>* American iCW’ t£; : i i 1 f »; BI JOHN B, BR'ATTON. YOL. 37. iioctfcnl. Op* Here ' 8 Boroe P oetr y ; beal« machine mtielry, and worse than “poetry run raad. n V? «*”-■ *Therc is not In this wide worlß a valley so sweet P-.’ i'T: ■ AS whero they imve lobsters and oysters tbeat; ' ■ »-7<l *And down to tliat beach a noor exile of Erin, : ! -fane mornti»BlVplodwltUfehonwyiitpwsteerln • Tbeimw on his thin robo hung heavy and chill, /ftud ho walked into the oysters and muscles to.Ktii* -f , Jlail.Cohimhhi. happy land ! 1 J ** "Tor worser times are nigh at nana • !; • Sfr.cpUld road my H»Jo dear. >V 5 would right off to Tcxos sleof, ‘ And those who meet me on the way xit .»#«•/ I have no doubt to me would say . Ou ioll me. bluemyed stranger. • * ■ Say whither dost thou roaln 1 : ’ Through those cane-breaks a ranger, .v;w3BjKsi' Hast thou no settled home 7 tty, Gan you'occ by’tho dawn’s early light ■ ; ■ ?im mosq.ilto wo watched at the twilight's last gleam- Kay?- -The nmsmiito that hltns so fiercely all night, - ■®r .. Vhat kept us the while from o’er sleeping or dreaming 7 BHg)ir. Loud roared the dreadful Ihundor, The rslna deluge poured, ' , Tlie clouds seemed rent awumler, JHByV‘ Yet wife lay still and snored! |g|&V . And then sung, MsCa... With trembling tongue, jfflffi'' Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber, SBg& Valient armies guard thy bed, gggiV Fleas and hed-bngs without number, HBfc Gently wander round thy headl K Off in the stilly night, ■K Ero slumbers chain hath bounomc, |Hfet 1 fael the cursed bite Hwg ' Of something crawling round met BONO-1 THINK OF TUBE. : u The following poolie gem, from Grjtiam for ;November, is evidently from the polished pen of riPtenlico of lire Louisville Journal: ! I think of thee when ova’s last blush, Falls mournfully on heart nml eye; Ofthee when mora’a first glorlousgusli In gold nail crimson o’er Hie «ky; My thought* arc tl|lne ’mid toil ami strife, Thino from toll ami peril Ifea— ' Ay. thlno-Joruver thfaa—my life is hat a living thought of thco. r i *w*i 1- V' I think ofthco ’mid spring’# sweet flower # .... And in the atunmor# brighter glow, Oflhfte irt ftutumu’# purple bower#. Bar And gloomy -winter*# waste of »now { ' ply thought# are thlno when joy# depart, IB* And thine when oil life*# sorrow* flco~ HR: Ay. thlno-forever thlno—my heart BBf* Is but a thrubbing thought of theo. 3WtoceUantom Prom (iio Home Journal, lIS RBIQISING BBLLB OF PARIS. ipemont, recently, hut made *Olll6 nol*e in l o understand it. we must retrace a litllto ry of the panic*. ... ~ v distinguished' Oriental scholar, who con youth und a considerable muldty ol hi* mid to travel and study—(sacrificing *ho P er,8 h* mtimes itudes of hi* heart** reciprocities to ro of BCience)— brought home to •rrunco, a r* ago, a young Greek girl ol eleven or twchc Tuiro. She was un Albanian, and poa.csacd oyuu* temperament of that i-lnhalc ol smiles, child wu* his own, though not by the very id simple tenure of* paternity. Authentic it* established the lad that the erudite «cho nol allowed himself, amid hi* ncycro studies, [ution that could have led to this particular But. one day. at ConMunlinoplo, passing tho baxaar where female sUycs 0™ JJ° id a certain 'herd ; of womej> and children, the )iie which inspired in his bosom,n.wlmE of phy. A benevolent design ’followed tmmo ipoii it—to rescue this lUIIO* slave from the which hung-over licr, and give her the more jned one of e European education, bargain wa* opened. Tho slave merchant tho points of the little beauty, and extolled • T ber race, blood, and certainty of maturing brilliantly. Bho could bo bad, body .nd -o.it,ln »'' or ‘l"" oll . l .',"® ;lei*-Uian two hundred sequins, (about B*2oo ) the ■'Sternal scholar wo. well off. Ho h“ d ll "> 'T’ I**’ 1 **’ - Übl for > commodily of lliul value, in n mere corner ; :r.if bi. pocket. A low day. after, lie. embarked for I ranee will, hi.' new und lovely acquisition. , AuFaria, young Zoo wu pulood in ono of those i.tilulion. ul once heavenly and worldly, where, In min’, cap and stomacher. ilia arlilocralic pupil is lied in hallowed ■ccluaion for a dazzling launch pan Ike teinpiaiiona ol ilio beat aocloty. If *•« [pensive, but comma ilfavt. Doublleu tho mien, on of 1110 bonevolenl scholar wa. la accuro the cultivation with tho Icn.l wear and tear of ■ : V^-Socenco—and lie would have been worthy of a good - • Sue In heaven for the .ante, If lie had been wholly .. Juinlercite.l end without ultimate purpose or do . Kai«l»o. But—ho had picked up In In. reading that a . . f«d aoliun dc.etvcd a toward, and ho h‘t* ■»">»< ■ V-vhbMclf in ogoney in carrying out thei de.igne of ... ; ; Providence town,da tbie Aoinlio .Uee, ftf whom » ' tfeStSopean huaband yv““ manlfoally ordained, tie ■ >: '.WO«Id inarry her. ■;.- : ®SL|idn, all tho promlao of lidr lovely childhood, "-SSling wonderfully by all the o.ra and ezpen.o ’•'■'■•HSEbed upon tier, the young Albanian passed ail ■ \wSth in tlie convent at Bk ——. •"<( ,l ‘'‘“.'nnu . : vrdhit timeVae un uceomplubcd Tuntlan, and little -’ miatake. Her lalenlo alone equalled .or c - SCjSS.hI. beauty. During the eumo period, Ilia In ’TttSSiooa scholar had equally' progrcaaed, having the abject of hie unibilion, a diatingmahed ■ aclenco, end llio moan, to live luxuriously. *‘-a j ’Mbl woe decorated willi ordera, made "Hun. Men). ■ ■Sitnrloua acaderalee of aclcnoo, and woo, In other • yMDuIIsr respect*, prepared to give himself to » wife * f ha’a'ffift that waa completed. Also! that there la of happincaa, a husband, that woman pro r°r” The’epeolalor will observe," (for it U a dramolle Milr we ere recording,) that them waa certain rea. mbleneaa in the good achuUr a expectation*. Two ndred icquini “down,’’ elz yeata of patience and lenaiva education, poraonal cate and corroapon zee, other matrimonial oppotlunllloe foregone, igent culture of bis condition in IHe meantime— | - y; jiU ibi*. odded to the. name, house, carriage, support . and connubial devotion which ho proposed * lb give her—conslliuiod altogether whet the Laima I I tfaStaniojltod pro nuo . Many as young a girl ’ v ’^nfrri& , m7^^ er mun f° r I® l ** But, unfortunately,! •bftWiHionore and disllnolion* had his . d a y just as far behind as usual, and there > awful, over which love builds no bridge iridgo of Sigh*)—forty year* differencein imont arrived. Tbo Lady Abbeas of llio lave up bor oliargo, and alio waa informed lannv lot.’ Bbu received the newe willi ovci and aulfuacd complexion, ae n young brought up I. hound to do, and her reply ae craliludo and inodoel knowlodgo ibould inaoiro. Tho enamored aoholor woe at the of hia bliaa, end decided (obligingly for H,o conanminalion of their respective bloa mold take place el a certain early dale, world la constituted, the hippy man could home With him. of cour.e, the unmarried .ad bought, oddoalod, end engaged to ea- ] He waa compelled, allonge to aay, to annual | of her own eox, in whoao company aha. many mon-ralhor than retain her under lharge, whore ahe would aafely bo confined id that ono her boopokpn proprietor. It la antradiclory italo of civilization In which wo ~«t .jaolvoal ■ ■ Thinca alanding lima—llio Orlenlaliil received o ,".'«itmiaalon from the Government to go upon a .0 . iaittfio errand of iaiincdlate ogn.oquenoo, and he fell called upon to go. ’I bo abaonco from 'i’.-teCf Jl,ia bo but for ate wepka,> t lilllo leaa than, i fka time of bolruthol. Making ell auro by leaving .fjlao uma o wc jding garmonla with the taller ’* rt'w .. Tiocommuled hi. fair fiaeeeelo ' f i.nd lhe Counte.. who w.a ju.l : S l, iß h‘“ m onlotla'in- « faihlenable company of teM SS2» lh# u, * iol "' m ip *1 :!>' andetarted'on hie mi.elon'wilh most of hi. thought, •licking foalto adieu. jt narv The remainder of the .lory 1» oflho-oMlnety eucceeeion of event.. The lovely z " ,b *' n ' el'anllv. the rage .mid the troop of dandle. who had followed the Coonleee from Parle. ■Hondeorao yooog men awakened in her mind no natural aver .ion. She danced, with one or another, and wee ir ristibly happy—poor child! Time flew a* ll hover before even intimated that it could fly, tetters an nounced that, the distinguished scholar was expected. The telegraph brought the' news of his .coming* with a regret that he could'not come on the same wire. Rail cars did their beßl and brought him.— Ho ruahed to tho Countess, and found her in utter consternation! Zoo was missing! • • * Had been gonelwonly.four hours. A • No trace. • ♦. Conduct hitherto irreproachable. * * * Hadn’t loft a sign of an letter. • *— Pressure of her form.in the bed precisely sS she loft it., • • Shoe string found ot the garden gale. • ■ • Temporary aberration of the Intellect, perhaps. • * Time alone. • • Trust meekly in Heaven, ••• • • « * At the return ortho fair fugitive, a few days after, married to the Viscount E.de laC— , her re spectable guardian, of course,*had nothing ho could 00 well do as to give her his blessing, Whither bo did or no, has not yet cumo'to tho knowledge of tho gossips.of Paris. But one result _has been made public, since the has no secrets—that, the ag grieved scholar has brought a suit against the happy Viscount forher original price and coal of education. His own interior damages, prevention of other tnar nago, etc., etc., are not nominated in tho complain!, but the pleadings of th’o case ore likely to lest certain rights and privileges not often analyzed in thcrjudi cial courts. Meantime the incomparably beautiful Viscountess Is making her. victorious entre to Pari sian society—tho belle of the season. MUSIC OF WINTERi BV N. P. WILLIS. 1 love to listen to the falling of the snow. It is unobtrusive and sweet musio. You may temper your *heorl to the serenest mood by its low mur mur, It Is that kind of music that.only intrudes upon your car when your thoughts become languid; You need not hear it if your mind is not idle. It realises my dream of another world, where music is intuitive like a thought, and comes only when it is reoiembered. . And the frost 100, has a melodious ‘minstrelsy,* you will hear its crystal shoot in the dead ol a clear night, as if the moon beams were splintering arrows on the groundf and you lislen.-io it more earnestly that it is the going on of one of the most of natures deep mysteries. I know nothing so wonderful as the shooting of a crystal. Heaven has hidden Us principle as yet from the inquisitive eye of the philosopher; and we must be content to gaze on its exquisite beauty, and listen in mute wonder to the noise of Us invisible Workmanship. his to find n knowledge for.us.We' shall conij prebend it when we sang together.* You would hardly look for ‘music in the mean ness of early winter. Cut before the keener frosts set in and while the warm winds are yet stealing back • ccasionally, like tho regrets of the departed summer, there will come o soft rein or n heavy tniat; and when the north w’utd returns,,there will be drops suspended likeegr-rinff Jewels between the filament*of \ho nnd;in the feU» therly'edwß.of .the'dSjk:teHwn hemJocKS, and if the clearing u’pTs 'not followed by a heavy ivrnd they will ell be frozen In their places like well set gems. Tho‘next morning tho warm sun conies out, and by the middle of calm, dazzling forenoon, they are all loosened front the c)6se'touch which sustained them, and will drop at the slightest mo* lion. If you go along upon the south tho wood at that hour you will hear music. The dry foliage of tho surniner*s shedding is scattered over the ground, and the hafd round drops ring out clearly and distinctly as they are shaken down with the stirring ol the breeze. It is something like the running of deep and rapid water, only more fitful and merry;—but to one who goes In nature with his heart open, it is a pleasant music, and in contrast with the stern character of the sea son, delightful. Winter has many other sounds that give plea sure to the seeker lor hidden sweetness; but they are too rare and accidental to bo described dis tinctly. The brooks have a sullen and muffled murmur under the frozen surface; the Ice,ln tho distant river heaves up with a swell of the current and falls back again to the bank, with a prolonged echo, and tho woodman's axe rings cheerfully out from the hosotp of the unrobed forest. These ate, at best however, melancholy sounds,2nd like that , cheerless season, they but drive in tho heart upon itself. I believe it Is so ordered In heaven’s wis dom. We forgot ourselves In the enticement of sweet summer. Its muftieand its loveliness win away to the scenes thatlink up the affections, am! | need a hand to turrt us back tenderly, hide frhm us the outward idols in whoso worship we are forgetting the higher and more spiritual altars. "WHO IS SHttl Who Is shel wo often mentally ask, as we bpo, 1 blight nnd early, a young woman, hastening to I her work. She will make an excellent wife for » somebody, wo are sure. As little oa we know of * this young lady, with fresh cheeks and buoyant spirits, we would sooner choose her, if looking for a wife—that la, If wo could get her—than the pampered, fashionable daughter of nrlde and follv, with a fortune besides. What la a fortune In comparison to a good wife? She la a fortune in herself, more valuable than silver or gold. When ever we boo a modest unassuming young woman, who rises early, prepares her own breakfast, and then trudges to her work, wo feel an attachment to her. How can wo help HI Unused to the acts of pride and folly, her heart is a seal of true affection. Blessed Is the young man who lakes such a companion to cheer him through the pil » grlmage of life. Ilia heart will never be made to ’ ao.he by witnessing extravsgance and waste—by 1 hearing scouldlng words or enduring sour looks, ' He will be one of the happiest of mortals. Gem Washington'* Farm* Tho farm of General Washington, at Mount Vernon, contained 10,000 noree of land In one body, equal to about JIS square miles, ll was di vided into farms of convenient size, at the dis tance of throe and five miles* from bis mansion house. Ho visited these farms every day, In pleasant weather and was constantly engaged in making experiments for the improvement of agri culture. Some Idea of the extent of his farming operations may be formed of the following facta : In 1787, he had 680 acres in grass; sowed GUO bushels of oats; 700 acres with wheat, and as much more In corn, barley, potatoes* beans, peas, &o„ and 160 with turnips. Hi* stock consisted of 140 horses, 113 cows, 330 working oxen, heif ers and steers, and 500 sheep. He constantly employed 250 hands, and kept 84 ploughs going ' during tho whole year, when the earth and the state of tho weather would permit. In 1780, ho ' al.uEht.red 160 hoga for tho u«o of hj. family, [ ond provision for hja negrooo, fo( whodo comfort , ho had groat regard. « Mwoav.— Memory I. that .an.liloo wo n. boom. Ing 10 oil In tho faoo of*onotob|o ago. "Ho i* think. Ing of hi. youth. 1 ’ wo .ay, ,when tho ,ratio of happy obilroollon, like a breath of aumraor, molla Into loncjjlog ooflnaao of axpraaaioni tho time worn Jlnoa* moat, of tb» hoary dreamer.; . 7/ -Vysrf ■dok COUNTRY —MAT 1T ALWAYS BE Rid HT*—BUT ft IQIIT 0 R WRONOJOUR COUNTRY ” CABLISEE, PA-, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1851 CANNOT TAKE NOTBOFTIMB. The following lines-were written by the Hon. W. S. Spencer, and sent to a young lady on the morning after he had prolonged a visit to her to a late hour: Too late I staid, forgive Iho crime'. Unheeded flaw the hours— aMSV>r noiseless falls the foot of (lm'o only treads on flowers I N \Vhnt eye with clear account remark* The ebbing of the glass, When all Us sands arc diamond sparks, That dazilo as they pass 7 - Or who to sober measurement Time's happy sweetness brings. When birdrof Paradise have lent Their plumage to his wings 7 TUB CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM. TheJow# who were In the temple ollorcd a pierc ling' cry of horror, when they first behold Iho firo issuing from that sanctuary, which Ihey.esleerrted as the most august and most holy place upon Iho earth, in which all their feelings of veneration and piety were concentrated, and with the preservation of which they had lately associated their strongest ! hopes of dclivcrenco from Iho arms oftheir heathen I invaders. The terrified spectators in tho city re* turned tholi lamentations when they saw tho holy I mountain enveloped in flames; and many, whoso 1 strength and power of uUcrorico had been almost destroyed by tho famine, opened their Ups enco more in shrieks of uncontrollable anguish, Tho hills a rpund Jerusalem echoed the . dreadful tumult which I was made by thc_ noise of the irresistablo flames, the crash of falling -buildings, the shoots of the infuriated legions, and tho groans of- those who sank Into the conflagration, or wore transfixed by the sword. An unsparing carnage was made of many thousands of the Jews; for Iho Temple, it should bo remembered, was the place of worship not merely of a single city or province, but of a whole nation; and a greol inuU liludc had assembled in it this very day, trusting to the declaration of an impostor or enthusiast, who had promised (hem thot they should receive some extra ordinary tokens ofdcliveroncc. The impious rulers had suborned many flilso prophets, for tho sake of reviving the hopes and supporting the courage of the people; and now the end oftheir delusions hsd ar rived. Josephus soys that the blood which was shed seemed suflipiepl to extinguish the fire, while the number of appeared greater than that of tht •layers, 19 prodigious were the heaps of cvemifljere covered the grdund. Old and young} womensnd'-clilldfejbyeoldicrs and priests. wero3n«4 sacrccd indiscriminately. The seditious Icadera-wlth their troops fled, during the tumultuous conflict, into the outer court of the Temple, and afterwards escap ed to the Upper City. Some of the priests defended the Holy House until iho'lasl moment, tearing up (|,o spikes which .were on the lop of it and hurling them at, the Romans. As the conflagration spread, two of tho most Lihincnl throw themselves into the J&4PCS, and tho rest retreated to a wall, which was cight cublis thick, where they were able for a time to defy the attacks of the Uomns. Famine, however, compelled them to surrender In a few days, and Titus refused to spare their lives, alleging that the priests ought not In survive the Temple in which they serv ed. At tho firal assault,’ about alx ’thousand of tho mixed muUilpdoctf ' been surprised In the < Temple, look relqgo in one of the cloisters of tho outer court, but iho cxospdralbd Romans sot fire to It. and forced them to perfsh in Us ruins. Then be gun to born all iho cloisters, gales, and other parts oflhe spacious edifice, which hutMillherlo resisted 1 their destructive attacks. Even tho treasury cham ber, where the Jew# had deposited groat stores of money, vesliments, and other valuable property, was consumed. But the love of plundor wos not quit© absorbed in Iho rtgo of destruction; for the soldicra enriched themselves to such un extent, that in Syria the price of the pound weight of gold was diminished one-half. • Clulpi flom the Albany DeteUmam Good mert may don’t. Time will tarnish thebesl steel—but who oversaw brass rustl A scamp may join tbe church forty limes, but you will never'learm him to forego the luxury of cheating...'Th‘e only habits a rogue changes when ho experiences religion are those made by his tailor. , -,^v'• , The best crop a men ,can raise, alter an, is a crop of childrenj'provided'He only educates them properly. We know a friend of ours who derives an Income of slxteen ; hundred dollars from four boys, which isA botlof yield thopnny farm in the country turns-out. mailer of money, there* fore, matrimony is arotyig the most productive pursuits that men and womqn can engage in. The Loss of the First -Born* Wo have read of abating mother who had newly buried her first born, fler pastor went to visit her, and on finding her sweetly resigned, ho naked her how she hud attained such resignation. She replied, "fused to think of rnyboy continually—whether sleeping or waking ; to mo he seemed more beautiful than other children. I was disrfnpointcd if visitors omitted io proUo his eyes, or curls, or the robes that I wrought for him with my noodle. At first I be. hoved it the natural current ofa mother's love. Then I (eared It was pride, ond sought to humblo myself before Him who roalsteth the prood. Ono night In my dreams, I thought on ongel stood beside me, and said, ‘ Whoro Is tho llltlo bud fhoa nnraest In thy bosom ? lam sent to lake him away. Whoro is thy’lUtlo harp 7 Give it to mol Ills like those whloh sound tho praise of God in heaven. 1 I awoke in tears: my beautiful boy drooped hko a bud which tho worm pierces; his last walllng'waa like tho musio, from ahoUorcd harp-strings; all my world scemeu gone, till In my agony 1 listened, for thorn was a voice In my soul, like tho voice ortho angel who had warned mo, saying, * God lovolh a^choorful^givcr. Uid my mouth In’ Ihodall and told, ‘Let lliy w) bo miner and as 1 rose, though the loot Uy on my cheek, there was ft smile abo. Since then this voice has been heard amid the duties of every «y— -! thinks U soys continually! *TUe cheerful giver. D»uaiiTMi.—Thcre i> nothing more de.irohlo n it daughter limn intelligence joined to « gentle •pint. The mind 1. feeblonod end fiinUjhed In 11'“™I", ateohoul. Dot the chereoler le derived, mainly," homo. How oellraeble Id the: confidence of that mother In producing kind Cooling, in H- of lior children, who never permit! heriolf lo •neok lo them wllh ft loud voice, and In Imreli, unkind tone*. _ —Tho Earl ofCurllalo,wlio s§?SS§l^ Sa&s: «-«^Kd -”f howi^.^^t. repraaonlalion of hU own roildonco. Naaworlh Ou> tie, in Cumberland Tim New Tmtamint.-THi) f» rulJl^ ori ' l Tc.uunonl orn ornlnonlly prnol cal. T|loy letaon that may bo happily practiced every d y. parable* of tho ion (iftptA* landed to ahowthat ouolf man will bo called lo account, and judged cording (o hla prolonalona and advantages. , humble Individual, whoso example extend* o c small circle, will uot bo hold lo aa alrlot an account ilia ruler, who stands, a* U were, on o pinnacle.ana is scan and observed-by multitudes. .Th«» u "J ®[ tho more Individual are like the error* of a P 0 ®*' watch wliltih 'efiuot only bn Individual; but whbn maivhlgh In position and ofllof # 'orris UJ«IJ»° VJ* lotto cJotfc going Vrtongnik'loads- thousands fot error. ... 7 ffafi •5-'y.i <^V'* floluntttr. A BTIUNO qp PEAIttW. , What is Jorl-r-The honey of existence; really beneficial and agreeable when partaken of in mod eration, but highly injurious when used to excess. What is contentment?— The philosophy of life, fcfld the principle ingredient in the cup of happiness— a commodity that is undervalued id consequence of the very low price it can bo ob tained at. . ' . . Vyhat is happiness t— A. butterfly that roves from flower to (lower, in the vast gdrden of exist ence, and which is eagerly pursued.by the multi tude,' in the vain hope of obtaining the prize $ yet it continually eludes iheir grasp. .. What is fame I—A fierce and unconquerable steed, that bears its rider onward in the high toad preferment; but often throws, him with such a fall IHat he rarely ever recovers. What Is crime? —A. wretched vagabond, travel ling from place to place in a fruitless endeavor to escape justice, who is constantly engaged in hot pursuit.; A foe tb virtue and happiness, though at times the companion of poor innocence, which is too often made to suffer for the guilty. What is justice?— A pair of scales in which tha actions of mankind is often weighed; the true weights being brought up by power and wealth, whilst others that are incorrect are substituted.. What Is' idleness I—A public mint, where va rious kinds of mischief are coined and extensive ly circulated among the more despicable of the human race. What is wit?— A sparkling beverage that is highly' exhileratlng and agreeable when taken at the expense of others; but when used at your own cost, it becomes bitter and unpleasant. What is knowledge ?—A key that unravels all mysteries, end which unlocks the entrance, dis covers hew and unseen and untrodden paths in the hitherto unexplored fields of science and lltera* lure. ’ . What !a thought]— A, fountain from which flqwstbll good and evil intentions; a mental fluid flfeteic in the force and rapidity of its movements, silently' flowing unseen within Its own secret avenues; yetis the controlling power of all ani mated ihatter and tho chief mainspring of all our actions?' What is FBAu.I— A frightful, a dangerous sub slanco-fo th'o really guilty; but a vain and harm less show to the consciehtlous, honest and up right.- • f ‘ . . . .Whalls fobtunicl— -A capricious dame who £|\pn rejects those who aro most anxious to solicit tjarTavt/rs J whilst others more unworthy, are tho mipi^ufc.of tier bounties without their solicits- Whirls fashion T—A beautiful envelope for mortality, presenting a glittering and polished ex terior, -the appearance which gives no certain, in dication of tno real value of what is contained therein* - Fools.— Wo once hoard an English gont|er*un remark lhat«r“lho lowest stylo of a civilian man is found in the British soldier,’* but i we incline io think, that ho had forgotten for a mnnVe&Mhat there was such a thing In ohrUten doij*M»iiWy» "Except as a aubjeol for jesting tho poaOprcatutc is-abaolulalj good , for nothing. \ Here I Min old epigram on him that is very good considering iho poverty of tho subject j ' ••Yourboot*,my friend, unlike lomlno, ' With polished lustre brightly shine; IlaJ you bestowed such studious jislus Tu {Toss Uio dullness of your brains, It would not then by all bo said,. •' * Jlow much bis feet ccli|)»ohis bead I*” Suscbptidlk Landlord. —“ I’ll let you tho house,” said a landlord, somewhat advanced in years, and a ,widower, to a gentleman, a few days since, “ on one condition.” “ What may that be 1” “That you will never allow your wife to ask me for repairs. 1 * *• Very singular request, sir, 1 * ‘•That may be—but 1 know. T have lot houses for twenty years—and I know.** . “ Out for what reason do you ask this oondl* lion V* ' ■ * v “I can never gel away from these women folks without dping all they wish. Why, sir, I let a little house to a widow lady, and one day she met me, and said: , • “Mr, Johnson, my sink wants painting, and I think it would be economy for you to have it done.” . .... 4 “ 1 thought so too, and I sent a painter. What do you think, before I got Pol of the house, she hod coaxed and bedivilod mo with reasons and en treaties, that I gave an order to paint the hotlso from lop to bottom. Agree to the condition, and have it put in the lease, and the house is youfs as long as you want It.** Tits Two Fools.— in a town between thirty end forty miles south of Boston, there were two idiots, one belonging to a family of some note, and hold himself much supelior to the other, who was pf'“low degree.** One day they met in the street, when the aristocratic idiot exclaimed to tho other, “ Leser! Leserl you are a fool I 1 * ” 1 know I am.a fool,” answered Eloaser; drawing In his hanging tongue, “but, Philemon,you area fool and don’t know it.** Newspaper Credit SvstEill.—The ootrospon* dent of iho Baltimore Patriot, speaking of the National Intelligencer, says thattho outstanding debts due to the establishment are estimated at forty thousand dollars. Tho editor of the boston Herald says we doubt not there are other subscription papers, the nroprl etors of which can tell as sad a story as tits one above. The loss of every paper of the kind is not less on an average than twenty per cent, per annum. We know an Instance which occurred In this city a few years ago, where an old establish ment was compelled to fail, at the same lime its outstanding debts were not less than $160,000, not one quarter of which was ever collected by the assignees. The lute Mayor Kussel once at tempted to draw up his Subscribers to a paying point—some of them were indebted to him for twenty years subscription. One of these ordered liifn to awn hia paper. “I’ll bo d—d, aaldha «* If i will lake a paper flora any rrian who duns mo to pay for itl” Tho old fellow had road the paper foMwenty years without paying a coni to \ls proprietor. ‘ ' Tub Fortribb op Gibraltar.—Tlio Impreaalon 1> , very general that Iho groat fortification el Gibraltar, | which John Bull look by tbo alrong hand Rom Iho ( Spaniard, end bee ainco enlarged and improved, com mnnda Hie cnlranco (o tho Modlterranoan, end that no vciaol can enter or depart from Iho aoa without ( finl obtaining the pennlaslon of tho did gentleman, and then paaalng under hla ballorlee. The editor of I tho Rochester Advarther, who haa recently rolurnod i from Tangier, whore ho filled the poll of U* States i Conaul, correct* the rrilalako. Ho aaya tho Straits \ oppoalto the fortreia ere nearly twenty rrilloa broad, ao of oourie It cannot command tho entrance. Oi« i brellar, ho says, la an Imracnaoly atrong fortress, and aa nearly Impregnable ea any noaltlon can wolLbo made, by the combined work* of nature end art. .But the communication between the Atlantic and Modi' torrancan Is nol to bo Interrupted by guns on land, i oven If they wore equal In calibre to “Queen Anno a pocket piece," which waa aaid to throw a ball from r Dover loCalala, A voaacl Inlho middle pf\hoSlralU of Gibraltar would bo aa safe from any projectile die ; mltiod from tho fortreia, aa IfahC waa In tho middle i of the Pacific Ocean. One might aa well toy that > the Mediterranean waa commanded hy the groat guna 1 at Malta; . THE COQUETTE. Now, pray, sir; d 6 be quiet, 1 wonder what you mean ; Indeed, my glossy ringlets Are shocking to bo seen. A kiss 1 well, did you over Hear of so bold a man t I kinder (hink you'll get it,' is, sir, ifyou can. HttW dare—l vow he's going,- O, that will never do! . Come back, dear ’Charles—’dottl go away; I'm not much vexed— are.yoo 7 There! there, you needn't eat me;, But pray, remember this: If you must ask silly questions, That sometime* "no—means yes I . * Major Noah, of the New York Sunday Times, remarks: “ Never despair,’* says the millionaire, button-i ing up his coal pockets, and addressing a shiver ing mendicant, “ Never despair,” says the pros perous banker through his buttery cheeks, to a ruined bankrupt merchant. “Never despair, says the flourishing man to his muoh'Jess fortu nate neighbor. It is a golden battlecry in the struggle with life; but while all appreciate it very few adopt it.. “I will nover'despair,” is a de claration easier made than verified. We remember one instanCe'of two unfortunates kicking care and despondency to their progenitor, the evil one, and doing so with success. Two decayed young men of spirit, who had been chased into a; gol!op by want, all the way from the Mississippi to the Hudson river, arrived in New York'one rainey Sunday morning in De cember. They were then landing from a boat in which they had been working their passage, ftnd they sat doivn upon the end of the wharf. “Well, what shall'we do for a lodging,” in* quired ope of them, “Don’t know —do you 1” “ No, let’s lake a walk.” , Shabby and dirty, they strolled "blong Broad way, until they reached a mean looking drinking shop—here they' entered, imbibed their last six pence in beer, and commenced reading the papers. “ Oh,” exclaimed one, as his eye glanced over the advertisements, “ tweniyrfive dollars are of fered for the best New-year’s address for the car rier of this paper—all competitors are to hand id their.effusions by to-morrow evening.” “ Weil,” said the other. , “ I’ll try for the prise.”; “ You 1” / * ;■ “Even I, Landlord, can you lend men few sheets of paper, pen and ink I” • The articles were furnished, and the scrivener worked in silence four long hours, at the end of which he shouted; “ It’s done.” “ Road It,” said his.companion. The mailer wo« read and approved'. U waa carried to tho/office. Tho couple walked the; .streets all that night, and a great portion of thaj l of iho doclaloa affectingi the sanctum of lha I tDtO lho Blreefc llis dol I are; Twenit Wore BB*edradi^Hrh<vttlrft : de l vo(ed to the payment of a wfiekfa verv 'pfror-board*r.the ballance was Inves led Ib-a very humble bitaJness, on a slender scale. It Inflow Seven years since the events wo hove narrated ’occurred, and now the firm is as well known as can be. ' A.dfespatring man la unfit for social Intercourse wllli the world. He cannot overthrow the diffi culties, nor combat dangers « which retreat when boldly confronted.** When reverse engenders despair, and begets the gnawing of despondency, the victim Is fit for criminal depredations; of solclde. Every one a mono should Be—lf constitutional peculiarities will permit— u never despair.*’ ■ The Eholibii Peerages—lt is a veil Itnown fact, that the nawrM tendency of aristocracies ia lo die out; but few persons imagine how extreme ly rapid this extinction la, if loft onoppoaed. Thera are, at present, about four hundred peerages In England. Of these; it froold be supposed, at the first blush, that half were quite ancient, and that not a few of that half reached back to the Norman conquest. Dirt the fact is that the oldest peerage ia scarcely as ancientas the reign of Hen ry the Seventh, While of the entire four hundred, two hundred and fifty were conferred during the reign of George the Third. Two-thirds of the English nobility; therefore, have obtained their lilies since 1760. We hear a great deal of tile ancient lineage, too, of the British aristocracy. But the Dukedom of Northumberland, the appan age of the Percies, ia now enjoyed by a gentleman originally of the vulgar name of Smithson, though ho has changed it, to be sure, lo that of Percy, having married l|to heiress of that house. , The proudest Dukes of England, such as Bucoleugh, St, Albans and othera, derive their honors from] their ancestors, who were illegitimate children of Charles the Second'. A few, like the Morquisses of liansdowne and Normandy, are descended from respectable mechanics, the former from a clothier, the latter from Sit William Phipps, of Boaton. The teal old Norman ancestry is long since «■ tlnol. The Novlles ate no mote; they died with Warwick the klng-raakeh. So, too, ate the hun dred of male batons who wrung Magna Chatla from John. Successful lawyers, rich merchants, and large land proprietors, constitute the men out of whom English noblemen ate made now-a-days. THe materlaf, however, id as good, if not better, tltdn the knightly robbers of the old time. Along lino woo thrown oslem this morning. vHih hook ond bill; for an olbatros. Several ol iheso noble bird* wbro sailing in odr woke. One of them look ibo hook, and a* ho woo drown s ow lv towordo the ship his fomolo companion follow ed oloso by his side. When lifted in oho looked liii with on expression of anxiety and basoavomont that would not dishonor the. wife of bio captor in a reveres of circumstances. Wo found in bio sbapo some rosembldneo to tho wild-goose, but much larger in head and body, and with a ongor wing. 'OO hook had not Injured him, ond though hia wings, which measured twelve feet between their tips, were pinioned, ho walked tho deck with a proud defiant air. Hio book was armed with a strong hook liko that of a falcon, Ids plumage was white as tho driven snow, ond the down on his nook soft 00 moonlight molting over tho vlrgeof on evening cloud; Ho was captured by ono of our passengers, who now proposed to kill him for ,1,0 iako ol his wings. But tho sailors, who al. ways associate something sacred with this bird, interfered. They predicted nothing but head winds, storms and misfortunes if ho should be killed; and unlocking his wings, geiva him n toss | over tho ship’s aide Into, his own wild element.— Hia consort, vViio bad followed tits ship closely during ills oaplivily, received him with outstretch ed wings, Bho ealldd around him as ho lighted and in not caressing Joy, threw her soft hock over this wing and now pVer that. In a few moments they were cradled aido by side,'and ho was 1 tolling' dhoti 1 doubt not, of the savage beings he had been it among, and of Ida. narrow escape,— Otltoh't Sea \SktUnet, NEVER DESPAIR, Thi Albttroii ATV2O'OPEA«OTM;. awjpf ■ Smart Children.—Tho greatest objection to S®art children is, that when they commence having wl)t>- kero, they leave off having brains. Boys’ tMt aro philosophers at el* ycare of age, are generally Dibcat beads at twenty.one. By forcing children along, gel so much, into their beads, that they bcopma cracked In order io bold it. Courtship Is often made up of the fact that the gilt calls her beau a noble youth, a hero, a geniusr while he ceil* her atiaragori of beauty and gentleness, ana •o they keep lickllpg'oach other until they got mar ried, and then coracf the scolding. , -f& , ; . Youth is a' glorious Invention.: WbiUr lh* TO* ciiase.the hours, and you chase the girle. the months seem to dance away ” with down upon their leel. What a pity our summer is so short! Berova yon know it, lovers become deacons, and. romps grand mothers. - -* 1 It is vain for us lo despair, to murmur, to disquiet ourselves. Every Übyriolh of life baa it* When wo think the darkness it deepest around us, we are, perchance, nearest the light. After the Aid* night, the morning hour strikes next There arc thfoe things t ln the world that koqw no restraint add are governed by no Uws, but, merely, by passion, sad brutality—civil wars,farailyqudrrkl», and religious disputes. * V , • t, (£j*Tho new Chicago Directory ■ays.(hat|tfe.e.irfir settlors used lo drink, ok “sock op” the water found in the botes in the prairies, and hence obtained too name of Suckers.. . . •*, Foot*, tho celebrated comedian, being scbldedtfy a woman, laid In reply, *M have heafd of tartar pad brimstone; you are tho cream bf the on*, and ton flower of the other.” * IT ras often happened in military movement/, (hat soldiers with fevers and inflamed wounds, bsdo bcenozpoted in wagons to rains and severe cold;'■but in all cases recorded, they seemed the better foe tfen exposure, and to the eatonishraent of the army pur* gcone, thoir fever palienta.ceaea all recoVeied» , Arnold’s Sion. —The Identical algn, withwhich Arnold, the traitor, carried on business in NewJH4* ven, from 1763 to 1767, has been discovered In En£* land, among a massif old rubbish.. It reads'a* foU lows:—B. Arnold, Druggist, Bookseller, dcq., froija London. „ Tits Portlander says lhal $a reason why the Ver moot and New Hampshire boys are so tnll.is beosuito they .are in the habit of drawing themselves up so a* topoep over the. mountains to see the sun rise. Itja dreadful stretching work. (Cril Is good to know a great deal; Vat it is bolter to make a good use of what wo do know. Td In* struct olher*t i* the doty of etery educated mam * Lawyers,— lt Is a remarkable fact that etery nidfa that has filled tho gubernatorial ohalr of the Blald of Now York, from the days of George Clinton Washington HunUhava been lawyers. llv me sTAha wore to appear but one nightln.,a thousand yeara, how.would men believe and P rea *rto for many generations the remcmbranco of God wluoh bad been shown. But every night como oul tbeM preachers of beauty, and light tba unlwsw* wUH admonishing smile. Nothing moro Impair* authority than.a top- fVd* quoiitor indiscreet -exercise of it.« If IhOnocr iUelf \««ro.tp f J}O continued* it.would excite no more terror than the no|se of a mil); end wo in Iran* quitity when it roared lAoieadaai* .. in mattnere ia utualiy the defect offiffo perception*. Men are 100 coarsely mods forlhootf* iicacy of beautiful carriage and customs. - No matter how humblo the home may ho, hotr des timid its •lores, or how poorly it* inmates are clad ? Irirue hearts dwell there, it ii.yol a borne,—a cheer; ful, prudent wife, obedlentsnd affectionate ohUdrpp, will give their possessor more real joy than bags of gold and windy honor. I have known tho destiny ofa whole family greatly changed for thp,belter, by,the friendship hfoM-.qf Ua members with a person of superior adranUgaa and correct principles. greatest glory is not In never faliiog, bnl in rising every lime wo fall* .... What avails all thp pomp and parade of lift wbfolk appears abroad*, If, when pro shift the gtody, flatter ing scenes, the man is unhappy, when happiness, like charity, most begin at homo 1 A Young Man at Niagara, iiavlng bccV Crosse'S in love, walked out to the precipice, took off;hie clothes, gave one lingering look at the gulf beneath him, and—then went home. His body was found the next morning in bod. - • • * ~ How Tub* !—To Injnro i min’. wight, IberO b nothing worse than sudden wealth. Xel a .wood* aawyer.'dpaw a ton thousand dollar priye, apdlnleso than a month ho will not bo able to rccogn|»e even the man that ‘‘mod to go security for him.” Gratitude la tho’ mualo of tho heart, when IU chords aro awopl by the btccae of kindness. Black Walnut.— A young, lady. wrote to her hro. thor, who la a farmer in Ohio.lo aok whether ho halt aa good furniture now, aa wbonal homo. Ho 10- 1 piled that she must not bother him with auch quoa. Ilona, but to gtte hot lom.e idea of hla Olyle of Uviog. would slate UmUiis entire farm was wholly fenced with black waltiul. ; , “ There la,” said Plato,.« no conversation lo a*. I gteoable aa that of the roan of Integrity, who heara 1 without any intention to betray, and speaks | any intention lo deceive.” A Parsimonious Musician.— Handel was each miser, that at tho very lime he Was In tho receipt of X5O per night from the Opera, he was frequeall/ known lo wear a shirt for a month lo lave tho. **• penia of washing.' ■ '/ CTTo spin anil weave, (o knit and low, waapncfl a girl’s employment; but how to dresj and eaten a beau, la all she calls enjoyment. f > A Hint.— To see a delicate Woman rubhfng'bSd clothes ovqr a wash-board (Vom morning till night, and a herculean gentleman measuring rdlleof Jaoo and delicate ribbons, would, mtko.K 'Pawaee Jadga at our assumption of chivalry. . , j<j. O-if we are convinced that (hie or ie a;ylr (uo, wo are Incomplete, di.oliailh.ruli and •eli'ooniradlo* lory, until wo have madoil our». * v Tut happlneae of life, like Che light of dayi |ott aUle 00l In ode brilliant flail), bill lu a eeriek or mlld» •crone raye. • \ Frooalitv may be termed the l .'bP denoo, the alitor of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty* • - ' J Lrr your inclination bo to thoer who adtleeiralb* or than to tholo who pralie Joilr conduct Tits world la eeldom unthankful, If w 6 knoWhodr, in the proper way, to do it service* • a Evcatwuraa endeavor to* be ueefal, and e'Wty* where you are al homo. ' • Conn’* bow, the Aelallca aay, ieiirungwiiKbepeJ. which are adl lOelldg aomellme* fatally thuadvitio meddle wlln it, Yet vyho .wouldn’t odoaalbnally, writhe with pain, rather than know nothing pT.UfqV moat oxqulillo pleaeuio. ‘ ' \ \ ■ - Tur violet grow* Joy, , and covore ltaolf with ilo ownloavoi} and yet of .all Qow.qrs yiol4* tho. moat doiioloua and fragrant amclU Syohle Tin young not only appear to bo, but reajly are , mo»V beauUluUn ihc.pUMDQtLof thoie (tiky love. i »6iLi:wck.—Bilence' li' *>Ahdtlmea ihdrttiifflflcanl than the moil noble ana Mpreiilvdalo^nOet' l ’'* •; r
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