1. n - ;
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—BWOBIi B. BBATTON.
: .fOli.M.
'■ 'Cast if tjit mite.
Ho whngivnslttllß from his store,
1 JrfOUMa Jwitys means. I
,Treads on fta Tar,(he heavenward shore
Aft he times the moro
ns U’ten'titndslnordhisßoins/
- . lie may. ho useful here who would.
j And walk within a zone of light;
. There is a ttcssury of good T—
• ■ Cftrst In thy mttol
,Theta raay'si not, hove one plcco of gold
To bless tho hobr min's palm ;
1 -Rut angels wilt with Joy behold,
i 'lrihou host wonls.wrhlch cnii be told
heart to calm;
jfof Kind words are as honied streams,
- And hn. the walker of the sod.
Who gives thnro to bis brother, seems,
A messenger from God.
~ If than dost se« the fatherless.
Amt watch the widow's tear;
f)ty up (ho faiinlaibs of distress,
~ He thou the fa(hei quick to bless,
. Th 6 husband i-verncor;
Thrtogh down (hp stilu Misfortune’s slope,
They live nut in a starless night;
They hove a treasury of hope
Cast In thy mite t
FREEDOM OF TIIK PRESS.
The Editor of (ho Boston Bet is a wag, and a gal*
Unt at well. I]e puls forth queer oM>y», and bis
laal on “The Freedom of (bo Press," it ianot a Halo
peculiar.' We labb an extract from it by way of
•pecimcn r
Aroand her waist T put my nrtn
it fell as toil ssoako ;
*'Qh denr!" soys she. -whnt liberty
Von Printer moil do take
‘•Why yes. my Bat. my charming gal,
(I squeezed hnr snine I g>j<-s*,)
"Can you say Q; my chick, against
Tus FrbkduU i»r the Press!"
I kissed tier sorno--I did by gum
She enltirrd like- a h- - t ,
Upon my living soul, she looked
Almost too good to eat l
I gave liar number buss, a ml llion
She says, --f do confi-ss,
I rnthnr sorter hinder like
’l*lll Freedom op toe Press.”
Select &au.
. THE
double deception
-Lizzie Leslie woe a bright, blooming brunette juni
coquettish enough to be Irrcsiatoblc, end possessing
a.ll grace*, both of-person and mind. She vj a uj
ways in good spirits, having a sunny joyous temper
ament; Her singing was melody, itself, and In *La
Polka” she was divine. Her nose, I must acknowl
edge, was slightly celestial in its tendency, but what
oflhatT It only gave her a saucier air, and made
her, if possible, more bewitching than ever. Lizzie
could 101 l a story inimitable ; her flashing black eyes,
ever changing in expression, and rosy dimpled mouth,
added indiscribable oUnrraa toiler powers of descript
ion and contributed to make her one of tho most
fascinating creolurse living. In oddiUon to all these
•Unctions, shb possessed others of a more solid na
ture, and much more to tho purpose in tho opinion
of many of the sterner tez, who look upon wealth
as the alpha and omega of everything desirable in
this world.
Lizzie Leslie was left an orphan end an heiress
el an early age, with no brother or sisters, and was
now et tho headof e large and elegant establishment
in one of our large cities, its solo mistress. Of course
she was much courted and admired. Crowd* of
flatterers hovered around her f admirers without
number, and how she queened it over thorn. She
would listen to none of their rows and protestations.
She was pronounced hearllecs, but it was not so. for
she strongly suspected were she poor and penniless,
her crowd of suitors would greatly dimmish. It wq*
oot the Value of tho jewel itself, but its goldon act
ling that they so ardently longed to possess.
The fashionable Miss Leslie grew tired of- aduls
tlon and flattery, and longed for something higher.
She lupgod to. bo praised for her Iriosio worth, <od
oot fur hot glittering possessions. Bhe wished to gn
away where sho was unknown, and see pooplo as
they really were, and not tho false side which wut
tho only ono ever enfolded to her view. Il< mg of a
romantic turn, alto determined, instead of pursuing
a plan fur the summer that hud been sketched nut by
some of her fashionable friends—a fine di vice lor
passing away the lime, dining between various fre
quent resorts, SursUgo i few weeks. New York o
while, the Polls,. &.C. sho concluded to brouiv
off trom this ptjrly, and go to some secluded village
where she had never been heard off, and thoroughly
refresh and invigorate herself by contact with per
sons entirely iihContainlnslcd by tho world, and fgr
whom faabiuaand display had no charms.
Not to bo entirely alone, mi humble relative;, o
most excellent woman,accompanied her as her aunt
They hired a cottage In a peaceful pleasant village
of 8 .and Lizzie announced herself ua Gather
Henderson, a poor girl who hud come to tholr neigh•
borhood to gain a livelihood by touching, ami hoped
tha parent* would commit their children to her care,
and she would do her best to instruct thorn In'ludi*
meots. Her captivating manners did tho business
of her more effectually than the longest and strong
eat advertisement, and in • short time we too (Slim
Lizzie Leslie, the rich, tho admired, who never made
an exertion in her life, duly installed as tho village
school mistress. -Tho children oil loved hur dearly,
although ahvt maintained excellent dlscipiln in the
•chopl hour; no call ever found them io tho leant
but of order, yel out of school she waa ns wild as
Any other pupiU. Sho interested herself in all their
games and amusements, and initiated them into s
great mony now ones. .The children almost wor
shipped her, and never thought any enjoyment (jmin
plots without their dear Mias {lendorson., There
Was no occasion for punishment in tho school thtl
summer, for the scholars loved tlioir (anchor so dear
ly (bat (hey would do anything in the world for
her.
Llzziq’s first pppoarapce in public was at tho Til
lage church. She wore a simple straw bonnet, and
Calico dress, which onprclondcd coaiuma was fully
tti becoming lb her ee the ailka ami aailna she had
all her Ufa sported. At least, if wo may judjjo.su hy
the olegenl end admiring looks which were lavished
upon hoc by all the Tillage swains. She soon return
ed (heir heads, and one and all bowed at her shrine.
The hsllei-.rogardod hor.for a wjiilc with jealous eyes
•‘—she was looked' upon* as d formidable rival—but
they cduld'Oo longer resist her attractive manners :
Vljh her U M »on}, Vidi, vlciwith old ami
Votlpgtt wasthe apmo: sho nude herself a gonoral
favorua. Td'bflf surd, the minister's wifo pronoun-
Ced"ljer**hoydcnlah, H and the deacon’s sho
was a “sad romp, whopisho feared would do nobody
ho good-* 1 ' Lftxio catted upon both theso good ladies,
•sko'd ttyo rpinistor’s wlfo lo (each her to knit, and
lielened’tb a long account from tho deacon’s wife,
about the beslwsy brgrdwing'hotbs,Qnd after this
both of these excellent dames viewed her. with more
and.were heard to remark that she had
“aomsboTS-kiiul o' cons around them. 1 r .
. One day, quite a startling placard was posted about
the village, announcing in imposing characters, that
• Mr* Augustus Bummer, professor of music, should
- <)pe!n:aielaging aobooi at 8-*—— op tho coal Satur
day evening* ; Thia was a great event, and much
curiosity was felt among the villagers as to who this
Ab|ustat Summer could possibly bn. On the after
noon In question about (ho arrival of tho stage coach,
the r lnha,bUanta werpall bo soon at their windows.
EVeta Miss Henderson partook the gonoralcxollo
' inenVaad (ho bright fau of. tho village school.mis. 1
tress 1 might be distinguished peeping through her
latlec. ■ At last the distant- rumbling of the vehicle
we* beard. Tba ■ stage dreyv near.. All eyes wore
strained to'got a glimpse of .the new comer, but ho
bed baffled tho curiosity by closely drawing the cur-
tafo. The.coach rolled op to (Ho hotel, tho steps
WCt®loft and a gentleman alighted, but so
monied that nothing could. bb‘gathered respecting
his appearance. Ilia oap was far over his ’ (tide, and
a cloak that ho wore, although it Wag summer, ef
fectually concealed Ilia figure. Bui all to the vicinity
agreed that ho wag tall and slim, and from the agil*
tty bahlbUcd in springing up the hotel slops, un
doubtedly young.
In (ho evening there wag a full and punctual at
tendance dt' the tinging school. Tho • beaux - and
belles were en masse. _ As the moment drew near
for commencing, there was. a general hush of expec
tation. At length the door opened and Mr. Augus.
Summer, divested of hat end cloak walked into the
the room. All'mystery was now solved concerning
his appearahee. Ho wks as previously decided, tall
and slender, and young. Ho come forward and
bowed most gracefully' to the assembled company
before him. ( Ho scanned their features rapidly; his
eyes glanced from one beaming face to another, and
rested a moment on the animated countenance of
Liztio Leslie. Then passing his hand over his large
dark eyes as if dazzled by iho combination of charms
before him, ho tossed bach tho clicsnul masses from
his brow, and In a most musical voice expressed his
pleasure in meeting so many of the inhabitants of
® , and his hopes of their musical improve
ment under his instructions. He then launched in
(o (bo business of the evening. His voice in singing
was rich and pavvcrfttl; one so highly cultivated had
never hafore been heard in S , ond the pupils
sang with nh energy that made Iho walla resound
and awoke iho cchoesjfur and near.
Lizzie excelled in music, and was a most acc'otn.
plished singer but managed losnpprost her fine voice,
so that It cntild not be distinguished above (ho others,
but ono l , wariord up with the in«pirolion of the mo
morrt, she forgot herself and poured forth n few notes
of mnsl delicious sweetnoxsand finish. Those around
stared in astonishment, and Mr. Summer looked
about to difC iVnr from whom these sweol Bounds
emanated. Lizzie was careful not to commit her
self again ; her voico wb» pUnitßim* for the remain.
dor of the evening, and the circumstancis was soon
forgotten. Nino u!clock arrived, and the scholars
left for their respective homes. The girls were all
delighted with their now teacher, who looked most
odrniringiy after Lizzie as she pissed out, snd envi
ously at the young lawyer. Ahof Sampson, E-q . on
whose arm she tun comfortably leaning Ii vvasj
strange how popular the singing school was that
season. Even those with tho mnsl inlU-tibip voices
attended with tho greatest regularity, and if perse
verance wn make good singers 8 ought to
have contained more musicians than any town for
miicn around.
A few days after, one pleasant aftfcrnnon. Lizzio
dismissed her aohool, wandered into a grove near hy,
a favorite resort of her'*, to enjoy the refreshing
coolness of |hs shady retreat. She was Boated in a
beautiful romantic spot, by Uio side of a running
brook, when who should appear before her, no loss a
personage Chan ftlr. Augustus -Summer, tho singing
roaster, ilia lino face flushed with exercise, carrying
a fishing polo in one hand and a siring of Iroal in
(ho oilier. LizZio rose, and tho young gentleman
bowed very deferentially j ond void ho remembered '
seeing hor among his pupils on the S-ilu'day evening 1
previous, and a conversation ensued upon ihc beauty
of (ho scenery, tho science of music, and Various
other topic*. Suddenly Lizzie seemed struck with
(he impropriety of remaining there conversing w ilh i
a si ranger, and remarked that she must go home.
Mr. Summer instead of taking leave, accompanied
her, opened (ho gate, and then Lizzio »<mt«l do no
less than invite him in. He required np urging,ami
throwing his (rout upon the gr.tsn enured immedi
ately, and tried (o mako himself so exceedingly
agreeable, during the half hour ho remained, ihal
Lizzie quite forgot her scruple* ni propriety in regard
lo el rangers, talked and laughed, oxcried all her
entertaining powers, and mndu ht-rsolt lolly ua agree
able as ho did. When ho ol length ro«o to lake Jen re
ho expressed hia pleasure at tho acquaintance, and
hia hope of continuing it i
It was singular that aflor (his Lizzie never walked
into l lie grove, at whatever hmir u ought bo. without
meeting llio singing m.islcr.nnd bo always consid
ered it Ills duty to escort her liumi' and inviriub'y
went in when ho aimed llirru. In thuso calls ho
seemed to l ike no nolo of time bol staid a most un
counldarnlilu lung while. Simn Iho young lawyer,
much to his chagrin, wan kit in the lurch and Mr.
Summer generally aCcnmpjni. d I.lzuo from the
singing school. Tho boiux were indignant at this
monopoly, and tho belles regnrdud her wllh nn envi
ous cjo. Tho deacon's lady thought it incunibonl \
upon her to call upon Miss. ILnd< rson. nnd show I
her the impropriety of her aonduiM. Mr.
was (hero when she arrived, but after ho ted proceed
cd lo buMuess, and c imo nwjy with ilia sell appro
ving foiling ih,l aim had il.mo tier duly, but loured ,
ttiat sliu had in ide no Utipress!on on the wil.'ul young 1
school imsirt'si. I
There waa to be a grand pjc nio among the youth
ful portion of tho village. Thu idea whs started by
souip oflho rnpsl energetic, and a meeting waa.held
by the young mm to c mviifl* l(io m i(ler and di.iko
preparations The affair was to enmo off several
miles from the town, and ouch gentleman waa to
drive a young lady to the fochc uf tho revels. Mr.
Sommer wm sway on the day of (ho meeting, and
know nothing of it, «nd Mr. Able Simpson, who
regarding him impo (ns appropriation of Lizzio, in.
no fuvurublo light, determined tu lake mlvanl"go of
his rival, and secure Miss ffenderson fur himself
which ho accordingly did, and was in high glue at
his good fortune.
The day of thu pic nio arrived, and Ahlo Simpson
looking the picture of happiness, dialled through iho
village in a bran now patent leather bujjjiy, driving
a vpuiud horse, and with his pretty companion by
his side. Alt arrived ul tho acena of thoir amuse
monte, nnd tho spurt coiumenocd. V.ittuus games
were proposed : Hunt (he slipper, Idind mm'i bnlT,
lux and goose, &c„ and enjoyed with a zmtl rarely
•ecu In (he refund pleasures of cities. The afternoon
wore a'Wny, and no Augustus Summer appeared ; it
wuS whispefud that fils absence was occasioned by
disappointment in being deprived of Kathor Homier,
sou's society, but whatever tho reason he did not,
show himself on the pie nic ground that day, and
Lizzie,notwithstanding, waa in high spirits. Never
had she been so charming'; sho joked with one.
laughed with another, (lilted with all, and lavished
on Able Sampson her most brilliant smiles- Ho,
poor man, though the table were turning in his fa
vor ; Ills rival wus mil of (ho way, hjd fairly aban
donod-the field i and loft the path of victory upon to
him, The moment was must auspicious; lie fortified
himself with iho idea that ‘Taint heart never won
fair lady,*'determined to muko a desperate effort,
brokftitho 100, and that afternoon should doeido his
fate.
\Vhilo apart pondering upon theso things, tho,
festivities were going on and as Abel made his res
olution, ho hoard a dunce proposed, and rushed for
ward lo > secure the pretty school mistress for a.tnrt
nor, but sho was nolle bo found; she had dlaip.
peered no ono know whore; sho had been missing
' for porno (imo, but was supposed to be with him, and
they hud not token tho iroublodo hunt fur her. Able
was liko ono distracted; |ip prosecuted tho search
in every diroolion but coult| find no (raco of tho a,b,
■out one. 1 lie had wandered a long distance l from
the party, looking diligently fur (ho damsel, and who
about rptrsolng hls-stapa.do despair, when ho espiod
o delicate giovo upon tho grass; ho know it In u
moment, for liko Cinderella's slipper, there waa bul
one ■whom it would fit. Gather them had pissed (hat
way, ho srlzod it, and continuing his ouurao, nt last
0 • ughl a glimpse of a while dross i ho pushed on
arid aiw a sight that transfixed him with horror, and
fairly mado him tear his huir with anguish. Ills
dreams of happiness faded, his castles in the air
woio 1 ToVollcd at a touch; ' There was tho Indy uf
bis huirtlndssd, but not iifono’; tho elsgtnl l Augus
tus Summer was gracefully kneeling at hor fopt, end
holding in his, that small white hand, which Abel
1 so short ft lime previous* had cherished' such ardent
I hopes of possessing; and mado it still.more vaboar
, 1 able, Lizzie did not seem in the slightest dogrqo of-
“OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS DE RIQIIT—BUT RIQHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1852
fended at such & liberty, but blushed, emilod, end
murmured something, Abel did not slay to hoar
what, but he darted through the woods like a flash,
not back to tho merry company, but took the nearest
Toad to : lho village.
Thus abandoned, Lizzie.was obliged to return with
Mr.'Summer, and did not seem inconsolable ot the
exchange. Soon tho attention of tho whole village
was engrossed by the approaching marriage of Esther
Henderson to Augustas'Summer; The peoplo of
S had but low topics to discuss, and such an
occurrence as this was-a glorious ryindfall to thorn;
it was tho point of debate at all tea parlies, sewing
circles ond other gatherings. Tho groal.imprndcnco
of our young friends were commented upon and
severely censured Esther Henderson for accepting
a poor adventurer whom nobody knew anything
about, risking her happiness, when she might have
had no loss a person than Abel Sampson, Esq., an
attorney at law, and "well to do** io tbo world. Mr.
Summer’s name was equally roughly handled for
•electing a simple school mistress with no dowry
but a pretty face, who had shown herself totally ig
norant rf all qualifications of a good wife, but none
o< their remarks reached tho ears of tho parly inter
ested, or if they did, they were entirely disregarded,
for with obstinacy common to young' people, they
predated in' Remaining satisfied with each other, and
would hear of nothing to tho contrary.
On a bright sunny morning there was a marriage
in tho village church ; tho good minister of S
officiated, and joined in holy wedlock, Augustus
Summer and Esther Henderson. Tho bride had
never looked so lovely, and tho fnco of tho bridegroom
was radiant with happiness. Immediately otter tho
ceremony they bade adieu to tho vilago, ond depart
ed lur (ho hum bio homo which Augustus hsd so oft
en and so eloquently portrayed to his dear Companion
»nri she was delighted will) the idea of soon surpris
ing him with tho riches and elegance she would
make him master of. They travelled all dny nnd
towards night entered one ol our largo cities ond to
liizziu’s astonishment drovo up to Iho door of a state
ly mansion folly as splendid ns her own. Her hus
band supported her up lo the marble steps into a
richly furnished apartment.
“Esther, what do you think of our humble home,
hurgivo mo my donr wife, for my deception ; do not
Cue! n»o from you for wooing under false pretences. I
I am rich, 1 have always hud everything around mo j
lu mjilio mo happy, but wan ionbly. I wanted a.
companion not one of falsa hearted followers of
fashion, who, on account of my worldly goods, wore I
throwing out thoir lutes on evory side, hut a simple, I
pure heart, one untainted by contact with (ho world |
such a ono 1 have louud in you, dear Esther, and ,
I hope 3'ou will lovo Iho wealthy Hamilton Tracy ,
Jus well as Augustus Summer, tho poor singing l
master. |
Lizzie was completely taken in; sho was a hula
disappointed too, at having lost Iho pleasure of, by
her own act. making her husband wealthy one! in
fluential. She hesitated, and finally said, that she
too had a confession to make, flor history was (old,
and the double deception revealed. Neither party
rould reproach the other, for they were cqnollv to
blame; and although wo do not sonoljon deceit at
at any time, yet in’ the enso in point it was the most
successful, lor Hamilton Tracy and Lizzie Leslie
enjoyed ill the happiness that was anticipated hy
the poor sinking master and village school mistress 1
Boston Journal. (
**My Wife la the Ciuii« of It.**
It ia now more than forty yours ago that Mr. L
“il“oii l UK|[j| , Vtf °““ ver " ould murn
** iS*r,” said ilio Doctor. •• the wonl tier is very frosty,
will you not lake ' something Ij dtiak,' bcluro you.
start ?”
fn t!• at early day. ardent spilitß wore deemed in.
dispensable to warmth in winter. When emmnena
in it journey, nnd at every slopping place along ihe
road, the traveler always used intoxicating drinks lu
keep him warm.
' “ No," iind Mr. L •, “ I novor touch anything
uf llio kind, and I will tell you the reason, my icije
I s t/it cause of it. I had been in the lialnl ol nice'
mg some of our neighbors evuiy evening, for the
purpose of ploying cards Wo asscmbl.d at each
ullior’s shop, and hqois were introduced After a
while wo mol not so much for plsying as drinking
and I used In return home bile in iho evening more
or less intoxicated. M y w il'o >i I w.iy s met mo ol I lie
dour uiTcCtiunaluly, and whon 1 eluded her lor silling
up ko late fur me, she kindly replied, ‘ f prefer doing
so, fur 1 cannot sleep when you arc oul.’
I “Tins always troubled me; 1 wished mmy heart
I that she would only begin to scold m0,.(0r (hen 1
1 could have retorted and relieved my conscience. Rut
she always mot me, with tbs sumo gentle and loving
spirit.
'l'Mngs passed on thus fur some time, when I at
lust tusuived (hat { would, by remaining very late
and iClurning much her dis
flcasurc so much as to entire her to labtore m«, wh«n,
maant to answer with her severity, and thus by
creating another issue between us, unburden my
bosom of its present trouble.
•• 1 returned in such a plight about Tour o’clock in
the morning. Stio mot me ut iho dour with her usual |
tenderness, and said,‘Como in husband; I have
jiihl been making a warm fire for you, because I |
knew you would be cold. Take of? your boots and
warm your fool, and hero Is a cup uf hot coffee.’
** Doctor, that was too much. 1 could not endure
it any longer, nnd I resolved Dial moment that I
would never louch another drop while 1 lived and 1
never will."
lie never did lie lived and died practicing total
abstinence from nil intoxicating drinks, in a village
where intemperance has ravaged os jimoh us any
oilier in tills Slate.
That man was my father, and that woman my
mother Tim fuel above related I received from the
doctor himself, whon on a visit to my native village,
opt long since.
May we not.safely assert, thnl were there more
wives like my blessed rtuilber, (hero would ho Tower
confirmed drunkards.
Despising Household Duties,
From a vanoly ofcsusos nothing ia moro common
linn lo find American women who have nul tbp
.liebluet idea of huiuohold duties. A writer lints
allude* <n this subject t
••In iho neglect of household naros American wom
an aland alone. A German lady, no mnllor lioiv lofty
her rank, never forgets that domestic 1 ihore conduce
to honllh of body.and mind nhko. An English lady
whether she he only n gentleman's tvjfe at a duke's
dues not despise the household, end even though fcho
h-is a housekeeper, devotes a.portion of her (lino to
her ,lfuo, her hippiest sphere, it is reserved
for our republican lino ladies (o ho more choice than
even tlioir inmimohicat nnd aristocratic sisters. The
result is & lassitude of mind,often as fatal Ip health
as the neglect of buddy exorcise. The wife who
loaves her household cares to the servants pays the
(tonally, wtyioh has bpoonilizod to idleness since, the
foundation of,(lie world, end either wijts sway from
ennui, ur'is driven into nil'eorts of fashionable fol
lies to find employment for her mind."
" Joseph,", said n pcdn.gpgue to a boy, who came
too lato opoday," where,hayo you bean fur tlio last
hour7 M ' , ’
Nowhere," meekly replied Joe."
“ Nowhere I" fiercely aqhoed (ho teacher, who yjos
wont to swiggor about fits lillio Itingdoih like a
Gulliver.in Lillipul, “-whore Is that J" i
" I don't know, 1 ’ replied Joe, as ho scratched his
head, ahd look dawn upon the floor—" I guess U alnt
any where."
« And What were you doing- there 7" demsmlod
the,pedagogue, again scowling ptill,more flotcriy.
“1 WA.o'.tdoing anything! I had fipthing to do,
and so I woul howAere."- ‘ '''
This hst piece -of logic kqoqjiod ■ awir ell the
g'iyUy, •■(!, (ttnid a goners) Ottering of
i" gala" »pd hoy?. Jos was told to t*kp his soal.
POUR STANZAS.!
BY WILLIAM ALBERT SOTLIFYB,
The days grow strange, the nights grow cool,
The bees have loft their cloverj
The maple droppeth in tho pool
Its shady summer cover.
All day tho swallows southward flit,
Ail night the wind sighs dreary,
And through the thin veil over it
Tho moop Koka wan and weary.
The Crisp leaves rustle on the path
That slopelh to the meadow,
Tho oak beside tho liiy-pond
Drops down its naked shadow;
ThS bared boughs at eventide
On (inland fulls keep swayine,
And doleful sounds through valley wide
At lonely hours are straying.
Three summer months lo warm iho heart,
And then the chill frosts after—
Three summer moons to dre-am of love—
Smut* ninety days for laughter;
And then iho South doth end Its reign—
Tho North-winds clip cutt dreaming—
The shadow droppeth onc&ngain,
To end Love's empty scheming.
There is no strip nf summer blue
But w inter clouds blow over;
Thorn is no inch of sodden lutf
'I lie n Idle snow shall not cover;
No pleasant thing but lias it* end
Wh en sunny days are waning, ■ >
No note ol music for the lyre,
Bui endless y complaining.
WHAT notVLEGSTIII.VKS OFXBW YORK.
A loiter m Uic New Orleans Della, thus gives us
Billy Buwlcgs' (iho Seminole lodine) impressions of
Washington and Now York, as derived from ins late
Northern visit. Barring Ha profamly it is rather (
rich t - ;
( I win m T.nnpa D»y whon Billy arrived from Ins
1 northern lour, umi, being dccirou* of knowing limv
I lio was jifonsed, I invited him to Call nu mu Itio next
j morning. At (ho appointed time, Billy arrived atj
I my otfice, and after giving him something to drrnlt
ivlnch, if you should happen, to omit, you would be
' very aura to incur the displeasure of Billy I aafecd I
1 him to describe bin trip to mo ; and bo commenced. )
Well,” said Billy, “ in our tup from Fort Moyers I _ _
| shiv nothing but whit 1 1» .d boon accustomed to see \ Sixpence for a IClss.
1 every day, tmd 1 begun to doubt if all the tales I had ' ,
( beard about tho great Cities wero lure, but when 1 I down town in onft of iho flowery om
(arrived at Savannah I thought to myseli that the n ' bl,?B . es 1«8 other day, we were nrcidenlolly one
white people were not such great liars, niter all, and . f) 0 ll• <!h consisted of a brace nf rath
j wlii Ti I gm in CharienUm and the other cities, ns I ** r girl«, who seemed to enjoy (ho ticin re*
I proceeded, I found out Ih id not boon told half. Imarkably. The Bingo did nnl got another cuato*
1 “ I like tlio toamboms," suid Dill, “ wlion they gojtner until on the corner of Jiivmgeion street, a
on smooth we’or; but when they goon (ho big w«J rather spruce looking young man stepped in, who
f lor, they makes mo feel bad. And iho railroads, how sealed himself by our side, evidently inspecting
fist they go, yon can't see the trees hardly, but I the joyous tempting damsels opffbsile, with an eye I
think I had n pony before the war that could run of remarkable Interest. (
With them. Oh, yes ! iho railroads run lasi, hut 1| They look little notice 0 f him, belnrr evidently
Ihlnh in; pony oould ba.t ihoin. When 1 gnl lo I B „ a „ gr d I n OHrne.l but Igu.lnng conf.b.
••aahiii g I on I s.i wtho (j rou li*ai ho r. Iliad always t \ m ,i,_ , v, f (
. . . / i /\h me conveyance neared the uiiursecUon of i
unu» rnlu'itJ Hi 1 1 ho wus un old man. and ivsk tumris fi. ~i,, » ..i n I
td ... Inn, ln.,k .njoong Tin, Gr.nl I'jlliur li.s Gl " , ' lu ; n t,< l ua “ U'"""" >"«1. ■>“' y o,ln S
wllllo luir, lull Ina cifn.k.*.,. l.ko ininr, I ‘ 'V ■!,„ .IM..*, and 51.0. m. . 1,.
'.I '-’K lio ih übmil (he riuno .go a. mj.rir, 1 Wild khl ! lln p I" 1 '; 0 <ll« <ln*|T. «111. 111. cabnll.llo in- 1
land I didn't want b/m'lJsupposo Dial I Came there UaVeJ'UtiWff be 'fUlWWlowrSrrt 'fan''tfnorVn
lo bog. I told him that ho was a groat man snd I , 11, ’ > r^ar—suddenly pul his arm round the nock of
I Was II great warrior. Oh. yes : I saw the Greai! nnooJ ihn unsuspecting maidens—the prettiest
Father. m the Whim fluu'c, I iold him that no onn 1 one—nnd bending his face to her lips, imprinted o
O' uhl scare mo from Florida if I wanted to go, I I "arm. hearty kiss, upon the twin cherries which
, would, il I did not, 1 would not. composed the lips aforesaid !
“ I »iw plenty ol iqu.iws 'l'hcy nil looked very 1 Ii was iho action of an insUnt, find, in three
pretty, but they all looked alike. I went to Now ! seconds more he was mil of the singe and round]
Fork. Mi God' whit <. big place ! So ut irrv people the corner, ith only one roguish glance over his I
, and woipm* " “ Any children, Billy ?” My God ! 1 shoulder.
dnn'l i„lk—Urno ‘•nolhii.j bill Children. ) like Tim poor pi,l l.irmr.l pnlo, ami Ikon Biuljunly
W-;""* 1 "" '■'“'•J "■■■" N - Y ** f ° r '" 'V i.l.l.iel.rn hnnamn r-irMtli.ilrly 1,-,I in llm f.mr, ll„. man.
,„n 1...,. Irl.nl, nf In walk 1„ New York lH V(1 „, nip |,, wlrjln H.n ha.lily W .pr,l
r . M " ill. 1 mjull frnm tier pn-ny labi.,l, wiih a
rAthrr urnl . rrrvliody gave tne prencnli. but 1 could i, an j{J*^?R ll ,f 1 }
«ol bring Ibnn «)1." ~ - . ~
Afln In li.rd r.iM.liiMl.l.niil lire i.nr.n.y, l,r nniil ; Bill ll« paid your fnrr-, S.unll !’ wlllnpnred iho
“ I 1..1d Ihr (irent Father would see my people and s,BU * r 0« winil V- H 8 *vjlh a nlidgn of U|fl elbow, 8110
Iry mid leire next spring. I lold him 1 wanted la lljri >Hil nonsi Imply to thp t'lTV fidoJ fair ami.
9l.iv in Florida tlm aimer." “l)nl br*T— Well ! he can have a dozen more <il
iln di“lilu , s any one lo rjm •lion him about the lc fame jirire ' ’
numbir of a>irnuia in Inn Uiho. Some one naked: Timm was a quiet but mrnnlnj rbucUlp, ntul
" Bilb , b»»w rn in y hn vc you in \our tribe?** lie jmu then iho dn ver pa vi» ibn horses iho tpi ns,
iitiniedi l«ly «nx« rred —" M yfelf. live more, and old \Ve w. re rumded lunbrr away fiom iho pula
Abnh-.ni," (tbo neg.<» interpreter) moaning vlu- min tbo corner, unT.tliiing Itemondouuly on bn
dcl.-(fa'(i"i. man f/aitiy and w iek> dtim-s.
Winn U wan lime for bun In leave, be shook hand- .Sixpence fui «uuli a Ulfis! Ch. Mp. isn't il!
nnJ auid, " ynfj muit give ,ma aooihae .dfiqh." A»
(filly never let* pass an occasion In Imbibe, wo were
obliged lo •• pour out.” .AHcr Veiling tome nn»ro of
Ins fi lends, Billy bocnhio «n unmanageable, (ba( Gob
oral B)bko thought it boat to send him down to Tort
Myor*. Just ue lie wm embarking, i arowri.gallior
od around him. Some one said, •• The Cowboy# will
bo ..Her V'"> Bill v, if von don’t move mum," “ P n
tlio (’oaboyß !” aald Billy," one of my men can whip
* dozen of them ’’
Hilly ifl v«ry abusive when mloxicnlcd, and earned
every one who happened lo come in Ins wjy. lie
w.n tilling down when iho boil left, and »mno mto
asked him lo gWo (he rrnr whoop, lio jam pod up and
g»vo ona the loudest yell I ever heard from an In
dian.
Billy Bowlegs itf nbmil flvo Toni eight Inches in
height, rather stout, hue n round face, and an express
ion one never forgets. Hq [• said to ho possessed of
more cunning than nny oihtfT Boinmolo t'lnef thui
ever lived. Gen. Twiggs tried several limes to
entrap him. but always failed, ft is my opinion ho
will never leave Florida until driven out by an urmy
I uni certain ho will not go next spring.
(XT One Scotchman complained that lie had a
ringing in his head.
‘Du you'k'un the reason o' that /' asked his worthy
crony.
•No.’
‘l’ll 101 l you it’s hoc i us-> its empty •'
'And have ye never a ringing in your hood?'—
rjanth die oilier.
‘No. nover.’
‘Anil you ken Iho reason 7’
•No.’
*l l *b because i l'a cracked.’
X3"lhw nro you t fiid morning 1* ‘Not n< nil
myaoir.’ ‘Then 1 congratulate you ; for bu. whoever
else you u til, you will bo a gainer tiy Uio bargain/
Pnoors or Love. —‘Mr-Sigsbon, you said the de
fend ml woe in lovo J how do you know that f
•lie ro.id* novels upside down, and writes poetry
in the day book when it should be clteu«ot ,< " l
‘Any other reason 7'
• Yes, sir; lie shaves without lather, and very fre
quently mistakes the sleeve* of ilia coal for the logs
of his pantaloons, sn error that be don't diitoyor till
ho tries lo fasten (lie tails to l|is suspenders 7'
A clear case—call llio next witness,
Uoswoll observed to Johnsqn that (hero; was no
instonoQ uf a b ggac dying for want, ip (ho si reals
0 i Scot!• nd, t tiulluvo sir, you ure very right, *• says
Johnson; " but itiis does not arise from the wunl of
but tite unposibiiity of starving s Scotch*
llUlt." ]
A Western editor thus sums up the peculiarities
of h ootoiitporary ;
Ho \b tob Idzy to earn a man) and mo mean to
enjoy one. Me was nnvor generous but unoe, and
that was \yhor\ ho gave the itoh to on apprentice
nay. So, much for Inn goodness of heart I Of
his industry; ho says the public may'judge, when
ito states that llio only time he ever worked was
the day that ho frilsiook’castor oil for honey.
Keep Your Hens Out of Qly Gordon*
Col. R. and Gen. M. were formerly neighbors and
had gardens adjoining each other,
Ono pleasant morning in spring, about the time
of planting Cot. R. mot Ills friend, the GcnV In tho
■troef, boiling over with rago, wha addressed him in
this Wise:
•'Confound your darned old hens,.Colonel, ihoy'vo
boon In my garden and ecrulcliud tho beds every
which way; I shell have to make Inom all over
again; can’t you shut them up this summer ?’*
u Keep cool, General," said llio Colonel," I prefer 1
llial my lions should havo plenty of sun, air, exercise,
and food, and I don’t boliovo that your garden scads |
will hurt them at all. Howovor, if they (rouble you I
much, sAoot '<m, «Aoo( 'em.” j
" I will, by thunder," said (ho still more exoiled!
General, end turning round upon bis lieol marched 1
• woy mod as a wild c&t»- |
The next morning, an the Colonel wna sipping Ins
cofluo. fii« Chmily u>... ainriled bv IUo ‘ hang.' 1 hmtr.' !
ol fire arms, the cause of which wit soon ascertain
cd. The Colonel, on going in iho division fence,
looked over am) saw General in tho hoqt, of bloody
murder: si* fine specimen of llio dung Mil fowl
were flouncing about on the groond, unwilling just
yot 10 yield op their giazards lo lire gourmand.
“ Alta, General! bo you are executing your throat, |
are you ?”
“ To ho euro, I told you I'd do it, and I 'll ho darn
od if I don't shoot all the rest if you don't shut 'em i
up. But hero, Uko iho thievish critters, 1 don't want
'em. (hoy aro (oo highly seasoned with shut for my i
family,”
“ I hank you, thank you, General, just wait a d iy
or (wo before you kill any more until wo out these f
up, and then I've no odjootiona to having Iho rest
shot.” j
Now Col. R. was m thor jealous of his rights, and .
moreover as fiery as Mars in his disposition, and il
was a groat mystery to the General how he eould
keep ao cool - about tho matter. The sequel will
show. ,
In twnor three days after, three more very fine
1 and tut chickens were thrown Into the Colonel's gar
den i nd duly taken euro of by tho rook.
At last tho General * smelt,a ml.’ fits own chick
ens were missing, and tho egg basket hung on ihol
peg quite oniply, lo iho oiler astonishment of Ins
good wife, who had never known n similar .occur
rence, ]
“('nl. R.” saitl Uio General ns they mol ono day
' in iho slroot, “ have I killed ail your lirni yd 7”
“ Kill' tl nil my liens. General," repealed Oil. R.
1“ wfnj I Knvr no( oroned a /»oin£ hen ihra* ihrtt years "
, The General sloped. Me had shot nnd given to
r* - r
Ilorr to FioJ<tl a Dan(fhf«j*,
For iha attainment of ihia mid, Punch gives the
following directions;
1. Bp always lulling hor how pretty she ie.
3. Instil inio her mind u proper love of dross.
2. Acchsi.mii her to so much pleasure that she is
never happy at home.
4. Allow hot lo road nothing but novoN.
ft. Toacli her nil ihe accomplishments but none
of ihe nuluies oi llfn.
0. Keep her in liie datlteat Ignorance of the mys
teries <il housekeeping.
7. Initial.i her into ihe principle that it is vulgar
lo do anything lor herself.
8. Tu Riteugthen the latter belief, let hoi have n
ladies* maid.
0. And lastly, having given her such an educa
tion, marry her to a clerk m the Treasury upon
£75 a yenr, or lo an ensign that is going out to
India.
If, with tho abovo careful (raining, your daugh
ter is not finished, you may be sure it is no (suit
pf yours, and you must look upon her escape as
nothing shod of a miracle.
Uyly Customers.
Mackey, in his entertaining work nn American ' Kvuryihing does Boino good. Sichnesy Ipada (p
J,ilo and Manners, tells the following story o) while iliu world is indebted 16 war for half
M ississipiu fashions : , of its surgical knowledge
A dispute having arisen between two tumblers,
ono of thorn drew from hiahelln huge howle \i mfe.
and’ flourished it before Ins antagonist, dirfiding
Inn attention io tbo words etched upon the eluol,
which were—
•• Hark front Urn tonjb.”
Tho other, without being at all alarmed, drew
forth one ofOnll’a six barrelled revolvers, and put
ting it before the eye a of his opponent, pointed to
the motto upon the cylinder—
*‘A doleful sound.”
These two quotations firm together part of a
well Un »wn hymn ; and the coincidence so sur
prised (be boligerenta that they settled their dis
pute without resort to litu ominous oratlea in quus
tiou *
Quizzing \ Vkumontbo.—Tho other day, while
ovef.tn Jersey Oily, a tall, long legged, big, flat*
footed,.,six foot Wrm uum camp up to ua with- a
ruplj, holding ip his hand n pJf|niv>onas v welt filled,
with ‘‘liomo nflT.iira and fixlngß,'* and
also gnawing away on n largo cake a. ginger
bread.
"Ontiydu toll me, sir, what time iho oara como
inV»
UsThe citra, air 1”
‘•Yes, air."
“Tho cars, sir, come in right Armi tliolocomo.
tlto.”
-.. Dawn wont tho pillow-capo—off went his cost
—.oh ho wna full nf fight.
Nothing is so dangerous as to. ptclsnd lo bp in
lotrc with a woman—tho realty ia sum lo foUqw,
AT SJ 00 PEE ASRfffl
, WO, 27.
I <*500.9 nnO SSnO9.
I Scarce—Money.
; Plenty—Old maid* and bad weather.
I Died away—Political excitement.
The Wordt men often give the boat advibe.
I A. French Breakfast— two salt sellers and a
(muffin. ' t
I Marshall Ney was shot on tho 7llrof;Dßcember,
, 1816.
What is most dear to us just now ? Why bai
ler and eggs of course.
He that loses his conscience haa nothing left
worth keeping.
Love is like honesty, much talked about but
liitln understood.
■ Liberality consists lets in giving much than in
giving wisely.
, In England, at-pre«en», there are a hundred and
sixty ofl'cneeS'pnnisUablo with death.
| An editor down South says he neve; dolled an •
I but once in hie life, and that was in a fight with
. a cotempbrary.
“Why, Tom, my dear fellow, how old you
look I 1 * *»Dare ssy, Bob, for the fact ia, ( never
was bo old before in all my lifo.’*
There ia a family in Ohio bo laay that il lake*
twool them to sueere—one to throw ibe head
back, ami the other to make the noise.
A fellow in Texas has Just invented a strength
ening plaster which will enable you to lake op
anything, from a four month’s note to a hogshead
of sugar.
As time passes, memory silently records your
deeds, which conscience w ill Impressively redd to
you in after life, especially In sickness ari<f'«ge»
to vourjny or sorrow.
Tim receipts of gold at the Philadelphia mint
(or the month of November amounted to the enor
mous sum oft? 7 ybti.tmu. Included in (his was a
Urge parcel of Australian gold.
G>*n. Pierce, President elect, has presented a
valuable silver mounted cane to William Butter
field, Esq., editor of the New Hampshire Patriot,
as a mark of personal esteem. /r'
Deep learning will make you acceptable to iho
learned ; but it is only an easy and obliging beha
vior and entertaining conversation that will makd
you agreeable to all companies.
Tim Cayuga Chief says that a man who will*
take a paper tor a length of time and then sqnd il
back "refused and unpaid for,’* would swallow a
blind dog’s dinner, and then slorjo Iho dog for be
ing blind. :
Paradise Lost—VVhffo chasing a pretty fflrh'id
full into o collar. ‘ <•* •”»
The man that minds his own business has got
steady employment. %
Lay by a good store of patience, but bespreyou
pul it whore you can find tt.
Tho pf Una it» a h-ah
Stivo when yon are young to spend when you
aroolj. j.
Somp men nro treated litco baffelff—iho empty
Htood up ami tho full laid down.
Ono of the heaviest things to bo on the human
miml is a la(o supper of cold potatoes.
To prevent chapped lips, keep lliq chaps awaj
from them/ The ladies vs ill please notice.
Intrrosl sponlm nii languages and acta all paila*
oven that of disinterestedness.
An author may write by the yard, and think by
iho inob.
Trying—To bo in loto with two ladies at the
same iiiuo and have only one shirt lo court them
b'vory year iho London press sends into the
world upwards of a million Uiblcs and New T(*'e-
UifKlllS.
A levot w.uch contains 202 pieces, and a loco*
HiniuK a,mil
One remedy for eyes ivpaknnqd by nighotise, is
4 fine stream ul cold water frequently applied to
r/iern.
The man who niternpled (oproduco JardpiJfrqm
pigs o( load has ooinnioiieed sunning for relief on
iho roof of a house. , , "
OvMng to a great rush, buds command a blob
premium and vegetables ore scarce—at the ficdd
o( Salt Hirer.
In pursuit ol knowledge under difijcullipB —The
U lugs hunting up telegraphic nows on tho night
of the latu olocuon.
Why would you suppose that fish did o great
doal of weighing! Ans.— Uccnuso they always
carry scales.
Instead of regretting that we are sometimes d<v*
ouivcd, wo should rather lament that wo am over
undecided.
A men out west, who owns a largo farm, says
he sUi Ua up all iho hay ho can out of
the remainder ho puis in his barn. ‘ " r
A picture of despair is n pig rnarliinp through a
hole in iltjo icncu t« gel ul a cabbage lying onFy a
few indies from bis reach.
At wlmi limn »l life may a man be said io bo
lony \o iho vegetable kingdom J \Vheq experi
ence has mado him sago. ‘ '
There is a young lady op town who tyiyq thoi )f
a can lyhyrl has nine follows, It's o pity a woman
hku her puu’l hivvo one. 9
Uow pious now clothes makes people, for a
whole month ufior llio Misses Fllri got how'Man
lillas, they wore nt churoh threo umosa day.
It Is commuted that a Presidential election, in
cluding expenditures, legitimate and illegitimate,
from tlio noininaiion to the Inauguration, coattnoi
less than halt a million of dollars per.titatp*
An editor in Mississippi was lately whipped by
0 man, and kicked out of liis.oibcb* for publishing
an account of his death.,. Ho wished to *bow jtbo
odiior itmi lio was “a|jvo and./ycAx*ng , «' 1
••mil, how many rods make.,a, furlong , I
don’t know, but 1 guess l you’d know,bow mspy
tods make an achcr, if you’d got n tanging as
1 did this morning frupi o\d vinegar face.'
A follow popped hie bead into a ia|lor*B Window
and exclaimed: "Wlml o’oiook U U by your lap
board V Upon which ' the idllor llftcdjilji’ ihn
board and struck him on ibo .turn'd, an3WLHtnU‘*‘ll
has Jum struck one,” i , ji i’
The foiidost motnorios of years that llbontentb
ed in Iho vast sepulchre of fiast agus coma rUsfiiug
o’er iho soul inolaescs gushingoVr»h#.pmr*co
qf hot buckwheat cake*.
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