I
BIJOUX B. BRATTON.
■VOL. 36,
New and Clica,. Store.
THE subscribers respectfully announce io the
citizens, of Carlisle and ihe surrounding country»
that (hey have jiist opened in the store room ad
joining the store of Mr. G-. Cafmony, and di
rectly opposite Monyer’a Confectionary store, in
North Hanover.street, tt'splendid assortment of
Dry Goods, consisting in part of
Cloths, Casslmcrcs,
Cassinets, Srtttinets and Vestings; a great stock
of Summer Goods for Men and Doys wear, Mous,
do l.»iites, Lawns, Ginghams, Bareges, Alpachas,
Barege, de Laines, - Calicoes, Checks, Lickings,
muslins, flannels', table and toweling drapers, ta
ble cloths,* umbrellas, parasols, ribbons, stockings,
gloves, linen, cambric and silk handkerchiefs,
luoos, edgings and inserlings, cap nets, tarleton,
swiss* book, mull, jaconet and Cambric muslins;
an elegant assortment of '
Cheap Bonnets,
of the moat fashionable kinds, Palm Leaf, Straw,
and Braid Hats,
GJiOCEJUES, QIiEENSirARE,
Carpet chain, hardware, &c., eomohandaomeand
cheap carpels, together with n vnriolyof Gobdein
our line, which have all been laid in allow prices,
and will be soli! cheaper lhan can bo bought else
where. , ■ *
We respectfully invito ever)’ body to call and
judge for themselves, as .wo are determined to of
for great bargains
J. L. STERNER & CO
April <4, 1950
Spring; and Summer Dry Goods,
y!/ the Cheap Wholesale and Retail Dry-govtis
Store of < '■ -
ARNOLD & LEVI, *
WHO are now opening the largest, handsomest,
and cheapest assortment of Spring ami Sum
mer Goods over brought to Carlisle, among which
will bo found a beautiful sulcctioh'of
liiulics Dress CtoOds,.
new styles; plain, changeable and striped Silks; Ba
reges, Silk Tissues, Borage do Luinus, Lawns, Lin
en Lustres, Mouslin. da Luincs; Trench, English,
American and Scotch G’nghrtnts; Trench and Eng
lish, GhilUsps; Figured, striped, hared & plain Swiss
and Book Muslins; Linen Cambric
French Worked. Collars, Thread and Cotton Laces,
and Edgings.
Bonnets &. Ribbons,
of every kind, quality and price,.. Porseols <& Sun
Shades, a very .handsome 'ossorliijehl. -
t , DOMESTICS I DOMESTICS * !
Our stock of Domcstics can not (ie excelled this side
of Philadelphia. Tur'chasc/kpravimls to the advance
in coltmi, wo ore enabled to sell 20 per cent, cheap
er than those who purchased this spring. We have
Muslins, Tickings, Cheeks,'Csimburge, bleached and
unbleached Table Diapers. * <
. CAtil'BTSf CARPETS!} .
•The largest assortment ever brought to Carlisle,
which wo are determined to sell 10 per cent, cheap
er than the same quality cun bo purchased elsewhere.
Mailings, Floor and Table OH Cloths., ,
’.Boots Shoes, for Men, Boys,.Women Cnd-Chil-
Aren,. ~
A Fresh Supply of .Groceries, such os Sugar,
Coffee, Teas, Molassoa, vejy cheap. ,
Persons. wishing to purchase, good,.and- cheap
goods, will do well to call and examine our extensive
assortment before purchasing elsewhere.
•Carlisle, March 28, 1860
The Big Gun has com'nfcncoil Firing!
GHARLES OGILDY has and will,bo
receiving for soma days» Ilfs,brilliant and very
extensive stock of . .. • .
Fresh Spring Goods, ,
and particularly invites.all .those who wish td lay,
thuie cash out tpji gpolhiidynhtHgu to give fiiui' a cal!
before purchasing elsewhere, as lip' is determined to
distribute n great, many good, bargains this spring
and summer. Kls stock consists in part of a largo
lot of fresh -,-t « , i , ,• , ; i
. CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, ,
Satllliotts.Twfcds Ky.'Joans. Velvet Golds, Dearer
teens, linen agd,. coliuh or every color uml
price. A general stock of 'pickings, Checks, bl ach
ed and unblumdiod .Muslins', Shootings, Toweling,
Oanaburgs, Drilling and Bagging in grout vufiuly.
Ladiefi’XJrdsS Goddi&/.. . ..
such na Silks, Satins, Lawns, Linen Lustern, In great
variety uli.d of I he latest importations, - French. Scotch,
English and American Ginghams, of various ttyh-s;
<Jhiut7.es ami Calicoes, a largo and cheap lot; a groat
BssorliucuLof >imj tlte hi-si
stock of 110.-dery mid Gloves tliril has ht’cli in Car-
Ualo for yoiirs; r iio slock of llil/hmis anci IJonntla like
Onrai a largo lot of ; Parasols and dun Shades, well
calculated to pioaso the laJies;,apd hundreds of other
urt clcs to pioaso both ladles and gentlemen of the
most roflncd taste.
. Cnfj?efs.—'V\\a largest slock of Three Fly Impe
rial',-Ingrain,' Venetian, Girthing and other Carpets.
. Monts nnd Shoes. —Mens, Ladles, Boys, Girls and
Children* bools and shoes, in every variety, and very
low.
Groceries.—A Inigo assortment of Fresh Groceries,
such ns Golfed, f£ugar, Too, Spices, dec. Congress,
Roll, Hand, and,Cut and Ury Tobacco.
Como (mc.como all, and secure, pretty and.cheap
goods kb the lowest prices, end where you can have
a slock of goods worth selecting from,
Carlisle, March Si, 1850.
A CARD.
OWENS & RICHARDS,
FllOJl PHILADELPHIA. ,
THIS undersigned would most respectfully inform
tho citizens of'Carlisle ami its vicinity, that they
bare opened a
marble Yard
in Carlisle, in Bouth Hanover street,afewdoorssoulh
of tho Court House, ami nearly opposite A. & W.
Uenlz's store, where (hey will bo happy,to wait on
Ibdio who may favor lliom with a call. Having pur-?
a largo slock of Marble for cash, they arc do*
tbhiiWd 16 sell lower than any other shop this aide
of Philadelphia* They have some must buauliftil do*
feigns for
OTonbrnenta* Hoad Stones* Mantels,
and every thing else • in their line of business, whicli
they will he pleased to show to any, person that may
bo wanting thorn. ' ,
• They ere also tho authorized ogenta of Mr. Hobort
Wood, of Philadelphia, amhwill furnish from ills
manufactory all varieties of Iron Hailing for the en
closing of Grave lots and all other purposes, at tho
ahortost notice and at Philadelphia prices,
v a * Bo finish or manufacture all kinds of
building work, such as Sills, Slops,orid Platforms,
&e., it tho shortest notice and on the most reasonable
terms.
Having had groat experience, and being employed
in the best shops of Philadelphia, they are therefote
enabled to manufacture the most fashionable work,
nnd respectfully ask a shore of the patronage of Car
lisle and tho surrounding country,
Carlisle, Feb. 21, 1050—tf
JOHN WXULIAMSON,
A TTORNBY AT LAW—Office in tho house
JAi. of Mies McGinnis, near thoaloroof A. & W,
3onlz, South Hanover street. -
Oanlele, April 4, 1850—ly
m
uni amki:k;as vou ntekk.
I. publlplmtl ovary Tlmradny, atCarllalo, ra..liyJol|Kll.
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the yeat, or for three or six months.'
Omes.—The olllce of tho'-dmertean Fo/wafscHsln thosec
ond story of James* H. Graham’s new stone building, in South
Ilanovor street, a few doors south of (he Court House, where
those having business oro,invited to call.
SUocttcal.
Selected fur the " Volunteer.
LOVED ONOEU
I dasss’d and counted ones ;
Earth's lamentable sounds—(lie woll-a-day,
The jarring yea ond liny,
The full of kisses upon senseless clay.
•Tito sad farewell—the greeting numrnfuler—
Uul alt those accents were
liCßd bitter with tho leaven-of earth's despair •
. Thun 1 thought these—" loved once." ■
And wild inilh " 1 loved once 7"
Not angels—whose clear eyes love, love foicacc,
Love though eternity—
Who by." t 6 love." do apprehend “to be."
Nut Gad, oalled.iove—Uis noble crown .name—casting
< A light trio broad for blasting 1
Thu Great God. changing not forever lasting,
■•Sa'itli never " 1 loved once.*-’
Nor ever li‘ loved once "
Wm thou say. O, meek Christ. O. victim-friend 1
The nail and ctirsn mny rood,
Out having loved, thou lovcst to ihaond. •
This is earth's saying; (impotent to move
One spheric star above) '
Hume desecrate the eternal Gud-ward love, -
With their" no mord” and "unco.
, How say ye, "W.« loved once,"
Dlosphcniers!' (s your earth not cold enow,
- Mourners, without that snow 7
'Ah. gentle friuml—ami would you wrong me so 7
And would yetsay of me. whose heart is known. '
Whose kisses mot your own :• ■ [shown
-Whose hands o|\ clasp'd with yours, whose smile hath
i’uur words—" IVe loved him ones?"
’•* ‘ •’ Could ye "wo loved him once w . •*
Bay coU of me, when dwelling out of sight/
Whoo.happier friends upright ,
(Not truer) stand between me and your light t
When like a dower kept ton long In' shade,.'
' You oml my .colors fade, ■ t.
And all that Is not love jo me decay'd,. %
Say yo," we hoed him e«ev."
;• • • Will yc" wd loved him rtheii" ; -
Say. whca you hear his dark and erring ways 1
Your n»l,lues* gloomed his days i
Alas, when faith is dim, Hie soul in anguish strays I
Will yo " ws loved hiln once"..
Say, when h.U light of life and joy. has flown—
Whim ho walks drear, alone.
Wccplijg, with hllglilud.heart, dreams sadly gone 7
And when his eyes are closed on earth for aye,.
■ •«. » Who nam'd yon as ho pass'd nwoy •
Who loved youlbuilly In hiedyingulay— -u-v'ii-r* - '
Wliiyesaf r*fsWV«sr
'»• Will yo *• wo loved him pnee!*
Bay, whsn yon gn.ae upon hi# lonely I
" And know.his early doom ; fglooml
Cam 4 /Yarn year cAom^s—which seal'd his soul with. -
Say novor, “we fared ones,"
Go.l Is lon near nliova—Uio grit vs below;
' Ami all our moments go :
Too quickly piutour souls fur saying so.
Tjie mysteries Af Ufa aml death avenge
1 Aflactiitns light of range
There comes no change to Justify that chanao,
Whatever cuinvs— ** Loved onet,"
t And yet Ihdl word of " once"
tshumanly accepilvu--lclnfiB have said. , ,
- v' Shaking a ilUcrowa'il head.
•• IVo ruled ones" liliol tongues, " wu ouco bested.”
Cripples once danced 1! thu vinos, and warriors proved
* .To mjrso'i rockfrte moved :
But lore strike* onn hour —Lovbl, Those never loved •
. Who dream (Aat they loetd once, ,
awfffccnnwcotia.
A UACIIBI.OR’B ÜBVCRIg,
Fifty to-day J Fl/ly ; Utile chance now of my lip.
ving a wifmnmi lioUso (hil of“IUtlo responsibilities,”
us Fanny. Wright calls them, lldgiib I l*m getting
to be—no, not a ” middle aged gentleman,” for I’ve
been (hat, any timo (ho lust ton years; no, I'm a
gentleman declining In yours, and may advertise fur
a housekeeper without giving a handle to scandal to
make free with my character..' Twenty-five lyoars
ago, and t should have affronted the man who fnro.
told ibis i that 1 should he sitting this day in unarm
chair, newspaper in band, breakfast before me, one
foot on a cushion, and oiily one cup and two ; rggson
thu table. < Newspapers are stupid things ; I'd much
rather elial dvor my morning meal. Why the douce
am I not married I -Nobody makes lea fit to drink
now • and Ihe Toast, never .comes up to ma hot, What
capital tea Lucy Smith used to make. Poor Lucy ;
1 wonder vvhut made mo (blnk of her 7 People said
Lucy and I. would certainly make a match, and so
ivo slioold, 1 soaped, if it hadn't born for that infer’
uul cousin of hers. I'm sure alto would have (har
ried n\o if .I had.avkcd her ( but I kept putting it off
day after day, and he—cut mo nut,and bo hanged In.
him. 1 was a young gentleman then, and thought i
oou|d marry whenever'! liked. They wont away to
the west and got rich ; he's a member of Congiess,
and she has grown Tut, and rides about in her car
riage, with two or throe grown updaughlors, pretty
girls, too, na I'm told, but lhoy'1! never be like their
mother.' I’vo a ribbon of hors, that site used to wear
round her slender waist,' that I bribed her little
brother tosteal for mo, with (ho losr\ of my fowling
piece; and sometimes, When it rains,and 1 fuel senti
mental, I take it out of my writing-desk, and look
at it awhile, and think I'll throw it In the; fire—but
I don't, though, and tiiero it is yet In the secret
drawer with my mother's picture, and the last look
of my own hair. They make capital wigs now, by
the way ; npbo.dy seems to suspect that my curls arc
not the natural crop, Lucy used to say that my
hair was beautiful, nnd I'm almost certain she cut
off a luck once, when I was asleep on the sofa. I
.wonder whether.she's lost any of her splendid teeth;
mine have stood it out pretty well, but they're going.
Family said hors would lust a lung lime, end he
ought to know. . I must go to him, and gel him to
make mo a couple of now ones. What shall Ida
wjlh myself Id-day I I'vo given up business nnd
made money enough to last mo my time.. I've no
one to leave it to when I'm gone. Where's the use
of going on adding dollar to dollar, and sore to aerfc,
Unless o.no has cliildron,(o sol up7' Nino marriages
ip the paper to-day 1 . Nino husbands and. wives cre
ated since yesterday morning.. I dsre say they'll oil
have young uprouta—soy four apiece on Ilia average;
that's, thirty ..six little, mouths to be eluded with
bread and butter, and seventy-two little feel to buy
shoes for, and two hundred and eighty-eight little
fingers to wash and keep clean! No foul of a job
that for the nine papas nnd mammas? 1 was always
remarkably fund ef children.
> There is a now married couple moved into the
house over the,way, -ph purpose to plague mo, | do,
believe; they'scom to be very fond of each other, and
dreadfully, happy* There's a gig comes to-tho door
every afternoon, and ho hands his wife hi it so care
fully, and she smiles ol him so brightly as, they drive
off,, that .I'm almost templed to. Wish they might
break (heir hecks before they come back. That's a
nice looking girl that has come Ip stay with them,
during the honoy moon,; she's tho bride's sister or
»Ol)R COUNTRY —MAY IT ALWAYS DE RIOHT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY 1 ’
CARLISLE, PA:, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1850.
something,' t dare say; the prettiest foot, and tlio
I most roguish eyes I’vo ever seen—except Lucy
Smith's. I wonder if she’s,engaged lobe married!
Tdon’t eeo nny very suspicious young men come to
the door, and—. fiat whut the douse- is it to me
whether she is or not,7 I'm. an old bachelor, and
must go down la the grave without leaving anybody
( to‘ cry for mb. I should like, though, to see ttio girl
nearer; it's easy enough to gut Introduced into the
i housc. and though I'm too old to marry, there’* no
reason that 1 know of, why .an old follow like me
(shouldn't do the poliloUiing to a newcomer iololhe
neighborhood. I’ve a new coat coming homo, that',
Iny nrlial says, will motto mo look fifteen ycari
younger—rather impertinent, by the. Way. And
I'm not so amazingly old,.after all,- When Isat
down to breakfast, 1 felt ruiher hlucish, and thought
| myself quite a Mcthusulcl). Poh, no such thing ; 1
can walk os-briskly'as ovor—almost—l can ride,
sing, dan—, no, I’d belter. leave out dancing; but
what of that? I’m a good looking iniddlo aged
(non, tired ,pf living alone, and hang mo hut IMI
hiake ono moro try for tlio ring, if I : die for it.—
There's a pretty girl over .the- way, ahd;. I'll
sepd over a basket of grapes with thy compli
ments. ,
COURTING*
, And old paper- Bays: — 11 Courting la a" subject
which, always important, is becoming peculiarly so,
and we design to call'tlio attention.of young people
to it occasionally, in hope of arresting an alarming
and destructive evil. Young Indies arc bound to Tall
in.love as soon us possible,- and bound to gafa part
ner far life, ns soon tis-llio necessary preliminaries
are made—such ns getting a lover. fascinuling him
thoroughly,.being conrlcil, having llio question pop
ped, gelling tho wedding garments in array, and
inviting friends to ecu her.prettily .married. •Tho
young man (a. bound to bo gnllanl apd polite, and to
admiro without any, stint, all the pretty youn£ girls
known and unkbpWn, ,10. doff’ llio beaver, offer Jus
arm, invito to ride, pleasant saunter, in sliort
and sundries, indeed to show his devotion and gal
lantry towards theses until some enchantress throws
her spoil around hjm, and bo -flinksvsubducd into a
Common place, indifferent, careless Dorfedict. * Now
out of these tilings grow difficulties.-A young man
admires a pretty, girl, and must manifest it; ho oari
not help doing so for the life of him; ' Thu. yohng
lady has a tender heart, reaching out llko vine ten
drils fur something to clfug Id j she sees llio admira
tion, is Hollered, begins soon to love, expects sbmo
avinvcl, and perhaps guts so fat as to decide that she
will choose n while satin under u thin gauze; at llio
very moment tho gnliaiil that site lovcu ia popping
the question (good ! ha Mia!) to. another damsel lon
miles off*. Now tho difficulty is, not precisely under
standing llio difference between polite attentions and
the tender manifestations ’of sighing
ting a beautiful girl, and wishing to make a Wife of
hor, aretnot always the same; and,, therefore, U je
necessary IhVl a girl should be on the alert to disco
ver to which cldsa. lho attentions paid her by a hand
some and guy young gentleman belong,' First, then
*— If ft young fallow giucls you in ni’loud, free, hear
ty voice—>if* lie knows precisely where to put his hut,
or hands—if ho stares you si might in llio eye with his
own wide open—if ho (ells yon who made his coat
—if ho squeezes your , hand—if ho cuts heartily in
your presence—if ho fails to talk very kindly to
your mother—if ho sneezes when you ore singing,
or criticises youpenrls, or foils to bo vary foolish in
fifty ways in every hour, Ihoniffan 1 ! foil in lave with
him for the world rhe only, ad mif cs o
iiti 'wlll; v ‘’ n • • *
* \ .PlUioiopb}' of Sneezing*
■ Some writer, who professes to bo a connoisseur,
thus givos_J)io views on the subject of sneezing.—
They- are not to be sneezed u(:
“ Wo hope wo may not bo branded ptcspmptnous,
if, in (bo matter of sneezing, we protend to bo eon-'
qoisseurs. As a proof of our taste, wo iinto ono of
vour sniveling, dry, half frighlened-to-dcalh sneezes;
but for oho of your full, clear sonorous, detonating,
reverberating explosions—ono of those reports Hist
sot the wineglasses on the sideboard a jingling and
Woke pussy; wo say, fur one-of (hasp earthquake
oneezos, wo luivo alOve, inferior- only to that vvbic.lt
wo boar for woman and—our favorite dog. A sneeze
—to bo In good lusto—should crack like a riflo in a
Clear morning, ■ A receipt for a sneuzu of (bis goni
tis Is as When yon foul a tickling at llio
root of vour probocls, just jump up; Ifyou bcsruled,
run to llio window through which the sun shines,
throw your head buck Until (ho bump of phitopro
gcnilivcncss presses on your coal collar, •open your
mouth, snarl like it half starved hyena at a piece of
fresh meat, and lhcn-~b)nzc avyny. The itfect will
bo prodigious ; an ocbo&llVaaliitn you from (ho housu
top dvor-lho way | (ho good house vvtvrs will order
the clothes taken in ; the game cock will turn up the
rod of his uyo at the sun, and yon will have the as
surance (hat you have not sneezed in vain,"
Who wir.u Makk a oooq Wifr7—When • you see
a young woman who rises early,.sots iho table .and
prepares her father's breakfast cheerfully—depend
upon ilslto will make a good wife. Yon may roly
Upon it (hat she possesses u good disposition uitd a
kind heart. ;
When you too a young-woman just out of bed at
0 o'clock, loaning with her elbow upon tho table, ga
ping mid sighing, ** Oh dear how dreadful I fool
rely upon it-she will not inukb'u good wife. ; She
nuipt hd luty amt mopish.' • < j ■
• Whun you so'o it girl, with a broom !d her hand
sweeping, the floor, or with u rubbish brush, i r a
clothes lino in her bund, you may pul It.down Unit
sho is Industrious and will make u goodwife for
somebody. .
When you see a girl with a. novel In her left hand
end a fan’in herrlght, shedding tears, you, may bt i
sure she Is not fit tor a wife.
Happiness and misery arc before you ; which will
you chooso 7
At Washington,.on Sund«y*-n drunken man,
with n. child in his arms, attempted to'atop on
deck of a steamboat, when both foil into the rtvor,
and both would hpvo been .drowned, had it not
beoii for. tho timely anslstanco rendered by the by
standers. ' ...
A man named Allen, confined in jail at Roslon,
Awaiting.lds trial for robbing the mall, swallowed
n doso of Inudhmn on Sunday with' the intention
ofself-dustrilolion. His purpose was frustrated,
by n fellow prisoner, who gnvo the alarm, and (lie
poison was extracted by moans of a' stomach
pump.
A. Frenchman being troubled ..with the gout,
was asked what difference there was between that
find the rheumatism.,
*» One very good difference,” replied Monsieur.
“Suppose you lake ono vice, you put your finger
In, and you turn .the screw mull you hour him no
longer— dal is t rheumatics i den spoae you give,
him one turn more— dat is dt gout.
In Court, & short time ngo, the crior endeavored
to disperse thoorowd by exolnitning# “All y©
blogiiards that isn't lawyers, quit tho court.”
“Have you ovec-broks ,a horse T M inquired a
horao'jookoy, “NoPhol oxoclly,** replied Simon,
bull've broke three or four wagons."
An Englishman .baa been arrested in New York
for having three wives. •.
03* Father Mathew in pursuing Ills good work at
New Orisons with great success. At tho latest dales,
the number who had signed the pledge wap upwards
of 4000. _
Kindness is one of the most beautiful elements In
io character of a gentleman. - ,
Wliy l« o rosllpssman in bodlikb u.lawyer7. Be
cause ho/i'« on all sides.
LINKS.
ny. o'israsli.
My heart is like a silent lute
’ Borne faithless hand halh tlirown aside,
Whdftu‘chords are dumb, whose tools are mute,
. ’ Thnt,ooco sent forth a voice of pride | .
Yet even o'er the lute neglected,
/The windsuf Heaven will sometimes fly,
AadNjven thus the heart dejected,
. WtUeouißtlmes answer with a sigh. 1
AridjeA to feel another’s power
May grasp the prize for which \ pine;'
And rifhcrs now may pluck tho flower
? tcherished.for Uiifl heart of mine:
No injure I no more f the hand forsakiug, -
- The lute must tail and shiver'd lie, '.
Whlmy pnor heart, in silence breaking',
. Responds not eyen vyilli a sigh. , «
i* The Flower Hint Zioohs Upwards*
■A. group and light hearted girls sat .to
gether in, (|io*(wiliglil, busily arranging tho flowers
they had been gathering in the ploueuiil woods and
fields. ‘ .. • • • •*
‘ “ VVhat beautiful things lowers ore J H said one.—
And whal'a pleasant- amusement -il would be,
now (hut wo:-.nro 01l silling iiar*. saupiiAlly, if each
Were to eiiooie which flower she would ruihcr-bo
like,’* • .* ■
“ dost as there could bo any .cliolco-,*’ exclaim*
cd Laura- fctnncl, a. little proudly— and holding
up a nioss:fpse as'alio spoke. “ Among all; the
(lowers that grow* there, is .none to vio in beauty
with the rose. Lot mo bo the queen of flowers or
none!” i ‘ : • : ■ f
“For my part,” observed liar sister Helen, “ I
should llhoilp,resemble the luxuriant rhododendron,
w beautifully described in,oar book of ffovvers.-*-
When anyone,ln passing, shakes it roughly, it scat
ters, ns wo arc told, a “ shower of honey' dew from
its rosea to -cups, and .immediately iirgms to fill its
chalices anew. wilh transparent ambrosia teaching
us Jo shower xwcotnesl. even, upon llio hands that
disturb Utf, anil to fill again with pure honey drops
llio- chuticcs ol our toward thoughts. Oh ! who
would nut wli>h to be meek and forgiving like tho
rhododendron, if they could? . But*-U is very
difficult, 1 * added poor Helen, with tears in her
eyes; * . ■. > .
"It Is, Indeed," said Lacy Neville, gently, 11 if wo
trbst- only« our bwn strength. ' And who is
there to lielpTius 7, It is only when my father
looks at m&^bi ; his grayo, kind manner, that ,1
have llic sirglldst control over myself. What r a pity
It ts," said. ’Licy,-simply,' “ wo cannot always
rcmornbor;tbUp’tbu eye of,par'Heavenly Father-is
upon us 7" tr.'V' M;
“I wish-1 jiSuld," replied Helen. ’ !
. “ I ray mother' sny," observed -Lucy,
" that PfOTtp* heller Ilian wishing." ■" >
" NbW| Onjflfc" Interrupted Laura Bonnet,' turning
impatiently (Hnjard a fair, gentle looking girl by her
aide, “lira aroyfailing for you." ,
£.slara,ftnUk|*.siid immediately dittos the pale con
volvulus, or <l*tmlwci.'d, winding so oraelessly in and
out among,, tso bushes, and flinging .over llictti u
graceful covfting, an emblem of mcek.fieauly and
loving (endnrVms-t. “Tho only phy’ls*" sajd she,
“that it so soon clobu up and fade. 1 ! :»>; .
“ But our dear i.ucy," exclaimed He
len. ,
“I think s]al I Can guess," said Clara Uoy
rnour, 11 either a violet or honrl’seaso—am 1
right?"
*vNol fop\icd v Litcy, with. n ffeep blush,
resemble tho'daisy most, because it is always /oo&*
ittg upward*”
“Do tell mo,” said Hulun, as they walked horns
together, carrying tho flowers which they hnd gath
ered,to adorn their several dwellings; “do tell me
why you wish, just now, to be always looking up
wind like tho daisy," : - '
• ■“O, Helen, can you ask? . What more do we re
qulro foi happiness than to be able, lot tho cloud bo
ovbr*su d»ri(, to fouh upward with tho eye of faith,(
and say, l lt is the Lord's will, and therefore it is
best '
“ X)b you alwoys think thus j” asked Helen,
- “ AUs, no !'* Tcpliod poor fiiicy,.while tho toon
fell fast; “ but lam trying, and praying to God to
leach me."
Preaching an l£nsy Busltiocc,
A minister had a deacon in his Qongregatian vvho
was rather disposed to undervalue llio duties dis
charged by (he minister. “What an easy, life our
minister hue 1 Ho (ms liulo’clse to do besides preach
ing! - And preaching U a vary, easy thing to do! In
fact, any cue oonld preach that tried !" ; •• '■
Thoso, and such like remarks,.having often come
to (ho minister's oar, ha called on tho deacon ono
Saturday, nad thus addressed him: -
" Well, deacon’, llloy toll uio you think that preach* J
Ing Is so very easy," / ! j
" Yes, sa it scorns to mo . f '•
“ Would you |mvo unyobjecliuns to fry (o'mor
row J !J •- -.
‘•Koho In iho.wbrldd' '■ } ; ■■■»: •
Accordingly, tho next day the congregation was
surprised to behold (ho deacon occupying llio pulpit:
and all anticipated a rich trout fiom ono-wlm-regar
ded preaching as a very easy performance, Hut sad
ly were.they disappointed. A Vary small trial con
vinced llio deacon of his mistake. After bungling
and stumbling thr u short lime, jie. abruptly finished
.his diseburso vvilh thq-following honest and eloquent
porprdtion: ■ ■ -
“Well my friends, 1 thought, until note, that
>ronn|iing was n very easy thing I All I have to say
s, lb.il if any of ) on think so, just conto up and try
it !"
The Upper Regions.
In speaking of Mr. John Wisk’s work on
iCronnutics, the Philadelphia Inquirer derives
ilih following inloresling facts with regard lo llie
upper regions of the atmosphere:
‘• In ono place he makes us acquainted with the
stilt quiet of the henoens t thus i a bee was let off
at 8,000 feet, which.flew away making a hum
ming noise. At the altitude of 11,000 feat a
gray linnut was libnfatod, which-flew away di
rectly, but sootr. feollng 'llseirVbandoried in the
midst of an unknuvvn ocean, it returned and. set
tled on the stays of the balloon i then mustering
fresh courage, H-took; n second flight and dashed
down to the earth, describing n tortous yet per
pendicular track,- ‘ A pigeon let off under simi
lar circumstances afforded a more curious specta
cle. Placed on the car if rested-awhile, moas:
uring ns it wore, the breadth of that unexplored ,
sen which it designed to traverse; now launching
into the abyss, it fluttered irregularly, and loomed ,
at first to try. its wings! on tho thin 1 : element; pnd j
after a few strokes it gained mom confidence, find
whirling in large circles or spirals, llko the bird -
of prey, it precipitated itself into .the mass of <
extended clouds, where It was lost from eight. |
lii one. of lilt ascents, ho held a distinct convorsn- I
lion In the clouds with Mr. Paulin, Who ascended j
with another balloon übvul the same lime.” |
JET The Aniosbury manufacturing company h«T»
purchased a library uf COO volumes of valuable buoke,
for tho use of their operatives.
Genrgs Dasick has been convicted oftho murder of
Samuel Hamilton, in Clncinnati,und sentenced to bo
hong on the 6th of bopt. •
fon TDK Lsdi»b.— Tight sleeves are again In fash*
ion. 'Between the shouldersandclbow Ihcro.ls worn
a doublo row of bullion fringe.
The grand jury of o town In Ohm, has presented
(ho " Sawing Society of thsl place as a nuisance."
Shocking ungslhnhy.
'J’nc. Dkut or Natuuic.—No Englishman dlfi»
cxnotlv poor, for ho loaves his share in the nation*
al debt to his children! .
CODFISH ARISTOCRACY*
There is more moaning in this term than Is usu-j . The Lewlsburg (Pa;) .Chronicle announces.the
ally credited for, says a writer. It is supposed by. marriage on the 14 th uli*, ofJolm'iohDSlobih'd
puny tq be aslaogtcr.muicd only by low* vulgar, Mrs.; Maria Miller, of ChUUsqtiaqtiU'lbWfcabijA
Ignorant -.people. r. It is significant not only in’the - g following romantic Story respecting
dso. bul in its application j and however much cor t he happy pair: -• • : * V b •t » • T i- ;
lahi birds may .ucaralllio uao of it, it fiu,.und will... Th , groom, who now'Work* atlhe boat-yard
•Uok to themlika leathers to tar, for llw very rcuaon J lt , roi wag f D rrnerly a sea-fating man. The. bride
that it ta applied exactly where it belongs. •• Yankees js from Sou , h Caro | ina . and har father end' het
.emei.mea make >.d oee oftlie Engt.l, language, formcr tltl sband, bblli of whom have been 1 dead
words .od r phr n a.o.°. a'nd it woo'd be ver/ atrdhgo if were wealthy planted; • Sodia- flVd
they should"not u.i a pl.ra.a whiel, would .efficient- ago, the young widow a vlail Id
ly express their contempt for a certain class of peo'\ England, in company, .with her brother, a Sooth
pie, who arc" ofton iiso to, society,« themselves, qr ; eri> gentleman of famine, arid on the retort'yoy
flny where oxcopV to serve as a laughing stuck lor ■ age , they embarked in a vessel in which the
- those who bavo less vanity, and. more common groom ’. was seryipg as a common .- sailor. .By
: .aspic. ' ’ (spine accident she was knocked overboard iri'thd
‘-‘Codfish Aristocracy “ can be, and is applied to a harbor'of LivefpPeli satok ‘to’the bottom, andwai
lalge portion of society, and usually meuneany and given up fur ‘lost. l Our. herd, however, did rtdl
all of those men and women who make pretensions abandon the search. ' A sltghti Ahange in ; lhA
to bo something not real. Those- who make false position, of-the vesfibl discovered her, the water
pretentions belong to this class. • The motive is erti- j bgjpg remarkably . chJar» lying- on the ground*
alcd by a desire to‘do aa other people do.f and;a lovo t w Gnly f o qt below the surface, knd apparently
of feel,ion—lha lowest and meanest motives lor 00. dead- He i nßlaiu i, p l m , ged l 0 , ha ballon,
Ilona, and prompted by,the moat Invo loon cau.ee.-1 ao i zm j her by the hair,and brought her to the lop j
Honor and true dignity are never sought hy i .cm.- „ , l oc k o f,h« hair being pulled out in tit.
mere imitationf and call it honor; if they learn that hours -of perkeverlng 'ekerrioß, ’show.,
an eminent man in their vicinity is culled dignified, finally brought to and perfectly-ttatored. She
they put on sbino airs which they call dignity, and was deeply grateful to tha prtsei*W of HerlilA
comb as near to the real.aa the monkey docs to good and on the homeward voyage she formed a Strong
equestrianism, obd appear so well.* It is amusing to .attachment.for him, and a unlqiri -for, Jifo'wss ,re*
sco-whot airo tlitio peoplo will put on to ‘ keep up solved upon. ‘Their plana .wartl'hotfeVeA frua
ap|)ouiancßB.‘ .Their Whole life is a ridiculous farce traled, and for several years they never ifriet.'-ri
in two acts, and filled up bolween scones with serio* In the meantime her fortune became impaired}
Comico burlesques, but with hardly a'note iif musio Some three or four months-ago she heard of hli
for change. Fashion rules in their—it Will not do location, here, and Immediately came on' fro A
to say hearts, for they have but mfserablo apologies Charleston to see him. Hbrunble, however,'
for hearts—fashion ruled in their heads, and vanity overlook her and carried her back.' Sbff cams
shows in every expression of their countenance.-- o|l some three weeks agO, but was oonf
Mieypray morning end evening that they .may bo fineJ hed for aoln# liul6 by Jl c u ne j,. Recovi
O TUirT^.MbZ.^- «?»,. «, lest Sabbath evening ,he long deferred
chureh 1. how they me} imitate » rich” neighboi in nu P Ual k no ‘, "'"Vj"' l "l” '«»<!»«
eom.o new notion/ They walk, oat, drink, and wink ” ,e ,low u ?,' lcd in 8 life-patln.taHp, for bellet Ot
like some of their superiors. They look with con- * or worse,
tempt ‘upon better peoplo than themselves who dti
not thinkeu fashion us they who .have no
| ideas above. ajfqqtstool; but thoir contempt is not
half so deep as'tno pity fell lor them. They betray
the direct and moil disgusting servility in th'u pres
ence' of their superiors and ora heartily despised by
the latter. . In short, they are a queer set of folks—
too ignorant to bo sc«iinps t .(eo insignificant ever to
disturb good society, too moan to havo a lasting In
fluence, too verdant to trouble men of common sense,
100 much puffed up with false pride over to bo notic
ed too inuch. - And us they'aro'not exactly rascals,
fools, “greenhorns,” hypocrites', loud 'outer*, bool
licks, or lick -spittles, bill a little of all those, why
let us call them Codfish Aristocracy,
AN INDIAN DUEL.
- In llio-summer oMbOfi, the following extraordi
nary-circumstances occurred in the neighborhood ol
Natchez.
About two o’clock,.P. M., an Indian' Was dlsoovVr
ed -by the family, entering the south end of- Co). Gi
ruult’u lane. Ho drew their uUuntiou, being painted
in un uncommon.manner; his whole body appeared
red. ■, Ho bold in his right hand a gun, which he
brandished witlrinouy gc«tletilutlehs h , In his 1 left
handa-bottlo. _ Ho was attended by two other Indi
pace.,- At llio.opposite end of
whom'
was a man'paiiited In (ike unsrmed.-—
lie'was held,.and detained by a Womanbut when
tho one brandishing his gun came within about
twenty slops of him he burst (ram (ho embraces of
his wife, and pushed towards Ins antagonist/ 'About
four yards dialance they both halted, when the unarm
ed ono presented his r.oked breast to tho other who
took deliberate aim; but appeared to recollect him-
Belli he dropped his gun and look a drink from the
boltlo which was lied to his wrist—tho other pa
tiently wailing, holding his breast oppn and present
ed all this lime. Having finished i)is draught, and
giving a whoop, ho took fresh aim, and in oq instant
lbs other-dropped almost at his feet. This done, ho
loaded his gun with .all,, possible speed, guvo it to u
bystander, (son of tho dscouscd,) and then in (urn,
bared and presented his broast and was instantane
ously sent into eternity'. ' ’
Tho douid bodies word carricdench (he way they
had come; and by their respective friends interred,
one at ouch end of tho fane. -
/The, wife and relatives of tho uhnrmed one—who
i/wno first kiited-MmWlcd over his grave three days
’and. nights. ’They then disappeared. On Friday
last, says the account, they returned again; fired
several-guns on approaching the gruVe; gave u
general howf,about a quarter of un hour, ami re
tired, .• < I- . • ' * ■
|. Wo learnsnys the same from.one ainong
them, who speaks broken English, (hat they quarrel
led over a bottle sumo considerable time ago, when
the Indian, who.was first killed, had his finger bit
(eip'by (lie otper in,such a manner, (ha) his arm be
came innaincd. Hddeclared ho <vos “ spoiled," and
they must both die/.'.. They agreed, - and funned
the arrangement as here related.—/•Vest's Ailvenlurit.
I TIIK FIUE ANNIIIILATOH..
If the experiment announced in tho following
lurnpruph bo succosful, the, inventor will bo Justly
mlled as one of tho greatest benefactors of man
(ind s
Tub Fine Annihilat-hu —:Mr. PliiUlpa, the Inven
tor ufthU now apparatus, recently gave un cxhlbl
lion of Un power* to n largo company assembled at
Uui London gas work*, Yauxhull. After some pre
liminary (remarks on the Vast losses froni flrnVtnnodhl-
Ing, utinnnUy in threo kingdoms to $2,000,000,1
and the inefliouoy- of water in quenching d- furious
conflagration, lie set Are yo n cutnpaitmont of a large
open building, filled with partitions imd temporary
joistlng, uflight wood,daubed will) pitch and turpen
tine, rind hung with rags soaked lit (hu same cum
buiUblco. .Tho flumes ascended, roaring with such
vehemence ris ttr repel the & distance of
forty feet,'reaching'apparently beyond all remedy
by water; when Mr. F. with' one of ids bond ma
chines, somewhat larger Ihuna good »Uod coflue pot,
Jrom which a volume,of gpa and vapor was dis
charged, extinguished the flames “in half a riijn
uloj" and (hup, lb prove (hut there was no noxious i
quality In the resulting l air, trnmediaiuly walked
through (he building with a lighted candle in his
hand. A company has been formed to manufacture
these new styled tiro engines | which, ifthey answer
as well in practice as they seem to do in experiment,
will soqn make their-way to this country, and find
their fluid of operation in subduing flumeo, and per'
fjups, fire riots. ...
.PniAnroir Accident.*—A lady wua crushed to
:ealh Bi auipio (Indiaim) on Thursday week by
tio train- of cars from Madison, The (rain
.laying stopped about, four minutes several pas*
senders had landed-among ! .whom waa llio hue*
band of the lady, who left her and the infant.
Just as the signal was given 'to start; and the
train had begun to move* the woman appeared.on
iho platform of the cnr with her infant; and, on
being ashed If she wished to get off, and implied
affirmatively, she was told to hold on till the train
would stop. As the hraketnan turned'to reach
the helUrope she stepped down one step, and was
immediately on tight between the oar and ■ the
platform, and fairly rolled into a narrow space of,
not* exceeding ien Inches'. The motion of'the
car was stopped, but not until she hod been!
ground the entire length of the car. .She: died in
About thirty minutes after the accident. She was
from Kentucky and hor name was Ashworth, .
1 hove policed tlml ike prayer of every ulrikh 4
men Is, fotßivo'ua our debts,*' but-he hUkes
everybody poy him \v owes klui, lo the utmost
farthing. .
AT |2 00 PEE ANNbM.
WO. 48.
Romance In Bleai Itlfto*
Ruins of an Ancient California Oil/*
Antiquaries will feel deeply interested in th 4
discovery-: of« vast* regions of ancient ruins nesf
Sau Die£o, and within a day's march of the Pal
cific Ocean, at the head of the'Gulf of California.'
Portions pHemples, dWslHngsHoftyAtone pyra4
mids (seven of these, within a m’ile square,) and
massive 1 granite rings or circular Waljd round
venerable trees, 'columns und ‘ blocks' of' hlaro*
glyhics, all speak of some ancient race of .men,
now forever gone, their history actually unknowrt
to any of the f'xistinft families of mankind. ‘ Iti
some* points, these ruins resemble the recently
discovered cities of Pdlenque, &0., near tbeAu
lantio or Mexican Gulf boast; others, the.ruins
of ancient Egypt; inoiherk. again} th» Atonm*
inents of Phcciiielrt, and yet.in mAnyl featjSreiUltey’
dillei*- frort Qll' thnt l'hav© : referted toi"'i , 6bierre
that the discoverers ‘deem thdm'to ha'Antediluvian*
while the present IrjdianA have~A tradition'of a*
great civilized nation* which their ferocious’ fore-,
fathers utterly destroyed; ' The rOgiod of lhd
ruins is nailed by tho Indians, the ** Valley of
Mystery,”— jyilmers L'romele.
Patti l«Usr.
-A time.ago; an Irishman inquired stood
of the post offices- in Denvers. if there'wars’
letter for him there, ! The postmaster asked hlor
his name and the reply was “Patrick.” “Pat-*
;ick what I” inquired the officer. ■ “Share, yogf
will find that on the letter,” wasall the answer
he could elicit from Put; Being unable to obtain 1
any, satisfaction 6h this 'point, and withal of an'
accommodating disposition; the {postmaster
ceeded to overhaul all the Patricks In 'Mb office*
reading the bames' as he camb to them* until
finally he pronounced Pat’s own; and lhe.de?
lighted Irishman at once acknowledged the corn*
Hut the postmaster's mission was not
plishcd. “ Faith, sir,” says Pat, “and.will,ye'
: rade it to meV ' ’ 1 ‘ 1 .v • . . •• l
The postmaster's good nature yielded.and he
complied with that request; puzzling out lh£
hieroglyphics ha well ns he was able, and to the
satisfaction of his listener. Having concluded,'
he was again put to his frumps by Pat, who Tn*
sinualingly’'asked, “Ptnse, sir, my tftemVy'a
short, and won't you rade it once more, so^het'f*
shan't forget ill” The postmaster humored him*
amt, at the. second conclusion; Pal'capped the'
climax of h;s reqqosts, by desiring the officer to
fold up the loiti-r, lay it on one of the shelves?
“and kapo‘it safe, for maybe he'd call Tor‘lt*
again I” Pat mizzled, Arid the postmaster grew*
fnl in his enjoyment of the humor of the scene.
■ , * , ,r Saltm JtegiiUr* *(.
Dricss.— Sjieaking of dress, the .editor of the'
Scalpel says: So much, in our opinion, is due*
to an incorrect and servile tastd in dress, that It
is onu of thn prinoipal causes of the early decay;
of our country women. . Our c.llmntb'demabda*'
during oue*ihitd of the year, absolute' Warmth*
and dry feet; and our fasliionablo country women
would consider themselves disgraced* by
Ing in public with a' dress and shoe# that every!
iuielligcnt ISngliih woman wears as a mailer‘of
course.” ...
Cuts roR Vanitv.—We had bsen busy during
the day running a line through a dense piece of
woodland. Tho old woman gazed onus forsdiod*
lime in silence. We all saw she wanted tbenleh
into conversation, and none, with the exception of
myself, wished to gratify her.' 1 soon commenced'
a dialogue on Various subjects and things; and; as
U (nailer of course, I pul .my bat leg
Siruok; wiih .my, language, she exclaimed;,ln,.s
lone quite* fluttering to my'vanity—“‘La,.np«r (
lamed you are.” But tho compliment-received’
a death blow. “If I was as hlglrlamed a schoi*
nr as you,”- continued.she, “I’d mill
and go to kcopln* a little groceryil* •>'•' V / *
, . Wat(*n Pm*.
Vital Cirn.rrf.—Some* persons hSvk dbprecfi*
tod llje practice of bsatin'g meat, but'it. ik essen>
nt’cossnry in veal cutlets, which otherwise*'
especially if merely fried, era very indigestible'
They ehould.be cut about three-quarters of.4il*
Inch In thickness, and beaten‘until every' fibre* Is ‘
separatH); Urey will then, When‘(rledvtaste L llki l
sw'eet brood', be quite afi tcndojr, end 1 dearly 'si
rich,- ; v.j
> '■ ■' ■ ' 1 . ■ ■■»»» ■'
Professor Webster continues \n good
and spirits, and daily receives mealtv Atom t
Parker’s, a pilvlleffa gmiuei to m\\ prisoners wW*
can pay; for it. Hl» Bpirliual »dvißer, RstK.'.bf.t
PntirianVa Unitarian clergyman from Roxbury*
visits him dcoaslonally.titf and hit wifi
and, daughters twice a wbcfek regularly. ■ p
Flattery is like on empty tomb oq which frisbdr
ship is inscribed. , .
Why la ndeadduok llkfca dead •t/odlor 1 Bof
c’au’qa they have both stopped quacking.;
A W. is u very > fine
loading man, isn’t ho P'said a friend of ours lbs oth»
or duv,. ' ''■ : V,’ ‘
i “‘Yci,” replied another, “ I was taken for bltii
once.' 1
**Youl why you’re as ugly as sin
“ I don’t bare for that;-l-was takeb
—I endorsed his nbtoodwue taksft ifor hlux br.lbe
sharia.” .■ ;v
;-i’