AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
1 Thursday moaning
By John B. Bratton.
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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
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