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Bills, Posting Bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &0., &c.; exe cuted with accuracy and. at tho shortest-notice. - r THE DOPE OF THE HEART. bz tom) nznox. - 1 « No nobler thomo' ever engaged the pen of the poet. • It Is tho soul-elevated idea, that no man can consider Wms6lf, entitled to complain of Fate, while In bis adversity ho stm retains the unwavering love of woman** A* Poe* ■ / ' T though the day of my destiny’s over* And the star ol my fate -hath declined, thy soft heart refused to discover Tho faults which so many could dad t though thy soul with my grief.was acquainted. It shrunk not to share it with mo; And tho lovo whicb.my spirit had painted,. It never had found but In’tube. then, whon nature around mo'ls amllllng, The last smile which answers to mine, t do not believe it beguiling. Because it reminds ttqof thine; And when winds nre'at war with the ocean, As the brcastarl believed in with mo, If tho billows excite an emotion \ It Is that they bear me from thee. Though the rock of my last hope is shivered, ) And its fragments are sunk In the wave ; Though I feel that my soul Is delivered To pain—it shall not be a slave; There Is many a pang to purse mo; va They may crush, but they shall not condemn; A® They may tortnre, hut shall not subdue me— ;',3 'Tis of tuke that 1 think, not of them. Though human, thou didst not deceive, ■Ji Though woman, thou didst not forsake, Though loved, thou didst notybrsuke, Though slandered, thou never couldst shako, '■ Though trusted, thou didst uotjfisclolm mo, Though parted, it was not to fly, Though watchful, Ifwas not to defame me, Nor mute that the world might belie. Yet 1 blame not the world, nor despise it; Nor the war of the many with one— If my soul was not fitted to prize it— *Twhs folly not sooner to shun ; And if dearly that error hath cost mo, And more than I once could j. I .have found that whatever It cost me;' it could not deprlvo me of runs. the wreck of the past which hath perished, Thus much I at least may recall, . It hath taught mo that which I most cherished, ’Deserved to bo dearest of all; ' In the desert a fountain is springing; , In the wide wdsto there still is a tree, 'And » bird in the solitude singing, - Which speaks to my spirit of tuke. jfcfllonmts, ■Jv . AN EXECUTION AT SEA, DT A COSMOPOLITE. •» .',l': Some years ago I was with “Oil Jones” _in the Brandywine. Our station was the Pacific Ocean, xhcro werejm board the frignitftievf r ijft; almcu nho Iwd' Juled with the Cmiunudore py,* during the war of 1812. They were with him U ;> . iu the Wasp at the time she captured the Frol - . iCj and gave mo in detail Dio history of that of- Air: but as the reader is doubtless- familiar trllb that, it will be sufficient to say that dur ' ' ing the heat Of the action Captain Jones walk ed Coolly from otic-end of the ship to the other, : - nyiog to the mm at the guns—“ Keep cool, men! Don’t be in a burry! Takegoodaim, and do not waste your powder and shot!” .*■' r But I have now to relate a very different mat -1 ter—to speak upon a subject peculiarly painful ' to seamen—the execution of ooe of their num ber on board the frigate, j Wowere lying in the harbor of Valparaiso, having just undergone a norther, and there was still a considerable swell, which kept the smaller craft in motion, and even agitated, in a slight degree, our giganticcastleof the sea. A few of the seamen were employed in repairing v the rigging, and the forecastle men were atow log the spare anchor which we had been obli ■ x ‘,i god .to drop during the prevalence of the gale: • but the greater part of thCbhip'fl company were 'l\. : gathered in small circles on the spardcck.cs ‘ peciaßyabout the mainmast, conversing to* gelhcr in low tones, and occasionally casting VS*. tneir eves toward a sort of tent which had been ''y'r' pitched On the larboard side of the quarter deck. In a moment one solitary gun was dis ' and as the smoko rolled up in light ‘ f from our side,' the roaster-at-arms was E leading a mauaclcd seaman up the ladder which you ascend from the main or gun '-rAU eyes were instantly turned upon the pris 'ftW- He was a slender youth, not more than fiye feet eight inches in height.’ Long confine • JMtttin the “brig” had somewhat sharpened ' ? tda features, which were still,comely, and per haps the shelter from the sunv&nd the wind liad contributed te give them & more delicate caste than was their wont. His eyes were large and dark, tho lashes long, and the eyebrows regu larly arched. Tho mouth and chin wero fault less, and the bared nock was beautifully round ed. Although ho betrayed no fear when ho as cended tho. spar-dock iu custody of an officer, neither was there any bravado m bis took or in his bearing. There was & gentle and touching humility in his aspect, which went far to incline the observer in his favor. '; Tboraastcr-st-anns led his prisoner towards v the tent, and at the moment several of his offl , ccra* together with the captain of thuVinoen nrt—the sloop of war which accompanied ua— eoUred the pavilion with stalely atop andgravo rAsounUoancca. ‘‘There they go,” said one of tho quartcr jgjetete, who stood in tho midst of a group at fhe mainmast; “tho court-martial bos begun. . J?W>r Reynolds ?" they have got to send tho sentence to • to iteooQrmcd,” said a littlemiz flj^roan,-hastily. sentence r* queried tho quarter-mas* BT. r Are yon going to pronounce the man re he is tried?** ly not." replied Urn other, blushing This'S. Kht V “ y b ° *»]•" grumhlcd an old captain of ard. *‘tj ic rc sno two ways about it. i tried by a court-martial is always guilty. Did you over know It oth rler-tnoslcr bent his head, and walk lie scented mutiny in the very qiica he answer which truth would hare cftdtMled him to give was as littlo to his tosto. '■‘Hwithe conversation was interrupted by tIM cry or a petty officer. Ho called aloud the name of “Peter Ingall.” ’ ■ , Vjhoro goes a witness,” Raid tho uuzen-t0p .1040 mentioned above. rajllow pale ho looks! Don’t bo frightened, ftfcL. Hold up your head. Is it not you tlmt going to try for murderJ” said the old «gpuin of tho aAer-guard, as Peter Ingall, abjuring In his shoes, walked up tho quarter 4eek , and was ushered into tho tent. ,•- As tho trial wont on, tho names of several ftthcr witnesses were called, and they entered pllWip BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 41. tho enclosure to. give their ' testimony. In the meantime let us attend to the conversation of two young men on tho berth-deck, who were seated on some old sails in a dark nook in the forward part of the ship; One of these was a bluo eyed seaman of fair complexion, not more than twenty years of ago. The other was, ner hans, five years his senior, dark and saturino, strongly built and, round shouldered. ..They conversed in a low voice. "• “If I thought M would peach,” said the blne-cycd youth, speaking with smothered em otion, and stopping, short ns tho other raised his head, and fixed J\is eyes steadily upon him. This man mado an impatient gesture as ho said—" Are you a fool, D ? Itwouldonly be twisting a rope for his own neck. Besides, I have known M longer than I have you. We were together when that qflair happened in tho West Indies.” .• *• “Oh, yes,” cried tho other,- 4 *and when Lieutenant Allen was . shot you know ho was one of the pirates.’ We have him there!” and ho slapped his hand triumphantly on his thigh. , “No, I am not of At* peaching,” said the larger still fixing his dark gaze upon D “Now, B , you are not hinting your fear of me, I hope. I should be a fool to do any thing of the - kind, when I am os deep in the mud as Reynolds is in the mire ” Tho youthful speaker slopped, for he felt the grasp of a powerful hand upon his shoulder; and in the next moment he waft whirled from bis scat, and dragged a paces aft, when the light from tho hatchway fell full upon his icrson. • He looked up, and encountered tho largo bluo eyes of our first lieutenant. Mr. Armstrong,-the Caur de Lion of the ocean.— This tall and athletic officer, noted as mucTTfor his romantic bravery as for his nautical skill, was the idol of good seamen and the terror of bad ones. He'had, more than once, given sea men, who bad been dis.-«tlsficd with his, dis cipline on board shipi the opportunhy of a fair pugilistic encounter on jthoro. Waiving his dignity as a superior officer, be hod fought them hand to hand, and had never come off second best, for few mcif could stand before tho terrible blows that he inflicted. 1 1 was this just and bravo ocean warrior who now held the young seaman in his grasp like a hawk in tho talons of an eagle. n D— cowered beneath his glance, and Lieu. Armstrong at length said— “l have had an eye upon you, young man, and my suspicion that you know more of the murder than yon ought, is confirmed by some of the words that have fallen from your lips.” With wonderful presence of roind the blue eyed seaman now looked full in the face of his superior officer, and, with almost childlike sim plicity, answered— “ Mr. Armstrong, if! could be hung for Rey nolds, I should bo content. Ue was my friend. Wo turned put and in together* and what touches him touches mo. Yes, sir, when, in trouble I am as deep in the mild as he Is in the mire.” {«' " Lieut. Armstrong let go his grftfe ppon the shoulder of his captive, anil lobtod -nito §lcadi ly in the eyes for the apace of thfe nrnu The young seaman anxiously waited 'for* a reply Mbit he might _knojy the effect his bad’ produced upon itic mind of Licnleuhm. Armstrong; hut he was disappointed. The officer saadenly turned away, and retired to the wardroom. But from that time forth Lieuten ant Armstrong looked narrowly at D—— whenever bo encountered him. By pure acci dent be had overheared tho latter part of the conversation between D— r* and his compan ion. He had been to the sick bay on a visit to a forecastle man whose shoulder had been bad ly wrenched during tho gale, and on his re turn ho passed near the spot where the two seamen were conversing. , The trial continued, but wo had no means of knowing what passed within ths canvass screen, save tho ominous appearance of tears on tho faces of one or-two officers as they passed from the navilioh to the lower decks when the hour for dining arrived. Subsequently we learned that two of the wit nesses had given direct -testimony inculpating the unfortunate prisoners. Ono of these was tho mullato steward who wailed upon the commodore. Ho stated that in passing from the forepartof tho ship towards tho cabin on tho main dock, ho had seen Rey nolds bending over the combings, and looking down at some object on tho berth deck. In a moment afterwards lie beared something fall heavily, and roll liken cannon shot along the lower deck. He turned, and saw Reynolds walking away in great agitation. Almost in the same instant he beared several voices below oxcloim “Murder I” Ho then looked down tho hatchway, and saw deceased lying dead upon the deck. His skull had been broken by some heavy weapon or missile. The master-at-arms stated, when put upon his oath, (hat ho hod observed deceased lying asleep, with his hend resting on tho combings of the mam hold. Ho was standing very near him when a cannon shot came down. and. striking deceased on tho head, completely smashed his skull. He hastily looked up. and saw Reynolds turning away from the hatchway on the gun deck He then went up. and found that one of tho cannon shot, which are ranged in grooves around the combings, was missing. Much circumstantial evidence was given, going to show (hat a dccp-Rcatrd hatred against deceased had long existed in the minds of sev eral, seamen i and that Reynolds had acted rather from the instigation of others than from native malignity, was the impression loft upon tho minds of the whole court. The court-martial lasted several days, and at its conclusion we learned that a verdict of guilty had been rendered against'Reynolds. All tho papers of tho court were immediately dispatch ed to Washington, and-Reynolds was pat into closo confinement to await tho result. A general gloom pervaded the ship’s com pany. Often had wo seen men fall from aloft, and dash themselves to pieces: often had our shipmates been accidently drowned, and on several occasions they had fallen, covered with wounds, under the long knives of tho mongrel inhabitants ot Peru and drill: but tho thought of putting ono of our shipmates to death, delib erately and in cold blood, seemed to ua more shocking than the destruction of a whole crew by pestilence, shipwreck or battle. Howaaono of us. Wo had eaten and drank with him.— Wo had enjoyed his companionship, his friend ship, his wit, his esteem. With uahohad been wetted by the spray and cheered by the sun* light, we saw not his crime written on his brow—we felt not Ids guilt in tho earnest shako of his hand. lie was, in our eyes, like all tho rest of uor shipmates, and his crime waa some thing without and independent of him. His companionable qualities :Wcro in Ills breast, El°jvm|> in hls eyes, and syllabling themselves on his lips, while this crime laid to his charge was a thing of parchment, law terms, and con ventional proprieties which entered not Into our daily business, and of which poor Reynolds seemed to ua to bo the victim. Tho murdered man had been on board of us but afew months, nnd during that time ho had more than onco oonstuted hmiHclC'an informer. ’ Several whole souled tars had iieeh severely punished thro’ his means, and wo had never lamented Ids death. We went told that Jualico required the ** OTO COUNTRY —JIAT ,IT ALWAYS BK JUftllT—-CUT BIGHT OE WBONO, OUR COUNTRY. 1 * execution of who was thia~Juß tice? In tho eyes of the great majority of the simple tars, Justice’was'a crcaturo whose scales had Wen manufactured fijr tho benefit of tho wealthy, tho bfeam of which would never' turn except by the use of golden weights., • Several months passed, away, Reynolds was permitted to walk about tho deck while wo were at sea; but no sooner did wo enter port than tho irons were put upon bis wrists, and ho'was placed under the charge of tho marine ou guard over one corner of ,-jho gun-dcck*de hominated “the brig?’ where* offenders are con fined previous to their punishment. As the greatest part of qur time was spent in port, of course the poor youth underwent much close confinement. , For two or three months he seemed to brood overbid approaching fate; but as time passed on, and no change occurred iu his condition, his spirits revived, his eyes shone with a strange »ight, and- his skin was some times delicately tinted with the color of tho rose.' He lost flesh, but this seemed to add to Ilia personal beauty. ■ I ought, perhaps, to say that an ethcrial unearthly beauty look the Elace of his' previous Ho now la ored under a strange hallucination. So long a time had elapsed since his sentence, that ho flattered himself the bitterness of death had pasted by—that a free and full pardon had Dccn sent out from Washington —and that he was kept in confinement only at the pleasure of his officers. The fact that tho lieutenants spoke to him kindly in passing, and sometimes regarded him with smiling countenances, weighed heavily with him in favor of the flat tering' surmise. Ho could not imagine that those who treated him thus gently would tie a rope about his nock, and deliberately strangle him to death I He thought frccucntly of his home, agreeable Reveries occupied nis mind. In tho visits which his shipmates were permitted to make him in “tho brig,” he talked of Ills father and mother, who lived in a pleasant New England village how glaiLhis two sisters would be to see him on his return, and described, in glowing terms, the festivities of Thanksgiving Day. always adding that ho should never tempt tho sea a gain. but would remain with his parents and sisters. . * . On one long sunny afternoon I visited the poor lad. Ho lalkcd much of his native village and its charming scenery. He said there won a fine sheet of water near his parents’ residence, and a little skiff was moored upon its bosom, — In that Uttlo boat he had frequently moypd about on the water with his sisters, and with one dearer still than they. Ho read .to me a letter which ho had received from the latter since his trial. It breathed the languish of sincere affection, and was couched in the simple yet fervid terms used by village maids to their lovers’. “You shall soo her,” said he, cheerfully i slapping *tnc on the shoulder with his Mfc|, ’ snowy nahd. “You must be sure and visit us.'i 4 You shall be as welcome os myself. _ My kind old father will tako. you bAlkJiand and wcl comoyon to his.bom»fb^BH&fc” I could listen no longoSSjßßSiscourso, so Inapprdjftiato to His trucTgSSQwand 1 hasti ly retreated that ho miglrolwgWtncsa my em otion. . A« I walked away T,.«aw tho captain, 'ami’first' heutct&nt standing' by a gun near the commodore’s cabin, and conversing gravely to gether. The lieutenant of marines passed at that moment, and tho captain beckoned to him. Both the captain and lieutenant spoko to that officer as ho came up. I saw him answer shortly, and then turn and look earnestly at tho place where marines generally congregated, lie walked toward them,and said a few words. The marines looked gravely at each other, and began to examine their arms and accoutre ments. A dull passed through my blood. I scarcely knew wny I shuddered. I dared not reflect upon what I saw. Early on the next morning the order woi given to roan tho capstan- hart, and heave short. Wo were in Callao, and might be bound to some other port; but I remember ed whm I had *cen on toe previous aflrcnoon. The band began to play, and we commenced heaving in the ponderous links of the chain ca ble Tho sails were loosed, tho anchor was hove up, and we stood out to sea. Haring sailed several horn's with a fresh breeze, wo hauled up the courses. In the next moment tho shrill whistle of tho boatswain was beared, and a thrill of horror ran through every bosom when tho loud cry followed: “All bands on deck to witness punishment!” I saw a man lying out upon tho foro yard, with a tail-block and a long rope in his hand : and now came slowly up the ladder, from the gun-deck, tho emaciated form of poor Rey nolds. escorted by the master-at-arms and sev eral marines. In tho next moment I saw tho lieutenant of marines leading his men to tho waist, where they stood In a row, with their muskets in their hands. A little stage was thrown out, and lashed just forward of tho fore-rigging. Reynolds was led toward this stage, and, just as he reached it, a rope, dangling from the end of the fore-yard, where it n&d been reeved through a block, was swung in, and secured to the swifter. Five hundred men had posted themselves iu various positions for witnessing the melanoholly scene. I was near tho head of the launch, and could see and hear all that passed. Prior to ascending tho deck, theprisoner had been informed that nis sentence was confirmed by government, ond that tho hour of his exc cation had arrived. The shock was overwhelm ing, and for a moment his reason seemed to be reeling from its throne; but a drink of spirits was instantly administered, which restored him > to the full possession of his faculties, i “Oorac, Kcynojds, die like a man, since it must bo.” said ibo officer who bad him in charge. - “I will—l will,” returned tho prisoner, and ho ascended tbo deck with a composed counte nance. The utmost gentleness was used by tho offi cers in their deportment toward tho undappy youth. Tho midshipmen made way for him os ho passed towerd the placo of execution, and several of them shook his hand with a silent dut respectful inclination of tho head. . Indeed, there was not an officer in tho ship w|io did not sympathise deeply with Reynolds, for ho was one of those weak and amiable beings who are always ready to dovoto themselves to please others, and who seem io»iroagino that they are bound to do whatever a friend requires of them. Ho was, therefore, believed to bo less culpable than some others on board.’ who had probably instigated him to commit the murder, while they prudently sheltered themselves under an outward demeanor of tho strictest propriety.— That must account for the stem andslgniiicant glances which Commodore a knot of seamen assembly about tho cat-head, with D—— in their midst,.'and who watched .the countenance of Reynolds with evident anx iety. Rut Reynolds was not tho man to impli cate his accomplices, however deeply ho may have regretted the fhtal deed to which ho had been urged by their importunities. IVhcu the prisoner reached tho littlo stage, there was a pausaof n lew moments. The commodero asked him if ho had anything to. say, aqd ho expressed a wish to boo the chap jam. CARLISLE/ JANUARY S 5, 1855 TOO hadjno-^lB^4Vfe n m board ' but tho coromodpw, 3'etitiW » and looking around upon th'e'Crfty. r £s»ttx - • ‘ls therq no present who *is willing to’pray with.tkCTri&onap*’ -' >. A dead Qilencb cnsucA, which, lasted.some moments,’ when' middle-aged ee«meh stepped forward, find ob served; that; for man. he would j pray, with Us if he would | aC Tho .rnised fixing them upon the tho sailor, burst into tears. ' TWlattcr.Wabono bf the few religious seamen on board the •frigate, and he immediato wolkcd up to Reynold^/lud took him by tbo hand. For several they. both wept together in silebc6/ : A;i>ricf, but earnest col loquy was then between them in a low voice; thCntheJr both knelt upon the deck. Not only tho crew, but .Very officer instantly and, wib>y*r heads, they nc ' khowlcdged tho presence,of that Supreme Pow i er which guides the tempst and rides upon tho storm. ,• ‘ 1 . AU was silent, exceptjhc low raurraurof the breez? as it hummed through the rigging, and then vj'cnt up to the thrflf.io of mercy the earn est on treaties of the seaman, ns ! he pleaded for. his you® shipmate*', that this great crime might bo-'forgivcu, and washed away in the blood of Hun who went from an ignominious gjbbot to h»f throne in thoheavens. -We all wdpt, and all • r&ponded ‘Amen’ with our hearts, thougftdur tjftgaos were silent. As soon as they aroso&ora their knees, tho master-at-anns advanced lo put the rope around the neck of Reynolds, ‘Shipmates r crifol thVr latter, weeping—“l must leaviTyou. «My reaWamo is not Jtfi/noWs, and I hope that lf-any£f you find out what it is, yoii will keep it sjsnvi I would not have my poor parents, (ffiil my—-my” —he stopped short, and, taking t£f<Mcd paper from hia brcasC.’lio kissed it TcrvcnUy. -Let this.be , buried with 010,* he said*'* . ' - Thc faanda oftUc uic.+lrr-at-anhs trembled so ' that Mr. Arm strong vftSobiflpiffieti to him sternly. J Do your duty Ucto the officer, who then finished his taste.', < Every man was nowfc'dcredto take hold of the n)pe. The signal wfc given, and Reynolds was run up to tho yard-inn. I heard his nock crack as the rope .came l-ul. Ho died instant ly, without a moments suffering. Before Hie enw separated, Mr. Ajmslrong’s eye fell upon I)—-■s-T fic called him up and ] 1 said lb him, in tho prosepbo of tho whole ship’s campaiiy-rv: v “I believe you to bo nWe guilty than he," poinllnglo the bddy of .’Tcynolds, as it swung, aloft in the 1 wind‘‘and now do you be very careful, or a similar fate 'Will be yours. I shall mark every ipaii that k«>s your.company.and whoever associates inlitocudy.with you J Lregard as a felon." ' ■ r ; 1) retired with ~a wvll-oshamcd look of injured innocence. • --S ' ■ After hanging art-hour, the body was cut downwind eonvbycd.to the gun-deok,whore the Am6ricanllt\g was tfinym over it.- . We directed oar CaUap;ftndarrived there about; the .Tniddit} n._ A bout’s crew twS ohUer.‘;th«\ 1 0/0» hiand of the eldest niuljdu Jinan* they conveyed tho body of Reynolds id i/w luloofot. Lorenzo. There bo sices; npon V,fpt dfejolito island, a stranger in a fctrango grsue. T|is birds 'of the ocean scream requiem* tho hoarse, billows roar, J duruig'tSo uiudalght storm, around bis placeidw'crnalrcat> s , ; 1 'IKs-relativca never knew Ida'late ; but long 1 and anxiously they waited Coif the Sailor boy’s return, expecting to liar his Chrtrful.voice as he lifted the latch of lira (ill yelrshad fled, und his carried to the Tillage churohyawl.--sr^;‘|^/jyTimcs, ' ItQCpn BrOWH, editor of the Cayuga Chief recently journeyed from Auburn lo Wisconsin; and this is ,dno of bis notas by the way : J ' •.* ' * § “Speaking of grog-shops, Airings to mind an incident which occurred A young, well-dressed, gciUlcmonKs-appcaring-man, with a lovely wife* and child, Jjad'jpDraeyed on the same train with us from Blylalo. At , in spite of the earnest nJld tfoirful protestations of liis wife, he would IcavutHedcnot. as ho said, ‘on business.’ Prom • the .wife's manner, we readily guessed what she thought his business was. For along hour sliestood, with her boy in her arms, awaiting-liistctuni, the tears, in spite of all her efforts, flilaUly, dropping • upon the chock of her filccpimj child. Ho came just as the train started, umn£; .'He lurched to ward the platform,.fell *uypri'!tho rail, and his head was severed from hi* body. ■ Never in life shall wo forgot the expression of the wife’s countenance, as she stood a pionicnt, her fen turcs pale and ghastly, cpd then fell senseless upon the gory and smokssg form of her hus band. The. wail of the fiittiuTcSfl boy’ touched cvcrj' heart, for not one Who looked upon the scene could relrnin front weeping, llad an assassin robbed the wife and child of a husband rnd father at such a moment, the enraged populace would have lynched him on the spot. But he was killed ‘by authority. 1 Ho died a legal death. The butchery was licensed. The pricy of blood was in the rnnwller’s till. ' ‘ A few pennies’ worth of property was sand to him. but a husband, father, ami citizen de stroyed. The crushing blow fell upon the in nocent and defenceless strangers. This butchery is but one of that host having record in the history of rumselliag. To put an end to it, wo are told, would ylolato the Constitu tion, destroy property, and, outrage the rights of the citizen and his domjcij .* We looked up on that woman, as she was taken likp a dead one from the headless corpse, her heavy hair clotted with the blood that had just Jetted from the pulsing heart, and fresh hatred against a damnable business and all its apologists and abettors.” Wealth. —Talk about tlio -enjoyment nf wealth —it never was anff irtvcrcnn be enjoyed. An abundance of money isft heap of misery.— A man who owns a small house, ft small farm, a small wife, a big dog. a good cow, two or three fat pigs, and three children, ought to be well satisfied. ■ • man and Ws wife one?' asked the wife of a mdn in a state of stupefaction, as she was holding hia aching-head in both bauds, ‘Yes, I suppose so,’ waalho reply. ‘Well, then/ said she, *lcame liome Tory drunk last night, to be ashamed of myijelu., • Uii uq Now.—A ficufiJc between' somelrish laborers onco jooH-.pJacoon'- a narrow bridge, and a roy&l battleensuing; ono. of tho Uibcp niana was very nafftyknyckcd Oyer the bridge. SVhilehcwos flou|idcdni«ivbout iu tho water, ho loudly "exclaimed Ip his opponent—‘Och, you 'spalpeen, come and note,n you dare.* D3T A country schoolmaster began onempra* jpg tho duties of tho day with prayer, as usual, hut after prayer ho went and asked a little boy why ho hadn’t shut hi H eyes during thopraycr,, when tho boy. sharply reopened, *W<? aye in structed In tho JUblo to watch, as well as pray/ §ftlltltf tff- ' Old Deacon Satford. 01<J Deacon Safford—or, os ho was familiarly called Deacon Jo— was a rigid disciplinarian, and being the senior church deacon, looked af ter the delinquents with d sharp rye. Deacon Jo was in the habit of “parcelling out the ser mon," giving to each one of the congregation their portion, according as they needed. . One warm Sabbath afternoon, the pastor, thihklng'that those who had no Interest in the subject of religion would most likely fall asleep, prepared himself, to preach directly to the church. The deacon was on hand, to ‘parcel out* the sermon as fast as it came from the lips of tho minister. The pastor commenced with his close-fisted, penurious brethren, plain ly, but earnestly: ‘That belongs to brother Grant,’ said the deacon. - The next remark was designed for those who went about doing good, but made v so much noise and parade about it as to destroy a great part of the good they intended to do. ‘That is sister Qrimpkins,’ said Deacon Jo, ‘no mistaking that.’ Tho pastpr continued hia sermon, but the deacon, who had worked hard during the week, fell into a -dozing slumber.’ al though tho body of tho deacon was sleeping, the mind was active r and whether ears per formed their functions or not, each portion was as faithfully 'parcelled out,’ as though the dea con had been wide awake. 'Finally, my brethren,’ concluded the par son, there is a class of persons who listen atten tively to every sermon, but who are so free hearted and benevolent that they do not retain any for themselves, but parcel it out among their brethren and sisters.” ‘That’s me, by thunder I’ said Deacon Jo. the sound of bis voice awaking him, ‘and I dc surre it /* Whether tho deacon continued the practice of -.’■parcelling but’ the sermon afterwards, wo are unable say, but we presume if ho did, that he kept a small portion for himself. ■ Jokes Hooper's Last.—The Montgomery Mail edited by Johnson J. Hooper, alias Simon Suggs, lias the following good ’un : A correspondent of ours, writing to us the other day from Lowdnes county, relates the following anecdote of Judge P— ; —a : Tho Judge was holding Lowndes circuit court, and suddenly caught tho eye of a wit ness in a trial which was progressing. This I man. the Judge thought was making the moat I demoniac grimaces at him. and without a. mo ment’s hesitation, he ordered the clerk to enter up'a flrtc of ten dollars against that roan, for contempt at court, —pointing to tho gentleman who carried the expressive pbysiogomy. •Why, what’s’that for, Judge?* exclaimed the unfortunate man. •YouVo making faces at the court, sir!— There you arc again, sir! Mr. Clark, enter up another fine of the same amount against the man.’ Hero our friend Tom- J— , interfered and explained that the person fined, habitually look ed as.be did now—.was a worthy citizen and never .was in contempt in his life. • *VVrry goad; TCfy-g6ocV t MriJ——J-fityd the -3 r/dgw • -•'}^‘lhtiiinU'hiij ; 4V3aittfd‘y-h ,»t.*tlii3 r court has a-jwncrol ■power- to abate ; nuisances’ which Interfere with its administration ; of tho law. Mr. Sheriff cany this man at least two hundred r'ords from tho court house, and sec that ho docsn 't'enter it again. ’ * That poor fellow, we should say, .‘bad-ft,* very badly. ' IlAii.noAD Damages.—A* railroad accident took place a short time ago ia (his State, upon which occasion the attorney of the company visited the scene of disaster to satisfy the claims of the injured parties. After paying for black eyes, bloody noses, and cracked crowns all round, lo the entire satisfaction of the injured, he supposed his business over, when ho was sa luted by an overgrown specimen of ‘Yankee dom,’ with feet like snow shoes, a bell crowned hat, and a long-tailed blue coat hanging over his arm, with — •Well, old boss, what arc you going to give me V •You!’ said tbo attorney, ‘whore are you hurt?’ ‘Oh, nothin* to peak on pnr/icA7rr/i/, boss, but I was all-flrcd ami damcdiy seared, and I thiuk that’s worth about a dollar the way you have been paying on ’em. ’ The ‘dollar’ came of course, and we left. Row nn S«n.n ms Papa.—An out and out Democrat of one of the towns in tins county was very anxious (as were some of his neigh bors.) to find out something about the Know- Nothings. It was his habit to go out when ho supposed the brethren were to have a meeting, watch for the K. N.'s, and follosv them, if he could, to their lodge room. The “members” bad been troubled in this way for some time ami many narrow escapes from detection arc chronicled. They finally determined to Jis pure themselves, that they might pass through the line of “watchers” unknown. Our Demo cratic friend had a son who was a faithful mem ber of the new order. One night ho disguised himself as well as he covild and sauntered forth and proceeded towards the place of meeting.— lie soon found that ho was followed by bis fath er. He therefore kept on ana passed the place of meeting without turning in. His father fol lowed him, close at his heels, for half a milo at least, when suddenly the son jumped a fence and went home across the Helds, upon reach ing homo he took oil’ his disguise and seated hlmsclfbcforo the kitchen ilre just in flme to receive Ids father, who cotno in, puffing and blowing, evidently very much fatigued. 'Well John.’ said the father to his son, •where have you been V ‘Oh,’ raid thtTßOn, 'I have been out hunting Know-Nothings.’ ‘That’s Just what I have been doing, 1 replied the father. ‘I chas ed one of the rascals more than a mile, but couldn’t catch him [Porcra/er Transcript. CoKUSDHUUS.-~‘Sftnibo, Tse got a conum dibus to promulgate to you/ •Propel, darkey. ‘Well, den, why era yon like a tree!‘ •Why am I like a tree ? I give dat up/ ‘Tho reason why you am like a tree is be cause you am ehcr green. Yah ! yah? yah!* •Julius, I’so got a oonumdibua to propound to you/ •Uxp&liale den, Sambo/ . 'Well, den, why am you like a treo !' •F glvcfl dat up for rartain/ •Den, darky, 1 can demonstrate do fact. De reason you am like a tree is bcc&uaojrou am a lotocuasl*- •Good-bye, darkey: I'exchanges no more salutations widyou/ ; Conundrum.-— Why is four cent sugar like ft man that never surrendered) Jlccauso it's /clew grit!’ and nothing else., ~ [C7*'Ah, sir/said an usher at Eaton, as he flourished the cane over - a - hoy who struggled greatly, ‘you may shuffle, but I’ll cut/ Dan says, that whenever he wants a hot bjylh, and has’nt the change to pay for it, Inrhoaohlytotellhis girl that ho has about made-up his mind to select another sweetheart, and ho Is In hot water dwcctly. AT 32,00 PER ANNUM. NO. 33. A Melancholy End. We find, say&tho Editor of the Nashville Gazette, in a UtoS&a Antonio paper the follow* ing sketch of the brief and sad career of a for mer student of the Nashville University. The subject of the sketch was collcge-roalo of our own, and not a few of his associates will recog nise in the description below tbe high-hearted companion of their college days. Tho story teaches its own moral: • In the year 1847, ft youngman from a South ern State presented himself, with about thirty other candidates for collegiate honors, before the faculty of the University of N- for admission into the Junior class. He was at the time about eighteen years of age. Few had a more attractive perssn: rather inclined to cor pulency, yet he presented beautiful proportions. His face was such a one as a painter would have selected, if he were called upon to personate in telligence—a high, broad forehead, blue eyes, with a mouth not too largo, and compressed lips. Indicating a great degree of firmness and resolution ; in a word, his whole person was almost faullcss, combining all the elements of personal beauty, and all the features indicative of superiority oi mental endowment. Through his college course, os a scholar, he was not re garded as more than an average, for the reason simply that bis ambition did not lead him to aspire to aspire to a higher position in the professor’s room than a mediocre. Having ac cess to extensive libraries, he read much, think ing that information thus acquired would avail him more in after life than the mastery of the classics and the more obtrusc branches of ma thematics. But among his fellows he was re garded as a well read and talented gentleman, with line .powers ol Wit and observation. In the halls of debate he was looked upon as & champion, and in society ho was considered the moat accomplished of gentlemen. Ho became involved in an affair of the heart with one of the most beautiful and charming young ladies of tha city. Bright anticipations of futnre happiness were indulged in. and which he was doomed never to realize. The dark day of dis appointment came —the delightful spell was broken and the visions of future bliss faded away, and left a wreck of former times. The , cause of the sad disappointment wc know not, but well remember tiial on the evening of the same day he was picked up by a friend in a fashionable Street, and carried to his room. He was beastly intoxicated. That day decided his destiny ami sealed his fate. Uis spirit struggled within him, and the conflict was too great not to be noticed by friends and asso ciates. From that time he became moody, se rious, and melancholy. A few months before commencement day, a prize was to be secured, a yalediclorian was to bo elected, the highest honor of the class. His friends urged him to present himself as a candidate; he yielded to solicitations, and the honor was thrust upon him. The day was ft bright and joyous one to i the literary tyros that were to receive, the do. 1 gree of A. B. Each in his turn delivered his studied oration before one of the most impos-1 ing and fashionable assemblies ever congrega ted in. the far famcd.“Giiy of Rooks.” Beauty 1 and.fashion, .wit and talent,, presented quite an : embarrassing amvy.7 At lengthy the last Jink i.oJhg'.'lTQr* ; p£socs, friends and associates, was to be brok« cn. From the Valedictorian mncli was expect ed. Tho lose talk roOe that ftll 'in gloomy iolUs from his shoulders, looking like weeds of mourn ing ; corresponding well with the gloom and’ sadness that sat upon his brow.' As ho arose from his scat, n touching and Interesting mel ancholy seemed to envelope Ids Whole person,' and hushed in silence every whisper* For thir ty minutes ho touched Hie heart-strings to strains of mournful'music. Tears copiously shed, coursed their way down tho speaker’s cheeks, distilled from tho fountain of pure love and affection ; while from his lips there fell a strange mixture of clooucncc, pathos and feel* lug. He closed, and the silence of death itself followed, which was not disturbed till the voice of the venerable president was heard, “Aoc fibrum Übi frarfrfo, If." Years passed away, and we heard nothing of him who Ml by the mighty strength of the noblest facullies of our nature. In most men they yield readily to control, but when perfect ly pure, umnixcu with calculating policy, and selfish motives, they are irresistible in their power and influence. A few days ago, glancing over a Mississippi, paper, our eyes rested upon these very words •committed suicide.’ It was tho.aad announce* ment of the end of one on whoSe brow was cn* stamped the seal Of Clod’s own intelligence, of one who was first io the trn vcrslty, first In society, first in every circle and place, but who fell by his own hands in a fit of mania a porlu. May not the young of our readers learn some thing from this true and melancholy sketch. your son play EucAre ?' said a gentleman to Mrs. Partington, on seeing Ikey enter with a pack of cards in Ins hand. ‘La sakca,’ answered the old lady, looking over her spectacles. *lkcy don't play the Pian na, but f shouldn’t wonder if ho could whistle it.' *lkey, put up those wicked cards and whistle Euchre for the gentleman. ’ ‘T can’t, said the young hopeful. ‘lt is strange how that boy has repennated lately,’ami taking up her Knitting-work‘she commenced to knit in it dejected manner. •Don't you feel well V mother, asked Ike. ‘No. ray son, 1 do not feel well; lam digest erf with uxoimmortalttyof ihoyoung folks now a-dnys.' upon which Ike brooght the camphor battle to the good old lady. ‘Ah,’ said she, •Ikcy, you arc one of Job’s counterfeiters (£7* A wag entered a store in London, years ago. win :h had for its sign, ’The Two Bab boons, ’ and addressing himself to the propri etor, said J •I wish to see yonr partner I 1 •I have no partner, sir.’ •I beg your pardon, sir, and I Lopo you will excuse the mistake.’ •Oh, there’s no harm done : but what made you think there were two of us ?’ Your sign—‘The Two Babboons.’ Dt7“ A rowdy, intending to bo very witty, thus accosted a lady in tno street. ‘Madam, can you Inform mo where I can see the .ele phant?’ ‘No: but if I had a looking-glass. I’d show you a very largo monkey.’ Tho rowdy slid. 1 I£7 ,, When a young lady otters to hem a cainbrii handkerchief for a rich bachelor, sho means to sow in order that she may reap. did you carry that umbrella homo that I borowed yesterday V asked a father to bis only son. No, father, you have ottentold me to lay up something for a rainy day, and as I thought it would rain soon, 1 laid up tho umbrella. ‘ ‘ C7* Sickness has a wonderful Influence on tho heart. If wo over feel like doing a gener ous action, it is while recovering from a long course of fever and oonUncmtilt. Health lias its uses, but improving our -virtue and good-, not one of them. AU our orimea'afo committed by men overflowing %vith blood sad xbbufltncis. ; •, The Old Issues Coming Dj»;V ,! Ths Philadolpblii: North JmtHtaA earnest In advocating the restoration of United. Stattsßanfc. Tho Bufihlo £zprt*i : *£&‘:otUer papers signifying a williDgnesi to accejpt'Wcli an Institution,—as a measure of ".: r A nmhhor'‘w Whlgpapera lutlmaW'ft.vviUlog ness to support tho passage-ora General Baste rapt Law, —as 0 measure of relief. • • Tho Protectionist papers revise. thair. old theories, would organiao anewtheir larcenous schemes—for the relief of the country ? ; ■£.: ' The side organisation bf the WWga, loyhav lodges, proposes to revive the alienaadaed”lod laws, to limit. religious Übcrty, andproscribo alien born Americans. - ’■•Oi l ''. There will bo something for Democrats to AO ■ for the next halfdoron years. “. Por.these of paper money, repudiation, extortion and pro* scriptlon are levelled at tbemassca,.tepromote, r the Interests and food the; prejudices of .ftttcxy: elusive class.— MbanytJlUa** - ,‘ , r V . - ■ Tiro Cossack*—Tho ‘ la%co. which ;tHd, <2dS*j sack carries is not-longer than theEngliflhjne,- and haano flag; besides thiahig other iW??#- ona are a heavy carbine - slung at hfrbftpk,^, Bialol stuck in his bolt, and ft lis uniform is a'bluo frock-coat, buttoned op to the throat, and wide trowsem of the «ui» color. Ho wears a high, conical-shapcd shako of ulack oilskin, without a. peak, wbich_ls kept on his head by ft strap fUatcned .Undeiruac cmh/ Tho Cossack's horse is generally * wiry ftiflma* of about fourteen and a half bands high.V:HiS bridle is s plain suafllo, without, side bars t uud hia saddle .is of ft very rude When a Cossack trots or gallops, he jeans for-.. ward in his saddle, with the upper p6rt;bf,dj«* body quite alright—an attitude, outr tvoulct. suppose, tho least suited for comfort; bat ho’~ nevertheless sits horse with extraordinary; closeness. „ .... . ' The advent Itious, people’ didn't bring the world's end about ad easy as tboythought,"’ said Mrs. Partington, at tho recollection’ of see» r Ing a long, logged saint in ft white cotton gown on the top of a neighboring hous£ tho night be fore. “Yes/’ replied. Old Jtpgor, Savely. •« It did como, to ah end; it suspcndcd.for a little While, when a meeting of its‘creditors waS-beld, and though its affairs were found a little shaky* it was thought best to lot it go on, ftu'd'it- would como out all right enough.”—“You don't say. so” cried she, “well that’s tho reason, wby ’my’ clock is half an hour too slow, and I'dcclarc, I couldn’t account for It.” Ikesal4nothlng,bnt that he was allowed to stay out till 'half-past seven the night previous, made It look ft* If hot might have put the clock back, but there, wa«, no knowing. ".. . , The Love of Tmits.— An old Dutchman, who for many years kept a ferry at Oil Greek, was one day crossing with a large load of pas sengers, who, with ono exception, addressed each other as Colonel, JTujor-Captalnj Judge,' &c. When tho fare camo to be phi d, ho charged’ tho /i7/ed mod ono shilling each. “What Is my fare f” said the gentleman who had no tillo, after the rest had paid., “Your fare is chust nothing—you Ish do first high private Yankee ever carried over this crook, and you Is vcl come!” ’ ~ Wuat t« Impudence ?—A learned writer, after examining and-comparing intuits-In various' forms, concluded that the very highest Botch, that could bo attained, was the kooqking.ofiT ft man’s hat, stomping it in tho mud, and then fering to bet a dollar tbot ho couldn'l%o bomb, without taking cold. Now we wonder if bo ever attempted to write a private letter while a man/ or rather an ass—a perfect stranger—stood .at, his elbow, watching every stroke of his petit and. then as a hint of tho strongest kind, laid hla MSS. on tho table, bottom tide up, only to 100 thla pusillanimous specimen of & monkey take -, it up and read it I If ho hasn’t, why—we have. Mas. Pahtihoxoh os Marmaob—-*»lf ever I’m married,” said Ike, looking up from the. book he waa rending and kicking tho store door, ..too energetically—“lf-ever I’m married”—. “Don’t speok ot marriage, Isaac, till you are' old Cnongh to understand tho bond, that' binds.. congealing souls, People rmian’t speak of mar* ’ rings with impurity. It Is tho first thing that children.lhlnk of now-a-days, and young.-boys in pinafores, nod young theTr heads ■ vf love • wtcfcis4eda*,aro talking,ol marriage beTcke they; tat.taio their tcona. -Think of riK&'opcSgettliJg :■ man-i’etlT) vcT trieto’s Mr.SpaJdi'whenDeaven { look his wffo awny, wont right to a lady’s bente* ■ lery and got another,no more fit to be the bead ' of o family than 1 on>t«>bo the board of maVef? and aldermen.” Sho,tapped the new box that her. friend tho colohcl) given hor,irith her oyo resting upon tho gold-heart Inlald ln the ’ centre of tho lid, as if hearts teas trumps In her ; mind at bur timo, while Ike without finishing his , sentence kept on with his reading, accompany, ing himself with a pedal performance bn the stoto door, and a clatter upon the ronud of his : chair with tho handle of a fork in his loft hand, ' Misplaced Ecomout.— A correspondent of the Now Vork Tribune gives an account of a neigh bor of his who had never taken a newspaper in - his life. Only last year a shrewd trader, aware : of this bought up fine hogs averaging two hun. drocl lbs. each of bim,atsfiper hundred pounds, paying a newspaper feuding farmer close by. $0,50 for pork not a hit better. Last spring onr friend tlmt never took a paper, sold about ttiTCt hundred pounds of wool at tarty cents per lb* ' while his neighbors knowing the Market Valu'o/ of theirs, got fifty. Thus tbo economical man in six months lost $90,011 In two operations, ft. sum, the Interest ot which would have Aitniahed biro with three newspapers a year.—inca Far* An actor about to have a <* beftcflt**-ftt 1 odd of our western theatres, made usu of the (allowing stratagem. Hu had several thousand tickets printed, purporting to bo cards of ad. mission to the theatre, and at midnight on tho night before the benefit ho very shrewdly distri buted the tickets throughout tho city, some upon, tho sidewalk, other# in the street, in such* cle- . vor manner as to give appearance of. havijjg been lost. Net moro.thjm ono or two tickets wore dropped In one place, and the find- ' era of them wero very* cautious, for while they were congratulating themselves upon thclrfcood : fortune, they were also ashamed to let thfelt friends and companions know of their I&tcotlptf ' to go to a» actor's “ benefit” without paying.— s Tht-roforo. as a large nuruberof tickets had been nicely strewn through the City and suburbs, nothing was talked of scarcely uvo tho beuo fit/’ and many a man laughed In his sleeve to think that others would bare to pay while be' would not. And such aecresy was maintained' in consequence that the trick was not > od. However, upon tho great occasion each' ' person presented their ticket In rather ft sly manner, and discovered it was notpessable, they bought genuine tickets, and la this manner tho - houso was completely filled. \,r, A Small Joncakepttha Uni- 1 tod States Hotel, at Philadelphia, itwasaftyON Ito house with us. Jones always had tho first salmon, the drat green pc«s,“ and tho oarUesV* strawberries. • One day, when young pigs first come around, Jones, as usual, secured (ho only four then In market for his dinner table. A tall,'lank indl-' vldu&l, with a sort of yellowish phis, sat at elbow. Ho looked as though a baaln of *gruol or barley broth at most, would bo as solid frre as his stomach could contain. A Waltfer, think* Ing him to bo wry slck,pkcd him inacotnmU orating tone whnthu would b'q sewed with. • “Nothin,* as I knows on,’* replied tho Blok' nun. “I’m not quite well to-day; but I’U fry a bit of tho pork.**. One of tho plga was placed.by the aide of hit ;?lnto f Vrhtoh'dlsappearcd In db\iM«j quick lime. 7 ihder bis successive and determined attacks^ ;««WiUyou have something morn ?” naked tho? waiter. , ’ 1 ■ i Casting his ores up and down tbo table, with 4 piercing looks at the three empty dishes? • • 1 ‘•I «sy, landlord,” holnqulrcd/'t have .yob) got moro of them yonnghogs?** ' ' lO* A sawyer after sawing with u very, dull '- b&w, exclaimed : *Of all tho eawa I over aaw saw, I never saw a saw saw fts that saw eawn.*^ ItIT'.M do declare, Sal,-you look putty ttmf > to eat.b ‘Solomon; ivm’t I ventin' aafast.oarlf coal’ replied SaluitUher mouth full.-. . k - „■ ICT Tho story of the editor .who was fobbed* of $5OO of liia otem money, a week of two sine?/ is about to bo dramatized.. . -.3
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