BY IQfIN B ; BRATTON .
YOL. 38.
ifroetuai.
A POETIC GEM.
into my heart a silent look
■ Flashed from thy careless eyes,
And.what before was shadow, took
The light .ofsummer skies.
The Fint born love was in that look:
The venue rose from out the deep
Of those inspiring eyes.
My life, like some lone solemn spot
A spirit passes o'er,
Grow instinct with a glory hot
In earth or heaven before.'< ' ■
sweet trouble stirred the haunted spot.
And shook the leaves ofevery thought
Thy presence wandered o’er.
My being yearned and crept to thino,
As ifin times of yore.
Thy soul had-bocn a part of mlno
Which claimed It back onco more;
Thy very l self no longer thine,
but merged.in that delicious Ufa .
Which mode us ons of yoral
There bloomed bciiite thee forms as fair,
There murmored tones, as sweet.
But round Mica breathed (ho enchanted air
’Twa« Ufa and death to meet;
And henceforth thou alone wert (Sir,
And thouch tho stars had sung for joy,
Thy whisper only sweet. ■
Jf&fjsmiatwmiff.
NAPOLEON
81l Appearance Before the Convention'
BY JOHN S. C. ABBOTT.
The National Convention now prepared another
constitution for the adoption of the people of France.
Tb 6 executive power, instead of being placed in the
hands of one king, or president, was entrusted to five
chiefs, who wore to bo oatlod Directors. The legls
lativo powers wore committed to two bodies, as in
tiro United Slates. Tho first,-corresponding to the
United States Senate, was to be called the Council of
Anciento," It was to consist of two hundred and fifty
laembors, each of whom was (o bo at least forty years
onpge, ond a married man or a widower.* An un
tnkrrted roan wasnol considered worthy of a.post of
such responsibility in the service of tho State. Tho
second body -was called the Council of Five Hundred,
from the number of members of which it was to be
composed.: It corresponded with our House of Rep
resentatives, and each of its was to. bo at
least thirty years of ago..
This constitution was far superior to any other
which bad yet been formed. It was framed by the
moderate republicans, who wished to establish S re
publican government, protecting Fronee on the. one
hand from the royalists, who would re-establish tho
Bourbons upon the throne, and on the other hand
from the. misrule of (ho violent Jacobins; who wished
to perpetuate the Reign of Terror. This constitution
was sent down to the primary assemblies of the poo*
pie, for their adoption or .rejection. It was accepted
promptly in nearly all the rural districts, and was
adopted.by acclamation in the army.
The city of Paris was divided into 96 sections, or
wards, in each of which, as in our cities, the inhabi
(ants of that particular .ward assembled'At'lhe pulls.
When the constitution was tendered,to Jbcs? several
.sections ofPaiis, 48 of them voted, lujts, favor, while
46 rejected if. The royalists and tho. Jacobins, tho
two jpxlromcs, united in thc.opppfftido,’ oadh- ; pArly
hoping that by (lie overthrow of
v/fiW» might obuin Uio precedence; Thp Convention
declared lh«t tb'o mr»JorUy of (fienation harfjjvory
where pronounced in favor of (ho new constitution,
and they prepared to carry its provisions into effect.
The opposing sections, pow thoroughly aroused, be
gan to arm, resolved upon violent resistance. ( Tho
Parisian mob, ever ready for an outbreak, joined
most heartily with their more aristocratic leaders,
and all Paris seemed to bo rousing to attack (ho Con
jrpUtion. Tho National Guard, a body of soldiers
corresponding with the American militia, though far
better officered, equipped and drilled, joined promptly
the Insurgents. Tho insurrcction.gun was fired, the
looain polled, pnd the gloomy, threatening masses,
marshalled under able loaders, swarmed through the
streets. The Convention was in tho utmost slate of
trepidation; for. In those days ofanarohy,blood flowed
like water; and life had no sscrodncss. It was not a
mob of a few hundred straggling men and boys who
wsrp-to surround (heir hall with hooting* and to
break their windows; but a formidable army of forty
thousand men,in battle array, with artillery and mut
kelry, headed by veteran generals, who had fought
tho battles pflho old monarchy, with glooming ban
ners and trumpet tones, wore marching down from
all quarters of the city, upon the Tuillortcs. To meet
(his foei tho Convention had at its command but five
thousand regular troops; and it was uncertain but
that (bey, in the moment of peri), might fraternize
witn the insurgents. Gen. Mcnou was appointed, by
the Cunvention, to quell tho insurrection. Ho march- 1
ed to meet the enemy. Napoleon, intensely Inter,
cited in the pasalng scones, followed lh<* solid columns
ofMenou. -Out the general,a mild and Inefficient
man, with no nerve to moot such n crisis, was alarm*
ed ia view of the numbers end tho influence of his
antagonists, and retired before them. Shouts of vic
tory, resounded f fora the National Guards through all
tho streets of Parts. They were greatly emboldened
by this.trlumpb, and felt confident that tho regular
troops would hot dare to fire upon (ho citizens. Tho
•hades of night were now settling down over the
agitstod oily. Napoleon, having witnessed the unsuc
cessful mission of Monou, ran through tho streets to
the Tulllorios, and ascending (ho gallery whoro the
Convention was silting, viewed with a marble blow,
and a heart opparontly unegitated, tho scene of con
fusion there. It was eleven o’clock at night, and tho
doom of the Convention scorned sealed. In the utmost
alarm, Meoou was dismissed, end the unlimited com
mand of tho troops intrusted (o Darras* The office
w,ts full of peril. Successful resistance seemed im
possible, and unsuccessful was certain death. Oarros
hesitated, when suddenly be reoollcotod Napoleon,
whom bo bad known at Toulon, and whoso military
science and energy, and reckless disregard of hisown
life, and of tho lives of all others, ho well remembered.
}lq immediately exclaimed, 11 1 .know tho man who
osn defend us, Ifeny .one can. It is a young Corsican
officer, Napoleon Bonaparte, whoso military abilities
1 witnessed st Toulon. Ho Is a man who will not
stand upon ceremony," Napoleon was in the gallery
si (he time, and it. is not impossible that the eye of
Darras, chancing to light upon him, caused the sug
gestion.
Ho was immediately Introduced to tho Convention.
They expected (o eoo a man of gigantic ftsmo and
soldierly bearing, brusque and imperious. To their
surprise, (hero appeared before thorn a small, slender,
pale.faced, smooth cheeked young man, apparently
•bout eighteen years of ogp. The President said,
"Are you willing to undertake the defence of the
Convention ?" ‘‘Vos 1" woe the calm, laconic reply.
After a moment's hesitation, tho President continued,
"Are you aware of the magnitude of tho undorl&k
tag?" Napoleon fixed that eagle glance upon him,
which few could meet and not quail before it, and
replied, 11 Perfectly: and 1 am in the habit ofaccom
plishlng that whisn I undertake." There was some
thing in tho tone and the manner o/th is extraordinary
roan, which secured for him immediately tho confi
dence of all tho members of tho house. His spirit so
calm and imporlurtblo, in tho midst of u scone so
exciting, impressed them with a conviction (hat they
were in tho presence of one of no common powers.
After the exchange of a few more words, Napoleon
•aid, 11 Ono condition Is indisponslblo. 1 must have
the unlimited command,entirely onlrammolodby any
orders from the Convention." It was no llrno for
debate, and (hero was unhesitating acquiosenoo In
his demand.
Tbo promptness, energy, and unfailing mourcoa
of Nipolcon, were now moal conspicuously displayed*
Al Sablons, about fivo mlloi from Paris,there waa a
powerful park of artillery, consisting of llfty heavy
guns, Napoleon Instantly despatched Mural, with *
P hr *7 (o' take Ihoao guns, and bring (hem i
lo (no Tuillerics.-Theywore seized, by. tho rnountod
Iroopa bul a few moments before a party of infantry
arrived from (ho sccUons,Torlho same purpose. Tho
insurgent*, though more numerous, dared no'l attack
the.dragoons, and the guns were lakes In safety (p
Napoleon; and ho disposed (hem, heavily charged
wllh grape shot, in such a way as to sweep all .the
avenues leadlng to the Convention.
The activity of the young general knew not a mb*
montV intermission. Ho wssevory whore during
the night,, giving directions, infusing energy, and
inspiring courage. Ho was well aworo of the fearful
odds against him; for with five thousand troops ho
was tO'~enooiin(or .forty thousand men, well armed,
well .disciplined, and' under experienced officers.—
They could easily bosiogo him, .end starve him’to
surrender. Thoy could.from behind barricades, and
from house (ups, and chamber windows, soon so thin
out his ranks, that resistance would be hopeless. Tho
officers of tho National Guards, however, had no con*
ception of the firm, indomitable, unflinching spirit
which they had to encounter. They did not believe
that any one Would dare to firo upon the citizens pf
Paris. The Convention wore roused to a lively sonsp
of tho serious aspect of affairs, when in tho gloom of
night eight hundred muskets were brought in with
an abundant supply of cartridges, by order ofNnpo
lean, to arm thb members as a corps of reserve. This
precaution indicatcd’to thorn tho full extent.of tho
danger, snd also the unwavering determination of
one who was intrusted with their defence. As the
light of the morning dawned upon the city, the Tull,
lories presented the aspect of an intrenched camp,—
Napolean had placed his guns so aslo sweep 01l tho
bridges.and nil the avenues, through which an oppo
sing force could approach the capital.- Ills own im
periurnblo calmness and firmness aftd confidence,
communicated itself to tho troops ho commanded.
The few laconic words with which ho addressed them,
like electric firo, penetrated their hearts, and secured
devotion, oven to death, to his service.
Tho alarm bells were now ringing, and tho gone,
erale beating in all parts of the city, Tho armed
hosts, in dense black masses, wore mustering at their
appointed rendezvous, and preparing lo march in solid
columns upt>n tho Convention. Tho members, in jheir
seats, in eilonco and awaited tho fearful assault,
upon whoso issue Uicir lives were suspended. Na
poleon; pale and solemn, and perfectly calm, Impcr-
Curable and determined, had completed'all his ar
rangements, and was wailing, resolved that the ,rc.
sponsibility of the first blow should full upon his
assailants, and that ho would.take tho responsibility
of tho second. ' Soon the enemy wore seen advancing
from 1 every direction, in masses which perfectly filled
the narrow streets of the city;; With exultant tousle
and waving banners, they marched proudly oh lb aU
tacklljo besieged band upon every side, and confi
dent, from their overpowering numbers, of bn easy
victory. They did not believe that the few and feeble
troops of tho Convention would daro to resist the
people, blit cherished tho delusion that a very few
shots, from their own side, would put all opposition
to flight. Thus unhesitatingly, they came within
the sweep bribe grape shot, with which Napalcon
had charged his guns to tho muzzle. But seeing that
the troops of tho Convention stood firm, .awaiting
thoir approach, tho head of ono of tho advancing
columns levelled (heir muskets and discharged a
volluy of bullets at their enemies. It was the signal
far an instantaneous discharge, direct; sanguinary,
merciless, from every battery.' In quick succession
explosion followed explosion, ami a perfect storm of
grapo shot swept tho thronged streets. Tho pave,
moots were covered with tho mangled and the dead.
Tjic column*
*'they l turned—rthC 1 storm still'raged unabated ; they
•flod in utter dismay In thd ■tbhir
•till pursued (hem. Then Napoleoo'commnndod lil*
lilllo division impetuously to follow (he fugUivcF t and
to continue (ho discharge) but with blank cartridges.
As the thunder of these heavy guns reverberated
along the streets, (ho insurgents dispersed through
every available lane and. alley, and in less than an
hour the foe was nowhere to bo found. Napoleon
sent his division in every section and disarmed the
inhabitants, that there could bo no rc>galhoring. lie
then ordered the dead to bo buried, and the wounded
to.bo convoyed to tho hospitals, and then with his
marble brow &s unmoved as if no event of any great
importance had occurred, he returned to his head*
quarters at (ho Tuillorics. ,
“ How could you,” said a lady, "thus mercilessly
fire upon your own countrymen ?” M A soldier,*’’ho
cooly fcplicd,;,‘'is but a machine to obey orders. This
is my seal, which I hpvo impressed upon Paris.’’—
Subsequently, Napoleon never ceased to regret
occurrence; and tried to forgot) and to have others
(orgotlhot ha had ever deluged (ho streets'of'Poris
with the blood.of Frenchmen.
Thus Napoleon established tho new government of
France c*»Hod the Directory, from the five Directors,
who composed its executive. But a few months
passed away before Napoleon, by moral power, with
out the shedding of a drop of blood, overthrew the
constitution which his unpitying artillery had thus
eslablishod. Immediately after the quelling of the
sections, Napoleon was received by the
Convention. It was declared, by un.onjmoug resolve,
that his energy had saved the Republic. His friend
Darras became one of (ho Directors, and Napoleon
was appointed Commander-in-chief of (ho , Army of
the Interior, and intrusted with the military defence
and. government of the metropolis. Tbo defeat of
llio insurgents was the death blow of.sll the.hopes of
the Royalists, and,seemed to establish the Republic
ppon a permanent foundation. Napoleon manifested
the natural clemency of his disposition very strongly
in this hour of triumph. When IhoConventibn would
havo executed ftlenou as a traitor, ho pleaded his
cause and obtained acquittal., !Io urgod, and suc
cessfully, that as the.insurgent* wore now.haimlcss,
they should not bo punished, but that a-veil of ob)[.
vion should bo thrown over all their deeds. The
Convention, influenced not a little by the spirit of
Napoleon, now honorably dissolved itself, by passing
ah act of general amnesty for all past offences, and
surrendering the government to the Directory.
The situation of Napoleon was now flattering In
the extreme. Ho was but twcnly.fivo years of ago.
T|io distinguished services ho hud rendered; the high
rank ho had attained, aod the ample inoomo at his
disposal, gave him a very elevated 1 position In the
public,view. The eminence ho had now attained
I was not a sudden and accidental outbreak of cole-
I brity. It was the result of long years'of previous
1 toil. . Ho was now reaping the fault of the sood which
! he had sown in his incessant application to study in
I the military school; in his continued devotion to lit
crary and scientific pursuits, after ho became an of
ficer; in his energy and • fearlessness, and untiring
assiduity at Toulon; in his days of wintry exposure,
and nights of sleeplessness in fortifying the coast of
Franco, and his untiring toil among the fastnesses of
the Alps. Never was reputation earned and celebrity
attained by more Herculean labor. If Napoleon had
extraordinary genius, as unquestionably ho had,,this
genius stimulated him to extraordinary exertions.
Immediately upon tho attainment of 'this high
dignity and authority, with the ample pecuniary
resources accompanying It, Napoleon hastened to
Marseilles, to placo his mpther In a position of per
fect comfort. And ho continued to watoh over her 1
with most filial asaldully, prqvipg lilraiclfan affee- ,
tionato and dutiful son., From this hour the whojo
family, mother, brothers, and slaters, wo*e taken
under his protection, and all their interests blended
with his own. , 1 ' •
The post which Napoleon now. occupied was one
of vast responsibility, demanding Incessant caro, and
moral courage and taot. The Royallsta-and tho Ja
cobins were exceedingly exasperated, Tho govern*
meal was not consolidated, and had obtained no
1 command over tho public mind. Paris was filled
with tumult and disorder. Tho ravogss of the revo
lution had thrown hundreds of thousands out of.em
ployment, and starvation was stalking thrpugh tho
streets of the metropolis, It became necessary fur
the government, almost without means or credit, to I
fbed the famishing. NupolCon manifested groat skill I
and humanity combined with .unflinching firmness in
'tepressinp disorders. It was not unfrcquonlly no
*, 0U A COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS B BRIGHT—BU RIO II TOR WRONG ,OUR COUNTRY ’*
CARLISLE, PA-, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13; IMI.
oossary to appeal to tho strong arm of military poWor
to arrest tho rising array of lawless passion. Often
his dpt arid pithy speeches would protnoto good na<
taro and disperse tho crowd. :■ On ono occasion, b fish
Woman ;pf enormous rotundity of person;.exhorted
tho.mob, with most vehement volubility, not to dis
perse,exclaiming,''“Never mind thcso'cbxcbmbs with
opalutcs upon'their shoulders; they care not if we
poor people all starvo, if they can but feed well and
grow fat,” Napolcpn, who was as Ijiin and meagre
as a shadow, turned, to her and said, “ Look at me,
my good woman, and tell mo which of us two is tho
falter.” The Amazon was completely, disconcerted
by this happy repartee,- and tho crowd in good humor
dispersed. , ...
EATING OUT THE CHANGE.
A lady used,'.sometimes, to, relate the following
odd story, of which Isho was. herself the heroine; and
its repolilibn always afforded. us tho benefit of. a
hearty laugh. We'Will, give it,aanodros possible,
in her own words: :
.'.Between thirty and, forty years ago, said she, It
was toy lot-to reside on (he banks of llio Hudson,
some fifty miles from Now York. As there was no
house .of public entertainment within a distance of
ten miles, iloflon happened that persons travelling
across the country, or on tho river, found themselves
undor 'tho necessity' of stopping at my hoUso for
something to oat. To" furnish such with meals bo.
came Under the circumstances, a duty; and' in order
ttf bojustto myself os well as to tho stranger, 1
charged a moderate price for my food and labor.—
Very often, it happened, that I would bo called upon
lo got breakfast or dinner for half-a-dozen mod and
woman, passengers‘becalmed in some vessel on tho
river. Generally, my prices wcro 'coasldbrcd .so
moderate as to occasion remaik, and; often >sbmo
guest or guests would voluntarily, iperbaso thoj'atd
of compensation I demanded.' Now-and'theft, a
customer of sn entirely different character 4 would
find his way to my loblo, end,; after satisfying an
enormous appetite, grumblo at bis. shilling far break,
fast; or eighteen pence for dinnorfbnd sometimes
intimate that my love of money must bo strong in
deed when it led mb loUliargo a* hungry man for “ : a
bUo of victuals.” .
Ono day, nearly an. hour after tho fStmiiyifad
taken dinner, a traveller of the dcscrlpliotolusl
ferred 10, made his way lo my door, and .asked.if 1
could furnish him with a meal. I .replied that, J
could not cook him a dinner, but, that if .ho’.would
take cold meat, broad and butter, and milk,
set these before him. A hungry uisn'docs not, often
refuse-such ford- My guest said that it would '* do
as .well ns the fitl oflho land.” .So I laid,tho table
anew, pulling on a clean (able cloth to raajeoeomp
amends for tho cold fqro." My traveller pose,cased a
keen appetite, eating at least two pounds of meat,
half a loaf of bread with butter in proportion, and
drinking oyer a'quarl of milk. At first, ho approach
ed the food with a species of.voraclly; but.gradually
cal moro deliberately, until .finally, from very reple
tion, his stomach refused an additional mouthful.
“What’s lb pay, ma’am,” said ho at length, as ho
pushed his chair back from the table, and common,
ccd picking his teeth.with a fork. . ~
“ | generally charge’ eighteen ponce for a dinner,*’
I replied, “ but as youf’s is only a cold cut, I supposo
ten pence will do.” . ’ : '
Tho man'drew forth a.shilling piece, and as ho
landcd'il lo mo, said
“ Have you the change;Tnp’arp?”; •'
“1 fcnlly don’t think'!-have a,penny in tho house.
But I will sob.” -i -'s'i-"''
When 1 n B^"unwl'. jMa* fact, 'looked ,so
onlf#T>p/ r Hoout' lipifiil"! lo ( (tijj’ liirttf Ifltl-tb
kno\V Ifshd had a coupfd l of jisnnfosV-' Jemima
proved to bo no boiler off Ilian myself.-'
-“What's to bo done?” said 1,, looking at my
traveller, Who eat balancing,-himself on (ho legs of
his chair, and looking assolomn as the grave.
“ I’m sure I don't know,’* was his reply.' “Per.
haps you can borrow from a neighbor.” •
“ From a neighbor ! There's none within n quar
ter of a mite; and 1 certainly shall not go (hat far
lo borrow two pence.” '
I began to feel annoyed.
-■“Well, ma'am,” ho looked serious, and spoke
firmly, • “ I want my change. What's lo bo done 7”
. A happy thought flashed through my mind, and I
answered with as gravo a face as possible; ' ; " i: "‘
- “1 don't ioo whot .you’U do, unless you oat out
tho change.*,’ *. • j
."Eat.out the change!” -ho exclaimed, taken at
first a little by 'surprise.
• “ It’s the best that can bo donc,” said I; already
beginning to enjoy tho scene. • , , .
Involuntarily my guest laid his hand-, upon.his
stomach, straightened himself.up, and seemed to bo
testing.Jus capacity for,holding an ounce.more of
food',. ' , ' 1
* “ I don't boliovo I can swallow another mbhlhful,”
ho remarked, while his eyes ranged over tho table.
“Ills your,only chance, sir.” ,1 was already half
smothered with suppressed laughter; but I kept.mv
gravity, •
Tho man sighed, hesitated, surveyed the (able, and
at length drejy up with nn air of desperate resolu
tion. Another slico of cold moat was .transferred to
bis place, another piece of my', homo-mado broad
overlaid-with a thick stratum of fresh baiter, and
another pint tumbler filled,with milk. .Then, began
the work of appropriating these., .Poor fellow! flo
made but slo\V progress; and was compelled,'in the
end, though evidently with groat reluctance, to
abandon the field with his, “ two ponce worth of
provender but half consumed., ’While striving to
induce his reluctant stomach in receive another
.mouthful of broad ond moat, his oyoi'caugbt sigfit,
in a Ipqkjng.gla.ss, of the laughter-suffused fuoo of
* l my'Jemima ”.whpn, starting up, , with an air of
insulted dignity, |io reft ' the table and t|(o' hpusd,
muttering, m'a' low tone, something about »• taking
advantage of strangers.”— Arthur'* Oaxitte,.
time:.
It' wails for no man—it travels onward with'an
oven, uninterrupted inexorable step without accom
modating Itself to the delays of mortals. The rest*
loss hours pursup their course; moments press after
moments; day treads upon day; year rolls afteryoar.
Docs man loiter?, pro'crpsllnalo 7 Is ho listless or
indolent? Behold tho days, and months, and years,
unrolndfpl of his delay aro never sluggish, but march
forward In silent and solemn procession. Our labors
and toils, our, ideas ond .feelings mpy bo suspended
by sleep, darkness, and silence; and death may reign
around Us, but Time rests not, slumbers novor,;but
presses .along and kqows ,pp .sloppqgcq. .Wo.may
dam'up mighty rivers; stop them in journeying lo
the oootin; press them back to their loured; but the
arrest of Time is boyom] tho power of any human
being, besides Omnipotence. - Tho clock may cease
to strike, the boll tp toll Mho bud may console shine,
tho moon stand still;, the stars withdraw.llicir light;
but tho busy hours pass on. Tho mquths ami years
must move on, over forward/
;Sxporlonoo*.
; A‘ I' b. life coQßitlotli not t ip tho abundance
of tho things, which lio possowpthi" so it may bo
■aid, that a man's ago oonaiitolli.not simply In'tho
pupibor of: ycarr which,have rolled.pvorhis head.—
Vcars ll ia true, give experience, ; apd furrow the
brow \yjth Iwrlnkjqs, and hjako men old in
Dot some mien bocomo fdr richer in experience at
middle life, ; .t|ian others do at Ihroo flopro and lon,
Some live moro In a single year, Ihtm others do In
a score of years. - An hour of some men's lives is
worth moro than tho whole existence of, other pen.
Nay, in our own existence, wo find that somo single
hours do more to give us experience, wisdom, paw
or—moro to pul the stamp of ago upon our forehead,
and its feeling in our hearts; than whole yoars.havo
done.
„ A sick man wos told thal nothing would ouro
him .but', q quart of catnip tea; “Then! roUat.dlp,"
said lie, "I dpu’l hbld but o pint,",
Equality of JHan - and Woman*
Irt ilie pfogresa of the human rnltid, among tho
most important steps for tho general happiness, tvd
ought lhe entire destruction of ihoso
have established between the two
sexes in equality of right fatal oven;to that which
it favors.; *ln vain would we seek for motives to
justifyrthis in the differences of ; their physical or
ganization, in tho power of their intelligence, or
in thefr moral sensibility. This inequality has
had nojUrigm than tho abuse of force, ahd vainly
has it been endeavored since to excuse it by so
phismit ’We will show how the destruction of
usage*} authorized by this prejudice, of the laws
which;it has dictated, would contributO;to the hap
piness of families, to render common tho domestic
virtue}, the foundation of all oihbrs}‘l6 favor the
progress of instruction and to render it really gen
eral;'ript only because it would be extended to both
sexes more equally., but also’ bccaupe.lt could not
becon.p general, even for men, without tho assist
ance «3f mothers of families. This too hardy hom
age, at. last .to justice and good sense,
would, it*not dry up a meat fruitful source of injus
tices,b( cruelties and crimes, in causingthedisap
pcaraiice of so dangerous an opposition, between
a natnraj desire the most active, tho most difficult
to repress, and tho duties of man or (he duties pf
society ? Would it not at length produce that
which has hitherto been but a chimera, national
manners, benign and piifc, formed not of prido
gemJpviKl privniioffs; of hypocritical appearances,
of restraints imposed by fear df shame or religious
terrors, but of habits freely contracted, inspired by
nature, acknowledged by reason 1. *
From Arthur's Home Gazelle.
THE TWO BEGGARS.
’ Injf stpry is worth repealing, and so
r WflfWrlja.ri the benefit of llio printer and
him:
‘‘ f havS'an &rqaainlanco who keeps a sioro arid
who rod; withdi(B>foUow store-keCpers, endured a
fuUpfijrb d.C annoyance from tho begging fratorni*
find it much easier to gain. admission
(hrptjgh, doors .(Hat all may enter at will than
through such as only open at the jirigljrig of a bell
orlhefclatter of a knocker. One day this friend
was Mending in front of his counter, when an el
derly, and tolerably well dressed man .came in,
and, in a few words made known the fact that he
.wished to raise a.small cum of money by levying
contributions on a certain ,number .of benevolent
strangers, instead of seeking to supply his'need by
entering upon fiorau useful employment.
' Wtrile telling his story, tho solicitor of charily
helpod himself to a chair, and very coolly and de
liberlftly: prodeeded -with his experiment on my
friends purse, or iill, as the case might be. ■
Of course, while bo talked, his auditor was
quietly digesting some courteous bu( effective form
of denial. He had hot yql fixed the precise 1 terms,
in which this was to bo done, when anolhcf visit
or doHrenedhisdoor. : Glad of an excuse to break
away* from the beggar, my friend stepped forward
to mrot the new comer..; .> ’
. “Will you so kihd as to—.
friend waited to hear no more. Tho look
andlono Were not to be mistaken.'"Here was an
olherjadlvidual who preferrod,to 1 iye -withoi»**=•
, ,V Ujo old gcnilc^n\eri&d^%^^t^ShS
wt(s 1 Mf-'ioW ipation ’r^pty^%'a^Vr^a^’ytto6UU^
flaßlied soddofi|y r thrbhgli hiS miffd?' V? 31 11
'AUhe word* oh passed’ beggar bomber
and prcseptly atoodi hat In hand, and with a woe*
begone* supplicating look, before .beggar number
one, whom ho supposed to be.tho ,senior .of the
slorc.’
“Will you. bo so kind as to just help mo to—”
Ho got no farther, for beggar number ope com
prehended, instantly, tho trick that had beon play
ed on him, "and, starling Up', beat- a'hasty retreat
through n>side door, and was sbbri lost amid tho
crowd that thronged.tho pavement.
For a moment beggar number two looked con
fused at tho sudden disnppearancoiof .the respect
able looking old geptleman, and then, without a
word,imitated.Ms example. . . , s
My friend Has, of cobrap, seen neither, of thorn
since, and what ismore, lives in nodroad of a sec
ond visitation. ..."
Be Oontlemntt at Hornet
There aro'Tow families, who Wo Jmogind, ‘any
where, In. which lovp is not abused as furnishing a
liconao for, impoliteness. . A, husband, father, or
brother, will speak harsh'words to'(hose whom ho
loves Uho because-the scrfbVity of love
and family pride keeps him .from gotllhg his head
broken. It is a.shams that a man will speak more
impnlilcly, at limes to his wife or sister, than ho
would'dare to any other'female; except 1 a low and
vicious one. It Is thus thal the holiest affections of
man's nature-prove, tp be-a weaker protection to
woman in tho family, circle than the restraints of
society, and (hat a'woman'usually is indebted fur
the kindest politeness of Ufa to those not belonging
to her own household. ’ Things ought not to bo'so.
Tho man who' because it will not bo resented, in
flicls his.spleen anil'bad (temper on-those 'of his
bcarth-stonc, is a-small coward, ,an,d a very moan
man. Kind words Vp (ho medium,.between,true
gentleman and true ladies at homo, hnd ho. polish
exhibited In society can alone for tho ImVsh language
ahd disrespectful treatment tuoi'oftdd 'lndulged in
between those bound together by God’s own lies of
blood, and the still more sacred bauds of conjugal
love.— Springfield Republican. ' '
The Miseiucs o^Gkeatnebb.—Sir Walter Scott
gives (ho following anecdote as illuelrativo ofa class
of annoyances to which literary men are sometimes
subjected:
One morning, I opened a hugli lump ofp despatch,
without looking losco how U was addressed, never
doubting that it bad travelled under some' omnipo.
lent frank, like the first lord of tho sdmira)y’s,whon
lo and bbiibld, the contents proved to bo s rainu.
script play, by a young lady of Now. Verb, who
kindly requested mo to road and-corroct it, equip It
with 'prologue' and qpilogud,' procure for it a favor*
able reception from tho manager of Drury Lane,
and m&ko Murry or Constablo bleod-handaomoly for
the copyright; and, on inspecting'(ho cover, I found
that 1 had been charged five pounds oddfor the
postage. This was bad enough, .but, thorp was no
help, so I groahpd and submitted.. A forlnlghlor bo
after, another package, of not loss formidable bulk,
arrived, and 1 was absent enough lo broak tho seal,
too, without examination. Conceive my horror,
when' out jumped tho samo Identical tragedy of
<*Tho Chorokoo Lovers/’ tvllh o sooond epistle from
the authoress, stating that, os the.winds had been
boisterous, .she feared 4ha(,tho vessel entrusted with
her former communications might have foundered,
and therefore judged it prpdqnl to forward a Jupli
cate.' ’
Among Urn unfinished pianos of. the earth's
surface, few can compete willi Sap Bush Hollow. I
will otsomo lime perhaps,.furnish some t^adUioija
of this famous locality. • Squire S -emergedfrom
the Hollow a few days since, and while taking his
whiskey, cold without water, at our, village tavern,
was accosted by one of his brethren t
“Good mornin* Squire; Iv'o beam you’ve got a
now preacher up tho Hollow." , ‘
“Weil, we have, and a rog’jar. busier at that."
« You need a good strong preacher.—Brother
B— was a toollo too easy,"
("Brother B——hltlho devil a good many fair
licks, but (his feller knocks the old u'ns horns clean
off/’ • ; ! ; ••
THE FOUR MASTERSPIRITS*
• HdppCnirig to oast my eyes over (ho portraits in a
gallery ofpalnlings; 1' remarked that (hey woro so
arranged fta lo give four poreonagos—Alexander,
Hannibal, .Crosar, and Bonaparte—the moat oonsplo.
uoqb places. I had seen tho,samo before { but never
did a similar train of'reflections nriso in my bqsoro,
Os when my mind now hastily glanced over their
several histories. 1 ( ,
Aloxondcr, having climbed, the dizzy heights of
ambition^and with his temples bound,with chaplets
dipped in tho blood ofcounllcsa nations, looked down
upon a conquered world, and wept that there was
not onolber-to conquer—sot a city on firo, and died
in a disgraceful econo.of debauch. ,
Hannibal, after having, lo the astonishment and
consternation of Romo; passed the Alps,—after hav
ing put to flight tho tirmics of this ~ *t mistress df tho
world,” and stripped throe bushels of gold rings from
tho fingers of her slaughtered knights, and made her
very foundations quake—returned to his country, to
bo defamed, to bo driven into exile, 1 and.lo dio at
last by poison administered by his own'hand; urila
monied and unwopt,*in a foreign clime.' . i
Ctosar, after having, taken eight hundred cities,
and dyed. bis. garments in tho blood of his feiiow
men—after having pursued to tho death .tho only
rivet ho had on earth—was ossassiriated by lhosb ho
considered bis'nearest friends.and'at; (he very point
in which ho had gained the highest object of his
ombitlon.
Bonaparte, whoso , mandates kings sad priests
obeyed, after having filled tho carlli with tho terror
of his namo—alter having, deluged Europe with
tears and blood,, and clothed tho world in sackcloth
—closed his days ih lonely.tjanishmonl almost exiled
from ,lbc world, yet whore ho could sometimes see
bis country’s banner 1 waving over the'deep, but
whioh would not.rir could not,' bring him aid.
.Thus tboso:foui< men, who,.from the peculiar
situation of their portraits, seemed to stand as rep
resentatives of all those whom tho world. calls
“ great,”—flioso four who mqdo 'the’| earth tremble
to iis centre—severally by intoxication,
ihe secoftd by i suicide; the' l Ihird by assassination,
and tho last in lonely exile.; . ..
How vain, is Clio greatness of this world! Uow
fcnrfuMs the gift orgenias/if it be abused! Who,
lltal is now living, would not ratbor die the death of
thohumbld; righteous toah, (han that of Aldzandcr,
or Ilarinlbal; or Crosar, or Napoleon?
DOGS IN SIUBXU&.
Man’s friend' and ‘companion in almost every
climate isUhb dog, bat, in Northern Siberia, with*
out this invaluable animal, to live would be hardly
possible. He it harnessed to tho light sledge, which
parries no smalUload, and in wluch during winter,
tho natives travel to considerable distances,. The
Siberian dog looks''much' Hko awolf. He 1 has a
long pointed snout, sharp, upright ears, and * long
bushy tail., Somo havo short hair, others .a tolcra*
blo n thick fur, and they arc of all colors. In size
they, differ greatly but a dog is hot thought (it for
tho sledge if less than thirty Inches high, end three
fool long.—Their bark is not of the most melodious
character, being. mUciiliko the howling of tho wolf.
They always remain out,of doors. In summer they
cool themselves by digging holes in the frozen earth,
and dgitihst the cold of winter they seek shelter by
burying themselves in the snow- The rearing of
these, dogs is an occupation requiring groat skill and
judgment.* A-team ’Seldom consists of raoro:tban
twelve’.dogn. of which one is used as a leader, lie
mha^6b. perfectly trained to obey his masters voice,
ljuu luvuttiVtiao on M* cootebtcgllr Jlcbb of all temple
iixton.l*klhoj*henß ofgßxne.." onlntJa. very
fmport«nt ; for •rr > fro"Hwtiiß r tD* puramy ttomb ehmn c*
thojwholo.pacfc will /allow open moolhpd lo
tJiQ groat consternation and perplexity of the bundle
of skins' colling 'itself'their master. A leader who
is like Virgil’s calf, ns Drydcn renders it, and been
“betimes to school," is not only proof to all seduc
tion, but will often evince wonderful tact in restrain*
IHg llio'anlmal appetite of his yokc-fcllows. During
a dark night when a blinding snow storm is sweep*
ing over tho boundless plain, it is tho intelligence of
this loader that saves the bcnighlcncd wayfarer. If
tho animal has travelled the path but once before, ho
fulls not to find tho customary halting place, oven
buried beneath the snow. Suddenly when the dri
vers cyo can porcoivo no signs of human habitation
upon the trackless and unbroken surface, he will
halt, and by the smiling shako of his tail inform his
master that be need only full lo work with his snow
shovel, that' indispensable parl of a Siberian’s frav*
elling’oquipmenl, (o find Ihb door of tho hut which
offers him a comfortable lodging for (ho nlght. : In
summer tho dogs oro no loss soryipablo than in.(ho
winter They ajo employed (o drag tho canoo up
against the stream, and hero they* display an equally
surprising amount-of sagacity. At a wprd they
halt, or when an imposing rock bars (fib progress on
the onO’Sido, (hoy will plunge into-tho'water, swim
across the river, and presume thoir course along tho
opposite bank.ln finq,.tho dog is as necessary to.
lha Siberian settlor, as tho reindeer to tho Laplander,
or the.carnal to tho Arabian; and the mutual attach',
mont between him and his canine friend is In pro
portion lo thoir mutual dependence on each other- .
OrudiN op'a’Miutart Panic.—A venerable old
priest, In tile neighborhood of Vaid6inosa,awoko ono
night, in the autumnof 1840, from, dreams caused
by indigestion, under a strong impression that brig,
ands woi;o.in his house;.and his life was Ihdangcr.
Greatly, olarincd,;ho screamed for assistance; his
houshcoper, hearing.his cries, supposed her,master
was in'tho hands .of murderers, ond knowing her
oWnwoaknces, ’attempted! la’did him iri no other
wav (lion shrieking as 'loud as'she could. Her
shrieks convinced the unlucky , old gentleman that 1
slio had been seized by .the robbers, and was dndor
going (ho mosf unheard of tortures. Horror-struck
with this idea ho redoubled 1 his exclamations, and
sho for a simitar reason redoubled her's. 'And boro
tho matter might ; havo stopped. 1 Had their house
been a distance from other, habitations, they would
have screamed till they were hoarse, and then left
off, and the-morning would have dissipated their
fears; but, unfortunately, tho neighborhood took the
alarm, and as they knew there woi'e brigands in the
island, they decided without further deliberation that
tho Carlistsi had landed. . Tho panic, spread,, the
caplaln-gfcnora) Was.made nwqro of what was imp
gined (0 have -happened! and sent for (he priest.—
Nor, 'Whether tha’old gentleman was ashamed of
confessing that he had been frightened at nothing,
or whether ho really fancied that ho saw armed men,
ho deposed before (ho captain general that he had
soon tho Corlist army ! 1
Tho troops wero called «ut; martial law proolaint
od, and the island was 1 declared in a stoto of siege-
Hours passed, days passed, and no Carlisle appeared,
until tho captain-general began to think (hat he had,
in somo unaccountable manner, been made a fool of.
But ho decided on bno'thlng, that tho priest would
not havo dreamed about Carlisle ifho. hod not wished
fur thorn; and therefore |io shut (ho poos up,
as being himself a Carllsta'and afkcoioso. For
llirco monihs, however, tho stale of siege continued,
bofoio tho people wero allowed looouduet their busi
ness without military superintendence. .
The Shore « and Ulande of the Mediterranean.
i Gifts*— Flowers.and fruits are always fit pres
ents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion
that q ray of beauty outvalues all tho mlJil(os of
the world. These gay natures contrast with the
somewhat stern countenance of ordinary nature:
they ore like muslo hoard out of a work-houso,
Fru(is are acceptable gift?, because they are the
flower of commodities, and admit of fantastic val
ues boing attached to thorn. If a man should send
lo mo to como n hundred miles to visit him, and
should sot beforn mo abnskot of fino summer fruit,
I should think thoro wnn somo proportion botwoon
the labor and (ho reward.—ZJmcrscm. . ,
An laisuuan, at a temperance meeting tho other
night, referring to his standing in society, said (hat
ho had booh a working man ovsrs|ncelis was Asm.
ATtiyMißHti.Ajww
no:'as’/; 7 .
<s&&# : anh ■.
Indian T«eatv.~*-001. D.. D.Milcholl,lndian :
pcrinlcndepl, has returned IoSU Louie from his mif*
aioo to treat. Willi tho Indians of that .vast rdffipn.pL
country around tho hoad waters of tho M}sstmfi atyx
its north western tributaries. Ho Was accompanied 1
by delegations of Indians, having concluded, tho
treaty, which woatho object of his mission.. He may
he expected at Washington, with throe delegations,
eomo time in tho second or third week InNovembdt*/
bad man has no more common way of lieep-.
ing at peace with himself than thatof-ascrtblngio
others oimilar or ovefi greater faults than bis ownr .1
' knowledge of evil may help to good; and
adsiat me to measure its valoc; every neWitfstfShbolif
bo to us as a new foathor In the . wings that’beat md
upwards. .... • / ... > r .i
, Independence of mind, freedom- froma; slavish
respect to the taste and opinion of, others, neat'lft
goodness of heart* will best insure our happiness
(ho conduct of life. ' . " ‘ ‘ '‘.'V'
■ !
1 Pride or country is carried .sometimes (o,andU
cullous length. An old Scotchman, ori hearingVfbi
of men wrangle about the peculiarities of (He deldgtti
said lhot“vyo could na understand thoanbjcctitill wh
could ken what (ho Scotch historians of
said shout it. 1 * ./ 1 ' *‘ ’
Worthy of Her Father.— Bell’s Lifts in; London
recently stated that a lady had lost ho Jess, than
£20,000 (8100,000,) on the Derby races.' The'Jjim*
ct\g^-Chronicle says tho lady is the only dapffhlcrof
(ho poet Lord Byron! “.Ada, sole daughter of my
house and heart.” ' 1 . !' i .
Corn Crops.— rThsTlouston (Texas) TtUgtaph t ok
the 17th-alt., learns that the corn drop on (ho Guta*
aloupo has been so abundant that there will be sdVdVal
hundred thousand, bushels for sale in tbdcpnntieato
(ho river. Some planters have actually raised mor#
corn than lliOy could harvest, and have allowfdiheir
neighbors to gather It free of charge. 1 '* ’ - l ' J
A Western Post, In speaking of the moon, says:
"She laid her cheek ppon-a cloud liko.boanly/npon’
a young man’s bosom.”. Two'to dnblieVae Seen
silting up with a blue spencer lately. ‘ ■ ' i'
• . ’ - i ■ 1 : -j J
Mrs. E. Owkes Smith, whose discourse, on 5 Wo*
manhood-at Hope Chapel, and whoso contributions
upon tho earoo and eoghdte subjects 7 lo the iVtthhH
have excited some attention Bod wonder, Is toltethrcv
on Friday evening, at Hope Chapel, on Mtnhoodiwi
What noil 1 ;
Smoking Chimneys. —Tho M Scientific ‘American,’?
stales, on what it calls
two feet above tho throat of yoar chlihney, you en
large tho opening (o double tho size for "a spited of
(wo foot, (hen carry up tho rest as at tbq first, yqOQ
chimney will never smoke. , thuiii
Reason for Drincino,— An old colored mail isbd
formerly lived here, but has long since departed; svaq
remonstrated with by a white citizen for Uk|ng ; mo;tf
of tho spirit of tho'Oanq (hah was good for hia Health*
"Ah, my friend,” he answered, ** I
’lis my natural drink. My Iklher and mother
bought with rum on tho pf Africa.” : *vnna
The Aok 9F Iron.—Whon wo are droyrn by iron
horses on iron roads' ; conslroct fron houses f bufift
Ixm ships;'sleep on iron beds) sit in iron chairs; drioß
from iron fountains, and those of us who haveiuhp
money, in ironsafos t .anfl (hqse whft
have not &r« lofckpe itun ).wi. | ' ..mi
with propriely call this tho ” age ofiroh 7” ' \
An Old LiAor,aamed'hridtpyt who WOE &<vnxndf
roared in Worth Haven, within nine hi/lra'6CWeif
Haven, testified in a law cosb (ho olh’dr : day;tfi«lih'B
had reached (hobgo of 76 without over before vititii#
Now Haven! -
(C/’Tho Alabama Journal mentions .having aocn a
beaotiful prize engine, manufactured 00l of Aldbaina
Iron, by tho Montgomery Manufacturing'Cdifablfly*
It is to ho pent to,tho Georgia Slate Fair, at-Mkeos*
Tho Journal speaks of the engine os s a.spleQdtd;«M*
cithen of mechanical skill. ( /
When a woman rigs herself off in fancy a(yle, |#||
puls paint on her cheeks, shp acts .'un wisely (o com*
plain that men stare at her. It Is to beptfadraeq
that she adorns herself for the express parpqsd r dfW-J
ing looked at.
there be a strict hand oVer usTri flioW
stroction of our youth’, we are In dangcV of WlrftflßA
forever. He that spares the rod bates the-child; *iml
(ho severity of an early,discipJina is one of .IhegrOaU
ost obligatloni thet a son can have ,ld a tender pa#
rent. * - • ‘ -“ r, ' rrT
(CT'Somobody Buy*: “ The devil never trouble* a
OU«y man.’*' This we’hnow (oibe fotse.
busier man than Uio cdilor.tod jqlhflfofor tonal*
iflio has no'more than ono,’" devil”.to UQuble-bipn
especially when •• copy" is abort* . , f . j* Ju j
John Adabis, being called upon fora contribution
foi 1 forcign'mliBlonp, i romarhciJ, , ‘ 1 have nothing to
five for that cauirc; but there Irb here', Iri (hi* vldicht/,
six ministers, not' one of whom' will : prtkclj hi'the
other** pulpit; now I. will givd as rauph:eod-Wof**
than any one else, to ctoifcre that clergymen !'*
IfoNTiNo.— ** Well, farmer, yon told tie yqtif Wood*
was a good place for hunting; now we*vb’'U , aift|lell'
it for three hour*,and found no game.” '* Ja*t
well I calculate as a general .thing, the fostgarpf
there is, tho more hunting.youhove." h
DiiTn-BED Rkprntanok.—The fpUowing ia,lhe to.
tlmony of Dr. Chalmers' oh this, awfully impbrlanj
subject:—“ I never met with one'decisive cvfdened
of a chapge in a malofactbr’a coll; and oatoC aaoy
hundreds I can quote exceedingly few iq 9|xambor
of a foal and fatal disease.” / * *',
When Uio honrlloeanosa of mere fashionableiodety
la so welt known, wo can but wonder raeparid'
Women lake so much pains to show thcnWelmwHV
ite light; to deceive thcmsolvca into, ths-beliefiihal
they and thcircompaniens ore of real impoitanoaiip
the eyes of the world, when they are, altogether,,
octlng a part, like players on a stage. ; 1 .
TiiE.HiaiißpT Stvx.k Yet.—A coir’ospoHd'criioriljw
Boston ita.in describing ihereeotilgranddfesbfair
•I Newport.ssys or a lady, that looked sveollr
in a plain white muslin drsss lucked yj>to
Svoos viewed (be illumination of the gasiwtorkd,
and was particularly pleased with the jcta lhatfbrm,.
od the word “ Union.” “ But,” said he, « gdt won't
■avo the. Union.” Sugge wai more lhap ha|f right.
largo aharo,qf the wrong doing tndsMakiiig
of life comes of tho mine's liatleasnesi, Tnalvro
should be libtlcss,’ however, about what isrlgllllihowk
bow degenerate wo erb. • ‘•r* ■ •: J-..*
There Is a fashion in tho world' of honoring
liu d fair outside. Success, too, is inadejbtf taittof
merit; so much soi that ifaiman have aotoWQi&tned
down on him. il would be said ,ho .w*a prlpqcly^^
The Ancients represented Venus, tho GoddoMa&r
Lovo and Beauty, as treading upon a torlolsc.lndl.
oallng thereby, (hat virgina ought nol lp
fropi homo; and that married women, ought |o ha
silent, love thoirown homo, and gdvbrhiheir Ittnlly.
-- ~ : v ‘ M r -.) mi e<f/
Mn. Dick sayi, that since .tho, cmlmp ftf ttp
world, about fourteen thousand mill lons of nUthkn
beings liavo boon slain in thb various |VAn > d/ > jlhf ,in
has waged against his follow man! ~.. / f
. Lonn DAcoN beauUruily said—roan bo
clous to' alrangors, It shows ho Is a oilfcon Slj this
world, and that his heart Is no
tho oilier lands, but a cuntliiont that jblns lhoro.* tu
(#,Tho habit of resolving wHliouMollng.is.worie
for.us than never resolving at all, .inasmuch as. |t
gradually snaps tho natural Conjicilofr psfwefn
thought and deed. r ‘ '
rrTho saying thsl •‘llisro l*
glvtog thin receiving, l4 Is sirppossd lc tfpjdy ohMffy
to'mttHohie,Hloka, and tdeles. ; •’->!
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