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THE BURSTING 01? THE BOD.
Spring is coming—Spring is coming!
With hyr sunshine and her shower j
tlonvon Is ringing with the singing
Ortho birda in broke and bower;
buds arc filling, leaves are swelling,
Flowers on field, and bloom on tree;
O’er the earth, and air, and ocean,.
Nature holds her jubilee.
Boh then stealing comes a feeling
O’er my bosom tenderly j
Bweet I ponder as I wander,
For my mu'diigs are of thee.
bpring is coming—Spring is coming!
With her morning’s fresh and light}
’With her noon of chequered glory,
Rky ofbluo ami clouds of white,
balm and gray night falls, when light falls,
From the star-bespangled sky,
While the splendor, pale and tender,
Of the young moon gleams on high.
Still, at morn, at noon, at oven,
Spring Is full of joy for mo,
For 1 ponder, ns I wander,
And my niusings are of thee.
Still on thee my thoughts an* dwelling,
Whatsoe'er thy name may be j
Beautiful beyond words telling,
Is thy presence unto me.
Morning’s breaking finds thee waking,
Wandering in the breeze’s light i
Noontide’s glory mantles o’er thee,
In a shower of sunny light 5
Daylight dying, leaves thee lying
In the silvery twilight my;
Stars look brightly on then nightly
Till the coming of the <1 »y.
Everywhere nud every minute
Feel I nonr thee, lovely one;
In the dark and in the linnet
1 can hear thy joyous tone ;
Bud and blooming, mark the coming
Oflhy feel o’er vale ami hill ;
And thy presence, with life’s essence
Makes the forest's heart to HU.
J,ow before thee. 1 adorn thee,
Love creative, thee I sing :
Now I meet time, ami f greet thee
By the holy name of Spring!
GO AHEAD.
Go ahead—and do not tarry.
Nought Ih gained by standing still;
What though you and times miscarry,
Let no fears your bosom fill.
Search the causes of your errors,
Gather wisdom from the past,
To the winds give idle terrors.
And you’ll gel ahead at lust.
Go ahead—in useful daring
Let your motto he “ I’ll try
Tie who ever is despairing,
Bankrupt heart ami hopes is nigh.
What, though yon and wealth Ik; strangers —
Onward, upward he your aim.
And those real or fancied dangers
Soon you’ll put to (light or shame.
Biiaffllnnroiw.
EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE.
Tile following Interesting story, roB|K,-diiig Hie
conduct of a young Pullwh oilker, serving with
the French army in Spain, i» related bytbcDuch
jPAbninles, in tho fitli, or lost published
\ uhimc of her memoirs :
\riun Murat w.us In Madrid, he had occasion
to hciiJ some special desjmlches rapidly loJnmM
In Lisbon. These despatches were ol the utmost
importance, and all tlio roads leading from Mad
rid to the Portuguese Capitol were covered by
gueriU-is, or by regular troops commanded by
oflkers who h ul acted an Important part in the
Spanish revolution, ami who thus compose the
army.
Murat mentioned tho diflkuUy to Baron Stron
ogoft’, the Russian Ambassador at the Court ol
Spain, who had remained ul Madrid- It Is well
known that at the period here referred to, Rus
sia was the friend rather than Ibeully of I 1 ranee.
Baron Slroinigolf, the (train! Duke ol Berg, tho t
he eon Id suggest a pUu for the transmission of
the despatches.
“ Admiral Sinlnvan,” said tho Baron, “is in
the Port of Lisbon. Semi to me »uc of your
most intelligent nf Polish lancers. lie shall pul
on Ilussiun uniform, and 1 will give him despatch
es lor tho Admiral; you cm give him your in
structions verbally, and I will answer for It that
all will bo right, oven though he should bo taken
twenty times between this and Lisbon. Tho in
surgent unny is 100 anxious to secure our neutral
ity to bo the flrst to create a ground of rupture.”
Murat was delighted with tho scheme. He
.requested the commander-ln-ehlof of tho Polish
troops, who I think was Kmshiski, to select for
him u bravo and Intelligent young etllcor. Two
clays afterwards the Polish commander sent to
the Cirand Duke u young man whom he declared
u ould answer with his head. He was named
Leckinskl, and was only eighteen years (if ago.
The Grand Duke of lU*rg was not a little
oiiUhcd lo find the young’oltlcer manifest the
utmost eagerness to undertake an enterprise ol
more than ordinary peril, for In the event of Ids
being discovered Ids fate was certain—mid that ]
wum death. Murat, brave us he himself was,
e.nnld not help pointing out to Leeklmtkl the
danger ho was about to encounter. The young
Pole smiled and said, “If your imperial highness
w ill give me your orders, I will pledge myself
to execute the mission. I thank my General
for having selected mo from my comrades, eve
ry one of whom was emulous for the favor.”
Tile Grand Duke nugured well for the young
man’s courage and Intelligence, lie gave him
Ills Instructions, Daron StronogofT supplied him
with despatches to Admiral Shdnvan, The
yimug Pole was equipped In ft Uusslau uulfortrt,
and set out for Portugal.
During the first two days ho pursued Ids Jour
ney without molestation j hut on ‘.the afternoon
of the third, day lie was attacked by a party of
Spanish troops, who unhorsed and disarmed him,
and conducted him before the general command
ing tlio military force of the district. Luckily
i for the adventurous young Polo, that General
[ was Castanos himself.
Lecldnskl was perfectly aware that ho was lost
if suspected to bo a Frenchman. Consequently
: ho resolved within himself not to utter a syllable
w of French', oud *o speak only Russian mid Gcr
« nmn, which languages ho could speak with fliclll
' t> ty ' , Tllo ms *y Imprecations of tho troops,who
conducted him to Onstanos,sufficiently convinced
Turn of the fate that would await him should ho
i*&° “ lBC °venjd. Tim horrible death of General
,v ’ho only a few weeks previous had pur
ged In torture, for no other offence Ilian, ot-
i raiding to Join Jnuot, might woU huvo shaken
Death Itself-may bo bravod, but
moot it by 1 ft torture, Is more
an tho bravest man cun contemplate ,wlth In-,
ffbromm. ,
“ Who are you?’* said Gaetanos, addressing
o Vole In French,.which ho spoke with perfect
loucy, having boon'educated at Sorre/.e.
Looklushl looked steadfastly uthla Interrogator
ado a replied, lu German, M I do not
ttUnfllftmU’. ” ~. ■ , •. , ...
Gastnnos hlmsolf understood and spoke Gor
an} hut apparently not wishing to take.an fle
>’e part in tho business, ho called one of the:
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
VOL, 40.
officers of his staff, by whom the examination
was continued.
The young Polo gave bis answer alternately in
Russian and German, and kept himself cautious
ly on lus guard against dropping a single word
of French. He had no easy part to piny, for in
the little apartment in which the examination
took place bo was pressed upon by a crowd of
persons all thirsting for his blood, and manifest
ing a most feroclous eagerness that ho might bo
found guilty—that is a Frenchman.
The furious excitement was increased by a cir
cumstance which threatened to involve the mall
in an inextricable difficulty.
An aid-de-camp of Castanos,onc of the fanatical
patriots so numerous in the Spanish war, who
from the moment of Lcckinskl’s arrest had decla
red him to he a French spy, rushed into the room
in which the examination was going on, holding
by the arm a peasant dressed in a brown jacket
and high crowned hat, surmounted by a long red
feather.
Having worked his way through the crowd,
the officer placed the peasant before the Polish
officer. '
“Look at the man,” said ho, <and then inform
us whether ho is ft German or a Russian. lie fa
a spy, I would swear by my salvation,’ continued ’
he, stamping. (
The peasant for a few moments gazed at the
young Foie. J
Then hla dark eye kindled, and with n bitter •
expression of hatred he exclaimed, “Egum Fran- '
ret / utn Frnnrcx / I
lie then related (hat a few weeks previously,ho [
had been to Madrid (0 convey some hay, having 1
in common with nil the inhabitants of his village, j
been required to carry a forage to the barracks
at Madrid.
“ I knew this man continued (he peasant;
“he Is the same to whom T delivered (ho hay, and
ho gave mo a receipt for it. I stood beside him
for nearly an hour, and I know Ids time well.—
When I saw him arrive, I said to my comrades
—That this is the French officer to whom I de
livered my forage.”
Castanos probably saw (he truth, hut he was n
noble and generous enemy. It was not by wan
tonly shedding blood that he wished to cement
the edifice of Spanish liberty.
Castanos perceived that (he prisoner was not a
Russian ; but ho dreaded the ernol treatment (o j
which he would be exposed if discovered to be a |
Frenchman. ITe suggested that he should benl
-1 lowed In continue his journey ; but at this a hun
dred menacing voices were raised.
“But,” asked Castanos, “would it be prudent
to expose ourselves to (be risk of a rupture with
Russia, whose neutrality wo have so earnestly
solicited 7”
“No,” replied the officers; ‘but let it be pro
ved that this man is really a Russian.’
Leckinski hoard nil this, for tic understood
Spanish. Uo was led out and locked up in a mis
erable chamber, which resembled a dungeon in j
the most (fearful flays of the inquisition. j
At the moment of his arrest, Leckinski had not
tasted food since (ho afternoon of the preceding
day, ai)d when the door of Ws prison closed upon
him, eighteen hours had elapsed since ho \ad
partaken of nourishment. Add to this the fatigue
and anxiety ho had suffered in the intervals, and
it cannot he a matter of surprise, that he throw
himself in a state of utter exhaustion on a mat
tress which lay on the ground.
He had been about two hours asleep, when his
chamber door slowly opened, and some one ap
proached hla couch.
A hand was hold-before the fiamo of the lamp
to-stuidfttbfl llpliMlwir-lila- 1 oyoa. -ami iwJwS+lw
hand was withdrawn, Leckinski felt some one tap
him on the shoulder, and a sweet toned female
voice uttered (ho words, * Voulovet.voxia aouver I”
The young Pole who was suddenly roused from
his slumbers by the glare of the light, tho con
tact of the hand, and the words of tho young fe
male, raised himself on Ids cdfich. and with his
eyes scarcely open, exclaimed in German — ,
“What do von say 7”
“ Send him Ins supper.” said Castanos. on
hearing tho result of UU first trial, “ and then
saddle Ids horse and let him continue his journey.
He is no Prene’ man. How could ho have kept
on the mask when taken by surprise 7 The thing
is impossible!”
But Castanos did not exercise .undivided au
thority.
Lecklnski’s supper was scut f#* him It Is true
but he continued in the dungeon Mil morning.—
Tie was then codemnod to n place whore ho could
son the mutilated remains of the Frenchmen, who
hud boon brutally murdered by the pesnutry ol
Truxillo. Them, for tho space of a whole day,
ho was loft to contemplate death In Us most hor
rible form.
Hu w')h surrounded hy snares—watched hy
eyes and oars eager to catch any unguarded word
or gesture.
At length, after tho expiration of several hours
ftf cruel trial, he was conducted to prison to re
flect at leisure on the horrors of his situation.
“Gentlemen,” said General Oaatonqs to. his
brother officers, “I am as fldly sensible ns you
of tho importance of preventing comnlunlcutlon
between tljo different French commanders a f pre
sent in Spain,’ but lu thq position in which this
officer stands, wo cannbt treat him as a spy on
the more assertion of a"peasant* ' The roan may
bo mistaken. Ho mayb£ deceived by a general
resemblance, and in that case wo should'ho mur
derers. That is not the ■’Character in which we
ought to show ourselves.”- ’ •
It was a cheering relief to Locklnald to return
to ids prison. For nearly twelve hours ho had
before ids eyes gibbets anil mutilated bodies.—
Though ids mind was haunted by horrid images
and gloomy forebodings, l\o nevertheless foil into
u profound sleep, for oxhautod nature demanded 1
repose. Amidst tho dead slumber In which all
his souses wore lulled, tho door was again softly
opened, a female form opproachcd Ids couch,nnd
tlie same sweet voice which addressed him on the
previous night, said in a half whisper—“ Ilise
mid follow mo, you are saved—your horse is
waiting I”
I At the words you afo saved, Leckinski started
! up and immediately recovering bis presence of
I mind, ho replied, as ho had done before hi Gcr
-1 man, by tho question, “What do you say t”
On being Informed of tiiQ’result of lids now
temptation, Oastauos urged ids immediate liber
otlon, but his wish was again overruled.
Leckinski passed another miserable night. At
daybreak the next morning lie was awakened by
four men, one of whom was tho peasant who al
leged ho had soon him In Madrid. They had
come to conduct him before a sort of court com
posed of tho officers of Casino's stair. They
addressed to him the most bitter menaces, but
firm in his resolution, ho'appeared not to under
stand one word they said. , . .
Whonamdngod before Idsjudges, ho inquired
In Gorman for Ids Interpreter.
110 was brought In and tho examination oom-
M W iw asked what was tho object of his jour
n°ilo replied by showing his despatches from the
Russian Ambassador to Admiral SUdnvan and
ids passport j but for tho unfortunate ro-oncoun
tor with tho peasant, who had soon him at Mad
rid, those proofs would doubtless have been sat
isfactory. However tho young Polo adhered to
the account ho had first given of himself, and
nbvbr prevaricated In his answers. I
« Ask him,” said tho'Presldcnt of tho commit
, too, “ whither ho 1? Wondly tg Uio Spaniards,
since ho Is not n Frenchman V* ...
. The.interpreter thou translated tho question to
doubtless,” replied Locl(lnakI ( *‘t love
and rospoqt the noble character ,6f tho BpUnloplfij
but X wwh your ffivtldn and, yduo wore both uult
. edtogothor.V , . ', ri ‘‘ . ~
“Colonel,", pald-tho Interpreter, “tup, prisonqr
' ‘says ho hates 119, .because wp"parry.cm woe like
. bunflWi,«ml lm.'Wld t l|kQ (o w
. lion wiled as one hum, tlutt W. tplgMMulhllAhi
U at a single Wow.”
“OUB COUXTItY-— MAY IT ALWAYS BE mOttY— BUT nIOIIT OB BBONO, OUB COUKTBY.”
While these words were utl ored, the eyes of
the whole assembly watched the expression of
the prisoner’s couutenaeco, fo see what effect
would be produced by the infidelity of his Inter
preter.
Ho stood unmoved.
Lockinski was prepared for every trial, and
was On his guard against the snare.
“Gentlemen, ** said General Castanos, who was
present at the examination, “it appears to mo
there is no ground of suspicion against the young
man, and therefore lie must he set at liberty, and
allowed to pursue his journey.”
Accordingly, his anus and despatches worewre
stored to him, ami the bravo young Polo thus
passed through a series of trials which required
almost superhuman fortitude and presence of
mind.
Ho arrived safely in Lisbon, fulfilled his mis.
slon, and wished to return to Madrid, hut Junot
would not suffer him to expose himself to the
dangers he had so miraculously escaped.
The Lady’s Dean.
This animal, met with in almost every social
circle, is a compound of whiskers, lavender and
pomatum. He is generally totally dellcient in
anything like mind, and were it not that the
™* hc “ E cy, r'r n
that the figure used in barl>crs shop windows !of Col. Archibald Ybll, of Arkansas. The
were on a strike, and had been driven by a re- .Judge had taken his spit for the first time;
volutionary movement into society. IVe use The first-case on thfc docket was culled, and
the term “ favorite” for the want of a better, 1 1^0 plaintiff stood ready. Hen. Smoot arose for
for we cannot conceive that such a thing as we ’ tj ic defendant, and reiiulrkcd, in an over-hearing
have pictured, can really and honestly be a fa- j tone;
vorite with the ladies. He is, wo think, rather j •* Q ur witnesses arojfthscnt; and therefore, I
tolerated as a convenience, a sort of toy to trifle ; demand that tbo.casO be continual until the
with, when the men of their acquaintance are : next term iu the course.”
too busy to escort them to balls, theatres and .. the affidavit li filed, for not till then
operas, or too much immured iu graver pur- can I entertain a motion for continuance.” was
suits to flirt the evening hoursaway with them. jj ie m j]d reply of the Judge,
lie generally dances well, because this is an “Do you doubt ray iToitl as to the facts?”
accomplishment which does not require the aid Qpn. Smoot exclaimed, sharply, ami invoiunta
of the head : and, ns a good partner is essential j HUy raised his hnge flfrord cane,
to a proper display of grace in a lady, he is in at a u 4 »» replied 1 the .Indgo, with his
universal demand. By his self satisfied air, his j blandest smile, “ but.thc law requires that the ,
smirks and smiles, you discover at once that ho i facts justifying ft continuance must appear on
has not the remotest idea that his dancing is t record, and the Cofirt&as not power to annul
the only quality which makes the fair girl | the law, nor any trill ib sec it annulled.”
hanging upon his arm tolerate his senseless jar- ] The Judge’s calm aid business like tone and ,
gon ana mindless conversation. He fritters a- I manner only served toirritate the bully, and be
wny the best days of his fife in the most trilling J retorted, shaking hfs sword cane iu the direction ,
pursuits. Never thinks of laying up a Store of' 0 f (j l 0 bench :
knowledge for future use, when the glory of kid | .. Whatever may be‘the law, J, for one. will,
gloves is departed, and tlie black curls of which , , 10 t hear it fVom tho lips of an upstart dema
hc was so proud, become touched with the frost I goguc and coward.”. &
of ?[> c ' t , . I Judge Yell’s bluowcs shot like lightning;
>\e cannot imagine a more pitiable condition'but he only turned, to the clerk, ami said:
than that of a superannuated l.eau. Tho van-1.. flcrk, you will enter a fine of fiftv dollars
ity of bis youth has not vet departed, and with | n g a i nBt General Smoot, as I- see him named on
Sn r! H pml T c ? CRIr ° 1° lV* p h,s l ,0 1 5,, ! 0 1 11 Wlth imy docket, fora grosacontempt of Court: and ’
iZ' is r ms r l; ; U,r, , ~ru ? wuhri ' cu -'«»»«w
™ r T" „■ " S | dl ', y n B ?. m ', for ' I llctmdhanllyconitfuwctttal theonlvv. when
k . mß ‘ H . ll ls - Gi-ncrfli Smoot \VOB nishinp: towards him,
<*llo, » U hi “ fca, " rcs
vonlcfwhcre ho coul.l not" r ' t ) l “ n . B in " ralb - aad “ r " U ‘ a “
tarns anmtoo* harbor and tailor, devoto . iX'ghnccw fIU on the ttntetn of l
the balance oflus worthless life to tho care and , lhc ~u J B fo n wig to Unow how hr would
adornment of his no less worthless person. j brook t g o TOmto£ of tho dualist's licrcc
I assault. But none, .however, could detect tho
slightest change in ha appearance. Ilia cheek
grow neither red norvwvite, nor a nerve scyncd
mist might show, scrutinizing tho effervescence
of soma novel mixture. •He s sat perfectly still,
with ftStofTofpairitcd iron in'his right hand.
Smoot ascended .the platform, and immedia
tely turned ; ft trcmcrtdobs blew with bis cnor-j
mous sword’canc, full at the bend of his foe.— 1
At that blow five hundred hearts shuddered. |
and more Hum a dozen ybiccs shrieked, for all I
expected to sec his victim’s bead shivered into j
atoms. The general astonishment then may be (
conceived, when thfiy beheld tho little stall’ de- j
1 scribe ft quick curve, and the great sword cane |
j flew from Smoot’s lingers, and fell with a loud
] clatter at the distance of twenty feel m the
hall. Tho baffled bully uttered a cry of wrath,
j wild as that of some wounded biast of prey,
and snatched his bowie knife from its sheath —
1 hut ere it was poised for*the desperate plunge,
1 the little iron staff cut another curve, and the
[ big knife followed-the sword cane. He then
I diew a revolving pistol, but Indore be bad time
to touch the trigger, lus, gnu was struck pow
j crless by his side.. -.
j And then, for the first tunc, did Judge Yell
j lictray any perceptible emotion. He slumped
I his foot till tho platform shook beneath it, and
I shouted in trumpet tones?-
j “Mr. Clerk, you will blot this ruffian’s name,
1 as a foul disgrace, from tho roll of attorneys. —
■ Mr. Sheri ft; take this criminal to jail.”
The latter officer sprang to obey ihoummlate,
and immediately a scene of confusion ensued,
that no pen can describe. The brnvoes and
myrmidon friends of Central Smoot gathered
around to obstruct tho Sheriff, while many of
the citizens lent their aid to sustain the autho
rity of tho Court. Menaces, screams, and hor
rid curses, the ring of impinging and creasing (
steel, alternate cries of rage and pain, all cum- 1
mingled with the awful discharge of fire anus, |
blended together ft vivid idea of Pandemonium. .
But throughout tho impetuous strife, two 1
individuals might bo observed us leaders iu the
whirlwind and riders of the storm. The new |
i Judge used his little canc with terrible cfficicn
-1 cy, crippling limbs, yclsparing life. Bill Buf
: foa, imitating tho clemency of his honored friend,
disdaining tho use of knife or pistol, actually
trampled ami cruslud down nil opposition,
roaring at every furious blow—“ this is the
way to preserve order in Court,” ft sentiment
which ho. accompanied with peals of laughter,
fn less than two minutes the party of tho Judge
triumphed, tho clique of Gen. Smoot suflbrid
disastrous defeat, and the bully himself was
homo away to prison*
Such was the debut of Archibald Veil in Ar
kansas ; and from that day his jiopulnrity ns a
man, as a Judge*,* as a hero, and n» a politician,
went on rapidly and brilliantly increasing, till
ho eclipsed all tho eldest ami most powerful
names.
A Carious Passport.
Peter Henry'Bruce, hi his curious memoirs,
Russian was closed, was put between the fin
gers of the corpse; “We.N. N.,do certify by
these presents, that the bearer hereof hath al
ways lived among us as became a good Chris
tian, professing the Greek religion, and although
he may have committed some sins, he hath con.
fessed the same j whereupon he hath received
absolution, and taken the communion for the
remission of sins ; That he hath honored God
and his saints ; that he hath not neglected his
prayers ; and hath fasted on the hours and days
appointed by the Church : That ho hath al
ways behaved himself towards me, his Confes
sor. in such a manner that I have no reason to
complain of him, or to refuse him the absolution
of lus sins. In witness whereof, I have given
him these testimonials, to the end that St. IVter.
upon sight of them, may not deny him the open
ing of the gate-to eternal bliss!”— Southey's
Doctor.
The Ihisii Soldier. —Frederick of Prussia,
hud a mania for enlisting gigantic soldiers into
the “ Royal Guards,” arid paid an enormous
bounty to his recruiting officers for getting them.
One day a recruiting sergeant chanced to spy a
lliburnan who was at least seven feethigh; he ac
costed him in English, and preq omd that he
should enlist. Thu idea of a milUl ry life, and u
largo bounty, so delighted Patrick, that bu ut
once consented.
“But,” said the sergeant, “unless you can
speak Gorman, the king will not give you so
much.”
“Och, and be jabots,” said the Irishman, ‘sure
it’s I that don’t know a word of German.’
“But," said the sergeant, “throo words will,
bo .sufficient, and these you can learn In a short
time. The king knows every man In the Guards,
and as quick us he sees you lie will ride up to
you and ask you throo questions 5 that, hla ma
jesty will ask you how old you are. You will
say 27—next, how long have yon been in service,
yon must reply three weeks—dually, if y<nv are
provided with clothes and rations; answer both.’
Patrick soon learned to pronounce his answers
hot never dreamed of learning the qneHtlowH.-- I
\ In three weeks he appeared before the king In
i review. ITU majesty mdo up to him; Paddy
stepped forward with “present arms.”
“How old are you 1” said the king.
“Three weeks,” said the Irishman,
“How long have you boon la service 7” asked
Ida majesty,
“Twenty-seven years.”
“Ain I nr yon a fool 1” roared the king,
“Both,” replied Pul, who was Instantly taken
to the guard-house.
II!?" There is ft close connection between the
wardrobe and tho .disposition, hot a man wear
cross grained pants for six months and ho guts
sour In the head or chtint. Chocked goods make
a woman miscellaneous fo hor conduct. Those
who flash and dash In tho garment way, always
turn out tho saino sort of wrinkles Internally.—
Philosophers on tho <undorstandlng’ should bear
this In mind.
CTMVhut is show broad, Aunt 7 asked Tito,
who was reading tho biblo consecutively, and
tearing out tho loaves as ho front along, so as not
to loose tho place; ‘what Is shew broad 7’ ‘Why,
Isaac,* said Mrs. Partington, ‘shoo broad is that
which tho people cam by making shoos. There
is plenty of It In Lynn,’
$y- Show us a lady’s bonnet, and wo’ll toll
you what sort of on Institution she is. If It Is
showered over with ribbons, enpids, bows, &c.,
she la as full of lovo ami poetry as a country inn
of politicians and loafers. If It goes in for shu
nto rlukloa, plain colors, and a couple of modest
knots,she is ft perfect Jewel, sweet, sunny, mild,
but oh affectionate as a freshly nursed kitten. If
It Is “stuck flll over” with a paradise of clover,
three story ostrich feathers, wax hulyhoek and
Umlnor berries, put it square down that the cah
co is a ilnglo establishment, and will never see
Dor fortieth birthday. Bonnots nro ntruo Indox
of woman.
T«« BfiAnD-pnoyfixot —Tho cold,
cynical,, «mpoth-shcyUj ploso>-flMvor„ \ylu> do
nouncoa tho growth of tho beard and mpualAchu
movement, have boon popipafed, by a apomug
young gentleman to a pack of harriers, wjloso
grout delight is In miming down the hair . — Punch.
CARLISLE, PA,, THtt
' THE PROG.
Of all tlio funny thUigs that live,
In woodland, marsh, or bop,
That’croep the'ground or fly the air,
T i Uc
The frog-r-tlie'BCionfiflcest
Of Nature's handiwork—
Tlio frog that,neither walks nor runs,
But goes It wUlla jerk.
With pants and.cdnt of bottle green,
And.yollow fancy rest,
Ho plunges Jnto.miid and min—
Alllu Ids Sunday best.
When ho alts down he's standing up,
Aa Paddy O'Quhm once Rind:
And for convenience sake lie wears
His eyes onthotop ofbis head.
You ace him sitting on a log,
Above the f‘ vasty deep,”
Yon feel inclined to. nay “ Old (’lmp,
Just look befdrtN'ou leap.”
You raiao yourctwto bit him on
ins
Bui or
Ad<
Gks’l. llousTpM.-rOito whoso letters have
sometimes appeared in ihqNew York Evening
Post, and wild ia n man of Wit, n« VyeH na a man
of enlightened political views, vVrites thus of one
of tlio iiloat remarkable men now in public life:
“ I do not know.whether wo shall ov«r make
tlio Texan Senator our President, lie needs
position lees than any, I know, fur his fame. 1
believe that tho-ftituro romancer—the Walter
Scott or Bunina of tho next century—will regard
lilni as tho most roibantlo typo of the spirit of
adventure, of tho democratic energy, and of the
bold statesmanship of (ho age. Mr. Webster,
and all thp public.men wliq luivo modeled Ihem
selves after tho British parliamentarians, will bo
forgotten—merely beebuso they were Imitators;
while Houston, and Old Bulliuu, and Old Hick
ory will bo remembered for 'their Individuality
of character, ami be, regarded as types qf (ho
heroic ago of the republic'.' Would that they
•wore not rather exceptions to tlio mass whom
they redeem,
«Axt-A.OitowiHO I Att-A-Gnbvri.vO I”—OIoso
tildloßopidcalobsorvort, who amuflo themselves
in wutclilng every little turn and change .that
takes place In tho ovvlaldi)'world, declare that
lliey can plainly hoo indications of' a Beard and,
Moustaohd sprouting on the Face' of'Nature M
prom Uda they augur iUvorublyof the succors of
tho anil-razor movement, since Nidure herself )s
lending her countenance to It!—Punch.'
iitttite.
:SDAY, APRIL 6, 1854,
Midnight veiled the heavens with infinite
blackness, as Hans Von Rosenbaum stopped
from the orgied halls of the Kihkel Lager Hans
Zum Sana and Unis. Tlie foam of the beer still
dashed Ids wild beard, and the murmur of the
evening breeze mingled in his sou! with theme
mories of cries for ‘anoder pretzel!’ and ‘pring
in dc lager!’ and the trilling of harps and pi
anos—for it had been concert night.
‘ Kat-ft-ri-nn!’ he cried, from the bottom of
his heart and voice,—‘ Kat-a-ri-na !—komm
heraus!’ •
The breeze sighed in the leaves —the waves
rippled—all was bUU 1
Once more in agony arose that cry—‘Kat-a
ri-na?’
Deep from the recesses of the second story
window murmured an answer.
4 Nix komvx kermis I ’
‘ Vot! you vonl koin out?' roared Hans, in
all the grief of rejected love. ‘ Den you goes
mit ter toufel and ho dondcred ! CJotrhimmd
krcuzscochocksciiworcnoth!’
A bi*i<*k flew from his hand, skimmed through
the misty air—there was a jingle of broken glass
—a cry m female Dutch—and-—nil was silent.
• * * Still wanders in dark midnights,
the spectral form of Hans Van Rosenbaum a*
round that dwelling, still rings from the win
dow the ghostly ery of nix komm kermis! still
wings its way on the night wind a phantom
brick hat: and still the benighted traveller hears
at last a low dismal wail in Dutch. All things
in heaven and on earth are Ve-echoed and re
flected in their ghosts or in their shadows.
Kissing.—Kissing, it seems, is not actionable
at Lnijin Ontario County, New York,according
to the following, from the Messenger there i
Vanvoorlus us. Uuws, assault with intent to
fciV, It appears that tin? parties to the suit, with
a largo number of others from the towns of
Bloomlleld and Victor, went on an excursion to
Niagara Fulls, lust summer, by railroad. On the
return trip, feeling somewhat frolicsome, ns
young people frequently do on- such occasions,
it was proposed and unanimously adopted by the
Indies present, that on Mr. Haws, the delondimt,
should lie imposed the duty of kissing all the la
dles in the party. Like a true martyr he quietly
.submitted to the flat, and g dltuitly, it is said, did
he accomplish the lent so far as those in the one
1 car wore concerned. Ho was then offered a pre
| minm if ho would bias Miss Vanvoorhis, the
plaintiff in the adjoining car,first. He proceed
-1 ed there in company wilh-a Indy of the party,
nvtm introduced him, and iiomndertook the job ;
tint Miss resisted—she was hot to bo kissed by
any ‘‘such ugly, good-for-notuing, nohow”—not
she ; and especially as she had on board a I ,
but no matter. She brushed him hack. Noth
ing daunted, he returned to the attack a second
tune, and hut for the interference of u third per-
I son. he might have succeeded in the attempt ;
I and as it was, he was compelled to retreat, leav
-1 lug the “enemy In the possession of the field.’ 1
I We believe, however, that no finally succeeded \
by a coup d*efat'\M obtaining tho coveted kiss, i
which so highly incensed the young lady that In
stead of giving it buck to him again, with interest
! like a sensible girl, sbe < brought this suit for
damages. The unhappy result is, tho lawyers
“pocket” tho damages, and sho Is compelled to
“norket tho insult’*— the iurvintlio ca«o finding
Acfibh:'' " ■ -i ■; *■ - , '- y
1 Tub Cent and the Eaole.—Simon Holdfast
was not a liberal-minded man. There wan no
danger of his ruining himself by extensive chari
ties. Still, whenever there was a collection ta
k.™ «P f c , hl,rch -, or * PuMic meeting, he Tnfe r-ABCBOT CiSKOK mB -jv,™
always took care c, g,rc S omeU..ng. ' A t , x y pTcservJtl at
It looked well to give, somythtne^.eformedmixodme
aml there was no,ores! pul lie ■ uf „.| lich there of
imu ti you gave. He hated ostenU- | n ], ] an(l a V(TV conqidqalilr nfuihat. ofuilee.
I lion, for his part. 1 'j'ho weight is forty tons, and it is nllowea to’lhr
lie always put a mil in lua pooled, on such an t } ir Jrvrnrt-.st piece of ordinance of the same de
occnsnm. 1 eople might think from the rattling noHotioti in the world. This splendid gun was
that it was gold, or at least silver. Mr. Hold- ! t j |C wor „f (Jhulehv Koomy Ivhan, an officer in
fast was about to attend an evening meeting for slTvia . of ]| oo;i ;dn Ni/nm Shull, at Ahmud
a charitable purpose, lie accordingly deposit- Themmihl in which it was cast is still
id in Ins lest pocket, as lie suppsed, the usual , t . x } s tcnce, and lies neglected in the garden of
liberal sum. > . the tomb of the founder, which has been con
-1 hisdie deposited m the box iviln an air of vertw j j u j 0 quarters for an Knglisli officer. —
conscious liberality lighting up Ins face. .-phis m „ umK)Sc d to l,a\« been taken in
'When be reached holm:, lie had occasion to gj ia j,
open his pocket book, when,’to his cnnstcnia- 1 }
tion. he discovert d a cent carefully laid away
in a recess- The eagle was nowhere to be
found !
(Jooil Heavens'" exclaimed Simon, “I'vi*
gone and given an ay ten dollars to that rurstd
charitv—an amount which, properly laid out.
would Imvc nerved for a thousand occasions of
the same kind !” ~
Simon sal dim n quite overcome, but it couldn’t
be helped. As an offset to this extravagance,
ho has dee.ided to reduce the wages' of his ser
vant girl till the amount was made up. .
Tnn Worst or It. — “Wo you want any ber
ries, ma'am ?” said a little boy to a Indy one
day. The little follow was very shabbily cloth
ed, and bis fool were bare ami travel stained.—-
In both hands he hold up a tin nail, full of ripe
raspberries, which were prettily peening out
I from amid the green leaves that lay lipnlly over
1 them. Thu Indy told him she shou\d hkc some;
and taking the pail from him, she stepped into
the house, lie did not follow, but remained be
hind, whistling to some canaries banging in
their cage on the porch.
“Why do you not come in, and sec if 1 men
suru your hurries right f" said thu lady, " how
do you know but wliat I may cheat you I”
The hoy looked archly up at her and smiled.
“I am not afraid,” said ho. “for you would prt
ike worst of it, mo'ian." “(iot the worst of it!”
said slio, “what do you mean i"
“Why ma’am, I should only lose my berries,
and you would lie stealing ; don’t you think you
would got the worst of It ?’ f
A Skiivant (Inu. tub Motiikiioi' Qi'kk.vs.
—During tho reign of Charles 1- of England, a
country girl came to I/ondoii and hired Jiureclf
to carry bier from a warehouse- The hrewer,
liking her looks, took her into his family ns a
servant, and after a short time married her.—
When he died ho left her the hulk of hid prop
erty. She won recommended Ao Mr. Hyde, as
a skinful lawyer, to arrange her Imslmml’s es
tate. Asher fortunowaslarge,Hyde, who was
afterwards Karl of Clarendon, manned her.—
Their daughlcy Was the wife of James 11., and
mother of Mary ami Anne, Queens of England.
pinn, a private wonl. Wlicn you go
a courting, llnd out, ns soon as possible, wheth
er your allbctions are being plnntai inoro in a
bundle of dry goods and things generally, than
in a pulsating heart hemmed m by warm ribs,
and nil that. Maliyn fellow him laid himself
out for a full made woman, and only found ft
very extensive assortment of cotton, whalebone,
and similar delusive institutions. Just look
over tho goods before going to tho purfiOlu
[£?■ A Western Justice of tho Peace ordered
a witness to “comp up amj bo, sworn." lie
was informed thht Ihb person was deaf mid
dmi>b., don’t <javo,” saul Uvo JusUcp,.pas
sionately, “whether ho ls or uotr—boro ls r the
OmihUUiUon of tho United States before ifitv' It
guarantees t 6 every mdn the right pf speech; 1
and so long as X have tho honor ofa scat on this
bench, H shall neither bo violated or invaded.
I What tho Conslitutlon guarantees tp a maj) r ljo
, shall have, L reckon
The Night Side of Goto.
AT 82,00 PER ANNUM.
NO, 43.
GEMS OP THOUGHT.
KP" Man—poor pensioner on tlio bounties of
an hour—3’bring.
tjy - Youthful rashness skips like a hare over
the meshes of good council— Shakspeare.
The way of the Wofld ir to make laws but
follow customs.— Moutaigue. .
is much bettor tolmvo your gold In Uio
hand than in the heart.— Fuller.
sorrow that all fair things must decay.
—Jlfra. f/wnonj.
CG?* What an argument In favor of social con
nections is Uio observations, that by communi
cating our grief wc have less, and by communi
cating onr pleasure wc have more.
XT' The heart ought to give charity when the
hand cannot.
A.t twenty yet\ra of ago, tho wW reigns \
at thirty, the wit} and at forty, the judgment.—
Oration.
The vino bears three grapes—lbo first, of
pleasure; the second, of drunkenness; the third,
of repentance.— Jtnacharsia.
QT7* That is tmo beatify which has not only a
substance, .hut a spirit; a beauty (hat we must
intimately know to justly appreciate.— Colton.
lsa transitory (lower; e'en while
it lasts It palls on (he roving senses when held
too bear, or dwelling (here too long.— Jeffrey.
An Aristocratic Dorkcy.
Tho following sketch of the late Jottk B. Va
snoN, a colored harher who for nmny years re
sided in Carlisle, ami who, while here, was (he
acknowledged lender of tho hcau monHe among
the colored circles, is a true picture. Vtwhon
was a bright mulatto, of n portly presence, and
prided himself in being of French extraction.—
We copy from a Philadelphia pajar -
•John R. Vnshnn, a colored barber of Pitts
burgh, died recently at the railroad station in
Uml city, whilst about to start for Philadelphia
to fnkehis scat in Ibet’otivcnlion of the soluiei-b
of the war of 1812. The history of Vashon is
a somewhat singular one. He was a light mu
latto, the son of a Virginia planter of the same
name. He diet) worth two hundred thousand
dollars. One of his sons is a lawyer in tins
city. The people of Pittsburgh are indebted to
him forth© first public baths established in that
1 city. Until the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
decided that people of color were not legal vo
ters. Vashon enjoyed the right of suffrage. In
1830, he supported a gentleman for the Assem
bly, upon the ground that he was “a fashiona
ble man," —the meaning of which was that he
bought his soap at Yashon’s shop. On one
occasion, Vashon \ tailed the Falls of Niagara,
and there met with a Pittsburgh acquaintance,
who introduced him to a friend from Rochester,
New York, as •* Col. Vashon, of the Mexican
army.” Shortly afterwards, Vashon met this '
gentleman in Rochester, who paid him great 1
attention, introduced him to the leading nota
bilities of that city, and the Pittsburgh burlier
was fur some days the lion of the place. Va
shnn kept his own counsel, and on Ins return to
Pittsburgh, related the story with great glee.
I always winding up with the remark, “fioowhat
a l|jlngtoo,prcjudicoo£w»h>r iai -Aa-loti&ta
they thought me a Mexican Colonel, 1 was good
company for anybody,” Voshon considered
himself a sort of western rival of the Into Thos.
S. Anners, of Philadelphia, whom ho described
as “ a very pompeous man.”
To Poiik Matkius.—U in said that the Jews.
Turks, Arabians, and all those who observe the
precept of avoiding blood and swine’s flesh, are
Infinitely more frte from disenso than Christians;
more especially d<i they escape these oppmbria
of the medical art, gout, scrofula, consumption
ami madness. The Turks eat great quantities
of honey anil pastry, and much sugar ; they
also eat largely, and arc indolent ; yet do not
sutler dyspepsia ns Christians do. The swine
tbd natives of Christendom sillier grenlir devas
tation from a painful tubercular disease of the
Ikjwcls (dysentery,) than from any other cause.
Those persons who abstain fixmi swine’s flesh
and blood arc infinitely more healthy and free
from humors, glandular diseases, dyspepsia ami
consumption; while In those districts aim among
those classes of men where the pig makes the
chief article of diet, luWclc in all its forms of
eruptions, sorelegs.had eyes and nbsressi's must
prevail. It is stated ns a remarkable coinci
dence' that Prince Edward's Island has a cli
mate similar to Great Britain’s, yet the inhabi
tants are not consumptive, ncitlier is the pig
there cultivated.
fO" Never try to reform folks on on empty
belly. The conscience, emotions, and all the
liner feelings must be touched over l>ecf ami the
so-forths, We should as soon think of seoop
ingnut tho Atlantic Ocean with a bean pod, as
turning vice into virtue on a cavernous stomach.
11, formers will make a note of it.
[T.7*.A little g-frl was tliken by her father to
witness tlio reprcsrnlntimi of Uncle Tom’s Cab
in, nt the National Theater, on Monday last.—
When nucalioued os (o wliut she thought of it,
she replied that who liked it wry, well, all but
the Inst part, whgn they took I nde Tom up to
heaven with n rod whirl on f
A 0000 Hit.—A young lady, of our city,
occasionally appears on the pure in male attire.
An observer says she looks well enough to pass
for n man, if Mho was only a little more modest?
That's not n ball puli'fur corduroy.—Cinctn
nuh Umoni.d.
ffy* The woman who neglects her husband's
dilapidated shirts, to attend sewing circles, and
make flannel shirts and moral noukut handker
chiefs for the heathen, is “ kiimer” mndo up in
bml style. The sooner she starts for the South
Sea Islands tho belter for Mr. "Brown.
A Roquv;.—:A man who cheats \u short mea
sure, is a nwoctfrslcM rogue.
Unless ho gives short tucasuro in wheat, then
ho is a rogue in groin.'
Or, in whisky, then ho is a rogue in spirit.
If ho gives a had title to land, ho is g rofii'V
in-derd.
And If ho 'cheats whenever ho can, ho is in
deed, in spirit, and iu grain, ft measureless
scoundrel. _
i T»b Bulk op oho says,
.“Thoro nm exceptions to fever/ « ltt; ilw
rule of throe ; that is nova* M y™r
Income is to your .expenditure, so
dchl? be’to your easl/ondiund; and consequent.
ability to meet them."
(Dbi)s aiib onfe'
XT Act considerately
[C/’NcVcr spcak/lightly.of i
[£7* Illuminated letter—VaJcniincs/
XT Old jokes, like old
[£27** Extensive plagiarism-Robbing a book
store, ', ' -,' i j
fCT* Storm}- March has taken its'departure.
‘ March, March away!’ 1 "•’>
O* Avoid, as you would a pick-pocket, tho
man who says 4 the world oirw him a living. ,
(XT* Punch speaks of venison as the ‘dear do*
parted.’ ’ > .
(C 7“ Programme of tho weather, last week—
Mud, rain, wind, snow and sunslunc; . t
CCT* Lengthened sweetness longdrawb out—
a pretty girl seven feet tall.. *'
(£7* It is astonishing how some ladies grow
pale before a wash-bowl.' • ' - ■* •''
K7*Thc man who Ws teeth with tho
point of a joko is in town.’ ; i ;
O" A slanderer of the fair sex undertakes to
prove that Satan was a woman’ homed -Lucy
Fir. (Lucifer.) ■:< : •
(XT* Dr. Adam Clark said: “IflwftS tomako
an offering to the deril, it should boa.toaated
pig stuffed with tobacco.” ,
(£/”■ A first class surgeon knows no more.a-
Iwut kindness than a short horned Durham
knows about the Psalms of David. ; ••
O* Our adversaries think they refute us
when they reiterate their own opinions without
paying any attention to outs.
The man who gives his children-a habit
of industry, provides for them better than by
giving then) a stock of money.
[CT' Money spent in advertising, like seed
somti In piod ground, will return, some three,
some four, and some an hundred fold. * : 1
If yon would bo pungent, be brief, for it
is with work as with sunbeams, thomore they
are condensed, the deeper they burn.
(TT* “ Married well,” means, now-a-days,
yoKmg two fools together, with plenty of mo
ney or land to justify tho folly.
[TT* An elopement took place the other day
which caused some consternation. A-dog ran
awny with a newly married man's rib —ofoeefl
OtT'Mrs. Partington say’s that’flour rises so
fast, there isn’t the least need of •emptings* in
making bread.
TT Fishermen, it is said, possess extraordi
nary medical powers, for they never attempt to
rmc a h.>h until it is dead !
0“ 'The roan who had a ‘fellow feeling,’ frit
the loss of Ins purse, on examining his pocket
shortly afterwards.
ITT - The fellow who tried to fix up his coffee
with the ’ milk of human kindness,’ says it is
ten times weaker than the chalk and water dealt
out from cans at six cents per quart.
PTT 7 ' An Irish gentleman lately fought a duel
with an intimate friend, because he jocosely as
serted (hat he was liom without a shirt on hiu
back !
\TTXi is remarked hy something of a wag.
that where twenty persons have Stomachs, but
one has brains ! bunco brewers grow rich while
printers remain poor. Philosophical-that!
ITT* Poor relations Umt have been flung aside,
often turn up and prove of ralucwhcn least ex
nechd—like bank notes that Imvobccn found,
before now, in a waste paper basket.
ITT* An English Imry. in a criminal ease, is
said to have brought m the following verdict:
“ Guilty, with some little doubts m to whether
he is the man.”
ItE7* Of all happy households, that in thohap
piest where /a/sebood’is derer thought Of.' 'All
peace in broken up when once it appears that
them is a liar in the house.
OCT* A Yankee Ims invented a machine for
extracting the lies from quack advertisements.
Some of (hem are never seen after entering the
machine, as only the truth comes out.
£7* When Falstaff called hisjVjcnd “Mifio
Ancient Pistol*” docs he intend to intimate that ‘
that respectable individual was an old sou ofa
guijr „ ■■
liumlml
people, or tfao whaToV,.:
world, are bibbers of
cheers, but not inebriates.
{£7“ Hood, in an article of singular humor,
states that the phrase 4 republic of letters/ was
hit upon to insinuate that, taking the whole lot
of authors together, they had not a single sov
ereign among them.”
[TT* The latest mode of “ popping the ques
tion,” Ik to do it with a kintfof laugh, ns if you
acre joking. If the girl accepts you, enough
s«ul: if »hc docs not, you can say you were
only in ton.
[C7“ A gentleman travelling iu Ireland, said
loan importunate beggar, •• you have lost all
your teeth.” The beggar answered, ‘‘An’itS
time I’ll parted with ’em, when I’d nothing fbr
’em to do.”
Exactly So. — U is every way creditable to
liiuidlc the yard slick ami to measure tune; the
only discredit consists in having n soul whose
range of thought is ns short as Inc slick and as
narrow us the tape.
(P7* Byron gives this account of a parly
with Sheridan :—lt was tlrsL.silent, then lulky,
then argumentative, thru disputatious, then
unintelligible, then altogether}’, then inarticu
lately. then drunk.
tp/- The people who send money to newspa
per ollices, with a request to “send flic paper
as long as the money lasts.” are respectfully
informed, that, generally speaking, the money
don't ’ last” long.
l\yT' An Irishman, wanting to mend the roof
of his lum.se, wrote to his ncigld»or to lend him
his hul'ln. His letter ran ns follows:—“ heml
meyoiir lather.” Themessengcrreturned with
u shaving Ih>\ !
IC'-X’tinrh says, ■■ Tho sun iu called mascu
line from his supporting and sustaining tho
moon, and in finding her the withal to shine a
way its she does at night, and from his being
obliged to keep aitch a family of slaja besides.”
people in some countries arc complete
cannibals. In one of the South Sen Islandsthcy
are inlmiiinn enough to cnt tlie ilcsli of snw-httT
mch, mid iu another, they delight in poupa nuylo
from the jouds of nightmares. . ■ .
ID? The lihodo Island 'ghtyf all ’sing. -, A
friend, laic from there," says they aiug i-Uctu*
selves to'slecp at night, and. hqnever heard any
thing likeit, sincahc was benighted in a swamp
out West I : ’ ’
, dT” It a incurious fact that nearly nil tho
most eminent colemporory British essayists,
have owed to Atnericun editors tho.first cojjqo
lion of their works, and to American critics,
tlio best exposition of their genius. 'I
in?* You rarely, if ever, see n politician with
smooth hair, a great scholar with Buqlmir, an
artist with redhair; a fop
minister with long hair, or on editor ,whose hair
js carefully adjusted. • 1 - •
(py*Womenaro like horses—tlio gayci; tho
harness they have on, tho better they ,fed. Wo
got this from ah old bachelor, -who wss' early
pressed in love, and pfrerwards U«>
pawn-broking business. r ( r ;;
$y Ladies who have a disposition' to phnlnli
their husbands, should: bear r in mind that oft
Utdcwiwui.nuushiuQ will melt, on iddo .mvmj}
quicker than aycßMlor Kmdr
nls‘l : t'H ; moro J likely to prevent tbun incrcujjo
nose-pulling :u I J ..1 ?:J