’ MBIIICiV2s T JOLUNTEEB. i 7-'''jWDi3ariro‘BraiT'*atrasDAY : woßirxlrb‘ii» , jolin B; BralioM. . • TERMS.': ■' ’’ Sudsobiptzon.— One Dollar and Fifty Ccnta, ™Kadvance j Two Dollarsi/ paid within the ?Sar: nnd Two Dollars arid Fifty Cents, if not paid within tho'year. Those terms will ho rig idly adhered to in every instance, No sub scrlntlon discontinued ..until all. arrearages are paid unless at.'tho option of tho Editor. - Advertisements— Accompanied uytlioOAsn, and not exceeding ono will.bo inserted Ihroo tint os for. Ono Dollar, and twonty-flvo cents ior each oddltlonal Insertion., Those of agreat •tcrloiiglli in,proportion. . , ,■ - Job-Frintino— Such as Haml-hilla, Posting- Idils, -Pamphlets,' Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., exe cuted with accuracy and at tho shortest notice. fwtiml. im SHADOWS'OF TAB VALLEY. There’s a’mossy, shady valley, ■\Vheratho waters wind and flow, And tho daises sloop in winter, ’Neath a.coverlld of snowj And violets, blue eyed violets, Bloom In boauty in tho spring, And tho sunbeams kiss the wavelets . Till thoy-.socm to laugh and sing. Cut in autumn, when the sunlight Crowns tho codar-covorcdhlll, (Shadows darken In tho valley— Shadows ominous and still. And the yellow'leaves, like banners Of an Elfin’s host that fled, Tinged with gold and royal.purplo, Flutter sadly overhead. And those shadows, gloomy shadows, Like dim phantoms on the ground, Stretched their dreamy length forever On a daisy-covered mound, And I loved her, yes, I loved her, But the angels loved her to o, So shofs sleeping in tho valley, ’Neath tho sky so bright and blue. And no slab of pallid marble Rears its whifo and ghoslly head. Tolling wand’rers in the'volley Of the virtues of the dead. But a lilly is-hcr tombstone, And a dew drop pure and bright. Is the epitaph an angel wrote In the stillness of tho night. And I’m mournful, very mournful, For ray soul doth over crave For the fading of tho shadows For that litllo woodland grave. For the memory of the loved one From my soul will never part, And those shadows in tho valley Dim the suoshino of ray heart. A BRIGHTER WORLD THAN THIS. ST VINLET JOHNSON. "WTicd first I trod life’s early paths. All things war® bright and fair j Ami like, a bird unfld the flowers 1 Boomed to walk on air { I thought on days of present joy, And dreamed of future bliss > Nor deemed that sorrow’s sombre wings Could dim a wor|d like this. Alas-l alas! my fairy dreams Soon from my fancy fled i And tho»o dear friends I dearly loved Were numbered with tho deads And as upon their pallid lips I pressed a farewell kiss, They spoko to me of heavenly rest In a brighter world thau this. My wounded heart required relief, -1 found tho good I sought 5 And midst trials and my griefs I have a soothing thought: c And it is this—that In God’s book . I read therein there is Indeed * A brighter world than.tbls. 3fiisttllnnwnj. & STBONO-AUNDBD WOMAN. nr, nit. doivam*. fine winter's evening, towards Hie dose of De cember. 1809, the snow was falling IhioWin the district between La Chaise Dico and Briondo, In the departmen tof the Upper Loire. A soli (ary horseman, who had nothing at all of a knightly aspect, and who looked bewildered, uncorofotrablo and disgusted os the flake* fell on his face, was the only hums* figure to be seen in the dreary picture. The rider bent for ward so far beyond his horse’s cars, as to give him the air of one anxious to arrive at a cottage in the distance before the steed on which ho was mounted. • 4 lf they are savages who live there,’mur mured ho, ‘ they will not refuse mo hospitality In such weather as this.’ And therewith, having reached the door, he applied the hull end of his whip to the panel, and knocked wjth apologetic hesitation. •Jump down, doctor,’ exclaimed a voice frotp Within: T will toko your horse in nan ti thin ate. We have been looking for you this hour. You have corhc too late, but you arc perfectly welcome.’ . The doctor Was among t.he first tccturcrd on therapeutics in Paris, and had not th 6 least idea that lie was known, expected, or welcomed in tins part of Iho Upper Loire. Ho was on hitf way to Uriondo, Indeed, to KUfcnd a family fes tival, the gf-and portico of Wlpchwas a christen ing. Tho doctor’s brother had been for some years sattlcd in the last named town, which (ho professor of therapeutics was about to visit for the first lime; for the purpose of standing god father to a recently born niece.' He had been making tt geological tour in the south, and in tended to take briondo on b«s road' back to the capital. ' -By this time night had succeeded to evening, tho snow fell faster and thicker than before ; &nd suddenly a man appealed on the threshold, carrying in fiia hand a blazing pine stick, which ho held aloft, while he looked into tho dark night. . ‘Coma in, doctor,’said ho, ‘you’ll find your cod-daughter wit hut, and your brother is not /aroff.’ “ . oMy good friend;* said ilio traveller,»there is Barely some mistake. My god-daughter—’ ■ ‘Look you there, now,’ interrupted the man • shaking tua nirtfrstlck the while, to enable him to distinguish the stranger, ‘I took you for our good Doctor Gerard, who had not only promised to be here for a birth, but to bo sponsor fur the baby. Ilia brother, the euro, too, engaged to give it his blessing, and to taste our omelette and a botllo.of tho year ’6.’ J The stranger explained his condition, asked for hospitality, and was believed and welcomed without hesitation. . ‘lt is all one, 1 said tlio host. taking tho,bridle of the horse. ‘Goyouin; yon will find a Jose phinq within happier than the poor Empress yonder; for sho is the mother of n child, and is tinder tlio roof of her husband. Goyouin; I'll bco lo tho horse.’ The doctor felt that ho had not arrived nl tho most opportune of mbments; nevertheless, ho was the most embarrassed of tho party in tho Cottage. Under tlm circumstances, tho hospi tality which he received was ' princely/ Tho house and' tho inmates were poor, indeed, but tho latter had largo hearts. They were all (ho happier, too, that their child was n girl. ‘They can't make a'conscript of her J' exclaimed both thp parents, with a feeling which was common at tho period when a girl was born. On tho morrow, before loking leave of his hind entertainer, (ho doctor, placing his hand on that of the mother, observed to her that ho should bo well pleased lo bo permitted to bo god fallfcr to 'Mademoiselle' there, * if—’ lie was adding more, when Mademoiselle herself Uttered a cry bo shrilly that tho speaker paused. BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 43. * Pardi!’ .exclaimed, tho father, ‘ she agrees, and docs not wait for us to give our 'consent. You shall share the office, sir, with Monsieur Gerard.’ This matter being arranged,the Parisian pro fessor bade his hosts farewell. • They'promiscd to find a deputy for him at the ceremony of bap tism,end to givchim nows of his god-daughter, or ask hia counsel in her behalf, should occasion arise for either. And therewith he rode away, and very speedily forgot his sponsorial obliga tions.and Marie Lucille. Tho child grew—a plain child, with a grave took about her. She .tumped through Infancy with tolerable credit and countless bruises.— When she could run alone and was able tospenk, the companions-©f her age invited her to share their sports. She crossed her little hands behind her hack, and sharply and peremptorily refus ed. Her unpopularity was established forever. She lay about at the cottage door, now in the sun, now in tho rain, and seemed to care little for’either. She was a ( dreaming child, hardly conscious of what she dreamt, or wherefore.— Sho had not the love of her fellows, bu t she won theip respect. All the childish quarrels of the neighborhood were referred to her for arbitra tion. Pcoplestood near her on these occasions, amused at the gravity of the Utile judge in a tattered gown. They never found reason, how ever, to deny the justice of her award. The tribunal of Slaric Lucille was an institution in the eyes of little village litigants. Hitherto her life had been one of unmixed happiness. She did not know that she was poor; and she felt, without thinking about it, that she was powerful. Bu t she was now placed in a position which revealed to her her poverty, and made her sensible of being In subjection to others. She was sent to work in the fields du ring half the day. and to school during the re maining portion of it. * Sho is not worth her salt,’ said the farmer who employed her to pick up stones. 1 She is a fool,’ said the schoolmistress ; ‘and is always asking questions above common sense. 1 Tho fact was that in the fields Mario Lucille was studying even the stones. These, the herbs, tho flowers, and the grasses, were her books: and when she took them to tho school and laid them before the purblind Minerva there, she found the instructress could not read them. — Her surprise was extreme. . ‘I can teach myself td'rcad/ sbesaid; 'butdf what use is this-woman. if she cannot help mo to do what T an) unable lo.doTor myself?* She alrcady saw that there was something Imperfect in the educational system. Thcgcnn of the reformer was already in course of develop ment in the little person of Marie Lucille.- She remained tho only child of Ijyr parents, whose ill-health but increased their poverty.— The girl, before she was in her teens, labored with an energy beyond her strength, in order to aid her hopes) but almost helpless father and mother. Within two years she lost both ; and at the ago of sixteen, the reserved - , rather plain, but strongly intellectual looking-girl, was left an orphan, with nothing before her but a life of hard labor, and very delicate health where with to meet,tho burden. 1 There is nothing else;* said Mario Lucille 5 «lot «a inakqtbc best'of It.’ ' • Sho found even this philosophy,'however, of litlto avail. What sho could.gain by hard and constant work barely sufflccd.to keep life within her. Her strength daily decayed; and, worst of all to her, she had not leisure in any way (o 4 team anything .tietd.* She was conscious of an insatiate thirst for knowledge, and her heart died within her as she discovered the impossi bitUv of slaking that thirst. * Well/ said she half aloud, ns sho stood on the little 4 esplanade’ of the village one Sunday evening. looking at the dancers, hut thinking of tfiorc serious matters -‘well, there is something wrong here. Jt cannot be God's fault. Itmust, then, bo my fault. I will go to Monsieur 1c cure ; ho of course will pul me right.’ Monsieur Ic cure, however, could not do what was expected of him. A gentle shower of ordi nary and well-intentioned platitudes failed to refresh her. •My child,’ said the good old man: ‘it is your duty to be content with that which God has assigned you/ 4 Monsieur lo cure/ asked Marie Lucille, 4 does God always, as you say, fit tho back lo the burden ?’ * Doubtless,’ was the reply. ‘ Then.’ said Marie, without the least awo at finding herself about to beat the cure in argu ment —• then lam not in tho position assigned to mo. The burden I carry is intolerable, not 'because of its weight, but because it does no( fit my back; I would labor twice as long as I do, if the work were different from that to which I am now improperly Condemned.’ The euro looked at her with the aspect of a pope on the point of cxcdtnmunicating a rebel prince who had defied poritifical teaching. She stood life look firmly, not audaciously, but with tho strength bom of tho cpntfidtimf ifytt she was rigid, that eh 6 knew more about the mat ter than (ho priest, and lhat Heaven would help her if she only iriccl to help herself. * Gu and dance,’ said tho cure. * That is all tho comfort that the well-provi ded ant could contribute to the poor lean grass hopper, Who, according to its nature, had pas sed the summer singing In th 6 grass. I will go to Paris,’ said Mario Lucille. The resolution thus expressed astounded not only the euro, but the clUirc village. She was, however, not to bo moved from it. Sh 6 had n presentiment, she said, that her field of labor was in Paris, •Where they sow sin, and reap tears,’was the comment of the cure. •As men sow, even according shall they reap,* rejoined the young logician. ‘May it bo so with mo. Amen. There was abundance of weeping when the sickly looking butistout hearted orphan turned her foco towards tho capital, and went orf her lend and weary way. It was a work of many weeks lo traverse that long road ; ond fatigue and want more than once threatened lo kill her before sho had accomplished her object.' At length she glided into tho brilliant city, like a phantom. Scared'and bewildered, sho looked about her for tho first time with a feel ing of helpless despair. . Her strong mind mastered her weak body. She had not como purposeless, and sho was re solved lo carry her purpose out. 6bp bad long carried about her her Parisian godfather's ad dress. With nn instinct which resembled oxpg ricnce, and winch told her that nn interview would be more profitable than n correspondence, she had walked to (he capital, determined to consult him (if he were living,Vwho had pro mised to givo her counsel if sho happened to need it. Mario Lucille discovered her godfather's a bode, and she was laughed at by the porter when she offered to ascend tho stairs which led To bis apnrlmcnf. The pilgrim had not wandered so far to bo rudely turned away from the shrino now that her hand was upon it. Sho stoutly maintained her right; and nn altercation ensuing—particu larly loud on tho part of the porter—ns the ono ascended tho staircase, and tncother attempted to obstruct tho ascent, tho doctor himself,some what fatter than of old, appeared At tho door and demanded an explanation. *' our country—nay it always bb rut right or wrong, our country.’’ '.Morvdcrir ;Io doctor,* said’the porter, 1 this beggar girl: ‘ 4 Godfather!’ exclaimed- the. poor girl, who, hearing tbo.titlc, concluded that she had reach ed her desiredend, ‘ I am Marie Lucille.’ • And who thed—l is Marie Lucille ?* asked the professor, good bumofedly‘who claims.me for a godfather ?! . The glcl could speak well,-and, exhausted though sho was, a few sentences, spoken with out circumlocution and to the purpose, soon enlightened the professor. He Jeajicr into his little dining-room with a gentle cars that; puz zled the wondering porter; ordered refreshment for her, consigned- her to his bohvei and .pro mised to hear her full story, her experiences, her hopes, and her desires,' oh tho following morning. When that morning arrived, Marie Lucille-lookcd two, or three years younger for iter repose; and at tho conclusion of a long in terview with the kind-hearted professor, declar ed, Very considerably to hid surprise, that she thought that she was best fitted .to gain her livelihood in the same way that ho did. The professor burst into a fifoflaughter, and looked incredulous. Marie herself blushed, as she always did when she or her situation was misapprehended. ‘ I simply mean,’ she said, ‘that 1 should like to teach.’ * What do you know ?’ naturally asked tho professor. ‘Nothing,’ was the reply : and it caused the doctor to look at his strange visitor most cu riously. but with a respectful and admiring curiosility. ‘Nothing!’ ho repeated. ‘Do you know, Marie, that your answer does yon credit, while it gives me encouragement ? I will place you where you will bo aided along the first path ways you arocager to traverse. If you answer my expectations, future succor, my good girl, shall not fail you-’ ■ I will answer them,’ said Marie, ' Qod wil ling. I think I have discovered the position in which He is pleased that I shall be placed.’ Mario nm only answered, she exceeded the expectations of her god father. And yet she was not a quick girl. She was much better limn that merely. She had intellect, and therewith she had the most abundant patience, the most unflagging perseverance. She was never in a hurry to attain an end/and her object was ac complished all the earlier. 1 Her progress was watched with extraordinary interest by her godfather and by very many of his jcipnds. It was singular to observe that as horßßcllcct expanded, and her knowledge in creased, she seemed to grow beautiful. Her features remained what they had been, save that they gained 'in refinement ; and over all there became spread an expression so exquisite, (bat it bad q bunderfold tbp charm of mere ma terial beauty, It was an expression made up of content, gratitude, and consciousness of be ing viclbrjn a struggle of lung continuance. No student ever worked for honor with such zeal as this peasant girl labored .to accomplish the object of her healthy ambition. At thjj end of five years ofyilrnoat unremitting application, there were not many men in the ca pital wjio were acquainted With more languages than the poor girl front-Utc Upper Loire, nor ,who had read to, more ''purpose, alUvOUgh/thcy, might have read more extensively. At the end of scveipycnra, the silent worker, the laborious.student, was recognized as.(ho most accomplished woman in tho capital. She was among the most graceful also ; for she seemed tojicquirogracoin proportion as she acquired knowledge. 4 You arc one of our best scholars/said her aged and delighted godfather to her ; 4 what is ' now your purpose ?' ' To repay you for aiding me (0 become what I am. I still want lo leach —not children, but those who aspire to become teachers. My hap- 1 Etncss is to labor —that is tho labor which will ring me happiness.’ Mario Lucille found both lo her heart’s con tent. Her establishment for teaching teachers gained so well-merited a reputation, that-when a candidate for liccnsc.to become an instructor appeared before the government board of exam iners with a certificate which described her. os being a pupil of tho once peasant girl from tho Upper the examination was made all tho nioro rigid, from the conviction of tho exami ners that tho pupil could distinguish herself by tho brilliancy, accuracj'', and solid worth of her replies. Few, perhaps, have been In tho Tslo de Paris without having had their, attention directed to tho flno cloister-looking mansion in which she whom I have called Mario Lucille labored to admirable effect for rather more than twenty years. In 1855 sho withdrew from Us superinten dence with tv fortune which sho had right nobly earned : but not until sho had provided a suc cessor whose qualifications gave warrant that tho establishment and its object should not suffer. . * Why rclirq thus early V said a French pre late to nor tho other day. • To give others an opportunity of retiring as early,’ she answered. Jr they who were at Notre Dame on tho day of the thanksglviiig'scrvicc for the downfall of Sebastopol, remarked a lady, who was distin guished for her grace, collecting contributions fpom the faithful, and who was evidently on ob ject of affectionate interest to all, such persons 'hove seen my friend, Mnrio Lucille. * How happy,? said the archbishop to her,- at tho dejeuner which followed the service—‘how .happy you must be in the condition in which it “has pleased God to place yon !' ' And that, Monscigncur, because! discover ed st truth that is not universally known, name ly ; that we may bo in places which Were evi dently not intended fbr nd by licnven.’ •I hope,* said tho prelate, with his joyous laugh, * that you arc not alluding to me.’ ' I fancy,’ remarked an octogenarian gentle man. who had been a lector;cr on therapeutics in his day, * (hut our frifind Was thinking of a cure in the Upper Loire..’ ‘ I was thinklpgof a poor girl there who onco gathered stones In ft field for her daily bread, and who has to-day been associated with Duch*. esses in collecting thank-ofierings for victory. The place God expressly intended for her was the ono she occupied between those two ex tremes.’ Tho archbishop, by nn emphatic nod and n sumiy snllle, gavo ecclesiastical sanction lo tho sentiment of Mario Lucille. ‘ O*When Fcnclon was almoner to Louis X.IV, hla astonished to find, one Sunday; instead of a numerous congregation, °JW tho priest, “What is tho reason of this ? asked tho king. “I caused it to be given out. sire,” returned Fcnclon, “that your Majesty did not attend chapel to-day, that you might know who enmo to worship God, aud who to fiattcr tho,lcing.” (C 7“ A recent writer called bowicknivcs “tho long thorns put forth by tho human crab apple tree, before it is reclaimed to sweetness by cul tivation.” (CT’TIio women of Albany have commenced to out their hair short, like men. Tho next movement of tho "strong minded” will bo to raise whiskers and moustaches— if they cam Carlisle, pa., Thursday, juneii, isa?. Customs of various Natrons, in (heir Repasts- The Maldivian islanders, cat alone. They re tire to the most hidden'parts of their houses,, and draw down the olOtha fohich'servo as blinds to their windows; thftt' may cat unobser ved.-' Ad absurd rcaSon'raay he alleged for their •misanthropical repiist J thpy will never cal with one who is interior to them in birth, in riches, or dignltyjand as it is# difficult matter lo settle this equality»' tUejaVo condemned to lead this unsociable life. . i ' ' ■ On the contrary, tho fjnhabitafats of, the Phil lipincs ore remarkably Scalable. ; Whenever one of them finds without a companion to partake of Ins until ho meets with one'; and, however keenf.his appetite may be, he ventures not to satisfy £t without a guest. The tables of, the, rlcluGJiinese 'shine with a beautiful varnish, and wre covered- with silk carpets ycry clcganlly’worfcCd.' Tho’mastcr of the house absents liimself'whjlc his guests re gale at- his table with undisturbed revelry. They do hot make plates, knives, or forks..biit their food is sQfved-up in dishes, out of- which they cat in cotoiflon ; and" for this purpose every guest- haVj-.two little ivory or ebony sticks, which ho liandles very adroitly. The Ovahcltaua, who five tavern of society, and very gentle in ThcirijtSanncrs; cat'Koparatc from each other.’ At tlfe hour -of repast the members of each family tiivino; two brothers, two sisters, and even husband and wife, parents and children,' liave each flTclrycspcctivc basket. Thty place Themselves distance of two or three yards from oachjolheriThcy turn their backs, andTakc their mchl in profound silence. Among the greater pari Of the ATricncan Vn dians, the host is. conliriiUlly on the watch lo solicit lils visitors locat(.hut touches nothing himself.* In New Franceiho host wearies him self with singing to divert the company while they cat. ■' ■ t The Tartars pu]l q, roojrt byj.ho car, lo press him to drink; and thqyAjbontmuo tormenting him, till ho opens his’ipbuth: they then clap their hands and dance before him. - “Know TfiYSULPi’I—s 1 —$ gentlewoman named Miss Dash Dash infortnu^hp-world by adver tisement that rUo “conllcftlca to give her gvauh ic and interesting dcllncwons of character, dis coverable from- ibo handwriting.” A spider having been duly dipped'dn on. ink bottle was suffered to crawl about a sheet of writing pa per, which was immediately forwardul to Miss Dash Dash with the required *‘l3 penny pos tage stomps,” for the sybrt divines nothing un der a dear.' shilling* andMjcr response costs a penny. After tv very brief delay, Mlas Dash Dash sent the of character ajsQpplicd by the spider:— “ The individual is a young who 100 of. ton sußlts herself to become ft victim of useless suspense. Moreover,.shc- is so frequently bent upon conquest that It can’bo no wonder if her most skillfully woven plans arc rudely broken by those sho would ensridre. She is. certainly, of a domestic character;-,nevertheless gives no sign of honsc-wifcry, asii appears to me that she can’t abide a has uo respect for the tidiness of a housft&nd. Is an excellent hand at crochet and opciftworlv'.” I ~ Ahd Rlight^ .young lady, flic sidered perfect, and .well worthy 'lho thJricc.n postage stamps.— Punch: ■; , ’ ‘Vv ;* HZT* rt is n common opinion that cl/ffmto'o-’ /one is capable of producing: nil ifio diversities of complexion so remarkable in iho human race. A very few facts, however; suffice to show that •such cannot be the case. Thus, the negroes of Van Dicman’s Land, who arc among the black est people on earth* live in a climate as cold as that of Iceland; while the Ind s o-Chiucsc na tions, who live in tropical-Asia, are of a brown and olive complexion. It is remarked by Hum boldt, that the American tribes of the equinox in) region have no darker akin than the moun taineers of the temperate zone. So, also, the Poclchefl ot Iho Magellanic plains, beyond the fiftr-fifth degree of south latitude, are absolute ly darker than the Abjpones, Tobas and other tribes, who ore many degrees nearer the equa tor. Again, iho Charruaa, whnjlvo eouth of the Rio do la Plata, arc almost black, while the Quayens, under the line, arc among the fairest of the American tribes. And those nations of iho Caucasian race which have become inhabi tants of die torrid zone In both hemispheres, although (heir descendants have been for centu ries, and in Africa for many centuries, exposed to ihc rnostaciivcjnfiucnccsoftho climate, have never, in a solitary Instance,!exhibited the trans formation from a Caucasian to a a negro com plexion. A Real TnAORDV.r-T.ho history of Sweden records a very extraordinary incident, which took place at iho representation of the Mysicrv of the Passion, under King John 11., In .1513. The actor who performed the part of (the soldier who was. to piercib tho Christ on the cross in the.side,) was so transported with the spirit of Ids action that ho really killed the man who personated our Lord: Who falling sudden ly, and with great Wbltnce. overthrew tho'nc- 1 tress who represented tlio lloly Mother. King John, who was present at this spectacle, was so enraged against Longinus, that he leaped on | the stage and struck off his head. • Tlio sj>cctn tors, who had been delighted with tho too vio lent actor, bcca’mo infuriated against their king, and they fell upon him in a % throng and killed him. Tin# People op Persia. —Though tho Per sian peasantry are poor*—so far as that they possess very litilo cash, and few valuables— their general condition is by no means ns bad qa might be supposed; and I suspect would contrast favorably wilfi that Of a great propor tion of tlic same class in Europe, • Famine seems to bo unknown in this land—-In a coun try so -Very thinly peopled, a small supply of food suffices to maintain tho inhabitants, and this supply is easily raised, in a scanty popu lation, besides. there is room for all, apd work arid means of living for all—individuals aro not obliged to elbow, jostle and trample on one another for a livelihood ; ntt they arc often com pelled to do In populous and civilized regions. Tho laborer in Persia may not have a coin in Uia pocket, but he has plenty to cal, ho is not uncomfortably lodged, and ho knows nothing of the agricultural distress, tho starvation, ana the frightful misery of which wo hear far too much in civilized countries.— Winnings* Two Years in Ptrxio. Robert 11 Ml considered the word ‘tear’ surpassingly beautiful* It belongs to (ho Sax* ton family UC so dearly loved. . The tear ((self often glows likoo diamond 'on the check where llto rose ami lllly blend. There aro tears of gratitude, of Joy. These sparklcliko (ho morn ing dew. There tears of penitence. Angela celebrate them with their heavenly harps. K - A few days ago. a teacher naked a little hoy the following question; • • , “Into what stale did the fall of A(Jam bring mankind ? M Tho youth pondered a moment, and then an swered-““the slate of matrimony 1” Tho teacher fainted and was brought to with a cup ol water from tho spring of (hi year. *'A i ■ I \) Courting. I don’fc see why people cannot do their cour ting by daylight, thereby saving an extra sup ply of lights, fud and forenoon n&pSi —A Break fast table, remark. .. • VThew. preach that'doctrine until your head is grey, and you are nstoothless as a new-born babe, and still young folks iciU' ü ß\t up,’ f till the stars grow tired of watching and the roos ter begin- to crow! , . There Is a sort of fascination in it, a positive denial to the contrary notwithstanding. - An indiscribablo,-undeniable, charm in the sole oc cupant of a front parlor, with nothing to mo lest or make afraid j the sofa drawn up before the sinning grate, and tbb lamp regulated to a steady blaze that will not cclipsctho brightness of eyes, or make particularly prominent, unclas sical, irregular features. ■'There is something peculiarly pleasing in hearing the lost pair of .household feet lake a beeline departure for the upper chambers, ond feeling that the ever swingr iug parlor door will remain closed until one of ■the party concerned chooses to open it. Talk of courting by daylight I, Think of la ming one's arm by quick, hasty withdrawals from around a certain waist, at the incessant ringing of the door hell, or seeing the pug combs and curls fly in evcj r direction, by,a sound of coming footsteps, fmnglhe prmid lover at the feet of fair lady, puffing forth an eloquent, long avowcl, wilh extraordinary expressions flitting over his face; and, at the same moment, a puz zled little countenance peering through the fol ding doors, wandering what makes Mr. M., “pray with his eyes open !” Or. more disa greeable atiU, have “mamma" open the door, without the prelude of a rap, 6f course, just at the moment you have ventured to test the tem perature and sweetness of her daughter's lips. And then what time in the day could one lake? Not in the forenoon, certainly, when music-teachers and fashionable callers are in vogue ; not in the afternoon, when one’s sense is stupllled by (ho eating of a hearty dinner ; net on Sundays, when everybody is expected to go to church ; not in church, with pantomimic gestures that set the occupants of neighboring pews a staring. No, there is but one lime and that the veritable season set in old primitive days--a lime and season for courting. An hour, when you can pinch Ncljy’s fingers to make her tell who she loves bqft; look in Nel ly's hand to see if her fortune runs wilh yours, and see what letter of the alphabet is formed by* the lines therein ; kiss her when you please, liug her when you please ; and all Uvte when the old folks arc sleeping, when the sounds of foot steps are scattering in the street, and there,is no one on earth so near Nelly as yourself!— Them'sum!— Margaret Veren. \ One of Ibo Soys. A few days ago. a youngster, some six or sev en years of age, stopped into Or. Frederick Brown's store, and asked Dr. Wilhington for a llrst-ralc cigar. “Do you smoko, Tommy?” inquired the Doctor. “Now and then.” “Folks all well, Tommy “So Ro-hsh—pretty comfortable.’* ■ —■“lsawyour mothcr-tibc other day; she was dressed in deep morning.' Who-'woa thot for, Tommy?’* Wf,y you-know thqfc father has been very •sick?” • •• * • - .-.“Yes, bill bless mo. hooint dead Is'l/e ? y “Dead I no 1 He's got nearly well, and mother was so disappointed sheput on mourn ing, and says she is wearing it for an aunt of mine who died some time ago ; but you and I understand it doctor, that's all in a pig's.eye. You don’t want-to step over to Young’s and moisten tho alifqchtiary, do ybu I” “"No.” -V" “Well, Frank'Gucll'a a perfect trump; I guess I’ll go and see him. Good morning doe tor.” (£7’’ We like neatness in dress, especially in a woman. We do not mind bow rich tho ma terial may be, but wo do prefer a subdued tone in colors, and not too many of them, A ‘'tem pestuous petticoat,” or “a careless shoestring.” or “ a sweet disorder,” may. do npw and then, but only noW and then. A snug fit, a grace ful bearing, and a proper-harmony of complex ion and the colors are what we affect. As a wr tir has it: “ A wife looks prettier, if she did but know it, In t.cr neat morning frock of calico, than in tho incongruous pile of finery which she dignl- < lies with tho title of full dress. - Many an un-‘ married female first wins tho heart of her future husband in some simple, unpretending attire, which, il consumed about, she would pronotincc too cheap except for ordinary wear, but yrluch, by its accidental suitability to her figure, face and carriage, idolize her youth wonderfully.— If the sex would study taste in dress more, and care less for costliness, t[)cy would have no rea son to regret it.” • A Spirited Bride.—A couple were going to bo married, and had proceeded ns far as the church door. Tho gentleman then slopped bis intended bride and thus nxcxpcctcdly address ed her: “My dear Eliza, during our courtship llmvo told you most of my mind ; but I havo not told you the whole. When wo are married, I shall insist upon thcrco things.” “What arc they 1” asked tho lady. *Tn the first place,” said tho bridegroom, “I shall sloop alone; I shall cat alone, and find fault when there is no occasion. Can you sub m«t to ihesc conditions I” “Oil yes sir, very easily,” was tho reply; “fov if yon alecp alone, X spall not; il you. cat alone. I shall eat first, and as to your finding fault without occasion, that T think may bo prevented, for I will lake ,cni*o you" shall never want occasion.” The conditions being thus adjusted they pro ceeded,to the altar, and the ceremony was per formed. (£7» An absent wife Is hero balled upoato re turn to bed and board. “Jane, your absence Will ruin all. Think of yqur husband—your parents—your children. Return —all may be well—happy. At any ralo enclose tho key of tho cupboard where the gin is.” A Rapturous Kiss.—ln a German talc pub lished somo time since, is a description of tho “First Kiss” in tho following sonsaUon stylo*. “Am I really dear to you Sophia! 1 X wins* pored, and pressed my burning lips to her rosy mouth. She did not soy yea; aho did not say uo; hat she returned my kiss, and the earth went from under my feet; my soul was no lon* f;cr in my body! touched thoslars; I knew tho loppincss of the seraphin!” OCT* Ladies who wear hoops aro kindly ad vised to look to their rigging. A few days ago wo observed a lady sweeping along tho street with about two feet of wnalebono slicking out belaud. Ladies, ho careful. HIT" “Dimes” says that everywhere tho old adage has been realized by tho young ladies, and thnt a Miss nowadays, in circumference, )a os good as a WII9. £ }p'' : Ak 'fo.'ibf S 'lra r ‘1 11 I 0/ "S/ n ■. Jv It was ono of those thunder nnd lightning gales at night) when for a moment all trould Up os light, as day, and a moment after) so dark that you could notsco an oar’s length from the vassal. The captain was forward, and all‘bauds except tho cook and myself were aloft. ' The ship was pitching madly, and the wares were toppling sometimes as high ns the yard ornf) and then dipping away with a whirl, under our keel, that made cycrytimber In the vessel quiver.. The thunder was roaring liko ton thou sand cannons, and every now amTtheU, as I said, half tho sky would bo lit up in a stream of fire that glared over tho top of the wares, and glistened on the wet deck, and tho spars—light ing up crcrything bo plain that I could sCo tho men’s faccsiat tho mala top and catch glimpses of the roofers on tho yardarm—clinging like death—then nil would bo hofriblo darkness. Yon could hear tho spray spitting against the canvass, and tho great wares beating on tho weather bow, and tho howl of tho wind thiough (ho rigging and nowand then, when a gasket gave-way, and tho sail bellied to leeward—you could hear tho canvass slitting like tho crack of a muakot. Tou could hear,, too, the captain forward, screaming out orders, and the mate in the cross trees screaming them over, till tho lightning camo, and tho thunder, both together, and deadened their voices, as if they had been a pair of little chirring sparrows. It was in ono of tho flashes that I saw a hand on the yard-arm loao his fool-hold as tho ship gave a plnngo, but his arms were clenched round tho spar. Before I could sco moro, the blackness camo over and tho thunder broke with a crash that halt deafened mo. I thought I hoard sonu hing liko a tiny howl, as it died off, and suro enough, at tho next flash of light ning that came In a moment, what should I see on tho top of ono of tho waves alongside hut Tom Mocks; tho lightning glared on his face, so that I could seo tho look in tho poor fellow's eye. As good luck would have it, ho had caught hold of ono of tho studding sail sheets, as he fell, and as ho pitched, I could aeo it slipping otTlhe coil, upon tho dock. 1 shouted like mad —«n man overboard,’ and just in time to catch tho ropo when wo could aeo nothing again. I was a boy then and could’l hold by tho ropo— the sea was too high, and tho wind too high, and tho man too heavy for mo. I shouted and shouted, and felt tho sweat starting all over-my forehead, us tho ropo slip ped out through my hands. Poor Tom had been our messmate for a year, and wo ftll loved him. Presently tho captain left his aft, and took hold with mo, Just as tho cotl was nearly* spent, and wo pulled upon him 5 and the cook came, and wo three hauled together on him. Poor follow I it must have been a desperate work for him, tor tho ship was drifting at a prodigious rate, and wo pulling up at tho same time; bat ho clung like a wan. By and by, at a flash, wo saw him on a crest throe oar’s length from the vessel. “Hold on, my man I” shouted tho captain, “ For God’s sake, bo quick,” said tho man* and wont down in a trough of tho sea. And wo pulled the harder, and tho captain all tho time calling to him to keep up courage and hold strong. But in tho hush, wo could hear Tom say— ’ “I can’t hold out much longer—T am,roost .gone.* r... ..... ; - : ./r y ‘ Wo called out tho moro to him to hold on, and presently wo got him where wo confd most Iky hold - of him, and wore only waiting for a •good lift ot *Uo bo a, to bring him up, when tho poor follow groaned .out: “It’s no usb, I can!t-*gpod-hyol”flnd n wave tossed tho end of tha'ro'pb.clcar upon tho bul warks. At tho next flash wo saw him going down un. dcr tho water. I never shall forgft how ho looked—fop wo saw him plain—when ho said “good-bye” and let go Uls hold. descendant of /Solomon has wisely remarked, that those who go to law for damages aro sure to got them. • Never purchase love or friendship by gills.— When thus obtained, they aro lost as soon as you stop payment. Somo Tunny fellow says that happiness U o pig with n slippery tall, which every ono runs after, hut nobody can hold. Maintain dignity wilhont tho appearance of pride; manner Is something with ovory body, and everything with some. Why Is a restless sleeper like a lawyer t Bo cause ho lies on ono side; and (hen turns round and lies on tl|o other side. Tho Moslem creed divides hell Into seven sto ries sank oho tinder tho other, (ho lowest being for tho hypocrites of all nations. Love 'nr China. —Meadows* Matoi’y oi tho Chinese and their rebellions, lately published fn London, Is tho most philosophic which has yot appeared on tho Chinese. A chapter on love contains (ho following story} A*Chinese who had boon deeply disappointed In marriage and had grovlottsly suffered through women In many other ways—retired with his Infant ton to tho peak of a mountain range In Kwdohoo, to a.ppot quite inaccessible to tho tittle footed Chinese women. lie (rained tho hoy to worship (ho gods and stand up In nwo and abhorrence of the devils, hut never men-* tinned woman to him, and always descended tho mountain alone to buy food; At length, however, the Infirmities of ago compelled him to take tho young man with him to carry tho heavy bag of rlco. As they wore leaving (ho market town together, tho son evidently stopped short, and pointing to (fyroo approaching objects cried —“Father, what are these things T Look I look! what are they f” The father answered, with a peremptory order—“ Turn away your head; they are dovilsp* Thoson In some alarm turned away, noticing (hat the evil things were gazing nt him from behind, (heir fans.. Ifo fn tho mountain top In silence, ate no supper, ami from that day lost Ida appetite and was af dieted with melancholy. J’or somo time his anxious and puzzled parent could got no satis tl»ctory answer to Ms Inquiries; but at length tho young man, burst out. crying with ipexpll, cable pain—r“ Oh. father, that tallest dovil—that tallest devil—father.” Q7“Tho Rov. Sidney Smith onc'o eahj, In writing In favor of kissing r “ Wo are in favor of a certain degree of nhynpas when a kiss Is proposed, but U should not bo continued too. long | and wlion the fair ono gives it lot it bo administered with, warmth and 'energy. Lot there bo soul In 1U It nho close her eyes and sighs doopty immediately after it tho cfTbct Is greater. Sho should bo careful not to slobbcra kiss, bnt giro It as,a humming-bird runs its bill Into ft honov-sucklo doop, but delicate. Thoro 1b Touch virtue In-a kiss when well delivered.— Wo haVo bad tho memory of ono wo received in our youth, which has lasted us for lofty years, and wo believe It will bo ono of (ho last things wo will think of whon wo die." ' Q7* A poor, emaciated irishman, having call, od n physician in n flora hone, tho latter spread a huge mustard plaster and clapped Ron tho poor lollow’abrooat. Pat with a (oorftd oyo,' looking down upon Hi sold—«Doothor,doothor, dear, It strikes 1119 (bat Its a dalo of mustard for to Wile maie.” {£/*• Tho house of a man happily married is his I’aradiso l ho never leaves it without regret, never returns to 11 hut with gladness: the friend 1 of his soul, (lie wife of Ins bosom, welcomes Jus I approach with susceptibility ; Joy beams on I I,her check, mutual are their transports. ) AT $2,00 PER ANNUM NO. 52. A SIAN OVERBOARD. ' Omefik olp PtANT3.-—Wb find the ToUotring loan exchange. It.will, no doubt, interest many of oqr agricultural foaderif. / ~ Madder come from tho -East.. Celery originated in Germany. ' ’ The chestnut came form Itaij£ ' - - The onion originated.in - : Tobacco is a native of Virginia- 1 The ncttlo is a native of Europe; *■ Tho citron is a native of Greece. The pine is a native of America;; *// - i The poppy originated.in tho East.' Oats originated in North Amcricjv. Rye came originally, from Siberia*. Parsley was first known in Sardinia. The pear and apple arc from Europe. Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia. The sunflower was brought from Pmi. Tho mulberry tree originated in Persia. ' Tho gourd is probably on Eastern plant.' Tho walnut and peach camp from Peraii. ' ’ The librscmhestnut cams from Thibet...’ ' The cucumber came from the East Indidt; Tho quince come from (be Island of'Cre^.. , The radish is a native of China qhd Japan- - Peas ore supposed to be of Egyptian origin. The garden bean camo from the East Indies.- The garden cress is from Egpyf and. the East. Horse-radish come frdru the Eimjpb. The Zealand flax shows its origin-'by its nattier The corriandcr grows wild -near the Meditle ranean. j ■ V--» ■f'<• 4 The dyer’s weed is peculiar to Southern Get*- mony. ■ . j The Jerusalem ortichoko isa BraailJmo pr&. duct. t . i Hemp is a native of Persia And the East In dies, " ‘"J The Cranberry is a native of Europe aft# America. . ‘. . .1 The parsnip is supposed to be & Arabia. ... a -.‘ The potatoo is a well known native, of Peru and Mexico. • ' ( ‘ • [-, u . - . The current and gooseberry came from SeuUi-- ern Europe.;- , -...- - Rape Seed and cabbage grow in Stapled, and Sicily. * Millet was first known in India'and Abyri hia. /■ ;• t . • „ „ ) Barley was found Wild id the mountains* of Himalaya. 1 Hops, mustard and caraway seed originated in Germany. , Anise was brought from,Egypt and ibo at IS old, you lose nil inclination for gadding out elsewhere; it sets as a gentle moralist, recalling your mind from external pomps and vanities/ and bidding you look within.. And then flgalri t how an old coat enables you to plunge headlong into a whole train of adventures, regardless of what place or company chance may throw,you Into. What an enviable independence of tho weather is feluin an old coflt! ' What Spartori' indifference ho manifests foe limbec]) or orif» nlbuscs! To him tho “ pelting of the pitiless storm” has no terrors— his todt taniuit.be spotted I Description op one's own Wedding.— * M’Carty. the lacfitious editor 6T the (Ky.) Gazette, was married last week. Wo arc indebted to bis own pen for tho following description of the party : . ; During our visit to Bullit County, wo heard of a party and concluded 1 to attind it. Ilaveaft indistict memory of a ceremony haring trans pired where sundry persons were assembled; where a dignified man in vestments aakW a ficrvouS gcnlfcmfld inijpeciftdcSif ho (tad wil ing td do bo and bo fyV the future m* regard , lef a figure under A tail in his vicinity .And tho nervous gentleman very emphatically promised 1 everything asked of ium. nna thep almiUr lees were exacted of t/id veiled figure; ifteft which, there was a shaking of hands amongst the folks—followed by ft 6‘t t i fig of cake, popping of chamnaigno bottle?!, fiinSib, daubing ana So forth. Altogether, the party was aplcastotr ond. . , “ A Rose ut anv Other NaMb. &o.’*—Tho great facility with winch tho opposition tq thtf* Dftmocrallo party change their namcS, has bteri frequently the subject of amusing comment.—' In several of tho ; NcW England State#, as well as in Pennsylvania. they now stylo thdiustlvdl “ (116 Cnlon party”—not'a party to uphold and perpetuate, tho uniort of the States, but a party W|iich owes its present temporary. mischievous existence to a unlorvof Abduliomsts, iHaolc jpfiWlcans, Know Nothings and Infidria.. In alluding to this fusion or “ union’* party, (hd New Uavcn Register vci*y traly rciWW: . - > " Tills Is tho twenty-fifth narad that thd $Jt-‘ poncnls of the democracy have taken Inthb present generation ; and wo notf predict they will get (logged out of that, just oa they have been from all the rest, before tho.yctfr fa out— Their names have been generally good; tncftf could be none better than Whig. Republican! Ar American *, the then last vised Up'. It, is, l«>w« ever, tho bad conduct, the udpairiplio And tra itorous ends of thd leaders, that render# it im material what nrftftfl lltfiy uflfc; Thby hfiVo ,ntf national principles—no fixed policy—no com mon bond of uniorf.. They trust to nothing but some niomchtary excitement—some sido issud, —-some new humbug about negroes, tod, hav ing no confidence in the masses of tho pc6n!6, Ulcy live on delusion, ami make a morohanaiiv ofiiwj. . ; FianEUMAN’a Luck.—Tho following account' of an English fisherman, from, the Knicker b6ckcr, is a good one.- A friend late on SKldf-' day afternoon, hailed* him aa he was skillfully * ••essaying tho‘wily Usher’s art," for trout with: “ilelto, thoro! Got anything I" “Got anything? Of course not. I,only canto hero pa Wcdnhad&y I*’ was lha reply M. tho patient angler onco iborocast Ids patent fly- A Nodus Rkpit.— ,4 Hfary,lloyou ndl W c nrf, to' cWo a dollar to tho foreign mission Inis year?" said tho tfifo of a minister to a‘poor shopgirl- ‘ ' ' V "No," replied tho nobto giff. “I Beo every’ day in our streets, children as far from what l (hey should ho os ony young heathen are ; and if I have anything to spare niter my feick moth er in taken cure 01, 1 shall give it to theho&then 1 nt homb—those whom tho Prirela and the Lc» vilca pass by on the other side." ■ • *