TplfHO;) \ . ; , ‘ '■;! .’T""; ' '■ „——77:, ffmmcan ®S yoluutecr. , KOI to VI J.Jt.'.JlWM'lltj • .fl-;w(jti 'jV 'iM gil f' fil' ‘ u-v .vUi’i ’> ni .—...j0-iinur.n.. 3B. OAtaRTERi • ‘‘‘-A felfow'near Kentucky's clime, • !f Grie9’,**Bqalraan,' donol'tarry,' And I’ll give thee a si)vfcr dimb~. : innr^ o }f oV^ / U8 jy e f ■ ; "No.w, who Wddld orbed the Ofilo«’ '• ■ This darkartd alotrny wateM* 1 Ot.J-am this'young. lady’s beau. And. she, Jdhfi THompSbn’s daughter* WeWfleij lierojre her father’s spite, ‘ .. With great precipitation, <• .7 j ; Apd shoijl'd.be find ua , •'l’djose.my'repulalion. . ~ , •» I missed the girl,;and purse beside, ‘ fils'hbrsemeh hard have pressed me, , -Ahdhvhb Will, cheer my .bonny bride lf yel they shall arrest me 1” Out Bpqka lhq boatmeri lhen in.time, ■ not fail, don’t fear It; ... ril’go ,i; ' fiirt fdr ’ybar'mably spirfti Apd, by.jny word, the bonny.bird .In dangershall not tarry, F.or though a storm is coming on, ,i*il (<jw you o'er.tho ferry." . • By (his the;Wind more fiercely rose, Thfl boat waa al lho landing, And. with thq drenching rains their clothes Grew wet where they were.standing. Oul'still, as<wilder rose tlio \vind» . And se the night grew,dreary t . ; Just bao(t a piece, came Ilia.police, . Their,trampling sounded nearer,.. “Ob', hastdlhoei haste I’* the lady cries, . anything,but funny; ( : - , M'll leave the light ofloving eyes, But'hot 'my father's money !" Andisliil lhey htirried’ in the face ’ r,L Ofwind and.fain uniparihgr’ .* Jjhh Thompson-reached-the landing place. His vfrtrth Was turned to swearing. .<>.For« by the lightning's angry flash, ■> His child he did discover; One lovely hand held all his cash, Add one was round hef lover! . “Come back; come back, 1 ’ ho cried in woe, - Across this stormy wntcr; - <‘But leave the purse, and you may go, My daughter, Oh, my daugther.” vain; "they reached the other shore, (Such dooms tho Fates assign Us,) < The gold he'd piled, Went with his child, Artd'he Wds left there, minus. JJc.iutiful Stoeg. Prom IViUnri's Tales of iho flordeis. • O'HE SOLDIER’S RETURN. • . Seven or eight years ago, 1 was travelling between Jflorwick>snd Selkirk, and. having started al the crow. - irxg.bf the cock, 1 had toft Melrose uctore ruur in tho , afternoon.; On arriving at Abbotsford, ! perceived a Highland soldier, apparently fatigued as myself, loan ing upon a walking stick, and gating intently on tho fairy palaco of the magician, whoso wand Is since brpken,.but whoso magic still remains. 1 ant no particular disciple of Lavator’s, yet the man curried his soul upon his face, and we wore friends at the first.glance. 110 wore a plain Highland bonnet, and a coarse gray coat, buttoned to the throat. His dross bespoke him to belong only to tho ranks, but there . was a dignity in his manner, and a fne, a glowing language in Ids eyes, worthy of a. chioltuin. His height might.exceed five feel nlrtc, and his age about thirty. The traces of manly beauty were still upon his;obookp,’buMho sun of a western hemisphere hud. .tinged them with a sallow hue, and Imprinted untime* ly luiruws. Our conversation related chiefly to the scenery around us, end we had pleaslnlly Journeyed together , tyyo or throw miles, when wo, strived st a little sc. qUcslered burial ground by the way sitlc,near'which there woe neither church nor dwelling. Its low wait was'thinly covered with turf, and wo sal doWn to lost:- .My companion became silent ond melancholy, apd his eyes wandered anxiously among the graves. ' “ Here,” said he, “ sleep some of my father’s chil dren,' Who died In infancy." 110 picked up a small stone from the ground, ami throwing it gently about ten yards, •' llist," added lie, “is the* vary spot.. Bui,-thank God I no grave, stone hits been raised during my absence. It is a token 1 Shall find niy parents living—and," continued he. with’i'sigh, “ may I also find their love. It I* hard, sir, when the heart of a parent Is turned against his own.cjutd." - 1 • ' ' V He dr&ppod Ills head upon Ills breast for a few wos eilunt; ond hastily raising his foie fingeCilUihis.oyos, scorned to dash away a solitary tear. Then turning to me, liq continued— « You may think «ir, this is weakness, in a soldier; liut'-humah hearts beat .beneath a rod coat. My father, whose name is Campbell,and who was brought from Argyleshiroj ifl a wealthy farmer in this neigh, borhpo'd. Twelve years ago, 1 loved a being gentle aft'sumrhcr'moun. Wo wore children together, and ln beauty oh my sight,-as the slur of oven, lug steals into glory through tho twilight. But she was poor and portionless, tho daughter of a mean ehephard, and our attachment offended my father.— Uucpipiaanded mo to loovo her forever. 1 could not, apd |tp commanded mo to leave his house. • 1 wan. dored, 1 knew not, and I. pared not whither* But 1 ftlilbofdculn you with my history. In my utmost ncedjj lnol a sctgduhl bf'tho fnrty.Scoond, who w.is (ben-upon (ho recruiting service; end In a'fow weeks 1, joined the regiment °f proud hearts. 1 was at Brussels,when the wolf and the raven sang at mid. night through the.' streets. It was a herald of glory and ddath. There wore throe Highland regiments of us—three joined In one—joined lir rivalry, in love, ond in purpose: and, thank Fate! 1 was mpsent when the Scots Grays, flying to our aid, raised the electric shout, 'Scotland forever!' 'Scotland forever!', return ed our Urtancrt clansmen; 'Scotland forever!’ rover bated'ds from the hearts left, behind us, end * Scotland forevef !* ro-bihoctj Victory ! . Heavens,’ added hd, Marling io his fool, And grasping his staff, a# the’ enthusiasm of the' past dame gushing back upon hls'soul; havojolndd ih ,01*1 jihoui was fd hsJvoiived an eternity in the vibrallbn of a pendu. lum." •' 1 ’’ ■’ - fpw.ynpments, lliq animated soul that govo eloqao'nobio his longue, drew Uielf back into the chamber!'of hbmihiiy,and resuming, his test' upon the low wall, heccontinued^-4!* 4 ! left my own regiment With (he prospect of promotion, end have slnceTaerVod iq (he rVVeal Indies, but have heard nothing of my f^hpr—nothing of my mother—nothing ol her 1 love IfK ’• : • . - • •• .1- • 1 * / While ho was sneaking, the gi'avb dlggeV, with a' plokoso and sptda' overt hlS'BliOulde'i 1 , CnteVCdtho ground,. He approsehed within a fbw’y s»*di oTWliire w.ej)»l«- vHeitneseured off a narrow piece of earth— it encircled the little stonothal the soldier had thrown tq.msrlt out the burial place of his family, Oonvul. •lone rushed over the features of my companion: He shlversdt ho grasped my arm: his llps quivered; his breathing-became* short’and'loud; the oold sweat •lood,trickling from hlslemplos; he' sprang, over tbprWßlh hertiahed tQwardtho'Spot. ' ' PManl’i be cried lnl agony,’“whose grave IS that?” “ Hohll.bwa \vl* yb, M ssid'the grovo digger, starts Ing.baok at. his manner, “what ns’ away is that Id gilt! a' bodyf Are ye daft?" . “Answer meifi cried the soldier, •elalng lils band —“whoso grave—whoso grave ip thntlV : "Mercy me!" replied (lie man of death, “ ye are •uruljr’oul ii’a, an aald body they oi’d Adam Campbell’s gravo ; non are ye anything the wiser for speorlo?!’ ’- M My, fallictT'c’ried my comrade, as I approached him. and clasping his hands together, he bent bis Hoad upon niy shoulder, and Wept aloud. ‘,!.l Rbt dwbll upon the'painful scene.. Daring his absence, adversity had given .tho fortune of his father to the wind, and fie had died in in humble col lage, unlamented by (he friends hf prosperity.' ■ ' Atjtho request of my fellow traveller, I accompan ied him to the house of mourning. Twd or three poor cottagers adt around the fire. The coffin, with the lid open, lay. ocross the table near (he ‘Window. A fow white hairs fell.over.lhc: wliito faco of the dc. coafccd r whioh seemed tohrlicnlnla clearly.(hat 110 died from sorfow'ralher than from age. TJio son pressed his lips to his father's cheek.. He groaned in spirit and was troubled.. Ho raised his'head In agony, and; in a voice almost inarticulate with grief, exclaimed inquiringly, “My Mother!” The wondering peasants started to their feet, aiid in silence, pointed to a lowly bod. He hastened for ward—be foil on Ms knots by (ho bed-sido, • “My mother! • ( O, my mother! 0 he exclaimed, “do you too leave tn#—l am your own son—your own Willie; have you, too, forgotten ino,molhcr7° . She, too, lay upon her death bed, and the tide of Hfo was fast ebbing; but the remembered voice of her beloved aon drove it back for a moment. She opened her cyca—she' attempted to raise her feeble hands, and they, fell upon bis head. She spoke ;.ho alone knoiy the words that, she uttered—they seemed ac cents of mingiod anguish of joy and of blessing. For several minutes he bent over tho bod and wopt bit terly. Ho hold her withered hand in his;, he started; and tho hahd ho hold was still and lifeless ! Ho wept no lunger ; ho gazed from the dead body of his father to that of his mother; his eyes wandered wildly from one to the other, hesmotoiiis hand upon Ha lifdW, and 'throw himself- upon a chair, while misery transfixed him, as if a thunderbolt had enter ed'his soul. ■ I will not give a description of (ho melancholy fu* ncral and the solitary mourner. Tho father's obea quics wore delayed, and tho son laid both ills parents in tho sanfe grave. I.' Several.months,passed away before I gained Infor. malloq respecting the sequel of my liltlo story. After his parents wore laid .in the dust, William Campbell, with a aid qnd , anxious heart, made .inquiry after Jeanio Leslie, tho object .of his early affections, to Whom wo have alluded. For several weeks his search was fruitless; but at length hd learned that property had been left her, father by a distant relative, and that ho now resided somewhere in Dumfrioshiro. In tho same garb which 1 have already described, (ho soldier sol out upon Ills journey. With little.difficuiiy ho discovered. ({lo-liouse. , It resembled such as are occupied by tlie higher class offarmers; -The front door stood open.. He knocked, but no one Answered. Da approached along the naS. sago—he hoard-voices in an apartment on his right —again ho but was unheeded. He entered uninvited. A group was standing in the middle of the floor, and among them a minister, commencing (he marriage service of the Church of Scotland; The bride hung her hosd sorrowfully, and (cars wore stealing dovyn her checks-sho was his own Jesnie Leslie.' The clergyman paused. , Tho bride’s father stepped forward angrily, and enquired, "What do you want, sir?' 1 but instantly recognizing his feature*, ho seized him by the breast, and in a voice half chottkcd with passion, continued—“ Sorrow tak' ye fur a scoundrel! What’s bro’t.ye here, an' (he mair napa.Utly *i-«- tU. liho Hll'T OK, I SSy WIIIIC Campbell, get out o' my house, on' never darken my door, again wl'your no'er-do-wcll countenance!" ' A sudden shriek followed tho mention of his name, and Joanie Leslie fell into tho arms of her brides maid. , ’ “Peace, Mr. Leslie," said the soldier;-pushing tho old man aside, “since matters oro thus I will only stop to suy farewell for auid lung.syne; you cannot deny rno that," He pursed (awards tho object of his young love.— Sho spoke not, sho moved nut; ho took her hand, hut sho seemed uneonscioua of what he did. And, os he again gazed upon her beautiful countenance, absence became as a dream upon hor face. The very lan> guage he had acquired since their separation was sol aside. Nature triumphed over art* and ho addressed her In the accents in which he had first breathed love, and won her heart. •' Jcanlesold lie, pressing her hand between hie. * it's a , salr thing,.to sty farewell, but at present I maun soy It. This ii a scone I never expected to witness; for oh, Jeanlc! I could have trusted to your truth and to your love,as (ho farmer trusts to seed limo and harveal, and la not disappointed. Oh, Jea nio, woman! this is like separating.the flesh from (ho bones, and burning the marrow I Dut ye maun bo anllhcr's now—farewell!—-farewell! I" “No, no!—my ain Willie!" she exclaimed, recov. oring from the agony of stupefaction, my hand la still free, and my heart has ever been yours—save. Willie, eavo mo!" and aha threw herself into his arms. The bridegroom looked from ono to another, im ploring them In commence an attack Upon iholntru dor, but ho looked in vain. . The father again seized tho old grey coal of the eoldier, and almost rending it in twain, discovered, underneath, to the astonished company, (ho richly laced uniform of a British ofli cer. lie dropped the fragment oftlio outer garment in wonder, and at (ho same lime dropping hi* wrath, ho exclaimed, VMr.Campbell! or What arc yo7—will yoti cxplaln yourself?" A Tow words explained all. Tho bridegroom, a wealthy middle.nged man. without, a heart, left the house, gnashing his tooth.. Badly os our military honors arc conferred, merit is not always overlooked, oven in this country, whero money Is, everything, and (ho Scottish soldier had obtained the promotion ha deserved. Jeanlo’sjoy was like a droam of Heaven; in a few weeks she gave her hand to Capt, Campbell, of Ills klajeatyV- - • Regiment of Infantry, to* whom long years before, sho had given her.young heart. / Bliss' Busan NtppcWs Certificate! Mies Susan Nipper gives a loud certificate in fa vor of sumo of tho popular medicines of tho day.— Sho was suffering from general debility,sick hand, □cho,heartburn, indigestion, tapeworms, consumption, rheumatism In the shoulder* and hips, and besides these sho didn't feel very well herself. At length aho soya: • “ 1 was brought so low that my most impudent friends didn't expect to llvo from one end to tho other. About this time a friend recommended at tho lust resort, that 1 should try a few bottles of tho Pictorial Oxlnaled Compound saxefaritl& Extract of Wild Cherry Wine, Bitters, satisfaction given or mqney refunded, tu be taken before shaken, destroy tho label as aeon as possible, no pay no cure, bewdro of counterfeits—none genuine without tho proprietor is on (ho wrapper 1 . 1 took throe hottloi of this invsl liable medicine and it gave me Immediate I‘ollef In throe months." " Clerglcnl Wit. Watty Morrison,a Scotch clergyman, was a man of grout wit and humor. One one occasion ho on* troatod an officer at Fori George to pardon a poor follow who was sent to the halberds. The'officer offered to grant, his, request.lf,ho would, In return, grant him llib first fuvor he would, ask. Mr; Mor rison agreed lb this—and the officer immediately demanded that tho ceremony of baptism’should be performed un a puppy. The clergyman 1 agreed (b it, and & party of many gonlltfmcnasrtmblod to witness tho novel baptism^ Mr. Morrison desired the officer to hold up the dog, as was cualoiriary in tho baptisin', and said i— “As lain a minister of the, Church of Scotland, 1 must proceed’according to tho ceremonies of tho Church," • • “ .. . ~ * Certainly/ said tho Major, 1 1 expect all the obr oniony.’ • ! ■ • * ■ • Well, then, I begin with the,usual question: You acknowledge yourself the lutho> ,pf tliip puppy 7 A roar of Isughfer burst* flom Hid orbwd, aod'tho officer throw the candidate fur baptism swsy. ' “OUR COUNTRY— MAY IT ALWAYS BE BIGHT—BUT BIGHT oh WBO&O, OUR COUNTRY." CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1852. A Wolf Story, “Talking.of wolves," said Black one evening, “I taiV’tcil you a story that ho other mah on tlio rivbt can tell*** < . It was’a coldmight, storming, furiously; and on the very window-sjll was the edgeof, themow ; fot U had fallen for forty-eight hours with little interval, add how the wind was rising, ahd the drifts in Ilia I morning might bo over (ho Whole hut. 'There was ! a large pile of wood ih the corner, and a glorious ! bio to on tho lioartH; and tho wind roarqd outside, (ho ] chimney: roared .cheerfully and,ponorously ,within; and onco in a white a Illtlo mass' ofsno.w that had I gathered on tho chimney (ops, would come hissing down' into the firo, and vanish as It touched tho logs.- Across the front of tho liearlh-Iby Willis, oh I a.pile qfdeer skins, over which was thrown a blanket, j He .was lying with his back to the fire, and watched with' curious earnestness tho appearance of Leo's nbso as'hd'lay 'sleeping'oh'tho floor.' I was, us usual, on my boar skin, in ihy corner, lying with my eyes dazzled by tho. blaze into which .1 was' gazing, and supporting, my chin by my two hands with my elbows buried in tho fur. 1 had been read ing one of those old books which forthed our chief companions then, to wit, a rare old edition of Lucan, which lies op my shelves at (his momont, bearing tho date of its imprint, 1613, Not to appear pedan tic, it may os well bo said, at onco (hat I road Latin and Greek with some difficulty, but' Joe was an ac complished scholar, and always helped my hesitating translations. Black sat on Iho stool al the opposite sldo of the fire, and looked lovingly at us. For Black loved us, as I have said. Ho will never see this letter,. for I will take oaro not to scnd.it to him, nnd therefore I will use some freedom in sketching him. Ho Is a largo framed map, biaadshouldered and strong, hut pot stout in appearance. Ilia head is ofa fine mould,' the oar small, the forehead not very high, but do* cidcdly massive, his lip especially well out, his eyo blue and quick, but not sharp. Ho has not shaved for ton yearn, but his.black beard and moustache are Irimmod always, though he docs not see anyone but - hunters ,Hko himself from year to year, ho is, nevertheless, remarkably careful In this respect, and the effect-id to give his faco that look of dignity which you see in (ho old pictures of (ho cavaliers.—- Ho is about forty-five years old, and has passed more than twenty years in this cabin, or ono on this site. Before coming herd, he had been In ahtghly respect* able position, and had mode a small properly, with, the income from which he supplies his cabin'nmv with every luxury he desires. He is not much given to reading, still less to writing, but his loiters to .mo are capital sketches of (ho, life ho leads, and he (ells mo a story of familiar scenes with the unmistakedblo skill of an intelligent man. Do not mistake mb,— Black |s a man. of. character, and. were ho in tiio world, would make his mark. I shall not say what keeps him out of it. That is his own concern. That scene inr Iho cabin is before you. Black’s feet are toward the fire, and his-eyes fixed on the loorof his moccasins, which ho wore in tho evenings. Tho firelight dances on tho varied skins around the cabin, and on Iho cross poles, tho Irnphics.of many a long day’s sport. Tho dogs have selected, each his own 'place,-and-Nora (then young) was as .usual between me and (ho fire, baking her brain. I contrast (hat sccno with this in which I now write. I am in my easy chair before the.grate; a lady, lobnging«on a sofa at my right, is discoursing to ono who occupies the opposite sofa at iny IcTl, bn (hn ;l«il.rnnAnit. ui« a«. - j .... •*.. dinner which she unfortunately did not ottond. Tho firelight.playing from tho English coats, alone is tike the cabin, but it dandos on a while wall, casting huge shadows of carved furniture in puzzling shapes upon tho sides and.coiling. I write by the brilliant glare, of gas, and 1 dip my pen in a quaint cup of ink which a bronze kn.ight of tho olden time In-Ids out to mo with his one hand, supporting himself the while with his lunco grasped in tho other. And by my faith, but for the company, 1 woulHrathor Invo tho cabin, nnd I have been discussing to-night tho feasibility of our adjourning there, all of us together. But I neglect Black's story, ~ "Talking of wolf hunts,*’ said Black, " I can (ell you n story.” ‘ Whereupon Joo turned over toward (ho (ire, and looked up ai Black, bui'in so doing, struck lm fool against Nora's nose, .who sprung suddenly upon him, thinking it was some of Joe’s fun. whereat Joo rnlled out into the room and woke Leo up, who joined (ho sport, and while Joe-was wrestling with tho dogs, Black continued, on this wise ; When I first came to tho cabin, there was no clearing within thirty miles, and (ho only neighbor I had, was George B , who died last year, up by the cedar hill, ten miles or so away. -It was a little lonesome, and yet I likcdil fora year, and 1 saw George throe limes during that twclvo-month. . Bui (ho next six months 1 never saw a man. and 1 used lb sit and look ul myself In tiio Still water over tho sido of my canoe, ond like il, for it seemed as If 1 had company.- ‘ But one day in November 1 was tired out of being alone, and I started off toward evening to go up to Georgo’s.- I crossed, tho river just hero and went along up the edge of Iho water, swinging my rifle in my hand, whirling for com pany’s sake, for it mado a pleasant ccub in the woods. The night was coolish, very clear, and there wee a pleasant moon. Just as I Imd readied tlio Roc It brook, close ontho side oflho pond, I heard n growl (hat startled mo, and slopping short, I tfiw « wolf standing with his paw buried’ In tho carcass of a deor, white his jaws were full of the flush; Rut ho was not eating, for ho hud seen mo and seemed in bo discussing (lie comparative merits, of his meal before him, and the possible irioul which I presented for him. Ho wns'nl any of your dbg wolves, hut a grizzly rascal, largo as Loo ynndor, with larger hair and stouter tugs. Ho snarled once or twice more, and I was fool.enough to show fight. If I had jet him ulone, ho would have boon content with his feed; for (hoy aro cowardly aninssl*, except when there are droves of them, or Ohio's* yen 'disturb their oat. ing. I Irtok a abort aim at him, add shot, lie jumped llto moment I pulled trigger, and I missed Ills breast and broke ids fore paw. Then, ho yelled and cnino at me, and I hoard, os 1 thought, fifty more answer him. It was'nl ten seconds before I was in tho firrft crotch of tho nearest tree, and four of (ho grisly scoundrels were under it, looking at mo, whining and licking their Ups ns if their mouths watered for me. I didn't understand their language, or I would have suggested tho idea of satisfying thblr appetites on tlio door which lay a few rods off. Dill I coulh'nl persuade thorn to tnko any hints of tho sort, and so 1 loaded my riflo and shut one of them as dead as tho deer. There was more for them to oat Iflhoy Imd chosen to devour their own sort, but l.could'nt blame thorn for refusing tlio lean, bony carcass of such' a comi rade; especially when a'tolerably well fattened man was In a small sapling close by, ond the more espe* daily when, if (hoy had any eyes, they could ace that, tho sapling was splitting in two at tho crotch, ond 1 must come down soon, in spite of my ropug. nanfie to a'closer acquaintance With them. So it was though* and before 1 had tlmo to reload my riflo and despatch another of thorn, crack wont tho (rco and-I dropped my rifle just quick enough to .catch with arms and logs around the Iroo and hold on for life,' (ill I. could got out,my knifg from my pocket, open U, snd sfioye it in my, bolt. done, I watchCd' my chanbb, apd if there over was a scared wolf, that was' pnb when ! lighted .on hid back'and •wound my'arms around, hlm'dnd'woroltdd away .together. The otKo’r two dld'nt undoislohdjl dt all, and'backed off to watch tlio fight,—a' pretty' moon* light tusfllo tlmt was.' At length (ho wolf gut mo under and ho and 1 both (liaughl I was dune for.— He planted'hi* two paws in my breast, ond llib clawa loft marki'tllat nro thcfb yol,—while ho seized my ah'nuldo'r'ytth'lilt vlllninoiis jawp. Black nausbd -to show us the .soars'on li{s liroast and hrrfis, particularly lljo largo scar'whord the flesh was tom'frouV.the bond on' his diiouldor. lid ,con. tinned t I was a Hills faint when his teeth went in. It was Unpleasant, and I had no limb , to. think of a dozen oilier ways faf dying, any one of which I would have preferred lb that, had a choice been possible.— The wolf apparently did’nl like the hold he’had, for ho tare out my coal, shirt and flesh, too, and seized, ogaiti on my fur cop. - It, .was,a-lucky.mistake for me. 1 fell his .wbt’lips bn my forehead, and had just iinio to let go my bold of his'throat and clutch [my knife, .when he sfibok off the' cap and made .j another attempt to [get a mouthful, hut Ins throat | was in no fi» to swallow it if ha got it, far my knife ’blade was working across Ins jugular, land thopoint of it vvts feeling between thb'vorlelmo i for hia spinal marrow. Mo wtis a dead -wolf, and he I gave it up like one fairly whipped. . I had blcd t cansidcrably when l.roso, but f .was'nt a particle, ’file whole had passed in less | than liiilf a minute, arid, I wqsroady fur the other twp, that now oarhb at'mo both together. 1 - . 1 seized my rifle and mol one witli the batrol across Iho naso and floored,him. > As ho picked hint self up, I seized him by the hind fool. If the first - wolf woa scurbd' wheii I fell bn liiin, this one, was more so.. I shall never forgotfho howl wliloh escaped him. as I swung him into (lib air and struck the . other a blow- with the body, of his comrade. The other onr, the first I had wounded, frightened at the novel fight, vanished In the woods, ’ and I wasleft with this duo in'my hands. .lie. seemed to lot out his voice wjjh tremendous force as he swung around my head twice. Tho.oonlrifugarforco, as .they used to call it at school,, forced out hia wind, but as I.let him fly, his scream was fairly demoniacal. Ho went a rod from the bank, and the' howl stopped only when ho reached (ho water. I . Was faint and weak novvyand my visit to George‘was of course out oftho question; so I seized my rifle,'loaded U wilh.difli cutty ns 1 ran,’ and following the water I.al-lengch slw him coma up. lib fttr'uclt In for thb shore, biit eccing-mc, did'pt.dare to land. ,1 teased him so fbr two miles, and cach.limo ho approached the shore I Allowed myself and ho kept oft. , 1 saw ho was getting tired, but I didn't want to shoot him yet, and I follovvbd him till ho went over the rapids and. into the . deep hole by the haunted Rock. Here.l had to leave the-river bank, and so.I watched him swimming along trie edge of the rook until’ho (band a little sholf.'qn which, he crawled out and shook his hide. But he couldn't got up' that rock,—that was pretty certain; nnd-whilo ho was discussing it all alone by himself, I helped him settle the question.with a rifle.ball in his side.. Ho gave a half -bark' and half yell, arid sprang into the river, but didn't rise again.' . How -I gbl to my Canoe I don't .know. I man' aged to paddlo.oycr andget in here, half dead,, with my blood all aver'me* and my founds frozen dry.V- It was d 'month before 1 was welt enough.to hunt again, and'l have boon stiy of wolvbs over since. ‘ As Olaok conclodcd, 1 looked al him with won* dormant, knowipg that this was not the most haztrd. ous adventure of his life by - many. Ho gazed. Into the firo a "little while without speaking, sighed heavily, and.then resuming "liis / tyiudly look again, stooped to pat'Leo, who was sleeping with liis broad lower jaw on Joe’s breast, while Job lay on his back, looking up at the bark roof, and listening to thb roar of the tempest. ■ i PREDICTION of the first eclipse. BY rnbF. 0. MITCHELL. To those who have glven but little attention to the modem science, tho prediction of an. cclinso seems sufficiently uiystoribus and. unintelligible. How, (hen,il-was possible, thousands of yco'rs ago to ac complish this.same. great object,' without any just views of the structure of tho .system, seems utterly incredible. Follow mo, then, when. 1 attempt to re veal tho train of reasoning which led to tho predlc* tion of the first eclipse of tho' suit; the most daring prophecy over mado by huinair genius. Follow, in imagination, this . bold interrogator of tho skies to his solitary mountain summit—withdrawn from tho. world—surrounded by his mysterious circles, thorp to watch and ponder through (he long nights of many —many years. Bui hope cheers him on,and siubohs his rugged pathway* Dark and deep ns is the prub* loin,ho sternly grapples with it, and resolves never to give over (ill victory crowns his efforts. He hus already remarked that the mean's (rack in tho heavens crossed tho sun's, and that this point of crossing was in some way immediately connected with the coming of tho dread eclipse, lie determines to watch, and learn whether (lie- point of crossing was fixed, or whether iho moon, In each succeeding revolution,crossed tho sun’s path at a different point, (f thc.sun In his annual revolution could leave bo hind, him a track of fire, making his journey among (ho slurs, it Is found linil ihlssimo truck was follow ed from ) car to yoar, and from century to century, with undoviaimg precision. Bat it tvas soon discov ered (hat U was far different with that of the moon. In this case she, (oo.conld leave behind her a silver thread of light, swooping round tho heavens, in cam. ptoling ono revolution,’this thread would not join, but would''wfnd around • among the' stars in ci)ch revolution, crossing, the sun’s licry ' track ul a point west of thq previous crossing* ..Those, points.of crossing were,called the moan’s nodes. At each revolution tho'nodo occurred lurlher-wosl, until, of (or n cycle nf-aboul nineteen-years, it iiad circulated In the samb direction entirely around the ecliptic. Lung and patiently did the astronomer watch and wait, each eclipse is duly observed, and its attendant circunislances.aro recorded, when, at lust, ttio dark ness begins lb give way, and a ray of light breaks upon litN mind. lie finds that no 'oojipso of the sun over occurs unless the neto tnoon .ie in the act of cross ing the tiin’e track. Hero was d grand discovery.— Ho holds the key which ho believes will unlock the dread mystery, and now. with redoubled energy, lie resolves to thrust il into the wards, and drive back the bolt* - ' To predict on eclipse of tho sun, he roust sweep forward from now moon to .now moon, until ho finds some now moon which would, occur >vliilu ilm moon woe in iha'aei orcrosslngTrbm ono sldo’to (ho otner df the SUVs truck. 'This certainly Was invisible.— 1 lie know the exact period from now'rnooii to now moon, and from one crossing of tho cftlijuto to on. other. With eager eyesh?"seizes the moon's places In the heayens, end her. ago. ond rapidly computes where she crosses at her next change, lid finds (ha new niobn dcourringTur from tho sun'a track’; ho looks around another revolution ; ; (ho places oflho now.moon falls closer to the sun's path, and the next year ,closer, unljl, reaching ,forward with piercing intdiicclUiil vigor lie at- lust finds a now moon which odcurs precisely at (ho computed (lino oflho passage across tho sun's'truck! Hero' ho makes, his stand, and on.tho day of the occurrence of that now moon ho announces to tho startled inhabitants of tho world, that tho sun shall expire in dark eclipse. Bold pro* diction!! Mysterious jirophdt! with ,witdl ,scorn must tho unthinking World have' rdcoivdid’this solemn declaration! How slowly do the moonsroll away, ond with what Intern? anxiety does the'dtern phi. losophpr await tho coming of that day which should oroWp him' with, victory or dash him t tolljo ground in rulri or dirgruco. Timd to him moves on leaden wings; day after, day, and, at Inst hour after hour, roll 'heavily. Tho lust night is gone—the moon has disappeared from his oaglo gazo, in her approach to the sun* and Hio dawn of tho oVonlfUl day breaks in beauty un (ho slumbering world. This daring!! mpn,.stern In his . faith, oHmbs alone to his rooky homo, ond greets the sun, as ho rises and niouhta (lie heavens,scattering a brightness and glory in hls’palh. Beneath him is spread out tho populous city, already locmlng.wlth 11 To and activity. The busy morning hum rises on tho still, air, and roaahc* the Watching plifo'o of tlio solitary astrono mer. Tho thousands below bfnt, unconscious ofhls intonio anxiety, Joyously pursue their rounds of bus* iiross, thblr.bycloß of oinusomohl.’ The sun slowly climbs llio'iloavcna,round nnd bright, ond fullrnrhed. The lono tenant of, the mountain (op almost hogins to wavor in (ho. sternness of Ills faith,ay tho morning hours roil away. 1 But (ho lime of his triumph, long ; delayed, at length begins to dawn— a pale sod sickly . ->*vr<lv»T2* hue creeps Aver the feee of nature! ' The sun -hat reached his highest point, but: his. splendor is .dim. med—his light is feeble, At last Jl comes 1 Black ness is eating away his, couod disc—onward, with sloW but steady pace, tlio dark veil moves,'blacker .than a*' thousand' nights—the gldo’rri deepens—the ghastly hue of death covers the universe—the last r ?y. .»»,ffone, and, horror ycigns., A wail-, of terror fills tho inufky. air—the clangor of brazen trumpets resound—on agony ;df despair ‘dashes the stricken millions to the ground, while (hat fone man, crccl dti his rockoy summit; with arms outstretched to heav> en,-pours fqrlh tho groatoful gushlngs of his. heart to God, who had crowned his efforts with triumphant victory. , ■ Search the records'bfbur race, and point moi if you can, to a scene more grand, mbro boautiful. It is, to .me, the proudest victory (hat genius ever won. It was. Urn conquering of Nature, of-lgnorunco, of Superstition, ,of Terror, all ot a single blow, and. that blow struek by a single man,' ' And how.do you de mu nd thonairio of this wonderful 'man ? Alas ! \yhat a lesson- of iaslabilily of earthly -faiilo are we (aught by this simple recital;: Jla who had raised himself hnineasurubly above his race—who. must have been tcgarded'by.lns fcjloy/s as' little loss than a goil, who had Inscribed his fame on (ho very libav* bns, and liad vvrilleri it in the sun, with a “ pen of iron, and the point of a-diamond "—even this .one had perished from' the earth—name, age, country, all are swept into oblivion'; but .lko proud achieve ment stands. The iribrtumchls roared to his honor sluiids; and although the touch'ol time-has effaced the lettering of-bis name, It is powerless, and cannot destroy the liails of his victory. A thousand years roll by ; the astronomer stands on the watch tower of-B|lbylun»'nn() writers for. pros* terlly the records of ah ccjipse.} this record escapes destruction, and'nl is. safely wafted ,down the stream of time. A thousand years roll away; thu old. as'- tronomor, barrounded by the fierce but wondering Arabs, again writes and marks the dayjwhich wit noses the sun's decoy. A thousand years roll heavily away ; nhco moro (ho astronomer writes,from amidst tlib gay ifirßng'tiiut crowds tho capital of Europe. Record is compared with record, date with dole, revolution with resolution; and; present to gether’—ariolhbr Ftruggla/commcnccs—nuolhor tri umph' Is won. Little d/d the Babylonian drcamjihot IjCWOS observing forono wtioj oAtr « lapis of itireo thousand years should, rest upon this very record the successful resolution of one.of Nature’s - darkest mysteries.— Dagutrrian Journal. IXANNIDiL AND* NAVOIiBOKi BV. 11. W. HERBERT. Scarco nny ono at all familiar with history cap have foiled to observe the extraordinary parallelism between tho campaigns, Iho military conduct, and tho fortunes of Hanmliil and' Napoleon; That par allelism is thus strikingly touched .upon by Arnbld. ‘ Twice,’ ho in history has their boon-witcoss. ed thb struggle of the highest individual- genius against the resources and instifulions of a groat na tion; end in both esses the nation has been victori ous. For seventeen Hannibal strove against Romo; for six(con;ycars Napoleon Bonaparte strove against England; the efforts of tho first .ended .in Zdmai those of the second in Waterloo.”, Tho ex traordinary similitude of iho genius, conduct, and military character,pf .these (wo giants, in arms, is fur from ending with this general resemblance.—- Almost from point to point their destinies are similar. tho supremo command of the Carthaginian armies, and thenceforth to the close, of. the war he disposed at his will Iho.resources, and held in tho hollow of his hand.the councils of his country. At tho age of twenty tflxj Napoleon assumed tho command of tho Army of- Italy and from theneb his fortunes and Ills will wore thbso of France. The scenes nf Ilia glory ofbolh werp the Alps arid Italy. Jtath hadl.ho fac ulty of seeing at a glance where (ho blow must be fdanted,- which should "cripple the enemy; both do ivorod (hat blow instantaneously nnd irresistibly.— Bu(h had Iho same reliance bn their cavalry as oh arm of service ; Hannibal, winning by il.all his greatest victories, ond Napoleon insisting to tho last, that cavalry in equal force, equally led, must con quer infantry. Both vanquished every loader In the field, whom ho personally encountered, save the very last; and there is probably no ono-so prejudiced as to assert ol this day at either Hannibal or Napoleon found iu his conqueror a - superior in strategy or in military genius. Nor does tho similarity ond ovftn here; fur both found their final vanquishers in fcon* cials made in Spain by conllcls with their own lieu tenants, who were in no wlsosuporlor to other emi nent leaders’of'their enemy ; and both ultimately perished miserably,’ln exile, Victim*.to the countries which they iiad kept so Idrig in awd and perturba tion. i ; • “In n military point,of view, tho,correctness of their coup d'ceU\ (no lightning .speed with which they followed op conception' by execution; thCpow er of concentration, by which constantly Inferior on tho whole, In force, they wore, evor superior.at (he point of. action ; (tic marvellous foresight, by, which thoy showed seeming rashness to, be real prudence; the thunderous cnibh with which, when thoy dcliv crcd battles, thoy annihilated, hot 'dimquorud, (licit antagonists, nay, tlio unerring certainty with which they throw' themselves on tho communications of llioir enemy, and defeated at a blow the most skilful combinations, were identical in these two ‘mighty ouptulns— ‘uona,other, in my opinion, aver have pb». sussed (ho same qualities, or, used them, with the same effect. . Both 'were tho makers of their own systems,(he founders of their own schools; but on the whole, I must consider Hannibal the greatest strategist of tlio two, because, in tho first place, he was tho prime originator, and inventor, while his great eulogist,and r in acme points imitator, had the benefit of his example, os' .wall ss , that of other mighty conquerors, und In tho second place, because with msahs infinitely inferior,againstobstaclesitifin i|p|y greater, and without Ilia aid of modern science, ho accomplished,..mij bo hold, Cy hs.ve'heon hi tho thon condition of Ilia world, results nearly equal.; - - “As menof gdnbino greatness- I shall observe only,that no'single act of Hannibal's life over sob* acmd to any aolliah motives or ministered to his own aggrandizement,and lhat.no single act of Na poloon’s did not do. The consideration of self would seem nekor to have occurred to the oho; to have been over present.to the oilier. 1 Both word fanatics for glory; the onojbocousq his own'was tits country's; mo other, because Ilia country’s was fits own. Both wcrodccuAod by their enemies ofgrool moral crimes and turpitude, ond botlh In the nTiin, unjustly.' It Is ono of tin' sad. (ruths concerning warfare, but no loss a,truth that, in playing thogaiuq.of war, with nafiops for playthings and the worldjfqro field, expe diency must be in a groat degree (ho moral rule; and, (hat, if (he game Is to be played at all, the suffering's or the lives of individuals, even if those Individuals be'counlod by .thousand’, must not bo whore the sufferings or tho lives of millions aro In question. Tho sin Jios in tjio game at all, not in tho ddtiils or praollco of (he play. Both those groat men were stern and unrelenting in oar* rying out tho linos which (hoy hold it truo policy to lay down; neither, so (ar af history phows, ~wse tainted in tho least degfo'a by anything resembling persons! quietly. Both, have bain ooa'uabd of faith* Uesriaoe—s ohavge nover in any ukio 1b bo-much re garded, as brqugfit between nations; for nations aro over prompt to reclaim loudly, when the lessors, against deeds, the like of which themselves commit readily, when tho winners. In (ho paseofllanhlbi). tho Romans had nil the history Writing to thomsolvos; thence, Punic faith is to' tills day the proburb for ontiro r>>itli|oasi)flis.. Hid the French writers alone undo tlio world's annals of (ho late grout struggle,l ** pe/fidlous Albion ’* hud gono down a byeworu to all agef. Had the English held tho like stutlop, tho utter faithlessness of Nupotoon would have become proborblul with posterity.* 1 A,down Wat'editor hos got such a cpM ini hjn head ihm Hie water freezes on his face When lie undertakes to wash it. .* “ t -f KK&r l * AT $2 00 PER ANNUM. ' A, Witt; BtUohor* A fow years ago a butcher of. Caen bought,p4|' of a cattle jobber in the environs. . of cider waa to clench the bargain, and IhV bblehlr jocpusly observed in conversation, araong-,oli}cr thing#, that.ho. meat to smuggle the . lolVtpwtr In broad daylight, and to pasa the cetroi t or custom** barrier, publicly, Without paying. The cattle declared this to bo impossible, and a Wagefc Watt accordingly laid, between him and tbe.bptc{ie{Vjfto‘ merely made thia condition, lljal the dealer ihoald lend him Ilia dog for half an honr. He put '{h&dog into a largo sack, wHfeFihe threw over his ah'dalddrj and away ho trudged to Clio city. On reaching Ibtt octroi ho declared that ho had no(hing.topfty,ts tgecft was only a dog in Iho each, which ho had jual bought ond shut up, that ho* irtighl not find his way to his former master. ThO officer of tbo- dtf&oi would not take his story, on trust,,but imisled-jOs acping-tho dog.' The butcher waa,therofpfQ obliged' to open his sack,.and Iho dog naturally availed him* self of Iho opportunity to run away. Off sokropUred' (ho butcher after him, sbclding and swearing all tfitt Way., In a quarter of an hour, ho ,nae.agatn.at Abb* octroi , tv;illi a sack on his shoulders -‘Yep have given hie a pretty ehase,* said hpi peevishly, walking through. 'Next day ho invited the to partake of a veil cutlet, with which; hivffig- 'wdff (ho wager, ho troaUd them ond (he eaTUedrahuv !•; Thb Hippodrome, v> ~,M The Hippodfoino Is the griat chrlollly of CbncUfti linople. Il is the only public iquafe.-lt*6onlllOß (lio principal remains of ancient art and yetAftqr.nl)' it is rather a disappointment. First and foremost is the Burnt Column,a singular mady oblored'thfcft,- greatly-‘shorn inheight and -stripped of tbe'mqU)' plates that, oncahcldUs granite blocks together, iindj chiefly noticeable for its. obscure history, its baa Hues, anti its very considerable height. Probably li once boro a statue of Apollo, and instead of heinfe huddled up in old wooden houses; stood Itsdlgolßfd position in the great square. Next comes so obelisji. looking very like a deserted stone chimney,'qnoo. covered with plates of brass, bill now (hrealblorltt full. Then oomes the three twisted serpent* of Del* plios, a very queer thing supposed to have supported the tripod of the oracles, but the heads are gonej lhs lails aro inot visible, and (ho twisted copper ,CBMB lank* tit* to«foln«« imilntion iiliiif**l*i>UlU Turk. Then comes the only tolerable thing, aim that spoilt by being but of place and ke6plb£,'ftiV Theban Obelisk, a mate to that silft UsHdlflf v £i Heliopolis, fifty feel high, Of ono piece, tiavibg QO.Usr» base a bas-relief exhibiting the machine by wblqhU was raised. Hero stood anciently the fonf tybrixe horses of Si. Mark which have traveled 4b ftttaorfltyf Constantinople having stolen thorn from Rdme,’ V4n* ico from Constantinople, and Paris, for b Short from Venice. •- Creating a Foe, - Some years ogo.Gcncral ——i- wai Reglstqr hf Willis in a western county. He was a &t(hftilofir, cer, who revered the as the law,allowed him fees for Ins services, he was very eanidio|ilftiu| fa collection them. The Register is allowed a ‘ l&ilF fed for what 14 Icehlnica'Jly teamed d * »ca(eb'S>whieh gcncrally is showing an inquirer a record, getting, %i paper out of the pigeon holes, or some simllsr^Sjsr^- vice. Il is related of General (hat, fdi ibu branch of his duties, ho was particular in rsqulrihg p,»y. His office, being noar ttet of the Recorder of Deeds, ho was often annoyed by (he inquiriea -of Blr *can r you tell mb where thb Recorder’llofdtd lit* Was lhe inquiry. . *■ Stop In, sir—l’ll look for you.*. 1,; i c;l •..uti.iV Going to the door the General would look ( dowo. the street, a moment then answer— ... it *Tho Itecolder’s dTico is next door b’ul, ,6qj ti*. low.* • ■ * Thank you siri* - , * You'ro welcome, but you owe mss. shilling for a. starch,' . . ... t Tni Naturalist.— A few years ago.(here .ani? red .at the hotel,greeted near Niagara Fall»,.ai» old looking man, whose appearance Vat quite la contrast with that of the crowdsof .wfelllK(wWa and polished figures which adorhdd that dklebnAd? resort. Ho seemfed just to have sprung frdtfithe woods. His dross, which was made of leslhef/ stood dreadfully in need of repair, apparently, nql having fell the touch of either laundress women for many a. long month. A worn put blanket, that might ha fro served (di A'tiedjf.wiv buoklod to his shoulders—a' largo knife TidnjflHr his side, balanced by a rusty tin box on the other; and his beard, unoropped, tangled and.ooSrsei'.fblt' down upon tils bosom, as if to counterpoise the weight of black hair locks that sbp'dondd them* ; selves upon hibbitak arid shoulderd. ‘ Tllls’tflrsfifce being, to the spectators seemingly bslf-clrilhWd and half savage, had a quick, glancing.eye,m elastic, firm movement, and seemed able |o cuthje Way through the caoobrakes, both of sdcjety’eno of the wilderness* He pushdd his steps into thd aUUhtf-Womi'tw strapped his liltlo burden, a looked'roimdfof tho landlord, and then modestly asked for break?' fast, Thu, host at first drew, back with etldepl repugnance at tho apparition which,thud proposed to intrude its uncouth form among the'genteel v|s« iters, but a word whispered in his ear speedily ft!*’ tisfied his doubts. The stranger look : hlffp'UbV among the company, some sibling, sotde snrtjV ging, and some oven laughing outright, vVet/ll turned out that there was raore-ln thti.eiaglp.iymD than there was in all the rest of the throng),£e called himself an American woodsman} he wpt ft true, genuine son of Nature, yetone who hid betm entertained with distinction at the tables of princes* learned societies', to which’tho like of OuVldf bV longed, had been proud to welcome Ms enlfloeeV In shorti he wae one whose fame had been grow*. lag brighter* while iho fnahionoblea at him, and many much greater (ban utterly perished. From every hill top. apd evenr doep. shady grove, the bltds, (hose HlvWjf blo2» soma of the air," will sing his hams, Tite IUIMf wren will pipe U with her mallol hymn iboiil‘Ottr houses; tho oriole carol it from the slender grusl* of the meadows; the turtle roll it through the secret forests; tho many voiced mocking bird pouf it a lona tho evening air, end the imperial—the bird of Washington—as he sits in his oragy home, fsr up on the b|uo mountains, will scream it to,(fie Ifm-* neats and tho stars. Ho was John Jams a Audu* bon, the Ornithologist.—AT. SroN«-DneesiNo or Mi>'oitiiishV.~A newly few vebtod machine for cutting and dressfilfc buildings, U described with, illustration* mth* Scientific American. A rough a carriage, and rolled und?r Ibo maoblßC. receives tho edges of thrpo. rotating Quo^*»napecF ( solfshnrponlpg rolling cutters, secured on ,IH# «•-; tromlilei of Um-6 nr ms which ord Axed’ on a bei/r fastened to a shaft. Tho shaft is' rboVed b f* large pulley connected by a belt with a gins. Tho cutters are raised or iowectdi.ai Ihft desired (hiclrneta of tho stone .may, jequ turning n splndio. - Th* *•-••» iit/a disc, which operates by a rotary motion. lla fecA*!' way# aoiß Upo op a piano, consequently tljp yvholft face of the atone Is always A hopper with sharp sand, having a small hole tt Its lower part, is placed in the polisher frame abdVe the stone. A small stream of water tbrouJh‘"i ; tube from above, percolates through the sand,'bar* rylng n.portlon of it down on tho atone. The me*' ohlne appears to bo a very complete one. .> Lord chief justice Koriyon onbesbidtoa'iltoW friend asking his opinion os to the probable cose of o son, "Sir,.lei your pon forthwith jp™ hln foripnq; and spend Jity Wife's; apd.lhsa he indy be expected to apply with' energy Id am I profession. TTRTI yXfXih ‘- A • I i, »U ~ r,# •'» vf NO.. •> i!\i •<
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