AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PDCuartßD EVEnir tutbsuat mobnino Oy Jotan B. Bratton. , , “tebmSi _ SoDSOMPXiOH. —OnoDollaV and Tiny Ceuta, bald In advance •, Two Dollars if paid within the year; and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, If not paid within the y6»r. Those terras will be rigid ly'adhered to In every instance. No subscription discontinued until all arrearages ore paid unless Hi.the.option of tho Editor. • • • Auvertisemekts—AccOinpanied'hy tho Cash, and not exceeding one square, will bo inserted throe times for one Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion.*- Those of o greater length in proportion. Jon-PaiNTiNO—-Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., oxo7 cutod with accuracy and at tho shortest notice. ffaetirnl. YOU iSR now I LIVE, nr Joseph nooniNs. Living friendly, fooling friendly, Acting fairly to all moo, Booking to do that to others They may do to u& again. Dating no man, scorning no man,- > wronglng-nono by wordordeodj But forbearing, Soothing, serving, Thus I live—ana this ray creed. llnreh condemning, fierce contemning, Is of little Christian use, One soft word of kindly pence Is worth a torrent of abuse j Calling things bad, calling men bad. Adds hut darkness to their night. If thou wouldst improve thy brother. Lot thy goodness bo his light. I have fell and known how bitter Human coldness makes tho world. Every heart around mo frozen, Not an eye with pity pearled ; Still my heart with kindness teaming. Glad when other hearts are glad, And my heart a tear-drop ilndeth At the sight of others sud. All! bo Kind—life bath no secret For our happiness like this 5 Kindly hearts uro seldom sad ones, Blessings over bringetb bliss*, Lend a helping hand to others, '‘V Smile though all the worldfshomd frown, Man is man, we all are brothers, Blaqlc or white or red or brown. Man is man through all gradations. Little rocks it were ho stands, God’s imago is impressed upon him, Scattered ovor many lands; Man Is man by form and feature, Man by vice and virtue too, Mantis all on a common nature • Spoaks'and'binds us brothers true. CALI THE ROLL. BT SARAH T. BOLTON. Who Is ready Tor the contest? •Who, with helmet, sword and shield, Will go forth to conquer Error, On Life's battle-field 7 Who will strike at Superstition, In his goblin-haunted coll, And unloose the myriad victims Fettered by his spell 1 Call the roll. Who will strive, on God relying, - -With unwavering faith and hope, To pull down the gory scaffold, And the gallows rone 7 Who will break the yoke of bondogo. And unbat the prison door, Saying to the trembling sinner, .‘•Go and sin no more!” Call the roll. Who forgetting self, will listen To sweet Charity’s appeal,? Who will labor for the lowly *-With untiring zo’oj'-r ->• Casting bread upon the waters, Not for human praise, Trusting heaven again to find it, After many days 7 Caff tho roll. Who will put what God bos given, Wisely to tho noblest uso ?, Who will clotho tho homeless orphan. Fill tho widow’s cruise, And, Hko him of old Samaria, Help tho stranger in his.need, Reckless of his name and nation. Reckless of his creed 7 Call tho roll. Who that finds a child of sorrow, Heir to penury and wo, Will not tarry to Inquire What has made it so, Ero ho freely shares a pittance From his meagre hard earned store, Or bestows a cup of water, If ho can no more ? v Call the roll. Who when Slander's tonguo is busy With an allsent neighbor’s name. Will excuse his faults and failings. And defend his famo 7 Who will view poor human nature on the brightest side, Leaving God to judge tho evil Charity would hide 7 Call tho roll. 3fctllanmiis. A SIGHT AltlOXO THE CLOtDS. AN INTERESTING STORY, The sun was setting on a certain Sunday in August, some time ago, at Manheim; and the pleasure gardens which surround the town were rapidly becoming silent and deserted. In one, however, the crowd still remained—tho cottage garden, then famous for its entertainments, its fireworks, and its balloon ascents. These latter had long been so popular as to attract great crowds, perhaps tho more so as tho mrial voyages were ns little dangerous as they were short. Tim balloons were strongly attach ed to' the ground by ropes, which could bo lengthened or shortened at pleasure, tho ascent never exceeding tho lops of the trees, even among the bravest of tho adventurers. The crowd were now leaving tho balloon for the fireworks, on another tcrraco.whcn ayoung gw), leaning on tho arm of a man about forty years of ago, appeared at the end of tho avenue, rhey worn walking slowly, and appeared pro* occupied by some serious matter. After a si lenco, tho man said, energetically— • * *i’ T rii r ■?? lon S as I Uvo I can never for ciyo that Christ'an Lofllnan for disputing my inheriting Loerrach, my cousin’s property; for Heaven knows it was not left to me os a gift, but as my right for wlmt ho owed me.» ‘Ho should have said so in hip will, Michael,’ answered the girl. 'And just because ho did not. I am dipoilcd of my duo! Because a dying man did not ex plain all Ins. reasons and circumstances, I am accused of interested and almost fraudulent de signs by this Lolfman!’ ’ ‘Alas! ho does not know us, brother,* said the girl, gently. ‘They have filled him with prejudices against us, and ho has believed them, because it was his interest to do so.* ‘And so,’ replied Michael bitterly, ‘the land X have cultivated for twenty years, and earned by my unceasing labors, is to bo taken away from mo by a foreigner, simply because ho hap pens to bo born a fifteenth cousin!’ ‘Tho judgment has hot been given,’ interrup ted Florence. ‘Ah! but I have little to hope from it,’ an swered Micliacl. ‘This Lofiman is young and active ; ho has fi'lends, too, perhaps alreadyXho decree has been pronounced— 1 Ho stopped on hqring his sister sigh. tWcll, well; hero lam talking of it all again, 'When-I have brought you'hero on purpose to liiim BY JOHN B. BRATTON, VOL 41. make us both forget it.- I wish something won derful would happen to divert us—’ As ho said these words, they turned the cor ner of the path, and came suddenly upon the open glade, where the balloon was floating a few feet above their heads, sustaihining a light, pretty car, which seemed to bo swimming over the grass. . Florence could not restrain a cry of surprise and admiration.' 1 It was the first timoshohad ever seen a balloon closely. She drew nearer. , ‘Two more places!’ cried the man who held the cords. One man was sitting in the car, in the dress of a traveller, with one of tho iron-spiked walk ing sticks used on mountain excursions. # ‘Two places! Who will go for a ride in tho air?’ repeated the man.' ‘ls there no danger ?’ asked tho girl. ‘None in tho least,’ answered tho man ; ‘more than ten thousand souls have taken these little rides.’ ‘And can one descend when one likes ?’ ‘You need only ring the little hand-bell.’ ‘Lotus go!’ cried Michael. And so saying he lifted Florence into the car. The man loosed the ropes, and in another moment tho balloon slowly began to ascend. The young girl turn ed pole. The stranger saw it, and moving to wards tho hand-bell said, smilling—‘shall we stop ?’ ‘A thousand thanks !’ said Florence. ‘I shall soon be used to itand her color returned.— Thcj'Tose above the trees, and the girl forgot her fears in tho newness of thesljjjfit. The Black Forest and the Rhine appeared on either hand, and tho Ncckor meandered among rich meadows dotted with villages toward the horizon. ‘Happy country,* said the stranger, as if speaking to himself, ‘of fertile fields and wood ed mountains!’ Michael sighed, and said in alow voice: ‘Happy, indeed, if one is not under tho ban of persecutions and calumnies*!* The stranger turned to him. ‘Ah, sir,’ said he, ‘no one knows that better than myself.’ ‘Are you, then, also condemned to defend your just rights ?’ ‘Yes, and from an adversary who neglects no means of annoying me.* ‘Like mine,* returned Michael. ‘lf ho gains his cause, X lose everything I have gained in my whole life.* ‘And I, all I have been looking to in the fu ture.’ ‘The fruits of my labors will go to enrich an avaricious man !’ ‘And all my hopes will be destroyed to profit a hypocrite!’ ‘Anl I sec,* cried Michael, ‘our positions arc alike; you,plead against some Christian Loff man, like me.* •Christian Loffman !’ cried tho stranger.— ‘ WTiy* thr.t is my name! And my adversary is Michael Hitter I’ ‘Why that is mine 1* ‘ And tho two men exchanged glances of sur prise,' passion, -and hatred. Florence looked frightened. She laid a hand on her brother’s arm.. ‘Let us descend !* said she. But he would not listen. •What Mr. Loffman said of his adversary is calumny I* exclaimed Jio with glittering oyea. ‘And what Mr. Ritter said of his is false, re plied tho young man forcibly. ‘Oh, heavens! let us descend!’ cried tho girl, trembling. ‘Yes,’said Michael : ‘explanations will bo more satisfactory on tho ground.’ ‘And I hope they will bo decisive,’ added Loffman, in a significant voice. Ho rang tho bell; but tho balloon remained stationary; again, a second and third time, with as little effect. They looked over the side of the cor. ‘Gracious Heavens!’ cried Michael,‘there is an entente in the gardens ! They arc tearing down the railings, and making a bonfire of the scats, and breaking the lamps V ‘There! they arc now under the balloon I* ‘What arc they doing V ‘By Jovo, they are cutting tho cords!' Tho three travellers shrieked aloud—but in vain; believing the car empty, thostudents had cut tho cords, and in another moment the bal loon darted up high into the air, and disappear ed from their eyes into the gathering clouds of night. The unfortunate prisoners in the air wasted some breath in useless cries and exclamations; but despair soon succeeded, and they remained silent and quiet, believing themselves doomed to a speedy but inevitable death. Florence hid her terrified face on her brother's shoulder, but ho had no .word of consolation to give her. .. Loffman sat at tho other end of the car, seem ing somewhat less disturbed, and now and then casting a look of pity on Hitter and hid sister; but tho recollection of their enmity and their reciprocal insults so lately uttered; kept them frflm communication even in their common dan ger. Meanwhile, tho balloon, at tho mercy of tho night winds, floated through tho sky with tho rapidity of a swallow returning to its nest, while its inmates could but just perceive tho glimmer of some town or city over which they were passing. But, by degrees, even this failed cd them; tho balloon mounted higher, and tho cold became oppressive. Dull rumblings came in their ears—sharp tinglings in their extremi ties—and stiffness in their llmba. Florence at lost glided down from her scat, unable to sup port herself any longer. ‘I am sleepy/ she murmured. ‘Oh, waken up ! waken up !’ cried Michael; ‘sleep hero is death 1 Get up, Florence, get up V But she did not move. ‘Florence! Oh, my God I she docs not hear mo ! and I have nothing to — ‘Take this cloak/ lie turned and saw Loffman stripping himself of his coat; which was lined with fur. ‘But you yourself! 1 hesitated Ritter, touch ed and surprised. ‘I am stronger/ he answered briefly. Both stopped to wrap it round the girl,.and their hands met. Michael seized his adversary’s. ‘Let us wipe out the post. lam sorry 1 said : so much to wound you !’ ‘Regret nothing/answered Loffman. *1 was most in tho wrong!’ ‘Let us each forgive tho other, then/ answer ed Michaal; ‘wo shall all three soon bo before tho judgment scat of God. Let us throw away our anger before that!’ ‘I have none left/ cried Christian. ‘Hero is my hand, Ritter, and it is indeed a friend’s hand.’* '*l accept it ns such. Loflban, wo' have both been deceived, each believing tho other to bo ill-intentioned, because our Interests were op posed ; and wo had no means of learning the contrary by acquaintance. Lot us thank God that in our last nour llu has brought us togeth er, that wo may appear before Him without rancor in our hearts/ ‘Amen!’ answered Loflinan j ‘and may God forgive us as wo forgive each other 1’ Alien, looking up, they perceived a pale light on one side; it was tho dawn. The wind appeared to chango*and sink ; tho balloon began to descend slowly; and a little hope re-animated their hearts. Tho sun rose, and tho country began to ro-nppoar. • It seemed like a rcsurreqtioa to them. The earth existed “OUR COUNTRY—-MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT—-Bui RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” « ' - ; • y • ‘ * still, and for themant} .the balloon continued to descend. They, soon distinguished the vil lages and fields.'Suddenly Ritter joyfully ex claimed: ‘lt is Loerrach! ? and Florence, revived and thankful recognized their old house and mchd ows. But at this moment the balloon seemed be ginning to ro-ascend on a fresh wind. Florence clasped.her hands. ‘ls there no means of stopping it ?’ she cried imploringly. ‘Thereis one,’ said Loffman, ‘but it is a dan gerous one.’ *Oh, let us try it!’ cried Ritter; nothing can be worse than last night.’ Lofibian stepped cautiously on the edge of tho car, and hanging on by the cords, thrust the spike of his walking-staff through tho silk of the balloon. The gas rushed out with a roar; the balloon sank with frightful rapidity, and the travellers shut their eyes m terror. A vio lent bump came, and they found themselves en tangled in the branches of a pine tree, with tho cor out a few feet from the grounds Towards the close of tho same day, Loffman and Ritter were leaning out of the window of tho old house—the disputed property—to which Michael had conducted Ins two companions af ter their common deliverance. Their mutual congratulations had at first quite occupied their minds; but now that the first feelings of relief had passed away, Ritter began to feel his me naced interests re-awakening within him.. He was still leaning silently on-tho woodcij balcony, when Christian, who had been looking out intently all over the country, suddenly, asked, 1 •IRw far docs your demesne extend V < Michael started, as if his conscience told him his guest hod divined his secret thoughts. ‘Ah! you want to know how much your cause will gain for youhe answered bitterly. ‘Upon my word! was not thinking of it!’ re plied Loffman, but ho looked disconcerted. ‘You need not blush about it,’ said Ritter; ‘we each have confidence in our own rights, naturally. Twill show you the demesne.’ And woods and fields, one of after another, far and near. •It seems a wonderfully wdl-cultivatcd prop erty,’ observed Christian.’ ‘I have given every thought and hour I pos sessed to it,’ replied . Michael. T had hoped to continue my improvements.; but who, can tell how many or how few days it may perhaps* still be mine 1 Perhaps already—’ As he said these words, Florence entered; she seemed troubled as she advanced, holding a let ter in her hand. ‘ls that from M. Litoff?’ asked Michael, and ho turned pale. ‘Yea,* answered the girl. ‘Then tho judgment is pronounced, and wc shall soon know—’ He stretched oht his hand for tho letter, hut the hand trembled. Florence look it between hers ; and looking timidly at loflinan, said gently— ‘Whatever happens, do not let us forget that we have forgiven each other!’ t ‘The letter) the letter)’cried Michael, impa tientty. .The girl drew back a step. «. . ‘Promise tD.submit.quiotly, and not angrily tb'tho decision,’ she saich And pointing to tho hill, where tho pine-tree, which had entangled them was visible, she added, solemnly— . ‘Have you so soon forgotten our night in tho clouds ?’ Bitter and Loffman looked at each- other.— For a moment they hesitated, and then held out their hands both together." ‘Ah,’ cried Michael, ‘it‘shall not bo said that in danger alone our hearts were disposed to mercy! Saved by the goodness of God, let us prove our gratitude by our submission. 'We have left our enmity in tho clouds—do not let us return to it on earth. "Whatever this letter may announce, I declare that I will accept my fate with peace and calmness.’ •And for myself, 1 shall thank llcaycn for having pined, a friend,’ answered Christian, ‘even if it tells mo of tho ruin of all my hopes.’ Florence gave tho letter to her brotner. He opened it with a firm hand, and turned slightly pale. ‘You are in your own house, Loffman,’ said he, turning to tho j'oung man. , *Xn my favor)’ cried Loffman, joyfully. ‘You arc master of all that belonged to your cousin ; his demesne is yours—* ‘A demesne Is not worth os much as tho hap piness of a friend,’ interrupted Ix)ffmnn, and he tore tho letter in pieces. Bitter beheld him with astonishment: Flor ence clasped her hands. ‘Yes, continued tho young man; ‘I came in hero as a guest, and I will not rcmain'as an enemy. Ho who has received mo so kindly shall himself bo thabrbiter of our rights. * •Mo!’ cried'Blttcr. ‘Ah !if I could choose!’ Loffman turned’o look full of tenderness on Florence, who codt down her eyes; then taking Michael’s hand— •( . / ' i ‘lt 19 for her who began our (friendship to tie tho knot which shall bm4us to each other, and render our division of rights more cosy/ said he. •How?' asked Michael, astonished. ‘By enabling friends to become brothers.’ Ritter smiled, as Florence hid her blushing face in his bosom, and held out her band to Lofihmn. Girls. ITolmcs In ono of his poems says In paenlhl cal \yay t 3fy grandpapa Loved girls whefl bo was young, No doubt of it, for Holmes la a ssnslbto man and must havo.a sensible grandfather. Ail sen sible men love girls when they are young, and when they are old too. Wo apply tho ‘old* to tho men, and not tho girls, mind you. Girl, hood is an Institution—which as lovers of- lliq uniod wo feel bound to cherish, and as to tho girls, largo and small, wo hold that no gentle man’s family is complete without them. Of lit tle girls an American poet says t “With rosy cheeks, and merry dancing curls, And eyes of tender fight, O, very beautiful oro Httlo girls, And goodly to tho sight.' > And as to largo girls—big bounclpg girls— wlmt a pity it is they must soon bo women; stately, matronly, queenly women, who aro only angels. because they are girls I who by tho by, aro not angels either, but vastly more charming than I any members of angollo host that wo remember to have scon In tho picture or elsewhere I In deed they ace.—Uoj/on Post, A Smart Dot.—Dr. Way land, ofßiown Uni versity, had a boy about air years old, who was anything but a fool. TJio doctor placed him under the care of one of tho students.'with the charge that ho should not go out, without permission Irom his tutor... « ‘May I go out?* at'lenglh inquired our hero. ‘No,* wna tho laconic reply. A few minutes pause followed. ‘May I go out again?* inquirocUho boy. * No was ngftlu tlio response/ Thu minatura edition, of thd doctor slowly arose from his float, took up his cap,and pushed for Iho door. • > ‘Stop,* said tho.tutor,‘do you know wlmtno moans? 1 , ’ . t ; ‘Yes/ said Charley \ ‘lt Is ft particle of ft ne gation, and two of. thorn coming • together, aro to an aflirmativa.’- ; XUnvitiros hispnsspoat. CARLISLE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1854. now about the UilltarjJfeccnllon. The Itobilc ‘toys’ mo sadnvtfga when they have amlnd to bo no. Tho,Jast story of thoir ‘saws* runs something after ilua fashion s - Everybody, knows tliat a Iffrgo party from Mobile, including tile militaiy, .wont out to Winchester by - the railroad, to cclcbroto .the Fourth and to rejoice .ov'ot, of tho road to that point. Thesd met by hun dreds and thousands of ptisdplb—-men, woman and children—from tho adjacent counties of Alabama oud Mississippi, and' the whole had a grand barhacuo and joliflcatlOb-t' , Tho fun of eating and drinking, pinging, spoechifying'hnd,.toasting beih# over, some of tho ‘boys’ of tho . military conceived a plan fop a grand lhohCfit of? thoir .country friends, and,a‘dhim_-hcad court-martial ond ex ecution was fcsb]vetf on. Tllqijlanwnssuggcs ted and at bned adbpted., Everything was con ducted with J the' utmost solemnity, and tho ‘green ones’ lobice’d on in silence and amaze ment. Two prisonors‘(WOll npj to the fun) woio led out before the court, tho of deser tion and disobedience to.orders was read to them. They made a lame dcfcftlo, and the bvi donco against them was conclude. They were found guilty, and ordered to b&shot. Arrangements for execution.*;were at once completed, and tho victims, witST eyes bandag ed, wore led out into tho wfiods. Hero tho whole , military wore 'mustcreai In a hollow square around tho prisoners, and, a file of six men wore detailed to carry’ wf? order of tho court into execution. lit \ Tho excitement now Mon and boys filled tho trees far andjnear to witness tho tragic scone. Women tvcrA dodging and peeping about wherever there opportunity to gota,sight of'.the shooting.jsTUe ‘knowing ones,’ while laughing in there tflceves, nssumed tho roost serious ahd elongated "images, and ev erything betokened tho near approach of tho fatal Order to‘fire I* , *v; Just at tins stage of tho aflluijhn old woman fromonbof tho Mississippi .coubuca, who had ‘taken on’ terribly abouftho matter, not being longer able to control-liof foelifigs, rushed up tb’ tho commanding officer, , and earnestly exclaimed: “V#. •Dear Mr; Officer, I never didfeoa man shot; can’t you got me a place InfiidO'of tho ring?— Do, good Mr. Officer, plcoso da.^ Tho gallant colonel, who' hcver N allows a wo man to plcad to him in va 1 n] ; gay<£ord ersto ad mit her into tho square; and/thCiro she stood and gazed with all the intensity,of;woman’s cu riosity at tho preparation for'tljbsxccutlon. In a tho word Waa^ge'n! Tho tile ol soldiers fired I and tho unfortunate victims tumbled over as ‘natural as life.* ;* A couple of table-cloths well stained with Claret .wine were brought, into which tho bodlefl'woro rolled, and then carried into atchti . ‘.i . ■ The old lady was satisfied, she bad seen two mon shot, as she supposed, du'd ,ns sho still thinks, and will the balance of hoc natural life. Tho pld lady was nbt thq one* at Winchester who bA tho'ilobilo jo kers. - 'y*J -*•, ’’l' /f Of course great caro’Vaa the mus kets were chargcd%ith. blank and tho file placed at a safe distantjov^ olll tljo kvo victims.— N. 0. Picayune. ■■■ ' ' An Englishtnan was t ravelin,V^jlia-Mleala-- <»ippl Tlvor, told-ebmo rnttroTltro^V^utitiH'WbOUt" London thieves.' A Cincinnati, chap, named Case,’heard thoso narratives with nsilent bat 6‘xprosslvo .humph I and tbor\;rcmarked that ho thought tho western thieves - London operators ell hollow. * “How so?”, enquired the-Englishman with surprise. “Pray sir, have you. lived much In the west-?’* , - . ’* ■ a'grcat deal. I undertook to'sot up business at the Dcamolnca Rapids a while ago, but the rascally people stole nearly everything Iliad, and finally a Welch miner ran off with my with.** . “Good God I” said tho Englishman. “And you never found her?** “Never to this day. But that was not the worst of it.” “Worst! Why what can bo worse than steal ing a man’s wife t” “Stealing hla children, I should say,” said tho implacable Case. “Children 1” “Yes, a nigger woman who hadn’t ony of her own, abducted my younger daughter, and slop, podjind jlned tho Ingonal” “Groat heaven I did you see hor do It ?” “See hcrl Yes, and she hadn’t ton rods the start ofmo, hut she plunged Into tho lake and Swam like a duck —and there wasn’t a canoe to follow her with.” Tho Englishman laid back In.his chair, and colled.for another mug of nff-and-aiT, while Case smoked his cigar, and credulous friend at tho same time,' jnost remorselessly, “I—l shan’t go any farther west—l think,” at length observed the excited John Bull. “I should not advise any one to go,” said Case quietly. ’“My brothcronco lived outthoro, but,ho had .to leave, although his,business was tho best In tho country.” (‘What business was ho In 7” “Lumbering—had a saw-mill.” a > “And they stole his lumber?” 0 “Yea and saw logs too,” “Saw logs?” “Yes. Whole dozens ol flno black walnut logs were carried off In a single night. True, upon my honor, sir. Uo tried every way to prevent it, hired men to watch his logs* but it was all no use. They’d whip ’em away as easy as I! there had not been ono there. They'd steal ’em out of tho covo and' oven out of tho mill-ways,” “Good Gracious I” “Just to give you an idoa bow thoy can steal ant thofo, V continued Case sending a sly wink to tho listening company, “Just to give you on Idea, did you over work in a saw-mill t” “Never.” • “Weill my brother, ono day, brought nu oil fired flno black walnut log—four foot throe at tho butt, and not a knot in it. 110 war deter, rained to keep that log any how, and'ho htod two Scotchmen to watch it all night. Well, they took a small demijohn of whiskey with them, snaked tho log up the side hill above tho mill, and then sot down on tho log to pluy kcords, just to keep thorn awake, you see. ’Twaa a monstrous big log—bark two Inches thick.— Well, as I was saying, they played keerda and drank whiskey all night—and ns it began to grow light thoy went to sloop astraddle of tho log.—, Aibout a minute alter clay light my brother wont over to the mill to soo how thoy got on, and the log was gone I” “And thoy sitting orijfifc'7” ' “Sitting on tho bark.' The thieves had drove an Iran wedge Into the butt end which plntcd down hill, and hllchpd a yoke of oxen on, ami pulled It right out, leaving tho shell and tho Scotchors setting astraddle of II fast asleep.” ; Tho Englishman hero dropped his cigar stump Into tho spittoon, and looking at his watch, said ho thought ho would go on dock, and soo how far we’d bo down tho river boloro morning. Advice to lUaiißi.oua.—Be sure to annex'a woman that will lift you up Instead of pushing you down; In mercantile phrase, get ft piece of calico, that ioill wash. There is nothing in n pinch liko ft feminine who can cook your ‘vittlcs and iron your clothes. An EoQNOMroAn Idea.—An Irishman who lidcl commenced building ft wall round his lot of rather uncommon dimension, viz; four feet high and six feet thick, was ashed tho object by ft friend. To Eftvo repairs, my honey. Don't vow &co'that if.it ever folia down, It will ho higher than it is now'.: liiliM; From the Homo Journal, August 5, OUT-DOOM IT IDIEWJID j Or, Country life within Cityjcacli. BY N. P. WILLIS. [To Invalids only.] '■ With tho letter from a Boston physician, pub lished not long Since in the Home Journals pre sume theinvalid reader to be familiar. Coming from one who was a stranger to me, it was writ ten in a spirit of Christian kindness that in spired immediate confidence; while the ability, good sense, directness and novelty withal of the medical advice, was like tho sound of a trum- Eet to tho army of despairing consumptives.— otters requesting to know the name and ad dress of the writer have poured upon me from a continuous multitude of those wishing personal consullation, while the newspapers of the coun try have so generally copied tho theory and its brief direction, that tho knowledge of it, at least, must be almost universal. I have heard of very numerous cases of experiment without further counsel than the perusal of it. # To my grateful expression of thanks for this kind physician’s interest, I received a second truly admirable letter, accompanied with tho requisite internal medicines and directions more minute. As my homeopathic aids to convales cence had, for some little time, seemed to have weakened or changed in their action upon my system, and my friends warned mo that I was losing ground, L was the-more willing to try the new remedy —misgiving, however, that in a certain passago'of theJdoctor’s letter, where he mistrusts the wESdom of “prescribing for a pa tient witfi a-pulsc at Idlewild and his fingers at Boston,’'there was a difficulty I should first remove by going to him. And that misgiving was my good angel, to whose‘still, small voice,’ I gave too little heed. So skilful a physician would have said, probably, at once, on seeing me, that his prescription was based upon very different phases ol disease; ontl it is to inspire a much needed caution on this point that I nave note resumed the subject. Invalids arc so apt to clutch, ns thus I did, at a remedy, without irst making certain that it.is their form of dis ease to which it is suited. With my unconquerable night-coughs and heraorabages for the ground-work of his theory, the doctor, it will bo remembered, says: ‘ ‘ln all cases like yours the skin docs not per form its office. * * The system is surcharg ed, overflowing with acidity.” # • “Admit these facts, and what is tho conclusion of the whole matter ? It is this: Take a warm alka- line batbysay twice a week.” * • “Next, but not second in importanoe*night and day , surround ihc Chest with a made of flannel and spread with the darkest brown soap; f being strongest with the alkali,) melted to the consistence of thick paste with a little boiling water. * * * Use a simple, ’pure alkali, internally, to neutralize the acidity "already there.” It was tho latter part of May, and the very warm weather was already commencing when I entered upon the alkaline treatment. The “soap-jacket,” of course, could not be worn without a second flannel shirt over it, to keep id’its paste and moislurc, and here \yas my first Anmblcj - - Bo.acvsfe)ve night and day, with the impermeable closeness fit tbe covering, thntlwnsscnsibly weakened arjd distressed for breath, while exorcise was nearly impossible, and every pu/Tof air seemed to give mo a cold. -My voice weakened,-by tho-third day, so that X could scarcely articulate; my head seemed crammed with an hourlyincrcnsing catarrh, I felt a return of some old rheumatic symptoms, tho muscles of my face and eyes showed rapid exhaustion, and my family, much alarmed, insisted on the stoppage of the treat ment. I thought it best to make a fair trial of it, however, and strictly followed the directions till the eighth day—when tho “internal alkali” hod so completely deadened the coats of my stomach and destroyed the lone, that I feared I should ho unable to take tho nourishment necessary forlitc. I had the sensation of being tanned inwardly to sole-leather, scarce able to tasto tho diflcrenccs in food and drinks, and falpahly burtbening nature with every morsel swallowed. And ns, in all my previous ill ness, I had never before failed to have appetite proportionate to exercise, and had known no (celling of discomfort inwardly, except from tho convulsion of the cough, I was sure that the internal cflect, at least, was injurious. My hemorrhages, in tho meantime, grew more pro fuse, and, os I persisted in my rides, tho least motion of the horse beyond a walk brought the blood to my mouth abundantly. With the giving up of tho alkalis on tho eighth day, I found myself more ill than I had even* previously been. There was uo sign that the antagonist acids had been encountered, or that anything but poor weakened naturchorself had received tho deadly nmunition of the alkalis. With the resuming of my former unmwlicinal system, however, I began to raUy'hgam. The vigorous use of (Tosh-brush anti crash-towels before and after cold baths in tho morning, a more generous diet, and a free horse, brought me gradually up ; and, now, after seven weeks, I am once more jivhero the alkalis began with me. Another patientr who made the same ex periment, fl (a distinguished officer of the tinny, who had brought consumption homo from his compaigns in Mexico!, but whoso first result from tho alkalis—unlike mine—was a relief, has since died under the treatment. With tKc publicity which I have unexpectedly given to tho “alkali euro,” and a confidence thus indi rectly expressed in it, it is but just, perhaps, that I should declare rav own belief that it is likely to be wholly misapplied, and, in any. case, dangerous without tho best of medical course and supervision. Of tho unusual professional frankness of tho writer of the letter, and of his high moral and intellectual tone of study, sympathy, and duty, no ono could doubt who has rend it. The proof is in tho universal confidence it inspired, and in tho numbers who have since sought him out with great eagerness for advice. With person al knowledge of a patient tho danger of Ins theo- doubt not, would bo obviated by his'eou scicntiousncss makiugfirstccrtain of its fitness to the case. It is hot wonderful that all man ner of sick people do not get tho full attention of tho overworked best doctors, and that this snirto making first certain is somewhat rare.;— It is fur this reason that a physician as an in timate friend is invaluable—ono who will make an untiring enthusiasm of your euro; whllcono , who gives you ten minutes ojidoneor two looks ' and touches, and a little uninterested listening, at a professional hour, is a risk, to say the least. Fortunately, nine out of ten of tho medi cines for every disease ore prescribed by nature —fresh air, exercise, control of habits and appe tite, itc., but it is not too much to add that nine points out of ten of medical advico also are given by’nature. Tho utter faith with which the aide receive and follow tho hasty opinion of a doctor, and tho utter inattention to tho complainings and promptings of their own pain-taught and trutn-telhng nerves, or gans and senses is a giving up of tho >wbolo business to a tenth committee-man who, by rights,.should only by oho in a consultation.— “It has surprised momoro than anything else,* says a very sensible man writing of his expo ricucoia consumption “to find Uqw many dif ferent opinions I have received, in regard to tho AT $2,00 PER ANNUM. NO. 12. scat Ofroy disease from physicians in high standing.' In fact the five-minuteomniscience that is expected of doctors ys expecting too much. It would be much wiser to go first to a careful lawyer, who will sit down and cross-ex amine you, nut your symptoms into condensed and comprehensible language, reconcile your contradictions, sift of! your reluctances and su perfluities, and take the side-evidence of your friends and attendants; and from this prepare a digest of what you yourself know of your ease, which the physician 4 can read while- ho looks at you and feels your pulse for the pro fessional corroborations. In no shorter way, I am inclined to-think; will any common patient •get the best advice from a “physician with ex tensive practice.” And now shall I stop ?—or may we, dear in valid render, safely gossip away another half hou? upon-our theme of sympathies ? I think there is a grain of truth for us in al most every theory of euro—something in hy dropathy, something in ‘kneading and pommel ing the stomach,* somethirfg in ‘inhalations,’ something in raising the scigo of the disease by cdunter-iiritationorby.dislodgemcnt and change . of action with homcoaopathic alternations, cct., etc., etc. By judicious care and counsel we may combine a self-treatment from two or more of these‘-positive cures for consumption,’par ticularly from such ns involve no use of violent medicines, or are morel}’ allcviativo—thus keep ing prudence awake and encouraging hope, even I if we do not stumble by chance on the specific 1 lor our particular case. In homoeopathy, how i cVdrij ns administered by a prophet in its secrets, like Dr. Gray, of New'York—l may express ray individual ‘setting down’ of faith and preference. But consumption, mourned over as it is.scctns to me a gentle untying of the knot of life, in stead of the sudden and harsh tearing assundcr of its threads by other disease—a tenderness in the destroying angel, as it were, which greatly softens for some, his inevitable errand to all. — It is a decay with little or no pain, insensible almost in its progress, delayed sometimes, year after year, in its more fatal approaches. And it is not alone in its indulgent prolonging and deferring, that consumption is like a blessing. The chords Vhich it first loosens are the coarser ones, most confining to the mind. The weight i of,the material senses is gradually taken from thCjßoul with the lightening of their food and the lessening of their strength. Probably, till he Owns himself an invalid, no man has ever given the wings of his spirit room enough —few, if any have thought to adjust the ministcriDgs to body and soul so as to subdue the senses to their secondary place and play. With illness enough for this, andnOt enough to' distressbr weaken—with consumption, in other words, as most commonly cxpcricnccd-»-tbe mind becomes conscious of a wonderfully new freedom and predominance. Thlngc around alter their value. Estimate of persona & pursuits strangely change Nature seems as newly beautiful oS if int Aim had fallen from the eyes.. » Tbo-pnrcr. affections, the I I simpler motives, the humbler and more secluded 1 reliances for sympathy,' Ore.’found to have been the closest linked wiforlhoughts bolder and freer. Who has not, wbndercd at the cheerful ness of consumpted persona "I It ia because, ■with the treatment. •flrcrelffW'deprcsrioh of spirits.* With careful regimen and the spirit purified and disciplined, life, what there is of it, Is in tbo most cxhilira ting balance of its.varied proportions. Death 'is not dreaded where there is, thus, such o con scious breaking through of the wings of another life, fl’Oor and higher. • ’ I A Silent Man. —Copt. Stone, of tho steamer Canada, now in tliis port, is probably tfio most silent man afloat. Sailors who have been with him many months say they never hoard him speak. -He writes his orders to his officers, and if they fail in carrying them ont, ho reprimands them in writing. Yet ho lias tho reputation of being one of tho most skilful and prudent cap* tains of tho Ciuiard lino, and remarkable for his powers ol personal endurance. When at sea he rarely leaves tho deck, night or day, more ‘ban an hour at a time, and nothing appeanrto. escape ids notice. Still ho..does not sp<?alr, cither to ids officers or passengers. Op a recent p&sago two wags, who word passengers in Ids ship, noticed this peculiarity,.and at dinner one wcns tydto eloquent upon,tho blessings of speech, and then, by way of obntrast, expressed their deepest commiseration for dumbics. One of tho wags was so overcome by ids (feelings that he deliberately took an onion from his pock et and applied it to Ids right eye, while ho gazed nt Capt. Stone with tho left. “Poor, dear gen tleman," ho sobbed, as tho tears followed the onion, “I, wonder if ho Is deaf as wellnsduiub.” This was too ranch for the passengers, who burst into a roar of laughter, In which Capt. Stone Joined as heartily as the rest. When order was restored lie said, “Gentlemen and Ladies, or Ladies and Gentlemen, I acknowledge (hat J appear to a disadvantage by not speaking more than I do; but whot would you hove mo to say 7 It is my constant care to see that you aro pro pcrly attended to In every particular. What more can you desire ?" After this effort ho re sumed silence, and has not been known to speak since. —Boston Atlas. He Would't “Sanvß."—Several years ago. says tbo Lynn Heirs, at a town meeting in a neighboring town, an old fellow whom we shall call Mr. Perkins {because that was his name) was informed by tho moderator, ‘is open town meeting/ that ho had been elected a surveyorof highways. lie arose and said: ‘Mr.Moderntor, I shall incline. The moderator expressed great ealisfittfon, andhoped that ho would immediately enter upon the duties of the office, ns some of the roads were in a. bad condition* ‘I tell ye/ responded our hero, ‘thot I in cline.’ •Very glad,’continued the moderator,‘and I think I can assure you that tho town will bo very grateful for yoUr services.* PerKlns became exasperated, and jumping up, yelled at tho top of his*volco— •Mr. Moderator, 1 tolo ye twice that I inclin. cd, and I swear I Won’t sarvo!’ ■ By motion Of a wag present, tho fotfn pro ceeded to elect a surveyor, in place of Mr. Per kins, inclined. The two Mr. Matbbwses.— Tho following anecdote illustrates tho roputlllon of Mr. Char les Mathowes, whoa progress through tho bank ruptcy court has attracted much attention.— Frank Mathews was in tho habit of having every evening a pint of porter flrom a neighboring “public.*’ On ono occasion Charls Mathews root tho pot-boyon tho stairs,andlnqulrcd“who Is,tho boor for 7” “For Mr. Mathews,” said the boy, “Pm going to Mr. Mathews,” said Charles, ‘and I’ll carry U to him,” So, knocking at the .door, and imitating tho boy’s voice, ho said, “Here’s your boor, sir.” Frank, knowing tho ‘voice, notwithstanding its disguised tone, replied, “put It down.” “My roaster told roe not to leave tho beer without Ibo money,” was the rejoinder. “Oh, In that case,” replied Frank, “it's not for me, but for the other Mr. Mathews.” • Mrs. Stowr and the Law.— ln Mrs. Harriot Beecher Stowe's now book about her Kng llsli experiences, speaking of being: introduced ,to Luamngton, the eminent Admiralty Judge, she states that in America this department of law is entirely unknown.- Shade of Joshoph Story! I LETTBB OP JDB; BET. JOHN CDMBBBS/^ I The foliomng letter from Sir. yefercncc to tho celebrrated, uriSGeh*. “Bigler Letter,” wo copy fronr the Philadelphia News, It is'a clincher,” and “sets things torigbts/' as they sayin,the.Country: ’ , | Messrs. Editors ; ■‘--During a recent Visit td the Bedford Springs, I was balled upon by-Somo of the most anient friends of tempenmeein the state, and invited to address the people of Bed ford on the importance of inducing every friend of humanity to vote fora prohibitory liquor law at the ensuing election. Imbstchccrfulfycoin d with tho request of these gentlemen, ohds hoped that I had discharged the duty im posed upon hie to the satisfaction of all. I regret tq.observo, however, that my remarks on that occasion have become a . paper discussion,' that my words havtlfcoenttniff represented and‘my motives ifnpughed. Idcdh it due to others, os well ns to myself, that the truth should be known. - - . :i My recollection is, that I urged upon the people present on that occasion tho importance of the temperance reform generally, 'and exhort ed them to vote fora prohibitory lawat thenext election. I expressed tho belief that* thewholo question was involved in the resolutions allow ing the people to voftf for and against a prohibi tory law, and that tliWteal friends of temper ance should direct their attention to that poiht, and that only. I declared my-belief that if tho law was demanded in this way, by.tho Tipcq ot tho people, it mattered but little who filled tho office of governor—the law would be sanctioned —that no man would set himself hgftinSt .tho will of the people. I said; then,ns.l repeat now, that I believe either of the distinguished gcnjjo men would carry out that will if put in a form consistent with the terms of tho constitution. I did say that Governor Bigler "was too good a democrat to resist the will of thp people, and that I had every confidence beside in his dcSiro to do any reasonable and proper thing to arrest the vice of intemperance; that I.;kneVr frdm correspondence and personal intercourse him, that ho hold the doctrine that’the'will .of /, the people should be binding, so to the policy of the measure, not yield bis right to judge ST. ality and justice of. a law whcn if"caKe*beforid him—he would not so far forget the dlgnUy;dfhis station or the obligations of his oath. ButQovi Bigler has written to me no letter inconsistent with his mauly letter to the tcriipcrancO Conven tion/ I felt more at liberty to say what I did -of Gov. Bigler, because 1 believe an attempt had been made to prostitute the sacred cause of tem perance to mere partisan ends and to turn. its mliucncc against his re-election. I did not hesi tate, as I shall not, to rebuke this attempt, and I intend so to do whenever and wherever. I may meet itand this is the true and real cause of the complaintswhich have beenp'fcfcrrcdagtujQSb my Bedford address. • I also, at tho same meeting in Bedford,’ro fenrod to a secret sworn politicftltorgonifcatiCq#* whose object, so far as is mjjgakno wuv is to ditfv' franchise every adopted citizen'of this glorious country, and that too, in the faco of the guran "tics of the conslitutlhnof the United States ‘as well as of our Own beloved commonwealth, bot)* of which recognize the adopted citizen on tho some broad platform of civil and religious liber ty, with the native bora. Doubtless then, Vtfc® head and front of my offending” in the some of the tm¬cn and tuifciiotetng ones,* is my strong and uncompromising" Jesuitism, whfjjcr protestant or po/w, and with these men the same objection rcslsogaimstGov. : Bigler, because of hisltxcddetermination not to. Violate tho constitution and laws of the land, by disfranclnshing adopted citizens either oh ac count of their religion or the place Of their birth. ... There arc in my own church, andTn every other church in this "land of the free and homo of the brave,” men of foreign birth as ymre pa -1 triots, and as good men os ever breathccltho air ■* lof freedom —men, who to the letter- obey tho constitution and laws of Iho country of their • adoption. - Arc these men fobedisfranchised • 1 and stricken down like felons, by the iron hand' > of a secret sworn band of pettydespots ? Bpciy ' true-hearted, constitution and law-loving and 1 law-abiding American Christian and' patriot, ' will answer, no. 1 But if tho men who Ijovo 'lemigrated from Scotland, England, Ireland, / Wales, Germany, France and elsewhere, and I made tlus the land of theiradoption, citizens by choice and not by accident, and among whom* are to ho found our best citizens; arc to bo turn ed out of political society and treated like serfs, solely because they were born out of tho United Stales, jet those who arc secretly sworn thus to treat thcmfollow the example of tho mayor of Philadelphia, and boldly avow their purpose, and not hido themselves or their actions from the light of day. It will be much more in ac cordance with the true American character. So for as regards the Laid and weak invcn tiou that T was slumping the stale for Gov. Big ler, and the vulgar,and childish for about ‘that letter, I con afford so far as I nm concerned myself, to treat them with merited contempt,' and to let them pass mo ns tho idle wind*. - I have a higher, holier, better object in view, tbo: passage of a prohibitory law, and am therefore not alarmed by these tempests in penny teapots neither will they prevent roe from- urgingupbn every friend of humanity in tho slate, to vote' for a prohibitory liquor law without lail, iad for governor for whomever they please. As it regards fny otvii vote, I will say that Gov. Bigler nor no other roan shall have my vote for tho office of governor, unless ho is willing to submit to tho will of tho people on this great and all-important question—nor will I veto for a member of either oranch of the legislature ou any other ground. Nor will I ever veto for a member of any Jesuit association, protestintor catholic, having good reason to bclicvfc him such* • How could I vote for men who arc sworn to dis franchise my father, my uncle, my brother, and Homcof the best neighbors and dearest friends that 1 have, and some of tho best men in my church. Yours, &0., JOHN CHAMBERS. lleavv Failure Charitable Zody.—Soyour mother is very poor. Beggar Boy —She is that f to keep a peanut stand oriCo, but she took'a counterfeit one dollar bill ahd failed. No Foiujert.— *A man was recently tried for forgery, in Ireland, but it turned out that ho; had forged tin signature of a man who could, neither read nor write, which tbo Judge .ruled n was no forgery at all. ' ■ Rather Particular. —‘ls that tho second bell V inquired a gentleman of a sable p6rlcrat a country boarding house, the other day. *No, sar,’ exclaimed tho dftrkoy, ‘dat am do sccon’ ringin’ ob do fust bell—we has but Ono bell in 1 din house.’ Too Bad. —Julius Ctesar Hannibal, giving an account of his sea voyage, says, ‘All do' passenges was now hcavin, and as if dat was’t enough, do Captain gave orders for do ship to heave too, and she hove too.* By-Thc clock' peddler is in Illinois selling clocks at §25 a piece on tw6 years’ crcdU to the fanners, who could buy the aamo kind in this City for §25. a dozen. Great institution lhat-*-pslddling clocks. The buyers don’t visit the city often nor read tho papers much. , A Mock Marriage occurred at a cay party atCllfton Springs, near Rochester, N. V., a few evenings since. Tho gentleman belonged to, Syracuse and tho Indy In Buffalo, and alter the ceremony was over, the former insisted on re garding it n bona Tho lady demur-. Cd mid returned to her homo and friends in Buf falo. Tho gentleman followed, pressed his claim at her Hither’s house, and got kicked out of doors for Ids folly. Tho case now promises to, Airnlah buslnos for tho courts. ‘' . “Father what: does a printer liva ; on, atly iow V ’ M “Why, child I”* V- 1 ■ “Because you said you hadn’t paid hini for hroo .yours, and still you toko tho payor.” “Polly, spank tlmt chIUL”
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