Ammcnn Ml Muuttcr v J 1 by jobs b. button. YQL. 38 Igoctttsl. XHB KWD OF LIFE. BT lifts. R. S. NICHOLAS. «« Ho lived all tbe number of Ms years, «nd they toero three score and ten* 1 ’ ,Ah old man sat by the window, For the spring was drawing near. And the corse of tbe dead old winter ~ (lad gone to the tomb of the year I The sunlight soft and unclouded. Streamed in o’er the oaken floor. And fretted with gold, the dark pannels. , Quaintly canredin the ancient door. •The hands of the old man trembled, I Uls beard was frosted and thin. And chlil as the heart of December. Was the heart that was tolling within ; Like embers, half quenched nod dying. On a desolate hearth at night. Burned the ashca ofllfe In his bosom, • ' As be sat In the spring’a clear light. He looked nn the young buds swelling. And a tear o’er his wrinkle* strayed; Ho thought of the wife of hie boeom. Who slept in the valley's green she Is ; Be thought how his steps had faltered, Midway on the louruey of s llfe; And how on death's bosom lie rested, When weary and worn with strife. The forma of,his innocent children Bhe nightly had folded in prayer, And laid on the soft lap of slumber, With tender and motlrerly care. . Rose up in the old nian'e vision lie saw that one tired and slept, Like a lamb by the side of its mother. Whore a willow leaned over and wept* One eon had wandered frotn virtue. The father in epirlt had yearned to grant him forgivenese and blessing. . Out the prodigal never returned; Another had wedded with Mammon, . And worshipped the Prince of this world, - And one 'ncatli the Cross had enlisted. And fought whore its banner unfurled. A daughter the fairest nnd dearest. In loveliness walked by Ills side, Nor envied the lot of her sisters. Whrrdanled in beauty and pride; Bor voice was his heart's sweetest music, When from the blest volume she read, That brightens the valley of shadow. And smooths down the path to the dead. For all his affliction-and sorrow. For all his misgivings and grief— For the night of his doubting and darkness, Ho found In its pages reliefs . His lift had been checkered with sadness, And as it drew near to Its close, Ho longed for that homo of the weary, The land of immortal repose I Thft oM man »&l by the window, A« the iuft dropped low in thesky, Hit spirit with eileut rejoicing.. ■ Went up to Its roanalons on high. Another green hillock In anmmer, • Received the Rapilun ofdow. And dnwn in the duet of the valley, lie reel* by the tender ami true. . j&tflteUimcoMfl. CRAFT IN IRELAND A VERT SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. Th« following singular statement was made to the narrator when in Ireland,not long since, by ope upon vfhuao authority ho can place tho tiltnoal reliance, tie does not pretend to account for it. Iho circum alanoea arc; however, at far as related, strictly true. Some three or four years ago, tho reader may rc« collect seeing in the papers, an account of tho asaaa sinalion of a Mr. C—r, a magistrate of Clare, and a men of large fortune. It ««■ in Bummer that Mr. C, was returning on an outside jaunting car from the stations, at a place called Tulla, and was within a. bout two mile* of the town of Ennis, when a man raised himself over the wall of o gentleman s do meose, and fired with a double-barrelled gun on Hr. C., as he drove by, wounding him In the arm. Mr. C. turned touod, recogniacd the m«n« who, io make sure, levelled tho gun again, and fired cm him a second time, mortally wounding him in tho body. The driver polled the borae up; and Mr. C. wont into the house, and informed tho owner that was shot, and that a man named Matony, a tenant of hla (Mr. O s.) had .hot him. The police .ml m.giolr.le., with surgeons, were'toon on tho spot. Tho medical men pronounced the ease hopeless. Mr. C. knew it was so, and met his fate with singular fortitude. So quickly, however, did the authorities act, that ili a lew hours after the event, and before Mr. C. died,tho police entered the parlor,on tho aoft of which ho was lying, having In their cutlody the alleged aßaasain. The wounded gentleman ralted himself by an oflorl, end deliberately and distinctly Identified him. ••That is the roan,” aald ho. “It waa you, Mai. ony, who shot roe.” .‘God forgive you, Mr. C»,” aaid tho roan, firmly. ••This Is not the first lime you have tried to Injure me. It waa not I who allot you.” “On the word and. faith of a dying man, it was, emphatically repeated Mr.C. . „ Ilia deposition* were therefore taken; and Malony was committed for trial. The clearnes. of ho Idcn. ilficatioo teemed to rfnuUo.no corroboration, but there were circumstances that ftirther confirmed it. Malony believed himself badly treated by Mr. C.. in tom. m.ltet. oflond, .mi hid boon lio.ld lo Ihrotlon , v.nz.onco. Hi w.. known lo bo > ro.oluto follow of (tula truth, ond Mr. C. wo. not tom.okablo for much indulgence. Tlio 00.0 thea loomed when it woo tried ol tho ooilioo, tho evidence for tho prooeeutton, ond tho declaration of tho dying men appeared to moko o convlolion inoviloblci when the prl.onet-0 ooon.cl colled wllnc..o. to prove Of oil tho moot hocknoyed mode, of i u, U™ i employed by the Irish criminal, tho alihi l lo tho moot rrounently rcoortod to; tho p.rtieo colled to prove it bolnz uooolly their own frlendo. In thlo inolmco, however, tho court woo startled by hearing tho no'neß of two of tho moot re.pocloblo migliltolco of tho country called. . ' , ~ Mr, M-—ascended the table and took hla seat, on the chair, which, In tho Irish courts, is usually placed for tho witnesses In this conspicuous place. r “Mr. M——asked the prisoner's counsel, “do you know tho prisoner at tho bar I” 4 •* Yea-well.” , „ . r m Do you recoiled seeing him on the first day ol . tbs sesalon. of I” This was the day on which Mr. C. waa allot* _ .. Y..i b. o.m* to m. .tT , [T—- w.e eight milt, from the piece where the eieeeelnellon occur, ltd.] «nd .poke to me." “ At whet lime wee thel?" •• At helf peel one." Thle wee ee nearly at po. ■lble the hour when the felel .hot wee Bred. <■ How do eon know it wee thel hour? «He naked mo what o’clock ll waa. I told him. Ha appeared to forget, returned in about a mlnuie, .leached hie hat, aud aaked mo again, and I took out my waloh and told him.” « Do you know the prlaonera brother? ii y e .u ••You could not have mistaken hit brolhor for him?” ••No, lam qujlo oloar on that point. I could not boroUlakon,for lapokc to Iho prisoner about tbo f * Th« oounael for Iho crown oked .onto auo.llon., bol tli« wltnooe’ certainly on tha point could not bo ■hohen Mr. M W.o n door heeded,clover SiWl a rnegletreto of high reapeol.blllly, md could h»o ho object In ohollerlng the prlioncr. Mr. D., •nothor roeglelrelo, wee neat celled, HI. account «>• neatly the ««mo that of hi. brother magi.- trat.i A Tew nlooto.. It moat have boon, .(Ur the prl.oner left Mr. M., ho .poke to him, I (Mr ; h °' ) n *" d naked him what o’clock It waa. repeal ng the quae, lion,and making aen|o obaaraatlona nn tho fair. The rcaolt waa, the alibi woo completely proved, and in the face of the aolcinn dying declaration of Mr. C-—, the prlaoner waa acquitted. Ha loft the dock for freedom when a.crybody believed he would hero eft It for the gallowa. Soon after, Malony’a brolhor loft the country I but Malony hlmlolf remained. Iho mystery, however, «o far as men's minds word con. eerned, wna soon unravelled, though the oircumslau* oes upon whiohttie iolulion was founded, wero not sufficiently strong ’to constitute evidence! The prisoner did nolfiro the shot, and was at the fair of ,T' -.when the assassination took place. There Is little or no reason to doubt that he got hia brother to commit the deed,aa ho knew from circumstances that he himself would be suspected. Hie brother j resembled him,- and to make the resemblance the j greater, they changed clothes, the assassin's wearing; the ordinary garmopts of the other, with the appear* anoe of which Mr. C. must have been somewhat fa* miliar. In the moantime, while he took those pains to deceive Mr. C., as to the identity of the assassin, Malony secured bis own eafety by a very marked i aii6t, taking care that the witnesses of it should be of i that class and character who could'not be suspected { of collusion. In fact, an set at once more subtle and i sanguinary, could.not bo committed. It was devised with the most deadly hate and circumstantial cool*{ ness. The authorities were morally convinced of (his being the case, yet they could not, with the dy ing declaration of the murdered man, as to the iden. (ily of (he prisoner, who was acquitted, lako any effectual steps to vindicate justice. But Heaven's justice vindicated itself In an awful way. The actual assassin quilted the country, but h!s instigator and brother remained, blood marked, however, in the belief of tho people. Ho, however, appeared to be in no .ways oppressed with a secret consciousness of his guilt. He wont about his bush ness as usual, and so mailers wont on until the fair of T r- camo round once more—the onnivdreary of that when Mr. C. was shot. Malony attended (his as alliors, but did not return to hie house unlit (ho night was far advanced, and then in suoh sn aw* ful state that his family were terrified at his appear, anoe. His foco woe lived and swollen, ond he seemed in a raging fever. In answer to llioir first questions, he declared wllh*hidoous fright in every feature, that he had been met by Mr. C-, (the murdered man,) drawn to (tie spot by tho road where tho trees wore thickest,and there beaten by the angry spirit until he was ail but insensible, lie was placed in his bed in.a high state of fever, his body swelled, and ho con* linued delirious, raving about Mr. C’s. ghost, until death freed.him from further suffering. Cool men attributed the phenomeoon to fever, set tling on a guilty mind, and possibly that ho might iiave been met while in liquor by some one on his way home, and that hi* own fears invested tho as sailant with the form of a man whoao death he had I compassed. 1 suppose liiesu conjectures are correct! —at least they arc reasonable. Olliers shook their I licods, however, and said Heaven had a way, when liuman laws failed, of vindicating eternal justice.—| The mailer, however, was never investigated.' I have 1 my narrative from a party in the neighborhood, who knew (tie facts as 1 have elated, and lie related them to me. Barbarous and'Diabolical Ceremonies of La* mauliuii Tho following is an extract from M. Hub's “Trov. els in Torlary, Thibet, and China," lately published in Paris, It is painfully interesting s On tho fifteenth day of tho new moon, we came upon numerous caravans, following, Hko ourselves, the direction from cast to west. The road was filled with men, woman and children, riding on camels or oxen. They were all repairing, Ihoy'esid, lo.the Lamasery of Rac ,, c«Tchurln. When they hat] asked | whether our journey had the.tamo object, they were surprised at receiving, an answer in tho negative.'— , These numerous pilgrims, tho 'astonishment they showed upon hearing that wo wero not going to tho Lamasery of Rachc-Tchurin, excited our curiosity, j 1 At the turn of a defile, wo overtook an old Lama, who, ladencd with a heavy pack, seemed to moke his , .way with great labor and pain. ‘Brother, ’ said we, ‘you are old; your black hairs arc not bo numerous as tho grey. Doubtless your fatigue must bo ex treme, . Place your burden upon, one',of our camels; that will relieve you a little." Upon hearing those words, tho old man prostrated hiim-olf before us, in order to express hlsgraliludo. Wo made a camel kneel, and Bamdadchlembaadded to our baggage that of tho Lama. So soon aa the pilgiim was relieved from the. weight which had oppressed him, his walk became more clastic,-and an expression of satisfac tion was diffused over his countenance. “Brother," said we, "We are from the West, and (ho affairs of your country not being well known to us, wo are astonished at finding so many pilgrims here in the desert." "Wo are all going to Rnche-Tohurin," re plied ho, in accents full of emotion. "Doubtless," said we, "some grand solemnity calls you together?" "Yes, to-morrow will bo a great day, a Lama Bokle will manifest hit power; kill himself, yet not die." Wo at once understood what solemnity it was thus attracted tho Ortoua Tartars. A Lamn was to cut htmscifopon, take out his entrails and place them before him, and then resume hia previous condition. This spectacle, so cruel and disgusting, is very com mon In tho LamascrioßofTorlaryi The Baktc who U to manifest hla power, as tho Mongols phrase it, prepares. himself for llie fbrmidablo operation by many days* fasting and prayer, pending which ho I must abstain from all communication whatever with I mankind, and observe tho most absolute silence.— When the appointed day is come, tho multitude of I pilgrims assemble In the great court of tho Lamia, lory, whore an altar is raised In front of the temple gate. At length, tho Bokte appears. lie advances gravely, amid this acclamations of the crowd, seats i himself upon (ho altar, and tokos from his girdle a large knife, which ho places upon his knees. At his feet numerous Lamas, ranged in a circle, commence I the terrible Invocations of ibis frightful ceremony, As the recitation of the prayers proceeds, you see the Bokte trembling la every limb, and gradually work i ing himself up into phrenetic convulsions. The Lamas themselves become excited ; their voices are raised; their song observes no order, and at last bo« comes a more confusion ofyelling and outcry. Then the Bokle suddenly throws aside the scarf which envelops him, unfastens his girdle, and seizing the sscrod knife, alila open his stomach, in one long out. While the blood ffovva in every direction, the multi, tudo prostrate themselves before the terrible apecta. cle, and the enthusiast It Interrogated about all aorta of hidden things, as to future events, aa to tho destiny of certain personages. Tho replica of the Bokle 10l all thcao questions aro regarded by everybody as I I oracles. When the devout curiosity of the numerous pil grims is satisfied, the Lsmse resume, but now calmly and gravely, the rocillatlon of their prayers. Tho Bokte takes, In his right hand, blood from his wound, raises it to his mouth, breathe* thrice upon U, and then throws it into tho air with loud cries. Ho next passes his hind rapidly over hla wound, closes it, and everything after a while resumes Its pristine condi tion, hp trace remaining of the diabolical operation, except extreme prostration,' Tho Bokle once more rolls hla scarf round him, recites in a low voice a abort prayer, then ail ia over, and the multitude dia. perse, with tho exception of a few of the especially < devout, who remain to contemplate and adore tho | blood-stained altar which the saint had quilted. Those horrible ceremonies are of frequent ocour ronoe In the groat Lamasenee of Tartary and Thibit, and wo do not believe that there ia any trick or de ception about them; for, from all wo have seen and heard among Idolatrous nations, we are persuaded that the dqvli has a great deal to do with (he matter; and, moreover, our Impression that (here ia no trick In the operation, is fortified by the opinion of the moat intelligent and most upright ’Buddhists, whom we have mol In the numerous Lamaseries we visited. It is not every Lsma that can perform miraculous operations. Those who have the fearful power to cut themselves open, for example, are never found in the higher ranks of the Lams hlerafohy. They aro generally lay Lamas of Indifferent char aeter, and little ealeemod by their comrades. The regular Lamss generally make no scruple to avow their horror of tho spectacle. In their mob, ell these operations ate wicked and diabolical. Good Lamas, they say, are incapable of performing aueh sets, and abould not oven dealro to attain the Imploua talent. There are no lose than one hundred and seventy 11 OUR COUNTRY —MAY IT ALWAYS St RIOIIT-RCT RIGHT OR WRONO, OUR COUNTRY." CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1852. 1 millions of humsn being. who adhere to Iho religions | system, into which the shore outset gives the tea dcr an Insight. From the London Morning Chronicle. ROMANCE] IN REAL LIFE. The Into Basil Montagu, Q. C., whoso death nl , the advanced.nge of eighty Iwo i> recorded.lo hivo , occurred at Boulogno-surinor, not long since, was formerly a commissioner in bankruptcy, and wa» so eminent a practitioner in such matters,that for *J) an 7, yeors ho was regarded as an oraolo of the bankrupt laws. So iitllohad boon .hoard of him of late years that many of his quondam friends labored under the , impression that ho had long ago discharged the debt •of nature. Ills not generally known-that this die* 1 tinguished lawyer was Ihb fourth eon ofJohn, fourth | Earl of Sandwich, by Miss Margaret Roay, a ccle* ; brated beauty of her day. Tho, melancholy .fate of this lady inspired the deepest’public interest at the lime, and the whole affair lias been justly styled one of the most romantic and extraordinary love tales ever recorded—so much so, that it has often struck us with' astonishment that, in those .novel-manufact uring and ready reading days, none of tho novelists who cater so strangely at limes for the public Caste, have not seized upon tho ample materials tins case affords,as tho ground work for a book of lasting and intense interest. Miss Margaret Roay, the mother of tho late Mr. Basil Montagu, was the daughter of a stay maker in Convent Garden, and served her apprenticeship to a manlua maker, in George’s court, St. John’s lane, Clorkonweit. Having, during her apprenticeship, attracted the attention of Lord Sand* wich, he took Iter undor Ins protection, and treated her from that period until her melancholy assassin* ation, with the greatest tenderness and affection, which was sincerely returned by Miss Roay, until her introduction by his lordship to a young ensign of tho CBlh Regiment, then in command of arc* cruiling party at Huntingdon, in tho neighborhood of ilinehinbrook, tho splendid mansion of the noble house of Montagu. Mr. James Hackman,* the wretched but highly gifted hero of this sad naratlve, fell desperately in love with the mistress of his noble host, and in passion increased with the daily oppor* lunilies afforded him by tljo invitations ho received to Ills lordship’s (able.. With tho object ofoontlnu* log his assiduous attentions (o tins Udy/and the hope of ultimately engaging her affections, ho quiled the army, and Inking holy orders, obtained the living of Wivcrton, in Norfolk, only a few months prior to the commission of that crime which brought him to the scaffold. That Miss Rcay had given lomo en* leouragemenl to his Rory passion, cannot bo denied ; the tenor of their correspondence clearly proves it 5 but gratitude towards the earl, and prudential mo* lives roepooling tho welfare of her children, induced her afterwards to refuse the offer of tho reverend gentleman's hand, and to intimate the necessity which existed for discontinuing his visits for their mutual interests and their peace of mind. Stung to the quick by this sudden and unexpected termination br his long cherished and most ardent passion, no doubt can exist in the minds of those who have ca refully per used the highly interesting corrcspon* denco between the parlies published many iyears ago , by |\[. Hubert Cnft, in a volume entitled " Love and Madness," that MK Hackman's mind became Unset* (led, and without meditation a crime, which props* ly speaking could scarcely be fairly classed in the category of murder, there is no doubt that ho booamo weary of his own life, and Anally, though without distinct premeditation, that she whom be loved so passionately should sha re his to to. ‘ Atlhis limollio Tlcv. Mr. Hackman, was lodging In Duke's court, St. Marlain’s lane, and on the fatal day, the 7lli April, 1779, was occupied all llio morn* ing in reading'Blulr's Sermon’s ; but in Clio evening as ho was walking towards the Admlrality, ho saw MJss Reay pass in her coach, accompanied by Sig* nnra Gall). Ho followed, and discovered Jhat eho alighted at Convent Garden Thoalro, whither she wont to witness (ho performance of Lovo In a Vil tago. Mr. Hackman returned to bis lodgings, and arming himself with a broco of pistols, went back to the theatre; ond when (ho performance was over, ns Miss Rosy was stepping into her conch, ho took a a pistol in each'hand, ono of which ho discharged at her and killing her on (he spot, and tho other at himself, which did not, however, lako effect. He then beat himself aboul tho'head with (he butt ond of tho pistol, in order to destroy himself; but was eventually, after a dreadful struggle; secured snd carried before John Ficldings who committed him to Tothill fields, Bridewell, and afterwards to Now* gate whore ho was narrowly watched to prevent his committing suicide. Ho was shortly after tried at the Old Dailey, before the celebrated Justice Black* stone, author of tho Commentaries, found guilty, and sentenced to bo hanged at Tyburn on'the 10th of tho month, whore ho suffered tho last penalty of tho law with the firmness becoming a gentleman and a Christian, who felt (hat ho had committed an Irre* parablo injury,'and that his life wos justly forfeited to tho outraged laws of Ilia country, although ho prosisted to the lost that tho idea of murdering the woman ho so fondly loved originated in tho pbrohzy of (ho moment, snd never was nor could havo been premeditated. Ono circumstance In this slight nar* . alive, which redounds so highly to the honor of the parly most aggrieved in this and affair, must not bo ’Omitted. Lord Sandwich, with a noble mindednoss raicly exemplified in such extreme oases oflnjury to the pride and sensibility of man, wrote to Mr. Mack, man, after sentence of death was passed upon him: “7lh April, 1779. “If the murderer of Miss ■ wishes to live, tho man he has most injured will uso all hie interests to procure his life*** The prisoner replied tho same day: . “Condemned Coll in Newgate. “Tho murderer vf her whom ho preferred, far preferred to life,'suspects tho,bind from which ho neither desires nor deserves. His wishes nro for death, not for life. Ono wish ho has—could ho bo pardoned in this world by (ho man he. has most in* jured—oh, my lord, when I meat her In another world, enable me to 101 l her (if departed spirits are not ignorant of earthly things) (hat you forgive us both, that you will bo a father to her dear infants!" It is almost needless to observe that the nubto earl did faithfully comply with the’ dying wishes of tho wretched msn, and was a good and generous father to all the children of this connection, of whom the learned gentleman just deceased, was one. . New and Truk.— lt U Indeed a fact worthy of remark, and ono that seems never to have been no* licod, that throughout tho whole animal creation! in every country and clime 61 the earth, tho most useful animals coat nature tho least waste to sustain them with food. For instance, ull animals that work, live on vegetable food; and no animal that oats flesh, works. The all*powerful elephant, and the patient, untiring oamol, in the torrid zone; tho horse, the ox, or tho donkey, in the temperate; and tho reindeer, in the frigid zuno, obtain all their muscular power for enduring labor from nature’s simplest productions, the vegetable kingdom. Out all tho floshcallng an* imals keep tho rest of (ho animated creation in con* slant dread of them. They seldom oat vegetable food unless some other animal has oaten it first, and made it into flesh. Their only use seems to be to destroy )ifo—lholr own flesh is unfit for other animals,to oat, having been llsolf made out of flesh, and la most foul and offensive. Great strength, fleolnesa of foot, use. fulness, cleanliness and docility, arc then always characteristic of vegetable eating animals; while all thu world dread flosh*oators.— Health and Wealth, by Joieph Bentley. A Heartless Wretch.— A base wretch, In the form of a inani was, a few weeks since, Introduced to a lovely and confiding girl of sixteen. He pressed her hand, and said in a thrilling tone, (hat he thought »»the recent sleighing had rendered the. ladles more Idvely than over." She blushed and said, “very." Her parents considered the matter as settled; but he basely deserted tho young Isdv, after addressing (his pointed language to her, and lias never called at her home since. AN AMERICAN PRIVATEER. During Ibo last war with England, and while ala* lioncd on Ihe Oarbtfry cost, wo were surprised one day, while exploring the ruins of Carthago, to see a sharp clipper built schooner under full sail, with an American flag floating to a brisk breeze, doubling Capo Bon and making direct for the bay. ' We rodo down to the fortress of Goletto, wo ordered a. launch to be made ready, and found ourselves along side tbe almoner,' just as she had cast anchor.. ‘Where are you from?’ ‘ From Boston,* replied the captain, a smart dash* ing looking young follow. * In what passage?* 1 Twenty three daye, sir,* Wo began 16 have our misgivings. Twenty throe days from Boston? Wo suspected she had been fit* ted out at Marseilles to cruiso in tho Mediterranean. It was the. Abolenb, Captain. Wyer, of six gnns and seventy five men—a magnificent Utile craft. We went down in the trunk cabin* ' Now, sir,* said tire captain, * I convince you that we are from Boston, and will show you Boston, no lionr of every kind,'from pumpkins r and smoked herrings down to wooden nutmegs.* .Ho soon filled tho table with all sorts of good chcor..ahd- sound comforts, with which the Bostonians know so well how to furnish a ship, ‘ And here, said ho, is the Boston Ccntinol, Major Russel'S paper.* All doubts were now at an end ; and while we had boon par taking of faro to which we had long been acous. tomed—homely fare, but more welcome on that ac count— the captain said; ‘ If you arc surprised at our short passage, so far up tho Mediterranean, what will you say when I tell you it is just sixty days since tho keel of this vessel was laid in Boston; but here we are!' ■. We could beared; credit, it. . '»Nay, lhal’s not all, sir,’ continued Captain Wyer. ‘Oil my way here, off Cagliari,! captured two large British ships fitlcd with valuable cargoes and ordered them for this port. They will bo hero lb morrow morning.’ ‘What! in a neutral port, In wlilcti the British exercise unlimited influence? They will never per. aill ub to Bell the cargoes.*, * Well, air, wo can only try.* t Sure enough next morning early, the ancient city of Tunis, honored onco by . the presence of Seipio Africanns, Hannibal, and oilier distinguished per* aanages, known to history, waa thrown into the great* ost commotion on seeing two largo and deeply laden .ships entering the port, the stars and stripes floating lover the union jack. It startled tho British consul and all the corps diplomaique.and wo, soon saw the whole bevy on horseback making for the palace. *1 smell sulphur,* said the captain.. ‘There's a| storm brewing, and we shall have It soon.’ * In an hour a message arrived by a Mameluke that we were wanted at the palace. Afler making our toilet, Sidi Ambroaio, our chancellor, and Mustaphs, the drsgoman, were soon mounted, and o(T we.paccd at a moderate rate for Bardo. The consular corps were all present when we entered thosa/ta. The i Bey, reclining,was usual on his* large crimson cash* : ions, as busily engaged combing his long beard with , a tortoise shell comb, studdiod'.with brilliants, and i looking, unusually grave. * What does all this mean, consul—two British prizes entering our port, and for what purpose!*' ‘To sell thorn, your -highness!*' ‘ What? against our treaty with England ?' • Certainly not, if there is such a prohibition in the treaty,* Tho British consul, a most excellent man, unrolled the parchment, to which a seal of wax was append* cd, nearly as largo as one of our western cheese, and Commenced reading'as follows: • * It is further stipulated and agreed upon, that no European power at war with England shall bo per* milled to ill out privateers or other armed vessels to cruize against the commerce uf Great Brillan from,’ or bring prizes into tho Tunisian porta.* ■ * Well, sir,’ said (ho Boy, what have you to say to that? Is il not full and exclusive?’ • Entirely so, btH it does not apply to us, Wo are not a European power.' ‘Thai, air,’ said tho British consul* ‘ is a mere evasion of the spirit of this section of our treaty. It was intended to apply, and docs apply to all Christ* ian powers.’ • Very probably, sir 5 but wo arc not a Christian power !' Tho whole court looked amated. The Bey raised himself up from his cushions, tooka hearty pinch of snuff from a splendid diamond box, and gave us an anxious and inquiring look. • * How will you. make that appear, sir?’said the British consul. • Very easily, sir.’ We then read the following see* lion from our treaty with Tripoli; ‘ As the United Stales is. in no manner a Christian government, and entertains no hoslilily towards any denomination, it Is hereby understood that no dls- lurbmoo shall arise between the two powers on sny religious question.* It was useless to argue the point further. We did not in any shape coftio within the purview of that trolly, so permission was given to land the fbodt; and (ho ships and cargoes, consisting of every variety of merchandise, wore sold In a single, day. Tho consul sent fora British blockading squadron from Malls; but (bo privateer slipped out of tho bay, ran up (lie Archlpotegn, destroyed nearly two millions of British properly,and chased round tho Mediterranean bv (wo ships o( the-Hno and two frigates, escaped through the Gulf of Oiboraller, and arrited homo safely. Mrl. Oaiidle n Dloomcr* Mrs. Caudle, appears,to bo determined to wear the » Bloomer,' and poor Caudle hue' bed * to give up.*— Hoar what she says upon this important subject. Now, Caudle, just keep awake awhile ; 1 want to tell you about my wearing the Bloomer dress. Sick nf hearing about It, sick of seeing great green girt* galloping round tho streets with ancles like on els* phanl, toes turned in, and great soup pan hat pitched over (heir ugly faces! • Whol has that to do with mo, hay, Caudlo 7 Don't protend that you are sleepy, now, because I know you ain't, and what’s niore, I don't intend you shall bo. Now you see, Caudle, dear, U lakes a pretty woman to wear (hat dress. Think it will suit mo then 7 Of course it will. What are you laughing about? Let mo boo, U will lako twelve yards of silk for tho dress, and ftvo for tho trousers. Don't think it will be anything now for me to wear thorn. 1 don’t know what you moan by such an in* slnuatiou, if 1 did, dispiso you for it. Wish I would not keep digging my elbow into your side 7 Well, keep awake then,take caro of yourond of tho sohoon. or, and I will lako care of mine. As I was saving, it will take just twelve yard* for tho dross and five for the broo—trousers; laugh away, Isugh away I Caudlo, I don’t caro what you call ’em if I only gel 'em on. If Ido wear’em you’ll put an petticoats, will you 7 Well all 1 havo to say to that, is that you then appear in your true color, and not such a walk* Ing He as you aro now. But there's no help for it as I know,any way, that’s nallhor hero nor (here. Shall 1 havo tho Bloomnr dross or not, Mr. Caudlo ? Hereupon Mr. Caudlo groans out a faint yes, ut toring as lio turns over. * 1 wish 1 had never been born;’to which bis wife devoutly responds Amoal Singular Effects of Food on tue System !—A man informs us that for many weeks past he has been a filleted with drowsiness, and a desire to sleep, eveu before (bo god of day has gone down. For a long lima he was unable to discover the cause, but he did bo at last satisfactorily. He says that for several months ho bad been in the habit of taking with h!a breakfast hens’eggs served up In various forms— fried, bailed and raw—until ho is convinced that they have so entered his system that it becomes ns* coisary for him to retire when the hem go torooet! If it also has the effect to arouse him In the morning at (he hourlhe htna ere abroad, we think the result will bo bonefiolaltn the end. . Marble Statute to Washington, we .see by the proceedings of the City Councils of Washington, is to be placed In tho Hall ofthat oily. A committee to prqourc one has boon appointed. DON’T BBT. , Amasa May was cured of betting 1- How l- Keep quiet and I*ll tell you. Not a thousand miles from Jamaica Plain lived Lem Seaver, Bob Emmons, and Amasa May.— Lem was fond of shooting, could shoot well, and was rather proud of it. It.happened on a bright October day that he had been hunting the cover on the Newton side of the pond, and came out by the old barn where Bob Emmons was at work.— After a little talk Lem left his gun and fixings standing outside, and went Into the barn, to look at the cattle,-and finally passed through to the ci der mill, which stood just beyond; fora half day s tramp in the woods makes a man dry, you'd better believe. While he was gone, Bob, who was al ways at the bottom of alt the devilry done in the vicinity, droped an extra charge of shot into each barrel of the gun, and stood by wailing for fun.— Presently Amasa came up the road with anew hat on; the half, formed plan that floated ih the brain of Bob was instantly completed and put Into ac- tion, as follows: Hailing Amasa— “Come quick,** says he, “let's have some fun with. Lem. We'Jl draw out his shot,’ and bet he can't hit your hat.*’ “Capital good idea," replied Amasa. “Lem thinks he can shoot; we’ll open his eyes! heyl" Bob carefully drew out all the shot he had just pul in, and put the gun back where he found it.— Just then, Lem came back, having auoked cider enough to make himself comfortable, and prepared to go. • 1 , “Hallo, Lem," Says Amasa. “what are you toting that shooting iron about for V “Oh, ll*s a way.l have," replied Lem; ‘some times! get a chance, to shoot, and then 1 most al ways hit." , “Bet you can't hit my hat—six rods," exclaim ed Amasa, “bet an oyster supper for tho boys to night I" “Done,” says Lem, “set it up 1" • Amasa put his hat on a post, and measured the six rods, almost bursting with suppressed laughter at the imaginary Idea of Lam's looks \vhen no should find that he couldn't hit a hat at six rods; Bob also chuckling at the prospect of the success of his plan, and Lem, pleased with the idea of win ning the bet. He brought .the gun up to hie face to fire. “Double your bet, and give U. both barrels, said Amasa. “Aye! aye!" replied Lera, and he letdrive, right and left, in quick succession. - Before the smoke rolled away, Araasa jumped forward, with a shout and a laugh, to show Lera that ho couldn't hit a hat in broad daylight. But ■ - where was it t Bits of fur here and there, and a miserable, dilapidated wreck of a hat, that looked as if all the wood-chucks in. Norfolk coun ty had stuck their bills through it, was the sight to greet his- eyes. The sudden and instantaneous change of his countenance told Bob who had lost the wager. And that was the way Araasa was cured of bel ling.—ifoafon Carpet Hag, Curious llnbtU of Tattooing* Tattooing is called-by these keeks garA-ungt: they wear slips of leather round their necks, hands, and also frequently round their hips, and rings of ivory and non, varying in number, round the arm. If we ask- them whence the iron comes, they an* ewer, “From the mountain,” and point to-the south. The-iron rings are of various forms, fur* nished at the joints with small bells, that is with a small hole,' in which grains are placed to make a rattling noise; or oven with small spikes, In or* der not to be seized so easily by the enemy. The points were covered With little wooden heads, to prevent Injury to the wearer. The bracelets were quite simple, as those on the upper partof the arm, some narrow and others broad. They open in the same place, so as to pass over the hand; but are so as to pass’over the 'hand; but . are as exactly joined together* that the opening is scarcely to be perceived; thns proving the elasticity of. iron in good workmanship. Some wore a shoemaker’s or saddler's apron, serving to ward off darts rather than as a covering, for they alt, in other respects, go naked. -The-women have a similar apron around the tower part of- their body, as I also saw in the village of Pagnau; and excepting this leath* orn apron, they have no other attire. The lower partof the back was generally tattooed in many' rows by verticle incisions. The Dinkas appear.to have a particular dexteri ty and perseverance in this kind of basso-relievo; for we see the. female slaves In Khartum having their whole thorax covered with such Incisions, and even In the form of festoons of leaves a kind kind of toilet that might not bo very pleasant to the tender skin of the coqueilsh ladles* Wo saw also some earrings of red copper, and; there was always a hole from these in the oar; of* ton also holes \h the rim of the bar for future trin* kola, a small stick being placed In them to prevent them closing. Those negroes cross and throw their legs under them in all directions; so that, compared with them, Orientals and tailors are only bunglers. They have generally a flexibility in their limbs which woutdnotbo supposed from.tho manner in which they tread thn ground. An Eccentric Suicide.—' The following para graph appears in tho French papersOn a well dressed body, discovered this morning, hanging from a tree on tho road’ from Versailes to Soeaux, the following loiter was found.—“ Those who shall discover my body swaying itself at the Impulse of I the winds, as did those formerly suspended to the I gibbet at Monifauoon, will, no doubt, feel terror < struck or moved with pity* 'Behold,' they will exclaim, 'another victim ol wretchedness or grief.' , They will be mistaken. 1 havo always been per* | feclly happy. 1 feel that with old ago will como infirmities, and it is to avoid the slightest pain, the most petty annoyance, that 1 have determined to put an end to my life. This may appear absurd, but I am of opinion that when one has lived corn* forlable for more than sixty years, one ought to have had enough of life, fam alone in the world. 1 was not an inhabitant of Baris: I therefore think It will bo impossible to know who I am. Besides, I have taken every precaution for insuring this; and, if the last wish of a dying, man commands any respect, 1 entreat that no inquiries may be made on the subject. .1 loft my home after selling everything, and giving out that 1 was starling for a foreign country. My property ia all realized, ond the bank notes which it has produced, will have yesterday reached the hands of an honest fa i ther of a family, whom it will render happy; 1 1 have so managed that he should be ignorant of their source. Having no further business in this ■ world, lam going. Good bye!' (Signed)—An 1 Original." »' • - Mra. Boggs says, that she observes the people in the Legislature have put her poor neighbor, Mr. Brown on a standing committee, which will be a dreadful trial to him as he waa very weak in the legs, and never could keep hid feel long at a limb. Douglas Jerrold sayst “The-women are all alike. When they are maida they're mild ae milk; once make them wives, and they lean their, baoka against their marriage certificates and defy you." “Poor old General Debility,” exclaimed Mrs. Partington, “It Is surprising now long he lives, and what sympathy he excites; the papera.arefull of remedies for him.” AT $2 DO PEft AlitißS* NO. 38, A BON6 FOR THE LADIBB* The glorious day 1* dawning, girl*,* When women ahall be free: ... • When gown* and bonnet*, cape*and ahawi*f< No longer wo ahall lee ! i Mias Webber, bleaa her heart, aweet girl! Ha* pal the acheme on fool; She leads the trump of male atlirO,- And we mtfal follow anil. ' . We’ll dree* In real “bifurcate," gir|»f With gloaay beaver bate, > And don the moat bewitching coat*,- • And brnmmeUied cravat*; v We'll wear aUperb gilt button*,'girl*; - Upon our veata of buffi . .', t ' Bright extra rich, plainf treble gift, n'. Flat surface!—that'* enough.!- Oh I won’t wo look bewitching, girls; *■ When wo*ro ao trimly dreal 1 No mortal man can bravo ourchatmty, Though ho may alrivo hi* beat; , •-1 Bewhiakerod folka may envy, girls* ; Our many garba and alra, ■ But let them fret until they lire—* ,VV, Poor fellows! no ofte carer* . . ; > , 4 -.r-i Perhaps a few may , 'eul M ns, ghU/ . • And lay us on the shelves; ;- -.v r.-’-i But what of that? we’ll crook OUT arm* - . And act the beaus ourselves! And if they won’t say marry, girls* W’ll call them no, gallants} • , , But come what will—float, sink or > ,• We’ll never yield otfr pidta* . —*o©o— . / trAuoNa lbs Bibgular cuiloma of ths Island of Celebes, Women ore eligible to the highcat office# or tho Slate, so that, at the present moment, four out of six of the hereditary rajahs are females. Among , the Bugca, some men dross like women, and soma ; : women like men, for thoir whole lives, devoting th# ( in». Bofvoß to tlio occupations of their adopted sex. A'nosls nban asked a clergyman before who* n goose was placed at dinner. ’Why the goose was al ways placed neit the psrsooT* ‘Rosily, saMha, I* c.n give no reason for it; but your question is so odd, thol I shall never see a goose* for the future* without thinking of your lordship l .’ - u Jqum, did you ever bet on a horse facet” "Httf but I’ve seen my alitor Bel on an old mate**? . - •I' “ Flattert is the bellows that bloweftp ties."— Persuade a girl that she is sii angel, and voo can persuade her to become anything you wish after Ihtl^ Good Advic*.— One of the old German fatmsrtof Pennsylvania, “ once upon a time,’ 1 gate the follow*, ing good advice to his son who was about to msk*; a start in the world hlmselfj—“Make the land as rich as possible; lake nothing bulspecie; keep out of debt, and vote the Democratic ticket!" Mias Fantaduno says If abe ain’t dead, she lisa, lest her vital “aparb,” (be roan what usedfo set. up; with her. Poor girl, we feel for her! Wi notice among the nfaw things* India rubbarv bed licks, filled with wind instead of feathers* Good I We’d rather sleep on wind than litre on It, *■ some' of our subscribers evideally think wo can. ' - I W* like fat people—good, jolly, laughing, hrqad* 1 vissgsd, fat people. Wo love fat womon**-fat boy*-*- fat babies—fat paries—a fei list of fkl job—fat advertisers—fat everything. Falnetrlf » r big sign of big health. Fit men no fletef ous—fat women ore nolaharp-longued-*fal boysaro not mischievous—fat babies are olwsy# good—ln 1 fine, fat people are the kindest, and, therefor*, lb*» most popular. Commend us to fit people. -; t iv,| fi'TThore Is, indeed, a Provident* which rules; and oven crime becomes subservient to liberty. 'Ths’lfc bilrary measures of Louis Nspoleoh will (eapbtbu, French people many useful lessons; and prepare minds for the reception of true democracy And i kro tern of rational liberty. i - :i \ Go ahead ia ono good motto* and look abtad it another. 1 03*Therb ii no glery !o be eatntfd on the iMeof despots. In advocating the rights of the people, If the chiel'duiy of cvoryenligbteoed alaleiauo*: I' Did you ever hear of the Yankees, who beaeting of e visit to Georgo 111., and Ills familiarity with thorn, said His Majesty would have aeked thdm.ld dine, had It not been washing day? . It la considered the height of good breeding to bfl able to encounter the most sudden accidents without being startled from decorous propriety. ** Did yoO hoar that Miss C. had sprained her ankle badly by ellpptog in the atrent?' 'No, bless me ! Poor thlpg ; Did she fall gracefully ?' A Yankee historian ssys that Mr. when a boy, first read Ilia U.SlalesConsllltJllon printed oft s cotton handkerchief! To which a Southerner r«. piles, that if Mr. Webster acquired the Constitution from the cotton mtnufuulurei in early life, he pae{U ficed it to thorn in after life. . , ~, Bad.— To tee ao many find looking femalei dying . old maids—thoro.la auch an Immense potUott of opr glorious country to bo seeded down wllHboye'ahd girl* and civilization. Patriotism, If not lore, should make all mon shun bachelorism as they Would U*a son or crime. i .><- Deers, eo excellent for Seating, whferi eJeClbd too rapidly and too near the region bounded by a geo*, tloman’a coat tall, act upon men as salt (lotto Upon gun barrels—making Ihcnl go off. ' , . , : “SußiTmrrioN.”—While theprpceia tifktasihg tbs words, “LI berllo, Egalile,Fralernlte,"from the pobllo buildings in Paris has been going forwstdj the*Reda’ have anlUaed ihamselvea by chalking, In thfelt plsoff as a substitute, «lofanlerle, Cavalerie, AHlllerle.” f A fellow, seven feet high, pissed throligh bherfee. ton on hie way to California. On being asked'Why he ventured Upon so hssardous a journey, he replied, that they didn’t waul him any longer doWn In Maine* Horace Grbblt, In a.apeeoh lately delivered, com pared a stubborn ''conaervatlVo" to a hotsb on board a forry boat; tho horse maybaek, bullhb bdaitdovie on, and the animal with it, notwithstanding. ... ,’J Few sights ate mbre pitiable than rtißn/grest/h Intellect and Industry—gumption and goitbaadallfb. ness—who are small In bolioesiand bdnefcty. Gianti in tho lowest field of aollon, they are dwarf* In Ibn highest) and combine bead* soiihd and tough a* a walnut beam; with heart* a* rotten aa tny potato diaoovored In the Emerald Isle. ' v Liorrtt it the biles of Hetvbn, and the freedom o t earth, and It will yet be the destiny of roan. . -• Wilt are fowls the moil economical thingrfor< men keep? Because, for every grain ofoornlbey give a psefc. Time and Tide.—Ones these agents era! ted ,ftf faddy, now nobody wall* for, them. The Is^gfaph outstrips the one, while the iron hone enables uin dlspeose with the other. .Tiibki ere certain delinquencies which arenggra* vated by reproaches; but which if rebuked oqlyljy iltonco, cease of themselvei. Thus n file goek nhl by being undisturbed. ; >.i . .’.O ■ There’s a chap down Bait so mean that tie twill I not look at himself In a mirror for Tsar familiarity [may breed contempt, and lhas .iQrvebim.aiit.dpfa •ome other, people. lJt Politeness doea much in business/ An Impgdjspl clerk can do more injury in a store then ite owner’* neglect to advertise his goods. : t i .y*hW A oonuETTB Is a rosebush, from whleb esohypubg man plucks a flower, end the thorns,are left for .the husband.
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