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H'-bY JOHN B. DBATIOS.
3B.
poetical.
THB SODLiiQIROe:.
Tho played sweet music
Wliilp ns on Gnstar day,'
All licaritesfl from,the altar .>
The heedless went away; , ,
‘ ‘ , And down the broad aisle crowding,’
■ ' TheysecmetTiifunernl train "
< *i i -Who were burying thelrspirits
Toths music or.lhatstrain.
As I listened to the organ,
: !•’•] And «nw them crowd along, i
; i ; I thought { hoard two voices ; .. „
•/. 1; Bnoaklngstr«ngely—hut not strong;
' And oho, It whispered sadly -
"Wlllyoalso goawuyV
v V;Bat the other spoke exulting—-
. •» Ha—lhosoul-tllrgel hear It play I’’
,llenr llio ionl-dirgc I hear the soul-dirge I
• U Wasdrend’to hnarli play—. •.
VVhjlo the fatnlslilna wont crowding- •!
. Troin llio bread of (I fo away,;
They were bidden, they wore bidden' -
■■ To Iholr Fnllinr's festal board; -
Siit thcy All, with gleeful faces
Turned thdlr back apop the Lord.
- Yon hail thought tho church a prison,
(lad you seen how they did pour -
’ With giddy, giddy faces
from thd consecrated-door;
There was angels* food all ready,
Rut the bidden—whore were they?
- . O'er tho highways and the hedges; ~
Ere the soul-dirge ceased to play I,
Oil the soul-dirge I how it echoed
Tho emptied aislo along,
Aa the open streets grew crowded
-With the full,outpouring.throng I
And then again the voice*----
•• lint the soul-dirge 1 hear ll play I"
And the pensive, pensive whisper
“ Will ye also go owoy 7,‘*
Few, few wore they that lingered
Tofiipwllh Jkbiis there;
And yvt, for nil that spurn him
There was plenty- nnd tu spare;
And now the food of angels
Uncovered to my sight— ’
All glmlnns was the altar.
And thechniice glittered bright!
Then came the hymn Trisaglon,
And rapt me up nn tiiph'**
With angles and arch angels
. To laud nnd magnify J
I seemed to Const in hraven. *
And downward waned then,
With angi-ts chanting round me
Good will mid puuce to inon I
I may not tclj the rapture
Ofo banquet so divine:
Hot every one that thirsteth
. Let him taste the bread nnd wine 1
Heat thn Rridv ami Spirit saying—
• Will ye also go away?”
Or go-poor soul I forever!
•Oh the soul-dirge I bear U play 1 **
fEtiaceUancoua.
a ra;ci for life
A TALK OP TUB PKAItUES.
.During llic summer of 16—, soon after the diflicnl*
ty wilh tlvo Winnebago Indiana had boon amicably
adjusted by a visit of thu chiefs to Washington, no
oompanied by Governor Cassia Sioux Indian, while
ojl hunting .near tho mouth of Root'Kivor, shot and
soilped a Winnebago, which act he attempted to jus*
tify by saying, that the. Winnebago had wrapped
around Ills person the blanket of an Indian, who hid
a short time previous murdered hi* brother.
The Winnobatrnn* hooorno latHenao* -»
and about two thousand of thorn assembled at tort
Crawford, and demanded of Col. Taylor, the procure
ment and surrender of (ho murderer. Tim officers of
the Fori, apprehensive that now. difficulties might
arise with (tiis factious tribe, if their demands were
unattended In,concluded to,make an effort to obtain
tho murderer. Accordingly, an pfficor was despa tched
to demand Jilin of the Sioux nation, who immediately
gave him up, and he wos brought down the river and
confined at Fort Crowford. Soon after hit arrival at
the Tort, the Winneb-igoes assembled again and in
stated.upon an unconditional surrender, of the pris
oner to them, which Col, I'ay lor refused to make, but
despatched Lieut. R. and Dr. Eluiee, the surgeon of
tho garrison, to, have a talk with them upon Urn sub.
iael. .At tho conference,-the Winnebngocs .talked in
a threatening and overbearing manner, and insisted
(hat nothin? would satisfy them but taking (ho life
of.the Sioux in their own way and by themselves,—
At length, Lieut. R. proposed that the Indian should
have a chance (or his life, in the following manner:
Two weeks from that lime, ho Was to bo led out
to the open prairie, and in a line with him, ton pacce
off, woe to bo placed npon his right hand nnd loft,
twelve of the moat expert runnora of the Wmncbngo
nation, cadi armed with, a tomahawk and sculping
iAI the lap oflho drum,tho Sirux should bo Irco In
nUrt for the home Of hi* tribe, und tho Wlnnebsgoos
freo to pursue, capture and sculp him, If they, could.
To thia proposal tho Winnobugocs acceded 10 at
Once, and lochied much pleased with the anticipation
of great, eporl, ss well ns an easy conquest of the
prisoner, whole confinement in tho garrison (luring
tho two weeks, they believed, would prostrate what
ever running qualities ho possessed.'. • I
Their.beat runners were .Immediately brought In,
and trained everyday, in full sight ortho Fort.—,
Lieul. R,, who was something of a sportsman, ond |
who had Warmly ohllsted In the cause of the Sioux,
determined to have hla Indian in the heal possible
trim. Accordingly, Dr. Elniso took him in charge,
proscribing his dial, regulating his hours of repose,
and directing the rubhing of his body wills flesh
brushes twice a day, Immediately before ho wont
upon tho parade ground,to perform his morning and
evening trainings. In fad,so carefully was ho train,
edand fillyft for the race of life and death, that ho
was limed upon tho parade ground, Clio fourth o«y
before tho race, sod performed (he astonishing foal
offorly/ono miles in two hours, apparently without
dky langih arrived, Thousands oflndions,
French,' Americans, and others, hud assembled to
witness tho scene. In fuel, It was regarded os n gala
day by all, except the avenger of his brother Sue.—
Lieut. It, on tho port of tho prisoner, ond the colt
bartod war chiefs Wtr.kon.ahuloskeo nnd Pinotofv
on the part of tho Winnobogoea, superintended the
arrangement of the. parlies upon the , ground. Iho
point agreed upon for starling, was upon the prairie, I
a Utile to the north of Prairie du Chicn, and a few j
voda from the residence then occupied by Judge |
Lockwood, While the raco lay among tho nine mile
Prairie, stretching to tho North, and, skirling the |
shore oflho Mississippi. Tho Sioux appeared upon |
the ground, accompanied by a guard of soldiers, who
were followed by his twenty four antagonists, march*
Ing In Indian file, naked, with the oxcopllon.of lho
Indian breochlet. Their ribs were palmed white,
WhM* their breasts wore adorned with a number of
hieroglyphics! paintings. Across tho face, alternate
stripes of white and black wore painted, in parallel
lines extending from tho ohln io the forehead.
Tho |uir was plaited into numerous thongs fringed
.With bells, and laaiollcd with a red or while feather,
whlie lholr moccasins wore corded lightly around the
hollow of tho Toot as Well as around the onqlo. with
the sinews oflho door. In (ho right hand, each car.
tied his tomahawk, while Uip lefl ( grospcd tho shqath
(hat contained tho scalping knife. , -
' The prisoner was about Iwonty-lhrco years of ago,
a little uuder six feel In height, of a muscular, well
proportioned, contour, and manifested In the easy
movements of his body a wiry and agile command
of. his muscular powers; his countenance presented a
wan and haggard hnpearanco, as ho stood upon the
ground, owing, partly to the rigid discipline ho had
undergone In training, and partly to his having
painted his face black, with tho figure of a horse,
shoe, in white,upon his forehead, which denoted that
he was condemned to die, wllh the privilege of muk*
Jng an effort to save his life by nootnoss. Around
his neck ho wore a narrow belt of wampum, to which
W«. npiiondod tho .oalp ho hod loken liom Iho'Wln
pobogo.
floon after they had formed in a lino,Lieut. R*
camp up and took off prto.of llio moccasins of the I
Indian, and showed tho chioflhat.ho thought it con: I
tainod alhinpiato of sled, and asked if (hoy objected j
(o il;: to which they replied that he might wear os (
much iron as ito ploascd. <
LicuL R., having noticed at the same time that tho I
countenance of tho Indian presented a downcast and
melancholy, appearance, requested Dr. Bullae to come
forward, who, after examining his. pulse, reported
that he was much excited, and that his norvcs'wOro
In tremulous condition. Lieut. R. imraedialely tooh
him by tho.arm and led him. out some distance in
front of the lino, where ho asked him, through his
interpreter,-if. ho was afraid to tun; .to which ha re
plied, that he was hot afraid to run w.itli any Win.
nebago on foot, but.ho wasafruid ho could.nbl outrun
all the horses (hat were mounted by armed Indians. 1
Tho Lieutenant «aw at pnqo (ho cause of his alarm, i
and informed hlm'lhal they should not interfere.— 1
lie intended to ride the fleetest horse upon the ground,
and keep near him, and as he won well armed, would
aoe that no horseman approached with hostile Inlen- :
lion. . At this .announcement, (lie countenance of (ho
Indian brightened up with a smile:.his wholo person
seemed lifted from .the ground as he returned Co his
position in (ho lino with u stalwart stride. . ..
The, Chief and Lieut. R. soon after this mounted
their horses, and look a position directly in the roar
of.tho prisoner. Spectators were removed from tho.
front, when Lieut. R.gaye the signal... The blow-had
scarcely reached the drum, when the prisoner darlod
from his antagonists with a bound which placed liimr
beyond (ho roach of llio whirling tomahawk. When
.(he race was tinder way, many ofhia antagonists fan
with great fleotnoaa for a<■ mile, when the distance
between them and the Sioux began to widen rapidly,
showing the superior bottom of tho latter, acquired
by (he discipline of the while man. '
At the end ofUvo miles, tho last of the contending
Winnob.igoes withdrew from the chase; (hero was
not an Indian horse upon (ho ground that could keep
up with him after liohad gono the first half milc,ond
at the,end of the fourth mile, Lieut. R., finding that
Ills sleed was much fatigued, and the'prairie free
from enemies, reined up. The Indian did not look
behind, or'speok,-AB fur as he-waa followed or could
bo seen, but kept his eye steadily fixed .upon tho
■•white flags that,had been placed ot'dislanecs of a
half n mile apart, in order (hat ho might rurt upon a
straight line.- •
It waa soon after reported by the Winnobagocs,
(hat ho hud been shut by ono.oftheir buys, who had
been secreted by.ordcr of Wur-kon.sliuleakbc, bcnoalli.
the bank of tho river, near tho upper end of die
phiiricl This, however, proved not to be true. Tho
boy had shut n Winnebago through mistake, who,
like hiniscll, lied been treacherously secreted for the
purpose of Intercepting t he Sioux, who, o few years
ago, was present at a treaty made by; Gov. poly with
the Sioux nation. 4
fie had hut recently acquired tho rank of Chief.
- Ho requested Gov. Doty to inform him where Lieut.
R. and Dr. Eluiso were at that limeand was told
that both had died in Florida. -He . immediately
withdrew from the Convention,painted his face black,
and departed to (ho woods; nor.could ho bo prevailed
upon to come into the Convention until.ho had gone
’ dirougli die usual ceremony of lusting and mourning
fur tho dead.
THE DEATH OP JOSEPHINE.
Darkness and cloiidssurrounded llib pathway oi
Napoleon. In vain ho dlrligglcdto retrieve Ins for*
Napoleon w«a on exile, but in Ills retirement he did
not forgot iho only being hoover really loved, lux
I Josephine, Ila Immediately addressed- a letter to
her. breathing the aajno spirit towards,her that ho had
always manifested, rather , congratulating himself
that his head and spirit were freed from the enormous
weight of care, end Intimating Hint hereafter his pen
should bo substitute for Iho sword.
•• The world,” said he, “has as yet seen mo in pro.
filo I shall now show myself in full. How munyi
things I have to disclose ! IKw many arc the men.
upon whom a false estimate has been placed? ' Ijiave
heaped benefits upon millions of wretches J- What
have they done in Iho end for mo?, They have be
trayed me—yes, all. I except from this number the
good Eugene and yourself. Adieu, my dear Jose
Shine. Uo icsigncd, os I, am, ami never forget, end
never will 1 forget you. Tarcwcll, Josephine.
Nxpoi.eon.’V
Upon reading these tidings so terrible, Josephine
was overwhelmed with grief, imd Immediately an
■ wored his Icllei,—breathing the Xamolxpiril of do
vollon to him who was once her husband, that had
always characterized her noble heart} and entreating
him to say but the word, and shu would fly to him.
The remaining circumstances connected with her
illness and death, wo give in the language of Mr.
A ATow days after this loiter wax written, the Em
ncror Alexander; with a nuinborofllluxtrlousguests,
dined with Josephine at Malmalsun. In the evening
twilight, the p.rty went out upon the beautiful town
lu front of the house, for recreating. Josephine,
whoso health, had, become oxdcdding y precarious
through rare and borrow, being regardless of herself
In devotion to her friends, took a violent cold, "ho
next day she was worse. Without any very definite
form of disease, she. day after day. grow more Joint
and feeble, until U was evidential her final change
was neorat bund. L , ' ~,
Eugene and Mortens©, her most iiflcctronalo chll
dren, were with her by day and by night. They
communicated to her the judgment of her physician
hat death was near. She heard the tidings wit
perfect composure, end called fur a clergyman In all
inlniatcr 11) her tlio Inat rlloo of religion. :
Jual after (Ills solemnity, llio Emporor Alexander
entered the room. Eugene and liorlonao, bathed in
tonta, wore kneeling el their mothor’a aide. Jute,
phlno beckoned-to the Emperor to opprneoh her, end
eaid to him end her children, “I have atwnya dealred
the heppineae of Franco. 1 did all inmy power to
cohlrlboto to lit and I can aay, with truth, to all.of
von now present at my laal mOincnle, that the Ural
wife of Napoleon never cauaed a tingletear In flow.
Bho dolled for the portrait of the Emperorl alio
gazed upon it long and tenderly; and then fervently
mooting It In her claapcd hando to her boaom, faintly
I articulated the following prayer! ■
11 0 God! watch over Napoleon while lie remaina
In'the deaorta of title world. Mae! though ho hath
committed groat foulla, hath ho not expiated them
by great oull'eringt? dual God, thou beat looked into
Ilia heart, and hatl aecn by how nrdent a dealto for
useful nnd durable improvement ho wan animated.
Deign to approve my leal petition; And may thin
imago of my huaband boar rue wltnore that my with
and ntv latent prayer were for him nnd my children.
. It waa the SBtli of May, 1814. A tranquil aian
mor'a day waa fading away into a nlnodloaa, aorone
and boautirtil evening. Tito rnya of tho telling inn,
alruggltng through tho fdllago of the oponwlnduW,
ahono cheerfully opin tlio bed where the Empreaa
woo dying. Tho voapot aong of the birds which
filled the grnvoa of Maimaieon 'floated- sweetly upon
the oar, nnd tho gentle apirll of Josephine, lulled to
ropoao by llioae owoel 'anthems, Bank Into tie Inal
aleop, Gazing upon the purltalt of the Emperor, alio
exclaimed— "L’itlo o'Elbe—Napoleon I , nnd died.
• Alexonder. na ho gazed Upon (lor life eta remaina,
bural into tiara, nnd Uttered the. r ollowing affecting
yet Inal tribute to Iter mommy t . . ‘
“Sho la no mote: that woman whom franco
named tho honolioenl, that angel of .gondneaa la no
more. Thooo who Itavo known Joaophmo eon never
forget iter. Sho dice regretted by her offtprlng, her
(Viende nnd her oonlotnpororleB." , .
Four daye her body remained ehroudod inelato lor
burial. During thia lime, more than twenty thousand
of the people of Franco visited her bolovodromaine.
On the Ud ofJuno.almldday, the funeral procession
moved from Mnlmalaonlo Rue), whore the body waa
dopoaiiod in a tomb of lit* village church.' fed
eral aorviooa word conducted with the groalcal inag
ninocnco, and the anverolgna of the allied armies
united will! tho French in doing Itnnor te lint mem
ory. When all had loft tlio church bul Eugene and
“ OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS DE RIQUT—DUT RIGHT OR W.RONO, OUR COUNTRYi”
CARLISLE,'PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1852.
liorlcnso, they knelt besido their mother’s grave, and
for a longtime minglcd-thoir prayers and their. lonrsV-
A beautiful.monument of while morblo, representing
(he Empress kneeling in Iter coronation robe, is erect
ed oyor her burial place, with (his simple blit affect
ing inscription
EUGENE AND HORTENSE
‘•Josephine;
A. MODEL WOMAN.
BV CLARA STELLA.
' The biography'of-the,Perfect Wbnuin has noVer
been written. To bo sure, she departed this life admo
years'agOibut (jicn suoit a modol of'cxqollenco should
not bo’suflored .to- pass . forgollon, especially os the
Instances of such characters aro. so rare,
■ I remember hor distinclly., Her Tuco wiib all-sun
shine; not tho slmperingoxpreßsion whicli someltmes
glows on-the countenances-,bf ‘aimablo.’.people,.but'
the radiance which becomes (ho brow, when good
hutnor-and good sense .hold undivided away.;..How
many tests, of.her genuine, perfection rise before mo !
Sim wnnlcdsomo pocket mbnby-o’no 3uy, and know
ing Iter'husband' was wqll supplied.with; tho.article,
sho suggested tho desire,to .him, but was snubbed
with tho rcplyjlyou can’t have it—l -have notes to
pay, and what does a woman wont with.money 7,’—
Sho.did hot whimper, nor cry.nor-fly lnto a-pasaion,
nor tiller a-harsh, word', but simply answered, * well,
dear, I will do the best I can without it.’ Hor'hus-.
band grow strangely forgetful of herlitllo’wants; but
she always, excused him on the score of having so
much to take his attention. It was a grevipuashamo,
however, the night he forgot tho apothecary’• raedi*.
cine. The poor woman was sick, ant) had depended
on being helped when ho'returned, by her physi
cian's prescription ; but as ho hud an cnand round
the other way, lie concluded it.would do just us well
in the morning- bUf'no reproaches were uttered; she
spoke'firtl aa pleasantly os though her commends
Were all executed, and really by the force of her
good humor seemed to disarm disease of its power.'
for sho soon recovered.
Then again camo hard limes—money waasnarce. ,
and notes could nut be discounted, and the husband (
of thcperfodl'woman fulled! AH'her ncquaihlan*
ecs looked oh to eco if her serenity did not full—bat (
no!—like the ivy to the oak.siio still clung the closer ,
as the storm gathered and beat around her. Then
she planned schemes for relief, and finally they sol
tied down awhile In that most trying of all occupa
tions, keeping *'a fashionable boarding house.* En
vlous hdics, who weft? disturbed by petty trifles, notv
shook their treads and doubted whether , tho trial
was not ut hand. When old Major Fcsallo was an
inmate, and two maden ladies who had tried ovary
.boarding house in tho city, and hated them all, be*
camo occupants .of her best parlors, and sundry
young gents who weffl disaffected with every body
and any thing but tho contents of their employer’s
purses, filled every nook and corner bf the house,—
| when the cook' grumbled and (lie chamber maid
threatened to. leave, and the ,mcn called ,for higher
. wages, after breaking the largo china dish,.tho land
lady still wore the awoot 1 expression. Every body
was good with her—to bo sure, there was pccuhnrt.’
ly In her family, but undoubtedly, they all moofwcll.
If people were peevish, perhaps they were diseased
for had been roughly used by the world—if maiden
ladles had n thousand •unnecessary wants,and were
’ continual jgruinblefs,why_she.httd n, facultypfjronlng
I their*respect, their confidence, and last of all their
lovo!
By’nnd by they rose again Intho world, and pur*
chased a largo houso.nnd lived not extravagantly,
but In most dignified retirement, just In tho suburb*
of Iho city. But tho cultivated firoUa and flowers
wore always but so many Intimations' of sonic sick
friend whom & few nectarines, or gmpcKor rare fruit
(niclii benefit;,and so they wore choicely gathered,
and sent, not to the Horticultural exhibition, hut to |
tho poor sick man or woman. The flowers, 100. made
many an invalid’s apartment morofragranl and cheer
ful. and tho early roses which her neighbors cuhiva.
led for public admiration. wore sent Ui many, a poor
inmate of a collage, and o wakenedtho most salutary
influences In favor of human and benevolent , wealthy
people. So tho Porfoci Woman had herVeward In
Asrsof/.-and tho sereno counlonando was only an m
dox of tho sunbeam afklndncsß which played around
I ; Of course, aho boro Unavoidable calamities like a
Christian J but ao have thousands of others—therefore
her perfection did not consist In meeting such trials*
but it was in Iho every day heal and piospiralion
which causes tho perplexities of the hour, and drives
so many off tho track of virtuous resolves, that she
stood preeminently perfect . Her calmness, however,
was not tho result of stoicism—her greatness was
not tho result ofan.cssy flow of .life; her Blmiahlllly
waa not traceable to a temperament where all tho
stccl was omitted In her-composition I bht it was'a
sweet.blending of all that makes female loveliness
subdued, qualified and adjusted to meet every ,cir
tjumslanbo and trial of life. Of course the, founda
tion of such a character must bo religiously laid in
the affections,her heart was trained to boar nnd>fqN
i bear, to forgive and render good for , evil; and, who
cares to know tho name of a creed which produces
j such results 7
The perfect Woman died as she had lived. A
sweet smilo rested on Iho features when.tho soul had
'gone mil of them,ns If tho earthly part was loth to
i quit tho gcnllo spirit which had kept it company til)
I the hour of release..
■ The last in tho life, ofnur friend was to order some
I linen bandages,now useless to her, to bo sent to dress
tho wounds of a poor man In yonder hospital,' and
j take,* sold she, with her Inst breath,.«that.bunch of
Hamburg grapos lo cool his parched mouth. Wo
had no limo to obey Iho summons, ore she was dead!.
A marble slab lies upon her grave, nqd U)c Inscript
ion reads thus: V Honored In life, lamented In
dead).”' •
When wo hear of vexing annoyances, when wo
BCe eolfish tempera,when the luxurious frulls*nd fra
crant flowers aro cultivated only for ologop.ee, wo do
sometimes think of tint Perfect Woman, and wish
some one had written her biography that wo m ghl
show them a higher law of nature whoso promptings]
will produce tush delightful qualities of the mind
and heart; for wo f.*ol assured that such woman only
nerd a model before them to Imitate like excellence,
~ Golden Age. ■ '
Aunt lluTTy’fl Advice. —Oil, girl*! aril J’o'nr af
fections nn oula, poodle*, parrola, or Inp (log E—bill
let marltimony alone. It’a llio liatdcat way on oetlli
of getting a living—you never know when your
work ie done up. Tlilnk of carrying eight or nina
children ' through tlio meniloa, ohiokon pox, raali,
imimpfl/ and aoarlol fever, aorno of 'em twlco over |
it makoa my aiiloe aolio to Hunk of lt. Oil, you muy
acrimp and aavo, and twlal and turn, and dig and
diiivo, and Ocondrnlr.o, and die, and your husband
will marry ageih,taka what you’ve saved to drcaa Ilia
eccond wifo with, arid alio’ll toko your portrait for a
firokoard,-arid-biil wbal'a Hits uap of lalkingi- I
wiiVrnnl every one of you’ll try 11, Iho Ural
you got | tlioro’a a, ayrl of bowllohraonl about it,
somehow. . ■ , ' 1
i. Ann yoiM.-igo ftiCouplo of Dutchmen upon the
hills of Luncsloijo had* dreadful falling oul nnout
ono Hilling Iho other’s dog, for which ho sued for
damages., They wore colled ln|o court, and the do*
fondaol In tho.cftio woe iOiHf4 by Iho Judge, if ho
'!**• Be eure him,' sold Iho 'Dutchijiah, l pul led
him brbof it I * ‘ 1 J ' '
Tho plaintiff in tho onio woe then colled on to
answer a few. Questions.. lie .was asHod s by the Judge
what ho thoughl the dog was worth. • * .
» Do sure,’ said ho;‘ do tog was Wort nothing, put
slnco ho was so moan, as to kill him ha shall pay do
full votoo of him.* , ; vi , . ... ~.i ~.r i j ,
RprfxtMi ON A. High, lived—*mode-i
l^ouey““ a,,, Vdled. ,, . ' .I
A BRETON WEDDING.
Tho cuslCmfl arid exhibits of tho Bretons bcar a
close and striking' resemblance to those of their
kindred race in thoprincipaliiy of Wales.
When a marriage in Lower Biittany has been
definitely resolved upon, the.bride makes choice
of a bridesmaid, and the bridegroom of a grooms-,
man.' These accompanied by an invilcr, or “bid
der,” as the personage.is called In Wales, bearing
a long white wand, invite (he members of their
respective families to thcweddlng. On so, im
porlant and-solemn occasion, no one is forgotten,
however humble his condition in life may happen
to bo; and in no country inrtlio world are the ties
ofkindrod so.strong'ns in. Lower Brittany.'
consequenlly include a very largo circle;
mjd U happens that the task of “bidding” very
frequently occupies many days,- A \hbuannd per.
sons have been known to assist at the wedding of
a prosperous farmer. ,
• 1 On ;tiie Sunday'preceding' the wedding-day,
cvery oro who has occupied' the invitation must
send.some present to tho youthful pair, by one of
Iholr farm servants, who has been very.carefully
dressed, in order to produce a higli idea of thoir
consequence. These gifts are sometimes of .con
siderable value, biiVfor.the most part confined to
some article of domestic use, or of consumption on
tho wedding day which is usually fired for the
following Tuesday. ( -
Al'an early hour ofjhat'dayi the yddng.mcn as
semble in a villago'near Iheresldencbof the bride,
where the bridegroom meets thenii -As sbon’ as
they arecoliected in sufficiently imposing numbers,
they depart in. procession,.preceded by the baava
lan, (embassador of.loVe,). with a band; of-which
lliq bagpipe is a conspicuous instrument, to take
possession ofliie bride. On arriving at,the farm,
every'tiling, save the savage wolf-dogs, is ini the'
most profound silence. - - Tho floors are closed,and
not a soul to be seen; but, on closely surveying the
environs <>l the homestead, there is sufficient indi-
cation of an approaching festivity, chimneys and
caldrons are smoking, and long tables ranged In
every available space.
The hasvalan knocks loudly nnd irepeatodly at
the door, which at length.brings.te the threshold
(lie hfolacr_ (envoy of the bride’s family,) who,
wtih a branch' of broom in his hand, replies in]
rhyme, and points out to some neighboring chateau;
where, he assures the hasvalan , such a glorious
train as his is aure lb find welcome on account of
their unparalleled, splendor and magnificence.—
This excuse liavlng.beon forseen* the hasvalan an
swers his rival, verse far verse, compliment for
compliment,, that they are.in search of.a jewel
more brilliant than the stars, and that it Is.hidden
in that “palace.” •
The brotner withdraws Into the interior; but pre-
gently leads forth an Bjjrd mairon, and presents
horns thd only jewel which they possess.
‘•Of n verity,’’ retorts tho haavalan , “a most re
spectable person; but it.appears to us that she is
past her festal timoj we do not deny the merit of
gray hair, especially when it is silvered by tig©
and virtue; but wo seek something far more pro
cions. The maiden we demand is at least three
times younger—try again—you cannot fail-to dis
cover jier.frqin. ihq, sjilondor which.her.,uncaual
The hrnlaer then brings foilh, in succession, an
infafitTn arms, a widow, a mailed woman,’and
tho bridesmaid; but tho embassador always rejects
the 'candidates,' though without wounding then
feelings. At last ’the dark-eyed , blushing bride
makes her appearance in her bridal attire,
The parly then enters the.hoiisejandihoJiro/acr,
falling on his knees, slowly utlors a Paler for the
living, and a De Profundi* for Ihodcad, and de
mands the blessing of tho family upon the young
maiden. Then the scone, recently bo joyous; ns*
soraes a more affecting character, and; (ho brotacr |
is Interrupted hvsobsnnd tears. Thera Is always
somo sad episode in connection with all these rus
tiff bill poetic festivals in-Uritlany. ‘How many
sympathies has nol.lhe following custom oxciledl
At |the moment ol proceeding.to tho oliurch, thq
i mother severs the end of tho bride’s sash, and ad
dresses her; “The tie which, has bo, long united us,
my child, is henceforward'rent asunder, and Inm
compelled to yield lo anolher the authority which
God {rave me over thee. If thou art hnppy—arid
may God cverpranl it—this will be no longer thy
home; but should miafqrtuno visit thee, a mother is
Mill a mother, and her arms evor op?n to her chil
dren.. Llko ilieb, 1 quilled my mother's side to
follow a husband. Thy children will leave thee
In their turn. When tho blAla nre grown; the ma
ternal nest-cannot hold ihpm. ; May ,God bless
thee, my child, nnd grant llieo as much oonsoln-
Hon as ho-has grnntod me!” Tho procession is
then formed, and the cavalcade proceeds to the pa
rish churchj-.hql every momenl is interrupted in its
progress by groups of mendicant-*, who climb up
IhiTslopos bordering tho roads—which are extremi
ty -deep and narrow—to barlhe.passage,by mesne
of long briars, well armed with prlohly thorna,
which they hold up before tho faces of tho wed
illng-parly. The groomsman is a person appoint
cd’ to lower these importunate' barriers; which he
does by casting among tho mendicants small pieces
of money. Ho-cxccutos his commission with good
temper, .and very .frotiiiently with liberality; ;hut
when the disttipoo is great, these fetters become so
numcnma lhai his duties grow exceedingly wcari*
somo and expensive.
, After tho religious-ceremony opfticfl the fofisl{
which is ono Of the moat incrorilblo things imagin
able, * Nothing can glvo on Idea of,ilia,multitude
of guests, pf all'afina, nn -| "f «■»'>■«?! Uiny Tor,n
a lively, variegotedii n °d confused fjicture, The
Inhlfia having been laid out tho day previous, at
(ho copnnri*, which nrn eroded in Ihn open air, nil
Iho neighbors, and the invilod, who, have nny pjp
lousibna lo culinary ntl/aro, rondy.wllh mlyieeuml
assistance, ft is enrioua lo son them, in Iho Irina
ihgalniospWo of tho huge fires,watching onrmnns
joints of moot nnd other comestibles cooking in the
numerous and vaal utensils; neverlholoss. however
' zealous they may he, i|rgro are few who do notde
sotl their post when lira firing of guns pnd Ihn dia
lent sound, of tho bagpipes anpounoo lire return..of
Ilia wedding procession. ■
Tho newly married couplq are at tiro heads of
lire train, preceded by pt|iea, tiddlers, and sln£lo
slick'players, who triumphantly lead rho-wayj tho
nearest relatives of Tho young pair next follows!
then the real of thogucsls without order, rushing
on heltor-altolter, oneb in tho varied.and pictures
nqo.oosleino of t.ia UisuiclJ some on. foot, some on
horseback, most frPt,uoully wo individuals on tiro
sotrid hcasl, tin man seated Upon o.eluded pad
Wlilblt serves as a aaddle.’and lire wife, with her
ntm orounil hiswalsl,seated upon the cruppcn
an ovorv-doy sight, not many,years ago. tnilho ru
ral districts of England, .when reads »;oro,bad, and
llioglg*ttnd taxed-carl unlnvonied. lliprnondl
oants follpw tltoir lioels by hundreds, lo share lire
romnanVof tho feast. ;
.'"As soon as the confusion created by tho arrival
of such a muliliiido haa eabshlpd,the guests place
tlifinselvoa hf'lho'lohloS. Tliosb nro formed of
rough -nnd ntufaw plabha, supported by slakes,
driven into the ground, tho bfanohos constructed
n fier the snmo fashion; and they arc rnisod in pro
portion to/tho height of the tables, bo that you tony
hnvo your ktieesheiwstor your plate and yourSoif;
If in n rehTßfolon Wedding, you happen to bo sup* |
piled wmisßuch-nri prllola—for« luxury of thisdc-,
eor'mtinn haa. not rrnohod very far, into Uminpy; 1
the soup U oaten out of n wooden bowl, apt! urn
meat: cut ,up and eaten with the hand* or, as the
phrase goes, “upon the thumb,”. ! Every individu
al; as a matter bf course, carries his own case or
pocket-knife; the liquids are served in rude earth
en-ware and each drinks out of .a cup apportioned
to five or six-individuals. It is the height of civi
lity to hand one’s cup. to a neighbor,, so'that he
may assist,in emptying It; arid a refusal would be
considercd-extremely rude and insolent,^
The husband and Iris immediate relatives arejn
watting, and anticipate every one’s wants and
wishes—pressing each to'lake care of himself;
they themselves share in ho part of the entertain
ment; save the complimßnts.vVhtch are showered,
and tho cups of cider and. wine which civility
obliges them to accept. After ca6h course music
strikes,up, and the whole assembly rise from the
tables. One party 'gels up .a wrestling match—
the Bretons aio famous aa tbetr c.m\«Vn» In ftorn- l
w.ali at this athletic game—or a malch.al.einglo
stick: another a foot-race, or a dance; while tho
dishes are collected together, and. handed to the
hungry groups of mendicants ..who. aro seated In
adjoining paddocks. : From the tables to rustic
games, reels, gavottes, and jabedoos; then lo tbo
tables again: and'lhey continue in this manner till
midnight announces to the guests.!! is time to re
tire. • ' , • /■ ...' . -
The company having diminished by degrees, at
length leave tho groomsman'and the bridesmaid
the.only strangers remaining, who are bound to
disappear the last, and put the bride *nd bride
groom, with due and Iprbper. eolemhily, to vest;
they then retire.singing “veni Creator.” In some
districts they are '.compelled, by custom, to watch
during the whole night in the bridal chamber; in
others they hold at the fool of the bed a lighted
candle, between tho fingers, and do hot withdraw
until the flame has descended to (he palm of the
hand. ' In' another' locality; the groomsman is
bound during the w.hblo Jong night to throw mils
at’tho husband, who. cracks (hem, and gives the
kernel t’o Iris bride to oat. Tho festivity Which a
marriage occasions.generally lasts three days, and,
oh Friday, the youthful wife embraces the cbmpn
niuiis of iici uiiiiunuou and pins tnem larbwell, aar
ifeho never meant to return.; Indeed.from ilia pe
riod of marriage, a new life oomrocncea for the
Drclone, whose days of single blessedness have
Ibeen days of festivity and freedom; hnd- it wreuld
leesm that when once the wedding-ring has been
{placed upon tho finger, heir only business is the
care of her household—her only delight the peace
of her domestic hearth.
FILE YOUR PAPERS.
Having occasion, a few days since, to look into
tlio files of this Journal, published twenty and
twonly-fiva years ago, we could-not but think of
tho satisfaction.which every man would enjoy, in
the possession of;such a record, A newspaper is
tho daguerreotype of its time, and in ihoso diminu
tive, dingy sheets, wb liad before ps our present
village in full.llfo, as Ircxlsted a quarter of a cen
tury ngo. The men ofbusiness, wfliuheirmerch
nndise°and wares, and products, each eulogistic as
now of.lheir slock in trade; the politician, zealous
in the maintenance of (ho. right, centred solely in
him. and his party; (he competition and strife, the
rears,an<Lhonos .af.aJlimabeJoio ua jm.iareal i>fc.
those who have lorig passed (he meridian, and are
in the “sere and yollow leaf**’of age; and here 100,
was tho rccord of the departed, whose affiliated
successors are among us still. Tho newspaper it
self, with Its grotesque aivertisemcnis and general
typography, is'the impersonation of the mechanic
arts of those days, and exhibits tho contrast be
tween that period and this.. ....
If every young man who lakes a newspaper now,
wjll-filo il carefully, in his old ngo ho will not on
ly have a substantial mirror of the'events ,with
which he was coloraporary, to gratify his curiosi
ty, but will have a record of important facts to bo
obtained. from no other source,. The trouble.and
expense of filing and binding your newspaper is
slHil, and will bo well repaid.— Jamestown Jour.
Estimate of Faalilounlile Happiness*
The Duoficss of St. Albnns was a fascinating
actress, of good common sense, who married, first
a banker and limn a Duke. Sho had seen poverty ;
in th'o most trying as well as the most tolerable of i
its shapes, and was well prepared to judge of high
Ufo by comparison. She.thus speaks of Uin her
memoirs: .
“Fow. persons have seen,so muck of the various
aspects—l may say extremes—of life ns myself;
and few; therefore, can be belter judges of the dlf-
Terence between groat'poverty and great wealth;
hut, after nil, this does not by any means constitute
the olilef.ond moat Important distinction between
the high and the low males. No; the signal, tho
striking contrast, is not. in .the external circum
stances, but in thd totally opposite minds ,of the
two classes as to their respective enjoyment of ex
istence. Tho society In which. I formerly moved
was nil ■ cheerfulness—all'high spirits—all fun,
frollo and vivacity. They cared for nothing,
thought of nothing, beyond tho pleasures of the
present hour; and to llioso they gavo themselves
up with the keenest relish. Look at the circles in
which I rtow move. Cah.nnytliingbombro“wea-|
ry, stale, flat rind unprofitable;’* than their whole!
course of life. Why, ono might ns well bo in the
trendinill, as. toiling In .the, stupid, monotonous
round of what they .cull 'pleasure, but which is, In
fact, very cheerless and heavy work, Pleasure,
Indeed! when all morrimeril,alf r hilorl‘y» indul
gence of our natural ertioltdns, If they oft of a joy
ous nature, ora declared to-be vulgar. There yan
bo no cordially where (here Isao much exclusive
ness and primness. No; all is coldness, reserve
and universal ennui, oven where this starch noss
of man Is unaccompanied by any very strict rigour
in matters of conduct. Look, now, at those quad*
rillo dancers in the other room; they have been
supping;, they hnvo been drinking ns much oham-l
pagno ns they liked; the band is capital; the men!
ire yonng, and the girls aro prblty; and yet, did
you ever see such crawling movements, suoli sol
i-omn looks—as ifthoy worn nil dragging ihomsel
vea tlirough thp,most irksomo.lask,in the world 1
Obi ..What a different .thing Was o.country dance
In my younger days 1” ' ' ;
Two anoTwo;— Plron, the French author, was
Questioned by'n haughty police magistrate concern
ing his profession.
♦•I am a poet, sir,” said Plron.
“Oh, n poet?” ’sale) the magistrate, “1 have a
brother that is a poet;”
‘‘Then, we are ovdh, H said Piron, “for 1 have a
brother, who is a fool. 0 ; 1
,A person who had some liulosmatlerlng of zoo*
logical loro, said one day to,a novice that eroeo
imrs'were often seep In ‘VOb» thtll’s noth
ing," roplibd tlio novice, »'l*Vo Often zflen ivhhfca
blubber, ' .
Mexico is a queer place, One-half of the peo
ple aro ox-presidents, and the other halfloalers.—-
.There is but ono-Industrious roan In ino whole
country, and he’s got the itch.
Winkmc thinks after ho marries and betti.rs
nswtr, he will bo eblo to meet, his creditors and
SETTLE UP I .' ’’ •
To Remove rnoM Line^.— •Jerk .an;edUor
out of his shirt. -■ ii’ ■
When the fox preaches, beware of your gfeese.
AT ROD PM ASSCM.
KO. 35:'r ’
AN ICE PALiOB.
The Ice Palaca of IW' BmnreBs ’XoVie.'of ■ ftd»*
sfa, erected at St. Petersburg -t740, tnhut i
been a' great curiosity.' It Was, as it ,were, oh*
solid block of . ice, and of the followtngdiraen-.
Bions—length CG. feel, depth 18 and ,
including roof, 2l feet* The palisade was eTTeef,.
in length, and 86 feel in width, andihewhble.lti-,
eluding pyramidical blocks at ehhfer'ehdt'made :
eh ice front of 114 feel. The palace had windotity -
the panes of which were slabs of ice* transparent*
and gmooth as glass. .Those .windows were*of- >
namented with transparencies, and illuminated. a¥ v
night. . , J ,
Six cannons, regularly bored and tuTnedl mutfd
entirely of ice, carriages included, -’stood ih’front ‘
of this brilliant edlfice of congealed Iwateiy.frqnad
which quarter.lb iron balls were- fired, .without
IhutQlirtß iTlk*i*.wel»-*tao moitara of WO,
{from which 5 n ahell- of 86 lbs. was'discharged,—
The grounds' were.ornamented wiih'dulphine/eftt
an elephant of ice, spouting whteK Al 'nigh** 7
burning-naptha was substituted for the walbr r '*hd r
the effect is said to have been very singular,tthej
appearance, being that,of;a stream of; water. v To
make this part of the exhibition paor.e remarkable?
a man-was placed within the figure*. iwhoj .from
time to time, blew through certain pipe 9, -BO ! ftB*to
make a 1 noise like the roaring of an'elephant*, riOn
the right of tho hoose.'atlaboot the hams dlblthie
as the elephant, a bath was built, made- df-Tbußd
logs of ice, like tho log baths deed in
“This.:.baih, n says an author, ‘‘wastdore thin
once actually heated ahd'irtedl”' '■' ' u :;r> , T. . ;
The winter of 1710 excebdittgljp'cold, a
fact which'suggested to the Empress .the. feasibil
ity of the ice palace. It stood until (he Middle of
MaTcri,.wKdn it began to melt—its ruips bping |ft
ken to fill the ice vaults of the Imperial' palace.—.
But the Empress of Russia Svas not’lhe'phly v dW-'
son who took advantage of the excessive coltrof
the year 4710. The seme kind’of'firmiserneot,
though on an infinitely smaller scale,' wa£ tdken
b.y,a!German, named Von Mcinert, who carved a
lame lion at the gato of Holstien in Lubecki sev
en TVenmengih,. ana no aid it so weir, “that a
skillful carver.could hardly have done U better’ln
wood. 1 * ’.The Hon.was surrounded by aidiulwark;
ofice, on which were-placed five cannon,'* sßul«*s
diet, and a watch-box, ail of too. v v*»
INSANITY IN PRISONS. '• ’ i‘-J Uvj
The moral and physical .condition of cpjnrlpUj
has occupied, recently, much of the attention of
physicians, both in this country and
Philsnthrophy has suggested alterations iirarP‘
ous limes, in (he mode, of oorrboting criminal’tof-”
fenders, with a view not only to soften undue sq*,
verity of punishment, but also,to carry , oat.mote
effectually the grand idea of reformaliorv lh,- the
| criminal. The system of seperatjpn andnon'-th- (
terooarse of the prisoners, was intrdduced lntd thd
penal code of Pennsylvania, from niollVoS'b'f ihV
purest phiianthrophy. It ,has been in opbrfttiobi
about twentyrtwo years, sufficiently Jong .to.wife
bjish by its results the practical effects of tbe
t cm . It ia contended that
(hr long periods of lime, in close- and cohnned
cells, tends to induce an Unusual amount of rabr
tality and insanity among 1 the prisoners; Ahlf
\ho‘s>TtVn» l^iTdirrirtm l pTfi;jayi c a\la ihennff*conai*
lion, have come to, the conclusion (hat sbtne mo*
dificaiioh in tlib length, of the sentence Is nedeVsa
ry to relieve the seperato plan of objeelionb'whl'dfr
appear to be so well founded.
In the243l prisoners received into-the' Eastern
Penitentiary at the close of 1648, the deaths have
been 214, or nearly DO in the 1000 or about 9 per
cent of the whole number. The sentences range
from one to twenty-one years, the average dOra
tionbeing three years. The feature which rab»<
arrests attention is the very marked
the number of deaths among the . while end-black
prisoners. In 700 black convicts the deaths reach;*
ed 141, nearly 18 per cent, of the while
(ho annual mortality pf the colored ponqlsllpnjof
Philadelphia is 3J per cohj: o| lhe‘total mortality.
Tho mortality among the white priionefa watf
about 44 per emit., while Hie hvefcge roorlMUy in
the white population of tho city is 2,37 'iln‘thV
Eounly Prison ihejdcath among the white prison*
i ers were at the tale of 2i per cent., those of the
[colored 05. Tho overage death of both colors itl
the County Prison falls below thel, Penitentiary,
where the sentences ore for longer periods; In a
period of six years, with an average population of
300, 65 cases Of insanity have occurred’in. tho
Eastern Penitentiary, and n large proportion of
themwas developed in prisoners under Jong, sen-*
tonccs. 30 were prisoners, sentenced for rnorft
than two-years* 12 ior/3 years; C for between Bno
and two years; and 1 for six months. ~ Jo ,the
County Prison, whore tho sentences ore for shot*
ter periods, the same striking difference is ekhibt-*
led in l the number of insane, compared r \yhirthe
Eastern Penitentiary, os Is shown in the rale df
morlality in the respective prisons* - •
These facts viewed in connexion with similar
observations made in the English prisons, are don*
sidcrod os conclusive evidence of tho.- tendency .of
long sentences to produce insanity among ptlaqn*
era "confined on the separate. plan; The whole
anbieci is presented in an Interesting an ablb'fb
p'ori, by Dr. Isaac Parrish* to tho College of Phy*
aicians, and the attention of the Lcglslaluto should
be directed to it* Humanity leaches, tbatrJnpro
tecting society from crime, Ushojd bp. tlonp ‘with
03 litifo mischief to .the criminal ,aa is .cbmpau.bjc
with its own safety.~jW/. Ucdg’er," ‘
t.!» n<oßßDinLßPWiiiWßdy. s f' ,! (
.“A great book Is a great 0v11. ,, ; 6ayS an tfnblarft
writer—an axiom’ which on unfortunate RusfcHllA
author felt to jus cost.
‘‘Whilst 1 was at Moscow," saye a-traveller, a
‘•quarto wan published In fayor of the lib*
erllcs of the people; a singular.subject; W 6
consider the place whero the bjsok was printed.—
j in this work, the iniquitous venality of tbb’ jJublfo
functionaries, and oven tho conduct or thefsoVei’'-
cign, was scrutinized, end censured with grehl
freedom, Such a.book, and in bucJi a counlry,
naturally attracted general;notjep and thopnbndqr
was taken Into custody, After, being, Jj/etl, kja
summary wny, tils production was determined tb
bo a libel, ohd hb Was condemried lb eat‘his'dwn
words. The of the* sentence,Muddhe'd
me to boo U put Into execution* A scntfold iwaa
erected in odq of tbb most public streets-to ithe
city; tho' imperial provosts, tho magistrates, ,Mip
physicians and tho .burgeons ol'tho Czar Mlsnd(s;
tho book was sopetalcd from the blndirtg, lho } riiap
gin cut off, and every leaf rolled up like a lottery
ucUoti when tajeen out.of tbo wheel.- ..Tho.author
was then served yvith,thorn loaf Ifj'.loaf, Jh® PfP*
. vosl. who pul them fptoliis mouth, tothOßasgijtJl
. diversion ofthb apcOUlorri, nh'd ho was obliged
: to swallow this Uhpalatbhlo food, oh- paita bribe
knout, in Russia more feared than dealhl'-Ae
B oon os tho medical gentlemen were of the dpin*
ion that ho,had receiyoddnto hie storoach
at a time as was consistent wUb bls safety,abo
transgressor,was sent back tp ntUbh, arnd thp bb
-1 slness was resumed the two following 'a'fftr
threo very lioatty but unpleasant meals, I hHi edh
vlnced by ocular proof, that every leaf of the,book
[ was actually swallowed* 11 .■ 'Aa
Hsivv B*NK-BoDntßV.— TJio.Drah6h°B3«V ,, at
Porlimootli, V"'< wn« enlereil olilbo oigbl.of the
jSili iristapt, end lobbed of. $flT)P00)- of.jfbMi
,$00,900 woe lo noloe, and $27,000 in fljiecjc.,-f?l 0
robber*have npl boon apprehended* ■. f
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