4, a .»A. I Bt JOHN B. BRATTON. tftL '39. poetical. SONG nr albert fieg. There was a wee and pretty maid, - As sweet and winsome as a fairy, 1 wadaa ask wi* wealth (o wed, ‘ K I could wed wi* thee, Mary. t’vc.wandered east—l've wandered west— . > :A» wauton-sa (bo winds'that vary; i Bul ne'er was I .one (roly bleat, As wnon .I .met wi* Iheo, Maty. Like* wco purple violet, , , That hangs {(• blushing liead a*woary, Then wi*.the debits leaves are wet, , Sae modest sweet art (hop, Mary. *Thy brow is white aa is tho mist * That sleeps on Heaven's forehead starry, Or mountain snow by sunrise kitsed— Thy heart is whiter alii), Mary. Tqino e'en isiiko an eagle's o'en, That sUtcth pioudly in Ins eyrie— They glitter with a starry sheen— > Ycl modest is thy heart, Mary. Upon thy rosy cheek, (lie soul Seems in (ho gushing tide to vary ; An* crimson currents in its roll* fis tilo* it wad break thro', Mary. If! could press thee in my arms. As my wee wife and bonnto fairy, 1 wadna gio fur thy sweet charms The warld an* a'Us wealth, Mary. How sweetly wadtho hours go by. That now sao solemn are, and dreary, irthnu upon my breast dld'at lie, My aiu, my lovely, dear Mary. jf&facrUam-mtff. Translated from Ilia French THE DUEL. A STOAT WITH A UOIUIm 'in (lie year 1605, when Iho poacu'of Tilsit pal a ■top to the ebnquests.of Napoleon in Germany, Ifio King of Prussia, exhausted by Ills astonishing of. forts to maintain tho war against France, reduced liU attnt’to the peace establishment. Consequently mbny Fra'nlnjt officers who were stationed nt Ham burg, received furloUghs, or were dismissed from the service for a time; artd a life of military danger and and activity gave place to habits of idleness and dissipation* In the early part of September, several of these officers htVing dinod together,'and sacrificed rather freely at (hd shrine of thq Jolly god, adjourned to *a.rdi evening to tho. Exchange Coffee House, tho most noted hold in IhC city, They entered singing and'shbuting in the most (umultnus manner, setting atdefiince the rules of the propriety and decorum. The ! band,'the Baron do V ’ who boro the commission of a lieutenant in the ormy, was about twenty fife years nf nan. wealthy, handsome, and elegantly formed. Bui his mind’did not correspond with hid person { lie was valci; ineoWnt, sclfeonceiled and presuming. When they eritirbdjllie public room In this boisterous man ner,‘they observed an individual of smalt stature, in a dark salt, seated alone at a table ; ho held In his hindthe Journal of tho day, while his'right support ed a pipe. ‘ He paid but little attention to (ho cn tranod'-of this formidable host of blackguards, scarce ly deigning to raise his eyes from-tho paper ho was reading. The young Baron, do'ublless offended at an appearance of indifference, which ho thought bordered on contempt* approached tho’mnn in black, apd said withu smile of bitter irony—‘Ah! my friend, good evening. I£roai your appearance I should take you to be a school master—or, perhaps, a tailor—am I’right 7*’ WlMo’is your goose V The clllien ralted his eyes, and fixed them for a moment on the countenance of his Interrogator, and then resumed the perusal of tho journal. •God forgive mo my sins,* continued (ho Baron, •ho will not answer ine. Come my little follow, wo must be more sociable. Ah I I perceive (he reason of your silence; that pipo incommodes you,* As 1 must hair the sound of your voice,, allow mo to re relieVeyou, ho sfta(ched the pipe from the hand of iba stranger, and deshed it to pieces on Iheljoorsa piece ol wit which his'Companions applauded with, shouts of laughter. . , . Wishout .laying down the journal, the insulted individual turned towards tho entrance of the inpor room, and cooly said, ‘Waiter, another pipe.* •Well done !* resumed l|io young impertinent,‘l have gained something however. I have made him open his mouth.* •My little man,* avid the Baron,‘where do you be long T In what village do yon exorcise your talents! Whai I No answer | have you resolved Id enter into co conversation with mo t* . , , Here tho Insulted person again raised his heed, and looked the officer full In the face, at the same lime puffing out an immense volume of smoke; he then deliberately resumed his former occupation. •Perhaps I wae mistaken in your character, in terrupted the Bvron—‘you may be tho quldnunce ol a villago. snd perhaps, aro endeavoring to commit 19 memory,,the news which that paper contains, to impart it correctly to your friends and neighbors.— But yhu smoko like. Swim.' That pipo causes you great inconvenience. 1 It we. u second lime bro 'without evincing by . go.tnro or any -yi.lblo change or countenance, the leal appearance ol an gcr, lUe manln blech coolly repealed hie Aral de mand,‘Waller, enolhor IHpo,' "Whet u melodious voice,’ reiomcd the U«ron.— ‘Such pilionco must bo the ollribulo of en angol or n devil.' I would give n thou.end Holms In son you In a passion, It would bo delifclous sport. An old Major whoeo embroidered, coalwna deco rated wlllt mllltury orders, end on whose German physiognomy was depiolod frank near, Into cou, “6 ■ and loyallly, who entered lho(ColIoo Hooio with Ihoao haitbrained jroulba, now addtcaied.lho Baton In a low voice, hul which nolwilhalanding could ho heatd In all parte ofll.o roorh; ’My young friend, you are Insulting a stranger wllhout provocation you arc foohalily guilty of a great Impertinence, apd your conduct and lhal of your applauding comrades begins to dleguol me. I beg you will'purauo this foulieh joke no further.'- Tho Baron, with hio-oomponiono, accordingly id | journod lo a neighboring room, end commenced playing al cards. .To judge from Iho numerous jokes, followed by loud pools of htugltler, It would ecom that Iho young oflicor’e folly and imnhdonco. were already forgotten. An hour had pae.cd away, all was mirth and jollity! Iho, Bar,on hod gained, a ■considerable aum, and hi. aplrll. hly buoyant, when llto little man In block entered tho roomand slowly approaching <''o c '« , .l»PP'd him gently on Iho shoulder, and' rcfUoalod lo apeak wMmin another .pp.rt.nttn.. TI,o D«ro„ ro B.r did Him with a look of disdain, over his sltonld,er, uttbrod on.ilMitnpd ieel, end eoWod in hie' face, •Slr.’a.ld iho min In bleck.loodocWotendjTion- Ivlono.>>6o labor under n trilling mistake, which /,muil bo*al come pains (a correct. Jam neither a tailor nor jo oolieol master, .I; have Iho bonor.lQ ho 0 Peat Captain If iho English , navy, very much at, your service. You harp ineulted. nio au, I domnnd iatiafacltqhi If ymt rofu.o.itj ,ol.<l| /ifd, mqanalp obi.ln |t. To-morrow morning ol ,soron tl qoluqlf I •holiyali yoA hero; Bring .plsipla wljh yog, > Tlie.aHod'ialjOd.Baron. who dot,|pg,;lW» had rl.eri frdtn his «da|, changed .cpuplpnancpimotq, than unco, and answered poly by 0 pqw of acijtca- cencoj ho dared hoi trust himself (o spoalt, losUiis onguo should holrav his terror. Tho Captain po llouHo 83 Uted 110 rC " I loft tho With him departed ail the gaily of tho lieutenant. Ho became througlful and taciturn ; his mind wan -dered froq lhagamo.and he soon lost more lhan ho had gamed; He was unnerved With terror, while renccimg on the consequence of Ms folly. What on advaniago.-mubt an a'drdrsary possess over him, who could hoar.with so much . calmness a series ,of de grading insults , and who could propose a duel with such intpcrturb'ablp song/roid.» Such an antago nist mtisl surely bo singularly endowed wills coulr. ago and shill ! ■ Such wore the ideas which conlln* ually passed through his.immL, When tlio com(nnyec(mrolcd, t| )D y oil agreed lo meet at tho samp place the appointed hour. Out it is not to bo supposed that they ail slept equally well during the night. When-they assembled (ho next morning at (he Coffee House,(hoy found the English man before (hem at their rendezvous; but ho was. now dreiud U • s. u r ,^ lu U uvct umiornj' of his nation. Ho was attended by b valet, who’ carried a case under his arm. Ho requested tlio officers to accept some refresh, mcnls; and they entered into conversation, when tlio Englishmen gaVe indications of possessing a cultivated mind, and a knowledge of the forms of society and good brebding. At about 8 o’clock, ho arose from his choir, and begged the Prussim officer to select the spot where their quarrel must bo decided, adding, that ho waa a stranger in the city, dnd that all places wore alike to him. The Baron named (he open pastures, lying between Hamburg and Altona. When they orrivfed on the ground, the English man asked the Prussian what distance ho would prefer,'fifteen paces.* ‘That distance is 100 great,' resumed the Englishman I 'you will miss mo.’— Call it ten, if you please.' And his proposition was adopted. The Mjijor now made the observation that the Captain had no second. ‘That is of little conao quence,’ said the Englishman, ‘if I full my valet has my orders.* The Mnjor represented that such a proceeding was contrary to the usjgo in affairs of this kind, and if each formality was neglected, the duel eotlld not take place—but ho politely offered to assist in. that capacity. When tlio ground was marked out, and each of the pripeiplcs hod' taken his station, the Captain asked his antagonist* significantly, if'ho had good pistols—for, said ho, 1 ! hove a pair which I have often used,and'Whlch never miss their man. 1 will give you a proof of their excellence.' He then called his servant and ordered him to throtv sbmclhifTg into the air. The man look a handkerchief from his pocket. ‘That is too .large,' said (he Captain,‘find something else.' Ho then look from his packet a dried prune. 'That will do,' exclaimed his master. The fruit was thrown into the air, the pistol was fired, the prune shattered in to a thousand pieces. At this extraordinary proof of address, the spectators were struck with astonish, mcnl. As to the poor lieutenant, ho was more dead than olive. The Captain now resumed his station, requested his antagonist to fire; but-the Major interposed, slating thst it was contrary to (lie custom of (ho country: that (ho offended party had an undoubted right to make the first essay, and after Ins fire was returned the rest should be decided by chance. ‘My friend,' replied the Captain, 'should 1 suffer myself Co bo influenced by your opinion, this young gentleman would never have «notli*»p test (he quality of his pistols. I'must have my own way in tliir particular; and after I have settled the affair with this gentleman, each of his campanions who amused themselves at my expense, and who, instead of restraining the impertinence of (heir friend, laughed at his ridiculous follies, must one after another look at the muzzle of my pistol. Now, air, lam ready. Take good aim—for if-you miss me, you are a dead man.' The Lieutenant presented hi* weapon, and drew his trigger, and the passed through (ho English man's list. 11 '' ' •It is now my ' I6rn,’ ■aid' 7 the Captain, 'I was lost evening a butt for yogr rnllorics, lor your sar casms. Without provocation you insulted me; covered m<) with humiliations. 1 was a schoolmas* : torj a tailor ; a village babbler. Wliul am I now 7 , A man ! And what are you 7 a miserable wretch ! a paltroon, trembling with fear. The death which lr a few minutes you will receive from my bond, already surrounds you with shadows. The grim tyrant's icy hand it already intended over you—your lips uro livid—your eyes ore gl«*od—and yoor via ago is as pale as.the winding sheet, which in a few hour* will envelope your body. Your fopblp limbs can hardly support you—for fosolonoo and ouwar* dice go hand in hand together. But before my bul let pierces your heart, tell me, have you arrange ments to make? have you a last adieu to send your mother, a father, or any other person who is dear to you 7 I have hero the materials necessary fur writ ing ; and will willingly grant you time to make any arrangements which you mtiy think necessary.* Tho young man uttered something, of which an humble 1 thank you, was oil Dial was , •In that case, resumed the Englishman,‘since reconciliation between us is absolutely impossible, aud it It necessary that ymir blood_ should wash out all llio affronts which I hove received, 1 bog you to implore, by a fervent, but brief mental prayer, the mercy of the Eternal power.' Then taking off his hat, he looked round upon the mulo and terrified spectators of this imposing scene, who by a spontaneous Impulse, uncovered ' themselves likewise. For a minute there reigned among the group a religious end solemn silence, , which was interrupted only by tho herd breathings of the suffering Lieutenant. At length seising his ■ pistol, and pointing U to wards tho Lieutenant, ho kept him for a minute in o sjato of the most horrible suspense j then suddenly raising' tho" weapon, he turned towards his valet, who stood noar. and handed him the pistol. ‘Take . it,’ said lu-v'lhts Officer is not worthy the honor of dying by hands of on Englishman.’ Tho next day, (ho Utron do—— quilted that part of (ho and never resumed hia elation i in his regiment.- , Wit of aGuuan Lawycr.—A young man of Nqromburg, who had no fortune, requested a law yer, a friend of hie, to recommend him to a family where was a handsoipo daughter who wee to have ti largo fortune. Tho lawyer agreed, but the father of the young lady, who loved money, Immediately a*k* «d what proporty ilio yduhg rhon had 7 Tlio lawyer, aald Ire did not exactly know, but ho would enquire. The next time ho oaw hie frlond’ho : aikod him if ho had any,property atoll? , ■ ‘No,* replied ho. , ‘Well,* said you suitor any one. to cut offyour noao, If ho would glvo you twenty thousand dollars 7* ‘Not for tho world** . “Tia well,* replied tho lawyer,‘l, hod reason lor next iinfiO'ho saw' (ho girl's father, ho ’sald, •I have Inquired about tins young rnkn’o olroum stanccs. Ho has, Indeed, no yearly money, hut i\o has a jewel, for which to knowledge,he has been o(Toted and refused twchty thousand dollars I This induced tho old falhdrto consent to the mar. riogo, which accordingly took placet tbOMgli U w said, in tho sequel. that ho often ebook, fils head when lie thought of the jewel ! . A tniddlo aged olnglo mon woo dongpronoly i'l ot Kt. Omnr. H 6 llircolcnod to dlomtieYH ony nephew or nioob ; ilial pofsiaied -lh aubnding l on him of course, they could not disobey th6so very elnqi injunctions of a dying map; b S 4 "TO*?® wodld not dosert tho perverse Buffered—no might disinherit her if ho liked; • Ho died f > Jwr vm then discovered'that ho' bad considered Josephine aa.tho,only rolailve who had provoddlsmioiesM, property-revalued rt.Wghtt. thousand francs. Otm COUNTRY- ■UAr IT ALWAYS BE JIIQDT—BUT MOOT OH WRONG, OUR COUNTRY. *’ CARLISLE., PA., THURSDAY/APRIL 7, 1853 EitrOTOßanco nna Folly, I GETTING AN APPOINTMENT. MJn 1, l? 0 -. T ? tk ' ?°isn'r »f Comm«rio MJ.:_ Ths following;good thing, was related lousa Mon who were hero in 1836 and saw the abound mg 1 r fln , j npCl u„.„ r,5« j e . . r . ‘wealth’ splondcd equipages, brilliant furuiluro, [ rT ® n ♦ OO 0 n uodofibled fact: magnificent parties,&o., &0., of Uiat day—and who, 1 , er lho administration, the office of a year or two afterwards, eaw a large part of those' DanJ.el Welter, then Secretary of Stale, w OB be foolish spendthrifts bankrupt and ruined, cannot' B,e S f or - aon ? e time by a portly, handsomcßpe avoid such reminiscence, when they eco (be far ®imen of humanity from Si, Louis, who keenly greater extravagance of (ho present day* They \ scenting ah office, dnd not fastidiously particular cannot help asking themselves if lho end will not bo as to what it Was, posted himself at theelbOwof the same. A New York correspondent of the Bos- 1 the “god-llke” at an early hour of the mornin*, lon Transcript notes a few items of this oxtrava- ! and remained there nearly all day, determined to gance, in the words following: (wear him out. Mr. Webster noticed his pertina ”aB™ade'n l aformcr,eUcr city—of course he could not well do otherwise, Sl. whmh moncy was expended m even. thouM,-absorbed in business, and he enter ipln lt d ! rC “;, l p ° n ru,ilwr 'P- " >*'nd or reroute hop, .hat .he eileet appli of all former limes. Tho ruga for nlrorvy .nd co.lly , 10 '!"> purport of his dally visits, article, for privalo dwellings, far caeoods (ho emu. laden which crisis between Ilia rival hotels up town. . Get our Missourian had nosuoh idea of vacs- Aaa_mnMa. -<■_—muers wr.-.j-...,,. niyr when 6nco in it; he had coma ail lho enpt, a few of the fashionable stylos or parlor orno- v 11 =— ment will bo stated. One of the latest patterns of &°‘ n 5 10 & ,vo U P JTnd so it went on,fora >arlor tables or light stands is made of the richest week or ,en d o J B —the applicant looking quietly decorated French porcelain, set in a gill frame and ove . r 1,10 papers, counting (lie flies on the ceiling, stand. These are very beautiful, the price ranges t o king aim at the smallest spittoop by the fire from $2OO to $3OO each, according to lift value of place: in short, doing everything to pass the time, the painting. but talking. Mo had mado his application onco French porcelain ornamental gas fixtures for lho to tho great dispenser of official goo# things, and mantel, are imported and sold fur $l6O a pair. now it was the other's turn to speak out. Mean- A poir of bronzed manlel candelabro, with o clock while ihc case with Webster grew desperate; bo for a centre piece, are for sale at $BOO a set. An had evidently mistaken his customer; ho wasn't importer slated that he hod sold four sets for cue tfge kind of man to bo put ddwn by duch tactics; house, $3 000. he wouldn’t bo snubbed; be Was good for a month A novel and unique mantel clock,valued at *>oo, or eix wpeka in j uBl tlial Bamo position, counting 1 TI ’ A °t n r cn • ™l. dock ho. same flies, spilling at the same math, and lei do hands, lho hours and minutes arc denoted by a „,„i l . „„ n; „ *, 6 . j... ’ figores which revoke, like » modern whist counter 'P'" "g ll >6 the samp newapa ■ Ooa firm hero have a. mail mantel clock fur which P°. ’ most bs dons; In got Hd of hint they ask 81200. Two bird, enroe out sad sing from ”i ho "' ™ on l ce of 80mrf kind with seemingly as the clock each hour. diljiculi as lo fabricate a chowder without a cod- Dronzed vase* with baa reliefs, ore plenty nl $3OO f,sh - Nut the lime came at the expiration of about each, Porcelain tea setts, of thirty nix pieces, arc fourteen days of incessant companionship, held at $lBO a set. And so one could go through One morning, Mr. Webster came into his office tho list of household articles of elegance and utility, rather riled on some official matter, and there, as and nemo prices which would not do except in an usual, sal tho pertinacious Puke, at perfect case ••ago of gold.” with himself and the world. Webster went to his Goo ounnot fail to call to mind (he common illus tration suggested by (ho uppish tendency of all pro perty in this city, and to stole that wo aro now wit nessing tho brilliant ascent of lho rochet; the no less certain descent of lho valulces stteh may not ho so agreeable, particularly if it should Utl us, or one noar to us. illarrled and Single. / have noticed, says Washington Irving, that a married man fulling Into misfortune, is more opt to reiriovo his situation in the world than a single one, chiefly because his spirits are softened and relieved by domestic endearments, and self-respect ,* kepi alive by finding (hat although all abroad bo dark ness and humiliation, yet there is still a little world of love at home, of which ho is a monarch ; whereas a single man is apt to run to wasto and seif neglect; to fall to ruin like a deserted mansion, for want of inhabitants. 1 have often had occasion to mark the fortitude with which \yomcn sustain the moat ovowhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters winch break down the spiiit of man and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all (ho energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidity and olovatiun to their charsccr, (hat at times it approach, cs to sublimity. soft and lender female, who had teen all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, treading the prosperous path of life, suddenly rising into mental lorcu, to bo the comforter and supporter of the husband under mis r orluncs, abici ing with unshrinking firmness, the bitterest blast of adversity. As the vibe which has long twined its graceful foliage about tho oak, and has been lifted by it into sunshine, will, when the hardy plant is rifted by tho thunderbolt, cling round it with its car*, /casing tendrils, and bind up its scattered boughs } so, 100, it Is beautifully ordained by Providence that woman, who is the ornament and dependant of man in his happier hours, should bo his slay and solace when smitten with dire and sudden calamity, wind* ing herself into the rugged recesses of his nature, tenderly supporting his drooping head and bindings up his broken heart* A Tlimtl-ISG INCIDENT. The first settlors in Maine found, beside its fed- faced owners, other and abundant aouicea of annoy once and danger. Tho majestic forests, which then waved whore now is hoard (ho hum of business, and where a thousand villages .stand, Wore ibo boma» of Innumerable wild and savage animals. Often at nlghl'was Iho farmer’s family aroused from slcpp by noise without, which (old (hat bruin was storming tho sheep pen or pig sly, or was laying violent paws on some unlucky coif—and often, nn a cold winter evening, did they roll a larger log against the door, and with boating hearts draw closer around the fire ss iho dismal howl of the wolfechocd through the woods. The wolf woi llio most ferocious, blood Ililr«ty, bul cowardly of oil, rarely attacking man, unless driven by revere hunger, and seeking bis victim will) the utmost pcitinaciity. Tho incident wbioli I nm about to relolo occurred in the early history of Biddcford. i A man who then lived on (ho farm now occupied by Mr. ll*—, was one autumn engoged in felling trees at some distance from his house. Ilia little son, eight years old, was In the habit, while his mother was busy with household cares, of running out Into tho fields and woods around the house, and often going whore tho father was at work. One day. after the frost had robbed tho trees of their foliage, tho fa (her loft his work sooner than usual, and started for homo. Just hy the edge of the forest ho saw a vary curious pile of loaves. Without stopping to think what had madoit. ho cautiously removed tho leaves, when what wan his astonishment to find his own darling boy lying there fast asleep S, ’Twas but tho work of a moment to lake up tho little slco* per, pul In his place a small log, carefully replace tho,loaves, and conceal himself among (ho nearest bushes, there to watch tho rpsull. After wailing a short ho hoard a whirs all lonl howl, quickly followed by Another and another, lilt the woods seemed olive with the fearful sounds, , The howls came add in a few minutes a largo, gaunt, savsgo.looklng wolf leaped Into the ’ opening, closely followed by the whole pack. Tho leader sprang’dlrcclly upon tho pile of loaves, and In an instant scattered them In every direction.— Soon as ho saw llio deception, his look of fierceness and confidence'changed to that of the most abject fear. lie shrank back, cowered to tho ground, and passively.awaited hie fate; ,for the rest, enraged py . tho supposed cheat, foil upon him, loro him in pieces, and devoured him on tho spot. When they had-./finished their opiprado, they wheeled around, plunged iplo.tho forest, and olsap. • neared; within fivp’minutes from their first appear, ance, not a wolf was In sight. The excited father , pressed liia child Mills bosom, end thanked Ibo kind; • Providence which led him there tq live hie doqr i boy', 1 after playing till ho'nros weary, had lain down and fallen asleep, and in ihatisituatton tho • wolChad found him, end covered him wUlHqpvcs, i until ho could bring his, comrades to lliq least} but I himself furnished the repost. *ls l yoW poVder'gobdl 1 ' asked a spoftUmsn of a lellor/ 'Good 1’ indeed it Ur ■' *A onik of U got on fire (ho other day,and bofortr 1 could bring a pail of water it burnt hajf up.'- j ,■.. ■ . •, The following .queslipn la now before tho Sand - Lake Aayluni-r'VVhlcU causes the rmist swearing. a horse (hat won’t'draw br a stove?* Hawkins lakca tho negative. A Yankee'Edilor 1 roaroU oC‘civilisa tion la oowar • Ipw. hot ioi/eped tread ofo jacluss towards a,pcpH of orU« desk, sat down, tossed (ho heap of documents n bout in a swdet fume, or to take s simile, like the crater ot a volcano just before the breaking of the fire. Forbearance ceasing to be a virtue, ho turned and looked at his tormentor, but Missouri was firm as a rock, not to bo moved by a look, oven (bough it came from t|ie “god like.” He clutched the small belt. Missouri knew the crisis was at hand, and road the paper, or seemed to read, more intently titan ever. The bell rung and the chief clerk appeared. •is (here any vacant place on.this side of Hell?’ thundered Webster, pointing to.his horror. The chief clerk understood the'whble matter at a glance, and replied laconically ‘There is a special messenger wanted for Mex ico. 1 ‘Then send him to Mexico or Hell ! but never let him come back here.’ The applicant rose, bowed graciously to the Secretary, and walked out, as Mr, Webster sank into his arm chair, exclaiming, ‘Thank Heaven, ho is gone at last F The Missourian wont to Mexico, as a special messenger, in a .sieameF expressly provided /gt Tonrunr.s of tub Sex. — A writer In Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal, thus details (hem ; “About a hundred years ago, a lady went about with shoos that raised her heels three inches above (he ,floor, and threw her whole person.out of its pro per balance, occasioning, ol' course, a severe strain upon certain muscles, attended by constant pain. A little later, a tower of hair, pomatum, flour, pine, and pinners had been reared upon the head, such as an inquisitor might have considered himself very ingenious in devising. In moje re cent tiroes, we have seen the entire sex submit- ting to torture in the waist with an equal degree of magnanimity. Or, taking the form of a mon strous prolongation of skirts, the fair mailyrs act as. scavengers upon every street in which they prdmenado. In form of a bonnet for a summer wear, the front comes only to about an Inch be hind (ho forehead, so as to leave the face fully ex posed to the attacks of the sun. A great number find It absolutely indispensable to add to this ab breviation of a bonnet n sort of aupplcmenl of alik, nnUed an ugly. . A couple l clinches added to the bonnet itself would serve the end) but such a thing is not to bo thought of.” Lono Winded,-— A good story Is Ibid of a prea cher whodelighicd in long eertqons,qnd whoonco exchanged with a brother preacher who always delivered short ones. At’the’ usual hour for clos ing the services, the people became uneasy, and being Inspired with tho lovo of warm dinners rather than long sermons, went quietly out one by one, till the,propcher was loft alone with the sex ton. Still Jiq continued to blaze away, till that functionary, seeing no prospect of a close, walked deliberately up to tho pulpit stairs, and handing him iho key, requested him that ho would lock up when lie got through, and leave the key at hie house as he went along. “Tub CotmsßOF Tnusl.oVß, u &c.—A.singulpr instance of lovq in adversity is that of a cotm.lo at present confined as vagrants In tho jail of Hamil ton county, Ohio. They have been engaged tobd married about two years, but since which period they have never been out of limbo at tho‘Some time; although oobh have keen at liberty twenty times. The damsel serves out the term of hor Incarceration, but before her lover is also free, sho is re-arrested as a vagrant and sent back. And thus also with tho swain ) when free, ho gets to pondering over tho delights of connubial folioiiy, takes a "snifter.! or .two, frqtpsn excess ,of Joy* gels’ drunk qnd Is returned lo tho Lock-qp. They botljnow almost despair, of together, long'ciiough to bo married. i ' ’ \ How tiibv used Tiifl, PmuoU.—ln some parte of Scotland. In former limes, the plows need'.to. bo drawn by four horses qbrnast, and required the assistance of three man,' Tho business of.pnq nion to drive. Fqr that purpose fto placed him self between tits'middle holses, with his foceto wards iho plough,, to guide ihstraiglil, and In this position ho stepped backwards with the rema in his bond. Another/, walked behind Iho. horses with a decked staff, which fastened in front of Iho’ bba’m, and by means'of it 1 regulated the depth of Iho furrow by raising or lowering, tho plow, as occasion required. The plowman'follbwed with hold of tho stills: and in this formidable and lu dicrous manner they repealed their attacks on Ibo Soil. . XiAVvvtiia.—Lawyers aroiho only mon who bollevo tliar (lie older tho world*tho less it knowa about right and wrong., Judges pf lp*day rofprio Judges of iho last century, 'who bo\ved wlt|» re verence ib those ofthe century before. Almost a!! out' legal decisions are based'upbn the opinion’ of a lot of noddles who believed .that tho earth was a living monster, while tho movements of the lido were caused by tho monster's breathing* Jn tho Cburt of Appeals; i! tord CUUf Jbsildb lluity* eatvV who'llved when the*, devil was supposed to bo afraid of d ho{BQ.Bhoe v aciually.ox.ens morn in* fluenWthan pilherJustice,oroomnjon sense.. Had t nhyaiclpnsbcen of now ideMjpß yprß ar.e, n\ljU .bo odnslaerodibe only aritl4oio.for insanity. ~., h HOTEL OP THE INVALIDS* PARIS. Professor Upham, in writing lo the Congrega* tionallsl, thus concludes a letter from Paris. { Tho final paragraph Is a specimen of exquisitely fine ■style: The Hotel of the Invalids is a vast establish ment, founded by Louis XIV,, but greatly enlarged from time to time, and at the present lime cover ing, with its nuroero: s courts, sixteen acres of ground. We passed a number of pieces oflieavy artillery, as we approached the gate of entrance; and everywhere, at the gate, and in tho court, and galleries, some seated on chairs, and some walk ing; some with one arm remaining, and others with one leg, with deversilies of uniform, but all, apparently, In good spirits, and chattering exces sively, were the old associates of my guide—-the broken, but indomitable remnants of the wara.of iKo Bmpercr. Ton.old to fight, ana tou Ul . . being obliged to , beg. r “ u ■* , ‘~ - ‘“* , ~ rr • The Hotel of the Invalids, constructed with a view to the accommodation of a largo number of soldiers, displays a front of six hundred and twelve feet. There are four refectories—or dining rooms —for the occupants, each one hundred and fifty feel in length, and eight spacious dormitories, be sides smaller ones, containing fifty beds each.— The dome of the Invalids, which has a sort of his torical celebrity, is spacious and lofty, and is seen at a great distance. Among (he other accommo dations pertaining to this remarkable establish ment, it has a library of 1,600 volumes, consisting 'chiefly of works of general literature, jurispru dence, and military strategy, nnd it is here —as might naturally be expected—that wo find depo sited many of the trophies which the French have taken from their enemies. In the lime of Napo leon, (hero were 3000 flags collected here—tho memorials of war nnd of conquest, all of which were burnt by the French themselves nn the even ing previous to the entrance of the allied armies into Paris, March 31, 1814, so certain it is that war brings with it its own retribution. In this building ore lho remains of Napoleon— the dust and ashes of the mao who was for many years lho idol of France and the terror of Europe. It is not surprising that visitors should constantly flock to see the splendid monument of a man of such wonderful power and of such strange vicis situdes; at the ago of twenty-eight tho conqueror of Italy; nt thirty the First Consul of France; i and’at thirty-five the Emperor ofFrance; hut in his purpose of conquering Europe driven hack by the flames of Moscow; defeated at Waterloo, and ' finding death on (he rock of £>t. Helena. The hoof of his war horse trod on the blood of mil lions; As I returned from this place, the sun was set- ting behind the distant hills. I passed through (he majestic grove of the Kiyaian Fields. The autumnal leaves, gleaming in the departing radi anco of the day, fell around me. My htart went back to America. The sound of her rivers was in my ears. Her vast forest spread out before me. 1 remembered the vastness, tho wildness, the re pose of nature, and 1 said to myself, “These works which I have seen in foreign lands—the ef forts nnd JJio_mivnorlnl of -r—- — - works of man. Imperfection marks (heir origin; decay completes their progress. Beanty and de formity, life and death, are mingled together. Man is here; but whore is the Maker of Man 1 I sigh for my native land. I wish to hear again the prayers and tho hymns of her cottages, inspired by the blessings around them. Her rivers are her lines of beauty; her hills are her monuments; the mighty firmament is her cathedral; and God— heard in the sighing of the winds—seen in the richness of the forest—and eternal in the repro duction of her wild and varied magnificence—God is everywhere.” Keep the Heart Alive.— I The longer I live, tho moro expedient I find it lo ondcsv.ir more end more lo extend my sympathies and affections. The na tural tendency of advancing years is to narrow and contract these feelings. I do not mean llul I wish lo form a now and sworn friendship every day lo increase my circle of intmates; these ore very dif fcicnl n(fairs. But 1 find it conduces to my mental health and happiness, to had out si) 1 Can which is almable and loveablo in those l,como In contact with, and io'msjre (ho most of i(. It may.fall very far..short of what 1 onco wont (odreomof; It may mol supply mo place of what 1 have known, foil, and tasted; but it Is boiler than nothing; it seems lo keep tho feelings and affections in exorcise, it keeps the heart alive in its humanity, and till wo shall bo all spiritual, this is like our duly and our interest.— Denard Barton. The Holmes county £Ohio) Farmer states that a wonderful natural curiosity has been discovered in that county, in tho shape of natural gas. The discovery was made on the farm ofn Mr. Purdy, some eight or ten rods south of the house, in a curious kind of earth resembling saw dust. The owner for some years has been aware of the oxis-1 tenen uf some wonderful phenomenon. The place on which tho discovery has been mode has been cultivated fur a number of years, and it has been observed (hot in a number of places, everything plantsd or sowh, and all kind of vegetation dwindle and dlo arid seemingly burn up. After tho late rains the water was discovered to bo agi tated, and to bubble up in a number of places, which led Mr. Purdy and others to experiment, by collecting a bottle of (hie gas and setting U on Are: when the instants lighted match wax touch ed to it, the vapor ignited and sent tho botllo whizzing through the house. Tho Washington correspondent of tho Dallimoro Argus, aa'ya i At tho lovco of President Fierce, a day or two since, a pleasing and characteristic Incident occur, red.which Is duaorving.of record. ; While in the'act of receiving a coterie of ladies, the .Major domb attendance jpJTor mod him that an,o!d soldier—a.nyn commlttfToncd officer—-wished lo 900 him, but was ashamed to come in in his rusty garb. Gen. Piorco caked in a low voice, "Where la ho?* Ifo was told "In tho vestibule.* Ho Immediately left tho fqcopl lon room end taking lltp old! man, who'was on crutches, by tho armj escorted him into tho room, and handing him to a seal, conversed with him a fuw minutes, making the veteran feel completely el home, and then returned .to his post, to Iho astonish, inenl of some overdressed parvbnucs. who thought themselves entitled lo precedence. This act needs no comment) all will ipproQiolo ft. . A little girl, leh yoara uf ago, Mated beside her gr»ndmo(hof, aged eighty, looked up to her taco and •aid: . ‘ ■ •Grandma, ol what ago do ladies pose their relish for gallantry 7* Tho grandma replied: "Indeed, my dear, I don’t know ; you must aak aoroodno older than I am.* . •Ma, has your longuegpi toga V '•Got what, child?* 1 - *O6l lags, ma T* 'Certainly not} but tyhy did yon ask that silly qucMlon?’ ' t . • Mii *O. nothing, only I heard 'pm ssy year tongue wfs rUnrilngTrom night, add I‘was winder', jog how it could run' without legs—.that's all thk.* ; cal liope you don'l conceal anything from'mo, w)feV. 1 :> v * 1 I • 'No, my dear, nothing Jbat your /suite and impar facllbop. . . * . , 4>|l ' n ■’ v: la "” f NO. 44i mm smsstmiQ 1 .1 Ho that is past shams ia paatfcope. , Tho beat onre for indigestion is hard Men bow wild oats, and, women btUlon».,;;:;>! April, the month of showers, pknoW.,« March, a month always stormy andd/iagrwf* hie, has made its exit; Glad of it. /“ March* march away.** .I-.'.,-. Men who promptly pay their hillaitpirtlcoU/lr iheir primer's bills—will always hafebdtfWW mind, and enjoy coraparaUvo good healths. n; cv/.1. | Restraint from IDs is the beat kind Virtue la little wont to look baelraWrietihi* :J oow, Reputation. -v: r - *"}*?. l V an wno ho ia powerfulwho governs bis pa&slonl* t The laws of Spain require thatWftJh&fij/it l least, iwediy-five of age. ’ ' rii.v i, *;■ American papers sent to Cuba moat be.gfttt&if with a single airing, ao that tb£y examined by (he authorities. ' : , -J/.vrmw Always work with a good will, andleWPtfHl be performed with eaao. . j nit J Pride and folly coat many persons tflordlhitfrf their necoasiiica. .;,-o Now is the iimo for farmers to tilinW About ia\V ling select fruit. . 7 t . The shortest way to a man's heart is dow6 (iff ‘ Man's love is like the moon—if it does dot grow larger, it ia certain lb grow smaller. *• Man shrinks from cold meat; Does tblaaftsp from man's innate presumption of always *njllbg' : the roastV . • ; ,- c A man may do good by stealth} bat adfof hiil blushing lo find it fame, that's all noosjips^*,, r ; • President Pierce continues in the ebjbsnfte&tloP excellent health, although sadly tormented bjf.tf awarm of office hunters. The man “ who dying left hot a Unewfych he would wish ip blot, 1 ’ it haa beeirasceWaluSd raid and corrected his own proof. , " L , Deep learning will make yna acceptable tb!lbr> learned; but it is only an easy and obliging bahtftf vior, and entertaining conversation, that wmiqslui: you agreeable in - all companies, Mankind are the creatures oTblliti.' circumstances, and such they eternal// proofs that (be race is a noble and believing rape, and capable of whaleveV books can 1 stimulate. ' ; They are so hospitable in some .parts of lucky that they do not wait for. visitorii'id. pome among them, bclfcot traps in the strangers; and thus insure B’visit; • tt ' i Nature haa left every man a capacity of \telnw' , agreeable, though not of shining in cprojianV; and' (here ore a hundred men eofficlonlly quaHfibd J fby j both, who, by a very few faults, that jbev *nt«rtir' in n«nmn nubrfTire'iioT'Bo muon ailbler**!. hie. A Connecticut editor has a poor opinion cfNpyr York buildings. During a Ipte Visit,he pp(i job at a hotel with walls so fragile (hat he said 1 leaned against one of them while ow* bools, ho would have gone through and fallbri iat'o 1 - the street! The progress of knowledge is alow* <Ltyf}.oin sun, we cannot see ll.Wovlng; but pfter a 'wrilfe we perceive that it has moved* nay, (liaV!lt u £(ls moved onward. " ‘ ■ 1 Most men work for the present, a l(i¥J future. The wise work for both:—foi* iWAlftra" In the present, and for the present jn-l^iQ The mind is like a sheet of white paps; IftlhjA*'. that (he Impressions it receives the often^st*sis . retains the longest, are black ones. . V ‘ “I will grant all you desire,” said a yoqogshiyjr to hot lover, “on condltiop you have not, never bad, nor never cap Kpvp.V— What did she aak him for 1 A husband, ' , , - ...i., i .i; . ... i■• ’ *• rl'J’j oiiJ A gentleman, having, asked, ‘Hoiy rpßny that it wns lmposslblo (b number them, '*turepenf, dog ha* Mi day? ' - vdi. Ad A 1 Now Orleans paper ndverllsos.a rafflffor a * splendid horse and n negro (rir! SarAJj—thW.lktW. valued at (900. Delightful ploture’bf Neir On* leans morality. A Southern editor in giving Qh'accopni'of tool'* 12 rascals .who stole two horses belonging l6'presdhV 1 ’ era at a camp meeting, snya if should teach clet* gymcn tp watch as well aa pray. 1 The navy of Mexico consists o( two JSsmntf smacks and a raft—the former mounted whir'll' marines, and the latter with a hen*cooJ»T tr > The bullion epaulets' yrorn hj TrinCq when id full rig, coal the tridingsum pfonftmba* sand dollars each—the price of a small farm la tho west on each shoulder. '.'-.tj.’n lid) The lawyers of Lowell have, agrectj (hair odices in tho evening, 'and tile Boston Fou( says If they would keep tnom day oa well as tho evading, it would bo a to tho community. >“ It Is not uncommon for Spanish ladles tbpbs* sess a hundred fans. They collec}and hoard tbftP, as a Gorman cqlleq^spipes, or,a gap\qglsi after specimens. ’ " ' * vVtMs Tor every thing y<ja,buy ,or epll, mnko nn exact bargain at nrelj and bq nPWMffiffi to ah hereafter by one who says ifilUL not disagree abbui trifles. 1 ; ‘A person should hot bp oxppctctl'’to,take glovo preparatory to hid shaking'Hands wXlb pwh (her, any morb (had lb lake Off his boDlWhwstitSjl to kick a man.’ 1 ! 1 ■* Tho women hovq nn ojo. to the Baring innate** rial in. the open breasted, no doubt! Tallt'aboQl'lhVimmMeeiy or Blqomef. dross In comparison! ' • 1 . V' ■ > ■*'! '* li’-'poi od» FrtANqa as tr do inddw' to the Duo do UfWHo.lias open for oflhe r In Havana, do'gentleman, unless VqUrfnr(ett i poos tooburch. Uut-lho ladies tlemen'.oluster around’the door,and hWidtHe'la* 5 dies to thoir voJanlcs when thdiaasrUbVer; r * •■ l Tlml wos d benullfnl Diprcselbn of the convert to the Missionary aucndinghthfs'beafldlrP »Mjr boat ia on the.sea, Us .sailotyqßpraad, anil nm only walling rot 1 a rising otipao ta T wait fie home/' : ’■ • \;> ‘ J [<’ - Uy., "CommoWoM:—.Why* ore typed Hlknpitmlndjfjt'V Because it Isn't proper to Mock them Vp'WiiMir , ‘propf.V . ( , ' .. , n.-iT . k AjiQTiufQ.-*-*-Wby should you chood* s*lfe.%«l you Deoauso you should lookJ<td> the temper, ‘ a rj SSsStema nmolcaoU, It ho» r hWons' iilllfott’wbTbtftißrW Uioonna. task • 'rr] r :' j \ • . j.'-v S 1 ♦ k * >« '4i.y o:rf >-rT‘-rrf,&
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