'Si t : ; ■ ■ ■S;" : -v ■ uA r teems,;;,,.; ; ... ! BOTtoaiPTios.—One, Dnllnftand Eiftr,Cents, jlaidSn advance | Two Dollarall paid wlflilntlio ?jpcnr* .and-Two Pollnramnd Flft> Cents, it not lfiaiit\v(tl))n lira joar. . Tlioso terras will be rig- I Idly adhered to In every instance. No sub ncription discontinued until all arrearages are halo- unless at the option of tlio Kdltor. * Advebti3EjJknt3— Accompanied by the cash, hnd not.oxccoding ono.sqnare, will be Inserted throo tlmcsTor OrioDollar, and twenty-five cents Joreddb nddltidnarinsertlon. Those ofagreat (or length In proportion. ns Hand-bills, Posting* i bill's, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., oxp buted pccuracy.and at the {liortcst notice. ■>.v r HOP, DEAR HOME! BT BERNARD BARTON, Where bums tlio lov’d hearth brightest, Cheering the social breast 7 TVhere boats the foml heart lightest, its juiniblo hopes possessed I TVhore is the smile ot sadness Of mqok-oycd patience born 7 AVorth more than those of gladness, Which mirth’s briglil cheek adorn; treasure’ls'markcd by fleefness To those drho blindly roam, Vldle grief Itself hath sweetness At Home, dear Home. There blend iho ties that strengthen Our htarts In hours of grief, *Tho silver links that lighten Joy’s visit when most brief ; fbero, eyes In nil their splendor Are vpoal to the heart, And voices gay and tender Frjsh eloquence impirt. Then dost thou sigh fur pleasure 7 Oil I do not blindly roam ; But'seek (hat hidden ti ensure 'At Homo, dear Home. Docs pnrp religion charm thee, Far more than alight below 7 TVotildxt thou (hat she should nrm thee AgAins't the hour of woe 7 Think not that she dwelled) only In tcmples nifldo for prayer, For Home itself weru lonely inthout her presence there; Tho devotee may falter, The bigot blindly roam, If worahlpleas his altar, At Homo, dear Home. Love over it prosideth. With meek and watchful care, Its holy service gnidefh, And.shows its perfect law. If (hero thy faith shall fml thee— If there no shrlqc be found— TTliril Cim thy prayers avail thco With kneeling crowds around 7 Oof leave thy gilts nnoffereU, , t Before religion’s dome, •And be her first fruits proffered Apiloino, dear Home. 3Eiflrdlaiimi3* STATES OF THE CHURCH—TUB EBiGANU’S EJ.\m Tlie‘ Dhittf -AetP.l* correspondent at Rome, .writing on November 8, says ; 1 t must commence my letter bv assuring your readers that however strong a tmgo of the mar vcllbqs they may discover in the following nar rative, it is nevertheless in strict accordance with' truth, ami has formed for the last few nayßlhoprincipnl topic of conversation in Rome, where the principal actor, or. to speak more cor- RuOcror. in the occurrence I am about ■) relate, has just arrived, and has had ample pfpportumty of relating Ins adventures with all •possible detail. I ft apnears tbnt. in spile of the exertions of Ac local authorities to extirpate the hands of ■blurs who unvc so long exercised their Hoga ■3US trade in the neighborhood of Vellctri. and the numbers of malefactors have been ncently Arrested, there arc more at liberty, for. disgusted wtih their lasi op three profitless nttneks upon tlie public between Home and Naples, they Biavc notv reverted to the old plan of kidnapping individuals, and making them pay ■heavy ransoms in order to avoid the summary ■penalty of. death. ■ Signor Arringhi. a rich merchant tie campag ■mi, or landholder, of Vi-lletri. wan proceeding ■ last week to visit one of his farming establish* Bincntsin the ill omened direction of Campo ■ Morlo, a tocnliiy long famous for the nefarious ■exploits of bamlilta, when his enmngo was ■stoppedabout three ndlcsdistant from Velletri, ■ by>■ eight brigands, who condooled him (on “carenot far fiom the road, and ordered him. if his life, to pay the strictest obedience LVto r their commands. I ftlgnor Arringhi, a man between fifty and [Sixty year.*! of age, amt uuanned. feeling himself [totally unable to contend with the unanswera-, Iblqargiimcnlsof eight blunderbusses, professed Ihls willingness to follow his captors’ directions. had > a-sheet of paper placed before him Brhcrcon to write a letter from the brigands’ ■lOtation. He soon slopped short, however, ■tVn he found that he was required to write Bit order upon his steward for fifteen thousand ■cudf (X 3150.) and, assuring the brigands that Bt Would be impossible for him to get together pi«oh a aunv, he offered to send for oil ho had in ■mS' hoiise.’nniounting to about 1000 pcudl.— ■This proposition was indignantly rejected by |tno bapdilli, who asked whether he intended Ifiq mtan a sunt ns a charitable oflering: bat of a good deal of chaflering, they consented io ■jbatc (heir original demand so far as to accept 8000 scudi, provided it was forthcoming within Bix hours, and all In gold. The letter was writ- Ben accordingly,,nod addressed to,S. Matnmu- a rich friend ofArringhlX and himself a ■jjjto o|_ the Ytllclri plunderers, ns I )iavo id* luHirqicil yot| in a previous cbimnunicn ■ton, (oihd tiitio of 12.000 soudi, of which he bmat .miraculously' recovered uQOw-, oiknor coachman, who had •fyo Jwii dctatpeil .to.serve os messenger, was charged wilh . the delivery of th? missive, and warned that the slightest endeavor on his part to rmtso the police, or to bring aid to his: mas (tTita.any other form than that of money, would have thoicdect of causing his immediate death; fend to insure his observance of these Instruc- Uumvfbur of the ibrigands accompanied liim tvithln sight of Villetrl, whilst (ho other four hmidiu'ed ItVcliiirgb 0/ thejr prisoner, Signor Arringhl readied Inn coachman to alt. and to return on horso* wojt Mfitb ihe money, luifi pair of saddle-bags, HWng a more expeditions mode of conveyance than,,Urn carriage. . Whilst wailing for his re turn, the poor Signor began, to feel very faint in hWsnlitcrnjncsn hole, and begged for a little Wr,-whicb tho brigands allowed him to onlny in a atiort promcnadoWilh them, haring taken the'prev|o\ia procaulion ofladorning him with onb of thoir own cloaks and slouched hbls, to f*rere&t.hid being recognized from a disiance.— ro’wliilolfcwayiho six hours, thesoworthy In diViduaM warnedi of other arrivals hy thovniist-’ trtgbf thcir fcdbntrf, cflectcd a acebnd. capture *JJ. person of ft ymmg mail, (ho sod of nno thcr‘Wtfreoiiffi Jr campaghn, p'liom they met nding out wllWliis form ovcpsocr. and for whose tftrtsom Uicy Were content to ask only a thou '•ftftd Wadi.' Meanwhile, tho coachman arrived Velletrl, and very much startled Signhp MuinmnehcH by'tho nature of the letter he him, and tho bri ,{ cal 'situation bf ; tils friend Arringhl.. No time was lost in getting “'gctncf the required amountof gold, but in'a Su 1r J. ,l^n sums are not always availa *o on tho spgy of tho moment, apd five hours 1 BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. ’43. had passed before the servant could get the cash, safely into his saddle-bogs. A fresh disaster very nearly put an untimely end to ins mission and his life, and that of hfs master also, for his horse, urged suddenly into rapid action, became unruly, and threw him violently to the ground, whore, however, ho still retained hold of the bridle, and after hav ing been dragged some distance, succeeded in regaining his sent and resuming lus journey, narrowly watched by the brigand’s videettes, who had remained In the neighborhood of the town-gate to see if he came out unattended. It wanted but half an hour of the time agreed on. and the brigands, who remained in custod}’ of Arringht, had already begun to discuss the advisability of cutting their prisoners’ throats and decamping into the forest, when the mes senger was descried returning towards the cave —a welcome sight for nil parties. The money wns counted out and found correct. Signor Arringlii was restored to upper day, and the brigands were so overjoyed at the successful result of their enterprise, and so unwilling to risk any further demy, that (hey turned the lad adrift also, without waiting for the thou sand scudi which they had sent the overseer to demand ns his ransom. Just before his encounter with the brigands. Signor Arrtnghi’s attention had been attracted by a peasant lying on the roadside, and slink* • ing as if in an excess of malaria fever,and whilst j telling his coachman inquire if the man was [ ill, he heard the summons to stand, from seven men In front, who were directly joined by the pretended invalid. From the men’s account and dialect, they appeared to bo from the king dom of Naples, and this supposition would be corroborated by their style of dress and sandi Is. ; With regard 'o their features, they were so j horribly disguised by red and black stripes, i that it would be difficult for their victim to recognise them, even were they arrested, which they will ere now render impossible, by rccros- i sing the frontier with their booty. They were: evidently well aware of Signor Arringlii *s iden tity and wealth, ns thev told him his name and surname, when he said he had no means of paying the ransom, ami desired him to put back into hi* pocket the money he had about him, with which he at first hoped to appease their avidity. I hear that Signor Arringht, having collected here in Rome the money he required to repay his friend Mammucheri, for the sum he had od vauccd for his ransom, had just set out again for Velletri, providing, however, against the possibility of a second coup de main, now (hat he has so ample a ransom about him, by paying for a strong escort. Dreams nnd Apportions. From Mic experience of many observers, and | my own. (says Hr. Forbes Winslow.) it seems : evident that in nil coses of incubus, a dislur- ■ bnnee of I he circulation is the predisposing cause, ami the dreamer thus affected invariably seems to lose nil power over the voluntary muscles, and this condition of the muscular system dif fers from the others to be subsequently indica ted. And. further, we make remark, that in true incubus the intercostal muscles are impli cated. hence the impotent ellorts of the dreamer to resist attacks, and c o forth. One example will suffice to illustrate the latter statement - :-' “ A gentleman of our acquaintance, otft ro bust. active temperament, and well'formed head, dreamed that he saw a low. dirty looking boy open IHs bid-room door* and in tho.niobt impudent manner stare him in the face, seem ingly without heeding (hat he was wide awake: and from this circumstance he became alarmed, from a conviction that there was some adult l associate at the outside of the lud-ronm ; that ' henliomptcd. nevertheless, to speak to them- 1 trmh r, hut he could not; and yet he «nw, with ' a sense of Indignation, the jmenile thief open 1 diflcrent drawers, from one of which hcexlracl cd a gold wntrh. ami diamond studs and rings, i with a handful of notes and a bag of sovereigns; ( and alter packing them up. deliberately, the • delinquent came op to his Ixd side, and with a most impudent leer, nodded bis bend, and said. • (Jood night, old chap.’ The wrath of the 1 sleeper was ro great that he tried hard to rise I and seize ihc thief, but ho could not ; ho was I equally impotent in the attempt to throw some thing at him, or to make any noise (n arouse hw servants. But these ellorts awoke him. ly-1 ing upon his left side, and his arm pressed a- , gainst the heart, while his lower extremities were cold." i We mny, then fore, reasonably suppose, the whole phenomena to the fact, that some of the muscles were deprived of a due supply of blood, and lo an excessive supply of ibis huid to the brain. Oi.n IlrNniiKD —Tho time of Old Hundred h universally popular as it is universally known. It is one of those sacred melodies which never wear out. and in this point of durability Is strikingly contrasted with llio frothy and va pid tunes w#lich ni'e continually soliciting at tention with liillo prospect of immortality.— The authorship of this tunc has long been a mooted |K>iut. It has been respectively ascrib ed both to Handel mid Purcell : but by a very recent discovery it has been found that neither of (hem is entitled to the honor. Handel diet! in 1759. and Purcell in 1005. while in Lincoln Cathedral Library a French Psalter has recent ly been brought to light which contains the identical Old Hundred ns it is now sung. Thus the authorship is likely to remain among the things unknown. It is n pleasing fact winch Is thus set forth, that the presumptions musi cians, who have laid violent hands on some of mirold tunes, have never ventured to amend Old Hundred, which has gained the car of the chqrch for otleast three generations. CAnnyrxo Uomb Bundles,—Many people have a contemptible fear of being seen to .carry any bundle, .however small, having the absurd idea that there is a social degradation in' the act. Iho moat trilling ns well as tho most weighty packages must bo sent home lo them, no matter how much to tlm-inconvenience of others. Thin arises from a Jow Hurt of pride. There is U pride that-is higher, tjint hVIsM from a consciousness of there being something m jbb individual not to bo aiTecictl by such accident's —worth and weight of clmrnctir, This latter' pride was exhibited by the Soil of Jerome Ify poleon Bonaparte. While lie was in College ho was one day carrying to Ids room a broom,ho had just purchased, when lie mpt a fripnd, who noticing the broom, with surprise exclaimed, *• Why do you not have it sent homo ?” 44 1 i am not ashamed to carry homo anything that ] belongs to me. M was the acnsiblo reply of young Bonaparte.—Lord Stmi/cy. 1 ’ oy Tho costume of tho Spanish ladles has not'chahgod' In two hundred year*. They ac. tually wear tho samo stylo of dross as thoir groat groat grandmothers did. C7* A lady, observing a sign over a tailoring CBtabiishmoDt, bearing tho Inscription ** Foun. Uin of Fashion,” exclaimed—»* Ah 1 that roust bo (he placo whoro the'sgu/rfs oomo from.’* [T7* A sontlmont to tho Indlos—May thoir vir tue exceed even tho'magnltudo of thoir skirts while thoir ftmlU sro still smaller than thoir bonnets. UPLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. The number of the Russian Lapps does not exceed 2,000: those of Swedish Lapland were estimated in 1844 at 4,0(50, and those of North ern Norway s,ooo—an aggregate of only 11,000 souls. Besides the Lapp population, there are to be found on the shore of the White Sen sev eral villages of Russians, stretching along from Kerett to the Bay of Kandalasch tor Oandalax.) Between the village of Kandalascnka and Kola, on the const at the mouth of the Touloma, a distance of 213 wersts, (141 miles,) there arc seven post stations, the mails being carried from one to another by reindeer, four of which animals arc Kept at each station. This mode of transport, however, is only employed in win ter ; in summer everything being transported first, a few miles by land to Lake Imandra, then the whole length of that fine body of wa ter, some 60 miles, thence across to the River Touloma, and down that stream to Kola. The 1 navigation of the Lake, by the way, is not al ways free Tram danger. The language of the Lapps is similar to that of the Finns, from which race they are original ly an offshoot. The Lapps, in general, arc of middle stature. They have large heads, short necks, small brown-red eyes, owing to the con* ( stnnt smoke in their huts, high check bones, j t »in beards and large hands. Those of Norway | arc distinguished from the Russian Lapps, by I the blackness, luxuriance and gloss of t eir hair; the more northern portion of the race arc somewhat larger, more muscular and of a light er complexion than the rest. Those of Sweden and Norway arc to some extent more cultivat ed, enterprising and industrious than those of : Russia, and make light of the greatest priva | lions and hardships. The richest of the latter | have not more than 800 reindeer, while the for- I mcr possess Horn 2.000 to 3.U00. In Sweden ami Norway, whoever wns from 400 to 500 | passes for u man in moderate circumstances ; 1 with 200 a small family with proper prudence | can live without suffering from want, but less j than this number plunges n family into nil the troubles of poverty. Whoever bns not more , | than fifty, adds his herd to that of some rich j [ man,and becomes his servant—almost his slave, * I and is bound in the proper season to follow him to the hunting or fishing grounds. I Fish, game, and the Utah of the reindeer arc | the usual food of the Upps. Bread they never j cat, though of the rye meal, which they procure , in Kola or of the fishermen in barter for the products of their reindeer herds, they make a , sort of flat or pan cakes, mingling the meal; with the pounded bark of trees. For this pur-, pose the meal is first soaked in cold water, and the cakes baked upon a hot iron. They arc eaten with butler or codfish oil, which is es teemed a great luxury. The mingling of the [ bark with the meal is not done merely for the : I sake of economy, the Lapps considering U an I ! excellent ami scorbutic. They are very fond i : of salt, ami eat nothing uncooked. Their cook- , I cry is all dime in unturned copper vessels, per* 1 haps because in all Lapland there arc no pew-1 1 lowers ; more probably, however, it is a long I 'descended custom, since in nil Northern Asia) | the use of copper wns formerly universal, and ■ the art of overlaying that metal could hardly be known by the rude inhabitants. Neverthe less, Cases of poisoning from the copper rover occur, being" rendered Impossible'by the perfect cleanliness of tho copper- vessels, Which -after every meal arc'scoured with sand till they shine like mirrors. Besides, after, the food is suffi ciently-cooked, it is immediately poured inlp wooden vessels of homo manufacture. The Norwegian nnd Swedish Lapps make ( cheese of reindeer milk, and carefully save for , use all the whey. They milk (heir am- ! Dials summer and uniter, and freeze the milk which is set apart for cheese. The women consider this ns a great luxury. It is remar kable for its pleasant odor, nnd has a ready sale in Norway at n rather high pnee. The Russian Lapps have no idea of making cheese from their reindeer milk, although the manu facture, beyond it doubt, would be of great ad i milage lo them. This milk is distinguished for its excellent flavor; in color and consistency it is like thick cream from the milk of cows, and is remarkably nourishing. Ancctlotc of Cnrron. A farmer, attending a fair with a hundred pounds in his pocket, look the precaution of depositing it in the hands of the landlord of the public house at which ho slopped. Having occasion for it shortly afterward, he resorted lo mine host for payment. But the landlord, too deep for the countryman, wondered what ho meant nnd was quite sure no such sum had ever been deposited in his hand by iho aston ished rustic. After ineileolnal appeals to the recollection, and finally to the honor of Bar dolph, (he fanner applied to Currnn for advice. •‘Have patience, my friend,", sit id the coun sel, “speak to the landlord civilly—tel) him you have left your money with BonidOthcr per son. Take a friend with yon, and lodge with him another hundred in the presence of your friend andcomo to me.” He did so, and returned to his legal friend. “And now I can’t see how I am going to be the belter off for this ; If I get my second hun dred hack again, but is that to 1 Ik? done ?" "(jo and ask him for it when ho is alone,” said the connsel. “Ay, Sir, asking won’t do, I’m afraid, with out at any rate. “Never mind, fake my advice," st\id Utc counsel, “do os 1 hid yon. amt return to nic. M The fanner returned with his hundred, glad to tlnd that safely in his possession. “Now sir, I mi|st be content, hut I don’t see ns I am much better off.” “Well, then.” said the counsel, now take your friend with you, and ask the landlord for the hundred pounds your friend saw you leave with hint.”' \Ve nyodjiiot ask,that the wl|y landlord found he had been, taken oil his guard, white our lion* cst friend returned to thank his'cbiiilsel;*cxult ingly, with both hundreds in Ins pocket.' ' Tamt and FAT.sk ilAi'MNK9,i.—TruolinpplnbsH Is of a retired irnturo, nnd Qii. oneiny, m pomp; and notes?l,lt arises in tho,first. place, from (ho enjoyment of one's mJlfj hint, Iwthior.ext, from the friendship and convonuulnn of a few solaot Companionsi it, loves shudfl'anfV solitude, and naturally haunts groves and fountains, fl'eldsuml ffleodowsj in short, It fools (hat'everything It wants is within itself, nnd rccolvcs do- mWlllod from tho miiUltn And let my friondb.ftlono;” “OUH. COUNTRY—MAT IT ALWATsS^Et^GIIT-—BUT- RIGHT Oil OUE COUNTRY.” /CARLISLE, M', fStJRSDAY, FEBRiMy 5, 1857. MI VOICE. There's npislc In tlib autumn wind, Around the dripping caves; And where,lts pinion* stop to play, Among tho fallen leaves. There's music In tho river’s flow, Along tho pobblj* shores When all thd winds have gone to sleep, And bouglis aro swayed no more. There’s mqfefb In tho cricket’s song, I hour through evening shade, And in tho£l6\v of distant herds, Returning tfouvtho glade. There’s music In tho household tones, That greet the sad or guy, And In the laugh of Innocence its play. But tlicro Is mitslo sweeter far In memory than this— The music of ray. mother’s voico Now in of Miss j A music time mai nover stilt— I hearit^h-my.dVennis, When nil llupfoodncss of her face, Ouev more jupon rao beams. I know notiviimt the angels hear, In mansions of tho skies— But Ihoro'is not a sound on cartii, Like motha-'s gontlo voice, Thu tears.dro'jin my clqpdod esp, And sadnotfe in my brain, And nature whispers fo my heart She will nbfjComo again. A mother! oJk when,she departs, Her like Id never known ; Tho rcedrds of affection speak Of only, opiy.onoj And lirigliter wiU {hat rcconl grow Through rill thC'diringing years— Tin* ofiener to tlid lip i« picssed Thu cup of ,|orrpw*s tours. THE POOPPT’S TOMB. MoiiAMMbD.ihe Prophet-of Allah, lies Imricd >n the city of El Mcdiqab, aj|d nil the world of [slam goes tip to'bis tomb. About this tomb there hangs n of mystery. Tho vul gar story of the suspended bbflln has long been exploded, mid the, qijcatjon now seems to be, whether there is any tomb nt'nll ? Lieutenant Burton, who recently made’ a pilgrimage to the holy cities, in the disguise of an ARglinn Dervish, fiirnishcatho most reliable information upon this point. -We learn from his narrative that, although thousands go yearly to El Mud inah to see Inc tombpt the Piophet, yet no one ever saw it! / : In one comer of'the 'gfthd mosque of that city, there is a chamber supposed to be entirely walled up with stone’or, planking, inside of which, the pilgrim is told, arc tho tombs of Mohammed and the flrtt’twd caliphs, Ahubeker and Omni 4 . ’-But thisavtalled chamber is snr- i rounded, outside, with a certain, somewhat like a four-post .bed.. No one is permitted to look behind the curtain, except the cunichs who at times replace it wlth a new one. and they say that a supernatural light surrounds the tomb that wnqhl strike with blindness any one that would have the temerity to approach it. This story is now universally believed a* niong Moslems. J. • • • -Ontstdq of 'thc“curialns~ ledvmg iL narrow I space between, is an Iron filogreo railing, which [scrvc&tohccp the crowd front close contact -with J [the tomb. After* ipno/proy t cra ond prostni* / i tions, the pilgrim” i.*t made to Approach a daisft window in the railing, through which he cot* dies a g|impsq of the curtain. The exact place of Mohammed’s tomb is distinguished by a large pearl rosary, anil a peculiar ornament suspended to the curtain, which the vulgar lx?*' licve to be a ‘‘jewel of the jewels of Paradise." i Lieut. Burton, however, says, to his eyes it j j resembled the stoppers of glass, uses! lor the I humbler sort of decanters ! Through the win-I j ciow in the railing tho pilgrims are,expected In j throw their contributions, and theTrcasifrcs of ■ I tho place nro kept in tho narrow passage be tween the railing and tho'curtain. The amount is said to be enormons.jdvbioh Liqut. Burton doubts. No one Is permitted to enter Die pas sage except upon the payment of an extraordi nmystim. What there really is 'behind the curtain. I s ems to be a matter of great doubt. Tho Mos- I m authorities are divided in opinion. Some' say there is no wall bghind the curtain : others [ that it covers a square building of black stones, j in the interior of which is the tomb, while o'h ers say there arc three deep graves,but no traces of tombs; and lastly, Lieut; Burton strongly \ suspects that the burial place of tho Prophet is entirely unknown. Certainly (Jiccunuch’figlory of the blinding light that surrounds the Pro phet's tomb, looks like a> priestly gloss to hide defects. Yet all the world of Islam goes m> to pray at the Prophet's tomb, and r millipna uclievq that ho now lies there with blooming face mid bright qyes, and that blond would issue from hla body if wounded, fur no one dares to nspert that Die holy one is millcrcd to undergo corruption.—• Portland Transcript. An Englishman'i Dignity Outraged, Ao outraged English mcrohhnt'of our nc* quuin(npo(j, asys the Boston Lodger of .Wed nesday lust, (ells tho following goyd ihingpt hjs own expense. Ho Imd come otft'to Ihhrcoiintry, as lie expressed it, to wind tip Ibo affairs of a concern which owed lilim considerable money, and having never boon In fids country* before, acted precisely ns it ho Imd booh nt homo. Ho got'along pretty well.until. liQ.hndfoccnaion to Lvko a Jpurney into Maine,,, Tfhpro ho rqnnagod tlmirjg a stage rjdo to get on (lie 1/oif a)on>ldu llid driver. Ho states that 1 hoVaa* greatly snr prised, niter the coach hod'proceeded a mile or ao, to heat iho driver lajulhurjy .address him thus: •• Captain, I guess we’ll Imvd rain fore long,” Our English Iriend nulled np.his shirt collar and looking n« ay without deigning any reply. . Shortly after, the driver made anothopiOUsor. vftllqn oil the slate of the roads,, wheronpoq gentleman paid, “ My man, I’ll tlmijK yon qot.lo address vourself to mo,” and tmetmsclonsly pulled at his dlftkoy Again p but tho gohd natnr* lid loquacity of tho driver not fo ■By ntprosscnl. for when ngoin.lt rq bilked wltlrnnathor pull at the dlultoy, it bi-oko 1 Pllt.drt this overwhelming ,mAonor;h “/Look boro, captain, if i’ o, B collariiii^cUnioro yoii’U jlrk up vopr shirt tall. ” Tlio Englishman conluNsoA (hut It was impossible fcrlilm tt> thoin* taint Ids habitual resoivo-from tho instant, »o, passing from one extreme to tho other, l)o In* niilgbd In ropenied onlhursls of merriment, in which tho driver heaillly Joined, and they pari bd nt tho Journey's cpd tho host of. tonus. j ’ boro is one who plagues.yon with m\c/j| ions on matters of which he knq)vs as fmuch,-na yourself. A loafer is quo \vho pots frijit In tim street, ami drops tho.parlngs,on the side while. : ' ’■ ' 1 : ' paring Hie examination of a putupsa ns jtb'Tho'lricnlity'of the stairs in a' house; the lo'uuhwl halted: ' ' i ; ;iWhichiway did IhosUlm run V | Tho witness who by thq )vay Is ft noted wap. replied; I ‘Onfl way they rart up stairs, but tho other they rah down stairs I’ i! i I < Tha.learned counsel winked, Mh oyoj», and ,ft Iqojc up at the veiling.,, Dolnntcft. A EEONTIEB SCENE. About seven miles north of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is a very remarkable spot. A soli tary post oak stands in thq barrens, in the forks of the roads, and has obtained, universal* ly, name of the.“Loansomc Post Oak.”— In the early settlement of the country—more than half a century ago. This is the only tree to be seen for many miles around, and henco us name. It was .then tall, green and flourishing; it is now, bowever, if It yet stands, a leafless, branchless, thtihdcr-rivcn, shattered trunk, sending up its shafts as straight sa the main* i mast of a ship of war. Superstition has long guarded the spot. The tree is looked upon with something like the same veneration with which the Egj’plian regards his pyramids, those grim sentinels of antiquity. The place is remarkable for a very severe battle, fought by Big linrpe and Davis. The Big Harpe and' Little Ilarp, his brother, were the terror of the surrounding country, in those early limes.— Two more execrable monsters never disgraced humanity. They lived with two women os bad ns themselves, in a cave about twenty miles from this tree. Blood and massacre were their delight. It was their custom to sab ly forth, and without any reason, to murdcK without distinction, all the men. women and children they could find. As the country till ed up, the people could no longer submit to their horrid depredations. Men and dogs col lected, and took the pursuit. They came on the two Hnrpcs in another valley, at about two miles from this tree. They immediately moun ted their horses, and dashed ofl in the direc tion of their cavo. In going about five miles. Davis, whoso horse was very’fleet, had left his companions, and caught up with Big Harpe, he having previousfy separated from his broth er. the Little Harpe. Here were two powerful men. armed with ri fles. butcher knives ami tomahawks, by them selves, far from help, and bent on death. Da vis well knew, that if overpowered he would ccrainly be killed, and Harpe had determined to die, rather than to be taken alive. They passed and repassed each other, frequently ma king blows without effect, each dreading to fire for fear of missing, and thereby placing himself at the mercy of his antagonist. Final ly the horse of Big Harpe fell, and threw his rider, ihcn rose and galloped off. Harpe sprang to his feet, and fired at Davi's horse, which reared and fell. They were now not more than ten yards apart. Harpe, whoso sagacity was equal to his courage and viUany. kept dodging and springing from side to side, approaching Davis, however, by imperceptible degrees. Davis, saw he would soon l«sc the benefit of his gun. now fired in his turn, but without effect. Each man now drew his knife, and they dos ed in mortal struggle. Very soon they fell, side by side ; but at this juncture, a large wolf dog of Davis* came to hjs master's assistance, and seized Harpe by the throat. This produc ed a diversion in favor of Davis, whu immedi ately recovered himself and stabbed IWpo to the heart. The hideous yell which the wretch sent up. is said still to be heard on dark nights, I ringing widely along the heath. Some of Da vis r friends soop joined him ; they, dug a hole and buried Harpe at the foot of the Loansome Post Oak, <■ 'Xfftle IJarpa tUj ho forgot that ho come to kill Uivlhgsloh: lip got quite boozy, ami soon they parted excellent l friends. JClvlngstori lives In Cherry street; amltlio homo |s st|ll yl|tnd|r)g,am] occupied by tmjivnta. Most of,tlio iqorpitnnl.H and othorsbf good socle, ty lived'!n l that Mfccti “ " ' EtoonaNT pAa»non.-r-Tbo light pf,ft,lamp was dying away tn (ho socket Mho midnight cluck swung heavily aloft, and its brazen tones sound* od loudly on tho ffpzpn ftif.- U was Uio hour whcndisopibodlbd spirits walk,'and ,ftheu mur derers, like !ho / Bteullhy\vblf,'t>r<((v]‘tur tholr nfoy.' /Tho,,lonely watcher shuddered m* bp hoard ft slight at tho door. Big,drops stood upoh Ida fralo brow,‘the door gontiy oitan cd—and tn camo a strange cat. * ttj* 1 A wag plnnbtfjtho following lines to tho tailhtt’or a cross old ihflhli - •> To ho lot'or sold for the tfcrro qfJife, | . i ( EllwibothillaH by (ho way, of* wife, , . Sho solfy apd phpb* ugly, ill-natured and thin, For further particulars Inquire within. ATB2>OOP£R ANNUM. JO. 34; How I Became a Gambler. Although I belong to the despised fraternity [ of Gamblers, I have always made it a rule io , advise young men to shun the gambling table, that they may avoid the rock upon which I split; and I will now offer, through your pa , per, some suggestions to the heads of families , on the subject of social card-playing. I was at least some twenty years of age, and had lived some months In New York, before 1 ever knew the names of the ordinary playing cards—but the importance of a thorough edu cation in tho science of games was feoon mode apparent to me, and from a quarter whence 1 least expected it. Boarding in Broadway, I gradually formed an acquaintance with a num ber of highly respectable families. By one of these I was invited to attend a so cial party. Tho heads of this family I knew to be members of an evangelical, church, and you-may judge of my surprise, when I madei my.entry into the parlor, to behold most of the I company, together with my pious friends, deeply engaged at play—not the plays of inno-1 centre, but of depraved gamblers ! The father of the family was engaged at chess, whilst tho wife presided nt a card-table; their children were among the whist players, and others of the company were engaged at backgammon, dominoes, and'checkers! The wine circulated freely, and nil seemed happy but myself, who in such a party was a barbarian. I could do nothing but look on and confess my. ignorance, or occasionally engage in conversation with some old lady, whilst “ The young and gny Were nil engnged in piny. ” Tt is needless to say that I spent a very un happy evening—find that I resolved at once to acquire an education so necessary to the main tenance of a respectable standing in society ! I was not long, therefore, in mastering the mysteries of High, Low, Jack and the Game, mid Whist; and a slight knowledge of these led mo to desire for further information ; until nt lost I was an adept at & variety of games, able to tench others, and I was a favorite part ner wherever I went. I became exceedingly fond of cards, and as they were Introduced in every social circle where I was admitted, my fondness gradually ripened into n passion,which clings to me even to this hour. No belter illustration of the dangers of card playing can be given, than my own rhisiory.— In the parlors of respectable families 1 acquired a taste for play, which finally became an all absorbing passion, knowing no bounds, and rapidly hurrying me down the road to ruin, where nil is misery, desolation and death! But my case is not a solitary one—thousands of gamblers have, been made in the same way and tens of thousands have fallen before this terrible vleo, in consequence of a taste for play bring formed in the family circle. —National Guard. Two Baps Too Few. A man somewhat advanced in life, who wag thu other part of a strong minded lady, had great faith in Spiritualism. His wlfo openly proclaimed her infidelity, and with the coufcist c'ncy which often forms part of the female char acter, for a longtime refused to ho convinced oflier errors through tost or experiment. At last the persuasion of the husband induced from her I a frrako oita of a circle at the rc. aidenco ofa celebrated medium, upon condition, however, that she should precede her husband. Id encoring l (ho ijonso, ond nofMiVg should 'be safd,or,;dqno bj; h|iu uhk;/r.flhon/d disclose to the “ mejnin” the fact tfi'at any connection ex isted between (hem. The wife on entering found two gentlemen In I wailing ami tho aforosaiji moUmni. Soon after I thin the Jiuslmnd came mnntl a circle was form- I ed, thr Indy of comae, faking precedence ot*er ilio other*. Slio ascertained that a spirit wag present, who would communicate with her and was desired to flak any tost questions which she might think proper. After having been inform ed flint she mpst put her questions so as to lie answered affirmatively by three raps, or nega tively by one nip, she questioned a# lOllOWf r “ Am 1 married 1" “ Rap, fap, raff ?” “Have I ever been married but once 7” " Hap i** “ How many yearn 7’’ Hop, rap, rap, mp, ran, rap, rap, rap f (“ Eight joars”) sain thy medium. “ Have I children V * .»* Rnp, rap, rap i “ How many 7” Rap, rap, rap, mp! ("Four,”) said the me dium. Tlie lady was somewhat startled at the cor* redness of those answers, and freely confessed it. With n radiant face fhe’husbond flien "bra ced in,” and uaked flio following test questions: " Am I married 7” Rnp, nip, rap I ” How long hum 1 l>oen married 7” Rnp, rap, rap, rnp, rap, mp, rap. mp I "Strange coincidence t” murmured the me dlum- " Have I cltildron 7’' Rap, raj'? «• irh-a-t 7” Rnp T fnp ! “Hood Heavens I How many 7” Rap, rap! Thcf 'tvy'o *wV>onod, and the husband, when walking on tho Jersey flats. To (his day' (ho Iddy professes to disbelieve. The Vonkrc Ontdonc. , There is,a pleasantlitUo («Iq a.bpufc Sir Allen MoNob. lie was once traveling.by a steamer, and, ns luck would bare it. was,obliged to octiilpv a JUhtc robin with a certain full-blood ed Yankee. Iloth gentlemen hrose early Id the morplng, on,d. while Sir Alien was dressing, he was astounded, l« behold his inquisitive .com panion mnko ihorqugh researches into bin (Sir r Allen’s) weHTurmshc.l dossing case. Having complfcieo Ids examination, he proceeded, while the cldeßnn remolded lii petrified aslonish mciit, cooly lA select the tooth 'brush, and (herewith to bestow on Ida long ytUmv fangs nu Industrious tpifl ■ ■ * ,J . ■.v .• ■ 'i [jyTho Romans nro said greatly ’ out tliA mttnbcr of children In tho sircct,commence bealirig a bags dmilb. To And the twwbpr start a dpg fight* u' * r m;