1 w w $ K /I 1? $ ■ iITJOHN B .BRATTON. ■' 3J OCt It (ll* ARE! GETTING! GREY, NOW. ' are celling grcy. novv, , been for many a day 5 , • .; 'Qn either Bldo Hie steps are traced '•.l’f-'t; ■ctfpf seasons sped away. , l f ‘/Tiio'Svliiio fa mingling wlllitho browiv, now— -■.•'lla’sllvor's written there, ? ... •. „ 'Ami furrows, 100, arc creeping on, . v*. i ' 'xs years trend by wfthcaro. *, • . vdr.llfo Is nl lia noon, now, ■ - Afcd.ytrl'lho Autumn Irnsts - our locks In Wintry garb, .. * ’ * ,• j?JI4 Iflavpa in Autumn tossed. i,-.'Jkii?oßirltnow wo’ro growing old, now,’ yet tlio Summer sun , the uppersky, human sandß-orC run. Beems but ns n day, now, w * l h l,lo school.linuso throng, v * *sViO&,<’Thsto locks gleamed on a sunny brow— . ,*• : a morning song. * ‘r " il 'V§ i^i^, Hving tWe ’again, now, -• .v’r.j^ijlnlriomory'ssacretldreams— ,. . .Acblldnsnin to laugh and shout * •*' • : T Anild ITIO boyUh scenes. ..'./Bowswlftly gone—wo’ro oldornow, : '"-v7 ■"’And bronzed with sterner strife, . f?/ t |/;.Anilturn from filing forever past,. .... ,To Winter's dose of life.] 4/’4 '.•'l ‘ 'uir-fS ,Onr locks arc getting gray,now, ' . More swilt as years go by,. , And yot wo would not change their Into . yPor those of darker dye. by one they nrefmlhig nows' ••Tho frost laßnilicrhieo’er; yet they grow more snrrcil, now— < love ilium more nml moro ■fVJ From Urn Saturday Gnxcttc. •jyiii* TO ANNA. ‘When the heart's fountain gnshos ' • Fn>in ttio deepcut, purest well, *, ’ ’ A Tbtt'JJp9 nrc oil times voiceless - V/- i 1 U-i-.-A’nd refuse our Droughts to tell. - ;■ ''!^.,t‘-iri^?hn«,TO ; lno for'llmc*. dear Anna, r ■ v.»* bo breathed in song, MjTUey.liovc noFpokcn melody . echoes to prolong. pearls °l pitrentlurtro • thu stormy son, rimlilat life's cmtfllcla '**. -Shall bo my thought! of time. 'f*«r , M fg|| jta»otcim»coua. OP A SINGLE GENTLEMAN. nmrnlnir. November 11th, al half past II unforlonalo young man, Mr. ■ INfiplrooy, underwent the extreme penalty of infa tualion.by expiating his ailaclnncnt to Mary Aon bal'ojin front of the altar-railings of St. Mary’s ' , ■CKlirih, Islington. ■ Xs lt tvlH he in the recollection of all those friends :«,thWpaTties who were at Jones’ parly al Brixton, ■ Jwi'jiVts ago, that Mr. Pinckney was there, and .theft, fast introduced to Mary Gale, to whom he litsfidfly began to direct particular attentions— dancing with her no less than six sols that even ■: - Ink', nro handing her things at supper in the most , dyroted- manner. Prom that period commenced % Jhe;lTtiimacy between them which- terminated, in Yitiiis morning’s catastrophe. r*tty£Ljin..|,-n<.v hail barely attained his twenty elSthyear; hut tlicro is no belief that but for rea conc ofia,,pecuniary nature his single life would have -come earlier to an untimely end. A change fdt the better, however, having occurred in his pit hutnsWncos, the young lady’s friends Wore induced '. to eanclion his addresses, and thus become accos . aortas to the course for which ho has just suffered. ■ The unhappy man past the last night of his ‘ exislencn in his solitary chamber. From Halrpist eight to ton ho was engaged in writing ietterev -Shortly after, his young brother Henry knocked at the door, when the doomed youth told him, to come in. On being asked when he meant lo go to bed, he replied—"not yet." The question , Was'tkOn put to liim how he thought ho would M itifcj»Cth which lie answered—“l don’t know.” it.- ttauicc expressed his desire for a cigar and a glass Xi?-of: gfoff, His brother, who sat down and partook :'t - 0 f fie Rko refreshments, now demanded if lie would -lako-nnytUlng more that night. Ho said “nolh- Ing.’VilFia firm voice. His affectionate brother thewoae to take his leave, when the devoted one ... .considerately advised him to take care of himself. PreciSely nt a quarter of a rninulo to seven the 'ittlSf'BiorSjllg, the victim of Cupid having been CallodP-WoCordingly to his desire, ho arose and nromhiiv dressed himself, lie had the selfcon trdl to Shave -himself without the slightest injury ; for not oven a scratch upon his chin appeared after the operation. It would set-in that the devoted <tvak lOnger than usual at his toilet. Ths-wretChed man was attired in a light blue dressiest, With frosted buttons, a while vest and nankeen tlowsers, with patent hoots. Me wore round’hll'icok a variegated satin scarf, which partly concealed the Gorratao of tho bosom. In front oflho eoaif was insetted a breastpin of, con spicuous dimensions, ; ■ Having .descended the slaircaso with n quick Stepi "he entered tlio apailmonl where his brother And a fasv“(tlends awaited him. lie then shook hands cordially wilii all present; and on being asked-how heel opt, answered—“ Very well;” and lo the farther-demand as to the stale of his mind, (hi 'said that |re ’’fell happy.” ■ : OhCof tho parly hereupon suggesting that it ■ would bo ns well to lake something before tho melancholy ceremony was gone through, ho ex- Sjstinstliiwilli some emphasis, “decidedly.”—' ‘-Hreskfut was accordingly served, when he ala a • FtfffOkrbll, a large round toast, two sausages, and : three‘hdWJaid eggs, which he washed down with - Ibteo'gfeit-brcaldast cups of lea. In reply to an : expression of astonishment, on the part of persons fareaqnt, he declared that he had never felt bonnier ' B HaWng'lhquirod the time, and ascertained that ■ Ik-ykiS-ten-mlnutoS of eleven, ho remarked that It - Would adbn bo over. His brother then Inquired if ho could do-anylhing for him; when ho said ho Would toksaglass ofale. Having drahk this 1.0 satisfied. “' Thblhtsl mbmcnt now approaching, ho devoted ' ■Wnorlionof his timotodlstribulethose Jli he would no longer-want, loona cigar case, lo another his tobacco stop aWrod his brothor Henry with his latch Ifiatruclions lo dolivot it after all was JVrVsolomnity lo tho landlady, fc aflungth attack cloven, and at tho tht ho was infotmod that a cab was al tnojCMßidao merely sold-" l am ready," and alUjWSwsKuMelf lo bo conducted lo tho vehicle, Into whlcnstSegot with his brother, his friends fol - le'wing'btvlmttcd in olliors. . ArdvbdiSMilbs tragieel spot, a short but anxious delay orsonrexaeonds toolt place; after whioh they woro ioined by tho lady with her friends. Lltlur Was ssld'ort'otlhcr side, hut Miss Gale, with dtjp loraary decorum, shod tears. IMnokney endeav ored to preserve decorum, hut a alight twitching In his tnonjh and eyebrows proolnlmod hlglnward ° B All'necosiaty proliminnrlos having now boon kAitlod. and tho prescribed melancholy formal!- Uos gouo through, the usual question was nut t. Vf llHhou have this woman lo bo your wife 1" 'o.Hqthen pul tho fatal ring on Miss Gala’s Huger, lire"Vraonlal nouse was adjusted, and the poor tel ow WM launched iuto’inummoiiy.— Awi. I’unch. WHO IS TUB TRUE L&DIl AN INTERESTING AND, INSTRUCTIVE STOItV. \Vo once know a “young lived in fino elylo. Her parlors wore elegantly furnished, and her dress was always of the latest fashion. BhO had her piano and her teacher* and sho played Italian tmisio. charmingly. In ail the exquisite graces of life slio was faultless. She hud a rich vein of senti ment too, and could talk philosophy, or.discussstand ard authors at pleasure. Of course she road novels— in fact, a largo portion of the day was devoted to that interesting and instructive class of polite literal lure. She was also somewhat industrious, for she would occasionally work elegant embroidery.— With'an abundance of cut la that floated over her nook' in beautiful profusion, a lino form, hands while and delicate, largo powers of conversation .in the ’usual drawing-rootn style, sho was followed by young men' of taste. Yet, some l»ow,*/<c never married,— The “.beaus’* fluttered around her like flics oyer a pot of honoy, bul they wore careful not to bo caught as those other insects arc apt. to bo. Their attentions were never so particular os- to require “some friend 'oflho family” to demand wliut wore their Intentions. This was no fault of Iho Sho was with* in the market as plainly as though sho had inscribed on her forehead,“A IJuspano wanted, for particu lars inquire within.*' .Uul the husband never to our knowledge, came; and wo believe that at this day she is a disconsolate old maid* What was tlio trouble? Step with as Into (ho -kitchen. Thai fat woman, with a Ted face, is the servant of the house. Sho does the cooking, llio washing, the chamber work. From early dawn until late al night, she is a slave. Well, that woman is our charming young lady's mother! Sho never sees.her daughter's “callers, l * If by accident sho should drop into the parlor while visitors were pres, ent, sho would hasten out again, with embarrassed manner, looking as though site had committed an offence, while her own child’s face would bo suffused with blushes. ' ’Now take a walk with us. In that work-shop do you sco that hard working mechanic? The .wrinkles arc hardening upon his face, and the gray hairs ace thinly sprinkled over his head. Ho looks anxious, and as though at his heart-strings tugged some deep sorrow and mortification. lie is the /other of our beautiful.“young lady,” and his hard earnings for many years have boon absorbed In the expensive luxuries, that .her admirable taste has craved. lie, 100, is excluded from the society of his own daugh* She moves in a circle above her parents, and in short is ashamed of them. They live in the kitchen, she in the parlor,. They drudge—she reaps the fruit. She has no pulsation of gratitude for all tins; she despises them, and in fashionable gatherings,. is among the first to curl her pretty lips atlow mo* chanics”—provided alio can do it safely. Is‘she a. true lady? No—ten thousand limes, No! Wo object not to her accomplishments—to her tasto in dress—to her manners. Wo look upon and odimrs snob, just as we do a superb statue of Venus. As a.work of art Ills beautiful; but nevertheless it is insensate marble, having no'sou), bcingof no use in practical life, and good for nothing but \p look at. The beauty of the mind is the true beauty; and the affectionate daughter, who-ncsllcs herself loving ly into Iho heart of hearts of her parents—who makes her mother her companion and confidante — who not only works with that /bother, but takes the heaviest burden upon herself—is Iho true lady. She may never have struck a note on-the piano, yet her liouso is melodious, with harmony such, as angels sing. Hcrcxtcriqr may.be btmiblo, but her interior life is clothed in tho vestments of immortal beauty. There aro many “young lathes” whoso Whole character is on the surface. Press, manners, accent* plishmcnts, all are external. They are “ outsiders.” When the scorching fires of adversity burn beneath the surface, there is no protecting wall upreared within. The whole becomes but a heap of ashes, though it may retain tho outward semblance of hm manity. Tho true lady cultivates the higher nature. Sho is religious, but nol fanatical—courteous, but not fawning. .. Reposing serenely upon the arm of her Heavenly Father, and associating with unseen an* gelic spirits, aho meets,the storm with calmness, and ; accepts it as a disciplinary mercy. Her sympathy over pulsates to the cry ofsunoiing, ond her hand ip over open to relievo, oho is beautiful at homo, beau tiful at the bedside of the sick, beautiful at the hour of her departure into the world of spirits, heautifUl through life, and trunscondantly and externally beau tiful in Heaven. This Is tho trae lady. COURTESY IN TUB FAMILY. , If any ono doubts whether the family circle is a frequent witness of a want of duo courtesy* oven among its well disposed members ini him apply ono test, which to us ccems perfectly safe—that is, which never unjustly casts censure, though of ten too liberal in its equittals—viz: Would'you thus speak to husband, wife, sister, brother, child, &e„ if n stranger were present 1 Wo of course do nol refer, lo the thousand in stances in which a parent’unbinds himself to en gage in tho frolics and sports of his child, nor to language uttered in tho way of judicious discipline, but to ordinary intercourse as among companions and associates; Not only will this condemn all rudeness on, Iho part of equals in ngo and condition, bul of parents In their utterance with children, and of teachers with pupils. Tho “I will,’* and the U 1 wont,” so obnoxious on the part o( children, no ono defends, though our oars do, oven now hear sometimes from those almost dr quite at yours of “ freedom,” lan guage equally as impertinent addressed oven to the aged, put such gross instances of improprie ty are too universally censurable to need comment. Not only is it wrong for children to use such lan guage lo parents, or pupils (6 teachers, bul it is equally wrong for parents and teachers thus to ad dress children and scholars. It is unc.ourtoous; they have no right to set such on example before tho young. A parent or loach or has no more right to trample upon the rules of good brooding and Kindness than any body olso. in somo respects, such an example from them is fraught with the greatest possible evil. Tho language of refinement only should bo tole rated in a family or a school room, and the heads of thoso institutions should bo the last to violate the rule. Our public tables, tho coach,oar&nd steamboat, would not exhibit so.much of the ludicrous nor of the offensive, If this rule were strictly observed in (he family oirclo and in tho school room. If parents would also-exhibit courtesy in their intercourse with their children, in most oases, ohll dreh would bo courteous to. each other and to their associates and acquaintances. A Laughable Notice.—Wo are indebted to the Warranlown fN. C.) Nows for tbo following adver tisement, which was posted up. in a tavern In Now. born, white tho Legislature was In session at that place. - Mine host, It seems; was an honest, wall moaning fellow, who had received tho Idea that members were tho very salt of tho oarth, and had listened Jo tho complaints of some of them, relative to the do. ings of a few wilder characters, who did not belong to their fraternity. Hero is the nolico which ho posted in the moil conspicuous plaoa in the house t v « Look Hero !—The following rules of order will bo hereafter observed In lids Hotel—Members of tho Assembly will go to tho table first and (ho gen tlemen afterwards,’* . , ■ , After reading it over ho did not oxasliy like it. It didn't say anything about rowdies and bloguards, so to oaptlen them particularly ho added i ■ 4l Nota Dona—Hovvdios and blackguards will nloaso nut mix with tho moinbors, us It is hard to 101 l uno from tho other.’* *OUR COUNTRY—MAY 1 T ALWAYS US RIGHT—OUT ft IQIIT OR WRONG,OUR COUNTRY TEI.LOW FEVER ANECDOTES Under this head the New Orleans Delta relates the following: “Doctor,” said the dying man, opening his lan* guid eyes, “how long do you think I can live?” “My poot.friond,”answored .tho physician, wip ing the tears from Ms spectacles, “ 1 do not think you can live raoro than twenty-four hours.'* “O, doctor!”,exclaimed the dying man, “don’t say that! But still, if T can't live, 1 suppose 1 must bend to the will of Providence 1” The sick man -covered his face with the bed clothes, and the physician not being able to endure the scene, was Just about to depart, when his pa tient called £brhim-‘-“ Doctor what do you think it will cost for my funeral?” ... “My dear friend,” answered the humane physi cian, with tears in his eyes, “it will not cost much —probably not more than s2s.** The dying man started up,in his bed, and rais ing his bands as-though ho was.going (o excricse a ghost exclaimed, in.the most pitiful tones—“Oh no, doctor, don’t say that! I can’t afford to pay $25 to-bo burled! It’s more than other people pay, and I can’t afford it 1”. So saying the young gentleman sunk back, and wept like Nlobo, Allhoughworlh some four or five thousand dollars in solid cash, ho could’nl af ford to die, because the funeral would cost him $25, This meanness of his disposition striking into liis system, drove.tho fover out and ho recov ered. , That Now Coat,’ Hark, yo! young 'man, 1 don’t think Bb, muck of that now coat. Many of your friends think it a littlo beyond your means—so . that instead of winning approbation, you only got censure.' Or if within your moans, yqu sol an example that you can bolter afford to omit than others to imitate.— And your gloves, and vest, and hat, and pants* your head is a little too tall far therm The tailor -can’t make a man of you; and if you think so, those about you know bolter. Content yourself with appear* ing well, without rendering, yourself an object of remark and perhaps ridicnlo behind p your back. Nobody thinks tho bettor of you, unless it bo some silly school girl who, like yourself, has yet to como to years of. discretion. Never exert yourself to excel those who dross respectably. Those who try to do this got more censure than praise. They may not bo awaro of it, because no one wants to wound their vanity. Vast numbers ,of young men are spoiled by this foolish habit. They got m.dcbl, losu their credit and self respect; and when these ore gene their integrity is very likely to follow.' If you have doubts about taking our advice in tins matter, look around at the most successful men you. know and sco what their example teaches you. Are there any dandies among them 7 .Pid you! ever know a dandy to accomplish much in the wprld ex* ccpt to cheat tho lailoj* and. make a fool of himself? Submit yourself then, to the direction of your com mon sense in regard (to dress, and bo assured that men and women of common sense will approve of your bppcurancc. —WatervilU Mail. . •• I*ll Coll ArdnuA and Pay,*> What a world of wo is contained in these few words to the poor artisan and mechanic! “I’ll call around and nay,” says tho rich man to avoid tho trouble of going to his desk to cottho necessary funds, and the poor mechanic is obliged to godiorn* to disappoint Isis wbrlunoii and ‘all who depend upon him for their dues. It Is an easy matter to work—the only redl-glory in this life is an inde pendent idea of being able to sustain yourself by labor of your own hands, and it may easily bo im agined what a crushing force there is in “ I’ll call around and pay,” to the laboring man who depends upon that pay for subsistence.. If those who could pay wbuld only pay at onco, it would place hun dreds and thousands in a condition to do likewise, and prevent much misery and distress. A Good Onr.— A Western critic records, llio folloNvlntr astonishing effects produced by. Jenny Linda's Echo song on one of the “ milky, mothers of the herd.” . On.the last occasion of that song's being sung in the town alluded to, a venerable cow disturbed from a pensive reverie in the court hous# yard by the delicious melody of Jenny's call, “Gome Kine,” immediately obeyed the sum mons by bellowing forth.a responsive “I’m a com ing !” On inquiry, (the writer says ho learns,) it appears that the maternal grandfather of this cow was imported stock* and that in the early part of her own life, she was fed on Swedish turnips. A Good Jottu.—A teamster lately lost from his wagon a keg of butter, which was found by a man ( who carried it half a mile on foot to (ho tavern of Mr. II. i where he found the owner, who thanked him for his trouble. Mr. H. (the landlord) obser ved to him, that ho was.well paid; that thank you was worth twenty-live cents and thank you kindly was worth thirty-sevon and a half cents. Ho (the footman) aooncalled fora dinner, which was forth with provided. After finishing his meal, ho in quired (ho price, the answer was twenty-five cents. Hu (lion said, “ I thank you klqdly, and moved off. Tno landlord immedialoiycallcd to him— “ Hero, Uop my friend and take your change— there is twelve und a half cents duo to you—your bill was only twenty-five cents.” Economy.—' There Is a great deal of money mode in tho various pursuits of business.. Fow men are so unfortunate, but that if they exorcised prudence and economy, they might in tho course of years bus •band a'comiortablo indcpondanco, It is not difficult to make money but it is very hard to keep it. It (lies, away: it burns holes in the pocket ond drops outs’ it is nn'lncossanl cause of worrlmcnt until it Is 1 expended. Tho proocos of making a fortune is by saving, which is a slow tedious, disagreeable prac tice, until It is confirmed by long habit. Early in culcate a habit of economy which begets Indopond. once. It is bettor to put by a portion of a small In come limn to waste tho vvholo of a largo income, and ho who lives within his moans, however small, has more contentment, than ho who lives up to a princely rental. The habit of saving slioujd bosys ' Icmaliiod ; otherwise it may degenerate into parsi mony which Is of all things to bo abhorred, for lust 1 of money is the root of all evil. It engrosses the mind to tho exclusion of nobio subjects, hardens tho !. i lo art, makes tho mind miserable, and oroates radio ting centre of unhaplnoss which blights all who 1 coma with Its influence. Therefore, to. avoid nig gardliness, economy should bo practiced upon a sy?- ‘ tom. The expenses should bo regulated by tho de. • cent comforts oflifo, and the balance only should bo ' saved. Tho generous impulses of tho heart should never bo stifled. True liberty will not bo followed by want: "liicro is t hut which scallcrulh ond yot in -1 oreasolb, and there Is that which lioardothand with holdclh more than is moot) ond it tondoth to pover ty.” : ' ' . . An Irish author desiring his publisher to lake lodgings for him, tho publisher found an apartment In St. Paul's Ohuroh-yard, which ho thought would perfectly suit him* -- . Honest Paddy desired to know if he hnd seen anything which would answer, and whore it was? “In St, Paul’s Ohuroh-yard,” replied tho other. “Pshaw,” resumed Toaguo, “what a pretty mes senger you nro to send on oh expedition; did yon over hear of a man’s going to live Inaohuroh yard till after ho was dead?”, Dodge, the Boston .vocalist, says ho won't mar* ry Jonny boonusn, when they IravoMod about, peo ple would say, “Jenny Mm), and hor husbnnd have arrived, 1 ' Ho says ho can't play “second flddlo' 1 oven lo Jonny. from the Washington Union. It is interesting to tho political rbadcr to have, his attention occasionally directed to subjects that are nollcßsimfortant than politics, as pictures of tho changes ttiatUako place in tho fortunes of'men as well as nallonii; and Wo do not know that wo havo scon-anything of this kind which-has boon bolter conceived, than tho communication of our correspond dont_ " Old Ducks," which is inserted below. Tho thoughts suggested by (ho fact that Mr. Darnum has bccomojlio purchaser of tho beautiful mansion onco the properly of Mr. Biddlo, tho former president of tho United Stales Dank, arc well calculated to illustrate tho caprices cf fortune, and tho frailly which bolorigs to everything human. CURIOUS PARALLEL.—BIDULE.TUfc-BANK. BR, AKUiUARNUM. TIIE SHOWMAN. . It is announced ln*iho papers that Mr, Barnum, of tho Now’.Yofk MuflfUWjliaa recently purchased tho splcnditficounlry seat which belonged-to tho lato Nicholas Biddle, on tho Delaware river, between Philadelphia and Bristol, called “ Andalusia. 1 * Ev ery travelled on that route to Now York must have observed on'tho bank of the river a perfect architec tural miniature'of the United Stales Bank, now the custom hbuso in Philadelphia,* surrounded by trees, shrubbery, Mowers, and vineyards, like some bid baronial caello !of southern Europe. This is Anda lusia, built find adorned by Mr. Biddlo soma twenty odd years ago, when the Bank of tho United Slates was in tho full flush of its glory and its power, and when Mr. Biddle could proudly assort that As teat IAo bank. In those days Mr. Biddlo carried each morning in his rosewood portfolio tho hopes and tho destinies of four-fifths Of the business men of Phila delphia, and a largo portion of those of all parts of tho country.' Tho highest ‘'merchant prince” would ran ten eqmirdfr'Tor a nod of that graceful Apollo’s head, and would go off in ccslncics for a shako of that potent hand. But in an evil day for tho bank, though a'fortunate one for tho country, Mr. Biddlo attempted Ip measure swords with General Jackson, and fell in -tho encounter to rise no more. Mr. Biddlo was no ordinary man. Uo was descended from a. gallant ancestry. lie was proud of it, and was ambitious to increase their fame. Ho had a finished education, a brilliant wit, and a fine imagi nation. It was ho who so graphically described tho speeches of politicians In Congress “us only eternal when they thought they were immortal." ilo was enterprising.and liberal, and thought, as most of the wprld did in those days, that ho was a groat finan cier. But all the beautiful soap bubbles ho blow up In tho .“marble halls ’I of tho hank exploded,and went down m quickly as those of a like nature blown up by Loya for amusement on a bright sum mer day. - They floated os long and shono as bright ly, and they vanished In tho same mysterious way. All his beautiful schemes, together with himself, woro wrecked with (ho bank ; and wo all remember that painful Spectacle, exhibited shortly before tho oloso of his life, when his foes gloated over the fallen .man .in tho dutch of Urn officers of justice, while those who. had cringed for a nod insulted him in his Tho great Darius was but his prototype. “ Fnllpn. fallen from Ms estate, Ami .weltering in h]> Itlootl, Deserted In ins utmost need Ity those liia funner bounty fed. On tlio boro earth exposed ho lie's. And not a friend to close his eyes." Mr. Biddlo was brilliant,but doQcloniin judgment. 110 was and unscrupulous; hence his. till at General jHck«on*hiB cotton and other wild spccu- IhUour, alikb'~hiS’.l<O{>o of political and pecuniary renown ( hence, too, tfid unheard of system of bribery which had touched and corrupted so many public men and presses throughout the country; hcn<;o, In fact, his total ruin. Let us now’turn from him who erected Andalusia, and kept his magnificent stale in its tasteful hall, with his vines arid fig trees flourishing around it, and tho flowers of all quarters of tho globo blooming in its parterres, to him who is now its master, and what a contrast! About tho period when Mr. Did dle finished this mansion, Mr. Barnum was, if wo have not been misinformed, keeping a ferry on one of tho rivers of Connecticut. From, this pursuit ho changed to various others, usually proving unlucky, till ho hit upon that which has made his fortune. It is no disparagement to Mr. Barnum to pronounce him to bo the very prlnco of humbuggery, ' He engages in it with equal, tact and judgment. Ho knows tho weak sido snd tho credulous curiosity of human nature; and ho says, as tho renowned hero of tho play did-"** ' “Tho world ts mine oyster, Which I will) iivord n ill npon,’.’ nhd ho has opened it to some purpose. Wo believe that Joyce Hqtli, (hat antiquated specimen of negro longevity, was his first gold mine.. The moment ho had got control of her, sho roso at once to tho digni ty of Washington’* nurse. Vcs, those’long bony fingers, tipped with nails like the claws ufa vulture, had smoothed tho morning face and twined-tho bright curling locks of the future Father of his Country. Proof of all' tills was abundant; certifi cates and assurances confirmed it; the newspapers were franlio.iviih delight at tho discovery ; crowds gathered round this living skeleton, and Barnum made his fortune! Well; if sho was-not the nurse of Washington, sho might have boon, and no doubt would have proved a good ono. Why, than, com plain? Afior her came successively Focjo mermaids —oily belles converted into stone—ourangoulangs— giants—Tom Thumbs—Jenny Lind—and, last of all, a cargo of elephants and kangaroos; by moans ofoll which ho harcohlriyod, and will still contrive, to lay the country under contribution for some mil lion or two of dollars. Ah I Curmity, thou art Bar iium’s jewel and his lamp of Aladdin ! There is only one class of men whocan beat him in the successful art of “pulling money in Us purse,” and that consists of tho vendors of “ patent pills” and other “quack medicines.” From the days of Ur. Hornbook down to those of his followers, Drq. Swain, Brundrcth, and Jayne, tho world has sub mined In llu'lr humbupgery ns readily as to lhal I of tho cicerone of. Gen. 'Pom Thumb 1 Should the echoes of Mr, Baronin's mnnngorlu awaken the slumbering mcmorlrS of oilier,days in tho villa of Andalusia, how would tho spirits of ‘Nicholas Biddlo and ox-Klng Joseph Bonaparte, and tho ilmußands of others, foreign und American —illustrious men, heroes, statesmen, orators, po ols, and artists—who onco congregated there to the festive board, be startled put of "their propric? ty! u • In early days schemes woro concocted arid resolved under its roof that affected tho commerce, governments, and literature of nations. Now* how changed will ho tho scone! Should Barnum adorn U with emblematic symbols of his rleonnd fortunes, what on Interesting “curiosity shop” would Itdla playl His own museum would fauo Into insignifi cance before it, and Andalusia could boast os many visitors as MncCa or Juggernaut of .old. By tho way. It would bo a triumph worthy of his genius to purchase Mahomet's coffin, and suspend it In tho portico of this facsimile of the whilom temple of Mammon! What armies of pilgrims would flock to the shrine ! We could not resist tiicao reflections upon see ing It announced that Barnum hud become the owner of Mr. Biddle's once favorite abode. Tho ambition of the purchaser is Just what wo might expect. Biirniim'ls resolved to bo known—“to do or die. 1 ’ HoW'tlokled will bo (ho tympanum of Ms oar as each passing stranger receives this reply to his inquiry, “ What place Is thatV* “It was once Mr. Biddle's; It is now Mr. Barnum V' Tho seal of immortality will be thus set upon his nomo —Diddle and Barnum will ho follow-passengers to future ages together.. How-unstable Is human elevation I Tho great financier—tho “observed of nil observors”—ho who dared lo gmsp tho thun* dorbolt to hurl U at tho head of the President, and that President General Jackson—descended to his gritvo a broken, ruined man; while (ho humhlo fer ryman—tho Connecticut Charon—rowo hie little skiff safely into port, freighted with the closo-fibled earnings of ingenuity and cunning, and at last lords it over Inis palace of the defunct great!— Both>were equal adepts in the sublime art of /mm bug. The plans of the one were grand and lofty —the other narrow and selfish; the one soared with the eagtesMhe oilier borrowed with the mote; the one was struck down in his pathway towards tho sun—the other emerges into daylight, and is snug ly onscopsed in the vacantoyry of the bird of Jove! No man's fate can be foretold. The smallest may j gel tno “start of this majestio world'*—the great-1 est may, bo trampled on. by,beggars. Tho very dust of Cfflsar may “stop jibung-holql*’ Barnup has some good years of work in him yet. What Is ho destined to accomplish 1 Let tho vanity, credulity, and folly of the World 1011. Ho knows how to coin more gold out of that mine than ever glittered amidst tho boulders of Foalber river* MayB,lBsl. OLD DUCKS. Now Discovery lu Surgery* A correspondent of tho Philadelphia Evening Bul letin, writing from Berlin, oh tho 4(li inst., says: - Among our scientific circles hero, there litas been some interest lately in a newly.claimed discovcry of lire application of Chlorine to.euro cases of pain. Tho difficulty in tho. pso of Chloroform, thus /ar sed adilfieulty. fiic more"fell in Europe than Amorl oa—hasijoonitho'dungor'drsdflbcallon.or otherwise injuring tho body, by such a total stoppage of some of its grout functions. This now application daims i tho merit of escaping, this danger. According to i this account, tho fluid (somo 10 or SO drops) is : dropped on tho parts affected, or a linen bandage, slightly mu|alonod*willr water and then applied, and all bound up in oil silk and a linen bimdi After I from 9 to 10 minutes bccom.es Insensible, 1 and. tho pain is no iongeruelt, whether it bo from rheumatic, nervous, or other disorders. After a time it returns again, but usually weaker, and' with several applications U relieved.— Tho discoverer's name is ArniftwH! lrt> Ifas already presented a memoir on tho subject, to tho Academy of Paris. Prof. Wurscr, 100, at Bonn, has lectured upon it, and,has affirmed the same results as above. Tho discoverer had boon trying experiments with tho aid Dutch fluid, obtained by Chlorine and heavy Carburcltcd Hydrogen Gas, and at .last struck upon a cheap and easy way of obtaining llio fluid by lot ting the Chlorine work upon some of tho salts of Ether. This must bo some now combination, for, if I am not mistaken, Chlorine has already been ap plied lb those salts in our country. Tho description given of the fluid is as follows--Colorless, very flu idiCf'fylt/sttg,) odor, aromatic;, first sweet and after wards sour to (ho taste; not soluble in water, but easily in alcohol. Not inflamablc, and boiling be tween 100 deg. and 190 deg. Contregrado. Tim name which Aran gives it, is “Ether Chlorhydrlquo Chlore,” or in German,. ** CWoralhcr,” . Tiir Locusts.—Tho ground throughout this re gion, especially under trees which Wore standing in 1834, when tho locusts appeared before*, is.literally filled with insects In their chrysalis state. Their celts approach within an inch or two of tho.surface of tho ground; they appear to bo twice as largo as necessary, and oro made with geometrical precision. They aro still in a very torpid state, but may bo expected to.emerge in tho. course of a week or lon days IVom this dale, and fusion themselves upon the trees, &o.,'whcnco they will rha,ko their egreab a perfect locust* We should judgo.lhal.the number will bo tauUfinlly largo, nnd^Ml^?tb.at, of 1817* When tho bid apple orcbards-wbrtVHefiilfy coverec with them. No material injury^wo think, need be apprehended from them; far although (ho complatotii aro frequent from distant places of (ho damage they inflict upon fruit trees, yet lltora Is’scarcely a well authenticated Instance of (Ms tornplulnt on record. Germantown Telegraph. Chnrlca.Limb gives the following good hit at mov ing housekeepers :— I "What a dislocation of com fort is implied in tho word moving! Such a heap of litllo things, after you think a)l is got into the cart; old dredging boxes, wornont brashes, gal lipots, vials, things that It is impossible tho most ne cessitous person can over want, but which the wo* men who preside on those occasions, will not leave bdl)fnd,ifit was to save your soul; they'd keep tho cart ton minutes to stow in dirty pipes and broken matches, to show their economy. Then you can find nothing you want for many days after you got into your now lodgings. You must comb your hair with your lingers, wash your hands without soap, go about, in dirty gaiters.” Kissing a Yankee Tailor's Wipe.— William the IV., late king of England, when Prince of Wales, and during his service off the coast of Upper Cana, da, had crossed over to the Stale of Vermont, Ho entered a tailor's shop, and on seeing (bo tailor's wife, an exceedingly beautiful woman, ho . without ceremony ravished a kiss from the lady,nnd remarked, “There, now,loll your countrywomen that the son of the King ofEnglandhas kissed a Yankee tailor's wife,” ... , Unhapily for him, at that moment her husband, the tailor, appeared from (lie-back room, and being a stoat fellow, gavd the scion of royalty's tremend ous kick, and exclaimed, “There 1 go and 101 l your countrywomen that a Vankoo tailor has kicked the son of the King of England,” A Regular Brandy Smasher.— An English paper eavs: “Tho lalo Mr. Joshua Dixon, of Downtown, in Wiltshire, who in 1801 died suddenly at tho age of a hundred und three, had all his Ufa been a re markably free liver. According to his own calcu lation, ho had consumed two thousand gallons of brandy, without taking Into account a variety of other Kinds of liquor. Ho moreover enjoyed his faculties to tho Inst. Ho was twice married; and of his numerous offspring by both wives, the old est hnd died at tho ago of seventy, while tho young oat was only eighteen at her father's death. Had this man practised tho lempuranro of somopatrl* ’ arch*, he might probably Imvo attained tho ago of a;hundred and fifty-”' - Ladies'l/ttKMßS—Latest Fashion!— Wo mention -011 a few days ago (hat somoof (ho ladles of Syra cuse, Now York, had adapted short dresses and pan taloons, a la Turk* Tho Now York Tribune thus describes tho now apparel I , Wo understand that it consists of Axil Turkish (ronsors, fastened at tho ancles,, and skirts coming down a (rlflo below the knees. Tho waist Is made loose and according to tho taste of tho wearer. ; The lady editor of a paper at Seneca, Fall*, and several ladtos at Syracuse, have lately adopted (his stylo of dross, which they claim Is for preferable to (ho street* wiping skirls now In vogue. A daughter of a die* tinguishod philanthropist In tho central part of this State, has also adopted this now fashion, and on a Into occasion oppoarod in public in such a dress, made of tho must costly materials. Tho editors of (ho Syracuse papers speak glowingly of the beauty and effect of this novel innovation. Excess.—Excess Si a deceitful evil that smiles and seduces, enchants und destroys. Fly hor very first appearance, then—ll is not safe.to bo within tho glanoo of her eye or sound of hoc voice—and if you onco become familiar with her) you nro undone. Let us further add, that sho wears a variety of shapes, and all pleasing; all accommodated to flatter our appatito and inflame our desires. A Cu«+om lUusk OAtM.— Tho Boston Common' wealth gives tho following as a Custom llouao oalli: You ■wnnr, .. S'olp you God. 50 cents., Accurate knowledge is tlio bonis of ourrool oplu* ions. Tlio want of It mukvu must poopin'* opiouioo .ofliUlo Yuliio. AT^O'flPElSmlll anv MnVo*, LanquAot.—Tho word originally applied .to that of which thoro was no other, gradually cams to moan extraordinary only, and “ rather singular,*,* j “ very singular indeed,** and such like phrases ooasfed •to shock tho car. To supply, the voceney occasioned ; by this corruption, tho word unigne was introduced! ! whlcli, I am horror-struck to Bco, ts beginning to fol- I low its predecessor, , ' I A for oP a fellow, who was sauntering about a ‘cbdnlry Village, bafr a pretty face at the window of a house, near which'a Hltlo boy was playing, “Bub," said ho, "who is that fair ladV looking out?” "Sis," was tho laconte reply; "Will you (oil mo If she is a maid or a asked tho exquisite. " Sho*s a tallorcBB," answered tho lad, resuming bis play, 1 •’ Con. —Why was Jonah, in Iho fish's holly fiika a fashionable young lady 7 Do you give it up? Be cause ho had moro ortho whalebone about him than was good for him. Always to think the worst, I have'ever found to bo tho mark of* tftcah spirit and a base soul.—Hot ingbroke, (C7*Tho greatest ploastirp of life is love; the great* cst treasure, contentment; tho. greatest possession! health ; the greatest ease, sloop; and tho best medi cine, a tree /Hond. (Xj’Tiio ’devooso of Com, Barron stTvaricesCdim Charles Stewart, Iho “Old Ironsides*' ofllio NaVyv I*6 tho senior captaincy, ohd inctaasos his -pay!.from $3,500 to $4,500 pur annum. Blowing Glass.—The secret of blo.wing great glaso hubbies, liko iho decanter which tho French intend to exhibit ul (ho World’s Fair, consists simply in mois tening iho mouth with a little water before blowing. The water is converted, in tho lateribr of the drop; into steam, which vastly aids the broslb to extending tho dimensions of tho " bbll.” Instinct of tub Tootle.— li has been that turtles cross tho ocean from tho Bay of Hondu ras to tho Cayman Isles, near Jamaica, a distance of. 450 miles, with an accuracy superior to the chart and compass of human skill; for it is affirmed that tho vessels which haVe lost their latitude in woollier have steered entirely by tho note of the tur tles in swimming. The object of thoir voyage, aa in tho caso of tho migration of birds, is for the purpose of laying their eggs on a spot peculiarly farrttbfe’i —Bishop Stanley on Birds,* . SuuMinr PuMSHWENr.—The Pacific Nows has'the following of tho way they do things In California: , •* A man was discovered on tho bank of the river two miles this side of Nicolaus, who had been shot through tho heart. On (ho collar of bis coat was pinned the following—“l caught this damned ras* cal stealing my fimlcs and I shot him.** The dead man was not recognized.** Rope Enouoii.— At a late Disunion festival in South Carolina* oho of tho toasts drank was ibis: “A rope to over? Northern Abolitionist.’* A Kentucky editor proposes to amend, by attach* ing a Southern diaunionist to the other end of Ibo rope; and lie thinks Kentucky will furnish gratis all tho homp necessary for the whole operation. . About.— The . man with tho whilO great shirt collar is about.'. He \yas Jbp Public-Squatp tho:oihpr:day. Bip 1 heyr-wa’hi,’money; What nonsenoer'" A broker In Wall slroot got stuck tho other day with a $lOO counterfeit nolo in this way: A beau tiful lady-liko Woman called and asked to havO it changed in small notes. The broker tells his own story. “I was looking moro at the woman than to my business.” Pretty good. A beautiful form is bcttor.than a beautiful face; a beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form| it gives a higher pleasure Ihdn Matties of pictures} iris the finest of tho fine arts. . ' If the ladies had votes how long Would it be be-, fore a bill would bo enacted compelling men to go home to their wives every night before ton o’clock' Somb slandering old bachelor says it is much joy when you first got married, but it after a year or so I •* J ‘•The devil lake the hindmost,'’ as a roguo said when ho was running away from a watchman. •. - The happiest man m tho world Is said to be. a darkey al a danco. : V 1 Without friends llio world would bo but a. wil derness. ' filches should be admitted into our houses, but not into odr hearts. Industry id fortune's right hand; frugality hef left. Tho chamber of sickness Is (ho chapel of ttaVo- Learning makes a man fit company for himself. Music serves lo make a homo pleasant by en gaging many of Us inmates in a delightful.rccrea tion, and thus dispelling the sourness and gloonl which frequently arise from potty disputes} fVoni mortified vanity, from discontent and envy. Tho belief that guardian spirits hoVcf around tho paths of men, covers a mighty tttith, for every beautiful, pure and good thought, which the heart . holds, is an angel of mercy, purifying and guard ' ing tho soul. Tho Ihcttloglos of Scripture and of Nature aha the same. Uoth preach against injury to Hfoi each' proves that to Strongmen and to purify (ho mind and tho body, is to Immortailzo (ho sour.' Some connoisseurs wouMgivoo hundred pounds, for tho painted hbad of n beggar, wlto would threat en (ho living mendicant with the stocks. Usefulness is confined to no station, and it is astonishing how much good may bn done, and what may bo olfeeled by limited means, united with benevolence of heart and activity of mind. i'tiero is only one objection to people who ‘mean well," and that is, that they can never tparti lime to carry out their moaning. When you think haw joed Jrbub parents aret |ust think how much belter must that being be who made them. . . , Speak with calmness and deliberation on alloo cssions, ospctlhlly In circumstances which Undid Irritate. There is no grief without sdine beneficent probjt slon to soften Its ihlonseness. ••Marm,” said a little flaxen-hbad’ urchin—l “ Marm, may i go a fishing V Yes, aonny, but don’t go near the water, And recollect, if you ato drowned, 1 shall skin" yon, ad sure ae you uHi alive." 11 Why is a lover popping die question like a lajloi running a hot goose over a shit of clothes? Be cause ho is pressing a still. The latest Jenny Lind rumor la, that a marriage took place in Havana Between her and Signor jus. lull], but that It is to bo kept secret unlllino tennis nation of hot engagement tHth'DarnUm. . , Hero la a specimen of "(nil writing” In the wSf of poetry: ••There Is a man who Como ro town, M swallowed. » leg of molasses doWn—!hp ; barrel worked, the molasses hast,.the mao lay §oallor«(| In the duel I” ’ H-F 3 '■ V, t c.T> ’ i ■t. f 9 '
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