AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. 1 Thursday moaning By John B. Bratton. TIfRM S i , ScnsoniPTioif.—One Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid in. advance j Two Dollars If paid within tho year j; And Two Dollars and Fifty. Cents, if not } mid.within thoyoar., Those terms will bo rigid y, adhered to Ihevery.instance.; No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at tho optionof-tho Editor. , ’ A D by tho Cash, and not exceeding one sqnaro, will bo Inserted three times for.ono Dollar, and twenty-five cents fpr oach additiondl Insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. ■ _ ' ;' JoB-PniNTiua— Snch as ‘Hand’ Bills, Posting Bills; Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., oxo fcdfed with accuracy and at tho shortest notice. ftofiitnl. AIITDJW WILD FIOffEBS. BY : MAE Y nOWITX. nHTho hutumn’sun is shining, ’’ - Gfoy mists are on the hill { 'A russet tint Is on the leaves, . , . .But flowers arc blowing still 1 'fetlll bright, in wood ormedowj . On moorolands, dry and brown , By littlo streams—by rivers broad j On every breezy down. *hlo little flowers are smiling, WUU (tidily dew-drops wot, And saying with a spirit voice— - “We have not vanished yot I .*‘No, though the spring bo over j . Though smnmer’a strength bo gone ; Though autumn’s wealth bo garnered; And.wiutcr comuth on. VStnt wo have not departed, , We linger to thu lust,. And even on early winter’s brow A cheerful radiance cast I” ‘ Go.forth, then, youths and maidens, Bo joyful while you may $ 1 ■GO forth, then, child and mother, v ’ And toiling men grown gray. Go forth, though yo ho humble, ". And wati with toll and caro \ There arc no fields so barren But some sweet iiuwer is there I , Flowers spring up by the highway ' Which busy feet have trod ; ; They rise up in tho dreariest wood j ’ They gem the dullest sod. They, need no learned gordner To nurture them with care \ : ■ They only .need the dews of earth, , The sunshine and the air. And for oaith’s lovely childrcd j For loving hearts and good, They spring up-all around us, They will not be subdued. Thank God I when forth from Eden ' Tho weeping pair was driven, That unto earth, though cursed with thorns, Tho little flowers were given. That Eve, when looking downward, To face her God afraid, Beheld the scented violet, The primrose in tho shade I Thanh God! that with the thistle •That sprang up in his toil, Tho. weary worker Adam, Saw roses gem tho soil.* And still for anxious workers 5 For hearts with anguish full. Life, oven on its dreariest path, Has flowers for them to cull. Biisttllniiem From ike iV. F. Tribune- SHE IS JB-ONE. Just “opposite Our .house—stop a minute— there is music in those two last words—let us eay them, again. How sweet they sound—once more—there is a great hill opposite where we arc sitting, repeating those two words, and here they come back again. Echo is over there in the deep shades of the trees in the valley, and lie says, our house. Well just opposite to our house there is an alley or court, leading away up somewhere behind the houses, whero there are other houses —holes for human beings to suffocate in. Wo have never been up there, but we know that those who livo by labor and have to labor,to livo. arc up there ; for often of aa evening we see one of (he*tenants come home with his dray, and he unhitches his horse by the pump outside, and then turns round and says come, and walks up the little court, with his faithful, tired servant at his heels, and for a long time we wondered if they both lodged in the same house, or if not, whero did ho lodge his horse? So we wo went over one day as he was going up, and peeped into the court, and there wo saw the man open a little side-door, into which, after shedding off his harness—for there was not room enough for anything but his body—the horse crowded himself, and then the man opened another little door over his head, —no, the other extreme, —and there, in a little cuddy-hole. was some hay for which he whin nied his gratitude. Then the man went up to his own cuddy-hole, where under the bed he had a bag of oats—we k«ow it was under the bed, for we saw the dust on his knees where ho had Unclt down to Jill the little measure, for which he got more whinnied thanks from a good servant, a faithful friend, And grateful animat, though it was a dumb beast. So day after day, for.months, and years wo have seen the seme man and same horse—lat terly the horse walks as though getting to feel his ago apd hard work, and the man looks caro worn of long toil that brings him nothing but a lodging in the same hot oven, near where he boxes up Ida horse to sweat ond stew all night—brings him only a small loaf of bread— they arc very small nowadays, for his whole family. Yes, it brings hint something else—did bring him something else—every night when ho came homo, it brought a little girl about ten f’cara old, with the prettiest soft red hair—we lave no fondness for red hair generally, but this was pretty—bounding like a fawn down the court and up on tho dray Just before it got to tho pump, where it had to stop; it could not So, by, for tho old horse had slept there so long e.coutd not go beyond that certain Uxed stop ping place. It was a short ride, but a merry ono; ’twos childhood’s happy hour. Our inan was an corly riser, up and away often before we had dressed, hut early as it was, tho red curls were, there, and she would bound i W »nd cling to ono she loVed for ™o r° perchance a ride to tho next c ot a a °ul)Io quick step }° . Li.,., I ’, ° f , V lO . UouBa o«tVoor»i- Jf-f ’ ,°° k ’ SC " d 0 kIS3 upon tho magnetic telegraph of a waving hand, with a good-bye, papa,’ aa ho went round the corner ond away to hia work down town. Of ten for two houra before sun down sho would Bit upon tho door, stono watching that oamo corner for tho expected ono. for sometimes ho came at an cany hour: ond then sho ran to meet him with more Joy in heroyes. and more in hia than all that ever was felt by ono who never heard tho sweet sound of ‘Oh! there comes papa. 1 Sometimes she had company ; a tall, graceful, neat woman, .with a pale face and frail person, who stood by her, looking in tho same direction. It was a good place too, in the shade.of some dark green trees, whither sho could coroo out of that cul-de-sac of a court, i where she breathed hot air all day, and carbo nic gas all night, to gct*n little snuff of tho eve ning breeze coming up from tho lower bay.— j That breeze is a blessca Inheritance of the New ' Yqrk poor, .which they should enjoy> but arc cheated out of by every ono who builds their i houses. ' i BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL , 41. One evening we noticed that our little girl of tho alley over tho way was not alone In her usual seat upon the door step; In her lap lay a little sister, verv young, small and pale as her her mother’s own sweet face. •Every pleasant evening for months, that little girl oronght the baby down the court, out in to the open street to .feel tho soft air of tho sea breeze. She could not run to meet papa, but her eyes went round tho corner in sharp glances and she tried to direct the baby’s the same way as she said ‘there comes papa.* So, as she could not run to meet him, ns soon As he turned old Dobbin about towards the pump, before he stopped to unnitch, he jumped off and came and stooped down and kissed both. Of their life in doors, we know nothing, but one so affection ate to his children; must have been equally so to the mother who bore them. We could have sworn it often, that lie was a kind, good hus band, when we saw tho roorket basket upon his arm, or the slop bucket in his hand, and the little bits of kindling wood on his cart—all kindling the fires of affection in the heart, as well ns the household fire in that one room, where all lived and cooked and ate and slept. ; Oh. what a pity, we often thought, that such industry could not bring a better reward. Out in the country, in some snug farm-house, how the color would come back to that mother's check—for it was there that she was born— those two children would grow up to healthy womanhood.... A few days ago wo went out of the City— one of those burning days of that hot month of Julv—it was that very day that nil the world of Americans turn into all fool’s day, and bum tons of powder, while they get glorious drunk, shouting ‘what a glorious independence.’ Out in the country—in shady groves and in deep nooks, by cool springs gushing out of the rocks, wo saw scores of city children, that live in just such courts as the carman and his little red headed daughter, and they were so happy, and gave life such a healthy joy, that wc wish she too could have been there.* Strange, tho’ we had never spoken to this gentle child, what a cord went from our heart to hers. Wc came back the next day, but wo did not sec her; Morning and evening passed, and she was not there; and then wc thought, yes, wo felt, that she had gone to tho country; perhaps, just then was sitting with father and mother under the shade of just such a group of fra* grant cedars, on just such a rock, near just such a spring *9 wc had sat bv two days be fore. with one of the dearest little girls, more inclined to play, were enjoying life with high glee all around Wc were almost sure our surmise was true; because the cart stood idle in the street; but it only Rtood'SO two days, and then we saw old Dobbin backing out of his oven and coming down the alley, and walking in between the shafts of the cart by tho pump. It was an old familiar sight, and we really felt comfortable to see it again. We had Just taken a cold bath, as wc always do at G o’clock every morning, and that made us in a mood to be comfortable with all outside influence. There was one thing, though, that detracted a little from our comfort. . Wo thought tho carman’s eyes look ed unusually red, and there was less vigor in his step than two day’s recita tion in’the coumry f'ahd wc could .not help thinking that lro -bad done what a million oth ers of his couhtiyrrigft had done upon tho same occasion, just‘injidnor of the day’—got drunk. How wo did wrong that man. After he was all ready to start, he got down and went back and looked up the court, as though ho had for gotten something, or expected to see somebody running down. * Why did not somebody come ? But sbodid not. and he started away, looking back os ho went around the comer ; but no loving glance met his: no kiss flew from a waving hand, like an electric flash to his heart. What could it mean 1 All, thought; we. he has left them in the country. Grandpa fell so in love with the little city girl that ho must have her stay a while with him. and grandma thinks it must be too hot for the baby in the city, and mamma’s health will bo all the better for a week there. All true, yet all false. It was so true it serv ed for a lull of any anxiety in our mind until Saturday, and then somebody at our house wantnd a cart, and called him of tho opposite alley. While he was waiting, we said, ‘wesup posed he went to the country to enjoy the Fourth of July.’ ‘No, it was a day of little enjoyment to me.’ ‘Were you sick V ‘No.’ There was a strange suspicion coming over us. We dreaded to ask for fear it was true, but could not turn away, and so we said: ‘And your little girl r •She Is gone, sir. ‘To the country ?’ ■Yes.’ We breathed freer, until ho added : •Yes, she has gone to tho country—to Green wood.’ ‘And the little ono ?’ ‘lt went with her. We could not part them. Her last words were, ‘Oh, take good care of the baby till I come for it. It won’t be long. Good bye !’ She died at evening—she came for her ‘pet’ at and we laid it upou her breast, and carried them both away together. You have missed her 100. I have often noticed you looking at us. But sho is gone now.’ ‘And tho mother ?' •She will soon follow, 1 fear, and then I shall be alone.’ He turned to wipe away manly, honest tears, and wo—well no matter. Wo went and sat down at our desk, took up a sheet and wrote those three words that wcrcringing in our brain and burning in our heart—‘She is gone’—and then—well, we did not write what followed— we only held the pen, while wo were only con scious of ono thing—had but otic thought—all else was absorbed in those words—‘She is gong.’ Proverbs of Women. When cats wash their faces, bad weather is at hand : when women use washes to their com plexion, it is a true sign that the beauty of tho day is gone. Mapy powder their faces that tlicir skins may seem whiteit is os a poulterer Hours an old hen, that it may pass for a tender chicken. Tho stepping stone to fortune is not to bo found in a Jeweler’s shop. How many women have been ruined.by dia monds, as bird catchers cnlico tho lark from heaven to earth with sparkling glass. Like the colored bottles in a chemist’s win dow, is rongo on tho checks of a maiden; it at tracts tho passer by, but all know the drugs they advertise. Choose not your wives as you do grapes, from the bloom on them. Ho who marries a pretty face only, is like a *3 or of cheap furniture—tho varnish that blaze IUo .c? 0 wIU not enduro tho llro-sido i« M, 1 ,'," K i rJ, “ of bc ? lU y not n stay luce. Thla , and henceforth her life is a burden to her. THE CONTINENTAL BUTTONS. When the American nrmy was encamped at. Valley Forge, a British officer, who was q imr . tcred upon tho family of a gentleman in Phila delphia, had ocasion to visit tho camp a message under a flag of truce. • The lady of tho house determined to acconi . pony him, for tho purpose of taking so me rc£r j. mentals to her husband, who had been out p or some time with tho Continental army. nn( j it was necessary to conceal her design f rom officer, the mattcr.was accomplished b v nr fjfi ße Having token the stuffingoutof the‘ cus^on g of the gig. the regimentals were inserted in its place, and things went on smoothly, unt || t^Q roughness of the road suggested to the gentle-' man that'his scat was none of the soft os t. Tn vain were two niioffending oon . demned to eternal punishment, and r n j c i 7 | cr k. ed from beneath the owner, who "bciicrod ‘ that thev were the culprits, and in vai n woro pockets searched, m hopes that the removal of a stray key or pen-knife would alleviate his misery. Perceiving the trouble, and knowing the dan ger of discovery, tho lady taxed her powers of conversation to the utmost, in hopes of direct ing his attention from so pressing a siibiect: but the pig would bump on. and the Continen tal buttons obstinately insisted on avenging their country’s wrongs upon the person of the enemy, doubtless, ‘whispering in their sleeves,’ “Sec his posture is not right. And he is not settled quite :• Look, now. nt his odd grimaces. Saw you e’er such comic faces while be, poor fellow, inwardly blamed fhepri mitivenesa of Yankee cushions and sighted for the luxurious quarter that he had left behind. Weary miles w oro traveled, the captain still suffering the penally of his loyalty, when sud denly the truth flashed across Ins mind, and memory recalled certain mysterious conversa tions ho had overheard ip the house, about bread cloth ami embroidery; tjic secret was' discovered t hut his troubles were not yet'over, for he now found himself on the horns of a di lemma as uncomfortable as the Continent al but tons, and he rode on perplexed between his duty to hts kifig and his obligations to the lady. Too much of a Ercntlcmnn.to betray her, and yet too loval an officer willingly to carry ‘’aid ami comfort” to the rebels, ho hesitated long ns to the course ho should pursue ; but his gal lantay at length got the bolter of him. and bravely submitting to tho stern infliction, he conrhulhd not to verify his suspicions by occu lar demonstration. A_ significant smile and gesture alone inform ed his companion that the artifice was discov cd. and the rebel garments were suffered to reach their destination unmolested. Posterity may settle tho question os to wheth er Dio energy oringenuity of the vounp wifede serves the more praise, and whether the duty- 1 of the officer should have superseded that of the* gentleman —but one thing is certain—the rchle gentleman received a uniform which ho sadly needed ; and the memory of tho Indy is more fondly cherished by her descendants,’ whenever they think of tho “Continental Buttons.” Never Break ;tt Promise, Tn no way, pcrlmpsi.can a ynvmg • stroy biM business character more • than by pbtaining the reputation-ofiono who breaks his promises. The mcrcaniifo n'Orld, in placing under its ban the individual who .suf fers his note to -he protested, is less unjust than is generally supposed. Instances of hardships, wo are willing to concede, do occasionally arise under the operation of this rule; but they arc less frequent than is generally supposed, and not more cruel than m similar exceptionable eases. Nine men out of ten trade beyond their means, toacarcle&s management of their afinirs, or to criminal speculations. That is, they have undertaken more than they could perform, and this, while knowing at the time of the prinnise that there was great doubt whether they could meet their engagements. Perhaps, indeed, they had no deliberate Intention of violating their promise. But tiny were either moreigno noront than they should have been of their nbil* ity to perform, or they trusted 100 cofldently to | the chances of the future, or they took heavier i risks subsequently than was consistent with their liabilities. The innocent, therefore, sillier but rarely by tin's species ot mercantile pro-1 scription. On, the other hand, the rule is nb- 1 solutely necessary to the commercial world, for without it, payments could scarcely ever be do- f tended on, and finnncialdistrcsswould frequeut* y be alarmingly increased. Strict business integrity, in this particular, depends much on the general character. A person who pays little regard to slight promi ses. usually is somewhat careless of greater ones also. Defects of this kind, like Haws In maebin cry. never lessen, but always grow worse, until finally, under the strain of a powerful tempta tion, they often break down a man’s career frr ever. The most punctual men in keeping a trivivlal engagement, we have always found to bo the most exact in their business transactions. Washington was a memorable example of par ticularity in small things as in great, and Ins strict probity in the hitler was unquestionably the result, in n considerable degree, of his Udel ity in the former. In our experience also, the men who never kept an engagement to the moment, the men who were proverbially ‘behind time,’ hrvo been mostly those who have failed subsequently in business. Wo have learned, too, to bo cautious of those who are over ready to promise. It is the individual who carefully .considers before he makes a pledge, who can most surely be de pended on to keep it. A multiplicity of prem ises noil prevent the promiser from observing them nil, for one conflicts with the other, and disables even the best intenlioncd. A disregard of .promises, finally, Is like a fungus: which imperceptibly spreads over the whole character, until the moral preccptions are perverted, and the man actually comes to believe ho docs no wrong, even in breaking faith with his wann est friends. The Calcium Light. Professor Grant, of Now York,who hnsbpcu experimenting in tho Calcium Light, for light houses. says tho difficulties which Induced Allen Stevenson, engineer of the Northern board of English Light-Houses, to pronounce tho desired Introduction of tho oxhydrogen light “hnprac. lloablo in the present state of our knowlecfge,” have boon overcome by Mr, Grant. Tho lime point which he uses will burn'twenty, four hours without disintegrating. lie has a full sized ap aratus at tho observatory, near tho Crystal Pal ace, where ho produces n flash of such intensity that tho shadow projected by it eleven miles distant is equal to that from tho moon in its first quarter* To mako a light of this Intensity costs not half |ho' sum required for a first class Fres nel light. l£7*Er. Franklin, in speaking of education, says:—"lf a man empties his purse into his head, no ono can take it from him.” [£7“ Sugar is tho substance most universally dlfluscd through all the natural products, let married people take a hint from this provision of nature. “OUR COUNTRY—STAY IT ALWAYS CH RIQIIT —DUTj Riant OR TVRO.VO, OUR COUNTRY.”. CARLISLE, PA.i THURSDAY,! NOVEMBER 9, .1854; , Squeezing Band!. To those, who can only lie , given ot Imppl ness, authentic oxqoricnco, communication by ' the receivers y is naturally Interesting ; and wo' 1 therefore have groat pleasure ill lying before - tho “squeezers,” among our renders, tho. fol lowing confession as to tho emotion of tho squeezed”— being tho confession ofa young lady What an tmmcnifl? difference: it makes tcAor squeezes one’s hand! A ladj'.jhaytwino ho arm around her waist, press akisifon your brow, or, holding your hand In hcr’s rey .with your lingers to her heart’d content, blitrywi are per. fectly calm and collected, and*«xpcrienco no unusual sensations, either' disagreeable or oth erwise, Perchance a'gentleman, whom you dislike, or fool but acquainted with, ven ture to press your hand ; you snatch it quickly away, the Indignant blood mounts to your lore heiid, rind, with flashing eyes, you wonder how tho impudent fellow dares to do puCh a .thing 1 Rather nn antiquated specimen.’of humanity squeezes your hand,; you feel .mortified.for yourself and him—mortified that u man of his years should make such a fool of himself; that lia should think you can really lil^ M joh non sense 5 and, above oil, that he'uolfcvis it possi ble that you can like him, vexed njMvlmt hchad done, and determined that opportunity shall never be.offered.him of doing So again. Vou place your hand confidently iu that' of an ac cepted, acknowledged lover ; yoji arc not ex cited or confused ; you have blushing continually in his presence ; you experience a feeling of quiet happiness, a “little heaven upon.earth sort of feeling you'oro perfectly contented with everything In tlps. terrestrial world, especially your lover and yourself; and yet, withal, it is a foolish feeling, as you sit with his arm twined around you } (hat manly form, winch is to guard and support you through : life j a soft, rosy, happy tint suffuses your face 1 as your hand is clasped In his. g\lij It is a ; blissful, foolish feeling! But s’cino one i whom yon like very much—not* ; tn excepted lover, hut ono who may, perhaps, ho one one of i these days—gently' enclose your; hand In his ( own, what a slraoge, wild, joyful,palnful feeling ■ thrills through you ! Tho hot blood leaps, dan- ; clng, tumbling through your veins, rushes to j your tempels, tingles at your fingers’ cncles I — , Tour heait goes ; surviy,-yuu thluk , he must hear .it throbbing! Fortlie life ot you, ‘ you cannot speak. After Jetting your hand re main in his just long enough hlm know 1 that you arc riot offended, you gently withdraw i it; but, perchance, if it is taken ‘-fgain, after a faint “don’t do so,” which Is answered with downcast eyes and blushing check; you .let the littlo hand, tin's first bright earnest of other 1 tilings to come, thrilling and burning with (his 1 new cstatic omo’tion, remain all trembling In its * resting place, I ‘ Utility anil Sagacity o( Silitrimt {logs, Of nil the-animals that live inthp Wgh'north latitude, none arc. bo deserving of bring noticed os the do?. The companion of mat; m oil cli mates. from the island of tho Soul!',- Sea, where ho feeds on bananas, to the .where his food is fish, he hero plays a pufcfc. to which ho is unaccustomc<l in more furor.: hie regions.; Necessity has taught 'the inhabU-.nts of the northern countries 10 employ ilrtTVo compara tively weak animals in draugliW-'On all the coasts of the Polar Sea, from the.'Obi to Beh ring’s Straits, in Greenland. Kamchatka, and iu-the-Kurile Island*, the dog'*«Vftmad(r.to gobds. and Ibr 1 ionsltorflltfo-jnjTOicys; The dogs have much 'rescinblfiritti to tpdwol/T They have long, pointed projecting nosesreharp- and j upright cars, nod a tang bushy-tail; some hare I I smooth and some have curly hair s .thdrcolor.is J various—black,, brown, rcdish-lrown. white | and spotted. They vary also in size; but it is considered that a good sledge-dog should not be less than two feet seven and a half inches in height, and three feel three quarters of an inch in length (English measure.) Their barking is like the howling of a wolf. They pass their whole life in the open air; in summer they dig holes iiv ■ the ground for coolness, or lie in the water to avoid tho mosquitoes; in winter they protect themselves bv burrowing in the snow, and lie curled up with their noses covered up with their bushy tails. The female puppies are drowned, except enough to preserve the breed, the males alone being used in draught. Those horn in winter enter on their trainings the fol lowing autumn', but ore not used In’ long jour neys until the third year. The feeding and training is a particular art, and much skill is required in driving them. The test trained dogs are usetias lenders : and as the quick and steady going team, usually twelve dogs, and the safety of the driver, depends on the sagaci ty and docility of the leader, no pains arc spar id in their education, so that they may always [ obey their master’s voice and not be tempted j from their course when they come on scent of I This last is ii point of great difilculty, sometimes a whole team, in such cases, will start ofl, and no endeavors on (lie part of the driver, can stop them. On such occasions we have sometimes had to admire the cleverness with which the well trained Icadcr.icndcnvorto turn the other dogs from the pursuit; if other devices fail, he will suddenly wheel round, and by barking, as if ho had come on a new scent, try to induce tho other dogs to follow him. If traveling across tho wild tundra in dark nights, or when tho vast plain is veiled in impenetrable mist, or in storms or snows tempests, when the traveller is in danger of missing the sheltering powarnn, and of perishing in the snow, he will frequently owe his safety to n good leader ; if the animal has ever been in this plain and lias stripped with bis master at Ibo dowarna, he will be sure to bring tho sledge to tho place where the hut lies deeply buried in the enow; when arrived at it, lie will suddenly stop, and indicate significantly, tho snot whevo his nms ’ter must dig.—Kbu IVr angle's Polar Seas, i’arlingloii vs. Wyutt. .'What’s this, aunt,* said lUo, reading an odd law volume that hud been left in. the house by the previous occupant, who was a lawyer. — “Partington vs. Wyatt. Where a rule for judgment as in case of a nonsuit is discharged upon a peremptory undertaking, costs incurred at the sittings in consequence of notice of trial are not allowed unless mentioned in tho rule— -0 Bingham 17X—1.T. 1W9.” ‘What’s it—l’d like.lo know.’ Sho raised her finger solemnly. 'That, Isaac,’ said she, 'is ono of tho mysteries of tho law, because it’s so foggy. It isn’t for any body to understand but the lawyers, and they cant’t till they digest it—heaven help the Jjoor creatures’ stomachs 1 IloW would you eel, dear, with such a portion as that Into you V *Aint that whut tho doctors of law are for, then,’said Ike, 'to euro a feller when his di gesters get out of order V He paused for a re ply, but kept on chalking tho floor into little squares that afterwards, to-tho imper fect vision of Mrs. Partington, appear paper scraps resisting all her efforts to remove them with the broom. She answered “yes,’’ but her mind was revolving tho problem of a hat Par tington it could bo that embarked in law with Mr. Wyatt, and Iko sat helping himself to the mellow peaches that tho kind neighbor had sent in, and throw tho stones, all nnrebuked, upon tho'snow white cloth on the litllo round table. —Poston Post, t£7" A coquolto Is said to bo a perfect incar nation of Cupid, as aho keeps her beau Jo a quiver* A Trot, living Man. If I shall describe a living man, a man that hath that life which distinguishes hira-frora a t fowl or a bird, that which gives him a capacity next to angels; wo shall find that even a-good, mat) lives not long, because it is long before he is bom to his life, and longer yet.before he bath a man’s growth.. .‘He thatcan look upon death, and see its face with the same countenance with which hohearaits story; thatcan endure all the labors of bis life with his soul supporting bis body; that can equally .despise riches when he hath them, and when he hath them not; that is not sadder if they lie in his neighbor’s trunks, nor more brag if they shine rouhd about his own walls ; lie that, is never moved with good fortune coming to him, nor going from him;' that can look upon another man’s lands, evenly and plcascdly, ns if they were his own. and yet look upon his own and .use them too, just as if thoy'wero another man’s ; that neither spends his goods prodigally, and like a. fool, nor yet keeps them avariciously and like a wretch: that weighs riot benefits by weight and number, but by tho mind’ and circumstances by him (bat gives them; that never thinks his country ex pensive if a worthy person bo the receiver: he that docs nothing for, opinion's sakes, but eve rything for conscience, bring qs curious of his thoughts as of his actings in markets and thea ; trea. and is ns much in awe of himself as of a whole assembly ; he that knows God looks on, and contrives his secret affairs as In the pres ence of God and his holy angels ; that eats aud drinks because he needs it, not that ho may serve a lust or load his stomach; he that is boun- tiful and cheerful to his friends, and charitable and apt to forgive his enemies : that loves his country and obeys his prince, and desires and endeavors nothing more than that they may do honor to God ;* this person may reckon his life to bo the life of a man, and compute his months, not by the course of tho sun, but tho zodiac and circle of his 'virtues; because these arc such tilings which fools, and children, and birds, and beasts cannot have. These are,, therefore, the actions of life, because they are the seeds of im mortality. That day In which wo have done some excellent thing, wc may as truly reckon to be added to our life, as. were the fifteen years to the days of Hczekiah. —Jiishop Tnytor, - Schools Upon tho Sabbath. No institution contributes more to the peace, prosperity, morals and respectability of n com munity than its Sunday schools. The law can only punish, while Sabbath schools prevent crime. Colleges, seminaries and public schools it ts true, enlighten the mind and develop men tal genius,. but the especial object of the Sab bath School instruction arc the heart, the life, the destiny, the soul. The natural demand of the soul for a religion of some sort—fora Divin ity to do homage to, is far greater than the as pirations after, fame or wealth. A kind heart is more to be desired than a wise head, where the two qualities cannot be combined. The conquest of genius arc ns the flashing of livid lightning that cracks the gloomy thundercloud and leaves the world to wonder at its power.— But the heart that feels the thrill of kindness, that is good, and true, and pure, beams like the I unobstructed rays of. mellow moonlight upon [the world, imparting 1 pleasure, elevating the an A leading men !to intftataits virtues. Not even the family cir cle isTso well calculated to improve the heart of, tacbildih the instruction of the Sabbath School ' F for hero greater truths than ever parent uttered I arc taught, and the child learns, what many men never learned, “who is my neighbor?”— To,a faithful teacher there is .no more delight ful employment than to teach children—sus ceptible as they always ore—the simple truths of the Bible, and when wo contemplate the si lent.influence which these Sabbath School in structions havi in forming thc.futuro character of the man or woman, the position becomes one of great importance and responsibility. The Siijw of Jge. Wo have Just stumbled upon the following pretty piece of mosaic, lying amid a multitude of tlioso less utlractiVc i “No snow lulls lighter than the snow of age t but none Is heavier, for It never melts.” Thu figure is by no means novel, but thoclo*' sing part of the sentence is new os well as eui pliatlc. ’ The Scriptures represent ago by the almond tree, which bears blossoms of the pur est white. “Tho almond tree shall flourish”— (ho head shall bo hoary. Pickens says one of his characters whoso hair was turninggroy, that it looked ns if Time had lightly plashed Ills snow upon it in passing. <»lt never melts”—no, never. Ago fa inexo rable } Us wheels must move onward, they know not any retrograde movement. Tlio old man may sit and sing—“l would I wcro a boy again,” but bo grows older ns bo sings. Ho may read of tho elixer of youth, but ho cannot And it; ho may sigh for Iho secrets of that alchemy which is able to mnlco hint young again, but sighing brings it not, Hu nmy gaze backward with an oyo of longing upon tlio rosy schemes of early years, but as ouo who gazes on bis homo from the deck of a departing ship, every moment carrying him (briber and further away. Poor old man ! ho has little more to do than die. “It novermelts.” Tho snow of wlntorcomes and sheds its white blessings upon valley and mountain, but soon tho sweet spring follows and smiles It all away. Not so with that upon tho brow of tho tottering veteran { there Is no spring whoso warmth can penetrate Its eternal frost. Itcainoto stays Us single flakes fell unnoticed, and now it is drilled there. Wo shall see it Increase until wo lay tho old man In bis grave t there it shall bo absorbed by (hooter nai darkness, for there Is no agu'in'hoavcn. Yetwhyspcnk of ago In a mournful strain 1 It is beautiful, houomblo and eloquent. Should wo sigh at (ho proximity of death, when lift and tho world aro so Hill of emptiness 7 Let (ho old exult because (hoy aro old, if any must weep, lot It bo tho young, at the long succession of cares .that Is before them. Welcome the snow, for it is the emblem of pence and of rest. It is but a temporal crown, which shall fall at tho gntds of paradise, to bo replaced by a brlgh. ter and a belter. Think. —Thought engenders thought. Place ono Idea on paper, another will follow it, and still another, until you have written a page. You' cannot fathom your mind. There is a well of thought there which has no bottom. The more you draw from it, tho more clear and fruit ful it will be. If you neglect to think yourself, and use other people’s thoughts, giving them utterance only, you will never know what you arc capable or. At first your ideas may come out lumps, homely and shapeless, but timeond perseverance will arrange and polish them.— Learn to think, and tho belter will you express your ideas. ■, (CT'A child was stung in the eyelid by a wasp, near Wheeling, Va., a few days since, and iullaination of tho brain ami death ensued within thirty hours. IX7" When docs a young Indy wish to win more than seven bonus at onco I When sbo wishes io/atcinatc (faaloiuoight.) Ks*Pnt Away.—An Alabama paper gives an account of a divorce of a woman from her hus band, a Mr. Put. It seems slid would not stay put.” 3 AT 52,00 PER ANNUM. IS FBIDAY AN UNLUCKY DAIS • From time immemorial Friday lias been frown ed upon os a day of ill omen. And though this prcjudico is less prevalent now, (ban it has been of yore, when superstition had general sway, yet there are many even in this matter-of-fact age of ours who would hesitate on a day so in auspicious to begin an undertaking of momen tous import. And how many .brave .mariners, whose hearts unquailing could meet the wildest fury of their octan home, would blench to even bend their sails on Friday! But, to show with how much reason this feeling is indulged, let us examine the following important facts in con nexion with our new settlement and greatness as a nation, and wo will see how little cause we Americans have to drcad'thc fatal day: •' On Fridajr, August 31, 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed on bis great Voyage of discov ery. On Friday, October 12,1492, ho first discov ered land. On Friday, January 4,1493, he sailed on his return to Spain, which if he had not reached in safety the happy result would never have been known which led to the settlement of this vast continent. On Friday, March Istb, 1493, he arrived at Palas in safety. On Friday. November 22d,1493, he arrived at Hispaniola in his second voyage to America. On Friday. June 13th. 1494, ho, though un known to himself, discovered the continent of America. On Friday. March 5.1490, Henry VIT. .of England gave (o John'Cabot Lis commission which led to the discovery of North America.— This is the first American State paper in Eng land. On Friday, September 7, 1555,Meleuddez founded St.' Augustine, the oldest settlement in the United States by more than forty years. On Friday, November 10th, 1020, the May Flower with the Pilgrims xriddo the harbor of Provihcctown; and on the same day they sign ed that august compact the forerunner of our present glorious Constitution. On Friday, December 22, the Pilgrims made their Anal landing at Plymouth Pock. On Friday, February,22d. George "Washing ton the father of American freedom, was born. On Friday Juno 17, Bunker Dill was seized mid fortified. On Friday, October 7th, 1777, the surrender of Saratoga was made, which had such power and influence in inducing Franco to declare for our cause. On Friday, September 22d, 1780, the treason of Arnold was laid bare, which saved us from destruction. . On Friday, October 19th, 1781, the surren der at Yorktown, the crowning glory of the American arms, occurred. On Friday,. July slh, 1776, the motion in Congress was made by John Adams, seconded by Richard Henry Lee, that the United Colo mes-were, and of right ought to be, free and independent.' Thus, by numerous examples, we see that, however it may be with other nations, Ameri cana need never dread to begin on Friday any undertaking, however momentous it maybe: therefore we shall continue to publish the Ikoou socket Patriot on Friday, Tlit Rotation ft Uit Earth. At ft rccentscjen titleexhibitionin St. George’s IJfili. Liverpool, great interest was excited by a series of demonstrations of the rotation of the earth, by the celebrated M. Foucault. The norao of this gentleman is already known, to tliO'SCtaitiflc world.and to the general pub lic, in connection with his physical demonstra* tions of the movement of the earth by means of a pendulum. Following out these successful experiments, M. Foucault, a few months since, announced to the Academic des Sciences at Paris, » series of new demonstrations on the some subject, founded upon the fixity of a plane of revolution, and which were illustrated by some exquisitely adjusted mechanical apporatus' to winch the ingenious inventor gave tue name of the “Gyroscope.” The latter class of experiments was explain* td by Professor Tyndall with admirable clear ness and lucidity, M. Foucault himself adjust ing and arranging the apparatus. In the first instance, in order to show the motion of the earth, a disc, to which a rotary motion had been previously imparted bv a series of multi plying wheels, was suspended by means of a delicate fibre within a suitable frame. Attach ed to this disc was n Jong index orpointcr, care fully adjusted by the magnetic needle, with the end pointing due East. The extremity of this index pointed to zero of a small graduated scale, which rested upon ft table, and which was per fectly unconnected with either the index or -the disc. The plane of the rotation was preserved constant; the index, motionless, still pointed in the same direction: hut, after the lapse of a few seconds, the movement of a scale in a direc tion corresponding to that of the earth's rota- 1 iton became clearly and distinctly visible. In about five minutes the motion of the earth had been sensibly shown by the scale, to the extent of rather more than an inch. It yet remains for M. Foucault to impart to the disc a velocity which shall cause it to rotate at an equal speed for the whole twenty-four hours, and thus cause the scale, or other body, to describe an entire revolution. The speed at which the disc rotates is many thousands of revolutions per minute, and at present it is im possible to cause it to rotate for more than eight or ten minutes—a period, however, sufllcicntly long to demonstrate most completely and sue cessAdly the motion of iho earth, and the per fect independence and freedom of tho plane of the disc from any control exerted by tho diurnal revolution of our planet. Woodon of C/n cjlslry, Tlio homo-shoe nails dropped in tho streeta duringtho dally (radio reappear In tho shape of swords and guns. Tha clippings oi tho travel, ling (Inker and mixed with tho parings or tho horse’s hoofs from tho smlthoiy or (ho cast olf woollen garments of tho poorest Inhabitants of a sister ialo, and soon afterward, in (ho form of dyes of (ho brightest blue, grnco tho dress of courtly dames. Tho main Ingredient of tho Ink with which wo write was possibly onco part of (ho broken hoop of an old hour barrel. The bones of dead animals yield (ho chief constlt uont of lucifor mafchcr. Tho dregs of hort wlno, carefully rejected by tho portwlno drink er, in dcoanting ids farorito bovorago, arc taken bjC him In tho morning, In tho formof aoldita powders, to remove the offbets of his debauch. Tho offal of tho streets and the washing of coal gas, reappear, carefully preserved In tho lady’s smelling bottlo, or are usodb y her to flavor /one mange for her friends/ IH7* ‘I am afraid, ’ said a lady to her husband ‘that lam a going to have a still neck.’ ‘Not at all improbable, my dear/replied her spouse, *1 have Been strong symptoms of it ever since wo were married.’ p*‘l go through my work,’ ns tha needle Bald to tho idle boy. ‘But not till you’re hard pushed/ ns tho idle boy said to tho needle. A boy called a doctcrto visit his flithonvho had tho delirium tremens ; not rigidly rcmcm horing tho name of tluJ disease, ha called it tho I devil’s trembles—making bad Latin, but very [good English, The Angels of Sleep and Death, lotkedorm In arm, wandered over th’e earth.; If,W*s eVJ®O - They laid themsolves down upon ajofty hilt that overlooked ■' the habitations of man,— Afniouraful .stillness reigned around, f brokcn only by the oveningbelJ*: whose, sound ;Caino. faintly upon the distant hotolet,, 3Ucnt esd speechless as far their wont, the* e behefiefcht guardian angels of mankind, lay ln close em brace, till tlio Angel of Sleep rose'firoDChisißqs* sy couch, and scattered with nolsless .hand.the Invisible seeds of slumber. wind carried them to the silent dw6lUngs of the WQ*- ry husbandmen. • Soon's\veet ! aleep hnfoldedin Its geutleembrace the inmates ©fits rural eotta gos, j from the gray-halred sire, whose tottering steps a stoif supports, to the Infhntln Its cradle. ' The sick forgot bis pains, the sbr- - row, the poor his cares.' All eyes were chned. , His task being finished; this benevolont.sngel again lay down by his sterner brother’s sifle.— . “When morning breaks," cried ho, withhappy, innocence, “all the world will bless.me as their friend and benefactor. Oh I what do good In secret and unseen., How bappjf are . wo, invisible'messengers of .the good spirit I— ; How beautiful Is burquict office I" Thustpake < the Angel of Slumber. '■ Tfao Angbl of Death gazed upon in silent sadness, while tears suchai immortals weep stoodf n his large, dark eyes.— ♦Ah f* said ho, “would tlmt I, liko you, could rcjolco in cheerful thanks ; hat the'world calls mo Us foo and joy-destroyer.” “Ohf my brothr cr,” answered the'Angel of slumber, “wlll n'ot every good man, upon awakening, recognise in then bis friend, ana gratefully bless thee f Are wo not brothcis, and children of one father?" So ho spake.—The tearful eyes .of the Angel of- Death shone with a gleam of pleasnre, while bo , ircssod his gentle brother more tenderly to his icart. , , NO. S 2. from Me New OW«am Picayunei - LETTER FROM CORA. ■. Serious JUot in Havana — The Jitsafxination of Castaneda . Havaka, Oct, 14,1854.. Since I last had the pleasure of writing to yon, nothing of importance bad occurred in Our or* derly and quiet city until the night before lost, when it was disturbed in Its propriety by one ol those most cowardly assassinations which occa sionally occur amongst our bcnlghtcdfpopnUce. This was was one of more Importance than usual, as the nnlbrtunato victim, Jose. A- Casteneda, was tho Individual who captured God.. Lopes, and against whom vcngenco was sworn at the time. Soon after ho received the reward ($0,000,) which the Government offered tor the capture of Lopez, bo wont to Spain, kissed the Queen’s hand, and received the honored cross of dlsilne tlon, forhls galantiy (7) and ho has but lately returned, lie bad been watched constantly for the fatal opportunity, and on tlio evening of tho 12th, between thohours of 7 and 8, he was play ing a game of billiards at a coffee.houßO called Marla yßclona, outside of the city, and os be was in the act of striking tho ball, with his back towards ablind on tho piazza, ho wossbotthrough tho blind, two balls entering the back of his head, which almost Instantly killed him { . and . although there was a great number of people present, the assassin made good his escape*, c Gen. Concha had had an Interview with bin! on that day, and It is said, gave him an appoint ment as captain of apartido. Concha fboistbis. as an insult to him, and has offered, a large re ward forthonpprohonsionoftheauasafD. Yes terday ho was burled.' At the time of starting, a mob collected, and showed a determination to prevent, If, possible, tho interment.' A guard of soldiers was ordered out to protect the re mains on the way to “Campo Santo,” which was followed by on immense crowd, yelling, throwing stones, &c., and It was with gtcai dif ficulty that tho gravo was reached. Several of the civil guard were badly Injured —a number of tho rioters Were- arrested; and no doubt will bo severely dealt with. This Casta neda was diapisod by every ono i bis character was always bad, and onco his life was saved by Gen. Lopez, when ho Was president of the mil itary commission, by 'his ! casting vote. Such was his gratitude, that ho huntefrthe poor man out with dogs In his hour of distress, to get tho reward lor hio precious head. lOon Nellie.—'Well do lYctncnibcrmy friend* awoot Nellie, rays tho Alton Telegraph, andJt'J soem to see her notr, as oil I used. to ECO bet, with her deep, earnest eyes fixed op her book, I and her golden ringlets floating over her fair /neck, i remember when we made her Queen [ of Way, how wo crowned her with Bowen, and [put a sceptre in her hand, and kneeled at her feet: then we formed a ring and danced gaily round her—those were happy days, not Soon to be forgotten. Nellie was the pet of the master and the school, sportive and mirthful, yet ever kind and gentle. If any Httleone got into trouble Nellie ' would help him ; many an unfortunate one who offended the master, and feared the birch, would get her to plead for them—for no ono coold withstand her gentle tones and sweet prayers : tor the erring. She was a sunbeam, shedding light and peace on all around. And then I see a darkened room, a little form tossing on a bod m the agony of delirium; next, an open coffin; in it hca our Nellie, beautiful in death.. Th« we took her to the graveyard, and laid her in the green earth, midst the trees and flowcl* (he loved so much. Got! vrnntcd our Nellie, and be took her, and left us sorrowing; but we sorrow not without hope, for among iho bright angels in beaten we know there is one with a white robe and a golden harp, and it Is our Nellie. The Ewernoß or Haiti.— *Tho Emperor of Hnytl, Fauslin Soulonquo, Is said to inherit tho weakness of his race for dross, and other adorn* wonts of tlio person, 110 has ono coat, made in Paris, which cost him $1,200, and a pair of boots, made in New York, decorated with brilliants and gold, which cost $2OO. The cane with which ho commonly walks cost $4OO. Ho has seven slurs composed oi diamonds, which ho wears bn groat occasions, each of which cost over (4,QQO* 110 will wear nothing but the best of its kind, and has a special aversion to anytlng plcblan or unimpcrial. Hence Ids In- : dignntion at the proposition to soli him Queen Adelaide’s stfcOnct-hanrl coach. Hence olaohli reply to an artist who wished to make a bust of Idin j ho consented, hut said, “Wind now, you must nsk a high price for mo i I’ll not bo sold cheap 5 take care.’* Alcopy of this bust, by tho way, was in tho Crystal Palace. Gas Fnov tnofhod of making gnss from wood, invented by Professor Pqttca~ kofur and Broisnch, of Bavaria, has boon recent ly tested qn a largo scale in tho Philadelphia City Gas Wbrks, and also At iho Northern Idb-' erties Gas Works, in consciences of the high prices of coul. It Is said to gito great satisfac tion. Tho principal difference In tho method of making wood gas, from that used In making coal gas, consists in a gradual increase of tempera ture in Inverted generators, where tho gaa under goes a second decomposition. It Is said that more gas can (has bo made from the cord of wood than flrom ono ton of coal, and fromthn former ns much made in ono hour, or an hour ami a half ns from coal in four-hours. There suits, in part, from tho improvements made in. tho aparafus.—A r or/A American. o*l “Father * Bald a juvenile to his paternal guardian, who had tho bad habit of altmm ting from piety to profanity, *1 do think you ought to slop praying or swearing—l don’t care which/ Coitroßi.—When your wife begins to scold let hAr have it out. Put your feet up. cbsily overthoflrc place, 101 l back'inyour chair, light ono of yonr best cigars, and lot the storm rage on. Say nothing, do nothing, know noth- Biffeuenob Between ‘Now’ and ‘Then.* —A woman said in tho police court tho other day that, before matringo, her husband preten ded to be much struck with her, but now she was every day struck by him. - Bey; a colonel in tho Turkish cavalry, of whom frequent mention is made In tho present war, is described' as cigbly-thiio jeara of age, of medium size but powerful Sleep mi Jhatb r Vi M: • 4’’ fit OU SUB OEBMIH. : * •,
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