.1 .'hum* 'EVBBr'MujISBAT-'itohiiiitb at'■•
]7,y : §H'
iHi-yy-'l ■ ri ft.'M's I■ ’«,
iloilav ( nn4 PjfljmCenta,'
Ht j n advance j. Two, DqUora if paid within tho
man onl.l'yp dollars and Fifty, Cents., if. not
'JH Within tl\d, year,,,,,141030 term* wllllioa-ig-,
U\r adbqrefl;.*iV ip (ivory instnpqo.. -Npsnliscrip
iion diacoiitlnucd until ‘ nil nrfcafftgcß nro.paid
wleß.rt.fllS i' ' f
by; tho, oAsn,
and no t exceeding, cipc square,' wilt bo inserted
ilifob limbi for'ono Dollar, rind twtfnty-flvo cents
for eacli, additional:inaertion, -Thoso.ofa great
er lenglh in'propqrtlon.,', . ,!■ ■
Sue h ,n 3 fliTOd-lulta, Posting,
Labels, ,&c., &c.,oxo
ditea,yyithfaccury-y, and, at tho. gh'ortc6t. notice.
(.•s-r.f .S..:;’!. 'ti-o •-*.
■h»fU«n ‘•-O'Td'MAil'ifv ii'' l ■■■•■»
i;-«cto9 ;otio».lb-.PlU!5!nCBvr -■ :‘ '!
iove’e last I^—and soon." 1 L "V. ‘V
v^lt3fc6ll6'c¥ > >C'jinmVc f Ulcd, : - ,i:,! '"i i ' ;l " r
.•And;thbiiMilsbQistlts.low.iwlldton6s- >
motp..pa,le,,nc l Un ? bride .... , ;
would not, ipyoly pno, that thou ,
fdsWrong lin6 horn that deferas tHtid how
Its glory and Its pride I
tears,
Tiio*vial6}fbf its better yca^
. And 3'ct I love dice I voice
Comes o’er mo like (lie tone'/ . .
dewy leaves .*
- njghMvlnda moan;- .
1 1-,l6\’aJ||jeb ntni.!—<that.lo.olt of ‘jlnno ,
T)ccp m my spirit lmtt]i Its shrine, n
l ' Arid bcaiitlftil apd lone j' =. ’, V
’And' there’.!! flows’— that holy itiriri,. , 1
The ralybows brlifb’a everting stopt. ’
An<f, ■deAf' bno, when J gaze' on thee,
So pallid?sweet, and frail, ■ ' r
JAnd'musrtluphn’thy chock?! well
Can read Us mournful talc.-: ■>
X Rnoit-thd dews, bf/momory oft : > . >
Ard falling, beautiful ami soft '
• -ijpon Ipvo’s bloßsnnv.artd pale;. .
I,kpow.|hat tears thoirfain would’stludo
Aco.on thy,lids, swept victim bride.,
'Ton. moon’s pale light,
‘ ifas found my pillow strayed,
While I >vaa moimung o’etj tho dreams’
Tlmt? hhWsombyi hilt'to filde. 1 .,
Thitt ? rtlbnidr£ of qvo,’
To which bur hurning spirits cleave, 1 ■
Seems Hkd sbniis istar’s sweet shade,
Thdton’cbtshono 'bright nnd pure on high, '
Bfit now3i4i parted IVom. thb sky. > -
immortal Visions of the heart!
Agxln, again furcWClll ’’
I vflll not listcnito-lho tonca , . '
.Tlmt Inovildonusic swell •
From tho,dim past. - Those tones now fade,
And.leave Pie nothing butthe shade,
/'-Tbo .cypress ami the knell I .
-Adiour-ndiout-i-my task is done! >
And now God bless.Uwu, Bflntlufonc!
-’lf,mm irmi,m ,
The Summer Garden of St. Petersburg, pos
ficsscfi'bWotbef : ftttrtictibn;‘which i(fshares' with
no bthet that I anna ware of; • save with the gar?
dcn'oflho Tuilcrics at Paris. Like the chcanut
shaded 1 avenues Of ‘the Tuilcrlcs, this garden in
the- afternoon 1 in the resort of crowds of the
moat charming children; who repair thither;’
escorted by their mothers and nurses, to people
the solitary walks,’ and make the shrubberies
resound with their Innocent’mirth.
■Fiftfcfr'o? slxtecn ycars later, these children
reappear'.tipOri tho same ,sceric;'b\it this time
perilous aid
Uicrc^tros^^ long rows, dressed
Dcst,.fcu4 often bedecked with cosily,
jewels, the daughters of tho middle clays of Pe-
Matrimony is tiro object of the
display. Tps a show of.bribWf
Young bachelors’, disposed to marry, now
walk up and down (holincof damsels, critical
ly inspecting thora aslhdy pass. ? -Should their
cyp.indicate [that.they.have,made achoice, a'
matchmaking friend of Uic yOung lady*a
outolitho rank, joins tlnj.would-W wooer, and
takes a strol with him through tho garden, in
forming him bf- thc girl's circumslnpces, of her
family, doWry. housewifery qualities; dtc.’, and
obtaining froriV him similar information Con
corning;Jiimself*., Should they I ,so’ far come to
an understanding that tho conscnLof.thc lady
and her parents alone remains to be obtained,
the matchmaker, conducts her candidate to tho
mother, whdllhtroduccs him t 6! Imp”daughter,
invites tyn\ tc henhouse, and a wedding is the
mosi usuM insult of the acquaintance,thus sin-,
gularly,qomnn;ncc<b • ()da ns it may seem, ex
perience daily proves that these marriages, ori
ginating entirely in the pleasing impression and
symnatny>nwakcncd by the first glance, are,
for- the most- part, productive of much happi
ness. ’This la.'certainly, attributable, in h groat
measure; to the fact that a Russian of the mid
dle class expects very, little front his wife ; and
the richer ho Is, thcicsshccjxpvctfl. About the
qualities and accomplishments >yhich a German
of the samc/doss lakes.into consideration when
selecting a,wifo,-,RucU as education,, economy,
and the Itkc.itho Russian troubles not his head."
A rich Russian of the, middle class requires
nothing, from hia wile but .that, she should h 6
handsome, dress with taste,, appear, elegantly
attired tho. first thing in tho morning, andsjt
all day long upon tho sofa, doing nothing; or,
at, most, rending a novel or netting a nurse.—
lie detests to sto-his wife busied with domestic
matters;. These arc occupations for servants,
and should the mistress of tho house make them
hers, she would lower herself not only in her
husbamVfl pyes,! bht id those of all around ijcr.
To sit in state and receiypcompany is thc'Rus-
Blnti lady’s business. Under tins state- of
things, the, education of children is of course"
muqh less attended to than were The
boys; however, regularly attend tlie schools, or
arQ.scntdo board nt educational institutions<
an das to the girls, that, which is required of
them as women, |s, ns we have already seen, so
very little, that how small soever fhc care be
stowed upon their bringing up, it. nevertheless
is found sufficient. Rut I certainly do hot qd*
visa any’ German’to‘seek a \ylfo at St. Peters
but-g ’ ,
t neildipg presents arc not customary m Rub
; Oo tiro other, hand, here id a long-standing
patriarchal custom, which lias been preserved,
with some .variations,; to the present doyi ; l
onp morning .met an acquaintance, wjio hurried
with unusual precipitation. , i.
*' Whither away m such haste ?” I asked.
Ifrhavojio.time to spare,"was tho reply;
“ I have bread ami salt to buy; V - '
“Bread, and salt! Have:you not. both at
hoinol'.V.,
** I will tell you another tllnb.” : i ; ‘
Afour'next meeting I received nn expinna
tion. From time immemorial tharP IVrtß existed
thoJßufiSfana a custom that a person
c If?VS , ! n S hljf house sribhld receive from each opo
O' Ins acquaintances a loaf and soifibsalt. - The
jncftnlngj 1 , of Hie linage may possibly bethokirid-
Jy yon nevcifin ypar.'nbwdivcllirtg
oo m warit.bt' J6ast of these two things. * As the
P«)p|a became moro 1 polished and refined,.they',
the gait in a fillip barrel, and the tread
in, q basket.’
Oivihzallon, tolpxpry, these ,unadorned re-
Ofptaclca were exchanged for costly ones., The
Pimplu gift; of bread and salt'wafl presented in
oxca and baskets of silver and gold. And at
”>o present day the bread and salt arc wholly
omitted, apd the casket stands for the contents,
■to avoid monotony, tlio salt-box is replaced by
costly vase, the bread-bbsket by a acrvldo of
Pato or scrap other rich present., There ja no
nango, however; in the formula of presentation.
* though to excuse, by verbal'humility, the
BY JOHN B. BRATTON,
VOb ,A%>
exaggeration and extravagance of the gift, the
donor nevctvfails to bog kindly acceptanco of
“ Bread and Salt ."—Jcrrwann.
, • ’ ' ’ Arab Oddities.’* ■' .■'
An Arjvb, entering a house, remdves ins aho.es
but 1 not -his 'htit : .' He 1 mount'd "his horse tipbn
tho.right- aide, iwhilo his wife ntilks thc cows
uppn.thc|efrsido f! ,>Vitllhiinthcpoint:o!,a,pin
,hcad h whilst i{s head Is made its heel.—r
Ilia head mu£t be'wrapped' up warm, even in
sUrn trier, while his fcct niay- well enough go
naked in winter..nEvcry artlclcof raorChandS2d
whfShjq ljquid.,hc weighs bub measures wheat,
barley, and a few other articles. lie reads and
writes from right to left, bqt figures arc read'
from left to right. : Tie cal's almost nothing at
breakfast’, 1 about os much for dinner, but’afccr
the work oHhe day,is.done, sits down to a hot
meal swimming in r oil, or better yet, boiled but--
tcij/' llis sons eat with hiin', but the female's of
tho house wait till Iris lordship-IsWoiic.’ He
rides his donkdy when travelling, his wife walk-'
ing behind. Ho laughs at the idea of walking
iiy the street yrith his wife, or of; ever vacating
his scat for a .Woman. He, knows no use ipr,
chairs, tables,, knives, ;0r evep spoons, unless
they arc wooden ones. • Bedsteads, burcaiis and -
fire-places may be piit in the same category, -7
If be bo docs not work sitting,
perhaps using his tocs'V hold What his .hands
arc engaged , upon. Brinks cold water like a
sponge, but never bathes in it, unless Ins home
be on (he sea sltore. Is rarely seen drunk—too
seldom fipcaks the truth—is deficient in affec
tion of his kindred—lms little curiosity and rtb
imitation.—no wish to improve Ins mind—no
desire to surround himself with the comforts of
life. •
The Fast Young lady,
The fust ybung lady is one of , the develop
ments of fcipalo liberty., Youpgnnd handsome,
she is of .course, a full brim of vitality,., . Dar
ing and dashing, she docs athoiisund cx(ravi>,
gant’things) beauty Icnd sucha
charm to all she docs.’ihatwc are attracted, 1
more than Is quite right.for our prim propriety
lo i ‘nckuowlcdgc. : FrbnV thc'.vciy'fiyst, ahe fs
veiled by'nb, idaldcn blushes, and checked by.
no coy shyness, but boldly faces the world, and
nisljes into its embrace: 1 becomes kpown
everywhere; 1 she is lit 'every ball of'the season.'
and every party of the night. Site is as ( fami
liar to the frehuontprs of Broadway as the-As
lor House'.' licr reckless doings a« on every
tongue; how.shc was at six partlesin oneiiight;
how she "kissed young Dalliance in the ball
room, oht drank him in chaihnngne at the sup
per table, and smoked one of his cigars on her
way home. She is indefatigable in her coquet
ry; while revolving in the arms of one beau,‘she
will illuminate another by her bright glances,
her hand will return the warm pressure of a
devoted admirer, while her little foot is busy in
the irtjimnlc'confidence wlth’his rival. In the
race with fashion our fast young lady is always
ahead. If red is the prevailing color, she will
flame in scarlet; if it is permitted to display
the shbulders, she will reveal to. the waist.—
Her’dnribg spipit,is always flying beyond , the,
verge of decorum, and hovering in the danger
ous neighborhood .qf Vice.,
Beautiful'Extract.
, Tho.following beautiful * tribute, Woman
was written several years ago, by n contribu
tor, I believe, to Ih q Saturday Post. It occurs
In a'tale of touching.interest, entitled “ Thq
Broken Heart.”" Its author, Dr. F. J. Strat-,
tori, contributed In.years past, many beautiful
things to American Literature, over the now,.
f/epmrncofllASSKLAS. .
.“ Oh ! r 'lhc priceless value of the loye of a f rue
woman ! Cold cannot purchase a gem so pre
cious ! • Titles and honors confer upon the heart
ho such serene happiness. In our darkest mor
ments, when dlsapppintmcnt. and ingratitude,
wl.thj corroding care, gather thick around, and
even tho gaunt poverty menaces with his skclc
tonilriger, it gleams around, the soul with an
angel's smile. Time cannot mar brilliancy,
distance tut'slrcnglhcns its influence, bolts and
bars cannot limit its progress, it follbwsthe
prisoner into his dark cell and. sweetens the
home morsel that appeases his’hunger, and in
the silence of midnight, it plays around his
heart, and in his dreams he folds to his bosom
the form of her who loves on still, .though.the
world has turned coldly from him. The couch
made by the hand of a loved one, is soft to tho
weary limbs of the sicksuffercr, and the potion
administered by the same hand, loscs'linlf jts
bitterness. ; The pillow carefully adjusted by
her, brings’repose to the fevered brain, and her
word&of kind encouragement,;survivcs the sink
ing spiritt It would almost seem that God,
companioning woman’s first grcat frailty, had
planted this jewel in her breast, whose heaven
like; influence should cast into forgetfulness,
man’s remembrance of tho Fall, by building up
in his heart another Eden, where pctrcnniol
■flowers forever bloom, and obryatol waters gush
from exhaustive fountains." . > .
The Cup of life.
Wo arc apt to try to fancy in our yoqlh,
says one writer, that tho sweet cup of life’ has
not a bitter drop in Ui but we will soon discov
er. to our deep mbrilficatibil, that if is not so.
It is with’ life, as with every, tiling else, wcilnd
the ' bright and delightful scattered thinly
amidst an immensity of baser matter. Those
who seek pearls arc obliged to plunge into the
deep briny sea, to drag them up. and even then,
perchance, out of every shell ten will be worth
less; but dhl we find pearls hanging amongst'
grapes, or diamonds at the fool of roses, we
should value neither tho one or the other as they
merit. As it is. threads of pain arc woven so
intimately In tho web of life that they form
but one piece, and wise the hand that ordered
it SO. ' i ■ •
llopo writes the poetry of the boy, but mem
ory that of tho man. Man looks forward with
smiles but back with Sighs, ; Such is the wise
providence of God. Tho ciip of life is sweet
est at the brim, the ; (|nvur‘ la' impaired as wo
drink deeper, and tho dregs arc made bitter
that we may not struggle when it is taken from
our lips. ' ' t
\ How do you feel,’, Mrs., Partington?”
said tho Colonel, at tho regatta, pa ahestopd on
tlio judge's boat looking at Ike, who was enga
ged'in,fishing foriwhiting." **T feel a-little de
composed,” said she pa a perceptible, blueness
gathered nbput her mouth, like the last change
of a dolphin as his life' ebbs away, u a' slight
Nashua^at’the stOmaoh, tliat*H all. At-that
instant the cry of a "scatoV excited licit otlcu:
tibn,. and, aho was informed that:ascale.had
betjn caught.' *• Well,” said she. tl Isaac. per
haps you may catch a pair Of 'em aml ihcy will
do to fish’ in Chelsea creek ’ next winter.” A
tremendous (jump of the boat) caiPoniglii Send
ing tho old. lady upon her beam cuds. (l ”You
conic nigh loosing yopf equilibrium,” said l.icr
associate 1 with u smile. “I dori't mind my
equal Abraham',** replied tho old'lady, "only
be oarcfiil 1 that Isaac, domt gob overboard.”
She here ceased, na*tlm doctor bonded her forty
drops of Hennessey's best, to beuscd.psacpun
tcracUop, and sat down to quietly ..watch the
regatta,. Ikp caught, p-fculpinii ~
Lcariurig ia WctiUh'ti) tljb pp'pt;'liphior lo
the rich, and comfort to old ngov '' •’
“oirn 'oduNTiir—JlAV it always be Bionzr-iwr .non* on wnoxa, oun cocstkt;"
.!• ■ ■!
1 ■ Shocking Tfrrainntlon f to : a Worrlogo tn
' —-Ffpco.
A frightful case of hydrophobia is described
in the Lyons journals; Which, if thfc‘foots arc
correctly stated, would go to prove that this to
tal malady can remain in the system ns long ns
four years without development. A-young fid*-
mcr named Peyron, about twenty-five years of
age, jn the department pf t the Rhino,- was mar
ried a few weeks Ago (o’ a neighbor’s daughter.
The;young couple had been long‘'attached to
each other; but the, parents of tjio. bride had
refused their consent on.account of,the conduct
occasionally observed 1 in Uie ybung‘man, who
otherwise was-a most eligible match,ins parents
being comparatively well off, and’the’Son him
sclf-gcncrally of, exemplary conduct. * Hjg pAs
sion for the girl became at length so violcnftlint
he declared ho cohld--not exist without her, and
his mother, fearing from hia mafmer that he
meditated suicide,;wept .to jLhq. parents.of the
young woman, and, after feome entreaty, pre
vailed upon tliem toagrcc to themnt'cli. *
Young Peyron at once recovered his spirit,
the young woman was delighted,ifthd-the mar
riage was celebrated with all.tho rustic pofnp
and, ceremony common in that parfnf the pro
yinccs, concluding with a grand dinner,'and tiro
inevitable ball. The gaieties were kept up un
til daylight, when the company separated. 1 Tlic
new married couple were lodged iri ohe wing rtf
the form house, separate from, the main build
ing; but in a short-time after they retired, cries
were heard from tHe nuptial chamber. At first
they wore unnoticed ; but at length they in
creased to fearful shrieks, and the father and
mother, alarmed, hastened to the room followed
by_thc farm servants. •
The cries were by the time they arrived
changed to scarcely audible groans from the
.poor girl; and on breaking open the door she
was found in the agonies of death—her. bosom
torn open jind lacerated in the most horrible
-manner, and the wrbtched hpaband in a fit of
raving madness and covered with blood, having
actually devoured a portion of f tho unfortunate
girl’s breast. A.cry ( of horror burst forth from
all present; arid )ic was dragged from the room
afcct* ; a most Violent resistance, IHriking no less
than sixmen to bold liiin down. Aid was in:
stanlly sent for, and before the doctor could
reach .thc.spot,. the,.unbj*ppy..vl<jtini,;waa no
more. Young Pcyrbn was put under treatment,
and a strait waistcoat was attempted to be put
upon.him ; bufchis strugglra-atid-screams were
such that the doctor, Apprehensive .that ho
should expire in the,Assistant’s.hands/oniered
them to tbsljll; . " .
The flnfoVtrinato man‘had’ by' this lime .be
come so weak that he Vras easily .conveyed to
bed, and' diwl ih. thc'afltrpdon of
the same day, without having fur ope moment
recovered jus Consciousness. It',was, then re
collected,‘in answer to searching'questions,by
a physician, that somewhere about flvc' years
previously; he : had'been bittchby Estrange dpg.
and taken the usual precautions against hydro
phobia. But although the dog.was killed, it
had never been that it was
really ihad : and no inconsequences resulting
from the bitb, his friends concluded 'that it
Would’cOma to ndt)iing,: flnd- the -mc\dcnt'*hod
•bccn;altogothcr rorgaltcnr; It'; wda Considered
by the doctor-that the circumstances preceding
the mamagehadVouSedtheJatent virus, which
hod' so lohg laid 'dormant in tho blood;- and'lcd
to the terrible outbreak- of frenzy which had
ended so, tragically. - . ;r , ■ v •
. On the medical report,bcing.ilnfd before tho
author)ties,‘lho extraordinary nature of the case,
naturally excited imich attention artd consider
able opinions of the heads of
tho-profession being, after full inquiry, that
there was no .hydrophobia whatever in the ease,
but rooted insanity,' and that it was shown to
exist by the'occksionarabcrratibris.Qf tho un
fortunate young man, aS'bcforo hientibned; and
that his diseased temperament ‘and. too violent
passions, led tp the fatal consequences narrated,
above; This sad cala’stroptio lias given rise.to
a fierce medical controversy In some of the pro
fessional journals oit the nature of hydrophobia,
froip which it, would; appear* that, although ip-
of remarkable cur?s of; this frightful
malady'.are pften described in the Journals, no
authenticated account of iitb favorable termina
tion idtyct known in France.' ' l ' : '
The Time to Choose.
Mrs. Swisshcluv says the bbstlirao- to choose
a wife is early in themorning. If a young lady
is at all inclined to sulks and slatterncss, it is
just before breakfast. As a‘ general thlng'n
wotoap don’t got on her temper. Hill ten, A. M.
Men .never Took slovenly before breakfast—
no indeed ! Never "rim round restless, in their
stocking fiJet, 1 with dressing gown inside but ;
soiled: handkerchief Jmnging by one ebrner out
bf hispo<?kcs jjpinus dicky; minus neck-tic:
pantaloon straps flyjng at their heels ; suspen
ders 'strCaiiiing from their waistband: chin
shaved on one side, lathered on llio other ; ; last
night’s coat and' pants on •the lloor just where'
they hopped out.of. them; fuQO.snailod up in
forty wrinkles, because the llpo wont,bum; and
bccniiso'it'snows; and because the office boy
hasn’t 1 been fOr'thokeys; and bccauScthe news
paper hasn't come; and! because'they RinOkod
too many cigars, by one dozen, the night before;’
and, because, there’s an .omelet instead of a
Chibken leg fbi* breakfast; and because they are
outofslmving soap; Kncl out of cigars and'orc
alt; and can’t any how “get their tempers on,”
till they get some monoy and a nnul Julep 1
Is lager Beer Intoxicating?
Iri interesting lager beer-trial came off in Pc-
IcrsjpurgrYa., a short time.ago, in which into-.’
resting lager beer, statistics were , brought out
on bath, and,may, therefore, believed.
Mr. Solbmbn Kbyser whs the aiifenitant, arid
was charged willr keeping a disorderly beer sa
loon. ; A very respectable German.witness in
tho ease defined what lager, beer,was, -He said
it was manufactured from malt, and,hops, and
to make it bitlcriin extra amount pf the latter
wnsihrown in—that wna beer. -This compound
Was placed jn a barrel fined with a abating of
rosin, and was laid in a cellar, from which lay
ing fn'.alpro was dcriypd tlw name Ingcr- ■ .This
was lafact bier,' or "slofck ale.” : Tho'witness
thought it roight'burat a man,- hut would not
make him dnlnk; .Ho had kiiown Gcrnmn ld.’
dies ip Phljadripfiia and ,Jfcw Yprk to put 17
to 22‘glftsscs'(pints) finder,, their waistbands in
one day, arid never feel tho ...
~ , , : Hie Tatlltr. • ;
inhere, ip np. beipg' on', tho habitable gloho
rnoro ( dcgradcd aipl contemptible than a
tattler.' Vicious principles, want of .honesty,
scrvild'mbanncH3; «cBp{cablo insidiousness,form
ils chiractcr.'; Hasho wit?'' In'oUcmpling’to
display it,)»o makes,.himpelf a fgoh lln£, ho
friends 1- By finhcsilatfugly, djsclosjngly their
fleets ho will iriako them his most hitter eric
ririca.' By telllng all ’ho'knows, lie‘ will soon
discover, tb the world that he knows but lltllo.
Docs ho envy;aivindividual ?, HK longue fruit
ful falsehood,.defpmcs his character. Does
hp covet the favor of any one ? Uo nttempta to
,gain it by Blandcring ( others, 'llls approach is
'foorplihU person haled, his cbmpniriy unsoright’,
and his emanating from
a heart fruUfiil with tcemijigirithiuiqtfi-;
r ty, loaded with envy, hatred' aua revenge.*
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1855,
.ft!AURYIiVO "UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
A.runfip-ay.Muple, Irue/lpyycra’ of the most
fcn'crif yankc6 J slhqip; nrrivcd'at ,a small itm
near Bottom and Wanted'thb landlord to send
for la mini3tcr : io r arid to ‘be quick
about it.l, S1 !-j;;,,i i ~
• ,The landlord complied) licensed-min
ister came. - : ‘ L ‘ • * “ • •
‘Be you IhcVniinsler V 'asked'the bridegroom.
'*!am/rCpltedihc.'*ii i> - - 1 *
‘Oh! you bo,- cb-?,. j:^hat: , p-yoar n&mo V
‘Stigglns,! ‘ ;,
•’Wall,' nbdvf, S.tiggitjs,’ said s thb Yankee. 'flu
it ujj broWh, ; hhd-your money is and
forthwith the .reverend :comtncriccd,
‘You will please to.joimbanfls-V
• The Yankee glood.up-.by .his, lady-love, and
sclzcdjKjr'fcrvcrilly by tho hand.
‘You prorfiisci-Mr.’ A-^-^/saidThe parson,
‘lo toko this'wdmanrr’ ' -
‘Ycns.ksaid the.briucgrqop..;!;
‘To bp your,lawful pndyycddcd wife!’
‘Tens—yeas!’ ”'l", V " ;' *
‘That you will’ love ' and hohof her in all
things V r V-'J ' ; .J Jj . I
‘Sarlin—yeas, I.lclliycrP.i s.
‘That you will cling.to her, and her only, ns
long nsyqu boUishallliycl’,., (
•Yens, indeed—nothin’ ‘else!*Continued the
Yankee, in the most delighted'and earnest man
ner. ;, 7 .'nu'i r> .*
But hero ,tho ; rcy^rqnci halted,
mnch.to .the surprise or,all present, and to the
special annoyance and discoriifortW the ardent
bridegroom, i' .. .•' ■ ■/'-; • -
‘Opemoment, roy fripnd/i responded the min
ister, slowly,;• fpr it occurred to, him that the
laws of ISis State did hot'.pormiLthia, perfor
mance? without thophbliahmcht orthc'banns’
for acortain length of,(irfio*-
‘What-frwlipt—-yrhat in.tUunflcn’s the mat
ter ?. Don’t stop bore hjer Jhrn ! What’s
split, pai*sbn!" ,1/Vriy gl’n cout ?’
‘Just at this' moment:; my -friend, T Imre re
membered thatyod Cannot boxiiftfricd in Mas
sachusetts, ns the law— *
‘Can’t! What in nalur’s the reason ? I like
■her— she lilacs, me ; what ? a ; to,hipdcr V
•You have not been published,'sir, T siispccl.’
?T:htLt’fl ; a fftct: -moltld-gom’ to ;bc, nuthcr;
that’s the rcnspa.why.yfp-,crossed over into your
State; on the Sly, you parson.V
‘X—rbally—mr~ v feaidthc mfhislcr. J
fjicitlly /;—Aval, - never-'blind i go'ahead.—
fairnr-dpn*t you Stfc ’taint l ' You’ve’mar
ried me,/md,hainttctchcd ,her! -.Now don’t
stop here ’Taint the.fair,thingby gracious
’tarht; now; andyod knowit.J
‘I: wlll r; cohsult ‘* , '-6aid- (life, minister,
hesitatingly.,; !i' l ri ■; ' " * ”•
‘No, you .won’fc—po, J. Youdon’t
consult uolhm’ nor,nobody, until this.’erebus
iness is concluded !* ’ And with this ho turned
the key, and put It Xamidst the titterings of
tho witnesses whom, the landlord had called in)
in his pockqt. - *l
• Seizing the hand of his trembling bride, ho
said: '
‘Go on' now, straight from where you. left'
oil; put us through*, and no dodging- It’ll bo
all right; if it ain’t right, wo!ll mos«i.it. right
!i>,thc morning,'asT,hc Raying‘ia.?t-i.*‘. •
•; AftOr reflecting « moment, the parson con
cluded to run the risk-of informality; so he
continued 2‘ . :/
, ‘You promise., madam, to take (his man ioi
bo your lawful husband V ,', ‘ .‘I
‘Yfias;’ said tho Yankee, as the lady bowed. I
' ‘That you will lovo, honor, And obey him?*
< ‘Them's ’em/ said Jonathan’, ns’the lady
bowed again., • . ■ •
‘And l|iat you wilt cling to him so’. long os
you both shalllivc V
‘That’s, tho talk!—slick ; td one another
;allera,V-nnd. the lady said ,‘ycs! again.
' ‘Then, in the presence of these .witnesses, I
pronounce' 3’Oii man and wife/
‘Hoorah ’.’shouted Jonathk'nV leaping half
way to the ceiling witH'jdy; l! ‘ *
‘And what God has joined together, let no
, man put asunder.’ ’,i
. ‘Hporph!’ continued Jonatlmn., ,‘What’sthc
'priccl , ‘' ’’ ' l! \\
Tho parson seemed to hesitate. ' •' / ‘
: ‘Uow.'much ?—spit It out!, Don’t.bc afeari
,cd.,, it like a • book* Here’s, a V.—
Never mind the change. Send for a hack,land-'
lord. Give us’yocr bill, I’ve got - her. Ifail
Columby !’ - - ■
. The poor fellow seemed tblic entirely nnable
:td control bis Joy; and ten minutes afterwards
he was on his way to llic railroad depot with
his wife; tho happiest inatV alive.
Reasons for Learning to Sing.
The celebrated William Bird, tho author of
‘,‘Noh nobis Domino,”' gave the 1 following very
forcible'reasons for learning.to eing, in a.scarce
in 1598, -palitlcd "Psalms,
sqnnets,- and songs,of sadness and pictio:”
First—Tt is a knowlcdfeo easily taught ami
;qulckly learned, where there is a good master
ymd;npt scholar. 1
'(SccpiHjly—Thc exercise of singing is delight
ful to nature, and good to promote the health
of man. - '
~ Thirdly— It doth strengthen all parts of the
heart and doth open the pipes.
p Fourthly*—lt is a singular good remedy fora
stuttering and stammering in the speech., •
• Fifllily-r-Itia the best means to preserve a
perfect pronunciation, and to make a good ora
tor. ‘ 1 •
Sixthly—lt is the only way to know when
nature has bestowed a good voice, which gift is
so rare that, there arc pot one among ,a thous
and that hath it j'qml in niahy,’ that excellent
gift 1 Is lost, because they want an rtrt to express
nature. - . l> •■■ ■ ■ • ‘' r
. Seventhly—There is not any music ’Of instru
ments, whatever, comparable with-that which
is madd’of men’p voices,’ wlicn the voices are
good, and tho same well sorted arid ordered.
Eighthly—Tho belter tho voice Is, (ho - mooter
it is to honor ;atjd serve God therewith 1 ; and the
voice 6f man is chiefly to bo employed to that
end. ... • • ' ,
Inltliigcnco of.'hii Elrphant., (
' Tho attachment between n ihan and elephant
w/is so great that whenever (ho former wont (o
his dinner lie always left a litllo ugly black in
fant under.thccaro of the latter, who > watched
.thoohild witb'tliQ greatest tenderness..anU'pro
vepted it crawling out of,wight. ; One tho
clchtmiit was superintending his charge mdi
sjiotd-hcrofiOrrioybting trees tempted'• hurt to
browse, nnd while doing .fid the swarthy young
iinp-rqllcd into a puddle of muddy clay. ' Inc
elephant heard itscream, and saw the scrape he
had''got' iuhv’by neglecting' their trust; he
tlioroforo immediately look measures not lo' ( bo
fqund out by his kind master. Going down to
ft stream, ho charged his mouth with clear war
tor, and taking’up the equalling blackcy .with
his cycH. ho. turned it at one side and alqccd Ins
dirty skin all over with a deluge of water.
Then turning the child round* ho, perfonped a
rtiUplorohcratiou on ,tho other side, cleansing
every,speck'o( mud. ~ \Viicn tho parents re
turned tho clcplmpt had just placed thoipfant
in and looked aa attentive over
hlspljargQ,naif nothing had happened, f. ,
'doiWiV'bllls ami 'tho .alriis
house, take to plain clothes and simple fodd.
Presence of mind,
Presence Of mind is often shown in quick
conception of some device or expedient, such
as wo usually suppose to,be an emanation of
superior intellect. This :hqs, keen repeatedly
oxcrnplificd iri rencontres with' the insane.
A lady was one day sittingin her drawing
room alone, when the only other .irtntaic of the
house, a brother, who for ft lime had.bcciv be
traying a tendency to nnsoundness of raiud, cn
tcrcd. with a carving knife in his hand, and,
shutting the door, came up to’her'and said, -
“Margaret, an odd idea has occurred to mo.
I Wish:to paint the head of John the Bahtist,
and I think yours might make an excellent
Study for it.”
The. lady looked,.at her -brother’s eyo, and
seeing in it ilo token of jest, concluded that he
meant to do os he said. There was an open
window -ohd: ft..balcony ;by her side, with- a
street in front; bub a moment satisfied that
her safety did hot lie that So putting on'
a smiling countenance, she said, wflh the great
est apparent cordiality: r
I‘That is astrange idca<.George; but would
it not bc;a,pitv to spoil this pretty lace tippet
I have got? I’ll just slep to my room to put
it .off; and be with you iti half a minute.’ 1
Without waiting to givo : him time to con
sider,'she stepped Tightly across the floor and
passed out.
In another radnient she was safe in her own
room wheijcoshc easily gave the alarm, and
the mhdnian was secured.
A lady one day saw two of her children, one
about-fivo and the other about four years old,
outside the garret window, which they were
busily*; employed in nibbing with their hand
kerchiefs, in imitation of a person whom they
had seen a few days before -cleaning the win
dows. They had clambered over the bars which
had been intended to secure them from danger.
The lady stood a little apart, and called gently
to them, and bade them come ’ in. They saw
no appearance of hurry in their mamma; so
they , took -their time, climbed the bars, and
landed safely in the room..
Ncvrlon lilowins. Banp Bubbles,
When Sir Isaac Newton changed his resi
dence* and went to live at Leicester Place, Jus
nejft dour nciglibor was a widow lady, who was; >
muchpuzzlcd by the littlq ‘she had observed of
tho habits of the philosopher. • One of tht Pel
lows.of thelloyal Society, of Ldndon,called up
.on .her one day, when, among r other domestic
pews, she mentioned that some one had come
to reside irt thp.adjoining hpuse who she felt
certain Was a'poor, era*/gentleman, ‘because,’
she continued, ‘ho diverts himself in tho oddest
ways’ininginable- Every:morning when, tho ;
sun shines so brightty that-wo are obliged to
draw the window-blinds, he takes' his .scat in
front of a tub of soap-suds, and occupies him
self, for hours blowing soap-bubbles through a
common clay pipe,; and intently watches them
Healing about till thby burst. lie is doubtless
now at his favorite amusement,’ she added i
‘do copio and look at him*’’. ‘ *, :f V -w ; ’
• Tho gentleman smiled, arid then” wcnt' up'
stairs, when, after looking through the window
into thc.adjoimng yard, he turned round and
said,'
*My dear madam, tho person whom you sup
pose to boa poor Junrttic Is no other' than Inc
great sir Isaac Newton’.’studyfng tho refrac
tion of.light .upon, tho. surface of a common
soap bubble.’. , |f
This annccdbto serves as an excellcnt moral
not to ridicule whdt we do not understand, but
gently and industriously to gather ' wisdom
from every circumstance around us.
Wlmt a Country.
Australia has been called the country of con
tradictions. Whether justly or not, let us see.
U is summer there when it is winter here, and
contrariwise, Most o( their rivers run into the
interior. The north wind is hot, the south
wind is cold. The barometer rises before bad.
and falls before good weather. The const is
higher than the centre of the island. Cottages
arc fitted [Up with cedar. Myrtle trees arc
burnt as fuel. Fields arc fenced with mahog
any. The loaves of every kind of tree and
plant arc evergreens, lllaok swans nnd white
eagles arc natives of the island. The kangaroo,
a kind of compromise between the deer and the
squirrel, has five claws on its fore paws, three
on its hind legs like a bird, hops on its (nil,nnd
carries its young in a pouch m its breast.—
Their ihojes have duck’s bills and lay eggs
They have ono bird with a broom instead of a
tongue in its mouth, another which brays like
a donkey. They have natural pears made of
wood with the stalk at the broad end. The
storic of their cherry grows on the outside.
, The aboriginal inhabitants cat human flash.
When one of their young men resolves to mar
ry. instead of going through a coinso of spark
ing, ho waylays his intended, fells her with a
club, and after beating her on the head until
she is insensible, carries her to his house.- In
stead of treating their wives kindly, 6s with us.
they arc so linrsh in their conduct that it is
usually impossible to count tho scars on their
fair one’s head!
Tho white population seem to partake of
some of tho characteristics of their country ;
the sons of convicts arc exemplary for their
virtue and abhorenco of vice.
A liacliplor’s Soliloquy.
A very worthy single gentleman, who had
early ami snugly ensconced himself in ono cor
-1 ncrof the hall to beam popular lecture, was
forced to vacate his scat in consequence of the
rush of ladies. On reaching his lodgings, he
is said to have delivered himself in this wise r
"Where in. grace apd thunder do these hbsts
of women corno from ? They nro on baud in
every emergency, and arc os gregarious as
sheep. They have a hand in everything, and
aro in' every place. No matter what may be
the occasion, the women are sure to muster.—
Go into mu- places of arousment, and there you
sec them as thick as flics in. August. , Look in
to our churches, and three quarters of the con
gregation'arc women. Go to a public oration
or ft charity lecture, or an abolition meeting, or
ft concert, or a meeting of spirit mediums, or ft
lyceum address,—any jilacg where they can
congregate,—arid on ft fair average, throe quar
ters of the people present will bo "female wom
en.” Where in thunder can they nil come from?
Go whertf you will, this womcn-rush is tre
mendous; absolutely tremendous. Why, look
Into families, and in nine eases out of tat,there
may hb seen six able-bodied women for one
man! And lake our 1 social meetings: from ,
the most unpretend visits up to'the great Vlli- (
ma Thule of modern fashionable life,—the ilos- (
ton Ahnack’s,—and ’tls just the sanm. )\ otpen
ivhcrc preponderate. They are in a mn
5. It constitutes; unquestionably M. Uc ,
icvillo’s celebrated "lyrany. And there,
seems no help for it j not it peg. t<? hang a hope i
imon. And it is so'hcrc, it Will bo po hereafter. ,
It iV&o on earth,”, and, said ho,’ln tones of ut
ter despair, “if will he so in Heaven V f
HT” fl'nkp a liinch of sm)|r,4.’9 m f I -y 1,’.. ,y
■No, maasa, lank you; 90HO not tong,'y <IW
Lime.’
,K>/-V
Natnre’s Lessons of Religion,
The following by J. G. Whittier, is instinct
with lessons of religion, apjmrcnt to every eye
in Nature’s scenery, and audible to every
reader;
Thero is a religion in everything around us ;
a calm and holy religion in the unbreathing
things of nature; which man wou\d do, well to
imitate. It iff a niccli and blessed influence,
stealing as it were,’unawares upon the heart.
U comes—.it has no terror, or no gloom in its
approaches. It Ims nothing to muse up the
passions ; it’ss untrammelled bv the creed and
unshadowed bv the finpcrftlilions of man. It
is fresh from (he lubd of tho Author, and glow
mg from the immediate presence of the great
spirit which pervades and quickens it. It is
written dh the arched skv. It looks out from
every star, it is atnnng'lhe hills and valleys of
the earth, where the shrubless mountain-top
pierces the thin atmosphere of* eternal winter,
or where the mighty forest fluctuates before the
strong winds with its dark waves of green roll
age. It in spread out like a legible language
upon thebfoad bosom of the unsleeping ocean.
It is this that uplifts the spirit wilhm us, un- 1
til it is tall enough to overlook the shadows of
our place of probation : which breaks link af-'
ter link ihc chain that binds us to mortality,
and which opens to imagination a world of
spiritual beauty and holiness.
The bcnonccnt ordination of Divine Provi
denco i. 4 that home should form our character.
The first object of parents should bo to make
home interesting. It is a bad sign whenever
children hove to wander from the parental roof
for amusement. Provide pleasure for them,
around their own fireside and among thcmsel
vc?* The excellent Lehigh Richmond pursued
tins plan, had a museum in his house, and ex
erted every nerve to interest his little fiock. A
love of home is one of the grtfctcst safeguards
in the world to man. Do you ever see men who
delight in their own fireside, strolling about in
taverns and saloons? Implant tins sentiment
in the child ; it is a mighty preservation
against vice.— Workingman's friend.
National Magazine.
Diamonds op the French Crown.—The 1
£r‘oal object attraction at the pans cxhibi- 1
tion is the diamonds of the crown, which arc
placed in the centre of tho Panoramic building.
The finest of tho crown jewels is the diamond
known ly the name of the Regent, because it 1
was purchased in 1718, by Phitlippco 11, Duke .
of Orleans, daring the minority of Louis XV";
it weighs 12G carrots, and isr valu«l at about
five million francs. According to’the lost in
ventory jnade out in 1832, tho precious' stones
of the Stale arc ip number GJ. 812, weighing
18,751 carrots', and are estimated to be worth
20,900,2G0fr The richest arliclc in this inven
tory is acrown-whiclrhas: not less than 5.206
brilliants, 140 rose diamonds, and 59 sapphires,
the \yholo valued a,t 14'.702,708f. 85c. .Next
comus a sword with 1.500 roses, valued 2G1,-
105 f. 99c.: alclaSp wilh 217 brilliants, value
27&.219f.37c.r a clasp for a;cloak, 'mounted
vfkh an opal, valued at 37,500 - aod I97bri\-
1 hauls, worth 30,C05f., and n button for the hat
1 with 21 brilliants, worth 240 f 7oof.
Married and Sisgl b—How is it that girls
/can always tell a married man from a single
ono ? Tho tact is indisputable. T/ic -philoso
pby of it is beyond our ken. Blackwood says
that “tho.-foct of matrimony or bachelorship is
written solcgiblyjn a.ituuvs appearance that
no ingenuity can conceal it. Everywhere there
is Borne inexplicable instinct that tells us wheth
er on individual whose name, fortune and cir
cumstances are totally unknown, bo or not a
married man. Whether it is a certain snbdncd
look, such os that which characterizes the Ilous
in a menagerie, and distinguishes them from the
lords of the desert, we cannot tell but that the
truth is such, wo positively affirm.”
Obbtino Orders.—“ Edward.” said his
mother to a l>oy of eight, who was trundling
hoop in the Iront yard, “Edward, you rausn’t
go out of that gate into the street.”
•No. ma. 1 won't,’ was the reply.
A few minutes afterwards his mother had
occasion to go to the window. To her sur
prise she saw Edward in the street engaged in
the very edifying employment of manufactur
ing dirt piles,
••Didn’t I tell yon,” said she, angrily, “not
to go through the gate ?”
“Well, I didn’t mother,” was the very satis
factory reply. “I climbed over the fence ?”
Ratitrr iSiiaii?.— The following is said to
have passed between a venerable Indy and a
certain presiding judge In . Thislcaru
ed functionary was supported on his right and
.left by lus worthy associates wheu iMra. P
was calk'd to give evidence.
‘Take off your bonnet, madam. 1
■I had rather not. sir.’
‘Zounds and brimstone, madam ! lake off
your bonnet, I say.’
•In public assemblies,‘sir. women generally
cover their heads. Such, Tam sure is the cus
tom elsewhere, and therefor, I will not lake off
my bonnet.’ *
‘Do you hear that gentlemen? She pretends
to know more about these mailers than the
judge himself! Had yon not heller, madam,
come and lake a seal on the bench ?'
Seif York Organ
'No, sir. thank you, for I rather think there
arc old women enough there already.'
Acoiins will Kill Cattle. —K. J. Lam-,
fiom, of Chester county, lost fifteen head of
bullocks, worth n thousand dollars, os it was
thought from eating acorns, the tonic acid of
which produced constipation and a disease re
sembling dry murrian. Wild cherry leaves,
.which contain prussic acid, will produce the
same effect. Cure—Mix a pint of molasses with
a pint pf melted lard, and pour ani
mal's throat. If the body is much bloated,
add soapsuds.
(£/*'Remedy In Sun-stroke —Give the suffer*
cr stimulants of brandy or atnoniu, or the two
together, till he revives—apply mustard poul
tices freely to hid chest, abdomen and extrem
ities, keeping’his head well bathed With an
’abundance of cold water.
You cannot fathom your mind. There
Is n well there which Ims no bottom. The more
you dmw Irom it, the more clear and beautiful
it will be.
(£7* A Missouri editor announces that the
publication of his paper will bo suspended for
six weeks, in order that he may visit St. Louis
with a load of bear skins, hoop-poles, shingles,
oak bark, pickled cat-fUli, &0., which ho has
taken for subscription. '
(0 s * Soroo people open their mind ns If to
show how much tilth could bo slowed in n nar
row place. i 1 i '
‘ DO" Beggars always llpd ona hind of provi
sion plenty—viz : the cold shoulder.
, O" WeVer expect others to keep for you ft
qccrctwjiich y?u could nbt Icccp youraelf. ■
1 ! I rr The locust, will eppe" *S» in in 1872,
AT $2,00 PER ANNUM
NO. 12,
Pleasim bf Home.
THE, TONODE AND BFIM jV /
.Words and glances I Jiow shirp and swift (hejT
fly, and how trenlondouaia'tbclr power for kootf
or oVil, torjoy andsorroW. “'■■i .* ■
’’ There are heavy words which Carfy healing tor
tho saq heart, and thfcro ans those which crust!
and uproot tho young and Joyous hopes of tho.
bravest spirit. , Thero nro those Which chcet and
inspire, which renew (he courage of (hdiohmdy
to perish, and which "send tho'thrill of life ood
ioj)e even through life, cold bosom, of despair.'
bore are words that make tho soul of tho wceff
cr 0 f° 1 ’ J°y and thanksgiving; which can
cause that poor, suffering thing, the sport of
passion, and the fount of tears—tho human heart
to reel beneath iu overpowering load of rap*,-
hire, or to shiver an,d shrink away into the chill
unrancss of a hopeless night. ’
°h, words are mighty things! who can stand
unmoved before thorn? They melt hr butti-\
they warm or scorn, they bless or curse. Sharp
er than a two-edged sword do they fall from the
bps of anger and scorn. Sweeter than hOnoy
from tho honeycomb, dear as tho joys of homo,
do they drop from, the. fond lips oflovo. , ~-t 7
They can sootho.an'd calrii (hd troubled spirit,’
can comfort tho afflicted and oppressed, or they
can lash the waves drpaaaidnViiafo and Strife, to*
fearful Jury. -, ’
Vi ords can sting like serpents* Ihey.can gash,
and rend and tear, like raving wolves ; ■ they cah
cleave through nerve .and .-marrow, and make *
wounds whoso ragged 'scftnrwlU never' pass
away. They may indeed bo bid from, flight,,
covered over by tbo withered leases and flow
ors which choice and moulder In every-hnmAn
henrt. i ; ; • - .
Words, gentle, sincere and kind, from a warm i
heart, cun make Mends whom death hath-not
power to sever, and the harsh and angry word’
oft makes a life-long enemy.' '
Words! words! words I how they rushjind'
ring. Along the highway, by the ahidlortd,
pathway, in tho valley and In the-meadow*,"oh 1
the’ mountain, through tlio forest, In the village,
by the river aide, along tho shore and on tho
sea. Tho most remote and quiet harnlet hath
its countless words, and through the (own and
city they roll and ,sweep with dcep contlnuoua
roar. Who can tell (he sum of them f’ ‘ Yet for
every single word that man shall speak “he shall :
give uccocnt in tho day of judgment.V •
I Oh, wordaaro/cai/u/things. And tbo silent
1 glances of the eye—who has not felt their Inflq- ‘
I enco l Ah, who has followed all tho depths Of ’
1 that orb of mystery, the human cyoT Whbbcn
j comes ibis amazing power? Whence,but from
that strange living creature, tbo invisible spirit ,
I that dwells within this prison house of clayf— .
' U undiscovered Essence, it Is through the wool ‘
derful oyo thou Jookevt forth; and in the eyes of
each other mortals may catch 'glimpses of tbo '
uncertain radiance, and tho shadow outlines of*,
that subtle thing, tho human soul. But let any
try to behold less vaguely, let one seek to giro
these flitting, wavering gleam's, that Impalpable
presence, a distinct form, and ho Is at..once i
bafllcd, and made aware, to his over-lncrcaalng
perplexity, that man may not see himself, noryet
his brother, whom ho belovos, bnt only -tbo per
ishing and shattered " tabcrrj&clo wherein ;bo,
dwells, what strange, bewildering mystery.-—■ ■
Tho eye though a thing of dost, wblfeh tntiit'
darken, and close heavily, and moulder back to* ■
whence it came, Is yot a monarch. Who dis
putes its sway? Who his hot trembled 1 And
turned pale, cowered and abnmk away from Its- i
chilling scorn 7 It can thrill with rapture unut
terable! every piilso and nerve, and It can freero
tho springs of-happiness oven in their wildest
flow. • "»
Since then tho eye is so powerful for good or
ill, let each ono set a watch -upon bis glances,
as well ns upon “thoworda of tho mouth
thoughts ofthe soul.”
Misapprehension.—Wo recollect once being •
very much amused at tho relation of thd follow- ’
ing anecdote, rrom ; thc Ups of a very amiable ,
ami witluU a modest widow lady of New Jersey.
Soon after her husband had paid tho debt of '
nature, leaving ber tbo sole legatee, a claim was
brought against tbo estate by his brother, and il
process was served upon hcr.bytho Sheriff of
the County, wl.b happened to bo a. widower o!
middle ago. '
Being unused, at that thuo, :fo the forma* of
I law, she-bad ample for acquiring
loxpericnco; she was, much alarmed, and moot-*
1 ing, Just after tho departure of tbo Sheriff, wlta
’Tu ietiiala friend:she exclaimed with much agU
Mtatioh: . c;'
“What do you think I ShorifTPorino baa been
after mo.”
“Well,” safd tho considerate Jady with per
fect coolness, “ho fs a Very Cno man.”
“Bnf ho says ho has an attachment for mo/*
replied fho widow.
( “Well, J have long suspected ho was attach,
cd to you, my dear.”
“Bat you dbiEl understand— ho says 1 must
go to Court.” ,•
“Oh, that’s quite another affair, ray child}
don’t you go so far as that} It is his place to
cmno and court you.”
(C7* The Boston J?ost, in reference to the
wear and tear of coin, says that gold coin
would lost two thousand years before it would
entirely disappear. Mr. Phatgandcr Broom
stick thinks that there must be some mistake.
Ilis gold coin, of the largest dimentions gener
ally, not taking more tbana week to disappear*
while he has known a double cnglo to bo worn
down to the size of a three cent piece- In the
course of a single evening.
Liomrma ms Lamps or Heaven.—iTo And
tho tallowing unique explanation of electrical
phenomena in the New YorkKnickcrbocker.—
A little girl, the Idol of a friend of ours, was sit
ting by tho window ono evening during a violent
thunder storm, apparently striving to grappkT
some proposition too strong for her childish
mind. Presently a smile of triumph lit.up her'
features ns she exclaimed, “ Oh, I know whaf
makes (Im lightning; its God lighting his lamp#
and throwing tho matches dowu hero.”, ..
Transient YorNO Men.-—Girls, bcwaro.of
transient young men: never suffer the address
es of a stranger; recollect that .one good steady
farmer boy or mechanic is worth all Ihc-floaU
mg trash in the world : the allurements of it
dandy jack, with a gold chain about bis neck,
a walking slick in his paw, some honest tailor’s
coat on his hack, and a brainless skull. Can
never make up the loss of a kind father’s^ bouse,
a good mother’s counsel, and the society of
brothers and sisters: their affections last while
that of the other is lost at (ho wane of (he ho
neymoon.
IC7* A colored minister, Rev. S. Dutton, of
tho Baptist denomination, committed suicide
nt Paterson, N. J. on lhc2olh ult., by Cutting
his throat with a razor. Cause—insanity,
arising from pecuniary losses and domestic af*
dictions. He was about 70 years of age, and
bad lived a long time io Patterson.
A Russian Gift. — Word, the jeweller, i
subject to the Inspection of the curious, two of .
the most magnificent rings wo have ever seen.
The rings were presented lw the Kmperor and
Empress of Russia to Col. Samuel Colt, of this
city. One of the rings contains diamonds worth :
$3OOO ; each contains the cyphers of the Impo- i
rial personages. Alexander and wife, set with
very minute diamonds In enamel.' The shank
of one of the rings glitters with numerous. po~
(He diamonds, and (ho whole affair makes a
gift worthy of one emperor to another chip of
the same block. —Hartford Coaroni,'
About Brains.— Governor Tmmtnill, of
Connecticut, on, the occasion of a grand riot,
ascended a block, and attempted by a speech,
to quiet the people, when a random missile bit- 1
ting him in the licad, felled him to the ground.
Ho was badly hurl: and his friends were can
tying him into his house, his wife met him at
the door and exclaimed:
“ Why my husband, they havcknocked your
brains out!” • „
••No they haven’t,” said tho Governor, "if ;
I’d had any brains I shouldn’t fiarogoncthcre., •
\r~r Does flsli over sleep—and if not, what, >
waslhe use of making a bed intbo sea ? , : . ,
, irT-piulcal, mental and moral education 1 is ;
•I, 0 living fountain which must water; ©very
part of the social garden, or Ua beauty withers
aud fades. ■' ■
Beautiful extract—helping ii young lady out
of a mud puddle.
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