A^BXCA^IpjiTJK'EEEE. r :;7xxd;^V^^Vi=ißirs» \:-,' •. dad Fifty Gents, Um» taMvancoj if paid within the ? o i? i a Doitaw%d Fifty Cents, If not oatt wUMh the yd4r. : -Those termsirili ho rigid {Vidhoted ,to in overydiißfidwu-, No. subscription discontinued until'nll arroaragds arc paid unless ut theroption of thoEdlior. .. AnvßiinßEiiENxg--“AccQmpaDied by the CAfiUi and not exceoding ona square, will bo. inserted three lime'a fot one Dollar, and twontfet cents fortjachadditlonallnaortion. Those hriagreator {otigtli lu proportion. V , . -.. , , . as Hand Bills, Posting DAIS, ■Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, bxo butod'wlth accuracy’and at the shortest notice, . ffirifraL tnE SNOW DROP. nr jjxaY uowiix. The snow-drop 1 *tis an English And gtQWS'boneath our garden trees? For every, heart it has a dower - 01 old and dear remembrances. ■ All look upon it, and straightway ■Bpcall their youth like yosteitay; Their sunny years when forth thoy went Wandering In weariless content? .Their little plot of garden ground, - Tno pleasant orchard’s qidet bound; Tfioir father’s homo so free from cjiro, And the familiar laces there.': Tho household vblc'ea kind and sweet, That know no feigning—hushed and gone! The mother that was eurt to greet' |Thcir coming with « welcome tono} The brothers that wore children then, KoW anxious, thoughtful, toiling men; And tho kind sisters, whose glad mirth j(Tas like a sunshine on the earth; — ?hcso come back to the heart supine, lower of our youth! at look of thine; And thou among the dimmed and gone. Art an.unaltered thing alone 1, Unchanged—unchanged—tho very flower That grew In Eden Uroopingly, Which now beside the peasant’s door Awakes his merry children’s glee, Even os it filled his heart with joy Beside bis mother’s door—a boy; Tho same, and to his heart it brings Tho freshness of those vanished springs. 'Bloom, then, falrflowcrl in sun and shade, For deep thought In thy cup (s laid, And careless children, in tnoir glee, A sacred memory make of thee I IfortllanmiiJ. [Traiiilaicd from the French.] THE THREE POPPIES. BT ANH T. WILBUR. You remember my friend Dr. T——, who prevented my cutting down! tho clematis, by relating to mo its‘history ? Uctc ia air adven ture, which happened to both of us this sum* ihcr. My country-house is far from the city; I find it.even now 100 near, for like tho birds who in the green branches, I have a horror of pavement* and citizens, and love -to live with nature and peasants, between my library and my flower-beds. -have, therefore, around me genuine coun trymen, with simple hearts, and callous hands, who dig or boo from morning till night, never giving lessons to the. government, and I keep myself acquainted with their simple histories. Onib of them, Reno Berard, a young and handsome boy of twenty-one, poor as Job. la borious on fc plough, neither, 100 fine nor too stupid, passed one evening bcloro my dbor, his Jut on one pub*, Inn, face, lighted ,un, singing with alt"MS'might, tud 'describing zig-zags ou the road. Having never seen him drunk, I questioned liirn severely. Ho related to mo, amid laugh ter and tears,‘that he had drawn a bad num ber, and was about to leave his old mother, and— , And hia young betrothed, thought!, finish ing tho sentence cut short »rith n heavy sigh, ana pardoning him for hating drowned his de spair in the bottle. The next morning ! saw the conscripts file off saluted from door to door, embraced by mother and sister, bathed in tears by ell the women* I wns alai mcd at the grief of Berard: it approached delirium, to judge by his bois terous gayety and loud song. Only a heart in agony, could drink and dance os ho did. •HaVoyou bid adieu to Theresa T whispered X. ’ A tear rolled down his cheek. •Doyou think her father would receive me?' asked no. •I will go with you, my boy " Rene pressed my hand. The conscripts, haring still leu cabarets to visit, half an hour remained for our call on Theresa. I entered her house with him ten minutes afterwards. Theresa Aubry In the pride of the village— Sho holds from her late mother, property worth a thousand pistoles, from the good Ood eyes worth double, and from herself virtue worth triple. Judge what a dream for poor Berard* Did he plcnso Theresa ? . This was a thing dif ficult to determine. The heart of peasants is so muto, and that of Theresa was so timid.— It was believed that Rene was nothing Id her, because Pens Aubry could not onduro him*— But I suspected otherwise, for I had often seen her avoid him, and sometimes blush, without looking in his face. As for Pero Aubry, he considered ft son-in-law only in the light of his purse, and that of Berat'd empty, all his fjdod qualities were of no avail. This is the ittlc defect of the peasants who have made a little gold by torrents of sweat* At Theresa’s door, Rone gathered twoeglan tines frdm a, bush to speak for him, os luT said, Aubry advanced,grumbling an oath; but at sight of mo; awkwardly took ofl'his cap. Ther esa, who was'dressing her little brother, rose with downcast eyes, and with, a trembling i hand, qs If to protect herself, put the child bo \ tween ‘ herself and Berard. This movement v, vras ono of. ongeUo modesty and grace. The irk* 18 ofhdieu did not 'last long. Tam going, Theresa.’ ‘Youare going, ReneV ‘This .was A ~ logue. Reno presented the flowers w the flttie brother, tho little brother passed 5”® 1 ? Jho sister; the latter look them with* nt looking &t Rene. Tho father gave his hand Cooltwsa. 60 much composure and *' M “ !,au '->ng myself. 'there SHSff M , wounded. wi i) tther» i. her tend, W iotajhol Ther<mhe™ir>, nramed his song,.stopped short, ft™, mo by WiKjßy, and bounded like a fawn over the hedco I COtoprebcndcd at last all tbo tendemeas of natoreoonccaled under these cold exteriors. I 'remaned,confounded, touched, terriflui, Atflight of JTcrard, Theresa recovered her homo composure, said a single word to him, proeaetl'his hand. and disappeared at the sound of her father’s vo.’ce. The conscript repnssod V: tUoh.cdgoAudrcs«pnL'dhiHnmroh, singing. This ';«o|*|6 was a genuine, triumphal song 7 which Mrok« tlio echoes of the plain. ,*What euro I now \ I have the faith of The. feia.B I could obtain from him no other expla nation. An .hour later, the conscripts departed, all fouted and treated by Rene, who poured out tWnoyond wine in plenty. This made the gossips in the neighborhood talk. Some weeks BY JOHN -B.‘ BRATTON. VOL 41. afterwards there was.another surprise! Instead of joining the regiment, Berard returned proud ly to the village. Ho bad purchased a substi 3Ute for five hundred crowns! At first people cried out a miracle, then* sorcerer, then robber. Pere Aubry dropped a word which was so ef fectual that. Rene saw himself pointed at, watched byI’the 1 ’the gendarmes, and shunned by everybody. In short, when he presented him self to ask the hand of Theresa, Aubry drove him away, and threatened to break his bones if he ever reappeared before -him. Things were in this state, when one morning as t was walking mmy garden with Dr. T- , I saw my son and daughter, children of ten and four years, gathering rosea from ray bush es, under the superintendence of a man Who had scaled the wall, and who hastily disappear ed at our approach. This man was Rene Bc rai-d, and tms'is what wc learned : ' Theresa bad been for several days very sick. In her delirium she exclaimed: ’My roses! give me ray roses V And Reno, who heard that from tho gate where ho station ed himself every evening, luulaskcd of my chil dren roses for his poor betrothed. This simple recital troubled us deeply. I divined wjiat had passed in tho house of Aubry. lie had taken from tits daughter the two eglantines of Berard, driven away by him like a robber; and Theresa, "bcliwdtrcd by suffer ing, involuntarily reclaimed her treasure. I recalled Rene, who arrived nalc- and stag gering, and related to us in detail tbo malady of Theresa. My friend recognized a nervous fever, threatening to become a brain fever. And as Berard begged my son to carry tho flowers to Theresa, since the father would drive him away «f ho presented himself, tho doctor, mastering his emotion, said: ‘Beware how you give them to her; the odor of these roses would lie fatal to Theresa. I will go and bestow cares not flowers upon her; ifitisnot too late.” added he, with an air which made me tremble. Then pointing to those large poppies in the bouquet of my son, he resumed ; ‘Reserve only these ; in her delirium she will mistake them for roses, and I may Hud in them tbc mean.** of saving her, if I have not time to go to the city.’ We all took the road to the house of Aubry, the doctor quickening his pace with anxiety, my children triumphantly carrying their pop pies. and Reno following us at a distance, like a dog who fears being driven from the door. ‘These popples are wonderful things, * said my friend os wc went along; ‘their admirable forms and colors, shading from white to black, and from rose to purple, their velvet stems, their’ alternate fanJike leaves, bo delicately fringed,- their showy and fragile petals. ing in the air on a long peduncle, are assured* ly their least riches. This flower was one of the most important and most celebrated of an cient times. It grows spontaneously like grass, in Urecce. Egypt, and all Asia Minor. Tho Romans made a thousand delicacies of poppy seeds. prepared with honey. Even to-day, in the nonli of Europe, and throughout tho East, little sugar-plums are manufactured from them, and they are unngUd in certain olioice dishes. In Lorraine, under the name of .tgmtsen, the people eat this seed with pleasure. But itf ; is especially the ancient and immense uro of opium which has rOfcderid the' pOppy~justlv’* tclci»Ki*' ted. The aucimls obtained opium from The bes, so it bore for a long lime the name of Thebaic extract. Thebes no longer furnishes it, and this name has fallen into disuse. Opium comes at present from the fluids of white and black poppies of Eust-Indio and Persia; es pecially from Kara-lliasar, Aphiom (the black castle of opium) in Turkey ; from Bengal, and from Bahar in Hindustan. When you traverse Persia, you meet, in the middle of an ocean of poppies in blossom, gardeners in turbans and red caftans, carrying a serief uf little vases, fastened to their girdles and holding in their hands an instrument wilh many blades, which a single movement causes to net at once. These men make oblique incisions in.the capsules of the poppies. From them flows a milky jmcc, which they carefully collect in their little vases. Thisisaftmvards condensed in the sun. strong ly beat in a mortar, aud rolled in cylinders to obtain the paste of opium. Tins nasie is divi ded into round and Hut, brown and ridchee.-ws, which are wrapped in poppy leaves. lis odor is sharp and lively, the lasie boter. ami pro ducing a white froth. Time is without action on this unaUurnblesubsiance. Medicine makes so great a use of it. that, without it, it would be powerless. It is the universal soother of pain. It has three or four hundred formulas in European pharmacy. Von know how the orientals and Chinese abuse it. The intoxica tion of opium plunges them into ecstasies so strange, so absorbing, that once having ac quired a Insto for it they give themselves up to it, even to brulishuess or death- They know that each minute of this intoxication costs them a year of existence; but this minute contains such enjoyments that they are always ready to recommence the sacrifice. The un happy beings are Boon punished by horrible convulsions.and the opiatic paradise terminates in an infernal agony. Such is the public pois oning with which England is inoculating Chi no, sabre and camion ut her throat, and which wight brine her something besides millions, if tho juice oi the popies of India should land on tbc shores of England itself. We had arrived at tho door of Peru Aubry- I entered with the doctor and my children.— Berard remained without, at the fool of a bush, like a poor criminal awaiting tho sentence of his judges. I’licrcsa was in her bed, without curtains, her long black tresses lying on the white pil low. one arm hanging listlessly down, theotner extended towards the object of her dreams— tho eglantines which she constantly demanded. Uer countenance, animated by fever, and illu mined with the rays of the setting sun, seemed more gracious and more charming than ever. Whether, with remorse or resignation, her father was standing gloomy and bent beside her bed, a tour in his, fixed eyes. lie had just, with a last ellort, given the invalid tho dried flower* winch he bad taken from her: but not seeing or-not recognizing them, she still cried, repulsing them, ‘My roses! who will give mu book my roses ?’ ‘ls It you ?' said she, looking at us, while her father fell back ovcr-whclmcd wkh In's powcrieHsncss. ‘Xca. Theresa,’ replied my Bon, wilh the ad dress of tho heart. T bring you roses from thy Rede*’ And-tho young girl, smiling and blushing, seized tho poppies with a heart-rend ing joy. Meanwhile tho doctor had ascertained that tiot a moment way to be lost to arrest tho ner youu convulsions and cerebral congestion. lib took two of the poppies, installed himself fit tho ro, seized some vases, and prepared sinapisms , l io . 1>01,0,1i, f dn hour afterwards, Theresa ' m a Peaceful sleep. Her tine eyes closed, f l i cr ! mk ' bbrnplexion, her m • haM,,^ y ’ hcr * lCftrt and hor brain c“iS?amlZn!\:'E mCCd tU ° “ nd °‘ lh ° AWW 1U “ ir ‘‘ c ' 0 " uld (uU Bt ‘Wait,’ said mv friend to,him, ‘it h for you' to finish ray wort. 3 Theresa Droi.oun.rad dreamily words W which wo listened m silence; “oim ooua'tet— -iur it alvats-Bit- Siam? on strong, ot'n'coffKTttr.” *ls it yoir, Bond - Do not enter, mf father will drive you away. • Ho has taken your rosea from me; bring mo others from thc-cnd*of the garden. Wo aro both fiuflcring, Reno Two shall both dio. . Especially keep the secret you have sworn tome! Let them treat us, mo as foolish, and you as a robber, rather than tell roy father that I gave you the five hundred crowns to purchase a substitute. Though this money was mine, my father would curse me, and better Is death a hundred times. Adieu J Reno; I shall have always saved you from the conscription.’ . Wo rose at this touching revelation, and looked fit each other through a-cloud of tears. Old Aubry himself, 'convulsed with emotion, turned his head, and threw himself on the foot of the bed. He" idund himself beside Rene, whom my son had just called, find who, with out uttering a word, seized the band of the father and that oi the daughter. - ‘Como,’ sighed the old man, unitin&thc three hands, at an. imperative sign from‘the doctor, ‘marry her, then, if that will save her, and since y?u have already* had her dowry!* ' An adroit manner t»f consoling himself by an economy. But what mattered it to Berard and Theresa I When the latter returned to horse! f, and saw the hand of Reno in her own, was she not rich enough id her happiness ? ' ‘Behold the oflcct of Three poppies,* exclaim ed the doctor, smiling; ‘now. Rene, you may bring her roses; Xam sure they will do her no liarm.' Seymour v«,*SeymoDr. The Duke of Somerset (a Seymour) common ly called the proud Duke, employed a Seymour, a painter, to paint tho portraits of his horses at Petworth. One day. at dinner (he Puke filled bis glass, and saying with a sneer: ‘‘Comsm Seymour, your health,” drank it off •‘My Lord,” said the artist, "I believe I hare the honor of being related to your grace.” • The proud peer rose from the table oncl or dered his steward to dismiss the presumptuous painter and employ a humbler brother of the brush. This was accordingly done: but when tho new painter saw the spirited works of his pre decessor, he shook his head and retiring sold: “No man in England cau compete with James Seymour." The Duke now condescended to recall hi 9 dis charged cousin. • My Lord,” was tho answer of Seymour, “I will now prove to the world that I am of your blood : J u'on'l enm* /” j Upon receiving this laconic reply, the Puke sent his steward to demauil a farmer loan of one hundred pounds. Seymour briefly replied that "he would write to bis Grace. 1 * lie did .so. hut directed his let ter, ‘‘Northumberland House, opposite the Tumk-maker's, Charing Cross.” Enraged at this additioual insult, the Duke threw the letter into the fire without opening it, am) immediately ordered Ins steward to have him arrested. But Seymour struck with ah opportunity of evasion, carelessly observe!, that “it was has ty in his Urnco (o born his. letter, because it. hbiTTihlTimlT^tTruffaa,' and that, therefore, they were now quits." Jfotei an Sormy . The chief discomfort connected with Norwe gian travel, (observes a recent tourist.) arises from the melting of the snow at certain seasons. Not enough of it remains for sledges— too much for carrioles. The roads become snow-nits, not broad enough for carriage-wheels, and re taining jkk)ls of ice-cold water. In places where the snow is still deep, it has become incapable of bearing the wieght of a horse, and the ani mal sinks to the girths or more, while the traveller, left to his own rcsoun-cs. endeavors to advance on foot, and plunges first one leg. then another, into the chill abyss, and is only rulitvid by finding himself silling astride upon a more compacted pit-ce of snow, his ostium- 1 it ies dangling in a ton-refreshing stream of run ning water. The end of April and beginning of May 'are therefore the worst limes to travel in Norway The pn.t->es of the Yaarstigo, in the Pqvrcfleld, pivrcnt Siam- noble scenery .scarcely Alpine, but comparable to the finest parts of thtf Scottish Highlands The summit-level is soon after gamed, and the onward journey la by descent to Drivstuen, a small hamlet basking on a sunny si»nt among productive meodoWh, over hung on both sides by precipitous mountains, and presenting fine views of the ravine and low cr valley of the Drivn. adorned by the sweet tracery uf birch woods, and their silvery stems. Ifci-e a large collection of country people had assembled for some object of local interest. ••We had consequently n good opportunity of observing Hie characteristics of tho male in habitants of this district of' Norway. Tho opinion of a passing traveller, tgnoraut of the language, is, perhaps, hardly worth Rioting : but having some faith in physiognomy. I wilt venture to record my impression at tho time, that f had never in any country qpen so fine a a peasantry, in point both of general appear ance and of expression, as on this journey, and more particularly on tho north descent of the Dovre. The younger men arc tall and muscular, and their deportment unites manli ness with gentleness in a remarkable degree.— As tho hair is worn long at all ages, tho appear ancu of iluj aged men is venerable, and occa sionally highly striking. The costume is ex tremely becoming, being of pale brown home manufactured wollen cloth, slightly embroider ed in green, with a belt curiously Joined with leather and brass, from ■ which hangs a knife /also tnAdo in the ruftil districts) with a carved handle, which is used in eating, .A; hanging red wollen cap completes the dress, Some travellers declaim’against the aloWncss and stu pidity of tho Norwegians. Slow they may bo as regards the dclibvraU.-neH» of their actions, but. so far as tho experience of this Journey extends. I should describe them as in general more than commonly intelligent and courteous.’ Scmmuub WKi.ii Aitlikd!—lt is stated that Bishop Doone, of ■ New Jersey, is strongly op posed to tomiwranca- A short thnosince, Row Mr. Perkins, of tho same, denomination, and a member of tho order of tho “Sons," dined with tbo Bishop, who pouring out. a glass of wino, desired tho reverend gentleman to drink with 1 him, whereupon ho replied; “Can’t do it, Bishop, “wine is a mocker." “Take a glass of brandy then,* said tho dis* linguishcd ecclesiastic." ‘■Cun’t do it, Bishop," “strong* drink is raging." By this time tho Bishop, becoming some what restive UpdexcUcd, said to Mr. Perkins— “ You’ll pass the decanter to the gentleman next to.you." “No, Bishop, can’t do that," “woo unto him that putteth a battle to bifl neighbor's lips." 'What’waa tho peculiar mental condition or moral state of the Bishop at this stage of the proceedings, our informant did not slate. — CIAiV Organ. (C 7* 1 Govern your lUougtits'whoa alone, and your tongue wncu in company. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1855 mrtrt; Jjß CfiPS ■pr THE LATE 0. HOBBY. Dash d6wh tlitf bnp !—drink not again— ' Its very, touch is degradation \ Quick, flash jt down ! Ofy do not drain Its liquid.draught ofdeep damnation. Break through its toils while yot you may— Rush from the warmth’of its embracing ; Uuod not its. syren calls—Away I Each little dram, a is tracing. Drink not again 1 ho wise, he free I Seize ou a noble resolution; Rum’slcproiis' arms oncinilo, thee— Tield not again to its pollution. Drown not thd still voice of the soul— Each dralt R'secd of who is planting I Drink not, though beauty pledge the bow], There's death’beneath its light enchanting. Shako off tho curie wfth manly might— Court not a death of ahamo und terror I Turn not your brightest days to night— Oh, Inflow not this Ihtal error I Crush not a pure and noble mind. Make not degraded taste a merit I Wake from your dream h Oh, bo not blind To God’s bright gifts which you Inherit. Shako off tbo bonds which bind you down To cotd, relentless, heartless fashion ; Sunder th’ accursed ties you own— Sink not a slave to damning passion I Rise from your burning bed of shame, Yluld not again to tho foul demon I Slop not, nor pause—go/fbrfh—reclaim ! Co (hou a man—a god-llko freeman! EEfIIKKABIB DUEL AN ANECDOTE Off TUS' ffUBNCH GAitP, At the beginning of the year 1805, the city of Culogno, Franco, aad. tcathtd her climax, as far os the imperial era was concerned. Tho groat number of ships that were equipped for sea were the means of spreading case and pros* ncrity amongst oil classes inf tho population.— Swarms of vessels, which Ifoctvtno famous under the name of coratn’rcs, swe;}t up and down the Channel, and inflicted scrums Injury upon En glish commerced The Bqlognc fishermen, a brave and hardy set of .fellows, displayed traits of courage worthy of tyue* registered besides those of Jean,* Bart; ttuft Oliver illustrious mari ners, and were often, reVWu-ded with the Cross of the Legion of Iloncr, by. the hand of the Em peror himself. One fine and frcsli morning toward tho dose of the month of March, an immense crowd was stationed on the jetty. Evicry cyo was anxious ly watching two ships that"appeared in the of fing,aigl seemed to bo malting for the harbor. The look-out man oil ddty at the estntacodc soon signaled a torsaire- und her prize. An i hour had scamly elapsed When the "Etbilc,” commanded by Jacques. one of i lie Mdefit.ava&iih) lounging toßulognc, entered the port, and'was atccivcd with ener getic cheers. He was behind him a handsome brig, which he EAghouarded and cap tuad off .Stiorelium'. ThCßorsairc boro upon her rigging honorable m J.bft of the enemy's fire. The English vessel wuC armed with twen ty-four nine-fjounders, ondV/is returning from' farsotrrfc'SQ. ■Jjuiidrt'dnnd oTsugar, tun hundred and nhwty baktfof cotton, rum, and other colonieul produce—a olasn of property which, from day to d.ir,‘lald the foundation of the rising fortunes of milognes merchant aris tocracy. , The day following that on which a prize was brought in. was always kept os a holliday by the crew, who paraded, with a band of musie at their head, the trophies of their victory thro’ the princli a! streets. In the' •veiling the con querors reassembled to bold a grand gala at one of those houses which enjoyed the privilege ol rapidly absorbing the money cjirncd at tho risk of life, and which was prodigally spout by hand ■ fuls. without the (east regard for the future. Thu crew of the “Etoile," faithful to llrotm ditumal custom met at the Petit Tivoli d’ Hi vct, in the Kue dn Culvnirc, and which stood upon the spot nnvV occupied by the houses that are nmnbeml 15 and 17. It was aguinguct te. or suburban public tause, very much in vogue, where private and public halls were giv en, and which was also made use of for club meetings. On ball days it was thronged with crowds of dancers, who pouted like living ava lanches, both from the camp of the right and the camp of the left, and whose number# were increascrf*by n fair proportion of f men belong ing to the llotilla. The crew, then, of the “Etoh'c" were celebra ting their good fortune in tiro long room at the Pent Tivoli d’ Iliver, winch displayed on this occasion the usual character of such meetings as these. Strong excitement, not difficult .to comprehend, reigned throughout tho whole course of the feast. Winv flowed in all dUeo tions, like water, in honorpf,many a patriotic toast. The revels were prolonged till late in the evening. Our corsami then separated, to rc-comnicnco their labors the following day.— One man alone did not ristf to depart. He was a young sailor, who had fallen into adore, ,with his elbows resting on the tf&le. Almost as soon us the lOomwas empty, an individual slcnUhly dipped in. Hu was a strong young fellow, with ivigOrous limbs and an athletic frame, dressed in a great grey-coat buttoned up to the top, aid a police cap cock ed on one Bide over the ear, after the fashion of swagerers and brawlers. Ho gave a greedy glance at the remains of tlic banquet, approach ed the table without ceremony, poured himself out a bumper, and then the remains of his gloss into the sleeper's face, shouting but to him— . “Good health, old chap- Tho sailor, roused by tills aspersion; -started immediately to his feet, nud drew himself, up in front of tho man Who hod thus insulted him. . ; “The devil fetch you,] Mr. Footsoldicr !• What do you mean by shoving against a sail or 1 Make the best you cjm of that." Ho seized, him by tho collar, os If ho were grappling with an enemy pn shin-beard, made him spin round, and laid; him flat at the foot of tho table. * “Cursed sea-wolf I" saiH the* soldier* brush ing the sand oiT his coat ;>“You shall pay for this. I'll givo you a preUy severe drilling, 1 promise you."’ “I hope yon will ; and I also beg that vbu trill-not putit off later thaft tomorrow morning; If you would bo so good as to walk to the Creecheat seven,o'clock, we’ll have a little quiet chat together, without any witnesses. “That's the sort of ganjo you intend to play, do you ? Just as you like. I accept your in vitation, and leave you to 1 tiro choice of wen.- *L“Vcry well: It shall JjqnttcmJcd to.” ■ ■ Tho sailor retired, and tvent on board bis vessel for the night." Jean Pierre (the only nimerby which he was known) although scarcely) twenty years of ago, was reckoned one of the bravest o( tho ‘Ktollo u qovr. Founnentiu had vjitnjascd bis ipterpid |ty in several engagements with the English. Tiro oilier belonged to t class of soldiers who inspired great terror in tiro outskirts of the camp and tho town, and wore designated, by tiro title of Soldats do la luno, or “Moonlight* Itolitttet era.” A good shot, ft perfect master of fence, and a successful duelist, every one was afraid of him; for his challenge was equivalent to a sentence of death. At tin’s epoch duels were very common: there existed enough profession al bullies, who seized upon the most trifling pretext (o assassinate any victim on whom they choose to set their marie. Exactly at seven'the following morning Jean Pierre halted In front of the Fort dc la Orcchc. He laid down upon a Ipmpof rock a pardcl which ho covered with his overcoat, and walk ed forward to meet a soldier whom ho perceiv ed emerging from the valley thro’ which flows the brook of Moulin Hubert. “Good morning!” said tho new comer. “I call tins punctuality—a thing I insist upon when lam Out a-plcasuring. IVc are going to have a little private amusement,** he added, coaxing his moustaches in - a most insolent way. “But where arq the weapons ?** “There, behind ttiat block' of stdno. Fol low me.” The spot which was to witness this denonne ment of another of tho scenes then so frequent at Bulognc, was admirably selected for the I purpose of concealing it from every prying eve- A patch of ground, sunken between deep dills, formed a hollow in the shape of a cradlo, which is tho reason why the place is called the Creche (manger, or crib.) Into this lonely gorge Jean Pierre conducted his adversary. He lifted up his overcoat, and produced a couple of board- , ing-axca. "What!” exclaimed tho moon-lighter, “do you take me for an English pinnace ?” "These arc my arms. A truce to pleasant ry. lam rather in a hurry to finish the busi ness, for the "Etoile” is only waiting for the tide to leave the harbor. Take that, and be upon your guard!” and ho tossed one of his boarding axes at his feet. The sailor appeared to bo so determined that the soldier Seized the weapon, and advanced several paces. He hod fought so many duds in the course of his life that he reckoned, not unreasonably, on displaying his customary dex terity, and on getting out of this affair with his usual good fortune. Jean Fierro firm aa n rock did not gift* an inch. With his axe in hand he watched his adversary, who mistook his stillness for hesitation, and rushed upon him. The weapons clashed and the sparks flow. Tho combatents warded each others blows with equal skill and rapidity. It was a deadly struggle. The young sailor complete ly roaster of himself, attacked his opponent not more vigorously than coolly, and would not leave tho circle ho had marked out ns his post. The soldier, furious atsuch o resistance, foam ed with rage, bounded round him : made a leap, and struck at his head, Jean Hierro leaned on one side, raised Ins axe, and cleft tho Moon lighter’s skull in twain. An hour after the corsairc “Etoile” wassailing out of the harbor, to rc-commcucc her privateering career* ■ The Scars or Russia. —Tho Marquis do Cusllnc in lus recently, published work on Rus sia, devpts a chapter to the Serfs. He V'ys it is difficult to form a just idea of the real posi tion of this class of men, who live in the pos session of no acknowledged rights, and who yet ■ form the nation. In many parts of the empire,’ tho peasants believe thcnwclvcs to belong to the • h' 1 eptUSitiOli ofvxikt&f&Brwfiich' appears® them natural, evert when they have wdlcplty \ in understanding bow men can be the property I of man. Not unfrequenlly the peasants when •bout to bo sold, send a deputation to some far o(f master, of whose character for kindness reports have reached them, imploring him to buy them, their lands, their children and their entile. Amt if this lord, so selebratcd for his gentleness, be without money, they provide him with it, to order to be sure of belonging only to him. lu consideration, he exempts them from taxes for a certain number of years, and thus indemnifies (hem for the price of their bodies, which they have paid lo him in advance, i by furnishing (he sum that represents . iho val i uo of the domains to winch they belong, and to which they have, as it were, obliged him to be come their proprietor. Tho greatest misfor tune which can happen (o these vegetating men, is to see their native liclda sold. They arc al ways sold with the globe, and the only advan tage (hey have hitherto derived from tbo mod ern ameliorations of the law is. that they can not now be sold without it. The fortune of a wealthy man is complied by the heads of his peasants. Tho than who is not Tree iscoimd, and is equivalent, on an averngo. to ten rou bles a - year lo his proprietor, who is called free, because he is the owner of serfs. There arc districts, however, where each peasant brings three or four times this sum to Ins master. A TiiAPrno.v of mu Arabs.— King NTmrod one day cunmmndtti his threw sons to enter his presence, and he caused to be placet] before (Item by his slaves three scaled urns. One of the urns was of gold, the second of amber, and the last of clay. Tho king desired his eldest, son to choose among them that which appeared to contain the treasure of the greatest price.— The eldest chose the vase of gold, ou which was written‘Empire.' He opened it and found it was full of blood. Tho second chose the amber vase, on which was written ‘Glory.’ He open ed it and found it tilled with tho ashen of men who had been famous on the earth. Tho third took the remaining vase—that of the clay. Hu opened it and found it empty ; but in the bot tom of it tho potter had written one of the names of God. ’* Which of thcao vases weighs most 1” demanded tho king of his court. The ambitious replied, the vase of gold ; tiro con querors, the vase of amber ; the sages answer ed and said, “The empty vase, because a single letter in tho name of God weighs more than an entire globe." A SiiAiip Bov.'—The Rutland (Vt.) Herald says that on the last night of the Vermont leg islative session, while the school bill was under discussion, a member complained that school boys had lost their politeness and their respect. Mr. Bartlett,of liOndou, said: *1 acknowledge the truth of tho gonlJeman’e remarks. J was once forced»to take oil my cat skin can to eve ry passer-by. Now, no boy uncovers Lis head. A lew years since I was riding thro' Orleans county in a sleigh, and overlook a boy who had attained tho age of nine years. lie step ped out of the road to lot mo pass. There he stood upon tho crust-—ercot, bold and aspiring. Ho did not propose to doft‘ his beaver—not he. Said I,‘My lad, you. should always take off your hat to a gentleman." Said ho, 'I always do.' K7**A little boy, after listening some time to, his mother’s cllorts to get a pedlar to throw in something.with everything she purchased, cast his tonglhg. eyes on some primers in tho trunk. Tho pedlar, reading Ids wishes, otter ed to givo Jbim OnO.. The little fellow hesitated, and when urged, said: ‘I. don’t know os I will take it, unless you will ‘throw in some thing.’ * (ET* Mrs. Partington says there must ho some sort of kin between poets , and pullets for they both aro always chanting their lays.. Hint FJioit, B-08SUTH.—In attacking-'the Russian bear, you will llnd uo weapon clfidicnt ( unless you employ a Polo. AT 52,00 PER ANNUM. NO. 34. A TUIiILUMO SEA STOUT. DT AN ETE WITNESS. It was at the close of a stormy day, in the year 1885, when the gallant frigate “ Constitution,” 1 under tho command of Captain Elliott, having oa board (ho Into Edward Livingston, then Minister at tho Court of Franco, and family, manned by near five hundred souls, drew near tho “chop” of the English Channel. For four days she had been beating down from Plymouth, and on tho llfth, at evening, she bad made her tack for the French coast. Tho watch was set at 8, P. M. Tho captain came on deck soon after, and having ascertained tho bearing of Scilly, gave orders to keep tho ship ‘full and by,’ remarking at tho same time to the officer of the deck, that ho might make the light on tho 100 beam ; but bo stated, ho (bought it more than probable that ho would pass it without seeing it. Ho then turned in, as did most of (he idlers and tho starboard watch. At. ft quarter past 0 P. M., the ship beaded west by compass, when the call of “Light hoi’* was heard from the forotopsaU yard. “Where away?” asked the oulcer of the deck. “Three points to the lee bow,” replied the lookout man, which the unprofessional reader will understand to mean very nearly straight ahead. At this moment (ho captain appeared and took the trumpet. “ Cull all hands,” was his Immediate order. “ All bands,” whistled the boatswain, with the long, shrill summons familiar to tho cars of all who have boon on n mau-01-war. “All hands!” screamed the boatswain’s mate, and ere tho echo died away, all hot Ibc sick were on deck. Thu ship was staggering through ft heavy swell from tho Buy ut Biscay; th« gale wind) had been blowing several days, had Increased to a severity that was not to bo made light of. Tho breakers, where Sir Cloudsly Bbovel 'and hl« fleet was destroyed in (he days ol Queen Ann, sang their songs oj death before, and (he j Dead Man’s Ledge replied in hoarser notes be hind us. To go ahead seemed to be death, and to go about was sure destruction. Thu first thing that caught tho oyo of the captain was the fnilod mainsail, which he hud ordered to be car ried throughout tho evening—tho hauling up of which, contrary to tho hist order ho hud given ah leaving (ho deck, had caused tho ship to fall otf to tho leuward two points, and thus led her into a position on a ‘lee shore,’ upon which a strong gale was blowing her, in which the chance of safety appeared to tbo stoutest nerves almost hopeless, Tbo solo chance consisted in stand ing on, to carry us through tbo breakers of SciTly, or by a close grago along tbelr ontor edge. • IVas Ibis destiny to be tho end of. tbo gallant old ship, consecrated by many a prayer and a blessing from the h«art of a nation I ! “Why is tho mainsail up, when I ordered it set?” cried tho captain in a tremendous voice, • •Finding that she pitched her bows under, I took it in, uudor your general order, sir, thot tho ofliper of tho deck should carry sail accor ding to his discretion,” replied tho lieutenant in command. “ Heave tho log,” was tbo prompt command to the master's mute. Tho log was thrown. “How fast does she go?” “Five knots and o half, air.” “Board the main tack, sir.” “Sbo will not bear it, sir,” said tho officer ol •thfv dg'ck., [“ bmiftackf” thuiuTeroJ lhi cap ; tain; “keep bor fbll and bye, quarter-master.” “Ayo, oyo, air.”' Tho tack was boarded. “Haul aft (bo Djaia shcetl*’ aborted (be cap tain ; and alt !( wont, like tho spreading of a sea-bird's wing, giving the huge sail to thOgalu. “Give her the Ice helm when she goes into the sea!" cried (lie captain. “Aye, aye, sir, she has it!” growled out the i>Jd sea dog at tho binnacle. “flight your hcluil k«jei> her full and -byo.” “Aye, oyc, sir! full ana bye she la,’* was (bo prompt answer from i)jo holm. “Ilnw fast does she gof” ♦♦Nino knots mid a halt, sir.” “How bo.ira the ligbi /’’ “Nearly a beam, »n “Koep hor a way n-half point.” “How fust does she go/” “Nino knots, sir.’’ “Steady so.” returned tho captain. “Steady 1“ answered tho helmsman, and all was silent ns (be grave upon tho crowded deck except the howling ol tho storm, lor a space of time that seemed to tho imagination almost an “So- il was a Irving hour to us 5 unlee* wo could carry sail Co go at (lie rate of nine knots an hour, wo must of noceaaity dash upon SdJly \ and whoever touched upon those rock* and lived during a storm I Thy sea ran very high, tho rain .full in sheds, tho shjt was one black curtain, illuminated (\hly by tho taint light which wm to mark our dcllr oranco, or stands monument.of our destruction. The wind hud got above whistling— it came in fuithi that flattened tho waves, and made our old rlguto settle to hor bearing, while everything on hoard seemed to be cracking into pieces.- At this moment tho carpenter reported that the left holt of the foro-slirotid had drawn. “Gut on the luff's, and sot them all on the weather shroud* I Keep her SC small helm, quarter-master, and ease her in tho sea, 1 ’ woto 1 tho orders of the captain. Tho lufflj were* soon put upon tho weather shrouds, which of course relieved tho chains and channels, hut many an anxious eye was turned towards tho remaining bolts, for upon them depended tho safely of the ship—'for with one foot of canvass less she could uot live fif teen minutes. Onward plunged the ovcr-lndened frigate, and at every surge *ho seemed bent upon making tho deep the sailor’s grave, and her live oak sides her coffins glory. She had been tilted out at Boston when the Ihonnotnctef was below xoro. Ifer shrouds, of course, Ihefeforo slack ened at every strain, mid her nnwleldh- mast— fur she had those designed for (ho frigate Cum berland, a much larger ship,—seemed ready to Jump out of hor. * And now, when all was apprehension, another bolt drew—and (lion another—until all our whole stay was placed uppn a single bolt less than u man's wrist In circUiufbreuco. Still tho Iron clung to (ho solid wood, and bore us alongside the breakers, though in a most frightful proxi mity (othcni. This thrilling Incident tins never, I bollovo, boon noticed in public, but it is (bo litoral fact—which I make not (bo slightest at tempt to embellish. As wo galloppcd on—for I cannot compare our vessel’* leaping to anything else—tho rock* teamed very near ut. pork as was the night, the white foam scowled around their blackheads, while the spray fell over u*,and tho thunder* of (ho dashing surge sounded like tho awftil knell that tho ocean was singing for tho victims it was eager to ongulph. At length the light boro upon one quaitor, and tho bold Atlantic rolled its white cups be fore us, During this time all was silent, each officer and man was ut his post, and tho hewing and couutonancu o( the captain seemed to give encouragotriontto every person on board. "With but a baco possibility ol saving tho ahlp and (hose on board, ho rolled oa hU nautical skill and’courage, and by carrying the moinskn, which in any other situation would hsvo boob considered a suicidal act, “ho weathered aIH shore and saved tho Constitution.” Tho mainsail was now hauled up, by. light hearts and strong hands, tho Jib and spanker ta . ken in, and from the light ofSoillf, the gallant vessel, under close reufod topsails and luimi , trysails, took hor departure, and danced merrily Over tho deep towards tho United States. *«Pipo down I 1 * said tbo cajfWinfG t!bo ifrtfc lieutenant, “and splice tlje malnd)raco*f , - ( • it pipe down I” echoed thoflrist to tfib boatswain/; • • ' V- 1 ,.' ‘/ Pipe down!” whistled thpbb&tnml&to ihq ■ crew, and “pipe down” itwas. “ How near to tho rocks did wo go?” safd P>> tcrono oftho master’s mates, thoncxtinorning4' lie made no reply, but taldng'down ti chart showed mo a pencil lino between shoal,and (ho Light House Island, which/mpSt ’ have been a email strait for a fisherman to roil his smack through in good weather by daylight! .. For what is tho noble and dear old JWgate H* . scrvcc. ‘ r ’ ' .;, I went upon deck, tho sea was calm,.a gentle breeze was swelling oar canvass from mainsail to royal, tho isles of,Scllly had sunk in the oas: tem waters, and tbo clouds of tbo dying .storm woroTolling oiFld broken masses to the north- , ward, Uko tho flying columns of aheatenoriny.. I have been in many a gale of wind,andhayo passed through scones of great danger, but ne ver; before nor since,, have I experienced fth hour so terrible as that when the Constitution • was laboring, with the lives of five hundred men hanging on asinglo.iron bolt*fa'weathef oa tho night oftho Uth.ot May, iSSfi;' During tho gtdo, Mrs. Livingston inquired,oj the captain, if wo were not in great danger, to • which he replied, M soon as vro hod passed ScUly— . • “ You are as safe as you would be In tho aisle of a church#” ’ - It is singular that tho frigate Boston,'Captain Medical, about the close of the Revolution, capcd a similar danger while employed in cony* Ing out to France Chancellor Livingston, ft fro fativ'o of Edward’s, and also Minister to ibd Court of St. Cloud. -* Ho likewise had his wife on board, and while tho vessel was weathering a lea shore, Mrs. Livingston asked the Captain — a, rough, bnt gallant old Qro cater—lf they wore not in great danger? (o •aihlcb horcpTfcdt “You had better, madam, get down upon your Knees, ufltl pray God to forgive your nu merous sins, for if we do not carry by tills point) we shall ho down in five minutes.” . Making Brides, A traveller in Germany says ;—*Thp Qo£ mans, by the way, have a queer way of tna* king ‘brides,* and of doing soirio" other thing! in the courting and marrying way which interest you perhaps. When a maiden is bo* trothed, she,is called ‘bride, ’ and so: continues till she becomes ‘wife.’ All the while she engaged she is a ‘bride.* The lovers, immedU. atcly Upon the betrothal, exchange blaingold rings, which are ever worn afterwards till death ports them. Tbo woman wears hers on tho third finger of tbo left band, and when she be* comes ‘wife, 1 her ring, is transferred to tbo third finger of tho right hand, and there it re> mains. The husband always wears his ring just as tho wife wears hers, so that if you look upon a man’s hand you can tell wbctbcrhc ift mortgaged or not. There no cheating for, him ever after—no coquetting with the girls,, as an. unmarried man ; fop lo ! the whole story i£told by his finger ring. A mar ried Viennese lady was much amused when I told her that in our country wc only ‘ring* tho women, but let the husband run at large un marked 5 ‘Oh.Ahat Is dreadful I* said slid/ more than halfehockcd. ’Think, there is Fred*, crick, my husband—only twenty-four—so young, so handsome—and all tho girls would betaking him for an unmarried man,.and.be making love to him ! Oh, it is dreadful, U it. not 1 They would never know who was mar ried. liow can you do so in’ your country I.X would not live there with Fredrick for thu world.’ *’ , A Good On*b.—Sitting on a pinzza of Ihtf Cataract, was a young foppish looking gentle-, wan, bis clothes highly scpqted with ft mingled, odor of musk and cologne. A solemn faced* odd-looking man. after passing tho dandy ser-. end times wiih-'a look of aversion that drew general notice, suddenly slopped, and in neon-- fidential tone said; “Stranger. I know wbatTl lake that scent out of yovir clothes, you— “ What! what do you mean sirV* aaid thfl expuisiic, “fired with'indignation,’* Starting’ ■from his chair..; Kvtl, mad, now; swear, -pitch round,• <v tiuui-.w&es. fo’dayou *>: himlnns*,'” cpolfy replied tho stranger. “But I tell you. 1 know wLatll take oat that smell; : 'phew; Von just bury your clothes ; hury’cnl: a Jay or two. Undo Josh got »-foul of g skunk and ho— ’ • . At this instant there went up from the orowcl 0 simultaneous roar of merriment, and thedan dy very sensibly “cleared the coop,” and van ished up hlair?.. A.s-imal Lipr in tub Tropics.—Humboldt thus describes the exuberance of animation, even in Its lowest forms, under the equator;— At noon, in these burning climates, the beasts of the forest retire to the thickets, the birds hide themselves benatb tho foliage of the trees, or in tho crevices of the* rocks. Yet amid this apparent silence wc hear nr dull vibration, * continual murmur of insects that fills, if we may uso the expression, all the lower strata 0/ the air. Nothing is better fitted to make a man fed the extent and power of organic lifin Myriads of insects creep upon the soil and .floi ter round the plants, parcued by tho ardor of the sun. A confused noise issues from every bush, from the clefts of the rocks, and from Ibtf, ground undermined by the lizards, millepedes; ami cccilas. These are so many voices, pro claiming that all nature, breathes, and that under a thousand different forms life is diffused throughout the cracked and dusty soil, os wdl as in the bosom of the waters, and in the iil* that circulates around us. I£7* The Columbia (Pa.) Spy states that lii Safe Harbor, a few days ago, Mrt. G. VFV Johnson and Miss Lewis called at the bouse of' Wm. Haney, and whilst there Mr*.ll. under took to fill a fluid lamp while burning, which , exploded and set fire to the clothing of tho U-, dies. Mrs. Johnson ran into the street, her clothing completely enveloped in flames, which .. burnt to a crisp many parts of her body, Sha, lingered in great agony, attended by the best, medical skill, until Thursday evening, when she died. Miss Lewis was immediately (Trap ped in 0 shawl by a gentleman present, and although much burned, fibs Js considered Out of danger. I£7* A chap stopping at one of the hotels Id the city of New Vork, being asked by tho wait-. cr whether, he would have green or black tea, said he didn’t cant whui color It was, if jt had plenty of sweetnin’in it. Tub -Weak and tux Strong —Thedoctrin* of‘Compensation’ is beautifully exemplified ai those boarding house breakfast tables, where the weakness of the cofleo in always in exact proportion to tho strength of t|io butler. • - . ITT" Suctt had at 'one Umo a landlady' who ‘ exhibited an inordinate love for ‘fluid gift, 4 v beverage which Suctt himself by no means held in abhorrence. She would order her servant to get, the supplies after the following fashion “Betty, go and- got a quartan loaf, and half, a quartern of gut. 1 * Oil started Hetty. She was speedily recalled—'“'Betty make it half a quartern loaf and quartern of gui." But Bet ty had never fairly got out on her mission ere ‘ the voice was againheard: “Betty, bn second thoughts, you ipay os well makolt all gin,** Ah Tkcidbs't—Not itf tuk Bills.—.As Mr. ' Q. V. Brooke, in recently performing the char acter of llichard Ibo Third, at tho LivcruooJ Amphitheatre, fell upon the stage at tho.cJopo: of the JIAJi not, struck down by tho sword*of ' Richmond, tho luomeut of breathless sjlcnCO '( wliich followed was suddenly broken by a vpioo k from tho gallery, shouting in tones of cncourA*' ging suggestion to Mr. Millitrs who played tho p*« of tho conqueror, ‘Now's your time, old ; chap; oU with his hoots!’ . : A Hint.—Tho following pretty broad hint is from .Diogenes; . “What if theiti should, appear in lbo nexl European Family lUctfpt Hock (revised In Lon- ' don ami Paris) a direction how to toko Urecta » but'Of utfpfi?’ >
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