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BI JOHN B. BRATTON.
VOL. 37.
poetical*
E.K.. Thou ijazfcM.'ddtfp and earne»W-> '
1 ■ • , , Deep and earneal are iliinecyet-f
I' know (hat in'our being
■ Tfiere.aroanaWeringtyrap&lWcas
Iknowthere-dwelliUpon me' '
fc<- ' ■ An affection rich and pure, , -
■.»? Add oak, withanltoiU ycarnlhf, -
“ Wilt itovor lima drtduro?”- •
.*s!“'- * Quick change" come gpon ua—
)V* :l” : - 'Channel not In our control; ,
• . There are ahodowa and ecHpaea, >
: : i-i 'u. And dark tidea Upon iheaouU •
■- • vVith'iumulttiona emotlon,-
- v <wl;: ‘ • thy bounteouß atore.
.•.'j'Vv ... i accept thy bourn. - - .
V But flflk. will! analoua yearning. -
Vv ,4^ f ,. •• Wi It ttiou lovo mo evermore ?’•
,(Thou Istuweit all my weaknew, ■
• Thou hnmvea; all my power; ,*
!, rWri Tlmu'et read my lift, and kimweit
■*- Every weed and every flower; .
•&« j*£. < And If within" my,-nature •
.• Any gracious gift there be,. .
■ ;\wfi ’ ; I would iti brightest radiance -
- ' ■ ,vw.;-. Should transtuio itself lo tlieo.
' Ond knows, no selfish Impulse
- i.Vv. ■ • Draws my heart thus close to thine;
. I would that all thy tailing
&ri'-:*sv>-' Should partake ufthe divine;
ifcV/fitf'.’ I Would bj wise and psrfwcV
Living truly, heartily. ■
SjEr - p ?■' ’ That lift's most glorious hales
PT I '"''# Should larMundan&haHbw ttteal ■
And If upon thy pathway
tl _, I have cast one tlnyray—
Kade ono momout hSppler,
: *oy my life or by my lay-7 - •
Thou thou const jiot lave a, nature.
. • ■•That Is meaner than my own;
Thou const never have enjoyment •
it*, r la a aoul of lower tuna.
"130 I rdrt my heart contented,
Fur. in this clearer view.
til r> ''!,»?«thou'lt not withhold mo, 1
f ' - 'Ouch'luveßslsmy.dua;'
vttliS}." And. tfsomo richer nature
'ldlr-l . %yii» the gift that once .
' jirfj • « I must iiow my head submissive
*&>s?'- Ton law of the lllviiiel
lili earnent, «troii* endeavor.
>uIJ Jaipur by ttiy suit),
the right in btj companion,
low-worker and thy guide;
all earth’* weary turmoil
n a loving eon I, and pure,
iv bnuutiwi of aflVcllnn
'forevertlm*endure. .
jfßtaccllamoitjj.
;COBL AND HIst>AVGUTBH*
recking out of civil disturbances in
t* years slnde, old dr. K.^ja resident
'/boldly aVowed Hib difiloyaliy.—
his professions) services
ily required in one direction or anoih*
/ denounced the government arid ad*
;m. , By the opposite party he was of
lered a dangerous ihe more
ie possessed .groat influence in ,)he
livery few days some neighbor, not
esteemed as the Doctor, for having
idulgence of‘sentiments in unison
t, was arrested, imprisoned, and his
or small, confiscated"; yet himself
; reported to the higher powers, anti
fog
however, \he knowledge of radfcal*
iome means, conveyed to the ear of
1 orders for hia arrest were forthwith
(he Doctor was leaving tho house ol
dark evening, a person whom in (he
muld Wot distinguish,'rah up'tohim
jfoalh, and exclaimed :
your life,.Doctor, Her Majesty’s
i your heelstj’ f t .
instant ihe'lnformant had leaped the
»adside, and disappeared in the daik
. giving the other time to moke one
. had no reason to doubt that tho warn*
in good faith, and tho manner in which
away, proved his intention of turning
' ' accounl - * n a very brief space o£ lime
ikaWfifil beast had carried liim over thVjee miles
between him and his home, ‘and was
up before the door.
his carriage'and'enjerirfg the house, h.e
apprised his'Wife and daughter of
affaire, and declared hie resolution of
v 'r Stales.
. be off instantly,” he.said with calm
/■ e^h^irt»t,u or it wi[l be 100 lat o.”
go in the carriage, or on horseback)’’
K., a young lady of eighteen, spring*
herxhnir,,while her spirit of da*
h taliing fiom her dark eyes. J
—on the Mack mara in the tita
swhat are you going to do 1" inlerrogn*
seeing her throw on her hood, and
/■•fo>>Uflhled lantern. .
the black marc to be Bure,'* slio ari*
'liwnrea’dtid’dartcd out a hack (loot.
less, perturbation in thohnosohold
'tH*r?\lWglt|| havo been expcuted, for the reason
; 4bVt, wl*h“wll or the Doctor's boldness of speech
■‘hail bMl|>'inllol(»ate(l. Indued, each of the three
>nn ' ho royal offto&s who were
ori .hi«-track, than that they had suffered him
‘^go^tllQtVlong unmolested. Scarcely had the
tDopl&ttfcAlh'iho assistance of his wife transferred
hia monsy and vnlu.ihto papers from liis desk to
the daughter, palo and irem
bllnoi in crying :
' • j'rtHksie; father, fly—l hoar therm fedming down
i* .y ready;” said ho. Then, looking in hie
' Jtoghter’s face, he added, “bill 1 believe I may
4 1 ’ meet thorn ; they will readily frighten you
4fifaslting them all, and—”
'*> father,” returned the young lady, res*
“ 1 am cal ™ now Go! you wilt find the
. to the birch in the rear.of the barn.
; * < fc)®Cine fi , ‘ ld » and you may elude them.”
. ‘‘God bo with.you,” were Jnler
\dbshfiil:the rebel left the house by the back
(passage, and the door was softly closed behind
him. The mother and daughter were both pale
and in spite of her utmost ef.
.
,she hastily resumed the reading which her falh*
’icirVeblrenOe'had iiilorrnptnd. There was a sound
> tof'boft&V.lTftofc, and then a rap at the door. The
not to hear, until it-wea re*
the young lady roso and opened (he
the other continued sewing with a
, M unconcerned as possible. Miss K.
politely Vetumed the salutations of the lOvo gen*
«4l|Ps#Hoin she met, and being asked whether
was at homo, answered :
not Jusl now, but when he wont out ot
that he should return early.
■. T4**Ww»lk in and alt tilt he comes.”
'l'ho Sffioera glnnood at each other, then followed
. IfpHnUPUli house'.
;,i who Wish to See father,” alia
observed to her mother, who looked up frbm her
ttdWsd and 1 requested them to bo sealed.
. Thev Complied, but ward evidently disconcerted
finding the object of liieir pursuit within
. ,v nfß bwh doors; for they had learned at the house
''of HWyationt. three mtlod back, that he . had left
,thsjre'( opj h Qmo but a fow moments beforp, ( , ; Kig.
■ Vnwc^Ptd 00 ' 18 woro whanged between them, and
iBJW appeared to doubt, vury eeriuusly,. whether
was not at lhat moment edoroied about
iwiireniista.
! ‘ ,|l»ytoo : y nu think, madam, the Doctor Will bo at
; imiulfcd one of the <fffiders of' Mrs.
v am uhallo to say with certainty,” oho ro-
—"I - *-'
plied carelessly raising her oyea to.lhe clock upon
the mantel-piece. “Half-past nine',” ctfntlnueii
she ; »* he ie “usually at'home earlier. He may
have been cttlled.toa.new patient—l think yop
will.do well to wait a however.”
. **’We are anxious ,lb consult .him professional
ly*” ‘ rejoined the officer, half fearing, that their
teal business was suspected^
♦‘if it isnoy little matter of medicine you want,
pay daughter here can serve as well as her father.”
'The officer was at a loss what reply to make,
and the other noticing his embarrassment came to
his l aid by-saying’with a 'sudden' contortion of
countenance, and aV the’ same time pressing his
hand to his cheek:
“I wanlan aching tooth extracted”
“I can extract it as well as any dentist in the
township,” said Miss K, rising, and before the
Wjfer'er could contrive any plausible means for es-
With his teeth, the instruments forexiracl
ing were produced. : ~i
. Tils fellow, in turn, wishing toasslst blra out
of his dilemma, said, rather confidently': " .
. “J3ut‘.:l wish to be bled,:Miss; and Ipresume
you are not a surgeon.”
“I assure you I am perfectly competent to servo
you in any capacity,” young lady,
without‘the least hesitation, “and shallbehappy
to apply the lancet,-as soon as Miave relieved this
gentleman,” and she pretended to examine wheth
er.the instruments were in good order. . ,
The Queen’e minions now made a virtue of ne
cessity, and’.threw off the attempted disguises
which had availed them so little,<aud;eppeared in
their true characters,
“We ore here, madam,” said ihe first, officer;
aaarbssing'Mrs. K, in avoico of’stern authority,
“ wd 1 are here in hof Majesty’s name, to arrest
your husband on a charge of’ High Treason.—
Thai ho is now In this house, we. have no doubt,
and it Will be wisdom in you to give him’up. to
Justice at.once, otherwise a search will be imme
diately institqtedr-he cannot escape.us.*?‘
.He Has already, escaped you, thought the lady,
but she only replied bycooly giving her word, of
honor that he was, not In the bouse; j* yet If you
desire it,” she added, “ I- am readyto lead you
through Bvery aparlment.”
The- indifference with whichthe announcement
of the object of their visit bad been received, con
vinced Victoria’s functionaries that this object had
been previously understood, yet they ‘considered it
hardly possible that their: intended victim could
have made his escape, and began A search, with
perfect confidence in its success. With each min
ute’s delay, the ladies had gained assurance, and
now certain that the husbandand father was be
yond, (he reach, of his.eiiopiies, they cared Uule
what course the latter might choose,
A portion of the,guard which had been placed
about the house for tub purpose of thwarting'any
allomplal escape on the part, of the rebel, was
ordered to explore the ouubuildings. While the
two.in command themselves searched the.dwei
litj£- T'ho discovery of the Doctor’s carriage, and
horse Still panting with fast driving, under a sited,
which removed from the other out-housoi, was,
as .Mlss } K. had anticipated, the last to be search
ed, inspired (ho men with fresh ardor; but they
were finally, obliged 19 confess their, journey bpot-
Teesrana retorii as oniply as they came, ‘ ‘ '
Meanvvhjl#,, the old rebel, as ho was called by
the defenders of (he crown, was far on his way to
the Slates, wfiofo ha was soon after joined bv ills
family. A reward was offered for him, dead or
olive,.but,in vain. He is still free to dent out (he
contents of his saddle-bags.for tho relief of suffer
ing’humanity, . ■ '
A Letter to Country Girls*
BV MRS. BWias'HSLflf.
. Dear Girls— lt is a long lime since I have
written to you, and all this limn you have been
making your dresses, just as you used to do, with
a long seqrn under the gmi. N/>,il is nm btraighi
but In the form of an inclined plane,, or what car*
penters call a bevel, and pressing your sfdes in
the shape of a tunnel. You have all heard abiut
(he Greek Slave, and know It Is a marble statue,
to show a most perfect and beautifolTorm, and J
wish you could nil see It. The outside of. the
aides are two hollow curves, as graceful as the
undulation between two waves, or the bend In a
willow wand. Kvery one has a'shape 1 mors or
less like this, accordingly.as she is more or less
beautiful, graceful and natural; is it not singular
lhat after the Creator has given you a form of
beauty—of undulating, outlines and graceful sWeep.
tng curves, you, should set yourselves, into sharp
angels, toil Straight siilf outlines, with no more
to grace than the sides of a dutch
churn T This you nearly all do, and you do it by
the shape of that seam under the arm. ' \
You saw il 'ln a regular slope from the arm pit
to the bottom of your waist, and that as long as
il can possibly bo made. This mokes thermal!*
eat part of your body, below the ribs—thalli; you
squeeze in the mujolds and flesh where there are
no bones to resist the force, and so crowd the liver
until it cannot act; and you srow ‘yellow,. bil
lions, nervous—ugfy as sin, even In your faces.
It Is very strange that you can bo so foolish—that
any one can deliberately ruin her own health for
the privilege of looking ugly. It does make me
nervous to see a woman on the street with this
lighrpldce below her ribs,,Vnd her wagging like
the limbs of a supple Jack I
1 have grown so perfectly disgusted with this
way of making dresses, by seeing great, ugly,
Ignorant, vulgar, girls, waddling among the pots
and wash tubs, with their apron strings drawn
nround below their ribs, and tied until they looked
|ik» a hug tied with a oord in Ibe.oenife. It is
very strange that one having pretentions to gentil*
ity—to say nothing of ,£odd sense—would bo
caufthl dressed,ln a way. that proclaims to every
one her Ignorance of the laws of physiology—of
the rules of grace and symmetry of Greece and
Koine, I never see h woman dressed so, but the
,B »-“ Wonder if that'.woman can
I??!- 1 , a algn ofjlgnoranco, and nothing
elso can be urged in extenuation of such fully.
The Milkman—Jinks, the Hastings mlllt-man,
h»?l Hr°[!" n S f “ r n ol lo wflter hij nrilk. In ,| lO
holl of iho Tltsl ou.iomer in hi. round, tho sad
omission flashed upon Jink.’ wounded feelings.
7i° w ,17 U P 0 u b '»lm. and thrice fid
Jinks dilute hU milk with a large'measure filled
with wuter.rrom a tub before iho iniijd brought up'
lerjujo. Jinks served her end went on,
ho we. be lowing down tlje next area, hi. ousio
mer. footman heokoned to him f r „m the door
Jinks returned, immedlolely uahored into
the library. There; eat tho IoM of the mansion,
who hudJust tabled tho,milk.
‘‘Jinka," sold his lordship, “I should feel pnr
tloulutly obliged if you would hencOforlh bring
me ihs;milk and warier separately, and allow me
the favor of mixing them myself.”
” Wall, my loro, It's treeless to deny lire thing,
for I supposed your lordship watched mo while—”
"No," Interrupted the noblemen, “the foot te,
that my bhildren bathe, nt home; Jinks, and the
tub in the hall was full of sea-wolor.
Mhuitual Knookinus.— A wag in dosorlbing in
u ludicrous ; monitor: Iho operations of certain
“ spiritual knuukore,”' ettys that tv querist belpg
put in boimuuniostion with Ilia spirit of General
Jackson, asked wiiat ninthly mutter the General
lied moot at heart. 1 The’rOply was: “The union
—Me Ettrmldon'tiplit il!”
UB ItOVfiSr HER MEMORY NOW.
Ono-morning in the early part oftho extremely
warm summer of 18—, 1 was travelling along the
duily highway towards, the city of N——.; No
fain had fajloo for many days;.srjd the young'grass
and humblo wayside blossoms were withering beneath
the scorching rays of a Southern sun. 1 too felt my
weary head fast drooping across my path, leaving a
long-bright line of verdure to mark its pleasant path,
way. Instinctively 1 followed ,tho course of the riv.
ulett 1 bathed my lint brow in its refreshing waters
.-.watched the liny fishes sporting oyer the bright
sands-7-liilened to the song of the hidden bird, and
g/il(icf,ci| .the wild roses that dipped their blushing
petals in the' waves. Thus plcssmtly engaged, 1 for*
got my journey, and wandered on through the sweet
1 reached a largo antiquated farm.house.
’{t ylood .bcsidy'tho.Crcflft, and was hall concealed.by
a cluster of weeping willows that swept its low roof
with their long silvery leaves. The smoko curled
lazily up the chimney; aqd the while pnilinge peeped
forth from the cluster of blossoming vines. All out.
ward things breathed peace and blessedness; and yet
a few short moments since a tempcsl to which the
earthquake's violence is nothing, raged within those
quiet walls—within the portals of a human hparl,
that' now lay all cold end pulseless I and, sorrowful
to tell, rendered so by its own ungnveniod Impulse.
•I entered the open door*, .A fttie.yu«iurladyJ»2»-ba*il
on the sofa. Her rich hnir lay in wild masses around
her marble neck and finely moulded form; the long
lushes drooped heavily over the dosed eyes, ond the
broad open' brow (old that a spirit of no common
order had been the inmate of its deserted halts. Yet
the small,‘delicate features, were strictly feminine,
and (ho deep (cars of sorrow and suffering lingered
still around the chill cheek and lip?; A broken vial
escaped from the palsied hand, told how tho fatal
deed had been accomplished.
Tho group of honest country people who stood
near, looked down with swe and wonder, and could
not conceive how one so fair, delicate, and richly
clad, could have aught of earthly sorrow. Alasl the
rich silken mbo—tho jewels that shone on the small
snowy nneers, were little regarded by the unfortunate
owner. 'But who and what is she? A stronger from
a far land, who, but a few short days since, came to
this sequestered glen to Seek repose.
A scroll lay-besidp her, and presuming (hat ils
contents might inform us of her history, 1 opened it
apd rqad'O* follows:.
■ ; “ FriendsT&luv,—l no, friends! and thei'efore
am I thus. Kind strangers, condemn.not unheard,
oqejwbO.hna popo to pleudher cause... Perhaps your
aier lot may’preventyo'u from fully understanding
igs like mine. You walk beneath the fair skies
(list smiled upon your Mn)i—you know.not, wh»t it
Is to be an p*llo-*a,homeless wanderer on earth, to
ouy with gold a.shelter beneath another's roof, and
mark the I roe smile oftho close-knit circle fadeaway,
and their aceenU.grow cold on the approach of the
pule.faced stranger. Yet-she, too,once hod friends
qnd relatives. ,A band of young.sisters .wreathed
their soA arms within hers, as (hey sported in the
merry spring.lime on the green banks of the Vistula.
An honored father sheltered them from, cyjl by Hie
broad shield of Ilia nome,and wide spread,lands, and
(ho fond eye of a mother followed da with unsleeping
love. Wo rejoiood in each other’s Joy and knew no
sorrow, till the grasping hand of despotism drove us
forever, from Poland. Wo found shelter ,bo your
peaceful Sliorcs; blit my proud Hither's hoarl grew
faint, as ho thought of Ms fallen name and' desolated
country; and in a few short months he died,, My
slsiorf drooped like sweet blossoms transplanted from
their native cllmo.and faded, one by oiie, away from 1
earth, and slyj who gave Usbir|li— whose life was, as
It wore, a part of ours—she too bent down her head
,aqd,listened no mure to my voicu as of old. Day by
day she became more silent, unlil dcalh c inio in re
store her to'lhosc who had gone btifuro. Why did I
not follow |hem7
“Iran, the tried friend end-sharer ofour furtunos,
still flood at my side, and supported by his strong
love and faith, 1 again UAod up joy eyes and dut4d
to hope. Wi.lh him the future cbpldnol bo alldark.
I'druamsd not that there was no future (be him; fur
he slibve to conceal from me the slow fever (hat was
wearing away his Vlulst and.’whon It last hs sunk
upon Ins coach* he still hold my hand and smiled, as
If death Itself was. disarmed by (hbm)ghty power of
love. •• .
“Ii wst a 1 dreadful night. The lightning flashed,
and the fierce storm beat against ourorasy dwelling,
till It rocked and shook to its foundation. I proved
that it might full—that 1 might die wjlhtran J. But
the tempest passed away, and. (ha cqld'grey light of
morning found mo seated beside his lifeless form—
alone in tho world. Yet fila iplrUsliil hovers round
me in tho dim night andby.doyi, Something from
the blue clouds; beckons mo hence. Iran I 1 copio !
and n»ay IleavVn——"
Here the manuscript became illegible from the
(ears of the unhappy writer. ’ My own fell fasti «■ |
exclaimed, Oh! that I had come sooner! Perhaps d
kind voice, or friendly care, might have given cou
rage to the stricken soul; she might in lime have be.
come resigned id the dispensation of Providence, and
have, lived a useful and honored servant of Him
! whose commands sho had thus outraged.
Header, condemn her. not; for peredventure, oven
now thou art not ollogeUier'BiiilllQ**. Ilae dcepair
never gathered strength wltliiri the breast* of those
who read oontoinpllrf thy 'light'lone end iaorn in
thy haughty brow? Has not the friondloss.una often
•hrunk frpm thy cold withered, gtunco, and groaned
beneath life’* burden? If ao, lay thy. finger on thy
lipe and bo»i|ont.
Ahd thou', dear Sister, who silteslln thr own quiet
|iome, surrounded byo|ior|s!ied forme and object*, Id
thy. Henri over.flow with gratitude .to the' driver, end
remember " tho ejrapgor that Is within thy gate,"
VinqlNia.—According to tiiblc* m*db out frCm the
schedules bf the Assistant Marshals, there are in the
Commonwealth of Virginia nearly nighty-threo thou*
Band white persons over tho ago of 81 who cannot
read and write.
y „"Y—- ..v. ' , ; ; • 1 1 . *•. - ■''
R OOOIiTRT—UAVIT ALWAYS BK RIGHT—BUT a lOHTOR. WRONG , OUROOUffT AV
OMIEISLE> I‘A-, TIIUESDAY, APRIL 10/1851..
BT TnoMAi j. plant,.
lie lovcd’lier when youth's merry beam
tyanparkllna In horoye, i
Hejovrul her when lifoßCcined ad ream,
- Without a tear or sigh/
He loved her when, the Bunny smite
Wa> lighting up her brow—
.Thbt eye i> closed—that smile Is fled:;
, Hu loves her memory now. .
lie loved her when thatiloop) ofhiaUti
. Vyae freslfltpon lier cheek {.
He loved her when the kindly voice'
,-In' gentle tonvhttfopld speak,
tie loved her ere the hand ortara
; Was planted on her bVdw—w
llor voice Js hushed-rthot bloom is dead;
Ho loves her memory now.
He loved her when ho saw the rOio"
■ Upon her cheek,decay,
He lovpd her though he Jtuajv 11* glow
' Was pairing fait'otvay. - . • r ‘ ■
Holovpd her when beneath tilVrf;i(onu
Jlo saw her meekly bow— <,
'The iiorm it passed and she irgone;
He loves her memory now. • ■
He loved her whin her eye grew cold,
And lost its marry light, ■ '• • ,
Ho loved her when her sad leftr'toM
■ Ofenrly coming blight.
He loved her when her hand he pressed.
- And breathed his earnest vow-*-'
Bbeamiled reply; and bu was blessed— -
He loves nor memory now. .
He loved hat Wbon her fluttering brtfSlb. - \ Is ‘
Came bearing inany a sigh; .
He loved herwhon Irtxlilily death •- ”•
Ho saw herslecping'lle. , ,
Ho Ihved her when the tomb's told setU• Y
Wasrbelingon her bro’w—
Hu often wanders near 1
And loves her memory now.
TUB STRANGER.
»T MBS, B. A. tVS|(«K
•• I.ay her In thn Osrtlil '
And from-her fair and unpolluted flesh,
May violets spring.—Stuasvasfta.
A SINGULAR MARRIAGE.V ' 4 '>
There id no newspaper in lhe .
-tells a story with a better grace than ibe'W.e'ViOr
leana Ficaypne, and. seldom has,it told.a neateV
one than in recording an incident which.lately oc
curred In those “ diggings.** Some three months
ago* the.; bleacher Lafayette was on Iter passage
from’Louisville to the Crescent City. Theiboal
wap crowded wiihjadiea and gentlemen jkom eve
ry portion of the country, some op pleasure excur
siops, others on business. Every paVt’of the boat
wab filled with passengers,'and especially the la
dieb* state room and berth being oc
cupied. ;K merrier parly never rode the Father of
Waters, y.,* v ■'
- the usual routine occurred dur
ing the firptYwo.qr three -days. Every evening*
ft’s Sa -usual oh boats'.hound for the sunny Smith,'
carf'playlng and.trippling the light fantastic loe, 1
wsß of coorpe the order of the programme*
About ; 6 on lhe evening of the .fourth
da/, a signa} light was discovered waving to and
frethn a distant shore. The boat soon rounded to,
and. an. IrtdlWdual’ enveloped In a clOdt, fl(eppedj
Our passchger to be a maiden
laajt of sqmtf thirty summers. •
Wlrere.shall we slow horl was now the fnqui-
ladies’ berths being ail taken,;the Clerk,
wacf obliged to give her a state room ,in the genljc*; •
men’s the ladies 1 saloon, which wap
occopled liy.a.fall, lank countryman,, oh his,way
atrtrih of notions. He being 1 on the;
huFHaahefijeok : at the time, was hot aware thai he
wotfld hdve.lo give up his quarters to a female;
the the boat, by some oversight, failed,
to.appri&e'lb|(p of this new feature,
v “the smaller hours'*
bemg retired to their Blaterroom;
With jlioCreslour unsuspect Ing maidon friend—she
torrrtd into the lower berth of the rooni, while our
friend, the countryman, was fast asleep iritlio up
p*r,dopbilosB dreaming of the dimes he expected;
to pick up on his speculation.
Next morning, thelbeil-announced breakfast;
our maiden friend prepared to rise—when; band;
behold! a pair of thick'boots and a great lot dij
unmentionables greeted her eyes. •- - -. v > |
Atxhat moment our country friend also opened
his peepers. A lot of female apparel was lhe fusl
thing that met his horrified vision. The triiihj
flashed across his mind! he had got into the wrong
box, perhaps; but that could not be; as his duds:
wero-wherc lie had placed them several days .pfe-’.
vious. Both were fairly caught!: who.iball make
the first rttovel. ,
Aftpr.much hesitation our friend lit the upper
berth ' ventured to look beloW. ’A pair of eyes
stared him in the face! After playing a regular ,
game of “bp peep 11 for some ticfie* our country ,
friend, ( with all the gallantry of a gentleman, sug
gested the propriety of Just covering her eyes for
a moment, until he slipped on hi* unexpressibles. ]
She did.so, and ho vamosed like smoke.. His
first business waq.t° hod ilia’clerk who had placed
him iff such'a ridiculous fix. Apologies wore
made, and a beany laugh enjoyed at his expense.
He nc-57 agfoed to treat all hands if the passengers
would k<Jcp cook .. >
1 Every onp.notlcodlhal Jonathan paid his friend
Aeringt-ihe-Ofrliolu trip, &Qmci
heard him tell her his prospects In life. t
On tho arrival of the boat at' New. Orleans, the
parties .were seen wending (heir way along one of
ilie principal streets, enquiring fur a. Magistrate’s
oflico—and if there ever, was a caso of love at first
siglii, this must have been one*
Tho Frozen Dead*
Theseene of (he greatest interest at tho Hospice
of the grand St, Bernard—a solemn, extraordinary
interest, Indeed—is that of tho morgue, or building
where the bodies of lost travellers are deposited.—
Thera,they are, sumo of them'ns when tho Instru.
ments of frost or and.eraba Imod them
for ages. The floor Is thick with nameless skulls
and bones, and human dust heaped in confusion. But
around the Walls arc groups ofpoor, sufferers in tho
very position .in which they were fouud, ae rigid as
marble, and h> this air, by (lib preserving elements
ofan eternal frost, almost as uncrumbling.' There
is 0 mother and her child; a most affecting imago of
suffering snd love. The face oftho little ono remain*
pressed to its mother's bosom, only tho back part of
the skull being visible, the body enfolded In her cure*
ful arms—careful in vain, 'to shield her offspring
from the elemental wrath of the tempest. The know
fell fust add thick, and the hurricane woUnd both up
in one white shroud, and buried them. There is
also a (all, strong man, standing alone, the lace dried
and black', but Hie while unbroken loath, firmly set
and closed, grinning from tho flealilcss jaws-*U Is a
most awful spectacle. The face vcems.tu look at you,
from (1(0 recesses of the sepulchre, as if it would tell
vou tho story 6f a death struggle in the storm,—
There nro other groups morn indistinct, but these
tyo are tiejror (o bo JoVgullonj, and the vyholo of.llieSD
dry ond frozen remiumaof humanity «ro q terrible
demonstration of the .Tearfulness of this, mountain
pussi when (ho cleinents'.'lel loose in fury, encounter
the unhappy traveller,’ You look at ail this through
the grated window)' (litre il just light enough'to
make it »o!emn|y and distinctly visible, and to read
in it a powerful record of mental and physical agony,
and of maternal love in death. -.That little child hid*
ing.in its mother's bosom, and both frozen to death!
—one can never forgot the group, nor the mehienlo
mori, nor the tokens of deathless love.— Dr% Chitvet's
Wanderings of a Wlgrftn,
The Miserere, at 8(. PrtcrU.
Tho subjoined exceedingly beautiful .description of
“Tho Miserere," (extracted from llio “ Reveries of a
Bachelor,") as performed during Holy Week in the
SisAno Chapel at Rome, conveys a vivid impression
of the overpowering sadncss'af that lament comment,
ofulivo p( the death ofbur Saviour 5
“They are chanting the Miserere. The twelve
Candlesticks by the altar uro put but, one by, one, os
the service continues.. Tho aim inis gone down,and
only tho red glow oftwiliglitsloaU through the Win.
dews. There is a pause, and a brief reading-from
a red-cloaked cardinal, and all kneel down. Tho
sweet mournful How of the miserere begins aj?alu—
growing in force, and depth, liulho whole' Chapel
sings, and (ho, balcony of.lho Choir trembles; then,
It subsides again lh.lo the low, soft wall, of a single
voice—so prolonged—so tremulous—and so real—
that the Invirt aches, And tho tears start—for Christ
is dead I Lingering yet. tho wail dies, not wholly,
but, Just as it scoured expiring, j( is oapghl up by -
another imd stronger voice that carries it on, plain*
live as over: nor does it stop with this—for, just as
you looked for silence, throe voices rnore bcgln the
lament—sweet, touching, mournful voices, and .bear
it up to a'full, cry, when tho whole choir oulcti Ms
burden, and .make the lament change Into the wall. I
lugs of multitude—wild, shrill, bourse—with swift
chants intervening, us if agony Imd given .fordo tn I
anguish. Then, sweetly .slowly, voice by voice, note 1
by note, tho wailings sink Into tho low, tender moan i
of a slnsle sipgor—fulleflpg. trefnulous, as if fear ■
checked tho utterance, and swelling out os if despair >
sustained it,” * i
Slbbpino on tub Uivbm.—A writer in FrazcrV
Magazine suggests that to accommodate the lin
monsH crowd ot thp London Fair with "lodgings”
Who are barfed nut from featherbeds In snug inns,
that the River Thames shall be covered with rafts,
on which lodging-rooms or stalls shall Ho con.
etructod and let out at a cheap'lratc. Another ex
pedient is to erect “bridges” at the crossing above
tho.vehicles that will throng tho streets, and 101 l
t|iqpassengers “a,farthing*" Very comfortable,
to travel “all lha way lo.Londbn” and sleep upon
tho river—yet ;n very sound hap might bo had
there, as sound as in tho Tower or Windsor Cas
tle. Sleeping on tho water is common in Chins,
but will at loaal bo a novelty in London.
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O'KUT DWe tBABI OLD*
Pjgy Ing on .the parpet near mo - ‘ . : ♦. ,
Isa UUle'oKorAhglrj 1 ; . . , V.'
And her presence, : much I fear me, ’
Bets my senses in a whirl; ’
For a book is open lying : ‘ f;i •
Full of grave pliilosophying,
And I own I’m vainly trying ■_
< There my Ihoughtp to hold; ;
But.in spite of tny essaying,
There will eyermpre be elioying,
To that cherub heaVitte playing,
* i> ' iQply two.years bid. j
*. w . With her hpir s'D long and flaxen,
Andher ofblue,.
'AHd.her cheek so.plump'and waxeo,
" *..That'her voioe to all who' hear it ;
Dreßthea a sweet entrancing spirit, .
Oh ! toibe forever near U
, Is a joy untold— . ;
For *Us ever sweetly telliiig.
To imr heart, with rapjlite Swelling, .
Ofalfeciiononlydwßjlibg 1
, Only two years old, •*’ :
With a new delight I’m liearlng
All her sweet attempls at wbfds, j
In their inelody endearing, ;
, Bweeter far, than any;birdWr . •
. -And fhe rnuaio•mistaking’, r• »' |
‘Which her baby lipsfire nfaklng, * . {
From my heart a charm is waking, ' {
Firmer Jn ils hold; > '
Than the charms so'rich and glowing,
From the Roman’s lipao’erfiowingi
Then shd givesV look so knowing, /
; Only two years bid T •*
Now hertipo and honied kisses, 1
. . (Honied ripe forme alone,) 1
Thrill my soul with various blisses, '> .!
r . . Venus.never yel has known, : •
When hqr twining.arms Brb‘around me
’ADiloraeatio joys.hath orovynCd mo ■ ■
And /erveni'epell halh bound'me, '
Never W grow c6ld,
■■ . Ol there’s-not, this side-of Edenj-
Aught with loveline9s so»laden,; •
. As my littlecherub maiden,
, Only lyvo years olfif , r l . <
’ A NOBLE SOULf'
Tha,/ullbwinff anecdote relating tho husband ol
Flora 'McDonald, shows that, he Was pollened. Of
qualittftb rio less ftoroio tbau thoio' ascribed by 8001 l
to Flora. • .... . .1 .■; - Y i
. After the failureorthealtemptofCharlesiEdwqrd,
.Alexander of Kingstiurg, who‘zealously;
supposed his cause, wss taken prisoner., ,A> ho had*
been-prominent among tho rebels,'ho was' heavily
ironed and carefully guarded. lt_jv«a determined'
to make himulonoTur Ifirrebblllbn, on the scaffold.
President Forbes- wroto to the Doko of Cumber,
land, urging the impolicy of executing a man So
generally beloved, and who had up arms solely
iin obedtenoo Vo a mistaken though .copscicnllouc
j loyally. - { . -Vy.- .
• Ho had, however, engaged Bn Vcdlouily In the oiiUj
break, and was sordcsply involved In tho escape of]
the. Pretender, that his destruction'was resolved upon.’
Ha was brought to Fart Augustus, -where ho was
kept a close prisoner. .
At length, an order came to the officer on guard (o
/.cloaso certain prisoners in the fort. Among others,
the'officer called the name pf Alexander McDonald.
“ 1 am hero,-''answered McDonald.
", You are oischarged from further confinement,"
said the officer, -
“ 1 suspect there Usama mistake in the matter,'
■aid McDonald.
"-What mistake can there bo 7 Is not your name
Alexander McDonald?"
“That is my name, but I cannot think tt was do.
signed I should be released. You bad bettor bo sdro
about It,"
“I know my duty; there la no mistake; take your
liberty." . . , . ,
■ A friend advised McDonald Instancy to, leaVe the
fort and repair (osome place of security;
", Np," said he, " 1 iriust -wail' at the opposite ale
house till I see whether the gels into aycj;ape."
Ho waited about two hours, when sn officer oaufe
with a party of soldiers and arrested the officer on
guard for having set at largo so dangerous a rebel.
McDopuld, learning wbut had taken place, ran
‘across the street and surrendered himself, saying (b
tbs officer— '
M I. told you there was a mistake."
•This heroic act. probably aided Forbes In.hls efforls
lo saye-bis life. Ills a mutter of joy lo know (bit
they wore ultimately successful.
Every mind has a mission'to fulfil, and influ.
enco to be fell, either for good or evil; and none
are so lost,, bo degraded, butthat’some tpfcrh bf
moral fire is burning within their hptorn—and (hat
little epark t though faint and feeble may kindle a
bright and glowing flame. Say not it la too in*
significant, 100 trifling to accomplish any. useful
end. Whateveria goodjsworihy of preservation;
is worthy of preservation, is worthy of cultivation.
The Utile germ of Truth you throw by the way
side, will not.be lost—it.snail not perish; no! It 1
will be guarded and nurtured by angels, and shall
flourish forever! • , - 4
■ -We ehall not YaU-tnen, to speak one kind word
at least to cheer the wounded spirit. Think not,
when some wanderer • crosses your way, that a
word ofvWarriing wlll bo.pf no avail, though, the
erring one may scorn your .counsel, that friendly
word will pome to.him again, and leaf! the spirit
that hath gone astray hack (o (ho path bf virtue.—
Words of counsel spoken in lore, will .never be
forgotten; fa}thful memory Will treasure them up,
and ihrifltiing time will come for tliem io do (heir
good work- . :
Think ncri, «hon, a look of kindness, an apt of
tovV, however trifling may seem the word of friend
-1 ly admonition, think, them riot thrown away, when
ever the opportunity Ur speak, to act, Is seen; then
do your duly, your good deeds will be recorded In
heaven-—and, you will find oven hero on earth,,a
full and satisfactory reward
• An Irish 'gentleman once appeared In the court
of the king’s bench, ns a security for n friend In
the sum of three thousand pounds. Serjeant Da
vy, thnugh he well knew the responsibility of the
gentleman, omild not help his oueiomnry imperil
nance. . “Well - , air how du you makp vou self tn
bo worth three thousand pounds,” I’hW.gentle
man very dellh(f»ralH|y dpeeifl d Hie particulate up
to two thousand nine hundred and forty pounds.
“Ay*” snys\Uavy, - * , i|i«» is not/enough by
“ For this sum,” replied tlm other, “ I haye.a
nolo of one serjeahl Davr, and I hope fie .will
have the hoiiesly snnn to discharge It.” -This set
the ootm Iri 'n roar;' the Serjeant was for once
■bashedt and LordiMansfield said, “Well; broth
er, Ithlnk we may accepuho bail.”
• Gooo.-r-Di;.Was walking down, the
street the other day, when he saw two boys on Hi*
‘aide walk, apparently Searching for something.
One of the boys remarked, Just aa. he reached
them, “WoU,flve : poundß U worih b«nMng after.”
tho Doctor atopppd pnd searched, a while. Fi
nally he got tired, and ©aid to t|io hoys'—.“Have
you lost a five pound note!” “ No, sir," said
they, “but we didn’t know but what wo could
And one,” The doctor fled frantically.
py. c,;s. yxsoiv/.c*: '
DOING GOOD.
v , ; ■4T-w : o;fr:ssf^
Incorrigibly Hiirri—litoria 1
[Jhp umjoitaker reprover ,opo* of- hli moarpep'*. for
lapghiag at a funeral, arid lays to
you 7 I h&ve been raialngyout wages for iholtf'ltol
'yeira
fOrrowHQ, and .the bibber wogesyou rsoeifpfctftf
hippier you. look!"
XiIKSK wHiia ?ail deal of ila
;UDclo'Perby f tbfit a man’s pyes and ]MM ar ( e >
more (b him in a reipedahjo 9f*P9
of tongues aVumpctcr.’ ‘
UTlfyou make love to A wldpvyw.hohas adafiA*
ter’lwenly years younger thari'^drae)s'b£gfo i &jr } ro>
daring you thought thcy.wero-eisUrt!,' - ■
.Napoleon •low-tnorff raen ia a. month
doctors, in -Eofopo did in a year. ' Tp
price .of mpiuiuhg goods, it is luppdied IhkvVßi nift
U .c" ■ . tnr/:7oda
It is lift! that Vpdr of pretty' eyes
frilrror forimanto shave by. ‘Zictljr ibriiidTY'Sk
iunqucstldnabty the casethdriwany,* matrbiltbaig
shayejl bjMbcw! '• ,- ; y-,
CCj*A’foreign medical writer;possessing pasa&tft
has lately aeeerletf'llrat “ pby*tc4#-th« art of antti* •
Ujglhd petfent,*'tail« nature carea.tboJdCfceid.V‘l ■"*
, (t7Ho dial thinks fjo sees 'another*# r eitat# ; fa r 4
flack ofcyd«,or a box and dice,land
own in pursuit of it, qhould nqt«tepjnp l U
himself beggar In the end. . r i •- *-k I **D
Cow.—Jjlpw may,a mtn ; bq said |p iftdUßftf
of hit age t When ho is knocked ini* the mmole of
next week., ...
''•Til&p&BdTonnjreon is a groalsnrdkeri
;Qyrma|i:pipo with him \*hoo;ho 3*slM bMt %i 6-rM*ar
of hU personal appe*ran«Jiaanha ,m WAsi(t
hair of any mortal man, and Is 'UsuimfsUri WitUl
dirty shin collar.' ' w '' 1 : r ‘ *^“*^7.
Tisppioal difficult people In the world to be' b|aieea t
arc those who Know that they w£3s
| lalenU (b please. ” ♦ *r-’dj
■Ndrumo toftoni (ho hearl UVe sorrow. Wsqvys?
feel so kind towards Hie diiireiMd A* ths dd|'w*£bi
ruined. Hearts aratike applet,ihewrer (bat cnutoe
them,,makes them mellow. v.-.
RotatAtr says that there are boj Iwa lbfDfs tftel
•re positive goo4»—hasllh ibf Imd/, Sod UMlilftr
mind; and but ;lwo things (hit are poiilito pt#sw
pain of bod/ and.pain.of mind. • -..- -
,ft*A>t;Aii Io?e« I ho; garden and Ihr flifrjrtrtii'hbfir
Jpvee,gaia; deyotioiriofis tho mounjaiqa ,attd>t|M
aklea.
- Woham..— “There is nothing*” jtays; Sirftemgli
.Romilly, “ by which*! havoOirougliJife
ed, than by (he Just the food
and the sineorb and ginllo eheourave£ent of.rat£
■ble and senaible. women” ’ -* T ' c;'J
■' M 1 will'hn’tard the no Aiatr’eTerfcfi
or ever will become/’truly eloquent,'Without bfcldpit
constant reader of the Bible, ind ,ari adteiAy efiihfc
purity and subllmity• of its language.”~.Fj(i|&tr£s|£/^.
Thr recent freshets in 4ho Suaquehajipa
the graves of several. Indians. who were buried,
sgoohils banks, qear Fort Aoguila. ,*Vh» uvotft*
buryinff.pla.co w*iupon r
b'sok*of • c'>'T.**r?of.
.next halfcentury jlis Americana, havinga'ROJbllxtfon
of on* hundred and ninety. million*, will make lOllil
work with ilia Canada* and the \Yeil IndlpV’ "^
Woman.*—Lady Morgan says that women qfatragf
temper* always govern tlioir husband* { womeh<QC
mind* influence Diem* The key to ita'gof.
ernment of *ll nton is tlioir paa*ion*—ond after (hot
•—but title.U allowing up-iho royalcry.ofthe.braiL;'
Mr*. HabiOjoJl.--A warrant has beiio-fftated.'lo
the widow of Etc.Preaidfcnt ilnrriaon for JoOikAMasiir
public land, for IUo services of her Husband during,(Hp
• ■ CyMlndl capable of the greatestthlnga^na,!^jnjoy
the most trivial-; .*• the elephant 1 # tusk,,can frnfrfiy
down, a lion,'or. pick tip a pir|, " rt
Q3*,Mony a man'rum hia head igaioatA. pujpU,
whs might have dona hi* country
at the plough} : r.'V.u'i*
;, c7 A golden crown cannot curs lha head aebernor
aisiipper give ease 10-ihd rgout, nor, a :purpis rqht
drive away e burning fcvur. • - ■ r , {
. (C/’Llule opportunities of doingigoqd'ertfPfylselftjl
by many whu aro watting for an. occasion (a perjocm
grout acts of charily. ‘ -/•.
. Qr oil iho.iubjeci* relative tolKstcmpprAlVelfaw
of tjio human face, nq one ta of more importanoelhim
the proper cultivation of the moral faeiiiif**.' ‘llacSS
andprofanu hlalory Kasurb uathatlhe’tahi'mltlssisbwb
htyo befallen nation* a* wrlha* Individifiila 4)«i£ In
numerous instinct*, been the result of a.
the denial principles of Justice and troth.,.
CCj-lliiw plcaaml it,l* for a father Ip' ail
child'* board I ‘ It ia like tjie aged maprtefWHgdii*
dof lliq shadow oflha oak which'he h'aa planted!
A vriknd of ours frapi the 'South, where .ths-edl.
mate i* so warm that men ineil away till nolhlttgtl*
left of (hem hut their suspenders, aaye hedoi^ v l know
which are mbit troublesome' there,’/dbetbr t>tHi or
mosqultobiil*. The former are decidedly the UffcMf,
and both calculated to bleed a raab. * >,<• - -.<■ Hi
Aa -trur gallant oantteat affect a pretended palatal
for one *W6m*n, .who haa no true love-for. |H9t l bar«'V
he that has pa real esteem fqp *Dy ; of ihp tfttjtahfeU)
beil aiouaic .llio appearance of them al].*rZ«64sq*t'r}-
C(iAurAONE is all very well, but; a .toxen, high*
breasted girls, “ who Just begin
set*," will do more toward fillipg a.ptfiy w]lh ysn(i.
rhontand Inspiration, than all ihs wine that wa't’dViir
KjUeoicd. 1 :■' <- ,'-L\ 4 /.
I Trie Two ’NarniaoN*.— : fcmblahqae, In the' Bxatfl-
Inor, says“ There Is Hulo-dlffcrcnc# betwsemihta
uncle und (ho nephew—-one gained the hoarU>f>UM
army by his cempefj'n, and the other by his cXanr*
p9gnsj for Napoleon's fairies LbUU’sobsUfdtsd
taffies.” ; ~ ,
'A Uttfu'i Toa«t*~Betonflnir, ■■ hoa*|d*>UWBo
profui«i()h which had the ropuuiivn onbolnfjluiukftf
J'cca, ho oflofcd— , " . , ,
fWiltnplo.end a almpte ftt, ' '" ~' n
Afir| all DmCm| |i» tail,'- • ; . 'iii
Aw unlliln* when compwoJ tf the#, /. ‘
Thou beet of f<«e-Peiiilla. T
(Xj*Li(tle mlnda rejoice over the'erfoVb
fcnluij ** the owl rejoicea «(tn oclijjoo, 1 ' ■ «w
good Vikea h rich rehuW
nobody liugha al (ho wi( or o mto'WlnmtaotWMl
«k the elbow. :
Moitc »crvo« in make a home pleaiant;
)ng tinny of lt« inti) ilea'la « delightfiilcfeetaaiMV
Hint Km* di*|ip|litig the *nurA»s* eiia gloom whlefc'
inquonlly ark»* l>nnvpeUy dtlipuVc#| l>bttl^(6»lMe» :
vanity, from diaconUnl and «n»y,
Txv«pp«roui mnann of the earth
tu |«.r jr««l.moitt>nJ» frQs>|^i
•oUing lap toward. (he tWp*. So U
fye fehoirf plfWeir, 'from life, to ue.tji.
whll« Irlf.Dl helv frivolling from dialh anioH/Vp^
distil (lie llmo dY Borrow emj oqV c, youi['f dr.w?ne?r
(6 oho another. When oulwurd advereliy
found uit .we gellier together the moel bMlilinl
dawerioflrlcndßlilpi and (hey grow. b«oMth'll|«XfO*
ortorrow. , . . , ’
ft you wl«h tq.gcl vpitcdon wJ/Wtf'il/ollJMg
yon ere (njrcha«iiig groceries vFP!fi*v\°,flsliVt/i9K'
order*. amt then pumnicnco ;
(hiiiffa-you eee .round you. *'lwo arihtxa itvuryi
Kiie |»leu litre never been boown to ftU, o w «j
Lasincbb tnreli io ilowly, that potoHy *6on r bVir.
uko»U*
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