mmmfttn «i ilotunttcr.
‘ BY JOHN B.DBATTON.
rJOLVSS.
3d oc mm.
' : MT BIRTHDAY.
' ‘B» THOMAS MOOIIS.
‘' "My birthday”—what a dlfTrent sound 1
i-.'. • That word had In my youthful years I ’
t each lima the day comes round,
lets’white iurnarks appears!
. When-flrst our aeaoty years are told.
It aeema like pastime to grow old;
Arid,’as Youth count* the shining' links
' '-That'Time aroundhim hinds so fast,
Pleased with the task, he little thinks
- How bard the chain will press at last.
, Valh Was the man. and false as vain.
• ’ ’Who •ald”were he ordained tordn
, Bis long career of life again* •
~ ,Hi would do all that ho had done.”
Ab, ’tie not thus the voice that dwells
' |rt sober birthdays, speaks to me,
■Par'othofwJso—of time it tells,
lavished unwisely, carelessly.
Of counsel mocked; of talents, mada.
' Haply Aw, hlghßind pure designs,'
■ But oft, tike Israel's 1 neense, laid
.Upon uuholy.earthly shrines;
Of nursing many a wrong desife; j ~
Of wandering after Love too (Ur,
‘And taking every meteor fire -
That crossed my pathway for his star.
All this it tells, nnilcould 1 trace .
Th* Imperfect picture o’er again,
■With power to add, retouch? efface
. .The .lights and shades, the Joy and pain,
How little of the past would stay!
• How quickly all should melt away—
All-but (hat Freedom of the Mind,
Which hath been more than wealth to mo ;
Those friendships, In my boyhood twin’d,
. .And kept till now unchangingly;.
And that dear home. that saving ark, .
- Where Lovo's true light at last I’ve found*
Cheering within, when all grows dark,
And corafurHess, and stormy round I
jfWaceluwcoiwh
From-(lie Philadelphia Enquirer.
SOCIAL TREACIIERYJ
Or* the B«tr«7«t ot Private Confidence*
••Oil I colder than the wind ilint freeze*
. Fount*, that but now In autiahinv |>l*y'U
.1* that eooßaaJieg pang which suizes .
The.(rusting bosom when bolraj’d."—Moore,
There ere rimes and seasons in Che Ufa of almost
every. one, when .the heart unbosom* itself—if we
may nae the expression—anxious to communicate its
most inmost thoughts to some kindred spirit, aod
tliusloexeUe sympathy, if not lo.obtain coonccl.—
There sre few,indeed, who have not somo confidant
of the qn.iel aodraociai hour, aomo ono.to whom' eve
ry secret may bb revealed in a spirit ol utter frank*
nen.and with a firm reliance, that such an evidence
of friendship and esteem .will not bo violated. And
thus too In families.. .Among friends end with nebr
and dear, relatives, alt the ordinary restraints of con*
venation.arc. thrown aside. Every action ‘and mo
tive it revelled, and a'porfaot reliability ia felt, that
such revelation will be held ae sacred. .In the
multitude of cases it is r so, The confidence of social
life ia rarely, betrayed, although there ore sad excep
tions.:-We can conceive of-no enormity: mors cul-
pable, more deplorable than a' revelation of the trusts
of friendship, and of the character alluded to. To
steal into the confidence of a fellow beinp,ofa friend
nr neighbor, to win upon his feelings and worm out
his secrets—all undor-lho mask of friendship—and
then -to betray those secrets to the world—nay, ti
exaggerate and pervert them. Is a species of social
delinquency and wickedness, from-whloh oil who are
truly high minded and vlrtuou* ««.•»-■»»**•*<*
horror. It Involves the donblo.guUlof treachery and
hypocrisy. it perverts the holy privilege of friend
ship to the basest stabs at the victim,
when.ho not Only least suspects, but when ho leans I
nnd relics open the baee and guilty hand; as that of.
an advisor and companion. But, there is another
description-of «oclU treachery, which is far more
common. We allude to the disposition which per
vades so generally; to listen to the frank and unpro
meditated remarks.of-aoolher— remarks made in
his own family circle, and thus on privileged, If not
hallowed'ground, tnd then to go forth and repeat
them. ; The repetition, too, is often made lo an, un
kind iplrll. The manner Is changed or misrepre
sented and thus what was meant in jest or playfol.
neat. It convarled Into a serloaa matter, and la made
the ainseol Irritation and ill will. > The Idle tattlers
ofttha JtoQNwhb are ever on the watch for - tome
hasty remark, and who eagerly catch it up, and bear
It from car -to oar; are,not only common nniaanccs,
but t they are worse. . They are'the disturbers or
quiet and happy homes—they are the fomented of
discord and disunion among friends—they are cither
the thoughtless or malignant causes of scandal,
calumny,-bitterns** and feud. ' Alas! how many of
these are to bo found, not only In every groat metro-
Ht.ibul in evsry little village. They hasten from
door to door as If bent on mischief. The slightest
whisper of slander Is magnified Into aomoihlng aeri.
ous. and thus by nods and shrugs, tnd strange tor
rolees, reputations are trifled with; character* ere
■•sailed, and household circles rendered miserable.
Should It not bo rogorded os a duty on the part of
those who afro admitted to the confidence of friends
and famUle*. who ara made partlea to I their accrete,
and before whom many things are saW not Intended
for the general etrsof the world—ls It not the duly
on the part of all sUoh.to avoid the repetition, even
of harsh remarks, or the betrayal of any tingle dr-1
oumalaitoe that was evidently made known In a eplrlt.
of confidence T la It not a hearties* and treacherous
occupation, to rspbal language that war meant only |
for the private car, especially if the repetition bo |
calcnUted to Injure the reputation of the original |
utlerer, or to wound the feelings of another 7 is u |
not the policy, as well of benevolence, os of wisdom,
to afford is much pleasure poislblo in this world,,
and Inflict as little pain 7 ' t -
If we cannot say something kind and generous ol
those with whom we ml* and mingle, had wo not
better hold oar tongue* end remain silent 7 II we
•annot brighten the reputation of those immediately
around us, why should wo engage lo the unpleasant
task of sullying and darkening 7 All have errors
and Infirmities, and all, therefore, are liable to mis
takes. It is impossible to keep watch and guard
upon ourselves ’at all moments, and while there arc
miny* moreover, who are quick, impulsive and
thoughtless, and who indeed, often say things which
they do not really mean. It is cruel, therafoio to
take advantage of such, to gain their confidence and
enjoy tholr friendahlp andyet abuse .bothto -their
disadvantage. The dcaraal lice, the moat sacred
attachments,the holiest bonds, have boon sundered by
this species of wanton - hypocrisy ot;d baartlesa!
treachery. Tho little things of Ufo sto often preg. i
n»ot with mighty conacqooncet. A.rpmark.maoe|
in confidence, end repotted In . °'
tn.llgn.nl .plrlt-n.y. if tepeeted .1 .11, "HI open
(he dope for mleoonelructlon, end lend lo mleunder.
.lending th.l ye.n ° r nricr effort will not fully re
concile. .Nothing wounde, eo deeply ee the ellgbl or
.unmerited oeneuro ol . friend. Nothing renklo. eo
■keenly In tho hum.n'heetl, .e . belufor inrpi.Blcn
thet one .whom wo hero been la llio hebii of lru * l !"*
with oonfidenootfor . long period, end of whore («llli,
«<5 ..wl|l. .nd elnoetlly wo ncrotcnletl»inod_a
SoohUiee e.ld or. done eomolhing, either celool.led
to, de.tr ny ,thn kindly feeling .1. blow, or . to throw
A euipleion upon his conduct fororor.efter. And yet
(hie le the biller froll trenchery.
ii»«L»k Sa» or Sr-AViB.—A negro
lateral children wore aold < J°M , b° ro „g'
few diye ego, el prioei ringing from «7U lo *B.ll.
The Ooldaborb* Patriot 'eayai . ......
“They wore Iho ohlldron of a Irco negro by the
name of Adam Wynne, who had purohaied Iholr
mother, hla wife, protloua to their birth. * b'»
conaeoaonlly hla ilevee.md he hating become In
tolrotl, they were aold.forhladebla..
WA oortnelle la’it rpio butlt frpm wl)loh each
yqungJJian plncka a flower, add the thorn* are lc|a
fertile huabind.
The.Lagead o t tho DaVll’s. Bridge*
,'X FRAOMINT, PROM JOHN C. SCTIAAD’B FIRST LXCTBHX ON
BWlttttßtAND.
. The Devil** Bridge Is In the. valley of thp Heuss
bn (he roqd ofthc St There are now.two
fridge* on (he. spot. The . new one was built with
<the aow/roiid, bui .lhqi old bnols said to. hive been
built by none else bat the Devil hlrqsqlf
Ladies ahdgontlcmcn, you must excuse me if 1
have-to pronouncq this ugly name, but. if I shall
relate the legend of the Devil'* Bridge, I cannot help
pronouncing the DevilVname.
. Folks at that time, and even at a time far advanc
ed ip the middle ages, had tf good deal of trouble,
with the Devi). They uied to have personal inter,
course with him. He appeared with alt tho Attribute*
of his infernal Majesty, horns, goat's -feet, cot, when
over they required his assistance.. In our cnlighU
cned and refined century, he must have peon fright
cited, probably by the'profound arguments of our
modern metaphysicians wHb have reasoned even his
existence out from their brains. At all events, he
docs not appear - to, os any personally, but
sometimes personified, and oven in the moil beauti
ful, forms.' V i '
. But now to llic legcnd. In the fall of 1837*1
-travelled on .foot over the St. Golhard. .When, after
having ascended bp the road for three league's, 1 be
gan to feel the heaviness, of my knapsack, ! engaged
a gajdo at thovillage of Wasen to keep the company
and to carry. ,n)y khopaack. He was quite an Old
man, and for the few copper coipa I gave' him for
his trouble, I .obtained a whole score of and
legends. T. naked, him for Ihqt of thc Devil’s Bridge,
and be very tyillinuly complied, wiih my demand.
Many* many a hundred years ago, there were but
a few shepherds arid other herdsmen on this aide of
the Reuaa. They soon discovered that, the belter
pastures were on the oilier tide; but bb there was no
they did not know liovy to get over the fiver.
One amongst them at , last proposed to hie fellow
herdsmen to petition the. Devil that he might build
them n bridge. . They did so, and went to the Devil.
•Where they found him, 1 do not know,' observed
my guide, in parenthesis; but the Devil promised to
build the bridge, on condition (hat the first living
creature that should run over it, should belong, to
him- Tlia.iis(Jt(naA .«g»iiil J/i .tJiU.aiMl.Aii I he.next
morning the bridge was bpilt. The Devil sat on
the opposite, sjdq, waiting for his reward. Tho
herdsmen advanced towards the bridge, nnd one of
them—drove ft goat oyer it. Tb? Devil, expect
ing a huinan'soul, was cheated.
Ladies and gentlpmen, before I came to (h>S coun
try,'l often heard the saying that'there must bo
seven Jews to cheat a Yankee.. .Those Swiss herds,
men could bool the Yankees. They cheated Ibo
Devil.. ;
But that is not all.-.. The old gentleman, whcn. hc
sa,w ho., was, cheated, got. into a rp°*t tremendous
anger, and resolved to destroy bis work again.. He
went to the top qf tile mountain, took a tremendous
rock on hia shoulders, and' came down again with
tho intention of crushing the. bridge to pieces. But,
oil, calamitous circumstance! oh Ins way he met
with an old woman, who, when she saw tho old gen
tleman coming along, made tho sign of the Holy
Cross, whereupon the Devil got so frightened that
ho threw off the rock from his shoulders into the
river, and ran away ns fust as ho could.
I cannot guarantee (he.authenticity of this.trans
action. I was not present, but 1 have seen on im
mense rock in the Rcuss, which is called the Deairs
Rock to (ho preaent day.
Adam's Pali* t
Mr. While, the temperance lecturer, during. hie
vianano inooite last spring 1 turn mo nn.ow...*
dote in one of Ills addresses, to illustrate the Influ*
ohco of o had example in the formation of habits
ruinous in their effects : .
Adam and Mary his wife who HvrfFln one of tno
old Slates, were very gbpd members of iho church,
good soil of folks any way, and Mary thought a
great deal of the minister, and tha minister thought
s good dual of a glass of good toddy, ; . •
Whenever the minister called to. make Mary, a
visit, which was pretty often, she conlrivcd-to have
him a glass of toddy made, and the minister never
refused the "toddy. After awhile AdanVgot to fol
lowing the example of the minister to such an extent
that he became e dronhoid—drunk up otorj thing
ha hid and all ho could get. Mary nod ho became
very poor in •,consequence of hie following the min*
ialer’a example ao closely, but tha good minister
| continued hia visits, and poor Mary continued still (
to give the glass nftoddy. , One day he culled In ]
I and told Mary that he was going away for a week—
should return on Friday—and handed her a book
containing the catechism, and l"ld her when ho ro«
turned he should expect she would be able to answer
some of the questions. Mary says yes,and laid the
book awny very carefully. But Mary like a good
many other church members, thought no more of her’
book until the very Friday that the good minister
was to-return. ' ‘. , , . .
•What shall I do.’ says aheiUba mini, er la t* be
herb to day and I. hove not looked, in the book he
pave me. • How can I anawor the questions 7
*1 can tell Adam, ‘giva mo a quarter
eud let mo go uteri. Smith*, cud-gel oom. good
rum, end you con .newer hi. question, with toddy.
Mury look the .dvlco—goto Adorn « qu.tlor ond
o jog, ond off ho ilorted., After bolt 1.
gilod, and on hi. w.y bock. Adorn concluded to tn.lo
the rum. On. loot, brought on another, until In
stumbled over a pile of rec|ia and broke the jug and
lost all the rum. Out Adam managed to alogger
'A. icon.a. ho gel In Hid Ijo'n.c. Mory loqulrid
onxlouoly for the belli, of rum. 'Whore U the bet
lie of tom, Adorn V Poor Adorn managed to item,
mer mil'lhol ho hod olumblcd over o pile of rooko
ond broke the bottle ond loot the rum.' Mary woo
•in o fix—Adorn drunk—th. rolnlotor coroitlg—the
. tom gone-ond the qunollon. unlearned. ‘But horn
comoo Iho mlnletntl It would nt do forth, men of
1 Cml to ... Adorn drunk.’ fo oho, for the wont of o
1 belter piece to hide him tent him under the bed. By
* Iho time ho wo. fairly under, in com.. Iho
1 After sluing a few moments ho asked Mary If she
‘ thought aho could answer the question.
•How did Adam fall t* , ,
Mary turned her head, first one way, and then
another, finally she stammered onl:
•H aftllovera pilo of roeki!' • .
Il was now the ministers turn to look blank, but
ha ventured another question.
‘Whore did he hide biiwelOjlet hia fall •
'•Upder(Aefcerf,slr'’’' ,
, There. Adam,jfou oiqy.eomp opt, ho .knowfi.aii
good,minister reared—not cyon Welting for
a glass of toddy. .
The pcoro(«
“I noticed," aaye Franklin, ,“a .mechanic among i
a number ofolhoia el work on a holioe oracling uni
a little way from my office, who alaraya appeared to ,
be in a happy humor, who bad a kind word and a
cheerful omilo for ototy one he mqt. Let the flay bo
ever ao cold, gloomy or aonleia, a happy ami|odano.
ed like a aunboamon hla happy countenance. Blear,
log him one morning, 1 naked him to tell me the
aacret ofhla con.linl happy,flow ofeplnl. "No ao.
Old, Dr.” ho-rcpllod, I*l have,got one pf.tbp beat o
Vitya,end.when I.go,(o wotkahoMweya
of encouragement for roe, and when,l go bonvMhC
?no'r. me with a .mile and ktaa. and then lea
ia euro lo bo toady, and oho hoa.dono on rpony |(ltlo
thing! to ploaeo 1110 through thp day. t|tal 1 oanpol
find it in my boon lo ony on unkind word to nny
■ body." What on influence than hath women over
the heart o( man. to aoflon .lt apd moke it the four.-
1 tain of pore, omollone. Speak gontly,,lhcni a hoppy
' atnlla end a (rind,word of greeting, alter the lpl|i pf
> Ih, day ale over, opal nothing, and go far toward
■ making ahopio hoppy andipeaooful. ,
; rrt-BcoU. ao.ckcellent.for wearing. when,«)eo^!
too tiplly and too neat, the tqg|on bqunbed by a gcn,
llemao’i coal tall, aoUupqn men ,qe ftall.paUO PRO?
gun birtela-maklog them go off.
“ OCR COUNTRY—HAY IT ALWAYI IE RIGHT DOT 110111 OR W,OKO, OUR COUNTRY."
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1852.
A Story to r Boys*
It I. related ol a P.r.Un molli.r, th.t on. ([lt
Jog hor’aon forty pieces of-ellvec a* hi* portion, she
made him swear never to lelf a Ho, and said, 'pq my
son, 1 consign thee to God, and Wo *1*““ °°* m ®? l
again till the day of judgments ' ;
Tho yooth wont away, and the parly he travelled
with was assaulted! by robbers. One feljoip. asked
the boy what be hid got, and ho «»«d* Jfortyr l J? ri
are sewed up in my garment.’ He laughed thinking
he'jested. Another asked him the same question,
and received the same answer. 1 ’ . ■■ ■ ‘
At laal the chief called him Rnd{ aalcea <>ltn : U»®.
same question, and he. said, 'X have, told,two of your
people already that I have 40 dinar* sewed oj) »n
my clothes.' . -
Ho ordered the clothes to be Tipped open, and found
the money. 1 . . ~,
•And how came you to toll this?* said he. i>e*
cause,* replied tho child, *1 woold’nofbe fatso to my
mother, to whom I promised never to tell a lie.’
‘Child,* said the; robber,‘art thou so mindful of
thy duly to thym°ihoral thy yepra, and am I in?
sensible at tny ago of the duly I owe to my God 7
Give me thy hand that I may swear repentance on
it.* Ho did so, and his followers were all struck
with the scone.
•You have been our leader in guilt,* said they to
tho chief, *bo ths same' in the path of virtue; and
they instantly made restitution of spoils* and vowed
repentance on the boy’s hand.
There Is a moral in this story, which goes beyond
the direct.influence of the mother on tho child. Tho
nobio sentiment Infused into tho bresst of the child
is again transfused from; breast to breast, till those
who feel It knows not whence It came.
.. Mra. Magazine.
A Bear Story*
A young man, formerly. attached lo this office,
probably by a love of adventure, as well os,the hope
of pecuniary'profit, struck out from the boston .paths
of civilisation some eight months sincp, and became
all at coco a hunter and trapper in tho wljdsof Wls.
jConsio, somewhoro In the vicinity of Lcuch Lake.—
IHo has written a letter to his friends In this city,
I full of the incidents that usually characterise a bor.
I dor life, and from among them, wo aro permitted lo
l wpj- •Jmy.e-iia.is. "soma.in
a har fight.”
A few duys previoos to the dale of Ins letter, no
struck out from camp, shout, ton miles into thawH
dcrncss in quest of game, ant} cqmo suddenly upon
"signs’ of bear. Following the unseen Bruin,.ho
traced him to a cavern in Ihosidoof a Blufr.ana
directly set about building a fire at the mouth of the
cavern. Having no/weapon but a single barrelled
shot gun, and a small,knife, ho was but slenderly
equipped forari encounter with a foe so formidable,
when in close quarters, as a bear. However, load
ing!)!* plecoheavily wilh buok shot,ho waited what
should come forth. Sp had not wail, for
presently out came a cub, which ho Immediately
despatched, opd‘inexperienced as ho woe, without
taking tho precaution lo ro load, ho busted himself
iin skinning his victim. ’ ‘ ’
I While engaged in performing this opesalion,out
came another member of the family, of site and dig*
nity sufficient to entitle him lo the appellation bf
•bpar.*. Approaching opr young hunter, hq had mm
in a characteristic embrace, before ho was,aware or
llio existence of so affectionate a pcivouagp. After
a severe struggle, during which the young man was
terribly scratched and, wounded, ho. succeeded In
plunging his knife Into one of tho animals* oyps.—
This only solved to infuriate the vreature still more,
and the rover would not have been able lo write his
Wilt, llio low or bipod, l|.e bear rdaxcil h>« i'o»•-
Ti.o young mun Wa. ‘a a1g1.1.10 aeo. Ilia Nothing
was lorn to shroda—hls hands, face and arms wcrei
horribly scratched, nod ho was olhsrwlio severely
brulaed* Leaving his gun and h.a roe. He .n.neged
after a long time to orawHo tho namp where bo no|V
remains hmt </u comUI. An Indian w.a de.patebed
lo the nccne of the conflict, on tho following day.bnl
the wolves had been before him, and but ulllo was
loft of cub or bear.— Chicago Journal^
A gentleman ofPl.tt.burg, .otpe year. ago, when
.tailing Canada, waa introduced to an elderly officer;
and. on the officer’* learning- lhal I* o om
Plallaburg, ho inquired if lie lived there el the lime
oftho battle, end If he know the name of the officer
wl'o lid the party lint .termed, the Mlery ™ 1 '«
night ol the 10th. The gentleman replied that he
wae In Platlabnrg el the lime oftho battle, end Ihet
(bo officer who -led the alorming parly he had.men
tioned, wae named McGlaeecn. ‘Will you bo ao
good eato toll mo,- .aid tho officer.-what number
of men ho had wllh him.*
•About .illy, I believe,’ replied the geollemen,—
of Iha't bVuo'ry end
U"io"when ■ the word-, ' cll,r C o 0 "
the front and rear.’ broke the death hit. »l llueew «
ifa voice from the air had .creamed the
men ran like mad dog,. I tried my «
confueion to bring thee, to corn. « rd “ r A,^,“ \llTdv
success.for noma, lime} bulat Insl t.'|, e -d
charging in fine atyle. I placed myaelf a» ihelr head,
and, anaioua to repulao the atlaok, urged themion
ward with all the energy I poaaeaaadi; when taking
a mme aniloua look at them, to fee what one, alood
firm ip theanrpriee,behold! they w “ oa l
Yankee., who had clia.ged up another way,and 1
wa. leading them. -Than,’ a.ld ho, -wa. my time
to run.’ ,Where my men had gone no ono knew.
But I riiaholl poll mill into the Wood., over tho log,,
into mod and water! then alraddlo of aome .lump ,
>w achieved by any msn.W- of
The Girl* otf.OnUfpml**
Some young follow, writing lo hi. .lelor in Zanet.
vllle. Ohio, Mjit .
•'ll 1. o r.ro Itool In Ihl. country lo enter a houio
/ by the pretence of . Indy, where, in.te.d
' f n floor cV».r.5 with dirt,
Inna* vou *co U nicely carpeted with coffee
naail/elUched togetherl and then to eoo in what,
trim order they keep their cupboards, whIUl wo «® n »
miserable housekeepers, that ,w* arc, pile every thing
PST“iSn ST»“ f fi »' r 7 br^ , - o‘p’ 0 ‘ p ’
ESssMass?#«fe
of no time. Men ere eoixod with tho eeroe hallucl
n.lion In regard to female ba.uly, C bewildered
Don Quixote when ho Invested a red faced, tub ahap,
ed oily woooh with the comellnoe. and olletnuor a
Venuil An .old maid waa lately .married in eur
neighborhood, whtf hid; no doobl, boon tinging why
den*l the men propbloT’ for tholael twenty yoate. .
She.waa red haired, .quint eyed and, frecUlod-aana
teotn and Bane money-ln churl, aho had ebqulaa
llllle proluaalona lo beauty at tho old gal whoao
Imaband had lo practice Ulaalitg ,iho cow .a year, be
fore lie could e.ctow up hi», cuurygo l ( u ,giyo lior a
smack."
trrPolilenot" dpca muoli In lmiln?»a. Ail iqnpu
donl plerk can, do mofo lnjiuy,ln l o,.lsro||un lu
ownol’i neglect to ndverllpo liU goodir, t
. rpyU la a complaint a«lml many young mlnU
larvim, wMMH' ,h»WMW .'P'.'tl*; W
liurli «r« In iht p®*». , n , .
pal Preservation.
A Wonder)
Tito following tor; nierestiog story is token from
a Devonshire (Englat i) paper:
"Dudloigh Saltorioi has boon Iho scono of a most
thrilling incident. Ex Utile children, on Wcducs.
day morning, got in i a boat on tho. boacb, and a
mischievous' boy ; ahi red .it off.. boat drifted
away to sea before ll t children were missed. Ter*
ribls was (he agony < * the mothers when they knew
it, A number of non went off iri all directions;
every boat was on the lookout until ftr into the night,
baylight returned qn 1 still nothing was heard about
them; they were l?st either in the expanse of the
wild ocean', or bur/cd within its insatiable depths.—
A Plymouth fislie/mon fishing cSrly in tho'mbrning
saw something flatting in the distance; bo bore down
to it, and discovered it to bo a boat, and in tho bet*
tom the six children, ail huddled in like, a nest of
birds, fast, osloop, God having mercifully' granted
litem that solado after a day dritrror arid despair.—
lie took them aboard, feasted them with broad and
cheese, and gliddenod their .despairing hearts with
a promise toUko them lipmo.. Between threo .and
fopr In, the afhrnpon tho fisherman was eoeq in, tfyo
oiling with (hi boat astern, All eyes were turned
toward him; tie best spy glass in (he lownwas rub*
and again, and at last they fairly made
out.that it wai the identical boat., Tho nevps flew
through; the (cwn, the mothers came frantic to ths
beach, for there were no childfcn discovered in the
borjt; none to bo aeon in the sloop. . Intense was the
agOny of suspence, and all ’ alike shared It With tho
parents. At laatdhs boat came in, add the word
went round 'theypro qafe,’ and stout hearted
men burst into tetrs, women, shrieked with joy, and
became almost frinlio with their insupportable hap*
piness; It waslindced a memorable day; and a
prayer* eloquent for its rough sincerity, was offered
up to Almighty Qod, who, in his infinite mercy, had
spared these innocent children from the perils and
(errors of the sca'during tlioHearfal night. Ftvi of
these children wcio under five - years of agej the sixth
Is but nine years old. 1 ’
Contagiousness o^CrltttC*
Dulwer in one of his novels makes (ho following
just observation on (he contagiousness of crime i
“It may ;bo observed.that (hero are certain years.
in. wUlnk, «n-.*> ***'•*'' 11 1 _ ‘ 1 . 1 _ ■ ,
crime comes Into rogue.. It flares Its season, and
then burns bat. Thus at qno time' we have burking,
at another, swlnglim—now suicide is in vogues■ now
poisoning trades people in apple dumplings; now lit-,
lie boys cut.each other with penknives; pow ,®P.W?? 0 . n
soldiers abbot lhair, sergeants'. Almost every year
there is one crime peculiar to It; a soil of annual,
which overruri the country,but does not bloom again.
Unquestionably, the pres* has a great deal to do with
those epidemics. Lei a newspaper give an account
ofeomo outlf the way atrocity, that has the charm
ofbeiog novil, and certain depraved minds fasten to
H, like leech*. ' They brood over and resolve it; the
idea grows ub a horrid phsnUsmalisn monomania;,
and all of a sudden, in a hundred different places, the
one seed sowk.by the leadpn types, springs* up into
foul flowering! But If tho first reported aboriginal
crime has been attended with’ impunity; how much
more doss the imitative faculty cling to it. 11l judg
ed mercy, falls, not like dew, but like a great heap
of manure oo tnp rank deed.”
The Plague*
II it stated th it much apprehension it foil in Now
Orleans of the i pproacli ot a new disease which Is
called.lho plagu;, and is now said Id bo -prevailing
in souio of the Weil India Islands. Wo see by Ibe
papers that a disease called by iho., sumo namo ,ha»
made ils appearaoca ' r* t ZZT. TmOno r efi U IT 1 W h c IH -
or Vl is I ho same diabase as llial which goes
name of plnguo in the Eaal is not Biased. ■ *hc
Boston Mcdiwl Journal alludes to Iho subject as
certain, from tlio accounts received both
hero and England, that the true plague has been
(reduced into Madeira, and the work of death has
been appalling. THo question has frequently been
BkUaled: will ih-»t dreadful disease ever reach this
continent V I‘hero is a reason to believe It will; the
wonder is wlty il line not been already. Our com
mercial Inlerlouno ie catenate, with ration" P*tl»
of Africa and Iho Aaiallo olioro of Iho Mediterran
ean whore.tbit Brent abonrge ii never dend nor dy
ing, but limply repoeing from ono period to another,
like, fatigued giant,to gather etronglh for a renew
al of •laughter. Shnnld It enmr, it may bo hoped
there will bo found more acieoco and a otrongor
barrier of Medical skill to moot and diaatm it of Ha
torrora, that baa boon oalilbiled In tropical climitoi,
or In tho filthy aoourgo inviting regiona of Mon lorn
Turkov,' Pliguo apporlaina in the Araha in lute
ago! and where (ho aamo condition of thlnga cxiila]
na characlortEca their model of life, their anclal con
dition, and the abaonce of all common venee effort,
lo avorl or nrreat 11, will have an abiding foothold.
. M*nuf«etnre of CbmWa*
- - lt)»* irra*u«L nomb manufacture in tho world la In
Abardain.aooilandj.il l« iha» or M.w**
llowoll & Co.' Tl ,or# * ro 36 furi)ao<* for prepMlpg
horn* nod tortollo shell for Die combs, and no eaa
(ban 120 Iron acre* presses arc continually going*
In stamping them. Steam power la employed lo out
t|,o combs, and an engine of GIljT hoiso power la
barely aufflclanl lo do the work. Tho coarao coenba
are aumpod or oul-lwo being cut In om dlijil a
lime, by a machine invented In England in- lo*o.
Tho fine dressing-combs and all email loolh combo
are cut by fine circular , saws, corps a? fine. as.to cut
40 teeth lo the apace of one Inch, and Ihey rdtolse
5 UOO limes In • minute. There aro 1039 varieties
of combs made, and the aggregate number produced
of all these different aorls of combs, average upwards
o| IQOO groaa weekly, or about 0,000,0,t)0 pnnuolly;
6 nni.nlily that;lf laid together longlhwaye, would
extend about 700 mlloa. The annual consumption
1 of ox horns la about 730.000. tho annual consumption
of hoofs amount* to 4.000,000; tho consumption of
tortoise shall and boffalo horn, although not ao largo.
Is coirespondingly valuable; oven the waste, corn;
poirid of horn shavings and parings of hoof, which,
from Us pllrogentxed, composition, bflcomoa evalu
able material'in the manufacture of pruaalatei of
polish. Smounta to 350 tone In the year; the broken
combs In tho various stages of manufacture average
150 or 70 gross In s week; tho very paper fpr packing
i coats $3,000 a year. ' . t -
A hoof undergo®* eleven .distinct operation* before
'll become* a finished comb. In this greet comb,
i factory, there are 456 men and boys employed, and
IC4 Wooten—ln all 090 hands. The company com
menced boalnesa twenty year* ago. on every email
•cale, being much smaller tban-lho smallest work*
in England. By \\ni determined
ranee,and shrewdness which is characteristic of that
pooplo.lhoy h.v. «lml .lied of “I* lT hr ."
Britain. ’' There Is a temperance society and s libra
ry connected with the works.
Th« M*n and lUe Vin*«
In ono of ih'« o»rlj voir. .(lor lb. cro.llon oClh.
»mli), m>n bilgin'lo plml i vino, ind.B.llnuw it,
Bn *\vhat pl.njo.t Uiou, .oh qf t|io )’ »fU ill"
prince of demon*.
I Liuiiln very often .lipwMV bright > A vino! 1 replied tbo man. .
oKl Üb'ilng. o..iW. | i.Ppl.; n. ; urn,.nd ; Wh.l^j.-o g .rU«pf
Sor o bo thorough!, know i to th. 1.. t« i from Uto ptodoed n.1,t,01d whlol. 611.
feSSiswaJKi
iLfh. k»d w /~» a«etph«rHim out ’teil l. HM lipp.brf «?r .1n0.,t1..r when n
b -T d I'libl rr.^rr:
whulo iparv! Spmo.njcn wear an overlaying barren ho rraoiublo. an P jen j^ b iWft |i owo d
«- ■■■..•.■ «« ih
1 only anlff, and Ullar, and Bniffßcr from IK4 jhroal tho mire. J n .. , .. . •
louuardt. pr.nt beet, prodgeoaomp wU»IUInff% »«"•? Th mouol 0 f California ‘ gold dual received »l
oßcliln«Uon,p« If thoy wero.laugnlng, wood, lh «f n tt( j 0 | p |,j tt Mini from N.*Vnrk during iho y«arl
rr nono -.ooh coma. good. Tho mart Who cannoi \ h ® olnoly wn.i Tbo mini noniumw
laugh If only.ill for •lroMpne*MrtllWW» * r *P?[ * .nnually oboul acton hundred.
ind hta.wh9lt.Hft.ln.lWdj > .UKW 1 i MK* 1 ffl a odd. in Uo operation.,
gem. <} r ’ , * > *■ ' ■; •- •
T.bb fashionable; young lady.
She sits Id the lighted parlor, .
• , Andtwaila for the lardy beaux; .
Sbo plays, with her little ,
' And trots with her little toes—
• ‘ She ialls for Her Spanish poodle.
1 Sbeoalls for her China fan} 1
She kisses herloog oarqd puppy,
And wiahes il was a man.
Her mother atays in tho kitchen,
Dressed in her eparao.attire.; - . _
She k s freezing over tho,lces,
And rpasting over tho fire. ‘
She's making some', nice confection, 1
Some delioato kind of treat il
Of oream. and various jollies.
For her daughter’* beaux to oat.
Hard of Hearings
1 1 have a ■mall bill •gainst yob/said & pertina
cious looking collector, ai he colored the store of
one who bad acquired the character of a hard oust.
omer.,, ~... . i. ~ i . ..,
‘Yes, sir, a lino day indeed/ was the reply.
'l am n'ot'spcaklng of (ho weather', but of your
bill, ’ said Peter in a loud key, ’
‘lt wouldbo boiler if we had a litllo rain/
' ‘Confound the rain/continued thq collector, end
raising his voice, *havo you'any money 'bn your bill.*
♦Bop yqur pardon sir; 1 am a little hard of hear*
ing. ■ I bavo made it a rule not lb loan my funds to
strangers,and I really don't recogonizo you.’- -
‘l'm collector of Iho Daily Extinguisher, air, and
have a email bil( against you,* proaialed the collector
at the lop ofhis voice, producing (he bill and thrust
ing il in Iho face of Iho' debtor. •
*1 am determined to indorse for. no ope ; you may
pul your note in your pocket book; I reply, I can
not, realty cannot indorse it/
‘Confound the endorsement! Will yon pay it 7'
‘You'll pay il ho doubt, sir; but there-is always
somo risk in these matters, you know; so I must
decline it, sir/ . • t
•The money most bo rhino lo day.*
'Oh, yes—ninety days—but : I would not'endorse
it for a week; so clear out of my store; It's seldom
I’m pressed for an endorsement, | ) y friends—
not force mo to put you but, leave the premises]' ,
And the bill wae returned to the Extinguisher of
Hccr, endorsed 'so confounded deaf that ho could not
understand. , * .; . r I
k! ’ Onr'bonntrjr-
In 1792,' iho ebrnor alone of bur present Capital
aL Waahlnglon,was lald;i At'lhal time Oen.Wash
ington, in whoso honor Iho new soal pf. government
was named, officiated, years" afterwards, vjfc t
on the 4lli of July, 1851, the corner atone pl an ex
tension of the building wde UTdj’and (ho Sccrotary
of State made an address, In the course of Which he
presented a sketch-ofthe comparative,Condition of
our country at the,two periods, • •- ~
Then wo had fifteen Slates, now we navp thirty,•
one. . , ' .
Then our whole population wasthreo millions,
now it is twenty three. , '■
Then Boston had eighteen thousand people, now
it has one hundred and thirty slx.lhousarid. ' *
Philadelphia had<forly two: (fauusaod;.now il has
fear Hundred and nino thousand; .
Now York had thirty three thousand, now it has
five hundred and fifteen thousand. '
Than onr imports werethirly one millions, now
they ore one hundred and seventy eight 'Millions.
The area of our territory was then.cjighl hundred
hundred thousand. ” • "• '*** * ‘
Then wo bad no railroad, now wo hayo throe mil*
lion five hundred thousand miles of it.
Then wo had (wo United post offices, now,wo
have twenty one thousand.. , . .
Our revenue from postage then was one hundred
thousand dollars, now il ls Cvo millions.
Those arc only a few facts going to show the rap'd
growth ofour country; and that wo ant. cor children
have to do to secure the continuance of He prosperi
ty, is to love, fear and obey Iho God of our fathers;
lo avoid inleniper.anoo, prloc, contention and greedi
ness ofgain, and cheriah In all our hearts a Pa
triotism, and a just sense of obligation to those that
shall com? after us. ’ . ; . ■- - ~ ■'
Bnooess*
Of til otiitr thinge on the ctrth, it it wlitt It moil
admired tnd applauded by llio jnultilu.lt>, and yet, el
til thing., tl it that wjiicli it the 1c.«1 ,n »"> P°* er
of nbj indivldu.l lo ta» bo will elteln to. Men,
i pint, and 1011, lind pldli and intrigue, and ruin .out
and body . for aucoaaa In thoir enlorptlati, booauto
limy know and feel tb.t Ui.ut.ou lli.l .occr«.l l .l
(hay will ht judged by their.fellow.. To be eueee.i.
ful ln : any tiling; it at once to pul the aeal of popular
approbation ,lo .11 llio.lepeby which .uoee.a wa.)
touched. To fail i. at onto to ellgraollM all tlioaa
al'cp. a. tho rc.ull of Hie moat liopejeee nl.upitjily or
frantic madnoa.. E.polionce iell. oe Ih.l.ucce..
I. freijnenlly alltincd by. the-niereal teeid.nl, and
that failure re dapendopl liCoiylie upon tbo edlory of
chance, lhal, wUh.amalignant influence, be.et.oTery
onlerprl.ej' for'ina.mucil a. in e jodrney through a
wilderness lo a given point there I* but ono right
path, and a tl.ouiand wrong once, so llio chances of
failure in llio accomplishment of any result arc far
more numerous ihan’lho chances of success. But,
says the world, If a nun lie clever and Intelligently
caicful end learned In whet he eels about, he will be
successful. , \lnto tho lap of tho Indolent and the
sensual forlbno seems delighted to shower her golden
streams. ' Around IhMrows of the non.mlolllgont,
and almost tho fsldut, sho anpeani ever onalous to
wreath the laurel of fame. • The dishonest and the
tricky a™ generally upon the,best terms with soci.
olv: and lfa msn possesses not one particle of genius:
him.oif ho 1 generally find, that fate, fortune, provi
dence-call it what yoil will—plate, him in lame
oomfortsble position in which ho can command the
resources of genius in others, and reap the benefits,
[low many men do wo see with high Intelligence,
morels that maybe cnl(od heroic, abundance of In.
formation, and full ofthe largest capacities forjjood
to themselves and to others,who fall in every thing.
Success Is an accident, therefore wail for It quietly;
and If U come, welcome It; but not eilratnganlly,
for it may go again; and recollect, that If upon ob*
ssmtton you find that l|mio whb havo beaten you
to the race of life, and are fcuccessfui in the stum,
menl of worldly objects, while you arc free from be
ing so, are not such as you can esteem, and hat
their ways arc not your wsys, thank the stars that
you are not among them.
'rr:> fiif
AT 00 PER AltoTO. ;
IS 'J -V
A, Woman'in California* V*.
We Imvo before ut.says (he 'Boston Traveller,* .
private letter -from & lady, though 4 bard.‘Working
woman, In California. li would ihtereitour reader*,
we havo no doubt, as U hoe os, ware we at liberty t 6
publish it entire. Wriier npptS&Ts to
taurant or eating house, in a mining village.- ’Among
her visitors sho accidentally' discover* tho>eoh bf.krf
old Connecticut acquaintance, knd ’finding, he'kaif
endeavoring to induce -Ms father add' molhbr'tovisU
California, she wrilea'thie letter to enCouragtfthoni
forward. After an inlrbdueiory efplanlilinn*dr.whdf
she was, and- where they bocamO acquainted vtitb
each other, she good on (b say 1 . '-t
•I have made $19,000’ worth of pies—about'onb
third of this has been ’deaf profit. - One
god my own wpod'ofT the mountains and chopbfcd’iV
and I have never had so much es a child to' uko k.
step for mo In the country.' SH',ODO-1 bakcd'id obd
little iron skillet, b considerable portion by a dartf? .
fir*, without from tho brtrillwy
eon. But now I have a good.cooMng stovo.in which.
1 bike fddr'pica al a lime, d comfortable cab\n v j!qr*/
poled, and a good many ‘Robinfcon Crusoe* comiorla
1 about, rnc, which, though they have, coat nothing
, ybitheyiriako'my plnco lodk habifalitb. l alitfhtve
my wood hauled and chopped. I bake on in^ aver* I
age about *2OO pica per montlvand cleaf.flßlp,-— ,1
This, in California, is not thought much,’and yet,
in reality, few in comparison are doing ep -I
have been informed .thorp are some women, in ®n£iS
town clearing 850 per week at washing, and I can--
not doubt it. There is no labor so well paid 8» ?
woman’s labor in California. It Is hard’ wo?k .tw
apply one’s self Incessantly to 'loll, but a (W’yciW
will place you above’want, with a handsome fnde* *
pendency. ! 1 intend to leave off work the coming! 1
spring, and give my business Into the hands ojViny
aislor-ln-law. Not that 1 ani rich,'but‘ I need,
little, Vnd none lo toil for but myself. ’ '1 expect to
homo some time doting (lie present year, for a short ’
visit, hot I could not be long content away frdm thtf •
sonny •clime pf this yellow land. A, lovelier of.
more hcallhv climate could not be, and when F gjl ,•
a few friends about ’ riib, I think I shall be fifarfy .
happy again'. 1 suppose ’’C. Cv B. has dsteflWtnhd f
face of the country to you a hundred ' limes j-ao I #
north by the cold of another winter;. If f.oq do rql
come, I should,bo obliged if you could find tiepp \9j
write to mo occasionally.- ' .
Your old ftlond, ■ L. .
mmnnJLE o<?odijfibnc^
One Brother Jfnrditiil by AnVilhr''
Ofi Wednesday Iq#!,Robert (jJbiddoll,
entered the grocery elore of hi* brother, Andrew
Shlddoll, situated near the railroad depot, add mM*' ,
mcnccd upon him a most fnriou*attack
hickory stick, swearing that he would' kill hltn.—
Andrew immediately- despatched a•. servant-boyl®
Mr. Cord's stable,-for osalitaned, >Ho sought tOjitt* t
duoo Robert to desist from l(io attack uponhlabroth
or, bdi Robert steer'd that If lie, Cufd, Intdrferfed, nb
weald kill him’loo; Bythia : time; Andre# haffr*’'
(reated behlnd his counter and coold gotpo
He e.tclatmod iff.his.brother Robert, wjab
with you as a brother, don’t kill mo,” Gut the infij**,
riated assailant waa daaf(o every appeal and a word
ho would kill him. A’ndrew't'hcn- told liltrt* llial ft®
hod a pifclol, but Robert replied with an bath, lhal,t
ho waa a cowird end dared nolusoit. Allhji point 3
Robert soiled his brother by collar and preaaaw
him against tho wail will) one ItteVad, ab’d With thV
ho had retreated to the wall and could not If pip
it, for lie waa rotflinod in l)ia cramped position,
tbo firm grasp of hi® assailant. Undor tbeae cirepnj
stances ho drew his pistol, and, placing it cloiol®
the hcadof Robert, fired. The latter fell back, bnl„
the wound did not produce immediate death. H®
lingered till the next morning, when he expired. II
appears that Roborlhad recently, before he mtiMr*
the attack, swore to toko the life of hi* brother* arid B *
that And row had been apprised of the threat—henc«r<
wo may presumolho.reason of Ida being armed wuVf
a pistol, the case was examined before Judg®
Thomas on ’yesterday, and the Court remarked,* after
hearing tho testimony, that it would be hard |o.cou* o
ceivo of 1 a more complete oaao of jualSnabia homi
cide. Evon construing the law with the
rigor against the accused ho must..■OH bo ne.h»lai
• fully Justifiable in lliocouraa ho had taken. H« did
: nol takb life, nnlll ll became absolutely neoearity
for him.to do ao, in order to prcaerio ms oj?n, i IPG*
1 accused wai consequently discharged. , .1,. ;J »
, • [Lexington (Ky.) StaUman. ~ ,
UACT EriTAPM FROM OLO ToMMTOM*
U* D.
Haro Uei the body of Alexander McPherioti, ;
WII9 extraordinary perion;-* -
Uo waa'lwo ynrda in> » •toekinf: roe!,
fid'kopt.hl, dl<*» rid i», ,
;< . AUliob»iileof Wdloiioo, !•:! ••■>
.Thngullei a
And oarrid
which [> faUc; Iht Oil con.- '"• “"'"r
(ravs It. True modesty is aihained to tfnytnlpf Jh%v
la repnonthl to right reason; false U.aahim*.
cd opposite to tho humor, Of
llioso with wliom the party ionverses. True taodw 1
ly avoid* every thing that is criminal ? false modeslfj
everything that ie unfashionable; the Jailer Is PP«J
t general, undetermined Inallnoi—the former Is that
Instiricl limited and circumacribed by Ihoruwppr
prudence and, morality. ■ • >
my Inck" «*clalme etory m»n wliw*hr
roeeit WUH « misfortune. An IlalUr. po«l00M»0ld;
Id a fil of despair,Had Ho been bred •
would Have, boon born without heads-
Ah aubEent rbymo tlifld** beauty into four pn
bb follow* t
liong end Yizy*
Littloand loud,
Fair and foollib,
Dark nnd proud.
Death or WAflinNoToii'a IjAit Pali.
Alexandria, on the 23d ultimo, Mr.'S.muel Hlllob,
on old and highly ro.peot.d olU.on or thal p 1.0.,
who Wan of thoeo who boro-lbo-., pall al th« fa-,
n.r.Uf W.aliinglnn *“. >,7IS'- Vf?^w 0 ," ■ 1 ‘fg
celebrated,fta ibq Birth of
Thl« gentleman ia apohen of In tho hiffhaal tdrtoo.
for . fnng llfo.9« integrity. Ho f ,a unlvera.lly ...
tepn).dby aM wljoltnew him. , ,
A Rxaaoit —'Snobbe,' .aid ’ Jllri.Snpbbo to W
Imeband, tho day after the ball,‘Bi\obb., why did you
dapo.Vitb pvory’ lady Jo the hall tail night before
T °°Why, rnydiar'" .aid tho devoted filtobhe, *J IM
only prmotiainf what wo do'.at tho table, tciotring
fho baelifor thp.lael.* . „ „ p ~
nTMta! Swleahelin declare. that: I'lhe.Ooll «(..»“•
linTon ‘Ann Corr«.-Mr. N. P.WIW.
i«n<rfld John : VanDuren,U appearto.to.foUow hiin to
Bannuda , t and there adjust o '‘point of honor'*, nyo|r».
od during the lain trial In the Format oa.o.
Sid plh«r pirntioaV and hl«My colorod nbabltfjnl
ordamcdtoiho EpißOopal ralnlalry.ul JMkjan t ®HW*s
on lh« Bih IniU ■' 1 l '"' «H«)
' Tim Indy whoso’ dVoio •jjjjjJ
■niflloTOlfU wiriii'h'rfa to»MW*o**
.ilou» Import iodwid'- , v
■ft ftfltfXi.
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