A in r r it n ii Mroitm. •* BT JOHN D. BBATTON. VOL. 39. poetical. •\VHEN 1 AM OLDi When I am old—and O how toon, will life’* sweet morning yield to noon. And uoon'a broad,skrnesl. fervent light, ?a ahaded in tho aotemn night I 'ill, like atory wall nigh laid. Will seem my life—when 1 am old. When I am old, ttila breezy enrlh Will lose fur mo Ila voice of mirth ; The atreams will have an under tone Of aadneaa, not by right thoir own ; And Spring's aweet power in vain unfold In rosy ebama—when 1 am old. When l am old, I shall not care To deck with flowers my fcdlng hair; 'Twill bo uo vain desire of mine la rich and costly dress to shine; Bnutfftjeweljtnd the brightest sold. Will charm me nought—when I am old. Wbea 1 am old, my friend* will b* Sid, and Infirm, and bowed, like me; t else, their bodies ’neatb the eod. Their spirit* dwelling safe with God. Tbs old church bell will long have tolled Above the rest—when 1 am old. When I am old, I’d rather bend Thu* sadly o’er each buried friend. ’ Thao see them lose their earnest truth That mark* the friendship of our youth. ’Twill be so sadJo have them cold Dr strange to me—wbou 1 am old 1 Whan I am old—how strange it seems Like the wild lunacy ofdreama, To piclureln prophetic rhyme That dim, far-distant, shadowy time; Bo distant, that it seems o'er bold Even to say—"when lam old." , When I am old—perhaps ere then I shall be missed from haunts of men, Perhaps my dwelling will be found Beneath the green and ailent mound; My name by strangerbands enrolled Among the dead—ere ( am old. Ere lam old—O let me give My life to learning how to live Then shall I meet with willing heart An early summons to depart; Or find my lengthened days consoled Dy God's sweet peace— when 1 am old. SlfttoctUantottg. A BROKEN HEART* The interesting case of a literally broken heart , which we subjoin, wo* related by Mr. K. J. Milch ell, of Jefferson College, Philadelphia, while lecturing on diseases of tho heart. It will be ecen that the expression 'broken hearted’ is not merely figurative. in tho early part of his medical career, Dr. M. accompanied,atsurgeon,a packet tlulsailcd between Liverpool and one of our southern ports. On the return voyage, soon after leaving Liverpool, while the Doctor and tho Captain of the vessel, a weather boa ien son of Neptune, but possessed of uncommonly £ne feelings and strong impulses, were conversing in the Utters state room, (he Captain opened a large cheat and carefully look oat a largo number of arti cles of various descriptions, which he arranged upon the table. Dr. M. surprised at the display of cosily jewels, ornaments, dresses, and ill (he varied para phernalia of which ladies are naturally fond, inqui red of the Captain his object in having made so many valuable purchases. Tho sailor, in reply, said that for seven or eight years he had been devotedly attached to a lady, to whom he had several times made proposals of marriage, but was as often reject ed ; that her refusal to wed him, however, had only , stimulated his lave to « greater exertion; and finally, . upon renewing his offer,declaring in the ardency of i ft is passion, that without her snnletji Hf- “? l worth living for, she consented to become his bride upon hi. return from hi. next voy.jo. Ho .« «o overjoyed el the pro.peol ofo iu.tri.go, from which, in Ihe warmth of his feeling, he probably anticipated more happiness than is usually a mortal • lot, that he spent all his ready money, while in London for bridal gifts. After gating on them for some lime and remarking on them in torn, *1 think this will please Annie,* and ‘I am sure she will hko that, he replaced them with the almost care. Thlsceromony he repeated every day during the voyage, and Ihe, Docttfr tfften obaerved a tear glistening in his eye as be spoke of the pleasure ho tfould have In present iag them to his affianced bride. On reselling his destination, the Captain arrayed himself with more (ban usual precision, and disembarked as soon as possible, to hasten to his love. As soon as ho was about to step into tho carriage awaiting him, he toss called srtdo by two gentlemen, who desired to tfiate a communicat?6h, tho purport 6f which was that the lady had proved unfaithful to the trust re posed lo her. and had married soother, with whom she had decamped ahortly before. Instantly tho Captain was observed lo dap hisi hands lo his breast, and fall heavily ttf the cfound. He was taken up and 6'onvoAA’d to his room on the vessel. Dr. M. was immediately summoned; bit before ho reatned the poor Captain ho was dead. A post mortem claim nation revealed tho oiuso of his unfortunate disease. Ills heart was found litArstly torn in twain! TI»o tremendous pulsation of the blood, consequent upon adfeb a violent nervous ohook, forced tho powerful muscular «l*Wo adffndot, artd life watf at an Tbc heart was broken. _ % Rather Eloquent. Recently P»u! Denton, of Texas, a MolKodl preacher, advertised a barbecue, with the condition that ho would furnith belter liquors than are. goner, ally to bo found on such occasions. When the people were assembled, a ctop'etado fa il it crortdl cried out, •Mr. Paul Denton your reverence hie lied. You pronflsed not only • good barbecue, bul bolter liquor. Where’s the liquor 7' •There!* answered the mlselonary. In a tone of lliundor, and. pointing his motionless finger at the matchless double spring, gushing up in two strong columns, with a sound like a shout of joy, from the bosom of the earth t ‘there!* ho repealed, with a look | terrible te lightning, while hie enemy lly troni bled et hie feel).-there )e the liquor which God the Eternal brewe fot >ll Me child, on. Not In lh » meting .till, o»cr erooky fire., chocked «> lh P 1 '*""; one ffe.ee, eurtoiinded with lh« .tonoh of elckomng odoreand cortopllone, doih joiir Falhor In Heave" prepare the proolout eaienoe of life—lhqnuro cold teller) but In the green bl.doend sloo.J dell, where the rod dettr wendere, end the child lovoo to ploy, there God btoweilj end down, low down In (bo deep e.t e.lloye, where the fonnteto murmOfa and the rilla alng, and high upon tho mountain lop., whore the naked grenilo glitlore like gold In iho eno, whore the elorm cloud broodo end tho thunder atornt crash, and away f.r out In the wild wide oea, where the bunlo.no huwle mu.lu, and the big wavoa rollo. tho cborue, eweeplng tho march of God—there ho brow, it that botorego of life, hoellh giving water. And everywhere II i> a thing of llfo and beauty,gleaming in the dew drop, ainglng In tho eummor rein i •Mo. inn In the 100 gem till the trees aeom turned to living jewel., eproedlng a golden veil over the eotllog eun, or a while gauio around tho midnight moon ; aporl ing in tho oataraot, dancing In tho hailahowor) ■leaping in (ho glacier) folding lie bright enow our. Ulna aoftly about tho wlnlory world, end weaving the roeny colored oky, that ayren, whole wrap la the rain drop of tho earth, whoao woof ia tho aun bea m of heaven, all checked over with celoell.l flowore bv the myetlo hand of refaction. SIIU always It ia beaoliiul—thnt hle.aed life water I No pol.oo boh bice on lie brink; He foni« hijl. no made murder, no blood .lelnl Ha liquid gl.a., palo widow, and orphan, weep not burning tear. In lla doptha, no drunkard's shrieking ghost from the grave coroo. it In worde of eternal dlapalr 1 Speak out my IVionda ? —would you eaohange It for the demon e drink, eloo. hoi t' A about, like tho roar of a l.mpeal, anawored, »*Nol"—Mobile Tribunt, . flier* U * young lady up town who ia ao polite in epeoch that aho will not aay gymnastics j eno says James Nallc*. ' Thera era three Theatre* at San Franoiaoo. One of them,, the Jenny Lind, oo»l $175,000, 03* We pubjiah (he following lines at the re qaest of several sobscribers residing in the lower end of (his county.—Ed. Pul, SPIRITUAL RAILWAY. The line to heaven by Christ was made, Will you go, will you go 1 With heavenly truth the rails are laid. Will you go, will you go? From earth to heaven the lino extends, To life eternal where it ends, Accept the call that Jesus sends. Will you go, will you gol Repentance is the depot there, Hasten on, hasten on! Where passengers are taken in, Come along, come along I No fee for them is there paid, For Jesus is himself the way. His loving voice you must obey. If you go, if you go. God’s word is the first engineer, Will you go, will you go? It-points (he way to heaven so clear, - Come along, come along. Through tunnels dark and dreary here, 1( does the way to glory steer; Then trust the Lord you’ll come oat clear, If you go, If you go. God’s love (he fire, his grace tho steam, As we go, as we go; Which drives the engine and the (rain, While we go, while we go; All you who would to glory rule. Must come to Christ once crucified. And then in Him you may abide, Evermore up on high. In first or second, or third class, You may go, you may go; By loving failh and holiness, You must go, you roust go; You must tho way to glory gain, Or you with Christ can never reign, The bibte makes it sure and plain. Will you go, will you 1 Then come, poor sinner, now is the time, Will you go, will you go 1 At an; station on the lino. You may go, you rooy go» If you repent and turn from ein, The train will atop and take you in. The heavenly prize you then may win. Will you go, will you go 1 SELF-MADE MEN. Coiambus, the discoverer of America, in 1492, was a weaver. Franklin, the illustrious philosopher, was a journeyman printer. The eloquent Masailon, as well as the brilliant Flechior, arose amidst the hum. blast vocations. Niebuhr, the celebrated traveller, .was s peasant. Sixtus V. was the son oft garden, er, and in bis youth was employed in keeping swine. •'l‘lie great Rolhn, the historian, was (iio sod of s cul ler, and Burns, (ha celebrated Scottish poet, was a ploughman. iEsop, the author of the fables which huve so often delighted us in days gone by, was a stave. Ilomor was a beggar. Daniel Defoe, the author ofßubinso Crusoe, was apprenticed to a shoo maker and was afterwards a cabin boy. Demosthe nes, the groat orator, was the son of a cutler. Ho garth, the painter, was an apprentice to an engraver of arms on silver plate. Virgil, the great Roman r. L .Witf pa#. V, apprentice to a silk weavre. Bon Johnson, was a bricklayer. Parson, the renowned professor, was the son of a pariah dork. Bishop Prldcaux, was at one ttmo employed to sweep Exeter College, io England. Akeoside, (ho poet, was the son of a butcher. Pope was the eon of a merchant. Cervantes, s well known Spanish writer, was a common soldier. Gifford and Bloomfield, both excellent poets, were shoemakers. Howard, Iho philanthropist, was apprenticed to a grocer. Halley, iho well known astronomer, was the son ofa soapboiler. .The parents of Sir Richard Arkwright were very poor, and he was a barber for a number of years. Beliotila, the celebrated Egypt ian traveller, was the son of a barber. Barry, an j eminent painter,was originally a mason. Blackstono, ( the celebrated lawyer, wo* the son of a llocn draper. Blacklock, a Scottish poet, blind from Ills Infancy, was in a distressful stale of poverty. Buchanan,the Scottish historian, was a private soldier. The willy Butler was the son of a farmer. Canovn, the cele brated scalpiof, was the son of a stone-cutler. The j Empress Catharine of Russia was born a peasant, I and lived in the state of a servant for many years.— I The intrepid navigator,Captain Cook, began his car I eer in the merchant service as cabin boy. Curran, j ftio or*tor of iho Green lole, wos iho aon of poor I parents, knd had to contend with many hardship#. I The celebrated Umphry Davy, was the son of * cur lver,and was apprenticed to an apothecary. Dodsley, the author of severs! works, was at one time * stock I ing weaver, end aftciwards a footman. Drake, the j groat naVigalof, vfra* iho son of a shipherd. Huntpr, 1 iho anatomist, 1 wa< apprenticed to a carpenter. Fla (Conor, the poet, was the son of a barber. The mgo- Inlous Ferguson, was (ho aon of a shepherd. Lord * Harwicks wo* the son of a peasant, and ho became I Lord Justice of England purely from his abilities.— ! Haydn, the celebrated music composer, was the son | I of a poor oarlwrlght. Herschell, the astronomer, was I the son uf a musician. The great Dr. Johnson was 1 the son oft bookseller. Sir Thomas Lawrence was j the son of an inkcepor. La Fontaine, the unequalled 1 fabulist, was the son of sn overseer of woods and I forests in Franco. Milton, the pool, was Iho son of a scrivener. Parke*, the eminent chemists was the son ofa small groedr. Pixarrowas never taught to ; road when young, but omyloyed to keep’ hogs. Pel i luck, Iho poet, wis the son of a carpenter, and work ed aomo limo at that business. Allan Ramsay was bred a bsrbar. Ruffmllo, the eminent Italian painter, was the son ofa peasant. Richardson, a well known writer, was the son of a Joiner, and lie worked ea a printer. Shsksposro, Iho great dramatic writer, commenced his career poor, arid ns a menial. Slone, Iho celebrated mathematician, worked as a gsrdcn cr, and taught himself to read. Kirk White, a young pool, who died at iho ago of twenty, was the -on of a batcher. q3*A tailor being about to toil for India, a citizen aekod him where hit father died 7 •In shipwreck.’ , „ •And whore did your grandfather die 7 •Aa ho wat Tithing, a tlorm aroto and ho with hit companion* perished.* •And your great grandfather 7 •Ha alto perished from shipwreck.* f ♦Then if I were you 1 would never go to tea. •Pray Mr. Philosopher, where did your father dl °My father, grandfather and groat grandfather died in bed.’ . . m . . ~ •Then, If 1 were you, I would never go to bed, replied the ton of Neptune. A notion teller wta offering a Yankee clock, fine. Ir varnished and colored, with a looking glatt in front, to a certain lady not remarkable for personal bosuty. , •Why, ita beautiful,* aald the vendor. •Beautiful indeed I a look at U almoal frigbtena i me,* said tho lady. •Then, marrn,’ replied Jonathan,‘l goota youd belter take ono that aint got no looking glatt.* Ap old bachelor, on teeing the wordt •Families •applied,* over the door of an oyster aaloon, stepped In and said he would taka a Wife and two children. An old soldier, who had tened In tho Florida war, oame Into nur office a few day* ago. He had aerved under Scott. We naked him « how ho liked Gan. Scott?” “ Whaton earth do 1 know about the mart, •aid lie,“l wta nothing but a poor private, tod Scott niter steaks to a »riv*t* r—Ontario Vtm. *‘oya COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS OS RIfIHT— RUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEP 1 A Visit to lisars Bridgman* i A TRUE STORY. A few days since I paid a visit, by invitation, with The following remarkable story has all the in a friend, to the “ Blind Institution,” at Soilli Boston,' leresl of romance j yet, it is true, and (he parties where I bad an opportunity to see Laurojßridgman., are still living: Although much has boon written about (his interest { h was In thp memorable year of 1814 when the ing young lady, yet 1 am inclined to bedovo that her allied armies tvere concentrated about Paris, actual condition is not generally undirslood. The | y oon g lieutenant of dragoons was engaged Blind Institution ha# long been esloblshcd, and is w j l f l iliree or roar Hungarians, who, after having now under tho superintendence of Dr. Howe, a man received Beve [ a | Bmarl B i ro kcs from his sabre, whose intelligence and humanity admirably ht him ma „ d g a baM |nlo i lis Moulder, to pierce for tiro situation. A. wo rang tlio bal .. ' b j ,nd his cheat with a thrust from a I,ace. and to leave boy opened the door. In answer to the inquiry 11 .. - , . un»i, Dr. Howe woe in, tho mils follow replied, “ I will hl ™ f ordead on the bank ofhoiver, goand...," There was a cheerfulness ood alacrity [ On the oppoalle side of the stream, a boatman about hi. movomcols that inlore.lod u«. It was and his daughter had been watching the unequal singular to hear the boy say he would tee if Dr. ngM with tears of desperalnn. But what could Howe was in when ho knew ho could not see at all., an old unarmed man do, or a pretty child of six- Whilo wo wore standing on the steps, wo saw sever* I teen 1 However, the oU soldier—for such the ai small buys by the entrance walk, picking up iho 'boatman was—had no sooner seen the officer fall smooth stonos, banding them to each other, each from his horse be and his daughter rowed earnestly describing tbo beauties of his own. At- most vigorously Ja\ r the other side, though they appeared cheerful and happy, yet they. Then, when /ney had deposited the wounded awakened in us feelings of.eadness and sympathy.— man in their lost, these worthy people omoood ii.o How strange that thoao whose eyes are closed upon r lver again, bui with faint hopes of reaching the sll tbo beautiful objects of earth, and who have Iho military hoaiimlin lime. least reason to rejoice, should exhibit a cheerfulness u y 0 ' bppn bad)y treate d, my boy.” and conteolmecl which wo lock m y.m forJt. Iho (h 0 oU Benllamal f , 0 him , “be. here am I, “ wide awako” world ! How little do wo who enjoy . . * * . . »* lh. hieing, af tight v.luc it; .nd huw inadequate. wl £, l ' a ™ fu W h " h °' n „ B r ', :„„.„ nnnt ly do wo realize the deprivation ofil in other.. „ The Sll™. and the fixed nttlludc of Lieulenanl Dr. Howe w.. not .I home, but wo wore kindly S ■ , showed the extreme agony of hi. pains, waited upon by the principal female toucher. It was and the h(rdy boalmnn soon discovered that the 12 o’clock, and tho children wore assembling in tlio blood whilh was gathering about the wound on chapel for their dully exorcises in music. VVo were his left sieja would shortly terminate hisexislence. allowed to bo present. Several of tlio pupils played He turnedito his youthful daughter: Lho organ and piano In turn, while the others joined “Mary.* ho said, “you have heard me tell of in singing. The music altogether was performed my broth*; ho died of just such a wound as (Ills '■'> wonderful precision and skill. It was marvelous ( here. W<4l, now had there only been somebody (o boo tbe blind display sucii powers upon tho organ and piano, li seemed as (hough a kind Providence had compensated in pari the loss of sight, by & more nico appreciation of sound. But by far the greatest object of interest tu us, was Laura Bridgman. She was not with the oilier children, is she could not hear not lake part in the music. Your readers may not all bo aware that Laura Is blind, deaf and dumb. She can neither Acer, tte, nor tpeak. 1 had somewhat formed an 1 opinion that she was a little girl. But 1 learned that she was 22 years of age, although she appeared not over 1G or 16. Her features are regular, oval face, with a very pleasing expression of countenance, i Her head is what phrenologists would call finely i balanced—the moral and intellectual predominating. Her demeanor was ladylike and attractive. One would not suppose sho ever entertained a thought of sadness from her appearance. Tho mode of communicating intelligence to bar is entirely different from that of any other human being—she being the only person living who Is at once blind, deaf and dumb. The deaf and dumb can learn by seeing, and the blind by hearing—but Laura can learn in no such way. Sho can only learn by iho sense of tho touch I Strange as it may appear, site has been taught not only to-converse freely, but to write. This has boon accomplished by the sense of (ouch sluiio. How did she learn her letters 7 How was tho first idea communicated to her. As wo entered tho room she was in earnest conversation with her blind companion. Tho blind girl cnuld hear our approach, but Laura literally "turned a deaf ear" to us. While viewing the two we almost envied the condition of the blind girl, In contrast with tho night of night in which poor Laura wia encompassed. Laara could speak to others by the moilon of her fingers, like the deaf and dumb, spoiling out every word. But while she could speak to others In this way, no ono by similar motions oftheiVliands. In speaking to her the motion of (ho fingers had to bo made inside of her hand, bhe could then understand iholr moaning. Laura and the blind girl both conversed In this way. On the desk before Laura lay a piece of grooved tin, with a slip of paper. I asked if she would write her nsmo for mo; as I should prize it ond preserve it as a choice memento. Sho complied cheerfully, *hcr learning the request through her teacher, bho placed tho paper on tho graved tin, measuring the distance from the side, andVroie in plain round let ters —“ Laupa BtiinoHAN to Uji. C—/’ Sho guided her poneii with the 101 l hand on Itur'groovcs of Iho l,o poor Laura ! Iloavcn grant the darknces which now surrounds you may end in this life. There ia a kind Providence, whoso care is over oven Iho moat obscure creature, and in time will compensate and rectify nil wrongs. There is no blindnjss or dear ness in (leaven. “There the eyes of mo blind shall bo opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 1 On leaving the Blind Institution 1 trust I had a more truthful sense of the blessings of sight and hearing, and of the corresponding obligations they impose. Laura Bridgman is considered by those who know her condition and her alUinmonH, as the highest Object ofinterosl in Iho world. When she Is taken away death’, thousands will regrol that they nc elected the opportunity of seeing her. Let those who indulge in complaints at the disappointments and disadvantages they suffer In life only think ol Laura Bridgman.— Boston Transcript. ae(Uien»n«< ttcui. tyofcb.of the U;8. Exploring Expedition to Iho River Jordon ond the Red Sea, in 1848. visited llio garden of Golhsemano about tbo middle of May. Ho say* : “The clover dpon llio ground waa In bloom, and altogether the garden, in lie aspects and aaßOcltlioni, waa better calculated than any place I know to soothe a troffblid spirit. Eight venerable trees, initiated from the smaller and loss imposing ones which skirt the pass of the Mount of Glided. Ibrm a cbnaecfalcd grove. High above, on either hand, to’wcrs a very lofty mountain, with the deep yawning oliaim of i Jchoiaphal between them. Crowning one of them is Jerusalem, a living city, l on the slope of the other is the groat Jewish CorrtAtrJ, a tltf of the dead. Each tree In this grove,cankered and grinned,and furrowed by age, yet beautiful and Improßalvo in its decay, Is a living monument of the affecting scones that have lakcft place beneath and around it. Tlio olive perpetuates itself, and from the root of the dy ing parent atero, the young tree aprings into exist, enco. These are accounted one thousand years old Under those of the proceeding growth, therefore, the Saviour was wont to rest; end ono of the present mny mark the very spot whore ho knell and prayed ■no wept. No cavilling doubt can find entrance herb. The geographical boundaries are 100 distinct and clear for an Instant's hesitation. Hero the Chrialain, forgetful of the present and absorbed in llio past* can resign himself to sad yet toothing rricdllation.— I’ho few purple and crimson flowers, growing about thft roots of tfio tree, will give ample food for con templation—for they tell of the suffering and ensan guined death of the Redeemer/* Woman.—Horo Is * 'Tribute lo Womm 1 from* note to the editor, the juitico of which there ere few will dispute: . . . , ‘There Is somefMng about woman that ia curious, isn't there f Thlt morning I awept out the school house. I thought it wta done nicely. 1 foil proud. Presently aomo girl* came in; and one, true to the •ex, look the broom. She awept alter me—and, food gracious, what * change? It aoom# as If—well c*n’l tell{ but when ahe had done, 1 had * very poor opinion of my home keeping powers, 1 enure you. The atovo hearth, the wood by the stove, all, everything, put on that look which only woman Can give. What in creation la It makes them give such an air to things. Common sense and flood substantial homo.spOn garments are not used much In these days. Resignation.—A vary worthy and respectable gentleman from Portland, who occasionally takes a * smile," was asked by a friend how be ojansged to get along where the Maine liquor law was so rigidly enforced. “ Ah, sir," he replied," like a good Christ ian I go to my eloaot^' 'EMBER 9, 1852 to suck tin hurt, his life would have been saved.” The boatman then landed and went to look for two or ihreo soldiers lo help him to carry the offi cer, leaving his daughter in charge of him. The girl looked at the sufferer for a moment or two.— What was hsr emotion when she heard him sigh so deeply, not that he was resigning life in the first flower of his age, but that ho should die with* out a rootlet's kiss. “My mMher 1 ray dear mother !” said be, “I die without—.” Her woman’s heart told her what he would have said. Her bosom heaved with sympathy and her eyes ran o**r. 'l'hcu «u A remembered what her father said; she thought now her uncle’s life might have been sav ed. In an instant, quicker than thought, she lore open the officer’s coat, and the generous girl re called him lo life with her lips. Amid this holy occupation the sound of foot steps was heard, and the blushing heroine fled to the other end of the boat. Judge of her father’s surprise as he came up with two soldiers, when he saw Lieut. , wnom he expected lo find dead, open his eyes, and ask for his deliverer. The boatman looked at his child and saw it all. The poor girl came to him with her head bent down. She was about to excuse herself, when her father, embracing her with enthustam, raised her spirits, and the officer thanked her in these pro phetic words: “You have saved my life, it belongs lo you.” After this she tended him and became his nurse. Nothing would he take but from her hand. No wonder that with such a nurse he at length recov ered, Mary was as pretty as she was good. Meanwhile, master Cupid, who is very busy in wa£ traty one way* to curotr, so very ‘deep U was. The boatman’s daughter became Madame S . (lor husband is not now a simple lieu tenant, but a Lieutenant General, and the boat man’s daughter is as elegant and graceful lady as any you see at court. Two Kinds of Illohcs. A lUllo boy sal by Ins mother. Ho looked long In the fire, and wua silent. Then as the deep though*, began lo pass away, his eyes grow bright and ho spoke : •Mother, I wish lo bo rich.’ ‘Why do you wish la be rich my son 7* And tho child said, ‘Because every one praises Iho rich. Every one enquires alter the rich. The stranger at our table yesterday asked who was the richest inon in ihe village. At school (hare is a boy who does not lo»o to learn. Ho lakes no pains to say well hi" lemons. Sometimes ho says evil words.— Out tbs children bUino him not, for they say he is a wealthy bey,’ Tho mother saw that her child was in danger of believing wealth might tako the place of goodness.or bo an excuse for Indotenco, or cause them to bo held in honor who led unworthy lives. Su aha asked him, ‘What is it to be rich.* And he answered, ’I do 00l know. 1 Yet tell me how 1 may become rich, that all may ask after mo and praise me !’ Tho mother replied. •To become rich is to gel money. For Ibis you must wa I until yuu are a man.’ Then the boy looked sorrowful, and said : *ls there not some other way of being rich, that 1 may begin now V She answered, ‘The gain of money is not the only nor true wealth. Fires may burn it down, the floods drown it, tho winds sweep it away, moth and rust waste it, end tho robber make it his prey. Mon are wearied with tho (oil of getting it. but they leave it behind at lilt. They die and carry nothing away. The soul of the richest prince goelh fjrlh like that of ilia way aide beggar, without a garment. Thuro is mother kind of riches, which is not kept in the purse but in the heart. Those who possess them are not always praised by men, but have the praise of Theft laid the boy, 'May I begin to gathe* this kind of riches now, or must I wall till 1 grow up, and am a man V . •Tho mother laid hCr hand opoft bW little head and B °‘To day. If ye will bear His voice; for lie hath promised that those who seek early shall find.* Anti tho child Said,‘Teach me how 1 may be come rich before God.’ Then she looked tenderly on him, and said— •Knee! down every night and morning, and ask that in your heart you may lovo the dear Saviour and trust In him. Obey his word, and strive all the days of your life to bo good, and to do good to •». So though you may bo poor In this world, you shall bo'iicb in faun and an heir of the kingdom of Hoa von.* An English and a Frenchman were travelling by railroad. They woro alone in the same car.— The Frenchman always polite, asks permission to smoke; Ilia companion made no reply, rO Yf n „“'; gar from his pocket and smoked also. At (ho Aral said the Frenchman, “your cravat la aW Tha Englishman very silently airapgea hla era °A little farther: “Sir," said the Frenchman, your cap Is falling off. . , The Englishman, Without eVob Baying “thank von,” scoured Ida cap. . . .. * A few momenta after; ‘‘Ah, air, cried the Frenchman, “lake care; the hot ashes have fallen ' on your collar, they may burn your coat. ‘‘Well air, lot me alone," replied the English, man, “you hove been burning this half hour and 1 * didn't bother you about It.” * •I have turned many a woman’# bead, boa voung nobleman of Franco. ‘Yes,* replied Talleyrand.'away from yott.’ To support shirt collar# during the present run o hot weather, a genius down East hsa Invented a eel of pulleys which put over the ears. How Coal was Blade. It is slated in Chambers 1 Miscellany, that Geo logy has proved that, at one period, there existed an enormously abundant land vegetation, the ruins of which, carried into soae, and there sunk to the bottom, and afterward covered by sand and mud beds, became the substance which we now recog nize as coal. This was a natural transaction of vast consequence to us, seeing how much utility wo find in coal, both for warming our dwellings and for various manufactures, as well as the pro* duotion of steam, by which so great a mechanical power is generated. It may naturally excite sur prise that the vegetable remains should have so completely changed their apparent character, and become black. But this can be explained by che mistry; and part of the marvel becomes clear to the simplest understanding when we recall the fa miliar fact, that damp hay thrown closely into a heap, gives out heat, and becomes of a dark color. When a vegetable mass Is excluded from the air. a n a oubjccvcu iu a great pressure, a bituminous fermentation is produced, and the result is mineral coal, which is of various characters, according as the mass has been originally intermingled with sand, clay, or other earthly impurities. On account of the change effected by minerali zation, it is difficult to detect in coal the trace of a vegetable structure; but these can be made clear in all except the highly bituminous cooking ooal, by cutting or polishing it down into thin transpa rent slices, when the microscope shows the fibres and ceils very plainly. From distant isolated specimens found in the sandstone amidst the coal beds, we discover the nature of the plants of this era. They are almost all of simple cellular structure, and such as exist with us In small forms—horse tails, club mosses and ferns—but avanced to an enormous magni tude. The species are all long since extinct. The vegetation generally is such as now grows In clus ters on tropical islands- but it must have been the result of a high temperature, obtained otherwise than that of the tropical regions now is, for the coal strata are found in (ho temperate, and even the polar regions. The conclusion, therefore, to which most geolo gists have arrived la, that the earth originally an encandoscenl or highly heated m-*ss, was gradu ally cooled down until In the carboniferous period it fostered a growth of terrestrial vegetation all over Ita surface, to which the existing jungles of the tropics aro mere barrenness in comparison.— This high and uniform temperature, combined with a greater proportion of carbonic acid gas in the manufacture, would not only sustain a gigantic and prolific vegetation, but would also create den ser vapors, showers and rains: and these again gi gantic rivers, periodical inundations, and deltas. Thus all the conditions fur extensive deposits of wood in estuaries would arise from this high tem perature; and every circumstance connected with the coal measure, points to such conditions. we'll hoar your recitation in geogra phy. What are the productions of Afno« ?’ 'Crocodiles, wooty heads, bulrushes, storks.* 'How is Africa bounded 7' ‘Bounded by Elephants, hedge fences and growlin' ligora. 'Good boy ! WhaC kind of a climate i« found Ihero 7’ 'There never wae but one feller ever found it, and when he got it, il turned (into a fever'd ager, -i.J-tv Wifrm . 'No; they did have eome, but they traded il off fur m _Jonory tracks.’ Ahom ! yes. Well, what about Ilia slave trade 7 Do (lie inhabitants still sanction (hat inhuman (rof fick V •Certainly. Cos why ! all they has that’s wulh ennytbin* is niggers, and (horn they trade off for Peter Funk's jewelry and cotton blankets. Father has been in that business for seven years—ho makes it pay fust rate.' ‘Why, you young scoundrel, whnl do you mean ?' ‘Well, of slaves is down,ho shaves their heads and goes into the the sofas business; and by lime he ■ells tho sofas, (lie wool has growed out again for a fresh crop 7* [Exit Joseph, followed bo the rule.] O*A thrush, not aware of the expansive properties of gunpowder, thought proper to build her nost on Iho ridge of a quarry,in tho very centre of which they were conslonlly blasting tho rock. At first, she was very much discomposed, by Iho fragments flying in oil directions, but still she would not quit her chosen locality ; she soon observed that a boll rang whenever a train was oboul to bo fired, and that at the notice tho workmen retired to safe In a few days, when site hoard Iho boll, her exposed situation, and fled down to whore the workmen sheltered themselves, dropping close to their feet. There she would remain until the ex plosion hod taken place and then return to her nest. Tho workmen observed this, narrated it to their employers, and it was also told to visitors who came to view the quarry. The visitors naturally expressed ■ wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect; bat as the rock could not always bo blasted when visitors came, the boll was rung instead, and fur a few times answered the same purpose. The thrush flow down close to where they stood, but she per. ceived that she was trifled with, and it interfered with the process ofiooubslion i the consequence was, that ofierwards, aho would peep over the lodge to ascertain if the workmen did retreat, and if they did not she would remain whore she was, probably say ing to herself: “No.no. gentlemen, I’m not to bo roused off my eggs merely for yotfr amusement.* Anccdotc. —A friend tells tho following rfnec dote, which wo pronounco decidedly good : Ono of our fliofokeepefs of this place, a few days since, ptfrehased of an Irish woman n quantity: pf bolter, tho lump's of which, Intended lur pounds, “ho weighed in the balance and found wanting," “Sure, an’ it’a all yer own fault, air—for waan’l it a pound o’ aono that 1 bought hero roetmlf, that I had in the other aide o’ the scales when 1 weigh ed ’pen V’ •Tho storekeeper had nothing more lo say on that subject. An Irishmen called on a lady and 1 gentleman in whoso employ ho was, for the purpose of gelling some lea and tobacco. ‘1 had a dramo last night, your honor,' said ho lo the gentleman. •What was It, Fat 7' •Why, I dramod that yer honor mads me a present of a plug oflobscoy.and her ladyship there—heaven bless hot!—gave mo some lay for the good wife.’ •Ah, Pat, dreams go by contraries, you know •Faith,and they may bo that,’ aald Pal, Without the loaal hesitation, ‘ao her ladyship Is to give the lobaccy snd lordship the tuy 1* (yy\ city rolsa newly installed ei the wife of e farmer, was one day called upon by a neighbor ol the same profession, who In the absence of her hus band, asked her for the loan ofhls plow a short lime, •lam sure yon would be accommodated, ‘ was the reply «H Mr. Stone was only at home—l do not know though whore ho keep* hie plow, but, she added, evidently toalous to servo, • there is the carl in the yard—couldn’t you plow with that till Mr. Stone gets back? .d g' What kind oTI Whlga aroTlioao who baliftTf Uii Scott will bo - elected 7 floi/pvaralUlotia pnoa.of couf»e K V*at Iluoio.—Like the generality of koge and eonauerera, Frederick the Gru.l hid * moil philo oopliio Indifference lo doalh-ln olhera. In one of hi* balllee, a battalion of veteran* having taken to their hoela, he galloped after them, bawling out.— ‘Why do you rum away, you old blaokguardaf— • Do you want lo Itte forever T AT $2 00 FEB AStfßi (dtm# miO SnUfl. Phonography. The following is a very good thing io its way, which we find floating in the papers, and Ills not every one who runs that oan read It at the first ef fort. Come, coats off and at (t. Somebody has fonetized our old Blue Hen, afts/ this fashion: “Hnever stole our olbluhen Tha’d betr letor B; . She allwz lad flegszoda, & Sundiz she lad 3. Our Diabohu perpetrates the following. As he only attended school one night, this style of speak ing la suited to his acquirements. “A oquirel is a prate .hard. It's got a kune tale. He slot awlml daddlz korn, It (. —l* People who do & stagnated business never ad vertise. Soft hands and soft brains generally go together* Dangerous counterfeits—Girls with breeches. How many hats cover worthless heads. Paper manufactured of Iron is among the latest foreign novelties. Always do ns the son does—look at the bright side of everything. The agricultural wealth of the United State* la supposed to be about 81.281,819,919. The cholera has appeared at Salt River. This is distressing news for the Soupites. Large fish live by eating small ones, and great men live on common men’s earnings. A pork dealer In Cincinnati has forwarded to Queen Victoria a cask of his best sugar oared hams. There is nn old lady named M’Elvoy, residing In Philadelphia, who is 108 yearsold. The standing army of the United States at the present time numbers 10,019 men. Horace Greely advises his friends not to bet on Soott’s election. Gen. Scott hung twenty Irishmen in Mexico for desertion. Plenty—Freeh potatoes, pickles, politicians antf pretty girls. “As a men sewetb, so shall he rip,” as the fel low said to his tailor. The Whigs are issuing Scott picture books for children. An old hat, formerly worn by the Emperor Na poleon was lately sold for 81600. Sweet—To kiss a pretty girl on a moonlight night behind a clump of lilacs. Young men troubled with dyspepsia can bs cured by a strong preparation of wood-saw. The tax on four wheel pleasure carriages ha Pa ns is to be $42 per annum. There cannot be a greater treachery than first to raise a confidence and then betray jt. robbed the cat of her portion of the dinner. Why is b cat running after her tail, like a Mil lerhe 7 Because be has hie latter encf la sieve. In IBM the watchword was, “No peace without the fisheries. ’* In 1852 It Is—“ Fish or fight,** Red paint does well enough to improve the loobe of old houses, but we don’tliko it eo well on la dies’ faces. The Whigs have adopted the soup bowl a> an emblem. The Democrats will cool their broth fof them this full. It is generally considered (hat a man has ■ per fect right to steal a kiss or an ombrelifl } whenever he has a chance. Young men who are surrounded by tumblers all evening, stand a good chaoouof becoming tumbloftf lemselvcs. The executor and attorney fees for taking cars of the McDonough estates, have to $lOO,OOO. “Onions nnd hominy, now and forever, ODB and inseparable—dial’s my platform," as (he boy said while eating his dinner, The'Cumborland Unionist says (here Is a matf in Allegheny county, who has been married 17 years and has 01 children* There is a man In town so witty that hla Wife manufactures all the butter that the family usds Irom the “cream of his jokes." A young lady up town Is bo very modest surf polite in her speech, that she will not say gym nastic; she eays lames Nastio, A New York paper aajia everything In thf* country is free, except niggers and editors. Toe remark, though colored, is true la the main. ' We believe we are growing old—a circumstance unaccountable to us, unless it be from the fact that we were born at a very early age. A western paper says that a fiofse and 1 Wlgoft were drowned in the Ohio. They bad a hard time of it, especially the wagon. The discovery of what Is fftfe, and (fie pi'actloe of what is good, are the two most Important Ob jects of life. “Live and learn" is a Vary good proverb, but trould it not bn equally as well if It wore (‘evened —‘•learn and live 1” The Savannah Republican, a whig paper* fty>? (t Hop Soon” and “Third man*’ are (ho games tooil in vogue in Georgia, Just at this lime. The Boston Post says that two binds of eggi aro used In making the beverage called "Toinsnd Jerry,” namely, hen's eggs and nulm-eggs. According to (ho French census, one frenchman In seventy dies by his own hands; and one womsfl in a hundred and twenty-five. The Whigs have a great deal of trouble to get a word lo rhyme with Graham. The most appr&> prlato and significant of tho fato that awaits the whig nominees, is “slay’em.” At Haverhill, Mass., last week, hfa. ’ftpiolhy George, a bachelor of the mature age of 74. es poused Miss Anna O'rdway, who had liftd fn d state of tingle blessedness for 01 year's* That wretch deserved to be bowstruAg, who be* ing pressed to stay a liltlo “1 wilh Fifteen minutes will make no dlfierehoei my Wlf« is now as mad as sho can be I' 1 A wag says it is folly to eXpeol a girl to love a man whom every body speaks woU of. Oat on a porsecullon, end her affections will cling so fait Ithal a dozen guardians can’t remove them* «*La me,” exclaimed an old lady, “was (here ever such a strong lye ae this, before I , 1 alien iheerd leU/when lyo would bear op an egg, *t»as 1 strong enough lo make soap; but mine here beam | six at once—what shall Ido with It v[ ! NO. 14.
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