BY JOBS B. BRATTON. YOL. 40 IJO rticnl. THU OI*D FABIILIAR STRAIS* Sing mo Uul old familiar ■train. Which touched my heart in boyhood a years. Before U® chord® wore jarred by pain. Before Ua hopes were dimmed with tears, Time ha® flod fast since first I hoard lla music from those lips of thine, But well romorobdred is each word : So sing once, moro, Oh! Mary mine, That old familiar strain. Thine dyes have their soft radiance kept, That wpn my heart in life's young spring, And o’er thy beauty Time hath swept. Gentle with light and charmed wing. Unaltered ds thy graceful form, Thy trusting heart is all the same, Keeping those true directions warm, As when, before I droam'l of fame, • You sang mo that old strain. Yes. sing! as in those golden hours, When life, and hope, and love were young,— When fancy strewed thy path with flowers.— Oh ! sing the strain that (hen you sung ! Thou mod’s! sweet musjc In that time, 1 Ere griefor trials we hud known, Whett first yoti sung In youthful prime, Ere pie .surds duyshud o’er us flown, ThatfoU familiar strain* Methinks that on that placid brow— So lightly touched by furrowing years, Since wo plighted love’s fond vow— Thought's graver shadow now Appears ; But if within thy very mirth,. Remembrance of our dead will comp, Strung lies yet bind thou to the onrth— So breathe once more within our home, ...Tiiould familiar train. f&tocciuitttmw. THE YOUNG WIDOW j OE, BOW CAPt. CAMPION'S UEAET WAS TOUCHED. •Rub the horse dowri and don't feed Uim till lie is perfectly cool.* ! Thciio words were addressed la llio ostler of a hold at Brighton by a handsome, middle aged gen tleman dressed in the height of fashion, as he alight I od from an elegant black horse, and tossed the reign | to an attendant. , j •And now,’ said the horseman, addressing a waiter, 'show mo into a private parlor,' A well dressed man, who rides a handsome nag, is always euro ofa warm welcome at a public hooscall the world over. Our friend soon found himsclfin a nout parlor with flowers and vases on the mantel .piece, and the blinds (for it was summer afternoon) dosed, while the open windows permitted . vgj'JJio free current of air to circulate through the apart' waiter remains standing near by the door, orders, sir V • stay, who came in that handsome pine ten I saw standing in the yard V ■A lady, sir.* •Ah !’ ‘A young widow.* •6lic Is very handsome/ •Go along und shut Iho door after >ou,'motored Iho traveller testily. \\ young widow,* ho soliloquised,‘l am flail 1 iloh't know her. lam certainly very fortunate lu fi i v>) Jlt iincd IUo of o of forty without any furninine at a :limcnl. Peculiarly ••dependent—not ill look* mg. 1 ilnnk I must admit Ui.it—»l should mako wliul lho«-e busy bodies, malcli mukcrs, cull a grand catch. But thank my stars, I have happily preserved my content and independence so fur and I'm not likely to succumb now. No! no! Jack Champion was bnfn to Me and die a bidiclor. And now for the newspaper.* In the momtimo another horseman had come to the hotel, his horse rooking with sweat, and literally unable to place one loot before another. The same ostler now mado his appearance. •Pat,’ said (ho young mon, fashionably attired, •pul my marc in (bo stable and do (he best you can for l»cr.' •Ocli, Misthur Traverse, and she's kilt entirely.' •I’m afraid so.’ •And what In the devil rn'ido ye crowd her so.* ‘No mailer. Is my sister hero !’ ‘Yes, sir. Show the gentleman into the ladies’ parlpr/ •Xh, Dell,’ said the young min, ‘you are here 7' ‘Yes,’ replied a beautiful young woman rising to moot him, ‘but whut'a (ho rnolter with you V •Nothing, 8011, nothing.' 'Something is certainly the matter. You looked flushed and excited,* •That’s not all * •Oh, tell mo whnl has happened V *1 must be brief, for 1 urn pursued.’ ‘Pursued T* ‘Yes. You know that fellow who Insulted you in the conch.’ said the young man,‘well ( have been on his truck for more than a week, I mol him lu day in the s’rcol and gave him a confounded horse whip* Ing. I handled him very roughly I’m nfruid. Ho instantly goi a warrant against me, and not wishing (o be dragged into court rill I w«s ready, I mounted my horse and gave the officers the slip. Perhaps I hod bolter have waited and brovud it out, but having taken this slop, I’m bound In b.tfllo thorn. To.mor row I will dorrenrier myself. Now. 8011, if yuor pony will take mo to your uncle's in fivn minutes, I’m your ma6.’ •Poor Charley couldn’t do it,' answered 'lie lady. •Then I’ll make other arrangements. Bytliohye, JM meet you at the villa.' From the drawing room the young mm rushed into (ha stable. ■Pat,’ said ho 'give mo a horse—a good one.’ •Surra the horse we’ve got in the stable, except the black, and ho belongs to s gentleman that Came just before ye. Och, but lie's o good one, your ’unner —2.40 to u cint.* •I’ll borrow,’ said Trovorso, jumping on Us bock. Tell Bell to drive (ho gentleman lu the village, and he shall have the horse again.* 'But your 'armor/ remonstrated (ho ostler.' In vain. Traverse had spurs to the horse and was off like a thunderbolt. •O. wirra, wlrro, wlrrn,’ what’ll become of mo 7 I'm ruined Inllroly !* Shortly after Mrs. Leslie rang for her phtolon, and ol the same time, Mr. Champion, the old bachelor, rang for his horse. ’All right/ she said to Pal, with a smile, nodding and taking the ruins/ •Give him his hood/ *Ooh, it’s ell Wrong,* replied Pat, keeping a tight hold on (ho rein, •Your carriage cap lake two Inside.” •Very well, but I oamo alone/ •You've got to take a passenger/ •What do you meant* •O, wirra—your brother hat been stealing ahorse. ‘Stealing a horse 7* •Yes, this ginlloman's.and he said you wore lu lake him to the villa, to got him back again/ •Very singular/ said (ho widow,‘but William was always Very eccentric.’ M this crisis Mr. Champion appeared. •My horse ready V •jump in. sir/ •1 didn’t come In a carriage/ •In wid ye,' shouted (ho ostler. •Take a seal beside me, If you please, sir ?' said (ho widow with her most fascinating smile. Mr s Champloo approached (he step to inqulrd the meaning, when tba ostler seized him with a vigorous hand, and (brusted him into (be photon while (he pony startled by Iho movement, dashed off at a run. Poor Captain Champion ! Hero waa a situation ! A confirmed old bachelor bodily abducted by a fasci nating young widow. The Captain had to lend his assistance to the young lady, in managing the pony, ; who was shortly reduced to his usual slow and quiet for his assistance, Mrs. Leslie told him that in a few ' minutes ho should bo in possession of his horso, which ' bad been borrowed by a gentleman. This was at} the j explanation she jjad vouchsafed. Site required in turn to bo made acquainted with the name of her comp&n- I' ion, after her own. . t In a few minutes the captain began to bo some what moro at ease—in fact ho began to like his po. eiliun. Ho had never sat so near a pretty woman in I his life, and ho began to ask himself, whether if the I proximity was so pleasant for a few moments, a con stant companionship might not prove as agreeable, i While her attention was engaged on her pony, ho had an opportunity to survey her features. Her largo, [dark, and luminous eyes Seemed- to bo literally swim.' 1 ing in their liquid lustre. Her chocks wore as soft and blooming as (ho sunny side of a peach. Her 'profile was strictly Grecian, and her parted lips I showed d row of pearls as while as snow. The most 1 delicate tapered fingers, encased in French kid, closed upon the reins, and varnished lip of a dainty bool indicated a foot that Cinderella might have envied. ‘Do you live far from hero, MudamoT* said the Captain. •Nut very far. The pony can mc»d his paco if you ore in n hurry.’ ‘Not for (ho world. The pace seems to bo a fast one.' The widow fumed those bewitching eyes of hcr’s upon llio old bachelor, nod smiled. If was all over with him. When ho sprang out at the villa, nod touched (ho Angers of Dio widow ns tie assisted her to alight, his heart was irretrievably lost. A red faced old gentleman, in a dressing gown, received them ni the door. ‘My friend Captain Champion,’sold the old gen tleman. -Walk in—warm day.’ ‘Very,’ said the Captain. And indeed tils looks seemed to corroborate the Bl'itcmcnt, for be won as red as a peony. The c 'plain and the old gentleman were chatting together familiarly, and the former fell himself com plctcly at holno. After an hour was spent in thin manner, his host excused himself and Die bachelor, was then left alone. A dreamy reverie was interrupted by the sound of Voices In the hall The Captain easily recognized I the widow’s, and a glance through lire half opened | door showed him that her companion was a hand i some young gentlcrhun.* •There, dear Bell,’ said the young man,'do not scold mo any more, t won’t do so again. Give me a kiss. A hourly smack followed. It was a veritable genuine kits—the Captain saw and heard ii. A pang shot through his heart. •The only woman I could ever love,’ euid ho to himself, and she Is engaged.’ The widow tripped into the room. If she was pleasing in her carriage dress, sho was perfectly be witching in her drqwing mom attire. Champion could now see (ho whole of that fairy fool. ‘My dear sir,' said she, 'your horse is at your ser vice now.’ ' Champion rose. •Bui,’ she added, ‘if you slay and lake dinner with us, my uncle will bo very much delighted and 1 shall bo highly pleased.’ •The coquette ! thought Champion, ‘f am obliged to you, madamo, but 1 have un engagement,’ lie said. ‘Than wo cannot hope to detain yon, sir; but you must allow me to present you to my brother.* Tlio handsome young man made his appearance, and shook hands with the bachelor. •That’s the horse thief. Captain,’ said the widow, laughing. The young man apologised and explained the err ciirnstuncoß which had impelled him to take lire liberty. ... _ * i •I’m sorry,'htf/addod, 'that we cannot improve the acquaintance thus casually mode by enjoying your 1 company ■( dinner. lam sorry that you are other- 1 wise engaged.’ I •Why us to that, 1 said the Capla in. dm wing oIT his gloves, *youf 1 offer is too templing and 1 Teel coinpall od to accept it ’ So tils horse was remanded to the stable, and ho slopped to dinner. After dinner llrny hud music, for Mrs Leslie played charmingly. Then ho was per snaded to stay to lea, ond it) the evening secured ten mtrmlos Icte-a-lelo with tiro widow, in u summer house, over grown with Madeira vinos, and inhabi ted by a spider and six earwigs. It was ten ncluck when ho mounted his horse to return to dost>m, hut it was bright moonlight, and ho was quite romantically inclined. Thu next morning Ho repeated his visit and the next—and the next. In short, the episode of the borrowed horse produced a declaration and an uc crplancc, md though years have pissed away, the C’ • plain, h is had no cni«o to regret his tide with the widow in the pony plnclon. NnpolvOU'S Heart* When Bonaparte died si St. Helena it is well known that Ins heart was extracted with tlio design of being preserved. The British physician who had deposited it in a silver bustn, aiming water, re tired In rest leaving two tapers burning beside it in | his chamber. lie often confessed to his friends w hile narrating the particulars, ho fell nervously anxious ns to the custody of such a deposit, and although ho reclined he did not sleep. While lying awake, ho hoard during (ho silence of the night, first a rustling nemo, then a plunge among the water in the basin, and then the sound of an object falling with n ro bodnd upon the floor—all occurring with the quick ness of ihuught. L)r. A. sprung from Ins bed, and the cause of the intrusion on Ins repose was soon ' explained It was mi enormous rat. dr-i gging the! heart of rtipolcon (<> his hole. A lew moments I morn, and that which had honn 100 vast in its am. | bilion to b« Hiittsfied wnh the sovereign)y ol Conti ncnlial Luiopr, would liuvu been found even in a 'more d< grading position limn the dust ot Cocm stopping u beer barrel—it would have been devoured us the supper of a rut. q3* Tom Marshall of Kentucky, and one Pilcher wore rival Cundid.itrB Tor office, one) were ‘slumping' ugamat ouch olher. Pilcher wua hurrung mug übout Ilia lullior having been a poor man, lua fvlhor was a cooper, and more of that sort of u thing. IM■* r— ahull an id ho would admit iho gontlnman’* father wua a poor man; perhaps he hud boon a cooper, hu( jl ho was (punning lo Pilcher) ho had rnudo a migh. iy poor head to one of hin whiskey burrola. A genius down cast has Invonlud u spyglass of wnndcrlu) power. Ho auid lie looked through U ol a third couian und it brought him relatively nearer than any of his brothers. Wonted, a fifor ond drummer lo bool fur the ‘march of Intellect,* a pa ir of snuffers for Iho ‘light of other days,* a siono colter who con drill deep mmugh lo blast Iho ‘rock of ugo*,’ a ring lo fit *lho finger of poorn.’ and a now cushion for the ’seat of Govern ment. 1 __ The local editor of iho Cincinnati Commercial gravely remarks that the Siamese Twins appear to bo ns much ‘attached lo each other’ os over. Dobs thinks their good feeling all a sham, however, (or lo his personal knowledge, ho says, there has always been a Millie something between them.’ A waggish member aflha Rhode Island Legisla ture plumes himself upon the‘wise legislation’ which ho Bays has Bottled the liquor question In that Slate, a compromise lo which both sides have agreed, viz : ’The temperance men have got the Maine law, which la all they want, and every body else has plenty of rutn, which it all they want.* A pretty woman la a brilliant poem, full of rhyme, music, sentiment, and all manner oflllustralioni.—- When 'bound* in one’s arms, she inorbaidi tosovwal volumes. / “on OD.ITRy-MAvSr always be riobt—««T rioiitor WRONG!, our COUNTRY.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1854 From tlio United States Gazette. DIARY TUB DIURDKRESS. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. When a parly of the Morbihun rebelled, during ‘the hundred days,' ii is known that Uicro was a serious engagement near Auray, between the Insur gents and the Blues. This was only a specimen of civil war, n fac simile of’ll2. Nevertheless the offi* cer was so so sanguinary as to leave some hundreds of men weltering in their blood, among (ho rank weeds that grow in gullies of the field. It was in such places that nearly all (ho dead bodies wore found, as was remarked with a most 'ferocious elm* plicily* by the Mayor of the place, appointed to clear tho field of bailie, 'it had llio appearance of the con cern sequences'of a general pardon of bravo men, who had gone (o sloop in their cups.’ Alas I few of (hose sleepers ever awoke. Tho next'day oiler tho battle, a woman was going to the hold with her sickle on her arm. As she wen! along the path, oho looked with curiosity on all sides. Around her iho (roes were pierced Willi bulls, tho bushes wore broken and llio earth trodden down. At short distances, (ho path was strewn with hair, with shoulder knots, twistedt'ftom the wearer, catndgo paper, pieces of Breton's pierced with mlkil or biynnots, and puddles of half congealed blood. Everything indicated that a severe battle had recnn'ly been fought in (his place. As to the dead-bodies. they had all disappeared. Tho peas ants had gone in the night to bury them, and the women had traversed the field uf battle will) wallets on their shoulders, stripping and praying for (heir dead enemies- It was even said dial rich booty had thus been oblninetTby some of them, and it might readily be believed what tho young women spoken of above, Was thinking about, had any one marked her peculiar air, and the careful attention with which her cyo scrutinized every thicket on both sides of (ho way. She had reached a rather wider place, quite marshy, with turfs of high grass, snd she begin to hurry her steps, as if she renounced nil hopes uf booty, when she saw a bunch of high (1 >gs shaking, a slight clashing of iron was hoard— the point of a bayonet appeared, and then a bloody figure slowly and painfully rose up, Tho young woman stopped short. She did not make the leant noise, but grasped strongly tho han ule of her sickle. Meantime, tlio groans of the mnn and a few word# pronounced In the provincial dialect of Brilony, in duced her to approach. Sho went a few stops on 'he grass. The wounded mnn had succeed in rets ing hirn«elf nn lit# knees, supporting himself thus by ironing on Ins musket, nnd tho girl sow by his blue jacket, furnished with old fashioned buttons, thul ho w.is a sailnr—many componies of which had been formed in Aurny. She ngAin hesitated, but ho im plored her to approach, assuring her that ho would do her no h-itm, that lie could not move, as ono leg 1 whs dreadfully Uroln nby a boll. Thus encouraged, tho girl approached u few steps. ‘Whit do yn» want?* halted she. 'Are any ol tho Bluos hero?' •Tho Buies have gone,' •Gone 1 How long Mneo 7* •Ever since yesterday.’ ■lt can’t bo possible !’ cried the sailor. »\Vcio we not the strongest ?’ j Tho g'ul made no answer. Sho remained stand ing as if sho had not hoard the question. Sho however, told a falsehood, for tho Blues were at 1 Auruy. Tlio Bailor again questioned hor # ond s!io rcpji'-i in a manner (o induce him lo bolioyo thiilbo was abandoned, nnd without hops of aid. Severely wounded (ho previous evening whilst akirmisliing np.iiiikl Iho insurgents, (ho unfortunate man had passed iho whole night in (ho dags of (ho marsh, 1 without being oblo lo make n single move, where ho had suffered the most cxcruci«(ing tortures. fie had hoped that daylight would enable him lo make known Ins situation lo his companions, hut the news j of their departure cut off all hope. His strength j was 100 fur exhausted for him lo quit the place where he was, and even though he could have moved ho was afraid of being assassinated by Iho first’ peasant that met him, m this extremity, ho thought ! that the only hope was in the country girl whom chunco had sent to Ina aid- Hu wuß himself a na tive of the country, [lts father and brothers, fish | ormon on Licomariaqucr, might come nnd take him \ i home. Ho besought the girl lo go and find them i out —he employed the most pressing supplications, , tears, and even threats, but she remained insensible I to aM. She looked wildly around her, and then fixed I her eyes upon the sailor ul her feel She stepped 1 ra pttlly lowm da Inin, and with a ha rdi voire s:i id : i ‘I f you ii i-h mo lo go to Lucoinari-iquer, give me * your watch.’ ' S tying winch she made an attempt to seize the vv ■ tell guard, but Iho wounded nuin leaned back -1 « nrd. nnd made an elforl to rrpnlso her. I ‘\V Iron you come buck,’ sj id he—‘when you come hack. I will give you my money with it.* ‘ll .■ vo you money 7’ asked the girl ‘Yes.’ 1 W hero Is It 7’ •Hero.’ ‘Show it lo mo.’ ‘Will you prumue me that you will save mo af*- tcrw.irdtj ?’ ■Yes.’ •Well, then —look And the confiding s« (for loaned upon hia Irnnp suck which iiu had loosened, and winch lay beside linn, and Ins trembling hand commenced with pain lo unhuclilo the straps. •Stop,’—cried the girl And she levelled u blow nl Ins bend with n sickle, which split (he skull. He gave one groan his arms | alilKucd.uiid lie fell with Ills face upon his knap sack The girl then look lus watch, Ins money, 1 anil It i h clothes. She w ashed the blond from her teet in a neighboring pond, and then wont lo the ( ii,.|d to cut a bundle ot grass, nnd returned lo her limine. On entering, she threw down upon a chest.! .11 that she hud lal>en Inmi the s.iilor, adding ‘I luund the body of a Blue, and here is what lie hud about him. 1 olio was warmly cungrulul.itad upon her good luck, and there thu mutter rested. But un (he evening of the sumo day, the body of lUu (tluu was found and recognised by thu lanuly, mul shortly afterwards several circumstances betray. od llio young girl, and tbo whole was discovered.— The deceased wa* otic of those young people who recruit tbett opinion with Ihelr unitunn, ami change (heir ouckado lo suit the putty in power. Forcibly unrolled (of Uto part of Brest, ho hud But out with Ins companions, and hud coma just in season (u bo ut iho fight in Auruy without the possibility ot choosing sides. This position, fully comprehended by the peasantry, as it was that nl many oilier sailor to bo greatly commiserated, and rendered the more odious liar who had assassinated him. There was besides m Ilia circumstances of the murder, a base i,cßa ofvilluny which created the utmost disgust.— The man hud not been lulled for ilia sake of lulling, but fur the sake of robbery, and that circumstance melted the horror of the multitude, always so ocru. puluus in that regard. In such a cuso, the money stains hands worse than blood, and hence there was u general outcry against the girl. As is usually the case in all re* actions, in which the spirit of parly yields fora moment to iho voice of equity, the indignation against the girt was excessive and unlimited, for the want of justice from Iho proper tribunals iho people determined to administer justice themselves, iho girl was discarded from all Christian society, and every ano avoided her us if alio hud the plague. Driven from all regular employment, no (armor wished fur her services any lunger, and nn landlord would even lease her Iho smallest cabin- She had no other shelter than the porch of the church.— Wherever she passed along, people hastily withdrew from her path, and ul the public fountain, whenever sho appeared, the woman hastily took up their pitch ers and exolajmod, make room for Iho murderess !* That wal the nnmo which had bdfirt given Id the girl. In order to fix tho Seal of public reprobation, tt song hud bean written, in which the death of the young eailor waa recounted, with ail its frightful circumstances, and wherever the girl went,site hoard repeated that song of vengeance. She wont forth Uko Gain with the fatal mark upon her brow, in the midst of men, who as so many living pillories, sung lo'hor crime, while they cursed her. In vain did she seek to fly her parish—wherever a breeze could blo’w, wherever (ho voice of a shepherd could roach, the awful chorus resounded. Ono dajL(ond Mary herself lolil of it) >b° in found in Iho whole number. Them are' thousands fiord, for away from Aurny, a sweet little hoy five w j l(J c[ln son nelize the moon, or indite a lyric up ot six years old, gathering viololk. She walked to- on „ l n( )..' s „ bn , lllere 0r „ „„„„ wtlose psnius, wards him, and sol down be.,do him. For her in 9 ileii by lhalr CO untry's greatness and power, poor, (oren ten wreloh who for many a year had o an give utteraneo to the inspirations of palriotism noMonohed the hand of a human hemp, tt was an |n 0 0 , odo „ BUm of 9300 , Mr , inorpresstblo plo.snrs In crass the oh,ld. She took Ul)l ' of Waßhi J rf , oenlly oir ,. r( , d , hal bim on her hneo..and played with him a long me for a national poem. On/ hundred and na mother with her darling, Binging lo him liUlo I , jo fin I songs. When she had finished. the little boy odd compHiiors enured (he Il«i, but on eiaiiiina. said.‘l know a prettier song than yours, abler- tmn of ibeir work, the eommiun upon whom Ilia falhßT taught it to me’—and ho sung : task ot readme devolved, have come to ihe unani •Good Christian people, lialen to iho crimes, Mary , inous conclusion lhal, in their judgment, there is Marker killed a seaman with a blow of a sicklc—a ' no production among those stibmitied, of such a seaman who besought her for morcy in the language 1 character in its conception and execution as justly oflior own parish, and who was a poor conscript of 1 to entitle it lo be considered a "National P"em, the district.’ > Odo, or Epic,’’and lha&ihey therefore respectfully The unhappy woman screamed in madness and , decline recommending any one of them (or the totting (bo Mule boy roll from her arms, she sprung prize. We bear a great deal about genius being up and fled with her utmost speed. |«>(i to starve in a garret for want of protection to Tho ehnmo and punishment wore 100 much or , American literature, but here is a snug sum offer her; The murderess sunk beneath U, and became . (Q Mi mulaio its industry and fire its imagine (i faring maniac. t (ion, which none appear to have talent enough to SHARP PRACTICE, Afyoul two months ago, an elderly gentleman vvtiUo wallting in one of our public streets, had Ins' IwalCli abstracted from his pocket in a very myslon-i ou*'manner, lie afterwards offered a reward of twenty dollars fur its recovery, and bUted that no questions would bo asked ol Uio person who returned the watch. Uo had, however, given up all hopes ol eV er finding hie watch, which was a valuable family relic, when one day lust week, while in Wall Sired, ho was accosted by a genteelly dressed man with ‘Sir, you lost your watch sometime ogo, for (ho reltjifn of which you advertised a reword of twenty dollars and no questions were to bo asked.’ answoted the old gentleman, eagerly. ‘Arc you ready to pay the money, agreeably to the advertisement 7* said tho person. •l am,' said lie. ‘Well, hero is your watch.’ The gentleman then paid the money and pul the watch in his pocket, remarking at the same time— •l'cnn’l imagine how I lost it.' .Well, I will tell you,'said the thief. 'Dojuu remember u person knocking against you the day you lost the watch 7' *1 do.’ ‘Then it was,’ said the roguo, coolly, 'that it was taken from your pocket, and 1 will show you how U vvis done.’ . Suiting tho action to the words, Hie vilu m jostled violently against the gentleman, winch somewhat j disturbed his equilibrium The latter was perfectly i 1 satisfied with this explanation, and turning upon jns hnolileftilio llncf, and went chuckling into his office.! where he told the story to his friends, and coiigrul- 1 ululcd himself on his unexpected good fortune. j I Tlio lalo seemed so improbable to tho Uslners, not 'bccobso they doubled tho voracity of tho old gentle 1 manWfor ho was a man who had tho confidence ol ■ HioScommunity—that they burst into a hearty laugh lalilio idea of a pickpocket being so conscience UmwAn restore sialon-proporiy* .. . i have any doubt,’said tho gonlloman,‘l will snow you the watch.’ And putting his hand in his pocket, to hi* groat surprise and mortification ho found that (ho thief had stolen his watch tho second lime, and had es caped with it, and the iwoniy dollars besides. We have narrated tho above occurrence as It was luld us by a friend of tho old gentleman, and believe i it lo bo true. \ A shoM lime since, while pissing up Broadway, ( we Raw one mar run against another, in a simifir i manner, and in the collision a gold watch jumped j i out of tho vest pocket ul one oft hem. and the chain I i co ug lit in I lie button ol the oilier- 1 he guard chain,', how ever, was a si rung one, and the twu persuns were \ Mopped by it ; Die chain was unloosed, the watch' | restored lo Its proper place, and an apology offered [ and accepted lor the apparently unavoidable ncci i deni Wo were unprinmd at tho limn wiih the [ conviction that the aggressor hud come in collision t i fur tlio purpose of stealing tlio watch. N. Y Bo«t. Now YeorU Present*. i 'l’ho custom of presenting gifts at llio commence rnont ol ane tv year, is of very undent (lute. Hie [ ({mu,ms practiced tins liberality will) as much ’ rdiftli a fl any modern people. There was a general ■ exchange ol’gids among them, the visitor inking I his xenum, or guest gill, and receiving his ilreius, l or return gift. 'J'ho festivities of the day were dod I icuied tu Janus, and the presents vvCro ornamented | with iho licad ol that heathen divinity. The coni' i jilmienis were similar lu those of the present pay I*A prosperous and huppy Now Year’s to you’ [Success in any enterprise on Now Year’s D<y, was I coiieidurcd a happy augury for the year. Our Saxon ancestors also distribute their presents and favors or. the first day of the year, and observed the day wlllt groot festivities. They numbered their ages from it, and designated their years by the number ol merry-making they hud enjoyed on the fust of J.iiiujr}'. Their English dn.onndon.. hn.o nn. con ,- tJ „ KT J uo , ND TII . Et-MRa-Tbor. i.l tinucd, to any grout extent, the old customs ol the , . Now Y i'iir, hot in Frnnon, ,1 i. .nation f0.uv.,1 day, « B>'.ry very well I, n.nniin ~ nnc.l.iln «„d 11.0 Pt1....0. capoai.lly am ptoluaa ,n lliolr mnngiTS , s| un a llin nnl. hralnil Dr. Piu-n,,n.- gills They commence, in Iho morning, veiling Hu* doctor <r- utilcd the inside of die Hull, j their nearest relatives. and then they pay Uio Bumo|bnl every Sunday morning bis jug of rhum was compliment to their fr lends. The evening winds up ,to ho scon on tls way Imm the tavern just afl the vvttn social iimusviucnts. It is sometimes in the \ more Maid portion ol dm population worn going baiiiu aptnt that the ciluens of Now* Ynrlt celebrated ui morning bcmce. Thu kirk ciders w»*io »l Now Your. With them it is the principal fenlivul l,. n gth scandalized, and under the plea o( prevent lof the yeur, and visits uro pmd througlmul the day, t j n g Sabbath trading, ti9cd frequently to seize die ! alter a fashion which makes the tune one of irk- doctor’s jug and confiscate his claret. Suspecting i somcficsfl and fatigue rattier than of social enjoyment ( j |Ql seizure was not altogether disinterested, mid pleasure. Yet they toko delight in it, mid the ( j )Q j octor ono Sabbath morning sent a strong dose lyoangladloa mUßlira lh.tr anil their f jo al bo ,„„ n of bla p,. „ Q.. | cstlmullon tr Wltlol, tlioy TO hold by ho number »f. . s „ r| , tjs „ „ r „|| cne „, Dr. , ......r. ol Iho oilier au. who ho«o oallod upon horn , J church. „. or „ ,„ rne</ during the day, amounting in number to hundreds. , . , n'i J ~ i .1 .1 \V,i'll us Now Yna, follow? looclo.o opooChri.l.n... B ," mc ” 1,0,1 n « 0l1 ; ho oon.ldorod mud. of « holiday, noyor.l.olaa. It »a.,oncl fa, are one of Iho »almi. oppohoms ol ~ pollen common ca.om ... proaont Now y 0 Sabbath Irading alnnlt pel of ohnroh. loo»ln«. aory fit vara, ..ltd many a bonrl la made pl.d, and many a I p»l». t>o..n unolhor Inllnivad. and proaotnly lb« holt of brohon rnond.h.p ro.lorod by .u kindly a oldcra pt-w watt emply. In lint howl do.raonl of all cuslulll> ( but the contriver of die mischief. Iho latter slip- 'pud mil of church quietly, ami with exultation What a Scotchman may Dicomk.—-At a meeting) j )p j ie j t | j,is persecutors writhing In all the agonies held hi Edinburg, to obtain (rom tli* I 'British goveni- r jnf(J , pn j io . Whether lids story ho true or menl 'jiiotloo fur Scotland,’ Sir A. A lison. I«o ° | ( n mustr-iles dm cheapness and accessibility ,U„, rohiltnl tbo Mowing anattdt... to .how how no, 8 b . mnny dulioa . * Scotchmen rise all the world over f 4 | UI ’ . . 3 ‘Gentlemen, one very curious thing occurred In show how Scotchmen do rise all the world over, «nd with (his anecdote 1 will conclude. Marshal Keith had the command of tho Austrian army, which long combatted Iho Turkish forces on the Danube, under the grand vizier, anil after a long and bloody com bat, tho two generals canto lo a conference together, j The viziar oamo mounted on a ournel. with all tho pomp ofoustorn inagnifinonco. The Scotch Marshal Keith, from the neighborhood of Turin*, in Aber deenshire, at the baud of tho Austrian troops, had n long conference, and after tho conference, the Turkish grand vizier,said lo Marshal Keith that ho should like lo speak a few words in private to him in his tent, onn ho bogged that no one should acoorn puny him. Marshal Keith accordingly wont in. and the moment they entered, and when the conference in tho lent had dosed. Iho grand vixior threw off his turban, loro off his board, and running to Marshal Keith, said, 'Ou, Junnlo, hoo’s o' wl yo, nun. - fluud (slighter 1 And ho than discovered that ho Land vikiflr ufTurkoy w«. nn nU nehnnl oninp.nion if hi. own, who hud dl.up|.u»rod Ihjrly your, huforo from a parish school neat WftMlKq* J Thorn are f6ny‘(hr** fte*«p»p«r® F ublielied ln California. No National Poet. We do nol remember whether the census has recorded the fad or not, but the number of poet asters, male and female, in the Uuited Stales, must constitute the largest portion of the literary talent of the country. Every newspaper has its poetical contributors, and every village and hamlet has its versifier. With all litis superabundance of poet* ical talent, there is not one national poet to bo Where are iho “Poets of AmerioaV— claim. Ltdger. Tlio Lord’s Business. 1 Our fiiond ('ol. Harper, who did tlio city good service as Mayor (but whoso porringers around the I’iuU Fountain did not prove a profitable in vesimeni) is a good deal ul a wag, and loves a juke as well as his dinner. | \\ o happened lo be sitting in the coaming room of ihe “Brotheis” one day, when there entered a 1 sleek looking genilcman, with a straight collared j 'cut away coal, and a broad-brimmed drab ha I.— iHe advanced inwards “ihe Colonel.” “Is Mr. . Harper in 1” “I’m one of them.” said tho ex- 1 I Mayor, “Well, sir, my name is Uriah (i. Hopkins, j ! 1 belong I > ihu Oneida Oonlerence. I am a mm- I ister ol the Gospel. I come hero on tho “Lord’s business.” “The man who ailends lo the ‘Lords business,’ said ihe (Colonel, without moving a muscle, ‘is out at present; he will bn in at two o'clock.’ This was ihn simple faci; all donations u> chanuMe and religious societies being delega . led io only one particular iiicmbei of the house.~ ! Knickerbocker. Question* well Answered. J o„ ( i n (T the month of November last, upwards A sophist wishing lo puzzle Thales, the Mile* ! 0 f one hundred marriages were solemnized in sian, one of Hie wmo men of Greece, proposed to] Louisville, Ky. Ulessed be the manwho taTea* linn in rapid succession the following difficult! i o ii November. t] iM’Slions, Tlip I'liilr'fioplicr replm.l lo all 1 Tll( , Ca | ir<jrnia p ß p rrs n( |„ pl u, O English Custom WIII.OUI u, O e„ s . ami w.H, Low marl, blrl [ s %„j ad S a lr uly 9f propnely and ],ri els,on our roailera can J.uloo f "' .. anke „.. pccuUarilJi bj giyi „ s tha Of l ThaM.%ol.lesl of all Ihlng.l Ooi-bccauae , U,e S oun B oi,izen he always existed. I I What is the most beautiful! The world—be | cause it is the work ol God. What is ihe greatest of all tilings 1 Spar?— because it contains all that is created. What is the quickest of all thingsT Tb nghi because io a moment it can fly to the end of the universe. Wbnt la ihe strongest f Necessity—because it makes men face all the dangers of life. What is the most difficult ? To know your sell. VVhoi is (lie most constant of all things ? H»po —because tt still remains with man after he has lost everything else. Look Upward, Far in the deep blue sky, a single 1 i ll l ♦* star sluti'-s clear and bright above it« fellow s. Keep- j mg .ilc.nl (nun all i|i« rest. ns brightness 19 (he mnrp marked, and ihe deep blueness nl the sky( around K, renders il more distinct. AH gaze on ■ it \vi h pleasure, and w ish that bein'; au pure and ( beautiful, it may ever thus remain. i 1 Uul a cloud crimes over the sky, an envious j cloud lliat tries in hide the Mule star in its shad, owy mantle. Hrighler and blighter prow's the (star, and darker and darker rolls the clouds l" wards It. Soon it w ill be enveloped in Ils folds, atnl then iho Heavens will have l.’Si a ponton t.( their beauty. Nearer and nearer comes tbe cloud, and the little star is bidden. And even then it pours forth, and iho heavy clouds is not sufficient lo bold it tn its sombre em. brace. Angered and vexed h rolls on, and ibe Mule alar glitters brighter and brighter, and ah iho other stars rejoice, that iho dark cloud has done nr) barm. j Through life, (hern fa one “bright particular ! slur.” which shines upon and illumes onr path,— | Dark clouds may gather around, whirl winds may 1 tear, bnl that shines on. and growa clearer wlih I each succeeding niisfirliine.'— hut should il dis appear, then would there bo darkness indeed. Woman’s Heart—Thackeray »oyo o woman’s heart is Just like a lithographer's snme—whul is onco written upon it can’t ho nibbed out. This is so. Lot an heiress once fix her affections on a stable-boy, and nil tho preaching In tho world will not got her thought* above oat-boxes and curry. c. “Whul is written on her heart Can’t bo rubbed out.” ’l’liin furl shows Itself not only in love, hut in religion. Men change their gods a d. Hines—a woman nnvor. To convert a Sis ter of t'harity to Methodism would require it great er amount of power than you Would have to make use of to overturn tho Pyramids. Tho man who harbored a thought* I* Supposed lo live on the sea shore. It is no better for a lady to be puffed up 'With conceit than with cotton. U is supposed that tho follow wholefuhe tauiSi woe not strong though lo batty It. 1 . _ . . . , | Burglar's Motto—‘‘Heaven help* Who Significant— A Connecticut minister having I h6lp iheroftblv**." : walked through u village church-yard, and obaer- *;'iJAjn ved ilm Indiscriminate praises bestowed upon tho | An old coat is the shield of virtue. It : seTo* dend, wrote u[ion tho gate post, the following line: UB from our friends/' •‘Hole 11. lb. dond and hrm tho livin,) lie." ( on |,| ,j|vi.r Jr „ n „|io lio h.i.y (or An .reliant - WMt.r ha. »ar V truly .aid, <l. .1 n« m a.rty ns.n hur. In yAn.l huAtli, l(i*y looking nl a map the Unned Sun », miti unglii eIM ' ,O , ‘ l " Wn y 10 almost fancy undent histoiy and modern geogra* Suama'.—A feeling that ovefilakS* pUbJIW Itoi iphy had besn chopped up and put in a bag, and bdbause they have dons wrong, but befldost they | then scattered abroad over the land. j were found out. AT »«00 PBBiMW { ©jhw niio ssttini. Breathed its last—the old year. Study to be wise. Be virtuous, Threatened folks live long. Good advice—shut the door. A (ear—the hearts holy water. The power of evil—the power of attorney. Most men die before (hey have learned to live. Get rich if you want your talents appreciated. A vein of good humor is a mine of happiness. Write injuries in dust, but kindness in marble. Easily broken—china ware and -good resolu tions. The kissing polka is now all ibe rage in Paris. What next. The great secret of enjoyment In ibis wtftld la contentment. Motto for tipplers—constant rfrqp*ping wears a hole In a rock. Reputation is like polished steel— ll may be tarnished by a breath. Modesty and talents make a slim baphal on which to make a fortune. To be happy for the balance of your life*—“do unto others as you would wish others to do onto you. 1 ’ Never judge the disposition of a man by bib looks. Many a forbidding exterior hides a Kind* true heart. Solitude has charms. What is more enchant ing than being a/enc—with the “ hobjeo of yOflr hairecnons,” A wise man desires only what he can gain just ly, use soberly, distribute frugally, and subsist on decently. i No nation on the face of the earth are so studi 'onsly polite or so much governed by ceremony, I as the Japanese. The oldest preacher in the world is fie?. Robt. | Fletcher, of London, who in February next will 1 , bo 107 years old. ! Dear, kind, generous, good friends, don'lforget the poor. Ho (hat doelh all things well will re member all the kindness bestowed. Some crusty old bachelor, having been jlUed by his bright particular star, in a fit of desperation* I wrote the following horrid slander upon “ tem'ale [woman," in general : The girls are all a fio/ling show* For man’s llllisloh'given, Their smiles of Joy, (heir tears of woo* Deceitful shine, deceitful flow. There’s not one true in seven. An English paper ft cotiStiebUous clergyman who preached against the Use of AW4- rican threshing' machines, on the ground Iftlt It was an invention ol the devil, used by Blare own* ers to punish (heir negroes. Hunch, speaking of the Are at the house of G. P. U. James, the novelist, says it consumed one story, ami if it had burned many more it would have saved much dull reading. What is Power! what is Wealth! when the ihirMy spun groans at three o’clock in the morn tug (r.r a drmk, and the grog-eellera are ftil snor ing ? Lot us sit down on (ho step and reflect. Precept is instruction in thosand— the tide flows over it and the record is gone. Example is In -1 stniciion graven on (ho rock. Ages may pass I away boloro that lesson is lost. A poor drunken fellow named Kingsbury, hav ing Hied a Mansfield, Con., the jury of inqueht rendered a verdict ihnl ho “died for want of rum.” The best indications of the intelligence of ft county, is the number of papers published in it, .inH iho manner in winch they are supported, II dull weather affects you, marry a warm heftrl >‘•l girl, and m.iko a sunshine for yourselves.— lirfchelors will find this far superior to biiJJftrds or burgundy. An innocent young sportsman, In order (o shoot a squirrel on the lop of a high tree, climbed ano ther one near by; and on being asked his rSaiOo for so foolish o freak, said that ho “did'ot *BOl lo strain his gun by a long shot.’" 'Hie young woman that was lost in thought, af ter wandering in her own mind, found herself at last in tier lover’s arms. When we reflect that ovary mother las children ol surprising genius, it is a matter of serious in quiry where all the ordinary men come from who cross our path in every day life. God may have made all men free and eons)* but 1 know dial Ho has cover promised to Keep iliem so.—Simms. The members of the English Parliament tte not paulj yet the expenses of both Houses amount to nearly a million dollars a year. Money pressures Induce panics, which 0 Ddlch correspondent says means Pay-ntx* Me who fancies ho can do without tho world* deceives lilinsoll much, but be who fanoleft tho world cannot do without him, Is still more mii lukon. A wag thus eulogiies his musical aUatanitftilfl: I know two tunes—•the one Is ‘Auld Lang and the other isn’t; 1 always elng tho latter, The man who carried a hammer Into a Quaker mealing to break the sllooce, woe bound over .to keep I ho peace. The follow who was driven to desperation* »• turned yesterday. The mm who was floored* Intends to open s now promenade saloon. NO. 31.
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