111 it i (tin iulimtor
BY JOHN S BRATTON.
VOL. 38.
A POETIC GEM.
The following beautiful linoi are ascribed to the
non of Wolfe, the aplhor of « The Durial of Sir
John Moore,” written soon after the death of his
boloycd wife; they are indeed ainoat touching ex
pression of beredVcd affeclion: *
If! had Ihougbt tbou eouldst have died.
I might not weep forthoo;
But I forgot, when by thy side,
. That thou couldst mortal bo 5
"f ver through my mind had pass'd
liie time would e'er bo o’er
That I on thdo should look roy last, .
And thou shouldst smile no moro I
And still upon that ftce'T look,
And think 'twill smile again;
-Amt still the thought I cannot brook
• ■ That 1 must look in vain;
Sul when I speak, thou dost not say
What thou ne'er left unsaid;
And then I fool, as well I may,
• Dear Mary (thou ar l dead.
If thou couldat slay e'en as thou art,
• All cold amf all «orene, ■
I still might press thy silent heart.
Ami where thy smiles have been;
While e’en thy chill, bleak corpse I have
Thou soemest still mine own;
Out ns I lay thee in tho grave,
' . I feel 1 am alone;
I do not think where’er thou art,
Thou hast forgotten me;
A"* l I LP e^ a P , » ■oothe this heart
(n thinking, too, of thee;
Yet there was.round thee such a dawn
Of Ijght ne’er seen before,
As fancy never could have drawn,
~Aod never can restore!
StttoceUgneott#.
LIVING LIKE A LADY.
BT 'VAUL CREVTON.
Mr. Hamilton Borgea. waa a man of limited
meant, but having married a beautiful.and amiable
woman, ho reaolved toapare no expense in aurround*
log her with comforla'and aopporting her, ea he
aaid, “like a lady." •
" My dear Amy," aaid Mra. Burgeaa to her In
dulgent husband, about a year after their marriage,
‘‘ My dear Amy this w.atlio name aha called
him by at homo—"yon are 100 kind to me, alto,
gether. You are unwilling that I should work, or
}“7 rd '°“' »“PPotl,when I actually
think that a little exertion on my part, would not
not only «ervo to lighten our expense*, but be quite
a* good for ray lioallli and spirits as tho occupations
to which my time is now devoted.*'
"Oh, you industrious lilllo beo!" exclaimed Mr.
Burgess, “you have great notions of making your
eelf useful, I declare. Bat, Liny, I shall never
consent to your proposition. I did not marry you
to make yoo my slave. When you gave tbia dear
hand, 1 resolved that it should never be soiled and
made rough by labor—and it never ahall, as long-as
lam able,to attend to my business. 1 '
Mrs. Burgess would not have done anything to
displease her husband for the world, and she accord,
jngly allowed him to have bio way, without offering
further remonstrance.
But Hamilton's business waa dull, and It required
the greatest exertion on his part, and the severest
application, to raise sufficient money to meet the
expenses of his family* :
■- **r vr-»»r* Wlin* In «trader atate next year,"
he said to himself, “ and 1 mutt manage to struggle
through Jins dull season some way or other. 1 will
venture to run in debft little, 1 think; for any way
Is preferable to reducing our household expenditures,
which are by no means extravagant. At all events,
Lizzie must not know what my circumstances are,
forsho would insist upon a change in our style of
living, and revive the subject of doing something
towards our support."
Mr. Burgess thon ventured to run in debt a little;
he did not attempt to reduce tho expenses of his
house-keeping; he. never gave his with a hint re.
spooling the true state of his business matters, but
insisted upon her accepting, as usual, a liberal al
lowance of funds to meat her private expenses.
Lizzie soomed quite happy in her ignorance of
her husband's circumstances, never spoke again of.
assisting to support tho establishment, but seamed
to devoto herself to tho pursuit of quiet pleasures,
end to promoting Hamilton's happiness. But Mr.
Burgess' circumstances instead of grow
continually worse. His venturb of ,4 running in
doM a little," resulted in running in debt a great
deal. Thus tho second year . of his married life
passed, and tho dark shadows of disappointed hope
and tho traper. of corroding care begun to change
tho aspect of hie brow.
Ono day a frlond said to Hamilton »I am aur«
prised at your conduct! Hero you ore making a
slave of youraeir, while your wife is playing the
lady. Sho is not to blame; it is you, Sho would
gladly do something for her own support, if you
would permit hor, and it would bo better for her and
for-you. Remember the true laying—
'Satnn fimli Bome iDiichloftlltl,
For idle hands to do,” 1 •
“ Whal do you mean 7” demanded Hamilton, red
dening*
“I moan that, generally epealdng, young wives, of
ardent temperament, whdn left to themselves, with
nothing but their pleasure to uocupy their minds,
aro opt to forgot their husbands, and find enjoyment
in such society as he might not altogether opprove."
“Sir, you do not know my wife," exclaimed
Hamilton. “She, thank Hcaron, is not one of
those."
“I hope not," was the quiet reply.
Although Hamilton Burgess had not a jealous
nature, and would never have entertained unjust
suspicions of his wife, these words of his friend
eot him to thinking. lie romemborod that Lizale
was always happy, however much ho might bo op«
pressed with cares; and now ho wondored how it
was that sho onuld bo unmindful of everything but
pleasure, while ho was constantly harrassed. Tho
consistent Mr. Hamilton Burgess undoubtedly forgot
that ho had taken tho utmost paint to conceal his
circumstances from his wifi).
It was in this stale of mind, that Mr. Burgess
ono day loft >iia business and wont homo unoxpoot
cdly. It was an hour whon Lizzie loast thought of
seeing him, and on (hla occasion iho appeared con*
sidorably embarrassed; nor did Mr. Burgess fall to
observe that sho was very tardy in making her ap
poiranco in the sluing room.
On another occasion Mr. Burgess returned home
Under similar circumstances, and going directly to
ins wife’s room, found, to his astonishment, that ho
could not gain admittance. After some delay, how
ever, during which Hamilton hoard footsteps burry,
ing' through (he room, and whispering, Mrs. .Bur
gess opened the door, and blushing very rod, at
tempted to apologise for not admitting him before.
M Who was with you?” demanded Hamilton.
“ With ms 7" cried Lizzie much confused.
“ Yes, madam. I heard whispering, and I am
sure somebody just passed through that aide door."
" Oh, that was nobody but Morgarol I" exclaimed
Mrs. Burgess, hastily.
Hamilton could ill conceal bis vexation, but be
did not intimate to bis wifo that ho suspected her of
equivocation, nor did she see fit to atlompl a full ex
position of the matter.
Nothing, was said of this incident afterwards; but
for many weeks it occupied Hamilton’s mind. All
this Umo ho was harrassod with the cates of busl*
ness, and his brow became more darkly ehrouded in
gloom, as his perplexities thickened, At last the
crisis oamo 2 Mr. Burgese saw the utter impossibll
ily of longer continuing Ills almost profitless trade,
under heavy expenses, which not only absorbed his
small capital, hut actually plunged him in debt.
But ono honest oourso was loft for him to pursue;
end ho resolved to does up his affairs, and sell off
*lni( stock ho had (o pay his debts.
H was at this time that Mr. Burgess saw In its
iruo light the error of Which he had been guilty* in
opposing his wife's' desire to economise, devote
,a portion of her lime (o useful .occupation/ •
' "Had I allowed her to lighten our expenses in
this way," thought ho, 11 1 might not; have been
driven to such, extremities. And what has been
the result of niy folly 7 Why, .1 have kept her jg.
noranl of our poverty until the very last, and now
the sudden Intelligence (hat wb aro will
well nigh kill her!." ' **
Satisfied of the danger, If not the Impossibility,
of keeping the secret any longer from his wife, Mr.
Burgess went home one day resolved to break tho
Intelligence to her without hesitation. - Entering
the house with his latch-key, ho wont directly to
Liazio's room, which he entered unceremoniously.
3r his surprise, hofound on the table a gentleman's
peculiar fashion which-he had seen
worn by spbrtimcn and dandies about town. Anx*
ions.-for explanation, he lobbed around for his
wife; but Lizzie was not in tho room. -Then hear
ing voices in another pari of (he house, ho loft. the
room by a different door from that by which he bod
entered, and hastened (6 (he parlor, where he expect,
ed to find. Mrs. Burgess in company with the owner
of that cap,. To his surprise he found the parlor
vacant, end meeting Margaret in the parlor hall a
ho impatiently demanded his wife;
mm 1 18 ln roo , m » eir,” said (he domestic.
Without saying a word, Hamilton again hastened
to Lizzie s room, where he found her reading a late
n l B 6®*i n ® with apparent indifference.
"Madame," cried lie angrily, «what does this
mean? Here I have been chasing yob all over tho
house without being able to catch you. What com
pany have you just dismissed 7"
"What company 7" asked Lizzie.
** »madam, what company 7"
"Do not speak so angrily, dear Amy. Why aro
you so impatient 7" • .
. Because I want to know what gentleman hoe
been favoring yon with snch a confidential visit 7"
HamlKoh remembered other occasions when on
his coming home unexpectedly, his wife had shown
signs of embarrassment; and added to this, her
present equivocation rendered him violently jealous.
Sho appeared to shrink from him in fear, and be
came aUornately red and pale, as she answered:
V There has been no gentleman hero to seo me 1"
M No one 7"
"No one, dear Amyl"
Mr. Burgess was on the point of demanding to
know who was tho owner of the cap which he had
seen on ms wtfo's table and.which had now myste
riously disappeared; but emotion choked him, and
ho paced the floor in silence.-
•“™* '• 100 much!” ho muttered, at length, In
the bitterness of his heart.’ " I could endure pover*
tr.w.thout muttering a word of complaint for my
self; T could endure anything bat this!"
"Why. Amy, what Is the matter?" cried Mrs.
Burgess in alarm.
"Nothing—only wo are beggara!" . answered
Hamilton,.abruptly.
"Have yon been unfortunate calmly asked his
wife, effeclionalely taking him by the arm.
"Yes, the moat .unfortunate of men! lam ru
ined—wo are beggars—but—"
"Dear Amy, you must not let this eaal you down.
Business failures frequently happen, but (hey ought
never to destroy domestic happiness. Come, how
bad off are we?, Are we really beggars
"My creditors will take everything," answered
Hamilton, gloomily.
"They will not take us from each other," said
Lizzie.-
Mr..-Bnrg«ss looked at bia wife witb -a . bitter
smiles ,
11 ** Are you a deceiver?" he muttered through his
teeth', 4 * "Can you talk thus when you have just
dismissed a lover?"
" Sir,", cried Mrs. Burgess, a glow of indignation
lighting her-fair face, " what do you mean 7"
“Don't deny what I say!" replied Hamilton,—
" You wero having on interview with a gentleman
when I came in."
Lizzie trembled with indignation.
" 1 saw his oAp on tho table !"
Lizzie laughed outright. "Come hero," she aaid,
leading her husband away.
Hamilton followed her, and she went to a bureau,
unlocked a deep drawer, and opening it called her
husband's attention to its contents. Il was half full
of oops 1
Hamilton looked at Lizzie In perplexity. Llzzlo
looked at Hamilton and smiled.
" I suppose that you will now declare that there
are twenty gentlemen in (he house," said Mrs. Bur*
gess. ;
"Lizzie!" cried hor husband, clasping her hands,
“1 am 'already ashamed of my suspicions, t ask
your forgiveness. But explain this matter tome.
I jam dying In perplexity."
"Well," replied Lizzio, archly, "/ made those
cops."
“You/"
•“Certainly; that is,,l and Margaret. I kepi my
work a secret from you, bocoueo you wore opposed
to my exerting myself, and although, you havo come
near surprising mo more than once, 1 have carried
on-my treasonable designs pretty successfully until
today;”
" But, dear Lizzie, how could you 7"
“ I can answer that question., 1 saw pretty clear,
ly into your business affairs, and knew that wo could
not live in thia stylo long. So I thought 1 would
disobey you. My cousin George, tho hat manufuo*
seconded my designs, and privately seal mo
caps to.make nearly a year ago.”
Hamilton opened his eyes in astonishment.
“Surprising, isn't it? But this isn't all. You
insisted on my keeping Margaret when I might just
os well have done my housework myself; I thought
1 would mako her useful, and make her help mo
work on the oops. Besides, you wero not satisfied
if 1 neglected to use all the spending money you
allowed mo and 1 pretended to uso that, just to
please ydu. Now before you scold me for my diso*
bedionco, witness the results of my industry and
economy.”
Lizzie opened her desk, and displayed to Hamil*
ton's bewildered sight, a pile of gold which filled
him with greater astonishment than anything else.
“There,” continued Lizzie, without allowing him
to speak, “there are three hundred dollars. Of
course thfa little sum wouldn’t make any body rioh,
but 1 hope It will oonvice you that a wile's economy
and Industry aro not to be despised.”
“Lizxiql.desr Lizzie!”
Oh, this is nothing—pnly a samplo of what I
can do,< Come, now, acknowledge your error, and
•ay that 1 may have my own way in future.”
Hamilton replied by elasping Ida wife In bis
arms. 1
Tb.ro. .ny nothin, more .bout it," .bn oonlin
und. “ Don’t think of. your mUforlunt., but ro.
member tb.t wo nan bn,hippy even If wq both have
to work hard. Poverty cannot crash us, and 1 hope
1 have already oonvinoed you that work will not
make me lose attraction in your sight.”
The young husband’s heart overflowed with grati.
tude and Joy.
»» How 1 have misunderstood you, dear Lizzie I”
he exclaimed. ‘fYou are worth more to me than
Southern riches; and now that 1 know poverty oan.
not crush you, ray mind is at esse. Linde, lam so
happy 1”
•« And 1 may have my way 7”
« Yes, always.”
“ Remember this I” cried Mrs. Burgess, archly.
With a lighter heart than he had fell for many
months before, Hamilton went shout the settlement
of his business affairs, while Liaxie devoted herself
(o perfecting a new system of housekeeping.
When Mr. Burgees oamo home at night he was
surprised at the wonderful change which had taken
place during hie absence. .
“ Don’t scold,” said the wife regarding him with
a smile, “you ssld 1 might have my way.”
" True—but what have you done 7” . '
“I have been making arrangements to let half
the bouse to Mr. flralth’s family, who will move in
next week. They are pleasant people, and as ws
< OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS B* RIGHT—RUT OH TOR WRONG ,OUR COUNTRY ”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18> 1851.
had twice as mnch room as we actually needed, I
thought It beat to takethem. Then again, wo shan't
need so much furniture, and if you like, you can
aell Mr. Smith some of what wo have, at a fair
price."
Mr, Burgess neither frotfnod, nbr looked displeas
ed, notdld ho ever afterwards oppose his' wife's de
signs, Ho soon found hia expenses so much reduced,
that with the fruits of his. wife's industry added to
Ms owrt, they wire able to'live quite comfortably
and happjly; and, although he soon faeoanto engaged
in more profitable business, he never again urged
her to indulge in the folly of "living like a lady,".-
THE nmAUTJpTJfc AND AMIABLE,
It may still be pretended to bo a questionable point
which is tho more fascinating person, tho plum but
genial, and amiable woman, or the belie/ But, there
is in reality hardly doubt enough about the point to
exercise the wits of a debating club, or a Woman's
Right Convention. Recollect, that by the statement
of tho matter, the ,beautiful lady is to possess bnlyjn
a very ordinary degree the agreeable qualities of the
other; and our amiable type of womanhood Is not to
have moro comeliness than falls lb tho lot of a ma
jority of tho sox. For it must be granted, that the
whole of them are not a little attractive ; and (here
is not perhaps a single one, that does not pass for a
particular pearl by somebody among the other sox.
. Now that we co.mprchond the terms of the oonlro.
versy, we are prepared looißrm that " beauty " can
not nave so many admirers as her rival. This can
not be disputed when assrtod of her oivu sox. It is
also a fact, that (he impression made by such a lady
is chiefly limited to her lover, or her husband. The
celebrity arising from her distinguished appearsneo
extensive, but she is nothing but a statue, or a
picture to most. persons, who cannot set up any
claim whatever to a right of possession. “.This weak
ness of.the impressions she produos, is ■ good deal
owing to her trusting so indiscreetly to ber.iooks.-~ .
Sfie has apparently thought it of little or no conse
quence to do anything further than make an exbibi
lion of herself. This is. & terrible mistake, and
though there is unquestionably .snob a thing ;a&
spontaneous combustion, V. heauty will sooner , or
later discover that the general love ofono*a acquaint
ance is not a spontaneous effect; bnl tho consequence
of an admirable play of numberless loveable qualities
of the heart.
The plain woman hae boon obliged to play her
hand well (o win attention and regard, einoe aho lias
not had a very good one originally doall to her.—
She has made the beet of what ihe had, relying noth*
Ing upon luck, rather smaller in her case, and
tendering in the long ran your pretty-court cards
quite secondary, to her etrong shit of sub’tantiai
qualities.
The- amiable plain woman is distinguished by the
possession of charming traits that can bo properly
appreciated '.as much almost by all that knew her,
as by her husband, or her lover. They are a ready
spontaneous sympathy with the right, and good and
beautiful;' frankness and want ofprlde, that frost of
the Soul; a warm benevolence end a real love of
talent and information. She wishes to make herself
agreeable to every worthy person, not by coquetry
and finesse, which are abhorrent to her sincere dls.
position but an honest, direct, yet modest exhibi.
lion of her mind add heart.' Of course she succeeds
in this, as every- sensible woman does, who really
tries. Such a woman cannot but be admired and
courted; and hdr'inausnen is coextensive with the
circle where she moves. A beautiful woman may
be taken or distracted; an amiable and agrcottbhyonp’
turns ail she happens to converse with. Into hor adv
mirers/' VVheDMbe Charselefti are blendad I'nto
one, she becomes (ho. Semlramis and Cleopatra of
her ago, and realixea for her own sex, what haa ever
been nothing but a dream among (he masculines—tho
universal empire—(ho conquest of the world.
A Word Fitly Spoken*
A stranger, who was' itinerating as a (oachcr,
called upon my father, and requested permission to
examine?some of the boys. I was among the num
ber. My father, by way of relieving the feelings 0/
the mail, said— 1 » That boy Is very slow at learning;
I fear you will not bo able to do much with him.*'
My heart sank. I would have given tho world to
have been some of (ho boys around me. The
man spoke with kindness, gavo mo.some directions,
and, laving his hand upon my head, observed—
“ This laid will make a good scholar yet.*’ I fell
his kindness: it roised my spirit; (ho possibility of
being able to loom was, in this moment, for tho first
time, impressed upon ‘my mind; a ray of hope
sprang up within mo; in that hope I lived (anti la
bored; it seemed to create power; my lossolia were
all committed to memory with case, and iVpould
have doubled (ho effort, had it boon required. From
that period Adam never looked back, ond never
paused. Tho same quickness of perception and , to
nacily of memory, discoverable from tho first dawn*
mg of intelligence is applied to other things, now
accompanied his pursuit of learning; ho was no
longer liko the animal tampering round tho tamo
spot, in consequence of (he chain by which it it
bound; ho became liko the racer; there was pro
gross in every movement; ho sped over the course
with prodigious swiftness, and ho fell tho pleasure
ofit himself.— Adam Clark*
Recreation*
Mon need, and will have some kind of recreation.
The body, was not made for constant loll—tho mind
woo not formed for constant study. God hat not or
dained (hat Ufa shall be spent In one continued sorios
of efforts to secure the things of this world. He has
filled mon for efijoymenl as. well as labor, and made
him susceptible of pleasurable emotions. Ho did
not design him for a slave, to dig tho earth for a
while and die—to toil on until tho hour of death
comes to conduct a shattered system back to dust
and ashes. On the other hand ho lias given him a
physical system which liko tho harp, may bo touched
to any tune. Ho has made the oye, (ho ear, tho
mouth, all inlet* of pleasure. He has so constituted
us, that wo may be wound up to tho highest degrees
of pleasure, and received through (he medium of tho
veitaes, a Hood of happiness. Besides this, be has
arranged the outward world in euoh a manner as to
give man tho highest enjoyment. Had God design
ed man for ceaseless labor, he would not have given
him such a body as he now possesses, he would have
darkened the eye. deadened the ear, ond blunted all
the nicer sensibilities; and made the hand as bard
ss iron, ond (ho fool.os insensible as brass. But,
formed, for enjoyment, we find men seeking It. . Af.
tor the labor ,of (he day ii over, and the toil of life
is done, they return to every quarter to find some
source of recreation, some avenue of lifo which Is
fragrant with flowers, and which echoes with sweet
music.
Taking Time toy (he Forelock*
A young Udy of wealthy parentags, m fledgling
from one of our fashionable boarding schools, & lype
of modern elegance, was recently united by the
•liken tie of matrimony to a gem of a beau. The
parents oh both sides being surrounded by all the
concomitants of luxury, and the many agreeable
paraphernalia bespeaking the possession of “ the
duet, 1 * determined to get a flno “establishment”
for Hie younger oouple, and accordingly they were
•ettlod in a flne mansion.
A few .days after this, a school companion of our
heroine oallod upon her, and was surprised to And
so many servants about the house.
“ Why, Mary,” said ahe, “ what in the name of
o*vo you got io many persons about you
«Oh!” replied madam, “we havn’t any more
than wo want. There is but one cook, one oham*
bermaid, two house girls, ono housekeeper, and—a
— ehUd*t nurtt . I'm euro there are not too many.”
“ Ifa I hal” said her friend, “what do you want
with a child's nurse? Oh (hat’stoo"funny.”
“Well, wo hav'nt any immediate use for htr hut
(hen when wo were married, Charles said that we
would wank one, and you know « is not always Ms
best to Uavo thingo until Ms loot moment.”
From tho West Chester Republican.
A CAMPAIGN SONO.
lyiLL BIGLER THE RAFTSMAN OPCLEAR*
FIELD,
Air—lLosik -rnx Dow.
Ye ions of the Koy»tone awoken,
77 Oome forth from tha hill and the dale.
Bill Biglor tho old craft has lakoo.
And But down Clip currant we sail.
Our helmsman is trusty and truo, -
s, Our helmsman is trusty and true,
' ■ t Bill Bigler, the raftsman of Clearfield,
> Will carry us gallantly through.
Ilia timber Is now on the water.
And down to the market lie’ll go,
No raft on the river is taoter,
\ Defying ihc'hardosi Whig blqw.
Then sing out the song of his crow, -
Then Sing out the song of his crew,'
Dill Bigler, the raftsman of Cloarllold.
: Will carry us gallantly through.
He is 1 true to the cause of thoUnioni
. ■ And boldly proclaims to the world,
* h ® Bag whlch we hold in communion,
Must never bo dastardly furled.
’■ Thijn sing out tho songofhls crew,-'
Tbon sing out the song of his crew.
Bill DigJer, tho rdftsihan of Clearfield,
'• Will carry us gallantly through.
October wilt scarce be half over,
.■i When nut in the river you’ll soer
A raft bearing Bigler and Clover,
. Their llairisburg quarters to scd.
/ ' Then sing out the sung of his crew,
. Then sing out the song ofhls crew,
.? - Bill Bigler, the raftsman of Clearfield.
Is conihg his quarters to view.
Bo gel your moveables ready,
Ye fat ones on Capitol liil),
* • For Bigler is moving tip steady.
Tlic chair of lliii Kpyslonc to flit.
‘: The chair uf (ho Keystone to All,
‘ The chair oftho Keystone to fill,
nilt Uigler, tho raftsman ofClearficld,
r . Is rowing up Capitol Hill.
A Ride on the-Locomotive*
f ßader, was you over there? If, noli it will do
good to try it from one station to another. That
WiU bo long enough if-you ore not an apprentice to
oldvulcao, and used to casting thunder bolls for
JflpUpr. In our late trip to Columbus, wo had the
curiosity to try Srowsler’s accommodations, the
firofous Engineer on one of the Express Trains, and
nibonled his Iron charger with him. It waefun for
a |bw minutes, or so Tong as you.could sit on the
fireman's seat, but when you found yourselfoff the
saddle, and over the other side of the furnace, hold,
ing on to one of the stanchions with a desperate, but
doubtful grasp. It was not so interesting.' The
LedoraoUvo went like mad, and whop it seemed to
us.that it was running away, and would soon tear
itself to pieces, and make jerked .meat of the. whole
ofiUs, wo looked around and saw the fireman quietly
poking* wood into its blazing .jaws, like turning
li|uor into a mad roan'e mouth. Wo oast .our o;es
tusarda Drowsier, to see if he noticed the fireman,
ond found him smoking the stub end of a cigar, with
a grin in tbo other corner of his mouth, intended for
us,. Wo happened to bo standing in front of a small
mirror which waspsilpd to (he sido of the fire.deck,
and discovered a countenance somewhat familiar to
ns but not exactly ourself, as it was several shades
-whiter than we usually Uy claim to. We were not
soared,—of course the first thing wo did
w.ben .the Locomotive 'stopped, was to get tiff. Wo
fcid run seven mites in about twelve minute*. Not'
&Sl at all—this Drowsier assured us all the time.
1 &J? n • rf,v * n B & t Columbus, wo learned that tho
the accomodation train,
Thai, of course, was tbo train wo took hom<s sad that
was (ho Locomotive wo wore determined, to try if
the boys would let us. Wo found our young friend
Howe, by the bye, a “ broth of a boy," was the eel.
ing conductor,' and wo had only to express tho wish
lobe fully gratified. Wo have forgotten tho.engi.
ncor and fireman's name; but this wo know,(bey
are .both gentlemen ; jing split and jesuilieml-i
Whowl How wo did run,—the Express Train was
pastime compared with It, Wo did not run—
afUir taking a hop, skip, and a jump, we flow ; or if
wojdid not fly, tho trees, stumps, and telegraph poles
di<& ah going towards Columbus as If tho D 1
wau after them. Wo could not look ahead. Tho
wind from our motion seomod to blow a perfect gale.
W* expected every moment to fly the track, and the
Toudcr seemed to mount the Locomotive. Wo made
twelve miles in fifteen minutes, and over the rough,
cst'porliun of the load. It shook ell the old bunker
i»mj out of us, and made us a most radical" progres.
■ivj." We know of many more who might, be
benefiltcd .by such a ride on a Locomotive.
» Cleveland Plaindealer,
1 tub corned deep hoarder.
A few years since, tho capital of one ofthe Now
England States boasted of bat one public house
which was a creditable establishment by, the way
—i}l' which at tho present lime, you can make sure
of,very comfortable quarters on reasonable terms.
as now, this was tho home of tho Solans and
Lyourguses of the v slate, when their legislative
duties called thom lp tfio oapilol.
t Mr.—, the proprietor of (ha house at the time
lofwhich.l ulludo, found that ho had all sorts of men
(0; deal with; tho Stole Representatives being,com
posed of farmers,.ship builders, laud speculators,
lumbermen, &o.
Of all men, however, .Dip queerest customer was a
representative wiio had not certainly been chosen
foq> any remarkable talents, or for any extensive
knowledge of political economy. In faoi, till notions
oft private economy altogether predominated, as tho
following anoodolo will showV . .
.With (ho other members, Mr. G. took up his
quarters at tho public house kept by Mr. B. 110
wvs delighted with the breakfast of venison steak,
thp dinners of turkeys and mooso moat, and corres
ponding accommodations: but really the rats of
board was more than he felt able to pay. According,
lyfho applied (o the landlord'to know if ho could not
board him for less than tho usual price.
"I should be very hippy toaooommod&le you,”
said Mr. £., politely, “ but 1 should lose by the
operation. 1 have the beat of everything on my
table, and my expenses *rs so Urge that 1 ouuld
not live if 1 were to reduoo my prices."
“No way ,at all—ln royoaso?" enquired the rep
resentative, ruefully.
“ No— I don’t see how I can. I have (0 pay un
commonly high for things this season, for my tur
keys, venison, eggs, fitq." •
“ How too horo/' inlorroptod Mr. G. “I.suppose
those fixens are worth sll you ohargefor:board». 1
wouldn't complain If I faltas (hough 1 could afford
tooatsuoh dinners. Now.-why not Ist (bsm that
weal (0 eat the turkeys pay for’em; For roy part,
I'd as liefest corned beef every dsy as not- I wont
eat your turkeys; and I don’t see Why 1 should pay
for'em." ,
“Very well,” said the landlord, with an indulging
■mile. “If you are willing to confine youraeif to
oorned beef, as far as meats, are concerned, and to
eat .other .things accordingly, I suppose 1 can make
some deduction in your case,”
The Representative was highly gratified. He
promised to. eat oorned beef, ana to abstain from
various costly dishes which were Darned, upon which
condition a satiiftotorybargain was mads.
Accordingly, every body who observed Mr. G. at
table from that day, were very much astonished at
his singular ohoioo of food. Of course, the bargain
was a •oorel—confined to two parties by whom it
was made.; and tho unoonsious wallers laid before
the representative temptation after temptation, which
ho no doubt found hard to resist.
" What shall I help you to, sir?” they would ask
him. “Turkey, ohiukon plo, venison steak, roast,
ed—” .
• “Corned ,beef!” would bo the selfdenylng exola.
malinn of thei scrupulous boarder. Day after day it
was the same. Sometimes the waiters would through
mistake, wo may suppose, piaoo before him a choice
date of the forbidden luxuries, which it made his
isarl aohe to send away again, with the modes! call
for" corned baaf."
An Auction Scene,
Strolling through our city, we chanced into an
auction-room to see. what bargains we oould make;
Tho auctioneer was upon tho stand with a piece of
calico. ’
"Eight cents a.yard!—who says ten? 1 ?
" I’ll.give you ten,** says.an old lady*.
"Gpingalten! Going!—gone! Yours,.madam;
walk in and settle." "
“ I didn't bid on it," exclaimed the old lady, ad.
vancing. ,
"We’ll thank persons not - to bid if they don’t
want an article," said the auctioneer.
"Going, then, at eight! Who says more than
eight?" :
“ Nino conls/’ said an old gentleman opposite. 1
. "Nine!—nine!—who says ten? Going at nine!
Agoing!—gone! Yours, sir. Cash takes it at
nino cento."
"1 didn't bid,", said the gentleman. "I don't
want It; I wouldn’t gWe.you five cents for,the whole
piece."
(Auctioneer, getting mad): “If any one bids
again, they will have (6 take the article or get into
(rouble! (throwing down angrily the piece of oalibb.)
Give me something else. Ah! gentlemen, here is a
fine pieebiof diaptr. What con,l get for Ibis 7—
What do I bear?—anything you please!"
" I’ll start it at five." "Ten," says another,
" Twelve and a half," says a third. "Thirteen,"
cries an old lady. "Fourteen! fifteen J" cried sever
al voices. .. . . ,
“ Fifteen I am offered!—fifteen!—done at fifteen I
dwell!—goin g! —g.u-1-n- g!—gone! Yours
sir. Slop up, whoever bid,"
No pno came up—all eyes staring in.various (nrls
of the room.
"Gone, then, at fourteen! Yours,' sir; walk upi
hero!” •
But the bidder could not be made to walk up.
11 Thirteen, (hen. madam i you can have U at your
bid.*' -
“I didn't bid.. What do yon think I want of that
article ?” said the old lady, Indignantly.
“ Here, I'll lake |t at thirteen," exclaimed a voice
at the other,end of the room. All eye* were turned
in that direction, but no olaimonl stepped forward.
44 Who'says they'll Uktf it at thirteen?"
"I do," said an old fat-faced farmer.
. “ Well, air, walk up and take it." ,
"I'm afraid its stolen goods!", saye the fat-faced
man.
.. The auctioneer, now quite madi sprang down and
was about collaring the old m*n, when a person right
behind him, cried;. . ,
41 Don't strike him! It was me that said you
stole them !**
The auctioneer turned rouhd, when a big dog, ap
patently right at his heels, snuffed and barked most
furiously. With .a sudden spring upon bis counter,
ho ordered the crowd to leave. An acquaintance at
our elbow, no longer able to contain himself, burst
into a loud laugh, os a genteel little man passed out
at (ho door, whom he told us was BUlz, the ventrilo
quist,—-Cin, Enqui. ‘
Interior of Africa*
Gariy in 1850 Mr. Richardson, an agont of the
British government, together with two German ser
vants, and a select escort, started from Tripoli on an
expedition to explore the interior of Africa, The
latest information from these gentlemen is contained
in a letter from one of them. Dr. Barth, to the Bril
ls!) Consul General at Tripoli, dated the 38th Feb
ruary last. The expedition had reached Kano, on
the road to the kingdom of Dornon, where they ex
ibc.mfHlhcC,sscilKrr:Tb»a!;i>.
onion bad passed Ihroogh many dangers and dtffl
outlies, with no greater misfortune than the loss of
a little properly, ofwhieh they were robbed by the
Tuariks. This is a powerful tribe who inhabit
oases in the Sahara, or Great Desert, and are noted
for.their inhospitality'to travellers. It is a aliMuilar
and interesting fact, that these Tuariks, who*?onl>
food is darnel's milk and a few dates, are the moat
powerful, athlotio, and warlike race of the centre of >
Africa.
Dr. Barth mentions a vast (root of fertile land
through which he passed in the region of the Great
Sahara, and which has remained entirely unknown
to travellers and geographers. He describes It as
being of considerable extent beautifully wooded,
with a number of small rivers passing through it,
and susceptible of the highest degree of cultivation.
It is inhabited only by animals, among which ho
mentions the elephant, buffalo, lion, giraffe, dto.
During tho progress of the voyage, Dr. Barth was
very near perishing' in the desert whilst the expedi.
(lon was passing through tho country of the Tuariks.
Having loft the caravan for a abort time, for (he pur
pose of making some geological Investigation, he
was unable to fled it again, and wandered through
tho sands for throe days and nights. He was found,
when already in a state of delirium, preceding a final
dissolution, by a Tuarik, and brought back to his
caravan.
Blaok Law of Indiana*
The. following provisions, forming part of (he
now Constitution of Indiana, were submitted to a
separate vote at tho recent election, and adopted as
a part of tbs inatruihenl by a majority larger then
that given for the Constitution—it is said by 30,000
majority ;
Sec. 1. No negrq or mulatto shall come into or
settle in (his State after tho adoption of this Con.
stitulion.
Sxo. 2. All contracts made with any negro or
mulatto coming Into this Slate contrary to the fore
going section, shall bo void; and all persons who
shall employ, or otherwise encourage such negro or
mulatto to remain In (he Slate, ahull be fined In any
sum not less than ten dollars nor -more than , five
hundred dollars.,
Sxc. 3. All fines which may be collected for a
violation of the provisions of this article, or any
law which may hereafter be passed for the purpose
of carrying the same Into execution, shall be act
apart apd appropriated fur the colonisation of such
negroes and mulalloes, and their descendants, as
may be in the State at the adoption o( this Consti
tution, and may be willing to emigrate.
■ See. 4. The General. Assembly shall pass laws (0
oirry out the provleioßs.of this article.
A HeptlMS Man*
“ How are you, Trepid 7 How do yea feel, Mr.
. Trepid?”
"A great deal worse than J was, thank you; most
dead, l!ro.obliged to you: I’m always worso than
I was, and 1 don't think was ever any better, end
for the : fbtoro you msy always know l*m -worse,
without asking any nutations, fot questions will
make roe worse, If-nothing else does.” *
“ Why, Mr.. Trepid, what Is tho matter with
you ?”
" Hothing, I (ell you, in particular, but a great
dssl is the matter with me in general—but that's (he
danger, beoauaa we don't know what It is. That's
what kills people when they' don't know it, (bat's
killing me. My grandmother died of it and so will
I. The doctor don't know—they oant (ell; they say
l*m well enough— to there's no help. I'm going off
some of these days, right afrer my grandmother,
dying of nothing in particular, but everything In
general. Thai's what finishes our folks.
Happy (hs man who is an early riser. Every
morning day comes to him with a virgin's love. Mi
■of bloom, and purity, and freshness. The youth of
nature la contagious, like the gladness of a happy
child. I doubt if any man asn be.called “old ”so
long os hs Is an early riser and an early walker.—
And, oh, Youth 1 take my word for It—youth in dros.
aing gown and slippers, dwindling overbreakfta.t at
noon, is a very deoropld, ghastly imago ofthatyouth
which sees tho sun blush over tho mounUln»,an<i
the dews sparkle upon blossoming hedgerows, i v
>• J3ufu?ir.
Fromptnisb.— Cromwell did not wait to strike until
ie iron was hot, but made it hot by striking.
u J° t “.“oil!" ,h * W,lrt > l of • hor,# P u,Jour ' 0 •
at
A BtilL BiOBTi
u Leaking over Harper** <?uld« Book to the Erie
Railroad) we encountered lha following siory,wbie!i
may hare some suggestive intereit for oar milrotrf
friends: ,
What a chapter of fan and for/ might be found
in the legal history of a road, growing out of the
delicate question of right of id ay. What sudden’
rises in the value of gravelly or boggy flats Occur*
as soon as such choice territories are threatened
with destruction by the appearance of a railroad*
Proprietors quite willing a few days before to give’
away , every other acre of their darling bogs
grave) banks,' suddenly became afraid of selling*
(hem too ohoap,laQd ask (he prices of San Francisco,
town lots! They ask thousands and get hundreds f
and though their sales make , them comfortable for
life, many remain sworn enemies to lbs very road
that enriches them. If the land agents of the corn*
pany would only publish their diaries, they would 1
excel In fun, just as the diary of a physician does'
in tragic intereit. And while on'the subject of right
of way, listen, fellow traveller, to .this odd illustra
tion of it, that occurred during the first survey of
the road, near Monroe. While the engineers wire
running a line in that quarter, one of these landed'
gentry refused them permission to effect their pur
pose through a certain field of bis. They did not'
nolle? his warning or his threats, but one morning,
just as they bad assembled with their tools on Che
forbidden ground, a ferocious bull rushed upon (hem.
roaring like one of his Bashtn progenitors, with
(til ereot and bead lowered in a very threatening'
manner. The farmer had placed him there In am
bush the night before, and now stood near watching
tha lssuo of (ho conflict. A very short surety of
the animat was needed by the engineers, who forth-,
with “ ran a line ", to the fence, with unexampled*
directness and dispatch. The bull, thus left master
of the field, amused himself with a etompede among-'
(he deeerted instruments. A parley waa (hen held,'
and theprofessionals declared- that if (he bull was'
not removed they .would shoot him; and tome shoot
ing Irons being soon produced for that purpose, the
farmer gave in, and (he bull was taken out* It
seemed, however, that the animal M fed fat the an*
oient grudge" he bore the profession, for when the
first locomotive appeared on (he scene of his defeat,
he lay in- ambuscade for the anoonsolooe engine,
end rushing toward it, they mat In full career, and
his bullship was converted into fresh beef on the
■pot!
Gen* topei'i Ftmllpi Execution)
Thp New Yoik Sun, in the course of lie Cuba to*
counts, give* some Interesting feoU in connection
with the family of Lopes. Hja brolher.in-Jaw, (ha
Count of Pogoadulcet, anoblonun of groat wealth
and high character; Madame Frias, widow of a
nobleman of great wealth, bia •i»ter.in-law,and
other, near relatives, residing in Havana, Ipty th|£
city just previous to the execution, unwilling to ha
near on such an occasion. Lopes was 55 years of
age. He leaves a son 18 years of age, studying its
Switzerland. . Hia wife* is in Paris. He was wry
wealthy, but spent his income as fast as be received
It. In this and the previous unfortunate expedillpoS'
(says the Sun't account,) he lost very large suou.
Of the execution thesun has the following:
Gen. Lopes, with his hands lightly bound togelb*
er, in front, stepped forward, and in a alrong clear
voice, alowly spoke to those around as follows:
.** 1 pray the persona who have comprnmlsed me
to pardon me at 1 pardon them.
My death will not change,the destinies of Cuba.**
[The executioner, Blinding a little behind,ber*in«
lawipJed-Jto-in an Insulting f™* rf fl r ** CTTfr frff
quick, bo quiclr,’7“>. <-• *
Gen. Lopes, turning bis head partly round, find
his eye on tho mao, and said, sternly, gritting hie
teeth, “What, sir.” He then continued:' •
“ Adieu, my beloved Cuba ! Adieu, my frvtfiys /*
Tljo General then atopped back, and seated him
•elf on the atool. A priest with the crucifix add
taper slopd on the one aide or the executioner
on the other. The collar was then placed around the
prisoner's neck. The priest no* placed the crucifix
between the General's hands* end just as be was id
the act of inclining bis. head to klsa it, the exesov
tioner swung the fatal screw, and the head of the
unfortunate man at the same* instant dropped for
ward, touching the crucifix. He never moved again.
There sat the body of one of the bravest men thal
ever drew breath, but a moment ego alive, npv g
ghastly corpse.
The execution was conducted In the most orderly
manner, and to perfect silence, No shouting, or ea}
other exhibition of applause, we# manifested**
Whether this was the result of the news from New
Orleans, or the express orders of the Captain General
is not known.
1 Immediately after the execution, Geo. Lopes'S
body wee taken down end privately buried.
The special reporter of the New Tfork CourUr<
who went oat to Havana, says that Lopes
the people in a loud voice, end that he wee suffering
at the time from a wound or two received in bit
last skirmish with the Spaniards.
To a Grumbling Subscriber/
A free soil pvlron of the Sentinel.
Polilelly bids Us “ send the thing |o helj I" ,
A tiinofy hint. 'Tie proper, wp poufesp,
With change of residence to change th'addresef
It shall be sent, if Charon's mail will lei it,
Whore the subscriber will be sure to get lit
[Burlington Sentinel,
A Goldin Thought.— Nature. will be reported/
All things are engaged in writing her history, •*J*he
planet, the pebble, goes attended by hit abadow.-r*
Thc rolling rock leaves its scratches on the modu*
tain, the river Us channels in the soil, the animal He
bones In the stratum, tbo fern and leaf their modeel
epitaph In the coal. The falling drop makes. Up
sculpture In the eand or etooe ; not « footstep in the
snow, or along the ground, but prints in character*
more or less lasting a map of its march ; every act
of man inoribea Itself Into the memorial of bis fel
lows, and in his own face. The elr is full of eoandf/
the sky of tokens; the ground Is all memoranda
end signatures, and every objecl fi covered ovef
with hint*, which epesk to the intelligent.
Tat Ikhdil CoNforw),—A pious mother who
was in (he habit of osteehislng her children oo flkb»
balh evening, bad gathered (hem about her io the
nursery for that purpose, when an infidel physician
who wae in attendance upon her sick husband, etu
tered the room and tested himself by the bed aide.
He heard her Utile children repeat answer after an*
ewer to the questions in the catechism, and at length
interrupted her with the enquiry, “ Madam, why do
you teach your children sueh stuff?*’ Filing her
tearful eyes on him, she said, ” Sir, that It may,pee*
serve them from scepticism, save them, and notarial*
their seat* when lam dead.” He left the room l
trembling before the power of her faith.
Kind Fours.—'The men who makes you present*
you do not want; tho Mend who givea you to raudr
good advice; the lady who insists that you have not
made a good dinner; the old gentleman who » star
ving himself to lay op money for you; and the
mother who lets (he dear children, do ms they please.
Tm Last Woaoa ot Crittkndm.—A coromunu
cation received in Charleston, mentions the fast
that (he gallant Crittenden, when ordered to tun*
his back to hie Bpanieb executioners end kneel, In*
dignantly replied that he was an American
and knoll only to hia God,and never turned hie free
from hie foes—a response ae heroic as any handed
down to us from ancient timee. •
A man with a large family was complaining of
tho difficulty of supporting all of (hem. ** But,” said
a friend, <» you have eons big enough to etrn some
thing end help you now.” “Tho difficulty Js they
are too big to work,” was the answer. <
A rich eoil;will , produce good orope withoal ma
nure, but will eoon tiro.
Where true fortitude dwells, loysHy, bounty,
friendship and fidelity, msy be ftund.
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NO. 15.