i T Br * 81 ” ii1 iTri ~r" T rn ' 1 ■ i 1 w"".*■•^' ■ ■'• 1 r ;™*'' BI JOBS B. BRATTON. VOL. 40. Jjjocttcal. TUB OLD GRIST MILL. BT B< H. STODDARD. Tho grist mill elands beside tlio stream, /With bending roof and leaning wall; So old, that when the winds are wild, The miller trembles least it fall; Hal moss and isy never sore, Bedeck it o'erfrora year to year* The dam is sleep and weeded green,. The gates are r«i<iod« (ho waters pour, And tread, the old wheel's slippery steps, The lowest round forever more, Melhinks they have a sound of ire, Because they cannot climb it higher* From mourn till night, in autumn Umo, When yolluw harvests toad the plains, Up drive.the farmers to the mill, And back anon, with loaded wains, They bflng n heap uf loaded grain, And take it home in meal again. The mill inside Is dim and dark, Dot peeping In the open door, You see the miller flitting round, And dusty the floor, And by tho shaft and dawn the spout, Tho yellow mcal J come» pouring out. And oil day long (ho winnnwod dull Floats round it on (lie sultry breeze, And shinotli like a settling swarm Of golden-winged and bolted bees, Or sparks around a blacksmith's door, When bellows blow and forges roar. I lovo my pleasant, qUaint old mill. It 'minds mo of my earlier prime, *Tis changed since then, hut not so much, As 1 am by decay and lime, Its wrecks arc mossed from year to year, Out mine all dark acd buro appear. I stand beside the stream of life. Tho mighty currents sweeps along, Lifiing tho floodgates of my heart. It turns tho mngio whool of sung, And grinds the ripened harvest brought, From ought the golden Hold of thought. 2f&(oCclUUTmio. FRENCH GHOST SiORV. A Paris letter writer tells a good story of a rcoe nmly (French for ghost,) who turned out to be a being of real flesh and blood. We translate it; ‘•Much gossip durlngafurmer season look place In the Parisian fashionable world, concerning a certain husband who committed suicide in order to counterbalance in some way the miserable life he bad caused his wife to lead. This husband, who finished bis career as well, had commenced Uin a totally opposite manner. Full of bad qual ities, dissipated, a gambler, a roue, he had spent alt his own and his wife's property, and rendered her unhappy, by every means in his power. The wife, a woman who merited a better fate, was good nnd beautiful, witty and charming, and sup ported with admirable resignation the unworthy treatment of her unworthy Her patience and virtue never faltered for an inslant during this severe trial. She had* as is customary in French society in certain.qircles, a number of male won shippers,-and among these .was a young baron, immensely rich, passionately attached to the lady, and of very amiable and pleasing manners. “Fallen from a brilliant position, living on loans and the wreck of a fortune, and driven from Paris by hia debts, the husband went with his wife to pass the summerat the watering places in the Py renees. Tho baron followed, but the wife obliged him to leave the spot. This conduct touched the husband. For the first time, as he looked back on his career, he was overcome with shame and remorse. Hu accused and condemned himself, and hts pity for ihe poor woman, whose cup ho had filled to the brim with the bitter tears of sor row and humiliation, suddenly become oven fren zied in extent. 'Wore 1 dead,' he said to himself, she would ho happy; she would marry this excel lent young man, who loves her, I know, and whom no doubt she is fond of. Be It so ! I will make up for tiie past, and Ihe future shall bo happy. She shall be free ! The sacrifice will cost me lit tle : 1 am tired of my miserable life, In which I am a burden to others'and myself. “As soon as he had taken this resolution, ho wrote n farewell letter to hh wife, praying her to pardon all his faults towards her in consideration of the total expiation. *ll is offered for you, he wrote; ‘it is to remove the only obstacle to your happiness, that 1 am determined to end my life.' Thereupon he started out to pul hie plan into ex cCutlon. •»The noftt day his hat nnd memorandum book (the letter containg a few farewell lines, hurriedly written and passionately expressed, as might ho supposed,) wote found on the brink of a precipice in the mountains. lie had written and then thrown himself Into the sombre abyss, the depths of which no human ojo could measure. ••What this generous husband anticipated look place. His widow abed a few tears of tenderness as a legitimate tribute to so disinterested an act; had his dlsccaso legally proven; passed a year in mourning, and then became the baron's spouse.*4- Sho knew then what happiness was for (ho first time in her life. ‘•The tragical end of (he first husband became the basis of a poetical legend which was all the fashion for years in the Pyrenees. The poets in spired by imagination, enriched tho story with many exaggerations; but even (ho basis of the poem was an exaggeration, as the xAI. facts were as follows: “By Uio (imo the heroic husband hod reached (ho summit or the mountain, his menial exultation was dissipated by iho fresh air of iho morning and the salutary exorcise of a long walk; his mind be* came calmer, turned to wiser reflections, and (he sight of the abyss, instead of proving attractive, made him remember Telleyrand’s philosophic axiom: “Be suspicious of a first impulse.” •‘Suspicion seized him, and reflection gave him counsel. Why kill himself, if ho could obtain his object without recourse to that extremity T Was It not absurd to givo upllfo qi thirty years of ago rora)ecnilmenial exaggeration or a cowardly weak ness t Would )l not bo bettor to pass himself o(T for dead, and then 'commence a now career and seek hie fortune in distant countries ! His purse, ,which ho had accidentally taken with him, con tained sklouls. WUh plenty of audacity and fow scruples qf conscience, that sum was sufficient to enable him to staff out in fresh adventures and Speculations; apd In leaving hja native country ho proceeded oply a fpw days (ho result which hfe numerous creditors would have obtained. «‘Uia decision was takoo. Ho contented him self with ploying a comedy Instead of.a drama..*, Tho propoilios and decorations of (hescono wore simple anlf easily arranged—tho hot near the brink ■of die precipice—tho memorandum book—-tho fow ploquenl farowellwordsf arid then instodd of par ‘plpltating himself Into'the'abyss nl hisTeqt, ho •imply down it an old a IrCp, whlph p\oi w \hB u P tho earth and tearing aside thobpahos, mfl Indubitable trace? of his body's rafild descent. f | v(o young shophcrdsai a distance, seeing a man [bo near the edge of the precipice, and then a dark j body go swiftly down its side, believed, in thoir I fright, that it was the human being who had real ly taken that mute, and they afterwards declar ed positively that they saw the suicide commit ted. “Vigilant, watchful and in good health, our de funct hero traversed the Pyrenees, crossed Spain, reached Cadiz, and sailed for America. “Seven or eight years after this fabulous event, the baron and baroness were at their seat in Franche Compe, and (hey wore suddenly sur prised one evening by the appearance ol an un expected guest—a living, ghost—the first hus band ! “The baroness fainted—it was (he least she could do. She was taken to her apartment, and the ghost operted an explanation with his marital successor. The gentleman had changed his plan of suicide just as he was about to put it into exe. cution; that was no cyme. He had travelled and had not written} it was from motives of delicacy, as he did not wish to write until he had made a fortune. Ho had not succeeded in his enterprise; conjugal happiness would have to console him for misfortunes. He returned to claim his wife; it was his incontestible right. He found his wife another man's wife; but this second marriage was of course, null and void. “Tho baron was about to answer this rapidly delivered discourse, when he was informed that his wife —their wife—wished lo see him. ‘“Go,* said the first husband, ‘1 permit you in say farewell; but be so kind as to have me served with something to eat; I am very hun g»y-’ “A servant received the baron's orders, conduc ted the ghost to a pavillion in the park, spread a collation before him and left him alone. In an hour the baron appeared, a pistol in each hand. “ ou must see, said he to his guest, ‘that one of us two is in the way of ihe other.' ‘“A due!!’ exclaimed the ghost. ‘Bah! my position is too advantageous. I refuse, positivo ly.’ “•Nothing was said concerning a duel, mon ster, replied the baron, coldly. *My position is also 100 advantageous. You have forgotten that you are dead; that no one will miss you; the only servant who knows of your presence here is devo ted to me; that wo are in a solitary spot; rhal 1 am nuned, and that I can kill you with impunity That is what I am going to do.' 3 ' “ *No, monsieur, no; yon will not kill me ’ said the ghost, quietly crossing his arms and Benin* himself more comfortably in hia armchair. ‘lf h had been your design and determination io kill me you would have begun by doing h without using so many worthless words. Confess frankly that you have a better proposition to make me.* ‘“Well, monsieur, since you .speak of arrang ing this affair, so be It I lam rich—you are not.’ “A gleam of satisfaction passed over the ghost's features. He listened to his host’s pr -posal with evident pleasure, and showed himself obstinate only about the sum total of the arrangement, expatriate himself a second limo and forever,' to turn to chaos and never again come to life, he asked a fortune that would allow him to live as a dead man could, and he fixed (ho sum at 100 - 000 ecus. “•Would you cheapen your happiness! said he to tho baron. ‘Would you insult your wife by estimating her at-a more moderate price V “The bargain,was Concluded, and the defunct husband kept his word—the more easily that he madb good Use of hia time in America. The sum given him by the baron allowed him to undertake extensive enterprises which succeeded admirably, and in a few years be was worth several millions of francs. Notwithstanding, and although Paris' is the Paradise of the rich, ho would not have re* turned there had he not learned that the baroness had died suddenly, and the baron had survived her only a few days. Then ho camo back to I'ranee with his millions and an assumed name. Ho was long one of the Parisian Horn . In ihe last few years he was one of the most prominent tie gam of that capital of theclass. His taste and splendor were much admired. lie was a dandy —a middle aged one—with hair slightly gray, a tall figure very particular and fashionable In his dress; a good horseman, a great card player, an accomplished sportsman,-a passionate lover of art, at the opera, French and Italian, every night, and 1 well known In the green rooms of the little nnd largo theatres. He also had taken the title of baron, and his button hole was ornamented with a number of ribbons of unknown orders acd coun tries. “This opulent adventurer ended by relating lo some of his confidential' friends the story of his death and renusitation. Death really came a few days since and surprised him In-the midst of his splendor, and the confidential friends have told as a great secret, the anecdote of (he suicide which brought its author so much money and so much honor.” * Pete Wlielatone ami (he Mall Boy, Pete Whetstone, of Arkansas, was once travel ling nn horseback through the Intoriorof the State, and called one evening to stay all night at a little log house near tho road where entertainment end a post office wore kept. Two oilier strangers were here, end the mail boy rode op about dark. Supper being over, tho mull carried and tho three gentlemen wore invited into a small rootp furnish ed with a good fire nnd two bods, which were to accommodate the four poisons for the night. Tho moil carrier was a little, dirty, shabby, lousy looking wretch, with whom none of tho gentlemen liked the idea of sleeping* Pete W heistonb him closely as ho oslied : “Where do you sloop to-night, my lad 1” “PH (bleep with you I reckon,” lisped tho youth, “or with one o’them other fellers, 1 don’t care which.” The other two gentlemen took Iho hint and oc copied ono of tho beds together Immediately, leav ing Hie other bed and tho confab to bo enjoyed by Pete and (ho mail boy together as best they could. Pole and (bn boy both commenced hauling off their duds, and Pete getting into bed first, and wishing to got rid of sleeping with the boy, remarked very earnestly—.“my friend. I toll you beforehand,/’tie got the itch! and youM belter not, got in hero with me, for tho disease Is catching The boy, who was just gelling into bod 100, drawled out very coolly, “wal,l reckon that don’t mako a bit o’ difference to me; Pve had it now for nearly those thovon years,” and into bed he.pitch ed with Pete, who pitched out in as. great a hurry as if. ho had waked up a hornot’a nest in (be bed. Tito other two gentlemen roared, and the mall boy, Who |md ; got peaceable possession of a bod to him self, drawled out— “Why ypo must bonthotof darnedfulos—mam bod dad’s, got Iho eatch a heap wurth than 1 is, and they, (blent in that bed last night when (hoy was here to the quilling.” The othor two strangers woro now In a worse predicament than Polo Had boon, and bouncing fronvthoir nests as if the house had' been on Are, Btrlppod and shook tliolr clothes, pqt them on again, prdored their horass, and, thbugh' U was npprly ten o’clock, llioy a|| thrqo left, and,rode several; milcg ta thp next luwn before ploplJ •oaving the lippcrturohlp mqll ,patriot to ilia JilW of scratching and sleeping alone. ' " I Orafii'ness is a quality in the mind, and a in tho character* * “OUR OUNTRT—MAT T ALWATB BE RIGHT - "THfT piOHTORi WRONG, OUIt COUNTRY,” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1853. STORY OP INEZ DE CASTRO. AN IMPRESSIVE CORONATION. Tho lengthened and varied annals of llio Pontn* »ula contain no episode more deeply interesting limn that which Ihu reader will find laid before him in the following brief ond unvarnished narrative. The scene of the story was Portugal, and the time the middle of the fourteenth century, when Alphonso IV. sit upon the throne of that country. This prince hud boon distinguished !n his youth fot tho display of almost every bad quality, having rebelled more .than once against his father, and so embroiled the kingdm in civil discords. When ho ascended the' throne, he exhibited that total disregard for duties which might have been expected from his previous conduct, until n solemn and bold warning from one of his chief nobles effected a compulsory, reformation, rendered comparatively durable by fears for Iris personal safely, Tho camion thus re ferred to was thus given. The council of elate had long wailed for Inm one day, having affairs of con* j sequence to transact. Alphonso had gone hunting, and when he opponred at length in council, it was only to onlcrlain tho grave statesmen and nobles (hero assembled with an account of his day's sport. ‘Sire,’ said one of his counselloss, ‘wo did not, come hero to listen to things filled for tho cats of. huntsmen. If your highness will attend to the ne cessities of your subjects, you will have humble and ' faithful vassals; If not— ’ ‘What than?’ cried Iho king, angrily. The minister calmly proceeded ; 'if not they will see another king I’ 1 Alphonso broke forth into n torrent of Invrctlvo ! but something in the manner of (hose nrolind him, compelled him ultimately In moderate hi n passion, and to promise that, from (hat time forward, they ' would find in himself'not Alphonso the hunter, but Alphonso (ho king.’ To this seasonable warning, history tells us, (ho Portuguese people owed many benefits during the remainder of Alphonso's reign ; but (ho reformation did not extend tu the king’s private conduct. His son and heir, Don Pedro, was united in marriage to Con stance, daughter of n powerful Castilian prince. The nflections uf the infante, as the heir apparent' was culled, were not consulted or engaged in (his mutch, (le was strongly attached, in fact, lo an "tiler lady, named Inez do Castro, the daughter of. of n nohlo Castilian, who had sought refuge in Por« j toga! from perils incurred in his native province.— I This attachment was mutual, yet Pedro remained j constant in his vows to Constance, and lived in un. j broken harmony with her, It is admitted by all, annalists,that the virtuous fidelity and self-command • exhibited by the Portuguese prince, were ns corn* 1 mcndablo as they were rare In stations like these, j at' that period of tiro world’s history. However, j King Alphonso was aware o( his son’s passion for t Ini xdo Castro ; and (rum fear that circumstances might yet occur to bring about a match between thorn, whioli he tcg.irded us one unworthy of Iho roy.l house „r P„rlu c „l, Iho kin,! esusod Donna Inc, lo slum) (.odinoihcr lo one of iho Infoum's ehjl dren by Consinnco, >hu. crc»Un ß n opi,il nol bor lo Iho possibility of Culiue wedh.cli hcl« urn Ihc 100 ponies. The Church ol Rome h'ks.l. the union of (bo sponsor ufao inlunt with its tr«l parent. Nevertheless, when Constance died, as B hn* did after being married but a few years, Don Pedro’s attachment set all such obstacles at defiance. H„ obtained a papi) dispensation, and married Inez do Castro. At the same time, ho concealed (lie mar riage from his father and the public, (ho lady con* scaling rather to boar the imputation of an illegal connection, than tu subject the infante to the risk of Alphonso'* angers* Far void* y**r*y Jn*a jjvfWzl great seclusion at Coimbra, whore she boro four children to.hor huab'und—namely, ■Uphonnm John, Dennis, and Beatrice'. Unacknowledged nk (his union was, the court nevertheless siispnntcd some tiling of tills kind. In his tsrivnto conduct. Pedro not only exhibited all (ho unuclion and constancy of a husband os regarded Inez, but pornmptorily refused entering into a- y of iho new matrimonial ’engagements which his father was perpetually pro posing lo him. Inez do Castro, therefore, could not but bo an object uf suspicion lo Alphonso nrd hifl confidants, and she unfortunately incurred, through utlicr circumstances, a degree of additional odium, which brought an Iho crisis of her faro. The des potism of Iho reigning soverign uf Caslilo caused many of her countrymen to goto Portugal for pro tection ; and gaining for (hem the. favor of tier hus band, Iho infante, sho was able lo place thorn in a position that excited the envy of tlio nmWo cmirliurs. A strong party was by degrees formed against Inez,, and lo these persons it booatne an object of import | . lance to dispose of the unfortunate lady, ere the ; demise of Alphonso called his son lo (ho throne, I and consolidated her power beyond all possibility of overthrow. 'l’llis inimical party commenced operations by working on tho fear* of the old king, and persuaded him (hat tho lift) and rights of Ferdinand, his grand* eon by Constance, were endangered by itie influence oflnez (Jc Castro. They brought Alphonso to tho belief, that tho death of that unforlunaio lady was Indispensable to tho security of (ho royal lino and the general peace of the country ; and at length the king consented in thp execution of the cruel purpose to which h|s mind had thus been ipa'do familiar.— Pedro was absent on a lengthened bunting excur sion; and during (hat absanee, Alphonso betook himself lu Coimbra, accompanied by Gonsalves, Paction, and Coclbo, those of his courtiers most hos tile to Inez do Castro. lie entered the dwelling whore sho had lived so many years in peace with her family. Alone, with her protector and husband fur away, the unhappy woman behold this intrusion with moral alarm. She gathered her children around her, as if her feeble arms could save thorn from peril, and prostrated horscll along with them at the fool uf the old king. She implored him to have pity on his innocent grandchildren and on herself, their mother, i'ho king was nut without natural feelings, and those wore touched by (ho appeal made to him, and by the flight of his son’s lonely offsprings and : U»cir still beauteous nlothor. 110 loft her uninjured and joined tho throe courtiers, who eagerly waited outside, expectant of a stimmons to complete tho bloody act in contemplation. Their orgumeftU speedily cured the king of his humane relenting, and he gave them authority to return to tho cham ber of Inez, and dispatch her with their diggers.— Tho tlirco courtiers waited far no second orders, but in a few minutes hid dyed their weapons in the blood of the defenceless wife of the infante. They (hen hurried with (ho king from the scene of their barbarous crime. Don Pcdtu’a rngo and.grief were violent in pro* [torlion (a his atyceliim for Inez, and Ipllio hnppinneo 10 had enjoyed,wifh fjo? during thpir wooded life. From tho hour of her 1 daath»'tiio very nature seemed lo bo -changed, and one absorbing, overwhelming pillion—-tho doslro of revenge—took possesaion of his sou). In liio first burst of his resentment, ho took arms against Ills father, and commenced a bloody aiv 11 war. Tito conical woi terminated, how. ever, by the -interposition of tho ,ogod queen, who represented id her son t(io injustice of continuing Ip punish tho whoto dounlfy for the crime of one or a few, Pedro wub alive tb tho justice rtf (his appeal; nndlaid-down Kis arms, to qitO llio nation from furllior calamities. lie submitted even to a rcoon-* dilation with his who thenceforth employed all possible mdtlns to upponso his son, and divert hie thoughts from tho murdered Inez. However. Alphonse allowed U<o actual oisospins to quit the qpyntry, and lakp refuge In Ctyrtllo. , Whether, or nor thq old pionnrch succeeded in banishing the re mombranbo of Inez ftom the’breast of the infortto, was madeapparent soon afterwards, When the latter by tho doraiao of his fathpr was called to the throne, Tho first not of tho now king was to conclude a trfpty tyilh the rpigqjng eoyflrlg.n .of .GestMno,:by whicui alt fugltjyca worolo bo glvqn UP qn both side*, Pombm Portugal sllowbd k desire lb effect lils ortm pdorhizny dolil. ' 1 Ho bdrothed kls thtodvuai td lhl daughters of tho Castilian fQ*«jrUEn, : lhopgli IhflM daughlera were illegitimate,-being the offspring of (i i Maria do Padilla—a lady for whoso sake tho king of Castile had cruelly misused his wedded Queen.— By giving hia assent to this arrangement, and any others stipulated for by tho other contrasting party, , Podro accomplished the grand object of his wishes , —the. gratification of what had becomo the ruling , passion of ,his whole life. Ho gal into his hands the , murderers pf Inez do Castro. From these men , Pedro Had.certainly received a mortal Injury, und , one (hat deserved the punishment of death. They , -had, cruelly and treacherously violated tho privacy t of homo, and forever ruined its happiness, by dip* I ping their hands in (tie blued of an unoffending worn* an, llui wife pfh)s bosom.and the mother of his in* funis. ■ Diillho death which Podro inflicted on these men tvaa npl-to, be excused oven by the greatness of , lltqir ;oimp» *, Gonsalves and Coelbo (for Pacheco escaped seizure) perished by. tortures too painful to describe. , Naturally a, man gf gentle nature, and l oven admittedly virtues, Pedro is ] Said to have'-glutted with tho sufferings of his ticilmSyOll other feelings being lost in the one groat papssrpn of revenge. ' Nor wq« j|ho monarch satisfied with this offering (0 the mahes of his wife. After (ho execution of her slayers,'hb assembled the cartes, and solemnly swore that,he Obtained a papal dispensation fur his mar-j riago with.lncz do Castro, and that (hut marriage I • had taken place in presence of tho Bishop of Guards I 'and tho equerry of his own household. - Thcsft'imJividuals confirmed by their oaths the I BlatcmenVnf the-king. The ceremony ended, a now I I scene loolt ptuco, of a character almost unexampled . in history—a peeno so strange, so solemn, so (car | fully impressive in its natuic, that it ie little marvel ; that the hitmo and fate of Inez dc Castro should have 1 afforded a theme for tho pool nnd painter in all .hinds, apd throughout all succeeding time. In pro* I ■ sence of tho;whole assembled court, tho body of Inez ( do Custrpj rjused from the quietude of the tomb, of ter a sleep oTeoveral years, was placed on the throne 1 beside und there, gorgeously attired, ( as became the consort of o powerful monarch, war j crowned, with, the queenly diadem of Portugal. Tho . Iteir-apparont of the sceptre, Prince Ferdinand, son ot Conslonci knell in homage before the cnrpsc.and j ' kissed horVolrf hand, as tho first of hor subjects.— ] . The, whulp-Porlugcso nubility, lords and ladies, fol lowcd .the'ejamplo of the prince; or.d, in short, every customary rite was performed which might ' ha'vo qdco'fnp.tntcd the coronation of the most pow i orftjl and pOoUlnr of living princesses. Pedro, mean* | while, Ipdkeß oft in stern enjoyment of llio honors ;paid lb-the,remains of his beloved wife. Tho body jof Inet wpiiCunveyod immediately alter this ccrc , rpouy to. iji'd royal burial place at Alcobago, and ; there, magnificently rcinlorrod. Podro closed tho 1 scone-hy'formally establishing the legitimacy of the j children, of Ipez.and by profusely re warding all who Iliad ever,served her, or had any claims upon her .gratitude; Thus nibses the extraordinary history pf Inez do Cnsii'o. r '“li'is- ; bnt-foif to the memory of-Pedro to slqlc,.when ho svengod 1 1)0 murder of his consort, ( and did all.ip hja power to clear her memory from j stnin;ho bpQomc to Portugal a just and popular ru ler. To'tho lost be administered tbo laws with so- 1 vcrit/t’Uut sl-lho same lime wilh undoviating im partiality. -These qualities perhaps rendered him a ruler more fit for such times lha n one of milder and more mcrolfyl sentiments. ; 110 showed, also, that o sovcrlgn-austerely just could also bo habitoolly gen crous, nnd even munificent. Up to the hour of his death,. Pedro retuinpd.his affections for the memory . o( Inez do Custto, Unchanged and undiminiflhod, nnd , it wapitis frequent .custom 1 to retire to her tomb, and j there indulge . upon upon her virtues land hor fate.»;•!*(, ' •« »i_V ' - ■ ,l - .4., •- •Vinffsßtgwa m — Old -•'CfoVerrJor Se!lonelaiT, <:: t^7 rt *6lrfl69Settf, who, flourished tome years since,'was ■ n>a£arsomo!(iu mor, as well aa porscvpfancc in affecting tho ond.|io desired. Among other anecdotes told of him by die Now Londgn people, the place whore ho resided is tho following : Of tho various seels which hive flourished for their day, and then ceased to exist, was one known as the Rogcriics, so called from their founder, a John | nr Torn, or Some Other town aforesaid. Tho dis tinguinhcd tend of ibis sect was (heir denial of the propriety and sorlpluralily of (lie form of marriage. They believed ‘it is not good for a man to bo ulono,’ and also Hint one wife should 'cleave unto her bus hand.* But this should ho a mailer of agreement merely, and tho couple should come together, and live 48 man and wife, dispensing with all thn forma of iho marriage covenant. Toe old Guvornor used frequently lo call on Rogers, and talk (ho matter | over wjih him. and endeavor to convince him of the impropriety of living with Sarah as ho did. But' neither John nor Sarah would glvo up (heir agree ment. It was a m•>ltor of conscience with them ; they wore very happy together as they wore; of what use, then could a more form bo 7 Suppose they would thereby escape scandal, wore they not firmly bound (o‘takou'p tho cross,' and live accord, log lo the rules of the religion they possessed 7 Tho Governor's logic wps powerless, 110 was in (ho neighborhood of John one day, and meeting with him pcccptod an Invitation to dine with Him. Conversation, ae ukual turned upon (ho subject. ‘Now, John,’ said Iho' Governor, a flop a long dis cession of the point.‘why will you not marry Sn. rnhT Have you nut token her (p bo your lawful ( w I fo 7 ’ ( •Yea,' replied John, 'but my own conscience will not permit me lo marry her in tho form of (lie world's people.' •Very well, but you love her 7' ‘Yea.’ •And respect her7* ‘Yob.’ 'And cherish hot as the bone of yuut bemo and flesh of your flesh?* •Yes.’ ‘And you love, nboy, respect, and cherish him?' he continued lo Sarah. ‘Cerloiply I du.’ 'Then,* said the Governor, rising, 'by tho laws ol Got) and (ho Common wealth of Connecticut, I pro. nounoe you lo be husband and wife. 1 Tho ravings and rage of John and Sarah wore ol no avail; the knot was tied by the highest author ily in tho Slate. Eooqoiny In Wives* A young inarrlod wopjan, who has not had (ho opportunity of profiling by tho advice and example oft good mother, will find some difficulty at first in spending her money to tho best advantage, for there is realty an art hi spondnig money, though it is got* ting Hu of it. Sumo women will keep house respecta bly and plentifully ononc-lliird loss money than will bo required-by others,or without oithor meanness or liberal dealing.. Bui lodo this, judgment, forethought, and experience ere necessary. One woman shall bo able to 101 l you’how much her housekeeping costs to d shilling, while another cannot guess within ton.— Tho former has method, rule, regularity, and a cer tain sum assigned Id her, with the latter it is sll hap* hazard—U cornea,and it goes, she neither bnowa how, nor cares.,, And this is almost auro to bo tho ease iflho money la denied out by hot husband in 'a few shillings at a lime. Jdvan'lle jPraAulty, The habit of using profane language seems to bo muoli Indulged In by a grsat oluss of bbys,arid wo oro sorry (ta ;i(ay, by .grown up men (!) You cap hardly pass a crowd of youngsters without hearing some oath, which perhaps falls from an urchin nut yet in hls'leoiis. ’Nolhing ia nioro unpleasant lo a lady than (ohsar this blasphemy, and yet) should she dare lo soy a word,great is tho iperrlqtonl amongst Iho orovyd. Coytpcr, wo'behove, wrote Ibp following linos on jhia subject: , , * It chilli) my hlood.fo hoar tho blest Soprorrio Rudblytappoaldd'to In each trilling theme. Maintain your rank vulgarity dospisa, -- :r Tq sxyparls pchher bravo, pelUo.norwisa. , '■ l VoU would not swear up6n the bod of psa|}| t _ Reflect! your Maker now may atop your breath. 1 MAXIMS OF AOOGOSi Xj* Life is often wasted in a search after unattain able advantages, and generally) through the scruples of pride and vanity, our happiness is delayed frpm day to day by a rejection of. those, pleasures and benefits which are within our roach; Genteel folks ore martyrs to an absurd decorum ; and some would rather faint with fatigue than ell on a-post to rest; whilst in open daylight it would require more moral courage in a ‘gentlemans to take a draught of water from the town pump than to lead a ‘foilooo hope.’ Genius without judgment, or judgment with out genius, only make half a great character; it is the combination of a genius to create, with the judg ment to control, that forms tho truly groat man.— Charles XII, was a specimen of genius without [judgement; Wellington, of judgment without gem ius ; whilst Napoleon was a magnificent instance of the two combined.* dj* Cunning is seeing a hundred miles ahead— wisdow, fifty miles in advance. So tho cunning man is brought to a stand slit), because from peering so ! closely at tho stones under his nose, lie has overlook [ cd life swamp to- which his by-path lead; whilst tho wise man has seen tho other, only to decide on tho best way of avoiding both. | (CT Never ask a favor from a Parvenu or a ‘Jack in Office;’ for, ifgranlod at ell, it will bo in a man ner Iho most humiliating (o yourself ; and never, tT it can bo avoided, accept one from any man, unless you ara certain that ho is a gentleman in feeling, in which ease he will havo more pleasure in confer, ring than receiving. O* In England a soverign is like the finger-head of o ship. True (hat it goes first ; but. though oc casionally on ornament, it is of no use fur Iho guid ance of (lie national vessel; whilst, from the usually dull effigy being covered with gold, it costs much more than so equivocal a decoration is worth. Dulles of Educated Women, I The education of woman, like that of man, [should tend lo prepare them for their duties; the difference of (heir employments will of course render their studies different. It is the duty of woman to educate her eh ildren, the boys until they are a certain age, the girls until they are married. How much wisdom is requisite to manage the mind and disposition of each child, so as to guide their intellects, manage their humors, to anticipate ihe effects of their growing passions, and lo rec tify their errors. How much prudence should a mother have in ofder to maintain her control over without losing ;heir friendship and (heir confidence. A mother of a family ought to pos sess n religions, mature, firm mind, acquainted with the human heart. St. Paul attaches such importance to the education of children, that lie says it is by “ mothers the souls of children are saved.” I shall not attempt to specify all that she ought to in order to educate their chil dren well. To do this, il would be necessary to enter into an entire detail of their studies ; but we must not omit the subject of economy. Women in general are apt lo neglccUit, and think it proper only for lower classes; those women especially who are brought up in idleness and indolence, disdain the detail of domestic life. It is. never theless, from ignorance thalthe science of economy is despised. The polished Greeks and Uomans look care Jo instruct themselves in (his art. That mind is of.low order which can only speak well; .-tvLO-.afto/iJJiPeI .with women who,.utter wise max ims, yol, nevertheless, are' very frivolous In their conduct. DLENBRHASStrr’s Slav*.—The Jefferson (Texas) Herald tells the following At the refuge plantation of Captain James O. .Scott, is an old negro man, (ho property of (he Captain, who formerly belonged lo Blenerhassol. He was on nienerhasseti’s Island at the time the force of militia was sent lo arrest him, for hiscon nertionwith the Burr conspiracy. Ho remembers distinctly, and can relate many incidents in con nedion will! the rumaging and mutilation of his master’s elegant mansion on (hat occasion, and speaks indignantly of the outrage and insult lo his mistress who it will be remembered, remained there after the flight of her husband. He describes Aaron Burr as being iheJincet gentleman he ever saw, and says “white women can’t come nigh up lo what Mrs. Dlenerhasset was.” When speak ing of Blenerhassel and his family, iho old slave Is often moved to tears. Officious Friendship.—Many persons fancy therfi solves friendly, when they are only officious. They counsel, nut so much that you should become wise, as (hat (licy should bo recognized as touchers of wisdom. At colored ball given the other evening, (ho fol lowing was posted on lire door post I —‘Tickots fifty cents. No gentleman admitted unless ho comes his solf.* A good book and a good woman aro excellent tilings for those who know how Justly to appreciate their value. They aro men, however, who judge of both from (ho beauty oflholr covering A story Is going the rounds, of a pirlj' of young ladies, who wore caught In a shower, end had tho color washed from their cheeks. A lady at our elbow thinks Ilia color In sumo of the gentleman's cheeks will nut be washed out with water at present. A noble sentiment woe that of General Jackson's uttered in reply lo the request of Louts Philippe, fur an apology for his bold assertion of our claims against the French government. “The honor of my country shall never (>o stained by an apology from mg fur the statomcol of (ruth and performance of duly.’ Tho swan flower of Venezuela, when in full bloom, resembles in one position, a swan wilh closed wings, and In another, with outstretched Wing. Tho into rior of the flower is exceedingly beautiful. Venezuela also produces a flower culled a nigoon.flower—it is like a bird’s nest in shnpb, while its stamens and petals resemble a pigeon at rent. (Bento of <ll)aitgl)t. Exquisite beauty resides with God. Unity and simplicity joined together in different organs, are the principal sources of beauty. It resides in the tho honest, and tho useful, lo tho highest physical and intellectual degree. Art honest reputation is within tho roach of all men; they obtain it by social virtues, and by doing their duty. v l*hie kind of reputation, it is truo, is neither brilJjoot npr startling, but it is often tho most useful for happiness. Complacency is a coin by tho aid of which all the world con, for want of essential moans, pay hjs club bill in society, it is necessary, finally, that it may lose nothing of its merits, to associate judgment and prudence with it. Tho pridq of tho heart is tho attribute of honest men) pride of manners is that of fools; and pride of birth and rank Is often tho pride Qfdupes. Lei u* not love those things much which wo are not sure to live long lo lote; nor to hove long if wo should. Reason Is a beb, and bn whit it makes; his usefulness takes the plaos of beauty. . t'voraßsublalca'bcii'uiy WUKUulli, '■;2' , bni I AT s,Aflf;fßB v 4Wtl^ ©bus miu janbfl. All nature dies—and lives again. Girls always took pleased when,' matrimony,, WW bonnets, and sleigh rides are (alksd aboql* Always doubt tho sincerity qf a girl’s IoT» v wh«a you see her wipe her mouth aftor youiklsa ber. . . A bachelor is a target which fllfU and coquettes shoot at.' The girls in. New. Bedford rlg/opin niß&yelolfata and flirt about the streets ip tliq lime. ' A New. Orleans paper says I bat .copper 14 ft CDfO for the cholera., It 'la excellent inptpjertyv A wag tlias eulogises hit muslcS! ;aUiiiDmeolc..*f "l know two lunCs-~lhp one is'Auld Xiang and the oilier isn't, 1 always sing (be fatter*’’ Nothing elevates as so mU'ch ' atnr eplrU Similar y£l eupoiior to our own. ' r - ..... When the Idea of any pleasure' strikes* your Im agination, make a just compulation between' llie dii ration of (ho pleasure and that of., tho that Is likely to follow It.— EpieUtui. Solitude bears tho same relation (p'lti6 i¥und that sleep does to tho body. It affords it tfrif Accessary opportunities for repoao and recovery. : Ho who encourages young men in lh& pursuit of agriculture is doing a good work Tor the morals, of society a hundred years hence.. ' The erratic and notable Lola vpas at tits lost accounts quietly rusticating in her bird-hbtf of m collage at Grass Valley—spending her time Id al lending (o the improvement of her garden ,'pstlillf her parrot and poodle, and taming a griialy. The following is tho copy of a bill posted 1 on d wall in a village down east: ‘A lecture on total absti nonco will bo delivered in the open qir)andqcpj~ lection taken at ihc door , to defray expense.* Gentility is neither in birth, wealth, manner nor fashion—but in mind. A high sense of determination never to lake a moan advantage pf another—on adherence to’truth—delicacy and po* lilcnoss towards those with whom wo have dealings, arc the essential characteristics of a gentlemen. Always look on the bright side of things. You'll live longer, have belter digestion, earn more Wages and bo ten times at popular among the* ladies. He who lakes ibis view of life and things, is about.sore to live in clover, step'into u very Mglorlupe, add go to the parson with (ho prettiest piece of dim fly ibis side of Jordan. Puncli is tr good doctor at limes. He gives Ilia following for the benefit of wart.wearors, *P-ut-yotlr mouth dose to the wort, and (ell it Iq a Whjspqr that if it will not go away you will burn it oat with cayp tic. If it docs not take the bint, be as good us your word.’ ‘A lady* advertises in a recent flew Yofk,pflpir for tlio post of housekeoper to a bachelor op widower, and as sho lakes care to specify *a lucrative situation’,* she would scorn confident of her ability to fill a wlda spore of usefulness. Well, tboto’a nothing nke.gtlf appreciation, certainly. A man with enormous feet waq measured. for a pair of bools, and inquired of the man when ho would liava them finished. 'By Wednesday, if It ‘does not rain, 1 was llio reply. ‘lf it dood fiot rain? Whal has rain to do will) tho boots V 'Why do joti'sap pose I could build a pair of bools for yoar feet la lbs booso V I'l know do such Iking ait|>6niU*,*4ai()oogxNb'lO Mr« Gilbert Cooper, <geaios » nothing bat labor. spd dilligonco.’ Sir Isaac Newton said of himself tu* •ifhe bad evef been able to do anything, It* ba4 pf« reeled It by patient thinkingonly.'* • The,ladies of AfnyiviJ/o, Ky., haVo presented * pair of pantaloons (o Mias Lucy Stone,'ld due fornix Do careful how you (brow hollies end ‘boot-jack* at an old mold’s tom-cat. You’ll never heir the fail of it. Advanced spinsters place more of their aSse> lions on a cat than a political patriot doe* oa gelling office, pap, and lazy hours.' Jenny Lind’s baby, according to tho Mueieat World , begins to exhibit symptoms of musical capa city. Its cries arc so melodious; that even to tbe refined oar of tho Queen of Song btrsfelf, (bay are seldom unpleasant. A French Canadian, posts his wife Ip 6t. John, Ip llio following words: 'Ma nom, dots Peter —ma wife ho leave ma hous and shall si me—toy man dat true liim on nam, dots loss for you. Never grow faint in well doing. A good deed is like roast turkey ami plum pudding—it longlhsni one's days, fat to tho ribs, comfort to the cott science, and sunshine to the heart. Lord Shaftesbury says, 'that ho would bo virtuous fur his own sako, though nobody were to know it; as ho would bo clean fur bis own sake, (bough nobody wore to see him. In a fashionable novo], tbo author says 'fefdy Emma trembled,grow.pale; and immediately fainfeQ,* Tho printer, putting *p' instead of‘ft* rendered ll,*tb* lady grow pslo, and immediately painttd.** Miss Tucker says it it with old bachelors as with old wuod. Ills hard to gel them started, but when they take flame, they buru prodigiously. Fire and Water are very good servants, but thb worst of masters. Tho man who made a shoo for the foot of a mens* lain, is now engaged on a hat for (ho head of a course—after which ho would manufacture, a plums for General .Intelligence. A droll fellow, who tied a wooden log, being in company with a man who wss somewhat credulous, (ho Utter asked (ha former how pe cams to hiv* * wooden leg. 'Why,' said ho, 'my father* bfld one, rtnd so had my grand-father before him, it rdtis to the blood.* Henry Ward Doccher sweeps up a poeticalft?«ref, occasionally, with ills broad scythe swath. He said (ho other day (in (ho Independent ) that (ho "sws*t*> briar%os (ho country-cousin of the rose.'* LaW.—An editor in Ohio has got olovon libel suite on his hand*, 110 soys lie has boon disouiilng IaSS with llio lawyers ho much lately, that it is hard work Air him (o keep from cheating somebody. 110 that would have Gno guctli, lot him bay* ft fla* wife.— Johnton. A Wag recently appended to tho Hat ofmilkot regulations in Cincinnati, 'No whittling noat Ifie sausage slallfl.' * ■ ■ Mrs. Partington laments she shall never bo able . to Suppress herself correctly. ‘Whenever 1 open mv mouth.' aha says, *1 am euro to put tny (bat tnloll** The lady who went out llio other ovsnlng,clothed in the ‘drapory of her thoughts,’ took a violent cold, and is now prostrate on a Mok bed. It wee extreme, ly imprudent to venture forth inao thin a coftumo. ' Qin Is never nt a.elqy, Jf wq do not ro|r«olfrotti if, wo shall advance In »t, and the further on wo nb.lho more wb oomo back.—Hat-rdib. If jo« nl.li lo obtain a.goofl wife, make no on.'- mUa that coil mbto Ilian n Woil'oiprcilon °dr ■ raodotl sinllo. i- ■ ■ ,7 Do liol ba afraid of dlttilolahinjr your own b.fjpji. 1 noii by seeking that' of others, -He whblabors'wboliy for the benefit of others, and. m It wore, forgetshltn* Ipolfi lalar tfio wliQ hlmfolf tho object of Ifis Aflcotlpd.s epdejtorllons. T Very tlulo contents , A Feiwiei ’Wlll/oXtraot' more domfbri from 'two onion* and a ■ bents Wdrlh dfgtrlio, tliah John Dull wllr/htd’Jft'tKb conlonlß.bfa bbiled ham erid fbus Quirts an pldfrjvojinpsn; wi?* pftktfdttlifeMife • broikrasl out oft cent’s . pick, \j T, no. m
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