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\ fcjt:;/’! ; nv kormaH itiviis.
thousand Welcomes to the chieftain brave,
t/i Vi*; The pntrlol’oijlo from a distant: land I ’
.r-Hlspowerful nrcu, alas I 100 weak to save
Ilfs that mongrel band. ; •
]n«j*«ari a did not How in vain*’
00-i foyAHHHptiio »caio.
t»rant^BHS^M ,,n ff mnn Bnccri
Hx- ' To the bloodyTEmpcror old may lend
crush a pcoplo-lurn tbolr hope to fear,-
■ feyiAml to nach happy homo destruction send;
But Cod will end that leagu’d oppression.fell,
s*"And semi them howling to their Jiomo ip
heroic Magyars again.will rise, .j' •
And dash it* pieces those polluted thronesi, .
- of froodom will-roll thro! tbo fikiuM
~ ■''•*r!*vVn«l wo will raise our sympathizing Jones,
ft ' ' freedom's banner will yet'bd unfurled
f;° 'O'pr every, nation, people, clime and wprld. ,
let our greetings to brave Korauthting;
W<? ball a brother m ucause mosljual;
-;Eet our hards, bin many praises sing;
. Liberty was his hope, ami God his. trust.-
-“ Ills country now by tyranny subdued, -
Lies trembling, bleeding, with his blood.
But here's a homo fromairopprcsslon free. '
Whore every heart sounds vetoes to his own;
Jloro may ho sit beneath our spreading tree,'
And know that Liberty dwells hero alone;
Thai here no Gear, no Nicholas call reign; -
]lc - l| fuel the irou sceptre ne’er again.
We wglcomb Kossuth, Freedom's champion; ■
T)iy name ia linked wjth (ho immortal hravc,
We greet thco, Brother of our Washington ;
In Vernon's quid grove (lieu'll sue hia grave!
Know (liat mnn'ry rules this people still,
, And dial his spirit soon the world will till.
8j&j?...; i Our sister States, with tllcir extended nrms,
’. \ . Wait to throw o'er then our protecting chit-id;
Ijore thuii’ll bo free from all lhoio wild alarms ,
f.V. ri.-'And grluft, attendant on a tented Add.
Ileuce thy tried soul, wltlrall the martyr band,
wing Us way up to the spirit Land..
BS; • THE TIMEI/Y 'fftEHIBO.-
A Thrilling Story*
VMy father, after an absence of three years, rc
to the home so dear to him. He had made
.‘■■Vm.-laat voyage* and rejbiced‘lo have reached a
£ - iWwpi of rest from the. perils-of the sea. During
Sis absence 1 had grown from a mere child and
"“ 'of * mother’s, for l syas her youngest* Into
reless/and headstrong boy; Her gen*
longer restrained me. I war often
sometimes disobedient. . i thought it
iar\ly superiority to be independent,of
influence. My father’s return was a
rbutnetance fur roe. He soon perceived
of insubordination stirring Within me.
his manner that it displeased, him* al
ii few days,,he said nothing to me
afWiflccimwoiia.
afternoon in October, bright and gold'
father told roe to gel my hat, and lake
iih him. We turned down a narrow
fine open field—-a favorite play-ground
dren in the neighborhood. After talk
illy on different topics for a while, my
»d mo if 1 observed that huge shadow,
a mass of rooks that stood in the mid
field. 1 replied that 1 did. , , --.•
ithor owned this land,” said he. ‘,‘ lt
day-ground when a boy. That rock
s then. To me it a baaoon,' and
look at it, I recall a dark spot in my
>nl so painful to dwell upon, that if it
i a warning to yqu I should not speak
ten, then, my dear boy; and learn wis
'onr father’s errors,
liter died when 1 was a mere child. 1
ly son. My mother was a gentle, lov
, devoted to her children, and beloved
tody. 1 remember her pale, beautiful
tweet, affectionate smile—her kindanri
ce. In my childhood. ! loved her in
was never happy apart from her, and
g that J was becoming too much of a
mo to tho high school in the village,
slating a time with rude, rough boys, 1
ncosure, my fondness for home and<my
for my mother, and if became more and
ull for her to restrain my impetuous ifa
(ought it an indication of manliness to
authority, or to appear to feel penitent,
1 know my conduct pained her. Tho
tost dreaded was girl-huy* I could not
ir it said by my companions that 1 was
mother's apron strings. From a oulet,
jg child, 1 soon became a wild, rolster-
My dear mother used every persuasion
we to seek happiness within the pre
jine. Shu exerted herself to make our
.({active, and my sister, following her
iolbg example, sought to ontico mo by
ftgatnes and diversions for my entertain*
■saw all this but did not heed it.
*<on an uftornoon litco this, that, as I was
tho dining-table, to spend 1 the inter-
Urn Wmbolwooii morning and evening school in
ibi«ueWj »8 usual, my mother laid her hand, on
Qnd said mildly but firmly, “*My I
.. you to come with me.” 1 would
but something in her manner awed I
8)t0 put on her bonnet, and said to me,,“VVoi
. little wnlk together.** 1 followed her
itqoilance; and, as I was passing out the door, l|
'-ISlft*' ono of my tudo companions skulking i
tho house, and I know ho was waiting for
pride was wounded to the quick. Ho
ivory bad boy, but being some JearS older
he exorcised a great influence over
, 1 followed my mother sulkily, till we roach
- B POt w * ,oro wo now ®*«nd, beneath the
of this 'huge rock. O, my boy, could
\‘\^ : -V-’;ffijpi { Bour bo blotted from my memory, which has
* oiitttdurk shadow over my wholo life,* gladly
V , v ' oxohango all that tho world canoffertne
ifefihoiquioi peace of mind 1 should enjoy. Bm
• ! huge, unsightly pile, stands themon
■' umiraVormy guilt forever. ■ '
f ; being feeble in hoalih, sat down;
mo to sit beside bar. Her look, so
sorrow,.-is .present to me now- *
tyquld.i)Ot sit, but continued standing, sullenly
MudcV “Alfred, my dear, son,** said she, “have
/y Stiff (Stl all love for your mother V* 1 did not ro
, ..'ikftiiiV.**! fear you have,” she continued, “and
i flnwGod help you to see your own heart, and mo
; iadp. piy duty. 1 * She then talked to me of my
of tho dreadful conquoncoaof tho qourso!
pursuing. By tears and entreaties, and,
i’/ftrmjars, sho tried to make an impression upon
placed before mo the lives and example
and good men; sho sought to stimulate
pw ambition. 1 was moved, but too proud to
ittowli, and remained standing In dogged silence
hcsWo'hor. I thought, “What will my compan*
Jo߻say, if, after all my boasting, 1 yield at last
£pd submit to bo led by a woman t” ,
Wlmt agony was visible on nw mother’s face
.When she saw that all she .had, said and suffered,
tailed io move mo. Sho rose to go homo, and I
followed at a distance. Sho spoke'no more to mo
III! vro reached hor own door* . ■!
' «‘lt is school time npw,V sald sho. “Go, my
< g nn . am i once more lot mo boscooh you to think
w what 1 have suld.** .
1 shan’t go to school," said I.
Vtolie looked astonished at my boldness, but rc-
,1 , ,-l
“S^n^J'^Mid-Ivwltl l, a tone
: “ Onb of two thißga you must do, Alfretl-ciin
or.eo to etliool lhia raotaonl. or.'l will looli.yott m
your roonu nnd.kcep you there till you are ready
io promise .implicit obedience to my wishes inlu
tUire.** • • • . .. . . ' A.
darb yoq to. do jtjV Bald !,' « you can’,l get
me tip stairs.?*. i , .
“ Alfred '.choose now,’’, said, rhy mother, who
liand upon my arm. .,;Sho'lrembled. Vi
olently,:andwaBdeadly pale.- .v . . /•
.»»lf,:yoa touch me I. will hick you,” said lin
aterrlble rage; 1 God’knows liknew not wbat.l
said.;' 'Mi . s' ; !
** Will yon go,'Alfred ; ‘ •' * -
«No,” I replied,3ml quailed; beneath her eye;
-‘‘Then follow hie,” said she, as she grasped
my .arm = firmly. 1 raised.my foot—*o, my eon,
hear me!—l raised my fobl,.and kicked her—my
sainted mothdrl- ’ flow my head feelsi'as the tor
rent of'memory rushes over me! J kicked my
mother—a feeble woman—my mother!- Shestag
geredbaoka few-steps, and leaned against, the
wall.- She.did nol look at me..'-I saw her hoarl
beat against her-breast* “0, heavenly Father, 1 ?
she cried, “ forgive him, 1 tie know®. not "hat I 1 ®
docs!’* - Tfie gardener jubt,then passed - the door
and seeing my mother pale and almost unable to
support herself* he Slopped j she beckoned him
in. “Take this boy.up stairs and lock him in his
own )r6om,”. said she, and turned from mo.—
hooking back, as sho.was entering, her room, she
gave me sutH a look—lt‘will forever follow me—
it'was a look of agony, mingled with the ifllenscsl
love—lt was lbs • last, unutterable pang from a
heart that was broken.
In a mbmenl. 1 found mysolf a piisbnferin my
own room. I thought, for an instant, 1 would
fling myself from the open window, and dash my
brains but, but 1 felt afraid to die; I was hot pen
itent. At times my-heart was subdued, but my
stubborn pride rose in an inStdnt and bade ino not
to yield, face of my' tnothsr. haunted,
me.* I flung myself’on the bed, add fbll asleep.
1 awokd at midnight EiifiVned by the damp night
air, and terrified with frightful dreams. 1 Would
have sought, my mother at. that moment,’for 1
trembled with fear, but my door was fast, . WUh
the daylight my., terrors were, dissipated,- and 1
become.bold in resisting all good impulses. The
servant brought my meals, but 1 did not taste
them.- 1 thonglil-theday would never end.: Just
at twilight I heard a light footstep approach the
door. It was my sister who called me by -name.
“ What may I tell mother from you V* she
asked. ■' ' ! --
V Nothing,” .1 -replied.
“ 0, Alfred, for my sake, for all onrsakes, say
that you arU me tell mother that you are
sorry. She.lqngs to fojglve you. 1 * .
“ I Won’t be drlvert to school against roy will, 1 ”
said I. - .
“But you willgo if shs wishes It, dear Alfred, 11
said my sister pleadingly..
“ No, I won’i,” said 1, “ and you needn’t say
a word more about it. 11 ...
“ 6, brother, you will kill her, you will kill
her, and then you can never have a-happy moment
again. ll
°1 made no reply to this. My feelings word
touched, but 1 still resisted their Lind Influence,
My slater celled roe, bat I would nbt answer.' I
heard her footsteps slowly retreating, and agaib I
flung myself on tho bed to pass another, wretched
and fearful night. .0 God, iiow wretched, bow
fearful I did not know*. ,
Another footstep, slower and feebler than my
sister's, disturbed me. A voice called* me by
name. It was my mdthor's;
•* Alfred; my son, shall I come in‘l Are you
sorry for what you have done 1” she asked,
1 cannot tell what influence, operating at that
moment, made me speak ad verso-to roy feelings.
The gentle voice of my mother that thrilled
through me, melted the ice from my obdurate
heart, and I longed to throw myself on her neck
but 1 did.not. No, my boy, I did not. liut my
words gave the lie to roy hoarl, when I said l was
not sorry. 1 heard her withdraw. 1 heard her
groan. ! longed to call her back, butldid not.
I was awakened from an Uneasy slumber by
hearing my name called loudly, and my sister
Stood by my bedside.
"Qet'UjV Alfred, O, don’t wait a minute!
Gel up, and come wilji me. Mother is dying!!’
I thought 1 was yet dreaming, bul l got up mel
ancholy, and followed my sister. - On* tho bed,
pale and cold as marble, lay . my .mother. She
had thrown herself on the bed to rest; arising to
go again to me, she was seized with a palpitation
of the heart, and borne senseless to her room.
.1 cannot, lull you my agony ns I looked upon
her—my remorse was tenfold more biller from,the
thought (hal she would never know it. 1 believed
myself to be her murderer. 1 fell on tlio bed be*
side her. •T.peuld not weep. My hearl burned
in my bosom { my brain was all on fire. My sis*
ter throw her arms around mo and wept Inailence.
Suddenly wo saw a slight motion of mother's
hand—her eyes unclosed. She recovered
consciousness, but not speech. Sim looked at
mo and moved her lips. 1 could not understand
her words. “Mother, mother, 1 * I shrieked! “say
only that you forgive mo. She could not say it
with , her lips, but her band pressed mine. .-She.
smiled upon me, and lifting her thin while Jighdii'
she clasped my own within them,-^nd'VcasV'her
eyes upward. She moved her llpk\£&viyei,jind
thus ahe dlod. * I remained still hdeoling'boeide
that dear form,.till my gentle sister removed me.
She comforted me, for she know ilio heavy load of
sorrow at. my heart; heavier than grief for the
loss of a mother, for U was a load of sorrow for
sin. The joy of youth had left me forever..
My eon the eulforings such memories awake
must continue as> long ob life. God is merciful,
but romorso for past misdeeds is a cankor*\vonn in {
the huart, that prays upon it forever.”
My father ceased speaking, and buried his face.
In hls hands. Ho eaw and felt ihe bearing His
narrative • had upon my character and conduct.
I have never’forgotten it. Hoys, who spurn a
mother’s control, who ore aehuntad to own that
they aro wrong, who think It resist her
authority, or yield to her Influence, beware! Lay
not up for youraelvea bitter roembriea for your ,fu
i lure years. . < , . . t
A Modern Shvlock.— John Juy Bradley, a man
of liberal cdnoolion, a Greek icholar, and formerly
an editor of a paper, died imfioslon jail on Thursday,
where lie had boon confined for a week pool, for a,
debt ofs2oo. He was In the loot stage of oonsuinp.
(ion when sent (a jail, and oould scarcely got up (ha
stairs for. weakness. Tiio creditor peremptorily ro*
fused lo release him unless the money.was paid.—
Th'o‘deceased had certain rights in property, whlo(i
were not available at the present’ time, whiolv .pre
vented his swearing out under tho poor debtor's aat,
unless ho assigned them to his creditor. Ho never
attempted'lo got released, and was a little irisano.'—
His father was applied lb but refused to Interfere,—
There had boon a quarrel,.between father and son,
but it does hot appear lhat'lho former know fully of
his son’s condition. Wo hope not. As lo (he credi
tor, | )0 deserves to bo execrated by every humane
mail. !
• An innocent young aporlßinan, In order la ilioolA
aquirrol on top of a tall tree, climbed another on*
near by t nnd on being naked his reason lor.so fool*
tail a Iro.k said that “ho did’ot want.lo strait) his
gun by a 'long
CARLISLE, PA:, TJIURSM, APRIL 17, 1851.
you Will he Wanted,
Takoxauroge; yoaog.mon. .What if you aro.bul ;
apbumblo and obscure apprentico-r-a-poor and no- ’
gloclod orphan—a scoff and a by-word to the gay .
and thoughtless,'who despise virtue and rags because
-of'its’ (alters? : Havo< you an' Intelligent- mind, all '
untutored though - it bc7 -Have yutl a-.virluous aim, .
a purp desire,.an- honest heart?. Depend, upon it, ,
ono of those days you wilt bo wanted.
Tho lime may bo.long, deferred. You! biay grow
-to I manhood - , Jl dnd yon may eventually roach your
‘prlido; ore the call Is made; bat virtuous aims, pure
dcsires and honest hearts.are too few and - sacred
not to bo appreciated—not ,io bo wanted,. .
Your virtues shall - not always bd* hidden—your 1
poverty Shall not always wrap about as with it mantle
—obscurity shall ndt always veil you from the multi;
tude, 80. chivalric in your oombal with circum
stances. Bo ever active, however small may bo
your sphere of -action. It will surely enlarge with
'every...movement, and..your influence will have
double incitement. .
« ' <‘imliu world's liroad field ot battJc, , .
In Hie bivouac of life,. ‘ . ; -
. - Oo.not llkoduinhdrlvon-cattlo, - -
D« a hero lirtlib siripj.'* ' ,
; Work on, for surely you will be wanted,«hd-lKen :
comes your reward. '• boah -itpoh tho sacred-verity,
“I have novor seen illie righteous,foreakeu, nor bis
seed begging .'.bread. , ! , : Xicvcr.dospalf. for the lives
of goo'd men abundantly show that bflon.whep tho,
clouds qrd blackest, and llio tempest is fiercest; and
hope i 8 fainle*i, a : ‘*still small.volco V will bo hoard
saying;—“Como hither—you ore wonted,I’and 1 ’ and ell
your powers will find employment. . Therefore, lake
heart yuuiig man, - for oro long “ voo will be want
pn.l’ ' ;
Your BXbtker«**To Girls.
You attkrtow the DiviAo. command, ‘‘Honor thy.
father and. thy wolher.V' An uodoliful phild is an
odious character, yet few young people show the
respect and obedience to their parents that is so bc
cottilng'and so' beautiful. Did you over iry to meas
ure the love that sustained your Infancy and guided
your youth 7 Did you ever ait and recount the days
and nights of care, toll and anxiety you dost your
, mother. Did you over, think about how much moro
i you owe your mother than you will le able to repay 7,
ilf so, did you over vex or disobey her 7 If you dldi
1 it is a sin of no common magnitude, a shnmo which
should mike you burn every lime you think of it.— \
.It is a sin that is sure ip, bring its reward in this;
world. I never know an unduliful daughter make,
a.happy, wife or mother. The fueling that prompts
any one to be unkind to a mother will make her
who indulges In ll wretched for life. If you should |
lose your raolher, you 111110 dream how the memory,
of every unkind look* or, unduliful , no*
gleet of her wishes, will haunt you. 1 could never
101 l how 1 sometimes felt in remembering instances
of neglectto my mother, and yet, thanks to her core;
1 hod the name of being a good child. Sho lold mo,
shortly before shq died, that X had never vexed her
by any act of disobedience, and I would not resign
tho memory of.her approbation for the plaudits'of
the world, even though I knew it was her love that
hid the faults, and magnified all .that was good. • 1
know how many things I might have done to add to
her happiness and repay her care, that 1 did not do;
but the grave has cut off all opportunity.to rectify
mistakes or alone foe neglects. Never, never, lay
up for yourself the memory of unkindness to your
mother; If she is afflicted, how eon you possibly get
tired of walling upon her 7 No One Could have filled j
Jicr place to your peevish Infancy or troublesome
childhood. When she is in her usual health, ro>
member She ip-not sd-youog and active once
wo*. Wall upon her; If *ne wants anything, bring
it to her; null because she couldunoL get it herself,
but to show;that you are thinking about her, and
|)oTo.to wait.upon iicr. No matter how -active and
healthy she may bo, or how much she may love In
work, she will love to do any little thing that will
show : you aro thinking of her. One thing more:
never call cither of your parents “old man 1 * or “old
woman.** This is rude and unduliful. Thcraahould
bo something sacred, something peculiar, in the
word that designates parents. Tho tone of voice in
which they are addressed should bo affectionate gnd I
respectful. A short, surly answer from a child to aj
parent fails very harshly on tho ear of any person
who has any idea of filial duly. Do sure, girls, that
you each win for yourselves tho- name of a dutiful,
daughter. It is much easier to be a good daughter
than a good >vifo or mother; but she who fans in
this first most simple relation need novel 1 hope to
fill another well. Make her your confidant; the
secret you dare not'tell her Is a dangerous secret,
and one that will bo likely to bring you regret, ond
you should love her so well that it would not bo fell
a punishment to give up the happiest party to re
main with.her. .BUt'unlovcd and unloving,*you will
live and die, If you do not honor your father and
mother.— Northern Entign,
Capital Punishment In Morocco*
A )alo loiter from'Tangier hot Iho following ac
count of a cbio of capital punishment:-— ln my lost
I believe I gave you an account of a Moorish execu
tion. Another instance of capital punishment hero
was attended wllhlho following singular circum
stances. A Moor of; the village of Sliarf had shot
with a pistol, in tho market at Tangier, a fellow
villager whom ho suspected of intimacy with 'llls
wife. Tho brother oftho murdered man started im
mediately for Moyulnet, where (ho Saltan was then
residing, and claimed (he life oftho murderer. The
Sultan licard the complaint; acknowledged the jus
tice oftho demand, and, summoning the plaintiff Into
his presence, dcllvcred ilio following dcdslop r ’
1 “Wo grant' ydu pur permission to take the life of
tho murderer of four brother, with the same itislru
merit of death with which lie was assassinated,’and
pit the sumo spot, and ot tho same hour of day.—
*« Qut," added (lie Julian, u why sookeit thou also to
bo a‘ rnanalaypr? Accept tho price of blood, which
it lawful unto true believers,,and we Will guarantee
you Its payment from, our BhofolUn hands, andvlwo
huniiroU inltzakel ebbll.be tile aum."' S
To this the plaintiff'replied; “Can that sum pur
) chase mb a brother
“Go thy wsy."siid the Sultan; “wo have lisord
and undotslood, a better.will be given you hy lho
vizier, in whlqh bur mandate shaij bo written." * ■
Furnished with the’sentence of death, the man
returned to Tangier, and presented it to t\io Gofer
nor. On the samp, day of the week, and al lho same
hour, (ho murderer was brought but of prison itul
noalcd on Ihirvcry spot where ho hnd takun his tal
low villager's life, while crowds of people attended
to witness tils death. The pistol was now given to
the brother, of the murdered mar, who loaded it,
went up to thb criminal, walked slowly round blm.
and (ho prcsonoe'of God and malt, |‘cbl|
upon you to answer-mo truly: Didst thou slay iuy
brother 1" To this tho criminal replied, “ I did.."—
One of tho multitude now stepping forward, addres
sod the brother of the murdorcdinan s“ Accept the
price of blood;” said ho, “and 1 promise you one
hundred ducats In addition, which those herb psaotn
bled will gladly give.*' ! # * ,
“Worthless words," sold the villager; and again
ho walked round hlstlctlm. Again ho asked him
(ho some question, and again the same reply was
given, A second offer was now- made of two hun
dred uu'ou)s ; 'abd agulq tho villager walking around,
tho .criminal, rebooted his question, adding, "Say
what thou bollovcsl; I.amahQUllo thy, life.
•‘That God Is -Godi pud Mahomet is the Prophet
of God,*'responded tho criminal. .
Scarcely wore Iho words uttered, when tfip pistol
was discharged. The muKlb (tad been placed at tl>o
smal) of,tho hack, being tho same spot, whore, ho
had shot (lib map fur whom ho was now about to
dip, bub tjio, wretched criminal, 'ullhough, mortally
WQuadcd, dld not expire lor,some hours.
Ail old rtoldljbr wild oopr(«rhartlalbd Tor drunken*'
noaa; Iho ofiWca.waa clearly preyed, and the culprit
waaCaltod upon for'defence. It w*a dhdtt.Vimplo
and successful.. “ Duo*' the court llllnk Uiat-Undo
ftp' hires all the cardinal virtju«N ftr. aim gdoilsrs
& laouth,”
from
SAM HOOSTOS AT SAN jACIStO.
, The hope, pf the bravo began (d grow dim and,dark,
and tbpstar dfltib revolution adorned to bp going down
in-gloom, to rise ho more.' TUreP heavy colUirtnsof
the: pampered soldiery of Mexico, led oh by Santa
Anno, supported by Urrora, Cos, ond'Fillisolo, had
crossed the Rio Grurido; and the vulture flag of the
South, threateningly waved on tho banks of the
Gimdaloupo.
The heroic Travis,—bravo to a fault, and reckless,
and dphnnl as lie was brave—at tho head of one nun
dred and thirty spirits fashioned after himself, occu
pied ; the Alamo, tho frontier fortress of Texas. In
defiance of tho express orders of. Gen. Houston, lho|
ho determined there to await
■the combination.of the legiohs of despot*. .Coiirlcf
after courier reached the Alamo, commanding Tra*
vis to. Toll back, upon the camp of Houston ; but his
undisciplined spirit brooked no each sue
: cessWo cocricr boro back the reply* s .
*• IVb will not retreat, IVc w ill conquer or die! ’
TJieshbck came ! Four days and nights of sleep
' less battle, willpunabatod fury, raged around the
doomed waits of the Alamo, and l|io fifth morning's
sun shone on a confused mass of blood-stained ruins
and bones, and the smouldering ashes of the intrepid
4end— No living Texan was left to toll of his com
rades' deeds, but the huge pile of Mexican stain,
with their ghastly and gaping Wounds; Cold with lor
riblb certainly that Travis and Bowloand Crockett,
had fought, and bled, and died, if they had not con
quered there. The next scene in (hat tragic drama,
was the massacre of Goliad. Tho ill-fated Funning,
imbued with tho same spirit of reckless self-reliance,
which proved the destruction of Travis and his com
mand, too long hesitated to execute (ho order Tor re
treat, iosued by lhjjl wise and intrepid man, whose
groaVmlhd conceived, and whoso iion will achieved
the resolution. Pressed on every side by a well op
prftntcdbnd overwhelming foe—without supplies, and
with bat little ammunition, Fanning sought to tight
shd retreat contesting and staining every inch of
ground with the life blood of the foe. Hut the power
.of numbers on the ono bide, and the want of ammu
nition on tho other, caused Fanning to commit tho
unpardonable error of trusting to tho plighted honor
ofa Mexican, recn thbugJi beltedas 'a soldier. A ca
pitulation, entered into with all the solemnities of
chivalAo war, was the result—the Texan -flsg was
furled, but not in disgrace, for,the terms of capitula
tion arc held by all but barbarous nations, and the
faith ofa Mcxicah General was pledged that the next
day's fun should smile upon the Texans, ds they re.
.turned to their liro-sldo homes. Night pafesed away,
and with tho oaily beat of the morning drum, Fan?
ning and his comrades wero marched, out to the
plains of Goliad, to receive their release'. Unarmed
and unsuspecting, (hey were conducted through tho
long lines of the Mexican army,'drawn up in battle
array,.until they wore swallowed up on every side,
by llio'brislUng bayonets of tho foe. A signal was
given,-not of release, but of death I Ono wild, tcrrlfio
crash wos heard; a lurid cloud of flame and smoko
enveloped tho Texans, and all that was, Ictt of (hem
was their mangled remains, weltering in their blood.'
Like the angry howl of the storm, when it first
bursts upon a Southern sea,the wuil of death, and ftib
cry of vengeance,'swept over the plains of Texas.— -
The great heart of Houston swelled with' grief ond
indignation; las mild blue eye, which woa wont to
boa,m with gentle kindness, blazed like the lion's 1
whfcn battling for his young; his expansive brow,
darkened with the pent aip storm within, and his
'Cajffp'feiVtd lips,told b will tvhfchViaught but destiny
PQutd thwart,- 'Hi* little army of scarco sixteen hun
dred men, inspireJ-,iyil|i awild chivalry, and imbued
with dovptod patriotism, capable of any sacrifice,save
that of submitting to obsutuke control, burned for
tengonne#; and demanded .to bo led forward against
the treacliutous foe.. -But Houston, alike a great sol
dier and a statesman, had three months before, on
tho plains of San Jacinto, selected tho altar, on which
to consecrate the liberty of Texas. Contrary to the
expectations and wishes of tho army, he commenced
his retreat, laying waste tho country over which ho
ojul masking his movements with such skill
us to completely, bewilder, tho enemy. Ilia troops
uttered loud murmurs against his policy, and In trines
ol threatening mutiny, demunded (hat a stand should
bo made at the Colorado, declaring that they would
disbond, unless the foe were given battle. Houston
sought to Impress upon his troops the fact, (hot bat
tle upon tho Colorado was dufaul to Tetfus—he said
to them, “Oar cause Is just { U must and Will tri
umph; let those return to their homes who aio not
prepared to wake every sacrifice fpr the good of
Texas.*’
, The next niorningVdawn. fpund Iqss than eight
hundred inen by the Texan standard. The retreat
was recommenced; (ho scouts of Houston watched
the movements of Santa Anna's troops uftlh osgle
vigilance—they' bogan to weary, and their lino of
march, commenced, to bo marked with deserted arms
and occoutfonTknls—flhoir supplies grew short, and
tho Texans swept .before them tho,.wild callloof the
prairie, as they pursued their march of retreat.-
I Houston was within striking distance ofSanlu Anns,
! and Cos was within ono day's march of joining the
latter. Houston etiU dcplinpd battle,bulqulotly took
I position uponi the Gold of San Jacinto, the exact spot
Iho had selected three months buforo, for his bailie.
Held. Ono dpy more, and (ho columns of Cos dad
I Santa Anna, united within a short distance of Ileus,
tbn's comp, without being uware of Us proximity.
His strategy was perfects and Its success complete.
Tho two armies now Iky facing each olhor on the
rolling prairie, surrounded by forests and bayous;
tho only ihbon? of retreat,.was op a frail bridge' ex
lending across a deep bayou. -The htiUr had arrived
when the destiny of Tuxus was to be decided—tho
blow about to bo struck on that Held was to dolor,
mine whether Texas was to exist, as tho conquered
province of a despot, or to take her plaqo among the
nation’s of tho earth as a freo and sovereign power.
It was oh- (hofilat of. April, 1636, when Uouetonj
l mounted on his war stood, formed bis liltlo army of
[7OO men, in column p( attack, and-approaching lb
I their very front, in a few deep toned, burning words,
ho . poured into their, hearts tho lava flamo which
until then had been pent up in his own noble sou).
Ho told them that by his order, tho bridge had been
destroyed—that retreat Waslmpossiblc—that tho Hold
of San Jacinto must bo tho gravo or (bo birth-spot of
Texas Independence—*ll)ol the condition of his army
would not justify his risking (wo battles, out).hence
ho had wailed until tho, fordcs of Santa Anna and
Cos wbfo combined—tho enemy was before therrij to
strike was to conquer J And (hon rapidly arranging
his modo of attack, the liltlo army of heroes moved
forward,masked by tho lull praiiiogrdss,until within
riQo shot of tho Too, when rnpidly deploying into lino
of battle, the electrical voice of Houston was hoard
rising high'and : clenr above tho'bhttlo line, A’oto
chargt,mylada I: Andremelnber the’Alamo! rrmort*
her Uoliatl! The very heavens scorned to echo that
| fierce battle shout— 1 11 Hf.mkmskh tiik Ammo ! Rr-
MKUDca Goliad!" and'with tho roar pf the tornado,
and tho force of the whirlwind, that-liltlo band of
heroes, with Houston at thuir head, huriud thorn.’
solves upon (ho Too. Short, desperate and terrific,
1 lilio the mad crashing of tho elements, was that wild,
rftrango and glorious battle. ~ Seventeen minutes had
soar.es elapsed, before eight hundred Mexicans wore
lying dead and dying on that proud field, and Santa
Anna, the boasted -Napoleon of the South, was seeking
safety in fijghiJ" And from amid Ihb' smoke, and mud
carnage oilbatUo, whs soch:to riso from that bloody
plain, the war of-Llb'crfy! tho lone star of Texas I _
‘Allhouglkbis leg was. badly, shattered by a four
ounce copptr bill, Houston still kept his liorso, gal-,
lopping hit lor and thither ntc t tho field, Issuing or
ders for tin caro of tho wounded, tho protection and
safe-keeping of tho j)rl?onors, opd tho pursuit of tho
flying fbe. T ’ ‘ ' ; (
- On tlio 33d of April, the'second day after the bat
tle, nearly eight hdtidrod Mexicans wore prisoner* in
tho'Texan cammqulol xndcsln* bad suceoedodUw
turmoil of Iktilo, and Iho bcra.of saa Jacinlp was
reclining in mt lout, with liio shallorodlcg supported
.on ft'rough hown (iloof, while liia mind was bailly
orriployed in revolving plans for tho ftiluto civil-gov* -
ornmeni,of Texas/: Suddenly a about burst from tha
Mexican prisoners,. of Santa Anna,
(live, live Santa Anna,) arid under an escort of tvyo,
Toxnn soldiers, tho fallen ' Emperor In .person, ap.
prdaohod/diegUiscdin tho garb of a common soldier.
Santa Anna was Immediately taken to Houston s
lent, who treated him with distinguished kindness ]
and courtesy, assuring him that the magnanimity e»
tho Texans would pfovbtit any retaliation oni a |M*
eortcr, for tho broach of faith and butchery at Goliad.
Tho Mexican General expressed groat kdmironon
for the prowess of tho Texan IroopK, but,told Hous*
ton that ho had violated one of tho plainest rules of
warfare, in not attaching Cos arid himself in detail,
instead of awaiting their combination. Houston
Ismtlcd, but made no reply! until Santa Anna again
pressed tho.remark, when Houston quietly told him
that it was his habit riot to tako two bites at one
cherry.
. Santa Anna ever after entertained a high admire*
lion for Houston, end often ‘toinaiked that ho was
tbo most remarkable man of tho age.
Gen. Houston Is yet in tho full vigor of manhood}
•ho is six feel .four inches in height, of light complex*
1 lon, a deep blue eye, and ( a remarkably pleasing man.
• nbf*. . His.bearing is kind, dignified and courteous,
and (ho.goodness of his heart is clearly Indicated by
the sweetness of-his smile, and (ho mildness of his
eye. .When quite a.boy, ho diilirigaisbodhimsolfby
daring-exploits among the Indians, and .afterwards
served under Andrew Jackson, in the Seminole w‘* r >
and at the battle of New Orleans. For many years
Gen. Houston was a member of Congress froth Ten-*
hcsscc, and was a Governor of that Slate. Ho writ
twice President of tho Texan Republic, and was her
first Somlur, after tho annexation of Texas to tho
United Slates', And all in all, lie is truly "tho most
remarkable man of (ho ago.**
joe Brilliant*
Tho Cincinnati Enjulrer tells the following good
story
Tins Little Forsaken. —lt riVoy have been ob*
served by IhoSo who liave traveled upon the steamer
flniliont, that -they were wailed upon at table by a
bright-eyed, dark-haired boy,.apparently not tnoro
than six years of oge. Ask him his name and you
will .'hear him respond “Joe, sir. rt ‘’Joe what 7”
•* Joe Brilliant; air."
Il appears that about Iwd year* ago, on a trip of
the Brilliant from this city toPlllsburg, the next
morning after arriving there this boy was found on
board, lust asleep, the solo occupant of the cabin
used by the deck passengers. Inquiries ware made
by Capli Grace as to Its parents: but nothing could
bo hoard of them, and tho captain scorning to thrust
the little fellow upon tho cold charities of the world,
resolved to care" for him, and he accordingly gave
him in charge afthc steward's tWfo, who at tho time
was chambermaid of the boat. When asked his
name ho could only answer “Joe,** knowing no
other,-and his protectress named him after (ho boat.
In tho course of another year. Captain Grace, if he
is not claimed, intends sending him to school; and
should he prove as bright a scholar as ho seemi a
boy, ho will' give him' a liberal education, - Who
knows hut tho aqmo little outcast may be President 1
of tho United Sutcs'.aomo day ! Stranger events
than that have, happened In this changing world of
cure.
Five Centuries Ago.—Although tho drees of on
ultra exquisite of the present day, may. appear'ridi
culous to us, yet it is a staid and qilsker-itke one,
compared with that of & -dandy of the fourteenth
century. In fall flour,an exquisite of that day hob
bled along upon shoes of extraordinary length,sharp
pointed loos, generally turned up and fastened to (ho
wearer’s knee with'gold or silver chains; his stockings
word of different colors, ono being white, and the
other red, blue, or any color t opposed to the while;
his unmentionables were somewhat short, scarcely
reaching to tho middio.of the thigh; his coat, or the
article then sorving for that portion of tho dross, Was
divided longitudincly Into two equal portions, ono of
these being while, and tho other blue or black; his
yellow beard, long and pointed, being an extended
goatee; and ills head wot enveloped in a richly orna
mented hood, buttoned underneath his chin.—incer
pool Mercury.
, Pbthifvino Fountain.— Ono of the most curious!
sights of Clarcmount, Switzerland, is what is vul
garly culled the petrifying spring, in (ho FauburgSl.
A lyre. This is a fountain, Which contains so largo
a portion of carbonate of lime os Ip encrust, in a very
short time, any object placed within' it* In the course
of ages it has formed a bridge of tufts of great length
and thickness, si the rate of three inches annually.
The water is collected, in two largo tanks, from which
it drips into two chambers furnished, with shelves.—;
On these are placed various objects fJr incrustation.
Sluflud monkeys, parrots, dogs, oats, and birds word
in different stages of transition; some nearly covered
by the stony coat, others their fur or hair delicately
powdered, wearing a grisly appearance. The largest
animal was a donkey, whose back and sides were
coated. Frhile, and tjte most delicate plants wore
undergoing the same process. The sediments depo
sited are so fine, that it is perfectly practicable to
obtain the sharpest casts from moulds. .The Water
is used also for bathing.purposes.' 1 was rather
amused by (ho pains taken to Impress upon me that
no danger of being turned . into a stone during , the
process of taking a bath was to bo feared. It ap.
pours, hoWover, that sdnid individuals are apprehen
sive of such a calamity, for they assign it as a reason
for hot availing themselves of tha.hath.—ZVoptft in
Autirgne. ' ~ ! • -
Little Things.— Blade by blade grow* the grass,
until (ho meadows ore covered with their carpel of
grcop; loaf by loaf .the trees put on their fo\iago tin.
til every branch Is clothed, and. whole forests icjoioo
in summer beauty; rill .by rill the mighty rushing
river is formed (hot adorns the landscop.o and boars
proud ships on Us bosom) and house by house a' vil
lage or town is built, and so through all nature or
art. Great things afo made up of a largo number of
little thing's. 1 ’ ;
ElectiucitV,— Fig Trees and Cedars are rarely
struck by lightning, but (ho beech, latch, fir, and
ohoanut ora obnoxious to It, but (ho trees which at
tract it most, ora tho oak, yflw, and Lombardy pop
lar; whence it follows that tho last ore tho trees most
proper (a bo placed near a building, since (hoy will
act-as sd many' lightning conductors (d it. Tlio
uleotficr fluid attacks in prefereneo suah (roes as are
verging to decay, by reason of ago or disease.
SENiihif.infcs to Daily Mercies.— As (ho Dead
Sea drinks in'(ho river Jordan, and is never tlio
sweeter, and tho ocean all other rivers, and is never
tho fresher, so, wo are opt to - receive dally mercies
from God, nnd.stlll remain insensible of them, un,
thankful Toe them. God's mercies to us arc like the
dew on the ground; our thanks (o Illmjiko.the dew
on the fleece; Wo aro greedy to got tnof'oy, toiia
clous to hold it; but unlhsnklbl in acknowledging,
or right usiug.of i|r, Tim rain comes down from
Heaven In showqrs; it goca up but in mists. ~
Several fountains, of groat beauty oAisl at Fond
du Lao, in Wisconsin. One, which exceeds ony
other in tlfe'plaoo, has recently been completed. It
(jiiohargoiq with almost irresistible force, forty.five,
gallons of the purest water pgr minute.- It was farm
ed by boring to Iho dopth of nlribty feet—6ig]ity-(wo
foot through ilsy|aml bight through solid'rock—apt)
•inking a pipo fcurlnohes in diameter, in tho aper.
lure, thus made. • ■! ■ ’ ’ , ■
** Mdn should bo what thoy seem,” Stiys.Shatc
sffonre, and no one will dispute thecorrectness of
tho remark, thdtigK uttered tenturies otfo; ; Th 6
individual who claims to bo what ho is not, or
whp assumes tho name of another* mbre iliusirfr
oua parson* orwho protends to
knowledge dlsilnggishQd *ar<m» whieh. j»a dopa
hot, id a public despicable as bo is
Contorripllblai, apd ollotlld bdcOdthed .add avoided
in every commuriliy.
mi
Tub longer I live, tho more I amxertainthatfKo.J
groat diftcronco between men, thbgrcat andtha .
significant, is energy—invincible
honest purpose once fixed—and then death bf ifdfiVyT’^
| That quality will do anything that cbn bb difto iiVlfitf'*- *
j World; and no talents, no circumstances, no op’jwlow'-j
'nity will make a two legged croaldre d man without ' ,
(£/*if a darkey pays, “,1 go for dis Union!” 1* lie.., *
a difluhionlst or not? Dal om do question. ‘
A newly married Individiioj,just enjoying the firs( •
blisSbs of tlte hfanoy iboon, advertises in 0119 bf.Uib . '
caatorn papers, for a ''small second-hand Ibebmotitre,” • 1
that ho may loose as littlo time as possible In going r
koine from hls business! •i -•" *
is a narrow and mistaken ides, to ',
that the sooner things wear out tliO' beltoMf
trade. 'The grand principle is, to m«We(he)ritotlUt -»l.
an increased number of families or Individual*
I desirous to have thorn. • / ; L - -''q
Tub editor of an.exchange paper .says, be'/havet : >
saw hut one ghost; and thallhe ghost oT a tinner, wlip- j
died without paying fur hie paper. -‘‘/Twt»
to look upon; 1110 ghost of Hadilct wd& hb 6ircum*
stance!” 1 ••
Wife,” said a man, looking (or 1
after aha wie lft bed, ?‘lhaf# place# (0 hASp-Wy* *
things, and you ouglil.lp know it.7*‘y&*”etidebdi “:j
‘•I ought to .know wheflvyou keep your,late fjghr*v'nn
TllKßt isa womanin Londbn,employedaeaJboofcr":
foldor’s forc.worann, who recollects tho.yqur. RpdVJu
chapter of every, act of Parliament upon every sub
ject* She is in groat esteem with the.lawyers* *v.*
Aiiitiiomiki committed the first subside recttMftd*
in history {.he was one of king pavid’s,counsellors*;™
highly esteemed for his politics! ssgocity,.‘.t ’ ~U J { j
Wk read.in a Sheffield paper Ihat.JUhe last poUsfaLr n
to a piece of cutlery Is given.by the ii
The same may be said of h liman cu il ery—that *l l fifcl ,
last polish to ayontig ‘blade is given by bis 'mlzlbg
with female society.” i 107.!, mil
(C3*An apothecary originally carried hlilnbdfeViftftr
about in jars—ho was a polcarrierj dnd ftomihtfbdO
came the word A-pol.he-cartios*
Stupid Folks, —The.man that cannot, ece any Tun-
In your jokes; the editor'who riapcclfulfy’declined M
end the old folks that iVill fidlldlVfi
ynu alone with your lady love. • • U o,l; V.'zv.'rt
. Courage it evinced in Words as mucV^hT&sbdsf.I'* 1 '*
and in acts ofomlsslon not Jeia'tbanln-tK&d’dF<ftfffis‘”
mission. l i.voncja eilj'lu
All Potent.—Klndnesa, like the gentle ftrpatbjoC
Spring, melts theheart. . » fl {
. If gratitude Is due from man 4a maD,
more from dihan 16 his Maker. ’ .
. -• ~1 A ■.‘.l. CI
CoNUNDRUU.—Wby are pretty women Uknbarkiptf >j
dogs ? 1 Because they show thqlr toetli knd don'tbiui
The aatlior of this conundrum li ad old bkcSordr? '', 1
When Lord Eldon btoOghi in a bill fop rcßlraVmog
I the liberty ofthe presi, : a mfcrhbcr moved as s'tfiddi.
tianal clause, Ihkt oil srionyfaotts works alidiild'hk'ftT'l
tho name of the author, printed on the title >p*';
Many animals, which', under ordinary clfcumsWri- ‘
ccs, aro perfectly innoxious, become, armed with a
ealivous poieoti when infuriated. Man/himsplC b# 1
comes somewhat pdisonous when highly cx'citod'lbV
anger. .-tv,' •• —
Man ja a* creature of habit—be dlker r
doubt,.but bo likoa it best.whenitis *
ments with which thpworld
now oombinatloh 'of old things* end docs
tako hastily lb any storUing originality of in'hpvatlllP
Tub Editor of a paper In Son
acknowledges tho receipt of a bottlo of alcohol, Bis* *
tilled from the peel of tbs sour orange of .Florida.—
The same paper states that d firio article'of cologa#
has been manufactured Bam the sour ofange* ' ‘
dj'Thoso 'who.are incapable of shining bulky,;
dress, would do well.to consider thai tlib conUsslbf r
tween them and their dollies tarns outmuchtotticft *‘
disadvantage. 1 ' : ’
03*Adverbity exasperates fools, dcjccts : coV^orjlV* ;
draws out the .faculty of ilio wlso and iml'nstHftui*
puls the modest to the-necessity retrying their skin,
awes the opulent, and makes (ho idle industrial;.';
An Eye to Business.—A Philadelphia elergymsh
recently closed tho regular Sunday scx.viocs,by aUlipg
that “Brother It lias received a largo supply of by mil
books,.which ho is prepared'lb sell atiUlcJowcrUteh
any one clso lb tho city." 'A'noTv way of adyorlisip^.3
Lay it down sa a rule, novor;io smile,* obrllh'aVQr
way-show approval or merriment, at any lra|l Jp-§
child which you should not wish (a grow ,w»tU.hV,
growth, and strengthen'with his
C. A//<n. it
CC7*A merry bachelor says that wlvdiilhdordgoo^ 1
needle-women, are. like the enemy spokttf of in (ho
psrsblo; they sew-tarra while tbo t busbawd-edih
.. .. .vawiTJ:
Socialism has made considerable pyogreda Ib'NofU'l
way, having been propagated lljerp by a man
Thfano. It..has accordingly.had so fnucbcffcaljytf D
tho recent election* to tho Legislature, that'life‘Cop.
ecrvallvo parly la alsnded/ The KW has lilt gqn£ &
therefrom Bwedcri, In order to use mi InflhdibbV-'l
gainst those new Ideas. Norway has one of thb mbafr i
dombcr&llo conslUuUons In tbo world M ;, )t - ? ,
. (33*11 >■ with old bachelors as with oidwood. J|;|
U hard to got .them started,,but when, they do, Ukd,
flamd, they burn prodigiously. ; * . • , ' j
; HnuM VuWEM, tho eculptor. it is itnd,wi!tretu(lia
to the United States in thb ,Uio yqaf, and
’ bring with him his noble piece'of sculpluro'imbili
-1 mslio of America. : .1 1
Dabstkii, in speaking about lilv /ady.Wyilp 1
(boro is a rcdcclcdradiance hovsriogsbour/ie/’bWrtlv-l
which makes her appear..when sealed by lbfc*£demfl
other sngolsj liko.a dim,light iLaeaof
eatlm 17io Joting lady has rfd lion', wo,bcliovq. ?jf r *
TiitHti fa a hotel lb Spring fluid that bbly,phfcrgiltk
half ptlce for lotcra; nnd.yot the ‘bropneter lays-ho,,
make* IHoro money ouibnhi(c|dsa'ofb'6irddfa'(ußa
any other pioblo about ilio hodso. Let a ybuffirird' /
says, sit up with a yellow tpcnociVaad bliio eyss\thCj
Sunday night, and lie will feel-so heavenly Miai’Jkq 9
won't gel down* to pork and heaps' again, till lluuat;
tor part of tho week. * ' *'*
To maks. people smsrl, all that V mnJdmVy Is Uj
throw (hem on Ihoir own rekooreca, A;wU4*ttirfty
knowe more, in a moment thin a lame, one tVMild*
dream of in Vyp*r« and olLbccauiphe
fbr aaftty dn nil dwfl iogeriuUyrotjier tlipn on'log
ingenuity of a farmer. Safety 1 abd-plenty 1 aVd'thV
worst ffichda tbit genius over ,la»l
Paiston distort* boiuiyiond 'ugfiniuf«f
limes mbfcrlopUlslVe. Tiro liandidWcil 'lldh
lo<bo dtUadtlve after you liavr once* ee*tf
owner in a ; fury, whilo. sweet tompbr ’and pleaieoi)
expression wjll.givQlo homeUness ah»Vi nt
ll»ai mikes even (lid pojllively.uply boflj comely ant
alttablWtf;-';* ‘ • *1 *+ • .
DonDs'siiyfl iiiat man. cbriionts'io wVftz'i
I ho eliould' led his' thoughts 1 ahd lludVtfid A Dbßlr tfr
ol ohampagsio ld for tuO’niotallpltMl
bblhlftg id tlip; imptotfrioty thal.lwlilibg.il r(iiqeoco6
. Qalicowill give (iso to*: s .... - t ,. rrn a
. 'tibfcbs eays ihaljlioyfiovo got Bomft
! girls at Ihollallslon Female UoardingSobeohiawltf/Ui
> oil of them can dance, aomo few or them, ha tars,
[ can ipoll oofrectly, cron irf lwofepW»W<*‘* ■ -’JBiffclori
k isn't, tho on\y place whero
\ . , *1 '0 ecu
[ 'Mopatr i(t very oompie»rf*hl* yoddgrifien/jt#
' well as in young women. -..‘.'cdj
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