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JoD-Pmum-a—Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills, Pamphlets; Blanks, Labels, &o.‘, &c.,.exe cuted with accuracy and at tho shortest notice. jfottltnt From the London »fflkenaum, TOE TRUE, * BT'PRANCES brown. *Tls long ago,-—we have tolled and trfeded, Have lostandfrettddjhavo gainedandgrieved, Blnoo last the light of that fond faith faded, . But, friends—in its day—what we believed! Tho poet’s dreams and the peasant’s stories. Oh, never will time that trust renew j ■ Yet they wore old on tho earth-before us. And lovely talcs,—had they but been true! somb apeak of homos in the greenwood hidden, .‘ Whore age was fearless and yonth was free, Where none' at ■’life’s board afjemed guests- urn • ■’ •" ‘ ' '* Bnt men had years like tho forest treej Qoodly and fair and full of summer, ’ As lives wont by-when tho world was now, • But ever tho angol stops passed from her— Oh, dreamers and hards, if that wero trub! . Some fold us (ben of h stainless standard, --- Of hearts that only in death grew Cold, "Whoso march was ever In freedom’s vanguard, And not to ho stayed by steel or gold. The world to their very graves was debtor The tears of her love fell there llko dew— But thero.bad been neither slave nor fetter This day in her realms, had that been true I Our. hopes grew strong as the giant slayer,— They told that life was an honest game, Where fortune favored the fairest player, And only tho false found loss and blame; — That men wore honored for gifts and graces, Arid not for the prir.es folly drew 5 But there would bo many a change of places In hovel and hail, If that were (ruo I Sorao-fcald to onr ailont souls, what fear ye 7 And talked of a love not based on cl.ty, Of faith that would neither wane nor weary, With all the dust of the pilgrim’s day. They said that fortune and tlmo were changers, But not by their tides such friendships grow j Oh* we had nover been trustless strangers Among our people, if that wero true I And yet since the fairy tlmo hath perished, With all its freshness from hills and hearts, The last of its loro so vainly cherished, Is not for.thflso days of schools and marts. Up. dpi heavens still circles o’er ns, There’s wualth to win and there’s work to do; There’s a skT above, and a grave before us, And, brothers, beyond them all is true I ftiisttllanmis. AN ADVEXTURB IS TEXAS. During tho recent war between the United Stateg-and the Indians of Texas, a great man •£,! ber of volunteers joined the expedition. One i; 1 of these, Captain Ferguson, of Kentucky, be ? came cclebratcd-for his hardihood and success In tho terrible hunting of Indians. The follow ing incident will convey some idea of the char acter of the roan . find also of the war si ill wag ,between c.lvilbyUiqb anif A small band of volunteers, among whom wan Captain Ferguson,-advent several days in exploring Texas, and had wandered far into the intenor without meeting a solitary Indian track. Tired of this pacific journey,. they rc solrcd to separate and seek adventures singly, before returning to the camp. . - Accordingly the following rooming* Captain Ferguson, mounted on an excellent horse, left his companions and directed his course across a cluster of hills, homnud in by thick woods which bounded the horizon. Arrived at the foot of the hills, the Captain perceived a troop of wild horses slowly advancing towards him. Suddenly they broke into a gallop: a move ment which appeared to him.suspicious, and induced our hero to watch them closely. They soon gained the level ground, apd the dull sound of their hoofs striking the soil, be-, came distinctly audible,, The Captain looked, and saw clinging to tho flanks of each an Indi an suspended, horizontally by nn arm and a leg. This is’a common stratagem among the Indians, but. luckily for Ferguson, he was still at a considerable distance from those unpleas ant looking cavaliers. Perceiving, by tho sudden rapidity of his r? flight, that they were discovered, tho Indians V: „ c^m k e d on their horses and pursued our hero V Rt fUll speed, shouting their terriblownr cry. Looking back, Ferguson observed that Ins '•i joraucre spread themselves across 1 tho prairie, ‘ with tho evident intention of cutting off his re treat to the hills. Ho saw that his chance of . '.safety consisted in gaining the woods, whither . ms pursuers durst not follow him, lest they ’, should encounter tho outposts of tho American ’ i troops. lie did not again look behind, but, with his eyes eagerly fixed on tho yet distant goal, he spurred ou Ms horse to his utmost speed. The animal stumbled and the cry of the Indians be came more distinct; and tho noble animal rose again, and with a loud neigh, ns though con scious of tho peril that menaced his master, he made a prodigious forward bound and cleared tho space which divided him from tho wood, with tho speed of an arrow. As Ferguson had foreseen, tho Indians, fear ing to enter the woods, came to a sudden halt. Although now comparatively out of danger, he did not esteem tho neighborhood pcrfeotlysafo, and therefore pursued his course for five or six , miles'without'drawing tho bridle. Evening vru drawingin ‘when he judged it proper to vpauao. Ho tried in vain to discover where ho -hut ho was not a roan to vex himself for Sides, so ho quietly resolved to sleep in tho P® l * and defer till to-morrow tho task of ofling hU'way.yA clear stream, bordered - --- Bl,r ubaran qcar, and Ferguson having un do horeo,-wrapped himself in his cloak, town In tho grass. break ho resumed his Journey, follow rorsoof tho stream. When ho : had n,, k* ho found tho corpse of n SS' ‘p na ‘ Th ® P oor tolow had I rivK 1 ," 181 thought was Is mends had probably been Burnria ss .? I’' 1 ’' ih<> ' "«»■ ;!li, B 7T° shod Rn(l »on,o iditated plainly tho recent passage of V™, m °’; a ., 11, ' lla . ns - Slowly Mul ciu followed these traces without mak scovcries till towards the middle of hen having climbed up a slight cml iw on tho plain, at about a mile’s a largo Indian encampment; 1 .e same moment the Indians perceived .plain and leaped on their horses. Ours-. *na own imprudence, Ferguson turned brl a And began os quickly as possible to re- J;hls steps. Arrived at tho outer bordcrof rood, hie saw on tho plain which ho was 1 tto cross, a dense cloud of lurid smoke, 1 din ong either side as fur as tho cyo could ~WWJh It was a prairie on fire. What was ho : ,iodb ? To return was death ; to go forward, £ destruction was no less inevitable. In tins terriblo emergency, Ferguson did not : lose his presence of mind, but continued td ad- ; BY- JOHN B.TJRATXON. YOL 41. vance rapidly in«tho direction of the Arc. When he .met die black advanced guard, of smoke, hind which the flames wpflnd and darted. like some monstrous hvdra-hcaded serpent, Fergu son checked his horse anil dismounted. Ho tore his mantle into pieces, fastened ope as a* badge abound his horse’s eyes, so aa to envelope the animal's mouth, and - nostrils, and then he ‘covered his face ina similar manner.. .This was the work of a few moments—precious moments’, for the.yclls pf the advancing Indians became fearfully distinct. His preparation being made, Ferguson remounted, and facing bis', horse to wards tho fire, spurred him on with.the energy of despair. The noble beast bounded forward, : tho fierce flames enveloping him and the rider; but tjie arm of the latter was of iron strength; ho held up his horse and impelled him', through the fire. A few desperate boundsand tho.tor-, ture was over. The fresh, I ,cool air—hbw delicious it was! — Fprguson-toro off bandages 'frhicb covered his-own and.his horse’s head, and. threw him-, self on the ground. . He is saved ; He has ac complished fin unparalleled exploit. But above the and cracking of tho. flames,. W heard the triumphant cries of his pursuers, who thought they., had precipitated him -into the ocean.of-fire., ‘He made an effort to give hack a defying shout, but his voice died away on his lips;.:'. ’• Half suffocated, both horse and man had scarcely strength to move aerpss the blackened plain; yet Ferguson knew ttirit vyithout water they must inevitably perish. therefore summoned his remaining cncrgiea. crept on, leading his horse by the bnajotyvJjljei poor creature’s hair was singed off. and large pieces of his hide came offat the slightest touch. Tormented by a raging thirst, Ferguson dragged himself towards tho farthest extremity of the plain: and there he perceived a band of wolves advancing with savage howls. This new peril aroused both the horse and rider* A clear, fresh stream was flowing by ; into it plunged the animal, and Ferguson also dipped his head in the delicious bath. Its restorative effects was magical. He recollected that the wolves in the vast deserts are accustomed to flock towards a prairie oa lire in order to prey upon the animals escaping from the flames.— The Captain examined his horse and found with pleasure that the creature was much recovered, and even neighed in reply to the wolves’ howl ing. Mon) moved by his plaintive neigh than he had ever been by. a hyunan cry, Ferguson gently caressed the hedft6Cthe steed, and then mounting urged him. oh; to* the forest. ..The wolves meanwhile crossed the streom iiv hot pursuit, their honrso yell sounding a thousand thhes more terrible than the whialling of bid- the baltclicld. cold shuddering seized Ferguson. *?lf roy hdrsc should fall!’ he thought. But thanks to his vigilance, and the feverish energy of the ani mal, Ihcy.graduftUy gained on their .pursuers! for the speed of a prairie wolf is rauchjesa.than that of K.fleet horse. . . But the powers of the noble creature were nearly spent, his breathing became rapid, 1 and his head drooped. Yet ho still made a won drous effort to gain the forest, fop, with the in stinct of his kind, hi*„Bceinecl to know that safe ty would be - / ./’• the \vpod;jvas pained. ,JFcrgnsOn gave a joyous 'snout, for how’ no ‘could, take refuge in a tree. Tying his horse to a lower branch, our hero climbed one quickly, and loaded his carbine and pistols, with a faint hope of defending the poor animal from the wolves’ attackr \ From the lofly branch on which he had ta k9n refuge, Ferguson watched the monsters’ approach—they were of the fiercest species, while, and glowing.red eyes, ami he saw that all was over with his faithful horse. They rested on their victim—Ferguson fired among them r but in a moment the animal was de voured .and the empty bridle left hanging on the branch. , The wolves with gaping throats, and their whitetusks grinning horribly, remained around the tree : for the horse had scarcely furnished each with a mouthful. On the Captain's slight est movement they jumped up, as if to seize him before he could reach grphqd. Ferguson enjoyed a kind of feverish plcasurc’ln killing a number of tin m with Wa carbine. ,But. ni«*ht was closing.in?lin'd quite exhausted,;unable Hlpad lua gim. ho was seized- with a Sndcltn giddiness. lie, was,forced to closo his eyes lest lie should fall from his green fortress. Then a deep roaring was heard in tho neigh boring prairie. At the sound the wolves prick ed up their cars, and darted ofl simultaneously in pursuit of new prey. In a short time Fergu son opened his eyes, ami descried in tho plain on tho border of tho wood, an enormous buffalo, surrounded by tho ravenous wolves, who were tearing him to pieces, despite his furious efforts to escape. The Captain profilled by tliis fortunate di version, descended from his tree and hastened to kindle the dry branch scattered on tho ground. He shortly succeeded in surrounding himself with a rampart offlre. Feeling then comparatively safe, he roasted one of the dead wolves, and ntc a small portion of the flesh, notwithstanding the natural re pugnance inspired by such unclean food. Being somewhat strengthened by his strange repast, lie collected ft supply of wood for the night. In about an hour afterwards the wolves , returned to the charge, but Ferguson, thanks to his flaming fortification, was in aueh perfect safety that, despite the continued howling, bo slept profoundly unlfl morning. On awakening, ho found tho wolves were Sjnoin, pursuit, doubtless, of easier prey ; and ic Captain was able to resume his journey on foot, -carrying with him his pistols, his cutlass and his carbine. - < . After & week of incredible fatigue and pri vation, ho arrived m safety at tho American camp; but no tidings were ever heard of his unfortunate companions. They probably had either been massacred by thci'lndians, or de voured by the wolves. As to Captain Fergu son, he was seized with a fever, which confined him to his bed for many weeks. ”VYhon con valescent he happened to look into a mirror, but starlet! bncle affrighted. His beard re mained black, but tho, hair of his head turned while as snow. , IC7" When Nelson's famous signal was given —‘England expects every monlodo his duty* —two Scotchmen were standing, and ono pull ed a long sour face, and said: ‘Ech, Sandy, there’s ncalhing there about old Scotland 1’ *Hoot, mon!’ said Sandy, ‘Scptlanit kens i w . c r her bairns alway do their duty. It’s only a hint to these Englishers!’ • . tp* r'f*£ young man was frequently cautioned / *'' s rather to Yolo for; 'measures, not men.* I, °*! r( T scd do B0 > flls d soon after received a toSi? L n for ?«*• Mis father, os * man whom, ho doint? so J c ri ion f W «. inquired hia reasons'for i" oin B ho. Surely, father,* sold tho youth, you told mo to vote for mcmtirc*. and if Peck is not a measure, I don’t know what is.* B/* Mndpra, your an-nwl is dramtine in llm CARLISLE, PH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1855 Long Cherished Revenge, A TALE OP THE OLD WORLD. AND THE NEW. Tho historvofjurisprudence embodies among Us dusty archives many a'tale of love, Of sor row, .of .blighted affection, of bitter remorseless persecution, and ,of long-cherishcd vengeance, which needs riot the pen of a Warren or Of a Dickens, to invest them with every attribute of startling interestwhich Can mark (be narrative of fiction,. . •. In the year 1835, there canjo into the county of Lapeer, Michigan, a German from tho Pro vince of Wurtembnrg. by the name of Ulrich; bringing with him a‘young and attractive wife, to whom ho had' been some years married.— This lady, when a girl, had been a belle in her > little neighborhood in Wurtembnrg, and had been sought in marriage by more than one anx ious suitor., n,nd,ampng.thera,was one Daum, by whom,sho waB / «ourtcd,.-arid to whom she had gfyen- such encouragement.as to lead him to place hisrifiectfons upon, her with all the ar dprjof a German heart. Daum was a man of unusual-strpngth.of mind, of. stem and impas sive, demeanor, of gceat.depth of feeling, but, as th6.s6t|6fil,wjU show, of most implacable dispo sition wbcri'hjs animosities had been aroused. He loved thVfcirl witK that intensity natural to men so conatiwitod; few or no affi nities with others,.owing to-his morose dispo sition, ho commenced by lavishing bis hours of leisure and thVcarninga of his industry upon her alone. Unlike her lover in all respects, tho girl was active, fond of company, and unstable In her nffeotions rand, when tho wedding day came, to which Daum had long and impatient ly lookcd forward, as the consumation of.'hia bliss, after tho wedding guests had assembled,” she told him she loved him not, and could ne ver be his. Daum sold nut his possessions and removed at once from a scene of discomfiture to a distant province. - Time passed on, tho lady was again woed and won. by a light-hearted and comely youth, her former suitor’ssuperiop in personal appear ance, hut his inferior in wealth and intellect.— ITis courtship was followed by marringo, tho news of which reaching the sclf-banishcd Daum, roused every latent feeling of rage ami jealousy of which his strong heart was capable, rind he returned to the scene of his former happiness,' instigated by tho solo desire—for revenge. Ho skulked about (he neighborhood, lying hid du ring the day time for thcriiost part, hut watch ing every opportunity to way-lay and destroy hlsrival. • t At length they met in a wild, narrow moun tain pass, a deadly and fierce struggle ensued, fit the termination of which Ulrich was left up on the trround slain, as his assassin supposed. Damn fled, and Ulrich recovered and returned to hia wife. pale. Weeding and faint. The of fleers sought for Baum in vain; he had fled to England, where ho spent the next six years of his life. The circumstance had passed away from tho public mind, and the parties most in terested hajl censed to think of them or to feel any apprehension of Dounrsretnrn. Five years passed on. and tho mnrricd couple, with their children, joined a party who were emigrating to America, and came and settled down m the countv of Lapeer.' There they resided in quiet, •CdlfTflVc^ffWd wild farm had begun to assume the appearance of cultivation—the Jog house to be circled with ♦.crooners and flowery-shrubs, the white-headed children playing Around the door, the old Ger man hound lay watchfiil at the gate, and (he truant sweetheart, now a cornel v matron, sang at the wheel, the sweet songs of her Faderfanq? All was peace in his sequestered home, when at the close of a bright drv dav in August, 1838, | a knock was heard at tho door, which was an swered ly the woman, who, upon opening it, met the face of her old suitor. ‘ The recognition was instant and mutual.— Not a word passed between them: but while the heart or ono of them .sank within her from verv fear, that of the other, was roused tQ a phrenr.y. whieh made itself manifest, in a wild gleam of long nent-np vengennee. The husband was absent, having gone on a distant hunring excursion in pursuit of deer: and all ihat night, yrith doors and windows barred a slecnlesa, tearftil trembling watcher waited his return. He came not his step never again crossed that threshold Precisely one year to a day from the time of the occurrence Just narrated, Mr. Thom, on bid resident of Lapeer connty. was walking one balmy Sunday morning upon the borders of one of those beau tiful little lakes which lie embossed in the flowery openings of that country, found unon the beach. Just within the water's edge, a hu man skull. At a loss to account for its ap pearance there', ho followed-up the steep, bold hank which overhang? theJako, And upon its, verge found the body to which, the skull had belonged. A Jury was at once summoned to the spot, and (lie remains rvero at once identi fied by the half frantic widow, whoso wounds were opened afresh by the discovery which shut out forever the last ray of hope which hod lin gered in her breast for a long, sad year. The cause and manner of the death of the murdered man were obvious by an examination of tho skeleton—a rifle ball piercing through the ver tebral column from behind, had passed out through the bone. The murdered man bad never known who or what took ins life. Ho lay, as he fell, upon his face, with his undis charged yager rifle by his side, and upon his blenching skeleton waa tho hunting pouch brought with him. from his old country home. Autumn had deepened into winter—winter had brightened into-spring, and spring had blos somed into summer—-yet there.be lay within three mijes of his ..house, unnoticed and undis covered. . Upon tho discovery of the body, T)aum wns arrested; and his trial, which was very long and arduous, In <jonficqucnoc of tho necessity of taking all the testimony through interpreters, was, before lion. Charles TV. Whipple, at the Circuit Opurt for tho county of Lapeer, Jn March, la-10* The principal counsel engaged in tho case were, Hon. Peter Moray, then At torney Gcncrah Hon., U. A. Iland'scom, Hon. T, J. Drake; Hob.' E. 11. Thompson, and Q. W, Wiancr, During thp twelve days occupied by tho trial, tho prisoner, Daum, remained impasasWo unmoved .throughout, except when, upon per mission being granted.by tho Court, tho bones of the murdered man; which had been wired to gether .jmd placed under a covered table, were suddenly drawn out at the very feet of tho pri soner—when a deathly paleness overspread his face, and a strong and Involuntary shudder passed through his frame. Tim evidence, as may be gathered from tho foregoing sketch,-was entirely circumstantial, there being no direct testimony-whereby to connect tho prisoner with tho death of Ulrich, and the jury, ftmnd themselves unwilling to convict; and giving tho unhappy prisoner tho benefit of the alignt doubt by widen tho occur rence was surrounded, brought in, after lengthy consultation, a verdict of—not gufltyi, Tho prisoner left tho court house amid a deep and thrilling silence, and was never more seen in Lapeer ebunty. (C7*Stondorcra nro Uko flics; they leap nil over a nan'? good parts, to light upon his sores. '•* “OUB COUNTRY—MAT IT ALWAYS BUT EIGHT *0» WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” Alderman Sedley Is Men by lbs Hand. ' « My 1 dear fiiry” stranger, advancing, and. - warmly- grasping Mr. .Sedloy’s hand, «I have long wished to .sec^you—to know you—, and now, at length, my desiro Is gratified.” “Bodily, ypu flatter-mo,” said tho gratlflod Mr. Sedloy.--.; . “Not,ln tho least, my dear sir—not In tho least. And now let indwell you what mot!Vo has prompted me—a straesor —to intrude -myself tipon you.”* ~ ‘ - “ Oh, ho Raid tho Alderman, gnu cloualy; ■; • ' 1 Thank you—thank-yon a thousand times (or saying so. .-But, In a word, 1 wish to secure your ... I “I fear,” said-Mr. Sodley, with a flutter of vanity at tho request, .Hthat It would hardly be worth tho giving,*’ “Let mo judgo orthat,” said tho stranger, earnestly...“ I .have. Already secured tho auto graph of some of tho misfdistinguislicd men In tho country. AmongiHhers, (ho President and his Cabinet have kind# .favored md.”' “Since.you desire.U,*’ said the Alderman, <• though I must again repeat It Is not worth giv ing. Twill comply with your wish,” “ Then pleaso.writoyour name there.” Thostranger took-;out,a sheet of paper and spread it before Mr? Sedley, ond pointed out a place at the bottom of She sheet, to which tho latter at once affixed bis name. “•How can I repay, you?" said tho stranger, with emotion, os ho carefully folded the sheet and placed It-in bis pocket-book. With a low bow, retired. . . r A few days afterwards, Mr. Sedley had occa sion to withdraw a porthm of bis funds from the bank. He was told there was not that amount fb bis credit* r i • “ Certainly, 0 exolalhicd ho in astonishment, 1“ I bad three times the amount deposited with you.” “Very true, yon kadi but you drew out three thousand dollars of It oily a few'days since. ** <* This, Mr. Sedley denied resolutely, till con firmed by a check .drawn in his name, and bear ing bis signature. Tile latter was genuine 5 there was no denying it.' Thefatal truth dawn ed upon hfs, mind. The obsequious stranger had written the chequo.Cvcrthesignaturc which ho had purposely requbhod to have written at tho bottom of tho page. P. S. If you wish to bo regarded ns a swlnd lor, ask Mr. Sedley for his autograph. Even his vanity Is,not proof against tho severe lesson ho received*,. . „ , Mrs. Swlssholm’s opinion of Mias Stone's abilities ns a lecturer, is not very favorable, Judging from the following s «* If any wonidiThas tho gift of public speak ing, she lias a right to speak; but wo have nev er yet hoard one who displayed any more than ordinary ability, in thisrilne. Vu have never yet heard a woman deliver a speech that would have been morn than tolerated from a man,-and It does appear to us that in a proper distribution of the world’s work, there Would bp very few women to spare for public speaking. There is a particular propriety in women .lecturing to persons of their own tiox on tho .subject ol health ; but quite a number of men deliver very good lectures on ond are good for littlo else. Wc would bo !n favor of leav* log the profession to (/.cm until some woman appears who i*ico filfthrtM to take a high posi of women’s right tJ established by a (lie BepltsU 1 It is painfully liumU to soo a woman pi ice herself in tliis poil- : tlon, and then fall to sustain hcrsclt triumph antly. Wo thought lea’? of ourself and loss of our sex, and less hopefully of tho future, when listening to Miss Stone,[and were compelled to acknowledge that if a Man had said tho same tilings, in the same wayj and lo the same place, ho would have boon hlsrt-'d.” The Will anil lhc Way. A young collegian, itinerating In the Statcof Vermont, fell in company, and also in love, with a pretty girl, the daughter of on old cur mudgeon, whose brainy Jrcrctnadcnf saw-dust, hog’s lard and molasses! hat* who. on account of the spaciousness of 1b» farm, had been for many years at the hendnf the School Commit tee in the District. to Sally (for that was Up name of the old fol low’s daughter'! was so Overpowering, that all. the logic and philosophy he had learned in the school was. compared |to. the force of-argu incnls,.as chaff" in a hurricane. But not hav ing the whcre-with-all to winter in the country without resort to employment, ho intimated to Sally that ho should like to keep the school in that district: when Ihojund hearted girl In formed him that her father was the Committi-e man, and she also informed him what questions would be put to lum. nra) how ho must answer them if he expected to gjiin the good graces of her father. Accordingly, on Sunday evening, the voung man of classical loro informed the old Ignoramus that hewjuldliko to take chaise of their school for the waiter, and board in his family. Whereupon thftold fellow assumed an air of much consequence} and asked the same questions that Sally htil informed her lover would bo asked: j •Do you believe in the' world V •Moat corlaiuly,’ answ ‘Do you believc'God c equal Lo Thos. Jefferson \ •Certainly not.’ j ‘Can you spell Massac ‘Yea. sir.* ‘Well, spell it.’ The young man Rpcllc tinctly, when Lho father^ and said —‘did he spell »5 ‘Yes. sir,’ said the ad'el ■ The young man comnu next day. How ho andi other story, A Doo Stout.—The following anecdote of canine intelligence ami temper is related In a French paper:—“Count (JeN ; livings short distance from Lisle, possesses a Newfoundland dog, formerly called -Castor, but, within the last year, McnschikolT. |A few days ago, the Count left his place to proceed to Lisle, (o carry to the Receiver General’s office a parcel contain* ing notes and other securities to the amount of forty thousand francs. When starling, Mens* obikoff appeared resolved'to accompany his master, who was at InsLobligcd to peat him back with his cane. Wf)cn the count arrived at Lisle he found that ho had lost his parcel!— Much alarmed, ho proceeded to search for it on the road by which ho had' gone! There, at a little distance, stood' Mclujchikoff, gently Wag ging bis tall; but not daring to advance, from • his reminiscence of tho count’s cane. In his mouth was tho precious parcel, which ho had picked up, and was faithfully carrying to his master.” - '\£j* An exchange says," a lady went into a hardware store, in- whiclrthero were a couple of clerks, and called for a pair of snuffers.— • Suppose you take u«,’ said one of the qlcrks; ‘wo both snuff’.’ Tho proprietor of thoaloro put them both out. ' , Hard to .Choose-—A doctor and a military officer became enamored of tho name lady. A friend inquired of her which of tho suitors she intended to fUvor. Ifcr reply was, that it Was difficult for her to dctemvmo, as they were both such tiffing creatures! Pltartm ■ * My dear Mrs. Ames,* sho commenced, ‘ I am the agent of a sewing circle just-established, the object of which is to provide suitable cloth ing for the children in Patagonia. lAm bold that they are in tho habit of going about in a state of nature, which you know Ts drcadfnl to contemplate,' 1 Perhaps they are used to it.’ ‘But that is no reason why weshould’nt im prove their condition. So we have agreed to hold a meeting two evenings in a week, with this object in view. Will you join? 1 ‘I am afraid I can’t. 1 should bo obliged to neglect roy own children,, as I presume will.be the case with someof thosowhoattend. Look at that 'boyibrcrample, at that "boy in Mlic street.-,-Ho has a'hole in his elbow, and his clothes are all covered -with.,mud. I presume lua mother, belpngs to some of these benevolent associations, and hasn't time (o' attend to her own children.’’ ** ‘Mrs. Ames/ naked her visitor, rising with indignation, ‘do you mean to insult me?’ ‘lnsult you ?* was the astonished reply, ‘of course not. What makes you think 80?’ *Do you know who that boy is of whom you speak?’ •No I don’t, hot I should like to.’ ‘You would? Well. ma’am, your curiosity shall be gratified. Uc is my son. George Wash ington Jackson Armstrong. What have yon to say to that?’ ‘ Say ? Why nothing. Only it’s a misfor | tune for the poor boy that he wasn’t, bom a Patagonian.’ Mrs. Armstrong, without reply, swept out of the room with the majesty of a queen. She is still canvassing for the sewing circle in behalf of the yonthfhl Patagonians, while George Washington Jackson Armstrong taper* mitted to roam tho streets, on condition that he will not venture within sight of Mrs. Ames’ window. The shaggy monarch of the Western prairies, the buffalo, was long since driven from the her itage of his ancestors, and forced to seek & home beyond the swift rolling waters of the Mis sissippi. Tho race, however, yet exists, in the far west, and Jin the territory of Minnesota, particularly, at a distance of two hundred miles from tho bed of theFathcr of Waters, towards the head streams' of the Missouri, they oreslill found in almost incredible numbers. Govern or Stevens, during his survey, last summer; of the Northern Pacific Railroad route, passed several hundred thousand of buffaloes. In some instances, they were forty or fifty miles in length, and extended on either side beyond the reach of vision. Several mules and horses became so mingled with the dfoves that it was found Impossible to retake them, and they were consequently abandoned. In the territo* ry of Minnesota, elk arc found occasionally, and deer exist in great abundance. Grizzly Jaoars*'.sP.iv\ftA3d kr black bears abound in all parts of tho region— although their numbers arc slowly diminishing from year lo yc*r before the railroads of civili* zalion. Wolves, wild-cats, and various small er animals, valuable for their furs, exist in at. most inexhaustible profusion. Should the Northern Pacific Railroad bo constructed, what on opportunity wil be hero afforded for enthusiastic amateur sportsmen to indulge their tastes. LUCY STONE. Tub Beu.b and the Student.—At a ccr- tain splendid evening parly, a haughty young beauty turned to n student who stood near her , and said ‘Cousin John, I understand your ec centric friend L- is here ; 1 have a great curiosity lo see him. Do bring him here, and . introduce him to me.* The student went in search of his friend, and at length found him lounging on n sofa. ‘Como L— ■ /said he, ‘my beautiful cous in Catherine wishes to be introduced to you.’ •Well, trot her out, John,’ drawled L ■ . with an ailectcd yawn. John returned to his cousin, and advised her to defer the introduction till ft more favorable opportunity, repeating (he answer ho had re ceivcd. The beauty bit her Up ; but the next moment said, ‘Well never fear ! I shall insist on being introduced.' After some delay. L 1 — was led up, and the ceremony of Introduction was performed. Agreeably surprised by the beauty and com manding appearance of Catharine, L- ■ - made a profound bow; but instead of it. she stepped backward, and raising her eyeglass, surveyed him deliberately from head to foot, then waiving the back of her hand toward him. drawled out, ‘Trot him olf, John ! trot him off! that is enough !* Poor John Smith.—That übiquitous per sonage known oh John Smith, was last week arrested fur an assault and battery in New Or leans, was locked un for being intoxicated in St. Louis, delivered a temperance lecture In Cincinnati. cmbezrAcd the funds of and eloped with lho daughter of his employer in New England, la the evening edified some of the in habitants of Boston with an oration upon hon esty. morality, wisdom and knowledge : and was next morning proscribed ns a know-noth ing by a portion of the Now York press. It lias been oscertaincd that John is an Esquimaux Indian. He made his first appearance on our shores a few weeks ago, in company with lho captain of a Yankee whaler, who has spent several winters in the Arctic regiops. * I Innl salvation of the red the young man. cr made another man msetts 7’ word very dis turbed to his daughter fright, Sal!!* ution&to girl, cn *cd his school the &11 made out is nn- - A Trap -roa a Tuoddlbsomk Tongue. l — was one day much annoyed by a fel low member of Abe English House of Commons, who kept crying out every fownilnutcs, ‘Hear? hear!’ -During tho debate he took occasionto describe a political contemporary that wished to play > rogue, hut had only sense enough to act fool. ‘Where,’ exclaimed Ho with great emphasis.'where shall we find a more foolish knave or amoroknfivish fool than hoi’ ‘Hear! hear!’ was shouted by the troublesome mem* ber. Sheridan turned.round, aud thanking him for. tfio prompt information, sat down a mid a general roar of laughter. , Moonmoux in tub Sandwich Islands.—lf Italy can boast her sunny skies just before the approach of tho evening twilight, when tho cyo rests on a thousand lints of splendor, the Sandwich Islands can boast a flood of moon* light at once glorious and matchless. Silently after reaching Libuo, I, fried an experiment of rending by the light of tho moon. I found it perfectly easy, and pend several of Mil ton’s "Paradise Xiost.” Before (Tie hour of rest that night, ! witnessed tho' rare phenomo non of a lunar faindow. A shower of rain fell on the ocean immediately in front of. tho es tate, and tho beautiful iris caused by it stretch* , cd from one side of tho horizon to tho other.— These lunar rainbows may be attributed main ly to two causbs—thd great brilliancy of tho moon in this region, and tho highly miffed state of .tho atmosphere.— Sandwich Island Notes. A tody Philanthropist. Mrs. Ames was sitting in her front room when she saw Mrs. Armstrong approaching—a very publio, spirited lady who took an interest in all reforms and benevolent enterprises, espe cially those undertaken for a people at a dis tance. ForndUfl for a Sportsman, • AT $2,00 PJSK AKNIJM.. NO. 32. “TMT ON IT, CAPTAIN.” A good story has been told of a lisping offi cer in the U. S. Army, having bpen victimized by a brother officer, (who was noted for fits cool dclibcration and strong nerves,) and his getting square with him in tho following man ner. The cool joker, a captain, was always quizzing tho. lisping officer, a lieutenant, for 1 Ills nervousness. “Why,” said ho one day in tho presence of his company, “nervousness is alljnonscnso! I tell you, lieutenant, no bravo man will bo ner vous.” “Well," inquired the lisping friend “how would you do, tbpose a thell with an Inch fur- Ihco thould drop itthclfin a walled angle in which you had taken theltcr from a company of tharp-thooters, and where it wath therlain that if you put out your nolho you’d git pep pered ?” “How,” said the captain, linking at the circle, "why, take it cool, and spit on the fuse.!’ The party broke tip anil all "retired for the night except the patrol. The next morning a number of soldiers were assembled and talking in clusters, when along came tho lisping lieu tenant. lazily opening his eyes, he remarked— "l want to try nn exthperiment thith morn ing, and thee how exthecdingly cool you can be.” .Saying which, bo walked deliberately up to the Ore burning on tho hearth, and placed it m its hottest centre a powder canister,'and inst antly retired. There was but one modo of egress from tho quarters and that was upon tho parade ground, the road being built up for de fence ; the occupant took ono glance at the canister, comprehended his situation, and in a moment dashed at the door, but it was fasten ed on the outside. “Charley, let n)e out if you love me shout* cd the captain. “Thpil on the canilhcr!” .shouted he in re turn. . Not a moment was to be lost; ho had at first snatched up a blanket to cover his egress but now dropping it, he raised the window, and out he bounded, sans eulotes, sans every thing but a very short under garment: and thus, with hair almost upon end, be dashed upon a full parade ground. The shout which hailed him brought the whole barracks to sec what was the matter, and the dignified cap tain pulled a tall sergeant in front of-him to bide himself. “Why didn’t you thpit on it ?" inquired the lieutenant. “Because there was no sharp-shooters in front to stop a retreat.” answered the captain. , “All I have got to thay, then, ilh,” said the lieutenant, “that you might thafeiy have done it, fur I thwarc there waluu’t a thlngle grain of powder in it!** The captain bos never spoken against ner vousness since. The Itmcnstcr Gun i Out readers have no doubt noticed in Idlers r from tho Crimea, accounts of tho Lancaster . gun, which has proved to be a moat cfleclivc I , weapon against thcwaUsofScbastopl,although t it has not been altogether a saft gun for those! j wl\o hapdled h* two op three, oOhcqj baving . burst. T/ie Wontrcnl Gazette gives the follow* j : ing description of this gun, ana of llio princl-j pies of its operation ; •’I “It is o well known fact that it is impassible to balls or bulets for cannon, in such a way that one side will not be heavier than the other, and it is also well known that this circum stance deflects the projectile from its right line. The Lancaster gun professes to have accomplish ed this by means of an eliptical boro, out of which is to an eliptical projectile— either shot or shell. Tho gun is large, because it is at n long range that its great precision of aim tells best over tho common gun, and its appearance is that of an ordinary large cannon, except that the mouth, instead of being circu lar, is elongated like an egg—having one axis longer than another. Wc will suppose that the mouth is the largest up and down—that is. that the longer axis is vertical, so that the flattened ball fitting it would stand on its edge; but the boro winds gradually from the mouth to the breech of the gun, so that when the ball is driven home to the proper position, when the gun is loaded, it Will have turned one quarter around, and will lie horizontally—that is. at right-angles to the longer axis of the mouth of the gun. and one its side. When the gun is fired the ball must make one revolution for every four lengths of tho gun. and thereby j counterbalances any imperfection in its shape which would otherwise deflect it. Several of' these guns have burst. This is perhaps attribu table to the fact that they are used at very long ranges, and were probably overloaded.” Four Good Habits.—There arc four good habits a wise and good man earnestly recom mended jn his councils, and also by his own example, and which he considered essentially necessary for management of temporal concerns; these are, punctuality, accuracy, steadiness, and dispatch. Without the first of these, lime is wasted: without the second, mistakes the most hurtful to our own credit and interest and that of others may be committed ; without the third, nothing can bo well done; and without the fourth, opportunities of great advantage are lost, which Is impossible to recall. Getting men aDutt.—Tho Lowell, (Mass.) Courier preaches the following doctrine: “Every man owes it to society to become rich for tho poor man’s advice is never heededi let it be ever so valuable. Tho more wise one may be, tbc more ho owes to his country (o be come rich. Every addition made to a man’s I fortune adds ten per cent to his influence. Let a man throw a doubloon on the counter, aud every one will want to hear it ring. Throw a cent clown, however, ami its voice would prove no more attractive than a poor relation's.” Sound of Bulls. —Tho nearer bells arc hung to the surface of the earth, olher things being equal, the further they can be heard. Franklin lias remarked that many years ago the inhabU tnntß of Philadelphia had a bell imported from England. In order to judge of the sound.it was elevated on a triangle in the great street of 1 that city, and struck, as it happened, On a market-day, when (ho people going to market were surprised on hearing the sound of a bell at 1 a greater distance from tho city than they had ever heard any bell before. Tins circumstance excited the attention of the curious, and it was discovered that thp sound of a bell struck' in tho street reached' nearly double the distance it did when raised in the air. In tho air sound travelled nt the rale of fiom 1.139 to 1.40 feet per second; in water, 4,708 feel per second.— Sounds are distinct nt twice tho distance on waWr that they tire on land. •- aro queer affairs. Call liitlo Johnny a second Gen. Jackson, or a Napolcan in petticoats, and you aro declared a 'dear man*/ while a compliment to the infantile Mary, such na a Venus in tho bud, or a Sweet little Jjoem of humanity, ensures you a treating place m tho alleciions and nt tho Sunday din ner of Mrs. Milder, for tho noxtfivo years.— Tho man who invented tho mother, should have testimonial. • L | > 1 i- 1 "x. ..a -i* • •-'i .. £4ll# P(ums ■ and , It is one of tho questions of e&BO* my, whether a minute subdivision of tho, land docs,- or does,not, conduce to national prosper ity; Tho verdict of England orithiaqucaUqii appears to boagainst the system pfminutcßuh division fcand the-tendency there IS tf> sfailiow uptbesroallfarmer,fpduco..him %6 thecbhdl* : tion of a laborer,and annex' hisfarm to the main of .his wealthier neighbor. PracticafiyP the Uuitcd States goes for BuhdiririoD.ftnd, theroisa prevalent, feeling decidedly Bgnlnht - the holding of largo tracts of land by sifiglejri*; dividuals—a feeling which will one imyV ooubt-- . less, bo embodied in the form of law* InFnilfeg' both systems havo been tried. , . V'V™". Before the .first revolution, the land6f Franco'. was held in vast tracts by tho-nobles; but, after tho republican triumph and tho’sfamtfedel of (he nobility, a largo portion of tho France came by purchase into the: hands pf small proprietors. And, to this day, Hho 7 French fanners do not, on an average/ meoSttffc - twenty acres each. Travelers have ridiculed the small holdings of tho French, farmers. It most, indeed; do : considered that tho aspect of the rural districts' - of Franco is not pleasing to tho oyo of HBfl eci- , entiflc agriculturist. Thtf houses tro; small and mean; Tho impliroents aranido, - Thera are few mansions and fewer parks. All the evidences of large*capital'skillfully applied; which s&luto the eye on every side in the neigh boring island, are wanting to tho rural scchefry. of Franco. But appearances deceive... -T». emall-fdrin system mat/ be beneficial tothap&K. ' pie, though it is not conducive to the piCtur 1 csmie. Tho Paris Steele has , been investigating the subject'of late. It has presented a mass’ Of interesting facts, from which wo deduce tho> following: .. ; V *.■ :' 1. The rent, f, the value of the land, Ja higest where tho farms are ' where tho famsjh).lqrgpst,^ rf ', ‘['* 2. The smaller tho farinsOHe’ grtatorthe number of inhabitants to the square mile. f 3. Tho average longevity increases In'al most exact proportion with tho minuteness of tho Bubdivston of tho land. In-tho district* where the farms are largest,- the average long- ’ ovity is thirty-two years; in tho department* where the farms arc smallest, tho average da ration of life rises to fifty-two years 1 ’ • ’ r ‘. These facts, It is true.are ..not entirely con* elusive; but they arc worthy .of cohSidcratloii by political economists. —Life Illustrated. \ Akkcdote op Mr. Croats —At tic trial of tho salvage case of tho barque Missouri*, at Boston, last week, in which a part of the cargo was embezzled by the masters of tho two ves sels, one of the masters testified that he,told his comrade they would bo found out and Con victed, but he was overborne by the assurances given him that there was no danger. Mr. Choate, one of the counsel. Cross-examined him strictly, and particularly as to what the inducements and assurances were. The‘wit ness had the appearance of. holding back a Ut ile. but at last no said, “"Well, sir. he told me that if we were found out, he could get, Mr-, Choate lo defend us,'fend he would get us ofl if tee were caught mith the money in our 6oolri” IC7* Mr. Humo, lately, on the presentation of his picture, said that “his chief aim in life had been to promote tJTc good of the greatest num ber ! r - The report omits to slate thit Lord John Russel here interrupted h»m>with tho question. “ What is tho greatest humberl"— And that Mr. Huroe. with great promptitude, replied, * l Number one, to be sure.’* ' Dow to Secure a Lokq Life.— Rabbi Seta was asked by his disciples how he obtained such a long life. “Never,*’ he answered, **was 1 easily excited in my house: never did I pre cede him whom T thought greater in honor and station: never did I think of the law in an un clean place: never did I walk four yards with out studying on some part of it: never did I sleep or slumber in a house where they taught the Word of God: never did X rejoice at an evil which happened to my neighbor; and never did X call any pian by * nick nauieglveji tp-hUsla derision or sport/' Jump In and help to holler; if yon don’t, old Jones* sorrel colt will beat ours ont of sight.” This was tho. exclamation of a half grown butcher boy that we met yesterday in the street with a five shilling horso and eight shilling wagon. Bob did as desired; but whether this circumvented “old Jones’ sorrel/* we cannot say, as just hero they “turned a lamp-post.** and want out of sight in a street drain. 07" Tho wife of the owner of one of tho Indi ana fVoe banks, being in company with somn friends, the alf-ahsorbing financial crisis became tho theme oi conversation. The lady above re ferred to. remarked that she hoped her husband’s hank would “hold out till the fall mins came On; in that case there would be no danger of his breaking before next May/’ When interroga ted for an explanation, she gave as the reason fhr (he faith (hat was in her, <hat the place in which the bank was located could not bs ap proached after the fall rains on account of the mud. Africans at Tablb.—Robert Chamber*, In his recent volume ln America,? remarks that a person accustomed to fUit amoiijj the middle classes in Great Britain, la astonished nt the profusion at tbc tables In all quarters of America. “There la.” ho says, “nostinting as to food.” He adds: “Ttwa* often pressed to my notice in the United States that the hired laborers in the field are provided with better fare than falls to the lot of tbott sands oflhe 'genhe/'closses in England.” Free Banking m Indiana.—ln his mes sage to the Legislature of Indiana, Governor .Wright lakes strong ground against the Free Banks, and says.* “The Legislature will'be wanting in duty to an outraged people, if U shall fail to adopt prompt measures to Sup press the unjust and disreputable pmcticesof the Banks” The circulation of thcTrcclkwka has been reduced five millions, and of the State Banks one million, within the year, the con struction having chiefly taken place within Mix months, being more than one half of the paper circulation of the Sta.e. ‘ r Cy“.Shnkupeare wants to know “what lain a name?” Had ho lived in these days, and placed another gentleman’*! name (o one of,bis ducbills, he would have found that there was a great deal in a name, viz: two police officer*, an indictment, and a few years residence in * State Prison. . ' , ( ..n Can you tell me, asked a plaudit^. ‘why a conundrum which nobody can guess is))k*« ghost*’ ’Shall I tell you now, or next months* •Now, if you please.* ‘Well, air, sooner or la ter, every body must give it wpf* ‘ h : • *0“ An editor in lowa has discovered that tbero is a war in Europe, of some kind, hut what they arc fighting about ho don’t know, lie fa no worse off than a good many other folks* ITT" Mr. Sugarslrcarra says that a man .who can resist tho temptations of female beauty in the o.cvcr of seventeen, or. roso-lint of twenti two, is proof against the devil. Burgundy, and all other lako-down-ahlcs- Wo buppdeo tho gentleman knows. Nevertheless, there is no harm in a practical test. IO" A man lately Confined In a jail id Scrota county, Ohio, for cattle stealing, managed with five others, to break out on Sunday, and being captured by the Shcrifi on one of the neighbor ing bills, ho very gravely remarked to tboCdfU cer: “ I mlgbt.havo escaped, hut j had epniH animus icruples about travelling on Svmloy/V ■ ib~ - - A printer refused a aitualida ta ft printing ofilco where females were employed, taying that ho never "set up” with ftglrUnhia , tt “D" A retired scliGobmaslcr Ws Eion Cbr angling, by skying that from constant habit, ho never feels miito himself unless bate ihandlingthtTOd! • •„• ,-.j
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