* .! BY JOHN B. BRATTON, VOL. 40. poetical. •• Hfl WILI* NOT WOO AG, •Twbb but a word—a careless word* In pride and passion spoken, Bui will) lhal word Ibe charm that bound Two loving hearts was broken. Tho hasty wrath'has passed owny, But bitter words remain, In vain she leeks with tender glance— Ho will not wob again, No other love tniy light her path, No. other move his heart, Veil' changing seasons come and go, And find them BlUl apart, Her once bright ebook is paler now, His boars* trace of-pain, Their days arc weary, sad—and yet He will not woo ogain. They meet .bb stranger, culm and cold, A« calmly, coldly, pari, And nood may guess (hat (ranquid mien Conceals a wounded heart. To him the world hath last its light, Fur her all joys are vain, Nor hope, nor memory bring relief— lie will not woo again. Alas 1 that love, long tried and warm, Should wither in an hour, Alds! (hat pride o’er human hearts Should-wield ejicji fearful power. Oil! weep thou not for those who die— For (|y?m all lours are vain, But weep o'er living hearts grown cold Who ne’er can love agjin.’ jf&(oCciiaiTcouo. A BORDER TALE. In (ha year 1831, while acting as surveyor in tho trow Slate of lowa, L was a witness of one of those real and startling tragedies winch so often occur along tho borders o( civilization In the West. While serving in that capacity, 1 tud often witnessed deeds ofvulor and desperation, and a fool hardy courage which mado my blood grow paid—but tho incident to which 1 allude displayed, on lire one hand, such unmitigated vindictiveness of spirit together with tho most reckless daring and loin! disregard of death, and on the other such pure affection and such delicate refinement for tho then wild wilderness lo exhibit, that it stands out in bold relief above tho memory of the mooy startling *sccncs I witnessed and tho trials and tho luit-broudtl) escapes that I underwent. One night after having nearly completed my op orations m that pari of lt;o country, and preparatory (o taking my final leave of it, 1 walked forth from the lent in which my companions were busily cn gag cd in devouring their supper of broiled venison, und strolled along upon the bunks of o quiet stream that rolled its deep and silent waters through a vast and fertile country, finally to empty .into the Miss issippl. The sun was fast declining in.tho west, his bright rays danced only at intervals through the dense forest, intercepted by (ho hanging boughs and hoary trunks of huge oaks that pcrclianoo had stood | the fierce blasts of an hundred winters still unsc.ilh-1 cd. The gay carol of the forest birds was dying away while (hey sought with yielding wing their places of nightly roil—the almost ceaseless chatter of the squirrel was still—the sound of the cracking bough, as it fell beneath the hoof of the Heeling deer was do fongcr hoard, and all nature seemed wrapped in the silence of reposal Unheeding my footsteps, I wondered for down • lung the banks of this quid stream, and sealed myself upon a broken and decayed stump, nearly encircled by the trunk of a tree on either side. My mind was enshrouded in that deep reverie which soj often steals over us as twilight's balmy hours come on, and might long have remained so hud not my, attention been suddenly aroused by the oppronch ofl a group of Indian* along the banks of the stream. I Instantly my band hod grasped my ever faithful pistol when suddenly the foremost Indian, changing his course, entered a thick clump ol bushes und soon , emerged from them, walking upon the trunk of a Iroo that had fulled across and completely scanned the stream that rolled qnicty below. The other Indians followed in quick succession their lender, whom 1 now saw, as his manly form rose lowering above his followers, was nn Indian of whom I hod some little knowledge, lie was the destined chief of the tribe that occupied the country around mo. and which 1 had for some months engaged in. I had met him once only, but I was greeted with that respect and welcome which a stranger ever moots among the Indians. ills dress wss richly fantastic—his face covered wife many colored paints, his moccasins embellished with curiously wrought bosds, and a huge psintcr s skin hanging from his brawny shoulders, gave him on air of superiority over the rest. As they pissed singly over the stream, I saw that each was wore than ordinarily tastefully dressed, which denoted ■omo unusual occurrence. I remained concealed till the last had passed over and entered the iliic.k foliage upon the opposite bank, nr.d then stepping forthT I saw them hurrying down by the side of the stream. In the direction of the old chief's lodge, which I knew to bo some half mile bcldw. They were aeon lost to sight? and while musing, partly upon the beauty oflhc scenery around, I was startled by (ho sound of approaching footstep*, seemingly from behind roe. I hod hardly sunk buck into my hiding place, when through the dim twilight, I saw approaching mo a company of five or six parsons. They came steadily towards tno, till within a few feet whore the bank tan above their heads, entirely | concealed them from my view. Hero they halted}' ond one of.lholi number began to address the others In a mixed dialect of French, English and Indian. 1 soon surmised that the speaker was a noted half breed, of whom I heard not a little and seen some what. Ills father had been ono of the first French traders, who penetrated the country west to the groat lakes for truffle with the Indians, and his mother was the daughter of a chief of a tribe Inhab iting the North Western Territory- In charac ter wos combined nil the bravery and cunning of the Indian, together with that total rcgardlcssncSs of death manifested by the Frenchman, and a Jealousy and vindictiveness of spirit not often soon inohher. From what 1 could oatch of his broken hartmguo 1 learned that ho had formed an Insatiable passion fbr the chiefs daughter, who was that night to bo united to tho noble young man I had soon pass over the stream but a short lime before, ahd who was to succeed her aged father as chief of the tribe. Tho halfbrood had often seen the beautiful‘valley flow 'Or’—ss she was called —and had as often vowed that ho would Possess her. ’But his efforts thus far, had proved fruitless, for when by sloallh, ho had gained access to her,and whispered his adgralloo for her in tho softest accents, she repulsed his base and iroacherus words and fled from him in disdain. All his cunning and stratagem wore of no avail to secure her, his most artfully fold plans had been thwarted, •nd hh tasked Ingenuity had signally filled of pla cing her In his hands- This night ho had resolved to use force before she Should become tho willing possession of another, from beneath whose watchful eye nothing but tho hand of death could rbmbvo her, Tho details of bis plans I could not hoar, a* ho spoke in an under (oao,W soon I saw them stealthily approach the stream, and crossing over wore quick: jy | o ,i jo sight. 1 was.about to rise fVom my oon. cpalmont to return lo the tent, snd with my com panions copjo lo the rescue of the fair maiden, when tho sound of voldea warned mo that still some or tho party remained, an(l that sqcha step—aye. «*«*», (out Lpt\mali«i pf tpy. pawnee, would bo the signal for one 9TlUoskVago r s arrows to have sought a hid' Ing placo from its poisoned (op about (ho regions of my heart. I I could not have escaped from Iho flying fool or j (bo Indians, nor eluded their swift tomahawks, and yet had 1 avoided all, their fast flying arrows would ( probably have reached mo and 1 would not have Jived either to assist in rescuing (bo maiden or 101 l this tale, So I was forced to resort to Iho fertility of my imsgioalion while waiting for Iho time to camo when 1 would act. I gazed eagerly forth in the direction tho Indians hnd taken, watching the least thing Hint .aroused my attention, but all was still, and there wore no indications of the tragedy soon to bo onoctod. I Tho son had sank far down in tho west and illu minated tho horizon with bis departing rays; the J pale new moon was following closely his brilliant ( fiathway, the scarcely stirring breeze moved not a eaf, tho silent waters gave not forth a rippling' sound, but reflected in solemn stillness the moon’s I pole rays ; tho harsh howl of tho wolfupon tho dis* I tant hills, and tho wild cifl’a shrill ory woro unheard, and all,things scorned rapped in (lie silliness of death. 1 I contemplated tho heavens abovo and beheld with 1 momentary ropluro tho myriads of constellations sparkling far and near amid tho vast space of (ho , cllicrial regions. I gazed upon (ho moon, palo and wan, and then looked upon tho silent wators and ( saw mirrored* in mimic glory Iho images of bright, realities on high, and that liko many who boast of their high position on earth, they would not bo there if it wore not for the bright originals in heaven. — Thus musing. I sought objects to nmoso mo, over ' watching with an eager oyo in tho direction in which : I anticipated an exciting scene. My anticipations , wero 100 (rue, for I had not long remained in bub { penso when I distinctly heard a-wild cry of horror , rise from far off in (ho distance. I gazed more earnestly in tho direction and saw between (ho boughs and trunks of tho (rocs Iho red flames of fire . J rising up towards (ho skies. The sounds grow louder and nearer, and tho Indians shrill war-hoop i rang but clour upon (ho still night air. Soon tho U dull obscuro flames had grown into a bores and to* i rid firo, and shot op above (ho forest trees, winding! upon itself in ficrco fury like an enraged demon.— I i Louder and louder rose the cries, and (ho stillness j of night soon enabled mo la hear tho sound of ap- | proaching steps hurrying along tho opposite bank, e as the cracking bough broke beneath tho foot-fall. I c I started from rny placo of concealment, but remem boring the Indians, I again sank back, while every norvo within mo thrilled with Iho most intense ex cilomcnt. Tho sound of persons, flying in almost , every direction, now camo towards mo; tho war | hoop ruse louder and nearer, and iho flames spread-1, ing from the lodges of tho Indians Into tho forest L and catching ihb dry leaves and bushes ran rapidly l , in every direction and rose higher and higher, till they seemed to hip with their fiery tongues the few fleeting clouds that hurry over tho scene. A moment only I gnzed upon their fury, and cast ing my eyes upon tho opposite bank, I saw approach ing what I discerned to bo the half-breed, bearing the frightened and nearly unconscious maiden.— Instantly I sprang forth, and grasping my pistols, I stood resolved to tiro upon birn ore .ho crossed the stream.- Twice lie assayed to gain a footing upon the Ing which served ns a bridge, but failed from sheer exhaustion. Ilu then called to his assistance the Indian beneath me, one of whom hod already j sprang upon the log, and was fast crossing when 1 raised my arm to firo, but scarcely had 1 done so, when ho fell with a heavy groan upon tho log and rolled off into the water, pierced by on orrow from on Indian rapidly advancing from below. Hardly had tho first Indian fallen, when another sprang | upon tho log to follow him, and again, before I could raise my pistol, ho too fell with a heavy sound into tho water. The third and last was no rapidly pass ing across, when an arrow went whizzing past mo land struck in a tree over my head. Instantly my I Anger pulled Iho (riger, and a sharp crack of a pis ! lot rang upon (lie sir as the Indian leaped from tho log. ond fell with a shrill cry of horror Inin tho stream. My pistol had done its work, but the fl.ish revealed my person to the hall-brcca, who drew forth .his tomahawk and was about to hurl it at me, as the lover of the maiden sprung out behind him.— Suddenly, ond by on almost superhuman effort, the I hnl/-brcod with Ilia precious burden, gained a foul ing upon tho log and was fast crossing, when I : raised my arm to fire upon him, but suspecting my design, ho shielded himself by bringing iho form of the maiden before him. Scarcely had ho done this however, when Iho swift and sure tomahawk of the lover buried itself in tho arm that boro its treasure, dividing its landons so that it released its hold and the maiden fell heavily on the Ing. Not so with the half breed, however, for Iho blow from tho toma hawk caused him to lose his fouling and full, but as ho did so he grasped with one arm the garments of the maiden, and dragged her after him, muttered ; *1 go not atone, but thou shall die with mo I 1 and both sank boncalti the water. Tho young Indian had already sprang upon the log, and as the garments of tho maiden rose to the in/ongor to rescue her from tho grasptf hisdnorpy. The wily half-brood, soon ns I ho tawtbo tho maiden, rose upon the surface of The water, snd with hts hunting knife ! commenced an aIUcK npuirffio Indian, who having (p sustain botli himself and her who ho prized more than life, could only parry llio thrusts of his assail' ansailjnt. Tho conflict was only momentary ; for half breed was so deeply wounded that after one or two blows ho disappoarod beneath the water, and the young Indian, supporting his precious burden, was nerving all his strength (ill assistance could bo rendered. 1 hod already sprung upon the log, ond was shout to leap into tho water, when a shrill cry, that still rings in my oars, rent tho air. ond casting my eyes down, I stood horrified to behold tho life blood spirting from the mouth of Iho maiden. Tho half breed's knife had done the work, and sank with its possessor to the bottom. As I stood gazing upon this strange and tragic scene, the young Indian turned one glanco upon the now lifeless form of tho maiden, and then folding it to a still closer embrace they sunk through the water lu a long and last re pose. In a moment more, not « ripplo was loft, but the smooth, quiet stream rolled on as quiet as before, leaving no trace to (oil the sad tale. Thus perished Iho remnant of this onoo powerful tribe, for tho old chief, when hearing of tho sad fate of his daughter, returned to his burning wigmam, ond In the phronzy ofgrief cast himself among the burning ruins and became a part of Iho unfeeling conflagration ; while tho remaining warriors oitbor joined another tribe or faded from before tho advance of civilization. By the light of Urn 'lurid, flames, I wandered back to my lent, where my companions stood horrified at beholding that greatest of scones —a forest on file. [in,** Tho Philosophy of Uoarain^. What do you charge for board, asked a tall Groon Mountain boy, ob hb walked up to tlio bar of a see ond-rato hold In Now York. ‘What do yon ask a w cok for board and lodging 7' •Five dollars. 1 . . , _ •Five. dollars! Ihal'a too much; but I euppoßO you'll allow for tlio times 1 am absent from dinner and supper? 1 •Certainly, 374 contfl each; Hero the conversation ended, and tho Yankee took, up bis quarters for two weeks. During Hub time ho lodged and breakfasted at the hotel, but did not either take dinner or supper,saying his business detained him In another portion of Ibo town, At the expiration of the two weeks, ho walked up to tlio bar, and said— .... •S'poso.wo satllo that account—-I'm goin to leave In a few.minutes. 1 „ , Tho landlord Imhdod him hia bill i—‘Two viooh. board at fivo dollars—ten dollars.* ‘Hero, stranger,* said tho Yankee, 'this is wrong —you’ve mai}o a mistake j you have not deducted the times 1 was absent from dinner and supper—l 4 days; two totals per day, si 87$ cents each—lo 50 cents. 'lf yqu’ve not got the-fifty cents thslVdue to 010,-1*1) tako a drlOb, and tho balance In sogars.* • • OUR ODNTRY—MAY T ALWAYS QB EIOnT - 'BUT RIGUTOR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1854. Tho Babyti Complaint* Now, I suppose you think, because yea oovv flee mo do anything but oat and sloop, that I have a very nice time of It. Lot mo toll you that you ore mistaken, end that I’m tormented half to death, though I never say anything about it. How should you like every morning so have your noso washed up instead of down 7 How should you liko'to > haYO a pin put through your dross into your skin *and have to boar it all day anlil your clothes wore taken off at night 7 How should you like to bo held so I near the fire that your eyes wore half scorched out of you hood while the nurso was reading a'povfll? I How should you Ilko to have a fly light on your noso, and not know how to take aim at him will) [ your little,* fat, useless fingers ?• How should you ! like to bo loft alone in the room to lake a 4 Q9p, and , have a groat pussy jump into your cradle, jind it 1 staring at you with'its groat green eyes till you I were all in a-Tro'mblo? How<|lioald you like to | roach ouuyodr hand for thd'pfelty bright candle 1 and find but that i.t ~wps away across the room in* j stead -.of close, hy.<t«?'’ How should you Hko to tiro yours'olfoutcrarining away across tho carpet (o pick up a'trittly button or pin and havo it snatched , oway as Won as you begin to enjoy it 7 I toll yon , it is enough to ruin any baby’s temper. How should | you like to havo your mamma stay at a party till i you wore os hungry as a little oub, and bo 101 l to , the mercy of a nurso who trollod you up and down .till every bone in your body ached 7 How should 1 you Hko, whoa your mamma dressed you up all pretty to take the nice fresh air, to spend tho after* noon with your nurse in somo smoky kitchen while sho gossiped with one of her cronies 7 How should you like to have your toes tickled by all tho little children who insisted on 'seeing baby’s foot? How should you liko to havo a dreadful pain under your oprpn, and have everybody call you 'a Hltlo cross tiling,’ when you couldn't speak to toll what, was (ho matter with you 7 How should you like to crawl to tho lop of Iho stairs (just to took about a little,) and pitch bools over head from the top to (he bottom 7 Oh, I can 101 l you it is no joke to bo a baby I— such a thinking as wo keep up ; and if wo try to And out anything wooro soro to got our brains knocked out in tho attempt. It is very trying to a sensible baby who is in a burry to know overfilling and can’t wail to grow up. Fanny Fern, Taking It Easy* A few days since, constable Judd was called upon to fulfil a writ of ejectment, Issued by a son of tbs Emerald Islo against a follow countryman. Dan, who never needs persuasion to do his duly, instantly callgd on Pat, and found him scaled io Iho house named in (ho writ, enjoying dudeen. ’Good morning Pal,' said Dan, pulling out hta writ The top o' tho mornin* to yoursolf,’ replied Pat. 'Patrick, I havo business with you,’ continued the co Datable. 'Bo dad, an’ suro yo have, or yo wouldn't bo *1 bote a writ hero, commanding mo to eject you and your goods from his house. It's rather an an. pleas ml duly for mo lo perform, but.—’ An’ it’s Michael O'Kalllgan that ordered yo, mr&7’ 'Yes, sir, Michael is the man.’ 'Certainly, wo always have coals In advance tn meb cases.’ ‘Then yo have been paid for your work, suro.’ •Certainly.’ ‘Then yo may do il—devil bit will Patrick O’DrS* i on stand in tho way of a man's working lor his pay.’ This rather astonished Dan, who expected as is usual in such oases, to meet with serious resistance. Ho doffod his coal, and after an hour's hard labor succeeded in .removing Iho Irishman's goods from the building into the street. Dan, fatigued with the labor ho had performed, started away. In bidding him good bye, Pat who was sealed on a pari of his goods, with the dudeen still in Ilia mouth, remark ed—* ‘An’ I’m obliged lo ye, sir, for saving mo all the Iroublo.' •Saving you trouble, how 7’ •Faith, an wasn't I going lo move—an’ wasn’t I just taking off my coal lo lug out tho duds, sir, whin yo carried them down for mo without charging mo a cinl ul all 7 I'm much obliged lo yo, and hope yo will call again when Patrick O’Brien wants his goods earned down stairs, sir.’ Dan suddenly hod business at another place, though the joke was so good iio could not help toiling il afterwards. Turning it Down. To one who can property appreciate tho ‘points,’ tho following incident will pass us a ‘diamond of the first water:’ A clover fellow entered one of our hotels, not long since, and approaching the 'bar,* called for a glass ol brandy and water. His request was complied with. Holding up the sparkling fluid before him, ho observ ed to the bar keeper—-‘This is trumps, ain't U7’ •Yes, I sposo,* answered the man of spirits. •Woil, 1 declare I it's tho right bower—ain't it 7’ * 'So It is,’ replied the bat-koepor, humoring the fancy. Tho follow stood a moment longer, eyeing the glass, (hen observed .* •Well, now, that’s hard—the right bower—and I have to turn it down 1’ Saying which ho placed tho glass to his mouth, and drank tho liquor, amidst the roars of (ho crowd. Appearances pre Sometimes Deceitful, Mrs. S. who, il sooms, has recently moved into our city, and whoso moans aro not very limited, a Her waiting during tho ton days past, in vain fur a pleas ant afternoon lo make some purchases for a poor . nioco who was soon to loavo for California, ordered her carriage, and attired in her stormy dry clothing —(albeit Mrs. S. Is in no wise particular about show) told her driver to convoy her lo somo extensive dry good store. Tho driver hauled up in front of a retail house, Mrs. 9. entered, ond was told by the first attendant she mol, the flannels, cotton, dee., were at tho farther counter. Mrs. 8. selected ono after tho other, the many articles she desired, and was looking for something else, when Iho proprietor, (for it was bo who was wailing on bar) says: •Madame, you oro pioking out a groat many goods. I four Ihcso things como to more than you expect.— l*ni afraid you oro not a bio to poy for all you hovo selected.* , • Well, eir t * sold Mrs, B. ‘perhaps I can't, won’t.’yon add up tho amount.* No sooner said than dono. 'll Is $37 07, modamo.’ 'Well,* said Mrs. 8.1 don’t boliove 1 can afford to lake thorn. Good mornlhg, sir.* Tho manner of Mrs. S. caused tho dealer to sus pect that ho had boon a little too fast, 'shan’t 1 lend you an umbrella 7’—(lt was raining fast). •No, I thank you,’ said Mrs. S.'my carriage is at tho door.’ Old Agb.—Winter, which strips the loaves from around us makes us soo the distant regions they formerly concealed, says Joan Paul; and so docs old ago rob us of our enjoyments only to enlarge tho-prafpeots of eternity before us. Thoro Is some, thing vary beautiful in the contemplation of gray hairs and honorable ago. It is the harvest hoar of mortality, when tho ripened experience shines forth like fields of golden grain ready fur the slqklo.— There is a quiet repose and steadiness about the happiness of old ago if tho life has been wall spent, that robs its feebleness of all painful suggestion.— Thoro Is In that still noblo though Wrinkled brow so much that spooks of wisdom—in that oyo such phi losophical expression—that one feels overpowered with profound reaped in such a presence. fly You always find tho moat enterprising the mostbusy. Mon of Industry start our railroads, our steamships, machine shops, and our factories. Wo go for activity—in body, in.mind, In-ovorv thing. Keep oil, things in motion. We would rathor liave death flriJ us breasting n whirlpool than sneaking from a cloud. An Extinct American Bnce* The following passage from the “Travels of Humboldt,” presents more than ordinary interest at the present lime: “ Amidst (ho plains of North America, somo powerful,nation, which has disappeared, construc ted circular, square, and oclagoned fortifications; walls’GOOD toises-in length ; (email from 700 to 800 feet In height, sometimes will) several stories, and' containing thousands of skeletons. These skeletons are the remains of men less slender and more square than the present inhabitants of those dooptries., On a rast space of ground at the Lower Orinoco, as well as the hanks of tho Cas iqulare, and between the sources of the Esaiquibo and’ the Rio Branco, there are rocks of granite covered with symbolic figures. Those sculptures denote that, the extinct generations belonged to nations different from those which now inhabit the’same region.” Since Humboldt's travels on this continent, tho evidences of such a race as he supposes have .greatly multiplied. AH over the valley of the Mississippi, and throughout iho plains of Mexico, monuments of domestic and warlike character a bound, which are entirely foreign lo the habits and genius of existing tribes. They speak of a higher civilization, of more effeminacy ond less barbarism. And it may bo, that these fortifications were the vain defences erected against those whom we call hut who, Like us, were in vaderS'Oflhe soil, and were the favorites, before they became the victims, of “ manifest destiny.” They played (heir part in tho unknown drama of America, and perhaps wo may follow their ex ample; more noisily ami conspicuously, to be sure, bat not less fatally. Tho end is hot yet. Courting in the Dark. A circumstance once befol two friends of ours, who met ono evening at the house of a mutual friend, a young lady for whom both entertained tender.sentiments. In a spirit of frolic, one of the yoong;ladles put out the light; and the two gen tlemen, judging tho movements to be favorable for mating known tho stale of their feelings to the fair ono, changed at the same instant and placed themselves at the lady’s side. Each gentleman took, as he fondly supposed, the soft little hand of the charmer, and each was enraptured lo find a tender pressure assuming an unmistakable squeeze. Somo moments flew in this agreeable interchange of sentiments, and il is fair to pre sume that both heads and hearts were ‘reached,’ as Mr. Bird would express it, when the lady of the house, becoming suspicious from the unusual silence of her friends, suddenly relighted the lamp, and discovered the two gentlemen, with Jove and delight beaming from their eyes, all ab sorbed in the novel recreation of squeezing eaA othei’s hands t The gentlemen sloped incontinently; and one of them confidentially remarked to us a few days afterwards, when the joke got abroad, that ho »• thought all the while Hannah's hand felt plag ued hard.” Grace Greenwood at the BnffUih Opera. In the forthcoming work of Grace Greenwood s Travels In Europe, she gives an account of her ; go'mg-HWbo- Govern Garden OporaTTouse, and sho thus describes the scene : Tho Covenl Garden Opera House is a grand sight of itse.lf, and tho getting up of this opera surpassed all I had ever behold in scenic splen dor. Tho audience was largo—brilliant in spile of tho season—apparently appreciative, and cer tainly enthusiastic. But It Is my unploasantduly to record that on this nighl I saw a most striking evidence of the want of gallantry in English gen tlemen. In the pit, more tickets had been sold than ihero wero seats lo answer; and 1 saw fair, dolicalo ladies, and feeble looking elderly ones, Bland during iho entire performance., more than four hours, while around them, on every | side, sat vigorous looking young men, and burly, < middle-aged gentlemen, apparently without once thinking of offering to tho half fainting women, even for a little time, the seals which in many cases they had secured by superior force and as tounding rudeness, by rushing before and crowd ing back the “ weaker vessels,” whoso maiden modesty and feminine dependence they sentimen talize about and lake advantage of. I could not pay 100 high a tribute to the English gentlemen I have met in society, fur their kindly courtesy and dignified politeness; but! mustsay that no rougher boors, 1 bad almost said*ie/rr9,can surpass in rude selfishness and cool incivility the promiscuous Britons in omnibuses and steamers, the genuine John Bull of public assemblies. My own coun trymen, how inexpressibly proud 1 feel of them for their generous Kindness, the chivalrio gallan try, which everywhere mark their manner towards women, in whatever guise or character she an neals lo (bom. How gratefully and mournfully I think of them when T am elbowed and thrust hither and thither in crowded passages to places of amusement, or whon-J am sent pitching head long (o tho farthest ond of an omnibus—for hero the gentlemen move towards, not from tho door, when a lady gets into that commodious vehicle. 0, young and gallant republican, lot il still bo your pride to sustain this honorable distinction oC the American gentleman —a chiualric conatVcra/ron for women,- yet bo grateful, not boastful; for, as the old Turk said to his son, while pointing to tho Franks, “ But for the special grace of God, you might have been as oift of these.” Tlio subjoined incident is sent to ua by a Southern correspondent, as related by a Virginia negro. If it is true, tbo parrot wqb certainly a remarkable bird : ‘You boo, enid ho,'die parrot belonged to a baker In Richmond. Now, each baker is Mowed to make o certain number of loaves obory day, and no more, 'cordin' to how many customers lie got, 'oouso ifdoy bake (oo much, doy will bo servin' out stale broad to do customers. Well, dls baker bad baked mbro'n his share and day, and hid do rest ob 'urn under do counter. Do parrot wds bangin' in his cage, ondsoo it alt. ln comes do inspector, and finds do bread all right, and Is gain’ out agin satisfied, when do parrot cocks his eye at him, and sings out, ‘Doto's more bread under Jo counter!' So do Inspector smbs5 mbs [t,’cordili’(u law, end carries it off. Well, en do baker goes to do parrot, worry mad takes him by do head and fetches him a twitch or two, and flings nim Into do gutter for dead, ’longeido of a pig just dead of do measles. Bimo*by, do parrot begins to crawl about, his feathers a slickin' out, and his bead lopped on ano side, and don ho slaps and looks at do pig, worry pitiful, and a O /® ho, "did you say any llnjf about do broad?" llarriNrss.— True happiness is of ci retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noiao, it arises in tho first place, from tho enjoyment of one’s self, and, In (ho next, from tho friendship of soled companions.— F»ho happiness lovoslobo la a crowd,and to draw tho eyes of tho world upon her, sho does not receive any satisfaction from tho applause which sho gives her self, but from tho admiration which sho raises in others. A young man In California, whoso (Honda at homo had neglected to write to him for a,long limo, adopt oil llio .zpodiont of .coding loltora to varioua Ituai noao mon In tho neighborhood, inquiring too price, of land and .look, what ho could buy. a h.nd.orao farm oflwo or Ihroo hundred aoroa. &0.1 (nllpiating that lie ho. largo .urns 10 invo.l, Bjr returnT l ,(! receive. no In. than ao*on idiot., all nnjlonalj in quiring after hi. lioallh, wh.n ho wa. coming homo, io„ and ha. rooolvod Ihroo or four ovary mail .inpo Including some very warm ones from on old and very cola swselhearl. Tire Clitat River in Virginia* A correspondent of the National Intelligencer , says of this curious river: “ Few imagined we bad near os so great a won der of nature as the falls of iho black fork of Cheat river, which descended five or six hundred feet in a number of successive leaps, and aro as great a curiosity as (he Fails of Tequendama, lo Sooth America. Tho whole of the Allegheny range, to Georgia, contains remarkable scenery, and no motmtains afford finer subjects for the tourist and artist. Correa do Sorra, called the Cherokee country, is (he Tuscany of America ! There Is a very remarkable fall in Habersham county, which I believe has never been described. “Tho country on (he Cheat River, which con tains tho Falls of Black Pork, is almost a wil derness. There is a district of at least forty miles by twenty in Randolph county, inhabited only by bears, deers, and other wild animals. I am in formed it belongs to the family, and may be short ly brought into.tho market by sale for taxes. A part of it is a beautiful country, formed by the streams which descend the slopes of the Alle gheny mountains lo tho river. The magnificent timber, chiefly white oak, so important in Wes tern steamboat building, comes directly from tho Cheat river. It abounds chiefly in iron ore. Tho Monongahela, at Morgantown, divides (he river which retains tho name, coming from the South ; the other, tho Cheat, which is the main stem, re tains the general course, passing through a sin gularly picturesque mountain region, yet with much fertile land well adopted to cultivation.” Good Sense Fashion* Tho New York Times, io the coarse of an arti cle under-the head of U A Column of Talk for Young Men on Small Wages,” has Ibis plain and sensible paragraph on the subject of dress : “Then as to dress—il is a great nonsenso-lo say that all must dress fashionably or lose caste. What is the Fashion 7 Who wears a fashionable coat, and how do you know it is the fashion 7 Tell os of ono substantial merchant, one thrifty mechanic, ono successful lawyer, or one gentle man who wears it, and we will name ten of each, equally noted and successful, who do not, and ten fops whom you utterly despise that do. The fa shion in New York for men just now, requires a clean, decent garment, and no patches on It—no more.no less. A lady might wear her grand mother’s shawl in Broadway, and not be noticed. The timid ones and those just in from other cities and villages, alone aro worried about their looks when they wear last winter’s bonnet to Lecture or to church. Let the young imitate the substan tial and common-sensible, rather than (hose who are keeping up appearance at a sacrifice. Jt will be a saving in tins item. Pure Water the Best Drink, There la no axiom of health more just than that “ men never have a true appetite till they eat with relish any ordinary food.” It is told of John Dalles, who lived lo the ago of one hundred ond i twenty-eight, that his food, for the most part, I consisted of brown bread and choose, and h»a drink of water and milk. He had buried the town of Northampton twenty limes over, excepting three or four, and il is said strong drink killed them all. Water manifestly is the natural beverage of all animals; whole nations, as the Mahometans and tho Hindoos, use it alone as a beverage; and, un like other drink, it will not sole the appetite, but on the contrary; indeed, il was observed by Hy pocrales, about two thousand years ago, (hot wa ter drinkers have usually keen appetites. It is a fluid that requires no digestion, for it is not ne cessary that il should undergo any changes; it is tho natural monstrum that holds In solution both what is essential for the healthy functions of the body and what has become a refuse, after seeding its destined office and intention in the animal [kingdom. Water, theiefore, from its congenial I qualities, can never much disturb the system; and when it does, it is speedily expelled by natural outlets, the skin and kidneys, it is told of Lord Ilealthfield, so well known for his habits of strict discipline and walrhfullnoss, that hie food was vegetables, and bis diink water, never indulging I himself in animal food or wino. And Sir John 'Sinclair, in his work on longevity, says, in his account of Mary Campbell, then aged ono hun dred and five, that aho preferred pure water to any other drink. Triumph of Learning.— Mind constitutes the majesty of man—virtue his true nobility. The tide of improvement is flowing through the land, liko another Niagara, is destined lo roll on down ward to latest posterity ; and il will boar, then, on lla bosom, our virtues, our vices, our glory, or our shame, or whatever else wo may transmit as an inheritance. It thqn, In a groat measure, de pends upon the present, whether flio moth of Im mortality or ignorance and luxury shall prove (ho overthrow of (he republic, or knowledge and vir tue, liko pillars, shall support her against the whirlwind of war, nmbition, corruption, and the remorseless tooth of timo. Give your children fortune without education, and at least half tho number will go down to the tomb of oblivion— perhaps to ruin. Give them education and they will accumulate fortunes ; they will ho a fortune lo themselves and to their country. It is an in heritance worth more than gold—for U buys true honor—they can never spend or loss it, and thro’ life it proves a friend—in death, a consolation. Antiquity. —A lawyer and a doctor discussing (ho antiquity of thoir respective profession, and each cited authority to prove his (ho most ancient. •Mine,’ said the disciple uf Lycurgus, 'commenced almost with/ tho worlds era. Cain alow Ins brother Abet, and that woe a criminal case in common law.' 'Truo' replied jEsculupius, 'but my profession Is cmval with tho creation itself. Old Mother Eve was made out of a rib taken from Adam's body, and that was a surgical operation.' The lawyer dropped his green bag. A Good One. —Tho following anecdote Is told by (ho Chicago Journal of Gov. Reynolds, whom they call tho “Old Rangor” in Illinois, whan for the first tlrao In his llfo ho visited (ho seaboard as a representative In Congress from tho back set llomonis : “ Upon reaching Uallimoro, tho Gover nor rose early In the morning and paid a visit to tho shipping at the docks when the tide was full, and Again at noon when It was at ebb; and not satisfied at tho sudden ohango that had -taken place, again In the evening whon tho tldo was In. Heretofore ho had rosolvod to koop everything to hlmsolf, and on going In pursuit of knowledge under difficulties on his own hook; but now hie astonishment broke over Us bounds. As ho re turned to tho hotel, tho old Ranger remarked that this was tho curleoost country ho had over soon in his life— twofresheis in one day, and nary drop of rain Somebody says,—" A baby laughing In Us dreams, is conversing with (ho angola.” Perhaps so and wo havo scon thorn crying in thoir wa king hours, as (hough they wore having a spat with tho dovil. A married gentleman prcaonl at a rapping cir cle, boing Informed that the power, depended wholly on tho will, bogged that his wife might try it, as he had never soon anything resist her will. AT|B'oVp|O|jrCs <05510 ana &ttOo. Going Up—Tho pile® of floor. Variable— The weather. Pleasant Chocks in Life—bank check*. Tuesday week will bo St. Valentine** Day. If yon most get intoxicated, let it bo with do* Ight. Slander ja (be weapon of the base and coward* ly poltroon. The Height of Folly—Searching the pocket* of a country editor. Rtaur is a doll Weapon, unless skill and goqd sense wield 1(« Tbo wise fortify themselves by reason, fools by despair. The mao who “ look a seat” ia requested to bring It back again. 1 He (hat too roooh refines his delicacy/ will a! 1 ways endanger his quiet. Peace is the evening star of (he soul, as virtue ia its sun, and the tWo are never far apart. Ifa person fawns on you when yon are up, be will most assuredly trample on you when down. Pillows stuffed with feathers from the wings of Time, are said to be excellent for (be headache. The man who couldn’t 44 (rust his feelings" is supposed to do business strictly on the cash prin ciple. Being positive in Judgment to-day, Is no proof that we shall not be of a different opinion 10-mor row. He who defers his charities till his death, Is rather more liberal of another man’s goods than of his own. The universe is a book, and we have only read the first page, if we have not been out of our oWn country. Temperance, open air, easy labor, simple diet, and pure water, are good for a man all of bis life. On the Albany stage a farce la to be brought ogt, entitled the “ Erie War, or Broad Guage, Narrow Guage,and Engage.” The orator who “ dwell on a subject,' 1 found It so barren that bo starved to death. We have not heard whether ho had a family or not. Johnson says that the greatest magicians of the age are the paper makers. They transform the beggar’s rags into sheets for editor’s to tie on. The love of the beautiful and true, like theddw drops in the heart of the crystal, remalfldidfeter cleai*and limped in the inmost shrine of tbenttitta Contentment is the pearl of great priceVafitl* whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand' desires, makes a wtfio and a happy purchase. , "i A scrape grace of a Frenchman once said that old people were fond of giving good advioA.atbna they were no longer able to set had examples. Send your son into the world with good princi ples, o'good temper, a good education, and habits of industry and order, and he will work bis way. A book has been published in England by Dr. Stowell, In which he undertakes lo prove that Ibe forbidden fruit was (hetobacco plant! Tho young woman that was lost in thought, after wandering in her own mind, found herself nj last in her lover's arms. “ What are political platforms 1” said an-old lady. “O,” said her worst half, "they are plat form scales-where they weigh Presidents.” ‘An honest man’s word is as good as his bqmJ,* is a trite maxim. So is a rogue’s, in nine cases out of ten. The host of men may sometimes fall into (ho gutter, but It is tho worst only who aro willing to remain there. Commend us to a lazy follow; he always finds out the shortest and best way of doing every thing. Somebody ashs—“ Is U lawful to hang clothe* on Mason and Dixon's linel” Just as lawful as planting beans around tho North Polo. It is very often more necessary to copcoal con tempt than resentment, the former being never forgiven, but ihoJaiter Is sometimes forgot. Wo find ourselves less witty in remembering what wo have said than in dreaming of what wn would have said. Kalse happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. Tran happiness renders them kind and sonslble, and that happiness is always shared. There is a man in one of tho up (own boarding houses, so moan that ho wishes his landlady to reduce the price of his board, because ho has had two teeth extracted. A gentleman travelling in Ireland, said to an importunate beggar, “you have lost all of your teeth.” ’Hie beggar pnswored, “An it’s lime I’d parted with 'em, whop I'd nothing for 'em to do.” It Is every way creditable to handle tho yard stick and to measure tape} tho only dlacredi t con sists In having a soul whoso range of thought short as the slick and as narrow as .|he tape. Wasn’t Slbbpv.-— Vet mil bo do reason Sho*» hcih wouldn’t shleep mil Dolifar’s wifel inquired an honest old Dutchman of his boy. “Sphoae ho voshn’l shloepy," replied the youngster. A wag observing a follow stoat a fish, and pql> it under his Jacket, which was too short lo conoeal the fish, hollowed to (lie purlolnor to wear in fu ture a longer Jacket, of steal shorter fish. A Frenchman who proposed (o establish 4 school, having heard that a high school i \^outd,b« more respectably" patronized, look a room in tho. garret ol a four story houso. Ho who troubles himself more than ho needs, grieves also more than is necessary, for aamo weakness which makes him anticipate his misery, mokes him enlarge it too. 1 What is tho dtftoienco between an attempted homicide and thobutchotlng of swlnel Hold your breath for tho answer! One ia an assault with intent to kill, and tho other is a kill With salt. No man or woman la fully educated,lf not ac customed to manual labor. Whatever accom plishments thoy possess, whatever thslr roohtal training, a deduction roast :bo made for Ignorance of that important branch. : v* , Music rather unfits a man for wresting,wflii the world. It softens the,heart and robe plclbn. Show us a flageoietjpley.pri.and.wO'ftiM* show you a man who Is »• cheated in his change* * every time ho goes to market. - : w-m There is a man Hying InLivlpnstort, by,rim name of Atherton, Who, ||n fobe Wijflc’tft December last, thrashed four hflWwr J>r three constables and tfcputylMf#** Whereas the modal f . rr { r ;r \ NO.#.
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