Mmm ®S Unliintcfr L.BT JOHN B. BRATTON. TIE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, i«d every Thursday, at Carlisle. Pa. by JOHN DI •BttATToK, upon iho following conditions which will bo tigidly«tfbor«(i to: ,*•_:• ioUrj'.' TBRMB ot.BOBSORIPTIOII Aforone year, in adtranbs, i ‘ S 2 t< .yorjU months, in cdoanco .»• i Nbbjibscrintion token'for a teas term than si*monthf onu tid.intfeoiUinimncc ncrmllfcrt until all arrearage* nto , * Twonty-five per cenL«cUJlUonQlonth« price of subscription Will bo Required ofnll liioSe who do not poylnadvauca. ' , . . ratks or advertising* •ii nb ’BlWiqWre.onolMeertinn,* . * »,* ,•* 'Ond'Kunre, two insertions,- . . • - kn 'Onbsßaaaro. three insertions. . . . • *■ “‘i insertion, per square, * •' • 2? ‘fvJSlißorahlisenMni wlllfic made to those who-odvcrUßCby nr for ihrccor six mouths. -ta tries.—' ThoofllceoriHc ..flmer»ca«iPWuwl«r.lsln Utory of James Il.Crnlmm’a now atone hulMlnp, inPmiiii lovor'atrcot, a few doors smith of ttm Court House, where m having business are Invited to call. poetical. M < •itui- t, ;•• • _ , .' ■m V THERE! NEVER WAS AN BAILTXILT 7 4";-', DREAM. • ' ' There never was an earthly dream,.. \ W'jyih, • Of bettnly anddellght, . . ' vlfatHi, That mingled not too soon wjth clouds, - -•AL.4JVH As sun raya with the.night.: . . - ' , That faded not from that fijnd heart Whew nnee it loved to stay,. , , ■ j And left that heart more desolate For having felt itssway. ■ i.ti&'iW;' There never was a glad bright eye' .Hut it was dimmed l»y tears,. , Caused by such gi let' as ever dulls The sunshiny «f our years. • Watonk upon the sweetest flower, ' ‘ *V/ «7j' ’Tie withered soon andgone 5 ,y W« ga*o upon a star to (lin) , hut darkness where it shone. - ;/, ; TJtcro nnv«f was a noble huart,' V-ii. Amiml of worth'ami power, ur.i. 'i*yrt ’ That trad not in this changing world, i-’ I’aiii. misery, for Us dower i • > The to***’ ol on tbe br°w bad bid . ' k! r N?-, ' From many a careless eye. '‘dviftw 1 Tbs secret of the soul wltliln; its blight and agony, ' There never wns-llicie dluiiiol bo ■ • ..Oil earth a iireclmm spring,- Whoso water in the fovtimo lip Unfailing wo may bring i All chungclhon ibis irnoblod shore, Or pusseth fropt ihc sight; O, for,the world where joy am) pcacu ww 'Kdijn as eternal light! ■ • ■ SFOILS A MAN MAUHT I«M. . X'SjMft- •T OBORdc P. XOBRIS, De|leve. dcarigirle, thie maxim true, t. - In precept ami in practice tun,. That it epnila a man to marry him j Tlio ereatnro never ought to go llcyomi a hnney-ninon or so; If they furyive that,.they will «hnw That it tfjiolld a man to mlrry him. f f ' '■ h_ r' when first ho kilcnls lioforc your feet, f - How anil ilia WnniSt Ilia looks how swcot ; ft- t- Hut it spoils a Hint) to inory him. 3 -- When once a Mite consent lie'll wring. I .' And get your finger in H ring. ■ i-. U'j.TiiKN licls qnll?,anotherAlillfS— £. It sjiollaa liinii tu marry hint. Ilavo you a fancy 7— £ou must dron.il { A will, it may tyj7(-Yoii hmsl lop it, » Before yon think op marrying; . And even Ifynu venture Dion, •Select the very wpm inen ;- - JX not, nine cliancip out of. ten., " ’Twill spoil a mail to niiirry hini. jj&fmitautom UONQ HE A. RTS IN IRON DOSOMB. ig is the lull pine in iho native woods— is the iron rib,bet) oak,, pointing up to heaven, 1 ' defiance witii its stately top to the warring ts—ptrongj'B thO'.Kon horse with.his ribs of id feel of brass, clattering apd clashing over valleys—strong the mighty ship ploughing jp waters—strong U the great river winding, * on—stronger the great boiling ocean with billows,'its lightning 1 , its drown* men and sinking of ships—but stronger far, ira potent than all, is Ilia strong.courageous ill) the. big heart in an iron .-bosom.'., yea* ' than all is the determined mari, crushing . . .... -jrrow, gulping down misery and woe as daily I' . draughts, and smiling to himself in proud confidence haughty calmness. ■ V -aB; ll.cn strong and bold,'and calm antf confident, - >pflio fliy form, wear the laurel upon thy brow—make • iKi'*inotes of victory ring in thine oar. [ V ‘’ft strong like, noble Do fjtiey when returning [• fybs-tlib wars'of Palestine, arid finding his lands ■ s<ty}fitpaled—lris'dastle In ruTn'q— his friends dead— bßs'dependents traitors—his belrollied false—hiinseif k - 1 and proscribed—ho yet turned himselCto J| .. IllsSnWghty heart for consolation,- and. thiinlced God o (hatjUio'Heavens wore above him lor his delight.— K* iSp t .|ibod like the majestic oak, the unwllhercd pine y . God-iiko* A t KBb’strong like lion hearted Richard when standing wrofi»'*tho biasing walls of Acre—raise thou l|iy po-1 ( (ola£halllc*ajto of courage—strike (fie strung blow of ii dope—crush down the battlements of opposition— ■r< • -ijuafe the fiery walls of sorrow,and porch thysolffull P thorn all—and shout in manly voice thy of victory, ( ■ ffitHavo thou the determined will of Satan,, with*. .f«his malignant heart of envy. When Poverty | atandeih before theu wtlU hot iron bars' of slavery. 1° { -■, ’ par thus:. • . .Wli"n I am thy cspljvo, promt Umelory Cherub."* it I ' opposition sits above thee, and sorrow is nr : thy porlion, when enemies smile In savage g|ed— l c * when fortune frowns—when all things are gloomyJ , Aftssay unto the manly heart that is struggling in £• iff.houb'c,*' or J* • “ What ihough the field bq losl 7 W- . 'rinki AH Is Dot lost; tli* unconquerable will, . ... iVntl study of rovenge, immortal hale, ; -fffilp. And courage never to submit or yield | T l (And what in else not to bo (fercomo 1) ■ glory never shall his wrath or might >lii&]E2xtofv (Yarn me, to bow and sue fur grace IWBaVjth suppliant knee,-and defy his pow«r, f rom (} )0 terror of this arm so late ugßpoubled his cmplro. , ‘ Ji|p y oun g,tm)n and women ought loVol. mar* ihty caa, - Bwj representative to Congress, and. (lie IcgisJa* tufe ought to inform their constituents what they oris doing—y they can. l ’9« r y mm) should do Ms work to plsaso hiscusto tners— if ht con, , _ ; . •"’JBtery man should pTiWe his wife—if he can,' £yery wife should rule her husband—t/ the can. ■ Kvery wife should lomcllmoa holu her tongue— if tpftWan* ■ • s. j.. , ’ 4 Svpry'lawyer should tell the truth—lf Ac can." > preacher of the gospel should be a Chris.' 'Wj —if hi can. man should take his county paper—!/ As 11. ill of , »» £ > >)> What we cell Duties* men ought to pay hlsdebts— ifht can,' man ought to , help hit noitfiil>br'-^fJ r h* tnd finally, every reader should add to tho ftboye ielhiDg«good—l/At can. 1 . , THE fbualb assassin* AS RELATED PY PtilNCfc CAMI!ACERES, • arcilchancellor of the french EMPIRE, About the close of the Government of the Director ry, tho keeper of a hotel garni j ‘in the Rue d o J’Uni yersitie, the Minister of Police, und in a btuio of groat agitation; staled that one of ms lodg ers, whom ho named, had been murdered.the proceed, jng night. fio had engaged ' the lodging about six p’plopk in tho eypjtingt' describing himself as on in habitant of Meluh, who had comp Ip Paris for a day or two,on business. After ordering.hlJ bhatnber td be prepared fur him, ho went out, saying that tie was going to the Odcon, and * would return immediitcly • ffcrjllio performance. About midnight ho returned, but : nbt alonq.j ho was accompanied by. a young dnd beautiful female; dressed In* mule attire, wham ho stated to bo his wife, and they, vtfero shown to tho apartment which had b.oen prepared. In tho morn ing, continued tho hotel keeper, .(/l®lady wont out \ she appeared lo be fearful that her husband should bq disturbed ; and sho desired that no one should -enter tho room until her return! . J... . . .. . Several hours elapsed, and olio dul not make nef appearance, nl mid-day considerable surprise -was nianlfesled.ul, hqr . prolonged absence, and sot. vahls at (ho Ijnlcl knocked at.llio gcnlloitian’a ddof*,’ but,without receiving an answer.-. It was now din. covered that the lady had locked. t(tc Uoor,and carrjcd xlio with liter, 1 'l’hc door was broken opcK, a {id tho unfortunate man was found dopd.tn his bed.' A dobtpr was sent for, apd ho deplarcd it Jo bo.,his opinion lliat the man's death Had been caused by a Ulow of a hammer; adroitly indicted on the loft tem- Tho female never again appeared; site was sbbght for m vain. „. u[)oal amohllirtficr, astmilar murdorwas.com. milled. Tlie victim -was likewise a.man from tho country, and his doaih was produced :in tho manner I have before described. Thp offrir excited consid, in Paris. Within another fort nighl; a third crime of the same kind . was commit ted; and, in all these affairs, the mysterious female -W.ntVA'MH'f o - was involved. It is scarcely ‘credible, but nevertheless true, that eighteen or twenty of these extraordinary m'urdo.rs wilh impupir, ty ! In every instance l}ie litt,lo;Lliat was sceh ot- tlio woman, .rende/cd ii<tifflcillt fur any ono to givo a niiimto description of her person—all tho .information that could be obtained was that she was young, very pretty, little and well formed. This description of course unsvvcrcff-Ufyl of many women in Palis, Be sides the murderess, iif> ttt • - Meanwhile, Napoleon arrived from .fegypt,, and possessed himself of the reigns of Government, ffe* mg informed of the altrocilies'whicli Had been com ini,tied in the Capita), ho directed, tjial active meuv iirtls should bo taken for the detection.of tho crimi •nol. lie spnko to Fouclie on thojsUbjcct;,. .At that lime,.tliQ Capital was filled with Foodie's spies. Ono of these spies, a fino looking young man, about twen* ty. Was one o von log accosted in tho street ,by n.pcr son Whom .ho had supposed to bq a vcry handcqmp youth. 'He passed on ;bul suddenly the thought struck him that tho person tvho'had spoken to him was a woman in disguise, and ho immediately re collected the female assassin. , **lt,is phor’ho exclaimed; “I havodiscovorod her, ana my fortune is made!". Ilu turned back and entered into conversation with her. She at first dented her disguise, but finally ac knowledged,it, and the young man prevailed on tho nymph to accompany him homo, in tho character of a yonng relation from the country. . “ Where da you live ?" eho inquired.' . Hu named a hotel in which one of tho mysterious murders hud. been committed. “ Ob, no, I cannot go.” « Why ?” w Because I am.known there.’* „ . ; , These words confirmed llib suspicions of. the po*, 'lie®.agent. Iloulluded lo his property; and men* tinned two hundred louis which his. undo had given him, of which ho said ho had spent the twentieth part, adding, . *• Well, then, if you n»fl not go to .my lodgings, where else sh ill wo go ?" Tho fciftalq,mentioned a hotel, to .which they im* mediately repaired. Tho young man was about to leuve the room t lo order supper, when tho woman called him buflk. u Will it Bo safe,'’ said she, “ to loovo your mo ney at nighl-nt your'lodglngs.7 Is it not likely you may be robbed 7 ■ Suppose yougo and bring it hero.” * • . “ Ah/’ ihooghtthe young.man, “Jhe vqll is now ■raised,” and then, without'tho least nppoarancu of suspicion, ho thanked her for her pradoiit him, and went away, under pretext,of going to fetch the mo ney. ~ Ho Immediately repaired Jqlho office of (ho Po hoo Aliuistvr, und gave Infoftnalfon of (jiq discovery, he had madi;. l''i)rpi«he(J t wi(h (hc.supi of pne hun-' dred and eighty louis,.lie returned tb the house where .ho had 101 l (ho woman* Uo was, accompanied' by. several agents of the police, who stationed llicm'scl ves at (f;q.</oor of (ho apartment.' . t ’ 4 ~ . . ! The umljior prplcpdod,love,r f MI Uown to supper.* She requested him to hsn'd-hor h'andk’br. chief, which she hud left on a console behind her ichiir. lie rose to got h, pnd durjng.tho. inpfapt his back was turned, aliu jnjtir a powerful nurcuiio into' his glass. , llcjdid.nut perceive this, and drank off his glass .of wine hastily ; but ho ho sooner swallowed it than he edolaimcd, , / “ What wretched wlrie.” Tho lady iqodq tho sumo complaint. A second glass was pnpred out and pronounced better. , . Meanwhile, thu yuuug man fell his head hucom< ing contused, mid Uis lips growing stiff. With well acted concern (ho woman rose, and,throw her nr.pis around f his neck, apparently .with tho Intention of supporting, his'/Jroopi/ig head. . At this moment ho mechanically raised ]iis hand, and he fell tho hammer hi (ho side pocket of life coat worn by the female; Ho fell conscious uf tho dang oy of his situation; ho attempted lo ri?o and leave tho room, buihis strength failed him. Ho tried to speak but his longue was paralyzed. By one desperate cf* fort Its made a faint cry, and then full on the floor in a sluto of utter insensibility. T'He Woman fJfcw llio littlo hammer from lior pook. ot ( and laid it on tho ground. Sho then searched her victim* took his pur.qe mid deposited it in the pocket of the waist coot she wore. t Sho placed his head In tho a rci|uitiie position to recalls (ho ,deadly blow, and ■ho raised lior right arm for the purpose of inflicting it* when , (he .fated hammer .was suddenly wrested frpm her gfasp.. The.police agents opportunely bo* lorcq the roqm at that moment. ' 4 On the first examination the gave llio following ro. mantle account ofherfolf. Slid was of respectable •family, and of Irreproachable conduct; but having fcoitowod her > affection* on o young man who hud treacherously forsaken her, she hud from that mo* monl vowed jmpiioablo hatred to ail the malo.sex; and tho murders aho had committed wore actuated by no other motive lhu« vengeance for live injury in* flicted on her feelings* An effort was mode to screen (ho wtelchcdVlcUm from the punishment of the law. Out when qskpd why she committed rubhoiy as well os murder, sho could give no satisfactory reply. A pardon was lliorpforo refused. This is certainly one of tho strong* cat casco'on record; Tub Kino’s Advick to tub Stadi.e Dot.—A king walking' nui one mofnlng, met a lad at tha stablo door, and aaUod'liim, I ,*' Well boy, what do you-do ? What do they pay you? I '. V Xjiolp fn tho •table," replied llio lad; “but I have nothing except violusU ond clothes." "Do content," replied Ut« Iting, “ I have no more.* All that the ) iohont pbai'is beyond food, raiment, end habitation, they have but the keeping, or lito disposing, not the present enjoyment of, A. ploughboy, Who thinks and feels correctly, has .enough to, make him contented ; and if ft king has a discontented spirit, ho will find some plea for Jndulging* it.’ ‘OUR COUNTRY—MAY ITALWAYS OK RIGHT —BUT RIGHT Oft WRONG, OUR COUNTRY** CMIIiISLE, PA-, TIIUIISBAY, iIJGUST 29, mi: THE COUNTRY GIRLS, t love the country spinster, Who turns tho buzzing wheel, - Whi> plies with bpsy .hands;* tho card; With merry Imm', tho reel. I love,the country seamstress, : . Who makes tho. household gear, And tyhof with industry and sr(, .-.Prcpareli the homespun wear., I lovd’lho country milk-maid, . .Whoso daily task supplies A WholcsotnoTood and beverage For country families; <: ; ~ .*■••>• '-x-'.-.-h. v Her heat and nmplo dairy . Her attests,. , . And when.night Bads her weary; In innotecnce she rests. .* I iov© the country housewife,-- (Icr neat swept rpral home, Where love, and truth, and kindness dwell, Tho ploughman’s happy home! • ** . They wear thoirhoSlthy blushes,' ; .They walk with form erect, ■. i They wear their own wrought homespun; And gow-gaw show reject," No “Grecian bond 4 ’ affected, No ambling mincing pace, No scornful tossing of the heijd, itfo mawkish, wry grimace. No pallow,.palo.complcxlon, No court specks on the lips, .1 No comers hump deforms the back, . No bishop dies life hips, ffd*'coma and pco my shohldcr,” No studied vicious taste, No whalebone frame to choke tho breath, No corsets out tho waist. No dark midnight carousals Corrupt their purity, . No treacherous espousals Convict of coqucty. £aithfnl to all relations’.^. As mothers, daughters, wives, Associates kind, as lovers true, And virtuous their lives. Fi'otTKlikk BY UIIB M. K, CONXLYN. Flowers may bo justly considered tho most beau* tilul part of creation. They exhlbitto us tho won* derllil Iptopf the C;cator» who has bostojycd them upon tfiau to contribute to hie llappmces ip this life, and they prove tliu existence of a Supremo Being, who has, moulded them with his own hand. What exquisite , workmanship is,there .manifested in tho (.urination oT a Flower. lolViddt-intellect and Ute-niust skillful article may ‘ labor far years, and still Vqver.be ®ble to produce that beautiful blending of color so visible in the smallest Flower that blooms. Who can . create porfumo su sweet, or execute any thing so perfect, op the‘'queen of flowers,’’ UVc lilyj of, tho.mqdest.viplol t . Far aboVe the reach of. the human mind is the attainment,of this art, yet some oven dare call tho v.ar.iegaled flowers, dll naldrfr uiei. leas things which serve only tq encumber tho.groundi Flowers are styled tlio earth, and tho ex perience of nian'prpvcs the.appallatio,a Ip ba truo.-r, A love fur flowars is a itTarh of a refined' mint! and on innate taelo for the beautiful., The man plunged lit crime and vice iiccds them not; their yarioUa, hues and riot) perfumes are alike unnoticcd.by him. Flowers aro the companions of the virtuous and ro>' fined from tho cradle to the tomb. The happy child,, with ..Its loving;, laughter, clasps them' in its hand, and with wild delight scullers their bright petals to tho wind—and if it should come down to on early grave, tho liund'of.aftticliou spreads flowers over Its narrow testing place, after the spirit hue taken it* flnul,flight, andyScrye tq perpetuate (ho love andre membraheo o.f those loved ones. Flowers arc cm* Horns of joy, and'lhcy arc also said'to bo the smiles of, the Deity. .They are found at tho bridal as' well as at tho domb, and.tltcy cluster around tho pathway of our life, cheering us with their smiles and invig* orating us with their s.weoljicrfumcs, , ~ coSqins, perhaps, will ask," for what were flowers made 7 1 *' We answer . " To comfort mon-*-lo whisper hope VVhen’er his faith is dim^ Tor'toho so carolh for llio floweffT‘ Wifi much more care fur him." They woro made to beautify the earth , to moke it not only a convenient but a lovely .residence, for man. They wcrc givoiias {okens of lliq Almighty’s love to show- that though .infinitely' holy, ho yet love* man, unjl delights (q.ininislpr to his,pleasure end comfort. The very nature of Mowers is calculated.(9 elevate •mJ rcfino the feelings of man, to furnish him with now and interesting subjects for Contemplation— . would not adore (hut Almighty Being who has. so bo.unlifglly.given,him pll these suurcos of happU ness...., When, man, looks .around him, Jds. heart should overflow.,, with thankfulness .fa -tfio giver of all tltingfl<r-|io should IqVo aifa admire tho- of Ida Creator,,tmjl especially JJiosb , bountiful flowers which adorn and beautify this earth, the habitation of man. , t . " God njight have made tho earth bring forth Enough for .great and smoJh . Thu oak trgc,’und tho cedar tree, Without a (lower at alt, Wo might have had enough, enough, , For cjtery wont of ours, Fbr luxury, medicine and toil, Anti yet have hud no flowerx." Great Dubti.r among tub Feminines. —Miss Web ber, is out, boldly and ingeniously recommending the mnlo ultiro as the " most appropriate vesture fur single females."' She adduces authorities, to prove that, in qurly. ages, men and wpipon dressed precise ly alike; and lliat,llio distinction in dress which now exist*,-" was arbitrarily drawn by the male sox, in tfio tyrannical exorcise of power w)iioli they derived solely.from the greater physical superiority." Her plan is to restrict girls to their frockaehtll tho completion ofthotr education.. . JUpprt their en trance into society, (hoy are to-dress precisely like males of similar condition, and continue Jo wear male attire until tho day of their marriage; Wid ows, nl the ond of tho monrningseason, are to resume men’s apparel, unless .they are determined never to marry again. In effect, this is Is a scheme to dis tinguish marriageable females from married women and confirmed widows. Regarded in (Ids light, U has at least one merit, and may, on that account, claim the friendly, countenance of tho bachelor frn. tornity. 1 ' It would savo fliein a vast dual of trouble in ascoitoining the dompgjUo rank of* now lady ao. qualnUnqo, and.prevent (hcin'from Committing the now eoipmop error of failing In to.vo, jylth married women.—Syracuse (JV. F.) Architnedeoh. , Tut Two Fmwmb or Create* •-’7 W«mcn Ibva flowers; and flowers ore llko wanton in tholrbcauly and sweetness, ito they opghl (ugrow up togotlicr.i—> No flower garden looks complete without a. Woman in U; no wortian over seems so lovely ns when she is surrounded by flowers, ' She should have tior fra grant boquol atlho party window planta in her parlor, if poasibto; some.rich and rare flowering shrubs In her conservatory, but bettor than ail these, and sitiiplying alt, every woman should have a flow er garden. . Evsry man who has the least gallantry or palorpal feeling sljpuld make a (lower garden for UU.wife and daughters, Every house—the smallest cottage In the country os well as the largest man sion—should have around It the perfumo of lilacs, 1 pinks, and other liardy odoriferous flowers that cost no trouble, but bring with tbom every year a world of beauty and ftogionce. . Change* , • A Man has generally-been characterized as * fond of change;' but tlua aa far ns regards a Change of his oivn seeking. . Having exhausted one rotted. after another of occupation or pleasure, his restless fepiril prompts him lb seek loss excitement in untirod scones: but to the general and universal principle ho is naturally averse, and his whole life is a series of effotta lu,fortify himself agaitisl its on eroachmonls, and to surrdutfd himself will: treasures whose durability, ho vainly flatters himself, will out* lust its effacing’,toucfwTlifO'schoolboy cuts his name in the glossy stem of tnfc beech, under wliose waving foliage ho has'-wilcd away the liolliduy afternoon, in (he VAgud hope that something'con* ncclcd with-.himself will remain when ho is gone and (urgoUon::\he poet .Uratvels in meplal labor; dc* nyinjr himself rest and 'relaxation, consuming *• the midnight oil" and Ills health together, that there may bo retained ... '■** W.fjcp the original is dust, , , . A name, a wietohod picture; and worse bust.*’,. The man life has been scraping up lyeahli, called to pijrt from it, iyilli the re/lcinTon,‘fhja,t •: fho .property will bo, jtcpl ip the family {’’ and aristocrat is gratified with tho idea, (hatthe name and honors of hjs il’us* tnous lino will bO’porpolualod by Ids heirs, sleeping,- yll i>iioon&ciotis''Sf Jhp coming greatness, jn his cost ly urudle. IfoWetcj* Varied, may bo.tlio objects which iwiiu- iluins. Ives* round our Hearts, iva are uII actus tnl'bv i-ni! shelter them from l|ie swel niig Mru.un of Hjoio and Change f‘and wo are idly bu.-ipd in orcctlfijj fnr puny barriers against tho /i* sing.jvatcrs. , V/ulhhrit for us that the operations of : bhurigo ore (for ’ilio most part) gentle as they are ( mighty,—impcrcyplilily ;extracting some plpsijly. grasped toy frorh oor reluctant hand, and slipping .into, its vacant place spiiip,new substitute ere wo are Well aware of on^loys; )i ippy it is for us, too,' that in its more startling-transitions, wo possess that plia bility which so'sypn’accommodates itself to circum stances; *could wp behold the frog* mchts of prcoiouiuhppds wrecked and born away oo tho restless wavos' orChangc. Napoljsbn Crossing tUe Alps* Artists have delineated him crossing IhtvAlpine heights mounted oh a -flejy plain truth is, that h the St, Bernaul in that gray surlout which lj‘6 usually wore*'uppn a mule,' led by a guide belonging -to Ihfe country, evincing even in the difficult pasjsfl, Uio.abstraction of a iMhd occupied. •with* the oflicers scaltcrqd'inllte mad* and then, at intervals questioning who attended him, making him relate the’ fmrtlculhrs pf hi,s life, his pleas* ures, his pains,jTkeahy idle ttavclleh who .has nothing ‘bolter dp. ‘ The guido who,, quite young, gave biin'a eimpln recital of the details of his obscure exigence, dt»d especially ilho vexattQn he fell, becausd, for want of a little'money, he could not marry .onetof the girls of his valley. TL’he first Consul; sqmetitnea .listening, sometimes questioning the pasaetigers with whom tho.moun* lain was at the Hospice, where the worthy monks-gave Mm a warnv.-.reception. No sooner had hfc aUghied from his mule than hb wrote a note tyhVch he handed 4o his guide; de siring him to sdro.and deliver it to the Quarter master of the army, wlio had been left on the other side of Bernard, - In the. evening the young man to St. Pierre, learned with traveller it .was lip , had, 4ml that. Oen. Odonaparte hnd/fdcre(| thpl a house and h piece, of ground. dhoulu.be glyen to him immediately, and that bo should bo supplied, in short, with the moans requisite for marrying and for realizing all the Wreaths pf (ifauiindpsl ambition. . ifhe mountaineer dibd not long- filhdp, (n hfa own country, U'b.owpet of tbelaud given to him by the ruler of the world. This, singular act of benificence. nt (he moment, yvhen his mind was engaged wji.h much mightier interests, is worthy of attention.— Thiers. Pickings! Tho envious love nothing, but the dead, inti them they only pardon.,. Your goodness must have some edge to it—else it is none. 1 * ■ Hours have wings anil fly up to tho Author oi limp. 1 To tho poor man, poverty greater than his own no ‘for appeals in vain. A mother should bo like tho orange, tree, Which blooms even aftci it is loaded with fruit, lie who has most of heart knows most of sor row. , lioavcn has no rage like that of lovo to hatred turned. ■ , , She half consents who silently denies. A Standard or Wisdom —Wo did, not make the world—wo may mend it and we must, fire In !(, Wo shall And that U abounds in fools who are 100 dull to bo employed, and knaves who are (no ihdry, 'Out the. Pompound character is tho most common, and it is that with which we>thnll have;most to do. .Aa bp : who knows flow to put’ proiisr words Into propcr.plaoes evinces tljo truest knowledge of books, so.he that- knows how; to ; pijt.parsons in .fill station*, ovlnceslhO truest knowledge of men.. It win ob sciyud of Elizabeth, that she was weak herself, but .chose wfao counsellors; to wbic.h it y/as replied, that, to chosowfae counscllora was, in a prince, tho high, cal wisdom.—Loren. Fair, and Save on Doth Sides.— A fire.cnting Irishman, covered with wounds received in duels, challenged a barrister, who gratified him by accep tance. The duellist unable to stand without sup porf, requested (hat ho might,have a prop. "Suppose;* 1 said he, '*l lean against this mile stone?" "With pleasure," replied the lawyer, “cm condi tion that 1 may lean against tho next." Tho challenger fmnrt Into a lend roar of laughter at tho joke, and swore ho would not fight so goud humored a gentleman. v ,Thb a small family in the South pari of tho city, there was 0 parrot which had found a homo (hero fur. years, and had become <1 pot of tho family; A child vfa/t taken., sick this spring, and was not ocon |iy‘4hb parrot for Some cUy». Tho bird had boon used to repost tier aamo ; aml.in thu child’s absence kepi .sepqaihiffi tho nn;no *b incessantly as to annoy the family. * The Child died. < ,'l’ho repel), (ion ufllio namo was kept up.unlU one of tho family look the parrot to the room whero the corpse lay— Tho parrot turned first one side tlf its hnbd and then tho other, towards the corpse, apparently eyeing it, and. was (hen taken back. 110 never rcposlcdtho namo ngoln—was of* once silent, and tho next day died.— l‘ortamoulh (JV. //.) Journal, An enthusiastlo young gentleman resolved to gain a reputation as a poet and to immortalize himself by his 1 first production., Ho choose for his subject the ••Thunder storm ; M end commenced in the following beautiful strain: >' ... j TII9 TJiundor rolled from ppV loipol?, t The lightning spread from sky to sky, . the cattle stuck up thcilr toils and run— And and. , • , . Hero our aspirant poet became so exhausted tlial ho fainted. : It would bo well for mankind if the following ad> vice was more rigidly observed by many over zeal* ous religionists: *• Never be sngry with 0, neighbor because his re llgious.viewidiffer from yours; for sit the.branches Of a tree do not lean the same way." aimt-fcttcjs: “ Lines ** by tho editor of tha Freeport, ill paper:- ", Como hock, yo sinners, mean anti jreddy— ■ Ricli or ragged, lean or fat— Come pay the sums you OWO us speedy l ! For the Prnirio Democrat.• Don ihe lurking roundtho tiushca; ' _ ■ • . Perhaps you’ll flint it tiemppravat! r . We know tltn| conscience often-pushes .Those who cheat the Uomociat 1 flow-* Printers ark Cheated-— Tho New Hampshire State Patriot say a that it has 4 800 subscribers, and thinks that It has the" best paying list of any political paper in this country, yet 700 owe for. three years, 400 for five years, and 1000 : for.onp year, making the aggregate due the office, $lO,OOO for their paper tuns and labor. This is the fashion wlili which printers are cheated; •••Thp National Intelligencer is said to have $400,000 due that concern from its patrons. It shows how many fortunes are fleeced out of the profession^ Nsoro Atiti. iNutAN.Sb'rFniak in Michigan;- The. Michigan State Convention, now invasion at Lansing, dqlihbr%lin<r .oft tho .'reconstruction of the Conslliijlloh qf tho Honlrtsulaf' -Sidle,’ have adopted a clause extending the elective franchise to lruljans .Qnd .their <dnscepdant®, mnd adopted -a resolution submitting to tho pedplo, asl a separate proposition, tho (f)iesiion extending the same right to the African race., , Some queer chap saybthat grain Is-treated like infants—when the,head becomes heavy it la era died, and generally it is well thrashed to make (I fit for use. There ip a little baby out West, wliofea arm at the elbow can ba encircled by a lady’s ring,— It is three months old, and weighs 1$ pounds. Mother.--The cJonsus-laker in the western part of Scioto cotrhty, Ohio, informs the editor of the Portsmouth Dispatch that he visited a family in which the mother had recently givdn birth to her twentieth.child,!. He says it was a sight Worth beholding to see the youngsters run ning, about the house; ranging from small to groat, like the pipes of an organ. ; i (vlioLera. —The bholerd has been Very severe at Unionlown, but we learn by the Fayette Whig that it has almost disappeared. Business had revived ffhtl'-the country •penplb.wete coming to town without fear. 'The last cases wero among the colored population. Warren Ledger perpetrates the following lt is 9aid that although Daniel: Webster has filled many honorable ahd important stations, he has now goqe to /V/Amore.” A Polite Man.—My deceased uncle was the most polite gentleman in the world,'’He wae making a voyage,on (UeDanebe< when the boat sunk..and ail the passengers went to the bottom. My uncle was just at the point of drowning. He got itis head above ;svnlor for qnce, took q(T Ma hat.and said, ‘‘Ladles and gentlemen you will please to excuse me I” and down hd went. 1 .. Col. Reah of Lancaster, is euongiy re commended for Governor by the Democratic pa pers pflliqt city, Ho would make a strong can didate, and an eJcelletjl Governor.. ~ The ‘Oerks-aonnty Democratic meeting, on the fllh (hSKpAdopled resolutions expressive of pref erence for Col. Wm. Digh-r os;ihe best candidate for Governor, and'Gen.-Lewis Cdss for Presi dent. . Hon. Thaddeus jSteyens Ims been renominated fot Congress by the Whigs of Lancaster county. Official Recreations.—Some of the New York city fathers went to Boston recently on a visit The city was disturbed during the night by cries of fire antUbachannUan songsj and tn tho moaning among the watch cases figured the repre sentatives of Gotham, four Now York alder men. At the Cheater County Court last week, an old n»an, CO years of ago, named Campbell, was con .vicled of murder hr the second' degree, having been indicted tor tho murder of his wife. He had committed the net when intoxicated. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary for 19 years. Tho cholera is still prevailing in Cojumbus. On the ICih inst., seven deaths were reported, five from Cholera, which had been about the daily aver age fur a week. j t Many peopln who ft.itlbr themselves that (hey are “ well-bred,” haven’t a sufficient sense of common courtesy, to observe tho ordinary ameni ties of oivilhrqd lfC6.‘ , , , ; , . Gen. Harrison's widow is living at a goodly advanced ago, but.ln good health, at North Rend, with several of her relatives around her. ( Small notes of farefgn Banks, cannot now bo passed^by Individuals, without incurring a penally of $25 fqr each ollenpo. •. Dr. Wabßicf*, thb rumor pooa; wifi mnfro andth er conlyasjon, bqforo the eventful thirtieth. This is vp{jf,riiteiyj na those already mado by him; ma terially contradict each other./_ , ■ *fho surest and moat effectual gold diggers arc those who use tho plough and spade, in tho pur suit of agriculture. , . . Why is a steam engine likn a stage coach 1 Because, fli the end of the journey, it always dls charges its team—(its steam.) . , ' No denunciation in so eloquent ns tho silent in fluence of a good example. . Benjamin Wilcox, who recently murdered his wife in Towandn-, has slnco committed suicide in prison. ’J'ho Parent* of h daughter born on the Fourth of July, ond whoso former daughter* had-oxhotislcd tho (ho vocabulary of female names, had tho baby named Ann-so Fourth. Dr. Judean, the missionary, is not likely to lire lonri'U fa said, lid has loft Ma station for (ho Isle of ilmirbmi for his health. Ill* wife, Fanny Forres ter, did not accompany him. Ugly women rail at 'banitly;' but it accomplishes much. It wins (ha admiration of all men without an effort.- It* most formidable rival Is ,, Dkwarr ax* -Sunder. — A man seldom attacks tho charade; of another, without injuring {ifaown.,, Oonllomon of (ho Irgpl profession aro snmolhries oatiod Snipe*, in consequence of the groat length of thefa ii/ff. . • . , Tl,o Rliond Maml General Assembly adjourned ao Saturday lust, alter a session of four and a hall days.' ■ . There are nine daily payors, end twenty weekly publications/n. Citlsfotig, , t ' The Son of Oof, Ramsey, of Minoaols< died on the 28lh u11.,al JJI, Paul. .. When Is a wine, merchant like a ship!; When ho*s lying In VorU - ; Why is a pig's,tall Ilka a carving knife? Because it over a ham. The scones of ohllhogd ore the memories of future years. The wav the ladles braid their hair over night and smooth it In wavy folds cm tjielr alabaster tem ples, and (hat sort of thing in the day time, is very bewitching, hut costs them an immense amount of labor and trouble. Wo ,ponder if they would tiks j bs much to darn their,'husband sjQjkingl^ AT <2 DOPES ATOM. wo. 12; . . Preparing for a Dagnerreotyps* . ,l| A brace of “ lovyers," anxious to secure eaeh other's shadow ere .the. substance faded, stepped into a Daguerreotype establishment recently,,to Set for their “picters.", The lady gave prece dence to her. swain, who* she said, “had got to be tiik first, and ragl natral.'V Hejbrhphed up his low head of half, gave.a twist or iwo'to.his neck orchief.nsked hia gal if-his shirt collar stood about'X, and operator's chair; he soon assumed the'phyaiognoroicai cbai acterislica of.a poor mortal in a dentist's hands about to part with one.of hifceye teeth. “Now dew look party I'**, begged tno lady, casting at him one of her fnoSl languishing .glances.. The picture was taken, and when produced, it remtnflf cd the girl, as she expressed !!, “jist how Josh looked when he got over the measles!" and as i this was not an pra in hor suitor's history, partle i ulcrly worthy of her commemoration, she insisted that “ha should stand it again." He obeyed; and she attended him to the chair,-“ Josh," said she, “jisi look like smilin', and then kinder don't." The poor, fellow tried to follow the in I fjnilo injunction; “'Ld,"she cried, 1 “you look ell puckered up." One direction followed anoth er, but with as,. little success.. At last growing (mpn.tiont and bedorglng desperate she resolved Id try ati expedient, which she considered infalli ble, ,nnd exclaimed;. “ I /Jon’t keer if there' is folks'around.’'’ '’She enjoined the operator to' stand at his camera ; she then eat in hor feller's lap, and placing her arms about his neck managed to cast aehovver of flaxen ringlets as a screen!)** tween.the -operator and her proceedings, which however, were betrayed by a succession of amor ous sounds which revealed her expedient. When lhis.“ hilling and booing " had lasted a few mini utes, the cunning girl Jumped from Josh's lap, and clapping her hands, cried to tho astonished artist, “ Now you've got him I put him through !" IS (location. Th« derivation of this word wUlaasisi us in understanding its moaning belhjj composed oflha Latin word tiluco, which rpeans to load or draw out. All devclopeioeutSt 'both of (natter and Spirit are from -within, not. from .without. ;Tha beautiful rose does; not g'fbiv/by accretjon, like the rocks ; its life flows in(o*jtthrougp,lpß nutri ments imbibed from earili.tha nit and (he water, which nro incorporated with tho vqfy life-blood of the plant, as n medicinn | It Is a manifestation of the life that fills qll .things, and flows Into Jail things according to theft various.-forms. The analogy holds good .ps it respects thd human, mlqd | though vegolables afe matter, and mind is spirit,,the former is of course much more con fined than tho latter. The powers of the mind must be.developcd by a*hower from within and above itself, and that Is the best education.which will accomplish this most rapidly and effectually- Jn accordance with, the laws of God, which al- Vays hoyo.reference to tho greatest good and the most truth. • A Shocking Ocoorrenee. r Tho Dannvlllo Intelligencer of the 16th Inal etaico, that quite on excitement existed in (hat community fur a wcek-pqst, in consequence- of' tlio mysterious, death of a yftuirg and beautiful girt, named Miss Smith, from, Luxorne county.*'The circuntqUpGcO: that have come to light, show conclusively that (herd has poon foul ploy somewhere, and ihnt of -tho'mosl inhhmdn and depraved characlcrM.indcb'd bf cuoh a nature, aa to cause tho ruin and-death of a young and beautiful ghl, at that,ago*nhcn.life ie so omi*” ncntly-desirable, and which Jiaa also caused, tho in*’ evitable disgrace and Unhappiness of a highly respectable family, Sho was on a visit to a sister residing near Danvillo, and shortly after her arrlval there was taken dangerously ill—a physician was called, but to no purpose—and life was fast ebbing awny. 'She seemed to bo greatly distressed, and al ter earnest dfftreaty, sho disclosed the cause. Her. disclosures implicated two persoos tn the transaction, who reside in tho village where she did—one a Uw*i yor named llankin, ami tho other a physician named Or. Win. 11. Crandall. The latter, has since faociv arrested. Wo hope, if guilty, they may both fbceCvK tholr just reward at the hands of the law. A Seducer.— ln the packet ship 11-t » ■, which' came into port the other Q very beautiful woman, about SO years,Jof age,.having a find, curly (leaded bey rfhoul five years old with hcr«> and being accompanied by .a young, moustached man, of dopant dress and easy manners, who -a p pen rod to be, of some-.fehdef tfolattadshlp fo tho* beautiful and ..Interesting stranger. They, stopped; for throe or four days at tho Astor House, from l which they removed to an exquisite villa in Ho*, bohbn. 'Fills, luxuriously and money seemed no impediment to the gralifi* cation of cultivated tastes of-thh parlies, They-, strolled, hf evenings, along, the banka of tho no ble Hudson, and deeply impassioned dialogues wore the customary accompaniments of their re* creation* 1 r ... * ■ . > ... , o*,’ • • *. Onboard the Canada, during her finer and rapid passage, might be seen a tall man, of grave demeanor and noble proportions. Ho was eminently aristocrats in look and bearing. Ho: spoke but little during the passage, Something pressed heavily.at hia heart, and he could not sn* joy din voyage qr society of any kind. Uo, loo,' stoppednl tho Astor; mads Inquiries after a cer tain lady, child, and gonilemaii; traced them to Hoboken, and Uncovered -hi*.own brothers tho seducer of Ids beautiful wife, and the destroyer of: Ills peace forever. , Me returned to,, Europe with his darling boy,.leaving the guilty pair to pursue their course of guilt and shame oelheybeM l might. These parties tuny bo met daily in tbj.' Elysitm Fields, seeking to drown‘remorse'ln *.B® enjoyment (I) of each other's society. The cries of tho Indy after her adored child, are sometimes, extremely frantic. She wishes she, had new been born.— N, Y. Star, , , Taxing Mii.utna.— Dictate* or tii*. SuritKMß.' Court nr PxNNtvt.VANU.-Tho Supremo Court at (UrrUbtirg, hat given • dooiton in a,ca*o by which miller# nro required lo bay. a license,‘uqdcr tins act of 1 1 1 0 Q'2d of April,. l64Q. 1 Mr. Bcrlolcl of C«>a ConnlV,,rofo»ed 40. pay.the. liccm*>,al inaemaFfef the-adjoining countiotftho millers were not InoldJ i) ol ] {n i)jo return# ol llio mercantile appraiser. ■ The caao waa tried by Ilia Common I’loaa of Derka ooitli ly, and resulted In favor of the defendants Tho' CoinmUaionert fcnrricd it up .to tho Supremo Court fur final adjudication, when.tho decision of IheGuuri below* was reversed, and judgement entered against Mr. Dcrlolet fur seven dollar* the amount of the li cense in dispute, Pi‘OfK9#on J, \V. Winarm.—As mnny' ex travagant stories have booh IndunliVousiy circula ted in rr-lotlon to the luxurious living of-the Pro* feasor, somu stating his daily . expensd ef'food, 1 oij’nrv&c., at Parker’* Resturont, to be $3 net day, wo doemlt but just to contradict the false* rumors, which we do from good authority. The* whole expense Incurred hy the prisoner for his mtmls, per dlom, is 87} cents, end his food is ofi the simplest kind. The Professor remains in *f calm state, apparently resigned to his fate, and, in tho opinion of those.whoso, opportunities of. Judging are best, will submit himself lo the ex treme penalty of the law, and disappoint the gen*y. oral belief that he will anticipate M» fate bp . suicide.— Motion Afm'A \*thinit, r - r parnvtn f nnounceaMat Jenny Llod will make by i flr*t an American audience on or ohoHi the !BIH September, at New York,
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