American volunteer. (Carlisle [Pa.]) 1814-1909, January 30, 1851, Image 1

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AMERICAN VOLUNTEER
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following conditions \vbVch unite,
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TKttMB or BOBBCRIPTIOK
Nsar.ln arfranco, $2-00
•itiiubijn atfv«n« 1,"00
rJfJpUon t&ken 'for tt less term thanalXmonthrano
pisuanec permitted until all arrearagea a/® paid*
,»inl/tfperconi.ndd}llonalon‘ihi- price ofaubacripUon
Wjiund ofallthosb Vfto do nt/t^ayitHidvawe.
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ItJITSB or ADTIKTHtMO
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tliteo InSerltoffs, •' •
S»equOnl insertion, persqtrtfo,
Miscount will be made to those who
ir for threcorfllx monthfl.
£.~Tho office of the Amtrtcan FW«Ttf«rlalntheiec
rirjr.tf James It. Ora ham's newslono fmltiling. In South
pr street, & few doors south of the Court IfouSQiWhera
basinP6Vlvro i in'vi'lrdtncaH. . *
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From the Easton Sentinel.
fHB CHURCH#
tr RBV. WM. fe*RR«.
i, ’’ •!' ■
•' y ‘/.The Church ia founded on a Rock, •'
■', m;"-‘ |j«i generation* tell;
* ' firmly ftamlß llie fiercest ahock
• • Vr“'* - ,u, comes from earth aud bell.
built walls encircling rotted*
• far above her fiw«<
• •c'r, ?“;v in aalvnlloirajoyfijiiotfrid,
■. ■*£ llor pureit pleaaure flow*.
Mm-'. .
and<h6 Wordof lift,
•. it ;- •4.v-;>jr'-Chall make her truly bleat,
••• r ±? F f ■J’T.-Whlte pairiitf through tbifl world ofatrift,
To everlasting resu
« " Who then isshe.eo muchrenowD’d,
.IWi'-So'-' A* Church of tlm Mua( High,
if-» ’• f '' TThtu shall. wlthemlli** glory crown'd,
•• •'-Aacemi above the sky. •
• -V •' -J '•
' •’•■••• answer this without disguise,
1 ■•> i.y And iuvo (he truth to toll,
While %hc wing whoahait win the prise,
'AmTcoiiquer hell.
- The Church is Cod's own chlliireU^oar.
That hi ills linage shine}
-Anilln Hi* holy court* appefcr-.
lii righteousness Divine. >' -
, There they shall sweep the loud-strung lyre,
- "vu^ii-p^ 4. Where seraphs sweetly sing, ’
' Anil BUM with lovesiuimuriai Are,
Shall endless anthems bring.
\ K 'Tlieie «urcly •litllflurroutid HU tlirone,
r Tiir>/ii*l» »lie eternal 6t*«f
Ji' Aii'<4'f«i*at<*e higli*ml lofty On*>,
iJSj- Wlille Biitilci*agCB.ruu.. ,
Thv deathless laurel's forsprchd fame,
Shall wreath the Cliun h above;
Anil Uoil Himself be still tho sumo •
la everlasting love.
‘s&lBCCtfopitoUo,
| ANEOUO lE* OF DU* O ABCOU.
Hrpusito<y contain* a notice ofthe late
BahOoii, <it wh*i:U uro several interesting un.'
ut that celubtalvd Muthudtat divine, IVouT
which tvu extract the iulluwmg:
'''-^^Slslrav o * several yean, Dr. Oaacom'e labors were av.
to w *“* , u,, d unfitted (ronliers o» Virginia, I
ami Ohio. Tho hardships and privation*
ho w.«e subjected on tltese circuit* would
tho spirit* of any oidinaryman* He
hud to travel forty mile* a day through
" V ' v ppßUry lurvslH, ut.d, after the fatigues of such u juur
,, F Ue& delivered a sermon ul night. The roads,al llitil
scarcely broken, and there were no bridge*
stream*, which, in the winter, were often
’ by ruin* beyond tho banks* Bui this was
slight übsucle to the noble pioneer,pf the cross.
, • force hi* horse daringly forward, and swim
■ ;-2*CTp*s the foaming billows. To a soul like his, a wet
a few houris of chitlness were trifles not (o be
' 0n ono ° CCOB I°h, while swimmlug a email
;.^^^^Wea ni in Kentucky, which hud been swollen to an
height by recent ruins, tho current was so
■ that he was forced some two hundred yard*
I °w (ho ford. The drift was whirling furiourly
him, and, on either side, the bunks were too
to ascend, do saw his danger, but with cool
and he clung firmly to his faithful
'\'- : rWotu t and the noble animal, taking a downward
finally emerged safely from his perils. What
*:«tSdtatrast docs (hi* present to the smooth and luzu.
rftmif life of most clergymen of the present day t
: * country through which Dr, Osscom's duty led
iVtrt&'Was wild and very thinly soitled. The forests
• .WVIa filled with ferocious wild beasts, lie was once
- (blUlwed several miles by a largo panther, which
threatened at every step to bound upon him, and from
■('..'.'-'whlbh 1 bo was rescued by reaching, just at nightfall,
1 ofa.elder. At another lime Itu hud gone
from (ho house of a friend, where he
stopping, into the forest, and-was lying quietly,
/,* vffWbsing a book, and unconscious of nil danger, un.
■-> broad spreading brunches oft tree, when he
the voice of a man crying to him, to lie still
• - fired, on tho peril of his lilb. Quickly glancing
;• /’ In (ho direction whore the voice proceeded,
; *"i ; WtNtS his friend with his riHuelevatcd, and pointing
jjy‘ r l©tilards the brancho* of (he (toe under which ho Wat
• ,V;* lyipg. • Perfectly'familiar with backwoods life, Dr.
:{ BaScoro know thut some terrible danger was hover.
'■ /infc oter him, and without the lausl perceptible mo.
tjob'of his body, ho instantly torned his gate upward,
> . Wbsb be saw on tho limb of the tree, not'more than
/ . twenty feet above him, a majestic panther, whisking
% ,bw tail, and just ready to leap upon him. ThU was
s?’ -y-* fearlul moment! What nerve it required to retain
self-possession, and thu* save his life*, for the least
: '*^BSSIB^ 00 0,11 * ,c P arl °* Mr. Oasoom, would have has.
' -ffaM' l I>IP , F r * n tr ot the panther and soulcd hi* fate
■ ■ ' t ;'irf§!wf r * And in that fearful moment, when death
inevitable, with a and a courage
. -*?nlP™? err ?l« 1,0 Wd perfectly quiet, till the keen
' .. fla *** heard, and the forociuua beast.
a ?.«m l »vi- ( r 1 :".z i,,n,orih “ b,ckwoo<iim “"'
’ WhH. qi. 111. cl.ouu Of W„1„ B Virgin!,, |
It wav, Bssomn stopped at noon, ■( s loe cabin ra.l
' (OWIU/fWClcd by llm rood .Ido. Ho ..t down! b»
Jn.iutlon, t(i dlno wllh Iho f.mily. A lo.oly |iu|o
e6ljd.*tout Ihroo y««r. old, wliloli b.d .llr.olod hi.
• AlfebUoci by i(**woo( smiles and rare beauty, was
■ |dß|id|f In front of the door, while the family were
r around the homely repast, when suddenly &
> .bpnrwblefolng cry wus hoard from without.
. .‘♦if# child! my child!” aoreamod the mother, and
y-\ ♦aWwi* thought, ail ruthod to Iho duor.
I 1 of mercy! what a sight was here presented
so of a doling mother! A terrible panther
ng upon her unwary darling and was as.
i ti co, bearing (lie child In its mouth {
;un! quick! fur God's sake, the gun!” fran.
claimed (he father.
scorn rushed into the cabin, and seizing the
the ruck, rapidly returned; but alas! it was
Hu was only In time to see tho innocent,
ibe torn to pieces, in the presence of its
rrents, by the Infuriated boust. Completely
. by the appalling sight, it required several
‘ ihcteq OiQro Dr Silicon) was enabled to bring down I
animal. “lean never (brgutthul
1 ftVlUl itane,” said Dr. Ouscoin, when relating this
‘ inClaehl to the writer some years since. And well
11,1 might be say so, fur a more deeply effecting and
’ hesrl.rending scene has seldom been recorded in tho
! history of adventurous ptoneerlife. -
I ’ In the composition of Dr. Busoom, there was no
1 «> '6ai)t or ostentatious pretence. He could never be
1 . induced to wear the peculiar drees adopted by clergy.
V »so of his church. Ho believed that true humility 1
r .ki prlociplo of the sou), and does not consist either
± LeJAutObeatrieily of bablla or the eat of the cost. He 1
v; always dressed with neatness «nd testa* This so
r /\i >
t- ■'
much disploased.tho •• elder brethren,*' 'that lie wan
called to a formalaccoant by a number of senior
oldrgynfan. Aftorlistenlng respectfully to the argu
ments urged against the fashionable 'out ofhia garb,
pr. Oascom deliberately arose, pulled off hie coat*
and hanging it on a chair, desired to know whether
•it was tmhsolf or his •coal that -preached. His coir
s'Urers smiled at the oddity of lire argument,-and told
him to areas ea bo pleased.
About the year 1830, it wos'tbought advisable,lty
the loading men in the Colonization cause, then in
Its Infancy, to send a secret agent to the South, and
thia,periloQs and arduoua office was tendered to Dr.
Gascon),-by the Board at Washington, which ho
promptly accepted, A more dangerous position Uould
not have been assigned to him at Unit time. The
movements *or the Colonization Society wore regar
ded with extreme jealousy atfd distrust by the entire!
South. The Society was believed to be hostile to the
“ peculiar Institution,” and its efforts met with, the
asnie tgolbpt opposition, denunciation, and threaten
ipga, In the South, that ’afterwards attended the ac
tion of the Abolitionists. Indeed, Colonoziation was,
ol that unto, very little understood, and was regarded
vs synemymous with Abolition. The people of the
South were consegacnTly most bitterly opposed to It,
and in a state of violent excitement at tho time Dr.
Busoom accepted his mission.
His instructions were, to proceed to Now Orleans,
and afle? conferring privately with a Jew persona
who Were known to be favorable- to the movement,
«ct -tra *ho thought most prudent. On arriving there,
andcnnsuliin'g with hit friends, he found that It
would be a moat hazardous undertaking to attempt
to hold a public meeting; and, acting under tire ad-
Vrcc of those with whom ho had consulted, he deter*
■mint'd to have the city without publicly announcing
tho object of his Visit, He had, however, spoken in
several places in Kentucky before going to New
Orleans, and, (lie position being known, his arrival
bad therefore created considerable excitement. This
bo rapidly increased, that a meeting was held by a
number of citizens, at which several inflammatory
speeches were delivered, and a resolution passed re
quiring him to leave the city. A committee of fu
rious and excited individuals was appointed to wait
•on Mm, and notify him to leave Within twenty-four
4)unrs,'Or lake the consequence* At this lime, tho
Hon. Mr. Dawson, of St. Franclsvilie, afteryvardsa
member of Congress from Louisians, a bold, gallant,
nnd Impulsive man, was tm a visit to' Now Orleans.
He was a man of real and no excite ment ever
arose, where he was, that he.did not join one side or
the other, and generally, ho was inclined to the wea
ker side. True to fils nature, when the excitement
aroi 9 against Dr. Bsscotn, Dawson, although ho was,
personalty, a total stranger to him, assumed a bold
•land,in his defence, and immediately sol about a
plan for his protection. How he succeeded we shall
presently see.
The committee called on Dr. Bascom, informed
him-of the excited slate of public and order-1
dd (iftn'to leave the city In twenty-four hours, or take
thettonsoquences, which they asserted Would be most
serious. '‘.Gentlemen,** said he, in reply* “I had 1
intended to leave to-morrow morning! tmlnow.shrce
you haveurdenrtf me to leave, t shall remain three
days longer lam an American citizen, and claim
tljo tight guaranteed to me by the Constitution of my
country.’* The committee were thunderstruck by
tho boldnces of thin reply, and hastily left, the room.
The committee had scarcely disappeared before
loud voices and the trump of men ,>wcro heard sp
' Hie room. Anticipating somclhtng serious,
Dr. Bascom arose, door, and looking
Into (he full, .suw • advancing towards him 4 I'irgc
crowd of rough men, led by one who had the air and
dress bfa gentleman. Ho fearlessly confronted them,
and demanded (he object of errand. Mr. Daw-,
•on—-for it was he who led this uncouth band—
laughed, and assured him that he was his friend.—
lire whole party were llren invited into his room by
Mr. untcom, when Onwscn informed them who ho
was, ro-ssaured him of his friendship, and explained
tho nature of his visit. •‘These,’* said he, “are oil
boatmen from Kentucky, Ohio; Virginia, Indians,
Missouri and Tennessee. Most of them have heard
you preach in times past; and those who have not
heard you themselves, have hoard of you from their
mother or friend* When I heard of your danger,
Mr. Oosoom, I determined to gp to the levee, and
appeal to them for your protection; and you see the
result. Wo have just met the Committee, and I told
them if they dared to touch a hair of your head—if
they dsrod (o put you in prlsob, we wouldn't leave
q stone of their calaboose standing, There's a thou
sand mere such brave boys as these at the levee, and
they alt sweat they’ll die for you." Overpowered by
the chivalry of Dawson, and the manliness and affec
tion of (ho hardy boatmen, Dr, Basconi wept as he
returned hie heartfelt thanks. That night tho streets
In tho vicinity oflho hotel at which Dr. Brtcum was
stopping, were alive with the brave, honest boatmen
of (ho West, each ono ready to peiil his life in do
fence of (ho great preacher. But no violence was
attempted; and before he loft the city, Dr. Bssoom
had (he pleasure of organizing a promising Coloni
zation Society, many of the most influential ellixone
becoming Itfu members.
Leaving Now Orleans, Dr. Bateom proceeded up
tho river to Natchez. He had previously written to
a friend to procure a church, in which he wished to
deliver a public discourse In favor of Colonization.
iTlre church of Dr, Putts, who afterwards had the
controversy with Dr. WaiowHgh(,of New York, had
been secured for (list purpose; and when he arrived,
which was about the appointed hour, Dr. Bascom
1 proceeded directly (a (he piece of meeting. He was
met itl the door by the leading members of the Me.
thodist church of that city, and ul«o by Mr* Potts, all
of whom implored him not to attempt to speak.—
They declared that the public mind was highly in
censed against him, and that there wore at that time
a number of armed men in the church, determined
to use violence if he attempted to speak. This did
nut in the least intimidate him; butiesisUngolUheir
importunities, Dr. Bascom marched directly through
(he church, and ascended the pulpit. Knowing that
delay was dangerous, he did nut take Ms seat, but
turning to the audience, ho tnld them that ho wee
aware of (ho excited state of public fooling—aware
of threatened violence; but he asked, es a right, to
be heard before being condemned—to bo heard one
hour—and then he would submit (o any punishment
of which he might ho deemed deserving. The words
were uttered ropidty, and were promptly answered
by a man who arose in the midst of the audience,
and cried, with an oath, that he should ho hoard.—
This was the.same Mr. Dawson, who hud played so
conspicuous a pa rt In his behalf at Now Dries ns. He
shad learned Dr. Baseom's destination, and with (ho
same chivalrous spirit Which led him Aral to espouse
a Ud *. un . known to him. go™ to Natohoz to
tml, n „, P . ?.H lo w' And b«» hi. valo. triumph.
H* on.woriid by in .| mo .l
C* i '° ho "- wh " 1 had to
'■b-r more powerffn' wd ,ob.,
:«mo?lo "c?T.*\‘rnZVt r Jlr , '5 h h ” P l "^.
•out to on* ortho noble.! olToru ofol^^noS""
TUml nfarAArl'i ill? fifSel**,
A'"l I" woiidVon'Sfi nJShKrJ'SS # WO,,M lurn
ThM beating of your pulse while be »poks.“ ’
And wh.n hi. hour expired, .ueb wonder, h.d h.
wrought In the mind, of hi. hearer., that the nr. of
"Go onl goon!" ».. heard throughout tho Immanw
assembly. Tho orator proceeded for more than an
hour longer, and at tho conclusion of his address
took up a collection for tho Colonisation Sooloty.-J
Those who so recently were ready to tear him to
pieces, now rushed eagerly forward to contribute ipl
I aid of the great cause. The collection of that day
was the largest received by Dr* Bascom In sny city!
of tho South, with the single exception of the oily
of Nashville.
* 50
75
I 00
.Ir men would but follow tii* tdvloo Jhey gratwlu
aoaljr bulow upon *lber», wlitl a roformatloß wocdd
b« affected In tha irqrW.
.•CARLISLE, PA., tHURSDAY, JANUARY 30, mL
WBBFORB illf HAIR WAS GRAY,"
ST PARK BENJAMIN.
You bid me Bing, oh lady bright,
A song ofother yetira;
There was an hour wy heart whs IlfHt,
My eyes unusod totear*.
My voice had then no broken string,
♦’■ And all Its notes wore gay—
That wtfi the thno’that I could sing.
Before my fihir tree gray.
My planets then were ladies 1 eyes,
rtielrsmUcß my sunlight made;
But now no sun ndr planets rise.'
And I am in the shade.
Than lovely ups sang songs for me,
Ann softly bade me stay—
• There was no l&dK oTftnrtody
Before my hair was grey.
but now there drn, to glad tny ear.
No gentle iHnica sung;
Where’er t go. ’He very clear
* .lam no longer young.
Then ask me not a song (o stop, .
Sweat girl, His not my way—
•Tu Winter now. thorgh all was Spring"
Before my hair was gray.
The very birds, when falls tho snow, ■
Bejutce the .woods no more—
You only hear the breetee blow
Tholr mmlc round your door;
And so amidst the (Vasts of age
'Bright thought* no longer stray—
-1 was mo'ro merry though less sage,
Befoie my hair was gray.
There aro some wrinkles on my brow.
Dome furrows in my face;
And 1 must took through glasses now.
The plainest words to trace;
And in ray voice a certain shake—
Not such as artiste play—
Not one Such tone «s I could wake
Before my hair was gray.
Then lady, bid me hot to sing,
Rut sing a by.gone strain—
A joneMng. soft, pathetic thing.
That tells oT loVers* ptain';
And then, perhaps, forgetting 111 »
The sad past In to-day,
I may the tender time recall
Before my hair was gray.
TUB FROZEN SHIP*
A tHBILLING SKETCH,
At this period, when so much fcnxte'y prevails
respecting the fate .of Sir John Franklin, tavety
thins relating-to the.polar ifgionjs pf interest.
The following is a thrilling sketch : , . •’
One serene evening in the middle of August,'
1775, Capt. Warre'ns, the master of a Greenland
whaleshfp; found himself becalmed among an Im
mense number of icebergs, in about 77 degrees of
north .latitude. On one aide and within a mile of
hia Teasel, these were chiefly wedged togetlrer,
and a succession of snow*Cover6d peaks appeared
behind each other ae far as ihe-e’ye could reach,
showing that .the ocean was loompleiely blocked
up in that quarter, and that llWl probably been
so for a long period of time. Capt. Warrens did
not feel altogether satisfied with hia situation, but
there being no wind, he could not move one- way
ortho other, and ho therefore kepi a strict watch
knowing that he, must be safe as long as the ice
bergs kept in their respective places.
About midnight the wind rose to a pate accom
panied by thick showers of snow, while a suc
cession of tremendous thundering, grinding and
crashing noises, gave fearful evidence that the ice
was in motion. _TJje vessel received violent
shock* every of tfiq 'at
mosphere prevented those on board from discover
ing In what dlreciion the open water lav, or if
there was actually any at all on either side of
them, *1 he night was spent in inching as often
as any cause of danger happened to present itself,
and In the morning the storm abated, and Capt,
Warrens found to hie great Joy that his ship had
not sustained any serious injury, He remarked
with surprise that the accumulated icebergs, which
had on the previous evening formed an impenetra
ble barrier, had been separated and disarranged
by the wind, am) In one place a canal of open sea
wound its course among them as fur as the eye
could discern.
ft was two miles beyond the entrance of this
canal that a ahip.made lie appearance about noon*
The sun shone brightly at the lime, and a gentle
breeie blew from the north* At first some Inter
vening Icebergs prevented Cant, Warrena from
distinctly seeing anything but tier masts; but he
was struck with the strange manner in which her
sails were disposed, and with the dismantled as
pect 6f her yards and rigging. She continued to
jo before the wind for a few furlong*, and then,
(rounding on the low icebergs, remained mution
ess.
Captain Warrena* curiosity was so much exci
ted that he immediately leaped into his boat with
several seamen, and rowed towards her. On ap
proaching, ho observed that her hull was misers
bly weather-beaten, and not a aoul appeared upon
the deck, which was covered with snow to a con
siderable deptfi. Ho hailed hqr crow several
times, but no answer was returned. Previous to
steppmg.on board, an open porl-hnld near the main
chains caught his eye, and on looking Into il bp
perceived a man reclining back on a chair, with
writing materials upon a table before him, but the
feebleness ol tho light made every thing indistinct.
Ihe parly went upon deck, and having removed
the hatchway, which they found closed, they de
scended to the cabin. Tbo> first came to the
apartment which Captain Warrens had viewed
through the port-hole, A tremor seised him as ho
entered it. Its Inmate retained his former position
and seemed to bo insensible 'to strangers. He
was found to be a corpse, and a green damp mould
had covered his cheeks and forehead, and veiled
hla open eye-balls. He had a pen In hie hand
and a log-book lay before him, the last sentence
in whose unfinished page ran thus—“ Nov. 14,
1763. Wo have now been employed In the ice
seventeen days. The fire went out yesterday,
and our master has been trying over since to kin
dle It, but without success. His wife died title
morning. There Is ho relief—**
Capt; Warrena and his.seamen hurried from the
spot without saying a word. On entering the
principal cabin, (he first object that attracted their
attention was the dead body of a female reclining
on a bed, in an altitude of deep Interest and alien,
lion. Her countenance.retained the frcahnfc'slTof
lifo, and a contraction of the limbs showed that
her form was Inanimate; and seated upon the
floor was the corpse of an apparently young man, I
holding a steel in one hand and a film In the oilier,
as if in the aot of striking fire upon some tinder
which lay beside him. In the fore part of the
vessel several sailors were found lying dead in
their berths, and the body of a boy was crouched
at the bottom of the gangway stairs. Neither
provisions or fuel could be discovered anywhere,
out Capt. Warrens was prevented by the super
stitious prejudices of his seamen from examining
tbe vessel as minutely as he wished to have done.
He therefore carried away tho log-book, already
mentioned, returned to his own ship, and Immedi
ately steered southward deeply impressed with
the awful example !)© had Just witnessed, of the
danger of navigating tho polar seas in high nor
thern latitudes. .
On returning to England he made varolus In
i B L, an 81 length ascertained thbt the Imprls
?!?*“, 8h 1,660 fro*Bn in the Ice thirteen years
previous to his discovery of her.
oan’i'^M^/tCui' 1 ' 110 * lllln fc of Hymen and they
° h "°‘ V’P •fc'jUw., Wheti their lovers forsake
wln^ow^r./! 0 \ e, P They .list the
siSr oorieii ‘wP fPJ.ItB- They yo»»r op
dying, 011 ?'>n, l iinptlpn, «pd can't .help
19AIMr HABITS OF tttffßKßl VICTORIA'.
daily habits of the Queen add her
family ere exceedingly simple and plain. Breakfast
It OVor by nine, thou a couple of hours are devoted
lo the perusal of letter# and tho M despatch of bnsi.
De "| ‘.which consists of reading abstracts of the
public,documents which she has to sign, 'Between
twelve and two, tho Queen and her family usually
walk in the private grounds of the palace, if it be
j , e weathor doea not permit of out-door oxer-
Oise, Prince Albert and she apply themselves to
drawing and etching. Both have acquired skill in
the ustrof the graver, and have a small press pul up
in one of the rooms of Buckingham palace, at which
they work with their own hands. A present of a
vet!’of royal etchings is considered a very especial
■compliment and prized as such. I know that tho
Duchess of Bedford’s boudoir, at Woburn Abbey, Is
pung round with tho royal cCchtngs. Some of them
are neatly done—most of them in good drawing—
All eftbem aro curiosities as specimens of royal art
and industry. Between two and three tho royal
patty lunch. This repost—which is, in fad an early
wnaor—ia a Very private orto. Tho Queen, Prince
Alberti Princess Iftyal, and Princo of Wales sit
down to a single joint, (usually * roasted shoulder ofi
Mutton, and a few side dishes.) There is a very
mile wine partaken of at this meal. When it is
ended Prince Albert goes into the garden, (for tho
Qoeen allows no smoking within her walls,) and
Wspoies of & couple of clgors. While the royal
{jmcheoQ is going on, the attendants oUho palace,
*bo are very numerous, take their dinner—a plain.
*?»■*!-i at the liveried servants are
allowed ale. For those of a higher rank, the allow
ance I# half a pint of wino to each. I happen to
WWW that when any artists aro at work or in wail
tng at the palace etlhe hotir of lunch, meat is nerved
*”****» ® nd bslf pint of sherry is brought up lo
Mob. This is very different from tho waste which
•*° l bo royal household, and Queen Ado.
15. . <he * nt to a«hock to it. She also
got Indignant at tho female eervaats wearing silks
and eatins, and caused a menial revolt by ordering
them to wear muslins and stuffs. Tho economy of
L ir < i! ,,e now a^OWB the jQuccn lo save about
hsirthe mopey annually voted for its maintenance.
I peso savings are considerable, ond being duly In
accumulating. Then, in addition
la his £30,000 a year, allowance as consort, as much
afore has been given to Prince Albert in various
appointments,Xhe has £l6 a day as field marshok)
tlfflfa# fao docs not spend £lOO,OBO a year, his aavl
I V da 'f >0 B roal * There is a fond hope that ho
satf the Queen mean to appropriate this money to
Iht future pension of their children, and not ask the
people to support them
The Fireside*
tifatrisd of the fatigues, or what ii wono, the ioj.
pctlinences of the day, how pleasant to retreat to
faoaTlh. Disguise and restraint are hero
lald-asldc, and the soul, as well as the body, If tole-
J a °iy w<ell formed, always appear llio most beautiful
in The quintessence of earthly happj.
nCT fi- w hlch, In warmer climates, was expressed by
under one’s own vino and fig -free, is here
mo|,p sensibly feM by one's own fireside There is
,n lho lom P« r8 ° r o«r people which the
fiiMoficns, as it docs the mils}, end renders fit for
,°^ on as a r °oro full of people been un.
a Tt ** furnish an hour's conversation, for no other
rejflon'bul (hat they were seated in stalely oVdcr at
Ifcff. 1 n 8 ,Q , d distance from the fire. Bring the same
into a'co*jLAiJ.oil.circfe roundrtho' grater
•tbythey proved wonderfully good company,
• 'They-may tell usoftho festivities otthebalhroom,
boVxmo evening by the parlor fireside, engaged in
llio more quiet, but yet more real pleasures which it
a Boros, Is worth a thousand of those. Wo reoom.
mead our young friends to cultivate a taste for en
joyments such as these, for they oro lasting; they
do hot, as In (ho former careJcaVo Us with a favored 1
brow and aching head, but vn feel, after participating 1
In the pleasures around an evening fireside, refreshed 1
and improved. Far bo it from us to check in the
young opposite sexes, a rational desire (Aus to seek
each other’s society, and thus throw around Aoms
endearing Influences, for wo regard it as far belter
thin to seek the halls of mirth, besides the permanent
abiding impressions which snoh associations arc apt
to fix in the mind, and which will follow us through
life, to make homo the focus of earthly cojoymenU
Indue e« of the Press*
I! **! * ? N«W«P*P«, in the Immbtc.t loir
cabin in the land, is an engine of great utility and
good. In forming the manners and strengthening the
* rising generation. It is indeed the
paffadiam of our liberties, civil and religious, and
every man, more particularly every man who is
Dio head of “ family, should patronise at least one
well-conducted Newspaper. In a family, whore (hero
are children, it exerts a vast influence, and the early
Impressions (always the most Issllng) Imbibed from
it, produce results in ofror.liro little dreamed of si the
Ime by parents. It produces a love of reading, of
thought, of Inquiry, and investigation; and the child
"ll? ‘ ,o , ,r '“ ln •wh » family, will go Into Dm world
wit i a mind unshackled by the chains ofsuperalltluh,
bigotry sod Intolerance. He will stand forth a man/
as able to Instruct na willing to bo instructed j and
in him his Countiy will find an able champion, and
Religion and Law an ardent and sincere-supporter.
—BUhop George, (
! Hit him again.—County Court was sitting a while
ago in ■. ■ ■"» on the bank of the Connecticut. It
wss not fsr from this time of year—cold weather
anyhow—and a knotoflawyers hadcnllectedaround
the old Franklin in the The fire biased
and range of flip wore passing away without a groan,
when In oamo a rough, gaunt looking *‘bdbo of the
woods,” knapsack on shoulder, and staff in hand—
ho looked cold, and perambulated the circle that
hemmed In the fire, as with a wall of brass looking
fur & chsnco to warm his shins.
Nobody moved, however; and unable lo alt down
for lack of a chair, ho did the next beat thing—lean.
Injr against the wall " with tears In hli flats and bis
eyes doubled up'*—and listened lo thp discussion on
the proper way of serving a referee on a warrantee
If ho woo judge lo deolde iho milter. Soon
ho. attracted the attention of the company, a young
sprig spoke to him. , • *
4 * You look like a traveller."
** Wall, I spose I am—l come from Wisconsin
afoot’l any rats,"
"From Wisconsin? Thai Is a distance lo go on
one pair of legs. I say dJJ »po overpass through,
jh—ll on your travels?" .
"Yes, sir," ho answered, a kind of wicked look
stealing over hie phiaidahogany," I'va been through
the outskirts." *
“I thought likely. Well, what are the manners
and customs there? Some of us would like to
know.”
** Oh r* says the pilgrim, deliberately, half shutting
his eyes, drawing round the corner of his mouth till
two rows of yellow stubs with a mass of masticated
plg.lell, appeared through the slit In his eheek—
“ you'll Bud them much the same as In this region:
Ms lawyers «el nighttt the fin} 9
A Pmxc Essay on Inoihndincjk,—Thii befog
(says a Western editor) the ago of prize! literature,
we offered our old bat to (ho person who
would write the. beet essay on independence. The
following obtained (be prize)
“National independence ie ranch eeeier imagined
then described; personal independence consists em
phatically in being situated in a clean shirt, drawers,
socks, and nlcelyldacked bdote, with at leapt a do).
Itr end a half, and a oteen oambrio in your pocket—
ail on a Sunday morning, with your wife on one arm.
and yonr own baby on the other, taking your own
coarse towards your church, to eit under tne minis
try of your own preacher, In blissM expectation of
doing your own inoosing fn your own pew, wherein
no one dare vendue to nqdge yon with hie elbow,
or to tickle your noie with a straw S"
Fsmals Tenderness.
I never Wh’em in distress and misery applied for
relief to a female 'witbopt finding pity, and If ehe
had the power of assistance,—AfungO-Prtrfc.
On the northern side of the plain we had just
entered, was a largo encampment of these people
composed of brown and white tents, which, though
low and email, wore an aspect even of comfort as
well as regularity; Being in absolute want of
milk, I determined to solicit the assistance of these
Turcomans, 1 aaw a woman at the entrance of a
small tent, occupied in domestic employment; and
belng'convinced that the appeal, to the‘feelings of
tho femalo Sex, offered with decency by a man
distressed with hunger, would not bo rejected; I
hold cut my wooden bowV, and reversing it, made
a solution according to tho forms of the country,
urging ray suit by lesturee. The Wind TuYcoma
nee covered her face precipitately arid retired With
in the tent—she was alone and did not advance a
step, until that curiosity which U were ungracious
m me to disapprove, Induced her to peep from bo*
hind her coarse retreat. She saw me unassum
. ing'i my inverted bowl still explained my wants,
and a solution repeated seemed ro be addressed to
her hospitality. The timidity of her sex, the Ima
ges of nor country, and even tho fear of danger,
gave way to the benevolence of her heart. She
[went to the tent again, returned speedily with a
bowl of milk, and advancing towards me with n
gla ce more than half averted, filled my bowl to
tho brim and vanished.— -Griffith.
Family KeWspapat 1 *.
A largo portion of our best moral impressions
and sentiments havo been suggested, reiterated
and fastened on tho mind by the family press.—
the pulpit does much; parental instruction in
many cases does much; but the press more than
either, often more than both. Loiany reader of a
well conducted family paper, open Its pages and
consider thoughtfully Us contents. There are in
a single number from one hundred and fifty to two
hundred separate and distinct articles, each one
conveying an Idea, a fact or a sentiment, and sla
ted or illustrated so as to produce an effect in en
larging the reader's store of knowledge, or giving
a right direction to thought, feeling ot action.—-
Must not all this have its influence, and In the ag
gregate a mighty Influence upon the reader. Wo
think so.
No reflecting man can fall to see that the fifty
two visits in a year of a carefully conducted paper,
intelligent, correct, elevated in its moral lone, and
withal interesting In its contents,, must exert a
great and good Influence on domestic life. Chll.
dren growing op under such influences, are far
more likely to be intcliigent, correct in their opin
ions and morals, and better prepared for the active
duties of life, than they could possibly haVo been
without it— Pulpit Reporter.
I.lv« for Something.
Thousands of men breathe, move, and live—*pass
, lh ® •t*g® of life, and are hoard of no more.—
Why ? They did not partake of good In the world,
and none were bleated by them; none could point to
them ae their redemption; not a lino lhey>wrole,
not a word they apoko,could bo recoiled, and so they
perished; their light wont oat in darkness, and they
were not remembered more the Iprata of ye*,
lerday. WUI you thoaJ.lVa. anij
till? Live for something,’ Do good, add lodvs bo*
hind you a monument of virtue, that tho elbrmsof
lime oan never destroy. Write your name by kind,
new, love, and mercy on-the hearts of tlfousands you
como in contact with#'year by year, and you will
never bo forgotten. N 6 your name—your deeds will
bo as legible on the hearts you leave behind; at the
store on the brow of evening. Good deeds will shine
as brightly on tho earth as tho stars of heaven,— Dr. '
Coalmen. 1
Poisonous Effect* of Sew E*rthcnvrste.
A somewhat singular though nol unaccountable
occurrence look place in tbo family of a gentleman
in one of our neighboring towns, a abort lime alncei
It appears there waa a Urge number of (be gentle*!
man’a family and connecliona to partake a Thanks,
giving dinner, numbering In all twcnly.lhrea per. 1
aona. The uaual variety aerved on auoh occasions
covered the banquet boards and the party partook of
it with the proper roliali. Twenty of the party re.
mained over night and took breakfaat with ibeir boat
the ensuing morning. A large chicken pie, whiph
had not been touched the day before, was served out
to them at this timo. In a few hours after, seven*
teen of thorn wore violently attacked with severe
griping pains in Iho bowels, accompanied with pro.
I “iso diarrlusa. It appeared from investigation, that
( only those who ale of the plo woro Iho ones who «uf*
i fared. The lady of iho house having made it herself
land partaken freely of it,suffering alike with the
I rest, of course removed all suspicions of intentional
poisoning. The query now is, whst'wai thoro in
this pie, or about It, that shuuld*produco these effects?
The pie was baked in a yellow earthen dish, (bat
had never been used before ( end the conclusion
necessarily is, that its contents became Imprcgnsnl
with portions of the enamel with which It wuslined,
ond hence the consequence. , Now the enamel used
by potter* varies in composition, according to the 1
purposes for which the ware is intended. They all, 1
we believe, contain mure or less load, cobalt, die.— 1
Often tho bisout as it is called, le made of clay which
contains poisonous matter in various proportions, and
ift alter the baking, the vessels are imperfectly glaa*
od or unprotected, bad consequences may arise from
luting them. AH such ware, tube used in cooking
1 when now, should firal be proved, and this la boat
done by having U greased over with lard or tallow,
and then subjected to the host of an oven. This will
bo found a sure protection. Tills one instance should!
servo *s a warning to families, and is not without
interest to the physician. • Had the occurrence taken
place during the prevalence of the cholera, the sick*
naas might have been taken for it, and with very
good reason, Us symptoms and character simulating
that disease. Wo are pleased to stale that the par
lies entirely recovered, tho majority of them only
•offering five or six hours.
’fTbe above fa from the /fasten Medfoat and Surgf.
cai Journal. Tbs poison of (be oaribornware spoken
of, was no dobut in (he gloso, the .common ooarae
kind be mostly composed of load. The advice
about trying (ho ware before it is used fur cooking,
Is prudent, and should, in every otae, be complied
with.] . 1
Nwao WiT.T-Thero is a tradition tbal one of the
•Eequ res in Malden. Mas*., had a alave who bid
beeti in his ramify until he was about seventy years
lhat lbor ® ws> *>° l much more
work fell in the old man, the Csqulro took him one
day and made him a somewhat pompous iddreu to
tho following olleol:
„ Yo . u J ltv6 been • fcithflil servant to me and my
father before ms. I have long been thinking what
1 should, do to reward you for your service*. I give
you your Oecdom I You are your own rattler: you
are your own map.*’
Upon this the old negro shook Ills griiily head,
and with a sly glance, showing that ha saw through
the master s Intentions, quietly replied t
“ffo.no, maMB, you tot da meet, and note vou
mue pick da bone," „ *
AniCDOTI.-JudgO D— ■ S witty oU ftn .
•n« r spending* an evening with a young ItwrZ
whoso office was In the teoond atory of a*bnildfng
look hit departure, and had gol half way down eitlta
when ba stumbled and fall lo the bottom. Tha young
r ft* ? ol *"> mshad out, and seeing iho
Judge lying on his book at tha bottom of U» afalra
inquired In a tone of greet anxiety:
* our bonw horlt» 1
i«w-gopf;.X- Ura * h^re * ,lned W
"No, but my legs era,"
ATiawPE iMoa,
frfrfl a n >
Take the
on tho sad and dejeolcd. dmypathto.wiihtbdfea in
Irooble. StrfVe ©very where to dffiuto around yda
•unehjno and Joy, \fydh aotMs..*6tttriH be itfo
lo be loved. • ,
CCs*ln one of the province! of China, an edict haa
been Iteoed by the Prefect, pronouncing Chrlstianitr
to bo illegal, incredible and absurd I *
Think or Ir.—-The -poor (rittanco Of Bdtefeiy'Vea«i
»aye n certain moralist, is “not worth tclnt a.villtiq
Hlat^cr ** il if yoOr neighbor ftps in a*'
splendid tomb. Sleep yon with Innocened.
It is more difficult to make the eye I*', thin an 7
olhor organ, rie are fioMcuod of. Tu tell wbi| aw£
man agya, pay attention to her tongas Ifyoii wUh
to oßCerlßin what alia toaand, pay attention lobar eye.
lo tulk in opjioaition to lha heart ia one oflho ca.
filcat things tn lha world i lo loot thii ooppalUon,'
is more difficult than algebra. ”"V »
Lucneri* Mott any. ib.t» yoeng nWwho o«ir
not persuade a lot of foolish women to bay whet ihbr
will never want, or thoir husband* be able to pay for.
Shtrald never expect xo become at aH celebrated at a
dry good* clerk.
/aw and physio on/y /n oaeoe of nepeiflity;
they that use them otherwise abuse themselves into
Woafrbodlcs and light purse*; they are good reme*
dies, but bad recreations. - V •
fcoviAND Cold Wiathh.— T(io<;'oM«t lift we.lh
■er, Iho do.cT lift girl. «|iog lo yon. With Hi. thor'-
moraotcr ol mio, calico’, ni.'ebmon'l to coTJOrov it
only equalled by ibe tcnnclly which ckiaU between 4
cheshutbur and a flannel overcoat.
A Cons.—Sweet Olive Oil 1* a certain euro forth*
bile of a Tattleaoake. Apply U Internally,
Power will intoxicate the beat heart*, at wino the
Strongest hoed*. No man Is wiso ettohgb, tod> ’good
enough. In be traaled with hnllmltod power: for.
whatever qualifications ho may b*Vstvlnccd (oeoilUo
him to the poaaeaalon of «o dangerous a privilege,yet,
whert possessed,others can no longer answer Ibt him.
bccauae he'can no longer answer forhltnselft
True.—Aehrewdold gentleman oncosaid to />!*
daughter t *» Do anre, my daoghter, that yoVt neys*
mtrty s poor roan} but remember, the poorest man In
the world is ono that has money and nothing else."
Expressive.— A poetio young man, in describing
the movements of a lot of gold fish, says, ‘they flub*
ed and darted about like bright hopes through a lo*
verabralm' That young man.fhould be looked Ur.
Ho • been staying but o* nights and studying whir
key punch. - • •
Pleasure.— To be inlonl on pleasoro, ye I negligent
ofbappineai, is to be careful ofwhfet'wlll torn os for
a row moments of odp life, and yet without regard lo
what will distress qi for many years of it.
Paooresk—Tho papers are bragging of an loveo.
tjoo.by which leather can bo tanned in ten minute*.
Wo have soon the human hide, however, leaned Id
nvo. Our schoolmaster used to do it. occasionally
in two.
Lo.ma it. Poetry— A I.le Innller tmonr ibt
lonian laics, .ay. the first thing ho mol«l'Alhon*.
wo. a Greek girl Belling ‘Morriion’. Pill.* Hid lh.
pyramids thrown somersets* bo would not h*vo been
moro astpuliUrd. j
.MaftMaolß— ThoJirst (hreo months of marriage ift
generally spent /n finding out each olfi«r*s6sd qua.
lilies—the next three in getllog used to thepi. Till
you are wedded* thoro/bra, a half year,.ifoa,*l count
on being happy, Angels frequently becoms devils In
that lime, i 1 •
Fatiur Maloney aaya, Iho ohly w«y ip raakb
punch, It lo have iho beverage Iwo-lhlrda wbilkoK
•nd all lh» real ardent jiplrila.' Should (hit bo tod
■trung, you mual dilulo it, ho obaarvoa/by tbrowlu*
in more whiskey* .1 *
(CjOrotl emergencies produce greet met} greet
emergencies also give rise to the true caste pfpopa*
Isr sentiment* -* r r
Missi°ks ; --Tho.donics»ij missions of the- ftjfethfe.
eon . , oh * •ccordlng to DUhop Janes, comprise
320 elatione, end employ 337 missionaries. Con*
nested with then ere about 80.000 church Aerabere.
A Yankw editor remarked, In a polemical article,
Inal though ho would nut call hie opponent a liar, bo
must say, that If (ho gentleman had intended to eteto
• V? 9 5* l,cr ly TaJio, be had been remarkable sue*
coiaful In bis attempt* ■ • • *
Too fNDiANa.-Tho Chlollataw Indianaatp aald to
hn*o conlnbuled MOO in aid of the Waahinglon Na
tional Monuroanl, During tho dlacnaalon hi iho mal
lor, 11 was anted by Iho mom bora that Iho Nation
had notar aha. tho blood of Iho while mtn in war.-
ond that (hoy vonoralod Iho memory of Wuhluton'
oa mnoh ■■ ihoir while brolhren. *
lETA not? procoaa for iho orapprilloa of wt lor. for
tho pnrpoio of rooking tall, hot boon dlooorued. it
la dono by kleonr. • . - •/T » *•
Viaroi—No Ylnuo la knovlfo bo worth anything
unlll it hat been tested. Ibe honesty that knows do
corruption; the fidelity (hat never falls; the truthful,
ness that nevonquivooutoa nor oasggeralesMbeeelf.
sacrifice that asks only whst Is duty, are all iho welt*
ripened fruits of frequent, and varied, endeavors trial;
CO*Tbo reason why iho world Is not reformed, is
because every man would have others make s begin*'
nlng, and never thinks of himself. '" r
Authors.— That an work is the mirror of
1,1 mind, is a position that has led to very false con.
elusions. If Satan himself were to write a book, it
would bo In praise of virtue, because the good woukf
purchase it for use, aod the bad for ostentation.
.1 Love Is e giant to dare ahd a child | 0 fear; it Is d
creaior who makes everything oul.of nothing, amf
Joul of whoso chaos it formed (ha uKlkerse of tho
heart t It hit originated all (bat la lovslysnd Ideal’
In otir nature.
Mkhorv Is nd blessing, when It If need onlv as s'
storehouse for evil thoughte end sinful pleasure*; and'
reason become* s curse when it Utms only In the
service of self end pride, end tsske ils strength to*
darken truth end confirm falsehood. ’ *
Tua Riqiit.—Tliagreiieil ra«n la ha who ohnna..
** tha Right" wi Lti invincible resolution; who realata
tha aureat temptations (lorn within a,,d Rom' without!
whoboara tha heaviest burdens obeorlhlly, , h Z,‘
roliaooa on truth, and on God, ia moat onlalto’lng”
It ta oharmlng to think that In every aale and In
ayory village of our earth, wo may fl„ d 1 Jroa .nd 1i,,.
corresponding with the plolorea of the poet and th»
10 through thlnga temporal aandl'to ml,,
thing* *tornal r -aio htrnunliQ high thinking «,-i»k
patienteontlnuanco In well dolng-?la the areal mis!
lent of humanity which „o ahoSd
OJ-Let your expense. bo such a. to leave a hat
nood/n y ° Ur I ’ Ooket - ta
A mjaaaNß, ae willing to So pleased ai' home .ail
*■ •ulooa to pleaae aa In bia neighborV houaW
a wlfa aa intent on making things comfortsidae'varw
hit f o i| h «* r r * u on 1,1 Wto horguMuiaS
not fail to make thulr own hoind bilppy. I*3°'“*
gaS I .*"* m * k “ *>!•*'man in*-
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