” - r. r -»' AiiUTtrtuiWi Coluutm 7 i; BnOISB; BRATTON. V61.:38. i'U Vii jMU'ii ; poetical. Vo A HtiblMi 'Tlioii cßm’it to ms n sift of lore, -i • In themolil earth Implanted; Thy .beauty claimed cacti gazer's eye. Thy fragrance charmed the passer-by } For ms (hnu hailu grace above . These sweets that so enchanted. Ti'one!whb ! could the ages lift.. • And read those notes of wailing Upon thy fair and shy-veined leaf, witness of sad Aupolto’a grief, Thy story wets.iuelfa gift . Ofintorest unfailing. Bo looking hick to vanished years, With.a most tendec thinking. I took'tiles froth thC wann, brown bftrlh, Home of thy sea gilt island birth,. Andplacfed.thee in an urn of tears, Which thou art daily drinking. Tatra team, in aonth,. thy native food; They bring forth leaf and liloMom, Withaearce a tun-ray to thelf aid; A« if of wo thy life wS« made. - Aa iffrom rorrnw came the Rood Which Alla thine odorato boaom. And thu>, «weet one. though born of tear*, -• And greeted oft by weeping— - For p|ty moiitens tho «nft ray« - With which upon thy chnrnii 1 gazo— Tho pretence atill the lono heart cheers, ' - The lyre in tune thua keeping. jwtaceuaitcmi#. NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE, BV JOHN fl. O. ABBOTT. Fauink was rioting in fho streets of Faria. All industry was at an end. The poor, unemployed, were perishing. The'rich were gathering the wrecks of their estates, and flying Srom Franco. There was no law but suck as was proclaimed by the' thunders of Napoleon’s batteries. The National Guard.he im mediately reorganized, and soon efficient order was established. Napoleon was incessantly occupied in visiting all parts ef tho city, and words of kindness and sympathy with suffering ho combined with the strong and inexorable arm. of military rule. More than a hundred families, says tlie Dutchess of Ab. rentes, were saved from perishing by' his personal exertions. He himself climbed to tho garrets of penary, and penetrated tko cellars of want and woe, arid,'with a moistened eye, gazed upon the scene of fearful wretchedness with whicli Paris was filled. He caused wood and broad to be distributed to the poor, and,total ly regardless of ease or self-indulgence, did everything In Ills power to alleviate suffering* • One day, when slighting from Ills carriage lo dine at Madame Permon's, he was addressed by a woman who held s dead infant in her arms. Grief arid hun ger had dried up the fountains of life in her bosom, and her unweaned child had perished of starvation. Her husband was dead, and five children were mourn, ing for food at home. *• If I cannot obtain relief,” said the famished mother, “I must take my remaining five children, and drown myself with them.** Napo lean questioned her very minutely, ascertained her place of residence, and giving her some money to mee't her Immediate wants,entered the house and aat down with the guests at the brilliant entertainment. He was, however, so deeply impressed with the scone of wretchedness which ho had just witnessed, ihnt he eould.net obliterate it from his mind, and all were struck with hit absent manner and the sadness of his countenance. Imm.idialely alter dinner, he look measures la ascertain the truth of the statements which the poor woman had made to him, and finding ail her assertions verified, ho look the family immo dialely under his protection. Ho obtained employ ment for the girl* in needlework among his friends, and the'family ever expressed the most profound gratitude to their preserver. It was by (he unceasing exhibition of such traits of character, that Napoleon entwined around him the hearts of the French people. There was at this lime in Paris, a lady who was rendered quite prominent in lOolely by her social attractions, her profound loveliness, and her elevated rank. She wire a widow, iwenty.oight years of age. Her husband, the Viscount Beuubsmais,'had recently perished on the scaffold, an illuatrinua victim of re volutionary fury. Josephine Taacher Beauharnii*, who subsequently became the world rennwnod brido of Napoleon, was born on the island of Martinique, Ip tho. West Indies.. . When almost a child, she was married to the Viscount Beauharnalt, who had visited the ieliind on business, and was captivated by the lovelinessof the fair young Creole. Upon onteting Paris, she was immediately introduced to all the splendors el (he court of Mane Antoinette. The revolutionary storm soon burst upon her dwelling with merciless fury. She experienced the most af. fltetive reverses of Oiondieeancss, bereavement, im. prtsonment, and penury. The atorm had, however, passed uver her, and she was toft a widow, with two children, Eugene and Ilortonso. From the wreck of her fortune she had saved an ample competence, and was surrounded by influential tipd admiring friends. Napoleon, in obedience to tho orders of the Con. vention, to provonllho possibility ofunothor outbreak of lawless violence, had prooedod to the disarming of the populace of Paris. In the performance of this duty, the sword of M. Besuhsrnais was taken. A few day*, afterwards, Eugene, a very intelligent and graceful Child,■ twelve years of ago, obtained access to-Napoleon, and, with most engaging urlicssness and depth of emotion, implored that the sword of his lather might he restored to him. Napoleon had no heart to deny tuoh a request. Ho sent for the sword, and, speaking with kind words of commendation, presented li wltli his own hand to Eugene. The gistelbl boy burst (nlotoars,and, unable to articulate a word, pressed the 1 sword, to his bosom, bowed in silence, end retired. Napoleon was mtinh interested in this exhibition offilist love, and Ilia thoughts were immediately directed to the mother who lud formed the character of eueh a child. Josephine, whose whole soul was absorbed in lovo for her children, was gratefbl for the kindness with which the distinguish ed young general had treated her fatherless Eugene, ihal she oailedi In her carriage, the next day, to express to him * mother's thanks. She was dressed in ‘(|eep mourning. • Her peculiarly musical voice was tremulous with emotion.' The fervor and the ddllisoy-of her maternal love, and tho perfect grace of manner and of language with which she discharg ed her mission, excited the admiration of Napoleon. IJo soon called upon her. The acquaintance soon opened into an unusually strong end ardent affection. ■Jbiepliino was two years older than Napuleon, but heir features had resisted the encroachments of time, and hef cheerfulness and vivacity invested her with «1) tho charms of.early youth. Darras, now one of (hd j[va Directors who had been established in power by tHegunx of Napoleon, was a very ardent friend of Josephine. He warmly advocated the contem plated connection, deeming It mutually advantageous. Napoleon would, finally increase hia influence by an alliance with one occupying ao high a position in eoelety, and surrounded by friends ao influential.— And Darrae clearly foretold that the enorgeliq young geqerftl -possessed genius which would insure dis. tinolldn. J'oVepliihe thus speaks in a letter to a friend, of her feelings in view of tho proposed marriage t 1 ■ u j 1 #ro ' urged to marry again* My friends coun sel the measure, my:aunt almost lays her Injunction Ip the lima effect, and. my children entreat my compliance. You have mot General Bonaparte at my tidiiao. He it is who would supply a father's place.to the orphans of Alexander Doauhsrnals, and thhusbaod. to hi* widow. I admire the general's courage, the extent ol his Information, for on all aub. • iecla-ho lalka equally well, and the quickness of his judgment, which enables him to seize the thoughts of others almost before they ere expressed. But 1 qonfeps l.shflnk from the despotism, he scorns dosl. rouq of exorcising over all who approach him. His searching glance has something singular and-Inez pliodble, which Imposes oven-upon our Directors t Judge IfU may not Intimidate a woman.. ■ “Darras gives aasurance that if 1 merry the gen eral, ho win secure his sppolntraent to the comtqsnd tr.".7jra! •.yrcmvu nr rf»vn* • ofthearmyofllaly. Yesterday tionaparto, speaking of tills favor, said to mo,/Tliink they, then, that I have need of iftefr protection to arrive at power 7 Egregiouk iriiatakdl' TK6y villa II be bat loohappy, pno dsy^should 1 ppadescond |o grant.them mine!* , What think youof ibis self.confidenco 7. Is it hot a proof of eicods of vanity t A general of bri. Jade protect the- heads of government J, That truly ifc an evdn( highly probable 1 I know not How-it it, but sometimes this waywardness gains upon mo to suob a dogted, that almost 1 believe possible what* ever this singular man may take into hia head to attempt. And With his imagination, who can dal culato what hb willnbt undertake.? Though the passion with which Josephine had inspired Napoleon was ardent and impetuous in the highest degree, it intcifared not in the least with his plans of towering ambition. . During the day ho was vigorously employed Injiis professional duties, and In persevering study. But each evening fonnd him at the mansion- of Josephine, where ho met, and daaztod by his commanding genius and briilianlcon. versational now*'*, the most dia«io«“** nea ona most influential men of tho metropolis. In these social entertainments, Josephine testified that Napoleon possessed unlimited powers of fascination, whenever he saw fit to employ them. His acquaintance and his influence was thus extended among those who would be most available in the furtherance of his plans. On the 6lh of March, 1796, Napoleon and Josephine were married, Napoleon being (hen (wen* ly-five years of age. .It was a anion of very sincere affection on both sides. It cannot bo doubted, that next to ambllinn, Josephine was to Napoleon the dear* est object ofhis admiration and homage. Marriage hsd then ceased to be regarded in infidel Franco, as a religious rite. It was a mcro partnership, which any person could form or dissolve al pleasure. The revolutionary tribunals had closed the churches, banished the clergy, and dethroned God, Tho par ties contemplating, marriage simply recorded their intention in the Stale register of Paris, with two or. three friends to sign the record as witnesses. By this simple ceremony, Napoleon was united to Jose phino. But neither of tho parties approved of (his mercantile aspect of a transaction so sacred. They were both, in natural disposition,serious, thoughtful, and prone to look to tho guidance oft power higher than that of man. Surrounded by infidelity, and by (hat Vice with which public infidelity is invariably 1 accompanied, (hey both instinctively reverenced all that is grand and imposing in the revelations of Christianity. ' When Napoleon was crowned Emperor, he was privately married again, by Cardinal Peache, in accordance with the forms of the church, which (he Emperor hsd re-established, “Josephine,’ 1 said Napoleon, “was truly a most lovely woman; . refined, affable and charming. She was the god dess of the toilet. All the fashions originated with her. Everything she put on appeared elegant.— She was so kind, so humane—she was the most graceful lady, and the best woman in France. 1 never saw her act inelegantly during the whole time we lived together. She possessed a perfect knowledge of the different shades of my character, and evinced the most exquisite (act in turning this knowledge to the best account. For example, she never solicited any favor for Eugene, or thanked me for any I conferred. upon him. She never showed any additional complaisance or assiduity when he was receiving from me the greatest hon ors. Her grand aim was to assume that alt this was my affttir, that Eugene Was our son, not hers. Doubtless she entertained' the idea that 1 would adopt Eugene as my ‘ Again, he said of Josephine, “we lived together like honest citizens, in our mutual relations, and always retired together till 1805, a period in which political events obliged me to change my habits, and to add the labors of the .nighMo those of the day. This regularity is the best guarantee for a good establishment. It ensures the respectability of the wife, the .dependence of-the husband, and maintains intimacy of feelings and good morals. If this is not the caso, the smallest circumstances make people forget each other. A son by Jose phine would have rendered me happy, and would have secured tho reign of my dynasty. The French would have loved h|m very much belter than they could love the son of Maria Louisa; and 1 never would have put my foot on thataffysscovered with flowers, which was my ruin. Let no one after this rely upon the wisdom of human combinations. Let no one venture to pronounce, before its close, upon the happiness or misery of life. My Jose phine had the instinct of the future when she be came terrified at her own sterrility. She knew well that a marriage is only real.when there Is off spring; and in proportion as fortune smiled her anxiety increased. 1 was the object of her deep est attachment. If I went into my carriage al mid night; there, to my surprise, I found her, sealed before me, awaiting my arrival. If 1 attempted to dissuade her from accompanying me, she had. so many good and affectionate reasons to urge, that It was almost always necessary to yield. .Inn word she always proved. to roe a happy and affectionate wife, and I have preserved the lenderest recollect tions of her. “Political motives Induced me to divorce Jose* phine, whom 1 most tenderly loved. She, poor woman, fortunately for herself, died in limo to pre vent her . from witnessing thh last of my misfor tunes. After her forcible separation from me, she avowed, in most.feeling terms,.her ardent desire to Hhnre with mb my. exile, and extolled, with many tears, both myself and my conduct to her. . The English have represented me ns a monster of cru elty. Is (his the result of the conduct of a merci less, unfeeling tyrant 1 A man is known by his treatment of his. wife, of his family, and of those under him.** Just before his marriage, Napoleon received the appointment, to him most gratifying, of Coroman der-in*chlef of the army of Italy. His predecessor had been displaced in consequence o! excessive in temperance. Napoleon was but twenty-five years old when placed in this responsible post. “You are rather young, 0 said one of the Directors, “to assume .responsibilities so weighty, and .to take the command over veteran generals. 0 “In one year,** Napoleon replied, “1 shall be either old or 1 dead.” “We can place you in the command of men alone, ° said Oarnot, “for the troops are des titute of everything, and woqan furnish you with no money to provide supplies/' “Give mo only men enough, Napoleon replied,•“ and I ask for nothing more. I will be answerable for Ihe, re sult." , , , ■ A few days.after Napoleon's marriage, ho left I his bride in Paris, and set out for N ice, the head quarters of the army of Italy. He passed through Marseilles, that ho might pay a short visit to his , mother, whose love he ever cherished with the in most tenderness, and on the S7th of March arrived’ at the cold and cheerless camps, where the dejected irdops of France wore enduring every hardship.— They were'surrounded by numerous foes, who had driven them from the ferule plains of Italy Inlolhe barren and. dreary fastnesses of the Alps, The Austrian, armies, quartered In opulent cities, or en camped upon the. sunny hill sides, wore living In the enjoyment of security and abund ance, while tho troops of tho distracted and impo verished republic were literally freezing and starv ing. But here let ua pause for a moment to con sider the cause of the war, and the motives which animated the contending armloa, France, in the exercise of a right which few in America will question, had in. imitation of tho United States, and Incited by their example, re nounced tho mnnarohial forph of government, end established a republic. For centuries uncounted, voluptuous kings and licentious nobles had tram pled tho oppressed million® Intp lfca dust. But OUR COUNTRY—MAY I T ALWAYS B X 810 U T—B ORIQ IT TO R WRONG ,OU .COUNTRY ” CARLISLE, PA-, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1851 now these millions had risen in their majesty, and driving the kihg from 1 life throne and the nobles from their wide domains, had taken their own in terests ipto their own hands.. They were inexpe rienced and unenlightened in the science of govern ment, and thoy made many and lariehtable mis takes. ' They were terrified in view of the power ful combination of all the monarchs and nobles of Europe, to overwhelm them with invading armies, and, in their paroxysms of fear* when destruction seemed to.be coming like an avalanche upon them, they perpetrated many deeds of atrocious cruelly. They airaply claimed tlie right of self-government, and when assailed, fell upon their assailants with blind and merciless fury. The kings of Europe contemplated this potent? ous change with inexpressible alarm. In conster nation they witnessed the uprising of tho masses in France, and saw.one of their brother monarchs dragged, from his palace and beheaded upon tHa guillotine. The successful establishment of-the emyki.^ was agitated throughout all her countries. From the mud cabins of Ireland, from the dark and miry mines, from the thronged streets of the city, and the crowded workshops, all over the kingdom, there was a clamorous cry ascending for liberty and equality. Tho spirit of democracy, radiating from its soul in Paris, was assaying every throne in Europe. There was no alternative for these monarchs but to crush this new power, or to perish before It. There can be no monarchists whose sympathies will riot beat high with thealHed kings in the fearful conflict which ensued. There can be no republican who will not pray that “God speed the Eagles of France. 1 * Both parlies believ ed that they were fighting in self defence. The kings were attacked by principle triumphant in France, which were undermining their thrones.— The French were attacked by bayonets and batter ies—by combined armies invading their territories, bombarding their cities, and endeavoring by force , of arms, to compel a proud nation of thirty millions ] of inhabitants to reinstate, at foreign dictation, the rejected Bourbons upon the throne; The allies ; called upon all the loyalists scattered over France, < to grasp their arms, io rally beneath the banner of i friends coming to their rescue, and to imbrue their < country in the blood of a civil war. The French, ’ in trumpet tones, summoned the people of all i lands to hail tho tricolored flag, as the harbinger of their deliverance from-the servitude.of ages.— From every city in Europe which Napoleon ap proached with his conquering armies, the loyalists fled, while the republicans welcomed him with an adulation amounting almost to religious homage. And the troops of the allies were welcomed in every city of France which they entered, with tears of gratitude from the eyes of those wholong ed for the restoration of monarchy. It .was a con flict between the . spirit of republicanism on the one side, and of monarchist and ecclesiastical do mination upon the other. England, with her invincible fleet, was hovering around (he ooasls of the republic, assailing every exposed point, landing,troops upon the French ter ritory, and arming and inspiring the loyalists to civil war. Austria had marched an army of near ly two hundred thousand nten'upon tho banks nf the Rhine, to attack France upon the north. She I .?.y the armies*oPAe Ring of Sardenia,and the fanatic legions of Naples and Sicily, Had gathered eighty thousand men upon the Alpine frontier. This host was under the command of experienced generals, and was abundantly provided with all the muni tions of war. These were the invading foes whom Napoleon was to encounter in the fields of blood. It was purely a war of self-defence on the part of the French people. They were contending against the bullets and the bayonets of the armies of men archial Europe, assailing them at every. point.— The allied kings fell that they were engaged in a war,of self-defence— they were struggling against principles which threatened lo undonninn their thrones. Strange as the declaration to some may appear, H is extremely difficult for a candid ana Impartial man severely to censure either side. It is not strange, contemplating frail human nature as It Is, that the monarchs of Euronc, born to a kingly Inheritance, should have made every exer tion to retain their thrones, and to secure their kingdoms from tho invasions of republican princi-1 pies. It is not strange that republicanism France, having burst the chains of. Intolerable despotism, should have resolved to brave a)) the horrors of the most desperate war, rather than surrender the right of choosing Its own form of government. The United Stales were protected from a similar onset, on the part of allied Boropo, only by the wide bar rier of the ocean.. And had the combined armies of monarchal Europe crossed that barrier, and In vaded our shores, to compel us to.replace George 111, upon his American throne, we should have blest the Napoleon, emerging from our midst, who, contending for tho liberties of his country, hod driven.them back Into the sea. Skrenapino a Young Lady,—ln mv young days, soya the editor ol an exchange paper, I was extrava gantly fond of attending parlies, and was somewhat celebrated for playing the flute; hence it was gen. orally expected, when an invitation was extended, that my flute would accompany mb. I visited a splendid parly ono evening, and was called upon to favor the company with a tune on the flute. I, of course,lmmediately complied with the request. The company appeared to be delighted, but more partic ularly so, was a young lady who raised her hands and exclaimed that it win beautiful, delightful, &o. I, of course, wps highly flattered,'and immediately formed a resolution (o serenade the young lady on the following night. Previous to leaving the party, I'tnado Inquiry respecting, her residence, I started the next night, In company with several young friends, snd arrived at the lady’s residence, but made a most glorious mistake by getting under the win dow ofan old Quaker. 4 Now, boys,* said I,‘behold the sentimentality of this young lady the moment I strike up the Last Rose of Summer.’ 1 struck up, but the window remained closed, The boys smiled: •Oh,* said I, 'that is nothing; It would not be In good teste to open the window on tho first sir,* I next struck up on Old Robin Gray, Still the win* dow remained closed. Tho boys snickered, and I felt somewhat flat. ‘Once more, buys, 1 said I, • and she must come.* I struck up again—My Love is like the Rod, Rod Rose. Still there was no demon* slralion. • Boys,’ said 1, ‘She’s a humbug; Lotus sing Hume, Sweet Homo, and if that don’t bring her, wo will give her up;’ We struck up, and as wo finished tho last lino, the window was raised,— •That’s tho ticket, boys,* said I; ‘ I knew we could fetch her.* But instead of the beautlful'ycung lady, It turned out to bo the old Quaker, in Ms night cap end dressing, gown. ‘Friend,* said ho, ‘thee was singing of'lhy homo—l think thee said thy sweet home—and If 1 recollect right, thco said there was no place.like (toms, why don’t thoo go. to thy homo? The* Is not wepted hero—thoo nor any ofthy party. Farewell I* Wo and our Imta tyonl homo I War.—lt 1* sold of the Morquio of .Townsend, Ihtl when a young man, and engaged in halllo, ho oaw a drummer at his.side killed by a oonnon ball, whloh ooaltorod hlo bralno in every digestion. Ills eyes wore at onco fixed qn the ghastly object, which teemed wholly, to ongtooo hit thoughts. A superior officer, observlnjrhim, supposed he wot intimidated 1 by the sight, and oddrossod him in R manner to cheer hla spirits. “Oh,” said Iho young Marquis with calmness, but severity,, “ T am only puzxlcd to rpako out how a man with such a quantity of brains over panto to be horo I” | MB CHARACTER OP PAUL. BY J, T. nSADLEY. Paul in his natural character before bis conver sion, rtsemblca Bonaparte . more r than any other man—Pniean both in his intellectual developements and energy of-will. He had the same inflexibility °* P u fP°| e i Ihe same utter indiflbrence to human suaeringwiien ho bad once determined on his coarse, the sama tireless, unconquerable resolution: the same 1 learlessnlss both of man’s power'and opinions, and that caln, solfirclianco and mysterious control over others. JBul the point of greatest resemblance is in: the union of a strong, correct judgment, with rapid-1 ily of (Sought and sudden impulse. They thought I Q u, ®hor|yel better than other men. The power, loo,; which both possessed was ail practical power.— j Xnero 4ro many men of strong minds, whose force I nevertheless wastes, in reflection, or in theories for others to act upon. Thought may work out into not inl ° ftCllon - They will plan bet tflffugfir than all other men. / Tho same self control, and perfect subjection of lls emotions—evehturrof itself—to the mandates of his will, arc exhibited in his conduct when smitten I I the earth, and blinded by the tight and voice from I saven. John when arrested by the same voice on tio Isle of Palmos, fell on Ms face as a dead man, apd.dared not stir or speak (ill encouraged by tho idngoage, “Fear not.” But Paul, (or Saul,) though a persecutor, and violent roan, showed no symptoms of alarm or terror. . Tho voice, tho blow, (ho light, | tho glory, and (he darkness that followed, wore sufficient to upset tho strongest mind; but ho, mas- I tor of himself and his emotions, instead ofgiving ; way to exclamations of terror, simply said; “ Lord, I what wilt thou have mo to do?” Willi his reason and judgment as steady and strong as ever, ha knew at oneo that something was wanted of him, and, over tosdy to act, he asked what it was. • . From this limo on, his track can be distinguished by tho commotions about it. Straight back to Joru. salcm, from whence ho had so recently comb with , letters to legalize his persecutions, he wont to cast his lot In with those he had followed with violence and slaughter. Mis strong heart never beat one ! quicker pulsation through fear, when tho tolly tur rets of (ha proud city flashed on his vision. ' Neither did ho s(oah away to tho dark alleys, and streets, whero tho disciples were concealed, and (ell litem secretly his faith in the Soft'ofGud. Ho strode,lnto the synagogues, and before tho astonished priests preached^.Ohrial and him crucified. Ho thundered at tho door of tho Sanhedrim itself, and shaking Jerusalem like an earthquake, awoke a tempest of rogb and fury on himself. With assassins dogging his footsteps, ho at length 101 l tho oily. But, instead | of going to places, where he was unknown, and I where his footings would bo less tried, he started for his . native city, his father's house, the homo of his boyhood, for bis kindred and friends. To entreaties, (cars, scorn, and violence, he was alike impervious. To Anliuch and Cyprus, along the coast of Syria and Romej over the known world he went like a blazing comet, waking up the nations of the earth. From the (op of Mara.' Hill, with tho gorgeous city at his Icot, and the Acropolis and Parthenon behind him; on tho deck uf his shattered vessel in (he In. tcrvals of the crash of billows, in the gloomy walls, of a prison, on the borders of the eternal kingdom, I ho speaks in the same calm snd. deleimined lone.— Deterred by no danger, awed by no pretence, and shrinking from no responsibility, he moves before us heave once. 'Bands of conspirators swear neither to eat or drink till they bayo slain him; rulers and priests combine against him; and people stone him: yet, over (ho din of tho conflict and storm of violence, his voice of eloquence' rises clear end distinct as a trumpet calf, os he still preaches Christ arid him crucified, The whip is laid on his back till tho blond starts with every blow, snd then tils mangled body is thrown into ;« dungeon; but at midnight you hear that same calm, strong voice which haa shaken: the World, poured forth in a hymn of praise to God,l and lo! an earthquake rooks the prison to its found, aliens; tho manacles fall from the hands of the captives, the bolts withdraw of themselves, and tho massive doors swing back on their hinges. One cannot point to a single spot In his career, whore he faltered a moment, or gave Way to discour agement or fear. Through all hit perilous life, ho exhibited Ihe sumo intrepidity of character and lofty spirit. With his eyes fixed on regions beyond tho ken of ordinary mortals, and kindling on glories. It wos not permitted him to reveal, he pressed forward to an incorruptible crown, a fadeless kingdom. And then his death, how indescribably sublime 5 N«po* loon, dying in ihe midst of the midnight storm, with the last words that fell from his lips a battle cry, and his passing spirit watching in Its delirium the torn heads of his mighty columns, sp they disap* pea red In' the smoke of (he conflict, is a sight (hat awes and startles us. Out behold Paul also, a war worn vqleran, battered with many a soar, (hough in a spiritual warfare, looking back not with alarm, but transport; gazing not on tho earth, but on heav en. Hoar his calm serene voice ringing over the nlorms and commotions of life: “I am now ready to bo offered, and the lime of my departure is at hand. I have Taught a good fight, I have finished my course, (hero Is laid up forme a crown of righteous ness,” No shouts of foemen. nor smoke or carnage of battle surrounded his spirit struggling to be free; but troops of .shining angels, the smile of God, and (he songs of (he redeemed, these guarded him and welcomed him homo. Beautifully Saida We make (ho following beautiful extract on (he Homestead Exemption Law, from o'-letter recently written by Judge Dollahunly, of Tennessee t “Secure to osch family whose labor may acquire it, a little spot of free earth that it can call its own —that it will be sn asylum In the times of adversity, from which (lie molhfr end lit* children, old i|t and Infancy, can still draw substance and olaim proteo* tlon, though misfortune may rob them of ail else, and then feel they are still entitled to walk (ho green earth, and breatho the fVee air of heaven, in defiance of (he potency of accumulated wealth and the dom ineering of (ho protending and ambitious. The sacrodness of that consecrated spot will make them warriors in time of eternal strife. ‘Those shocks of corn,’said Xenophon, • inspire those who raise them with cqurago to defend them* Tne largest of them in tho field Is as a prize exhibited in the middle of the stage to crown the conqueror.’ Ssouro s home to every family whose labor may. obtain one, against the weakness, vices or misfortunes of (he fathers; and you will rivet the affection of tho child In years of manhood by a.stronger.bond than any considera tion that could exist. He will remember where he gamboled in his early youth, the stream upon whoee flowery hanks ho hat played, end in whose limped waters ho has bathed, and the family altar where he fall a mother’s kiss and a mother’s love, and the green spot within the little homestead where sleep tbe Jovcd and the, lost.” ■ > A droll story la related of an honeat old farmer, who, attempting to drlvo homo a’ bull, got suddenly holeted over tlio fence. Recovering himself he sow; the animal on tho oilier side of, Iho rails, sawing the sir with liia lioad and hook, and pawing Iho ground. The good old man looked steadily at him a moment, and then shaking bis fiat at- himj exclaimed, ‘ Dim your apologies—you needn't stand there, bowing and scrapin'—you did it a 'purpose, darn your curly plq* lures I’' ' • A cobbler has just located himsolfal Spalding, and attracts attention with the fallowing address oulsido (ils shop—'‘Surgery performed, uponold boots and shoes, by adding of,(bet, making good tho. logs, binding tlio broken, healing tho wounded.sllerlng the constitution, and supporting the body witHnew soles. INo cure, no nay.—Advice gratis an tho most des {potato caaos.'— lmdon }Ye«kly JVetcs. • . TO CURB A WIPE! OP GABXBtiXNG* According to tbo French journalist!, tho passion V > |’ .gambling has reached almost the same heights as when, under the -regent, so many, were ruined by practise; and it has extended its do* minion over, that sex who should be least subject to Its influence, because its exhibition in woman scorns (o be so disgusting and so thoroughly opposed to all tho gentle andjlelioato attributes which give her her peculiar charm. If wo may believe accounts which are said to bo drawn from the most authentic sources, a very; effective lesson has lately boon taught by a huiband to a wife who was busily engaged in the satisfactory employment of ruining her husband's cstato by enormously high play. M. X., the eon of a general of the empire, left with the title of baron and a handsome fortune, had married a young and charming wife. After three or four years of happy wedded life, Mdme. la barbune X, who had hitherto exhibited a gcntlo disposition, clouded by scarcely a single fault, changed alt .at once; her humor became fitful and_qulel plflafiprMrJ ) or*Mft a^uuniiuVyv«n>, r ax toerlod when all (hd powers fully develops them* solves, a.restless and ardent disposition manifested itself; she betrayed an undue fondness foradmira* lion, and a passion for play displayed itself in her character with a violence not often root with. The 1 husband Suffered and trembled in silence. Mdme. X ; had already lost large sums of money, and had sold her diamonds and replaced them with fatsebrilliants. Great was the perplexity of the poor husband, when a lucky inspiratiohor a happy suggestion of a friend came to his aid. Amongst (lie elegant saloons of the world offtshion devoted to (he worship.of cards, (herb was one more dangerous than all the rest,where tho piny was ruinously high, and the company any* thing but select. M. X., consented to be presented, and, in company with his wife, walked resolutely Into this abyss. Madame hastened to secure a seal at the table where tho largest pile of gold wasglit. (ering; immediately, ss eho took her place, a gen tleman of respective age and appearance, carrying at his buttonhole a ribbon of many colored stripes, sealed himself opposite to her. At the first turn of the'cards this adversary won twenty-five louia and soon the loss of the gambling beauty amounted to twenty thpusand- Trance. .'Double or quite!' said the respectable gentle* i man. 1 -. i 1 Done/ said she, endeavoring to look unconcerned. Again she lost. 1 Double or quite 1’ Thie refrain, and the same unlucky result wore several times repeated. At first frightened, Mdm.o X..next thought that alio was. playing with a gallant adversary. Who from motives of generosity, was playing until the luck should turn in her favor. But when the debt amounted to one hundred thousand crowns, the gentleman declin. ed playing any longer, under the plea of sudden ill* nose, and rising, said : *Wo will stop here, if you uloase, madamo;.! believe you owe me jual three hundred thousand franccs.* There was a sensation produced among the crowd by. (his announcement, end madamo retired with despair in her heart. For the Ural time ahe feared her husband. Slill the terrible avowal must be made, and sbo made it, pale, trembling, and on her knees. ' Rise, my dear/ said the husband,in a sad but hind voice. 'The evil is done—all that is toft to pay the debt; it is true we shall be nearly-ruined, but our honor will bo safe/ Tho adversary soon made his appearance, and was accompanied to the notary's office by M.-~X., who L on_hi;jolurn l jij 1 1.j9,))i,. Klhv.'JW’f'V UiM well content there, but yon will find it a dull abode, and that is my only grief.* Touched with so much kindness, Madame X. left Paris without a regret ofits ruinous pleasures. After so many stormy emotions, her soul found the life in (ho country calm and sweet, and she soon acquired a love for Ha tranquil pleasures, and. was perfectly happy. They lived (hero ton years. 'Those were the happiest years of my life/ said Mdmo. X., ‘ and nothing over gave me trouble ex cept the thought that 1 had Caused you to pay so dearly for them/ " Console yourself, my dear," said her huaband, our '• savings would more than pay your loss, but you really lost bothing, and our fortune is doubled. The gentleman who played with you was one of those respectable persona who can always win If (hey please—sod ho played for the husband S’’— Parker'* Journal. Anecdotes of Pat Men. Dr. Beddoes, (ho English antiquarian, was so enormously corpulent that a lady of Clifton uaed to call him tho • travelling hay.ataok.* He was once requealed by a butcher to give out that he bought his moat from him, as It would redound very much to tho credit of any shop to have the feeding of such a Falstaff. At Cambridge resided s hags professor, and tho peaviours were wont to exclaim—“ God bless you sir I” when ho chanced ,to walk over their work. In tho court of Louis XV., lived two lusty noblemen, who were related to each other. The King aaid to one of- them, when rallying him on his corpulency—“ 1 suppose you lake little or no exercise. “ Your majesty will pardon me,” replied (ho bulky “ but I generally walk, round my cousin two.or three limes every morning.” Dr. Stafford, a prodigiously stout man, was honored with this epitaph i— “ Take heed, oh, good traveler, and do not tread ‘ hard, For hero lies Dr. Stafford, In all thii. church yard.” And the following lines wore Inscribed on the grave stone of a corpulent tallow chandler 41 Here lies in earth an honest follow, Who died by fat and lived by tallow.” We have thus piokod,up quite a parcel of incidents and oddities relating to big bodied characters, with* uut going into the statistics of .Daniel Limborl and company. A reflection upon closing—obese men can feel cerlsln of their existence, find it an easy motterjrt’* keep quiet,* and are able to lay by a large atofe oflhe grease of contentment, which is pretty near as good as tho ’oil of gladness * commended in Scripture. ■ 1 .In ono of the *down cast 1 seaport towns lived a sailor noted for his great moral power of swearing, and one day, last spring, ho was observed by some persons (o fall,* broadside to,'on a small patch of ice in the street, which had resitted the ameliorating influence of iho season. The persons who were passing stopped, expecting to hear some gigantic oaths from Jack, undef such trying orrbmnstancea. The old sail got up very oooly, however, and, liking a good look at the treacherous ice,' merely exclaimed —* Well, old feller,tho Fourth of Jnly’ll./ixyohany. how I* ■ ■ . * Voi/NO Mr, Spalpeen has lately given up work (he tin trade, and taken up the profession of writing for the newspapers. Our Hez.mpt, him in the street the other day, and inquired how he'was getting along. * Very poor business,' said Spalpeen, putting his foro.fingcr lightly upon hie forehead,* this living by one's brains.* * Just so,* replied Ilex.* especially when the brains are so very poor.' A Good Aroumrnt,— Several 'lndividuals wore discussing iho merits of temperance and anlMompe. raoce, in the oily, not long, since, among whom were two Irishmen. Ono of them was an unscrupulous advocate for tho ‘liberty* to got drunk, and make himaolf and those around him miserable.. The dis* cussion was animated, and when the other Irishman got a'ohaqco, ho bald— 1 “Now, friends, I'll 101 l you a little story. Onoe'the dovil oflbred a gentleman a large; sum of money, if he would commit one of three crimes, and might, have, his choice—to got drunk, commit adultery, or. murder. An’ faith he chose to got drunk, Just what the dlvjl wanted him to. 'for after begot drunk, ho oomihlited the other crimes without the asking." This was * perfect clincher, and the discussion ended. ATtJooPßSiirtnji;, RollDg Fmilou " 5 , r ' ; The death of Baooti. showed .thb.r cling passiotf strong in death. He was riding In *hU 'oartlfga through the snow, and oven there his ilrong,iQqmr> ing philosophical mind was at work. Itopcarsdlp' him that the snow would preserve flesh as .well as salty and struck with Iho idea, ho stopped hit bar*' riage on the road side, and proceeded to try the m, pcrlment. He purchased a fowl, killed it and 1 *faP. fed it with snow. In doing this, he exposed himself 1 and contracted a severe cold, of which ho dled.-^i 1 From his dealh*bed he Wrote to a friend,' giving tfifc detailed account of this philosophical etperitnettlV 1 and said that it succeeded 1 excellently well.* . »•' Thus did the man, who had filled the measurd of! human greatness and human meannfefcs,retoth'.al* last to Iho „ mysterious vocation of his genius Wbjcfr had pointed out the path that Providence him to pursue,and from which wo neveri with impunity. Sednced bi »m< of ignoble.ambition, ho waa led away Jrom lb«i,sa*_ ana'arifer reaching oVcfy dignity In change for go\U/ he was burled by an indignant Parliament Into Sli« grace. His humiliation was sorrowful. He wrtfllT a complete confession of his crimes. In reply to.* committee from the House of Lords, as to whether the confession was true and authentic, he»ald, ‘lt Ist my act, my hand my heart; 1 htsseo.fr yqor> Lor&i ship) press not upon a broken reed.’. Cannibalism* Human flesh is tough, and, (o be palatable, requir cs more cooking than l any other meat—but,.oofffi done to a turn, (eaya a recent book on New Zeland,) c ; it is of singular tenderness and sweetness. A yby- 1 ’ ager by the name of Jenkins, endeavored to sirb the life of a young female slaio, whowaeabout'to be killed and oaten in New Zeland. He offered any quantity of pigs for her, but the chief said 'A piece ofMaroi'a fleshis much bettor than pork,'and bo billed her and ate her. The same account men* tions a highly civilized New Zelander who had. be come partner in an-Bnglish commercial house. ‘Hi had in his younger days been addicted > to hamaH' flesh ; and, being a very candid and really' hlgbii minded man, he admits, that, though he hss.qopr acquired different taales,,the relish with which, be partook of cannibal feasts—especially wh**> *»• doady part ora young female was served up—is Mill a matter of by no meant .disagreeable rfccoUielldn : to him.* Wo copy one more curious remark:—- ‘The cannibal propensity is deeper in the' highest., conditioned races of man thkn most people itUsgibd. Why was pork, for instance, prohibited to the JfewsT : Why, but that it ao closely reaemblea human fleabv that people in a stale of aemi barbarism might (tot Into the habit of overlooking the distinction!* Uarahal Death Bsont, The vengeance of the allied powers demtnded.eonka victims; and intrepid Ney, who had well nigh sgaUr l put the crown on Napoleon*# head at Waterloo, wap., to be one of them. Condemned to be shot, he was. led to the garden of Luqembourg on the mUrhthf Of the 7th of December, and placed In front of a fils i of soldiers, drawn up to. kilt him. One of tbs offli. core stepped up to bandage hit eyes, but he repulsed : him, saying, “ Are you Ignorant that’for twenty-five years I have been accustomed to faoo both ball arid 1 bullet?" lie then lifted Ma hal above hit bead, and 1 with the same calm voice that bad headed his e6t»>/ umna so frequently in the roar sod tumult of.bailee, said,“ I deblare before God and man, that.l neyar betrayed my country. May my death reriodr toer* happy. Vive la France!" He then turned: to ink* r«lrt»wir:"SdiWWpffrH*- !vtrtnan.*i#nhiwsnnfr^ followed, and the “ bravest of the brave** sank -to j rise no more. He who had fooght five hundred .bai lies for France, and not one against her, was shdl as & traitor ! As 1 looked on the spot where hd (bltj I ’ could not but sigh over his fate. True, be broke.Me >, oath of allegiance—so did others, carried away by their attachment to Napoleon, and (be enthusiasm hailed his approach to Paris—still he was no Ira it of. Trb Hour Piters Desoutt —After a peace ol° thirly.lhreo years duration, tho Wabbabia baye. sad*' denly fallen, upon and pillaged the holy oltiseof, Mecca and Madina. The garriaoa of the. place, having attempted to defend ll.weremamored, to a man; and a Urge number of citizens- perished* with them. The mosques were.destroyed, ail Iheir - contender any value appropriated, the cities ‘ com*. > plelely sacked, and numbers of women and children.) carried off to (he desert. Tho courier whd carried the Intelligence (o Constantinople, described the ' condition of the plundered town* are diitreuing In the extreme. Tho Wahhabis, it will bo remembered, inhabit the interior'and highland portion of the Arabian peninsula. Before their repression Iti 1046, they could, bring Into #be held two hundred thousand warriors. They believe, as true Muisslmen In ooe Ood, and Mahomet os his prophet | but are peculiar In denying to the latter any claim to divine power. They accept the Koran in its primitive simplicity, as a Divine revelation, and reject allj the articles ad* dod.by the Turks* The government is administer ed by two chiefs, ono superintending civil, (he otiter religious affairs* Tho brat of these ia styled Emir,, and boasts sn uninterrupted descent (taro EbU Stdl*. founder of (he government. The command of (he army, the internal control of temporal matters, and the administration of threo or four Bedouin tribes, confederated with the Wahhabis, fall wllbin htsjiv risdiolion. ' • The Wahhabis, made themselves generally known ' at tho commencement of the present century by th» conquest of the same oities which have now again fallen Into their power. Mecca wai daplursd "lh 1803, and Medina in 1804., Unmolested by the Porte, then embroiled in tho eqdlesa Intrigues of (ho.. Januaries or by (lie Pacha of Egypt equally inyo)*!, ved with the Mamelukes, they swept in triumph dvytf ‘ the whole of Arabia, from the Persian Oulftb Bab* 1 elmande), and reduced Alleppo, Damascus, and: the. rest of Syria, under their batbarlo rule.. Mehemst,ii Ali murdered tho Mamelukes in 1611, and before another year had ended, recaptured (ha (wo aaoruf ' cities, and contracted (he Wahhabian domlnion,a«|> by step, until by tho victory of Tahalite, the tad* ’ waa almost annihilated. Ibrahim Pacha, In 1818, forced his way , to prjf , echo, the capital town of the tribe, took it by atornv. nut 20,000 Inhabitants to the sword, and sent the Emir, Abdallah, with' forty members of bis family 1 : to Conatantinople to have tbeir betda.oul off,- Revenge for the slaughter of Ihaie fathers It, it seems, (he motive, of tho outburst, The Sulim oh* . viously regards the danger as serious. The! Arabian army, has been placed, under tho command ofMsh emet Pacha, a veteran soldier, formerly intrusted - with the government of Aleppo, and every prepara tion made to extirpate tho whole race. Sorool Mistbsmes.— Governor SLADthasjust Imv' ported a freah supply, of school mietreaaeato Cblcagov from down Gait The Chicago JJemocrot eays. . school n)a'am buatness Is one of the beet things for the Weal that ever happened. It drains the Easier its surplus female population, and the very beat, per** lion of It, tod. It also furnishes, oiir ybqog'men, with the very best of wives. And no sooner art ’ married, than they send home fbr'their elsierst'oMK ■lns, Ao, Ac. It le often the ossa that one pftbeae. Yankee schoolmistresses is (ho moans of jetlliog,/* whole'townahip, and thus of building a school house and filling It with scholars." ■ • i ~J Viaxur.—Virtue springe from industry rather thwv religion. Wo oaro not how pious a man, la.,let bint loaf for a week, and ho will feel the devil In him bigger than a woodchuck. Tho compensation sys tem holds as good In njnrala as It dope Ip phyafos.— Whatever harden* the hand softens the h'em. ( lh’ ! every eomtoonlly, the moil Vicious olufccs are the I' aristocrats* and, blacklegs—the Irtar rich andlh*. proudly poor, Blocks the town with thieves and ploic*. pockets, whllo tho former futnlah forth your iprosll* lutes and adultery. It is Impossible for an Idle man ‘ to keep out of error, aa U is for Osrnom (d of humbugs.—Albany Dufeftmait* - . i HT ■<.««/ Nd. 26;
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