan
ied il with a quick •(moling punch of Ills herculean
(let, which fell crashing on tho other’s chin, and hurl
ed him to (he carlli liko lead. Then even his intox
icated comrades,' filled with involuntary admiration
at tho fent gave n;chc*r. ' 1
. liUl Kink was* up in'a.riiomehl, 1 and rushed. npon
hie enemy, exclaiming—" That warn’l dona fair, so
it warn’i. r ' Ho aimed nTurlous stroke, which Cart
wright parried with his led hand, and grasped his
j|irout with,the rigtA, crushed Jiim down us if ho liad
hedn ah infant.. *£?ihk elriigglcd, 'squirmed,' aqd
writhed in (ho dusti.but all to no purpose; for those
strong, muscular lingers held his windpipe us in tho
jawsof an iron vice. • When ho began to turn-pur
pio in tho faco uiid'censed to resist, Cartwright
Sleekened his hold, and inquired, *• Will voif
■ ' ’
“ X doesn't knoyt a-wd(d hoWi” gasped Flnk.-
“ Uepcal iidor’ me,** commanded Cartwright, „
“ Woli, i( l must I must," answeted *f Inkj “bie*
cause you’ro'thc.devil.”
• Tht5 f preacher then said over the Lord’s prayer line
after line, atru the fcnnaufcd bully responded in tho
samo'wiiy, when the vlclor pctmllted him to,.row.—
At this coußumtnailun the rowdies thundered three
boisterous choors.' - Kink shook Cartwright’s hand
worn’ly, declaring*^.
“By golly, you’re same boans in-u bar-figh.l.
I’d rather set-io wjili an old As in dog days.' You
can pass in this erf crowd of noso smashers, blast
your piciuri”' .'v
Afterwards, Fink’s parly behaved with exempla
ry decorum, and Cartwright nsumed his biblo and
pulpit. ■ . <
A thousand other incidents, equally mnrtiai.and
ludicrous,'aru rdaleii.as, (oCaitwright's adventures,
both In Kentucky and Illinois. Many of thorn uro
probably fictions, but (hose genuine alone, if collect
ed, Would bo sufficient to slock at least two volumes
of romantic rqality. - ,
„ Suoh was tho jocose preacher, and his biography
teaches as tho mighty influence of circumstances in
moulding tho fixing tho dcalinies of
Had that splinduj/geoiuß been cast on. the
lido of war, or thrown fctdilhe fiery vortex of V/dv*
ptulionury era, hi# littmeluTght ,havo been a signal
doom to quaking Vtdidnri rcubwn might luive
blazed,like a But ho wss
born ir. the wildest maunlalnsof. Kentucky ; ho was
taught tfio spiritual (jmets of Wesley, and educated
to regard the calling uf a Methodist pir-cuil rider, us
the loftiest on oailh.J
> \ 'l^irtflaUSlory.
ThojiOitental oorres
pondontvQf lilt} Ivnjckeibockcri gives tho follow
ing: Turkish story S '.4...,, -
“ Once n rich mnn, while scaled at dinner with
his wlfu, during the blos&ed month of Hamadan,
heard a beggar knock at his door and ask for
Bread. Arising in anger, he with terms of harsh
ness''and severity drove iht poor man -Not
long after this, thu rich mum became* greatly re
duced in circumstances, and boinjr unable to sup
port his, wife, divorced her,and |n extreme pov
erty bcggdd MtfclifedJ.’ frwn' door to door. P,The
Innocent \yifo.married again; and so it happened,-
that once, when sealed at* dm evening meal; or
i flar % with her second husband, ferbrggar knocked
at tho door and asked for food.' Herlujspqnd,
handing her some'bread and meat, bade hef'par
fy il to thu poor man, which she hastened to
do. i .
Now what v/iA the surprise of the woman, on
opening the dooc, to perceive under the kahili
merits of the beggar, her first husband! Over
come will: emotion, she, without making herself
known to him, handed him the food, and then clo
sing the door and returning to her husband, hurst
into tears. Greatly surprised -hi tho Sudden
bliango In Ijnr appearance; her husband urged her
to toll him the cause of hor grief, which she did,
greatly to his surprise. lint judge of her own
astonishment, when her husband told her that he
himself had been (he beggar (o whom her first
husband had so rudely and so irreligiously refused
Ills charily!” , , ' ,
Bb Politic.— Ay; bo polite, even in your mean
est neighbor. It costs nothing to spculc a pleas
ant word as you pass by,' to make a graceful
bow. Every body speaks well of oof old collec
tor. Why 7 Because ho treats.every body with
respect, A hoot-black will not tear .to bid him
jjooti morning. Many a poor man havh wo seCif
smiling pleasantly ns ho passed along, because
ho was noticed by tho collector. And you, young
man, pompous, proud and self sufficient—what
haVfi to boasjr of? .Why hold yodf head so
sliffl Why is it an eflfett'for ydu to' bond yuiir
bodyl Had you a thimble full of brains, we
know you woul4 not act so much like u hog, and
ohy-.o‘if when yjm mbel-u poor.-laborer. Wo
would not glvo a brass farthing for all tho good
you will ever accomplish, while dashing about
looking' mdre’liUo a dressed tipd, than an account
able human Branch:
Exauini.no A Witness. —‘Sir,’ enquired (ho At
toniey of a burly Dutchman, "What color was (his
hog when you first ’ #
, i .“ Veit, vch I first bccutno nequainted wifi*do Img,
ho vvau n very little pig, and ho was don a vilo hog,
but ven ho gut to bo older, ho got lo bo kind of san
dy like, and 1 should den call him, on do hole, a
sandy,hog!"
“ What oof marks had ho 7”,'
•■Veil, ven 1 first become acquainted wid do ling,
ho had np Very iiorlioular our murks, except that ho
hnd n'very short tall'.", ‘ ‘
Take your scat, sir,* suU llm Attorney; 11 wo’l,
call tho next witness,” ,
Chapped .Hands.— After washing, -rub tho
hands ■vVi'th'n liltlo croafiritod rinogar. The nl
kulisceni proportion of tho Qonp,.u«(>d in washing,
will thus bo nouttulizod ('ficchinjly. hnd iliur pre
vent tlmir clitipping. , Any other Qoid, oloaylnoviB
Substance, will answer. _
They iinvosoraa •* tall ’’.jfpbolmons of mosqui
toes in California, and tlmlr auction powers nro
siiormouA. They arc said to bo so (ftronglHiribed,
too, that ons will take hold of a hod blanket in his
tenth at night, and raise it np, so that another
may creep under and bite. Fevo and ague "ain't
a circumstance."
A Puzzix—My father la my son, nnd lam
jny morher'a mother. My «ietor Is my daughter,
and I am grandmother lb my brother.
Who'll answer the above puzzlet
The gratcsl trial of pailionco ia looking for your
night cap after you have pot out the candle.
Never louii on.llio vy«»r|il, fur if you do, iho world
will jump auidu and you will gut u tumble.' ,
EPITAPH 8n A TEUMACIANT WIFE.
nencath thlsruggcd stone doth lla
The rankest scold that f’er did die ;
Whose softest word to dearest friend
Would nmkn his huirsiand bolt {iivend I.
You'd think storms rising ,\\ hen sho sung}-.
Thunder «ns mtulc to lier tuiigiie !
When real storms iu her did rise, ;•
Lightning was twilight to hereje? 1
Her mildest look id fierce aVipht,
Grant ohuncu you'd catch nn ague by it,
And when bur person niovud-huge rock—
No earthquake gave so great a shock S
Where she abides, seek mil to know ;
If you wont sulphcrsho’s fcr/oin; '
If she’s above, God hoar my prayer,•
And send inn anywhere.bul (hen !
. ' • Boiton Paper.
« PAIUBIAR GOSSIP. •
Translated by N- P. Willis; from lliu correspondence of, the
Courier des Etna Unis.
Acthessks at'Bari*.— One of the :
moat delightful bulls 6f Ibn season was lately given ;
by a favorite among tho Puritan-actresses. On the
nights when the social guyeties of this class pecur,i
the most fashionable and aristocratic circles, of tho
groat capital uro compelled to recognize theirownl
inferior., attraction. Unlucky are those who givo,
parties to 1.1)0 exclusive* on the same ovfe'blng. 1 It (
is impossible 'to'go to both, and tho pick of.(he!
agrocable men send their excuses to the lady of;
rank and go to tho ball of tho actress. This keen- 1
■l y fell superiority of tho dramatic world has lung
piqued, and annoyed the ladies of-fashion. They
demand, with impatient curiosity, what is tho real
secret of this uncdnlrollubfc preference.
“ What pleasure do you find in this sort of socle- ,
Iy7” inquired ti certain Baroness recently, of on 1
a£rtlabfo man of forty-five. *
’."lt is very easy to understand," ho replied.—
” Wo rppose there, from the stiffness of ceremony
and etiquette, from grand manners nnd studied
efforts to please, from doferanees that wo uro. never 1
alife alfo'hot; falacious, snd from.ihc-cxoclhtg pres- '
cnco of wlmt inlfsl do healed; rightly ot,Rot uo ith.
mdcululo virtue.” '
" A frank explanation indeed! And so you will
go, noil week; to the ball of Mademoiselle V
‘‘Certainly. Doyoiiblomo me 7"
“Not'the least In the world.. I think it'tjuvttf
natural. But, 11 said, the Baroness with a sudden
Itldrbalio of. interest, •* have you any influence with
this kclrcssP' *'>'* ■ • f-
“1 scared nndoratand -your question,” -said the
dandy, assuming the impenetrable.
“Oil, I .only wished to inquire wlicthcr you could
gel an invitation /or another person.”
”^drely/ i, v.'X j^X- '
•* Because! hlSVd'o dousin, quitn a 'yoftlh t u'lio'ls
just ■ arrived,ifom the country, and is dying to'tee
just this shape of. society. ' 1 wont an invitation for
him.”
<* No difficulty tlt'dlfi What is his name 7“
.“A—a —a—, tin/-same us my own. Ho is a
cousin,by my father 1 * side.”
r j'”«Avoryypung man, you soy 7”
“ Jqsl dql of'CaTlego—with not even a moustache
—indeed, Folhoi feminine in his physiognomy—but
with k fortune and u heart full of hope and curl
idaily.”. -.
.“ .I wiil take charge of him." ,
To-morrow, then, 1 may look Tor the Invito
lion 7”.
“Tomorrow.”
With the oxoolncvs and deference which chnrac
'torizq.,dandise.o(Vfbrly five, Monsicr I*—— ap
peared bn the follovving day, with the expected card.
tho Baroness, “ 1 have a. secret
•
i• • Suc/rfi
“ I liarp no.cdmn JfV
“ And tha liiyitsCiun—7?’
“ Was for myself!'*
*• What,’ Madame U Baronno!—wau go to (his
ball?'*
' * V Tcs, xriy dear fiiond, and aa nn oaplring youth I
I ora aiett to know what that world is
which is po ailrarlivo to my admirers. To know
it, ono must sco it, havo formed a part of it, and
I,have thu courage and can procure the necessary
transformations. yYali-'wlll go with me—will you
sn eyb upon, me, correct-ray blunders
and cover my retreat!, .Do not licHfVaUl,' 1 ! HaVe
aeon young men, and think 1 could bu oho to a auf
'tiblfliU extent, without risk of dclcbXion." . ;
‘ H’urfng'thb JbW.doys lliul.intervened, thtf!Baro
ness summoned to her old (lib 1 various tradbsmeiV
who minister to the wants of bi fork dom, end was
pantoloonod, coaled, waisluoatcd, collared, cravulcd,
watch-cbaincd end booted—on excusable excess
being added only in (ho fullness around the hips;
and in llm lmir clustering just above
.Bio shoulders.. She appeared an cciieUlricstly dan
ditied youth of seventeen or upwards, with most
expressively elegant features,'one who could bu
“Slcol mniil the din nfarint,'
Or waxed hcsiilu the I'hir."
and littld or no mistake.
Hnl in hand, the young Baron lounged in beside
Ills iVlulld ont) madufiis bow (u his dramatic host
ess, Vnd, though ho crushed the rim bf his beaver
for the first few minutes, os a youth who knew (ho
a new hat would .not be likely to do, hv
betrayed no other embarrassment that would excite
remark, and fell lo using his eyes and eats to tho
extent of their capabilities. Presently, receiving
courage from llio utid the hf
pcltlcoJlb 'ho knew 100 much' to bo afraid of, tho
yuuthfu| new comer deposited his hut and took s
..partner lor the waltz, talked, complimented, baked
questions,' looked' open' lu convielloh; ■and was soon
in tho InlltyiijldQ.uf/successful experiment. Ladies
of all descriptions' Ibto. q pupil, and his youth was
hardly solidified, us il 'Wak Understood
.to be, by Ul£'fhoney in his pockets. The questions
)(s udkliU'%et«.-re.a < dily,answo(cd. All tho secrets of
tho circle, piquant, were
freely frslufuized into his utlcntivu ear*. His beau
ty attracted Cumpelilion for his atlcnliun and his
first lovo or so, and tho tilllo inexperienced Baron,
before tho evening was half over, had occasioned
more, ‘jealousies and inspired more prospects of
progrtesiutial bfbkHfiUta and suppers, than.<Aiiy-q>rooi
iiccd. campaigner on the gronmi. ..Withbul (ftb
protection of. his friend, bn woujd havo been carried
off bodily ul tho close of the ball; but, by the aid of
Monsieur L——, (ltd Baron was left qt ills cousin
tho Barmieas’s door, ami the Baroness .came obVof
tho'bruadelntirTind patent leather, which' hht) Jjfcoti
Ills coal of i'Aail, and wont to beef t fetnula us
usual. *
Of course, after having stood Ilia tiro, woman is
wiser jn tha amnnitiun of s rival's eunqucsl, and
llio Baroness was too quickwitted not to compare,
tu advantage, Irer.-bwn artillery with (hut .of those
all subduing queens'and princesses of the drams.
In what she had st-cn, (hero was much to learn,
ovch for tho must tlhild of womon.. Tbs peculiar
manners—tho picturesque language—the graces of
fonilliarliy—the view of high bred men under the
removal uf rostroliit —tho arts of look, movement,
tone, and merriment when restrained by nothing
buL.tliO' law .of pleasing—*were full of lessons for
hlgVlifc.' Besides the gratification of tier curios),
(y, (ho Baroness hud lukbn ? now and important
degree Ih the difficult education of charming and
winping.
It is a mark of a depraved mind, to snosr at de
ertpid old sgCr'er tu ridicule any ono who is deform
cd in his person or isckclh understanding, .
—rl—2——^•r 1 — 2 ——^• 1 >
. upon the llybfthi*
there exist IJttld animals who live only one day.—
Those who die at eight o'clock in the morning die
In their youth | those who die' at 5 o'clock in the
evening die In a elate,ofTglorcpUude.
PRKTT>Ci.«*R-.*£«JiioU, what makes your face look
so red’,7. •* .* ' • .
** Q,.Vm a Son of Temperance."
1 "Indued,.but 1 thought Suns drank nothing'but
1 water." 5 i .
1 " l , ',E®nei'[»l they duh’t, but you auo I’m a burning
land shining light,"
AT J 2 00 PF.B ASMIII.
Original Letter Dr* Franklin*
*' +ho Bostbh Post,la publishing some, original
letters of Dr. Franklin.’ The. following Is' aif
vice to a young lady with whom a very. chatty
correspondence appears to have been undergone,,
. j j
. Philadelphia, CM. 15,1775.,,
p Jjaik TaHr bfltbc 28lhofJuuo
c<*me outlie 28lh dryepleraber—jusl
three month's,'after it was written. I had two
weeks before written you a long chat, and tebt'it
Vo( ihe care of your brother Ward. 1 hear von
are now! fn fioßtdn/fa£ dhßMofrpty , ‘aa p|(Js)v~
Let iupgivie you some faiherlyadvice. Kill jm
more pigeons than you can eat. Be a good girl,
and don't, forget your catechism; go constantly
lo mc.el)ng, ) or church, till you get a good hus
band; tlien'SUy at-home and nurse the children
land live like a {Spend your spare
hours in sober whist, prayer, dr,.learning id
ejplior, l '.You :m«9l practice addition to your hps-
I band's estate byMriddalrJ *and frugality i*ublrp'i>
iion of ail unnecessary expenses’! muktplieatiori
! he will soon make you mistress of.AtTto dicifi
ton, I say with brother Paul, “let there, be^no.
' division among ye,” (jut as jrpar good sister Hub*
[bard (my love to her) is well acquainted with the
rule of. lwo % 1 hope you >vill become expert In the’
1 rule of three, that when 1 have again the pleasure
I of seeing you, I may find you like my grape viney
' surrounded whir cluite'rk, pluitap, juicy, bluslljlijn
pretty little rogues, just like their rasmma.—
Adieu : the bell rings, and I must go among the
grave ones and talk politics. . - . j(
FAMILY Q.UARRBL9,
RAT OR MOUSE.
We once heard the famous Lorenzo DqVtr/lfl.'ifc
sermon which wo shall never forgol, reUle a sl6-*-
ry in IHuslratipfi of the folljybf labily disagree- -
mcnls'l ami the fact that violent quarrels are fre
quently the effect of passionate 'and unyielding ,
tempers, excited by the must trivial incidents/
I knew, said.he, an exceedingly happy and,
afferriohatfc j.onng couple, who had Iml. recently,
cbiiimencod housekeeping in all the-'luxury 4 qf
newly wedded love, and elegani plMity' , I ‘,
As they sat together in their exchanging
the little lender' nothings of reciprocal. love/a
sleek little mouse ran across the apartment;' ..i •
‘‘Mv stied the lady, “ did you see that
motive s**’*. • * • •' .!,.
“I saw it,' my deaf," replied the. husband,!
but It was a rat/* *'• •*
“Oh, no, love,” Raid the wife, “if certainly
was a mouSe” • • -
u Madam, 1 lell you it was a rat/ 1 thundered:
the husband.
“ It. was a mouse,” asserted the lady, »* l saw !
it very distinctly.” * ' '
“ I shW U 1 aUo, madam, and my eyes are as*
good. Tis youra.” ’ ’
“ Your eyes may be good sir, but if they' are/
your judgement, is not/* the lady, ' Alia
so, said Dow, ihs quarrel progffeshea,’until'(htf
couple so incensed each other, that they separa
ted. ' ’.,!-■
I The mutual friends Wcceeded in'effectlng a re-'
conciliation, and the harbeny of affpction'SMmdd;'
restored; but one evening ’as'they »Wt chalifttjff'
toying,.and saying how much they loved, the wife
remarked,-' ; V <
rcl about mat silly rooufeif t vlv- ir.J.-k\
“ Mouse V T cried the hasband t U
I** ' •' . '*
So the quarrel was renewed, and theloringv
pair seperalcd the sccopd timd« 1 ’. . i
Now, reader, if you are quarrelsome, beta Jtf
an example for you. You sea that although' fue;
creature’s being rat or mouse, was not of the":
least consequence to the parties, or any body
here or hereafter; it was yet bufficiehl to oxeitSV
two stubborn, unyielding spirits so much-as‘tq A|
distort young love, and sever the holy bonds or ‘
conjugal affection, , i ;
Record of Dsitii.—Tho Marlboro
zelie of lliu 28th dll., contains the following sad
record.}'- . .■, I'
iht w
Died al llik residenbe'of dWr molWir» beaf|
Long Old Fields. In this county ; on (lie Bth i
Manila, aged U years ;.t»n (lie fOlh,Sarah, aged*.
I) years; on die lldi, Susan, ngod Id years; on ,
die Sdd, George, aged .7 years; and on the 83lh,
JmncSt'oged'd.years, (rt|T of dnirlol'ftiverj clilj*. s
drqnof Surah, middle liito D t avid Stone.' Oh ind.
Bid» inst.. Of scarlet fomr*'Miss CdroUhe' 0./- •
daughter of John and'Ami Walker* and sister of
Mrs. Stone, it) die of her age. -„• ,
Tlio following ore the ages of tome' of jhe‘;
members of the Senate of the United
Ht'iifJ' Olay Vl* Daniel We.bster'69. Lewis CaisM
08, Thomas liehton 07. Truman Smith 60, Mr*t-
Seward 50* Mr. Uphnm 58, l\lr. Ditkjnson 60#
Mr. Downs 49, Mr. Cooper 40, Mr, Oleroens■3sf• ‘
ML Bright 3d, Mr. Douglass 37, Mr. Dayton 43. ’
Mr. Urtpibury 45.
An Irishman, who wos laie)y reprieved, JtS ( ho •
stated the night before his execution, nno.wh'6*.
wished to gel rid of his wife, wrote
follows : I was yesterday hanged, and died’..'
liUoahcro; do as 1 did, and bear It like a man.”' *
. aJ yy— .I’} *4
is yotrt customer,'b., a,/nan to bo’,
irusudV* “I know of no one fnbre so. He U
to be trusted forever; he never pays.” y •
Old mother Parlhtg.loH'Brfyo tfial when she was',
o gal, she used to go to parties, and always had a
beau, to extort fier home. V
“But nvrtv'h&ays;” thijgala
go all audit peolivitissj tlii fax of extorOng I'b'ertr 1
home now davolopcs on their own dear
The old lady drew down her specs, and thanked’')
her stars that she had lived in other drtys, wbsit',
men were more palpable in deprecating the worth .
of tjie fair sex. ,• ( , , %
Weu. Answkrzd.—A Quaker who was ozaroinefT
before u Court, not using any other language than
“thoc," “ihou," ami •• friend/’ was,asked by
Judge— \\*
‘•rrny, sir, do you knew what. wo are herb’
for ?” ' . t - - . ' *:
*• Vcs, verily, I do," said' (Ho Quaker ; V.lKreV,.,
of ye for two dollars each a day, and the fat
one in the middle fur one thousand dollars
year.” f * A "
Colonel Wallace, of the Philadelphia
eoys: •* In Pari*, a new style of (locWa hat t&bn'
introduced: our* remain without, ehaiigt,* 1 " 'V
■ According to n Chineie notion,am] U Very.
had one, the lodl'Of a ’poet* p%aaok IrtioVgriihopftrp
because (ho latter singe till U Atatvel, - r ' .*.j» •*'.
We often eoniaro the conduct of others, when llV,‘
tier the e/uno circumstances, we might not have act* 1
cd half so well.' .
A dolemporary eaya, “the man who threw
laet brick fire!,** hae been dleobvored, but oh account ;
of hie previous good character, hii name hae boea ,
•uppieind. ,
MmachuieU* hu ibojil 63,000,000 Innsttd’-ini
SCIIOoI hoUtf. •• ; , }
. 0»a orth«M)Ve'reit •trugglta ih life ii tliat
a proud lylril and «n imply pune..'”. ” n ’f-dJ
Tlia Convention fur reforming (ho CuQalj
Ohio ia largely domuuraltai' • <
)
•HO.- 45.
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