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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
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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.
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''!^.,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”
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