AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PUBLISHED EVEEY THURSDAY MORNING • Dy Joiu B. Bratton; m , -• TERMS t' SonsaaipwpN.—One Dollar and Fifty Qcnta, paid-in advance j Two Dollars if paid within tho Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not 1 1 ’ liaitL.wlthln tho year. Those terms will be rigid ly adhered to Incvory instance. No subscription discontinued until, all arrearages are paid unless ' Ht the option of the Editor. AnVEimsßriEtf irs —Accompanied by tho Cash, hnd hot exceeding one square, will bo Inserted three times for one Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. Joo-P ( EiHTiKa—Such as Hand Bills, Posting < Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., oxe -■ nnted with accuracy arid at the shortest notice. ffortitnl. the mm stab. DY FANNY FORRESTER. •Come back, come bade, my childhood.’ — L. E. L. I*d not recall my childhood 5 -'.With all its sweet'delight,, -its simple, bird-Hke gladness, It was not always bright. Evemmorinng had her tear dropsy , : -And spring her clouded sky, ; on the fairest cradle I’ve seen tho shadows Ue. * I'd not.rccall my childhood, , Though tender memories throng Around its rosy portals; Prelusive to life's song ; ’The frill voiced living cnorns, ■, SWeiling round me now, -And a rosier light is resting n Upon my maiden brow. I have made a changeful Journey Up tho hill of lift since morn; ‘ . I have gathered flowers and blossoms, - I*vo been pierced by many a thorn; , But fromoqt of tho core of sorrow a jewel rare, mortals gather ' strife with care. No.w I grasp life’s burning breaker, • , And Edwo’cr tho bubbles glow, I'll pause not till I've tasted The deepest wave below; Though bitter dregs may mingle, Tho crimson tide shall roll, .In frill and fearless currents Through the fountains of my soul. No 1 I’d not go bock to childhood, From tho.radlcnt flush of noon i And when evening closes round me, I crave one only boon 5 Amid the valley’s dork, lt£dangers and its dread. The single star of Judah /.To shine above my head. K 7" Is not this beautiful - ? It is contributed to the Home Journal by Mrs. T. H. Bevebldqe, of Galveston, Texas; I saw a youthful mother Onoe, on a. summer’s day, Set down a smiling infant. To watch its frolic play. It gambolled on the flowers That decked the carpet o’er, 'And seemed with childish wonder, Each object to explore. A something on the instant Its glad career arrests; And earnestly it gazes whero •, -A golden sunbeam reals 5 ..J While all the new found glory It fixed its wondering eyes, And trustfully reached forth its hand, ' To scire the glittering prlzo. • Andrew, Its tiny fingers clasp' ; ThVtroaaure ,£iclr arrtrtaro, Which, in its baby Innocence, It surely thought was there. But ah I that hand uncloses. And to its earnest gaze Reveals no gem of beauty— No bright imprisoned rays I And then thojflrsf of.mnny tears Fell on that cherub thee— Tho Jlrtt and disappointment In life’s uncertain .race t And thus it hath been with us all , Who Us dark game have played} TTo’ro songht to grasp tho'suruAtnc, And onlyTound tho—shade I MtettllimtOM THE MOTHER’S DEFENCE. A TALE OP TUB FRONTIER WAR. **My husband’s rifle!” sheshoutedspringing to her feet, and rushing across the cabin, she tore tho weapon and accoutrements from the wall. But on trying- the piece with the ramrod it proved to be unloaded. She thrust her hand Into tho pouch, but it contained npthing but musket bolls, which her husband had purchas ed a few days before, to run into bulletssuitable for his rifle. Tho powder horn was full, but of what use was the powder without tho ball?— Dropping tho weapon she wrung her hands In despair. Suddenly*an idea struck her—she seised one of the bullets, placcjl it between her teeth, and by a tremendous exertion bit it in two. Dashing a charge of powder into the barrel, she rammed down one of tho fragments, primed and cocked the piece, and the next mo ment its muzzle protruded throughthenperturo, and covered tho body of the chief now advancing at the head of theparty towardsthohousc. The quick eye of the savogo caught tho glimmer of the'rifle sight as tho sun fell upon it, and he stooped, but before ho had time to make a rush, Miriam’s finger pressed tho trigger. When the puf! of smoko from the distance had cleared away, she saw him clutching in tho air in the vain effort to recover himself Before thoother Indians, who seemed paralyzed by tho unex pected catastrophe, could afford him any assist ance, he threw nis hands above his head, and whirling quickly around fell upon his face. A shout of triumph burst from tho lips of Miriam as she saw the effects of tho avenging shot, and then withdrawing from the loop hole, she commenced re-loading tho rifle. file Indians remained motionless for a few Seconds, transfixed withnstonishment, lilted tho body of their chief, withdrew to a re- Bprotful distanccfrom thecabin, and theinmates , half believed their peril was over. But they were deceived. ui out of gun-shot, tho savages blustered together and appeared to bo in close bonvcrsation. At tho expiration of their now Wow, having apparently agreed upon theirplan bf action, tho whole rang took open order and dashed at full run, with wild ydlls, toward tho dwelling. * * Aa the foremost cams up, Miriam Cook.who was now stationed at another loop-hole again discharged her nffo, and thcunlucky Wyaudott Shot through both legs, dropped in hia tracks with an involuntary shriek of agony. The others kept, and reaching tho cabin, six of them clam bered art tho roof, while tho other five common bed firing bn tho doors and cutting openings in the logs. Those on tho roof quickly kindly ft fire on thp shingles, which were soon in a blaze. Tho destruction of tho cabin and its inmates not? seemed inevitable. There \yjvs a-hogshead half full of water in tho house. .Miriam, bucket in bond, mounted to the loft, and Hope and Alice supplied her with water from below; by which she contriv ed to extinguish thoflames as fast as they broke out, while she herself enveloped and almost suffocated by steam and smoko, was invisible to tho assailant. At length tho water was ex hausted, and one of the Indians observing that the efforts of tho besieged party wcrcslackcnlng BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL 4l» ventured to poke his head through one. of the hblcs that had been burned in tho roof, to see how the land lay. The undaunted Miriam was standing within a few feet of the opening, and at tho instant she whirled tho empty bucket around her head, and whirling it with a swing of htr arm, struck him directly in the forchcac with a sharp edge of tho stave. She heard tho bones crash and tho victim groan, a moment after when he was drawn away by his compan ions, three of whom descended from the roof, bearing him in their arms. Miriam now thought she heard the two re maining savages tearing the upper logs of tho chimney, and presuming they intended to effect an entrance that way, she ran down. stairs to prepare for them. “The feather bed! thefeath erbed!” she shouted na sho reached tho lower room,.and this much prized article in a frontier —man's inventory of household chattlcs"was quickly forth and thrown into the huge tire place. By this time one of the Indians had fairer got into the chimney. The savage made a £. effort to scramble up again, but the pungent effluvia of the feathers overcame him, and he fell heavily on tho hearth stone. In’ the mean time Miriam had grasped the rifle and held it ready for his reception. Scarcely had he touch ed tho floor,' when tho iron-bound point of tho breech crashed through his skull. The other who had caught fl .whiff of the vapor in time to avoid a like fate, hastily descended from tho roof. Jour of the thirteen Indians were now killed, but these casualties only added new fury to the remainder. They well knew that Iho cabin was occupied by women only—and nothing could bo more degrading in-the eyes of these swarthy warriors than to be baffled by a par cel of stjuaws. They now furiously assailed the door with tomahawks. To this proceeding tho inmates could offer no resistance. Irf striking the savage who had fallen down the chimney, Miriam had broken the lock of her husband’s rifle, the only one they had, and now handing tho weapon to her sister-in-law, she armed her self with the axe of young McAndro. which stood in tho corner, and prepared herself for tho last extremity.-, Alice betook herself to a very formidable weapon; the slaughter knife of the establishment, and thusarmed, the throe women ranged themselves on either side of tho door, determined to sell their lives as pearly as possi- In half an hour the Indians had nearly cut two planks out of the door, beneath the bar, a space just sufficient for a man to force his body through in a stooping posture.- They brought heavy pieces from the adjacent . pile, and uging them as frittering rams, soon fravt in'ihe wcak- T cned portion of the door,.and at’the same time* driving the articles which "had been placed against the door into the middle of the room.— Taught caution by the losses they bad sustain ed, they did attempt to enter IhrQugh but .thrusting in and rifles, discharged them into the they had a double design—that maiming some of the' occupants, luid getting in under the sjpokc. • Before the dcafcning'iSuhda had' ccascd the feather chested head of,'-the "\Vyarid6tt warrior parted the smoko cloud that had obscured the tnointerior; but; as he a 'stooping posture, oq entering, Miriam’s axe descended 3 with tremendous forte, through the col- j lar bone into the chest. lie dropped with a I wild cry—-half defiance, half agony. 1 Another savage followed—and another—each to sink in turn under the axe of the courageous, matron. The fifth she missed—but Instantly she'-grap pled With, him and held him powerless’in her arms while Aliceplunged theknifoinhisbosom. Of the next two that entered, one was disabled, by a severe blow on his bead from Hope’s rifle, and the other very nearly decapitated by Mi riam’s well-directed axe. , ’ Of the thirteen brimzed warriors who had left their War tribe for the war path a few days before, only two were umvounded and capable of service, and they, seized with a panic at thg havoc among their companions by the “long knife squawsabandoned the siege and fled back to the village. To the wounded left be hind no quarter was given. To have spared them would have been treason to the dead.— Miriam’s axe and the long knife of Alice made short work of them, and the duty fulfilled, the family lost no time in proceeding "to Frank fort. Stick'to one Pursuit. There cannot be a greater error than to be frequently turning about from one’s business. If a man will look oround and notice who have got who have not, out of thosehestar ted life with, he will find that tho successful have generally stuck to some one pursuit. Two lawyers, for example, begins to practice at the same time. One devotes nis whole mind to his prolcssion; laj’s in slowly a stock of legal learning, and waits patiently, it may be for years, till ho gains an opportunity to show his superiority. /The other, tiring of such slow work, dashes into politics. Generally, at tho end of twenty years, the latter will not be worth a penny, while tho former will have a handsome practice, and count his tens of thou sands in bank stock or mortgages. Two clerks attain a majority simultaneously. One remains with his former employers, or at least in the same lino of trade, at first on a small salary, then on a.larger, until finally, if ho is meritorious, ho is taken into partnership. The other thinks'll beneath him to fill a subordinate position, now that he lias become a man, and accordingly starts in some other business on Ids own account, or undertakes a new firm in the old lino of trqdo. * Where docs ho end ? Often in insolvency, rarely in riches. To this every merchant can testify. A young man is bred a mechanic. Ho ac quires a distaste for his trade, however, thinks' it is a tedious way to get ahead, and sets out for tho West or California. But, in most eases, the same restless, discontented and speculative spirit that carried him away at first, renders continuous application nt any. one place irk some to him; and so ho goes wondering about tho world, a sort of semi-civilized Arab, really a vagrant in character, and suroto die insolvent. Meantime his fellow apprentice, who has staid at homo, practising economy and working steadily at his trade, has grown comfortable in his circumstances, and is even perhaps a citizen of mark. There are men of ability in every walk of life, who are notorious fqrnot gcttingalong. Usually it is because they never stick to any one busi ness. Just when they have mastered one pur suit and aro on tho point of making money, they change it for another, which they do not understand; and, in a little while, wnat little they are worth is lost forever. We know scores of such persons. Go where you will, you will generally And that tho men who have failed in life, aro those who never stuck to one thing long. On tho other hand, your prosperous man, nmo times out of ten, has always stuck to onepurmt . ■ * ND PnACTioft,—Menage saya Jinr t ,nA? rtllo ffS marked thl ‘ ‘ho dancing man ”?* tho most gracefulo l men, or tho, When'S eeeregemu i end that LOSING OUBW.mPEB. 5 I was Bitting in my room one morning, feeling [ all .out of sorts, about something or other, whon I nn orphan child, whom I had taken to raise came in with a tumbler In her hand, and said, while her young face was pale, and her lips quivered • ‘See,ma'am I I went to take this tumbler from 5 the dresser, to get Anna a drink of water, and I ; let it fall.* . I was in a frctfril humor before the child camo , jn, and her appearance with tho broken tumbler in her hand didn’t tend to help mo to a better • of mind. Sho was suffering a good deal > of P aiu in consequence of tho accident, and , needed a kind word to quiet the disturbed beat ings of horheort. But she had come to mo in an unfortunate moment. .‘You are a careless little girl!’ said I, severe- Iy, taking tho fragments of glass from her trem bling hands—«A very careless little girl, and I am displeased with you.*- I said no more, but my countenance expressed even stronger rebuke than my words. Tho child lingered near mo for a minute or two, and then shrunk away from tho room. I was sorry m a moment that ! had permitted myself to speak unkindly to tho little girl; for there was no need of my doing so, and moreover, sho had taken my words, os I could see, deeply to heart. I had made her unhappy without a cause. Tho breaking of a tumbler was an accident likely to happen to any ono, and tho child evidently felt bad enough without having any displeasure ad ded thereto. If I was unhappy before Jane entered my room, I was still more unhappy after sho retired. I blamed myself and pitied the child; but this did not in the least mend the matter, • In about half an boar, Jane crime np very qui etly, with Willy, my dear little curly-hoired,an gol faced boy, in herftrms. Ho had fallen asleep, and sho had with her utmost strength carried him up stairs. Sho did not lift her eyes to mine as sho entered, but went with her burdonto tho low bed that was in the room, where sho laid histt tenderly, and then sat down with her fitao tnrriedj i paryy away from me, and wlih a fan kept ofTlhe i flies and cooled his moist akin. ‘ ' s * Enough of Jane’s countenance wa»'visible to enable mo to perceive that its expression was sad, and it was an unkind word from my lips that brought this cloud ofror her young face I *■ ‘So much for permitting mysoll to fhll into a frotntl mood,’ said I mentally. *ln future, I must bo more watchful over my state of mind. I have no right to make others suffer from my own .unhappy temper.’ Jane continued to sit by Willy, and lan him, and every now and then I could hear a very loW sigh come up as Involuntary, from her bosom.— j *j i n 10 sound was,lt smote upon my car,and added to my uncomfortable frame of mind. A. friend called, and I wontdpwn Into Ihopar lor, and safconvcrslng there for an hour. But SJ the while there wasa welghtuponmy feelings, it t ” cd »* mt In vain, to be cheertul. I was too dlsUnct y aware of the fact that an Individual, and that a motherless little girl—was unhappy through my unktndnesa; and (ho consciousness was like a heavy hand upon my bosom. ‘This is all a weakness,* I said to myself, alter my friend had left, making an effort to throw off the uncomfortable feeling. But it avail. Even if tbo new train of thought, awak ened by conversation whh my friend,had raised mo above tho state of mind in which I was when she enrno, tho sight or Jand’s sober face, as she pasSed-mc oa-riie stuir3,-would have 1 depressed aMjcolhigs again. .. . • both to relievo my own dhd the child’s' feelings, I fhpUght.,l would refer to tho broken tumbler, and tell her not to' grieve about It, os Its loss was of Jio consoquonco whatever., But this, would .have been'an, acknowledgement- to 1 her that I had been in (ho wrong,and an instinct ive feeling of pride remonstrated ngrilnst that,. ‘Ah mol* I sighed. ‘Why did I permit myself to speak so unguardedly ? How much of good , or evil Is (boro in a single word 7’., . Some who read this, may think (hot I wns very weak j to let a hasty uttered Sentence against a careless child trouble mo. Whap aro a child's feelings 7^ * , I have been a child, and nsq, (jhlld- have been blamed-severely by those, whom I desired to please - , and felt that unwind words .full heavier and,more painfully, sometimes, than blows. I could therefore Understand the riatuVo r of Jane’s feelings, and sympathise' with her to a certain extout. All through tho day* Jano moved about more quietly than usual;' when I sj)oko to her about anything, which I did in ft kinder voice than I ordinarily used, she wouidlook Into my face witii an earnestness that rebuked mo. Towards Ovctijng, I sent her down stairs Air a pitcher 6f cold Water; She went quickly, and sooU returned with tho pitcher of water and tum bler on a, waiter. She was coming towards mo, evidently using more than ordinary cautlonjwhen her 'foot tripped against something, end she' stumbled* forward. It was In vain she tried to save thapltchcr. Its balance was lost, and It follovqr, nndiwas broken to pieces at my feet, the water dashed upon tho skirts of my dress. The poor child became Instantly as pale-os ashes, and tho frightened look she gave mo I shall not soon forget. She tried to spook and say that It was an accident, but her tongue was paralyzed for tho moment, and she found utter ance. Tho lesson I had received In tho morning serv ed mo for tho purpose of self-control nowj and I said instantly, in o mild voice, ‘Never mind, Jane, I know you could’nt help It. 1 must tack down that loose edge of tho carpet. I came near tripping there,myself, to-day. Go and got a floor-cloth and wipe the water as quickly as you con, while I gather up the broken pieces.’ The color camu back instantly to Jane’s face. She gave mo.one grateful look, and then ran quickly away to do as I directed her. When she camo buck she blamed herself fornot having boon more careful, expressed sorrow for tho ac cident, and promised, over and over again, that she Would bo more guarded In future. The contract between both our feelings now, and what tflhy wero In tho morning was very groat. I felt happier for having acted-juitly, and with duo self control j and my little girl, though trouble on account of tho accident, bad not tho extra burden of my displeasure to bear. ‘Bettor, lUr belter,* I said to myself, as I sat and reflected on tho Incidents Just related—fUr hotter la It, through all. onr relation of JIIo, to maintain a calm oxtcrioi, and on no account to spook harshly to those who aro below us. An-, gry words mako double wounds. They hurt those to whom they ore addressed, while they leave a sting behind them. Above nil, should wo guard against a moody temper. When oven Wo permit anything to frot our minds, wo are not In a stato to exorcise duo self control j and If temptation comes then, wo oro suro to fall.. Abbreviation— A Yankee Triok— Many years ago, somewhere in tho Old Colony, there lived a man, whoso name was Cornelius Oobb. At ono time, when,bo was fkr away from homo, I think It was in some Southern port,amerchnnt called on him In great 'haste, requesting him, merely as a matter of form, to lond his name as security on a note for several thousands of dol lars. Mr. Cobb, believing that the gentleman was as safe as Plymouth Kock—aa good as gold —signed the documentwlthoutthe slightest hes itation, “.Com Cobb.” Long before tho noto became duo, tho staunch merchant had failed. When the, proper time arrived, tho creditors consulted as to tho best method for them to pursue. Tho lawyer informed them that nothing could bo done, unless they could find tho fellow who used th'o'flctitlous'signature for, said they, no-llvlng man over bad such a name—Com Oobb I—His a hoaxi a genuine Yankoo trlck I When Mr. Cobb heard of tbo failure,-puttinghis thumb to hlsaoao,horomark od i ‘Lucky I wasn't there. If I had been I should have lost ray corn,, crib and slip "OUU COUNT ICV~—MAY If* aWaTS DB EIGHT—I/cT EIGHT (Jit WRONG, OCR COUNTuV.” CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 27,1854. *>■. . X>* What a pleasant, cheery ro6rii It is In which John T-hornton and Edward • iJEUcs with their wives set at tea ono Saturday, evening I Such a room as ono would hardly oxsoct to seo In a narrow, dingy Yea there it was; and just listen fora lfeW ( momcnts to the conversation of the little party-1 the men were fellow workmen and friends- 'it . “I do wonder, John, how youicontnvc to get so many things by' way of ornament as well ns use for your homo. 1 can’t indijago it, though wo are all teetotalers as well &s you. Thcro aro two pictures up there I’vonoycrscon before. What are they?” «X meant to show them toyqu before 1 ybu left. I must confess they*wore, rather expen sive for a poor man to buy; buttboy took my fancy so much that I choso to wait for my hew coat*a month or two rathor than not have them. That one to (ho right is You seo In tho distance a village in flames c.xtho sky is an gry and rod; in tho front is a coriifleld trampled down by horses and soldiers; a poor woman is hurrying along, trying to drag’ .iwo babies.— Oh 1 this is a heart-sickening picture. Tum to tho other. That is “Peace.” Behind are the cornfields with tho busy mod; in tho foreground flowery fields, where liesa rusty cannon half hid den by tho flowers; round it lie the sheep, and close by tho children at play ; over all the blue sky bends lovclhgly. That: picture refreshes mo.” , I “It is bcnutiftil?” said Edward Allen and his wife together, “This reminds mb, John, of our. Sunday night sermon; what do you think of it?” “Think ofltl why It did my heart good. If our ministers would always bo ns bravo and speak out,'we working men would like it much bettor.” » “So sky I. I cannot help thinking they lose much of their power by not speaking on such questions. Now our minister fcsls the evil of thcAWar Spirit,” as bo calls it, and is not af. OHfltTto condemn is openly.” I fancy, many would think Ids words out of place In the pulpit.” • * “True. But thoughtful men arc getting to think differently. And whoso .work is it, if not the minister’s, to show the evil of that mighty War Spirit, and to teach the principles of peace, and these principles can and must bo lived out In our every day life.” “And wcrcyounotplcascd,”ealdMrs. Thorn ton, “with tho picture ho drew’of what the world might be if wo would caclfrono try to con quer his war spirit—to chase ItfrbVn our homes and firesides 7 for it lives there ds ho said. If kind words wore spoken oftener.evon totho fai ling and erring ones, what a difference it would make l I was saying so yesterday to ourncigh bor Hajry Boss. Harry Is a grear-render, you knowjmnd a. very sensible man, I think; but ho didn’t ogreo with mo at all, and called it a yory fine ideal," by which I suppose he'-ment some thing that never could come to bo * real.” “I don’t believe that;” said beHiusboud; few of us, I’m afraid, tryto make 'it real.'- We don’t test tho power of gentleness, l ” “Edward I heard your little ICntio singing a song last Sunday,'and it has rung in my cars many a time. I believe It is true.*? “Tim world is full of beauty, As oflior worlds above* And If wo did our ddfy ■ i . might bcjullfif IpVjL”-,; t .Vhcerfuf 'lTulo in that ploasantroora, by that bright fire. John Thorn ton was the first who has feltnn interest In such things; fhefi hla wife, and his friend Edward Miles. And every day. In this limited sphere, ho wns doing some good in tho world. Ho had a kind word and pleasant smile for all; and wherever ho went, ho planted some seeds of lovo, of truth, of pence. Ho had none of that false humility which displays itself saying, “I am too bumble to*do any good; too low to have any influence.” Never did a more false idea possess any hollrt. All may help In some good work if'they xoill. Oh fHonds! for the willt the enmeii cnder.ror, to cultivate a spirit of love and charity I Korthis let us strive. Tui; Love,of Pleaaihq.— lt may safely bo taken fur granted, that every one likes to please; there are hardly exceptions enough to prove the rule. • Whatever subtle disguises this lefvo of pleasing may put on—-however it may borrow roughness or carelessness, or egotism, or sar casm, as its mask—thfcro It Is sung in tho hot tom of each human hefirt, IVom St. Slraon Sty litcs shivering under night-dews, to Jenny Lind flying from adoring lion-hunters, and Pio Nono piously tapping his gold snuff-box, ond saying he is only n poor priest! Tho little boy who has committed his plccowvith much labor of brain, much screwing of body, and anxious gestJcular tuition, utterly rcftises to say it when tho time comes. Why 1 Not because ho docs not wish to pleasb, but because W Intense de sire to do so has suddenly assumed a now.form, that of fear 5 which, Itko'other passions, Is very unreasonable. Tho same cause will make a young lady who has bestowed much thought on a now* ball.drcss, declare at tho last moment, that she docs not want to got A doubt has suddenly assailed her as to tho success'of her costume. Tho dress is surely hcautlftil hut will it make her so J No vigor of personal van ity preserves us from those swoons of aolf.es teem; and they are terrible while they lost.— What wonder, then, that tho thought of a per petual syncope ot that kind 'should make us behave unwisely sometimes ?. Secuets op Happ^bsS. —A susceptibility to delicate attentions, a lino sense of tho name less and, exquisite tenderness of maimer and thought constitutcin tho minds of its possessors, tho deepest under current of life } tho felt nnd treasured, but unseen and inexpressible rich ness of affection. It is rarely fobnd in, the char acters of men, but it outweighs, when it is, all grosser qualities. There are many who waste and losc.nflfcctions by careless, and often un conscious neglect. It is not a plant to grow untended;’ tho breath of indifference,or rude touch, may destroy forever its delicate texture. There is a doily attention to the slight courte sies of life, which can alone preserve tho first freshness of passion. The , easy surprises of pleasure, earnest cheerfulness of assent to slight wishes, tho habitual respect to opinions, the polite abstinence front personal tonics in the company of others, unwavering,attention to his and her comfort, both abroad nnd at homo, arid, above all, tho careful preservation of those proprieties of conversation and manner which arc sacred when before the world, ore some of tho tccrcls of that rare happiness which age and habit alike fail to impair or diminish. Very Good, —When Jaraos Burrol was U. S. Senator from Rhode Island, oh one occasion a Southern gcntlcjnan in ridiculing, tho minia ture State,, asked: “Burrol, what do you pay your Chief Justice ?** ‘‘Between seventeen hundred and two thousand d6llars,* ,4 iwid Mr. Burrol. This was true. Tho pay, being three hundred, Just the difference between seventeen hundred and two thousand. * * Decidedly Rich.— Tho following Incident, which occurred in a neighboring ! city, la too good to bo lost i As Judge W. was walking the street, a woman hurriedout from her house, and mistaking him for her husband, expected from California, accosted him eagerly, “Oh, Joseph, Joseph. 1 * Tho Judge solemnly presenting to her the palms of his open hands, gravoly enunci ated “stop. Madam, stop f I am no Joseph.*'— Tho woman seeing liar mistake, quietly replied, “Excuse me. Sir, ray husband's name is Jo seph, but not Potiphar**—and turning, she loft tho Judge to cogitate on who w&a ahead,** Dolnutw, TEA TABLE. MAT., Hauiuet. [C?*People arc always restless when their bellies arc empty. If you want to make ‘peace and quiet* among folks, you must first proceed on the bread and beef principal. Wo’ve known humans who were ns savage as bull-dogs on free bowels, nestle down like lambs on beds of ro&s, after a feed. Political economists should explore this interesting field of science.. (C7* WomcA arc some on wants. Give ’em a silk dress, and.they “do so** want a f5O cash mere. Try that on and they “must have” a 810 hat. After that bracelets, capes, gloves and soon.' For - wanting things all the way from tho top of tho head till tho middle of the week after next you may put down de laino clear up to 12-U in tho shade—aud very coolat that. QjTTho editor of tho Poughkeepsie Tele graph says that ho has boon presented by a young lady of that city with a cluster of roses on one atom, tho centre being a beautiful white damask, surrounded by ffve crimson moss roses. Tho floral creation presents some singular freaks, which it would puzzle botanists to solvo. ETT” Liverpool, is Is said, Is so called from tho fhet that In former times there was a pool on the spot where tho old city now stands, which tho liver, a bird shapodllko & stork,frequented. There aro none of these birds in England now, •and some think tho story, a fable i but tho mu nicipal crest of tho city Is a Urer to tho present day—-which is embroidered In every policeman and worn on the loft arm of every cabman'. The Thom in the Pillow, Mabel went to spend a few days with her grandmother. She rode in a stage coach, with out cither father or mother to go with her; for though a little girl, she could take good care of herself, and the driver promised to set herdown just where she wonted to stop. Mabel thought it was very fine to go off just* like grown up folks, to think and act for herself, and she was much pleased with the idea of taking her grand mother by surprise and carrying her a new cap. So she kissed her parents and the baby, and jumped into the coach, and drove away with a very smiling face. When shoreached her jour ney’s end, about fifteen miles off 1 , her grand mother was surprised and glad to sec her; she had a cherry-pie for Mable; tho cap fitted, it was called “a beauty,” and Mable was very happy. When it came night, she was tired, and very thankful to go to bed, and her grandmother put her nice little chamber, opening to hers. It had white curtains, and a straw carpet.— After the lamp was put out, and all was sti’l, it might have been expected that she wou.d drop directly to sleep; but it was not so.— Mabel lay quite still for a little while, then she grew restless, twisting her head ayout, jerking her pillow this way and that, and then-smooth ing it down. However, before grandmother came up to bed, the little girl had gone to sleep; but when she came to give a good-night loolc at Mabel, she saw a tear-drop on her cheek, and she thought “very likely Mabel was a little home-sick,” and she asked Mabel the next day if that was so,'but Mabel laughed cheerfully and shouted, “Oh, no grandmother. I should never bo home-sick hero.” It was just so the next night and the next. At last her grandmother thought, os the little girl seemed to be troubled, she would take the lamp aud go and sit in her chamber, which, you know’, was next to Mabel’s until she fell asleep. And presently, although she had tucked Mabel nicely into bed, she heard her rustling the quilt, and fixing the pillow, and then she thought she heard a little cry or sob. So the good grand mother went to the little girl’s bed-side, and said: “Mabel, my child, you have got a thorn in your pillow; what is it?” h Them Mabel hid her face, and began to cry aloud. Her grandmother looked very much troubled, and kindly asked again what the matter was. “Oh,'grandmother I” at last the little girl said, trying to be more composed, “when I am alono here, I cannot help thinking how I said, ‘I won’t,* to my mother, and I can’t unsay it; and my mother is so good, and loves me so, and I —l was so naughty!” And thetcara streamed afresh down tho child’s checks. Here, then, was tho "thorn in the pillow,”— the memory of a wicked, disobedient, rebellious ‘I won’t,’ to her mother. In the \yi\h everybody around, she could forget it; fiut when it came night, and. sl!o : was alone, and Under thoughts of her happy home and her dear parents came over her, the naughty “I won’t” came’ also. Oh, how badly she felt ! And she could never unsay it*. Vet it was well that she felt so; it showed a lender conscience, und“\\'(i ‘ may hope'* that her" penitence led' to nraendincftfT. Indeed, Ido not think that Ma bel ever again spoke a naughty word to her parents, or cherished a wicked nnd rebellious spirit against tbeir authority; for she saw that by so doing, she Was putting thorns in her pil low, find treasuring up sorrow for tin\o to come. Tin Forlnncs 0/ PaskicirKcli. The cause of the high fUvor enjoyed by Pas kiewitch, and which, unjustified by talent or successes, has caused so many suppositions, is entirely owing to tho fatalism which it Is well known la peculiar to the Russian Czars, and of which their history has given ample proof. Du ring the occupation of Paris by the allied armies a grand muss being celebrated on tho Place de la Concorde, in honor of tho Allied Sovcrigns, Paskiowltch was appointed to the command of llto guard of honor place at the foot of the alter, which was elevated on a scaffolding more than forty feet high, towering above tho vast crowd assembled there and visible to tho furthermost extremity of the Champs Elysces. It would seem thdt Paskiowltch, a youngman then,found more interest in ogling fftc Paris ladies assembled there in immense numbers and in splendid toilets to witness tho ceremony, for from his lolly position ho beheld a well known little actress of tho Va rieties endeavoring in vain to make her way to tho front ranks In order to got a better view of tho ceremony. Pasklewitch with true Polish gallantry, immediately descended the steps of tho cstrude, and, offering his hand to tho indy, procured her (C seat on the bench reserved to the officers of (ho guard. | Tho feat achieved •to his satisfaction, he was about to regain his place, when a loud crash was heard j the ill-Jolncd boards had glvtn away, and tho throe superior officers—companions of Paskiowltch in that day’s duty—wore precipita ted ft the pavement below, wh’onco they wore borne crushed and dying to tho hospital. Had Pasklewitch not left tho place for those few mo ments, he too had been among tho victims of of tho catastrophe. Tho story was told at the banquet given that day by tho Prince Talleyrand to tho sovcrigns. Tho Emperor Alexander alone was silent amid tho exclamations elicited by tho good fortune of tho ald-do-camp j but on retir ing from tho banquet ho sent for Pasklewitch, and accosted him In his usual mysterious man ner. ‘Providence has evidently some great de sign upon this man,’ said ho, as ho examined him attentively. ‘From what country arc you V ‘From'Lithnnia, your Majesty..? <Ah, Polish— so much tho better—l lovo tho Poles. You aro a fortunate man, It appears. Providence has visibly protected you thisday. I lovo men who aro fortunate. You shall enter my Guard.— Meanwhile tho command of p brigade of Grena diers is vacant j It is at ypur toryico.l j It is entirely from this event (bat (ho fortunes j of tho Marshal fake their date AT 52,00 PER ANNUM. The Unclad Horseman, Widowers should look out for breakers. Ab salom Nippers was a widower, and one of the portlcularcst men In the world, when bis wife was aliVe ho used to dross as common os a field handflod did’nt use to take pains with himself at cßHSEvcrybody knows how ho spruced up abouPßx weeks after Mrs. Nippers died, and how he went to church regular every Sunday, ; but people did not have much confidence in his religion, and used to say ho went to church to show his new suit of mounting, and to look at the gals. With such a character among the wlmmln, it ain’t to bo suppose&that he stood any chance of getting another Mrs. Nippers near home; and whether lie was as bad to bis first wife as they sdid ho was or not, one thing was certain, he hud to go abroad for one to fill her place. Mr. ’Nippers was very lucky to find a gal just to his mind, that lived about ten miles from his place. Nancy Parker waa rich, though she wasn’t very young or handsome; she belonged to Mr. Nipper’s church, and suited his eye exactly, so ho set to courtin’ her with all his might. Ton miles was a good long rldo, and as lie was an economical plan, he used to ride over to Mr. Parker’s plantation every Sunday morning to go to church with the family, take dinner with them, and ride back in the cool of the evening. A ride over a dusty road is apt to spoil a man’s drygoods and make him and his horse very tired. However, Mr. Nippers didn’t mind tiio fatigue as much as his horso 5 but In a matter such as ho had on hand it was important that ho should make as good an impression as possible, so ho adopted a plan by which ho could present him self before the object of his affections In order, with his Sunday coat as clean, and hla blooming ruffles as fresh and neat as if they had Just come out of a band-box. This was a happy expedient, and nobody but a widower lover would think of it. lie used to start from homo with his new coat and shirt tied up In a pocket handkerchief, and after riding within a quarter of a mile of Mr. Packer’s plan tation ho would turn offinto a thicket of bushes and there make hiq regular toilet. Ono bright Sunday-morning Mr. Nippers bud arrived at bis dressing ground. It was an Im portant occasion. Everything was promising, and ho had made up his mind to pop the ques tion that day. There was no doubt In his mind but ho would return homo ah engaged man 5 and he waa reckoning over to himself the value of Miss Nancy’s plantation and negroes, while sit ting on his Horse, making his accustomed change of dress. lie had dropped the reins on his horse’s neck, while It was browsing about making up last night’s scanty feed from the bushes in his reach; and kicking and stamping at such dies as were feeding on him in return. ‘l’ll fix the business this time,’ said Mr. Nip pers himself, ‘l’ll bring things to a point this time,’ and ho untied bis nice clean clothes, and spread them on his saddle bow. t ‘Wo, Bull,* says he—l’ve just got to say the word, and—wo I* says ho to his horse, which was kicking and rearing about. *Wo, you old fool —and the business Is settled just like falling off a log,*. ' He was drawing his shirt over his head, when Ball inode a sudden spring which was like to make him lose his balance. ‘Wo,’ says he, but he could got his arms out of his sleeves, ,Ball was picking Uko wrath at something tbal 'seemed lo trouble him amaz ingly. j Down went tho clean clothes, shirt and fell on I tho ground. «Wo I blast jour pictures—wo,* /.said bo, grabbing at the reins. But before, lie | could get bold of bin). Ball was off'ilke a streak , fof lightning with swarm of N yellow I Jackets around bis ftm, pinching him like than- 1 der. I Nippers grabbed hold of his main, and tried to stop his borso, but It was no use. Awoy ho went Infuriated and taking tho road ho was used to travelling, another moment Uro’t him to tho houso. The gate was open, and In dashed tho horso with the almost naked Nippers hanging to his neck hollerin’ like blazes, *atop him 1 honTbtsl’ ns loud as ho could scream. Out came the dogs, and after tho horso they went around tho houso, scattering tho ducks and chickens, and terrifying tho llttlo niggers out of their senses. Tho noise brung thowlmmln out. ‘Don’t look,Miss Nancy I hornets! wo! ketch him!’ shouted the uncladNippers.aswUh spent breath, ho went dashing out of tho gato with tho dogs still after him, and his horse’s tail switch ing In every direction like a hurricane. Miss Nancy got ono glimpse of her forlorn lover, and before she got hor apron to her eyes, she fainted, while his fast retreating voice cry ing ‘hornets! stop him I hornets I’ still rang in her cars. German journal states that, since the breaking out of the war, cash has become very scarce at Hamburg. The cause of this is said to be that the pcasantsoftho territory of Ham burg, of the Duchy of liolslcin, of the kingdom of Hanover, and other countries near Hamburg, ore afraid of being considered rich, or even in easy circumstances, and therefore, when they receive money for tho sale of their produce, they neither invest nor spend it, but accumulate gold and silver coins, and conceal their treasure by burying it in the ground, or hiding it in some place of security. In tho houses of two peas ants who recently died at Vicrlandcn, near Hamburg, bags were found concealed contain ing sums of ten thousand and live thousand six hundred ducats, (ten thousand francs and ft fly six thousand franca.) Danish four-sous pieces (eighty centimes, which have always been a fa vorite coin with tho people, from their being made of very pure silver, had some lime since entirely disappeared from Hamburg, but a re port becoming current that the Government was about to call them in. they suddenly became 1 plentiful, and were brought to the money changers by peasants from all parts of the country. I Modest Assouance.— “A good.looking young fellow stopped all last weak at'Major Hell's Ho tel, Cahawbn, (Ala.,) and ordered Ills baggage dowd to the boat and wont down himself, with* out paying his bill.” Said thoMijor, “Sir, you must not leave without paying your bill. 1 can’t afford to biro servants, and pay for provisions, and board people for nothing I” “You can’t?” * “No I” “Well, why in thunder' then, don't you • sell out to tomibody that can ?” Our Informant is anxious to chalk that man’s hat, both ways, as a slight tribute of respect for his magnificent impudence. {O” As long as n man gets six dollarsa week, ho can live and got along rather quietly and contented, but os soon os bis wages reach twen ty dollars a week he needs twenty four—gets in debt, and ’busts up* at that! Man is a high pressure engine, vanity’s the steam, money the fuel—apply thoprincipsl and you have the facts Make a notoon f t. Strange, isn’t It 1 J Word Fitly Spoken.—Gen. Casa said recently In the Senate of the United States “ Independently of its connection with human destiny hereafter, I believe the fate of the re publican government is indissolubly .bound up with the fate of the Christian religion, and that a people who reject its holy faith, will find themselves the slaves of their own evil passions and of arbitrary powers: 1 * Cy*To protect sincerity, is to speak,as,wd think—to be as we profess—to perfermwhat we promise—and really to bo what we wdUM item and appear td bd. <£)hbjßf nns 05” All that glitters Is QyMako hay while the sun shines. ~ li , - Cleanliness and health gb hand in itand. 05” The of.virlue la mo 'path ofjtfabo. 05** The world has not yet learned iho riches of frugality. ■ 05* Ho who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on tho hate of those below. • ; 05" Tho generality of men have, like plants* latent properties, which change brings to light.. 05” Vanity Is ncter at its frill growth, till it spreadth into affectation, and then It is com plete. NO. 7. Ds"Trust him little who praises all, hlajleMC who censures alt, and him least who is ihdUTcr- ' ent about all. 05” Wo some times, think „wo .bate flattery, when wo only hatb the manner in which wo hare been flattered. ‘ 05* A foundry has beon opened up . town.to “cast reflections.” 05” Tho turtle, though bYoti£htia at the arear gate, takes tho head of the table. • 05” Tho summer cbdtames are simple fa Egypt. -They consist of a straw hat* a small shirt collar, and a tooth-pick. > . 05* Flowers and fruits maker fit presents s' because they aro a proud assertion that a ray of . beauty out values all tho Utilities of tho world. Ds”Don’tdcspalr. If you slip down, just got up. A stout heart is as sure to weather the, gale, os thti pretty girl is to bring down man of her choice. D 5“ A country individual who waa caught in-’ Ihc waterwheel of d SaW-mill, says ho intends to apply for a pension, as hu Isa survivor of tho 1 . Involution. □s““Tho Littlo’Dear.”—“Now, my love,' have you got your lesson off.**. “No, mam, but I’ve got the back of tho catechism off.” 05" An Exception— It Is said that “Time cuts down all, both groat and small.” House rents, however, are an exception, for they are. always going up. 05" The fellow who said he would “see. tho bill paid,” probably has good oye-slght. 05” The young*lady with “speaking eyes**-, has become quite hoarse. In consequence *of using them so much. [IT* Ono act of boncflconce, or act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiments In tho world. 05 s " Some men arc called sagacious merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clinch his fist the moment it is born. Qs*" A lady playfully complaining of tho wearing of whiskers and moustaches, declared} “it is one of tho fashions I invariably sot my faco against.” 0 05“ The Speaker who bore, down on his oppo- v neut, made an effort that augcr-cd well. lt won’t do to dohdludo that man Is al ways happy when “smiling,” or that ho Is a house-builder, because yon always find him with a * ‘brick in his hat.” 05* In China, if a youifg man is not married by thu time be Is twenty, he is drummed oat of town'. No place for bachelbft among tho fhm fums. 05“ The children are so dirty in a place on Gape Cod, that a mother frequently goes Into tho streets and washes tho flxccs of half a dozen children before tho finds her own. IX7” To ono who said, “I do not believe there Is an honest man In tho world,” anotherreplled,’ “It is Impossible that ono man should know all tho world, but quito possible that onc-.iuay knosr blmsell.” brethren,” said Swift, In a sennoni “there are three sorts of pride: of birth, of rich es, of talents. 1 shallnot speak of the latter* none of you being liable to that abominable vicol” D5”JiMy dear,” said<■ an Irish gontlcmaVto his wife, “I would rather tho children woro kdpt intho nursery when iam at ‘‘homo* al though I should not object (o their noiso if they would only bo quiet.” | 07* A subscriber writes to tho editor of a “I don’t want your llttlo paper I any longer”— to which the editor replies, ««I wouldn’t make It any longer If you did; its present length suits mo very well.” An Appacliko Tatrni.*—ln a recent trial be jforo (he U. S. District Court, Judge Kean said: “Bum has sunk more seamen than all tho tem pests that ever blew!” tty Tho progress of knowledge Is slow.— Like tho sun, wo cannot seo it moving; bat after a while wo percoivothat It bosmovod, nay, that it bos moved onward. C7* A country girl writing to her friends, says of a polka, that tho dancing doea'not amount to much, but the hugging is heavenly. llf a girl thinks more of her heels than her head depend upon it sho will never amount to much. Brains which.-sottlo in tho shoes, never got above them. Young gentlemen wilt please put this down. 07*Tho best thing to take after being Intoxi cated is—a resolution never to got tipsy again. : An old lady, whoso son was about to proceed to tho Black Sea, among her parting admonitions, gave him strict injunctions not to bitho in that sea, for sho did not want to seo him come back a ‘nigger.’ “Labor is honorable,” says tho Boston Post. It may bo honorable,, but it Is mighty In convenient, when tho thermometer is about 00 in the shade. 07* People who are JeoJous, or particularly careful of their own rights and dignity always And enough of thoso who do not care for either, to keep them continually uncomfortable. 07* Never trust a married man, who loves his wife, with a secret 1 , for ho will tell hor, and'sho will tell her sister, and her sister will tell any. body and everybody. 07* Dr. Herrick, of Albany, has Just Inven ted a pill of surpassing power; ono box not on ly cured a man of the Bronchitis, but it set him up in business. A certificate to that effect may be seen, by calling at tho Doctor’s office. 07* An English paper seml-jocoaoly says that roast beef, seienlty of mind, a pretty with, and cold water baths, will make almost any man “healthy, wealthy and wise.” K 7" Our modern la'dica who follow the ftah lons must certalnly-havd easy consciences, since (hey constantly miwo an “open breast ol It. 1 * Low nock stylo of damsels will please tool fun ny when the laugh comes In. CUT” To remove Ink from linen—Jerk an editor out of his shirt. lleracmbor It takes a man to do it. C 7“ Whole year# of Joy glide improcoivod away, while sorrow counts the minutes as they pass. C 7" Obstinacy is os natural to some folks as sin and plenty of Churches to large cities. The only way to got along with such institutions is to oxurciso patience, tho whip, with plenty of water and bread. : , 07* Some people can dead their houses with quietness and scarcely any disorder] others do no more work, but make a great deal of noise. - If there is a dog, or a oat, (or a husband) about the house, it generally disappears until the squall is over. • 07” Like tho colored bottles lii a' .chemist’s window, is rougo on tho chock*of the maiden ] it attracts the prison by, but all knori* the drag they Advertise. .DjT’ When a young man’a head has' began to run on “alabaster shoulders,’* exquisite ankles, and similar excitin' goods, bo must either be shut up, discontinue business and intro), or else “jiao’* some Interesting piece of calico forlifs. B 7" Friendship is more firmly secured by lea tty towards fellings than by attachment to ex- The fpnqer .;is,. valued as' kindness which camlet be the letter la as the payment of a debt of merit.' ’ • 1
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