.... • -y r .«;„■!. ■»/' t a. ? -t--. i-->' -fry/' »• J' - f. —••-: r ’!•”••; - PiWiK ; -®P lUiumtcer. ’•‘i'.-Mrt *•» !•>»< •:, *• i»: :V3 »Vmi‘ ;A .e .v rfltf /’ci: ,'»i' »{»*•> }'l‘ (ii .rii ***< Jut \UisJito.r,} "fBRATTON.. 38. the odiiib And the pebblb. .TE&MIL4TK9 fltOK TO* OsaKi.*( :ur.i ' a bridge, - •! /} > v -<th hair, of flaxen hue. V-" n n .Chbeks ret) and rounded as & peach, “And eyes of hide.' L J ••'. .-pmpebble in her hand, it *i -- , ..And lhen In’ careless glee, . Threw it ftr out into the dtreara, rr ••-.And laughed at me. t,-. v- r i- - ■ golden Aihcf dlred nwoy, ’ • ■ K:«- Altai Ihe pebble fell, , t .. . ,U ; .Aod ipfaading circteu'ciad tlio wives V' 'j'f l ** * co,,a •well. , *-■ fair child.lthought.howbleit In life, Ifithua thou acaltar wide, Thocare* and torrowa thou ibalt meet. , On every title. ' Full many gladsome lied, ■ When fancy mu beguiled, •■■'t '■ And hbrtt my ste|i* towards the bridge, Where sat-tbo clitld. Altwi the Arch had felt decay, .. Thoxream a river crown, Courted ina-iiyo’er the apol whereonce ;Tlwp«lifc|e,»koi.e. Apt) .’mid (he ilarkncB»of th? night, . j - And'mid (lie furious storm,- - j. - With none tossed up to Heaven, there stood . A wojnan a form. with a cry of wHildespair, ri ; f ~It plunged benrnth (he nave, . ..Ami foaming whirlpool gatlior.o’cr •' ••r'. • -Ttte lonely grove. tlnmed away with tearful rye, -, For memory could bnt otvn. * The child had dang iUejf where fall • Thb sparkling atoned ' : >SS&(*tti\nntoxtB. SPECTRE OF THE WOODS ; "«ORf TUB IIER.1lIT»8 REVESrGE. DT lURRT HALYARD, • Early on a bright and lovely morning in the month of Jane 18—, a handsome chaSso drove up before the door of farmer Colville, and a young man having quickly alighted therefrom, walked deliberately Into the farmer's houce, which was a plain looking bat substantial building; situated'upon the eonfinea of. the town of L' ■, in the eastornparl of the good old Commonwealth ofMaisaohuieUs. As the young maa in question gainodan entrance in the front, or beat room, he was met by the' master of the house, who, adec cordially shaking him by'the hand, ad* dfcased him atifollows:— 'Ah! Henry, my son, I am glad to sec you; and as this)* yburfirst vacalion froni college, I liopo you intend to it with your qdupted father.* *1 think 1 should bo a very ungrateful dog if I did not,*-replied the .young’ man, smilingly; 'but how is Grace Garland?* *Oh,she is well and as wild ss ever,* answered the farmer, who;by tire way, was a hala'and fresh-look ing man, apparently forty five years of age. 'And as handsome?' said Harry. *Yoa*d 5 belief believe'lt,’ answered Colville; why; she fairly‘and completely takes tho shine off every girl In town. - And as 1 live, here she conies to meet yon.* 1 - 1 As the worthy‘former finished speaking, the door of the room was opened by S rosy cheesed young girl of seventeen, who, as she ran up In Henry, and frankly extended her hand to him, oxoUlmcdj ■ ‘ *Ob,‘ Henry, I out so.glnd you have coins'once more, that ~1 hardly know In what way to express it.* • ■ ‘Bui you. forget, Grace.* laid the farmer, smiling ly, ‘that Henry is a couple of yean older than he waa when he left us, if ml that the aamo can be said 'Myself,T‘suppose yon mean sir,* Interrupted Grade, as; slightly blushing, alto, withdrew her hand i from flam' and then addressing the last named In* i dividual; anp continued, ! ‘I reaMy did forget, in the joy of (ho moment, : Henry,<that wo had both grown older, aloco the po. riodoT.your nbeence. 1 i:- . ..‘But that la no reason that we should appear more distant to each other; if U Is, l am yet to learn it.* ‘According to the rules ofgqntoel society, Henry,* replied Grace,,'young gentleman of k twenty and la dies of eighteen, should, unless they are engaged to Be married, act severely cool towards each other.* ‘With such refined rule* as these, I never wish to become acquainted.* answered Henry. ‘Nor Grace, neither, I*ll warrant,* replied farmer Colville. 'But come, my boy, 1 will go out and aeo to your horse and gig, whilst you accompany Grace to the breakfast tabi.o. So saying, Ihe worthy farmer left the house, and a moment afterwards Grace Garland addrqaacd Hmry as follows I V ‘Mr. Colville Was tight, Henry, When he {minus, led.that | did not like the refined rules which 1 had juil laid'before yob, as liking would only , tend to mahepiei unhappy, but—* ‘ 'Mo alio;* interposed Henry, warmly. ‘Have wo hQt, l Qrace,bcDn brought up together from childhood, almost from Infancy 7—have we not guilelessly .con. tided to each other ill our little joys and sorrows, and just because we have grown older, must we be com pelled now todrop this Intimacy? leay.no/ ‘And I say—that I. am going lo the breakfast room,sod, 1 wish you to follow mo thither,' replied Grape, ■« aha again. blushed, but this time more deep* ly than before; and then followed clusely by Henry, repaired to the kitchen, where they sealed thempelves at the breakfast table, at which the farmer's wife presided,-with is much natural grace and good na lure, self ahehad beta one'of the most aristocratic Jidiea ortho land. • ■ ■ ‘Welt, mother,* said Henry, after haliadin a measure satisfied the cravings of a remarkably good appetite, ‘what Is the nows? Has anything very extraordinary transpired in L ——, since I have been |Q long,absent frotp It?* 'O. Iwr yos, Indeed,' replied Ihe old lady,. *ln the js. old Harold, the Hermit, that** come bore since you’ve been away.’ * ‘Who?* exclaimed Henry. ’ ‘Why, Harold, Ihc Hermit/ replied, Mrs. Colville. 'He's a man that came litre about eighteen months ago, from nobtody knows whore,' and bhill himself s hbl awsy out in the woods, whore ho lives all alone, end nobody knows for what.* t < - , ‘A curloua> character, truly,’ replied Henry,<‘And I must try this very day lo cultivate an acquaintance With him,* ...• .‘lf yon succeed In so doing, you will bo mueh more fortunate than,any others have been; for it is said (hat ho refuses to (ell his right name.'' ■ ‘lt may be>a6/ anawarediHenry,''but at all events 1 shall eeeh him out'this very day/ >‘B* careful though, Henry, that you do not fall In with another the Spectre of the Woods.* ‘Wbo ls lhaU’ ssld Henry, amtlingi Incredulous* .‘Shelia female,* interpoaod Grace. .'The person Ip question !■, a, woman, ulMo.fumvaod wild look* In®, who has been aeon In tha forest for a few daye, and tehb la supposed by some lo have espsped from tha lunatlo asylum; whilst there aro other* who au* ptralllloutly believe bar to bo a bona fide ghost or apparition, and from llicao alio hap obtained the ro mantic appellation of the Spectra of tb« Woods.’ •Before 1 s )eep again,' returned Henry, ‘I must meal and conjorio with bplli.tlifio myalorlous be* Inga. What *ay you, Graoo, will you accompany pie after breakfast lo the hermil'a house 1' *1 will endeavor to meet you there,* replied Grace. •Ay, but why not accompany moT *1 will tell you,* answered Graoo. ‘You mail know, then, iu the first place, that this singular roan mahaa U a rule never (o admit two pereom at a time Into bta bouse; but as there are two dlflkrenl paths Ifatl |,id Ihltb.r, I will Ilk. Ih. n.tre.l ono, «nd consequently get there fire!, whllil you take the olh* er, andatly/ng thereatyprwardf, alone, will bp, rev dily admitted.; ~ J. - • , 'yoll l gd ahead lheD,’ rejoined Henry*'‘l must abido’.by yqoVdireclions.’ , ■ ' At. this moment, MrflvColvillo , left the kitchen, shortly after which, Henry paid; ... , ,*My ; dodr Grace, we . .are both orphans* we.' have both; arrived at. what cur elders would tern).years of discretion, and why should wo not love each other7* 'Perhaps-we do then, I .replied Grace, archly. < j,, *1 pan atloast answer in the affirmative for my self,* resumed Henry. *Can you, dear Grace, answer in the sf mo way. •> .? . 'As dir as love Is-conoerned,'! believe I can, 1 re plied yrace, as a’deep red blush ovorspread'herTair features.-- •- - • 'Then, as-soon as my education Is finished, will youragroo to become my wife 7 k I: - *l-alia 11 become no-man 1 * wife, Henry, 1 , answered Grace, in an impressive tone of voice, 'until the dark mystery. w'mcli now hangs over my birth and paren tage shall bo unveiled. 1 'Explain yourself, dear Grace, I do not understand the import of your words. 1 ' *Tis but a few days,..then, 1 answered Grace, 'since I learned from Mrs.-ColviH's lips, that 1 was a foundling.. Sovontcsn years ago, I was left by my unnatural parents to the caro and mercy of siran. gers. Thank heaven, I foil into good and tender bands. 1 ... ■ - Here the poor, girl began to weep bitterly, whilst Henry spoke at follows t.. - 'But did your parents Icavo no duo by which at some future timo you might be enabled to find them out?* ' ' ‘None, 1 replied Grace, .'except a short nolo where, in they expressed a wish that I should bo called by my present name.* • - . 'Well, Grace, renewed the ynungiman, after a short pause’, 'let it be ss you will. I cannot boast e great advantage over you in the way cither of birth or pa* rentngo. My mother 1 never saw, and I have been told that my 'Hither cruelly deserted mo In my in* fancy, allhough he has sinto, at diffbfcnl tlmss, re* milled sufficient funds for ipf'euppoil* - So we are not far apart even in those respects.*-’- ' - • . apswcrecl Grace, ‘I must ond'slijlfubYdo'by myjfirsl'dpclßiori.* Here tho conversation; of' pur,l wo young. luvqrs Was Interrupted by the, re appearance of- Mcs. Col* villc, who, upon. learning (hat hor two chUd|rcn, os sho delighted (o Icnn them, wore about (6 make on excursion Into tho .forest, smilingly said: 'Take cure (hat you da not fall in with Ihd Spec* (re of the Woods.* *1 wouldn't miss doing so for the world,' answer ed rlenry. A few moments afterwards, Grace, having sign!* fted her readiness to prpeeed, the lovers left Colville's house together; though, tjicy soon separated, Grace taking lljo nearest path.in llWhermii’s habitation, .whilst Henry took e mord foundabout way to tho ■ imo romantic spot. ’ ' J ' " About ah hour previous to' the occurrence of the events fahoye narrated, e man whoso; tall form had become somewhat bpnt by the weight of years, might have been seen to issue forth from a small hut, situ ated In the midst of a. forest of dark pines,'whose sombre, yot ever green branches, almost secluded it from observation. Tho Individual in question was apparently about fifty years of age, and the long matted board,.wnich had been suffered to grow, until it had reached his breast, fully asserted the claim of the ownur to (he lillo of Hermit, which hud been applied by thb In. habitants of (ho town of L., wherein ho occasionally nppenred in order to purchase (ho few necessaries of life which ho from lime to (imo wished for. During one of these visits he had, upon being ask ed.his name, given that of Harold, uml that was all ho could ever bo brought today concerning himself or his affairs. Such la the brief account of the alngular person, who, after leaving the hut as above described, walk* ked forth to Ihotap of a alight eminence, and asTho tong of the forest bird foil, upon his oar, soliloquised thus: p . ‘This is indeed a beautiful morning. The sun shines out in glorious splendor, and tho face of na* turo la as balm and serene as that of tho sleeping In. font. O, how the sight mocks the vivid agony of my scored and broken heart* •Wbo.arl thntl that thus talks of a broken heart ?* exclaimed a female voice, as iljo from whom it ema* rated opprooced the brow of a hill, and stationed hersclfal llio hermit’s side. •Woman!’ exclaimed the hermit, as'ltU whole frame shook with violent emotion, ‘avaiinlt'and leave a wretched man lo Indulge alone, In his own medi tations.* ‘Harold Colville/ replied tho woman, in a sad and altered lone of voice, 'dost thou know to whom thou hast spoken 7* ‘ ' - 'Say, woman/ exclaimed the hermit, as lie turned fiercely towards the woman, and laid his brawny hand upon hejr shoulder,‘are you nol/or, etTbail, wero ybu not, my wife 7* , 1 * ‘I was, 1 sm I* - replied tho female, ‘and I' have dared thus to brave your jast vengeance In order to learn from your own lips where 1 might find my child.’ ' ' ' J ' '' ' ‘As I live,* exclaimed the hermit, ‘there she goes nnw, along (he path that loads lo my house. Ood,T (hank thee thfll the moment of my just vengeance draws near.’ So saying, (ho hermit flew toWsrde his oWn house, olosqly followed.by her who had been termed the Spectre of tho Woods, und concerning whom it lain, oumbontoh.us to say a few explanatory wards, be* fore we conclude our strange and romantic story. Harriet Garland, then, (for that was the maiden name of (ho female In queation) was, during her early youth, celebrated Tor the rare and extreme beauty of her person, and the extraordinary grace fulness of her address and manners.' But, as has been too often Ifto ease under simlllar ciroumstsn* ees. Ihe besuiy of lilts girl led to her ruin. \ At The tendbf dfco ot seventeen, many yoongatid promising beings of Ihe npposile sex had suceUrrtbed lo lie’all-powerful Influence,among’whom waaTlo* race Ilarfleur, a’ynuugllvulenahl of tho British na« vy, who nl Unit time happened to bo. spending n fur. tough at the house of his undo, one of (he richest citizens .of which L— ■ could boasl. At fuel, Horrid recuived his addresses with favor, but sa her parents bitterly opposed the prnspsoUvo match,.she On»lly dlsmisiod him from her presence, and he soon afterwords left (ho shores of America. Well would it hove been for her If eho could have banished hla imnge from,her' heart, aa cosily as she did Ills person from her presence. But this was not to bo so; for about four months after the departure of tha yopng lieutenant, Harriet's heart and hand .wore bpslegod by lluro|d.Colvi|lp, young a|tip master, whosolimne wai In L- —, thp’ ho sailed generally froip tho port uf Botlop. Thia nu t match which suited Harriet's parpnu fuetjy, and Instigated by, Ibeip, gbp accepted.his-lnvifatipna, and finally married him. •It*an happoncdi'lidwevd I ,that*the.vary noxfcday Harold was unexpectedly called upon to- sail immo. diately to India; so, aftar taking his now brido along with him os far ■* 'Boston; !»•> there gave) her o mournful adieu, ond deported updo his. voyage. - : He'lhsdi however; been gone btil' at few months, when tjio young Moutenapl who had formerly ooorU' od Harriet, arrived In Boston, war mCI by hep acoi dentally, and wo aro aorry to say that this meeting resulted in a criminal Intimacy, the fruit of Which was Grace Garland, the heroine of tho preaenl alory. This child waa born abbot a fortnight provlono lo Harold’* arrival from India. Tho first Interview between the loving husband and the guilty wife wa* painful In the extreme. . ; , , ' Unnecessary la it for uy lo relate Hie heart rending details. Boffloo It to bay, that during Harriot Garland not only confessed her guilt,.but openly declared to Harold her preference for the i young lieutenant. , . , ~ , , To all thla tho heart-broken huiband aald not a , word; bulapnloblorHarrlel’a infant from her graap, I he hurried away lo hla native town» •jjd W* ► lt» name upon blabrotlier’e doorstep* Then, without M oUft COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS HE RIGHT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG, , OUR COUNTRY.*' CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 4,1852. discovering 'himself to, any one, he loft L——and for a.long lime.was,not seen there again. • . Hie guilty. wife,.too, upon, whoso actions, Harold hopt,a ieorot espoinage, pgain received tj»o; visits of hor first lover, and aoon sunk below the of the worst of .her sex*; . Finally* be-gol tired of, and loft her. Sho became insane, and for msny..ypars was confined as a mad woman. After roaming around'the world till hb gotqoito pick of lt, tho heart-ilrickonod Harold at last resolv ed to become a recluse, and in accordance will)' this resolution, ho at tost sat himself down amidst the j forests of his native place. Hore, whilal brooding gloomily dVor the destruc tion of-his early hopes, he unexpectedly fell in. with their destroyer, si the time snd .ia the manner pro. vlously related. .' .* .- - . | •‘Woman, behold thy child 1* exclaimed Iho hermit, ao Harriet entered hia.rudo habitation Which the fair Grace had reached before them. ‘Unhand her, Harold 1* exclaimed the frantic mo* thcr, ‘what would'st thou.do to hor V ... - _ ‘Kill her 2 kill her 2* exclaimed the infuriated hermit! as hs drew a dagger from Ins bosom, and menacing ly towards the trembling girl,whom be still held in, bis iron grasp.' . I ‘Madman, desist !*- exclaimed Henry Colvilto, as he at this moment entered the hut, and placed himself between Grace and the hermit. ‘Hu Mia Mm!' replied tho hormil, with a wild laugh, *my vengeance-must not, shill.not, bo baulk* edJ*. 80 saying, ho rustled upon his guilty wife,and as he Blabbed her to tho heart, exclaimed. ‘This la Heaven's vengeance—not mine.!' and an saying, he plunged the fatal weapon in hit own bo* aom.' . Harriet Garland died almost immediately, in her husband's house, and in his 'orms, after which he fainted, and whilst lying insensible it was discovered tat his wound was not mortal. After ho recovered; he told to' Grace the secret of her birlli, and two years afterwards, (he (air girl be* came tlfo, wedded, wife of Henry Colville; and since that lime, her dependents, have often been hoard ror Idling to the proud beauty, as a warning and a moral, the trim but imperfectly (old story of tho Spectre of the Woods,'Or tho Hermit's Revenge. The Broken Crutch* One hot day,ln the month of June,a poor sunburnt sailor, wiilr’but one, leg, wns going along the road when his crutch broke into halvcs, and ho was forc ed to crawl along on his hands ond.knecs lo lhe side ortho road, and sit down to wait till sonic coach or carl came by whose driver lie’could ask to toko him. Tho first that passed'that waywas a stagecoach; but (ho nun that drnvo It was a surly follow, and ho would pot help id the sailor, as he thought he would not bo ! paid .for IT. Soon after this tho tired sailor fell ostcop on the ground, and though a thick, shower of rain came on, etill he slept; Tor sailors, when on board ihoir ships, have to bear all sort* of Weather; when, (ho wind-blows, tiie waves of (he sen often dash over (ho decks ol the vessel, and wet the pour men to the.ekln, while they £fo pulling at (ho ropes, and shifting the sails! When the sailor eWokr. ho found a boy's.coal and waistcoat laid on his head and shoulders! to keep him from being wet; and the boy sat by in ins'shirt, trying to mend the broken* crutch, With two pieces of wood,and some strong twine. .. *My .good lad,'.said the sailor, 'why do you pull olfyour own clothes to keep mo from gelling Well* ‘Oh,’ said lie, 1 do not mind (he tain, but I.lho’t (hat the large drops of rain that fell' upon your face would awake you, and. you mmt be sadly tired to sleep so sound on the cold ground. Sep, I have nl must mended your crutch, which I found broken; and if you can lean on mo and cross yonder fipld la my uncle's farm-house, I am sure ho will got you.a new crutch.. Pray, do try to go flioro. X wish ! was lull enough to carry you.on my back.' . Tho sailor looked ol him with a tear in his eyes, and said— - ‘When T went to sea five year* ag0,.1 left a, boy behind me;, if 1 should find him hb good a lilllo, fel low ae you seem to be, I should bo happy, bb the d »y is long, though I have lost my log, and moat go on crutches all tho, day* of thy life.' 'What was your son's name?' ashed the boy. ‘Tom White, andmy name is John; White, 1 said the sailor. . When (he boy beard; those names, ho jumped up. (lung his arms around the sailor's peck and said. •My dear, dear father, I aiti Tom White, your own lilllo boy !' ' flow great was the sailor's joy thus to meet his own child, and.find him so good to those who wap(f od help. , . Tom had,been taken care of by hla nnolo while the father was at' aoa, and tho sunburnt and lamb sailor, founds happy home In the farm-housa oi his brother; and though ho hid a now crutch, he kept the old one aa lang as ho lived,.and showed it to all the strangers who oamo to. tho farm, as a proof of the klnd hearl of his dear son Tom. •• Widow Jones* Cow Widower Smith’s wagon stopped one morning bo. fore widow Jonas* door, and gave the usual signal (hat he wanted somebody In the house, by dropping tho reined and silling double with his elbows on. his knees. Out (.ripped tho widow, lively 'as a cricket, with a tremendous black ribbon on her snow-white cap. 'Good morning*,’ was soon said on both sides, and tho widow waited what was further to he said. ‘Well, ma’am Jones, perhaps, you don't want lo ■ell one of your cows, now, for nothin!, no way, do you 7* ' ‘Well, (hero, Mr. Smith, you could not have spoken my mind bolter. A poor, lone woman like mo, dors nol know what to do with ao many creatures, and 1 nhopld bo ghid to trade If we can fix ll .* . So‘they adjourned to the meadow, farmer Smilh looked at llnan—then at the widow—then at Brin die—then, at (he widow-then ot tho Downing cow —than at the widow again, and so through (ha whole forty. Tho,samo’.ca|l,was mudo every day. for a week', btit farmer Smith cdtild not decide .which cow ho wanted. 1 At length, on Saturday, when the' Widow Jones was In a hurry to got through liar baking for Sunday—and had ever so much to do in the house, as all farmers’ wives and widows have on Saturday, aho was a little Impatient. 1 Farmer Smilli was as Irresolute as over. ‘That Downing oow is a pretty fair creature—but —* ho stopped to glanco at (lie widow's face, and then walked around her—not the ’ widow but the oow—. •Thai 'cro short horn Durhnm is. not a bad looking beast,bull dpn’l know—’ another look at the widow. /‘Tho Downing bnw I know before (ho lata Mr. Johoi bought her.' Here he sighed at the 1 dilution to the late. Mr. Janos.:'. She sighed, and (hoy both; looked at caoh other. It woe a,highly Interesting movompnt. . , •OfH'Rnan ii a roltlifij|‘old milch, and eo la Brin*, die—bill I have none bellcfr.’ A lortg stare proceeded’ this speech—the pause was getting end at last Mrs. Jones,broke out. •taw I Smith, If I’m the cow you want.Uo aay sol’: ‘ , j ■ ’ The Inlpntlone of the widower Smith nnd wldowf Jones wore duly published, the next day, and th^ reador'enn judge tho roet. • , (tj»All wlll ngrpo. Hial lf ll'oro is one character more hateful than another on birth, it is (he slander er. It la provoked by virtue—lt Is excited by wealth —beauty diepleaaop end merit exoltee la It ? tot the ilandorcr answer j.lst him. look Into hla pwp 11l ftpart for ft reply. , I think,! said a fareior, ’ I bljduM make I) good .CongrpMipnn, for I, use their language,. I re* orlved tvyo bills the oilier day, with, requests for im mediate payment f the one 1 ordered to bo' laid 'bn tliSHible—the other lo be read thslday alx : mohlhs, leaeow’s tail like iho- letter F 7 Bo< cause It’s Iho end of beef! ■ *\ ■• * . Tb? men, who ihoughlhc could poax a lawyer to lake 'a dollar less,’ It new trying (o iol firem an iceberg with t legah •' •"■■'Fjom'ihbPohnsylvanUn Inquirer. - '* TUBS MISCHIBF-ittAKBR, - ' ’ THE CON7IDRNOCOP SOCIAL LIFX; • H .Nprdd,tUey lrustthoir tongQes alone, .. Bat a language of, their own,. ■ , ■, Can read s nod, a shrug,or look, < . • . For beUer than a printed book, ‘ Convey a : libel In a ftown, ■ > Or wink % reputation down," • ’ , The duties and obligations of social Ilfo'aro often misunderstood, as Well as sadly violated. The con fidence of friends is abuaqd, and the insidious, the hypocritical and. lho malignant, take advantage of thoughtless expressions uttered moments of excitement, to prqvohe distrust, fortpcnl jcalouay, and thus cause bitterness and ilLwilL It nas been wetl and forcibly said,’ that to ‘‘ repeat what you I have heard in social intercourse, it sometimes a, deep treachery, and when Ills not treaoherout, it is often foolish," .The idle toller, who runs' from door to dour, listens bagerfy to ail that is said, then repeats, exaggerates, or’by wiohed;insinuation, conveys • meaning that was novor intended, is a source of in finite mischief, and often bitter , and hopeless feuds | between neighbors .and families. Wo can conceive of no treachery more deplorable or more censurable, than that which abuses the frankness and confidence of an honest nature and by persuasion or distortion ’creates snoffcnco and inflicts a wound, where, noth* ing of tho kind was intended.. Thus, a confi dential conversation will be repealed, with the most solemn injunctions not to betray tho mischief ms* ker; Iwho not only'tells (he whole truth, but adds some authorized interpretation, or describes the manner as having been offensive, when the fact was exactly otherwise. • Some dirk suggestion, hint .or inuepdo is also made, and (bus a playful remark.or frank expression, is tortured inloaeUndor, an insult or a alighi. Tho brooch thus created—unwillingly created, so far as. tho original are concerned —ls widened from day to'day, by a ' double system of treachery and betrayal—the mischief maker professing to bo confidential with both parlies, end onjoyining secrecy upon both. Hence, hearts become estranged, friendships are* broken and affection is stifled. There arc, wo are aware, many mischief makers! wholaro’ so thoughtlessly, foolishly, end without any deep, deliberate or serious design of doing evil. . They are simply bablcra or tattlers, who lack discrol'iun.'judgcment and common , sense, and \vho'U;ivo hover been able to practice tho philosophy of holding-their' tongues." The Infirmity of saoh Is soon detected, and; thus by tho practise of a'little caution, their power to do harm is nullified; But there are others who arb subtle, wily and.adroit, and who, as if prompted by tome incarnate .Bond, seek for and study every opportunity to undermine, un derrate,darken 1 charity, destroy reputation, impair ■ confidence and 'sever friendship! Wo can conceive of no dnrker.illuslralion of human depravity. . “ A lip of lies—a face .formed to conceal.” . < There is scarcely an individual/ in existence who could not bednjurod, scyiqualy if not fatally, by each insidious and double faced guile. . It is impossible at alt times to bo watchful and wary, especially in social life, and when (he intercourse is free, frank and undisguised. At such moments (ho thoughts and feelings are apt to' be expressed with the utmost freedom, and even tho weakness and prejudice of cherished friends to bo alluded to, dot in .bitterness or unkindness, but in confidence, sincerity and sym. pathy. If howcvcr, a malicious mischief maker, happens to be at h«nd, it is the' easiest thing In the' world to misrepresent tho real facts of (ho case, so US to HQnuV, infl.m. - la- *>ml. • Mitli mftnl of distrusting and of'coldnoss, and thus to lay tho found-tiiun of a misunderstanding which, If fol. lowed up, is sure to end In enmity and ill-will. Some parsona arc, moreover, quite sensitive oq certain sub* jccls, while others ore pirlicularly credulous. -The mischief maker is suro to discover all' thU, and to play his game accordingly. Wo some time since hoard the particulars of « sad case. A young lady was engaged (q be married, and the wedding day Was fixed. Meanwhile her affianced was Occident* ally thrown iniotho society of a former lover, and hb either recklessly or maliciously made an insirfua* lion, utterly unfounded, oa was afterwards shown— whieli shook tho confidence of the Intended hus band; provoked a misunderstanding, and ted to a fin al. Reparation. Ho anon after, left the oily for. Cal ifornia, was seized with illness, ami died on the way I HcrTato was equally melancholy, and is embodied by the touching linos of the poet: ' : whisper broke the air— A soft, light tone, and Iqw, -• . Ycl barb'd with ihamo and woe— ) Now might it only perish there I i‘ ' Nor farther go— ' 1 Ah mo! a quicVand eager car ' Caught op t(io lilllo meaning sound! ■' Another voice has brpstJiod it clear, .. And Wll’Wandercd ro'ubd " *' . • - From car to lip—froni lip to ear, 1 Until it reached a gentle heart, ' ' . And that brok<! But who cannot point out illustration* vice is heartless, cruel and dangerous, and its victims, directly or may be counted by thousands. It is such an easy thing to wound a sensitive spirit. It is so tight a tusk to stain or soil the reputation I Confidence may bo so readily disturbed—suspicions may bo so promptly excited ! ‘ How many merchants have had (heir credits ruined—how many honest men have had .their, prospects blighted, and their families subjected to all the.horrors of poverty—how many unUindnesses havd been provoked—how many lias of l»vo have bean severed—how many hearts hnvo been lacerated— how many families havq been mudo nmerahlo —by (ho thoughtless or .tho vicious, Ilio heedless or the crafty and inu)ighiinl propensity of the inischiorinuker I Tho poor wretch who, In a moiixfni Of necessity, and luboring under all (he hor rors of hunger,.commits some paltry theft, with the object of satisfying the cravings of nature, is prompt ly orroHted, oohvioted, and sent to 'durance vile,’— but Imw many destroyers of the peace of families, disturbers of (ho happiness, of households—|n brief, moral tssavslnt of character— perform their wicked work so artfully, stealthily and hypocfUloolly that they aaa(he ruln'and the wreck’they make,and ycV contrive to escape the responsibility,.. Lot them be assured, however, that a day of reckoning , will come! ______ QT/*The Clerk of a village church made the fol. lowing announcement, one Sabbath, at the close of iho service {—‘ 1 hereby give notice that a vbstry meeting wilt bo 'held’ar 6 o’clock, nn Wednesday ovchfng; In order (6 come (b n final concloeion, 1 is (o whit color thit church it to be whi&mohed,* 1 ' Backing out op a Position A 1 somewhat cocen* trie laWyor, being engaged ip defending a hard oseo' ■od.:not.being altogether pleased with the rulings, of thp presiding judge, remarked, that.l»o„ that (he whole court' could bo. bought flilh a peck of banns.'' ” ' ’ * ‘ ' 1 The judge, of course, (nok-lhis remark in high' dudgeon, and ordered the lawyer to sit dowp. nnd doninmled of iiim en apology for his contempt of oouri, threatening him with commitment fdr the ofi fence, if ho did not npnlngizo. ' : h ..Thelawyer, nfloraliUlD roflccilon. rcmiirked llittt ho had laid be liellevcd thai tlfo court could bo bought with a peek of boiVnli; ilmt ho suld it without fence 1 (lon, nnd wished to Ipkc It hack} buMaid lie, •If I had put it at. htilfa bushel,l never would have taken it back lb Uib world Springfield Republican. DoTiM.-*E,vcry.i man ought to pay his debts—lf ho cap. Evpry, ; ma» oughtfo halp,h|s,pQlghbor—if ho can. Every man nnd women opght to gel mar* rled—lf (hoy can. Every man should do bln work to suit his customers—|f ho can. Every man should please hie hecan. Evqry wife should please her huibind—if she can. Every wife should tnmp* timoe hold, her tongue—lf she can. Every lawyer should eoniollines (fall the truth—if bo can. . Every man iliould mind hip own business—lf be okoi.ind ! every woman too. Every one ehould take a oewe* paper, and vxv.for it—any how.— poper. ‘ A Bear S tory:that Benii Telling* . Inlhe'Juvenile whether original Ihorh' or tiot, I can scarcely* tell~lhero appears. * ■toi’y of an adventure with Vbiar, which,-while ik furnishes tome materials for d good round latigh,il» lustralbs thedesirableness of union among member*. 1 At IhsflrslMttlemeatof story gocs,threoyoungtnen left'(heif homes tnMassa* ohuiettsi with’rifle* in hand, and eabh bought a tract of -land aide by aide in the wilderness. They erected a log hut, and agreed to lire together, and work- tint on one, and tben on, the other’* farm al ternately* : • After a' ftw month's harmonious action; one of them became dissatisfied, and would no longer work only On his own farm.’ Thu* they continued some time without anything to interrupt their course^ One day, the two who were at work together wert surprised at the outcries of the one at work by him* self. They grasped their rifles', and flew'to the re* llefofrhelf comrade* but-'whew they, oatho in sight of him such a ludicrous scene presented Kselfto their gaae, (fiat it was'somelime before (hey could restrain from labghing sufficiently to hold (heir rifles with a steady hand. This man was at' work, having'placed his riflo against a tree some little distance on, when a largo bear came between him and his rifle, and at tacked him. Finding there was no time to loss, he sprang for (he nearest sappling that the bear could not Climb, and was soon up into it; but the sappling was 100 tender to bear op his weight, and it bent over like show, and brought him in such a position, (hat ho had to hold on with his foot and handsi and the bent part of his body, which was covered with buck skin, ; hnng down within roach of the bear while ho stood on his hind logs, and with a stroke of his fore paw set him at a swinging motion. The boar very patiently sot on his haunchca till he be came more and then 1 would give him another blow,and iho same result; followed; but his claws did not- penetrate the buckskin, and. the' flesh was not lorn. After the (wo had indulged in a hearty laugh (hoy drew up tboir rifles and stretched poor Druinon the ground. They united, again and work ed together afterwards. • Joint Literary the commutes of the-French Academy were employed in preparing the well known ‘Academy dlolionery, Cuvier, tho celebrated naturalist, came one day into the room! where they were holding' a'session. ‘Glad to see you, M. Cuvier,' said one.of the forty,‘we have just finished, a definition which two .think quite talisfac* lory, but ono which we should like to. have your opi* nion. Wo have been defining the word crab, and have explained it thus: • ’ " ‘Crab, a small red fish, that only walks back* wards.' .. - t . . ,i ‘Perfect, gentlemen,* said. Cuvier, 'only, if you will give mo leave! I will make on small observation in natural history.’ The crab is not a fish, it is not red, It does not walk backwards;- with these cxcep. lions, your definition.is oxcellent.' ~ , . ITCollle, in his ‘Recollections of Coleridge,* re* tales sn amusing anpodoto of this poet-philosopher. Coleridge was an exceedingly awkward horseman. He was riding one day in a very ungraceful posi tion, along the road, in the county of Durham, when a wag approached him, noticed bis peculiarity, and (mistaking hit man) thought l|m rider a Joe subject lor a little sport Sues ho drew near, ho thus ac costed Mr. Coleridge: ‘1 sey, young mao, did yon meet a feifor on the road 7* i • . 1 • . ‘Yes,* replied C., (who was never at a loss for a rejoinder) *1 did, and (>• wM mu, if X went on.a lit* no mrmer, I should meet'a goose/' The assailant was struck dumb, whlls (ho traveler jogged on. • . ■ ■ - : In a Dilemma. —We were much amused by an in. cidint which a friend of ours related to us the other day. A gentleman who had been absent for a con. sidorabla lime, and who during his absence had raised a pretty luxuriant crop ,of whiskers, mous taches, dec., visited a relative whose child, a Mule girl of six years, ho' was very fond. of. Tlie little girl made no demonstrations towards saiuling him with a kiss, as usual. 1 * Why, child,' said mother, 1 don't you know your uncle Edward T Why don't you give him a kiss 7* • Why mi;' returned (ha little girl, with (ho utmost simplicity, * I don't see any place.' . , A Pass Word.— Mr. Lover (ells a good' anecdote of an Irishman giving (ho pass word at the battle of Fontcnay, at tho lime (lie great Saxe wti marshal. ,‘The pass word ie ssxo( now don't forget it Pah* •aid tho Colonel. •Sacks I‘Faitb and 1 wilt not'.—Wasn't my father a miller 1* • • - v 1 ’ • Who goes (boro 7* cried the sentinel after ho ar rived at the puil. Pal looked as.confidenllv as possible, and in asqri of a whispered howl, replied : "Bagel yof honors '! vf’. ; i The Aox or Snickr.—The age of sheep may be known by (lib IVonl teeth. They are eiglit Jh nomber and appear the' firil year sill of tho sarhn site. In (ho ssoond year, lb? two middle ones fall out, and their place is. supplied by .now tqoth, which may be easily distinguished by their larger size.. In the third year (woollier small teeth,'one on each side, fall out, and are replaced by two large ones,so that there are now four Urge teeth in the middle, and two pointed ones.on each .aide, |u (ha fourth year tho Urge teeth .are six in > number, and only two remain, one at oncli end of the range. In thn fifth year the re muining small teeth uro lost, and the whole 'front leothare largo. Iq (he sixth year the whole begin to bo vyorn, and in tho seventh year, sometimes soon er,scrim full out, or sro broken, ft is said (list the loClh of the owes begin to decay st five or six (those of wethers at seven and those of rains at'elghl.— Slnep . sometimes continue strong and pioductivo until fourteen or sixteen years old sod occasionally longer. ‘ , > ' WnV and Became— Why does a arailh, by ham mering s piece pf ijar-lron, render it red hot? , Up. cause he thereby compresses the metal. When air is violently compressed, it becomes so hot ns to ignite outton and other substances. An ingenious insirpmenl for producing light for domestic uses has been constructed, consisting of a small cylinder, in which a solid plstqn moves sir tight; a little tinder or dry sponge, U atlatohod to (ho bottom of the pinion, which is (hen violently fdreed into the* cylin der ; (ha air between (he bottom of thn cylinder, und llio piston becomes intensely corpprosaeJ, and envoi* vbs so mqcli boat as to liglitthe Under. ' Whb are ths scent and hearing oftliecleplidnl remarkably aociUeli Because, living in.troops,'.but often dlsporipdfor food, thyv may again .oomo Jpgsth or,' Elephants 1 are knowq to discover a tigsr-lrabk by the aiiiell,' ' ,•• •' > WHy Is thexultlrigdown of’ 1 (or rests' found to ’di minish tl|o quantity of rain .7 Boosuao it is supposed tq dimioiththcuU/acilon furclauds. , A Cpof. Judok,—A obup!«Mof.« limbs of the law,’* who wore conducting a suit before a.Justice In-Dot* cheater, got Incensed at (ho other, and finally camo to blows. The‘Court sal by and looked coldly on until the frsofn was.over../Then‘(ho combatants apologised for disturbing.,his honor} but the justice, wiping life spobkp, 1 coolly declared lie liadn’t beep disturbed in the least—he rather liked it. 1 Ou, wopdrons ngel.when waul of native oliarmp no longer fill fair woman with alarms; prhen paint, roses, *durn the shallow face,end cotton stuflinggivee her .every grace } when pilot of gold—her sire's lII* gotten gains, make full atonement fur want of brain} while solid graces wield a blunted dart, while, murk arid moonlight wlh the lover’s heart. (Xj*ln your undertakings, if you wilt bo success ful. Jet ration be the precedentod all your* aoilenai irq,the effects ofifol|y} foaU are.upr fortunate because (hey never consider j, and men riinke Fortune greater, than ptio Is, and by their owp folly Increase their power; Foresight 1» thb right | eye of Prudence. a $* oo PEE/ABKDf/,' :•!' 'i' s r?2 '.:.::KMXZS ©sjus a»a. as,w 9a*,u night—nod Sniggles lohiawUa/ v;,' fr<c-a Lay. talking as they, were in ,bsd t , ~ n u . j it> . Of all the ilfi and mbd strife //]' '' • Tbat fell npon bla liiokleia head. / -1 " ■' - 1 -nf > ; i '■* :l J'?hl * Hera we haw been six years,’ qaolhjhe.., . * And siill wa Rod both ends don't’ mpat/ I’ve worked os busyasa beb,- r ' : ' , r,/ '**’ And yet we and eat I * ■! djs'-»»M« Oar children hare no schooling yet? ’ " - r ' :: r ‘* Indeed lysm aahamrd » Poor fellow, I'm ao much In'debt— He’a had ndbhanea, IbdUgb nowjH»ltMift i<Si a ' ' 'i: <'i it .hifiht'l * But atop, bow tail Mia hiaapoaw, _ ,'. ;,, Our neighbor got* along Sowell,' ' ' ~n ’ F Have you nol marked how fattaer Blown*?' * , ‘ u Whal’or bahae can slwayaa*VL l* i. •Hisboya, ho says,know fkf Entity word Then tliopevha’ve been to school •yaa*^‘: ,r : A And then ho always.know* |h,e,Rlow» : - When goods are ohoajj, and when, tbey’tj <Jepr< ‘ Hit Term though not «a large ab Di»f» # ;o-It Is fat improving every day— * 3 I'd like toknow what magic , ... .' rf Ho had to help him In this .wav* ' ' * •; : inaivl 'And I would, loo,* pour Soigglee So next morning forth he wcnV'j . , 3< i To find where Blowae hit tangliV And how bo bad ao little spent. ' ' 5:,,,ni T ,<; J Said ilV,*lhVlhln£ la'pfbiiv;^„ 1 The question,'no matter’how you tskinefv 1 la answered.by tbo aimple words— ’’ f • X alTrap's taka 07 Cotmty'Papae t*h -tu^-iq •.,..'>•-.1 ‘ t otU*~. A Sfßdnd Tcjuti.—A temperance 1 feattWHtft held in Now York on Wednesday* blgbL'*'- Geo! Samuel Houston, Hon. UcrraedMaori, JohnCWftn* here, P. T. Barnnra, Rtm H. .W.,Jtetobor, ;Wtl# present and, made speeches.. A.gpld, medal-w*q presented to Hon. Neal Dow, who ; was present.--; Thfefe were 1500 persons a*f the festival.'' ‘*' n ‘ Jinny Lind’s Last Charities.—The late, taty Lind gave fifty dollars to the waiter and thirty dollar# to each of the other’servant* ofnKehtidae where she Was majrted. - She then gave her hand to. Otto Goldaqhmidi, and this ia the oL-Ab* Lind charities , that will ever .be recorded ~a ' Tha Jenny Goldschmidt charities have not menced. V *’ " 4 ‘ ‘Tiv -•u . I • • '•*.!■ !.* l.Jia, I.e-J rj jbliO . Liberality.—Giving fifty dollars tq-thp garish Fund after ‘‘beating down' 1 the cents on a string of onions. ' 1 ; u M , -r : ; ■.•-. y t,*z iboi Cowhided—A young gont, in.fyltimoie, p$ Monday week. ‘ Cause—b’ehding tine. Verdict of commanjly—Servcd rrgh't.", ... There are several things that lookawkwardiar a. woman, viz; to see her undertake whlfUe— carry her dress more than knee high whl!e f ’croß|- ing the streets—to throw a stone at abb|j—tochaw ‘‘patent gum’* in. prayer a.moke.p long nine—to climb a garden fence! and tq sing bail'll a revival meeting. 1 , t ‘ . We like the “new pill* 1 which a dlsUngaiabcA pttjetulan lias jirat.invenleo. , Tlilß‘)nvsiußW)t> remedy for melancholy is made of ‘‘fun-apdTrean air, in equal proportions, and is to be (akiiilkitli cold water three times aday.’* C * J ®h*s Can one imagine anything rhopp a bachelor's bed chamber J Possibly, 5 ibe'Dfftndr. Swamp may make ao mepret eq e ionstos lm i 1 ar |^y, it is stated that the v*lue of ÜborJi socgteatlyi enhanced in. iome portions of Michigan by ihaemL gration to California, tbal.sBo,a.|nonthafi4ikPhl4ii is readily.commanded, - ... -vj; i.; 1 noose Four columns of a northern newspaper, ptlntsdt in very, small type, are occopied by. ment of a quack doctor, head ‘fOnc tvortfJQ (hi afflicted;’* ! A.lohg word,thatl l! J ai ’ w ‘ The Cincinnati papers say ithtrU-WsmadiDdOr persona present at lbs. delivering,.of iJCoMnUs*** speech, In that_ city, pit “sea of upturned faty»” there njusjhajrbpcfl John FarraU,tbc editor oflhe Pliiabuig Ditty* Tribune, la about leaving for Ctllfocnitf And’flbt fera his paper for sale VI . ; , billl*# f ~Mr,. George R.. j-|and. of lifts girep KoßßUtli s' check-for The principal' oofpta cJ fc iJai forr iq 1 '£*l (fo rnl? isflfly dollar gold piece*; which t lifj ’c a IT' 'iffi/faS? We suppose the horn* production is sufficient w supply the demand; -.iw. I Kossuth, In reply to the address wilfr Vhlufrlu? was. received at Cleveland, stated that be WMthens making his one hundred and fifty-sixth •PW.ifcia, the English languages a J,. 'At • Uusinqss men ahpuld as soon Uifqk, Jourony In a ci,r wliljoni al\foh s d. attempt to succeed In businesq^itput^advei^ing^ Grasshoppers have made their pppearamskns Northampton county, Pa. They are.-regard^^ The United Stales have ground en<yJghiAPithft out up into ninely.five Stales, edoh at Targe ail Great Britain proper. If girls would have rosea for tbelrclieeke,.tb l ey must do as.the roses do—go to aleen witMbelljtf lies, and got up with the morning glories, * a . It is all moonshine about Oie glrlr Congress to havp leap year, come-Considerably; oftenor.. They merely wish the year msdeabouti as long,again, m .■ -i, ( • s':,;?* II is belter to eow a yoanfrheart. wiiivgioaropet thought and dpode thso a the heari's. baryest is gerpetual. 9<>( üblto . You insy.giean knewJrdge ,hy^reading* hgigWu mu^laep^teilie,chaff T .r.sjiotdWd*d* i A:mad, dog passed >V.o4gh ths Wnm Wh •AWrt.Mh '?.»! W«11 . Bslliroore It moving 'stlbngly. IrnfaVoret Mtfeii ing a railroad brldgQ Hnrf®.dOiQraqfoj /,»<•>:■> { m gmei t*i*a The iNow Yorh of nvery fifth house in Keyn.’Vork-isjallliavergpqri •hep,,or a house of .ill U . • (l.t- W« b.11.r. th«( •r,t]i.,t, l ,U,.,«g,U),A f.miljt ought .Iway. to have ono bahj 1o l I—it fat; lUj, fun of the thing* . Ti)o t'iitlthlt) property orotil o ‘ t IJ* l v dd > W'n i fot this yaeret four handfed’ornl iaVhlitJ-'ioVkfl’MlF lion,. . .’I i *' ■v. i .r. 'Oiintll ,(t.loijil : Oo»olouano»« '(lpb««6tl| » rnah , if '(iii|t^ ! «n'it''lVS? hath It Into the berth.' ' • '-V'"**" •* A opotlior’a piirlty reHhee the mannora. ••! ; *--• !*' fliTft E.ety ’noble buildlng giroa Influ^ijop'l^^j^Sj The Weel Ohealar people ate aglUllnf tbvMb. 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