AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, ‘.r'.'tfUBMSUED SVBBX TIIOnaDAY UOnNISO >O7 TERMS, 11 aunaoniPTioH.—o no Dollar And Fifty Cents, •>aW W nilvimco i Two Dbllari U paid within tho ; ycarl nnd Two Dollar. and .Fifty Cunts,' If not paid within tho year.- Thoao-toons will bs rig '♦idly adhered to. in every instance.' Ho sub •acriptlon discontinued ; uhtil all arrearages are - paid unless at the option-of tlib Editor. '. Advertisements— Accompanied by IhooASir, land not exceeding ono square, will bo inserted ’ (hrco'tiraosforOno Dollar, and twonty-fivo cents' ior cach additional Insertion. ' Thofloofa’great dor length in proportion* , • - • '• jQB-VniNTiNq—Such ns Hand-bills, Postmg * bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., exe cuted with accuracy and at the shortest notice. |6ottivnl. [From J) wight*» Journal of Music .] TEE PREACHING-OP TEE. TREKS, IROM TUB O&RUAK OV QRCEN, At midnight hour, when silence reigns , Through all tho woodland spaces, ; .Brgln'tho bushes and tho trees To wave and whisper In the broosc, , All talking la their places. Tho Rosebud flumes with look of Joy, And perfume breathes in glowing ; “ A Rose's life la quickly past! Then let mo, whtlo my time shall last, ' Bo richly, gaily blowing 1" .Tbo Aspen whispers,•« Sunken days t Not mo thy glare decoiveth I ■_ /Thy sunbeam Is ’a deadly dart, . .’"That quivers in the Rosq’s heart— • • .’By shuddering soul it griovotbl” Tiio slander Poplar speaks, and seems * IT« stretch her green hands higher; “Up yonder life’s pure river flows. So’sweetly murmurs, brightly glows, YVtbat I still aspire I” * Tho Willow looks to earth and speaks « My arm to fold thee yearnoth; I lot my hair float down to thee; Entwine tho rein thy flowers for mo. As mother her child adornclh S” And next tho wealthy Plum-tree, sighs: “Alas! ray treasures crush me t This load with wnich my shoulders groan, Take off—U is not mine alone; , . By robbing you refresh mo J” Tho Pirdreo speaks in cheerful mood: “ A blossom boro I hover; But steadfastness Is all my store, In summer’s heat, in winter's roar, I keep ray green forever I” Tho prond and lofty Oak-trco speaks; << God’s thunderbolt confounds mo I And yet no storm can bow thco down, Strength Is my stem and strength, thy crown; Yo weak ones gather round, mo I” Tho Ivy vino kept close to him, Her tondrllls round him flinging; ** lie who no strength has of his own, Or loves not well to stand alone, May to a friend bo clinging.” Much else, now half forgot (hoy said : And still to me came creeping, Low whispered words, upon the air, WhUo by tho grave alone stood (hero The Cypress mutely weeping. 01 might they reach one human heart, Theso tender accents creeping! What wonder If they do not reach 7 Tiio trees by starlight only preach, When wo must needs bo sleeping. JEimllnnwna. * .‘••■TUIftTCC.V - VOTES, -Oil THE WAOBB. A TRUE STORY. f /n« town in the interior of the Grnnltc Slate, not many years since, a gen I let nan of someprO* pony, and not a little.political conaidiralion, • resided, whoso name we shall call Mnriyn. He wag ft great stickler for party principles, inso* much that he was sometimes induced by party zeal to violatc'his moral duties. Oil onb occa*; siotf in particular. when a very impOrlarit elec* j tibri was taking place, upon the results of which,, perhaps, the very existence oi his party depend* eel, ho was so carried away by his party feel* | ipgs, ay tddipoSit thirteen votes, for one mdivi- 1 dual At the same time in tho ballot box, in defi ance of the low.which provides that no man, to whichever.party ho may happen to belong, or, however worthy may be his favorite candidate, 1 £lifrtl ffcpOsltc more lliah out ballot for any one individual for any one office! Wattle Mnrtyn was unfortunately detected fn this equivocal act—and although no legal nc* lion was nad in relation to tho subject, yot.thtre were those in tho town in which ho resided,who were unwilling to admit th& excess of party leal Was a sufficient apology for his dereliction of moral duty—and tljo'simplo net of deposit- 1 i.ng thirteen votes for one candidate, at on’o time in th6< ballot box. although palliated and excused by some of his warm political friends, was severely ednsured by others. This’occur-i rcuce furnished a subject of conversation bmdng | the worthy -citizens of tho town for several ■rweeks—at the end of whichtimo it gradually died away, hut Was not forgotten. Poor Mr. Martyn Was' doomed ttf licai* tlib Wordd thirteen Soles occasionally repealed by his 1 political foes > in the most indignant manner—evidently with the design of disturbing tho equanimity of his •cehogs. In this they succeeded but too well., These words, s}' in thcmsetvcJT,' of 1 when applied to others, if addressed to Mr. Mar tyn, or even uttered in his hearing, seemed to gosfiesa the rpotver of a magio cabala, so won- 1 Hful and SO itfstanUtnebus Whs tho cficct ufificHj they produced on tho appearance and conduct! of that gentleman. Tho moment thirteen votes reached his car, his features were clouded with 1 i frown of Indignation—his eyes were lighted up with, a most unholy (Ire—lns hands involvin'-' wnly grasped 1 tho nearest weapon of oflcnco Within h!s reach, anddity vpfee, naturally And sonoroußy was changed into deep and un earthly, muttering#, resembling tho sound of distant thunder, or tho rumblings pf tho pent unvol c »n°.r Indwed the cficct produced on Sir lUrclo Shafton.by tho sight of the bodkin as related In tho -Monnsiory of Sir Walter was not more sm ilcn.ml terrible than tho of! feet produced on Watlio Martyn, by repeating Iho words ‘‘thirteen votes.” Ills' weakness on this point was proverbial, and a wicked youth o! tho village, now a very worthy and rcspccia blo legal prnclUloncr in tho city of Boston, once fuado Martyn’s infirmity tho means of playing ell amischevioua and cruel practical joke,to the great amusement of the bystanders. ; Mr*Smith,.tho young gentleman to whom; Wo allude, being onc-ydayat tho village tavern, entered Into conversation with a genteel looking Stranger, whilo tho landlady was preparing Bomo refreshment, with which to refresh tho exhausted frame ana spirits of.hcr guest. Tho conversation ,turncd on .the d'ifflotuty of pro* bouncing some,of tho names of places of Indian engin, which arc so often mot wjth in tho Now limgland Slates. In tho midsUof tho colloquy, .Mr. Smith saw his political opponent, Wattle Marlyn, coming down the rond. Ho was cer tain that Wattle would pop into tho tavern, Judin the spur of tlioy moment, laid his plans Accordingly. “What you say. sir. I’said 1 ’said Mr. Smith, “fo. spooling those jaw-breaking names, is perfectly eofrcct—l agree with you entirely, and am rauoh gratified to make tho acquaintance of a Kciuloman' of so nuioii tnalo. But, my dcar.fiir, uicro arofamiliap .English words, which, altlio' Very difficult to pronounco, u C< ? n *s y difficult to repeat. For in fmniu 0 1 H.. ? 3fc Impossible for any one not Wor«li ar #? 1 ] 1 l l °* l»t*aotlco, to pronounco tho 8 * thirteen votes, thirteen votes, thirteen BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL, 44. voles, for any length of lime, without making the most ludicrous mistakes.”, “Thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes! ’ repeated the stranger. “I do not sco any diQlculty in that. I could goon repeating tho words thirteen votes ! . thirteen votes ! thir teen votes! until to-morrow morning!'’ • “It is far more difllcuU.roy dear sir, than you imagine,’’ replied Mr. Smith, in his bland est manner. .‘T pm not much' in the habit of betting, but for the curiosity of. tho thing, I am willing to-bet y6ii#tho price of a dinner for yourself and Iwrse, that you cannot repeat tho words, ‘thirteen votes, thirteen yotcSj thirteen voles,’ fifteen minutes, without making some egregious blunders.” “Done, ’’ said tho traveller—who rejoiced at the idea of paying the landlord’s charges so ea sily -“and I will begin at once.” ‘ So saying, ho took out his watch and noted the time—then planting himself firmly against the wall, with nia face towards the door, hc.assuraed a look*of great determination, as if he had undertaken an unpleasant job, imtwos resolved to go through with It .at all hazards—and commenced pro nouncing'in a loud clear voice, with due empha sis and discretion, the cabalistic words, "thir teen votes! thirteen votes \ thirteen votes !*’ In thc.mcanUmc, Mr. Martyn, not dreaming of the insult that awaited him, bent his steps, ns ho was wont, towards tho tavern. As ho reached the threshold of the door, ho heard the offensive words, “thirteen votes I thirteen votes! thirteen votes!” pronounced—and with frame trembling with passion, and with fury strong ly imprinted on his rubicund visage, ho abrupt ly entered the bar-room, to confront the man who dared thus trifle with his feelings, and at tempt to overwhelm him with insult. His eye, beaming with wrath, fell -upon tho stranger, who regarded his withering glances with the most provoking indifference—and who paused not a moment in his recitation, but continued to repeat tho moddehing words, — "thirteen votes! thirteen votes I thirteen vo tes !” The indignant Martyn next caught a sight of Mr. Smith, convulsed with laughter— “ What is tho meaning of this, sir.” sold he, in a voice of thunder. But tho only reply ho received was from tho mouth of the stranger, who, with tho most Irritating pertinacy, con tinued to bawl, even louder than before, “thir teen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes!” Martyn l then advanced towards the stranger, bis frame absolutely quivering with rage.— “Who are you, scoundrel ?” demanded ho in the most imperious manner, “and how dare you Insult me in this way ?” Tho siranger thought tho rago of Martyn was counterfeited, and a ruse of Smith’s to win thowoger: ahd the answer to this question, shouted out in a still louder voice than before, was, “thirteen votes! thirteen voles! thirteen voles!” “I will not pul up with this insult,” scream ed Martyn, doubling up his fist and putting himself in an attitude. “Thirteen votes! thirteen votes! thirteen votes!” vociferated tho stranger Rt tho top of his lungs. “If you repeat those words again I wil knock Sou down, you rascal,” said the infuriated tartyn, irrili tt ligrri-of clCspcratfOfl.'" v The stranger fell somewhat indignant at be ing addressed in this rgdc and unceremonious manner, but he was determined to win tho wa ger, and raising his voice, bawled out with the lungs of a stenlor, “thirteen voles! thirteen votes! thirteen votes!” “Toko that for your insolence,” shrieked Mnrtyn, Bulling the nclidri to the word, and giving tho luckless traveller a box on the car which laid Win prostrate on the floor. Kut diJ the stranger fell, his yell of surprise, rnigcr and agony, look the sounds of “thirUrerf votes! thirteen voles! thirteen votes !** Highly exasperated at what he conceived to be ft base and unfair contrivance to cheat him out of hi« wager, llio stranger rose in high dud geon, still exclaiming in a voice which a boat swain in a hurricane might have envied, “thir iteep yqtes!. thirteen votes! thirteen votes5 M and fell pell mell upon poor Martyn, pounding him without mercy, and bellowing out between every blow, “thirteen votes !” , The traveller finally kicked Martyrttfut of tho rotfm. and as ho closed the door*upon the unlucky illegal, <olcr, ho looked at his watch saw that the fifteen minutes had already ex pired—gave a loud and exulting shout of *thir teen vote*! tiiiuteen votes! THIRTEEN VOTES!" which made tho ring again —sank exhausted in' a chair nod claimed tho wager. 4clifs of Feudal Days. The custom of uncovering tho head and tak ing of! the hat, or even simply touching it, is a relic of the old disarming—tho removal of tho helmet to indicate tho party thus exposed him self to the mercy of on enemy. To take off tho glove is in like manner to ungauntlct the hand, thy mere removal constituting an oiler of friend ship. Even now it is considered uncivil lo slifttto hands w l lth‘ lh6 gloves off, Shaking hands was formerly a token of truce, in which each of tho parties look hold of tho others wca port hand, to make sure against ireaphery. It was also a token of good will. A Frenchman, a prisoner in England, onCo ma’cloa most inge nious use cf this custom’. Having been’ p\Vt up against a negro boxer, and ' knowing nothing of boxing, he availed himself of tlto shaking of hands before tho encounter, to crush the ne gro’s hand in his iron grip. It is skid that a few years ago, a brutal fcjlpw ih Connecticut crushed a friend’s liamf In’ like in’dnnfir", ho did it in sport. The bow, it is said; though a mark of politeness, is butnn oiler of fhoneck to,tho stroke of the adversary, whilo tho cour tesy peculiar to tho ladies is the form of going on tho knees to sno for that mercy which In earlier times was difficult to get. Tho hairpins worn by tho Indies arc reduced poignards. In of Sici, T» li, °y are still worn of Thi ! !3° 03 16 bo co »vertablo into weapons. anj, oiSSJMSrT* 11,0 f ?"» f“> A Spring Morning. To walk abroad among rural scenery on a lino sunny morning, is to ramble on tho temnlo of Deity, and witness the creative process— Every day, almost every hour, witnesses, some change; buds, blossoms, leaves and flowers are woven by unseen hands, painted by'invisible art|sts, ami perfumed from ‘vials full of odors sweet,’ —wo look upon them in the morning with surprise nnd pleasure, while the first dow and sunbeam are visiting them. What nn ad mirable and perfect taslo must Ho have, who performs all this. There is no noise, no use less display. Tho Creator therein teaches mod esty to his creatures. His goodness is also vis ible—tho blossoms soon perish, but their hue and fragrance are tho breathing of a benevolent mind. Look at tho multitude of little heaps of sand that Ho in the paths and suffer your oyo to rest for a moment upon tho busy and appa rently happy inscot that brings out his gram of ■ Nothing seems too minuto and insignifi cant for the Almighty to put his hand upon and JUJI With faculties of intelligence mid hqppi- DEATH OP JULIUS MAC. ’ * Tho morning of .tho Ides of March, tho day on which tho conspiracy was to bo executed, arrU vcd/antl there was yet no suspicion. Tho con. Bpivatotahad been already together at the house of one of tho printers; Cassius was to present his son that morning to tho'pcophJ, with tho ceremony usual in assuming the habit of man hood 5 and ho was, upon tins account, to bo at tended by his Iricnds into tho.place of assembly. Ho was afterwards, together with Brutus, in their capacity of magistrates, employed, as usual, in giving judgment on tho causes that wore brought before them. As they sat in tfieprarotor’seharr, they received intimation that Ctosar, having been indisposed over night, was not to bo abroad; and that he had commissioned Antony, in his pamo, to adjourn tho senate to another day. Upon this report, they suspected a discovery; and while they were deliberating what should bo dona, Popiltos Xxcnns, n senator whom they had not entrusted with their design, w'hlspcredthem ns ho passed, « X pray that God may prosper what you havo taken in view. Above all things despatch.” Their suspicions of a discovery be ing thus still farther confirmed, tho intention soon after appeared to bo public. An acquaint ance told Oasca,« Yon havoconccalcd this bu siness from mo, bat bruins (old mo of it.” They were struck with surprise; hut Brntns presently recollected that ho had mentioned to this per son no more than Onaca's intention of standing for aedilo, and that tho words which ho spoke probably referred only to that business; they accordingly determined to wait tho Issue ol those alarms. In tho meantime Casar, at tho persuasion of Ddclmus Brutus, though onco determined to remain at homo, had changed his mind, and was already in tho streets, being carried to tho sen ate In his litter. Soon after ho had loft his own house, a slave camo thither In haste, desired protection, and said ho had a secret to impart, lie had probably overheard tho conspirators, or had observed that they were armed; but not be ing aware how pressing the time Was, ho suffer ed himself to bo detained till Crosor’s return.— Others, probably, had observed circumstances which led to a discovery of the plot, and Ciesnr had a billet to this effect, given to him ns ho passed in tho ’streets; ho whs entreated by tho person who gave It Instantly to redd it ; and ho endeavored to do so, but was prevented by the multitudes who crowded around him with num berless applications;.and ho still carried this paper in his hand when bo entered tho senate. Brutus and most of the conspirators had taken their places a little while before the arrival of Caisar, and continued to bo alarmdd by many circumstances which fended to shako their reso lution. Porcla, in tho snmo moments, being in groat agitation, exposed herself, to public no tice. Sho listened with anxiety to every noiso In tho streets; she despatched, without any pre tence of business,‘continual messages towards Ibo place where tho senate bad assembled; sho asked every person who camo ftopi that quarter if they observed what her husband was doing. Her spirit at Inst sunk under tho effect ot such violent emotions; she fainted’away, and was carried for dead into her apartment. A mes sage camo to Brutus In tho senate with this nc count. Ho was much affected, but kept his place. Popillua Lrcnas, who a Itttlo bolero scorned, from tbo expression ho had dropped, to have got notice of their design, appeared to bo in earnest conversation with .CtOsor, as.ho vntors ncv-longcr in doubt that they were discov ered; and they made signs to each other, that it would bo bolter to die by their own hands than to fall in the hands of their enemy. Bot (hey saw of & sudden (ho countenance of Lioons change Into a smite, and perceived (hut Jits con versation with Otusar could not rotate to such a business ns their*. , ' • r Ctcaar’g choir of state had been placed near to tho pedestal of Pompoy’s statue. Numbers of tho conspirators had sealed themselves around it. Trebonius, undcr pretoiico of business, find taken Antony aside at.fho cntianco of tho then, tre. Cimbor, who, with others of tho conspira- tors, met Cicsur in (ho portico, presented him with a petition In favor of his brother, who had been excepted from tho Into Indemnity; and In urging tho prayer of this petition, Attended tho dictator lo his place. Having Ihoro received ft dcnlaf from Cwsar, uttered with some expres sions of Impatience at being so much Importun ed, Ho look hold of his robo, as If to press the entreaty, Any, said Cresnr, this is violence.— Whilo ho spoke tlicso'words, Cimbor flung back tho gown from hla shoulders \ nnd this being tho signal agreed upon, called out to strike. Onsca aimed tho first blow. Camr started from his place, in tho first moment of surprise, pushed Climber with ono arm, nnd laid hold of Caeca with tho other.. Put ho soon perceived that re sistance was vain { and while tho swords of tho conspirators clashed with each other, in their way to his body, ho wrapped himself up In his gown and foil without any further struggle. It was observed, In the superstition of (ho limes, that In falling, tho. blood which sprung from Ids Wounds sprinkled tho pedestal 6f Pompoy’s sta tue. And thus having employed tho greatest abilities to subdue his follow-cltlsens, with whom U Would have betfn a much greater honor to nai'O boon able to Jlvo on terms of equality; ho foil In tho holghkh of his security, a sacrifice to iholr just Indignation; a striking example of what tho arrogant have to fear In trifling witkthofcpllngs of a free people, and at tho same time ft loatfon of jealousy and of cruelty to tyrants, or an monition not jo Spate, in tho exorcise of their power, those whom they may have insulted by uSurpinglt. . When tho l/orfy lay breathless* on the ground; Cassius colled out, that there lay (ho worst of ffion. Brutus called upon tluj senate to judge of thotfanflactrobwhlch had passed before them, and was proceeding testate (hope Who wore concerned In it, whdn the members', who had for ft moment stood In silent amazo* mont, rose’ on a sudden, and began to separate In groat consternation. All those who had ccimo (o' tho donate in the train of. Omsor, his llctors, tho ofdtnafy officers of state', citizens, and foreigners, with fnany servants and depend ants of every sort, hod boon instantly seized with a panic; nnd as If tho swords of tho con spirators wore. drawn against themsolvos, had already rushed Into tho streets, and carried ter ror’and confusion wherever.they.ircnj- Tho senators themsolvos now followed. No man Imd presence of mind to give any account of what, had happened, but repeated tho cry (hat was usual on great alarms, for all persons to withdraw, and to shut up their habitations*arid shops. This cry was communicated from ono to another In tho streets. Tho pooplo, Imagin ing that h general mnssacro was somewhere be gun, shut up, and barred all tltolr doors as In tho dead of night, and every ono prepared to do/ond hls .own.habitation. Vi P*kony, M P°h tho first alarm, had changed hla dross, and retired to a plnco of safety.. lie bollovod that .tho conspirators must havointoml-i JJJJ i lft «°. b,s to B°fiw with that of.Oiosar I ly pursued In tho -®PP ro . hon » lon .°f being Inslont r°l,llirotl' to *ho suburbs, whoro tho l C A 8 i?i n "? ®P nir " an( lod was quartered; nnd un certain whether Oannr’s death was tho net of tho whole senate, or.ot a private party, waited for an explanation, or nn order from tho surviving consul, to determine In what manner ho should net. In these circumstances ft general pause, and an interval of suspense and sllonoo took place over tho whole city. O"Na position con bo more than' that wealth adds anything to its possessor. Honor and manhood are both alike above any change of fortune. • purest molnl is'produccd from thri lipttcst furnace, ami tho brightest thunderbolt from'tfio darkest storm. ‘foait OqUNTIIT —MATT IT, ALWAYS JJ£3 BUT BIGHT OR WRONG, OUR-COUNTRY.’* * CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1857. sEßvi.vii Astfprffiy. It ss singular what shifts love will make to accomplish its objects. JJoth gates and bars arc of Utile ftvaU'flgalnst Grimd'a pick-lock con trivances—his Cunning ,-vml devise ways and means to open them all. vyi young gentleman had couxted & fair damsel ■of. this city, and it. was supposed thattho two]jn time would “be come owe." yomb,.little quarrel of a trival na lure, as lover’s quarrels generally are,occurred/ Neither would-confess tho-firong.to be on llicii side—presents aud-'corrcspqndcnce were nu\tu ally sent back- and the'matgh broken off. The young ccnllcumn Imm«Uate!y started off to New Orleans, to enter into commercial busi ness, thinking Ihat would lesson the attachment he really felt foc.lho young lady. When a young woriinn.fi imured by-one she loves, she Is more apt', than’-the male sex “to bite off her own nose,” asvftie spying Is, to in flict pain, arid be revengedon the Offending ob ject, .A. gentleman thaUfco' young’lady had once-rejected renewed ana was accepted within a week altiir her old lover had embarked for'the South. reaching New Orleans he found that disUooo liistcad of weak ening his attachment; onltf hjadc tho lady dear er, and ho became mclanclMy and low spirited. The first lctter ho received tybraNew York from a friend of his announced that his old Ilamo was shortly to be married to tether. -His course was quickly, taken—the'hmst morning saw him. on board a packet-ship boutjd for Gotham. The passage unfortunately was long, and the poor fellow chafed/and fretted so much that tho passengers began to think him deranged or else a fugitive from justice. ’ -Thfe instant tho vessel touched the wharf he darted for the office of his friend, the lawyer. • It is $o bo supposed the latter w ; as much surprised ]to sec his friend, imagiumg him to be a couple of thousand miles away. After the usual salutations he exclaim ed : .. X “ My dear fellow, you nyfin lime to see the wedding. ‘ Miss ~youf old sweetheart, is to bo married Ihis'mofnitTg at II o’clock,— To tell the truth* I don’t Wllcvo there is much love about it; and the girtircally thinks more of one hair of your head than for the fortunate bridegroom’s whole body.! I ',, “ Good ricavcn! Where is she to be married —in church V “ No, at her father's house.” “My dear fdlow—lr-X-rycg—no —yes, I will have it* Have }mu anjf case coming on in either of the courts at 11 o’clock ?” “Yes.” ' 4 “Then All up a subpoena with the bride* groom’s name. Don't .stoh' to ask any ques tions, It matters not wlrcajcr ho knows any thing about the parties in "the suit.' By heav ens! Julia shall be mine !’V His friend saw the object-at once, and pro mised to carry on the matter. The subpoena was made out and placed ifl the hands of the clerk to serve oh the unsuspecting bridegroom the instant he should Icavo’hte residence, and despatched in a cab to watch the house; A bout ten minutes before 11, ns the soon-to-bo happy man was about entering a coach before the door of his residence, he* was served with a . -iVLv - “ Can’t help it,” said the clerk, in reply to his gesticulating about not knowing the par ties, going to bo married, Ac. “\Vc shan’l roach the Hall before lir-JinprisonroAt for contempt,.”.dec. . , The bridegroom; .who was ratbcrbf n timid nature, finally consented. ; particularly : ns the clerk, promised to send a friend of his who sat in the cab wrapped,up lh*a large cloak, ex plaining the reasons of iris absence. The read er can imagine who this person was. Eleven o’clock came, and still no bridegroom. The guests were staring at each other—the priest began to grow impatient—and the bride that was to be, looked palo and agitated, when a carriage drove up and the bell rung. “ There ho Is! There he is murmured many voices. A gentleman did enter, whose appearance created almost os much astonishment as'that of Edgar Kavenswqod in the Hall of Ashton Castle at the tnarringe of Lucy Ashton, in Scott’s “Bridgeof Lmnmcnnoor. The lady fainted ; private explanations .cnsuwl between the parents and the real lover, and the result was that, it) ten minutes after, the two real lo vers were joined in the sacred bonds of matri mony, much to the satisfaction of alt. The bridegroom tliat-wos-to-have-bccn. after words made his appearance puffing and blow ing. Whftt ho said and what he did on be holding his rivoj, and being made acquainted with the condition of afiairs, was really tragic comical. The Story of the subpam* shortly afterwards leaked out, and has created so much'amuse ment, that tho poor fellow declares ho will suo tho lawyer for ten thousand dollars damages in subpoenaing him a witness in a daso of which ho know nothing, ami by which ho lost n wife.— It will bo a novel suit indeed, if he should do 80.-r-N, Y. Paper. The Tfcnclicrons-Ilosis. Many years since, a seafaring man called at a village on the coast of Normandy, and asked for supper and a bed ;.lhe landlord and landla dy were elderly people, and apparently poor.— lie entered into conversation with them—invi ted them to partake of his cheer—asked many questions about them and their family, and par ticularly,of a son who had gone tfhen a! boy. and whom they had Mng gwen over as dead. The landlady showed him to his room, and when she quitted him, ho put a purso of gold into her hand, and desired her to take care or it till morning—pressed herafleclionatcly by tho hand, and bade her good night. She re turned tfi ho husband and showed him the ac cursed gold ; for its sake they agreed 16 mur der tho traveller In his sleep, which they ac complished, and buried tho body.' In the morning early, came two or three relations, ami asked In joyful tones for tho traveller who had arrived the night before, 'the old' people seem ed greatly confused, but said that ho had ris en early and gone away. “It ia your own son, who has lately returned'from sea, and Is come to make happy the evening of your days'; and resolved to lodge with you one night as a stranger, that ho might see you unknown, ond udge of-your conduct to wayflmng mariners.” Wangling bo incompetent to dcscribb tho horrors i f tho murderers when they found they had dyed their hands in (ho blood of their long lost.ohila. They confessed their crime,-tho body was found, and tho wretched murderers expiated their'offence by being broken olivo on : the wheel. 1 lE/** Labor and prudence relievo ug from tho great evils—vice, want and Indolence. (Ey* Tho love of society is natural, but -the choice of our company is a matter ot virtue and prudence. - IET* Tho only way to enroa boy of staying out at (light is to break his legs, or duo got the calico ho runs with to do the house-work 'l*o PiWMKiis.—• One of the boys tells us Of a scarecrow made by Uncle Hen. It not only 'scared oil every crow* that saw.it, but one crow was so frightened that he brought back the corn ho stole three days before. * : j f:-';,'-; I'/j ,;r nM j Bodily Carriage. . &stcad of givingallsorlg'pf rules about turn ing out Ihd toes, and straightening up the body, and holding thV'riho'uldcVs back, air of frhlch are. ’ impracticable to‘ the’ mnay t \bccausc. soon forgotten,-orof jv'feeling-of awkwardness and discomfort which, produces a wilfing omission!; all that is necessary to.secuye the object'ls ,tb ■hofd up the head and rpove on ! betting (ho toes and Sbotildcri take ciirb .of themselves- -Walk .with the chin but-slightly above a horizontal lino, or witß'ypur oye directed to things a little higher than'your own head. In this' way you walk properly, pleasurably, and without any feeling of restraint and awkwardness. 1( any one wishes to be aided in sccuring'this.habitu* nl carriage of body, accustom yourself to.carry the hands behind you, one hand grasping the opposite-wrist.- Englishmen arc admired the world Over To* their full • chests, and broad, and sturdy frames, and manly bear* ing.,, This.position of body >s a fayorito with them, in the simple promenade in the gardener gallery, in attending ladles along a crowded street, in standing- on thd street, or ia public worship. - Many persona spend a.large part of their, wa king existence in the .sitting position. A sin gle'rule, well attended to, in this connection, would be of incalculable value 'Jo multitudes— t«c chairs-with the old-fashioned straight backs, a Utile inclining backward, and sit with the lower portion of the body close against the back of the chair at the scat; any one who tries it will observe in ;a moment a grateful support to the whole spine. And we see no reason why children should not be taught from the begin ning to write, and sew, and knit in a position requiring the lower portion of the, body and the shoulders to touch the back of the chair -all the lime. A very common position in silting, especial ly among men, is with the shoulders ogainst the chair back, with a space of several inches between the chair back and the lower portion of- the spine, giving the body the shape of a half hoop : it is the instantaneous, instinctive, and almost universal position assumed by, any consumptive on sitting down, unless counterac ted by an effort of the will; hence parents should regard such o. position in their children with apprehension, and should rectify it at once. The best position after eating a regularlncal is to have the hands behind the bdek, the head erect, in moderate locomotion, and- in the open air, if the weather is not chilly.— Hall's Jour no/ of Health. Kissing a Bachelor. A correspondent relates the following rich incident;—"Wo have a friend—a bachelor friend—very fond of tho society of the ladles, but extremely modest and diffident withal. A few evenings since he went to make a call upon an acquaintance who had recently token to himself a wife, young and beautiful, and, as o matter ol course, overflowing with affection for her husband. Now, tjiis lovely wife of a week, like nil other young wives. .could scarcely sur vive the - brief absence of her husband lor tbo . .dischargejp£dda-hnslncsS'? and, alwdysVupdft his‘ return; met him upon tho threshold ana smothered him with kisses. It so happened, when our friend called that the husband was absent, but was raomcntarily.cxpcctcd by. tho fond ond.opx/ous w»Tc. Sb o .heard his foot fall upon tho step; and, supposing if to bo her hus band,- rushed forth-to meet him. arid ho'had scarcely laid his hand upon the bell-pull before tho-door and his neck was encircled by a pair of’white arras, and burning kisses fell thick ond last upon his lips and cheeks.— Hero was a trying situation for a diffident man, and our friemJ came near fainting on tho spot; but fortunately, tho lady discovered her mis take In season to prevent such a melancholy event, and he escaped from the house more dead than alive. Tho last wo saw of him ho was leaning against a tree, fanning himscl f with his sombrero, in order to recover strength to regain his lodgings.” Honor tlio Good* Tho true basis of distinction among men is not in position nor possession—it is nob in tho circumstances of life, but in the conduct. tt matters not how enviable n position a man occupies, nor how much wealth ho has in store, if there ba defects in his behavior he is not en titled to tho consideration and respect duo to one who Is his superior in a moral point of view, though he possess neither riches npr honor. . It id not that vvldcli gives us place, but con duct which makes (he solid distinction. Wo should think no man above its but for Ids vir tue. 1 !, and below us for his vices. ' Entertaining this view wo should fleck to ermfliftq tho good", though it bo found under cbflrsb exterior, and pity tho evil, though, it bo clothed ia tho finest garb' and dwell in luxury. Wo would hover become obsequious in the frrb'ng place. Call no man mean, low, vulgar because he tills the soil or stands before tho work bench : for in point oT true worth and, manhood ho may bo much superior to the president bt some bank, some eminent liquor dealer, or Wall Street bro- : kcr, or tho rich nabob who dwells in your pal- ; ace. ‘ Tho virtuous and right-minded sons of toll are nature’s noblemen. They aro lovers of good, lovers of truth, lovers of nature, lovers of each other, and lovers of God. They were not born to shine, nor to be UiO recipiejUs of empty honors : bat (hey were born to be men, tfio lea ven of earth, and a nation's bulwark.— Life if lustratcd. Health. Filth, moisture oW exposure to'a heated at mosphere, aro tho causes of bilious diseases.- Tho best counteracting agent is (ho free use of ripe, add fruit. Exporimpnt has verified (ho theory, that natural acids separate tho bilo from the blood with grpat certainty and mild ness, .Fresh, ripe; perfect, raw, acid,(hills aro a reliable remedy. How strongly tho oppetito in fevers, oiler yearns for a pickle, when noth ing clso can bo rclishcd.or eaten! It is (he instinct of nature pofnlfhg to' tlfo feffledy. Tho wunt of a natural appetite is often tho result of the bile not being separated from the' blood ; and if the cause is not removed, fever is tho ro*. Suit. rVuiis mb cooling, because tho acid stimulates tho liver to greater activity in sepa rating tho bile from (no blood, by which the bowels become free, the pores open, and health restored. Tho fruit should b* ripe, fresh, aqrf perfect—used without sugar or cream—in‘Us natural state. . s Ennona.—'The litllo that I have seen of the wOrldond known of the history of mankind teaches mo to look upon tho errors oT others In sorrow, not in anger. When I take a history of one poor heart that has sinned and suffered and represented to mysdf Iho ’struggles and temptations it passed through; the brief pulsa tions of joy, tho feverish inquietude of hope and ffcar, the tears of regrot, tho feebleness of pur pose, tho pressure of wont, tho desertion of friends, tho scorn of tho world, that has little charity, tho desolation of tho soul’s sanctuary, and tho threatening voice within ,• health gone; I would fain havp tiio erring soul of my follow man with Him from whoso hand it came.— Longfellow, ’ * - ~«~»i* »i, ~ >•.■; ywwj »rVv» .--r .1 :f I Al 1 , S2,OOPJSR ANNUM.' Cnrlotu Fact's from history. -,Tljo Saxons,first introduced -archery fn tUo tlrnb of 'VolHgenrl .It was dropped Immediately flTleV tlx) Conquest, but revived by tho crusaders, they hftv|ug felt tho effects of U from tho Sara ccßßj.wtib .probably derived it from tho F*rth janai Bovs arid’arrows as weapons of war wore in use with stone cannon bails so lato as 1040. It is singular that all tho statutes for tho oncour agftnpntof archery were framed after (ho Inven tion .of. gunpowder and. firearms. Yew trees werq encouraged for making of.boiys In 1482. HCndo-thelr generality lo churchyards In Eng land. ■ Coats of amis como |n vogue in tho reign of Richard I. of England, and became hereditary in families about tho year 1102. They took tfiblr rise from tho knights painting their banners : with different figured to distinguish them In tho .crusades.-... •, • • Tlib first standing qrmy of, ipodern times was established by Charles VH. of Franco In 1445. Previous*to (hat time (ho Wngbad depended upon hia nobles for contingents in’Umd of war., A standing army was first established fn England In 1639 by Charles 1., but it was declared,ille gal, as well 'ns. (bo organization of the royal guards in IG7O. The first permanent military band instituted in England,‘was tboycomenof tho'.guurds, established in 1480, Guns were invented by Swnrl*, ii German, about 1878, and were brought into use by t)io Venetians in 1882. Cannon wero' Invented at an anterior date. They wero first used at the battle of Cregsy, in 184(3. In England . they were first used at the slegd pf Berwick in 14QG. It was not until 1644, however, that they were cast ip England. They Were used on board of ships by tho Venetians in 1539, and w.ero inuso among the Turks about tho same.time. An at* tillcry company was instituted, in England for weekly military exercise in 1610. Insurance of ships was (lint practised in tho ruiga ofCocsor, in 46. It wan a general custom in Europe in 1104. Insurance offices wero first established in London iu 1007. ' Astronomy woa first studied by the Moors, and was by them introduced into Europe, lb 1201. The rapid progressof modern astronomy dates from tho time ot Copernicus. Books of astronomy and geometry were destroyed, as In. footed with magic, In England, under the reign of Edward. VI., in 1562. Dantes were first established by'tho Lombard Jowd in Italy.' Tho namo is derived from banco, bench-benches being erected In tho hiarkoL place for tho exchange of money, &c. The first public bank was at Venice, about 1560. Tiro bank of England was established in 1600. In 1090 Us notes were at 20 per cent, discount. ,Tho invention of bells is attributed to Paulin* us, Bishop qt Nola, in Campania, about tho year 400. .They'wore first Introduced into churches as a defence against thunder and lightning, io 900. They woro first hung up in England at Croyland‘Abb6y, Lincolnshire, In 945. In tho eleventh century and later It was tho enstom to baptize them,in thochurchci before dhey were used. Tho curfew bellwaa established.in 1068. It was rung at eight- In-tho evening, when peo ple were obliged toputout tholr fire and caudle. Tho custom was abolished id 1100. Bell men were appointed in London, in 1566, to ring tho bolls at night, and cry “ Take care of your OrG and caudle, bo charitable to tho poor, and pray for tho dead.” • ■ How many oroowaro of the origin of- tli6 word <• boo I” used to frighten cliildrcn 7 Ills n corruption of Boh, tho nnmo of a fierce Gothic General, tho son of Odin, tlio moriliOn of whoso name spread n panic among his enemies. - Book-keeping was first Introduced into Eng land from Italy, by Boole, in 1600. ' If was de rived from a A igobra,. publish cd by JBurgo at Venice. . Notaries Public-wcro ffrat appointed by tho Fathers of tho Christian Church, to collect the acta or memoirs of martyrs in tho first century. Tho administration of tho oath in civil oases is of high antiquity. Sco Exodus 22—10. Swearing on the gospels was first used in 528. Tho oath was first administered in judicial pro* cecdlng in England by tho Faxons In COO. The words “ So injlp mo God, and all saints,” con cluded an oath till .1650. Signals to bo used at sea wero first contrived by James XI, when Duko of York, in 1005. They were afterwards Improved by tho French commander Tourvfllo, ana by Admiral Balchcn. Raw silk is said to have first been made by a popplo of China called Seres, 1508. O. It was first brought from India 274, and a pound of it was worlh n pound of gold. Tho manufacture of raw silk was introduced into Europe, frotn India, by somo monks, in 550. Silk dresScs wore first worn iq 2455. The eggs of ibo silk worm wore first brought into Europe in 527. foiling rfotrn llic ipistoerncf. Tlie elegant Miss Mason, .whoso (hth6f hati i (hade a splendid fortune ns an enterprising dra per and tailor, appeared ot this magnificent en tertainment in royal apparel. With'(hat fas. tidious exclusiveness for which the latest com ers into ffinhioimblc (jlrclca pro tnoS’t.re/pnrkjf ble, she refused various offers of introduction, ns she dia not Wish to extend the number of her acquajntcricca ; “ her friends were few and very.select.” , , , , , The beautiful jllitw Tnylpr, radiant vvlllji good hatured smiles, and once well acquainted with Miss Mason when they went to tho .public school in William street together, noticed tho houfewr of her ancient friend, who was deter mined not to recognize ono who would only.ro i mind her of her former,low slate. Hut Visa Taylor, the rogue, as clever as she was pretty, determined; to bring her up witlra short turn. And not submit to being "snubbed by ono whoso ancestral associations, werfc 116 better than for own. Watdhlng her chance when the hnugnty younghtdy was In thojnidatof her set, Miss Taylorwolked up and with smiles of winning sweetness remarked ; ** I have been thinking, my dear Miss Ma son, (hat we ought to exchange names.'' •• Wiiy, indeed ?'* . . “ Because my name is Taylor, and my father was a «nwon, and your namo is Mason, but your fMh’cr.W’aS a (odor." There was i\ scene then, but there was no help for it. The liulo Miss Taylor luffl tlfh pleasure of saying a very cute thing, which was mti repealed in the cars of a dozen circloa.and the wits wished to see her, bat; the proud Miss Mason bit her lips in ailcrtctf. 1D“ Do civil lo tho woman who biles the end of hir gloves. In a buloon.dpn’l sit opposilo V» aan with long legs. Tnkb core of your pockets, when you go to Exeter Hall. The loon at a iosn ofDcc is best left olono. Tell a women nothing but wjnit you went to bo told egnin. XhoEd who live (n gUss houses hid' bot ter pun the blinds dovVn. . Before washing, sco that there is a towel tt hand. If you hiro a lawyer for A next door neighbor, you had bot« ler not throw your weeds over into Ids garden. —Punch • ttH?** In olden times, a custom prevailed iq New England lo cleat at town meeting, the man last married as hog constable. In a certain town, an aged minister became a widower, am! found it convenient ’to thnrry again. Shortly after, ho was waited on hy a committee, who informed’ him that ho had been appointed an Officer of the town, and they had taken (lib op. portuniiy to inform him thus early of his now oilico. llosald: ••gentlemen, It is no new of fice at nil; for though I havp.bccn called tho shepherd of his flock, I perceive I have been nothing but a hog constable these forty years.” .\'j }i j=" .oli ifof&L; ahoM think: htr.'caa, bo AVljms makes a man hameoc dnd tender hearted, teaches him fo'frel fbr other#.to gbario jus fotxL and to bo unselfishto, anticipato wants*.ana supply them,’ to. patient Then the horse imbroVcs him bthetwis?*;* Ho makss him rise early, attend to mciV'hours, arid to lie softens and improves the heart.— W] 1 «mt fiitqV i morning, - and ins cnltnr Wnmncrca to him and nlayed tus Cars ■ bark and ‘ forward, and (unied ' his head .offectio.oalely to. hlm,.and, .lifted hih fore feet; and .moved his tail, and tried aU ho could to express fits delight, and aay.i* Montt ing to you, ma.slo: i”-tnd whch bo,fechl-up. to the raaiVgcr and patted-his neck, and the loving crittur rubbed Ins head against him inrcldm, that didn’t think within himself, well after all, 100 boss is a noble it nothin* tq make a man lovc at all 7 How many fcllars get tnoro kjcks.than doppfcts irj thtff fife—have no home, nobody to love,, (d ,-wliosc breast aU the afiectionsaro pent up, until they get qq» wholesome arid want ventilation ? it nothin,’ to suen; an UDjOT(,dnute;;qrittor 'to bo mode a stable help ?- .-Why* ibelevates him: to ihescalp of humanity. ..Hodiscovcrs-at lnst r thatjho.ha? a bead to think aind a.frcart to feel." .He raft hew.man. Hosscs warii’t given ns to Hde side* pic chases or run races, - or Gratify.a man, bqt to add new powers, apd lend newspetsJ f'o him. Ho Was Qosnhca W nobler usts! • pro. 2. Pedigree of English tfqrgei; : • ' , TW Jiprfip.AVhich was prut); ably, to a Considerable extent, from .eastern blood, and which was esteemed beyond all qtb- ’ ere for the saddle, and was yet so dept as to hp used for rtcipg. mpy.be .considered as genitorof ibeEnglishsaddlcdiorsc, • ThqSpni). ish bbeed Was yCry Iprgdy intq.Ent 'glandforjjve find that Edward, -111. imported 60 Spanisirhorscs, at q cost equal £lfiQ each ofourpresent money. • The Spanish hofsq t wra* celebrated for his beautyJttidiiiQ {peppdepr pf his action; and AS ho; was used as a whcJiorsq, hemust havp bgon.au ithimal of some strength! The effect of liie,humid pastures of England, was, no doubt! to enlarge his size. - EdjvnfltJT. imported 30 Lombardy workhorses and heavy draught horses,\tlhis n’Ccbon > ling,;x<|fy easily for the source pf our.heavy cart br?pds» ExtfcnhivC lihportntionsTvefc'Slsd; from Uroc jo time, received from FlandcVs; Ihdccd, during tho last ccbtury, U Was - customary for oup wealthier gentry to travel to bo hind six Flanders marcs. Tlioie of a grey col or were prefentd, and bongo, the origin of. tho K\ "The grey Hikrc is the better horse!” rb and the Arabian qro separate varie ties of the same original .breed, modified by dif ferent climate, food.nnd.treatment, Is the origin oftlic English thorough for we find that , wpen^the Dyke of .NcvvcqstJp wrote, they were considered superior,iin ppiqt of speed to any other horse in England, the Ar rabian ot that period not having Wen introdu ced. - Good ns Barbs might bech.jt istos questionably the fact that the breedin England was vastly improved by tho introduction of tho Darlcy Arabian, towards the close of tho 17th century. This horse, the sire of the Childers, and tire.great gtfrat. grapdfithpr qf tho still more Celebrated Eclipse, fraShlso• sire of the most celebrated horsed bf his time! and may bo considered bne of thb : principal foundation stones of our nubid breed of race horses, which may be thus Considered to inher it the peculiar excellence of the Barb, thcjApM binn and tho Turk, still farther ImprbVcd ana enlarged by English feeding and selection* In tracing the history of English race-boracs, wo may at once go back to Eclipse, in reference •whose pedigree wo find that bo was'tho 4th in decent from the Darlcy Arabian, and the from the Leeds Arabian, the 7th Iw deccnj; froni the Barb marc, the 3d fronJLtlicGodolnhtn Ara bian (supposed to be a Barb,) Ike , olhiJnoiA Uulton’s gray Barb, and tho Olb’ tronf the ler Turk, in four several and diflerent linca ; also, the 7lh from D’Arccy’o While Turk, Id no less than 7 lines. ..Thus, it appears that tho Barb, the Turk and tho Arabian, all contribu ted to the production of tin's peerless animal; alike extraordinary both for speed - and endur ancft Shawls were originally woven in the heart of India, from thd firio silky wool of. the Thibet goat : and ,lho* most precious of them still comb from Cashmere. The wool of which these ard manufactured consists of two distinct sorts, called wool and kemp./ The wool is' bcaqtiful ]y rich and soft to the touch, and IsjnObably superior to the finest lamb’s wool. The kemp presents the appearance of a coarsn, rppgh hair , such as la avoided by the manufacture mall purchases of wools, deteriorating as It does the appearance of even common fabrics by its infe riority and handing. The two woohjos phb tA from the gobt tire closely intermingled and pnj sent Hid appearance of a coarse hairy wool of b Very low character, but a minute inspection shows that part of it ia of it tcry ffno.qualitjr; In order to separate this lino quality from .the toUrtfejj is necessary to do so fibre by, fibre, and this has to be ci.fcclcd - enlirely by hand 1 , no machinery haying oj* ybc hfcfcn employed forthb purpose. The process is both dllficmt ana li* dious, one person not being able to separate more than half an ounce in twelve hours. . 4f (fS-thq s(|para|iwi pf ft Ja desTrabto to aivjue it, fp order lo 'iij'nke A* witfiri yarn fbr fabrics like the shawls. * r Death of Cflsslns; , , . fcnsslus, after Hie rffut of bis tftvtbTo£’wUh|l few who adhered to him, and halted on.an emi nence and sent Tiliniu? to the right, with or derB to learn the parliculafs’of the day on (hit idc. • This fthilb ytyfn sight, was m« by d party of horses emerging from; lho clouds of dust on the plain. This parly bad bam sent rj Brot.uS ti learn tljq filiation or.hls fricndil on the left; but Odssius. supposing them to M enemies, and bolieWg that Tilinius*. whom ho saw surrounded by them, was taken., bo in- with the precipitant despair, which, 6H other o'cessfoni', ligtl proved so'fiitriT to (he fcauso of the republic, presented hta breast id £ dfavb to tfhtftfl htthad piloted, In case of driy urgent t' lo od}co of ptjttfntt tftf Ctifl to hid' life, iitmius, upon his return, imputing this fatal calamity to his own not trying sooner to uudcceive hia general by proper ain nals. kilW himself, and fell 4 upon the bddy bf hla fncnd.Brutua sporf dfier tu-nyca at tha same .pfice, and seeing (ho dead body of Cassius, abed team of vexation and sorrow over the cr fccls of an dptipn Ao rash-and nreclpitate. and which deprived tbo republic and himself, |n this extremity, of so necessary and so able a sup poft. This, he said, is life Irisl bf the Bojnafitf. IjIAGiKATfOK During Slkkp.—Sir Benjamin Brodio reasons thus :• -In sleep then) Is an aft. ienSe of volition. If it be not wholly suspen ded, it is because tho sleep is imperfect. Tho phantoms of thp Imagination are never station ary. They succeed each other with such nt pidity that they can bb made tho subject of contemplation; and very often there U no. con ncotlon (tbit is', none that wo can trace,) be tween that which conics first and. that whui follows. That (hero are* rca'ly certain laws wbrch 1 regulate their production, i doubt doubt, w there are laws which regulate alt tho phe nomena i butwbatovertbeso laws tniy be* wi know little tod generally nothing of them*". lO* A countryman passing over a rail fad in Northern NeW York which is slow, asked a dondhetor rfhy A cowcatcher .was attached to tho rcarcar lustead of tho usual place; was informed by that officer that it was *in Older to preventcowsbn the road'running into tho train.* > , conscience is belter than, twb witnesses, it vVill consume grief ns tho Bun dls k#lvcs ice. It is aspring when you are thirsty, a stnfl when you nro weary, a BCrccn when wo j snn burns—a pillow in death. • •' Casbtßtre Shatr/i.
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