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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.
Jtol of lighting their boroogh »ltb.g*e«"ni:>m')
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