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QtIRY .aiK IN THE MORNING.
BY HAS. RILC.
Bury, roe in\tfia'|noriiJngf» mother!
O/i Het m'o Lave the light
Of one brighi day on my grave, mother,
firo yoo leave me alone With the night,
Alone in. (he night of (ho grave, mother,
Tie o lbought of terrible fear!—
And yon will.be here, alone, mother.
And beshining here.
So bury roe in ibe morning, mother,
And,.let me have (he light
Of one bright day on py grave,.mother.
Ere 1 am alone with night.
Vdd tell me of the Savior's lore, mother—
I feel it in my hear|,
But oh! Irom this beautiful world, mother,
'Tls hard for the young to pan 1
Forever to parti wherrbere, mother,
The sonl la fain to slay.
For the .grave is deep and dark, mother.
And Heaven seems far away.
Then bury me in the morning, mother.
And let me have the light
Of one bright day on my grave, mother,
Ere 1 am alone with night.
Never unclaspmy hand, mother,
Till it falls nway from thine— *
Lei me hold of my love, mother,
Till I feel the love divine,
The love divine—oh 1 look, mother,
Aboveits beam I see, -
And there an angel’s face, mother,
I* smiling down on me I
Si* Hllry me in tile morning, mother,
When sunbeams flood the sky—
For death is the gate of life, mother,
And leads to light on high.
OiVWARO.
Cease (his.dreaming! Cease Ihis IrenjMing
Still unwearied struggle on!
Though thy strength should almost fail thee.
Onward is the word alone.
Dare not tarry, though (he Present
Scatter roses in iby way 1
Though to thee, from out the ocean,
Syrens sing their luring lay !
Onward 1 Onward ! with thy singing.
’Gainst the world’s sharp griffs contend,
Til) upon thy qbevks hot burning,
Golden rays from Heaven descend.
Till thy brow the thick-leaved garland
Like a halo shall surround,
Till the Spirits* flame, all brightly.
Hovering o’r Iheeehal) bo found.
Onward, then, through all opposing t
Onward still, through Death’s* dark pain !
He most wrestle on unyielding.
Who thu bliss of Heaven would.
JWfftcUauccmfl.
Frnjh the Democratic Review,
Old Ironsides Os & Lee Shore.
er an cr* witness.
h wag at the dote of n stormy day in the year
1635, when (ho gallant friy.ito CunstiiuDon under
(he command of Captain Elliot—having on bonrd
>bo (ale Edward Livingston, Me Minister of (ho
Court of France, am) hia family, and manned by
nearly five hundred soul* —drew near to "the chops*
ot the English channel. For four days she lut'd
been beating from Plymouth, and (ho fifth, el eve
ning, the made her last Inch for the French coast.
The welch was set si right P M. the Captain
came on deck soon oflor, and having (tie bearing of
Scilly, gave orders lo beep the ship 'full and bye,’ |
remarking el Iho same lime (o (ho officer of iho 1
deck, that ho might nuke (ho tight on Dm toe beam,
but, he slated, ho thought it nioru than probublo tie
would pass U without arcing it. lie then ‘turned in,'
as did most of Iho idlers and (he starboard walcti.
rft a quarter past nine, P. M. (lie chip headed West
by compass, when the call of-Light O” was heard
from the forelopsiil yard. i ,
'Where away Peaked (ho officer of iho dock.
‘Throe points on Iho leo limv,' replied Dm InnSnut
man, which (he unpru r csaionul rcudur will reurTly
understand to moon very nearly straight ahead.—
At (hta moment iho Coptiin appeared and look the
trumpet.
‘Call ail hands,' was his immediate order.
‘All hands,’ whistled (ho boatswain, with the long
shrill summon*, familiar lo tho ear of those who hove
ever boon on board a man-of-war.
'AH hands,* screamed (he boatswain's mates, and
ore the lasi echo died away, all but Dio tick were
upon dock,
The aliip staggered through a heavy swell from
the Day of Biscay, the gale, which had been blow
ing several days h ad Increased to a severity that
was not lo bo-niado light nf.
The breakers whero Sir Cfoudusfy Shovel and his
fleet were destroyed, in the days of Queen Anne.
s*og tlieir song before,and the Dcud«M <n'a Ledge
replied the hoarser notes behind us. To go ahead
teemed to bo doulh and to attempt to go about was
sum destruction, I
Tho first thing th it caught the ryu of Iho C*ip- >
tsin was Iho furii-d mninsui), which ho had ordered |
lo be carried Diroughoul iho evening—tho hauling'
op of which, contrary to the last ordor Dial ho h.*tl
given on leaving the dock, had caused the ship to
fall offlo leeward two points, and had thus led her
into s position on s ’loo shore’ upon which a strong
gale was blowing her, in which the chance of safety
appesred to the stoutest nerves almost hopeless
That solo chance consisted in standing on, to carry
us through the breakers ofScilly or by a dose graze
along their outer ledger Was thit destiny ,lo bo t|io
end oftbo gal/ant old ship, consecratod'by an many
k prayer atvd bleating from (ho heart ofa nation 7
‘Why ]a the mainsail up„whon 1 ordered i) set?'
cried (he Captain in a tremendous voice.
‘Finding that.abo pitched her bows under, 1 took
it in under our general order, air, that the officer of
the deck should carry sail according (o Ms discre
tion,' repliedtho Lieutenant in command.
‘Heave the log.* waa (lie.prompt commend, lojho
m, * e » Tho log.was thrown.
‘How fait does the goT
•Five knots and a half, air.* •
m.io tack, sir/
‘Sue'WUl not-besr Usaid the officer .of the deck.
(C«ep her ffili and-bye. Quartermaster.*
Afel.«yo I sir 1 Tho tack wag boarded.
J a if i^* < ‘ l lr •bouteil the. Captain,
eitd aflHwctilliko (ho apreadtng of>a aek bird!*
wlng. I flringthohugo.,jjr o || 1 e^ (o ; !* 1
lh ‘ •«
•Bljhl year hylnf: keoj* ter hilt and 6,.,. i
•AjcUy.! . r! fuU .od bjo.ho i., ■ promp(
anawor from the helm. • v r
♦How fast does >»ho go V
•Nine knots and a half, air.* >•
♦How beara (be liglil.*
♦Nearly a beam sir.*
‘Keop her away half point.*
♦How faatdoessho goT
♦Nine knols, sir. 1
ÜBtoady eo.'returned the GapUip* .. ;>
. * Steady.’ ftOawcrcd Uw helinaman, end at/
•ilc.aee pflhogrs vc.vpon (bat crowded
the howling of the itpapo of ilmo that
•corned to my imagination almoit an age.'
,Uwa*> trying hour with us—unless wo could
carry sail bq as. to go at the rato of nine knots an
hour, wo roust of necessity dash upon Scllly.snd who
4vor touched those rocks and lived during a storm ?•
The sea ran very high, the rslnfolljn sheets, the sky
was one black curtain, Illuminated only by the faint
light which was to mark our deliverance, or steed
a atonement of our destruction. The wind bad got
abovq whistling, Ucamo to puffa that flattened the
waves, and made cor old frigate settle to her bear*,
tags, while every thing.on board seemed lobe crack*
ing Into pieces. At this moment the carpenter re
ported that the loft, bolls of the weather fore-shroud
had drawn. ,
'Get on the luffs, and sot (hem on all the weather
shrouds. Keep her at email holm quartermaster, and
ease her in the sea, wore the ordors : of the Captain.
The luffs were soon pul upontho weather shrouds,
which of course relieved (be chain* a nd channels but
mony an anxious eye was turned towards the re
maining bolls, for upon them depended the roasts
and upon the masts defended the safely of the ship
~f«ir with one fbol of canvass loss she could not li?o
fifteen minutes.
Onward plunged the overindenod frigate . and at
ever J forgo sho seemed bent upon making (he deep
the sailor’s grave, and her live oak sides, his coffin
of glory. Sho had been filled out at Boston when
the thermometer was below aero. Her shrouds of
course therefore slackened at every strain, and her
unwUtdly masts, for she had those designed for the
jngato Cumberland, a much larger, seemed ready to
jump out of hqr. And now, while all was apprehen
sion, another bolt drew !—and then another .'—until
at last, our slay was placed upon a single boll loss
(han a man’s wrisf in circumference. Still the good
iron clung to tho wood, and boro us alongside the
breakers. though In a close proximity to them, This]
thrilling incident has never, I believe, been noticed
in public, bat it is the literal fad—which 1 make not
the slightest attempt to embellish. As wo golloped
on—for I can compare our vessel*? leaping to nothing
else—thu rocks seomod very near us. Dark es was
the night, the while foam scowled around their black
heads, while l/io spray fell ovei us, and the thunder
of the dashing surge sounded like the awful knell
dial the occnn was singing for (ho victims it was
eager to engulph.
At length the light bqro upon our quarter, and the
broad Aibmic rolled Us whir® caps before us. During
this lima alt were silent, each officer and man was
“r.i’A 1 M " I P Qi, » ond the bearing and countenance •
ot the Cupinln seemed to give encouragement to every
person on board, ho relied on hie nautical skill and
courage, and by carrying the mainsail which lo ony
other sUnaiinn would have been considered n suicidal
act, fte weathered a lee shore, and saved the Con
atttuhon.
The mainsail was now Wed up. by the light
■hearts and strong bands, the jib and Ranker tabdh
in. and from the light Scilly tbe gallant vessel, under
close reefed topsillond molnlrysails, look hor de
parture and danced merrily over the deep towards
the United Slates,
'Pipe down/said the Captain to tho Firat Lieu
tenant.'and spljeo tbe maid brace.'—‘Pipe down,’
echoed the first Lieutenant to tho boatswotn, ‘Pipe
down/ whistled the boatswain to the crow, and 'pipe
down' it was. r r
Soon the ‘Jack of the Dust* hold his levee on the
main gun deck, and weather beaten tars, as they
gsfhcrcd.sbout (ho grng tub, end luxuriated upon a
full allowance of Old Rye, forgot all their perils and
fatigue.
‘llofr near Iho rocks did wo go/ said I (o one of
tho master's mates, ilio next morning. Ho made a
lino between tho outside Shoal and the Light House
Island, which roust have been a small strait for a
fisherman to run smack through In good'woather by
light. J
i or what is the noble end dear old frigate resorted!
I wont upon deck, the sea was calm, a gentle
breeze was swelling our canvass from our mainsail
to royal, the isles of Scilly had sunk in tho eastern
waters, and (he clouds of the dying storm wore roll
ing off in broken masses to tho northward and west
word, like tho flying columns of a broken army.
1 have been in many a galo of wind, and have
passed through scenes of groat danger, but never,
before nor since, have I experienced an houf au ter
rific, as that when the Constitution was laboring
wlih the live* of five hundred men hanging on a
•ingle small iron boll. In weather Scilly, on iho night
oftho rSlh ofMny. 1835.
Not*— During the gale, Mrs. Livingston inquired
of the Captain, il wo were not in groat danger. In
which ho replied as soon as wo had passed Scilly,
•you are oe safe os yon would bo in (ho aisle of n
church.’ li is singular that the frigate Boston Cup
lain McNcal, about tho clone of tho Revolution, os
oiipcd # simihir danger while carrying
out to f runoc, Chancellor Livingston, a relative of
Edward's and also minister to the Court ofSl. Cloud.
He likewise had his wife on board, and while (ho
vessel was weathering a Ice shore, Mrs. Livingston
asked the Captain— a rough but gallant old fire-eater
—il they were not in groat danger, to which he repli
ed ‘You had better Madam get down upon your
knees, and pray God to forgive you your numerous
sins, for if we don’t eorry by this point, wo shall all
bo down in five minutes.*
A Novel. tv fort th* Mores.— Among (ho now
ideas just brought out at Paris is tj “Belf-expand
tng petticoat*" It is filled with air, and Is just
becoming all the rage. According to iho inven
tor’s advertisement, one of thoso petticoats will
eland out and occupy tho room of half a dozen
got np on the old-fashioned principle. It {a said
that when n lady desires to get into a carriage,
the hoop will bo likely to stick to tho door. To
obviate this, she must at the moment of embark
ing turn a little screw, hidden in some fold of her
dress and let out nir. The swollen folds at once
collapse and shrink into an extremely small com
pass. As she alights from tho vehicle she op.
piles her lips to the mouthpiece, Inflates the tube,
end distends her skirts This continual letting
to and out of air one would think would become
monotonous, not to say tedius, in time. It Is pos
sible that a flageolet might in eomc way bo adapt* 1
ed to the tube, so that the wind in escaping might
produce e melody like that of a barrel-organ or
an jEjolian harp. No lady could allege, as an
objection, her Inability to play upon the flute—
Hamlet having eott/ed that question long ago.
The Tack or Louis Napolicon.— That face, in
appearance bo motionless and insensible, is but
(ho mask of (ho man within, ardent and powerful.
Those eyes aro dull,but as profound'aslho thought'
in which they dive, and which rises at limes in
their orbits, os tho flame rises from the hearth
whfenco it derives its lire* That brow is gloomy
as fate, but. as expansive ap creative genius.—
Those lips aro colouring, but full of expression,
delicately turned—severed ,• scarcely
parting, and opon just to allow (ho curl nnd pro*
else expression ol 9 will emanating from deep re*
flection, and inexorably resolved. That voice is
indolent and drawling, but self-reliant J and tho
indiCTeronoo whloh shows itself Is but tho excess
of that confidence. Courpgo concealed by timld
ity—resolution disguised by gentleness—lnfioxi*
hiliiy softened by 'mildness—policy hidden by
goodnature—life under marble—firo onder ashes;
in a word, a something partakingof Aoguelus <and
Titus, hut with the face of Werther—that type
ofiGormaD Bonlimontality. Such does Louis Nai
polaon Bonaparte appear.
11 A Oakc cannot bo-caton and kept too.*’ This
proverb Is verified by’the fact, that young 1 men
oaotaot abase their boalth In tho morning of life,
and enjoy a happy evening of old ago—cannot
•®?JW r |heir early.dimes and have a good storo of
jpass their leisure hours io silly
atttuaat&ani, and-grow up 'tbufiefulneSßand re*
.•pant, or superior nthtal cultivation.
u OUR OONTBY-BAY jT AI.WA.tSbE RIGHT —BUT EIQIITOR WRONG, OOR COUNTRY.”
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY §3, 1854,
oof. d. m tbs mns-cnoti
, Gov, of-*— no matter whal State—
, plain* farmer-like man; in fact, aside from h'iaJjJb''
litical office, his profession was that of a'farmer,
Ha had an orchard behind his hoaae, toVh(6fi’lJe
1 paid a great dsal of attention, . -
In personal appearance, the Governbr >t6t
very prepossessing. He was tall and gadl)'»!*fld
when about his work, was generally in (tib' naMt
of wearing a faded dressing gown, which w.Q9 v (jf
exceeding length, coming nearly to bis feel..
It chanced one day, that a gentlemani-fashlon*
ably dteseed, called at the Governor’s resWenio,
8-nd inquired for him. He wag in qoesl of a cer
tain office, which lay in ihe Governors gifc.f; .
“He is not at home just at present,** said "Mrs.
IT you will come in and take a seat, no
doubt he will bo along soon, 1 ’ ■ :
The visitor accepted the invitation, arid seating
blmselfin (be plain sluing room, entered jnloooh
versation with ihe Governor's lady. ■'
“I believe," said ho, “that thisJs'CpdaldßtbdFft
fine agricultural Does the GoWtfafr tf»p
much land I" '’ , ’ v : V
“Some thirty acres. He is quite a
“3 caught a glimpse of an orchard just behind
the house. That, 1 suppose, belongs lo.hlml
“Yea: he prides himself on his orchard.**-...
“I see you find it necessary to use scarecrows
to frighten away the birds."
“Scare-crows I" Tho Governor's lady, was
astonished, “No," said she, “we never employ
any."
“Why, 1 am quite sure I saw one in one of the
trees, rigged up in a long fluttering robe." -
“I don't think Mr. 0. has pot any into the
orchard. You can look from the window, apt!
perhaps you can gee the object which you-mis
took." * t ‘\
“There it is now," was the reply,as he pointed
out a figure standing on a limb of one of the, treat,
dressed in a pair ol overalls, with a farled' , t6be
fluttering In the breese, “that’s a scaro-ciow t—l
was sure that 1 was not mistaken 5" v V*
•'That a tcare-erow !" said Mrs. D., in,amafc6-
went, thai't my husband
The vioum of this embarrassing mistake,had
just enough voice left to Inquire for hie hat, upon
which he immediately withdrew, thinking it beat
Iq defar hie application for office to a inofo oonW*
nienl season Yankee Blade, -T ~
A Remarkable Story.
One night, while Sir Kvan N'apean was Under*
Secretary io ihe Homo Department, he fell tjie
most unaccountable wakefalness that coaid*he
imagined. He was in perfect health, had dined
early, and had nothing whatever on his mlndlo
keep him nwahp. Siill \e found sleep
bie, and from eleven till two ho never closed on
fu . f*. 1 * Pn S lh *.V®ary of this struggle, and as
the twilight was breaking (ii was Summer,) he
determined to try what would be the effect of o
walk in the park. There was nothing but tfce
sleepy sentinels. But, in this walk, happening
to pass iho Homo Office, several limes, he thouMu
of letting himself in with his key, though without
any particular object. The book of entries of tho 1
day before still Jay on the table, and through list*
lessness ho opened it. The first thing saw, ap*
palled him—*<A reprivs to bo sent to YfcjHt-.foeJha
coiners ordered for execution/* The ngcjßk}
had- been appoiniedTortfie*nexr^ayr'~‘irWßreir
Jura (hat be had foeefvcd < no return to his ordfirlo
acnd the ropjifive,' He searched the “fninuleß*’
he could not find (( (here. In nlnrm he went to I
the house of the Chief Clerk, who lived in Down |
ing street, knocked bun up (it was past three,) ]
and asked If ho know anything ohoul the reprieve I
being sent. In greal alarm, Iho Chief Clerli
conlo not remember.
“Vou are scarcely awake,” said Sir Evan.—
“Recollect yourself—ii must have been sent.
'Hie Chief Clerk said that he now recollected
he had aenl it to the Clerk of the Crown, whose
business it was lo forward it to York.
‘•Good ?” said Sir Evan, “but have you his re- 1
ceipt and certificate that it has gone J”
“No." b
“I hen cotno with mo to his house, wo must
find him, it is so early.’
It is now four, and the Clerk oftho Crown live
ed in Chancery lane. There wee no hackney
coach lo bo seen, and they almost ran v They
were just in lime. The Clerk of the Crown had
a country-house, and, meaning to have a long
holiday, he was at that moment stepping into his
gig to go to his villa. Astounded at tho visit of
of the Under-Secretary of State, at such an hour,
ho was still more at his business.
“Heavensl'* cried he, “ the reprieve is looked
up in my desk !’
It was brought. Sir Even sent to the post-oil
ce for the tfupxt and fleetest express. 7'ho re*
prWe reached York, the next morning, just oi the
moment when tho unhappy men wore ascending
tho cart. ,
F«ianl« Vanity,
In «pilo of being fifiy four years of ago, the Dow
ager Princess of East Frlsoland was much hand,
■omcr than ladies arc wool to be at that period of
Ufc. She was well awsro ofil, and neglected nano
of tho innocent ads of (bo toilette lo preserve her
charms. In Iter wardrobe aha bad mure than two
hundred dresses, and il afforded her the gre-itoat
pleasure to continually change her attire. Her
wardrobe a (was accompanied It or wherever site went.
During a visit she was paying lo the Duke ofCollo.
at bis chateau of BrucUlmuscn, in 1693, a violent
pain in (ho heart suddenly attacked her, which tho
physician declared was mortal. On her inquiry,
they informed her of the impossibility of effecting a
cure. She prepared for death like a Christian; but
os soon is the clergyman bad quilled her room she
ordered all her Udioa’ tnaida around her bod, and
arranged her toilette with the greatest accuracy.—
She wat dresaed in her beat linen, and a white drees
shot with black; had her hair arranged and her
handsomest head dross put on. All was most aaro.
fully selected, down (o tho while glove*. She then,
uttered liar last wishes, among which she expressly
ordered (hot no surgeon should lay his hand upon
her. She hod her coffin lined with while satin, and
placed in a room. Her greatest apprehension was
lest (ha jolting of (ho coach, In which her remains
would bo borne homo, might disarrange her politico
and dress; and only a few minutes before she felt
tho approach of death, through tho coldness of her
extremities, she entreated her attendants to i toko
care that she was properly laid in horooQin.&nd
secore/y fastened down, (hat nothing might bo dis
turbed. Could apy one bo more consistent in vani
ty in tho presence of death 7
Pmwtiho.—A London paper states that c now
method of painting has boon discovered and em
ployed by Horace yornot, It consists In “mixing
the colors villi o|ivd oil. When Ibo picture is
painted, the back of the canvass is covered with
a coaling of fuller’* oarib, which draws the oil
through end absorbes U entirely. The painting
is thus reduced, in the nature of a paste. The
fuller’s earth is (hen removed from tho canvass,
and a coat of linseed oil is applied—always at
tho back. The colors in their turn, Ithuibo ibis
oil, and a|l (ho moliowod (once of the old masters
are obtained,'
Breathes there a man with Soul so dead—who
never to lilmsdlf has said—l will my county papor
takoy-both, for ovfc awi> ami. family V* sake!— lf
eucnamdn there .bo, lot,hint repent—
, I,Uo paper io Mm ,sbnt—bhdlf Wdpsßi a, Happy
winter—lie in adyapco^hOuld,pay (ho priritor.
' ■ ■
- , Niagara in Winter.
A-'corrcsportdcnl of (ho Now. York Courier, gives
Iho following description of tho great cataract in
this season of (ho year:
Tho frost has wrought a fairy work with (bo
grim old cataract. It has thrown about U a garni
ture that outshines tho wealth of ‘Ormus or the Ind.’
Every rook glitters, and every stone, every trunk,
every branch, every twig, every gnarled root, and
every withered blade of grass. The fresco spray
has transfigured everything. From the edge of the
flood (Q.lho foot of tho precipice it has sheeted tho
banks with the purest Parian. It has hung tho
crags with glooming icicles. It has encrusted the
(rocs, both leafless and tho evergreen, so that (hoy
stand out before you like chiselled emerald. This
incrustation is nearly an inch in thickness, and yet
It marvellously preserves the form of the tree un<
dcrlying it, oven down to (lie tip of tho smallest
twig. .* And eu with the tangled bushes that skirt
.the brow of tho rock ; nothing can bo more fantastic
than their luxuriant, snow while, Involute tracery.
Tho ground 100, entirely free from snow, whitened
over with tho tamo gleaming cout of frost, is put in
keeping with the scene. None who did not behold
U osn Imagine tho effect of the clear rays of yes
terday's setting sun aa they glanced through the
ipfay which floated off to the Canadian side, and
outndtshod with an unearthly luster the landscape
tlial overhung (he roaring gorge. Verily, I have
aton IbeQoworiog lime of Niagara.
\ There is another winter effect on Niagara which
is worth noticing. Tho large quantity ofico borne
dotVn from tho Lake Is completely pulverized as it
plunges down the abyss. But, though disintegrated.
It Is. not dissolved, and the river, a short distance
peJoWf ls completely covered with its floating parti
cles, As It is hurried along, much of it gradually
disappears In the turbulent torrent, but a large por
tion roaches the whirl below Lewistown, and Ihoro
floats about ljkc (hick snowy froth upon (ho surface.
It entirely covers the largo basin, and presents a
most extraordinary appearance us it is swept about
at the varying impulses of a thousn nd currents and
eddies. Till one has seen Iho whirl in (his state ho
docs not half know (he conflict of ils waters. Every
movement is made apparent. There 2s a certain
cohesion in (ho triturated icc, but it is so slight (hat
roydily yields at every impulse of (he water bonoaih;
and yon may see a field of it, perhaps an acre in
oxlcnt, slowly swinging around in one direction,
while.within it.and form a part of ti, are patches
borno along in directions diverse, some even turning
in circuits directly opposite. This gyrating coating
covers the basin, for >) Is replenished above as rap.
idly aa it crumbles off into tho current below.
Superstitions of Sailors*
. month* since, a worthy Connecticut clergy,
msj hating been abroad, took passage hurbfe in ths
brig——, of New York,
'The Voyage wo* an exceedingly rough one, it wan
nothing but storm after storm-and the sailors
knowing (hat there was a clergyman on board, de
clared that ho, tho old parson, was (be cause or
them all.
One night during a hurriesn, «« tho good man
lay In his birth, ho hoard the chief mate say to the
captain : 'the men work well, bat they swear the
tempest is raised because (ho old parson is on board.*
‘Well,* replied the captain with a tremendous oath,
•1 began to believe it myself. 1 wish the old fellow
was at (be bottom of the sea/ Whereat the heart
of the old man began to sink within him. He knew
not what to do—ho roiled on this, then on that. At
1 last a sudden idea struck him nod ho arose from his
j birib.'aod said s
/ "I wilt evan do as Jonah did—l will go on dock
larttl.lelf ihesa'm(«guidco men that they may throw
[me into the sob, if. by so doing (hey believe (hat
ibtir lives and llioir owner’s property can bo saved,
'But,’ ho added with a sigh, '*l fear mo, that there
can bo no whales hereabouts."
The good parson drersed himself and made bis
wiy as best ho could lo tho deck. The wind bowl
cd, thft rain fell in torrents, tho sea ran moonlains
high, and liie wove brooking upon the deck, the
spray flow over the parson, and woll nigh chocked
him.
Tbo oIJ man stood a momcnl in suspense. AAor
o moment, lie turned and carefully ccopt fluwn tho
buck stairway, saying lo himself, *1 believe I had
boiler take a pleasant night for It/
Spiritualism*
Wo never professed much faith in spiritual man
ifostotions; but on experiment baa Como Id our
knowledge, by which a disbeliever was .convinced
of their (ruth ; and. if (ho story is (rue, wo must
confess ourselves a little staggered by an experiment
to 'startling* to the individual on whom it was per
formed. VVo will (all the story as non* as we can
remember it:
A young man about eighteen years of ago, whoao
fattier has recently deft (ha form,’ called on a me
dium, stating that his father bad promised to hold
communication with him after ho reached the upper
spheres ,* he informed the medium, however, (hat he
didn’t exactly believe in the Toppings.’
The spirit of the old gentleman, (who, by (bo way,
had boon somewhat severe in in mailers of discipl
ine.) was called up,end held some conversation with
the boy. Out the messages wore not at •)) convin
cing, end the yonng man would not believe (hat bis
father had anything to do with (bom.
•Well/said the medium,‘what can your father
do, to remove your doubts 7'
'lf lie’ll perform somo act which is characteristic
of him, and without any direction as to what it shall
bo. I shall believe tboro is something in it.’
‘Very well,’ said the medium, ‘we wail for some
manifestation from tho spirit land/
This was no sooner said than (as the story goes,)
a tab)o,walkod up to (ho young man, and without
much ceremony, kicked Aim out of the room I
'Hold on! stop him I’ exclaimed the terrified
youth, That’s the old man.’ 1 bcliecs in the rap
pings/’
Our hero has nevor since hod a desire to stir op
the old gentleman.— Lynn News.
Connubial Happiness.— “ Connubial happi
ness Is of 100 Gno a texture to bo roughly handled.
It <a a delicate flower which indifference will
chill, and suspicion blast. It Is o sensitive plnnt
which will not oven boar (he touch of onkindness.
It must be watered with showers of (ho (omloroet
affection, expanded with the glow of attention,
and guarded by the Impregnable barriers of mis
taken 'confidence—carelessness, unobscured by
selfishness, iincontamlnoied by neglect. Thus
matured it will bloom with fragrance in ovory
season of life, nod soften the pillow of declining
years. 0 ~4
Tho longer WO lire in (his world of roses and
thorns, the more wo learn to philan
thropic axioms, ‘Bear end forebear,' 'Live and let
live,’—and to reverence a faith, Whoso Christian
founder has made it e condition of having our
trespasses forgiven, that wo should forgive the
trespasses against us.
Parents should not love their children unequally
—or. If (hoy do, they should not show I: lest they
, should make tho ono proud, (ho other envious, and
both fools! Where nature has made a difference
it is (ho duty of (he fonder parent to help the weak
est. That trial is unfair whore affection is the
judge. . , ~
Soistvrivio.— I The heat of the earth, below whore
the frost usually penetrates, averages a.tempera
lure of ,49 degrees, or 1G degrees shove i/ebaing;
Ibis Is,the reason why springs do,not freeze, and
not because of any quality. In spring water.
03" \T|)cro i« ii tvonurt ■( üba bottom of every
mlfoftleV f»ld Frank. »y>»»‘.ffld;Ch«r|<y, ‘when
t used logaUnto.mUohler iny mother w«i pt the
bottom of me.’.
The First and haft Duel la Jlllaois*
The year 1850 was signalized by the first and
-last duel which was fought In lllinoiae. This look
place In Belleville, Si. Clair County, between Al
phonso Stewart ond VVjlJlamn Bonelt, two obscure
men. The seconds had rasdo it up to be a sham
duel, to throw.ridicule upon Bennett, the chsllong.
ing parly. Sloworl was in the secret, but Bennett,
his adversary, was loft to believe it wee reality,—
They were to fight with rifles ; (he guns wore load
ed with blank cartridges, and iorffewhtt
suspecting a trick, rolled a ball Into his gun, without
the knowledge of the seconds, or of the other party.
The word lo fire was given, and Stewart foil mor
tally wounded. Bennett made tils cscipe, but two
years afterwards lie was arrested In Arkansas, bro’t
back lo tho State, indicted, tried and convicted of
murder.
A great effort woe made to procure Ins pardon,
but Gov. Bond would yield to no entreaties in bis
uvor, and Bennett suffered the penalty of tho law by
hanging, in the presence o{ a great multitude of
people. This was the first and last duel ever fought
in Illinois by any of Us citizens. This hanging of
Bonnet made duelling discreditable and unpopular
and laid tho foundation for that abhorrence ol the
practice which has ever since been foil and express
ed by the people of Illinois. Tho present Judge
Lockwood was then tho Attorney General of the
Slate, and prosecuted in this case. To his talent
end succors as a prosecutor the people are indebted
for this early precedent and example, which did
more than is generally know to prevent the barbar
ous practice of duelling from being introduced into
this Stale.
Woman’s Rights*
Kirwnn, in bis work entitled ‘Men and Things as
1 saw them in Europe,’ give* the following account
of ihc progress of‘woman’s rights’ in Sardinia :
i ‘They were tunneling the Appcnincs for n rail
way from Turin and Genoa, which, when completed
will be a great affair for Sardinia, and armies of
womonl were engaged in making these tunnels !
With n pannier ol peculiar construction, mode tu fit
1 the back, they entered tho tunnel at one tide, and
emerged Udcn at the other; bent down like beasts
of butdon, they follow each other in rows to the end
of the emliarkmenl, each turned round; there a man
drew a pin, which let the bottom fall out, and the
stone, gravel nud cluy fell out of the basket. And
hundreds of women wore working in (his way at
this beslol employment! Lime-kilns In great num
bors line the roads, and tho women were quarrying
tho stones,carrying them to tho kilns, and sending
away the lima.’
OZj* Wo should make it a principle to extend tho
hand of friendship to every man who dischagcs
faithfully bis duller end maintains good order; who
manifests a deep interest In the welfare of ,ger»oral
society; whose deportment Is upright and whose I
mind is intelligent, without stopping to ascertain
whether he swings a hammer or draws a thread.—
There Is nothing so distant from all natural claim
as the reluctant, the backward eympatby, tho forced
smile, the hesitating compliance, the well off are
apt to manifest to those a Utile down.
Sir C. Wilkins states, that while ho wss rosi
dent at Benares, he saw a fakir, (ha hair of whoso
head reached (he enormous length of twelve feel.
Tho hair tails of tho Chinese frequently reach the
ground ! and their mousotaches have boon cultivat
ed to the length of oighj or nine Inches.
Columbus and Luther. —Twenty years only in
tervehed between the discovery of America and the
fiwi preaching of Lather. Tbo Christian scholar
may be pardoned, if ho lingers for a moment upon
(ho analogy which subsist* between these remark*
ablf events. Columbus pursuing hit perilous course
I across (ho Atlantic, sod Jed forward by (he single]
star offafiy and Inspiring hope, may be regarded
as no inapt emblem of that adventurous reformer,
who embarked on a stormier so# (han ever rocked
the intrepd sailor. How mighty the enterprise of
both I How magnificent the result I A 1 and of
beouly opened its flowery valleys (o the navigator;
but a richer land ofpiomieo blossomed before the ]
eyes of tbo reformer.
Tbo Journol of Commerce (ells the following cap
ital anecdote of Jo Smith, the Mormon. Some per
sona visited him during bis troublcsjn Illinois, and
tho conversation turned upon self-defence. Ho was
asked what he thought of tho words of scripture
which required him who had been smitten on one
check, to turn tho other also. *A very remark
able passage,’ he answered, ‘spoken by Jesus him
self, and strikingly illustrative of bis thorougirac
quointance with human nature. A man may strike
you under a mistake, or without Intending you any
harm; and you ought not lo strike bick immedi
ately, but turn the other cheek and give him on
opportunity to explain, or If ho is in earnest to re
peat tho offence. However, you need not turn s
third lime, but if a man strikes you twice, (hen into
him like a thousand of brick 1*
(£7* Wo talk of Adam and Evo a* having been
before tho fail In a very happy condition, but one
thing they mievad—tbey were never children.—
Cor Albany Register.
True. Vv« never thought of that; Adam never
played marble*. Ho nevor played ‘hukey.* Ho
never skoted on o pond, or played ball, or rode down
on a hand sleigh. And Evo, she never made a piny
house, she never look lea with another 1/ttlo girl
from the little tea table sol out with toy lea things)
she never rolled a hoop or jiTmpcd n rope, or pieced
a baby quill, or dressed a dull They never played
•blind moo’s buff,’ or ‘puss wants a corner,’ or ‘burly
burly,'* or ary oftho games with which childhood
disports itself. How blank thoir ago must have
been, wherein no memories of early youth came
smelling up in their hearts, no visions of childhood
floating back from tho long post, no mother’* voice
chanting a lullaby to tho ear of fancy in the still
hours oftho night, no father’s words of kindness
speaking from the churchyard whore ho sleep*.—
Adam and Evo, and (hoy alone of all tho counties*
millions of men and women who ever lived, had no
childhood,— Register,
Onmtt or Spaying in England.--Tbo nmoofh
chins, short hair and shaven lip* of our own people
were adopted to di*l|nguish Ihusu obedient to the
Norman rule, in oonlra-dislmcllon of those Saxons
whp manifoilod. by their preserving oi (ho uto of
the long hair aod board of their ancestor*, their
aversion lo tho conqueror*, and determination lo
freo themselves whenever posaibte. The distinction
of the (unto of the Saxon, and the Norman cost, the
kirllo and tho cloak, wore of the same nature. Sir
Walter Scott, In the opening scene of ‘lnvanhoo,’
makes a special note on this point, in describing
the dree* of Cedric, the S»»on.
Tkach wo the Young Id*a How to Shoot.—
A lady on being told that a friend wished to see
her, desired her little daughter, about eight or
nine years of age, to soy that *ho was not Jnt,
upon this, the friend, being anxious to have an
interview, asked the child when her mother would
bo likely to return. The Hale thing very Inno
cently said, calling up stairs, “Mamma, the lady
wishes to know when you will bo in 1”
Alan election, many years ago, In Cumberland
county, N. J.» when John Elklnton, a worthy old
Quaker farmer, presided os Judge, there presented
himself at tho ballot box an old gentleman of very
decided German parentage, in fact a real native
of the father land, and offered his vote. As ho
had not been naturalized his vote was of course
refused.
■** W hnt i#l nwßer Joodge, ain't I twenty
von yeti” said Von Broust. 3
“Theobjection I* not ip thlno ages thou orl
not a riatUrnllfcod citizen, and dtfhhbl vote while 1
am Judge, returned the nftdsh
rtiend - u *w
hfnk PBB'iWti 1 "
! .'I Vu .it
<®JHW antr S3UO9.
Laogh and'grow fat< -
Better spared than HI epdht.
Troth 10 always a tore foundation.
hove and jealousy go hand in hand;
To do good, fa the right way to find good.
Where hoaatiog cods, there dignity begipa.
Foreign affairs are now of absorbing lattriU.
A rich man's 100/fah laying* ptea P9tf;
Beauty lives with order; deformity wltU !fl*.
order.
or^n*** 1 '* ° dC,t Came *' * blcil
Tj*/T , lio first lan ofgraflly-—Nc»er I*Offh
own joko. • ' r
/'.^en^<ucky^ en^ <ucky paper apologises for the icateily
of editorial matter, on tho plea Jhat the ediforhaa
got married, and wm so ashamed that be Vratvled
into (no Alamroouth Cave,
AT Oregon must bo a great country, forlhsyatT
11,01 there, of a alilj nlglil, you can bo*c Ibabdrk of
a tree for twenty mile*. Such things ought not 10
oo a/oud. "
(O' Sucf i attractive power, saya a country editor,
belongs to the fair sc*, (hot, Jf a)) the g}r}*'war*
driven out of i/io world in one generation the hoy*
would all go out after them. *
One of (lie best ‘hints’ever made a( «0 Jmpro*
pricly in a lady’s dress, was made by TalUvrnod,
During the revolution, when asked by a f«dy •ftl*
opinion of her dress, he replied, ‘it began lop late
and ended 100 soon.’
Tlio celebrated Andrew Marvell, in hi. Ironic*!
.libel open lire prone, said, Mead when moulded inlo
bullole, is nol liolf so morlel an when founded ilia
types.’
The man who mode a shoe for the fool of« mono
lam, to now engaged oo a hel for tho heed of*.din.
course, eDer which 1, 0 will manufacture e plants for
General Intelligence.
A particular friend, and ‘nice young man,* rather
modest, by tho way. wonders where all (be pillow
coses go to Ho says ho never asked a giri wbfti
she was making, while engaged in sowing, without
being told that it was a pillow case.
Mrs. Partington says that because dancing girl*
are stars, it j« no ronton why (hey should bo ngnrd.
ed os hesvonly bodice.
Two Scottish ladies, (ravelling in -Austria, ware
recently arrested by the police, and narrowly etoap.
ed imprisonment, for having la tbelr pot/essiofl a
copy of Punch.
It Is much easier to got down in (he wbrld IhaW
it is to rise, after you have fallen. Remember (hat,
young man, and keep your head above water.
cr ‘' ll " nic “ ° M *h« olb.r
t»ii V do ,o roT°,ooff' 10 *" end
Among the e man deceive,, wom.n
ny .also promises, and elio becoroos ora»y he is In.
"'onlly chocked to death. If a women breaks her
marriage promise, alio is never allowed to mart*
altorwards. *
Tlio holds of California are rather prlmititp, i.l
friend of cure pul op at one nepr tbo mints. Xhst'
oar readers may hate porno Idea qC hit bed room
fornltuo, we would stale that bo wither "lb bal/a
pnrobin, ar.d dresses hishair with * cur/y combi •
>Bl* £ei In bl.boolk!" .gelaltned .Mr* Pining.
on. ,Vb.t will (bo important:,. oflM. world Com. -
10, l wonder? Wfiy, they might j (111 na Ireaionrbjf
101 l mo that ill o nun had aix hoada in bia hat 1* -
flli.lrc.s P.rlmglon, in a clioraolcriatlo para
fr"P 1 r»™ Lm’k, aaytr ■/ know Ilia Fern
family from llmir very roola. Tllcy mo,Hr )!„!„
!0 wood, I Ilicy aro a awool pood race, but carry
andF ‘ n °* <■“«««. z
Mun, while |,o love., it .never quite depraved.-.
Thu depends upon wlioiher ll is a lore for rum or
woman—good spirit* or bad.
Lorn lull) nothing bol beanly In keep It ( D ffo od
beabb. i, aboil lined, and opt lo haeo agon fit. or
something worse, “ *
Preaching Is of much avail, bul practice it mom
poicnt. A godly life is i), O atrongesl argument ihsi
you can offer lo a skeptic. *
To appreciate itie value of newspapers y OQ
only l„ oufipoao Dial Ihey wore lo bo lol.lly diaoon
nnuod for a monlli. Tbo idea la horrlblo.
If you wlali lo obtain a food wlli. mi k, „„ prJl .
ante lli.l coat moro Ilian a kind orproaaion or a
imi/o.
If limy aplil melolma at tlm ralo oftiiiy t|,mined
pet minulo, why la ll ao difliooll to got a dlrorca.
Sim. taya if il waan’l for Dm bole In (li» boon
you couldn t put ll on iho barrel, end tlm barral
would burst. *
Ri.ro Cliirogrophy Tho Clinton Cnurant atta
bat tbo word would In Rufu. Choaio', handwriting
■eaomhlca a amell gtic.iron atruoli by lightning •
An cielienge paper romerlia-and wo quote lb.
of pro.aion o. nl.plicaWo lo all hmalllma— that
well rogolaled f. roily ought lo boro .I to.ai 0 „i
baby In ll—juel lor iho fun of the tiling. "
•Mre. Smith, you aaid you boarded at the Colom.
bion Hotel an monllta j did you fool your bill ?•
•No, air ; but wlml.amoonlod lo Iho aamo tiling— tbo
landlord footed me.’ Vcrdiol for do fondant, cVff
next case.
A New Orleans paper loUt of a mm who hat
worn out four pair of boott in two months, j n
trying to collect tho money to pay for tbbm? IN.
ally these are limes to try men’s telet.*
Giro fair words, and malm largo promitoa for
Ibey ara ibo moat powerful onginoo In work your
anda. . . *
A broken bolllo anil a copy of Ilia Main* tala’
woro placed under 11,0 corner alone of a now cnurl
/.ouao at which na, laid lwj
Tbo young lady who wa« occuecd of .braaUnn .
young man's boon, baa been bound in Ilia lowwl- r
mjlrimony lo koop Iho piece. • b ' ,nd * ° r
One of Ibo f.abionablo- boarding houaaa In lb!,
oily la to bo enlarged. Ip accommodate ibo - lnorl.£“
fng number of Us b—d bogs. •? ,
° r *ll*
Tbo tllorory Society I. non In full blaal. Qua. '
lion for noil weeks “If . m ,„ build, u corn c,!b'
duel. Dial give Mm a rlglu lo crib cbrii.T* MiiM£
intends to Uko b?ih ftidot.
Some wioc. would make oacollont comDoalio..
morning now.popora, aa Iboy aVo la (Kiwi S
|UUog op Inlpfbr iteanuri, . ** ’
Tbo report Chial a aohoobnaalor chailiaed a bay
wilb a railroad awiloh la doubled; 1 •
Tbo follow who Veiled an opportunity,' coma*
near spraining Ida wriol, r " ’
A joker learning, Ihil an abaoundW doblorbad
rokotvod to kblllo in Californian, laid bo waa glad
lo hoar bo intended io aal/fa, beUowberd. 1 ‘• ■' l
I Tbo lady wlio ‘Hood on her dignity' con a rera
near loolng her balance. • 1 1 n A.
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